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1	a	[.] A is the first letter of the Alphabet in most of the known languages of the earth; in the Ethiopic, however it is the thirteenth, and in the Runic the tenth. It is naturally the first letter, because it represents the first vocal sound naturally formed by the human ...
2	a-posteriori	[.] A-POSTERIORI, [L. posterior, after.] [.] Arguments a posteriori, are drawn from effect, consequences or facts; in opposition to reasoning a priori, or from causes previously known.
3	a-re	[.] A-RE,
4	aam	[.] AAM, n. A measure of liquids among the Dutch equal to 288 English pints.
5	aaronic	[.] AARON'IC, a. Pertaining to Aaron, the Jewish High Priest, or to the priesthood of which he was the head.
6	ab	[.] AB, In English names, is an abbreviation of Abbey or Abbot. [.] AB, a prefix to words of Latin origin, and a Latin preposition, as in abscond, written in ancient Latin af. It denotes from, separating or departure. [.] [.] AB, The Hebrew name of Father. [.] AB, ...
7	abacist	[.] AB'ACIST, n. One that casts accounts; a calculator.
8	aback	[.] ABACK, adv. [At, on or towards the back. See Back] [.] Towards the back; on the back part; backward. In seamen's language it signifies the situation of the sails, when pressed back against the mast by the wind. [.] Taken aback, is when the sails are carried ...
9	abacot	[.] AB'ACOT, n. The cap of State, formerly used by English Kings, wrought into the figure of two crowns.
10	abactor	[.] ABAC'TOR, n. [Latin from abigo, ab and ago, to drive.] [.] In law, one that feloniously drives away or steals a herd or numbers of cattle at once, in distinction from one that steals a sheep or two.
11	abacus	[.] AB'ACUS, n. [L. anything flat, as a cupboard, a bench, a slate, a table or board for games; Gr. Usually deduced from the Oriental, abak, dust, because the ancients used tables covered with dust for making figures and diagrams.] [.] 1. Among the Romans, a cupboard ...
12	abada	[.] AB'ADA, n. A wild animal of Africa, of the size of a steer, or half grown colt, having two horns on its forehead and a third on the nape of the neck. Its head and tail resemble those of an ox, but it has cloven feet, like the stag.
13	abaddon	[.] ABAD'DON, n. [Heb. Ch. Syr. Sam. to be lost, or destroyed, to perish.] [.] 1. The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit. Rev. ix. [.] 2. The bottomless pit.
14	abaft	[.] AB'AFT, adv. or prep. [Sax. eft or aeft, again. Hence efter or aefter, after, subsequent; Sax. aeftan, behind in place; to which word be is prefixed - beaeftan, behind, and this word is corrupted into abaft.] [.] A sea-term signifying in or at the hinder part of a ...
15	abagun	[.] AB'AGUN, n. The name of a fowl in Ethiopia, remarkable for its beauty and for a sort of horn, growing on its head. The word signifies stately Abbot.
16	abaisance	[.] ABAISANCE, [See Obeisance.]
17	abalienation	[.] ABALIENA'TION, n. The transferring of title to property. [See Alienation.]
18	abandon	[.] ABAN'DON, v.t. [Fr. abandonner; Sp. and Port. abandonar; It. abbandonare; said to be from ban, and donner, to give over to the ban or proscription; or from a or ab and bandum, a flag or ensign.] [.] 1. To forsake entirely; as to abandon a hopeless enterprize. [.] Wo ...
19	abandoned	[.] ABAN'DONED, pp. Wholly forsaken or deserted. [.] 2. Given up, as to a vice; hence, extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked.
20	abandoner	[.] ABAN'DONER, n. One who abandons.
21	abandoning	...
22	abandonment	[.] ABAN'DONMENT, n. [.] 1. A total desertion; a state of being forsaken. [.] 2. In commerce, the relinquishing to underwriters all the property saved from loss by shipwreck, capture or other peril stated in the policy. This abandonment must be made before the insured ...
23	abanga	[.] ABAN'GA, n. The ady; a species of Palmtree. [See Ady.]
24	abannition	[.] ABANNI'TION, n. [Low Lat.] [.] A banishment for one or two years for manslaughter. [Not used.]
25	abaptiston	[.] ABAPTIS'TON, n. The perforating part of the trephine, an instrument used in trepanning.
26	abare	[.] ABA'RE, v.t. [Sax abarian. See Bare.] [.] To make bare; to uncover. [Not in use.]
27	abarticulation	[.] ABARTICULA'TION, n. [See Articulate.] [.] In anatomy, that species of articulation or structure of joints, which admits of manifest or extensive motion; called also diarthrosis and dearticulation
28	abas	[.] ABAS', n. A weight in Persia used in weighing pearls, one eighth less than the European carat.
29	abase	[.] ABA'SE, v.t. [Fr abaisser, from bas, low, or the bottom; W. bais; Latin and Gr. basis; Eng. base; It. Abbassare; Sp. bare, low. See Abash.] [.] 1. The literal sense of abase is to lower or depress, to throw or cast down, as used by Bacon, "to abase the eye." But ...
30	abased	[.] ABA'SED, pp. Reduced to a low state, humbled, degraded. [.] In heraldry, it is used of the wings of eagles, when the tops are turned downwards towards the point of the shield; or when the wings are shut, the natural way of bearing them being spread, with the top ...
31	abasement	[.] ABA'SEMENT, n. The act of humbling or bringing low; also a state of depression, degradation, or humiliation.
32	abash	[.] ABASH', v.t. [Heb. and Ch. bosh, to be confounded, or ashamed.] [.] To make the spirits to fall; to cast down the countenance; to make ashamed; to confuse or confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, error, inferiority, &e. [.] They heard and ...
33	abashed	[.] ABASH'ED, pp. Confused with shame; confounded; put to silence; followed by at.
34	abashing	[.] ABASH'ING, ppr. Putting to shame or confusion.
35	abashment	[.] ABASH'MENT, n. Confusion from shame. [Little used.]
36	abasing	[.] ABA'SING, ppr. Humbling, depressing, bringing low.
37	abassi	[.] ABAS'SI, or ABAS'SIS, n. A silver coin of Persia, of the value of twenty cents, about ten pence sterling.
38	abassis	[.] ABAS'SI, or ABAS'SIS, n. A silver coin of Persia, of the value of twenty cents, about ten pence sterling.
39	abatable	[.] ABA'TABLE, a. That may or can be abated; as an abatable writ or nuisance.
40	abate	[.] ABA'TE, v.t. [Heb. Ch., to beat. The Saxon has the participle gebatod, abated. The prefix is sunk to a in abate, and lost in beat. See Class Bd. No. 23, 33.] [.] 1. To beat down; to pull down; to destroy in any manner; as to abate a nuisance. [.] 2. To lessen; ...
41	abated	[.] ABA'TED, pp. Lessened; decreased; destroyed; mitigated; defeated; remitted; overthrown.
42	abatement	[.] ABA'TEMENT, n. [.] 1. The act of abating; the state of being abated. [.] 2. A reduction, removing, or pulling down as of a nuisance. [.] 3. Diminution, decrease, or mitigation, as of grief or pain. [.] 4. Deduction, sum withdraw, as from an account. [.] 5. ...
43	abater	[.] ABA'TER, n. The person or thing that abates.
44	abating	[.] ABA'TING, ppr. Pulling down, diminishing, defeating, remitting.
45	abatis	[.] AB'ATIS, [.] Rubbish. In fortification, piles of trees, or branches of trees sharpened, and laid with the points outward, in front of ramparts, to prevent assailants from mounting the walls.
46	abator	[.] ABA'TOR, n. A person who enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee
47	abattis	[.] AB'ATTIS, n. [from beating or pulling down.]
48	abature	[.] AB'ATURE, n. [from abate.] Grass beaten or trampled down by a stag in passing.
49	abb	[.] ABB, n. Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence abb-wool is wool for the abb.
50	abba	[.] AB'BA, n. In the Chaldee and Syriac, a father, and figuratively a superior. appen. [.] In the Syriac, Coptic and Ethiopic churches, it is a title given to the Bishops, and the Bishops bestow the title, by way of distinction, on the Bishop of Alexandria. Hence the title ...
51	abbacy	[.] AB'BACY, n. [from abba, Low Lat, abbatia.] The dignity, rights and privileges of an abbot. It comprehends the government and revenues.
52	abbatial	[.] ABBA'TIAL, a.
53	abbatical	[.] ABBAT'ICAL, a. Belonging to an abbey.
54	abbe	[.] AB'BE, n. Ab'by, [from abba.] [.] In a monastic sense, the same as an abbot; but more generally, a title, in Catholic countries, without any determinate rang, office or rights. The abbes are numerous, and generally have some literary attainments; they dress as academics ...
55	abbess	[.] AB'BESS, n. [from abba.] [.] A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the Monks. [See Abbey.]
56	abbey	[.] AB'BEY, n. plu. abbeys, [from abba.] [.] A monastery or society of persons of either sex, secluded from the world and devoted to religion. The males are called monks, and governed by an abbot; the females are called nuns, and governed by an abbess. These institutions ...
57	abbey-lubber	[.] AB'BEY-LUBBER, n. A name given to monks, in contempt for their idleness.
58	abbot	[.] AB'BOT, n. [formerly abbat, from abba, latinized abbas, or from Heb. plural.] [.] The superior or governor of an abbey or monastery. Originally monasteries were founded in retired places, and the religious had no concern with secular affairs, being entirely subject ...
59	abbotship	[.] AB'BOTSHIP, n. The state of an abbot.
60	abbreuvoir	[.] ABBREUVOIR, n. [Fr. from abreuver, to water.] [.] Among masons, the joint between stones in a wall, to be filled with mortar. [I know not whether it is now used.]
61	abbreviate	[.] ABBRE'VIATE, v.t. [from Latin abbrevio, brevio, from brevis, short] [.] 1. To shorten; to make shorter by contracting the parts. [In this sense, not much used, nor often applied to material substances.] [.] 2. To shorten; to abridge by the omission or defalcation ...
62	abbreviated	[.] ABBRE'VIATED, pp. [.] 1. Shortened; reduced in length; abridged. [.] 2. In botany an abbreviated perianth is shorter than the rube of the corol.
63	abbreviating	[.] ABBRE'VIATING, ppr. Shortening; contracting in length or into a smaller compass.
64	abbreviation	[.] ABBREVIA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of shortening or contracting. [.] 2. A letter or a few letters used for a word; as Gen. for Genesis; U.S.A. for United States of America. [.] 3. The reduction of fractions to the lowest terms.
65	abbreviator	[.] ABBRE'VIATOR, n. One who abridges or reduces to a smaller compass.
66	abbreviators	[.] ABBRE'VIATORS, a college of seventy-two persons in the chancery of Rome, whose duty is to draw up the Pope's briefs, and reduce petitions, when granted, to a due form for bulls.
67	abbreviatory	[.] ABBRE'VIATORY, n. Shortening, contracting.
68	abbreviature	[.] ABBRE'VIATURE, n. A letter or character for shortening; an abridgment, a compend.
69	abdals	[.] AB'DALS, n. The name of certain fanatics in Persia, who, in excess of zeal, sometimes run into the streets, and attempt to kill all they meet who are of a different religion; and if they are slain for their madness, they think it meritorious to die, and by the vulgar ...
70	abderite	[.] AB'DERITE, n. An inhabitant of Abdera, a maritime town in Thrace. Democritus is so called, from being a native of the place. As he was given to laughter, foolish or incessant laughter, is call abderian.
71	abdicant	[.] AB'DICANT, a. [See Abdicate.] Abdicating; renouncing.
72	abdicate	[.] AB'DICATE, v.t. [L. abdica; ab and dico, to dedicate, to bestow, but the literal primary sense of dico is to send or thrust.] [.] 1. In a general sense, to relinquish, renounce, or abandon. [.] 2. To abandon an office or trust, without a formal resignation to ...
73	abdicated	[.] AB'DICATED, pp. Renounced; relinquished without a formal resignation; abandoned.
74	abdicating	[.] AB'DICATING, ppr. Relinquishing without a formal resignation; abandoning.
75	abdication	[.] ABDICA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of abdicating; the abandoning of an office or trust, without a formal surrender, or before the usual or stated time of expiration. [.] 2. A casting off; rejection.
76	abdicative	[.] AB'DICATIVE, a. Causing or implying abdication. [Little used.]
77	abditive	[.] AB'DITIVE, a. [L. abdo, to hide; ab and do.] Having the power or quality of hiding. [Little used.]
78	abditory	[.] AB'DITORY, n. A place for secreting or preserving goods.
79	abdomen	[.] AB'DOMEN, or ABDO'MEN, n. [L. perhaps abdo and omentum.] [.] 1. The lower belly or that part of the body which lies between the thorax and the bottom of the pelvis. It is lined with a membrane called peritoneum, and contains the stomach, liver, spleen, pancreas, ...
80	abdominal	[.] ABDOM'INAL, a. Pertaining to the lower belly. [.] ABDOM'INAL, n. plu. abdominals. In ichthyology the abdominals are a class of fish whose ventral fins are placed behind the pectoral, and which belong to the division of bony fish. The class contains nine genera ...
81	abdominous	[.] ABDOM'INOUS, a. Pertaining to the abdomen; having a large belly.
82	abduce	[.] ABDU'CE, v.t. [L. adduco, to lead away, of ab and duco, to lead. See Duke.] [.] To draw from; to withdraw, or draw to a different part; used chiefly in anatomy.
83	abducent	[.] ABDU'CENT, a. Drawing from, pulling back; used of those muscles which pull back certain parts of the body, for separating, opening, or bending them. The abducent muscles, called abductors, are opposed to the adducent muscles or adductors.
84	abduction	[.] ABDUC'TION, n. [.] 1. In a general sense, the act of drawing apart, or carrying away. [.] 2. In surgery, a species of fracture, in which the broken parts recede from each other. [.] 3. In logic, a kind of argumentation, called by the Greeks apagoge, in which ...
85	abductor	[.] ABDUC'TOR, n. In anatomy, a muscle which serves to withdraw, or pull back a certain part of the body; as the abductor oculi, which pulls the eye outwards.
86	abear	[.] ABEA'R, v.t. abare, To bear; to behave. obs.
87	abearance	[.] ABEA'RANCE, n. [from abear, now disused from bear, to carry.] Behavior, demeanor. [Little used.]
88	abecedarian	[.] ABECEDA'RIAN, n. [a word formed from the first four letters of the alphabet.] One who teaches the letters of the alphabet, or a learner of the letters.
89	abecedary	[.] ABECE'DARY, a. Pertaining to, or formed by the letters of the alphabet.
90	abed	[.] ABED', adv. [See Bed.] On or in bed.
91	abel-tree	[.] ABE'LE or ABEL-TREE, n. An obsolete name of the while poplar. [See Poplar.]
92	abele	[.] ABE'LE or ABEL-TREE, n. An obsolete name of the while poplar. [See Poplar.]
93	abelians
94	abelites
95	abelmosk	[.] A'BELMOSK, n. A trivial name of a species of hibiscus, or Syrian mallow. The plant rises on a herbacceous stalk, three or four feet, sending out two or three side branches. The seeds have a musky odor, for which reason the Arabians mix them with coffee.
96	abelonians
97	aberrance	[.] ABER'RANCE, [L. aberrans, aberro, to wander from; of ab and ABER'RANCY, erro, to wander.] [.] A wandering or deviating from the right way, but rarely used in a literal sense. In a figurative sense, a deviation from truth, error, mistake; and in morals, a fault, ...
98	aberrant	[.] ABER'RANT, a. Wandering, straying from the right way. [Rarely used.]
99	aberration	[.] ABERRA'TION, n. [L. aberratio.] [.] 1. The act of wandering from the right way; deviation from truth or moral rectitude; deviation from a strait line. [.] 2. In astronomy, a small apparent motion of the fixed stars, occasioned by the progressive motion of light ...
100	aberring	[.] ABER'RING, part, a. Wandering; going astray.
101	aberruncate	[.] ABERRUN'CATE, v.t. [L. averrunco.] To pull up by the roots; to extirpate utterly. [Not used.]
102	abet	[.] ABET' v.t. [Sax. betan, gebatan; properly to push forward, to advance; hence to amend, to revive, to restore, to make better; and applied to fire, to increase the flame, to excite, to promote. Hence to aid by encouraging or instigating. Hence in Saxon, "Na bete nan ...
103	abetment	[.] ABET'MENT, n. The act of abetting.
104	abetted	[.] ABETTED, pp. Incited, aided, encouraged to a crime.
105	abetting	[.] ABETTING, ppr. Counselling, aiding or encouraging to a crime.
106	abettor	[.] ABETTOR, n. One who abets, or incites, aids or encourages another to commit a crime. In treason, there are no abettors; all persons concerned being principals.
107	abevacuation	[.] ABEVACUA'TION, n. [ab and evacuation.] [.] In medicine, a partial evacuation of morbid humors of the body, either by nature or art.
108	abeyance	[.] ABEY'ANCE, n. pron. abayance. [Norm. abbaiaunce, or abaizance, in expectation; boyance, expectation. Qu. Fr. bayer, to gape, to look a long time with the mouth open; to stand looking in a silly manner. [See Bay] [.] In expectation or contemplation of law. The fee ...
109	abhor	[.] ABHOR', v.t. [L abhorreo, of ab and horreo, to set up bristles, shiver or shake; to look terrible.] [.] 1. To hate extremely, or with contempt; to lothe, detest or abominate. [.] 2. To despise or neglect. Ps. xxii. 24. Amos vi. 8. [.] 3. To cast off or reject. ...
110	abhorred	[.] ABHOR'RED, pp. Hated extremely, detested.
111	abhorrence	[.] ABHOR'RENCE, n. Extreme hatred, detestation, great aversion.
112	abhorrency	[.] ABHOR'RENCY,
113	abhorrent	[.] ABHOR'RENT, a. [.] 1. Hating, detesting, struck with abhorrence. [.] 2. Contrary, odious, inconsistent with, expressive of extreme opposition, as, "Slander is abhorrent to all ideas of justice." In this sense, it should be always followed by to - abhorrent ...
114	abhorrently	[.] ABHOR'RENTLY, adv. With abhorrence.
115	abhorrer	[.] ABHOR'RER, n. One who abhors.
116	abhorring	[.] ABHOR'RING, ppr. Having great aversion, detesting. As a noun, it is used in Isaiah lxvi, for the object of hatred - "An abhorring to all flesh."
117	abib	[.] A'BIB, n. [Heb. swelling, protuberant. To produce the first or early fruit; a full grown ear of corn.] [.] The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, called also Nisan. It begins at the spring equinox, and answers to the latter part of March and beginning ...
118	abide	[.] ABI'DE, v. i. pert. and part. abode. [.] abada, to be, or exist, to continue; W. bod, to be; to dwell, rest, continue, stand firm, or be stationary for anytime indefinitely. Class Bd. No 7.] [.] 1. To rest, or dwell. Gen. xxix 19. [.] 2. To tarry or stay for a ...
119	abider	[.] ABI'DER, n. One who dwells or continues.
120	abiding	[.] ABI'DING, ppr. Dwelling; remaining; continuing; enduring; awaiting. [.] ABI'DING, n. Continuance; fixed state; residence; an enduring.
121	abidingly	[.] ABI'DINGLY, adv. In a manner to continue; permanently.
122	ability	[.] ABIL'ITY, n. [L. habilitas, ableness, fitness, from habeo, to have or hold.] [.] 1. Physical power, whether bodily or mental; natural or acquired; force of understanding; skill in arts or science. Ability is active power, or power to perform; as opposed to capacity, ...
123	abintestate	[.] ABINTEST'ATE, a. [L. ab and intestatus - dying without a will, from in and tester, to bear witness; W. tyst; Arm. test, witness. See Test and Testify.] [.] In the civil law, inheriting the estate of one dying without a will.
124	abject	[.] ABJECT', v.t. To throw away; to cast out. Obs.
125	abjectedness	[.] ABJECT'EDNESS, n. A very low or despicable condition. [Little used.]
126	abjection	[.] ABJEC'TION, n. A state of being cast away, hence a low state; meanness of spirit; baseness.
127	abjectly	[.] AB'JECTLY, adv. In a contemptible manner; meanly; servilely.
128	abjectness	[.] AB'JECTNESS, n. the state of being abject; meanness; servility.
129	abjuration	[.] ABJURA'TION, n. [See Abjure.] [.] 1. The act of abjuring; a renunciation upon oath; as "an abjuration of the realm," by which a person swears to leave the country, and never to return. It is used also for the oath of renunciation. Formerly in England, felons, ...
130	abjure	[.] ABJU'RE, v.t. [L. abjuro, to deny upon oath, from ab and juro, to swear.] [.] 1. To renounce upon oath; to abandon; as to abjure allegiance to a prince. [.] 2. To renounce or reject with solemnity; to reject; as to abjure errors; abjure reason. [.] 3. To recant ...
131	abjured	[.] ABJU'RED, pp. Renounced upon oath; solemnly recanted.
132	abjurer	[.] ABJU'RER, n. One who abjures.
133	abjuring	[.] ABJU'RING, ppr. Renouncing upon oath; disclaiming with solemnity.
134	abjurratory	[.] ABJUR'RATORY, a. Containing abjuration
135	ablactate	[.] ABLAC'TATE, v.t. [L. ablacto; from ab and lac, milk.] to wean from the breast. [Little used.]
136	ablactation	[.] ABLACTA'TION, n. [L. ab and lae, milk. Lacto, to suckle.] [.] 1. In medical authors, the weaning of a child from the breast. [.] 2. Among ancient gardeners, a method of grafting in which the cion was not separated from the parent stock, till it was firmly united ...
137	ablaqueation	[.] ABLAQUEA'TION, [L. ablaqueatio, from ab and laquear, a roof or covering.] [.] A laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water - a practice among gardeners.
138	ablation	[.] ABLA'TION, n. [L. ab and latio, a carrying.] [.] A carrying away. In medicine, the taking from the body whatever is hurtful; evacuations in general. In chimistry, the removal of whatever is finished or no longer necessary.
139	ablative	[.] AB'LATIVE, a. [L.ablativus; L. ablatus, from aufero, to carry away, of ab and fero.] [.] A word applied to the sixth case of nouns in the Latin language, in which case are used words when the actions of carrying away, or taking from, are signified. [.] Ablative ...
140	able	[.] ABLE, a. a'bl. [L. habitis] [.] 1. Having physical power sufficient; having competent power or strength, bodily or mental; as a man able to perform military service - a child is not able to reason on abstract subjects. [.] 2. Having strong or unusual powers of ...
141	able-bodied	[.] A'BLE-BODIED, a. Having a sound strong body, or a body of competent strength for service. In marine language, it denotes skill in seamanship. [.]
142	ablen	[.] AB'LEN, or AB'LET, n. A small fresh water fish, the bleak.
143	ableness	[.] A'BLENESS, n. Ability of body or mind; force; vigor; capability.
144	ablepsy	[.] AB'LEPSY, n. Want of sight; blindness.
145	abler	[.] A'BLER, and A'BLEST, Comp. and superl. of able.
146	ablest	[.] A'BLER, and A'BLEST, Comp. and superl. of able.
147	ablet	[.] AB'LEN, or AB'LET, n. A small fresh water fish, the bleak.
148	ablocate	[.] AB'LOCATE, v.t. [L. abloco, ab and loco, to let our.] To let out; to lease.
149	ablocation	[.] ABLOCA'TION, n. A letter to hire.
150	ablude	[.] ABLU'DE, v.t. [L. abludo, ab and ludo, to play.] [.] To be unlike; to differ. [Not used.]
151	abluent	...
152	ablution	[.] ABLU'TION, n. [L. ablutio, from ab and luo or lavo to wash.] [.] 1. In a general sense, the act of washing; a cleansing or purification by water. [.] 2. Appropriately, the washing of the body as a preparation for religious duties, enjoined by Moses and still ...
153	ably	[.] A'BLY, adv. In an able manner; with great ability.
154	abnegate	[.] AB'NEGATE, v.t. To deny. [Not used.]
155	abnegation	[.] ABNEGA'TION, n. [L. abnego, to deny, from ab and nego; Eng. nay; L. nee, not.] A denial; a renunciation; self-denial.
156	abnegator	[.] AB'NEGATOR, n. One who denies, renounces, or opposes any thing.
157	abnodation	[.] ABNODA'TION, n. [L. abnodo; ab and nodus, a knot.] The act of cutting away the knots of trees.
158	abnormity	[.] ABNORM'ITY, n. [L. abnormis, irregular; ab and norma, a rule.] Irregularity; deformity. [Little used.]
159	abnormous	[.] ABNORM'OUS, a. [L. abnormis, supra.] Irregular; deformed. [Little used.]
160	aboard	[.] ABOARD, adv. [a and board. See Board.] Within a ship, vessel, or boat. [.] To go aboard, to enter a ship, to embark. [.] To fall aboard, to strike a ship's side. [.] Aboard main tack, an order to draw a corner of the main-sail down to the chess-tree.
161	abodance	[.] ABO'DANCE, n. [from bode.] An omen. [Not used.]
162	abode	[.] ABO'DE, pret. of abide [.] ABO'DE, n. [See Abide.] [.] 1. Stay; continuance in a place; residence for a longer or shorter time. [.] 2. A place of continuance; a dwelling; a habitation. [.] 3. To make abode, to dwell or reside. [.] ABO'DE, v.t. ...
163	abodement	[.] ABO'DEMENT, n. [from body.] A secret anticipation of something future.
164	aboding	[.] ABO'DING, n. Presentiment; prognostication.
165	abolish	[.] ABOL'ISH, v.t. [L. abolco; from ab and oleo, olesco, to grow.] [.] 1. To make void; to annul; to abrogate; applied chiefly and appropriately to established laws, contracts, rites, customs and institutions - as to abolish laws by a repeal, actual or virtual. [.] 2. ...
166	abolishable	[.] ABOL'ISHABLE, a. That may be annulled, abrogated, or destroyed, as a law, rite, custom, &c.
167	abolished	[.] ABOL'ISHED, pp. annulled; repealed; abrogated, or destroyed.
168	abolisher	[.] ABOL'ISHER, n. One who abolishes.
169	abolishing	[.] ABOL'ISHING, ppr. Making void; annulling; destroying.
170	abolishment	[.] ABOL'ISHMENT, n. The act of annulling; abrogation; destruction.
171	abolition	[.] ABOLI'TION, n. abolishun. The act of abolishing; or the state of being abolished; an annulling; abrogation; utter destruction; as the abolition of laws, decrees, ordinances, rites, customs, debts, &c. [.] The application of this word to persons and things, is now ...
172	abominable	[.] ABOM'INABLE, a. [See Abominate.] [.] 1. Very hateful; detestable; lothesome. [.] 2. This word is applicable to whatever is odious to the mind or offensive to the senses. [.] 3. Unclean. Levit. vli.
173	abominableness	[.] ABOM'INABLENESS, n. The quality or state of being very odious; hatefulness.
174	abominably	[.] ABOM'INABLY, adv. [.] 1. Very odiously; detestably; sinfully. 1Kings xxi. [.] 2. In vulgar language, extremely, excessively.
175	abominate	[.] ABOM'INATE, v.t. [L. abomino, supposed to be formed by ab and omen; to deprecate as ominous; may the Gods avert the evil.] [.] To hate extremely; to abhor; to detest
176	abominated	[.] ABOM'INATED, pp. Hated utterly, detested; abhorred.
177	abominating	[.] ABOM'INATING, ppr. Abhorring; hating extremely.
178	abomination	[.] ABOMINA'TION, n. [.] 1. Extreme hatred; detestation. [.] 2. The object of detestation, a common signification in scripture. [.] The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord. Prov.xv. [.] 3. Hence, defilement, pollution, in a physical sense, or evil ...
179	abord	[.] ABO'RD, n. [Fr. See Border.] Literally, arrival, but used for first appearance, manner of accosting, or address, but not an English word. [.] ABO'RD, v.t. To accost. [Not in use.]
180	aborea	[.] ABO'REA, n. A species of duck, called by Edwards, the black-bellied whistling duck. This fowl is of a reddish brown color, with a sort of crest on its head; the belly is spotted with black and white. It belongs to the genus, anas.
181	aboriginal	[.] ABORIG'INAL, a. [L. ab and origo, origin. See Origin.] [.] First; original; primitive; aboriginal people are the first inhabitants of a country. [.] Aboriginal tribes of America. [.] ABORIG'INAL, a. an original, or primitive inhabitant. The first settlers in ...
182	aborinines	[.] ABORIN'INES, n. plur. Aboriginals - but not an English word. [.] It may be well to let it pass into disuse. [See Aboriginal.]
183	aborsement	[.] ABORSEMENT, n. abors'ment. [See Abort.] [.] Abortion. [Not in use.]
184	abort	[.] ABORT', v.i. [L. aborto; ab and ortus, orior.] [.] To miscarry in birth. [Not in use.] [.] ABORT', n. an abortion. [Not in use.]
185	abortion	[.] ABOR'TION, n. [L. abortio, a miscarriage; usually deduced from ab and orior.] [.] 1. The act of miscarrying, or producing young before the natural time, or before the fetus is perfectly formed. [.] 2. In a figurative sense, any fruit or produce that does not ...
186	abortive	[.] ABOR'TIVE, a. [.] 1. Brought forth in an immature state; failing, or coming to naught, before it is complete. [.] 2. Failing in its effect; miscarrying; producing nothing; as an abortive scheme. [.] 3. Rendering abortive; as abortive gulf, in Milton, but ...
187	abortively	[.] ABOR'TIVELY, adv. Immaturely; in an untimely manner.
188	abortiveness	[.] ABOR'TIVENESS, n. The state of being abortive; a failing in the progress to perfection or maturity; a failure of producing the intended effect.
189	abortment	[.] ABORT'MENT, n. An untimely birth.
190	abound	[.] ABOUND', v. i. [L. abundo. If this word is from L. unda, a wave, the latter has probably lost its first consonant. Abound may naturally be deduced from the Celtic. L. fons, a fountain.] [.] 1. To have or possess in great quantity; to be copiously supplied; followed ...
191	abounding	[.] ABOUND'ING, ppr. Having in great plenty; being in great plenty, being very prevalent; generally prevailing. [.] ABOUND'ING, n. Increase.
192	about	[.] ABOUT', prep. [Gr. butan, without, [see but,] literally, around, on the outside.] [.] 1. Around; on the exterior part or surface. [.] Bind them about thy neck. Prov. iii. 3. Isa. l. Hence, [.] 2. Near to in place, with the sense of circularity. [.] Get ...
193	above	[.] ABOVE', prep. [.] 1. Literally, higher in place. [.] The fowls that fly above the earth. Gen. i. 20. [.] 2. Figuratively, superior in any respect. [.] I saw a light above the brightness of the Sun, Acts, 26. [.] The price of a virtuous woman is above rubies, ...
194	above-cited	[.] ABOVE-CITED, Cited before, in the preceding part of a book or writing.
195	above-ground	[.] ABOVE-GROUND, Alive, not buried.
196	above-mentioned	[.] ABOVE-MENTIONED, Mentioned before. A. Bp. Abbrev. for Archbishop.
197	abracadabra	[.] ABRACADAB'RA, The name of a deity worshipped by the Syrians: a cabalistic word. The letters of his name, written on paper, in the form of an inverted cone, were recommended by Samonicus as an antidote against certain diseases.
198	abrade	[.] ABRA'DE, v.t. [L. abrado, to scrape, from rado.] [.] To rub or wear off; to waste by friction; used especially to express the action of sharp, corrosive medicines, in wearing away or removing the mucus of the membranes.
199	abraded	[.] ABRA'DED, pp. Rubbed or worn off; worn; scraped.
200	abrading	[.] ABRA'DING, ppr. Rubbing off; wearing.
201	abrahamic	[.] ABRAHAM'IC, a. Pertaining to Abraham, the patriarch, as Abrahamic Covenant.
202	abrasion	[.] ABRA'SION, n. abra'zhun. The act of wearing or rubbing off; also substance worn off by attrition.
203	abreast	[.] ABREAST', adv. abrest', [from a and breast.] [.] 1. Side by side; with the breasts in a line. [.] Two men rode abreast. [.] 2. In marine language, ships are abreast when their heads are equally advanced; and they are abreast of objects when the objects are on ...
204	abridge	[.] ABRIDGE', v.t. abridj', [G. short, or its root, from the root of break or a verb of that family.] [.] 1. To make shorter; to epitomize; to contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense in substance - used of writings. [.] Justin abridged the history of ...
205	abridged	[.] ABRIDG'ED, pp. Made shorter; epitomized; reduced to a smaller compass; lessened; deprived.
206	abridger	[.] ABRIDG'ER, n. One who abridges; one who makes a compend.
207	abridging	[.] ABRIDG'ING, ppr. shortening; lessening; depriving; debarring.
208	abridgment	[.] ABRIDG'MENT, n. [.] 1. An epitome; a compend, or summary of a book. [.] 2. Diminution; contraction; reduction - as an abridgment of expenses. [.] 3. Deprivation; a debarring or restraint - as an abridgment of pleasures.
209	abroach	[.] ABROACH, adv. [See Broach.] [.] Broached; letter out or yielding liquor, or in a posture for letting out; as a cask is abroach. Figuratively used by Shakespeare for setting loose, or in a state of being diffused, "Set mischief abroach;" but this sense is unusual.
210	abroad	[.] ABROAD, adv. abrawd'. [See Broad] [.] In a general sense, at large; widely; not confined to narrow limits. Hence, [.] 1. In the open air. [.] 2. Beyond or out of the walls of a house, as to walk abroad. [.] 3. Beyond the limits of a camp. Deut. xxiii. 10 [.] 4. ...
211	abrogate	[.] AB'ROGATE, v.t. [L abrago, to repeal. from ab and rogo, to ask or propose. See the English reach. Class Rg.] [.] To repeal; to annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor; applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, ...
212	abrogated	[.] AB'ROGATED, pp. Repealed; annulled by an act of authority.
213	abrogating	[.] AB'ROGATING, ppr. Repealing by authority; making void.
214	abrogation	[.] ABROGA'TION, n. the act of abrogating; a repeal of authority of the legislative power.
215	abrood	[.] ABROOD', adv. [See Brood.] In the action of brooding. [Not in use.]
216	abrooding	[.] ABROOD'ING, n. A sitting abrood. [Not in use.]
217	abrook	[.] ABROOK', v.t. To brook, to endure. [Not in use. See Brook.]
218	abrotanum	[.] ABRO'TANUM, n. A species of plant arranged under the Genus, Artemisia; called also southern wood.
219	abrupt	[.] ABRUPT', a. [L. abruptus, from abrumpo, to break off, of ab and rumpo. See Rupture.] [.] 1. Literally, broken off, or broken short. [.] Hence, [.] 2. Steep, craggy; applied to rocks, precipices and the like. [.] 3. Figuratively, sudden; without notice to ...
220	abruption	[.] ABRUP'TION, n. A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
221	abruptly	[.] ABRUPT'LY, adv. suddenly; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; as, the Minister left France abruptly.
222	abruptness	[.] ABRUPT'NESS, n. [.] 1. [.] A state of being broken; craggedness; steepness. [.] 2. Figuratively, suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence.
223	abscess	[.] AB'SCESS, n. [L. abscessus, from ab and cedo, to go from.] [.] An imposthume. A collection of morbid matter, or pus in the cellular or adipose membrane; matter generated by the suppuration of an inflammatory tumor.
224	abscind	[.] ABSCIND', vt. [L. abscindo.] To cut off. [Little used.]
225	absciss	[.] AB'SCISS, n. [L. abscissus, from ab and scindere, to cut; See Scissors.] [.] In conics, a part of the diameter, or transverse axis of a conic section, intercepted between the vertex or some other fixed point, and a semiordinate.
226	abscission	[.] ABSCIS'SION, n. [See Absciss.] [.] 1. A cutting off, or a begin cut off. In surgery, the separation of any corrupted or useless part of the body, by a sharp instrument; applied to the soft parts, as amputation is to the bones and flesh of a limb. [.] 2. In rhetoric, ...
227	abscond	[.] ABSCOND', v.i. [L. abscondo, to hide, of abs and condo, to hide, i.e. to withdraw, or to thrust aside or into a corner or secret place.] [.] 1. To retire from public view, or from the place in which one resides or is ordinarily to be found; to withdraw, or absent ...
228	absconder	[.] ABSCOND'ER, n. One who withdraws from public notice, or conceals himself from public view.
229	absconding	[.] ABSCOND'ING, ppr. Withdrawing privately from public view; as, an absconding debtor, who confines himself to his apartments, or absents himself to avoid the ministers of justice. In the latter sense, it is properly an adjective.
230	absence	[.] AB'SENCE, n. [L. absens, from absum, abesse, to be away; ab and sum.] [.] 1. A state of being at a distance in place, or not in company. It is used to denote any distance indefinitely, either in the same town, or country, or in a foreign country; and primarily ...
231	absent	[.] AB'SENT, a. [.] 1. Not present; not in company; at such a distance as to prevent communication. It is used also for being in a foreign country. [.] A gentleman is absent on his travels. [.] Absent from one another. Gen. 31:49. [.] 2. Heedless; inattentive ...
232	absentee	[.] ABSENTEE', n. One who withdraws from his country, office or estate; one who removed to a distant place or to another counter.
233	absenter	[.] ABSENT'ER, n. One who absents himself.
234	absentment	[.] ABSENT'MENT, n. A state of being absent.
235	absinthian	[.] ABSINTH'IAN, a. [from absinthium.] Of the nature of wormwood.
236	absinthiated	[.] ABSINTH'IATED, a. Impregnated with wormwood.
237	absinthium	[.] ABSINTH'IUM, n. Budaeus in his commentaries on Theophrast, supposes the word composed of a priv. delight, so named from its bitterness. But it may be an Oriental word. [.] The common wormwood; a bitter plant, used as a tonic. A species of Artemisia.
238	absis	[.] AB'SIS, In astronomy. [See Apsis.]
239	absolute	[.] AB'SOLUTE, a. [L. absolutus. See Absolve.] [.] 1. Literally, in a general sense, free, independent of any thing extraneous. Hence, [.] 2. Complete in itself; positive; as an absolute declaration. [.] 3. Unconditional, as an absolute promise. [.] 4. Existing ...
240	absolutely	[.] AB'SOLUTELY, adv. [.] 1. Completely, wholly, as a thing is absolutely unintelligible. [.] 2. Without dependence or relation; in a state unconnected [.] Absolutely we cannot discommend, we cannot absolutely approve, either willingness to live, or forwardness ...
241	absoluteness	[.] AB'SOLUTENESS, n. Independence, completeness in itself. [.] 2. Despotic authority, or that which is subject to no extraneous restriction, or control.
242	absolution	[.] ABSOLU'TION, n. In the civil law, an acquittal or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person innocent. In the canon law, a remission of sins pronounced by a priest in favor of a penitent. Among protestants, a sentence by which an excommunicated person is released ...
243	absolutory	[.] AB'SOLUTORY, a. Absolving; that absolves.
244	absolvatory	[.] ABSOLV'ATORY, a. [from absolve.] Containing absolution, pardon, or release; having power to absolve.
245	absolve	[.] ABSOLVE', v.t. abzolv', [L. absolvo, from ab and solvo, to loose or release; to absolve, to finish; Heb. to loose or loosen. See Solve.] [.] To set free or release from some obligation, debt or responsibility; or from that which subjects a person to a burden or ...
246	absolved	[.] ABSOLV'ED, pp. Released; acquitted; remitted; declared innocent.
247	absolver	[.] ABSOLV'ER, n. One who absolves; also one that pronounces sin to be remit.
248	absolving	[.] ABSOLV'ING, ppr. Setting free from a debt, or charge; acquitting; remitting.
249	absonant	[.] AB'SONANT, a. [See absonous.] Wide from the purpose; contrary to reason.
250	absonous	[.] AB'SONOUS, a. [L. absonus; ab and sonus, sound.] Unmusical or untunable
251	absorb	[.] ABSORB', v.t. [L. absorbeo, ab and sorbeo, to drink in; to draw or drink in; whence sirup, sherbet, shrub.] [.] 1. To drink in; to suck up; to imbibe; as a spunge, or as the lacteals of the body. [.] 2. To drink in, swallow up, or overwhelm with water, as ...
252	absorbability	[.] ABSORBABIL'ITY, n. a state or quality of being absorbable.
253	absorbable	[.] ABSORB'ABLE, a. That may be imbibed or swallowed.
254	absorbed	[.] ABSORB'ED, or ABSORPT', pp. Imbibed; swallowed; wasted; engaged; lost in study; wholly engrossed.
255	absorbent
256	absorbing	[.] ABSORB'ING, ppr. Imbibing; engrossing; wasting.
257	absorpt	[.] ABSORB'ED, or ABSORPT', pp. Imbibed; swallowed; wasted; engaged; lost in study; wholly engrossed.
258	absorption	[.] ABSORP'TION, n. [.] 1. The act or process of imbibing or swallowing; either by water which overwhelms, or by substances, which drink in and retain liquids; as the absorption of a body in a whirlpool, or of water by the earth, or of the humors of the body by dry ...
259	absorptive	[.] ABSORP'TIVE, a. Having power to imbibe.
260	abstain	[.] ABSTA'IN, v.i. [L. abstineo, to keep from; abs and teneo, to hold. See Tenant.] [.] In a general sense, to forbear, or refrain from, voluntarily; but used chiefly to denote a restraint upon the passions or appetites; to refrain from indulgence. [.] Abstain from ...
261	abstemious	[.] ABSTE'MIOUS, a. [L. abstemium, from abs and temetum, an ancient name of strong wine, according to Fabius and Gellius. But Vossius supposes it to be from abstineo, by a change of n to m. It may be from the root of timeo, to fear, that is, to withdraw.] [.] 1. ...
262	abstemiously	[.] ABSTE'MIOUSLY, adv. Temperately; with a sparing use of meat or drink.
263	abstemiousness	[.] ABSTE'MIOUSNESS, n. The quality of being temperate or sparing in the use of food and strong drinks. [.] This word expresses a greater degree of abstinence than temperance.
264	absterge	[.] ABSTERGE', v.t. abstery'. [L. abstergeo, of abs and tergeo, to wipe. Tergeo may have a common origin with the Sw. torcka, G. trocknen, D. droogen, Sax. drygan, to dry; for these Teutonic verbs signify to wipe, as well as to dry.] [.] To wipe or make clean by wiping; ...
265	abstergent	[.] ABSTERG'ENT, a. Wiping; cleansing. [.] ABSTERG'ENT, n. a medicine which frees the body from obstructions, as soap; but the use of the word is nearly superseded by detergent, which see.
266	abstersion	[.] ABSTER'SION, n. [from L. abstergeo, abstersus.] The act of wiping clean; or a cleansing by medicines which resolve obstructions. [See Deterge, Detersion.]
267	abstersive	[.] ABSTER'SIVE, a. Cleansing; having the quality of removing obstructions. [See Detersive.]
268	abstinence	[.] AB'STINENCE, n. [L. abstinentia. See Abstain.] [.] 1. In general, the act or practice of voluntarily refraining from, or forbearing any action. "Abstinence from every thing which can be deemed labor. [.] More appropriately, [.] 2. The refraining from an ...
269	abstinent	[.] AB'STINENT, a. Refraining from indulgence, especially in the use of food and drink.
270	abstinently	[.] AB'STINENTLY, adv. With abstinence.
271	abstinents	[.] AB'STINENTS, a sect which appeared in France and Spain in the third century, who opposed marriage, condemned the use of flesh meat, and placed the Holy Spirit in the class of created beings.
272	abstract	[.] ABSTRACT', v.t. [L. abstraho, to draw from or separate; from abs and traho, which is the Eng. draw. See Draw.] [.] 1. To draw from, or to separate; as to abstract an action from its evil effects; to abstract spirit from any substance by distillation; but in this ...
273	abstracted	[.] ABSTRACT'ED, pp. Separated; refined; exalted; abstruse; absent in mind.
274	abstractedly	[.] ABSTRACT'EDLY, adv. In a separate state, or in contemplation only.
275	abstractedness	[.] ABSTRACT'EDNESS, n. the state of being abstracted.
276	abstracter	[.] ABSTRACT'ER, n. One who makes an abstract, or summary.
277	abstracting	[.] ABSTRACT'ING, ppr. Separating, making a summary.
278	abstraction	[.] ABSTRAC'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of separating, or state of being separated. [.] 2. The operation of the mind when occupied by abstract ideas; as when we contemplate some particular part, or property of a complex object, as separate from the rest. Thus, when ...
279	abstractitious	[.] ABSTRACTI'TIOUS particularly from vegetables, without fermentation.
280	abstractive	[.] ABSTRACT'IVE, a. Having the power or quality of abstracting. [.] ABSTRACT'IVE, a. Abstracted, or drawn from other substances,
281	abstractly	[.] AB'STRACTLY, adv. separately; absolutely; in a state or manner unconnected with any thing else; as, matter abstractly considered.
282	abstractness	[.] AB'STRACTNESS, n. A separate state; a state of being in contemplation only, or not connected with any object.
283	abstrude	[.] ABSTRU'DE, v.t. [Infra.] To thrust or pull away. [Not used.]
284	abstruse	[.] ABSTRU'SE, a. [L. abstrusus, from abstrudo, to thrust away, to conceal; abs and trudo; Eng. to thrust.] Hid; concealed; hence, remote from apprehension; difficult to be comprehended or understood; opposed to what is obvious. [Not used of material objects.] [.] Metaphysics ...
285	abstrusely	[.] ABSTRU'SELY, adv. In a concealed; hence, remote from apprehension; difficult to be comprehended or understood; opposed to what is obvious. [Not used of material objects.]
286	absurd	[.] ABSURD', a. [L. absurdus, from ab and surdus, deaf, insensible.] Opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with reason or the plain dictates of common sense. An absurd man acts contrary to the clear dictates of reason or sound judgement. An absurd proposition contradicts ...
287	absurdity	...
288	absurdly	[.] ABSURD'LY, adv. In a manner inconsistent with reason or obvious propriety.
289	absurdness	[.] ABSURD'NESS, n. The same as absurdity, and less used.
290	abtruseness	[.] ABTRU'SENESS, n. Obscurity of meaning; the state of quality of being difficult to be understood.
291	abundance	[.] ABUND'ANCE, n. Great plenty; an overflowing quantity; ample sufficiency; in strictness applicable to quantity only; but customarily used of number, as an abundance of peasants. [.] In scripture, the abundance of the rich is great wealth. Eccl. 5. Mark, 7. Luke 21. [.] The ...
292	abundant	[.] ABUND'ANT, a. Plentiful; in great quantity; fully sufficient; as an abundant supply. In scripture, abounding; having in great quantity; overflowing with. [.] The Lord God is abundant in goodness and truth. Ex. xxxiv. [.] Abundant number, in arithmetic, is one, ...
293	abundantly	[.] ABUND'ANTLY, adv. Fully; amply; plentifully; in a sufficient degree.
294	abusage	[.] ABU'SAGE, n. Abuse. [Not used.]
295	abuse	[.] ABU'SE, v.t. s as z. [L. abutor, abusus of ab and utor, to use; Gr. to accustom. See Use.] [.] 1. To use ill; to maltreat; to misuse; to use with bad motives or to wrong purposes; as, to abuse rights or privileges. [.] They that use this world as not abusing ...
296	abused	[.] ABU'SED, pp. s as z. Ill-used; used to a bad purpose; treated with rude language; misemployed; perverted to bad or wrong ends; deceived; defiled; violated.
297	abuseful	[.] ABU'SEFUL, a. Using or practicing abuse; abusive. [Not used.]
298	abuser	[.] ABU'SER, n. s as z. One who abuses, in speech or behavior; one that deceives; a ravisher; a sodomite. 1Cor. vi.
299	abusing	[.] ABU'SING, ppr. s as z. Using ill; employing to bad purposes; deceiving; violating the person; perverting.
300	abusion	[.] ABU'SION, n. abu'zhon. Abuse; evil or corrupt usage; reproach. [Little used.]
301	abusive	[.] ABU'SIVE, a. [.] 1. Practicing abuse; offering harsh words, or ill treatment; as an abusive author; an abusive fellow. [.] 2. Containing abuse, or that is the instrument of abuse, as abusive words; rude; reproachful. In the sense of deceitful, as an abusive ...
302	abusively	[.] ABU'SIVELY, adv. In an abusive manner; rudely; reproachfully.
303	abusiveness	[.] ABU'SIVENESS, n. Ill-usage; the quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.
304	abut	[.] ABUT', v.i. To border upon; to be contiguous to; to meet; in strictness, to adjoin to at the end; but this distinction has not always been observed. The word is chiefly used in describing the bounds or situation of land, and in popular language, is contracted into ...
305	abutment	[.] ABUT'MENT, n. [.] 1. The head or end; that which unites one end of a thing to another; chiefly used to denote the solid pier or mound of earth, stone or timber, which is erected on the bank of a river to support the end of a bridge and connect it with the land. [.] 2. ...
306	abuttal	[.] ABUT'TAL, n. The butting or boundary of land at the end; a head-land.
307	aby	[.] ABY', v.t. or i. [Probably contracted from abide.] To endure; to pay dearly; to remain. Obs.
308	abysm	[.] ABYSM', n. abyzm'. [See Abyss.] A gulf.
309	abyss	[.] ABYSS', n. [Gr. bottomless, from a priv. and bottom, Ion. See Bottom.] [.] 1. A bottomless gulf; used also for a deep mass of waters, supposed by some to have encompassed the earth before the flood. [.] Darkness was upon the face of the deep, or abyss, as it ...
310	abyssinian	[.] ABYSSIN'IAN, a. A name denoting a mixed multitude or a black race.
311	abyssinians	[.] ABYSSIN'IANS, n. A sect of christians in Abyssinia, who admit but one nature in Jesus Christ, and reject the council of Chalcedon. They are governed by a bishop, or metropolitan, call Abuna, who is appointed by the Coptic patriarch of Cairo.
312	ac	[.] AC, in Saxon, oak, the initial syllable of names, as acton, oaktown.
313	acacalot	[.] ACAC'ALOT, n. A Mexican fowl, the Tantalus Mexicanus, or
314	acacia	[.] ACA'CIA, n. [L. acacia, a thorn, from Gr., a point.] [.] Egyptian thorn, a species of plant ranked by Linne under the genus mimosa, and by others, made a distinct genus. Of the flowers of one species, the Chinese make a yellow dye which bears washing in silks, ...
315	acacians	[.] ACA'CIANS, in Church History, were certain sects, so denominated from their leaders, Acacius, bishop of Cesarea, and Acacius, patriarch of Constantinople. Some of these maintained that the Son was only a similar, not the same, substance with the Father; others, that ...
316	academe	[.] ACADE'ME; n. an academy; a society of persons. [Not used.]
317	academial	[.] ACADE'MIAL, a Pertaining to an academy.
318	academian	[.] ACADE'MIAN, n. A member of an academy; a student in a university or college.
319	academic	[.] ACADEM'IC, a. Belonging to an academy, or to a college or ACADEM'ICAL, university - as academic studies; also noting what belongs to the school or philosophy of Plato - as the academic sect. [.] ACADEM'IC, n. One who belonged to the school or adhered to ...
320	academically	[.] ACADEM'ICALLY, adv. In an academical manner.
321	academician	[.] ACADEMI'CIAN, n. a member of an academy, or society for promoting arts and sciences; particularly, a member of the French academies.
322	academism	[.] ACAD'EMISM, n. The doctrine of the academic philosophy.
323	academist	[.] ACAD'EMIST, n. a member of an Academy for promoting arts and sciences; also an academic philosopher.
324	academy	[.] ACAD'EMY, n. [L. academia.] Originally, it is said, a garden, grove, or villa, near Athens, where Plato and his followers held their philosophical conferences. [.] 1. A school, or seminary of learning, holding a rank between a university or college, and a common ...
325	acalot	[.] AC'ALOT, Corvusaquaticus, water raven.
326	acamacu	[.] ACAMAC'U, n. A bird, the Brazilian fly catcher, or Todus.
327	acanaceous	[.] ACANA'CEOUS, a acana'shus. [Gr. a prickly shrub.] [.] Armed with prickles. A class of plants are called acanaceae.
328	acantha	[.] ACANTH'A, n. [Gr. a spine or thorn.] [.] In botany, a prickle; in zoology, a spine or prickly fin; an acute process of the vertebers.
329	acanthaceous	[.] ACANTHA'CEOUS, a. Armed with prickles, as a plant.
330	acantharis	[.] ACAN'THARIS, n. In entomology, a species of Cimex, with a spinous thorax, and a ciliated abdomen, with spines; found in Jamaica.
331	acanthine	[.] ACANTH'INE, a [See acanthus.] [.] Pertaining to the plant, acanthus. The acanthine garments of the ancients were made of the down of thistles, or embroidered in imitation of the acanthus.
332	acanthopterygious	[.] ACANTHOPTERYG'IOUS, a [Gr. a thorn, and a little feather, from a feather.] [.] In zoology, having back fins which are hard, bony and pricky, a term applied to certain fishes.
333	acanthus	[.] ACANTH'US, n. [G. and L. acanthus, from a prickle or thorn. See acantha.] [.] 1. The plant bear's breech or brank ursine; a genus of several species, receiving their name from their prickles. [.] 2. In architecture, an ornament resembling the foliage or leaves ...
334	acanticone	[.] ACAN'TICONE, n. See Pistacite.
335	acarnar	[.] ACARN'AR, n. A bright star, of the first magnitude, in Eridanus.
336	acatalectic	[.] ACATALEC'TIC, n. [Gr. not defective at the end, to cease.] A verse, which has the complete number of syllables without defect or superfluity.
337	acatalepsy	[.] ACAT'ALEPSY, n. [Gr. to comprehend.] [.] Impossibility of complete discovery or comprehension; incomprehensibility. [Little used.]
338	acatechill	[.] ACAT'ECHILL, n. a Mexican bird, a species of Fringilla, of the size of the siskin.
339	acater	[.] ACATER, ACATES. See Caterer and Cates.
340	acates	[.] ACATER, ACATES. See Caterer and Cates.
341	acauline	[.] ACAU'LINE, a. [L. a priv. and caulis, Gr. a stalk. See ACAU'LOUS, Colewort.] [.] In botany, without a stem, having flowers resting on the ground; as the Carline thistle.
342	accede	[.] ACCE'DE, v.i. [L. accedo, of ad and cedo, to yield or give place, or rather to move.] [.] 1. To agree or assent, as to a proposition, or to terms proposed by another. Hence in a negotiation. [.] 2. To become a party, by agreeing to the terms of a treaty or ...
343	acceding	[.] ACCE'DING, ppr. Agreeing; assenting: becoming a party to a treaty by agreeing to the terms proposed.
344	accelerate	[.] ACCEL'ERATE, v.t. [L. accelero, of ad and celero, to hasten, from celer, quick. [.] 1. To cause to move faster; to hasten; to quicken motion; to add to the velocity of a moving body. It implies previous motion or progression. [.] 2. To add to natural or ordinary ...
345	accelerated	[.] ACCEL'ERATED, pp. Quickened in motion; hastened in progress.
346	accelerating	[.] ACCEL'ERATING, ppr. Hastening; increasing velocity or progression.
347	acceleration	[.] ACCELERA'TION, n. The act of increasing velocity or progress; the state of being quickened in motion or action. Accelerated motion in mechanics and physics, is that which continually receives accessions of velocity; as, a falling body moves towards the earth with ...
348	accelerative	[.] ACCEL'ERATIVE, a. Adding to velocity; quickening progression.
349	acceleratory	[.] ACCEL'ERATORY, a Accelerating; quickening motion.
350	accend	[.] ACCEND', v.t. [L. accendo, to kindle; ad and candeo, caneo, to be white, canus, white; W. can, white, bright; also a song. Whence, canto, to sing, to chant; cantus, a song; Eng. cant; W. canu, to bleach or whiten, and to sing; cymnud, fuel. Hence, kindle, L. candidus, ...
351	accendibility	[.] ACCENDIBIL'ITY, n. Capacity of being kindled, or of becoming inflamed.
352	accendible	[.] ACCEND'IBLE, a. Capable OF being inflamed or kindled.
353	accension	[.] ACCEN'SION, n. The act of kindling or setting on fire; or the state of being kindled; inflammation.
354	accent	[.] AC'CENT, n. [L. accentus, from ad and cano, cantum, to sing; See Accend.] [.] 1. The modulation of the voice in reading or speaking, as practiced by the ancient Greeks, which rendered their rehearsal musical. More strictly, in English, [.] 2. A particular stress ...
355	accented	[.] AC'CENTED, pp. Uttered with accent; marked with accent.
356	accenting	[.] AC'CENTING, ppr. Pronouncing or marking with accent.
357	accentual	[.] ACCENT'UAL, a. Pertaining to accent.
358	accentuate	[.] ACCENT'UATE, v.t. To mark or pronounce with an accent or with accents.
359	accentuation	[.] ACCENTUA'TION, n. The act of placing accents in writing, or of pronouncing them in speaking.
360	accept	[.] ACCEPT', v.t. [L. accepto, from accipio, ad and capio, to take.] [.] 1. To take or receive what is offered, with a consenting mind; to receive with approbation or favor. [.] Bless, Lord, his substance, and accept the work of his hands. Deut. 33. [.] He made ...
361	acceptable	[.] ACCEPT'ABLE, a. [.] 1. That may be received with pleasure; hence pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; as an acceptable present. [.] 2. Agreeable or pleasing in person; as, a man makes himself acceptable by his services or civilities.
362	acceptableness	[.] ACCEPT'ABLENESS, n. the quality of being agreeable to a ACCEPTABIL'ITY, receiver, or to a person with whom one has intercourse. [The latter word is little used, or not at all.]
363	acceptably	[.] ACCEPT'ABLY, adv. In a manner to please, or give satisfaction. [.] Let us have grace whereby we may serve God acceptably. [.] Heb. 12.
364	acceptance	[.] ACCEPT'ANCE, n. [.] 1. A receiving with approbation or satisfaction; favorable reception; as work done to acceptance. [.] They shall come up with acceptance on my altar. Isa. 60. [.] 2. the receiving of a bill of exchange or order, in such a manner, as to ...
365	acceptation	[.] ACCEPTA'TION, n. [.] 1. Kind reception; a receiving with favor or approbation. [.] This is a saying worthy of all acceptation. 1 Tim. 1. [.] 2. A state of being acceptable; favorable regard. [.] Some things are of great dignity and acceptation with God [.] But ...
366	accepted	[.] ACCEPT'ED, pp. Kindly received; regarded; agreed to; understood; received as a bill of exchange.
367	accepter	[.] ACCEPT'ER, OR ACCEPT'OR, n. A person who accepts; the person who receives a bill of exchange so as to bind himself to pay it. [See Acceptance.]
368	accepting	[.] ACCEPT'ING, ppr. Receiving favorably; agreeing to; understanding.
369	acception	[.] ACCEP'TION, n. The received sense of a word. [Not now used.]
370	acceptive	[.] ACCEPT'IVE, a. Ready to accept. [Not used.]
371	acceptor	[.] ACCEPT'ER, OR ACCEPT'OR, n. A person who accepts; the person who receives a bill of exchange so as to bind himself to pay it. [See Acceptance.]
372	access	[.] ACCESS', n. [L. accessus, from accedo. See Accede.] [.] 1. A coming to; near approach; admittance; admission, as to gain access to a prince. [.] 2. Approach, or the way by which a thing may be approached; as, the access is by a neck of land. [.] 3. Means ...
373	accessarily	[.] ACCESSARILY, See ACCESSORILY.
374	accessariness	[.] ACCESSARINESS, See ACCESSORINESS
375	accessary	[.] ACCESSARY, See ACCESSORY.
376	accessibility	[.] ACCESSIBIL'ITY, n. The quality of being approachable; or of admitting access.
377	accessible	[.] ACCESS'IBLE, a. [.] 1. That may be approached or reached; approachable; applied to things; as an accessible town or mountain. [.] 2. Easy of approach, affable, used of persons.
378	accession	[.] ACCESS'ION, n. [L. accessio.] [.] 1. A coming to; an acceding to and joining; as a king's accession to a confederacy. [.] 2. Increase by something added; that which is added; augmentation; as an accession of wealth or territory. [.] 3. In law, a mode of ...
379	accessional	[.] ACCESS'IONAL, a. Additional
380	accessorial	[.] ACCESSO'RIAL, a. Pertaining to an accessory; as accessorial agency, accessorial guilt.
381	accessorily	[.] AC'CESSORILY, adv. [See Accessory.] In the manner of an accessory; by subordinate means, or in a secondary character; not as principal, but as a subordinate agent.
382	accessoriness	[.] AC'CESSORINESS, n. The state of being accessory, or of being or acting in a secondary character.
383	accessory	[.] AC'CESSORY, a. [L. Accessorius, from accessus, accedo. See Accede. This word is accented on the first syllable on account of the derivatives, which require a secondary accent on the third; but the natural accent of accessory is on the second syllable, and thus it ...
384	accidence	[.] AC'CIDENCE, n. [See Accident.] A small book containing the rudiments of grammar.
385	accident	[.] AC'CIDENT, n. [L. accidens, falling, from ad and cado, to fall. See Case and Cadence. Class Gd.] [.] 1. A coming or falling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an event which proceeds from an unknown cause, or is an unusual effect ...
386	accidental	[.] ACCIDENT'AL, a. [.] 1. Happening by chance, or rather unexpectedly; casual; fortuitous, taking place not according to the usual course of things; opposed to that which is constant, regular, or intended, as an accidental visit. [.] 2. Non-essential; not necessarily ...
387	accidentally	[.] ACCIDENT'ALLY, adv. By chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially.
388	accidentalness	[.] ACCIDENT'ALNESS, n. The quality of being casual. [Little used.]
389	accidentiary	[.] ACCIDEN'TIARY, a. Pertaining to the accidence. [Not used.]
390	accipiter	[.] ACCIP'ITER, n. [L. ad and capio, to seize.] [.] 1. A name given to a fish, the milvus or lucerna, a species of Trigla. [.] 2. In ornithology, the name of the order of rapacious fowls. [.] The accipiters have a hooked bill, the superior mandible, near the base, ...
391	accipitrine	[.] ACCIP'ITRINE, a. Seizing; rapacious; as the accipitrine order of fowls.
392	accite	[.] ACCI'TE v.t. [L. adand cito, to cite.] To call; to cite; to summon. [Not used.]
393	acclaim	[.] ACCLA'IM v.t. [L acclamo, ad and clamo, to cry out. See Claim, Clamor.] To applaud. [Little used.
394	acclamation	[.] ACCLAMA'TION, n. [L. acclamatio. See acclaim.] [.] A shout of applause uttered by a multitude. Anciently, acclamation was a form of words, uttered with vehemence, somewhat resembling a song, sometimes accompanied with applauses which were given by the hands. Acclamations ...
395	acclamatory	[.] ACCLAM'ATORY, a. Expressing joy or applause by shouts, or clapping of hands.
396	acclimated	[.] ACCLI'MATED, a. Habituated to a foreign climate, or a climate not native; so far accustomed to a foreign climate as not to be peculiarly liable to its endemical diseases.
397	acclivity	...
398	acclivous	[.] ACCLI'VOUS, a. Rising, as a hill with a slope.
399	accloy	[.] ACCLOY', To fill; to stuff; to fill to satiety. [Not used.] [See Clay.]
400	accoil	[.] ACCOIL', [See Coil.]
401	accola	[.] AC'COLA, n. A delicate fish eaten at Malta.
402	accolade	[.] ACCOLA'DE, n. [L. ad and collum, neck.] [.] A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood; but whether an embrace or a blow, seems not to be settled.
403	accommodable	[.] ACCOM'MODABLE, a. [See Accommodate.] [.] That may be fitted, made suitable, or made to agree. [Little used.]
404	accommodate	[.] ACCOM'MODATE, v.t. [L. accommodo, to apply or suit, from ad and commodo, to profit or help; of con, with, and modus, measure, proportion, limit, or manner. See Mode.] [.] 1. To fit, adapt, or make suitable; as, to accommodate ourselves to circumstances; to accommodate ...
405	accommodated	[.] ACCOM'MODATED, pp. fitted; adjusted; adapted; applied; also furnished with conveniences. [.] We are well accommodated with lodgings.
406	accommodately	[.] ACCOM'MODATELY, adv. Suitable; fitly. [Little used.]
407	accommodateness	[.] ACCOM'MODATENESS, n. fitness. [Little used.]
408	accommodating	[.] ACCOM'MODATING, ppr. Adapting; making suitable; reconciling; furnishing with conveniences; applying.
409	accommodation	[.] ACCOMMODA'TION, n. [.] 1. Fitness; adaptation; followed by to. [.] The organization of the body with accommodation to its functions. [.] 2. Adjustment of differences; reconciliation; as of parties in dispute. [.] 3. Provision of conveniences. [.] 4. ...
410	accommodator	[.] ACCOM'MODATOR, n. One that accommodates; one that adjusts.
411	accompanable	[.] ACCOM'PANABLE, a. [See Accompany.] sociable. [Not used.]
412	accompanied	[.] ACCOM'PANIED, pp. Attended; joined with in society.
413	accompaniment	[.] ACCOM'PANIMENT, n. Something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added by way of ornament to the principal thing, or for the sake of symmetry. Thus instruments of music attending the voice; small objects in painting; dogs, guns and game in a hunting piece; ...
414	accompanist	[.] ACCOM'PANIST, n. The performer in music who takes the accompanying part.
415	accompany	[.] ACCOM'PANY, v.t. [See Company.] [.] 1. To go with or attend as a companion or associate on a journey, walk, &c; as a man accompanies his friend to church, or on a tour. [.] 2. To be with as connected; to attend; as pain accompanies disease.
416	accompanying	[.] ACCOM'PANYING, ppr. Attending; going with as a companion.
417	accomplice	[.] ACCOM'PLICE, n. [L. complicatus, folded together, of con, with, and plico, to fold. See Complex and Pledge.] An associate in a crime; a partner or partaker in guilt. It was formerly used in a good sense for a co-operator, but this sense is wholly obsolete. It is ...
418	accomplish	[.] ACCOM'PLISH, v.t. [L. compleo, to complete. See Complete.] [.] 1. To complete; to finish entirely. [.] That He would accomplish seventy years in the desolation of Jerusalem. Dan. 9 [.] 2. To execute; as to accomplish a vow, wrath or fury. Lev. 13 and ...
419	accomplished	[.] ACCOM'PLISHED, pp. [.] 1. Finished; completed; fulfilled; executed; effected. [.] 2. a. Well endowed with good qualities and manners; complete in acquirements; having a finished education. [.] 3. Fashionable.
420	accomplisher	[.] ACCOM'PLISHER, n. One who accomplishes.
421	accomplishing	[.] ACCOM'PLISHING, ppr. finishing; completing; fulfilling; executing; effecting; furnishing with valuable qualities.
422	accomplishment	[.] ACCOM'PLISHMENT, n. [.] 1. Completion; fulfillment; entire performance; as the accomplishment of a prophecy. [.] 2. The act of carrying into effect, or obtaining an object designed; attainment; as the accomplishment of our desires or ends. [.] 3. Acquirement; ...
423	accompt	[.] ACCOMPT', obs. [See Account.]
424	accomptant	[.] ACCOMPT'ANT, Obs. [See Accountant.]
425	accord	[.] ACCORD', n.The Lat. has concors, concordo. [.] 1. Agreement; harmony of minds; consent or concurrence of opinions or wills. [.] They all continued with one accord in prayer. Acts, 1. [.] 2. Concert; harmony of sounds; the union of different sounds, which ...
426	accordable	[.] ACCORD'ABLE, a. Agreeable, consonant.
427	accordant	[.] ACCORD'ANT, a. Corresponding; consonant; agreeable.
428	accorded	[.] ACCORD'ED, pp. Make to agree; adjusted.
429	accorder	[.] ACCORD'ER, n. One that aids, or favors. [Little used.]
430	according	[.] ACCORD'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Agreeing; harmonizing. [.] Th' according music of a well mixt state. [.] 2. Suitable; agreeable; in accordance with. [.] In these senses, the word agrees with or refers to a sentence. [.] Our zeal should be according to knowledge. [.] Noble ...
431	accordingly	[.] ACCORD'INGLY, adv. Agreeably; suitably; in a manner conformable to. [.] Those who live in faith and good works, will be rewarded accordingly.
432	accorporate	[.] ACCORP'ORATE, v.t. To unite; [Not in use.] [See Incorporate.]
433	accost	[.] ACCOST', v.t. [.] 1. To approach; to draw near; to come side by side, or face to face. [Not in use.] [.] 2. To speak first to; to address. [.] ACCOST', v.i. to adjoin. [Not in use.]
434	accostable	[.] ACCOST'ABLE, a. Ease of access; familiar.
435	accosted	[.] ACCOST'ED, pp. Address; first spoken to. In heraldry, being side by side.
436	accosting	[.] ACCOST'ING, ppr. Addressing by first speaking to.
437	accoucheur	[.] ACCOUCHEUR, n. accoshare. A man who assists women in childbirth.
438	account	[.] ACCOUNT', n. [.] 1. A sum stated on paper; a registry of a debt or credit; of debts and credits, or charges; an entry in a book or on paper of things bought or sold, of payments, services &c., including the names of the parties to the transaction, date, and price ...
439	accountability	[.] ACCOUNTABIL'ITY, n. [.] 1. The state of being liable to answer for one's conduct; liability to give account, and to receive reward or punishment for actions. [.] The awful idea of accountability. [.] 2. Liability to the payment of money or of damages; responsibility ...
440	accountable	[.] ACCOUNT'ABLE, a. [.] 1. Liable to be called to account; answerable to a superior. [.] Every man is accountable to God for his conduct. [.] 2. Subject to pay, or make good, in case of loss. A sheriff is accountable, as bailiff and receiver of goods. [.] Accountable ...
441	accountableness	[.] ACCOUNT'ABLENESS, n. Liableness to answer or to give account; the state of being answerable, or liable to the payment of money or damages.
442	accountant	[.] ACCOUNT'ANT, n. One skilled in mercantile accounts; more generally, a person who keeps accounts; an officer in a public office who has charge of the accounts. In Great Britain, an officer in the court of chancery, who receives money and pays it to the bank, is call ...
443	accountbook	[.] ACCOUNT'BOOK, n. A book in which accounts are kept.
444	accounted	[.] ACCOUNT'ED, pp. Esteemed; deemed; considered; regarded; valued. [.] Accounted for, explained.
445	accounting	[.] ACCOUNT'ING, ppr. Deeming; esteeming; reckoning; rendering an account. [.] Accounting for, rendering an account; assigning the reasons; unfolding the causes. [.] ACCOUNT'ING, n. The act of reckoning or adjusting accounts.
446	accouple	[.] ACCOUPLE, v.t. accup'ple. To couple; to join or link together. [See Couple.]
447	accouplement	[.] ACCOUPLEMENT, n. accup'plement. A coupling, a connecting in pairs; junction. [Little used.]
448	accourage	[.] ACCOUR'AGE, v.t. accur'age. [See Courage.] To encourage. [Not used.]
449	accourt	[.] ACCOURT, v.t. [See Court.] To entertain with courtesy. [Not used.]
450	accouter	[.] ACCOUTER, v.t. acoot'er [.] In a general sense, to dress; to equip, but appropriately, to array in a military dress; to put on, or to furnish with a military dress and arms; to equip the body for military service.
451	accoutered	[.] ACCOUT'ERED, pp. Dressed in arms; equipped.
452	accoutering	[.] ACCOUT'ERING, ppr. Equipping with military habiliments.
453	accouterments	[.] ACCOUT'ERMENTS, n. plu. [.] 1. Dress; equipage; furniture for the body; appropriately, military dress and arms; equipage for military service. [.] 2. In common usage, an old or unusual dress.
454	accoy	[.] ACCOY', v.t. To render quiet or diffident; to soothe; to caress. [Obs.]
455	accredit	[.] ACCRED'IT, v.t. [L. ad and credo, to believe, or give faith to. See Credit.] [.] To give credit, authority, or reputation; to accredit an envoy, is to receive him in his public character, and give him credit and rank accordingly.
456	accreditation	[.] ACCREDITA'TION, n. That which gives title to credit. [Little used.]
457	accredited	[.] ACCRED'ITED, pp. Allowed; received with reputation; authorized in a public character.
458	accrediting	[.] ACCRED'ITING, ppr. Giving authority or reputation.
459	accrescent	[.] ACCRES'CENT,a. [See Accretion.] Increasing.
460	accretion	[.] ACCRE'TION, n. [Lat. accretio, increase; accres'co, to increase, literally, to grow to; ad and cresco; Eng. accrue; See Increase, Accrue, Grow.] [.] 1. A growing to; an increase by natural growth; applied to the increase of organic bodies by the accession of ...
461	accretive	[.] ACCRE'TIVE, a. Increasing by growth; growing; adding to be growth; as the accretive motion of plants.
462	accroach	[.] ACCROACH, v.i. [.] 1. To hook, or draw to, as with a hook; but in this sense not used. [.] 2. To encroach; to draw away from another. Hence in old laws to assume the exercise of royal prerogatives. [.] The noun accroachment, an encroachment, or attempt to exercise ...
463	accrue	[.] ACCRUE, v.i. accru'. [L. accresco, cresco.] [.] Literally, to grow to; hence to arise, proceed or come; to be added, as increase, profit or damage; as, a profit accrues to government from the coinage of copper; a loss accrues from the coinage of gold and silver. [.] ACCRUE, ...
464	accruing	[.] ACCRU'ING, ppr. Growing to; arising; coming; being added.
465	accrument	[.] ACCRU'MENT, n. Addition; increase. [Little used.]
466	accubation	[.] ACCUBA'TION, n. [L. accubatio, a reclingin, from ad and cubo, to lie down. See Cube.] [.] A lying or reclining on a couch, as the ancients at their meals. The manner was to recline on low beds or couches with the head resting on a pillow or on the elbow. Two or ...
467	accumb	[.] ACCUMB', v.i. [L. accumbo; ad and cubo.] To recline as at table. [Not used.]
468	accumbency	[.] ACCUM'BENCY, n. State of being accumbent or reclining.
469	accumbent	[.] ACCUM'BENT, a. [L. accumbens, accumbo, from cubo. See Accubation.] Leaning or reclining, as the ancients at their meals.
470	accumulate	[.] ACCU'MULATE, v.t. [L. accumulo, ad and cumulo, to heap; cumulus a heap.] [.] 1. To heap up; to pile; to amass; as, to accumulate earth or stones. [.] 2. To collect or bring together; as to accumulate causes of misery; to accumulate wealth. [.] ACCU'MULATE, ...
471	accumulated	[.] ACCU'MULATED, pp. Collected into a heap or great quantity.
472	accumulating	[.] ACCU'MULATING, ppr. Heaping up; amassing; increasing greatly.
473	accumulation	[.] ACCUMULA'TION,n. [.] 1. The act of accumulating; the state of being accumulated; an amassing; a collecting together; as an accumulation of earth or of evils. [.] 2. In law, the concurrence of several titles to the same thing, or of several circumstances to the ...
474	accumulative	[.] ACCU'MULATIVE, a. That accumulates; heaping up; accumulating.
475	accumulator	[.] ACCU'MULATOR, n. One that accumulates, gathers, or amasses.
476	accuracy	[.] AC'CURACY,n. [L. accuratio, from accurare, to take care of; ad and curare, to take care; cura, care. See Care.] [.] 1. Exactness; exact conformity to truth; or to a rule or model; freedom from mistake; nicety; correctness; precision which results from care. The ...
477	accurate	[.] AC'CURATE, a. [L. accuratus.] [.] 1. In exact conformity to truth, or to a standard or rule, or to a model; free from failure, error, or defect; as an accurate account; accurate measure; an accurate expression. [.] 2. Determinate; precisely fixed; as, one body ...
478	accurately	[.] AC'CURATELY, adv. [.] 1. Exactly; in an accurate manner; with precision; without error or defect; as a writing accurately copied. [.] 2. Closely; so as to be perfectly tight; as a vial accurately stopped.
479	accurateness	[.] AC'CURATENESS, n. Accuracy; exactness; nicety; precision.
480	accurse	[.] ACCURSE, v.t. accurs', [ Ac for ad and curse.] To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon. [This verb is rarely used. See Curse.]
481	accursed	[.] ACCURS'ED, pp. or a. [.] 1. Doomed to destruction or misery: [.] The city shall be accursed. John 6. [.] 2. Separated from the faithful; cast out of the church; excommunicated. [.] I could wish myself accursed from Christ. [.] 3. Worthy of the curse; ...
482	accusable	[.] ACCU'SABLE,a. That may be accused; chargeable with a crime; blamable; liable to censure; followed by of.
483	accusant	[.] ACCU'SANT, n. One who accuses.
484	accusation	[.] ACCUSA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of charging with a crime or offense; the act of accusing of any wrong or injustice. [.] 2. The charge of an offense or crime; or the declaration containing the charge. [.] They set over his head his accusation. Mat. 27.
485	accusative	[.] ACCU'SATIVE, a. A term given to a case of nouns, in Grammars, on which the action of a verb terminates or falls; called in English Grammar the objective case.
486	accusatively	[.] ACCU'SATIVELY, adv. [.] 1. In an accusative manner. [.] 2. In relation to the accusative case in Grammar.
487	accusatory	[.] ACCU'SATORY, a. Accusing; containing an accusation; as an accusatory libel.
488	accuse	[.] ACCU'SE, v.t. [L. accuso, to blame or accuse; ad and causor, to blame, or accuse; causa, blame, suit, or process, cause. See Cause.] [.] 1. To charge with, or declare to have committed a crime, either by plaint, or complaint, information, indictment, or impeachment; ...
489	accused	[.] ACCU'SED, pp. Charged with a crime, by a legal process; charged with an offense; blamed.
490	accuser	[.] ACCU'SER, n. One who accuses or blames; an officer who prefers an accusation against another for some offense, in the name of the government, before a tribunal that has cognizance of the offense.
491	accusing	[.] ACCU'SING, ppr. Charging with a crime; blaming.
492	accustom	[.] ACCUS'TOM, v.t. [.] To make familiar by use; to form a habit by practice; to habituate or inure; as to accustom one's self to a spare diet. [.] ACCUS'TOM, v.i. [.] 1. To be wont, or habituated to do anything. [Little used.] [.] 2. To cohabit. [Not used.] [.] ACCUS'TOM, ...
493	accustomable	[.] ACCUS'TOMABLE, a. Of long custom; habitual; customary. [Little used.]
494	accustomably	[.] ACCUS'TOMABLY, adv. According to custom or habit. [Little used.]
495	accustomance	[.] ACCUS'TOMANCE, n. custom; habitual use or practice. [Not used.]
496	accustomarily	[.] ACCUS'TOMARILY, adv. According to custom or common practice. [See Customarily.] [Little used.]
497	accustomary	[.] ACCUS'TOMARY, a. Usual; customary [See Customary.] [Little used.]
498	accustomed	[.] ACCUS'TOMED, pp. [.] 1. Being familiar by use; habituated; inured. [.] 2. a. Usual; often practiced; as in their accustomed manner.
499	accustoming	[.] ACCUS'TOMING, ppr. Making familiar by practice; inuring.
500	ace	[.] ACE, n. [L. as, a unit or pound; G. ass.] [.] 1. A unit; a single point on a card or die; or the card or die so marked. [.] 2. A very small quantity; a particle; an atom; a trifle; as a creditor will not abate an ace of his demand.
501	aceetate	[.] ACE'ETATE, n. [See Acid.] In chimistry, a neutral salt formed by the union of the acetic acid, or radical vinegar, with any salifiable base, as with earths, metals, and alkalies; as the acetate of alumine, of lime, or of copper.
502	aceldama	[.] ACEL'DAMA, n. [.] A field said to have laid south of Jerusalem, the same as the potters field, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his master, and therefore called the field of blood. It was appropriated to the interment of strangers.
503	acephalous	[.] ACEPH'ALOUS, a. [Gr. a priv., a head.] [.] Without a head, headless. In history, the term Acephali, or Acephalites was given to several sects who refused to follow some noted leader, and to such bishops as were exempt from the jurisdiction and discipline of their ...
504	acephalus	[.] ACEPH'ALUS, n. an obsolete name of the taenia or tape worm, which was formerly supposed to have no head; an error now exploded. the term is also used to express a verse defective in the beginning.
505	acerb	[.] ACERB', a. [L. acerbus; G. herbe, harsh, sour, tart, bitter, rough, whence herbst autumn, herbstzeit, harvest time. See Harvest.] [.] Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste; sour, with astringency or roughness; a quality of unripe fruits.
506	acerbity	[.] ACERB'ITY, n. [.] 1. A sourness, with roughness, or astringency. [.] 2. Figuratively, harshness or severity of temper in man.
507	aceric	[.] ACER'IC, a. [L. acer, a maple tree.] [.] Pertaining to the maple; obtained from the maple, as aceric acid.
508	acerous	[.] AC'EROUS, a. [L. acerosus, chaffy, from acus, chaff or a point.] [.] 1. In botany, chaffy; resembling chaff. [.] 2. An acerous or acerose leaf is one which is linear and permanent, in form of a needle, as in pine.
509	acescency	[.] ACES'CENCY, n. [L. acescens, turning sour, from acesco. See Acid.] [.] A turning sour by spontaneous decomposition; a state of becoming sour, tart, or acid, and hence a being moderately sour.
510	acescent	[.] ACES'CENT, a. Turning sour; becoming tart or acid by spontaneous decomposition. Hence slightly sour; but the latter sense is usually expressed by acidulous or subacid.
511	aceste	[.] ACES'TE, n. In entomology, a species of papilio or butterfly, with subdentated wings, found in India.
512	acestis	[.] ACES'TIS, n. A factitious sort of chrysocolla, made of Cyprian verdigris, urine, and niter.
513	acetabulum	[.] ACETAB'ULUM, n. [L. from acetum, vinegar. See Acid.] Among the Romans a vinegar cruse or like vessel, and a measure of about one eighth of a pint. [.] 1. In anatomy, the cavity of a bone for receiving the protuberant end of another bone, and therefore forming ...
514	acetary	[.] AC'ETARY, n. [See Acid.] an acid pulpy substance in certain fruits, as the pear, inclosed in a congeries of small calculous bodies, towards the base of the fruit.
515	acetated	[.] AC'ETATED, a. [See Acid.] Combined with acetic acid, or radical vinegar.
516	acetic	[.] ACE'TIC, a. [See Acid.] A term used to denote a particular acid, acetic acid, the concentrated acid of vinegar, or radical vinegar. It may be obtained by exposing common vinegar to frost - the water freezing leaves the acetic acid, in a state of purity.
517	acetification	[.] ACETIFICA'TION, n. The act of making acetous or sour; or the operation of making vinegar.
518	acetify	[.] ACE'TIFY, v.t. To convert into acid or vinegar.
519	acetite	[.] AC'ETITE, [See Acid.] Neutral salt formed by the acetous acid, with a salifiable base; as the acetite of copper, aluminous acetite.
520	acetometer	[.] ACETOM'ETER, n. [L. acetum, vinegar, and measure.] [.] An instrument for ascertaining the strength of vinegar.
521	acetous	[.] ACE'TOUS, a. [See Acid.[ Sour; like or having the nature of vinegar. Acetous acid is the term used by chimists for distilled vinegar. This acid, in union with different bases, forms salts called acetites.
522	acetum	[.] ACE'TUM, n. [L. See Acid.] Vinegar, a sour liquor, obtained from vegetables dissolved in boiling water, and from fermented and spirituous liquors, by exposing them to heat and air. [.] This is called the acid or acetous fermentation
523	ache	[.] ACHE, v.i. ake. [Gr. to ache or be in pain. The primary sense is to be pressed. Perhaps the oriental to press.] [.] 1. To suffer pain; to have or be in pain, or in continued pain; as, the head aches. [.] 2. To suffer grief, or extreme grief; to be distressed; ...
524	achean	[.] ACHE'AN, a. Pertaining to Achaia in Greece, and a celebrated league or confederacy established there. This State lay on the gulf of Corinth, with Peloponnesus.
525	acherner	[.] ACHERN'ER, n. A star of the first magnitude in the southern extremity of the constellation Eridanus.
526	acherset	[.] ACH'ERSET, n. An ancient measure of corn, supposed to be about eight bushels.
527	achievable	[.] ACHIE'VABLE, a. [See Achieve.] That may be performed.
528	achievance	[.] ACHIE'VANCE, n. Performance.
529	achieve	[.] ACHIE'VE, v.t. [.] 1. To perform, or execute; to accomplish; to finish, or carry on to a final close. It is appropriately used for the effect of efforts made by the hand or bodily exertion, as deeds achieved by valor. [.] 2. To gain or obtain, as the result of ...
530	achieved	[.] ACHIE'VED, pp. Performed; obtained; accomplished.
531	achievement	[.] ACHIE'VEMENT, n. [.] 1. The performance of an action. [.] 2. A great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor, or boldness. [.] 3. An obtaining by exertion. [.] 4. An escutcheon or ensigns armorial, granted for the performance of a great or honorable ...
532	achiever	[.] ACHIE'VER, n. One who accomplishes a purpose, or obtains an object by his exertions.
533	achieving	[.] ACHIE'VING, ppr. Performing; executing; gaining.
534	aching	[.] A'CHING, ppr. Being in pain; suffering distress. [.] A'CHING, n. Pain; continued pain or distress.
535	achiote	[.] A'CHIOTE, n. The anotta, a tree, and a drug used for dyeing red. The bard of the tree makes good cordage, and the wood is used to excite fire by friction. [See Anotta.]
536	achor	[.] A'CHOR, n. [Gr., sordes capitis.] [.] 1. The scald head, a disease forming scaly eruptions, supposed to be a critical evacuation of acrimonious humors; a species of herpes. [.] 2. In mythology, the God of flies, said to have been worshipped by the Cyreneans, ...
537	achromatic	[.] ACHROMAT'IC, a. [Gr. priv. and color.] [.] Destitute of color. achromatic telescopes are formed of a combination of lenses, which separate the variously color rays of light to equal angles of divergence, at different angles of refraction of the mean ray. In this ...
538	acicular	[.] ACIC'ULAR, a. [L. acicula, Priscian, a needle, from Gr., L. a point. See Acid.] [.] In the shape of a needle; having sharp points like needles. [.] An acicular prism is when the crystals are slender and straight.
539	acicularly	[.] ACIC'ULARLY, adv. In the manner of needles, or prickles.
540	acid	[.] AC'ID, a. [L. acidus. See Edge.] [.] Sour, sharp or biting to the taste, having the taste of vinegar, as acid fruits or liquors. [.] AC'ID, n. In chimistry, acids are a class of substances, so denominated from their taste, or the sensation of sourness which ...
541	acidiferous	[.] ACIDIF'EROUS, a. [Acid and L. fero.] Containing acids, or an acid. [.] Acidiferous minerals are such as consist of an earth combined with an acid; as carbonate of lime, aluminite, &c.
542	acidifiable	[.] ACID'IFIABLE, a. [From Acidify.] [.] Capable of being converted into an acid, by union with an acidifying principle, without decomposition.
543	acidification	[.] ACIDIFICA'TION, n. The act or process of acidifying or changing into an acid.
544	acidified	[.] ACID'IFIED, pp. Made acid; converted into an acid.
545	acidifier	[.] ACID'IFIER, n. That which by combination forms an acid, as oxygen and hydrogen.
546	acidify	[.] ACID'IFY, v.t. [Acid and L. facio.] [.] To make acid; but appropriately to convert into an acid, chimically so called, by combination with any substance.
547	acidifying	[.] ACID'IFYING, ppr. Making acid; converting into an acid; having power to change into an acid. Oxygen is called the acidifying principle or element.
548	acidimeter	[.] ACIDIM'ETER, n. [Acid and Gr. measure.] [.] An instrument for ascertaining the strength of acids.
549	acidity	[.] ACID'ITY, n. The quality of being sour; sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste.
550	acidness	[.] AC'IDNESS, n. The quality of being sour; acidity.
551	acidulate	[.] ACID'ULATE, v.t. [L. acidulus, slightly sour; [.] To tinge with an acid; to make acid in a moderate degree.
552	acidulated	[.] ACID'ULATED, pp. Tinged with an acid; made slightly sour.
553	acidulating	[.] ACID'ULATING, ppr. Tinging with an acid.
554	acidule	[.] AC'IDULE, n. In chimistry, a compound base is supersaturated
555	acidulous	[.] ACID'ULOUS, a. [L. acidulus. See Acid.] [.] Slightly sour; sub-acid, or having an excess of acid; as acidulous sulphate.
556	acidulum	[.] ACID'ULUM, with acid; as, tartareous acidulum; oxalic acidulum.
557	acinaciform	[.] ACINAC'IFORM, a. [L. acinaces, a cimeter, Gr. and L. forma, form.] [.] In botany, formed like, or resembling a cimeter.
558	aciniform	...
559	acinose	[.] AC'INOSE, a. [From L. acinus. See Aciniform.]
560	acinous	[.] AC'INOUS,
561	acinus	[.] AC'INUS, n. [L.] In botany, one of the small grains, which compose the fruit of the blackberry, &c.
562	acipenser	[.] AC'IPENSER, a. In ichthyology, a genus of fishes, of the order of chondropterygii, having an obtuse head; the mouth under the head, retractile and without teeth. To this genus belong the sturgeon, sterlet, huso, &c.
563	acitli	[.] ACIT'LI, n. A name of the water hare, or great crested grebe or diver.
564	acknowledge	[.] ACKNOWL'EDGE, v.t. Aknol'edge, [ad and knowledge. See Know.] [.] 1. To own, avow or admit to be true, by a declaration of assent; as to acknowledge the being of a God. [.] 2. To own or notice with particular regard. [.] In all thy ways acknowledge God. Prov. ...
565	acknowledged	[.] ACKNOWL'EDGED, pp. Owned; confessed; noticed with regard or gratitude; received with approbation; owned before authority.
566	acknowledging	[.] ACKNOWL'EDGING, ppr. Owning; confessing; approving; grateful; but the latter sense is a gallicism, not to be used.
567	acknowledgment	[.] ACKNOWL'EDGMENT, n. [.] 1. The act of owning; confession; as, the acknowledgment of a fault. [.] 2. The owning, with approbation, or in the true character; as the acknowledgment of a God, or of a public minister. [.] 3. Concession; admission of the truth; ...
568	acme	[.] AC'ME, n. Ac'my [Gr.] [.] The top or highest point. It is used to denote the maturity or perfection of an animal. Among physicians, the crisis of a disease, or its utmost violence. Old medical writers divided the progress of a disease into four periods, the arche, ...
569	acne	[.] AC'NE, n. Ac'ny. [Gr.] [.] A small hard pimple or tubercle on the face.
570	acnestis	[.] ACNESTIS, n. [Gr. a priv. to rub or gnaw.] [.] That part of the spine in quadrupeds which extends from the metaphrenon, between the shoulder blades, to the loins; which the animal cannot reach to scratch.
571	aco	[.] AC'O, n. A Mediterranean fish, called also sarachus.
572	acolin	[.] AC'OLIN, n. a bird of the partridge kind in Cuba. Its breast and belly are white; its back and tail of a dusky yellow brown.
573	acolothist	[.] ACOL'OTHIST, n. [Gr.]
574	acolyte	[.] AC'OLYTE, [.] In the ancient church, one of the subordinate officers, who lighted the lamps, prepared the elements of the sacraments, attended the bishops, &c. An officer of the like character is still employed in the Romish Church.
575	aconite	[.] AC'ONITE, n. [L. aconitum; Gr.] [.] The herb wolf's bane, or monks-hood, a poisonous plant; and in poetry, used for poison in general.
576	acontias	[.] ACON'TIAS, n. [Gr. a dart.] [.] 1. A species of serpent, called dart-snake, or jaculum, from its manner of darting on its prey. This serpent is about three feet in length; of a light gray color with black spots, resembling eyes; the belly perfectly white. It is ...
577	acop	[.] ACOP' adv. [a and cope.] At the top.
578	acorn	[.] A'CORN, n. [.] 1. The seed or fruit of the oak; an oval nut which grows in a rough permanent cup. [.] The first settlers of Boston were reduced to the necessity of feeding on clams, muscles, ground nuts, and acorns. [.] 2. In marine language, a small ornamental ...
579	acorned	[.] A'CORNED, a. Furnished or loaded with acorns.
580	acorus	[.] A'CORUS, n. [L. from Gr..] [.] 1. Aromatic Calamus, sweet flag, or sweet rush. [.] 2. In natural history, blue coral, which grows in the form of a tree, on a rocky bottom, in some parts of the African seas. it is brought from the Camarones and Benin. [.] 3. ...
581	acotyledon	[.] ACOTYL'EDON, n. [Gr. a priv. a hollow.] [.] In botany, a plant whose seeds have no side lobes, or cotyledons.
582	acotyledonous	[.] ACOTYLED'ONOUS, a. Having no side lobes.
583	acoustic	[.] ACOUS'TIC, a. [Gr. to hear.] [.] Pertaining to the ears, to the sense of hearing, or to the doctrine of sounds. [.] Acoustic duct, in anatomy, the meatus auditorius, or external passage of the ear. [.] Acoustic vessels, in ancient theaters, were brazen tubes ...
584	acoustics	[.] ACOUS'TICS, n. [.] 1. The science of sounds, teaching their cause, nature and phenomena. This science is, by some writers, divided into diacoustics, which explains the properties of sounds coming directly from the sonorous body to the ear; and catacoustics, which ...
585	acquaint	[.] ACQUA'INT, v.t. [Eng. can, and ken; which see.] [.] 1. To make known; to make fully or intimately known; to make familiar. [.] A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. Isaiah 53. [.] 2. To inform; to communicate notice to; as a friend in the country acquaints ...
586	acquaintance	[.] ACQUAI'NTANCE, n. [.] 1. Familiar knowledge; a state of being acquainted, or of having intimate or more than slight or superficial knowledge; as, I know the man, but have no acquaintance with him. Sometimes it denotes a more slight knowledge. [.] 2. A person ...
587	acquainted	[.] ACQUA'INTED, pp. Known; familiarly known; informed; having personal knowledge.
588	acquainting	[.] ACQUA'INTING, ppr. Making known to; giving notice, or information to.
589	acquest	[.] ACQUEST', n. [L. acquisitus, acquiro.] [.] 1. Acquisition; the thing gained. [.] 2. Conquest; a place acquired by force.
590	acquiesce	[.] ACQUIESCE, v.i. acquiess'. [L. acquiesco, of ad and quiesco, to be quiet; quies, rest.] [.] 1. To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent; usually implying previous opposition, uneasiness, or dislike, but ultimate ...
591	acquiescence	[.] ACQUIES'CENCE, n. A quiet assent; a silent submission, or submission with apparent content; distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; as, an acquiescence in the decisions of a court, or in the allotments ...
592	acquiescent	[.] ACQUIES'CENT, a. Resting satisfied; easy; submitting; disposed to submit.
593	acquiescing	[.] ACQUIES'CING, ppr. Quietly submitting; resting content.
594	acquirable	[.] ACQUI'RABLE, a. That may be acquired.
595	acquire	[.] ACQUI'RE, v.t. [L. acquiro, ad and quaero to seek, that is to follow, to press, to urge; acquiro signifies to pursue to the end or object; Heb. to seek, to make towards, to follow. The L. quaesivi, unless contracted, is probably from a different root. See class ...
596	acquired	[.] ACQUI'RED, pp. Gained, obtained, or received from art, labor, or other means, in distinction from those things which are bestowed by nature. Thus we say, abilities, natural and acquired. It implies title, or some permanence of possession.
597	acquirement	[.] ACQUI'REMENT, n. The act of acquiring, or that which is acquired; attainment. It is used in opposition to natural gifts; as, eloquence, and skill in music and painting, are acquirement; genius, the gift of nature. it denotes especially personal attainments, in opposition ...
598	acquirer	[.] ACQUI'RER, n. A person who acquires.
599	acquiring	[.] ACQUI'RING, ppr. Gaining by labor or other means, something that has a degree of permanence in the possessor.
600	acquiry	[.] ACQUI'RY, n. Acquirement. [Not used.]
601	acquisite	[.] AC'QUISITE, a. s as z. Gained. [Not used.]
602	acquisition	[.] ACQUISI'TION, n. [L. acquisitio, from acquisitus, acquaesivi, which are given as the part. and pret. of acquiro; but quaesivi is probably from a different root.] [.] 1. The act of acquiring; as, a man takes pleasure inthe acquisition of property, as well as in the ...
603	acquisitive	[.] ACQUIS'ITIVE, a. that is acquired; acquired; [but improper.]
604	acquisitively	[.] ACQUIS'ITIVELY, adv. Noting acquirement, with to or for following.
605	acquist	[.] ACQUIST', n. See Acquest. [Not used.]
606	acquit	[.] ACQUIT', v.t. [L. cedo.] [.] To set free; to release or discharge from an obligation, accusation, guilt, censure, suspicion, or whatever lies upon a person as a charge or duty; as, the jury acquitted the prisoner; we acquit a man of evil intentions. It is followed ...
607	acquitment	[.] ACQUIT'MENT, n. The act of acquitting, or state of being acquitted. [This word is superseded by acquittal.]
608	acquittal	[.] ACQUIT'TAL, n. A judicial setting free, or deliverance from the charge of an offense; as, by verdict of a jury, or sentence of a court. [.] The acquittal of a principal operates as an acquittal of the accessories.
609	acquittance	[.] ACQUIT'TANCE, n. [.] 1. A discharge or release from a debt. [.] 2. The writing, which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand.
610	acquitted	[.] ACQUIT'TED, pp. Set free, or judicially discharge from an accusation; released from a debt, duty, obligation, charge, or suspicion of guilt.
611	acquitting	[.] ACQUIT'TING, ppr. Setting free from accusation; releasing from a charge, obligation, or suspicion of guilt.
612	acrase	[.] ACRA'SE, v.t.
613	acrasy	[.] AC'RASY, n. [Gr. from a priv. constitution or temperament.] [.] In medical authors, an excess or predominancy of one quality above another, in mixture, or in the human constitution.
614	acraze	[.] ACRA'ZE, [.] 1. To make crazy; to infatuate. [Not in use.] [See Crazy.] [.] 2. To impair; to destroy. [Not in use.]
615	acre	[.] ACRE, n. a'ker. [Gr; Lat. ager. In these languages, the word retains its primitive sense, an open, plowed, or sowed field. In Eng. it retained its original signification, that of any open field, until it was limited to a definite quantity by statutes 31. Ed. 35 Ed ...
616	acred	[.] A'CRED, a. Possessing acres or landed property.
617	acrid	[.] AC'RID, a. [L. accr.] [.] Sharp; pungent; bitter; sharp or biting to the taste; acrimonious; as acrid salts.
618	acridness	[.] AC'RIDNESS, n. A sharp, bitter, pungent quality.
619	acrimonious	[.] ACRIMO'NIOUS, a. [.] 1. Sharp; bitter; corrosive; abounding with acrimony. [.] 2. Figuratively, sharpness or severity of temper; bitterness of expression proceeding from anger, ill-nature, or petulance.
620	acrimoniously	[.] ACRIMO'NIOUSLY, adv. With sharpness or bitterness.
621	acrisy	[.] AC'RISY, n. [Gr. a priv., judgment.] [.] A state or condition of which no right judgment can be formed; that of which no choice is made; matter in dispute; injudiciousness. [Little used.]
622	acritude	[.] AC'RITUDE, n. [See Acrid.] [.] An acrid quality; bitterness to the taste; biting heat.
623	acroamatic	[.] ACROAMAT'IC, a. [Gr. to hear.] [.] Abstruse; pertaining to deep learning; an epithet applied to the secret doctrines of Aristotle.
624	acroatic	[.] ACROAT'IC, a. [Gr.] [.] Abstruse; pertaining to deep learning; and opposed to exoteric. Aristotle's lectures were of two kinds, acroatic, acroamatic, or esoteric, which were delivered to a class of select disciples, who had been previously instructed in the elements ...
625	acroceraunian	[.] ACROCERAU'NIAN, a. [Gr. a summit, and thunder.] [.] An epithet applied to certain mountains between Epirus and Illyricum, in the 41st degree of latitude. They project into the Adriatic, and are so termed from being often struck with lightning.
626	acromion	[.] ACRO'MION, n. [Gr. highest, and shoulder.] [.] In anatomy, that part of the spine of the scapula, which receives the extreme part of the clavicle.
627	acronic	[.] ACRON'IC, a. [Gr. extreme and night.]
628	acronical	[.] ACRON'ICAL, [.] In astronomy, a term applied to the rising of a star at sun set, or its setting at sun rise. This rising or setting is called acronical. The word is opposed to cosmical.
629	acronically	[.] ACRON'ICALLY, adv. In an acronical manner; at the rising or setting of the sun.
630	acrospire	[.] AC'ROSPIRE, n. [Gr. highest, a spire, or spiral line.] [.] A shoot, or sprout of a seed; the plume, or plumule, so called from its spiral form.
631	acrospired	[.] AC'ROSPIRED, a. having a sprout, or having sprouted at both ends.
632	across	[.] ACROSS', prep. akraus'. [a and cross. See Cross.] [.] 1. From side to side, opposed to along, which is in the direction of the length; athwart; quite over; as, a bridge is laid across a river. [.] 2. Intersecting; passing over at any angle; as a line passing ...
633	acrostic	[.] ACROS'TIC, n. [Gr extremity or beginning, order, or verse.] [.] A composition in verse, in which the first letter of the lines, taken in order, form the name of a person, kingdom, city, &c., which is the subject of the composition, or some title or motto. [.] ACROS'TIC, ...
634	acrostically	[.] ACROS'TICALLY, adv. In the manner of an acrostic.
635	acroteleutic	[.] ACROTELEU'TIC, n. [Gr. extreme, and end.] [.] Among ecclesiastical writers, an appellation given to any thing added to the end of a psalm, or hymn; as a doxology.
636	acroter	[.] AC'ROTER, n. [Gr. a summit.] [.] In architecture, a small pedestal, usually with out a base, anciently placed at the two extremes, or in the middle of pediments or frontispieces, serving to support the statues, &c. It also signifies the figures placed as ornaments ...
637	acrothymion	[.] ACROTHYM'ION, n. [Gr. extreme, and thyme.] [.] Among physicians, a species of wart, with a narrow basis and broad top, having the color of thyme. It is call Thymus.
638	act	[.] ACT, v.i. [Gr., Lat. to urge, drive, lead, bring, do, perform, or in general to move, to exert force.] [.] 1. To exert power; as, the stomach acts upon food; the will acts upon the body in producing motion. [.] 2. To be in action or motion; to move [.] He hangs ...
639	acted	[.] ACT'ED, pp. Done; performed; represented on the stage.
640	actian	[.] AC'TIAN, a. Relating to Actium, a town and promontory of Epirus, as Actian games, which were instituted by Augustus, to celebrate his navel victory over Anthony, near that town, Sep. 2, B.C. 31. They were celebrated every five years. Hence, Actian years, reckoned ...
641	acting	[.] ACT'ING, ppr. Doing; performing; behaving; representing the character of another. [.] ACT'ING, n. Action; act of performing a part of a play.
642	actinolite	[.] AC'TINOLITE, n. [Gr. a ray, a stone.] [.] A mineral, called, by Werner, strahlstein, ray-stone, nearly allied to hornblend. It occurs in prismatic crystals, which are long, and incomplete, and sometimes extremely minute and even fibrous. Its prevailing color is ...
643	actinolitic	[.] ACTINOLIT'IC, a. Like or pertaining to actinolite.
644	action	[.] AC'TION, n. [L. actio. See Act.] [.] 1. Literally, a driving; hence, the state of acting or moving; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another; or action is the effect of power exerted on one body by another; motion produced. Hence, action is ...
645	actionable	[.] AC'TIONABLE, a. That will bear a suit, or for which an action at law may be sustained; as, to call a man a thief is actionable.
646	actionably	[.] AC'TIONABLY, adv. In a manner that subjects to legal process.
647	actionary	[.] AC'TIONARY or AC'TIONIST, n. In Europe, a proprietor of stock in a trading company; one who owns actions or shares of stock.
648	actionist	[.] AC'TIONARY or AC'TIONIST, n. In Europe, a proprietor of stock in a trading company; one who owns actions or shares of stock.
649	active	[.] ACT'IVE, a. [L. activus.] [.] 1. That has the power or quality of acting; that contains the principle of action, independent of any visible external force; as, attraction is an active power: or it may be defined, that communicates action or motion, opposed to passive, ...
650	actively	[.] ACT'IVELY, adv. in an active manner; by action; nimbly; briskly; also in an active signification, as a word is used actively.
651	activeness	[.] ACT'IVENESS, n. the quality of being active; the faculty of acting; nimbleness; quickness of motion; less used than activity.
652	activity	[.] ACTIV'ITY, n. The quality of being active; the active faculty; nimbleness; agility; also the habit of diligent and vigorous pursuit of business; as, a man of activity. It is applied to persons or things. [.] Sphere of activity, is the whole space in which the virtue, ...
653	actor	[.] ACT'OR, n. [.] 1. He that acts or performs; an active agent. [.] 2. He that represents a character or acts a part in a play; a stage player. [.] 3. Among civilians, an advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
654	actress	[.] ACT'RESS, n. A female who acts or performs, and especially, on the stage, or in a play.
655	actual	[.] ACT'UAL, a. [.] 1. Real or effective, or that exists truly and absolutely; as, actual heat, opposed to that, which is virtual or potential; actual cautery, or the burning by a red-hot iron, opposed to a cautery or caustic application, that may produce the same effect ...
656	actuality	[.] ACTUAL'ITY, n. Reality.
657	actually	[.] ACT'UALLY, adv. In fact; really; in truth.
658	actuary	[.] ACT'UARY, n. [L. actuarius.] [.] A register or clerk; a term of the civil law, and used originally in courts of civil law jurisdiction; but in Europe used for a clerk or register generally.
659	actuate	[.] ACT'UATE, a. Put in action. [Little used.] [.] ACT'UATE, v.t. [from act.] [.] To put into action; to move or incite to action; as, men are actuated by motives, or passions. It seems to have been used formerly in the sense of invigorate, noting increase ...
660	actuated	[.] ACT'UATED, pp. Put in action; incited to action.
661	actuating	[.] ACT'UATING, ppr. Putting in action; inciting to action.
662	actuation	[.] ACTUA'TION, n. The state of being put in action; effectual operation.
663	actus	[.] ACT'US, n. Among the Romans, a measure in building equal to 120 Roman feet. In agriculture, the length of one furrow.
664	acuate	[.] AC'UATE, v.t. [L. acuo, to sharpen. See Acid.] [.] To sharpen; to make pungent, or corrosive. [Little used.]
665	acubene	[.] ACUBE'NE, n. A star of the fourth magnitude in the southern claw of Cancer.
666	acuition	[.] ACUI'TION, n. [from L. acuo, to sharpen.] [.] The sharpening of medicines to increase their effect.
667	aculeate	[.] ACU'LEATE, a. [L. aculeus, from acus, Gr. a point, and the diminutive. See Acid.] [.] 1. In botany, having prickles, or sharp points; pointed; used chiefly to denote prickles fixed in the bark, in distinction from thorns, which grow from the wood. [.] 2. In ...
668	aculei	[.] ACU'LEI, n. [L.] In botany and zoology, prickles or spines.
669	aculon	[.] AC'ULON, or AC'ULOS, n. [Gr. probably from ac, an oak.] [.] The fruit or acorn of the ilex, or scarlet oak.
670	aculos	[.] AC'ULON, or AC'ULOS, n. [Gr. probably from ac, an oak.] [.] The fruit or acorn of the ilex, or scarlet oak.
671	acumen	[.] ACU'MEN, n. [L. acumen, from acus or acuo.] [.] A sharp point; and figuratively, quickness of perception, the faculty of nice discrimination.
672	acuminate	[.] ACU'MINATE, a. [L. acuminatus, from acumen.] [.] Ending in a sharp point; pointed.
673	acuminated	[.] ACU'MINATED, a. Sharpened to a point.
674	acumination	[.] ACUMINA'TION, n. A sharpening; termination in a sharp point.
675	acupuncture	[.] ACUPUNC'TURE, n. [L. acus, needle, and punctura, or punctus, a pricking.] [.] Among the Chinese, a surgical operation, performed by pricking the part affected with a needle, as in head-aches and lethargies.
676	acus	[.] A'CUS, n. [L.] [.] 1. The needle-fish,or gar-fish. [.] 2. The ammodyte or sand eel. [.] 3. The oblong cimex.
677	acute	[.] ACU'TE, a. [L. acutus, sharp-pointed; Heb.] [.] 1. Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; opposed to blunt or obtuse. An acute angle in geometry, is one which is less than a right angle, or which subtends less than ninety degrees. An acute angled triangle ...
678	acutely	[.] ACU'TELY, adv. Sharply; keenly; with nice discrimination.
679	acuteness	[.] ACU'TENESS, n. [.] 1. Sharpness; but seldom used in this literal sense, as applied to material things. [.] 2. Figuratively, the faculty of nice discernment or perception; applied to the senses, or the understanding. By an acuteness of feeling, we perceive small ...
680	acutiator	[.] ACUTIA'TOR, n. In the middle ages, a person whose office was to sharpen instruments. Before the invention of fire-arms, such officers attended armies, to sharpen their instruments.
681	ad	[.] AD. A Latin preposition, signifying to. It is probably from Heb. Ch. Syr. Sam. Eth. and Ar. To come near, to approach; from which root we may also deduce at. In composition, the last letter is usually changed into the first letter of the word to which it is prefixed. ...
682	adage	[.] AD'AGE, n. [L. adagium, or adagio] [.] A proverb; an old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a wise observation handed down from antiquity.
683	adagio	[.] ADA'GIO, n. [L. otium; Eng. ease.] [.] In music, a slow movement. As an adverb, slowly, leisurely, and with grace. When repeated, adagio, adagio, it directs the movement to be very slow.
684	adam	[.] AD'AM, n. In Heb., Man; primarily, the name of the human species, mankind; appropriately, the first Man, the progenitor of the human race. The word signifies form, shape, or suitable form, hence, species. It is evidently connected with Heb., to be like or equal, ...
685	adamant	...
686	adamantean	[.] ADAMANTE'AN, a. Hard as adamant.
687	adamantine	[.] ADAMANT'INE, a. Made of adamant; having the qualities of adamant; that cannot be broken, dissolved, or penetrated, as adamantine bonds, or chains. [.] Adamantine Spar, a genus of earths, of three varieties. The color of the first is gray, with shades of brown or ...
688	adamic	[.] AD'AMIC, a. Pertaining to Adam. Adamic earth, is the term given to common red clay, so called by means of a mistaken opinion that Adam means red earth.
689	adamites	[.] AD'AMITES, in Church history, a sect of visionaries, who pretended to establish a state of innocence, and like Adam, went naked. They abhorred marriage, holding it to be the effect of sin. Several attempts have been made to revive this sec; one as late as the 15th ...
690	adamitic	[.] ADAMIT'IC, Like the Adamites.
691	adansonia	[.] ADANSO'NIA, n. Ethiopian sour gourd, monkey's bread, of African calabash-tree. It is a tree of one species, called baobab, a native of Africa, and the largest of the vegetable kingdom. The stem rises not above twelve or fifteen feet, but is from sixty-five to seventy-eight ...
692	adapt	[.] ADAPT' v.t. [L. ad. and apto, to fit; Gr.] [.] To make suitable; to fit or suit; as, to adapt an instrument to its uses; we have provision adapted to our wants. It is applied to things material or immaterial.
693	adaptable	[.] ADAPT'ABLE, a. That may be adapted.
694	adaptation	[.] ADAPTA'TION, n. The act of making suitable, or the state of being suitable, or fit; fitness.
695	adapted	[.] ADAPT'ED, pp. Suited; made suitable; fitted.
696	adapter	[.] ADAPT'ER. See adopter.
697	adapting	[.] ADAPT'ING, ppr. Suiting; making fit.
698	adaption	[.] ADAP'TION, n. Adaptation; the act of fitting [Little used, and hardly legitimate.]
699	adaptness	[.] ADAPT'NESS, n. A state of being fitted. [Not used.]
700	adar	[.] A'DAR, n. a Hebrew month, answering to the latter part of February, and the beginning of March, the 12th of the sacred and 6th of the civil year; so named to become glorious, from the exuberance of vegetation, in that month, in Egypt and Palestine.
701	adarce	[.] ADAR'CE, n. [Gr.] [.] A saltish concretion on reeds and grass in marshy grounds in Galatia. It is lax and porous, like bastard spunge, and used to clear the skin in leprosy, tetters, &c.
702	adarcon	[.] ADAR'CON, n. In Jewish antiquity, a gold coin worth about three dollars and a third, or about fifteen shillings sterling.
703	adarme	[.] ADAR'ME, n. A Spanish weight, the sixteenth of an ounce. The Spanish ounce is seven per cent. Lighter than that of Paris.
704	adatis	[.] AD'ATIS, n. A muslin or species of cotton cloth from India. It is fine and clear; the piece is ten French ells long, and three quarters wide.
705	adaunt	[.] AD'AUNT, v.t. To subdue. [Not used. See Daunt.]
706	adaw	[.] ADAW', v.t. To daunt; to subject. [Not used.]
707	adays	[.] ADA'YS, adv. On or in days; as in the phrase, now adays.
708	add	[.] ADD, v.t. [L. addo, from ad and do, to give.] [.] 1. To set or put together, join or unite, as one thing or sum to another, in an agreegate; as, add three to four, the sum is seven. [.] 2. To unite in idea or consideration; to subjoin. [.] To what has been ...
709	addarac	[.] AD'DARAC, n. Red orpiment.
710	addecimate	[.] ADDEC'IMATE, v.t. [L. ad and decimus, tenth.] [.] To take, or to ascertain tithes.
711	added	[.] ADD'ED, pp. Joined in place, in sum, in mass or aggregate, in number, in idea or consideration; united; put together.
712	addeem	[.] ADDEE'M, v.t. [See Deem.] To award; to sentence. [Little used.]
713	adder	[.] AD'DER, n. [L. natrix, a serpent.] [.] A venomous serpent or viper, of several species.
714	adder-fly	[.] AD'DER-FLY, n. a name of the dragon-fly or libellula; sometimes called adder-bolt.
715	adders-grass	[.] ADDER'S-GRASS, n. A plant about which serpents lurk.
716	adders-tongue	[.] ADDER'S-TONGUE, n. A plant whose seeds are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue.
717	adders-wort	[.] ADDER'S-WORT, n. Snakeweed, so named from its supposed virtue in curing the bite of serpent.
718	addibility	[.] ADDIBIL'ITY, n. The possibility of being added.
719	addible	[.] AD'DIBLE, a. [See Add.] That may be added.
720	addice	[.] AD'DICE, obs. [See Adz.]
721	addict	[.] ADDICT', a. Addicted. [Not much used.]
722	addicted	[.] ADDICT'ED, pp. Devoted by customary practice.
723	addictedness	[.] ADDICT'EDNESS, n. The quality or state of being addicted.
724	addicting	[.] ADDICT'ING, ppr. Devoting time and attention; practicing customarily.
725	addiction	[.] ADDIC'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of devoting or giving up in practice; the state of being devoted. [.] His addiction was to courses vain. [.] 2. Among the Romans, a making over goods to another by sale or legal sentence; also an assignment of debtors in service ...
726	adding	[.] ADD'ING, ppr. Joining; putting together; increasing.
727	additament	[.] ADDIT'AMENT, n. [L. additamentum, from additus and ment. See Add.] [.] An addition, or rather the thing added, as furniture in a house; any material mixed with the principal ingredient in a compound. Ancient anatomists gave the name to an epiphysis, or junction ...
728	addition	[.] ADDI'TION, n. [L. additio, from addo.] [.] 1. The act of adding, opposed to subtraction, or diminution; as, a sum is increased by addition. [.] 2. Any thing added, whether material or immaterial. [.] 3. In arithmetic, the uniting of two or more numbers in ...
729	additional	[.] ADDI'TIONAL, a. That is added. it is used by Bacon for addition; but improperly.
730	additionally	[.] ADDI'TIONALLY, adv. By way of addition.
731	additive	[.] ADD'ITIVE, a. That may be added, or that is to be added.
732	additory	[.] ADD'ITORY, a. That adds, or may add.
733	addle	[.] AD'DLE, a. [Heb. to fail.] [.] In a morbid state; putrid; applied to eggs. [.] Hence, barren, producing nothing. [.] His brains grow addle.
734	addle-pated	[.] AD'DLE-PATED, a. Having empty brains.
735	addled	[.] AD'DLED, a. Morbid, corrupt, putrid, or barren.
736	addoom	[.] ADDOOM', v.t. [See Doom.] To adjudge.
737	addorsed	[.] ADDORS'ED, a. [L. ad and dorsum,the back.] [.] In heraldry, having the backs turned to each other, as beasts.
738	address	[.] ADDRESS', v.t. [This is supposed to be from L. dirigo.] [.] 1. To prepare; to make suitable dispositions for. [.] Turnus addressed his men to single fight. [.] 2. To direct words or discourse; to apply to by words; as, to address a discourse to an assembly; ...
739	addressed	[.] ADDRESS'ED, pp. Spoken or applied to; directed; courted; consigned.
740	addresser	[.] ADDRESS'ER, n. One who addresses or petitions.
741	addressing	[.] ADDRESS'ING, ppr. Speaking or applying to, directing; courting; consigning.
742	adduce	[.] ADDU'CE, v.t. [L. adduco, to lead or bring to; ad and duco, to lead. See Duke.] [.] 1. To bring forward, present or offer; as, a witness was adduced to prove the fact. [.] 2. To cite, name or introduce; as, to adduce an authority or an argument.
743	adduced	[.] ADDU'CED, pp. Brought forward; cited; alledged in argument.
744	adducent	[.] ADDU'CENT, a. Bringing forward, or together; a word applied to those muscles of the body which pull one part towards another. [See adductor.]
745	adducible	[.] ADDU'CIBLE, a. That may be adduced.
746	adducing	[.] ADDU'CING, ppr. Bringing forward; citing in argument.
747	adduction	[.] ADDUC'TION n. The act of bringing forward.
748	adductive	[.] ADDUC'TIVE, a. That brings forward.
749	adductor	[.] ADDUC'TOR, n. [L.] [.] A muscle which draws one part of the body towards another; as the adductor oculi, which turns the eye towards the nose; the adductor pollicis manus, which draws the thumb towards the fingers.
750	addulce	[.] ADDULCE, v.t. adduls'. [L. ad and dulcis, sweet.] [.] To sweeten. [Not used.]
751	adeb	[.] AD'EB, n. An Egyptian weight of 210 okes, each of three rotolos, which is a weight of about two drams less than the English pound. But at Rosetta, the adeb is only 150 okes. [.]
752	adel	[.] ATHEL, ADEL or AETHEL, nobel of illustrious birth.
753	adelantado	[.] ADELANTA'DO, n. A governor of a province; a lieutenant governor.
754	adeling	[.] AD'ELING, n. a title of honor given by our Saxon ancestors to the children of princes, and to young nobles. It is composed of adel, or rather athel, the Teutonic term for noble, illustrious, and ling, young posterity.
755	adelite	[.] AD'ELITE, n. adelites or Almogenens, in Spain, were conjurers, who predicted the fortunes of individuals by the flight and singing of birds, and other accidental circumstances.
756	ademption	[.] ADEMP'TION, n. [L. adimo, to take away; of ad and emo, to take.] [.] In the civil law, the revocation of a grant, donation, or the like.
757	adenography	[.] ADENOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. a gland, and to describe.] [.] That part of anatomy which treats of the glands.
758	adenoid	[.] AD'ENOID, a. [Gr. a gland, and form.] [.] In the form of a gland; glandiform; glandulous; applied to the prostate glands.
759	adenological	[.] ADENOLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the doctrine of the glands.
760	adenology	[.] ADENOL'OGY, n. [Gr. a gland, and discourse.] [.] In anatomy, the doctrine of the glands, their nature, and their uses.
761	adenos	[.] AD'ENOS, n. a species of cotton, from Aleppo, called also marine cotton.
762	adept	[.] ADEPT', n. [L. adeptus, obtained, from adipiscor.] [.] One fully skilled or well versed in any art. The term is borrowed from the Alchimists, who applied it to one who pretended to have found the philosopher's stone, or the panacea. [.] ADEPT', a. Well skilled; ...
763	adeption	[.] ADEP'TION, n. [L. adeptio.] [.] An obtaining; acquirement. Obs.
764	adequacy	[.] AD'EQUACY, n. [L. adaequatus, of ad and aquatus, made equal. [.] The state or quality of being equal to, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, "the adequacy of supply to the expenditure."
765	adequate	[.] AD'EQUATE, a. Equal; proportionate; correspondent to; fully sufficient; as, means adequate to the object; we have no adequate ideas of infinite power. [.] Adequate ideas, are such as exactly represent their object. [.] AD'EQUATE, v.t. To resemble exactly. ...
766	adequately	[.] AD'EQUATELY, adv. In an adequate manner; in exact proportion; with just correspondence, representation, or proportion; in a degree equal to the object.
767	adequateness	[.] AD'EQUATENESS, n. The state of being adequate; justness of proportion or representation; sufficiency.
768	adequation	[.] ADEQUA'TION, n. Adequateness. [not used.]
769	adessenarians	[.] ADESSENA'RIANS, n. [L. adesse, to be present.] [.] In church history, a sect who hold the real presence of Christ's body in the eucharist, but not by transubstantiation. They differ however as to this presence; some holding the body of Christ to be in the bread; ...
770	adfected	[.] ADFECT'ED, a. In algebra, compounded; consisting of different powers of the unknown quantity.
771	adfiliated	[.] ADFIL'IATED, a. Adopted as a son. [See Affiliate.]
772	adfiliation	[.] ADFILIA'TION, n. [L. ad and filius, a son.] [.] A Gothic custom, by which the children of a former marriage, are put upon the same footing with those of a succeeding one; still retained in some parts of Germany.
773	adhere	[.] ADHE'RE, v.i. [L. adhaereo, ad and haereo, to stick.] [.] 1. To stick to, as glutinous substances, or by natural growth; as, the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura. [.] 2. To be joined, or held in contact; to cleave to. [.] 3. Figuratively, to hold to, be ...
774	adherence	[.] ADHE'RENCE, n. [.] 1. The quality or state of sticking or adhering. [.] 2. Figuratively, a being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady attachment; as, an adherence to a party or opinions.
775	adherency	[.] ADHE'RENCY, n. The same as adherence. In the sense of that which adhers, not legitimate.
776	adherent	[.] ADHE'RENT, a. Sticking, uniting, as glue or wax; united with, as an adherent mode in Locke, that is, a mode accidentally joined with an object, as wetness in a cloth. [.] ADHE'RENT, n. The person who adheres; one who follows a leader, party or profession; a follower, ...
777	adherently	[.] ADHE'RENTLY, adv. In an adherent manner.
778	adherer	[.] ADHE'RER, n. One that adheres; an adherent.
779	adhesion	[.] ADHE'SION, n. adhe'shun. [L. adhasio.] [.] 1. The act or state of sticking, or being united and attached to; as the adhesion of glue, or of parts united by growth, cement, and the like. Adhesion is generally used in a literal; adherence, in a metaphorical sense. [.] 2. ...
780	adhesive	[.] ADHE'SIVE, a. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances; apt or tending to adhere. Thus gums are adhesive.
781	adhesively	[.] ADHE'SIVELY, adv. In an adhesive manner.
782	adhesiveness	[.] ADHE'SIVENESS, n. The quality of sticking or adhering; stickiness; tenacity.
783	adhibit	[.] ADHIB'IT, v.t. [L. adhibeo, ad and habeo, to have.] [.] To use, or apply. [Rarely used.]
784	adhibition	[.] ADHIBI'TION, n. Application; use.
785	adhil	[.] AD'HIL, n. A star of the sixth magnitude, upon the garment of Andromeda, under the last star in her foot.
786	adhortation	[.] ADHORTA'TION, n. [L. adhortatio.] [.] Advice. [Seldom used.]
787	adhortatory	[.] ADHORT'ATORY, a. [L. adhortor, to advise, ad and hortor.] [.] Advisory; containing counsel or warning.
788	adiaphorists	[.] ADIAPH'ORISTS, n. [Gr. indifferent.] [.] Moderate Lutherans; a name given in the sixteenth century, to certain men that followed Melancthon, who was more pacific than Luther [.] The adiaphorists held some opinions and ceremonies to be indifferent, which Luther condemned ...
789	adiaphorous	[.] ADIAPH'OROUS, a. Indifferent; neutral; a name given by Boyle to a spirit distilled from tartar, and some other vegetable substances, neither acid, nor alkaline, or not possessing the distinct character of any chimical body.
790	adieu	[.] ADIEU', Adu'. [.] Farewell; an expression of kind wishes at the parting of friends. [.] ADIEU', n. A farewell, or commendation to the care of God; as an everlasting adieu.
791	adipocerate	[.] ADIPOC'ERATE, v.t. To convert into adipocere.
792	adipoceration	[.] ADIPOCERA'TION,n. The act or process of being changed into adipocere.
793	adipocere	[.] AD'IPOCERE, n. [L. adeps, fat, and cera.] [.] A soft unctuous or waxy substance, of a light brown color, into which the muscular fibers of dead animal bodies are converted, when protected from atmospheric air, and under certain circumstances of temperature and humidity. ...
794	adipose	[.] AD'IPOSE, a. [L. adiposus, from adeps, fat. Heb. fat, gross, AD'IPOUS, stupid.] [.] Fat. The adipose membrane is the cellular membrane, containing the fat in its cells, and consisting of ductile membranes, connected by a sort of net-work. The adipose vein ...
795	adit	[.] ADIT, n. [L. aditus, from adeo, aditum, to approach, ad and eo, to go.] [.] An entrance or passage; a term in mining, used to denote the opening by which a mine is entered, or by which water and ores are carried away. It is usually made in the side of a hill. ...
796	adjacency	[.] ADJA'CENCY, n. [L. adjaceo, to lie contiguous, from ad and jaceo, to lie.] [.] The state of lying close or contiguous; a bordering upon, or lying next to; as the adjacency of lands or buildings. In the sense of that which is adjacent, as used by Brown, it is not ...
797	adjacent	[.] ADJA'CENT, a. Lying near, close, or contiguous; bordering upon; as, a field adjacent to the highway. [.] ADJA'CENT, n. That which is next to or contiguous. [Little used.]
798	adject	[.] ADJECT' v.t. [L. adjicio, of ad and jacio, to throw.] [.] To add or put, as one thing to another.
799	adjection	[.] ADJEC'TION,n. The act of adding, or thing added. [Little used.]
800	adjectitious	[.] ADJECTI'TIOUS, a. Added
801	adjective	[.] AD'JECTIVE, n. In grammar, a word used with a noun, to express a quality of the thing named, or something attributed to it, or to limit or define it, or to specify or describe a thing, as distinct from something else. It is called also an attributive or attribute. ...
802	adjectively	[.] AD'JECTIVELY, adv. In the manner of an adjective; as, a word is used adjectively.
803	adjoin	[.] ADJOIN', v.t. [L. adjungo, ad and jungo. See Join.] [.] To join or unite to; to put to, by placing in contact; to unite, by fastening together with a joint, mortise, or knot. But in these transitive senses, it is rarely used. [See Join.] [.] ADJOIN', v.i. ...
804	adjoinant	[.] ADJOIN'ANT, a. Contiguous to. [Not used.]
805	adjoined	[.] ADJOIN'ED, pp. Joined to; united.
806	adjoining	[.] ADJOIN'ING, ppr. Joining to; adjacent; contiguous.
807	adjourn	[.] ADJOURN', v.t. Adjurn'. [.] Literally, to put off, or defer to another day; but now used to denote a formal intermission of business, a putting off to any future meeting of the same body, and appropriately used of public bodies or private commissioners, entrusted ...
808	adjourned	[.] ADJOURN'ED, pp. [.] 1. Put off, delayed, or deferred for a limited time. [.] 2. As an adjective, existing or held by adjournment, as an adjourned session of a court, opposed to stated or regular.
809	adjourning	[.] ADJOURN'ING, ppr. Deferring; suspending for a time; closing a session.
810	adjournment	[.] ADJOURN'MENT, n. [.] 1. The act of adjourning; as, in legislatures, the adjournment of one house is not an adjournment of the other. [.] 2. The putting off till another day or time specified, or without day; that is, the closing of a session of a public or official ...
811	adjudge	[.] ADJUDGE', v.t. [.] To decide, or determine, in the case of a controverted question; to decree by a judicial opinion; used appropriately of courts of law and equity. [.] The case was adjudged in Hilary term. [.] The prize was adjudged to the victor; a criminal ...
812	adjudged	[.] ADJUDG'ED, pp. Determined by judicial opinion; decreed; sentenced.
813	adjudging	[.] ADJUDG'ING, ppr. Determining by judicial opinion; sentencing.
814	adjudgment	[.] ADJUDG'MENT, n. The act of judging; sentenced.
815	adjudicate	[.] ADJU'DICATE, v.t. [L. adjudico, to give sentence. See Judge.] [.] To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court. it has the sense of adjudge. [.] ADJU'DICATE, v.i. To try and determine judicially; as, the court adjudicated upon the case.
816	adjudicated	[.] ADJU'DICATED, pp. Adjudged; tried and decided.
817	adjudicating	[.] ADJU'DICATING, ppr. Adjudging; trying and determining.
818	adjudication	[.] ADJUDICA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of adjudging; the act or process of trying and determining judicially; as a ship was taken and sent into port for adjudication. [.] 2. A judicial sentence; judgment or decision of a court. [.] Whose families were parties to ...
819	adjument	[.] AD'JUMENT, n. [L. adjumentum.] Help; support. [Not used.]
820	adjunct	[.] AD'JUNCT,n. [L. adjunctus, joined, from adjungo. See Join.] [.] 1. Something added to another, but not essentially a part of it; as, water absorbed by a cloth or spunge is its adjunct. Also a person joined to another. [.] 2. In metaphysics, a quality of the ...
821	adjunction	[.] ADJUNC'TION, n. The act of joining; the thing joined.
822	adjunctive	[.] ADJUNC'TIVE, a. Joining; having the quality of joining. [.] ADJUNC'TIVE, n. That which is joined.
823	adjunctively	[.] ADJUNC'TIVELY, adv. In an adjunctive manner.
824	adjunctly	[.] ADJUNCT'LY, adv. In connection with; consequently.
825	adjuration	[.] ADJURA'TION, n. [.] 1.The act of adjuring; a solemn charging on oath, or under the penalty of a curse. [.] 2.The form of oath.
826	adjure	[.] ADJU'RE, v.t. [L. adjuro, to sweat solemnly, or compel one to swear; from ad and juro, to swear.] [.] 1. To charge, bind or command on oath, or under the penalty of a curse. [.] Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, cursed be the man before the Lord, that ...
827	adjured	[.] ADJU'RED, pp. Charged on oath, or with a denunciation of God's wrath; solemnly urged.
828	adjurer	[.] ADJU'RER, n. One that adjures; one that exacts an oath.
829	adjuring	[.] ADJU'RING, ppr. Charging on oath or on the penalty of a curse; beseeching with solemnity.
830	adjust	[.] ADJUST', v.t. [L. ad, and justus, just, exact. See Just.] [.] 1. To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent, or conformable; as, to adjust a garment to the body, an event to the prediction, or things to a standard. [.] 2. To put in order; to regulate or reduce ...
831	adjusted	[.] ADJUST'ED, pp. Made exact or conformable; reduced to a right form or standard settled.
832	adjuster	[.] ADJUST'ER, n. A person who adjusts; that which regulates.
833	adjusting	[.] ADJUST'ING, ppr. Reducing to due form; fitting; making exact or correspondent; settling.
834	adjustment	[.] ADJUST'MENT, n. The act of adjusting; regulation; a reducing to just form or order; a making fit or conformable; settlement.
835	adjutage	[.] AJ'UTAGE, or AD'JUTAGE, n. [.] A tube fitted to the mouth of a vessel, through which the water of a fountain is to be played.
836	adjutancy	[.] AD'JUTANCY, n. [See Adjutant.] The office of an adjutant; skillful arrangement.
837	adjutant	[.] AD'JUTANT, n. [L. adjutans, aiding; from adjuto, to assist; of ad and juvo, jutum, to help.] [.] In military affairs, an officer whose business is to assist the Major by receiving and communicating order. Each battalion of foot, and each regiment of horse has an ...
838	adjute	[.] ADJU'TE, v.t. To help. [Not used.]
839	adjutor	[.] ADJU'TOR, n. A helper. [Little used; its compound coadjutor is in common use.]
840	adjuvant	[.] ADJU'VANT, a. Helping; assisting.
841	adker	[.] 'ADKER, n. [.] 1. One who asks; a petitioner; an inquirer. [.] 2. A water newt.
842	adlegation	[.] ADLEGA'TION, n. [L. ad and legatio, an embassy, from lego, to send. See Legate.] [.] In the public law of the German Empire, a right claimed by the states, of joining their own ministers with those of the Emperor, in public treaties and negotiations, relating to ...
843	adlocution	[.] ADLOCU'TION, n. [See Allocation.]
844	admeasure	[.] ADMEAS'URE, v.t. admezh'ur. [ad and measure. See Measure.] [.] 1. To measure or ascertain dimensions, size or capacity; used for measure. [.] 2. To apportion; to assign to each claimant has right; as, to admeasure dower or common of pasture.
845	admeasured	[.] ADMEAS'URED, pp. Measured; apportioned.
846	admeasurement	[.] ADMEAS'UREMENT, n. [.] 1. The measuring of dimensions by a rule, as of a ship, cask, and the like. [.] 2. The measure of a thing, or dimensions ascertained. [.] In these uses the word is equivalent to measurement, mensuration and measure. [.] 3. The adjustment ...
847	admeasurer	[.] ADMEAS'URER, n. One that admeasures.
848	admeasuring	[.] ADMEAS'URING, ppr. Measuring; apportioning.
849	admensuration	[.] ADMENSURA'TION Is equivalent to admeasurement, but not much used. See Mensuration.]
850	adminicle	[.] ADMIN'ICLE, n. [L. adminiculum.] Help; support. [Not used.]
851	adminicular	[.] ADMINIC'ULAR, a. Supplying help; helpful.
852	administer	[.] ADMIN'ISTER, v.t. [L. administro, of ad and ministro, to serve or manage. See Minister.] [.] 1. To act as minister or chief agent, in managing public affairs, under laws or a constitution of government, as a king, president, or other supreme officer. it is used ...
853	administered	[.] ADMIN'ISTERED, pp. Executed; managed; governed; afforded; given; dispensed.
854	administerial	[.] ADMINISTE'RIAL, a. Pertaining to administration, or to the executive part of government.
855	administering	[.] ADMIN'ISTERING, ppr. Executing; carrying into effect; giving; dispensing.
856	administrate	[.] ADMIN'ISTRATE, In the place of administer, has been used, but is not well authorized.
857	administration	[.] ADMINISTRA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of administering; direction; management; government of public affairs; the conducting of any office or employment. [.] 2. The executive part of government, consisting in the exercise of the constitutional and legal powers, ...
858	administrative	[.] ADMIN'ISTRATIVE, a. That administers, or by which one administers.
859	administrator	[.] ADMINISTRA'TOR, n. [.] 1. a man who, by virtue of a commission from the Ordinary, Surrogate, Court of Probate, or other proper authority, has the charge of the goods and estate of one dying without a will. [.] 2. One who administers, or who directs, manages, ...
860	administratorship	[.] ADMINISTRA'TORSHIP, n. The office of an administrator.
861	administratrix	[.] ADMINISTRA'TRIX, n. A female who administers upon the estate of an intestate; also a female who administers government.
862	admirable	[.] AD'MIRABLE, a. [L. admirabilis.] [.] To be admired; worthy of admiration; having qualities to excite wonder, with approbation, esteem or reverence; used of persons or things; as, the admirable structure of the body, or of the universe.
863	admirableness	[.] AD'MIRABLENESS, n. The quality of being admirable; the power of exciting admiration.
864	admirably	[.] AD'MIRABLY, adv. In a manner to excite wonder, mingled with approbation, esteem or veneration.
865	admiral	[.] AD'MIRAL, n. [In the Latin of the middle ages. Amira, Amiras, Admiralis, an Emir; Heb. to speak. The terminating syllable of admiral may be from the sea. This word is said to have been introduced in Europe by the Turks, Genoese or Venetains, in the 12th or 13th ...
866	admiralship	[.] AD'MIRALSHIP, n. The office or power of an admiral. [Little used.]
867	admiralty	[.] AD'MIRALTY, n. In Great Britain, the office of Lord High Admiral. This office is discharged by one person, or by Commissioners, called Lords of the Admiralty; usually seven in number. [.] The admiralty court, or court of admiralty, is the supreme court for the trial ...
868	admiration	[.] ADMIRA'TION, n. Wonder mingled with pleasing emotions, as approbation, esteem, love or veneration; a compound emotion excited by something novel, rare, great, or excellent; applied to persons and their works. It often includes a slight degree of surprise. Thus, we ...
869	admirative	[.] ADMI'RATIVE, n. A note of admiration, thus! [Not used.]
870	admire	[.] ADMI'RE, v.t. [L. admiror, ad and miror, to wonder; demiror. See Moor and Mar.] [.] 1. To regard with wonder or surprise, mingled with approbation, esteem, reverence or affection. [.] When he shall come to be glorified in his saints and be admired in all them ...
871	admired	[.] ADMI'RED, pp. Regarded with wonder, mingled with pleasurable sensations, as esteem, love or reverence.
872	admirer	[.] ADMI'RER, n. One who admires; one who esteems or loves greatly.
873	admiring	[.] ADMI'RING, ppr. Regarding with wonder united with love or esteem.
874	admiringly	[.] ADMI'RINGLY, adv. With admiration; in the manner of an admirer.
875	admissibility	[.] ADMISSIBIL'ITY, n. The quality of being admissable.
876	admissible	[.] ADMISS'IBLE, a. [See admit.] That may be admitted, allowed or conceded; as, the testimony is admissible.
877	admission	[.] ADMISS'ION, n. [L. admissio.] [.] 1. The act or practice of admitting, as the admission of aliens into our country; also, the state of being admitted. [.] 2. Admittancep power or permission to enter; entrance; access; power to approach; as, our laws give to foreigners ...
878	admit	[.] ADMIT', v.t. [L. admitto, from ad and mitto, to send.] [.] 1. To suffer to enter; to grant entrance; whether into a place, or an office, or into the mind, or consideration; as to admit a student into college; to admit a serious thought into the mind. [.] 2. ...
879	admittable	[.] ADMIT'TABLE, a. That may be admitted or allowed.
880	admittance	[.] ADMIT'TANCE, n. [.] 1. The act of admitting; allowance. More usually, [.] 2. Permission to enter; the power or right of entrance; and hence, actual entrance; as, he gained admittance into the church. [.] 3. Concession; admission; allowance; as the admittance ...
881	admitted	[.] ADMIT'TED, pp. Permitted to enter or approach; allowed; granted; conceded.
882	admitter	[.] ADMIT'TER, n. He that admits.
883	admitting	[.] ADMIT'TING, ppr. Permitting to enter or approach; allowing; conceding.
884	admix	[.] ADMIX', v.t. To mingle with something else. [See Mix.]
885	admixtion	[.] ADMIX'TION, n. admixchun, [L. admixtio, or admistio; of ad and misceo, to mix. See Mix.] [.] A mingling of bodies; a union by mixing different substances together. It differs from composition or chimical combination; for admixtion does not alter the nature of ...
886	admixture	[.] ADMIX'TURE, n. [From admix.] [.] The substance mingled with another; sometimes the act of mixture. We say, an admixture of sulphur with alum, or the admixture of different bodies.
887	admonish	[.] ADMON'ISH, v.t. [L. admoneo, ad and moneo, to teach, warn, admonish.] [.] 1. To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove with mildness. [.] Count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. 2Thess. 3. [.] 2. To counsel against wrong practices; to caution ...
888	admonished	[.] ADMON'ISHED, pp. Reproved; advised; warned; instructed.
889	admonisher	[.] ADMON'ISHER, n. One who reproves or counsels.
890	admonishing	[.] ADMON'ISHING, ppr. Reproving; warning; counseling; directing.
891	admonishment	[.] ADMON'ISHMENT, n. Admonition.
892	admonition	[.] ADMONI'TION, n. Gentle reproof; counseling against a fault; instruction in duties; caution; direction. Tit. 3. 1Cor. 10. In church discipline, public or private reproof to reclaim an offender; a step preliminary to excommunication.
893	admonitioner	[.] ADMONI'TIONER, n. A dispenser of admonitions.
894	admonitive	[.] ADMON'ITIVE, a. Containing admonition.
895	admonitor	[.] ADMON'ITOR, n. An admonisher, a monitor.
896	admonitory	[.] ADMON'ITORY, a. Containing admonition; that admonishes.
897	admortization	[.] ADMORTIZA'TION, n. The reducing of lands or tenements to mortmain. [See Mortmain.]
898	admove	[.] ADMOVE', v.t. [L. admoveo.] [.] To move to; to bring one thing to another. [Little used.]
899	adnascent	[.] ADNAS'CENT, a. [L. ad and nascens, growing.]
900	adnata	[.] ADNA'TA, n. [L. ad and natus, grown from nascor, to grow.] [.] 1. In anatomy, one of the coats of the eye, which is also called albuginea, and is sometimes confounded with the conjunctive. It lies between the sclerotica, and conjunctiva. [.] 2. Such parts of ...
901	adnate	[.] AD'NATE, a. [L. ad and natus, grown.] [.] In botany, pressing close to the stem, or growing to it.
902	adnoun	[.] AD'NOUN, n. [ad and noun.] [.] In grammar, an adjective, or attribute. [Little used.]
903	ado	[.] ADO', n. [.] Bustle; trouble; labor; difficulty; as, to make a great ado about trifles; to persuade one with much ado.
904	adolescence	[.] ADOLES'CENCE, n. [L. adolescens, growing, of ad and olesco, to grow, from oleo. Heb. to ascend.] [.] The state of growing, applied to the young of the human race; youth, or the period of life between childhood and manhood.
905	adolescent	[.] ADOLES'CENT, a. Growing; advancing from childhood to manhood.
906	adonean	[.] ADONE'AN, a. Pertaining to Adonis. [.] Fair Adonean Venus.
907	adonia	[.] ADO'NIA, n. Festivals celebrated anciently in honor of Adonis, by females, who spent two days in lamentations and infamous pleasures.
908	adonic	[.] ADO'NIC, a. Adonic Verse, a short verse, in which the death of Adonis was bewailed. It consists of a dactyl and spondee or trochee. [.] ADO'NIC, n. An Adonic verse.
909	adonis	[.] ADO'NIS, n. In mythology, the favorite of Venus, said to be the son of Cinyras, king of Cyprus. He was fond of hunting, and received a mortal wound from the tusk of a wild boar. Venus lamented his death, and changed him into the flower, anemony.
910	adonists	[.] ADO'NISTS, n. [Heb. Lord, a scriptural title of the Supreme Being.] [.] Among critics, a sect or party who maintain that the Hebrew points ordinarily annexed to the consonants of the word Jehovah, are not the natural points belonging to that word, and that they do ...
911	adopt	[.] ADOPT', v.t. [L. adopto, of ad and opto, to desire or choose. See Option.] [.] 1. To take a stranger into one's family, as son and heir; to take one who is not a child, and treat him as one, giving him a title to the privileges and rights of a child. [.] 2. ...
912	adopted	[.] ADOPT'ED, pp. Taken as one's own; received as son and heir; selected for use.
913	adoptedly	[.] ADOPT'EDLY, adv. In the manner of something adopted.
914	adopter	[.] ADOPT'ER, n. [.] 1. One who adopts. [.] 2. In chimistry, a large round receiver, with two necks, diametrically opposite to each other, one of which admits the neck of a retort, and the other is joined to another receiver. It is used in distillations, to give ...
915	adopting	[.] ADOPT'ING, ppr. Taking a stranger as a son; taking as one's own.
916	adoption	[.] ADOP'TION, n. [L. adoptio.] [.] 1. The act of adopting, or the state of being adopted; the taking and treating of a stranger as one's own child. [.] 2. The receiving as one's own, what is new or not natural. [.] 3. God's taking the sinful children of men into ...
917	adoptive	[.] ADOPT'IVE, a. [L. adoptivus.] [.] That adopts, as an adoptive father; or that is adopted, as an adoptive son. [.] ADOPT'IVE, n. A person or thing adopted.
918	adorable	[.] ADO'RABLE, a. That ought to be adored; worth of divine honors. In popular use, worthy of the utmost love or respect.
919	adorableness	[.] ADO'RABLENESS, n. The quality of being adorable, or worthy of adoration.
920	adorably	[.] ADO'RABLY, adv. In a manner worthy of adoration.
921	adoration	[.] ADORA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of paying honors to a divine being; the worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a God. [.] Adoration consists in external homage, accompanied with the highest reverence. It is used for the act of praying, or preferring requests ...
922	adore	[.] ADO'RE, v.t. [L. adoro. In Heb. to honor, reverence or glorify to adorn; to be magnificent or glorious, to magnify, to glorify. This word is usually referred to the Latin ad orare, to carry to one's mouth; ad and os, oris; as, in order to kiss one's hand, the hand ...
923	adored	[.] ADO'RED, pp. Worshipped as divine; highly reverenced; greatly beloved.
924	adorer	[.] ADO'RER, n. One who worships, or honors as divine; in popular language, an admiring lover.
925	adoring	[.] ADO'RING, ppr. or a. Honoring or addressing as divine; regarding with great love or reverence.
926	adorn	[.] ADORN', v.t. [L. adorno, ad and orno, to deck, or beautify, to dress, set off, extol, furnish. [.] 1. To deck or decorate; to make beautiful; to add to beauty by dress; to deck with external ornaments. [.] A bride adorneth, herself with jewels. Isa. 6. [.] To ...
927	adorned	[.] ADORN'ED, pp. Decked; decorated; embellished.
928	adorning	[.] ADORN'ING, ppr. Ornamenting; decorating; displaying beauty. [.] ADORN'ING, n. Ornament; decoration. 1Peter 3.
929	adosculation	[.] ADOSCULA'TION, n. [L. ad and osculatio, a kissing, from osculum, a kiss, or mouth.] [.] The impregnation of plants by the falling of the farina on the pistils. [.] Adosculation is also defined to be the inserting of one part of a plant into another.
930	adossed	[.] ADOS'SED, a. [.] In heraldry, denoting two figures or bearings place back to back.
931	adown	[.] ADOWN', prep. [a and down.] From a higher to a lower situation; downwards; implying descent. [.] ADOWN', adv. Down; on the ground; at the bottom.
932	adread	[.] ADREAD', a. Adred'. [See Dread.] Affected by dread. Obs.
933	adriatic	[.] ADRIAT'IC, a. [L. Aldria, or Hadria, the gulf of Venice.] [.] Pertaining to the Gulf, called, from Venice, the Venetian Gulf. [.] ADRIAT'IC, n. The Venetian Gulf; a Gulf that washes the eastern side of Italy.
934	adrift	[.] ADRIFT', a. or adv. [See Drive. Adrift is the participle of the verb.] [.] Literally, driven; floating; floating at random; impelled or moving without direction. As an adjective, it always follows its noun; as, the boat was adrift.
935	adrogation	[.] ADROGA'TION, n. [L. ad and rogo, to ask. See Interrogate and Rogation.] [.] A species of adoption in ancient Rome, by which a person, capable of choosing for himself, was admitted into the relation of a son. So called from the questions put to the parties.
936	adroit	[.] ADROIT', [L. directus, dirigo. See Right.] [.] Dextrous; skillful; active in the use of the hands, and figuratively, in the exercise of the mental faculties; ingenious; ready in invention or execution.
937	adroitly	[.] ADROIT'LY, adv. With dexterity; in a ready skillful manner.
938	adroitness	[.] ADROIT'NESS, n. Dexterity; readiness in the use of the limbs, or of the mental faculties.
939	adry	[.] ADRY', a. [.] Thirsty, in want of drink. [This adjective always follows the noun.]
940	adscititious	[.] ADSCITI'TIOUS, a. [L. ascititius, from adscisco, ascisco, to add or join.] [.] Added; taken as supplemental; additional; not requisite. [.] ADSCITI'TIOUS, n. [L. adstrictio, astrictio, of ad and stringo, to strain or bind fast. See Strict.] [.] A binding ...
941	adstrictory	[.] ADSTRIC'TORY, ADSTRING'ENT. [See Astringent.]
942	adstringent	[.] ADSTRIC'TORY, ADSTRING'ENT. [See Astringent.]
943	adularia	[.] ADULA'RIA, n. [From Adula, the summit of a Swiss mountain.] [.] A mineral deemed the most perfect variety of felspar; its color white, or with a tinge of green, yellow, or red.
944	adulation	[.] ADULA'TION, n. [L. adulatio.] [.] Servile flattery; praise in excess, or beyond what is merited; high compliment.
945	adulator	[.] AD'ULATOR, n. A flatterer; one who offers praise servilely.
946	adulatory	[.] AD'ULATORY, a. Flattering; containing excessive praise or compliments; servilely praising; as, an adulatory address.
947	adulatress	[.] AD'ULATRESS, n. A female that flatters with servility.
948	adult	[.] ADULT', n. [L. adultus, grown to maturity, from oleo, to grow; Heb. to ascend.] [.] Having arrived at mature years, or to full size and strength; as an adult person or plant. [.] ADULT', n. A person grown to full size and strength, or to the years of manhood. ...
949	adulterant	[.] ADUL'TERANT, n. The person or thing that adulterates.
950	adulterate	[.] ADUL'TERATE, v.t. [L. adultero, from adulter, mixed, or an adulterer; ad and alter, other.] [.] To corrupt, debase, or make impure by an admixture of baser materials; as, to adulterate liquors, or the coin of a country. [.] ADUL'TERATE, v.i. To commit adultery. ...
951	adulterated	[.] ADUL'TERATED, pp. Corrupted; debased by a mixture with something of less value.
952	adulterateness	[.] ADUL'TERATENESS, n. The quality or state of being debased or counterfeit.
953	adulterating	[.] ADUL'TERATING, ppr. Debasing; corrupting; counterfeiting.
954	adulteration	[.] ADULTERA'TION, n. The act of adulterating, or the state of being adulterated, corrupted or debased by foreign mixture. [.] The adulteration of liquors, of drugs, and even of bread and beer, is common, but a scandalous crime.
955	adulterer	[.] ADUL'TERER, n. [L. adulter.] [.] 1. A man guilty of adultery; a man who has sexual commerce with any married woman, except his wife. [See Adultery.] [.] 2. In scripture, an idolator. Ezek. 23. [.] 3. An apostate from the true faith, or one who violates his ...
956	adulteress	[.] ADUL'TERESS, n. A married woman guilty of incontinence.
957	adulterine	[.] ADUL'TERINE, a. Proceeding from adulterous commerce; spurious.
958	adulterous	[.] ADUL'TEROUS, a. [.] 1. Guilty of adultery; pertaining to adultery. [.] 2. In scripture, idolatrous, very wicked. Mat. 12 and 16. Mark, 8.
959	adultery	[.] ADUL'TERY, n. [L. adulterium. See Adulterate.] [.] 1. Violation of the marriage bed; a crime, or a civil injury, which introduces, or may introduce, into a family, a spurious offspring. [.] By the laws of Connecticut, the sexual intercourse of any man, with a ...
960	adultness	[.] ADULT'NESS, n. The state of being adult.
961	adumbrant	[.] ADUM'BRANT, a. [See Adumbrate.] Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance.
962	adumbrate	[.] ADUM'BRATE, v.t. [L. adumbro, to shade, from umbra, a shade.] [.] To give a faint shadow, or slight likeness; to exhibit a faint resemblance, like a shadow.
963	adumbration	[.] ADUMBRA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of making a shadow or faint resemblance. [.] 2. A faint sketch; an imperfect representation of a thing. [.] 3. In heraldry, the shadow only of a figure, outlined, and painted of a color darker than the field.
964	adunation	[.] ADUNA'TION, n. [L. ad and unus, unio,.] [.] The state of being united; union. [Not used.]
965	aduncity	[.] ADUN'CITY, n. [L. aduncitas, hookedness, of ad and uncus, a hook.] [.] Hookedness; a bending in form of a hook.
966	aduncous	[.] ADUN'COUS, a. [L. aduncus.] [.] Hooked; bent or made in the form of a hook.
967	adunque	[.] ADUNQUE, a. Adunk'. Hooked. [Not used.]
968	adure	[.] ADU'RE, v.t. [L. aduro, ad and uro, to burn.] [.] To burn up. [Not used.]
969	adust	[.] ADUST', a. [L. adustus, burnt, the participle of aduro, to burn.] [.] Burnt; scorched; become dry by heat; hot and fiery.
970	adusted	[.] ADUST'ED, a. Become hot and dry; burnt; scorched.
971	adustion	[.] ADUS'TION, n. The act of burning, scorching, or heating to dryness; a state of being thus heated or dried.
972	advance	[.] ADV'ANCE, v.t. adv'ans. [Heb. surface, face; whence.] [.] 1. To bring forward; to move further in front. Hence, [.] 2. To promote; to raise to a higher rank; as, to advance one from the bar to the bench. [.] 3. To improve or make better, which is considered ...
973	advanced	[.] ADV'ANCED, pp. Moved forward; promoted; improved; furnished beforehand; situated in front, or before the rest; also old, having reached the decline of life; as, advanced in years; an advanced age.
974	advancement	[.] ADV'ANCEMENT, n. [.] 1. The act of moving forward or proceeding. [.] 2. The state of being advanced; preferment; promotion, in rank or excellence; the act of promoting. [.] 3. Settlement on a wife, or jointure. [.] 4. Provision made by a parent for a child, ...
975	advancer	[.] ADV'ANCER, n. One who advances; a promoter. [.] Among sportsmen, a start or branch of a buck's attire, between the back antler and the palm.
976	advancing	[.] ADV'ANCING, ppr. Moving forward; proceeding; promoting; raising to higher rank or excellence; improving; supplying beforehand, as on loan, or as stock in trade.
977	advancive	[.] ADV'ANCIVE, a. Tending to advance, or promote.
978	advantage	[.] ADV'ANTAGE, n. [.] 1. Any state, condition, or circumstance, favorable to success, prosperity, interest, or reputation. [.] The enemy had the advantage of elevated ground. [.] 2. Benefit; gain; profit. [.] What advantage will it be to thee? Job 35. [.] There ...
979	advantage-ground	[.] ADV'ANTAGE-GROUND, n. Ground that gives advantage or superiority; a state that gives superior advantages for annoyance or resistance.
980	advantageable	[.] ADV'ANTAGEABLE, a. Profitable; convenient; gainful. [Little used.]
981	advantaged	[.] ADV'ANTAGED, pp. Benefitted; promoted.
982	advantageous	[.] ADVANTA'GEOUS, a. Being of advantage; furnishing convenience, or opportunity to gain benefit; gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial; as, an advantageous position of the troops; trade is advantageous to a nation.
983	advantageously	[.] ADVANTA'GEOUSLY, adv. In an advantageous manner; profitably; usefully; conveniently.
984	advantageousness	[.] ADVANTA'GEOUSNESS, n. The quality or state of being advantageous; profitableness; usefulness; convenience.
985	advantaging	[.] ADV'ANTAGING, ppr. Profiting; benefiting.
986	advene	[.] ADVE'NE, v.i. [L. advenio, to come to, ad and venio.] [.] To accede, or come to; to be added to, or become a part of, though not essential. [Little used.]
987	advenient	[.] ADVE'NIENT, a. Advening; coming from outward causes.
988	advent	[.] AD'VENT, n. [L. adventus, from advenio, of ad and venio, to come. See Find.] [.] A coming; appropriately the coming of our Savior, and in the calendar, it includes four sabbaths before Christmas, beginning of St. Andrew's Day, or on the sabbath next before or after ...
989	adventine	[.] ADVENT'INE, a. Adventitious. [Not used.]
990	adventitious	[.] ADVENTI'TIOUS, a. [L. adventitius, from advenio. See Advent.] [.] Added extrinsically; accidental; not essentially inherent; casual; foreign. [.] Diseases of continuance get an adventitious strength from custom.
991	adventitiously	[.] ADVENTI'TIOUSLY, adv. Accidentally.
992	adventive	[.] ADVENT'IVE, a. Accidental; adventitious. [Little used.]
993	adventual	[.] ADVENT'UAL, a. Relating to the season of advent.
994	adventure	[.] ADVENT'URE, n. [See Advent.] [.] 1. Hazard; risk; chance; that of which one has no direction; as, at all adventures, that is, at all hazards. [See Venture.] [.] 2. An enterprize of hazard; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the ...
995	adventured	[.] ADVENT'URED, pp. Put to hazard; ventured; risked.
996	adventurer	[.] ADVENT'URER, n. [.] 1. One who hazards, or puts something at risk, as merchant-adventurers. [.] 2. One who seeks occasions of chance, or attempts bold, novel, or extraordinary enterprizes.
997	adventuresome	[.] ADVENT'URESOME, a. Bold; daring; incurring hazard. [See Venturesome.]
998	adventuresomeness	[.] ADVENT'URESOMENESS, n. The quality of being bold and venturesome.
999	adventuring	[.] ADVENT'URING, ppr. Putting to risk; hazarding.
1000	adventurous	[.] ADVENT'UROUS, a. [.] 1. Inclined or willing to incur hazard; bold to encounter danger; daring; courageous; enterprizing; applied to persons. [.] 2. Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage" applied to things; as, an adventurous ...
1001	adventurously	[.] ADVENT'UROUSLY, adv. Boldly; daringly; in a manner to incur hazard.
1002	adventurousness	[.] ADVENT'UROUSNESS, n. The act or quality of being adventurous.
1003	adverb	[.] AD'VERB, n. [L. adverbium, of ad and verbum, to a verb.] [.] In grammar, a word used to modify the sense of a verb, participle, adjective or attribute, and usually placed near it; as, he writes well; paper extremely white. This part of speech might be more significantly ...
1004	adverbial	[.] ADVERB'IAL, a. Pertaining to an adverb.
1005	adverbially	[.] ADVERB'IALLY, adv. In the manner of an adverb.
1006	adversaria	[.] ADVERSA'RIA, n. [L. from adversus. See Adverse.] [.] Among the ancients, a book of accounts, so named from the placing of debt and credit in opposition to each other. A commonplace book.
1007	adversary	[.] AD'VERSARY, n. [See Adverse.] [.] 1. An enemy or foe; one who has enmity at heart. [.] The Lord shall take vengeance on his adversaries. Nah. 1. [.] In scripture, Satan is called THE adversary, by way of eminence. 1Peter 5. [.] 2. An opponent or antagonist, ...
1008	adversative	[.] ADVERS'ATIVE, a. Noting some difference, contrariety, or opposition; as, John is an honest man, but a fanatic. Here but is called an adversative conjunction. This denomination however is not always correct; for but does not always denote opposition, but something ...
1009	adverse	[.] AD'VERSE, a. [L. adversus, opposite; of ad and versus, turned; from verto, to turn. See Advert. This word was formerly accented, by some authors, on the last syllable; but the accent is now settled on the first.] [.] 1. Opposite; opposing; acting in a contrary ...
1010	adversely	[.] AD'VERSELY, adv. In an adverse manner; oppositely; unfortunately; unprosperously; in a manner contrary to desire or success.
1011	adverseness	[.] AD'VERSENESS, n. Opposition; unprosperousness.
1012	adversity	[.] ADVERS'ITY, n. An event, or series of events, which oppose success or desire; misfortune; calamity; affliction; distress; state of unhappiness. [.] In the day of adversity, consider. Eccl. 7. [.] Ye have rejected God, who saved you out of all you adversities. ...
1013	advert	[.] ADVERT', v.i. [L. adverto, of ad and verto, to turn.] [.] To turn the mind or attention to; to regard, observe, or notice: with to; as, he adverted to what was said, or to a circumstance that occurred.
1014	adverted	[.] ADVERT'ED, pp. Attended to; regarded; with to.
1015	advertence	[.] ADVERT'ENCE,
1016	advertency	[.] ADVERT'ENCY, n. A direction of the mind to; attention; notice; regard; consideration; heedfulness. [.]
1017	advertent	[.] ADVERT'ENT, a. Attentive; heedful.
1018	adverting	[.] ADVERT'ING, ppr. Attending to; regarding; observing.
1019	advertise	[.] ADVERTI'SE, v.t. s as z. [See Advert.] [.] 1. To inform; to give notice, advice or intelligence to, whether of a past or present event, or of something future. [.] I will advertise thee what this people will do to thy people in the latter day. Num. 24. [.] I ...
1020	advertised	[.] ADVERTI'SED, pp. Informed; notified; warned; used of persons: published; made known; used of things.
1021	advertisement	[.] ADVER'TISEMENT, n. Information; admonition, notice given. More generally, a publication intended to give notice; this may be, by a short account printed in a newspaper, or by a written account posted, or otherwise made public.
1022	advertiser	[.] ADVERTI'SER, n. One who advertises. This title is often given to public prints.
1023	advertising	[.] ADVERTI'SING, ppr. [.] 1. Informing; giving notice; publishing notice. [.] 2. a. Furnishing advertisements; as, advertising customers. [.] 3. In the sense of monitory, or active in giving intelligence, as used by Shakespeare. [Not now used.]
1024	advice	[.] ADVI'CE, n. [L. viso, to see, to visit.] [.] 1. Counsel; an opinion recommended, or offered, as worthy to be followed. [.] What advice give ye? 2Ch. 10. [.] With good advice make war. Prov. 20. [.] We may give advice, but we cannot give conduct. [.] 2. ...
1025	advisable	[.] ADVI'SABLE, a. [See Advise.] [.] 1. Proper to be advised; prudent; expedient; proper to be done or practiced. [.] It is not advisable to proceed, at this time, to a choice of officers. [.] 2. Open to advice.
1026	advisableness	[.] ADVI'SABLENESS, n. The quality of being advisable or expedient.
1027	advise	[.] ADVI'SE, v.t. s as z. [See Advice.] [.] 1. To give counsel to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; as, I advise you to be cautious of speculation. [.] 2. To give information; to communicate notice; to make acquainted with; followed by ...
1028	advised	[.] ADVI'SED, pp. [.] 1. Informed; counseled; also cautious; prudent; acting with deliberation. [.] Let him be advised in his answers. [.] With the well advised is wisdom. Prov. 13. [.] 2. Done, formed, or taken with advice or deliberation; intended; as, an ...
1029	advisedly	[.] ADVI'SEDLY, adv. With deliberation or advice; heedfully; purposely; by design; as, an enterprize advisedly undertaken.
1030	advisedness	[.] ADVI'SEDNESS, n. Deliberate consideration; prudent procedure.
1031	advisement	[.] ADVI'SEMENT, n. [.] 1. Counsel; information; circumspection. [.] 2. Consultation. [.] The action standing continued nisi for advisement.
1032	adviser	[.] ADVI'SER, n. One who gives advice or admonition; also, in a bad sense, one who instigates or persuades.
1033	advising	[.] ADVI'SING, ppr. Giving counsel.
1034	advisory	[.] ADVI'SORY, a. [.] 1. Having power to advise. [.] The general association has a general advisory superintendence over all the ministers and churches. [.] 2. Containing advice; as, their opinion is merely advisory.
1035	advocacy	[.] AD'VOCACY, n. [.] 1. The act of pleading for; intercession. [.] 2. Judicial pleading; law-suit.
1036	advocate	[.] AD'VOCATE, n. [L. advocatus, from advoco, to call for, to plead for; of ad and voco, to call. See Vocal.] [.] 1. Advocate, in its primary sense, signifies, one who pleads the cause of another in a court of civil law. Hence, [.] 2. One who pleads the cause of ...
1037	advocated	[.] AD'VOCATED, pp. Defended by argument; vindicated.
1038	advocatess	[.] AD'VOCATESS, n. A female advocate.
1039	advocating	[.] AD'VOCATING, ppr. Supporting by reasons; defending; maintaining.
1040	advocation	...
1041	advoutress	[.] ADVOU'TRESS, n. An adulteress.
1042	advoutry	[.] ADVOU'TRY, n. Adultery. [Little used.]
1043	advowee	[.] ADVOWEE', n. [.] 1. He that has the right of advowson. [.] 2. The advocate of a church or religious house.
1044	advowson	[.] ADVOW'SON, n. s as z. [The word was latinized, advocatio, from advoco, and avow is from advoco.] [.] In English law, a right of presentation to a vacant benefice; or in other words, a right of nominating a person to officiate in a vacant church. The name is derived ...
1045	advoyer	[.] ADVOY'ER, or Avoy'er, A chief magistrate of a town or canton in Switzerland.
1046	ady	[.] A'DY, n. The abanga, or Thernel's restorative; a species of Palm tree, in the West Indies, tall, upright, without branches, with a thick branching head, which furnishes a juice of which the natives make a drink by fermentation.
1047	adz	[.] ADZ, n. An iron instrument with an arching edge, across the line of the handle, and ground from a base on its inside to the outer edge; used for chipping a horizontal surface of timber. [.]
1048	ae	[.] AE, a diphthong in the Latin language; used also by the Saxon writers. In derivatives from the learned languages, it is mostly superseded by e, and convenience seems to require it to be wholly rejected in anglicized words. For such words as may be found with this ...
1049	aed	[.] AED, ed, ead, syllables found in names from the Saxon, signify happy; as, Eadric, happy kingdom; Eadrig, happy victory; Edward prosperous watch; Edgar, successful weapon.
1050	aedile	[.] AE'DILE, n. [Lat.] In ancient Rome, an officer or magistrate, who had the care of the public buildings, [ades,] streets, highways, public spectacles, &c.
1051	aegilops	[.] AE'GILOPS, n. [Gr. a goat and the eye.] [.] A tumor in the corner of the eye, and a plant so called.
1052	aegis	[.] AE'GIS, n. [Gr. a goat skin, and shield; from a goat.] [.] A shield, or defensive armor.
1053	ael	[.] AEL, Eng. all, are seen in many names; as, in AElfred, Alfred, all peace; AElwin, all conqueror.
1054	aelf	[.] AELF, seems to be one form of help, but more generally written elph or ulph; as, in AElfwin, victorious aid; AEthelwulph, illustrious help.
1055	aeolist	[.] AE'OLIST, n. [L. AEolus.] [.] A pretender to inspiration.
1056	aerate	[.] A'ERATE, v.t. [See Air.] To combine with carbonic acid, formerly called fixed air. [The word has been discarded from modern chimistry.]
1057	aerated	[.] A'ERATED, pp. Combined with carbonic acid.
1058	aerating	[.] A'ERATING, ppr. Combining with carbonic acid.
1059	aeration	[.] AERA'TION, n. The act or operation of combining with carbonic acid.
1060	aerial	[.] AE'RIAL, a. [L. aerius. See Air.] [.] 1. Belonging to the air, or atmosphere; as, aerial regions. [.] 2. Consisting of air; partaking of the nature of air; as, aerial particles. [.] 3. Produced by air; as, aerial honey. [.] 4. Inhabiting or frequenting ...
1061	aerians	[.] AE'RIANS, n. In church history, a branch of Arians, so called from Aerius, who maintained, that there is no difference between bishops and priests.
1062	aerie	[.] A'ERIE, n. The nest of a fowl, as of an eagle or hawk; a covey of birds.
1063	aerification	[.] AERIFICA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of combining air with; the state of being filled with air. [.] 2. The act of becoming air or of changing into an aeriform state, as substances which are converted from a liquid or solid form into gas or an elastic vapor; the state ...
1064	aerified	[.] A'ERIFIED, pp. Having air infused, or combined with.
1065	aeriform	[.] A'ERIFORM, a. [L. aer, air, and forma, form.] [.] Having the form or nature of air, or of an elastic, invisible fluid. The gases are aeriform fluids.
1066	aerify	[.] A'ERIFY, v.t. To infuse air into; to fill with air, or to combine air with.
1067	aerography	[.] AEROG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. air, and to describe.] [.] A description of the air or atmosphere; but aerology is chiefly used.
1068	aerolite	[.] A'EROLITE, n. [Gr. air, and a stone.] [.] A stone falling from the air, or atmospheric regions; a meteoric stone.
1069	aerological	[.] AEROLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to aerology.
1070	aerologist	[.] AEROL'OGIST, n. One who is versed in aerology.
1071	aerology	[.] AEROL'OGY, n [Gr. air, and description.] [.] A description of the air; that branch of philosophy which treats of the air, its constituent parts, properties, and phenomena.
1072	aeromancy	[.] A'EROMANCY, n. [Gr. divination.] [.] Divination by means of the air and winds. [Little used.]
1073	aerometer	[.] AEROM'ETER, n. [Gr. air, and measure.] [.] An instrument for weighing air, or for ascertaining the mean bulk of gases.
1074	aerometry	[.] AEROM'ETRY, n. [as above.] The science of measuring the air, including the doctrine of its pressure, elasticity, rarefaction, and condensation. [.] Rather, aerometry is the art or science of ascertaining the mean bulk of the gases.
1075	aeronaut	[.] A'ERONAUT, n. [Gr. a sailor, from a ship.] [.] One who sails or floats in the air; an aerial navigator; applied to persons who ascent in air balloons.
1076	aeronautic	[.] AERONAUT'IC, a. Sailing or floating in the air; pertaining to aerial sailing.
1077	aeronautics	[.] AERONAUT'ICS, n. The doctrine, science, or art of sailing in the air, by means of a balloon.
1078	aeronautism	[.] A'ERONAUTISM, n. The practice of ascending and floating in the atmosphere, in balloons.
1079	aeroscopy	[.] AEROS'COPY, n. [Gr to see.] The observation of the air. [Little used.]
1080	aerostat	[.] A'EROSTAT, n. [Gr. sustaining, from to stand.] [.] A machine or vessel sustaining weights in the air; a name given to air balloons.
1081	aerostatic	[.] AEROSTAT'IC, a. Suspending in air; pertaining to the art of aerial navigation.
1082	aerostation	[.] AEROSTA'TION, n. [.] 1. Aerial navigation; the science of raising, suspending, and guiding machines in the air, or of ascending in air balloons. [.] 2. The science of weighing air.
1083	aery-light	[.] A'ERY-LIGHT, in Milton, light as air; used for airy light.
1084	aethel	[.] ATHEL, ADEL or AETHEL, nobel of illustrious birth.
1085	afar	[.] AF'AR, adv. [a and far. See Far.] [.] 1. At a distance in place; to or from a distance; used with from preceding, or off following; as, he was seen from afar; I saw him afar off. [.] 2. In scripture, figuratively, estranged in affection; alienated. [.] My ...
1086	afeard	[.] AFE'ARD, a. Afeard is the participle passive. See Fear.] [.] Afraid; affected with fear or apprehension, in a more moderate degree than is expressed by terrified. It is followed by of, but no longer used in books, and even in popular use, is deemed vulgar.
1087	affa	[.] AF'FA, n. A weight used on the Guinea coast, equal to an ounce. The half of it is call eggeba.
1088	affability	[.] AFFABIL'ITY, n. [See Affable.] The quality of being affable; readiness to converse; civility and courteousness, in receiving others, and in conversation; condescension in manners. Affability of countenance is that mildness of aspect, which invites to free social ...
1089	affable	[.] AF'FABLE, a. [L. affabilis, of ad and fabulor. See Fable.] [.] 1. Easy of conversation; admitting others to free conversation without reserve; courteous; complaisant; of easy manners; condescending; usually applied to superiors; as an affable prince. [.] 2. ...
1090	affableness	[.] AF'FABLENESS, n. Affability.
1091	affably	[.] AF'FABLY, adv. In an affable manner; courteously; invitingly.
1092	affair	[.] AFFA'IR, n. [L. facere. The primary sense of facio is to urge, drive, impel.] [.] 1. Business of any kind; that which is done, or is to be done; a word of very indefinite and undefinable signification. In the plural, it denotes transactions in general; as human ...
1093	affect	[.] AFFECT', v.t. [L. afficio, affectum, of ad and facio, to make; affecto, to desire, from the same room. Affect is to make to, or upon to press upon.] [.] 1. To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon; as, cold affects the body; loss affects our interests. [.] 2. ...
1094	affectation	[.] AFFECTA'TION, n. [L. affectatio.] [.] 1. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false pretense; artificial appearance, or show; as, an affectation of wit, or of virtue. [.] 2. Fondness; affection. [Not used.]
1095	affected	[.] AFFECT'ED, pp. [.] 1. Impressed; moved, or touched, either in person or in interest; having suffered some change by external force, loss, danger, and the like; as, we are more or less affected by the failure of the bank. [.] 2. Touched in the feelings; having ...
1096	affectedly	[.] AFFECT'EDLY, adv. In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality; formally; studiously; unnaturally; as, to walk affectedly; affectedly civil.
1097	affectedness	[.] AFFECT'EDNESS, n. The quality of being affected; affectation.
1098	affecter	[.] AFFECT'ER, n. One that affects; one that practices affectation.
1099	affecting	[.] AFFECT'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Impressing; having an effect on; touching the feelings; moving the passions; attempting a false show; greatly desiring; aspiring to possess. [.] 2. a. Having power to excite, or move the passions; tending to move the affections; pathetic; ...
1100	affectingly	[.] AFFECT'INGLY, adv. In an affecting manner; in a manner to excite emotions.
1101	affection	[.] AFFEC'TION, n. [.] 1. The state of being affected. [Little used.] [.] 2. Passion; but more generally, [.] 3. A bent of mind towards a particular object, holding a middle place between disposition, which is natural, and passion, which is excited by the presence ...
1102	affectionate	[.] AFFEC'TIONATE, a. [.] 1. Having great love, or affection; fond; as, an affectionate brother. [.] 2. Warm in affection; zealous. [.] Man, in his love to God, and desire to please him, can never be too affectionate. [.] 3. Proceeding from affection; indicating ...
1103	affectionately	[.] AFFEC'TIONATELY, adv. With affection; fondly; tenderly; kindly. 1Thes. 2.
1104	affectionateness	[.] AFFEC'TIONATENESS, n. Fondness; goodwill; affection.
1105	affectioned	[.] AFFEC'TIONED, a. [.] 1. Disposed; having an affection of heart. [.] Be ye kindly affectioned one to another. Rom 12. [.] 2. Affected; conceited. Obs.
1106	affective	[.] AFFECT'IVE, a. That affects, or excites emotion; suited to affect. [Little used.]
1107	affectively	[.] AFFECT'IVELY, adv. In an affective or impressive manner.
1108	affector	[.] AFFECT'OR
1109	affectuous	[.] AFFECT'UOUS, a. Full of passion. [Not used.]
1110	affeer	[.] AFFEE'R, v.t. To confirm. [Not used.] [.] AFFEE'R, v.t. [.] In law, to assess or reduce an arbitrary penalty or amercement to a precise sum; to reduce a general amercement to a sum certain, according to the circumstances of the case.
1111	affeered	[.] AFFEE'RED, pp. Moderated in sum; assessed; reduced to a certainty.
1112	affeerment	[.] AFFEE'RMENT, n. The act of affeering, or assessing an amercement, according to the circumstances of the case.
1113	affeeror	[.] AFFEE'ROR, n. One who affeers; a person sworn to assess a penalty, or reduce an uncertain penalty to a certainty.
1114	affettuoso	[.] AFFETTUO'SO, or con affetto, [L. affectus.] [.] In music, a direction to render notes soft and affecting.
1115	affiance	[.] AFFI'ANCE, n. [L. fido, fides.] [.] 1. The marriage contract or promise; faith pledged. [.] 2. Trust in general; confidence; reliance. [.] The Christian looks to God with implicit affiance. [.] AFFI'ANCE, v.t. [.] 1. To betroth; to pledge one's faith ...
1116	affianced	[.] AFFI'ANCED, pp. Pledged in marriage; betrothed; bound in faith.
1117	affiancer	[.] AFFI'ANCER, n. One who makes a contract of marriage between parties.
1118	affiancing	[.] AFFI'ANCING, ppr. Pledging in marriage; promising fidelity.
1119	affidavit	[.] AFFIDA'VIT, n. [An old law verb in the perfect tense; he made oath; from ad and fides, faith.] [.] A declaration upon oath. In the United States, more generally, a declaration in writing, signed by the party, and sworn to, before an authorized magistrate.
1120	affied	[.] AFFI'ED, a. or part. Joined by contract; affianced. [Not used.]
1121	affile	[.] AFFI'LE, v.t. To polish. [Not used.]
1122	affiliate	[.] AFFIL'IATE, v.t. [L. ad and filius, a son.] [.] 1. To adopt; to receive into a family as a son. [.] 2. To receive into a society as a member, and initiate in its mysteries, plans, or intrigues - a sense in which the word was much used by the Jacobins in France, ...
1123	affiliation	[.] AFFILIA'TION, n. Adoption; association in the same family or society.
1124	affinity	[.] AFFIN'ITY, n. [L. affinitas, from affinis, adjacent, related by marriage; ad and finis, end.] [.] 1. The relation contracted by marriage, between a husband and his wife's kindred, and between a wife and her husband's kindred; in contradistinction from consanguinity ...
1125	affirm	[.] AFFIRM, v.t. afferm' [L. affirmo; ad and firmo, to make firm. See Firm.] [.] 1. To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to declare the existence of something; to maintain as true; opposed to deny. [.] Of one Jesus whom Paul affirmed to be alive. ...
1126	affirmable	[.] AFFIRM'ABLE, a. That may be asserted or declared; followed by of; as, an attribute affirmable of every just man. [.]
1127	affirmance	[.] AFFIRM'ANCE, n. [.] 1. Confirmation; ratification; as, the affirmance of a judgment; a statute in affirmance of common law. [.] 2. Declaration; affirmation. [Little used.]
1128	affirmant	[.] AFFIRM'ANT, n. One who affirms.
1129	affirmation	[.] AFFIRMA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of affirming or asserting as true; opposed to negation or denial. [.] 2. That which is asserted; position declared as true; averment. [.] 3. Confirmation; ratification; an establishing of what had been before done or decreed. [.] 4. ...
1130	affirmative	[.] AFFIRM'ATIVE, a. [.] 1. That affirms, or asserts; declaratory of what exists; opposed to negative; as, an affirmative proposition. [.] 2. Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law. [.] 3. In algebra, positive; a term applied to numbers ...
1131	affirmatively	[.] AFFIRM'ATIVELY, adv. In an affirmative manner; positively; on the affirmative side of a question; opposed to negatively.
1132	affirmed	[.] AFFIRM'ED, pp. Declared; asserted; averred; confirmed; ratified.
1133	affirmer	[.] AFFIRM'ER, n. One who affirms.
1134	affirming	[.] AFFIRM'ING, ppr. Asserting; declaring positively; confirming.
1135	affix	[.] AFFIX', v.t. [L. affigo, affixum, of ad and figo, to fix. Eng. peg. See Fix.] [.] 1. To unite at the end; to subjoin, annex, or add at the close; as, to affix a syllable to a word; to affix a seal to an instrument. [.] 2. To attach, unite, or connect with, ...
1136	affixed	[.] AFFIX'ED, pp. United at the end; annexed; attached.
1137	affixing	[.] AFFIX'ING, ppr. Uniting at the end; subjoining; attaching.
1138	affixion	[.] AFFIX'ION, n. The act of uniting at the end, or state of being so united. [Little used.]
1139	affixture	[.] AFFIX'TURE, n. That which is affixed.
1140	afflation	[.] AFFLA'TION, n. [L. affle, afflatum, of ad and flo; Eng. blow. See Blow.] [.] A blowing or breathing on.
1141	afflatus	[.] AFFLA'TUS, n. [L.] [.] 1. A breath or blast of wind. [.] 2. Inspiration; communication of divine knowledge, or the power of prophesy.
1142	afflict	[.] AFFLICT', v.t. [L. affligo, afflicto, of ad and figo, to strike; eng. flog; Gr. to strike;, L. plaga, a stroke. Hence, eng. flail, g being suppressed; L. flagellum. See Flog.] [.] 1. To give to the body or mind pain which is continued or of some permanence; ...
1143	afflicted	[.] AFFLICT'ED, pp. Affected with continued or often repeated pain, either of body or mind; suffering grief or distress, of any kind; followed by at, by or with; as, afflicted at the loss of a child, by the rheumatism, or with losses.
1144	afflictedness	[.] AFFLICT'EDNESS, n. The state of being afflicted; but superseded by affliction.
1145	afflicter	[.] AFFLICT'ER, n. One who afflicts, or causes pain of body or of mind.
1146	afflicting	[.] AFFLICT'ING, ppr. Causing continued or durable pain of body or mind; grieving; distressing. [.] AFFLICT'ING, a. Grievous; distressing; as, an afflicting event.
1147	affliction	[.] AFFLIC'TION, n. [.] 1. The state of being afflicted; a state of pain, distress, or grief. [.] Some virtues are seen only in affliction. [.] 2. The cause of continued pain of body or mind, as sickness, losses, calamity, adversity, persecution. [.] Many are ...
1148	afflictive	[.] AFFLICT'IVE, a. Giving pain; causing continued or repeated pain or grief; painful; distressing.
1149	afflictively	[.] AFFLICT'IVELY, adv. In a manner to give pain or grief.
1150	affluence	...
1151	affluent	[.] AF'FLUENT, a. Flowing to; more generally, wealthy; abounding in goods or riches; abundant.
1152	affluently	[.] AF'FLUENTLY, adv. In abundance; abundantly.
1153	afflux	[.] AF'FLUX, n. [L. affluxum, from affluo. See Flow.] [.] The act of flowing to; a flowing to, or that which flows to; as, an afflux of blood to the head.
1154	affluxion	[.] AFFLUX'ION, n. The act of flowing to; that which flows to. [See Afflux.]
1155	afforage	[.] AF'FORAGE, n. [ad and force.] [.] In France, a duty paid to the lord of a district, for permission to sell wine or other liquors, within his seignory.
1156	afforcement	[.] AFFO'RCEMENT, n. [ad and force.] [.] In old charters, a fortress; a fortification for defense. Obs.
1157	afford	[.] AFFO'RD, v.t. [ad and the root of forth, further. The sense is to send forth. But I have not found this precise word in the exact sense of the English, in any other language.] [.] 1. To yield or produce as fruit, profit, issues, or result. Thus, the earth affords ...
1158	afforded	[.] AFFO'RDED, pp. Yielded as fruit, produce or result; sold without loss or with profit.
1159	affording	[.] AFFO'RDING, ppr. Yielding; producing; selling without loss; bearing expenses.
1160	afforest	[.] AFFOR'EST, v.t. [ad and forest.] [.] To convert ground into forest, as was done by the first Norman kings in England, for the purpose of affording them the pleasures of the chase.
1161	afforestation	[.] AFFORESTA'TION, n. The act of turning ground into forest or wood land.
1162	afforested	[.] AFFOR'ESTED, pp. Converted into forest.
1163	afforesting	[.] AFFOR'ESTING, ppr. Converting into forest.
1164	affranchisement	[.] AFFRAN'CHISEMENT,n. [See Franchise and disfranchise.] [.] The act of making free, or liberating from dependence or servitude. [Little used.]
1165	affrap	[.] AFFRAP', v.t. [Eng. rap.] To strike. Obs.
1166	affray	[.] AFFRA'Y,
1167	affrayment	[.] AFFRA'YMENT, n. [.] 1. In law, the fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others. A fighting in private is not, in a legal sense, an affray. [.] 2. In popular language, fray is used to express any fighting of two or more persons; ...
1168	affreight	[.] AFFREIGHT', v.t. affra'te. [See Freight.] [.] To hire a ship for the transportation of goods or freight.
1169	affreighted	[.] AFFREIGHT'ED, pp. Hired for transporting goods.
1170	affreighter	[.] AFFREIGHT'ER, n. The person who hires or charters a ship or other vessel to convey goods.
1171	affreightment	[.] AFFREIGHT'MENT, n. The act of hiring a ship for the transportation of goods.
1172	affret	[.] AFFRET', n. A furious onset, or attack. [Not used.]
1173	affriction	[.] AFFRIC'TION, n. The act of rubbing. [Not used.] [See Friction.]
1174	affriended	[.] AFFRIENDED, a. affrend'ed. Made friends; reconciled. Obs.
1175	affright	[.] AFFRI'GHT, v.t. affri'te. [See Fright.] [.] To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to terrify or alarm. It expresses a stronger impression than fear or apprehend, and perhaps less than terror. [.] AFFRI'GHT, n. Sudden or great fear; terror; also, the cause ...
1176	affrighted	[.] AFFRI'GHTED, pp. Suddenly alarmed with fear; terrified; followed by at or with, more generally by at; as, affrighted at the cry of fire.
1177	affrighter	[.] AFFRI'GHTER, n. One who frightens.
1178	affrightful	[.] AFFRI'GHTFUL, a. Terrifying; terrible; that may excite great fear; dreadful.
1179	affrighting	[.] AFFRI'GHTING, ppr. Impressing sudden fear; terrifying.
1180	affrightment	[.] AFFRI'GHTMENT, n. Affright; terror; the state of being frightened. [Rarely used.] [In common discourse, the use of this word, in all its forms, is superseded by fright, frighted, frightful.]
1181	affront	[.] AFFRONT', v.t. [L. frons, front, face.] [.] 1. Literally, to meet or encounter face to face, in a good or bad sense; as, [.] The seditious affronted the king's forces [.] [The foregoing sense is obsolete.] [.] 2. To offer abuse to the face; to insult, dare ...
1182	affronted	[.] AFFRONT'ED, pp. [.] 1. Opposed face to face; dared; defied; abused. [.] 2. In popular language, offended; slightly angry at ill treatment, by words or actions; displeased.
1183	affrontee	[.] AFFRONTEE', a. In heraldry, front to front; an epithet given to animals that face each other.
1184	affronter	[.] AFFRONT'ER, n. One that affronts.
1185	affronting	[.] AFFRONT'ING, ppr. Opposing face to face; defying; abusing; offering abuse, or any cause of displeasure. [.] AFFRONT'ING, a. Contumelious; abusive.
1186	affrontive	[.] AFFRONT'IVE, a. Giving offense; tending to offend; abusive.
1187	affrontiveness	[.] AFFRONT'IVENESS, n. The quality that gives offense. [Little used.]
1188	affuse	[.] AFFU'SE, v.t. s as z. [L. affundo, affusum, ad and fundo, to pour out. See Fuse.] [.] To pour upon; to sprinkle, as with a liquid.
1189	affused	[.] AFFU'SED, pp. Sprinkled with a liquid; sprinkled on; having a liquid poured upon.
1190	affusing	[.] AFFU'SING, ppr. Pouring upon, or sprinkling.
1191	affusion	[.] AFFU'SION, n. affu'zhun. The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid substance, as water upon a diseased body, or upon a child in baptism.
1192	affy	[.] AFFY', v.t. To betroth; to bind or join. [Not used.] [.] AFFY', v.t. To trust or confide in. [Not used.]
1193	afield	[.] AFIE'LD, adv. [a and field.] To the field.
1194	afire	[.] AFI'RE, adv. On fire.
1195	aflat	[.] AFLAT', adv. [a and flat.] Level with the ground.
1196	afloat	[.] AFLO'AT, adv. or a. [a and float.] [.] 1. Borne on the water; floating; swimming; as, the ship is afloat. [.] 2. Figuratively, moving; passing from place to place; as, a rumor is afloat. [.] 3. Unfixed; moving without guide or control; as, our affairs are ...
1197	afoot	[.] AFOOT', adv. [a or on and foot.] [.] 1. On foot; borne by the feet; opposed to riding. [.] 2. In action; in a state of being planned for execution; as, a design is afoot, or on foot.
1198	afore	[.] AFO'RE, adv. or prep. [a and fore.] [.] 1. In front. [.] 2. Between one object and another, so as to intercept a direct view or intercourse; as, to stand between a person and the light of a candle - a popular use of the word. [.] 3. Prior in time; before; ...
1199	aforegoing	[.] AFO'REGOING, a. Going before. [See Foregoing, which is chiefly used.]
1200	aforehand	[.] AFO'REHAND, adv. [afore and hand.] [.] 1. In time previous; by previous provision; as, he is ready aforehand. [.] She is come aforehand to anoint my body. Mark 14. [.] 2. a. Prepared; previously provided; as, to be aforehand in business. Hence in popular ...
1201	aforementioned	[.] AFO'REMENTIONED, a. [afore and mention.] [.] Mentioned before in the same writing or discourse.
1202	aforenamed	[.] AFO'RENAMED, a. [afore and name.] Named before.
1203	aforesaid	[.] AFO'RESAID, a. [afore and say.] Said or recited before, or in a proceeding part.
1204	aforetime	[.] AFO'RETIME, adv. [afore and time.] In time past; in a former time.
1205	afoul	[.] AFOUL', adv. or a. [a and foul.] Not free; entangled.
1206	afraid	[.] AFRA'ID, a. [The participle of affray.] [.] Impressed with fear or apprehension; fearful. This word expresses a less degree of fear than terrified or frightened. It is followed by of before the object of fear; as, to be afraid of death. [.] Joseph was afraid ...
1207	afresh	[.] AFRESH', adv. [a and fresh.] Anew; again; recently; after intermission. [.] They crucify the son of God afresh. Heb. 6.
1208	afric	[.] AF'RIC,
1209	africa	[.] AF'RICA, n. [L. a neg. and frigus, cold.] [.] One of the four quarters or largest divisions of the globe; a continent separated from Europe by the Mediterranean sea.
1210	african	[.] AF'RICAN, a. Pertaining to Africa. [.] AF'RICAN, n. A native of Africa. [.] This name is given also to the African marygold.
1211	afront	[.] AFRONT', adv. In front.
1212	aft	[.] 'AFT, a. or adv. [.] In seaman's language, a word used to denote the stern or what pertains to the stern of a ship; as, the aft part of the ship; haul aft the main sheet, that is, further towards the stern. Fore and aft is the whole length of a ship. Right aft is ...
1213	after	[.] 'AFTER, a. [The comparative degree of aft. But is some Teutonic dialects it is written with g.] [.] 1. In marine language, more aft, or towards the stern of the ship; as, the after sails; after hatchway. [.] 2. In common language, later in time; as, an after ...
1214	after-account	[.] 'AFTER-ACCOUNT, n. A subsequent reckoning.
1215	after-act	[.] 'AFTER-ACT, n. A subsequent act.
1216	after-ages	[.] 'AFTER-AGES, n. Later ages; succeeding times. After-age, in the singular, is not improper.
1217	after-band	[.] 'AFTER-BAND, n. A future band.
1218	after-birth	[.] 'AFTER-BIRTH, n. The appendages of the fetus, called also secundines.
1219	after-clap	[.] 'AFTER-CLAP, n. An unexpected, subsequent event; something happening after an affair is supposed to be at an end.
1220	after-comer	[.] 'AFTER-COMER, n. A successor.
1221	after-comfort	[.] 'AFTER-COMFORT, n. Future comfort
1222	after-conduct	[.] 'AFTER-CONDUCT, n. Subsequent behavior.
1223	after-conviction	[.] 'AFTER-CONVIC'TION, n Future conviction.
1224	after-cost	[.] 'AFTER-COST, n. Later cost; expense after the execution of the main design.
1225	after-course	[.] 'AFTER-COURSE, n. Future course.
1226	after-crop	[.] 'AFTER-CROP, n. The second crop in the same year.
1227	after-days	[.] 'AFTER-DAYS, n. Future days.
1228	after-eatage	[.] 'AFTER-EATAGE, n. Part of the increase of the same year. [Local.]
1229	after-endeavor	[.] 'AFTER-ENDEAV'OR, n. An endeavor after the first or former effort.
1230	after-game	[.] 'AFTER-GAME, n. A subsequent scheme, or expedient.
1231	after-guard	[.] 'AFTER-GUARD, n. The seaman stationed on the poop or after part of the ship, to attend the after sails.
1232	after-hope	[.] 'AFTER-HOPE, n. Future hope.
1233	after-hours	[.] 'AFTER-HOURS, n. Hours that follow; time following.
1234	after-ignorance	[.] 'AFTER-IGNORANCE, n. Subsequent ignorance.
1235	after-king	[.] 'AFTER-KING, n. A succeeding king.
1236	after-life	[.] 'AFTER-LIFE, n. [.] 1. Future life or the life after this. [.] 2. A later period of life; subsequent life.
1237	after-liver	[.] 'AFTER-LIVER, n. One who lives in succeeding times.
1238	after-love	[.] 'AFTER-LOVE, n. The second or later love.
1239	after-malice	[.] 'AFTER-MALICE, n. Succeeding malice.
1240	after-math	[.] 'AFTER-MATH, n. [after and math. See Mow.] [.] A second crop of grass, in the same season; rowen.
1241	after-most	[.] 'AFTER-MOST, a. Superl. In marine language, nearest the stern, opposed to foremost; also hindmost.
1242	after-noon	[.] 'AFTER-NOON', n. The part of the day which follows noon, between noon and evening.
1243	after-pains	[.] 'AFTER-PAINS, n. The pains which succeed child birth.
1244	after-part	[.] 'AFTER-PART, n. The latter part. In marine language, the part of a ship towards the stern.
1245	after-piece	[.] 'AFTER-PIECE, n. A piece performed after a play; a farce or other entertainment.
1246	after-proof	[.] 'AFTER-PROOF, n. Subsequent proof or evidence; qualities known by subsequent experience.
1247	after-repentance	[.] 'AFTER-REPENT'ANCE, n. Subsequent repentance.
1248	after-report	[.] 'AFTER-REPORT, n. Subsequent report, or information.
1249	after-sails	[.] 'AFTER-SAILS, n. The sails on the mizzenmast and stays, between the main and mizzen-masts.
1250	after-state	[.] 'AFTER-STATE, n. The future state.
1251	after-sting	[.] 'AFTER-STING, n. Subsequent sting.
1252	after-storm	[.] 'AFTER-STORM, n. A succeeding or future storm.
1253	after-supper	[.] 'AFTER-SUPPER, n. The time between supper and going to bed.
1254	after-swarm	[.] 'AFTER-SWARM, n. A swarm of bees which leaves the hive after the first.
1255	after-taste	[.] 'AFTER-TASTE, n. A taste which succeeds eating and drinking.
1256	after-thought	[.] 'AFTER-THOUGHT, n. [See Thought.] Reflections after an act; later thought, or expedient occurring too late.
1257	after-times	[.] 'AFTER-TIMES, n. Succeeding times. It may be used in the singular.
1258	after-tossing	[.] 'AFTER-TOSSING, n. The swell or agitation of the sea after a storm.
1259	after-wise	[.] 'AFTER-WISE, a. Wise afterwards or too late.
1260	after-wit	[.] 'AFTER-WIT, n. Subsequent wit; wisdom that comes too late.
1261	after-wrath	[.] 'AFTER-WRATH, n. Later wrath; anger after the provocation has ceased.
1262	after-writer	[.] 'AFTER-WRITER, n. A succeeding writer.
1263	afterward	[.] 'AFTERWARD, or 'AFTERWARDS, adv. [See Ward.] In later or subsequent time.
1264	afterwards	[.] 'AFTERWARD, or 'AFTERWARDS, adv. [See Ward.] In later or subsequent time.
1265	aga	[.] AGA, n. In the Turkish dominions, a commander or chief officer. The title is given to various chief officers, whether civil or military. It is also given to great land holders, and to the eunuchs of the Sultan's seraglio.
1266	again	[.] AGAIN, adv. agen'. [L. con, whence contra;] [.] 1. A second time; once more. [.] I will not again curse the ground. Gen 8. [.] 2. It notes something further, or additional to one or more particulars. [.] For to which of the angels said he at any time, thou ...
1267	against	[.] AGAINST, prep. agenst'. [.] 1. In opposition; noting enmity or disapprobation. [.] His hand will be against every man. Gen. 16. [.] I am against your pillows. Ez. 8. [.] 2. In opposition, noting contrariety, contradiction, or repugnance; as, a decree against ...
1268	agalloch	[.] AG'ALLOCH,
1269	agallochum	[.] AGAL'LOCHUM, n. [Of oriental origin.] [.] Aloes-wood, the product of a tree growing in China, and some of the Indian isles. There are three varieties, the calambac, the common lignum aloes, and the calambour. The first variety is light and porous, and so filled with ...
1270	agalmatolite	[.] AGALMAT'OLITE,n. [Gr. image, and stone.] [.] A name given by Klaproth to two varieties of the pierre de lard, lard stone, of China. It contains no magnesia, but otherwise has the characters of talck. It is called in German, bildstein, figure-stone, and by Brongniart, ...
1271	agape	[.] AG'APE, adv. or a. [a and gape. See Gape.] [.] Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention; having the mouth wide open. [.] AG'APE, n. ag'apy. [Gr. Love.] [.] Among the primitive christians, a love feast or feast of charity, held before or after ...
1272	agaric	[.] AG'ARIC, n. [Gr.] [.] In botany, mushroom, a genus of funguses, containing numerous species. Mushrooms grow on trees, or spring from the earth; of the latter species some are valued as articles of food; others are poisonous. The name was originally given to a fungus ...
1273	agast	[.] AG'AST or AGH'AST, a [.] Struck with terror, or astonishment; amazed; struck silent with horror. [.] With shuddering horror pale and eyes agast.
1274	agate	[.] AGA'TE, adv. [a and gate.] On the way; going. Obs.
1275	agatine	[.] AG'ATINE, a. Pretaining to agate. [.] AG'ATINE, n. A genus of shells, oval or oblong.
1276	agatized	[.] AG'ATIZED, a. Having the colored lines and figures of agate. [.] Agatized wood, a substance apparently produced by the petrifaction of wood; a species of hornstone.
1277	agaty	[.] AG'ATY, a. Of the nature of agate.
1278	agave	[.] AGA'VE, n. [Gr. admirable.] [.] 1. The American aloe. The great aloe rises twenty feet, and its branches form a sort of pyramid at the top. [.] 2. A genus of univalvular shells.
1279	agaze	[.] AGA'ZE, v.t. [from gaze.] To strike with amazement. Obs.
1280	agazed	[.] AGA'ZED, pp. Struck with amazement. [Not in use.]
1281	age	[.] AGE, n. [L. aetas,or aevum. But these are undoubtedly contracted words.] [.] 1. The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; as, the usual age of man is seventy years; the age of a horse may be twenty or thirty years; the age of a tree ...
1282	aged	[.] A'GED, a. [.] 1. Old; having lived long; having lived almost the usual time allotted to that species of being; applied to animals or plants; as, an aged man, or an aged oak. [.] 2. Having a certain age; having lived; as, a man aged forty years. [.] A'GED, ...
1283	agen	[.] AGEN', for again. Obs.
1284	agency	[.] A'GENCY, n. [L. agens. See Act.] [.] 1. The quality of moving or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; operation; instrumentality; as, the agency of providence in the natural world. [.] 2. The office of an agent, or factor; business of an ...
1285	agenda	[.] AGEND'A, n. [L. things to be done.] [.] A memorandum-book; the service or office of a church; a ritual or liturgy.
1286	agent	[.] A'GENT, a. Acting; opposed to patient, or sustaining action; as, the body agent. [Little used.] [.] A'GENT, n. [.] 1. An actor; one that exerts power, or has the power to act; as, a moral agent. [.] 2. An active power or cause; that which has the power ...
1287	agentship	[.] A'GENTSHIP, n. The office of an agent. [Not used.] We now use agency.
1288	aggelation	[.] AGGELA'TION, n. [L. gelu.] Concretion of a fluid. [Not used.]
1289	aggeneration	[.] AGGENERA'TION, n. [L. ad and generatio.] The state of growing to another. [Not used.]
1290	agger	[.] AG'GER, n. [L.] A fortress, or mound. [Not used.]
1291	aggerate	[.] AG'GERATE, v.t. [L. aggero.] To heap. [Not used.]
1292	aggeration	[.] AGGERA'TION, n. A heaping; accumulation; as, "aggerations of sand."
1293	agglomerate	...
1294	agglomerated	[.] AGGLOM'ERATED, pp. Wound or collected into a ball.
1295	agglomerating	[.] AGGLOM'ERATING, ppr. Winding into a ball; gathering into a lump.
1296	agglomeration	[.] AGGLOMERA'TION, n. The act of winding into a ball; the state of being gathered into a ball or mass.
1297	agglutinant	[.] AGGLU'TINANT, n. Any viscous substance which unites other substances, by causing an adhesion; any application which tends to unite parts which have too little adhesion. [.] AGGLU'TINANT, a. Uniting as glue; tending to cause adhesion.
1298	agglutinate	[.] AGGLU'TINATE, v.t. [Lat. agglutino, ad and glutino, from gluten. Eng. glue. See Glue.] [.] To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.
1299	agglutinated	[.] AGGLU'TINATED, pp. Glued together; united by a viscous substance.
1300	agglutinating	[.] AGGLU'TINATING, ppr. Gluing together; united by causing adhesion.
1301	agglutination	[.] AGGLUTINA'TION, n. The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united.
1302	agglutinative	[.] AGGLU'TINATIVE, a. That tends to unite, or has power to cause adhesion.
1303	aggrace	[.] AGGRA'CE, v.t. To favor. [Not used.] [.] AGGRA'CE, n. Kindness; favor. [Not used.]
1304	aggrandization	[.] AGGRANDIZA'TION, n. The act of aggrandizing. [Not used.]
1305	aggrandize	[.] AG'GRANDIZE, v.t. [L. ad and grandis. See Grand.] [.] 1. To make great or greater in power, rank or honor; to exalt, as, to aggrandize a family. [.] 2. To enlarge, applied to things; as, to aggrandize our conceptions. It seems to be never applied to the bulk ...
1306	aggrandized	[.] AG'GRANDIZED, pp. Made great or greater; exalted; enlarged.
1307	aggrandizement	[.] AGGRAND'IZEMENT, n. The act of aggrandizing; the state of being exalted in power, rank or honor; exaltation; enlargement. [.] The Emperor seeks only the aggrandizement of his own family.
1308	aggrandizer	[.] AG'GRANDIZER, n. One that aggrandizes or exalts in power, rank or honor.
1309	aggrandizing	[.] AG'GRANDIZING, ppr. Making great; exalting; enlarging.
1310	aggrate	[.] AGGRA'TE, v.t. To please. [Not used.]
1311	aggravate	[.] AG'GRAVATE, v.t. [L. aggravo, of ad and gravis, heavy. See Grave, Gravity.] [.] 1. To make heavy, but not used in this literal sense. Figuratively, to make worse, more severe, or less tolerable; as, to aggravate the evils of life; to aggravate pain or punishment. [.] 2. ...
1312	aggravated	[.] AG'GRAVATED, pp. Increased, in severity or enormity; made worse; exaggerated.
1313	aggravating	[.] AG'GRAVATING, ppr. Increasing in severity, enormity, or degree, as evils, misfortunes, pain, punishment, crimes, guilt, &c.; exaggerating.
1314	aggravation	[.] AGGRAVA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of making worse, used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing severity or hainousness; addition to that which is evil or improper; as, an aggravation of pain or grief. [.] 2. Exaggerated representation, or heightened ...
1315	aggregate	[.] AG'GREGATE, v.t [L. aggrego, to collect in troops, of ad and grex, a herd or band. See Gregarious.] [.] To bring together; to collect particulars into a sum, mass or body. [.] AG'GREGATE, a. Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; as, ...
1316	aggregated	[.] AG'GREGATED, pp. Collected into a sum, mass or system.
1317	aggregately	[.] AG'GREGATELY, adv. Collectively; taken in a sum or mass.
1318	aggregating	[.] AG'GREGATING, ppr. Collecting into a sum or mass.
1319	aggregation	[.] AGGREGA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of aggregating; the state of being collected into a sum or mass; a collection of particulars; an aggregate. [.] 2. In chimistry, the affinity of aggregation, is the power which causes homogeneous bodies to tend towards each other, ...
1320	aggregative	[.] AG'GREGATIVE, a. Taken together; collective.
1321	aggregator	[.] AG'GREGATOR, n. He that collects into a whole or mass.
1322	aggress	[.] AGGRESS', v.i. [L. aggredior, aggressus, of ad and gradior, to go. See Grade.] [.] To make a first attack; to commit the first act of hostility or offense; to begin a quarrel or controversy; to assault first or invade.
1323	aggressing	[.] AGGRESS'ING, ppr. Commencing hostility first; making the first attack.
1324	aggression	[.] AGGRESS'ION, n. The first attack, or act of hostility; the first act of injury, or first act leading to war or controversy.
1325	aggressive	[.] AGGRESS'IVE, a. Tending to aggress; making the first attack.
1326	aggressor	[.] AGGRESS'OR, n. The person who first attacks; he who first commences hostility or a quarrel; an assaulter; an invader. [.] The insolence of the aggressor is usually proportioned to the tameness of the sufferer.
1327	aggrievance	[.] AGGRIE'VANCE, n. See Aggrieve.] Oppression; hardship; injury. But grievance is more generally used.
1328	aggrieve	[.] AGGRIE'VE, v.t. [of ad and grieve from grief. See Grief and Grave.] [.] 1. To give pain or sorrow; to afflict. In this sense, it is nearly superseded by grieve. [.] 2. To bear hard upon; to oppress or injure, in one's rights; to vex or harass by civil or political ...
1329	aggrieved	[.] AGGRIE'VED, pp. Pained; afflicted, civilly or politically oppressed.
1330	aggrieving	[.] AGGRIE'VING, ppr. Afflicting; imposing hardships on; oppressing.
1331	aggroop	[.] AGGROOP, v.t. [See Group.] [.] To bring together; to group; to collect many persons in a crowd, or many figures into a whole, either in statuary, painting or description.
1332	aggrooped	[.] AGGROOP'ED, pp. Collected into a group or assemblage.
1333	aggroup	[.] AGGROUP',
1334	aggrouped	[.] AGGROUP'ED,
1335	aghast	[.] AGH'AST, or more correctly AGHAST, a or adv. [Perhaps the participle of agaze; otherwise from the root of ghastly and ghost.] [.] Struck with amazement; stupefied with sudden fright or horror.
1336	agile	[.] AG'ILE, a. [L. agilis, from ago. See Act.] [.] Nimble; having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; brisk; active. [.] And bending forward, stuck his agile heels.
1337	agileness	[.] AG'ILENESS, n. Nimbleness; activity; the faculty of moving the limbs quickly; agility.
1338	agility	[.] AGIL'ITY, n. [L. agilitas.] [.] The power of moving the limbs quickly; nimbleness; briskness; activity; quickness of motion.
1339	agio	[.] A'GIO, n. [.] 1. In commerce, the difference between bank notes and current coin. In Holland, the agio is three or four per cent; in Rome, from fifteen to twenty five per cent; in Venice, twenty per cent: but the agio is subject to variation. [.] 2. Premium; ...
1340	agist	[.] AGIST', v.t. [.] In law, to take the cattle of others to graze, at a certain sum; to feed or pasture the cattle of others; used originally for the feeding of cattle in the king's forest.
1341	agistator	[.] AGIST'OR, or AGISTA'TOR n. An officer of the king's forest, who has the care of cattle agisted, and collects the money for the same; hence called gist-taker, which in England is corrupted into guest-taker.
1342	agistment	[.] AGIST'MENT, n. The taking and feeding other men's cattle in the king's forest, or on one's own land; also, the price paid for such feeding. it denotes also a burden, charge or tax. [In canon law, a modus, or composition.
1343	agistor	[.] AGIST'OR, or AGISTA'TOR n. An officer of the king's forest, who has the care of cattle agisted, and collects the money for the same; hence called gist-taker, which in England is corrupted into guest-taker.
1344	agitable	[.] AG'ITABLE, a. [See Agitate.] That may be agitated, shaken or discussed.
1345	agitate	[.] AG'ITATE, v.t. [L. agito, from ago. See Act.] [.] 1. To stir violently; to move back and forth with a quick motion; to shake or move briskly; as, to agitate water in a vessel. [.] 2. To move or force into violent irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea. [.] 3. ...
1346	agitated	[.] AG'ITATED, pp. Tossed from side to side; shaken; moved violently and irregularly; disturbed; discussed; considered.
1347	agitating	[.] AG'ITATING, ppr. Shaking; moving with violence; disturbing; disputing; contriving.
1348	agitation	[.] AGITA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of shaking; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion; as, the sea after a storm is in agitation. [.] 2. Disturbance of tranquility in the mind; perturbation; excitement of passion. [.] 3. Discussion; ...
1349	agitato	[.] AGITA'TO, in music, denotes a broken style of performance, adapted to awaken surprise or perturbation.
1350	agitator	[.] AG'ITATOR, n. One who agitates; also, an insurgent; one who excites sedition or revolt. In antiquity, a charioteer, that is, a driver. In Cromwell's time, certain officers appointed by the army to manage their concerns, were called agitators.
1351	aglet	[.] AG'LET,
1352	aglet-baby	[.] AG'LET-BABY, n. A small image on the top of a lace.
1353	agminal	[.] AG'MINAL, a. [L. agmen, a troop or body of men arrayed from ago.] Pertaining to an army or troop. [Little used.]
1354	agnail	[.] AG'NAIL, n. [ad and nail. See Nail.] [.] A disease of the nail; a whitlow; an inflammation round the nail.
1355	agnate	[.] AG'NATE, a. [L. agnatus.] Related or akin by the father's side. [.] AG'NATE, n. [L. agnatus, adnascor, of ad and nascor, to be born. See Nature.] Any male relation by the father's side.
1356	agnatic	[.] AGNAT'IC, a. Pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors.
1357	agnation	[.] AGNA'TION, n. Relation by the father's side only, or descent in the male line, distinct from cognation, which includes descent in the male and female lines.
1358	agnel	[.] AG'NEL, n. [From agnus, a lamb, the figure struck on the coin.] [.] An ancient French coin, value twelve sols, six deniers. It was called also mouton d'or and agnel d'or.
1359	agnition	[.] AGNI'TION, n. [L. agnitio, agnosco.] Acknowledgment. [Little used.]
1360	agnize	[.] AGNI'ZE, v.t. To acknowledge. [Not in use.]
1361	agnominate	[.] AGNOM'INATE, v.t. [L. agnomino; ad and nomino, nomen, name.] [.] To name. [Little used.]
1362	agnomination	[.] AGNOMINA'TION, n. [L. agnomen, a surname, of ad and nomen. See Name.] [.] 1. An additional name, or title; a name added to another, as expressive of some act, achievement, &c.; a surname. [.] 2. Allusion of one word to another by sound.
1363	ago	[.] AGO', adv. or a. [See Go.] Past; gone; as a year ago.
1364	agog	[.] AGOG', adv. [.] In a state of desire; highly excited by eagerness after an object. [.] The gaudy gossip when she's set agog.
1365	agoing	[.] AGO'ING, [The participle of go, with the prefix a.] [.] In motion, as to set a mill agoing; or about to go; ready to go; as, he is agoing immediately. The latter use is vulgar.
1366	agon	[.] A'GON, n. [Gr.] The contest for the prize. [Not used.]
1367	agone	[.] AGONE, pp. agawn;, [See ago and Gone.] Ago; past; since. [.] [Nearly Obs.]
1368	agonism	[.] AG'ONISM, n. [Gr.] Contention for a prize.
1369	agonist	[.] AG'ONIST, n. One who contends for the prize in public games. Milton has used Agonistes in this sense, and so called his tragedy, from the similitude of Sampson's exertions, in slaying the Philistines, to prize fighting. In church history, the disciples of Donatus ...
1370	agonistic	[.] AGONIST'IC,
1371	agonistical	[.] AGONIST'ICAL, a. Pertaining to prize-fighting, contests of strength, or athletic combats.
1372	agonistically	[.] AGONIST'ICALLY, adv. In an agonistic manner; like prize-fighting.
1373	agonize	[.] AG'ONIZE, v.t. [Gr. to strive. See Agony.] [.] To write with extreme pain; to suffer violent anguish. [.] To smart and agonize at every pore. [.] AG'ONIZE, v.t. To distress with extreme pain; to torture.
1374	agonizing	[.] AG'ONIZING, ppr. Suffering severe pain; writhing with torture.
1375	agonizingly	[.] AG'ONIZINGLY, adv. With extreme anguish.
1376	agony	[.] AG'ONY, n. [Gr. a contest with bodily exertion; a word used to denote the athletic games, in Greece; whence anguish, solicitude; from L. ago. Gr. to strive. See Act.] [.] 1. In strictness, pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar ...
1377	agood	[.] AGOOD, adv. In earnest. [Not used.]
1378	agouty	[.] AGOUTY, n. [L. acutus.] [.] A quadruped of the order Rodentia; arranged by naturalist in the genus Cavia. It is of the size of a rabbit. The upper part of the body is brownish, with a mixture of red and black; the belly yellowish. Three varieties are mentioned, ...
1379	agrarian	[.] AGRA'RIAN, a. [L. agrarius, from ager, a field.] [.] Relating to lands. appropriately, denoting or pertaining to an equal division of lands; as, the agrarian laws of Rome, which distributed the conquered and other public lands equally among all the citizens, limiting ...
1380	agree	[.] AGREE', v.i.[L. gratia. the primary sense is advancing, from the same root as L. gradior.] [.] 1. To be of one mind; to harmonize in opinion. [.] In the expediency of the law, all the parties agree. [.] 2. To live in concord, or without contention; as, parents ...
1381	agreeability	[.] AGREEABIL'ITY, n. Easiness of disposition. [Not used.]
1382	agreeable	[.] AGREE'ABLE, a. [.] 1. Suitable; conformable; correspondent; consistent with; as, the practice of virtue is agreeable to the law of God and our own nature. [.] 2. In pursuance of; in conformity with; as, agreeable to the order of the day, the house took up the ...
1383	agreeableness	[.] AGREE'ABLENESS, n. [.] 1. Suitableness; conformity; consistency; as, the agreeableness of virtue to the laws of God. [.] 2. The quality of pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses; as, an agreeableness of manners; ...
1384	agreeably	[.] AGREE'ABLY, adv. [.] 1. Pleasingly; in an agreeable manner; in a manner to give pleasure; as, to be agreeably entertained with a discourse. [.] 2. Suitably; consistently; conformably; [.] The effect of which is, that marriages grow less frequent, agreeably ...
1385	agreed	[.] AGREE'D, pp. [.] 1. Being in concord or harmony of opinion; of one mind. [.] Can two walk together except they be agreed? Amos 3. [.] 2. Assented to; admitted; as, a proposition is agreed to. [.] 3. Settled by consent; implying bargain or contract; as, ...
1386	agreeing	[.] AGREE'ING, ppr. Living in concord; concurring; assenting; settling by consent.
1387	agreeingly	[.] AGREE'INGLY, adv. In conformity to. [Little used.]
1388	agreement	[.] AGREE'MENT, n. [.] 1. Concord; harmony; conformity. [.] What agreement hath the temple of God with idols? 2Cor. 6. [.] 2. Union of opinions or sentiments; as, a good agreement subsists among the members of the council. [.] 3. Resemblance; conformity; similitude. [.] Expansion ...
1389	agrestic	[.] AGRES'TIC,
1390	agrestical	[.] AGRES'TICAL, a. [L. agrestis; ager, a field, or the same root.] [.] Rural; rustic; pertaining to fields or the country, in opposition to the city; unpolished.
1391	agricultor	[.] AG'RICULTOR, n. [L. ager, a field, and cultor, a cultivator.] [.] One whose occupation is to till the ground; a farmer; a husbandman; one skilled in husbandry.
1392	agricultural	[.] AGRICUL'TURAL, a. Pertaining to husbandry, tillage, or the culture of the earth.
1393	agriculture	[.] AG'RICULTURE, n. [L. ager, a field, and cultura, cultivation. See Acre and Culture.] [.] In general sense, the cultivation of the ground, for the purpose of producing vegetables, and fruits, for the use of man and beast; or the art of preparing the soil, sowing ...
1394	agriculturism	[.] AGRICUL'TURISM, n. The art or science of agriculture. [Little used.]
1395	agriculturist	[.] AGRICUL'TURIST, n. One skilled in the art of cultivating the ground; a skilful husbandman.
1396	agrimony	[.] AG'RIMONY, n. [L. agremonia, from the Gr. Thus it is written by Pliny. But in lower Latin it is written agrimonia. Said to be from Gr. the web or pearl of the eye from white, which this plant was supposed to cure. See Theoph 887.] [.] A genus of plants, of several ...
1397	agrippinians	[.] AGRIPPIN'IANS, n. In Church history, the followers of Agrippinus, bishop of Carthage, in the third century, who first taught and defended the doctrine of rebaptization.
1398	agrise	[.] AGRISE, v.i. To shiver. [Not in use.] [.] AGRISE, v.t. To terrify; also, to make frightful. [Not in use.]
1399	agrom	[.] A'GROM, n. a disease frequent in Bengal, and other parts of the E. Indies, in which the tongue chaps and cleaves, becomes rough and sometimes covered with white spots. The remedy is some chalybeate liquor, or the juice of mint.
1400	agrostemma	[.] AGROSTEM'MA, n. A genus of plants of several species, containing the common corn cockle, wild lychnis or campion, &c.
1401	agrostis	[.] AGROS'TIS, n. [Gr.] Bent grass; a genus of many species.
1402	aground	[.] AGROUND', adv. [Of a, at or on, and ground.] [.] 1. On the ground; a marine term, signifying that the bottom of a ship rests on the ground, for want of sufficient depth of water. When the ground is near the shore, the ship is said to be ashore or stranded. [.] 2. ...
1403	aguapecaca	[.] AGUAPECA'CA, n. The Jacana, a Brazilian bird, about the size of a pigeon. In the extremity of each wing, it has a sharp prickle which is used for defense.
1404	ague	[.] A'GUE, n. a'gu, [.] 1. The cold fit which precedes a fever, or a paroxysm of fever in intermittents. It is accompanied with shivering. [.] 2. Chilliness; a chill, or state of shaking with cold, though in health. [.] 3. It is used for a periodical fever, an ...
1405	ague-cake	[.] A'GUE-CAKE, n. a hard tumor on the left side of the belly, lower than the false ribs; supposed to be the effect of intermitting fevers.
1406	ague-fit	[.] A'GUE-FIT, n. A paroxysm of cold, or shivering; chilliness.
1407	ague-proof	[.] A'GUE-PROOF, n. Able to resist agues; proof against agues.
1408	ague-spell	[.] A'GUE-SPELL, n. A charm or spell to cure or prevent ague.
1409	ague-struck	[.] A'GUE-STRUCK, a. Struck with ague.
1410	ague-tree	[.] A'GUE-TREE, n. A name sometimes applied to sassafras, on account of its febrifuge qualities.
1411	agued	[.] A'GUED, a. Chilly; having a fit of ague; shivering with cold or fear.
1412	aguerry	[.] AGUER'RY, v.t. To inure to the hardships of war; to instruct in the art of war. [Not in use.]
1413	aguillaneuf	[.] AGUILLANEUF', n. [From a, to, gui, misleto, and l'an neuf, the new year.] [.] A form of rejoicing among the ancient Franks, on the first day of the year; derived from the druidical custom of cutting misleto, which was held sacred by the druids, and on the first day ...
1414	aguise	[.] AGUI'SE, v.t. [See Guise.] To dress; to adorn. [Not in use.] [.] AGUI'SE, n. Dress. [Not in use.]
1415	aguish	[.] A'GUISH, a. Chilly; somewhat cold or shivering; also, having the qualities of an ague. [.] Her aguish love now glows and burns.
1416	aguishness	[.] A'GUISHNESS, n. Chilliness; the quality of being aguish.
1417	agul	[.] A'GUL, n. A species of the hedysarum.
1418	ah	[.] AH, An exclamation, expressive of surprise, pity, complaint, contempt, dislike, joy, exultation, &c., according to the manner of utterance.
1419	aha	[.] 'AH'A. [.] 1. An exclamation expressing triumph, contempt, or simple surprise; but the senses are distinguished by very different modes of utterance, and different modification of features. [.] 2. A sunk fence, not visible, without near approach.
1420	ahaniger	[.] AHAN'IGER, n. A name of the gar-fish.
1421	ahead	[.] AHEAD, adv. Ahed', [a and head, or at head.] [.] 1. Further forward than another thing; in front; originally a sea term, denoting further forward than another ship, or on the point to which the stem is directed, in opposition to astern. [.] 2. Onward; forward; ...
1422	aheight	[.] AHEI'GHT, adv. [a and height.] Aloft; on high. [Not used.]
1423	ahiccyatli	[.] AHICCYAT'LI, n. A poisonous serpent of Mexico, somewhat resembling the rattlesnake, but destitute of rattles. Its poison is as fatal as that of any known species of serpent.
1424	ahigh	[.] AHI'GH, adv. On high. [Not used.]
1425	ahold	[.] AHO'LD, adv. Near the wind; as, to lay a ship ahold. [Not in use.]
1426	ahovai	[.] AHOVAI, n. A trivial name synonymous with Cerbera, a very poisonous species of plum.
1427	ahoy	[.] AHOY;, Exclam. A sea term used in hailing.
1428	ahriman	[.] AHRIMAN. [See Ariman.]
1429	ahuitla	[.] AHUIT'LA, n. A worm found in the lake of Mexico, four inches in length, as thick as a goose-quill; the tail, which is hard and poisonous, contains a sting.
1430	ahuitzote	[.] AHUIT'ZOTE, n. An amphibious quadruped of the tropical climate. of America, whose body is a foot long, its snout long and sharp, its skin of a mixed black and brown color.
1431	aia	[.] A'IA, n. A Brazilian fowl of the spoon-bill kind, and resembling that bird in form and size.
1432	aicurus	[.] AICU'RUS, n. A large and beautiful species of parrot, found in Brazil; its head beautifully variegated with yellow, red and violet colors; its body green; the tips of its wings red, and its tail long and yellow.
1433	aid	[.] AID, v.t. [L. adjuto. [.] To help; to assist; to support, either by furnishing strength or means to effect a purpose, or to prevent or remove evil. [.] AID, n. [.] 1. Help; succor; support; assistance. [.] 2. The person who aids or yields support; a ...
1434	aidance	[.] A'IDANCE, n. Aid; help; assistance. [little used.]
1435	aidant	[.] A'IDANT, a. Helping; helpful; supplying aid. [Not used.]
1436	aiddecamp	[.] A'IDDECAMP, n. plur. Aiddecamps.] [.] In military affairs, an officer whose duty is to receive and communicate the orders of a general officer. [The pronunciation should be English, according to the orthography, not aid de cong.]
1437	aided	[.] A'IDED, pp. Assisted; supported; furnished with succor.
1438	aider	[.] A'IDER, n. One who helps; an assistant, or auxiliary.
1439	aiding	[.] A'IDING, ppr. Helping; assisting.
1440	aidless	[.] A'IDLESS, a. Helpless; without aid; unsupported; undefended.
1441	aiglet	[.] A'IGLET, n. [.] 1. A tag of a point curved into the representation of an animal, generally of a man; a small plate of metal. [.] 2. In botany, a pendant at the ends of the chives of flowers, as in the rose and tulip.
1442	aigret	[.] A'IGRET, AIGRETTE, n. [.] 1. In zoology, a name of the small white heron. [.] 2. In botany. [See Egret.]
1443	aigrette	[.] A'IGRET, AIGRETTE, n. [.] 1. In zoology, a name of the small white heron. [.] 2. In botany. [See Egret.]
1444	aigulet	[.] A'IGULET, n. [Fr. Usually contracted into aiglet, which see.]
1445	aikraw	[.] A'IKRAW, n. A popular name of a species of lichen, or moss.
1446	ail	[.] AIL, v.t. [.] To trouble; to affect with uneasiness, either of body or mind; used to express some uneasiness or affection, whose cause is unknown; as, what ails the man? I know not what ails him. [.] What aileth thee, Hagar? Gen. 21. [.] It is never used to ...
1447	aile	[.] AISLE, or AILE, n. Pronounced Ile. [L. ala.] [.] The wing of a quire; a walk in a church.
1448	ailing	[.] A'ILING, ppr. Diseased; indisposed; full of complaints.
1449	ailment	[.] A'ILMENT, n. Disease; indisposition; morbid affection of the body; but the word is not applied ordinarily to acute diseases.
1450	aim	[.] AIM, v.i. [.] To point at, with a missive weapon; to direct the intention or purpose; to attempt to reach, or accomplish; to tend towards; to endeavor; followed by at before the object; as, a man aims at distinction; or aims to be rich. [.] AIM, v.t. To direct ...
1451	aimed	[.] A'IMED, pp. Pointed; directed; intended to strike or affect.
1452	aimer	[.] A'IMER, n. One that aims.
1453	aiming	[.] A'IMING, ppr. Pointing a weapon at an object; directing any thing to an object; intending; purposing.
1454	aimless	[.] A'IMLESS, a. Without aim.
1455	air	[.] AIR, n. [L. aer; Heb. to shine. The radical sense is to open, expand; whence clear; or to flow, to shoot, to radiate.] [.] 1. The fluid which we breathe. Air is inodorous, invisible, insipid, colorless, elastic, possessed of gravity, easily moved, rarefied, and ...
1456	air-balloon	[.] A'IR-BALLOON. [See Balloon.]
1457	air-bladder	[.] A'IR-BLADDER, n. A vesicle or cuticle filled with air; also, the bladder of a fish.
1458	air-born	[.] A'IR-BORN, a. Born of the air.
1459	air-braving	[.] A'IR-BRAVING, a. Braving the winds.
1460	air-built	[.] A'IR-BUILT, a. Erected in the air; having no solid foundation; chimerical; as, an air-built castle; air build hopes.
1461	air-drawn	[.] A'IR-DRAWN, a. Drawn in air; imaginary.
1462	air-gun	[.] A'IR-GUN, n. A pneumatic engine, resembling a musket, to discharge bullets by means of the elastic force of compressed air.
1463	air-holder	[.] A'IR-HOLDER, n. [Air and hold.] [.] An instrument for holding air, for the purpose of counteracting the pressure of a decreasing column of mercury.
1464	air-hole	[.] A'IR-HOLE, n. An opening to admit or discharge air.
1465	air-jacket	[.] A'IR-JACKET, n. A leather jacket, to which are fastened bags or bladders filled with air, to render persons buoyant in swimming.
1466	air-pipe	[.] A'IR-PIPE, n. A pipe used to draw foul air from a ship's hold, by means of a communication with the furnace, and the rarefaction of the air by fire. This pipe is intended to supply the combustion with the air of the hold, by preventing the access of other air to the ...
1467	air-poise	[.] A'IR-POISE, n. [Air and poise.] [.] An instrument to measure the weight of the air.
1468	air-pump	[.] A'IR-PUMP, n. A machine for exhausting the air of a vessel. The machines for this purpose are of different constructions.
1469	air-sacs	[.] A'IR-SACS, n. Air bags in birds, which are certain receptacles of air, or vesicles lodged in the fleshy parts, in the hollow bones and in the abdomen, which all communicate with the lungs. These are supposed to render the body specifically lighter, and to supply the ...
1470	air-shaft	[.] A'IR-SHAFT, n. A passage for air into a mine, usually opened in a perpendicular direction, and meeting the adits or horizontal passages, to cause a free circulation of fresh air through the mine.
1471	air-stirring	[.] A'IR-STIRRING, a. Putting the air in motion.
1472	air-thread	[.] A'IR-THREAD, n. A name given to the spider's webs, which are often seen floating in the air. These filaments are attached to the tops or ends of branches or shrubs or trees, and serve to support the spider when in quest of prey.
1473	air-threatening	[.] A'IR-THREATENING, a. Threatening the air; lofty.
1474	air-vessel	[.] A'IR-VESSEL, n. A spiral duct in plants contained air, and supposed to be analogous to the lungs in animals.
1475	aira	[.] A'IRA, n. Hair grass, a genus of plants.
1476	aired	[.] A'IRED, pp. Exposed to air; cleansed by air; heated or dried by exposure to a fire; ventilated.
1477	airer	[.] A'IRER, n. One who exposes to the air.
1478	airiness	[.] A'IRINESS, n. [.] 1. Exposure to a free current of air; openness to the air; as, the airiness of a country seat. [.] 2. Gaiety; levity; as, the airiness of young persons.
1479	airing	[.] A'IRING, ppr. Exposing to the air; warming; drying. [.] A'IRING, n. An exposure to the air, or to a fire, for warming or drying; also, a walk or ride in the open air; a short excursion. The exercise of horses in the open air.
1480	airless	[.] A'IRLESS, a. Not open to a free current of air; wanting fresh air, or communication with open air.
1481	airling	[.] A'IRLING, n. A thoughtless, gay person.
1482	airy	[.] A'IRY, a. [.] 1. Consisting of air; as, an airy substance. [.] 2. Relating or belonging to air; high in air; as, an airy flight; airy region. [.] 3. Open to a free current of air; as, an airy situation. [.] 4. Light as air; resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; ...
1483	airy-flying	[.] A'IRY-FLYING, a. Flying like air.
1484	aisle	[.] AISLE, or AILE, n. Pronounced Ile. [L. ala.] [.] The wing of a quire; a walk in a church.
1485	aizoon	[.] AIZO'ON, n. [L. aizoon.] it seems to be composed of Gr. always, and Eng. aye, and living.] [.] A genus of plants, called by Miller sempervive. The name has, by some writers, been applied to the house leek and to the aloes.
1486	ajava	[.] AJA'VA, n. The seed of a plant brought from Malabar, said to be an excellent carminative, and very useful in the colic.
1487	ajuga	[.] AJU'GA, n. Bugle, a genus of plants.
1488	ajuru-catinga	[.] AJU'RU-CATINGA, n. A species of American parrot, of a green color, with eyes of a fiery red, encircled with white.
1489	ajuru-curau	[.] AJU'RU-CURAU, n. An American parrot, of a lively green color, with a blue crown; the throat, and sides of the head, of a fine yellow.
1490	ajuru-para	[.] AJU'RU-PARA, n. A small parrot of America, of a beautiful green, with the beak, legs and circlets of the eyes white.
1491	ajutage	[.] AJ'UTAGE, or AD'JUTAGE, n. [.] A tube fitted to the mouth of a vessel, through which the water of a fountain is to be played.
1492	ake	[.] AKE, v.i. Less properly written ache. [See Ache.] [.] 1. To be in pain; usually, in pain of some continuance. [.] 2. To feel distress of mind; to be grieved; as, the heart akes.
1493	aker	[.] A'KER, n. [Gr., L. ager.] [.] Originally an open field. But in G. Britain the quantity of land in the aker is fixed by statute at four thousand eight hundred and forty square yards, making one hundred and sixty square rods, perches or poles; and this is the quantity ...
1494	akin	...
1495	aking	[.] A'KING, ppr. Having continued pain; suffering distress of mind, or grief.
1496	al	[.] AL, in Arabic, an adjective or inseparable prefix. Its use is to render nouns definite, like the English the; as, alkoran, the koran or the book by eminence; alcove, alchimy, alembic, almanac, &c. [.] AL, In English, is sometimes a contraction of the Saxon athel, ...
1497	alabaster	[.] AL'ABASTER, n. [L. from Gr.] [.] A sub-variety of carbonate of lime, found in large masses, formed by the deposition of calcarious particles in caverns of limestone rocks. These concretions have a foliated, fibrous or granular structure, and are of a pure white ...
1498	alack	[.] ALACK', exclam. [.] An exclamation expressive of sorrow.
1499	alackaday	[.] ALACK'ADAY, An exclamation uttered to express regret or sorrow.
1500	alacriousness	[.] ALAC'RIOUSNESS, n. Briskness. [Not used.]
1501	alacrity	[.] ALAC'RITY, n. [L. alacritas, from alacer, alaris.] [.] Cheerfulness; gaiety; sprightliness; more usually, a cheerful readiness or promptitude to do some act; cheerful willingness; as, the soldiers advanced with alacrity to meet the enemy.
1502	aladinists	[.] ALAD'INISTS. Free thinkers among the Mohammedans.
1503	alalite	[.] AL'ALITE, n. A crystallized mineral; diopside; a semi-transparent pyroxene. A variety with twelve sided prisms, was found by Bonvoisin, near the village of Ala in Piedmont, and by him called Alalite.
1504	alamire	[.] ALAMIRE', n. The lowest note but one, in Guido Aretine's scale of music.
1505	alamodality	[.] ALAMODAL'ITY, n. Conformity to the prevailing mode, or fashion of the times. [Little used.]
1506	alamode	[.] ALAMO'DE, adv. According to the fashion or prevailing mode. [.] ALAMO'DE, n. A thin glossy silk for hoods, scarfs, &c.
1507	aland	[.] ALAND', adv. At or on land.
1508	alarm	[.] AL'ARM, n. [.] 1. Any sound, outcry or information intended to give notice of approaching danger as, to sound an alarm. [.] 2. A summon to arms. [.] 3. Sudden surprise with fear or terror; as, the fire or the enemy excited an alarm. [.] 4. Terror; a sensation ...
1509	alarm-bell	[.] AL'ARM-BELL, n. A bell that gives notice of danger.
1510	alarm-post	[.] AL'ARM-POST, n. A place to which troops are to repair in cases of an alarm.
1511	alarm-watch	[.] AL'ARM-WATCH, n. A watch that strikes the hour by regulated movement.
1512	alarmed	[.] AL'ARMED, pp. Notified of sudden danger; surprised with fear; roused to vigilance or activity by apprehension of approaching danger; solicitous at the prospect or expectation of evil. Thus, we are alarmed at the approach of danger, or alarmed for the safety of friends ...
1513	alarming	[.] AL'ARMING, ppr. Giving notice of approaching danger; rousing to vigilance; exciting solicitude by a prospect of evil. [.] AL'ARMING, a. Exciting apprehension; terrifying; awakening a sense of danger; as, an alarming message.
1514	alarmingly	[.] AL'ARMINGLY, adv. With alarm; in a manner to excite apprehension.
1515	alarmist	[.] AL'ARMIST, n. One that excites alarm.
1516	alarum	[.] ALARUM, For alarm, is a corruption, and is not to be used.
1517	alas	[.] ALAS', ex. [.] An exclamation expressive of sorrow, grief, pity, concern, or apprehension of evil; sometimes followed by day or while; alas the day, like alack a day; or alas the while, expressing an unhappy time.
1518	alate	[.] ALA'TE, adv. Lately. [Not used.]
1519	alated	[.] ALA'TED, a. [L. ala, a wing; alatus, winged.] [.] Winged; having dilatations like wings.
1520	alatern	[.] AL'ATERN, n. A trivial name of a species of rhamnus or buckthorn.
1521	alb	[.] ALB, n. [L. albus, Gr. white.] [.] A surplice or vestment of white linen, reaching to the feet, worn by the Romish clergy. Also a Turkish coin, called also an asper, value one hundred and twelve mills.
1522	albatros	[.] AL'BATROS, n. An aquatic fowl, belonging to the order of ansers. The bill is strait; the upper mandible crooked at the point, and the lower one truncated; the nostrils are oval, open and little prominent, and placed on the sides; the wings are pennated, and there ...
1523	albegeois	[.] ALBIGEN'SES, ALBEGEOIS, n. A party of Reformers, who separated from the church of Rome, in the 12th century; so called from the Albegeois, a small territory in France, where they resided. They are sometimes confounded with the Waldenses; but they were prior to them ...
1524	albeit	...
1525	albelen	[.] AL'BELEN, n. A fish of the truttaceous or trout kind, found in the German lakes, weighing five or six pounds.
1526	albescent	[.] ALBES'CENT, a. [L. albesco, to grow white.] [.] Becoming white, or rather, whitish; moderately white.
1527	albicore	[.] AL'BICORE, n. A marine fish, like a tunny, noted for following ships.
1528	albigenses	[.] ALBIGEN'SES, ALBEGEOIS, n. A party of Reformers, who separated from the church of Rome, in the 12th century; so called from the Albegeois, a small territory in France, where they resided. They are sometimes confounded with the Waldenses; but they were prior to them ...
1529	albin	[.] AL'BIN, n. [L. albus, white.] [.] A mineral, of an opake white color, consisting of aggregated crystalline lamins, found in Bohemia. [.] This is regarded as a variety of apophyllite.
1530	albino	[.] ALBI'NO, n. [L. albus, white.] [.] A white descendant of black parents, or a white person belonging to a race of blacks. A person naturally white.
1531	albinos	[.] ALBI'NOS, n. A name signifying white men, given by the Portuguese to the white negroes of Africa. The color of this race appears like that of persons affected with leprosy; and negroes look upon them as monsters.
1532	albion	[.] AL'BION, n. An ancient name of England, still used in poetry. It is supposed this name was given to it on account of its white cliffs.
1533	albora	[.] ALBO'RA, n. A sort of itch or rather leprosy, terminating without ulceration, but with fetid evacuations in the mouth and nostrils.
1534	alboro	[.] ALBO'RO, n. The erythrinus, a small red fish of the Mediterranean.
1535	albugineous	[.] ALBUGIN'EOUS, a. [L. albugo, the white spot in the eye, from albus white.] [.] Pertaining to or resembling the white of the eye, or of an egg. [.] Albugineous humor, the aqueous humor of the eye.
1536	albugo	[.] ALBU'GO,n. The white speck in the eye, called the film, haw, dragon, pearl or cicatrice. Also a disease of the eye, occasioned by a white opake spot growing on the cornea and obstructing vision. It is called also leucoma, nebula, pannus oculi, onyx, unguis &c.
1537	albula	[.] ALBU'LA, n. A species of truttaceous fish, destitute of teeth. The albula Indica is called by the Dutch wit-fish, and is of the size of a herring. The Albula nobilis is a fish caught in the lakes of Germany.
1538	album	[.] AL'BUM, n. [L. albus, white.] [.] 1. Among the Romans, a white table, board or register, on which the names of public officers and public transactions were entered. [.] 2. A book, originally blank, in which foreigners or strangers insert autographs of celebrated ...
1539	albumen	[.] ALBU'MEN, n. [L. from albus, white.] [.] The white of an egg. A like substance is a chief constituent in all animal solids.
1540	albuminous	[.] ALBU'MINOUS, a. Pertaining to, or having the properties of albumen.
1541	alburn	[.] AL'BURN,
1542	alburnum	[.] ALBURN'UM, n. [L. alburnum, from albus, white.] [.] The white and softer part of wood, between the inner bark and wood. In America, it is popularly called the sap. This is annually acquiring hardness, and becoming wood. [.]
1543	alcahest	[.] AL'CAHEST, or ALKAHEST, n. [.] A pretended universal dissolvent, or menstruum.
1544	alcaic	[.] ALCA'IC, a. Pertaining to Alcaeus, a Lyric poet of Mitylene, in Lesbos, who flourished about the forty-fourth Olympiad; or to other poets of the same name, of which three are mentioned; one an Athenian tragic poet, and another a Messenian.
1545	alcaics	[.] ALCA'ICS, n. plu. Several kinds of verse; so called from Alcaeus, their inventor. One kind consists of five feet, a spondee or iambic, an iambic, a long syllable and two dactyls.
1546	alcaid	[.] ALCA'ID, [.] Among the Moors, Spaniards and Portuguese, a governor. In Portugal, the chief civil magistrate of a town or city; also the jurisdiction of certain judges of appeal. In Spain, the governor of a castle or fort; also a jailer.
1547	alcanna	[.] ALCAN'NA, n. A plant; and a powder, prepared from the leaves of the Egyptian privet, used by the Turkish females to give a golden color to the nails and hair. Infused in water it forms a yellow color; with vinegar, it forms a red. From the berries is extracted an ...
1548	alcatraz	[.] AL'CATRAZ, n. The Spanish name of the Pelecanus Onocrotalus of Linne; a pelican; also a fish taken on the coast of India.
1549	alcavala	[.] ALCAV'ALA, n. In Spain, a tax on every transfer of property, real or personal.
1550	alcedo	[.] ALCE'DO, n. [L.] [.] The king fisher; a genus of birds, of the order of Picae. The species are numerous. They usually live about rivers, feeding on fish, which they take by darting into the water with surprising velocity. [See Halcyon.]
1551	alchimic	[.] ALCHIM'IC,
1552	alchimical	[.] ALCHIM'ICAL
1553	alchimically	[.] ALCHIM'ICALLY, a. Relating to alchimy, or produced by it. [.] adv. In the manner of alchimy.
1554	alchimist	[.] AL'CHIMIST, n. One who practices alchimy.
1555	alchimistic	[.] ALCHIMIST'IC,
1556	alchimistical	[.] ALCHIMIST'ICAL, a. Practicing alchimy, or relating to it.
1557	alchimy	[.] AL'CHIMY, n. [See Chimistry.] [.] 1. The more sublime and difficult part of chimistry, and chiefly such as relate to the transmutation of metals are gold, the finding a universal remedy for diseases, and an alkabest or universal solvent, and other things now treated ...
1558	alcmanian	[.] ALCMA'NIAN, a. Pertaining to Alcman, a lyric poet of the twenty-seventh Olympiad, celebrated for his amorous verses. The alcmanian verse consisted of two dactyls and two trochees.
1559	alco	[.] AL'CO, n. a quadruped of America, nearly resembling a dog, but mute and melancholy; and this circumstance seems to have given rise to the fable that dogs, transported to America become mute. The animal was used for food by the native Americans, and the first Spanish ...
1560	alcohol	[.] AL'COHOL, n. [Heb. to paint with a preparation of powder of antimony. The oriental females still practice the painting of the eye brows with this material. The name was applied to this substance, and afterwards to other fine powders, and to highly rectified spirits.] [.] Pure ...
1561	alcoholic	[.] ALCOHOL'IC, a. Pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities.
1562	alcoholization	[.] ALCOHOLIZA'TION, n. the act of rectifying spirit, till it is wholly dephlegmatedor of reducing a substance to an impalpable powder.
1563	alcoholize	[.] AL'COHOLIZE, v.t. To convert into alcohol; to rectify spirit till it is wholly dephlegmated; also, to reduce a substance to an impalpable powder.
1564	alcor	[.] AL'COR, n. A small star adjoining to the large bright one in the middle of the tail of Ursa Major.
1565	alcoran	[.] ALCORAN. [See Koran and Alkoran.]
1566	alcove	[.] AL'COVE or ALCO'VE, n. [Eng. cubby.] [.] 1. A recess, or part of a room, separated by an estrade, or partition of columns, or by other corresponding ornaments; in which is placed a bed of state, and sometimes seats for company. The bed is sometimes raised two or ...
1567	alcyon	[.] AL'CYON, n. A trivial name of the kingfisher. [See Halcyon.]
1568	alcyonite	[.] AL'CYONITE, n. A fossil zoophite, somewhat resembling a fungus.
1569	alcyonium	[.] ALCYO'NIUM, n. The name of a submarine plant, or bastard spunge. Also a kind of astroit or coral, a fossil found in England.
1570	alder	[.] AL'DER, n. [L. alnus.] [.] A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the genus Alnus. The name is applied also to some species of other genera.
1571	alderman	[.] ALD'ERMAN, n. plu. Aldermen. [.] 1. Among our Saxon ancestors, a senior or superior. The title was applied to princes, dukes, earls, senators and presiding magistrates; also to archbishops and bishops, implying superior wisdom or authority. Thus, Ethelstan, duke ...
1572	aldermanly	[.] AL'DERMANLY, a. Pertaining to or like an alderman.
1573	aldern	[.] AL'DERN, a. Made of Alder.
1574	ale	[.] ALE, n. [.] 1. A liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation. It differs from beer, in having a smaller proportion of hops. It is of different sorts, chiefly pale and brown; the first made from malt slightly dried; the second, from malt more considerably ...
1575	ale-bench	[.] A'LE-BENCH, n. A bench in or before an ale house.
1576	ale-berry	[.] A'LE-BERRY, n. A beverage, made by boiling ale with spice, sugar and sops of bread.
1577	ale-brewer	[.] A'LE-BREWER, n. One whose occupation is to brew ale.
1578	ale-conner	...
1579	ale-cost	[.] A'LE-COST, n. Costmary, a plant, a species of Tanacetum.
1580	ale-fed	[.] A'LE-FED, a. Fed with ale.
1581	ale-gar	[.] A'LE-GAR, n. Sour ale; the acid of ale.
1582	ale-hoof	[.] A'LE-HOOF, n. [.] Ground-ivy, the glechoma hederacea, of Linne. The leaves of this plant are used to clarify and give flavor to ale.
1583	ale-house	[.] A'LE-HOUSE, n. a house where ale is retailed; and hence a tipling house.
1584	ale-house-keeper	[.] A'LE-HOUSE-KEEPER, n. One who keeps an ale-house.
1585	ale-knight	[.] A'LE-KNIGHT, n. a pot companion.
1586	ale-shot	[.] A'LE-SHOT, n. A reckoning to be paid for ale.
1587	ale-silver	[.] A'LE-SILVER, n. A duty paid to the Lord Mayor of London, by the sellers of ale within the city.
1588	ale-stake	[.] A'LE-STAKE, n. a stake set as a sign before an ale-house.
1589	ale-taster	[.] A'LE-TASTER, n. An officer appointed in every court leet, and sworn, to inspect ale, beer and bread, and examine the quality and quantity within the precincts of the lordship.
1590	ale-vat	[.] A'LE-VAT, n. a vat in which ale is fermented.
1591	ale-washed	[.] A'LE-WASHED, a. Steeped or soaked in ale.
1592	ale-wife	[.] A'LE-WIFE, n. a woman who keeps an ale house.
1593	alectryomancy	[.] ALECTRYOM'ANCY, n. [Gr. a cock and divination.] [.] An ancient practice of foretelling events by means of a cock. The twenty four letters were laid on the ground, and a grain of corn on each; a cock was then permitted to pick up the grains, and the letters under ...
1594	alee	[.] ALEE', adv. [a or at and lee. See Lee.] [.] In seaman's language, on the side opposite to the wind, that is opposite to the side on which it strikes. The helm of a ship is alee, when pressed close to the see side. [.] Hard alee or luff alee, is an order to put ...
1595	aleger	[.] A'LEGER, a. [L. alacer.] [.] Gay; cheerful; sprightly. [Not used.]
1596	alegge	[.] ALEGGE, v.t To lighten; to lessen; to assuage. [Not used.]
1597	alembdar	[.] ALEMB'DAR, n. In Turkey, an officer who bears the green standard of Mohammed, when the Sultan appears in public.
1598	alembic	[.] ALEM'BIC, n. [.] A chimical vessel used in distillation; usually made of glass or copper. The bottom part containing the liquor to be distilled, is called the cucurbit; the upper part which receives and condenses the stream, is called the head, the beak of which ...
1599	alength	[.] ALENGTH', adv. [a and length.] [.] At full length; along; stretched at full length.
1600	alepidote	[.] ALEP'IDOTE, n. [Gr. a scale.] [.] Any fish whose skin is not covered with scales.
1601	alert	[.] ALERT', a. [.] 1. Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance. hence the military phrase, upon the alert, upon the watch, guarding against surprise or danger. [.] 2. Brisk; nimble; moving the celerity.
1602	alertness	[.] ALERT'NESS, n. Briskness; nimbleness; sprightliness; levity.
1603	aleuromancy	[.] ALEUROM'ANCY, n. [Gr. meal and divination.] [.] A kind of divination by meal, used by the ancients.
1604	aleutian	[.] ALEU'TIAN, or ALEU'TIC, a. Designating certain isles in the Pacific ocean, eastward of Kamtschatka, extending northeastward towards America. The word is formed from aleut, which, in Russia, is a bald rock.
1605	aleutic	[.] ALEU'TIAN, or ALEU'TIC, a. Designating certain isles in the Pacific ocean, eastward of Kamtschatka, extending northeastward towards America. The word is formed from aleut, which, in Russia, is a bald rock.
1606	alewife	[.] A'LEWIFE, or A'LOOF, n. [.] An American fish, belonging to the genus Clupea, and called Clupea Serrata. it resembles the herring. The established pronunciation is alewife, plu alewives.
1607	alexanders	[.] ALEX'ANDERS, n. The name of a plant of the genus Smyrnium.
1608	alexandrian	[.] ALEX'ANDRIAN, n. Pertaining to Alexandria. There are many cities of this name, in various parts of the earth. The term is often applied an attribute, or used as a noun, for one who professed or taught the sciences in the school of Alexandria in Egypt; a place highly ...
1609	alexandrine	[.] ALEX'ANDRINE,or ALEXANDRIAN, n. A kind of verse, consisting of twelve syllables, or of twelve and thirteen alternately; so called from a poem written in French on the life of Alexander. This species of verse is peculiar to modern poetry, but well adapted to epic poems. ...
1610	alexipharmic	[.] ALEXIPH'ARMIC, a. [Gr. to expel, and poison.] [.] Expelling poison; antidotal; sudorific; that has the quality of expelling poison or infection by sweat. [.] ALEXIPH'ARMIC, n. A medicine that is intended to obviate the effects of poison; an antidote to poison ...
1611	alexiterial	[.] ALEXITE'RIAL, a. [Gr. to expel, and poison.] [.] Resisting poison; obviating the effects of venom.
1612	alexiteric	[.] ALEXITER'IC,
1613	alexiterical	[.] ALEXITER'ICAL, n. A medicine to resist the effects of poison, or the bite of venomous animals; nearly synonymous with alexipharmic. Used also by the Greeks for an amulet.
1614	algarot	[.] AL'GAROT, or AL'GAROTH, n. The name of an emetic powder, prepared from the regulus of antimony, dissolved in acids, and separated by repeated lotions in warm water. It is either an Arabic term, or the name of the inventor, a physician of Verona.
1615	algaroth	[.] AL'GAROT, or AL'GAROTH, n. The name of an emetic powder, prepared from the regulus of antimony, dissolved in acids, and separated by repeated lotions in warm water. It is either an Arabic term, or the name of the inventor, a physician of Verona.
1616	algates	[.] ALGATES, adv. By all means; on any terms.
1617	algebra	[.] AL'GEBRA, n. [Ar. the reduction of parts to a whole, or fractions to whole numbers from the verb, which signifies to consolidate; Heb. to be strong.] [.] The science of quantity in general, or universal arithmetic. Algebra is a general method computation, in which ...
1618	algebraic	[.] ALGEBRA'IC,
1619	algebraical	[.] ALGEBRA'ICAL, a. Pertaining to algebra; containing an operation of Algebra, or deduced from such operation. [.] Algebraic curve, a figure whose intercepted diameters bear always the same proportion to their respective ordinates.
1620	algebraist	[.] ALGEBRA'IST, n. One who is versed in the science of algebra.
1621	algeneb	[.] AL'GENEB, n. A fixed star of the second magnitude, in the right side of Perseus; Long. 27 degrees 46' 12" of Taurus; Lat. 30 degrees 05' 28" North.
1622	algerine	[.] ALGERINE', n. [from Algiers.] A native of Algiers, a city and a government on the coast of Africa. [.] ALGERINE', a. Belonging to Algiers.
1623	algid	[.] AL'GID, a. [L. algidus.] Cold. [Not used.]
1624	algol	[.] AL'GOL, n. A fixed star of the third magnitude, called Medusa's head, in Perseus; Long. 21 degrees 50' 42" of Taurus; Lat 23 degrees 23' 47" North.
1625	algor	[.] AL'GOR, n. [Lat.] Among physicians, an unusual coldness in any part of the body.
1626	algorism	[.] AL'GORITHM, or AL'GORISM, n. An arabic term, signifying numerical computation, or the six operations of arithmetic.
1627	algorithm	[.] AL'GORITHM, or AL'GORISM, n. An arabic term, signifying numerical computation, or the six operations of arithmetic.
1628	algous	[.] AL'GOUS, a. [L. alga, sea weed.] Pertaining to sea weed; abounding with, or like sea weed.
1629	algum	[.] AL'GUM, n. In scripture, a tree or wood about which the learned are not agreed. The most probably conjecture is that the word denotes gummy or resinous wood in general. [.] The Vulgate translates it ligna thyina, and the Septuagint, wrought-wood; others, ebony, ...
1630	alhenna	[.] ALHEN'NA, n. [See Alkenna.]
1631	alias	[.] A'LIAS, [L.] Otherwise; as in this example, Simson alias Smith; a word used in judicial proceedings to connect the different names by which a person is called who attempts to conceal his true name and pass under a fictitious one. [.] A'LIAS, n. A second writ, ...
1632	alibi	[.] AL'IBI, n. [L.] Elsewhere; in another place; a law term. When a person is charged with an offense, and he proves that he could not have committed it, because he was, at the time, in another place, he is said to prove an alibi. The part of a plea or allegation, which ...
1633	alien	[.] A'LIEN, a. alyen, [L. alienus, from alius, another. L. alieno, to alienate; alter, another, to altercate.] [.] 1. Foreign; not belonging to the same country, land or government. [.] 2. Belonging to one who is not a citizen. [.] 3. Estranged; foreign; not ...
1634	alienability	[.] ALIENABIL'ITY, n. The capacity of being alienated or transferred. [.] The alienability of the domain.
1635	alienable	[.] A'LIENABLE, a. That may be sold, or transferred to another; as, land is alienable according to the laws of the State.
1636	alienage	[.] A'LIENAGE, n. The state of being an alien. [.] Why restore estates, forfeitable on account of alienage?
1637	alienate	[.] A'LIENATE, v.t. [L. alieno.] [.] 1. To transfer title, property or right to another; as, to alienate lands, or sovereignty. [.] 2. To estrange; to withdraw, as the affections; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship before subsisted; with from; ...
1638	alienation	[.] ALIENA'TION, n. [L. alienatio.] [.] 1. A transfer of title; or a legal conveyance of property to another. [.] 2. The state of being alienated. [.] 3. A withdrawing or estrangement, as of the heart or affections. [.] 4. Delirium; derangement of mental faculties; ...
1639	alienator	[.] A'LIENATOR, n. One that alienates or transfers property.
1640	aliene	[.] ALIE'NE, v.t. [L. alieno.] [.] 1. To transfer title or property to another; to sell. [.] Nor could he aliene the estate, even with the consent of the Lord. [.] 2. To estrange; to make averse or indifferent; to turn the affections from. [.] The prince was ...
1641	alienee	[.] ALIENEE', n. One to whom the title to property is transferred. [.] If the alienee enters and keeps possession.
1642	alienism	[.] ALIENISM, n. Alyenizm. The state of being an alien. [.] [.] The law was very gentle in the construction of the disability of alienism.
1643	alife	[.] ALI'FE, adv. [a or on and life.] On my life.
1644	aliferous	[.] ALIF'EROUS, a. [L. ala, wing, and fero, to bear.] Having wings.
1645	aliform	[.] ALI'FORM, a. [L. ala, wing, and forma, shape.] [.] Having the shape of a wing; a term applied to a certain process and muscles of the body, as the pterygoid process, and the muscles arising from that process.
1646	aligerous	[.] ALIG'EROUS, a. [L. ala wing, and gero, to carry] Having wings.
1647	alight	[.] ALI'GHT, v.i. [.] 1. To get down or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage. [.] 2. To descend and settle; as, a flying bird alights on a tree. [.] 3. To fall or descend and lodge; as, snow alights on a roof.
1648	alike	[.] ALI'KE, a. [.] Having resemblance or similitude; similar. [.] The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. Ps. 13. [.] [This adjective never precedes the noun which it qualifies.] [.] ALI'KE, adv. in the same manner, form or degree. [.] We are all ...
1649	alike-minded	[.] ALI'KE-MINDED, a. Having the same mind; but like-minded is more generally used.
1650	aliment	[.] AL'IMENT, n. [L. alimentum, from alo, to feed.] [.] That which nourishes; food; nutriment; any thing which feeds or adds to a substance, animal or vegetable, in natural growth. [.]
1651	alimental	[.] ALIMENT'AL, a. Supplying food; that has the quality of nourishing; that furnishes the materials for natural growth; as, chyle is alimental; alimental sap.
1652	alimentally	[.] ALIMENT'ALLY, adv. So as to serve for nourishment or food.
1653	alimentariness	[.] ALIMENT'ARINESS, n. The quality of supplying nutriment.
1654	alimentary	[.] ALIMENT'ARY, a. Pertaining to aliment or food; having the quality of nourishing; as, alimentary particles. [.] The alimentary canal, in animal bodies, is the great duct or intestine, by which aliments are conveyed through the body, and the useless parts evacuated. [.] Alimentary ...
1655	alimentation	[.] ALIMENTA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act or power of affording nutriment. [.] 2. The state of being nourished.
1656	alimonious	[.] ALIMO'NIOUS, a. [See alimony.] Nourishing; affording food. [Little used.]
1657	alimony	[.] ALI'MONY, n. [L. alimonia, of alo, to feed. See Aliment.] [.] An allowance made for the support of a woman, legally separated from her husband. The sum is fixed by the proper judge, and granted out of the husband's estate.
1658	aliped	[.] AL'IPED, a. [L. ala, wing, and pes, foot.] [.] Wing-footed; having the toes connected by a membrane, which serves as a wing. [.] AL'IPED, n. [Supra.] [.] An animal whose toes are connected by a membrane, and which thus serve for wings; a cheiropter; as, the ...
1659	aliquant	[.] AL'IQUANT, a. [L. aliquantum, a little.] [.] In arithmetic, an aliquant number or part is that which does not measure another number without a remainder. Thus 5 is an aliquant part of 16, for 3 times 5 is 15, leaving a remainder 1.
1660	aliquot	[.] AL'IQUOT, a. [L.] [.] An aliquot part of a number or quantity is one which will measure it without a remainder. Thus 5 is the aliquot part of 15.
1661	alish	[.] A'LISH, a. [From ale.] Like ale; having the qualities of ale.
1662	alive	[.] ALI'VE, a. [.] 1. Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions, and the fluids move, whether in animals or vegetables; as, the man or plant is alive. [.] 2. In a state of action; unextinguished; undestroyed; ...
1663	alkahest	...
1664	alkalescency	[.] ALKALES'CENCY, n. [See Alkali.] [.] A tendency to become alkaline; or a tendency to the properties of an alkali; or the state of a substance in which alkaline properties begin to be developed, or to be predominant.
1665	alkalescent	[.] ALKALES'CENT, a. tending to the properties of an alkali; slightly alkaline.
1666	alkali	[.] AL'KALI, n. plu. Alkalies [.] In chimistry, a term applied to all bodies which possess the following properties: [.] [.] 1. a caustic taste; [.] [.] [.] 2. volatilizable by heat; [.] [.] 3. capability of combining with acids, and of destroying their acidity; [.] [.] 4. ...
1667	alkalify	[.] AL'KALIFY, v.t. To form, or to convert into an alkali. [.] AL'KALIFY, v.i. To become an alkali.
1668	alkaligenous	[.] ALKALIG'ENOUS, a. [Alkali and to generate.] [.] Producing or generating alkali.
1669	alkalimeter	[.] ALKALIM'ETER, n. [Alkali and Gr. measure.] [.] An instrument for ascertaining the strength of alkalies, or the quantity of alkali in potash and soda.
1670	alkaline	[.] AL'KALINE, a. Having the properties of alkali.
1671	alkalinity	[.] ALKALIN'ITY, n. The quality which constitutes an alkali.
1672	alkalizate	[.] AL'KALIZATE, a. Alkaline; impregnated with alkali. Obs.
1673	alkalization	[.] ALKALIZA'TION, n. The act of rendering alkaline by impregnating with an alkali.
1674	alkalize	[.] AL'KALIZE, v.t. [and formerly Alkalizate.] [.] To make alkaline; to communicate the properties of an alkali to, by mixture.
1675	alkanet	[.] AL'KANET, n. The plant bugloss. The root is used to impart a deep red color to oily substances, ointments, plasters, &c.
1676	alkekengi	[.] ALKEKEN'GI, n. The winter cherry, a species of physalis. The plant bears a near resemblance to solanum, or nightshade. The berry is medicinal.
1677	alkenna	[.] ALKEN'NA or ALHEN'NA, n. Egyptian privet, a species of Lawsonia. The pulverized leaves of this plant are much used by the eastern nations for staining their nails yellow. The powder, being wet, forms a paste, which is bound on the nails for a night, and the color ...
1678	alkermes	[.] ALKERM'ES, n. [.] In pharmacy, a compound cordial, in the form of a confection, derived from the kermes berries. Its other ingredients are said to be pippin-cider, rose water, sugar, ambergris, musk, cinnamon, aloes-wood, pearls, and leaf-gold.
1679	alkerva	[.] ALKER'VA, n. An arabic name of the Palma Christi.
1680	alkoran	[.] AL'KORAN, n. [.] The book which contains the Mohammedan doctrines of faith and practice. It was written by Mohammed, in the dialect of the Koreish, which is the purest Arabic; but the Arabian language has suffered such changes, since it was written, that the language ...
1681	alkoranist	[.] AL'KORANIST, n. One who adheres strictly to the letter of the Alkoran, rejecting all comments. The Persians are generally Alkoranists; the Turks, Arabs, and Tartars admit a multitude of traditions.
1682	alkussa	[.] ALKUS'SA, n. A fish of the Silurus kind, with one beard only under the chin.
1683	all	[.] ALL, a. awl. [Gr. Shemitic from calah, to be ended or completed to perfect.] [.] 1. Every one, or the whole number of particulars. [.] 2. The whole quantity, extent, duration, amount, quality, or degree; as, all the wheat; all the land; all the year; all the ...
1684	all-abandoned	[.] ALL-ABAN'DONED, a. Abandoned by all
1685	all-abhorred	[.] ALL-ABHOR'RED, a. Detested by all.
1686	all-accomplished	[.] ALL-ACCOM'PLISHED, a. Fully accomplished; whose education is highly finished or complete.
1687	all-admiring	[.] ALL-ADMI'RING, a. Wholly admiring.
1688	all-advised	[.] ALL-ADVI'SED, a. Advised by all.
1689	all-approved	[.] ALL-APPROVED, a. Approved by all.
1690	all-atoning	[.] ALL-ATO'NING, a. Atoning for all; making complete atonement.
1691	all-bearing	[.] ALL-BEA'RING, a. Producing every thing; omniparous.
1692	all-beauteous	[.] ALL-BEAU'TEOUS, a. Perfectly beautiful
1693	all-beholding	[.] ALL-BEHO'LDING, a. Beholding or seeing all things.
1694	all-blasting	[.] ALL-BL'ASTING, a. Blasting all; defaming or destroying all.
1695	all-bounteous	[.] ALL-BOUN'TEOUS,
1696	all-bountiful	[.] ALL-BOUN'TIFUL, a. Perfectly bountiful; of infinite bounty.
1697	all-changing	[.] ALL-CHA'NGING, a. Perpetually changing.
1698	all-cheering	[.] ALL-CHEE'RING, a. That cheers all; that gives gaiety or cheerfulness to all.
1699	all-commanding	[.] ALL-COMM'ANDING, a. Having command or sovereignty over all.
1700	all-complying	[.] ALL-COMPLY'ING, a. Complying in every respect.
1701	all-composing	[.] ALL-COMPO'SING, a. That makes all tranquil or peaceful.
1702	all-comprehensive	[.] ALL-COMPREHEN'SIVE, a. Comprehending all things.
1703	all-concealing	[.] ALL-CONCE'ALING, a. Hiding or concealing all.
1704	all-conquering	[.] ALL-CON'QUERING, a. That subdues all.
1705	all-conscious	[.] ALL-CON'SCIOUS, a. Conscious of all; all-knowing.
1706	all-constraining	[.] ALL-CONSTRA'INING, a. Constraining all
1707	all-consuming	[.] ALL-CONSU'MING, a. That consumes or devours all.
1708	all-daring	[.] ALL-DA'RING, a. Daring to attempt every thing.
1709	all-destroying	[.] ALL-DESTROY'ING, a. Destroying every thing.
1710	all-devastating	[.] ALL-DEV'ASTATING, a. Wasting every thing.
1711	all-devouring	[.] ALL-DEVOUR'ING, a Eating or consuming all.
1712	all-dimming	[.] ALL-DIM'MING, a. Obscuring every thing.
1713	all-discovering	[.] ALL-DISCOV'ERING, a. Discovering or disclosing every thing.
1714	all-disgraced	[.] ALL-DISGRA'CED, a. Completely disgraced.
1715	all-dispensing	[.] ALL-DISPENS'ING, a. Dispensing all things; affording dispensation or permission.
1716	all-divine	[.] ALL-DIVI'NE, a. Supremely excellent.
1717	all-divining	[.] ALL-DIVI'NING, a. Foretelling all things.
1718	all-dreaded	[.] ALL-DREAD'ED, a. Dreaded by all.
1719	all-efficient	[.] ALL-EFFI'CIENT, a. Of perfect or unlimited efficacy or efficiency.
1720	all-eloquent	[.] ALL-EL'OQUENT, a. Eloquent in the highest degree.
1721	all-embracing	[.] ALL-EMBRA'CING, a. Embracing all things.
1722	all-ending	[.] ALL-END'ING, a. Putting an end to all things.
1723	all-enlightening	[.] ALL-ENLI'GHTENING, a. Enlightening all things.
1724	all-enraged	[.] ALL-ENRA'GED, a. Highly enraged.
1725	all-flaming	[.] ALL-FLA'MING, a. Flaming in all directions.
1726	all-fools-day	[.] ALL-FOOL'S-DAY, n. The first of April.
1727	all-forgiving	[.] ALL-FORGIV'ING, a. Forgiving or pardoning all.
1728	all-fours	[.] ALL-FOURS, n. [all and four.] [.] A game at cards, played by two or four persons; so called from the possession of the four honors, by one person, who is then said to have all fours. [.] To go on all fours is to move or walk on four legs, or on the two legs and ...
1729	all-giver	[.] ALL-GIV'ER, n. The giver of all things.
1730	all-good	[.] ALL-GOOD', a. Completely good.
1731	all-gracious	[.] ALL-GRA'CIOUS, a. Perfectly gracious.
1732	all-guiding	[.] ALL-GUI'DING, a. Guiding or conducting all things.
1733	all-hail	[.] ALL-HA'IL, ex. [.] All health; a phrase of salutation, expressing a wish of all health or safety to the person addressed.
1734	all-hallow	[.] ALL-HAL'LOW, or ALL-HALLOWS, n. [.] All Saints day, the first of November; a feast dedicated to all the saints in general
1735	all-hallow-tide	[.] ALL-HALLOW-TIDE, n. The time near All Saints, or November first.
1736	all-hallows	[.] ALL-HAL'LOW, or ALL-HALLOWS, n. [.] All Saints day, the first of November; a feast dedicated to all the saints in general
1737	all-happy	[.] ALL-HAP'PY, a. Completely happy.
1738	all-heal	[.] ALL-HE'AL, n. The popular name of several plants.
1739	all-healing	[.] ALL-HE'ALING, a. Healing all things.
1740	all-helping	[.] ALL-HELP'ING, a. Assisting all
1741	all-hiding	[.] ALL-HI'DING, a. Concealing all things.
1742	all-honored	[.] ALL-HON'ORED, a. Honored by all.
1743	all-hurting	[.] ALL-HURT'ING, a. Hurting all things.
1744	all-idolizing	[.] ALL-I'DOLIZING, a. Worshiping any thing.
1745	all-imitating	[.] ALL-IM'ITATING, a. Imitating every thing.
1746	all-informing	[.] ALL-INFORM'ING, a. Imitating every thing.
1747	all-interesting	[.] ALL-IN'TERESTING, a. Interesting in the highest degree.
1748	all-interpreting	[.] ALL-INTER'PRETING, a. Explaining all things.
1749	all-judging	[.] ALL-JUDG'ING, a. Judging all; possessing the sovereign right of judging.
1750	all-just	[.] ALL-JUST;, a. Perfectly just.
1751	all-kind	[.] ALL-KI'ND, a. Perfectly kind or benevolent.
1752	all-knowing	[.] ALL-KNO'WING, a. Having all knowledge; omniscient.
1753	all-licensed	[.] ALL-LI'CENSED, a. Licensed to every thing.
1754	all-loving	[.] ALL-LOV'ING, a. Of infinite love.
1755	all-making	[.] ALL-MA'KING, a. Making or creating all; omnific.
1756	all-maturing	[.] ALL-MATU'RING, a. Maturing all things.
1757	all-merciful	[.] ALL-MER'CIFUL, a. Of perfect mercy or compassion.
1758	all-murdering	[.] ALL-MUR'DERING, a. Killing or destroying every thing.
1759	all-obedient	[.] ALL-OBE'DIENT, a. Entirely obedient.
1760	all-obeying	[.] ALL-OBEY'ING, a. [See Obey.] Receiving obedience from all.
1761	all-oblivious	[.] ALL-OBLIV'IOUS, a. Causing total oblivion.
1762	all-obscuring	[.] ALL-OBSCU'RING, a. Obscuring every thing.
1763	all-patient	[.] ALL-PA'TIENT, a. Enduring every thing without murmurs.
1764	all-penetrating	[.] ALL-PEN'ETRATING, a. Penetrating every thing.
1765	all-perfect	[.] ALL-PER'FECT, a. Completely perfect; having all perfection.
1766	all-perfectness	[.] ALL-PER'FECTNESS, n. The perfection of the whole; entire perfection.
1767	all-piercing	[.] ALL-PIER'CING, a. Piercing every thing.
1768	all-powerful	[.] ALL-POW'ERFUL, a. Almighty; omnipotent.
1769	all-praised	[.] ALL-PRA'ISED, a. Praised by all.
1770	all-ruling	[.] ALL-RU'LING, a. Governing all things.
1771	all-sagacious	[.] ALL-SAGA'CIOUS, a. Having all sagacity; of perfect discernment.
1772	all-saints-day	[.] ALL-SAINTS-DAY, n. The first day of November, called also all hallows; a feast in honor of all the saints.
1773	all-sanctifying	[.] ALL-SANC'TIFYING, a. Sanctifying the whole.
1774	all-saving	[.] ALL-SA'VING, a. Saving all.
1775	all-searching	[.] ALL-SEARCH'ING, a. Pervading and searching every thing.
1776	all-seeing	[.] ALL-SEE'ING, a. Seeing every thing.
1777	all-seer	[.] ALL-SEE'R, n. One that sees every thing.
1778	all-shaking	[.] ALL-SHA'KING, a. Shaking all things.
1779	all-shunned	[.] ALL-SHUN'NED, a. Shunned by all.
1780	all-souls-day	[.] ALL-SOULS-DAY, n. The second day of November; a feast or solemnity held by the church of Rome, to supplicate for the souls of the faithful deceased.
1781	all-sufficiency	[.] ALL-SUFFI'CIENCY, n. Complete or infinite ability.
1782	all-sufficient	[.] ALL-SUFFI'CIENT, a. Sufficient to every thing; infinitely able. [.] ALL-SUFFI'CIENT, n. The all-sufficient Being; God.
1783	all-surrounding	[.] ALL-SURROUND'ING, a. Encompassing the whole.
1784	all-surveying	[.] ALL-SURVEY'ING, n. [See Survey.] Surveying every thing.
1785	all-sustaining	[.] ALL-SUSTA'INING, a. Upholding all things.
1786	all-telling	[.] ALL-TELL'ING, a. Telling or divulging every thing.
1787	all-triumphing	[.] ALL-TRI'UMPHING, a. Triumphant every where or over all.
1788	all-watched	[.] ALL-WATCH'ED, a. Watched throughout.
1789	all-wise	[.] ALL-WI'SE, a. Possessed of infinite wisdom.
1790	all-witted	[.] ALL-WIT'TED, a. Having all kinds of wit.
1791	all-worshiped	[.] ALL-WOR'SHIPED, a. Worshiped or adored by all.
1792	all-worthy	[.] ALL-WOR'THY, a. Of infinite worth; of the highest worth.
1793	allagite	[.] AL'LAGITE, n. A mineral, of a brown or green color, massive, with a flat conchoidal fracture, and nearly opake, found in the Hartz near Elbingerode.
1794	allanite	[.] AL'LANITE, n. A mineral named from Mr. Allan, of Edinburg, who first recognized it as a distinct species. It is massive, of a brownish black color, and conchoidal fracture. A siliceous oxyd of cerium.
1795	allatrate	[.] AL'LATRATE, v.t. [L. allatro.] To bark, as a dog. [Not used.]
1796	allay	[.] ALLA'Y, v.t. [Gr.; L.ligo, to bind; but this may be the same word differently applied, that is, to set, to fix, to make fast, to unite. Allay and alloy were formerly used indifferently; but I have recognized an entire distinction between them, applying alloy to metals.] [.] 1. ...
1797	allayed	[.] ALLA'YED, pp. Layed at rest; quieted; tranquilized; abated; [reduced by mixture. Obs.]
1798	allayer	[.] ALLA'YER, n. He, or that which allays.
1799	allaying	[.] ALLA'YING, ppr. Quieting; reducing to tranquility; abating; [reducing by mixture. Obs.]
1800	allayment	[.] ALLA'YMENT, n. The act of quieting, or a state of tranquility; a state of rest after disturbance; abatement; ease; as, the allayment of grief.
1801	alle	[.] AL'LE, n. ally. The little auk, or black and white diver.
1802	allective	[.] ALLEC'TIVE, a. Alluring. [Not used.] [.] ALLEC'TIVE, n. Allurement. [Not used.]
1803	alledge	[.] ALLEDGE', v.t. [L. allego, ad and lego, to send; Eng. lay.] [.] 1. To declare; to affirm; to assert; to pronounce, with positiveness; as, to alledge a fact. [.] 2. To produce as an argument, plea or excuse; to cite or quote; as, to alledge the authority of a ...
1804	alledged	[.] ALLEDG'ED, pp. Affirmed; asserted, whether as a charge or a plea.
1805	alledger	[.] ALLEDG'ER, n. One who affirms or declares.
1806	alledging	[.] ALLEDG'ING, ppr. Asserting; averring; declaring.
1807	allegation	[.] ALLEGA'TION, n. [.] 1. Affirmation; positive assertion or declaration. [.] 2. That which is affirmed or asserted; that which is offered as a plea, excuse or justification. [.] 3. In ecclesiastical courts, a formal complaint, or declaration of charges.
1808	allege	[.] ALLEGE. [See Alledge.]
1809	allegeable	[.] ALLEG'EABLE, a. That may be alledged. [Not used.]
1810	allegeas	[.] ALLE'GEAS, or ALLE'GIAS, n. A stuff manufactured in the East Indies, of two kinds, one of cotton, the other of various plants which are spun like flax.
1811	allegement	[.] ALLEG'EMENT, n. Allegation. [Not in use.]
1812	alleghanean	[.] ALLEGHA'NEAN, a. Pertaining to the mountains called Alleghany, or Alleghenny.
1813	alleghany	[.] ALLEGHA'NY, n. The chief ridge of the great chains of mountains which run from N. East to S. West through the middle and southern states of North America; but, more appropriately, the main or unbroken ridge, which casts all the waters on one side to the east, and on ...
1814	allegiance	[.] ALLE'GIANCE, n. [L. alligo, of ad and ligo, to bind. See Liege and League.] [.] The tie or obligation of a subject to his Prince or government; the duty of fidelity to a king, government or state. Every native or citizen owes allegiance to the government under ...
1815	allegiant	[.] ALLE'GIANT, a. Loyal. [Not used.]
1816	allegias	[.] ALLE'GEAS, or ALLE'GIAS, n. A stuff manufactured in the East Indies, of two kinds, one of cotton, the other of various plants which are spun like flax.
1817	allegoric	[.] ALLEGOR'IC,
1818	allegorical	[.] ALLEGOR'ICAL, a. In the manner of allegory; figurative; describing by resemblances.
1819	allegorically	[.] ALLEGOR'ICALLY, adv. In a figurative manner; by way of allegory.
1820	allegoricalness	[.] ALLEGOR'ICALNESS, n. The quality of being allegorical.
1821	allegorize	[.] AL'LEGORIZE, v.t. [.] 1. To form an allegory; to turn into allegory; as, to allegorize the history of a people. [.] 2. To understand in an allegorical sense; as, when a passage in a writer may be understood literally or figuratively, he who gives it a figurative ...
1822	allegorized	[.] AL'LEGORIZED, pp. Turned into allegory, or understood allegorically.
1823	allegorizing	[.] AL'LEGORIZING, ppr. Turning into allegory, or understanding in all allegorical sense.
1824	allegory	[.] AL'LEGORY, n. [Gr. other, to speak, a forum, an oration.] [.] A figurative sentence or discourse, in which the principal subject is described by another subject resembling it in its properties and circumstances. The principal subject is thus kept out of view, and ...
1825	allegretto	[.] ALLEGRET'TO, [from allegro,] denotes, in music, a movement or time quicker than andante, but not so quick as allegro.
1826	allegro	[.] ALLE'GRO. [See Light.] [.] In music, a word denoting a brisk movement; a sprightly part or strain; the quickest except presto. Piu allegro is a still quicker movement. [.]
1827	alleluiah	[.] ALLELU'IAH, n. [Heb. praise to Jah.] [.] Praise to Jehovah; a word used to denote pious joy and exultation, chiefly in hymns and anthems. The Greeks retained the word in their praise to Io; probably a corruption of Jah. The Romans retained the latter word in their ...
1828	allemand	[.] ALLEMAND', n. A slow air in common time, or grave, solemn music, with a slow movement. Also a brisk dance, or a figure in dancing.
1829	allemannic	[.] ALLEMAN'NIC, a. Belonging to the Alemanni, ancient Germans, and to Alemannia, their country. The word is generally supposed to be composed of all and manni, all men. Cluver, p. 68. This is probably an error. The word is more probably composed of the Celtic all, ...
1830	allerion	[.] ALLER'ION, n. In heraldry, an eagle without beak or feet, with expanded wings; denoting Imperialists vanquished and disarmed.
1831	alleveur	[.] ALLEVEU'R, n. A small Swedish coin, value about a cent.
1832	alleviate	[.] ALLE'VIATE, v.t. [Low L. allevio; ad and levo, to raise, levis, light.] [.] 1. To make light; but always in a figurative sense, as it is not applied to material objects. To remove in part; to lessen, mitigate, or make easier to be endured; applied to evils; as, ...
1833	alleviated	[.] ALLE'VIATED, pp. Made lighter; mitigated; eased; extenuated.
1834	alleviating	[.] ALLE'VIATING, ppr. Making lighter, or more tolerable; extenuating.
1835	alleviation	[.] ALLEVIA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of lightening, allaying, or extenuating; a lessening or mitigation. [.] 2. That which lessens, mitigates or makes more tolerable; as, the sympathy of a friend is an alleviation of grief. [.] I have not wanted such alleviations ...
1836	alleviative	[.] ALLE'VIATIVE, n. That which mitigates. [Not in use.]
1837	alley	[.] AL'LEY, n. al'ly [.] 1. A walk in a garden; a narrow passage. [.] 2. A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street. [.] 3. A place in London where stocks are bought and sold.
1838	alliaceous	[.] ALLIA'CEOUS, a. [L. allium, garlic.] [.] Pertaining to allium, or garlic; having the properties of garlic.
1839	alliance	[.] ALLI'ANCE, n. [Gr.; L.] [.] 1. The relation or union between families, contracted by marriage. [.] 2. The union between nations, contracted by compact, treaty or league. [.] 3. The treaty, league, or compact, which is the instrument of confederacy; sometimes ...
1840	alliant	[.] ALLI'ANT, n. An ally. [Not used.]
1841	alliciency	[.] ALLI'CIENCY, n. [Lat. allicio, ad and lacio, allecto, elicio. [.] The power of attracting any thing; attraction; magnetism. [Little used.]
1842	allicient	[.] ALLI'CIENT, n. That which attracts. [Not used.]
1843	allied	[.] ALLI'ED, pp. Connected by marriage, treaty or similitude. [See ally.]
1844	alligate	[.] AL'LIGATE, v.t. [L. alligo, and ad and ligo, to bind. See Allegiance, Liege, League.] [.] To tie together; to unite by some tie.
1845	alligation	[.] ALLIGA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of tying together; the state of being tied. [Little used.] [.] 2. A rule of arithmetic, for finding the price or value of compounds consisting of ingredients of different values. Thus if a quantity of sugar, worth eight cents ...
1846	alligator	[.] ALLIGA'TOR, n. [The Latin word seems to be connected with lacertus, the arm; and the animal may be named from the resemblance of his legs to arms.] [.] The American crocodile. This animal is of the lizard genus, having a long naked body, four feet, with five toes ...
1847	alligator-pear	[.] ALLIGA'TOR-PEAR, n. A west India fruit, resembling a pear in shape, from one to two pounds in weight. It contains within its rind a yellow butyraceous substance, which, when the fruit is perfectly ripe, constitutes an agreeable food.
1848	alligature	[.] ALLIG'ATURE, n. See Ligature, which is the word in use.
1849	allinement	[.] ALLI'NEMENT, n. [L. linea.] [.] A reducing to a line or to a square; a state of being in squares, in a line, or on a level; a line; a row.
1850	allioth	[.] AL'LIOTH, n. A star in the tail of the great bear, much used for finding the latitude at sea.
1851	allision	[.] ALLISION, n. allizh'un. [L. allido, to dash or strike against of ad and lado, to hurt by striking.] [.] A striking against; as, the allision of the sea against the shore.
1852	alliteration	...
1853	alliterative	[.] ALLIT'ERATIVE, a. Pertaining to, or consisting in, alliteration.
1854	allocation	[.] ALLOCA'TION, n. [L. ad and locatio, a placing, from locus, place. See Local.] [.] The act of putting one thing to another; hence its usual sense is the admission of an article of account, or an allowance made upon an account; a term used in the English Exchequer. ...
1855	allochroite	...
1856	allocution	[.] ALLOCU'TION, n. [L. allocutio, of ad and loquor, to speak. See eloquence.] [.] 1. The act or manner of speaking to, or of addressing in words. [.] 2. An address; a formal address; as, of a General to his troops; a Roman term rarely used in English.
1857	allodial	[.] ALLO'DIAL, a. Pertaining to allodium; freehold; free of rent or service; held independence of a lord paramount; opposed to feudal.
1858	allodian	[.] ALLODIAN is sometimes used, but is not well authorized.
1859	allodium	[.] ALLO'DIUM, n. [.] Freehold estate; land which is the absolute property of the owner; real estate held in absolute independence, without being subject to any rent, service, or acknowledgment to a superior. It is thus opposed to feud. In England, there is no allodial ...
1860	allonge	[.] ALLONGE', n. allunj'. [.] 1. A pass with a sword; a thrust made by stepping forward and extending the arm; a term used in fencing, often contracted into lunge. [.] 2. A long rein, when a horse is trotted in the hand.
1861	alloo	[.] ALLOO', v.t. or i. To incite dogs by a call. [.] [See the correct word, Halloo.]
1862	allophane	[.] AL'LOPHANE, n. [Gr. other and to appear.] [.] A mineral of a blue, and sometimes of a green or brown color, which occurs massive, or in imitative shapes. It gelatinizes in acids. [.] Allophane is a variety of clay, occurring in amorphous, botryoidal or reniform ...
1863	allot	[.] ALLOT', v.t. [of ad and lot; See Lot.] [.] 1. To divide or distribute by lot. [.] 2. To distribute, or parcel out in parts or portions; or to distribute a share to each individual concerned. [.] 3. To grant, as a portion; to give, assign or appoint in general. [.] Let ...
1864	allotment	[.] ALLOT'MENT, n. [.] 1. That which is allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed; that which is assigned by lot, or by the act of God. [.] 2. A part, portion or place appropriated. [.] In a field, there is an allotment for olives.
1865	allotted	[.] ALLOT'TED, pp. Distributed by lot; granted; assigned.
1866	allottery	[.] ALLOT'TERY is used by Shakespeare for allotment; but is not authorized by usage.
1867	allotting	[.] ALLOT'TING, ppr. Distributing by lot giving as portions; assigning.
1868	allow	[.] ALLOW', v.t. [L. loco, to lay, set, place. See Lay.] [.] 1. To grant, give or yield; as, to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a pension. [.] 2. To admit; as, to allow the truth of a proposition; to allow a claim. [.] 3. To admit; to own or acknowledge; ...
1869	allow-ableness	[.] ALLOW-ABLENESS, n. The quality of being allowable; lawfulness; exemption from prohibition, or impropriety.
1870	allowable	[.] ALLOW'ABLE, a. That may be permitted as lawful, or admitted as true and proper; not forbid; not unlawful or improper; as, a certain degree of freedom is allowable among friends.
1871	allowably	[.] ALLOW'ABLY, adv. In an allowable manner; with propriety.
1872	allowance	[.] ALLOW'ANCE, n. [.] 1. The act of allowing or admitting. [.] 2. Permission; license; approbation; sanction; usually slight approbation. [.] 3. Admission; assent to a fact or state of things; a granting. [.] 4. Freedom from restraint; indulgence. [.] 5. ...
1873	allowed	[.] ALLOW'ED, pp. Granted; permitted; assented to; admitted; approved; indulged; appointed; abated.
1874	allowing	[.] ALLOW'ING, ppr. Granting; permitting; admitting; approving; indulging; deducting.
1875	alloy	[.] ALLOY', v.t. [L. alligo, ad and ligo, to bind. Gr.] [.] 1. To reduce the purity of a metal, by mixing with it a portion of one less valuable; as, to alloy gold with silver, or silver with copper. [.] 2. To mix metals. [.] 3. To reduce or abate by mixture; ...
1876	alloyage	[.] ALLOY'AGE, n. [.] 1. The act of alloying metals or the mixture of a baser metal with a finer, to reduce its purity; the act of mixing metals. [.] 2. The mixture of different metals.
1877	alloyed	[.] ALLOY'ED, pp. Mixed; reduced in purity; debased; abated by foreign mixture.
1878	alloying	[.] ALLOY'ING, ppr. Mixing a baser metal with a finer, to reduce its purity; abating by foreign mixture.
1879	allspice	[.] ALL'SPICE, [See under the compounds of all.]
1880	allude	[.] ALLU'DE, v.i. [L. alludo, to smile upon or make sport with of ad and ludo, to play.] [.] To refer to something not directly mentioned; to have reference; to hint at by remote suggestions; as, that story alludes to a recent transaction.
1881	alluding	[.] ALLU'DING, ppr. Having reference; hinting at.
1882	alluminor	[.] ALLU'MINOR, n. [.] One who colors or paints upon paper or parchment, giving light and ornament to letters and figures. [.] This is now written limner.
1883	allure	[.] ALLU'RE, v.t. [.] To attempt to draw to; to tempt by the offer of some good, real or apparent; to invite by something flattering or acceptable; as, rewards allure men to brave danger. Sometimes used in a bad sense, to allure to evil; but in this sense entice is more ...
1884	allured	[.] ALLU'RED, pp. Tempted; drawn, or invited, by something that appears desirable.
1885	allurement	[.] ALLU'REMENT, n. That which allures; any real or apparent good held forth, or operating; as a motive to action; temptation; enticement; as, the allurements of pleasure, or of honor.
1886	allurer	[.] ALLU'RER, n. He, or that, which allures.
1887	alluring	[.] ALLU'RING, ppr. [.] 1. Drawing; tempting; inviting by some real or apparent good. [.] 2. a. Inviting; having the quality of attracting or tempting.
1888	alluringly	[.] ALLU'RINGLY, adv. In an alluring manner; enticingly.
1889	alluringness	[.] ALLU'RINGNESS, n. The quality of alluring or tempting by the prospect of some good. [Rarely used.]
1890	allusion	...
1891	allusive	[.] ALLU'SIVE, a. Having reference to something not fully expressed.
1892	allusively	[.] ALLU'SIVELY, adv. By way of allusion; by implication, remote suggestion or insinuation.
1893	allusiveness	[.] ALLU'SIVENESS, n. The quality of being allusive. [Rarely used.]
1894	alluvial	[.] ALLU'VIAL, a. [See alluvion.] [.] 1. Pertaining to alluvion; added to land by the wash of water. [.] 2. Washed ashore or down a stream; formed by a current of water; as, alluval ores; alluvial soil.
1895	alluvion	[.] ALLU'VION,
1896	alluvious	[.] ALLU'VIOUS, a. The same as alluvial, and less frequently used.
1897	alluvium	[.] ALLU'VIUM, n. [L. alluvio, of ad and lavo or luo, alluo, to wash. See Lave.] [.] 1. The insensible increase of earth on a shore, or bank of a river, by the force of water, as by a current or by waves. The owner of the land thus augmented has a right to the alluvial ...
1898	ally	[.] ALLY', v.t. [L. ligo.] [.] 1. To unite, or form a relation, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league or confederacy. [.] 2. To form a relation by similitude, resemblance or friendship. Note. This word is more generally ...
1899	allying	[.] ALLY'ING, ppr. Uniting by marriage or treaty.
1900	alma	[.] AL'ME, or AL'MA, n. Girls in Egypt, whose occupation is to amuse company with singing and dancing.
1901	almacantar	[.] AL'MACANTAR, n. [See almucantar.]
1902	almadie	[.] ALMADIE, n. A bark canoe used by the Africans; also a long boat used at Calicut, in India,eighty feet long, and six or seven broad; called also cathuri.
1903	almagest	[.] AL'MAGEST, n. [.] A book or collection of problems in astronomy and geometry, drawn up by Ptolemy. The same title has been given to other works of the like kind.
1904	almagra	[.] ALMA'GRA, n. a fine deep red ocher, with an admixture of purple, very heavy, dense but friable, with a rough dusty surface. It is the sil atticum of the ancients. it is austere to the taste, astringent, melting in the mouth and staining the skin. it is used as a ...
1905	almanack	[.] AL'MANACK, n. [.] A small book or table, containing a calendar of days, weeks and months, with the times of the rising of the sun and moon, changes of the moon, eclipses, hours of full tide, stated festivals of churches, stated terms of courts, observations on the ...
1906	almanack-maker	[.] ALMANACK-MAKER, n. A maker of almanacks.
1907	almandine	[.] AL'MANDINE, n. In mineralogy, precious garnet, a beautiful mineral of a red color, of various shades, sometimes tinged with yellow or blue. It is commonly translucent, sometimes transparent. It occurs crystallized in the rhombic, dodecahedron.
1908	alme	[.] AL'ME, or AL'MA, n. Girls in Egypt, whose occupation is to amuse company with singing and dancing.
1909	almena	[.] ALME'NA, n. A weight of two pounds, used to weigh saffron in several parts of Asia.
1910	almightiness	[.] ALMI'GHTINESS, n. Omnipotence; infinite or boundless power; an attribute of God only.
1911	almighty	[.] ALMI'GHTY, a. [all and mighty. See Might.] [.] Possessing all power; omnipotent; being of unlimited might; being of boundless sufficiency; appropriately applied to the Supreme Being. [.] ALMI'GHTY, n. The Omnipotent God.
1912	almond	[.] AL'MOND, n. [.] 1. The fruit of the almond tree; an ovate, compressed nut, perforated in the pores. It is either sweet or bitter. [It is popularly pronounced ammond.] [.] 2. The tonsils, two glands near the basis of the tongue, are called almonds, from their ...
1913	almond-furnace	[.] ALMOND-FURNACE, among refiners, is a furnace in which the slags of litharge, left in refining silver, are reduced to lead, by the help of charcoal; that is, according to modern chimistry, in which the oxyd of lead is deoxydized, and the metal revived.
1914	almond-tree	[.] ALMOND-TREE, n. The tree which produces the almond. The leaves and flowers resemble those of the peach, but the fruit is longer and more compressed, the green coat is thinner and drier when ripe, and the shell is not so rugged.
1915	almond-willow	[.] ALMOND-WILLOW, n. A tree with leaves of a light green on both sides.
1916	almoner	[.] AL'MONER, n. [See Alms.] [.] An officer whose duty is to distribute charity or alms. By the ancient canons, every monastery was to dispose of a tenth of its income in alms to the poor, and all bishops were obliged to keep an almoner. This title is sometimes given ...
1917	almonry	[.] AL'MONRY, n. [Corrupted into ambry, aumbry, or aumery.] [.] The place where the almoner resides, or where the alms are distributed.
1918	almost	[.] ALMO'ST, adv. [all and most.] Nearly; well nigh; for the greatest part. [.] Almost thou persuadest me to be a christian. Acts 26.
1919	alms	[.] 'ALMS, 'amz. [Eng. almesse; L. eleemosyna; Gr. to pity.] [.] Any thing given gratuitously to relieve the poor, as money, food, or clothing, otherwise called charity. [.] A lame man was laid daily to ask an alms. Acts. 3. [.] Cornelius gave much alms to the people. ...
1920	alms-chest	[.] 'ALMS-BASKET; 'ALMS-BOX; 'ALMS-CHEST; vessels appropriated to receive alms.
1921	alms-deed	[.] 'ALMS-DEED, n. An act of charity; a charitable gift.
1922	alms-folk	[.] 'ALMS-FOLK, n. Persons supporting other by alms. [Not used.]
1923	alms-giver	[.] 'ALMS-GIVER, n. One who gives to the poor.
1924	alms-giving	[.] 'ALMS-GIVING, n. The bestowment of charity.
1925	alms-house	[.] 'ALMS-HOUSE, n. A house appropriated for the use of the poor, who are supported by the public.
1926	alms-men	[.] 'ALMS-MEN,
1927	alms-people	[.] 'ALMS-PEOPLE, n. Persons supported by charity or by public provision.
1928	almucantar	[.] AL'MUCANTAR, n. A series of circles of the sphere passing through the center of the sun, or of a star, parallel to the horizon. It is synonymous with a parallel of altitude, whose common zenith is the vertical point.
1929	almude	[.] ALMU'DE, n. A wine measure in Portugal, of which twenty-six make a pipe.
1930	almug	[.] AL'MUG,
1931	alnagar	[.] AL'NAGER, or AL'NAGAR, n. A measurer by the ell; a sworn officer, whose duty was to inspect and measure woolen cloth and fix upon it a seal. This office was abolished by Statute, 11 and 12. Will. 3. No duty or office of this kind exists in the United States.
1932	alnage	[.] AL'NAGE, n. [L. ulna; Gr. an arm, a cubit. See Ell.] [.] A measuring by the ell.
1933	alnager	[.] AL'NAGER, or AL'NAGAR, n. A measurer by the ell; a sworn officer, whose duty was to inspect and measure woolen cloth and fix upon it a seal. This office was abolished by Statute, 11 and 12. Will. 3. No duty or office of this kind exists in the United States.
1934	alnight	[.] AL'NIGHT, n A cake of wax with the wick in the midst.
1935	aloe	[.] AL'OE, n. al'o, plu. aloes, pronounced aloze, and popularly al'oez, in three syllables, according to the Latin. [L. aloe; Gr; Heb. plu aloe trees.] [.] In botany, a genus of monogynian hexanders, of many species; all natives of warm climates, and most of them, of ...
1936	aloes	[.] ALOES, in medicine, is the inspissated juice of the aloe. The juice is collected from the leaves, which are cut and put in a tub, and when a large quantity is procured, it is boiled to a suitable consistence; or it is exposed to the sun, till all the fluid part is ...
1937	aloes-wood	[.] AL'OES-WOOD, n. [See Agallochum.]
1938	aloetic	[.] ALOET'IC,
1939	aloetical	[.] ALOET'ICAL, a. Pertaining to aloe or aloes; partaking of the qualities of aloes.
1940	aloft	...
1941	alogians	[.] ALO'GIANS, n. [Gr. a neg. and word.] [.] In church history, a sect of ancient heretics, who denied Jesus Christ to be the Logos and consequently rejected the gospel of St. John.
1942	alogotrophy	[.] AL'OGOTROPHY, n. [Gr. unreasonable and nutrition.] [.] A disproportionate nutrition of the parts of the body, as when one part receives more or less nourishment and growth than another.
1943	alogy	[.] AL'OGY, n. [Gr.] Unreasonableness; absurdity. Obs.
1944	alone	[.] ALO'NE, a. [all and one.] [.] 1. Single; solitary; without the presence of another; applied to a person or thing. [.] It is not good that man should be alone. Gen. 2. [.] [This adjective follows its noun.] [.] 2. It is applied to two or more persons or things, ...
1945	alonely	[.] ALO'NELY, a. or adv. Only; merely; singly. [Not used.]
1946	aloneness	[.] ALO'NENESS, n. That state which belong to no other. [Not used.]
1947	along	[.] ALONG', adv. [See Long.] [.] 1. By the length; lengthwise; in a line with the length; as, the troops marched along the bank of the river, or along the highway. 1Sam. 6. [.] 2. Onward; in a line, or with a progressive motion; as, a meteor glides along the sky; ...
1948	alongst	[.] ALONGST', adv. Along; through or by the length. Obs.
1949	aloof	[.] ALOOF, adv. [Probably from the root of leave, to depart.] [.] 1. At a distance, but within view, or at a small distance, in a literal sense; as, to stand aloof. [.] 2. In a figurative sense, not concerned in a design; declining to take any share, implying circumspection; ...
1950	alopecy	[.] AL'OPECY, n. [Gr. a fox, whose urine is said to occasion baldness.] [.] A disease, called the fox-evil or scurf, which is a falling off of the hair, from any part of the body.
1951	alosa	[.] ALO'SA, n. A fish of passage, called the shad, or other of herrings, a species of Clupea. It is an abdominal, and some naturalists allege it to be a different species from the shad.
1952	aloud	[.] ALOUD', adv. [a and loud; See Loud.] [.] Loudly; with a loud voice, or great noise. [.] Cry aloud, spare not. Isa. 58.
1953	alp	[.] ALP, ALPS, n. [Gr. white; L. albus [.] A high mountain. The name, it is supposed, was originally given to mountains whose tops were covered with snow, and hence appropriately applied to the mountains of Swisserland; so that by Alps is generally understood the latter ...
1954	alpagna	[.] ALPAG'NA, n. An animal of Peru, used as a beast of burden; the Camelus Paco of Linne, and the Pacos of Pennant.
1955	alpha	[.] AL'PHA, n. [Heb. an ox, a leader.] [.] The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and used to denote first or beginning. [.] I am Alpha and Omega. Rev. 1. [.] As a numeral, it stands for one. It was formerly used also to denote chief; as, Plato ...
1956	alphabet	[.] AL'PHABET, n. [Gr.] [.] The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters which form the elements of speech. [.] AL'PHABET, v.t. To arrange in the order of an alphabet; to form an alphabet in a book, or designate the leaves by ...
1957	alphabetarian	[.] ALPHABETA'RIAN, n. A learner while in the A.B.C.
1958	alphabetic	[.] ALPHABET'IC,
1959	alphabetical	[.] ALPHABET'ICAL, a. In the order of an alphabet, or in the order of the letters as customarily arranged.
1960	alphabetically	[.] ALPHABET'ICALLY, adv. In an alphabetical manner; in the customary order of the letters.
1961	alphenix	[.] ALPHE'NIX, n. [al and phaenix.] [.] White barley sugar, used for colds. It is common sugar boiled till it will easily crack; then poured upon an oiled marble table, and molded into various figures.
1962	alphest	[.] AL'PHEST, n. A small fish, having a purple back and belly, with yellow sides, a smooth mouth, and thick fleshy lips; always caught near the shore or among rocks.
1963	alphonsin	[.] ALPHON'SIN, n. A surgical instrument for extracting bullets from wounds, so called from its inventor, Alphonsus Ferrier of Naples. It consists of three branches, which close by a ring, and open when it is drawn back.
1964	alphus	[.] AL'PHUS, n. [Gr. white.] [.] That species of leprosy called vitiligo, in which the skin is rough, with white spots.
1965	alpia	[.] AL'PIST, or AL'PIA, n. The seed of the fox-tail; a small seed, used for feeding birds.
1966	alpine	[.] AL'PINE, a. [L. alpinus, from Alpes.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountain; very high; elevated. [.] 2. Growing on high mountains; as, alpine plants. [.] AL'PINE, n. A kind of strawberry growing on lofty hills.
1967	alpist	[.] AL'PIST, or AL'PIA, n. The seed of the fox-tail; a small seed, used for feeding birds.
1968	alps	[.] ALP, ALPS, n. [Gr. white; L. albus [.] A high mountain. The name, it is supposed, was originally given to mountains whose tops were covered with snow, and hence appropriately applied to the mountains of Swisserland; so that by Alps is generally understood the latter ...
1969	alquier	[.] AL'QUIER, n. A measure in Portugal for dry things, as well as liquids, containing half an almude or about two gallons. It is called also Cantar.
1970	alquifou	[.] AL'QUIFOU, n. A sort of lead ore, which, when broke, looks like antimony. It is found in Cornwall, England; used by potters to give a green varnish to their wares, and called potters ore. A small mixture of manganese gives it a blackish hue.
1971	already	[.] ALREAD'Y, adv. alred'dy. [all and ready. See Ready.] [.] Literally, a state of complete preparation; but, by an easy deflection, the sense is, at this time, or at a specified time. [.] Elias is come already. Mat. 17. [.] Joseph was in Egypt already. Ex. ...
1972	also	[.] AL'SO, adv. [all and so.] Likewise; in like manner. [.] Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Mat 16.
1973	alt	[.] ALT or AL'TO, a. [L. altus, high; Heb. upper, high.] [.] In music a term applied to high notes in the scale. In sculpture, alto-relievo, high relief, is when the figures project half or more, without being entirely detached from the ground.
1974	altaian	[.] ALTA'IC, or ALTA'IAN, a. [.] Pertaining to the Altai, a vast ridge of mountains extending, in an easterly direction, through a considerable part of Asia, and forming a boundary between the Russian and Chinese dominions.
1975	altaic	[.] ALTA'IC, or ALTA'IAN, a. [.] Pertaining to the Altai, a vast ridge of mountains extending, in an easterly direction, through a considerable part of Asia, and forming a boundary between the Russian and Chinese dominions.
1976	altar	[.] AL'TAR, n. [L. altare, probably from the same root as altus, high. [.] 1. A mount; a table or elevated place, on which sacrifices where anciently offered to some deity. Altars were originally made of turf, afterwards of stone, wood or horn; some were round, others ...
1977	altar-cloth	[.] AL'TAR-CLOTH, n. A cloth to lay upon an altar in churches.
1978	altar-piece	[.] AL'TAR-PIECE, n. A painting placed over the altar in a church.
1979	altar-thane	[.] AL'TARIST, or AL'TAR-THANE, n. In old laws, an appellation given to the priest to whom the altarage belonged; also a chaplain.
1980	altar-wise	[.] AL'TAR-WISE, adv. Placed in the manner of an altar.
1981	altarage	[.] AL'TARAGE, n. The profits arising to priests from oblations, or on account of the altar. Also, in law, altars erected in virtue of donations, before the reformation, within a parochial church, for the purpose of singing a mass for deceased friends.
1982	altarist	[.] AL'TARIST, or AL'TAR-THANE, n. In old laws, an appellation given to the priest to whom the altarage belonged; also a chaplain.
1983	alter	[.] AL'TER, v.t. [L. alter, another. See Alien.] [.] 1. To make some change in; to make different in some particular; to vary in some degree, without an entire change. [.] My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that has gone out of my lips. Ps. 89. [.] 2. ...
1984	alterability	[.] AL'TERABILITY, n. The quality of being susceptible of alteration.
1985	alterable	[.] AL'TERABLE, a. That may become different; that may vary.
1986	alterableness	[.] AL'TERABLENESS, n. The quality of admitting alteration; variableness.
1987	alterably	[.] AL'TERABLY, adv. In a manner that may be altered, or varied.
1988	alterage	[.] AL'TERAGE, n. [From alo, to feed.] [.] The breeding, nourishing or fostering of a child. But this is not an English word.
1989	alterant	[.] AL'TERANT, a. Altering; gradually changing. [.] AL'TERANT, n. A medicine which, without a sensible operation, gradually corrects the state of the body and changes it from a diseased to a healthy condition. An alterative.
1990	alteration	[.] ALTERA'TION, n. [L. alteratio.] [.] The act of making different, or of varying in some particular; an altering or partial change; also the change made, or the loss or acquisition of qualities not essential to the form or nature of a thing. Thus a cold substance ...
1991	alterative	...
1992	altercate	[.] AL'TERCATE, v.i. [L. altercor, alterco, from alter, another.] [.] To contend in words; to dispute with zeal, heat or anger; to wrangle.
1993	altercation	[.] ALTERCA'TION, n. [L. altercatio.] [.] Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle.
1994	altern	[.] AL'TERN a. [L. alternus, of alter, another.] [.] 1. Acting by turns; one succeeding another; alternate, which is the word generally used. [.] 2. In crystallography, exhibiting, on two parts, an upper and a lower part, faces which alternate among themselves, but ...
1995	alternacy	[.] AL'TERNACY, n. Performance or actions by turns. [Little used.]
1996	alternal	[.] ALTERN'AL, a. Alternative. [Little used.]
1997	alternally	[.] ALTERN'ALLY, adv. By turns. [Little used.]
1998	alternate	[.] ALTERN'ATE, a. [L. alternatus.] [.] 1. Being by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; hence reciprocal. [.] And bid alternate passions fall and rise. [.] 2. In botany branches and leaves are alternate, when they rise higher on opposite ...
1999	alternately	[.] ALTERN'ATELY, adv. In reciprocal succession; by turns, so that each is succeeded by that which it succeeds, as night follows day and day follows night.
2000	alternateness	[.] ALTERN'ATENESS, n. The quality of being alternate, or of following in succession.
2001	alternating	[.] AL'TERNATING, ppr. Performing or following by turns.
2002	alternation	[.] ALTERNA'TION, n. [.] 1. The reciprocal succession of things, in time or place; the act of following and being followed in succession; as, we observe the alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and winter. [.] 2. The different changes or alterations ...
2003	alternative	[.] ALTERN'ATIVE, a. Offering a choice of two things. [.] ALTERN'ATIVE, n. That which may be chosen or omitted; a choice of two things, so that if one is taken, the other must be left. Thus, when two things offer a choice of one only, the two things are called alternatives. ...
2004	alternatively	[.] ALTERN'ATIVELY, adv. In the manner of alternatives; in a manner that admits the choice of one out of two things.
2005	alternativeness	[.] ALTERN'ATIVENESS, n. The quality or state of being alternative.
2006	alternity	[.] ALTERN'ITY, n. Succession by turns; alternation.
2007	althea	[.] ALTHE'A, n. [Gr. to heal.] [.] In botany, a genus of polyandrian monadelphs, of several species; called in English marsh-mallow. [.] The common species has a perennial root, and an annual stalk rising four or five feet. It abounds with mucilage, and is used as ...
2008	although	[.] ALTHO'UGH, altho', obs. verb, or used only in the Imperative. [.] Grant all this; be it so; allow all; suppose that; admit all that; as, "although the fig tree shall not blossom." Hab. 3. That is, grant, admit or suppose what follows - "the fig tree shall not blossom." ...
2009	altiloquence	[.] ALTIL'OQUENCE, n. [L. altus, high, and loquor, loquens, speaking.] Lofty speech; pompous language.
2010	altimeter	[.] ALTIM'ETER, n. [L. altus, high and Gr. measure. See Measure and Mode.] [.] An instrument for taking altitudes by geometrical principles, as a geometrical quadrant.
2011	altimetry	[.] ALTIM'ETRY, n. The art of ascertaining altitudes by means of a proper instrument, and by trigonometrical principles without actual mensuration.
2012	altin	[.] AL'TIN, n. A money of account in Russia, value three kopecks, or about three cents; also a lake in Siberia, ninety miles in length.
2013	altincar	[.] ALTIN'CAR, n. A species of factitious salt or powder, used in the fusion and purification of metals, prepared in various ways. [See Tincal.]
2014	altisonant	[.] ALTIS'ONANT,
2015	altisonous	[.] ALTIS'ONOUS, a. [L. altus, high, and sonans, sounding; sonus, sound.] High sounding, lofty or pompous, as language.
2016	altitude	[.] AL'TITUDE, n. [L. altitudo, of altus, high, and a common termination, denoting state, condition or manner.] [.] 1. Space extended upward; height; the elevation of an object above its foundation; as, the altitude of a mountain, or column; or the elevation of an object ...
2017	altivolant	[.] ALTIV'OLANT, a. [L. altus, high, and volans, flying.] [.] Flying high.
2018	alto	[.] AL'TO. [L. altus.] High. [.] Alto and Basso, high and low, in old law, terms used to signify a submission of all differences of every kind to arbitration.
2019	alto-octavo	[.] AL'TO-OCTA'VO. An octave higher.
2020	alto-relievo	[.] AL'TO-RELIE'VO. High relief, in sculpture, is the projection of a figure half or more, without being entirely detached.
2021	alto-ripieno	[.] AL'TO-RIPIE'NO. The tenor of the great chorus, which sings and plays only in particular places.
2022	alto-viola	[.] AL'TO-VIOLA. A small tenor viol.
2023	alto-violino	[.] AL'TO-VIOLINO. A small tenor violin.
2024	altogether	[.] ALTOGETH'ER, adv. [all and together. See Together.] [.] Wholly; entirely; completely; without exception. [.] Every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. Ps. 39.
2025	aludel	[.] AL'UDEL, n. [a and lutum, without lute. Lunier.] [.] In chimistry, aludels are earthern pots without bottoms, that they may be exactly fitted into each other, and used in sublimations. At the bottom of the furnace is a pot containing the matter to be sublimed, ...
2026	alum	[.] AL'UM, n. [L. alumen.] [.] A triple sulphate of alumina and potassa. This substance is white, transparent and very astringent; but seldom found pure or crystallized. This salt is usually prepared by roasting and lixiviating certain clays containing pyrites, and ...
2027	alum-earth	[.] ALUM-EARTH, n. A massive mineral, of a blackish brown color, a dull luster, and soft consistence.
2028	alum-slate	[.] ALUM-SLATE, n. A mineral of two species, common and glossy.
2029	alum-stone	[.] ALUM-STONE, n. The siliceous subsulphate of alumina and potash.
2030	alumin	[.] AL'UMIN,
2031	alumina	[.] ALU'MINA, n. An earth or earthy substance, which has been considered to be elementary, and called pure clay; but recently, chimical experiments have given reason to believe it to be a metallic oxyd, to the base of which has been given the name aluminum. This metallic ...
2032	aluminiform	[.] ALU'MINIFORM a. Having the form of alumina.
2033	aluminite	[.] AL'UMINITE, n. Subsulphate of alumina; a mineral that occurs in small roundish or reniform masses. Its color is snow white or yellowish white.
2034	aluminous	[.] ALU'MINOUS, a. Pertaining to alum or alumina, or partaking of the same properties.
2035	aluminum	[.] ALU'MINUM, n. The name given to the supposed metallic base of alumina.
2036	alumish	[.] AL'UMISH, a. Having the nature of alum; somewhat resembling alum.
2037	aluta	[.] ALU'TA, n. [L.] A species of leatherstone, soft, pliable and not laminated.
2038	alutation	[.] ALUTA'TION, n. [L. aluta, tanned leather.] The tanning of leather.
2039	alveary	[.] AL'VEARY, n. [L. alvearium, alveare,a bee hive, from alvus, the belly.] The hollow of the external ear, or bottom of the concha.
2040	alveolar	[.] AL'VEOLAR,
2041	alveolary	[.] AL'VEOLARY, a. [L. alveolus, a socket, from alveus, a hollow vessel.] Containing sockets, hollow cells or its; pertaining to sockets.
2042	alveolate	[.] AL'VEOLATE, a. [L. alveolatus,from alveus, a hollow vessel.]pitted, so as to resemble a honey comb.
2043	alveole	[.] AL'VEOLE,
2044	alveolite	[.] AL'VEOLITE, n. [L. alveolus, and Gr.] [.] In natural history, a kind of stony polypiers, of a globular or hemispherical shape; formed by numerous concentric beds, each composed of a union of little cells.
2045	alveolus	...
2046	alvine	[.] AL'VINE, a. [from alvus, the belly.] Belonging to the belly or intestines.
2047	alwargrim	[.] ALWAR'GRIM, n. The spotted plover.
2048	alway	[.] AL'WAY or AL'WAYS, adv. [all and way] [.] 1. Perpetually; throughout all time; as, God is always the same. [.] 2. Continually; without variation. [.] I do alway those things which please him. John 8. Mat. 28. [.] 3. Continually or constantly during a certain ...
2049	always	[.] AL'WAY or AL'WAYS, adv. [all and way] [.] 1. Perpetually; throughout all time; as, God is always the same. [.] 2. Continually; without variation. [.] I do alway those things which please him. John 8. Mat. 28. [.] 3. Continually or constantly during a certain ...
2050	am	[.] AMB,AM. About; around; used in composition. Gr., Lat. am or amb.
2051	ama	[.] A'MA, or HA'MA, n. [.] In church affairs, a vessel to contain wine for the eucharist; also, a wine measure, as a cask, a pipe, &c.
2052	amability	[.] AMABIL'ITY, n. [L. amabilis, from to love.] [.] Loveliness; the power of pleasing, or rather the combination of agreeable qualities which win the affections.
2053	amadavad	[.] AMAD'AVAD, n. A small curious bird of the size of the crested wren; the upper part of the body is brown, the prime feathers of the wings black.
2054	amadetto	[.] AMADET'TO, n. a sort of pear, so called, it is said, from a person who cultivated it.
2055	amadogade	[.] AMAD'OGADE, n. a small beautiful bird in Peru; the upper part of its body and wings are of a lively green, its breast red, and its belly white.
2056	amadot	[.] AM'ADOT, n. A sort of pear.
2057	amadou	[.] AM'ADOU, n. A variety of the boletus igniarius, found on old ash and other trees. [.] This is written also amadow, and called black match, and pyrotechnical spunge, on account of its inflammability.
2058	amain	[.] AMA'IN, adv. [.] With force, strength or violence; violently; furiously; suddenly; at once. [.] What, when we fled amain. [.] Let go amain, in seamen's language or strike amain, is to let fall or lower at once.
2059	amalgam	...
2060	amalgamate	[.] AMAL'GAMATE, v.t. [.] 1. To mix quicksilver with another metal. Gregory uses amalgamize. [.] 2. To mix different things, to make a compound; to unite. [.] AMAL'GAMATE, v.i. To mix or unite in an amalgam; to blend.
2061	amalgamated	[.] AMAL'GAMATED, pp. Mixed with quicksilver; blended.
2062	amalgamating	[.] AMAL'GAMATING, ppr. Mixing quicksilver with another metal; compounding.
2063	amalgamation	[.] AMALGAMA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act or operation of mixing mercury with another metal. [.] 2. The mixing or blending of different things.
2064	amalozk	[.] AM'ALOZK, n. A large aquatic fowl of Mexico.
2065	amandola	[.] AMAN'DOLA, n. A green marble, having the appearance of honey comb, and containing white spots; of 100 parts 76 are mild calcarious earth, 20 shist and 2 iron. The cellular appearance proceeds from the shist. [.]
2066	amanuensis	[.] AMANUEN'SIS, n. [L. from manus, hand.] [.] A person whose employment is to write what another dictates.
2067	amaranth	[.] AM'ARANTH,
2068	amaranthine	[.] AMARANTH'INE, a. Belonging to amaranth; consisting of, containing, or resembling amaranth.
2069	amaranthus	[.] AMARANTH'US, n. [Gr.of a neg. and to decay; so called, it is said, because, when cropped, it does not soon wither.] [.] Flower-gentle; a genus of plants, of many species. Of these the tricolored has long been cultivated in gardens, on account of the beauty of its ...
2070	amaritude	[.] AMAR'ITUDE, n. [L. amaritudo, from amarus, bitter; from Heb. bitter.] Bitterness. [Not much used.]
2071	amaryllis	[.] AMARYL'LIS, n. [The name of a country girl in Theocritus and Virgil.] [.] In botany, lily-daffodil, a genus of liliaceous plants of several species, which are cultivated in gardens for the beauty of their flowers.
2072	amass	[.] AM'ASS, v.t. [L. massa, a heap or lump; Gr. See mass.] [.] 1. To collect into a heap; to gather a great quantity; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure. [.] 2. To collect in great numbers; to add many things together; as, to amass words or phrases. [.] AM'ASS, ...
2073	amassed	[.] AM'ASSED, pp. Collected in a heap, or in a great quantity or number; accumulated.
2074	amassing	[.] AM'ASSING, ppr. Collecting in a heap, or in a large quantity or number.
2075	amassment	[.] AM'ASSMENT, n. A heap collected; a large quantity or number brought together; an accumulation.
2076	amate	[.] AMA'TE, v.i. [See Mate.] To accompany; also to terrify, to perplex. [Not used.]
2077	amateur	[.] AMATEU'R, n. [L. anator, a lover, from amo, to love.] [.] A person attached to a particular pursuit, study or science, as to music or painting; one who has a taste for the arts.
2078	amatorial	[.] AMATO'RIAL,
2079	amatorially	[.] AMATO'RIALLY, adv. In an amatorial manner; by way of love.
2080	amatorious	[.] AMATORIOUS, a. Pertaining to love.
2081	amatory	[.] AM'ATORY, a. [L. amatorius, from amo, to love.] [.] 1. Relating to love; as, amatorial verses; causing love; as, amatory potions; produced by sexual intercourse; as, amatorial progeny. [.] 2. In anatomy, a term applied to the oblique muscles of the eye, from ...
2082	amaurosis	[.] AMAURO'SIS, n. [Gr. obscure.] [.] A loss or decay of sight, without any visible defect in the eye, except an immovable pupil; called also gutta serena. Sometimes the disease is periodical, coming on suddenly, continuing for hours or days, and then disappearing. ...
2083	amaze	[.] AMA'ZE, v.t. [.] To confound with fear, sudden surprise, or wonder; to astonish. [.] They shall be afraid; they shall be amazed at one another. Is. 23. [.] They were all amazed and glorified God. Mark 2. Luke 5. [.] This word implies astonishment or perplexity, ...
2084	amazed	[.] AMA'ZED, pp. Astonished; confounded with fear, surprise or wonder.
2085	amazedly	[.] AMA'ZEDLY, adv. With amazement; in a manner to confound. [Little used.]
2086	amazedness	[.] AMA'ZEDNESS, n. The state of being confounded with fear, surprise or wonder; astonishment; great wonder.
2087	amazement	[.] AMA'ZEMENT, n. Astonishment; confusion or perplexity, from a sudden impression of fear, surprise or wonder. It is sometimes accompanied with fear or terror; sometimes merely extreme wonder or admiration at some great, sudden or unexpected event, at an unusual sight, ...
2088	amazing	[.] AMA'ZING, ppr. [.] 1. Confounding with fear, surprise or wonder. [.] 2. a. Very wonderful; exciting astonishment, or perplexity.
2089	amazingly	[.] AMA'ZINGLY, adv. In an astonishing degree; in a manner to excite astonishment, or to perplex, confound or terrify.
2090	amazon	[.] AM'AZON, n. [This is said to be formed of a neg and breast. History informs us, that the Amazons cut off their right breast, that it might not incommode them in shooting and hurling the javelin. This is doubtless a fable.] [.] 1. The Amazons are said by historians, ...
2091	amazonian	[.] AMAZO'NIAN, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to or resembling an Amazon. Applied to females, bold; of masculine manners; warlike. [.] 2. Belonging to the river Maranon in South America, or to Amazonia, the country lying on that river.
2092	amb	[.] AMB,AM. About; around; used in composition. Gr., Lat. am or amb.
2093	ambages	[.] AMBA'GES, n. [L. amb and ago, to drive.] [.] 1. A circumlocution; a circuit of words to express ideas which may be expressed in fewer words. [.] 2. A winding or turning.
2094	ambassador	[.] AMBAS'SADOR, n. [This is the more common orthography; but good authors write also embassador; and as the orthography of embassy is established, it would be better to write embassador. See Embassador.]
2095	ambe	[.] AM'BE or AM'BI, n. [Gr. a brim; from amb, about.] [.] Literally, a brim; but in surgery, an instrument for reducing dislocated shoulders, so called from the jutting of its extremity. Also the mango tree. [.]
2096	amber	[.] AM'BER, n. [In 1Kings 10:2-10, the Arabic is rendered spices. The Arabic word is rendered by Castle, amber, a marine fish, a shield made of skins, crocus and fimus.] [.] A hard semi-pellucid substance, tasteless and without smell, except when pounded or heated, ...
2097	amber-drink	[.] AM'BER-DRINK, n. A drink resembling amber in color.
2098	amber-dropping	[.] AM'BER-DROPPING, a. Dropping amber.
2099	amber-fellow	[.] CHAMBER-FELLOW,AMBER-FELLOW, n. One who sleeps in the same apartment.
2100	amber-seed	[.] AM'BER-SEED, n. Musk-seed, resembling millet. It is of a bitterish taste, and brought from Egypt and the West Indies.
2101	amber-tree	[.] AM'BER-TREE, n. The English name of a species of Anthospermum, a shrub, with evergreen leaves, which, when bruised, emit a fragrant odor.
2102	ambergris	[.] AM'BERGRIS, n. [.] A solid, opake, ash-colored inflammable substance, variegated like marble, remarkably light, rugged on its surface, and when heated, it has a fragrant odor. It does not effervesce with acids; it melts easily into a kind of yellow resin, and is ...
2103	ambi	[.] AM'BE or AM'BI, n. [Gr. a brim; from amb, about.] [.] Literally, a brim; but in surgery, an instrument for reducing dislocated shoulders, so called from the jutting of its extremity. Also the mango tree. [.]
2104	ambidexter	[.] AM'BIDEXTER, n. [L. ambo, both, and dexter, the right hand.] [.] 1. A person who uses both hands with equal facility. [.] 2. A double dealer; one equally ready to act on either side in party disputes. [This sense is used in ludicrous language.] [.] 3. In ...
2105	ambidexterity	[.] AMBIDEXTER'ITY,
2106	ambidextrous	[.] AMBIDEX'TROUS, a. Having the faculty of using both hands with equal ease; practicing on siding with both parties.
2107	ambidextrousness	[.] AMBIDEX'TROUSNESS, n. The faculty of using both hands with equal facility; double dealing; the taking of money from both parties for a verdict.
2108	ambient	[.] AM'BIENT, a. [L. ambiens, from ambio, to go round, from amb, about, and eo, to go.] [.] Surrounding; encompassing on all sides; investing; applied to fluids or diffusible substances; as, the ambient air.
2109	ambigenal	[.] AMBIG'ENAL, a. [L. ambo, both, and genu, a knee.] [.] An ambigenal hyperbola is one of the triple hyperbolas of the second order, having one of its infinite legs falling within an angle formed by the asymptotes, and the other without.
2110	ambigu	[.] AM'BIGU, n. An entertainment or feast, consisting of a medley of dishes.
2111	ambiguity	[.] AMBIGU'ITY, n. [L. ambiguitas, from ambigo.] [.] Doubtfulness or uncertainty of signification, from a word's being susceptible of different meanings; double meaning. [.] Words should be used which admit of no ambiguity.
2112	ambiguous	[.] AMBIG'UOUS, a. [L. ambiguus.] [.] Having two or more meanings; doubtful; being of uncertain signification; susceptible of different interpretations; hence, obscure. It is applied to words and expressions; not to a dubious state of mind, though it may be to a person ...
2113	ambiguously	[.] AMBIG'UOUSLY, adv. In an ambiguous manner; with doubtful meaning.
2114	ambiguousness	[.] AMBIG'UOUSNESS, n. The quality of being ambiguous; uncertainty of meaning; ambiguity; and hence, obscurity.
2115	ambilevous	[.] AMBILEVOUS, a. [L., both, left.] Left handed on both sides. [Not in use.]
2116	ambilogy	[.] AMBIL'OGY, n. [ambo, both, and speech.] [.] Talk or language of doubtful meaning.
2117	ambiloquous	[.] AMBIL'OQUOUS, a. [ambo, both, and laquor, to speak.] [.] Using ambiguous expressions.
2118	ambit	[.] AM'BIT, n. [L. ambitus, a circuit, from ambio, to go about. See Ambient.] [.] The line that encompasses a thing; in geometry, the perimeter of a figure, or the surface of a body. The periphery or circumference of a circular body.
2119	ambition	[.] AMBI'TION, n. [L. ambitio, from ambio, to go about, or to seek by making interest, of amb, about, and eo, to go. See Ambages. This word had its origin in the practice of Roman candidates for office, who went about the city to solicit votes.] [.] A desire of preferment, ...
2120	ambitious	[.] AMBI'TIOUS, a. [.] 1. Desirous of power, honor, office, superiority or excellence; aspiring; eager for fame; followed by of before a noun; as ambitious of glory. [.] 2. Showy; adapted to command notice or praise; as, ambitious ornaments. [.] 3. Figuratively, ...
2121	ambitiously	[.] AMBI'TIOUSLY, adv. In an ambitious manner; with an eager desire after preferment, or superiority.
2122	ambitiousness	[.] AMBI'TIOUSNESS, n. The quality of being ambitious; ambition. Being nearly synonymous with ambition, it is not often used.
2123	amble	[.] AM'BLE, v.i. [L. ambulo, to walk.] [.] 1. To move with a certain peculiar pace, as a horse, first lifting his two legs on one side, and then changing to the other [.] 2. To move easy, without hard shocks. [.] Him time ambles withal. [.] 3. In a ludicrous sense, ...
2124	ambler	[.] AM'BLER, n. A horse which ambles; a pacer.
2125	ambligon	[.] AM'BLIGON, or AM'BLYGON, n. [Gr. obtuse, and an angle.] [.] An obtuse angled triangle; a triangle with one angle of more than ninety degrees.
2126	ambligonal	[.] AMBLIG'ONAL, a. Containing an obtuse angle.
2127	ambligonite	[.] AM'BLIGONITE, n. [Gr. having an obtuse angle.] [.] A greenish colored mineral, of different pale shades, marked on the surface with reddish and yellowish brown spots. It occurs massive or crystallized in oblique foursided prisms, in granite, with topaz and tourmalin, ...
2128	ambling	[.] AM'BLING, ppr. or a. Lifting the two legs on the same side at first going off, and then changing.
2129	amblingly	[.] AM'BLINGLY, adv. With an ambling gait.
2130	amblygon	[.] AM'BLIGON, or AM'BLYGON, n. [Gr. obtuse, and an angle.] [.] An obtuse angled triangle; a triangle with one angle of more than ninety degrees.
2131	amblyopy	[.] AM'BLYOPY, n. [Gr. dull, and eye.] [.] Incipient amaurosis; dulness or obscurity of sight, without any apparent defect of the organs; sight so depraved that objects can be seen only in a certain light, distance, or position.
2132	ambo	[.] AM'BO, n. [Gr. a pulpit; L. umbo, a boss.] [.] A reading desk, or pulpit.
2133	ambreada	[.] AMBREA'DA, n. [from amber.] A kind of factitious amber, which the Europeans sell to the Africans.
2134	ambrosia	[.] AMBRO'SIA, n. ambro'zha, [Gr. a neg. and mortal, because it was supposed to confer immortality on them that fed on it.] [.] 1. In heathen antiquity, the imaginary food of the gods. Hence, [.] 2. Whatever is very pleasing to the taste or smell. The name has ...
2135	ambrosial	[.] AMBRO'SIAL, a. ambro'zhal. Partaking of the nature or qualities of ambrosia; fragrant; delighting the taste or smell; as, ambrosial dews. Ben Jonson uses ambrosiac in a like sense, and Bailey has ambrosian, but these seem not to be warranted by usage.
2136	ambrosian	[.] AMBRO'SIAN, a. Pertaining to St Ambrose. The Ambrosian office, or ritual, is a formula of worship in the church of Milan, instituted by St. Ambrose, in the fourth century.
2137	ambrosin	[.] AM'BROSIN, n. In the middle ages, a coin struck by the dukes of Milan, on which St. Ambrose was represented on horseback, with a whip in his right hand.
2138	ambry	[.] AM'BRY, n. [.] 1. An almonry; a place where alms are deposited for distribution to the poor. In ancient abbeys and priories there was an office of this name, in which the almoner lived. [.] 2. A place in which are deposited the utensils for house keeping; also ...
2139	ambsace	[.] AMBS'ACE, n. [L. ambo, both, and ace.] [.] A double ace, as when two dice turn up the ace.
2140	ambulant	[.] AM'BULANT, a. [L. ambulans, from ambulo.] [.] Walking; moving from place to place. [.] Ambulant brokers, in Amsterdam, are exchange-brokers, or agents, who are not sworn, and whose testimony is not received in courts of justice.
2141	ambulation	[.] AMBULA'TION, n. [L. ambulatio.] a walking about; the act of walking.
2142	ambulator	[.] AM'BULATOR, n. In entomology, a species of Lamia, whose thorax is armed on each side with two spines; a Cerambyx of Linne.
2143	ambulatory	[.] AM'BULATORY, a. [.] 1. That has the power of faculty of walking; as, an animal is ambulatory. [.] 2. Pertaining to a walk; as, an ambulatory view. [.] 3. Moving from place to place; not stationary; as, an ambulatory court, which exercises its jurisdiction ...
2144	ambury	[.] AM'BURY, OR AN'BURY, n. [L. umbo, the navel; Gr.] [.] Among farriers, a tumor, wart or swelling on a horse, full of blood and soft to the touch.
2145	ambuscade	[.] AM'BUSCADE, n. [Eng. bush.] [.] 1. Literally, a lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise: hence, a lying in wait, and concealed in any situation, for a like purpose. [.] 2. A private station in which troops lie concealed with ...
2146	ambuscaded	[.] AM'BUSCADED, pp. Having an ambush laid against, or attacked from a private station; as, his troops were ambuscaded.
2147	ambuscading	[.] AM'BUSCADING, ppr. Lying in wait for; attacking from a secret station.
2148	ambush	[.] AM'BUSH, n. [.] 1. A private or concealed station, where troops lie in wait to attack their enemy by surprise. [.] 2. The state of lying concealed, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; a lying in wait. [.] 3. The troops posted in a concealed place for ...
2149	ambushed	[.] AM'BUSHED, pp. Lain in wait for; suddenly attacked from a concealed station.
2150	ambushing	[.] AM'BUSHING, ppr. Lying in wait for; attacking from a concealed station.
2151	ambushment	[.] AM'BUSHMENT, n. An ambush; which see.
2152	ambustion	[.] AMBUS'TION, n. [L. ambustio, from amburo, to burn or scorch, of amb, about, and uro, to burn.] [.] Among physicians, a burning; a burn or scald.
2153	ameiva	[.] AMEI'VA, n. A species of lizard, found in Brazil.
2154	amel	[.] AM'EL, n. The matter with which metallic bodies are overlaid; but its use is superseded by enamel; which see.
2155	ameliorate	[.] AME'LIORATE, v.t. [L. melior, better.] [.] To make better; to improve; to meliorate. [.] AME'LIORATE, v.il To grow better; to meliorate.
2156	amelioration	[.] AMELIORA'TION, n. A making or becoming better; improvement; melioration.
2157	amen	[.] AMEN'. This word, with slight differences or orthography, is in all the dialects of the Assyrian stock. As a verb, it signifies to confirm, establish, verify; to trust, or give confidence; as a noun, truth, firmness, trust, confidence; as an adjective, firm, stable. ...
2158	amenable	[.] AME'NABLE, a. [.] 1. In old law, easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her husband. [This sense is obsolete.] [.] 2. Liable to answer; responsible; answerable; liable to be called to account; as, every man is amenable to the laws. [.] We retain this idiom ...
2159	amenage	[.] AM'ENAGE, v.t. To manage. Obs.
2160	amenance	[.] AM'ENANCE, n. Conduct, behavior. Obs.
2161	amend	[.] AMEND', v.t. [L. emendo, of e neg, and menda, mendum, a fault. See mend.] [.] 1. To correct; to rectify by expunging a mistake; as, to amend a law. [.] 2. To reform, by quitting bad habits; to make better in a moral sense; as, to amend our ways or our conduct. [.] 3. ...
2162	amendable	[.] AMEND'ABLE, a. That may be amended; capable of correction; as, an amendable writ or error.
2163	amendatory	[.] AMEND'ATORY, a. That amends; supplying amendment; corrective.
2164	amended	[.] AMEND'ED, pp. Corrected; rectified; reformed; improved, or altered for the better.
2165	amender	[.] AMEND'ER, n. The person that amends.
2166	amending	[.] AMEND'ING, ppr. Correcting; reforming; altering for the better.
2167	amendment	[.] AMEND'MENT, n. [.] 1. An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or faults; reformation of life, by quitting vices. [.] 2. A word, clause or paragraph, added or proposed to be added to a bill before a legislature. [.] 3. In law, the correction ...
2168	amends	[.] AMENDS', n. plu. [.] Compensation for an injury; recompense; satisfaction; equivalent; as, the happiness of a future life will more than make amends for the miseries of this.
2169	amenity	[.] AME'NITY, n. [L. amanitas; amanus.] Pleasantness; agreeableness of situation; that which delights the eye; used of places and prospects.
2170	ament	[.] AM'ENT, n. [L. amentum, a thong, or strap.] [.] A botany, a species of inflorescence, from a common, chaffy receptacle; or consisting of many scales, ranged along a stalk or slender axis, which is the common receptacle; as in birch, oak, chestnut.
2171	amentaceous	[.] AMENTA'CEOUS, a. Growing in an ament; resembling; a thong; as, the chestnut has an amentaceous inflorescence.
2172	amerce	[.] AMERCE, v.t. amers'. [A verb formed from a for on or at, from L. merces, reward.] [.] 1. To inflict a penalty at mercy; to punish by a pecuniary penalty, the amount of which is not fixed by law, but left to the discretion or mercy of the court; as, the court amerced ...
2173	amerced	[.] AMER'CED, pp. Fined at the discretion of a court.
2174	amercement	[.] AMERCEMENT, n. amers'ment. A pecuniary penalty inflicted on an offender at the discretion of the court. It differs from a fine, in that the latter is, or was originally, a fixed and certain sum prescribed by statute for an offense; but an amercement is arbitrary. ...
2175	amercer	[.] AMER'CER, n. One who set a fine at discretion, upon an offender.
2176	america	[.] AMER'ICA, n. [from Amerigo Vespucci, a Florentine, who pretended to have first discovered the western continent.] [.] One of the great continents, first discovered by Sebastian Cabot, June 11, O.S. 1498, and by Columbus, or Christoval Colon, Aug. 1, the same year. ...
2177	american	[.] AMER'ICAN, a. Pertaining to America. [.] AMER'ICAN, n. A native of America; originally applied to the aboriginals, or copper-colored races, found here by the Europeans; but now applied to the descendants of Europeans born in America. [.] The name American must ...
2178	americanism	[.] AMER'ICANISM, n. The love which American citizens have to their own country, or the preference of its interests. Analogically, an American idiom.
2179	americanize	[.] AMER'ICANIZE, v.t. To render American; to naturalize in America.
2180	americim	[.] AMER'ICIM, n. A species of lizard in South America, not more than two inches in length, and the third of an inch in diameter. Its legs are of the size of a hog's bristle.
2181	amethodist	[.] AMETH'ODIST, n. A quack. [Not used.]
2182	amethyst	[.] AM'ETHYST, n. [L. amethystus; Gr. which the Greeks supposed to be formed from a neg. and to inebriate, from some supposed quality in the stone of resisting intoxication. Plin. 37.9, mentions an opinion that it takes its name from its color approaching that of wine, ...
2183	amethystine	[.] AMETHYST'INE, a. Pertaining to or resembling amethyst; anciently applied to a garment of the color of amethyst, as distinguished from the Tyrian and hyacinthine purple.
2184	amia	[.] AM'IA, n. A genus of fish, of the abdominal order, found in the rivers of Carolina.
2185	amiable	[.] A'MIABLE, a. [L. amabilis; from amo, to love.] [.] 1. Lovely; worth of love; deserving of affection; applied usually to persons. But in Ps. 84:1, there is an exception, "How amiable are the tabernacles, O Lord." [.] 2. Pretending or showing love. [.] Lay amiable ...
2186	amiableness	[.] A'MIABLENESS, n. The quality of deserving love; loveliness.
2187	amiably	[.] A'MIABLY, adv. In an amiable manner; in a manner to excite or attract love.
2188	amianth	[.] AM'IANTH,
2189	amianthiform	[.] AMIANTH'IFORM , a. [Amianth and form.] Having the form or likeness of amianth. [.] Amianthiform arseniate of copper.
2190	amianthinite	[.] AMIANTH'INITE, n. A species of amorphous mineral, a variety of actinolite; its color ash, greenish or yellowish gray, often mixed with yellow or red; its fracture confusedly foliated and fibrous.
2191	amianthoid	[.] AMIANTH'OID, n. [Amianth and Gr. form.] [.] A mineral which occurs in tufts, composed of long capillary filaments, flexible and very elastic; more flexible than the fibers of asbestus, but stiffer and more elastic than those of amianth. The color is olive green, ...
2192	amianthus	[.] AMIANTH'US, n. [Gr. of a neg. and to pollute, or vitiate; so called from its incombustibility. Plin. 36. 19.] [.] Earth-flax, or mountain flax; a mineral substance somewhat resembling flax; usually grayish, or of a greenish white; sometimes of a yellowish or silvery ...
2193	amicable	[.] AM'ICABLE, a. [L. amicabilis, from amicus, a friend, from amo, to love.] [.] 1. Friendly; peaceable; harmonious in social or mutual transactions; usually applied to the dispositions of men who have business with each other, or to their intercourse and transactions; ...
2194	amicableness	[.] AM'ICABLENESS, n. The quality of being peaceable, friendly, or disposed to peace; friendliness; a disposition to preserve peace and friendship.
2195	amicably	[.] AM'ICABLY, adv. In a friendly manner; with harmony or good will; without controversy; as, the dispute was amicably adjusted.
2196	amice	[.] AM'ICE, n. [L. amictus from amicior, to clothe.] [.] A square linen cloth that a Catholic priest ties about his neck, hanging down behind under the alb, when he officiates at mass.
2197	amid	[.] AMID'
2198	amidst	[.] AMIDST', prep. [L. medius. See Middle and Midst.] [.] 1. In the midst or middle. [.] 2. Among; mingled with; as, a shepherd amidst his flock. [.] 3. Surrounded, encompassed, or enveloped with; as, amidst the shade; amid the waves. Amid is used mostly in ...
2199	amilot	[.] AM'ILOT, n. A white fish in the Mexican lakes, more than a foot in length, and much esteemed at the table.
2200	amiss	[.] AMISS', a. [a and miss. See Miss.] [.] 1. Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice. [This adjective always follows its noun.] [.] 2. adv. In a faulty manner; contrary to propriety, truth, law or morality. [.] Ye ask and ...
2201	amity	[.] AM'ITY, n. [L. amo, amicitia.] [.] Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals, societies or nations; harmony; good understanding; as, our nation is in amity with all the world; a treaty of amity and commerce.
2202	amma	[.] AM'MA, n. [Heb. mother.] [.] 1. An abbess or spiritual mother. [.] 2. A girdle or truss used in ruptures. [Gr.]
2203	amman	[.] AM'MAN, n. [See embassador.] [.] In some European nations, a judge who has cognizance of civil causes. In France, a notary or officer who draws deeds and other writings.
2204	ammite	[.] AM'MITE, or HAM'MITE, n. [Gr. sand.] [.] A sand-stone or free-stone, of a pale brown color, very heavy, of a lax texture, composed of small round granules, cemented by an earthy sparry matter. The grit or granules are small stalagmites, composed of crusts or coats ...
2205	ammocete	[.] AM'MOCETE,n. An obsolete name of the ammodyte. In Cuvier, the name of a genus of fish, including the lampern.
2206	ammochryse	[.] AM'MOCHRYSE, n. am'mokris. [Gr. sand and gold.] [.] A yellow soft stone, found in Germany, consisting of glossy yellow particles. When rubbed or ground, it is used to strew over writing, like black sand with us.
2207	ammodyte	[.] AM'MODYTE, n. [Gr. and, and to enter.] [.] The sand eel, a genus of fish, of the apodal order, about a foot in length, with a compressed head, a long slender body, and scales hardly perceptible. There is but one species, the tobianus or lance. It buries itself ...
2208	ammonia	[.] AMMO'NIA,
2209	ammoniac	[.] AMMO'NIAC,
2210	ammoniacal	[.] AMMONI'ACAL, a. Pertaining to ammonia, or possessing its properties.
2211	ammonian	[.] AMMO'NIAN, a. Relating to Ammonius, surnamed Saccas,of Alexandria, who flourished at the end of the second century, and was the founder of the eclectic system of Philosophy; or rather, he completed the establishment of the sect, which originated with Potamo.
2212	ammonite	[.] AM'MONITE, n.[Cornu ammonis, from Jupiter Ammon, whose statues were represented with ram's horns.] [.] Serpent-stone, or cornu ammonis, a fossil shell, curved into a spiral, like a ram's horn; of various sizes, from the smallest grains to three feet in diameter. ...
2213	ammonium	[.] AMMO'NIUM, n. A name given to the supposed metallic basis of ammonia. If mercury, at the negative pole of a galvanic battery, is placed in contact with a solution of ammonia, and the circuit is completed, an amalgam is formed, which, at the temperature of 70 degrees ...
2214	ammoniuret	[.] AMMONI'URET, n. The solution of a substance in ammonia.
2215	ammony	[.] AM'MONY, n. [The real origin of this word is not ascertained. Some authors suppose it to be from Ammon, a title of Jupiter, near whose temple in upper Egypt, it was generated. Others suppose it to be from Ammonia, a Cyrenaic territory; and others deduce it from sand, ...
2216	ammunition	[.] AMMUNI'TION, n. [L. ad and munitio, from munio, to fortify.] [.] Military stores, or provisions for attack or defense. In modern usage, the signification is confined to the articles which are used in the discharge of fire-arms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, ...
2217	amnesty	[.] AM'NESTY, n. [Gr. of a neg and memory, from the root of mens, mind. See Mind.] [.] An act of oblivion; a general pardon of the offenses of subjects against the government, or the proclamation of such pardon.
2218	amnion	[.] AM'NIOS or AM'NION, n. [Gr. a vessel or membrane.] [.] The innermost membrane surrounding the fetus in the womb. It is thin, transparent, soft and smooth on the inside, but rough on the outside.
2219	amnios	[.] AM'NIOS or AM'NION, n. [Gr. a vessel or membrane.] [.] The innermost membrane surrounding the fetus in the womb. It is thin, transparent, soft and smooth on the inside, but rough on the outside.
2220	amniotic	[.] AMNIOT'IC, a. Obtained from the liquor of the amnios, as the amniotic acid.
2221	amobean	[.] AMOBE'AN, a. Alternately answering.
2222	amobeum	[.] AMOBE'UM, n. [Gr. alternate; change.] [.] A poem in which persona are represented as speaking alternately, as the third and seventh eclogues of Virgil.
2223	amomum	[.] AMO'MUM n. [Gr.] [.] A genus of plants; all natives of warm climates, and remarkable for their pungency and aromatic properties. it includes the common ginger or zingiber, the zerumbet, zedoary, cardamom, and granum paradisi or grains of paradise. The roots of ...
2224	among	[.] AMONG',
2225	amongst	[.] AMONGST', prep. [Gr. See Mingle.] [.] 1. In a general or primitive sense, mixed or mingled with; as tares among wheat. [.] 2. Conjoined or associated with, or making part of the number. [.] Blessed art thou among women. Luke 1. [.] 3. Of the number; as, ...
2226	amonian	[.] AMO'NIAN, a. [from Amon or Hamon, a title of Jupiter, or rather of the sun. Heb.] [.] Pertaining to Jupiter Amon, or to his temple and worship in upper Egypt.
2227	amorado	[.] AMORA'DO, n. [L. amor, love, amo, to love. but the word is ill formed.] A lover. See Inamorato, which is chiefly used.
2228	amore	[.] AMO'RE, n. A name given by Marcgrave, to a tribe of fish, of three species, the pixuma, guacu, and tinga. They are found about the shores of South America, and are used for food.
2229	amoreans	[.] AMORE'ANS, n. A sect of Gemaric doctors or commentators on the Jerusalem Talmud. The Amoreans were followed by the Mishnic doctors, and these by the Sebureans.
2230	amoret	[.] AMORET', n. [L. amor, love.] [.] A lover; an amorous woman; also a love knot or a trifling love affair.
2231	amorist	[.] AM'ORIST, n. [L. amor, love.] A lover, a gallant; an inamorato.
2232	amoroso	[.] AMORO'SO, n. A lover; a man enamored.
2233	amorous
2234	amorously	[.] AM'OROUSLY, adv. In an amorous manner; fondly; lovingly.
2235	amorousness	[.] AM'OROUSNESS, n. The quality of being inclined to love, or to sexual pleasure; fondness; lovingness.
2236	amorpha	[.] AMORPH'A, n. [Gr. a neg and form.] [.] False or bastard indigo. The plant is a native of Carolina, constituting a genus. It rises, with many irregular stems, to the height of twelve or fourteen feet; the leaves, beautifully pinnated, are of an admired green color, ...
2237	amorphous	[.] AMORPH'OUS, a. [Gr. a neg and form.] [.] Having no determinate form; of irregular shape; not of any regular figure.
2238	amorphy	[.] AMORPH'Y, n. Irregularity of form; deviation from a determinate shape.
2239	amort	[.] AMORT', adv. [L. mors, mortuus.] In the state of the dead.
2240	amortization	[.] AMORTIZA'TION or AMORT'IZEMENT, n. The act or right of alienating lands or tenements to a corporation, which was considered formerly as transferring them to dead hands, as such alienations were mostly made to religious houses for superstitious uses.
2241	amortize	[.] AMORT'IZE, v.t. [L. mors, death. See Mortmain.] [.] In English law, to alienate in mortmain, that is, to sell to a corporation, sole or aggregate, ecclesiastical or temporal, and their successors. This was considered as selling to dead hands. This cannot be done ...
2242	amortizement	[.] AMORTIZA'TION or AMORT'IZEMENT, n. The act or right of alienating lands or tenements to a corporation, which was considered formerly as transferring them to dead hands, as such alienations were mostly made to religious houses for superstitious uses.
2243	amotion	[.] AMO'TION, n. [L. amotio; amoveo.] Removal.
2244	amount	[.] AMOUNT', v.i. [L. mons, a mountain, or its root.] [.] [.] 1. To rise to or reach, by an accumulation of particulars, into an aggregate whole; to compose in the whole; as, the interest on the several sums amounts to fifty dollars. [.] 2. To rise, reach, or extend ...
2245	amounting	[.] AMOUNT'ING, ppr. Rising to, by accumulation or addition; coming or increasing to; resulting in effect or substance.
2246	amour	[.] AMOUR', n. [L. amor, love.] [.] An unlawful connection in love; a love intrigue; an affair of gallantry.
2247	amoval	[.] AMOV'AL, n. [L. amoveo.] Total removal. [Not used.]
2248	amove	[.] AMOVE', v.t. [L. amoveo, a and moveo, to move.] To remove. [Not used.]
2249	ampelite	[.] AM'PELITE, n. [Gr. a vine. The name of an earth used to kill worms on vines. Pliny says it is like bitumen. [.] Cannel coal, or candle coal; an inflammable substance of a black color, compact texture, and resinous luster, and sufficiently hard to be cut and polished. ...
2250	amphibia	[.] AMPHIB'IAL, AMPHIB'IA, n. [Gr. both or about and life.] [.] In zoology, amphibials are a class of animals, so formed as to live on land, and for a long time under water. Their heart has but one ventricle; their blood is red and cold; and they have such command ...
2251	amphibial	[.] AMPHIB'IAL, AMPHIB'IA, n. [Gr. both or about and life.] [.] In zoology, amphibials are a class of animals, so formed as to live on land, and for a long time under water. Their heart has but one ventricle; their blood is red and cold; and they have such command ...
2252	amphibiolite	[.] AMPHIB'IOLITE, n. [Gr. amphibious and stone.] [.] A fragment of a petrified amphibious animal.
2253	amphibiological	[.] AMPHIBIOLOG'ICAL, a. [Infra.] Pertaining to amphibiology.
2254	amphibiology	[.] AMPHIBIOL'OGY, n. [Gr. on both sides, life, and discourse.] [.] A discourse or treatise on amphibious animals, or the history and description of such animals.
2255	amphibious	[.] AMPHIB'IOUS, a. [See Amphibial.] [.] 1. Having the power of living in two elements, air and water, as frogs, crocodiles, beavers, and the like. [.] 2. Of a mixed nature; partaking of two natures; as, an amphibious breed.
2256	amphibiousness	[.] AMPHIB'IOUSNESS, n. The quality of being able to live in two elements, or of partaking of two natures.
2257	amphibium	[.] AMPHIB'IUM, n. That which lives in two elements, as in air and water.
2258	amphibole	[.] AM'PHIBOLE, n. [Gr. equivocal.] [.] A name given by Hauy to a species of minerals, including the Tremolite, Hornblend, and Actinolite. Its primitive form is an oblique rhombic prism.
2259	amphibolic	[.] AMPHIBOL'IC, a. Pertaining to amphibole; resembling amphibole, or partaking of its nature and characters.
2260	amphibological	[.] AMPHIBOLOG'ICAL, a. Doubtful; of doubtful meaning.
2261	amphibologically	[.] AMPHIBOLOG'ICALLY, adv. With a doubtful meaning.
2262	amphibology	[.] AMPHIBOL'OGY, n. [Gr. speech.] [.] A phrase or discourse, susceptible of two interpretations; and hence, a phrase of uncertain meaning. Amphibology arises from the order of the phrase, rather than from the ambiguous meaning of a word which is called equivocation. ...
2263	amphibolous	[.] AMPHIB'OLOUS, a. [Gr. to strike.] [.] Tossed from one to another; striking each way, with mutual blows. [Little used.]
2264	amphiboly	[.] AMPHIB'OLY, n. [Gr. both ways and to strike.] [.] Ambiguity of meaning. [Rarely used.]
2265	amphibrach	[.] AM'PHIBRACH, n. [Gr. short.] [.] In poetry, a foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short; as habere, in Latin. In English verse, it is used as the last foot, when a syllable is added to the usual number forming a double rhyme; as, [.] The ...
2266	amphicome	[.] AM'PHICOME, n. [Gr. hair.] [.] A kind of figured stone, of a round shape, but rugged and beset with eminences; called Erotylos, on account of its supposed power of exciting love. Anciently, it was used in divination; but it is little known to the moderns.
2267	amphictyonic	[.] AMPHICTYON'IC, a. Pertaining to the august council of Amphictyons.
2268	amphictyons	[.] AMPHIC'TYONS, n. In Grecian history, an assembly or council of deputies from the different states of Greece, supposed to be so called from Amphictyon, the son of Deucalion, but this opinion is probably a fable. Ten or twelve states were represented in this assembly, ...
2269	amphigene	[.] AM'PHIGENE, n. [Gr.] [.] In mineralogy, another name of the leucite or Vesuvian.
2270	amphihexahedral	[.] AMPHIHEXAHE'DRAL, a. [Gr. and hexahedral.] [.] In crystallography, when the faces of the crystal, counted in two different directions, give two hexahedral outlines, or are found to be six in number.
2271	amphimacer	[.] AMPHIM'ACER, n. [Gr. long on both sides.] [.] In ancient poetry, a foot of three syllables, the middle one short and the others long, as in castitas.
2272	amphisben	[.] AMPHIS'BEN,
2273	amphisbena	[.] AMPHISBE'NA, n. [Gr. to go; indicating that the animal moves with either end foremost.] [.] A genus of serpents, with the head small, smooth and blunt; the nostrils small, the eyes minute and blackish, and the mouth furnished with small teeth. The body is cylindrical, ...
2274	amphiscians	[.] AMPHIS'CIANS, n. [Gr. on both sides and shadow.] [.] In geography, the inhabitants of the tropics, whose shadows, in one part of the year, are cast to the north, and in the other, to the south, according as the sun is in the southern or northern signs.
2275	amphiscil	[.] AMPHIS'CIL,
2276	amphitane	[.] AM'PHITANE, n. A name given by ancient naturalists to a fossil, called by Dr. Hill pyricubium. Pliny describes it as of a square figure and a gold color.
2277	amphitheater	[.] AMPHITHE'ATER, n. [Gr. about and to see or look.] [.] 1. An edifice in an oval or circular form, having its area encompassed with rows of seats, rising higher as they recede from the area, on which people used to sit to view the combats of gladiators and of wild ...
2278	amphitheatral	[.] AMPHITHE'ATRAL, a. Resembling an amphitheater.
2279	amphitheatrical	[.] AMPHITHEAT'RICAL, a. Pertaining to or exhibited in an amphitheater.
2280	amphitrite	[.] AM'PHITRITE, n. [Gr. a goddess of the sea.] [.] A genus of marine animals, of the Linnean order.
2281	amphor	[.] AM'PHOR, or AM'PHORA, n. [L. amphora; Gr.] [.] Among the Greeks and Romans, a liquid measure. The amphora of the Romans contained about forty-eight sextaries, equal to seven gallons and a pint, English wine measure. The Grecian or Attic amphor contained about a ...
2282	amphora	[.] AM'PHOR, or AM'PHORA, n. [L. amphora; Gr.] [.] Among the Greeks and Romans, a liquid measure. The amphora of the Romans contained about forty-eight sextaries, equal to seven gallons and a pint, English wine measure. The Grecian or Attic amphor contained about a ...
2283	ample	[.] AM'PLE, a. [L. amplus.] [.] 1. Large; wide; spacious; extended; as ample room. This word carries with it the sense of room or space fully sufficient for the use intended. [.] 2. Great in bulk, or size; as an ample tear. [.] 3. Liberal; unrestrained; without ...
2284	ampleness	[.] AM'PLENESS, n. Largeness; spaciousness; sufficiency; abundance.
2285	amplexicaul	[.] AMPLEX'ICAUL, a. [L. amplexor, to embrace, of amb about, and plico, plexus, to fold, and caulis a stem.] [.] In botany, surrounding or embracing the stem, as the base of a leaf.
2286	ampliate	[.] AM'PLIATE, v.t. [L. amplio. See ample.] [.] To enlarge; to make greater; to extend. [Little used.]
2287	ampliation	[.] AMPLIA'TION, n. [.] 1. Enlargement; amplification; diffuseness. [Little used.] [.] 2. In Roman antiquity, a deferring to pass sentence; a postponement of a decision, to obtain further evidence.
2288	amplification	[.] AMPLIFICA'TION, n. [L. amplificatio.] [.] 1. Enlargement; extension. [.] 2. In rhetoric, diffusive description or discussion; exaggerated representation; copious argument, intended to present the subject in every view or in the strongest light; diffuse narrative, ...
2289	amplified	[.] AM'PLIFIED, pp. Enlarged; extended; diffusively treated.
2290	amplifier	[.] AM'PLIFIER, n. One who amplifies or enlarges; one who treats a subject diffusively, to exhibit it in the strongest light.
2291	amplify	[.] AM'PLIFY, v.t. [L. amplifico; of amplus and facio, to make large.] [.] 1. To enlarge; to augment; to increase or extend, in a general sense; applied to material or immaterial things. [.] 2. In rhetoric, to enlarge in discussion or by representation; to treat ...
2292	amplifying	[.] AM'PLIFYING, ppr. Enlarging; exaggerating; diffusively treating.
2293	amplitude	[.] AM'PLITUDE, n. [L. amplitudo, from amplus, large.] [.] 1. Largeness; extent, applied to bodies; as, the amplitude of the earth. [.] 2. Largeness; extent of capacity or intellectual powers; as, amplitude of mind. [.] 3. Extent of means or power; abundance; ...
2294	amply	[.] AM'PLY, adv. Largely; liberally; fully; sufficiently; copiously; in a diffusive manner.
2295	amputate	[.] AM'PUTATE, v.t. [L. amputo, of amb, about, and puto, to prune.] [.] 1. To prune branches of trees or vines; to cut off. [.] 2. To cut off a limb or other part of an animal body; a term of surgery.
2296	amputated	[.] AM'PUTATED, pp. Cut off; separated from the body.
2297	amputating	[.] AM'PUTATING, ppr. Cutting off a limb or part of the body.
2298	amputation	[.] AMPUTA'TION, n. [L. amputatio.] [.] The act of operation of cutting off a limb or some part of the body.
2299	amulet	[.] AM'ULET, n. [L. amuletum; amolior, amolitus to remove.] [.] Something worn as a remedy or preservative against evils or mischief, such as diseases and witchcraft. Amulets, in days of ignorance, were common. They consisted of certain stones, metals or plants; sometimes ...
2300	amuse	[.] AMU'SE, v.t. s as z. [Gr. and L. musso.] [.] 1. To entertain the mind agreeably; to occupy or detain attention with agreeable objects, whether by singing, conversation, or a show of curiosities. Dr.Johnson remarks, that amuse implies something less lively than ...
2301	amused	[.] AMU'SED, pp. s as z. Agreeably entertained; having the mind engaged by something pleasing.
2302	amusement	[.] AMU'SEMENT, n. s as z. That which amuses, detains or engages the mind; entertainment of the mind; pastime; a pleasurable occupation of the senses, or that which furnishes it, as dancing, sports or music.
2303	amuser	[.] AMU'SER, n. s as z. One who amuses, or affords an agreeable entertainment to the mind.
2304	amusing	[.] AMU'SING, ppr. or a. s as z. Entertaining; giving moderate pleasure to the mind, so as to engage it; pleasing.
2305	amusingly	[.] AMU'SINGLY, adv. s as z. In an amusing manner.
2306	amusive	[.] AMU'SIVE, a. That has the power to amuse or entertain the mind.
2307	amygdalate	[.] AMYG'DALATE, a. [L. amygdalus, an almond.] Made of almonds. [.] AMYG'DALATE, n. An emulsion made of almonds; milk of almonds.
2308	amygdaline	[.] AMYG'DALINE, a. Pertaining to or resembling the almond.
2309	amygdalite	[.] AMYG'DALITE, n. A plant; a species of spurge, with leaves resembling those of the almond.
2310	amygdaloid	[.] AMYG'DALOID, n. [Gr. an almond, and form;] [.] Toad-stone; a compound rock, consisting of a basis of basalt, greenstone or some other variety of trap, imbedding nodules of various minerals, particularly calcarious spar, quartz, agate, zeolite, chlorite, &c. When ...
2311	amygdaloidal	[.] AMYG'DALOIDAL, a. Pertaining to amygdaloid.
2312	amylaceous	[.] AMYLA'CEOUS, a. [L. amylum, starch, of a priv. and a mill, being formerly made without grinding.] [.] Pertaining to starch, or the farinaceous part of grain; resembling starch.
2313	amyline	[.] AM'YLINE, n. [L. amylum; Gr. unground, a mill.] [.] A farinaceous substance between gum and starch.
2314	amyraldism	[.] AM'YRALDISM, n. In church history, the doctrine of universal grace, as explained by Amyraldus, or Amyrault, of France, in the seventeenth century. He taught that God desires the happiness of all men, and that none are excluded by a divine decree, but that none can ...
2315	amyztli	[.] AMYZ'TLI, n. A Mexican name of the sealion, an amphibious quadruped, inhabiting the shores and rivers of America, on the Pacific ocean. Its body is three feet in length, and its tail, two feet. It has a long snout, short legs and crooked nails. Its skin is valued ...
2316	an	[.] AN, a. [L. unus, una, unum; Gr.] [.] One; noting an individual, either definitely, known, certain, specified, or understood; or indefinitely, not certain, known, or specified. Definitely, as "Noah built an ark of Gopher wood." "Paul was an eminent apostle." Indefinitely, ...
2317	ana	[.] A'NA, aa, or a. [Gr.] [.] In medical prescriptions, it signifies an equal quantity of the several ingredients; as, wine and honey, ana, aa or a that is, of wine and honey each two ounces. [.] A'NA, as a termination, is annexed to the names of authors to denote ...
2318	anabaptism	[.] ANABAP'TISM, n. [See Anabaptist.] The doctrine of the Anabaptists.
2319	anabaptist	...
2320	anabaptistic	[.] ANABAPTIST'IC,
2321	anabaptistical	[.] ANABAPTIST'ICAL, a. Relating to the Anabaptists, or to their doctrines.
2322	anabaptistry	[.] ANABAP'TISTRY, n. The sect of Anabaptists.
2323	anabaptize	[.] ANABAPTI'ZE, v.t. To rebaptize. [Not used.]
2324	anaca	[.] ANACA, n. A species of parakeet, about the size of a lark; the crown of the head is a dark red, the upper part of the neck, sides, back and wings are green.
2325	anacamptic	[.] ANACAMP'TIC, a. [Gr. to bend.] [.] 1. Reflecting or reflected; a word formerly applied to that part of optics, which treats of reflection; the same as what is now called catoptric. [See Catoptrics.] [.] 2. Anacamptic sounds, among the Greeks, were sounds produced ...
2326	anacamptics	[.] ANACAMP'TICS, n. The doctrine of reflected light. [See Catoptrics.]
2327	anacardium	[.] ANACAR'DIUM, n. The cashew-nut, or marking nut, which produces a thickish, red, caustic, inflammable liquor, which, when used in marking, turns black, and is very durable.
2328	anacathartic	[.] ANACATHAR'TIC, a. [Gr. upward and a purging. See Cathartic.] [.] Throwing upwards; cleansing by exciting vomiting, expectoration, &c. [.] ANACATHAR'TIC, n. A medicine which excites discharges by the mouth, or nose, as expectorants, emetics, sternutatories ...
2329	anachoret	[.] ANACHORET. [See anchoret.]
2330	anachronism	[.] ANACH'RONISM, n. [Gr. time.] [.] An error in computing time; any error in chronology, by which events are misplaced.
2331	anachronistic	[.] ANACHRONIS'TIC, a. Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism.
2332	anaclastic	[.] ANACLAS'TIC, a. [Gr. breaking, from to break.] [.] Refracting; breaking the rectilinear course of light. [.] Anaclastic glasses, sonorous glasses or phials, which are flexible, and emit a vehement noise by means of the human breath; called also vexing glasses, from ...
2333	anaclastics	[.] ANACLAS'TICS, n. That part of optics which treats of the refraction of light, commonly called dioptrics, which see.
2334	anacoenosis	[.] ANACOENO'SIS, n. [Gr. common.] [.] A figure of rhetoric, by which a speaker applies to his opponents for their opinion on the point in debate.
2335	anaconda	[.] ANACOND'A, n. A name given in Ceylon to a large snake, a species of Boa, which is said to devour travelers. Its flesh is excellent food.
2336	anacreontic	[.] ANACREON'TIC, a. Pertaining to Anacreon, a Greek poet, whose odes and epigrams are celebrated for their delicate, easy and graceful air, and for their exact imitation of nature. His verse consists of three feet and a half, usually spondees and iambuses, sometimes ...
2337	anademe	[.] AN'ADEME, n. [Gr.] A chaplet or crown of flowers.
2338	anadiplosis	[.] ANADIPLO'SIS, n. [Gr. again, and double.] [.] Duplication, a figure in rhetoric and poetry, consisting in the repetition of the last word or words in a line or clause of a sentence, in the beginning of the next; as, "he retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes, ...
2339	anadromous	[.] ANAD'ROMOUS, a. [Gr. upward and course.] [.] Ascending; a word applied to such fish as pass from the sea into fresh waters, at stated seasons.
2340	anaglyph	[.] AN'AGLYPH, n. [Gr. to engrave.] [.] An ornament made by sculpture.
2341	anaglyptic	[.] ANAGLYP'TIC, a. Relating to the art of carving, engraving, enchasing or embossing plate.
2342	anagoge	[.] AN'AGOGE,
2343	anagogical	[.] ANAGOG'ICAL, a. Mysterious; elevated; spiritual; as, the rest of the sabbath, in an anagogical sense, signifies the repose of the saints in heaven.
2344	anagogically	[.] ANAGOG'ICALLY, adv. In a mysterious sense; with religious elevation.
2345	anagogics	[.] ANAGOG'ICS, n. Mysterious considerations.
2346	anagogy	[.] AN'AGOGY, n. [Gr. upward, and a leading.] [.] An elevation of mind to things celestial; the spiritual meaning or application of words; also the application of the types and allegories of the old testament to subjects of the new.
2347	anagram	[.] AN'AGRAM, n. [Gr. a letter.] [.] A transposition of the letters of a name, by which a new word is formed. Thus Galenus becomes angelus; William Noy, (attorney general to Charles I., a laborious man,) may be turned into I moyl in law.
2348	anagrammatic	[.] ANAGRAMMAT'IC
2349	anagrammatical	[.] ANAGRAMMAT'ICAL, a. Making an anagram.
2350	anagrammatically	[.] ANAGRAMMAT'ICALLY, adv. In the manner of an anagram.
2351	anagrammatism	[.] ANAGRAM'MATISM, n. The act or practice of making anagrams.
2352	anagrammatist	[.] ANAGRAM'MATIST, n. A maker of anagrams.
2353	anagrammatize	[.] ANAGRAM'MATIZE, v.i. To make anagrams.
2354	anagros	[.] AN'AGROS, n. A measure of grain in Spain, containing something less than two bushels.
2355	anal	[.] A'NAL, a. [L. anus.] Pertaining to the anus; as, the anal fin.
2356	analcim	[.] ANAL'CIM,
2357	analcime	[.] ANAL'CIME, n. [.] Cubic zeolite, found in aggregated or cubic crystals. [.] This mineral is generally crystallized, but is also found amorphous, and in reniform, mammillary, laminated or radiated masses. By friction, it acquires a weak electricity; hence its ...
2358	analects	[.] AN'ALECTS, n. [Gr. to collect.] A collection of short essays, or remarks.
2359	analemma	[.] AN'ALEMMA, n. [Gr. altitude.] [.] 1. In geometry, a projection of the sphere on the plane of the meridian, orthographically made by straight lines, circles and ellipses, the eye being supposed at an infinite distance, and in the east or west points of the horizon. [.] 2. ...
2360	analepsis	[.] ANALEP'SIS, n. [Gr. to receive again.] [.] The augmentation of nutrition of an emaciated body; recovery of strength after a disease.
2361	analeptic	[.] ANALEP'TIC, a. Corroborating; invigorating; giving strength after disease. [.] ANALEP'TIC, n. A medicine which gives strength, and aids in restoring a body to health after sickness; a restorative.
2362	analogal	[.] ANAL'OGAL, a. Analogous. [Not used.]
2363	analogical	[.] ANALOG'ICAL, a. Having analogy; used by way of analogy; bearing some relation. Thus analogical reasoning is reasoning from some similitude which things known bear to things unknown. An analogical word is one which carries with it some relation to the original idea. ...
2364	analogically	[.] ANALOG'ICALLY, adv. In an analogical manner; by way of similitude, relation or agreement. Thus to reason analogically is to deduce inferences from some agreement or relation which things bear to each other.
2365	analogicalness	[.] ANALOG'ICALNESS, n. The quality of being analogical; fitness to be applied for the illustration of some analogy.
2366	analogism	[.] ANAL'OGISM, n. [Gr.] An argument from the cause to the effect. [.] Investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each other.
2367	analogist	[.] ANAL'OGIST, n. One who adheres to analogy.
2368	analogize	[.] ANAL'OGIZE, v.t. To explain by analogy; to form some resemblance between different things; to consider a thing with regard to its analogy to something else.
2369	analogous	[.] ANAL'OGOUS, a. Having analogy; bearing some resemblance or proportion; followed by to; as, there is something in the exercise of the mind analogues to that of the body.
2370	analogy	[.] ANAL'OGY, n. [Gr. ratio, proportion.] [.] 1. an agreement or likeness between things in some circumstances or effects, when the things are otherwise entirely different. Thus a plant is said to have life, because its growth resembles in some degree, that of an animal. ...
2371	analysis	[.] ANAL'YSIS, n. [Gr. a loosing, or resolving, from to loosen. See Loose.] [.] 1. The separation of a compound body into its constituent parts; a resolving; as, an analysis of water, air or oil, to discover its elements. [.] 2. A consideration of anything in its ...
2372	analyst	[.] AN'ALYST, n. One who analyzes, or is versed in analysis.
2373	analytic	[.] ANALYT'IC,
2374	analytical	...
2375	analytically	[.] ANALYT'ICALLY, adv. In the manner of analysis; by way of separating a body into its constituent parts, or a subject, into its principles.
2376	analytics	[.] ANALYT'ICS, n. The science of analysis. [See Analysis.]
2377	analyze	[.] AN'ALYZE, v.t. [Gr. See Analysis.] [.] To resolve a body into its elements; to separate a compound subject into its parts or propositions, for the purpose of an examination of each separately; as, to analyze a fossil substance; to analyze an action to ascertain ...
2378	analyzed	[.] AN'ALYZED, pp. Resolved into its constituent parts or principles, for examination.
2379	analyzer	[.] AN'ALYZER, n. One who analyzes; that which analyzes or has the power to analyze.
2380	analyzing	[.] AN'ALYZING, ppr. Resolving into elements, constituent parts, or first principles.
2381	anamorphosis	[.] ANAMORPHOSIS, n. [Gr. formation.] [.] In perspective drawings, a deformed or distorted portrait or figure, which, in one point of view, is confused or unintelligible, and in another, is an exact and regular representation; or confused to the naked eye, but reflected ...
2382	ananas	[.] ANA'NAS, n. The name of a species of Bromelia, the pine-apple.
2383	anapest	[.] AN'APEST, n. [Gr to strike.] [.] In poetry, a foot, consisting of three syllables, the two first short, the last long; the reverse of the dactyl; as, [.] Can a bosom so gentle remain [.] Unmoved when her Corydon sighs?
2384	anapestic	[.] ANAPEST'IC, n. The anapestic measure. [.] ANAPEST'IC, a. Pertaining to an anapest; consisting of anapestic feet.
2385	anaphora	[.] ANAPH'ORA, n. [Gr.] [.] 1. A figure in rhetoric, when the same word or words are repeated at the beginning of two or more succeeding verses or clauses of a sentence; as, "Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world?" [.] 2. Among ...
2386	anaplerotic	[.] ANAPLEROT'IC, a. [Gr. to fill.] Filling up; supplying or renovating flesh. [.] ANAPLEROT'IC, n. A medicine which renews flesh or wasted parts.
2387	anarch	[.] AN'ARCH, n. [See Anarchy.] The author of confusion; one who excites revolt.
2388	anarchic	[.] ANARCH'IC,
2389	anarchical	[.] ANARCH'ICAL, a. Without rule or government; in a state of confusion; applied to a state or society. Fielding uses anarchial, a word of less difficult pronunciation.
2390	anarchist	[.] AN'ARCHIST, n. An anarch; one who excites revolt, or promotes disorder in a state.
2391	anarchy	[.] AN'ARCHY, n. [Gr. rule.] [.] Want of government; a state of society, when there is no law or supreme power, or when the laws are not efficient, and individuals do what they please with impunity; political confusion.
2392	anarhichas	[.] ANAR'HICHAS, n. The sea wolf; a genus of ravenous fish, of the order of Apodals, found in the northern seas.
2393	anas	[.] A'NAS, n. [L.] A genus of water fowl of the order Anseres; including the swans, geese, and ducks. The species are very numerous.
2394	anasarca	[.] ANAS'ARCA, n. [Gr. in or between, and flesh.] [.] A species of dropsy, from a serous humor spread between the skin and flesh; or an accumulation of lymph in the cellular membrane, occasioning a soft, pale, inelastic swelling of the skin.
2395	anasarcous	[.] ANAS'ARCOUS, a. Belonging to anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical.
2396	anastomose	[.] ANAS'TOMOSE, v.i. s as z. [Gr. mouth.] [.] To inosculate; to unite the mouth of one vessel with another, as the arteries with the veins.
2397	anastomosis	[.] ANASTOMO'SIS, n. The inosculation of vessels, or the opening of one vessel into another, as an artery into a vein; a relaxation or dilation of the mouths of vessels; also the communication of two vessels, as a vein with a vein.
2398	anastomosy	[.] ANASTOM'OSY,
2399	anastomotic	[.] ANASTOMOT'IC, a. Opening the mouths of vessels, or removing obstructions. [.] ANASTOMOT'IC, n. a medicine supposed to have the power of opening the mouths of vessels, and promoting circulation, such as cathartics, deobstruents and sudorifics.
2400	anastrophe	[.] ANAS'TROPHE,
2401	anastrophy	[.] ANAS'TROPHY, n. [Gr. a conversion or inversion.] [.] In rhetoric and grammar, an inversion of the natural order of words; as saxa per et scopulos, for per saxa et scopulos.
2402	anatase	[.] AN'ATASE, n. [Gr. extension, so named from the length of its crystals.] [.] Octahedrite; octahedral oxyd of titanium; a mineral that shows a variety of colors by reflected light, from indigo blue to reddish brown. It is usually crystallized in acute, elongated, ...
2403	anathema	[.] ANATH'EMA, n. [Gr. to place behind, backward or at a distance, to separate.] [.] 1. Excommunication with curses. Hence, a curse or denunciation by ecclesiastical authority, accompanying excommunication. This species of excommunication was practiced in the ancient ...
2404	anathematical	[.] ANATHEMAT'ICAL, a. Pertaining to anathema.
2405	anathematically	[.] ANATHEMAT'ICALLY, adv. In the manner of anathema.
2406	anathematization	[.] ANATHEMATIZA'TION, n. The act of anathematizing.
2407	anathematize	[.] ANATH'EMATIZE, v.t. To excommunicate with a denunciation of curses; to pronounce an anathema against.
2408	anathematized	[.] ANATH'EMATIZED, pp. Excommunicated with curses.
2409	anathematizing	[.] ANATH'EMATIZING, ppr. Pronouncing an anathema.
2410	anatiferous	[.] ANATIF'EROUS, a. [L. anas, a duck and fero, to produce.] Producing ducks.
2411	anatocism	[.] ANAT'OCISM, n. [L. anatocismus, from Gr. again and usury.] [.] Interest upon interest; the taking of compound interest; or the contract by which such interest is secured. [Rarely used.]
2412	anatomical	[.] ANATOM'ICAL, a. Belonging to anatomy or dissection; produced by or according to the principles of anatomy, or natural structure of the body; relating to the parts of the body when dissected or separated.
2413	anatomically	[.] ANATOM'ICALLY, adv. In an anatomical manner; by means of dissection; according to the doctrine of anatomy.
2414	anatomist	[.] ANAT'OMIST, n. One who dissects bodies; more generally, one who is skilled in the art of dissection, or versed in the doctrine and principles of anatomy.
2415	anatomize	[.] ANAT'OMIZE, v.t. To dissect an animal; to divide into the constituent parts, for the purpose of examining each by itself; to lay open the interior structure of the parts of a body or subject; as, to anatomize an animal or plant; to anatomize an argument.
2416	anatomized	[.] ANAT'OMIZED, pp. Dissected, as an animal body.
2417	anatomizing	[.] ANAT'OMIZING, ppr. Dissecting.
2418	anatomy	[.] ANAT'OMY, n. [Gr. through and to cut.] [.] 1. The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of an animal body, to discover their situation, structure and economy. [.] 2. The doctrine of the structure of the body, learned by dissection; ...
2419	anatreptic	[.] ANATREP'TIC, a. [Gr. to overturn.] [.] Overthrowing; defeating; prostrating; a word applied to the dialogues of Plato, which represent a complete defeat in the gymnastic exercises.
2420	anatron	[.] AN'ATRON, n. [Gr. niter.] [.] 1. Soda or mineral fixed alkali. [.] 2. Spume or glass gall, a scum which rises upon melted glass, in the furnace, and when taken off, dissolves in the air, and then coagulates into common salt. [.] 3. The salt which collects ...
2421	anbury	[.] AN'BURY, n. A disease in turneps, or an injury occasioned by a fly.
2422	ance	[.] 'ANCE, n. Agreement with a person; conformity with a thing.
2423	ancestor	[.] AN'CESTOR, n. [L. antecessor, of ante, before, and cedo, to go.] [.] One from whom a person descends, either by the father or mother, at any distance of time, in the tenth or hundredth generation. An ancestor precedes in the order of nature or blood; a predecessor, ...
2424	ancestral	[.] AN'CESTRAL, a. Relating or belonging to ancestors; claimed or descending from ancestors; as, an ancestral estate.
2425	ancestry	[.] AN'CESTRY, n. A series of ancestors, or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent. Hence, birth or honorable descent.
2426	anchilops	[.] AN'CHILOPS, n. [Gr. a goat and an eye.] [.] The goat's eye; an abscess in the inner angle of the eye; an incipient fistula lachrymalis.
2427	anchor	[.] AN'CHOR, n. [L. anchora; Gr.] [.] 1. An iron instrument for holding a ship or other vessel at rest in water. It is a strong shank, with a ring at one end, to which a cable may be fastened; and with two arms and flukes at the other end, forming a suitable angle ...
2428	anchor-ground	[.] AN'CHOR-GROUND, n. Ground suitable for anchoring.
2429	anchor-hold	[.] AN'CHOR-HOLD, n. The hold or fastness of an anchor; security.
2430	anchor-smith	[.] AN'CHOR-SMITH, n. The maker or forger of anchors, or one whose occupation is to make anchors.
2431	anchorable	[.] AN'CHORABLE, a. Fit for anchorage. [Not used.]
2432	anchorage	[.] AN'CHORAGE, n. [.] 1. Anchor-ground; a place where a ship can anchor, where the ground is not too rocky, nor the water too deep nor too shallow. [.] 2. The hold of a ship at anchor, or rather the anchor and all the necessary tackle for anchoring. [.] 3. A ...
2433	anchored	[.] AN'CHORED, pp. Lying or riding at anchor; held by an anchor; moored; fixed in safety.
2434	anchoress	[.] AN'CHORESS, n. A female anchoret.
2435	anchoret	[.] AN'CHORET, or AN'CHORITE, n. [Gr. to retire and to go. Written by some authors, anachoret.] [.] A hermit; a recluse; one who retires from society into a desert or solitary place, to avoid the temptations of the world and devote himself to religious duties. Also ...
2436	anchoring	[.] AN'CHORING, ppr. Mooring; coming to anchor; casting anchor.
2437	anchorite	[.] AN'CHORET, or AN'CHORITE, n. [Gr. to retire and to go. Written by some authors, anachoret.] [.] A hermit; a recluse; one who retires from society into a desert or solitary place, to avoid the temptations of the world and devote himself to religious duties. Also ...
2438	anchovy	[.] ANCHO'VY,
2439	anchovy-pear	[.] ANCHO'VY-PEAR, n. A fruit of Jamaica, constituting the genus Grias. It is large, contains a stone, and is esculent.
2440	ancient	[.] AN'CIENT, a. Usually pronounced most anomalously, ancient. The pronunciation of the first vowel ought to accord with that is antiquity, anger, anchor, &c. [Lt. ante, antiquus.] We usually apply ancient and old to things subject to gradual decay. We say, an old man, ...
2441	anciently	[.] AN'CIENTLY, adv. In old times; in times long since past; as Rome was anciently more populous than at present.
2442	ancientness	[.] AN'CIENTNESS, n. The state of being ancient; antiquity; existence from old times.
2443	ancientry	[.] AN'CIENTRY, n. Dignity of birth; the honor of ancient lineage.
2444	ancienty	[.] AN'CIENTY, n. Age; antiquity. [Not used.] [.] AN'CIENTY, n. In some old English statutes and authors, eldership or seniority.
2445	ancillary	[.] AN'CILLARY, a. [L. ancilla, a female servant.] [.] Pertaining to a maid servant, or female service; subservient as a maid servant.
2446	ancipital	[.] ANCIP'ITAL, a. [L. anceps.] [.] Doubtful, or double; double-faced or double-formed; applied to the stem of a plant, it signifies a two edged stem, compressed and forming two opposite angles.
2447	ancome	[.] AN'COME, n. A small ulcerous swelling coming suddenly.
2448	ancon	[.] AN'CON, n. [L. ancon; Gr. the elbow.] [.] The olecranon, the upper end of the ulna, or elbow.
2449	ancone	[.] AN'CONE, n. [L. ancon, Gr.] In architecture, the corner of a wall, crossbeam or rafter.
2450	ancony	[.] AN'CONY, n. [Probably from Gr., the cubit, from its resemblance to the arm.] [.] In iron works, a piece of half wrought iron, in the shape of a bar in the middle, but rude and unwrought at the ends. A piece of cast iron is melted off and hammered at a forge, into ...
2451	and	[.] AND, conj. [.] And is a conjunction, connective or conjoining word. It signifies that a word or part of a sentence is to be added to what precedes. Thus, give me an apple and an orange; that is, give me an apple, add or give in addition to that, an orange. John ...
2452	andalusite	[.] AN'DALUSITE, n. A massive mineral, of a flesh or rose red color; sometimes found crystallized in imperfect four-sided prisms, nearly or quite rectangular. Its hardness is nearly equal to that of Corundum, and it is infusible by the blow pipe. It has its name from ...
2453	andante	[.] ANDAN'TE, [Eng. to wend, to wander.] [.] In music, a word used to direct to a movement moderately slow, between largo and allegro.
2454	andean	[.] AN'DEAN, a. Pertaining to the Andes. The great chain of mountains extending through S. America.
2455	andira	[.] ANDI'RA, n. A species of bat in Brazil, nearly as large as a pigeon.
2456	andiron	[.] AND'IRON, n. [.] An iron utensil used, in Great Britain, where coal is the common fuel, to support the ends of a spit; but in America, used to support the wood in fire places.
2457	andorinha	[.] ANDORIN'HA, n. The Brazilian swallow.
2458	andranatomy	[.] ANDRANAT'OMY, n. [Gr. a man and dissection.] [.] The dissection of a human body, especially of a male.
2459	andreolite	[.] AN'DREOLITE, n. A mineral, the harmotome, or cross-stone.
2460	androgynal	[.] ANDROG'YNAL,
2461	androgynally	[.] ANDROG'YNALLY, adv. With the parts of both sexes.
2462	androgynous	[.] ANDROG'YNOUS, a. [Gr. a man and woman.] [.] Having two sexes; being male and female; hermaphroditical. [.] In botany, the word is applied to plants which bear both male and female flowers from the same root, as birch, walnut, oak, chestnut, mulberry, &c. These ...
2463	androgynus	[.] ANDROG'YNUS, n. A hermaphrodite.
2464	android	[.] AN'DROID, n. [Gr. man and form.] [.] A machine, in the human form, which, by certain springs, performs some of the natural motions of a living man. One of these machines, invented by M. Vaucanson, appeared at Paris is 1738, representing a flute player.
2465	andromeda	[.] ANDROM'EDA, n. [.] 1. A northern constellation, behind Pegasus, Cassiopeia and Perseus, representing the figure of a woman chained. The stars in this constellation, in Ptolemy's catalogue, are 23; in Tycho's 22; in Bayer's 27; in Flamsted's 84. [.] 2. The name ...
2466	androphagi	[.] ANDROPH'AGI, [Gr. man, and to eat.] [.] Man-eaters; but the word is little used, being superseded by anthropophagi, which see. Herodotus mentions people of this character.
2467	anear	[.] ANE'AR, prep. Near.
2468	anecdote	[.] AN'ECDOTE, n. [Gr. to publish, part, given out.] [.] In its original sense, secret history, or facts not generally known. But in more common usage, a particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature; a biographical incident; a single passage of private ...
2469	anecdotical	[.] ANECDOT'ICAL, a. Pertaining to anecdotes.
2470	anele	[.] ANE'LE, v.t. To give extreme unction. [Not used.]
2471	anemography	[.] ANEMOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. wind, and description.] A description of the winds.
2472	anemology	[.] ANEMOL'OGY, n. [Gr. wind, and discourse.] The doctrine of winds, or a treatise on the subject.
2473	anemometer	[.] ANEMOM'ETER, n. [Gr. wind, and to measure.] An instrument or machine for measuring the force and velocity of the wind.
2474	anemone	[.] ANEM'ONE,
2475	anemony	[.] ANEM'ONY, n. [Gr. from wind.] [.] Wind-flower; a genus of plants of numerous species. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens, of which their double flowers are among the most elegant ornaments. [.] Sea Anemone. See Animal Flower.
2476	anemoscope	[.] ANEM'OSCOPE, n. [Gr. wind, and to view.] A machine which shows the course or velocity of the wind.
2477	anent	[.] ANENT', prep. About; concerning; over against: a Scottish word. [Gr.]
2478	aneurism	[.] AN'EURISM, n. [Gr. to dilate, from broad.] [.] A preternatural dilatation or rupture of the coats of an artery. This is encysted or diffused. The encysted aneurism is when the coats of the artery being only dilated, the blood is confined to its proper coat. Of ...
2479	aneurismal	[.] ANEURIS'MAL, a. Pertaining to an aneurism.
2480	anew	[.] ANEW', adv. [a and new.] [.] Over again; another time; in a new form; as, to arm anew; to create anew.
2481	anfractuous	[.] ANFRAC'TUOUS, a. [L. anfractus, of amb, about, and fractus, broken. See Break.] [.] Winding; full of windings and turnings; written less correctly, anfractuose.
2482	anfractuousness	[.] ANFRAC'TUOUSNESS, n. A state of being full of windings and turnings.
2483	angariation	[.] ANGARIA'TION, n. [L. angario; Gr. to compel; a word of Persian origin.] Compulsion; exertion. [Not used.]
2484	angeiotomy	[.] ANGEIOT'OMY, See Angiotomy.
2485	angel	[.] AN'GEL, n. Usually pronounced angel, but most anomalously. [L. angelus; Gr. a messenger, to tell or announce.] [.] 1. Literally, a messenger; one employed to communicate news or information from one person to another at a distance. But appropriately, [.] 2. ...
2486	angel-age	[.] ANGEL-AGE, n. The existence or state of angels.
2487	angel-fish	[.] AN'GEL-FISH, n. A species of shark, the squalus squatina. It is from six to eight feet long, with a large head, teeth broad at the base, but slender and sharp above, disposed in five rows, all around the jaws. The fish takes its name from its pectoral fins, which ...
2488	angel-like	[.] AN'GEL-LIKE, a. Resembling or having the manners of angels.
2489	angel-shot	[.] AN'GEL-SHOT, n. Chain-shot, being two halves of a cannon ball fastened to the ends of a chain.
2490	angel-winged	[.] AN'GEL-WINGED, a. Winged like angels.
2491	angel-worship	[.] AN'GEL-WORSHIP, n. The worshipping of angels.
2492	angelic	[.] ANGEL'IC,
2493	angelica	[.] ANGEL'ICA, n. A genus of digynian pentanders, containing several species. The common sort is cultivated for medicinal uses. It grows naturally in northern climates, and has large umbels of a globose figure. The roots have a fragrant aromatic smell, and are used ...
2494	angelical	[.] ANGEL'ICAL, a. [L. angelicus.] Resembling angels; belonging to angels, or partaking of their nature; suiting the nature and dignity of angels.
2495	angelically	[.] ANGEL'ICALLY, adv. Like an angel.
2496	angelicalness	[.] ANGEL'ICALNESS, n. The quality of being angelic; excellence more than human.
2497	angelites	[.] AN'GELITES, in Church history, so called from Angelicum in Alexandria, where they held their first meetings, a sect of heretics near the close of the 5th century, who held the persons of the trinity not to be the same, nor to exist by their own nature; but each to be ...
2498	angelology	[.] ANGELOL'OGY, n. A discourse on angels; or the doctrine of angelic beings.
2499	angelot	[.] AN'GELOT, n. [.] 1. An instrument of music, somewhat resembling a lute. [.] 2. An ancient English coin struck at Paris while under the dominion of England; so called from the figure of an angel supporting the escutcheon of the arms of England and France. Also, ...
2500	anger	[.] AN'GER, n. ang'ger. [L. ango, to choke strangle, vex; whence angor, vexation, anguish, the quinsy, angina. Gr. to strangle, to strain or draw together to vex. The primary sense is to press, squeeze, make narrow; Heb. to strangle.] [.] 1. A violent passion of ...
2501	angered	[.] AN'GRED or ANG'ERED, pp. Made angry; provoked.
2502	angerly	[.] AN'GERLY, adv. [anger and like.] In an angry manner; more generally written angrily.
2503	angina	[.] ANGI'NA, n. [L. from ango, to choke. See Anger.] [.] A quinsey; an inflammation of the throat; a tumor impeding respiration. It is a general name of the diseases called sorethroat, as quinsy, scarlet fever, croup, mumps, &c. [.] Angina pectoris, an anomalous ...
2504	angiography	[.] ANGIOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. a vessel, and description.] A description of the vessels in the human body.
2505	angiology	[.] ANGIOL'OGY, n. [Gr. a vessel, and discourse.] [.] A treatise or discourse on the vessels of the human body, as the arteries, veins, lymphatics, &c.
2506	angiomonospermous	[.] ANGIOMONOSPERM'OUS, n. [Gr. a vessel, alone, and seed.] [.] Producing one seed only in a pod.
2507	angiosperm	[.] AN'GIOSPERM, n. [Gr. a vessel, and seed.] In botany, a plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp.
2508	angiospermous	[.] ANGIOSPERM'OUS, a. Having seeds inclosed in a pod or other pericarp. In Linne's system, the second order of plants in the didynamian class are called angiospermia. This word is opposed to gymnospermous or naked-seeded.
2509	angiotomy	[.] ANGIOT'OMY, n. [Gr. a vessel, and to cut.] [.] The opening of a vessel, whether a vein or an artery, as in bleeding. It includes both arteriotomy and phlebotomy.
2510	angle	[.] AN'GLE, n. [L. angulus, a corner. Gr.] [.] In popular language, the point where two lines meet, or the meeting of two lines in a point; a corner. [.] In geometry, the space comprised between two straight lines that meet in a point, or between two straight converging ...
2511	angle-rod	[.] AN'GLE-ROD, n. The rod or pole to which a line and hook are fastened.
2512	angled	[.] AN'GLED, a. Having angles - used only in compounds.
2513	angler	[.] AN'GLER, n. One that fishes with an angle; also a fish, a species of lophius.
2514	anglic	[.] AN'GLIC,
2515	anglican	[.] AN'GLICAN, a. [L. icus, in publicus, and all similar adjectives. From ing, was formed Angles, the English, to which is added this common affix, ic. Ing is annexed to many English names, as Reading, Basing, Kittering, towns situated on flat land.] [.] English; pertaining ...
2516	anglicism	[.] AN'GLICISM, n. An English Idiom; a form of language peculiar to the English.
2517	anglicize	[.] AN'GLICIZE, v.t. To make English; to render conformable to the English idiom, or to English analogies.
2518	angling	[.] AN'GLING, ppr. Fishing with an angle. [.] AN'GLING, n. A fishing with a rod and line.
2519	anglo-danish	[.] ANGLO-DA'NISH, a. Pertaining to the English Danes, or the Danes who settled in England.
2520	anglo-norman	[.] ANGLO-NORM'AN, a Pertaining to the English Normans.
2521	anglo-saxon	[.] ANGLO-SAX'ON, a. Pertaining to the Saxons, who settled in England, or English Saxons. [.] ANGLO-SAX'ON, n. A kind of pear; also the language of the English Saxons.
2522	angola-pea	[.] ANGO'LA-PEA or PIGEON-PEA. A species of Cytisus.
2523	angor	[.] AN'GOR, n. [L. See anger.] [.] 1. Pain; intense bodily pain. [.] 2. The retiring of the native bodily heat to the center, occasioning head-ache, palpitation and sadness.
2524	angred	[.] AN'GRED or ANG'ERED, pp. Made angry; provoked.
2525	angrily	[.] AN'GRILY, adv. In an angry manner; peevishly; with indications of resentment.
2526	angry	[.] AN'GRY, a. [See anger.] [.] 1. Feeling resentment; provoked; followed generally by with before a person. [.] God is angry with the wicked every day. Ps. 7. [.] But it is usually followed by at before a thing. [.] Wherefore should God be angry at thy voice? ...
2527	angsana	[.] ANGSA'NA or ANGSA'VA, n. A red gum of the East Indies, like that of dragon's blood.
2528	angsava	[.] ANGSA'NA or ANGSA'VA, n. A red gum of the East Indies, like that of dragon's blood.
2529	angu	[.] AN'GU, n. Bread made of the Cassada, a plant of the W. Indies.
2530	anguifer	[.] AN'GUIFER, n. [L. anguis, a serpent, and fero, to bear.] [.] In astronomy, a cluster of stars in the form of a man holding a serpent; Serpentarius, one of the twelve signs of the zodiac.
2531	anguilla	[.] ANGUIL'LA, n. [L. an eel.] [.] In zoology, an eel; also the name of a Mediterranean fish used for food, called also hospetus and atherina.
2532	anguilliform	[.] ANGUIL'LIFORM, a. [L. anguilla, an eel, and forma, shape.] In the form of an eel, or of a serpent; resembling an eel or serpent.
2533	anguish	[.] AN'GUISH, n. [L. angustia, narrowness, from pressure. See Anger.] [.] Extreme pain, either of body or mind. As bodily pain, it may differ from agony, which is such distress of the whole body as to cause contortion, whereas anguish may be a local pain as of an ulcer, ...
2534	anguished	[.] AN'GUISHED, pp. Extremely pained; tortured; deeply distressed.
2535	angular	[.] AN'GULAR, a. [.] 1. Having an angle, angles or corners; pointed; as an angular figure. [.] 2. Consisting of an angle; forming an angle; as an angular point.
2536	angularity	[.] ANGULAR'ITY, n. The quality of having an angle or corner.
2537	angularly	[.] AN'GULARLY, adv. With angles, or corners; in the direction of the angles.
2538	angularness	[.] AN'GULARNESS, n. The quality of being angular.
2539	angulated	[.] AN'GULATED, a. Formed with angles or corners.
2540	angulous	[.] AN'GULOUS, a. Angular; having corners; hooked.
2541	angust	[.] ANGUST', a. [L. angustus.] Narrow; straight. [Not used.]
2542	angustation	[.] ANGUSTA'TION, n. [L. angustus, narrow. See Anger.] [.] The act of making narrow; a straightening, or being made narrow.
2543	angusticlave	[.] ANGUST'ICLAVE, n. [L. angustus, narrow, and clavus, a knob or stud.] [.] A robe or tunic embroidered with purple studs or knobs, or by purple stripes, worn by Roman knights. The laticlave, with broader studs, was worn by senators.
2544	anhelation	[.] ANHELA'TION, n. [L. anhelo, to pant or breathe with difficulty; from halo, to breathe.] [.] Shortness of breath; a panting; difficult respiration, without fever, or with a sense of suffocation.
2545	anhelose	[.] ANHELO'SE, a. Out of breath; panting; breathing with difficulty. [Little used.]
2546	anhima	[.] AN'HIMA, n. A Brazilian aquatic fowl, larger than a swan, somewhat like a crane. Its head is small, its bill black, the toes armed with long claws. But what is remarkable, is a horn growing from its forehead; and the second joint of the wing is armed with two straight ...
2547	anhydrite	[.] AN'HYDRITE, n. [See Anhydrous.] [.] A species of sulphate of lime, anhydrous gypsum, of which there are several varieties; compact, granular, fibrous, radiated, sparry, siliciferous or vulpinite, and convoluted.
2548	anhydrous	[.] ANHY'DROUS, a. [Gr. dry, and water.] [.] Destitute of water. Anhydrite is so called, because it is destitute of the water of crystallization.
2549	aniented	[.] ANIENT'ED, a. Frustrated; brought to naught. Obs.
2550	anight	[.] ANI'GHT, adv. [a or at, and night.] [.] In the night time; anights, in the plural, is used of frequent and customary acts. [.] You must come in earlier anights.
2551	anil	[.] AN'IL, n. A shrub from whose leaves and stalks indigo is made; Indigofera, or the indigo plant.
2552	anility	[.] ANIL'ITY, n. [L. anilis, anilitas, from anus, an old woman; Celtic, hen old.] [.] The state of being an old woman; the old age of a woman; dotage.
2553	animadversion	[.] ANIMADVER'SION, n. [L. animadversio.] [.] Remarks by way of censure or criticism; reproof; blame. It may sometimes be used for punishment, or punishment may be implied in the word, but this is not common. In an ecclesiastical sense, it differs from censure, says ...
2554	animadversive	[.] ANIMADVER'SIVE, a. That has the power of perceiving. Obs.
2555	animadvert	[.] ANIMADVERT', v.i. [L. animadverto, of animus, mind, and adverto, to turn to.] [.] 1. To turn the mind to; to consider. [.] 2. To consider or remark upon by way of criticism or censure. [.] 3. To inflict punishment; followed by upon.
2556	animadverter	[.] ANIMADVERT'ER, n. One who animadverts or makes remarks by way of censure.
2557	animadverting	[.] ANIMADVERT'ING, ppr. Considering; remarking by way of criticism or censure.
2558	animal	[.] AN'IMAL, n. [L. animal, from anima, air, breath, soul.] [.] An organized body, endowed with life and the power of voluntary motion; a living, sensitive, locomotive body; as, man is an intelligent animal. Animals are essentially distinguished from plants by the ...
2559	animal-flower	[.] ANIMAL-FLOWER, n. In zoology, sea-anemone, sea-nettle or urtica marina, the name of several species of animals belonging to the genus actinia. They are called sea-nettle from their supposed property of stinging, and sea-anemone from the resemblance of their claws ...
2560	animalcule	[.] ANIMAL'CULE, n. [L. animalculum, animalcula.] [.] A little animal; but appropriately, an animal whose figure cannot be discerned without the aid of a magnifying glass; such as are invisible to the naked eye.
2561	animalization	[.] ANIMALIZA'TION, n. The act of giving animal life,or endowing with the properties of an animal.
2562	animalize	[.] AN'IMALIZE, v.t. [.] 1. To give animal life to; to endow with the properties of animals. [.] 2. To convert into animal matter.
2563	animalized	[.] AN'IMALIZED, pp. Endowed with animal life.
2564	animalizing	[.] AN'IMALIZING, ppr. Giving animal life to.
2565	animate	[.] AN'IMATE, v.t [L. amino. See Animal.] [.] 1. To give natural life to; to quicken; to make alive; as the soul animates the body. [.] 2. To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of a thing; as, to animate a lyre. [.] 3. To give spirit or vigor; ...
2566	animated	[.] AN'IMATED, pp. [.] 1. Being endowed with anima life, as the various classes of animated beings. [.] 2. a. Lively; vigorous; full of spirit; indicating animation; as an animated discourse.
2567	animating	[.] AN'IMATING, ppr. Giving life; infusing spirit; enlivening.
2568	animation	[.] ANIMA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of infusing life; the state of being animated. [.] 2. The state of being lively, brisk or full of spirit and vigor; as, he recited the story with great animation.
2569	animative	[.] AN'IMATIVE, a. That has the power of giving life or spirit.
2570	animator	[.] AN'IMATOR, n. One that gives life; that which infuses life or spirit.
2571	anime	[.] AN'IME, n. In heraldry, a term denoting that the eyes of a rapacious animal are borne of a different tincture from the animal himself. [.] AN'IME, n. A resin exuding from the stem of a large American tree called by the natives courbaril; by Piso, jetaiba. It ...
2572	animetta	[.] ANIMET'TA, n. Among ecclesiastical writers, the cloth which covers the cup of the eucharist.
2573	animosity	[.] ANIMOS'ITY, n. [L. animositas; animosus, animated, courageous, enraged; from animus, spirit, mind passion. Gr. wind, breath, is from flowing, swelling, rushing, which gives the sense of violent action and passion. See animal.] [.] Violent hatred accompanied with ...
2574	aninga	[.] ANIN'GA, n. A root growing in the West Indies, like the China plant, used in refining sugar.
2575	anise	[.] AN'ISE, n. an'nis. [L. anisum; Gr.] [.] An annual plant, placed by Linne under the genus Pimpinella. It grows naturally in Egypt, and is cultivated in Spain and Malta, whence the seeds are imported. The stalk rises a foot and a half high, dividing into slender ...
2576	anker	[.] ANK'ER, n. [.] A measure of liquids used in Holland, containing about 32 gallons, English measure. [.] Chambers says it contains two stekans; each stekan, 16 mengles; each mengle, 2 wine quarts.
2577	ankle	[.] ANK'LE, n. ank'l. The joint which connects the foot with the leg.
2578	ankle-bone	[.] ANK'LE-BONE, n. The bone of the ankle.
2579	annalist	[.] AN'NALIST, n. [See Annals.] A writer of annals.
2580	annalize	[.] AN'NALIZE, v.t. To record; to write annals. [Not much used.]
2581	annals	[.] AN'NALS, n. plu. [L. amnales, annalis, from annus, a year, the root of which may be the Celtic an, ain, a great circle. Varro says the word annus signifies a great circle.] [.] 1. A species of history digested in order of time, or a relation of events in chronological ...
2582	annats	[.] AN'NATS, n. [L. annus.] [.] A year's income of a spiritual living; the first fruits, originally given to the Pope, upon the decease of a bishop, abbot or parish clerk, and paid by his successor. In England, they were, at the reformation, vested in the king, and ...
2583	anneal	[.] ANNE'AL, v.t. [.] 1. To heat; to heat, as glass and iron for the purpose of rendering them less brittle, or to fix colors; vulgarly called nealing. This is done by heating the metal nearly to fluidity, in an oven or furnace,and suffering it to cool gradually. ...
2584	annealed	[.] ANNE'ALED, pp. Heated; tempered; made malleable and less brittle by heat.
2585	annealing	[.] ANNE'ALING, ppr. heating; tempering by heat.
2586	annex	[.] ANNEX', v.t. [L. annecto, annexum.] [.] 1. To unite at the end; as to annex a codicil to a will. To subjoin, to affix. [.] 2. To unite, as a smaller thing to a greater; as to annex a province to a kingdom. [.] 3. To unite to something proceeding, as the main ...
2587	annexation	[.] ANNEXA'TION, n. The act of annexing, or uniting at the end; conjunction; addition; the act of connecting; union. In English law, the uniting of lands or rents to the crown.
2588	annexed	[.] ANNEX'ED, pp. Joined at the end; connected with; affixed.
2589	annexing	[.] ANNEX'ING, ppr. Uniting at the end; affixing.
2590	annexion	[.] ANNEX'ION, n. The act of annexing; annexation; addition. [Little used.]
2591	annexment	[.] ANNEX'MENT, n. The act of annexing; the thing annexed.
2592	annihilable	[.] ANNI'HILABLE, a. That may be annihilated.
2593	annihilate	[.] ANNI'HILATE, v.t. [L. ad and nihilum, nothing, of ne, not, and hilum, a trifle.] [.] 1. To reduce to nothing; to destroy the existence of. [.] No human power can annihilate matter. [.] 2. To destroy the form or peculiar distinctive properties, so that the specific ...
2594	annihilated	[.] ANNI'HILATED, pp. Reduced to nothing; destroyed.
2595	annihilating	[.] ANNI'HILATING, ppr. Reducing to nothing; destroying the specific form of.
2596	annihilation	[.] ANNIHILA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of reducing to nothing or non-existence; or the act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it, as the annihilation of a corporation. [.] 2. The ...
2597	anniversarily	[.] ANNIVERS'ARILY, adv. Annually.
2598	anniversary	[.] ANNIVERS'ARY, a. [L. anniversarius, of annus, year, and verto, to turn.] [.] Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly; as an anniversary feast. [.] ANNIVERS'ARY, n. [.] 1. A stated day returning with the revolution of the year. The term ...
2599	annomination	[.] ANNOMINA'TION, n. [L. ad and nominatio, from nomino, to name, from nomen.] [.] 1. A pun; the use of words nearly alike in sound, but of different meanings; a paronomasy. [.] 2. Alliteration, or the use of two or more words successively beginning with the same ...
2600	annona	...
2601	annotate	[.] AN'NOTATE, v.i. [L.annoto.] To comment; to make remarks on a writing.
2602	annotation	[.] ANNOTA'TION, n. [L. annotatio, of ad and notatio, a marking, from noto, to mark, or nota, a mark.] [.] 1. A remark, note or commentary on some passage of a book, intended to illustrate its meaning; generally used in the plural, as annotations on the scriptures. [.] 2. ...
2603	annotator	[.] AN'NOTATOR, n. A writer of notes; a commentator; a scholiast; one who writes notes to illustrate the composition of an author.
2604	annotta	[.] ANNOT'TA, n. Orlean, or roucou; a hard dry paste, consisting of the pellicles of the seeds of the bixa orellana, a shrub growing in S. America and the W. Indies. It is moderately hard, of a brown color on the outside, and a dull red within. It is used in dyeing to ...
2605	announce	[.] ANNOUNCE, v.t. announs'. [L. annuncio, to deliver a message, of ad and nuncio, to tell from nuncius, a messenger.] [.] 1. To publish; to proclaim; to give notice, or first notice; as, the birth of Christ was announced by an angel. [.] 2. To pronounce; to declare ...
2606	announced	[.] ANNOUN'CED, pp. Proclaimed; first published.
2607	announcement	[.] ANNOUNCEMENT, n. announs'ment. The act of giving notice; proclamation; publication.
2608	announcer	[.] ANNOUN'CER, n. One that announces, or first gives notice; a proclaimer.
2609	announcing	[.] ANNOUN'CING, ppr. Introducing notice; first publishing; proclaiming.
2610	annoy	[.] ANNOY', v.t. [L. neceo, to hurt, that is, to strike; neco, to kill. [.] To incommode; to injure or disturb by continued or repeated acts; to tease, vex or molest; as, to annoy an army by impeding their march, or by a continued cannonade. [.] ANNOY', n. Injury ...
2611	annoyance	[.] ANNOY'ANCE, n. That which annoys, or injures; the act of annoying; the state of being annoyed. It includes something more than inconvenience.
2612	annoyed	[.] ANNOY'ED, pp. Incommoded, injured or molested by something that is continued or repeated.
2613	annoyer	[.] ANNOY'ER, n. One that annoys.
2614	annoyful	[.] ANNOY'FUL, a. Giving trouble; incommoding; molesting. [Not used.]
2615	annoying	[.] ANNOY'ING, ppr. Incommoding; hurting; molesting.
2616	annoyous	[.] ANNOY'OUS, a. Troublesome. [Not used.]
2617	annual	[.] AN'NUAL, a. [L. annalis, from annus, a year; Gr.] [.] 1. Yearly; that returns every year; coming yearly; as an annual feast. [.] 2. Lasting or continuing only one year or season; that requires to be renewed every year; as an annual plant. Leaves that grow in ...
2618	annually	[.] AN'NUALLY, adv. Yearly; returning every year; year by year.
2619	annuitant	[.] ANNU'ITANT, n. [See annuity.] [.] One who receives or is entitled to receive an annuity.
2620	annuity	[.] ANNU'ITY, n. [See Annual.] [.] A sum of money, payable yearly, to continue for a given number of years, for life or for ever; an annual income, charged on the person of the grantor; or an annual allowance. Governments often borrow money upon annuities, that is, ...
2621	annul	[.] ANNUL', v.t. [L. ad nullum, to nothing.] [.] 1. To make void; to nullify; to abrogate; to abolish; used appropriately of laws, decrees, edicts, decisions of courts, or other established rules, permanent usages, and the like, which are made void by competent authority. [.] 2. ...
2622	annular	[.] AN'NULAR, a. [L. annulus, a ring, from Celtic ain, a circle, and ul, young, small; annulus, a little circle.] [.] Having the form of a ring; pertaining to a ring. [.] Annular crystal is when a hexahedral prism has six, or an octahedral prism eight marginal faces, ...
2623	annulary	[.] AN'NULARY, a. Having the form of a ring.
2624	annulated	[.] AN'NULATED, a. Furnished with rings, or circles, like rings; having belts.
2625	annulet	[.] AN'NULET, n. [L. annulus, a ring.] [.] In architecture, a small square member in the Doric capital, under the quarter round; also a narrow flat molding, which is common to many places, as in the bases or capitals; called also a fillet, or listil, or cincture, or ...
2626	annulled	[.] ANNUL'LED, pp. Made void; abrogated.
2627	annulling	[.] ANNUL'LING, ppr. Abrogating; abolishing.
2628	annulment	[.] ANNUL'MENT, n. The act of annulling.
2629	annumerate	[.] ANNU'MERATE, v.t. [L. annumero, of ad and numero, to numer, from numerus, number. See Number.] [.] To add to a former number; to unite to something before mentioned.
2630	annumeration	[.] ANNUMERA'TION, n. Addition to a former number.
2631	annunciate	[.] ANNUN'CIATE, v.t. [See Announce.] To bring tidings; to announce.
2632	annunciation	[.] ANNUNCIA'TION, n. [.] 1. An announcing; the tidings brought by the angel to Mary, of the incarnation of Christ. Also the day celebrated by the church, in memory of the angel's salutation of the blessed virgin, which is the 25th of March. The Jews give the title ...
2633	annunciator	[.] ANNUNCIA'TOR, n. One who announces; an officer in the church of Constantinople, whose business was to inform the people of the festivals which were to be celebrated.
2634	anodyne	[.] AN'ODYNE, [Gr. pain.] [.] Any medicine which allays pain, or causes sleep, as an opiate, paregoric, narcotic, &c. [.] AN'ODYNE, a. Assuaging pain; causing sleep, or insensibility.
2635	anoint	[.] ANOINT', v.t. [L. ungo.] [.] 1. To pour oil upon; to smear or rub over with oil or unctuous substances; also to spread over, as oil. We say, the man anoints another, or the oil anoints him. [.] 2. To consecrate by unction, or the use of oil. [.] Thou shalt ...
2636	anointed	[.] ANOINT'ED, pp. Smeared or rubbed with oil; set apart; consecrated with oil. [.] ANOINT'ED, n. The Messiah, or Son of God, consecrated to the great office of Redeemer; called the Lord's anointed. Cyrus is also called the Lord's anointed. Isaiah 45.
2637	anointer	[.] ANOINT'ER, n. One who anoints.
2638	anointing	[.] ANOINT'ING, ppr. Smearing with oil; pouring on oil, or other oleaginous substance; consecrating. [.] ANOINT'ING, n. The act of smearing with oil; a consecrating.
2639	anointment	[.] ANOINT'MENT, n. The act of anointing, or state of being anointed.
2640	anole	[.] ANO'LE, n. A species of lizard in the W. Indies, of a yellowish color, having several blue and green stripes running down its back.
2641	anomaliped	[.] ANOM'ALIPED, a. [Gr. inequality and L. pes, foot.] [.] An epithet given to fowls, whose middle toe is united to the exterior by three phalanges, and to the interior by one only. [.] ANOM'ALIPED, n. An anomalous footed fowl. [See the adjective.]
2642	anomalism	[.] ANOM'ALISM, n. An anomaly; a deviation from rule.
2643	anomalistic	[.] ANOMALIS'TIC,
2644	anomalistical	[.] ANOMALIS'TICAL, a. Irregular; departing from common or established rules. [.] In astronomy, the anomalistic year is the time in which the earth passes through her orbit, which is longer than the tropical year, on account of the precession of the equinoxes.
2645	anomalous	[.] ANOM'ALOUS, a. Irregular; deviating from a general rule, method or analogy; applied, in grammar, to words which deviate from the common rules of inflection; and in astronomy, to the seemingly irregular motions of the planets; but applied also generally to whatever ...
2646	anomalously	[.] ANOM'ALOUSLY, adv. Irregularly; in a manner different from common rule, method or analogy.
2647	anomaly	[.] ANOM'ALY, n. [Gr. inequality, equal, similar.] [.] 1. Irregularity; deviation from the common rule; thus oxen, the plural of ox, is an anomaly, in grammar, as the regular plural would be oxes. [.] 2. In astronomy, an irregularity in the motion of a planet, whereby ...
2648	anomeans	[.] ANO'MEANS, n. [Gr. dissimilar.] [.] In church history, the pure Arians, as distinguished from the Semi-Arians.
2649	anomia	[.] ANO'MIA, n. [Gr. rule.] [.] A genus of bivalve shells, so called from their unequal valves; the beaked cockle.
2650	anomite	[.] AN'OMITE, n. A fossil shell of the genus anomia.
2651	anomorhomboid	[.] ANOMORHOM'BOID, n. [Gr irregular, and of a rhomboidal figure.] [.] A genus os spars, pellucid, and crystaline, of no determinate form externally, but breaking into regular rhomboidal masses. The species are five, mostly of a white color.
2652	anomy	[.] AN'OMY, n. [Gr.] A violation of law. [Rarely used.]
2653	anon	[.] ANON', adv. [.] 1. Quickly; without intermission: soon; immediately. [.] The same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it. Matt. 13. [.] 2. Sometimes; now and then; at other times; accompanied with ever, ever and anon.
2654	anonymous	[.] ANON'YMOUS, a [L. anonymus; Gr. name. See Name.] [.] Nameless; wanting a name; without the real name of the author; as, an anonymous pamphlet.
2655	anonymously	[.] ANON'YMOUSLY, adv. Without a name.
2656	anoplother	[.] AN'OPLOTHER,
2657	anoplotherium	[.] ANOPLOTHE'RIUM, n. [Gr. a beast.] [.] This is the name which Cuvier has given to a genus of animals, whose bones are found in the gypsum quarries near Paris; a genus now extinct.
2658	anopsy	[.] ANOP'SY, n. [Gr. sight.] Want of sight; invision. [Little used.]
2659	anorexy	[.] AN'OREXY, n. [Gr. appetite. [.] Want of appetite, without a lothing of food.
2660	another	[.] ANOTH'ER, a. [an, or one and other.] [.] 1. Not the same; different; as, we have one form of government; France, another. [.] 2. One more, in addition to a former number, indefinitely; as, grant one request, they will ask another favor, another and another. [.] 3. ...
2661	another-gaines	[.] ANOTH'ER-GAINES, adv. Of another kind. Obs.
2662	another-gates	[.] ANOTH'ER-GATES, adv. Of another sort. Obs.
2663	another-guise	[.] ANOTH'ER-GUISE, a. Of a different kind; different. This is a vulgar word, and usually contracted into other guess.
2664	anotta	[.] ANOT'TA, n. An elegant red color, formed from the pellicles or pulp of the seeds of the bixa, a tree common in South America. This is called also Terra Orleana and Roco. The annotta is made by steeping the seeds for seven or eight days, pounding them to separate ...
2665	ansated	[.] AN'SATED, a. [L. ansatus, from ansa, a handle.] [.] Having a handle or handles, or something in the form of handles.
2666	anser	[.] AN'SER, n. [L. a goose.] [.] 1. In zoology, the name of the goose, whether tame or wild. The domestic goose is the gray-lag or wild goose, domesticated. [.] 2. In astronomy, a small star, in the milky way, between the swan and eagle.
2667	anserine	[.] AN'SERINE, a. [L. anserinum, from anser, a goose.] [.] 1. Resembling the skin of a goose; uneven; as, an anserine skin. [.] 2. Pertaining to the ansers.
2668	ansers	[.] AN'SERS, n. In Linne's system, the third order of aves or fowls, whose characteristics are a smooth bill, broadest at the point, covered with a smooth skin, and furnished with teeth. The tongue is fleshy, and the toes are webbed or palmated. It includes all the web-footed ...
2669	anslaight	[.] AN'SLAIGHT, n. [See Slay.] An attack; an affray. [Not in use.]
2670	answer	[.] 'ANSWER, v.t. ansur. [.] 1. To speak in return to a call or question, or to a speech, declaration or argument of another person; as, "I have called and ye have not answered." "He answered the question or the argument." This may be in agreement and confirmation ...
2671	answer-jobber	[.] 'ANSWER-JOBBER, n. One who makes a business of writing answers.
2672	answerable	[.] 'ANSWERABLE, a. [.] 1. That may be answered; that to which a reply may be made, usually implying that the answer may be satisfactory; as, an answerable argument. [.] 2. Obliged to give an account, or liable to be called to account; amenable; responsible; as, an ...
2673	answerableness	[.] ANSWERABLENESS, n. The quality of being answerable, liable, responsible, or correspondent.
2674	answerably	[.] ANSWERABLY, adv. In due proportion, correspondence or conformity; suitably; as, continents have rivers answerably larger than isles.
2675	answered	[.] ANSWERED, pp. Replied to; fulfilled; paid; complied with; accomplished; solved; confuted.
2676	answerer	[.] ANSWERER, n. One who answers; he or that which makes a return to what another has spoken; he who writes an answer.
2677	answering	[.] 'ANSWERING, ppr. Replying; corresponding to; fulfilling; solving; succeeding; reverberating; confuting.
2678	ant	[.] AN'T, in old authors, is a contraction of an it, that is if it. [See An.]
2679	ant-bear	[.] 'ANT-BEAR or 'ANT-EATER, n. A quadruped that feeds upon ants. This animal has no teeth, but a snout or muzzle, with a long cylindrical tongue. the body is covered with long hair. There are several species, constituting the genus, myrmecophaga, ant eaters.
2680	ant-eater	[.] 'ANT-BEAR or 'ANT-EATER, n. A quadruped that feeds upon ants. This animal has no teeth, but a snout or muzzle, with a long cylindrical tongue. the body is covered with long hair. There are several species, constituting the genus, myrmecophaga, ant eaters.
2681	ant-eggs	...
2682	ant-hill	[.] 'ANT-HILL, n. A little tumulus or hillock, formed by ants, for their habitation.
2683	anta	[.] AN'TA, n. In ancient architecture, a square column, at the corner of a building; a pilaster; written also ante.
2684	antacid	[.] ANTAC'ID, n. [anti and acid.] [.] In pharmacy, an alkali, or a remedy for sourness or acidity; better written anti-acid.
2685	antacrid	[.] ANTAC'RID, n. [anti and acrid.] That which corrects acrimony; better written anti-acrid.
2686	antagonism	[.] ANTAG'ONISM, n. Opposition of action; counteraction of things or principles.
2687	antagonist	[.] ANTAG'ONIST, n. [Gr. against, and a champion. See Act and Agony.] [.] 1. One who contends with another in combat; used primarily in the Grecian games. An adversary. [.] 2. An opponent in controversy. [.] 3. In anatomy, a muscle which acts in opposition to ...
2688	antagonistic	[.] ANTAGONIS'TIC, a. Opposing in combat; contending against.
2689	antagonize	[.] ANTAG'ONIZE, v.i. To contend against; to act in opposition; to oppose in argument.
2690	antagony	[.] ANTAG'ONY, n. Contest; opposition [Not used.]
2691	antalgic	[.] ANTAL'GIC, a. [Gr. against, and pain.] Alleviating pain; anodyne.
2692	antanaclasis	[.] ANTANACLA'SIS, n. [Gr. a driving back.] [.] 1. In rhetoric, a figure, which consists in repeating the same word in a different sense; as, whilst we live, let us live. Learn some craft when young, that when old you may live without craft. [.] 2. It is also a ...
2693	antanagoge	[.] ANTANAGO'GE, n. antanago'gy. [Gr. against, and a taking up.] [.] In rhetoric, a figure which consists in replying to an adversary, by way of recrimination; as, when the accusation of one party is unanswerable, the accused person charges him with the same or other ...
2694	antaphrodisiac	[.] ANTAPHRODIS'IAC, a. [Gr. against, and venereal, from Venus.] [.] Antivenereal; having the quality of extinguishing or lessening venereal desire. [.] ANTAPHRODIS'IAC, n. A medicine that lessens or extinguishes the venereal appetite.
2695	antaphroditic	[.] ANTAPHRODIT'IC, a. [Gr. See the preceding words.] Antivenereal, abating the venereal appetite, or efficacious against the venereal disease. [.] ANTAPHRODIT'IC, n. A medicine which abates the venereal appetite, or is good against the venereal disease.
2696	antapoplectic	[.] ANTAPOPLEC'TIC, a. Good against apoplexy.
2697	antarctic	[.] ANTARC'TIC, a. [Gr. against, and the bear, a northern constellation.] [.] Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a lesser circle, distant from the pole 23 degrees 28'. Thus we say ...
2698	antares	[.] ANTA'RES, n. The name of a star of the first magnitude, called also the scorpion's heart. Its longitude is 60 degrees 13' 14" of Sagittarius; and its latitude 4 degrees 31' 26 " South.
2699	antarthritic	[.] ANTARTHRIT'IC, n. A remedy which cures or alleviates the gout. [.] ANTARTHRIT'IC, a. [Gr against, and gout.] Counteracting the gout.
2700	antasthmatic	[.] ANTASTHMAT'IC, a. [Gr. against, and asthma.] Opposing the asthma.
2701	ante	[.] AN'TE. A Latin preposition, Gr.; much used in the composition of English words, especially in words from the Latin and Greek languages. It signifies before in place, in front; hence opposite, contrary; and figuratively, before in time. The Latin ante is generally ...
2702	anteact	[.] AN'TEACT, n. [ante and act.] A preceding act.
2703	antecedaneous	[.] ANTECEDA'NEOUS, a. [Infra.] Antecedent; preceding in time.
2704	antecede	[.] ANTECE'DE, v.t. [ante and cedo, to go. See Cede.] To go before in time; to precede.
2705	antecedence	[.] ANTECE'DENCE, n. The act or state of going before in time; precedence. In astronomy, an apparent motion of a planet towards the west, or contrary to the order of the signs.
2706	antecedent	[.] ANTECE'DENT, a. Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the deluge. [.] ANTECE'DENT, n. That which goes before in time; hence in writings, that which precedes in place. In grammar, the noun to which a relative or other substitute ...
2707	antecedently	[.] ANTECE'DENTLY, adv. Previously; at a time preceding.
2708	antecessor	[.] ANTECES'SOR, n. [L. whence ancestor. See Antecede.] [.] 1. One who goes before; a leader; a principal. It was formerly a title given to those who excelled in any science; to professors of civil law; and in the Universities of France, the teachers of law take the ...
2709	antechamber	[.] AN'TECHAMBER, n. [Ante, before, and chamber.] [.] A chamber or apartment before the chief apartment to which it leads, and in which persons wait for audience.
2710	antechapel	[.] ANTECHAP'EL, n. The part of the chapel through which is the passage to the choir or body of it.
2711	antecian	[.] ANTE'CIAN, n. [Gr. opposite, and to dwell; L. antaci.] [.] In geography, the antecians are those inhabitants of the earth, under the same meridian, and at the same distance from the equator, but, on opposite sides, one party north, the other south. They have the ...
2712	antecursor	[.] ANTECURS'OR, n. [L. ante, before, and cursor, a runner, from curro, to run. See Course.] [.] One who runs before; a forerunner. In the Roman armies, the antecursors were a body of horse detached to obtain intelligence, get provisions, &c., for the main body.
2713	antedate	[.] AN'TEDATE, n. [Infra.] Prior date; a date antecedent to another. [.] AN'TEDATE, v.t. [L. ante, and datum, given. See Date.] [.] 1. To date before the true time; thus, to antedate a deed or a bond is to express a date anterior to the true time of its execution. [.] 2. ...
2714	antediluvial	[.] ANTEDILU'VIAL,
2715	antediluvian	[.] ANTEDILU'VIAN, a. [L. ante and diluvium, a flood. See Lave.] [.] Before the flood, or deluge, in Noah's time; existing, happening, or relating to what happened before the deluge. [.] ANTEDILU'VIAN, n. One who live before the deluge.
2716	antelope	[.] AN'TELOPE, n. [Gr. resembling a deer.] [.] In zoology, the gazelle; a genus of ruminant quadrupeds, intermediate between the deer and goat. Their horns are solid and permanent straight or curved; in some species annulated; in others, surrounded by a spiral; and ...
2717	antelucan	[.] ANTELU'CAN, a. [L. antelucanus, of ante, before, and lux, light.] [.] Being before light; a word applied to assemblies of christians, in ancient times of persecution, held before light in the morning.
2718	antemeridian	[.] ANTEMERID'IAN, a. [ante, before, and meridian.] [.] Being before noon; pertaining to the forenoon.
2719	antemetic	[.] ANTEMET'IC, a. [against, and emetic, from to vomit.] Restraining or allaying vomiting. [.] ANTEMET'IC, n. A medicine which checks vomiting.
2720	antemundane	[.] ANTEMUND'ANE, a. [ante, before, and mundus, the world.] Being before the creation of the world.
2721	antenicene	[.] ANTENI'CENE, a. [ante, before, and Nicene, from Nice.] [.] Anterior to the first council of Nice; as antenicene faith.
2722	antennae	[.] ANTEN'NAE, n. plu. [L. antenna, a sail yard.] [.] In zoology, the horns or feelers of insects, projecting from the head.
2723	antenumber	[.] ANTENUM'BER, n. A number that precedes another.
2724	antenuptial	[.] ANTENUP'TIAL, a. [ante and nuptial.] [.] Being before marriage; as, an antenuptial agreement; antenuptial children.
2725	antepaschal	[.] ANTEPASCH'AL, a. Pertaining to the time before Easter.
2726	antepast	[.] AN'TEPAST, n. [ante, before, and pastum, fed.] [.] A foretaste; something taken before the proper time.
2727	antepenult	[.] ANTEPENULT', n. [L. ante, before, pene, almost, and ultimus, last.] [.] The last syllable of a word, except two; as syl in syllable.
2728	antepenultimate	[.] ANTEPENULT'IMATE, a. Pertaining to the last syllable but two.
2729	antepheptic	[.] ANTEPHEP'TIC, a. [against, and epileptic, from to seize.] [.] Resisting or curing epilepsy.
2730	antepileptic	[.] ANTEPILEP'TIC, n. A remedy for the epilepsy.
2731	anteposition	[.] ANTEPOSI'TION, n. s as z. [L. ante, before, and position, from pono, to place.] [.] In grammar, the placing of a word before another which by ordinary rules, ought to follow it.
2732	antepredicament	[.] ANTEPREDIC'AMENT, n. [ante and predicament.] [.] A preliminary question in logic to illustrate the doctrine of predicaments and categories; a question which is to be first known.
2733	anterior	[.] ANTE'RIOR, a. [L.] [.] 1. Before in time or place; prior; antecedent; preceding in time. [.] 2. Before or in front in place.
2734	anteriority	[.] ANTERIOR'ITY, n. The state of being anterior, preceding or in front; a state of being before in time, or situation.
2735	anteroom	[.] AN'TEROOM, n. [ante and room.] A room before or in front of another.
2736	antes	[.] AN'TES, n. plu. [L.] Pillars of large dimensions that support the front of a building.
2737	antestature	[.] ANTESTAT'URE, n. [ante and stature.] [.] In fortification, a small retrenchment or work formed of palisades, or sacks of earth.
2738	antestomach	[.] ANTESTOM'ACH, n. [ante and stomach.] [.] A cavity which leads into the stomach, as the crop in birds. [Not in use.]
2739	antevert	[.] ANTEVERT', v.t. [L. anteverto.] To prevent. [Not in use.]
2740	antevirgilian	[.] ANTEVIRGIL'IAN, a. A term given to Tull's new husbandry, or method of horse hoeing.
2741	anthelmintic	[.] ANTHELMIN'TIC, a. [against, and a worm.] Good against worms. [.] ANTHELMIN'TIC, n. A remedy for worms in the intestines.
2742	anthem	[.] AN'THEM, n. [Gr. against, and a hymn, from to sing. See Hymn.] [.] A hymn sung in alternate parts; but in modern usage, a sacred tune or piece of music set to words, taken from the psalms or other parts of the scriptures, first introduced into church service in ...
2743	anthem-wise	[.] AN'THEM-WISE, adv. In the manner of an anthem; alternately.
2744	anthemis	[.] AN'THEMIS, n. Camomile.
2745	anther	[.] AN'THER, n. [L. anthera, a flowery plant, from the Greek, flowery, from a flower.] [.] In botany, the summit or top of the stamen, connected with the flower, and elevated by means of the filament or thread, within the corol. It contains the pollen, or fertilizing ...
2746	antheral	[.] AN'THERAL, a. Pertaining to anthers.
2747	antheriferous	[.] ANTHERIF'EROUS, a. [anther and fero, to bear.] Producing anthers.
2748	anthesterion	[.] ANTHESTE'RION, n. The sixth month of the Athenian year, consisting of 29 days, and answering to a part of November and a part of December. It is supposed to be so called from the Anthesteria, feasts in honor of Bacchus, celebrated in that month, and so called, a flower; ...
2749	anthological	[.] ANTHOLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to anthology.
2750	anthology	[.] ANTHOL'OGY, n. [Gr. a flower, and a discourse, a collection.] [.] 1. A discourse on flowers. [.] 2. A collection of beautiful passages from authors; a collection of poems or epigrams. In the Greek church, a collection of devotional pieces.
2751	anthophyllite	[.] ANTHOPH'YLLITE, n. [Gr. a flower, and a leaf.] [.] A mineral in masses composed of interlaced plates, or crystallized in reed-shaped crystals, which appear to be four sided prisms longitudinally streaked. The color is between dark yellowish gray and olive brown; ...
2752	anthorism	[.] AN'THORISM, n. [Gr. opposite, and definition.] [.] In rhetoric, a description or definition contrary to that which is given by the adverse party.
2753	anthracite	[.] AN'THRACITE, n. [Gr. a burning coal; infra.] [.] Slaty glance-coal, or columnar glance coal; that species of coal which has a shining luster, approaching to metallic, and which burns without smoke, and with intense heat. It consists essentially of carbon.
2754	anthracolite	[.] AN'THRACOLITE. [See Anthracite.]
2755	anthrax	[.] AN'THRAX, n. [Gr.; supra.] [.] A carbuncle; a malignant ulcer, with intense burning. The ancients gave this name to a gem, and it is sometimes used for lithanthrax or pit-coal.
2756	anthropoglot	[.] ANTHROP'OGLOT, [Gr. man, and the tongue.] [.] An animal which has a tongue resembling that of a man, of which kind are parrots.
2757	anthropography	[.] ANTHROPOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. man, and description.] [.] A description of man or the human race, or of the parts of the human body.
2758	anthropolite	[.] ANTHROP'OLITE, n. [Gr. man, and a stone.] [.] A petrifaction of the human body, or skeleton. Some naturalists have asserted that skeletons of the animal frame have been found petrified in old mines; but the fact is not credited, and the existence of such petrifactions ...
2759	anthropological	[.] ANTHROPOLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to anthropology; according to human manner of speaking.
2760	anthropologist	[.] ANTHROPOL'OGIST, n. One who describes, or is versed in the physical history of the human body.
2761	anthropology	[.] ANTHROPOL'OGY, n. [Gr. man, and discourse.] [.] 1. A discourse upon human nature. [.] 2. The doctrine of the structure of the human body; the natural history or physiology of the human species. [.] 3. The word denotes that manner of expression by which the ...
2762	anthropomancy	[.] ANTHROPOM'ANCY, n. [Gr. man, and divination.] [.] Divination by inspecting the entrails of a human being.
2763	anthropomorphism	[.] ANTHROPOMORPH'ISM, n. The heresy of the anthropomorphites.
2764	anthropomorphite	[.] ANTHROPOMORPH'ITE, n. [Gr. man, and form.] [.] One who believes a human form in the Supreme Being. A sect of ancient heretics are called anthropomorphites.
2765	anthropomorphous	[.] ANTHROPOMORPH'OUS, a. Belonging to that which has the form of man; having the figure of resemblance to a man.
2766	anthropopathy	[.] ANTHROPOP'ATHY, n. [man, and passion.] [.] The affections of man, or the application of human passions to the Supreme Being.
2767	anthropophagi	[.] ANTHROPOPH'AGI, n. plu. [Gr. man, and to eat.] [.] Maneaters; cannibals; men that eat human flesh.
2768	anthropophagous	[.] ANTHROPOPH'AGOUS, a. Feeding on human flesh.
2769	anthropophagy	[.] ANTHROPOPH'AGY, n. The eating of human flesh, or the practice of eat it.
2770	anthroposcopy	[.] ANTHROPOS'COPY, n. [Gr. man, and to view.] [.] The art of discovering or judging of a man's character, passions and inclinations from the lineaments of his body.
2771	anthroposophy	[.] ANTHROPOS'OPHY, n. [Gr. man, and wisdom.] [.] Knowledge of the nature of man; acquaintance with man's structure and functions, comprehending anatomy and physiology.
2772	anthypnotic	[.] ANTHYPNOT'IC, a. Corrupt orthography. [See Antihypnotic.]
2773	anthypochondriac	[.] ANTHYPOCHOND'RIAC. [See Antihypochondriac.]
2774	anthypophora	[.] ANTHYPOPH'ORA. [See Antihypopohora.]
2775	anthysteric	[.] ANTHYSTER'IC. [See Antihysteric.]
2776	anti	[.] AN'TI, n. [Gr. See Ante.] A preposition signifying against, opposite, contrary, or in place of; used in many English words.
2777	anti-chamber	[.] AN'TI-CHAMBER, n. Dr. Johnson prefers ante-chamber, which see. But ante and anti are the same word in different dialects; and have the same radical signification. [See Ante.]
2778	anti-christ	[.] AN'TI-CHRIST, n. [Gr. against, and Christ.] [.] A great adversary of Christ; the man of sin; described [.] 1John 2:18. 2Thess. 2. Rev. 9. Protestants generally suppose this adversary to be the Papal power; and some divines believe that, in a more general sense, ...
2779	antiacid	[.] ANTIAC'ID, a. Opposing or removing acidity. Often written antacid. [.] ANTIAC'ID, n. An alkali; a medicine proper to correct sourness, or acidity; an absorbent, as chalk, magnesia, coral, sea shells, hematite, steel fillings; or an obtundent, as oil or fat; ...
2780	antiamerican	[.] ANTIAMER'ICAN, a. Opposed to America, or to the true interests or government of the United States; opposed to the revolution in America.
2781	antiarthritic	[.] ANTIARTHRIT'IC, a. [See Antarthritic.] Good against the gout. [.] ANTIARTHRIT'IC, n. A remedy for the gout.
2782	antiasthmatic	[.] ANTIASTHMAT'IC, a. [See Antasthmatic.] Good against asthma. [.] ANTIASTHMAT'IC, n. A remedy for the asthma.
2783	antibacchius	[.] ANTIBAC'CHIUS, n. [Gr. a foot of one short and two long syllables.] [.] In poetry, a foot of three syllables, the two first long and the last short, as ambire; opposed to the bacchius, in which the first syllable is short and the two last long. This foot is supposed ...
2784	antibasilican	[.] ANTIBASIL'ICAN, a. s as z. [Gr. a palace; L. royal, a hall of justice.] Opposed to royal state and magnificence.
2785	antic	[.] AN'TIC, a. [L. antiquus.] Odd' fanciful; as, antic tricks. [.] AN'TIC, n. [.] 1. A buffoon or merry Andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations. [.] 2. Odd appearance; fanciful figures. [.] 3. In architecture, sculpture and painting, such pieces ...
2786	anticachectic	[.] ANTICACHEC'TIC, a. [Gr. of an ill habit of body.] [.] Curing or tending to cure an ill habit of the constitution.
2787	anticatarrhal	[.] ANTICAT'ARRHAL, a. [against, and a catarrh.] Good against catarrh. [.] ANTICAT'ARRHAL, a. Remedy for catarrh.
2788	anticausotic	[.] ANTICAUSOT'IC, a. [against, and a burning fever.] Good against a burning fever. [.] ANTICAUSOT'IC, n. A remedy for a burning fever.
2789	antichachectic	[.] ANTICHACHEC'TIC, n. A medicine that tends to correct an ill habit of body.
2790	antichristian	[.] ANTICHRIS'TIAN, a. Pertaining to antichrist; opposite to or opposing the christian religion. [.] ANTICHRIS'TIAN, n. A follower of antichrist; one opposed to the christian religion.
2791	antichristianism	[.] ANTICHRIS'TIANISM, n. Opposition or contrariety to the christian religion.
2792	antichristianity	[.] ANTICHRISTIAN'ITY, n. Opposition or contrariety to christianity.
2793	antichronism	[.] ANTICH'RONISM, n. [Gr. time.] Deviation from the true order of time.
2794	anticipate	[.] ANTIC'IPATE, v.t. [L. anticipo, of ante, before, and capio, to take.] [.] 1. To take or act, before another, so as to prevent him; to take first possession. [.] 2. To take before the proper time; as, the advocate has anticipated that part of his argument. [.] 3. ...
2795	anticipated	[.] ANTIC'IPATED, pp. Taken before; foretasted; foreseen; precluded; prevented.
2796	anticipating	[.] ANTIC'IPATING, ppr. Taking before; foretasting; precluding; preventing.
2797	anticipation	[.] ANTICIPA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of taking up, placing, or considering something before the proper time, in natural order; prevention. [.] 2. Foretaste; previous view or impression of what is to happen afterward; as, the anticipation of the joys of heaven. [.] The ...
2798	anticipator	[.] ANTIC'IPATOR, n. One who anticipates.
2799	anticipatory	[.] ANTIC'IPATORY, a. Taking before the time.
2800	anticlimax	[.] ANTICLI'MAX, n. [Gr. opposite, and climax. See Climate.] [.] A sentence in which the ideas fall or become less important and striking at the close; opposed to climax. For example, [.] Next comes Dalhousie, the great God of war, [.] Lieutenant Col'nel to the ...
2801	anticly	[.] AN'TICLY, adv. In an antic manner; with odd postures and gesticulations; with fanciful appearance.
2802	anticmask	[.] AN'TICMASK or AN'TIMASK, n. A mask of antics.
2803	anticonstitutional	[.] ANTICONSTITU'TIONALIST, n. One opposed to the constitution.
2804	anticonstitutional	[.] ANTICONSTITU'TIONALIST, n. One opposed to the constitution.
2805	anticontagionist	[.] ANTICONTA'GIONIST, n. One who opposes the doctrine of contagion.
2806	anticontagious	[.] ANTICONTA'GIOUS, a. [and contagious.] Opposing or destroying contagion.
2807	anticonvulsive	[.] ANTICONVUL'SIVE, a. [and convulsive.] Good against convulsions.
2808	anticor	[.] AN'TICOR, n. [anti, and L. cor, the heart.] [.] Among farriers, an inflammation in a horse's throat, answering to the quinsy in man.
2809	anticosmetic	[.] ANTICOSMET'IC, a. [anti and cosmetic. See Cosmetic.] Destructive or injurious to beauty. [.] ANTICOSMET'IC, n. Any preparation which injures beauty.
2810	anticourt	[.] AN'TICOURT, a. In opposition to the court. [Not used.]
2811	anticourtier	[.] ANTICOURTIER, n. anticortyer. [anti and courtier.] [.] One who opposed the court, or the measures of administration.
2812	anticreator	[.] ANTICREA'TOR, n. One that opposes the creator.
2813	antidemocratic	[.] ANTIDEMOCRAT'IC,
2814	antidemocratical	[.] ANTIDEMOCRAT'ICAL, a. Opposing democracy; contrary to government by the people.
2815	antidotal	[.] AN'TIDOTAL, a. That has the quality of preventing the ill effects of poison, or of any thing noxious or mischievous.
2816	antidote	[.] AN'TIDOTE, n. [against, to give.] [.] 1. A medicine to counteract the effects of poison, or of any thing noxious taken into the stomach. [.] 2. Whatever tends to prevent mischievous effects, or to counteract the evil which something else might produce.
2817	antidotical	[.] ANTIDO'TICAL, a. Serving as an antidote.
2818	antidotically	[.] ANTIDO'TICALLY, adv. By way of antidote.
2819	antidysenteric	[.] ANTIDYSENTER'IC, a. [Gr. against, and dysenteric.] Good against the dysentery, or bloody flux. [.] ANTIDYSENTER'IC, n. A remedy for dysentery.
2820	antiemetic	[.] ANTIEMET'IC, a. [Gr. against, and emetic, from to vomit.] Having the quality of allaying vomiting. [.] ANTIEMET'IC, n. A remedy to check or allay vomiting.
2821	antienneahedral	[.] ANTIENNEAHE'DRAL, a. [Gr. opposite, nine, and side.] [.] In crystallography, having nine faces on two opposite parts of the crystal.
2822	antienthusiastic	[.] ANTIENTHUSIAS'TIC, a. [anti and enthusiastic.] Opposing enthusiasm.
2823	antientry	[.] AN'TIENTRY, n. [More correctly, ancientry.] Cast of antiquity; that which is ancient.
2824	antiepiscopal	[.] ANTIEPISC'OPAL, a. Adverse to episcopacy.
2825	antievangelical	[.] ANTIEVANGEL'ICAL, a. Contrary to orthodoxy, or the genuine sense of the gospel.
2826	antiface	[.] AN'TIFACE, n. Opposite face.
2827	antifanatic	[.] ANTIFANAT'IC, n. An opposer of fanaticism.
2828	antifebrile	[.] ANTIFE'BRILE, a. [against, and febrile.] [.] That has the quality of abating fever; opposing or tending to cure fever. [.] ANTIFE'BRILE, n. A medicine that cures, abates, or tends to allay fever.
2829	antiflattering	[.] ANTIFLAT'TERING, a. Opposite to flattery.
2830	antigugler	[.] ANTIGUG'LER, n. [anti and guggle.] [.] A crooked tube of metal, so bent as to be introduced into the neck of a bottle, for drawing out the liquor, without disturbing the sediment.
2831	antihectic	[.] ANTIHEC'TIC, a. [Gr. against, and hectic.] [.] That has the quality of opposing or curing hectical disorders. [.] ANTIHEC'TIC, n. A medicine that is good in the cure of hectic disorders.
2832	antihypnotic	[.] ANTIHYPNOT'IC, a. [Gr. sleep.] [.] Counteracting sleep; tending to prevent sleep or lethargy. [.] ANTIHYPNOT'IC, n. A medicine that prevents or tends to prevent sleep.
2833	antihypochondriac	[.] ANTIHYPOCHOND'RIAC, a. [Gr. hypochondriac.] [.] That counteracts or tends to cure hypochondriac affections, and depression of spirits. [.] ANTIHYPOCHOND'RIAC, n. A remedy for hypochondriac affections and low spirits.
2834	antihypophora	[.] ANTIHYPOPH'ORA, n. [Gr. an inference.] [.] In rhetoric, a figure which consists in refuting an objection by the opposition of a contrary sentence.
2835	antihysteric	[.] ANTIHYSTER'IC, a. [Gr. uterus.] Counteracting hysterics. [.] ANTIHYSTER'IC, n. A medicine that cures or counteracts hysterical affections.
2836	antilogarithm	[.] ANTILOG'ARITHM, n. [anti and logarithm.] [.] The complement of the logarithm of any sine, tangent or secant, to 90 degrees.
2837	antilogy	[.] ANTIL'OGY, n. [Gr. against, and speech.] [.] A contradiction between any words or passages in an author.
2838	antimagistrical	[.] ANTIMAGIS'TRICAL, a. Opposed to the office of magistrates. [Not used.]
2839	antimaniac	[.] ANTIMA'NIAC,
2840	antimaniacal	[.] ANTIMANI'ACAL, a. [anti and maniac.] Counteracting or curing madness or frenzy.
2841	antimask	[.] AN'TIMASK, n. A lesser mask.
2842	antimetabole	[.] ANTIMETAB'OLE, n. antimetab'oly. [Gr. against, and mutation.] [.] In rhetoric, a setting of two things in opposition to each other; as, an honorable action may be attended with labor, but the labor is soon past, and the honor is immortal.
2843	antimetathesis	[.] ANTIMETATH'ESIS, n. [Gr. against, and a transposition.] [.] In rhetoric, an inversion of the parts or members of an antithesis; as, "Compare the arrival of this governor, with the victory of that general." Compare this peace with that war."
2844	antimeter	[.] ANTIM'ETER, n. [Gr. measure.] [.] An optical instrument for measuring angles, with greater accuracy than can be done by the usual quadrants or sextants.
2845	antimetrical	[.] ANTIMET'RICAL, a. Contrary to the rules of meter or verse.
2846	antiministerial	[.] ANTIMINISTE'RIAL, a. [anti and ministerial.] [.] Opposed to the ministry, or administration of government.
2847	antiministerialist	[.] ANTIMINISTE'RIALIST, n. One that opposes the ministry.
2848	antimonarchical	[.] ANTIMONARCH'ICAL, a. [anti, against and monarchical.] [.] Opposed to monarchy; that opposes a kingly government.
2849	antimonarchicalnes	[.] ANTIMONARCH'ICALNESS, n. The quality of being opposed to monarchy.
2850	antimonial	[.] ANTIMO'NIAL, a. [from antimony.] [.] Pertaining to antimony; relating to antimony, or partaking of its qualities. [.] ANTIMO'NIAL, n. A preparation of antimony; a medicine in which antimony is a principal ingredient.
2851	antimoniate	[.] ANTIMO'NIATE, n. A compound or salt composed of antimonic acid and a base.
2852	antimoniated	[.] ANTIMO'NIATED, a. Partaking of antimony; mixed or prepared with antimony; as antimoniated tartar.
2853	antimonic	[.] ANTIMO'NIC, a. Pertaining to antimony; the antimonic acid is a peroxide of antimony.
2854	antimonious	[.] ANTIMO'NIOUS, a. Pertaining to antimony. The antimonious acid is a deutoxyd of antimony.
2855	antimonite	[.] AN'TIMONITE, n. A compound of antimonious acid and a base.
2856	antimony	[.] AN'TIMONY, n. [Low L. antimonium.] [.] Primarily, a metallic ore consisting of sulphur combined with a metal; the sulphuret of antimony, the stibium of the Romans and of the Greeks. It is a blackish mineral, which stains the hands, hard, brittle, full of long, shining, ...
2857	antimoralist	[.] ANTIMOR'ALIST, n. An opposer of morality.
2858	antimusical	[.] ANTIMU'SICAL, a. Opposed to music; having no ear for music.
2859	antinephritic	[.] ANTINEPHRIT'IC, a. [anti, and nephritic, which see.] [.] Counteracting diseases of the kidneys. [.] ANTINEPHRIT'IC, n. A medicine that tends to remove diseases of the kidneys.
2860	antinomian	[.] ANTINO'MIAN, a. [Gr. against, and law.] Against law; pertaining to the Antinomians. [.] ANTINO'MIAN, n. One of a sect who maintain, that, under the gospel dispensation, the law is of no use or obligation; or who hold doctrines which supersede the necessity of ...
2861	antinomianism	[.] ANTINO'MIANISM, n. The tenets of Antinomians.
2862	antinomist	[.] AN'TINOMIST, n. One who pays no regard to the law, or to good works.
2863	antinomy	[.] AN'TINOMY, n. A contradiction between two laws, or between two parts of the same law.
2864	antiochian	[.] ANTIO'CHIAN, a. Pertaining to Antiochus, the founder of a sect of philosophers, contemporary with Cicero. This sect was a branch of the academics, though Antiochus was a stoic. He attempted to reconcile the doctrines of the different schools, and was the last preceptor ...
2865	antipapal	[.] ANTIPA'PAL, a. Opposing popery.
2866	antipapistic	[.] ANTIPAPIS'TIC,
2867	antipapistical	[.] ANTIPAPIS'TICAL, a. Opposed to popery or papacy.
2868	antiparallel	[.] ANTIPAR'ALLEL, a. Running in a contrary direction.
2869	antiparalytic	[.] ANTIPARALYT'IC, a. [paralytic, which see.] Good against the palsy. [.] ANTIPARALYT'IC, n. A remedy for the palsy.
2870	antipathetic	[.] ANTIPATHET'IC,
2871	antipathetical	[.] ANTIPATHET'ICAL, a. [See Antipathy.] [.] Having a natural contrariety, or constitutional aversion to a thing.
2872	antipatheticalness	[.] ANTIPATHET'ICALNESS, n. The quality or state of having an aversion or contrariety to a thing.
2873	antipathy	[.] ANTIP'ATHY, n. [Gr. against, and feeling.] [.] 1. Natural aversion; instinctive contrariety or opposition in feeling; an aversion felt at the presence, real or ideal, of a particular object. This word literally denotes a natural aversion, which may be of different ...
2874	antipatriotic	[.] ANTIPATRIOT'IC, a. Not patriotic; opposing the interests of one's country. [.] Antipatriotic prejudices.
2875	antipedobaptist	[.] ANTIPEDOBAP'TIST, n. [Gr. against, a child, and baptize.] [.] One who is opposed to the baptism of infants.
2876	antiperistaltic	[.] ANTIPERISTAL'TIC, a. [See Peristaltic.] [.] Opposed to peristaltic; retroverted, as in vomiting; as, the antiperistaltic motion of the intestines.
2877	antiperistasis	[.] ANTIPERIS'TASIS, n. [Gr. against, and a standing around.] [.] The opposition of a contrary quality, by which the quality opposed acquires strength; or the action by which a body attacked collects force by opposition; or the intention of the activity of one quality ...
2878	antiperistatic	[.] ANTIPERISTAT'IC, a. Pertaining to antiperistasis.
2879	antipestilential	[.] ANTIPESTILEN'TIAL, a. [anti and pestilential, which see.] [.] Counteracting contagion or infection; having the quality of opposing or destroying pestilential diseases.
2880	antiphlogistian	[.] ANTIPHLOGIS'TIAN, n. [anti and phlogiston, which see.] [.] An opposer of the theory of phlogiston.
2881	antiphlogistic	[.] ANTIPHLOGIS'TIC, a. Counteracting heat or inflammation; tending to reduce arterial action; opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston. [.] ANTIPHLOGIS'TIC, n. Any medicine or diet which tends to reduce inflammation or the activity of the vital power.
2882	antiphon	[.] AN'TIPHON, n. [See Antiphony.] [.] The chant or alternate singing in choirs of cathedrals.
2883	antiphonal	[.] ANTIPH'ONAL,
2884	antiphonary	...
2885	antiphoner	[.] ANTIPH'ONER, n. A book of anthems or antiphons.
2886	antiphonic	[.] ANTIPHON'IC,
2887	antiphonical	[.] ANTIPHON'ICAL, a. [See Antiphony.] Pertaining to antiphony or alternate singing.
2888	antiphony	[.] ANTIPH'ONY, n. [contrary, and voice.] [.] 1. The answer of one choir to another, when an anthem or psalm is sung by two choirs; alternate singing. [.] 2. A species of psalmody, when a congregation is divided into two parts, and each sings the verses alternately. [.] 3. ...
2889	antiphrasis	[.] ANTIPH'RASIS, n. [Gr. against, and a form of speech.] [.] The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance.
2890	antiphrastic	[.] ANTIPHRAS'TIC,
2891	antiphrastical	[.] ANTIPHRAS'TICAL, a. Pertaining to antiphrasis.
2892	antipodal	[.] ANTIP'ODAL, a. Pertaining to the antipodes; having the feet directly opposite.
2893	antipode	[.] AN'TIPODE, n. [Gr. opposite, and foot.] [.] One who lives on the opposite side of the globe, and of course, whose feet are directly opposite.
2894	antipoison	[.] ANTIPOI'SON, n. s as z. An antidote for poison.
2895	antipope	[.] AN'TIPOPE, n. [anti and pope.] [.] One who usurps the papal power, in opposition to the pope. [.] AN'TIPOPE, n. An outward gate or door.
2896	antiprelatical	[.] ANTIPRELAT'ICAL, a. Adverse to prelacy.
2897	antipriest	[.] AN'TIPRIEST, n. An opposer or enemy of priests.
2898	antipriestcraft	[.] ANTIPRIE'STCRAFT, n. Opposition to priestcraft.
2899	antiprinciple	[.] ANTIPRIN'CIPLE, n. An opposite principle.
2900	antiprophet	[.] ANTIPROPH'ET, n. An enemy or opposer of prophets.
2901	antiptosis	[.] ANTIP'TOSIS, n. [Gr. case.] [.] In grammar, the putting of one case for another.
2902	antipuritan	[.] ANTIPU'RITAN, n. An opposer of puritans.
2903	antiquarian	[.] ANTIQUA'RIAN, a. Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity. As a noun, this is used for antiquary.
2904	antiquarianism	[.] ANTIQUA'RIANISM, n. Love of antiquities.
2905	antiquary	[.] AN'TIQUARY, n. [L. antiquarius.] [.] One who studies into the history of ancient things, as statues, coins, medals, paintings, inscriptions, books and manuscripts, or searches for them, and explains their origin and purport; one versed in antiquity.
2906	antiquate	[.] AN'TIQUATE, v.t. [L. antiquo. See Antiquary.] [.] To make old, or obsolete; to make old in such a degree as to put out of use. Hence, when applied to laws or customs, it amounts to make void or abrogate. [.] Christianity might reasonably introduce new laws and ...
2907	antiquated	[.] AN'TIQUATED, pp. Grown old; obsolete; out of use; having lost its binding force by non-observance; as an antiquated law.
2908	antiquatedness	[.] AN'TIQUATEDNESS, n. The state of being old or obsolete.
2909	antiquation	[.] ANTIQUA'TION, n. The state of being antiquated.
2910	antique	[.] ANTIQUE, a. antee'k. [L. antiquus, probably from ante.] [.] 1. Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; in this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome; as an antique statue. [.] 2. Old, as it respects the present age, or a modern period ...
2911	antiqueness	[.] ANTIQUENESS, n. antee'kness. The quality of being ancient; an appearance of ancient origin and workmanship.
2912	antiquity	[.] ANTIQ'UITY, n. [L. antiquitas.] [.] 1. Ancient times; former ages; times long since past; a very indefinite term; as, Cicero was the most eloquent orator of antiquity. [.] 2. The ancients; the people of ancient times; as, the fact is admitted by all antiquity. [.] Meaning ...
2913	antirevolutionary	[.] ANTIREVOLU'TIONARY, a. [See Revolution.] [.] Opposed to a revolution; opposed to an entire change in the form of government.
2914	antirevolutionist	[.] ANTIREVOLU'TIONIST, n. One who is opposed to a revolution in government.
2915	antisabbatarian	[.] ANTISABBATA'RIAN, n. [anti and sabbath.] [.] One of a sect who oppose the observance of the Christian sabbath; maintaining that the Jewish sabbath was only of ceremonial, not of moral obligation, and was consequently abolished by Christ.
2916	antisabian	[.] ANTISA'BIAN, a. [See sabian.] [.] Opposed or contrary to Sabianism, or the worship of the celestial orbs.
2917	antisacerdotal	[.] ANTISACERDO'TAL, a. Adverse to priests.
2918	antiscian	[.] ANTIS'CIAN, ANTIS'CIANS, n. [L. antiscii, of Gr. opposite, and shadow.] [.] In geography, the inhabitants of the earth, living on different sides of the equator, whose shadows at noon are cast in contrary directions. Those who live north of the equator are antiscians ...
2919	antiscians	[.] ANTIS'CIAN, ANTIS'CIANS, n. [L. antiscii, of Gr. opposite, and shadow.] [.] In geography, the inhabitants of the earth, living on different sides of the equator, whose shadows at noon are cast in contrary directions. Those who live north of the equator are antiscians ...
2920	antiscorbutic	[.] ANTISCORBU'TIC, a. [anti and scorbutic.] which see.] [.] Counteracting the scurvy. [.] ANTISCORBU'TIC, n. A remedy for the scurvy.
2921	antiscripturism	[.] ANTISCRIP'TURISM, n. Opposition to the Holy Scriptures.
2922	antiscripturist	[.] ANTISCRIP'TURIST, n. One that denies revelation.
2923	antiseptic	[.] ANTISEP'TIC, a. [Gr. putrid, from to putrify.] [.] Opposing or counteracting putrefaction. [.] ANTISEP'TIC, n. A medicine which resists or corrects putrefaction, as acids, stimulants, saline substances, astringents, &c.
2924	antisocial	[.] ANTISO'CIAL, a. [See Social.] [.] Averse to society; that tends to interrupt or destroy social intercourse.
2925	antispasis	[.] ANTIS'PASIS, n. [Gr. against, and to draw.] [.] A revulsion of fluids, from one part of the body to another.
2926	antispasmodic	[.] ANTISPASMOD'IC, a. [Gr. against, and from to draw.] [.] Opposing spasm; resisting convulsions; as anodynes. [.] ANTISPASMOD'IC, n. A remedy for spasm or convulsions, as opium, balsam of Peru, and the essential oils of vegetables.
2927	antispastic	[.] ANTISPAS'TIC, a. [See Antispansis.] [.] Causing a revulsion of fluids or humors.
2928	antisplenetic	[.] ANTISPLENET'IC, a. [See Spleen.] [.] Good as a remedy in diseases of the spleen.
2929	antistasis	[.] ANTIS'TASIS, n. [Gr. Opposite, and station.] [.] In oratory, the defense of an action from the consideration that if it had been omitted, something worse would have happened.
2930	antistes	[.] ANTIS'TES, n. [L.] The chief priest or prelate.
2931	antistrophe	[.] ANTIS'TROPHE,'TROPHY, n. [Gr. opposite, and a turning. [.] 1. In grammar, the changing of things mutually depending on each other; reciprocal conversion; as, the master of the servant, the servant of the master. [.] 2. Among the ancients, that part of a song ...
2932	antistrophon	[.] ANTIS'TROPHON, n. A figure which repeats a word often.
2933	antistrumatic	[.] ANTISTRUMAT'IC, a. [anti and struma, a scrophulous swelling.] [.] Good against scrophulous disorders.
2934	antithesis	[.] ANTITH'ESIS, n. [Gr. from, to place.] [.] 1. In rhetoric, an opposition of words or sentiments; contrast; as, "When our vices leave us, we flatter ourselves we leave them." "The prodigal robs his heir, the miser robs himself." "Excess of ceremony shows want of ...
2935	antithetic	[.] ANTITHET'IC,
2936	antithetical	[.] ANTITHET'ICAL, a. Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing or abounding with antithesis.
2937	antitrinitarian	[.] ANTITRINITA'RIAN, n. [anti and trinitarian, which see.] [.] One who denies the trinity or the existence of three persons in the Godhead. [.] ANTITRINITA'RIAN, a. Opposing the trinity.
2938	antitrinitarianism	[.] ANTITRINITA'RIANISM, n. A denial of the trinity.
2939	antitype	[.] AN'TITYPE, n. [Gr. against, and a type, or pattern.] [.] A figure corresponding to another figure; that of which the type is the pattern or representation. Thus the paschal lamb, in scripture, is the type of which Christ is the antitype. An antitype then, is something ...
2940	antitypical	[.] ANTITYP'ICAL, a. Pertaining to an antitype; explaining the type.
2941	antivariolous	[.] ANTIVARIO'LOUS, a. [anti and variolous, which see.] [.] Opposing the small pox.
2942	antler	[.] ANT'LER, n. [From the root of ante, before. See Ante.] [.] A start or branch of a horn, especially of the horns of the cevine animals, as of the stag or moose. The branch next to the head is called the brow'antler, and the branch next above, the bes-antler.
2943	antlered	[.] ANT'LERED, a. Furnished with antlers.
2944	antonian	[.] ANTO'NIAN, a. Noting certain medicinal waters in Germany, at or Tonstein.
2945	antonomasia	[.] ANTONOMA'SIA,
2946	antonomasy	[.] ANTONOM'ASY, n. [Gr. name.] [.] To use of the name of some office, dignity, profession, science or trade, instead of the true name of the person; as when his majesty is used for a king, lordship for a nobleman. Thus instead of Aristotle, we say, the philosopher; ...
2947	antosiandrian	[.] ANTOSIAN'DRIAN, n. One of a sect of rigid Lutherans, so denominated from their opposing the doctrines of Osiander. This sect deny that man is made just, but is only imputatively just, that is pronounced so.
2948	anvil	[.] AN'VIL, n. [The Latin word incus, incudis,is formed by a like analogy fromin and cudo, to hammer, or shape.] [.] An iron block with a smooth face, on which smiths hammer and shape their work. [.] Figuratively, any thing on which blows are laid. [.] To be on ...
2949	anxiety	[.] ANXI'ETY, n. angzi'ety. [L. anxietas, from anxius, solicitous; L. ango. See Anger.] [.] 1. concern or solicitude respecting some event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasinerr. it expresses more than uneasiness ...
2950	anxious	[.] ANX'IOUS, a ank'shus. [.] 1. Greatly concerned or solicitous, respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; applied to persons; as, to be anxious for the issue of a battle. [.] 2. Full of solicitude; unquiet; applied to things; as anxious ...
2951	anxiously	[.] ANX'IOUSLY, adv. In an anxious manner; solicitously; with painful uncertainty; carefully; unquietly.
2952	anxiousness	[.] ANX'IOUSNESS, n. The quality of being anxious; great solicitude.
2953	any	[.] AN'Y, a. en'ny. [.] 1. One indefinitely. [.] Nor knoweth any man the Father, save the Son. Math. 11. [.] If a soul shall sin against any of the commandments. [.] Lev. 4. [.] 2. Some; an indefinite number, plurally; for though the word is formed from one, ...
2954	any-wise	[.] ANY-WISE is sometimes used adverbially, but the two words may be separated, and used with a preposition, in any wise. [.]
2955	aonian	[.] AO'NIAN, a. [From aonia, a part of Boeotia, in Greece.] [.] Pertaining to the muses, or to Aonia in Boeotia. The Aonian fount was Aganippe, at the foot of mount Helicon, not far from Thebes, and sacred to the muses. Hence the muses were called Aonides. But in ...
2956	aorist	[.] A'ORIST, n. [Gr. indefinite, of a priv. and limit.] [.] The name of certain tenses in the grammar of the Greek language, which express time indeterminate, that is, either past, present or future.
2957	aoristic	[.] AORIST'IC, a. Indefinite; pertaining to an aorist, or indefinite tense.
2958	aorta	[.] AORT'A, n. [Gr. the great artery; also an ark or chest.] [.] The great artery, or trunk of the arterial system; proceeding from the left ventricle of the heart, and giving origin to all the arteries, except the pulmonary arteries. It first rises, when it is called ...
2959	aortal	[.] AORT'AL, a. Pertaining to the aorta, or great artery.
2960	aouta	[.] AOU'TA, n. The paper-mulberry tree in Otaheite, from whose bark is manufactured a cloth worn by the inhabitants.
2961	apace	[.] APA'CE, adv. [a and pace.] [.] With a quick pace; quick; fast; speedily; with haste; hastily; applied to things in motion or progression; as, birds fly apace; weeds grow apace.
2962	apagoge	[.] AP'AGOGE,
2963	apagogical	[.] APAGOG'ICAL, a. An apagogical demonstration is an indirect way of proof, by showing the absurdity or impossibility of the contrary.
2964	apagogy	[.] AP'AGOGY, n. [Gr. from, to draw aside, of from and to drive.] [.] 1. In logic abduction; a kind of argument, wherein the greater extreme is evidently contained in the medium, but the medium not so evidently in the lesser extreme, as not to require further proof. ...
2965	apalachian	[.] APALACH'IAN, a. Pertaining to the Apalaches, a tribe of Indians, in the westen part of Georgia. Hence the word is applied to the mountains in or near their country, which are in fact the southern extremity of the Alleghanean ridges.
2966	apanthropy	[.] APAN'THROPY, n. [Gr. from, and man.] [.] An aversion to the company of men; a love of solitude.
2967	aparithmesis	[.] APARITH'MESIS, n. [Gr.] In rhetoric, enumeration.
2968	apart	[.] AP'ART, adv. [a and part; See Part.] [.] 1. Separately; at a distance; in a state of separation, as to place. [.] Jesus departed thence into a desert place apart. Math. 14. [.] 2. In a state of distinction, as to purpose, use or character. [.] The Lord ...
2969	apartment	[.] AP'ARTMENT, n. [See Part.] [.] A room in a building; a division in a house, separated from others by partitions; a place separated by inclosure.
2970	apathetic	[.] APATHET'IC, a. Void of feeling; free from passion; insensible.
2971	apathy	[.] AP'ATHY, n. [Gr. passion.] [.] Want of feeling; an utter privation of passion, or insensibility to pain; applied either to the body or the mind. As applied to the mind, it is stoicism, a calmness of mind incapable of being ruffled by pleasure, pain or passion. ...
2972	apatite	[.] AP'ATITE, n. [From Gr. to deceive; it having been often mistaken for other minerals.] [.] A variety of phosphate of lime; generally crystallized in low, flat, hexahedral prisms, sometimes even tabular. Its powder phosphoresces on burning coals. [.] The phosporite ...
2973	ape	[.] APE, n. [.] 1. A genus of quadrupeds, found in the torrid zone of both continents, of a great variety of species. In common use, the word extends to all the tribe of monkeys and baboons; but in zoology, ape is limited to such of these animals as have no tails; while ...
2974	apeak	[.] APE'AK, adv. [a and peak, a point. See peak.] [.] 1. One the point; in a posture to pierce. [.] 2. In seamen's language, perpendicular. The anchor is apeak, when the cable is drawn so as to bring the ship directly over it.
2975	apennine	[.] AP'ENNINE, a. [L. apenninus; ad and penninus, an epithet applied to a peak or ridge of the Alps.] [.] Pertaining to or designating a chain of mountains,which extend from the plains of Piedmont, round the gulf of Genoa, to the center of Italy, and thence south east ...
2976	apennines	[.] AP'ENNINES, n. The mountains above described.
2977	apepsy	[.] APEP'SY, n. [Gr. diges.] [.] Defective digestion; indigestion. [Little used.]
2978	aper	[.] A'PER, n. One who apes. in zoology, the wild boar.
2979	aperient	[.] APE'RIENT, a. [L. aperiens, aperio.] [.] Opening; that has the quality of opening; deobstruent; laxative. [.] APE'RIENT, n. a medicine which promoties the circulation of the fluids, by removing obstructions; a laxative; a deobstruent; as, smallage, fennel, ...
2980	aperitive	[.] APER'ITIVE, a. Opening; deobstruent; aperient.
2981	apert	[.] APERT', a. [L. apertus.] Open; evident; undisguised. [Not used.]
2982	apertion	[.] APER'TION, n. The act of opening; the state of being opened; an opening; a gap, aperture, or passage. [Little used.]
2983	apertly	[.] APERT'LY, adv. Openly [Little used.]
2984	apertness	[.] APERT'NESS, n. [L. apertus.] Openness. [Rarely used.]
2985	apertor	[.] APERT'OR, n. A muscle that raises the upper eye lid.
2986	aperture	[.] AP'ERTURE, n. [.] 1. The act of opening; more generally, an opening; a gap, cleft or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole through any solid substance. [.] 2. An opening of meaning; explanation. [Not used.] [.] 3. In geometry, the space between two right lines, ...
2987	apetalous	[.] APET'ALOUS, a. [Gr. a flower-leaf or petal.] [.] In botany, having no petals, or flower-leaves; having no corol.
2988	apetalousness	[.] APET'ALOUSNESS, n. A state of being without petals.
2989	apex	[.] A'PEX, n. plu. apexes. [L. apex, plu. apices.] [.] The tip, point of summit of any thing. In antiquity, the cap of a flamen or priest; the crest of a helmet. In grammar, the mark of a long syllable. In botany, the anther of flowers, or tops of the stamens, like ...
2990	apexes	[.] A'PICES, A'PEXES. [See Apex, and Anther.]
2991	aphanite	[.] APH'ANITE, n. [Gr. to appear.] [.] In mineralogy, compact amphibole in a particular state.
2992	aphelion	[.] APHE'LION, n. [Gr. from, and the sun.] [.] That point of a planet's orbit which is most distant from the sun; opposed to perihelion.
2993	apheresis	[.] APHERE'SIS, n. [Gr. from, and to take.] [.] 1. The taking of a litter or syllable from the beginning of a word. Thus by an apheresis, omittere is writter, mittere. [.] 2. In the healing art, the removal of any thing noxious. In surgery, amputation.
2994	aphidivorous	[.] APHIDIV'OROUS, a. [of aphis, the puceron or vine fretter, and voro, to eat.] [.] Eating, devouring, or subsisting on the aphis, or plant-louse.
2995	aphilanthropy	[.] APHILAN'THROPY, n. [of a neg. and to love, and man.] [.] Want of love to mankind. In medicine, the first stage of melancholy, when solitude is preferred to society.
2996	aphis	[.] A'PHIS, n. In zoology, the puceron, vine fretter, or plant-louse; a genus of insects, belonging to the order of hemipters. The aphis is furnished with an inflected beak, and with feelers longer than the thorax. In the same species, some individuals have four erect ...
2997	aphlogistic	[.] APHLOGIS'TIC, a. [Gr. inflammable.] [.] Flameless; as an aphlogistic lamp, in which a coil of wire is kept in a state of continued ignition by alcohol, without flame.
2998	aphony	[.] APH'ONY, n. [Gr. voice.] [.] A loss of voice; a palsy of the tongue; dumbness; catalepsy.
2999	aphorism	[.] APH'ORISM, n. [Gr. determination, distinction; from to separate.] [.] A maxim; a precept, or principle expressed in few words; a detached sentence containing some important truth; as, the aphorisms of Hippocrates, or of the civil law.
3000	aphorismer	[.] APHORISM'ER, n. A dealer in aphorisms.
3001	aphoristic	[.] APHORIS'TIC,
3002	aphoristical	[.] APHORIS'TICAL, a. In the form of an aphorism; in the form of short unconnected sentences; as an aphoristic style.
3003	aphoristically	[.] APHORIS'TICALLY, adv. In the form or manner of aphorisms.
3004	aphrite	[.] APH'RITE, n. [Gr. froth; the schaum erde, or earth scum, of Werner; the silvery chalk of Kirwan.] [.] A subvariety of carbonate of lime, occurring in small masses, solid or tender and friable. It is composed of lamels or scales, of a pearly luster. It is connected ...
3005	aphrizite	[.] APH'RIZITE, n. A variety of black tourmalin.
3006	aphrodisiac	[.] APHRODIS'IAC,
3007	aphrodisiacal	[.] APHRODISI'ACAL, a. [Gr. venereal, Venus, from froth.] [.] Exciting venereal desire; increasing the appetite for sexual connection.
3008	aphrodita	[.] APHRODI'TA, n. [.] 1. In zoology, a genus of the order of Molluscas, called also sea-mouse. The body is oval, with many small protuberances or tentacles on each side, which serve as feet. The mouth is cylindrical, at one end of the body, with two bristly tentacles, ...
3009	aphrodite	[.] APH'RODITE, n. [Gr.] A follower of Venus. [.] APH'RODITE,
3010	aphthong	[.] APH'THONG, n. [Gr. without, and sound.] [.] A letter or combination of letters, which, in the customary pronunciation of a word, have no sound.
3011	aphthous	[.] APH'THOUS, a. [Gr. ulcers in the mouth.] [.] Pertaining to thrush; of the nature of thrush or ulcerous affections of the mouth.
3012	aphyllous	[.] APH'YLLOUS, a. [Gr. a leaf.] [.] In botany, destitute of leaves, as the rush, mushrooms, garlic, some sea-weeds, &c.
3013	apiary	[.] A'PIARY, n. [L. apiarium, of apis, a bee.] [.] The place where bees are kept; a stand or shed for bees.
3014	apiaster	[.] A'PIASTER, n. [From apis, a bee.] [.] The bird called a bee-eater, a species of merops. The apiaster has an iron colored back, and a belly of bluish green.
3015	apices	[.] A'PICES, A'PEXES. [See Apex, and Anther.]
3016	apiece	[.] APIE'CE, adv. [a and piece.] [.] To each; noting the share of each; as here is an orange apiece.
3017	apis	[.] A'PIS, n. In mythology, an ox, worshiped in ancient Egypt, or a divinity or idol in the figure of an ox. [.] A'PIS, n. [L.] In zoology, the bee, a genus of insects, of the order of hymenopters. The mouth has two jaws, and a proboscis infolded in a double sheath; ...
3018	apish	[.] A'PISH, a. [See Ape.] Having the qualities of an ape; inclined to imitate in a servile manner; hence, foolish, foppish, affected, trifling, insignificant; as, an apish fellow; apish manners.
3019	apishly	[.] A'PISHLY, adv. In an apish manner; with servile imitation; foppishly.
3020	apishness	[.] A'PISHNESS, n. The quality of being apish; mimicry; foppery.
3021	apitpat	[.] APIT'PAT, With quick beating or palpitation; a word formed from the sound, pit and pat, or from beat.
3022	aplanatic	[.] APLANAT'IC, a. [Gr. to wander.] [.] An aplanatic telescope is one which entirely corrects the aberration of the rays of light. It is thus distinguished from the achromatic, which only partially corrects the aberration.
3023	aplome	[.] APLO'ME, n. [Gr. simple.] [.] A mineral closely allied to garnet. It is considered by Jameson, as crystallized common garnet. It is a rare mineral, found in dodecahedrons, with rhombic faces, supposed to be derived from the cube, by one of the most simple laws ...
3024	apluster	[.] APLUS'TER,
3025	aplustre	[.] APLUS'TRE, n. [L. from Gr. the summit of the poop of a ship.] [.] An ensign, or ornament carried by ancient ships. It was shaped like a plume of feathers, fastened on the neck of a goose or swan, and to this was attached a party-colored ribbon, to indicate the course ...
3026	apocalypse	[.] APOC'ALYPSE, n. apoc'alyps. [Gr. from to disclose; and to cover.] [.] Revelation; discovery; disclosure. The name of a book of the New Testament, containing many discoveries or predictions respecting the future state of Christianity, written by St. John, in Patmos, ...
3027	apocalyptic	[.] APOCALYP'TIC,
3028	apocalyptical	[.] APOCALYP'TICAL, a. Containing or pertaining to revelation; disclosing.
3029	apocalyptically	[.] APOCALYP'TICALLY, adv. By revelation; in the manner of disclosure.
3030	apocopate	[.] APOC'OPATE, v.t. [See apocope.] [.] To cut off, or drop the last letter or syllable of a word.
3031	apocopated	[.] APOC'OPATED, pp. Shortened by the omission of the last letter or syllable.
3032	apocopating	[.] APOC'OPATING, ppr. Cutting off, or omitting the last letter or syllable.
3033	apocope	[.] APOC'OPE,
3034	apocopy	[.] APOC'OPY, n. [Gr. abscission, of and to cut.] [.] The cutting off, or omission of the last letter or syllable of a word; as di for dii.
3035	apocrisary	...
3036	apocrustic	[.] APOCRUST'IC, a. [Gr. from, to drive from.] [.] Astringent; repelling. [.] APOCRUST'IC, n. A medicine which constringes, and repels the humors; a repellent.
3037	apocrypha	[.] APOC'RYPHA, n. [Gr. from, to conceal.] [.] Literally such things as are not published; but in an appropriate sense, books whose authors are not known; whose authenticity, as inspired writings, is not admitted, and which are therefore not considered a part of the ...
3038	apocryphal	[.] APOC'RYPHAL, a. Pertaining to the apecrypha; not canonical; of uncertain authority or credit; false; fictitious.
3039	apocryphally	[.] APOC'RYPHALLY, adv. Uncertainly; not indisputably.
3040	apocryphalness	[.] APOC'RYPHALNESS, n. Uncertainty, as to authenticity; doubtfulness of credit, or genuineness.
3041	apodal	[.] AP'ODAL, a. [See apode.] [.] Without feet; in zoology, destitute of ventral fins.
3042	apode	[.] AP'ODE, n. [Gr. foot.] [.] An animal that has no feet, applied to certain fabulous fowls, which are said to have no legs, and also to some birds that have very short legs. [.] In zoology, the apodes are an order of fishes which have no ventral fins; the first order ...
3043	apodictic	[.] APODIC'TIC,
3044	apodictical	[.] APODIC'TICAL, a. [Gr. evidence, of an to show.] [.] Demonstrative; evident beyond contradiction; clearly proving. [Little used.]
3045	apodictically	[.] APODIC'TICALLY, adv. So as to be evident beyond contradiction.
3046	apodosis	[.] APOD'OSIS, n. [Gr.] The application or latter part of a similitude.
3047	apogee	[.] AP'OGEE, n. [apogeon, apogeum; Gr. from, and the earth.] [.] That point in the orbit of a a planet, which is at the greatest distance from the earth. The ancients regarded the earth as fixed in the center of the system, and therefore assigned to the sun, with the ...
3048	apogon	[.] AP'OGON, n. A fish of the Mediterranean, the summit of whose head is elevated.
3049	apograph	[.] AP'OGRAPH n. [Gr.] An exemplar; a copy or transcript.
3050	apollinarian	[.] APOLLINA'RIAN, a. [From Apollo.] [.] The Apollinarian games, in Roman antiquity, were celebrated in honor of Apollo; instituted A.R. 542 after the battle of Cannae. They were merely scenical, with exhibitions of music, dances and various mountebank tricks.
3051	apollinarians	[.] APOLLINA'RIANS, in Church history, a sect, deriving their name from Apollinaris, bishop of Laodicea, in the 4th Century, who denied the proper humanity of Christ; maintaining that his body was endowed with a sensitive, and not with a rational soul; and that the divine ...
3052	apollyon	[.] APOL'LYON, n. [Gr. destroying.] [.] The destroyer; a name used Rev. 9:11, for the angel of the bottomless pit, answering to the Hebrew Abaddon.
3053	apologetic	[.] APOLOGET'IC,
3054	apologetical	[.] APOLOGET'ICAL, a. [Gr. to speak in defense of; and speech.] [.] Defending by words or arguments; excusing; said or written in defense, or by way of apology; as an apologetic essay.
3055	apologetically	[.] APOLOGET'ICALLY, adv. By way of apology or excuse.
3056	apologist	[.] APOL'OGIST, n. [See Apology.] [.] One who makes an apology; one who speaks or writes in defense of another.
3057	apologize	[.] APOL'OGIZE, v.i. To make an apology; to write or speak in favor of, or to make excuse for; followed by for; as, my correspondent apologized for not answering my letter.
3058	apologue	[.] AP'OLOGUE, n. ap'olog. [Gr. a long speech, a fable.] [.] A moral fable; a story or relation of fictitious events, intended to convey useful truths. An apologue differs from a parable in this; the parable is drawn from events which pass among mankind, and is therefore ...
3059	apology	[.] APOL'OGY, n. [Gr. discourse.] [.] An excuse; something said or written in defense or extenuation of what appears to others wrong, or unjustifiable; or of what may be liable to disapprobation. It may be an extenuation of what is not perfectly justifiable, or a vindication ...
3060	aponeurosis	[.] APONEURO'SIS,
3061	aponeurosy	[.] APONEU'ROSY, n. [Gr. from, and to send.] [.] An expansion of a tendon in the manner of a membrane; the tendinous expansion or fascia of muscles; the tendon or tail of a muscle.
3062	apopemptic	[.] APOPEMP'TIC, a. [Gr. from, and a nerve.] [.] Denoting a song or hymn among the ancients, sung or addressed to a stranger, on his departure from a place to his own country. It may be used as a noun for the hymn.
3063	apophasis	[.] APOPH'ASIS, n. [Gr. from, and form of speech.] [.] In rhetoric, a waving or omission of what one, speaking ironically, would plainly insinuate; as, "I will not mention another argument, which, however, if I should, you could not refute."
3064	apophlegmatic	[.] APOPHLEGMAT'IC, a. [Gr. from, and phlegm.] [.] Masticatory; having the quality of exciting discharges of phlegm from the mouth or nostrils. [.] APOPHLEGMAT'IC, n. A masticatory; a medicine which excites discharges of phlegm from the mouth or nostrils.
3065	apophlegmatism	[.] APOPHLEG'MATISM, n. An apophlegmatic.
3066	apophlegmatizant	[.] APOPHLEGMAT'IZANT, n. An apophlegmatic.
3067	apophthegm	[.] AP'OPHTHEGM,
3068	apophyge	[.] APOPH'YGE,
3069	apophygy	[.] APOPH'YGY, n. [Gr. from, and flight.] [.] 1. In architecture, the part of a column, where it springs out of its base; originally a ring or ferrel to bind the extremities of columns, and keep them from splitting; afterwards imitated in stone pillars. It is sometimes ...
3070	apophyllite	[.] APOPH'YLLITE, n. [Gr. from, and a leaf; so called because of its tendency to exfoliate.] [.] A mineral occurring in laminated masses or in regular prismatic crystals, having a strong and peculiar pearly luster. Its structure is foliated, and when a fragment is ...
3071	apophysis	[.] APOPH'YSIS,
3072	apophysy	[.] APOPH'YSY, n. [Gr. from, and growth.] [.] The projecting soft end or protuberance of a bone; a process of a bone.
3073	apoplectic	[.] APOPLEC'TIC,
3074	apoplectical	[.] APOPLEC'TICAL, a. [See apoplexy.] Pertaining to or consisting in apoplexy, as an apoplectic fit; or predisposed to apoplexy, as an apoplectic habit of body.
3075	apoplexed	[.] AP'OPLEXED, a. Affected with apoplexy.
3076	apoplexy	[.] AP'OPLEXY, n. [Gr. from, to strike.] [.] A sudden deprivation of all sense and voluntary motion, occasioned by repletion or whatever interrupts the action of the nerves upon the muscles. [.] Dryden, for the sake of measure, uses apoplex, for apoplexy.
3077	aporia	[.] APO'RIA, n. [Gr. from a way or passage.] [.] 1. In rhetoric, a doubting or being at a loss where to begin, or what to say, on account of the variety of matter. [.] 2. In the medical art, febrile anxiety; uneasiness; restlessness, from obstructed perspiration, ...
3078	aporime	[.] AP'ORIME, n. [See Apory.] A problem difficult to be resolved.
3079	aporon	[.] AP'ORON,
3080	apory	[.] AP'ORY,
3081	aposiopesis	[.] APOSIOPE'SIS,
3082	aposiopesy	[.] APOSIO'PESY, n. [Gr. of to be silent.] [.] Reticence or suppression; as when a speaker for some cause, as fear, sorrow, or anger, suddenly breaks off his discourse, before it is ended; or speaks of a thing, when he makes a show as if he would say nothing on the subject; ...
3083	apostasy	[.] APOS'TASY, n. [Gr. a defection, to depart.] [.] 1. An abandonment of what one has professed; a total desertion, or departure from one's faith or religion. [.] 2. The desertion from a party to which one has adhered. [.] 3. Among physicians, the throwing off ...
3084	apostate	[.] APOS'TATE, n. [Gr.] [.] One who has forsaken the church, sect or profession to which he before adhered. In its original sense, applied to one who has abandoned his religion; but correctly applied also to one who abandons a political or other party. [.] APOS'TATE, ...
3085	apostatical	[.] APOSTAT'ICAL, a. After the manner of an apostate.
3086	apostatize	[.] APOS'TATIZE, v.i. To abandon one's profession or church; to forsake principles or faith which one has professed; or the party to which one has been attached.
3087	apostatizing	[.] APOS'TATIZING, ppr. Abandoning a church, profession, sect or party.
3088	apostemate	[.] APOS'TEMATE, v.i. To form into an abscess; to swell and fill with pus.
3089	apostemation	[.] APOSTEMA'TION, n. The formation of an aposteme; the process of gathering into an abscess; written corruptly imposthumation.
3090	apostematous	[.] APOSTEM'ATOUS, a. Pertaining to an abscess; partaking of the nature of an aposteme.
3091	aposteme	[.] AP'OSTEME, n. [Gr. from to go off, to recede; and to stand.] [.] An abscess; a swelling filled with purulent matter; written also corruptly imposthume.
3092	apostle	[.] APOS'TLE, n. [L. apostalus; Gr. to send away, to sent.] [.] A person deputed to execute some important business; but appropriately, a disciple of Christ commissioned to preach the gospel. Twelve persons were selected by Christ for this purpose; and Judas, one of ...
3093	apostle-ship	[.] APOSTLE-SHIP, n. The office or dignity of an apostle.
3094	apostolate	[.] APOS'TOLATE, n. A mission; the dignity or office of an apostle. Ancient writers use it for the office of a bishop; but it is now restricted to the dignity of the pope, whose see is call the Apostolic See.
3095	apostolic	[.] APOSTOL'IC
3096	apostolical	[.] APOSTOL'ICAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining or relating to the apostles, as the apostolic age. [.] 2. According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or taught by the apostles; as apostolic faith or practice. [.] Apostolic constitutions, a collection of regulations ...
3097	apostolically	[.] APOSTOL'ICALLY, adv. In the manner of the apostles.
3098	apostolicalness	[.] APOSTOL'ICALNESS, n. The quality of being apostolical, or according to the doctrines of the apostles.
3099	apostolics	[.] APOSTOL'ICS, n. Certain sects so called from their pretending to imitate the practice of the apostles, abstaining from marriage, from wine, flesh, pecuniary reward &c., and wandering about clothed in white, with long beards, and bare heads. Sagarelli, the founder ...
3100	apostrophe	[.] APOS'TROPHE,
3101	apostrophic	[.] APOS'TROPHIC, a. Pertaining to an apostrophe, noting the contraction of a word.
3102	apostrophize	[.] APOS'TROPHIZE, v.i. or t. [.] 1. To make an apostrophe, or short detached address in speaking; to address by apostrophy. [.] 2. v.t. To contract a word by omitting a letter or letters. [.] 3. To mark with a comma, indicating the omission of a letter.
3103	apostrophized	[.] APOS'TROPHIZED, pp. Addressed by way of digression; contracted by the omission of a letter or letters; marked by an apostrophy.
3104	apostrophizing	[.] APOS'TROPHIZING, ppr. Addressing in a digression; contracting or marking by apostrophy.
3105	apostrophy	[.] APOS'TROPHY, n. [Gr. from and a turning.] [.] 1. In rhetoric, a diversion of speech; a digressive address; a changing the course of a speech, and addressing a person who is dead or absent, as if present; or a short address introduced into a discourse, directed to ...
3106	apostume	[.] AP'OSTUME, n. An aposteme, which see.
3107	apotactite	[.] APOTAC'TITE, n. [Gr. from to renounce; to ordain.] [.] One of a sect of ancient christians, who, in imitation of the first believers, renounced all their effects and possessions.
3108	apothecary	[.] APOTH'ECARY, n. [L. and Gr. apotheca, a repository, from to deposit or lay aside, or from a chest.] [.] 1. One who practices pharmacy; one who prepares drugs for medicinal uses, and keeps them for sale. In England, apothecaries are obliged to prepare medicines ...
3109	apothegm	[.] AP'OTHEGM,
3110	apothegmatic	[.] APOTHEGMAT'IC,
3111	apothegmatical	[.] APOTHEGMAT'ICAL, a. In the manner of an apothem.
3112	apothegmatist	[.] APOTHEG'MATIST, n. A collector or maker of apothems.
3113	apothegmatize	[.] APOTHEG'MATIZE, v.t. To utter apothems or short instructive sentences.
3114	apothem	[.] AP'OTHEM, n. [Gr. from, and word. It would be eligible to reduce this harsh word to apothem.] [.] A remarkable saying; a short, sententious, instructive remark, uttered on a particular occasion, or by a distinguished character; as that of Cyrus, "He is unworthy ...
3115	apotheme	[.] AP'OTHEME, n. [See Apothecary.] [.] In Russia, an apothecary's shop, or a shop for the preparation and sale of medicines.
3116	apotheosis	[.] APOTHE'OSIS, n. [Gr. of God.] [.] Deification; consecration; the act of placing a prince or other distinguished person among the heathen deities. This honor was often bestowed on illustrious men in Rome, and followed by the erection of temples, and the institution ...
3117	apothesis	[.] APOTH'ESIS, n. [Gr. to put back.] [.] 1. The reduction of a dislocated bone. [.] 2. A place on the south side of the chancel in the primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, &c.
3118	apotome	[.] APOT'OME,
3119	apotomy	[.] APOT'OMY, n. [Gr. to cut off.] [.] 1. In mathematics, the difference between two incommensurable quantities. [.] 2. In music, that portion of a tone major which remains after deducting from it an interval, less by a comma, than a semitone major. [.] The difference ...
3120	apotrepsis	[.] APOTREP'SIS, n. [Gr. to turn.] The resolution of a suppurating tumor.
3121	apotropy	[.] AP'OTROPY, n. [Gr. to turn.] [.] In ancient poetry, a verse or hymn composed for averting the wrath of incensed deities. The deities invoked were called apotropeans.
3122	apozem	[.] AP'OZEM, n. [Gr. to boil.] [.] A decoction, in which the medicinal substances of plants are extracted by boiling.
3123	apozemical	[.] APOZEM'ICAL, a. Like a decoction.
3124	appair	[.] APPA'IR, v.t. To impair. [Not in use.] [.] APPA'IR, v.i. To degenerate. [Not in use.]
3125	appall	[.] APPALL', v.t. [L. palleo, to become pale. See Pale.] [.] 1. To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear, in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart. [.] 2. To reduce, allay or destroy; ...
3126	appalled	[.] APPALL'ED, pp. Depressed or disheartened with fear; reduced.
3127	appalling	[.] APPALL'ING, ppr. Depressing occasioned by fear; discouragement.
3128	appallment	[.] APPALL'MENT, n. Depression occasioned by fear; discouragement.
3129	appanage	[.] AP'PANAGE, n. [.] 1. Lands appropriated by a prince to the maintenance of his younger sons, as their patrimony; but on condition of the failure of male offspring, they were to revert to the donor or his heir. From the appanage it was customary for the sons to ...
3130	apparatus	[.] APPARA'TUS, n. plu. apparatuses. [L. from apparo, to prepare, of ad and par.] [.] 1. Things provided as means to some end; as the tools of an artisan; the furniture of a house; instruments of war. In more technical language, a complete set of instruments or utensils, ...
3131	apparel	[.] APPAR'EL, n. [L. paro, apparo, to prepare; Heb. bara] [.] 1. Clothing; vesture; garments; dress. [.] 2. External habiliments or decorations; appearance; as, religion appears in the natural apparel of simplicity. [.] Glorious in apparel. Is. 63. [.] 3. ...
3132	appareled	[.] APPAR'ELED, pp. Dressed; clothed; covered as with dress; furnished.
3133	appareling	[.] APPAR'ELING, ppr. Dressing; clothing; covering as with dress; furnishing.
3134	apparence	[.] APPA'RENCE,
3135	apparency	[.] APPA'RENCY, n. Appearance. [Not in use.]
3136	apparent	[.] APPA'RENT, a. [See Appear.] [.] 1. That may be seen, or easily seen; visible to the eye; within sight or view. [.] 2. Obvious; plain; evident; indubitable; as, the wisdom of the creator is apparent in his works. [.] 3. Visible, in opposition to hid or secret; ...
3137	apparently	[.] APPA'RENTLY, adv. [.] 1. Openly; evidently; as, the goodness of God is apparently manifest in his works of providence. [.] 2. Seemingly; in appearance; as, a man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart.
3138	apparition	[.] APPARI'TION, n. [See Appear.] [.] 1. In a general sense, an appearance; visibility. [Little used.] [.] 2. The thing appearing; a visible object; a form. [.] 3. A ghost; a specter; a visible spirit. [This is now the usual sense of the word.] [.] 4. Mere ...
3139	apparitor	[.] APPAR'ITOR, n. [L. apparo, to prepare, or appareo, to attend.] [.] Among the Romans, any officer who attended magistrates and judges to execute their orders. In England, a messenger or officer who serves the process of a spiritual court, or a beadle in the university ...
3140	appay	[.] APPA'Y, v.t. To satisfy. Obs. [See Pay.]
3141	appeach	[.] APPE'ACH, v.t. To accuse; to censure, or reproach. Obs. [See Impeach.]
3142	appeachment	[.] APPE'ACHMENT, n. Accusation; charge exhibited. Obs.
3143	appeal	[.] APPE'AL, v.i. [L. apello; ad and pello, to drive or send; Gr. We do not see the sense of call in pello, but to drive or press out, is the radical sense of calling, naming. This word coincides in elements with L. balo, Eng. bawl, and peal.] [.] 1. To refer to a ...
3144	appealable	[.] APPE'ALABLE, [.] 1. That may be appealed; that may be removed to a higher tribunal for decision; as, the cause is appealable. [.] 2. That may be accused or called to answer by appeal; applied to persons; as, a criminal is appealable for manslaughter.
3145	appealant	[.] APPE'ALANT, n. One who appeals. [Not used.]
3146	appealed	[.] APPE'ALED, pp. Removed to a higher court, as a cause; prosecuted for a crime by a private person, as a criminal.
3147	appealer	[.] APPE'ALER, n. One who appeals; an appellor.
3148	appealing	[.] APPE'ALING, ppr. Removing a cause to a higher tribunal; prosecuting as a private person for an offense; referring to another for a decision.
3149	appear	[.] APPE'AR, v.i. [L. appareo, of ad and pareo, to appear, or be manifest.] [.] 1. To come or be in sight; to be in view; to be visible. [.] The leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh. Lev. 13. [.] And God said, Let the dry land appear. Gen. 1. [.] 2. To ...
3150	appearance	[.] APPE'ARANCE, n. [.] 1. The act of coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me. [.] 2. The thing seen; a phenomenon; as an appearance in the sky. [.] 3. Semblance; apparent likeness. [.] There was upon ...
3151	appearer	[.] APPE'ARER, n. The person that appears.
3152	appearing	[.] APPE'ARING, ppr. Coming in sight; becoming evident; making an external show; seeming; having the semblance. [.] APPE'ARING, n. The act of becoming visible; appearance.
3153	appeasable	[.] APPE'ASABLE, a. That may be appeased, quieted, calmed, or pacified.
3154	appeasableness	[.] APPE'ASABLENESS, n. The quality of being appeasable.
3155	appease	[.] APPE'ASE, v.t. s as z. [L. pax. See Peace.] [.] To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; as, to appease the tumult of the ocean or of the passions; to appease hunger or thirst. [.] [This word is of a general application to every ...
3156	appeased	[.] APPE'ASED, pp. Quieted; calmed; stilled; pacified.
3157	appeasement	[.] APPE'ASEMENT, n. The act of appeasing; the state of being in peace.
3158	appeaser	[.] APPE'ASER, n. One who appeases, or pacifies.
3159	appeasive	[.] APPE'ASIVE, a. Having the power to appease; mitigating; quieting.
3160	appellant	[.] APPEL'LANT, n. [See Appeal.] [.] 1. One who appeals, or removes a cause from a lower to a higher tribunal. [.] 2. One who prosecutes another for a crime. [.] 3. One who challenges, or summons another to single combat. [.] 4. In church history, one who appeals ...
3161	appellate	[.] APPEL'LATE, n. A person appealed, or prosecuted for a crime. [Not now used. See Appellee.] [.] APPEL'LATE, a. Pertaining to appeals; having cognizance of appeals; as "appellate jurisdiction."
3162	appellation	[.] APPELLA'TION, n. [L. appellatio. See Appeal.] [.] Name; the word by which a thing is called and known. Spenser uses it for appeal.
3163	appellative	[.] APPEL'LATIVE, a. Pertaining to a common name; noting the common name of a species. [.] APPEL'LATIVE, n. A common name in distinction from a proper name. A common name or appelative stands for a whole class, genus or species of beings, or for universal ideas. ...
3164	appellatively	[.] APPEL'LATIVELY, adv. According to the manner of nouns appellative; in a manner to express whole classes or species; as, Hercules is sometimes used appellatively, that is, as a common name to signify a strong man.
3165	appellatory	[.] APPEL'LATORY, a. Containing an appeal.
3166	appellee	[.] APPELLEE', n. [.] 1. The defendant in an appeal. [.] 2. The person who is appealed, or prosecuted by a private man for a crime.
3167	appellor	[.] APPELLOR', n. The person who institutes an appeal, or prosecutes another for a crime. [.] This word is rarely or never used for the plaintiff in appeal from a lower court, who is called the appellant. Appellee is opposed both to appellant and appellor.
3168	append	[.] APPEND', v.t. [L. appendo, of ad and pendeo, to hand.] [.] 1. To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended; as, a seal appended to a record. [.] 2. To add, as an accessory to the principal thing.
3169	appendage	[.] APPEND'AGE n. Something added to a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it, as a portico to a house. [.] Modesty is the appendage of sobriety.
3170	appendance	[.] APPEND'ANCE,
3171	appendant	[.] APPEND'ANT, a. [.] 1. hanging to; annexed; belonging to something; attached; as, a seal appendant to a paper. [.] 2. In law, common appendant, is a right belonging to the owners or occupiers of land, to put commonably beasts upon the lord's waste, and upon the ...
3172	appended	[.] APPEND'ED, pp. Annexed; attached.
3173	appendence	[.] APPEND'ENCE, n. Something annexed. [Not used.]
3174	appendicate	[.] APPEND'ICATE, v.t. To append; to add to. Obs.
3175	appendication	[.] APPENDICA'TION, n. An appendage or adjunct. Obs.
3176	appendicle	[.] APPEND'ICLE, n. A small appendage.
3177	appending	[.] APPEND'ING, n. That which is by right annexed.
3178	appendix	[.] APPEND'IX, n. plu. appendixes. [L. The Latin plural is appendices. See Append.] [.] 1. something appended or added. [.] Normandy became an appendix to England. [.] 2. An adjunct, concomitant, or appendage. [.] 3. More generally, a supplement or short ...
3179	apperception	[.] APPERCEP'TION, n. [ad and perception.] [.] Perception that reflects upon itself; consciousness.
3180	appercetive	[.] APPERCE'TIVE, v.t. To comprehend. Obs.
3181	apperil	[.] APPER'IL, n. Peril; danger, [Not in use.]
3182	appertain	[.] APPERTA'IN, v.i. [L. ad and pertineo, to pertain, of per and teneo, to hold. Pertineo is to reach to, to extend to, hence to belong. See Tenant.] [.] To belong, whether by right, nature or appointment. [.] Give it to him to whom it appertaineth. Lev. 6. [.] [See ...
3183	appertaining	[.] APPERTA'INING, pp. Belonging.
3184	appertainment	[.] APPERTA'INMENT, n. That which belongs.
3185	appertenence	[.] APPER'TENENCE, n. [See Appurtenance.]
3186	appertinent	[.] APPER'TINENT, a. Belonging; now written appurtenant. [.] APPER'TINENT, n. That which belongs to something else. Obs. [See Appurtenance.]
3187	appetence	[.] AP'PETENCE,
3188	appetency	[.] AP'PETENCY, n. [L. appetentia, appetens, from appeto, to desire; of ad and peto, to ask, supplicate or seek, compound. Eng. bid. The primary sense is to strain, to urge or press, or to advance. See Bid.] [.] 1. In a general sense, desire; but especially, carnal ...
3189	appetent	[.] AP'PETENT, a. Desiring; very desirous.
3190	appetibility	[.] APPETIBIL'ITY, n. The quality of being desirable for gratification.
3191	appetible	[.] AP'PETIBLE, a. [Low L. appetibilis, from appeto. Desirable; that may be the object of sensual desire.
3192	appetite	[.] AP'PETITE, n. [L. appetitus, from appeto. See Appetence.] [.] 1. The natural desire of pleasure or good; the desire of gratification, either of the body or of the mind. Appetites are passions directed to general objects, as the appetite for fame, glory or riches; ...
3193	appetition	[.] APPETI'TION, n. [L. appetitio.] Desire. [Rarely used.]
3194	appetitive	[.] AP'PETITIVE, a. That desires; that has the quality of desiring gratification; as appetitive power or faculty.
3195	appian	[.] AP'PIAN, a. Designating something that belongs to Appius, particularly a way from Rome through Capua to Brundusium, now Brindisi, constructed by Appius Claudius A.R. 441. It is more than 330 miles in length, formed of hard stone squared, and so wide as to admit two ...
3196	applaud	[.] APPLAUD', v.t. [L. applaudo; ad and plaudo, to make a noise by clapping the hands; Eng. loud.] [.] 1. To praise by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other significant sign. [.] 2. To praise by words, actions or other means; to express approbation of; to commend; ...
3197	applauded	[.] APPLAUD'ED, pp. Praised by acclamation, or other means; commended.
3198	applauder	[.] APPLAUD'ER, n. One who praises or commends.
3199	applauding	[.] APPLAUD'ING, ppr. praising by acclamation; commending.
3200	applause	[.] APPLAUSE', n. s as z. [L. applausus.] [.] A shout of approbation; approbation and praise, expressed by clapping the hands, acclamation or huzzas; approbation expressed. in antiquity, applause differed from acclamation; applause was expressed by the hands, and acclamation ...
3201	applausive	[.] APPLAU'SIVE, a. Applauding; containing applause.
3202	apple	[.] AP'PLE, n. [.] 1. The fruit of the apple tree, [pyrus malus,] from which cider is made. [.] 2. The apple of the eye is the pupil. [.] Apple of love, or love apple, the tomato, or lycopersicum, a species of Solanum. The stalk is herbaceous, with oval, pinnated ...
3203	apple-graft	[.] AP'PLE-GRAFT, n. A scion of the appletree engrafted.
3204	apple-harvest	[.] AP'PLE-HARVEST, n. The gathering of apples, or the time of gathering.
3205	apple-pie	[.] AP'PLE-PIE, n. a pie made of apples stewed or baked, inclosed in paste, or covered with paste, as in England.
3206	apple-sauce	[.] AP'PLE-SAUCE, n. A sauce made of stewed apples.
3207	apple-tart	[.] AP'PLE-TART, n. A tart made of apples baked on paste.
3208	apple-tree	[.] AP'PLE-TREE, n. A tree arranged by Linne under the genus pyrus. The fruit of this tree is indefinitely various. The crab apple is supposed to be the original kind, from which all others have sprung. New varieties are springing annually from the seeds.
3209	apple-woman	[.] AP'PLE-WOMAN, n. A woman who sells apples and other fruit.
3210	apple-yard	[.] AP'PLE-YARD, n. An orchard; an inclosure for apples.
3211	appliable	[.] APPLI'ABLE, a. [See Apply.] That may be applied. This word is superseded by applicable.
3212	appliance	[.] APPLI'ANCE, n. The act of applying, or thing applied. Obs.
3213	applicability	[.] APPLICABIL'ITY, n. [See Apply.] The quality of being applicable, or fit to be applied.
3214	applicable	[.] AP'PLICABLE, a. That may be applied; fit to be applied, as related to a thing; that may have relation to something else; as, this observation is applicable to the case under consideration.
3215	applicableness	[.] AP'PLICABLENESS, n. Fitness to be applied; the quality of being applicable.
3216	applicably	[.] AP'PLICABLY, adv. In such a manner that it may be applied.
3217	applicant	[.] AP'PLICANT, n. One who applies; one who makes request; a petitioner. [.] The applicant for a cup of water declares himself to be the Messias. [.] The court require the applicant to appear in person.
3218	applicate	[.] AP'PLICATE, n. A right line drawn across a curve, so as to be bisected by the diameter; an ordinate.
3219	applicate-ordinate	[.] AP'PLICATE-ORDINATE. A right line at right angles applied to the axis of any conic section, and bounded by the curve.
3220	application	[.] APPLICA'TION, n. [L. applicatio. See Apply.] [.] 1. The act of laying on; as the application of emollients to a diseased limb. [.] 2. The thing applied; as, the pain was abated by the application. [.] 3. The act of making request or soliciting; as, he made ...
3221	applicative	[.] AP'PLICATIVE, a. That applies.
3222	applicatory	[.] AP'PLICATORY, a. That includes the act of applying. [.] AP'PLICATORY, n. That which applies.
3223	applied	[.] APPLI'ED, pp. Put on; put to: directed; employed.
3224	appliedly	[.] APPLI'EDLY, adv. In a manner which may be applied. [Not in use.]
3225	applier	[.] APPLI'ER, n. One that applies.
3226	appliment	[.] APPLI'MENT, n. Application. [Not in use.]
3227	apply	[.] APPLY', v.t. [L. applico, of ad and plico, to fold or knit together; Gr. to knit, or twist; Eng. ply, display, and employ.] [.] 1. To lay on; to put one thing to another; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of the body. [.] 2. ...
3228	applying	[.] APPLY'ING, ppr. Laying on; making application.
3229	appoint	[.] APPOINT', v.t. [.] 1. To fix; to settle; to establish; to make fast. [.] When he appointed the foundations of the earth. Prov. 8. [.] 2. To constitute, ordain, or fix by decree, order or decision. [.] Let Pharoah appoint officers over the land. Gen. 41. [.] He ...
3230	appointable	[.] APPOINT'ABLE, a. That may be appointed or constituted; as, officers are appointable by the Executive.
3231	appointed	[.] APPOINT'ED, pp. [.] 1. Fixed; set; established; decreed; ordained; constituted; allotted. [.] 2. Furnished; equipped with things necessary; as, a ship or an army is well appointed.
3232	appointee	[.] APPOINTEE', n. [.] 1. A person appointed. "The commission authorizes them to make appointments, and pay the appointee." [.] 2. A foot soldier in the French army, who, for long service and bravery, received more pay than other privates.
3233	appointer	[.] APPOINT'ER, n. One who appoints.
3234	appointing	[.] APPOINT'ING, ppr. Setting; fixing; ordaining; constituting; assigning.
3235	appointment	[.] APPOINT'MENT, n. [.] 1. The act of appointing; designation to office; as, he erred by the appointment of suitable men. [.] 2. Stipulation; assignation; the act of fixing by mutual agreement; as, they made an appointment to meet at six o'clock. [.] 3. Decree; ...
3236	apporter	[.] APPO'RTER, n. [L. porto.] A bringer in; one that brings into the country. [Not in use.]
3237	apportion	[.] APPO'RTION, v.t. [L. ad and portio, portion. See Portion and Part.] [.] To divide and assign in just proportion; to distribute among two or more, a just part or share to each; as, to apportion undivided rights; to apportion time among various employments.
3238	apportioned	[.] APPO'RTIONED, Divided; set out or assigned in suitable parts or shares.
3239	apportioner	[.] APPO'RTIONER, n. One that apportions.
3240	apportioning	[.] APPO'RTIONING, ppr. Setting out in just proportions or shares.
3241	apportionment	[.] APPO'RTIONMENT, n. The act of apportioning; a dividing into just proportions or shares; a dividing and assigning to each proprietor his just portion of an undivided right or property.
3242	appose	[.] APPO'SE, v.t. s as z. [L. appono. See Apposite.] [.] 1. To put questions; to examine. [See Post.] [.] 2. To apply.
3243	apposer	[.] APPO'SER, n. An examiner; one whose business is to put questions. In the English Court of Exchequer there is an officer called the foreign apposer. This is ordinarily pronounced poser.
3244	apposite	[.] AP'POSITE, a. s as z. [L. appositus, set or put to, from appono, of ad and pono, to put or place.] [.] Suitable; fit; very applicable; well adapted; followed by to; as, this argument is very opposite to the case.
3245	appositely	[.] AP'POSITELY, adv. Suitably; fitly; properly.
3246	appositeness	[.] AP'POSITENESS, n. Fitness; propriety; suitableness.
3247	apposition	[.] APPOSI'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of adding to; addition; a setting to. [.] By the opposition of new matter. [.] 2. In Grammar, the placing of two nouns, in the same case, without a connecting word between them, as, I admire Cicero, the orator. In this case, ...
3248	appraise	[.] APPRA'ISE, v.t. [L. ad and pretium, price. See Price and Appreciate.] [.] This word is written and often pronounced after the French and Italian manner. But generally it is pronounced more correctly apprize, directly from the Eng. price or prize. [See Apprize.] [.] To ...
3249	appraisement	[.] APPRA'ISEMENT, n. The act of setting the value; a valuation. [See Appreciate.]
3250	appraiser	[.] APPRA'ISER, n. One who values; appropriately a person appointed and sworn to estimate and fix the value of goods and estate. [See Apprizer.]
3251	appreciable	[.] APPRE'CIABLE, a. apprishable. [See Appreciate.] [.] 1. That may be appreciated; valuable. [.] 2. That may be estimated; capable of being duly estimated.
3252	appreciate	[.] APPRE'CIATE, v.t. apprishate. [L. ad and pretium, value, price. See Price.] [.] 1. To value; to set a price or value on; to estimate; as, we seldom sufficiently appreciate the advantages we enjoy. [.] 2. To raise the value of. [.] Lest a sudden peace should ...
3253	appreciated	[.] APPRE'CIATED, pp. Valued; prized; estimated; advanced in value.
3254	appreciating	[.] APPRE'CIATING, ppr. Setting a value on; estimating; rising in value.
3255	appreciation	[.] APPRECIA'TION, n. [.] 1. A setting a value on; a just valuation or estimate of merit, weight, or any moral consideration. [.] 2. A rising in value; increase of worth or value.
3256	apprehend	[.] APPREHEND', v.t. [L. apprehendo, of ad and prehendo, to take or seize.] [.] 1. To take or seize; to take hold of. In this literal sense, it is applied chiefly to taking or arresting persons by legal process, or with a view to trial; as to apprehend a thief. [.] 2. ...
3257	apprehended	[.] APPREHEND'ED, pp. Taken; seized; arrested; conceived; understood; feared.
3258	apprehender	[.] APPREHEND'ER, n. One who takes; one who conceives in his mind; one who fears.
3259	apprehending	[.] APPREHEND'ING, ppr. Seizing; taking; conceiving; understanding; fearing.
3260	apprehensible	[.] APPREHEN'SIBLE, a. That may be apprehended or conceived.
3261	apprehension	[.] APPREHEN'SION, n. [.] 1. The act of taking or arresting; as, the felon, after his apprehension escaped. [.] 2. The mere contemplation of things without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment; the operation of the mind in contemplating ideas, without comparing ...
3262	apprehensive	[.] APPREHEN'SIVE, a. [.] 1. Quick to understand; as, an apprehensive scholar. [.] 2. Fearful; in expectation of evil; as, we were apprehensive of fatal consequences. [.] [This is the usual sense of the word.] [.] 3. Suspicious; inclined to believe; as, I ...
3263	apprehensively	[.] APPREHEN'SIVELY, adv. In an apprehensive manner.
3264	apprehensiveness	[.] APPREHEN'SIVENESS, n. The quality of being apprehensive; readiness to understand; fearfulness.
3265	apprentice	[.] APPREN'TICE, n. [L. apprehendo. See Apprehend.] [.] 1. One who is bound by covenant to serve a mechanic, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn his art, mystery, or occupation, in which his master is bound to instruct him. Apprentices are regularly ...
3266	apprenticehood	[.] APPREN'TICEHOOD, n. Apprenticeship. [Not used.]
3267	apprenticeship	[.] APPREN'TICESHIP, n. [.] 1. The term for which an apprentice is bound to serve his master. This term in England is by statute seven years. In Paris, the term is five years; after which, the person, before he is qualified to exercise the trade as a master, must ...
3268	apprentisage	[.] APPREN'TISAGE, n. Apprenticeship. [Not used.]
3269	apprest	[.] APPREST', [ad and pressed.] [.] In botany, pressed close; lying near the stem; or applying its upper surface to the stem.
3270	apprise	[.] APPRI'SE, v.t. s as z. [See Apprehend.] [.] To inform; to give notice, verbal or written; followed by of; as, we will apprise the general of an intended attack; he apprised the commander of what he had done.
3271	apprised	[.] APPRI'SED, pp. Informed; having notice or knowledge communicated.
3272	apprising	[.] APPRI'SING, ppr. Informing; communicating notice to.
3273	apprize	[.] APPRI'ZE, v.t. [.] To value; to set a value, in pursuance of authority. It is generally used for the act of valuing by men appointed for the purpose, under direction of law, or by agreement of parties; as, to apprize the goods and estate of a deceased person. ...
3274	apprized	[.] APPRI'ZED, pp. Valued; having the worth fixed by authorized persons.
3275	apprizement	[.] APPRI'ZEMENT, n. [.] 1. The act of setting a value under some authority or appointment; a valuation. [.] 2. The rate at which a thing is valued; the value fixed, or valuation; as, he purchased the article at the apprizement.
3276	apprizer	[.] APPRI'ZER, n. a person appoointed to rate, or set a value on articles. When apprizers act under the authority of law, they must be sworn.
3277	apprizing	[.] APPRI'ZING, ppr. Rating; setting a value under authority. [.] APPRI'ZING, n. The act of valuing under authority.
3278	approach	[.] APPROACH, v.i. [The Latin proximus contains the root, but the word, in the positive degree, is not found in the Latin. It is from a root in class Brg, signifying to drive, move, or press toward.] [.] 1. To come or go near, in place; to draw near; to advance nearer. [.] Wherefore ...
3279	approachable	[.] APPROACHABLE, a. That may be approached; accessible.
3280	approacher	[.] APPROACHER, n. One who approaches or draws near.
3281	approaching	[.] APPROACHING, ppr. Drawing nearer; advancing nearer.
3282	approachment	[.] APPROACHMENT, n. The act of coming near. [Little used.] [.]
3283	approbate	[.] AP'PROBATE, a. [L. approbatus.] Approved. [.] AP'PROBATE, v.t. [L. approbo, to approve, of ad and probo, to prove or approve. Approbate is a modern word, but in common use in America. it differs from approve, denoting not only the act of the mind, but an expression ...
3284	approbated	[.] AP'PROBATED, pp. Approved; commended.
3285	approbating	[.] AP'PROBATING, ppr. Expressing approbation of.
3286	approbation	[.] APPROBA'TION, n. [L. approbatio. See Proof and Prove.] [.] 1. The act of approving; a liking; that state or disposition of the mind, in which we assent to the propriety of a thing, with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; as, the laws of God require our approbation. [.] 2. ...
3287	approbative	[.] AP'PROBATIVE, a. Approving; implying approbation.
3288	approbatory	[.] AP'PROBATORY, a. Comtaining approbation; expressing approbation.
3289	approff	[.] APPROFF', n. Approval. [Not used.]
3290	apprompt	[.] APPROMPT', Prompt. [Not used.]
3291	approperate	[.] APPRO'PERATE, v.t. [L. appropero.] To hasten. [Not used.]
3292	appropinquate	[.] APPROPIN'QUATE, v.i. ]L. appropinquo.] To draw near. [Not used.]
3293	appropinquation	[.] APPROPINQUA'TION, n. A drawing night. [Not used.]
3294	appropinque	[.] APPROPINQUE, v.i. To approach. [Not used.]
3295	appropriable	[.] APPRO'PRIABLE, a. [From appropriate.] [.] That may be appropriated; that may be set apart, sequestered, or assigned exclusively to a particular use.
3296	appropriate	[.] APPRO'PRIATE, v.t. [L. ad and proprius, private, peculiar. See Proper.] [.] 1. To set apart for, or assign to a particular use, in exclusion of all other uses; as, a spot of ground is appropriated for a garden. [.] 2. To take to one's self in exclusion of others; ...
3297	appropriated	[.] APPRO'PRIATED, pp. Assigned to a particular use; claimed or used exclusively; annexed to an ecclesiastical corporation.
3298	appropriateness	[.] APPRO'PRIATENESS, n. Peculiar fitness; the quality of being appropriate, or peculiarly suitable.
3299	appropriating	[.] APPRO'PRIATING, ppr. Assigning to a particular person or use; claiming or using exclusively; severing to the perpetual use of an ecclesiastical corporation.
3300	appropriation	[.] APPROPRIA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of sequestering, or assigning to a particular use or person, in exclusion of all others; application to a special use or purpose; as, of a piece of ground for a park; of a right, to one's self; or of words, to ideas. [.] 2. In ...
3301	appropriator	[.] APPRO'PRIATOR, n. [.] 1. One who appropriates. [.] 2. One who is possessed of an appropriated benefice.
3302	approprietary	[.] APPRO'PRIETARY, n. A lay possessor of the profits of a benefice.
3303	approvable	[.] APPROV'ABLE, a. [See Approve.] [.] That may be approved; that merits approbation.
3304	approval	[.] APPROV'AL, n. Approbation. [See Approve.]
3305	approvance	[.] APPROV'ANCE, n. Approbation. [See Approve.]
3306	approve	[.] APPROVE', v.t. [L. approbo; of ad and probo, to prove or approve. See Approbate, Prove and Proof.] [.] 1. To like; to be pleased with; to admit the propriety of; as, we approve the measures of administration. This word may include, with the assent of the mind ...
3307	approved	[.] APPROV'ED, pp. Liked; commended; shown or proved to be worthy of approbation; having the approbation and support of. [.] Study to show thyself approved to God. 2Tim. 2. [.] Not he that commendeth himself is approved. 2Cor. 10.
3308	approvement	[.] APPROVE'MENT, n. [.] 1. Approbation; liking. [.] 2. In law, when a person indicated for felony or treason, and arraigned, confesses the fact before plea pleaded, and appeals or accuses his accomplices of the same crime, to obtain his pardon, this confession and ...
3309	approver	[.] APPROV'ER, n. [.] 1. One who approves. Formerly one who proves or makes trial. [.] 2. In law, one who confesses a crime and accuses another. [See Approvement.] Also, formerly, one who had the letting of the king's domains in small manors. In Stat. 1. Edw. ...
3310	approving	[.] APPROV'ING, ppr. Liking; commending; giving or expressing approbation. [.] APPROV'ING, a. Yielding approbation; as an approving conscience.
3311	approximant	[.] APPROX'IMANT, a. Approaching. [Not used.]
3312	approximate	[.] APPROX'IMATE, a. [L. ad and proximus, next. See approach.] [.] Nearest to; next; near to. [This word is superseded by proximate.] [.] APPROX'IMATE, v.t. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach. [.] To approximate the inequality of riches to the level ...
3313	approximation	[.] APPROXIMA'TION, n. [.] 1. Approach; a drawing, moving or advancing near. [.] 2. In arithmetic and algebra, a continual approach or coming nearer and nearer to a root or other quantity, without being able perhaps ever to arrive at it. [.] 3. In medicine, communication ...
3314	approximative	[.] APPROX'IMATIVE, a. Approaching; that approaches.
3315	appulse	[.] APPULSE, n. appuls;. [L. appulsus, of ad and pello, to drive.] [.] 1. The act of striking against; as in all consonants there is an appulse of he organs. [.] 2. In astronomy, the approach of any planet to a conjunction with the sun, or a star. [.] 3. Arrival; ...
3316	appulsion	[.] APPUL'SION, n. The act of striking against by a moving body.
3317	appulsive	[.] APPUL'SIVE, a. Striking against; driving towards; as, the appulsive influence of the planets.
3318	appurtenance	[.] APPUR'TENANCE, n. so written for appertenance. See Appertain.] [.] That which belongs to something else; an adjunct; an appendage. Appropriately, such buildings, rights and improvements, as belong to land, are called the appurtenances; as small buildings are the ...
3319	appurtenant	[.] APPUR'TENANT, a. [.] 1. Belonging to; pertaining to of right. [.] 2. In law, common appurtenant is that which is annexed to land, and can be claimed only by prescription or immemorial usage, or a legal presumption of a special grant.
3320	apricate	[.] A'PRICATE, v.i. [L. apricor.] To bask in the sun. [Little used.]
3321	apricity	[.] APRIC'ITY, n. Sunshine. [Little used.]
3322	apricot	[.] A'PRICOT, n. [.] A fruit belonging to the genus Prunus, of the plum kind, of an oval figure, and delicious taste.
3323	april	[.] A'PRIL, n. [L. aprilis.] The fourth month of the year.
3324	apron	[.] A'PRON, n. [.] 1. A cloth or piece of leather worn on the forepart of the body, to keep the clothes clean, or defend them from injury. [.] 2. The fat skin covering the belly of a goose. [.] 3. In gunnery, a flat piece of lead that covers the vent of a cannon. [.] 4. ...
3325	apron-man	[.] A'PRON-MAN, n. A man who wears an apron; a laboring man; a mechanic.
3326	aproned	[.] A'PRONED, a. Wearing an apron.
3327	apropos	[.] AP'ROPOS, adv. ap'ropo. [.] 1. Opportunely; seasonably. [.] 2. By the way; to the purpose; a word used to introduce an incidental observation, suited to the occasion, though not strictly belonging to the narration.
3328	apsis	[.] AP'SIS, n. plu apsides. [Gr. connection, from to connect.] [.] 1. In astronomy, the apsides are the two points of a planet's orbit, which are at the greatest and least distance from the sun or earth; the most distant point is the aphelion, or apogee; the least ...
3329	apt	[.] APT, a. [L. aptus, from apto, to fit. Gr. to tie.] [.] 1. Fit; suitable; as, he used very apt metaphors. [.] 2. Having a tendency; liable; used of things; as, wheat on moist land is apt to blast or be winter-killed. [.] 3. Inclined; disposed customarily; ...
3330	aptable	[.] APT'ABLE, a. That may be adapted. [Not used.]
3331	aptate	[.] AP'TATE, v.t. To make fit. [Not used.]
3332	apter	[.] AP'TER,
3333	aptera	[.] AP'TERA, n. [Gr. priv. and a wing.] [.] An insect without wings. The aptera, constituting the seventh order of insects in Linne's system, comprehend many genera. But later zoologists have made a very different distribution of these animals.
3334	apteral	[.] AP'TERAL, a. [Supra.] Destitute of wings.
3335	aptitude	[.] APT'ITUDE, n. [of aptus, apt.] [.] 1. A natural or acquired disposition for a particular purpose, or tendency to a particular action or effect; as, oil has an aptitude to burn; men acquire an aptitude to particular vices. [.] 2. Fitness; suitableness. [.] 3. ...
3336	aptly	[.] APT'LY, adv. In an apt or suitable manner; with just correspondence of parts; fitly; properly; justly; pertinently.
3337	aptness	[.] APT'NESS, n. [.] 1. Fitness; suitableness; as, the aptness of things to their end. [.] 2. Disposition of the mind; propensity; as, the aptness of men to follow example. [.] 3. Quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning; docility; as, an aptness to learn ...
3338	aptote	[.] AP'TOTE, n. [Gr. priv, and case.] [.] In grammar, a noun which has no variation of termination, or distinction of cases; an indeclinable noun.
3339	apyrexy	[.] AP'YREXY, n. [Gr. a priv., to be feverish, from fire.] [.] The absence or intermission of fever.
3340	apyrous	[.] AP'YROUS, a. [Gr. priv. and fire.] [.] Incombustible, or that sustains a strong heat without alteration of form or properties. [.] Apyrous bodies differ from those simply refractory. Refractory bodies cannot be fused by heat, but may be altered.
3341	aqua	[.] A'QUA, n. [L. aqua.] [.] Water; a word much used in pharmacy, and the old chimistry. [.] Aqua fortis, in the old chimistry, is now called nitric acid. [.] Aqua marina, a name which jewelers give to the beryl, on account of its color. [.] Aqua regia, in the ...
3342	aquarian	[.] AQUA'RIAN, n. One of a sect of christians, in the primitive church, who consecrated water in the eucharist instead of wine; either under a pretense of abstinence, or because it was unlawful to drink wine.
3343	aquarius	[.] AQUA'RIUS, n. [L.] The water bearer; a sign in the zodiac which the sun enters about the 21st day of January; so called from the rains which prevail at that season, in Italy and the East. The stars in this constellation according to Ptolenty, are 45; according to ...
3344	aquatic	[.] AQUAT'IC, a. [L. aquaticus. See Aqua.] [.] Pertaining to water; applied to animals which live in water, as fishes; or to such as frequent it, as aquatic fowls; applied to plants, it denotes such as grown in water. Aquatical is rarely used. [.] AQUAT'IC, n. ...
3345	aquatile	[.] AQ'UATILE, a. That inhabits the water. [Rarely used.]
3346	aquatinta	[.] AQUATINT'A, n. [aqua, water. See tincture.] [.] A method of etching on copper, by which a beautiful effect is produced, resembling a fine drawing in water colors or Indian ink. This is performed with a powder of asphalt and fine transparent rosin sifted on the ...
3347	aqueduct	[.] AQ'UEDUCT, n. [L. aqua, water, and ductus, a pipe or canal, from duco, to lead. See Duke.] [.] A structure made for conveying water from one place to another over uneven ground; either above or under the surface. It may be either a pipe or a channel. It may be ...
3348	aqueous	[.] A'QUEOUS, a. Watery; partaking of the nature of water, or abounding with it.
3349	aqueousness	[.] A'QUEOUSNESS, n. The quality of being watery; waterishness; wateriness.
3350	aquila	[.] AQ'UILA, n. [L. whence aquilinus.] [.] In ornithology, the eagle. Also a northern constellation containing, according to the British catalogue, 71 stars.
3351	aquiline	[.] AQ'UILINE, a. [L. aquilinus. See aquilla.] [.] 1. Belonging to the eagle. [.] 2. Curving; hooked; prominent, like the beak of an eagle.
3352	aquilon	[.] AQ'UILON, n. [L. aquilo.] The north wind.
3353	aquitanian	[.] AQUITA'NIAN, a. Pertaining to Aquitania, one of the great divisions of Gaul, which, according to Cesar, lay between the Garonne, the Pyrenees and the Ocean. In modern days, it has been called Gascony. The inhabitants, in Cesar's time, spoke a different dialect from ...
3354	arabesky	[.] ARABESK'Y, a. [See Arabian.] [.] 1. In the manner of the Arabians; applied to ornaments consisting of imaginary foliage, stalks, plants, &c., in which there are no figures of animals. [.] 2. The Arabic language. [Not in use.]
3355	arabesque	[.] ARABESQUE,
3356	arabian	[.] ARA'BIAN, a. [See the noun.] Pertaining to Arabia. [.] ARA'BIAN, n. [Arab denotes a wanderer, or a dweller in a desert.] A native of Arabia; an Arab.
3357	arabic	[.] AR'ABIC, a. Belonging to Arabia, or the language of its inhabitants. [.] AR'ABIC, n. The language of the Arabians.
3358	arabically	[.] ARAB'ICALLY, adv. In the Arabian manner.
3359	arabism	[.] AR'ABISM, n. An Arabic idiom or peculiarity of language.
3360	arabist	[.] AR'ABIST, n. One well versed in Arabic literature.
3361	arable	[.] AR'ABLE, a. [L. aro, Gr. to plow.] [.] Fit for plowing or tillage; hence often applied to land which has been plowed.
3362	araby	[.] AR'ABY, n. Arabia.
3363	arachnoid	[.] ARACH'NOID, a. [Gr. a spider, and from; Heb. to weave, that is to stretch, to draw out; Eng. reach.] [.] In anatomy, the arachnoid tunic, or arachnoid, is a semitransparent thin membrane which is spread over the brain and piamater, and for the most part closely ...
3364	arachosian	[.] ARACHO'SIAN, a. Designating a chain of mountains which divide Persia from India.
3365	araignee	[.] ARAIGNEE' or ARRA'IGN, n. ardin. [.] In fortification, the branch, return or gallery of a mine.
3366	araise	[.] ARA'ISE, v.t. To raise. [Not used.]
3367	aramean	[.] ARAME'AN, a. Pertaining to Aram, a son of Shem, or to the Chaldeans.
3368	aramism	[.] AR'AMISM, n. An idiom of the Aramean or Chaldee language; a Chaldaism.
3369	araneous	[.] ARA'NEOUS, a. [L. aransea, a spider, or cobweb.] Resembling a cobweb.
3370	araucanian	[.] ARAUCA'NIAN, a Pertaining to the Araucanians, a tribe of aboriginals, inhabiting Arauco, in Chili.
3371	arbalist	[.] 'ARBALIST, n. [From arcus, a bow, and balista, L., an engine to throw stones; Gr. to throw.] [.] A cross-bow. This consists of a steel bow set in a shaft of wood, furnished with a string and a trigger; and is bent with a piece of iron. It serves to throw bullets, ...
3372	arbalister	[.] 'ARBALISTER, n. A cross-bowman.
3373	arbiter	[.] 'ARBITER, n. [L.] [.] 1. A person appointed, or chosen by parties in controversy, to decide their differences. This is its sense in the civil law. In modern usage, arbitrator is the technical word. [.] 2. In a general sense, now most common, a person who has ...
3374	arbitrable	[.] 'ARBITRABLE, a. Arbitrary; depending on the will.
3375	arbitrament	[.] ARBIT'RAMENT, n. [.] 1. Will; determination. [.] 2. The award of arbitrators. In this sense award is more generally used.
3376	arbitrarily	[.] 'ARBITRARILY, adv. By will only; despotically; absolutely.
3377	arbitrariness	[.] 'ARBITRARINESS, n. The quality of being arbitrary; despoticalness; tyranny.
3378	arbitrarious	[.] ARBITRA'RIOUS, a. Arbitrary; despotic. [Not used.]
3379	arbitrariously	[.] ARBITRA'RIOUSLY, adv. Arbitrarily. [Not used.]
3380	arbitrary	[.] ARBITRARY, a. [L. arbitrarious.] [.] 1. Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment. [.] Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness. [.] 2. ...
3381	arbitrate	[.] 'ARBITRATE, v.i. [L. arbitror.] [.] To hear and decide, as arbitrators; as, to choose men to arbitrate between us. [.] 'ARBITRATE, v.t. to decide; to determine; to judge of.
3382	arbitration	[.] ARBITRA'TION, n. [.] 1. The hearing and determination of a cause between parties in controversy, by a person or persons chosen by the parties. This may be done by one person; but it is usual to choose two or three; or for each party to choose one, and these to ...
3383	arbitrator	[.] 'ARBITRATOR, n. A person chosen by a party, or by the parties who have a controversy, to determine their differences. The act of the parties in giving power to the arbitrators is called the submission, and this may be verbal or written. The person chosen as umpire, ...
3384	arbitress	[.] 'ARBITRESS, n. A female arbiter.
3385	arbor	[.] 'ARBOR, n. [L. arbor, a tree, and the primary sense.] [.] 1. A frame of lattice work, covered with vines, branches of trees or other plants, for shade; a bower. [.] 2. In botany, a tree, as distinguished from a shrub. The distinction which Linne makes, that ...
3386	arborator	[.] 'ARBORATOR, n. One who plants or who prunes trees.
3387	arboreous	[.] ARBO'REOUS, a. [L. arborecus, from arbor.] [.] Belonging to a tree; resembling a tree; constituting a tree; growing on trees, as moss is arboreous.
3388	arborescence	[.] ARBORES'CENCE, n. [L. arboresco, to grow to a tree.] [.] The figure of a tree; the resemblance of a tree in minerals, or crystalizations or groups of crystals in that form.
3389	arborescent	[.] ARBORES'CENT, a. [.] 1. Resembling a tree; having the figure of a tree; dendritical. [.] 2. From herbaceous becoming woody.
3390	arboret	[.] 'ARBORET, n. [.] A small tree or shrub; a place planted or overgrown with trees.
3391	arborist	[.] 'ARBORIST, n. One who makes trees his study, or who is versed in the knowledge of trees.
3392	arborization	[.] ARBORIZA'TION, n. The appearance or figure of a tree or plant in minerals, or fossils. [See Herborization.]
3393	arborize	[.] 'ARBORIZE, v.t. To form the appearance of a tree or plant in minerals.
3394	arbuscle	[.] 'ARBUSCLE, n. [L. arbusculus, a little tree.] [.] A dwarf tree, in size between a shrub and a tree.
3395	arbuscular	[.] ARBUS'CULAR, a. Resembling a shrub; having the figure of small trees.
3396	arbustive	[.] ARBUST'IVE, a. [From arbustum.] [.] Containing copses of trees or shrubs; covered with shrubs.
3397	arbustum	[.] ARBUST'UM, n. [L. See Arbor.] A copse of shrubs or trees; an orchard.
3398	arbute	[.] 'ARBUTE, n. [L. arbutus.] The strawberry tree.
3399	arbutean	[.] ARBU'TEAN, a. Pertaining to the strawberry tree.
3400	arc	[.] 'ARC, n. [L. arcus, a bow, vault or arch; arcuo, to bend; Gr. beginning, origin; to begin, to be the author or chief. The Greek word has a different application, but is probably from the same root as arcus, from the sense of springing or stretching, shooting up, ...
3401	arcade	[.] ARCA'DE, n. A long or continued arch; a walk arched above.
3402	arcadian	[.] ARCA'DIAN,
3403	arcadic	[.] ARCA'DIC, a. Pertaining to Arcadia, a mountainous district in the heart of the Peloponnesus.
3404	arcadics	[.] ARCA'DICS, n. The title of a book in Pausanias, which treats of Arcadia.
3405	arcane	[.] ARCA'NE, a. [L. arcanus.] Hidden, secret. [Not much used.]
3406	arcanum	[.] ARCA'NUM, n. [L.] A secret; generally used in the plural, arcana, secret things, mysteries.
3407	arcboutant	[.] ARCBOUTANT, n. [See About, Abutment.] In building, an arched buttress.
3408	arch	[.] 'ARCH, n. [See Arc.] [.] 1. A segment or part of a circle. A concave or hollow structure of stone or brick, supported by its own curve. It may be constructed of wood, and supported by the mechanism of the work. This species of structure is much used in bridges. [.] A ...
3409	archaism	[.] 'ARCHAISM, n. [Gr. ancient, from beginning.] [.] An ancient or obsolete phrase or expression.
3410	archangel	[.] ARCHAN'GEL, n. [.] 1. An angel of the highest order; an angel occupying the eighth rank in the celestiai hierarchy. [.] 2. The name of several plants, as the dead-nettle, or lamium; a species of melittis; and the galeopsis or hedge-nettle.
3411	archangelic	[.] ARCHANGEL'IC, a. Belonging to archangels.
3412	archapostate	[.] ARCHAPOS'TATE, n. A chief apostate.
3413	archapostle	[.] ARCHAPOS'TLE, n. The chief apostle.
3414	archarchitect	[.] ARCH'ARCHITECT, n. The supreme architect.
3415	archbeacon	[.] ARCHBE'ACON, n. The chief beacon, place of prospect or signal.
3416	archbilder	[.] ARCHBILD'ER, n. Chief builder.
3417	archbishop	[.] ARCHBISH'OP, n. A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class; a metropolitan bishop, who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops, in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese.
3418	archbishopric	[.] ARCHBISH'OPRIC, n. [Archbishop and ric, or rick, territory or jurisdiction.] [.] The jurisdiction or place of an archbishop; the province over which an archbishop exercises authority.
3419	archbotcher	[.] ARCHBOTCH'ER, n. The chief botcher, or mender, ironically.
3420	archbuilder	[.] ARCHBUILD'ER,
3421	archbutler	[.] ARCHBUT'LER, n. A chief butler; an officer of the German empire, who presents the cup to the emperor, on solemn occasions. This office belongs to the king of Bohemia.
3422	archchamberlain	[.] ARCHCHAMBERLAIN, n. A chief chamberlain; an officer of the German empire, whose office is similar to that of the great chamberlain in England. This office belongs to the elector of Brandenburg.
3423	archchancellor	[.] ARCHCH'ANCELLOR, n. A chief chancellor; an officer in the German empire, who presides over the secretaries of the court. Under the first races of French kings, when Germany and Italy belonged to them, three archchancellors were appointed; and this institution gave ...
3424	archchanter	[.] ARCHCH'ANTER, n. The chief chanter, or president of the chanters of a church.
3425	archchimic	[.] ARCHCHIM'IC, a. Of supreme chimical powers.
3426	archconspirator	[.] ARCHCONSPIR'ATOR, n. Principal conspirator.
3427	archcount	[.] ARCHCOUNT', n. A chief count; a title formerly given to the earl of Flanders, on account of his great riches and power.
3428	archcritic	[.] ARCHCRIT'IC, n. A chief critic.
3429	archdapifer	[.] ARCHDAP'IFER, n. [Arch, chief, and L. dapifer, a food-bearer, from daps, meat or a feast, and fero, to carry.] [.] An officer in the German empire, whose office is, at the coronation of the emperor, to carry the first dish of meat to table on horseback.
3430	archdeacon	[.] ARCHDE'ACON, n. [See Deacon.] [.] In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, who has jurisdiction either over a part or over the whole diocese. He is usually appointed by the bishop, and has an authority originally derived from the bishop, ...
3431	archdeaconry	[.] ARCHDE'ACONRY, n. The office, jurisdiction or residence of an archdeacon. In England, every diocese is divided into archdeaconries, of which there are sixty, and each archdeaconry into rural deaneries, and each deanery into parishes.
3432	archdeaconship	[.] ARCHDE'ACONSHIP, n. The office of an archdeacon.
3433	archdivine	[.] ARCHDIVI'NE, n. A principal theologian.
3434	archdruid	[.] ARCHDRU'ID, n. [See Druid.] A chief druid, or pontiff of the ancient druids.
3435	archducal	[.] ARCHDU'CAL, a. [See Archduke.] Pertaining to an archduke.
3436	archduchess	[.] ARCHDUCH'ESS, n. [See Duchess.] A title given to the females of the house of Austria.
3437	archduchy	[.] ARCHDUCH'Y, n. The territory of an archduke or archduchess.
3438	archduke	[.] ARCHDU'KE, [See Duke.] A title given to princes of the House of Austria; all the sons being archdukes, and the daughters archduchesses.
3439	archdukedom	[.] ARCHDU'KEDOM, n. The territory or jurisdiction of an archduke or archduchess.
3440	arched	[.] 'ARCHED, pp. Made with an arch or curve; covered with an arch.
3441	archenemy	[.] ARCHEN'EMY, n. A principal enemy.
3442	archeological	[.] ARCHEOLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to a treatise or antiquity, or to the knowledge of ancient things.
3443	archeology	[.] ARCHEOL'OGY, n. [Gr. ancient, and discourse.] [.] A discourse an antiquity; learning or knowledge which respects ancient times.
3444	archer	[.] 'ARCHER, n. [See Arch and Arc.] [.] A bowman; one who uses a bow in battle; one who is skilled in the use of the bow and arrow.
3445	archeress	[.] 'ARCHERESS, n. A female archer.
3446	archery	[.] 'ARCHERY, n. The use of the bow and arrow; the practice, art or skill of archers; the act of shooting with a bow and arrow.
3447	arches-court	[.] 'ARCHES-COURT, in England, so called from the church of St. Mary le bow (de arcubus,) whose top is raised of stone pillars built archwise, where it was anciently held, is a court of appeal, in the ecclesiastical polity, the judge of which is called the dean of the arches. ...
3448	archetypal	[.] 'ARCHETYPAL, a. Original; constituting a model or pattern.
3449	archetype	[.] 'ARCHETYPE, n. [Gr. beginning, and form.] [.] 1. The original pattern or model of a work; or the model from which a thing is made; as, a tree is the archetype or pattern of our idea of that tree. [.] 2. Among minters, the standard weight, by which others are ...
3450	archeus	[.] ARCHE'US, n. [Gr. beginning, or a chief.] [.] A term used by the ancient chimists, to denote the interal efficient cause of all things; the anima mundi or plastic power of the old philosophers; the power that presides over the animal economy, or the vis medicatrix; ...
3451	archfelon	[.] ARCHFEL'ON, n. [See Felon.] A chief felon.
3452	archfiend	[.] ARCHFIE'ND, n. [See Fiend.] A chief fiend or foe.
3453	archflamen	[.] ARCHFLAM'EN, n. A chief flamen or priest.
3454	archflatterer	[.] ARCHFLAT'TERER, n. [See Flatter.] A chief flatterer.
3455	archfoe	[.] ARCHFO'E, n. [See Foe.] A grand or chief enemy.
3456	archfounder	[.] ARCHFOUND'ER, n. A chief founder.
3457	archgovernor	[.] ARCHGOV'ERNOR, n. The chief governor.
3458	archheresy	[.] ARCHHER'ESY, n. [See Heresy.] The greatest heresy.
3459	archheretic	[.] ARCHHER'ETIC, n. A chief heretic.
3460	archhierey	[.] ARCHHI'EREY, n. [Gr. chief, and priest.] A chief priest in Russia.
3461	archhypocrite	[.] ARCHHYP'OCRITE, n. A great or chief hypocrite.
3462	archiater	[.] ARCH'IATER, n. [Gr. chief, and physician.] Chief physician; a word used in Russia.
3463	archical	[.] ARCH'ICAL, a. Chief; primary.
3464	archidiaconal	[.] ARCHIDIAC'ONAL, a. [See Deacon.] [.] Pertaining to an archdeacon; as an archidiaconal visitation.
3465	archiepiscopal	[.] ARCHIEPIS'COPAL, a. [See Episcopal.] [.] Belonging to an archbishop; as, Canterbury is an archiepiscopal see.
3466	archil	[.] 'ARCHIL, n. A lichen, which grows on rocks, in the Canary and Cape de Verd isles, which yields a rich purple color, not durable, but very beautiful. It is bruised between stones, and moistened with strong spirit of urine mixed with quick lime. It first takes a purplish ...
3467	archilochian	[.] ARCHILO'CHIAN, a. Pertaining to Archilochus, the poet, who invented a verse of seven feet, the first four dactyls or spondees, the last three, trochees.
3468	archilute	[.] 'ARCHILUTE, n. [.] A large lute, a theorbo, the base-strings of which are doubled with an octave, and the higher strings with a unison.
3469	archimagus	[.] 'ARCHIMAGUS, n. [See Magician.] The high priest of the Persian Magi, or worshipers of fire.
3470	archimandrite	[.] ARCHIMAND'RITE, n. [from mandrite, a Syriac word for monk.] [.] In church history, a chief of the mandrites or monks, answering to abbot in Europe.
3471	arching	[.] 'ARCHING, ppr. Forming an arch; covering with an arch. [.] 'ARCHING, a. Curving like an arch.
3472	archipelago	[.] ARCHIPEL'AGO, n. [Authors are not agreed as to the origin of this word. Some suppose it to be compounded of Gr. chief, and sea; others of the Egean sea.] [.] In a general sense, a sea interspersed with many isles; but particularly the sea which separates Europe ...
3473	architect	[.] 'ARCHITECT, n. [Gr. chief, and a workman. See Technical.] [.] 1. A person skilled in the art of building; one who understands architecture, or makes it his occupation to form plans and designs of buildings, and superintend the artificers employed. [.] 2. A contriver; ...
3474	architective	[.] ARCHITECT'IVE, a. Used in building; proper for building.
3475	architectonic	[.] ARCHITECTON'IC, a. That has power or skill to build.
3476	architectonics	[.] ARCHITECTON'ICS, n. The science of architecture.
3477	architectress	[.] ARCHITECT'RESS, n. A female architect.
3478	architectural	[.] ARCHITECT'URAL, a. Pertaining to the art of building; that is according to the rules of architecture.
3479	architecture	[.] 'ARCHITECTURE, n. [L. architectura.] [.] 1. The art of building; but in a more limited and appropriate sense, the art of constructing houses, bridges and other buildings for the purposes of civil life. [.] 2. Frame or structure. [.] The earth is a piece of ...
3480	architrave	[.] 'ARCHITRAVE, n. [Gr. chief, and L. trabs, a beam.] [.] In architecture, the lower division of an entablature, or that part which rests immediately on the column. It probably represents the beam which, in ancient buildings, extended from column to column, to support ...
3481	archival	[.] 'ARCHIVAL, a. [See Archives.] Pertaining to archives or records; contained in records.
3482	archivault	[.] 'ARCHIVAULT, n. [arch, chief, and vault.] [.] In building, the inner contour of an arch, or a band adorned with moldings, running over the faces of the arch-stones, and bearing upon the imposts. It has only a single face in the Tuscan order; two faces crowned in ...
3483	archives	[.] 'ARCHIVES, n. plu. [Gr.; Low L. archivum.] [.] The apartment in which records are kept; also the records and papers which are preserved, as evidences of facts.
3484	archivist	[.] 'ARCHIVIST, n. The keeper of archives or records.
3485	archlike	[.] 'ARCHLIKE, a. Built like an arch.
3486	archlute	[.] 'ARCHLUTE,
3487	archly	[.] 'ARCHLY, adv. Shrewdly; wittily; jestingly.
3488	archmagician	[.] ARCHMAGI'CIAN, n. The chief magician.
3489	archmarshal	[.] ARCHMAR'SHAL, n. The grand marshal of the German empire; a dignity belonging to the elector of Saxony.
3490	archness	[.] 'ARCHNESS, n. Cunning; shrewdness; waggishness.
3491	archon	[.] 'ARCHON, n. [Gr. a prince.] [.] The archons in Greece were chief magistrates chosen, after the death of Codrus, from the most illustrious families, to superintend civil and religious concerns. They were nine in number; the first was properly the archon; the second ...
3492	archonship	[.] 'ARCHONSHIP, n. The office of an archon; or the term of his office.
3493	archontics	[.] ARCHON'TICS, n. In church history, a branch of the Valentinians, who held that the world was not created by God, but by angels, archontes.
3494	archpastor	[.] ARCHP'ASTOR, n. Chief pastor, the shepherd and bishop of our souls.
3495	archphilosopher	[.] ARCHPHILOS'OPHER, n. A chief philosopher.
3496	archpillar	[.] ARCHPIL'LAR, n. The main pillar.
3497	archpoet	[.] ARCHPO'ET, n. The principal poet.
3498	archpolitician	[.] ARCHPOLITI'CIAN, n. [See Policy.] An eminent or distinguished politician.
3499	archpontiff	[.] ARCHPON'TIFF, n. [See Pontiff.] A supreme pontiff or priest.
3500	archprelate	[.] ARCHPRE'LATE, n. [See Prelate.] The chief prelate.
3501	archpresbyter	[.] ARCHPRES'BYTER, n. [See Presbyter.] a chief presbyter or priest.
3502	archpresbytery	[.] ARCHPRES'BYTERY, n. The absolute dominion of presbytery, or the chief presbytery.
3503	archpriest	[.] ARCHPRIE'ST, n. [See Priest.] A chief priest.
3504	archprimate	[.] ARCHPRI'MATE, n. The chief primate; an archbishop
3505	archprophet	[.] ARCHPROPH'ET, n. Chief prophet.
3506	archprotestant	[.] ARCHPROT'ESTANT, n. A principal or distinguished protestant.
3507	archpublican	[.] ARCHPUB'LICAN, n. The distinguished publican.
3508	archrebel	[.] ARCHREB'EL, n. The chief rebel
3509	archtraitor	[.] ARCHTRA'ITOR, n. A principal traitor.
3510	archtreasurer	[.] ARCHTREAS'URER, n. [See Treasure.] [.] The great treasurer of the German empire; a dignity claimed by the elector of Hanover.
3511	archtreasurership	[.] ARCHTREAS'URERSHIP, n. The office of archtreasurer.
3512	archtyrant	[.] ARCHTY'RANT, n. A principal or great tyrant.
3513	archvillain	[.] ARCHVIL'LAIN, n. [See Villain.] A chief or great villain.
3514	archvillany	[.] ARCHVIL'LANY, n. Great villany.
3515	archwise	[.] 'ARCHWISE, adv. [arch and wise. See wise.] In the form of an arch.
3516	arctation	[.] ARCTA'TION,
3517	arctic	[.] ARC'TIC, a. [Gr. a bear, and a northern constellation so called.] [.] Northern; pertaining to the northern constellation, called the bear; as, the arctic pole, circle, region or sea. [.] The arctic circle is a lesser circle parallel to the equator, 23 degrees 28' ...
3518	arctitude	[.] ARC'TITUDE, n. [L. artus, tight.] Preternatural straightness; constipation from inflammation.
3519	arctizite	[.] 'ARCTIZITE, n. A mineral, now called Wernerite.
3520	arcturus	[.] ARCTU'RUS, n. [Gr. a bear, and tail.] A fixed star of the first magnitude, in the constellation of Bootes.
3521	arcuate	[.] 'ARCUATE, a. [L. arcuatus. See Arc.] Bent or curved in the form of a bow.
3522	arcuation	[.] ARCUA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of bending; incurvation; the state of being bent; curvity; crookedness; great convexity of the thorax. [.] 2. A method of raising trees by layers; that is, by bending branches to the ground, and covering the small shoots with earth, ...
3523	arcubalist	[.] 'ARCUBALIST, n. [L. arcus, a bow, and balista, an engine for throwing stones.] A cross-bow.
3524	arcubalister	[.] ARCUBALIS'TER, n. A cross-bowman; one who used the arbalist.
3525	ard	[.] 'ARD, The termination of many English words. We observe it in Goddard, a divine temper; Giffard, a disposition to give, liberality; Bernard, flial affection; standard, drunkard, dotard, &c.
3526	ardency	[.] 'ARDENCY, n. [L. ardens, from ardeo, to burn.] [.] Warmth of passion or affection; ardor; eagerness; as, the ardency of love or zeal.
3527	ardent	[.] 'ARDENT, a. [.] 1. Hot; burning; that causes sensation of burning; as, ardent spirits, that is distilled spirits; an ardent fever. [.] 2. Having the appearance of quality of fire; fierce; as ardent eyes. [.] 3. Warm, applied to the passions and affections; ...
3528	ardently	[.] 'ARDENTLY, adv. With warmth; affectionately; passionately.
3529	ardentness	[.] 'ARDENTNESS, n. Ardency.
3530	ardor	[.] 'ARDOR, n. [L.] [.] 1. Heat, in a literal sense; as, the ardor of the sun's rays. [.] 2. Warmth, or heat, applied to the passions and affections; eagerness; as, he pursues study with ardor; they fought with ardor. [.] Milton uses the word for person or spirit ...
3531	arduous	[.] ARDUOUS, a. [L. arduus.] [.] 1. High, lofty, in a literal sense; as, arduous paths. [.] 2. Difficult; attended with great labor, like the ascending of acclivities; as, an arduous employment, task, or enterprise.
3532	arduously	[.] 'ARDUOUSLY, adv. In an arduous manner; with laboriousness.
3533	arduousness	[.] 'ARDUOUSNESS, n. Height; difficulty of execution.
3534	are	[.] ARE. The plural of the substantive verb; but a different word from be, am or was. It is usually pronounced ar.
3535	area	[.] A'REA, n. [L. I suspect this to be contracted from Heb. from a root which signifies to reach, stretch, lay or spread.] [.] 1. Any plain surface, as the floor of a room, of a church or other building, or of the ground. [.] 2. The space or site on which a building ...
3536	aread	[.] AREA'D,
3537	areal	[.] A'REAL, a. Pertaining to an area; as areal interstices.
3538	areed	[.] AREE'D, v.t. To counsel; to advise. Obs.
3539	areek	[.] AREE'K, adv. In a reeking condition. [See Reek.]
3540	arefaction	[.] AREFAC'TION, n. [L. arefacio, to dry, from aero.] The act of drying; the state of growing dry.
3541	arefy	[.] AR'EFY, v.t. To dry or make dry.
3542	arena	[.] ARE'NA, n. [L. sand.] [.] 1. An open space of ground strewed with sand, on which the gladiators, in ancient Rome, exhibited shows of fighting for the amusement of spectators. Hence, a place for public exhibition. [.] 2. Among physicians, sand or gravel in ...
3543	arenaceous	[.] ARENA'CEOUS, a. [from arena, sand.] [.] 1. Sandy; having the properties of sand. [.] 2. Brittle; as arenaceous limestone.
3544	arenation	[.] ARENA'TION, n. Among physicians, a sand bath; a sprinkling of hot sand upon a diseased person.
3545	arendalite	[.] AREN'DALITE, n. In mineralogy, another name of epidote, or pistacite; epidote being the name given to it by Hauy, and pistacite by Werner. [See Epidote.]
3546	arendator	[.] ARENDA'TOR, n. [.] In Livonia and other provinces of Russia, a farmer of the farms or rents; one who contracts with the crown for the rents of the farms. He who rents an estate belonging to the crown, is called Crownarendator. Arende is a term used both for the ...
3547	arenilitic	[.] ARENILIT'IC, a. [arena, sand, and a stone.] [.] Pertaining to sand stone; consisting of sand stone; as arenilite mountains.
3548	arenose	[.] ARENO'SE,
3549	arenous	[.] AR'ENOUS, a. Sandy; full of sand.
3550	areola	[.] AREO'LA, n. [L.] The colored circle round the nipple or round a pustule.
3551	areole	[.] AR'EOLE,
3552	areometer	[.] AREOM'ETER, n. [Gr. rare, thin, and to measure.] [.] An instrument for measuring the specific gravity of liquids.
3553	areometrical	[.] AREOMET'RICAL, a. Pertaining to an areometer.
3554	areometry	[.] AREOM'ETRY, n. The measuring or act of measuring the specific gravity of fluids.
3555	areopagite	[.] AREOP'AGITE, n. A member of the Areopagus, which see. [.] Acts 17:34.
3556	areopagitic	[.] AREOPAGIT'IC, a. Pertaining to the Areopagus. [.]
3557	areopagus	[.] AREOP'AGUS, n. [Gr. Mars, and hills.] [.] A sovereign tribunal at Athens, famous for the justice and impartiality of its decisions. It was originally held on a hill in the city; but afterward removed to the Royal Portico, an open square, where the judges sat in ...
3558	areotic	[.] AREOT'IC, a. [Gr. thin.] Attenuating; making thin, as in liquids; rarefying. [.] AREOT'IC, n. A medicine, which attenuates the humors, dissolves viscidity, opens the pores, and increases perspiration; an attenuant.
3559	aretology	[.] ARETOL'OGY, n. [Gr. virtue, and discourse.] [.] That part of moral philosophy which treats of virtue, its nature and the means of attaining to it. [Little used.]
3560	argal	[.] 'ARGAL, n. Unrefined or crude tartar, a substance adhering to the sides of wine casks.
3561	argean	[.] ARGE'AN, a. Pertaining to Argo or the Ark.
3562	argent	[.] 'ARGENT, n. [L. argentum; Gr. silver, from white.] [.] 1. The white color in coats of arms, intended to represent silver, or purity, innocence, beauty, or gentleness. [.] 2. a. Silvery; of a pale white, like silver. [.] 3. a. Bright. [.] Ask of yonder ...
3563	argent-horned	[.] 'ARGENT-HORNED, a. Silver horned.
3564	argental	[.] ARGENT'AL, a. Pertaining to silver; consisting of silver; containing silver; combined with silver; applied to the native amalgam of silver, as argental mercury.
3565	argentate	[.] 'ARGENTATE, n. A combination of the argentic acid with another substance.
3566	argentation	[.] ARGENTA'TION, n. An overlaying with silver.
3567	argentic	[.] ARGENT'IC, a. Pertaining to silver; the argentic acid is a saturated combination of silver and oxygen. This is yet hypothetical.
3568	argentiferous	[.] ARGENTIF'EROUS, a. [L. argentum, silver, and fero, to produce.] Producing silver; as argentiferous ore.
3569	argentina	[.] ARGENTI'NA,
3570	argentine	[.] 'ARGENTINE, n. In ichthyology, a genus of fishes of the order of abdominals. [.] Argentina is also a name of the wild tansy, silver-weed.
3571	argil	[.] 'ARGIL, n. A species of the Ardea, or genus of cranes. [.] 'ARGIL, n. [L. argilla, white clay, from Gr. white.] [.] In a general sense, clay, or potter's earth; but in a technical sense, pure clay, or alumine.
3572	argillaceous	[.] ARGILLA'CEOUS, a. [L. argillaceus.] Partaking of the nature of clay; clayey; consisting of argil.
3573	argilliferous	[.] ARGILLIF'EROUS, a. [L. argilla, clay, and fero, to produce.] Producing clay; applied to such earths as abound with argil.
3574	argillite	[.] 'ARGILLITE, n. Argillaceous shist or slate; clay-slate. Its usual color is bluish, greenish or blackish gray.
3575	argillitic	[.] ARGILLIT'IC, a. Pertaining to argillite.
3576	argillocalcite	[.] ARGILLOCAL'CITE, n. [of argilla, clay, and calx, calcarious earth.] [.] A species of calcarious earth, with a large proportion of clay.
3577	argillomurite	[.] ARGILLOMU'RITE, n. [of argilla, clay, and muria, brine or salt water; magnesia being obtained from sea-salt.] [.] A species of earth consisting of magnesia, mixed with silex, alumine and lime; a variety of Magnesite.
3578	argillous	[.] ARGIL'LOUS, a. Consisting of clay; clayey; parting of clay; belonging to clay.
3579	argive	[.] 'ARGIVE, a. Designating what belongs to Argos, the capital of Argolis in Greece, whose inhabitants were called Argivi. This name however is used by the poets for the Greeks in general.
3580	argo	[.] ARGO, n. The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the golden fleece.
3581	argo-navis	[.] ARGO-NAVIS, The ship Argo, is a constellation in the southern hemisphere, whose stars, in the British catalogue, are sixty-four.
3582	argoan	[.] ARGO'AN, a. Pertaining to the ship Argo.
3583	argolic	[.] ARGOL'IC, a. Belonging to Argolis, a territory or district of Peloponnese, between Arcadia and the Egean sea; as the Argolic Gulf.
3584	argolics	[.] ARGOL'ICS, n. The title of a chapter in Pausanias, which treats of Argolis.
3585	argonaut	[.] ARGONAUT, n. [of Jason's ship, and a sailor.] [.] One of the persons who sailed to Colchis with Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the golden fleece.
3586	argonauta	[.] ARGONAUT'A, n. [See Argonaut.] [.] A genus of shell-fish, of the order of vermes testacea. The shell consists of one spiral involuted valve. There are several species; one of which is the Argo, with a subdentated carina, the famous nautilus, which, when it sails, ...
3587	argonautic	[.] ARGONAUT'IC, a. Pertaining to the Argonauts, or to their voyage to Colchis; as the Argonautic story.
3588	argonautics	[.] ARGONAUT'ICS, n. A poem on the subject of Jason's voyage, or the expedition of the Argonauts; as, the Argonautics of Orpheus, of V. Flaccus, and of Apollonius Rhodius.
3589	argosy	[.] 'ARGOSY, n. A large merchantman; a carrac.
3590	argue	[.] 'ARGUE, v.i. [L. arguo, to show, argue, accuse or convict.] [.] 1. To reason; to invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion or measure; as, A argues in favor of a measure; B argues against it. [.] 2. To dispute; to reason with; followed ...
3591	argued	[.] 'ARGUED, pp. Debated; discussed; evinced; accused.
3592	arguer	[.] 'ARGUER, n. One who argues; a reasoner; a disputer; a controvertist.
3593	arguing	[.] 'ARGUING, ppr. Inventing and offering reasons; disputing; discussing; evincing; accusing. [.] 'ARGUING, n. Reasoning; argumentation. [.] What doth your arguing reprove? Job 6.
3594	argument	[.] 'ARGUMENT, n. [L. argumentum.] [.] 1. A reason offered for or against a proposition, opinion, or measure; a reason offered in proof, to induce belief, or convince the mind; followed by for or against. [.] 2. In logic, an inference drawn from premises, which are ...
3595	argumental	[.] ARGUMENT'AL, a. Belonging to argument; consisting in argument.
3596	argumentation	[.] ARGUMENTA'TION, n. Reasoning; the act of reasoning; the act of inventing or forming reasons, making inductions, drawing conclusions, and applying them to the case in discussion. The operation of inferring propositions, not known or admitted as true, from facts or ...
3597	argumentative	[.] ARGUMENT'ATIVE, a. [.] 1. Consisting of argument; containing a process of reasoning; as an argumentative discourse. [.] 2. Showing reasons for; as, the adaptation of things to their uses is argumentative of infinite wisdom in the Creator.
3598	argumentatively	[.] ARGUMENT'ATIVELY, adv. In an argumentative manner.
3599	argus	[.] 'ARGUS, n. A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a hundred eyes, placed by Juno to guard Io. The origin of this being may perhaps be found in the Teutonic word arg, crafty, cunning, of which the hundred eyes are symbolical.
3600	argus-shell	[.] ARGUS-SHELL, n. A species of porcelain-shell, beautifully variegated with spots, resembling, in some measure, a peacock's tail.
3601	argute	[.] ARGU'TE, a. [L. argutus.] Sharp; shrill; witty. [Little used.]
3602	arguteness	[.] ARGU'TENESS, n. Acuteness; wittiness. [Little used.]
3603	arian	[.] A'RIAN, a. Pertaining to Arius, a presbyter of the church of Alexandria, in the fourth century; or to his doctrines. [.] A'RIAN, n. One who adheres to the doctrines of Arius, who held Christ to be a created being, inferior to God the father in nature and dignity, ...
3604	arianism	[.] A'RIANISM, n. The doctrines of the Arians.
3605	arianize	[.] A'RIANIZE, v.i. To admit the tenets of the Arians.
3606	arid	[.] AR'ID, a. [L. aridus, dry, from areo, to be dry.] [.] Dry; exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; as an arid waste.
3607	aridas	[.] AR'IDAS, n. A kind of taffeta, from the East Indies, made of thread, from certain plants.
3608	aridity	[.] ARID'ITY,
3609	aridness	[.] AR'IDNESS, n. [.] 1. Dryness; a state of being without moisture. [.] 2. A dry state of the body; emaciation; the withering of a limb.
3610	aries	[.] A'RIES, n. [L. from the Celtic. [.] The ram, a constellation of fixed stars, drawn on the globe, in the figure of a ram. It is the first of the twelve signs in the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 21st of March.
3611	arietate	[.] AR'IETATE, v.i. [L. arieto, from aries.] [.] To butt, as a ram. [Not used.]
3612	arietation	[.] ARIETA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of battering with the aries or battering ram. [.] 2. The act of striking or conflicting. [Rarely used.]
3613	arietta	[.] ARIET'TA, n. A short song; an air, or little air.
3614	aright	[.] ARI'GHT, adv. [a and right.] [.] Rightly; in a right form; without mistake or crime.
3615	aril	[.] AR'IL,
3616	arillated	[.] AR'ILLATED,
3617	arilled	[.] AR'ILLED, a. Having an exterior covering or aril, as coffee.
3618	arillus	[.] ARIL'LUS, n. The exterior coat or covering of a seed, fixed to it at the base only, investing it wholly or partially, and falling off spontaneously; by some writers called, from the Greek, Calyptra. It is either succulent, or cartilaginous; colored, elastic, rough ...
3619	arima	[.] AR'IMA,
3620	ariman	[.] AR'IMAN,
3621	ariolation	[.] ARIOLA'TION,
3622	arioso	[.] ARIO'SO, a. Light; airy. [.] But according to Rousseau, applied to music, it denotes a kind of melody bordering on the majestic style of a capital air.
3623	arise	[.] ARI'SE, v.i. s as z pret. arose; pp. arisen; Heb. [.] 1. To ascend, mount up or move to a higher place; as, vapors arise from humid places. [.] 2. To emerge from below the horizon; as, the sun or a star arises or rises. [.] 3. To get out of bed; to leave ...
3624	arising	[.] ARI'SING, ppr. Ascending; moving upward; originating or proceeding; getting up; springing up; appearing.
3625	arista	[.] ARIST'A, n. [L.] In botany, awn, the long pointed beard which issues from the husk, or scaly flower cup of the grasses, called the glume.
3626	aristarchy	[.] ARISTAR'CHY, n. [Gr. best, and rule.] [.] A body of good men in power, or government by excellent men.
3627	aristocracy	[.] ARISTO'CRACY, n. [Gr. best, and to hold or govern.] [.] A form of government, in which the whole supreme power is vested in the principal persons of a state; or in a few men distinguished by their rank and opulence. When the supreme power is exercised by a small ...
3628	aristocrat	[.] ARIST'OCRAT, n. One who favors an aristocracy in principle or practice; one who is a friend to an aristocratical form of government.
3629	aristocratic	[.] ARISTOCRAT'IC,
3630	aristocratical	[.] ARISTOCRAT'ICAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to aristocracy; consisting in a government of nobles, or principal men; as an aristocratic constitution. [.] 2. Partaking of aristocracy; as, an aristocratic measure; aristocratic pride or manners.
3631	aristocratically	[.] ARISTOCRAT'ICALLY, adv. In an aristocratical manner.
3632	aristocraticalness	[.] ARISTOCRAT'ICALNESS, n. The quality of being aristocratical.
3633	aristotelian	[.] ARISTOTE'LIAN, a. Pertaining to Aristotle, a celebrated philosopher, who was born at Stagyra, in Macedon, about 384 years before Christ. The Aristotelian philosophy is otherwise called peripatetic. [.] ARISTOTE'LIAN, n. A follower of Aristotle, who was a disciple ...
3634	aristotelianism	[.] ARISTOTE'LIANISM, n. The philosophy or doctrines of Aristotle.
3635	aristotelic	[.] ARISTOTEL'IC, a. Pertaining to Aristotle or to his philosophy. [.] The pernicious effects of the Aristotelic system.
3636	arithmancy	[.] AR'ITHMANCY, n. [Gr. number, and divination.] [.] Divination or the foretelling of future events by the use or observation of numbers.
3637	arithmetic	...
3638	arithmetical	[.] ARITHMET'ICAL, a. Pertaining to arithmetic; according to the rules or method of arithmetic.
3639	arithmetically	[.] ARITHMET'ICALLY, adv. According to the rules, principles or method arithmetic.
3640	arithmetician	[.] ARITHMETI'CIAN, n. One skilled in arithmetic, or versed in the science of numbers.
3641	ark	[.] 'ARK, n. [L. arca.] [.] 1. A small close vessel, chest or coffer, such as that which was the repository of the tables of the covenant among the Jews. This was about three feet nine inches in length. The lid was the propitiatory, or mercy seat, over which were ...
3642	arkite	[.] 'ARKITE, n. A term used by Bryant to denote one of the persons who were preserved in the ark; or who, according to pagan fables, belonged to the ark. [.] 'ARKITE, a. Belonging to the ark.
3643	arktizite	[.] 'ARKTIZITE,
3644	arm	[.] 'ARM, n. [L. armus, an arm, a shoulder, a wing; armus is directly from the Gr. a joint, it would seem to be formed from Gr. to fit.] [.] 1. The limb of the human body, which extends from the shoulder to the hand. [.] 2. The branch of a tree, or the slender part ...
3645	armada	[.] ARMA'DA, n. [.] A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. The term is usually applied to the Spanish fleet, called the Invincible Armada, consisting of 130 ships, intended to act against England in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, A.D. 1588.
3646	armadillo	[.] ARMADIL'LO, n. [.] A quadruped peculiar to America, called also tatoo, and in zoology, the dasypus. This animal has neither fore-teeth, nor dog-teeth; it is covered with a hard, bony shell, divided into movable belts, except on the forehead, shoulders and haunches, ...
3647	armament	[.] 'ARMAMENT, n. [L. armamenta, utensils, tackle, from arma.] [.] A body of forces equipped for war; used of a land or naval force. It is more generally used of a naval force, including ships, men and all the necessary furniture for war.
3648	armamentary	[.] ARMAMENT'ARY, n. An armory; a magazine or arsenal. [Rarely used.]
3649	armature	[.] 'ARMATURE, n. [L. armatura.] [.] 1. Armor; that which defends the body. It comprehends whatever is worn for defense of the body, and has been sometimes used for offensive weapons. Armature, like arms and armor, is used also of the furniture of animals and vegetables, ...
3650	arme-puissant	[.] ARME-PUIS'SANT, a. [See Puissant.] Powerful in arms.
3651	armed	[.] 'ARMED, pp. [.] 1. Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished with the means of security; fortified, in a moral sense. [.] 2. In heraldry, armed is when the beaks, talons, horns, or teeth of beasts and birds of prey are of a different color from ...
3652	armenia	[.] ARME'NIA, a. Pertaining to Armenia, a country and formerly, a kingdom, in Asia, divided into Major and Minor. The greater Armenia is now called Turcomania.
3653	armenian	[.] ARME'NIAN, n. A native of Armenia, or the language of the country. [.] Armenian bole is a species of clay from Armenia, and found in other countries. But the term, being of uncertain signification, is rejected in modern mineralogy. [See Bole.] [.] Armenian stone, ...
3654	armful	[.] 'ARMFUL, n. As much as the arms can hold.
3655	armgaunt	[.] ARMGAUNT, a. slender, as the arm. [Not in use.]
3656	armhole	[.] 'ARMHOLE, n. [arm and hole.] [.] 1. The cavity under the shoulder, or the armpit. [.] 2. A hole for the arm in a garment.
3657	armigerous	[.] ARMIG'EROUS, a. [L. armiger, arma and gero.] [.] Literally, bearing arms. But in present usage, armiger is a title of dignity next in degree to a knight. In times of chivalry, it signified an attendant on a knight, or other person of rank, who bore his shield and ...
3658	armillary	[.] 'ARMILLARY, a. [L. armilla, a bracelet, from armus, the arm.] [.] Resembling a bracelet, or ring; consisting of rings or circles. It is chiefly applied to an aritificial sphere, composed of a number of circles of the mundane sphere, put together intheir natural ...
3659	arming	[.] 'ARMING, ppr. Equipping with arms; providing with the means of defense or attack; also, preparing for resistance in a moral sense.
3660	armings	[.] 'ARMINGS, n. The same as waist-clothes, hung about a ship's upper works.
3661	arminian	[.] ARMIN'IAN, a. Pertaining to Arminius, or designating his principles. [.] ARMIN'IAN, n. One of a sect or party of Christians, so called from Arminius or Harmansen, of Holland, who flourished at the close of the 16th century, and beginning of the 17th. The Arminian ...
3662	arminianism	[.] ARMIN'IANISM, n. The peculiar doctrines or tenets of the Arminians.
3663	armipotence	[.] ARMIP'OTENCE, n. [arma and potentia. See Potency.] Power in arms.
3664	armipotent	[.] ARMIP'OTENT, a. [arma and sonus. See sound.] Sounding or rustling in arms.
3665	armisonous	[.] ARMIS'ONOUS, a. [arma and sonus. See sound.] Sounding or rustling in arms.
3666	armistice	[.] 'ARMISTICE, n. [L. arma and sisto, to stand still, Gr.] [.] A cessation of arms, for a short time, by convention; a truce; a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the parties.
3667	armless	[.] 'ARMLESS, a. Without an arm; destitute of weapons.
3668	armlet	[.] 'ARMLET, n. [dim. of arm.] A little arm; a piece of armor for the arm; a bracelet.
3669	armor	[.] 'ARMOR, n. [from arm.] [.] 1. Defensive arms; any habit worn to protect the body in battle; formerly called harness. A complete armor formerly consisted of a casque or helmet, a gorget, cuirass, gauntlets, tasses, brassets, crushes, and covers for the legs to which ...
3670	armor-bearer	[.] 'ARMOR-BEARER, n. One who carries the armor of another.
3671	armorer	[.] 'ARMORER, n. A maker of armor or arms; a manufacturer of instruments of war. The armorer of a ship has the charge of the arms, to see that they are in a condition fit for service.
3672	armorial	[.] ARMO'RIAL, a. Belonging to armor, or to the arms or escutcheon of a family; as ensigns armorial.
3673	armoric	[.] ARMOR'IC,
3674	armorican	[.] ARMOR'ICAN, a. [.] Designating the northwestern part of France, formerly called Armorica, afterward Bretague, or Britanny. This part of France is peopled by inhabitants who speak a dialect of the Celtic. It is usually supposed their ancestors were refugees or ...
3675	armorist	[.] 'ARMORIST, n. One skilled in heraldry.
3676	armory	[.] 'ARMORY, n. [.] 1. A place where arms, and instruments of war are deposited for safe keeping. [.] 2. Armor; defensive arms. [.] 3. Ensigns armorial. [.] 4. The knowledge of coat-armor; skill in heraldry.
3677	armpit	[.] 'ARMPIT, n. [arm and pit.] The hollow place or cavity under the shoulder.
3678	arms	[.] 'ARMS, n. plu. [L. arma.] [.] 1. Weapons of offense, or armor for defense and protection of the body. [.] 2. War; hostility. [.] Arms and the man I sing. [.] To be in arms, to be in a state of hostility, or in a military life. [.] To arms is a phrase which ...
3679	arms-end	[.] ARMS-END, n. At the end of the arms; at a good distance; a phrase taken from boxers or wrestlers.
3680	army	[.] 'ARMY, n. [.] 1. A collection or body of men armed for war, and organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades and divisions, under proper officers. In general, an army in modern times consists of infantry and cavalry, with artillery; although the union ...
3681	arnoldist	...
3682	arnot	[.] 'ARNOT, n. A name of the bunium, pignut or earthnut.
3683	arnotto	[.] ARNOT'TO, The Anotta, which see. Also a tree so called.
3684	arnuts	[.] 'ARNUTS, n. Tall oat grass.
3685	aroma	[.] ARO'MA,
3686	aromatic	[.] AROMAT'IC,
3687	aromatical	[.] AROMAT'ICAL, a. Fragrant; spicy; strong-scented; odoriferous; having an agreeable odor.
3688	aromatite	[.] AR'OMATITE, n. A bituminous stone, in smell and color resembling myrrh.
3689	aromatization	[.] AROMATIZA'TION, n. The act of impregnating or scenting with aroma, or rendering aromatic.
3690	aromatize	[.] AR'OMATIZE, v.t. To impregnate with aroma; to infuse an aromatic odor; to give a spicy scent or taste; to perfume.
3691	aromatized	[.] AR'OMATIZED, pp. Impregnated with aroma; rendered fragrant.
3692	aromatizer	[.] AR'OMATIZER, n. That which communicates an aromatic quality.
3693	aromatizing	[.] AR'OMATIZING, ppr. Rendering spicy; impregnating with aroma.
3694	aromatous	[.] ARO'MATOUS, a. Containing aroma, or the principle of fragrance.
3695	aroph	[.] AR'OPH, [A contraction of aroma philosophorum.] [.] 1. A name by which saffron is sometimes called. [.] 2. A chimical preparation of Paracelsus, formed by sublimation from equal quantities of hematite and sal ammoniac. The word is also used by the same writer ...
3696	arose	[.] ARO'SE, The past or preterit tense of the verb, to arise.
3697	around	[.] AROUND', prep. [a and round. See Round.] [.] 1. About; on all sides; encircling; encompassing; as, a lambent flame around his brows. [.] 2. In a looser sense, from place to place; at random. [.] AROUND', adv. [.] 1. In a circle; on every side. [.] 2. ...
3698	aroura	[.] AROURA, n. [Gr.] A Grecian measure of fifty feet. Also, a square measure of half the plethron, a measure not ascertained. The Egyptian aroura was the square of a hundred feet or a hundred cubits.
3699	arouse	[.] AROUSE, v.t. arouz'. [Heb.] [.] To excite into action, that which is at rest; to stir, or put in motion or exertion that which is languid; as, to arouse one from sleep; to arouse the dormant faculties.
3700	aroused	[.] AROUS'ED, pp. Excited into action; put in motion.
3701	arousing	[.] AROUS'ING, ppr. Putting in motion; stirring; exciting into action or exertion.
3702	arow	[.] AROW, adv. [a and row.] In a row; successively.
3703	aroynt	[.] AROYNT', adv. Be gone; away. obs.
3704	arpeggio	[.] ARPEG'GIO, n. [.] The distinct sound of the notes of an instrumental chord, accompanying the voice.
3705	arpent	[.] 'ARPENT, n. [.] In Domesday, it is written arpennus, arpendus, and arpent. Columella mentions that the arepennis was equal to half the Roman juger. The word is supposed to be corrupted from arvipendium, or aripennium, the measuring of land with a cord. [.] A ...
3706	arquebusade	[.] ARQUEBUSA'DE, n. [.] 1. A distilled liquor applied to a bruise. [.] 2. The shot of an arquebuse.
3707	arquebuse	[.] 'ARQUEBUSE,
3708	arquebusier	[.] ARQUEBUSIE'R, n. a soldier armed with an arquebuse.
3709	arrach	[.] AR'RACH, n. a plant. See Orrach.
3710	arrack	[.] ARRACK', n. Contacted into rack. a spirituous liquor imported from the East Indies. The name is said to signify, in the East, any spirituous liquor; but that which usually bears this name is toddy, a liquor distilled from the juice of the cocoanut tree, procured by ...
3711	arragonite	[.] AR'RAGONITE, n. [.] In mineralogy, a species of carbonate of lime, but not pure, and said to contain 3 or 4 per cent. of carbonate of strontian. It differs from pure carbonate of lime, in hardness, specific gravity, crystaline structure, &c. It is harder than ...
3712	arraign	[.] ARRA'IGN v.t. arra'ne. [L. reus, contracted from the root of res.] [.] 1. To call or set a prisoner at the bar of a court, to answer to the matter charged against him in an indictment or information. When called, the indictment is read to him, and he is put to ...
3713	arraigned	[.] ARRA'IGNED, pp. Called before a tribunal to answer, and elect triers; accused; called in question.
3714	arraigning	[.] ARRA'IGNING, ppr. Calling before a court or tribunal; accusing.
3715	arraignment	[.] ARRA'IGNMENT, n. [.] 1. The act of arraigning; the act of calling and setting a prisoner before a court to answer to an accusation, and to choose his triers. [.] 2. Accusation. [.] 3. A calling in question for faults.
3716	arraiment	[.] ARRA'IMENT, n. [See Array.] Clothes; garments. We now use raiment.
3717	arrange	[.] ARRANGE, v.t [.] 1. To put in proper order; to dispose the parts of a whole in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose; as troops arranged for battle. [.] 2. To adjust; to settle; to put in order; to prepare; a popular use of the word of very general ...
3718	arranged	[.] ARRANGED, pp. Put in order; disposed in the proper order; adjusted.
3719	arrangement	[.] ARRANGEMENT, n. [.] 1. The act of putting in proper order; the state of being put in order; disposition in suitable form. [.] 2. That which is disposed in order; system of parts disposed in due order. [.] The interest of that portion of social arrangement is ...
3720	arranger	[.] ARRANGER, n. One that puts in order.
3721	arranging	[.] ARRANGING, ppr. Putting in due order or form; adjusting.
3722	arrant	[.] AR'RANT, a. [I know not the origin of this word.] [.] Notorious, in an ill sense; infamous; mere; vile; as an arrant rogue or coward.
3723	arrantly	[.] AR'RANTLY, adv. Notoriously, in an ill sense; infamously; impudently; shamefully.
3724	arras	[.] AR'RAS, n. Tapestry; hangings wove with figures.
3725	array	[.] ARRA'Y, n. [.] 1. Order; disposition in regular lines; as an army in battle array. Hence a posture of defense. [.] 2. Dress; garments disposed in order upon the person. [.] 3. In law, the act of impaneling a jury; or a jury impaneled; that is, a jury set ...
3726	arrayed	[.] ARRA'YED, pp. Set in order, or in lines; arranged in order for attack or defense; dressed; adorned by dress; impaneled, as a jury; enveloped.
3727	arrayer	[.] ARRA'YER, n. One who arrays. In English history, an officer who had a commission of array, to put soldiers of a country in a condition for military service.
3728	arraying	[.] ARRA'YING, ppr. Setting in order; putting on splendid raiment; impaneling.
3729	arrear	[.] ARRE'AR, adv. [L. ad and retro.] [.] Behind; at the hinder part. In this sense obsolete. But from this use, we retain the word as a noun in the phrase, in arrear, to signify behind in payment. [.] ARRE'AR, n. That which is behind in payment, or which remains ...
3730	arrearage	[.] ARRE'ARAGE, n. [.] Arrears; any sum of money remaining unpaid, after previous payment of a part. A person may be in arrear for the whole amount of a debt; but arrears and arrearage imply that apart has been paid.
3731	arrect	[.] ARRECT',
3732	arrected	[.] ARRECT'ED, a. [L. arrectus, raised, erect, from arrigo. See Reach.] Erect; attentive; as a person listening.
3733	arrentation	[.] ARRENTA'TION, n. [See Rent.] [.] In the forest laws of England, a licensing the owner of land in a forest, to inclose it with a small ditch and low hedge, in consideration of a yearly rent.
3734	arreptitious	[.] ARREPTI'TIOUS, a. [L. arreptus, of ad and rapio, to snatch. See Rapacious.] [.] 1. Snatched away. [.] 2. Crept in privily.
3735	arrest	[.] ARREST', v.t. [L. resto, to stop; Eng. to rest. See Rest.] [.] 1. To obstruct; to stop; to check or hinder motion; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses. [.] 2. To take, seize or apprehend by virtue of a warrant from authority; as, to arrest ...
3736	arrestation	[.] ARRESTA'TION, n. The act of arresting; an arrest, or seizure.
3737	arrested	[.] ARREST'ED, pp. Seized; apprehended; stopped; hindered; restrained.
3738	arrester	[.] ARREST'ER,
3739	arresting	[.] ARREST'ING, ppr. Seizing; staying; hindering; restraining.
3740	arrestment	[.] ARREST'MENT, n. [.] The order of a judge by which a debtor to the arrestor's debtor is prohibited to make payment, till the debt due to the arrestor is paid or secured.
3741	arrestor	[.] ARREST'OR, n. One who arrests.
3742	arret	[.] ARRET', n. arreste'. [.] The decision of a court tribunal or council; a decree published; the edict of a soverign prince. [.] [.] ARRET', v.t. To assign; to allot. Obs.
3743	arride	[.] ARRI'DE, v.t. [L. arrideo.] To laugh at; to please well. [Not in use.]
3744	arriere	[.] ARRIE'RE, n. The last body of an army; now called rear, which see. [.] Arriere-ban, or ban and arriere ban. This phrase is defined to be a general proclamation of the French kings, by which not only their immediate feudatories, but their vassals, were summoned to ...
3745	arrival	[.] ARRI'VAL, n. [.] 1. The coming to, or reaching a place, from a distance, whether by water, as in its original sense, or by land. [.] 2. The attainment or gaining of any object, by effort, agreement, practice or study.
3746	arrivance	[.] ARRI'VANCE, n. [.] 1. Company coming. [Not used.] [.] 2. Arrival; a reading in progress. Obs.
3747	arrive	[.] ARRI'VE, v.i. [L. ripa.] [.] 1. Literally, to come to the shore, or bank. Hence to come to or reach in progress by water, followed by at. We arrived at Havre De Grace, July 10, 1924. N.W. [.] 2. To come to or reach by traveling on land; as, the post arrives ...
3748	arriving	[.] ARRI'VING, ppr. Coming to, or reaching by water or land; gaining by research, effort or study.
3749	arroba	[.] ARRO'BA, n. A weight in Portugal of thirty two pounds; in Spain, of twenty five pounds. Also a Spanish measure of thirty two Spanish pints.
3750	arrogance	[.] AR'ROGANCE, n. [L. arrogantia, from arrogo, to claim; of ad and rogo, to beg, or desire. See Arrogate.] [.] The act or quality of taking much upon one's self; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant claims of rank, dignity, estimation or power, or which ...
3751	arrogancy	[.] AR'ROGANCY, n. Arrogance. [This orthography is less usual.]
3752	arrogant	[.] AR'ROGANT, a. [.] 1. Assuming; making or having the disposition to make exorbitant claims of rank or estimation; giving one's self an undue degree of importance; haughty; conceited; applied to persons. [.] 2. Containing arrogance; marked with arrogance; proceeding ...
3753	arrogantly	[.] AR'ROGANTLY, adv. In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self importance.
3754	arrogantness	[.] AR'ROGANTNESS, n. Arrogance. [Little used.]
3755	arrogate	[.] AR'ROGATE, v.t. [L. arrogo, of ad and rogo.] [.] To assume, demand or challenge more than is proper; to make undue claims, from vanity or false pretensions to right or merit; as, the Pope arrogated dominion over kings.
3756	arrogated	[.] AR'ROGATED, pp. Claimed by undue pretensions.
3757	arrogating	[.] AR'ROGATING, ppr. Challenging or claiming more power or respect than is just or reasonable.
3758	arrogation	[.] ARROGA'TION, n. The act of arrogating, or making exorbitant claims; the act of taking more than one is justly entitled to.
3759	arrogative	[.] AR'ROGATIVE, a. Assuming or making undue claims and pretensions.
3760	arrondisment	[.] ARROND'ISMENT, n. [.] A circuit; a district; a division or portion of territory, in France, for the exercise of a particular jurisdiction.
3761	arrosion	[.] ARRO'SION, n. s as z. [L. arrodo.] A gnawing.
3762	arrow	[.] AR'ROW, n. [.] 1. A missive weapon of offense, straight, slender, pointed and barbed, to be shot with a bow. [.] 2. In scripture, the arrows of God are the apprehensions of his wrath, which pierce and pain the conscience. Job 6. Ps. 38. In a like figurative ...
3763	arrow-grass	[.] AR'ROW-GRASS, n. A plant or genus of plants; the Triglochin.
3764	arrow-head	[.] AR'ROW-HEAD, n. [.] 1. The head of an arrow. [.] 2. Sagittaria; a genus of aquatic plants, so called from the resemblance of the leaves to the point of an arrow.
3765	arrow-root	[.] AR'ROW-ROOT, n. [.] 1. The Maranta; a genus of plants, natives of the Indies. The Indians are said to employ the roots of the arundinacea, in extracting the virus of poisoned arrows; whence the name. There are several species. From the root of the arundinacea, ...
3766	arrowy	[.] AR'ROWY, a. [.] 1. Consisting of arrows. [.] 2. Formed like an arrow.
3767	arse	[.] 'ARSE, n. 'ars. The buttocks or hind part of an animal. [.] To hang an arse, is to lag behind; to be sluggish, or tardy.
3768	arse-smart	[.] 'ARSE-SMART, n. The vulgar name of a species of polygonum, or knot-grass.
3769	arsenal	[.] 'ARSENAL, n. [L. arx navalis, a naval citadel or repository.] [.] A repository or magazine of arms and military stores, whether for land or naval service.
3770	arseniac	[.] ARSE'NIAC or ARSEN'ICAL ACID. Arsenic combined with a greater proportion of oxygen, than in the arsenious acid. It is called arsenic acid by most authors.
3771	arseniate	[.] ARSE'NIATE, n. A neutral salt, formed by arsenical acid combined with any metallic, earthy or saline base.
3772	arsenic	[.] 'ARSENIC, n. [Gr.'L. arsenicum.] [.] Arsenic, as it is usually seen in the shops, is not a metal, but an oxyd, from which the metal may be easily obtained by mixing it with half its weight of black flux, and introducing the mixture into a Florence flask, gradually ...
3773	arsenical	[.] ARSEN'ICAL, a. Belonging to arsenic; consisting of or containing arsenic.
3774	arsenicate	[.] ARSEN'ICATE, v.t. To combine with arsenic.
3775	arsenicated	[.] ARSEN'ICATED, a. combined with arsenic.
3776	arsenious	[.] ARSE'NIOUS, a. Pertaining to, or containing arsenic. The arsenious acid, or white oxyd of arsenic, is a combination of arsenic with a less proportion of oxygen than in the arseniac acid.
3777	arsenite	[.] 'ARSENITE, n. a salt formed by the arsenious acid, with a base.
3778	arshine	[.] 'ARSHINE, n. a russian measure of two feet, four inches and 242 decimals. This seems to be the Chinese arschin, of which four make three yards English.
3779	arson	[.] 'ARSON, n. 'arsn. [.] In law, the malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law is felony. The definition of this crime is varied by statutes in different countries and states. In Connecticut, the burning not only of ...
3780	art	[.] 'ART, The second person, indicative mode, present tense, of the substantive veb am.
3781	artemisia	[.] ARTEMIS'IA, n. Mug-wort, southernwood, and wormwood; a genus of plats of numerous species. Of these, the absinthium or common wormwood is well known.
3782	arterial	[.] ARTE'RIAL, a. [See Artery.] [.] 1. Pertaining to an artery or the arteries; as arterial action. [.] 2. Contained in an artery; as arterial blood.
3783	arteriotomy	[.] ARTERIOT'OMY, n. [Gr. an artery, and a cutting.] [.] The opening of an artery by the lancet, for the purpose of letting blood.
3784	artery	[.] 'ARTERY, n. [Gr. from air and to preserve or contain; so called, from the opinion of the ancients, that the arteries contained or circulated air. The term was also applied to the trachea or wind pipe, anteria aspera. [.] A cylindrical vessel or tube, which conveys ...
3785	artful	[.] ARTFUL, a. [See Art. [.] 1. Performed with art or skill. [.] 2. Artificial, as opposed to natural [.] 3. Cunning; practicing art, or stratagem; crafty; as an artful boy. [This is the most usual sense.] [.] 4. Proceeding from art or craft; as an artful ...
3786	artfully	[.] 'ARTFULLY, adv. With art, or cunning; skillfully; dexterously.
3787	artfulness	[.] 'ARTFULNESS, n. Art; craft; cunning; address.
3788	arthritic	[.] ARTHRIT'IC,
3789	arthritical	[.] ARTHRIT'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the joints, or to the gout; affecting the joints.
3790	arthritis	[.] ARTHRIT'IS, n. [Gr. from a joint. It seems to be of the same family as artus, a limb.] [.] In a general sense, any painful disease of the joints; but more particularly, the gout, an hereditary, intermitting disease, usually affecting the small joints; sometimes ...
3791	arthrodia	[.] ARTHRO'DIA, n. [Gr. from to frame or articulate.] [.] 1. A species of articulation, in which the head of one bone is received into the shallow socket of another; as the humerus and the scapula. [.] 2. In natural history, a genus of imperfect crystals, found in ...
3792	artic	[.] 'ARTIC, This word is by mistake used by some authors for arctic.
3793	artichoke	[.] 'ARTICHOKE, n. [Gr.; L. carduus, chard, thistle, corrupted.] [.] A plant somewhat resembling a thistle, with a dilated, imbricated and prickly calyx. The head is large, rough and scaly, on an upright stalk. It is composed of numerous, oval scales, inclosing the ...
3794	article	[.] 'ARTICLE, n. [L. articulus, a joint, from artus; Gr.] [.] 1. A single clause in a contract, account system of regulations, treaty, or other writing; a particular separate charge or item, in an account; a term, condition, or stipulation, in a contract. In short, ...
3795	articled	[.] 'ARTICLED, pp. Drawn up in particulars; accused or bound by articles.
3796	articular	[.] ARTIC'ULAR, a. [L. articularis.] [.] Belonging to the joints; as, the gout is an articular disease.
3797	articulate	[.] ARTIC'ULATE, a. [L. articulatus, jointed, distinct.] [.] 1. Formed by jointing or articulation of the organs of speech; applied to sound. An articulate sound is made by closing and opening the organs of speech. The junction or closing of the organs forms a joint ...
3798	articulated	[.] ARTIC'ULATED, pp. [.] 1. Uttered distinctly in syllables or words. [.] 2. Jointed; having joints, as a plant.
3799	articulately	[.] ARTIC'ULATELY, adv. [.] 1. With distinct utterance of syllables or words. [.] 2. Article by article; in detail.
3800	articulateness	[.] ARTIC'ULATENESS, n. The quality of being articulate.
3801	articulating	[.] ARTIC'ULATING, ppr. Uttering in distinct syllables or words.
3802	articulation	[.] ARTICULA'TION, n. [.] 1. In anatomy, the joining or juncture of the bones. This is of three kinds: 1st, diarthrosis, or a movable connection, including enarthrosis, or the ball and socket joint; arthrodia, which is the same, but more superficial; ginglymus, or ...
3803	artifice	[.] 'ARTIFICE, n. [L. artificium, from ars, art, and facio, to make.] [.] 1. Stratagem; an artful or ingenious device, in a good or bad sense. In a bad sense, it corresponds with trick, or fraud. [.] 2. Art; trade; skill acquired by science or practice. [Rarely ...
3804	artificer	[.] ARTIF'ICER, n. [L. artifex, from ars, and facio.] [.] 1. An artist; a mechanic or manufacturer; one whose occupation requires skill or knowledge of a particular kind; as a silversmith, or sadler. [.] 2. One who makes or contrives; an inventor; as an artificer ...
3805	artificial	[.] ARTIFI'CIAL, a. [.] 1. Made or contrived by art, or by human skill and labor, in opposition to natural; as artificial heat or light; an artificial magnet. [.] 2. Feigned, fictitious; not genuine or natural; as artificial tears. [.] 3. Contrived with skill or ...
3806	artificiality	[.] ARTIFICIAL'ITY, n. The quality of being artificial; appearance of art.
3807	artificially	[.] ARTIFI'CIALLY, adv. By art, or human skill and contrivance; hence, with good contrivance; with art or ingenuity.
3808	artificialness	[.] ARTIFI'CIALNESS, n. The quality of being artificial.
3809	artillery	[.] ARTIL'LERY, n. This word has no plural. [.] 1. In a general sense, offensive weapons of war. Hence it was formerly used for bows and arrows. [.] And Jonathan gave his artillery to his lad. 1Sam. 20. [.] But in present usage, appropriately, [.] 2. Canon; ...
3810	artisan	[.] 'ARTISAN, n. s as z. [L. ars. See Art.] [.] An artist; one skilled in any art, mystery or trade; a handicrafts-man; a mechanic; a tradesman.
3811	artist	[.] 'ARTIST, n. [L. ars. See Art.] [.] 1. One skilled in an art or trade; one who is master or professor of a manual art; a good workman in any trade. [.] 2. A skilful man; not a novice. [.] 3. In an academical sense, a proficient in the faculty of arts; a philosopher. [.] 4. ...
3812	artless	[.] 'ARTLESS, a. [.] 1. Unskillful; wanting art, knowledge or skill. [.] 2. Free from guile, art, craft or stratagem; simple; sincere; unaffected; undesigning; as an artless mind. [.] 3. Contrived without skill or art; as an artless tale.
3813	artlessly	[.] 'ARTLESSLY, adv. [.] 1. Without art or skill; in an artless manner. [.] 2. Without guile; naturally; sincerely; unaffectedly.
3814	artlessness	[.] 'ARTLESSNESS, n. The quality of being void of art or guile; simplicity; sincerity; unaffectedness.
3815	artotyrite	[.] AR'TOTYRITE, n. [Gr. bread, and cheese.] [.] One of a sect of heretics, in the primitive church, who celebrated the eucharist with bread and cheese, alleging that the first oblations of men were not only the fruit of the earth, but of their flocks. They admitted ...
3816	arts-man	[.] 'ARTS-MAN, n. A learned man. Obs.
3817	arum	[.] A'RUM, n. [L. See aurate.] Gold. [.] Aurum fulminans, fulminating gold, is gold dissolved in aqua-regia or nitro-muriatic acid, and precipitated by volatile alkali. This precipitate is of a brown yellow, or orange color, and when exposed to a moderate heat, detonizes ...
3818	arundelian	[.] ARUNDE'LIAN, a. Pertaining to Arundel, as Arundelian marbles. The Arundelian marbles are ancient stones, containing a chronological detail of the principal events of Greece, from Cecrops, who lived about 1582 years before Christ, to the archonship of Diognetus, before ...
3819	arundinaceous	[.] ARUNDINA'CEOUS, a. [L. arundo, a reed.] [.] Pertaining to a reed; resembling the reed or cane.
3820	arundineous	[.] ARUNDIN'EOUS, a. Abounding with reeds.
3821	arura	[.] ARU'RA, n. [Gr.] Literally, as authors suppose, a plowed field. According to Herodotus, and Suidas, the arura of Egypt, was a piece of ground fifty feet square. Others make it a square of 100 cubits; others of 100 feet. The Grecian aroura was a square measure of ...
3822	aruspex	[.] ARUS'PEX, n. [L.] A soothsayer.
3823	aruspice	[.] ARUS'PICE, n. Written also haruspice. [L. aruspex, or haruspex, a soothsayer, or diviner, who attempted to foretell events by consulting the entrails of beasts slain in sacrifice.] [.] A priest, in ancient Rome, whose business was to inspect the entrails of victims, ...
3824	aruspicy	[.] ARUS'PICY, n. The act of prognosticating by inspection of the entrails of beasts, slain in sacrifice.
3825	as	[.] AS, adv. az. [Gr. But more probably the English word is contracted from als.] [.] 1. Literally, like; even; similar. "Ye shall be as Gods, knowing good and evil." "As far as we can see," that is, like far, equally far. Hence it may be explained by in like manner; ...
3826	asa	[.] ASA, A corruption of lasar, an ancient name of a gum. [See Ooze.]
3827	asa-dulcis	[.] ASA-DULCIS, The same as benzoin.
3828	asa-fetida	[.] ASA-FET'IDA, n. [Asa, gum, and L. fatidus, fetid.] [.] A fetid gum-resin, from the East Indies. It is the concrete juice of a large unbelliferous plant, much used in Medicine, as an antispasmodic.
3829	asbestine	[.] ASBES'TINE, a. [See Asbestus.] [.] Pertaining to asbestus, or partaking of its nature and qualities; incombustible.
3830	asbestinite	[.] ASBES'TINITE, n. [See Asbestus.] The actinolite or strahlstein. [.] Calciferous abestinite; a variety of steatite.
3831	asbestos	[.] ASBES'TOS, n. [Gr. inextinguishable; of neg. to extinguish.] [.] A mineral, which has frequently the appearance of a vegetable substance. It is always fibrous, and its fibers sometimes appear to be prismatic crystals. They are sometimes delicate, flexible, and ...
3832	asbestus	[.] ASBES'TUS,
3833	ascaris	[.] ASCA'RIS, n. plu. ascar'ides. [Gr.] [.] In zoology, a genus of intestinal worms. The body is cylindrical, and tapering at the ends. It includes two of the most common worms in the human intestines, the ascarides, and the lumbricoides.
3834	ascend	[.] ASCEND', v.i. [L. ascendo, from scando, to mount or climb.] [.] 1. To move upwards; to mount; to go up; to rise, whether in air or water, or upon a material object. [.] 2. To rise, in a figurative sense; to proceed from an inferior to a superior degree, from ...
3835	ascendable	[.] ASCEND'ABLE, a. That may be ascended.
3836	ascendant	[.] ASCEND'ANT, n. [.] 1. Superiority or commanding influence; as, one man has the ascendant over another. [.] 2. An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy, or degrees of kindred; opposed to descendant. [.] 3. Height; elevation. [Little used.] [.] 4. ...
3837	ascended	[.] ASCEND'ED, pp. or a. Risen; mounted up; gone to heaven.
3838	ascendency	[.] ASCEND'ENCY, n. Power; governing or controlling influence. [.] Custom has an ascendency over the understanding.
3839	ascending	[.] ASCEND'ING, ppr. Rising; moving upwards; proceeding from the less to the greater; proceeding from modern to ancient, from grave to more acute. A star is said to be ascending, when rising above the horizon, in any parallel of the equator. [.] Ascending latitude is ...
3840	ascension	[.] ASCEN'SION, n. [L. ascensio.] [.] 1. The act of ascending; a rising. It is frequently applied to the visible elevation of our Savior to Heaven. [.] 2. The thing rising, or ascending. [not authorized.] [.] 3. In astronomy, ascension is either right or oblique. ...
3841	ascension-day	[.] ASCENSION-DAY, n. A festival of some christian churches, held ten days or on the Thursday but one, before Whitsuntide, which is called Holy Thursday, in commemoration of our Savior's ascension into heaven, after his resurrection. [.] Ascensional difference is the ...
3842	ascensive	[.] ASCEN'SIVE, a. Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise.
3843	ascent	[.] ASCENT', n. [L. ascensus.] [.] 1. The act of rising; motion upwards, whether in air, water or other fluid, or on elevated objects; rise; a mounting upwards; as the ascent of vapors from the earth. [.] 2. The way by which one ascends; the means of ascending. [.] 3. ...
3844	ascertain	[.] ASCERTA'IN, v.t. [L. ad certum, to a certainty.] [.] 1. To make certain; to define or reduce to precision by moving obscurity or ambiguity. [.] The divine law ascertains the truth. [.] 2. To make certain, by trial, examination or experiment, so as to know what ...
3845	ascertainable	[.] ASCERTA'INABLE, a. That may be made certain in fact, or certain to the mind; that may be certainly known or reduced to a certainty.
3846	ascertained	[.] ASCERTA'INED, pp. Made certain; defined; established; reduced to a certainty.
3847	ascertainer	[.] ASCERTA'INER, n. The person who ascertains or makes certain.
3848	ascertaining	[.] ASCERTA'INING, ppr. Making certain; fixing; establishing; reducing to a certainty; obtaining certain knowledge.
3849	ascertainment	[.] ASCERTA'INMENT, n. The act of ascertaining; a reducing to certainty; certainty; fixed rule.
3850	ascessancy	[.] ASCESSANCY,
3851	ascessant	[.] ASCESSANT, See Acescency, Acescent.]
3852	ascetic	[.] ASCET'IC, a. [Gr. exercised, hardened; from to exercise. [.] Retired from the world; rigid; severe; austere; employed in devotions and mortifications. [.] ASCET'IC, n. [.] 1. One who retires from the customary business of life, and devotes himself to the ...
3853	ascian	[.] AS'CIAN, n. [L. ascii, from Gr. priv. and a shadow.] [.] A person, who, at certain times of the year, has no shadow at noon. Such are the inhabitants of the torrid zone, who have, at times, a vertical sun.
3854	ascitans	[.] AS'CITANS, n. [Gr. a bag or bottle of skin.] [.] A sect or branch of Montanists, who appeared in the second century. They introduced into their assemblies, certain bacchanals, who danced around a bag or skin distended with air, in allusion to the bottles filled ...
3855	ascites	[.] AS'CITES, n. [Gr. a bladder.] [.] A dropsy or tense elastic swelling of the belly, with fluctuation, from a collection of water.
3856	ascitic	[.] ASCIT'IC
3857	ascitical	[.] ASCIT'ICAL, a. Belonging to an ascites; dropsical; hydropical.
3858	ascititious	[.] ASCITI'TIOUS, a. [L. ascitus; Low L. ascititius, from ascisco, to take to or associate.] [.] Additional; added; supplemental; not inherent or original. [.] Homer has been reckoned on ascititious name.
3859	asclepiad	[.] ASCLE'PIAD, n. In ancient poetry, a verse of four feet, the first of which is a spondee, the second a choriamb, and the last two, dactyls; or of four feet and a cesura, the first, a spondee, the second, a dactyl, then the cesura, followed by two dactyls.
3860	ascribable	[.] ASCRI'BABLE, a. [See Ascribe.] That may be ascribed or attributed.
3861	ascribe	[.] ASCRI'BE, v.t. [L. ascribo, of ad and scribo, to write.] [.] 1. To attribute, impute, or set to, as to a cause; to assign, as effect to a cause; as, losses are often to be ascribed to imprudence. [.] 2. To attribute, as a quality, or an appurtenance; to consider ...
3862	ascribed	[.] ASCRI'BED, pp. Attributed or imputed; considered or alleged, as belonging.
3863	ascribing	[.] ASCRI'BING, ppr. Attributing; imputing; alleging to belong.
3864	ascription	[.] ASCRIP'TION, n. The act of ascribing, imputing or affirming to belong.
3865	ascriptitious	[.] ASCRIPTI'TIOUS, a. That is ascribed. This word is applied to villains under the feudal system, who are annexed to the freehold and transferable with it.
3866	ash	[.] ASH, n. [.] 1. A well known tree, of which there are many species. There is no hermaphrodite calyx, or it is quadripartite; and no corol, or it is tetrapetalous. There are two stamens; one pistil; one seed, contained in a membranous, lanceolate capsule, and the ...
3867	ash-colored	[.] ASH-COLORED, a. Of a color between brown and gray.
3868	ashame	[.] ASHA'ME, v.t. To shame. [Not used.]
3869	ashamed	[.] ASHA'MED, a. [.] 1. Affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt or a conviction of some criminal action or indecorous conduct, or by the exposure of some gross errors or misconduct, which the person is conscious must be wrong, and which tends to impair his honor ...
3870	ashamedly	[.] ASHA'MEDLY, adv. Bashfully. [Not used.]
3871	ashen	[.] ASH'EN, a. [See Ash.] Pertaining to ash; made of ash.
3872	ashes	[.] ASH'ES, n. plu. Without the singular number. [.] 1. The earthy particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion; as of wood or coal. [.] 2. The remains of the human body when burnt. Hence figuratively, a dead body or corpse. [.] 3. In scripture, ...
3873	ashlering	[.] ASH'LERING, n. Quartering for lathing to, in garrets, two or three feet high, perpendicular to the floor, and reaching to the under side of the rafters.
3874	ashore	[.] ASHO'RE, adv. [a, at or on, and shore. See shore.] [.] 1. On shore; on the land adjacent to water; to the shore; as, bring the goods ashore. [.] 2. On land, opposed to aboard; as, the captain of the ship remained ashore. [.] 3. On the ground; as, the ship ...
3875	ashwednesday	[.] ASHWEDNESDAY, n. The first day of Lent; supposed to be so called from a custom in the Romish Church of sprinkling ashes, that day, on the heads of penitents, then admitted to penance.
3876	ashy	[.] ASH'Y, a. Belonging to ashes; ash-colored; pale; inclining to a whitish gray.
3877	ashypale	[.] ASHY'PALE, a. Pale as ashes.
3878	asian	[.] A'SIAN, a. [from Asia, a name originally given to Asia Minor or some part of it; perhaps from the Asses, Ases or Osses, about Mount Taurus. [.] Pertaining to Asia.
3879	asiarch	[.] A'SIARCH, n. [Asia and chief.] [.] A chief or pontiff of Asia; one who had the superintendence of the public games. Acts. 19.
3880	asiatic	[.] ASIAT'IC, a. Belonging to Asia, a quarter of the globe which extends from the strait of Constantinople and Arabian gulf, to the Pacific ocean on the east. It is probable, the name was originally appropriated to what is now Asia Minor or rather a part of it. [.] ASIAT'IC, ...
3881	asiaticism	[.] ASIAT'ICISM, n. Imitation of the Asiatic manner.
3882	aside	[.] ASI'DE, ad. [a and side. See Side.] [.] 1. On or to one side; out of a perpendicular or straight direction. [.] 2. At a little distance from the main part or body. [.] Thou shalt set aside that which is full. 2Kings 4. [.] 3. From the body; as, to put ...
3883	asinego	[.] ASINE'GO, n. A foolish fellow.
3884	asinine	[.] AS'ININE, rarely. AS'INARY, a. [L. asinus.] [.] Belonging to the ass; having the qualities of the ass.
3885	ask	[.] 'ASK, v.t. [Gr. In former times, the English word was pronounced ax, as in the royal style of assenting to bills in Parliament. "Be it as it is axed."] [.] 1. To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; with of before the person to whom the request is ...
3886	askance	[.] ASK'ANCE,
3887	askant	[.] ASK'ANT, adv. sideways; obliquely; towards one corner of the eye.
3888	asked	[.] 'ASKED, pp. Requested; petitioned; questioned; interrogated.
3889	askew	[.] ASKEW', adv. [.] With a wry look; aside; askant; sometimes indicating scorn, or contempt, or envy.
3890	asking	[.] 'ASKING, ppr. [.] 1. Requesting; petitioning; interrogating; inquiring. [.] 2. Silently expressing request or desire. [.] Explain the asking eye.
3891	aslake	[.] ASLA'KE, v.t. [See Slack.] [.] To remit; to slacken. [Not in use.]
3892	aslani	[.] ASLA'NI, n. A silver coin worth from 115 to 120 aspers.
3893	aslant	[.] ASL'ANT, a. or adv. [a and slant. See Slant.] [.] On one side; obliquely; not perpendicularly or with a right angle. [.] The shaft drove through his neck aslant.
3894	asleep	[.] ASLEE'P, a. or adv. [a and sleep.] [.] 1. sleeping; in a state of sleep; at rest. [.] Sisera was fast asleep. Judges 4. [.] 2. To a state of sleep; as to fall asleep. [.] 3. Dead; in a state of death. [.] Concerning them who are asleep, sorrow not. ...
3895	aslope	[.] ASLO'PE, a. or adv. [a and slope. See Slope. [.] With leaning or inclination; obliquely; with declivity or descent, as a hill; declining from an upright direction. [.] Set them not upright, but aslope.
3896	aslug	[.] ASLUG', ad. In a sluggish manner. [Not used.]
3897	asmonean	[.] ASMONE'AN, a. Pertaining to Asmoneus, the father of Simon, and chief of the Asmoneans, a family that reigned over the Jews 126 years. [.] ASMONE'AN, n. One of the family of Asmoneus.
3898	asomatous	[.] ASO'MATOUS, a. [Gr. priv and body.] [.] Without a material body; incorporeal. [Not used.]
3899	asp	[.] 'ASP,
3900	aspalathus	[.] ASPAL'ATHUS, n. A plant.
3901	asparagin	[.] ASPAR'AGIN, n. White transparent crystals of a peculiar vegetable principle, which spontaneously form in asparagus juice evaporated to the consistence of syrup. They are in the form of rhomboidal prisms.
3902	asparagus	[.] ASPAR'AGUS, n. [L. and Gr. probably from to tear, from its lacerated appearance, or from the root of a spire, from its stem.] [.] Asparagus, sperage, vulgarly, sparrow-grass; a genus of plants. That which is cultivated in gardens, has an upright herbaceous stalk, ...
3903	aspect	[.] 'ASPECT, n. [L. aspectus, from aspicio, to look on, of ad and specio, to see or look.] [.] 1. Look; view; appearance to the eye or the mind; as, to present an object or a subject in its true aspect, or under a double aspect. So we say, public affairs have a favorable ...
3904	aspectable	[.] ASPECT'ABLE, a. That may be seen. [Not used.]
3905	aspected	[.] ASPECT'ED, a. Having an aspect. [Not used.]
3906	aspection	[.] ASPEC'TION, n. The act of viewing. [Not used.]
3907	aspen	[.] ASP'EN or ASP, n. [.] A species of the poplar, so called from the trembling of its leaves, which move with the slightest impulse of the air. Its leaves are roundish, smooth, and stand on long slender foot-stalks.
3908	asper	[.] AS'PER, a. [L. See Asperate.] Rough; rugged. [Little used.] [.] AS'PER, n. [L. aspiro, to breathe.] [.] In grammar, the Greek accent, importing that the letter over which it is placed ought to be aspirated, or pronounced as if the letter h preceded it. [.] AS'PER, ...
3909	asperate	[.] AS'PERATE, v.t. [L. aspero, from asper, rough.] [.] To make rough or uneven.
3910	asperation	[.] ASPERA'TION, n. A making rough.
3911	asperifoliate	[.] ASPERIFO'LIATE, a. [L. asper, rough, and folium, a leaf.] [.] Having rough leaves. Plants of this kind are, by some authors, classified according to this character. They constitute the forty-first order of Linne's fragments of a natural method. In the methods ...
3912	asperifolious	[.] ASPERIFO'LIOUS, a. Having leaves rough to the touch. [See the preceding word.]
3913	asperity	[.] ASPER'ITY, n. [L. asperitas, from asper, rough.] [.] 1. Roughness of surface; unevenness; opposed to smoothness. [.] 2. Roughness of sound; that quality which grates the ear; harshness of pronunciation. [.] 3. Roughness to the taste; sourness. [.] 4. Roughness ...
3914	asperous	[.] AS'PEROUS, a. [L. asper, rough.] Rough; uneven.
3915	asperse	[.] ASPERSE, v.t. aspers'. [L. aspergo, aspersus, of ad and spargo, to scatter.] [.] 1. To bespatter with foul reports or false and injurious charges; to tarnish in point of reputation, or good name; to slander or calumniate; as, to asperse a poet of his writings; ...
3916	asperser	[.] ASPERS'ER, n One that asperses, or villifies another.
3917	aspersion	[.] ASPER'SION, n. [.] 1. A sprinkling, as of water or dust, in a literal sense. [.] 2. The spreading of calumnious reports or charges, which tarnish reputation, like the bespattering of a body with foul water.
3918	asphalt	[.] ASPHALT'
3919	asphaltic	[.] ASPHALT'IC, a. Pertaining to asphalt, or containing it; bituminous.
3920	asphaltite	[.] ASPHALT'ITE, a. Pertaining to or containing asphalt.
3921	asphaltum	[.] ASPHALT'UM, n. [Gr.] Bitumen Judaicum, Jew's pitch; a smooth, hard, brittle, black or brown substance, which breaks with a polish, melts easily when heated, and when pure, burns without leaving any ashes. It has little taste, and scarcely any smell, unless heated, ...
3922	asphodel	[.] AS'PHODEL, n. [L. and Gr. See Theoph.] [.] King's-spear; a genus of lilaceous plants, cultivated for the beauty of their flowers. The ancients planted asphodels near graves, to supply the names of the dead with nourishment.
3923	asphurelates	[.] ASPHU'RELATES, n. [Gr. priv. and a hammer; not malleable.] [.] A series of semimetallic fossils, fusible by fire, and in their purest state not malleable. In their native state, they are mixed with sulphur and other adventitious matter, in the form of ore. Under ...
3924	asphyxy	[.] ASPHYX'Y, n. [Gr. of a priv. and pulse.] [.] [.] A temporary suspension of the motion of the heart and arteries; swooning; fainting.
3925	aspic	[.] ASP'IC, n. [L. aspis; Gr. a round shield and an asp; supposed to be from Heb. to gather in, or collect; from the coil of this serpent, with his head elevated in the center, like the boss of a buckler.] [.] A small poisonous serpent of Egypt and Libya, whose bite ...
3926	aspirant	[.] ASPI'RANT, n. [See aspire.] One who aspires, breathes after, or seeks with eagerness.
3927	aspirate	[.] AS'PIRATE, v.t. [L. aspiro, to breathe or blow; Gr. to palpitate, from spiro. See Spire, Spirit.] [.] To pronounce with a breathing or full emission of breath. We aspirate the words horse and house. [.] AS'PIRATE, v.i. To be uttered with a strong breathing; ...
3928	aspirated	[.] AS'PIRATED, pp. Uttered with a strong emission of breath.
3929	aspirating	[.] AS'PIRATING, ppr. Pronouncing with a full breath.
3930	aspiration	[.] ASPIRA'TION, n. [.] 1. The pronunciation of a letter with a full emission of breath. [.] 2. A breathing after; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly of spiritual blessings. [.] 3. The act of aspiring or of ardently desiring what is noble or spiritual.
3931	aspire	[.] ASPI'RE, v.i. [L. aspiro, to breathe. See Aspirate.] [.] 1. To desire with eagerness; to pant after an object, great, noble or spiritual; followed by to or after; as to aspire to a crown or after immortality. [.] 2. To aim at something elevated; to rise or tower ...
3932	aspirer	[.] ASPI'RER, n. One who aspires; one who aims to rise in power or consequence, or to accomplish some important object.
3933	aspiring	[.] ASPI'RING, ppr. Desiring eagerly; aiming at something noble, great, or spiritual. [.] ASPI'RING, a. Ambitious; animated with an ardent desire of power, importance, or excellence. [.] ASPI'RING, n. [.] 1. Ambition; eager desire of something great. [.] 2. ...
3934	asportation	[.] ASPORTA'TION, n. [L. asportatio, of abs and porto, to carry. See Bear.] [.] A carrying away. In law, the felonious removal of goods from the place where they were deposited, is an asportation, and adjudged to be theft, though the goods are not carried from the ...
3935	asquint	[.] ASQUINT', adv. [See Askance, and Squint.] [.] 1. To the corner or angle of the eye; obliquely; towards one side; not in the straight line of vision; as, to look asquint. [.] 2. Not with regard or due notice.
3936	ass	[.] 'ASS, n. [L. asinus; Gr. an ear.] [.] 1. A quadruped of the equine genus. This animal has long slouching ears, a short mane, and a tail covered with long hairs at the end. He is usually of an ash color, with a black bar across the shoulders. The tame or domestic ...
3937	ass-head	[.] 'ASS-HEAD, n. [ass and head.] One dull, like the ass; one slow of apprehension; a blockhead.
3938	ass-like	[.] 'ASS-LIKE, a. Resembling an ass.
3939	assai	[.] ASS'AI, A term in music; added to a word signifying slow, it denotes a little quicker; and to a word signifying quick, it denotes a little slower.
3940	assail	[.] ASSA'IL, v.t. [L. assilio, to leap or rush upon, of ad and salio, to leap, to rise.] [.] 1. To leap or fall upon by violence; to assault; to attack suddenly, as when one person falls upon another to beat him. [.] 2. To invade or attack, in a hostile manner, as ...
3941	assailable	[.] ASSA'ILABLE, a. That may be assailed, attacked or invaded.
3942	assailant	[.] ASSA'ILANT, n. One who assails, attacks or assaults. [.] ASSA'ILANT, a. Assaulting; attacking; invading with violence.
3943	assailed	[.] ASSA'ILED, pp. Assaulted; invaded; attacked with violence.
3944	assailer	[.] ASSA'ILER, n. One who assails.
3945	assailing	[.] ASSA'ILING, ppr. assaulting; invading by force; attacking with violence.
3946	assailment	[.] ASSA'ILMENT, n. Attack. [Little used.]
3947	assapanic	[.] ASSAPAN'IC, n. The flying squirrel; an animal which flies a little distance by extending the skin between the fore and hind legs. [See Squirrel.]
3948	assaron	[.] AS'SARON, n. The omer or homer, a Hebrew measure of five pints.
3949	assart	[.] ASSART', n. [.] 1. In ancient laws, the offense of grubbing up trees, and thus destroying thickets or coverts of a forest. [.] 2. a tree plucked up by the roots, also a piece of land cleared. [.] ASSART', v.t. To grub up trees; to commit an assart.
3950	assassin	[.] ASSAS'SIN, n. [.] One who kills or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret assault. The circumstance of surprise or secresy seems essential to the signification of this word; though it is sometimes used to denote one who takes any advantage, in killing or attempting ...
3951	assassinate	[.] ASSAS'SINATE, v.t. [.] 1. To kill or attempt to kill, by surprise or secret assault; to murder by sudden violence. Assassin as a verb is not now used. [.] 2. To way lay; to take by treachery. [.] ASSAS'SINATE, n. A murder or murderer. [not used.]
3952	assassinated	[.] ASSAS'SINATED, pp. Murdered by surprise or secret assault.
3953	assassinating	[.] ASSAS'SINATING, ppr. Murdering by surprise or secret assault.
3954	assassination	[.] ASSASSINA'TION, n. The act of killing or murdering, by surprise or secret assault; murder by violence.
3955	assassinator	[.] ASSAS'SINATOR, n. An assassin, which see.
3956	assassinous	[.] ASSAS'SINOUS, a. Murderous. [Not used.]
3957	assassins	[.] ASSAS'SINS, n. In Syria, a tribe or clan called Ismaelians, Batanists or Batenians. They originated in Persia about the year 1090; whence a colony migrated and settled on the mountains of Lebanon, and were remarkable for their assassinations. Their religion was a ...
3958	assation	[.] ASSA'TION, n. [L. assatus.] A roasting. [Not used.]
3959	assault	[.] ASSAULT', n. [L. assulto, of ad and salto, to leap, formed on salio, or its root. See Assail. We have the same root in insult and result.] [.] 1. An attack or violent onset, whether by an individual, a company, or an army. An assault by private persons may be ...
3960	assaultable	[.] ASSAULT'ABLE, a. That may be assaulted.
3961	assaulted	[.] ASSAULT'ED, pp. Attacked with force, arms, violence, or hostile views.
3962	assaulter	[.] ASSAULT'ER, n. One who assaults, or violently attacks.
3963	assaulting	[.] ASSAULT'ING, ppr. Attacking with force, or with hostile measures.
3964	assay	[.] ASSA'Y, n. [L. sequor; assequor, to follow, to examine. See Essay.] [.] 1. The trial of the goodness, purity, weight, value, &c. of metals or metallic substances. Any operation or experiement for ascertaining the quantity of a precious metal in an ore or mineral. ...
3965	assay-balance	[.] ASSAY-BALANCE, n. A balance for the trial of the weight and purity of metals.
3966	assay-master	[.] ASSAY-MASTER, n. An assayer; an officer appointed to try the weight and fineness of the precious metals.
3967	assayed	[.] ASSA'YED, pp. Examined; tested; proved by experiment.
3968	assayer	[.] ASSA'YER, n. One who examines metals to find their quantity and purity. An officer of the mint, whose business is to try the weight and purity of metals.
3969	assaying	[.] ASSA'YING, ppr. Trying by some standard; examining by experiment, as metals; proving; attempting.
3970	assecurance	[.] ASSECU'RANCE, n. Assurance. [Not used.]
3971	assecuration	[.] ASSECURA'TION, n. assurance; a making secure. [Not used.]
3972	assecure	[.] ASSECU'RE, v.t. To secure. [Not used.]
3973	assecution	[.] ASSECU'TION, n. [L. assequor.] an obtaining or acquiring.
3974	assemblage	[.] ASSEM'BLAGE, n. [.] 1. A collection of individuals, or of particular things; the state of being assembled. [.] 2. Rarely, the act of assembling.
3975	assemblance	[.] ASSEM'BLANCE, n. Representation; an assembling. [Not in use.]
3976	assemble	[.] ASSEM'BLE, v.t. [L. simul.] [.] To collect a number of individuals or particulars into one place, or body; to bring or call togethe; to convene; to congregate. [.] ASSEM'BLE, v.i. To meet or come together; to convene, as a number of individuals.
3977	assembled	[.] ASSEM'BLED, pp. collected into a body; congregated.
3978	assembler	[.] ASSEM'BLER, n. One who assembles.
3979	assembling	[.] ASSEM'BLING, ppr. Coming together; collecting into one place. [.] ASSEM'BLING, n. A collection or meeting together. Heb. 10.
3980	assembly	[.] ASSEM'BLY, n. [.] 1. A company or collection of individuals, in the same place; usually for the same purpose. [.] 2. A congregation or religious society convened. [.] 3. In some of the United States, the legislature, consisting of different houses or branches, ...
3981	assembly-room	[.] ASSEM'BLY-ROOM, n. a room in which persons assemble.
3982	assent	[.] ASSENT', n. [L. assensus, from assentior, to assent, of ad and sentio, to thing.] [.] 1. The act of the mind in admitting, or agreeing to, the truth of a proposition. [.] Faith is the assent to any proposition, on the credit of the proposer. [.] 2. Consent; ...
3983	assentation	[.] ASSENTA'TION, n. [L. assentatio, from assentor, to comply.] [.] Compliance with the opinion of another, from flattery or dissimulation.
3984	assentator	[.] ASSENTA'TOR, n. A flatterer.
3985	assentatorily	[.] ASSENTATO'RILY, adv. With adulation. [Not in use.]
3986	assenter	[.] ASSENT'ER, n. One who assents, agrees to, or admits.
3987	assenting	[.] ASSENT'ING, ppr. Agreeing to, or admitting as true; yielding to.
3988	assentingly	[.] ASSENT'INGLY, adv. In a manner to express assent; by agreement.
3989	assentment	[.] ASSENT'MENT, a. Assent; agreement. [Rarely used.]
3990	assert	[.] ASSERT', v.t. [L. assero, assertum, to claim or challenge, to maintain or assert; of ad and sero. The sense of sero is to sow, properly to throw or set. To assert is to throw or set firmly.] [.] 1. To affirm positively; to declare with assurance; to aver. [.] 2. ...
3991	asserted	[.] ASSERT'ED, pp. Affirmed positively; maintained; vindicated.
3992	asserting	[.] ASSERT'ING, ppr. Declaring with confidence; maintaining; defending.
3993	assertion	[.] ASSER'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of asserting; the maintaining of a claim. [.] 2. Positive declaration or averment; affirmation; position advanced.
3994	assertive	[.] ASSERT'IVE, a. Positive; affirming confidently; peremptory.
3995	assertively	[.] ASSERT'IVELY, adv. Affirmatively
3996	assertor	[.] ASSERT'OR, n. One who affirms positively; one who maintains or vindicates a claim; an affirmer, supporter, or vindicator.
3997	assertory	[.] ASSERT'ORY, a. Affirming; maintaining.
3998	assess	[.] ASSESS', v.t. [L. assideo, ad and sedeo.] [.] 1. To set, fix or charge a certain sum upon one, as a tax; as, to assess each citizen in due proportion. [.] 2. To value; to fix the value of property, for the purpose of being taxed; as by the law of the United States. ...
3999	assessable	[.] ASSESS'ABLE, a. That may be assessed.
4000	assessed	[.] ASSESS'ED, pp. Charged with a certain sum; valued; set; fixed; ascertained.
4001	assessing	[.] ASSESS'ING, ppr. Charging with a sum; valuing; fixing; ascertaining.
4002	assession	[.] ASSES'SION, n. A sitting down by a person. [Not used.]
4003	assessionary	[.] ASSES'SIONARY, a. Pertaining to assessors.
4004	assessment	[.] ASSESS'MENT, n. [.] 1. A valuation of property or profits of business, for the purpose of taxation. An assessment is a valuation made by authorized persons according to their discretion, as opposed to a sum certain or determined by law. It may be a direct charge ...
4005	assessor	[.] ASSESS'OR, n. [.] 1. One appointed to assess the person or property. [.] 2. An inferior officer of justice, who sits to assist the judge. [.] 3. One who sits by another, as next in dignity.
4006	assets	[.] ASSETS', n. plu. [L. sat, satis, enough.] [.] Goods or estate of a deceased person, sufficient to pay the debts of the deceased. But the word sufficient, though expressing the original signification of assets, is not with us necessary to the definition. In present ...
4007	assever	[.] ASSEV'ER,
4008	asseverate	[.] ASSEV'ERATE, v.t. [L. assevero, from ad and swear.] [.] To affirm or aver positively, or with solemnity.
4009	asseveration	[.] ASSEVERA'TION, n. Positive affirmation or assertion; solemn declaration. This word is not, generally, if ever, used for a declaration under an official oath, but for a declaration accompanied with solemnity.
4010	assideans	[.] ASSIDE'ANS or CHASIDE'ANS, [Heb. pious.] [.] A sect of Jews who resorted to Mattathias to fight for the laws of their God and the liberties of their country. They were men of great zeal, and observed the traditions of the elders. From these sprung the Pharisees ...
4011	assident	[.] AS'SIDENT, a. [L. assideo, assidens, of ad and sedeo, to sit.] [.] Assident signs, in medicine, are such as usually attend a disease, but not always; distinguished from pathognomic signs, which are inseparable from it.
4012	assiduate	[.] ASSID'UATE, a. Daily. [Not in use.]
4013	assiduity	[.] ASSIDU'ITY, n. [L. assiduitas. See Assiduous.] [.] 1. Constant or close application to any business or enterprise; diligence. [.] 2. Attention; Attentiveness to persons. Assiduities, in plural, are services rendered with zeal and constancy.
4014	assiduous	[.] ASSID'UOUS, a. [L. assiduus, from assideo, to sit close, ad and sedeo; Eng. to sit.] [.] 1. Constant in application; as a person assiduous in his occupation. [.] 2. Attentive; careful; regular in attendance; as an assiduous physician or nurse. [.] 3. Performed ...
4015	assiduously	[.] ASSID'UOUSLY, adv. Diligently; attentively; with earnestness and care; with regular attendance.
4016	assiduousness	[.] ASSID'UOUSNESS, n. Constant or diligent application.
4017	assiento	[.] ASSIENT'O, n. [L. assideo.] [.] A contract or convention between the king of Spain and other powers, for furnishing slaves for the Spanish dominions in south America.
4018	assign	[.] ASSI'GN, v.t. [L. assigno, of ad and signo, to allot to mark out, signum, a mark. The primary sense of sign is to send, or to set.] [.] 1. To allot; to appoint or grant by distribution or apportionment. [.] The priests had a portion assigned them. Gen. 47. [.] 2. ...
4019	assignable	[.] ASSI'GNABLE, a. [.] 1. That may be allotted, appointed or assigned. [.] 2. That may be transferred by writing; as an assignable note, or bill. [.] 3. That may be specified, shown with precision or designated; as an assignable error.
4020	assignat	[.] AS'SIGNAT, n. A public note or bill in France; paper currency.
4021	assignation	[.] ASSIGNA'TION, n. [.] 1. An appointment of time and place for meeting; used chiefly of love-meetings. [.] 2. A making over by transfer of title. [See Assignment.] [.] 3. In Russia, a public note or bank bill; paper currency.
4022	assigned	[.] ASSI'GNED, pp. Appointed; allotted; made over; shown or designated.
4023	assignee	[.] ASSIGNEE', n. A person to whom an assignment is made; a person appointed or deputed to do some act, perform some business or enjoy some right, privilege or property; as an assignee of a bankrupt. An assignee may be by special appointment or deed, or be created by ...
4024	assigner	[.] ASSI'GNER, n. One who assigns, or appoints.
4025	assigning	[.] ASSI'GNING, ppr. Allotting; appointing; transferring; showing specially.
4026	assignment	[.] ASSI'GNMENT, n. [.] 1. An allotting, or an appointment to a particular person or use. [.] 2. A transfer of title or interest by writing, as of a lease, bond, note, or bill of exchange. [.] 3. The writing by which an interest is transferred. [.] 4. The appointment ...
4027	assignor	[.] ASSIGNOR', n. an assigner; a person who assigns or transfers an interest; as the assignor of a bill of exchange.
4028	assimilable	[.] ASSIM'ILABLE, a. That may be assimilated.
4029	assimilate	[.] ASSIM'ILATE, v.t. [L. assimilo, of ad and similis, like. See Similar.] [.] 1. To bring to a likeness; to cause to resemble. [.] 2. To convert into a like substance; as, food is assimilated by conversion into animal substances, flesh, chyle, blood, &c. [.] ASSIM'ILATE, ...
4030	assimilated	[.] ASSIM'ILATED, pp. Brought to a likeness; changed into a like substance.
4031	assimilating	[.] ASSIM'ILATING, ppr. Causing to resemble; converting into a like substance.
4032	assimilation	[.] ASSIMILA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of bringing to a resemblance. [.] 2. The act or process by which bodies convert other bodies into their own nature and substance; as, flame assimilates oil, and the food of animals is by assimilation converted into the substances ...
4033	assimilative	[.] ASSIM'ILATIVE, a. having power of converting to a likeness, or to a like substance.
4034	assimulate	[.] ASSIM'ULATE, v.t. [L. assimulo.] To feign. [Not used. See simulate.]
4035	assimulation	[.] ASSIMULA'TION, n. A counterfeiting. [Not used. See Simulation.]
4036	assist	[.] ASSIST', v.t. [L. assisto, of ad and sisto, to stand up; English, to stand by.] [.] To help; to aid; to succor; to give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress. [.] ASSIST', v.i. To lend aid.
4037	assistance	[.] ASSIST'ANCE, n. Help; aid; furtherance; succor; a contribution of support in bodily strength or other means.
4038	assistant	[.] ASSIST'ANT, a. Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary. [.] ASSIST'ANT, n. One who aids, or who contributes his strength or other means to further the designs of welfare of another; an auxiliary.
4039	assisted	[.] ASSIST'ED, pp. Helped; aided.
4040	assister	[.] ASSIST'ER, n. One that lends aid.
4041	assisting	[.] ASSIST'ING, ppr. Helping; aiding; supporting with strength or means.
4042	assistless	[.] ASSIST'LESS, a. Without aid or help.
4043	assize	[.] ASSI'ZE,
4044	assized	[.] ASSI'ZED, pp. Regulated in weight, measure or price, by an assize or ordinance.
4045	assizer	[.] ASSI'ZER, n. An officer who has the care or inspection of weights and measures.
4046	assizes	[.] ASSI'ZES, n. [L. assideo, to sit by, of ad and sedeo, to sit.] [.] 1. Originally, an assembly of knights and other substantial men, with a bailiff or justice, in a certain place and at a certain time, for public business. The word was sometimes applied to the general ...
4047	assizor	[.] ASSI'ZOR, n. In Scotland, a juror.
4048	assober	[.] ASSO'BER, v.t. [See Sober.] To keep under. [Not used.]
4049	associability	[.] ASSOCIABIL'ITY, n. The quality of being capable of association; the quality of suffering some change by sympathy, or of being affected by the affections of another part of the body.
4050	associable	[.] ASSO'CIABLE, a. assoshable. [See Associate.] [.] 1. That may be joined to or associated. [.] 2. In a medical sense, liable to be affected by sympathy, or to receive from other parts correspondent feelings and affections. "The stomach, the most associable ...
4051	associate	[.] ASSO'CIATE, v.t. assoshate. [L. associo, of ad and socio, to join.] [.] 1. To join in company, as a friend, companion, partner or confederate; as, to associate others with us in business, or in an enterprise. [.] It conveys the idea of intimate union. [.] 2. ...
4052	associated	[.] ASSO'CIATED, pp. United in company or in interest; joined.
4053	associateship	[.] ASSO'CIATESHIP, n. The state or office of an associate.
4054	associating	[.] ASSO'CIATING, ppr. Uniting in company or in interest; joining.
4055	association	[.] ASSOCIA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of associating; union; connection of persons. [.] 2. Union of persons in a company; a society formed for transacting or carrying on some business for mutual advantage; a partnership. It is often applied to a union of states or ...
4056	associational	[.] ASSOCIA'TIONAL, a. Pertaining to an association of clergymen.
4057	associative	[.] ASSO'CIATIVE, a. Having the quality of associating, or of being affected by sympathy.
4058	assoil	[.] ASSOIL', v.t. [L. absolvo.] To solve; to release; to absolve. [.] ASSOIL', v.t. To soil; to stain. Obs.
4059	assonance	[.] AS'SONANCE, n. [L. ad and sono, to sound. See Sound.] [.] Resemblance of sounds. In rhetoric and poetry, a resemblance in sound or termination, without making rhyme.
4060	assonant	[.] AS'SONANT, a. Having a resemblance of sounds. In Spanish poetry, assonant rhymes are those in which a resemblance of sounds serves instead of a natural rhyme; as, ligera, tierra.
4061	assort	[.] ASSORT', v.t. [See Sort.] [.] 1. To separate and distribute into classes things of the like kind, nature or quality, or things which are suited to a like purpose. It is sometimes applied to persons as well as things. [.] 2. To furnish with all sorts.
4062	assorted	[.] ASSORT'ED, pp. [.] 1. Distributed into sorts, kinds or classes. [.] 2. Furnished with an assortment, or with a variety; as a well assorted store.
4063	assorting	[.] ASSORT'ING, ppr. Separating into sorts; supplying with an assortment.
4064	assortment	[.] ASSORT'MENT, n. [.] 1. The act of distributing into sorts, kinds of classes, or of selecting and suiting things. [.] 2. A mass or quantity distributed into kinds or sorts; or a number of things assorted. [.] 3. A number of things of the same kind, varied in ...
4065	assot	[.] ASSOT', v.t. [See Sot.] To infatuate; to besot. [Not used.]
4066	assuage	[.] ASSUA'GE, v.t. [.] To soften, in a figurative sense; to allay, mitigate, ease or lessen, as pain or grief; to appease or pacify, as passion or tumult. In strictness, it signifies rather to moderate, than to quiet, tranquilize or reduce to perfect peace or ease. [.] ASSUA'GE, ...
4067	assuaged	[.] ASSUA'GED, pp. Allayed; mitigated; eased; appeased.
4068	assuagement	[.] ASSUA'GEMENT, n. Mitigation; abatement.
4069	assuager	[.] ASSUA'GER, n. One who allays; that which mitigates or abates.
4070	assuaging	[.] ASSUA'GING, ppr. Allaying; mitigating; appeasing; abating.
4071	assuasive	[.] ASSUA'SIVE, a. [from assuage.] Softening; mitigating; tranquilizing.
4072	assuefaction	[.] ASSUEFAC'TION, n. [L. assuefacio.] The act of accustoming. [Not used.]
4073	assuetude	[.] AS'SUETUDE, n. [L. assuetudo, from assuetus, p. of assuesco, to accustom.] Custom; habit; habitual use.
4074	assume	[.] ASSU'ME, v.t. [L. assumo, of ad and sumo, to take.] [.] 1. To take or take upon one. If differs from receive, in not implying an offer to give. [.] The God assumed his native form again. [.] 2. To take what is not just; to take with arrogant claims; to arrogate; ...
4075	assumed	[.] ASSU'MED, pp. Taken; arrogated; taken without proof; pretended.
4076	assumer	[.] ASSU'MER, n. One who assumes; an arrogant person.
4077	assuming	[.] ASSU'MING, ppr. Taking; arrogating; taking for granted; pretending. [.] ASSU'MING, a. Taking or disposed to take upon one's self more than is just; haughty; arrogant. [.] ASSU'MING, n. Presumption.
4078	assumpsit	[.] ASSUMP'SIT, n. [L. assumo.] [.] 1. In law, a promise or undertaking, founded on a consideration. This promise may be verbal or written; An assumpsit is express or implied; express, when made in words of writing; implied, when in consequence of some benefit or consideration ...
4079	assumpt	[.] ASSUMPT', v.t. To take up; to raise. [Barbarous and not used.] [.] ASSUMPT', n. That which is assumed. [not used.]
4080	assumption	[.] ASSUMP'TION, n. [L. assumptio.] [.] 1. The act of taking to one's self. [.] 2. The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; supposition. [.] This gives no sanction to the unwarrantable assumption that the soul sleeps from the period of ...
4081	assumptive	[.] ASSUMP'TIVE, a. That is or may be assumed. In heraldry, assumptive arms are such as a person has a right, with the approbation of his sovereign, and of the heralds, to assume, in consequence of an exploit.
4082	assurance	[.] ASSU'RANCE, n. ashu'rance. [L. verus; or securus, contracted.] [.] 1. The act of assuring, or of making a declaration in terms that furnish ground of confidence; as, I trusted to his assurances; or the act of furnishing any ground of full confidence. [.] Whereof ...
4083	assure	[.] ASSU'RE, v.t. ashu're. [See Assurance.] [.] 1. To make certain; to give confidence by a promise, declaration, or other evidence; as, he assured me of his sincerity. [.] 2. To confirm; to make certain or secure. [.] And it shall be assured to him. Lev. 28. [.] 3. ...
4084	assured	[.] ASSU'RED, pp. Made certain or confident; made secure; insured. [.] ASSU'RED, a. Certain; indubitable; not doubting; bold to excess.
4085	assuredly	[.] ASSU'REDLY, adv. Certainly; indubitably. [.] Assuredly thy son Solomon shall reign. 1Kings 1.
4086	assuredness	[.] ASSU'REDNESS, n. The state of being assured; certainty; full confidence.
4087	assurer	[.] ASSU'RER, n. One who assumes; one who insures against loss; an insurer or underwriter.
4088	assurgent	[.] ASSUR'GENT, a. [l. assurgens, assurgo.] [.] Rising upwards in an arch; as an assurgent stem, in botany.
4089	assuring	[.] ASSU'RING, ppr. Making sure or confident; giving security; confirming.
4090	asswage	[.] ASSWA'GE, [See Assuage.]
4091	astacite	[.] AS'TACITE,
4092	astacolite	[.] AS'TACOLITE, n. [Gr. a crawfish and a stone.] [.] Petrified or fossil crawfish, and other crustaceous animals; called also cancrites, crabites, and gammarolites.
4093	asteism	[.] AS'TEISM, n. [Gr. beautiful, polite.] [.] In rhetoric, genteel irony; a polite and ingenious manner of deriding another.
4094	astenic	[.] ASTEN'IC, a. asten'ic. [Gr. priv. and strength.] [.] Weak; characterized by extreme debility.
4095	aster	[.] AS'TER, n. [Gr.] A genus of plants, with compound flowers, many of which are cultivated for their beauty, particularly the China Aster. The species are very numerous.
4096	asterias	[.] ASTE'RIAS,
4097	asteriated	[.] ASTE'RIATED, a. [Supra.] Radiated; presenting diverging rays, like a star; as asteriated sapphire.
4098	asteriatite	[.] ASTE'RIATITE, n. Petrified asterias.
4099	asterisk	[.] AS'TERISK, n. [Gr. a little star, from a star.] [.] The figure of a star thus, *, used in printing and writing as a reference to a passage or note in the margin, or to fill the space when a name is omitted.
4100	asterism	[.] AS'TERISM, n. [Gr. a little star, from a star.] [.] 1. A constellation; a sign in the zodiac. [.] The figures of the twelve asterisms. [.] 2. An asterisk, or mark of reference. [This is less proper.]
4101	asterite	[.] AS'TERITE, or star stone. [See Astrite.]
4102	astern	[.] ASTERN', adv. [a or at, and stern. See stern.] [.] 1. In or at the hinder part of a ship; or towards the hinder part, or backwards; as, to go astern. [.] 2. Behind a ship, at any indefinite distance.
4103	asteroid	[.] AS'TEROID, n. [Gr. a star, and form.] [.] A name given by Herschel to the newly discovered planets between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
4104	asteroidal	[.] ASTEROID'AL, a. Resembling a star; or pertaining to the asteroids.
4105	asteropode	[.] AS'TEROPODE,
4106	asteropodium	[.] ASTEROPO'DIUM, n. [Gr. a star, and a foot.] [.] A kind of extraneous fossil, of the same substance with the astrite, to which it serves as the base.
4107	astert	[.] ASTERT', v.t. To startle. [Not in use.]
4108	asthenology	[.] ASTHENOL'OGY, n. [Gr. priv., strength, and discourse.] [.] The doctrine of diseases arising from debility.
4109	asthma	[.] ASTHMA, n. ast'ma. [Gr.] [.] A shortness of breath; intermitting difficulty of breathing, with cough, straitness and wheezing.
4110	asthmatic	[.] ASTHMAT'IC, a. Pertaining to asthma; also affected by asthma; as an asthmatic patient.
4111	astipulate	[.] ASTIPULATE for Stipulate. [Not in use.]
4112	astipulation	[.] ASTIPULATION for Stipulation [Not in use.]
4113	astone	[.] ASTO'NE,
4114	astoned	[.] ASTO'NED,
4115	astonied	[.] ASTO'NIED, pp. Astonished. Obs.
4116	astonish	[.] ASTON'ISH, v.t. [L. attono, to astonish; ad and tono. See Tone and Stun.] [.] To stun or strike dumb with sudden fear, terror, surprise or wonder; to amaze; to confound with some sudden passion. [.] I Daniel was astonished at the vision. Dan. 8.
4117	astonished	[.] ASTON'ISHED, pp. Amazed; confounded with fear, surprise, or admiration.
4118	astonishing	[.] ASTON'ISHING, ppr. Amazing; confounding with wonder or fear. [.] ASTON'ISHING, a. Very wonderful; of a nature to excite great admiration, or amazement.
4119	astonishingly	[.] ASTON'ISHINGLY, adv. In a manner or degree to excite amazement.
4120	astonishingness	[.] ASTON'ISHINGNESS, n. The quality of exciting astonishment.
4121	astonishment	[.] ASTON'ISHMENT, n. Amazement; confusion of mind from fear, surprise or admiration, at an extraordinary or unexpected event.
4122	astony	[.] ASTO'NY, v.t. [See Astonish.] To terrify or astonish. Obs.
4123	astound	[.] ASTOUND', v.t. To astonish; to strike dumb with amazement.
4124	astraddle	[.] ASTRAD'DLE, adv. [ a and straddle. See Straddle.] [.] With the legs across a thing, or on different sides; as, to sit astraddle.
4125	astragal	[.] AS'TRAGAL, n. [Gr. a turning joint, vertebra, spondylus.] [.] 1. In architecture, a little round molding which surrounds the top or bottom of a column, in the form of a ring; representing a ring or band of iron, to prevent the splitting of the column. it is often ...
4126	astral	[.] AS'TRAL, a. [L. astrum; Gr. a star.] [.] Belonging to the stars; starry.
4127	astray	[.] ASTRA'Y, adv. [a and stray. See Stray.] [.] Out of the right way or proper place, both in a literal and figurative sense. In morals and religion, it signifies wandering from the path of rectitude, from duty and happiness. [.] Before I was afflicted, I want astray. ...
4128	astrea	[.] ASTRE'A, n. [Gr. a star.] [.] The goddess of justice. A name sometimes given to the sign virgo. The poets feign that justice quitted heaen, in the golden age, to reside on earth; but becoming weary with the iniquities of men, she return to heaven, and commenced ...
4129	astrict	[.] ASTRICT', v.t [L. astringo, astrictus. See Astringe.] [.] To bind fast, or compress. [Not much used.] [.] ASTRICT', a. Compendious; contracted.
4130	astricted	[.] ASTRICT'ED, pp. Bound fast; compressed with bandages.
4131	astricting	[.] ASTRICT'ING, ppr. Binding close; compressing; contracting.
4132	astriction	[.] ASTRIC'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of binding close, or compressing with ligatures. [.] 2. A contraction of parts by applications; the stopping of hemorrhages.
4133	astrictive	[.] ASTRICT'IVE, a. Binding; compressing; styptic.
4134	astrictory	[.] ASTRICT'ORY, a. Astringent; binding; apt to bind.
4135	astriferous	[.] ASTRIF'EROUS, a. [L. astrifer; astrum, a star, and fero, to bear.] [.] Bearing or containing stars. [Little used.]
4136	astrigerous	[.] ASTRIG'EROUS, [.] a. [Low L. astriger.] Bearing stars. [Not used.]
4137	astringe	[.] ASTRINGE, v.t. astrinj'. [L. astringo, of ad and stringo, to bind fast, to strain. See Strain.] [.] To compress; to bind together; to contract by pressing the parts together.
4138	astringed	[.] ASTRING'ED, pp. Compressed; straitened; contracted.
4139	astringency	[.] ASTRING'ENCY, n. The power of contracting the parts of the body; that quality in medicines which binds, contracts or strengthens parts which are relaxed; as the astringency of acids or bitters.
4140	astringent	[.] ASTRING'ENT, a. Binding; contracting; strengthening; opposed to laxative. [.] ASTRING'ENT, n. a medicine which binds or contracts the parts of the body to which it is applied, restrains profuse discharges, coagulates animal fluids, condenses and strengthens ...
4141	astringer	[.] ASTRING'ER, n. A falconer that keeps a goss hawk.
4142	astringing	[.] ASTRING'ING, ppr. Compressing; binding fast; contracting.
4143	astrite	[.] AS'TRITE, n. [Gr. a star.] [.] An extraneous fossil, called also asteria and astroit. Astrites are stones in the form of small, short, angular, or sulcated columns, about an inch and a half long, and the third of an inch in diameter, composed of several regular ...
4144	astro-theology	[.] ASTRO-THEOL'OGY, n. [L. astrum, a star, and theologia, divinity.] [.] Theology founded on the observation of the celestial bodies.
4145	astrography	[.] ASTROG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. a star, and to describe.] [.] A description of the stars, or the science of describing them.
4146	astroit	[.] AS'TROIT, n. [.] 1. Star-stone. [See Astrite.] [.] 2. A species of petrified madrepore often found in calcarious stones.
4147	astrolabe	[.] AS'TROLABE, n. [Gr. a star, and to take.] [.] 1. An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the sun or stars at sea. [.] 2. A stereographic projection of the sphere, either upon the plane of the equator, the eye being supposed to be in the pole of ...
4148	astrologer	[.] ASTROL'OGER,
4149	astrologian	...
4150	astrologic	[.] ASTROLOG'IC,
4151	astrological	[.] ASTROLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to astrology; professing or practicing astrology.
4152	astrologically	[.] ASTROLOG'ICALLY, adv. In the manner of astrology.
4153	astrologize	[.] ASTROL'OGIZE, v.i. To practice astrology.
4154	astrology	[.] ASTROL'OGY, n. [Supra.] A science which teaches to judge of the effects and influences of the stars, and to foretell future events, by their situation and different aspects. This science was formerly in great request, as men ignorantly supposed the heavenly bodies ...
4155	astronomer	[.] ASTRON'OMER, n. One who is versed in astronomy; one who has a knowledge of the laws of the heavenly orbs, or the principles by which their motions are regulated, with their various phenomena.
4156	astronomic	[.] ASTRONOM'IC,
4157	astronomical	[.] ASTRONOM'ICAL, a. Pertaining to astronomy.
4158	astronomically	[.] ASTRONOM'ICALLY, adv. in an astronomical manner; by the principles of astronomy.
4159	astronomize	[.] ASTRON'OMIZE', v.i. To study astronomy. [Little used.]
4160	astronomy	[.] ASTRON'OMY, n. [Gr. a star, and a law or rule.] [.] The science which teaches the knowledge of the celestial bodies, their magnitudes, motions, distances, periods of revolution, aspects, eclipses, order, &c. This science depends on observations, made chiefly with ...
4161	astroscope	[.] AS'TROSCOPE, n. [Gr. a star, and to view.] [.] An astronomical instrument, composed of two cones, on whose surface the constellations, with their stars, are delineated, by means of which the stars may be easily known.
4162	astroscopy	[.] AS'TROSCOPY, n. [See Astroscope.] Observation of the stars.
4163	astrut	[.] ASTRUT', adv. [See Strut.] In a strutting manner.
4164	astute	[.] ASTU'TE, a. [L. astutus, from astus, craft, subtilty.] [.] Shrewd; sharp; eagle-eyed; critically examining or discerning.
4165	asunder	[.] ASUND'ER, adv. [See sunder.] [.] Apart; into parts; separately; in a divided state. [.] The Lord hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. Ps. 129.
4166	aswoon	[.] ASWOON', adv. In a swoon. Obs.
4167	asylum	[.] ASY'LUM, n. [L. from Gr. safe from spoil, and spoil, to plunder.] [.] 1. A sanctuary, or place of refuge, where criminals and debtors shelter themselves from justice, and from which they cannot be taken without sacrilege. Temples and altars were anciently asylums; ...
4168	asymmetral	[.] ASYM'METRAL,
4169	asymmetrical	[.] ASYMMET'RICAL, a. [See Symmetry.] [.] Not having symmetry. [Little used.]
4170	asymmetry	[.] ASYM'METRY, n. [Gr. priv. symmetry, of with, and to measure.] [.] The want of proportion between the parts of a thing. It is also used in mathematics for incommensurability, when between two quantities there is no common measure.
4171	asymptote	[.] AS'YMPTOTE, n. [Gr. priv. with, and to fall; not meeting or coinciding.] [.] A line which approaches nearer and nearer to some curve, but though infinitely extended, would never meet it. This may be conceived as a tangent to a curve at an infinite distance.
4172	asymptotical	[.] ASYMPTOT'ICAL, a. Belonging to an asymptote. Asymptotical lines or curves are such as continually approach, when extended, but never meet.
4173	asyndeton	[.] ASYN'DETON, n. [Gr. priv. and to bind together.] [.] In grammar, a figure which omits the connective; as, veni, vidi, vici. It stands opposed to polysymdeton, which is a multiplication of connectives.
4174	at	[.] AT, prep. [L. ad. At, ad and to, if not radically the same word often coincide in signification; Heb to come, to a approach. Hence it primarily denotes presence, meeting, nearness, direction towards.] [.] In general, at denotes nearness, or presents; as at the ...
4175	atabal	[.] AT'ABAL, n. A kettle drum; a kind of tabor.
4176	atacamite	[.] ATAC'AMITE, n. A muriate of copper
4177	atagas	[.] AT'AGAS, n. The red cock or moor-game.
4178	atamasco	[.] ATAMAS'CO, n. A species of lily of the genus Amaryllis.
4179	ataraxy	[.] AT'ARAXY, n. [Gr. of a priv. and tumult.] [.] Calmness of mind; a term used by the stoics and skeptics to denote a freedom from the emotions which proceed from vanity and self-conceit.
4180	ataxy	[.] ATAX'Y, n. [Gr. priv. and order.] [.] Want of order; disturbance; irregularity in the functions of the body, or in the crises and paroxysms of disease.
4181	atche	[.] ATCHE, n. In Turkey, a small silver coin, value about six or seven mills.
4182	ate	[.] ATE, The preterite of eat, which see. [.] ATE, n. a'ty. [Gr. mischief; to hurt. Ate is a personification of evil, mischief or malice.] [.] In pagan mythology, the goddess of mischief, who was cast down from heaven by Jupiter.
4183	atellan	[.] ATEL'LAN, a. Relating to the dramas at Atella in Italy. [.] ATEL'LAN, n. A dramatic representation, satirical or licentious.
4184	atempogiusto	[.] ATEMP'OGIUSTO, [L. in tempore, justo.] [.] A direction in music, which signifies to sing or play in an equal, true or just time.
4185	athanasian	[.] ATHANA'SIAN, a. Pertaining to Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria, in the fourth century. The Athanasian creed is a formulary, confession or exposition of faith, supposed formerly to have been drawn up by Athanasius, but this opinion is now rejected, and the composition ...
4186	athanor	[.] ATH'ANOR, n. [Heb. thanor, an oven or furnace.] [.] A digesting furnace, formerly used in chimical operations, so constructed as to maintain a uniform and durable heat. It is a furnace, with a lateral tower close on all sides, which is to be filled with fuel. As ...
4187	atheism	[.] A'THEISM, n. The disbelief of the existence of a God, or Supreme intelligent Being. [.] Atheism is a ferocious system that leaves nothing above us to excite awe, nor around us, to awaken tenderness.
4188	atheist	[.] A'THEIST, n. [Gr. of a priv. and God.] [.] One who disbelieves the existence of a God, or Supreme intelligent Being. [.] A'THEIST, a. Atheistical; disbelieving or denying the being of a Supreme God.
4189	atheistic	[.] ATHEIST'IC,
4190	atheistical	[.] ATHEIST'ICAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to atheism. [.] 2. Disbelieving the existence of a God; impious, applied to persons; as, an atheistic writer. [.] 3. Implying or containing atheism; applied to things, as, atheistic doctrines or opinions.
4191	atheistically	[.] ATHEIST'ICALLY, adv. In an atheistic manner; impiously.
4192	atheisticalness	[.] ATHEIST'ICALNESS, n. The quality of being atheistical.
4193	atheize	[.] A'THEIZE, v.i. To discourse an an atheist. [Not used.]
4194	athel	[.] ATHEL, ADEL or AETHEL, nobel of illustrious birth.
4195	athenian	[.] ATHE'NIAN, a. [from Athens.] Pertaining to Athens, the metropolis of Attica in Greece. [.] ATHE'NIAN, n. A native or inhabitant of Athens.
4196	atheologian	[.] ATHEOLO'GIAN, n. One who is opposed to a theologian.
4197	atheology	[.] ATHEOL'OGY, n. atheism. [Not in use.]
4198	atheous	[.] A'THEOUS, a. Atheistic; impious. [Not used.]
4199	atherina	[.] ATHERI'NA, n. a genus of fishes of the abdominal order. The characters are, the upper jaw is rather flat, the rays of the gill membrane are six, and the side belt or line shines like silver. There are four species; the best known is the Hepsetus, very abundant in ...
4200	atherine	[.] ATH'ERINE,
4201	atheroma	[.] ATHERO'MA,
4202	atheromatous	[.] ATHERO'MATOUS, a. Pertaining to or resembling an atherome; having the qualities of an atherome.
4203	atherome	[.] ATH'EROME, n. [Gr. from pap.] [.] An encysted tumor, without pain or discoloration of the skin, containing matter like pap, intermixed with hard stony particles; easily cured by incision.
4204	athirst	[.] ATHIRST', a. athrust'. [a and thirst. See Thirst.] [.] 1. Thirsty; wanting drink. [.] 2. Having a keen appetite or desire. [.] He had a soul athirst for knowledge.
4205	athlete	[.] ATHLE'TE, n. [See Athletic.] A contender for victory.
4206	athletic	[.] ATHLET'IC, a. [Gr.; L. athleta, a wrestler; from strife, contest.] [.] 1. Belonging to wrestling, boxing, running and other exercises and sports, which were practiced by the ancients, usually called the athletic games. Hence, [.] 2. Strong; lusty; robust; vigorous. ...
4207	athwart	[.] ATHWART', prep. [a and thwart. See Thwart.] [.] 1. Across; from side to side; transverse; as athwart the path. [.] 2. In marine language, across the line of a ship's course; as, a fleet standing athwart our course. [.] Athwart hause, is the situation of a ...
4208	atilt	[.] ATILT', adv. [a and tilt. See Tilt.] [.] 1. In the manner of a tilter; in the position, or with the action of a man making a thrust; as, to stand or run atilt. [.] 2. In the manner of a cask tilted, or with one end raised.
4209	atimy	[.] AT'IMY, n. [Gr. honor.] [.] In ancient Greece, disgrace; exclusion from office or magistracy, by some disqualifying act or decree.
4210	atlantean	[.] ATLANTE'AN, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to the isle Atlantis, which the ancients allege was sunk and overwhelmed by the ocean. [.] 2. Pertaining to Atlas; resembling Atlas.
4211	atlantian	[.] ATLAN'TIAN,
4212	atlantic	[.] ATLAN'TIC, a. [from Atlas or Atlantis.] [.] Pertaining to that division of the ocean, which lies between Europe and Africa on the east and America on the west. [.] ATLAN'TIC, n. The ocean, or that part of the ocean, which is between Europe and Africa on the ...
4213	atlantica	[.] ATLAN'TICA,
4214	atlantides	[.] ATLAN'TIDES, n. A name given to the Pleiades or seven stars, which were feigned to be the daughters of Atlas, a king of Mauritania, or of his brother, Hesperus, who were translated to heaven.
4215	atlantis	[.] ATLAN'TIS, n. An isle mentioned by the ancients, situated west of Gades, or Cadiz, on the strait of Gibraltar. The poets mention two isles and call them Hesperides, western isles, and Elysian fields. Authors are not agreed whether these isles were the Canaries, ...
4216	atlas	[.] AT'LAS, n. [.] 1. A collection of maps in a volume; supposed to be so called from a picture of mount Atlas, supporting the heavens, prefixed to some collection. [.] 2. A large square folio, resembling a volume of maps. [.] 3. The supporters of a building. [.] 4. ...
4217	atmometer	[.] ATMOM'ETER, n. [Gr. vapor, and to measure.] [.] An instrument to measure the quantity of exhalation from a humid surface in a given time; an evaporometer.
4218	atmosphere	[.] AT'MOSPHERE, n. [Gr. vapor, and a sphere. [.] The whole mass of fluid, consisting of air, aqueous and other vapors, surrounding the earth.
4219	atmospheric	[.] ATMOSPHER'IC,
4220	atmospherical	[.] ATMOSPHER'ICAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to the atmosphere; as atmospheric air or vapors. [.] 2. Dependent on the atmosphere. [.] I am an atmospheric creature.
4221	atom	[.] AT'OM, n. [Gr.; L. atomus; from not, and to cut.] [.] 1. A particle of matter so minute as to admit of no division. Atoms are conceived to be the first principles or component parts of all bodies. [.] 2. The ultimate or smallest component part of a body. [.] 3. ...
4222	atom-like	[.] AT'OM-LIKE, a. Resembling atoms.
4223	atomic	[.] ATOM'IC,
4224	atomical	[.] ATOM'ICAL, a. Pertaining to atoms; consisting of atoms; extremely minute. [.] The atomical philosophy, said to be broached by Moschus, before the Trojan war, and cultivated by Epicurus, teaches that atoms are endued with gravity and motion, by which all things were ...
4225	atomism	[.] AT'OMISM, n. The doctrine of atoms.
4226	atomist	[.] AT'OMIST, n. One who holds to the atomical philosophy.
4227	atomy	[.] AT'OMY, n. A word used by Shakespeare for atom; also an abbreviation of anatomy.
4228	atone	[.] ATO'NE, adv. [at and one.] At one; together. [.] ATO'NE, v.i. [Supposed to be compounded of at and one. L. ad and unus, unio.] [.] 1. To agree; to be in accordance; to accord. [.] He and Aufidus can no more atone. [.] Than violentest contrariety. [.] [This ...
4229	atoned	[.] ATO'NED, pp. Expiated; appeased; reconciled.
4230	atonement	[.] ATO'NEMENT, n. [.] 1. Agreement; concord; reconciliation, after enmity or controversy. Rom. 5. [.] Between the Duke of Glo'ster and your brothers. [.] 2. Expiation; satisfaction or reparation made by giving an equivalent for an injury, or by doing or suffering ...
4231	atoner	[.] ATO'NER, n. He who makes atonement.
4232	atonic	[.] ATON'IC, a. Relaxed; debilitated.
4233	atoning	[.] ATO'NING, ppr. [.] 1. Reconciling. Obs. [.] 2. Making amends, or satisfaction.
4234	atony	[.] AT'ONY, n. [Gr. defect, of a priv. and tone, from to stretch.] [.] Debility; relaxation; a want of tone or tension; defect of muscular power; palsy.
4235	atop	[.] ATOP', adv. [a and top. See Top.] On or at the top.
4236	atrabilarian	[.] ATRABILA'RIAN,
4237	atrabilarious	[.] ATRABILA'RIOUS, a. [L. atra bilis, black bile.] [.] Affected with melancholy, which the ancients attributed to the bile; replete with black bile.
4238	atrabilariousness	[.] ATRABILA'RIOUSNESS, n. The state of being melancholy, or affected with disordered bile.
4239	atramental	[.] ATRAMENT'AL,
4240	atramentarious	[.] ATRAMENTA'RIOUS, a. Like ink; suitable for making ink. The sulphate of iron, or green copperas, is called atramentarious, as being the material of ink.
4241	atramentous	[.] ATRAMENT'OUS, a. [L. atramentum, ink, after ater, black.] [.] Inky; black like ink.
4242	atrip	[.] ATRIP', adv. [a and trip. See Trip.] [.] In nautical language, the anchor is atrip, when drawn out of the ground in a perpendicular direction. The topsails are atrip, when they are hoisted to the top of the mast, or as high as possible.
4243	atrocious	[.] ATRO'CIOUS, a. [L. atrox, trux, fierce, cruel.] [.] 1. Extremely hainous, criminal or cruel; enormous; outrageous; as atrocious guilt or offense. [.] 2. Very grievous; violent; as atrocious distempers.
4244	atrociously	[.] ATRO'CIOUSLY, adv. In an atrocious manner; with enormous cruelty or guilt.
4245	atrociousness	[.] ATRO'CIOUSNESS, n. The quality of being enormously criminal or cruel.
4246	atrocity	[.] ATROC'ITY, n. Enormous wickedness; extreme hainousness or cruelty; as the atrocity of murder.
4247	atrophy	[.] AT'ROPHY, n. [Gr. a priv. and to nourish.] [.] A consumption or wasting of the flesh, with loss of strength, without any sensible cause or hectic fever; a wasting from defect of nourishment.
4248	atropia	[.] ATRO'PIA, n. A new vegetable alkali extracted from the atropa belladonna, or deadly nightshade. It is white, brilliant and crystallizes in long needles.
4249	attach	[.] ATTACH', v.t. [Gr.; L. tango, for tago, Eng. tack; &c. See attack and Tack. [.] 1. To take by legal authority; to arrest the person by writ, to answer for a debt; applied to a taking of the person by a civil process; being never used for the arrest of a criminal. ...
4250	attachable	[.] ATTACH'ABLE, a. That may be legally attached; liable to be taken by writ or precept.
4251	attached	[.] ATTACH'ED, pp. Taken by writ or precept; drawn to and fixed, or united by affection or interest.
4252	attaching	[.] ATTACH'ING, ppr. Taking or seizing by commandment or writ; drawing to, and fixing by influence; winning the affections.
4253	attachment	[.] ATTACH'MENT, n. [.] 1. A taking of the person, goods or estate by a writ or precept in a civil action, to secure a debt or demand. [.] 2. A writ directing the person or estate of a person to be taken, to secure his appearance before a court. In England, the ...
4254	attack	[.] ATTACK', v.t [Heb. to thrust, to drive, to strike. [.] 1. To assault; to fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms. It is the appropriate word for the commencing act of hostility between armies and navies. [.] 2. To fall upon, with unfriendly words ...
4255	attacked	[.] ATTACK'ED, pp. Assaulted; invaded; fallen on by force or enmity.
4256	attacker	[.] ATTACK'ER, n. One who assaults or invades.
4257	attacking	[.] ATTACK'ING, ppr. Assaulting; invading; falling on with force, calumny or criticism.
4258	attacottic	[.] ATTACOT'TIC, a. Pertaining to the Attacotti, a tribe of ancient Britons, allies of the Scots.
4259	attagen	[.] AT'TAGEN, n. A beautiful fowl, resembling the pheasant, with a short black bill and a fine crest of yellow feathers, variegated with black and white spots, found in the mountains of Sicily.
4260	attain	[.] ATTA'IN, v.i. [L. attingo, to reach, come to or overtake; ad and tango, to touch, reach or strike; that is, to thrust, urge or push to. it has no connection with L. attineo. See Class.] [.] 1. To reach; to come to or arrive at, by motion, bodily exertion, or efforts ...
4261	attainable	[.] ATTA'INABLE, a. That may be attained; that may be reached by efforts of the mind or body; that may be compassed or accomplished by efforts directed to the object; as, perfection is not attainable in this life. From an inattention to the true sense of this word, as ...
4262	attainableness	[.] ATTA'INABLENESS, n. The quality of being attainable.
4263	attainder	[.] ATTA'INDER, n. [L. ad and tingo, to stain; Gr. See Tinge.] [.] 1. Literally a staining, corruption, or rendering impure; a corruption of blood. Hence, [.] 2. The judgment of death, or sentence of a competent tribunal upon a person convicted of treason or felony, ...
4264	attainment	[.] ATTA'INMENT, n. [.] 1. The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; hence the act of obtaining by efforts; as the attainment of excellence. [.] 2. That which is attained to, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; as, a man of great attainments.
4265	attaint	[.] ATTA'INT, v.t. [See Attainder.] [.] 1. To taint or corrupt; to extinguish the pure or inheritable blood of a person found guilty of treason or felony, by confession, battle, or verdict, and consequent sentence of death, or by special act of Parliament. [.] No ...
4266	attainted	[.] ATTA'INTED, pp. Stained; corrupted; rendered infamous; rendered incapable of inheriting.
4267	attainting	[.] ATTA'INTING, ppr. Staining; corrupting; rendering infamous by judicial act; depriving of inheritable blood.
4268	attaintment	[.] ATTA'INTMENT, n. The being attainted.
4269	attainture	[.] ATTA'INTURE, n. A staining or rendering infamous; reproach; imputation.
4270	attar	[.] AT'TAR, n. The essential oil or essence of roses.
4271	attask	[.] ATTASK', v.t. To task; to tax. [Not used. See Task.]
4272	attaste	[.] ATTA'STE, v.t. To taste. [Not used. See Taste.]
4273	attemper	[.] ATTEM'PER, v.t. [L. attempero, of ad and tempero, to temper, mix, or moderate. See Temper.] [.] 1. To reduce, modify or moderate by mixture; as, to attemper heat by a cooling mixture, or spirit by diluting it with water. [.] 2. To soften, mollify or moderate; ...
4274	attemperance	[.] ATTEM'PERANCE, n. Temperance. [Not used.]
4275	attemperate	[.] ATTEM'PERATE, a. [L. attemperatus.] [.] Tempered; proportioned; suited. [.] Hope must be proportioned and attemperate to the promise. [.] ATTEM'PERATE, v.t. To attemper. [Not in use.]
4276	attempered	[.] ATTEM'PERED, ppr. Reduced in quality; moderated; softened; well mixed; suited.
4277	attempering	[.] ATTEM'PERING, ppr. Moderating in quality; softening; mixing in due proportion; making suitable.
4278	attemperly	[.] ATTEM'PERLY, adv. In a temperate manner. [Not in use.]
4279	attempt	[.] ATTEMPT', v.t. [L. attento, to attempt, of ad and tento, to try; tento is from the same root as tendo, to strain; Gr. Hence, the literal sense is to strain, urge, stretch.] [.] 1. To make an effort to effect some object; to make trial or experiment; to try; to ...
4280	attemptable	[.] ATTEMPT'ABLE, a. That may be attempted, tried or attacked; liable to an attempt, or attack.
4281	attempted	[.] ATTEMPT'ED, pp. Essayed; tried; attacked.
4282	attempter	[.] ATTEMPT'ER, n. One who attempts, or attacks.
4283	attempting	[.] ATTEMPT'ING, ppr. Trying; essaying; making an effort to gain a point; attacking.
4284	attend	[.] ATTEND', v.t. [L. attendo; ad and tendo, to stretch, to tend. See Tend.] [.] 1. To go with, or accompany, as a companion, minister or servant. [.] 2. To be present; to accompany or be united to; as a cold attended with fever. [.] 3. To be present for some ...
4285	attendance	[.] ATTEND'ANCE, n. [.] 1. The act of waiting on, or serving. [.] Of which no man gave attendance at the altar. Heb. 7. [.] 2. A waiting on; a being present on business of any kind; as, the attendance of witnesses of persons in court; attendance of members of ...
4286	attendant	[.] ATTEND'ANT, a. [.] 1. Accompanying; being present, or in the train. [.] Other suns with their attendant moons. [.] 2. Accompanying, connected with, or immediately following, as consequential; as, intemperance with all its attendant evils. [.] 3. In law, ...
4287	attended	[.] ATTEND'ED, pp. Accompanied; having attendants; served; waited on.
4288	attender	[.] ATTEND'ER, n. One who attends; a companion; an associate. [Little used.]
4289	attending	[.] ATTEND'ING, ppr. Going with; accompanying; waiting on; superintending or taking care of; being present; immediately consequent to; serving; listening; regarding with care.
4290	attent	[.] ATTENT', a. Attentive. 2Chron. 6.
4291	attentates	[.] ATTENT'ATES, n. Proceedings in a court of judicature, after an inhibition is decreed.
4292	attention	[.] ATTEN'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of attending or heeding; the due application of the ear to sounds, or of the mind to objects presented to its contemplation. [Literally, a stretching towards. [.] They say the tongues of dying men [.] Enforce attention like deep ...
4293	attentive	[.] ATTENT'IVE, a. [.] Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care. It is applied to the senses of hearing and seeing, as an attentive ear or eye; to the application of the mind, as in contemplation; or to the application of the mind, together with the senses abovementioned, ...
4294	attentively	[.] ATTENT'IVELY, adv. Heedfully; carefully; with fixed attention.
4295	attentiveness	[.] ATTENT'IVENESS, n. The state of being attentive; heedfulness; attention.
4296	attenuant	[.] ATTEN'UANT, a. [See Attenuate.] [.] Making thin, as fluids; diluting; rendering less dense and viscid. [.] ATTEN'UANT, n. A medicine which thins the humors, subtilizes their parts, dissolves viscidity, and disposes the fluids to motion, circulation and secretion; ...
4297	attenuate	[.] ATTEN'UATE, v.t. [L. attenuo, of ad and tenuo, to make thin; tenuis; Eng. thin, which see.] [.] 1. To make thin or less consistent; to subtilize or break the humors of the body into finer parts; to render less viscid; opposed to condense, incrassate or thicken. [.] 2. ...
4298	attenuated	[.] ATTEN'UATED, ppr. Made thin or less viscid; comminuted; made slender. In botany, growing slender towards the point.
4299	attenuating	[.] ATTEN'UATING, pp. Making thin, as fluids; making fine, as solid substances; making slender or lean.
4300	attenuation	[.] ATTENUA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of making thin, as fluids; as the attenuation of the humors. [.] 2. The act of making fine, by comminution, or attrition. [.] The action of the air facilitates the attenuation of these rocks. [.] 3. The act or process of making ...
4301	atterate	[.] AT'TERATE, v.t. [L. attero, to wear.] [.] 1. To wear away. [.] 2. To form or accumulate by wearing.
4302	atterated	[.] AT'TERATED, pp. Formed by wearing.
4303	atteration	[.] ATTERA'TION, n. The operation of forming land by the wearing of the sea, and the wearing of the earth in one place and deposition of it in another.
4304	attest	[.] ATTEST', v.t. [L. attestor; of ad and testor, to affirm or bear witness, from testis. See Testify.] [.] 1. To bear witness; to; to certify; to affirm to be true or genuine; to make a solemn declaration in words or writing, to support a fact; appropriately used ...
4305	attestation	[.] ATTESTA'TION, n. Testimony; witness; a solemn or official declaration, verbal or written, in support of a fact; evidence. The truth appears from the attestation of witnesses, or of the proper officer. The subscription of a name to a writing is an attestation.
4306	attested	[.] ATTEST'ED, pp. Proved or supported by testimony, solemn or official; witnessed; supported by evidence.
4307	attesting	[.] ATTEST'ING, ppr. Witnessing; calling to witness; affirming in support of.
4308	attestor	[.] ATTEST'OR, n. One who attests.
4309	attic	[.] AT'TIC, a. [L. Atticus; Gr.] [.] Pertaining to Attica in Greece, or to its principal city, Athens. Thus, Attic wit, Attic salt, a poignant, delicate wit, peculiar to the Athenians; Attic faith, inviolable faith. [.] Attic base, a peculiar base used by the ancient ...
4310	atticism	[.] AT'TICISM, n. [.] 1. The peculiar style and idiom of the Greek language, used by the Athenians; refined and elegant Greek; concise and elegant expression. [.] 2. A particular attachment to the Athenians.
4311	atticize	[.] AT'TICIZE, v.t. To conform or make conformable to the language or idiom of Attica. [.] AT'TICIZE, v.i. To use atticisms, or the idiom of the Athenians.
4312	attics	[.] AT'TICS, n. plu. The title of a book in Pausanias, which treats of Attica.
4313	attire	[.] ATTI'RE, v.t. [.] To dress; to array; to adorn with elegant or splendid garments. [.] With the linen miter shall Aaron be attired. Lev. 16. [.] ATTI'RE, n. [.] 1. Dress; clothes; habit; but appropriately, ornamental dress. [.] Can a bride forget her ...
4314	attired	[.] ATTI'RED, pp. Dressed; decked with ornaments or attire.
4315	attirer	[.] ATTI'RER, n. One who dresses or adorns with attire.
4316	attiring	[.] ATTI'RING, ppr. Dressing; adorning with dress or attire.
4317	attitle	[.] ATTI'TLE, v.t. To entitle. [Not in use.]
4318	attitude	[.] AT'TITUDE, n. [L. actus, ago. [.] 1. In painting and sculpture, the posture or action in which a figure or statue is placed; the gesture of a figure or statue; such a disposition of the parts as serves to express the action and sentiments of the person represented. [.] 2. ...
4319	attollent	...
4320	attorn	[.] ATTORN', v.i. [L. ad and torno.] [.] In the feudal law, to turn, or transfer homage and service from one lord to another. This is the act of feudatories, vassels or tenants, upon the alienation of the estate.
4321	attorney	[.] ATTORN'EY, n. plu. attorneys. [.] One who is appointed or admitted in the place of another, to manage his matters in law. The word formerly signified any person who did business for another; but its sense is now chiefly or wholly restricted to persons who act as ...
4322	attorneyship	[.] ATTORN'EYSHIP, n. The office of an attorney; agency for another.
4323	attorning	[.] ATTORN'ING, ppr. Acknowledging a new lord, or transferring homage and fealty to the purchaser of an estate.
4324	attornment	[.] ATTORN'MENT, n. The act of a feudatory, vassal or tenant, by which he consents, upon the alienation of an estate, to receive a new lord or superior, and transfers to him his homage and service.
4325	attract	[.] ATTRACT', v.t. [L. attraho, attractus, of ad and trako, to draw. See Drag and Draw.] [.] 1. To draw to; to cause to move towards, and unite with; as, electrical bodies attract straws, and light substances, by physical laws. [.] 2. To draw to or incline to unite ...
4326	attractability	[.] ATTRACTABIL'ITY, n. The quality of being attractable, or of being subject to the law of attraction.
4327	attractable	[.] ATTRACT'ABLE, a. That may be attracted; subject to attraction.
4328	attracted	[.] ATTRACT'ED, pp. Drawn towards; invited; allured; engaged.
4329	attractic	[.] ATTRACT'IC,
4330	attractical	[.] ATTRACT'ICAL, a. Having power to draw to. [Not used.]
4331	attractile	[.] ATTRACT'ILE, a. That has power to attract.
4332	attracting	[.] ATTRACT'ING, ppr. Drawing to or towards; inviting; alluring; engaging.
4333	attractingly	[.] ATTRACT'INGLY, adv. In an attracting manner.
4334	attraction	[.] ATTRAC'TION, n. [.] 1. The power in bodies which is supposed to draw them together; or the tendency or principle which inclines them to unite or cohere; called by Copernicus, appetence. [.] This power, principle or tendency in bodies to unite, is distinguished ...
4335	attractive	[.] ATTRACT'IVE, a. [.] 1. Having the quality of attracting; drawing to; as the attractive force of bodies. [.] 2. Drawing to by moral influence; alluring; inviting; engaging; as the attractive graces. [.] An attractive undertaking.
4336	attractively	[.] ATTRACT'IVELY, adv. With the power of attracting, or drawing to.
4337	attractiveness	[.] ATTRACT'IVENESS, n. The quality of being attractive, or engaging.
4338	attractor	[.] ATTRACT'OR, n. The person or thing that attracts.
4339	attrahent	[.] ATTRA'HENT, a. [L. attrahens.] Drawing to; or as a noun, that which draws to.
4340	attrap	[.] ATTRAP', v.t. To clothe; to dress. [Not in use.]
4341	attrectation	[.] ATTRECTA'TION, n. [L. attrectatio.] Frequent handling.
4342	attributable	[.] ATTRIB'UTABLE, a. [See attribute.] [.] That may be ascribed, imputed or attributed; ascribable; imputable; as, the fault is not attributable to the author.
4343	attribute	[.] ATTRIB'UTE, v.t. [L. attribuo; ad and tribuo, to divide, to bestow, to assign; tribus, a tribe, division or ward. See Tribe.] [.] 1. To allot or attach, in contemplation; to ascribe; to consider as belonging. [.] We attribute nothing to God, that contains a contradiction. [.] 2. ...
4344	attributed	[.] ATTRIB'UTED, pp. Ascribed; yielded as due; imputed.
4345	attributing	[.] ATTRIB'UTING, ppr. Ascribing; yielding or giving as due; imputing.
4346	attribution	[.] ATTRIBU'TION, n. The act of attributing, or the quality ascribed; commendation.
4347	attributive	[.] ATTRIB'UTIVE, a. Pertaining to or expressing an attribute. [.] ATTRIB'UTIVE, n. In grammar, a word significant of an attribute; as an adjective, verb or particle, which is the attribute of a substance.
4348	attrite	[.] ATTRI'TE, a. [L. attritus, worn, of ad and tero to wear; Gr. See Trite.] worn by rubbing or friction. [.] [See Trite, which is now generally used.]
4349	attriteness	[.] ATTRI'TENESS, n. the being much worn.
4350	attrition	[.] ATTRI'TION, n. [.] 1. Abrasion; the act of wearing by friction, or rubbing substances together. [.] the change of aliment is effected by the attrition of the stomach. [.] 2. the state of being worn. [.] 3. with divines, grief for sin arising from fear of ...
4351	attune	[.] ATTU'NE, v.t [of ad and tune. See tone and Tune.] [.] 1. to make musical. [.] Vernal airs attune the trembling leaves. [.] 2. To tune, or put in tune; to adjust one sound to another; to make accordant; as, to attune the voice to a harp.
4352	attuned	[.] ATTU'NED, pp. Made musical or harmonious; accommodated in sound.
4353	attuning	[.] ATTU'NING, ppr. Putting in tune; making musical, or accordant in sound.
4354	atwain	[.] ATWA'IN, adv. In twain; asunder. Obs.
4355	atween	[.] ATWEE'N, adv. Between. Obs.
4356	atwixt	[.] ATWIXT', adv. Betwixt. Obs.
4357	atwo	[.] ATWO, adv. In two. Obs.
4358	aubaine	[.] AUBA'INE, n. aub'ain. [.] The droit d'aubaine, in France, is the right of the king to the goods of an alien dying within his jurisdiction, the king standing in the place of the heirs. [.]
4359	auburn	[.] AU'BURN, a. Brown; of a dark color. [.] His auburn locks on either shoulder flowed.
4360	auction	[.] AUC'TION, n. [L. auctio, a public sale; Eng. to hawk. See Hawk.] [.] 1. A public sale of property to the highest bidder, and regularly, by a person licensed and authorized for the purpose; a vendue. contracts for services, sometimes, are sold to the lowest bidder. ...
4361	auctionary	[.] AUC'TIONARY, a. Belonging to an auction or public sale.
4362	auctioneer	[.] AUCTIONEE'R, n. [L. auctionarius.] [.] The person who sells at auction; a person licensed by government to dispose of goods or lands by public sale to the highest bidder. [.] AUCTIONEE'R, v.t. To sell at auction.
4363	aucupation	[.] AUCUPA'TION, n. [L. aucupatio, from aucupor, of avis and capio.] The act or practice of taking birds; fowling; bird-catching. [Little used.]
4364	audacious	[.] AUDA'CIOUS, a. [L. audax; audeo, to dare. The sense is, advancing forward.] [.] 1. Very bold or daring; impudent; conteming the restraints of law, religion or decorum; used for bold in wickedness; applied to persons; as an audacious wretch. [.] 2. Committed ...
4365	audaciously	[.] AUDA'CIOUSLY, adv. In an impudent manner; with excess of boldness.
4366	audaciousness	[.] AUDA'CIOUSNESS, n. The quality of being audacious; impudence; audacity.
4367	audacity	[.] AUDAC'ITY, n. [.] 1. Boldness, sometimes in a good sense; daring spirit, resolution or confidence. [.] 2. Audaciousness; impudence; in a bad sense; implying a contempt of law or moral restraint.
4368	audeanism	[.] AUD'EANISM, n. Anthropomorphism; or the doctrine of Audeus, who maintained that God has a human shape, from Gen. 1:26.
4369	audible	[.] AUD'IBLE, a. [L. audibilis, from audio, to hear. This word is evidently connected with the name of the ear; Gr.] [.] That may be heard; perceivable by the ear; loud enough to be heard; as an audible voice or whisper.
4370	audibleness	[.] AUD'IBLENESS, n. The quality of being audible.
4371	audibly	[.] AUD'IBLY, adv. In an audible manner; in a manner so as to be heard.
4372	audience	[.] AUD'IENCE, n. [.] 1. The act of hearing, or attending to sounds. [.] His bold discourse had audience. [.] 2. Admittance to a hearing; public reception to an interview; a ceremony observed in courts, or by official characters, when ambassadors or applicants to ...
4373	audient	[.] AUD'IENT, n. A hearer. [Not in use.]
4374	audit	[.] AUD'IT, n. [L. audit, he hears.] [.] 1. An examination of an account or of accounts, with a hearing of the parties concerned, by proper officers, or persons appointed for that purpose, who compare the charges with the vouchers, examine witnesses, and state the ...
4375	audit-house	[.] AUD'IT-HOUSE, n. An appendage to a cathedral, in which the business belonging to it is transacted.
4376	auditive	[.] AUD'ITIVE, a. Having the power of hearing.
4377	auditor	[.] AUD'ITOR, [L.] [.] 1. A hearer; one who attends to hear a discourse. [.] 2. A person appointed and authorized to examine an account or accounts, compare the charges with the vouchers, examine the parties and witnesses, allow or reject charges, and state the ...
4378	auditorship	[.] AUD'ITORSHIP, n. The office of auditor.
4379	auditory	[.] AUD'ITORY, a. That has the power of hearing; pertaining to the sense or organs of hearing; as, the auditory nerve. [.] AUD'ITORY, n. [L. auditorium.] [.] 1. An audience; an assembly of hearers, as in a church or lecture room. [.] 2. A place or apartment ...
4380	auditress	[.] AUD'ITRESS, n. A female hearer.
4381	auf	[.] AUF, n. A fool; a simpleton. [See Oaf.]
4382	augean	[.] AUGE'AN, a. The Augean stable, in Grecian mythology, is represented as belonging to Augeas or Augias, one of the Argonauts, and afterwards king of Elis. This prince kept a great number of oxen, in a stable which was never cleansed, until Hercules undertook the task; ...
4383	auger	[.] AUG'ER, n. [.] An instrument for boring large holes, chiefly used by carpenters, joiners, cabinet makers, wheelwrights and shipwrights. It consists of an iron blade, ending in a steel bit, with a handle placed at right angles with the blade. Augers, made with ...
4384	auger-hole	[.] AUG'ER-HOLE, n. A hole made by an auger.
4385	aught	[.] AUGHT, n. aut.[L. qui, quae, quod, quid, what, to be the same word varied in orthography. This word should not be written ought.] [.] 1. Any thing, indefinitely. [.] But go, my son, and see if aught be wanting. [.] 2. Any part, the smallest; a jot or tittle. [.] There ...
4386	augite	[.] AU'GITE, n. [Gr. brightness.] [.] A mineral called by Hauy, pyroxene; often found in distinct crystals. Its secondary forms are all six or eight-sided prisms. Sometimes it appears in hemitrope crystals. It has a foliated structure, and is harder than hornblend. ...
4387	augitic	[.] AUGIT'IC, a. Pertaining to augite; resembling augite, or partaking of its nature and characters.
4388	augment	[.] AUGMENT', v.t. [L. augmento, augmentum, from augeo, auxi, to increase; Gr. It seems to be the Eng. to wax, or to eke.] [.] 1. To increase; to enlarge in size or extent; to swell; to make bigger; as, to augment an army, by reinforcement; rain augments a stream. [.] 2. ...
4389	augmentable	[.] AUGMENT'ABLE, a. That may be increased; capable of augmentation.
4390	augmentation	[.] AUGMENTA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of increasing, or making larger, by addition, expansion, or dilatation. [.] 2. The state of being increased or enlarged. [.] 3. The thing added by which a thing is enlarged. [.] 4. In music, a doubling the value of the notes ...
4391	augmentative	[.] AUGMENT'ATIVE, a. Having the quality or power of augmenting.
4392	augmenter	[.] AUGMENT'ER, n. He that augments.
4393	augmenting	[.] AUGMENT'ING, ppr. Increasing; enlarging.
4394	augur	[.] AU'GUR, n. [L. augur. The first syllable is from avis, a fowl; but the meaning and origin of the last syllable are not obvious.] [.] 1. Among the Romans, an officer whose duty was to foretell future events by the singing, chattering, flight and feeding of birds. ...
4395	augural	[.] AU'GURAL, a. [L. auguralis.] Pertaining to an augur, or to prediction by the appearance of birds. The Romans had their augural staff and augural books.
4396	augurate	[.] AU'GURATE, v.i. To judge by augury; to predict. [Little used.]
4397	auguration	[.] AUGURA'TION, n. The practice of augury, or the foretelling of events by the chattering and flight of birds. It may be used for prediction by other signs and omens.
4398	augured	[.] AU'GURED, pp. Conjectured by omens; prognosticated.
4399	augurer	[.] AU'GURER, n. An augur. [Not legitimate.]
4400	augurial	[.] AUGU'RIAL, a. Relating to augurs.
4401	augurize	[.] AU'GURIZE, v.t. To augur. [Not in use.]
4402	augurous	[.] AU'GUROUS, a. Predicting; foretelling; foreboding.
4403	augury	[.] AU'GURY, n. [L. augurium.] [.] 1. The art or practice of foretelling events by the flight or chattering of birds. [.] 2. An omen; prediction; prognostication.
4404	august	[.] AUGUST', a. [L. augustus. The first syllable of this word is probably from the root of augeo, or of awe.] [.] Grand; magnificent; majestic; impressing awe; inspiring reverence. [.] The Trojan chief appeared, august in visage. [.] It is related that this epithet ...
4405	augustan	...
4406	augustinians	[.] AUGUSTIN'IANS, n. Those divines, who from St. Augustin, maintain that grace is effectual from its nature, absolutely and morally, not relatively and gradually.
4407	augustins	[.] AUGUST'INS,
4408	augustness	[.] AUGUST'NESS, n. Dignity of mien; grandeur; magnificence.
4409	auk	[.] AUK, n. [contracted from Alca.] The alca, a genus of aquatic fowls, of the order of ansers, including the northern penguin or great auk, the little auk or black and white diver, the puffin, &c.
4410	aularian	[.] AULA'RIAN, n. [L. aula, a hall.] At oxford, the member of a hall, distinguished from a collegian.
4411	auletic	[.] AULET'IC, a. [Gr. from a pipe.] [.] Pertaining to pipes or to a pipe. [Little used.]
4412	aulic	[.] AU'LIC, a. [L. audicus, from aula, a hall, court or palace; Gr.] [.] Pertaining to a royal court. The epithet is probably confined to the German Empire, where it is used to designate certain courts or officers composing the courts. The aulic council is composed ...
4413	aum	[.] AUM, n. [.] A Dutch liquid measure, containing eight steckans or twenty verges or verteels, equal to the English tierce, the sixth of a French tun, and the seventh of an English tun, or thirty-six gallons.
4414	aumail	[.] AUMA'IL, v.t. To figure or variegate. [Not used.]
4415	aumbry	[.] AUMBRY. [See Ambry.]
4416	aume	[.] AUME, n. A dutch measure for Rhenish wine, containing 40 gallons.
4417	aune	[.] AUNE, n. [A contraction of aulne, ulna.] [.] A French cloth measure, but of different lengths in different parts of the country. At Rouen, it is an Eng. ell; at Calais, 1.52; at Lyons, 1.061; at Paris, 0.95.
4418	aunt	[.] 'AUNT, n. [L. amita, contracted.] [.] The sister of one's father or mother, correlative to nephew or niece.
4419	aura	[.] AU'RA, n. [L. from Heb. a stream; Gr. See Air.] [.] Literally, a breeze, or gentle current of air, but used by English writers for a stream of fine particles flowing from a body, as effluvia, aroma, or odor; an exhalation.
4420	aurate	[.] AU'RATE, n. [Supposed to be from aurum, gold.] [.] A sort of pear. [.] AU'RATE, n. [L. aurum, gold; Heb. light fire, and to shine, from its color.] [.] A combination of the oxyd of gold with a base; as aurate of potash.
4421	aurated	[.] AU'RATED, a. Resembling gold.
4422	aurelia	[.] AURE'LIA, n. [from aurum, or aur, gold, from its color. See Chrysalis.] [.] In natural history, the nymph or chrysalis of an insect; or the form of an animal, like a worm or maggot, covered with a hardish pellicle, and in a state of seeming insensibility. From ...
4423	aurelian	[.] AURE'LIAN, a. Like or pertaining to the aurelia.
4424	auric	[.] AU'RIC, a. [from aurum, gold.] Pertaining to gold. The auric acid is a saturated combination of gold and oxygen.
4425	auricle	[.] AU'RICLE, n. [L. auricula, dim. from auris, the ear.] [.] 1. The external ear, or that part which is prominent from the heat. [.] 2. The auricles of the heart are two muscular bags, situated at the base, serving as diverticula for the blood, during the diastole. ...
4426	auricula	[.] AURIC'ULA, n. That species of primrose, called, from the shape of its leaves, bear's ear.
4427	auricular	[.] AURIC'ULAR, a. [from L. auricula, the ear.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the ear; within the sense of hearing; told in the ear; as auricular confession. [.] 2. Recognized by the ear; known by the sense of hearing; as auricular evidence. [.] 3. Traditional; known by ...
4428	auricularly	[.] AURIC'ULARLY, adv. In a secret manner; by way of whisper, or voice addressed to the ear.
4429	auriculate	[.] AURIC'ULATE, a. Shaped like the ear.
4430	auriculated	[.] AURIC'ULATED, a. Having large or elongated ears; as the auriculated vulture.
4431	auriferous	[.] AURIF'EROUS, a. [L. aurifer, from aurum, gold, and fero, to produce.] [.] That yields or produces gold; as auriferous sands or streams.
4432	auriga	[.] AURI'GA, n. [L. of aurea, orea, a head-stall, a bridle, and rego, to govern or manage.] [.] Literally, the director of a car, or wagon. [.] 1. In astronomy, the wagoner, a constellation in the northern hemisphere, consisting of 23 stars, according to Tycho; ...
4433	aurigation	[.] AURIGA'TION, n. [L. auriga.] The act or practice of driving horses harnessed to carriages.
4434	auripigmentum	[.] AURIPIGMENTUM. [See Orpiment.]
4435	auriscalp	[.] AU'RISCALP, n. [L. auris, ear, and scalpo, to scrape.] [.] An instrument to clean the ears; used also in operations of surgery on the ear.
4436	aurist	[.] AU'RIST, n. [L. auris, ear.] One skilled in disorders of the ear, or who professes to cure them.
4437	aurochs	[.] AU'ROCHS, n. A species of ox, whose bones are found in gravel and alluvial soil.
4438	aurora	[.] AURO'RA, n. [L. aurora; Heb. light and to raise.] [.] 1. The rising light of the morning; the dawn of day, or morning twilight. [.] 2. The goddess of the morning, or twilight deified by fancy. The poets represented her as rising out of the ocean, in a chariot, ...
4439	auroral	[.] AURO'RAL, a. Belonging to the aurora, or to the northern lights; resembling the twilight.
4440	auscultation	[.] AUSCULTA'TION, n. [L. from antiq. ause, Gr. the ear, and cultus, from colo, to use or exercise.] [.] 1. The act of listening, or hearkening to. [.] 2. In medicine, a method of distinguishing diseases, particularly in the thorax, by observing the sounds in the ...
4441	auspicate	[.] AU'SPICATE, v.t. [L. asupicor.] [.] 1. To give a favorable turn to; a sense taken from the Roman practice of taking the auspicium, or inspection of birds, before they undertook any important business. [.] 2. To foreshow. [.] 3. To begin.
4442	auspice	[.] AU'SPICE, AU'SPICES, n. [L. auspicium, of avis, a bird, and specio, to inspect.] [.] 1. The omens of an undertaking, drawn from birds; the same as augury, which see. [.] 2. Protection; favor shown; patronage; influence. In this sense the word is generally plural ...
4443	auspices	[.] AU'SPICE, AU'SPICES, n. [L. auspicium, of avis, a bird, and specio, to inspect.] [.] 1. The omens of an undertaking, drawn from birds; the same as augury, which see. [.] 2. Protection; favor shown; patronage; influence. In this sense the word is generally plural ...
4444	auspicious	[.] AUSPI'CIOUS, a. [See auspice.] [.] 1. Having omens of success, or favorable appearances; as an auspicious beginning. [.] 2. Prosperous; fortunate; applied to persons; as auspicious chief. [.] 3. Favorable; kind; propitious; applied to persons or things; ...
4445	auspiciously	[.] AUSPI'CIOUSLY, adv. With favorable omens; happily; prosperously; favorably; propitiously.
4446	auspiciousness	[.] AUSPI'CIOUSNESS, n. A state of fair promise; prosperity.
4447	auster	[.] AUS'TER, n. [L.] The south wind.
4448	austere	[.] AUSTE'RE, a. [L. Austerus. [.] 1. Severe; harsh; rigid; stern; applied to persons; as an austere master; an austere look. [.] 2. Sour; harsh; rough to the taste; applied to things; as austere fruit, or wine.
4449	austerely	[.] AUSTE'RELY, adv. Severely; rigidly; harshly.
4450	austereness	[.] AUSTE'RENESS, n. [.] 1. Severity in manners; harshness; austerity. [.] 2. Roughness in taste.
4451	austerity	[.] AUSTER'ITY, n. [L. austeritas.] Severity of manners or life; rigor; strictness; harsh discipline. It is particularly applied to the mortifications of a monastic life, which are called austerities.
4452	austral	[.] AUS'TRAL, a. [L. australis, from auster, the south wind, or south.] [.] Southern; lying or being in the south; as austral land; austral signs.
4453	australasia	[.] AUSTRALA'SIA, n. [austral and Asia.] A name given to the countries situated to the south of Asia; comprehending New Holland, New Guinea, New Zealand, &c.
4454	austrian	[.] AUS'TRIAN, a. [from Austria. This word is formed with the Latin termination, ia, country.] [.] Pertaining to Austria, a circle or district of Germany, and an empire, lying on the Danube north of the gulf of Venice. [.] AUS'TRIAN, n. A native of Austria.
4455	austrine	[.] AUS'TRINE, a. [L. austrinus, from auster, south.] [.] South; southerly; southern.
4456	austromancy	[.] AUS'TROMANCY, n. [from auster, the south wind, and Gr. divination.] [.] Soothsaying, or prediction of future events, from observations of the winds. [.] Auterfoits, a word composed of the French autre, another, and foits, fois, time, introduced into law language, ...
4457	authentic	[.] AUTHEN'TIC,
4458	authentical	[.] AUTHEN'TICAL, a. [Low L. authenticus, from the Gr. from an author or maker; one who does any thing by his own right; also one who kills himself. The first syllable is from Gr. which is probably from the root of author, auctor; and the sense of self-murderer seems ...
4459	authentically	[.] AUTHEN'TICALLY, adv. In an authentic manner; with the requisite or genuine authority.
4460	authenticalness	[.] AUTHEN'TICALNESS, n. The quality of being authentic; genuineness; the quality of being of good authority; authenticity. [.] [The latter word is generally used.]
4461	authenticate	[.] AUTHEN'TICATE, v.t. To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities, required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit. [.] The king serves only as a notary to authenticate the choice of judges.
4462	authenticated	[.] AUTHEN'TICATED, pp. Rendered authentic; having received the forms which prove genuineness.
4463	authenticating	[.] AUTHEN'TICATING, ppr. Giving authority by the necessary signature, seal, attestation or other forms.
4464	authentication	[.] AUTHENTICA'TION, n. The act of authenticating; the giving of authority by the necessary formalities.
4465	authenticity	[.] AUTHENTIC'ITY, n. Genuineness; the quality of being of genuine original; as the authenticity of the scriptures.
4466	authenticness	[.] AUTHEN'TICNESS, n. Authenticity. [Rarely used.]
4467	author	[.] AU'THOR, n. [L. auctor. The Latin word is from the root of augeo, to increase, or cause to enlarge. The primary sense is one who brings or causes to come forth.] [.] 1. One who produces, creates, or brings into being; as, God is the author of the Universe. [.] 2. ...
4468	authoress	[.] AU'THORESS, n. A female author.
4469	authoritative	[.] AUTHOR'ITATIVE, a. [.] 1. Having due authority. [.] 2. Having an air of authority; positive; peremptory.
4470	authoritatively	[.] AUTHOR'ITATIVELY, adv. In an authoritative manner; with a show of authority; with due authority.
4471	authoritativeness	[.] AUTHOR'ITATIVENESS, n. The quality of being authoritative; an acting by authority; authoritative appearance.
4472	authority	[.] AUTHOR'ITY, n. [L. auctoritas.] [.] 1. Legal power, or a right to command or to act; as the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children. Power; rule; sway. [.] 2. The power derived from opinion, respect or esteem; influence of character ...
4473	authorization	[.] AUTHORIZA'TION, n. The act of giving authority, or legal power; establishment by authority.
4474	authorize	[.] AU'THORIZE, v.t. [.] 1. To give authority, warrant or legal power to; to give a right to act; to empower; as, to authorize commissioners to settle the boundary of the state. [.] 2. To make legal; as, to authorize a marriage. [.] 3. To establish by authority, ...
4475	authorized	[.] AU'THORIZED, pp. Warranted by right; supported by authority; derived from legal or proper authority; having power or authority.
4476	authorizing	[.] AU'THORIZING, ppr. Giving authority to, or legal power, credit, or permission.
4477	authorship	[.] AU'THORSHIP, n. [author and ship.] The quality or state of being an author.
4478	autobiography	[.] AUTOBIOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. biography.] [.] Biography or memoirs of one's life written by himself.
4479	autochthon	[.] AUTOCHTHON, n. [Gr.] One who rises or grows out of the earth.
4480	autocrasy	[.] AUTOC'RASY, n. [Gr. self, and power, or to govern, to take or hold.] [.] Independent power; supreme, uncontrolled, unlimited authority or right of governing, in a single person.
4481	autocrat	[.] AU'TOCRAT,
4482	autocrater	[.] AU'TOCRATER,
4483	autocratic	[.] AUTOCRAT'IC,
4484	autocratical	[.] AUTOCRAT'ICAL, a. Pertaining to autocracy; absolute; holding independent and unlimited powers of government.
4485	autocrator	[.] AU'TOCRATOR, n. [.] 1. An absolute prince or sovereign; a ruler or monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government by inherent right, not subject to restriction; a title assumed by the Emperors of Russia. [.] 2. This title was sometimes conferred by ...
4486	autocratrix	[.] AU'TOCRATRIX, n. A female sovereign, who is independent and absolute; a title given to the Empresses of Russia. [.] 1. In the Romish church, a solemn day held by the Inquisition, for the punishment of heretics, and the absolution of the innocent accused. [.] 2. ...
4487	autograph	[.] AU'TOGRAPH,
4488	autographic	[.] AUTOGRAPH'IC,
4489	autographical	[.] AUTOGRAPH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to an autograph, or one's own hand writing.
4490	autography	[.] AUTOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. self, and writing.] [.] A person's own hand writing; an original manuscript.
4491	automalite	[.] AUTOM'ALITE, n. A mineral called by Hauy, spinelle zincifere. it is classed with the spinel ruby. it occurs imbedded in talcky slate; the color, a dark green. It is crystallized in regular octahedrons, or in tetrahedrons with truncated angles. It is harder than ...
4492	automath	[.] AU'TOMATH, n. [Gr. to learn.] One who is self taught.
4493	automatic	[.] AUTOMAT'IC,
4494	automatical	[.] AUTOMAT'ICAL, a. [.] 1. Belonging to an automation; having the power of moving itself; mechanical. [.] 2. Not voluntary; not depending on the will. Dr. Hartley has demonstrated that all our motions are originally automatic, and generally produced by the action ...
4495	automation	[.] AUTOM'ATION, n. [Gr. self. The Greek plural, automata, is sometimes used; but the regular English plural, automatons, is preferable.] [.] A self-moving machine, or one which moves by invisible springs.
4496	automatous	[.] AUTOM'ATOUS, a. Having in itself the power of motion.
4497	autonomous	[.] AUTON'OMOUS, a. [Infra.] Independent in government; having the right of self government.
4498	autonomy	[.] AUTON'OMY, n. [Gr. self, and law, rule.] [.] This word is rarely used. It signifies the power or right of self government, whether in a city which elects its own magistrates and makes its own laws, or in an individual who lives according to his own will.
4499	autopsy	[.] AU'TOPSY, n. [Gr. self, and sight.] [.] Personal observation; ocular view.
4500	autoptical	[.] AUTOP'TICAL, a. Seen with one's own eyes.
4501	autoptically	[.] AUTOP'TICALLY, adv. By means of ocular view, or one's own observation. [.] [Autopsy and its derivatives are rarely used.]
4502	autumn	[.] AU'TUMN, n. au'tum. [L. autumnus, "Etymon multum torquetur."] [.] The third season of the year, or the season between summer and winter. Astronomically, it begins at the equinox, when the sun enters libra, and ends at the winter solstice; but in popular language ...
4503	autumnal	[.] AUTUM'NAL,a. Belonging to autumn; produced or gathered in autumn; as autumnal fruits. [.] AUTUM'NAL, n. A plant that flowers in Autumn. The autumnals form the third division of plants in Du Pas' arrangement.
4504	auxesis	[.] AUXE'SIS, n. [Gr. increase.] [.] In rhetoric, a figure by which any thing is magnified too much; an increasing, or exornation, when, for amplification, a more grave and magnificent word is put for the proper word.
4505	auxiliar	[.] AUXIL'IAR,
4506	auxiliaries	[.] AUXIL'IARIES, n. plu. Foreign troops in the service of nations at war.
4507	auxiliary	[.] AUXIL'IARY, a. [L. auxiliaris, from auxilium, aid, uuxilior, to aid.] [.] Helping; aiding; assisting; subsidiary; conferring aid or support by joint exertion, influence or use; as auxiliary troops.
4508	avail	[.] AVA'IL, v.t. [L. valeo, to be strong or able, to profit, to be of force or authority; Eng. well. The primary sense is, to stretch or extend, whence strength, value.] [.] 1. To profit one's self; to turn to advantage; followed by the pronouns, myself, thyself, himself, ...
4509	available	[.] AVA'ILABLE, a. [.] 1. Profitable; advantageous; having efficacy; as, a measure is more or less available. [.] 2. Having sufficient power, force, or efficacy,for the object; valid; as an available plea. [.] Laws are available by consent.
4510	availableness	[.] AVA'ILABLENESS, n. [.] 1. Power or efficacy, in promoting an end in view. [.] 2. Competent power; legal force; validity; as the availableness of a title.
4511	availably	[.] AVA'ILABLY, adv. Powerfully; profitably; advantageously; validly; efficaciously.
4512	availing	[.] AVA'ILING, pp. Turning to profit; using to advantage or effect.
4513	availment	[.] AVA'ILMENT, n. Profit; efficacy; successful issue. [Little used.]
4514	avails	[.] AVA'ILS, n. plu. Profits or proceeds. [.] It is used in New England, for the proceeds of goods sold, or for rents, issues or profits.
4515	avalanche	[.] AVALANCHE,
4516	avalange	[.] AVALANGE, n. [.] A snow-slip; a vast body of snow sliding down a mountain.
4517	avant	[.] AVANT', n. The front of an army. [Not used. See Van.] [.]
4518	avantguard	[.] AVANT'GUARD, n. The van or advanced body of an army. [See Vanguard.]
4519	avanturine	[.] AVANT'URINE, n. A variety of quartz rock containing spangles.
4520	avarice	[.] AV'ARICE, n. [L. avaritia, from avarus, from aveo, to covet.] [.] An inordinate desire of gaining and possessing wealth; covetousness; greediness or insatiable desire of gain. [.] Avarice sheds a blasting influence over the finest affections and sweetest comforts ...
4521	avaricious	[.] AVARI'CIOUS, a. Covetous; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
4522	avariciously	[.] AVARI'CIOUSLY, adv. Covetously; with inordinate desire of gaining wealth.
4523	avariciousness	[.] AVARI'CIOUSNESS, n. The quality of being avaricious; insatiable or inordinate passion for property.
4524	avarous	[.] AV'AROUS, a. Covetous. [Not used.]
4525	avast	[.] AV'AST, exclam. In seamen's language, cease; stop; stay.
4526	avaunt	[.] AVAUNT, exel. [.] Begone; depart; a word of contempt or abhorrence, equivalent to the phrase, "Get thee behind me."
4527	avegeance	[.] AVEG'EANCE, n. Punishment. [Not used. See vengeance.]
4528	avemary	[.] A'VEMARY, n. [from the first words of Gabriel's salutation to the Virgin Mary; L. ave, hail.] [.] A form of devotion in the Romish Church. Their chaplets and rosaries are divided into a certain number of ave-marys and paternosters.
4529	avenaceous	[.] AVENA'CEOUS, a. [L. avenacceus, from avena, oats.] [.] Belonging to, or partaking of the nature of oats.
4530	avenage	[.] AV'ENAGE, n. A certain quantity of oats paid by a tenant to a landlord in lieu of rent or other duty.
4531	avener	[.] AV'ENER,
4532	avenge	[.] AVENGE, v.t. avenj'. [L. vindex.] [.] 1. To take satisfaction for an injury by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on the wrong doer. [.] Shall not God avenge his own elect. Luke 18. [.] Avenge me of my adversary. [.] In ...
4533	avenged	[.] AVENG'ED, pp. Satisfied by the punishment of the offender; vindicated; punished.
4534	avengement	[.] AVENG'EMENT, n. Vengeance; punishment; the act of taking satisfaction for an injury in inflicting pain or evil on the offender; satisfaction taken; revenge.
4535	avenger	[.] AVENG'ER, n. One who avenges or vindicates; a vindicator; a revenger.
4536	avengeress	[.] AVENG'ERESS, n. A female avenger.
4537	avenging	[.] AVENG'ING, ppr. Executing vengeance; taking satisfaction for an injury by the punishment of the offender; vindicating.
4538	avenor	[.] AV'ENOR, n. [.] In English feudal law, an officer of the king's stable whose duty was to provide oats.
4539	avens	[.] AV'ENS, n. The herb bennet.
4540	aventine	[.] AV'ENTINE, a. Pertaining to Mons Aventinus, one of the seven hills on which Rome stood.
4541	aventure	[.] AVEN'TURE, n. [L. venio, to come.] [.] A mischance causing a person;s death without felony; as by drowning, or falling from a house. [See Adventure.]
4542	avenue	[.] AV'ENUE, n. [L. venio.] [.] 1. A passage; away or opening for entrance into a place; any opening or passage by which a thing is or may be introduced. [.] 2. An alley, or walk in a garden, planted with trees, and leading to a house, gate, wood, &c., and generally ...
4543	aver	[.] AVER', v.t [See Verify.] [.] To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive or peremptory manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth.
4544	average	[.] AV'ERAGE, n. [.] 1. In commerce, a contribution to a general loss. When for the safety of a ship in distress, any destruction of property is incurred, either by cutting away the masts, throwing goods overboard, or other means, all persons who have goods on board, ...
4545	averaged	[.] AV'ERAGED, pp. Reduced or formed into a mean proportion, or into shares proportioned to each man's property.
4546	averaging	[.] AV'ERAGING, ppr. Forming a mean proportion out of unequal sums or quantities, or reducing to just shares according to each man's property.
4547	averment	[.] AVER'MENT, n. [See Aver.] [.] 1. Affirmation; positive assertion; the act of averring. [.] 2. Verification; establishment by evidence. [.] 3. In pleading, an offer of either party to justify or prove what he alleges. In any stage of pleadings, when either ...
4548	avernat	[.] AVER'NAT, n. A sort of grape.
4549	avernian	[.] AVER'NIAN, a. Pertaining to Avernus, a lake of Campania in Italy, famous for its poisonous qualities, which the poets represent as so malignant, as to kill fowls flying over. Hence, as authors tell us, its name, without birds.
4550	averpenny	[.] AV'ERPENNY, n. Money paid towards the kings carriages by land, instead of service by the beasts in kind.
4551	averred	[.] AVER'RED, pp. Affirmed; laid with an averment.
4552	averring	[.] AVER'RING, ppr. Affirming; declaring positively; offering to justify or verify.
4553	averroist	[.] AVERROIST, n. One of a sect of peripatetic philosophers, who were so demoninated from Averroes, a celebrated Arabian author. They held the soul to be mortal, though they pretended to submit to the christian theology.
4554	averruncate	[.] AVERRUNC'ATE, v.t [L. averrunco, of ab and erunco, from runco, to weed, or rake away.] [.] To root up; to scrape or tear away by the roots.
4555	averruncation	[.] AVERRUNCA'TION, n. The act of tearing up or raking away by the roots.
4556	aversation	[.] AVERSA'TION, n. [L. aversor. See Avert.] [.] A turning from with disgust or dislike; aversion; hatred; disinclination. [.] It is nearly superseded by aversion.
4557	averse	[.] AVERSE, a. avers'. [See Avert.] The literal sense of this word is, turned from, in manifestation of dislike. Hence the real sense is, [.] 1. Disliking; unwilling; having a repugnance of mind. [.] Averse alike to flatter or offend. [.] 2. Unfavorable; indisposed; ...
4558	aversely	[.] AVERSELY, adv. avers'ly. With repugnance; unwillingly.
4559	averseness	[.] AVERSENESS, n. avers'ness. Opposition of mind; dislike; unwillingness; backwardness.
4560	aversion	[.] AVER'SION, n. [L. averto.] [.] 1. Opposition or repugnance of mind; dislike; disinclination; reluctance; hatred. Usually this word expresses moderate hatred, or opposition of mind, not amounting to abhorrence or detestation. It ought generally to be followed by ...
4561	avert	[.] AVERT', v.t. [L. averto, a, from, and verto, to turn, anciently, vorto; hence vertex, vortex, averto; probably allied to L. vario; Eng. veer.] [.] 1. To turn from; to turn off or away; as, to avert the eyes from an object. [.] 2. To keep off, divert or prevent; ...
4562	averter	[.] AVERT'ER, n. One that turns away; that which turns away.
4563	averting	[.] AVERT'ING, ppr. Turning from; turning away.
4564	aviary	[.] A'VIARY, n. [L. aviarium, from avis, a fowl.] [.] A bird cage; an inclosure for keeping birds confined.
4565	avidiously	[.] AVID'IOUSLY, adv. [See Avidity.] Eagerly; with greediness.
4566	avidity	[.] AVID'ITY, n. [L. aviditas, from avidus, and this from aveo, to desire, to have appetite; Heb. to desire, or covet.] [.] 1. Greediness; strong appetite; applied to the senses: [.] 2. Eagerness; intenseness of desire; applied to the mind.
4567	avigato	[.] AVIGA'TO,
4568	avile	[.] AVI'LE, v.t. [See Vile.] To depreciate. [Not in use.]
4569	avise	[.] AVI'SE,
4570	avisement	[.] AVI'SEMENT, n. Advisement. [See Advice and Advise.]
4571	aviso	[.] AVI'SO, n. Advice; intelligence. [Not in use.]
4572	avocado	[.] AVOCA'DO, n. The Persea, or alligator-pear, a species ranked under the genus Laurus, a native of the W. Indies. The tree has a straight trunk, long oval pointed leaves, and flowers of six petals disposed like a star, produced in clusters, on the extremities of the ...
4573	avocate	[.] AV'OCATE, v.t. [L. avoco, from a and voco, to call. See Voice and Vocal.] [.] To call off, or away. [Not used.]
4574	avocation	[.] AVOCA'TION, n. [See Vocation, Voice, Vocal.] [.] 1. The act of calling aside, or diverting from some employment; as an avocation from sin or from business. [.] 2. The business which calls aside. The word is generally used for the smaller affairs of life, or ...
4575	avocative	[.] AVO'CATIVE, a. Calling off. [Not used.]
4576	avoid	[.] AVOID', v.t. [Eng. side, void, widow; L. vidua, vito, evito. See Void.] [.] 1. To shun; to keep at a distance from; that is, literally, to go or be wide from; as, to avoid the company of gamesters. [.] 2. To shift off, or clear off; as, to avoid expense. [.] 3. ...
4577	avoidable	[.] AVOID'ABLE, a. [.] 1. That may be avoided, left at a distance, shunned or escaped. [.] 2. That may be vacated; liable to be annulled.
4578	avoidance	[.] AVOID'ANCE, n. [.] 1. The act of avoiding, or shunning. [.] 2. The act of vacating, or the state of being vacant. It is appropriately used for the state of a benefice becoming void, by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent. [.] 3. The act ...
4579	avoided	[.] AVOID'ED, pp. Shunned; evaded; made void; ejected.
4580	avoider	[.] AVOID'ER, n. [.] 1. One who avoids, shuns or escapes. [.] 2. The person who carries any thing away; the vessel in which things are carried away.
4581	avoiding	[.] AVOID'ING, ppr. Shunning, escaping; keeping at a distance; ejecting; evacuating; making void, or vacant.
4582	avoidless	[.] AVOID'LESS, a. That cannot be avoided; inevitable.
4583	avoirdupois	[.] AVOIRDUPOIS', n. s as z. [See Poise.] [.] A weight, of which a pound contains 16 ounces. Its proportion to a pound Troy is as 17 to 14. this is the weight for the larger and coarser commodities, as hay, iron, cheese, groceries, &c.
4584	avolation	[.] AVOLA'TION, n. [L. avolo, to fly away, of a and volo. See Volatile.] [.] The act of flying away; flight; escape. [Little used.]
4585	avoset	[.] AV'OSET,
4586	avosetta	[.] AVOSET'TA, n. In ornithology, a species of fowls, arranged under the genus, recurvirostra, and placed by Linne in the grallic order, but by Pennant and Latham, among the palmipeds. The bill is long, slender, flexible and bent upward towards the tip. This bird is ...
4587	avouch	[.] AVOUCH', v.t. [L. voco, advoco. See Voice.] [.] 1. To affirm; to declare or assert with positiveness. [.] 2. To produce or call in; to affirm in favor of, maintain or support. [.] Such antiquities could be avouched for the Irish. [.] 3. To maintain, vindicate ...
4588	avouchable	[.] AVOUCH'ABLE, a. That may be avouched. [Little used.]
4589	avouched	[.] AVOUCH'ED, pp. Affirmed; maintained; called in to support.
4590	avoucher	[.] AVOUCH'ER, n. One who avouches.
4591	avouching	[.] AVOUCH'ING, ppr. Affirming; calling in to maintain; vindicating.
4592	avouchment	[.] AVOUCH'MENT, n. Declaration; the act of avouching.
4593	avow	[.] AVOW', v.t. [L. voveo.] [.] 1. To declare openly, with a view to justify, maintain or defend; or simply to own, acknowledge or confess frankly; as, a man avows his principles or his crimes. [.] 2. In law, to acknowledge and justify; as when the distrainer of ...
4594	avowable	[.] AVOW'ABLE, a. That may be avowed, or openly acknowledged with confidence.
4595	avowal	[.] AVOW'AL, n. An open declaration; frank acknowledgment.
4596	avowant	[.] AVOW'ANT, n. The defendant in replevin, who avows the distress of the goods, and justifies the taking.
4597	avowed	[.] AVOW'ED, pp. Openly declared; owned; frankly acknowledged.
4598	avowedly	[.] AVOW'EDLY, adv. In an open manner; with frank acknowledgment.
4599	avowee	[.] AVOW'EE, n. Sometimes used for advowee, the person who has a right to present to a benefice, the patron. [See Advowson.]
4600	avower	[.] AVOW'ER, n. One who avows, owns, or asserts.
4601	avowing	[.] AVOW'ING, ppr. Openly declaring; frankly acknowledging; justifying.
4602	avowry	[.] AVOW'RY, n. In law, the act of the distrainer of goods, who, in an action of replevin, avows and justifies the taking; the act of maintaining the right to distrain, by the distrainer, or defendant in replevin.
4603	avowtry	[.] AVOW'TRY, [See Advowtry.]
4604	avulsed	[.] AVULS'ED, a. [See Avulsion.] Plucked or pulled off.
4605	avulsion	[.] AVUL'SION, n. [L. avulsio, from avello, a and vello, to pull coinciding with Heb. to separate; Eng. pull.] [.] A pulling or tearing asunder; a rending or violent separation.
4606	await	[.] AWA'IT, v.t. [a and wait. See Wait.] [.] Literally, to remain, hold or stay. [.] 1. To wait for; to look for, or expect. [.] Betwixt the rocky pillars, Gabriel sat, [.] Chief of the Angelic guards, awaiting night. [.] 2. To be in store for; to attend; ...
4607	awaiting	[.] AWA'ITING, ppr. Waiting for; looking for; expecting; being ready or in store for.
4608	awake	[.] AWA'KE, v.t. pret. awoke, awaked; pp. awaked. [The L. vigilo seems to be formed on this root. See Wake.] [.] 1. To rouse from asleep. [.] I go that I may awake him out of sleep. John 11. [.] 2. To excite from a state resembling sleep, as from death, stupidity ...
4609	awaken	[.] AWA'KEN, v.t. awa'kn. This is the word awake, with its Saxon infinitive. It is transitive or intransitive; but more frequently transitive, as awake is more frequently intransitive. its significations are the same as those of awake.
4610	awakened	[.] AWA'KENED, pp. Roused from sleep, in a natural or moral sense.
4611	awakener	[.] AWA'KENER, n. He or that which awakens.
4612	awakening	[.] AWA'KENING, n. A revival of religion, or more general attention to religion, than usual.
4613	award	[.] AWARD', v.t. [See Guard and Regard.] [.] To adjudge; to give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign by sentence. This word is appropriately used to express the act of arbitrators in pronouncing upon the rights of parties; as, the arbitrators awarded damages ...
4614	awarded	[.] AWARD'ED, pp. Adjudged, or given by judicial sentence, or by the decision of arbitrators.
4615	awarder	[.] AWARD'ER, n. One that awards, or assigns by sentence or judicial determination; a judge.
4616	awarding	[.] AWARD'ING, ppr. Adjudging; assigning by judicial sentence; determining.
4617	aware	[.] AWA'RE, a. [See Ware and Wary.] [.] Watchful; vigilant; guarded; but more strictly in modern usage, apprised; expecting an event from information, or probability; as, the general was aware of the enemy's designs. [.] AWA'RE, v.i. To beware; to be cautious. ...
4618	awarn	[.] AWARN', v.t. To warn, which see.
4619	awatcha	[.] AWAT'CHA, n. A bird of Kamtchatka, enumerated by Pennant, among the warblers. The upper parts of the body are of a deep brown color; the throat and breast white, with black spots.
4620	away	[.] AWA'Y, adv. [See Way.] [.] 1. Absent; at a distance; as, the master is away from home. [.] Have me away, for I am wounded. 2Chron. 35. [.] 2. It is much used with words signifying moving or going from; as, go away, send away, run away, &c.; all signifying ...
4621	awe	[.] AWE, n. aw. [Gr. to be astonished.] [.] 1. Fear mingled with admiration or reverence; reverential fear. [.] Stand in awe and sin not. Ps. 4. [.] 2. Fear; dread inspired by something great, or terrific. [.] AWE, v.t. To strike with fear and reverence; ...
4622	awe-commanding	[.] AWE-COMMAND'ING, a. Striking or influencing by awe.
4623	awe-inspiring	[.] AWE-INSPI'RING, a. Impressing with awe.
4624	aweary	[.] AWE'ARY, a. Weary, which see.
4625	aweather	[.] AWEATHER, adv. aweth'er. [a and weather.] [.] On the weather-side, or towards the wind; as, the helm is aweather; opposed to alee.
4626	awed	[.] AW'ED, pp. Struck with fear; influenced by fear or reverence.
4627	aweigh	[.] AWEIGH', adv. [a and weigh.] Atrip. The anchor is aweigh, when it is just drawn out of the ground, and hangs perpendicular. [See Atrip.]
4628	awestruck	[.] AWE'STRUCK, a. Impressed or struck with awe.
4629	awful	[.] AWFUL, a. [awe and full.] [.] 1. That strikes with awe; that fills with profound reverence; as the awful majesty of Jehovah. [.] 2. That fills with terror and dread; as the awful approach of death. [.] 3. Struck with awe; scrupulous. [.] A weak and awful ...
4630	awfully	[.] AW'FULLY, adv. In a manner to fill with awe; in a reverential manner.
4631	awfulness
4632	awhape	[.] AWHAPE, v.t. awhap'. To strike; to confound. Obs. [.] [This is our vulgar shop.]
4633	awhile	[.] AWHILE, adv. [a and while, time, or interval.] [.] A space of time; for some time; for a short time.
4634	awk	[.] AWK, a. [.] 1. Odd; out of order. [.] 2. Clumsy in performance, or manners; unhandy; not dexterous. [Vulgar.]
4635	awkward	[.] AWK'WARD, a. [awk and ward.] [.] 1. Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands or of instruments; unready; not dexterous; bungling; untoward. [.] 2. Inelegant; unpolite; ungraceful in manners; clumsy; unnatural; bad.
4636	awkwardly	[.] AWK'WARDLY, adv. Clumsily; in a rude or bungling manner; inelegantly; badly.
4637	awkwardness	[.] AWK'WARDNESS, n. Clumsiness; ungracefulness in manners; want of dexterity in the use of the hands or instruments; unsuitableness.
4638	awl	[.] AWL, n. [.] An iron instrument for piercing small holes in leather, for sewing and stitching; used by shoemakers, sadlers, &c. The blade is either straight, or a little bent and flattened.
4639	awless	[.] AW'LESS, a. [awe and less.] [.] 1. Wanting reverence; void of respectful fear; as awless insolence. [.] 2. Wanting the power of causing reverence; not exciting awe; as an awless throne.
4640	awlwort	[.] AWL'WORT, n. [awl and wort. See Wort.] [.] The popular name of the Subularia aquatica, or rough leaved alyssum; so called from its awl-shaped leaves, which grow in clusters round the root. It is a native of Britain and Ireland.
4641	awm	[.] AWM,
4642	awn	[.] AWN, n. [Gr.] [.] The beard of corn or grass, as it is usually understood. But technically, a slender sharp process issuing from the chaff or glume in corn and grasses.
4643	awning	[.] AWN'ING, n. [.] 1. A cover of canvas,usually a sail or tarpaulin, spread over a boat or ship's deck, to shelter from the sun's rays, the officers and crew, and preserve the decks. [.] 2. That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulk head ...
4644	awnless	[.] AWN'LESS, a. Without awn or beard.
4645	awny	[.] AWN'Y, a. Having awns' full of beard.
4646	awoke	[.] AWO'KE, The preterit of awake.
4647	awork	[.] AWORK', adv. [.] At work; in a state of labor or action. [Not used.]
4648	aworking	[.] AWORK'ING, adv. At work; into a state of working or action.
4649	awry	[.] AWRY', a. or adv. [.] 1. Turned or twisted towards one side; not in a straight or true direction, or position; asquint; with oblique vision; as, "to glance a look awry;" the lady's cap is awry. [.] 2. In a figurative sense, turned aside from the line of truth, ...
4650	ax	[.] AX, n. improperly written axe. [Gr.] [.] An instrument usually of iron, for hewing timber and chopping wood. It consists of a head with an arching edge, and a helve or handle. The ax is of two kinds, the broad ax for hewing, and the narrow ax for rough-hewing ...
4651	axayacat	[.] AXAYA'CAT, n. A fly in Mexico, whose eggs, deposited on rushes and flags, in large quantities, are sold and used as a sort of caviare, called ahuauhtli. This was a dish among the Mexicans, as it now is among the Spaniards.
4652	axestone	[.] AXESTONE,
4653	axiform	[.] AX'IFORM a. [L. axis, and forma.] In the form of an axis.
4654	axil	[.] AX'IL, n. [L. axilla; Heb. to separate or set apart; whence armpits.] [.] 1. The armpit; a cavity under the upper part of the arm or shoulder. [.] 2. In botany, the space or angle formed by a branch with the stem, or by a leaf with the stem or branch.
4655	axillar	[.] AX'ILLAR,
4656	axillary	[.] AX'ILLARY, a. Pertaining to the armpit, or to the axil of plants. Axillary leaves are those which proceed from the angle formed by the stem and branch.
4657	axinite	[.] AX'INITE, n. A mineral which sometimes occurs in lamellar masses, but commonly in crystals, whose general form is that of a very oblique rhomb, or rather, four-sided prism, so flattened that some of its edges become thin and sharp, like that of an ax; whence its name, ...
4658	axinomancy	[.] AXINOM'ANCY, n. [Gr. an ax, and divination.] [.] Among the ancients, a species of divination, by means of an ax or hatchet, performed by laying an agate-stone on a red hot hatchet, or by fixing a hatchet on a round stake, so as to be poised; then the names of those ...
4659	axiom	[.] AX'IOM, n. [Gr. authority, an authoritative sentence, or that which is assumed, from worthy, and to think worthy, to esteem; Eng. to ask, that which is asked, sought or esteemed.] [.] 1. A self evident truth, or a proposition whose truth is so evident at first ...
4660	axiomatic	[.] AXIOMAT'IC,
4661	axiomatical	[.] AXIOMAT'ICAL, a. Pertaining to an axiom; having the nature of self evident truths or received principles.
4662	axis	[.] AX'IS, n. plu. axes. [L.; Gr.] [.] 1. The straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, or which it revolves, or may revolve; as the axis of the earth. [.] 2. In geometry, a straight line in a plain figure, about which it revolves to produce a solid. [.] 3. ...
4663	axle	[.] AX'LE,
4664	axle-tree	[.] AX'LE-TREE, n. [See Axis.] [.] A piece of timer or bar of iron, fitted for insertion in the hobs or naves of wheels, on which the wheels turn.
4665	axolote	[.] AX'OLOTE, n. A water lizard found in the Mexican lake, about eight inches in length, sometimes much larger. The skin is black and soft. It swims with its feet, which resemble those of a frog. It has a periodical evacuation of blood, like the human female.
4666	axstone	[.] AXSTONE, n. A mineral, a subspecies of jade; less hard than nephrite; of a leek or grass green, olive green or greenish gray color. It occurs amorphous, or in rolled fragments. It is found chiefly in New Zealand and the S. Sea isles, where it is used by the rude ...
4667	ay	[.] AY,
4668	aye	[.] AYE, adv. [.] Yes, yea, a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question. It is used also to enforce the sense of what is asserted, equivalent to even so, truly, certainly. [.] AYE, adv. [L. avum, which, without its termination, is av, aw; probably ...
4669	ayle	[.] AYLE, n. In law, a grandfather.
4670	ayry	[.] A'YRY. [See Aerie.]
4671	azarole	[.] AZ'AROLE, n. A species of thorn; the three grained medlar, a species of crataegus.
4672	azerira	[.] AZERI'RA, n. A species of plum or prunus.
4673	azerit	[.] AZ'ERIT,'TA,
4674	azimuth	[.] AZ'IMUTH, n. [.] 1. In astronomy, an arch of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place, and the azimuth or vertical circle, passing through the center of the object. [.] 2. Magnetical azimuth, an arch of the horizon, intercepted between the azimuth ...
4675	azote	[.] AZOTE, n. [Gr. priv. and life, or vital.] [.] A species of gas, called also mephitic air, and atmospheric mephitis, on account of it fatal effects upon animal life. It is tasteless, and inodorous: it exists in common air, mixed with oxygen, and constitutes about ...
4676	azoth	[.] AZ'OTH, n. [.] 1. Among alchimists, the first principle of metals; the mercury of metals; a universal medicine. obs. [.] 2. The liquor of sublimated quicksilver; brass.
4677	azotic	[.] AZOT'IC, a. Pertaining to azote; fatal to animal life.
4678	azotite	[.] AZ'OTITE, n. A salt formed by a combination of the protoxyd of azote, or nitrous oxyd, with an alkali.
4679	azure	[.] AZ'URE, a. azh'ur. [.] Of a sky-blue; resembling the clear blue color of the sky.
4680	azure-stone	[.] AZURE-STONE, AZURITE, n. Another name of the lazulite.
4681	azured	[.] AZURED, a. Colored azure; being of an azure color.
4682	azurite	[.] AZURE-STONE, AZURITE, n. Another name of the lazulite.
4683	azurn	[.] AZURN, a. Of a blue color. [Little used.]
4684	azyme	[.] AZYME, n. [See Azymous.] Unleavened bread. [Not in use.]
4685	azymite	[.] AZYMITE, n. [See Azymous.] In church history, azymites are Christians who administer the eucharist with unleavened bread.
4686	azymous	[.] AZYMOUS, a. [Gr., leaven.] Unleavened; unfermented; as sea-biscuit.
4687	b	[.] B is the second letter, and the first articulation, or consonant, in the English, as in the Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and most other alphabets. In the Ethiopic, it is the ninth letter, and its shape is that of a hut. Perhaps from this or other like figure, it received ...
4688	baa	[.] B'AA, n. The cry or appropriate bleating of sheep. [.] B'AA, v.i. To cry or bleat as sheep.
4689	baal	[.] BA'AL, n. An idol among the ancient Chaldeans and Syrians, representing the sun. The word signifies also lord, or commander; and the character of the idol was varied by different nations, at different times. Thus Baal Berith is supposed to signify the Lord of the ...
4690	babble	[.] BAB'BLE, v.i. [.] 1. To utter words imperfectly or indistinctly, as children. [.] 2. To talk idly or irrationally; to talk thoughtlessly. [.] 3. To talk much; to prate; hence to tell secrets. [.] 4. To utter sounds frequently, incessantly, or indistinctly; ...
4691	babblement	[.] BAB'BLEMENT, n. Idle talk; senseless prate; unmeaning words.
4692	babbler	[.] BAB'BLER, n. An idle talker; an irrational prattler; a teller of secrets.
4693	babbling	...
4694	babe	[.] BABE, n. [L. pupus,a word of endearment; pupa, little girl; whence pupillus, pupilla, pupil.] [.] An infant; a young child of either sex.
4695	babel	[.] BA'BEL, n. [Heb.] Confusion; disorder.
4696	babery	[.] BA'BERY, n. Finery to please a child; any trifling toy for children.
4697	babish	[.] BA'BISH, a. Like a babe; childish.
4698	babishly	[.] BA'BISHLY, adv. Childishly.
4699	baboon	[.] BABOON', n. A monkey of the largest species; a quadruped belonging to the genus Simia, in the class Mammalia, and order Primates, according to the system of Linne; but by Pennant arranged under the digitated quadrupeds. Baboons have short tails; a long face; a broad ...
4700	baby	[.] BA'BY, a. Like a young child; pertaining to an infant. [.] BA'BY, n. [See Babe.] An infant or young child of either sex; a babe; [used in familiar language.] [.] 2. A small image in form of an infant, for girls to play with; a doll. [.] BA'BY, v.t. To ...
4701	baby-house	[.] BA'BY-HOUSE, n. A place for children's dolls and babies.
4702	babyhood	[.] BA'BYHOOD, n. The state of being a baby.
4703	babylonian	[.] BABYLO'NIAN
4704	babylonic	[.] BABYLON'IC
4705	babylonical	[.] BABYLON'ICAL, a. Pertaining to Babylon, or made there; as Babylonic garments, carpets or hangings. [.] 2. Tumultuous; disorderly.
4706	babylonics	[.] BABYLON'ICS, n.plu. The title of a fragment of the history of the world, ending 267 years before Christ, composed by Berosus, a priest of Babylon.
4707	babylonish	[.] BABYLO'NISH, a. Pertaining to Babylon, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia, or to the kingdom. The city stood on the river Frat, or Euphrates, and it is supposed, on the spot where the tower of Babel was founded. [.] 2. Like the language of Babel; mixed; ...
4708	babyroussa	[.] BABYROUS'SA, n. In zoology, the Indian hog, a native of Celebes, and of Buero, but not found on the continent of Asia or of Africa. This quadruped belongs to the genus,Sus, in the class Mammalia, and order Bellua. From the outside of the upper jaw, spring two teeth ...
4709	bac	[.] BAC or BACK, n. [.] 1. In navigation, a ferry-boat or praam. [.] 2. In brewing, a large flat tub, or vessel, in which wort is cooled before boiling; hence called a cooler. [.] 3. In distilleries, a vessel into which the liquor to be fermented is pumped, ...
4710	bacca	[.] BAC'CA, n.[L.] In botany, a berry; a fruit which consists of a pulpy pericarp, without valves, inclosing several naked seeds.
4711	baccalaureate	[.] BACCALAU'REATE, n. [The first part of this word is from the same root as bachelor; or as Bailey supposes, from bacca, berry; and the latter part, from laurea, a laurel, from the practice of wearing a garland of bay berries.] [.] The degree of bachelor of arts.
4712	baccated	[.] BAC'CATED, a. [L. baccatus, garnished with pearls, from bacca, a berry.] [.] Set or adorned with pearls; having many berries.
4713	bacchanal	[.] BAC'CHANAL,
4714	bacchanalian	[.] BACCHANA'LIAN, n.[from Bacchus, Gr.,the deity of wine and revelling. L. poculum.] [.] One who indulges in drunken revels; a drunkard; one who is noisy and riotous, when intoxicated. [.] 3
4715	bacchanals	[.] BAC'CHANALS, n.plu. Drunken feasts; the revels of bacchanalians. In antiquity, feasts in honor of Bacchus, the god of wine. These were celebrated in spring and autumn, with games and shows.
4716	bacchic	[.] BAC'CHIC, a. Jovial; drunken; mad with intoxication. [.] 2. Relating to Bacchus, the god of wine; as, a bacchic feast or song; bacchic mysteries.
4717	bacchius	[.] BAC'CHIUS, n. In ancient poetry, a foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; as in avari.
4718	baccifferous	[.] BACCIF'FEROUS, a.[L.baccifer,of bacca, a berry, and fero, to bear.] [.] That produces berries. [See Bacca.] Bacciferous plants formerly included all such plants as have a pulpy fruit, whether of the apple, berry or cherry kind; but the modern systems of botany comprehend ...
4719	baccivorous	[.] BACCIV'OROUS, a.[L. bacca,berry, and voro, to eat.] [.] Eating or subsisting on berries; as baccivorous birds.
4720	bachelor	[.] BACH'ELOR, n.[L.baculus, a stick, that is, a shoot.] [.] 1. A young man who has not been married. [.] 2. A man of any age, who has not been married; often with the word old. [.] 3. A person who has taken the first degree in the liberal arts and sciences, at ...
4721	bachelorship	[.] BACH'ELORSHIP, n. The state of being a bachelor. [.] 2. The state of one who has taken his first degree in a college or university.
4722	back	[.] BACK, n. [.] 1. The upper part of an animal, particularly of a quadruped, whose back is a ridge. In human beings, the hinder part of the body. [.] 4
4723	backbite	[.] BACK'BITE, v.t. [back and bite] To censure, slander, reproach, or speak evil of the absent. Prov.xxv.
4724	backbiter	[.] BACK'BITER, n. One who slanders, calumniates or speaks ill of the absent.
4725	backbiting	[.] BACK'BITING, n. The act of slandering the absent; secret calumny. 2Cor.xii.
4726	backbitingly	[.] BACKBI'TINGLY, adv. With secret slander.
4727	backboard	[.] BACK'BOARD, n. [back and board.] A board placed across the after part of a boat.
4728	backbone	[.] BACKBO'NE, n. [back and bone.] The bone of the back; or the spine.
4729	backcarry	[.] BACK'CARRY, n. A having on the back; a term of law.
4730	backdoor	[.] BACKDOOR, n. [back and door.] A door on the back part of a bulding; a private passage; and indirect way.
4731	backed	[.] BACK'ED, pp. Mounted; having on the back; supported by aid; seconded; moved backward. [.] BACK'ED, a. Having a back; a word used in composition; as broad-backed, hump-backed.
4732	backfriend	[.] BACK'FRIEND, n. [back and friend.] A secret enemy.
4733	backgammon	[.] BACKGAM'MON, n. A game played by two persons, upon a table, with box and dice. The table is in two parts, on which are 24 black and white spaces, called points. Each player has 15 men of different colors for the purpose of distinction.
4734	background	[.] BACK'GROUND, n. [back and ground.] Ground in the rear or behind, as opposed to the front. [.] 2. A place of obscurity, or shade; a situation little seen, or noticed.
4735	backhanded	[.] BACK'HANDED,a. [back and hand.] With the hand turned backward; as a backhanded blow. [.] BACK'HANDED, adv. With the hand directed backward; as, to strike backhanded.
4736	backhouse	[.] BACK'HOUSE, n.[back and house.] A building behind the main or front building. [.] 6
4737	backing	[.] BACK'ING, ppr. Mounting; moving back, as a horse; seconding.
4738	backpainting	[.] BACK'PAINTING, n.[back and paint.] The method of painting mezzotinto prints, pasted on glass of a size to fit the print.
4739	backpiece	[.] BACK'PIECE, n.[back and piece.] The piece of armor which covers the back.
4740	backreturn	[.] BACK'RETURN, n. Repeated return.
4741	backroom	[.] BACK'ROOM, n.[back and room.] A room behind the front room, or in the back part of the house.
4742	backs	[.] BACKS, n. Among dealers in leather, the thickest and best tanned hides.
4743	backset	[.] BACK'SET, a.[back and set.] Set upon in the rear.
4744	backside	[.] BACK'SIDE, n. [back and side.] The back part of anything; the part behind that which is presented to the face of a spectator. Ex.iii. [.] 2. The hind part of an animal. [.] 3. The yard, ground or place behind a house.
4745	backslide	[.] BACKSLI'DE, v.i. [back and slide.] To fall off; to apostatize; to turn gradually from the faith and practice of christianity. Jer.iii. Hos.iv.
4746	backslider	[.] BACKSLI'DER, n. An apostate; one who falls from the faith and practice of religion. Prov.xiv. [.] 2. One who neglects his vows of obedience and falls into sin.
4747	backsliding	[.] BACKSLI'DING, n. The act of apostatizing from faith or practice; a falling insensibly from religion into sin or idolatry. Jer. v.6.
4748	backstaff	[.] BACK'STAFF, n. [back and staff, so called from its being used with the observer's back toward the sun.] [.] A quadrant; an instrument for taking the sun's altitude at sea; called also, from its inventor, Davis's quadrant.
4749	backstairs	[.] BACK'STAIRS, n.[back and stairs.] [.] Stairs in the back part of a house; private stairs; and figuratively, a private or indirect way.
4750	backstays	[.] BACK'STAYS, n. [back and stay.] [.] Long ropes or stays extending from the top-mast heads to both sides of a ship, to assist the shrouds in supporting the mast, when strained by a weight of sail, and prevent it from giving way and falling overboard.
4751	backsword	[.] BACK'SWORD,n. [back and sword.] [.] A sword with one sharp edge. In England, a stick with a basket handle used in rustic amusements. [.] 7
4752	backward	[.] BACK'WARD
4753	backwardly	[.] BACK'WARDLY, adv. Unwillingly; reluctantly; adversely; perversely.
4754	backwardness	[.] BACK'WARDNESS, n. Unwillingness; reluctance, dilatoriness, or dullness in action. [.] 2. A state of being behind in progress; slowness; tardiness; as the backwardness of the spring.
4755	backwards	[.] BACK'WARDS, adv.[back and ward. See Ward.] With the back in advance; as, to move backward. [.] 2. Toward the back; as, to throw the arms backward; to move backwards and forwards. [.] 3. On the back, or with the back downwards; as, to fall backward. [.] 4. ...
4756	backworm	[.] BACK'WORM, n.[back and worm.] A small worm, in a thin skin, in the reins of a hawk. [See Filanders.]
4757	bacon	[.] BA'CON, n. ba'kn. [.] Hog's flesh, salted or pickled and dried, usually in smoke. [.] To save one's bacon, is to preserve one's self from harm.
4758	bacule	[.] BAC'ULE, n. In fortification, a kind of portcullis or gate, made [.] 8 [.] like a pit-fall, with a counterpoise, and supported by two great stakes.
4759	baculite	[.] BAC'ULITE, n.[L.baculus.] [.] A genus of fossil shells, of a straight form, in their cellular structure resembling the ammonites.
4760	baculometry	[.] BACULOM'ETRY, n. [L. baculus, a staff, and Gr. measure.] [.] The act of measuring distance of altitude by a staff or staves.
4761	bad	[.] BAD, a.[Heb. to perish or destroy] [.] 1. Ill; evil; opposed to good; a word of general use, denoting physical defects and moral faults, in men and things; as a bad man, a bad heart, a bad design, bad air, bad water, bad books. [.] 2. Vicious; corrupt; depraved, ...
4762	bade	[.] BAD,BADE, the past tense of bid. [See Bid.]
4763	badge	[.] BADGE, n.[I know not the affinities of this word, not having found it in any other language. Probably it belongs to class Bg.] [.] 1. A mark, sign, token or thing, by which a person is distinguished, in a particular place or employment, and designating his relation ...
4764	badger	[.] BADG'ER, n. In law, a person who is licensed to buy corn in one place and sell it in another, without incurring the penalties of engrossing. [.] BADG'ER, n. A quadruped of the genus Ursus, of a clumsy make, with short, thick legs, and long claws on the fore feet. ...
4765	badger-legged	[.] BADG'ER-LEGGED, a. Having legs like a badger. Johnson says having legs of unequal length; but, qu.short thick legs.
4766	badiaga	[.] BADIA'GA, n. A small spunge, common in the North of Europe, the powder of which is used to take away the livid marks of bruises.
4767	badiane	[.] BAD'IANE
4768	badigeon	[.] BADIGE'ON, n. A mixture of plaster and free stone, ground together and sifted, used by statuaries to fill the small holes and repair the defects of the stones, of which they make their statues.
4769	badinage	[.] BAD'INAGE, n. Light or playful discourse.
4770	badly	[.] BAD'LY, adv. [from bad.] In a bad manner; not well, unskillfully; grievously; unfortunately; imperfectly.
4771	badness	[.] BAD'NESS, n. The state of being bad, evil, vicious or depraved; want of good qualities, natural or moral; as the badness of the heart, of the season, of the roads, & c.
4772	baffetas	[.] BAF'FETAS
4773	baffle	[.] BAF'FLE, v.t. To mock or elude by artifice; to elude by shifts and turns; hence to defeat, or confound; as, to baffle the designs of an enemy. [.] Fashionable follies baffle argument.
4774	baffled	[.] BAF'FLED, pp. Eluded; defeated; confounded.
4775	baffler	[.] BAF'FLER, n. One that baffles.
4776	baffling	[.] BAF'FLING, ppr. Eluding by shifts, and turns, or by stratagem; defeating; confounding. A baffling wind, among seamen, is one that frequently shifts, from one point to another.
4777	baftas	[.] BAF'TAS
4778	bag	[.] BAG, n.[Norm. bage, a bag, a coffer, bagnes, baggage. This word seems to be from the root of pack, pouch.] [.] 1. A sack; a pouch, usually of cloth or leather, used to [.]
4779	bagatelle	[.] BAGATELLE, n. bagatel'. [.] A trifle; a thing of no importance.
4780	baggage	[.] BAG'GAGE, n. [Eng.package.] [.] 1. The tents, clothing, utensils, and other necessaries of an army. [.] 2. The clothing and other conveniencies which a traveller carries with him, on a journey. [.] Having dispatched my baggage by water to Altdorf. [.] ...
4781	bagging	[.] BAG'GING, ppr. Swelling; becoming protuberant. [.] BAG'GING, n. The cloth or materials for bags. U.States. Edwards' W. Indies.
4782	bagnio	[.] BAGNIO, n. ban'yo.[L.balneum.] [.] 1. A bath; a house for bathing, cupping, sweating and otherwise cleansing the body. In Turkey, it is the name of prisons where slaves are kept; so called from the baths which they contain. [.] 2. A brothel.
4783	bagpipe	[.] BAG'PIPE, N.[bag and pipe.] [.] A musical wind instrument, used chiefly in Scotland and Ireland. It consists of a leathern bag, which receives the air by a tube, which is stopped by a valve; and pipes, into which the air is pressed by the performer. The base-pipe is ...
4784	bagpiper	[.] BAG'PIPER, n. One who plays on a bag-pipe.
4785	bagre	[.] BAG'RE, n. A small bearded fish, a species of Silurus, anguilliform, of a silvery hue, without scales,and delicious food.
4786	bagreef	[.] BAG'REEF, n.[bag and reef.] A fourth and lower reef used in the British navy.
4787	baguet	[.] BAGUET', n. In architecture, a little round molding, less than an astragal, sometimes carved and enriched.
4788	bahar	[.] BAHAR'
4789	baigne	[.] BAIGNE, v.t. To soak or drench. [Not used.]
4790	baikalite	[.] BA'IKALITE, n.[From Baikal, a lake in Northern Asia.] [.] A mineral occurring in acicular prisms, sometimes long, and either confusedly grouped or radiating from a center. Its color is greenish, or yellowish white. It is regarded as a variety of Tremolite. This name ...
4791	bail	[.] BAIL [.] , v.t. [.] 1. To set free, deliver, or liberate from arrest and imprisonment, upon security given that the person bailed shall appear and answer in court. The word is applied to the magistrate, or the surety. The magistrate bails a man, when he liberates ...
4792	bailable	[.] BA'ILABLE, a. That may be set free upon bond with sureties; that may be admitted to bail; used of persons. [.] 2. That admits of bail; as a bailable offense.
4793	bailbond	[.] BA'ILBOND, n. A bond or obligation given by a prisoner and his surety, to insure the prisoner's appearance in court, at the return of the writ.
4794	bailed	[.] BA'ILED, pp. Released from custody on bonds for appearance in court. [.] 2. Delivered in trust, to be carried and deposited, redelivered, or otherwise accounted for. [.] 3. Freed from water, as a boat.
4795	bailee	[.] BAILEE',n. The person to whom goods are committed in trust, and who has a temporary possession and a qualified property in them, for the purposes of the trust.
4796	bailer	[.] BA'ILER
4797	bailif	[.] BA'ILIF, n.[Heb.lord,chief.] In England, an officer appointed by the sheriff. Bailiffs are either special, and appointed, for their adroitness, to arrest persons; or bailiffs of hundreds, who collect fines, summon juries, attend the assizes, and execute writs and ...
4798	bailiwick	[.] BA'ILIWICK, n.[bailli, an officer, see bailiff.] [.] The precincts in which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's authority; as a hundred, a liberty, a forest, over which a bailiff is appointed. In the liberties and franchises of lords, the bailiff has ...
4799	bailment	[.] BA'ILMENT, n. [from bail.] [.] A delivery of goods, in trust, upon a contract, expressed or implied, that the trust shall be faithfully executed.
4800	bailor	[.] BA'ILOR, n. One who delivers goods to another in trust, for some particular purpose.
4801	bailpiece	[.] BA'ILPIECE, n. A slip of parchment or paper containing a recognizance of bail above or bail to the action.
4802	bairn	[.] BAIRN
4803	bait	[.] BAIT, n. [.] 1. Any substance for food, proper to be used or actually used, to catch fish, or other animals, by alluring them to swallow a hook, or to be caught in snares, or in an inclosure or net. [.] 2. A portion of food and drink, or a refreshment taken on ...
4804	baited	[.] BA'ITED, pp. Furnished with bait; allured; tempted. [.] 2. Fed, or refreshed, on the road. [.] 3. Harassed by dogs or other small animals; attacked.
4805	baiting	[.] BA'ITING, ppr. Furnishing with bait; tempting; alluring. [.] 2. Feeding; refreshing at an inn. [.] 3. Harassing, with dogs; attacking.
4806	baize	[.] BAIZE, n. A coarse woolen stuff, with a long nap, sometimes frized on one side, without wale, being wove with two treadles like flannel.
4807	bake	[.] BAKE, v.t. [.] 14 [.] 1. To heat, dry and harden, as in an oven or furnace, or under coals of fire; to dress and prepare for food, in a close place heated; as, to bake bread. [.] 2. To dry and harden by heat, either in an oven, kiln or furnace, or by the solar rays; ...
4808	baked	[.] BA'KED, pp. Dried and hardened by heat; dressed in heat; as baked meat.
4809	bakehouse	[.] BA'KEHOUSE, n. [bake and house.] A house or building for baking.
4810	bakemeats	[.] BA'KEMEATS, n. Meats prepared for food in an oven. Gen.xl.
4811	baken	[.] BA'KEN, pp. The same as baked, and nearly obsolete.
4812	baker	[.] BA'KER, n. One whose occupation is to bake bread, biscuit, &c.
4813	baker-foot	[.] BA'KER-FOOT, n. An ill-shaped or distorted foot.
4814	baker-legged	[.] BA'KER-LEGGED, a. One who has crooked legs, or legs that bend inward at the knees.
4815	bakery	[.] BA'KERY, n. The trade of a baker. [.] 2. A place occupied with the business of baking bread, &c.
4816	baking	[.] BA'KING, ppr. Drying and hardening in heat; dressing or cooking in a close place, or in heat.
4817	balan	[.] BAL'AN, n. A fish of a beautiful yellow, variegated with orange, a species of wrasse, caught on the shores of England.
4818	balance	[.] BAL'ANCE, n. [L.bilanx, bis, twice, and lanz, a dish, the double dish.] [.] 1. A pair of scales, for weighing commodities. It consists of a beam or lever suspended exactly in the middle, with a scale or basin hung to each extremity, of precisely equal weight. [.] The ...
4819	balance-reef	[.] BAL'ANCE-REEF, n. A reef band that crosses a sail diagonally, used to contract it in a storm.
4820	balanced	[.] BAL'ANCED, pp. Charged with equal weights; standing on an equipoise, regulated so as to be equal; settled; adjusted; made
4821	balancer	[.] BAL'ANCER,n. The person who weighs, or who uses a balance. [.] 2. A member of an insect useful in balancing the body. [.] 3. One skilled in balancing.
4822	balancing	[.] BAL'ANCING, ppr. Charging with equal weights; being in a state of equipoise; bringing to a state of equality; regulating respective forces or sums to make them equal; settling; adjusting; paying a difference of accounts; hesitating; contracting a sail by rolling up ...
4823	balanite	[.] BAL'ANITE, n. A fossil shell of the genus Balanus.
4824	balas	[.] BAL'AS, n. A variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to orange. Its crystals are usually octahedrons, composed of two four-sided pyramids, applied base to base. [See Spinel.]
4825	balass	[.] BAL'ASS
4826	balcony	[.] BAL'CONY, n. In architecture, a frame of wood, iron or stone, in front of a house or other building, supported by columns, pillars or consoles and encompassed with a balustrade. Balconies are common before windows.
4827	bald	[.] BALD, a. bauld. [.] 1. Destitute of hair, especially on the top and back of the head. [.] 2. Destitute of the natural covering; as a bald oak. [.] 3. Without feathers on the head; as a bald vulture. [.] 4. Destitute of trees on the top; as a bald mountain. [.] 5. ...
4828	balda-chin	[.] BALD'A-CHIN,
4829	baldaquin	[.] BALD'AQUIN, n. In architecture, a building in form of a canopy, supported by columns, and often used as a covering to insulated altars; sometimes used for a shell over a door. [.] 17
4830	balderdash	[.] BALD'ERDASH, n. Mean, senseless prate; a jargon of words; ribaldry; anything jumbled together without judgment. [.] BALD'ERDASH, v.t. To mix or adulterate liquors.
4831	baldlly	[.] BALDL'LY, adv. Nakedly; meanly; inelegantly; openly.
4832	baldness	[.] BALD'NESS, n. Want of hair on the top and back of the head; loss of hair; meanness or inelegance of writing; want of ornament.
4833	baldpate	[.] BALD'PATE, n. A pate without hair.
4834	baldpated	[.] BALD'PATED, a. Destitute of hair; shorn of hair.
4835	baldrick	[.] BALD'RICK, n. [L.balleus, a belt, and rick, rich. See these words.] [.] 1. A girdle, or richly ornamented belt; a war girdle. [.] A radiant baldrick o'er his shoulders tied. [.] 2. The zodiac.
4836	bale	[.] BALE, n.[Heb. to bind, to pledge, and its derivative.] [.] 1. A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for carriage or transportation. [.] 2. Formerly, a pair of dice [.] BALE, v.t. To make up in a bale. [.] BALE, n. [Heb. to grieve ...
4837	balearic	[.] BALEAR'IC, a. [Gr. to throw, because the inhabitants were good slingers.] [.] Pertaining to the isles of Majorca and Minorca, in the Mediterranean sea.
4838	baleful	[.] BA'LEFUL, a.[See Bale.] Woeful; sad; sorrowful; full of grief; producing misery; as, a baleful smart; baleful eyes. [.] 2. Mischievous; destructive; pernicious; calamitous; deadly; as, baleful enemies; baleful war.
4839	balefully	[.] BA'LEFULLY, adv. Sorrowfully; perniciously; in a calamitous manner.
4840	balister	[.] BALIS'TER, n. [L.balista, from Gr.to throw.] A cross bow.
4841	balize	[.] BALIZE, n. A sea-mark; a pole raised on a bank.
4842	balk	[.] BALK, n. bauk. [.] 1. A ridge of land, left unplowed, between furrows, or at the end of a field. [.] 2. A great beam, or rafter. [.] 3. Any thing left untouched, like a ridge in plowing. [.] 4. A frustration; disappointment. [.] 18
4843	balked	[.] BALK'ED, pp. Plowed in ridges between furrows, as in American husbandry. [.] 2. Frustrated; disappointed.
4844	balker	[.] BALK'ER, n. One who balks. In fishery, balkers are persons who stand on rocks and eminences to espy the sholes of herring, and to give notice to the men in boats, which way they pass.
4845	balking	[.] BALK'ING, ppr. Plowing in ridges; frustrating.
4846	ball	[.] BALL, n.[L. pila; A ball may signify a mass from collecting, or it may be that which is driven, from the root of L. pello; probably the former.] [.] 1. A round body; a spherical substance, whether natural or artificial; or a body nearly round; as, a ball for play; ...
4847	ballad	[.] BAL'LAD, n. A song; originally, a solemn song of praise; but now a meaner kind of popular song. [.] BAL'LAD, v.i. To make or sing ballads.
4848	ballad-maker	[.] BAL'LAD-MAKER, n. A maker or composer of ballads.
4849	ballad-monger	[.] BAL'LAD-MONGER, n. [See Monger] A dealer in writing ballads.
4850	ballad-singer	[.] BAL'LAD-SINGER, n. One whose employment is to sing ballads.
4851	ballad-style	[.] BAL'LAD-STYLE, n. The air or manner of a ballad.
4852	ballad-tune	[.] BAL'LAD-TUNE, n. The tune of a ballad.
4853	ballad-writer	[.] BAL'LAD-WRITER, n. A composer of ballads.
4854	ballader	[.] BAL'LADER, n. A writer of ballads.
4855	balladry	[.] BAL'LADRY, n. The subject or style of ballads.
4856	ballarag	[.] BAL'LARAG, v.t. To bully; to threaten. [Not in use.]
4857	ballast	[.] BAL'LAST, n. [.] 1. Heavy matter, as stone, sand or iron, laid on the bottom of a ship or other vessel, to sink it in the water, to such a depth, as to enable it to carry sufficient sail, without oversetting. [.] Shingle ballast is ballast of coarse gravel. [.] 2. ...
4858	ballasted	[.] BAL'LASTED, pp. Furnished with ballast; kept steady by a counterpoising force.
4859	ballasting	[.] BAL'LASTING, ppr. Furnishing with ballast; keeping steady. [.] BAL'LASTING, n. Ballast; that which is used for ballast.
4860	ballated	[.] BAL'LATED, a. Sung in a ballad. [Little used.]
4861	ballatoon	[.] BALLATOON', n. A heavy luggage boat employed on the rivers about the Caspian Lake.
4862	ballatry	[.] BAL'LATRY, n. A song; a jig.
4863	ballaustine	[.] BALLAUS'TINE, n. The wild pomegranate tree.
4864	ballet	[.] BAL'LET, n. [.] 20 [.] 1. A kind of dance; an interlude; a comic dance, consisting of a series of several airs, with different movements, representing some subject or action. [.] 2. A kind of dramatic poem, representing some fabulous action or subject, in which ...
4865	balliage	[.] BAL'LIAGE, or more correctly bailage. n. [.] A small duty paid to the city of London by aliens, and even by denizens, for certain commodities exported by them.
4866	balliards	[.] BALLIARDS. [See Billiards.]
4867	ballister	[.] BALLISTER. [See Baluster.]
4868	ballistic	[.] BALLIS'TIC, a. [L. balista, an engine to throw stones, or shoot darts, from Gr.to throw or shoot.] Pertaining to the balista, or to the art of shooting darts, and other missive weapons, by means of an engine.
4869	ballistics	[.] BALLIS'TICS, n. The science or art of throwing missive weapons, by the use of an engine. The balista was a machine resembling a cross-bow.
4870	balloen	[.] BAL'LOEN, n. A state barge of Siam, made of a single piece of timber, very long, and managed with oars.
4871	balloon	[.] BALLOON', n. [.] 1. In general, any spherical hollow body. [.] 2. In chimistry, a round vessel with a short neck, to receive whatever is distilled; a glass receiver of a spherical form. [.] 3. In architecture, a ball or globe, on the top of a pillar. [.] 4. ...
4872	ballot	[.] BAL'LOT, n. [.] 1. A ball used in voting. Ballots are of different colors; those of one color give an affirmative; those of another, a (p.21) negative. They are privately put into a box or urn. [.] 2. A ticket or written vote, being given in lieu of a ballot, ...
4873	ballot-box	[.] BAL'LOT-BOX, n. A box for receiving ballots.
4874	ballotade	[.] BAL'LOTADE
4875	ballotation	[.] BALLOTA'TION, n. A voting by ballot. [Little used.]
4876	balm	[.] B'ALM, n. bam. [.] 1. The sap or juice of trees or shrubs remarkable odoriferous or aromatic. [.] 2. Any fragrant or valuable ointment. [.] 3. Anything which heals, or which soothes or mitigates pain. [.] 4. In botany, the name of several plants, particularly ...
4877	balmy	[.] B'ALMY, a. Having the qualities of balm; aromatic. [.] 2. Producing balm; as the balmy tree. [.] 3. Soothing; soft; mild; as balmy slumbers. [.] 4. Fragrant; odoriferous; as balmy wings. [.] 5. Mitigating; easing; assuaging; as balmy breath.
4878	balneal	[.] BAL'NEAL, a. [L.balneum.] Pertaining to a bath.
4879	balneary	[.] BAL'NEARY, n. [L.balnearium, from balneum.] [.] A bathing room.
4880	balneation	[.] BALNEA'TION, n. The act of bathing.
4881	balneatory	[.] BAL'NEATORY, a. Belonging to a bath or stove.
4882	balotade	[.] BAL'OTADE, n. In the menage, a leap of pillars, or upon a strait line, so that when his fore feet are in the air, he shrews nothing but the shoes of his hind feet, without jerking out. In a capriole, the horse yerks out his hind legs.
4883	balsam	[.] BAL'SAM, n. [L.balsamum.] An oily, aromatic, resinous substance, flowing spontaneously or by incision, from certain plants. A (p.22) [.] great variety of substances pass under this denomination. But in modern chimistry, the term is confined to such vegetable juices, ...
4884	balsam-sweating	[.] BAL'SAM-SWEATING, a. Yielding balsam.
4885	balsamation	[.] BALSAMA'TION, n. The act of rendering balsamic.
4886	balsami-cal	[.] BALSAM'I-CAL, a. Having the qualities of balsam; stimulating; unctuous; soft; mitigating; mild.
4887	balsamic	[.] BALSAM'IC
4888	balsamine	[.] BAL'SAMINE, n. touch-me-not, or Impatiens, a genus of plants.
4889	baltic	[.] BALT'IC, n. [From balte, belt, from certain straits or channels, surrounding its isles, called belts. See Belt.] [.] The sea which separates Norway and Sweden from Jutland, Holstein and Germany. [.] BALT'IC, a. Pertaining to the sea of that name; situated on the ...
4890	baluster	[.] BAL'USTER, n. [L. palus; Eng.pole,pale. This is corrupted into bannister, which I have rejected.] [.] A small column or pilaster, of various forms and dimension, often adorned with moldings, used for balustrades.
4891	balustered	[.] BAL'USTERED, a. Having balusters. [.] 23
4892	balustrade	[.] BAL'USTRADE, n. A row of balusters,joined by a rail, serving as a fence or inclosure, for altars, balconies, stair-cases, terraces. tops of buildings, &c.
4893	bam	[.] BAM or BEAM, as an initial syllable in names of places, signifies wood; implying that the place took its name from a grove, or forest.
4894	bamboo	[.] BAM'BOO, n. A plant of the reed kind, or genus Arundo, growing in the East Indies, and in some other warm climates, and sometimes attaining to the height of 60 feet. From the main root, which is long, thick and jointed,spring several round, jointed stalks, which at ...
4895	bamboozle	[.] BAMBOO'ZLE, v.t. To confound; to deceiving; to play low tricks. [ A low word.]
4896	bamboozler	[.] BAMBOO'ZLER, n. A cheat; one who plays low tricks.
4897	ban	[.] BAN, n. [.] 1. A public proclamation or edict; a public order or notice, mandatory or prohibitory. [.] In a more particular sense, [.] 2. Notice of a marriage proposed, or of a matrimonial contract, proclaimed in a church, that any person may object, if he ...
4898	banana	[.] BAN'ANA, n. A species of the genus Musa, or plantain tree, and its fruit. It rises 15 or 20 feet high, with a soft stalk, marked with dark purple stripes and spots,with leaves six feet long, and a foot broad. The flowers grow in bunches, covered with a sheath of ...
4899	band	[.] BAND, n.[See Bind and Bend.] [.] 1. A fillet; a cord; a tie; a chain; any narrow ligament with which a thing is bound, tied or fastened, or by which a number of things are confined together. [.] 2. In architecture, any flat low member of molding, broad but not ...
4900	bandage	[.] BAND'AGE, n. A fillet, roller, or swath, used in dressing and binding up wounds, restraining hemorrhages, and joining fractured and dislocated bones. Sometimes, the act or practice of applying bandages. [.] 2. Something resembling a bandage; that which is bound ...
4901	bandana	[.] BANDAN'A, n. A species of silk handkerchief.
4902	bandbox	[.] BAND'BOX, n. A slight paper box for bands, caps, bonnets, muffs, or other light articles.
4903	banded	[.] BAND'ED, pp. Bound with a band; united in a band.
4904	bandelet	[.] BAND'ELET, n. Any little band or flat molding, as that which [.] crowns the Doric architrave.
4905	bander	[.] BAND'ER, n. One that bands or associates with others.
4906	banderet	[.] BAND'ERET, n. [from band.] In Swisserland, a general in chief of military forces.
4907	bandian	[.] BAN'DIAN, n. The seed of a tree in China, which smells like anise seeds; used by the Chinese and Dutch to give their tea an aromatic taste.
4908	bandied	[.] BAND'IED, pp. Beat or tossed to and fro; agitated; controverted without ceremony.
4909	banding	[.] BAND'ING, ppr. Binding with a band; uniting in a band or company.
4910	bandit	[.] BAN'DIT, n.plu. BAN'DITS or BANDIT'TI, An outlaw; also in a general sense, a robber; a highwayman; a lawless or desperate fellow.
4911	bandle	[.] BAN'DLE, n. An Irish measure of two feet in length.
4912	bandlet	[.] BAND'LET
4913	bandog	[.] BAN'DOG, n, A large species of dog.
4914	bandoleers	[.] BANDOLEE'RS, n. A large leathern belt, thrown over the right shoulder, and hanging under the left arm; worn by ancient musketeers for sustaining their fire arms, and their musket charges, which being put into little wooden cases, and coated with leather, were hung, ...
4915	bandon	[.] BAN'DON, n. Disposal; license. [Not in use.]
4916	bandore	[.] BAN'DORE, n. A musical stringed instrument, like a lute.
4917	bandrol	[.] BAND'ROL, n. [.] 1. A little flag or streamer, in form of a guidon, used to be hung on the masts of vessels. [.] 2. The little fringed silk flag that hangs on a trumpet.
4918	bandstring	[.] BAND'STRING, n. A string appendant to a band.
4919	bandy	[.] BAND'Y, n. [L.pando.] A club for striking a ball at play. [.] BAND'Y, v.t. To beat to and fro, as a ball in play. [.] 2. To exchange; to give and receive reciprocally; as, to bandy looks. [.] 3. To agitate; to toss about, as from man to man. [.] Let ...
4920	bandy-legged	[.] BAND'Y-LEGGED, a. Having crooked legs.
4921	bandying	[.] BAND'YING, ppr. Beating, impelling or tossing from one to another; agitating in controversy without ceremony.
4922	bane	[.] BANE, n.[Gr. is to kill; in L. venenum is poison.] [.] Poison of a deadly quality; hence, any fatal cause of mischief, injury or destruction; as, vice is the bane of society. [.] BANE, v.t. To poison.
4923	baneberry	[.] BA'NEBERRY, n. A name of the herb christopher, actaea, or aconitum racemosum.
4924	baneful	[.] BA'NEFUL, a. Poisonous; pernicious; destructive.
4925	banefully	[.] BA'NEFULLY, adv. Perniciously; destructively.
4926	banefulness	[.] BA'NEFULNESS, n. Poisonousness; destructiveness.
4927	bang	[.] BANG, v.t. [.] 1. To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to thump; to cudgel. [A low word.] [.] 2. To beat or handle roughly; to treat with violence. [.] BANG, n. A blow with a club; a heavy blow.
4928	bangle	[.] BAN'GLE, v.t. To waste by little and little; to squander carelessly.
4929	banian	[.] BAN'IAN, n. A man's undress or morning gown, as worn by the Banians in the E. Indies. [.] 2. A Gentoo servant, employed as an agent in commerce. [.] 3. A tree in India. [.] Banian days, in seamen's language, are three days in a week, in which the sailors have no ...
4930	banish	[.] BAN'ISH, v.t. [.] 1. To condemn to exile, or compel to leave one's country, by authority of the prince or government, either for life or for a limited time. It is common for Russians to be banished to Siberia. [.] 27 [.] 2. To drive away; to compel to depart; as, ...
4931	banished	[.] BAN'ISHED, pp. Compelled to leave one's country; driven away.
4932	banisher	[.] BAN'ISHER, n. One who compels another to quit his country.
4933	banishing	[.] BAN'ISHING, ppr. Compelling to quit one's country; driving away.
4934	banishment	[.] BAN'ISHMENT, n. The act of a prince or government, compelling a citizen to leave his country, either for a limited time or forever, as for some crime. [.] 2. A voluntary forsaking of one's country upon oath, called abjuration. [This practice has now ceased in G.Britain.] [.] 3. ...
4935	bank	[.] BANK, n. [Bank and bench are radically the same word. The sense is, that which is set, laid or extended. Applied to a mass of earth, it is a collection, that which is thrown or laid together.] [.] 1. A mound, pile or ridge of earth, raised above the surrounding ...
4936	bank-bill	[.] BANK-BILL
4937	bank-note	[.] BANK-NOTE, n. A promissory note, issued by a banking company, signed by their President and countersigned by the Cashier,payable to the bearer in gold or silver at the bank, on demand. If payable to order, the note is called a post-note.
4938	bank-stock	[.] BANK-STOCK, n. A share or shares in the capital stock of a bank.
4939	bankable	[.] BANK'ABLE, a. Receivable at a bank, as bills; or discountable, as notes. [Of recent origin.]
4940	banked	[.] BANK'ED, pp. Raised in a ridge or mound of earth; inclosed, or fortified with a bank.
4941	banker	[.] BANK'ER, n. One who keeps a bank; one who trafficks in money, receives and remits money, negotiates bills of exchange, &c. [.] 2. A vessel employed in the codfishery on the banks of Newfoundland.
4942	banking	[.] BANK'ING, ppr. Raising a mound or bank; inclosing with a bank. When we speak of restraining water, we usually call it banking; when we speak of defending the land, we call it imbanking. [.] BANK'ING, n. The business or employment of a banker; the business of ...
4943	bankrupt	[.] BANK'RUPT, n. [Eng.rout,defeat. This [.] may signify bench-broken, or bank-broken; most probably the latter, referring to the fund or stock. The last syllable is the Latin ruptus contracted; Norm.roupt,rous,broken.] [.] 1. A trader who secretes himself, or does ...
4944	bankrupt-law	[.] BANK'RUPT-LAW, n. A law, which, upon a bankrupt's surrendering all his property to commissioners for the benefit of his creditors, discharges him from the payment of his debts,and all liability to arrest or suit for the same, and secures his future acquired property ...
4945	bankrupt-system	[.] BANKRUPT-SYSTEM, n. A system of laws and legal proceedings in regard to bankrupts and their property.
4946	bankruptcy	[.] BANK'RUPTCY, n. The state of being a bankrupt, or insolvent; inability to pay all debts. [.] 2. The act of becoming a bankrupt; the act of rendering one's self a bankrupt, as by absconding, or otherwise; failure in trade.
4947	bankrupted	[.] BANK'RUPTED, pp. Rendered insolvent. [.] 29
4948	bankrupting	[.] BANK'RUPTING, ppr. Breaking in trade; rendering insolvent.
4949	banner	[.] BAN'NER, n. [L.pannus.] [.] 1. A square flag; a military ensign; the principal standard of a prince or state. [.] 2. A streamer borne at the end of a lance or elsewhere. [.] 3. In botany, the upper petal of a papilionaceous corol.
4950	bannered	[.] BAN'NERED, a. Furnished with or bearing banners. [.] Shield the strong foes, and rake the bannered shore.
4951	banneret	[.] BAN'NERET, n. A knight made in the field. Bannerets formerly constituted an order of knights or feudal lords, who led their vassals to battle under their own flags. On the day of battle, the candidates presented their flags to the king or general, who cut off the ...
4952	bannerol	[.] BAN'NEROL, [See Bandrol.]
4953	bannock	[.] BAN'NOCK, n. A cake made of oatmeal or peas-meal, baked on an iron plate over the fire; used in Scotland, and the northern counties of England.
4954	banoy	[.] BAN'OY, n. A species of hawk, somewhat larger than the English sparrow hawk; the back and wings yellow, and the belly white; a native of the Philippine isles.
4955	banquet	[.] BAN'QUET, n. A feast; a rich entertainment of meat and drink. Esther v. Job xli. Amos vi.
4956	banquet-house	[.] BAN'QUET-HOUSE, n. A house where entertainments are made. Cant.xxiv. Dan v.
4957	banqueted	[.] BAN'QUETED, pp. Feasted; richly entertained at the table.
4958	banqueter	[.] BAN'QUETER, n. A feaster; one who lives deliciously. [.] 2. One who makes feasts, or rich entertainments. [.] 30
4959	banqueting	[.] BAN'QUETING, ppr. Feasting; entertaining with rich fare. [.] 2. Partaking of rich fare. [.] BAN'QUETING, n. A feast; luxurious living; rich entertainment. lPet.iv.
4960	banqueting-house	[.] BAN'QUETING-HOUSE
4961	banqueting-room	[.] BAN'QUETING-ROOM, n. A saloon, or spacious hall for public entertainments.
4962	banquette	[.] BANQUETTE or BANQUET, n. banket. In fortification, a little raised way or foot bank, running along the inside of a parapet, on which musketeers stand to fire upon the enemy in the moat or covered way.
4963	banshee	[.] BAN'SHEE or BEN'SHI, n. An Irish fairy.
4964	banstickle	[.] BAN'STICKLE, n. A small fish, called also stickle-back. This fish falls under the genus Gasterosteus.
4965	banter	[.] BAN'TER, v.t. [Gr. to mock, or deride.] To play upon in words and in good humor; to rally; to joke, or jest with. Banter hardly amounts to ridicule, much less to derision. It consists in being pleasant and witty with the actions of another, and raising a humorous ...
4966	bantered	[.] BAN'TERED, pp. Rallied; laughed at in good humor.
4967	banterer	[.] BAN'TERER, n. One who banters, or laughs at with pleasantry.
4968	bantering	[.] BAN'TERING, ppr. Joking; laughing at with good humor.
4969	bantling	[.] BANT'LING, n. A young child; an infant.
4970	baptism	[.] BAP'TISM, n. [Gr. to baptize.] [.] 1. The application of water to a person, as a sacrament or religious ceremony, by which he is initiated into the visible church of Christ. This is usually performed by sprinkling or immersion. [.] 2. The sufferings of Christ. ...
4971	baptismal	[.] BAPTIS'MAL, a. Pertaining to baptist; as a baptismal vow.
4972	baptist	[.] BAP'TIST, n. One who administers baptism. This appellation is [.] [.] 31 [.] appropriately given to John, the forerunner of Christ. [.] 2. As a contraction of Anabaptist, one who denies the doctrine of infant baptism, and maintains that baptism ought to be administered ...
4973	baptistery	...
4974	baptistic	[.] BAPTIS'TIC
4975	baptistical	[.] BAPTIS'TICAL, a. Pertaining to baptism.
4976	baptize	[.] BAPTI'ZE, v.t. [See Baptism.] To administer the sacrament of baptism to; to christen. By some denominations of christians, baptism is performed by plunging, or immersing the whole body in water, and this is done to none but adults. More generally the ceremony is ...
4977	baptized	[.] BAPTI'ZED, pp. Having received baptism; christened.
4978	baptizer	[.] BAPTI'ZER, n. One who christens, or administers baptism.
4979	baptizing	[.] BAPTI'ZING, ppr. Administering baptism to; christening.
4980	bar	[.] B'AR, n. [If these words are the Eng.bar, the sense is a shoot, that which shoots, passes or is driven.] [.] 1. A piece of wood,iron or other solid matte, long in proportion to its diameter, used for various purposes, but especially for a hindrance or obstruction; ...
4981	barb	[.] B'ARB, n. [L.barba; This is beard, with a different ending. The sense may be, that which shoots out.] [.] 1. Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it; as the barb of a fish, the smaller claws of the polypus,&c. [.] 2. The down, or pubes, ...
4982	barbadoes-cherry	[.] BARBA'DOES-CHERRY, n. The Malpighia, a tree growing in the W. Indies, fifteen feet high and producing a pleasant tart fruit.
4983	barbarian	[.] BARBA'RIAN, n. [L. barbarus;. The sense is, foreign, wild, fierce.] [.] 1. A man in his rude, savage state; an uncivilized person. [.] 2. A cruel, savage, brutal man; one destitute of pity or humanity. [.] 3. A foreigner. The Greeks and Romans denominated most ...
4984	barbaric	[.] BARBAR'IC, a. [L. barbaricus. See Barbarian. The Romans applied this word to designate things foreign; Barbaricum aurum, gold from Asia, Virg. AEn.2.504; Barbaricoe vestes,embroidered garments from foreign nations. English writers use the word in a like sense.] [.] Foreign; ...
4985	barbarity	[.] BARBAR'ITY, n. [See Barbarian.] The manners of a barbarian; savageness; cruelty; ferociousness; inhumanity. [.] 2. Barbarism; impurity of speech. [The use of the word in this sense, is now superseded by barbarism.]
4986	barbarize	[.] B'ARBARIZE, v.t. To make barbarous. [.] Hideous changes have barbarized France.
4987	barbarous	[.] B'ARBAROUS, a. Uncivilized; savage; unlettered; untutored; ignorant; unacquainted with arts; stranger to civility of manners. [.] Thou are a roman; be not barbarous. [.] 2. Cruel; ferocious; inhuman; as barbarous.
4988	barbarously	[.] B'ARBAROUSLY, adv. In the manner of a barbarian; ignorantly; without knowledge or arts; contrary to the rules of speech. [.] 2. In a savage, cruel, ferocious or inhuman manner.
4989	barbarousness	[.] B'ARBAROUSNESS, n. Rudeness or incivility of manners. [.] 2. Impurity of language. [.] 3. Cruelty; inhumanity; barbarity.
4990	barbary	[.] B'ARBARY, n. A barbary horse; a barb.
4991	barbastel	[.] B'ARBASTEL, n. A bat with hairy lips.
4992	barbate	[.] B'ARBATE
4993	barbated	[.] B'ARBATED, a. [L. barbatus, from barba. See Barb.] [.] In botany, bearded; also gaping or ringent. Barbatus flos, a gaping or ringent flower; synonymous with the ringent flower of Linne, and the labiate of Tournefort.
4994	barbe	[.] B'ARBE. In the military art, to fire in barbe, is to fire the cannon over the parapet, instead of firing through the embrasures.
4995	barbecue	[.] B'ARBECUE, n. In the West Indies, a hog roasted whole. It is, with us, used for an ox or perhaps any other animal dressed in like manner. [.] 35 [.] B'ARBECUE, v.t. To dress and roast a hog whole, which is done by splitting the hog to the back bone, and roasting ...
4996	barbed	[.] B'ARBED, pp. [See Barb.] [.] 1. Furnished with armor; as barbed steeds. [.] 2. Bearded; jagged with hooks or points; as barbed arrows. [.] 3. Shaved or trimmed; having the beard dressed.
4997	barbel	[.] B'ARBEL, n. [L. barba.] [.] 1. A fish of the genus Cyprinus, of the order of abdominals. The mouth is toothless; the gill has three rays; the body is smooth and white. This fish is about three feet long, and weighs 18 pounds. It is a very coarse fish, living ...
4998	barber	[.] B'ARBER, n. One whose occupation is to shave men, or to shave and dress hair. [.] B'ARBER, v.t. To shave and dress hair.
4999	barber-chirurgeon	[.] B'ARBER-CHIRURGEON, n. One who joins the practice of surgery with that of a barber; a practice now unusual. A low practitioner of surgery.
5000	barber-monger	[.] B'ARBER-MONGER, n. A man who frequents the barber's shop, or prides himself in being dressed by a barber; a fop.
5001	barberness	[.] B'ARBERNESS, n. A female barber. [Not used.]
5002	barberry	[.] B'ARBERRY, n. [L. berberis.] [.] 1. A plant of the genus berberis, common in hedges; called in England, pipperidge bush. The berries are used in housewifery, and are deemed efficacious in fluxes and fevers. The bark dyes a fine yellow, especially the bark of the ...
5003	barbet	...
5004	bard	[.] B'ARD, n. [.] 1. A poet and a singer among the ancient Celts; one whose occupation was to compose and sing verses, in honor of the heroic [.] 36 [.] achievements of princes and brave men. The bards used an instrument of music like a lyre or guitar, and not only praised ...
5005	barded	[.] B'ARDED, a. In heraldry, a caparisoned.
5006	bardesanists	[.] BARDES'ANISTS, n. A sect of heretics, who sprung from Bardesanes, of Edessa, in Mesopotamia, in the 2d century, who taught that the actions of men depend on fate, to which God himself is subject. His followers went farther, and denied the incarnation of Christ and ...
5007	bardic	[.] B'ARDIC, a. Pertaining to bards, or to their poetry.
5008	bardish	[.] B'ARDISH, a. Pertaining to bards; written by a bard.
5009	bardism	[.] B'ARDISM, n. The science of bards; the learning and maxims of bards.
5010	bare	[.] BARE, a. [This word is from opening, separating, stripping.] [.] 1. Naked, without covering; as, the arm is bare; the trees are bare. [.] 2. With the head uncovered, from respect. [.] 3. Plain; simple; unadorned; without the polish of refined manners. [.] 4. ...
5011	barebone	[.] BA'REBONE, n. [See Bone.] A very lean person.
5012	bareboned	[.] BA'REBONED, a. Lean, so that the bones appear, or rather so that the bones show their forms.
5013	bared	[.] BA'RED, pp. Made bare; made naked.
5014	barefaced	[.] BA'REFACED, pp. [See Face.] [.] 1. With the face uncovered; not masked. [.] 2. Undisguised; unreserved; without concealment; hence shameless; impudent; audacious; as a barefaced falsehood. [.] 37
5015	barefacedly	[.] BA'REFACEDLY, adv. Without disguise or reserve; openly; impudently.
5016	barefacedness	[.] BA'REFACEDNESS, n. Effrontery; assurance; audaciousness.
5017	barefoot	[.] BA'REFOOT, a. [See Foot.] [.] With the feet bare; without shoes and stockings. 2 Sam.xv. Isaiah xx. [.] BA'REFOOT, a. or adv. With the feet bare; as, to dance barefoot.
5018	barefooted	[.] BA'REFOOTED, a. Having the feet bare.
5019	baregnawn	[.] BA'REGNAWN, a. [See Gnaw.] Eaten bare.
5020	bareheaded	[.] BA'REHEADED, [See Head.] Having the head uncovered, either from respect or other cause.
5021	bareheadedness	[.] BAREHEADEDNESS, n. State of being bareheaded.
5022	barelegged	[.] BA'RELEGGED, a. Having the legs bare.
5023	barely	[.] BA'RELY, adv. Nakedly; poorly; indigently; without decoration; merely; only; without any thing more; as a price barely in title.
5024	barenecked	[.] BA'RENECKED, a. Having the neck uncovered; exposed.
5025	bareness	[.] BA'RENESS, n. Nakedness; leanness; poverty; indigence; defect of clothes, or the usual covering.
5026	barepicked	[.] BA'REPICKED, a. Picked to the bone.
5027	bareribbed	[.] BA'RERIBBED, a. Lean.
5028	bargain	[.] B'ARGAIN, n. An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property, for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration. [.] 2. ...
5029	bargainee	[.] BARGAINEE', n. The party in a contract who receives or agrees to receive the property sold.
5030	bargainer	[.] B'ARGAINER, n. The party in a contract who stipulates to sell and convey property to another.
5031	barge	[.] B'ARGE, n. barj. [Barge, and bark or barque, a ship, are radically one word.] [.] 1. A pleasure boat; a vessel or boat of state, furnished with elegant apartments, canopies and cushions, equipped with a band of rowers, and decorated with flags and streamers; used ...
5032	barge-couples	[.] B'ARGE-COUPLES, n. In architecture, a beam mortised into another, to strengthen the building.
5033	barge-course	[.] B'ARGE-COURSE, n. In bricklaying, a part of the tiling which projects beyond the principal rafters, in building where there is a gable,or kirkinhead.
5034	bargeman	[.] B'ARGEMAN, n. The man who manages a barge.
5035	bargemaster	[.] B'ARGEMASTER, n. The proprietor of a barge, conveying goods for hire.
5036	barger	[.] B'ARGER, n. The manager of a barge.
5037	barilla	[.] BARIL'LA, n. A plant cultivated in Spain for its ashes, from which the purest kind of mineral alkali is obtained; used in making glass and soap, and in bleaching linen. The plant is cut and laid in heaps, and burnt, the salts running into a hole in the ground where ...
5038	baritone	[.] BAR'ITONE, [See Barytone.]
5039	barium	[.] BAR'IUM, n. The metallic basis of baryte or baryta, which is an oxyd of barium.
5040	bark	[.] B'ARK, n. [Probably from stripping, separating.] [.] 1. The rind or exterior covering of a tree, corresponding to the skin of an animal. This is composed of the cuticle or epidermis, the outer bark or cortex, and the inner bark or liber. The rough broken matter ...
5041	bark-bared	[.] B'ARK-BARED, a. Stripped of the bark.
5042	bark-bound	[.] B'ARK-BOUND, a. Having the bark too firm or close, as with trees. This disease is cured by slitting the bark.
5043	bark-galled	[.] B'ARK-GALLED, a. Having the bark galled, as with thorns. This defect is cured by binding on clay.
5044	barked	[.] B'ARKED, pp. Stripped of the bark; peeled; also covered with bark.
5045	barker	[.] B'ARKER, n. One who barks, or clamors unreasonably; one who strips trees of their bark.
5046	barking	[.] B'ARKING, ppr. Stripping off bark; making the noise of dogs; clamoring; covering with bark.
5047	barky	[.] B'ARKY, a. Consisting of bark; containing bark.
5048	barley	[.] B'ARLEY, n. [L. far; Heb. bar,corn.] A species of valuable grain, used especially for making malt, from which are distilled liquors of extensive use, as beer, ale and porter. It is of the genus hordeum, consisting of several species. Those principally cultivated ...
5049	barley-brake	[.] B'ARLEY-BRAKE, n. A rural play; a trial of swiftness.
5050	barley-broth	[.] B'ARLEY-BROTH, N. A low word for strong beer.
5051	barley-corn	[.] B'ARLEY-CORN, n. [See Corn.] A grain of barley;; the third part of an inch in length; hence originated our measure of length. [.] 40
5052	barley-mow	[.] B'ARLEY-MOW, n. A mow of barley, or the place where barley is deposited.
5053	barley-sugar	[.] B'ARLEY-SUGAR, n. Sugar boiled till it is brittle, formerly with a decoction of barley.
5054	barley-water	[.] B'ARLEY-WATER, n. A decoction of barley, which is reputed soft and lubricating, and much used in medicine. [.] French barley and pearl barley are used for making decoctions. These are made by separating the grain from its coat. The pearl barley is reduced to the size ...
5055	barm	[.] B'ARM, n. [L, fermentum, from ferveo; or beer-rahm, beer cream.] [.] Yeast; the scum rising upon beer, or other malt liquors, when fermenting, and used as leaven in bread to make it swell, causing it to be softer, lighter, and more delicate. It may be used in liquors ...
5056	barmy	[.] B'ARMY, a. Containing barm, or yeast.
5057	barn	[.] BARN, n.[Eng.born.] A child. [Little used in English.]
5058	barnacle	[.] B'ARNACLE, n. [L.perna, a shell-fish.] [.] 1. A shell which is often found on the bottoms of ships, rocks and timber, below the surface of the sea. [.] 2. A species of goose, found in the northern seas, but visiting more southern climates in winter. The forehead ...
5059	barolite	[.] BAR'OLITE, n. [Gr.weight, and a stone.] Carbonate of baryte. Its color is usually a light yellowish gray; sometimes whitish, or with a tinge of green. It is strongly translucent. It usually occurs in small masses, which have a fibrous structure; sometimes in distinct ...
5060	barom	[.] BAROM,'ETER, n. [Gr.weight, and measure.] [.] An instrument for measuring the weight or pressure of the atmosphere, consisting of a glass tube,hermetically sealed at one end, filled with quicksilver, well defecated and purged of air, and inverted in a basin of quicksilver. ...
5061	barometrical	[.] BAROMET'RICAL, a. Pertaining or relating to the barometer; made by a barometer; as barometrical experiments.
5062	barometrically	[.] BAROMET'RICALLY, adv. By means of a barometer.
5063	baron	[.] BAR'ON, n. [L.vir, is doubtless the Shemitic, a man, so named from strength.] [.] 1. In Great Britain, a title or degree of nobility; a lord; a peer; one who holds the rank of nobility next below that of a viscount, and above that of a knight or baronet. Originally, ...
5064	baronage	[.] BAR'ONAGE, n. The whole body of barons or peers. [.] 2. The dignity of a baron. [.] 3. The land which gives title to a baron.
5065	baroness	[.] BAR'ONESS, n. A baron's wife or lady.
5066	baronet	[.] BAR'ONET, n. A dignity or degree of honor, next below a baron, and above a knight;; having precedency of all knights except those of the garter, and being the only knighthood that is hereditary. The [.] 42 [.] order was founded by James I. in 1611, and is given by ...
5067	baronial	[.] BARO'NIAL, a Pertaining to a baron.
5068	barony	[.] BAR'ONY, n. The lordship, honor, or fee of a baron, whether spiritual or temporal. This lordship is held in chief of the king, and gives title to the possessor,or baron.
5069	baroscope	[.] BAR'OSCOPE, n. [Gr.weight, and to view.] An instrument to show the weight of the atmosphere; superseded by the Barometer.
5070	baroscopic	[.] BAROS'COP'IC, a. Pertaining to or determined by the baroscope.
5071	baroselenite	[.] BAROSEL'ENITE, n. [Gr.weight, or heavy, and selenite.] [.] A mineral; sulphate of baryte; heavy spar.
5072	barque	[.] BARQUE, n. A small ship; but appropriately, a ship which carries three masts without a mizen top sail. The English mariners, in the coal trade, apply this name to a broadsterned ship without a figure-head. [.] Water-barks, in Holland, are small vessels, for conveying ...
5073	barra	[.] BAR'RA, n. In Portugal and Spain, a long measure for cloths. In Valencia, 13 barras make 12 6/7 yards English; in Castile, 7 are equal to 6 4/7 yards; in Arragon, 3 make 2 4/7 yards.
5074	barracada	[.] BARRACA'DA, n. A fish, about fifteen inches in length, of a dusky color on the back, and a white belly, with small black spots.
5075	barracan	[.] BAR'RACAN, n. A thick, strong stuff, something like camelot; used for clokes, surtouts,and other outer garments.
5076	barrack	[.] BAR'RACK, n. A hut or house for soldiers, especially in garrison. In Spain, a hut or cabin for fishermen.
5077	barrack-master	[.] BAR'RACK-MASTER, n. The officer who superintends the barracks of soldiers.
5078	barracuda	[.] BARRACU'DA, n. A species of fish of the pike kind, found in the seas about the Bahamas and W.Indies, of ten feet in length. The color is deep brown, and the fish is very voracious. The flesh is disagreeable and sometimes poisonous.
5079	barrator	[.] BAR'RATOR, n. [L. ferto; Eng.barter. See Barter.] [.] 1. One who frequently excites suits at law; a common mover and maintainer of suits and controversies; an encourager of litigation. [.] 2. The master of a ship, who commits any fraud, in the management of the ...
5080	barratrous	[.] BARRATROUS, a. Tainted with barratry.
5081	barratrously	[.] BARRATROUSLY, adv. In a barratrous manner.
5082	barratry	[.] BAR'RATRY, n. The practice of exciting and encouraging lawsuits and quarrels. [.] 2. In commerce, any species of cheating or fraud, in a shipmaster, by which the owners or insurers are injured; as by running away with the ship, sinking or deserting her, by wilful ...
5083	barre	[.] BAR'RE, n. Weights used in the E.Indies. The great bahar, for weighing pepper, cloves, nutmegs,&c., is 524 lb.9 oz. avoirdupoise. The little bahar, for weighing quicksilver, vermilion, ivory, silk, &c.,is 437 lbs. 9 oz.
5084	barred	[.] B'ARRED, pp. Fastened with a bar; hindered; restrained; excluded; forbid; striped; checkered.
5085	barrel	[.] BAR'REL, n. [.] 1. A vessel or cask, of more length than breadth, round and bulging in the middle, made of staves and heading, and bound with hoops. [.] 2. The quantity which a barrel contains. Of wine measure, the English barrel contains 31 l/2 gallons, of beer ...
5086	barrel-bellied	[.] BAR'REL-BELLIED, a. [See Belly.] Having a large belly.
5087	barreled	[.] BAR'RELED, pp. [.] 1. Put or packed in a barrel. [.] 2. In composition, having a barrel or tube; as a double-barreled gun.
5088	barrelling	[.] BAR'RELLING, ppr. Putting or packing in a barrel.
5089	barren	[.] BAR'REN, a. [from the same root as bare.] [.] 1. Not producing young, or offspring; applied to animals. [.] 2. Not producing plants; unfruitful; steril; not fertile; or producing little; unproductive; applied to the earth. [.] 3. Not producing the usual fruit; ...
5090	barrenly	[.] BAR'RENLY, adv. Unfruitfully.
5091	barrenness	[.] BAR'RENNESS, adv. The quality of not producing its kind; want of the power of conception; applied to animals. [.] 2. Unfruitfulness; sterility, infertility. The quality of not producing at all, or in small quantities; as the barrenness of soil. [.] 3. Want of ...
5092	barrenwort	[.] BAR'RENWORT, n. [See Wort.] A plant, constituting the genus Epimedium, of which the alpinum is the only species; a low herbaceous plant, with a creeping root, having many stalks, each of which has three flowers.
5093	barrful	[.] B'ARRFUL, a. Full of obstructions.
5094	barricade	[.] BARRICA'DE, n. [.] 1. A fortification made in haste, of trees, earth, palisades, wagons, or any thing that will obstruct the progress of an enemy, or serve for defense or security, against his shot. [.] 2. Any bar or obstruction; that which defends. [.] 3. In ...
5095	barricado	[.] BARRICA'DO. The same as barricade.
5096	barrier	[.] BAR'RIER. [See bar] [.] 1. In fortification, a kind of fence made in a passage or retrenchment, composed of great stakes, with transums or overthwart rafters, to stop an enemy. [.] 2. A wall for defense. [.] 3. A fortress or fortified town on the frontier of ...
5097	barring	[.] B'ARRING, ppr. Making fast with a bar; obstructing; excluding; preventing; prohibiting; crossing with stripes. [.] 45
5098	barrister	[.] BAR'RISTER, n. [from bar.] A counselor, learned in the laws, qualified and admitted to please at the bar, and to take upon him the defense of clients; answering to the advocate or licentiate of other countries. Anciently, barristers were called, in England, apprentices ...
5099	barrow	[.] BAR'ROW, n. [.] 1. A light small carriage. A hand-barrow is a frame covered in the middle with boards, and borne by and between two men. [.] A wheel-barrow, is a frame with a box, supported by one wheel, and rolled by a single man. [.] 2. A wicker case, ...
5100	barse	[.] B'ARSE, n. An English name for the common perch.
5101	barshot	[.] B'ARSHOT, n. [See Bar and Shoot.] Double headed shot, consisting of a bar, with a half ball or round head at each end; used for destroying the masts and rigging in naval combat.
5102	barter	[.] B'ARTER, v.i. [L.vario,vertol Class Br.] To traffick or trade, by exchanging one commodity for another, in distinction from a sale and purchase, in which money is paid for the commodities transferred. [.] B'ARTER, v.t. To give one thing for another in commerce. ...
5103	bartered	[.] B'ARTERED,pp. Given in exchange.
5104	barterer	[.] B'ARTERER, n. One who trafficks by exchange of commodities.
5105	bartering	[.] B'ARTERING, ppr. Trafficking or trading by an exchange of [.] [.] 46 [.] commodities.
5106	bartery	[.] B'ARTERY, n. Exchange of commodities in trade. [Not used.]
5107	barton	[.] B'ARTON, n. The demain lands of a manor; the manor itself; and sometimes the out-houses.
5108	bartram	[.] B'ARTRAM, n. [L. pyrethrum.] A plant; pellitory.
5109	barystrontianite	[.] BARYSTRON'TIANITE, n. [Gr.heavy and strontian.] A mineral, called also stromnite, from Stromness, in Orkney. It has been found in masses of a grayish white color internally, but externally of a yellowish white.
5110	baryta	[.] BARY'TA
5111	baryte	[.] BAR'YTE, n. [Gr.heavy; weight.] Ponderous earth; so called from its great weight, it being the heaviest of the earths. Spec.grav. about 4. Recent discoveries have shown that baryte is an oxyd, the basis of which is a metallic substance called barium. It is generally ...
5112	barytic	[.] BARY'TIC, a. Pertaining to baryte; formed of baryte, or containing it.
5113	baryto-calcite	[.] BARYTO-CAL'CITE, n. [baryte and calx. See Cals.] [.] A mixture of carbonate of lime with sulphate of baryte, of a dark or light gray color, of various forms.
5114	barytone	[.] BARY'TONE, a. [Gr. heavy, and tone.] Pertaining to or noting a grave deep sound,or male voice.
5115	basal	[.] BA'SAL, a. Pertaining to the base; constituting the base.
5116	basalt	[.] BASALT', n. bazalt'. [Pliny informs us that the Egyptians found in Ethiopia, a species of marble, called basaltes, of an iron color and hardness, whence it received its name. Nat.Hist.Lib.36.Ca.7. But according to Da Costa, that stone was not the same which now bears ...
5117	basaltic	[.] BASALT'IC, a. Pertaining to basalt; formed of or containing basalt.
5118	basaltiform	[.] BASALT'IFORM, a. In the form of basalt; columnar.
5119	basaltine	[.] BASALT'INE, n. Basaltic Hornblend; a variety of common hornblend, so called from its being often found in Basalt. It is also found in lavas and volcanic scoriae. It is generally in distinct crystals, and its color is a pure black,or slightly tinged with green. It ...
5120	basanite	[.] BAS'ANITE, n. [Gr. the trier. Plin.Lib.36. Ca.22. See Basalt.] [.] Lydian stone, or black jasper; a variety of siliceous or flinty slate. Its color is a grayish or bluish black, interspersed with veins of quartz. It is employed to test the purity of gold.
5121	base	[.] BASE, a. [.] 1. Low in place. Obs. [.] 2. Mean; vile; worthless; that is, low in value or estimation; used of things. [.] 3. Of low station; of mean account; without rank, dignity or estimation among men; used of persons. [.] The base shall behave ...
5122	base-born	[.] BA'SE-BORN, a. [base and born.] Born out of wedlock. [.] 2. Born of low parentage. [.] 49 [.] 3. Vile; mean.
5123	base-court	[.] BA'SE-COURT, n. [See Court.] [.] The back yard, opposed to the chief court in front of a house; the farm yard.
5124	base-minded	[.] BA'SE-MINDED, a. Of a low spirit or mind; mean.
5125	base-mindedness	[.] BA'SE-MINDEDNESS, n. Meanness of spirit.
5126	base-string	[.] BA'SE-STRING, n. The lowest note.
5127	base-viol	[.] BA'SE-VIOL, n. [See Viol.] A musical instrument, used for playing the base or gravest part.
5128	based	[.] BA'SED, pp. Reduced in value; founded.
5129	baseless	[.] BA'SELESS, a. Without a base; having no foundation, or support. [.] The baseless fabric of a vision. [.] The fame how poor that swells our baseless pride.
5130	basely	[.] BA'SELY, adv. In a base manner; meanly; dishonorable. [.] 2. Illegitimately; in bastardy.
5131	basement	[.] BA'SEMENT, n. In architecture, the ground floor, on which the order or columns which decorate the principal story, are placed.
5132	baseness	[.] BA'SENESS, n. Meanness; vileness; worthlessness. [.] 2. Vileness of metal; the quality of being of little comparative value. [.] 3. Bastardy; illegitimacy of birth. [.] 4. Deepness of sound.
5133	basenet	[.] BA'SENET, n. A helmet.
5134	bash	[.] BASH, v.i. [Heb.bosh, to be cast down, or confounded. See Abash.] [.] To be ashamed; to be confounded with shame.
5135	bashaw	[.] BASHAW', n. [This word is often written most absurdly pasha, both by the English and Americans. It should be written and pronounced pashaw.] [.] 1. A title of honor in the Turkish dominions; appropriately, the title of the prime vizer, but given to viceroys or ...
5136	bashful	[.] BASH'FUL, a. [See Bash and Abash.] [.] 1. Properly, having a downcast look; hence very modest. [.] 2. Modest to excess; sheepish. [.] 3. Exciting shame. [.] 50
5137	bashfully	[.] BASH'FULLY, adv. Very modestly; in a timorous manner.
5138	bashfulness	[.] BASH'FULNESS, n. Excessive or extreme modesty; a quality of mind often visible in external appearance, as in blushing, a downcast look , confusion. &c. [.] 2. Vicious or rustic shame.
5139	bashless	[.] BASH'LESS, a Shameless; unblushing.
5140	basil	[.] BAS'IL, n. s as z. The slope or angle of a tool or instrument as of a chisel or plane; usually of 12 degrees, but for hard wood, 18 degrees. [.] BAS'IL, v.t. To grind or form the edge of a tool to an angle. [.] BAS'IL, n. s as z. [.] 1. A plant of ...
5141	basil-weed	[.] BAS'IL-WEED, n. Wild basil, a plant of the genus Clinopodium.
5142	basilar	[.] BAS'ILAR
5143	basilary	[.] BAS'ILARY, a. s as z. [See Basilic.] [.] Chief; an anatomical term applied to several bones, and to an artery of the brain. [.] Basilian monks, monks of the order of St. Basil, who founded the order in Pontus. The order still exists, but has less power and celebrity ...
5144	basilic	[.] BAS'ILIC, n. s as z. [L. basilica; Gr. a king.] [.] Anciently, a public hall or court of judicature, where princes and magistrates sat to administer justice. It was a large hall, with aisles, porticoes, tribunes, and tribunals. The bankers also had a part allotted ...
5145	basilical	[.] BASIL'ICAL, a. Belonging to the middle vein of the arm. [.] 2. Noting a particular nut, the walnut, basilica nux.
5146	basilicon	[.] BASIL'ICON, n. s as z. [Gr.royal.] [.] An ointment. This name is given to several compositions in ancient medical writers. At present it is confined to three officinal ointments, distinguished into black,yellow and green basilicon. [.] 51
5147	basilisk	[.] BAS'ILISK, n. s as z. [L. basiliscus.] [.] 1. A fabulous serpent, called a cockatrice, and said to be produced from a cock's egg brooded by a serpent. The ancients alledged that its hissing would drive away all other serpents, and that its breath and even its look ...
5148	basin	[.] BA'SIN, n. basn. [.] 1. A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses. [.] 2. In hydraulics, any reservoir of water. [.] 3. That which resembles a basin in containing water, as a pond, a dock for ships, a hollow place for liquids, ...
5149	basis	[.] BA'SIS, n. plu.bases. [L.and Gr.; the same as base, which see.] [.] 1. The foundation of any thing; that on which a thing stands or lies; the bottom or foot of the thing itself, or that on which it rests. See a full explanation under base. [.] 2. The ground ...
5150	bask	[.] B'ASK, v.i. [The origin of this word is not obvious.] [.] To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat; to be at ease and thriving under benign influences; as, to bask in the blaze of day; to bask in the sunshine of royal favor. The word includes the idea of some ...
5151	basked	[.] B'ASKED, pp. Exposed to warmth, or genial heat.
5152	basket	[.] B'ASKET, n. [.] 1. A domestic vessel made of twigs, rushes,splinters or other [.] 52 [.] flexible things interwoven. The forms and sizes of baskets are very various, as well as the uses to which they are applied; as corn-baskets, clothes-baskets, fruit-baskets, ...
5153	basket-fish	[.] B'ASKET-FISH, n. A species of sea-star, or star-fish, of the genus Asterias, and otherwise called the Magellanic star-fish. It has five rays issuing from an angular body, and dividing into innumerable branches. These when extended form a circle of three feet diameter. ...
5154	basket-hilt	[.] B'ASKET-HILT, n. [See Hilt.] A hilt which covers the hand, and defends it from injury, as of a sword.
5155	basket-hilted	[.] B'ASKET-HILTED, a. Having a hilt of basket-work.
5156	basket-salt	[.] B'ASKET-SALT, n. Salt made from salt-springs, which is purer, whiter and finer, than common brine salt.
5157	basket-woman	[.] B'ASKET-WOMAN, n. A woman who carries a basket, to and from market.
5158	basking	[.] B'ASKING, ppr. Exposing or lying exposed to the continued action of heat or genial warmth.
5159	basking-shark	[.] B'ASKING-SHARK, n. The sun-fish of the Irish; a species of squalus or shark. This fish is from three to twelve yards in length, or even longer. The upper jaw is much longer than the lower one; the tail is large and the upper part much longer than the lower; the skin ...
5160	basquish	[.] B'ASQUISH, a. baskish. Pertaining to the people or language of Biscay.
5161	bass	[.] B'ASS, n. [It has no plural.] The name of several species of fish. In England, this name is given to a species of perch, called by some the sea-wolf, from its voracity, and resembling, in a degree, the trout in shape, but having a larger head. It weighs about fifteen ...
5162	bass-relief	[.] BASS-RELIE'F, n. In English, base-relief. [See Lift and Relief.] [.] Sculpture, whose figures do not stand out far from the ground or plane on which they are formed. When figures do not protuberate so as to exhibit the entire body, they are said to be done in relief; ...
5163	bass-viol	[.] BASS-VIOL, n. [See Base-viol]
5164	bassa	[.] BAS'SA [See Bashaw.]
5165	basset	[.] BAS'SET, n. A game at cards, said to have been invented at Venice, by a nobleman, who was banished for the invention. The game being introduced into France by the Venetian embassador, Justiniani, in 1674, it was prohibited by severe edicts. [.] BAS'SET, v.i. ...
5166	basseting	[.] BAS'SETING, ppr. Having a direction upwards. [.] BAS'SETING, n. The upward direction of a vein in a coal mine.
5167	basso-concertante	[.] BASSO-CONCERTANTE, in music, is the base of the little chorus, or that which plays throughout the whole piece.
5168	basso-continuo	[.] BASSO-CONTINUO, thorough base, which see under base.
5169	basso-relievo	[.] BASSO-RELIEVO. [See Bass-relief.]
5170	basso-repieno	[.] BASSO-REPIENO, is the base of the grand chorus, which plays only occasionally, or in particular parts. [.] 54
5171	basso-violino	[.] BASSO-VIOLINO, is the base of the base-viol.
5172	bassock	[.] BAS'SOCK, n. The same as bass, a mat.
5173	bassoon	[.] BASSOON', n. A musical wind instrument, blown with a reed, and furnished with eleven holes, which are stopped, as in other large flutes. Its compass comprehends three octaves. Its diameter at bottom is nine inches, and for convenience of carriage it is divided into ...
5174	bassoonist	[.] BASSOON'IST, n. A performer on the bassoon.
5175	bast	[.] B'AST, n. A rope or cord, made of the bark of the lime tree, bass-wood or linden; or the bark made into ropes and mats.
5176	bastard	[.] B'ASTARD, n. A natural child; a child begotten and born out of wedlock; an illegitimate or spurious child. By the civil and canon laws, a bastard becomes a legitimate child, by the intermarriage of the parents, at any future time. But by the laws of this country, ...
5177	bastardism	[.] B'ASTARDISM, n. The state of a bastard.
5178	bastardize	[.] B'ASTARDIZE, v.t. To make or prove to be a bastard; to convict of being a bastard; to declare legally, or decide a person to be illegitimate. [.] 55 [.] The law is so indulgent as not to bastardize the child, if born, though not begotten,in lawful wedlock. [.] 2. ...
5179	bastardly	[.] B'ASTARDLY, adv. In the manner of a bastard; spuriously.
5180	bastards	[.] B'ASTARDS, an appellation given to a faction or troop of bandits, who ravaged Guienne in France in the 14th century; supposed to have been headed by the illegitimate sons of noblemen, who were excluded from the rights of inheritance.
5181	bastardy	[.] B'ASTARDY, n. A state of being a bastard, or begotten and born out of lawful wedlock, which condition disables the person from inheriting an estate.
5182	bastarnic	[.] BASTARN'IC, a. Pertaining to the Basternae, ancient inhabitants of the Carpathian mountains. [.] Bastarnic Alps, the Carpathian mountains, between Poland, Hungary and Transvlvania; so called from the ancient inhabitants, the Bastarnoe.
5183	bastas	[.] BAS'TAS, n. An India cloth or plain muslin. That of Surat is said to be the best.
5184	baste	[.] BASTE, v.t. [.] 1. To beat with a stick. [.] 2. To drip butter or fat upon meat, as it turns upon the spit,in roasting; to moisten with fat or other liquid. [.] BASTE, v.t. To sew with long stitches; to sew slightly.
5185	basted	[.] BASTED, pp. Beat with a stick; moistened with fat or other matter in roasting; sewed together with long stitches,or slightly.
5186	bastile	[.] BAS'TILE, n. An old castle in Paris, built between 1369 and 1383, used as a state prison, and converted to the purpose of confining men for life, who happened to incur the resentment or jealousy of the French monarchs. It was demolished by the enraged populace in ...
5187	bastinade	[.] BASTINA'DE
5188	bastinado	[.] BASTINA'DO, n. [See Baste.] A sound beating with a stick or cudgel; the blows given with a stick or staff. This name is given to a punishment in use among the Turks, of beating an offender on the soles of his feet.
5189	basting	[.] BASTING, ppr. Beating with a stick; moistening with dripping; sewing together with long stitches. [.] BASTING, n. A beating with a stick; a moistening with dripping; a sewing together slightly with long stitches.
5190	bastion	[.] BAS'TION, n. bas'chun. A huge mass of earth, usually faced with [.] 56 [.] sods, sometimes with brick, or stones, standing out from a rampart, of which it is a principal part; formerly called a bulwark. Bastions are solid or hollow. A flat bastion is made in the middle ...
5191	basto	[.] BAS'TO, n. The ace of clubs at quadrille.
5192	baston	[.] BAS'TON, or BATOON', n. In architecture, a round molding in the base of a column; called also a tore, [torus.]
5193	bat	[.] BAT, n. [.] 1. A heavy stick or club; a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other. [.] 2. Bat or bate, a small copper coin of Germany, with a small mixture of silver, worth four crutzers. Also a coin of Switzerland, worth five livres. [.] 3. ...
5194	batable	[.] BA'TABLE, a. [See Bate and Debate.] Disputable. The land between England and Scotland, which, when the kingdoms were distinct, was [.] 57 [.] a subject of contention, was called batable ground.
5195	batatas	[.] BATA'TAS, n. A species of tick or mite, found on the potatoes of Surinam. Also the Peruvian name of the sweet potatoe.
5196	batavian	[.] BATA'VIAN, a. [from Batavi, the people who inhabited the isle.] [.] Pertaining to the isle of Betaw in Holland, between the Rhine and the Waal. But more generally, the word denotes what appertains to Holland in general. [.] BATA'VIAN, n. A native of Betaw, or ...
5197	batch	[.] BATCH, n. [from bake.] [.] 1. The quantity of bread baked at one time; a baking of bread. [.] 2. Any quantity of a thing made at once, or so united as to have like qualities.
5198	bate	[.] BATE, n. [It is probably from the root of beat. See Debate.] [.] Strife; contention; retained in make-bate. [.] BATE, v.t. [The literal sense is, to beat, strike, thrust; to force down. See Beat.] [.] To lessen by retrenching, deducting or reducing; as, to bate ...
5199	bate-breeding	[.] BATE-BREEDING, a. Breeding strife. [Not used.]
5200	bateau	[.] BATEAU, n. batto'. [L. batillum.] A light boat, long in proportion to its breadth, and wider in the middle than at the ends.
5201	bateful	[.] BA'TEFUL, a. Contentious; given to strife; exciting contention.
5202	bateless	[.] BA'TELESS, a. Not to be abated.
5203	batement	[.] BA'TEMENT, n. Abatement; deduction; diminution. [Bate, with its derivatives, is, I believe, little used, or wholly obsolete in the United States.]
5204	batenists	[.] BAT'ENITES, BAT'ENISTS, or BATE'NIANS, n. A sect of apostates from Mohammedism, who professed the abominable practices of the Ismaelians and Kirmatians. The word signified esoteric,or persons of inward light. [See Assassins.] [.] 58
5205	batenites	[.] BAT'ENITES, BAT'ENISTS, or BATE'NIANS, n. A sect of apostates from Mohammedism, who professed the abominable practices of the Ismaelians and Kirmatians. The word signified esoteric,or persons of inward light. [See Assassins.] [.] 58
5206	batfowler	[.] BAT'FOWLER, n. One who practices,or is pleased with bat-fowling.
5207	batfowling	[.] BAT'FOWLING, n. A mode of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost. The birds flying to the light are caught with nets or otherwise.
5208	batful	[.] BAT'FUL, a. [See Batten.] Rich, fertile, as land. [Not in use.]
5209	bath	[.] B'ATH, n. [.] 1. A place for bathing; a convenient vat or receptacle of water for persons to plunge or wash their bodies in. Baths are warm or tepid, hot or cold, more generally called warm and cold. They are also natural or artificial. Natural baths are those ...
5210	bath-room	[.] B'ATH-ROOM, n. An apartment for bathing.
5211	bathe	[.] BATHE, v.t. [.] 1. To wash the body, or some part of it, by immersion, as in a bath; it often differs from ordinary washing in a longer application of water, to the body or to a particular part, as for the purpose of cleansing or stimulating the skin. [.] 2. To ...
5212	bathed	[.] BA'THED, pp. Washed as in a bath; moistened with a liquid; bedewed.
5213	bather	[.] BA'THER, n. One who bathes; one who immerses himself in water, or who applies a liquid to himself or to another.
5214	bathing	[.] BA'THING, ppr. Washing by immersion, or by applying a liquid; moistening; fomenting. [.] BA'THING, n. The act of bathing, or washing the body in water.
5215	bathing-tub	[.] BA'THING-TUB, n. A vessel for bathing, usually made either of wood or tin. In the Royal Library at Paris, I saw a bathing-tub of porphyry, of beautiful form and exquisite workmanship.
5216	bathos	[.] BA'THOS, n. The art of sinking in poetry.
5217	bating	[.] BA'TING, ppr. [from bate.] Abating; taking away; deducting; excepting. [.] Children have few ideas, bating some faint ideas of hunger and thirst.
5218	batinist	[.] BAT'INIST. [See Batenites.]
5219	batist	[.] BAT'IST, n. A fine linen cloth made in Flanders and Picardy, of three different kinds or thicknesses.
5220	batlet	[.] BAT'LET, n. [from bat.] A small bat, or square piece of wood with a handle, for beating linen when taken out of the buck.
5221	batman	[.] BAT'MAN, n. A weight used in Smyrna, of six okes, each of 400 drams; equal to 16 lbs.6 ox. 15 dr. English.
5222	baton	[.] BATOON' or BAT'ON, n. A staff or club; a marshal's staff; a truncheon; a badge of military honors.
5223	batoon	[.] BATOON' or BAT'ON, n. A staff or club; a marshal's staff; a truncheon; a badge of military honors.
5224	batrachite	[.] BAT'RACHITE, n. [Gr.a frog.] A fossil or stone in color resembling a frog.
5225	batrachomyomachy	[.] BAT'RACHOMYOM'ACHY, n. [Gr.a frog, a mouse, and a battle.] [.] The battle between the frogs and mice; a burlesque poem ascribed to Homer.
5226	batracian	[.] BATRA'CIAN, a. [Gr.a frog.] Pertaining to frogs; an epithet designating an order of animals, including frogs, toads and similar animals. [.] BATRA'CIAN, n. An animal of the order above mentioned.
5227	battable	[.] BAT'TABLE, a. Capable of cultivation. [Not in use.]
5228	battailant	[.] BAT'TAILANT, n. [See Battle.] A combatant. [Not used.]
5229	battailous	[.] BAT'TAILOUS, a. [See Battle.] Warlike; having the form or appearance of an army arrayed for battle;; marshaled, as for an attack.
5230	battalia	[.] BATTAL'IA, n. [See Battle.] [.] 1. The order of battle; troops arrayed in their proper brigades,regiments, battalions, &c.,for action. [.] 2. The main body of any army in array, distinguished from the wings.
5231	battalion	[.] BATTAL'ION, n. [See Battle.] A body of infantry, consisting of from 500 to 800 men; so called from being originally a body of men arrayed for battle. A battalion is generally a body of troops next below a regiment. Sometimes a battalion composed a regiment; more ...
5232	battalioned	[.] BATTAL'IONED, a. Formed into battalions.
5233	battel	[.] BAT'TEL, n. [See Battle.] In law, wager of battle, a species of trial for the decision of causes between parties. This species of trial is of high antiquity, among the rude military people of Europe. It was introduced into England, by William, the Norman Conqueror, ...
5234	batteler	[.] BAT'TELER
5235	battement	[.] BAT'TEMENT, n. A beating; striking;; impulse. [Not in use.]
5236	batten	[.] BAT'TEN, v.t. bat'n. [See Fat.] [.] 1. To fatten; to make fat; to make plump by plenteous feeding. [.] 2. To fertilize or enrich land. [.] BAT'TEN, v.i. To grow or become fat; to live in luxury, or to grow fat in ease and luxury. [.] The pampered ...
5237	batter	[.] BAT'TER, v.t. [L. batuo, to beat. See Beat.] [.] 1. To beat with successive blows; to beat with violence, so as to bruise, shake, or demolish;, as, to batter a wall. [.] 2. To wear or impair with beating; as a battered pavement; a battered jade. [.] 3. To ...
5238	battered	[.] BAT'TERED, pp. Beaten; bruised, broken, impaired by beating or wearing.
5239	batterer	[.] BAT'TERER, n. One who batters or beats.
5240	battering	[.] BAT'TERING, ppr. Beating; dashing against; bruising or demolishing by beating.
5241	battering-ram	[.] BAT'TERING-RAM, n. In antiquity, a military engine used to beat down the walls of besieged places. It was a large beam, with a head of iron somewhat resembling the head of a ram, whence its name. It was suspended by ropes in the middle to a beam which was supported ...
5242	battery	[.] BAT'TERY, n. [See Beat.] [.] 1. The act of battering, or beating. [.] 2. The instrument of battering. [.] 3. In the military art, a parapet thrown up to cover the gunners and others employed about them, from the enemy's shot, with the guns employed. Thus, ...
5243	batting	[.] BAT'TING, n. The management of a bat play.
5244	battish	[.] BAT'TISH, a. [from bat, an animal.] Resembling a bat; as a battish humor.
5245	battle	[.] BAT'TLE, n. [See Beat.] Owen supposes the Welsh batel, to be from tel, tight, stretched, compact, and the word primarily to have expressed the drawing of the bow. This is probably an error. The first battles of men were with clubs, or some weapons used in beating, ...
5246	battle-array	[.] BATTLE-ARRA'Y, n. [battle and array.] Array or order of battle; the disposition of forces preparatory to a battle.
5247	battle-ax	[.] BAT'TLE-AX
5248	battle-axe	[.] BAT'TLE-AXE, n. An ax anciently used as a weapon of war. It has been used till of late years by the highlanders in Scotland; and is still used by the city guards in Edinburg, in quelling mobs, &c.
5249	battle-door	[.] BAT'TLE-DOOR, n. bat'tl-dore. An instrument of play,with a handle and a flat board or palm, used to strike a ball or shuttle-cock; a racket. [.] 1. A child's horn book. [Not in use in U.S.]
5250	battlement	[.] BAT'TLEMENT, n. [This is said to have been bastillement, from bastille, a fortification.] [.] A wall raised on a building with openings or embrasures, or the [.] embrasure itself.
5251	battlemented	[.] BAT'TLEMENTED, a. Secured by battlements.
5252	battler	[.] BAT'TLER , n. A student at Oxford.
5253	battling	[.] BAT'TLING, n. Conflict.
5254	battologist	[.] BATTOL'OGIST,n. [See Battology.] One that repeats the same thing in speaking or writing. [Little used.]
5255	battologize	[.] BATTOL'OGIZE, v.t. To repeat needlessly the same thing. [Little used.]
5256	battology	[.] BATTOL'OGY, n. [Gr. from Barros, a garrulous person, and discourse.] [.] A needless repetition of woods in speaking.
5257	batton	[.] BAT'TON, n. [from bat.] In commerce, pieces of wood or deal for flooring, or other purposes.
5258	battory	[.] BAT'TORY, n. Among the Hans-Towns, a factory or magazine which the merchants have in foreign countries.
5259	battulate	[.] BAT'TULATE, v.t. To interdict commerce. [A word used by the Levant company.]
5260	battulation	[.] BATTULA'TION,n. A prohibition of commerce.
5261	batty	[.] BAT'TY, a. [from bat, an animal.] Belonging to a bat.
5262	batz	[.] BATZ, n. A small copper coin with a mixture of silver,current in some parts of Germany and Switzerland.
5263	baubee	[.] BAUBEE', n. In Scotland the North of England, a half penny.
5264	bauge	[.] BAUGE, n. A drugget manufactured in Burgundy, with thread spun thick, and of coarse wool.
5265	baulk	[.] BAULK [See Balk.]
5266	bavaroy	[.] BAV'AROY, n. A king of cloke or surtout.
5267	bavin	[.] BAV'IN, n. A stick like those bound up in faggots; a piece of waste wood. In war, brush, faggots.
5268	bawble	[.] BAW'BLE, n. [ According to Spelman, baubella are gems or jewels.] [.] A trifling piece of finery; a gew-gaw; that which is gay or showy without real value.
5269	bawbling	[.] BAWB'LING, a. Trifling; contemptible.
5270	bawcock	[.] BAW'COCK, n. A fine fellow.
5271	bawd	[.] BAWD,n. [Gr.,a procurer or procuress.] [.] A procurer or procuress. A person who keeps a house of prostitution, and conducts criminal intrigues. [Usually applied to females.]
5272	bawdily	[.] BAWD'ILY, adv. Obscenely; lewdly.
5273	bawdiness	[.] BAWD'INESS, n. Obscenity; lewdness.
5274	bawdrick	[.] BAWD'RICK, n. [See Baldrick.] A belt.
5275	bawdry	[.] BAWD'RY, n. [See Bawd.] The abominable practice of procuring women for the gratification of lust. [.] 1. Obscenity; filthy, unchaste language.
5276	bawdy	[.] BAWD'Y, a. Obscene; filthy, unchaste; applied to language.
5277	bawdy-house	[.] BAWD'Y-HOUSE, a. A house of lewdness and prostitution.
5278	bawl	[.] BAWL, v.i. [L. balo, to bleat; Heb. the blast of a trumpet;to weep, to wail. These all coincide in elements with L. pello, appello, Eng. peal, and the primary sense is the same.] [.] 1. To cry out with a loud full sound; to hoot; to cry with vehemence, as in calling, ...
5279	bawled	[.] BAWL'ED, pp. Proclaimed by outcry.
5280	bawler	[.] BAWLER, n. One who bawls.
5281	bawling	[.] BAWL'ING, ppr. Crying aloud. [.] BAWL'ING,n. The act of crying with a loud sound.
5282	bawn	[.] BAWN, n. An inclosure with mud or stone walls for keeping cattle; a fortification. [Not used.]
5283	bawrel	[.] BAW'REL, n. A kind of hawk.
5284	bawsin	[.] BAW'SIN, n. A badger.
5285	baxterian	[.] BAXTE'RIAN, a. Pertaining to Baxter, a celebrated English divine; as the Baxterian scheme.
5286	bay	[.] BAY, a. [L.badius. Blass Bd.] Red, or reddish, inclining to a chestnut color; applied to the color of horses. The shades of this color are called light bay, dark bay, dappled bay, gilded bay, chestnut bay. In popular language, in England, all bay horses are called ...
5287	bay-salt	[.] BAY-SALT, is salt which crystallizes or receives its consistence from the heat of the sun or action of the air. It forms in pits or basins, and from this circumstance receives its denomination. It appears first in a slight incrustation upon the surface of the water ...
5288	bay-window	[.] BAY-WINDOW, n. A window jutting out from the wall, as in shops.
5289	bay-yarn	[.] BAY-YARN, n. A denomination sometimes used promiscuously with woolen yard.
5290	bayard	[.] BA'YARD, n. [bay and ard, kind.] [.] 1. A bay horse. [.] 2. An unmannerly beholder.
5291	bayardly	[.] BA'YARDLY, a. Blind; stupid.
5292	bayed	[.] BA'YED, a. Having bays, as a building.
5293	bayonet	[.] BA'YONET, n. A short pointed instrument of iron or broad dagger, formerly with a handle fitted to the bore of a gun, where it was inserted for use, after the soldier had fired; but now made with an iron handle and ring which go over the muzzle of the piece, so that ...
5294	bays	[.] BAYS, or BAYZE. [See Baize.]
5295	baza	[.] BAZ'A , n. A long, fine spun cotton from Jerusalem, whence it is called Jerusalem cotton.
5296	bazar	[.] BAZ'AR,n. Among the Turks and Persians, an exchange, market-place, or place where goods are exposed to sale. Some bazars are open, others are covered with lofty ceilings or domes, pierced to give light. The bazar at Tauris will contain 30,000 men.
5297	bazat	[.] BAZ'AT
5298	bbarbacan	[.] B'BARBACAN, n. [.] 1. A fortification or outer defense to a city or castle, consisting of an elevation of earth about three feet high, along the foot of the rampart. [.] 2. A fortress at the end of a bridge, or at the outlet of a city, having a double wall with ...
5299	bbarbarism	[.] B'BARBARISM, n. [L. Barbarisums. See Barbarian.] [.] 1. An offense against purity of style or language; any form of speech contrary to the pure idioms of a particular language. [.] 2. Ignorance of arts; want of learning. [.] 3. Rudeness of manners; savagism; ...
5300	bdellium	[.] BDEL'LIUM, n. [ Bochard and Parkhurst translate it, pearl. Gen.2. But it is doubtful whether the bdellium of the scriptures is that now used.] [.] A gummy resinous juice, produced by a tree in the East Indies, of which we have no satisfactory account. It is brought from ...
5301	be	[.] BE, v.i. substantive, ppr.being; pp.been.[The sense is to stand, remain or be fixed; hence to continue. This verb is defective, and its defects are supplied by verbs from other roots, as, is, was, were, which have no radical connection with be. The case is the same ...
5302	beach	[.] BEACH, n. The shore of the sea, or of a lake, which is washed by the tide and waves; the strand. It may be sometimes used for the shore of large rivers.
5303	beached	[.] BE'ACHED, a. Exposed to the wares; washed by the tide and waves.
5304	beachy	[.] BE'ACHY, a. Having a beach or beaches.
5305	beacon	[.] BE'ACON, n. beekn. [.] 1. A signal erected on a long pole, upon an eminence, consisting of a pitch barrel, or some combustible matter, to be fired at night, or to cause a smoke by day, to notify the approach of an enemy. [.] 2. A light-house; a house erected ...
5306	beaconage	[.] BE'ACONAGE, n. Money paid for the maintenance of a beacon.
5307	bead	[.] BEAD, n. [.] 1. A little perforated ball, to be strung on a thread, and worn about the neck, for ornament. A string of beads is called a necklace. Beads are made of gold, pearl, amber, steel, garnet, coral, diamond, crystal, pastes, glasses, &c. The Romanists ...
5308	bead-maker	[.] BE'AD-MAKER,n. One who makes beads. In French, paternostrier is one who makes, strings, and sells beads. In Paris are three companies of paternostriers; one that works in glass or crystal; one, in wood and horn; a third, in amber, coral, &c.
5309	bead-proof	[.] BE'AD-PROOF, a. Spirit is bead-proof, when, after being shaken, a crown of bubbles will stand, for some time after, on the surface, manifesting a certain standard of strength.
5310	bead-roll	[.] BE'AD-ROLL, n. Among Catholics, a list or catalogue of persons, for the rest of whose souls, they are to repeat a certain number of prayers, which they count by their beads.
5311	bead-tree	[.] BE'AD-TREE, n. The azederach, a species of Melia, a native of the Indies, growing about 20 feet high, adorned with large pinnated or winged leaves, and clusters of pentapetalous flowers.
5312	beadle	[.] BE'ADLE, n. [.] 1. A messenger or crier of a court; a servitor; one who cites persons to appear and answer; called also an apparitor or summoner. [.] 2. An officer in a university, whose chief business is to walk with a mace, before the masters, in a public ...
5313	beadleship	[.] BE'ADLESHIP, n. The office of a beadle.
5314	beads-man	[.] BE'ADS-MAN, n. A man employed in praying, generally in praying for another.
5315	beads-woman	[.] BE'ADS-WOMAN, n. A praying woman; a woman who resides in an alms-house.
5316	beagle	[.] BE'AGLE, n. [Gr. a pygmy.] [.] A small hound, or hunting dog. Beagles are of different sorts; as the southern beagle, shorter and less, but thicker, than the deep-mouthed hound; the fleet northern, or cat beagle, smaller, and of a finer shape than the southern. From ...
5317	beak	[.] BEAK, n. [Eng. peak,pike, &c. The sense is, a shoot, or a point, from thrusting; and this word is connected with a numerous family. See Class Bg.] [.] 1. The bill, or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny substance, either straight or curving, and ending in a point. [.] 2. ...
5318	beaked	[.] BE'AKED, a. Having a beak; ending in a point, like a beak.
5319	beaker	[.] BE'AKER, n. A cup or glass.
5320	beakiron	[.] BE'AKIRON, n. A bickern; an iron tool, ending in a point,used by blacksmiths.
5321	beal	[.] BEAL, n. [See Boil] A pimple; a whelk; a small inflammatory tumor, a pustule. [.] BEAL v.i. To gather matter; to swell and come to a head, as a pimple.
5322	beam	[.] BEAM, n. [We see by the Gothic, that the word belongs to Class Bg. It properly signifies the stock or stem of a tree; that is, the fixed, firm part.] [.] 1. The largest, or a principal piece in a building, that lies across the walls, and serves to support the principal ...
5323	beam-bird	[.] BE'AM-BIRD, n. In Yorkshire, England, the petty chaps, a species of Motacilla; called in Dorsetshire, the hay-bird. [.] The spotted fly-catcher, a species of Muscicapa.
5324	beam-tree	[.] BE'AM-TREE, n. A species of wild service. [.] The Crataegus Aria.
5325	beaming	[.] BE'AMING, ppr. Emitting rays of light or beams. [.] BE'AMING, n. Radiation; the emission or darting of light in rays. [.] 1. The issuing of intellectual light; dawn; prophetic intimation; first indication.
5326	beamless	[.] BE'AMLESS, a. Emitting no rays of light.
5327	beamy	[.] BE'AMY, a. Emitting rays of light; radiant; shining. [.] 1. Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy. [.] 2. Having horns, or antlers.
5328	bean	[.] BEAN, n. A name given to several kinds of pulse, or leguminous seeds, and the plants producing them. They belong to several genera, particularly Vicia, Phaseolus and Dolichos. The varieties most usually cultivated are, the horse bean, the mazagan, the kidney bean, ...
5329	bean-caper	[.] BE'AN-CAPER, n. A plant, a species of zygophyllum, a native of warm climates.
5330	bean-cod	[.] BE'AN-COD, n. A small fishing vessel or pilot boat, used in the rivers of Portugal. It is sharp forward,having its stem bent above into a great curve, and plated with iron.
5331	bean-fed	[.] BE'AN-FED, a. Fed with beans.
5332	bean-fly	[.] BE'AN-FLY, n. A beautiful fly, of a pale purple color,found on bean flowers, produced from a maggot called mida.
5333	bean-goose	[.] BE'AN-GOOSE, n. A species of Anas; a migratory bird, which arrives in England in autumn, and retires to the north in summer. It is so named, from the likeness of the nail of the bill to a horse-bean. [.] Bean-tree of America, a name given to the Erythrina. [.] Kidney-Bean-tree, ...
5334	bear	[.] BEAR, v.t. pret.bore; pp. born,borne. [L. fero, pario, porto. The primary sense is to throw out, to bring forth, or in general, to thrust or drive along. ] [.] 1. To support; to sustain; as, to bear a weight or burden. [.] 2. To carry; to convey; to support and ...
5335	bear-baiting	[.] BEAR-BAITING, n. The sport of baiting bears with dogs.
5336	bear-berry	[.] BEAR-BERRY, n. A plant, a species of Arbutus.
5337	bear-bind	[.] BEAR-BIND, n. A species of bind weed, or Convolvulus.
5338	bear-cloth	[.] BEAR-CLOTH
5339	bear-fly	[.] BEAR-FLY, An insect.
5340	bear-garden	[.] BEAR-GARDEN, n. A place where bears are kept for diversion. [.] BEAR-GARDEN, a. Rude; turbulent; as bear-garden sport.
5341	bear-whelp	[.] BEAR-WHELP, n. The whelp of a bear.
5342	beard	[.] BEARD, n. berd. [L.barba.] [.] 1. The hair that grows on the chin,lips and adjacent parts of the face,chiefly of male adults; hence a mark of virility. A gray beard, long beard and reverend beard, are terms for old age. [.] 2. Beard is sometimes used for the ...
5343	bearded	[.] BEARD'ED, a. berd'ed. Having a beard, as a man. Having parallel hairs or tufts of hair, as the leaves of plants. [.] 1. Barbed or jagged, as an arrow. [.] BEARD'ED, pp. berd'ed. Taken by the beard; opposed to the face.
5344	bearding	[.] BEARD'ING, ppr. berd'ing. Taking by the beard; opposing to the face.
5345	beardless	[.] BEARD'LESS, a. berd'less. Without a beard; young; not having arrived to manhood. In botany, not having a tuft of hairs.
5346	beardlessness	[.] BEARD'LESSNESS, n. The state or quality of being destitute of beard.
5347	bearer	[.] BEARER, n. [See Bear.] One who bears, sustains, or carries; a carrier, especially of a corpse to the grave. [.] 1. One who wears any thing, as a badge or sword. [.] 2. A tree or plant that yields its fruit; as a good bearer. [.] 3. In architecture, a post ...
5348	bearherd	[.] BEARHERD, n. [bear and herd.] A man that tends bears.
5349	bearing	[.] BEARING, ppr. Supporting; carrying; producing.
5350	bearing-cloth	[.] BEARING-CLOTH, N. A cloth in which a new born child is covered when carried to church to be baptized.
5351	bearish	[.] BEARISH, a. Partaking of the qualities of a bear.
5352	bearlike	[.] BEARLIKE, a. Resembling a bear.
5353	bearn	[.] BEARN,n. a. A child. In Scotland, bairn.
5354	bears-breech	[.] BEAR'S-BREECH, n. Brank-ursine or Acanthus, a genus of plants.
5355	bearward	[.] BEARWARD, n. A keeper of bears.
5356	beast	[.] BEAST, n. [L. bestia. See Boisterous.] [.] 1. Any four footed animal, which may be used for labor, food or sport; distinguished from fowls, insects, fishes and man; as beasts of burden, beasts of the chase, beasts of the forest. It is usually applied to large ...
5357	beastish	[.] BEASTISH, a. Like a beast; brutal.
5358	beastlike	[.] BE'ASTLIKE, a. Like a beast; brutal.
5359	beastliness	[.] BE'ASTLINESS, n. [from beastly.] Brutality; coarseness, vulgarity; [.] filthiness; a practice contrary to the rules of humanity. [.]
5360	beastly	[.] BE'ASTLY, a. Like a beast; brutal; coarse; filthy; contrary to the nature and dignity of man. [.] 1. Having the form or nature of a beast.
5361	beat	[.] BEAT, v.t. pret. beat; pp. beat, beaten. [L. batuo. See Abate.] [.] 1. To strike repeatedly; to lay on repeated blows, with a stick, with the hand or fist, or with any instrument, and for any cause,just or unjust, or for punishment. Luke 12. Deut.25. [.] 2. To ...
5362	beaten	[.] BE'ATEN, pp. Struck; dashed against; pressed or laid down; hammered; pounded; vanquished; make smooth by treading; worn by use; tracked.
5363	beater	[.] BE'ATER, n. One who beats, or strikes; one whose occupation is to hammer metals. [.] 1. An instrument for pounding, or comminuting substances.
5364	beater-up	[.] BE'ATER-UP, n. One who beats for game; a sportsman's term.
5365	beath	[.] BEATH, v.t. To bathe. [Not in use.]
5366	beatific	[.] BEATIF'IC
5367	beatifical	[.] BEATIF'ICAL, a. [L. beatus, blessed, from beo, to bless, and facio, to make. See Beatify.] [.] That has the power to bless or make happy, or the power to complete blissful enjoyment; used only of heavenly fruition after death; as beatific vision.
5368	beatifically	[.] BEATIF'ICALLY, adv. In such a manner as to complete happiness.
5369	beatification	[.] BEATIFICA'TION, n. In the Romish church, an act of the Pope by which he declares a person beatifies or blessed after death. This is the first step towards canonization, or the raising of one to the dignity of a saint. No person can be beatified till 50 years after ...
5370	beatify	[.] BEAT'IFY, v.t. [L. beatus, happy, from beo, to bless, and facio, to make.] [.] 1. To make happy; to bless with the completion of celestial enjoyment. [.] 2. In the Romish church, to declare, by a decree or public act, that a person is received into heaven, and ...
5371	beating	[.] BE'ATING, ppr. Laying on blows; striking; dashing against; conquering; pounding; sailing against the direction of the wind; &c. [.] BE'ATING,n. The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or chastisement by blows. [.] The beating of flax and hemp is an operation ...
5372	beatitude	[.] BEAT'ITUDE, n. [L. beatitudo, from beatus, beo. See Beatify.] [.] 1. Blessedness; felicity of the highest kind; consummate bliss; used of the joys of heaven. [.] 2. The declaration of blessedness made by our Savior to particular virtues.
5373	beau	[.] BEAU, n. bo. plu. beaux, boze.[L. bellus.] [.] A man of dress; a fine, gay man; one whose great care is to deck his person. In familiar language, a man who attends a lady.
5374	beau-monde	[.] BEAU-MONDE, n. bomond'. The fashionable world; people of fashion and gaiety.
5375	beauish	[.] BEAUISH, a. bo'ish. Like a beau; foppish; fine.
5376	beauteous	[.] BEAU'TEOUS, a. bu'teous. [See Beauty.] Very fair; elegant in form; pleasing to the sight; beautiful; very handsome. It expresses a greater degree of beauty than handsome, and is chiefly used in poetry.
5377	beauteously	[.] BEAU'TEOUSLY, adv. bu'teously. In a beauteous manner; in a manner pleasing to the sight; beautifully.
5378	beauteousness	[.] BEAU'TEOUSNESS, n. bu'teousness. The state or quality of being beauteous; beauty.
5379	beautifier	[.] BEAU'TIFIER, n. bu'tifier. He or that which makes beautiful.
5380	beautiful	[.] BEAU'TIFUL, a. bu'tiful. [beauty and full.] [.] 1. Elegant in form, fair,having the form that pleases the eye. It expresses more than handsome. [.] A beautiful woman is one of the most attractive objects in all nature's works. [.] A circle is more beautiful ...
5381	beautifully	[.] BEAU'TIFULLY, adv. bu'tifully. In a beautiful manner.
5382	beautifulness	[.] BEAU'TIFULNESS, n. bu'tifulness. Elegance of form; beauty; the quality of being beautiful.
5383	beautify	[.] BEAU'TIFY, v.t. bu'tify. [beauty and L. facio.] [.] To make or render beautiful; to adorn; to deck; to grace; to add beauty to; to embellish. [.] BEAU'TIFY, v.i. bu'tify. To become beautiful; to advance in beauty.
5384	beauty	[.] BEAU'TY, n. bu'ty. [.] 1. An assemblage of graces, or an assemblage of properties in the form of the person or any other object, which pleases the eye. In the person, due proportion or symmetry of parts constitutes the most essential property to which we annex the ...
5385	beauty-spot	[.] BEAU'TY-SPOT, n. bu'ty-spot. A patch; a foil, a spot placed on the face to heighten beauty.
5386	beauty-waning	[.] BEAU'TY-WANING, a. Declining in beauty.
5387	beaver	[.] BE'AVER, n. [L.fiber.] [.] 1. An amphibious quadruped, of the genus Castor. It has short ears, a blunt nose, small fore feet, large hind feet, with a flat ovate tail. It is remarkable for its ingenuity in construction its lodges or habitations, and from this animal ...
5388	beavered	[.] BE'AVERED, a. Covered with or wearing a beaver.
5389	bebleed	[.] BEBLEE'D, v.t [be and bleed.] To make bloody. Obs.
5390	beblood	[.] BEBLOOD'
5391	bebloody	[.] BEBLOOD'Y, v.t. [be and blood.] To make bloody. Obs.
5392	beblot	[.] BEBLOT', v.t. [be and blot.] To blot; to stain. Obs.
5393	beblubbered	[.] BEBLUB'BERED, a. [be and blubber.] Foul or swelled with weeping.
5394	becabunga	[.] BECABUN'GA, n. Brooklime speedwell; veronica becabunga; a plant common in ditches and shallow streams.
5395	becafi-co	[.] BECAFI-CO, n. [See Beak.] A fig-pecker; a bird like a nightingale which feeds on figs and grapes.
5396	becalm	[.] BECALM, v.t. becam. [be calm. See Calm.] [.] 1. To still; to make quiet; to appease; to stop, or repress motion in a body; used of the elements and of the passions; as, to becalm the ocean, or the mind. But calm is generally used. [.] 2. To intercept the current ...
5397	becalmed	[.] BECALMED, pp. becamed. Quieted; appeased. [.] 1. a. Hindered from motion or progress by a calm; as a ship becalmed.
5398	becalming	[.] BECALMING, ppr. becaming. Appeasing; keeping from motion or progress. [.] [.] BECALMING, n. becaming. A calm at sea.
5399	became	[.] BECA'ME, pret. of become [See Become.]
5400	because	[.] BECAUSE, becauz' a compound word. [ See By and Cause.] [.] By cause, or by the cause; on this account; for the cause which is explained in the next proposition; for the reason next explained. Thus, I fled, because I was afraid, is to be thus resolved; I fled, by the ...
5401	bechance	[.] BECH'ANCE, v.i. [be, by, and chance.] To befall; to happen to.
5402	becharm	[.] BECH'ARM, v.t. [be and charm.] To charm; to captivate.
5403	bechic	[.] BE'CHIC, n. [Gr.a cough.] A medicine for relieving coughs, synonymous with pectoral, which is now the term mostly used.
5404	beck	[.] BECK, n. A small brook. Gray. Heb. a brook or rivulet; in the sense of flowing, as tears, weeping. Gen.32.22. It is obsolete in English, but is found in the names of towns situated near streams, as in Walbeck; but is more frequent in names on the continent,as in ...
5405	becked	[.] BECK'ED, pp. Called or notified by a nod.
5406	becket	[.] BECK'ET, n. A thing used in ships to confine loose ropes, tackles or spars; as a large hook, a rope, with an eye at one end, or a wooden bracket.
5407	becking	[.] BECK'ING, ppr. Nodding significantly; directing by a nod.
5408	beckon	[.] BECK'ON, v.t. bek'n. [See Beck.] [.] To make a sign to another, by nodding, winking, or a motion of the hand or finger, &c.,intended as a hint or intimation. Acts.19. [.] BECK'ON, v.t. bek'n. To make a significant sign to.
5409	beckoned	[.] BECK'ONED, pp. Having a sign made to.
5410	beckoning	[.] BECK'ONING, ppr. Making a significant sign, as a hint.
5411	beclip	[.] BECLIP', v.t. To embrace. [Not in use.]
5412	becloud	[.] BECLOUD', v.t. [See Cloud.] To cloud; to obscure; to dim.
5413	become	[.] BECOME, v.i. becum'. pret. became, pp. become. [.] 1. To pass from one state to another; to enter into some state or condition, by a change from another state or condition, or by assuming or receiving new properties or qualities, additional matter, or a new character; ...
5414	becoming	[.] BECOM'ING,ppr., but used rarely or never except as an adjective. Fit; suitable; congruous; proper; graceful; belonging to the character, or adapted to circumstances; as, he speaks with becoming boldness; a dress is very becoming. [.] Some writers formerly used of, after ...
5415	becomingly	[.] BECOM'INGLY, adv. After a becoming or proper manner.
5416	becomingness	[.] BECOM'INGNESS, n. Fitness, congruity; propriety; decency; gracefulness arising from fitness.
5417	becripple	[.] BECRIP'PLE, v.t. [See Cripple.] To make lame; to cripple [Little used.]
5418	becurl	[.] BECURL', v.t. To curl. [Not used.]
5419	bed	[.] BED, n. [The sense is a lay or spread, from laying or setting.] [.] 1. A place or an article of furniture to sleep and take rest on; in modern times, and among civilized men, a sack or tick filled with feathers or wool; but a bed may be made of straw or any other ...
5420	bed-clothes	[.] BED'-CLOTHES, n. plu. [bed and clothes.] [.] Blankets, or coverlets, &c.,for beds.
5421	bed-hangings	[.] BED-HANGINGS, n. Curtains.
5422	bedabble	[.] BEDAB'BLE, v.t. [be and dabble.] To wet; to sprinkle [.] Bedabbled with the dew.
5423	bedabbled	[.] BEDAB'BLED, pp. Wet; sprinkled.
5424	bedabbling	[.] BEDAB'BLING, ppr. Wetting; sprinkling.
5425	bedaff	[.] BEDAFF', v.t. To make a fool of. [Not in use.]
5426	bedaggle	[.] BEDAG'GLE, v.t. [be and daggle.] To soil, as clothes, by drawing the ends in the mud, or spattering them with dirty water.
5427	bedaggled	[.] BEDAG'GLED, pp. Soiled by reaching the mud in walking; bespattering.
5428	bedare	[.] BEDA'RE, v.t. [be and dare.] To dare; to defy. [Not used.]
5429	bedark	[.] BEDARK', v.t. [be and dark.] To darken. [Not used.]
5430	bedash	[.] BEDASH', v.t. [be and dash.] To wet, by throwing water, or other liquor upon; to bespatter, with water or mud.
5431	bedashed	[.] BEDASH'ED, pp. Bespattered with water or other liquid.
5432	bedashing	[.] BEDASH'ING, ppr. Bespattering; dashing water upon, or other liquid.
5433	bedaub	[.] BEDAUB', v.t. [be and daub.] To daub over; to besmear with viscous, slimy matter; to soil with any thing thick and dirty.
5434	bedaubed	[.] BEDAUB'ED, pp. Daubed over; besmeared.
5435	bedaubing	[.] BEDAUB'ING, ppr. Daubing over; besmearing.
5436	bedazzle	[.] BEDAZ'ZLE, v.t. [be and dazzle.] To confound the sight by too strong a light; to make dim by luster.
5437	bedazzled	[.] BEDAZ'ZLED, pp. Having the sight confounded by too strong a light.
5438	bedazzling	[.] BEDAZ'ZLING, ppr. Confounding or making dim by a too brilliant luster.
5439	bedchamber	[.] BED'CHAMBER, n. [bed and chamber.] An apartment or chamber intended or appropriated for a bed, or for sleep and repose.
5440	bedded	[.] BED'DED, pp. Laid in a bed; inclosed as in a bed.
5441	bedder	[.] BED'DER
5442	bedding	[.] BED'DING, ppr. Laying in a bed; inclosing as in a bed. [.] BED'DING, n. A bed and its furniture; a bed; the materials of a bed, whether for man or beast.
5443	bedeck	[.] BEDECK', v.t. [be and deck.] To deck; to adorn; to grace.
5444	bedecked	[.] BEDECK'ED, pp. Adorned; ornamented.
5445	bedecking	[.] BEDECK'ING, ppr. Adorning; decking.
5446	bedehouse	[.] BE'DEHOUSE, n. Formerly, a hospital or alms house, where the poor prayed for their founders and benefactors.
5447	bedel	[.] BE'DEL, n. An officer in the universities of England. [A peculiar orthography of beadle.]
5448	bedelry	[.] BE'DELRY, n. The extent of a bedel's office.
5449	bedetter	[.] BEDET'TER, n. [from bed.] The nether stone of an oil mill.
5450	bedew	[.] BEDEW', v.t. [be and dew.] To moisten, as with dew; to moisten in a gentle manner with any liquid; as, tears bedew her face.
5451	bedewed	[.] BEDEW'ED, pp. Moistened, as if with dew; gently moistened.
5452	bedewer	[.] BEDEW'ER, n. That which bedews.
5453	bedewing	[.] BEDEW'ING, ppr. Moistening gently, as with dew; wetting.
5454	bedewy	[.] BEDEW'Y, a. Moist with dew. [Little used.]
5455	bedfellow	[.] BED'FELLOW, n. [bed and fellow.] One who lies in the same bed.
5456	bedight	[.] BEDI'GHT, v.t. bedi'te. [be and dight.] To adorn; to dress; set off with ornaments. [Little used.]
5457	bedighted	[.] BEDI'GHTED, pp. Adorned; set off with ornaments.
5458	bedighting	[.] BEDI'GHTING, ppr. Adorning.
5459	bedim	[.] BEDIM', v.t. [be and dim.] To make dim; to obscure or darken.
5460	bedimmed	[.] BEDIM'MED, pp. Made dim; obscured.
5461	bedimming	[.] BEDIM'MING, ppr. Making dim; obscuring; darkening.
5462	bedizen	[.] BEDIZ'EN, v.t. bediz'n. [be and dizen.] To adorn; to deck; a low word.
5463	bedizened	[.] BEDIZ'ENED, pp. Bedecked; adorned.
5464	bedizening	[.] BEDIZ'ENING, ppr. Adorning.
5465	bedlam	[.] BED'LAM, n. [Corrupted from Bethlehem, the name of a religious house in London, afterward converted into a hospital for lunatics.] [.] 1. A mad house; a place appropriated for lunatics.] [.] 2. A madman; a lunatic; one who lives in Bedlam. [.] 3. A place of ...
5466	bedlamite	[.] BED'LAMITE, n. An inhabitant of a madhouse, a madman.
5467	bedmaker	[.] BED'MAKER, n. [bed and maker.] One whose occupation is to make beds, as a college or university.
5468	bedmate	[.] BED'MATE, n. [bed and mate.] A bedfellow.
5469	bedote	[.] BEDO'TE, v.t. [be and dote.] To make to dote. [Not in use.]
5470	bedpost	[.] BED'POST, n. [bed and post.] The post of a bedstead.
5471	bedpresser	[.] BED'PRESSER, n. [bed and press.] A lazy fellow; one who loves his bed.
5472	bedraggle	[.] BEDRAG'GLE, v.t. [be and draggle.] To soil, as garments which are suffered, in walking, to reach the dirt; to soil by drawing along on mud.
5473	bedraggled	[.] BEDRAG'GLED, pp. Soiled by reaching the dirt, in walking.
5474	bedraggling	[.] BEDRAG'GLING, ppr. Soiling by drawing along in dirt or mud.
5475	bedrenched	[.] BEDRENCH'ED, pp. Drenched; soaked.
5476	bedrenching	[.] BEDRENCH'ING, ppr. Soaked; drenching.
5477	bedrid	[.] BED'RID
5478	bedridden	[.] BED'RIDDEN, a. [bed and ride.] Confined to the bed, by age or infirmity.
5479	bedrite	[.] BED'RITE, n. [bed and rite.] The privilege of the marriage bed.
5480	bedroom	[.] BED'ROOM, n. [bed and room.] A room or apartment intended or used for a bed; a lodging room. [.] 1. Room in a bed. [Not in use.]
5481	bedrop	[.] BEDROP' v.t. [be and drop.] To sprinkle, as with drops.
5482	bedropped	[.] BEDROP'PED, pp. Sprinkled as with drops; speckled; variegated with spots.
5483	bedside	[.] BED'SIDE, n. The side of the bed.
5484	bedstaff	[.] BED'STAFF, n. [bed and staff.] A wooden pin anciently inserted on the sides of bedsteads, to keep the clothes from slipping on either side.
5485	bedstead	[.] BED'STEAD, n. bed'sted. [bed and stead.] A frame for supporting a bed.
5486	bedstraw	[.] BED'STRAW, n. [bed and straw.] Straw laid under a bed to make it soft; also the name of a plant, a species of galium.
5487	bedswerver	[.] BED'SWERVER, n. [bed and swerve.] One that swerves from his bed; that is one who is false and unfaithful to the marriage vow.
5488	bedtime	[.] BED'TIME, n. [bed and time.] The time to go to rest; the usual hour of going to bed.
5489	beduck	[.] BEDUCK', v.t. [be and duck.] To duck; to put the head under water; to immerse.
5490	bedust	[.] BEDUST', v.t. [be and dust.] To sprinkle, soil or cover with dust.
5491	bedward	[.] BED'WARD, adv. [bed and ward.] Toward bed.
5492	bedwarf	[.] BEDWARF', v.t. [be and dwarf.] To make little; to stunt or hinder growth.
5493	bedwork	[.] BED'WORK, n. [bed and work.] Work done in bed, without toil of the hands or with ease.
5494	bedye	[.] BEDY'E, v.t. [be and dye.] To dye; to stain.
5495	bedyed	[.] BEDY'ED, pp. Dyed; stained.
5496	bee	[.] BEE, n. An insect of the genus Apis. [See Apis.] The species are numerous, of which the honey-bee is the most interesting to man. It has been cultivated from the earliest periods, for its wax and honey. It lives in swarms or societies, of from 10,000 to 50,000 individuals. ...
5497	bee-bread	[.] BEE'-BREAD, n. [bee and bread.] The pollen of flowers collected by bees, as food for their young. [See Bee.]
5498	bee-eater	[.] BEE'-EATER,n. [bee and eat.] A bird that feeds on bees. There are several species included in the genus merops, of which the apiaster of Europe is remarkable for the brilliancy of its plumage.
5499	bee-flower	[.] BEE'-FLOWER, n. [bee and flower.] A plant; a species of Ophrys or twyblade, whose flowers represent singular figures of bees, flies and other insects.
5500	beech	[.] BEECH, n. [Gr. payos; L. fagus.] A tree arranged by Linne under the genus fagus, with the chestnut. The beech grows to a large size, with branches forming a beautiful head, with thick foliage. The bark is smooth and of a silvery cast. The mast or nuts are the food ...
5501	beech-coal	[.] BEE'CH-COAL, n. [beech and coal.] Charcoal from beech wood.
5502	beech-oil	[.] BEE'CH-OIL, n. [beech and oil.] Oil expressed from the mast or nuts of the beech-tree. It is used in Picardy, and in other parts of France, instead of butter; but is said to occasion heaviness and pains in the stomach.
5503	beech-tree	[.] BEE'CH-TREE, n. [beech and tree.] The beech.
5504	beechen	[.] BEE'CHEN, a. bee'chn. Consisting of the wood or bark of the beech; belonging to the beech; as a beechen vessel.
5505	beechmast	[.] BEE'CHMAST, n. The fruit or nuts of the beech.
5506	beef	[.] BEEF, n. [L. bos,bovis; Gr.Bous.] [.] 1. An animal of the bovine genus,whether ox, bull or cow; but used of those which are full grown or nearly so. In this, which is the original sense, the word has a plural, beeves. [.] 2. The flesh of an ox, bull, or cow, ...
5507	beef-eater	[.] BEE'F-EATER, n. [beef and eat.] One that eats beef. [.] 1. A yeoman of the guards, in England. [.] 2. The Buphaga, an African bird that feeds on the larvas which nestle under the hides of oxen. [.] 3. In popular use, a stout fleshy man.
5508	beef-steak	[.] BEE'F-STEAK, n. [beef and steak.] A steak of slice of beef for broiling.
5509	beef-witted	[.] BEE'F-WITTED, a.[beef and wit.] Dull in intellects; stupid; heavy-headed.
5510	beeld	[.] BEELD, n. Protection; refuge. [Not in use.]
5511	been	[.] BEEN, Part.perf. of be; pronounced bin. In old authors, it is also the present tense plural of be. [.] BEEN, n. A fretted stringed instrument of music of the guitar kind, having nineteen frets; used in India.
5512	beer	[.] BEER, n. [.] 1. A spirituous liquor made from any farinaceous grain; but generally from barley, which is first malted and ground, and its fermentable substance extracted by hot water. This extract or infusion is evaporated by boiling in caldrons, and hops or some ...
5513	beer-barrel	[.] BEE'R-BARREL, n. A barrel for holding beer.
5514	beer-house	[.] BEE'R-HOUSE, n. A house where malt liquors are sold; an ale house.
5515	beestings	[.] BEESTINGS, [See Biestings.]
5516	beet	[.] BEET, n. [L. beta.] A plant of the genus Beta. The species cultivated in gardens are the cicla and vulgaris,or white and red beet. There are many varieties; some with long taper roots, and others with flat roots, like turnips. The root furnishes a large portion ...
5517	beet-radish	[.] BEE'T-RADISH, n. A kind of beet, used for salad.
5518	beet-rave	[.] BEET-RAVE
5519	beetle	[.] BEE'TLE, n. [.] 1. A heavy mallet or wooden hammer,used to drive wedges, beat pavements, &c.; called also a stamper, or rammer. [.] 2. In zoology, a genus of insects, the scarabaeus, of many species. The generic characters are, clavated antennae, fissile longitudinally, ...
5520	beetle-brow	[.] BEE'TLE-BROW, n. [beetle and brow.] A prominent brow.
5521	beetle-browed	[.] BEE'TLE-BROWED, a. Having prominent brows.
5522	beetle-head	[.] BEE'TLE-HEAD, n. [beetle and head.] A stupid fellow.
5523	beetle-headed	[.] BEE'TLE-HEADED, a Having a head like a beetle; dull; stupid.
5524	beetle-stock	[.] BEE'TLE-STOCK, n. [beetle and stock.] The handle of a beetle.
5525	beetling	[.] BEE'TLING, ppr. Jutting; being prominent; standing out from the main body.
5526	beeves	[.] BEEVES, n. plu. of beef. Cattle; quadrupeds of the bovine genus, called in England, black cattle.
5527	befall	[.] BEFALL', v.t. pret. befell; part. befallen. [.] To happen to; to occur to; as, let me know the worst that can befall me. It usually denotes ill. It is generally transitive in form, but there seems to be an ellipsis of to,and to sometimes follows it. [.] BEFALL', ...
5528	befalling	[.] BEFALL'ING,ppr. Happening to; occurring to; coming to pass.
5529	befell	[.] BEFELL', pret. of befall.
5530	befit	[.] BEFIT', v.t. [be and fit.] To suit; to be suitable to; to become. [.] That name best befits thee.
5531	befitting	[.] BEFIT'TING, ppr. or a. Suiting; becoming.
5532	befoam	[.] BEFOAM, v.t. [be and foam.] To cover with foam. [Little used.]
5533	befool	[.] BEFOOL', v.t. [be and fool.] To fool; to infatuate; to delude or lead into error. [.] Men befool themselves.
5534	befooled	[.] BEFOOL'ED, pp. Fooled; deceived; led into error.
5535	befooling	[.] BEFOOL'ING, ppr. Fooling; making a fool of; deceiving; infatuating.
5536	before	[.] BEFO'RE, prep. [be and fore, that is by fore, near the fore part.] [.] 1. In front; on the side with the face, at any distance; used of persons. [.] 2. In presence of, with the idea of power, authority, respect. [.] Abraham bowed before the people of the ...
5537	before-time	[.] BEFO'RE-TIME, adv. [before and time.] Formerly; of old time. 1 Sam.9. Josh 20.
5538	beforehand	[.] BEFO'REHAND, adv. [before and hand.] In a state of anticipation or preoccupation; often followed by with; as, you are before hand with me. [.] 1. Antecedently; by way of preparation or preliminary; aforetime. Math.13. 1 Tim.5. [.] 2. In a state of accumulation, ...
5539	befortune	[.] BEFOR'TUNE, v.t. [be and fortune.] To happen to; to betide.
5540	befoul	[.] BEFOUL', v.t. To make foul; to soil.
5541	befriend	[.] BEFRIEND, v.t. befrend'. [be and friend.] To favor; to act as a friend to; to countenance,aid or benefit.
5542	befriended	[.] BEFRIEND'ED, pp. Favored; countenanced.
5543	befriending	[.] BEFRIEND'ING, ppr. Favoring; assisting as a friend; showing kindness to.
5544	befringe	[.] BEFRINGE, v.t. befrinj'. [be and fringe.] To furnish with a fringe; to adorn as with fringe.
5545	befringed	[.] BEFRING'ED, pp. Adorned as with a fringe.
5546	beg	[.] BEG , n. In the Turkish dominions, a governor of a town or country; more particularly, the lord of a sangiac or banner. Every province is divided into seven sangiacs or banners, each of which qualifies a bey; and these are commanded by the governor of the province, ...
5547	beget	[.] BEGET', v.t. pret. begot, begat; pp. begot, begotten. [.] 1. To procreate, as a father or sire; to generate; as, to beget a son. [.] 2. [.] To produce, as an effect; to cause to exist; to generate; as, luxury begets vice.
5548	begetter	[.] BEGET'TER, n. One who begets or procreates; a father.
5549	beggable	[.] BEG'GABLE, a. That may be begged.
5550	beggar	[.] BEG'GAR, n. [See Beg.] One that lives by asking alms, or makes it his business to beg for charity. [.] 1. One who supplicates with humility; a petitioner; but in this sense rarely used, as the word has become a term of contempt. [.] 2. One who assumes in argument ...
5551	beggar-maid	[.] BEG'GAR-MAID,n. A maid that is a beggar.
5552	beggar-man	[.] BEG'GAR-MAN, n. A man that is a beggar.
5553	beggar-woman	[.] BEG'GAR-WOMAN, n. A female beggar.
5554	beggared	[.] BEG'GARED, pp. Reduced to extreme poverty.
5555	beggaring	[.] BEG'GARING, ppr. Reducing to indigence or a state of beggary.
5556	beggarliness	[.] BEG'GARLINESS, n. The state of being beggarly; meanness; extreme poverty.
5557	beggarly	[.] BEG'GARLY, a. Mean; poor; in the condition of a beggar; extremely indigent.
5558	beggary	[.] BEG'GARY, n. A state of extreme indigence.
5559	begged	[.] BEG'GED, pp. Entreated; supplicated; asked in charity.
5560	begging	[.] BEG'GING, ppr. Asking alms; supplicating; assuming without proof. [.] BEG'GING, n. The act of soliciting alms; the practice of asking alms; as, he lives by begging.
5561	beghards	[.] BEGHARDS'
5562	begilt	[.] BEGILT', a. Gilded.
5563	begin	[.] BEGIN', v.i. pret. began; pp. begun. [L.genero,gigno; Heb.to make ready, to adapt,prepare, establish.] [.] 1. To have an original or first existence; to take rise; to commence. [.] As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world ...
5564	beginner	[.] BEGIN'NER, n. The person who begins; he that gives an original; the agent who is the cause; an author. [.] 1. One who first enters upon any art, science or business; one who is in his rudiments; a young practitioner; often implying want of experience.
5565	beginning	[.] BEGIN'NING, ppr. First entering upon; commencing; giving rise or original; taking rise or origin. [.] BEGIN'NING, n. The first cause; origin. [.] I am the beginning and the ending. Rev.1. [.] 1. That which is first; the first state; commencement; entrance ...
5566	beginningless	[.] BEGIN'NINGLESS, a. That hath no beginning. [A bad word and not used.]
5567	begird	...
5568	begirded	[.] BEGIRD'ED
5569	begirding	[.] BEGIRD'ING, ppr. Binding with a girdle; surrounding; besieging.
5570	begirt	[.] BEGIRT, pp. Bound with a girdle; surrounded; inclosed; besieged.
5571	beglerbeg	[.] BEG'LERBEG, n. [See Beg.] The governor of a province in the Turkis empire, next in dignity to the grand vizier. Each has three ensigns or staves, trimmed with a horse tail, to distinguish him from a bashaw, who has two, and a beg, who has one. His province is called ...
5572	begnaw	[.] BEGNAW', v.t. benaw'. To bite or gnaw, to eat away; to corrode; to nibble.
5573	begone	[.] BEGONE. Go away; depart. These two words have been improperly united. Be retains the sense of a verb, and gone, that of a participle.
5574	begored	[.] BEGO'RED, a. [be and gore.] Besmeared with gore.
5575	begot	[.] BEGOT', BEGOT'TEN, pp. of get. Procreated; generated.
5576	begotten	[.] BEGOT', BEGOT'TEN, pp. of get. Procreated; generated.
5577	begrave	[.] BEGRA'VE, v.t. To deposit in the grave; to bury. [Not used.]
5578	begrease	[.] BEGRE'ASE, v.t. s as z. [be and grease.] To soil or daub with grease, or other oily matter.
5579	begrime	[.] BEGRI'ME, v.t. [be and grime.] To soil with dirt deep-impressed, so that the natural hue cannot easily be recovered.
5580	begrimed	[.] BEGRI'MED, pp. Deeply soiled.
5581	begrudge	[.] BEGRUDGE, v.t. begrudj'. [See Grudge.] To grudge; to envy the possession of.
5582	beguards	[.] BEGUARDS', n. A religious order of St. Francis in Flanders, established at Antwerp in 1228, and so named from St. Begghe, their patroness. They at first employed themselves in making linen cloth,united in bonds of charity, without any rule; but in 1290, they embraced ...
5583	beguile	[.] BEGUI'LE, v.t. begi'le. [be and guile.] To delude; to deceive; to impose on by artifice or craft. [.] The serpent beguiled me and I did eat Gen.3. [.] 1. To elude by craft. [.] When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage. [.] 2. To elude any thing disagreeable ...
5584	beguiled	[.] BEGUI'LED, pp. Deluded; imposed on; misled by craft; eluded by stratagem; passed pleasingly.
5585	beguiler	[.] BEGUI'LER, n. He or that which beguiles or deceives.
5586	beguiling	[.] BEGUI'LING, ppr. Deluding; deceiving by craft; eluding by artifice, amusing.
5587	beguilty	[.] BEGUIL'TY, v.t. To render guilty. A barbarous word.]
5588	beguin	[.] BE'GUIN, n. The beguins are a congregation of nuns in Flanders, so called from their founder, or from their head dress. Beguin, in French, is a linen cap. From this order sprung the Beguinages in Flanders.
5589	begun	[.] BEGUN', pp. or begin. Commenced; originated.
5590	behalf	[.] BEHALF, n. behaf. [See Behoof.] [.] 1. Favor; advantage; convenience, profit; support, defense, vindication. The advocate pleads in behalf of the prisoner. The patriot suffers in behalf of his country. [.] 2. Part; side; noting substitution, or the act of ...
5591	behappen	[.] BEHAP'PEN, v.i. [be and happen.] To happen to.
5592	behave	[.] BEHA'VE, v.t. [.] 1. To restrain; to govern; to subdue. [.] He did behave his anger e'er 'twas spent. [.] This sense is obsolete. Yet it often seems to be implied; for to behave one's self, is really, to govern one's self; to have in command. [.] 2. To carry; ...
5593	behaved	[.] BEHA'VED, pp. Conducted.
5594	behaving	[.] BEHA'VING, ppr. Carrying; conducting.
5595	behavior	[.] BEHA'VIOR, n. behavyur. [See Behave.] [.] Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; conduct; manners; carriage of one's self, with respect to propriety, or morals; deportment. It expresses external appearance or action; sometimes in a particular character; more generally ...
5596	behead	[.] BEHEAD', v.t. behed'. [be and head.] [.] To cut off the head; to sever the head from the body, with a cutting instrument; appropriately used of the execution of men for crimes.
5597	beheaded	[.] BEHEAD'ED, pp. behed'ed. Having the head cut off.
5598	beheading	[.] BEHEAD'ING, ppr. behed'ing. Severing the head from the body. [.] BEHEAD'ING,n. behed'ing. The act of separating the head from the body by a cutting instrument; decollation.
5599	beheld	[.] BEHELD', pret. and pp. of behold, which see.
5600	behemoth	[.] BE'HEMOTH, n.]Heb. a beast or brute; from an Arabic vert, which signifies, to shut, to lie hid, to be dumb. In Eth.dumb.] [.] Authors are divided in opinion as to the animal intended in scripture by this anme; some supposing it to be an ox, others, an elephant; and Bochart ...
5601	behen	[.] BE'HEN, BEN, OR BEK'EN, n. A plant. The white behen is a species of Cucubalus, called Swedish Lychnis, or gum sepungar. The empalement of its flower resembles net-work, and its leaves have somewhat of the flavor of pease. [.] The behen of the shops, or white behen, ...
5602	behest	[.] BEHEST', n. Command; precept; mandate.[Antiquated, except in poetry.]
5603	behight	[.] BEHI'GHT, v.t. behite; pret. behot. [.] To promise; to entrust; to call, or name; to command; to adjudge; to address; to inform; to mean; to reckon. The orthography is corrupt; it should be behite.
5604	behind	[.] BEHIND, prep. [.] 1. At the back of another; as, to ride behind a horseman. [.] 2. On the back part, at any distance; in the rear; as, to walk behind another. [.] 3. Remaining; left after the departure of another, whether by removing to a distance, or by death; ...
5605	behindhand	[.] BEHINDHAND, a. [behind and hand.] In arrear; in an exhausted state; in a state in which rent or profit has been anticipated, and expenditures precede the receipt of funds to supply them. In popular use, a state of poverty, in which the means of living are not adequate ...
5606	behold	[.] BEHO'LD, v.t. pret. and pp. beheld' [L.observo, from servo, to keep.] [.] 1. To fix the eyes upon; to see with attention; to observe with care. [.] Behold the lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world. John 1. [.] 2. In a less intensive sense, ...
5607	beholden	[.] BEHO'LDEN, pp. or a. beholdn. [The participle of behold, to keep, guard, or bind. See Behold.] [.] Obliged; bound in gratitude; indebted. [.] Little are we beholden to your love.
5608	beholder	[.] BEHO'LDER, n. One who beholds; a spectator; one who looks upon, or sees.
5609	beholding	[.] BEHO'LDING, ppr. Fixing the eyes upon; looking on; seeing. [.] 1. Fixing the attention; regarding with attention. [.] 2. Obligation. [Not used.] [.] 3. Obliged. Bacon on Love. A mistaken use of the word for beholden.
5610	beholdingness	[.] BEHO'LDINGNESS, n. The state of being obliged. [.] [An error, and not in use.]
5611	behoney	[.] BEHON'EY, v.t. To sweeten with honey.
5612	behoof	[.] BEHOOF', n. [.] 1. Radically, need, necessity; whence, by an easy analogy, the word came to signify that which supplies want. Hence, in present usage. [.] 2. That which is advantageous; advantage; profit; benefit. [.] No mean recompense it brings to ...
5613	behoovable	[.] BEHOOV'ABLE, a. Needful; profitable.
5614	behoove	[.] BEHOOVE, v.t. behoof'. To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with respect to necessity, duty, or convenience. [.] And thus it behooved Christ to suffer. Luke 24. [.] It may perhaps be used intransitively; as, let him behave as it behooveth; but ...
5615	behooveful	[.] BEHOOVEFUL, a. behoov'ful. Needful; useful; profitable; advantageous.
5616	behoovefully	[.] BEHOOVEFULLY, adv. behoov'fully. Usefully, profitably.
5617	behot	[.] BEHOT', pret. of behight.
5618	behove	[.] BEHOVE, and its derivatives. [See Behoove.]
5619	behowl	[.] BEHOWL', v.i. [be and howl.] To howl at. [Not used.]
5620	being	[.] BE'ING, ppr. [See Be.] Existing in a certain state. [.] Man, being in honor, abideth not. Ps.49. [.] BE'ING,n. Existence; as, God is the author of our being. [.] In God we live, and move, and have our being. Acts 17. [.] 1. A particular state ...
5621	bejade	[.] BEJA'DE, v.t. [be and jade.] To tire. [Not used.]
5622	bejape	[.] BEJA'PE, v.t. To laugh at; to deceive. [Not used.]
5623	beken	[.] BE'HEN, BEN, OR BEK'EN, n. A plant. The white behen is a species of Cucubalus, called Swedish Lychnis, or gum sepungar. The empalement of its flower resembles net-work, and its leaves have somewhat of the flavor of pease. [.] The behen of the shops, or white behen, ...
5624	bekiss	[.] BEKISS', v.t. [be and kiss.] To kiss or salute. [Not in use.]
5625	beknave	[.] BEKNA'VE, v.t. [be and knave.] To call knave. [Not used.]
5626	beknow	[.] BEKNO'W, v.t. [be and know.] To acknowledge. [Not used.]
5627	belabor	[.] BELA'BOR, v.t. [perhaps from be and labor; but in Russ. bulava is a club.] To beat soundly; to thump. [.] Ajax belabors there a harmless ox.
5628	belace	[.] BELA'CE, v.t. [be and lace.] To fasten, as with a lace or cord. [.] 1. To beat; to whip.
5629	belaced	[.] BELA'CED, a. Adorned with lace.
5630	belamour	[.] BEL'AMOUR, n. A gallant; a consort. [Not used.]
5631	belamy	[.] BEL'AMY, n. A good friend; an intimate. [Not used.]
5632	belate	[.] BELA'TE, v.t. [be and late.] To retard or make too late. [Not used.]
5633	belated	[.] BELA'TED, a. [be and lated.] Benighted; abroad late at night. [.] 1. Too late for the hour appointed or intended; later than the proper time.
5634	belatedness	[.] BELA'TEDNESS, n. A being too late.
5635	belave	[.] BELA'VE, v.t. [be and lave.] To wash. [Not used.]
5636	belawgive	[.] BELAW'GIVE, v.t. To give a law to. [Barbarous and not used.]
5637	belay	[.] BELA'Y, v.t. [This word is composed of be and lay, to lay to, lay by, or close. See Beleaguer.] [.] 1. To block up, or obstruct. [.] 2. To place in ambush. [.] 3. To adorn, surround, or cover. [.] 4. In seamanship, to fasten, or make fast, by winding a ...
5638	belayed	[.] BELA'YED,pp. Obstructed; ambushed; made fast.
5639	belaying	[.] BELA'YING,ppr. Blocking up; laying an ambush; making fast.
5640	belch	[.] BELCH, v.t.[Eng. bulge,bilge, bulk.] [.] 1. To throw or eject wind from the stomach with violence. [.] 2. To eject violently from a deep hollow place, as, a volcano belches flames and lava. [.] BELCH, n. The act of throwing out from the stomach, or from ...
5641	belched	[.] BELCH'ED, pp. Ejected from the stomach, or from a hollow place.
5642	belching	[.] BELCH'ING, ppr. Ejecting from the stomach or any deep hollow place. [.] BELCH'ING, n. Eructation.
5643	beldam	[.] BEL'DAM, n. [.] 1. An old woman. [.] Spenser seems to have used the word in its true sense for good dame. [.] 2. A hag.
5644	beleaguer	[.] BELE'AGUER, v.t. belee'ger. To besiege; to block up; to surround with an army, so as to preclude escape.
5645	beleaguered	[.] BELE'AGUERED, pp. Besieged.
5646	beleaguerer	[.] BELE'AGUERER, n. One who besieges.
5647	beleaguring	[.] BELE'AGURING, ppr. Besieging; blocking up.
5648	beleave	[.] BELE'AVE, v.t. [be and leave.] To leave. [Not used.]
5649	belee	[.] BELEE', v.t. [be and lee.] To place on the lee, or in a position unfavorable to the wind. [Not used.]
5650	belemnite	[.] BELEM'NITE, n. [Gr.a dart,or arrow, from the root of pello, to throw.] [.] Arrow-head, or finger stone; vulgarly called thunder-bolt, or thunder stone. A genus of fossil shells, common in chalk and limestone. These shells consist of an interior cone, divided into partitions ...
5651	beleper	[.] BELEP'ER, v.t. To infect with leprosy. [Not used.]
5652	belfry	[.] BEL'FRY, n. [L. belfredus.] [.] 1. Among military writers of the middle age, a tower erected by besiegers to overlook the place besieged, in which sentinels were placed to watch the avenues, and to prevent surprise from parties of the enemy, or to give notice of ...
5653	belgard	[.] BELGARD', n. A soft look or glance. [Not used.]
5654	belgian	[.] BEL'GIAN, a. [See Belgic.] Belonging to Belgica,or the Netherlands. [.] BEL'GIAN, n. A native of Belgica,or the Low Countries.
5655	belgic	[.] BEL'GIC, a. [L.belgicus, from Belgae, the inhabitants of the Netherlands and the country bordering on the Rhine, from that river to the Seine and the ocean. The name may have been given to them from their bulk or large stature; Eng.bulge;] [.] Pertaining to the Belgae, ...
5656	belial	[.] BE'LIAL, n. As a noun, unprofitableness; wickedness. As an adjective, worthless; wicked. In a collective sense, wicked men.
5657	belibel	[.] BELI'BEL, v.t. [be and libel.] To libel or traduce. [Not used.]
5658	belie	[.] BELI'E, v.t. [be and lie. See Lie.] [.] 1. To give the lie to; to show to be false; to charge with falsehood; as, the heart belies the tongue. It is rarely used of declarations; but of appearances and facts which show that declarations, or certain appearances and ...
5659	belied	[.] BELI'ED,pp. Falsely represented either by word or obvious evidence and indication; counterfeited; mimicked.
5660	belief	[.] BELIE'F, n. [.] 1. A persuasion of the truth, or an assent of mind to the truth of a declaration, proposition or alleged fact, on the ground of evidence, distinct from personal knowledge; as the belief of the gospel; belief of a witness. Belief may also by founded ...
5661	believabale	[.] BELIE'VABALE, a. That may be believed; credible.
5662	believe	[.] BELIE'VE, v.t. To credit upon the authority or testimony of another; to be persuaded of the truth of something upon the declaration of another, or upon evidence furnished by reasons, arguments, and deductions of the mind, or by other circumstances, than personal knowledge. ...
5663	believed	[.] BELIE'VED, pp. Credited; assented to, as true.
5664	believer	[.] BELIE'VER, n. One who believes; one who gives credit to other evidence than that of personal knowledge. [.] 1. In theology, one who gives credit to the truth of the scriptures, as a revelation from God. In a more restricted sense, a professor of christianity; one ...
5665	believing	[.] BELIE'VING, ppr. Giving credit to testimony or to other evidence than personal knowledge.
5666	believingly	[.] BELIE'VINGLY, adv. In a believing manner.
5667	belike	[.] BELI'KE, adv. [be and like.] Probably; likely; perhaps. [Nearly antiquated.]
5668	belikely	[.] BELI'KELY, adv. Probably. [Not used.]
5669	belive	[.] BELI'VE, adv. [See Live.] Speedily; quickly.
5670	bell	[.] BELL, n. [.] 1. A vessel or hollow body,used for making sounds. Its constituent parts are a barrel or hollow body, enlarged or expanded at one end, an ear or cannon by which it is hung to a beam, and a clapper on the inside. It is formed of a composition of metals. ...
5671	bell-flower	[.] BELL'-FLOWER, n. [bell and flower.] A genus of plants, so named from the shape of the corol or flower which resembles a bell, L. Campanula, a genus of monogynian pentanders, comprehending many species.
5672	bell-metal	[.] BELL'-METAL, n. [bell and metal] A mixture of copper and tin, in the proportion of about ten parts of copper to one of tin, or according to Thomson, three parts to one, and usually a small portion of brass or zink; used for making bells.
5673	bell-shaped	[.] BELL'-SHAPED, a. [bell and shape.] Having the form of a bell.
5674	bell-wether	[.] BELL'-WETHER, n. [bell and wether.] A wether or sheep which leads the flock, with a bell on his neck.
5675	belladonna	[.] BEL'LADONNA, n. A plant, a species of Atropa, or deadly nightshade.
5676	bellatrix	[.] BEL'LATRIX, n. [L.] A ruddy, glittering star of the second magnitude, in the left shoulder of Orion; so named from its imagined influence in exciting war.
5677	belle	[.] BELLE, n. bel. [L.bellus.] A young lady. In popular use, a lady of superior beauty and much admired.
5678	belled	[.] BELL'ED, a. Hung with bells.
5679	belles-letters	[.] BELLES-LETTERS, n. plu. bel' letter, or anglicized, bell-letters. Polite literature; a word of very vague signification. It includes poetry and oratory; but authors are not agreed to what particular branches of learning the term should be restricted.
5680	belligerent	...
5681	belligerous	[.] BELLIG'EROUS, a. The same as belligerent. [Not used.]
5682	belling	[.] BELL'ING, n. The noise of a roe in rutting time; a huntsman's term. [.] 1. Growing or forming like a bell; growing full and ripe; used of hops; from bell.
5683	bellipotent	[.] BELLIP'OTENT, a. [L. bellum, war, and potens,powerful, bellipotens.] [.] Powerful or mighty in war. [Little used.]
5684	bellique	[.] BELLIQUE, a. bellee'k. War-like. [Not used.]
5685	belllibone	[.] BELL'LIBONE, n. A woman excelling both in beauty and goodness. [Not in use.]
5686	bellon	[.] BEL'LON, n. A disease, attended with languor and intolerable griping of the bowels, common in places where lead ore is smelted.
5687	bellona	[.] BELLO'NA, n. [from L. bellum,war.] The goddess of war.
5688	bellow	[.] BEL'LOW, v.i. [L.balo.] [.] 1. To make a hollow, loud noise, as a bull; to make a loud outcry; to roar. In contempt, to vociferate or clamor. [.] 2. To roar, as the sea in a tempest, or as the wind when violent; to make a loud, hollow, continued sound. [.] BEL'LOW, ...
5689	bellowing	[.] BEL'LOWING, ppr. Making a loud hollow sound, as a bull, or as the roaring of billows. [.] BEL'LOWING, n. A loud hollow sound or roar.
5690	bellows	[.] BEL'LOWS, n. sing.and plu.[L.bulga] An instrument, utensil or machine for blowing fire, either in private dwellings or in forges, furnaces and shops. It is so formed as by being dilated and contracted, to inhale air by a lateral orifice which is opened and closed ...
5691	bellows-fish	[.] BEL'LOWS-FISH, n. The trumpet-fish, about four inches long, with a long snout; whence its name.
5692	belluine	[.] BEL'LUINE, a. [L. belluinus, brom bellua, a beast.] Beastly; pertaining to or like a beast; brutal. [Little used.]
5693	belly	[.] BEL'LY, n. [.] 1. That part of the human body which extends from the breast to the thighs, containing the bowels. It is called also the abdomen or lower belly, to distinguish it from the head and breast, which are sometimes called bellies, from their cavity. [.] 2. ...
5694	belly-ache	[.] BEL'LY-ACHE,n. [belly and ache.] Pain in the bowels; the colic.
5695	belly-band	[.] BEL'LY-BAND, n. A band that encompasses the belly of a horse, and fastens the saddle; a girth.
5696	belly-bound	[.] BEL'LY-BOUND, a. Diseased in the belly, so as to be costive, and shrunk in the belly.
5697	belly-cheer	[.] BEL'LY-CHEER, n. Good cheer, [Not used.]
5698	belly-fretting	[.] BEL'LY-FRETTING, n. The chafing of a horse's belly, with a fore girt. [.] 1. A violent pain in a horse's belly, caused by worms.
5699	belly-god	[.] BEL'LY-GOD, n. [belly and god.] A glutton; one who makes a god of his belly; that is, whose great business or pleasure is to gratify his appetite.
5700	belly-pinched	[.] BEL'LY-PINCHED, a. [See Pinch.] Starved; pinched with hunger.
5701	belly-slave	[.] BEL'LY-SLAVE, n. A slave to the appetite.
5702	belly-timber	[.] BEL'LY-TIMBER, n. [See Timber.[ Food; that which supports the belly.
5703	belly-worm	[.] BEL'LY-WORM, n. [See Worm.] A worm that breeds in the belly or stomach.
5704	bellyful	[.] BEL'LYFUL, n. [belly and full.] As much as fills the belly, or satisfies the appetite. In familiar and ludicrous language, a great abundance; more than enough.
5705	bellying	[.] BEL'LYING, ppr. Enlarging capacity; swelling out,like the belly.
5706	belock	[.] BELOCK', v.t. To lock or fasten as with a lock.
5707	belomancy	[.] BEL'OMANCY, n. [Gr.an arrow, and divination.] [.] A kind of divination, practiced by the ancient Scythians, Babylonians, and other nations, and by the Arabians. A number of arrows, being marked, were put into a bag or quiver, and drawn out at random; and the marks or ...
5708	belone	[.] BELO'NE, n. [Gr. a needle.] The gar, garfish,or sea-needle, a species of Esox. It grows to the length of two or three feet, with long pointed jaws, the edges of which are armed with small teeth.
5709	belong	[.] BELONG', v.i. [.] 1. To be the property of; as, a field belongs to Richard Roe; Jamaica belongs to G.Britain. [.] 2. To be the concern or proper business of; to appertain; as, it belongs to John Doe to prove his title. [.] 3. To be appendant to. [.] ...
5710	belonging	[.] BELONG'ING, ppr. Pertaining; appertaining; being the property of; being a quality of; being the concern of; being appendant to; being a native of, or having a legal or permanent settlement in. [.] BELONG'ING, n. A quality. [Not in use..]
5711	beloved	[.] BELOV'ED, ppr. [be and loved, from love. Belove, as a verb, is not used.] [.] Loved; greatly loved; dear to the heart.
5712	below	[.] BELOW, prep. [be and low] Under in place; beneath; not so high; as, below the moon; below the knee. [.] 1. Inferior in rank, excellence or dignity. [.] 2. Unworthy of; unbefitting. [.] BELOW, adv. In a lower place, with respect to any object; as, the heavens ...
5713	belowt	[.] BELOWT', v.t. [See Lowt.] To treat with contemptuous language. [Not in use.]
5714	belswagger	[.] BEL'SWAGGER, n. A lewd man.
5715	belt	[.] BELT, n. [L.balteus.] [.] [.] 1. A girdle; a band,usually of leather, in which a sword or other weapon is hung. [.] 2. A narrow passage, or strait between the isle of Zealand and that of Funen at the entrance of the Baltic,usually called the Great Belt. The Lesser ...
5716	beluga	[.] BELU'GA, n. A fish of the cetaceous order, and genus Delphinus, from 12 to 18 feet in length. The tail is divided into two lobes, lying horizontally, and there is no dorsal fin. In swimming, this fish bends its tail under its body like a lobster, and thrusts itself ...
5717	belvidere	[.] BEL'VIDERE,n. [L.bellus,fine and video, to see.] [.] 1. A plant, a species of chenopodium, goosefoot or wild orach, called scoparia or annual mock cypress. It is of a beautiful pyramidical form, and much esteemed in China, as a salad, and for other uses. [.] 2. ...
5718	belye	[.] BELYE. [See Belie.]
5719	bema	[.] BE'MA, n. A chancel. [Not in use.] [.] 1. In ancient Greece, a state or kind of pulpit, on which speakers stood when addressing an assembly.
5720	bemangle	[.] BEMAN'GLE, v.t. [be and mangle.] To mangle; to tear asunder. [Little used.]
5721	bemask	[.] BEM'ASK, v.t. [be and mask.] To mask; to conceal.
5722	bemaze	[.] BEMA'ZE, v.t. To bewilder. [See Maze.] [Little used.]
5723	bemete	[.] BEME'TE, v.t. [be and mete.] To measure. [Not in use.]
5724	bemingle	[.] BEMIN'GLE, v.t. [be and mingle.] To mingle; to mix. [Little used.]
5725	bemire	[.] BEMI'RE, v.t. [be and mire.] To drag or incumber in the mire; to soil by passing through mud or dirty places.
5726	bemist	[.] BEMIST', v.t. [be and mist.] To cover or involve in mist. [Not used.]
5727	bemoan	[.] BEMOAN, v.t. [be and moan.] To lament; to bewail; to express sorrow for; as, to bemoan the loss of a son.
5728	bemoanable	[.] BEMOANABLE, a. That may be lamented. [Not used.]
5729	bemoaned	[.] BEMOANED, pp. Lamented; bewailed.
5730	bemoaner	[.] BEMOANER, n. One who laments.
5731	bemoaning	[.] BEMOANING, ppr. Lamenting; bewailing.
5732	bemock	[.] BEMOCK', v.t. [be and mock.] To treat with mockery. [Little used.] [.] BEMOCK', v.i. To laugh at.
5733	bemoil	[.] BEMOIL', v.t. [be and moil.] To bedraggle; to bemire; to soil or incumber with mire and dirt. [Not in use.]
5734	bemol	[.] BEMOL, n. In music,a half note.
5735	bemonster	[.] BEMON'STER, v.t. [be and monster.] To make monstrous. [Not in use.]
5736	bemourn	[.] BEMOURN, v.t. To weep or mourn over. [Little used.]
5737	bemused	[.] BEMU'SED, a. [be and muse.] Overcome with musing; dreaming; a word of contempt.
5738	ben	[.] BEN or BEN'-NUT, n. A purgative fruit or nut, the largest of which resembles a filbert, yielding an oil used in pharmacy.
5739	bench	[.] BENCH, n. [.] 1. A long seat,usually of board or plank, differing from a stool in its greater length. [.] 2. The seat where judges sit in court; the seat of justice. Hence, [.] 3. The persons who sit as judges; the court. [.] Free bench, in England, the estate ...
5740	bencher	[.] BENCH'ER, n. In England, the benchers in the inns of court, are the senior members of the society who have the government of it. They have been readers,and being admitted to please within the bar, are called inner barristers. They annually elect a treasurer. [.] 1. ...
5741	bend	[.] BEND, [L.pando,pandare, to bend in; pando, pandere, to open; pandus, bent, crooked] [.] 1. To strain, or to crook by straining; as, to bend a bow. [.] 2. To crook; to make crooked; to curve; to inflect; as, to bend the arm. [.] 3. To direct to a certain point; ...
5742	bendable	[.] BEND'ABLE, a. That may be bent or incurvated.
5743	bended	[.] BEND'ED
5744	bender	[.] BEND'ER, n. The person who bends,or makes crooked; also, an instrument for bending other things.
5745	bending	[.] BEND'ING, ppr. Incurvating; forming into a curve; stooping subduing; turning as a road or river;inclining; leaning; applying closely, as the mind; fastening.
5746	bendlet	[.] BEND'LET, n. In heraldry, a little bend, which occupies a sixth part of a shield.
5747	bendy	[.] BEND'Y, n. In heraldry, the field divided into four, six or more parts, diagonally, and varying in metal and color.
5748	bene	[.] BENE, n. ben'y. The popular name of the sesamum orientale, called in the West Indies vangloe, an African plant.
5749	beneaped	[.] BENE'APED, a. [be and neap.] Among seamen, a ship is beneaped, when the water does not flow high enough to float her from a dock or over a bar.
5750	beneath	[.] BENE'ATH, prep. [.] 1. Under; lower in place, with something directly over or on, as to place a cushion beneath one; often with the sense of pressure or oppression, as to sink beneath a burden, in a literal sense. [.] 2. Under, in a figurative sense; bearing heavy ...
5751	benedict	[.] BEN'EDICT, a. [L. benedictus.] Having mild and salubrious qualities. [ Not in use.]
5752	benedictine	[.] BENEDIC'TINE, a. Pertaining to the order or monks of St. Benedict, or St. Benet.
5753	benedictines	...
5754	benediction	[.] BENEDIC'TION, n. [L. benedictio, from bene, well, and dictio, speaking. See Boon and Diction.] [.] 1. The act of blessing; a giving praise to God or rendering thanks for his favors; a blessing pronounced; hence grace before and after meals. [.] 2. Blessing, prayer, ...
5755	benefaction	[.] BENEFAC'TION, n. [L.benefacio, of bene, well, and facio, to make or do.] [.] 1. The act of conferring a benefit. [.] More generally, [.] 2. A benefit conferred, especially a charitable donation.
5756	benefactor	[.] BENEFAC'TOR, n. He who confers a benefit, especially one who makes charitable contributions either for public institutions or for private use.
5757	benefactress	[.] BENEFAC'TRESS, n. A female who confers a benefit.
5758	benefice	[.] BEN'EFICE, n. [L. beneficium.] [.] 1. Literally, a benefit, advantage or kindness. But in present usage, en ecclesiastical living; a church endowed with a revenue, for the maintenance of divine service,or the revenue itself. All church preferments are called benefices, ...
5759	beneficed	[.] BEN'EFICED, a. Possessed of a benefice or church preferment.
5760	beneficeless	[.] BEN'EFICELESS, a. Having no benefice. [Not used.]
5761	beneficence	[.] BENEF'ICENCE, n. [L.beneficentia, from the participle of benefacio.] The practice of doing good; active goodness, kindness, or charity.
5762	beneficent	[.] BENEF'ICENT, a. Doing good; performing acts of kindness and charity. It differs from benign, as the act from the disposition; beneficence being benignity or kindness exerted in action.
5763	beneficently	[.] BENEF'ICENTLY, adv. In a beneficent manner.
5764	beneficial	[.] BENEFI'CIAL, a. Advantageous; conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful; contributing to a valuable end; followed by to; as, industry is beneficial to the body, as well as to the property. [.] 1. Receiving or entitled to have or receive advantage, use or ...
5765	beneficially	[.] BENEFI'CIALLY, adv. Advantageously; profitably; helpfully.
5766	beneficialness	[.] BENEFI'CIALNESS, n. Usefulness; profitableness.
5767	beneficiary	[.] BENEFI'CIARY, a. [L.beneficiarius. See Benefaction.] [.] Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; having a dependent and secondary possession. [.] BENEFI'CIARY, n. One who holds a benefice. A beneficiary is not the proprietor of ...
5768	beneficiency	[.] BENEFI'CIENCY, n. Kindness or favor bestowed.
5769	beneficient	[.] BENEFI'CIENT, a. Doing good.
5770	benefit	[.] BEN'EFIT, n. [Primarily from L. beneficium, or benefactum.] [.] 1. An act of kindness; a favor conferred. [.] Bless the Lord,O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Ps.103. [.] 2. Advantage; profit; a word of extensive use, and expressing whatever contributes ...
5771	benefited	[.] BEN'EFITED, pp. Profited; having received benefit.
5772	benefiting	[.] BEN'EFITING, ppr. Doing good to; profiting; gaining advantage.
5773	beneme	[.] BENE'ME, v.t. To name. [Not in use.] [.] 1. To promise; to give. [Not in use.]
5774	benempne	[.] BENEMP'NE, v.t. To name. [Not in use.]
5775	beneplaciture	[.] BENEPLAC'ITURE, n. [L.beneplacitum, bene, well, and placitum, from placeo, to please.] [.] Will; choice. [Not in use.]
5776	benet	[.] BENET', v.t. [be and net.] To catch in a net; to ensnare. [Not used.]
5777	benevolence	[.] BENEV'OLENCE, n. [L. benevolentia, of bene, well and volo, to will or wish. See Will.] [.] 1. The disposition to do good; good will; kindness; charitableness; the love,of mankind, accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness. [.] The benevolence of God ...
5778	benevolent	[.] BENEV'OLENT, a. [L. benevolens, of bene and volo.] [.] Having a disposition to do good; possessing love to mankind, and a desire to promote their prosperity and happiness; kind.
5779	benevolently	[.] BENEV'OLENTLY, adv. In a kind manner; with good will.
5780	bengal	[.] BENGAL', n. A thin stuff made of silk and hair, for women's apparel, so called from Bengal in the E.Indies.
5781	bengalee	[.] BENGALEE', n. The language or dialect spoken in Bengal.
5782	bengalese	[.] BENGALE'SE, n. sing. and plu. A native or the natives of Bengal. As.Res.7.171.
5783	benight	[.] BENI'GHT, v.t. [be and night.] To involve in darkness; to shroud with the shades of night. [.] The clouds benight the sky. [.] 1. To overtake with night; as a benighted traveler. [.] 2. To involve in moral darkness, or ignorance; to debar from intellectual ...
5784	benighted	[.] BENI'GHTED, pp. Involved in darkness, physical or moral; overtaken by the night.
5785	benign	[.] BENI'GN, a. beni'ne. [L.benignus, from the same root, as bonus, bene, ancient L. benus, Eng. boon.] [.] 1. Kind; of a kind disposition; gracious; favorable. [.] Our Creator, bounteous and benign. [.] 2. Generous; liberal; as a benign benefactor. [.] 3. ...
5786	benignant	[.] BENIG'NANT, a. Kind; gracious; favorable.
5787	benignity	[.] BENIG'NITY, n. Goodness of disposition or heart; kindness of nature; graciousness. [.] 1. Actual goodness; beneficence. [.] 2. Salubrity; wholesome quality; or that which tends to promote health.
5788	benignly	[.] BENI'GNLY, adv. beni'nely. Favorably;; kindly; graciously.
5789	benison	[.] BEN'ISON, n. s as z. Blessing; benediction. [Nearly antiquated.]
5790	benjamin	[.] BEN'JAMIN, n. A tree, the Laurus Benzoin, a native of America, called also spicebush. It grows to the height of 15 or 20 feet, with a very branchy head. [.] 1. A gum or resin, or rather a balsam. [See Benzoin.]
5791	bennet	[.] BEN'NET, n. The herb bennet, or avens, known in botany by the generic term Geum. [.] BEN'NET FISH, n. A fish of two feet in length, caught in the African seas, having scales of a deep purple, streaked with gold.
5792	bent	[.] BENT, pp. Strained; incurvated; made crooked; inclined; subdued.
5793	benting-time	[.] BENT'ING-TIME, n. The time when pigeons feed on bents, before peas are ripe.
5794	benum	[.] BENUM', corruptly BENUMB', v.t. [.] 1. To make torpid; to deprive of sensation; as, a hand or foot benummed by cold. [.] 2. To stupify; to render inactive; as, to benum the senses.
5795	benummed	[.] BENUM'MED, pp. Rendered torpid; deprived of sensation; stupified.
5796	benumming	[.] BENUM'MING, ppr. Depriving of sensation; stupifying.
5797	benzoate	[.] BEN'ZOATE,n. [See Benzoin.] A salt formed by the union of the benzoic acid with any salifiable base.
5798	benzoic	[.] BENZO'IC, a. Pertaining to benzoin. [.] Benzoic acid, or flowers of Benzoin, is a peculiar vegetable acid, obtained from Benzoin and other balsams, by sublimation or decoction. It is a fine light white matter in small needles; its taste pungent and bitterish, its odor ...
5799	benzoin	[.] BENZOIN'
5800	bepaint	[.] BEPA'INT, v.t. [be and paint.] To paint; to cover with paint. [Little used.]
5801	bepale	[.] BEPA'LE, v.t. [be and pale.] To make pale. [Not in use.]
5802	bepinch	[.] BEPINCH', v.t. [be and pinch.] To mark with pinches.
5803	bepinched	[.] BEPINCH'ED
5804	bepincht	[.] BEPINCHT' , pp. Marked with pinches.
5805	bepowder	[.] BEPOW'DER, v.t. [be and powder.] To powder; to sprinkle or cover with powder.
5806	bepraise	[.] BEPRA'ISE, v.t. [be and praise.] To praise greatly or extravagantly.
5807	bepurple	[.] BEPUR'PLE, v.t. [be and purple.] To tinge or dye with a purple color.
5808	bequeath	[.] BEQUE'ATH, v.t. [Eng.quoth.] To give or leave by will; to devise some species of property by testament; as, to bequeath an estate or a legacy.
5809	bequeathed	[.] BEQUE'ATHED, pp. Given or left by will.
5810	bequeathing	[.] BEQUE'ATHING, ppr. Giving or devising by testament.
5811	bequeathment	[.] BEQUE'ATHMENT, n. The act of bequeathing; a bequest.
5812	bequest	[.] BEQUEST', n. Something left by will; a legacy.
5813	berain	[.] BERA'IN, v.t. To rain upon. [Not in use.]
5814	berate	[.] BERA'TE, v.t. [be and rate.] To chide vehemently; to scold.
5815	berattle	[.] BERAT'TLE, v.t. [be and rattle.] To fill with rattling sounds or noise.
5816	beray	[.] BERA'Y, v.t. To make foul; to soil. [Not in use.]
5817	berberry	[.] BER'BERRY, n. [L.berberis.] [See Barberry.]
5818	bere	[.] BERE, n. The name of a species of barley in Scotland.
5819	bereave	[.] BERE'AVE, v.t. pret.bereaved, bereft: pp.bereaved, bereft. [.] 1. To deprive; to strip; to make destitute; with of before the thing taken away. [.] Me have ye bereaved of my children. Gen.42. [.] It is sometimes used without of, and is particularly applied to ...
5820	bereaved	[.] BERE'AVED, pp. Deprived; stripped and left destitute.
5821	bereavement	[.] BERE'AVEMENT, n. Deprivation, particularly by the loss of a friend by death.
5822	bereaving	[.] BERE'AVING, ppr. Stripping bare; depriving.
5823	bereft	[.] BEREFT', pp. of bereave. Deprived; made destitute.
5824	berengarianism	[.] BERENGA'RIANISM, n. The opinions or doctrines of Berengarius, archdeacon of St.Mary at Anjou, and of his followers, who deny the reality of the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist.
5825	berg	[.] BERG, n. A borough; a town that sends burgesses to Parliament; a castle. [See Burg.]
5826	bergamot	[.] BERG'AMOT,n. [.] 1. A species of pear. [.] 2. A species of citron, at first casually produced by an Italian, who grafted a citron on the stock of a bergamot pear tree. The fruit has a fine taste and smell, and its essential oil is in high esteem as a perfume. ...
5827	bergander	[.] BERG'ANDER, n. [berg, a cliff] A burrow duck; a duck that breeds in holes under cliffs.
5828	bergeret	[.] BER'GERET, n. A song. [Not used.]
5829	bergmanite	[.] BERG'MANITE, n. [from Bergman, the mineralogist.] [.] A mineral classed with scapolite, in the family of felspath. It occurs massive, with gray and red quartz in Norway. Its colors are greenish and grayish white.
5830	bergmaster	[.] BERG'MASTER, n. The bailiff or chief officer among the Derbyshire miners.
5831	bergmote	[.] BERG'MOTE, n. A court held on a hill in Derbyshire, in England, for deciding controversies between the miners.
5832	berhyme	[.] BERHY'ME, v.t. [be and rhyme.] To mention in rhyme or verse; used in contempt.
5833	berlin	[.] BER'LIN, n. A vehicle of the chariot kind, supposed to have this name from berlin, the chief city of Prussia, where it was first made, or from the Italian berlina, a sort of state or pillory, and a coach.
5834	berluccio	[.] BERLUC'CIO, n. A small bird, somewhat like the yellow hammer, but less and more slender.
5835	berme	[.] BERME, n. In fortification, a space of ground of three, four or five feet in width, left between the rampart and the moat or foss, designed to receive the ruins of the rampart, and prevent the earth from filling the foss. Sometimes, it is palisaded, and in Holland, ...
5836	bernacle	[.] BER'NACLE, [See Barnacle.]
5837	bernardine	[.] BER'NARDINE, a. Pertaining to St. Bernard, and the monks of the order.
5838	bernardins	[.] BER'NARDINS, n. An order of monks, founded by Robert, abbot of Moleme, and reformed by St. Bernard. The order originated about the beginning of the 12th century. They wear a white robe, with a black scapulary; and when they officiate, they are clothed with a large ...
5839	berob	[.] BEROB', v.t. [be and rob.] To rob. [Not in use.]
5840	beroe	[.] BER'OE, n. A marine animal of an oval or spherical form, nearly an inch in diameter, and divided into longitudinal ribs, like a melon.
5841	berried	[.] BER'RIED, a. Furnished with berries.
5842	berry	[.] BER'RY, n. [.] 1. A succulent or pulpy fruit, containing naked seeds. Or in more technical language, a succulent pulpy pericarp, or seed vessel, without valves, containing several seeds, which are naked, that is, which have no covering but the pulp and rind. It ...
5843	berry-bearing	[.] BER'RY-BEARING, a. Producing berries.
5844	bert	[.] BERT [Eng.bright.] [See bright.]
5845	berth	[.] BERTH, n. [from the root of bear.] [.] 1. A station in which a ship rides at anchor, comprehending the space in which she ranges. In more familiar usage, the word signifies any situation or place, where a vessel lies or can lie, whether at anchor or at a wharf. [.] 2. ...
5846	bertram	[.] BER'TRAM, n. [L.pyrethrum, said to be from fire, from its acrid quality.] [.] Bastard pellitory, a plant.
5847	beryl	[.] BER'YL,n. [L.beryllus; Eng.brilliant.] [.] A mineral, considered by Cleaveland as a subspecies of Emerald. Its prevailing color is green of various shades,but always pale. Its crystals are usually longer and larger than those of the precious emerald, and its structure ...
5848	beryl-crystal	[.] BER'YL-CRYSTAL, n. A species of imperfect crystal, of a very pure, clear, and equal texture. It is always of the figure of a long and slender column, irregularly hexangular, and tapering at the top. Its color is a pale brown, of a fine transparency.
5849	berylline	[.] BER'YLLINE, a. Like a beryl; of a light or bluish green.
5850	besaint	[.] BESA'INT, v.t. [be and saint.] To make a saint. [Not in use.]
5851	besayle	[.] BESA'YLE, n. A great grandfather. [.] If the abatement happened on the death of one's grandfather or grandmother, a writ of ayle lieth; if on the death of the great grandfather, then a writ of besayle; but if it mounts one degree higher, to the tresayle, or grandfather's ...
5852	bescatter	[.] BESCAT'TER, v.t. [be and scatter.] To scatter over. [Not used.]
5853	bescorn	[.] BESCORN', v.t. [be and scorn.] To treat with scorn; to mock at. [Not used.]
5854	bescratch	[.] BESCRATCH', v.t. [be and scratch.] To scratch; to tear with the nails. [Not in use.]
5855	bescrawl	[.] BESCRAWL', v.t. [be and scrawl.] To scrawl; to scribble over.
5856	bescreen	[.] BESCREE'N, v.t. [be and screen.] To cover with a screen; to shelter; to conceal.
5857	bescreened	[.] BESCREE'NED, pp. Covered; sheltered; concealed.
5858	bescribble	[.] BESCRIB'BLE, v.t. To scribble over.
5859	bescumber	[.] BESCUM'BER, v.t. [from cumber.] To encumber. [Not legitimate nor used.]
5860	besee	[.] BESEE', v.i. [be and see.] To look; to mind. [Not in use.]
5861	beseech	[.] BESEE'CH, v.t. pret. and pp.besought. [.] To entreat; to supplicate; to implore; to ask or pray with urgency; followed by a person; as, "I Paul beseech you by the meekness of Christ,", 2 Cor.10.; or by a thing; as, I beseech your patience.
5862	beseecher	[.] BESEE'CHER,n. One who beseeches.
5863	beseeching	[.] BESEE'CHING, ppr. Entreating.
5864	beseek	[.] BESEE'K, v.t. to beseech. [Not used.]
5865	beseem	[.] BESEE'M, v.t. [be and seem.] To become; to be fit for, or worthy of; to be decent for. [.] What form of speech or behavior beseemeth us, in our prayers to god?
5866	beseeming	[.] BESEE'MING, ppr. or a. Becoming; fit; worthy of. [.] BESEE'MING, n. Comeliness.
5867	beseemly	[.] BESEE'MLY, A. Becoming; fit; suitable.
5868	beseen	[.] BESEE'N, a. Adapted; adjusted. [Not used.]
5869	beset	[.] BESET', v.t. pret. and pp. beset. [.] 1. To surround; to inclose; to hem in; to besiege; as, we are beset with enemies; a city is beset with troops. Hence, [.] 2. To press on all sides, so as to perplex; to entangle, so as to render escape difficult or impossible. [.] ...
5870	besetting	[.] BESET'TING, ppr. Surrounding; besieging; waylaying. [.] BESET'TING, a. Habitually attending, or pressing; as a besetting sin.
5871	beshine	[.] BESHI'NE, v.t. To shine upon. [Not used.]
5872	beshrew	[.] BESHREW', v.t. [be and shrew.] To wish a curse to; to execrate. [.] 1. To happen ill to. [Not in use.]
5873	beshut	[.] BESHUT', v.t. To shut up. [Not used.]
5874	beside	[.] BESI'DE, prep. [be and side, by the side.] [.] 1. At the side of a person or thing; near; as, sit down beside me, or beside the stream. [.] 2. Over and above; distinct from. [.] Beside all this, between us and you, there is a great gulf fixed. Luke 16. [.] 3. ...
5875	besidery	[.] BESID'ERY, n. A species of pear.
5876	besides	[.] BESI'DES, prep. Over and above; separate or distinct from. [.] And there was a famine in the land, besides the first famine. Gen.26. [.] Note. This word, though radically the same as beside, and a corruption of it, ought not to be confounded with it, for it is never ...
5877	besiege	...
5878	besieged	[.] BESIE'GED, pp. Surrounded or beset with hostile troops.
5879	besieger	[.] BESIE'GER, n. One who lays siege, or is employed in a siege.
5880	besieging	[.] BESIE'GING,, ppr. Laying siege; surrounding with armed forces.
5881	besit	[.] BESIT', v.t. [be and sit.] To suit; to become. [Not used.]
5882	beslave	[.] BESLA'VE, v.t. To subjugate; to enslave. [Not used.]
5883	beslime	[.] BESLI'ME, v.t. To daub with slime;; to soil. [Not used.]
5884	beslubber	[.] BESLUB'BER, v.t. [be and slubber,slabber.] To soil or smear with spittle, or any thing running from the mouth or nose. [Vulgar.]
5885	besmear	[.] BESME'AR, v.t. [be and smear.] To bedaub; to overspread with any viscous, glutinous matter, or with any soft substance that adheres. Hence, to foul; to soil.
5886	besmeared	[.] BESME'ARED, pp. Bedaubed; overspread with any thing soft, viscous,or adhesive; soiled.
5887	besmearer	[.] BESME'ARER, n. One that besmears.
5888	besmearing	[.] BESME'ARING, ppr. Bedaubing; soiling.
5889	besmirch	[.] BESMIRCH', v.t. [be and smirch.] To soil; to foul; to discolor. [Little used.]
5890	besmoke	[.] BESMO'KE, v.t. [be and smoke.] To foul with smoke; to harden or dry in smoke. [Little used.]
5891	besmoked	[.] BESMO'KED, pp. Fouled or soiled with smoke; dried in smoke.
5892	besmut	[.] BESMUT', v.t. [be and smut.] To blacken with smut; to foul with soot.
5893	besmutted	[.] BESMUT'TED, pp. Blackened with smut or soot.
5894	besnow	[.] BESNOW, v.t. [be and snow.] To scatter like snow. [Little used.]
5895	besnowed	[.] BESNOWED, a. or pp. [be and snow.] Covered or sprinkled with snow, or with white blossoms.
5896	besnuff	[.] BESNUFF', v.t. To befoul with snuff.
5897	besnuffed	[.] BESNUFF'ED, pp. Foul with snuff.
5898	besom	[.] BE'SOM, n. s as z. A broom; a brush of twigs for sweeping. [.] I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of Hosts. Is.14. [.] BE'SOM, v.t. To sweep, as with a besom. [.] Rolls back all Greece,and besoms wide the plain.
5899	besort	[.] BESORT', v.t. [be and sort.] To suit; to fit; to become. [.] BESORT', n. Company; attendance; train.
5900	besot	[.] BESOT'v.t. [be and sot.] To make sottish; to infatuate; to stupify; to make dull or senseless. [.] 1. To make to dote.
5901	besotted	[.] BESOT'TED, pp. Made sottish or stupid. Besotted on, infatuated with foolish affection.
5902	besottedly	[.] BESOT'TEDLY, adv. In a foolish manner.
5903	besottedness	[.] BESOT'TEDNESS, n. Stupidity; arrant folly; infatuation.
5904	besotting	[.] BESOT'TING, ppr. Infatuating; making sottish or foolish.
5905	besought	[.] BESOUGHT', besaut'. pp. of beseech. Entreated; implored; sought by entreaty.
5906	bespangle	[.] BESPAN'GLE, v.t. [be and spangle.] To adorn with spangles; to dot or sprinkle with something brilliant; as, the heavens bespangled with stars.
5907	bespangled	[.] BESPAN'GLED, pp. Adorned with spangles or something shining.
5908	bespangling	[.] BESPAN'GLING, ppr. Adorning with spangles or glittering objects.
5909	bespatter	[.] BESPAT'TER, v.t. [be and spatter.] To soil by spattering; to sprinkle with water, or with dirt and water. [.] 1. To asperse with calumny or reproach.
5910	bespattered	[.] BESPAT'TERED, pp. Spattered over; soiled with dirt and water; aspersed; calumniated.
5911	bespattering	[.] BESPAT'TERING, ppr. Spattering with water; soiling with dirt and water; aspersing.
5912	bespawl	[.] BESPAWL', v.t. [be and spawl.] To soil or make foul with spittle.
5913	bespeaak	[.] BESPEA'AK, v.t. pret. bespoke; pp. bespoke, bespoken. [be and speak.] [.] 1. To speak for beforehand; to order or engage against a future time; as, to bespeak a seat in a public coach. [.] My lade is bespoke. [.] 2. To forebode; to foretell. [.] They started ...
5914	bespeaker	[.] BESPE'AKER, n. One who bespeaks.
5915	bespeaking	[.] BESPE'AKING, ppr. Speaking for or ordering beforehand; foreboding; addressing; showing; indicating. [.] BESPE'AKING, n. A previous speaking or discourse,by way of apology, or to engage favor.
5916	bespeckle	[.] BESPECK'LE, v.t. [be and speckle.] To mark with speckles or spots.
5917	bespice	[.] BESPI'CE, v.t. [be and spice.] To season with spices.
5918	bespirit	[.] BESPIRIT'
5919	bespit	[.] BESPIT', v.t. pret. bespit; pp. bespit, bespitten. [be and spit.] To daub or soil with spittle.
5920	bespoke	[.] BESPO'KE, pret. and pp. of bespeak.
5921	bespot	[.] BESPOT', v.t. [be and spot.] To mark with spots.
5922	bespotted	[.] BESPOT'TED, pp. Marked with spots.
5923	bespotting	[.] BESPOT'TING, ppr. Marking with spots.
5924	bespread	[.] BESPREAD', v.t. bespred'. pret. and pp. bespread. [be and spread.] To spread over; to cover over; as, to bespread with flowers.
5925	bespringkle	[.] BESPRINGK'LE, v.t. [be and sprinkle.] To sprinkle over; to scatter over; as, to besprinkle with dust.
5926	besprinkled	[.] BESPRINK'LED, pp. Sprinkled over.
5927	besprinkler	[.] BESPRINK'LER, n. One that sprinkles over.
5928	besprinkling	[.] BESPRINK'LING, ppr. Sprinkling over.
5929	bespurt	[.] BESPURT', v.t. To spurt out,or over; to throw out in a stream or streams. [Not used.]
5930	best	[.] BEST, a. superlative. [Eng.but;] Literally, most advanced, Hence, [.] 1. Most good; having good qualities in the highest degree; applied indifferently to physical or moral subjects; as, the best man; the best road; the best cloth; the best abilities. This, like ...
5931	best-tempered	[.] BEST-TEM'PERED, a. Having the most kind or mild temper.
5932	bestain	[.] BESTA'IN, v.t. [be and stain.] To mark with stains; to discolor, either the whole surface of a thing, or in spots.
5933	bestead	[.] BESTEAD', v.t. bested' pret.and pp. bested. [be and stead.] To profit. [.] How little you bestead. [.] 1. To accommodate. [.] They shall pass through it, hardly bestead. Is.8. [.] That is, distressed; perplexed. [.] 2. To dispose.
5934	bestial	[.] BES'TIAL, a. [from beast.] [.] 1. Belonging to a beast, or to the class of beasts. [.] [.] 2. Having the qualities of a beast; brutal; below the dignity of reason or humanity; carnal; as a bestial appetite.
5935	bestiality	[.] BESTIAL'ITY, n. The quality of beasts; the state or manners of man which resemble those of brutes. [.] 1. Unnatural connection with a beast.
5936	bestialize	[.] BES'TIALIZE, v.t. To make like a beast.
5937	bestially	[.] BES'TIALLY, adv. Brutally; in a manner below humanity.
5938	bestick	[.] BESTICK', v.t. pret. and pp. bestuck. [be and stick.] [.] To stick over, as with sharp points; to mark, by infixing points or spots here and there. [.] Truth shall retire, bestuck with slanderous darts.
5939	bestir	[.] BESTIR', v.t. bestur' [be and stir.] To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and vigor; usually with the reciprocal pronoun; as, rise and bestir yourselves.
5940	bestirred	[.] BESTIR'RED, pp. Roused into vigorous action; quickened in action.
5941	bestirring	[.] BESTIR'RING,ppr. Moving briskly; putting into vigorous action.
5942	bestness	[.] BEST'NESS, n. The state of being best. [Not used.]
5943	bestor	[.] BESTOR, v.t. [be and stow, a place. See Stow. Literally, to set or place.] [.] 1. To give; to confer; to impart; with the sense of gratuity, and followed by on or upon. [.] Consecrate yourselves to the Lord, that he may bestow on you a blessing. Ex.32. [.] ...
5944	bestorm	[.] BESTORM', v.i. [be and storm.] To storm; to rage. [Not used.]
5945	bestowal	[.] BESTOWAL, n. A conferring; disposal. [Little used.
5946	bestowed	[.] BESTOWED, ppr. Given gratuitously; conferred; laid out; applied; deposited for safe-keeping.
5947	bestower	[.] BESTOWER, n. One who bestows; a giver; a disposer.
5948	bestowing	[.] BESTOWING, ppr. Conferring gratuitously; laying out; applying; depositing in store.
5949	bestowment	[.] BESTOWMENT, n. The act of giving gratuitously; a conferring. [.] God the father had committed the bestowment of the blessings purchased, to his son. [.] If we consider this bestowment of gifts in this view. [.] Whatever may be the secret counsel ...
5950	bestraddle	[.] BESTRAD'DLE, v.t. To bestride. [See Straddle.]
5951	bestraught	[.] BESTRAUGHT', a. Distracted; mad. [Not used.]
5952	bestrew	[.] BESTREW', v.t. pret. bestrewed; pp. bestrewed, bestrown. [be and strew.] To scatter over; to besprinkle; to strow.
5953	bestrewed	[.] BESTREW'ED, pp. of bestrew.
5954	bestride	[.] BESTRI'DE, v.t. pret.bestrid; pp. bestrid, bestridden. [be and stride.] [.] 1. To stride over; to stand or sit with any thing between the legs, or with the legs extended across; as, to bestride the world, like a colossus; to bestride a horse. [.] 2. To step over; ...
5955	bestriding	[.] BESTRI'DING, ppr. Extending the legs over any thing, so as to include it between them.
5956	bestrown	[.] BESTROWN, pp. of bestrew. Sprinkle over.
5957	bestuck	[.] BESTUCK', pp. of bestick. Pierced in various places with sharp points.
5958	bestud	[.] BESTUD', v.t. [be and stud.] To set with studs; to adorn with bosses; as, to bestud with stars.
5959	bestudded	[.] BESTUD'DED,pp. Adorned with studs.
5960	bestudding	[.] BESTUD'DING, ppr. Setting with studs; adorning as with bosses.
5961	beswike	[.] BESWIKE, v.t. beswik'. To allure. [Not used.]
5962	bet	[.] BET, n. A wager; that which is laid, staked or pledges in a contest, to be won, either by the victorious party himself, or by another person, in consequence of his victory. At a race, a man lays a bet on his own horse, or on the horse of another man. [.] BET, ...
5963	betake	[.] BETA'KE, v.t. pret. betook; pp. betaken. [be and take.] [.] 1. To take to; to have recourse to; to apply; to resort; with the reciprocal pronoun; as, to betake ourselves to arms, or to action. It generally implies a motion towards an object, as to betake ourselves ...
5964	betaken	[.] BETA'KEN, part of betake.
5965	betaking	[.] BETA'KING, ppr. Having recourse to; applying; resorting.
5966	betaught	[.] BETAUGHT', pret. of betake. [Not used.]
5967	beteem	[.] BETEE'M, v.t. [be and teem.] To bring forth; to produce; to shed; to bestow. [Not used.]
5968	betel	[.] BE'TEL
5969	bethink	[.] BETHINK', v.t. pret. and pp.bethought. [be and think.] [.] To call to mind; to recall or bring to recollection, reflection, or consideration; generally followed by a reciprocal pronoun, with of before the subject of thought. [.] I have bethought myself of another ...
5970	bethlehem	[.] BETH'LEHEM, n. [Heb. the house of food or bread.] [.] 1. A town or village in Judea, about six miles south-east of Jerusalem; famous for its being the place of Christ's nativity. [.] 2. A hospital for lunatics; corrupted into bedlam.
5971	bethlemite	[.] BETH'LEMITE, n. An inhabitant of Bethlehem; a lunatic. [.] 1. In church history, the Bethlemites were a sort of Monks, introduced into England in the year 1257, who were habited like the Dominicans, except that they wore a star with five rays, in memory of the comet ...
5972	bethought	[.] BETHOUGHT', bethaut;, pret. and pp. of bethink.
5973	bethrall	[.] BETHRALL', v.t. [be and thrall.] To enslave; to reduce to bondage; to bring into subjection. [Little used.]
5974	bethump	[.] BETHUMP', v.t. [be and thump.] To beat soundly. [Little used.]
5975	betide	[.] BETI'DE, v.t. pret. betid, or betided; pp.betid. [be and tide.] [.] To happen; to befall; to come to; used of good or evil. [.] What will betide the few? [.] BETI'DE, v.i. To come to pass; to happen. [.] What news else betideth here? [.] Shakespeare ...
5976	betime	[.] BETI'ME
5977	betimes	[.] BETI'MES, adv. [be and time, that is, by the time.] [.] 1. Seasonably; in good season or time; before it is late. [.] To measure life learn thou betimes. [.] 2. Soon; in a short time. [.] He tires betimes, that spurs too fast betimes.
5978	betle	[.] BE'TLE, n. A species of pepper, the leaves of which are chewed by the inhabitants of the East Indies. It is a creeping or climbing plant like the ivy, the leaves somewhat resembling those of the citron. It is planted by a tree, or supported by props. In India, betel ...
5979	betoken	[.] BETO'KEN, v.t. beto'kn. [be and token.] [.] 1. To signify by some visible object; to show by signs. [.] A dewy cloud, and in the cloud a bow [.] Betokening peace from God. [.] 2. To foreshow by present signs; to indicate something future by that ...
5980	betokened	[.] BETO'KENED, pp. Foreshown; previously indicated.
5981	betokening	[.] BETO'KENING, ppr. Indicating by previous signs.
5982	betony	[.] BET'ONY, n. [L. betonica.] A genus of plants of several species. The purple or wood betony grows in woods and shady places, and is deemed useful as a mild corroborant.
5983	betook	[.] BETOOK', pret. of betake.
5984	betorn	[.] BETO'RN, a. Torn in pieces.
5985	betoss	[.] BETOSS', v.t. [be and toss.] To toss; to agitate; to disturb; to put in violent motion.
5986	betrap	[.] BETRAP', v.t. [from trap.] To entrap; to ensnare. [Not used.]
5987	betray	[.] BETRA'Y, v.t. [L.traho.] [.] 1. To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; as, an officer betrayed the city. [.] The son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men. Matt.17. [.] 2. To violate by fraud, or unfaithfulness; ...
5988	betrayed	[.] BETRA'YED, pp. Delivered up in breach of trust; violated by unfaithfulness; exposed by breach of confidence; disclosed contrary to expectation or intention; made known; discoverd.
5989	betrayer	[.] BETRA'YER, n. One who betrays; a traitor.
5990	betraying	[.] BETRA'YING, ppr. Delivering up treacherously; violating confidence; disclosing contrary to intention; exposing; discovering.
5991	betrim	[.] BETRIM', v.t. [be and trim.] To deck; to dress; to adorn; to grace; to embellish; to beautify; to decorate.
5992	betrimmed	[.] BETRIM'MED, pp. Adorned; decorated.
5993	betrimming	[.] BETRIM'MING,ppr. Decking; adorning; embellishing.
5994	betroth	[.] BETROTH', v.t. [be and troth, truth, faith. See Truth, and Troth.] [.] 1. To contract to any one, in order to a future marriage; to promise or pledge one to be the future spouse of another; to affiance; used of either sex. "The father betroths his daughter.' [.] 2. ...
5995	betrothed	[.] BETROTH'ED, pp. Contracted for future marriage.
5996	betrothing	[.] BETROTH'ING, ppr. Contracting to any one, in order to a future marriage, as the father or guardian; contracting with one for a future wife, as the intended husband; espousing.
5997	betrothment	[.] BETROTH'MENT, n. A mutual promise or contract between two parties, for a future marriage between the persons betrothed; espousals.
5998	betrust	[.] BETRUST', v.t. [be and trust.] To entrust; to commit to another in confidence of fidelity; to confide. This is less used than entrust.
5999	betrusted	[.] BETRUST'ED, pp. Entrusted; confided; committed in trust.
6000	betrusting	[.] BETRUST'ING, ppr. Entrusting; committing in trust.
6001	betrustment	[.] BETRUST'MENT, n. The act of entrusting; the thing entrusted.
6002	betso	[.] BET'SO, n. The smallest Venetian coin.
6003	better	[.] BET'TER, a comp. of bet. See Best.] [.] 1. Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; applied to physical, acquired or moral qualities; as a better soil, a better man, a better physician, a better house, a better air, a better harvest. [.] 2. More ...
6004	bettered	[.] BET'TERED, pp. Improved; meliorated; made better.
6005	bettering	[.] BET'TERING, ppr. Making better; improving.
6006	bettering-house	[.] BETTERING-HOUSE, n. A house for the reformation of offenders.
6007	bettor	[.] BET'TOR, n. [from bet.] One who bets or lays a wager.
6008	betty	[.] BET'TY, n. [Supposed to be a cant word from the name of a maid; but qu. is it not from the root of beat or L.peto?] [.] An instrument to break open doors.
6009	betumbled	[.] BETUM'BLED, a. [be and tumble.] Rolled about; tumbled; disordered.
6010	between	[.] BETWEE'N, prep. [.] 1. In the intermediate space, without regard to distance; as, New York is between Boston and Philadelphia; the Delaware river runs between Pennsylvania and New Jersey. [.] 2. From one another; passing from one to another, noting exchange of ...
6011	betwixt	[.] BETWIXT', prep. [.] 1. Between; in the space that separates two persons or things; as, betwixt two oaks. [.] 2. Passing between; from one to another, noting intercourse. [See Between.]
6012	bevel	[.] BEV'EL, n. [.] Among masons, carpenters,joiners, &c., an instrument, or kind of square, one leg of which is frequently crooked, according to the sweep of an arch or vault. It is movable on a point or center, and so may be set to any angle. An angle that is not square ...
6013	beveled	[.] BEV'ELED, pp. Formed to a bevel angle.
6014	beveling	...
6015	bevelment	[.] BEV'ELMENT, n. In mineralogy, bevelment supposes the removal of two contiguous segments from the edges, angles or terminal faces of the predominant form, thereby producing two new faces, inclined to each other at a certain angle and forming an edge.
6016	bever	[.] BEV'ER, n. A collation or small repast between meals. [Not used.] [.] BEV'ER, v.i. To take a small repast between meals.
6017	beverage	[.] BEV'ERAGE, n. [L.bibo;] Drink; liquor for drinking. It is generally used of a mixed liquor. Nectar is called the beverage of the gods. [.] In the middle ages, beverage, beveragium, or biberagium was money for drink given to an artificer of other person over and above ...
6018	bevile	[.] BEV'ILE, n. [See Bevel.] In heraldry, a thing broken or opening, like a carpenter's bevel.
6019	bevy	[.] BEV'Y, n. [I know not the origin or affinities of this word. The etymologies I have seen are not worth notice.] [.] A flock of birds;hence, a company; an assembly or collection of persons; usually applied to females.
6020	bewail	[.] BEWA'IL, v.t. [be and wail.] To bemoan; to lament; to express sorrow for. It expresses deep sorrow; as, to bewail the loss of a child. [.] The true penitent bewails his ingratitude to God. [.] BEWA'IL, v.i. To express grief.
6021	bewailable	[.] BEWA'ILABLE, a. That may be lamented.
6022	bewailed	[.] BEWA'ILED, pp. Lamented; bemoaned.
6023	bewailer	[.] BEWAILER, n. One who laments.
6024	bewailing	[.] BEWA'ILING, ppr. Lamenting; bemoaning; expressing grief for. [.] BEWA'ILING, n. Lamentation.
6025	bewake	[.] BEWA'KE, v.t. [be and wake.] To keep awake. [Not used.]
6026	beware	[.] BEWA'RE, v.i. [.] 1. Literally, to restrain or guard one's self from. Hence, to regard with caution; to restrain one's self from anything that may be dangerous, injurious or improper; to avoid; to take care; followed by of before the thing that is to be avoided. [.] ...
6027	beweep	[.] BEWEE'P, v.t. [be and weep.] To weep over; to bedew with tears. [Little used.] [.] BEWEE'P, v.i. To make lamentation. [Little used.]
6028	bewept	[.] BEWEPT', pp. Wept over; bedewed with tears. [Little used.]
6029	bewet	[.] BEWET', v.t. [be and wet.] To wet; to moisten. [Not used.]
6030	bewilder	[.] BEWIL'DER, v.t. To lead into perplexity or confusion; to lose in pathless places; to confound for want of a plain road; to perplex with mazes; or in general, to perplex. [.] [.] Lost and bewildered in the fruitless search.
6031	bewildered	[.] BEWIL'DERED, pp. Lost in mazes; perplexed with disorder, confusion, or intricacy.
6032	bewildering	[.] BEWIL'DERING, ppr. Losing in a pathless place; perplexing with confusion or intricacy.
6033	bewinter	[.] BEWIN'TER, v.t. To make like winter. [Not used.]
6034	bewitch	[.] BEWITCH', v.t. [be and witch.] To fascinate; to gain an ascendancy over by charms or incantation; an operation which was formerly supposed to injure the person bewitched, so that he lost his flesh, or behaved in a strange unaccountable manner; ignorant people being ...
6035	bewitched	[.] BEWITCH'ED, pp. Fascinated; charmed.
6036	bewitcher	[.] BEWITCH'ER, n. One that bewitches or fascinates.
6037	bewitchery	[.] BEWITCH'ERY, n. Fascination; charm;; resistless power of anything that pleases.
6038	bewitchful	[.] BEWITCH'FUL, a. Alluring; fascinating.
6039	bewitching	[.] BEWITCH'ING, ppr. Fascinating; charming. [.] BEWITCH'ING, a. That has power to bewitch or fascinate; that has power to control by the arts of pleasing.
6040	bewitchingly	[.] BEWITCH'INGLY, adv. In a fascinating manner.
6041	bewitchment	[.] BEWITCH'MENT, n. Fascination; power of charming.
6042	bewondered	[.] BEWON'DERED, a. [be and wonder.] Amazed. [Not used.]
6043	bewrap	[.] BEWRAP', v.t. berap'. [be and wrap.] To wrap up.
6044	bewray	[.] BEWRA'Y, v.t. beray. To disclose perfidiously; to betray; to show or make visible. [.] [.] Thy speech bewrayeth thee. Matt.23. [.] [This word is nearly antiquated.] [.]
6045	bewrayed	[.] BEWRA'YED, pp. Disclosed; indicated; betrayed; exposed to view.
6046	bewrayer	[.] BEWRA'YER, n. A divulger of secrets; a discoverer.
6047	bewraying	[.] BEWRA'YING, ppr. Disclosing; making known or visible.
6048	bewreck	[.] BEWRECK', v.t. bereck'. [be and wreck.] To ruin; to destroy. [Not used.]
6049	bewrought	[.] BEWROUGHT', a. beraut' [be and work.] Worked. [Not used.]
6050	bey	[.] BEY, n. In the Turkish dominions, a governor of a town or particular district of country; also,in some places, a prince; the same as the Arabic Beg. [See Beg.]
6051	beyond	[.] BEYOND', prep. [.] 1. On the further side of; on the side most distant, at any indefinite distance from that side; as beyond a river, or the sea, either a mile beyond, or a hundred miles beyond the river. [.] 2. Before; at a place not yet reached. [.] [.] A ...
6052	bezan	[.] BEZ'AN, n. A cotton cloth from Bengal, white or striped.
6053	bezant	[.] BEZ'ANT, n. A gold coin of Byzantium. [See Byzant.]
6054	bezantler	[.] BEZANT'LER, n. [from antler.] The branch of a deer's horn, next above the brow antler.
6055	bezel	[.] BEZ'EL, n. The upper part of the collet of a ring, which encompasses and fastens the stone.
6056	bezoar	[.] BE'ZOAR, n. [.] 1. An antidote; a general name for certain animal substances supposed to be efficacious in preventing the fatal effects of poison. Bezoar is a calcarious concretion found in the stomach of certain ruminant animals, composed of concentric coats ...
6057	bezoardic	[.] BEZOAR'DIC, a. Pertaining to or compounded of bezoar. [.] BEZOAR'DIC, n. A medicine compounded with bezoar.
6058	bezola	[.] BEZ'OLA, n. A fish of the truttaceous kind, of a dusky blue color, nearly of the size of a herring.
6059	bezzle	[.] BEZ'ZLE, v.t. To waste in riot. [Not used.] [See Embezzle.]
6060	bhuchampac	[.] BHUCHAMP'AC, n. A beautiful plant of India, known in Linne's system, under the name of Koempferia rotunda. The blossoms rise from the ground with a short scape, and scarce live a whole day.
6061	bia	[.] BI'A, n. In commerce, a small shell called a cowry, much valued in the East Indies.
6062	biangulate	[.] BIAN'GULATE
6063	biangulated	[.] BIAN'GULATED
6064	biangulous	[.] BIAN'GULOUS , a. [L.bis, twice, and angulus, an angle.] [.] Having two angles or corners. [Little used.]
6065	biarmian	[.] BIARM'IAN, a. Noting a race of Finns in Perme, in the north of Europe, on the Dvina, and about the White Sea; written also Permian. The Biarmians or Permians are said to be the most wealthy and powerful of the Finnish tribes.
6066	bias	[.] BI'AS, n. [.] 1. A weight on the side of a bowl which turns it from a straight line. [.] 2. A leaning of the mind; inclination; prepossession; propensity towards an object, not leaving the mind indifferent; as, education gives a bias to the mind. [.] 3. That ...
6067	bias-drawing	[.] BI'AS-DRAWING, n. Partiality. [Not used.]
6068	biased	[.] BI'ASED, pp. Inclined from a right line; warped; prejudiced.
6069	biasing	[.] BI'ASING, ppr. Giving a bias, particular direction or propensity; warping; prejudicing.
6070	bib	[.] BIB, n. A small piece of linen or other cloth worn by children over the breast. [.] 1. A fish about a foot in length, the back of a light olive, the sides yellow, and the belly white.
6071	bibacious	[.] BIBA'CIOUS, a. [L. bibax. See Bib.] Addicted to drinking; disposed to imbibe.
6072	bibacity	[.] BIBAC'ITY, n. The quality of drinking much. [Not used.]
6073	bibber	[.] BIB'BER, n. A tippler; a man given to drinking; chiefly used in composition, as winebibber.
6074	bibble-babble	[.] BIB'BLE-BABBLE, n. Idle talk; prating to no purpose. [A low word, and not used.]
6075	bibio	[.] BIB'IO, n. A name of the wine fly, a small insect found in empty wine casks.
6076	bible	[.] BI'BLE, n. [Gr. a book.]
6077	bibler	[.] BIB'LER, n. [See Bib.] A tipler; a great drinker.
6078	biblical	[.] BIB'LICAL, a. Pertaining to the Bible, or to the sacred writings; as biblical criticism.
6079	bibliographer	[.] BIBLIOG'RAPHER, n. [Gr. a book.] One who composes or compiles the history of books; one skilled in literary history; a transcriber.
6080	bibliographic	[.] BIBLIOGRAPH'IC
6081	bibliographical	[.] BIBLIOGRAPH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the history of books.
6082	bibliography	[.] BIBLIOG'RAPHY, n. A history or description of books; the perusal of books, and manuscripts, with notices of the different editions, the times when they were printed, and other information tending to illustrate the history of literature.
6083	bibliolite	[.] BIB'LIOLITE, n. [Gr. a book, and a stone; called also phytobiblia and lithobiblia.] [.] Bookstone; a species of shistous stones, mostly calcarious, which present, between their lamens, the figures of leaves, or sometimes simple dendrites.
6084	bibliomancy	[.] BIBLIOM'ANCY, n. [Gr.a book, and divination.] [.] A kind of divination, performed by means of the bible; consisting in selecting passages of scripture at hazard, and drawing from them indications concerning things future.
6085	bibliomania	[.] BIBLIOMA'NIA, n. [Gr.book, and madness.] [.] Book-madness; a rage for possessing rare and curious books.
6086	bibliomaniac	[.] BIBLIOMA'NIAC, n. One who has a rage for books.
6087	bibliopolist	[.] BIBLIOP'OLIST, n. [Gr. book, and to sell.] A Bookseller.
6088	bibliothecal	[.] BIBLIOTH'ECAL, a. [L. bibliotheca, a library.] [.] Belonging to a library.
6089	bibliothecary	[.] BIBLIOTH'ECARY, n. A librarian.
6090	bibliotheke	[.] BIBLIOTHE'KE, n. A library.
6091	biblist	[.] BIB'LIST, n. [from bible.] With the Romanists, one who makes the scriptures the sole rule of faith. [.] 1. One who is conversant with the bible.
6092	bibracteate	[.] BIBRAC'TEATE, a. Double bracteate.
6093	bibulous	[.] BIB'ULOUS, a. [L. bibulus, from bibo, to drink.] [.] Spungy; that has the quality of imbibing fluids or moisture.
6094	bicapsular	[.] BICAP'SULAR, a. [L. bis,double, and capsula, a little chest, from capsa, a chest. See Capsular.] [.] In botany, having two capsules containing seeds, to each flower; as a bicapsular pericarp.
6095	bicarbonate	[.] BIC'ARBONATE, n. Supercarbonate; a carbonate containing two primes of carbonic acid.
6096	bicauda	[.] BICAU'DA, n. A fish of the sword-fish kind, about five feet in length; its back and sides of a brown color, and its belly white.
6097	bice	[.] BICE or BISE, n. Among painters, a blue color prepared from the lapis armenus, Armenican stone. [.] Bice is smalt reduced to a fine power by levigation.
6098	bicipital	[.] BICIP'ITAL
6099	bicipitous	[.] BICIP'ITOUS, a. [L. biceps, of bis, twice,and caput, head.] [.] Having two heads. Applied to the muscles, it signifies having two heads or origins; and any such muscle is denominated biceps.
6100	bicker	[.] BICK'ER, v.i. [.] 1. To skirmish; to fight off and on; that is, to make repeated attacks. [But in this sense I believe rarely used.] [.] 2. To quarrel; to contend in words; to scold; to contend in petulant altercation. [This is the usual signification.] [.] 3. ...
6101	bickerer	[.] BICK'ERER, n. One who bickers, or engages in a petty quarrel.
6102	bickering	[.] BICK'ERING, ppr. Quarreling; contending; quivering.
6103	bickerment	[.] BICK'ERMENT, n. Contention. [Not used.]
6104	bickern	[.] BICK'ERN, n. An iron ending in a beak or point.
6105	bicorn	[.] BI'CORN, n. [L. bis, twice, and cornu, a horn, bicornis.] [.] A plant whose anthers have the appearance of two horns. [.] BI'CORN
6106	bicornous	[.] BICORN'OUS, a. Having two horns.
6107	bid	[.] BID, v.t. pret. bid, or bade; pp. bid, bidden. [L. peto, to drive at, to attack, to ask, to desire, to beseech, anciently beto; impetus. Applied to the voice, it denotes utterance, a driving of sounds, which is applied to asking, prayer, and command. Class Bd.] [.] 1. ...
6108	bidale	[.] BID'ALE, n. [bid and ale.] In England, an invitation of friends to drink ale at some poor man's house, and there to contribute in charity; an ancient and still a local custom.
6109	bidder	[.] BID'DER, n. One who offers a price. [.] [.] Bidders at the auction of popularity.
6110	bidding	[.] BID'DING, ppr. Inviting; offering; commanding. [.] BID'DING, n. Invitation; command; order; a proclamation or notifying.
6111	bide	[.] BIDE, v.i. To dwell; to inhabit. [.] 1. To remain; to continue or be permanent, in a place or state. [Nearly antiquated.] [.] BIDE, v.t. To endure; to suffer. [See Abide.]
6112	bidens	[.] BI'DENS, n. A plant, bur marigold.
6113	bidental	[.] BIDENT'AL, a. [L.bidens, of bis,twice,and dens, a tooth.] Having two teeth.
6114	bidet	[.] BIDET', n. A small horse, formerly allowed to each trooper or dragoon for carrying his baggage.
6115	biding	[.] BI'DING, ppr. Dwelling; continuing; remaining. [See Abiding.] [.] BI'DING, n. Residence; habitation.
6116	bidon	[.] BID'ON, n. A measure of liquids, of about five quarts, wine measure, used by seamen.
6117	biennial	[.] BIEN'NIAL, a. [L. biennis, of bis,twice, and annus, a year.] [.] 1. Continuing for two years and then perishing; as plants, whose root and leaves are formed the first year, and which produce fruit the second. [.] 2. In botany, continuing for two years and then ...
6118	biennially	[.] BIEN'NIALLY, adv. Once in two years; at the return of two years.
6119	bier	[.] BIER, n. [L. feretrum, from fero. See Bear.] [.] A carriage or frame of wood for conveying dead human bodies to the [.] grave.
6120	bier-balk	[.] BIE'R-BALK,n. The church road for burials. [Not used in America.]
6121	biestings	[.] BIE'STINGS, n. plu. The first milk given by a cow after calving.
6122	bifarious	[.] BIFA'RIOUS, a. [L. bifarius; bis and fero, or Teutonic, faran, to go.] [.] Two-fold. In botany, pointing two ways, as leaves that grow only on opposite sides of a branch.
6123	bifariously	[.] BIFA'RIOUSLY, adv. In a bifarious manner. A stem or branch is bifariously hairy, when the hairs between any two joints come out on the front and back, and in the two adjoining internodes, on the right and left side.
6124	biferous	[.] BIF'EROUS, a. [L. bifer, biferus; of bis, twice, and fero, to bear.] [.] Bearing fruit twice a year, as plants do in warm climates.
6125	bifid	[.] BIF'ID
6126	bifidate	[.] BIF'IDATE, a. [L. bifidus, bifidatus, of bis, twice, and findo, fidi, to split or cleave. See Divide and Wide.] [.] In botany, two-cleft; divided; opening with a cleft; divided by a linear sinus, with straight margins.
6127	biflorous	[.] BIF'LOROUS, a. [L. bis,twice, and floreo.] Bearing two flowers.
6128	bifold	[.] BI'FOLD, a. [L.bis, twice, and fold.] Two-fold; double; of two kinds, degrees, &c.
6129	biform	[.] BI'FORM, a. [L. biformis, of bis, twice, and forma, form.] [.] Having two forms, bodies or shapes.
6130	biformed	[.] BI'FORMED, a. Compounded of two forms.
6131	biformity	[.] BIFORM'ITY, n. A double form.
6132	bifurcate	[.] BI'FURCATE
6133	bifurcated	[.] BI'FURCATED, a. [L. bifurcus, of bis, twice, and furca, a fork.] [.] Forked; divided into two branches.
6134	bifurcation	[.] BIFURCA'TION, n. A forking, or division into two branches.
6135	big	[.] BIG, a. [.] 1. Bulky; protuberant; pregnant, applied to females. Big, in the sense of pregnant, is followed by with; as, big with child. The use of of, big of child, is not good English. [.] 2. Great; large; in a more general sense; applied to any body or object. [.] 3. ...
6136	bigam	[.] BIG'AM, n. A bigamist. [Not used.]
6137	bigamist	[.] BIG'AMIST, n. [See Bigamy.] One who has committed bigamy, or had two wives at one.
6138	bigamy	[.] BIG'AMY, n. [L.bis,twice, and Gr. to marry, marriage.] [.] The crime of having two wives at once. But the term is ordinarily used as synonymous with Polygamy, and may be more justly defined, the crime of having a plurality of wives. [.] In the canon law, bigamy was the ...
6139	bigbellied	[.] BIG'BELLIED, a. Having a great belly; advanced in pregnancy.
6140	bigboned	[.] BIGBO'NED, a. Having large bones.
6141	bigcorned	[.] BIG'CORNED, a. Having large grains.
6142	bigeminate	[.] BIGEM'INATE, a. [L.bis, twice, and geminus, double.] [.] Twin-forked; used of a decompound leaf having a forked petiole, with several leaflets, at the end of each division.
6143	biggel	[.] BIG'GEL, n. A quadruped of the East Indies, somewhat like a rane or rein-deer, but its head resembles that of a horse. It has two horns, cloven feet and a mane like an ass.
6144	biggin	[.] BIG'GIN, n. [.] 1. A child's cap, or something worn about the head. [.] 2. A building.
6145	bight	[.] BIGHT, n. [.] 1. A bend, or small bay between two points of land. [.] 2. The double part of a rope when folded, in distinction from the end; that is, a round, bend or coil anywhere except at the ends. [.] 3. The inward bent of a horse's chambrel,and the bend ...
6146	bigly	[.] BIG'LY, adv. [from big.] In a tumid, swelling, blustering manner; haughtily.
6147	bignamed	[.] BIG'NAMED, a. Having a great or famous name.
6148	bigness	[.] BIG'NESS, n. Bulk; size; largeness; dimensions. It is used of any object,animate or inanimate, and with or without comparison. Thus we speak of the bigness of a tree, of a rock, of a house, without instituting a comparison with other objects of the kind. Yet in this ...
6149	bigot	[.] BIG'OT, n. [.] 1. A person who is obstinately and unreasonably wedded to a particular religious creed, opinion, practice or ritual. The word is sometimes used in an enlarged sense, for a person who is illiberally attached to any opinion, or system of belief; as ...
6150	bigoted	[.] BIG'OTED, a. Obstinately and blindly attached to some creed, opinion, practice or ritual; unreasonably devoted to a system or party, and illiberal towards the opinions of others.
6151	bigotedly	[.] BIG'OTEDLY, adv. In the manner of a bigot; pertinaciously.
6152	bigotry	[.] BIG'OTRY, n. Obstinate or blind attachment to a particular creed, or to certain tenets; unreasonable zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect or opinion; excessive prejudice. [.] 1. The practice or tenet of a bigot.
6153	bigsounding	[.] BIG'SOUNDING, a. Having a pompous sound.
6154	bigswoln	[.] BIG'SWOLN, a. [big and swoln. See Swell.] [.] Swelled to a large size; turgid; greatly swelled; ready to burst.
6155	biguddered	[.] BIG'UDDERED, a. [big and udder.] [.] Having large udders, or udders swelled with milk.
6156	bihydroguret	[.] BIHYDROG'URET, n. A double hydroguret, or with two atoms of hydrogen.
6157	bijugous	[.] BIJU'GOUS, a. [L. bis, twice, and jugum, a yoke, a pair.] [.] Having two pairs of leaflets; used of pinnated leaves.
6158	bilabiate	[.] BILA'BIATE, a. [L. bis, twice, and labium, a lip.] [.] Having two lips, as the corols of flowers.
6159	bilamellate	[.] BILAM'ELLATE, a. [L. bis, twice, and lamella, a plate.] [.] Having the form of a flatted sphere, longitudinally bifid; used of the stigma of plants.
6160	bilander	[.] BI'LANDER, n. A small merchant vessel with two masts, distinguished from other vessels of two masts, by the form of the main-sail, which is bent to the whole length of a yard, hanging fore and aft, and inclined to the horizon in an angle of about 45 degrees; the foremost ...
6161	bilateral	[.] BILAT'ERAL, a. [L. bis and latus,side.] Having two sides.
6162	bilberry	[.] BIL'BERRY, n. The name of a shrub and its fruit; a species of Vaccinium or whortle-berry. The name with us is given to the taller shrub and its fruit which is of a bluish color.
6163	bilbo	[.] BIL'BO, n. [from Bilboa, in Spain.] [.] A rapier; a sword; so named, it is said, from Bilboa in Spain, where the best are made.
6164	bilboes	[.] BIL'BOES, n. plu. On board of ships, long bars or bolts of iron with shackles sliding on them, and a lock at the end, used to confine the feet of prisoners or offenders. Hence the punishment of offenders in this manner is called by the same name.
6165	bild	[.] BILD, v.t. pret. bilded, bilt; pp.id. [.] To construct; to erect; to set up and finish; as, to bild a house or ship; to bild a wall. [This is the true orthography; the common spelling is incorrect. See Build.]
6166	bildstein	[.] BILD'STEIN, n. Agalmatolite, or figure-stone. A massive mineral, with sometimes a slaty structure; of a color gray, brown, flesh red, sometimes spotted, or with blue veins. It fuses into a transparent glass. Brongniart calls it steatite pagodite, from its coming from ...
6167	bile	...
6168	bileduct	[.] BI'LEDUCT, n. [bile and L. ductus, a conduit.] [.] A vessel or canal to convey bile.
6169	bilestone	[.] BI'LESTONE, n. [bile and stone.] A concretion of viscid.bile.
6170	bilge	[.] BILGE, n. [A different orthography of bulge, and belly, a protuberance.] [.] 1. The protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the middle. [.] 2. The breadth of a ship's bottom, or that part of her floor which approaches to a horizontal direction, on which ...
6171	bilge-pump	[.] BILGE-PUMP, n. A burr-pump; a pump to draw the bilge-water from a ship.
6172	bilge-water	[.] BILGE-WATER, n. Water which enters a ship, and lies upon her bilge or bottom.
6173	bilged	[.] BILG'ED, pp. or a. Having a fracture in the bilge. This participle is often used, as if the verb were transitive; and perhaps it is sometimes so used.
6174	biliary	[.] BIL'IARY, n. Water which enters a ship, and lies upon her bilge or bottom. [.] BIL'IARY, a. [from L. bilis.] Belonging to the bile; conveying the bile; as a biliary duct.
6175	bilingsgate	[.] BIL'INGSGATE, n. [from a place of this name in London frequented by low people who use foul language.] [.] Foul language; ribaldry.
6176	bilinguous	[.] BILIN'GUOUS, a. [L. bis, and lingua, tongue.] [.] Having two tongues, or speaking two languages.
6177	bilious	[.] BIL'IOUS, a. [L. biliosus, from bilis, the bile.] [.] Pertaining to bile; consisting or partaking of bile; caused by a redundancy, or bad state of the bile; as a bilious fever.
6178	biliteral	[.] BILIT'ERAL, a. [L. bis, twice, and litera, letter.] [.] Consisting of two letters; as a biliteral root in language.
6179	bilk	[.] BILK, v.t. To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by non-fulfillment of engagement; as, to bilk a creditor.
6180	bilked	[.] BILK'ED, pp. Disappointed; deceived; defrauded.
6181	bilking	[.] BILK'ING, ppr. Frustrating; defrauding.
6182	bill	...
6183	billard	[.] BILL'ARD, n. A bastard or imperfect capon; also a fish of the cod kind.
6184	billet	[.] BILL'ET, n. [dim. of bill;] [.] A small paper or note in writing, used for various purposes; sometimes it is a short letter, addressed to some person; sometimes a ticket directing soldiers at what house to lodge. [.] In heraldry, billet is a bearing in the form of a ...
6185	billet-doux	[.] BILLET-DOUX, bil'le-doo. A love billet.
6186	billeting	[.] BILL'ETING, ppr. Quartering, as soldiers in private houses.
6187	billiard	[.] BILL'IARD, a bil'yard. Pertaining to the game of billiards.
6188	billiards	[.] BILL'IARDS, n. plu. bil'yards. [.] A game played on a rectangular table, covered with a green cloth, with small ivory balls, which the players aim to drive into hazardnets or pockets at the sides and corners of the tables, by impelling one ball against another, with maces, ...
6189	billion	[.] BILL'ION, n. bil'yun. [bis and million.] [.] A million of millions; as many millions as there are units in a million.
6190	billow	[.] BIL'LOW, n. A great wave or surge of the sea, occasioned usually by violent wind. It can hardly be applied to the waves of a river, unless in poetry, or when the river is very large. [.] BIL'LOW, v.i. To swell; to rise and roll in large waves, or surges.
6191	billow-beaten	[.] BIL'LOW-BEATEN, a. Tossed by billows.
6192	billowing	[.] BIL'LOWING, ppr. Swelled into a large waves or surges.
6193	billowy	[.] BIL'LOWY, a. Swelling, or swelled into large waves; wavy; full of billows, or surges.
6194	bilobate	[.] BILO'BATE, a. [L. bis,twice. See Lobe.] Divided into two lobes; as a bilobate leaf.
6195	bilobed	[.] BILO'BED
6196	bilocular	[.] BILOC'ULAR, a. [L. bis, twice, and loculus, from locus, a place.] [.] Divided into two cells, or containing two cells internally; as a bilocular pericarp.
6197	bilva	[.] BIL'VA, n. The Hindu name of a plant, the Crataeva Marmelos of Linne.
6198	bimanous	[.] BIMA'NOUS, a. [bis and manus.] Having two hands. Man is bimanous.
6199	bimbow	[.] BIM'BOW, a. Crooked; arched; bent; as a kimbo handle. [.] To set the arms a kimbo, is to set the hands on the hips, with the elbows projecting outward.
6200	bimedial	[.] BIME'DIAL, a. [L. bis,twice,and medial.] In mathematics, if two medial lines, A B and B C, commensurable only in power, and containing a rational rectangle, are compounded, the whole line A C will be irrational, and is called a first bimedial line. [.] 1. Belonging ...
6201	bin	[.] BIN, n. A wooden box or chest used as a repository of corn or other commodities.
6202	binacle	...
6203	binary	[.] BI'NARY, a. [L. binus, two and two.] [.] Binary arithmetic, the invention of Leibnitz, is that in which two figures only, 0 and 1, are used, in lieu of ten; the cypher multiplying every thing by two, as in common arithmetic by 10. Thus, 1 is one; 10 is two; 11 is three; ...
6204	binate	[.] BI'NATE, a. [L. biinus. See Binary.] Being double or in couples; growing in pairs. A binate leaf has a simple petiole, connecting two leaflets on the top; a species of digitate leaf.
6205	bind	[.] BIND, v.t. [.] 1. To tie together,or confine with a cord, or any thing that is flexible; to fasten as with a band, fillet or ligature. [.] 2. To gird, inwrap or involve; to confine by a wrapper, cover or bandage; sometimes with up; as, to bind up a wound. [.] 3. ...
6206	bind-weed	[.] BI'ND-WEED, n. A genus of plants, called Convolvulus, comprehending many species, as the white, the blue, the [.] Syrian bind-weed, &c. The black briony or Tamus is called black bind-weed; and the Smilax is called rough bind-weed.
6207	binder	[.] BI'NDER, n. A person who binds; one whose occupation is to bind books; also, one who binds sheaves. [.] 1. Anything that binds, as a fillet, cord, rope, or band.
6208	bindery	[.] BI'NDERY, n. A place where books are bound.
6209	binding	[.] BI'NDING, ppr. Fastening with a band; confining; restraining; covering or wrapping; obliging by a promise or other moral tie; making costive; contracting; making hard or stiff. [.] BI'NDING, a. That obliges; obligatory; as the binding force of a moral duty or ...
6210	bing	[.] BING, n. In alum works, a heap of alum thrown together in order to drain.
6211	binocle	[.] BIN'OCLE, n. [binus, double, and oculus, and eye.] [.] A dioptric telescope,fitted with two tubes joining, so as to enable a person to view an object with both eyes at once.
6212	binocular	[.] BINOC'ULAR, a. [See Binocle.] Having two eyes; also, having two apertures or tubes, so joined that one may use both eyes at once in viewing a distant object; as a binocular telescope.
6213	binomial	[.] BINO'MIAL, a. [L. bis, twice, and nomen, name.] [.] In algebra, a root consisting of two members connected by the sign plus or minus; as a+b, or 7-3. [.]
6214	binominous	[.] BINOM'INOUS, a. [L. bis,twice,and nomen, name.] [.] Having two names.
6215	binotonous	[.] BINOT'ONOUS, a. [bis and note.] Consisting of two notes; as a binotonous cry.
6216	biographer	[.] BIOG'RAPHER, n. [See Biography.] One who writes an account of history of the life and actions of a particular person; a writer of lives, as Plutarch.
6217	biographic	[.] BIOGRAPH'IC
6218	biographical	[.] BIOGRAPH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to biography, or the history of the life of a person; containing biography.
6219	biography	[.] BIOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr.life, and to write.] [.] The history of the life and character of a particular person.
6220	biotina	[.] BIOTINA, n. [from Biot, a French naturalist.] [.] A newly discovered Vesuvian mineral, whose primitive form is that of an obtuse rhomboid.
6221	biparous	[.] BIP'AROUS, a. [L. bis,twice, and pario, to bear.] [.] Bringing forth two at a birth.
6222	bipartible	[.] BIPART'IBLE
6223	bipartient	[.] BIPAR'TIENT, [L. bis, twice,and partio, partiens, to divide.] Dividing into two parts.
6224	bipartile	[.] BIP'ARTILE , a. [L. bis,twice, and partio, to divide.] [.] That may be divided in two parts.
6225	bipartite	[.] BIP'ARTITE, a. [L. bis, twice,and partitus, divided.] [.] [.] 1. Having two correspondent parts, as a legal contract or writing, one for each party. [.] 2. In botany, divided into two parts to the base, as a leaf.
6226	bipartition	[.] BIPARTI'TION, n. The act of dividing into two parts, or of making two correspondent parts.
6227	biped	[.] BI'PED, n. [L. bipes, of bis,twice, and pes, pedis, a foot.] [.] An animal having two feet, as man.
6228	bipedal	[.] BIP'EDAL, a. Having two feet, or the length of two feet.
6229	bipennate	[.] BIPEN'NATE,a. [L. bis, and penna, a wing or feather.] Having two wings. [.] 1. In botany, having pinnate leaves on each side of the petiole, as a leaf or frond.
6230	bipennatifid	[.] BIPEN'NATIFID, a. [L. bis, twice, pinna, a wing or feather, and findo, to divide.] [.] Doubly-pinnatifid; having pinnatifid leaves on each side of the petiole.
6231	bipetalous	[.] BIPET'ALOUS, a. [L. bis, twice, and Gr. a leaf.] [.] Consisting of two flower leaves; having two petals.
6232	bipinnatifid	[.] BIPIN'NATIFID
6233	biquadrate	[.] BIQUAD'RATE, n. [L. bis, twice, and quadratus, squared.] [.] In mathematics the fourth power, arising from the multiplication of a square number or quantity by itself. Thus 4x4=16, which is the square of 4, and 16x16=256, the biquadrate of that number.
6234	biquadratic	[.] BIQUADRAT'IC, n. The same as biquadrate. [.] BIQUADRAT'IC, a. Pertaining to the biquadratic or fourth power. [.] Biquadratic equation, in algebra, is an equation raised to the fourth power, or where the unknown quantity of one of the terms has four dimensions. ...
6235	biquintile	[.] BIQUIN'TILE, n. [L. bis, twice, and quintus, fifth.] [.] An aspect of the planets, when they are distant from each other, by twice the fifth part of a great circle, that is 144 degrees or twice 72 degrees.
6236	biradiate	[.] BIRA'DIATE
6237	biradiated	[.] BIRA'DIATED, a. [L. bis, twice, and radiatus, set with rays.] [.] Having two rays; as a biradiate fin.
6238	birch	[.] BIRCH, n. burch. A genus of trees, the Betula, of which there are several species; as the white or common birch, the dwarf birch, the Canada birch, of which there are several varieties, and the common black birch. [.] Birch of Jamaica, a species of the Pistacia or turpentine ...
6239	birchen	[.] BIRCH'EN, a. Made of birch; consisting of birch.
6240	bird	[.] BIRD, n. burd. [.] 1. Properly, a chicken, the young of fowls, and hence a small fowl. [.] 2. In modern use, any fowl or flying animal. [.] It is remarkable that a nation should lay aside the use of the proper generic name of flying animals, and substitute the ...
6241	bird-cage	[.] BIRD'-CAGE, n. [bird and cage.] A box or case with wires, small sticks, or wicker, forming open work, for keeping birds.
6242	bird-catcher	[.] BIRD'-CATCHER, n. [bird and catch.] One whose employment is to catch birds; a fowler.
6243	bird-catching	[.] BIRD'-CATCHING, n. [bird and catch.] The art of taking birds or wild fowls, either for food, for pleasure, or for their destruction, when pernicious to the husbandman.
6244	bird-eye	[.] BIRD'-EYE
6245	bird-lime	...
6246	birdbolt	[.] BIRD'BOLT, n. [bird and bolt.] An arrow, broad at the end, for shooting birds.
6247	birder	[.] BIRD'ER, n. A bird-catcher.
6248	birdeyed	[.] BIRD'EYED, a. Of quick sight.
6249	birding-piece	[.] BIRD'ING-PIECE, n. [bird and piece.] A fowling-piece.
6250	birds-eye	[.] BIRD'S-EYE, a. [bird and eye.] Seen from above, as if by a flying bird; as a bird-eye landscape.
6251	birdseye	[.] BIRDS'EYE, n. [bird and eye.] A genus of plants, called also pheasant's eye, known in botany by the generic term Adonis. There are several species,some of which produce beautiful flowers.
6252	birdsfoot	[.] BIRDS'FOOT, n. [bird and foot.] A plant, the Ornithopus, whose legumen is articulated, cylindrical, and bent in the form of a bow.
6253	birdsfoot-trefoil	[.] BIRDSFOOT-TREFOIL, n. A genus of plants,the Lotus, of several species.
6254	birdsnest	[.] BIRDS'NEST, n. [bird and nest.] The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches her young. [.] 1. A plant, a species of Ophrys or twyblade; also a species of Orchis. [.] 2. In cookery, the nest of a small swallow, of China, and the neighboring countries, delicately ...
6255	birdstares	[.] BIRDSTARES and BIRDSTONGUE; names of plants.
6256	bireme	[.] BI'REME, n. [L. biremis, bis and remus, and oar.] [.] A vessel with two banks or tiers of oars.
6257	birgander	[.] BIRG'ANDER, n. The name of a wild goose.
6258	birhomboidal	[.] BIRHOMBOID'AL, a. [bis and rhomboid.] [.] Having a surface composed of twelve rhombic faces, which, being taken six and six, and prolonged in idea, till they intercept each other, would form two different rhombs.
6259	birken	[.] BIRK'EN, v.t. [from birch.] To beat with a burch or rod.
6260	birostrate	[.] BIROS'TRATE
6261	birostrated	[.] BIROS'TRATED, a. [L. bis, twice, and rostrum, a beak.] [.] Having a double beak, or process resembling a beak. [.] [.] The capsule is bilocular and birostrated.
6262	birt	[.] BIRT, n. burt. A fish, called also turbot.
6263	birth	[.] BIRTH, n. berth. [L. partus, the participle of pario, to bear.] [.] 1. The act of coming into life, or of being born. Except in poetry, it is generally applied to human beings; as the birth of a son. [.] 2. Lineage; extraction; descent; as, Grecian birth. [.] [.] It ...
6264	birthday	...
6265	birthdom	[.] BIRTH'DOM, n. [birth and dom.] Privilege of birth. [Not used.]
6266	birthing	[.] BIRTH'ING, n. Any thing added to raise the sides of a ship.
6267	birthnight	[.] BIRTH'NIGHT, n. [birth and night.] The night in which a person is born; and the anniversary of that night in succeeding years.
6268	birthplace	[.] BIRTH'PLACE, n. [birth and place.] The town, city or country, where a person is born; more generally, the particular town, city, or other local district.
6269	birthright	[.] BIRTH'RIGHT, n. [birth and right.] Any right or privilege, to which a person is entitled by birth, such as an estate descendible by law to an heir, or civil liberty under a free constitution. [.] [.] Esau, for a morsel, sold his birthright. Heb.12. [.] It may be ...
6270	birthwort	[.] BIRTH'WORT, n. [birth and wort.] A genus of plants, Aristolochia, of many species. Of these are the snake root of America, and the contrayerva of Jamaica.
6271	bisa	[.] BISA
6272	biscotin	[.] BIS'COTIN, n. A confection, made of flour, sugar, marmalade and eggs.
6273	biscuit	[.] BIS'CUIT, n. bis'kit. [L. bis, twice,and cuit, baked.] [.] 1. A kind of bread, formed into cakes, and baked hard for seamen. [.] 2. A cake, variously made, for the use of private families. The name, in England, is given to a composition of flour, eggs, and sugar. ...
6274	bisdiapason	[.] DISDIAPASON, BISDIAPASON, n. [See Diapason.] In music, a compound concord in the quadruple ratio of 4:1 or 8:2. [.] Disdiapason diapente, a cocord in a sectuple ratio of 1:6. [.] Disdiapason semi-diapente, a compound concord in the proportion of 16:3. [.] Disdiapason ...
6275	bisect	[.] BISECT', v.t. [L. bis, twice, and seco, sectum, to cut. See Section.] [.] To cut or divide into two parts. In geometry, one line bisects another when it crosses it, leaving an equal part of the line on each side of the point where it is crossed.
6276	bisected	[.] BISECT'ED, pp. Divided into two equal parts.
6277	bisecting	[.] BISECT'ING, ppr. Dividing into two equal parts.
6278	bisection	[.] BISEC'TION, n. The act of cutting into two equal parts; the division of any line or quantity into two equal parts.
6279	bisegment	[.] BISEG'MENT, n. [bis and segment.] One of the parts of a line, divided into two equal parts.
6280	bisexous	[.] BISEX'OUS, a. Consisting of both sexes.
6281	bishop	[.] BISH'OP, n. [L. episcopus; Gr. of, over, and inspector, or visitor; to view, or inspect; whence, to visit; also, to view. This Greek and Latin word accompanied the introduction of christianity into the west and north of Europe.] [.] 1. An overseer; a spiritual superintendent, ...
6282	bishoplike	[.] BISH'OPLIKE, a. Resembling a bishop; belonging to a bishop.
6283	bishopric	[.] BISH'OPRIC,n. [bishop and ric, jurisdiction.] [.] 1. A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of bishop extends. in England, are twenty-four bishoprics, besides that of Sodor and Man; in Ireland, eighteen. [.] 2. The charge of instructing and governing ...
6284	bishopsweed	[.] BISH'OPSWEED, n. [bishop and used.] A genus of plants, with the generic name Ammi.
6285	bishopswort	[.] BISH'OPSWORT, n. A plant.
6286	bisk	[.] BISK, n. Soup or broth, made by boiling several sorts of flesh together.
6287	bisket	[.] BISK'ET, a biscuit. This orthography is adopted by many respectable writers.
6288	bismuth	[.] BIS'MUTH, n. s as z. A metal of a yellowish or reddish white color, and a lamellar texture. It is somewhat harder than lead, and scarcely, of at all, malleable, being so brittle as to break easily under the hammer, and it is reducible to powder. Its internal face ...
6289	bismuthal	[.] BIS'MUTHAL, a. Consisting of bismuth, or containing it.
6290	bismuthic	[.] BIS'MUTHIC, a. Pertaining to bismuth; as bismuthic acid.
6291	bison	[.] BIS'ON, n. [L. A quadruped of the bovine genus, usually but improperly called the buffalo. The proper buffalo is a distinct species, peculiar to the warmer climates of the Eastern Continent. The bison is a wild animal, with short, black, rounded horns, with a great ...
6292	bissextile	[.] BISSEX'TILE, n. [L.bissextilis, leap year, from bissextus, [bis and sextus] the sixth of the calends of March, or twenty-fourth day of February, which was reckoned twice every fourth year, by the interrelation of a day.] [.] Leap year; every fourth year, in which a day ...
6293	bisson	[.] BIS'SON, a. Blind. [Not used.]
6294	bister	[.] BIS'TER, n. Among painters, the burnt oil extracted from the soot of wood; a brown pigment. To prepare it, soot [that os beach is the best' is put into water, in the proportion of two pounds to a gallon, and boiled half an hour; after standing to settle, and while ...
6295	bistort	[.] BIS'TORT, n. [L. bistorta, bis and tortus, twisted.] [.] A plant, a species of polygonum, or many-knotted or angled. In popular language, it is called snake-weed.
6296	bistoury	[.] BIS'TOURY, n. bis'tury. A surgical instrument for making incisions. It is either straight and fixed in a handle like a knife, or its blade turns like a lancet, or it is crooked, with the sharp edge on the inside. [.]
6297	bisulcous	[.] BISULC'OUS, a. [L. bisulcus, of bis and sulcus, a furrow.] [.] Cloven footed, as swine or oxen.
6298	bisulphuret	[.] BISUL'PHURET, n. [bis and sulphuret.] In chimistry, a sulphuret, with a double proportion of sulphur.
6299	bit	[.] BIT, n. The iron part of a bridle which is inserted in the mouth of a horse,and its appendages, to which the reins are fastened. It includes the bit mouth, the branches, the curb, the sevel holes, the tranchefil and cross chains. Bits are of various kinds, as the ...
6300	bitch	[.] BITCH, n. [.] 1. The female of the canine kind, as of the dog,wolf,and fox. [.] 2. A name of reproach for a woman.
6301	bite	[.] BITE, v.t. pret. bit; pp. bit, bitten. [.] 1. To break or crush with the teeth, as in eating; to pierce with the teeth, as a serpent; to seize with the teeth, as a dog. [.] 2. To pinch or pain, as with cold; as a biting north wind; the frost bites. [.] 3. To ...
6302	biter	[.] BI'TER, n. One who bites; that which bites; a fish apt to take bait. [.] 1. One who cheats or defrauds.
6303	biternate	[.] BITERN'ATE, a. [L. bis and ternus, three.] In botany, doubly ternate, as when a petiole has three ternate leaflets.
6304	biting	[.] BI'TING, ppr. Seizing, wounding, or crushing with the teeth; pinching,paining, causing to smart with cold; reproaching with severity, or treating sarcastically; chesting. [.] BI'TING, a. Sharp; severe; sarcastic.
6305	bitingly	[.] BI'TINGLY, adv. In a sarcastic or jeering manner.
6306	bitless	[.] BIT'LESS, a. Not having a bit or bridle.
6307	bitmouth	[.] BIT'MOUTH, n. [bit and mouth.] The bit, or that part of a bridle which is put in a horse's mouth.
6308	bittacle	[.] BIT'TACLE, n. The box for the compasses and lights on board a ship. [See Binnacle.]
6309	bitten	[.] BIT'TEN, pp. of bite. bit'tn. Seized or wounded by the teeth; cheated.
6310	bitter	[.] BIT'TER, a. [.] 1. Sharp, or biting to the taste; acrid; like wormwood. [.] 2. Sharp; cruel; severe; as bitter enmity. Heb.1. [.] 3. Sharp, as words, reproachful; sarcastic. [.] 4. Sharp to the feeling; piercing; painful; that makes to smart; as a bitter ...
6311	bitter-gourd	[.] BIT'TER-GOURD, n. [bitter and gourd.] A plant, a species of Cucumis, called Colocynthis, Colocynth, Coloquintada. The fruit is of the gourd kind, having a shell inclosing a bitter pulp, which is a very drastic purgative. It is brought from the Levant, and is the ...
6312	bitter-salt	[.] BIT'TER-SALT, n. Epsom salt.
6313	bitter-spar	[.] BIT'TER-SPAR, n. Rhombspar, a mineral that crystallizes in rhomboids. It is the crystallized variety of magnesian limestone.
6314	bitter-sweet	[.] BIT'TER-SWEET, n. [bitter and sweet.] A species of Solanum, a slender climbing plant, whose root,when chewed, produces first a bitter, then a sweet taste.
6315	bitter-wort	[.] BIT'TER-WORT, n. [bitter and wort.] The plant called gentian, Gentiana, which has a remarkable bitter taste.
6316	bitterish	[.] BIT'TERISH, a. Somewhat bitter; bitter in a moderate degree.
6317	bitterishness	[.] BIT'TERISHNESS, n. The quality of being moderately bitter.
6318	bitterly	[.] BIT'TERLY, adv. With a bitter taste. [.] 1. In a severe manner; in a manner expressing poignant grief; as, to weep bitterly. [.] 2. In a manner severely reproachful; sharply; severely; angrily; as, to censure bitterly.
6319	bittern	[.] BIT'TERN, n. A fowl of the grallic order, the Ardea stellaris, a native of Europe. This fowl has long legs and neck, and stalks among reeds and sedge, feeding upon fish. It makes a singular noise, called by Dryden bumping, and by Goldsmith booming. [.] BIT'TERN, ...
6320	bitterness	[.] BIT'TERNESS, n. [from bitter.] A bitter taste; or rather a quality in things which excites a biting disagreeable sensation in the tongue. [.] 1. In a figurative sense, extreme enmity, grudge, hatred; or rather an excessive degree or implacableness of passions and ...
6321	bitters	[.] BIT'TERS, n. A liquor in which bitter herbs or roots are steeped; generally a spirituous liquor, the bitter cause of intemperance, of disease, and of premature death!
6322	bittervetch	[.] BIT'TERVETCH, n. [bitter and vetch.] A species of Ervum, or lentil, cultivated for fodder. [.] 1. A genus of plants, known by the generic name Orobus, remarkable for their beautiful papilionaceous flowers. The tubercles of one species are in great esteem among the ...
6323	bittour	[.] BIT'TOUR, or BIT'TOR, n. The bittern.
6324	bitts	[.] BITTS, n. plu. [from the same root as bite.] A frame of two strong pieces of timber fixed perpendicularly in the fore part of a ship, on which to fasten the cables,when she rides at anchor. There are also top-sail sheet bitts, paul-bitts, carrick-bitts, &c. [.] BITTS, ...
6325	bitume	[.] BITU'ME, n. Bitumen, so written for the sake of the rhyme.
6326	bitumen	[.] BIT'UMEN
6327	bituminate	[.] BITU'MINATE, v.t. To impregnate with bitumen.
6328	bituminated	[.] BITU'MINATED, a. Impregnated with bitumen.
6329	bituminiferous	[.] BITUMINIF'EROUS, a. [bitumen and fero, to produce.] [.] Producing bitumen.
6330	bituminize	[.] BITU'MINIZE, v.t. To form into, or impregnate with bitumen.
6331	bituminous	[.] BITU'MINOUS, a. Having the qualities of bitumen; compounded with bitumen; containing bitumen.Limestone is of a lamellar structure, susceptible of polish, of a brown or black color,and when rubbed emitting an unpleasant smell. That of Dalmatia is so charged with bitumen, ...
6332	bivalve	[.] BI'VALVE, n. [L. bis, twice, and valve. L. valva] [.] An animal having two valves, or a shell consisting of two parts which open and shut. Also a pericarp in which the seed-case opens or splits into two parts. [.] BI'VALVE
6333	bivalvous	[.] BIVALV'OUS, a. Having two shells or valves which open and shut, as the oyster and the seed cases of certain plants.
6334	bivalvular	[.] BIVALV'ULAR
6335	bivaulted	[.] BIVAULT'ED, a. [L. bis, twice,and vault.] Having two vaults or arches.
6336	biventral	[.] BIVENT'RAL, a. [L. bis and venter, belly.] Having two bellies; as a biventral muscle.
6337	bivious	[.] BIV'IOUS, a. [L. bivius; bis and via, way.] Having two ways, or leading two ways.
6338	bivouac	[.] BIVOUAC, n. [L. vigilo.] The guard or watch of a whole army, as in cases of great danger of surprise or attack. [.] BIVOUAC, v.t. To watch or be on guard, as a whole army. [.] [.] [This word anglicized would be bewatch.]
6339	bixwort	[.] BIX'WORT, n. A plant.
6340	biza	[.] BIZA, n. A coin of Pegu, of the value of half a ducat; also, a weight.
6341	blaast	[.] BLA'AST, n. [Eng. blaze, which is primarily a blowing or swelling.] [.] 1. A gust or puff of wind; or a sudden gust of wind. [.] 2. The sound made by blowing a wind instrument. [.] 3. Any pernicious or destructive influence upon animals or plants. [.] 4. ...
6342	blab	[.] BLAB, v.t. [.] 1. To utter or tell in a thoughtless manner; to publish secrets or trifles without discretion. It implies, says Johnson, rather thoughtlessness than treachery, but may be used in either sense. [.] 2. To tell, or utter; in a good sense. [.] BLAB, ...
6343	blabber	[.] BLAB'BER, n. A tattler; a tell-tale.
6344	blabbing	[.] BLAB'BING, ppr. Telling indiscreetly what ought to be concealed; tattling.
6345	black	[.] BLACK, a. [.] 1. Of the color of night; destitute of light; dark. [.] 2. Darkened by clouds; as the heavens black with clouds. [.] 3. Sullen; having a cloudy look or countenance. [.] 4. Atrociously wicked; horrible; as a black deed or crime. [.] 5. ...
6346	black-bird	[.] BLACK'-BIRD, n. [black and bird.] In England, the merula, a species of turdus, a singing bird with a fine note, but very loud. In America, this name is given to different birds,as to the gracula quiscula, or crow black-bird, and to the oriolus phaeniceus, or red winged ...
6347	black-browed	[.] BLACK'-BROWED, a. [black and brow.] Having black eye-brows; gloomy; dismal; threatening; as a black-browed gust.
6348	black-bryony	[.] BLACK-BRY'ONY, n. [black and bryony.] A plant, the Tamus.
6349	black-cap	[.] BLACK-CAP, n. [black and cap.] A bird, the Motacilla atricapilla, or mock-nightingale; so called from its black crown. It is common in Europe. [.] 1. In cookery, an apple roasted till black, to be served up in a dish of boiled custard.
6350	black-chalk	[.] BLACK-CHALK, n. A mineral of a bluish black color, of a slaty texture, and soiling the fingers when handled; a variety of argillaceous slate.
6351	black-faced	[.] BLACK'-FACED, a. Having a black face.
6352	black-forest	[.] BLACK-FOREST, n. [black and forest.] A forest in Germany, in Swabia; a part of the ancient Hercynian forest.
6353	black-friar	[.] BLACK-FRIAR, n. Black-friars is a name given to the Dominican Order, called also Predicants and preaching friars; in France, Jacobins.
6354	black-lead	...
6355	blacked	[.] BLACK'ED, pp. Made black; soiled.
6356	blacken	[.] BLACK'EN, v.t. [.] 1. To make black. [.] [.] The importation of slaves that has blackened half America. [.] 2. To make dark; to darken; to cloud. [.] 3. To soil. [.] 4. To sully reputation; to make infamous; as, vice blackens the character. [.] BLACK'EN, ...
6357	blackener	[.] BLACK'ENER, n. He that blackens.
6358	blacking	[.] BLACK'ING, ppr. Making black. [.] BLACK'ING, n. A substance used for blacking shoes, variously made; any factitious matter for making things black.
6359	blackish	[.] BLACK'ISH, a. Somewhat black; moderately black or dark.
6360	blackly	[.] BLACK'LY, adv. Darkly; atrociously.
6361	blackness	[.] BLACK'NESS, n. The quality of being black; black color; darkness; atrociousness or enormity in wickedness.
6362	blacksea	[.] BLACK'SEA, n. [black and sea.] The Euxine Sea, on the eastern border of Europe.
6363	blacksmith	[.] BLACK'SMITH, n. [black and smith.] A smith who works in iron, and makes iron utensils; more properly, an iron-smith. [.] Black'-strakes, in a ship, are a range of planks immediately above the wales in a ship's side, covered with tar and lamp-black.
6364	bladder	[.] BLAD'DER, n.[Eng.a blade; L.latus.] [.] 1. A thin membranous bag in animals, which serves as the receptacle of some secreted fluid, as the urinary bladder, the gall bladder, &c. By way of eminence, the word, in common language, denotes the urinary bladder, either ...
6365	bladder-nut	[.] BLAD'DER-NUT, n. [bladder and nut.] A genus of plants, with the generic name of Staphyloea. They have three capsules, inflated and joined by a longitudinal suture. [.] 1. The African bladder nut is the Royena. [.] 2. The laurel-leaved bladder-nut is a species ...
6366	bladder-senna	[.] BLAD'DER-SENNA, or bastard-senna, a genus of plants, called in botany Colutea. [.] The jointed-podded bladder-senna is the Coronilla.
6367	bladdered	[.] BLAD'DERED, a. Swelled like a bladder.
6368	bladdery	[.] BLAD'DERY, a. Resembling a bladder; containing bladders.
6369	blade	[.] BLADE, n. [Gr.broad.] [.] 1. The stalk or spire of a plant,particularly of grass and corn; but applicable to the stalk of any herbaceous plant, whether green or dry. [.] 2. A leaf. In this sense much used in the Southern States of N. America, for the leaves ...
6370	blade-bone	[.] BLA'DE-BONE, n. The scapula, or upper bone in the shoulder.
6371	blade-smith	[.] BLA'DE-SMITH, n. A sword cutler.
6372	bladed	[.] BLA'DED, pp. Having a blade or blades. It may be used of blade in the sense of a leaf, a spire, or the cutting part of an instrument. [.] 1. In mineralogy, composed of long and narrow plates, like the blade of a knife.
6373	blain	[.] BLAIN, n. A pustule; a botch; a blister. In farriery, a bladder growing on the root of the tongue, against the wind pipe,which swells so as to stop the breath.
6374	blamable	[.] BLA'MABLE, a. [See Blame.] Faulty; culpable; reprehensible; deserving of censure. [.]
6375	blamableness	[.] BLA'MABLENESS, n. Culpableness; fault; the state of being worthy of censure.
6376	blamably	[.] BLA'MABLY, adv. Culpably; in a manner deserving of censure.
6377	blame	[.] BLAME, v.t. [The Greeks have the root of this word, to blaspheme.] [.] 1. To censure; to express disapprobation of; to find fault with; opposed to praise or commend, and applicable most properly to persons, but applied also to things. [.] [.] I withstood him, because ...
6378	blamed	[.] BLA'MED, pp. Censured; disapproved.
6379	blameful	[.] BLA'MEFUL, a. Faulty; meriting blame; reprehensible.
6380	blameless	[.] BLA'MELESS, a. Without fault; innocent; guiltless; not meriting censure. [.] [.] A bishop then must be blameless. 1 Tim.3. [.] Sometimes followed by of. [.] [.] We will be blameless of this thine oath. Josh.2.
6381	blamelessly	[.] BLA'MELESSLY, adv. Innocently; without fault or crime.
6382	blamelessness	[.] BLA'MELESSNESS,n. Innocence; a state of being not worthy of censure.
6383	blamer	[.] BLA'MER, n. One who blames, finds fault or censures.
6384	blameworthiness	[.] BLA'MEWORTHINESS, n. The quality of deserving censure.
6385	blameworthy	[.] BLA'MEWORTHY, a. [blame and worthy.] Deserving blame; censurable; culpable; reprehensible.
6386	blaming	[.] BLA'MING, ppr. Censuring; finding fault.
6387	blanc-manger	[.] BLANC-MANGER, pron. blomonge. In cookery, a preparation of dissolved isinglass, milk, sugar, cinnamon, &c., boiled into a thick consistence,and garnished for the table with blanched almonds. [.]
6388	blancard	[.] BLANC'ARD, n. A kind of linen cloth, manufactured in Normandy, so called because the thread is half blanched before it is woven.
6389	blanch	[.] BL'ANCH, v.t. [.] 1. To whiten; to take out the color, and make white; to obliterate. [.] 2. To slur; to balk; to pass over; that is to avoid; to make empty. [.] 3. To strip or peel; as, to blanch almonds. [.] BL'ANCH, v.i. To evade; to shift; to speak ...
6390	blanched	[.] BL'ANCHED, pp. Whitened.
6391	blancher	[.] BL'ANCHER, n. One who whitens; also, one who anneals, and cleanses money.
6392	blanchimeter	[.] BLANCHIM'ETER, n. [blanch, and Gr. measure.] [.] An instrument for measuring the bleaching power of oxymuriate [chloride] of lime, and potash.
6393	blanching	[.] BL'ANCHING, ppr. Whitening. In coinage, the operation of giving brightness to pieces of silver,by heating them on a peel, and afterwards boiling them successively in two pans of copper, with aqua fortis, common salt, and tartar of Montpelier; then draining off the ...
6394	bland	[.] BLAND, a. [L. blandus.] Mild; soft; gentle; as bland words; bland zephyrs.
6395	blandiloquence	[.] BLANDIL'OQUENCE, n. [L. blandus, mild, and loquor, to speak.] [.] Fair, mild, flattering speech.
6396	blandish	[.] BLAND'ISH, v.t. [L. blandior; Old Eng. blandise.] [.] To soften; to caress; to flatter by kind words or affectionate actions.
6397	blandisher	[.] BLAND'ISHER, n. One that flatters with soft words.
6398	blandishing	[.] BLAND'ISHING, , ppr. Soothing or flattering with fair words.
6399	blandishment	[.] BLAND'ISHMENT, n. Soft words;kind speeches; caresses; expression of kindness; words or actions expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart.
6400	blank	[.] BLANK, a. [.] 1. Void; empty; consequently white; as a blank paper. [.] 2. White or pale; as the blank moon. [.] 3. Pale from fear or terror; hence confused; confounded; dispirited; dejected. [.] [.] Adam--astonished stood, and blank. [.] 4. Without rhyme; ...
6401	blanked	[.] BLANK'ED, pp. Confused; dispirited.
6402	blanket	[.] BLANK'ET, n. [.] 1. A cover for a bed, made of coarse wool loosely woven, and used for securing against cold. Blankets are used also by soldiers,and seamen, for covering. [.] 2. A kind of pear, sometimes written after the French, blanquet. [.] 3. Among printers, ...
6403	blanketing	[.] BLANK'ETING, ppr. Tossing in a blanket. [.] BLANK'ETING, n. The punishment of tossing in a blanket. [.] 1. Cloth for blankets.
6404	blankly	[.] BLANK'LY, adv. In a blank manner; with paleness or confusion.
6405	blare	[.] BLARE, v.i. [L. ploro, to dry out, to bawl, to weep.] [.] 1. To roar; to bellow. [Little used.] [.] 2. To sweal or melt away, as a candle. [.] [.] This is, I believe, usually called flare. [.] [.] BLARE, n. Roar; noise. [Little used.] [.] [.] And ...
6406	blaspheme	[.] BLASPHE'ME, v.t. [Gr. The first syllable is the same as in blame, blasme, denoting injury; L. loedo, loesus; The last syllable is the Gr.,to speak.] [.] 1. To speak of the Supreme Being in terms of impious irreverence; to revile or speak reproachfully of God, or ...
6407	blasphemer	[.] BLASPHE'MER, n. One who blasphemes; one who speaks of God in impious and irreverent terms. 1 Tim.1.
6408	blaspheming	[.] BLASPHE'MING, ppr. Uttering impious or reproachful words concerning God.
6409	blasphemous	[.] BLAS'PHEMOUS, a. Containing blasphemy; calumnious; impiously irreverent or reproachful towards God.
6410	blasphemously	[.] BLAS'PHEMOUSLY, adv. Impiously; with impious irreverence to God.
6411	blasphemy	[.] BLAS'PHEMY, n. An indignity offered to God by words or writing; reproachful, contemptuous or irreverent words uttered impiously against Jehovah. [.] [.] [.] Blasphemy is an injury offered to God, by denying that which is due and belonging to him, or attributing ...
6412	blast	[.] BL'AST, v.t. [Literally, to strike.] To make to wither by some pernicious influence, as too much heat or moisture, or other destructive cause; or to check growth and prevent from coming to maturity and producing fruit; to blight, as trees or plants. [.] 1. To ...
6413	blasted	[.] BL'ASTED, pp. Affected by some cause that checks growth, injures, impairs, destroys, or renders abortive; split by an explosion of gunpowder.
6414	blaster	[.] BL'ASTER, n. He or that which blasts or destroys.
6415	blasting	[.] BL'ASTING, ppr. Affecting by a blast; preventing from coming to maturity; frustrating; splitting by an explosion of gun powder. [.] BL'ASTING, n. A blast; destruction by a pernicious cause; explosion.
6416	blastment	[.] BL'ASTMENT, n. Blast; sudden stroke of some destructive cause. [Superseded by blast and blasting.]
6417	blatant	[.] BLA'TANT, a. [See Bleat.] Bellowing as a calf. [Not used.]
6418	blatter	[.] BLAT'TER, v.i. [from the root of bleat.] [.] To make a senseless noise.
6419	blatterer	[.] BLAT'TERER, n. A noisy blustering boaster. [Not used.] [.]
6420	blay	[.] BLAY, n. [See Bleak.] A small river fish, the bleak.
6421	blaze	[.] BLAZE, n. [Eng.to blush.] [.] 1. Flame; the stream of light and heat from any body when burning, proceeding from the combustion of inflammable gas. [.] 2. Publication; wide diffusion of report. In this sense, we observe the radical sense of dilatation, as well ...
6422	blazed	[.] BLA'ZED, pp. Published far and wide.
6423	blazer	[.] BLA'ZER, n. One who publishes and spreads reports.
6424	blazing	[.] BLA'ZING, ppr. Flaming; publishing far and wide. [.] BLA'ZING, a. Emitting flame, or light; as a blazing star.
6425	blazing-star	[.] BLAZ'ING-STAR, n. A comet; a star that is accompanied with a coma or train of light.
6426	blazon	[.] BLA'ZON, v.t. bla'zn. [.] 1. To explain, in proper terms, the figures on ensigns armorial. [.] 2. To deck; to embellish; to adorn. [.] [.] She blazons in dread smiles her hideous form. [.] 3. To display; to set to show; to celebrate by words or writing. [.] 4. ...
6427	blazoned	[.] BLA'ZONED, pp. Explained, deciphered in the manner of heralds; published abroad; displayed pompously.
6428	blazoner	[.] BLA'ZONER, n. One that blazons; a herald; an evil speaker, or propagator of scandal.
6429	blazoning	[.] BLA'ZONING, ppr. Explaining, describing as heralds; showing; publishing; blazing abroad; displaying.
6430	blazonry	[.] BLA'ZONRY, n. The art of describing coats of arms, in proper terms.
6431	blea	[.] BLEA, n. The part of a tree, which lies immediately under the bark.
6432	bleach	[.] BLEACH, v.t. [Eng. bleak.] [.] To whiten; to make white or whiter; to take out color; applied to many things, but particularly to cloth and thread. Bleaching is variously performed, but in general by steeping the cloth in lye, or a solution of pot or pearl ashes, and ...
6433	bleached	[.] BLE'ACHED, pp. Whitened; made white.
6434	bleacher	[.] BLE'ACHER, n. One who whitens, or whose occupation is to whiten cloth.
6435	bleachery	[.] BLE'ACHERY, n. A place for bleaching; as a wax bleachery.
6436	bleaching	[.] BLE'ACHING, ppr. Whitening; making white; becoming white. [.] BLE'ACHING, n. The act or art of whitening, especially cloth.
6437	bleak	[.] BLEAK, a. [.] 1. Pale. [But not often used in this sense, in America, as far as my observations extend.] [.] 2. Open; vacant; exposed to a free current of air; as a bleak hill or shore. This is the true sense of the word; hence cold and cheerless. A bleak ...
6438	bleakish	[.] BLEAKISH, a. Moderately bleak.
6439	bleakness	[.] BLE'AKNESS, n. Openness of situation;exposure to the wind; hence coldness.
6440	bleaky	[.] BLE'AKY a. Bleak; open unsheltered; cold; chill.
6441	blear	[.] BLEAR, a. Sore, with a watery rheum; applied only to the eyes; as the blear-eyed owl. [.] BLEAR, v.t. To make sore; to affect with soreness of eyes,or a watery humor; to make dim or partially obscure the sight.
6442	blear-eyed	[.] BLE'AR-EYED, a. Having sore eyes; having the eyes dim with rheum; dim-sighted.
6443	blearedness	[.] BLE'AREDNESS, n. The state of being bleared, or dimmed with rheum.
6444	bleat	[.] BLEAT, v.i. [L. blatero; plaudo.] To make the noise of a sheep; to cry as a sheep. [.] BLEAT, n. The cry of a sheep.
6445	bleating	[.] BLE'ATING, ppr. or a. Crying as a sheep. [.] BLE'ATING, n. The cry of a sheep.
6446	bleb	[.] BLEB, n. [This word belongs to the root of blab, blubber.] [.] A little tumor, vesicle or blister. [.] [.] Arsenic abounds with air blebs.
6447	blebby	[.] BLEBBY, a. Full of blebs.
6448	bled	[.] BLED, pret. and pp. of bleed.
6449	bleed	[.] BLEED, v.i. pret. and pp. bled. [.] 1. To lose blood; to run with blood, by whatever means; as, the arm bleeds. [.] 2. To die a violent death, or by slaughter. [.] [.] The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to day. [.] 3. To issue forth, or drop as blood, from an ...
6450	bleeding	[.] BLEE'DING, ppr. Losing blood;letting blood; losing sap or juice. [.] BLEE'DING, n. a running or issuing of blood, as from the nose; a hemorrhage; the operation of letting blood, as in surgery; the drawing of sap from a tree or plant.
6451	bleit	[.] BLEIT, a. Bashful; used in Scotland and the northern counties of England.
6452	blemish	[.] BLEM'ISH, v.t. [.] 1. Too mark with any deformity; to injure or impair any thing which is well formed, or excellent; to mar,or make defective,either the body or mind. [.] 2. To tarnish, as reputation or character; to defame. [.] BLEM'ISH, n. Any mark of deformity; ...
6453	blemished	[.] BLEM'ISHED, pp. Injured or marred by any mark of deformity; tarnished; soiled.
6454	blemishing	[.] BLEM'ISHING, ppr. Marking with deformity; tarnishing.
6455	blemishless	[.] BLEM'ISHLESS, a. Without blemish; spotless.
6456	blemishment	[.] BLEM'ISHMENT, n. Disgrace. [Little used.]
6457	blench	[.] BLENCH, v.i. [This evidently is the blanch of Bacon [see Blanch.] and perhaps the modern flinch.] [.] To shrink; to start back to give way. [.] BLENCH, v.t. To hinder or obstruct, says Johnson. But the etymology explains the passage he cites in a different manner. ...
6458	blencher	[.] BLENCH'ER, n. That which frustrates.
6459	blend	[.] BLEND, n. [.] An ore of zink, called also mock-lead, false galena and black jack. Its color is mostly yellow, brown and black. There are several varieties, but in general, this ore contains more than half its weight of zink, about one fourth sulphur, and usually a small ...
6460	blended	[.] BLEND'ED, pp. Mixed; confounded by mixture.
6461	blender	[.] BLEND'ER, n. One that mingles or confounds.
6462	blending	[.] BLEND'ING, ppr. Mingling together; confounding by mixture.
6463	blendous	[.] BLEND'OUS, a. Pertaining to blend.
6464	blenny	[.] BLEN'NY, n. A genus of fishes, of the order of Jugulars, in Ichthyology called Blennius. There are several species; the size from five inches to a foot in length.
6465	blent	[.] BLENT, the obsolete participle of blend.
6466	bless	[.] BLESS, v.t. pret. and ppr. blessed or blest. [.] 1. To pronounce a wish of happiness to one; to express a wish or desire of happiness. [.] [.] And Isaac called Jacob and blessed him. Gen.28. [.] 2. To make happy; to make successful; to prosper in temporal ...
6467	blessed	[.] BLESS'ED, pp. Made happy or prosperous; extolled; pronounced happy. [.] BLESS'ED, a. Happy; prosperous in worldly affairs; enjoying spiritual happiness and the favor of God; enjoying heavenly felicity. [.] Blessed-Thistle. A plant of the genus Cnicus, sometimes ...
6468	blessedly	[.] BLESS'EDLY, adv. Happily; in a fortunate manner.
6469	blessedness	[.] BLESS'EDNESS, n. Happiness; felicity; heavenly joys; the favor of God. [.] 1. Sanctity.
6470	blesser	[.] BLESS'ER, n. One that blesses or prospers; one who bestows a blessing.
6471	blessing	[.] BLESS'ING, ppr. Making happy; wishing happiness to; praising or extolling; consecrating by prayer. [.] BLESS'ING,n. Benediction; a wish of happiness pronounced; a prayer imploring happiness upon another. [.] 1. A solemn prophetic benediction, in which happiness ...
6472	blest	[.] BLEST, pp. of bless. [.] BLEST, a. Made happy. [.] 1. Making happy; cheering. [.] [.] While these blest sounds my rafish'd ear assail. [.] [.]
6473	bletonism	[.] BLE'TONISM, n. The faculty of perceiving and indicating subterraneous springs and currents by sensation; so called from one Bleton of France who possessed this faculty.
6474	bletonist	[.] BLE'TONIST, n. One who possesses the faculty of perceiving subterraneous springs by sensation.
6475	blew	[.] BLEW, pret. of blow.
6476	bleyme	[.] BLEYME, n. An inflammation in the foot of a horse, between the sole and the bone.
6477	blicea	[.] BLICE'A, n. A small fish caught in the German seas,somewhat resembling the English sprat.
6478	blight	[.] BLIGHT, n. [.] 1. A disease incident to plants, affecting them variously. sometimes the whole plant perishes; sometimes only the leaves and blossoms, which will shrivel, as if scorched. [.] 2. Any thing nipping or blasting. [.] In America, I have often heard a cutaneous ...
6479	blin	[.] BLIN, v.t. To stop or cease.
6480	blind	[.] BLIND, a. [.] 1. Destitute of the sense of seeing, either by natural defect, or by deprivation;not having sight. [.] 2. Not having the faculty of discernment; destitute of intellectual light; unable to understand or judge; ignorant; as authors are blind to their ...
6481	blinded	[.] BLINDED, pp. Deprived of sight; deprived of intellectual discernment; made dark or obscure.
6482	blindfold	[.] BLINDFOLD, a. [blind and fold.] Having the eyes covered; having the mental eye darkened. [.] BLINDFOLD, v.t. To cover the eyes; to hinder from seeing.
6483	blindfolded	[.] BLINDFOLDED, pp. Having the eyes covered; hindered from seeing.
6484	blindfolding	[.] BLINDFOLDING, ppr. Covering the eyes;hindering from seeing.
6485	blinding	[.] BLINDING, ppr. Depriving of sight,or of understanding; obscuring.
6486	blindly	[.] BLINDLY, adv. Without sight, or understanding. [.] 1. Without discerning the reason; implicitly; without examination; as, to be blindly led by another. [.] 2. Without judgment or direction.
6487	blindness	[.] BLINDNESS, n. Want of bodily sight; want of intellectual discernment; ignorance.
6488	blindnettle	[.] BLINDNETTLE, n. A plant.
6489	blinds	[.] BLINDS, n. In the military art, a defense made of osiers or branches interwoven, and laid across two rows of stakes, four or five feet asunder, of the highth of a man, to shelter the workmen, and prevent their being overlooked by the enemy.
6490	blindside	[.] BLINDSIDE, n. [blind and side.] The side which is most easily assailed; or the side on which the party is least able or disposed to see danger; weakness; foible; weak part.
6491	blindworm	[.] BLINDWORM, n. [blind and worm.] A small reptile, called also slow worm, a species of Anguis, about eleven inches long, covered with scales, with a forked tongue, but harmless.
6492	blink	[.] BLINK, v.i. [.] 1. To wink; to twinkle with the eye. [.] 2. To see obscurely. Johnson. Is it not to see with the eyes half shut, or with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes? [.] [.] One eye was blinking and one leg was lame. [.] BLINK, n. A glimpse ...
6493	blinkard	[.] BLINK'ARD, n. [blink and ard,kind.] A person who blinks or has bad eyes; that which twinkles, or glances, as a dim star, which appears and disappears.
6494	blinking	[.] BLINK'ING, ppr. Winking; twinkling.
6495	bliss	[.] BLISS, n. The highest degree of happiness; blessedness; felicity; used of felicity in general, when of an exalted kind, but appropriately, of heavenly joys.
6496	blissful	[.] BLISS'FUL, a. Full ofjoy and felicity; happy in the highest degree.
6497	blissfully	[.] BLISS''FULLY, adv. In a blissful manner.
6498	blissfulness	[.] BLISS'FULNESS, n. Exalted happiness; felicity; fullness ofjoy.
6499	blissless	[.] BLISS'LESS, a. Destitute of bliss.
6500	blissom	[.] BLIS'SOM, v.i. To be lustful; to caterwaul. [Little used.]
6501	blister	[.] BLIS'TER, n. [.] 1. A pustule; a thin bladder on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, whether occasioned by a burn, or other injury, or by a vesicatory. It is formed by raising the cuticle. [.] 2. Any tumor made by the separation of the film or skin, ...
6502	blistered	[.] BLIS'TERED, pp. Having blisters or tumors.
6503	blistering	[.] BLIS'TERING, ppr. Raising a blister; applying a blistering plaster, or vesicatory.
6504	blite	[.] BLITE, n. [L. blitum.] A genus of plants, called strawberry spinach. [.] 1. A species of amaranth, or flower gentle.
6505	blithe	[.] BLITHE, a. [L. loetus; Eng. glad. See Bliss and glad.] [.] Gay; merry; joyous; sprightly; mirthful. [.] [.] For that fair female troop thou sawest, that seemed [.] [.] Of goddesses, so blithe, so smooth, so gay.
6506	blitheful	[.] BLI'THEFUL, a. Gay; full of gayeta.
6507	blithely	[.] BLI'THELY, adv. In a gay, joyful manner. [.]
6508	blitheness	[.] BLI'THENESS, n. Gayety; sprightliness; the quality of being blithe.
6509	blithesome	[.] BLI'THESOME, a. Gay; merry; cheerful.
6510	blithesomeness	[.] BLI'THESOMENESS, n. The quality of being blithesome; gayety.
6511	bloat	[.] BLOAT, v.t.[This word may be allied to bladder, from the sense of inflating, swelling.] [.] 1. To swell or make turgid, as with air; to inflate; to puff up; hence, to make vain; followed by up, but without necessity. To bloat up with praise is less elegant than ...
6512	bloated	[.] BLOATED, pp. Swelled; grown turgid; inflated.
6513	bloatedness	[.] BLOATEDNESS, n. A turgid state;turgidness; dilation from inflation, debility, or any morbid cause.
6514	bloating	[.] BLOATING, ppr. Swelling; inflating.
6515	blobberlipped	[.] BLOB'BERLIPPED, a. Having thick lips.
6516	blobberllip	[.] BLOB'BERLLIP, n. [blobber and lip.] A thick lip.
6517	blober	[.] BLO'BER, n. A bubble; pronounced by the common people in America, blubber, It is a legitimate word, but not elegant.
6518	block	[.] BLOCK, n. [.] 1. A heavy piece of timber or wood, usually with one plain surface;or it is rectangular, and rather thick than long. [.] 2. Any mass of matter with an extended surface; as a block of marble, a piece rough from the quarry. [.] 3. A massy body, ...
6519	block-tin	[.] BLOCK'-TIN, n. [block and tin.] Tin which is pure, unmixed, and unwrought.
6520	blockade	[.] BLOCKA'DE, n. The siege of a place,formed by surrounding it with hostile troops or ships, or by posting them at all the avenues, to prevent escape,and hinder supplies of provisions and ammunition from entering, with a view to compel a surrender,by hunger and want, ...
6521	blockaded	[.] BLOCKA'DED, pp. Shut up or inclosed by an enemy.
6522	blockading	[.] BLOCKA'DING, ppr. Besieging by a blockade.
6523	blockhead	[.] BLOCK'HEAD, n. [block and head.] A stupid fellow; a dolt; a person deficient in understanding.
6524	blockheaded	[.] BLOCK'HEADED, a. Stupid; dull.
6525	blockheadly	[.] BLOCK'HEADLY, a. Like a blockhead.
6526	blockhouse	[.] BLOCK'HOUSE, n. [block and house.] A house or fortress, erected to block up a pass, and defend against the entrance of an enemy.
6527	blockish	[.] BLOCK'ISH, a. Stupid; dull; deficient in understanding.
6528	blockishly	[.] BLOCK'ISHLY, adv. In a stupid manner.
6529	blockishness	[.] BLOCK'ISHNESS, n. Stupidity; dullness.
6530	blocklike	[.] BLOCK'LIKE, a. Like a block; stupid.
6531	blomary	[.] BLO'MARY, n. [See Bloom, a mass if iron.] The first forge through which iron passes, after it is melted from the ore.
6532	blonket	[.] BLONK'ET, a. Gray. [Not used.]
6533	blood	[.] BLOOD, n. [.] 1. The fluid which circulates through the arteries and veins of the human body, and of other animals,which is essential to the preservation of life. This fluid is generally red. If the blood of an animal is not red, such animal is called exsanguious, ...
6534	blood-bespotted	[.] BLOOD-BESPOT'TED, a. Spotted with blood.
6535	blood-boltered	[.] BLOOD-BOLTERED, a. [blood and bolter.] Sprinkled with blood. [Not used.]
6536	blood-consuming	[.] BLOOD-CONSU'MING, a. Wasting the blood.
6537	blood-frozen	[.] BLOOD-FROZEN, a. Having the blood chilled.
6538	blood-hot	[.] BLOOD-HOT, a. [blood and hot.] As warm as blood in its natural temperature.
6539	blood-hound	[.] BLOOD-HOUND, n. [blood and hound.] A species of canis or dog, with long, smooth and pendulous ears, remarkable for the acuteness of its smell, and employed to recover game which had escaped wounded from the hunter, by tracing the lost animal by the blood it had spilt; ...
6540	blood-let	[.] BLOOD-LET, v.t. To bleed; to let blood.
6541	blood-letter	[.] BLOOD'-LETTER, n. One who lets blood, as in diseases; a phlebotomist.
6542	blood-root	[.] BLOOD'-ROOT, n. A plant so named from its color;a species of sanguinaria, called also puccoon, turmeric and red root.
6543	blood-sucker	[.] BLOOD'-SUCKER, n. [blood and suck.] Any animal that sucks blood, as a leech, a fly, &c. A cruel man; a murderer.
6544	blood-thirsty	[.] BLOOD'-THIRSTY, a. [blood and thirst.] Desirous to shed blood; murderous.
6545	blood-vessel	[.] BLOOD'-VESSEL, n. [blood and vessel.] Any vessel in which blood circulates in an animal body; an artery or a vein.
6546	blooded	[.] BLOOD'ED, pp. Bled; stained with blood; inured to blood.
6547	bloodguiltiness	[.] BLOOD'GUILTINESS, n. [blood and guilt.] The guilt or crime of shedding blood. Ps.51.
6548	bloodily	[.] BLOOD'ILY, adv. In a bloody manner; cruelly; with a disposition to shed blood.
6549	bloodiness	[.] BLOOD'INESS, n. The state of being bloody; disposition to shed blood.
6550	blooding	[.] BLOOD'ING, ppr. Letting blood; staining with blood; inuring to blood, as a hound.
6551	bloodless	[.] BLOOD'LESS, a. Without blood; dead. [.] 1. Without shedding of blood or slaughter; as a bloodless victory. [.] 2. Without spirit or activity.
6552	bloodletting	[.] BLOOD'LETTING, n. [blood and let.] The act of letting blood, or bleeding by opening a vein.
6553	bloodpudding	[.] BLOOD'PUDDING, n. [blood and pudding.] A pudding made with blood and other materials.
6554	bloodshed	[.] BLOOD'SHED, n. [blood and shed.] The shedding or spilling of blood; slaughter; waste of life; the crime of shedding blood.
6555	bloodshedder	[.] BLOOD'SHEDDER, n. One who sheds blood; a murderer.
6556	bloodshedding	[.] BLOOD'SHEDDING, n. The shedding of blood; the crime of shedding blood.
6557	bloodshot	[.] BLOOD'SHOT, a. [blood and shoot.] Red and inflamed by a turgid state of the blood vessels, as in diseases of the eye.
6558	bloodsnake	[.] BLOOD'SNAKE, n. A species of snake, the haemorrhus.
6559	bloodstone	[.] BLOOD'STONE, n. [blood and stone.] A stone, imagined, if worn as an amulet, to be a good preventive of bleeding at the nose. [See Hematite.]
6560	bloody	[.] BLOOD'Y, a. Stained with blood. [.] 1. Cruel; murderous; given to the shedding of blood; or having a cruel, savage disposition; applied to animals. [.] 2. Attended with bloodshed; marked by cruelty; applied to things; as a bloody battle. [.] BLOOD'Y, v.t. ...
6561	bloody-eyed	[.] BLOOD'Y-EYED, a. Having bloody or cruel eyes.
6562	bloody-faced	[.] BLOOD'Y-FACED, a. Having a bloody face or appearance.
6563	bloody-flux	[.] BLOOD'Y-FLUX, n. [blood and flux.] The dysentery, a disease in which the discharges from the bowels have a mixture of blood.
6564	bloody-hand	[.] BLOOD'Y-HAND, n. [blood and hand.] A hand stained with the blood of a deer,which,in the old forest laws of England, was sufficient evidence of a man's trespass in the forest against venison.
6565	bloody-hunting	[.] BLOOD'Y-HUNTING, a. Hunting for blood.
6566	bloody-minded	[.] BLOOD'Y-MINDED, a. [blood and mind.] Having a cruel, ferocious disposition; barbarous; inclined to shed blood.
6567	bloody-red	[.] BLOOD'Y-RED, a. Having the color blood.
6568	bloody-sceptered	[.] BLOODY-SCEP'TERED, a. Having a scepter obtained by blood or slaughter.
6569	bloody-sweat	[.] BLOOD'Y-SWEAT, n. [blood and sweat.] A sweat, accompanied by a discharge of blood; also a disease, called sweating sickness, which formerly prevailed in England and other countries.
6570	bloom	[.] BLOOM n. [.] 1. Blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud. [.] [.] While opening blooms diffuse their sweets around. [.] 2. The opening of flowers in general; flowers open, or in a state of blossoming; as, the trees are clothed with bloom. [.] 3. ...
6571	blooming	[.] BLOOM'ING, ppr. Opening in blossoms; flowering; thriving in the health, beauty, and vigor of youth; showing the beauties of youth. [.] [.] His blooming laurels graced the muse's seat.
6572	bloomingly	[.] BLOOM'INGLY, adv. In a blooming manner.
6573	bloomy	[.] BLOOM'Y, a. Full of bloom; flowery; flourishing with the vigor of youth; as a bloomy spray; bloomy beauties.
6574	blore	[.] BLORE, n. [This is a different orthography of blare, which see.] [.] The act of blowing; a blast. [Not used.]
6575	blossom	[.] BLOS'SOM, n. [Gr. a bud, probably from the same root.] [.] 1. The flower or corol of a plant; a general term, applicable to every species of tree or plant, but more generally used than flower or bloom, when we have reference to the fruit which is to succeed. Thus ...
6576	blossoming	[.] BLOS'SOMING, ppr. Putting forth flowers; blowing. [.] BLOS'SOMING, n. The blowing or flowering of plants.
6577	blot	[.] BLOT, v.t. [L. litura,[whence lituro, oblitero.] without the prefix.] [.] 1. To spot with ink; to stain or bespatter with ink; as, to blot a paper. [.] 2. To obliterate writing or letters with ink, so as to render the characters invisible, or not distinguishable; ...
6578	blotch	[.] BLOTCH, n. A pustule upon the skin; an eruption, usually of a large kind. [.] BLOTCH, v.t. To blacken.
6579	blote	[.] BLOTE, v.t. [The affinities of this word are not clearly ascertained.] [.] To dry and smoke; as, to blote herrings.
6580	bloted	[.] BLO'TED, pp. Smoked and dried.
6581	blotted	[.] BLOT'TED, pp. Stained; spotted; erased.
6582	blotter	[.] BLOT'TER, n. In counting houses, a waste book.
6583	blotting	[.] BLOT'TING, ppr. Spotting with ink; obliterating; staining.
6584	blow	[.] BLOW, n. [This probably is a contracted word, and the primary sense must be, to strike, thrust, push, or throw, that is, to drive. I have not found it in the cognate dialects. If g or other palatal letter is lost, it corresponds in elements with the L.plaga [.] fligo; ...
6585	blow-ball	[.] BLOW-BALL, n. [blow and ball.] The flower of the dandelion.
6586	blow-pipe	[.] BLOW-PIPE, , n. [blow and pipe.] An instrument by which a blast or current of air is driven through the flame of a lamp or candle,and that flame directed upon a mineral substance, to fuse or vitrify it. [.] Blow-pipe of the artist, a conical tube of brass, glass or ...
6587	blow-point	[.] BLOW-POINT, n. [blow and point.] A kind of play among children.
6588	blower	[.] BLOWER, n. One who blows; one who is employed in melting tin. [.] 1. A plate of iron for drawing up a fire in a stove chimney.
6589	blowing	[.] BLOWING, ppr. Making a current of air; breathing quick; sounding a wind instrument; inflating; impelling by wind; melting tin. [.] BLOWING, n. The motion of wind or act of blowing.
6590	blown	[.] BLOWN, pp. Driven by wind; fanned; sounded by blowing; spread by report; swelled; inflated; expanded as a blossom.
6591	blowth	[.] BLOWTH, n. Bloom or blossom, or that which is expanded. It signifies bloom or blossoms in general, or the state of blossoming. Thus we say, trees are now in their blowth, or they have a full blowth.
6592	blowze	[.] BLOWZE, n. blowz. [From the same root as blush, which see.] [.] A ruddy fat-faced woman.
6593	blowzy	[.] BLOWZ'Y, a. Ruddy-faced; fat and ruddy; high colored.
6594	blub	[.] BLUB, v.t. To swell. [Not in use. See Bleb.]
6595	blubber	[.] BLUB'BER, n. [See Blobber, Blob and Bleb.] [.] 1. A blobber, or bubble; a common vulgar word, but legitimate. [.] 2. The fat of whales and other large sea animals, of which is made train-oil. It lies immediately under the skin and over the muscular flesh. [.] 3. ...
6596	blubbered	[.] BLUB'BERED, pp. Swelled; big; turgid; as a blubbered lip.
6597	blubbering	[.] BLUB'BERING, ppr. Weeping so as to swell the cheeks.
6598	bludgeon	[.] BLUD'GEON, n. A short stick, with one end loaded or thicker and heavier than the other, and used as an offensive weapon by low persons.
6599	blue	[.] BLUE, a. blu. One of the seven colors, into which the rays of light divide themselves, when refracted through a glass prism. There are various shades of blue, as sky-blue, or azure, Prussian blue, indigo blue, smalt blue, &c. [.] Prussian blue, a combination of the ...
6600	blue-bird	[.] BLU'E-BIRD, n. [blue and bird.] A small bird, a species of Motacilla, very common in the U. States. The upper part of the body is blue,and the throat and breast, of a dirty red. It makes its nest in the hole of a tree.
6601	blue-bonnet	[.] BLU'E-BONNET, n. [blue and bonnet.] A plant, a species of Centaurea.
6602	blue-bottle	[.] BLU'E-BOTTLE, an. [blue and bottle.] A plant, a species of Centaurea, called Cyanus, which grows among corn. This and the former plant receive their names from their blue funnel-shaped flowers. [.] 1. A fly with a large blue belly.
6603	blue-cap	[.] BLU'E-CAP, n. [blue and cap.] A fish of the salmon kind, with blue spots on its head.
6604	blue-eyed	[.] BLU'E-EYED, a. Having blue eyes.
6605	blue-fish	[.] BLU'E-FISH, n. [blue and fish.] A fish, a species of Coryphaena, of the order of thoracics, found about the Bahamas, and on the coast of Cuba.
6606	blue-haired	[.] BLU'E-HAIRED, a. Having hair of a blue color.
6607	blue-john	[.] BLU'E-JOHN, n. Among miners, fluor spar, a mineral, found in the mines of Derbyshire, and fabricated into vases and other ornamental figures.
6608	blue-throat	[.] BLU'E-THROAT, n. [blue and throat.] A bird with a tawny breast, marked with a sky-blue crescent, inhabiting the northern parts of Europe and Asia.
6609	blue-veined	[.] BLU'E-VEINED, a. Having blue veins or streaks.
6610	bluely	[.] BLU'ELY, adv. With a blue color.
6611	blueness	[.] BLU'ENESS, n. The quality of being blue; a blue color.
6612	bluff	[.] BLUFF, a. [Eng.leap, from shooting forward.]surly; blustering. [.] BLUFF, n. A high bank, almost perpendicular, projecting into the sea; a high bank presenting a steep front.
6613	bluffness	[.] BLUFF'NESS, n. A swelling or bloatedness; surliness.
6614	bluish	[.] BLU'ISH, a. Blue in a small degree.
6615	bluishness	[.] BLU'ISHNESS, n. A small degree of blue color.
6616	blunder	[.] BLUN'DER, v.i. [This word seems to be allied to the Gr.,to err, and to flounder. The sense of the latter is to move with sudden jerks, and irregular motions.] [.] 1. To mistake grossly; to err widely or stupidly. [.] 2. To move without direction, or steady guidance; ...
6617	blunderbuss	[.] BLUN'DERBUSS, n. [blunder.] A short gun or fire-arm, with a large bore, capable of holding a number of balls, and intended to do execution without exact aim.
6618	blunderer	[.] BLUN'DERER, n. One who is apt to blunder, or to make gross mistakes; a careless person.
6619	blunderhead	[.] BLUN'DERHEAD, n. [blunder and head.] A stupid fellow; one who blunders.
6620	blundering	[.] BLUN'DERING, ppr. Moving or acting with blind precipitance; mistaking grossly; stumbling.
6621	blunderingly	[.] BLUN'DERINGLY, adv. In a blundering manner.
6622	blunt	[.] BLUNT, a. [from the root of Gr.to dull.] [.] 1. Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp. [.] 2. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment. [.] 3. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners ...
6623	blunted	[.] BLUNT'ED, pp. Made dull; weakened; impaired; repressed.
6624	blunting	[.] BLUNT'ING, ppr. Making dull; repressing; impairing. [.] BLUNT'ING, n. Restraint.
6625	bluntly	[.] BLUNT'LY, adv. IN a blunt manner; coarsely; plainly; abruptly without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.
6626	bluntness	[.] BLUNT'NESS, n. Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; want of sharpness. [.] 1. Coarseness of address; roughness of manners, rude sincerity or plainness.
6627	bluntwitted	[.] BLUNT'WITTED, a. [blunt and wit.] Dull; stupid.
6628	blur	...
6629	blurred	[.] BLUR'RED, pp. Darkened or stained; obscured.
6630	blurring	[.] BLUR'RING, ppr. Darkening or staining; spotting.
6631	blurt	[.] BLURT, v.t. [Allied probably to flirt, to throw.] [.] To throw out, or throw at random, hastily, or unadvisedly; to utter suddenly or inadvertently; commonly with out, and applied to words.
6632	blush	[.] BLUSH, v.i. [.] 1. To redden in the cheeks or face; to be suddenly suffused with a red color in the cheeks or face, from a sense of guilt, shame, confusion, modesty, diffidence or surprise; followed by at or for, before the cause of blushing; as, blush at your ...
6633	blushet	[.] BLUSH'ET, n. A young modest girl. [Not used.]
6634	blushing	[.] BLUSH'ING, ppr. Reddening in the cheeks or face; bearing a bright color.
6635	blushless	[.] BLUSH'LESS, a. Unblushing; past blushing; impudent.
6636	blushy	[.] BLUSH'Y, a. Like a blush; having the color of a blush.
6637	bluster	[.] BLUS'TER, v.i. [Probably allied to blaze, blast.] [.] 1. To be loud, noisy or swaggering; to bully; to purr; to swagger; as a turbulent or boasting person. [.] 2. To roar, and be tumultuous, as wind; to be boisterous; to be windy;; to hurry. [.] BLUS'TER, ...
6638	blusterer	[.] BLUS'TERER, n. A swaggerer; a bully; a noisy, tumultuous fellow, who makes great pretensions from vanity.
6639	blustering	[.] BLUS'TERING, ppr. Making a noise; puffing; boasting. [.] BLUS'TERING, a. Noisy; tumultuous; windy.
6640	blustrous	[.] BLUS'TROUS, a. Noisy; tumultuous; boastful.
6641	bo	[.] BO, exclam. A word of terror; a customary sound uttered by children to frighten their fellows.
6642	boa	[.] BO'A,n. A genus of serpents, of the class Amphibia, the characters of which are, the belly and tail are furnished with scuta. It includes the largest species of serpent, the constrictor, sometimes 30 or 40 feet long.
6643	boar	[.] BOAR, n. [L. aper, and verres.] The male of swine not castrated.
6644	boar-spear	[.] BOAR-SPEAR, n. A spear used in hunting boars.
6645	board	[.] BOARD, n. [.] 1. A piece of timber sawed thin and of considerable length and breadth, compared with the thickness, used for building and other purposes. [.] 2. A table. The table of our rude ancestors was a piece of board, perhaps originally laid upon the knees. ...
6646	board-load	[.] BOARD-LOAD, n. [bord and load.] The service required of a tenant to carry timber from the woods to the lord's house; also, the quantity of provision paid by a bord-man for bord-land.
6647	board-wages	[.] BOARD-WAGES, n. Wages allowed to servants to keep themselves in victuals.
6648	boardable	[.] BOARDABLE, a. That may be boarded, as a ship.
6649	boarded	[.] BOARDED, pp. Covered with boards; entered by armed men, as a ship; furnished with food for a compensation.
6650	boarder	[.] BOARDER, n. One who has food or diet and lodging in another's family for a reward. [.] 1. One who boards a ship in action; one who is selected to board ships.
6651	boarding	[.] BOARDING, ppr. Covering with boards; entering a ship by force; furnishing or receiving board, as a lodger, for a reward.
6652	boarding-school	[.] BOARDING-SCHOOL, n. A school, the scholars of which board with the teacher.
6653	boarish	[.] BOARISH, a. [from boar.] Swinish; brutal; cruel.
6654	boast	[.] BOAST, v.i. [Gr. to inflate; L. fastus.] [.] 1. To brag,or vaunt one's self; to make an ostentatious display, in speech, of one's own worth, property, or actions. [.] 2. To glory; to speak with laudable pride and ostentation of meritorious persons or things. [.] [.] I ...
6655	boaster	[.] BOASTER, n. One who boasts, glories or vaunts ostentatiously.
6656	boastful	[.] BOASTFUL,a. Given to boasting; ostentatious of personal worth or actions.
6657	boasting	[.] BOASTING, ppr. Talking ostentatiously; glorying; vaunting. [.] BOASTING, n. Ostentatious display of personal worth, or actions; a glorying or vaunting. [.] [.] Where is boasting then? Rom.3.
6658	boastingly	[.] BOASTINGLY, adv. In an ostentatious manner; with boasting.
6659	boastive	[.] BOASTIVE, a. Presumptuous. [Unusual.]
6660	boastless	[.] BOASTLESS, a. Without ostentation.
6661	boat	[.] BOAT, n. [.] 1. A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by oars, or rowing. The forms, dimensions and uses of boats are very various, and some of them carry a light sail. The different kinds of boats have different names, as, long-boat,lanch, barge, ...
6662	boat-bill	[.] BOAT-BILL, n. [boat and bill.] A genus of birds, the Cancroma, of two species, the crested and the brown; but by some ornithologists, they are considered as varieties of the same species. They are of the grallic order, with a bill four inches long, not unlike a boat ...
6663	boat-fly	[.] BOAT-FLY or BOAT-INSECT,n. A genus of insects, hemipters, known in zoology by the generic term Notonecta.
6664	boat-hook	[.] BOAT-HOOK, n. [boat and hook.] an iron hook with a point on the back, fixed to a long pole, to pull or push a boat.
6665	boat-rope	[.] BOAT-ROPE, n. [boat and rope.] A rope to fasten a boat,usually called a painter.
6666	boat-shaped	[.] BOAT-SHAPED, a. Having the shape of a boat; navicular; cymbiform; hollow like a boat; as the valve of some pericarps.
6667	boatable	[.] BOATABLE, a. Navigable for boats, or small river craft.
6668	boating	[.] BOATING, ppr. Transporting in boats. [.] BOATING, n. The act of practice of transporting in boats. [.] 1. In Persia, a punishment of capital offenders by laying them on the back in a boat which is covered, where they perish.
6669	boation	[.] BOA'TION, n. [L. boo.] A crying out; a roar. [Not used.]
6670	boatman	[.] BOATMAN
6671	boatsman	[.] BOATSMAN, n. [boat and man.] A man who manages a boat; a rower of a boat.
6672	boatswain	[.] BOATSWAIN, n. In seamen's language, bosn. [.] An officer on board of ships, who has charge of the boats,sails, rigging, colors, anchors, cables and cordage. His office is also, to summon the crew to their duty. to relieve the watch, assist in the necessary business ...
6673	bob	[.] BOB, n. Any little round thing, that plays loosely at the end of a string, cord, or movable machine; a little ornament or pendant that hangs so as to play loosely. [.] Our common people apply the word to a knot of worms, on a string,used in fishing for eels. [.] 1. ...
6674	bob-tailed	[.] BOB'-TAILED, a. Having the hair cut short.
6675	bob-wig	[.] BOB-WIG, n. [bob and wig.] A short wig.
6676	bobance	[.] BOBANCE, n. bobans'. A boasting. [Not in use.]
6677	bobbed	[.] BOB'BED, pp. Beat of shaken; cheated; gained by fraud; deluded.
6678	bobbin	[.] BOB'BIN, n. A small pin or cylindrical piece of wood, with a head, on which thread is wound for making lace. A similar instrument, bored through to receive an iron pivot, and with a border at each end,is used in spinning, to wind thread or silk on; a spool.
6679	bobbing	[.] BOB'BING, ppr. Playing back and forth; striking; cheating; angling for eels.
6680	bobbinwork	[.] BOB'BINWORK, n. [bobbin and work.] Work woven with bobbins.
6681	bobo	[.] BO'BO, n. A Mexican fish, two feet long, in high esteem for food.
6682	bobstays	[.] BOB'STAYS, n. [bob and stay.] Ropes to confine the bowsprit of a ship downward to the stem.
6683	bobtail	[.] BOB'TAIL, n. [bob and tail.] A short tail, or a tail cut short. [.] 1. The rabble; used in contempt.
6684	bocaque	[.] BOCAQUE or BOCAKE, n. An animal found on the banks of the Nieper, resembling a rabbit, except that its ears are shorter, and it has no tail.
6685	bocasine	[.] BOC'ASINE, n. A sort of fine linen or buckram.
6686	boce	[.] BOCE, n. The sparus, a beautiful fish.
6687	bockelet	[.] BOCK'ELET
6688	bockeret	[.] BOCK'ERET, n. A kind of long-winged hawk.
6689	bockland	[.] BOCK'LAND, n. [book and land.] In old English laws,charter land,held by deed under certain rents and free-services, which differed nothing from free socage lands. This species of tenure has given rise to the modern freeholds.
6690	bode	[.] BODE, v.t. To portend; to foreshow; to presage; to indicate something future by signs; to be the omen of; most generally applied to things; as, our vices bode evil to the country. [.] BODE, v.i. To foreshow; to presage. [.] [.] This bodes well to you. [.] BODE, ...
6691	bodement	[.] BO'DEMENT, n. An omen; portent; prognostic; a fore-showing.
6692	bodge	[.] BODGE, v.i. [See Boggle.] To boggle; to stop. [Not used.] [.] BODGE, n. A botch. [Not used.]
6693	bodice	[.] BOD'ICE, n. Stays; a waistcoat, quilted with whalebone; worn by women.
6694	bodied	[.] BOD'IED, a. [from body.] Having a body.
6695	bodiless	[.] BOD'ILESS, a. [See Body.] Having no body or material form; incorporeal.
6696	bodily	[.] BOD'ILY, a. Having or containing a body or material form; corporeal; as bodily dimensions. [.] 1. Relating or pertaining to the body, in distinction from the mind; as bodily defects; bodily pain. [.] 2. Real; actual; as bodily act. [.] BOD'ILY, adv. Corporeally; ...
6697	boding	[.] BO'DING, ppr. [from bode.] Foreshowing; presaging. [.] BO'DING, n. An omen.
6698	bodkin	[.] BOD'KIN, n. [Gr.a thorn.] [.] 1. An instrument of steel; bone, ivory or the like, with a small blade, and a sharp point, for making holes by piercing. A like instrument with an eye, for drawing thread, tape, or ribin through a loop, &c. An instrument to dress ...
6699	bodleian	[.] BOD'LEIAN, a. Pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley, who founded a celebrated library in the 16th century.
6700	body	[.] BOD'Y, n. [.] 1. The frame of an animal; the material substance of an animal, in distinction from the living principle of beasts, and the soul of man. [.] [.] Be not anxious for your body. [.] 2. Matter, as opposed to spirit. [.] 3. A person; a human being; ...
6701	body-clothes	[.] BOD'Y-CLOTHES, n. plu. [body and cloth.] [.] Clothing or covering for the body, as for a horse.
6702	body-guard	[.] BOD'Y-GUARD, n. The guard that protects or defense the person; the life guard. Hence, security.
6703	bog	[.] BOG, n. [.] 1. A quagmire covered with grass or other plants. It is defined by marsh, and morass, but differs from a marsh, as a part from the whole. Wet grounds are bogs, which are the softest and too soft to bear a man; marshes or fens, which are less soft, ...
6704	bog-ore	[.] BOG'-ORE, n. An ore of iron found in boggy or swampy land.
6705	boggle	[.] BOG'GLE, v.i. [.] 1. To doubt; to hesitate; to stop, as if afraid to proceed, or as if impeded by unforeseen difficulties; to play fast and loose. We boggle at every unusual appearance. [.] 2. To dissemble. [.] BOG'GLE, v.t. To embarrass with difficulties; ...
6706	boggled	[.] BOG'GLED, pp. Perplexed and impeded by sudden difficulties; embarrassed.
6707	boggler	[.] BOG'GLER, n. A doubter; a timorous man.
6708	boggling	[.] BOG'GLING, ppr. Starting or stopping at difficulties; hesitating.
6709	bogglish	[.] BOG'GLISH, a. Doubtful. [Not used.]
6710	boggy	[.] BOG'GY, a. [from bog.] Containing bogs; full of bogs.
6711	boghouse	[.] BOG'HOUSE,n. [bog and house.] A house of office.
6712	bogle	[.] BO'GLE, or BOG'GLE, n. A bugbear.
6713	bohea	[.] BOHE'A, n. A species of coarse or low priced tea from China; a species of black tea.
6714	boiar	[.] BOI'AR or BOY'AR, n. In the Russian Empire, a nobleman; a lord; a person of quality; a soldier. This word answers nearly to Baron in Great Britain, and other countries in the west of Europe.
6715	boiarin	[.] BOI'ARIN, n. In Russia, a gentleman; a person of distinction; the master of a family.
6716	boil	[.] BOIL, v.i. [L. bullio, bulla, a bubble.] [.] 1. To swell,heave, or be agitated by the action of heat; to bubble; to rise in bubbles; as, the water boils. In a chimical sense, to pass from a liquid to an aeriform state or vapor, with a bubbling motion. [.] 2. ...
6717	boiled	[.] BOIL'ED, pp. Dressed or cooked by boiling; subjected to the action of boiling liquor.
6718	boiler	[.] BOIL'ER, n. A person who boils. [.] 1. A vessel in which any thing is boiled. A large pan, or vessel of iron, copper or brass, used in distilleries, pot-ash works and the like, for boiling large quantities of liquor at once.
6719	boilery	[.] BOIL'ERY, n. A place for boiling and the apparatus.
6720	boiling	[.] BOIL'ING, ppr. Bubbling; heaving in bubbles; being agitated as boiling liquor; swelling with heat, ardor or passion; dressing or preparing for some purpose by hot water. [.] BOIL'ING, n. The act or state of bubbling; agitation by heat; ebullition; the act of ...
6721	boiobi	[.] BOIO'BI, n. A green snake, found in America, an ell in length, called by the Portuguese, cobra de verb. It is harmless, unless provoked; but its bite is noxious.
6722	boisterous	[.] BOIS'TEROUS, a. [.] 1. Loud; roaring; violent; stormy; as a boisterous wind. [.] 2. Turbulent; furious; tumultuous; noisy; as a boisterous man. [.] 3. Large; unwieldy; huge; clumsily violent; as a boisterous club. [.] 4. Violent; as a boisterous heat. ...
6723	boisterously	[.] BOIS'TEROUSLY, adv. Violently; furiously; with loud noise; tumultuously.
6724	boisterousness	[.] BOIS'TEROUSNESS, n. The state or quality of being boisterous; turbulence; disorder; tumultuousness.
6725	boitiapo	[.] BOITI'APO, n. A Brazilian serpent, about eight feet long, covered with triangular scales, of an olive or yellowish color, whose bite is mortal.
6726	bolary	[.] BO'LARY, a. [See Bole.] Pertaining to bole or clay, or partaking of its nature and qualities.
6727	bolbitine	[.] BOL'BITINE, a. An epithet given to one of the channels of the Nile, by which its waters are discharged into the Mediterranean. It is the second from West to East, but nearly filled with sand.
6728	bold	[.] BOLD, a. [.] 1. Daring; courageous; brave; intrepid; fearless; applied to men or other animals; as, bold as a lion. [.] 2. Requiring courage in the execution; executed with spirit or boldness; planned with courage and spirit; as a bold enterprise. [.] 3. ...
6729	bold-face	[.] BOLD-FACE, n. [bold and face.] Impudence; sauciness; a term of reprehension, and reproach.
6730	bold-faced	[.] BOLD-FACED, a. Impudent.
6731	bolden	[.] BOLDEN, v.t. To make bold; to give confidence. This is nearly disused; being superseded by embolden.
6732	boldly	[.] BOLDLY, adv. In a bold matter; courageously; intrepidly; without timidity or fear; with confidence. Sometimes, perhaps, in a bad sense, for impudently.
6733	boldness	[.] BOLDNESS, n. Courage; bravery; intrepidity; spirit; fearlessness. I cannot, with Johnson, interpret this word by fortitude or magnanimity. Boldness does not, I think, imply the firmness of mind, which constitutes fortitude,nor the elevation and generosity of magnanimity. [.] 1. ...
6734	bole	[.] BOLE, n. [.] 1. The body, or stem of a tree. [Not in use.] [.] 2. A measure of corn, containing six bushels. [.] [.] BOLE, n. A kind of fine clay, often highly colored by iron. Its color is reddish yellow of various shades, often with a tinge of brown, ...
6735	boletic	[.] BOLET'IC, a. Boletic acid is the acid of Boletus, a genus of mushrooms.
6736	boletus	[.] BOLE'TUS, n. [L.] A genus of mushrooms, containing many species.
6737	bolguacu	[.] BOLGU'ACU, n. The largest of the serpent kind, and said to be forty feet long.
6738	bolis	[.] BO'LIS,n. [L. from Gr.,a dart; to throw.] [.] A fire-ball darting through the air, followed by a train of light or sparks.
6739	boll	[.] BOLL, n. The pod or capsule of a plant, as of flax; a pericarp. Bole, a measure of six bushels, is sometimes written in this manner. [.] BOLL, v.i. To form into a pericarp or seed-vessel. [.] [.] The barley was in the ear and the flax was bolled. Exodus 9. [.] [.] Heb.,Gr., ...
6740	bolster	[.] BOLSTER, n. [.] 1. A long pillow or cushion,used to support the head of persons lying on a bed; generally laid under the pillows. [.] 2. A pad, or quilt,used to hinder pressure,support any part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part a compress. [.] 3. ...
6741	bolstered	[.] BOLSTERED, a. Swelled out.
6742	bolsterer	[.] BOLSTERER, n. A supporter.
6743	bolstering	[.] BOLSTERING,n. A prop or support.
6744	bolt	[.] BOLT,n. [L. pello.] [.] 1. An arrow; a dart; a pointed shaft. [.] 2. A strong cylindrical pin, of iron or other metal, used to fasten a door, a plank, a chain, &c. In ships, bolts are used in the sides and decks, and have different names, as rag-bolts, eye-bolts, ...
6745	bolt-auger	[.] BOLT-AUGER, n. [bolt and auger.] A large borer, used in ship-building.
6746	bolt-boat	[.] BOLT-BOAT, N. [bolt and boat.] A strong boat that will endure a rough sea.
6747	bolt-head	[.] BOLT-HEAD, n. [bolt and head.] A long straight-necked glass vessel for chimical distillations, called also a matrass or receiver.
6748	bolt-rope	[.] BOLT-ROPE, n. [bolt and rope.] A rope to which the edges of sails are sewed to strengthen them. That part of it on the perpendicular side is called the leech-rope; that at the bottom, the foot-rope; that at the top, the head-rope.
6749	bolt-sprit	[.] BOLT-SPRIT, n. [From the universal popular pronunciation of this word, this may have been the original word; but I doubt it. See. Bowspirit.]
6750	bolted	[.] BOLTED, pp. Made a fast with a bolt; shot forth; sifted; examined.
6751	bolter	[.] BOLTER, n. An instrument or machine for separating bran from flour or the coarser part of meal from the finer. [.] 1. A kind of net.
6752	bolting	[.] BOLTING,ppr. Fastening with a bolt, or bolts; blurting out; shooting forth suddenly; separating bran from flour; sifting; examining; discussing; dislodging. [.] BOLTING, n. The act of fastening with a bolt or bolts; a sifting; discussion.
6753	bolting-cloth	[.] BOLTING-CLOTH, n. [bolt and cloth.] A linen or hair cloth of which bolters are made for sifting meal.
6754	bolting-house	[.] BOLTING-HOUSE, n. [bolt and house.] The house or place where meal is bolted.
6755	bolting-hutch	[.] BOLTING-HUTCH, n. A tub for bolted flour.
6756	bolting-mill	[.] BOLTING-MILL, n, [bolt and mill.] A machine or engine for sifting meal.
6757	bolting-tub	[.] BOLTING-TUB, n. A tub to sift meal in.
6758	bolus	[.] BO'LUS, n. [L. bolus; Gr. a mass.] A soft mass of any thing medicinal to be swallowed at once, like a pill. It may be of any ingredients, made a little thicker than honey.
6759	bom	[.] BOM, n. A large serpent found in America, of a harmless nature, and remarkable for uttering a sound like bom.
6760	bomb	[.] BOMB, [L. bombus.] A great noise. [.] 1. A large shell of cast iron, round and hollow, with a vent to receive a fusee, which is made of wood. This being filled with gunpowder and the fusee driven into the vent, the fusee is set on fire and the bomb is thrown from ...
6761	bombard	[.] BOM'BARD, n. [bomb and ard, kind.] [.] 1. A piece of short thick ordnance with a large mouth, formerly used; some of them carrying a ball of three hundred pounds weight. It is called also basilisk, and by the Dutch, donderbuss, thunder-gun. But the thing and the ...
6762	bombarded	[.] BOMB'ARDED, pp. Attacked with bombs.
6763	bombardier	[.] BOMBARDIE'R, n. One whose business is to attend the loading and firing of mortars. [.] 1. Carabus, a genus of insects of the beetle kind.
6764	bombarding	[.] BOMB'ARDING, ppr. Attacking with shells or bombs.
6765	bombardment	[.] BOMB'ARDMENT, n. An attack with bombs; the act of throwing bombs into a town, fort or ship.
6766	bombardo	[.] BOMB'ARDO, n. A musical instrument of the wind kind,much like the bassoon, and used as a base to the hautboy.
6767	bombasin	[.] BOMBASIN, n. s as z. A name given to two sorts of stuffs, one of silk, the other crossed of cotton.
6768	bombast	[.] BOM'BAST, n. Originally a stuff of soft loose texture, used to swell garments. Hence, high sounding words; an inflated style; fustian; a serious attempt, by strained description, to raise a low or familiar subject beyond its rank, which, instead of being sublime, ...
6769	bombastic	[.] BOMBAS'TIC, a. Swelled; high sounding; bombast.
6770	bombastry	[.] BOM'BASTRY, n. Swelling words without much meaning; fustian.
6771	bombiat	[.] BOM'BIAT, n. A salt formed by the bombic acid and any base saturated.
6772	bombic	[.] BOM'BIC, a. [L.bombyx, a silk worm.] [.] Pertaining to the silk worm; as bombic acid.
6773	bombilation	[.] BOMBILA'TION, n. [L. bombilo.] Sound; report; noise. [Little used.]
6774	bombycinous	[.] BOMBYC'INOUS, a. [L. bombycinus, from bombyx, a silk worm.] [.] 1. Silken; made of silk. [.] 2. Being of the color of the silk worm; transparent, with a yellow tint.
6775	bon-chretien	[.] BON-CHRETIEN, n. A species of pear.
6776	bona-fide	[.] BO'NA-FIDE, [L.] With good faith; without fraud or deception.
6777	bona-roba	[.] BONA-ROBA, n. A showy wanton.
6778	bonair	[.] BONA'IR, a. [L. bonus.] Complaisant; yielding. [Not used.]
6779	bonasus	[.] BONA'SUS, n. [L.] A species of Bos, or wild ox, with a long mane; a native of Asia and Africa. It is of the size of a bull.
6780	bond	[.] BOND, n. [.] 1. Anything that binds, as a cord, a chain, a rope; a band. [.] 2. Ligament; that which holds things together. [.] 3. Union; connection; a binding. [.] [.] Let walls be so constructed as to make a good bond. [.] 4. In the plural, chains; ...
6781	bondage	[.] BOND'AGE, n. Slavery or involuntary servitude; captivity; imprisonment; restraint of a person's liberty by compulsion. In ancient English law, villenage. [.] 1. Obligation; tie of duty. [.] [.] He must resolve not to be brought under the bondage of observing ...
6782	bonded	[.] BOND'ED, pp. Secured by bond, as duties. Bonded goods are those for the duties on which bonds are given at the custom house.
6783	bondmaid	[.] BOND'MAID, n. [bond and maid.] A female slave, or one bound to service without wages, in opposition to a hired servant.
6784	bondman	[.] BOND'MAN, n. [bond and man.] A man slave, or one bound to service without wages. In old English law, a villain, or tenant in villenage.
6785	bondservant	[.] BOND'SERVANT, n. [bond and servant.] A slave; one who is subjected to the authority of another, or whose person and liberty are restrained.
6786	bondservice	[.] BOND'SERVICE, n. [bond and service.] The condition of a bond-servant;slavery.
6787	bondslave	[.] BOND'SLAVE, n. [bond and slave.] A person in a state of slavery; one whose person and liberty are subjected to the authority of a master.
6788	bondsman	[.] BONDS'MAN, n. [bond and man.] A slave. [.] 1. A surety; one who is bound, or who gives security, for another.
6789	bondswoman	[.] BONDS'WOMAN,
6790	bonduc	[.] BON'DUC, n. A species of Guilandina, or nickar tree, the yellow nickar, a climbing plant, a native of the West Indies, bearing a pod containing two hard seeds of the size of a child's marble.
6791	bone	[.] BONE, n. [.] 1. A firm hard substance of a dull white color, composing some part of the frame of an animal body. The bones of an animal support all the softer parts, as the flesh and vessels. They vary in texture in different bones, and in different parts of the ...
6792	bone-ace	[.] BO'NE-ACE, n. [bone and ace.] A game at cards, in which he who has the highest card turned up to him, wins the bone, that is, one half the state.
6793	bone-ache	[.] BO'NE-ACHE, n. Pain in the bones.
6794	bone-set	[.] BO'NE-SET, v.t. [bone and set.] To set a dislocated bone; to unite broken bones. [.] BO'NE-SET, n. A plant, the thorough-wort, a species of Eupatorium.
6795	bone-setter	[.] BO'NE-SETTER, n. [bone and set.] One whose occupation is to set, and restore broken and dislocated bones.
6796	bone-setting	[.] BO'NE-SETTING, n. That branch of surgery which consists in replacing broken and luxated bones; the practice of setting bones.
6797	bone-spavin	[.] BO'NE-SPAVIN, n. [bone and spavin.] A bony excrescence, or hard swelling, on the inside of the hock of a horse's leg; usually cured by blistering and firing, or caustic blisters.
6798	boned	[.] BO'NED, pp. Deprived of bones, as in cookery. [.] BO'NED a. Having bones; used in composition; as high-boned; strong-boned.
6799	bonelacae	[.] BO'NELACAE, n. [bone and lace.] A lace made of linen thread, so called because made with bobbins of bone, or for its stiffness.
6800	boneless	[.] BO'NELESS, a. Without bones; wanting bones; as boneless gums.
6801	bonetta	[.] BONET'TA, n. A sea fish.
6802	bonfire	[.] BON'FIRE, n. A fire made as an expression of public joy and exultation.
6803	bongrace	[.] BON'GRACE, n. A covering for the forehead.
6804	bonify	[.] BO'NIFY, v.t. To convert into good. [Not used.]
6805	bonito	[.] BONITO, n. A fish of the tunny kind, growing to the length of three feet, and found on the American coast, and in the tropical climates. It has a greenish back, and a white silvery belly.
6806	bonmot	[.] BON'MOT, n. A jest; a witty repartee. This word is not anglicized, and may be pronounced bomo.
6807	bonnet	[.] BON'NET, n. [.] 1. A covering for the head, in common use before the introduction of hats. The word, as now used, signifies a cover for the head, worn by females, close at the sides, and projecting over the forehead.
6808	bonnet-pepper	[.] BON'NET-PEPPER, n. A species of Capsicum, or guinea pepper.
6809	bonnibel	[.] BON'NIBEL, n. A handsome girl.
6810	bonnilass	[.] BON'NILASS, n. A beautiful girl.
6811	bonnily	[.] BON'NILY, adv. Gayly; handsomely; plumply.
6812	bonniness	[.] BON'NINESS, n. Gayety; handsomeness; plumpness. [Little used.]
6813	bonny	[.] BON'NY, a. [L.bonus.] [.] 1. Handsome; beautiful. [.] [.] Till bonny Susan sped across the plain. [.] 2. Gay; merry; frolicsome; cheerful; blithe. [.] [.] Blithe and bonny. [.] 3. In familiar language, plump, as plump and healthful persons are most inclined ...
6814	bonny-clabber	[.] BON'NY-CLABBER, n. A word used in Ireland for sour buttermilk. [.] It is used, in America, for any milk that is turned or become thick in the process of souring, and applied only to that part which is thick.
6815	bonten	[.] BON'TEN, n. A narrow woolen stuff.
6816	bonus	[.] BONUS, n. [L.] A premium given for a charter or other privilege granted to a company.
6817	bony	[.] BO'NY, a. [from bone.] Consisting of bones; full of bones; pertaining to bones. [.] 1. Having large or prominent bones; stout;strong.
6818	bonze	[.] BON'ZE, n. bon'zy. An Indian priest; a name used in China, Tunkin and the neighboring countries. In China, the Bonzes are the priests of the Fohists, or sect of Fohi. They are distinguished from the laity by their dress. In Japan, they are gentlemen of family. ...
6819	booby	[.] BOO'BY, n. [.] 1. A dunce; a stupid fellow; a lubber; one void of wisdom, or intellect. [.] 2. A fowl of the pelican genus, of a brown and white color, much varied in different individuals. This fowl is found among the Bahama isles, feeds upon fish and lays ...
6820	book	[.] BOOK, n. [Like the Latin liber, book signifies primarily bark and beech, the tree being probably named from its bark.] [.] A general name of every literary composition which is printed; but appropriately, a printed composition bound; a volume. The name is given also ...
6821	book-account	[.] BOOK-ACCOUNT',n. [book and account.] An account or register of debt or credit in a book.
6822	book-keeping	[.] BOOK'-KEEPING, n. [book and keep.] The art of recording mercantile transactions in a regular and systematic manner; the art of keeping accounts in such a manner, that a man may know the true state of his business and property, or of his debts and credits, by an inspection ...
6823	bookbinder	[.] BOOK'BINDER, n. [book and bind.] One whose occupation is to bind books. [.]
6824	bookbinding	[.] BOOK'BINDING,n. The art or practice of binding books; or of sewing [.] the sheets,and covering them with leather or other material.
6825	booked	[.] BOOK'ED, pp. Written in a book; registered.
6826	bookful	[.] BOOK'FUL, a. [book and full.] Full of notions gleaned from books; crowded with undigested learning.
6827	booking	[.] BOOK'ING, ppr. Registering in a book.
6828	bookish	[.] BOOK'ISH, a. Given to reading; fond of study; more acquainted with books than with men.
6829	bookishly	[.] BOOK'ISHLY, adv. In the way of being addicted to books or much reading.
6830	bookishness	[.] BOOK'ISHNESS, n. Addictedness to books; fondness for study.
6831	bookland	[.] BOOK'LAND
6832	booklearned	[.] BOOK'LEARNED, a. [book and learn.] Versed in books; acquainted with books and literature; a term sometimes implying an ignorance of men, or of the common concerns of life. [.] [.]
6833	booklearning	[.] BOOK'LEARNING, n. Learning acquired by reading; acquaintance with books and literature; sometimes implying want of practical knowledge.
6834	bookless	[.] BOOK'LESS, a. [book and less.] Without books;unlearned.
6835	bookmaking	[.] BOOK'MAKING, n. The practice of writing and publishing books.
6836	bookman	[.] BOOK'MAN, n. [book and man.] A man whose profession is the study of books.
6837	bookmate	[.] BOOK'MATE,n. [book and mate.] A school-fellow.
6838	bookoath	[.] BOOK'OATH, n. The oath made on the book, or Bible.
6839	bookseller	[.] BOOK'SELLER, n. [book and sell.] One whose occupation is to see books.
6840	bookstore	[.] BOOKSTORE, n. A shop where books are sold.
6841	bookworm	[.] BOOK'WORM, n. [book and worm.] A worm or mite that eats holes in books. [.] 1. A student closely attached to books,or addicted to study; also, a reader without judgment.
6842	booley	[.] BOO'LEY, n. In Ireland, one who has not settled habitation,but wanders from place to place, with his flocks and herds, living on their milk, like the Tartars.
6843	boom	[.] BOOM, n. A long pole or spar, run out from various parts of a ship, or other vessel, for the purpose of extending the bottom of particular sails; as the jib-boom, studding-sail boom, main-boom, square-sail boom. &c. [.] 1. A strong iron chain, fastened to spars, ...
6844	boon	[.] BOON, n. [L. bonus.] [.] 1. A gift; a grant; a benefaction; a present; a favor granted. [.] 2. A prayer, or petition. [.] BOON, a. [L. bonus.] Gay; merry; kind; bountiful; as a boon companion.
6845	boops	[.] BO'OPS, n. The pike-headed whale, with a double pipe in its snout,and a hard horny ridge on its back; so names from its sharp pointed nose.
6846	boor	[.] BOOR, n. A countryman; a peasant; a rustic; a plowman; a clown; hence, one who is rude in manners, and illiterate.
6847	boorish	[.] BOOR'ISH, a. Clownish; rustic; awkward in manners, and illiterate.
6848	boorishly	[.] BOOR'ISHLY, adv. In a clownish manner.
6849	boorishness	[.] BOOR'ISHNESS, n. Clownishness; rusticity, coarseness of manners.
6850	boose	[.] BOOSE, n. [Heb. a stall or crib.] A stall or inclosure for an ox, cow or other cattle. Not used or local.] [.] BOOSE
6851	boost	[.] BOOST, v.t. To lift or raise by pushing; to push up. [A common vulgar wood in N. England.]
6852	boosy	[.] BOO'SY, a. boo'zy. A little intoxicated; merry with liquor. [Vulgar.]
6853	boot	[.] BOOT, v.t. [Eng. but. The primary sense of the root is to advance, or carry forward.] [.] 1. To profit; to advantage [.] [.] It shall not boot them. [.] 2. To enrich; to benefit. [.] [.] I will boot thee. [.] BOOT, n. Profit; gain; advantage; that which ...
6854	bootcatcher	[.] BOOT'CATCHER, n. [boot and catch.] The person at an inn whose business is to pull off boots.
6855	booted	[.] BOOT'ED, pp. Having boots on.
6856	bootee	[.] BOOTEE', n. A word sometimes used for a half or short boot.
6857	bootes	[.] BOO'TES,n. A northern constellation; consisting, according to Flamstead's catalogue, of fifty-four stars.
6858	booth	[.] BOOTH, n. [Heb. beth, a house or booth, a nest for birds.] [.] A house or shed built of boards, boughs of trees, or other slight materials, for a temporary residence.
6859	bootleg	[.] BOOT'LEG, n. [boot and leg.] Leather cutout for the leg of a boot.
6860	bootless	[.] BOOT'LESS, a. [from boot.] Unavailing; unprofitable; useless; without advantage or success.
6861	bootlessly	[.] BOOT'LESSLY, adv. Without use or profit.
6862	booty	[.] BOOT'Y, n. [.] 1. Spoil taken from an enemy in war; plunder; pillage. [.] 2. That which is seized by violence and robbery. [.] To play booty is to play dishonestly with an intent to lose.
6863	booze	[.] BOOZE, v.i. booz. To drink freely; to tope; to guzzle. [A vulgar word.]
6864	bopeep	[.] BOPEE'P,n. [bo, an exclamation, and peep.] The act of looking out or from behind something and drawing back, as children in play, for the purpose of frightening each other.
6865	bor	[.] BOR, Sav. bur, signifies a chamber or a cottage.
6866	borable	[.] BO'RABLE, a. [See Bore.] That may be bored. [Little used.]
6867	borachio	[.] BORACH'IO, n. A drunkard. [.] 1. A bottle or cask. [Not used.]
6868	boracic	[.] BORAC'IC, a. [See Borax.] Pertaining to or produced from borax. [.] Boracic acid, a compound of a peculiar base, boron, with oxygen. It is generally obtained from borax, by adding sulfuric acid. It is also found native, in certain mineral springs in Italy.
6869	boracite	[.] BO'RACITE, n. Borate of magnesia; magnesian earth combined with boracic acid. It is generally of a cubic form, and remarkable for its electrical properties when heated.
6870	boracited	[.] BO'RACITED, a. Combined with boracic acid.
6871	borage	[.] BORAGE,n. bur'rage. A plant of the genus Borago.
6872	borate	[.] BO'RATE, n. A salt formed by a combination of boracic acid with any base saturated.
6873	borax	[.] BO'RAX, n. Sub-borate of soda; a salt formed by the combination of boracic acid with the marine alkali or soda. It is brought from the East Indies, where it is said to be found at the bottom or on the margin of certain lakes,particularly in Thibet. It is said to ...
6874	bord-halfpenny	[.] BORD-HALFPENNY, n. Money paid for setting up boards or a stall in market.
6875	bord-land	[.] BORD-LAND, n. [bord and land.] See Board.] [.] In old law, the demain land which a lord kept in his hands for the maintenance of his bord, board, or table.
6876	bord-lode	[.] BORD-LODE
6877	bord-man	[.] BORD-MAN, n. [bord and man.] A tenant of bord-land, who supplied his lord with provisions.
6878	bordage	[.] BORDAGE, n. [See Bordlands.]
6879	bordel	[.] BORD'EL
6880	bordeller	[.] BORD'ELLER, n. The keeper of a brothel.
6881	bordello	[.] BORDEL'LO, n. [This is the Eng. brothel.] A brothel; a bawdy-house; a house devoted to prostitution.
6882	border	[.] BORD'ER, n. The outer edge of any thing; the extreme part or surrounding line; the confine or exterior limit of a country, or of any region or tract of land; the exterior part or edge of a garment, or of the corol of plants; the rim or brim of a vessel, but not often ...
6883	bordered	[.] BORD'ERED, pp. Adorned or furnished with a border.
6884	borderer	[.] BORD'ERER, n. One who dwells on a border, or at the extreme part or confines of a country, region or tract of land; one who dwells near to a place.
6885	bordering	[.] BORD'ERING, ppr. Lying adjacent to; forming a border.
6886	bordure	[.] BORD'URE, n. In heraldry, a tract or compass of metal, color or fur, within the escutcheon, and around it.
6887	bore	[.] BORE, v.t. [L. foro and perforo, to bore, to perforate; Gr. to pierce or transfix; also, to pass over, in which sense it coincides with ferry; L. veru, from thrusting or piercing, coincide in elements with this root. [.] 1. To perforate or penetrate a solid body ...
6888	bore-cole	[.] BO'RE-COLE, n. A species of Brassica or cabbage.
6889	boreal	[.] BO'REAL, a. [L. borealis. See Boreas.] Northern; pertaining to the north or the north wind.
6890	boreas	[.] BO'REAS, n. [L. boreas; Gr. the north wind.] The northern wind; a cold northerly wind.
6891	bored	[.] BO'RED, pp. Perforated by an auger or other turning instrument; made hollow.
6892	boree	[.] BOREE', n. A certain dance, or movement in common time, of four crotchets in a bar; always beginning in the last quaver or last crotchet of the measure.
6893	borer	[.] BO'RER, n. One who bores; also an instrument to make holes with by turning. [.] 1. Terebella, the piercer, a genus of sea worms, that pierce wood.
6894	born	[.] BORN, pp. of bear. baurn. Brought forth, as an animal. A very useful distinction is observed by good authors, who, in the sense of produced or brought forth, write this word born; but in the sense of carried, write it borne. This difference of orthography renders ...
6895	borne	[.] BORNE, pp. of bear. Carried; conveyed; supported; defrayed. [.] BORNE,n. The more correct orthography of bourn, a limit or boundary. [See Bourn.]
6896	boron	[.] BO'RON, n. The undecomposable base of boracic acid.
6897	borough	[.] BOROUGH, n. bur'ro. [L.parcus, saving.] Originally, a fortified city or town; hence a hill, for hills were selected for places of defense. But in later times, the term city was substituted to denote an episcopal town, in which was the see of a bishop, and that of ...
6898	borough-holder	[.] BOROUGH-HOLDER, n. A head-borough; a borsholder.
6899	borough-master	[.] BOROUGH-MASTER,n. The mayor, governor or baliff of a borough.
6900	borrachio	[.] BORRACH'IO, n. The caoutchouc, India rubber, or elastic gum. [See caoutchouc.]
6901	borrelists	[.] BOR'RELISTS, n. In church history, a sect of Christians in Holland, so called from Borrel, their founder, who reject the use of the sacraments, public prayer and all external worship. They lead a very austere life.
6902	borrow	[.] BOR'ROW, v.t. [.] 1. To take from another by request and consent, with a view to use the thing taken for a time, and return it, or if the thing taken is to be consumed or transferred in the use, then to return an equivalent in kind; as, to borrow a book, a sum of ...
6903	borrowed	[.] BOR'ROWED, pp. Taken by consent of another, to be returned or its equivalent in kind; copies; assumed.
6904	borrower	[.] BOR'ROWER, n. One who borrows; opposed to lender. [See the verb.] [.] 1. One who takes what belongs to another to use as one's own.
6905	borrowing	[.] BOR'ROWING, ppr. Taking by consent to use and return, or to return its equivalent; taking what belongs to another to use as one's own; copying; assuming; imitating. [.] BOR'ROWING, n. The act of borrowing. [See the verb.]
6906	borsholder	[.] BORS'HOLDER, n. [A contraction of burh's ealdor, borough's elder, the elder or chief of a borough.] [.] The head or chief of a tithing or burg of ten men;; the head-borough.
6907	bos	[.] BOS, n. [L.] In zoology, the technical name of a genus of quadrupeds. The characters are, the horns are hollow within and turned outward in the form of crescents; there are eight fore teeth in the under jaw, but none in the upper; there are no dog teeth. The species ...
6908	boscage	[.] BOSC'AGE, n. [Eng.bush.] [.] 1. Wood; under-wood; perhaps, sometimes, lands covered with underwood; also, a thicket. [.] 2. In old laws, food or sustenance for cattle, which is yielded by bushes and trees. [.] 3. With painters, a landscape, representing thickets ...
6909	boschas	[.] BOS'CHAS, n. The common wild duck, or mallard, belonging to the genus Anas.
6910	bosh	[.] BOSH, n. Outline; figure.
6911	bosket	[.] BOSK'ET
6912	bosky	[.] BOSK'Y, a. [See Boscage.] Woody; covered with thickets.
6913	bosom	[.] BO'SOM, n. s as z. [.] 1. The breast of a human being and the parts adjacent. [.] 2. The folds or covering of clothes about the breast. [.] [.] Put thy hand in thy bosom. Ex.4. [.] 3. Embrace, as with the arms; inclosure; compass; often implying friendship ...
6914	bosomed	[.] BO'SOMED, pp. Inclosed in the breast; concealed.
6915	boson	[.] BO'SON, n. A boatswain; a popular, but corrupt pronunciation. [.] [.] The merry bosom.
6916	bosporian	[.] BOSPO'RIAN, a. [from Bosporus.] Pertaining to a bosporus, a strait or narrow sea between two seas, or a sea and a lake. [.] [.] The Alans forced the Bosporian kings to pay them tribute, and exterminated the Taurians.
6917	bosporus	[.] BOS'PORUS, n. [Gr. an ox, and a passage.] [.] A narrow sea or a strait, between two seas or between a sea and a lake, so called, it is supposed, as being an ox-passage, a strait over which an ox may swim. So our northern ancestors called a strait, a sound, that is, ...
6918	bosquet	[.] BOS'QUET
6919	boss	[.] BOSS, n. [.] 1. A stud or knob; a protuberant ornament, of silver, ivory, or other material, used on bridles,harness, &c. [.] 2. A protuberant part; a prominence; as the boss of a buckler. [.] 3. A round or swelling body of any kind; as a boss of wood. [.] 4. ...
6920	bossage	[.] BOSS'AGE, n. [.] 1. A stone in a building which has a projecture, and is laid rough, to be afterwards carved into moldings, capitals, coats of arms, &c. [.] 2. Rustic work, consisting of stones which advance beyond the naked or level of the building, by reason ...
6921	bossed	[.] BOSS'ED, pp. Studded; ornamented with bosses.
6922	bossive	[.] BOSS'IVE, a. Crooked; deformed.
6923	bossy	[.] BOSS'Y, a. Containing a boss; ornamented with bosses. [.] [.] His head reclining on his bossy shield.
6924	bostry-chite	[.] BOS'TRY-CHITE, n. A gem in the form of a lock of hair.
6925	bosvel	[.] BOS'VEL, n. A plant, a species of crowfoot.
6926	bot	[.] BOT. [See Bots.]
6927	botanic	[.] BOTAN'IC
6928	botanical	[.] BOTAN'ICAL, a. [See Botany.] Pertaining to botany; relating to plants in general; also, containing plants, as a botanic garden.
6929	botanically	[.] BOTAN'ICALLY, adv. According to the system of botany.
6930	botanist	[.] BOT'ANIST, n. One skilled in botany; one versed in the knowledge of plants or vegetables,their structure, and generic and specific differences. [.] [.] The botanist is he who can affix similar names to similar vegetables, and different names to different ones, so ...
6931	botanize	[.] BOT'ANIZE, v.i. To seek for plants; to investigate the vegetable kingdom; to study plants. [.] [.] He could not obtain permission to botanize upon mount Sabber.
6932	botanology	[.] BOTANOL'OGY, n. [Gr. a plant, and discourse.] A discourse upon plants.
6933	botanomancy	[.] BOTANOM'ANCY, n. An ancient species of divination by means of plants, especially sage and fig leaves. Persons wrote their names and questions on leaves, which they exposed to the wind, and as many of the letters as remained in their places were taken up, and being ...
6934	botany	[.] BOTANY, n. [Gr. a plant.] That branch of natural history which treats of vegetables; a science which treats of the different plants, and of the distinguishing marks by which each individual species may be known from every other. [.] Or, botany is the science of the ...
6935	botargo	[.] BOTAR'GO, n. A relishing sort of food, made of the roes of the mullet, much used on the coast of the Mediterranean, as an incentive to drink.
6936	botch	[.] BOTCH, n. [Eng.patch.] [.] 1. A swelling on the skin; a large ulcerous affection. [.] [.] Botches and blains must all his flesh imboss. [.] 2. A patch,or the part of a garment patched or mended in a [.] clumsy manner; ill-finished work in mending. [.] 3. That ...
6937	botcher	[.] BOTCH'ER, n. A clumsy workman at mending of old clothes, whether a tailor or cobbler.
6938	botchy	[.] BOTCH'Y, a. Marked with botches; full of botches.
6939	bote	[.] BOTE, n. [The old orthography of boot, but retained in law, in composition. [.] 1. In law, compensation; amends; satisfaction; as manbote, a compensation for a man slain. Also,payment of any kind. [.] 2. A privilege or allowance of necessaries, used in composition ...
6940	boteless	[.] BO'TELESS, a In vain. [See Bootless.]
6941	botetto	[.] BOTET'TO, n. A small thick fish of Mexico, about eight inches long, with a flat belly, and convex back. When taken out of the water it swells, and if kicked, will burst. Its liver is deadly poison.
6942	both	[.] BOTH, a. Two, considered as distinct from others or by themselves; the one and the other. [.] This word is often placed before the nouns with which it is connected. [.] [.] He understands how to manage both public and private concerns. [.] It is often used as a substitute ...
6943	bother	[.] BOTH'ER, the vulgar pronunciation of pother. [See Pother.]
6944	bothnian	[.] BOTH'NIAN, a. Pertaining to Bothnia, a province of Sweden, and to a gulf of the Baltic sea, which is so called from the province, which it penetrates. Pinkerton uses Bothnic, as a noun for the gulf, and Barlow uses Bothnian, in the same manner.
6945	bothnic	[.] BOTH'NIC
6946	botoched	[.] BOTOCH'ED, pp. Patched clumsily; mended unskillfully; marked with botches.
6947	bototoe	[.] BOTO'TOE, n. A bird of the parrot kind, of a fine blue color, found in the Philippine isles.
6948	botryoid	[.] BO'TRYOID
6949	botryoidal	[.] BOTRYOI'DAL, a. [Gr. a bunch of grapes, and form.] [.] Having the form of a bunch of grapes; like grapes; as a mineral presenting an aggregation of small gloves. [.]
6950	botryolite	[.] BO'TRYOLITE, n. [Gr. supra, and stone.] [.] Literally, grape-stone. This mineral occurs in mammilliary or botryoidal concretions, in a bed of magnetic iron in gneiss, near Arendal in Norway. Its colors are pearl-gray, grayish or reddish white, and pale rose-red, and ...
6951	bots	[.] BOTS, n. Generally used in the plural. [.] A species of small worms found in the intestines of horses. They are the larvas of a species of OEstrus or gad-fly, which deposits its eggs on the tips of the hairs, generally of the fore-legs and mane, whence they are taken ...
6952	bottle	[.] BOT'TLE, n. [.] 1. A hollow vessel of glass, wood, leather or other material, with a narrow mouth, for holding and carrying liquors. The oriental nations use skins or leather for the conveyance of liquors; and of this kind are the bottles mentioned in scripture. ...
6953	bottle-ale	[.] BOT'TLE-ALE, n. Bottled ale.
6954	bottle-companion	[.] BOT'TLE-COMPANION
6955	bottle-flower	[.] BOT'TLE-FLOWER, n. A plant, the cyanus,or blue bottle, a species of Centaurea.
6956	bottle-friend	[.] BOT'TLE-FRIEND , n. A friend or companion in drinking.
6957	bottle-screw	[.] BOT'TLE-SCREW, n. A screw to draw corks out of bottles.
6958	bottled	[.] BOT'TLED, pp. Put into bottles; inclosed in bottles. [.] 1. Having a protuberant belly.
6959	bottling	[.] BOT'TLING, ppr. Putting into bottles. [.] BOT'TLING, n. The act of putting into bottles and corking.
6960	bottom	[.] BOT'TOM, n. [.] 1. The lowest part of any thing; as the bottom of a well, vat or ship; the bottom of a hill. [.] 2. The ground under any body of water; as the bottom of the sea, of a river or lake. [.] 3. The foundation or ground work of any thing, as of ...
6961	bottomed	[.] BOT'TOMED, pp. Furnished with a bottom; having a bottom [.] This word is often used in composition, as a flat-bottomed boat, in which case the compound becomes an adjective.
6962	bottoming	[.] BOT'TOMING, ppr. Founding; building upon; furnishing with a bottom.
6963	bottomless	[.] BOT'TOMLESS, a. Without a bottom; applied to water, caverns &c., it signified fathomless, whose bottom cannot be found by sounding; as a bottomless abyss or ocean.
6964	bottomry	[.] BOT'TOMRY, n. [from bottom.] The act of borrowing money, and pledging the keel or bottom of the ship, that is, the ship itself, as security for the repayment of the money. The contract of bottomry is in the nature of a mortgage; the owner of a ship borrowing money ...
6965	bottony	[.] BOT'TONY, n. [from the same root as bud, button.] [.] In heraldry, a cross bottony terminates at each end in three buds, knots or buttons, resembling in some measure the three-leaved grass.
6966	bouchet	[.] BOUCHET', n. A sort of pear.
6967	boud	[.] BOUD, n. An insect that breeds in malt or other grain; called also a weevil.
6968	bouge	[.] BOUGE, v.i. booj. To swell out. [Little used.] [.] BOUGE, n. Provisions. [Not in use.]
6969	bough	[.] BOUGH, n. bou. The branch of a tree; applied to a branch of size, not to a small shoot.
6970	boughhty	[.] BOUGHHT'Y, a. baw'ty. Bending.
6971	bought	[.] BOUGHT, bast, pret. and pp. of buy. [See Buy.] [.] BOUGHT, n. bawt. [.] 1. A twist; a link; a knot; a flexure, or bend. [.] 2. The part of a sling that contains the stone.
6972	bougie	[.] BOUGIE,n. boogee'. [.] In Surgery, a long slender instrument, that is introduced through the urethra into the bladder, to remove obstructions. It is usually made of slips of waxed linen, coiled into a slightly conical form by rolling them on any hard smooth surface. ...
6973	bouillon	[.] BOUILLON, n. Broth; soup.
6974	boulder-wall	[.] BOULDER-WALL, n. [rather bowlder-wall. See Bowlder.] [.] A wall built of round flints or pebbles laid in a strong mortar, used where the sea has a beach cast up, or where there is a plenty of flints.
6975	boulet	[.] BOULET', n. [from the root of ball, or bowl.] [.] In the manege, a horse is so called,when the fetlock or pastern joint bends forward, and out of its natural position.
6976	boult	[.] BOULT, an incorrect orthography. [See Bolt.]
6977	boultin	[.] BOULTIN, n. [from the root of bolt.] [.] In architecture, a molding, the convexity of which is just one fourth of a circle, being a member just below the plinth in the Tuscan and Doric capital.
6978	bounce	[.] BOUNCE, v.i. [.] 1. To leap or spring; to fly or rush out suddenly. [.] [.] Out bounced the mastiff. [.] 2. To spring or leap against any thing, so as to rebound; to beat or thump by a spring. [.] [.] Against his bosom bounced his heaving heart. [.] 3. ...
6979	bouncer	[.] BOUN'CER, n. A boaster; a bully; in familiar language.
6980	bouncing	[.] BOUN'CING, ppr. Leaping; bounding with violence, as a heavy body; springing out; thumping with a loud noise; boasting; moving with force, as a heavy bounding body. [.] BOUN'CING, a. Stout; strong; large and heavy; a customary sense in the United States; as a ...
6981	bouncingly	[.] BOUN'CINGLY, adv. Boastingly.
6982	bound	[.] BOUND, n. [.] 1. A limit; the line which comprehends the whole of any given object or space. It differs from boundary. See the latter. Bound is applied to kingdoms, states,cities, towns, tracts of land, and to territorial jurisdiction. [.] 2. A limit by which ...
6983	bound-bailiff	[.] BOUND-BAILIFF, n. An officer appointed by a sheriff to execute process; so denominated from the bond given for the faithful discharge of his trust.
6984	boundary	[.] BOUND'ARY, n. A limit; a bound. This word is thus used as synonymous with bound. But the real sense is, a visible mark designating a limit. Bound is the limit itself or furthest point of extension, and may be an imaginary line; but boundary is the thing which ascertains ...
6985	bounded	[.] BOUND'ED, pp. Limited; confined; restrained.
6986	bounden	[.] BOUND'EN, pp. of bind. [See Bind, and pp. Bound.]
6987	bounder	[.] BOUND'ER, n. One that limits; a boundary.
6988	bounding	[.] BOUND'ING, ppr Limiting; confining; restraining; leaping; springing; rebounding; advancing with leaps.
6989	bounding-stone	[.] BOUND'ING-STONE
6990	boundless	[.] BOUND'LESS, a. Unlimited; unconfined; immeasurable; illimitable; as boundless space; boundless power.
6991	boundlessness	[.] BOUND'LESSNESS, n. The quality of being without limits.
6992	bounteous	[.] BOUN'TEOUS, a. [See Bounty.] Liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generous; munificent; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts; as bounteous nature. It is used chiefly in poetry for bountiful.
6993	bounteously	[.] BOUN'TEOUSLY, adv. Liberally; generously; largely; freely.
6994	bounteousness	[.] BOUN'TEOUSNESS, n. Liberality in bestowing gifts or favors; munificence; kindness.
6995	bountiful	[.] BOUN'TIFUL, a. [bounty and full.] Free to give; liberal in bestowing gifts and favors; munificent; generous. [.] [.] God, the bountiful author of our being. [.] It is followed by of before the thing given, and to before the person receiving.
6996	bountifully	[.] BOUN'TIFULLY, adv. Liberally; largely; in a bountiful manner.
6997	bountifulness	[.] BOUN'TIFULNESS, n. The quality of being bountiful; liberality in the bestowment of gifts and favors.
6998	bountihead	[.] BOUN'TIHEAD, n. Goodness.
6999	bountihede	[.] BOUN'TIHEDE
7000	bounty	[.] BOUN'TY, n. [L.bonitas, from bonus, good.] [.] 1. Liberality in bestowing gifts and favors; generosity; munificence. The word includes the gift or favor and the kindness of disposition with which it is bestowed; or a favor bestowed with benevolent disposition. This ...
7001	bouquet	[.] BOUQUET, n. booka'y. A nosegay; a bunch of flowers.
7002	bour	[.] BOUR,
7003	bourd	[.] BOURD, n. A just.
7004	bourder	[.] BOURD'ER, n. A jester.
7005	bourgeois	[.] BOURGEOIS', n. burjois'. A small kind of printing types, in size between long primer and brevier. The type on which the main body of this work is printed.
7006	bourgeon	[.] BOUR'GEON, v.i. bur'jun. To sprout; to put forth buds; to shoot forth as a branch.
7007	bourn	[.] BOURN, rather BORNE, n. [.] 1. A bound; a limit. [.] [.] That undiscovered country, from whose bourn [.] [.] No traveller returns.------- [.] 2. A brook; a torrent; a rivulet. [In this sense obsolete; but retained in many names of towns, seated on ...
7008	bournonite	[.] BOURNONITE, n. Antimonial sulphuret of lead.
7009	bouse	[.] BOUSE, v.i. booz. To drink hard; to guzzle. [Vulgar.]
7010	bousy	[.] BOUS'Y, a. booz'y. Drunken; intoxicated. [Vulgar.]
7011	bout	[.] BOUT, n. A turn; as much of an action as is performed at one time; a single part of an action carried on at successive intervals; essay; attempt. [.] BOUT, n. [L. bibo.] We use this word tautologically in the phrase, a drinking-bout; or the word is the same ...
7012	boutade	[.] BOUTA'DE, n. [Eng.put.] Properly, a start; hence, a whim. [Not English.]
7013	boutefeu	[.] BOUTEFEU, n. An incendiary; a make-bate. [Not English.]
7014	boutisale	[.] BOUTISALE, n. A cheap sale; or according to others, a sale by a lighted match, during the burning of which a man may bid. [Not used.]
7015	bovate	[.] BO'VATE, n. [In Law L. bovata, from bos, bovis, an ox.] [.] An ox-gate, or as much land as an ox can plow in a year; Cowell says 28 acres.
7016	bovey-coal	[.] BO'VEY-COAL, n. Brown lignite, an inflammable fossil, resembling, in many of its properties, bituminous wood. Its structure is a little slaty; its cross fracture, even or conchoidal, with a resinous luster, somewhat shining. It is brittle, burns with a weak flame, ...
7017	bovine	[.] BO'VINE, a. [Los L. bovinus, from bos, bovis, an ox.] [.] Pertaining to oxen and cows, or the quadrupeds of the genus bos. [.] [.] This animal is the strongest and fiercest of the bovine genus. [.] [.] The ox-born souls mean nothing more than the eight living souls, ...
7018	bow	[.] BOW, v.t. [.] 1. To bend; to inflect; as, to bow vines. [.] 2. To bend the body in token of respect or civility; as, to bow the head. [.] 3. To bend or incline towards, in condescension. [.] [.] Bow down thine ear to the poor. Eccles. [.] 4. To depress; ...
7019	bow-bearer	[.] BOW-BEARER, n. [bos and bear.] An under officer of the forest, whose duty is to inform of trespasses.
7020	bow-bent	[.] BOW-BENT, a. [bow and bend.] Crooked.
7021	bow-dye	[.] BOW-DYE, n. A kind of scarlet color, superior to madder, but inferior to the true scarlet grain for fixedness, and duration; first used at Bow, near London.
7022	bow-hand	[.] BOW-HAND, n. [bow and hand.] The hand that draws a bow.
7023	bow-legged	[.] BOW-LEGGED, a. [bow and leg.] Having crooked legs.
7024	bow-shot	[.] BOW-SHOT, n. [bow and shot.] The space which an arrow may pass when shot from a bow. Gen.21.16.
7025	bow-string	[.] BOW-STRING, n. [bow and string.] The string of a bow.
7026	bow-window	[.] BOW-WINDOW. [See Bay-window.]
7027	bowable	[.] BOW'ABLE, a. Of a flexible disposition. [Not in use.]
7028	bowed	[.] BOW'ED, pp. Bent; crushed; subdued.
7029	bowel	[.] BOW'EL, v.t. To take out the bowels; to eviscerate; to penetrate the bowels.
7030	bowelless	[.] BOW'ELLESS, a. Without tenderness of pity.
7031	bowels	[.] BOW'ELS, n. plu. [.] 1. The intestines of an animal; the entrails, especially of man. The heart. 2.Cor.6.12. [.] 2. The interior part of any thing; as the bowels of the earth. [.] 3. The seat of pity or kindness; hence, tenderness, compassion, a scriptural ...
7032	bower	[.] BOW'ER,n. [from bow.] An anchor carried at the bow of a ship. There are generally two bowers, called first and second, great and little, or best and small. [.] BOW'ER, n. [.] 1. A shelter or covered place in a garden, made with boughs of trees bent and ...
7033	bowers	[.] BOW'ERS
7034	bowery	[.] BOW'ERY, a. Covering; shading as a bower; also, containing bowers. [.] [.] A bowery maze that shades the purple streams.
7035	bowess	[.] BOW'ESS, BOW'ET, n. A young hawk, when it begins to get out of the nest; a term in falconry.
7036	bowet	[.] BOW'ESS, BOW'ET, n. A young hawk, when it begins to get out of the nest; a term in falconry.
7037	bowge	[.] BOWGE, v.i. To swell out. [See Bouge.] [.] BOWGE, v.t. To perforate; as, to bowge a ship. [.] [I do not find this word in any other author.]
7038	bowing	[.] BOW'ING, ppr. Bending; stooping; making a bow.
7039	bowingly	[.] BOW'INGLY, adv. In a bending manner.
7040	bowl	[.] BOWL, n. [In Latin, vola is the hollow of the hand.] [.] 1. A concave vessel to hold liquors, rather wide than deep, and thus distinguished from a cup, which is rather deep than wide. [.] 2. The hollow part of any thing; as the bowl of a spoon. [.] 3. A basin; ...
7041	bowlder	[.] BOWLDER, n. [from bowl.] A small stone of a roundish form, and of no determinate size, found on the sea shore and on the banks or in the channels of rivers, &c., worn smooth or rounded by the action of water; a pebble. [.] The term bowlder is now used in Geology for ...
7042	bowlder-stone	[.] BOWLDER-STONE. [See Bowlder.]
7043	bowlder-wall	[.] BOWLDER-WALL, n. A wall constructed of pebbles or bowlders of flint or other siliceous stones, which have been rounded by the action of water.
7044	bowler	[.] BOWLER, n. One who plays at bowls.
7045	bowline	[.] BOWLINE, n. A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails, by subordinate parts, called bridles, and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight forward,when the ship is close hauled.bridles, are the ropes by which the bowline ...
7046	bowling	[.] BOWLING, ppr. Playing at bowls.
7047	bowling-green	[.] BOWLING-GREEN, n. [bowl and green.] A level piece of ground kept smooth for bowling. [.] 1. In gardening, a parterre in a grove,laid with fine turf, with compartments of divers figures, with dwarf trees and other decorations. It may be used for bowling; but the ...
7048	bowman	[.] BOWMAN,n. [bow and man.] A man who uses a bow; an archer. Jerem. 4.29.
7049	bownet	[.] BOWNET, n. [bow and net.] An engine for catching lobsters and crawfish, called also bow-wheel. It is made of two round wicker baskets, pointed at the end, one of which is thrust into the other, and at the mouth is a little rim bent inwards.
7050	bowrs	[.] BOW'RS , n. [from bos.] Muscles that bend the joints.
7051	bowse	[.] BOWSE, v.i. In seaman's language, to pull or haul; as, to bowse upon a tack; to bowse away, to pull all together.
7052	bowsprit	[.] BOWSPRIT, n. [bow and sprit.] A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship or other vessel, to carry sail forward. [This is probably the true orthography.]
7053	bowssen	[.] BOWSS'EN, v.t. To drink; to drench. [Not used.]
7054	bowyer	[.] BOWYER, n. [from bow, a corruption of bower,like sawyer.] [.] An archer; one who uses a bow; one who makes bows. [Little used.]
7055	box	[.] BOX, n. [Lat. buxus, the tree, and pyxis, a box; Gr. a box, and the tree.] [.] A coffer or chest, either of wood or metal. In general, the word box is used for a case of rough boards, or more slightly made than a chest,and used for the conveyance of goods. But the name ...
7056	boxed	[.] BOX'ED, pp. Inclosed in a box; struck on the head with the fist or hand; furnished with a box or hollow iron, as a wheel.
7057	boxen	[.] BOX'EN, a. Made of box-wood; resembling box.
7058	boxer	[.] BOX'ER, n. One who fights with his fist.
7059	boxing	[.] BOX'ING, ppr. Inclosing in a box; striking with the fist; furnishing with a box. [.] BOX'ING, n. The act of fighting with the fist; a combat with the fist.
7060	boy	[.] BOY, n. [L. puer for puger, for we see by puella, that r is not radical. So the Gr. probably is contracted, for the derivative verb, forms.] [.] A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; but in general, applied to males under ten or twelve years of age; a lad. ...
7061	boyar	[.] BOY'AR, n. A Russian nobleman. [See Boiar.]
7062	boyau	[.] BOY'AU, n. boy'o. In fortification, a ditch covered with a parapet, serving as a communication between two trenches.
7063	boyer	[.] BOY'ER, n. A Flemish sloop, with a castle at each end.
7064	boyhood	[.] BOY'HOOD, a. [boy and hood.] The state of a boy, or of immature age.
7065	boyish	[.] BOY'ISH, a. Belonging to a boy; childish; trifling; resembling a boy in manners or opinions; puerile.
7066	boyishly	[.] BOY'ISHLY, adv. Childishly; in a trifling manner.
7067	boyishness	[.] BOY'ISHNESS, n. Childishness; the manners or behavior of a boy.
7068	boyism	[.] BOY'ISM, n. Childishness; puerility. [.] 1. The state of a boy.
7069	boys-play	[.] BOYS-PLAY, n. Childish amusement; any thing trifling.
7070	boyuna	[.] BOYU'NA, n. A large serpent of America, black and slender, having an intolerable smell. Also, a harmless reptile.
7071	bp	[.] BP. An abbreviation of Bishop.
7072	brabantine	[.] BRABANT'INE, a. Pertaining to Brabant, a province of the Netherlands, of which Brussels is the capital.
7073	brabble	[.] BRAB'BLE, n. A broil; a clamorous contest; a wrangle. [.] BRAB'BLE, v.i. To clamor; to contest noisily.
7074	brabbler	[.] BRAB'BLER, n. A clamorous, quarrelsome, noisy fellow; a wrangler.
7075	brabbling	[.] BRAB'BLING, ppr. Clamoring; wrangling.
7076	brace	[.] BRACE, n. [L. brachium; Gr. the arm.] [.] 1. In architecture, a piece of timber framed in with bevel joints, to keep the building from swerving either way. It extends like an arm from the post or main timber. [.] 2. That which holds any thing tight; a cincture ...
7077	braced	[.] BRA'CED, pp. Furnished with braces; drawn close and tight; made tense.
7078	bracelet	[.] BRA'CELET, n. [.] 1. An ornament for the wrist, worn by ladies. This ornament seems anciently to have been worn by men as well as women. [.] 2. A piece of defensive armor for the arm.
7079	bracer	[.] BRA'CER, n. That which braces, binds or makes firm; a band or bandage; also, armor for the arm. [.] 1. An astringent medicine, which gives tension or tone to any part of the body.
7080	brach	[.] BRACH, n. A bitch of the hound kind.
7081	brachial	[.] BRACH'IAL, a. [L. brachium, form the Celtic braic, brac, the arm.] [.] Belonging to the arm; as the brachial artery.
7082	brachiate	[.] BRACH'IATE, a. [See Brachial.] In botany, having branches in pairs, decussated, all nearly horizontal, and each pair at right angles with the next.
7083	brachman	[.] BRACH'MAN
7084	brachygrapher	[.] BRACHYG'RAPHER, n. [See the next word.] A writer in short hand.
7085	brachygraphy	[.] BRACHYG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. short, and a writing.] The art or practice of writing in shorthand; stenography.
7086	brachylogy	[.] BRACHYL'OGY, n. [Gr. short, and expression.] In rhetoric, the expressing of any thing in the most concise manner.
7087	brack	[.] BRACK, n. An opening caused by the parting of any solid body; a breach; a broken part.
7088	bracken	[.] BRACK'EN, n. Fern. [See Brake.]
7089	bracket	[.] BRACK'ET, [Heb. to bend the knee; hence it signifies the knee.] [.] 1. Among workers in timber, an angular wooden stay, in form of the knee bent, to support shelves, scaffolds and the like. [.] 2. The cheek of a mortar carriage, made of strong plank. [.] 3. ...
7090	brackish	[.] BRACK'ISH, a. [Gr. to water.] Salt, or salt in a moderate degree; it is applied to any water partially saturated with salt.
7091	brackishness	[.] BRACK'ISHNESS, n. The quality of being brackish; saltness in a small degree.
7092	bracky	[.] BRACK'Y, a. Brackish. [Not used.]
7093	bracte	[.] BRACTE, n. [L. Ainswroth writes, bractea or brattea.] [.] In botany, a floral leaf, one of the seven fulcrums or props of plants. It differs from other leaves in shape and color, and is generally situated on the peduncle, so near the corol, as easily to be mistaken for ...
7094	bractea	[.] BRAC'TEA
7095	bracteate	[.] BRAC'TEATE, a. [from bractea.] Furnished with bractes.
7096	bracted	[.] BRAC'TED, a. Furnished with bractes.
7097	bracteolate	[.] BRAC'TEOLATE, a. Furnished with bracteoles.
7098	bracteole	[.] BRAC'TEOLE, n. A little bract.
7099	brad	[.] BRAD, in Sax., is broad, and occurs in names; as in Bradford, broadford. [.] BRAD, n. A particular kind of nail,used in floors and other work, where it is deemed proper to drive nails entirely into the wood. For this purpose, it is made without a broad head or ...
7100	bradypus	[.] BRAD'YPUS, n. The sloth,which see.
7101	brag	[.] BRAG, v.i. [Eng. to brag.] [.] To boast; to display one's actions, merits or advantages ostentatiously; to tell boastful stories; followed by of; as, to brag of a good horse, or of a feat. [.] To brag on is vulgar; indeed the word itself is become low, and is not to be ...
7102	braggadocio	[.] BRAGGADO'CIO, n. A puffing, boasting fellow.
7103	braggardism	[.] BRAG'GARDISM, n. Boastfulness; vain ostentation.
7104	braggart	[.] BRAG'GART, n. [brag and art, ard,kind.] A boaster; a vain fellow. [.] BRAG'GART, a. Boastful; vainly ostentatious.
7105	bragger	[.] BRAG'GER, n. One who brags; a boaster.
7106	bragget	[.] BRAG'GET, n. A liquor made by fermenting the wort of ale and mead.
7107	bragging	[.] BRAG'GING, ppr. Boasting.
7108	braggingly	[.] BRAG'GINGLY, adv. Boastingly.
7109	bragless	[.] BRAG'LESS, a. Without bragging, or ostentation. [Unusual.]
7110	bragly	[.] BRAG'LY, adv. Finely; so as it may be bragged of. [Not used.]
7111	brahma	[.] BRAH'MA, n. [L. primus.] The chief deity of the Indian nations, considered as the creator of all things.
7112	brahmanic	[.] BRAHMAN'IC, a. Pertaining to the Brachmans or Bramins of India.
7113	brahmin	[.] BRAH'MIN, n. [See Brachman.] [.] A priest among the Hindoos and other nations of India. There are several orders of Bramins, many of whom are very corrupt in their morals; others live sequestered from the world devoted to superstition and indolence. They are the only ...
7114	braid	[.] BRAID, v.t. [Old Eng. brede.] [.] 1. To weave or infold three or more strands to form one. [.] 2. To reproach. [See Upbraid.] [.] BRAID, n. A string, cord or other texture, formed by weaving together different strands. [.] 1. A start.
7115	brail	[.] BRAIL, n. [.] 1. A piece of leather to bind up a hawk's wing. [.] 2. In navigation, brails are ropes passing through pulleys,on the mizen mast and yard, and fastened to the aftmost leech of the sail in different places, to truss it up close. Also, all ropes employed ...
7116	brain	[.] BRAIN, n. [Gr. properly the fore part of the head or sinciput, also the brain.] [.] [.] 1. That soft whitish mass,or viscus,inclosed in the cranium or skull, in which the nerves and spinal marrow terminate, and which is supposed to be the seat of the soul or intelligent ...
7117	brainish	[.] BRA'INISH, a. Hot-headed; furious; as L. cerebrosus.
7118	brainless	[.] BRA'INLESS, a. Without understanding; silly; thoughtless; witless.
7119	brainpan	[.] BRA'INPAN, n. [brain and pan.] The skull which incloses the brain.
7120	brainsick	[.] BRA'INSICK, a. [brain and sick.] Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless.
7121	brainsickly	[.] BRA'INSICKLY, adv. Weakly; with a disordered understanding.
7122	brainsickness	[.] BRA'INSICKNESS, n. Disorder of the understanding; giddiness; indiscretion.
7123	brait	[.] BRAIT, n. Among jewelers, a rough diamond.
7124	brake	[.] BRAKE, pp. of break. [See Break.] [.] BRAKE, n. [L. erica; Gr. to break.] [.] 1. Brake is a name given to fern, or rather to the female fern, a species of cryptogamian plants, of the genus Pteris, whose fructification is in lines under the margin of the leaf ...
7125	braky	[.] BRA'KY, a. Full of brakes; abounding with brambles or shrubs; rough; thorny.
7126	brama	[.] BRAM'A, n. The bream, a fish. [See Bream.] [.] BRAM'A
7127	bramble	[.] BRAM'BLE, n. The raspberry bush or blackberry bush; a general name of the genus rubus, of which there are several species. They are armed with prickles; hence in common language, any rough, prickly shrub.
7128	bramble-net	[.] BRAM'BLE-NET, n. [bramble and net.] A hallier, or a net to catch birds.
7129	bramblebush	[.] BRAM'BLEBUSH, n. [bramble and bush.] The bramble, or a collection of brambles growing together.
7130	brambled	[.] BRAM'BLED, a. Overgrown with brambles.
7131	brambling	[.] BRAM'BLING
7132	bramin	[.] BRAM'IN , n. An ancient philosopher of India. The brachmans are a branch of the ancient gymnosophists, and remarkable for the severity of their lives and manners.
7133	braminee	[.] BRAMINEE' n. The wife of a Bramin.
7134	braminess	[.] BRAM'INESS
7135	braminical	[.] BRAMIN'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the Bramins, or their doctrines and worship; as the Braminical system.
7136	braminism	[.] BRAM'INISM, n. The religion,or system of doctrines of the Bramins.
7137	bran	[.] BRAN, n. The outer coat of wheat, rye or other farinaceous grain, separated from the flour by grinding.
7138	bran-new	[.] BRAN-NEW, [.] a. Properly brand-new. Quite new, [fire new]; bright or shining.
7139	brancard	[.] BRANC'ARD, n. A horse litter. [Not in use.]
7140	branch	[.] BR'ANCH, n. [.] 1. The shoot of a tree or other plant; a limb; a bough shooting from the stem, or from another branch or bough. Johnson restricts the word to a shoot from a main bough; but the definition warranted neither by etymology nor usage. [.] [.] A division ...
7141	branch-leaf	[.] BR'ANCH-LEAF, n. A leaf growing on a branch.
7142	branch-peduncle	[.] BR'ANCH-PEDUNCLE, n. A peduncle springing from a branch.
7143	branch-pilot	[.] BR'ANCH-PILOT, n. A pilot who has a branch or public commission.
7144	branched	[.] BR'ANCHED, pp. Divided or spread into branches; separated into subordinate parts; adorned with branches; furnished with branches.
7145	brancher	[.] BR'ANCHER, n. One that shoots forth branches. [.] 1. A young hawk when it begins to leave the nest and take to the branches.
7146	branchery	[.] BR'ANCHERY, n. The ramifications or ramified vessels dispersed through the pulpy part of fruit.
7147	branchiness	[.] BR'ANCHINESS, n. Fullness of branches.
7148	branching	[.] BR'ANCHING, ppr. Shooting in branches; dividing into several subordinate parts. [.] BR'ANCHING,a. Furnished with branches; shooting out branches.
7149	branchiostegous	[.] BRANCHIOS'TEGOUS, a. [Gr. gills, and a covering.] [.] Having gill-covers, or covered gills, as a branchiostegous fish; covering the gills, as the branchiostegous membrane. The branchiostegi are an order of fish in the Linnean system, the rays of whose fins are bony,but ...
7150	branchless	[.] BR'ANCHLESS, a. Destitute of branches, or shoots; without any valuable product; barren; naked.
7151	branchlet	[.] BR'ANCHLET, n. A little branch; a twig; the subdivision of a branch.
7152	branchy	[.] BR'ANCHY, a. Full of branches; having wide spreading branches.
7153	brand	[.] BRAND, n. [.] 1. A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct. [.] 2. A sword, either from brandishing, or from its glittering brightness; now obsolete,unless in poetry. [.] 3. A thunder-bolt. [.] 4. ...
7154	brand-goose	[.] BRAND'-GOOSE, n. A species of Anas,or the goose kind; usually called in America brant or brent.
7155	brand-new	[.] BRAND'-NEW, a. Quite new; bright as a brand of fire.
7156	branded	[.] BRAND'ED, pp. Marked with a hot iron; stigmatized.
7157	branding	[.] BRAND'ING, ppr. Impressing a mark with a hot iron; fixing a stigma or mark of reproach.
7158	branding-iron	[.] BRAND'ING-IRON, n. An iron to brand with.
7159	brandish	[.] BRAND'ISH, v.t. [.] 1. To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise, and move in various directions; to shake or flourish; as, to brandish a sword or a cane. It often indicates threatening. [.] 2. To play with; to flourish; as, to brandish syllogisms.
7160	brandished	[.] BRAND'ISHED, pp. Raised and waved in the air with a flourish.
7161	brandisher	[.] BRAND'ISHER, n. One who brandishes.
7162	brandishing	[.] BRAND'ISHING, ppr. Raising and waving in the air; flourishing.
7163	brandling	[.] BRAND'LING, n. A kind of worm.
7164	brandy	[.] BRAN'DY, n. An ardent spirit distilled from wine. The same name is now given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the U. States particularly to that which is distilled from cyder and peaches.
7165	brandy-wine	[.] BRAN'DY-WINE, n. Brandy.
7166	brangle	[.] BRAN'GLE, n. [L. frendeo.] A wrangle; a squabble; a noisy contest or dispute. [.] BRAN'GLE, v.i. To wrangle; to dispute contentiously; to squabble.
7167	branglement	[.] BRAN'GLEMENT, n. Wrangle; brangle.
7168	brangling	[.] BRAN'GLING, n. A quarrel.
7169	brank	[.] BRANK, n. [.] 1. Buckwheat, a species of polygonum; a grain cultivated mostly for beasts and poultry; but in the U. States, the flour is much used for making breakfast cakes. [.] 2. In some parts of England and Scotland, a scolding-bridle, an instrument for correcting ...
7170	brankursine	[.] BRANK'URSINE, n. [brank and ursus, a bear.] [.] Bear's-breech, or acanthus, a genus of plants of several species. The leaves of the common sort are said to have furnished the model of the Corinthian capitals.
7171	branlin	[.] BRAN'LIN, n. A species of fish of the salmon kind, in some places called the fingry, from five or six black lines or marks on each side resembling fingers. It is found in rapid streams.
7172	branny	[.] BRAN'NY, a. [from bran.] Having the appearance of bran; consisting of bran.
7173	bransle	[.] BRAN'SLE, n. A brawl, or dance. [Not used.]
7174	brant	[.] BRANT, n. A species of anas or the goose kind; called also brent and brand-goose, which see.
7175	brasen	[.] BRA'SEN, a. brazn. Made of brass. [See Brass and Brazen.]
7176	brasier	[.] BRA'SIER, n. brazhur. An artificer who works in brass. [.] 1. A pan for holding coals.
7177	brasil	[.] BRASIL. [See Brazil.]
7178	brass	[.] BR'ASS, n. [.] 1. An alloy of copper and zink,of a yellow color; usually containing about one third of its weight of zink, but the proportions are variable. The best brass is made by cementation of calamine or the oxyd of zink with granulated copper. [.] 2. Impudence; ...
7179	brass-paved	[.] BR'ASS-PAVED, a. Hard as brass.
7180	brass-visaged	[.] BR'ASS-VISAGED, a. Impudent.
7181	brasse	[.] BR'ASSE,n. The pale spotted perch,with two long teeth on each side; the lucio-perca.
7182	brassica	[.] BRAS'SICA, n. [L.] Cabbage.
7183	brassiness	[.] BR'ASSINESS, n. A quality of brass; the appearance of brass.
7184	brassy	[.] BR'ASSY, a. Pertaining to brass; partaking of brass; hard as brass; having the color of brass. [.] 1. Impudent; impudently bold.
7185	brast	[.] BRAST, a. Burst. [Not in use.]
7186	brat	[.] BRAT, n. A child, so called in contempt. [.] 1. Offspring; progeny.
7187	braul	[.] BRAUL, n. Indian cloth with blue and white striped, called turbants.
7188	bravado	[.] BRAVA'DO, n. A boast or brag; an arrogant menace, intended to intimidate.
7189	brave	[.] BRAVE, a. [.] 1. Courageous; bold; daring; intrepid; fearless of danger; as a brave warrior. It usually unites the sense of courage with generosity and dignity of mind; qualities often united. [.] [.] The brave man will not deliberately do an injury to his fellow ...
7190	braved	[.] BRA'VED, pp. Defied; set at defiance; met without dismay, or being moved.
7191	bravely	[.] BRA'VELY, adv. Courageously; gallantly; splendidly; in a brave manner; heroically. In Spenser,finely; gaudily.
7192	bravery	[.] BRA'VERY, n. Courage; heroism; undaunted spirit; intrepidity; gallantry; fearlessness of danger; often united with generosity or dignity of mind which despises meanness and cruelty, and disdains to take advantage of a vanquished enemy. [.] [.] The duelist, in proving ...
7193	braving	[.] BRA'VING, ppr. Setting at defiance; challenging.
7194	bravo	[.] BRA'VO, n. A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; an assassin or murderer.
7195	brawl	[.] BRAWL, v.i. [L. proelior.] [.] 1. To quarrel noisily and indecently. [.] 2. To speak loud and indecently. [.] 3. To roar as water; to make a noise. [.] BRAWL, v.t. To drive or beat away. [.] BRAWL, n. Noise; quarrel; scurrility; uproar. [.] 1. ...
7196	brawler	[.] BRAWL'ER, n. A noisy fellow; a wrangler.
7197	brawling	[.] BRAWL'ING, n. The act of quarreling.
7198	brawlingly	[.] BRAWL'INGLY, adv. In a quarrelsome manner.
7199	brawn	[.] BRAWN, n. [L. aprugnus, caro aprugna.] [.] 1. The flesh of a boar, or the animal. [.] 2. The fleshy, protuberant, muscular part of the body. [.] 3. Bulk; muscular strength. [.] 4. The arm, from its muscles or strength.
7200	brawned	[.] BRAWN'ED, a. Brawny; strong.
7201	brawner	[.] BRAWN'ER, n. A boar killed for the table.
7202	brawniness	[.] BRAWN'INESS, n. The quality of being brawny; strength; hardiness.
7203	brawny	[.] BRAWN'Y, a. Musculous; fleshy; bulky; having large, strong muscles; strong. [.]
7204	bray	[.] BRAY, v.t. [.] 1. To pound, beat or grind small; as, to bray a fool in a mortar. Prov.27. [.] 2. To make a harsh sound, as of an ass. [.] 3. To make a harsh,disagreeable grating sound. [.] BRAY, n. The harsh sound or roar of an ass; a harsh grating ...
7205	brayer	[.] BRA'YER, n. One that brays like an ass. [.] 1. A instrument to temper ink in printing offices.
7206	braying	[.] BRA'YING, ppr. Pounding or grinding small; roaring. [.] BRA'YING, n. Roar; noise; clamor.
7207	braze	[.] BRAZE, v.t. To soder with brass. [.] 1. To harden to impudence; to harden as with brass.
7208	brazen	[.] BRA'ZEN, a. brazn. Made of brass; as a brazen helmet. [.] 1. Pertaining to brass; proceeding from brass; as a brazen din. [.] 2. Impudent; having a front like brass. [.] Brazen age, or age of brass, in mythology, the age which succeeded the silver age,when men ...
7209	brazen-face	[.] BRA'ZEN-FACE, n. [brazen and face.] An impudent person; one remarkable for effrontery.
7210	brazen-faced	[.] BRA'ZEN-FACED, a. Impudent; bold to excess; shameless.
7211	brazenly	[.] BRA'ZENLY, adv. In a bold impudent manner.
7212	brazenness	[.] BRA'ZENNESS, n. Appearance like brass. In this sense, brassiness is the more correct word. [.] 1. Impudence; excess of assurance.
7213	brazier	[.] BRAZIER. [See Brasier.]
7214	brazil	[.] BRAZIL'
7215	brazil-wood	[.] BRAZIL'-WOOD, n. Brazil, or brazil-wood, or braziletto, is a very heavy wood of a red color, growing in Brazil, and other tropical countries. It is used in manufactures for dyeing red. It is a species of Caesalpina.
7216	braziletto	[.] BRAZILET'TO, n. The same as Brazil-wood.
7217	brazilian	[.] BRAZIL'IAN, a. Pertaining to Brazil; as, Brazilian strand.
7218	breach	[.] BREACH, n. [.] 1. The act of breaking; or state of being broken; a rupture; a break; a gap; the space between the severed parts of a solid body parted by violence; as a breach in a garment, or in a wall. [.] 2. The violation of a law; the violation or non-fulfillment ...
7219	bread	[.] BREAD, n. bred. [Gr. anything esculent. If the word signifies food in general, or that which is eaten, probably it is the Heb. and Ch., from barah, to eat or feed.] [.] 1. A mass of dough, made by moistening and kneading the flour or meal of some species of grain, ...
7220	bread-room	[.] BREAD'-ROOM, n. An apartment in a ship's hold, where the bread is kept.
7221	breaden	[.] BREAD'EN, a. Made of bread. [Little used.]
7222	breadless	[.] BREAD'LESS, a. Without bread; destitute of food.
7223	breadth	[.] BREADTH, n. bredth. The measure or extent of any plain surface from side to side; a geometrical dimension, which,multiplied into the length, constitutes a surface; as,the length of a table is five feet, and the breadth, three; 5x3=15 feet, the whole surface.
7224	breadthless	[.] BREADTH'LESS, a. Having no breadth.
7225	break	[.] BREAK, v.t. pret. broke, [brake.obs.] pp. broke or broken. [.] [L. frango, fregi, n casual; Heb.to break, to free or deliver, to separate.] [.] 1. To part or divide by force and violence, as a solid substance; to rend apart; as, to break a band; to break a thread ...
7226	breakage	[.] BREAKAGE, n. A breaking; also,an allowance for things broken, in transportation.
7227	breaker	[.] BREAKER, n. The person who breaks any thing; a violator or transgressor; as a breaker of the law. [.] 1. A rock which breaks the waves; or the wave itself which breaks the waves; or the wave itself which breaks against a rock, a sand bank, or the shore, exhibiting ...
7228	breakfast	[.] BREAK'FAST, n. brek'fast. [break and fast.] [.] 1. The first meal in the day; or the thing eaten at the first meal. [.] 2. A meal, or food in general. [.] BREAK'FAST, v.i. brek'fast. To eat the first meal in the day.
7229	breakfasting	[.] BREAK'FASTING, ppr. Eating or taking the first meal in the day. [.] BREAK'FASTING, n. A party at breakfast.
7230	breaking	[.] BREAKING, ppr. Parting by violence; rending asunder; becoming bankrupt.
7231	breakneck	[.] BREAKNECK, n. [break and neck.] A fall that breaks the neck; a steep place endangering the neck.
7232	breakpromise	[.] BREAKPROMISE, n. [break and promise.] One who makes a practice of breaking his promise. [Not used.]
7233	breakvow	[.] BREAKVOW, n. [break and vow.] One who habitually breaks his vows. [Not used.]
7234	breakwater	[.] BREAKWATER, n. [break and water.] The hull of an old vessel sunk at the entrance of a harbor, to break or diminish the force of the waves, to secure the vessels in harbor. [.] 1. A small buoy fastened to a large one, when the rope of the latter is not long enough ...
7235	bream	[.] BREAM, n. A fish, the Cyprinus brama, an inhabitant of lakes and deep water, extremely insipid and little valued.
7236	breast	[.] BREAST, n. brest. [.] 1. The soft, protuberant body, adhering to the thorax, which, in females, furnishes milk for infants. [.] [.] His breasts are full of milk. Job.21.24. [.] 2. The fore part of the thorax, or the fore part of the human body between the ...
7237	breast-work	[.] BREAST'-WORK, n. [breast and work.] In fortification, a work thrown up for defense; a parapet, which see.
7238	breastbone	[.] BREAST'BONE, n. [breast and bone.] The bone of the breast; the sternum.
7239	breastdeep	[.] BREAST'DEEP, a. Breast high; as high as the breast.
7240	breasted	[.] BREAST'ED, a. Having a broad breast; having a fine voice.
7241	breastfast	[.] BREAST'F'AST, n. [breast and fast.] A large rope to confine a ship sidewise to a wharf or key.
7242	breasthigh	[.] BREAST'HIGH, a. [breast and high.] High as the breast.
7243	breasthook	[.] BREAST'HOOK, n. [breast and high.] A thick piece of timber placed directly across the stem of a ship to strengthen the fore part and unite the bows on each side.
7244	breasting	[.] BREAST'ING, ppr. Meeting with the breast; opposing in front.
7245	breastknot	[.] BREAST'KNOT, n. [breast and knot.] A knot of ribins worn on the breast.
7246	breastplate	[.] BREAST'PLATE, n. [breast and plate.] [.] 1. Armor for the breast. [.] 2. A strap that runs across a horse's breast. [.] 3. In Jewish antiquity, a part of the vestment of the high priest, consisting of a folded piece of the rich embroidered stuff of which ...
7247	breastplow	[.] BREAST'PLOW, n. [breast and plow.] A plow, driven by the breast,used to cut or pare turf.
7248	breastrope	[.] BREAST'ROPE,n. [breast and rope.] In a ship, breast ropes are used to fasten the yards to the parrels, and with the parrels, to hold the yards fast to the mast; now called parrel ropes.
7249	breath	[.] BREATH, n. breth. [.] 1. The air inhaled and expelled in the respiration of animals. [.] 2. Life. [.] [.] No man has more contempt than I of breath. [.] 3. The state or power of breathing freely; opposed to a state of exhaustion from violent action; as, ...
7250	breathable	[.] BRE'ATHABLE, a. That may be breathed.
7251	breathe	[.] BREATHE, v.i. To respire; to inspire and expire air. Hence, to live. [.] 1. To take breath; to rest from action; as, let them have time to breathe. [.] 2. To pass as air. [.] [.] To whose foul mouth no wholesome air breathes in. [.] BREATHE, v.t. To ...
7252	breathed	[.] BRE'ATHED, pp. Inhaled and exhaled; respired; uttered.
7253	breather	[.] BRE'ATHER, n. One that breathes or lives; one that utters; an inspirer, one who animates or infuses by inspiration.
7254	breathful	[.] BREATH'FUL, a. breth'ful. Full of breath; full of odor.
7255	breathing	[.] BRE'ATHING, ppr. Respiring; living; uttering. [.] 1. Exhibiting to the life; as breathing paint. [.] BRE'ATHING, n. Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air. [.] 1. Aspiration; secret prayer. [.] 2. Breathing-place; vent. [.] 3. Accent; aspiration. [.] BRE'ATHING-PLACE, ...
7256	breathing-time	[.] BRE'ATHING-TIME, n. Pause, relaxation.
7257	breathless	[.] BREATH'LESS, a. breth'less. Being out of breath; spent with labor or violent action. [.] 1. Dead; as a breathless body.
7258	breathlessness	[.] BREATH'LESSNESS, n. The state of being exhausted of breath.
7259	breccia	[.] BREC'CIA, n. In mineralogy, an aggregate composed of angular fragments of the same mineral, or of different minerals, united by a cement, and presenting a variety of colors. Sometimes a few of the fragments are a little rounded. The varieties are the siliceous, calcarious ...
7260	brecciated	[.] BREC'CIATED, a. Consisting of angular fragments,cemented together.
7261	brechite	[.] BRECH'ITE, n. A fossil allied to the Alcyons. It is cylindrical, striated,and its thick end conical, pierced with holes and crested.
7262	bred	[.] BRED, pp. of breed. Generated; produced; contrived; educated.
7263	brede	[.] BREDE. n. A braid. [Not used.]
7264	breech	...
7265	breeches	[.] BREECHES, n. plu. brich'es. [Low L. braccoe.] [.] A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs. It is now a close garment; but the word formerly was used for a loose garment, now called trowsers, laxoe braccoe. [.] To wear the breeches is, in the wife, to usurp ...
7266	breeching	[.] BREECHING, ppr. brich'ing. Furnishing with breeches, or with a breech. [See Britch.] [.] 1. Whipping the breech; and as a noun, a whipping. [.] BREECHING, in gunnery on board of ships. [Bee Britching.]
7267	breed	[.] BREED, v.t. pret. and pp. bred. [.] 1. To generate; to engender; to hatch; to produce the young of any species of animals. I think it is never used of plants, and in animals is always applied to the mother or dam. [.] 2. To produce within or upon the body; as, ...
7268	breed-bate	[.] BREE'D-BATE, n. One that breeds or originates quarrels. [Not in use.]
7269	breeder	[.] BREE'DER, n. The female that breeds or produces, whether human or other animal. [.] 1. The person who educates or brings up; that which brings up. [.] [.] Italy and Rome have been the best breeders of worthy men. [.] 2. That which produces. [.] [.] Time is ...
7270	breeding	[.] BREE'DING, ppr. Bearing and nourishing, as a fetus; engendering; producing; educating. [.] BREE'DING, n. The act of generating or of producing. [.] 1. The raising of a breed or breeds; as, the farmer attends to the breeding of sheep. [.] 2. Nurture; education; ...
7271	breeze	[.] BREEZE, n. A genus of flies or insects, technically called Tabanus. There are many species,but the most noted is the bovinus, great horsefly, whose mouth is armed with two hooks which penetrate the skin of an animal, while with a proboscis, like a sting, it sucks the ...
7272	breezeless	[.] BREE'ZELESS, a. Motionless; destitute of breezes.
7273	breezy	[.] BREE'ZY, a. Fanned with gentle winds or breezes; as the breezy shore. [.] 1. Subject to frequent breezes.
7274	brehon	[.] BRE'HON, n. In Irish, a judge. In ancient times, the general laws of Ireland were called Brehon laws, unwritten like the common law of England. These laws were abolished by statute of Edward III.
7275	breislakite	[.] BRE'ISLAKITE, n. A newly discovered Vesuvian mineral, resembling a brownish or reddish brown down,which lines the small bubbles found in the lava of Scalla, and is found in cavities of the lava of Olebano; names from Breislak, a celebrated Italian naturalist.
7276	breme	[.] BREME, a. [L. fremo.] Cruel; sharp. [Not used.]
7277	bren	[.] BREN, v.t. To burn.
7278	brennage	[.] BREN'NAGE, n. [from bran.] In the middle ages, a tribute or composition which tenants paid to their lord, in lieu of bran which they were obliged to furnish for his hounds.
7279	brent	[.] BRENT or BRANT, a. Steep; high.
7280	brest	[.] BREST or BREAST, n. In architecture, the member of a column, more usually called torus or tore. [See Torus.]
7281	bret	[.] BRET, n. A local name of the turbot, called also burt or brut.
7282	bretful	[.] BRET'FUL, a. Brimful.
7283	brethren	[.] BRETH'REN, n. plu. of brother. It is used almost exclusively in solemn and scriptural language,in the place of brothers. [See Brother.]
7284	breve	[.] BREVE,n. [L. brevis.] [.] 1. In music, a note or character of time, equivalent to two semibreves or four minims. When dotted, it is equal to three semibreves. [.] 2. In law, a writ directed to the chancellor,judges, sheriffs or other officers,whereby a person ...
7285	brevet	[.] BREVET', n. [from breve.] In the French customs, the grant of a favor or donation from the king, or the warrant evidencing the grant; a warrant; a brief, or commission. More particularly, a commission given to a subaltern officer, written on parchment, without seal. ...
7286	breviary	[.] BRE'VIARY, n. [L. breviarium, from brevis, short. See [.] Brief.] [.] 1. An abridgment; a compend; an epitome. [.] 2. A book containing the daily service of the Romish church. It is composed of matins,lauds, first,third,sixth and ninth vespers,and the compline ...
7287	breviat	[.] BRE'VIAT, n. [See Breve and Brief.] A short compend; a summary.
7288	breviate	[.] BRE'VIATE, v.t. To abridge. [Not used.] [See Abbreviate.]
7289	breviature	[.] BRE'VIATURE,n. An abbreviation. [See Brief.]
7290	brevier	[.] BREVIE'R, n. A small king of printing types, in size between bourgeois and minion. It is much used in printing marginal notes.
7291	breviped	[.] BREV'IPED, a. [L. brevis, short, and pes, foot.] Having short legs, as a fowl. [.] BREV'IPED, n. A fowl having short legs.
7292	brevity	[.] BREV'ITY, n. [L. brevitas, from brevis, short. See Brief.] [.] 1. Shortness; applied to time; as the brevity of human life. [.] 2. Shortness; conciseness; contraction into few words; applied to discourses or writings.
7293	brew	[.] BREW, v.t. [.] 1. In a general sense, to boil, and mix; hence in Saxon, it signifies broth or pottage; Old. Eng. brewis. [.] 2. In a more restricted sense, to make beer, ale or other similar liquor from malt; or to prepare a liquor from malt and hops, and in ...
7294	brew-house	[.] BREW'-HOUSE, a. [brew and house.] A brewery; a house appropriated to brewing.
7295	brewage	[.] BREW'AGE, n. Malt liquor; drink brewed.
7296	brewed	[.] BREW'ED, pp. Mixed, steeped and fermented; made by brewing.
7297	brewer	[.] BREW'ER, n. One whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors; one who brews.
7298	brewery	[.] BREW'ERY, n. A brew-house; the house and apparatus where brewing is carried on.
7299	brewing	[.] BREW'ING, ppr. Preparing malt liquor. [.] 1. In a state of mixing, forming or preparing; as, a storm is brewing. [.] 2. Contriving; preparing; as, a scheme is brewing. [.] BREW'ING, n. The act or process of preparing liquors from malt and hops. [.] 1. ...
7300	brewis	[.] BREW'IS, n. Broth; pottage. [.] 1. A piece of bread soaked in boiling fat pottage, made of salted meat.
7301	briar	[.] BRIAR, [See Brier.]
7302	bribe	[.] BRIBE, n. [.] 1. A price, reward, gift or favor bestowed or promised with a view to pervert the judgment, or corrupt the conduct of a judge, witness or other person. A bribe is a consideration given or promised to a person, to induce him to decide a cause, give ...
7303	bribe-devouring	[.] BRIBE-DEVOUR'ING, a. Greedy of bribes or presents; as bribe-devouring kings.
7304	briber	[.] BRI'BER,n. One who bribes, or pays for corrupt practices.
7305	bribery	[.] BRI'BERY, n. The act or practice of giving or taking rewards for corrupt practices; the act of paying or receiving a reward for a false judgment, or testimony, or for the performance of that which is known to be illegal, or unjust. It is applied both to him who gives, ...
7306	bribeworthy	[.] BRIBE'WORTHY, a. [bribe and worthy.] Worth bribing to obtain.
7307	brick	[.] BRICK, n. [L. imbrex, a gutter-tile, from imber, a shower, which is probably a compound, of which the last syllable is from whence.] [.] A mass of earth, chiefly clay, first moistened and made fine by grinding or treading, then formed into a long square in a mold, dried ...
7308	brickbat	[.] BRICK'BAT, n. [brick and bat.] A piece or fragment of a brick.
7309	brickdust	[.] BRICK'DUST, n. [brick and dust.] Dust of pounded bricks.
7310	brickearth	[.] BRICK'EARTH, n. [brick and earth.] Clay or earth used, or suitable for bricks.
7311	brickkiln	[.] BRICK'KILN, n. [brick and kiln.] A kiln, or furnace, in which bricks are baked or burnt, or a pile of bricks,laid loose, with arches underneath to receive the wood or fuel.
7312	bricklayer	[.] BRICK'LAYER, n. [brick and lay.] One whose occupation is to build with bricks; a mason.
7313	brickle	[.] BRICKLE, a. [from break.] Brittle; easily broken. [Not used.]
7314	brickmaker	[.] BRICK'MAKER, n. [brick and make.] One who makes bricks, or whose occupation is to make bricks.
7315	brickwork	[.] BRICK'WORK, n. The laying of bricks, or a wall of bricks.
7316	bricky	[.] BRICK'Y, a. Full of bricks, or formed of bricks.
7317	bridal	[.] BRI'DAL, a. [See Bride.] Belonging to a bride, or to a wedding; nuptial; connubial; as bridal ornaments. [.] BRI'DAL, n. The nuptial festival.
7318	bridality	[.] BRIDAL'ITY, n. Celebration of the nuptial feast. [Not used.]
7319	bride	[.] BRIDE, n. [.] 1. A woman new married. [.] [.] But the name is applied to a woman at the marriage festival, before she is married, as well as after the ceremony. [.] 2. A woman espoused, or contracted to be married. The case of Lewellyn, prince of Wales. Henry's ...
7320	bridecake	[.] BRI'DECAKE, n. [bride and cake.] The cake which is made for the guests at a wedding; called, in the U. States, wedding cake.
7321	bridechamber	[.] BRI'DECHAMBER, n. The nuptial apartment. Matt.9.
7322	bridegroom	[.] BRI'DEGROOM, n. A man newly married; or a man about to be married. The passage of Shakespeare cited by Johnson proves that the last definition is just. [.] [.] As are those dulcet sounds in break of day, [.] [.] That creep into the dreaming bridegroom's ear, [.] [.] And ...
7323	brideman	[.] BRI'DEMAN, n. [bride and man.] A man who attends upon a bridegroom and bride at their marriage. I have generally heard these words pronounced bride's man and bride's maid.
7324	briderbed	[.] BRI'DERBED, n. [bride and bed.] The marriage bed.
7325	bridermaid	[.] BRI'DERMAID, n. [bride and maid.] A woman who attends on a bride at her wedding.
7326	bridestake	[.] BRI'DESTAKE, n. A stake or post set in the ground to dance round.
7327	bridewell	[.] BRI'DEWELL, n. A house of correction, for the confinement of disorderly persons; so called from the palace built near St. Bride's or Bridget's well, in London, which was turned into a workhouse.
7328	bridge	[.] BRIDGE, n. [.] 1. Any structure of wood, stone, brick, or iron, raised over a river, pond, or lake, for the passage of men and other animals. Among rude nations, bridges are sometimes formed of other materials; and sometimes they are formed of boats, or logs of ...
7329	bridged	[.] BRIDG'ED, pp. Covered or furnished with a bridge.
7330	bridging	[.] BRIDG'ING, ppr. Erecting a bridge; building a bridge over.
7331	bridgy	[.] BRIDG'Y, a. Full of bridges. [Not used.]
7332	bridle	[.] BRI'DLE, n. [.] 1. The instrument with which a horse is governed and restrained by a rider; consisting of a head-stall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages, according to its particular form and uses. [.] 2. A restraint; a curb; a check. [.] 3. A short piece ...
7333	bridle-hand	[.] BRI'DLE-HAND, n. [bridle and hand.] The hand which holds the bridle in riding.
7334	bridled	[.] BRI'DLED, pp. Having a bridle on; restrained.
7335	bridler	[.] BRI'DLER, n. One that bridles; one that restrains and governs.
7336	bridling	[.] BRI'DLING, ppr. Putting on a bridle; restraining;curbing. [.] 1. Holding up the head, and drawing in the chin. [.] [.] The bridling frown of wrinkles brows.
7337	brief	[.] BRIEF, a. [L. brevis, when brevio, so shorten abbreviate. Brevis, in Latin, is doubtless contracted from the Gr.,whence to abridge. The Greek word coincides in elements with break.] [.] Short; concise; it is used chiefly of language, discourses, writings and time; ...
7338	briefly	[.] BRIE'FLY, adv. Concisely; in few words.
7339	briefness	[.] BRIE'FNESS, n. Shortness; conciseness in discourse or writing.
7340	brier	[.] BRI'ER, n. [.] 1. In a general sense, a prickly plant or shrub. Is.v.6. Judges 8.7. [.] 2. In a limited sense, the sweet-brier and the wild-brier, species of the rose.
7341	briery	[.] BRI'ERY, a. Full of briers; rough; thorny.
7342	brig	[.] BRIG, the termination of names, signifies a bridge, or perhaps, in some cases, a town, or burg. [.] BRIG, n. [from brigantine.] A vessel with two masts, square rigged,or rigged nearly like a ship's mainmast and foremast. The term, however, is variously applied ...
7343	brigade	[.] BRIGA'DE, n. A party or division of troops, or soldiers,whether cavalry or infantry, regular or militia, commanded by a brigadier. It consists of an indeterminate number of regiments, squadrons, of battalions. A brigade of horse is a body of eight or ten squadrons; ...
7344	brigade-major	[.] BRIGA'DE-MAJOR, n. [See Major.] An officer appointed by the brigadier, to assist him in the management and ordering of his brigade.
7345	brigadier	[.] BRIGADIE'R, n. The general officer who commands a brigade, whether of horse or foot, and in rank next below a major-general.
7346	brigand	[.] BRIG'AND, n. A robber; a free booter; a lawless fellow who lives by plunder, or who belongs to a band of robbers.
7347	brigandage	[.] BRIG'ANDAGE, n. Theft; robber; plunder.
7348	brigandine	[.] BRIG'ANDINE, n. Anciently, a coat of mail. The name has ceased to be used, with the disuse of the thing. It consisted of thin jointed scales of plate, pliant and easy to the body.
7349	brigantine	[.] BRIG'ANTINE, n. [L. aphractum; Gr. a vessel without a deck, uncovered. It is usually derived from brigand.] [See Brig.]
7350	bright	[.] BRIGHT, a. brite. [Heb. to shine.] [.] 1. Shining; lucid; luminous; splendid; as a bright sun or star; a bright metal. [.] 2. Clear; transparent; as liquors. [.] 3. Evident; clear; manifest to the mind,as light is to the eyes. [.] 4. Resplendent with charms; ...
7351	bright-burning	[.] BRIGHT-BURNING, a. Burning with a bright flame.
7352	bright-eyed	[.] BRIGHT-EYED, a. Having bright eyes.
7353	bright-haired	[.] BRIGHT-HAIRED, a. Having bright hair.
7354	bright-harnessed	[.] BRIGHT-HARNESSED, a. Having glittering armor.
7355	bright-shining	[.] BRIGHT-SHINING, a. Shining with splendor.
7356	brighten	[.] BRIGHTEN, v.t. britn. To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase luster. [.] 1. To make luminous by light from without, or by dispelling gloom; as, to brighten sorrow or prospects. [.] 2. To cheer; to make gay or cheerful. [.] [.] Joy brightens ...
7357	brightly	[.] BRIGHTLY, adv. britely. Splendidly; with luster.
7358	brightness	[.] BRIGHTNESS, n. briteness. Splendor; luster; glitter. [.] 1. Acuteness, applied to the faculties; sharpness of wit; as the brightness of a man's parts.
7359	brigose	[.] BRIGO'SE, a. [from brigue.] Contentious. [Not used.]
7360	brigue	[.] BRIGUE, n. breeg. A cabal; intrigue; faction; contention. [Little used.] [.] BRIGUE, v.i. breeg. To canvass; to solicit. [Little used.]
7361	brilliancy	[.] BRILL'IANCY, n. [See Brilliant.] Splendor; glitter; great brightness.
7362	brilliant	[.] BRILL'IANT, a. [Eng. beryl and pearl.] [.] 1. Sparkling with luster; glittering; as a brilliant gem; a brilliant dress. [.] 2. Splendid; shining; as a brilliant achievement. [.] [.] Washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal mistakes,than to perform brilliant ...
7363	brilliantly	[.] BRILL'IANTLY, adv. Splendidly.
7364	brilliantness	[.] BRILL'IANTNESS,n. Brilliancy; splendor; glitter.
7365	brills	[.] BRILLS, n. The hair on the eyelids of a horse.
7366	brim	[.] BRIM, n. [.] 1. The rim, lip or broadborder of any vessel or other thing; as the brim of a hat, or of a vessel. [.] 2. The upper edge of a vessel, whether broad or not; as the brim of a cup or glass. [.] 3. The top of any liquor; the edge or that next the ...
7367	brimful	[.] BRIM'FUL, a. [brim and full.] Full to the top; completely full; as a glass brimful; a heart brimful of tears.
7368	brimfulness	[.] BRIM'FULNESS, n. Fulness to the top. [Not used.]
7369	brimless	[.] BRIM'LESS, a. Having no brim.
7370	brimmer	[.] BRIM'MER, n. A bowl full to the top.
7371	brimming	[.] BRIM'MING, a. Full to the top or brim; as a brimming pail.
7372	brimstone	[.] BRIM'STONE, n. Sulphur; a hard, brittle, inflammable substance, of a lemon yellow color, which has no smell, unless heated, and which becomes negatively electric by heat and friction. It is found, in great quantities, and sometimes pure, in the neighborhood of volcanoes. ...
7373	brimstony	[.] BRIM'STONY, a. Full of brimstone, or containing it; resembling brimstone; sulphurous.
7374	brinded	[.] BRIND'ED, a. Marked with spots; tabby; having different colors.
7375	brindle	[.] BRIN'DLE, n. [from brind, the root of brinded.] [.] The state of being brinded; spottedness.
7376	brindled	[.] BRIN'DLED, a. spotted; variegated with spots of different colors.
7377	brine	[.] BRINE, n. [.] 1. Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt, like the water of the ocean. Artificial brine is used for the preservation of the flesh of animals, fish, vegetables, &c. [.] 2. The ocean or sea. [.] 3. Tears, so called from their saltiness. [.] Leach ...
7378	brine-pan	[.] BRI'NE-PAN, n. [brine and pan.] A pit of salt water, where, by the action of the sun, salt is formed by crystallization.
7379	brine-pit	[.] BRI'NE-PIT, n. [brine and pit.] A brine pan, or a salt spring from which water is taken to be boiled or evaporated for making salt.
7380	brine-spring	[.] BRI'NE-SPRING, n. [bring and spring.] A spring of salt water.
7381	bring	[.] BRING, v.t. [.] 1. To fetch; to bear, convey or lead from a distant to a nearer place, or to a person; as, bring me a book from the shelf; bring me a morsel of bread. In this sense, it is opposed to carry, and it is applied to the person bearing or leading, in opposition ...
7382	bringer	[.] BRING'ER, n. One who brings, or conveys to. [.] Bringer in, the person who introduces. [.] Bringer up, an instructor; one who feeds,clothes, and educates; also, one who is in the rear of an army.
7383	bringing	[.] BRING'ING, ppr. Bearing to; conveying; persuading; causing to come.
7384	brinish	[.] BRI'NISH, a. [from brine.] Like brine;salt; somewhat salt; saltish.
7385	brinishness	[.] BRI'NISHNESS, n. Saltness; the quality of being saltish.
7386	brink	[.] BRINK, n. The edge, margin or border of a steep place, as of a precipice, or the bank of a river.
7387	briny	[.] BRI'NY, a. [from brine.] Pertaining to brine, or to the sea; partaking of the nature of brine; salt; as a briny taste; the briny flood.
7388	brisk	[.] BRISK, a. [This word may be of the same family with frisk, and fresh, which see.] [.] 1. Lively; active; nimble; gay; sprightly; vivacious; applied to animals; as a brisk young man; a brisk cyder. [.] 2. Full of spirit or life; effervescing, as liquors; as brisk ...
7389	brisket	[.] BRISK'ET, n. The breast of an animal; or that part of the breast that lies next to the ribs. The fore part of the neck of a horse, at the shoulder down to the fore legs.
7390	briskly	[.] BRISK'LY, adv. Actively; vigorously; with life and spirit.
7391	briskness	[.] BRISK'NESS, n. Liveliness; vigor in action; quickness; gayety; vivacity; effervescence of liquors.
7392	bristle	[.] BRIS'TLE, n. bris'l. [.] 1. The stiff glossy hair of swine, especially that growing on the back, used for making brushes; similar hair on other animals. [.] 2. A species of pubescence on plants, in form of stiff roundish hair. [.] BRIS'TLE, v.t. To erect ...
7393	bristle-shaped	[.] BRIS'TLE-SHAPED, a. [bristle and shape.] To the thickness and length of a bristle, as a leaf.
7394	bristly	[.] BRIS'TLY, a. bris'ly. Thick set with bristles, or with hairs like bristles; rough.
7395	bristol-flower	[.] BRIS'TOL-FLOWER, n. A species of Lychnis, bachelor's button or catch fly.
7396	bristol-stone	[.] BRIS'TOL-STONE, n. Rock crystal or crystals of quartz, found in a rock near the city of Bristol in England.
7397	bristol-water	[.] BRIS'TOL-WATER, n. The water of a warm spring near the city of Bristol in England.
7398	brit	[.] BRIT, n. A fish; probably a different orthography of bret, or burt.
7399	britannic	[.] BRITAN'NIC, a. Pertaining to Britain; or in its present use, to Great Britain. It is applied almost exclusively to the title of the king; as his Britannic Majesty. In the Encyclopedia, article Argo Navis, it is applied to catalogue, the Britannic catalogue.
7400	britch	[.] BRITCH, n. The large end of a cannon or of a musket; the club or thick part of the stock of a musket or other fire arm.
7401	britching	[.] BRITCH'ING, n. A strong rope, fastened to the cascabel or pummelion of a cannon, by a thimble, and clinched to ring bolts in the ship's side, to prevent it from recoiling too much in battle.
7402	brite	[.] BRITE, or BRIGHT, v.i. To be or become over ripe, as wheat, barley or hops. [I know not that this word is used in the U. States.]
7403	british	[.] BRIT'ISH, a. Pertaining to Great Britain or its inhabitants. It is sometimes applied to the language of the Welsh.
7404	briton	[.] BRIT'ON, n. A native of Britain. [.] BRIT'ON, a. British.
7405	brittle	[.] BRIT'TLE, a. [Heb. to part, to break. See Part.] [.] Easily broken or easily breaking short, without splinters or loose parts rent from the substance; fragile; not tough or tenacious; as brittle stone or glass.
7406	brittlely	[.] BRIT'TLELY, adv. In a brittle manner.
7407	brittleness	[.] BRIT'TLENESS, n. Aptness to break; fragility; opposed to toughness and tenacity.
7408	brize	[.] BRIZE, n. The gad fly. [See Breeze.]
7409	broach	[.] BROACH, n. [.] 1. A spit, and in some parts of the English dominions, an awl, and a bodkin. [.] 2. A musical instrument played by turning a handle. [.] 3. A clasp or small utensil to fasten a vest. [See Brooch.] [.] 4. A start of the head of a young stag. [.] BROACH, ...
7410	broached	[.] BROACHED, pp. Spitted; tapped; opened; uttered; first published.
7411	broacher	[.] BROACHER,n. A spit; one who broaches, opens or utters; a first publisher.
7412	broad	[.] BROAD, a. brawd. [L. gradior; a root of extensive use.] [.] 1. Wide; extended in breadth, or from side to side, as distinguished from long, or extended from end to end. It is opposed to narrow; as a broad street; a broad table. [.] 2. Wide; extensive; vast; ...
7413	broad-ax	[.] BROAD-AX, n. [broad and ax.] Formerly, a military weapon. In modern usage, an ax for hewing timber.
7414	broad-backed	[.] BROAD-BACKED, a. [broad and back.] Having a broad back.
7415	broad-blown	[.] BROAD-BLOWN, a. [broad and blow.] Full blown.
7416	broad-breasted	[.] BROAD-BREASTED, a. Having a broad breast.
7417	broad-brimmed	[.] BROAD-BRIMMED, a. [broad and brim.] Having a broad brim.
7418	broad-cast	[.] BROAD-CAST, n. [broad and cast.] Among farmers, a casting or throwing seed from the hand for dispersion in sowing. [.] BROAD-CAST, adv. By scattering or throwing at large from the hand; as, to sow broad-cast. [.] BROAD-CAST, a. Cast or dispersed upon the ...
7419	broad-cloth	[.] BROAD-CLOTH, n. A species of woolen cloth, so called from its breadth.
7420	broad-eyed	[.] BROAD-EYED, a. [broad and eye.] Having a wide view or survey; as broad-eyed day.
7421	broad-fronted	[.] BROAD-FRONTED, a. Having a broad front; applied to cattle.
7422	broad-horned	[.] BROAD-HORNED, a. Having large horns.
7423	broad-leafed	[.] BROAD-LEAFED, a. [broad and leaf.] Having broad leaves.
7424	broad-leaved	[.] BROAD-LEAVED,
7425	broad-piece	[.] BROAD-PIECE, n. [broad and piece.] A piece of gold coin broader than a guinea.
7426	broad-seal	[.] BROAD-SEAL, n. The great seal of England; as a verb,not used.
7427	broad-shouldered	[.] BROAD-SHOULDERED, a. [broad and shoulder.] Broad across the shoulders.
7428	broad-side	[.] BROAD-SIDE, n. [broad and side.] A discharge of all the guns on one side of a ship, above and below, at the same time. [.] 1. The side of a ship, above the water, from the bow to the quarter. [.] 2. In printing, a sheet of paper containing one large page,or printed ...
7429	broad-spreading	[.] BROAD-SPREADING, a. Spreading widely.
7430	broad-sword	[.] BROAD-SWORD, n. [broad and sword.] A sword with a broad blade, and a cutting edge.
7431	broad-tailed	[.] BROAD-TAILED, a. Having a broad tail.
7432	broad-wise	[.] BROAD-WISE, adv. [broad and wise.] In the direction of the breadth.
7433	broaden	[.] BROADEN, v.i. brawd'n. To grow broad. [Unusual.]
7434	broadish	[.] BROAD'ISH, a. Rather broad.
7435	broadly	[.] BROADLY, adv. In a broad manner.
7436	broadness	[.] BROADNESS, n. Breadth; extent from side to side; coarseness; grossness; fulsomeness.
7437	brocade	[.] BROCA'DE, n. Silk stuff, variegated with gold and silver, or raised and enriched with flowers, foliage and other ornaments.
7438	brocade-shell	[.] BROCADE-SHELL, n. The trivial name of the Conus geographicus.
7439	brocaded	[.] BROCA'DED, a. Woven or worked, as brocade,with gold and silver. [.] 1. Drest in brocade.
7440	brocage	[.] BRO'CAGE, n. [See Broke, Broker.] [.] 1. The premium or commission of a broker; the gain or profit derived from transacting business for other men, as brokers, either in a good or bad sense. [.] 2. The hire given for any unlawful office. [.] 3. The trade of ...
7441	brocatel	[.] BRO'CATEL,
7442	brocatello	[.] BROCATEL'LO, n. A calcarious stone or species of marble, composed of fragments of four colors, white, gray, yellow and red. [.] 1. A kind of coarse brocade,used chiefly for tapestry. Newman says it is made of hemp and silk.
7443	broccoli	[.] BROC'COLI, n. A variety of cabbage or Brassica.
7444	broche	[.] BROCHE, the true, but not the common orthography of broach.
7445	brock	[.] BROCK, n. A badger; an animal of the genus Ursus, found in the northern parts of Europe and Asia. The Russians call it barsuk. [.] In Ir. brech is a wolf, a wild savage and a badger.
7446	brocket	[.] BROCK'ET, n. [See Brock.] A red deer two years old. Bailey writes this brock or brocket. The French write it brocard.
7447	brodekin	[.] BRO'DEKIN, n. A buskin or half boot.
7448	broggle	[.] BROG'GLE, v.i. To fish for eels. [Not used.]
7449	brogue	[.] BROGUE, n. brog. [.] 1. A shoe. "Clouted brogues." in Shakespeare, signify shoes whose soles are studded with nails, or clouts. [.] 2. A cant word for a corrupt dialect or manner of pronunciation. [.] 3. Brogues is used by Shenstone for breeches, from the ...
7450	brogue-maker	[.] BROGUE-MAKER, n. A maker of brogues.
7451	broid	[.] BROID, v.t. To braid. [See Braid.]
7452	broider	[.] BROID'ER, v.t. To adorn with figures of needle work. [.] [.] A robe, a broidered coat, and a girdle.
7453	broiderer	[.] BROID'ERER, n. One that embroiders.
7454	broidery	[.] BROID'ERY, n. Embroidery; ornamental needle work wrought upon cloth. [See Embroider.]
7455	broil	[.] BROIL,n. A tumult; a noisy quarrel; contention; discord,either between individuals or in the state. [.] BROIL, v.t. To agitate with heat; to dress or cook over coals, before the fire; but more generally upon a gridiron over coals. [.] BROIL, v.i. To be subjected ...
7456	broiled	[.] BROIL'ED, pp. Agitated or dressed by heat.
7457	broiler	[.] BROIL'ER, n. One that excites broils; that which dresses by broiling.
7458	broiling	[.] BROIL'ING, ppr. Agitating by heat; sweating.
7459	broke	[.] BROKE, v.t. [L. fruor, for frucor, whence fructus, fruit. See Practice.] [.] To transact business for another in trade; to act as agent in buying and selling, and other commercial business; to transact business by an agent. [This word is little used, at least in America; ...
7460	broken	[.] BRO'KEN, pp. of break. bro'kn. Parted by violence; rent asunder; infirm; made bankrupt.
7461	broken-backed	[.] BRO'KEN-BACKED, a. A broken-backed ship is one which is so weakened in her frame as to droop at each end.
7462	broken-bellied	[.] BRO'KEN-BELLIED, a. Having a ruptured belly.
7463	broken-hearted	[.] BRO'KEN-HEARTED, a. [break and heart.] Having the spirits depressed or crushed by grief or despair.
7464	brokenly	[.] BRO'KENLY, adv. In a broken interrupted manner; without a regular series.
7465	brokenness	[.] BRO'KENNESS, n. A state of being broken; unevenness. [.] 1. Contrition; as brokenness of heart.
7466	brokenwind	[.] BRO'KENWIND, n. [break and wind.] A disease in horses, often accompanied with a preternatural enlargement of the lungs and heart, which disables them from bearing fatigue.
7467	brokenwinded	[.] BRO'KENWINDED, a. Having short breath, as a horse.
7468	broker	[.] BRO'KER, n. [from broke.] [.] 1. An agent or negotiator, who is employed by merchants to make and conclude bargains for them for a fee or rate per cent., or who transacts other business for his employers. [.] [.] Brokers are of several kings. [.] [.] 1. Exchange-brokers, ...
7469	brokerage	[.] BRO'KERAGE, n. The fee, reward or commission given or charged for transacting business as a broker.
7470	brokerly	[.] BRO'KERLY, a. Mean; servile.
7471	brokery	[.] BRO'KERY,n. The business of a broker. [Not used.]
7472	broking	[.] BRO'KING, ppr. Transacting business as a broker; practiced by brokers.
7473	brome	[.] BROME, n. [Gr. foetor.] A liquid of a deep red-brown color, very volatile,and having an ill smell, obtained from the mother-water of salt-works,and from the lixivia of the ashes of sea plants, by treating these solutions with chlorine. It has three times the density ...
7474	brome-grass	[.] BROME-GRASS, n. A plant, the Bromus.
7475	bronchial	[.] BRONCH'IAL, a. [Gr. the wind-pipe.] Belong to the bronchia, or ramifications of the wind-pipe in the lungs. [.] The bronchial arteries are branches of the superior descending aorta accompanying the bronchia, or branches of the trachea. [.] Bronchial glands, glands at ...
7476	bronchic	[.] BRONCH'IC, a. The same as bronchial.
7477	bronchocele	[.] BRONCH'OCELE, n. [Gr. the wind-pipe, and, a tumor.] [.] An enlarged thyroid gland; a tumor on the fore part of the neck, called goiter; the Derbyshire neck.
7478	bronchotomy	[.] BRONCHOT'OMY, n. [Gr. the wind-pipe, and, a cutting.] [.] An incision into the wind pipe or larynx, between the rings; called also tracheotomy.
7479	brond	[.] BROND, n. A sword. [See Brand.]
7480	brontology	[.] BRONTOL'OGY, n. [Gr. thunder, and discourse.] [.] A discourse or dissertation upon thunder, containing an explanation of its causes and phenomena.
7481	bronz	[.] BRONZ,
7482	bronze	[.] BRONZE, n. [.] 1. A compound of copper and tin, to which other metallic substances are sometimes added, especially zink. It is brittle, hard, and sonorous, and used for statues, bells and cannon, the proportions of the respective ingredients being varied to suit ...
7483	bronzing	[.] BRONZ'ING, ppr. Imitating bronze. [.] BRONZ'ING, n. The act or art of imitating bronze,by means of copper-dust or leaf.
7484	bronzite	[.] BRONZ'ITE,n. [from bronze.] A mineral, called by Hauy diallage metalloide, nearly allied to Labrador hornblend,or hyperstene. It has a yellowish brown color and semi-metallic luster, approaching to that of bronze. [.] Bronzite is regarded by Cleaveland as a subspecies ...
7485	brooch	[.] BROOCH, n. broche. [.] 1. An ornamental utensil for fastening the vest, or the bosom of a shirt, as formerly used in America. It is usually made of silver, often round, with a tongue crossing its diameter, sometimes with two tongues. It formerly was used in England, ...
7486	brood	[.] BROOD, v.i. [.] 1. To sit on and cover, as a fowl on her eggs for the purpose of warming them and hatching chickens, or as a hen over her chickens, to warm and protect them. [.] 2. To sit on; to spread over, as with wings; as, to sit brooding over the vast abyss. [.] 3. ...
7487	brooded	[.] BROOD'ED, pp. Covered with the wings; cherished.
7488	brooding	[.] BROOD'ING,ppr. Sitting on; covering and warming; dwelling on with anxiety.
7489	broody	[.] BROOD'Y, a. In a state of sitting on eggs for hatching; inclined to sit. [Unusual.]
7490	brook	[.] BROOK, n. [Gr. to rain, to pour, to flow.] A small natural stream of water, or a current flowing from a spring or fountain less than a river. In some parts of America, run is used in a like sense; but run is also applied to larger streams than brook. [.] BROOK, ...
7491	brooky	[.] BROOK'Y, a. Abounding with brooks.
7492	broom	[.] BROOM,n. [.] 1. A plant of several species, called dyer's weed, being used by dyers to give a yellow color,dyer's broom, green wood, or wood waxen, dwarf broom, all belonging to the genus Genista. Broom rape is Orobanche, and with large purple flowers, Lathroea. [.] Spanish ...
7493	broom-corn	[.] BROOM'-CORN, n. [broom and corn.] A species of Holcus or Guinea-corn,with a jointed stem, like a reed, or the stem of maize, rising to the highth of eight or ten feet, bearing a head of which brooms are made. Sometimes called Sorghum Saccharatum.
7494	brooming	[.] BROOMING, a ship. [See Bream.]
7495	broomland	[.] BROOM'LAND, n. [broom and land.] Land producing broom.
7496	broomrape	[.] BROOM'RAPE, n. [See Broom.]
7497	broomstaff	[.] BROOM'STAFF
7498	broomstick	[.] BROOM'STICK, n. [See Staff and Stick.] The staff or handle of a broom.
7499	broomy	[.] BROOM'Y, a. Full of broom; containing broom.
7500	broth	[.] BROTH, n. brauth. [.] 1. Liquor in which flesh is boiled and macerated,usually with rice and herbs, or some ingredient to give it a better relish. [.] 2. In America, the word is often applied to foaming water, and especially to a mixture of snow and water in the ...
7501	brothel	[.] BROTH'EL, n. [A dialectical orthography of bordel, which see.] [.] A house of lewdness; a house appropriated to the purposes of prostitution; a bawdy house; a stew.
7502	brothel-house	[.] BROTH'EL-HOUSE, n. A brothel.
7503	brotheler	[.] BROTH'ELER, n. One that frequents brothels.
7504	brothelry	[.] BROTH'ELRY,n. Lewdness; obscenity.
7505	brother	[.] BROTHER, n. plu. brothers or brethren. [L. frater.] [.] 1. A human male born of the same father and mother. A male by one of the parents only is called a half-brother, or brother of the half blood. [.] 2. Any one closely united; an associate; as a band of brothers. [.] 3. ...
7506	brotherhood	[.] BROTH'ERHOOD, n. [brother and hood.] The state or quality of being a brother. [.] 1. An association of men for any purpose,as a society of monks; a fraternity. [.] 2. A class of men of the same kind, profession, or occupation.
7507	brotherless	[.] BROTH'ERLESS, a. Without a brother.
7508	brotherlike	[.] BROTH'ERLIKE, a. Becoming a brother.
7509	brotherlove	[.] BROTH'ERLOVE, n. Brotherly affection.
7510	brotherly	[.] BROTH'ERLY, a. Pertaining to brothers; such as is natural for brothers; becoming brothers; kind; affectionate; as brotherly love. [.] [.] Shakespeare uses this word as an adverb. "I speak but brotherly." But the use is not authorized.
7511	brought	[.] BROUGHT, pret. and ppr. of bring; pronounced braut. [See Bring.]
7512	brow	[.] BROW, n. [L. palpebra.. It is probably contracted from brg,and signifies an edge,border or projection.] [.] 1. The prominent ridge over the eye, forming an arch above the orbit. The skin of this arch or ridge is moved by muscles, which contract it in a frown and ...
7513	browbeaten	[.] BROW'BEATEN, pp. Overborne by impudence.
7514	browbeating	[.] BROW'BEATING, ppr. Overbearing with severe brows, stern looks, or positive assertions. [.] BROW'BEATING, n. A bearing down with stern looks, supercilious manners, or confident assertions.
7515	browbound	[.] BROW'BOUND, a. [brow and bound.] Crowned;having the head encircled as with a diadem.
7516	browless	[.] BROW'LESS, a. Without shame.
7517	brown	[.] BROWN, a. Dusky; of a dark or dusky color, inclining to redness; but the shades are various, as Spanish brown, London brown, clove brown, tawny brown. Brown results from a mixture of red, black and yellow. [.] BROWN, v.t. To make brown or dusky. [.] [.] A ...
7518	brown-spar	[.] BROWN-SPAR, n. Pearl spar, or siderocalcite.
7519	brownish	[.] BROWN'ISH, a. Somewhat brown; inclined to brown.
7520	brownism	[.] BROWN'ISM, n. The doctrines or religious creed of the Brownists, who maintained that any body of professing Christians united under one pastor, or communing together, constitute a church independent of any other.
7521	brownist	[.] BROWN'IST, n. A follower of Robert Brown, a puritan, or dissenter from the Church of England, who left England with his congregation and settled at Middleburgh in Zealand. He was the head of a party of Independents in Church government.
7522	brownness	[.] BROWN'NESS, n. A brown color.
7523	browny	[.] BROWN'Y, a. Brown. [Not used.]
7524	browse	[.] BROWSE, v.t. s as z. [Gr. to eat or browse; food, but probably these words may be from sprouts.] [.] To eat the ends of branches of trees and shrubs or the young shoots, as cattle, or deer. [.] BROWSE, v.i. s as z. To feed on the tender branches or shoots of ...
7525	browsing	[.] BROWS'ING, ppr. s as z. Feeding on branches, shrubs, or shoots of trees.
7526	brucia	[.] BRU'CIA,
7527	brucine	[.] BRU'CINE, n. A new vegetable alkali, extracted from the bark of the false angustura.
7528	brucite	[.] BRU'CITE, n. A mineral, the chondrodite of Berzelius, which sometimes occurs in grains or imperfect crystals,sometimes in four-sided prisms with rhombic bases. It is so named from the late Dr. Bruce, a distinguished mineralogist of New York.
7529	bruise	[.] BRUISE, v.t. s as z. To crush by beating or pounding with an instrument not edged or pointed. When applied to animal flesh or to vegetables, a bruise is a contusion that impairs the natural solidity and texture of the part, but often without breaking the skin. When ...
7530	bruised	[.] BRUISED, pp. Crushed; hurt or broken by a blunt or heavy instrument.
7531	bruiser	[.] BRUISER, n. A concave tool for grinding the specula of telescopes. [.] 1. In vulgar language, a boxer.
7532	bruisewort	[.] BRUISEWORT, n. [bruise and wort.] A plant; comfrey.
7533	bruising	[.] BRUISING, ppr. Crushing; breaking or wounding by a blunt or heavy instrument. [.] BRUISING, n. In popular language, a beating or boxing.
7534	bruit	[.] BRUIT, n. Report; rumor; fame. [.] BRUIT, v.t. To report; to noise abroad.
7535	bruma	[.] BRUM'A
7536	brumal	[.] BRU'MAL, n. [L. bruma, winter, brumalis.] Belonging to the winter.
7537	brume	[.] BRUME, n. Mist; fog; vapors. [Little used.]
7538	brun	[.] BRUN, BURN, n. A river or stream.
7539	brunet	[.] BRUNET',
7540	brunette	[.] BRUNETTE, n. A woman with a brown or dark complexion.
7541	brunion	[.] BRUN'ION, n. A sort of fruit between a plum and a peach. [.] Brunswick green. An ammoniaco-muriate of copper, used for paper hangings and in oil painting.
7542	brunt	[.] BRUNT, n. [.] 1. The heat, or utmost violence of an onset; the strength or violence of any contention; as the brunt of a battle. [.] 2. The force of a blow; violence; shock of any kind. [.] 3. A sudden effort.
7543	brush	[.] BRUSH, n. [.] 1. An instrument for cleaning any thing of dust and dirt by light rubbing, as floors, furniture, boots, &c. Brushes originally were made of shrubs or small branches of trees tied together, and such are yet used for coarse purposes. But the materials ...
7544	brushed	[.] BRUSH'ED, pp. Rubbed with a brush; struck lightly.
7545	brusher	[.] BRUSH'ER, n. One who brushes.
7546	brushing	[.] BRUSH'ING, ppr. Sweeping or rubbing with a brush; striking gently; moving nimbly in haste; skimming over lightly. [.] BRUSH'ING, a. Brisk; light; as a brushing gallop.
7547	brushlike	[.] BRUSH'LIKE, a. [brush and like.] Resembling a brush.
7548	brushwood	[.] BRUSH'WOOD, n. [brush and wood.] Brush; a thicket or coppice of small trees and shrubs; also, branches of trees cut off.
7549	brushy	[.] BRUSH'Y, a. Resembling a brush; rough; shaggy; having long hair.
7550	brusk	[.] BRUSK, a. Rude; rough.
7551	brustle	[.] BRUS'TLE, v.i. brus'l. To crackle; to make a small crackling noise; to rustle, as a silk garment; to vapor, as a bully.
7552	brustling	[.] BRUS'TLING, ppr. Crackling; rustling; vaporing.
7553	brut	[.] BRUT, v.i. To browse. [Not in use.]
7554	brutal	[.] BRU'TAL, a. [See Brute.] Pertaining to a brute; as brutal nature. [.] 1. Savage; cruel; inhuman; brutish; unfeeling like a brute; merciless; as brutal courage; brutal manners.
7555	brutality	[.] BRUTAL'ITY, n. Inhumanity; savageness; churlishness; insensibility to pity or shame.
7556	brutalize	[.] BRU'TALIZE, v.t. To make brutal, churlish or inhuman. [.] [.] All cruel punishments brutalize the heart. [.] BRU'TALIZE, v.i. To become brutal, inhuman, or coarse and beastly.
7557	brutally	[.] BRU'TALLY, adv. Cruelly; inhumanly; in a coarse, churlish, or brutal manner.
7558	brute	[.] BRUTE, a. [L. brutus, senseless,irrational.] [.] 1. Senseless; unconscious; as the brute earth. [.] 2. Irrational; ferine; as a brute beast. [.] 3. Bestial; in common with beasts; as brute violence. [.] 4. Rough; uncivilized; insensible; as a brute philosopher. [.] BRUTE, ...
7559	brutely	[.] BRU'TELY, adv. In a rude manner.
7560	bruteness	[.] BRU'TENESS, n. Brutality.
7561	brutify	[.] BRU'TIFY, v.t. To make a person a brute; to make senseless, stupid or unfeeling.
7562	brutish	[.] BRU'TISH, a. Like a brute or beast; as a brutish form. [.] 1. Insensible; stupid; as brutish men. [.] 2. Unfeeling; savage; ferocious; brutal. [.] 3. Gross; carnal; bestial. [.] 4. Ignorant; uncivilized; untaught.
7563	brutishly	[.] BRU'TISHLY, adv. In the manner of a brute; grossly; irrationally; stupidly; savagely.
7564	brutishness	[.] BRU'TISHNESS, n. Stupidity; insensibility; brutality; savageness; the qualities of a brute.
7565	brutism	[.] BRUTISM, n. The nature or characteristic qualitites or actions of a brute; extreme stupidity or beastly vulgarity.
7566	bryony	[.] BRY'ONY, n. [L. bryonia.] White jalap; a genus of plants of several species. The root of the rough or white bryony is a strong irritating cathartic. [.] Black-bryony is a genus of plants, called Tamus.
7567	bub	[.] BUB, n. A cant word for strong malt liquor. [.] BUB, v.t. To throw out in bubbles. [Not used.]
7568	bubble	[.] BUB'BLE, n. [.] 1. A small bladder or vesicle of water or other fluid inflated with air. [.] 2. Any thing that wants firmness or solidity; a vain project; that which is more specious than real. Hence, a false show; a cheat or fraud. [.] 3. A delusive scheme ...
7569	bubbler	[.] BUB'BLER, n. One who cheats.
7570	bubby	[.] BUB'BY, n. [from the same root as bubble and bubo.] A woman's breast.
7571	bubo	[.] BU'BO,n. [L. bubo, a swelling.] A tumor or abscess with inflammation, which rises in certain glandular parts of the body, as in the groin, or armpit.
7572	bubonocele	[.] BU'BONOCELE, n. [Gr.the groin, and a tumor.] Hernia inguinalis, or inguinal rupture; a tumor in the groin, formed by a prolapsus of the intestines or omentum or both, through the processes of the peritoneum and rings of the abdominal muscles.
7573	bubukle	[.] BU'BUKLE, n. A red pimple. [Not used.]
7574	bubulca	[.] BUBUL'CA, n. A flat fresh-water fish, of a circular form and a silvery color.
7575	bucaneer	[.] BUCANEE'R,
7576	bucanier	[.] BUCANIE'R, n. Primarily, a buccaneer is said to one who dries and smokes flesh or fish after the manner of the Indians. The name was first given to the French settlers in Haiti or Hispaniola, whose business was to hunt wild cattle and swine. It was afterwards applied ...
7577	bucao	[.] BUCA'O, n. A species of owl, in the Philippine isles, of a beautiful plumage, and size of a peacock, but remarkable for a hideous nocturnal scream.
7578	buccal	[.] BUC'CAL, a. [L. bucca, the cheek.] Pertaining to the cheek. The buccal glands are the small glands of the mouth,under the cheek, which secrete saliva.
7579	buccellation	[.] BUCCELLA'TION, n. [L. buccella, buccea, a mouthful.] [.] The act of breaking into large pieces.
7580	buccinite	[.] BUC'CINITE, n. Fossil remains or petrifactions of the shells called buccinum.
7581	bucentaur	[.] BUCENT'AUR, n. The state barge of Venice.
7582	bucephalus	[.] BUCEPH'ALUS, n. An animal of the gazelle tribe, of the size of a hind.
7583	buceros	[.] BU'CEROS,n. The hornbill or Indian raven; a genus of birds, common in the East Indies.
7584	bucholzite	[.] BUCH'OLZITE, n. A newly discovered mineral, whose colors are white and black, appearing in spots.
7585	buck	[.] BUCK, n. Lye in which clothes are soaked in the operation of bleaching; the liquor in which clothes are washed. [.] 1. The cloth or clothes soaked or washed in lye. [.] BUCK, v.t. [L. imbuo, for imbuco or imbugo, to steep, tinge, imbue.] To soak or steep in ...
7586	buckbean	[.] BUCK'BEAN, n. This is properly bogbean, which see.
7587	bucked	[.] BUCK'ED, pp. Soaked in lye.
7588	bucket	[.] BUCK'ET, n. [.] 1. The vessel in which water is drawn out of a well; it is nearly in the form of a pail. [.] 2. A vessel or pail used at sea to draw water up at the side of a ship, for washing the decks, &c. [.] 3. A vessel made of leather, nearly in the ...
7589	bucking	[.] BUCK'ING, ppr. Soaking in lye, in the process of bleaching; washing. [.] BUCK'ING, n. The act or process of soaking cloth in lye for bleaching; also, the lye or liquor; a washing.
7590	bucking-stool	[.] BUCK'ING-STOOL, n. A washing block.
7591	buckle	[.] BUCK'LE, n. [.] 1. An instrument made of some kind of metal, for fastening together certain parts of dress, as the straps and bands, as in a harness. The forms are various, but it consists of a ring or rim with a chape and tongue. [.] 2. A curl, or a state ...
7592	buckler	[.] BUCK'LER, n. A kind of shield, or piece of defensive armor, anciently used in war. It was composed of wood, or wickers woven together, covered with skin or leather, fortified with plates of brass or other metal, and worn on the left arm. On the middle was an umbo, ...
7593	buckler-thorn	[.] BUCK'LER-THORN, n. Christ's thorn.
7594	buckmast	[.] BUCK'MAST, n. [buck, that is, beach, and mast.] The mast or fruit of the beach tree.
7595	buckram	[.] BUCK'RAM, n. A coarse linen cloth, stiffened with glue, used in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover cloths, and other merchandize. [.] BUCK'RAM, a. Stiff; precise.
7596	buckrams	[.] BUCK'RAMS, n. The same as wild garlic.
7597	buckshorn	[.] BUCKS'HORN, n. [buck and horn.] A plant, a species of Plantago, or plantain, called coronopus. [.] The warted buckshorn is a species of Cochlearia, or scurvy grass.
7598	buckskin	[.] BUCK'SKIN, n. The skin of a buck. As an adjective, made of leather prepared from the skin of a buck.
7599	buckstall	[.] BUCK'STALL, n. [buck and stall.] A toil or net to take deer.
7600	buckthorn	[.] BUCK'THORN, n. [buck and thorn.] A genus of plants, called Rhamnus, of many species. The common purging buck-thorn grows to the height of 12 or 14 feet,and bears a black berry, which, when green, is used to dye yellow, and when ripe, green. The bark also dyes yellow. ...
7601	buckwheat	[.] BUCK'WHEAT, n. A plant and a species of grain; called also brank. It belongs to the genus polygonum, or knot-grass. It is cultivated as food for beasts, and the flour is much used in America for breakfast cakes.
7602	bucolic	[.] BUCOL'IC, a. [Gr. a herdsman; pastoral; L. buculus, an ox; bucolicus, pertaining to cattle, pastoral.] [.] Pastoral; relating to country affairs and to a shepherd's life and occupation. [.] BUCOL'IC, n. A pastoral poem, representing rural affairs, and the life, ...
7603	bud	[.] BUD, n. [Gr. to plant or beget.] A gem; the shoot of a plant; a small protuberance on the stem or branches of a plant, containing the rudiments of future leaves or a flower. It is called by botanists the hybernacle, the winter lodge or receptacle of the leaves or flowers ...
7604	budded	[.] BUD'DED, pp. Put forth in buds; inoculated.
7605	buddhism	[.] BUD'DHISM, n. The doctrines of the Buddhists in Asia.
7606	budding	[.] BUD'DING, ppr. Putting forth buds; inoculating.
7607	buddle	[.] BUD'DLE, n. In mining, a large square frame of board, used in washing tin ore. [.] BUD'DLE, v.i. Among miners, to wash ore.
7608	budge	[.] BUDGE, v.t. To move off; to stir; to wag. In America, wag is much used as equivalent to budge; but the use of both words is vulgar. [.] BUDGE,n. The dressed skin or fur of lambs. [.] BUDGE, a. Brisk; jocund. [.] 1. Surly; stiff; formal.
7609	budge-bachelors	[.] BUDGE-BACHELORS, a company of men clothed in long gowns lined with lamb's fur, who accompany the Lord Mayor of London at his inauguration.
7610	budge-barrel	[.] BUDGE-BARREL, n. A small barrel with only one head; on the other end, a piece of leather is nailed, which is drawn together upon strings like a purse. It is used for carrying powder, with a gun or mortar.
7611	budgeness	[.] BUDGENESS, n. Sternness; severity. [Not used.]
7612	budger	[.] BUDG'ER, n. One who moves or stirs from his place.
7613	budget	...
7614	budgy	[.] BUDG'Y, a. Consisting of fur. [Not used.]
7615	budlet	[.] BUD'LET, n. [from bud.] A little bud springing from a parent bud. [.] [.] We have a criterion to distinguish one bud from another, or the parent bud from the numerous budlets which are its offspring.
7616	buff	[.] BUFF, n. [contracted from buffalo,or buffskin.] [.] 1. Buffskin; a sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo, dressed with oil, like shammy. It is used for making bandoliers, belts, pouches, gloves and other articles. The skins of oxen, elks and other ...
7617	buffalo	[.] BUFF'ALO, n. [L. bubalus.] The Bubalus, a species of the bovine genus, originally from India, but now found in most of the warmer countries of the Eastern Continent. It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of marshy places and rivers. The name ...
7618	buffel	[.] BUFF'EL, n. Buffel's head duck, anas bucephala, a bird with a short blue bill,and a head whose apparent size is greatly increased by the fullness of its feathers, found in winter in the rivers of Carolina.
7619	buffet	[.] BUFF'ET, n. A cupboard, or set of shelves, for plates, glass, china and other like furniture. It was formerly and is still in some parts of the country, an apartment erected on one side of a room; but in more fashionable houses,it has been laid aside, and a side board ...
7620	buffeted	[.] BUFF'ETED, pp. Struck; beaten. l Cor.4.11. l Pet.2.20.
7621	buffeter	[.] BUFF'ETER, n. One who buffets; a boxer.
7622	buffeting	[.] BUFF'ETING, ppr. Striking with the hand; boxing; contending against. [.] BUFF'ETING, n. A striking with the hand. [.] 1. Contention; attack; opposition. [.] [.] He seems to have been a plant of slow growth,but formed for duration, and fitted to endure the ...
7623	buffin	[.] BUFF'IN, n. A sort of coarse stuff; as, buffin gowns.
7624	buffle	[.] BUFF'LE, n. The buffalo. [.] BUFF'LE, v.i. To puzzle; to be at a loss. [.] [.] This is probably the same word as baffle.
7625	buffle-head	[.] BUFF'LE-HEAD, n. [buffle and head.] One who has a large head.
7626	buffle-headed	[.] BUFF'LE-HEADED, a. Having a large head, like a buffalo; dull; stupid; foolish.
7627	buffon	[.] BUFF'ON,n. The Numidian crane, an African fowl.
7628	buffoon	[.] BUFFOON',n. [.] 1. A man who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures and posture, jokes and other vulgar pleasantries. A droll; a mimic. [.] 2. He that uses indecent raillery. [.] BUFFOON', n. v.t. To make ridiculous.
7629	buffoonery	[.] BUFFOON'ERY, n. The arts and practices of a buffoon; low jests; ridiculous pranks; vulgar tricks and postures. [.] Dryden has placed the accent improperly on the first syllable.
7630	buffooning	[.] BUFFOON'ING, n. Buffoonery.
7631	buffoonish	[.] BUFFOON'ISH, a. Like a buffoon; consisting in low jests or gesture.
7632	buffoonism	[.] BUFFOON'ISM, n. The practices of a buffoon.
7633	buffoonly	[.] BUFFOON'LY, a. Consisting of low vulgar tricks. [Little used.]
7634	bufonite	[.] BU'FONITE, n. [L. bufo, a toad.] Toadstone, or fossil-teeth of the anarrhicas or sea-wolf, formerly much esteemed for its imaginary virtues and worn in rings. It was named from an opinion that it was found in the head of a toad.
7635	bug	[.] BUG, n. In common language, the name of a vast multitude of insects, which infest houses and plants. In zoology, this word is applied to the insects arranged under the genus Cimex, of which several hundred species are described. Bugs belong to the order of hemipters. ...
7636	bugbear	[.] BUG'BEAR, v.t. To alarm or frighten with idle phantoms.
7637	bugee	[.] BUGEE', n. A species of monkey found in India, of a beaver color.
7638	bugelugey	[.] BU'GELUGEY, n. A large species of lizard, four feet long.
7639	bugger	[.] BUG'GER, n. One guilty of the crime against nature. A vile wretch; a term of reproach.
7640	buggery	[.] BUG'GERY, n. The unnatural and detestable crime of carnal intercourse of man or woman with a beast; or of human beings unnaturally with each other.
7641	bugginess	[.] BUG'GINESS, n. [from buggy.] The state of being infected with bugs.
7642	buggy	[.] BUG'GY, a. [from bug.] Abounding with bugs.
7643	bugle	[.] BU'GLE,
7644	bugle-horn	[.] BU'GLE-HORN, n. A hunting horn. [.] 1. A military instrument of music.
7645	bugle-weed	[.] BU'GLE-WEED, n. A plant, the lycopus virginicus, valued as a remedy for haemoptysis, or spitting of blood.
7646	bugloss	[.] BU'GLOSS, n. [L. buglossus; Gr. an ox, and tongue.] [.] A genus of plants, called alkanet; in botany, anchusa. [.] The small wild bugloss, is the Asperugo. [.] The viper's bugloss, is the Echium.
7647	bugwort	[.] BUG'WORT, n. A plant, the Cimicifuga.
7648	buhrstone	[.] BUHR'STONE, n. A subspecies of silex or quartz, occurring in amorphous masses, partly compact, but containing many irregular cavities. It is used for mill-stones. [.] This word is often written burr-stone.
7649	build	[.] BUILD,
7650	builder	[.] BUILD'ER, n. bild'er. One who builds; one whose occupation is to build; an architect, a ship-wright,a mason, &c. [.] 1. A creator. [.] [.] Whose builder and maker is God. Heb.11.
7651	building	[.] BUILD'ING, ppr. bild'ing. Framing and erecting; resting on. [.] BUILD'ING, n. bild'ing. A fabric or edifice constructed for use or convenience, as a house,a church, a shop, &c.
7652	built	[.] BUILT, pp. bilt. Framed and raised; constructed. [.] BUILT, n. bilt. Form; shape; general figure of a structure; as the built of a ship. [.] 1. Species of building.
7653	bul	[.] BUL,n. The common flounder.
7654	bulb	[.] BULB, n. [L. bulbus, a bulb or round root.] A round body, applied to many objects. But in botany, it is appropriately a bud formed under ground, upon or near the roots of certain herbaceous plants, which are hence called bulbous plants, as the tulip, onion and lily. ...
7655	bulbaceous	[.] BULBA'CEOUS, a. Bulbous. [I believe,not used.]
7656	bulbed	[.] BULB'ED, a. Round headed.
7657	bulbiferous	[.] BULBIF'EROUS, a. Producing bulbs; as bulbiferous stems.
7658	bulbous	[.] BULB'OUS, a. Containing bulbs or a bulb; growing from bulbs; round or roundish. [.] 1. Containing a knob, or protuberant part; swelling out; presenting rounded elevations.
7659	bulchin	[.] BULCHIN, n. A young male calf.
7660	bulge	[.] BULGE, n. A different orthography of bilge. The bilge or protuberant part of a cask; protuberance. [.] BULGE, v.i. To swell out; to be protuberant. [.] 1. To bilge as a ship. [See Bilge.]
7661	bulging	[.] BULG'ING, ppr. or a. Swelling out; bilging. As an adjective,protuberant.
7662	bulimy	[.] BU'LIMY, n. [Gr. great, and hunger.] A voracious appetite; a disease in which the patient has a perpetual and insatiable appetite for food, and often faints, if not indulged. It is attended with various symptoms; sometimes with heartburn; sometimes with vomiting ...
7663	bulk	[.] BULK, n. [.] 1. Magnitude of material substance; whole dimensions; size of a thing; as an ox or a ship of great bulk. [.] 2. The gross; the majority; the main mass or body; as the bulk of a debt; the bulk of a nation. [.] 3. Main fabric. [.] 4. The whole ...
7664	bulk-head	[.] BULK'-HEAD, n. [bulk and head.] A partition in a ship made with boards, to form separate apartments.
7665	bulkiness	[.] BULK'INESS, n. Greatness in bulk, size or stature.
7666	bulky	[.] BULK'Y, a. Large; of great dimensions; of great size.
7667	bull	[.] BULL, n. [.] 1. The male of the Bos, or bovine genus of quadrupeds, of which cow is the female. [.] 2. In a scriptural sense, an enemy,powerful, fierce and violent. [.] [.] Many bulls have compassed me. Psalms. [.] 3. Taurus, one of the twelve signs of ...
7668	bull-fight	[.] BULL'-FIGHT, n. [bull and fight.] A combat with a bull; an amusement among the Spaniards and Portuguese. A horseman, called a toreador or picador attacks a bull in a circus or inclosed arena, in presence of multitudes of spectators, irritating him with a spear, till ...
7669	bull-head	[.] BULL'-HEAD, n. [bull and head.] A genus of fishes, the Cottus, with a head broader than the body,whence the name. This fish is called by some the Miller's thumb. [.] 1. A stupid fellow; a lubber. [.] 2. A small black water vermin.
7670	bullace	[.] BULL'ACE, n. The bully-tree, or Chrysophyllum, a plant of two species, natives of the West Indies. [.] 1. The wild plum, a species of Prunus.
7671	bullantic	[.] BULLAN'TIC, a. [from bull.] Designating certain ornamental capital letters, used in Apostolic bulls. It is used also as a noun.
7672	bullary	[.] BULL'ARY, n. A collection of Papistical bulls.
7673	bullate	[.] BUL'LATE, a. [L. bullatus.] Having elevations, like blisters; as a bullate leaf.
7674	bullet	[.] BULL'ET, n. A ball of iron or lead, called also shot, used to load guns for killing man or beast. Balls for cannon are made of iron; musket-balls are made of lead.
7675	bulletin	[.] BULL'ETIN, n. A French word denoting [.] 1. An official report from an officer to his commander or superior. [.] 2. An official report of a physician respecting the king's health. [.] 3. A little note given by a banking company. [.] 4. It is sometimes used ...
7676	bullion	[.] BULL'ION, n. Uncoined gold or silver in the mass. The precious metals are called bullion, when smelted and not perfectly refined,or when refined,but in bars, ingots,or in any form uncoined, as in plate.
7677	bullish	[.] BULL'ISH, a. Partaking of the nature of a bull or blunder.
7678	bullist	[.] BULL'IST, n. A writer of papal bulls.
7679	bullite	[.] BUL'LITE, n. A petrified shell, or the fossil remains of shells, of the genus Bulla.
7680	bullition	[.] BULLI'TION, n. [L. bullio, to boil. See Boil.] The act or state of boiling. Superseded by ebullition.
7681	bullock	[.] BULL'OCK, n. An ox, or castrated bull. In America,it is applied to a full grown ox.
7682	bulls-eye	[.] BULL'S-EYE, n. [bull and eye.] Among seamen, a piece of wood in the form of a ring, answering the purpose of a thimble. [.] 1. Aldebaran, a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Taurus. [.] 2. A small obscure cloud, ruddy in the middle, portending ...
7683	bully	[.] BULL'Y, n. A noisy, blustering overbearing fellow, more distinguished for insolence and empty menaces, than for courage, and disposed to provoke quarrels. [.] BULL'Y, v.t. To insult and overbear with noise and blustering menaces.
7684	bulrush	[.] BUL'RUSH, n. [bole, or boll, and rush.] A large kind of rush, growing in wet land or water, and without knots, says Johnson, but Dryden calls it, the knotty bulrush. It is not a technical word.
7685	bultel	[.] BUL'TEL, n. [See Bolt.] A bolter or bolting cloth; also, bran. [Not used.]
7686	bulwark	[.] BUL'WARK, n. [.] 1. In fortification, a bastion, or a rampart; a mound of earth round a place, capable of resisting cannon shot, and formed with bastions, curtains, &c. [.] 2. A fortification; also, any means of defense; as, a navy is the bulwark of a nation. [.] 3. ...
7687	bum	[.] BUM, n. The buttocks; the part on which we sit. [.] BUM, v.i. To make a noise.
7688	bumbailiff	[.] BUMBA'ILIFF, n. [A corruption of bound bailiff.] In England, an under-bailiff; a subordinate civil officer, appointed to serve writs, and to make arrests and executions, and bound with sureties for a faithful discharge of his trust. [A vulgar word.]
7689	bumbard	[.] BUM'BARD, n. [See Bombard.]
7690	bumboat	[.] BUM'BOAT, n. A small boat, for carrying provisions to a ship at a distance from shore.
7691	bumkin	[.] BUM'KIN, n. [See Bumpkin.] A short boom projecting from each bow of a ship, to extend the clue of the foresail to windward. [.] 1. A small out-rigger over the stern of a boat, to extend the mizen.
7692	bump	[.] BUMP, n. [L. bombus, and Eng. pomp.,from swelling, thrusting out.] [.] 1. A swelling or protuberance. [.] 2. A thump; a heavy blow. [.] BUMP, v.i. To make a loud, heavy or hollow noise, as the bittern. It is also written boom. [.] BUMP, v.t. To strike ...
7693	bumper	[.] BUMP'ER, n. A cup or glass filled to the brim, or till the liquor runs over.
7694	bumpkin	[.] BUMP'KIN, n. [bump, large, swelling.] An awkward heavy rustic; a clown, or country lout.
7695	bumpkinly	[.] BUMP'KINLY, a. Clownish. [Not used.]
7696	bunch	[.] BUNCH, n. [.] 1. A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; as the bunch on a camel's back. [.] 2. A cluster; a number of the same kind growing together; as a bunch of grapes. [.] 3. A number of things tied together; as a bunch of keys; a bunch or rods. [.] 4. ...
7697	bunchiness	[.] BUNCH'INESS, n. The quality of being bunchy, or growing in bunches.
7698	bunchy	[.] BUNCH'Y, a. Growing in bunches; like a bunch; having tufts.
7699	bundle	[.] BUN'DLE, n. [.] 1. A number of things put together. [.] 2. A roll; any thing bound or rolled into a convenient form for conveyance; as a bundle of lace; a bundle of hay.
7700	bung	[.] BUNG, n. [.] 1. The stopple of the orifice in the bilge of a cask. [.] 2. The hole or orifice in the bilge of a cast. [.] BUNG, v.t. To stop the orifice in the bilge of a cask with a bung; to close up.
7701	bungle	[.] BUNG'LE, v.i. bung'gl. To perform in a clumsy, awkward manner; as, to bungle in making shoes. [.] BUNG'LE, v.t. To make or mend clumsily; to both; to manage awkwardly; with up. [.] BUNG'LE, n. A botch; inaccuracy; gross blunder; clumsy performance.
7702	bungler	[.] BUNG'LER, n. A clumsy awkward workman; one who performs without skill.
7703	bungling	[.] BUNG'LING, ppr. Performing awkwardly. [.] BUNG'LING, a. Clumsy; awkwardly done.
7704	bunglingly	[.] BUNG'LINGLY, adv. Clumsily; awkwardly.
7705	bunk	[.] BUNK, n. A case or cabin of boards for a bed; a word used in some parts of America.
7706	bunn	[.] BUNN, or BUN, n. [Gr. a hill, and a cake offered to deities.] [.] A small cake, or a kind of sweet bread.
7707	bunsing	[.] BUN'SING,n. An animal found at the Cape of Good Hope, resembling the ferret, but twice as large. When pursued, it emits an intolerable stench.
7708	bunt	[.] BUNT, n. The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail. [.] BUNT, v.i. To swell out; as, the sail bunts. [.] 1. In popular language, to push with the horns; to butt. [See Point.]
7709	bunter	[.] BUNT'ER, n. A cant word for a woman who picks up rags in the streets; hence, a low vulgar woman.
7710	bunting	[.] BUNT'ING, n. A bird of the genus Emberiza. The name is applied to different species, as the English bunting and the rice bunting. [.] BUNT'ING, or BUN'TINE, n. A thin woolen stuff, of which the colors or flags and signals of ships are made.
7711	buntlines	[.] BUNT'LINES, n. Ropes fastened to cringles on the bottoms of square sails, to draw them up to their yards.
7712	buoy	[.] BUOY, n. A close empty cask, or a block of wood or cork, fastened by a rope to an anchor,and floating on the water, to show where the anchor is situated. Buoys are of various kinds, as can-buoys, in the form of a cone; nun-buoys, which are large in the middle, and ...
7713	buoyancy	[.] BUOY'ANCY, n. The quality of floating on the surface of water, or in the atmosphere; specific lightness.
7714	buoyant	[.] BUOY'ANT, a. Floating; light; that will not sink; having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid. [.] 1. Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body. [Unusual.]
7715	buoyrope	[.] BUOY'ROPE, n. [buoy and rope.] The rope which fastens a buoy to an anchor.
7716	buprestes	[.] BUPRES'TES, n. A species of cantharides, of a nauseous scent, and biting severely.
7717	bur	[.] BUR,
7718	bur-reed	[.] BUR'-REED, n. A plant, the Sparganium.
7719	burbast	[.] BUR'BAST, n. A different orthography of bombast, which see.] [.] 1. A cloth made by sewing one stuff upon another; patchwork. [.] 2. Linen stuffed with cotton; stuffing; waddling.
7720	burbot	[.] BUR'BOT, n. [from L. barbatus, so named from its beard.] [.] A fish of the genus Gadus,shaped like an eel, but shorter, with a flat head, and on the nose it has two small beards, and another on the chin. It is disgusting in appearance, but delicate food. It is called ...
7721	burdelais	[.] BURD'ELAIS, n. A sort of grape.
7722	burden	[.] BURD'EN, n. burd'n; written also burthen. [L. fero,or porto.] [.] 1. That which is borne or carried; a load. Hence, [.] 2. That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome or oppressive. [.] 3. A birth. [.] 4. The verse repeated ...
7723	burdened	[.] BURD'ENED, pp. Loaded with weight; incumbered; oppressed.
7724	burdener	[.] BURD'ENER, n. One who loads; an oppressor
7725	burdenous	[.] BURD'ENOUS, a. Grievous; heavy to be borne; oppressive. [.] 1. Cumbersome; useless.
7726	burdensome	[.] BURD'ENSOME, a. Heavy; grievous to be borne; causing uneasiness or fatigue; oppressive.
7727	burdensomeness	[.] BURD'ENSOMENESS, n. The quality of being burdensome; heaviness; oppressiveness.
7728	burdock	[.] BUR'DOCK, n. [bur and dock.] A genus of plants, called Arctium. They are troublesome weeds. [.] The lesser burdock is a species of zanthium.
7729	bureau	[.] BU'REAU, n. buro. [.] 1. A chest of drawers, for keeping papers or clothes. [.] 2. An ambassador's or secretary's office. [.] In Spanish, this word bureo is a court of justice for the trial of persons belonging to the king's household.
7730	burg	[.] BURG, n. [This is the same word as borough, the only difference being in the pronunciation of the final letter.] [.] A borough; originally a fortified town, but now a city or town, which send members to parliament, whether incorporated or not. [See Borough.]
7731	burgage	[.] BURG'AGE, n. [from burg.] In English law, tenure in burgage, or burgage tenure, is tenure in socage, applied to cities or towns, or where houses, or lands which were formerly the site of houses, in an ancient borough, are held of some lord in common socage by a certain ...
7732	burgamot	[.] BURG'AMOT, n. A species of pear. [See Bergamot.] [.] 1. A kind of perfume. [See Bergamot.]
7733	burganet	[.] BURG'ANET,
7734	burgeois	[.] BURGEOIS', n. A burgess.
7735	burgeon	[.] BURGEON. [See Bourgeon.]
7736	burger-master	[.] BURG'ER-MASTER, n. An aquatic fowl which builds its nest on cliffs near the water.
7737	burgess	[.] BURG'ESS, n. [.] 1. An inhabitant of a borough, or walled town; or one who possesses a tenement therein; a citizen or freeman of a borough. [.] 2. A representative of a borough in parliament. [.] 3. A magistrate of certain towns. [.] 4. Before the revolution, ...
7738	burgess-ship	[.] BURG'ESS-SHIP, n. The state or quality of a burgess.
7739	burgh	[.] BURGH, n. burg. A different orthography of burg, borough, which see.
7740	burgh-master	[.] BURGH'-M'ASTER, n. [burgh and master.] A burgomaster; also, an officer in the tinmines, who directs and lays out the meers for the workmen, called also bailiff and bar-master.
7741	burgher	[.] BURGH'ER, n. [from burg.] An inhabitant of a burgh or borough, who enjoys the privileges of the borough of which he is a free man. In America, it is applied to any native citizen, especially in the state of New York.
7742	burgher-ship	[.] BURGH'ER-SHIP, n. The state or privilege of a burgher.
7743	burghmote	[.] BURGH'MOTE, n. [burgh and mote, meeting.] The court of a burgh or borough.
7744	burglar	[.] BURG'LAR, n. [burgh or burg, a house] One guilty of nocturnal house breaking; one who breaks and enters a mansion house, with intent to commit a felony.
7745	burglarian	[.] BURGLARIAN, n. A person guilty of burglary.
7746	burglarious	[.] BURGLA'RIOUS, a. Pertaining to burglary; constituting the crime of burglary. [.] [.] To come down a chimney is held a burglarious entry.
7747	burglariously	[.] BURGLA'RIOUSLY, adv. With an intent to commit burglary;in the manner of a burglar.
7748	burglary	[.] BURG'LARY, n. The act or crime of nocturnal house breaking, with an intent to commit a felony. To constitute this crime, the act must be committed in the night, or when there is not day-light enough to discern a man's face. It must be in a mansion house, or in an ...
7749	burgomaster	[.] BURG'OM'ASTER, n. [burg and master.] A burgh-master; a magistrate or one employed in the government of a city. The burgomasters are the chief magistrates of the great towns, in Holland, Flanders and Germany.
7750	burgonet	[.] BURG'ONET, n. A kind of helmet, the Spanish murrion.
7751	burgrave	[.] BUR'GRAVE, n. [burg] In some European countries, an hereditary governor of a town or castle.
7752	burgundy	[.] BUR'GUNDY, n. A kind of wine, so called from Burgundy in France. [.] Burgundy pitch is turpentine boiled down to a firmer consistence.
7753	burh	[.] BURH, is the same as burg, burgh, with the aspirate. It is Saxon, and signifies a city, a castle, a house, or tower. Hence in composition it signified defense, protection; as cwenburh, [queen-burh] a woman ready to assist; Cuthburh, eminent for assistances.
7754	burial	[.] BURIAl, n. ber'rial. [See Bury.] The act of burying a deceased person; sepulture; interment; the act of depositing a dead body in the earth, in a tomb or vault, or in the water. [.] 1. The act of placing any thing under earth or water; as, to bury see in the earth. [.] 2. ...
7755	burialplace	[.] BURIAL'PLACE, n. A place appropriated to the burial of the dead; a grave-yard.
7756	burier	[.] BURIER, n. ber'rier. One who buries a deceased person.
7757	burin	[.] BU'RIN, n. A graver; an instrument for engraving.
7758	burl	[.] BURL, v.t. [See Burly.] To dress cloth as fullers do. [.] 1. To pick knots and loose threads off from cloth.
7759	burlace	[.] BUR'LACE, n. [A contraction of burdelais.] A sort of grape.
7760	burler	[.] BURL'ER, n. A dresser of cloth.
7761	burlesk	[.] BURLESK', a. [The termination esque answers to Eng.] Jocular; tending to excite laughter by ludicrous images, or by a contrast between the subject and the manner of treating it, as when a trifling subject is treated with gravity.
7762	burlesker	[.] BURLESK'ER, n. One who burlesques, or turns to ridicule.
7763	burlesque	[.] BURLESQUE,
7764	burlesquer	[.] BURLESQ'UER,
7765	burletta	[.] BURLET'TA, n. A comic opera; a musical entertainment.
7766	burliness	[.] BUR'LINESS,n. [See Burly.] Bulk; bluster.
7767	burly	[.] BURL'Y, a. [The sense probably is swelled.] Great in size; bulky; timid; falsely great; boisterous. This word is obsolete or nearly so in America; but hurly-burly is common in vulgar use, for noise, confusion, uproar.
7768	burn	[.] BURN, v.t. pret. and pp. burned or burnt. [L. pruna, and perhaps, furnus, fornaz, a furnace. The primary sense is, to rage, to act with violent excitement.] [.] [.] 1. To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of heat or fire; frequently with up; as, ...
7769	burnable	[.] BURN'ABLE, a. That may be burnt. [Little used.]
7770	burned	[.] BURN'ED, BURNT, pp. Consumed with fire; scorched or dried with fire or heat; baked or hardened in the fire.
7771	burner	[.] BURN'ER, n. A person who burns or sets fire to any thing.
7772	burnet	[.] BURN'ET, n. A plant, Poterium or garden burnet.
7773	burnet-saxifrage	[.] BURNET-SAXIFRAGE, n. A plant, Pimpinella.
7774	burning	[.] BURN'ING, ppr. Consuming with fire; flaming; scorching; hardening by fire; calcining; charring; raging as fire; glowing. [.] BURN'ING, n. Combustion; the act of expelling volatile matter and reducing to ashes, or to a calx; a fire; inflammation; the heat or raging ...
7775	burning-glass	[.] BURN'ING-GLASS, n. [burn and glass.] A convex glass which, when exposed to the direct rays of the sun, collects them into a small space, called a focus, producing an intense heat. The name is given also to a concave mirror which condenses the sun's rays.
7776	burning-thorny-pla	[.] BURNING-THORNY-PLANT. A species of Euphorbia or spurge.
7777	burnish	[.] BURN'ISH, v.t. To polish by friction; to make smooth, bright and glossy; as, to burnish steel. [.] BURN'ISH, v.i. To grow bright or glossy. [.] BURN'ISH, n. Gloss; brightness; luster.
7778	burnished	[.] BURN'ISHED, pp. Polished; made glossy.
7779	burnisher	[.] BURN'ISHER, n. The person who polishes,or makes glossy. [.] 1. An instrument used in polishing, of different kinds. It may be a piece of round polished steel, a dog's or wolf's tooth, a piece of copper, agate or pebble. &c. It is used for giving a gloss or smoothness ...
7780	burnishing	[.] BURN'ISHING, ppr. Polishing; making smooth and glossy.
7781	burnoose	[.] BURN'OOSE,
7782	burnos	[.] BURN'OS, n. An upper cloke or garment.
7783	burnt	[.] BURNT, pp. of burn. Consumed; scorched; heated; subjected to the action of fire. [.]
7784	burnt-offering	[.] BURNT-OFFERING, n. [burnt and offer.] Something offered and burnt on an altar, as an atonement for sin; a sacrifice; called also burnt-sacrifice. The offerings of the Jews were a clean animal, as an ox, a calf, a goat, or sheep; or some species of vegetable substance, ...
7785	burr	[.] BURR, n. The lobe or lap of the ear. [.] 1. The round knob of a horn next a deer's head. [.] 2. The sweetbread. [.] Burr-pump, or bilge-pump. A pump, having a staff of 6,7 or 8 feet long with a bar of wood to which the leather is nailed,which serves instead of ...
7786	burras-pipe	[.] BUR'RAS-PIPE, n. An instrument or vessel used to keep corroding powders in.
7787	burrel	[.] BUR'REL, n. A sort of pear, called also the red butter pear, from its smooth, delicious, soft pulp.
7788	burrel-fly	[.] BURREL-FLY, n. The ox-fly, gad-bee, or breeze.
7789	burrel-shot	[.] BURREL-SHOT, n. Small shot, nails, stones, pieces of old iron, &c., put into cases, to be discharged among enemies.
7790	burrock	[.] BUR'ROCK, n. A small wier or dam where wheels are laid in a river, for catching fish.
7791	burrow	[.] BUR'ROW, n. A different orthography of burgh, borough, which see. [.] BUR'ROW, n. A hollow place in the earth or in a warren, where small animals lodge, and sometimes deposit their provisions. Some animals excavate the earth, by scratching, and form these lodges. [.] BUR'ROW, ...
7792	burrowing	[.] BUR'ROWING, ppr. Lodging in a burrow.
7793	bursar	[.] BURS'AR, n. [See Burse.] A treasurer,or cash-keeper, as the bursar of a college, or of a monastery; a purser. [.] 1. A student to whom a stipend is paid out of a burse or fund appropriated for that purpose, as the exhibitioners sent to the universities in Scotland ...
7794	bursar-ship	[.] BURS'AR-SHIP, n. The office of a bursar.
7795	bursary	[.] BURS'ARY, n. The treasury of a college, or monastery. [.] 1. In Scotland, an exhibition.
7796	burse	[.] BURSE, n. burs. [.] 1. A public edifice in certain cities, for the meeting of merchants to consult on matters of trade and money, and to negotiate bills of exchange. This is the name used in many cities in Europe, but in England and America, such building is called ...
7797	burst	[.] BURST, v.i. pret. and pp. burst. The old participle bursten is nearly obsolete. [.] 1. To fly or break open with force, or with sudden violence; to suffer a violent disruption. The peculiar force of this word is, in expressing a sudden rupture, with violence, or ...
7798	burstenness	[.] BURST'ENNESS, n. The state of having a rupture; the hernia.
7799	burster	[.] BURST'ER, n. One that bursts.
7800	bursting	[.] BURST'ING, ppr. Rending or parting by violence; exploding.
7801	burt	[.] BURT, n. A flat fish of the turbot kind.
7802	burthen	[.] BURTHEN. [See Burden.]
7803	burton	[.] BUR'TON, n. A small tackle formed by two blocks or pulleys, used to set up or tighten the topmost shrouds, and for various other purposes; called also top-burton-tackle.
7804	bury	[.] BURY, n. ber'ry. This word is a different orthography of burg, burh, borough. It signifies a house, habitation or castle, and is retained in many names of places, as in Shrewsbury, Danbury, Aldermanbury. The word is used by Grew, for burrow. [.] BURY, ...
7805	burying	[.] BURYING, ppr. Interring; hiding; covering with earth; overwhelming. [.] BURYING, n. The act of interring the dead; sepulture. John.12.7.
7806	burying-place	[.] BURYING-PLACE, n. A grave-yard; a place appropriated to the sepulture of the dead; a church-yard.
7807	bush	[.] BUSH, n. [L. pasco, originally, to feed on sprouts.] [.] 1. A shrub with branches; a thick shrub; also, a cluster of shrubs. With hunters, a fox tail. [.] 2. An assemblage of branches interwoven. [.] 3. A branch of a tree fixed or hung out as a tavern sign. ...
7808	bushel	[.] BUSH'EL, n. A dry measure, containing eight gallons, or four pecks. The standard English bushel,by Stat.12 . Henry VII., contains eight gallons of wheat, each gallon eight pounds of wheat, troy weight, the pound, twelve ounces troy, the ounce, twenty sterlings, and ...
7809	bushelage	[.] BUSH'ELAGE, n. A duty payable on commodities by the bushel. [Not used in the U. States.]
7810	bushiness	[.] BUSH'INESS, n. [from bush, bushy.] The quality of being bushy, thick or intermixed, like the branches of a bush.
7811	bushment	[.] BUSH'MENT, n. [from bush.] A thicket; a cluster of bushes. [Not used.]
7812	bushy	[.] BUSH'Y, a. [from bush.] Full of branches; thick and spreading, like a bush; as a bushy beard or brier. [.] 1. Full of bushes; overgrown with shrubs.
7813	busied	[.] BUSIED, pp. of busy; pron. biz'zied.
7814	busiless	[.] BUSILESS, a. biz'ziless. [See Busy.] Without business; at leisure; unemployed.
7815	busily	[.] BUSILY, adv. biz'zily. With constant occupation; actively; earnestly; as, to be busily employed. [.] 1. With an air of hurry or importance; with too much curiosity; importunately; officiously.
7816	business	[.] BUSINESS, n. biz'ness. [See Busy.] Employment; that which occupies the time, attention and labor of men, for the purpose of profit or improvement--a word of extensive use and indefinite signification. Business is a particular occupation, as agriculture, trade, mechanic ...
7817	busk	[.] BUSK, n. A piece of steel or whale bone, worn by women to strengthen their stays; a word dependent on fashion. [.] BUSK, n. A bush. [Not used.] [.] BUSK, v.i. To be active or busy.
7818	busket	[.] BUSK'ET, n. In gardening, a grove, a compartment formed by branches of trees, regularly or irregularly disposed, according to fancy.
7819	buskin	[.] BUSK'IN, n. A kind of half boot, or high shoe, covering the foot and leg to the middle and tied underneath the knee, worn by actors in tragedy on the state. The buskins of the ancients had very thick soles, to raise the actors and actresses to the stature of the persons ...
7820	buskined	[.] BUSK'INED, a. Dressed in buskins.
7821	busky	[.] BUSK'Y, a. Busky; wooded; shaded or overgrown with trees or shrubs; generally written bosky. [See Bush.]
7822	buss	[.] BUSS, n. [L. basio.] A kiss; a salute with the lips. [.] 1. A small vessel, from 50 to 70 tons burthen, carrying two masts, and two sheds or cabins, one at each end; used in the herring fishery. [.] BUSS, v.t. To kiss; to salute with the lips.
7823	bust	[.] BUST, n. [L. bustum.] In sculpture, the figure of a person in relief, showing only the head, shoulders and stomach; ordinarily placed on a pedestal or console. In speaking of an antique, we say the head is marble and the bust porphyry or bronze; that is, the shoulders ...
7824	bustard	[.] BUST'ARD, n. The tarda, a species of fowl of the grallic order, and genus Otis. The fowl grows to the weight of 25 or 27 pounds, with a breadth of wing of six or seven feet. It inhabits England, feeding on green corn and other vegetables, and on earth-worms. It ...
7825	bustle	[.] BUS'TLE, v.i. bus'l. [ This word may be allied to busy,or to L. festino.] [.] To stir quick; to be very active; to be very quick in motion, often or usually with the sense of noise or agitation. [.] [.] And leave the world for me to bustle in. [.] BUS'TLE, n. ...
7826	bustler	[.] BUS'TLER, n. bus'ler. An active stirring person.
7827	bustling	[.] BUS'TLING, ppr. bus'ling. Stirring; moving actively with noise or agitation.
7828	busto	[.] BUST'O, n. A bust; sometimes perhaps used for a statue.
7829	busy	[.] BUSY, a. biz'zy. [.] 1. Employed with constant attention; engaged about something that renders interruption inconvenient; as, a man is busy in posting his books. [.] [.] My mistress is busy and cannot come. [.] 2. Actively employed; occupied without cessation; ...
7830	busy-body	[.] BUSY-BODY, n. biz'zy-body. [busy and body.] [.] A meddling person; one who officiously concerns himself with the affairs of others.
7831	but	[.] BUT, part. for butan. [.] 1. Except; besides;unless. [.] [.] Who can it be, but perjured Lycon? [.] [.] That is, removed, separated, excepted. [.] [.] Lycon being separated, or excepted, who can it be? [.] [.] And but infirmity, [.] [.] Which waits ...
7832	but-end	[.] BUT-END, n. [but and end.] The largest or blunt end of a thing; as the but-end of a musket or of a piece of timber. This word is tautological, but and end signifying the same thing; unless but is considered as equivalent to swelling, protuberant.
7833	butcher	[.] BUTCH'ER, n. [.] 1. One who slaughters animals for market; or one whose occupation is to kill animals for the table. The word may and often does include the person who cuts up and sells meat. [.] 2. One who kills men, or commands troops to kill them; one who ...
7834	butcher-bird	[.] BUTCH'ER-BIRD, n. The shrike; a genus of birds, called Lanius. One species of this genus is called king-bird, from its courage in attacking hawks and crows. [.] The king-bird is now arranged under the genus Muscicapa.
7835	butcherliness	[.] BUTCH'ERLINESS, n. A cruel,savage, butcherly manner.
7836	butcherly	[.] BUTCH'ERLY, a. [from butcher.] Cruel; savage; murderous; grossly and clumsily barbarous.
7837	butchers-broom	[.] BUTCH'ER'S-BROOM, n. Ruscus; a genus of plants, called also knee-holly. It is used by butchers for brooms to sweep their blocks.
7838	butchery	[.] BUTCH'ERY, n. The business of slaughtering cattle for the table or for market. [.] 1. Murder, especially murder committed with unusual barbarity; great slaughter. [.] 2. The place where animals are killed for market; a shambles, or slaughter-house; also,a place ...
7839	butler	...
7840	butlerage	[.] BUT'LERAGE, n. A duty of two shillings on every ton of wine imported into England by foreigners or merchant strangers. It was a composition for the privileges granted to them by king John and Edward I., and originally received by the crown; but is has been granted ...
7841	butlership	[.] BUT'LERSHIP, n. The office of a butler. Gen.40.21.
7842	butment	[.] BUT'MENT, n. [.] 1. A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part which joins it to the upright pier. [.] 2. The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge,by which the extreme arches are sustained. The mass of stone at the end of a timber bridge,without ...
7843	butshaft	[.] BUT'SHAFT, n. [but and shaft.] An arrow to shoot at butts with. [.]
7844	butt	[.] BUTT, n. [See But.] Literally, end, furthest point. Hence, a mark to be shot at; the point where a mark is set or fixed to be shot at. [.] 1. The point to which a purpose or effort is directed. [.] 2. The object of aim; the thing against which an attack is ...
7845	butter	[.] BUT'TER, n. [L. butyrum.] An oily substance obtained from cream or milk by churning. Agitation separates the fat or oily part of milk from the thin or serous part, called butter-milk. [.] Butter, in the old chimistry, was applied to various preparations; as, [.] Butter ...
7846	butter-bump	[.] BUT'TER-BUMP, n. The bittern.
7847	butter-burr	[.] BUT'TER-BURR, n. A plant, a species of Tussilago, or Colt's-foot, called petasites, growing in wet land, with large leaves.
7848	butter-cups	[.] BUT'TER-CUPS, n. A name given to a species of Ranunculus or crow-foot, with bright yellow flowers; called also golden-cup.
7849	butter-flower	[.] BUT'TER-FLOWER, n. A yellow flower.
7850	butter-milk	[.] BUT'TER-MILK, n. The milk that remains after the butter is separated from it. Johnson calls this whey; but whey is the thin part of the milk after the curd or cheese is separated. Butter-milk in America is not called whey.
7851	butter-print	[.] BUT'TER-PRINT,
7852	butter-stamp	[.] BUT'TER-STAMP, n. A piece of carved wood, used to mark cakes of butter.
7853	butter-tooth	[.] BUT'TER-TOOTH, n. A broad fore tooth.
7854	butter-wife	[.] BUT'TER-WIFE,
7855	butter-woman	[.] BUT'TER-WOMAN, n. A woman who sells butter.
7856	butterfly	[.] BUT'TERFLY, n. [from the color of a yellow species.] [.] Papilio, a genus of insects, of the order of lepidopters. They have four wings imbricated with a kind of downy scales; the tongue is convoluted in a spiral form; and the body is hairy. The species are numerous. ...
7857	butterfly-shell	[.] BUTTERFLY-SHELL, n. A genus of testaceous`molluscas, with a spiral unilocular shell; called voluta.
7858	butteris	[.] BUT'TERIS, n. An instrument of steel set in wood, for paring the hoof of a horse.
7859	butternut	[.] BUT'TERNUT, n. [butter and nut.] [.] The fruit of an American tree, the Juglans cinerea; so called from the oil it contains. The tree bears a resemblance,in its general appearance, to the walnut, or black walnut, so called. It is sometimes called oilnut and white walnut. ...
7860	butterwort	[.] BUT'TERWORT, n. A species of Pinguicula, a plant growing on bogs or soft grounds. The leaves are covered with soft pellucid prickles,which secrete a glutinous liquor; and milk, in which these are steeped, or washed, acquires, in a day or two, consistency, and is an ...
7861	buttery	[.] BUT'TERY, a. [from butter.] Having the qualities or appearance of butter. [.] BUT'TERY, n. An apartment in a house, where butter, milk, provisions and utensils are kept. In some colleges, a room where liquors, fruit and refreshments are kept for sale to the ...
7862	buttock	[.] BUT'TOCK, n. The rump,or the protuberant part behind. [.] 1. The convexity of a ship behind, under the stern.
7863	button	[.] BUT'TON, n. but'n. [.] 1. A knob; a small ball; a catch, used to fasten together the different parts of dress, made of metal, silk, mohair, wood, &c. [.] 2. Any knob or ball fastened to another body; a small protuberant body. [.] 3. A bud; a gem of a plant. [.] 4. ...
7864	button-hole	[.] BUT'TON-HOLE, n. The hole or loop in which a button is caught.
7865	button-maker	[.] BUT'TON-MAKER, n. One whose occupation is to make buttons.
7866	button-stone	[.] BUT'TON-STONE, n. A species of figured stone, or hard flint, resembling a button, consisting of two bodies which appear to be the filling up of holes in a shell. A species has been found finely striated, like a mohair button. This name is given also to a species ...
7867	button-tree	[.] BUT'TON-TREE, n. The Conocarpus, called also button-wood, a genus of plants, natives of the West-Indies.
7868	button-weed	[.] BUT'TON-WEED, n. A genus of plants, the Spermacoce.
7869	button-wood	[.] BUT'TON-WOOD, n. The Cephalanthus, a shrub of N. America, growing five or six feet high. [.] 1. The Platanus Occidentalis, Western plane-tree, a large tree growing in N. America, producing rough balls, from which it is named. The wood is hard, and used for windlasses, ...
7870	buttress	[.] BUT'TRESS, n. [This word appears to be composed of but,end, and truss, or some word of that family.] [.] 1. A prop; a wall or abutment built archwise, serving to support another wall on the outside, when very high or loaded with a heavy superstructure. [.] 2. ...
7871	buttressed	[.] BUT'TRESSED, a. Supported with a buttress.
7872	butts	[.] BUTTS, n. plu. [from butt.] A place where archers meet to shoot at mark. Also, short pieces of land in arable ridges and furrows.
7873	butyraceous	[.] BUTYRA'CEOUS,
7874	butyrous	[.] BUT'YROUS, a. [from butyrum, butter.] Having the qualities of butter; resembling butter.
7875	buxom	[.] BUX'OM, a. [.] 1. Obedient; obsequious; ready to obey. [.] 2. Gay; lively; brisk. [.] 3. Wanton; jolly.
7876	buxomly	[.] BUX'OMLY, adv. Obediently. [.] 1. Wantonly; amorously.
7877	buxomness	[.] BUX'OMNESS, n. Meekness; obedience. [.] 1. Briskness; amorousness.
7878	buy	[.] BUY, v.t. pret. and pp. bought. pron. bawt.] [.] 1. To acquire the property, right or title to any thing, by paying a consideration or an equivalent in money. It differs from barter only in this, that in barter the consideration or equivalent is some species of ...
7879	buyer	[.] BUYER, n. One who buys; a purchaser.
7880	buying	[.] BUYING, ppr. Purchasing.
7881	buzz	[.] BUZZ, v.i. [.] 1. To make a low hissing sound, as bees; to make the sound of z, with an expiration of breath between the tongue and the roof of the mouth or upper teeth. [.] 2. To whisper; to speak with a low hissing voice; to make a low hissing sound. [.] BUZZ, ...
7882	buzzard	[.] BUZZ'ARD, n. [.] 1. A species of falco, or hawk,the buteo; a rapacious,but sluggish bird; the breast usually of a yellowish white; the upper parts of a deep brown. In some parts of America, it is called the great Hen-hawk, from its feeding on poultry. [.] 2. ...
7883	buzzardet	[.] BUZZARDET', n. A species of Falco or hawk, resembling the buzzard in most respects; but its legs are in proportion rather longer.
7884	buzzer	[.] BUZZ'ER, n. A whisperer; one who is busy in telling tales secretly.
7885	buzzing	[.] BUZZ'ING, ppr. Making a low hissing sound; whispering; tattling in secret.
7886	by	[.] BY, prep. [.] 1. Near; close; as, sit by me; that house stands by a river. [.] [L. pressus.] [.] 2. Near, in motion; as, to move, go or pass by a church. But it seems, in other phrases,or with a verb in the past time, to signify past, gone beyond. "The procession ...
7887	by-coffee-house	[.] BY-COFFEE-HOUSE, n. A coffee house in an obscure place.
7888	by-concernment	[.] BY-CONCERN'MENT, n. An affair distinct from the main business.
7889	by-dependence	[.] BY-DEPEND'ENCE, n. An appendage; that which depends on something else,or is distinct from the main dependence.
7890	by-design	[.] BY-DESI'GN, n. An incidental design, or purpose.
7891	by-law	[.] BY'-LAW, n. A town law; the law of a city, town or private corporation.
7892	by-respect	[.] BY-RESPECT',n. Private end, or view.
7893	by-stander	[.] BY'-STANDER, n. One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business transacting.
7894	by-way	[.] BY'-WAY, n. A secluded,private or obscure way.
7895	by-west	[.] BY-WEST', adv. Westward;; to the west of.
7896	by-word	[.] BY'-WORD, n. A common saying; a proverb; a saying that has a general currency.
7897	bye	[.] BYE, n. A dwelling.
7898	byssin	[.] BYS'SIN,
7899	byssine	[.] BYS'SINE, a. Made of silk.
7900	byssolite	[.] BYS'SOLITE,n. [Gr. fine flax, and stone; so called from its resemblance to moss.] [.] A rare mineral, occurring in very delicate filaments, short, flexible and elastic. Their color is olive green, or brownish yellow, and their luster a little silky. Jameson places ...
7901	byssus	[.] BYS'SUS, n. [Gr. infra.] A silk or linen hood. [Not in use.]
7902	byzant	[.] BYZ'ANT,
7903	byzantian	[.] BYZAN'TIAN, a. Pertaining to Byzantium, an ancient city of Thrace situated on the Bosporus. In the year 330, Constantine the Great took possession of Byzantium, enlarged and embellished it, and changed its name to Constantinople.
7904	byzantine	[.] BYZ'ANTINE, n. [from Byzantium.] A gold coin of the value of fifteen pounds sterling, so called from being coined at Byzantium. Also, a piece of gold offered by the king on certain festivals.
7905	c	[.] C, the third letter in the English alphabet, and the second articulation or consonant, is a palatal, nearly corresponding in sound with the Greek x, kappa, and with the Hebrew, caph. It bears a middle place in pronunciation, between the aspirate, and the palatal. ...
7906	cab	[.] CAB, n. An oriental dry measure, being the sixth part of a seah or satum, and the eighteenth of an ephah; containing two pints and five sixths English and American corn measure.
7907	cabal	[.] CABAL, n. [.] 1. A number of persons untied in some close design; usually to promote their private views in church or state by intrigue. A junto. It is sometimes synonymous with faction, but a cabal usually consists of fewer men than a party, and the word generally ...
7908	cabala	[.] CABALA, [See the preceding word. It is from the sense of reception.] Tradition, or a mysterious kind of science among Jewish Rabbins, pretended to have been delivered to the ancient Jews by revelation, and transmitted by oral tradition; serving for the interpretation ...
7909	cabalism	[.] CABALISM, n. The secret science of the cabalists.
7910	cabalist	[.] CABALIST, n. [.] 1. A Jewish doctor who professes the study of the cabala, or the mysteries of Jewish traditions. [.] 2. In French commerce, a factor or agent.
7911	cabalistic	[.] CABALISTIC
7912	cabalistical	[.] CABALISTICAL, a. Pertaining to the cabala, or mysterious science of Jewish traditions; containing an occult meaning.
7913	cabalistically	[.] CABALISTICALLY, adv. In the manner of the cabalists.
7914	cabalize	[.] CABALIZE, v.i. To use the manner or language of the cabalists.
7915	caballer	[.] CABALLER, n. One who unites with others in close designs to effect an object by intrigue; one who cabals.
7916	caballine	[.] CABALLINE, a. Pertaining to a horse; as caballine aloes, so called from its being given to horses as a purge.
7917	caballing	[.] CABALLING, ppr. Uniting in a cabal; intriguing in a small party.
7918	cabaret	[.] CABARET, n. A tavern; a house where liquors are retailed.
7919	cabbage	[.] CABBAGE, n. A genus of plants, called in botany Brassica, of several species; some of which are cultivated for food. The leaves are large and fleshy, the pods long and slender, and the seeds globular. The kinds most cultivated are the common cabbage, called with ...
7920	cabbage-net	[.] CABBAGE-NET, n. A small net to boil cabbage in.
7921	cabbage-tree	[.] CABBAGE-TREE, n. The cabbage-palm, a species of Areca, the oleracea, a native of warm climates. This tree grows with a straight stem to the height of 170 or 200 feet. Its branches grow in a circular manner, and the lowermost ones spread horizontally with great regularity. ...
7922	cabbage-worm	[.] CABBAGE-WORM, n. An insect.
7923	cabiai	[.] CABIAI, n. An animal of South America resembling a hog, living on the margins of lakes and rivers, and feeding on fish. It is a species of Cavy, called also thick-nosed tapir.
7924	cabin	[.] CABIN, n. [.] 1. A small room; an inclosed place. [.] 2. A cottage; a hut, or small house. [.] 3. A tent; a shed; any covered place for a temporary residence. [.] 4. An apartment in a ship for officers and passengers. In large ships there are several cabins, ...
7925	cabin-boy	[.] CABIN-BOY, n. A boy whose duty is to wait on the officers and passengers on board of a ship.
7926	cabin-mate	[.] CABIN-MATE, n. One who occupies the same cabin with another.
7927	cabined	[.] CABINED, pp. Inclosed; covered.
7928	cabinet	[.] CABINET, n. [.] 1. A closet; a small room, or retired apartment. [.] 2. A private room, in which consultations are held. [.] 3. The select or secret council of a prince or executive government; so called from the apartment in which it was originally held. [.] 4. ...
7929	cabinet-council	[.] CABINET-COUNCIL, n. [.] 1. A council held with privacy; the confidential council of a prince or executive magistrate. [.] 2. The members of a privy council; a select number of confidential counselors.
7930	cabinet-maker	[.] CABINET-MAKER, n. A man whose occupation is to make cabinets, tables, bureaus, bed-steads, and other similar furniture.
7931	cabineted	[.] CABINETED, pp. Inclosed in a private apartment, or in a cabinet.
7932	cabirean	[.] CABIREAN, n. One of the Cabiri.
7933	cabirian	[.] CABIRIAN,
7934	cabiric	[.] CABIRIC,
7935	cabiritic	[.] CABIRITIC, a. Pertaining to the Cabiri, certain deities greatly venerated by the ancient Pagans, in Greece and Phenicia. The accounts of these deities are confused and contradictory. Some authors limit their number to four; some to three; others to two; while Sanchoniathon ...
7936	cable	[.] CABLE, n. cabl. A large strong rope or chain, used to retain a vessel at anchor. It is made usually of hemp or iron, but may be made of other materials. Cables are of different sizes, according to the bulk of the vessel for which they are intended, from three to ...
7937	cable-tier	[.] CABLE-TIER, n. The place where the cables are coiled away.
7938	cabled	[.] CABLED, a. Fastened with a cable.
7939	cablet	[.] CABLET, n. A little cable.
7940	caboched	[.] CABOCHED,
7941	caboose	[.] CABOOSE, n. [.] 1. The cook-room or kitchen of a ship. In smaller vessels, it is an inclosed fire-place, hearth or stove for cooking, on the main deck. In a ship of war, the cook room is called a galley. [.] 2. A box that covers the chimney in a ship.
7942	cabos	[.] CABOS, n. A species of eel-pout, about two feet long, whose flesh is well tasted.
7943	caboshed	[.] CABOSHED, n. In heraldry, having the head cut close, so as to have no neck left.
7944	cabriole	[.] CABRIOLE,
7945	cabriolet	[.] CABRIOLET, n. A gig; a one horse chair, a light carriage.
7946	cabure	[.] CABURE, n. A Brazilian bird of the owl kind, of the size of a thrush, of a beautiful umber color, spotted with white.
7947	caburns	[.] CABURNS, n. Small lines made of spun yarn, to bind cables, seize tackles, and the like.
7948	cacao	[.] CACAO or COCOA, n. The chocolate-tree, a species of the Theobroma, a native of the West Indies. This tree grows about twenty feet high, bearing pods which are oval and pointed. The nuts or seeds are numerous, and lodged in a white pithy substance.
7949	caccoons	[.] CACCOONS, n. A plant called in botany Flevillea.
7950	cachalot	[.] CACHALOT, n. A cetaceous fish, the physeter or spermaceti whale. The principal species are, the black headed with a dorsal fin, and the round-headed with a dorsal fin, and the round-headed, with out a fin on the back, and with a fistula in the snout. From this whale ...
7951	cachectic	[.] CACHECTIC,
7952	cachectical	[.] CACHECTICAL, a. [See Cachery.] Having an ill habit of body; of a deranged or vitiated state of the body without fever.
7953	cachexy	[.] CACHEXY, n. A vicious state of the powers of the body; a deranged state of the constitution, without fever or nervous disease.
7954	cachinnation	[.] CACHINNATION, n. A variety of chalcedony, which is a subspecies of quartz, usually milk white, some times grayish or yellowish white; opake or slightly translucent at the edges. Its fracture is even, or conchoidal with large cavities, sometimes dull, sometimes pearly ...
7955	cack	[.] CACK, v.i. To ease the body by stool.
7956	cackerel	[.] CACKEREL, n. A fish which is said to void excrements when pursued. Others say, a fish which eaten produces lax bowels.
7957	cackle	[.] CACKLE, v.i. [.] 1. To make a particular noise, as a goose or a hen. [.] 2. To laugh with a broken noise, like the cackling o a goose; to giggle, which is a word from the same root. [.] 3. To prate; to prattle; to tattle; to talk in a silly manner. [.] CACKLE, ...
7958	cackler	[.] CACKLER, n. [.] 1. A fowl that cackles. [.] 2. A tell-tale; a tattler.
7959	cackling	[.] CACKLING, ppr. Making the noise of a goose or hen. [.] CACKLING, n. The broken noise of a goose or hen. Rome was saved by the cackling of a goose.
7960	cacochymic	[.] CACOCHYMIC,
7961	cacochymical	[.] CACOCHYMICAL, a. [See Cacochymy.] Having the fluids of the body vitiated, especially the blood.
7962	cacochymy	[.] CACOCHYMY, n. A vicious state of the vital humors, especially of the blood, arising from a disorder of the secretions or excretions, or from contagion.
7963	cacodemon	[.] CACODEMON, n. An evil spirit.
7964	cacoethes	[.] CACOETHES, n. [.] 1. A bad custom or habit; a bad disposition. [.] 2. In medicine, an incurable ulcer.
7965	cacophony	...
7966	cadaver	[.] CADAVER, n. A corpse.
7967	cadaverous	[.] CADAVEROUS, a. [.] 1. Having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale; wan; ghastly; as a cadaverous look. [.] 2. Having the qualities of a dead body.
7968	caddis	[.] CADDIS, n. [.] 1. A kind of tape or ribin. [.] 2. A kind of worm or grub found in a case of straw.
7969	caddow	[.] CADDOW, n. A chough; a jack daw.
7970	caddy	[.] CADDY, n. A small box for keeping tea.
7971	cade	[.] CADE, a. Tame; bred by hand; domesticated; as a cade lamb. [.] CADE, v.t. To bring up or nourish by hand, or with tenderness; to tame. [.] CADE, n. A barrel or cask. A cade of herrings is the quantity of five hundred; of sprats, a thousand.
7972	cade-oil	[.] CADE-OIL, n. In the materia medica, an oil used in Germany and France, made of the fruit of the oxycedrus, called in those countries, cada.
7973	cade-worm	[.] CADE-WORM, n. The same as caddis.
7974	cadence	[.] CADENCE,
7975	cadenced	[.] CADENCED, pp. or a. Having a particular cadence; as well cadenced music.
7976	cadency	[.] CADENCY, n. [.] 1. A fall, a decline; a state of sinking. [.] 2. A fall of the voice in reading or speaking, as at the end of a sentence; also, the falling of the voice in the general modulation of tones in reciting. In reading or speaking, a certain tone is ...
7977	cadene	[.] CADENE, n. A species of inferior carpet imported from the Levant.
7978	cadent	[.] CADENT, n. Falling down; sinking.
7979	cadenza	[.] CADENZA, n. The fall or modulation of the voice in singing.
7980	cadet	[.] CADET, n. [.] 1. The younger or youngest son. [.] 2. A gentleman who carries arms in a regiment, as a private mane, with a view to acquire military skill, and obtain a commission. His service is voluntary, but he receives pay, and thus is distinguished from a ...
7981	cadew	[.] CADEW, n. A straw worm. [See Caddis.]
7982	cadge	[.] CADGE, v.t. To carry a burden.
7983	cadger	[.] CADGER, n. One who brings butter, eggs and poultry to the market, from the country; a huckster.
7984	cadi	[.] CADI, n. In the Turkish dominions, a judge in civil affairs; usually the judge of a town or village, for the judge of a city or province is called Moula.
7985	cadillac	[.] CADILLAC, n. A sort of pear.
7986	cadmean	[.] CADMEAN,
7987	cadmia	[.] CADMIA, n. An oxyd of zink which collects on the sides of furnaces where zink is sublimed, as in brass founderies. This substance is readily volatilized on charcoal, by the oxy-hydrogen blowpipe, and it burns with the usual beautiful combustion of zink. Pulverized, ...
7988	cadmian	[.] CADMIAN, a. Relating to Cadmus, a reputed prince of Thebes, who introduced into Greece, sixteen simple letters of the alphabet. These are called Cadmean letters. [.] This personage may be a fabulous being, or if such a person ever existed, he may have been named ...
7989	cadmium	[.] CADMIUM, n. A metal discovered by M. Stromeyer, in 1817, in carbonate of zink, at Hanover. Its color is a fine white, with a shade of bluish gray, resembling that of tin. Its texture is compact, its fracture hackly, and it is susceptible of polish. It is ductile ...
7990	caduceus	[.] CADUCEUS, n. In antiquity, Mercurys rod; a wand entwisted by two serpents, borne by Mercury as an ensign of quality and office. On medals, the Caduceus is a symbol of good conduct, peace and prosperity. The rod represents power; the serpents, wisdom; and the two ...
7991	caducity	[.] CADUCITY, n. Tendency to fall.
7992	caducous	[.] CADUCOUS, a. In botany, falling early; as caducous leaves, which fall before the end of summer. A caducous calyx falls before the corol is well unfolded.
7993	caecias	[.] CAECIAS, n. A wind from the northeast.
7994	caer	[.] CAR, CAER, CHAR, in names of places, is sometimes the Celtic Caer, a town or city, as in Caermarthen.
7995	caesarian	[.] CAESARIAN. [See Cesarian.]
7996	caesura	[.] CAESURA. [See Cesura.]
7997	caftan	[.] CAFTAN, n. A Persian or Turkish vest or garment.
7998	cage	[.] CAGE, v.t. To confine in a cage; to shut up, or confine.
7999	cagit	[.] CAGIT, n. A beautiful green parrot of the Philippine isles.
8000	cagui	[.] CAGUI, n. A monkey of Brazil, of two species, one of them called the pongi, the other not more than six inches long. They are called also jacchus and oedipus.
8001	caic	[.] CAIC or CAIQUE, n. A skiff belonging to a galley.
8002	caiman	[.] CAIMAN. [See Cayman.]
8003	caique	[.] CAIC or CAIQUE, n. A skiff belonging to a galley.
8004	cairn	[.] CAIRN, n. A heap of stones.
8005	caisson	[.] CAISSON, or CAISSOON, n. [.] 1. A wooden chest into which several bombs are put, and sometimes gunpowder, to be laid in the way of an enemy, or under some work of which the enemy intend to possess themselves, and to be fired when they get possession. [.] 2. A ...
8006	caissoon	[.] CAISSON, or CAISSOON, n. [.] 1. A wooden chest into which several bombs are put, and sometimes gunpowder, to be laid in the way of an enemy, or under some work of which the enemy intend to possess themselves, and to be fired when they get possession. [.] 2. A ...
8007	caitif	[.] CAITIF, n. A mean villain; a despicable knave; it implies a mixture of wickedness and misery.
8008	cajeput	[.] CAJEPUT, n. An oil from the East Indies, resembling that of cardamoms, obtained from the Melaleuca leucodendron.
8009	cajole	[.] CAJOLE, v.t. To flatter; to soothe; to coax; to deceive or delude by flattery.
8010	cajoler	[.] CAJOLER, n. A flatterer; a wheedler.
8011	cajolery	[.] CAJOLERY, n. Flattery; a wheedling to delude.
8012	cajoling	[.] CAJOLING, ppr. Flattering; wheedling; deceiving.
8013	cajota	[.] CAJOTA, n. A Mexican animal resembling a wolf and a dog.
8014	cake	[.] CAKE, n. [.] 1. A small mass of dough baked; or a composition of flour, butter, sugar, or other ingredients, baked in a small mass. The name is applied to various compositions, baked or cooked in different shapes. [.] 2. Something in the form of a cake, rather ...
8015	calabash	[.] CALABASH, n. [.] 1. A vessel made of a dried gourd-shell or of the shell of a calabash tree, used for containing liquors, or goods, as pitch, rosin and the like. [.] 2. A popular name of the gourd-plant, or Cucurbita.
8016	calabash-tree	[.] CALABASH-TREE, n. A tree of two species, known in botany by the generic name Crescentia. The cujete has narrow leaves, but a large round or oval fruit. The latifolia has broad leaves. The shell of the fruit is used for cups, bowls, dishes and other utensils.
8017	calade	[.] CALADE, n. The slope or declivity of a rising manege-ground.
8018	calaite	[.] CALAITE, n. A name given to the turquois; which see.
8019	calamanco	[.] CALAMANCO, n. A woolen stuff, of a fine gloss, and checkered in the warp.
8020	calamar	[.] CALAMAR, n. An animal, having an oblong body and ten legs. On the belly are two bladders containing a black fluid, which the animal emits when pursued. It is called also sea-sleeve and cuttle-fish.
8021	calambac	[.] CALAMBAC, n. Aloes-wood, xyloe-aloes, a drug, which is the product of a tree growing in China and some of the Indian isles. It is of a light spungy texture, very porous, and the pores so filled with a soft fragrant resin, that it may be indented by the fingers and ...
8022	calambour	[.] CALAMBOUR, n. A species of the aloes-wood, of a dusky or mottled color, of a light, friable texture, and less fragrant than calambac. This wood is used by cabinet-makers and inlayers.
8023	calamiferous	[.] CALAMIFEROUS, a. Producing plants having a long, hollow, knotted stem.
8024	calamin	[.] CALAMINE, or CALAMIN, n. Lapis calaminaris, or cadmia fossilis; an ore of zink, much used in the composition of brass. This term is applied both to the siliceous oxyd and the native carbonate of zink. They an scarcely be distinguished by their external characters. ...
8025	calamine	[.] CALAMINE, or CALAMIN, n. Lapis calaminaris, or cadmia fossilis; an ore of zink, much used in the composition of brass. This term is applied both to the siliceous oxyd and the native carbonate of zink. They an scarcely be distinguished by their external characters. ...
8026	calamint	[.] CALAMINT, n. A plant, a species of Melissa, or baum, an aromatic plant, and a weak corroborant. [.] Water-calamint is a species of Mentha, or mint.
8027	calamistrate	[.] CALAMISTRATE, v.t. To curl or frizzle the hair.
8028	calamistration	[.] CALAMISTRATION, n. The act of curling the hair.
8029	calamit	[.] CALAMIT, n. A mineral, probably a variety of Tremolite. It occurs in imperfect or rounded prismatic crystals, longitudinally striated, and sometimes resembling a reed. Its structure is foliated; its luster vitreous, and more or less shining.
8030	calamitous	[.] CALAMITOUS, a. [.] 1. Very miserable; involved in deep distress; oppressed with infelicity; wretched from misfortune; applied to men. [.] 2. Producing distress and misery; making wretched; applied to external circumstances; as a calamitous event. [.] 3. Full ...
8031	calamitously	[.] CALAMITOUSLY, adv. In a manner to bring great distress.
8032	calamitousness	[.] CALAMITOUSNESS, n. Deep distress; wretchedness; misery; the quality of producing misery.
8033	calamity	[.] CALAMITY, n. Any great misfortune, or cause of misery; generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evils, as loss of crops, earthquakes, conflagrations, defeat of armies, and the like. But it is applied also to the misfortunes which bring great ...
8034	calamus	[.] CALAMUS, n. [.] 1. The generic name of the Indian cane, called also rotang. It is without branches, has a crown at the top, and is beset with spines. [.] 2. In antiquity, a pipe or fistula, a wind instrument, made of a reed or oaten stalk. [.] 3. A rush ...
8035	calander	[.] CALANDRE or CALANDER, n. The French name of a species of insect of the beetle kind, very destructive in granaries.
8036	calandra	[.] CALANDRA, n. A species of lark, with a thick bill, the upper part of the body of a reddish brown, spotted with black, with a body thicker than the sky-lark.
8037	calandre	[.] CALANDRE or CALANDER, n. The French name of a species of insect of the beetle kind, very destructive in granaries.
8038	calangay	[.] CALANGAY, n. A species of white parrot.
8039	calash	[.] CALASH, n. [.] 1. A light chariot or carriage with very low wheels, used for taking the air in parks and gardens. It is open, or covered with mantles of cloth, that are let down at pleasure. [.] 2. A cover for the head sometimes used by ladies.
8040	calc-sinter	[.] CALC-SINTER, n. Stalactitic carbonate of lime.
8041	calc-tuff	[.] CALC-TUFF, n. An alluvial formation of carbonate of lime.
8042	calcar	[.] CALCAR, n. In glass works, a kind of oven, or reverberating furnace, used for the calcination of sand and salt of potash, and converting them into frit.
8043	calcarate	[.] CALCARATE, a. Furnished with a spur; as a calcarate corol, in larksupr; a calcarate nectary, a nectary resembling a cocks spur.
8044	calcario-sulphurou	[.] CALCARIO-SULPHUROUS, a. [See Calx and Sulphur.] Having lime and sulphur in combination, or partaking of both.
8045	calcarious	[.] CALCARIOUS, a. Partaking of the nature of lime; having the qualities of lime; as calcarious earth or stone.
8046	calcavalla	[.] CALCAVALLA, n. A kind of sweet wine from Portugal.
8047	calceated	[.] CALCEATED, n. Shod; fitted with or wearing shoes.
8048	calcedon	[.] CALCEDON, n. [See Chalcedony.] With jewelers, a foul vein, like chalcedony, in some precious stones.
8049	calcedonian	[.] CALCEDONIAN, a. [See Chalcedony.] Pertaining to or resembling chalcedony.
8050	calcedonic	[.] CALCEDONIC,
8051	calcedony	[.] CALCEDONY. See Chalcedony, the more correct orthography.
8052	calciferous	[.] CALCIFEROUS, a. [of calx, lime, and muria, salt water.] A species of earth, of the muriatic genus, of a blue or olive green color, of the consistence of clay. It consists of calcarious earth and magnesia tinged with iron.
8053	calcinable	[.] CALCINABLE, a. [See Calcine.] That may be calcined; capable of being reduced to a friable state by the action of fire.
8054	calcinate	[.] CALCINATE, v.t. To calcine. [See Calcine.]
8055	calcination	[.] CALCINATION, n. [from calcine.] [.] 1. The operation of expelling from a substance by heat, some volatile matter with which it is combined, or which is the cementing principle, and thus reducing it to a friable state. Thus chalk and carbonate of lime are reduced ...
8056	calcinatory	[.] CALCINATORY, n. A vessel used in calcination.
8057	calcine	[.] CALCINE, v.t. [.] 1. To reduce a substance to a powder or to a friable state, by the action of heat; or to expel from a substance some volatile matter, combined with it, or forming its cementing principle, as the carbonic acid from limestone, or the water of crystalization ...
8058	calcium	[.] CALCIUM, n. The metallic basis of lime.
8059	calcographical	[.] CALCOGRAPHICAL, a. [See Calcography.] Pertaining to calcography.
8060	calcography	[.] CALCOGRAPHY, n. An engraving in the likeness of chalk.
8061	calculalation	[.] CALCULALATION, n. [.] 1. The art, practice or manner of computing by numbers. The use of numbers, by addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division, for the purpose of arriving at a certain result. Thus computations in astronomy and geometry for making tables ...
8062	calculary	[.] CALCULARY, n. A congeries of little stony knots dispersed through the parenchyma of the pear and other fruits, formed by concretions of the sap.
8063	calculate	[.] CALCULATE, v.t. [.] 1. To compute; to reckon; to add, subtract, multiply or divide any sums, for the purpose of finding the amount, difference, or other result. This, to calculate the expenses of erecting a house, is to estimate and add together the several sums ...
8064	calculated	[.] CALCULATED, pp. Computed; reckoned; suited; adapted by design.
8065	calculating	[.] CALCULATING, ppr. Computing; reckoining; adapting by design; adjusting.
8066	calculative	[.] CALCULATIVE, a. Pertaining to calculation; tending to calculate.
8067	calculator	[.] CALCULATOR, n. One who computes or reckons; one who estimates or considers the force and effect of causes, with a view to form a correct estimate of the effects.
8068	calculatory	[.] CALCULATORY, a. Belonging to calculation.
8069	calcule	[.] CALCULE, n. Reckoning; computation.
8070	calculous	[.] CALCULOUS, a. [Supra.] [.] 1. Stony; gritty; hard like stone; as a calculous concretion. [.] 2. In mathematics; Differential calculus, is the arithmetic of the infinitely small differences of variable quantities; the method of differencing quantities, or of finding ...
8071	caldron	[.] CALDRON, n. A large kettle or boiler, of copper, or other metal, furnished with a movable handle or bail, with which to hang it on a chimney hook.
8072	caleche	[.] CALECHE, [See Calash.]
8073	caledonian	[.] CALEDONIAN, a. Pertaining to Caledonia, an ancient name of Scotland. The termination ia, signifies a country, and was added by the Romans. Caledon signifies probably, the hill or town of the Gaels, or Caels, the primitive inhabitants. [.] CALEDONIAN, n. A native ...
8074	calefacient	[.] CALEFACIENT, a. [See Calefaction, Calefy.] Warming; heating. [.] CALEFACIENT, n. That which warms or heats.
8075	calefaction	[.] CALEFACTION, n. [.] 1. The act or operation of warming or heating; the production of heat in a body by the action of fire, or by the communication of heat from other bodies. [.] 2. The state of being heated.
8076	calefactive	[.] CALEFACTIVE,
8077	calefactor	[.] CALEFACTOR, a. [See Calefaction.] That makes warm or hot; that communicates heat.
8078	calefy	[.] CALEFY, v.i. To grow hot or warm; to be heated. [.] CALEFY, v.t. To make worm or hot.
8079	calendar	[.] CALENDAR, n. [.] 1. A register of the year, in which the months, weeks, and days are set down in order, with the feasts observed by the church, &c.; an almanack. It was so named from the Roman Calendoe, the name given to the first day of the month, and written, ...
8080	calender	[.] CALENDER, v.t. To press between rollers, for the purpose of making smooth, glossy and wavy; as woolen and silk stuffs and linens. [.] CALENDER, n. A machine or hot press, used in manufactories to press cloths, for the purpose of making them smooth, even and glossy, ...
8081	calendrer	[.] CALENDRER, n. The person who calenders cloth.
8082	calends	[.] CALENDS, n. plu. Among the Romans, the fist day of each month. The origin of this name is differently related. Varro supposes it to have originated in the practice of notifying the time of the new moon, by a priest who called out or proclaimed the fact, to the people, ...
8083	calenture	[.] CALENTURE, n. A violent ardent fever, incident to persons in hot climates, especially natives of cooler climates. It is attended with delirium, and one of the symptoms is, that the person affected imagines the sea to be a green field, and sometimes attempting to walk ...
8084	calf	[.] CALF, n. [.] 1. The young of the cow, or of the bovine genus of quadrupeds. [.] 2. In contempt, a dolt; an ignorant, stupid person; a weak or cowardly man. [.] 3. The thick fleshy part of the leg behind; so called from its protuberance. [.] 4. The calves ...
8085	calf-like	[.] CALF-LIKE, a. Resembling a calf.
8086	calf-skin	[.] CALF-SKIN, n. The hide or skin of a calf; or leather made of the skin.
8087	caliber	[.] CALIBER, n. [.] 1. The diameter of a body; as the caliber of a column, or of a bullet. [.] 2. The bore of a gun, or the extent of its bore. [.] Caliber-compasses, calibers, or callipers, a sort of compasses made with arched legs to take the diameter of round ...
8088	calice	[.] CALICE, n. A cup appropriately, a communion cup, or vessel used to administer the wine in the sacrament of the Lords supper. It is used by the Roman Catholics in the mass.
8089	calico	[.] CALICO, n. [said to be from Calicut, in India.] Cotton cloth. In England, white or unprinted cotton cloth is called calico. In the United States, calico is printed cotton cloth, having not more than two colors. I have never heard this name given to the unprinted ...
8090	calico-printer	[.] CALICO-PRINTER, n. One whose occupation is to print calicoes.
8091	calid	[.] CALID, a. Hot; burning; ardent.
8092	calidity	[.] CALIDITY, n. Heat.
8093	caliduct	[.] CALIDUCT, n. Among the Ancients, a pipe or canal used to convey heat from a furnace to the apartments of a house.
8094	calif	[.] CALIF, n. Written also caliph and kalif. A successor or vicar; a representative of Mohammed, bearing the same relation to him as the Pope pretends to bear to St. Peter. Among the Saracens, or Mohammedans, a calif is one who is vested with supreme dignity and power ...
8095	califate	[.] CALIFATE,
8096	caligation	...
8097	caliginous	[.] CALIGINOUS, a. Dim; obscure; dark.
8098	caliginousness	[.] CALIGINOUSNESS, n. Dimness; obscurity.
8099	caligraphy	[.] CALIGRAPHY,
8100	caligraphyic	[.] CALIGRAPHYIC, n. [Infra.] Pertaining to elegant penmanship.
8101	calin	[.] CALIN, n. A compound metal, of which the Chinese make tea canisters and the like. The ingredients seem to be lead and tin.
8102	caliphate	[.] CALIPHATE or KALIFATE, n. The office or dignity of a calif; or the government of a calif.
8103	caliver	[.] CALIVER, n. [from caliber.] A kind of handgun, musket or arquebuse.
8104	calk	[.] CALK, v.t. cauk. [.] 1. To drive oakum or old ropes untwised, into the seams of a ship or other vessel, to prevent their leaking, or admitting water. After the seams are filled, they are covered with hot melted pitch or rosin, to keep the oakum from rotting. [.] 2. ...
8105	calked	[.] CALKED, pp. Cauked. Having the seams stopped; furnished with shoes with iron points.
8106	calker	[.] CALKER, n. Cauker. A man who calks; sometimes perhaps a calk or pointed iron on a house-shoe.
8107	calkin	[.] CALKIN, n. A calk.
8108	calking	[.] CALKING, n. Cauking. In painting, the covering of the back side of a design with black lead, or red chalk, and tracing lines through on a waxed plate or wall or other matter, by passing lightly over each stroke of the design with a point, which leaves an impression ...
8109	calking-iron	[.] CALKING-IRON, n. Cauking-iron. An instrument like a chisel, used in calking ships.
8110	call	[.] CALL, v.t. [Heb. To hold or restrain.] In a general sense, to drive; to strain or force out sound. Hence, [.] 1. To name; to denominate or give a name. And God called the light day, and the darkness he called night. Gen. 1. [.] 2. To convoke; to summon; to ...
8111	callat	[.] CALLAT, n. A trull, or a scold.
8112	called	[.] CALLED, pp. Invited; summoned; addressed; named; appointed; invoked; assembled by order; recited.
8113	caller	[.] CALLER, n. One who calls.
8114	callet	[.] CALLET,
8115	calligraphy	[.] CALLIGRAPHY, n. Fair or elegant writing, or penmanship.
8116	calling	[.] CALLING, n. [.] 1. A naming, or inviting; a reading over or reciting in order, or a call of names with a view to obtain an answer, as in legislative bodies. [.] 2. Vocation; profession; trade; usual occupation, or employment. [.] [.] Pope. Swift. 1 Cor. ...
8117	calliope	[.] CALLIOPE, n. Calliopy. In Pagan mythology, the muse that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry.
8118	callipers	[.] CALLIPERS. [See Caliber.]
8119	callix	[.] CALLIX, n. [.] 1. A cup [.] 2. The membrane which covers the papillae in the pelvis of the human kidney. But it seem to be erroneously used for calyx, which see.
8120	callosity	[.] CALLOSITY, a. Hardness, or bony hardness; the hardness of the cicatrix of ulcers.
8121	callous	[.] CALLOUS, a. [.] 1. Hard; hardened; indurated; as an ulcer or some part of the body. [.] 2. Hardened in mind; insensible; unfeeling.
8122	callously	[.] CALLOUSLY, adv. In a hardened or unfeeling manner.
8123	callousness	[.] CALLOUSNESS, n. Hardness, induration, applied to the body; insensibility, applied to the mind or heart.
8124	callow	[.] CALLOW, a. Destitute of feathers, naked; unfledged; as a young bird.
8125	callus	[.] CALLUS, n. Any cutaneous, corneous, or bony hardness, but generally the new growth of osseous matter between the extremities of fractured bones, serving to unite them; also a hardness in the skin; a hard, dense, insensible knob on the hands, feet, &c.
8126	calm	[.] CALM, a. [.] 1. Still; quiet; being at rest; as the air. Hence not stormy or tempestuous; as a calm day. [.] 2. Undisturbed; not agitated; as a calm sea. [.] 3. Undisturbed by passion; not agitated or excited; quiet; tranquil; as the mind, temper, or attention. [.] CALM, ...
8127	calmer	[.] CALMER, n. The person or thing that calms, or has the power to till, and make quiet; that which allays or pacifies.
8128	calming	[.] CALMING, ppr. Stilling; appeasing.
8129	calmly	[.] CALMLY, adv. In a quiet manner; without disturbance, agitation, tumult, or violence; without passion; quietly.
8130	calmness	[.] CALMNESS, n. [.] 1. Quietness; stillness; tranquillity; applied to the elements. [.] 2. Quietness; mildness; unruffled state; applied to the mind, passions or temper.
8131	calmy	[.] CALMY, a. Calm; quiet; peaceable.
8132	calogeri	[.] CALOYERS, or CALOGERI, n. Monks of the Greek church, of three orders; archari, or novices; ordinary professed, or microchemi; and the more perfect, called megalochemi. They are also divided into cenobites, who are employed in reciting their offices, from midnight ...
8133	calomel	[.] CALOMEL, n. A preparation of mercury, much used in medicine. It is called the submuriate or protochloride of mercury, and is prepared in various ways, by sublimation or precipitation, and also in the dry way. The following are the directions given in the last London ...
8134	caloric	[.] CALORIC, n. The principle or matter of heat, or the simple element of heat. Caloric may be defined, the agent to which the phenomena of heat and combustion are ascribed. Caloric expands all bodies. [.] CALORIC, a. Pertaining to the matter of heat.
8135	calorific	[.] CALORIFIC, a. That has the quality of producing heat; causing heat; heating.
8136	calorimeter	[.] CALORIMETER, n. An apparatus for measuring relative quantities of heat, or the specific caloric of bodies; or an instrument for measuring the heat given out by a body in cooling, from the quantity of ice it melts, invented by Lavoisier and Laplace.
8137	calorimotor	[.] CALORIMOTOR, n. A galvanic instrument, in which the calorific influence or effects are attended by scarcely any electrical power.
8138	calote	[.] CALOTE, n. [.] 1. A cap or coif, of hair, satin or other stuff, worn in popish countries, as an ecclesiastical ornament. [.] 2. In architecture, a round cavity or depression, in form of a cup or cap, lathed and plastered, used to diminish the elevation of a chapel, ...
8139	calotte	[.] CALOTTE,
8140	caloyers	[.] CALOYERS, or CALOGERI, n. Monks of the Greek church, of three orders; archari, or novices; ordinary professed, or microchemi; and the more perfect, called megalochemi. They are also divided into cenobites, who are employed in reciting their offices, from midnight ...
8141	calp	[.] CALP, n. A subspecies of carbonate of lime, of a bluish black, gray or grayish blue, but its streak is white, called also argillo-fer-ruginous limestone. It is intermediate between compact limestone and marl.
8142	caltrop	[.] CALTROP, n. [.] 1. A kind of thistle, the Latin tribulus, with a roundish prickly pericarp; on one side, gibbous, often armed with three or four daggers; on the other side, angular, converging with transverse cells. It grows in France, Italy and Spain, among corn, ...
8143	calumet	[.] CALUMET, n. Among the aboriginals of America, a pipe, used for smoking tobacco, whose bowl is usually of soft red marble, and the tube a long reed, ornamented with feathers. The calumet is used as a symbol or instrument of peace and war. To accept the calumet, is ...
8144	calumniate	[.] CALUMNIATE, v.t. [See Calumny.] To accuse or charge one falsely, and knowingly, with some crime, offense, or something, disreputable; to slander. [.] CALUMNIATE, v.i. To charge falsely and knowingly with a crime or offense; to propagate evil reports with a design ...
8145	calumniated	[.] CALUMNIATED, pp. Slandered; falsely and maliciously accused of what is criminal, immoral, or disgraceful.
8146	calumniating	[.] CALUMNIATING, ppr. Slandering.
8147	calumniation	[.] CALUMNIATION, n. False accusation of a crime or offense, or a malicious and false representation of the words or actions of another, with a view to injure his good name.
8148	calumniator	[.] CALUMNIATOR, n. One who slanders; one who falsely and knowingly accuses another of a crime or offense, or maliciously propagates false accusations or reports.
8149	calumniatory	[.] CALUMNIATORY, a. Slanderous.
8150	calumnious	[.] CALUMNIOUS, a. Slanderous; bearing or implying calumny; injurious to reputation.
8151	calumniously	[.] CALUMNIOUSLY, n. Slanderously.
8152	calumniousness	[.] CALUMNIOUSNESS, n. Slanderousness.
8153	calumny	[.] CALUMNY, n. Slander; false accusation of a crime or offense, knowingly or maliciously made or reported, to the injury of another; false representation of facts reproachful to another, made by design, and with knowledge of its falsehood; sometimes followed by on. Neglected ...
8154	calvary	[.] CALVARY, n. [.] 1. A place of skulls; particularly, the place where Christ was crucified, on a small hill west of Jerusalem. In catholic countries, a kind of chapel raised on a hillock near a city, as a place of devotion, in memory of the place where our Savior ...
8155	calve	[.] CALVE, v.i. [.] 1. To bring forth young, as a cow. [.] 2. In a metaphorical sense, and sometimes by way of reproach, as when applied to the human race, to bring forth; to produce.
8156	calver	[.] CALVER, v.t. To cut in slices. [.] CALVER, v.i. To shrink by cutting, and not fall to pieces.
8157	calves-snout	[.] CALVES-SNOUT, n. A plant, snap-dragon, antirrhinum.
8158	calville	[.] CALVILLE, n. A sort of apple.
8159	calvinish	[.] CALVINISH, n. The theological tenets or doctrines of Calvin, who was born in Picardy in France, and in 1536, chosen professor of divinity, and minister of a church in Geneva. The distinguishing doctrines of this system are, original sin, particular election and reprobation, ...
8160	calvinist	[.] CALVINIST, n. A follower of Calvin; one who embraces the theological doctrines of Calvin.
8161	calvinistic	[.] CALVINISTIC,
8162	calvinistical	[.] CALVINISTICAL, a. Pertaining to Calvin, or to his opinions in theology.
8163	calvish	[.] CALVISH, a. Like a calf.
8164	calx	[.] CALX, n. Properly lime or chalk; but more appropriately, the substance of a metal or mineral which remains after being subjected to violent heat, burning, or calcination, solution by acids, or detonation by niter, and which is or may be reduced to a fine powder. Metallic ...
8165	calycinal	[.] CALYCINAL,
8166	calycine	[.] CALYCINE, a. Pertaining to a calyx; situated on a calyx.
8167	calycle	[.] CALYCLE, n. In botany, a row of small leaflets, at the base of the calyx, on the outside. The calycle of the seed is the outer proper covering or crown of the seed, adhering to it, to facilitate its dispersion.
8168	calycled	[.] CALYCULATE or CALYCLED, a. Having a calycle at the base on the outside; used of the calyx.
8169	calyculate	[.] CALYCULATE or CALYCLED, a. Having a calycle at the base on the outside; used of the calyx.
8170	calypter	[.] CALYPTER, n. The calyx of mosses, according to Linne; but not properly a calyx. It is a kind of vail, or cowl, which cove or is suspended over the tops of the stamens, like an extinguisher. [.] The calyptra of mosses is an appendage of the capsule or female flower. ...
8171	calyx	[.] CALYX, n. plu. calyxes. The outer covering of a flower, being the termination of the cortical epidermis or outer bark of the plant, which, in most plants, incloses and supports the bottom of the corol. In Linnes system, it comprehends the perianth, the involucrum, ...
8172	calzoons	[.] CALZOONS, n. Drawers.
8173	camaieu	[.] CAMEO, CAMAIEU, OR CAMAYEU, n. A peculiar sort of onyx; also, a stone on which are found various figures and representations of landscapes, a kind of lusus naturae, exhibiting pictures without painting. The word is said to be the oriental camehuia, a name given to ...
8174	camayeu	[.] CAMEO, CAMAIEU, OR CAMAYEU, n. A peculiar sort of onyx; also, a stone on which are found various figures and representations of landscapes, a kind of lusus naturae, exhibiting pictures without painting. The word is said to be the oriental camehuia, a name given to ...
8175	camber	[.] CAMBER, n. Among builders, camber or camber-beam is a piece of timber cut archwise, or with an obtuse angle in the middle, used in platforms, where long and strong beams are required. As a verb, this word signifies to bend, but I know not that it is used. [.] A ...
8176	cambering	[.] CAMBERING, ppr. or a. Bending; arched; as, a deck lies cambering.
8177	cambist	[.] CAMBIST, n. A banker; one who deals in notes, and bills of exchange.
8178	cambric	[.] CAMBRIC, n. A species of fine white linen, made of flax, said to be named from Cambray in Flanders, where it was first manufactured.
8179	came	[.] CAME, pret. of come, which see. [.] CAME, n. A slender rod of cast lead, of which glaziers make their turned lead.
8180	camel	[.] CAMEL, n. [.] 1. A large quadruped used in Asia and Africa for carrying burdens, and for riders. As genus, the camel belongs to the order of Pecora. The characteristics are; it has no horns; it has six fore teeth in the under jaw; the canine teeth are wide set, ...
8181	camel-backed	[.] CAMEL-BACKED, a. Having a back like a camel. [.] Cameleon mineral. [See Chameleon.] A compound of pure potash and black oxyd of manganese, fused together, whose solution in water, at first green, passes spontaneously through the whole series of colored rays to the ...
8182	camelopard	[.] CAMELOPARD, n. [camelus and pardalis.] The giraff, a species constituting the genus Camelopardalis. This animal has two straight horns, without branches, six inches long, covered with hair, truncated at the end and tufted. On the forehead, is a tubercle, two inches ...
8183	cameo	[.] CAMEO, CAMAIEU, OR CAMAYEU, n. A peculiar sort of onyx; also, a stone on which are found various figures and representations of landscapes, a kind of lusus naturae, exhibiting pictures without painting. The word is said to be the oriental camehuia, a name given to ...
8184	camerade	[.] CAMERADE, n. One who lodges or resides in the same apartment; now comrade, which see.
8185	cameralistic	[.] CAMERALISTIC, a. Pertaining to finance and public revenue.
8186	cameralistics	[.] CAMERALISTICS, n. The science of finance or public revenue, comprehending the means of raising and disposing of it.
8187	camerate	[.] CAMERATE, v.t. To vault; to ceil.
8188	camerated	[.] CAMERATED, a. Arched; vaulted.
8189	cameration	[.] CAMERATION, n. An arching or vaulting.
8190	camis	[.] CAMIS, n. A thin dress.
8191	camisade	[.] CAMISADE, n. An attack by surprise, at night, or at break of day, when the enemy is supposed to be in bed. This word is said to have taken its rise from an attack of this kind, in which the soldiers, as a badge to distinguish each other by, bore a shirt over their ...
8192	camisated	[.] CAMISATED, a. Dressed with a shirt outwards.
8193	camlet	[.] CAMLET, n. A stuff originally made of camels hair. It is now made, sometimes of wool, sometimes of silk, sometimes of hair, especially that of goats, with wool or silk. In some, the warp is silk and wool twisted together, and the woof is hair. The pure oriental ...
8194	camleted	[.] CAMLETED, a. Colored or veined.
8195	cammoc	[.] CAMMOC, n. A plant, petty whin or rest-harrow, Ononis.
8196	camomile	[.] CAMOMILE, n. A genus of plants, Anthemis, of many species. It has a chaffy receptacle; the calyx is hemispheric and subequal, and the florets of the ray are more than five. The common sort is a trailing perennial plant, has a strong aromatic smell, and a bitter nauseous ...
8197	camous	[.] CAMOUS,
8198	camoused	[.] CAMOUSED, a. Depressed; crooked.
8199	camously	[.] CAMOUSLY, adv. Awry.
8200	camoys	[.] CAMOYS, n. Flat; depressed; applied only to the nose, and little used.
8201	camp	[.] CAMP, n. [.] 1. The ground on which an army pitch their tents, whether for a night or a longer time. [.] 2. The order or arrangement of tents, or disposition of an army, for rest; as, to pitch a camp. Also, the troops encamped on the same field. [.] 3. An ...
8202	camp-fight	[.] CAMP-FIGHT, n. In law writers, a trial by duel, or the legal combat of two champions, for the decision of a controversy. [Camp in W. Is a game, and campiaw is to contend.]
8203	campaign	[.] CAMPAIGN,
8204	campaigner	[.] CAMPAIGNER, n. One who has served in an army several campaigns; an old soldier; a veteran.
8205	campain	[.] CAMPAIN, n. [.] 1. An open field; a large open plain; an extensive tract of ground without considerable hills. [See Champaign.] [.] 2. The time that an army keeps the filed, either in action, marches, or in camp, without entering into winter quarters. A campaign ...
8206	campana	[.] CAMPANA, n. The pasque-flower.
8207	campaniform	[.] CAMPANIFORM, a. In the shape of a bell; applied to flowers.
8208	campanula	[.] CAMPANULA, n. The bell-flower.
8209	campanulate	[.] CAMPANULATE, a. In the form of a bell.
8210	campeachy-wood	[.] CAMPEACHY-WOOD, from Campeachy in Mexico.
8211	campestral	[.] CAMPESTRAL,
8212	campestrian	[.] CAMPESTRIAN, a. Pertaining to an open field; growing in a field or open ground.
8213	camphor	[.] CAMPHOR, n. Properly cafor. A solid concrete juice or exudation, from the laurus camphora, or Indian laurel-tree, a large tree growing wild in Borneo, Sumatra, &c. It is a whitish translucent substance, of granular or foliated fracture, and somewhat unctuous to the ...
8214	camphor-oil	[.] CAMPHOR-OIL. [See Camphor-tree.]
8215	camphor-tree	[.] CAMPHOR-TREE, n. The tree from which camphor is obtained. According to Miller, there are two sorts of trees that produce camphor; one, a native of Borneo, which produces the best species; the other, a native of Japan, which resembles the bay-tree, bearing black or ...
8216	camphorate	[.] CAMPHORATE, n. In chimistry, a compound of the acid of camphor, with different bases. [.] CAMPHORATE, a. Pertaining to camphor, or impregnated with it.
8217	camphorated	[.] CAMPHORATED, a. Impregnated with camphor.
8218	camphoric	[.] CAMPHORIC, a. Pertaining to camphor, or partaking of its qualities.
8219	campilla	[.] CAMPILLA, n. A plant of a new genus, used by dyers.
8220	camping	[.] CAMPING, ppr. Encamping. [.] CAMPING, n. A playing at football.
8221	campion	[.] CAMPION, n. A plant, the popular name of the lychnis.
8222	camus	[.] CAMUS,
8223	can	[.] CAN, n. A cup or vessel for liquors, in modern times made of metal; as a can of ale. [.] CAN, v.i. pret. could, which is from another root. [See Could.] [.] 1. To be able; to have sufficient strength or physical power. One man can lift a weight which another ...
8224	can-buoy	[.] CAN-BUOY, n. In seamanship, a buoy in form of a cone, made large, and sometimes painted, as a mark to designate shoals, &c.
8225	can-hook	[.] CAN-HOOK, n. An instrument to sling a cask by the ends of its staves, formed by reeving a piece of rope through two flat hooks, and splicing its ends together.
8226	canadian	[.] CANADIAN, a. Pertaining to Canada, an extensive country on the north of the United States. [.] CANADIAN, n. An inhabitant or native of Canada.
8227	canail	[.] CANAIL, n. The coarser part of meal; hence, the lowest people; less; dregs; offscouring.
8228	canakin	[.] CANAKIN, n. A little can or cup.
8229	canal	[.] CANAL, n. [.] 1. A passage for water; a water course; properly, a long trench or excavation in the earth for conducting water, and confining it to narrow limits; but the term may be applied to other water courses. It is chiefly applied to artificial cuts or passages ...
8230	canal-coal	[.] CANAL-COAL. [See Cannel-coal.]
8231	canaliculate	[.] CANALICULATE,
8232	canaliculated	[.] CANALICULATED, a. Channelled; furrowed. In botany, having a deep longitudinal groove above, and convex underneath; applied to the stem, leaf, or petiole of plants.
8233	canary	[.] CANARY, n. [.] 1. Wine made in the Canary isles. [.] 2. An old dance. Shakespeare has used the word as a verb in a kind of cant phrase.
8234	canary-bird	[.] CANARY-BIRD, n. A singing bird from the Canary isles, a species of Fringilla. The bill is conical and straight; the body is yellowish white; the prime feathers of the wings and tail are greenish. These birds are now bred in other countries.
8235	canary-grass	[.] CANARY-GRASS, n. A plant, the Phalaris, whose seed are collected for canary-birds.
8236	cancel	[.] CANCEL, v.t. [.] 1. To cross the lines of a writing, and deface them; to blot out or obliterate. [.] 2. To annul, or destroy; as, to cancel an obligation or a debt.
8237	cancelated	[.] CANCELATED, a. Cross-barred; marked with cross lines.
8238	cancelation	[.] CANCELATION, n. The act of defacing by cross lines; a canceling.
8239	canceled	[.] CANCELED, pp. Crossed; obliterated; annulled.
8240	canceling	[.] CANCELING, ppr. Crossing; obliterating; annulling.
8241	cancer	[.] CANCER, n. [.] 1. The crab or crab-fish. This genus of animals have generally eight legs, and two claws which serve as hands; two distant eyes, supported by a kind of peduncles, and they are elongated and movable. They have also two clawed palpi, and the tail ...
8242	cancerate	[.] CANCERATE, v.i. To grow into a cancer; to become cancerous.
8243	canceration	[.] CANCERATION, n. A growing cancerous, or into a cancer.
8244	cancerous	[.] CANCEROUS, a. Like a cancer; having the qualities of a cancer.
8245	cancerousness	[.] CANCEROUSNESS, n. The state of being cancerous.
8246	cancriform	[.] CANCRIFORM, a. [.] 1. Cancerous. [.] 2. Having the form of a cancer or crab.
8247	cancrine	[.] CANCRINE, a. Having the qualities of a crab.
8248	cancrite	[.] CANCRITE, n. A fossil or petrified crab.
8249	candent	[.] CANDENT, a. Very hot; heated to whiteness; glowing with heat.
8250	candicant	[.] CANDICANT, a. Growing white.
8251	candid	[.] CANDID, a. [.] 1. White. [.] 2. Fair; open; frank; ingenuous; free from undue bias; disposed to think and judge according to truth and justice, or without partiality or prejudice; applied to persons. [.] 3. Fair; just; impartial; applied to things; as a candid ...
8252	candidate	[.] CANDIDATE, n. [.] 1. A man who seeks or aspires to an office; one who offers himself, or is proposed fro preferment, by election or appointment; usually followed by for; as a candidate for the office of sheriff. [.] 2. One who is in contemplation for an office, ...
8253	candidly	[.] CANDIDLY, adv. Openly; frankly; without trick or disguise; ingenuously.
8254	candidness	[.] CANDIDNESS, n. Openness of mind; frankness; fairness; ingenuousness.
8255	candied	[.] CANDIED, pp. or a. Preserved with sugar, or incrusted with it; covered with crystals of sugar or ice, or with matter resembling them; as candied raisins.
8256	candle	[.] CANDLE, n. [.] 1. A long, but small cylindrical body of tallow, wax or spermaceti, formed on a wick composed of linen or cotton threads, twisted loosely; used for a portable light of domestic use. [.] 2. A light. [.] 3. A light; a luminary. In scripture, ...
8257	candle-bomb	[.] CANDLE-BOMB, n. A small glass bubble, filled with water, place in the wick of a candle, where it bursts with a report.
8258	candle-coal	[.] CANNEL-COAL or CANDLE-COAL, n. A hard, opake, inflammable fossil coal of a black color, sufficiently solid to be cut and polished. On fire it decrepitates and breaks into angular fragments. It is sometimes used for inkholders and toys.
8259	candle-holder	[.] CANDLE-HOLDER, n. A person that holds a candle. Hence, one that remotely assists another, but is otherwise not of importance.
8260	candle-light	[.] CANDLE-LIGHT, n. The light of a candle; the necessary candles for use.
8261	candle-stick	[.] CANDLE-STICK, n. An instrument or utensil to hold a candle, made in different forms and of different materials; originally a stick or piece of wood.
8262	candle-stuff	[.] CANDLE-STUFF, n. A material of which candles are made, as tallow, wax, &c.
8263	candlemas	[.] CANDLEMAS, n. The feast of the church celebrated on the second day of February, in honor of the purification of the Virgin Mary; so called from the great number of lights used on that occasion. This feast is supposed to have originated in the declaration of Simeon, ...
8264	candles-ends	[.] CANDLES-ENDS, n. Scraps; fragments.
8265	candoc	[.] CANDOC, n. A plant or weed tha grows in rivers.
8266	candor	[.] CANDOR, n. Openness of heart; frankness; ingenuousness of mind; a disposition to treat subjects with fairness; freedom from tricks or disguise; sincerity.
8267	candy	[.] CANDY, v.t. [.] 1. To conserve or dress with sugar; to boil in sugar. [.] 2. To from into congelations or crystals. [.] 3. To cover or incrust with congelations, or crystals of ice. [.] CANDY, v.i. To from into crystals, or become congealed; to take on ...
8268	candy-tufts	[.] CANDY-TUFTS, n. [.] 1. A plant, the Iberis. [.] 2. A Cretan flower.
8269	candying	[.] CANDYING, ppr. Conserving with sugar. [.] CANDYING, n. The act of preserving simples in substance, by boiling them in sugar.
8270	cane	[.] CANE, n. [.] 1. In botany, this term is applied to several species of plants belonging to several species of plants belonging to different genera, such as Arundo, Calamus, Saccharum, &c. Among these is the bamboo of the East Indies, with a strong stem, which serves ...
8271	cane-brake	[.] CANE-BRAKE, n. A thicket of canes.
8272	cane-hole	[.] CANE-HOLE, n. A hole or trench for planting the cuttings of cane, on sugar plantations.
8273	cane-trash	[.] CANE-TRASH, n. Refuse of canes, or macerated rinds of cane, reserved for fuel to boil the cane-juice.
8274	canescent	[.] CANESCENT, a. Growing white or hoary.
8275	canicula	[.] CANICULA,
8276	canicular	[.] CANICULAR, a. Pertaining to the dog-star.
8277	canicule	[.] CANICULE, n. A star in the constellation of Canis Major, called also the dog-star, or Sirius; a star of the first magnitude, and the largest and brightest of all the fixed stars. From the rising of this heliacally, or at its emersion from the suns rays, the ancients ...
8278	canine	[.] CANINE, a. Pertaining to dogs; having the properties or qualities of a dog; as a canine appetite, insatiable hunger; canine madness, or hydrophobia. [.] Canine teeth are two sharp pointed teeth in each jaw of an animal, one on each side, between the incisors and ...
8279	caning	[.] CANING, n. A beating with a stick or cane.
8280	canister	[.] CANISTER, n. Properly, a small basket, as in Dryden; but more generally, a small box or case, for tea, coffee, &c.
8281	canker	[.] CANKER, n. [.] 1. A disease incident to trees, which causes the bark to rot and fall. [.] 2. A popular name of certain small eroding ulcers in the mouth, particularly of children. They are generally covered with a whitish slough. [.] 3. A virulent, corroding ...
8282	canker-fly	[.] CANKER-FLY, n. A fly that preys on fruit.
8283	canker-like	[.] CANKER-LIKE, a. Eating or corrupting like a canker.
8284	canker-worm	[.] CANKER-WORM, n. A worm, destructive to trees or plants. In America, this name is given to a worm that, in some years, destroys the leaves and fruit of apple trees. This animal springs from an egg deposited by a miller, that issues from the ground.
8285	cankerbit	[.] CANKERBIT, a. Bitten with a cankered or envenomed tooth.
8286	cankered	[.] CANKERED, pp. [.] 1. Corrupted. [.] 2. a. Crabbed; uncivil.
8287	cankeredly	[.] CANKEREDLY, adv. Crossly; adversely.
8288	cankerous	[.] CANKEROUS, a. Corroding like a canker.
8289	cankery	[.] CANKERY, a. Rusty
8290	cannabine	[.] CANNABINE, a. Pertaining to hemp; hempen.
8291	cannel-coal	[.] CANNEL-COAL or CANDLE-COAL, n. A hard, opake, inflammable fossil coal of a black color, sufficiently solid to be cut and polished. On fire it decrepitates and breaks into angular fragments. It is sometimes used for inkholders and toys.
8292	cannequin	[.] CANNEQUIN, n. White cotton cloth from the East Indies, suitable for the Guinea trade.
8293	cannibal	[.] CANNIBAL, n. A human being that east human flesh; a man-eater, or anthropophagite.
8294	cannibalism	[.] CANNIBALISM, n. [.] 1. The act or practice of eating human flesh, by mankind. [.] 2. Murderous cruelty; barbarity.
8295	cannibally	[.] CANNIBALLY, adv. In the manner of a cannibal.
8296	cannon	[.] CANNON, n. A large military engine for throwing balls, and other instruments of death, by the force of gun powder. Guns of this kind are made of iron or brass and of different sizes, carrying balls from three or four pounds, to forty eight pounds weight. In some ...
8297	cannon-ball	[.] CANNON-BALL, n. A ball, usually made of cast iron, to be thrown from cannon. Cannon bullet, of the like signification, is not now used. Cannon balls were originally of stone.
8298	cannon-proof	[.] CANNON-PROOF, a. Proof against cannon shot.
8299	cannon-shot	[.] CANNON-SHOT, n. A ball for cannon; also, the range or distance a cannon will throw a ball.
8300	cannonade	[.] CANNONADE, n. The act of discharging cannon and throwing balls, for the purpose of destroying an army, or battering a town, ship or fort. The term usually implies an attack of some continuance. [.] CANNONADE, v.t. To attack with heavy artillery; to throw balls, ...
8301	cannoneer	[.] CANNONEER,
8302	cannot	[.] CANNOT, [can and not.] These words are usually united, but perhaps without good reason; canst and not are never united.
8303	cannular	[.] CANNULAR, a. Tubular; having the form of a tube.
8304	canoe	[.] CANOE,n. [.] 1. A boat used by rude nations, formed of the body or trunk of a tree, excavated, by cutting or burning, into a suitable shape. Similar boats are now used by civilized men, for fishing and other purposes. It is impelled by a paddle, instead of an oar. [.] 2. ...
8305	canon	[.] CANON, n. [.] 1. In ecclesiastical affairs, a law, or rule of doctrine or discipline, enacted by a council and confirmed by the sovereign; a decision of matters in religion, or a regulation of policy or discipline, by a general or provincial council.
8306	canon-bit	[.] CANON-BIT, n. That part of a bit let into a horses mouth.
8307	canoness	[.] CANONESS, n. A woman who enjoys a prebend, affixed, by the foundation, to maids, without obliging them to make any vows or renounce the world.
8308	canonical	[.] CANONICAL, a. Pertaining to a canon; according to the canon or rule. [.] Canonical books or canonical scriptures, are those books of the scriptures which are admitted by the canons of the church, to be of divine origin. The Roman catholic church admits the Apocryphal ...
8309	canonically	[.] CANONICALLY, adv. In a manner agreeable to the canon.
8310	canonicalness	[.] CANONICALNESS, n. The quality of being canonical.
8311	canonicals	[.] CANONICALS, n. plu. The full dress of the clergy, worn when they officiate.
8312	canonicate	[.] CANONICATE, n. The office of a canon.
8313	canonist	[.] CANONIST, n. A professor of cannon law; one skilled in the study and practice of ecclesiastical law.
8314	canonistic	[.] CANONISTIC, a. Having the knowledge of a canonist.
8315	canonization	[.] CANONIZATION, n. [See Canonize.] [.] 1. The act of declaring a man a saint, or rather the act of ranking a deceased person in the catalogue of saints, called a canon. This act is preceded by beatification, and by an examination into the life and miracles of the ...
8316	canonize	[.] CANONIZE, v.t. [from canon.] To declare a man a saint and rank him in the catalogue, called a canon.
8317	canonry	[.] CANONRY,
8318	canonship	[.] CANONSHIP, n. An ecclesiastical benefice, in a cathedral or collegiate church, which has a prebend or stated allowance out of the revenues of the church commonly annexed to it. The benifice filled by a canon. A prebend may subsist without a canonry; but a canonicate ...
8319	canopied	[.] CANOPIED, a. [See Canopy.] Covered with a canopy.
8320	canopy	[.] CANOPY, n. [.] 1. A covering over a throne, or over a bed; more generally, a covering over the head. So the sky is called a canopy, and a canopy is borne over the head in processions. [.] 2. In architecture and sculpture, a magnificent decoration serving to ...
8321	canorous	[.] CANOROUS, a. Musical; tuneful.
8322	canorousness	[.] CANOROUSNESS, n. Musicalness.
8323	cant	[.] CANT, v.t. [.] 1. In popular usage, to turn about, or to turn over, by a sudden push or thrust; as, to cant over a pail or a cask. [.] 2. To toss; as, to cant a ball. [.] 3. To speak with a whining voice, or an affected singing tone. [.] [.] [In this sense, ...
8324	cantabrian	[.] CANTABRIAN, a. Pertaining to Cantabria, on the Bay of Biscay, in Spain.
8325	cantaliver	[.] CANTALIVER, n. [cantle and eaves.] In architecture, a piece of wood, framed into the front or side of a house, to suspend the moldings and eaves over it.
8326	cantar	[.] CANTAR,
8327	cantaro	[.] CANTARO, n. An eastern weight; at Acra in Turkey, 603 pounds; at Tunis and Tripoli, 114 pounds, In Egypt, it consists of 100 or 150 rotolos; at Naples, it is 25 pounds; at Genoa, 150; at Leghorn, 150, 151, 0r 160. [.] At Alicant in Spain, the cantaro is a liquid ...
8328	cantata	[.] CANTATA, n. A poem set to music; a composition or song, intermixed with recitatives and airs, chiefly intended for a single voice.
8329	cantation	[.] CANTATION, a. A singing.
8330	canteen	[.] CANTEEN, n. A tin vessel used by soldiers for carrying liquor for drink.
8331	canteleup	[.] CANTELEUP, n. A variety of muskmelon.
8332	canter	[.] CANTER, v.i. To move as a horse in a moderate gallop, raising the two fore feet nearly at the same time, with a leap or spring. [.] CANTER, v.t. To ride upon a canter. [.] CANTER, n. [.] 1. A moderate gallop. [.] 2. One who cants or whines.
8333	cantering	[.] CANTERING, ppr. Moving or riding with a slow gallop.
8334	cantharidin	[.] CANTHARIDIN, n. That peculiar substance existing in the Meloe vesicatorius, or cantharides, which causes vesication.
8335	cantharis	[.] CANTHARIS or plu. CANTHARIDES, n. Spanish flies; a species of Meloe. This fly is nine or ten lines in length, of a shining green color, mixed with azure, and has a nauseous smell. It feeds upon the leaves of trees and shrubs, preferring the ash. These flies, ...
8336	canthus	[.] CANTHUS, n. An angle of the eye; a cavity at the extremities of the eyelids; the greater is next to the nose; the lesser, near the temple.
8337	canticle	[.] CANTICLE, n. [.] 1. A song. In the plural, canticles, the Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of the books of the Old Testament. [.] 2. A canto; a division of a song.
8338	cantillate	[.] CANTILLATE, v.t. To chant; to recite with musical tones.
8339	cantillation	[.] CANTILLATION, n. A chanting; recitation with musical modulations.
8340	canting	[.] CANTING, ppr. [.] 1. Throwing with a sudden jerk; tossing. [.] 2. Speaking with a whine or song-like tone.
8341	cantingly	[.] CANTINGLY, adv. With a cant.
8342	cantion	[.] CANTION, n. A song or verses.
8343	cantle	[.] CANTLE, n. A fragment; a piece; a portion. [.] CANTLE, v.t. To cut into pieces; to cut out a piece.
8344	cantlet	[.] CANTLET, n. A piece; a little corner; a fragment.
8345	canto	[.] CANTO, n. A part or division of a poem, answering to what in prose is called a book. In Italian, canto is a song, and it signifies also the treble part, first treble, or highest vocal part.
8346	canton	[.] CANTON, n. [.] 1. A small portion of land, or division of territory; originally, a portion of territory on a border; also, the inhabitants of a canton. [.] 2. A small portion or district of territory, constituting a distinct state or government; as in Switzerland. [.] 3. ...
8347	cantonal	[.] CANTONAL, a. Pertaining to a canton; divided into cantons.
8348	cantoned	[.] CANTONED, pp. Divided into distinct parts, or quarters; lodged in distinct quarters, as troops.
8349	cantoning	[.] CANTONING, ppr. Dividing into distinct districts; allotting separate quarters to each regiment.
8350	cantonize	[.] CANTONIZE, v.t. To canton, or divide into small districts.
8351	cantonment	[.] CANTONMENT, n. A part or division of a town or village, assigned to a particular regiment of troops; separate quarters.
8352	cantred	[.] CANTRED,
8353	cantref	[.] CANTREF, n. A hundred villages, as in Wales.
8354	canvas	[.] CANVAS, n. [.] 1. A coarse cloth made of hemp, or flax, used for tents, sails of ships, painting and other purposes. [.] 2. A clear unbleached cloth, wove regularly in little squares, used for working tapestry with the needle. [.] 3. Among the French, the ...
8355	canvas-climber	[.] CANVAS-CLIMBER, n. A sailor that goes aloft to handle sails.
8356	canvass	[.] CANVASS, v.t. [.] 1. To discuss; literally, to beat or shake out, to open by beating or shaking, like the L. Discutio. This is the common use of the word, as to canvass a subject, or the policy of a measure. [.] 2. To examine returns of votes; to search or scrutinize; ...
8357	canvassed	[.] CANVASSED, pp. Discussed; examined.
8358	canvasser	[.] CANVASSER, n. [.] 1. One who solicits votes, or goes about to make interest. [.] 2. One who examines the returns of votes for a public officer.
8359	canvassing	[.] CANVASSING, ppr. Discussing; examining; sifting; seeking. [.] CANVASSING, n. The act of discussing, examining, or making interest.
8360	cany	[.] CANY, a. [from cane.] Consisting of cane, or abounding with canes.
8361	canzone	[.] CANZONE, n. A song or air in two or three parts, with passages of fugue and imitation; or a poem to which music may be composed in the style of a cantata. When set to a piece of instrumental music, it signifies much the same as cantata; and when set to a sonata, it ...
8362	canzonet	[.] CANZONET, n. A little or short song, in one, two or three parts. It sometimes consists of two strains, each of which is sung twice. Sometimes it is a species of jig.
8363	cap	[.] CAP, n. [.] 1. A part of dress made to cover the head. [.] 2. The ensign of a cardinalate. [.] 3. The top, or the uppermost; the highest. [.] [.] Thou art the cap of fools. [.] 4. A vessel in form of a cap. [.] 5. An act of respect, made by uncovering ...
8364	capability	[.] CAPABILITY, n. [See Capable.] The quality of being capable; capacity; capableness.
8365	capable	[.] CAPABLE, a. [.] 1. Able to hold or contain; able to receive; sufficiently capacious; often followed by of; as, the room is not capable of receiving, or capable of holding the company. [.] 2. Endued with power competent to the object; as, a man is capable of ...
8366	capableness	[.] CAPABLENESS, n. The state or quality of being capable; capacity; power of understanding; knowledge.
8367	capacify	[.] CAPACIFY, v.t. To qualify.
8368	capacious	[.] CAPACIOUS, a. [.] 1. Wide; large; that will hold much; as a capacious vessel. [.] 2. Broad; extensive; as a capacious bay or harbor. [.] 3. Extensive; comprehensive; able to take a wide view; as a capacious mind.
8369	capaciousness	[.] CAPACIOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. Wideness; largeness; as of a vessel. [.] 2. Extensiveness; largeness; as of a bay. [.] 3. Comprehensiveness; power of taking a wide survey; applied to the mind.
8370	capacitate	[.] CAPACITATE, v.t. [See Capacity.] [.] 1. To make capable; to enable; to furnish with natural power; as, to capacitate one for understanding a theorem. [.] 2. To endue with moral qualifications; to qualify; to furnish with legal powers; as, to capacitate one for ...
8371	capacitated	[.] CAPACITATED, pp. Made capable; qualified.
8372	capacitation	[.] CAPACITATION, n. The act of making capable.
8373	capacity	[.] CAPACITY, n. [.] 1. Passive power; the power of containing, or holding; extent of room or space; as the capacity of a vessel, or a cask. [.] 2. The extent or comprehensiveness of the mind; the power of receiving ideas or knowledge. [.] [.] Let instruction be ...
8374	caparison	[.] CAPARISON, n. A cloth or covering laid over the saddle or furniture of a horse, especially a sumpter horse or horse of state. [.] CAPARISON, v.t. [.] 1. To cover with a cloth. [.] 2. To dress pompously; to adorn with rich dress.
8375	capcase	[.] CAPCASE, n. A covered case.
8376	cape	[.] CAPE, n. [.] 1. A head land; properly the head, point or termination of a neck of land, extending some distance into the sea, beyond the common shore, and hence the name is applied to the neck of land itself, indefinitely, as in Cape-Cod, Cape-Horn, Cape of Good ...
8377	capelan	[.] CAPELAN, n. A small fish, about six inches in length, sholes of which appear off the coasts of Greenland, Iceland and New-foundland. They constitute a large part of the food of the Greenlanders.
8378	capella	[.] CAPELLA, n. A bright fixed star in the left shoulder of the constellation Auriga.
8379	capellet	[.] CAPELLET, n. A kind of swelling, like a wen, growing on the heel of the hock on a horse, and on the point of the elbow.
8380	caper	[.] CAPER, v.i. To leap; to skip or jump; to prance; to spring. [.] CAPER, n. A leap; a skip; a spring; as in dancing or mirth, or in the frolick of a goat or lamb. [.] CAPER, n. The bud of the caper-bush, which is much used for pickling. The buds are collected ...
8381	caper-bush	[.] CAPER-BUSH. [See Caper.]
8382	caper-cutting	[.] CAPER-CUTTING, n. A leaping or dancing in a frolicksome manner.
8383	caperer	[.] CAPERER, n. One who capers, leaps and skips about, or dances.
8384	capering	[.] CAPERING, ppr. Leaping; skipping.
8385	capias	[.] CAPIAS, n. In law, a writ of two sorts; one before judgment, called a capias ad respondendum, where an original is issued, to take the defendant, and make him answer to the plaintiff; the other, which issues after judgment, is of divers kinds; as a capias ad satisfaciendum, ...
8386	capibar	[.] CAPIBAR, n. An animal partaking of the form of a hog and of a rabbit, the cabiai.
8387	capillaceous	[.] CAPILLACEOUS, a. Hairy; resembling a hair. [See Capillary.]
8388	capillaire	[.] CAPILLAIRE, n. A kind of sirrup, extracted rom maiden-hair.
8389	capillament	[.] CAPILLAMENT, n. [.] 1. The filament, a small fine thread, like a hair, that grows in the middle of a flower, with a little knob at the top; a chive. [.] 2. A FINE FIBER, OR FILAMENT, OF WHICH THE NERVES ARE COMPOSED.
8390	capillary	[.] CAPILLARY, a. [.] 1. Resembling a hair, fine, minute, small in diameter, though long; as a capillary tube or pipe; a capillary vessel in animal bodies, such as the ramifications of the blood vessels. [.] 2. In botany, capillary plants are hair-shaped, as the ...
8391	capillation	[.] CAPILLATION, n. A blood vessel like a hair.
8392	capilliform	[.] CAPILLIFORM, a. In the shape or form of a hair, or of hairs.
8393	capital	[.] CAPITAL, a. [.] 1. Literally, pertaining to the head; as a capital bruise, in Milton, a bruise on the head. [.] 2. Figuratively, as the head is the highest part of a man, chief; principal; first in importance; as a capital city or town; the capital articles ...
8394	capitalist	[.] CAPITALIST, n. A man who has a capital or stock in trade, usually denoting a man of large property, which is or may be employed in business.
8395	capitally	[.] CAPITALLY, adv. [.] 1. In a capital manner; nobly; finely. [.] 2. With loss of life; as, to punish capitally.
8396	capitalness	[.] CAPITALNESS, n. A capital offense.
8397	capitate	[.] CAPITATE, a. In botany, growing in a head, applied to a flower, or stigma.
8398	capitation	[.] CAPITATION, n. [.] 1. Numeration by the head; a numbering of persons. [.] 2. A tax, or imposition upon each head or person; a poll-tax. Sometimes written Capitation-tax.
8399	capite	[.] CAPITE. In English law, a tenant in capite, or in chief, is one who holds lands immediately of the king, caput, the head or Lord Paramount of all lands in the kingdom, by knights service or by soccage. This tenure is called tenure in capite; but it was abolished in ...
8400	capitol	[.] CAPITOL, n. [.] 1. The temple of Jupiter in Rome, and a fort or castle, on the Mons Capitolinus. In this, the Senate of Rome anciently assembled; and on the same place, is still the city hall or town-house, where the conservators of the Romans hold their meetings. ...
8401	capitolian	[.] CAPITOLIAN, a. Pertaining to the capitol in Rome.
8402	capitoline	[.] CAPITOLINE, a. Pertaining to the capitol in Rome. The Capitoline Games were annual games instituted by Camillus in honor of Jupiter Capitolinus, and in commemoration of the preservation of the capitol from the Gauls, and other games instituted by Domitian and celebrated ...
8403	capitular	[.] CAPITULAR,
8404	capitularly	[.] CAPITULARLY, adv. In the form of an ecclesiastical chapter.
8405	capitulary	[.] CAPITULARY, n. [.] 1. An act passed in a chapter, either of knights, canons or religious. [.] 2. The body of laws or statutes of a chapter, or of an ecclesiastical council. This name is also given to the laws, civil and ecclesiastical, made by Charlemagne, ...
8406	capitulate	[.] CAPITULATE, v.i. [.] 1. To draw up a writing in chapters, heads or articles. [But this sense is not usual.] [.] 2. To surrender, as an army or garrison, to an enemy, by treaty, in which the terms of surrender are specified and agreed to by the parties. The term ...
8407	capitulation	[.] CAPITULATION, n. [.] 1. The act of capitulating, or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms or conditions. [.] 2. The treaty or instrument containing the conditions of surrender. [.] 3. A reducing to heads. [.] 4. In German polity, a contract which ...
8408	capitulator	[.] CAPITULATOR, n. One who capitulates.
8409	capitule	[.] CAPITULE, n. A summary.
8410	capivi	[.] CAPIVI, n. A balsam of the Spanish West-Indies. [See Capaiba.]
8411	capnomancy	[.] CAPNOMANCY, n. Divination by the ascent or motion of smoke.
8412	capoch	[.] CAPOCH, n. A monks hood.
8413	capon	[.] CAPON, n. A castrated cock; a cock-chicken gelded as soon as he quits his dam, or as soon as he begins to crow. [.] CAPON, v.t. To castrate, as a cock.
8414	caponniere	[.] CAPONNIERE, n. In fortification, a covered lodgment, sunk four or five feet into the ground, encompassed with a parapet, about two feet high, serving to support several planks, laden with earth. It is large enough to contain 15 or 20 soldiers, and is placed in the ...
8415	capot	[.] CAPOT, n. A winning of all the tricks of cards at the game of piquet. [.] CAPOT, v.t. To win all the tricks of cards at piquet.
8416	capper	[.] CAPPER, n. [from cap.] One whose business is to make or sell caps.
8417	capreolate	[.] CAPREOLATE, a. In botany, having tendrils, or filiform spiral claspers, by which plants fasten themselves to other bodies, as in vines, peas, &c.
8418	caprice	[.] CAPRICE, n. A sudden start of the mind; a sudden change of opinion, or humor; a whim, freak, or particular fancy.
8419	capricious	[.] CAPRICIOUS, a. Freakish; whimsical; apt to change opinions suddenly, or to start from ones purpose; unsteady; changeable; fickle; fanciful; subject to change or irregularity; as a man of a capricious temper.
8420	capriciously	[.] CAPRICIOUSLY, adv. In a capricious manner; whimsically.
8421	capriciousness	[.] CAPRICIOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of being led by caprice; whimsicalness; unsteadiness of purpose or opinion. [.] 2. Unsteadiness; liableness to sudden changes; as the capriciousness of fortune.
8422	capricorn	[.] CAPRICORN, n. One of the twelve signs of the zodiac, the winter solstice; represented on ancient monuments, by the figure of a goat, or a figure having the fore part like a goat and the hind part like a fish.
8423	caprification	[.] CAPRIFICATION, n. A method of ripening figs by means of a gnat or insect that pricks the bud.
8424	caprifole	[.] CAPRIFOLE, n. Honeysuckle; woodbine.
8425	capriform	[.] CAPRIFORM, a. Having the form of a goat.
8426	capriole	[.] CAPRIOLE, n. In the manege, caprioles are leaps that a horse makes in the same place without advancing, in such a manner that when he is at the highth of the leap, he jerks out with his hind legs, even and near. It differs from the croupade in this, that, in a croupade, ...
8427	capriped	[.] CAPRIPED, a. Having feet like those of a goat.
8428	capsicum	[.] CAPSICUM, n. Guinea pepper.
8429	capsize	[.] CAPSIZE, v.t. To upset or overturn; a seamans phrase.
8430	capstan	[.] CAPSTAN, n. A strong massy column of timber, formed like a truncated cone, and having its upper extremity pierced to receive bars or levers, for winding a rope round it, to raise great weights, or perform other extraordinary work, that requires a great power. It may ...
8431	capsular	[.] CAPSULAR,
8432	capsulary	[.] CAPSULARY, a. [.] 1. Hollow like a chest. [.] 2. Capsular ligament, is that which surrounds every movable articulation, and contains the synovia like a bag.
8433	capsulate	[.] CAPSULATE,
8434	capsulated	[.] CAPSULATED, a. Inclosed in a capsule, or as in a chest or box.
8435	capsule	[.] CAPSULE, n. [.] 1. The seed vessel of a plant; a dry membranaceous hollow pericarp, opening differently in different plants. It is composed of valves or outer covering, partitions, the columella or central pillar, and cells. [.] 2. A small saucer, made of clay ...
8436	captain	[.] CAPTAIN, n. [.] 1. Literally, a head or chief officer; appropriately, the military officer who commands a company, whether of infantry, cavalry, artillery or matrosses. [.] 2. The commander of a ship of war, or of a merchantman. But the latter is often called ...
8437	captaincy	[.] CAPTAINCY, n. [.] 1. The rank, post or commission of a captain. [.] 2. The jurisdiction of a captain, or commander, as in South America.
8438	captainry	[.] CAPTAINRY, n. The power or command over a certain district; chieftainship.
8439	captainship	[.] CAPTAINSHIP, n. [.] 1. The condition or post of a captain or chief commander. [.] 2. The rank, quality or post of a captain. In lieu of this captaincy is now used. [.] 3. The command of a clan, or government of a certain district. [.] 4. Skill in military ...
8440	captation	[.] CAPTATION, n. The act or practice of catching favor or applause, by flattery or address.
8441	caption	[.] CAPTION, n. [.] 1. The act of taking, or apprehending by a judicial process. [.] 2. A certificate signed by commissioners in Chancery, declaring when and where the commission was executed. [.] 3. A preamble. [.] 4. In Scots law, a writ issued at the instance ...
8442	captious	[.] CAPTIOUS, a. [.] 1. Disposed to find fault, or raise objections; apt to cavil, as in popular language, it is said, apt to catch at; as a captious man. [.] 2. Fitted to catch or ensnare; insidious; as a captious question. [.] 3. Proceeding from a caviling ...
8443	captiously	[.] CAPTIOUSLY, adv. In a captious manner; with an inclination or intention to object, or censure.
8444	captiousness	[.] CAPTIOUSNESS, n. Disposition to find fault; inclination to object; peevishness.
8445	captivate	[.] CAPTIVATE, v.t. [.] 1. To take prisoner; to seize by force; as an enemy in war. [.] 2. To subdue; to bring into bondage. [.] 3. To overpower and gain with excellence or beauty; to charm; to engage the affections; to bind in love. [.] 4. To enslave; with ...
8446	captivated	[.] CAPTIVATED, pp. Made prisoner; charmed.
8447	captivating	[.] CAPTIVATING, ppr. [.] 1. Taking prisoner; engaging the affections. [.] 2. a. Having power to engage the affections.
8448	captivation	[.] CAPTIVATION, n. The act of taking a prisoner; a taking one captive.
8449	captive	[.] CAPTIVE, n. [.] 1. A prisoner taken by force or stratagem in war, by an enemy; followed by to; as a captive to the victor. [.] 2. One who is charmed or subdued by beauty or excellence; one whose affections are seized, or who is held by strong ties of love. [.] 3. ...
8450	captivity	[.] CAPTIVITY, n. [.] 1. The state of being a prisoner, or of being in the power of an enemy by force or the fate of war. [.] 2. Subjection to love. [.] 3. Subjection; a state of being under control. [.] [.] Bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience ...
8451	captor	[.] CAPTOR, n. One who takes, as a prisoner or a prize. It is appropriately one who takes a prize at sea.
8452	capture	[.] CAPTURE, n. [.] 1. In a general sense, the act of taking or seizing; as the capture of an enemy, of a ship, or of booty, by force, surprise or stratagem. [.] 2. The thing taken; a prize; prey taken by force, surprise or stratagem. [.] 3. Seizure; arrest as ...
8453	captured	[.] CAPTURED, pp. Taken as a prize.
8454	capturing	[.] CAPTURING, ppr. Seizing as a prize.
8455	capuccio	[.] CAPUCCIO, n. A capuchin or hood.
8456	capuched	[.] CAPUCHED, a. Covered with a hood.
8457	capuchin	[.] CAPUCHIN, n. [.] 1. A garment for females, consisting of a cloke and hood, made in imitation of the dress of capuchin monks. [.] 2. A pigeon whose head is covered with feathers.
8458	capuchins	[.] CAPUCHINS, n. Monks of the order of St. Francis, who cover their heads with a capuce, capuchon, a stuff-cap or cowl. They are clothed in brown or gray, go bare-footed, and never shave their faces.
8459	capucine	[.] CAPUCINE, n. A species of monkey, the sagoo or sai.
8460	capulin	[.] CAPULIN, n. The Mexican cherry.
8461	car	[.] CAR, CAER, CHAR, in names of places, is sometimes the Celtic Caer, a town or city, as in Caermarthen.
8462	carabine	[.] CARABINE,
8463	carabineer	[.] CARABINEER, n. A man who carries a carabine; one who carries a longer carabine than others, which is sometimes used on foot.
8464	carac	[.] CARAC,
8465	carack	[.] CARACK, n. A large ship of burden; a Portuguese Indiaman.
8466	caracol	[.] CARACOL, n. [.] 1. In the manege, a semi-round, or half turn which a horseman makes, either to the right or left. In the army, the cavalry make a caracol after each discharge, in order to pass to the rear of the squadron. [.] 2. In architecture, a staircase ...
8467	caracoly	[.] CARACOLY, n. A mixture of gold, silver and copper, of which are made rings pendants and other toys for the savages.
8468	carat	[.] CARAT, n. [.] 1. The weight of four grains, used by gold-smiths and jewelers in weighing precious stones and pearls. [.] 2. The weight that expresses the fineness of gold. The whole mass of gold is divided into 24 equal parts, and as many 24th parts as it contains ...
8469	caravan	[.] CARAVAN, n. A company of travellers, pilgrims or merchants, marching or proceeding in a body over the deserts of Arabia, or other region infested with robbers.
8470	caravansary	[.] CARAVANSARY, n. A place appointed for receiving and loading caravans; a kind of inn, where the caravans res at night, being a large square building, with a spacious court in the middle.
8471	caravel	[.] CARAVEL,
8472	caraway	...
8473	carbine	[.] CARBINE, n. A short gun or fire arm, carrying a ball of 24 to the pound, borne by light horsemen, and hanging by a belt over the left shoulder. The barrel is two feet and a half long, and sometimes furrowed.
8474	carbon	[.] CARBON, n. Pure charcoal; a simple body, black, brittle, light and inodorous. It is usually the remains of some vegetable body, from which all its volatile matter has been expelled by heat. When crystalized, it forms the diamond; and by means of a galvanic apparatus, ...
8475	carbonaceous	[.] CARBONACEOUS, a. Pertaining to charcoal. [See Carbonic.]
8476	carbonade	[.] CARBONADE,
8477	carbonado	[.] CARBONADO, n. In cookery, flesh, fowl or the like, cut across, seasoned and broiled on coals.
8478	carbonate	[.] CARBONATE, v.t. In chimistry, a compound formed by the union of carbonic acid with a base; as the carbonate of lime; a carbonate of copper.
8479	carbonated	[.] CARBONATED, a. Combined with carbon.
8480	carboncle	[.] CARBONCLE, n. [.] 1. An anthrax; an inflammatory tumor, or painful gangrenous boil or ulcer. [.] 2. A beautiful gem, of a deep red color, with a mixture of scarlet, called by the Greeks anthrax, found in the East Indies. It is foundpure, and adhering to a heavy ...
8481	carbonic	[.] CARBONIC, a. Pertaining to carbon, or obtained from it. The carbonic acid is a saturated combination of carbon and oxygen. It has been called fixed air, aerial acid, mephitic gas, and cretaceous acid, or acid of chalk. It is found, in some places, in a state of ...
8482	carboniferous	[.] CARBONIFEROUS, a. Producing carbon, or coal.
8483	carbonization	[.] CARBONIZATION, n. The act or process of carbonizing.
8484	carbonize	[.] CARBONIZE, v.t. To convert into carbon by combustion or the action of fire; to expel from wood or other substance all volatile matter.
8485	carbonized	[.] CARBONIZED, pp. Converted into carbon or charcoal.
8486	carbonohydrous	[.] CARBONOHYDROUS, a. Composed of carbon and hydrogen.
8487	carbonous	[.] CARBONOUS, a. Carbonous acid is carbon not fully saturated with oxygen.
8488	carbuncled	[.] CARBUNCLED, a. Set with carbuncles; spotted.
8489	carbuncular	[.] CARBUNCULAR, a. Belonging to a carbuncle; resembling a carbuncle; red; inflamed.
8490	carbunculation	[.] CARBUNCULATION, n. The blasting of the young buds of trees or plants, by excessive heat or cold.
8491	carburet	[.] CARBURET, n. A combination of carbon with a metal, earth or alkali. A combination of carbon with a simple inflammable or a metal.
8492	carbureted	[.] CARBURETED, a. Combined with carbon, or holding carbon in colution; as carbureted hydrogen gas. Carbureted hydrogen consists of one prime equivalent of each. Carbureted hydrogen gas is called hydro-carbonate, being resolvable into carbonic acid and water, by combustion ...
8493	carcajo	[.] CARCAJO, n. The glutton, a voracious carnivorous animal.
8494	carcanet	[.] CARCANET, n. A chain or collar of jewels.
8495	carcass	[.] CARCASS, n. [.] 1. The body of an animal; usually the body when dead. It is not applied to the living body of the human species, except in low or ludicrous language. [.] 2. The decaying remains of a bulky thing, as of a boat or ship. [.] 3. The frame or ...
8496	carcelage	[.] CARCELAGE, n. Prison fees.
8497	carceral	[.] CARCERAL, a. Belonging to a prison.
8498	carcinoma	[.] CARCINOMA, n. A cancer; also, a turgesence of the veins of the eye.
8499	carcinomatous	[.] CARCINOMATOUS, a. Cancerous; like a cancer, or tending to it.
8500	card	[.] CARD, n. [.] 1. A paper or pasteboard of a oblong figure, on which are painted figures or points; used in games. [.] 2. A blank piece of paper, or the like paper with some writing upon it, used in messages of civility, or business. [.] 3. The paper on which ...
8501	card-maker	[.] CARD-MAKER, n. A maker of cards.
8502	card-match	[.] CARD-MATCH, n. A match made by dipping pieces of card in melted sulphur.
8503	cardamine	[.] CARDAMINE, n. The plant, meadow cresses, or cuckow flower.
8504	cardamom	[.] CARDAMOM, n. A plant of the genus Amomum, and its seeds, a native of India. The seeds of this plant, which grow in a pod, have a warm aromatic flavor, and are used in medicine.
8505	carded	[.] CARDED, pp. Combed; opened; cleansed with cards.
8506	carder	[.] CARDER, n. One who cards wool; also, one who plays much at cards.
8507	cardiac	[.] CARDIAC,
8508	cardiacal	[.] CARDIACAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to the heart. [.] 2. Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; having the quality of stimulating action in the system, invigorating the spirits, and giving strength and cheerfulness.
8509	cardialgy	[.] CARDIALGY, n. The heart-burn, a violent sensation of heat and acrimony in the upper or left orifice of the stomach, seemingly at the heart, but rising into the oesophagus. It is called also the cardiac passion.
8510	cardinal	[.] CARDINAL, a. Chief, principal, preeminent, or fundamental; as the cardinal virtues, which Pagans supposed to be justice, prudence, temperance and fortitude. [.] CARDINAL, n. [.] 1. An ecclesiastical prince in the Romish church, who has a voice in the conclave ...
8511	cardinalate	[.] CARDINALATE,
8512	cardinalize	[.] CARDINALIZE, v.t. To make a cardinal.
8513	cardinalship	[.] CARDINALSHIP, n. The office, rank or dignity of a cardinal.
8514	carding	[.] CARDING, ppr. [.] 1. Combing, as flax, wool, &c. [.] 2. The act of playing at cards.
8515	carding-machine	[.] CARDING-MACHINE, n. A machine lately invented, for combing, breaking and cleansing wool and cotton. It consists of cylinders, thick set with teeth, and moved by the force of water, steam, &c.
8516	cardioid	[.] CARDIOID, n. An algebraic curve, so called from its resemblance to a heart.
8517	cardite	[.] CARDITE, n. Fossil or petrified shells of the genus Cardium.
8518	cardoon	[.] CARDOON, n. A species of Cynara, resembling the artichoke, but larger.ARD-TABLE, n. The table appropriated to the use of gamesters, or used for playing cards on.
8519	care	[.] CARE, n. [.] 1. Concern; anxiety; solicitude; nothing some degree of pain in the mind, from apprehension of evil. [.] [.] They shall eat bread by weight and with care. Ezek. 4. [.] 2. Caution; a looking to; regard; attention, or heed, with a view to safety ...
8520	care-crazed	[.] CARE-CRAZED, a. [care and craze.] Broken or disordered by care, or solicitude; as a care-crazed mother.
8521	care-defying	[.] CARE-DEFYING, a. Bidding defiance to care. [.] CARE-DEFYING, a. Bidding defiance to care.
8522	care-tuned	[.] CARE-TUNED, a. Tuned by care; mournful.
8523	care-wounded	[.] CARE-WOUNDED, a. Wounded with care.
8524	careen	[.] CAREEN, v.t. In sea language, to heave or bring a ship to lie on one side, for the purpose of calking, repairing, cleansing, or paying over with pitch, the other side. [.] CAREEN, v.i. To incline to one side, as a ship under a press of sail.
8525	careened	[.] CAREENED, pp. Laid on one side; inclined.
8526	careening	[.] CAREENING, ppr. Heaving down on one side; inclining. [.] CAREENING, n. The act of heaving down on one side, as a ship.
8527	career	[.] CAREER, n. [.] 1. A course; a race, or running; a rapid running; speed in motion. [.] 2. General course of action or movement; procedure; course of proceeding. [.] [.] Continue and proceed in honors fair career. [.] 3. The ground on which a race is run. [.] 4. ...
8528	careering	[.] CAREERING, pp. Running or moving with speed.
8529	careful	[.] CAREFUL, a. [See Care.] [.] 1. Full of care; anxious; solicitous. [.] [.] Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things. Luke 10. [.] 2. Provident; attentive to support and protect; with of or for. [.] [.] Thou hast been careful for us with all ...
8530	carefully	[.] CAREFULLY, adv. [.] 1. With care, anxiety, or solicitude. [.] [.] Though he sought it carefully with tears. Heb. 12. [.] 2. Heedfully; watchfully; attentively; as, consider these precepts carefully. [.] [.] If thou carefully hearken to the Lord. Deut. ...
8531	carefulness	[.] CAREFULNESS, n. [.] 1. Anxiety; solicitude. [.] [.] Drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness. Ezek. 12. [.] 2. Heedfulness; caution; vigilance, in guarding against evil, and providing for safety.
8532	careless	[.] CARELESS, a. [care and less. See Loose.] [.] 1. Having no care; heedless; negligent; unthinking; inattentive; regardless; unmindful; followed by of or about; as a careless mother; a mother careless of or about her children, is an unnatural parent. [.] 2. Free ...
8533	carelessly	[.] CARELESSLY, adv. In a careless manner or way; negligently; heedlessly; inattentively; without care or concern.
8534	carelessness	[.] CARELESSNESS, n. Heedlessness; inattention; negligence; manner without care.
8535	carentane	[.] CARENTANE, n. A papal indulgence, multiplying the remission of penance by forties.
8536	caress	[.] CARESS, v.t. To treat with fondness, affection, or kindness; to fondle; to embrace with tender affection; as a parent a child. [.] CARESS, n. An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an embracing with tenderness; as conjugal caresses.
8537	caressed	[.] CARESSED, pp. Treated or embraced with affection.
8538	caressing	[.] CARESSING, ppr. Treating with endearment, or affection.
8539	caret	[.] CARET, n. In writing, this mark ^, which shows that something, omitted in the line, is interlined above, or inserted in the margin, and should be read in that place.
8540	cargason	[.] CARGASON, n. A cargo; which see.
8541	cargo	[.] CARGO, n. The lading or freight of a ship; the goods, merchandize, or whatever is conveyed in a ship or other merchant vessel. The lading within the hold is called the inboard cargo, in distinction from horses, cattle and other things carried on deck. The person ...
8542	cargoose	...
8543	cariated	[.] CARIATED, a. Carious. [See Carious.]
8544	cariboo	[.] CARIBOO, n. A quadruped of the stag kind.
8545	carica	[.] CARICA, n. The papaw, a tree bearing a fleshy fruit of the size of a small melon.
8546	caricature	[.] CARICATURE, n. A figure or description in which beauties are concealed and blemishes exaggerated, but still bearing a resemblance to the object. [.] CARICATURE, v.t. To make or draw a caricature; to represent as more ugly than the life.
8547	caricaturist	[.] CARICATURIST, n. One who caricatures others.
8548	caricography	[.] CARICOGRAPHY, n. A description of the plants of the genus Carex or sedge.
8549	caricous	[.] CARICOUS, a. Resembling a fig an epithet given to tumors that resemble a fig, such as occur often in the piles.
8550	caries	[.] CARIES, n. The corruption or mortification of a bone; an ulcerated bone.
8551	carillon	[.] CARILLON, n. A little bell. Also, a simple air in music, adapted to the performance of small bells or clocks. [See Carol.]
8552	carinate	[.] CARINATE,
8553	carinated	[.] CARINATED, a. In botany, shaped like the keel of a ship; having a longitudinal prominency on the back like a keel; applied to a calyx, leaf or nectary.
8554	carinthin	[.] CARINTHIN, n. A mineral from Carinthia, regarded as a variety of hornblend.
8555	cariosity	[.] CARIOSITY, n. [See Caries.] Mortification, or ulceration of a bone.
8556	carious	[.] CARIOUS, a. Mortified; corrupted; ulcerated; as a bone.
8557	cark	[.] CARK, n. Care; anxiety; concern; solicitude; distress. [.] CARK, v.i. To be careful, anxious, solicitous, concerned.
8558	carking	[.] CARKING, pp. Distressing; perplexing; giving anxiety.
8559	carle	[.] CARLE, n. [.] 1. A rude, rustic, rough, brutal man. [.] 2. A kind of hemp. [.] CARLE, v.i. To act like a churl.
8560	carline	[.] CARLINE, OR CAROLINE, n. A silver coin in Naples.
8561	carline-thistle	[.] CARLINE-THISTLE, n. A genus of plants growing in the south of France, and one a native of Great Britain.
8562	carling	[.] CARLING, n. A piece of timber in a ship, ranging fore and aft, from one deck beam to another, directly over the keel, serving as a foundation for the body of the ship. On these rest the ledges, on which the planks of the deck are made fast. [.] Carline-knees are ...
8563	carlish	[.] CARLISH, CARLISHNESS. [See Churlish.]
8564	carlishness	[.] CARLISH, CARLISHNESS. [See Churlish.]
8565	carlock	[.] CARLOCK, n. A sort of isinglass from Russia, made of the sturgeons bladder, and used in clarifying wine.
8566	carlot	[.] CARLOT, n. A countryman. [See Carle.]
8567	carlovingian	[.] CARLOVINGIAN, a. Pertaining to Charlemagne; as the Carlovingian race of kings.
8568	carman	[.] CARMAN, n. [car and man.] A man whose employment is to drive a cart, or to convey goods and other things in a cart.
8569	carmelin	[.] CARMELIN,
8570	carmelite	[.] CARMELITE, a. Belonging to the order of Carmelites. [.] CARMELITE, n. [from Mount Carmel.] [.] 1. A mendicant friar. The Carmelites have four tribes, and they have now thirty-eight provinces, besides the congregation in Mantua, in which are fifty-four monasteries, ...
8571	carminative	[.] CARMINATIVE, n. A medicine, which tends to expel wind, or to remedy colic and flatulencies.
8572	carmine	[.] CARMINE, n. A powder or pigment, of a beautiful red or crimson color, bordering on purple, and used by painters in miniature, though rarely, on account of its great price. It is prepared by dissolving cochineal in an alkaline lye, and precipitating it by alum.
8573	carnage	[.] CARNAGE, n. [.] 1. Literally, flesh, or heaps of flesh, as in shambles. [.] 2. Slaughter; great destruction of men; havock; massacre.
8574	carnal	[.] CARNAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to flesh; fleshly; sensual; opposed to spiritual; as carnal pleasure. [.] 2. Being in the natural state; unregenerate. [.] [.] The carnal mind is enmity against God. Rom. 8. [.] 3. Pertaining to the ceremonial law; as carnal ...
8575	carnal-minded	[.] CARNAL-MINDED, a. Worldly-minded.
8576	carnal-mindedness	[.] CARNAL-MINDEDNESS, n. Grossness of mind.
8577	carnalist	[.] CARNALIST, n. One given to the indulgence of sensual appetites.
8578	carnalite	[.] CARNALITE, n. A worldly-minded man.
8579	carnality	[.] CARNALITY, n. [.] 1. Fleshly lust, or desires, or the indulgence of those lusts; sensuality. [.] 2. Grossness of mind or desire; love of sensual pleasures.
8580	carnalize	[.] CARNALIZE, v.t. To make carnal; to debase to carnality.
8581	carnally	[.] CARNALLY, adv. In a carnal manner; according to the flesh; in a manner to gratify the flesh or sensual desire. Lev. 18:20. Rom. 8:6.
8582	carnation	[.] CARNATION, n. [.] 1. Flesh color; the parts of a picture which are naked, or without drapery, exhibiting the natural color of the flesh. [.] 2. A genus of plants, Dianthus, so named from the color of the flower. Among these are the clove-gilliflower, sweet-william, ...
8583	carnationed	[.] CARNATIONED, a. Made like carnation color.
8584	carnaval	[.] CARNAVAL, n. The feast or season of rejoicing, before Lent, observed, in Catholic countries, with great solemnity, by feasts, balls, operas, concerts, &c.
8585	carnelian	[.] CARNELIAN, n. A siliceous stone, a variety of chalcedony, of a deep red, flesh-red, or reddish white color. It is tolerably hard, capable of a good polish, and used for seals. [.] Carnel-work, in ship building, is the putting together the timbers, beams and planks, ...
8586	carneous	[.] CARNEOUS, a. Fleshy; having the qualities of flesh.
8587	carney	[.] CARNEY, n. A disease of horses, in which the mouth is so furred that they cannot eat.
8588	carnification	[.] CARNIFICATION, n. A turning to flesh.
8589	carnify	[.] CARNIFY, v.i. To form flesh; to receive flesh in growth.
8590	carnival	[.] CARNIVAL,
8591	carnivoracity	[.] CARNIVORACITY, n. Greediness of appetite for flesh.
8592	carnivorous	[.] CARNIVOROUS, a. Eating or feeding on flesh; an epithet applied to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the lion, tiger, dog, wolf, &c.
8593	carnosity	[.] CARNOSITY, n. A little fleshy excrescence in the urethra, the neck of the bladder, &c.
8594	carnous	[.] CARNOUS, a. Fleshy. [See Carneous.]
8595	carob	[.] CAROB, n. The carob-tree, Ceratonia siliqua, a native of Spain, Italy, and the Levant. It is an evergreen, growing in hedges, and producing long, flat, brown-colored pods, filled with a mealy, succulent pulp, of a sweetish taste. In times of scarcity, these pods ...
8596	caroche	[.] CAROCHE, n. A carriage of pleasure.
8597	caroched	[.] CAROCHED, a. Placed in a caroche.
8598	carol	[.] CAROL, n. A song of joy and exultation; a song of devotion; or a song in general. [.] CAROL, v.i. To sing; to warble; to sing in joy or festivity. [.] CAROL, v.t. To praise or celebrate in song.
8599	carolina	[.] CAROLINA, n. The name of two of the Atlantic States in North America, called North Carolina and South Carolina.
8600	caroline	[.] CARLINE, OR CAROLINE, n. A silver coin in Naples.
8601	caroling	[.] CAROLING, n. A song of praise or devotion.
8602	carolinian	[.] CAROLINIAN, a. Pertaining to Carolina. [.] CAROLINIAN, n. A native or inhabitant of Carolina.
8603	caromel	[.] CAROMEL, n. The smell exhaled by sugar, at a calcining heat.
8604	carotid	[.] CAROTID, a. The carotid arteries, in the body, are two arteries, the right and left, which convey the blood from the aorta to the head and brain. The ancients supposed drowsiness to be seated in these arteries.
8605	carousal	[.] CAROUSAL, n. s as z. [See Carouse.] A feast or festival. [.] But in America it signifies a noisy drinking bout, or reveling.
8606	carouse	[.] CAROUSE, v.i. carouz. To drink hard; to guzzle. In the United States, it signifies also to be noisy, as bacchanalians. [.] CAROUSE, n. A drinking match; a hearty drink or full draught of liquor; a noisy drinking match.
8607	carouser	[.] CAROUSER, n. A drinker; a toper; a noisy reveler, or bacchanalian.
8608	carousing	[.] CAROUSING, ppr. Drinking hard; reveling.
8609	carp	[.] CARP, v.i. Literally, to snap or catch at, or to pick. Hence, to censure, cavil, or find fault, particularly without reason, or petulantly; followed by at. [.] No, not a tooth or nail to scratch [.] And at my actions carp and catch. Herbert. [.] CARP, n. ...
8610	carpal	[.] CARPAL, a. Pertaining to the wrist.
8611	carpathian	[.] CARPATHIAN, a. Pertaining to the Carpates, a range of mountains between Poland, Hungary and Transylvania.
8612	carpenter	[.] CARPENTER, n. An artificer who works in timber; a framer and builder of houses, and of ships. Those who build houses are called house-carpenters, and those who build ships are called ship-carpenters. [.] In New England, a distinction is often made between the man ...
8613	carpentry	[.] CARPENTRY, n. The art of cutting, framing, and joining timber, in the construction of buildings; divided into house-carpentry and ship-carpentry.
8614	carper	[.] CARPER, n. One who carps; a caviler.
8615	carpet	[.] CARPET, n. [.] 1. A covering for floors, tables, stairs, &c. This covering is usually made of wool, wrought with a needle, or more generally in a loom, but is sometimes made of other materials. The manufacture is of Asiatic origin, but has been introduced into ...
8616	carpet-walk	[.] CARPET-WALK, n. A walk on smooth turf.
8617	carpeted	[.] CARPETED, pp. Covered with a carpet.
8618	carpeting	[.] CARPETING, n. Cloth for carpets; carpets in general.
8619	carping	[.] CARPING, ppr. Caviling; captious; censorious. [.] CARPING, n. The act of caviling; a cavil; unreasonable censure.
8620	carpingly	[.] CARPINGLY, adv. Captiously; in a carping manner.
8621	carpmeals	[.] CARPMEALS, n. A kind of coarse cloth made in the North of England.
8622	carpolite	[.] CARPOLITE, n. Petrified fruits, of which the most remarkable are nuts converted into silex.
8623	carpologist	[.] CARPOLOGIST, n. One who describes fruits.
8624	carpology	[.] CARPOLOGY, n. A description of fruits.
8625	carpus	[.] CARPUS, n. The wrist, but not an English word.
8626	carraway	[.] CARRAWAY, n. A kind of apple.
8627	carriable	[.] CARRIABLE, a. That may be carried.
8628	carriage	[.] CARRIAGE, n. [.] 1. The act of carrying, bearing, transporting, or conveying; as the carriage of sounds. [.] 2. The act of taking by an enemy; conquest; acquisition. [.] 3. That which carries, especially on wheels; a vehicle. This is a general term for a coach, ...
8629	carriboo	[.] CARRIBOO. [See Cariboo.]
8630	carrick-bend	[.] CARRICK-BEND, n. [See Carry.] [.] 1. One who carries; that which carries or conveys; also, a messenger. [.] 2. One who is employed to carry goods for others for a reward; also, one whose occupation is to carry goods for others, called a common carrier; a porter. [.] 3. ...
8631	carrion	...
8632	carronade	[.] CARRONADE, n. A short piece of ordnance, having a large caliber, and a chamber for the powder, like a mortar. This species of cannon is carried on the upper works of ships, as the poop and forecastle, and is very useful in close engagements.
8633	carroon	[.] CARROON, n. [.] 1. In London, a rent received for the privilege of driving a cart. [.] 2. A species of cherry.
8634	carrot	[.] CARROT, n. An esculent root, of the genus Daucus, cultivated for the table and for cattle.
8635	carroty	[.] CARROTY, a. Like a carrot in color; an epithet given to red hair.
8636	carrows	[.] CARROWS, n. In Ireland, people who wander about and get their living by cards and dice; strolling gamesters.
8637	carry	[.] CARRY, v.t. [.] 1. To bear, convey, or transport, by sustaining and moving the thing carried, either by bodily strength, upon a beast, in a vehicle, or in any kind of water-craft. In general, it implies a moving from the speaker or the place present or near, to ...
8638	carry-tale	[.] CARRY-TALE, n. A tale-bearer.
8639	carrying	[.] CARRYING, ppr. Bearing, conveying, removing, &c. [.] CARRYING, n. A bearing, conveying, removing, transporting. [.] Carrying trade, the trade which consists in the transportation of goods by water from country to country, or place to place. [.] [.] We are ...
8640	cart	[.] CART, n. [.] 1. A carriage with two wheels, fitted to be drawn by one horse, or by a yoke of oxen, and used in husbandry or commercial cities for carrying heavy commodities. In Great Britain, carts are usually drawn by horses. In America, horse-carts are used ...
8641	cart-bote	[.] CART-BOTE, n. In English law, wood to which a tenant is entitled for making and repairing carts and other instruments of husbandry.
8642	cart-horse	[.] CART-HORSE, n. A horse that draws a cart.
8643	cart-jade	[.] CART-JADE, n. A sorry horse; a horse used in drawing, or fit only for the cart.
8644	cart-load	[.] CART-LOAD, n. A load borne on a cart; as much as is usually carried at once on a cart, or as is sufficient to load it.
8645	cart-rope	[.] CART-ROPE, n. A rope for binding hay, or other articles on a cart.
8646	cart-rut	[.] CART-RUT, n. The cut or track of a cartwheel. [See Route.]
8647	cart-tire	[.] CART-TIRE, n. The tire, or iron bands, used to bind the wheels of a cart.
8648	cart-way	[.] CART-WAY, n. A way that is or may be passed with carts, or other wheel carriages.
8649	cart-wheel	[.] CART-WHEEL, n. The wheel of a cart.
8650	cart-wright	[.] CART-WRIGHT, n. An artificer who makes carts. [.] Carte-blanche. A blank paper, signed at the bottom with a persons name, and sometimes sealed with his seal, given to another person with permission to superscribe what conditions he pleases.
8651	cartage	[.] CARTAGE, n. The act of carrying in a cart, or the price paid for carting.
8652	carted	[.] CARTED, pp. Borne or exposed in a cart.
8653	cartel	[.] CARTEL, n. [.] 1. A writing or agreement between states at war, for the exchange of prisoners, or for some mutual advantage; also, a vessel employed to convey the messenger on this occasion. [.] 2. A letter of defiance or challenge; a challenge to single combat. ...
8654	carter	[.] CARTER, n. The man who drives a cart, or whose occupation is to drive a cart.
8655	cartesian	[.] CARTESIAN, a. Pertaining to the philosopher Des Cartes, or to his philosophy, which taught the doctrine of vortexes round the sun and planets. [.] CARTESIAN, n. One who adopts the philosophy of Des Cartes.
8656	carthaginian	...
8657	carthamus	[.] CARTHAMUS, n. The generic name of Bastard Saffron. [See Safflower.]
8658	carthusian	[.] CARTHUSIAN, n. One of an order of monks, so called from Chartreuse, the place of their institution. They are remarkable for their austerity. They cannot go out of their cells, except to church, nor speak to any person without leave.
8659	cartilage	[.] CARTILAGE, n. Gristle; a smooth, solid, elastic substance, softer than bone, of a pearly color and homogeneous texture, without cells or cavities. It is invested with a particular membrane called perichondrium, which in the articular cartilages, is a reflexion of ...
8660	cartilaginous	[.] CARTILAGINOUS, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to or resembling a cartilage; gristly; consisting of cartilage. [.] 2. In ichthyology, cartilaginous fishes are those whose muscles are supported by cartilages instead of bones, or whose skeleton is cartilaginous. Many of ...
8661	carting	[.] CARTING, ppr. Conveying or exposing in a cart. [.] CARTING, n. The act of carrying in a cart.
8662	cartoon	[.] CARTOON n. In painting, a design drawn on strong paper, to be afterward calked through and transferred on the fresh plaster of a wall, to be painted in fresco. Also, a design colored for working in Mosaic, tapestry &c.
8663	cartouch	[.] CARTOUCH, n. [.] 1. A case of wood, about three inches thick at the bottom girt with marlin, holding about four hundred musket balls, and six or eight iron balls of a pound weight, to be fired out of a howitz, for defending a pass. A cartouch is sometimes made ...
8664	cartridge	[.] CARTRIDGE, n. [a corruption of cartouch.] A case of pasteboard or parchment, holding the charge of powder or powder and balls, for a cannon, mortar, musket or pistol. The cartridges for small arms, prepared for battle, contain the powder and ball; those for cannon ...
8665	cartridge-box	[.] CARTRIDGE-BOX, n. A case, usually of wood, covered with leather, with cells for cartridges. It is worn upon a belt thrown over the left shoulder, and hangs a little below the pocket-hole on the right side.
8666	cartulary	[.] CARTULARY, n. A register-book, or record, as of a monastery. Blackstone writes it chartulary; and primarily it signifies the officer who has the care of charters and other public papers.
8667	carucate	[.] CARUCATE, n. As much land as one team can plow in the year.
8668	caruncle	[.] CARUNCLE, n. [.] 1. A small fleshy excrescence, either natural or morbid. [.] 2. The fleshy comb on the head of a fowl.
8669	caruncular	[.] CARUNCULAR, a. In the form of a caruncle.
8670	carunculated	[.] CARUNCULATED, a. Having a fleshy excrescence, or soft fleshy protuberance.
8671	carve	[.] CARVE, v.t. [.] 1. To cut into small pieces or slices, as meat at tale. [.] 2. To cut wood, stone or other material into some particular form, with an instrument, usually a chisel; to engrave; to cut figures or devices on hard materials. [.] 3. To make or shape ...
8672	carved	[.] CARVED, pp. Cut or divided; engraved; formed by carving.
8673	carvel	[.] CARVEL, n. [.] 1. A small vessel on the coast of France, used in the herring fishery. These vessels are usually from 25 to 30 tons burden. [.] 2. A light, round, old-fashioned ship.
8674	carver	[.] CARVER, n. [.] 1. One who cuts meat at tale; a sculptor; one who apportions or distributes at will, or one who takes or gives at pleasure. [.] 2. A large table knife for carving.
8675	carving	[.] CARVING, ppr. Cutting, dividing, as meat; cutting in stone, wood or metal; apportioning; distributing. [.] CARVING, n. The act of cutting, as meat; the act or art of cutting figures in wood or stone; sculpture; figures carved.
8676	caryates	[.] CARYATES,
8677	caryatic	[.] CARYATIC, a. Pertaining to the Caryans or Caryatides.
8678	caryatides	[.] CARYATIDES, n. In architecture, figures of women dressed in long robes, after the Asiatic manner, serving to support entablatures. The Athenians had been long at war with the Caryans; the latter being at length vanquished and their wives led captive, the Greeks, to ...
8679	caryon	[.] CARYON, v.t [.] 1. To sketch with a crayon. Hence, [.] 2. To sketch; to plan; to commit to paper ones first thoughts.
8680	caryophylleous	[.] CARYOPHYLLEOUS, n. Having five petals with long claws, in a tubular calyx; applied to flowers.
8681	caryophylloid	[.] CARYOPHYLLOID, n. A species of mica, the scales of which are concentric and perpendicular.
8682	casarca	[.] CASARCA, n. A fowl of the genus Anas, called also ruddy-goose, larger than a mallard, found in Russia and Siberia.
8683	cascabel	[.] CASCABEL, n. The knob or pummelion of a cannon.
8684	cascade	[.] CASCADE, n. A waterfall; a steep fall or flowing of water over a precipice, in a river or natural stream; or an artificial fall in a garden. The word is applied to falls that are less than a cataract.
8685	cascalho	[.] CASCALHO, n. In Brazil, a deposit of pebbles, gravel and sand in which the diamond is usually found.
8686	case	[.] CASE, n. [.] 1. A covering, box or sheath; that which incloses or contains; as a case for knives; a case for books; a watch case; a printers case; a pillow case. [.] 2. The outer part of a building. [.] 3. A certain quantity; as a case of crown glass. [.] 4. ...
8687	case-harden	[.] CASE-HARDEN, v.t. To harden the outer part or superficies, as of iron, by converting it into steel. This may be done by putting the iron into an iron box, with a cement, and exposing it, for some hours, to a red heat.
8688	case-knife	[.] CASE-KNIFE, n. A large table knife, often kept in a case.
8689	case-worm	[.] CASE-WORM, n. A worm that makes itself a case.
8690	cased	[.] CASED, pp. Covered with a case.
8691	caseic	[.] CASEIC, a. The caseic acid is the acid of cheese, or a substance so called, extracted from cheese.
8692	casemate	[.] CASEMATE, n. [.] 1. In fortification, a vault of masons work in the flank of a bastion, next to the curtain, somewhat inclined toward the capital of the bastion, serving as a battery to defend the face of the opposite bastion, and the moat or ditch. [.] 2. A ...
8693	casement	[.] CASEMENT, n. [.] 1. A hollow molding, usually one sixth or one fourth of a circle. [.] 2. A little movable window, usually within a large, made to turn and open on hinges.
8694	caseous	[.] CASEOUS, a. Like cheese; having the qualities of cheese.
8695	casern	[.] CASERN, n. A lodging for soldiers in garrison towns, usually near the rampart, containing each two beds.
8696	caseshot	[.] CASESHOT, n. Musket balls, stones, old iron, &c., put in cases, to be discharged from cannon.
8697	cash	[.] CASH, n. Money; primarily, ready money, money in chest or on hand, in bank or at command. It is properly silver and gold; but since the institution of banks, it denotes also bank notes equivalent to money. To pay in cash is opposed to payment in goods, commodities, ...
8698	cash-account	[.] CASH-ACCOUNT, n. An account of money received, paid, or on hand.
8699	cash-book	[.] CASH-BOOK, n. A book in which is kept a register or account of money.
8700	cash-keeper	[.] CASH-KEEPER, n. One entrusted with the keeping of money.
8701	cashew-nut	[.] CASHEW-NUT, n. A tree of the West-Indies, Anacardium, bearing a kidney-shaped nut. The fruit is as large as an orange, and full of an acid juice, which is often used to make punch. To the apex of this fruit grows a nut, of the size of a hares kidney, the shell of ...
8702	cashier	[.] CASHIER, n. One who has charge of money; as cash-keeper. In a banking institution, the cashier is the officer who superintends the books, payments and receipts of the bank. He also signs or countersigns the notes, and superintends all the transactions, under the ...
8703	cashiered	[.] CASHIERED, pp. Dismissed; discarded; annulled.
8704	cashierer	[.] CASHIERER, n. One who rejects discards or breaks; as a cashierer of monarchs.
8705	cashiering	[.] CASHIERING, ppr. Discarding; dismissing from service.
8706	cashoo	[.] CASHOO, n. The juice or gum of a tree in the East Indies.
8707	casing	[.] CASING, ppr. Covering with a case. [.] CASING, n. [.] 1. The act or operation of plastering a house with mortar on the outside, and striking it while wet, by a ruler, with the corner of a trowel, to make it resemble the joints of free-stone. [.] 2. A covering; ...
8708	cask	[.] CASK, n. A head-piece; a helmet; a piece of defensive armor, to cover and protect the head and neck, in battle. [.] CASK, n. A close vessel for containing liquors, formed by staves, heading and hoops. This is a general term comprehending the pipe, hogshead, ...
8709	casket
8710	caspian	[.] CASPIAN, a. An epithet given to a large lake between Persia and Astracan, called the Caspian Sea.
8711	cass	[.] CASS, v.t. To quash; to defeat; to annul.
8712	cassada	[.] CASSADA,
8713	cassamunair	[.] CASSAMUNAIR, n. An aromatic vegetable brought from the east.
8714	cassate	[.] CASSATE, v.t. To vacate, annul, or make void.
8715	cassation	[.] CASSATION, n. The act of annulling. In France there is a court of Cassation.
8716	cassavi	[.] CASSAVI, n. A plant, of the genus Jatropha, of different species. The roots of the manihot or bitter cassada, and of the janipha, are made into a kind of bread which serves for food to the natives of Africa and the West Indies, and they are also roasted and eaten ...
8717	cassia	[.] CASSIA, n. A genus of plants of many species, among which are the fistula, or purging cassia, and the senna. The former is a native of Egypt and both Indies; the latter is a native of Persia, Syria and Arabia. The latter is a shrubby plant, the leaves of which are ...
8718	cassidony	[.] CASSIDONY, n. A species of plant, Gnaphalium, cotton-weed, cudweed or goldylocks; also, Lavandula stoechas or French lavender.
8719	cassimer	[.] CASSIMER, n. A thin twilled woolen cloth.
8720	cassino	[.] CASSINO, n. A game at cards.
8721	cassiobury	[.] CASSIOBURY, n. A species of plant, of the genus Cassine, of which the most remarkable species is the Yapon of the Southern States of America. The berries are of a beautiful red color. [.] The Yapon is now arranged in the genus Ilex.
8722	cassiopeia	[.] CASSIOPEIA, n. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, situated near to Cepheus, as the fabulous Cassiopeia was wife to Cepheus, king of Ethiopia. It contains fifty five stars.
8723	cassiteria	[.] CASSITERIA, n. A kind of crystals which appear to have an admixture of tin. The color is brown or whitish.
8724	cassock	[.] CASSOCK, n. A robe or gown worn over the other garments, particularly by the clergy. A close garment, now generally that which clergymen wear under their gowns.
8725	cassocked	[.] CASSOCKED, a. Clothed with a cassock. The cassockd huntsman.
8726	cassonade	[.] CASSONADE, n. Cask-sugar; sugar not refined.
8727	cassowary	[.] CASSOWARY, n. A large fowl of the genus Struthio, nearly as large as the ostrich, but its legs are thicker and stronger in proportion. The wings are so small as not to appear, being hid under the feathers. The head is armed with a helmet of horny substance, consisting ...
8728	cast	[.] CAST, v.t. pret. And pp. cast. [.] 1. To throw, fling or send; that is, to drive from, by force, as from the hand, or from an engine. [.] [.] Hagar cast the child under a shrub. Gen. 21. [.] [.] Uzziah prepared slings to cast stones. 2 Ch. 26. [.] 2. To ...
8729	castalian	[.] CASTALIAN, a. Pertaining to Castalia, a cool spring on Parnassus, sacred to the muses; as Castalian fount.
8730	castanet	[.] CASTANET, n. An instrument of music formed of small concave shells of ivory or hard wood, shaped like spoons, placed together, fastened to the thumb and beat with the middle finger. This instrument is used by the Spaniards, Moors and Bohemians, as an accompaniment ...
8731	castaway	[.] CASTAWAY, n. That which is thrown away. A person abandoned by God, as unworthy of his favor; a reprobate. 1 Cor. 9:27. [.] CASTAWAY, a. Rejected; useless; of no value.
8732	casted	[.] CASTED, pp. For cast, is not in use.
8733	castellan	[.] CASTELLAN, n. A governor or constable of a castle. In Poland, the name of a dignity or charge; a kind of lieutenant of a province, commanding part of a palatinate under a palatine. The castellans are senators, of the lower class, sitting, in the diets, on low seats ...
8734	castellany	[.] CASTELLANY, n. [See Castle.] The lordship belonging to a castle; or the extent, of its land and jurisdiction.
8735	castellated	[.] CASTELLATED, a. [.] 1. Inclosed in a building, as a fountain or cistern. [.] 2. Adorned with turrets, and battlements, like a castle.
8736	castellation	[.] CASTELLATION, n. The act of fortifying a house and rendering it a castle.
8737	caster	...
8738	castigate	[.] CASTIGATE, v.t. To chastise; to punish by stripes; to correct; to chasten; to check.
8739	castigated	[.] CASTIGATED, pp. Punished; corrected.
8740	castigating	[.] CASTIGATING, ppr. Punishing; correcting; chastising.
8741	castigation	[.] CASTIGATION, n. [.] 1. Punishment; correction; penance; discipline; emendation; restraint. [.] 2. Among the Romans, a military punishment inflicted on offenders, by beating with a wand or switch.
8742	castigator	[.] CASTIGATOR, n. One who corrects.
8743	castigatory	[.] CASTIGATORY, a. Tending to correction; corrective; punitive. [.] CASTIGATORY, n. An engine formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds, called also a ducking stool, or trebucket.
8744	castile-soap	[.] CASTILE-SOAP, n. A kind of pure, refined soap.
8745	castilian	[.] CASTILIAN, a. Pertaining to Castile in Spain. [.] CASTILIAN, n. An inhabitant or native of Castile in Spain.
8746	casting	[.] CASTING, ppr. Throwing; sending; computing; calculating; turning; giving a preponderancy; deciding; running, or throwing into a mold to give shape. [See Cast.] [.] CASTING, n. [.] 1. The act of casting or founding. [.] 2. That which is cast in a mold; ...
8747	casting-net	[.] CASTING-NET, n. A net which is cast and drawn, in distinction from a net that is set and left.
8748	casting-voice	[.] CASTING-VOICE, n. The vote of a presiding officer, in an assembly or council, which decides a question, when the votes of the assembly or house are equally divided between the affirmative and negative. [.] When there was an equal vote, the Governor had the casting ...
8749	casting-vote	[.] CASTING-VOTE,
8750	castle	[.] CASTLE, n. [.] 1. A house fortified for defense against an enemy; a fortress. The term seems to include the house and the walls or other works around it. In old writers, the word is used for a town or village fortified. [.] 2. The house or mansion of a nobleman ...
8751	castle-builder	[.] CASTLE-BUILDER, n. One who forms visionary schemes. [.] CASTLE-BUILDER, n. The act of building castles in the air.
8752	castle-crowned	[.] CASTLE-CROWNED, a. Crowned with a castle.
8753	castle-guard	[.] CASTLE-GUARD, n. A feudal tenure, or knight service, which obliged the tenant to perform service within the realm, without limitation of time.
8754	castle-ward	[.] CASTLE-WARD, n. An imposition laid upon subjects dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in the castle.
8755	castled	[.] CASTLED, a. Furnished with castles; as a castled elephant.
8756	castlery	[.] CASTLERY, n. The government of a castle.
8757	castlet	[.] CASTLET, n. A small castle.
8758	castling	[.] CASTLING, n. An abortion or abortive.
8759	castor	[.] CASTOR, n. [.] 1. A beaver, an amphibious quadruped, with a flat ovate tail, short ears, a blunt nose, small fore feet, and large hind feet. [.] 2. A reddish brown substance of a strong penetrating smell, taken from bags or cods in the groin of the beaver; a powerful ...
8760	castor-oil	[.] CASTOR-OIL, n. The oil of the Ricinus, or Palma Christi, a plant of the West Indies, which grows to the highth of twenty feet, in one season. The oil is obtained from the nuts or seeds by expression or decoction. That obtained by decoction is preferred, as less liable ...
8761	castorin	[.] CASTORIN,
8762	castorine	[.] CASTORINE, n. An animal principle discovered in castor, and prepared by boiling castor in six times its weight of alcohol, and filtering the liquor. From this is deposited the Castorin.
8763	castrametation	[.] CASTRAMETATION, n. The art or act of encamping; the marking or laying out of a camp.
8764	castrate	[.] CASTRATE, v.t. [.] 1. To geld; to deprive of the testicles; to emasculate. [.] 2. To take away or retrench, as the obscene parts of a writing. [.] 3. To take out a leaf or sheet from a book, and render it imperfect.
8765	castrated	[.] CASTRATED, pp. Gelded; emasculated; purified from obscene expressions.
8766	castrating	[.] CASTRATING, ppr. Gelding; taking away the obscene parts of a writing.
8767	castration	[.] CASTRATION, n. The act of gelding; the act or practice of making eunuchs; the act of taking away the obscene parts of a writing; the act of taking out a leaf or sheet of a book. In botany, the cutting off of the anthers, or tops of the stamens of flowers, before the ...
8768	castrato	[.] CASTRATO, n. A male person emasculated for the purpose of improving his voice for a singer.
8769	castrel	[.] CASTREL or KESTREL, n. A kind of hawk, resembling the lanner in shape and the hobby in size.
8770	castrensian	[.] CASTRENSIAN, a. Belonging to a camp.
8771	casual	[.] CASUAL, a. [.] 1. Falling; happening or coming to pass without design in the person or persons affected, and without being foreseen, or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming by chance; as, the parties had a casual rencounter. [.] 2. Occasional; coming at certain ...
8772	casually	[.] CASUALLY, adv. Accidentally; fortuitously; without design; by chance.
8773	casualness	[.] CASUALNESS, n. Accidentalness; the quality of being casual.
8774	casualty	[.] CASUALTY, n. [.] 1. Accident; that which comes by chance or without design, or without being foreseen; contingency. [.] 2. An accident that produces unnatural death; and by a metonymy, death, or other misfortune, occasioned by an accident. [.] 3. In Scots ...
8775	casuist	[.] CASUIST, n. One who studies and resolves cases of conscience. [.] [.] The judgment of any casuist or leaned divine is not sufficient to give him confidence. [.] CASUIST, v.i. To play the part of a casuist.
8776	casuistic	[.] CASUISTIC,
8777	casuistical	[.] CASUISTICAL, a. Relating to cases of conscience, or to cases of doubtful propriety.
8778	casuistry	[.] CASUISTRY, n. The science or doctrine of cases of conscience; the science of resolving cases of doubtful propriety, or of determining the lawfulness or unlawfulness of what a man may do, by rules and principles drawn from the scriptures, from the laws of society, or ...
8779	cat	[.] CAT, n. [.] 1. A name applied to certain species of carnivorous quadrupeds, of the genus Felis. The domestic cat needs no description. It is a deceitful animal, and when enraged, extremely spiteful. It is kept in houses, chiefly for the purpose of catching rats ...
8780	cat-block	[.] CAT-BLOCK, n. A two or three fold block with an iron strop and large hook, used to draw up an anchor to the cat-head.
8781	cat-eyed	[.] CAT-EYED, a. Having eyes like a cat.
8782	cat-fish	[.] CAT-FISH, n. A species of the Squalus, or shark. The cat-fish of the N. American rivers is a species of Cottus, or bull-head.
8783	cat-gut	[.] CAT-GUT, n. The intestines of sheep or lambs, dried and twisted together, used as strings for violins and other instruments, and for other purposes. Great quantities are imported from Lyons and Italy.
8784	cat-harpings	[.] CAT-HARPINGS, n. Ropes serving to brace in the shrouds of the lower masts behind their respective yards, to tighten the shrouds and give more rom to draw in the yards, when the whip is close hauled.
8785	cat-head	[.] CAT-HEAD, n. A strong beam projecting horizontally horizontally over a ships bows, carrying two or three sheaves, about which a rope called the cat-fall passes, and communicates with the cat-block.
8786	cat-like	[.] CAT-LIKE. A. Resembling a cat.
8787	cat-mint	[.] CAT-MINT, n. A plant of the genus Nepeta, so called because cats eat it.
8788	cat-pipe	[.] CAT-PIPE, n. [See Catcall.]
8789	cat-salt	[.] CAT-SALT, n. A sort of salt beautifully granulated, formed out of the bittern or leach-brine, used for making hard soap.
8790	cat-tail	[.] CAT-TAIL, n. [.] 1. A species of reed, of the genus Typha, the downy substance of which is used for stuffing mattresses, &c. [.] 2. A substance growing on nut-trees, pines, &c.
8791	catabaptist	[.] CATABAPTIST, n. One who opposes baptism.
8792	catacaustic	[.] CATACAUSTIC, a. Catacaustic curves, in geometry, are that species of caustic curves, which are formed by reflection.
8793	catachresis	[.] CATACHRESIS, n. An abuse of a trope or of words; a figure in rhetoric, when one word is abusively put for another, or when a word is too far wrested from its true signification; as, a voice beautiful to the ear. [.] A catachresis is a trope which borrows the name ...
8794	catachrestical	[.] CATACHRESTICAL, a. Belonging to a catachresis; forced; far-fetched; wrested from its natural sense.
8795	catachrestically	[.] CATACHRESTICALLY, adv. In a forced manner.
8796	catachresttic	[.] CATACHRESTTIC,
8797	cataclysm	[.] CATACLYSM, n. A deluge, or overflowing of water; particularly, the flood in Noahs days.
8798	catacomb	[.] CATACOMB, n. A cave, grotto or subterraneous place for the burial of the dead. It is said to have been originally applied to the chapel of St. Sebastian in Rome, where the ancient Roman Calendars say, the body of St. Peter was deposited. It is now applied to a vast ...
8799	catacoustics	[.] CATACOUSTICS, n. That part of acoustics or the doctrine of sounds, which treats of reflected sounds. But the distinction is deemed of little use.
8800	catadioptric	[.] CATADIOPTRIC,TRICAL, a. Reflecting light.
8801	catadupe	[.] CATADUPE, n. A cataract or waterfall.
8802	catagmatic	[.] CATAGMATIC, a. That has the quality of consolidating broken parts; promoting the union of fractured bones.
8803	catagraph	[.] CATAGRAPH, n. The first draught o a picture; also, a profile.
8804	catalectic	[.] CATALECTIC, a. Pertaining to metrical composition, or to measure. [.] [.] Catalectic verses, are such as want either feet or syllables.
8805	catalepsis	[.] CATALEPSIS,
8806	catalepsy	[.] CATALEPSY, . A sudden suppression of motion and sensation, a kind of apoplexy, in which the patient is speechless, senseless, and fixed in one posture, with his eyes open, without seeing or understanding. The word is applied also to a retention of the breath or of ...
8807	cataleptic	[.] CATALEPTIC, a. Pertaining to catalepsy.
8808	catalogize	[.] CATALOGIZE, v.t. To insert in a catalogue.
8809	catalogue	[.] CATALOGUE, n. A list or enumeration of the names of men or things disposed in a certain order, often in alphabetical order; as a catalogue of the students of a college, or of books, or of the stars. [.] CATALOGUE, v.t. To make a list of.
8810	catalpa	[.] CATALPA, n. A large tree of Carolina and the South, which in blossom has a beautiful appearance. It belongs to the genus Bignonia, or trumpet flower.
8811	catalysis	[.] CATALYSIS, n. Dissolution.
8812	catamenial	[.] CATAMENIAL, a. Pertaining to the catamenia, or menstrual discharges.
8813	catamite	[.] CATAMITE, n. A boy kept for unnatural purposes.
8814	catamount	[.] CATAMOUNT, n. Cat of the mountain, the wild cat.
8815	catapasm	[.] CATAPASM, n. A dry powder for sprinkling the body.
8816	catapelt	[.] CATAPELT, or CATAPULT, n. A military engine used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, darts and arrows upon an enemy. Some of these would throw a stone of a hundred pounds weight.
8817	catapeltic	[.] CATAPELTIC, a. Pertaining to the catapelt. As a noun, the catapelt.
8818	cataphonics	[.] CATAPHONICS, n. The doctrine of reflected sounds, a branch of acoustics.
8819	cataphract	[.] CATAPHRACT, n. [.] 1. In the ancient military art, a piece of heavy defensive armor, formed of cloth or leather, strengthened with scales or links, used to defend the breast, or whole body, or even the horse as well as the rider. [.] 2. A horseman in complete ...
8820	cataplasm	[.] CATAPLASM, n. A poultice; a soft and moist substance to be applied to some part of the body, to excite or repel heat, or to relax the skin, &c. When mustard is an ingredient, it is called a sinapism.
8821	catapuce	[.] CATAPUCE, n. The herb spurge.
8822	catapult	[.] CATAPELT, or CATAPULT, n. A military engine used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for throwing stones, darts and arrows upon an enemy. Some of these would throw a stone of a hundred pounds weight.
8823	cataract	[.] CATARACT, n. [.] 1. A great fall of water over a precipice; as that of Niagara, of the Rhine, Danube and Nile. It is a cascade upon a great scale. [.] [.] The tremendous cataracts of America thundering in their solitudes. [.] 2. In medicine and surgery, an ...
8824	catarrh	[.] CATARRH, n. catar. A defluxion, or increased secretion of mucus from the membranes of the nose, fauces and bronchiae, with fever, sneezing cough, thirst, lassitude and loss of appetite, and sometimes an entire loss of taste; called also a cold, coryza. An epidemic ...
8825	catarrhal	[.] CATARRHAL,
8826	catarrhous	[.] CATARRHOUS, a. Pertaining to catarrh, produced by it or attending it; as a catarrhal fever.
8827	catasterism	[.] CATASTERISM, n. A constellation, or a placing among the stars.
8828	catastrophe	[.] CATASTROPHE,
8829	catastrophy	[.] CATASTROPHY, n. [.] 1. The change or revolution which produces the final event of a dramatic piece; or the unfolding and winding up of the plot, clearing up difficulties, and closing the play. The ancients divided a play into the protasis, epitasis, catastasis, ...
8830	catcall	[.] CATCALL, n. A squeaking instrument, used in play-houses to condemn plays.
8831	catch	[.] CATCH, v.t. [.] 1. To seize or lay hold on with the hand; carrying the sense of pursuit, thrusting forward the hand, or rushing on. [.] [.] And they came upon him and caught him. Acts 6. [.] 2. To seize, in a general sense; as, to catch a ball; to catch hold ...
8832	catch-fly	[.] CATCH-FLY, n. A plant of the genus Lychnis; campion.
8833	catch-poll	[.] CATCH-POLL, n. A bailiffs assistant, so called by way of reproach.
8834	catch-word	[.] CATCH-WORD, n. Among printers, the word placed at the bottom of each page, under the last line, which is to be inserted as the first word on the following page.
8835	catchable	[.] CATCHABLE, a. That may be caught.
8836	catcher	[.] CATCHER, n. One who catches; that which catches, or in which any thing is caught.
8837	catching	[.] CATCHING, ppr. Seizing; taking hold; ensnaring; entangling. [.] CATCHING, a. Communicating, or that may be communicated, by contagion; infectious; as, a disease is catching.
8838	catchpenny	[.] CATCHPENNY, n. Something worthless, particularly a book or pamphlet, adapted to the popular taste, and intended to gain money in market.
8839	catchup	[.] CATCHUP,
8840	cate	[.] CATE, n. [See Cates.]
8841	catechetical	[.] CATECHETICAL, a. [See Catechise.] [.] 1. Relating to oral instruction, and particularly in the first principles of the Christian religion. [.] 2. Relating to or consisting in asking questions and receiving answers, according to the ancient manner of teaching ...
8842	catechetically	[.] CATECHETICALLY, adv. By question and answer; in the way of oral instruction.
8843	catechise	[.] CATECHISE, v.t. [.] 1. To instruct by asking questions, receiving answers, and offering explanations and corrections. [.] 2. To question; to interrogate; to examine or try by questions, and sometimes with a view to reproof, by eliciting answers from a person, ...
8844	catechised	[.] CATECHISED, pp. Instructed.
8845	catechiser	[.] CATECHISER, n. One who catechises; one who instructs by question and answer, and particularly in the rudiments of the Christian religion.
8846	catechising	[.] CATECHISING, ppr. Instructing in rudiments or principles.
8847	catechism	[.] CATECHISM, n. [.] 1. A form of instruction by means of questions and answers, particularly in the principles of religion. [.] 2. An elementary book containing a summary of principles in any science or art, but appropriately in religion, reduced to the form of ...
8848	catechist	[.] CATECHIST, n. One who instructs viva voice, or by question and answer; a catechiser; one appointed by the church to instruct in the principles of religion.
8849	catechistic	[.] CATECHISTIC,
8850	catechistical	[.] CATECHISTICAL, a. Pertaining to a catechist, or catechism.
8851	catechu	[.] CATECHU, n. Terra Japonica, a dry extract, or brown astringent substance, obtained by decoction and evaporation from a species of Mimosa in India. It consists chiefly of tannin.
8852	catechumen	[.] CATECHUMEN, n. One who is in the first rudiments of Christianity; one who is receiving instruction and preparing himself for baptism. These were anciently the children of believing parents, or pagans not fully initiated in the principles of the Christian religion. ...
8853	catechumenical	[.] CATECHUMENICAL, a. Belonging to catechumens.
8854	catechumenist	[.] CATECHUMENIST, n. A catechumen.
8855	categorical	[.] CATEGORICAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to a category. [.] 2. Absolute; positive; express; not relative or hypothetical; as a categorical proposition, syllogism or answer.
8856	category	[.] CATEGORY, n. In logic, a series or order of all the predicates or attributes contained under a genus. The school philosophers distributed all the objects of our thoughts and ideas into genera or classes. Aristotle made ten categories, viz. Substance, quantity, quality, ...
8857	catenarian	[.] CATENARIAN,
8858	catenary	[.] CATENARY, a. Relating to a chain; like a chain. The catenarian curve, in geometry, is formed by a rope or chain hanging freely between two points of suspension, whether the points are horizontal or not.
8859	catenate	[.] CATENATE, v.t. To chain, or rather to connect in a series of links or ties.
8860	catenation	[.] CATENATION, n. Connection of links, union of parts, as in a chain; regular connection. [See Concatenation.]
8861	cater	[.] CATER, v.i. To provide food; to buy or procure provisions; followed by for; as, to cater for the sparrow. [.] CATER, n. A provider. [See Caterer.] [.] CATER, n. The four of cards or dice; so written for Fr. quatre.
8862	cater-cousin	[.] CATER-COUSIN, n. A quaere-cousin, a remote relation.
8863	caterer	[.] CATERER, n. A provider, buyer or purveyor of provision.
8864	cateress	[.] CATERESS, n. A woman who caters; a female provider of food.
8865	caterpillar	[.] CATERPILLAR, n. The colored and often hairy larva of the lepidopterous insects. This term is also applied to the larvas of other insects, such as the Tenthredo, or saw-fly; but is more generally confined to the lepidopters. Caterpillars are produced immediately from ...
8866	caterpillar-eater	[.] CATERPILLAR-EATER, n. A worm bred in the body of a caterpillar, which eats it.
8867	caterwaul	[.] CATERWAUL, v.i. To cry or wall, as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh offensive noise.
8868	caterwauling	[.] CATERWAULING, n. The cry of cats; a harsh disagreeable noise or cry.
8869	cates	[.] CATES, n. Delicious food or viands; dainties.
8870	cath-arist	[.] CATH-ARIST, n. One who pretends to more purity than others possess.
8871	cathartic	[.] CATHARTIC,
8872	cathartical	[.] CATHARTICAL, a. Purging; cleansing the bowels; promoting evacuations by stool; purgative.
8873	catharticalness	[.] CATHARTICALNESS, n. The quality of promoting discharges from the bowels.
8874	cathedral	[.] CATHEDRAL, n. The see or seat of a bishop; the principal church in a diocese. [.] CATHEDRAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to the church which is the bishops seat, or head church of a diocese; containing the see of a bishop; as a cathedral church; cathedral service. [.] 2. ...
8875	cathedrated	[.] CATHEDRATED, a. Relating to the authority of the chair or office of a teacher.
8876	catheter	[.] CATHETER, n. In surgery, a tubular instrument, usually made of silver, to be introduced into the bladder, to draw off the urine when the natural discharge is suppressed; also, a sound to search for the stone, or a bougie made of silver or elastic gum.
8877	cathetus	[.] CATHETUS n. In geometry, a line or radius, falling perpendicularly on another line or surface; as the two sides of a right-angled triangle. [.] Cathetus of incidence, in catoptries, is a right line drawn from a point of the object, perpendicular to the reflecting ...
8878	catholic	[.] CATHOLIC, a. [.] 1. Universal or general; as the Catholic church. Originally this epithet was given to the Christian church in general, but is now appropriated to the Romish church, and in strictness there is no Catholic church, or universal Christian communion. ...
8879	catholicize	[.] CATHOLICIZE, v.i. To become a catholic.
8880	catholicly	[.] CATHOLICLY, adv. Generally; in a catholic manner.
8881	catholicness	[.] CATHOLICNESS, n. Universality.
8882	catholicon	[.] CATHOLICON, n. A remedy for all diseases; a universal remedy; a remedy supposed to be efficacious in purging away all humors; a panacea; a kind of soft purgative electuary so called.
8883	catilinism	[.] CATILINISM, n. The practices of Catiline, the Roman conspirator; conspiracy.
8884	catkin	[.] CATKIN, n. In botany, a species of calyx or rather of inflorescence, from a common chaffy gemmaceous receptacle, or consisting of many chaffy scales ranged along a stalk, slender as a thread, which is the common receptacle, as in hazle, birch, oak, willow, poplar, ...
8885	catling	[.] CATLING, n. [.] 1. A dismembering knife, used by surgeons. [.] 2. The down or moss growing about walnut trees, resembling the hair of a cat. [.] 3. Catgut.
8886	catonian	[.] CATONIAN, a. Pertaining to or resembling Cato, the Roman, who was remarkable for his severity of manners; grave; severe; inflexible.
8887	catopter	[.] CATOPTER,
8888	catoptric	[.] CATOPTRIC,
8889	catoptrical	[.] CATOPTRICAL, a. [See Catoptrics.] Relating to catoptries, or vision by reflection.
8890	catoptrics	[.] CATOPTRICS, n. That part of optics which explains the properties of reflected light, and particularly that which is reflected from mirrors or polished bodies.
8891	catoptromancy	[.] CATOPTROMANCY, n. A species of divination among the ancients, which was performed by letting down a mirror into water, for a sick person to look at his face in it. If his countenance appeared distorted and ghastly, it was an ill omen; if fresh and healthy, it was ...
8892	catoptron	[.] CATOPTRON, n. An optical glass or instrument.
8893	cats-eye	[.] CATS-EYE, n. Sun-stone, a subspecies of quartz, called in Latin oculus cati or onycopalus, from its white zones or rings like onyx, and its variable colors like opal. It is very hard and semitransparent, and from certain points exhibits a yellowish radiation, or chatoyant ...
8894	cats-foot	[.] CATS-FOOT, n. A plant of the genus Glechoma, ground ivy, or gill.
8895	cats-head	[.] CATS-HEAD, n. A kind of apple.
8896	cats-paw	[.] CATS-PAW, n. [.] 1. Among seamen, a light air perceived, in a calm, by a rippling of the surface of the water; also, a particular turn in the bight of a rope, made to hook a tackle on. [.] 2. A dupe; the instrument which another uses.
8897	catsilver	[.] CATSILVER, n. A fossil, a species of mica.
8898	catsup	[.] CATSUP, n. A liquor extracted from mushrooms, used as a sauce.
8899	cattery	[.] CATTERY, n. The place where provisions are deposited.
8900	cattle	[.] CATTLE, n. [.] 1. Beasts or quadrupeds in general, serving for tillage, or other labor, and for food to man. In its primary sense, the word includes camels, horses, asses, all the varieties of domesticated horned beasts or the bovine genus, sheep of all kinds ...
8901	caucasean	[.] CAUCASEAN, a. Pertaining to Mount Caucasus in Asia.
8902	caucasian	[.] CAUCASIAN,
8903	caucus	[.] CAUCUS, n. A word used in America to denote a meeting of citizens to agree upon candidates to be proposed for election to offices, or to concert measures for supporting a party. The origin of the word is not ascertained.
8904	caudal	[.] CAUDAL, a. Pertaining to a tail; or to the thread which terminates the seed of a plant.
8905	caudate	[.] CAUDATE,
8906	caudated	[.] CAUDATED,
8907	caudex	[.] CAUDEX, n. In botany, the stem of a tree. Linne uses the word for the stock which proceeds from a seed, one part ascending and forming the body above ground, the other descending and putting forth roots.
8908	caudle	[.] CAUDLE, n. A kind of warm broth, a mixture of wine and other ingredients prepared for the sick. [.] CAUDLE, v.t. To make or prepare caudle, or to dress with caudle.
8909	cauf	[.] CAUF, n. A chest with holes for keeping fish alive in water.
8910	caught	[.] CAUGHT, pret. and pp. of catch, pronounced caut.
8911	cauk	[.] CAUK,
8912	cauky	[.] CAUKY, a. Pertaining to cauk; like cauk.
8913	caul	[.] CAUL, n. [.] 1. In anatomy, a membrane in the abdomen, covering the greatest part of the lower intestines, called from its structure, reticuluim, a net, but more generally, the omentum; also, a little membrane sometimes encompassing the head of a child when born. [.] 2. ...
8914	caulescent	[.] CAULESCENT, a. In botany, having a stem different from that which produces the flower; as a caulescent plant. Linne applies this term to the root also, as in cabbage and turnep.
8915	cauliferous	[.] CAULIFEROUS, a. In botany, having a stem or stalk.
8916	cauliflower	[.] CAULIFLOWER, n. A variety of Brassica or cabbage, well known and much esteemed.
8917	cauliform	[.] CAULIFORM, a. Having the form of a stalk or of stems.
8918	cauline	[.] CAULINE, a. In botany, growing immediately on the stem, without the intervention of branches; as a cauline leaf, bulb, peduncle or scape.
8919	caulk	[.] CAULK, [See Calk.]
8920	cauponate	[.] CAUPONATE, v.i. To keep a victualling house.
8921	cauponise	[.] CAUPONISE, v.t. To sell wine or victuals.
8922	causable	[.] CAUSABLE, a. [See Cause.] That may be caused, produced or effected.
8923	causal	[.] CAUSAL, a. [See Cause.] Relating to a cause or causes; implying or containing a cause or causes; expressing a cause. [.] Causal propositions are where two propositions are joined by causal words, as that or because. [.] CAUSAL, n. In grammar, a word that expresses ...
8924	causality	[.] CAUSALITY, n. The agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in producing its effect.
8925	causally	[.] CAUSALLY, adv. According to the order or series of causes.
8926	causalty	[.] CAUSALTY, n. Among miners, the lighter, earthy parts of ore, carried off by washing.
8927	causation	[.] CAUSATION, n. The act of causing or producing; the act or agency by which an effect is produced.
8928	causative	[.] CAUSATIVE, a. That expresses a cause or reason; also, that effects as a cause.
8929	causatively	[.] CAUSATIVELY, adv. In a causative manner.
8930	causator	[.] CAUSATOR, n. One who causes or produces an effect.
8931	cause	[.] CAUSE, n. s as z. [.] 1. A suit or action in court; any legal process which a party institutes to obtain his demand, or by which he seeks his right or his supposed right. This is a legal, scriptural and popular use of the word, coinciding nearly with case from cado, ...
8932	caused	[.] CAUSED, pp. Produced; effected; brought about.
8933	causeless	[.] CAUSELESS, a. [.] 1. Having no cause, or producing agent. [.] 2. Without just ground, reason or motive; as causeless hatred; causeless fear. Prov. 26.
8934	causelessly	[.] CAUSELESSLY, adv. Without cause or reason.
8935	causelessness	[.] CAUSELESSNESS, n. The state of being causeless.
8936	causer	[.] CAUSER, n. He that causes; the agent by which an effect is produced.
8937	causey	[.] CAUSEY, n. A way raised above the natural level of the ground, by stones, earth, timber, fascines, &c., serving as a dry passage over wet or marshy ground, or as a mole to confine water to a pond or restrain it from overflowing lower ground. Most generally it is a ...
8938	causidical	[.] CAUSIDICAL, a. Pertaining to an advocate, or to the maintenance and defense of suits.
8939	causing	[.] CAUSING, ppr. Producing; effecting; bringing into being.
8940	caustic	[.] CAUSTIC,
8941	caustical	[.] CAUSTICAL, a. Burning; corroding; destroying the texture of animal flesh.
8942	causticity	[.] CAUSTICITY, n. The quality of acting like fire on animal matter, or the quality of combining with the principles of organized substances, and destroying their texture. This quality belongs to concentrated acids, pure alkalis, and some metallic salts.
8943	cautel	[.] CAUTEL, n. Caution.
8944	cautelous	[.] CAUTELOUS, a. [.] 1. Cautions; wary; provident. [.] 2. Cunning; treacherous; wily.
8945	cautelously	[.] CAUTELOUSLY, adv. [.] 1. Cunningly; slily; treacherously. [.] 2. Cautiously; warily.
8946	cautelousness	[.] CAUTELOUSNESS, n. Cautiousness.
8947	cauterism	[.] CAUTERISM, n. The application of cautery.
8948	cauterization	[.] CAUTERIZATION, n. [See Cauterize.] In surgery, the act of burning or searing some morbid part, by the application of fire. This is done by burning tow, cotton, moxa, Spanish wax, pyramidical pieces of linen, &c., or more generally by a hot iron.
8949	cauterize	[.] CAUTERIZE, v.t. To burn or sear with fire or a hot iron, as morbid flesh.
8950	cauterized	[.] CAUTERIZED, pp. Burnt or seared with a hot iron.
8951	cauterizing	[.] CAUTERIZING, ppr. Burning, as with a hot iron. [.] CAUTERIZING, n. The act of burning, as with a hot iron.
8952	cautery	[.] CAUTERY, n. A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, by a hot iron or by caustic medicines that burn, corrode or destroy any solid part of an animal body. The burning by a hot iron is called actual cautery; that by caustic medicines, potential cautery.
8953	caution	[.] CAUTION, n. [.] 1. Provident care; prudence in regard to danger; wariness, consisting in a careful attention to the probable effects of a measure, and a judicious course of conduct to avoid evils and the arts of designing men. [.] [.] Caution is the armor to ...
8954	cautionary	[.] CAUTIONARY, a. [.] 1. Containing caution, or warning to avoid danger; as cautionary advice. [.] 2. Given as a pledge or in security; as a cautionary town.
8955	cautioned	[.] CAUTIONED, pp. Warned; previously admonished.
8956	cautioner	[.] CAUTIONER, n. In Scots law, the person who is bound for another, to the performance of an obligation.
8957	cautioning	[.] CAUTIONING, ppr. Warning; giving previous notice of danger.
8958	cautionry	[.] CAUTIONRY, n. In Scots law, the act of giving security for another, or the obligation by which one person becomes engaged as security for another, that he shall pay a sum of money or perform a deed.
8959	cautious	[.] CAUTIOUS, a. Wary; watchful; careful to avoid evils; attentive to examine probable effects and consequences of measures, with a view to avoid danger or misfortune; prudent; circumspect.
8960	cautiously	[.] CAUTIOUSLY, adv. With caution; in a wary, scrupulous manner.
8961	cautiousness	[.] CAUTIOUSNESS, n. The quality of being cautious; watchfulness; provident care; circumspection; prudence with regard to danger.
8962	cavalcade	[.] CAVALCADE, n. A procession of persons on horseback; a formal, pompous march of horsemen and equipage, by way of parade, or to grace a triumph, the public entry of a person of distiction, &c.
8963	cavalier	[.] CAVALIER, n. [.] 1. A horseman, especially an armed horseman; a knight. [.] 2. A gay, sprightly, military man. [.] 3. The appellation of the party of king Charles I. [.] 4. In fortification, an elevation of earth, situated ordinarily in the gorge of a bastion, ...
8964	cavalierly	[.] CAVALIERLY, adv. Haughtily; arrogantly; disdainfully.
8965	cavalierness	[.] CAVALIERNESS, n. Haughtiness; a disdainful manner.
8966	cavalry	[.] CAVALRY, n. A body of military troops on horses; a general term, including light-horse, dragoons, and other bodies of men, serving on horseback.
8967	cavate	[.] CAVATE, v.t. To dig out and make hollow; but superseded by excavate.
8968	cavatina	[.] CAVATINA, n. In music, a short air, without a return or second part, which is sometimes relieved by recitative.
8969	cavazion	[.] CAVAZION, n. In architecture, the underdigging or hollowing of the earth for the foundation of a building, or for cellarage; allowed to be the sixth part of the highth of the building.
8970	cave	[.] CAVE, n. A hollow place in the earth; a subterraneous cavern; a den. This may be natural or artificial. The primitive inhabitants of the earth, in many countries, lived in caves; and the present inhabitants of some parts of the earth, especially in the high northern ...
8971	caveat	[.] CAVEAT, n. [.] 1. In law, a process in a court, especially in a spiritual court, to stop proceedings, as to stop the proving of a will; also to prevent the institution of a clerk to a benefice. [.] In America, it is used in courts of common law. [.] 2. Intimation ...
8972	caveating	[.] CAVEATING, n. In fencing, is the shifting the sword from one side of that of your adversary to the other.
8973	caveator	[.] CAVEATOR, n. One who enters a caveat.
8974	cavern	[.] CAVERN, n. A deep hollow place in the earth. In general, it differs from cave in greater depth, and in being applied most usually to natural hollows, or chasms. [.] Earth with its caverns dark and deep.
8975	caverned	[.] CAVERNED, a. [.] 1. Full of caverns, or deep chasms; having caverns. [.] 2. Inhabiting a cavern.
8976	cavernous	[.] CAVERNOUS, a. Hollow; full of caverns.
8977	cavernulous	[.] CAVERNULOUS, a. Full of little cavities; as cavernulous metal.
8978	cavesson	[.] CAVESSON, n. A sort of nose-band, of iron, leather or wood, sometimes flat, and sometimes hollow or twisted, which is put on the nose of a horse to wring it, and thus to forward the suppling and breaking of him.
8979	cavetto	[.] CAVETTO, n. In architecture, a hollow member, or round concave molding, containing the quadrant of a circle; used as an ornament in cornices.
8980	cavezon	[.] CAVEZON,
8981	caviar	[.] CAVIAR, n. The roes of certain large fish, prepared and salted. The best is made from the roes of the sterlet, sturgeon, sevruga, and beluga, caught in the lakes of rivers of Russia. The roes are put into a bag with a strong brine, and pressed by wringing, and then ...
8982	cavil	[.] CAVIL, v.i. [.] 1. To raise captious and frivolous objections; to find fault without good reason; followed by at. [.] [.] It is better to reason than to cavil. [.] 2. To advance futile objections, or to frame sophisms, for the sake of victory in an argument. [.] CAVIL, ...
8983	caviler	[.] CAVILER, n. One who cavils; one who is apt to raise captious objections; a captious disputant.
8984	caviling	[.] CAVILING, ppr. Raising frivolous objections.
8985	cavilingly	[.] CAVILINGLY, adv. In a caviling manner.
8986	cavillation	[.] CAVILLATION, n. The act or practice of caviling, or raising frivolous objections.
8987	cavilous	[.] CAVILOUS, a. Captious; unfair in argument; apt to object without good reason.
8988	cavilously	[.] CAVILOUSLY, adv. In a cavilous manner; captiously.
8989	cavilousness	[.] CAVILOUSNESS, n. Captiousness; disposition or aptitude to raise frivolous objections.
8990	cavin	[.] CAVIN, n. In the military art, a hollow way or natural hollow, adapted to cover troops and facilitate their approach to a place.
8991	cavity	[.] CAVITY, n. A hollow place; hollowness; an opening; as the cavity of the mouth or throat. This is a word of very general signification.
8992	cavolinite	[.] CAVOLINITE, n. A newly discovered Vesuvain mineral, of a hexahedral form, occurring in the interior of calcarious balls, accompanied with garnets, idocrase, mica, and granular pyroxene, lining the cavity of the geode, &c.
8993	cavy	[.] CAVY, n. A genus of quadrupeds, holding a middle place between the murine and leporine tribes.
8994	caw	[.] CAW, v.i. To cry like a crow, rook or raven.
8995	cawk	[.] CAWK, n. A name given by miners to certain specimens of the compact sulphate of baryte. These are of a white, gray or fawn color, often irregular in figure, but sometimes resembling a number of small convex lenses set in a ground. [.] This name is sometimes given ...
8996	caxou	[.] CAXOU, n. A chest of ores of any metal that has been burnt, ground and washed, and is ready to be refined.
8997	cayman	[.] CAYMAN, n. An animal of the genus Lacerta, found in the West Indies, the alligator.
8998	cazic	[.] CAZIC, or CAZIQUE, n. The title of a king or chief among several tribes of Indians in America.
8999	cazique	[.] CAZIC, or CAZIQUE, n. The title of a king or chief among several tribes of Indians in America.
9000	ccatholicism	[.] CCATHOLICISM, n. [.] 1. Adherence to the Catholic church. [.] 2. Universality, or the orthodox faith of the whole church. [.] 3. More generally, liberality of sentiments. [.] [.] This is the renowned seat of Catholicism.
9001	cease	[.] CEASE, v.i. [.] 1. To stop moving, acting or speaking; to leave of; to give over; followed by from before a noun. [.] [.] It is an honor for a man to cease from strife. Prov. 20. [.] 2. To fail; to be wanting. [.] [.] The poor shall never cease out of ...
9002	ceaseless	[.] CEASELESS, a. [.] 1. Without a stop or pause; incessant; continual; without intermission. [.] [.] All these with ceaseless praise his works behold. [.] 2. Endless; enduring for ever; as the ceaseless joys of heaven.
9003	ceaselessly	[.] CEASELESSLY, adv. Incessantly; perpetually.
9004	ceasing	[.] CEASING, ppr. Stopping; ending; desisting; failing.
9005	cecchn	[.] CECCHN, n. A coin of Italy and Barbary. [See Zechin.]
9006	cecity	[.] CECITY, n. Blindness.
9007	cedar	[.] CEDAR, n. A tree. This name is given to different species of the juniper, and to a species of Pinus. The latter is that which is mentioned in scripture. It is an evergreen, grows to a great size, and is remarkable for its durability.
9008	cedar-like	[.] CEDAR-LIKE, a. Resembling a cedar.
9009	cedarn	[.] CEDARN, a. Pertaining to the cedar.
9010	cede	[.] CEDE, v.t. [.] 1. To yield; to surrender; to give up; to resign; as to cede a fortress, a province or country, by treaty. This word is appropriately used to denote the relinquishment of a conquered city, fortress, or territory, to the former sovereign or proprietor. [.] 2. ...
9011	ceded	[.] CEDED, pp. Yielded; surrendered; given up.
9012	ceding	[.] CEDING, ppr. Yielding; giving up.
9013	cedrat	[.] CEDRAT, n. A species of citron-tree.
9014	cedrine	[.] CEDRINE, a. Belonging to cedar.
9015	cedry	[.] CEDRY, a. Having the color or properties of cedar.
9016	ceduous	[.] CEDUOUS, a. Fit to be felled.
9017	ceil	[.] CEIL, v.t. To overlay or cover the inner roof of a building; or to cover the top or roof of a room. [.] [.] And the greater house he ceiled with fir-tree. 2 Chron. 3.
9018	ceiled	[.] CEILED, pp. Overlaid with timber, or with plastering.
9019	ceiling	[.] CEILING, ppr. Covering the top of a room or building. [.] CEILING, n. [.] 1. The covering which overlays the inner roof of a building, or the timbers which form the top of a room. This covering may be of boards, or of lath and plastering. Hence ceiling ...
9020	celandine	[.] CELANDINE, n. A plant, swallow-wort, horned or prickly poppy, growing on old walls, among rubbish, and in waste places. The lesser celandine is called pile-wort, a species of Ranunculus. The name is also given to the Bocconia, a plant of the West Indies, called the ...
9021	celature	[.] CELATURE, n. [.] 1. The act or art of engraving or embossing. [.] 2. That which is engraved.
9022	cele-riac	[.] CELE-RIAC, n. A variety of celery, called also the turnep-rooted celery. see Celery.]
9023	celebrate	[.] CELEBRATE, v.t. [.] 1. To praise; to extol; to commend; to give to; to make famous; as, to celebrate the name of the Most High. [.] [.] The grave cannot celebrate thee. Is. 38. [.] 2. To distinguish by solemn rites; to keep holy. [.] [.] From even to even ...
9024	celebrated	[.] CELEBRATED, pp. Praised; extolled; honored.
9025	celebrating	[.] CELEBRATING, ppr. Praising; honoring.
9026	celebration	[.] CELEBRATION, n. [.] 1. Solemn performance; a distinguishing by solemn rites; as the celebration of a marriage, or of a religious festival. [.] 2. A distinguishing by ceremonies, or by marks of joy or respect; as the celebration of a birth day, or other anniversary. [.] 3. ...
9027	celebrator	[.] CELEBRATOR, n. One who celebrates.
9028	celebrious	[.] CELEBRIOUS, a. Famous; renowned.
9029	celebriously	[.] CELEBRIOUSLY, adv. With praise or renown.
9030	celebriousness	[.] CELEBRIOUSNESS, n. Fame; renown.
9031	celebrity	[.] CELEBRITY, n. [.] 1. Fame; renown; the distinction or honor publicly bestowed on a nation or person, on character or exploits; the distinction bestowed on whatever is great or remarkable, and manifested by praises or eulogies; as the celebrity of the duke of Wellington; ...
9032	celeri	[.] CELERI. [See Celery.]
9033	celerity	[.] CELERITY, n. [.] 1. Rapidity in motion; swiftness; speed; applied most generally to bodies moving on or near the earth; as the celerity of horse or of a fowl. We speak of the velocity of sound or of light, or of a planet in its orbit. This distinction however ...
9034	celery	[.] CELERY, n. A plant, a species of Apium cultivated for the table.
9035	celestial	[.] CELESTIAL, a. [.] 1. Heavenly; belonging or relating to heaven; dwelling in heaven; as celestial spirits; celestial joys. Hence the word conveys the idea of superior excellence, delight, purity, &c. [.] 2. Belonging to the upper regions, or visible heaven; ...
9036	celestially	[.] CELESTIALLY, adv. In a heavenly or transporting manner.
9037	celestify	[.] CELESTIFY, v.t. To communicate something of a heavenly nature to any thing.
9038	celestin	[.] CELESTIN,
9039	celestine	[.] CELESTINE, n. In mineralogy, native sulphate of strontian, a mineral so named from its occasional delicate blue color.
9040	celestins	[.] CELESTINS, n. A religious order, so named from Pope Celestin. They have ninety-six convents in Italy, and twenty-one in France. They rise two hours after midnight to say matins. They eat no flesh, except when sick, and fast often. Their habit is a white gown, a ...
9041	celiac	[.] CELIAC, a. Pertaining to the lower belly, or intestines.
9042	celibacy	[.] CELIBACY, n. An unmarried state; a single life. It is most frequently if not always applied to males, or to a voluntary single life. [.] [.] They look on celibacy as an accursed state.
9043	celibate	[.] CELIBATE, n. A single life; celibacy; chiefly used when speaking of the single life of the Popish clergy.
9044	cell	[.] CELL, n. [.] 1. A small or close apartment, as in a prison, or a bath. [.] 2. A cottage; a cave; a small or mean place of residence. [.] 3. A small cavity or hollow place, variously applied; as the cells of the brain; the cells of a honey comb, &c. [.] 4. ...
9045	cellar	[.] CELLAR, n. A room under a house or other building, used as a repository of liquors, provisions, and other stores for a family.
9046	cellarage	[.] CELLARAGE, n. A case of cabinet work, for holding bottles of liquors.
9047	cellarer	[.] CELLARIST, CELLARER, n. An officer in a monastery who has the care of the cellar, or the charge of procuring and keeping the provisions; also, an officer in chapters, who has the care of the temporals, and particularly of distributing bread, wine, and money to canons, ...
9048	cellarist	[.] CELLARIST, CELLARER, n. An officer in a monastery who has the care of the cellar, or the charge of procuring and keeping the provisions; also, an officer in chapters, who has the care of the temporals, and particularly of distributing bread, wine, and money to canons, ...
9049	celliferous	[.] CELLIFEROUS, a. Bearing or producing cells.
9050	cellular	[.] CELLULAR, a. Consisting of cells, or containing cells. [.] The cellular membrane, in animal bodies, is composed of an infinite number of minute cells, communicating with each other. It invests every fiber, and seems to be the medium of connection between all parts ...
9051	celluliferous	[.] CELLULIFEROUS, a. Bearing or producing little cells.
9052	celsitude	[.] CELSITUDE, n. Highth; elevation.
9053	celt	[.] CELT, n. One of the primitive inhabitants of the South of Europe. [see Celtic.]
9054	celtiberian	[.] CELTIBERIAN, a. Pertaining to Celtiberia, and its inhabitants, the Celtiberi, or Celts of the Iberus, a river in Spain. [.] CELTIBERIAN, n. An inhabitant of Celtiberia.
9055	celtic	[.] CELTIC, a. Pertaining to the primitive inhabitants of the South and West of Europe, or to the early inhabitants of Italy, Gaul, Spain and Britain. We say, Celtic nations; Celtic customs; Celtic origin. [.] CELTIC, n. The language of the Celts.
9056	celticism	[.] CELTICISM, n. The manners and customs of the Celts.
9057	celtis	[.] CELTIS, n. The nettle-tree, of several species; among which are the australis or southern, a native of Africa and the South of Europe; the oriental, growing an Armenia and Taurica; and the western, growing in Virginia.
9058	cement	[.] CEMENT, n. [.] 1. Any glutinous or other substance capable of uniting bodies in close cohesion, as mortar, glue, soder, &c. In building, cement denotes a stronger kind of mortar than that which is ordinarily used. [.] 2. Bond of union; that which unites firmly, ...
9059	cementation	[.] CEMENTATION, n. [.] 1. The act of cementing; the act of uniting by a suitable substance. [.] 2. In chimistry, the act of applying cements to substances, or the corroding and changing of them by cement. This is done by surrounding them with the powder of another ...
9060	cementatory	[.] CEMENTATORY, a. Cementing; having the quality of uniting firmly.
9061	cemented	[.] CEMENTED, pp. United by cement; changed by cement; firmly united; consolidated.
9062	cementer	[.] CEMENTER, n. The person or thing that cements.
9063	cementing	[.] CEMENTING, ppr. Uniting by cement; changing by means of a cement; uniting closely; consolidating.
9064	cementitious	[.] CEMENTITIOUS, a. Having the quality of cementing.
9065	cemetery	[.] CEMETERY, n. A place where the dead bodies of human beings are buried.
9066	cenatory	[.] CENATORY, a. Pertaining or relating to supper.
9067	cency	[.] REJUVENES'CENCE,'CENCY, n. [L. re and juvenescens; juvenis, a youth.] [.] A renewing of youth; the state of being young again.
9068	cenobite	[.] CENOBITE, n. One of a religious order, who live in a convent, or in community; in opposition to an anchoret, or hermit, who lives in solitude.
9069	cenobitic	[.] CENOBITIC,
9070	cenobitical	[.] CENOBITICAL, a. Living in community, as men belonging to a convent.
9071	cenoby	[.] CENOBY, n. A place where person live in community.
9072	cenotaph	[.] CENOTAPH, n. An empty tomb erected in honor of some deceased person; a monument erected to one who is buried elsewhere.
9073	cense	[.] CENSE, n. [.] 1. A public rate or tax. [.] 2. Condition; rank. [.] CENSE, v.t. To perfume with odors from burning substances.
9074	censer	[.] CENSER, n. A vase or pan in which incense is burned. Among the Jews, a kind of chafing-dish, covered by a dome, and suspended by a chain, used to offer perfumes in sacrifices.
9075	censing	[.] CENSING, ppr. Perfuming with odors.
9076	cension	[.] CENSION, n. A rate, tax, or assessment.
9077	censor	[.] CENSOR, n. [.] 1. An officer, in ancient Rome, whose business was to register the effects of the citizens, to impose taxes according to the property which each man possessed, and to inspect the manners of the citizens, with power to censure vice and immorality, ...
9078	censorial	[.] CENSORIAL,
9079	censorian	[.] CENSORIAN, a. [.] 1. Belonging to a censor, or to the correction of public morals; as, censorial power. [.] 2. Full of censure; See censorious, the proper word.
9080	censorious	[.] CENSORIOUS, a. [.] 1. Addicted to censure; apt to blame or condemn; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; often implying ill-nature, illiberality, or uncharitableness; as a censorious critic. [.] 2. Implying or expressing censure; ...
9081	censoriously	[.] CENSORIOUSLY, adv. In a censorious manner.
9082	censoriousness	[.] CENSORIOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. Disposition to blame and condemn; the habit o censuring or reproaching. [.] 2. The quality of being censorious.
9083	censorship	[.] CENSORSHIP, n. The office or dignity of a censor; the time during which a censor holds his office.
9084	censual	[.] CENSUAL, a. Relating to, or containing a census; liable to be rated.
9085	censurable	[.] CENSURABLE, a. [See Censure.] Worthy of censure; blamable; culpable; reprehensibly; faulty; as a censurable person, or censurable conduct or writings.
9086	censurableness	[.] CENSURABLENESS, n. Blamableness; fitness to be censured.
9087	censurabley	[.] CENSURABLEY, adv. In a manner worthy of blame.
9088	censure	[.] CENSURE, n. [.] 1. The act of blaming or finding fault and condemning as wrong; applicable to the moral conduct, or to the works of men. When applied to persons, it is nearly equivalent to blame, reproof, reprehension, reprimand. It is an expression of disapprobation, ...
9089	censured	[.] CENSURED, pp. Blaming; finding fault with; condemning.
9090	census	[.] CENSUS, n. [.] 1. In ancient Rome, an authentic declaration made before the censors, by the citizens, of their names and places of abode. This declaration was registered, and contained an enumeration of all their lands and estates, their quantity and quality, with ...
9091	cent	[.] CENT, n. [.] 1. A hundred. In commerce, per cent, denotes a certain rate by the hundred; as, ten per cent. Is ten in the hundred, whether profit or loss. This rate is called percentage. [.] 2. In the United States of America, a copper coin whose value is ...
9092	centage	[.] CENTAGE, n. Rate by the cent or hundred.
9093	centaur	[.] CENTAUR, n. [.] 1. In mythology, a fabulous being, supposed to be half man and half horse. It has been supposed that this fancied monster originated among the Lapithae, a tribe in Thessaly, who first invented the art of breaking horses. But the origin of the ...
9094	centaurlike	[.] CENTAURLIKE, a. Having the appearance of a centaur.
9095	centaury	[.] CENTAURY, n. The name of a plant, and a genus of plants, of numerous species. The lesser centaury is a species of Gentiana. Centaury bears the popular names of knapweed, bluebottle, sultan, and star-thistle.
9096	centenary	[.] CENTENARY, n. The number of a hundred; as a centenary of years. [.] CENTENARY, a. Relating to a hundred; consisting of a hundred.
9097	centennial	[.] CENTENNIAL, a. [.] 1. Consisting of a hundred yeas, or completing that term. [.] 2. Pertaining to a hundred years. [.] 3. Happening every hundred years.
9098	center	[.] CENTER, n. [.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure or body; the middle point or place. [.] 2. The middle or central object. In an army, the body of troops occupying the place in the line between the wings. In a fleet, the division ...
9099	centered	[.] CENTERED, pp. Collected to a point or center; fixed on a central point.
9100	centering	[.] CENTERING, ppr. Placing on the center; collecting to a point.
9101	centesimal	[.] CENTESIMAL, a. The hundredth. As a noun, the next step of progression after decimal in the arithmetic of fractions.
9102	centesimation	[.] CENTESIMATION, n. A military punishment, for desertion, mutiny or the like, where one person in a hundred is selected for execution.
9103	centesm	[.] CENTESM, n. The hundredth part of an integer or thing.
9104	centifolious	[.] CENTIFOLIOUS, a. Having a hundred leaves.
9105	centigrade	[.] CENTIGRADE, a. Consisting of a hundred degrees; graduated into a hundred divisions or equal parts; as a centigrade thermometer.
9106	centigram	[.] CENTIGRAM, n. In French Measure, the hundredth part of a gram. [see Gram.]
9107	centiliter	[.] CENTILITER, n. The hundredth part of a liter, a little more than 6-10 of a cubic inch.
9108	centimeter	[.] CENTIMETER, n. In French measure, the hundredth part of a meter, rather more than 39-100 of an inch. English measure.
9109	centinody	[.] CENTINODY, n. Knotgrass.
9110	centiped	[.] CENTIPED, n. An insect having a hundred feet, but the term is applied to insects that have many feet, though not a hundred. Insects of this kind are called generically Scolopendra. In warm climates, some of them grow to the length of six inches or more, and their ...
9111	centipee	[.] CENTIPEE, for centiped.
9112	centner	[.] CENTNER, n. In metallurgy and assaying, a docimastic hundred; a weight divisible first into a hundred parts, and then into smaller parts. The metallurgists use a weight divided into a hundred equal parts, each one pound; the whole they call a centner; the pound is ...
9113	cento	[.] CENTO, n. A composition formed by verses or passages from other authors, disposed in a new order.
9114	central	[.] CENTRAL, a. Relating to the center; placed in the center or middle; containing the center, or pertaining to the parts near the center. [.] Central forces, in mechanics, the powers which cause a moving body to tend towards or recede from the center of motion.
9115	centrality	[.] CENTRALITY, n. The state of being central.
9116	centrally	[.] CENTRALLY, adv. With regard to the center; in a central manner.
9117	centric	[.] CENTRIC, a. Placed in the center or middle.
9118	centrically	[.] CENTRICALLY, adv. In a central position.
9119	centricalness	[.] CENTRICALNESS, n. Situation in the center.
9120	centrifugal	[.] CENTRIFUGAL, a. Tending to recede from the center. The centrifugal force of a body, is that force by which all bodies moving round another body in a curve, tend to fly off from the axis of their motion, in a tangent to the periphery of the curve.
9121	centripetal	[.] CENTRIPETAL, a. Tending towards the center. Centripetal force is that force which draws or impels a body towards some point as a center; as in case of a planet revolving round the sun, the center of the system. [Note: The common accentuation of centrifugal and centripetal ...
9122	centumvir	[.] CENTUMVIR, n. One of a hundred and five judges, in ancient Rome, appointed to decide common causes among the people.
9123	centumviral	[.] CENTUMVIRAL, a. Pertaining to the centumvirs.
9124	centuple	[.] CENTUPLE, a. A hundred fold. [.] CENTUPLE, v.t. To multiply a hundred fold.
9125	centuplicate	[.] CENTUPLICATE, v.t. To make a hundred fold.
9126	centurial	[.] CENTURIAL, a. Relating to a century, or a hundred years; as a chanterelle sermon. [.] When the third chanterelle jubilee of New-England shall come, who of us will then be living to participate he general joy?
9127	centuriate	[.] CENTURIATE, v.t. To divide into hundreds.
9128	centuriators	[.] CENTURIATORS,
9129	centurion	[.] CENTURION, n. Among the Romans, a military officer who commanded a hundred men, a century or company of infantry, answering to the captain in modern armies.
9130	centurist	[.] CENTURIST, n. A historian who distinguishes time into centuries; as in the Universal Church History of Magdeburg.
9131	century	[.] CENTURY, n. [.] 1. In a general sense, a hundred; any thing consisting of a hundred parts. [.] 2. A division of the Roman people for the purpose of electing magistrates and enacting laws, the people voting by centuries; also, a company consisting of a hundred ...
9132	ceol	[.] CEOL, Sax. A ship. This word is sometimes found prefixed to names.
9133	cephalalgic	[.] CEPHALALGIC, n. A medicine good for the headache.
9134	cephalalgy	[.] CEPHALALGY, n. The headache.
9135	cephalic	[.] CEPHALIC, a. Pertaining to the head; as cephalic medicines, remedies for disorders in the head. The cephalic vein, which runs along the arm, was so named because the ancients used to open it for disorders of the head. [.] CEPHALIC, n. A medicine for headache ...
9136	cepheus	[.] CEPHEUS, n. A constellation in the Northern hemisphere.
9137	cephus	[.] CEPHUS, n. A fowl of the duck kind; also, a species of monkey, the mona.
9138	cerasee	[.] CERASEE, n. The male balsam apple.
9139	cerasin	[.] CERASIN, n. Any gummy substance which swells in cold water, but does not readily dissolve in it.
9140	cerasite	[.] CERASITE, n. A petrifaction resembling a cherry.
9141	cerastes	[.] CERASTES, n. In zoology, the name of a serpent, of the genus Coluber, which the ancients supposed to have horns.
9142	cerate	[.] CERATE, n. A thick kind of ointment, composed of wax and oil, with other ingredients; applied externally in various diseases.
9143	cerated	[.] CERATED, a. Covered with wax.
9144	cere	[.] CERE, n. The naked skin that covers the base of a hawks bill. [.] CERE, v.t. To wax or cover with wax.
9145	cerebel	[.] CEREBEL,
9146	cerebellum	[.] CEREBELLUM, n. The hinder part of the head, or the little brain.
9147	cerebral	[.] CEREBRAL,
9148	cerebrine	[.] CEREBRINE, a. Pertaining to the cerebrum or brain.
9149	cerecloth	[.] CERECLOTH, n. A cloth smeared with melted wax, or with some gummy or glutinous matter. [But the English word for a cloth used to cover wounds is sear-cloth.]
9150	cerement	[.] CEREMENT, n. Cloths dipped in melted wax, with which dead bodies were infolded, when embalmed.
9151	ceremonial	[.] CEREMONIAL, a. [See Ceremony.] [.] 1. Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according to the forms of established rites; as ceremonial exactness. It is particularly applied to the forms and rites of the Jewish religion; as the ceremonial law or worship, ...
9152	ceremonially	[.] CEREMONIALLY, adv. According to rites and ceremonies; as a person ceremonially unclean; an act ceremonially unlawful.
9153	ceremonious	[.] CEREMONIOUS, a. [.] 1. Consisting of outward forms and rites; as the ceremonious part of worship. [In this sense, ceremonial is now used.] [.] 2. Full of ceremony or solemn forms. [.] 3. According to the rules and forms prescribed or customary; civil; formally ...
9154	ceremoniously	[.] CEREMONIOUSLY, adv. In a ceremonious manner; formally; with due forms.
9155	ceremoniousness	[.] CEREMONIOUSNESS, n. The use of customary forms; the practice of too much ceremony; great formality in manners.
9156	ceremony	[.] CEREMONY, n. [.] 1. Outward rite; external form in religion. [.] 2. Forms of civility; rules established by custom for regulating social intercourse. [.] 3. Outward forms of state; the forms prescribed or established by order or custom, serving for the purpose ...
9157	cereolite	[.] CEREOLITE, n. A substance which in appearance and softness resembles wax; sometimes confounded with steatite.
9158	cereous	[.] CEREOUS, a. Waxen; like wax.
9159	ceres	[.] CERES, n. [.] 1. In mythology, the inventor or goddess of corn, or rather the name of corn deified. [.] 2. The name of a planet discovered by M. Piozzi, at Palermo in Sicily, in 1801.
9160	cerin	[.] CERIN, n. [.] 1. A peculiar substance which precipitates on evaporation, from alcohol, which has been digested on grated cork. [.] 2. The part of common wax which dissolves in alcohol. [.] 3. A variety of the mineral allanite.
9161	cerinthians	[.] CERINTHIANS, n. A set of heretics, so called from Cerinthus, one of the first heresiarchs in the church. They denied the divinity of Christ, but they held that, in his baptism, a celestial virtue descended on him in the form of a dove, by means of which he was consecrated ...
9162	cerite	[.] CERITE, n. [See Cerium.] [.] 1. The siliceous oxyd of Cerium, a rare mineral of a pale rose red color, with a tinge of yellow. [.] 2. A fossil shell.
9163	cerium	[.] CERIUM, n. A metal recently discovered in Sweden, in the mineral cerate, and so called rom the planet Ceres. It is of great specific gravity. Its color a grayish white and its texture lamellar.
9164	ceroon	[.] CEROON, n. [from the Spanish.] A bale or package made of skins.
9165	cerrial	[.] CERRIAL, a. Pertaining to the Cerrus, or bitter oak.
9166	cerrus	[.] CERRUS, n. The bitter oak.
9167	certain	[.] CERTAIN, a. [.] 1. Sure; true; undoubted; unquestionable; that cannot be denied; existing in fact and truth. [.] [.] The dream is certain and the interpretation sure. Dan. 2. [.] 2. Assured in mind; having no doubts; followed by of, before a noun. [.] [.] However ...
9168	certainly	[.] CERTAINLY, adv. [.] 1. Without doubt or question; in truth and fact. [.] [.] Certainly this was a righteous man. Luke 23. [.] 2. Without failure. [.] [.] He said, I will certainly return to thee. Gen. 18.
9169	certainness	[.] CERTAINNESS, n. Certainty, which see.
9170	certainty	[.] CERTAINTY, n. [.] 1. A fixed or real state; truth; fact. [.] [.] Know for a certainty, that the Lord your God will no more drive out these nations. Josh. 23. Luke 1. [.] 2. Full assurance of mind; exemption from doubt. [.] [.] Certainty is the perception ...
9171	certes	[.] CERTES, adv. Certainly; in truth; verily.
9172	certificate	[.] CERTIFICATE, n. [See Certify.] [.] 1. In a general sense, a written testimony not sworn to; a declaration in writing, signed by the party, and intended to verify a fact. [.] 2. In a more particular sense, the written declaration, under the hand or seal or both, ...
9173	certification	[.] CERTIFICATION, n. The act of certifying.
9174	certified	[.] CERTIFIED, pp. [See Certify.] Assured; made certain; informed.
9175	certifier	[.] CERTIFIER, n. One who certifies, or assures.
9176	certify	[.] CERTIFY, v.t. [.] 1. To testify to in writing; to make a declaration in writing, under hand, or hand and seal, to make known or establish a fac. [.] [.] The judges shall certify their opinion to the chancellor, and upon such certificate, the decree is usually founded. [.] [.] The ...
9177	certifying	[.] CERTIFYING, ppr. Giving a written testimony, or certificate; giving certain notice; making certainly known.
9178	certiorari	[.] CERTIORARI, n. A writ issuing out of Chancery, Kings Bench or other superior court, to call up the records of an inferior court, or remove a cause there depending, that it may be tried in the superior court. This writ is obtained upon complaint of a party, that he ...
9179	certitude	[.] CERTITUDE, n. Certainty; assurance; freedom from doubt.
9180	cerulean	[.] CERULEAN,
9181	ceruleous	[.] CERULEOUS, a. Sky-colored; blue.
9182	cerulific	[.] CERULIFIC, a. Producing a blue or sky-color.
9183	cerumen	[.] CERUMEN, n. The wax or yellow matter secreted by the ear.
9184	ceruse	[.] CERUSE, n. White-lead; a carbonate of lead, produced by exposing the metal in thin plates to the vapor of vinegar. Lead is sometimes found native in the form of ceruse. [.] Ceruse of antimony is a white oxyd of antimony, which separates from the water in which diaphoretic ...
9185	cerused	[.] CERUSED, a. Washed with a preparation of white lead.
9186	cervical	[.] CERVICAL, a. Belonging to the neck; as the cervical nerves; cervical vessels.
9187	cervin	[.] CERVIN,
9188	cervine	[.] CERVINE, a. Pertaining to the deer, or to animals of the genus Cervus.
9189	cesarean	[.] CESAREAN, a. The Cesarean operation is the taking of a child from the womb by cutting; an operation, which, it is said, gave name to Caesar, the Roman emperor.
9190	cespititious	[.] CESPITITIOUS, a. Pertaining to turf; made of turf.
9191	cespitous	[.] CESPITOUS, a. Pertaining to turf; turfy. [.] A cespitous or turfy plant, has many stems from the same root, usually forming a close thick carpet or matting.
9192	cess	[.] CESS, as a noun, a rate or tax, and as a verb, to rate or lay a tax, is probably a corruption of assess, or from the same root. [.] CESS, v.i. To neglect a legal duty.
9193	cessation	[.] CESSATION, n. [.] 1. A ceasing; a stop; a rest; the act of discontinuing motion or action of any kind, whether temporary or final. [.] 2. A ceasing or suspension of operation, force or effect; as a cessation of the laws of nature. [.] [.] A cessation of arms, ...
9194	cessavit	[.] CESSAVIT, n. In law, a writ given by statute, to recover lands, when the tenant or occupier has ceased for two years to perform the service, which constitutes the condition of his tenure, and has not sufficient goods or chattels to be distrained, or the tenant has ...
9195	cesser	[.] CESSER, n. [See Cess.] A ceasing; a neglect to perform services or payment for two years. See Cessavit.]
9196	cessibility	[.] CESSIBILITY, n. [See Cede and Cession.] The act of giving way or receding.
9197	cessible	[.] CESSIBLE, a. [See Cede.] Giving way; yielding; easy to give way.
9198	cession	[.] CESSION, n. [.] 1. The act of giving way; a yielding to force or impulse. [.] 2. A yielding, or surrender, as of property or rights, to another person; particularly, a surrender of conquered territory to its former proprietor or sovereign, by treaty. [.] 3. ...
9199	cessionary	[.] CESSIONARY, a. Having surrendered effects; as a cessionary bankrupt.
9200	cessment	[.] CESSMENT, n. An assessment or tax.
9201	cessor	[.] CESSOR, n. [.] 1. In law, he that neglects, for two years, to perform the service by which he holds lands, so that he incurs the danger of the writ of cessavit. [See Cessavit.] [.] 2. An assessor, or taxer.
9202	cest	[.] CEST, n. A ladys girdle.
9203	cestus	[.] CESTUS, n. The girdle of Venus, or marriage-girdle, among the Greeks and Romans.
9204	cesura	[.] CESURA,
9205	cesural	[.] CESURAL, a. Pertaining to the cesure.
9206	cesure	[.] CESURE, n. A pause in verse, so introduced as to aid the recital, and render the versification more melodious. It divides a verse or line into equal or unequal parts. Its most pleasing effect is produced, when it is placed at the end of the second foot, or in the ...
9207	cetaceous	[.] CETACEOUS, a. Pertaining to the whale; belonging to the whale kind. The cetacceous fishes include the genera monodon, balaena, physeter and delphinus. They have no gills, but an aperture on the top of the head, and a flat or horizontal tail.
9208	cetate	[.] CETATE, n. A compound of cetic acid, with a base.
9209	ceterach	[.] CETERACH, n. A trivial name of a species of Asplenium, or spleen-wort.
9210	cetic	[.] CETIC, a. Pertaining to the whale. The cetic acid is a peculiar substance obtained from the spermaceti.
9211	cetin	[.] CETIN, n. A name given to spermaceti by Chevreul.
9212	cetological	[.] CETOLOGICAL, n. Pertaining to cetology.
9213	cetologist	[.] CETOLOGIST, n. One who is versed in the natural history of the whale and its kindred animals.
9214	cetology	[.] CETOLOGY, n. The doctrine or natural history of cetaceous animals.
9215	cetus	[.] CETUS, n. In astronomy, the whale, a large constellation of the Southern hemisphere, containing ninety-seven stars.
9216	ceylanite	[.] CEYLANITE, n. A mineral, classed with the ruby family; called also pleonaste. Its color is a muddy, dark blue, and grayish black, approaching to iron black. It occurs in grains, or small crystals, either perfect octahedrons, or truncated on the edges, or with the ...
9217	chabasie	[.] CHABASIE,
9218	chabasite	[.] CHABASITE, n. A mineral which has been regarded as a variety of zeolite. It is divisible into very obtuse rhomboids. [.] This mineral occurs in crystals, whose primitive form is nearly a cube. [.] Chabasie has a foliated structure; its fracture is somewhat conchoidal ...
9219	chad	[.] CHAD, n. A kind of fish; pronounced shad.
9220	chafe	[.] CHAFE, v.t. [.] 1. To excite heat or inflammation by friction, as to chafe the skin; also, to fret and wear by rubbing, as to chafe a cable. [.] 2. To act violently upon, by rubbing; to fret against, as waves against a shore. [.] [.] The troubled Tyber chafing ...
9221	chafe-wax	[.] CHAFE-WAX, n. In England, an officer belonging to the Lord Chancellor, who fits the wax for the sealing of writs.
9222	chafed	[.] CHAFED, pp. Heated or fretted by rubbing; worn by friction.
9223	chafer	[.] CHAFER, n. One who chafes. [.] CHAFER, n. An insect, a species of Scarabaeus, or beetle.
9224	chafery	[.] CHAFERY, n. In Iron works, a forge in which an ancony or square mass of iron, hammered into a bar in the middle, with its ends rough, is reduced to a complete bar, by hammering down the ends to the shape of the middle.
9225	chaff	[.] CHAFF, n. [.] 1. The husk, or dry calyx of corn, and grasses. In common language, the word is applied to the husks when separated from the corn by thrashing, riddling or winnowing. The word is sometimes used rather improperly to denote straw cut small for the food ...
9226	chaffer	[.] CHAFFER, v.i. To treat about a purchase; to bargain; to haggle; to negotiate; to chop and change; as, to chaffer for preferments. [.] CHAFFER, v.t. To buy; to exchange. [.] CHAFFER, n. One who chaffers; a bargainer; a buyer.
9227	chaffern	[.] CHAFFERN, n. A vessel for heating water.
9228	chaffery	[.] CHAFFERY, n. Trafick; buying and selling.
9229	chaffinch	[.] CHAFFINCH, n. A species of birds of the genus Fringilla, which are said to delight in chaff, and are admired for their song.
9230	chaffless	[.] CHAFFLESS, n. Without chaff.
9231	chaffweed	[.] CHAFFWEED, n. A plant, cud-weed, a species of Gnaphalium; but this name is given also to the Centunculus.
9232	chaffy	[.] CHAFFY, a. Like chaff; full of chaff; light; as, chaffy straws; chaffy opinions.
9233	chafing	[.] CHAFING, ppr. Heating or fretting by friction.
9234	chafing-dish	[.] CHAFING-DISH, n. A dish or vessel to hold coals for heating any thing set on it; a portable grate for coals.
9235	chagrin	[.] CHAGRIN, n. Ill-humor; vexation; peevishness; fretfulness. [.] CHAGRIN, v.t. To excite ill-humor in; to vex; to mortify.
9236	chagrined	[.] CHAGRINED, pp. Vexed; fretted; displeased.
9237	chain	[.] CHAIN, n. [.] 1. A series of links or rings connected, or fitted into one another, usually made of some kind of metal, as a chain of gold, or of iron; but the word is not restricted to any particular kind of material. It is used often for an ornament about the person. [.] 2. ...
9238	chained	[.] CHAINED, pp. Made fast, or bound by a chain; connected by a chain; bound; enslaved.
9239	chaining	[.] CHAINING, ppr. Binding, fastening or connecting with a chain; binding, or attaching to; enslaving.
9240	chair	[.] CHAIR, n. [.] 1. A movable seat; a frame with a bottom made of different materials, used for persons to sit in; originally a stool, and anciently a kind of pulpit in churches. [.] 2. A seat of justice or of authority; as a chair of state. [.] 3. A seat for ...
9241	chair-man	[.] CHAIR-MAN, n. [.] 1. The presiding officer or speaker of an assembly, association or company, particularly of a legislative house; also, the president or senior member of a committee. [.] 2. One whose business is to carry a chair.
9242	chaise	[.] CHAISE, n. s as z. A two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse; a gig. It is open or covered.
9243	chalcedonic	[.] CHALCEDONIC, a. Pertaining to chalcedony.
9244	chalcedony	[.] CHALCEDONY, n. A subspecies of quartz, a mineral called also white agate, resembling milk diluted with water, and more or less clouded or opake, with veins, circles and spots. It is used in jewelry. [.] The varieties of chalcedony are common chalcedony, heliotrope, ...
9245	chalcedonyx	[.] CHALCEDONYX, n. A variety of agate, in which white and gray layers alternate.
9246	chalcite	[.] CHALCITE, n. Sulphate of iron of a red color, so far calcined as to have lost a considerable part of its acid.
9247	chalcographer	[.] CHALCOGRAPHER, n. An engraver in brass.
9248	chalcography	[.] CHALCOGRAPHY, n. The act or art of engraving in brass.
9249	chaldaic	[.] CHALDAIC, a. Pertaining to Chaldea, anciently a country on the Frat or Euphrates, in Asia, called in scripture Shinar. Of this Babylon was the principal city. [.] CHALDAIC, n. The language or dialect of the Chaldeans.
9250	chaldaism	[.] CHALDAISM, n. An idiom or peculiarity in the Chaldee dialect.
9251	chaldean	[.] CHALDEAN, n. An inhabitant of Chaldea.
9252	chaldee	[.] CHALDEE, a. Pertaining to Chaldea. [.] CHALDEE, n. The language or dialect of the Chaldeans.
9253	chalder	[.] CHALDER, n. A measure of coals consisting of thirty six bushels.
9254	chaldron	[.] CHALDRON,
9255	chalice	[.] CHALICE, n. A cup, or bowl; usually a communion cup.
9256	chaliced	[.] CHALICED, n. Having a cell or cup; applied by Shakespeare to a flower; but I believe little used.
9257	chalk	[.] CHALK, n. A well known calcarious earth, of an opake white color, soft and admitting no polish. It contains a large portion of carbonic acid, and is a subspecies of carbonate of lime. It is used as an absorbent and anti-acid. [.] [.] Cleaveland. Nicholson. Kirwan. ...
9258	chalk-cutter	[.] CHALK-CUTTER, n. A man that digs chalk.
9259	chalk-pit	[.] CHALK-PIT, n. A pit in which chalk is dug.
9260	chalk-stone	[.] CHALK-STONE, n. [.] 1. In medicine, a calcarious concretion in the hands and feet of men violently affected by the gout. [.] 2. White with chalk; consisting of chalk; as, chalky cliffs. [.] 3. Impregnated with chalk; as, chalky water.
9261	chalkiness	[.] CHALKINESS, n. The state of being chalky.
9262	challenge	[.] CHALLENGE, n. Literally, a calling, or crying out, the primary sense of many words expressing a demand, as claim. Hence appropriately, [.] 1. A calling upon one to fight in single combat; an invitation or summons, verbal or written, to decide a controversy by a ...
9263	challengeable	[.] CHALLENGEABLE, a. That may be challenged; that may be called to account.
9264	challenged	[.] CHALLENGED, pp. Called to combat or o contest; claimed; demanded, as due; called from a jury.
9265	challenger	[.] CHALLENGER, n. [.] 1. One who challenges; one who invites to a single combat; one who calls on another by way of defiance. [.] 2. One who claims superiority; one who claims any thing as his right, or makes pretensions to it. [.] 3. One who calls a juror, or ...
9266	challenging	[.] CHALLENGING, ppr. Summoning to a duel, or to contest; claiming as a right; defying; calling off from a jury.
9267	chalybean	[.] CHALYBEAN, a. Pertaining to steel well tempered.
9268	chalybeate	[.] CHALYBEATE, a. Impregnated with particles of iron; as chalybeate waters. [.] CHALYBEATE, n. Any water or other liquor into which iron enters.
9269	cham	[.] CHAM, n. The sovereign prince of Tartary. Usually written Khan.
9270	chamade	[.] CHAMADE, n. In war, the beat of a drum or sound of a trumpet, inviting an enemy to a parley; as for making a proposition for a truce, or for a capitulation.
9271	chamber	[.] CHAMBER,
9272	chamber-fellow	[.] CHAMBER-FELLOW,AMBER-FELLOW, n. One who sleeps in the same apartment.
9273	chamber-lye	[.] CHAMBER-LYE, n. Urine.
9274	chamber-maid	[.] CHAMBER-MAID,
9275	chamber-pot	[.] CHAMBER-POT, n. A vessel used in bedrooms.
9276	chamber-practice	[.] CHAMBER-PRACTICE,
9277	chamberer	[.] CHAMBERER,
9278	chambering	[.] CHAMBERING,
9279	chamberlain	[.] CHAMBERLAIN,
9280	chamberlainship	[.] CHAMBERLAINSHIP,
9281	chambrel	[.] CHAMBREL, n. The joint or bending of the upper part of a horses hind leg. In New England pronounced gambrel, which see.
9282	chameleon	[.] CHAMELEON, n. An animal of the genus Lacerta, or lizard, with a naked body, a tail and four feet. The body is six or seven inches long, and the tail five inches; with this it clings to the branches of trees. The skin is cold to the touch, and contains small grains ...
9283	chameleonize	[.] CHAMELEONIZE, v.t. To change into various colors.
9284	chamfer	[.] CHAMFER,
9285	chamfered	[.] CHAMFERED, pp. Cut into furrows, or cut sloping.
9286	chamfering	[.] CHAMFERING, ppr. Cutting a gutter in; cutting in a slope.
9287	chamfret	[.] CHAMFRET, n. A small gutter or furrow cut in wood or other hard material; a slope.
9288	chamite	[.] CHAMITE, n. Fossil remains of the Chama, shell.
9289	chamlet	[.] CHAMLET, [See Camlet.]
9290	chamois	[.] CHAMOIS, n. An animal of the goat kind, whose skin is made into soft leather, called shammy. It is now arranged with the Antelopes.
9291	chamomile	[.] CHAMOMILE, [See Camomile.]
9292	champ	[.] CHAMP, v.t. [.] 1. To bite with repeated action of the teeth; as, a horse champs the bit. [.] 2. To bite into small pieces; to chew; to masticate; to devour. [.] CHAMP, v.i. To chew; to perform the action of biting by repeated motion of the teeth; as, to ...
9293	champagne	[.] CHAMPAGNE,
9294	champaign	[.] CHAMPAIGN,
9295	champain	[.] CHAMPAIN, n. A flat open country.
9296	champane	[.] CHAMPANE, n. A kind of brisk sparkling wine, from Champagne in France.
9297	champed	[.] CHAMPED, pp. Bitten; chewed.
9298	champer	[.] CHAMPER, n. One that champs or bits.
9299	champertor	[.] CHAMPERTOR, n. [See Champerty.] In law, one who is guilty of champerty, which see.
9300	champerty	[.] CHAMPERTY, n. A species of maintenance, being a bargain with a plaintiff or defendant, to divide the land or other matter in suit, between them, if they prevail; whereupon the champertor is to carry on the partys suit at his own expense. The purchase of a suit, or ...
9301	champignon	[.] CHAMPIGNON, n. A kind of mushroom.
9302	champing	[.] CHAMPING, pp. Biting with repeated action.
9303	champion	[.] CHAMPION, n. [.] 1. A man who undertakes a combat in the place or cause of another. [.] 2. A man who fights in his own cause in a duel. [.] 3. A hero; a brave warrior. Hence, one who is bold in contest; as a champion for the truth. [.] CHAMPION, v.t. ...
9304	championess	[.] CHAMPIONESS, n. A female champion.
9305	chan-cre	[.] CHAN-CRE, n. A venereal ulcer.
9306	chan-crous	[.] CHAN-CROUS, a. Ulcerous; having the qualities of a chancer.
9307	chance	[.] CHANCE, n. [.] 1. An event that happens, falls out or takes place, without being contrived, intended, expected or foreseen; the effect of an unknown cause, or the unusual or unexpected effect of a known cause; accident; casualty; fortuitous event; as, time and ...
9308	chance-comer	[.] CHANCE-COMER, n. One who comes unexpectedly.
9309	chance-medley	[.] CHANCE-MEDLEY, n. In law, the killing of a person by chance, when the killer is doing a lawful act; for if he is doing an unlawful act, it is felony. As if a man, when throwing bricks from a house into a street where people are continually passing, after giving warning ...
9310	chanceable	[.] CHANCEABLE, a. Accidental; casual; fortuitous.
9311	chanceful	[.] CHANCEFUL, a. Hazardous.
9312	chancel	[.] CHANCEL, n. That part of the choir of a church, between the altar or communion table and the balustrade or railing that incloses it, or that part where the altar is placed; formerly inclosed with lattices or cross bars, as now with rails.
9313	chancellor	[.] CHANCELLOR, n. Ordinally, a chief notary or scribe, under the Roman Emperors; but in England, in later times, an officer invested with judicial powers, and particularly with the superintendence of all charters, letters and other official writings of the crown, that ...
9314	chancellorship	[.] CHANCELLORSHIP, n. The office of a chancellor; the time during which one is chancellor.
9315	chancery	[.] CHANCERY, n. [.] 1. In Great Britain, the highest court of justice, next to the parliament, consisting of two distinct tribunals; one ordinary, being a court of common law; the other extraordinary, or a court of equity. The ordinary legal court holds pleas of ...
9316	chandelier	[.] CHANDELIER, n. [.] 1. A Frame with branches to hold a number of candles, to illuminate a public or large room. [.] 2. In fortification, a movable parapet, serving to support fascines to cover pioneers.
9317	chandler	[.] CHANDLER, n. An artisan whose trade is to make candles, or one who sells candles. [.] In America, I believe the word never signifies a seller of candles, unless he is the maker. A corn-chandler is a seller of corn, but I believe not used in the United States.
9318	chandlerly	[.] CHANDLERLY, a. Like a chandler.
9319	chandlery	[.] CHANDLERY, n. The place where candles are kept.
9320	change	[.] CHANGE, v.t. [.] 1. To cause to turn or pass from one state to another; to alter, or make different; to vary in external form, or in essence; as, to change the color or shape of a thing; to change the countenance; to change the heart or life. [.] 2. To put one ...
9321	changeability	[.] CHANGEABILITY, n. Changeableness, which is generally used.
9322	changeable	[.] CHANGEABLE, a. [.] 1. That may change; subject to alteration; fickle; inconstant; mutable; variable; as a person of a changeable mind. [.] [.] 2. Having the quality of suffering alteration of external appearance; as changeable silk.
9323	changeableness	[.] CHANGEABLENESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of being changeable; fickleness; inconstancy; instability; mutability. [.] 2. Susceptibility of change, or alteration.
9324	changeably	[.] CHANGEABLY, adv. Inconstantly.
9325	changed	[.] CHANGED, pp. Altered; varied; turned; converted; shifted.
9326	changeful	[.] CHANGEFUL, a. Full of change; inconstant; mutable; fickle; uncertain; subject to alteration.
9327	changeless	[.] CHANGELESS, a. Constant; not admitting alteration.
9328	changeling	[.] CHANGELING, n. [.] 1. A child left or taken in the place of another. [.] 2. An idiot; a fool. [.] 3. One apt to change; a waverer. [.] 4. Any thing changed and put in the place of another.
9329	changer	[.] CHANGER, n. [.] 1. One who alters the form of any thing. [.] 2. One that is employed in changing and discounting money; a money-changer. [.] 3. One given to change.
9330	changing	[.] CHANGING, ppr. Altering; turning; putting one thing for another; shifting.
9331	channa	[.] CHANNA, n. A fish taken in the Mediterranean, resembling the sea-perch.
9332	channel	[.] CHANNEL, n. [.] 1. In a general sense, a passage; a place of passing or flowing; particularly, a water course. [.] 2. The place where a river flows, including the whole breadth of the river. But more appropriately, the deeper part or hollow in which the principal ...
9333	channeled	[.] CHANNELED, pp. Having channels; grooved longitudinally.
9334	channeling	[.] CHANNELING, ppr. Cutting channels; grooving longitudinally.
9335	chanson	[.] CHANSON, n. A song.
9336	chant	[.] CHANT, v.t. [.] 1. To sing; to utter a melodious voice; that is, to cant or throw the voice in modulations. [.] [.] The cheerful birds do chant sweet music. [.] 2. To celebrate in song; as, to chant the praises of Jehovah. [.] 3. To sing, as in church-service; ...
9337	chanted	[.] CHANTED, pp. Sung; uttered with modulations of voice.
9338	chanter	[.] CHANTER, n. [.] 1. One who chants; a singer or songster. [.] 2. The chief singer, or priest of the chantry. [.] 3. The pipe which sounds the tenor or treble in a bagpipe.
9339	chanticleer	[.] CHANTICLEER, n. A cock, so called from the clearness or loudness of his voice in cowing.
9340	chanting	[.] CHANTING, ppr. Singing; uttering a melodious voice; repeating words with a singing voice. [.] CHANTING, n. The act of singing, or uttering with a song.
9341	chantress	[.] CHANTRESS, n. A female singer.
9342	chantry	[.] CHANTRY, n. A church or chapel endowed with lands, or other revenue, for the maintenance of one or more priests daily to sing or say mass for the souls of the donors, or such as they appoint.
9343	chaos	[.] CHAOS, n. [.] 1. That confusion, or confused mass, in which matter is supposed to have existed, before it was separated into its different kinds and reduced to order, by the creating power of God. Rudis, indigestaque moles. [.] 2. Any mixed mass, without due ...
9344	chaotic	[.] CHAOTIC, a. Resembling chaos; confused; as, the earth was originally in a chaotic state.
9345	chap	[.] CHAP, v.t. To cleave, split, crack, or open longitudinally, as the surface of the earth, or the skin and flesh of the hand. Dry weather chaps the earth; cold dry winds chap the hands. [.] CHAP, v.i. To crack; to open in long slits; as, the earth chaps; the hands ...
9346	chap-fallen	[.] CHAP-FALLEN, a. [chap and fall.] Having the lower chap depressed; hence, dejected; dispirited; silenced.
9347	chapbook	[.] CHAPBOOK, n. [See Chapman and Cheap.] a small book or pamphlet, carried about for sale by hawker.
9348	chape	[.] CHAPE, n. [.] 1. The catch of any thing, as the hook of a scabbard, or the catch of a buckle, by which it is held to the back strap. [.] 2. A brass or silver tip or case, that strengthens the end of a scabbard.
9349	chapeau	[.] CHAPEAU, n. A hat; in heraldry, a cap or bonnet.
9350	chapel	[.] CHAPEL, n. [.] 1. A house for public worship; primarily, a private oratory, or house of worship belonging to a private person. In Great Britain there are several sorts of chapels; as parochial chapels, distinct from the mother church; chapels which adjoin to and ...
9351	chapeless	[.] CHAPELESS, a. Without a chape.
9352	chapelet	[.] CHAPELET,
9353	chapellany	[.] CHAPELLANY, n. A place founded within some church and dependent thereon.
9354	chapelling	[.] CHAPELLING, n. The act of turning a ship round in a light breeze of wind, when close hauled, so that she will lie the same way as before.
9355	chapelry	[.] CHAPELRY, n. The bounds or jurisdiction of a chapel.
9356	chaperon	[.] CHAPERON, n. A hood or cap worn by the knights of the garter in their habits. It was anciently worn by men, women, nobles and populace; afterwards appropriated to doctors and licentiates in colleges. The name then passed to certain devices placed on the foreheads ...
9357	chapiter	[.] CHAPITER, n. [.] 1. The upper part or capital of a column or pillar; a word used in the scriptures. [See Capital.] [.] 2. That which is delivered by the mouth of the justice in his charge to the inquest.
9358	chaplain	[.] CHAPLAIN, n. [.] 1. An ecclesiastic who has a chapel, or who performs service in a chapel. The king of Great Britain has forty-eight chaplains, who attend, four each month, to perform divine service for the royal family. Princes also, and persons of quality have ...
9359	chaplaincy	[.] CHAPLAINCY, n. The office or station of a chaplain.
9360	chaplainship	[.] CHAPLAINSHIP, n. [.] 1. The office or business of a chaplain. [.] 2. The possession, or revenue of a chapel.
9361	chapless	[.] CHAPLESS, n. [.] 1. A garland or wreath to be worn on the head; the circle of a crown. [.] 2. A string of beads used by the Roman Catholics, by which they count the number of their prayers. They are made sometimes of coral, of wood, of diamonds, &c., and are ...
9362	chaplet	[.] CHAPLET, n. A pair of stirrup leathers, with stirrups, joined at the top in a sort of leather buckle, by which they are made fast to the pommel of the saddle, after they have been adjusted to the length and bearing of the rider.
9363	chapman	[.] CHAPMAN, n. [.] 1. A cheapener; one that offers as a purchaser. [.] [.] Their chapmen they betray. [.] 2. A seller; a market-man.
9364	chapped	[.] CHAPPED, pp. Cleft; opened, as the surface or skin.
9365	chapping	[.] CHAPPING, ppr. Cleaving, as the surface or skin.
9366	chappy	[.] CHAPPY, a. Full of chaps; cleft.
9367	chaps	[.] CHAPS, the mouth or jaws. [See Chap.]
9368	chapter	[.] CHAPTER, n. [.] 1. A division of a book or treatise; as, Genesis contains fifty chapters. Hence the phrase, to the end of the chapter, that is, throughout; to the end. [.] 2. In ecclesiastical polity, a society or community of clergymen, belonging to a cathedral ...
9369	chapter-house	[.] CHAPTER-HOUSE, n. A house where a chapter meets.
9370	chaptrel	[.] CHAPTREL, n. The capitals of pillars and pilasters, which support arches, commonly called imposts.
9371	char	[.] CHAR, n. A fish. [.] CHAR, n. In England, work done by the day; a single job, or task. In New England, it is pronounced chore, which see. I know not the origin of the word. [.] CHAR, v.t. To perform a business. [.] CHAR, v.i. To work at others houses ...
9372	char-woman	[.] CHAR-WOMAN, n. A woman hired for odd work, or for single days. [.] [Char-man and Char-woman are, I believe, not used in America.]
9373	charact	[.] CHARACT,
9374	character	[.] CHARACTER, n. [.] 1. A mark made by cutting or engraving, as on stone, metal or other hard material; hence, a mark or figure made with a pen or style, on paper, or other material used to contain writing; a letter, or figure used to form words, and communicate ideas. ...
9375	characteristic	[.] CHARACTERISTIC,
9376	characteristical	[.] CHARACTERISTICAL, a. That constitutes the character; that marks the peculiar, distinctive qualities of a person or thing. [.] [.] Generosity is often a characteristic virtue of a brave man. [.] [.] It is followed by of. [.] [.] Generosity is characteristic of ...
9377	characteristically	[.] CHARACTERISTICALLY, adv. The state or qualities of being characteristic.
9378	characterize	[.] CHARACTERIZE, v.t. [.] 1. To give a character, or an account of the personal qualities of a man; to describe by peculiar qualities. [.] 2. To distinguish; to mark, or express the character; to exhibit the peculiar qualities of a person or thing; as, humility characterizes ...
9379	characterized	[.] CHARACTERIZED, pp. Described or distinguished by peculiar qualities.
9380	characterizing	[.] CHARACTERIZING, ppr. Describing or distinguishing by peculiar qualities.
9381	characterless	[.] CHARACTERLESS, a. Destitute of any peculiar character.
9382	charactery	[.] CHARACTERY, n. Impression; mark; distinction.
9383	charade	[.] CHARADE, n. A composition, in which the subject must be a word of two syllables, each forming a distinct word; and these syllables are to be concealed in an enigmatical description, first separately and then together. Example. My first, when a Frenchman in learning ...
9384	charcoal	[.] CHARCOAL, n. Coal made by charring wood; the remains of wood burnt under turf, and from which all watery and other volatile matter has been expelled by heat. It makes a strong heat, and is used in furnaces, forges, private families, &c. It is black, brittle, light ...
9385	chard	[.] CHARD n. The leaves of artichokes tied and wrapped all over, except the top, in straw, during autumn and winter. This makes them grow white and lose some of their bitterness. [.] Chards of beet are plants of white beet transplanted, producing great tops, which, ...
9386	charect	[.] CHARECT, n. An inscription.
9387	charge	[.] CHARGE, v.t. [.] 1. To rush on; to fall on; to attack, especially with fixed bayonets; as, an army charges the enemy. [.] 2. To load, as a musket or cannon; to thrust in powder, or powder and ball or shot. [.] 3. To lead or burden; to throw on or impose that ...
9388	chargeable	[.] CHARGEABLE, a. [.] 1. That may be charged; that may be set, laid, imposed; as, a duty of forty per cent is chargeable on wine. [.] 2. Subject to be charged; as, wine is chargeable with a duty of forty per cent. [.] 3. Expensive; costly; as a chargeable family. [.] 4. ...
9389	chargeableness	[.] CHARGEABLENESS, n. Expensiveness; cost; costliness.
9390	chargeably	[.] CHARGEABLY, adv. Expensively; at great cost.
9391	charged	[.] CHARGED, pp. Loaded; burdened; attacked; laid on; instructed; imputed; accused; placed to the debt; ordered; commanded.
9392	chargeful	[.] CHARGEFUL, a. Expensive; costly.
9393	chargeless	[.] CHARGELESS, a. Not expensive; free from expense.
9394	charger	[.] CHARGER, n. [.] 1. In Scots law, one who charges another in a suit. [.] 2. A large dish. Num. 7. [.] 3. A horse used for attack.
9395	charging	[.] CHARGING, ppr. Loading; attacking; laying on; instructing; commanding; accusing; imputing.
9396	charily	[.] CHARILY, adv. [See Chary.] Carefully; warily; frugally.
9397	chariness	[.] CHARINESS, n. Caution; care; nicety; scrupulousness.
9398	chariot	[.] CHARIOT,n. [.] 1. A half coach; a carriage with four wheels and one seat behind, used for convenience and pleasure. [.] 2. A car or vehicle used formerly in war, drawn by two or more horses, and conveying two men each. These vehicles were sometimes armed with ...
9399	chariot-man	[.] CHARIOT-MAN, n. The driver of a chariot. 2 Chron. 18.
9400	chariot-race	[.] CHARIOT-RACE, n. A race with chariots; a sport in which chariots were driven in contest for a prize.
9401	charioted	[.] CHARIOTED, pp. Borne in a chariot.
9402	charioteer	[.] CHARIOTEER, n. The person who drives or conducts a chariot. It is used in speaking of military chariots and those in the ancient games, but not of modern drivers.
9403	charitable	[.] CHARITABLE, a. [.] 1. Benevolent and kind; as a charitable disposition. [.] 2. Liberal in benefactions to the poor, and in relieving them in distress; as a charitable man. [.] 3. Pertaining to charity; springing from charity, or intended for charity; benevolent; ...
9404	charitableness	[.] CHARITABLENESS, n. [.] 1. The disposition to be charitable; or the exercise of charity. [.] 2. Liberality to the poor.
9405	charitably	[.] CHARITABLY, adv. Kindly; liberally; benevolently; with a disposition to help the poor; favorably.
9406	charity	[.] CHARITY, n. [.] 1. In a general sense, love, benevolence, good will; that disposition of heart which inclines men to think favorably of their fellow men to think favorably of their fellow men, and to do them good. In a theological sense, it includes supreme love ...
9407	chark	[.] CHARK, v.t. To burn to a coal; to char.
9408	charlatan	[.] CHARLATAN, n. One who prates much in his own favor, and makes unwarrantable pretensions to skill; a quack; an empiric; a mountebank.
9409	charlatanical	[.] CHARLATANICAL, a. Quackish; making undue pretensions to skill; ignorant.
9410	charlatanry	[.] CHARLATANRY, n. Undue pretensions to skill; quackery; wheedling; deception by fair words.
9411	charless-wain	[.] CHARLESS-WAIN, n. In astronomy, seven stars in the constellation called Ursa Major, or the Great Bear.
9412	charlock	[.] CHARLOCK, n. The English name of the Raphanus raphanistrum and Sinapis arvensis, very pernicious weeds among grain. One kind has yellow flowers; another, white, with jointed pods.
9413	charm	[.] CHARM, n. [.] 1. Words, characters or other things imagined to possess some occult or unintelligible power; hence, a magic power or spell, by which with the supposed assistance of the devil, witches and sorcerers have been supposed to do wonderful things. Spell; ...
9414	charma	[.] CHARMA, n. A fish resembling the sea-wolf.
9415	charmed	[.] CHARMED, pp. Subdued by charms; delighted; enchanted.
9416	charmer	[.] CHARMER, n. [.] 1. One that charms, or has power to charm; one that uses or has the power of enchantment. Deut. 18:11. [.] 2. One who delights and attracts the affections.
9417	charmeress	[.] CHARMERESS, n. An enchantress.
9418	charmful	[.] CHARMFUL, a. Abounding with charms.
9419	charming	[.] CHARMING, ppr. [.] 1. Using charms; enchanting. [.] 2. a. Pleasing n the highest degree; delighting. [.] [.] Music is but an elegant and charming species of elocution.
9420	charmingly	[.] CHARMINGLY, adv. Delightfully; in a manner to charm, or to give delight. [.] [.] She smiled very charmingly.
9421	charmingness	[.] CHARMINGNESS, n. The power to please.
9422	charmless	[.] CHARMLESS, a. Destitute of charms.
9423	charnel	[.] CHARNEL, a. Containing flesh or carcasses.
9424	charnel-house	[.] CHARNEL-HOUSE, n. A place under or near churches, where the bones of the dead are reposited. Anciently, a kind of portico or gallery, in or near a church-yard, over which the bones of the dead were laid, after the flesh was consumed.
9425	charon	[.] CHARON, n. In fabulous history, the son of Erebus and Nox, whose office was to ferry the souls of the deceased over the waters of Acheron and Styx, for a piece of money.
9426	charr	[.] CHARR, n. A fish, a species of Salmo.
9427	charring	[.] CHARRING, ppr. Reducing to coal; depriving of volatile matter.
9428	charry	[.] CHARRY, a. [See Char.] Pertaining to charcoal; like charcoal, or partaking of its qualities.
9429	chart	[.] CHART, n. A hydrographical or marine map; a draught or projection of some part of the earths superficies on paper, with the coasts, isles, rocks, banks, channels or entrances into harbors, rivers, and bays, the points of compass, soundings or depth of water, &c., to ...
9430	charter	[.] CHARTER, n. [.] 1. A written instrument, executed with usual forms, given as evidence of a grant, contract, or whatever is done between man and man. In its more usual sense, it is the instrument of a grant conferring powers, rights and privileges, either from ...
9431	charter-land	[.] CHARTER-LAND, n. Land held by charter, or in soccage.
9432	charter-party	[.] CHARTER-PARTY, n. In commerce, an agreement respecting the hire of a vessel and the freight. This is to be signed by the proprietor or master of the ship and by the merchant who hires or freights it. It must contain the name and burden of the vessel, the names of ...
9433	chartered	[.] CHARTERED, pp. [.] 1. Hired or let, as a ship. [.] 2. Invested with privileges by charter; privileged. [.] 3. Granted by charter; as chartered rights; chartered power.
9434	chartering	[.] CHARTERING, ppr. [.] 1. Giving a charter; establishing by charter. [.] 2. Hiring or letting by charter.
9435	chartless	[.] CHARTLESS, a. Without a chart; of which no chart has been made; not delineated on paper; as the charless main.
9436	chartulary	[.] CHARTULARY, n. An officer in the ancient Latin church, who had the care of charters and other papers of a public nature. Blackstone uses this word for a record or register, as of a monastery.
9437	chary	[.] CHARY, a. [Sax. Cearig. See Care.] Careful; wary; frugal.
9438	chasable	[.] CHASABLE, a. That may be chased; fit for the chase.
9439	chase	[.] CHASE, v.t. [.] 1. Literally to drive, urge, press forward with vehemence; hence, to pursue for the purpose of taking, as game; to hunt. [.] 2. To purse, or drive, as a defeated or flying enemy. Lev. 26:7. Deut. 32:30. [.] 3. To follow or pursue, as an object ...
9440	chased	[.] CHASED, pp. Pursed; sought ardently; driven.
9441	chaser	[.] CHASER, n. [.] 1. One who chases; a pursuer; a driver; a hunter. [.] 2. An enchaser. [See Enchase.]
9442	chasideans	[.] ASSIDE'ANS or CHASIDE'ANS, [Heb. pious.] [.] A sect of Jews who resorted to Mattathias to fight for the laws of their God and the liberties of their country. They were men of great zeal, and observed the traditions of the elders. From these sprung the Pharisees ...
9443	chasing	[.] CHASING, ppr. Pursuing; driving; hunting.
9444	chasm	[.] CHASM, n. [.] 1. A cleft; a fissure; a gap; properly, an opening made by disrupture, as a beach in the earth or a rock. [.] 2. A void space; a vacuity. [.] [.] Between the two propositions, that the gospel is true and that it is false, what a fearful chasm! ...
9445	chasmed	[.] CHASMED, a. Having gaps or a chasm.
9446	chasselas	[.] CHASSELAS, n. A sort of grape.
9447	chaste	[.] CHASTE, a. [.] 1. Pure from all unlawful commerce of sexes. Applied to persons before marriage, it signifies pure from all sexual commerce, undefiled; applied to married persons, true to the marriage bed. [.] 2. Free from obscenity. [.] [.] While they behold ...
9448	chaste-eyed	[.] CHASTE-EYED, a. Having modest eyes.
9449	chaste-tree	[.] CHASTE-TREE, n. The agnus castus, or vitex; a tree that grows to the highth of eight or ten feet, producing spikes of flowers at the end of every strong shoot in autumn.
9450	chastely	[.] CHASTELY, adv. In a chaste manner; without unlawful commerce of sexes; without obscenity; purely; without barbarisms or unnatural phrases.
9451	chasten	[.] CHASTEN, v.t. [.] 1. To correct by punishment; to punish; to inflict pain for the purpose of reclaiming an offender; as, to chasten a son with a rod. [.] [.] I will chasten him with the rod of men. 2 Sam. 7. [.] 2. To afflict by other means. [.] [.] As many ...
9452	chastened	[.] CHASTENED, pp. Corrected; punished; afflicted for correction.
9453	chastener	[.] CHASTENER, n. One who punishes, for the purpose of correction.
9454	chasteness	[.] CHASTENESS, n. Chastity; purity.
9455	chastening	[.] CHASTENING, ppr. Correcting; afflicting for correction. [.] CHASTENING, n. Correction; punishment for the purpose of reclaiming. [.] No chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous but grievous. Heb. 12.
9456	chastisable	[.] CHASTISABLE, a. Deserving of chastisement.
9457	chastise	[.] CHASTISE, v.t. [.] 1. To correct by punishing; to punish; to inflict pain by stripes, or in other manner, for the purpose of punishing an offender and recalling him to his duty. [.] [.] I will chastise you seven times for your sins. Lev. 26. [.] 2. To reduce ...
9458	chastised	[.] CHASTISED, pp. Punished; corrected.
9459	chastisement	[.] CHASTISEMENT, n. Correction; punishment; pain inflicted for punishment and correction, either by stripes or otherwise. [.] [.] Shall I so much dishonour my fair stars, On equal terms to give him chastisement. [.] [.] I have borne chastisement, I will not offend ...
9460	chastiser	[.] CHASTISER, n. One who chastises; a punisher; a corrector.
9461	chastising	[.] CHASTISING, ppr. Punishing for correction; correcting.
9462	chastity	[.] CHASTITY, n. [.] 1. Purity of the body; freedom from all unlawful commerce of sexes. Before marriage, purity from all commerce of sexes; after marriage, fidelity to the marriage bed. [.] 2. Freedom from obscenity, as in language or conversation. [.] 3. Freedom ...
9463	chat
9464	chateau	[.] CHATEAU, n. A castle; a seat in the country.
9465	chatelet	[.] CHATELET, n. A little castle.
9466	chatellany	[.] CHATELLANY, n. The lordship or jurisdiction of a castellan, or governor of a castle. [See Castellany.]
9467	chatoyant	[.] CHATOYANT, a. A hard stone, a little transparent, which being cut smooth presents on its surface and in the interior, an undulating or wavy light. It is of a yellowish gray color or verging to an olive green. It rarely exceeds the size of a filbert.
9468	chatoyment	[.] CHATOYMENT, n. Changeable colors, or changeableness of color, in a mineral; play of colors.
9469	chattel	[.] CHATTEL, n. chatl. [See Cattle.] Primarily, any article of movable goods. In modern usage, the word chattels comprehends all goods, movable or immovable, except such as have the nature of freehold. Chattels are real or personal. Chattels real, are such as concern ...
9470	chatter	[.] CHATTER, v.i. [See Chat.] [.] 1. To utter sounds rapidly and indistinctly, as a magpie, or a monkey. [.] 2. To make a noise by collision of the teeth. We say, the teeth chatter, when one is chilly and shivering. [.] 3. To talk idly, carelessly or rapidly; ...
9471	chatter-box	[.] CHATTER-BOX, n. One that talks incessantly.
9472	chatterer	[.] CHATTERER, n. A prater; an idle talker.
9473	chattering	[.] CHATTERING, ppr. Uttering rapid, indistinct sounds, as birds; talking idly; moving rapidly and clashing, as the teeth. [.] CHATTERING, n. Rapid, inarticulate sounds, as of birds; idle talk; rapid striking of the teeth, as in chilliness.
9474	chatting	[.] CHATTING, ppr. Talking familiarly.
9475	chatty	[.] CHATTY, a. Given to free conversation; talkative.
9476	chatwood	[.] CHATWOOD, n. Little sticks; fuel.
9477	chaumontelle	[.] CHAUMONTELLE, n. A sort of pear.
9478	chaun	[.] CHAUN, n. A gap. [.] CHAUN, v.i. To open; to yawn.
9479	chavender	[.] CHAVENDER,
9480	chaw	[.] CHAW, v.t. [.] 1. To grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating; to ruminate, or to chew as the cud. [.] 2. To ruminate in thought; to revolve and consider. [.] CHAW, n. [.] 1. The jaw. Ezek. 29:4. But in modern editions of the Bible it is ...
9481	chawdron	[.] CHAWDRON, n. Entrails.
9482	chay	[.] CHAY, n. Chaya-root; the root of the Oldenlandia umbellata, used in dyeing red.
9483	cheap	[.] CHEAP, a. [.] 1. Bearing a low price, in market; that may be purchased at a low price; that is, at a price as low or lower than the usual price of the article or commodity, or at a price less than the real value. The sense is always comparative; for a price deemed ...
9484	cheapen	[.] CHEAPEN, v.t. [.] 1. To attempt to buy; to ask the price of a commodity; to chaffer. [.] [.] To shops in crowds the daggled females fly, [.] [.] Pretend to cheapen goods, but nothing buy. [.] 2. To lessen value.
9485	cheapener	[.] CHEAPENER, n. One who cheapens or bargains.
9486	cheaply	[.] CHEAPLY, adv. At a small price; at a low rate.
9487	cheapness	[.] CHEAPNESS, n. Lowness in price, considering the usual price, or real value.
9488	chear	[.] CHEAR, [See Cheer.]
9489	cheat	[.] CHEAT, v.t. [.] 1. To deceive and defraud in a bargain; to deceive for the purpose of gain in selling. Its proper application is to commerce, in which a person uses some arts, or misrepresentations, or withholds some facts, by which he deceives the purchaser. [.] 2. ...
9490	cheat-bread	[.] CHEAT-BREAD, n. Fine bread purchased, or not made in the family.
9491	cheatableness	[.] CHEATABLENESS, n. Liability to be cheated.
9492	cheated	[.] CHEATED, ppr. Defrauded by deception.
9493	cheater	[.] CHEATER, n. One who practices a fraud in commerce.
9494	cheating	[.] CHEATING, ppr. Defrauding by deception; imposing on. [.] CHEATING, n. The act of defrauding by deceitful arts.
9495	check	[.] CHECK, v.t. [.] 1. To stop; to restrain; to hinder; to curb. It signifies to put an entire stop to motion, or to restrain its violence, and cause an abatement; to moderate. [.] 2. To rebuke; to chide or reprove. [.] 3. To compare any paper with its counterpart ...
9496	check-mate	[.] CHECK-MATE, n. [.] 1. The movement on a chess board or in the game of chess that kills the opposite men, or hinders them from moving, so that the game is finished. [.] 2. Defeat; overthrow. [.] CHECK-MATE, v.t. To finish.
9497	checked	[.] CHECKED, CHECKT, pp. Stopped; restrained; repressed; curbed; moderated; controlled; reprimanded.
9498	checker	[.] CHECKER, v.t. [.] 1. To variegate with cross lines; to form into little squares, like a chess board, by lines or stripes of different colors. Hence, [.] 2. To diversify; to variegate with different qualities, scenes, or events. [.] [.] Our minds are, as it ...
9499	checker-work	[.] CHECKER-WORK, n. Work varied alternately as to its colors or materials; work consisting of cross lines.
9500	checkers	[.] CHECKERS, n plu. A common game on a checkered board.
9501	checking	[.] CHECKING, ppr. Stopping; curbing; restraining; moderating; controlling; rebuking.
9502	checkless	[.] CHECKLESS, a. That cannot be checked, or restrained.
9503	checkt	[.] CHECKED, CHECKT, pp. Stopped; restrained; repressed; curbed; moderated; controlled; reprimanded.
9504	checky	[.] CHECKY, n. In heraldry, a border that has more than two rows of checkers, or when the bordure or shield is checkered, like a chess-board.
9505	cheek	[.] CHEEK, n. [.] 1. The side of the face below the eyes on each side. [.] 2. Among mechanics, cheeks are those pieces of a machine which form corresponding sides, or which are double and alike; as the cheeks of a printing press, which stand perpendicular and support ...
9506	cheek-bone	[.] CHEEK-BONE, n. The bone of the cheek.
9507	cheek-tooth	[.] CHEEK-TOOTH, n. The hinder tooth or tusk. Joel 1:6.
9508	cheeked	[.] CHEEKED, a. Brought near the cheek.
9509	cheep	[.] CHEEP, v.i. To chirp, as a small bird.
9510	cheer	[.] CHEER, v.t. [.] 1. To salute with shouts of joy, or cheers. [.] 2. To dispel gloom, sorrow, silence or apathy; to cause to rejoice; to gladden; to make cheerful; as, to cheer a lonely desert; the cheering rays of the sun; good news cheers the heart. [.] 3. ...
9511	cheered	[.] CHEERED, pp. Enlivened; animated; made glad.
9512	cheerer	[.] CHEERER, n. One who cheers; he or that which gladdens. [.] [.] Thou cheerer of our days. [.] [.] Prime cheerer, light.
9513	cheerful	[.] CHEERFUL, a. [.] 1. Lively; animated; having good spirits; moderately joyful. This is the most usual signification of the word, expressing a degree of animation less than mirth and jollity. [.] 2. Full of life; gay; animated; mirthful; musical; as the cheerful ...
9514	cheerfully	[.] CHEERFULLY, adv. In a cheerful manner; with alacrity or willingness; readily; with life, animation or good spirits.
9515	cheerfulness	[.] CHEERFULNESS, n. Life; animation; good spirits; a state of moderate joy or gayety; alacrity. [.] [.] He that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness. Rom. 12.
9516	cheerily	[.] CHEERILY, adv. With cheerfulness; with spirit.
9517	cheering	[.] CHEERING, ppr. Giving joy or gladness; enlivening; encouraging; animating.
9518	cheerishness	[.] CHEERISHNESS, n. State of cheerfulness.
9519	cheerless	[.] CHEERLESS, a. Without joy, gladness, or comfort; gloomy; destitute of any thing to enliven or animate the spirits.
9520	cheerly	[.] CHEERLY, a. Gay; cheerful; not gloomy.
9521	cheese	[.] CHEESE, n. [.] 1. The curd of milk, coagulated by rennet, separated from the serum or whey, and pressed in a vat, hoop or mold. [.] 2. A mass of pumice or ground apples placed on a press.
9522	cheese-cake	[.] CHEESE-CAKE, n. A cake made of soft curds, sugar and butter.
9523	cheese-monger	[.] CHEESE-MONGER, n. One who deals in or sells cheese.
9524	cheese-paring	[.] CHEESE-PARING, n. A press, or engine for pressing curd in the making of cheese.
9525	cheese-press	[.] CHEESE-PRESS, n. A press, or engine for pressing curd in the making of cheese.
9526	cheese-rennet	[.] CHEESE-RENNET, n. A plant, ladies bed-straw, Galium verum.
9527	cheese-vat	[.] CHEESE-VAT, n. The vat or case in which curds are confined for pressing.
9528	cheesy	[.] CHEESY, a. Having the nature, qualities, taste or form of cheese.
9529	chegoe	[.] CHEGOE, n. A tropical insect that enters the skin of the feet and multiplies incredibly, causing an itching.
9530	cheiropter	[.] CHEIROPTER, n. An animal whose anterior toes are connected by a membrane, and whose feet thus serve for wings, as the bat.
9531	chelidon	[.] CHELIDON, n. A brown fly with silvery wings.
9532	cheliferous	[.] CHELIFEROUS, a. Furnished with claws, as an animal.
9533	cheliform	[.] CHELIFORM, a. Having the form of a claw.
9534	chelmsfordite	[.] CHELMSFORDITE, n. A mineral arranged as a subspecies of schaalstein; found in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
9535	chelonian	[.] CHELONIAN, a. Pertaining to or designating animals of the tortoise kind.
9536	chely	[.] CHELY, n. The claw of a shell-fish.
9537	chemical	[.] CHEMICAL. [See Chimical.]
9538	chemically	[.] CHEMICALLY. [See Chimically.]
9539	chemise	[.] CHEMISE, n. [.] 1. A shift, or under garment worn by females. [.] 2. A wall that lines the face of any work of earth.
9540	chemist	[.] CHEMIST. [ See chimist.]
9541	chemistry	[.] CHEMISTRY. [See Chimistry.]
9542	chequer	[.] CHEQUER. [See Checker.]
9543	cheriff	[.] CHERIFF, n. Written also Sheriff. The prince of Mecca; a high priest among the Mohammedans.
9544	cherish	[.] CHERISH, n. The prince of Mecca; a high priest among the Mohammedans. [.] CHERISH, v.t. [.] 1. To treat with tenderness and affection; to give warmth, ease or comfort to. [.] [.] We were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children. 1 Thess. ...
9545	cherished	[.] CHERISHED, pp. Treated with tenderness; warmed; comforted; fostered.
9546	cherisher	[.] CHERISHER, n. One who cherishes; an encourager; a supporter.
9547	cherishing	[.] CHERISHING, ppr. Warming; comforting; encouraging; fostering; treating with affection.
9548	cherishment	[.] CHERISHMENT, n. Encouragement; comfort.
9549	chermes	[.] CHERMES. [See Kermes.]
9550	cherry	[.] CHERRY, n. The fruit of a tree, a species of Prunus, of which there are many varieties, as the red or garden cherry, the red heart, the white heart, the black cherry, the black heart, and several others. The fruit is a pulp inclosing a kernel. It is related that ...
9551	cherry-cheeked	[.] CHERRY-CHEEKED, a. Having ruddy cheeks.
9552	cherry-pit	[.] CHERRY-PIT, n. A childs play, in which cherry stones are thrown into a hole.
9553	cherry-tree	[.] CHERRY-TREE, n. A tree whose fruit is cherries, in the more appropriate sense of the word. The name is mostly given to the common cultivated trees, and to that which produces the black wild cherry. The wood of the latter is valued for cabinet work.
9554	chersonese	[.] CHERSONESE, n. A peninsula; a tract of land of any indefinite extent, which is nearly surrounded by water, but united to a larger tract by a neck of land or isthmus; as the Cimbric Chersonese or Jutland; the Tauric Chersonese, or Crimea.
9555	chert	[.] CHERT, n. In mineralogy, a subspecies of rhomboidal quartz; called also hornstone, petrosilex or rock flint. It is less hard than common quartz; its fracture usually dull and splintery, sometimes more or less conchoidal. It is more or less translucent, sometimes ...
9556	cherty	[.] CHERTY, a. Like chert; flinty.
9557	cherub	[.] CHERUB, n. plu. Cherubs, but the Hebrew plural cherubim is also used. [.] A figure composed of various creatures, as a man, an ox, an eagle or lion. The first mention of cherubs is in Gen. 3:24, where the figure is not described, but their office was, with a flaming ...
9558	cherubic	[.] CHERUBIC, [.] CHERUBIC, a. Pertaining to cherubs; angelic.
9559	cherubim	[.] CHERUBIM, n. The Hebrew plural of cherub.
9560	cherubin	[.] CHERUBIN, a. Cherubic; angelic.
9561	cherup	[.] CHERUP, a corruption of chirp, which see.
9562	chervil	[.] CHERVIL, n. A genus of plants, two species of which are called cow-weed.
9563	chesapeak	[.] CHESAPEAK, n. A bay of the United States, whose entrance is between Cape Charles and Cape Henry, in Virginia, and which extends northerly into Maryland 270 miles. It receives the waters of the Susquehannah, Potomack, Rappahannock, York, and James Rivers.
9564	chesible	[.] CHESIBLE, n. A short vestment without sleeves, worn by a popish priest at mass.
9565	cheslip	[.] CHESLIP, n. A small vermin that lies under stones and tiles.
9566	chess	[.] CHESS, n. An ingenious game performed by two parties with different pieces, on a checkered board, that is, a board divided into sixty four squares or houses. The success of the game depends almost entirely on skill. Each gamester has eight dignified pieces, called ...
9567	chess-apple	[.] CHESS-APPLE, n. A species of wild service.
9568	chess-board	[.] CHESS-BOARD, n. The board used in the game of chess, and from the squares of which chess has its name.
9569	chess-man	[.] CHESS-MAN, n. A piece or puppet, for the game of chess.
9570	chess-player	[.] CHESS-PLAYER, n. One who plays chess; one skilled din the game of chess.
9571	chess-tree	[.] CHESS-TREE, n. In ships, a piece of wood bolted perpendicularly on the side to confine the clews of the main sail.
9572	chessom	[.] CHESSOM, n. Mellow earth.
9573	chest	[.] CHEST, n. [.] 1. A box of wood or other material, in which goods are kept or transported. It differs from a trunk in not being covered with skin or leather. [.] 2. The trunk of the body from the neck to the belly; the thorax. Hence, broad-chested, narrow-chested, ...
9574	chest-foundering	[.] CHEST-FOUNDERING, n. A disease in horses, like the pleurisy or peripneumony in the human body.
9575	chestnut	[.] CHESTNUT, n. The fruit, seed or nut of a tree belonging to the genus Fagus. It is inclosed in a prickly pericarp, which contains two or more seeds. [.] CHESTNUT, a. Being of the color of a chestnut; of a brown color. It is perhaps rarely used as a noun.
9576	chestnut-tree	[.] CHESTNUT-TREE, n. The tree which produces the chestnut. This tree grows to a great size, with spreading branches. It is one of the most valuable timber trees, as the wood is very durable, and forms in America the principal timber for fencing. The timber is also ...
9577	cheston	[.] CHESTON, n. A species of plum.
9578	chevachie	[.] CHEVACHIE, n. An expedition with cavalry.
9579	chevage	[.] CHEVAGE, n. A tribute by the head.
9580	chevalier	[.] CHEVALIER, n. [.] 1. A knight; a gallant young man. [.] 2. In heraldry, a horseman armed at all points.
9581	cheven	[.] CHEVEN, n. The chub, a fish.
9582	cheveril	[.] CHEVERIL, n. A kid, or rather leather made of kid-skin; used as a noun or adjective.
9583	cheverilize	[.] CHEVERILIZE, v.t. To make as pliable as kid-leather.
9584	chevisance	[.] CHEVISANCE, n. [.] 1. Achievement; deed; performance; enterprize accomplished. [.] 2. In law, a making of contracts; a bargain. [.] 3. An unlawful agreement or contract. James. 17. [.] 4. An agreement or composition, as an end or order set down between ...
9585	chevron	[.] CHEVRON, n. In heraldry, an honorable ordinary, representing two rafters of a house meeting at the top.
9586	chevroned	[.] CHEVRONED, a. Having a chevron, or the form of it.
9587	chevrotain	[.] CHEVROTAIN, n. The smallest of the antelope kind.
9588	chew	[.] CHEW, v.t. [.] 1. To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food, to prepare it for deglutition and digestion. [.] 2. To ruminate in the thoughts; to meditate; as, to chew revenge. [.] 3. To champ; to bite, hold or roll about in the mouth; as, to chew ...
9589	chewed	[.] CHEWED, pp. Ground by the teeth; masticated.
9590	chewet	[.] CHEWET, n. A kind of pie, made with chopped substances.
9591	chewing	[.] CHEWING, ppr. Grinding with the teeth; masticating; ruminating; meditating; champing.
9592	chia	[.] CHIA, n. A beautiful Mexican plant.
9593	chian	[.] CHIAN, a. Pertaining to Chios, an isle in the Levant. [.] Chian earth, a medicinal, dense, compact kind of earth, from Chios, used anciently as an astringent, and a cosmetic. [.] Chian turpentine, or Cyprus turpentine, is procured from the Pistacia Terebinthus. ...
9594	chiastolite	[.] CHIASTOLITE, n. A mineral, called also macle, whose crystals are arranged in a peculiar manner. The form of the crystals is a four-sided prism, whose bases are rhombs, differing little from squares. But each crystal, when viewed at its extremities, or on a transverse ...
9595	chibbal	[.] CHIBBAL, n. A small sort of onion.
9596	chicane	[.] CHICANE, n. [.] 1. In law, shift; turn; trick; cavil; an abuse of judiciary proceedings, by artifices, unfair practices, or idle objections, which tend to perplex a cause, puzzle the judge, or impose on a party, and thus to delay or pervert justice. [.] 2. In ...
9597	chicaner	[.] CHICANER, n. One who uses shifts, turns, evasions or undue artifices, in litigation or disputes; a caviller; a sophister; an unfair disputant.
9598	chicanery	[.] CHICANERY, n. Sophistry; mean or unfair artifices to perplex a cause and obscure the truth.
9599	chiches	[.] CHICHES, n. Dwarf peas.
9600	chichling	[.] CHICHLING,
9601	chick	[.] CHICK, v.i. To sprout, as seed in the ground; to vegetate.
9602	chick-pea	[.] CHICK-PEA, n. A plant or pea, constituting the genus Cicer; a native of Spain, where it is used in olios. It is smaller than the common pea.
9603	chick-weed	[.] CHICK-WEED, n. A plant of the genus Alsine, which includes many species. The common chick-weed, with white blossoms, affords a remarkable instance of the sleep of plants; for, at night, the leaves approach in pairs, and inclose the tender rudiments of the young shoots. ...
9604	chicken	[.] CHICKEN, n. [.] 1. The young of fowls, particularly of the domestic hen, or gallinaceous fowls. [.] 2. A person of tender years. [.] 3. A word of tenderness.
9605	chicken-hearted	[.] CHICKEN-HEARTED, a. Timid; fearful; cowardly.
9606	chicken-pox	[.] CHICKEN-POX, n. A mild contagious eruptive disease, generally appearing in children.
9607	chickling	[.] CHICKLING, n. A small chick or chicken.
9608	chickling-vetch	[.] CHICKLING-VETCH, n. A vetch or pea, of the genus Lathyrus, used in Germany for food, but inferior to other kinds.
9609	chide	[.] CHIDE, v.t. [.] 1. To scold at; to reprove; to utter words in anger, or by way of disapprobation; to rebuke; as, to chide one for his faults. [.] 2. To blame; to reproach; as, to chide folly or negligence. [.] [.] To chide from or chide away, is to drive away ...
9610	chider	[.] CHIDER, n. One who chides, clamors, reproves or rebukes.
9611	chideress	[.] CHIDERESS, n. A female who chides.
9612	chiding	[.] CHIDING, ppr. Scolding; clamoring; rebuking; making a harsh or continued noise. [.] CHIDING, n. A scolding or clamoring; rebuke; reproof.
9613	chidingly	[.] CHIDINGLY, adv. In a scolding or reproving manner.
9614	chief	[.] CHIEF, a. [.] 1. Highest in office or rank; principal; as a chief priest; the chief butler. Gen 40:9. [.] [.] Among the chief rulers, many believed on him. John 12. [.] 2. Principal or most eminent, in any quality or action; most distinguished; having most ...
9615	chiefage	[.] CHIEFAGE,
9616	chiefdom	[.] CHIEFDOM, n. Sovereignty.
9617	chiefless	[.] CHIEFLESS, a. Without a chief or leader.
9618	chiefly	[.] CHIEFLY, adv. [.] 1. Principally; eminently; in the first place. [.] [.] It chiefly concerns us to obey the divine precepts. [.] 2. For the most part. [.] [.] In the parts of the kingdom where the estates of the dissenters chiefly lay.
9619	chiefrie	[.] CHIEFRIE, n. A small rent paid to the lord paramount.
9620	chieftain	[.] CHIEFTAIN, n. A captain, leader or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army or clan. It is most commonly used in the latter sense. The chieftains of the Highland clans in Scotland, were the principal noblemen and gentlemen.
9621	chieftainry	[.] CHIEFTAINRY,
9622	chieftainship	[.] CHIEFTAINSHIP, n. Headship; captaincy; the government over a clan.
9623	chievance	[.] CHIEVANCE, n. An unlawful bargain; traffick in which money is extorted.
9624	chieve	[.] CHIEVE or CHIVE, v.i. To come to an end; to issue; to succeed.
9625	chilblain	[.] CHILBLAIN, n. A blain or sore produced by cold; a tumor affecting the hands and feet, accompanied with inflammation, pain, and sometimes ulceration.
9626	child	[.] CHILD, n. [.] 1. A son or a daughter; a male or female descendant, in the first degree; the immediate progeny of parents; applied to the human race, and chiefly to a person when young. The term is applied to infants from their birth; but the time when they cease ...
9627	child-bearing	[.] CHILD-BEARING, a. or ppr. [See Bear.] Bearing or producing children. [.] CHILD-BEARING, n. The act of producing or bringing forth children; parturition.
9628	childbed	[.] CHILDBED, n. The state of a woman bringing forth a child or being in labor; parturition.
9629	childbirth	[.] CHILDBIRTH, n. The act of bringing forth a child; travail; labor; as the pains of childbirth.
9630	childed	[.] CHILDED, a. Furnished with a child.
9631	childhood	[.] CHILDHOOD, n. [.] 1. The state of a child, or the time in which persons are children, including the time from birth to puberty. But in a more restricted sense, the state or time from infancy to puberty. Thus we say, infancy, childhood, youth and manhood. [.] [.] Childhood ...
9632	childing	[.] CHILDING, ppr. Bearing children; producing; as childing women.
9633	childish	[.] CHILDISH, a. [.] 1. Belonging to a child; trifling; puerile. [.] [.] When I became a man, I put away childish things. 1 Cor. 13. [.] 2. Pertaining to a child; as childish yeas or age; childish sports. [.] 3. Pertaining to children; ignorant; silly; weak; ...
9634	childishly	[.] CHILDISHLY, adv. In the manner of a child; in a trifling way; in a weak or foolish manner.
9635	childishness	[.] CHILDISHNESS, n. Triflingness, puerility, the state or qualities of a child, in reference to manners. But in reference to the mind, simplicity, harmlessness, weakness of intellect.
9636	childlike	[.] CHILDLIKE, a. Resembling a child or that which belongs to children; becoming a child; meek; submissive; dutiful; as childlike obedience.
9637	childly	[.] CHILDLY, a. Like a child.
9638	children	[.] CHILDREN, n. plu. Of child.
9639	chili	[.] CHILI, a. [.] 1. Cool; moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; as the chill vapors of night. [.] 2. Shivering with cold. [.] [.] My chill veins freeze with despair. [.] 3. Cool; distant; formal; dull; not warm, animated or affectionate; as a chill ...
9640	chiliad	[.] CHILIAD, n. [.] 1. A thousand; a collection or sum, containing a thousand individuals or particulars. [.] 2. The period of a thousand years.
9641	chiliagon	[.] CHILIAGON, n. A plain figure of a thousand angles and sides.
9642	chiliahedron	[.] CHILIAHEDRON, n. A figure of a thousand equal sides.
9643	chiliarch	[.] CHILIARCH, n. A body consisting of a thousand men.
9644	chiliast	[.] CHILIAST, n. One of the sect of Millenarians.
9645	chilifactive	[.] CHILIFACTIVE. [See Chylifactive.]
9646	chilioliter	[.] CHILIOLITER. [See Kiloliter.]
9647	chiliometer	[.] CHILIOMETER. [See Kilometer.]
9648	chill	[.] CHILL, n. [.] 1. A shivering with cold; rigors, as in an ague; the cold fit that precedes a fever; sensation of cold in an animal body; chilliness. [See Cold and Heat.] [.] 2. A moderate degree of cold; chilliness in any body; that which gives the sensation ...
9649	chilled	[.] CHILLED, pp. Made cool; made to shiver; dejected.
9650	chilli	[.] CHILLI, n. A Mexican plant, Guinea pepper.
9651	chilliness	[.] CHILLINESS, n. [.] 1. A sensation of shivering; rigors. [.] 2. A moderate degree of coldness; as the chilliness of the air, which tends to cause a shivering.
9652	chilling	[.] CHILLING, ppr. Cooling; causing to shiver.
9653	chillness	[.] CHILLNESS, n. Coolness; coldness; a shivering.
9654	chilly	[.] CHILLY, a. Cool; moderately cold, such as to cause shivering; as a chilly day, night, or air.
9655	chilogram	[.] CHILOGRAM. [See Kilogram.]
9656	chimb	[.] CHIMB, n. [See Chime.]
9657	chime	[.] CHIME, n. [.] 1. The consonant or harmonic sounds of several correspondent instruments. [.] [.] Instruments that made melodious chime. [.] 2. Correspondence of sound. [.] [.] Love - harmonized the chime. [.] 3. The musical sounds of bells, struck with ...
9658	chimer	[.] CHIMER, n. One who chimes.
9659	chimera	[.] CHIMERA, n. [.] 1. In fabulous history, a monster with three heads, that of a lion, of a goat, and of a dragon, vomiting flames. The foreparts of the body wee those of a lion, the middle was that of a goat, and the hinder parts were those of a dragon; supposed to ...
9660	chimerical	[.] CHIMERICAL, a. Merely imaginary; fanciful; fantastic; wildly or vainly conceived; that has, or can have no existence except in thought.
9661	chimerically	[.] CHIMERICALLY, adv. Wildly; vainly; fancifully; fantastically.
9662	chimical	[.] CHIMICAL, a. [See Chimistry.] [.] 1. Pertaining to chimistry; as a chimical operation. [.] 2. Resulting from the operation of the principles of bodies by decomposition, combination, &c.; as chimical changes. [.] 3. According to the principles of chimistry; ...
9663	chimically	[.] CHIMICALLY, adv. According to chimical principles; by chimical process or operation.
9664	chiminage	[.] CHIMINAGE, n. In law, a toll for passage through a forest.
9665	chiming	[.] CHIMING, ppr. Causing to chime; sounding in accordance.
9666	chimist	[.] CHIMIST, n. A person versed in chimistry; a professor of chimistry.
9667	chimistry	[.] CHIMISTRY, n. Chimistry is a science, the object of which is to discover the nature and properties of all bodies by analysis and synthesis. [.] Chimistry is that science which explains the intimate mutual action of all natural bodies. [.] Analysis or decomposition, ...
9668	chimney	[.] CHIMNEY, n. [.] 1. In architecture, a body of brick or stone, erected in a building, containing a funnel or funnels, to convey smoke, and other volatile matter through the roof, from the hearth or fire-place, where fuel is burnt. This body of materials is sometimes ...
9669	chimney-corner	[.] CHIMNEY-CORNER, n. [.] 1. The corner of a fire-place, or the space between the fire and the sides of the fire-place. In the Northern States of America, fire-places were formerly made six or eight feet wide, or even more, and a stool was placed by the side of the ...
9670	chimney-hook	[.] CHIMNEY-HOOK, n. A hook for holding pots and kettles over a fire.
9671	chimney-money	[.] CHIMNEY-MONEY, n. Hearth-money, a duty paid for each chimney in a house.
9672	chimney-piece	[.] CHIMNEY-PIECE, n. An ornamental piece of wood or stone set round a fire-place.
9673	chimney-sweeper	[.] CHIMNEY-SWEEPER, n. One whose occupation is to sweep and scrape chimneys, to clean them of the soot that adheres to their sides.
9674	chimpanzee	[.] CHIMPANZEE, n. An animal of the ape kind, a variety of the ourang-outang. [.] [.] It is now considered a distinct species.
9675	chin	[.] CHIN, n. The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw.
9676	chin-cough	...
9677	china	[.] CHINA, n. A species of earthern ware made in China, and so called from the country; called also china ware and porcelain. [See Porcelain.]
9678	china-orange	[.] CHINA-ORANGE, n. The sweet orange, said to have been originally brought from China.
9679	china-root	[.] CHINA-ROOT, n. The root of a species Smilax, brought from the East Indies, of a pale reddish color, with no smell, and very little taste.
9680	chinch	[.] CHINCH, n. A genus of insects, resembling the feather-wing moths. These insects live in the flowers of plants, and wander from flower to flower, but prefer those which are sweetest.
9681	chine	[.] CHINE, n. [.] 1. The back-bone, or spine of an animal. [.] 2. A piece of the back-bone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking. [.] 3. The chime of a cask, or the ridge formed by the ends of the staves. [.] CHINE, v.t. To cut through the ...
9682	chined	[.] CHINED, a. Pertaining to the back.
9683	chinese	[.] CHINESE, a. Pertaining to China. [.] CHINESE, n. sing. and plu. A native of China; also, the language of China.
9684	chingle	[.] CHINGLE, n. Gravel free from dirt. [See Shingle.]
9685	chink	[.] CHINK, n. A small aperture lengthwise; a cleft, rent, or fissure, of greater length than breadth; a gap or crack; as the chinks of a wall. [.] CHINK, v.i. To crack; to open. [.] CHINK, v.t. To open or part and form a fissure. [.] CHINK, v.t. [See Jingle.] ...
9686	chinkapin	[.] CHINKAPIN, n. The dwarf chestnut, Fagus pumila, a tree that rises eight or ten feet, with a branching shrubby stem, producing a nut.
9687	chinky	[.] CHINKY, a. Full of chinks, or fissures; gaping; opening in narrow clefts.
9688	chinned	[.] CHINNED, a. Having a long chin.
9689	chinse	[.] CHINSE, v.t. In naval affairs, to thrust oakum into the seams or chinks of a ship with a chisel or point of a knife, as a temporary expedient for calking.
9690	chints	[.] CHINTS, n. Cotton cloth, printed with more than two colors.
9691	chioppine	[.] CHIOPPINE, n. A high shoe, formerly worn by ladies.
9692	chip	[.] CHIP, CHEAP, CHIPPING, in the names of places, imply a market; from Sax. Ceapan, cypan, to buy or sell. [See Cheap.]
9693	chip-ax	[.] CHIP-AX, n. An ax for chipping.
9694	chipped	[.] CHIPPED, pp. Cut in chips, or small pieces; hewed.
9695	chipping	[.] CHIPPING, n. [.] 1. A chip; a piece cut off or separated by a cutting or engraving instrument; a fragment. [.] 2. The flying or breaking off in small pieces, of the edges of potters ware, and porcelain.
9696	chiragrical	[.] CHIRAGRICAL, a. Having the gout in the hand, or subject to that disease.
9697	chirk	[.] CHIRK, a. Lively; cheerful; in god spirits; in a comfortable state. [.] CHIRK, v.i. To chirp.
9698	chirm	[.] CHIRM, v.i. To sing as a bird.
9699	chirograph	[.] CHIROGRAPH, n. [.] 1. Anciently a deed, which, requiring a counterpart, was engrossed twice on the same piece of parchment, with a space between, in which was written chirograph, through which the parchment was cut, and one part given to each party. It answered ...
9700	chirographer	[.] CHIROGRAPHER, n. [See Chirograph.] He that exercises or professes the art or business of writing. In England, the chirographer of fines is an officer in the common pleas, who engrosses fines acknowledged in that court, and delivers the indentures to the parties.
9701	chirographic	[.] CHIROGRAPHIC,
9702	chirographical	[.] CHIROGRAPHICAL, a. Pertaining to chirography.
9703	chirographist	[.] CHIROGRAPHIST, n. One who tells fortunes by examining the hand.
9704	chirography	[.] CHIROGRAPHY, n. [See Chirograph.] The art of writing, or a writing with ones own hand.
9705	chirological	[.] CHIROLOGICAL, a. Pertaining to chirology.
9706	chirologist	[.] CHIROLOGIST, n. One who communicates thoughts by signs made with the hands and fingers.
9707	chirology	[.] CHIROLOGY, n. [See Chirologist.] The art or practice of communicating thoughts by signs made by the hands and fingers; a substitute for language or discourse, much used by the deaf and dumb, and by others who communicate with them.
9708	chiromancer	[.] CHIROMANCER, n. [See Chiromancy.] One who attempts to foretell future events, or to tell the fortunes and dispositions of persons, by inspecting the hands.
9709	chiromancy	[.] CHIROMANCY, n. Divination by the hand; the art or practice of attempting to foretell events, or to discover the dispositions of a person, by inspecting the lines and lineaments of his hand.
9710	chiromantic	[.] CHIROMANTIC, a. Pertaining to chiromancy, or divination by the hand. [.] Chiromantic deception.
9711	chirp	[.] CHIRP, v.i. Cherp. To make the noise of certain small birds, or of certain insects; as a chirping lark, or cricket. [.] CHIRP, v.t. To make cheerful. [.] CHIRP, n. A particular voice of certain birds or insects.
9712	chirper	[.] CHIRPER, n. One that chirps, or is cheerful.
9713	chirping	[.] CHIRPING, ppr. Making the noise of certain small birds. [.] CHIRPING, n. The noise of certain small birds and insects.
9714	chirurgeon	[.] CHIRURGEON, n. A surgeon; one whose profession is to heal diseases by manual operations, instruments or external applications.
9715	chirurgery	[.] CHIRURGERY, n. That part of the medical art which consists in healing diseases and wounds by instruments and external applications; now written surgery.
9716	chirurgic	[.] CHIRURGIC,
9717	chirurgical	[.] CHIRURGICAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to surgery, or to the art of healing diseases and wounds by manual operations, instruments or external applications. [.] 2. Having qualities useful in external applications, for healing diseases or injuries. [.] [.] It is ...
9718	chisel	[.] CHISEL, n. An instrument of iron or steel, used in carpentry, joinery, cabinet work, masonry, sculpture, &c., either for paring, hewing or gouging. Chisels are of different sizes and shapes, fitted for particular uses. [.] CHISEL, v.t. To cut, pare, gouge, or ...
9719	chiseled	[.] CHISELED, pp. Cut or engraved with a chisel.
9720	chiseling	[.] CHISELING, ppr. Cutting with a chisel.
9721	chisleu	[.] CHISLEU, n. The ninth month of the Jewish year, answering to a part of November and a part of December, in the modern division of the year.
9722	chistianity	[.] CHISTIANITY, n. [See Christian, from Christ.] The religion of Christians; or the system of doctrines and precepts taught by Christ, and recorded by the evangelists and apostles. [.] Whilst politicians are disputing about monarchies, aristocracies, and republics, Christianity ...
9723	chit	[.] CHIT, n. [.] 1. A shoot or sprout; the first shooting or germination of a seed or plant. Hence, [.] 2. A child or babe, in familiar language. [.] 3. A freckle, that is, a push. [.] CHIT, v.i. To sprout; to shoot, as a seed or plant.
9724	chit-chat	[.] CHIT-CHAT, n. [See Chat, Chatter.] Prattle; familiar or trifling talk.
9725	chitterling	[.] CHITTERLING, n. The frill to the breast of a shirt.
9726	chitterlings	[.] CHITTERLINGS, n. plu. The guts or bowels; sausages.
9727	chitty	[.] CHITTY, a. [.] 1. Childish; like a babe. [.] 2. Full of chits or warts.
9728	chivalrous	[.] CHIVALROUS, a. [See Chivalry.] Pertaining to chivalry, or knight errantry; warlike; bold; gallant.
9729	chivalry	[.] CHIVALRY, n. [.] 1. Knighthood; a military dignity, founded on the service of soldiers on horseback, called knights; a service formerly deemed more honorable than service in infantry. [.] 2. The qualifications of a knight, as valor and dexterity in arms. [.] 3. ...
9730	chive	[.] CHIVE, N. A SPECIES OF SMALL ONION.
9731	chives	[.] CHIVES, n. plu. In botany, slender threads or filaments in the blossoms of plants. [See Stamen.]
9732	chldless	[.] CHLDLESS, a. Destitute of children or offspring. 1 Sam. 15:33.
9733	chlorate	[.] CHLORATE, n. [See chlorine.] A compound of chloric acid with a salifiable base.
9734	chloric	[.] CHLORIC, a. Pertaining to chlorine, or obtained from it; as chloric acid.
9735	chlorid	[.] CHLORID, n. [See Chlorine.] A compound of chlorine with a combustible body.
9736	chloride	[.] CHLORIDE,
9737	chloridic	[.] CHLORIDIC, a. Pertaining to a chloride.
9738	chlorin	[.] CHLORIN, n. Chloric gas; a new name given to what has been called oxymuriatic gas. This substance has hitherto resisted all efforts to decompose it, and as it is not known to contain oxygen, and is apparently a simple substance, it has been denominated from its color, ...
9739	chlorine	[.] CHLORINE,
9740	chloriodic	[.] CHLORIODIC, a. Consisting of chlorine and iodine, or obtained from them.
9741	chloris	[.] CHLORIS, n. The green finch, a small bird.
9742	chlorite	[.] CHLORITE, n. A mineral of a grass green color, opake, usually friable or easily pulverized, composed of little spangles, scales, prisms or shining small grains. It is classed by Kirwan with the muriatic genus. There are four subspecies, chlorite earth, common chlorite, ...
9743	chloro-carbonic	[.] CHLORO-CARBONIC,
9744	chloro-carbonous	[.] CHLORO-CARBONOUS, a. The terms, chloro-carbonic acid and chloro-carbonous acid, are applied, the former by Thomson, and the latter by Ure, to a compound of chlorine and carbonic oxyd, formed by exposing a mixture of the two gases to the direct solar rays. It was discovered ...
9745	chloropal	[.] CHLOROPAL, n. A newly observed mineral, of two varieties, the conchoidal and the earthy; the conchoidal is of a pistachio green color; the other has an earthy fracture, and both varieties are possessed of magnetic properties.
9746	chlorophane	[.] CHLOROPHANE, n. A variety of fluor spar, from Siberia. When placed on a heated iron, it gives a beautiful emerald green light.
9747	chloropheite	[.] CHLOROPHEITE, n. A rare mineral found in small nodules.
9748	chlorophyl	[.] CHLOROPHYL, n. The green matter of the leaves of vegetables.
9749	chlorosis	[.] CHLOROSIS, n. The green sickness; a disease of females, characterized by a pale or greenish hue of the skin, weakness, palpitation, dyspepsy, &c.
9750	chlorotic	[.] CHLOROTIC, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to chlorosis; as, chlorotic affections. Medical Repository. [.] 2. Affected by chlorosis; as, chlorotic nuns.
9751	chlorous	[.] CHLOROUS, a. Pertaining to chlorine; as chlorous oxyd.
9752	choak	[.] CHOAK, [See Choke.]
9753	chock	[.] CHOCK, n. In marine language, a kind of wedge for confining a cask or other body, to prevent it from moving. [.] Chocks of the rudder, are pieces of timber kept in readiness to stop the motion of the rudder, in case of an accident, &c. [.] CHOCK, an encounter. ...
9754	chocolate	[.] CHOCOLATE, n. [.] 1. A paste or cake composed of the kernel of cacao, with other ingredients, usually a little sugar, cinnamon or vanilla. The nut is first ground fine, mixed with the ingredients, and put in a mold. [.] 2. The liquor made by dissolving chocolate ...
9755	chocolate-house	[.] CHOCOLATE-HOUSE, n. A house where company many be served with chocolate.
9756	chocolate-nut	[.] CHOCOLATE-NUT. [See Cacao.]
9757	chode	[.] CHODE, the old preterit of chide, which see.
9758	choice	[.] CHOICE, n. [.] 1. The act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; or the determination of the mind in preferring one thing to another; election. [.] [.] Ye know how that a good while ago God made ...
9759	choice-drawn	[.] CHOICE-DRAWN, a. Selected with particular care.
9760	choiceless	[.] CHOICELESS, a. Not having the power of choosing; not free.
9761	choicely	[.] CHOICELY, adv. [.] 1. With care in choosing; with nice regard to preference; with exact choice; as a band of men choicely collected. [.] 2. Valuably; excellently; preferably; curiously. [.] 3. With great care; carefully; as a thing choicely preserved.
9762	choiceness	[.] CHOICENESS, n. Valuableness; particular value or worth; as the choiceness of a plant or of wine.
9763	choir	[.] CHOIR, n. [.] 1. A collection of singers, especially in divine service, in a church. [.] 2. Any collection of singers. [.] 3. That part of a church appropriated for the singers, separated from the chancel and the nave. In congregational and some other churches, ...
9764	choir-service	[.] CHOIR-SERVICE, n. The service of singing performed by a choir.
9765	choke	[.] CHOKE, v.t. [.] 1. To stop the passage of the breath, by filling the windpipe or compressing the neck. The word is used to express a temporary or partial stoppage, as to choke with dirt or smoke; or an entire stoppage that causes death; to suffocate; to strangle. ...
9766	choke-cherry	[.] CHOKE-CHERRY, n. The popular name of a species of wild cherry, remarkable for its astringent qualities.
9767	choke-full	[.] CHOKE-FULL, a. [choke and full.] Full as possible; quite full.
9768	choke-pear	[.] CHOKE-PEAR, n. [.] 1. A kind of pear that has a rough astringent taste, and is swallowed with difficulty, or which contracts the parts of the mouth. [.] 2. An aspersion or sarcasm by which a person is put to silence.
9769	choke-weed	[.] CHOKE-WEED, n. A plant so called.
9770	choked	[.] CHOKED, pp. Suffocated; strangled; obstructed by filling; stifled; suppressed; smothered.
9771	choker	[.] CHOKER, n. One that chokes another; one that puts another to silence; that which cannot be answered.
9772	choky	[.] CHOKY, a. That tends to suffocate, or has power to suffocate.
9773	cholagogue	[.] CHOLAGOGUE, n. A medicine that has the specific quality of evacuating the bile.
9774	choler	[.] CHOLER, n. [.] 1. The bile. By the superabundance of this fluid, anger was formerly supposed to be produced; or perhaps the opinion was that the bile caused the inflamed appearance of the face in anger. Hence, [.] 2. Anger; wrath; irritation of the passions. [.] [.] Cholera ...
9775	choleric	[.] CHOLERIC, a. [.] 1. Abounding with choler. [.] 2. Easily irritated; irascible; inclined to anger; as a choleric man. [.] 3. Angry; indicating anger; excited by anger; as a choleric speech.
9776	cholericness	[.] CHOLERICNESS, n. Pertaining to cholesterin, or obtained from it; as cholesteric acid.
9777	cholesterin	[.] CHOLESTERIN, n. A name given by M. Chevreul, to the pearly or crystaline substance of human biliary calculi.
9778	cholesterine	[.] CHOLESTERINE,
9779	choliambic	[.] CHOLIAMBIC, n. A verse in poetry having an iambic foot in the fifth place, and a spondee in the sixth or last.
9780	chomer	[.] CHOMER, n. A Hebrew measure containing the tenth part of an epha,or about six pints.
9781	chondrodite	...
9782	choose	[.] CHOOSE, v.t. [.] 1. To pick out; to select; to take by way of preference from two or more things offered; to make choice of. [.] [.] The man the Lord doth choose shall be holy. Num. 16. [.] 2. To take in preference. [.] [.] Let us choose to us judgment. ...
9783	chooser	[.] CHOOSER, n. He that chooses he that has the power or right of choosing; an elector.
9784	choosing	[.] CHOOSING, ppr. Selecting; taking in preference; electing. [.] CHOOSING, n. Choice; election.
9785	chop	[.] CHOP, v.t. [.] 1. To cut off or separate, by striking with a sharp instrument, either by a single blow or by repeated blows; as, to chop off a head; to chop wood. [.] 2. To cut into small pieces; to mince; as, to chop meat; to chop straw. [.] 3. To grand and ...
9786	chop-church	[.] CHOP-CHURCH, n. An exchange or an exchanger of benefices.
9787	chop-fallen	[.] CHOP-FALLEN, a. Dejected; dispirited.
9788	chop-house	[.] CHOP-HOUSE, n. A house where provision ready dressed is sold.
9789	chopin	[.] CHOPIN, n. A liquid measure in France, containing nearly a pint Winchester measure. In Scotland, a quart of wine measure.
9790	chopped	[.] CHOPPED, pp. Cut; minced.
9791	chopping	[.] CHOPPING, ppr. Cutting; mincing; buying; bartering. [.] CHOPPING, a. Stout; lusty; plump. [.] CHOPPING, n. [.] 1. A high-heeled shoe, worn by ladies in Italy. [See Chioppine.] [.] 2. A cutting; a mincing; from chop.
9792	chopping-block	[.] CHOPPING-BLOCK, n. A block on which any thing is laid to be chopped.
9793	chopping-knife	[.] CHOPPING-KNIFE, n. A knife for mincing meat.
9794	choppy	[.] CHOPPY, a. Full of clefts or cracks.
9795	chops	[.] CHOPS, [See Chop.]
9796	choral	[.] CHORAL, a. [.] 1. Belonging to or composing a choir or concert; as, choral symphonies. [.] 2. Singing in a choir; as, choral seraphs.
9797	chorally	[.] CHORALLY, adv. In the manner of a chorus.
9798	chord	[.] CHORD, n. [.] 1. The string of a musical instrument. [.] 2. In music, the union of two or more sounds uttered at the same time, forming an entire harmony; as a third, fifth and eighth, which are perfect chords, or consonancies. The fourth and sixth are imperfect ...
9799	chordee	[.] CHORDEE, n. [See Chord.] In medicine and surgery, an inflammatory or spasmodic contraction of the fraenum, attending gonorrhea and accompanied with pain.
9800	chore	[.] CHORE, n. In America, this word denotes small work of a domestic kind, as distinguished from the principal work of the day. It is generally used in the plural, chores, which includes the daily or occasional business of feeding cattle and other animals, preparing fuel, ...
9801	chorepis-copal	[.] CHOREPIS-COPAL, a. Pertaining to the power of a suffragan or local bishop.
9802	choreus	[.] CHOREUS, n. In ancient poetry, a foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short; the trochee.
9803	choriamb	[.] CHORIAMB,
9804	choriambic	[.] CHORIAMBIC, n. A choriamb. [.] CHORIAMBIC, a. Pertaining to a choriamb.
9805	choriambus	[.] CHORIAMBUS, n. In ancient poetry, a foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; that is, a choreus or trochee and an iambus united; as, nobilitas, anxietas.
9806	chorion	[.] CHORION, n. In anatomy, the exterior membrane which invests the fetus in utero.
9807	chorist	[.] CHORIST, n. A singing man in a choir.
9808	chorister	[.] CHORISTER, n. [.] 1. Literally, a singer; one of a choir; a singer in a concert. [.] 2. One who leads a choir in church music. This is the sense in the United States.
9809	chorographer	[.] CHOROGRAPHER, n. [See Chorography.] A person who describes a particular region or country; or one who forms a map or maps of particular regions or countries.
9810	chorographical	[.] CHOROGRAPHICAL, a. Pertaining to chorography; descriptive of particular regions or countries; laying down or marking the bounds of particular countries.
9811	chorographically	[.] CHOROGRAPHICALLY, adv. In a chorographical manner; in a manner descriptive of particular regions.
9812	chorography	[.] CHOROGRAPHY, n. The art or practice of making a map of a particular region, country, or province; or of marking its limits, bounds or position. Chorography differs from geography, as the description of a particular country differs from that of the whole earth; and ...
9813	choroid	[.] CHOROID, n. In anatomy, a term applied to several parts of the body that resemble the chorion; as the inner membrane investing the brain, or the pia mater; the second coat of the eye; the fold of the carotid artery in the brain, in which is the pineal gland.
9814	chorus	[.] CHORUS, n. [.] 1. A number of singers; a company of persons singing in concert. [.] 2. The persons who are supposed to behold what passes in the acts of a tragedy, and sing their sentiments between the acts. [.] 3. The song between the acts of a tragedy. [.] 4. ...
9815	chose	[.] CHOSE, n. In law, property in action; a right to possession; or that which may be demanded and recovered by suit or action at law. Thus, money due on a bond or note is a chose in action; a recompense for damage done is a chose in action; the former proceeding from ...
9816	chosen	[.] CHOSEN, pp. [.] 1. Selected from a number; picked out; taken in preference; elected; predestinated; designated to office. [.] 2. Select; distinguished by preference; eminent. [.] [.] His chosen captains are drowned in the sea. Ex. 15. [.] [.] Ye are a chosen ...
9817	chough	...
9818	choule	[.] CHOULE. [See Jowl.]
9819	chouse	[.] CHOUSE, v.t. To cheat, trick, defraud; followed by of, in Hudibras; but in America, by out of; as, to chouse one out of his money. [.] CHOUSE, n. One who is easily cheated; a tool; a simpleton. [.] [.] A trick; sham; imposition.
9820	choused	[.] CHOUSED, pp. Cheated; defrauded; imposed on.
9821	chousing	[.] CHOUSING, ppr. Cheating; imposing on.
9822	chowder	[.] CHOWDER, n. In New England, a dish of fish boiled with biscuit, &c. In Spanish, chode is a paste made of mild, eggs, sugar and flour. In the west of England, chowder-beer is a liquor made by boiling black spruce in water and mixing with it melasses. [.] CHOWDER, ...
9823	chowter	[.] CHOWTER, v.t. To grumble like a frog or a froward child.
9824	chrism	[.] CHRISM, n. Unguent; unction. In the Romish and Greek churches, oil consecrated by the bishop, and used in the administration of baptism, confirmation, ordination, and extreme unction. It is prepared on holy Thursday with much ceremony, and in some cases, mixed with ...
9825	chrismal	[.] CHRISMAL, a. Pertaining to chrism.
9826	chrismation	[.] CHRISMATION, n. The act of applying the chrism, or consecrated oil; in baptism, by the priest; in confirmation, by the bishop. In ordination, it is usually styled unction.
9827	chrismatory	[.] CHRISMATORY, n. A vessel to hold the oil for chrism.
9828	chrisom	[.] CHRISOM, n. [See Chrism.] a child that dies within a month after its birth; so called from the chrisom-cloth, a linen cloth anointed with holy oil, which was formerly laid over a childs face when it was baptized. Also, the cloth itself.
9829	christ	[.] CHRIST, n. THE ANOINTED; an appellation given to the Savior of the World, and synonymous with the Hebrew Messiah. It was a custom of antiquity to consecrate persons to the sacerdotal and regal offices by anointing them with oil.
9830	christanize	[.] CHRISTANIZE, v.t. To make Christian; to convert to Christianity; as, to Christianize pagans.
9831	christen	[.] CHRISTEN, v.t. [.] 1. To baptize, or rather to baptize and name; to initiate into the visible church of Christ by the application of water; applied to persons. And as a name is given to the person in the ceremony, hence, [.] 2. To name; to denominate; applied ...
9832	christendom	...
9833	christened	[.] CHRISTENED, pp. Baptized and named; initiated into Christianity.
9834	christening	[.] CHRISTENING, ppr. The act or ceremony of baptizing and naming; initiation into the Christian religion.
9835	christian	[.] CHRISTIAN, n. [.] 1. A believer in the religion of Christ. [.] 2. A professor of his belief in the religion of Christ. [.] 3. A real disciple of Christ; one who believes in the truth of the Christian religion, and studies to follow the example, and obey the ...
9836	christian-name	[.] CHRISTIAN-NAME, n. The name given in baptism, as distinct from the gentilitious or surname.
9837	christianism	[.] CHRISTIANISM, n. [.] 1. The Christian religion. [.] 2. The nations professing Christianity.
9838	christianite	[.] CHRISTIANITE, n. A newly discovered Vesuvian mineral; its primitive form is that of an oblique rectangular prism; its colors brown, yellow or reddish.
9839	christianlike	[.] CHRISTIANLIKE, a. Becoming a Christian.
9840	christianly	[.] CHRISTIANLY, adv. In a Christian manner; in a manner becoming the principles of the Christian religion, or the profession of that religion.
9841	christianography	[.] CHRISTIANOGRAPHY, n. A description of Christian nations.
9842	christmas	[.] CHRISTMAS, n. [.] 1. The festival of the Christian church observed annually on the 25th day of December, in memory of the birth of Chris, and celebrated by a particular church service. The festival includes twelve days [.] 2. Christmas-day.
9843	christmas-box	[.] CHRISTMAS-BOX, n. A box in which little presents are deposited at Christmas.
9844	christmas-day	[.] CHRISTMAS-DAY, n. The twenty fifth day of December, when Christmas is celebrated.
9845	christmas-flower	[.] CHRISTMAS-FLOWER, n. Hellebore.
9846	christmas-rose	[.] CHRISTMAS-ROSE, n. A plant of the genus Helleborus, producing beautiful white flowers about Christmas.
9847	christs-thorn	[.] CHRISTS-THORN, n. The Rhamnus paliurus, a deciduous shrub, a native of Palestine and the South of Europe. It has two thorns at each joint, and is supposed to have been the sort of which the crown of thorns for our Savior was made.
9848	chroastaces	[.] CHROASTACES, n. In natural history, a genus of pellucid gems, comprehending all those of variable colors, as viewed in different lights.
9849	chromate	[.] CHROMATE, n. [See chrome.] A salt or compound formed by the chromic acid with a base.
9850	chromatic	[.] CHROMATIC, a. [.] 1. Relating to color. [.] 2. Noting a particular species of music, which proceeds by several semitones in succession.
9851	chromatically	[.] CHROMATICALLY, adv. In the chromatic manner.
9852	chromatics	[.] CHROMATICS, n. The science of colors; that part of optics which treats of the properties of the colors of light and of natural bodies.
9853	chrome	[.] CHROME, n. A metal consisting of a porous mass of agglutinated grains, very hard, brittle, and of a grayish white color. Its texture is radiated. In its highest degree of oxydation, it passes into the state of an acid, of a ruby red color. It takes its name from ...
9854	chromic	[.] CHROMIC, a. Pertaining to chrome, or obtained from it; as chromic acid. [.] [.] Chromic yellow, the artificial chromate of lead, a beautiful pigment.
9855	chronic	[.] CHRONIC,
9856	chronical	[.] CHRONICAL, a. Continuing a long time, as a disease. A chronic disease is one which is inveterate or of long continuance, in distinction from an acute disease, which speedily terminates.
9857	chronicle	[.] CHRONICLE, n. [See Chronic.] [.] 1. A historical account of facts or events disposed in the order of time. It is nearly synonymous with annals. In general, this species of writing is more strictly confined to chronological order, and is less diffuse than the form ...
9858	chronicler	[.] CHRONICLER, n. A writer of a chronicle; a recorder of events in the order of time; a historian.
9859	chronique	[.] CHRONIQUE, n. A chronicle.
9860	chronogram	[.] CHRONOGRAM, n. An inscription in which a certain date or epoch is expressed by numeral letters; as in the motto of a medal struck by Gustavus Adolphus in 1632. [.] ChrIstVs DVX; ergo trIVMphVs.
9861	chronogrammatic	[.] CHRONOGRAMMATIC,
9862	chronogrammatical	[.] CHRONOGRAMMATICAL, a. Belonging to a chronogram, or containing one.
9863	chronogrammatist	[.] CHRONOGRAMMATIST, n. A writer of chronograms.
9864	chronographer	[.] CHRONOGRAPHER, n. One who writes concerning time or the events of time; a chronologer.
9865	chronography	[.] CHRONOGRAPHY, n. The description of time past.
9866	chronologer	[.] CHRONOLOGER,
9867	chronologic	[.] CHRONOLOGIC,
9868	chronological	[.] CHRONOLOGICAL, a. Relating to chronology; containing an account of events in the order of time; according to the order of time.
9869	chronologically	[.] CHRONOLOGICALLY, adv. In a chronological manner; in a manner according with the order of time, the series of events, or rules of chronology.
9870	chronologist	[.] CHRONOLOGIST, n. [See Chronology.] [.] 1. A person who attempts to discover the true dates of past events and transactions, and to arrange them under their proper years, or divisions of time, in the order in which they happened. [.] 2. One who studies chronology, ...
9871	chronology	[.] CHRONOLOGY, n. The science of time; the method of measuring, or computing time by regular divisions or periods, according to the revolutions of the sun, or moon; of ascertaining the true periods or years when past events or transactions took place; and arranging them ...
9872	chronometer	[.] CHRONOMETER, n. Any instrument that measures time or that divides time into equal portions, or that is used for that purpose, as a clock, watch or dial; particularly an instrument that measures time with great exactness.
9873	chrysalid	[.] CHRYSALID, n. [See Chrysalis.]
9874	chrysalis	[.] CHRYSALIS, n. The particular form which butterflies, moths, and some other insects assume, before they arrive at their winged or perfect state. It is called also aurelia, from aurum, gold. In this form, the animal is in a state of rest or insensibility; having no ...
9875	chrysoberyl	[.] CHRYSOBERYL, n. A siliceous gem, of a dilute yellowish green color. [.] Chrysoberyl, the cymophane of Hauy, is a mineral usually found in round pieces, about the size of a pea; but it is also found crystalized in eight-sided prisms. It is next to the sapphire in ...
9876	chrysocolla	[.] CHRYSOCOLLA, n. Carbonate of copper, of two subspecies, the blue and the green; formerly called blue and green chrysocolla, also mountain blue and mountain green. It occurs in crystals, stalactites and other forms.
9877	chrysolite	[.] CHRYSOLITE, n. A mineral, called by Hauy and Brongniart, peridote and by Jameson, prismatic chrysolite. Its prevailing color is some shade of green. It is harder than glass, but less hard than quartz; often transparent, sometimes only translucent. It occurs sometimes ...
9878	chrysoprase	[.] CHRYSOPRASE, n. A mineral, a subspecies of quartz. Its color is commonly apple green, and often extremely beautiful. It is translucent, or sometimes semi-transparent; its fracture even and dull, sometimes a little splintery, sometimes smooth and slightly conchoidal; ...
9879	chub	[.] CHUB, n. A river fish, called also cheven, of the genus Cyprinus. The body is oblong, nearly round; the head and back, green; the sides silvery, and the belly white. It frequents deep holes in rivers shaded by trees; but in warm weather floats near the surface, and ...
9880	chub-faced	[.] CHUB-FACED, a. Having a plump round face.
9881	chubbed	[.] CHUBBED,
9882	chubby	[.] CHUBBY, a. Like a chub; short and thick.
9883	chuck	[.] CHUCK, v.i. To make the noise of a hen or partridge, when she calls her chickens. [.] CHUCK, v.t. To call, as a hen her chickens. [.] CHUCK, v.i. To jeer; to laugh. [See Chuckle.] [.] CHUCK, v.t. [.] 1. To strike, or give a gentle blow; as, to chuck ...
9884	chuck-farthing	[.] CHUCK-FARTHING, n. A play in which a farthing is pitched into a hole.
9885	chuckle	[.] CHUCKLE, v.t. [.] 1. To call, as a hen her chickens. [.] 2. To fondle; to cocker. [.] CHUCKLE, v.i. To laugh heartily, or convulsively; to shake with laughter, or to burst into fits of laughter.
9886	chuckle-head	[.] CHUCKLE-HEAD, n. A vulgar word in America, denoting a person with a large head, a dunce. Bailey says, a rattling, noisy, empty fellow.
9887	chud	[.] CHUD, v.t. To champ; to bite.
9888	chuet	[.] CHUET, n. Forced meat.
9889	chuff	[.] CHUFF, n. A clown; a coarse, heavy, dull or surly fellow.
9890	chuffily	[.] CHUFFILY, adv. In a rough, surly manner; clownishly.
9891	chuffiness	[.] CHUFFINESS, n. Surliness.
9892	chuffy	[.] CHUFFY, a. Blunt; clownish; surly; angry; stomachful. In New England, this word expresses that displeasure which causes a swelling or surly look and grumbling, rather than heat and violent expressions of anger.
9893	chuk	[.] CHUK, n. A word used in calling swine. It is the original name of that animal, which our ancestors brought with them from Persia, where it is still in use, Pers. Chuk, Zend, chuk, a hog; Sans. Sugara. Our ancestors, while in England, adopted the Welsh hwc, hog, but ...
9894	chum	[.] CHUM, n. A chamber-fellow; one who lodges or resides in the same room; a word used in colleges.
9895	chump	[.] CHUMP, n. A short, thick, heavy piece of wood, less than a block.
9896	chunk	[.] CHUNK, n. A short thick piece of wood. [Colloquial.]
9897	church	[.] CHURCH, n. [.] 1. A house consecrated to the worship of God, among Christians; the Lords house. This seems to be the original meaning of the word. The Greek, to call out or call together, denotes an assembly or collection. But, Lord, a term applied by the early ...
9898	church-ale	[.] CHURCH-ALE, n. A wake or feast commemoratory of the dedication of the church.
9899	church-attire	[.] CHURCH-ATTIRE, n. The habit in which men officiate in divine service.
9900	church-authority	[.] CHURCH-AUTHORITY, n. Ecclesiastical power; spiritual jurisdiction.
9901	church-bench	[.] CHURCH-BENCH, n. The seat in the porch of a church.
9902	church-burial	[.] CHURCH-BURIAL, n. Burial according to the rites of the church.
9903	church-discipline	[.] CHURCH-DISCIPLINE, n. Discipline of the church, intended to correct the offenses of its members.
9904	church-founder	[.] CHURCH-FOUNDER, n. He that builds or endows a church.
9905	church-history	[.] CHURCH-HISTORY, n. History of the Christian church; ecclesiastical history.
9906	church-land	[.] CHURCH-LAND, n. Land belonging to a church.
9907	church-member	[.] CHURCH-MEMBER, n. A member in communion with a church; a professor of religion.
9908	church-music	[.] CHURCH-MUSIC, n. [.] 1. The service of singing or chanting in a church. [.] 2. Music suited to church service.
9909	church-warden	[.] CHURCH-WARDEN, n. A keeper or guardian of the church, and a representative of the parish. Church-wardens are appointed by the minister, or elected by the parishioners, to superintend the church, its property and concerns, and the behavior of the parishioners. For ...
9910	church-way	[.] CHURCH-WAY, n. The way, street or road that leads to the church.
9911	church-work	[.] CHURCH-WORK, n. Work carried on slowly.
9912	church-yard	[.] CHURCH-YARD, n. The ground adjoining to a church in which the dead are buried; a cemetery.
9913	churchdom	[.] CHURCHDOM, n. The government or authority of the church.
9914	churching	[.] CHURCHING, n. The act of offering thanks in church after childbirth.
9915	churchlike	[.] CHURCHLIKE, a. Becoming the church.
9916	churchman	[.] CHURCHMAN, n. [.] 1. An ecclesiastic or clergyman; one who ministers in sacred things. [.] 2. An episcopalian, as distinguished from a presbyterian or congregationalist, &c.
9917	churchship	[.] CHURCHSHIP, n. Institution of the church.
9918	churl	[.] CHURL, n. [.] 1. A rude, surly, ill-bred man. [.] 2. A rustic; a countryman, or laborer. [.] 3. A miser; a niggard. Is. 32.
9919	churlish	[.] CHURLISH, a. [.] 1. Rude; surly; austere; sullen; rough in temper; unfeeling; uncivil. [.] 2. Selfish; narrow-minded; avaricious. [.] 3. [Of things.] Unpliant; unyielding; cross-grained; harsh; unmanageable; as churlish metal. [.] 4. Hard; firm; as a churlish ...
9920	churlishly	[.] CHURLISHLY, adv. Rudely; roughly; in a churlish manner.
9921	churlishness	[.] CHURLISHNESS, n. Rudeness of manners or temper, but generally the word refers to the temper or disposition of mind; sullenness; austerity; indisposition to kindness or courtesy.
9922	churly	[.] CHURLY, a. Rude; boisterous.
9923	churme	[.] CHURME, or, CHIRM, n. Noise; clamor, or confused noise.
9924	churn	[.] CHURN, n. A vessel in which cream or milk is agitated for separating the oily part from the caseous and serous parts, to make butter. [.] CHURN, v.t. [.] 1. To stir or agitate cream for making butter. [.] 2. To shake or agitate with violence or continued ...
9925	churn-staff	[.] CHURN-STAFF, n. The staff or instrument used in churning.
9926	churned	[.] CHURNED, pp. Agitated; made into butter.
9927	churning	[.] CHURNING, ppr. Agitating to make butter; shaking; stirring. [.] CHURNING, n. [.] 1. The operation of making butter from cream by agitation; a shaking or stirring. [.] 2. As much butter as is made at one operation.
9928	churnworm	[.] CHURNWORM, n. An insect that turns about nimbly, called also a fancricket.
9929	chuse	[.] CHUSE, [See Choose.]
9930	chusite	[.] CHUSITE, n. A yellowish mineral found by Saussure in the cavities of porphyries in the environs of Limbourg.
9931	chylaceous	[.] CHYLACEOUS, a. [See Chyle.] Belonging to chyle; consisting of chyle.
9932	chyle	[.] CHYLE, n. In animal bodies, a white or milky fluid separated from aliments by means of digestion. It is absorbed by the lacteal vessels, by which it is conveyed into the circulation, assimilated into blood, and converted into nutriment.
9933	chylifaction	[.] CHYLIFACTION, n. The act or process by which chyle is formed from food in animal bodies.
9934	chylifactive	[.] CHYLIFACTIVE, a. Forming or changing into chyle; having the power to make chyle.
9935	chyliferous	[.] CHYLIFEROUS, a. [L.] Transmitting chyle.
9936	chylopoetic	[.] CHYLOPOETIC, adv. Chylifactive; having the power to change into chyle; making chyle.
9937	chylous	[.] CHYLOUS, a. Consisting of chyle, or partaking of it.
9938	chyme	[.] CHYME, n. That particular modification which food assumes after it has undergone the action of the stomach. [.] [.] Among the older authors, juice; chyle, or the finest part of the chyle contained in the lacteals and thoracic duct; any humor incrassated by concoction, ...
9939	chymic	[.] CHYMIC, CHYMIST, CHYMISTRY. [See chimical, Chimist, Chimistry.]
9940	chymification	[.] CHYMIFICATION, n. The process of becoming or of forming chyme.
9941	chymified	[.] CHYMIFIED, pp. Formed into chyme.
9942	chymify	[.] CHYMIFY, v.t. To form into chyme.
9943	chymist	[.] CHYMIC, CHYMIST, CHYMISTRY. [See chimical, Chimist, Chimistry.]
9944	chymistry	[.] CHYMIC, CHYMIST, CHYMISTRY. [See chimical, Chimist, Chimistry.]
9945	cibarious	[.] CIBARIOUS, a. Pertaining to food; useful for food; edible.
9946	cibol	[.] CIBOL, n. A sort of small onion.
9947	cicada	[.] CICADA, n. The frog-hopper, or flea locust; a genus of insects of many species.
9948	cicatrice	[.] CICATRICE, n. A scar; a little seam or elevation of flesh remaining after a wound or ulcer is healed.
9949	cicatricle	[.] CICATRICLE, n. The germinating or fetal point in the embryo of a seed or the yolk of an egg; as, germinating cicatricle.
9950	cicatrisive	[.] CICATRISIVE, a. Tending to promote the formation of a cicatrix.
9951	cicatrix	[.] CICATRIX,
9952	cicatrizant	[.] CICATRIZANT, n. A medicine or application that promotes the formation of a cicatrix, such as Armenian bole, powder of tutty, &c. It is called also an escharotic, epulotic, incarnative, agglutinant, &c.
9953	cicatrization	[.] CICATRIZATION, n. The process of healing or forming a cicatrix; or the state of being healed, cicatrized or skinned over.
9954	cicatrize	[.] CICATRIZE, v.t. To heal, or induce the formation of a cicatrix, in wounded or ulcerated flesh; or to apply medicines for that purpose. [.] CICATRIZE, v.i. To heal or be healed; to skin over; as wounded flesh cicatrizes.
9955	cicatrized	[.] CICATRIZED, pp. Healed, as wounded flesh; having a cicatrix formed.
9956	cicatrizing	[.] CICATRIZING, ppr. Healing; skinning over; forming a cicatrix.
9957	cicely	[.] CICELY, n. A plant, a species of Chaerophyllum. The sweet cicely is a species of Scandix.
9958	cicerone	[.] CICERONE, n. A guide; one who explains curiosities.
9959	ciceronian	[.] CICERONIAN, a. Resembling Cicero, either in style or action; in style, diffuse and flowing; in manner, vehement.
9960	ciceronianism	[.] CICERONIANISM, n. Imitation or resemblance of the style or action of Cicero.
9961	cichoraceous	[.] CICHORACEOUS, a. Having the qualities of succory.
9962	cicisbeism	[.] CICISBEISM, n. The practice of dangling about females.
9963	cicisbeo	[.] CICISBEO, n. A dangler about females.
9964	cicurate	[.] CICURATE, v.t. To tame; to reclaim from wildness.
9965	cicuration	[.] CICURATION, n. The act of taming wild animals.
9966	cicuta	[.] CICUTA, n. Water-hemlock, a plant whose root is poisonous. This term was used by the ancients and by medical writers for the Conium maculatum, or common hemlock, the expressed juice of which was used as a common poison. Socrates and Phocion perished by it. It is ...
9967	cider	[.] CIDER, n. The juice of apples expressed, a liquor used for drink. The word was formerly used to signify the juice of other fruits, and other kinds of strong liquor; but it is now appropriated to the juice of apples, before and after fermentation.
9968	ciderist	[.] CIDERIST, n. A maker of cider.
9969	ciderkin	[.] CIDERKIN, n. The liquor made of the gross matter of apples, after the cider is pressed out, and a quantity of boiled water is added; the whole steeping forty eight hours.
9970	cierge	[.] CIERGE, n. A candle carried in processions.
9971	cigar	[.] CIGAR, n. A small roll of tobacco, so formed as to be tubular, used for smoking. Cigars are of Spanish origin.
9972	ciliary	[.] CILIARY, a. Belonging to the eyelids.
9973	ciliated	[.] CILIATED, a. In botany, furnished or surrounded with parallel filaments, or bristles, resembling the hairs of the eye-lids, as a ciliated leaf, &c.
9974	cilicious	[.] CILICIOUS, a. Made or consisting of hair.
9975	cima	[.] CIMA, [See Cyma.]
9976	cimbal	[.] CIMBAL, n. A kind of cake.
9977	cimbric	[.] CIMBRIC, a. Pertaining to the Cimbri, the inhabitants of the modern Jutland, in Denmark, which was anciently called the Cimbric Chesonese. Hence the modern names, Cymru, Wales, Cambria; Cymro, a Welshman; Cymreig, Welsh, or the Welsh language; names indicating the ...
9978	cimiter	[.] CIMITER, n. A short sword with a convex edge or recurvated point, used by the Persians and Turks.
9979	cimmerian	[.] CIMMERIAN, a. Pertaining to Cimmerium, a town at the mouth of the Palus Maeotis. The ancients pretended that this country was involved in darkness; whence the phrase Cimmerian darkness, to denote a deep or continual obscurity. The country is now called Crimea, or ...
9980	cimolite	[.] CIMOLITE, n. A species of clay, used by the ancients, as a remedy for erysipelas and other inflammations. It is white, or a loose, soft texture, molders into a fine powder, and effervesces with acids. It is useful in taking spots from cloth. Another species, of ...
9981	cinchona	[.] CINCHONA, n. The Peruvian bark, quinquina, of which there are three varieties, the red, yellow and pale.
9982	cincture	[.] CINCTURE, n. [.] 1. A belt, a girdle, or something worn round the body. [.] 2. That which encompasses, or incloses. [.] 3. In architecture, a ring or list at the top and bottom of a column, separating the shaft at one end from the base; at the other, from the ...
9983	cinder	[.] CINDER, n. [.] 1. Small coals or particles of fire mixed with ashes; embers. [.] 2. Small particles of matter, remaining after combustion, in which fire is extinct; as the cinders of a forge.
9984	cinder-wench	[.] CINDER-WENCH,WOMAN, n. A woman whose business is to rake into heaps of ashes for cinders.
9985	cineration	[.] CINERATION, n. The reducing of any thing to ashes by combustion.
9986	cinereous	[.] CINEREOUS, a. Like ashes; having the color of the ashes of wood.
9987	cineritious	[.] CINERITIOUS, a. Having the color or consistence of ashes.
9988	cingle	[.] CINGLE, n. A girth; but the word is little used. [See Surcingle.]
9989	cinnabar	[.] CINNABAR, n. Red sulphuret of mercury. Native cinnabar is an ore of quicksilver, moderately compact, very heavy, and of an elegant striated red color. It is called native vermilion, and its chief use is in painting. The intensity of its color is reduced by bruising ...
9990	cinnabarine	[.] CINNABARINE, a. Pertaining to cinnabar; consisting of cinnabar, or containing it; as, cinnabarine sand.
9991	cinnamon	[.] CINNAMON, n. The bark of two species of Laurus. The true cinnamon is the inner bark of the Laurus Cinnamomum, a native of Ceylon. The base cinnamon is from the Laurus Cassia. The true cinnamon is a most grateful aromatic, of a fragrant smell, moderately pungent ...
9992	cinque	[.] CINQUE, n. A five; a word used in games.
9993	cinque-foil	[.] CINQUE-FOIL, n. Five-leaved clover, a species of Potentilla.
9994	cinque-pace	[.] CINQUE-PACE, n. A kind of grave dance.
9995	cinque-ports	[.] CINQUE-PORTS, n. Five havens on the eastern shore of England, towards France, viz. Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover and Sandwich. To these ports, Winchelsea and Rye have been added. These were anciently deemed of so much importance, in the defense of the kingdom against ...
9996	cinque-spotted	[.] CINQUE-SPOTTED, a. Having five spots.
9997	cion	[.] CION, n. A young shoot, twig or sprout of a tree, or plant, or rather the cutting of a twig, intended for ingrafting on another stock; also, the shoot or slip inserted in a stock for propagation.
9998	cious	[.] VENEFI'CIAL,'CIOUS, a. [L. veneficium.] Acting by poison; bewitching. [Little used.]
9999	cipher	[.] CIPHER, n. [.] 1. In arithmetic, an Arabian or Oriental character, of this form 0, which, standing by itself, expresses nothing, but increases or diminishes the value of other figures, according to its position. In whole numbers, when placed at the right hand of ...
10000	ciphering	[.] CIPHERING, ppr. [.] 1. Using figures, or practicing arithmetic. [.] 2. Writing in occult characters.
10001	cipolin	[.] CIPOLIN, n. A green marble from Rome, containing white zones. It consists chiefly of carbonate of lime, with quartz, shistus, and a small portion of iron.
10002	circ	[.] CIRC, [See Circus.]
10003	circean	[.] CIRCEAN, a. Pertaining to Circe, the fabled daughter of Sol and Perseis, who was supposed to possess great knowledge of magic and venomous herbs, by which she was able to charm and fascinate.
10004	circensian	[.] CIRCENSIAN, a. Pertaining to the Circus, in Rome, where were practiced games of various kinds, as running, wrestling, combats, &c. The Circensian games accompanied most of the feasts of the Romans; but the grand games were held five days, commencing on the 15th of ...
10005	circinal	[.] CIRCINAL, a. Rolled in spirally downwards, the tip occupying the center; a term in foliation or leafing, as in ferns.
10006	circinate	[.] CIRCINATE, v.t. To make a circle; to compass.
10007	circination	[.] CIRCINATION, n. An orbicular motion.
10008	circle	[.] CIRCLE, n. [.] 1. In geometry, a plane figure comprehended by a single curve line, called its circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a point called the center. Of course all lines drawn from the center to the circumference or periphery, are equal ...
10009	circled	[.] CIRCLED, pp. Surrounded; encompassed; inclosed. [.] CIRCLED, a. Having the form of a circle; round; as the moons circled orb.
10010	circler	[.] CIRCLER, n. A mean poet, or circular poet.
10011	circlet	[.] CIRCLET, n. A little circle; a circle; an orb.
10012	circling	[.] CIRCLING, ppr. Surrounding; going round; inclosing. [.] CIRCLING, a. Circular; round.
10013	circocele	[.] CIRCOCELE, n. A varix, or dilatation of the spermatic vein; a varicocele; hernia varicosa.
10014	circuit	[.] CIRCUIT, n. [.] 1. The act of moving or passing round; as the periodical circuit of the earth round the sun, or of the moon round the earth.
10015	circuiteer	[.] CIRCUITEER, n. One that travels a circuit.
10016	circuition	[.] CIRCUITION, n. The act of going round; compass; circumlocution.
10017	circuitous	[.] CIRCUITOUS, a. Going round in a circuit; not direct; as a circuitous road or course.
10018	circuitously	[.] CIRCUITOUSLY, adv. In a circuit.
10019	circuity	[.] CIRCUITY, n. A going round; a course not direct.
10020	circular	[.] CIRCULAR, a. [.] 1. In the form of a circle; round; circumscribed by a circle; spherical; as, the sun appears to be circular. [.] 2. Successive in order; always returning. [.] 3. Vulgar; mean; circumforaneous; as a circular poet. [.] 4. Ending in itself; ...
10021	circularity	[.] CIRCULARITY, n. A circular form.
10022	circularly	[.] CIRCULARLY, adv. In a circular manner; in the formof a circle; in the form of going and returning.
10023	circulate	[.] CIRCULATE, v.i. [.] 1. To move in a circle; to move or pass round; to move round and return to the same point; as, the blood circulates in the body. [.] 2. To pass from place to place, from person to person, or from hand to hand; to be diffused; as, money circulates ...
10024	circulation	[.] CIRCULATION, n. [.] 1. The act of moving round, or in a circle, or in a course which brings or tends to bring the moving body to the point where its motion began; as the circulation of the blood in the body. [.] 2. A series in which the same order is preserved ...
10025	circulatorious	[.] CIRCULATORIOUS, a. Travelling in a circuit, or from house to house.
10026	circulatory	[.] CIRCULATORY, a. [.] 1. Circular; as a circulatory letter. [.] 2. Circulating. [.] CIRCULATORY, n. A chimical vessel, in which that which rises from the vessel on the fire is collected and cooled in another fixed upon it, and falls down again.
10027	circumambiency	[.] CIRCUMAMBIENCY, n. The act of surrounding, or encompassing.
10028	circumambient	[.] CIRCUMAMBIENT, a. Surrounding; encompassing; inclosing or being on all sides; used particularly of the air about the earth.
10029	circumambulate	[.] CIRCUMAMBULATE, v.i. To walk round about.
10030	circumambulation	[.] CIRCUMAMBULATION, n. The act of walking round.
10031	circumcellion	[.] CIRCUMCELLION, n. In church history, a set of illiterate peasants that adhered to the Donatists in the fourth century.
10032	circumcise	[.] CIRCUMCISE, v.t. To cut off the prepuce or foreskin of males; a ceremony or rite in the Jewish and Mohammedan religions. The word is applied also to a practice among some nations of performing a like operation upon females.
10033	circumciser	[.] CIRCUMCISER, n. The act of cutting off the prepuce or foreskin.
10034	circumcursation	[.] CIRCUMCURSATION, n. The act of running about.
10035	circumduct	[.] CIRCUMDUCT, v.t. To contravene; to nullify; a term of civil law.
10036	circumduction	[.] CIRCUMDUCTION, n. [.] 1. A leading about. [.] 2. An annulling; cancellation. [.] CIRCUMDUCTION, n. [.] 1. A leading about. [.] 2. An annulling; cancellation.
10037	circumfer	[.] CIRCUMFER, v.t. To bear or carry round.
10038	circumference	[.] CIRCUMFERENCE, n. [.] 1. The line that bounds a circle; the exterior line of a circular body; the whole exterior surface of a round body; a periphery. [.] 2. The space included in a circle. [.] 3. An orb; a circle; any thing circular or orbicular; as in Milton, ...
10039	circumferential	[.] CIRCUMFERENTIAL, a. Pertaining to the circumference.
10040	circumferentor	[.] CIRCUMFERENTOR, n. An instrument used by surveyors for taking angles. It consists of a brass index, and circle, all of a piece; on the circle is a chart, divided into 360 degrees. There are also two sights to screw on and slide up and down the index; also a spangle ...
10041	circumflex	[.] CIRCUMFLEX, n. In grammar, an accent serving to note or distinguish a syllable of an intermediate sound between acute and grave. It is a kind of undulation in the voice, but not used in English. [.] CIRCUMFLEX, v.t. To mark or pronounce with the accent called ...
10042	circumfluence	[.] CIRCUMFLUENCE, n. A flowing round on all sides; an inclosure of waters.
10043	circumfluent	[.] CIRCUMFLUENT, a. Flowing round; surrounding as a fluid; as, circumfluent waves.
10044	circumfluous	[.] CIRCUMFLUOUS, a. Flowing round; encompassing as a fluid; circumfluent.
10045	circumforanean	[.] CIRCUMFORANEAN,
10046	circumforaneous	[.] CIRCUMFORANEOUS, a. Going about; walking or wandering from house to house; as a circumforaneous fidler or piper; circumforaneous wits. [.] Circumforaneous musicians, male and female, are daily seen at the doors of hotels, in France; and sometimes they enter the room, ...
10047	circumfuse	[.] CIRCUMFUSE, v.t. [.] 1. To pour round; to spread round, as a fluid. [.] 2. To spread round; to surround.
10048	circumfusile	[.] CIRCUMFUSILE, a. That may be poured or spread round; as, circumfusile gold.
10049	circumfusion	[.] CIRCUMFUSION, n. [See Circumfuse.] The act of pouring or spreading round; the state of being poured round.
10050	circumgestation	[.] CIRCUMGESTATION, n. A carrying about.
10051	circumgyrate	[.] CIRCUMGYRATE,
10052	circumgyration	[.] CIRCUMGYRATION, n. The act of turning, rolling or whirling round; the turning of a limb in its socket.
10053	circumgyre	[.] CIRCUMGYRE, v.t. To roll or turn round.
10054	circumjacent	[.] CIRCUMJACENT, a. Lying round; bordering on every side.
10055	circumligation	[.] CIRCUMLIGATION, n. The act of binding round; the bond with which any thing is encompassed.
10056	circumlocution	[.] CIRCUMLOCUTION, n. A circuit or compass of words; a periphrase; the use of a number of words to express an idea, when a suitable term is not at hand, or when a speaker chooses to avoid the use of a single term, either from delicacy or respect, or with a view to soften ...
10057	circumlocutory	[.] CIRCUMLOCUTORY, a. Pertaining to circumlocution; consisting or contained in a compass of words; periphrastic.
10058	circummured	[.] CIRCUMMURED, a. Walled round; encompassed with a wall.
10059	circumnavigable	[.] CIRCUMNAVIGABLE, a. [See Circumnavigate.] That may be sailed round.
10060	circumnavigate	[.] CIRCUMNAVIGATE, v.t. To sail round; to pass round by water; as, to circumnavigate the globe.
10061	circumnavigation	[.] CIRCUMNAVIGATION, n. The act of sailing round.
10062	circumnavigator	[.] CIRCUMNAVIGATOR, n. One who sails round.
10063	circumplication	[.] CIRCUMPLICATION, n. A folding, winding or wrapping round; or a state of being enwrapped.
10064	circumpolar	[.] CIRCUMPOLAR, a. About the pole; an appellation given to stars, which are so near the north pole, as to revolve round it without setting. The number of these depends on the latitude of the spectator. We apply it to the north polar region and stars, but the word is ...
10065	circumposition	[.] CIRCUMPOSITION, n. s as z. The act of placing in a circle; or the state of being so placed.
10066	circumrasion	[.] CIRCUMRASION, n. s as z. The act of shaving or paring round.
10067	circumrotary	[.] CIRCUMROTARY, a. Turning, rolling or whirling round.
10068	circumrotation	[.] CIRCUMROTATION, n. The act of rolling or revolving round, as a wheel; circumvolution; the state of being whirled round.
10069	circumscribe	[.] CIRCUMSCRIBE, v.t. [.] 1. To inclose within a certain limit; to limit, bound, confine. [.] [.] You are above the little forms which circumscribe your sex. [.] 2. To write round.
10070	circumscribed	[.] CIRCUMSCRIBED, pp. Drawn round as a line; limited; confined. [.] [.] In geometry, this word is applied to a figure which is drawn round another figure, so that all its sides or planes touch the inscribed figure.
10071	circumscribing	[.] CIRCUMSCRIBING, ppr. Drawing a line round; inclosing; limiting; confining.
10072	circumscriptible	[.] CIRCUMSCRIPTIBLE, a. That may be circumscribed or limited by bounds.
10073	circumscription	[.] CIRCUMSCRIPTION, n. [.] 1. The line that limits; limitation; bound; confinement. [.] 2. In natural philosophy, the termination or limits of a body; the exterior line which determines the form or magnitude of a body. [.] 3. A circular inscription.
10074	circumscriptive	[.] CIRCUMSCRIPTIVE, a. Defining the external form; marking or inclosing the limits or superficies of a body.
10075	circumscriptively	[.] CIRCUMSCRIPTIVELY, adv. In a limited manner.
10076	circumspect	[.] CIRCUMSPECT, a. Literally, looking on all sides; looking round. Hence, [.] [.] Cautious; prudent; watchful on all sides; examining carefully all the circumstances that may affect a determination, or a measure to be adopted.
10077	circumspection	[.] CIRCUMSPECTION, n. Caution; attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case, and to the natural or probable consequences of a measure, with a view to a correct course of conduct, or to avoid danger.
10078	circumspective	[.] CIRCUMSPECTIVE, a. Looking round every way; cautious; careful of consequences; watchful of danger.
10079	circumspectively	[.] CIRCUMSPECTIVELY, adv. Cautiously; vigilantly; heedfully; with watchfulness to guard against danger.
10080	circumspectly	[.] CIRCUMSPECTLY, adv. Cautiously; with watchfulness every way; with attention to guard against surprise or danger.
10081	circumspectness	[.] CIRCUMSPECTNESS, n. Caution; circumspection; vigilance in guarding against evil from every quarter.
10082	circumstance	[.] CIRCUMSTANCE, n. [.] 1. Something attending, appendant, or relative to a fact, or case; a particular thing, which, though not essential to an action, in some way affects it; the same to a moral action, as accident to a natural substance; as, the circumstances of ...
10083	circumstanced	[.] CIRCUMSTANCED, pp. or a. Placed in a particular manner, with regard to attending facts or incidents; as, circumstanced as we were, we could not escape.
10084	circumstant	[.] CIRCUMSTANT, a. Surrounding.
10085	circumstantial	[.] CIRCUMSTANTIAL, a. [.] 1. Attending; relating to; but not essential. [.] 2. Consisting in or pertaining to circumstances, or to particular incidents. [.] 3. Incidental; casual. [.] 4. Abounding with circumstances, or exhibiting all the circumstances; minute; ...
10086	circumstantiality	[.] CIRCUMSTANTIALITY, n. [.] 1. The appendage of circumstances; the state of any thing as modified by circumstances. [.] 2. Particularity in exhibiting circumstances; minuteness; as the circumstantiality of a story or description.
10087	circumstantially	[.] CIRCUMSTANTIALLY, adv. [.] 1. According to circumstances; not essentially; accidentally. [.] 2. Minutely; exactly; in every circumstance of particular.
10088	circumstantiate	[.] CIRCUMSTANTIATE, v.t. [.] 1. To place in particular circumstances; to invest with particular accidents or adjuncts. [.] 2. To place in a particular condition with regard to power or wealth.
10089	circumterraneous	[.] CIRCUMTERRANEOUS, a. Around the earth.
10090	circumvallate	[.] CIRCUMVALLATE, v.t. To surround with a rampart.
10091	circumvallation	[.] CIRCUMVALLATION, n. [.] 1. In the art of war, a surrounding with a wall or rampart; also, a wall, rampart, or parapet with a trench, surrounding the camp of a besieging army, to prevent desertion, and guard the army against any attempt of an enemy to relieve the ...
10092	circumvection	[.] CIRCUMVECTION, n. A carrying about.
10093	circumvent	[.] CIRCUMVENT, v.t. Literally, to come round; hence, [.] To gain advantage over another, or to accomplish a purpose, by arts, stratagem, or deception; to deceive; to prevail over another by wiles or fraud; to delude; to impose on.
10094	circumvented	[.] CIRCUMVENTED, pp. Deceived by craft or stratagem; deluded.
10095	circumventing	[.] CIRCUMVENTING, ppr. Deceiving; imposing on.
10096	circumvention	[.] CIRCUMVENTION, n. [.] 1. The act of prevailing over another by arts, address, or fraud; deception; fraud; imposture; delusion. [.] 2. Prevention; preoccupation.
10097	circumventive	[.] CIRCUMVENTIVE, a. Deceiving by artifices; deluding.
10098	circumvest	[.] CIRCUMVEST, v.t. To cover round, as with a garment.
10099	circumvolation	[.] CIRCUMVOLATION, n. The act of flying round.
10100	circumvolution	[.] CIRCUMVOLUTION, n. [.] 1. The act of rolling round; the state of being rolled; also the thing rolled round another. [.] 2. In architecture, the torus of the spiral line of the Ionic order.
10101	circumvolve	[.] CIRCUMVOLVE, v.t. To roll round; to cause to revolve; to put into a circular motion. [.] CIRCUMVOLVE, v.i. To roll round; to revolve.
10102	circumvolved	[.] CIRCUMVOLVED, pp. Rolled round; moved in a circular manner.
10103	circumvolving	[.] CIRCUMVOLVING, ppr. Rolling round; revolving.
10104	circus	[.] CIRCUS, n. [.] 1. In antiquity, a round or oval edifice, used for the exhibition of games and shows to the people. The Roman circus was encompassed with porticos, and furnished with rows of seats, rising one above another for the accommodation of spectators. The ...
10105	cirl	[.] CIRL, n. An Italian bird about the size of a sparrow.
10106	cirriferous	[.] CIRRIFEROUS, a. Producing tendrils or claspers, as a plant.
10107	cirrous	[.] CIRROUS, a. Terminating in a cirrus, curl or tendril; as a cirrous leaf.
10108	cisalpine	[.] CISALPINE, a. On this side of the Alps, with regard to Rome; that is, on the south of the Alps; opposed to transalpine.
10109	cispadane	[.] CISPADANE, a. On this side of the Po, with regard to Rome; that is, on the south side.
10110	cissoid	[.] CISSOID, n. A curve of the second order, invented by Diocles.
10111	cist	[.] CIST, n. A case. [See Cyst, the proper orthography.]
10112	cisted	[.] CISTED, a. Inclosed in a cyst. [See Cysted.]
10113	cistercian	[.] CISTERCIAN, n. A monk, a reformed Benedictine.
10114	cistern	[.] CISTERN, n. [.] 1. An artificial reservoir or receptacle for holding water, beer or other liquor, as in domestic uses, distilleries, and breweries. [.] 2. A natural reservoir; a hollow place containing water; as a fountain or lake.
10115	cistic	[.] CISTIC, a. [See Cystic.]
10116	cistus	[.] CISTUS, n. The rock-rose, a genus of plants of many species, most of them natives of the southern parts of Europe. Some of them are beautiful evergreen flowering shrubs, and ornamental in gardens.
10117	cit	[.] CIT, n. [contracted from citizen.] A citizen, in a low sense; an inhabitant of a city; a pert townsman; a pragmatical trader.
10118	citadel	[.] CITADEL, n. A fortress or castle, in or near a city, intended for its defense; a place of arms.
10119	cital	[.] CITAL, n. [.] 1. Reproof; impeachment. [.] 2. Summons; citation; quotation.
10120	citation	[.] CITATION, n. [.] 1. A summons; an official call or notice, given to a person, to appear in a court, and answer to a demand; a call or notice to appear, in various other cases, and the paper containing such notice or call. [.] 2. Quotation; the act of citing a ...
10121	citatory	[.] CITATORY, a. Citing; calling; having the power or form of citation; as, letters citatory.
10122	cite	[.] CITE, v.t. [.] 1. To call upon officially, or authoritatively; to summon; to give legal or official notice, as to a defendant to appear in court, to answer or defend. [.] 2. To enjoin; to direct; to summon; to order or urge. [.] 3. To quote; to name or repeat, ...
10123	citer	[.] CITER, n. [.] 1. One who cites or summons into court. [.] 2. One who quotes a passage or the words of another.
10124	citess	[.] CITESS, n. [See Cit.] A city woman.
10125	citharistic	[.] CITHARISTIC, a. Pertaining to or adapted to the harp; or appropriated to the accompaniment of the harp.
10126	cithern	[.] CITHERN, n. A stringed musical instrument, among the ancients, the precise form of which is not known, but it bore some resemblance to the modern guitar, the name of which is evidently from this ancient word.
10127	citicism	[.] CITICISM, n. [from cit.] The manners of a cit or citizen.
10128	citied	[.] CITIED, a. Belonging to a city.
10129	citisin	[.] CITISIN, n. A substance of a yellow color, obtained from the seeds of the Cytisus Laburnum.
10130	citizen	[.] CITIZEN, n. [.] 1. The native of a city, or an inhabitant who enjoys the freedom and privileges of the city in which he resides; the freeman of a city, as distinguished from a foreigner, or one not entitled to its franchises. [.] 2. A townsman; a man of trade; ...
10131	citizenize	[.] CITIZENIZE, v.t. To make a citizen; to admit to the rights and privileges of a citizen. [.] [.] Talleyrand was citizenized in Pennsylvania, when there in the form of an emigrant.
10132	citizenship	[.] CITIZENSHIP, n. The state of being vested with the rights and privileges of a citizen.
10133	citrate	[.] CITRATE, n. In Chimistry, a neutral salt, formed by a union of the citric acid, or acid of lemons, with a base,
10134	citric	[.] CITRIC, a. Belonging to lemons or limes; as citric acid.
10135	citril	[.] CITRIL, n. A beautiful song bird of Italy.
10136	citrination	[.] CITRINATION, n. [See Citrine.] The turning to a yellow green color.
10137	citrine	[.] CITRINE, a. Like a citron or lemon; of a lemon color; yellow, or greenish yellow. [.] CITRINE, n. A species of very fine sprig crystal, of a beautiful yellow color, found in columns, and terminating in a hexangular pyramid.
10138	citron	[.] CITRON, n. The fruit of the citron tree, a large species of lemon.
10139	citron-tree	...
10140	citron-water	[.] CITRON-WATER, n. A liquor distilled with the rind of citrons.
10141	citrul	[.] CITRUL, n. The pompion or pumpkin, so named from its yellow color.
10142	city	[.] CITY, n. [.] 1. In a general sense, a large town; a large number of houses and inhabitants, established in one place. [.] 2. In a more appropriate sense, a corporate town; a town or collective body of inhabitants, incorporated and governed by particular officers, ...
10143	city-court	[.] CITY-COURT, n. The municipal court of a city, consisting of the mayor or recorder and aldermen.
10144	cives	[.] CIVES, n. A species of leek, of the genus Allium.
10145	civet	[.] CIVET, n. A substance, of the consistence of butter or honey, taken from a bag under the tail of the civet-cat. It is of a clear, yellowish, or brownish color; of a strong smell, and offensive when undiluted, but agreeable when a small portion is mixed with another ...
10146	civet-cat	...
10147	civic	[.] CIVIC, a. Literally, pertaining to a city or citizen; relating to civil affairs or honors. The civic crown, in roman affairs, was a crown or garland of oak boughs, bestowed on a soldier who had saved the life of a citizen in battle.
10148	civil	[.] CIVIL, a. [.] 1. Relating to the community, or to the policy and government of the citizens and subjects of a state; as in the phrases, civil rights, civil government, civil privileges, civil war, civil justice. It is opposed to criminal; as a civil suit, a suit ...
10149	civilian	[.] CIVILIAN, n. [from civil.] [.] 1. One who is skilled in the Roman law; a professor or doctor of civil law. [.] 2. In a more extended sense, one who is versed in law and government. [.] 3. A student of the civil law at the university.
10150	civilist	[.] CIVILIST, n. A civilian.
10151	civility	[.] CIVILITY, n. [.] 1. The state of being civilized; refinement of manners; applied to nations; as distinguished from the rudeness of barbarous nations. [.] 2. Good breeding; politeness; complaisance; courtesy; decorum of behavior in the treatment of others, accompanied ...
10152	civilization	[.] CIVILIZATION, n. [See Civilize.] [.] 1. The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; the state of being refined in manners, from the grossness of savage life and improved in arts and learning. [.] 2. The act of rendering a criminal process civil.
10153	civilize	[.] CIVILIZE, v.t. To reclaim from a savage state; to introduce civility of manners among a people, and instruct them in the arts of regular life.
10154	civilized	[.] CIVILIZED, pp. Reclaimed from savage life and manners; instructed in arts, learning and civil manners. [.] [.] Such sale of conscience and duty in open market is not reconcilable with the present state of civilized society.
10155	civilizer	[.] CIVILIZER, n. [.] 1. One who civilizes; he that reclaims others from a wild and savage life, and teaches them the rules and customs of civility. [.] 2. That which reclaims from savageness.
10156	civilizing	[.] CIVILIZING, ppr. Reclaiming from savage life; instructing in arts and civility of manners.
10157	civilly	[.] CIVILLY, adv. [.] 1. In a manner relating to government, or to the rights or character of a member of the community. [.] 2. In a manner relating to private rights; opposed to criminally; as a process civilly commenced for the private satisfaction of a party injured. [.] 3. ...
10158	civism	[.] CIVISM, n. Love of country; patriotism.
10159	cizar	[.] CIZAR, v.t. To clip with scissors.
10160	cize	[.] CIZE, for size, is not in use.
10161	clabber	[.] CLABBER or BONNY-CLABBER, n. Milk turned, become thick or inspissated.
10162	clack	[.] CLACK, v.i. [.] 1. To make a sudden sharp noise, as by striking or cracking; to clink; to click. [.] 2. To utter words rapidly and continually, or with sharp, abrupt sounds; to let the tongue run. [.] CLACK, n. [.] 1. A sharp, abrupt sound continually ...
10163	clacker	[.] CLACKER, n. One that clacks; that which clacks.
10164	clacking	[.] CLACKING, ppr. Making a sharp, abrupt sound, continually repeated; talking continually; tattling; rattling with the tongue. [.] CLACKING, n. A prating.
10165	clad	[.] CLAD, pp. [See Clothe.] Clothed; invested; covered as with a garment. [.] [.] Jeroboam had clad himself with a new garment. 1 Kings 11. [.] [.] The fields are clad in cheerful green.
10166	clagulating	[.] CLAGULATING, ppr. Curdling; congealing.
10167	claim	[.] CLAIM, v.t. [.] 1. To call for; to ask or seek to obtain, by virtue of authority, right or supposed right; to challenge as a right; to demand as due; as, to claim a debt; to claim obedience, or respect. [.] 2. To assert, or maintain as a right; as, he claims to ...
10168	claimable	[.] CLAIMABLE, a. That may be demanded as due.
10169	claimant	[.] CLAIMANT, n. [.] 1. A person who claims; one who demands any thing as his right. [.] 2. A person who has a right to claim, or demand.
10170	claimed	[.] CLAIMED, pp. Demanded as due; challenged as a right; asserted; maintained.
10171	claimer	[.] CLAIMER, n. A claimant; one who demands as due.
10172	claiming	[.] CLAIMING, ppr. Demanding as due; challenging as a right; asserting; maintaining; having a right to demand.
10173	clair-obscure	[.] CLAIR-OBSCURE. [See Clare-obscure.]
10174	clam	[.] CLAM, n. [See the Verb.] The popular name of certain bivalvular shell-fish, of many species.
10175	clam-shell	[.] CLAM-SHELL, n. The shell of a clam.
10176	clamant	[.] CLAMANT, [See Claim.] Crying, beseeching.
10177	clamber	[.] CLAMBER, v.i. [from climb, or D. Klampen, to grapple.] To climb with difficulty, or with hands and feet.
10178	clambering	[.] CLAMBERING, ppr. Climbing with effort and labor.
10179	clamminess	[.] CLAMMINESS, n. [See Clammy.] The state of being viscous; viscosity; stickiness; tenacity of a soft substance.
10180	clammy	[.] CLAMMY, a. [See Clam.] Thick, viscous, adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; tenacious; as, bodies clammy and cleaving. [.] Cold sweat, in clammy drops, his limbs oer-spread.
10181	clamor	[.] CLAMOR, n. [.] 1. A great outcry; noise; exclamation; vociferation, made by a loud human voice continued or repeated, or by a multitude of voices. It often expresses complaint and urgent demand. [.] 2. Figuratively, loud and continued noise, as of a river or ...
10182	clamorer	[.] CLAMORER, n. One who clamors.
10183	clamoring	[.] CLAMORING, ppr. Uttering and repeating loud words; making a great and continued noise; particularly in complaint or importunate demands.
10184	clamorous	[.] CLAMOROUS, a. Speaking and repeating loud words; noisy; vociferous; loud; turbulent.
10185	clamorously	[.] CLAMOROUSLY, adv. With loud noise, or words.
10186	clamorousness	[.] CLAMOROUSNESS, n. The state or quality of being loud or noisy.
10187	clamp	[.] CLAMP, n. [.] 1. In general, something that fastens or binds; a piece of timber or of iron, used to fasten work together; or a particular manner of uniting work by letting boards into each other. [.] 2. In ship-building, a thick plank on the inner part of a ships ...
10188	clamped	[.] CLAMPED, pp. United or strengthened with a clamp.
10189	clamping	[.] CLAMPING, ppr. Fastening or strengthening with a clamp.
10190	clan	[.] CLAN, n. [.] 1. A race; a family; a tribe. Hence, an association of persons under a chieftain. [.] 2. In contempt, a sect, society, or body of persons closely united by some common interest or pursuit. [.] [.] Note. In Russ. Kolieno signifies a knee, and a ...
10191	clancular	[.] CLANCULAR, a. Clandestine; secret; private; concealed.
10192	clancularly	[.] CLANCULARLY, adv. Privately; secretly.
10193	clandestine	[.] CLANDESTINE, a. Secret; private; hidden; withdrawn from public view. It often bears an ill sense, as implying craft or deception, or evil design.
10194	clandestinely	[.] CLANDESTINELY, adv. Secretly; privately; in secret.
10195	clandestineness	[.] CLANDESTINENESS, n. Secrecy; a state of concealment.
10196	clang	[.] CLANG, v.t. To make a sharp, shrill sound, as by striking metallic substances; or to strike with a sharp sound. [.] [.] They clanged their sounding arms. [.] CLANG, n. A sharp, shrill sound, made by striking together metallic substances, or sonorous bodies, ...
10197	clangor	[.] CLANGOR, n. A sharp, shrill, harsh sound. [See Clang.]
10198	clangorous	[.] CLANGOROUS, a. Sharp, or harsh in sound.
10199	clangous	[.] CLANGOUS, a. Making a clang, or a shrill, or harsh sound.
10200	clanish	[.] CLANISH, a. Closely united, like a clan; disposed to adhere closely, as the members of a clan.
10201	clanishness	[.] CLANISHNESS, n. Close adherence or disposition to unite, as a clan.
10202	clank	[.] CLANK, n [See Clang.] The loud, shrill, sharp sound, made by a collision of metallic or other sonorous bodies. [.] CLANK, v.t. To make a sharp, shrill sound; to strike with a sharp sound; as, the prisoners clank their chains.
10203	clanship	[.] CLANSHIP, n. A state of union, as in a family, or clan; an association under a chieftain.
10204	clap	[.] CLAP, v.t. [.] 1. To strike with a quick motion, so as to make a noise by the collision; to strike with something broad, or having a flat surface; as, to clap the hands; to clap the wings. [.] 2. To thrust or drive together; to shut hastily; followed by to; as, ...
10205	clap-board	[.] CLAP-BOARD, n. A thin narrow board for covering houses. In England, according to Bailey, a clapboard is also what in America is called a stave for casks.
10206	clap-dish	[.] CLAP-DISH, n. A wooden bowl or dish.
10207	clap-doctor	[.] CLAP-DOCTOR, n. One who is skilled in healing the clap.
10208	clap-net	[.] CLAP-NET, n. A net for taking larks, united with a looking glass.
10209	clapped	[.] CLAPPED, pp. Thrust or put on or together; applauded by striking the hands together; infected with the venereal disease.
10210	clapper	[.] CLAPPER, n. [.] 1. A person who claps, or applauds by clapping. [.] 2. That which strikes, as the tongue of a bell, or the piece of wood that strikes a mill-hopper.
10211	clapper-claw	[.] CLAPPER-CLAW, v.t. [slap and claw.] To scold; to abuse with the tongue; to revile.
10212	clapping	[.] CLAPPING, ppr. Driving or putting on, in, over, or under, by a sudden motion; striking the hands together.
10213	clare	[.] CLARE, n. A nun of the order of St. Clare.
10214	clare-obscure	[.] CLARE-OBSCURE, n. Light and shade in painting; or the particular distribution of the lights and shades of a piece, with respect to the ease of the eye and the effect of the whole piece; also, a design of two colors.
10215	clarenceux	[.] CLARENCEUX,
10216	clarencieux	[.] CLARENCIEUX, n. In Great Britain, the second king at arms, so called from the duke of Clarence, and appointed by Edward IV. His office is to marshal and dispose the funerals of all baronets, knights and esquires, on the south of the river Trent.
10217	claret	[.] CLARET, n. A species of French wine, of a clear pale red color.
10218	clarichord	[.] CLARICHORD, n. A musical instrument in form of a spinet, called also manichord. It has forty nine or fifty stops or keys, and seventy strings; some of the latter being in unison. There are several little mortises for passing the jacks, armed with brass hooks, which ...
10219	clarification	[.] CLARIFICATION, n. [See Clarify.] The act of clearing; particularly the clearing or fining of liquid substances from all feculent matter.
10220	clarified	[.] CLARIFIED, pp. Purified; made clear or fine; defecated.
10221	clarifier	[.] CLARIFIER, n. [.] 1. That which clarifies or purifies; as, whites of eggs, blood and isinglass are clarifiers of liquors. [.] 2. A vessel in which liquor is clarified.
10222	clarify	[.] CLARIFY, v.t. [.] 1. To make clear; to purify from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; applied particularly to liquors; as, to clarify wine, or syrup. [.] 2. To make clear; to brighten or illuminate; applied to the mind or reason. [.] CLARIFY, v.i. [.] 1. ...
10223	clarifying	[.] CLARIFYING, ppr. Making clear, pure or bright; defecating; growing clear.
10224	clarinet	[.] CLARINET, n. A wind instrument of music.
10225	clarion	[.] CLARION, n. A kind of trumpet, whose tube is narrower and its tone more acute and shrill than that of the common trumpet.
10226	claritude	[.] CLARITUDE, n. Clearness, brightness; splendor.
10227	clary	[.] CLARY, v.i. To make a loud or shrill noise. [.] CLARY, n. A plant of the genus Salvia, or sage.
10228	clary-water	[.] CLARY-WATER, n. A composition of brandy, sugar, clary-glowers, and cinnamon, with a little ambergris dissolved in it. It is a cardiac and helps digestion.
10229	clash	[.] CLASH, v.i. [.] 1. To strike against; to drive against with force. [.] [.] Note. The sense of this word is simply to strike against or meet with force; but when two sounding bodies strike together, the effect is a sound. Hence the word often implies, to strike ...
10230	clashing	[.] CLASHING, ppr. Striking against with noise; meeting in opposition; opposing; interfering. [.] CLASHING, n. A striking against; collision of bodies; opposition.
10231	clasp	[.] CLASP, n. [.] 1. A hook for fastening; a catch; a small hook to hold together the covers of a book, or the different parts of a garment, of a belt, &c. [.] 2. A close embrace; a throwing of the arms round. [.] CLASP, v.t. [.] 1. To shut or fasten together ...
10232	clasp-knife	[.] CLASP-KNIFE, n. A knife which folds into the handle.
10233	clasped	[.] CLASPED, pp. Fastened with a clasp; shut; embraced; inclosed; encompassed; caught.
10234	clasper	[.] CLASPER, n. He or that which clasps; usually the tendril of a vine or other plant, which twines round something for support.
10235	claspered	[.] CLASPERED, a. Furnished with tendrils.
10236	clasping	[.] CLASPING, ppr. [.] 1. Twining round; catching and holding; embracing; inclosing; shutting or fastening with a clasp. [.] 2. In botany, surrounding the stem at the base, as a leaf.
10237	class	[.] CLASS, n. [.] 1. An order or rank of persons; a number of persons in society, supposed to have some resemblance or equality, in rank, education, property, talents, and the like; as in the phrase, all classes of men in society. [.] [.] The readers of poetry may ...
10238	classic	[.] CLASSIC,
10239	classical	[.] CLASSICAL, a. [.] 1. Relating to ancient Greek and Roman authors of the first rank or estimation, which, in modern times, have been and still are studied as the best models of fine writing. Thus, Aristotle, Plato, Demosthenes, Thucydides, &c., among the Greeks, ...
10240	classically	[.] CLASSICALLY, adv. [.] 1. In the manner of classes; according to a regular order of classes, or sets. [.] [.] It would be impossible to bear all its specific details in the memory, if they were not classically arranged. [.] 2. In a classical manner; according ...
10241	classific	[.] CLASSIFIC, a. Constituting a class or classes; noting classification, or the order of distribution into sets.
10242	classification	[.] CLASSIFICATION, n. [See Classify.] The act of forming into a class or classes; distribution into sets, sorts or ranks.
10243	classified	[.] CLASSIFIED, pp. Arranged in classes; formed into a class or classes.
10244	classify	[.] CLASSIFY, v.t. To make a class or classes; to distribute into classes; to arrange in sets according to some common properties or characters. [.] [.] The diseases and casualties are not scientifically classified.
10245	classifying	[.] CLASSIFYING, ppr. Forming a class or classes; arranging in sorts or ranks.
10246	classis	[.] CLASSIS, n. [.] 1. Class; order; sort. [.] 2. A convention or assembly.
10247	clatter	[.] CLATTER, v.i. [.] 1. To make rattling sounds; to make repeated sharp sounds, as by striking sonorous bodies; as, to clatter on a shield. [.] 2. To utter continual or repeated sharp sounds, or rattling sounds, by being struck together; as clattering arms. [.] 3. ...
10248	clatterer	[.] CLATTERER, n. One who clatters; a babbler.
10249	clattering	[.] CLATTERING, ppr. Making or uttering sharp, abrupt sounds, as by a collision of sonorous bodies; talking fast with noise; rattling. [.] CLATTERING, n. A rattling noise.
10250	claudent	[.] CLAUDENT, a. Shutting; confining; drawing together; as a claudent muscle.
10251	claudicant	[.] CLAUDICANT, a. Halting; limping.
10252	claudicate	[.] CLAUDICATE, v.i. To halt or limp.
10253	claudication	[.] CLAUDICATION, n. A halting or limping.
10254	clause	[.] CLAUSE, n. s as z. Literally, a close, or inclosure. Hence, that which is included, or contained, within certain limits. [.] 1. In language or grammar, a member of a period or sentence; a subdivision of a sentence, in which the words are inseparably connected with ...
10255	claustral	[.] CLAUSTRAL, a. [See Clause.] Relating to a cloister, or religious house; as a claustral prior.
10256	clausure	[.] CLAUSURE, n. s as z. [See Clause.] [.] 1. The act of shutting up or confining; confinement. [.] 2. In anatomy, an imperforated canal.
10257	clavated	[.] CLAVATED, a. [.] 1. Club-shaped; having the form of a club; growing gradually thicker towards the top, as certain parts of a plant. [.] 2. Set with knobs.
10258	clave	[.] CLAVE, pret. Of cleave.
10259	clavellated	[.] CLAVELLATED, a. Clavellated ashes, potash and pearlash.
10260	claviary	[.] CLAVIARY, n. A scale of lines and spaces in music.
10261	clavichord	[.] CLAVICHORD, n. A musical instrument of an oblong figure, of the nature of a spinet. The strings are muffled with small bits of fine woolen cloth, to soften the sounds; used in nunneries. [See Clarichord.]
10262	clavicle	[.] CLAVICLE, n. The collar bone. There are two clavicles, or channel bones, joined at one end to the scapula or shoulder bone, and at the other, to the sternum or breast bone.
10263	claviger	[.] CLAVIGER, n. One who keeps the keys of any place.
10264	claw	[.] CLAW, n. [.] 1. The sharp hooked nail of a beast, bird or other animal. [.] [.] Every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud--ye shall eat. Deut. 14. [.] [.] His nails were grown like birds claws. Dan. 4. [.] 2. ...
10265	clawed	[.] CLAWED, pp. [.] 1. Scratched, pulled or torn with claws. [.] 2. a. Furnished with claws.
10266	clawing	[.] CLAWING, ppr. Pulling, tearing or scratching with claws or nails.
10267	clawless	[.] CLAWLESS, a. Destitute of claws.
10268	clay	[.] CLAY, n. [.] 1. The name of certain substances which are mixtures of silex and alumin, sometimes with lime, magnesia, alkali and metallic oxyds. A species of earths which are firmly coherent, weighty, compact, and hard when dry, but stiff, viscid and ductile when ...
10269	clay-cold	[.] CLAY-COLD, a. Cold as clay or earth; lifeless.
10270	clay-ground	[.] CLAY-GROUND, n. Ground consisting of clay, or abounding with it.
10271	clay-land	[.] CLAY-LAND,SOIL, n. Land consisting of clay, or abounding with it.
10272	clay-marl	[.] CLAY-MARL, n. A whitish, smooth, chalky clay.
10273	clay-pit	[.] CLAY-PIT, n. A pit where clay is dug.
10274	clay-slate	[.] CLAY-SLATE, n. A pit where clay is dug.
10275	clay-stone	[.] CLAY-STONE, n. A mineral, the thonstein of Werner, and indurated clay of Kirwan. It resembles compact limestone or calcarious marl. Its texture is porous, compact or slaty. Its color is gray, often tinged with yellow or blue; also rose or pale red, or brownish red, ...
10276	clayed	[.] CLAYED, pp. [.] 1. Covered or manured with clay. [.] 2. Purified and whitened with clay; as clayed sugar.
10277	clayes	[.] CLAYES, n. plu. In fortification, wattles or hurdles made with stakes interwoven with osiers, to cover lodgments.
10278	clayey	[.] CLAYEY, a. Consisting of clay; abounding with clay; partaking of clay; like clay.
10279	clayish	[.] CLAYISH, a. Partaking of the nature of clay, or containing particles of it.
10280	clean	[.] CLEAN, a. In a general sense, free from extraneous matter, or whatever is injurious or offensive; hence its signification depends on the nature and qualities of the substances to which it is applied. [.] 1. Free from dirt, or other foul matter; as clean water; a ...
10281	clean-timbered	[.] CLEAN-TIMBERED, a. Well-proportioned.
10282	cleanliness	[.] CLEANLINESS, n. [.] 1. Freedom from dirt, filth, or any foul, extraneous matter. [.] 2. Neatness of person or dress; purity.
10283	cleanly	[.] CLEANLY, a. clenly. [from clean.] [.] 1. Free rom dirt, filth, or any foul matter; neat; carefully avoiding filth. [.] 2. Pure; free from mixture; innocent; as cleanly joys. [.] 3. Cleansing; making clean; as cleanly powder. [.] 4. Nice; artful; dextrous; ...
10284	cleanness	[.] CLEANNESS, n. [.] 1. Freedom from dirt, filth, and foreign matter; neatness. [.] 2. Freedom from infection or a foul disease. [.] 3. Exactness; purity; justness; correctness; used of language or style; as, cleanness of expression. [.] 4. Purity; innocence. [.] [.] In ...
10285	cleansable	[.] CLEANSABLE, a. That may be lleansed.
10286	cleanse	[.] CLEANSE, v.t. [.] 1. To purify; to make clean; to remove filth, or foul matter of any kind, or by any process whateve, as by washing, rubbing, scouring, scraping, purging, ventilation, &c.; as, to cleanse the hands or face to cleanse a garment; to cleanse the bowels; ...
10287	cleansed	[.] CLEANSED, pp. Purified; made clean; purged; healed.
10288	cleanser	[.] CLEANSER, n. He or that which cleanses; in medicine, a detergent.
10289	cleansing	[.] CLEANSING, pp. Purifying; making clean; purging; removing foul or noxious matter from; freeing from guilt. [.] CLEANSING, n. The act of purifying, or purging. Mark 1:44; Luke 5:14.
10290	clear	[.] CLEAR, a. [.] 1. Open; free from obstruction; as a clear plat of ground; the way is clear. [.] 2. Free from clouds, or fog; serene; as a clear day. [.] 3. Free from foreign matter; unmixed; pure; as clear water; clear sand; clear air; clear glass. [.] 4. ...
10291	clear-shining	[.] CLEAR-SHINING, a. [clear and shine.] Shining with brightness, or unobstructed splendor.
10292	clear-sighted	[.] CLEAR-SIGHTED, a. [clear and sight.] Seeing with clearness; having acuteness of sight; discerning; perspicacious; as clear-sighted reason; a clear-sighted judge.
10293	clear-sightedness	[.] CLEAR-SIGHTEDNESS, n. Acute discernment.
10294	clear-starch	[.] CLEAR-STARCH, v.t. To stiffen and clear with starch, and by clapping with the hands; as, to clear-starch muslin.
10295	clear-starcher	[.] CLEAR-STARCHER, n. One who clear-starches.
10296	clear-starching	[.] CLEAR-STARCHING, ppr. [.] 1. Stiffening and clearing with starch. [.] 2. n. The act of stiffening and clearing with starch.
10297	clearage	[.] CLEARAGE, n. The removing of any thing.
10298	clearance	[.] CLEARANCE, n. A certificate that a ship or vessel has been cleared at the custom house; permission to sail.
10299	cleared	[.] CLEARED, pp. Purified; freed from foreign matter, or from incumbrance; made manifest; made luminous; cleansed; liberated; acquitted.
10300	clearer	[.] CLEARER, n. That which clears, purifies, or enlightens; that which brightens.
10301	clearing	[.] CLEARING, ppr. Purifying; removing foul matter, incumbrances, or obstructions; making evident, or luminous; cleansing; liberating; disengaging; acquitting; making gain beyond all costs and charges. [.] CLEARING, n. [.] 1. A defense; justification; vindication. ...
10302	clearly	[.] CLEARLY, adv. [.] 1. Plainly; evidently; fully; as, the fact is clearly proved. [.] 2. Without obstruction; luminously; as, to shine clearly. [.] 3. With clear discernment; as, to understand clearly. [.] 4. Without entanglement, or confusion. [.] 5. ...
10303	clearness	[.] CLEARNESS, n. [.] 1. Freedom from foul or extraneous matter; purity; as the clearness of water, or other liquor. [.] 2. Freedom from obstruction or incumbrance; as the clearness of the ground. [.] 3. Freedom from fogs or clouds; openness; as the clearness of ...
10304	cleat	[.] CLEAT, n. A piece of wood used in a ship to fasten ropes upon. It is formed with one arm or two, or with a hollow to receive a rope, and is made fast to some part of a vessel. Cleats are belaying-cleats, deck-cleats or thumb-cleats.
10305	cleavage	[.] CLEAVAGE, n. [.] 1. The act of cleaving or splitting. [.] 2. In mineralogy, the manner of cleaving, or of mechanical division. It is used in relation to the fracture of minerals which have natural joints and possess a regular structure.
10306	cleave	[.] CLEAVE, v.i. [.] 1. To stick; to adhere; to hold to. [.] [.] My bones cleave to my skin. Ps. 102. [.] [.] Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth. Ps. 137. [.] [.] Cleave to that which is good. Rom. 12. [.] 2. To unite aptly; to fit; to sit well ...
10307	cleaved	[.] CLEAVED, pp. Split; rived; divided.
10308	cleavelandite	[.] CLEAVELANDITE, n. A mineral, generally of a white or grayish white color, sometimes blue or bluish or reddish; called also siliceous felspar, or albite.
10309	cleaver	[.] CLEAVER, n. One who cleaves; that which cleaves; a butchers instrument for cutting animal bodies into joints or pieces.
10310	cleaving	[.] CLEAVING, ppr. Sticking; adhering; uniting to. Also, splitting; dividing; riving.
10311	cleche	[.] CLECHE, n. In heraldry, a kind of cross, charged with another cross of the same figure, but of the color of the field.
10312	cledge	[.] CLEDGE, n. Among miners, the upper stratum of fullers earth.
10313	clef	[.] CLEF, n. A character in music placed at the beginning of a stave, to determine the degree of elevation occupied by that stave in the general claviary or system, and to point out the names of all the notes which it contains in the line of that clef.
10314	cleft	[.] CLEFT, pp. of cleave. Divided; split; parted asunder. [.] CLEFT, n. [.] 1. A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice; as the cleft of a rock. Is. 2:21. [.] 2. A disease in horses; a crack on the bought of the pastern. [.] 3. A piece made ...
10315	cleft-graft	[.] CLEFT-GRAFT, v.t. [ cleft and graft.] To engraft by cleaving the stock and inserting a cion.
10316	cleg	[.] CLEG, n. The hose fly; Dan.
10317	clem	[.] CLEM, v.t. To starve.
10318	clemency	[.] CLEMENCY, n. [.] 1. Mildness; softness; as the clemency of the air. [.] 2. Mildness of temper; gentleness or lenity of disposition; disposition to treat with favor and kindness. [.] [.] I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words. Acts ...
10319	clement	[.] CLEMENT, a. Mild in temper and disposition; gentle; lenient; merciful; kind; tender; compassionate.
10320	clementine	[.] CLEMENTINE, a. Pertaining to St. Clement, or to his compilations; or to the constitutions of Clement the fifth.
10321	clemently	[.] CLEMENTLY, adv. With mildness of temper; mercifully.
10322	clench	[.] CLENCH. [See Clinch.]
10323	clepe	[.] CLEPE, v.t. or I. To call, or name.
10324	clepsammia	[.] CLEPSAMMIA, n. An instrument for measuring time by sand, like an hour glass.
10325	clepsydra	[.] CLEPSYDRA, n. [.] 1. A time piece used by the Greeks and Romans, which measured time by the discharge of a certain quantity of water. Also, a fountain in Greece. [.] 2. A chimical vessel.
10326	clergical	[.] CLERGICAL, a. Pertaining to the clergy. [See Clerical.]
10327	clergy	[.] CLERGY, n. [.] 1. The body of men set apart, and consecrated, by due ordination, to the service of God, in the christian church; the body of ecclesiastics, in distinction from the laity. [.] 2. The privilege or benefit of clergy. [.] [.] If convicted of a clergyable ...
10328	clergyable	[.] CLERGYABLE, a. Entitled to or admitting the benefit of clergy; as a clergyable felony.
10329	clergyman	[.] CLERGYMAN, n. A man in holy orders; a man licensed to preach the gospel, according to the forms and rules of any particular denomination of christians.
10330	cleric	[.] CLERIC, n. A clerk or clergyman.
10331	clerical	[.] CLERICAL, a. Relating or pertaining to the clergy as clerical tonsure; clerical robes; clerical duties.
10332	clerk	[.] CLERK, n. [.] 1. A clergyman, or ecclesiastic; a man in holy orders. [.] 2. A man that can read. [.] [.] Everyone that could read--being accounted a clerk. [.] 3. A man of letters; a scholar. [.] [.] The foregoing significations are found in the English ...
10333	clerk-ale	[.] CLERK-ALE, n. [clerk and ale.] In England, the feast of the parish clerk.
10334	clerklike	[.] CLERKLIKE, a. Like a clerk; learned.
10335	clerkly	[.] CLERKLY, a. Scholarlike. [.] CLERKLY, adv. In a learned manner.
10336	clerkship	[.] CLERKSHIP, n. [.] 1. A state of being in holy orders. [.] 2. Scholarship. [.] 3. The office or business of a clerk or writer.
10337	cleromancy	[.] CLEROMANCY, n. A divination by throwing dice or little bones, and observing the points or marks turned up.
10338	cleve	[.] CLEVE,
10339	clever	[.] CLEVER, a. [.] 1. Fit; suitable; convenient; proper; commodious. [.] 2. Dextrous; adroit; ready; that performs with skill or address. [.] 3. In New England, good-natured, possessing an agreeable mind or disposition. In Great Britain, this word is applied to ...
10340	cleverly	[.] CLEVERLY, adv. Fitly; dextrously; handsomely.
10341	cleverness	[.] CLEVERNESS, n. [.] 1. Dexterity; adroitness; skill. [.] 2. Mildness of agreeableness of disposition; obligingness; good nature.
10342	clevis	[.] CLEVIS, n. An iron bent to the form of an ox bow, with the two ends perforated to receive a pin, used on the end of a cartneap to hold the chain of the forward horse or oxen; or a draft iron on a plow.
10343	clevy	[.] CLEVY,
10344	clew	[.] CLEW, n. [.] 1. A ball of thread. [.] 2. The thread that forms a ball; the thread that is used to guide a person in a labyrinth. Hence, any thing that guides or directs one in an intricate case. [.] 3. The lower corner of a square sail, and the aftmost corner ...
10345	clew-carnets	[.] CLEW-CARNETS, n. In marine language, a sort of tackle, or rope and pulley, fastened to the clews of the main and foresails to truss them up to the yard.
10346	clew-lines	[.] CLEW-LINES, n. These are the same tackle, and used for the like purpose as clew-garnets, but are applied to the smaller square sails, as the top-sail, top-gallant and sprit-sails.
10347	click	[.] CLICK, v.i. Literally, to strike; hence, [.] To make a small sharp noise, or rather a succession of small sharp sounds, as by a gentle striking. [.] The solemn death-watch clicked. [.] CLICK, n. In seamens language, a small piece of iron falling into a notched ...
10348	click-maker	[.] CLICK-MAKER, n. An artificer whose occupation is to make clocks.
10349	clicker	[.] CLICKER, n. The servant of a salesman, who stands at the door to invite customers; a law ward and not used in the United States.
10350	clicket	[.] CLICKET, n. The knocker of a door.
10351	clicking	[.] CLICKING, ppr. Making small sharp noises.
10352	client	[.] CLIENT, n. [.] 1. Among the Romans, a citizen who put himself under the protection of a man of distinction and influence, who, in respect to that relation, was called his patron. Hence in modern usage, [.] 2. One who applies to a lawyer or counselor for advice ...
10353	cliental	[.] CLIENTAL, a. Dependent.
10354	cliented	[.] CLIENTED, a. Supplied with clients.
10355	clientship	[.] CLIENTSHIP, n. The condition of a client; a state of being under the protection of a patron.
10356	clif	[.] CLIF,
10357	cliff	[.] CLIFF, in music. [See Clef.]
10358	cliffy	[.] CLIFFY, a. Having cliffs; broken; craggy.
10359	clifted	[.] CLIFTED, a. Broken.
10360	climacter	[.] CLIMACTER, n. [.] 1. A critical year in human life; but climacteric is more generally used. [.] 2. A certain space of time.
10361	climacteric	[.] CLIMACTERIC, a. Literally, noting a scale, progression, or gradation; appropriately, denoting a critical period of human life, or a certain number of years, at the end of which a great change is supposed to take place in the human constitution. [See the Noun.] [.] CLIMACTERIC, ...
10362	climatarchic	[.] CLIMATARCHIC, a. Presiding over climates.
10363	climate	[.] CLIMATE, n. [.] 1. In geography, a part of the surface of the earth, bounded by two circles parallel to the equator, and of such a breadth that the longest day in the parallel nearest the pole is half an hour longer than that nearest to the equator. The beginning ...
10364	climatic	[.] CLIMATIC,
10365	climatical	[.] CLIMATICAL, a. Pertaining to a climate or climates; limited by a climate.
10366	climature	[.] CLIMATURE, n. A climate.
10367	climax	[.] CLIMAX, n. [.] 1. Gradation; ascent; a figure of rhetoric, in which a sentence rises as it were, step by step; or in which the expression which ends one member of the period, begins the second, and so on, till the period is finished; as in the following: When we ...
10368	climb	[.] CLIMB, v.i. [.] 1. To creep up by little and little, or step by step; to mount or ascend, by means of the hands and feet; to rise on any fixed object, by seizing it with the hands and lifting the body, and by thrusting with the feet; as, to climb a tree or a precipice. [.] [.] And ...
10369	climbable	[.] CLIMBABLE, a. That may be climbed.
10370	climbed	[.] CLIMBED, pp. [.] 1. One who climbs, mounts or rises, by the hands and feet; one who rises by labor or effort. [.] 2. A plant that creeps and rises on some support.
10371	climber	[.] CLIMBER, n. [.] 1. One who climbs, mounts or rises, by the hands and feet; one who rises by labor or effort. [.] 2. A plant that creeps and rises on some support. [.] CLIMBER, v.i. To climb; to mount with effort.
10372	climbing	[.] CLIMBING, ppr. Ascending by the use of the hands and feet; ascending with difficulty. [.] CLIMBING, n. The act of ascending.
10373	clime	[.] CLIME, n. A climate; a tract or region of the earth; a poetical word, but sometimes used in prose. [See Climate.] [.] Whatever clime the suns bright circle warms.
10374	clinch	[.] CLINCH, v.t. [.] 1. To gripe with the hand; to make fast by bending over, folding, or embracing closely. Thus, to clinch a nail, is to bend the point and drive it closely. To clinch the hand or fist, is to contract the fingers closely into the palm of the hand. ...
10375	clinched	[.] CLINCHED, pp. Made fast by doubling or embracing closely.
10376	clincher	[.] CLINCHER, n. [.] 1. That which clinches; a cramp or piece of iron bent down to fasten any thing. [.] 2. One who makes a smart reply. [.] 3. That which makes fast.
10377	clincher-built	[.] CLINCHER-BUILT,
10378	clincher-work	[.] CLINCHER-WORK, n. In ship building, the disposition of the planks in the side of a boat or vessel, when the lower edge of every plank overlays the next below it, like slates on the roof a house.
10379	clinching	[.] CLINCHING, ppr. Making fast by doubling over or embracing closely; griping with the fist.
10380	cling	[.] CLING, v.i. [.] 1. To adhere closely; to stick to; to hold fast upon, especially by winding round or embracing; as, the tendril of a vine clings to its support. [.] [.] Two babes of love close clinging to her waist. [.] 2. To adhere closely; to stick to; as ...
10381	clinging	[.] CLINGING, ppr. Adhering closely; sticking to; winding round and holding to.
10382	clingy	[.] CLINGY, a. Apt to cling; adhesive.
10383	clinic	[.] CLINIC,
10384	clinical	[.] CLINICAL, a. In a general sense, pertaining to a bed. A clinical lecture is a discourse delivered at the bed-side of the sick, or from notes taken at the bed-side, by a physician, with a view to practical instruction in the healing art. Clinical medicine is the practice ...
10385	clinically	[.] CLINICALLY, adv. In a clinical manner; by the bed-side.
10386	clink	[.] CLINK, v.t. To ring or jingle; to utter or make a small sharp sound, or a succession of such sounds, as by striking small metallic or other sonorous bodies together. [.] CLINK, n. A sharp sound, made by the collision of small sonorous bodies. Spenser, according ...
10387	clinker-built	[.] CLINKER-BUILT, a. Made of clincher work.
10388	clinking	[.] CLINKING, ppr. Making a small sharp sound, or succession of sounds.
10389	clinkstone	[.] CLINKSTONE, n. A mineral which has a slaty structure, and is generally divisible into tabular masses, usually thick, sometimes thin like those of argillite. The cross fracture is commonly splintery. Its colors are dark greenish gray, yellowish, bluish, or ash gray; ...
10390	clinometer	[.] CLINOMETER, n. An instrument for measuring the dip of mineral strata.
10391	clinquant	[.] CLINQUANT, a. Dressed in tinsel finery.
10392	clip	[.] CLIP, v.t. [.] 1. To cut off with shears or scissors; to separate by a sudden stroke; especially to cut off the ends or sides of a thing, to make it shorter or narrower, in distinction from shaving and paring, which are performed by rubbing the instrument close to ...
10393	clipped	[.] CLIPPED, CLIPT, pp. Cut off; cut short; curtailed; diminished by paring.
10394	clipper	[.] CLIPPER, n. One who clips; especially one who cuts off the edges of coin.
10395	clipping	...
10396	clipt	[.] CLIPPED, CLIPT, pp. Cut off; cut short; curtailed; diminished by paring.
10397	clive	[.] CLIVE, in the composition of names, denote a place situated on or near a cliff, on the side of a hill, rock or precipice; as Cleveland, Clifton.
10398	clivers	[.] CLIVERS, n. A plant, the Galium aparine; called also goose-grass, or hairiff. It has a square, rough, jointed stem; the joints hairy at the base; with eight or ten narrow leaves at each joint.
10399	cloagulated	[.] CLOAGULATED, pp. Concreted; curdled.
10400	cloak	[.] CLOAK. [See Cloke.]
10401	clochard	[.] CLOCHARD, n. A belfry.
10402	clock	[.] CLOCK, n. [.] 1. A machine, consisting of wheels moved by weights, so constructed that by a uniform vibration of a pendulum, it measures time, and its divisions, hours, minutes and seconds, with great exactness. It indicates the hour by the stroke of a small hammer ...
10403	clock-setter	[.] CLOCK-SETTER, n. One who regulates the clock.
10404	clock-work	[.] CLOCK-WORK, n. [.] 1. The machinery and movements of a clock; or that part of the movement which strikes the hours on a bell, in distinction from that part which measures and exhibits the time on the face or dial plate, which is called watch-work. [.] 2. Well ...
10405	clod	[.] CLOD, n. [.] 1. A hard lump of earth, of any kind; a mass of earth cohering. [.] 2. A lump or mass of metal. [.] 3. Turf; the ground. [.] 4. That which is earthy, base and vile, as the body of man compared to his soul. [.] 5. A dull, gross, stupid fellow; ...
10406	cloddy	[.] CLODDY, a. [.] 1. Consisting of clods; abounding with clods. [.] 2. Earthy; mean; gross.
10407	clodhopper	[.] CLODHOPPER, n. A clown; a dolt.
10408	clodpate	[.] CLODPATE, n. A stupid fellow; a dolt; a thickskull.
10409	clodpated	[.] CLODPATED, a. Stupid; dull; doltish.
10410	clodpoll	[.] CLODPOLL, n. A stupid fellow; a dolt; a blockhead.
10411	clog	[.] CLOG, v.t. [.] 1. To load or fill with something that retards or hinders motion; as, to clog the channel of a river; to clog a passage. [.] 2. To put on any thing that encumbers, with a view to hinder or restrain leaping; to shackle; as, to clog a beast. [.] 3. ...
10412	clog-ged	[.] CLOG-GED, pp. Wearing a clog; shackled; obstructed; loaded with incumbrance.
10413	clogginess	[.] CLOGGINESS, n. The state of being clogged.
10414	clogging	[.] CLOGGING, ppr. Putting on a clog; loading with incumbrance; obstructing; impeding.
10415	cloggy	[.] CLOGGY, a. That clogs, or has power to clog; thick; gross.
10416	cloister	[.] CLOISTER, n. [.] 1. Literally, a close; a close, or inclosed place. A monastery or nunnery; a house inhabited by monks or nuns. In a more limited sense, the principal part of a regular monastery, consisting of a square, erected between the church, the chapter-house ...
10417	cloisteral	[.] CLOISTERAL, a. Confined to a cloister; retired from the world; recluse.
10418	cloistered	[.] CLOISTERED, pp. [.] 1. Shut up in a cloister; inhabiting a monastery. [.] 2. a. Solitary; retired from the world. [.] 3. Built with peristyles or piazzas; inclosed.
10419	cloistering	[.] CLOISTERING, ppr. Shutting up in a monastery; confining; secluding from the world.
10420	cloistress	[.] CLOISTRESS, n. A nun; a woman who has vowed religious retirement.
10421	cloke	[.] CLOKE, n. [.] 1. A loose outer garment worn over other clothes both by men and women. [.] [.] He was clad with zeal as a cloke. Is. 59. [.] 2. A cover; that which conceals; a disguise or pretext; an excuse; a fair pretense. [.] [.] Not using your liberty ...
10422	cloke-bag	[.] CLOKE-BAG, n. A bag in which a cloke or other clothes are carried; a portmanteau.
10423	cloked	[.] CLOKED, pp. Covered with a cloke; concealed under a cover.
10424	cloking	[.] CLOKING, ppr. Covering with a cloke; hiding under an external covering.
10425	clomb	[.] CLOMB, pret. of climb.
10426	clong	[.] CLONG, old part. Of cling.
10427	clonic	[.] CLONIC, a. Shaking; convulsive; irregular; as clonic spasm.
10428	cloom	[.] CLOOM, v.t. To close with glutinous matter.
10429	close	[.] CLOSE, v.t. [.] 1. To shut; to make fast, by pressing together, or by stopping an open place, so as to intercept a passage, in almost any manner; as, to close the eyes; to close a gate, door or window. In these and other cases, closing is performed by bringing an ...
10430	close-banded	[.] CLOSE-BANDED, a. Being in close order; closely united.
10431	close-bodied	[.] CLOSE-BODIED, a. Fitting the body exactly; setting close; as a garment.
10432	close-compacted	[.] CLOSE-COMPACTED, a. Being in compact order; compact.
10433	close-couched	[.] CLOSE-COUCHED, a. Quite concealed.
10434	close-curtained	[.] CLOSE-CURTAINED, a. Inclosed or surrounded with curtains.
10435	close-fisted	[.] CLOSE-FISTED, a. Covetous; niggardly.
10436	close-handed	[.] CLOSE-HANDED, a. Covetous; penurious.
10437	close-handedness	[.] CLOSE-HANDEDNESS, n. Covetousness.
10438	close-hauled	[.] CLOSE-HAULED, a. In seamanship, having the tacks or lower corners of the sails drawn close to the side to windward, and the sheets hauled close aft, in sailing near the wind.
10439	close-pent	[.] CLOSE-PENT, a. Shut close.
10440	close-quarters	[.] CLOSE-QUARTERS, n. Strong barriers of wood used in a ship for defense when the ship is boarded.
10441	close-stool	[.] CLOSE-STOOL, n. A chamber utensil for the convenience of the sick and infirm.
10442	close-tongued	[.] CLOSE-TONGUED, a. Keeping silence; cautious in speaking.
10443	closed	[.] CLOSED, pp. Shut; made fast; ended; concluded.
10444	closely	[.] CLOSELY, adv. [.] 1. In a close, compact manner; with the parts united, or pressed together, so as to leave no vent; as a crucible closely luted. [.] 2. Nearly; with little space intervening; applied to space or time; as, to follow closely at ones heels; one event ...
10445	closeness	[.] CLOSENESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being shut, pressed together, or united. Hence according to the nature of the thing to which the word is applied. [.] 2. Compactness; solidity; as the closeness of texture in wood or fossils. [.] 3. Narrowness; straitness; ...
10446	closer	[.] CLOSER, n. s as z. A finisher; one who concludes. [.] CLOSER, a. comp. of close. More close.
10447	closest	[.] CLOSEST, a. superl. of close. Most close. In these words, s has its proper sound.
10448	closet	[.] CLOSET, n. s as z. [.] 1. A small room or apartment for retirement; any room for privacy. [.] [.] When thou prayest, inter into thy closet. Mat. 6. [.] 2. An apartment for curiosities or valuable things. [.] 3. A small close apartment or recess in the ...
10449	closet-sin	[.] CLOSET-SIN, n. Sin committed in privacy.
10450	closeted	[.] CLOSETED, pp. s as z. Shut up in a closet; concealed.
10451	closeting	[.] CLOSETING, ppr. s as z. Shutting up in a private room; concealing.
10452	closh	[.] CLOSH, n. A disease in the feet of cattle, called also the founder.
10453	closing	[.] CLOSING, ppr. s as z. Shutting; coalescing; agreeing; ending. [.] CLOSING, a. s as z. That ends or concludes; as a closing word or letter. [.] CLOSING, n. s as z. End; period; conclusion.
10454	clossus	[.] CLOSSUS, n. A statue of a gigantic size. The most remarkable colossus of antiquity was one at Rhodes, a statue of Apollo, so high that it is said ships might sail between its legs.
10455	closure	[.] CLOSURE, n. [.] 1. The act of shutting; a closing. [.] 2. That which closes, or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or made to adhere. [.] 3. Inclosure; that which confines. [.] 4. Conclusion.
10456	clot	[.] CLOT, n. [See Clod.] A concretion, particularly of soft or fluid matter, which concretes into a mass or lump; as a clot of blood. Clod and clot appear to be radically the same word; but we usually apply clod to a hard mass of earth, and clot to a mass of softer substances, ...
10457	clot-bird	[.] CLOT-BIRD, n. The common Oenanthe or English Ortolan.
10458	clot-bur	[.] CLOT-BUR, n. Burdock.
10459	cloth	[.] CLOTH, n. [.] 1. A manufacture or stuff of wool or hair, or of cotton, flax, hemp or other vegetable filaments, formed by weaving or intertexture of threads, and used for garments or other covering and for various other purposes; as woolen cloth, linen cloth, cotton ...
10460	cloth-shearer	[.] CLOTH-SHEARER, n. One who shears cloth, and frees it from superfluous nap.
10461	cloth-worker	[.] CLOTH-WORKER, n. A maker of cloth.
10462	clothe	[.] CLOTHE, v.t. pret. and pp. clothed, or clad. [See Cloth.] [.] 1. To put on garments; to invest the body with raiment; to cover with dress, for concealing nakedness and defending the body from cold or injuries. [.] [.] The Lord God made coats of skin and clothed ...
10463	clothed	[.] CLOTHED, pp. Covered with garments; dressed; invested; furnished with clothing.
10464	clothes	[.] CLOTHES, n. plu. Of cloth; pronounced cloze. [.] 1. Garments for the human body; dress; vestments; vesture; a general term for whatever covering is worn, or made to be worn, for decency or comfort. [.] [.] If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. Mark ...
10465	clothier	[.] CLOTHIER, n. [.] 1. In English authors, a man who makes cloths; a maker of cloth. In this sense, I believe it is not used in the United States; certainly not in New England. [.] 2. In America, a man whose occupation is to full and dress cloth.
10466	clothing	[.] CLOTHING, ppr. Covering with or putting on vestments of any kind; providing with garments; investing; covering. [.] CLOTHING, n. [.] 1. Garments in general; clothes; dress; raiment; covering.
10467	clotpoll	[.] CLOTPOLL, n. A thickskull; a blockhead. [See Clod-poll.]
10468	clotted	[.] CLOTTED, pp. Concreted into a mass; inspissated; adhering in a lump.
10469	clotter	[.] CLOTTER, v.i. [from clot.] To concrete or gather into lumps.
10470	clotting	[.] CLOTTING, ppr. Concreting; inspissating; forming into clots.
10471	clotty	[.] CLOTTY, a. [from clot.] Full of clots, or small hard masses; full of concretions, or clods.
10472	cloud	[.] CLOUD, n. [I have not found this word in any other language. The sense is obvious--a collection.] [.] 1. A collection f visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the atmosphere, at some altitude. A like collection of vapors near the earth is usually called ...
10473	cloud-ascending	[.] CLOUD-ASCENDING, a. Ascending to the clouds.
10474	cloud-berry	[.] CLOUD-BERRY, n. A plant, called also knot-berry; Rubus chamaemorus.
10475	cloud-born	[.] CLOUD-BORN, a. Born of a cloud.
10476	cloud-capt	[.] CLOUD-CAPT, a. [cloud and cap.] Capped with clouds; touching the clouds; lofty. [.] [.] The cloud-capt towers.
10477	cloud-compeller	[.] CLOUD-COMPELLER, n. He that collects clouds; Jove.
10478	cloud-compelling	[.] CLOUD-COMPELLING, a. Collecting clouds; or driving clouds; as cloud-compelling Jove.
10479	cloud-covered	[.] CLOUD-COVERED, a. Enveloped with clouds.
10480	cloud-dispelling	[.] CLOUD-DISPELLING, a. Having power to disperse clouds.
10481	cloud-eclipsed	[.] CLOUD-ECLIPSED, a. Eclipsed by a cloud.
10482	cloud-kissing	[.] CLOUD-KISSING, a. Touching the clouds.
10483	cloud-piercing	[.] CLOUD-PIERCING, a. Penetrating or rising above the clouds.
10484	cloud-topt	[.] CLOUD-TOPT, a. Having the top covered with a cloud.
10485	cloud-touching	[.] CLOUD-TOUCHING, a. Touching the clouds.
10486	clouded	[.] CLOUDED, pp. Overcast; overspread with clouds; obscured; darkened; rendered gloomy or sullen; variegated with colored spots or veins.
10487	cloudily	[.] CLOUDILY, adv. [from cloudy.] With clouds; darkly; obscurely.
10488	cloudiness	[.] CLOUDINESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being overcast with clouds; as the cloudiness of the atmosphere. [.] 2. Obscurity; gloom; want of brightness. [.] 3. Darkness of appearance; variegation of colors in a fossil or other body. [.] 4. Appearance of gloom or ...
10489	clouding	[.] CLOUDING, ppr. Overspreading with clouds; obscuring; giving an appearance of gloom or sullenness.
10490	cloudless	[.] CLOUDLESS, a. Being without a cloud; unclouded; clear; bright; luminous; as cloudless skies.
10491	cloudy	[.] CLOUDY, a. [.] 1. Overcast with clouds; obscured with clouds; as a cloudy day; a cloudy sky; a cloudy night. [.] 2. Consisting of a cloud or clouds; as a cloudy pillar. Ex. 33:9. [.] 3. Obscure; dark; not easily understood; as cloudy and confused notions. [.] 4. ...
10492	clough	[.] CLOUGH, n. cluf. A cleft in a hill. In commerce, an allowance of two pounds in every hundred weight, for the turn of the scale, that the commodity may hold out in retailing.
10493	clout	[.] CLOUT, n. [.] 1. A patch; a piece of cloth or leather, &c., to close a breach. [.] 2. A piece of cloth for mean purposes. [.] 3. A piece of white cloth, for archers to shoot at. [.] 4. An iron plate on an axle tree, to keep it from wearing. [.] 5. A ...
10494	clouted	[.] CLOUTED, pp. Patched; mended clumsily; covered with a clout.
10495	clouterly	[.] CLOUTERLY, a. Clumsy; awkward.
10496	clove	[.] CLOVE, pret. of cleave. [.] CLOVE, n. [See Cleave.] A cleft; a fissure; a gap; a ravine. This word, though properly an appellative, is not often used as such in English; bu it is appropriated to particular places, that are real clefts, or which appear as such; ...
10497	clove-gilly-glower	[.] CLOVE-GILLY-GLOWER, n. A species of Dianthus, bearing a beautiful flower, cultivated in gardens; called also Carnation pink. [.] [.] Note: Some writers suppose that gilly-flower should be written July-flower. [See clove.]
10498	cloven	[.] CLOVEN, pp. of cleave. Divided; parted; pronounced clovn.
10499	cloven-footed	[.] CLOVEN-FOOTED,
10500	cloven-hoofed	[.] CLOVEN-HOOFED, a. Having the foot or hoof divided into two parts, as the ox; bisulcous.
10501	clover	[.] CLOVER,
10502	clover-grass	[.] CLOVER-GRASS, n. A genus of plants, called Trifolium, trefoil, or three-leafed, Fr. trefle. The species are numerous. The red clover is generally cultivated for fodder and for enriching land. The white clover is also excellent food for cattle, either green or dry, ...
10503	clovered	[.] CLOVERED, a. Covered with clover.
10504	clown	[.] CLOWN, n. A countryman; a rustic; hence, one who has the manners of a rustic; a churl; a man of coarse manners; an ill-bred man.
10505	clownage	[.] CLOWNAGE, n. The manners of a clown.
10506	clownery	[.] CLOWNERY, n. Ill-breeding; rustic behavior; rudeness of manners.
10507	clownish	[.] CLOWNISH, a. [.] 1. Containing clowns; consisting of rustics; as a clownish neighborhood. [.] 2. Coarse; hard; rugged; rough; as clownish hands. [.] 3. Of rough manners; ill-bred; as a clownish fellow. [.] 4. Clumsy; awkward; as a clownish gait.
10508	cloy	[.] CLOY, v.t. [.] 1. Strictly, to fill; to glut. Hence, to satisfy, as the appetite; to satiate. And as the appetite when satisfied rejects additional food, hence, to fill to lothing; to surfeit. [.] [.] Who can cloy the hungry edge of appetite [.] [.] By bare ...
10509	cloyed	[.] CLOYED, pp. Filled; glutted; filled to satiety and lothing; spiked; pricked in shoeing.
10510	cloying	[.] CLOYING, ppr. Filling; filling to satety, or disgust.
10511	cloyless	[.] CLOYLESS, a. That cannot cloy, or fill to satiety.
10512	cloyment	[.] CLOYMENT, n. Surfeit; repletion beyond the demands of appetite.
10513	club	[.] CLUB, n. [.] 1. Properly, a stick or piece or wood with one end thicker and heavier than the other, and no larger than can be wielded with the hand. [.] 2. A thick heavy stick, that may be managed with the hand, and used for beating, or defense. In early ages, ...
10514	club-fist	[.] CLUB-FIST, n. A large heavy fist.
10515	club-fisted	[.] CLUB-FISTED, a. Having a large fist.
10516	club-footed	[.] CLUB-FOOTED, a. Having short or crooked feet.
10517	club-headed	[.] CLUB-HEADED, a. Having a thick head.
10518	club-law	[.] CLUB-LAW, n. Government by clubs, or violence; the use of arms, or force, in place of law; anarchy.
10519	club-room	[.] CLUB-ROOM, n. The apartment in which a club meets.
10520	club-rush	[.] CLUB-RUSH, n. A genus of plants, the Scirpus.
10521	club-shaped	[.] CLUB-SHAPED, a. Shaped like a club; growing thicker towards the top; clavated.
10522	clubbed	[.] CLUBBED, pp. [.] 1. Collected into a sum and averaged, as different expenses. [.] 2. United to one end or effect. [.] 3. Shaped like a club. [.] 4. Having the britch turned upwards, as a musket. [.] 5. Heavy like a club.
10523	clubber	[.] CLUBBER,
10524	clubbing	[.] CLUBBING, ppr. Joining in a club; uniting to a common end.
10525	clubbist	[.] CLUBBIST, n. One who belongs to a party, club or association.
10526	cluck	[.] CLUCK, v.i. To make the noise, or utter the voice of the domestic hen, when sitting on eggs for hatching, and when conducting her chickens. This voice, with the change of the vowel, is precisely our word clack and clock, and is probably an onomatopy. [See Clack and ...
10527	clucking	[.] CLUCKING, ppr. Uttering the voice of a sitting hen; calling chickens.
10528	clue	[.] CLUE. [See Clew.]
10529	clump	[.] CLUMP, n. [.] 1. A thick, short piece of wood, or other solid substance; a shapeless mass. Hence clumper, a clot or clod. [.] 2. A cluster of trees or shrubs; formerly written plump. In some parts of England, it is an adjective signifying lazy, unhandy.
10530	clumps	[.] CLUMPS, n. [from clump.] A stupid fellow; a numskull.
10531	clumsily	[.] CLUMSILY, adv. [from clumsy.] In a clumsy manner; awkwardly; in an unhandy manner; without readiness, dexterity or grace.
10532	clumsiness	[.] CLUMSINESS, n. The quality of being short and thick, and moving heavily; awkwardness; unhandiness; ungainliness; want of readiness, nimbleness or dexterity.
10533	clumsy	[.] CLUMSY, a. s as z. [from clump, lump.] [.] 1. Properly, short and thick, like a clump or lump. Hence, [.] 2. Moving heavily, slowly or awkwardly; as clumsy fingers. [.] 3. Awkward; ungainly; unhandy; artless; without readiness, dexterity or grace; as a clumsy ...
10534	clunch	[.] CLUNCH, n. Among miners, indurated clay, found in coal pits next to the coal.
10535	clung	[.] CLUNG, pret. and pp. of cling, which see. [.] CLUNG, v.i. To shrink. See Cling.
10536	cluniac	[.] CLUNIAC, n. One of a reformed order of Benedictine monks, so called from Cluni in Burgundy.
10537	cluster	[.] CLUSTER, n. [.] 1. A bunch; a number of things of the same kind growing or joined together; a knot; as a cluster of raisins. [.] 2. A number of individuals or things collected or gathered into a close body; as a cluster of bees; a cluster of people. [.] 3. ...
10538	cluster-grape	[.] CLUSTER-GRAPE, n. A small black grape.
10539	clustered	[.] CLUSTERED, pp. Collected into a cluster, or crowd; crowded.
10540	clustering	[.] CLUSTERING, ppr. Growing in a cluster or in bunches; uniting in a bunch, or in a flock, crowd, or close body.
10541	clustery	[.] CLUSTERY, a. Growing in clusters. Full of clusters.
10542	clutch	[.] CLUTCH, v.t. [.] 1. To double in the fingers and pinch or compress them together; to clinch. [If n is not radical in clinch, this may be from the same root.] [.] 2. To seize, clasp or gripe with the hand; as, to clutch a dagger; to clutch prey. [.] 3. To seize, ...
10543	clutches	[.] CLUTCHES, plu. [.] 1. The paws or talons of a rapacious animal, as of a cat or dog. [.] 2. The hands, in the sense of rapacity or cruelty, or of power.
10544	cluting	[.] CLUTING, ppr. Patching; covering with a clout.
10545	clutter	[.] CLUTTER, n. [.] 1. A heap or assemblage of things lying in confusion; a word of domestic application. [.] [.] He saw what a clutter there was with huge pots, pans and spits. [.] 2. Noise; bustle. [This sense seems allied to clatter, but it is not the sense of ...
10546	cluttered	[.] CLUTTERED, pp. Encumbered with things in disorder.
10547	cluttering	[.] CLUTTERING, ppr. Encumbering with things in confusion.
10548	clyster	...
10549	clyster-pipe	[.] CLYSTER-PIPE, n. A tube, or pipe used for injections.
10550	clysterwise	[.] CLYSTERWISE, adv. In the manner of a clyster.
10551	co	[.] CO, a prefix, signifying with, in conjunction. [See Con.]
10552	co-adjutorship	[.] CO-ADJUTORSHIP, n. State of a coadjutor; joint assistance.
10553	co-ally	[.] CO-ALLY, n. A joint ally; as the subject of a co-ally.
10554	co-cuardian	[.] CO-CUARDIAN, n. A joint guardian.
10555	co-elder	[.] CO-ELDER, n. An elder of the same rank.
10556	co-executor	[.] CO-EXECUTOR, n. A joint executor.
10557	co-mate	[.] CO-MATE, n. A fellow mate, or companion.
10558	co-operate	[.] CO-OPERATE, v.i. [L., to work.] [.] 1. To act or operate jointly with another or others, to the same end; to work or labor with mutual efforts to promote the same object. It has with before the agent, and to before the end. Russia cooperated with Great Britain, ...
10559	co-operating	[.] CO-OPERATING, ppr. Acting or operating together.
10560	co-operation	[.] CO-OPERATION, n. The act of working, or operating together, to one end; joint operation; concurrent effort or labor; as the cooperation of the combined powers; the cooperation of the understanding and the will.
10561	co-operative	[.] CO-OPERATIVE, a. Operating jointly to the same end.
10562	co-operator	[.] CO-OPERATOR, n. One who endeavors jointly with others to promote the same end.
10563	co-optate	[.] CO-OPTATE, v.t. [L.] To choose, or choose with another. [Not used.]
10564	co-optation	[.] CO-OPTATION, n. Adoption; assumption.
10565	co-ordinate	[.] CO-ORDINATE, a. [L., to regulate. See Order.] Being of equal order, or of the same rank or degree; not subordinate; as, two courts of co-ordinate jurisdiction.
10566	co-ordinately	[.] CO-ORDINATELY, adv. In the same order or rank; in equal degree; without subordination.
10567	co-ordinateness	[.] CO-ORDINATENESS, n. The state of being coordinate; equality of rank and authority.
10568	co-ordination	[.] CO-ORDINATION, n. The state of holding equal rank, or of standing in the same relation to something higher. [.] [.] In the high court of Parliament there is a rare coordination of power.
10569	co-plant	[.] CO-PLANT, v.i. To plant together. [Not in use.]
10570	co-portion	[.] CO-PORTION, n. Equal share. [Not used.]
10571	co-regent	[.] CO-REGENT, n. A joint regent or ruler.
10572	co-rival	[.] CO-RIVAL, n. [con and rival; written improperly corrival.] A rival, or fellow rival; a competitor.
10573	co-secant	[.] CO-SECANT, n. [See Secant.] In geometry, the secant of an arc which is the complement of another to ninety degrees.
10574	co-sine	[.] CO-SINE, n. [See Sine.] In geometry, the sine of an arc which is the complement of another to ninety degrees.
10575	co-sufferer	[.] CO-SUFFERER, n. One who suffers with another.
10576	co-supreme	[.] CO-SUPREME, n. A partaker of supremacy.
10577	co-surety	[.] CO-SURETY, n. One who is surety with another.
10578	co-tangent	[.] CO-TANGENT, n. The tangent of an arc which is the complement of another to ninety degrees.
10579	co-tenant	[.] CO-TENANT, n. A tenant in common.
10580	co-trustee	[.] CO-TRUSTEE, n. A joint trustee.
10581	co-unite	[.] CO-UNITE, v.t. To unite. [Not used.]
10582	co-worker	[.] CO-WORKER, n. One that works with another; a co-operator.
10583	coacervate	[.] COACERVATE, v.t. To heap up; to pile. [.] COACERVATE, a. Heaped; raised into a pile; collected into a crowd.
10584	coacervation	[.] COACERVATION, n. The act of heaping, or state of being heaped together.
10585	coach	[.] COACH, n. A close vehicle for commodious traveling, borne on four wheels, and drawn by horses or other animals. It differs from a chariot in having seats in front, as well as behind. It is a carriage of state, or for pleasure, or for travelling. [.] Hackney-coach, ...
10586	coach-box	[.] COACH-BOX, n. The seat on which the driver of a coach sits.
10587	coach-hire	[.] COACH-HIRE, n. Money paid for the use of a hired coach.
10588	coach-horse	[.] COACH-HORSE, n. A horse used in drawing coaches.
10589	coach-house	[.] COACH-HOUSE, n. A house to shelter a coach from the weather.
10590	coach-maker	[.] COACH-MAKER, n. A man whose occupation is to make coaches.
10591	coachman	[.] COACHMAN, n. The person who drives a coach.
10592	coachmanship	[.] COACHMANSHIP, n. Skill in driving coaches.
10593	coact	[.] COACT, v.i. To act together.
10594	coacted	[.] COACTED, pp. or a. Forced; compelled.
10595	coaction	[.] COACTION, n. Force; compulsion, either in restraining or impelling.
10596	coactive	[.] COACTIVE, a. [.] 1. Forcing; compulsory; having the power to impel or restrain. [.] 2. Acting in concurrence.
10597	coactively	[.] COACTIVELY, adv. In a compulsory manner.
10598	coadjutant	[.] COADJUTANT, a. Helping; mutually assisting or operating.
10599	coadjutor	[.] COADJUTOR, n. [.] 1. One who aids another; an assistant; a fellow-helper; an associate in operation. [.] 2. In the canon law, one who is empowered or appointed to perform the duties of another.
10600	coadjutrix	[.] COADJUTRIX, n. A female assistant.
10601	coadjuvancy	[.] COADJUVANCY, n. Joint help; assistance; concurrent aid; cooperation.
10602	coadunate	[.] COADUNATE, a. In botany, coadunate leaves are several united at the base. The word is used also to denote one of the natural orders of plants in Lines system.
10603	coadunition	[.] COADUNITION, n. The union of different substances in one mass.
10604	coadventurer	[.] COADVENTURER, n. A fellow adventurer.
10605	coafforest	[.] COAFFOREST, v.t. To convert ground into a forest.
10606	coagent	[.] COAGENT, n. An assistant or associate in an act.
10607	coagment	[.] COAGMENT, v.t. To congregate or heap together.
10608	coagmentation	[.] COAGMENTATION, n. Collection into a mass or united body; union; conjunction.
10609	coagmented	[.] COAGMENTED, a. Congregated; heaped together; united in one mass.
10610	coagulability	[.] COAGULABILITY, n. The capacity of being coagulated.
10611	coagulable	[.] COAGULABLE, a. [See Coagulate.] That may be concreted; capable of congealing or changing from a liquid to an inspissated state; as coagulable lymph.
10612	coagulate	[.] COAGULATE, v.t. To concrete; to curdle; to congeal; to change from a fluid into a fixed substance, or solid mass; as, to coagulate blood; rennet coagulates milk. This word is generally applied to the change of fluids into substances like curd or butter, of a moderate ...
10613	coagulation	[.] COAGULATION, n. The act of changing from a fluid to a fixed state; concretion; the state of being coagulated; the body formed by coagulating.
10614	coagulative	[.] COAGULATIVE, a. That has the power to cause concretion.
10615	coagulator	[.] COAGULATOR, n. That which causes coagulation.
10616	coagulum	[.] COAGULUM, n. Rennet; curd; the clot of blood, separated by cold, acid, &c.
10617	coaiti	[.] COAITI, n. A species of monkey in South America.
10618	coak	[.] COAK. [See Coke.]
10619	coal	[.] COAL, n. [.] 1. A piece of wood, or other combustible substance, ignited, burning, or charred. When burning or ignited, it is called a live coal, or burning coal, or coal of fire. When the fire is extinct, it is called charcoal. [.] 2. In the language of chimists, ...
10620	coal-black	[.] COAL-BLACK, a. Black as a coal; very black.
10621	coal-box	[.] COAL-BOX, n. A box to carry coal to the fire.
10622	coal-fish	[.] COAL-FISH, n. A species of Gadus or cod, named from the color of its back. It grows to the length of two feet, or two and a half, and weighs about thirty pounds. This fish is found in great numbers about the Orkneys, and the northern parts of Britain.
10623	coal-house	[.] COAL-HOUSE, n. A house or shed for keeping coal.
10624	coal-mine	[.] COAL-MINE, n. A mine or pit in which coal is dug.
10625	coal-miner	[.] COAL-MINER, n. One who works in a coal-mine.
10626	coal-mouse	[.] COAL-MOUSE, n. A small species of titmouse, with a black head.
10627	coal-pit	[.] COAL-PIT, n. A pit where coal is dug. In America, a place where charcoal is made.
10628	coal-ship	[.] COAL-SHIP, n. A ship employed in transporting coal.
10629	coal-stone	[.] COAL-STONE, n. A kind of cannel-coal.
10630	coal-work	[.] COAL-WORK, n. A coalery; a place where coal is dug, including the machinery for raising the coal.
10631	coalery	[.] COALERY, n. A coal-mine, coal-pit, or place where coals are dug, with the engines and machinery used in discharging the water and raising the coal.
10632	coalesce	[.] COALESCE, v.i. [.] 1. To grow together; to unite, as separate bodies, or separate parts, into one body, as separate bones in an infant, or the fingers or toes. [.] 2. To unite and adhere in one body or mass, by spontaneous approximation or attraction; as, vapors ...
10633	coalescence	[.] COALESCENCE, n. The act of growing together; the act of uniting by natural affinity or attraction; the state of being united; union; concretion.
10634	coalescing	[.] COALESCING, ppr. Growing or coming together; uniting in a body or mass; uniting and adhering together.
10635	coalier	[.] COALIER.
10636	coalite	[.] COALITE, v.t. To unite or coalesce.
10637	coalition	[.] COALITION, n. [.] 1. Union in a body or mass; a coming together, as of separate bodies or parts, and their union in one body or mass; as, a coalition of atoms or particles. [.] 2. Union of individual persons, parties or states.
10638	coallier	[.] COALLIER. [See Collier.]
10639	coaly	[.] COALY, a. Like coal; containing coal.
10640	coamings	[.] COAMINGS, n. In ships, the raised borders or edges of the hatches, made to prevent water from running into the lower apartments from the deck.
10641	coapprehend	[.] COAPPREHEND, v.t. To apprehend with another.
10642	coaptation	[.] COAPTATION, n. The adaptation or adjustment of parts to each other.
10643	coarct	[.] COARCT,
10644	coarctate	[.] COARCTATE, v.t. [.] 1. To press together; to crowd; to straiten; to confine closely. [.] 2. To restrain; to confine.
10645	coarctation	[.] COARCTATION, n. [.] 1. Confinement; restraint to a narrow space. [.] 2. Pressure; contraction. [.] 3. Restraint of liberty.
10646	coarse	[.] COARSE, a. [.] 1. Thick; large or gross in bulk; comparatively of large diameter; as coarse thread or yarn; coarse hair; coarse sand. This seems to be the primary sense of the word; opposed to fine or slender. Hence, [.] 2. Thick; rough; or made of coarse thread ...
10647	coarsely	[.] COARSELY, adv. Roughly; without fineness or refinement; rudely; inelegantly; uncivilly; meanly; without art or polish.
10648	coarseness	[.] COARSENESS, n. [.] 1. Largeness of size; thickness; as the coarseness of thread. [.] 2. The quality of being made of coarse thread or yarn; whence thickness and roughness; as the coarseness of cloth. [.] 3. Unrefined state; the state of being mixed with gross ...
10649	coassessor	[.] COASSESSOR, n. [See Assess.] A joint assessor.
10650	coassume	[.] COASSUME, v.t. [con and assume.] To assume something with another.
10651	coast	[.] COAST, n. [.] 1. The exterior line, limit or border of a country, as in Scripture. From the river to the uttermost sea shall your coast be. Deut. 11. And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim. Numb. 24. Hence the word may signify the whole country within ...
10652	coasted	[.] COASTED, pp. Sailed by.
10653	coaster	[.] COASTER, n. [.] 1. One who sails near the shore. [.] 2. A vessel that is employed in sailing along a coast, or is licensed to navigate or trade from port to port in the same country. In the United States, coasting vessels of twenty tuns burthen and upwards must ...
10654	coasting	[.] COASTING, ppr. Sailing along or near a coast.
10655	coasting-pilot	[.] COASTING-PILOT, n. A pilot who conducts vessels along a coast.
10656	coasting-trade	[.] COASTING-TRADE, n. The trade which is carried on between the different ports of the same country, or under the same jurisdiction, as distinguished from foreign trade.
10657	coasting-vessel	[.] COASTING-VESSEL, n. A vessel employed in coasting; a coaster.
10658	coat	[.] COAT, n. [.] 1. An upper garment, of whatever material it may be made. The word is, in modern times, generally applied to the garment worn by men next over the vest. [.] [.] God made coats of skin and clothed them. Gen 3. [.] [.] Jacob made Joseph a coat of ...
10659	coat-armor	[.] COAT-ARMOR, n. A coat of arms; armorial ensigns.
10660	coated	[.] COATED, pp. [.] 1. Covered with a coat; loricated; covered or overspread with any thing that defends; clothed with a membrane. [.] 2. Having concentric coats or layers, as a bulbous root.
10661	coati	[.] COATI, n. An animal of South America, resembling the raccoon, but with a longer body and neck, shorter fur and smaller eyes; the Viverra nasua of Linne.
10662	coating	[.] COATING, ppr. Covering with a coat; overspreading. [.] COATING, n. [.] 1. A covering, or the act of covering; lorication; any substance spread over for cover or defense; as the coating of a retort or of a vial. [.] 2. Cloth for coats; as, merchants advertise ...
10663	coax	[.] COAX, v.t. To wheedle; to flatter; to soothe, appease or persuade by flattery and foundling.
10664	coaxed	[.] COAXED, pp. Soothed or persuaded by flattery.
10665	coaxer	[.] COAXER, n. A wheedler; a flatterer.
10666	coaxing	[.] COAXING, ppr. Wheedling; flattering.
10667	cob	[.] COB, n. [.] 1. The top or head; a covetous wretch; a foreign coin. [.] 2. In America, the receptacle of the maiz, or American corn; a shoot in form of a pin or spike, on which grows the corn in rows. This receptacle, with the corn, is called the ear. [.] 3. ...
10668	cobalt	[.] COBALT, n. A mineral of a reddish gray or grayish white color, very brittle, of a fine close grain, compact, but easily reducible to powder. It crystalizes in bundles of needles, arranged one over another. It is never found in a pure state; but usually as an oxyd, ...
10669	cobaltic	[.] COBALTIC, a. Pertaining to cobalt, or consisting of it; resembling cobalt, or containing it.
10670	cobble	[.] COBBLE,
10671	cobble-stone	[.] COBBLE-STONE, n. A roundish stone; a pebble; supposed to be a fragment, rounded by the attrition of water. We give this name to stones of various sizes, from that of a hens egg or smaller, to that of large paving stones. These stones are called by the English copple-stones ...
10672	cobbler	[.] COBBLER, n. [.] 1. A mender of shoes. [.] 2. A clumsy workman. [.] 3. A mean person.
10673	cobbling	[.] COBBLING, ppr. Mending coarsely.
10674	cobby	[.] COBBY, a. Stout; brisk.
10675	cobcal	[.] COBCAL, n. A sandal worn by ladies in the east.
10676	cobcoals	[.] COBCOALS, n. Large round coals.
10677	cobelligerent	[.] COBELLIGERENT, a. [See Belligerent.] Carrying on war in conjunction with another power. [.] COBELLIGERENT, n. A nation or state that carries on war in connection with another.
10678	cobiron	[.] COBIRON, n. [See Cob.] An andiron with a knob at the top.
10679	cobishop	[.] COBISHOP, n. A joint or coadjutant bishop.
10680	coble	[.] COBLE, n. A boat used in the herring fishery.
10681	cobloaf	[.] COBLOAF, n. A loaf that is irregular, uneven or crusty. Is it not a round loaf?
10682	cobnut	[.] COBNUT, n. A boys play, or a hazle-nut so called, used in play; the conquering nut.
10683	coboose	[.] COBOOSE, n. [See Caboose.]
10684	cobstone	[.] COBSTONE, n. [See Cobble.]
10685	cobweb	[.] COBWEB, n. [.] 1. The line, thread or filament which a spider spins from its abdomen; the net-work spread by a spider to catch its prey. Hence, [.] 2. Any snare, implying insidiousness and weakness. [.] [.] In this sense it is used adjectively or in composition, ...
10686	cobwebbed	[.] COBWEBBED, n. [.] 1. In botany, covered with a thick interwoven pubescence. [.] 2. Covered with cobwebs.
10687	cocalon	[.] COCALON, n. A large cocoon, of a weak texture.
10688	cocciferous	[.] COCCIFEROUS, a. Bearing or producing berries; as cocciferous trees or plants.
10689	coccolite	[.] COCCOLITE, n. A variety of augite or pyroxene; called by Hauy, granuliform pyroxene. Its color is usually some shade of green. It is composed of granular distinct concretions, easily separable, some of which present the appearance of crystals whose angles and edges ...
10690	cochineal	[.] COCHINEAL, n. An insect, the Coccus cacti, of the genus Coccus, a native of the warmer climates of America, particularly of Oaxaca, in Mexico. It is found on a plant called nopal or Indian fig-tree. The female, which alone is valued for its color, is ill-shaped, ...
10691	cochleary	[.] COCHLEARY,
10692	cochleate	[.] COCHLEATE,
10693	cochleated	[.] COCHLEATED, a. Having the form of a screw; spiral; turbinated; as a cochleate pod.
10694	cochlite	[.] COCHLITE, n. A fossil shell having a mouth like that of a snail.
10695	cock	[.] COCK, n. [.] 1. The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls, which having no appropriate or distinctive name, are called dunghill fowls or barn-door fowls. [.] 2. A weather-cock; a vane in shape of a cock. [It is usually called a weather-cock.] [.] 3. ...
10696	cock-bill	[.] COCK-BILL. In seamens language, the anchor is a cock-bill, when it is suspended perpendicularly from the cat-head, ready to be let go in a moment.
10697	cock-boat	[.] COCK-BOAT, n. A small boat. [See Cock, No. 11.]
10698	cock-brained	[.] COCK-BRAINED, a. Giddy; rash.
10699	cock-broth	[.] COCK-BROTH, n. Broth made by boiling a cock.
10700	cock-chaffer	[.] COCK-CHAFFER, n. The May-bug or dorr-beetle, a species of Scarabaeus.
10701	cock-crowing	[.] COCK-CROWING, n. The time at which cocks crow; early morning. Mark 13.
10702	cock-fight	[.] COCK-FIGHT,
10703	cock-fighting	[.] COCK-FIGHTING, n. A match or contest of cocks; a barbarous sport of the ancients, and moderns, in which cocks are set to fight with each other, till one or the other is conquered.
10704	cock-horse	[.] COCK-HORSE, a. On horse back; triumphant; exulting.
10705	cock-loft	[.] COCK-LOFT, n. [See Cock.] The top-loft; the upper room in a house or other building; a lumber room.
10706	cock-master	[.] COCK-MASTER, n. One who breeds game cocks.
10707	cock-match	[.] COCK-MATCH, n. A match of cocks; a cock-fight.
10708	cock-paddle	[.] COCK-PADDLE, n. The lump fish or sea-owl.
10709	cock-weed	[.] COCK-WEED, n. A plant called also dittander and pepperwort.
10710	cockade	[.] COCKADE, n. A ribin or knot of ribin, or something similar, worn on the hat, usually by officers of the army or navy, sometimes by others. It most usually designates the military character; sometimes political parties.
10711	cockaded	[.] COCKADED, a. Wearing a cockade.
10712	cockal	[.] COCKAL, n. A game called huckle bone.
10713	cockatrice	[.] COCKATRICE, n. A serpent imagined to proceed from a cocks egg.
10714	cockatto	[.] COCKATTO n. A bird of the parrot kind.
10715	cocker	[.] COCKER, v.t. To fondle; to indulge; to treat with tenderness; to pamper. [.] COCKER, n. [.] 1. One who follows cock-fighting. [.] 2. A sort of spatter-dash.
10716	cockerel	[.] COCKEREL, n. A young cock.
10717	cockering	[.] COCKERING, n. Indulgence.
10718	cocket	[.] COCKET, a. Brisk; pert. [.] COCKET, n. A seal of the custom-house; a royal seal; rather a scroll of parchment, sealed and delivered by the officers of the customhouse, to merchants, as a warrant that their merchandize is entered. The office of entry.
10719	cocket-bread	[.] COCKET-BREAD, n. The finest sort of wheat bread.
10720	cocking	[.] COCKING, n. Cock-fighting.
10721	cockle	[.] COCKLE, n. A plant or weed that grows among corn, the cornrose, a species of Agrostemma. It is also applied to the Lolium or darnel. [.] COCKLE, n. [.] 1. A small testaceous shell; or rather a genus of shells, the Cardium. The general characteristics are; ...
10722	cockle-stairs	[.] COCKLE-STAIRS, n. Winding or spiral stairs.
10723	cockled	[.] COCKLED, pp. [.] 1. Contracted into folds or wrinkles; winding. [.] 2. Having shells.
10724	cockler	[.] COCKLER, n. One that takes and sells cockles.
10725	cockney	[.] COCKNEY, n. [.] 1. A native of London, by way of contempt. [.] 2. An effeminate, ignorant, despicable citizen.
10726	cockneylike	[.] COCKNEYLIKE, a. Resembling the manners of a cockney.
10727	cockpit	[.] COCKPIT, n. [.] 1. A pit or area, where game cocks fight. [.] 2. In ships of war, a room or apartment, in which the wounded men are dressed; situated near the after-hatchway, under the lower gun-deck. The fore-cockpit is a place leading to the magazine passage ...
10728	cockroach	[.] COCKROACH, n. A genus of insects, the Blatta, of several species. They have four semicrustaceous wings, and resemble the beetle; the head is inflected towards the breast; the feelers are hard like bristles; the elytra and wings are plain and resemble parchment. These ...
10729	cockscomb	[.] COCKSCOMB, n. [.] 1. The caruncle or comb of a cock. [.] 2. A plant. This name is given to the Celosia cristata, the Pedicularis or louse-wort, and the Rhinanthus, or yellow rattle. [.] 3. A fop, or vain silly fellow. [See Coxcomb.]
10730	cockshead	[.] COCKSHEAD, n. A plant, the Hedysarum or sainfoin.
10731	cockshut	[.] COCKSHUT, n. The close of the day, when fowls go to roost.
10732	cockspur	[.] COCKSPUR, n. Virginia hawthorn, a species of medlar.
10733	cocksure	[.] COCKSURE, a. Confidently certain.
10734	cockswain	[.] COCKSWAIN, n. [See Swain.] An officer on board of a ship who has the care of the boat and the boats crew.
10735	cocoa	[.] COCOA, n. A tree belonging to the genus Cocos, of the order of Palmae; and the fruit or nut of the tree. This tree grows in the warm climates of both the Indies. It rises to the highth of 60 feet, and the stem is like an apothecarys pestle, of equal thickness at ...
10736	cocoa-nut	[.] COCOA-NUT, n. The nut or fruit of the cocoa-tree.
10737	cocoon	[.] COCOON, n. An oblong ball or case in which the silk-worm involves itself, formed by threads which compose silk.
10738	coctile	[.] COCTILE, a. Made by baking, or exposing to heat, as a brick.
10739	coction	[.] COCTION, n. The act of boiling or exposing to heat in liquor. In medicine, that alteration in the crude matter of a disease, which fits it for a discharge; digestion.
10740	cod	[.] COD,
10741	cod-fish	[.] COD-FISH, n. A species of fish, of the genus Gadus, inhabiting northern seas, but particularly the banks of Newfoundland, and the shores of New England. [See Haddock.]
10742	codded	[.] CODDED, a. Inclosed in a cod.
10743	codder	[.] CODDER, n. A gatherer of cods or peas.
10744	coddle	[.] CODDLE, v.t. To parboil, or soften by the heat of water.
10745	coddy	[.] CODDY, a. Husky.
10746	code	[.] CODE, n. [.] 1. A collection of the laws and constitutions of the Roman emperors, made by order of Justinian, containing twelve books. The name is also given to other collections of Roman laws; as the Theodosian code. Hence in general, [.] 2. Any collection ...
10747	codger	[.] CODGER, n. A rustic; a clown; a miserly man.
10748	codicil	[.] CODICIL, n. A writing by way of supplement to a will.
10749	codille	[.] CODILLE, n. A term at ombre, when the game is won.
10750	codle	[.] CODLE,
10751	codlin	[.] CODLIN, n. An apple codled; or one suitable for codling, or used for that purpose.
10752	codling	[.] CODLING,
10753	coefficacy	[.] COEFFICACY, n. Joint efficacy; the power of two or more things acting together to produce an effect.
10754	coefficiency	[.] COEFFICIENCY, n. Cooperation; joint power of two or more things or causes, acting to the same end.
10755	coefficient	[.] COEFFICIENT, n. [.] 1. That which unites in action with something else to produce the same effect. [.] 2. In algebra, a number or known quantity put before letters, or quantities, known or unknown, and into which it is supposed to be multiplied; as in 3x and ax, ...
10756	coefficiently	[.] COEFFICIENTLY, adv. By cooperation.
10757	coeliac	[.] COELIAC,
10758	coemption	[.] COEMPTION, n. The act of purchasing the whole quantity of any commodity.
10759	coenjoy	[.] COENJOY, v.t. To enjoy together.
10760	coequal	[.] COEQUAL, a. Equal with another person or thing; of the same rank, dignity or power. [.] COEQUAL, n. One who is equal to another.
10761	coequality	[.] COEQUALITY, n. The state of being equal with another; equality in rank, dignity or power.
10762	coequally	[.] COEQUALLY, adv. With joint equality.
10763	coerce	...
10764	coerced	[.] COERCED, pp. Restrained by force; compelled.
10765	coercible	[.] COERCIBLE, a. That may or ought to be restrained or compelled.
10766	coercing	[.] COERCING, ppr. Restraining by force; constraining.
10767	coercion	[.] COERCION, n. Restraint, check, particularly by law or authority; compulsion; force.
10768	coercive	[.] COERCIVE, a. [.] 1. That has power to restrain, particularly by moral force, as of law or authority. [.] 2. Compulsory; constraining; forcing.
10769	coercively	[.] COERCIVELY, adv. By constraint.
10770	coessential	[.] COESSENTIAL, a. Partaking of the same essence. [.] [.] We bless and magnify that coessential spirit, eternally proceeding from the father and son.
10771	coessentiality	[.] COESSENTIALITY, n. Participation of the same essence.
10772	coessentially	[.] COESSENTIALLY, adv. In a coessential manner.
10773	coestablishment	[.] COESTABLISHMENT, n. Joint establishment.
10774	coetaneous	[.] COETANEOUS, a. Of the same age with another; beginning to exist at the same time; with to. Every fault has penal effects, coetaneous to the act. But with may be preferable to to. This word is sometimes used as synonymous with cotemporary; but coetaneous seems properly ...
10775	coetenrnal	[.] COETENRNAL, a. Equally eternal with another.
10776	coeternally	[.] COETERNALLY, adv. With equal eternity.
10777	coeternity	[.] COETERNITY, n. Existence from eternity equal with another eternal being; equal eternity.
10778	coeval	[.] COEVAL, a. Of the same age; beginning to exist at the same time; of equal age; usually and properly followed by with. [.] COEVAL, n. One of the same age; one who begins to exist at the same time. It is not properly used as synonymous with cotemporary.
10779	coevous	[.] COEVOUS, a. The same as coeval, but not used.
10780	coexist	[.] COEXIST, v.i. To exist at the same time with another; followed by with.
10781	coexistence	[.] COEXISTENCE, n. Existence at the same time with another; followed regularly by with.
10782	coexistent	[.] COEXISTENT, a. Existing at the same time with another; regularly followed by with.
10783	coextend	[.] COEXTEND, v.i. To extend through the same space or duration with another; to extend equally; as, one line coextends with another; or perhaps in a transitive sense, to coextend a line with another.
10784	coextended	[.] COEXTENDED, pp. Being equally extended.
10785	coextending	[.] COEXTENDING, ppr. Extending through the same space or duration with another.
10786	coextension	[.] COEXTENSION, n. The act of extending equally, or the state of being equally extended.
10787	coextensive	[.] COEXTENSIVE, a. Equally extensive; having equal extent.
10788	coextensiveness	[.] COEXTENSIVENESS, n. Equal extension or extent.
10789	coffee	[.] COFFEE, n. [.] 1. The berry of a tree belonging to the genus Coffea, growing in Arabia, Persia, and in other warm climates of Asia and America. It will grow to the highth of 16 or 18 feet, but its growth is generally stinted to five feet, for the convenience of ...
10790	coffee-cup	[.] COFFEE-CUP, n. A cup from which coffee is drank.
10791	coffee-house	[.] COFFEE-HOUSE, n. [.] 1. A house of entertainment, where guests are supplied with coffee and other refreshments, and where men meet for conversation. [.] 2. A house of entertainment; an inn; which in some cities is also an exchange where merchants meet to transact ...
10792	coffee-man	[.] COFFEE-MAN, n. One who keeps a coffee-house.
10793	coffee-pot	[.] COFFEE-POT, n. A covered pot in which coffee is boiled, or in which it is brought upon the table for drinking.
10794	coffer	[.] COFFER, n. [.] 1. A chest or trunk; and as a chest is customarily used for keeping money, hence, [.] 2. A chest of money; a treasure. [.] 3. In architecture, a square depression or sinking in each interval between the modillions of the Corinthian cornice, ordinarily ...
10795	coffered	[.] COFFERED, pp. Laid up in a coffer.
10796	cofferer	[.] COFFERER, n. The Cofferer of the kings household in Great Britain, a principal officer of the court, next under the Controller. He was also a white-staff officer, and a member of the privy council. He had the special charge and oversight of the other officers of ...
10797	coffin	[.] COFFIN, n. [.] 1. The chest or box in which a dead human body is buried, or deposited in a vault. [.] 2. A mold of paste for a pie. [.] 3. A paper case, in the form of a cone, used by grocers. [.] 4. In farriery, the hollow part of a horses hoof; or the ...
10798	coffin-maker	[.] COFFIN-MAKER, n. One who makes, or whose occupation is to make coffins.
10799	coffined	[.] COFFINED, pp. Inclosed in a coffin.
10800	cofounder	[.] COFOUNDER, n. A joint founder.
10801	cog	[.] COG, v.t. [.] 1. To flatter; to wheedle; to seduce or draw from, by adulation or artifice. [.] 2. To obtrude or thrust in, by falsehood or deception; as, to cog in a word to serve a purpose. [.] [.] To cog a die, to secure it so as to direct its fall; to falsify; ...
10802	cogency	[.] COGENCY, n. Force; strength; power of compelling; literally, urgency, or driving. It is used chiefly of moral subjects, and in relation to force or pressure on the mid; as the cogency of motives or arguments.
10803	cogenial	[.] COGENIAL, for congenial.
10804	cogent	[.] COGENT, a. [See Cogency.] [.] 1. Forcible, in a physical sense; as the cogent force of nature. [.] 2. Urgent; pressing on the mind; forcible; powerful; not easily resisted; as a cogent reason, or argument. [.] [.] The harmony of the universe furnishes cogent ...
10805	cogently	[.] COGENTLY, adv. With urgent force; with powerful impulse; forcibly.
10806	cogged	[.] COGGED, pp. Flattered; deceived; cheated; thrust in deceitfully; falsified; furnished with cogs.
10807	cogger	[.] COGGER, n. A flatterer, or deceiver.
10808	coggery	[.] COGGERY, n. Trick; falsehood.
10809	cogging	[.] COGGING, ppr. Wheedling; deceiving; cheating; inserting deceitfully; fixing cogs. [.] COGGING, n. Cheat; deception; fallacy.
10810	coggle	[.] COGGLE, n. A boat; a fishing boat. [See cock.]
10811	cogitable	[.] COGITABLE, a. [See Cogitate.] That may be thought on; that may be meditated on.
10812	cogitate	[.] COGITATE, v.i. To think; to meditate.
10813	cogitation	[.] COGITATION, n. [.] 1. The act of thinking; thought; meditation; contemplation. [.] 2. Thought directed to an object; purpose.
10814	cogitative	[.] COGITATIVE, a. [.] 1. Thinking; having the power of thinking, or meditating; as a cogitative substance. [.] 2. Given to thought, or contemplation.
10815	cognate	[.] COGNATE, a. [.] 1. Allied by blood; kindred by birth. [.] 2. Related in origin; proceeding from the same stock; of the same family; as a cognate dialect. [.] 3. Allied in the manner of formation or utterance; uttered by the same organs; as a cognate letter ...
10816	cognation	[.] COGNATION, n. [.] 1. In the civil law, kindred or natural relation between males and females, both descended from the same father; as agnation is the relation between males only descended from the same stock. [.] 2. Kindred; relation by descent from the same original. [.] [.] Pride ...
10817	cognition	[.] COGNITION, n. Knowledge or certain knowledge, as from personal view or experience.
10818	cognitive	[.] COGNITIVE, a. Knowing, or apprehending by the understanding; as cognitive power.
10819	cognizable	[.] COGNIZABLE, a. [.] 1. That falls or may fall under judicial notice; that may be heard, tried, and determined; as, a cause or action in cognizable before the circuit court. [.] [.] These wrongs are cognizable by the ecclesiastical courts. [.] 2. That falls or ...
10820	cognizance	[.] COGNIZANCE, n. [.] 1. Judicial notice or knowledge; the hearing, trying and determining of a cause or action in court. [.] [.] The court of kings bench takes cognizance of civil and criminal causes. [.] [.] In the United States, the district courts have cognizance ...
10821	cognizee	[.] COGNIZEE, n. In law, one to whom a fine is acknowledged, or the plaintiff in an action for the assurance of land by fine.
10822	cognizor	[.] COGNIZOR, n. One who acknowledges the right of the plaintiff or cognizee, in a fine; otherwise called the defendant or deforciant.
10823	cognominal	[.] COGNOMINAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to a surname. [.] 2. Having the same name.
10824	cognomination	[.] COGNOMINATION, n. A surname; the name of a family; a name given from any accident or quality; as Alexander the Great.
10825	cognoscence	[.] COGNOSCENCE, n. [See Cognition.] Knowledge; the act or state of knowing.
10826	cognoscible	[.] COGNOSCIBLE, a. That may be known.
10827	cognoscitive	[.] COGNOSCITIVE, a. Having the power of knowing.
10828	coguar	[.] COGUAR, n. A carnivorous quadruped of America.
10829	cohabit	[.] COHABIT, v.i. [.] 1. To dwell with; to inhabit or reside in company, or in the same place, or country. [.] 2. To dwell or live together as husband and wife; usually or often applied to persons not legally married.
10830	cohabitant	[.] COHABITANT, n. One who dwells with another or in the same place.
10831	cohabitation	[.] COHABITATION, n. [.] 1. The act or state of dwelling together or in the same place with another. [.] 2. The state of living together as man and wife, without being legally married.
10832	coheir	[.] COHEIR, n. A joint heir; one who succeeds to a share of an inheritance, which is to be divided among two or more.
10833	coheiress	[.] COHEIRESS, n. A female who inherits a share of an estate, which is to be divided among two or more heirs or heiresses; a joint heiress.
10834	cohere	[.] COHERE, v.i. [.] 1. To stick together; to cleave; to be united; to hold fast, as parts of the same mass, or as two substances that attract each other. Thus, particles of clay cohere; polished surfaces of bodies cohere. [.] 2. To be well connected; to follow regularly ...
10835	coherence	[.] COHERENCE,
10836	coherency	[.] COHERENCY, n. [.] 1. A sticking, cleaving or hanging together; union of parts of the same body, or a cleaving together of two bodies, by means of attraction; applied to all substances, solid or fluid. [.] 2. Connection; suitable connection or dependence, proceeding ...
10837	coherent	[.] COHERENT, a. [.] 1. Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies, solid or fluid. [.] 2. Connected; united, by some relation in form or order; followed by to, but rather by with. [.] 3. Suitable or suited; regularly adapted. [.] 4. Consistent; having ...
10838	coherently	[.] COHERENTLY, adv. In a coherent manner; with due connection or agreement of parts.
10839	cohesibility	[.] COHESIBILITY, n. The tendency which one part of matter evinces to unite with another part of matter, so as to form, out of different bodies, one common mass. It is opposed to divisibility.
10840	cohesible	[.] COHESIBLE, a. Capable of cohesion.
10841	cohesion	[.] COHESION, n. s as z. [.] 1. The act of sticking together; the state of being united by natural attraction, as the constituent particles of bodies which unite in a mass, by a natural tendency; one of the different species of attraction. [.] 2. Connection; dependence; ...
10842	cohesive	[.] COHESIVE, a. That has the power of sticking or cohering; tending to unite in a mass, and to resist separation.
10843	cohesively	[.] COHESIVELY, adv. With cohesion.
10844	cohesiveness	[.] COHESIVENESS, n. The quality of being cohesive; the quality of adhering together, as particles of matter.
10845	cohobate	[.] COHOBATE, v.t. Among chimists, to repeat the distillation of the same liquor or that from the same body, pouring the liquor back upon the matte remaining in the vessel.
10846	cohobated	[.] COHOBATED, pp. Repeatedly distilled.
10847	cohobating	[.] COHOBATING, ppr. Distilling repeatedly.
10848	cohobation	[.] COHOBATION, n. The operation of repeatedly distilling the same liquor, or that from the same substance.
10849	cohoes	[.] COHOES, OR COHOZE, n. A fall of water, or falls; a word of Indian origin in America.
10850	cohort	[.] COHORT, n. [.] 1. Among the Romans, a body of about five or six hundred men; each cohort consisted of three maniples, and each maniple, of two centuries; and ten cohorts constituted a legion. [.] 2. In poetry, a band or body of warriors.
10851	cohortation	[.] COHORTATION, n. Exhortation; encouragement.
10852	cohoze	[.] COHOES, OR COHOZE, n. A fall of water, or falls; a word of Indian origin in America.
10853	coif	[.] COIF, n. A kind of caul, or cap, worn on the head, by sergeants at law, and others. Its chief use was to cover the clerical tonsure. [.] COIF, v.t. To cover or dress with a coif.
10854	coifed	[.] COIFED, a. Wearing a coif.
10855	coiffure	[.] COIFFURE, n. A head-dress.
10856	coigne	[.] COIGNE, for coin. [See coin, a corner.]
10857	coil	[.] COIL, v.t. To gather, as a line or cord into a circular form; to wind into a ring, as a serpent, or a rope. [.] COIL, n. [.] 1. A rope gathered into a ring; on shipboard, a single turn or winding is called a fake, and a range of fakes is called a tier. [.] 2. ...
10858	coiled	[.] COILED, pp. Gathered into a circular form, as a rope or a serpent.
10859	coiling	[.] COILING, ppr. Gathering or winding into a ring or circle.
10860	coin	[.] COIN, n. [.] 1. A corner; a jutting point, as of a wall. [.] [.] Rustic coins, stones jutting from a wall for new buildings to be joined to. [.] 2. A wedge for raising or lowering a piece of ordnance. [.] 3. A wedge or piece of wood to lay between casks on ...
10861	coinage	[.] COINAGE,
10862	coincide	[.] COINCIDE, v.i. [.] 1. To fall or to meet in the same point, as two lines, or bodies; followed by with. [.] [.] If the equator and the ecliptic had coincided, it would have rendered the annual revolution of the earth useless. [.] 2. To concur; to be consistent ...
10863	coincidence	[.] COINCIDENCE, n. [.] 1. The falling or meeting of two or more lines, surfaces, or bodies in the same point. [.] 2. Concurrence; consistency; agreement; as the coincidence of two or more opinions; coincidence of evidences. [.] 3. A meeting of events in time; ...
10864	coincident	[.] COINCIDENT, a. [.] 1. Falling on the same point; meeting as lines, surfaces or bodies; followed by with. [.] 2. Concurrent; consistent; agreeable to; followed by with. [.] [.] Christianity teaches nothing but what is perfectly coincident with the ruling principles ...
10865	coincider	[.] COINCIDER, n. He or that which coincides or concurs.
10866	coinciding	[.] COINCIDING, ppr. Meeting in the same point; agreeing; concurring.
10867	coindication	[.] COINDICATION, n. In medicine, a sign or symptom, which, with other signs, assists to show the nature of the disease, and the proper remedy; a concurrent sign or symptom.
10868	coined	[.] COINED, pp. Struck or stamped, as money; made; invented; forged.
10869	coiner	[.] COINER, n. [.] 1. One who stamps coin; a minter; a maker of money. [.] 2. A counterfeiter of the legal coin; a maker of base money. [.] 3. An inventor or maker, as of words.
10870	coining	[.] COINING, n. [.] 1. The act, art or practice of stamping money. [.] 2. Coin; money coined; stamped and legitimated metal for a circulating medium. [.] 3. Coins of a particular stamp; as the coinage of George III. [.] 4. The charges or expense of coining ...
10871	coinquinate	[.] COINQUINATE, v.t. To pollute.
10872	coinquination	[.] COINQUINATION, n. Defilement.
10873	coiny	[.] COIGNE or COINY, v.i. To live by extortion.
10874	coistril	[.] COISTRIL, n. [.] 1. A coward; a runaway. [.] 2. A young lad.
10875	coit	[.] COIT, n. A quoit, which see.
10876	coiting	[.] COITING. [See Quoit.]
10877	coition	[.] COITION, n. A coming together; chiefly the venereal intercourse of the sexes; copulation.
10878	cojoin	[.] COJOIN, v.t. To join with another in the same office.
10879	cojuror	[.] COJUROR, n. One who swears to anothers credibility.
10880	coke	[.] COKE, n. Fossil coal charred, or deprived of its bitumen, sulphur or other extraneous or volatile matter by fire, and thus prepared for exciting intense heat.
10881	colander	[.] COLANDER, n. A vessel with a bottom perforated with little holes for straining liquors. In America, this name is given, I believe, exclusively to a vessel of tin, or other metal. In Great Britain, the name is given to vessels, like sieves, made with hair, osiers ...
10882	colation	[.] COLATION, n. The act of straining, or purifying liquor, by passing it through a perforated vessel.
10883	colature	[.] COLATURE, n. The act of straining; the matter strained.
10884	colbertine	[.] COLBERTINE, n. A kind of lace worn by women.
10885	colcothar	[.] COLCOTHAR, n. The brown red oxyd of iron which remains after the distillation of the acid from sulphate of iron; used for polishing glass and other substances. It is called by artists crocus, or crocus martis. [.] The sulphate of iron is called colcothar or chalcite, ...
10886	cold	[.] COLD, a. [.] 1. Not warm or hot; gelid, frigid; a relative term. A substance is cold to the touch, when it is less warm then the body, and when in contact, the heat of the body passes from the body to the substance; as cold air; a cold stone; cold water. It denotes ...
10887	cold-blooded	[.] COLD-BLOODED, a. [.] 1. Having cold blood. [.] 2. Without sensibility, or feeling.
10888	cold-finch	[.] COLD-FINCH, n. A species of Motacilla, a bird frequenting the west of England, with the head and back of a brownish gray, the belly white, and the quill feathers and tail black.
10889	cold-hearted	[.] COLD-HEARTED, a. Wanting passion or feeling; indifferent.
10890	cold-heartedness	[.] COLD-HEARTEDNESS, n. Want of feeling or sensibility.
10891	cold-shot	[.] COLD-SHOT, a. Brittle when cold, as a metal.
10892	coldly	[.] COLDLY, adv. In a cold manner; without warmth; without concern; without ardor or animation; without apparent passion, emotion or feeling; with indifference or negligence; as, to answer one coldly; a proposition is coldly received.
10893	coldness	[.] COLDNESS, n. [.] 1. Want of heat; as the coldness or water or air. When the heat or temperature of any substance is less than that of the animal body exposed to it, that state or temperature is called coldness. [.] 2. Unconcern; indifference; a frigid state of ...
10894	cole	[.] COLE, n. The general name of all sorts of cabbage or brassica; but we generally use it in its compounds, cole-wort, cauliflower, &c.
10895	cole-mouse	[.] COLE-MOUSE, n. [See Coal-mouse.]
10896	cole-perch	[.] COLE-PERCH, n. A small fish, less than the common perch.
10897	cole-seed	[.] COLE-SEED, n. [.] 1. The seed of the navew, napus sativa, or long-rooted, narrow-leafed rapa; reckoned a species of brassica or cabbage. [.] 2. Cabbage seed.
10898	cole-wort	[.] COLE-WORT, n. A particular species of cole, brassica, or cabbage.
10899	coleopter	[.] COLEOPTER,TERA, n. The coleopters, in Linnes system of entomology, are an order of insects, having crustaceous elytra or shells, which shut and form a longitudinal suture along the back, as the beetle.
10900	coleopteral	[.] COLEOPTERAL, a. Having wings covered with a case or sheath, which shuts as above.
10901	colic	[.] COLIC, n. In general, a severe pain in the bowels, of which there are several varieties; as bilious colic, hysteric colic, nervous colic and many others.
10902	colical	[.] COLICAL, a. Affecting the bowels.
10903	colin	[.] COLIN, n. A bird of the partridge kind, found in America and the West Indies, called.
10904	coll	[.] COLL, v.t. To embrace.
10905	collapse	[.] COLLAPSE, v.i. To fall together, as the two sides of a vessel; to close by falling together; as, the fine canals or vessels of the body collapse in old age.
10906	collapsed	[.] COLLAPSED, pp. Fallen together; closed.
10907	collapsion	[.] COLLAPSION, n. A state of falling together; a state of vessels closed.
10908	collar	[.] COLLAR, n. [.] 1. Something worn round the neck, as a ring of metal, or a chain. The knights of several orders wear a chain of gold, enameled, and sometimes set with ciphers or other devices, to which the badge of the order is appended. [.] 2. The part of a garment ...
10909	collar-bone	[.] COLLAR-BONE, n. The clavicle.
10910	collarage	[.] COLLARAGE, n. A tax or fine laid for the collars of wine-drawing horses.
10911	collared	[.] COLLARED, pp. [.] 1. Seized by the collar. [.] 2. Having a collar on the neck.
10912	collate	[.] COLLATE, v.t. Literally, to bring or lay together. Hence, [.] 1. To lay together and compare, by examining the points in which two or more things of a similar kind agree or disagree; applied particularly to manuscripts and books; as, to collate copies of the Hebrew ...
10913	collated	[.] COLLATED, pp. Laid together and compared; examined by comparing; presented and instituted, as a clergyman, to a benefice.
10914	collateral	[.] COLLATERAL, a. [.] 1. Being by the side, side by side, on the side, or side to side. [.] [.] In his bright radiance and collateral light [.] [.] Must I be comforted, not in his sphere. [.] Collateral pressure is pressure on the side. So we say, collateral ...
10915	collaterally	[.] COLLATERALLY, adv. [.] 1. Side by side; or by the side. [.] 2. Indirectly. [.] 3. In collateral relation; not in a direct line; not lineally.
10916	collateralness	[.] COLLATERALNESS, n. The state of being collateral.
10917	collating	[.] COLLATING, ppr. Comparing; presenting and instituting.
10918	collation	[.] COLLATION, n. [.] 1. The act of bringing or laying together, and comparing; a comparison of one copy or thing of a like kind with another. [.] 2. The act of conferring or bestowing; a gift. [.] 3. In the canon law, the presentation of a clergyman to a benefice ...
10919	collative	[.] COLLATIVE, a. Advowsons are presentative, collative or donative. An advowson collative is where the bishop and patron are one and the same person; in which case the bishop cannot present to himself, but he does, by one act of collation or conferring the benefice, ...
10920	collator	[.] COLLATOR, n. [.] 1. One who collates or compares manuscripts or copies of books. [.] 2. One who collates to a benefice, as when the ordinary and patron are the same person.
10921	collaud	[.] COLLAUD, v.t. To unite in praising.
10922	colleague	[.] COLLEAGUE, n. A partner or associate in the same office, employment or commission, civil or ecclesiastical. [.] [.] It is never used of partners in trade or manufactures. [.] COLLEAGUE, v.t. To unite with in the same office.
10923	colleagued	[.] COLLEAGUED, pp. United as an associate in the same office.
10924	colleagueship	[.] COLLEAGUESHIP, n. Partnership in office.
10925	collect	[.] COLLECT, v.t. [.] 1. To gather, as separate persons or things, into one body or place; to assemble or bring together; as, to collect men into an army; to collect ideas; to collect particulars into one sum. [.] 2. To gain by observation or information. [.] [.] From ...
10926	collectaneous	[.] COLLECTANEOUS, a. Gathered; collected.
10927	collected	[.] COLLECTED, pp. [.] 1. Gathered; assembled; congregated; drawn together. [.] 2. Recovered from surprise or dismay; not disconcerted; cool; firm; prepared.
10928	collectedly	[.] COLLECTEDLY, adv. In one view; together; in one body.
10929	collectedness	[.] COLLECTEDNESS, n. A collected state of the mind; recovery from surprise.
10930	collectible	[.] COLLECTIBLE, a. [.] 1. That may be collected or gathered; that may be inferred. [.] 2. That may be gathered or recovered; as, the debts or taxes are or are not collectible.
10931	collecting	[.] COLLECTING, ppr. Gathering; drawing together; assembling.
10932	collection	[.] COLLECTION, n. [.] 1. The act of gathering, or assembling. [.] 2. The body formed by gathering; an assemblage, or assembly; a crowd; as a collection of men. [.] 3. A contribution; a sum collected for a charitable purpose. [.] [.] Now concerning the collection ...
10933	collective	[.] COLLECTIVE, a. [.] 1. Formed by gathering; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated, or aggregated. [.] 2. Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring. [.] 3. In grammar, expressing an number or multitude united; as a collective noun or name, which, ...
10934	collectively	[.] COLLECTIVELY, adv. In a mass, or body; in a collected state; in the aggregate; unitedly; in a state of combination; as the citizens of a state collectively considered.
10935	collectiveness	[.] COLLECTIVENESS, n. A state of union; mass.
10936	collector	[.] COLLECTOR, n. [.] 1. One who collects or gathers things which are scattered or separate. [.] 2. A compiler; one who gathers and puts together parts of books, or scattered pieces, in one book. [.] 3. In botany, one who gathers plants, without studying botany ...
10937	collectorship	[.] COLLECTORSHIP, n. [.] 1. The office of a collector of customs or taxes. [.] 2. The jurisdiction of a collector.
10938	collegatary	[.] COLLEGATARY, n. In the civil law, a person who has a legacy left to him in common with one or more other persons.
10939	college	[.] COLLEGE, n. In its primary sense, a collection, or assembly. Hence, [.] 1. In a general sense, a collection, assemblage or society of men, invested with certain powers and rights, performing certain duties, or engaged in some common employment, or pursuit. [.] 2.In ...
10940	college-like	[.] COLLEGE-LIKE, n. Regulated after the manner of a college.
10941	collegial	[.] COLLEGIAL, a. Relating to a college; belonging to a college; having the properties of a college.
10942	collegiate	[.] COLLEGIATE, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to a college; as collegiate studies. [.] 2. Containing a college; instituted after the manner of a college; as a collegiate society. [.] 3. A collegiate church is one that has no bishops see; but has the ancient retinue of a ...
10943	collet	[.] COLLET, n. [.] 1. Among jewelers, the horizontal face or plane at the bottom of brilliants; or the part of a ring in which the stone is set. [.] 2. In glass-making, that part of glass vessels which sticks to the iron instrument used in taking the substance from ...
10944	colletic	[.] COLLETIC, a. Having the property of gluing; agglutinant. [.] COLLETIC, n. An agglutinant.
10945	collide	[.] COLLIDE, v.i. To strike or dash against each other.
10946	collier	[.] COLLIER, n. [.] 1. A digger of coal; one who works in a coal-mine. [.] 2. A coal-merchant or dealer in coal. [.] 3. A coasting vessel employed in the coal trade, or in transporting coal from the ports where it is received from the mines, to the ports where ...
10947	colliery	[.] COLLIERY, n. [.] 1. The place where coal is dug. [.] 2. The coal trade.
10948	colliflower	[.] COLLIFLOWER. [See Cauliflower.]
10949	colligate	[.] COLLIGATE, v.t. To tie or bind together. [.] The pieces of isinglass are colligated in rows.
10950	colligated	[.] COLLIGATED, pp. Tied or bound together.
10951	colligating	[.] COLLIGATING, ppr. Binding together.
10952	colligation	[.] COLLIGATION, n. A binding together.
10953	collimation	[.] COLLIMATION, n. The act of aiming at a mark; aim; the act of leveling, or of directing the sight to a fixed object.
10954	collineation	[.] COLLINEATION, n. The act of aiming, or directing in a line to a fixed object.
10955	colling	[.] COLLING, n. An embrace; dalliance.
10956	colliquable	[.] COLLIQUABLE, a. That may be liquefied, or melted; liable to melt, grow soft, or become fluid.
10957	colliquament	...
10958	colliquant	[.] COLLIQUANT, a. That has the power of dissolving or melting.
10959	colliquate	[.] COLLIQUATE, v.i. To melt; to dissolve; to change from solid to fluid; to become liquid. [.] COLLIQUATE, v.t. To melt or dissolve.
10960	colliquated	[.] COLLIQUATED, pp. Melted; dissolved; turned from a solid to a fluid substance.
10961	colliquating	[.] COLLIQUATING, ppr. Melting; dissolving.
10962	colliquation	...
10963	colliquative	[.] COLLIQUATIVE, a. Melting; dissolving; appropriately indicating a morbid discharge of the animal fluids; as a colliquative fever, which is accompanied with diarrhoea, or profuse sweats; a colliquative sweat is a profuse clammy sweat.
10964	colliquefaction	[.] COLLIQUEFACTION, n. A melting together; the reduction of different bodies into one mass by fusion.
10965	collision	[.] COLLISION, n. s as z. [.] 1. The act of striking together; a striking together of two hard bodies. [.] 2. The state of being struck together; a clashing. Hence, [.] 3. Opposition; interference; as a collision of interests or of parties. [.] 4. A running ...
10966	collocate	[.] COLLOCATE, v.t. To set or place; to set; to station. [.] COLLOCATE, a. Set; placed.
10967	collocated	[.] COLLOCATED, pp. Placed.
10968	collocating	[.] COLLOCATING, ppr. Setting; placing.
10969	collocation	[.] COLLOCATION, n. [.] 1. A setting; the act of placing; disposition in place. [.] 2. The state of being placed, or placed with something else.
10970	collocution	[.] COLLOCUTION, n. A speaking or conversing together; conference; mutual discourse.
10971	collocutor	[.] COLLOCUTOR, n. One of the speakers in a dialogue.
10972	collogue	[.] COLLOGUE, v.t. To wheedle.
10973	collop	[.] COLLOP, n. [.] 1. A small slice of meat; a piece of flesh. [.] 2. In burlesque, a child. [.] [.] In Job 15:27 it seems to have the sense of a thick piece or fleshy lump. He maketh collops of fat on his flanks. This is the sense of the word in N. England.
10974	colloquial	[.] COLLOQUIAL, a. [See Colloquy.] Pertaining to common conversation, or to mutual discourse; as colloquial language; a colloquial phrase.
10975	colloquist	[.] COLLOQUIST, n. A speaker in a dialogue.
10976	colloquy	[.] COLLOQUY, n. Conversation; mutual discourse of two or more; conference; dialogue.
10977	collow	[.] COLLOW. [See Colly.]
10978	collucatation	[.] COLLUCATATION, n. A struggling to resist; contest; resistance; opposition; contrariety.
10979	colluctancy	[.] COLLUCTANCY, n. A struggling to resist; a striving against; resistance; opposition of nature.
10980	collude	[.] COLLUDE, v.i. To play into the hand of each other; to conspire in a fraud; to act in concert.
10981	colluder	[.] COLLUDER, n. One who conspires in a fraud.
10982	colluding	[.] COLLUDING, ppr. Conspiring with another in a fraud. [.] COLLUDING, n. A trick; collusion.
10983	collusion	[.] COLLUSION, n. s as z. [.] 1. In law, a deceitful agreement or compact between two or more persons, for the one party to bring an action against the other, for some evil purpose, as to defraud a third person of his right. [.] [.] A secret understanding between ...
10984	collusive	[.] COLLUSIVE, a. Fraudulently concerted between two or more; as a collusive agreement.
10985	collusively	[.] COLLUSIVELY, adv. By collusion; by secret agreement to defraud.
10986	collusiveness	[.] COLLUSIVENESS, n. The quality of being collusive.
10987	collusory	[.] COLLUSORY, a. Carrying on a fraud by a secret concert; containing collusion.
10988	colly	[.] COLLY,
10989	collyrite	[.] COLLYRITE, n. A variety of clay, of a white color, with shades of gray, red, or yellow.
10990	collyrium	[.] COLLYRIUM, n. Eye-salve; eye-wash; a topical remedy for disorders of the eyes.
10991	colmar	[.] COLMAR, n. A sort of pear.
10992	colocynth	[.] COLOCYNTH, n. The coloquintida, or bitter apple of the shops, a kind of gourd, from Aleppo and from Crete. It contains a bitter pulp, which is a drastic purge.
10993	cologne-earth	...
10994	colombo	[.] COLOMBO, n. A root from colombo in Ceylon. Its smell is aromatic, and its taste pungent and bitter. It is much esteemed as a tonic in dyspeptic and bilious diseases.
10995	colon	[.] COLON, n. [.] 1. In anatomy, the largest of the intestines, or rather the largest division of the intestinal canal; beginning at the ceecum, and ascending by the right kidney, it passes under the hollow part of the liver, and the bottom of the stomach, to the spleen; ...
10996	colonel	[.] COLONEL, n. The chief commander of a regiment of troops, whether infantry or cavalry. He ranks next below a brigadier-general. In England, colonel-lieutenant is the commander of a regiment of guards, of which the king, prince or other person of eminence is colonel. ...
10997	colonelcy	[.] COLONELCY, n.
10998	colonelship	[.] COLONELSHIP, n. The office, rank or commission of a colonel.
10999	colonial	[.] COLONIAL, a. [See Colony.] Pertaining to a colony; as colonial government; colonial rights.
11000	colonist	[.] COLONIST, n. [See Colony.] An inhabitant of a colony.
11001	colonization	[.] COLONIZATION, n. The act of colonizing, or state of being colonized.
11002	colonize	[.] COLONIZE, v.t. [.] 1. To plant or establish a colony in; to plant or settle a number of the subjects of a kingdom or state in a remote country, for the purpose of cultivation, commerce or defense, and for permanent residence. [.] [.] The Greeks colonized the South ...
11003	colonized	[.] COLONIZED, pp. Settle or planted with a colony.
11004	colonizing	[.] COLONIZING, ppr. Planting with a colony. [.] COLONIZING, n. The act of establishing a colony. [.] This state paper has been adopted as the basis of all her later colonizings.
11005	colonnade	[.] COLONNADE, n. [.] 1. In architecture, a peristyle of a circular figure, or a series of columns, disposed in a circle, and insulated within side. [.] 2. Any series of range of columns. [.] [.] A polystyle colonnade is a range of columns too great to be taken ...
11006	colony	[.] COLONY, n. [.] 1. A company or body of people transplanted from their mother country to a remote province or country to cultivate and inhabit it, and remaining subject to the jurisdiction of the parent state; as the British colonies in America or the Indies; the ...
11007	colophon	[.] COLOPHON, n. The conclusion of a book, formerly containing the place or year, or both, of its publication.
11008	colophonite	[.] COLOPHONITE, n. A variety of garnet, of a reddish yellow or brown color, occurring in small amorphous granular masses.
11009	colophony	[.] COLOPHONY, n. In pharmacy, black resin or turpentine boiled in water and dried; or the residuum, after distillation of the etherial oil of turpentine, being further urged by a more intense and long continued fire. It is so named from Colophon in Ionia, whence the ...
11010	coloquintida	[.] COLOQUINTIDA, n. The colocynth or bitter apple, the fruit of a plant of the genus Cucumis, a native of Syria and of Crete. It is of the size of a large orange, containing a pulp which is violently purgative, but sometimes useful as a medicine.
11011	color	[.] COLOR, n. [.] 1. In physics, a property inherent in light, which, by a difference in the rays and the laws of refraction, or some other cause, gives to bodies particular appearances to the eye. The principal colors are red, orange, yellow, green blue, indigo and ...
11012	colorable	[.] COLORABLE, adv. Speciously; plausibly; with a fair external appearance.
11013	colorate	[.] COLORATE, a. Colored; dyed; or tinged with some color.
11014	coloration	[.] COLORATION, n. The art or practice of coloring, or the state of being colored.
11015	colorature	[.] COLORATURE, n. In music, all manner of variations, trills, &c., intended to make a song agreeable.
11016	colored	[.] COLORED, pp. [.] 1. Having the external appearance changed; dyed; tinged; painted stained. [.] 2. Streaked; striped; having a diversity of hues. [.] 3. Having a specious appearance. [.] [.] Colored people, black people, Africans or their descendants, mixed ...
11017	colorific	[.] COLORIFIC, a. That has the quality of tinging; able to give color, or tint to other bodies.
11018	coloring	[.] COLORING, ppr. [.] 1. Dying; staining; tinging. [.] 2. Giving a fair external appearance; palliating; excusing. [.] COLORING, n. [.] 1. The act or art of dyeing; the state of being colored; color. [.] 2. A specious appearance; fair artificial representation; ...
11019	colorist	[.] COLORIST, n. One who colors; a painter who excels in giving the proper colors to his designs.
11020	colorless	[.] COLORLESS, a. Destitute of color; not distinguished by any hue; transparent; as colorless water, glass or gas.
11021	colossal	[.] COLOSSAL,
11022	colossean	[.] COLOSSEAN, a. [See Colossus.] Like a colossus; very large; huge; gigantic.
11023	colossus-wise	[.] COLOSSUS-WISE, adv. In the manner of a colossus.
11024	colstaff	[.] COLSTAFF, n. A staff for carrying burdens by two on their shoulders.
11025	colt	[.] COLT, n. [.] 1. The young of the equine genus of animals or horse kind. In America, colt is equally applied to the male or female, and this is unquestionable correct. The male is called a house-colt, and the female is called a filly. [.] 2. A young foolish fellow; ...
11026	colter	[.] COLTER, n. The fore iron of a plow, with a sharp edge, that cuts the earth or sod.
11027	coltish	[.] COLTISH, a. Like a colt; wanton; frisky; gay.
11028	colts-foot	[.] COLTS-FOOT, n. A genus of plants, the Tussilago. The name is also given to a species of Cacalia.
11029	colts-tooth	[.] COLTS-TOOTH, n. [.] 1. A imperfect or superfluous tooth in young horses. [.] 2. A love of youthful pleasure. [.] [.] Well said, Lord Sands; [.] [.] Your colts-tooth is not yet cast? Shak.
11030	coluber	[.] COLUBER, n. In zoology, a genus of serpents, distinguished by scuta or hard crusts on the belly, and scales on the tail. Under this genus are ranked many species, as the viper, black snake, &c.
11031	colubrine	[.] COLUBRINE, a. Relating to the coluber, or to serpents; cunning; crafty.
11032	columbary	[.] COLUMBARY, n. A dove-cot; a pigeon-house.
11033	columbate	[.] COLUMBATE, n. A salt or compound of columbic acid, with a base.
11034	columbian	[.] COLUMBIAN, a. Pertaining to the United States, or to America, discovered by Columbus.
11035	columbic	[.] COLUMBIC, a. Pertaining to columbium; as columbic acid.
11036	columbiferous	[.] COLUMBIFEROUS, a. Producing or containing columbium.
11037	columbine	[.] COLUMBINE, a. Like or pertaining to a pigeon or dove; of a dove-color, or like the neck of a dove. [.] COLUMBINE, n. Aquilegia, a genus of plants of several species. The Thalictrum or meadow-rue is also called feathered columbine.
11038	columbite	[.] COLUMBITE, n. [See Columbium.] The ore of columbium.
11039	columbium	[.] COLUMBIUM, n. A metal first discovered in an ore or oxyd, found in Connecticut, at New-London, near the house of Gov. Winthrop, and by him transmitted to Sir Hans Sloane, by whom it was deposited in the British museum. The same metal was afterwards discovered in Sweden, ...
11040	columbo	[.] COLUMBO. [See Colombo.]
11041	columel	[.] COLUMEL, n. In botany, the central column in a capsule, taking its rise from the receptacle, and having the seeds fixed to it all round.
11042	column	[.] COLUMN, n. [.] 1. In architecture, a long round body of wood or stone, used to support or adorn a building, composed of a base, a shaft and a capital. The shaft tapers from the base, in imitation of the stem of a tree. There are five kinds or orders of columns. ...
11043	columnar	[.] COLUMNAR, a. Formed in columns; having the form of columns; like the shaft of a column; as columnar spar.
11044	columnarish	[.] COLUMNARISH, a. Somewhat resembling a column.
11045	colure	[.] COLURE, n. In astronomy and geography, the colures are two great circles supposed to intersect each other at right angles, in the poles of the world, one of them passing through the solstitial and the other through the equinoctial points of the ecliptic, viz. Cancer ...
11046	com	[.] COM, in composition as a prefix denotes with, to or against.
11047	coma	[.] COMA, n. Lethargy; dozing; a preternatural propensity to sleep; a kind of stupor of diseased persons. [.] COMA, n. [.] 1. In botany, a species of bracte, terminating the stem of a plant, in a tuft or bush; as in crown-imperial. [.] 2. In astronomy, hairiness; ...
11048	comart	[.] COMART, n. A treaty; article; agreement.
11049	comatose	[.] COMATOSE,
11050	comatous	[.] COMATOUS, a. [See Coma.] Preter-naturally disposed to sleep; drowsy; dozing; without natural sleep; lethargic.
11051	comb	[.] COMB, n. A valley between hills or mountains. [.] COMB, n. b silent. [.] 1. An instrument, with teeth, for separating, cleansing and adjusting hair, wool, or flax. Also, an instrument of horn or shell, for keeping the hair in its place when dressed. [.] 2. ...
11052	comb-bird	[.] COMB-BIRD, n. A gallinaceous fowl of Africa, of the size of a turkey-cock.
11053	comb-brush	[.] COMB-BRUSH, n. A brush to clean combs.
11054	comb-maker	[.] COMB-MAKER, n. One whose occupation is to make combs.
11055	combat	[.] COMBAT, v.i. [.] 1. To fight; to struggle or contend with an opposing force. [.] [.] Pardon me; I will not combat in my shirt. [.] [.] This word is particularly used to denote private contest, or the fighting of two persons in a duel; but it is used in a general ...
11056	combatant	[.] COMBATANT, a. Contending; disposed to contend. [.] COMBATANT, n. [.] 1. A person who combats; any person who fights with another, or in an army, or fleet. [.] 2. A duellist; one who fights or contends in battle, for the decision of a private quarrel or ...
11057	combated	[.] COMBATED, pp. Opposed; resisted.
11058	combater	[.] COMBATER, n. One who fights or contends.
11059	combating	[.] COMBATING, ppr. Striving to resist; fighting; opposing by force or by argument.
11060	combed	[.] COMBED, pp. Separated, cleaned, or dressed with a comb.
11061	comber	[.] COMBER, n. One who combs; one whose occupation is to comb wool, &c. [.] COMBER, n. Incumbrance. [.] COMBER, n. A long slender fish with a red back, found in Cornwall, England.
11062	combinable	[.] COMBINABLE, a. Capable of combining.
11063	combinate	[.] COMBINATE, a. [See Combine.] Espoused; betrothed.
11064	combination	[.] COMBINATION, n. [.] 1. Intimate union, or association of two or more persons or things, by set purpose or agreement, for effecting some object, by joint operation; in a good sense, when the object is laudable; in an ill sense, when it is illegal or iniquitous. It ...
11065	combine	[.] COMBINE, v.t. [.] 1. To unite or join two or more things; to link closely together. [.] [.] Friendship combines the hearts of men. [.] 2. To agree; to accord; to settle by compact. [.] 3. To join words or ideas together; opposed to analyze. [.] 4. To cause ...
11066	combined	[.] COMBINED, pp. United closely; associated; leagued; confederated; chimically united.
11067	combing	[.] COMBING, ppr. Separating and adjusting hair, wool, &c. [.] COMBING, n. Borrowed hair combed over a bald part of the head.
11068	combining	[.] COMBINING, ppr. Uniting closely; joining in purpose; confederating; uniting by chimical affinity.
11069	combless	[.] COMBLESS, a. Without a comb or crest; as a combless cock.
11070	combust	[.] COMBUST, a. When a planet is in conjunction with the sun or apparently very near it, it is said to be combust or in combustion. The distance within which this epithet is applicable to a planet, is said by some writers to be 8 degrees; others say, within the distance ...
11071	combustibility	[.] COMBUSTIBILITY, n. The quality of taking fire and burning; the quality of a substance which admits the action of fire upon it; capacity of being burnt, or combined with oxygen. [.] [.] The quality of throwing out heat and light, in the rapid combination of its substance ...
11072	combustible	[.] COMBUSTIBLE, a. That will take fire and burn; capable of catching fire; thus, wood and coal are combustible bodies. [.] COMBUSTIBLE, n. A substance that will take fire and burn; a body which, in its rapid union with others, disengages heat and light.
11073	combustibleness	[.] COMBUSTIBLENESS,
11074	combustion	[.] COMBUSTION, n. [.] 1. The operation of fire on inflammable substances; or according to modern chimistry, the union of an inflammable substance with oxygen, attended with light, and in most instances, with heat. In the combustion of a substance, heat or caloric is ...
11075	come	[.] COME, v.i. [.] 1. To move towards; to advance near, in any manner, and from any distance. We say, the men come this way, whether riding or on foot; the wind comes from the west; the ship comes with a fine breeze; light comes from the sun. It is applicable perhaps ...
11076	come-off	[.] COME-OFF, n. Means of escape; evasion; excuse [.] [.] We do not want this come-off.
11077	comedian	[.] COMEDIAN, n. [See Comedy.] [.] 1. An actor or player in comedy; or a player in general, male or female. [.] 2. A write of comedy.
11078	comedy	[.] COMEDY, n. A dramatic composition intended to represent human characters, which are to be imitated in language, dress and manner, by actors on a stage, for the amusement of spectators. The object of comedy is said to be to recommend virtue and make vice ridiculous; ...
11079	comelily	[.] COMELILY, adv. In a suitable or decent manner.
11080	comeliness	[.] COMELINESS, n. That which is becoming, fit or suitable, in form or manner. Comeliness of person implies symmetry or due proportion of parts; comeliness of manner implies decorum and propriety. It signifies something less forcible than beauty, less elegant than grace, ...
11081	comely	[.] COMELY, a. [.] 1. Properly, becoming; suitable: whence, handsome; graceful. Applied to person or form, it denotes symmetry or due proportion, but it expresses less than beautiful or elegant. [.] [.] I have seen a son of Jesse--comely person. 1 Sam. 16. [.] [.] I ...
11082	comencing	[.] COMENCING, ppr. Beginning; entering on; originating.
11083	comer	[.] COMER, n. One that comes; one who approaches; one who has arrived and is present.
11084	comessation	[.] COMESSATION, n. Feasting or reveling.
11085	comestible	[.] COMESTIBLE, a. Eatable.
11086	comet	[.] COMET, n. An opake, spherical, solid body, like a planet, but accompanied with a train of light, performing revolutions about the sun, in an elliptical orbit, having the sun in one of its foci. In its approach to its perihelion, it becomes visible, and after passing ...
11087	comet-like	[.] COMET-LIKE, a. Resembling a comet.
11088	cometarium	[.] COMETARIUM,
11089	cometary	[.] COMETARY, n. A machine exhibiting an idea of the revolution of a comet round the sun. [.] COMETARY, a. Pertaining to a comet.
11090	cometic	[.] COMETIC, a. Relating to a comet.
11091	cometography	[.] COMETOGRAPHY, n. A description or treatise of comets.
11092	comfit	[.] COMFIT,
11093	comfit-maker	[.] COMFIT-MAKER, n. One who makes or prepares comfits.
11094	comfiture	[.] COMFITURE, n. A dry sweet-meat; any kind of fruit or root preserved with sugar and dried.
11095	comfort	[.] COMFORT, v.t. [.] 1. To strengthen; to invigorate; to cheer or enliven. [.] [.] Light excelleth in comforting the spirits of men. [.] [.] Comfort ye your hearts. Gen. 18. [.] 2. To strengthen the mind when depressed or enfeebled; to console; to give new vigor ...
11096	comfortable	[.] COMFORTABLE, a. [.] 1. Being in a state of ease, or moderate enjoyment; as a person after sickness or pain. This is the most common use of the word in the U. States. [.] 2. Admitting comfort; that may afford comfort. [.] [.] Who can promise him a comfortable ...
11097	comfortableness	[.] COMFORTABLENESS, n. The state of enjoying comfort.
11098	comfortabley	[.] COMFORTABLEY, adv. [.] 1. In a manner to give comfort or consolation. [.] [.] Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem. Is. 40:2. [.] 2. With comfort, or cheerfulness; without despair. [.] [.] Hope comfortably and cheerfully for Gods performance.
11099	comforted	[.] COMFORTED, pp. Strengthened; consoled; encouraged.
11100	comforter	[.] COMFORTER, n. [.] 1. One who administers comfort or consolation; one who strengthens and supports the mind in distress or danger. [.] [.] I looked for comforters, but found none. Ps. 69. [.] [.] Miserable comforters are ye all. Job. 16. [.] 2. The title ...
11101	comforting	[.] COMFORTING, ppr. Giving strength or spirits; giving ease; cheering; encouraging; consoling.
11102	comfortless	[.] COMFORTLESS, a. Without comfort; without any thing to alleviate misfortune, or distress. [.] [.] I will not leave you comfortless. John 14.
11103	comfortress	[.] COMFORTRESS, n. A female that affords comfort.
11104	comfrey	[.] COMFREY,
11105	comfry	[.] COMFRY, n. A genus of plants, the Symphytum.
11106	comic	[.] COMIC, a. [.] 1. Relating to comedy, as distinct from tragedy. [.] 2. Raising mirth; fitted to excite merriment.
11107	comical	[.] COMICAL, a. [.] 1. Relating to comedy; comic. [.] 2. Exciting mirth; diverting; sportive; droll. [.] [.] We say, a buffoon is a comical fellow, or his story or his manners are comica.
11108	comically	[.] COMICALLY, adv. [.] 1. In a manner befitting comedy. [.] 2. In a comical manner; in a manner to raise mirth.
11109	comicalness	[.] COMICALNESS, n. The quality of being comical; the power or quality of raising mirth.
11110	coming	[.] COMING, ppr. [.] 1. Drawing nearer or nigh; approaching; moving towards; advancing. [.] 2. Future; yet to come; as, in coming ages. [.] 3. Forward; ready to come. [.] [.] How coming to the poet every muse. [.] COMING, n. [.] 1. The act of coming; ...
11111	comitial	[.] COMITIAL, a. [.] 1. Relating to the comitia or popular assemblies of the Romans, for electing officers and passing laws. [.] 2. Relating to an order of presbyterian assemblies.
11112	comity	[.] COMITY, n. Mildness and suavity of manners; courtesy; civility; good breeding. Wellbred people are characterized by comity of manners.
11113	comma	[.] COMMA, n. [.] 1. In writing and printing, this point [,] denoting the shortest pause in reading, and separating a sentence into divisions or members, according to the construction. Thus, There is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. Virtue, ...
11114	command	[.] COMMAND, v.t. [.] 1. To bid; to order; to direct; to charge; implying authority, and power to control, and to require obedience. [.] [.] We will sacrifice to the Lord our God, as he shall command us. Ex. 8. [.] [.] I know that he [Abraham] will command his children ...
11115	commandable	[.] COMMANDABLE, a. That may be commanded.
11116	commandant	[.] COMMANDANT, n. A commander; a commanding officer of a place or of a body of forces.
11117	commandatory	[.] COMMANDATORY, a. Having the force of a command.
11118	commanded	[.] COMMANDED, pp. Ordered; directed; governed; controlled.
11119	commander	[.] COMMANDER, n. [.] 1. A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it. The term may also be applied to the admiral of a fleet, or of a squadron, or to any supreme officer; as the commander of the land or ...
11120	commandery	[.] COMMANDERY,
11121	commandingly	[.] COMMANDINGLY, adv. In a commanding manner.
11122	commandment	[.] COMMANDMENT, n. [.] 1. A command; a mandate; an order or injunction given by authority; charge; precept. [.] [.] Why do ye transgress the commandment of God. Matt. 15. [.] [.] This is the first and great commandment. Matt. 22. [.] [.] A new commandment I ...
11123	commandning	[.] COMMANDNING, pr. [.] 1. Bidding; ordering; directing with authority; governing; bearing rule; exercising supreme authority; having in power; overlooking without obstruction. [.] 2. a. Controlling by influence, authority, or dignity; as a man of commanding manners; ...
11124	commandress	[.] COMMANDRESS, n. A woman invested with supreme authority.
11125	commandry	[.] COMMANDRY, n. A kind of benefice or fixed revenue, belonging to a military order, conferred on knights of merit. There are strict and regular commandries, obtained by merit, or in order; and others are of grace and favor, bestowed by the Grand Master. There are also ...
11126	commark	[.] COMMARK, n. The frontier of a country.
11127	commaterial	[.] COMMATERIAL, a. Consisting of the same matter with another thing.
11128	commateriality	[.] COMMATERIALITY, n. Participation of the same matter.
11129	commatism	[.] COMMATISM, n. Briefness; conciseness in writing.
11130	commeasurable	[.] COMMEASURABLE, a. [See Measure.] Reducible to the same measure. But commensurable is generally used.
11131	commed	[.] COMMED, n. Commendation.
11132	commeline	[.] COMMELINE, n. A genus of herbaceous plants, Commelina, natives of warm climates. This name was given to this genus by Linne, in honor of the Commelins, distinguished botanists of Holland. These plants have flowers with three petals, two large and one small; the large ...
11133	commemorable	[.] COMMEMORABLE, a. Memorable; worthy to be remembered, or noticed with honor. [See Memorable.]
11134	commemorate	[.] COMMEMORATE, v.t. To call to remembrance by a solemn act; to celebrate with honor and solemnity; to honor, as a person or event, by some act of respect or affection, intended to preserve the remembrance of that person or event. [.] [.] The Lords supper is designed ...
11135	commemorated	[.] COMMEMORATED, pp. Called to remembrance by some act of solemnity.
11136	commemorating	[.] COMMEMORATING, ppr. Celebrating with honor by some solemn act.
11137	commemoration	[.] COMMEMORATION, n. The act of calling to remembrance, by some solemnity; the act of honoring the memory of some person or event, by solemn celebration. The feast of shells at Plymouth in Massachusetts is an annual commemoration of the first landing of our ancestors ...
11138	commemorative	[.] COMMEMORATIVE, a. Tending to preserve the remembrance of something.
11139	commemoratory	[.] COMMEMORATORY, a. Serving to preserve the memory of.
11140	commence	[.] COMMENCE, v.i. [.] 1. To begin; to take rise or origin; to have first existence; as, a state of glory to commence after this life; this empire commenced at a late period. [.] 2. To begin to be, as in a change of character. [.] [.] Let not learning too commence ...
11141	commenced	[.] COMMENCED, pp. Begun; originated.
11142	commencement	[.] COMMENCEMENT, n. [.] 1. Beginning; rise; origin; first existence; as the commencement of New Style in 1752; the commencement of hostilities in 1775. [.] 2. The time when students in colleges commence bachelors; a day in which degrees are publicly conferred on ...
11143	commend	[.] COMMEND, v.t. [.] 1. To represent as worthy of notice, regard, or kindness; to speak in favor of; to recommend. [.] [.] I commend to you Phebe our sister. Rom. 16. [.] 2. To commit; to entrust or give in charge. [.] [.] Father, into hy hands I commend my ...
11144	commendable	[.] COMMENDABLE, a. That may be commended or praised; worthy of approbation or praise; laudable. [.] [.] Order and decent ceremonies in the church are commendable.
11145	commendableness	[.] COMMENDABLENESS, n. State of being commendable.
11146	commendably	[.] COMMENDABLY, adv. Laudably; in a praise-worthy manner.
11147	commendam	[.] COMMENDAM, n. In ecclesiastical law, in England, a benefice or living commended, by the king or head of the church, to the care of a clerk, to hold till a proper pastor is provided. This may be temporary or perpetual. [.] The trust or administration of the revenues ...
11148	commendatary	[.] COMMENDATARY, n. One who holds a living in commendam.
11149	commendation	[.] COMMENDATION, n. [.] 1. The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; declaration of esteem. [.] [.] Need we, as some other, letters of commendation. 2 Cor. 31. [.] 2. Ground of esteem, approbation or praise; that which presents a person ...
11150	commendatory	[.] COMMENDATORY, a. [.] 1. Which serves to commend; presenting to favorable notice or reception; containing praise; as a commendatory letter. [.] 2. Holding a benefice in commendam; as a commendatory bishop. [.] COMMENDATORY, n. A commendation; eulogy.
11151	commended	[.] COMMENDED, pp. Praised; represented favorably; committed in charge.
11152	commender	[.] COMMENDER, n. One who commends or praises.
11153	commending	[.] COMMENDING, ppr. Praising; representing favorably; committing, or delivering in charge. [.] Note: In imitation of the French, we are accustomed to use recommendation, &c., for commendation. But in most instances, it is better to use the word without the prefix re. ...
11154	commensal	[.] COMMENSAL, n. One that eats at the same table.
11155	commensality	[.] COMMENSALITY, n. Fellowship at table; the act or practice of eating at the same table.
11156	commensurability	[.] COMMENSURABILITY,
11157	commensurable	[.] COMMENSURABLE, a. That have a common measure; reducible to a common measure. Thus a yard and a foot are commensurable, as both may be measured by inches. Commensurable numbers are those which may be measured or divided by another number without a remainder; as 12 ...
11158	commensurableness	[.] COMMENSURABLENESS, n. The capacity of being compared with another in measure, or of being measured by another, or of having a common measure.
11159	commensurate	[.] COMMENSURATE, a. [.] 1. Reducible to one and the same common measure. [.] 2. Equal; proportional; having equal measure or extent. [.] [.] We fine nothing in this life commensurate to our desires. [.] COMMENSURATE, v.t. To reduce to a common measure.
11160	commensurately	[.] COMMENSURATELY, adv. [.] 1. With the capacity of measuring or being measured by some other thing. [.] 2. With equal measure or extent.
11161	commensuration	[.] COMMENSURATION, n. Proportion, or proportion in measure; a state of having a common measure. [.] All fitness lies in a particular commensuration, or proportion, of one thing to another.
11162	comment	[.] COMMENT, v.i. [.] 1. To write notes on the works of an author, with a view to illustrate his meaning, or to explain particular passages; to explain; to expound; to annotate; followed by on. We say, to comment on an author or on his writings. [.] 2. To make verbal ...
11163	commentary	[.] COMMENTARY, n. [.] 1. A comment; exposition; explanation; illustration of difficult and obscure passages in an author. [.] 2. A book of comments or annotations. [.] 3. A historical narrative; a memoir or particular transactions, as the commentaries of Cesar. [.] COMMENTARY, ...
11164	commentator	[.] COMMENTATOR, n. One who comments; one who writes annotations; an expositor; an annotator. [The accent on the first syllable and that on the third are nearly equal.]
11165	commenter	[.] COMMENTER, n. [.] 1. One that writes comments; an annotator. [.] 2. One who makes remarks.
11166	commenting	[.] COMMENTING, ppr. Making notes or comments on something said or written.
11167	commentitious	[.] COMMENTITIOUS, a. Invented; feigned; imaginary.
11168	commerce	[.] COMMERCE, n. [.] 1. In a general sense, an interchange or mutual change of goods, wares, productions, or property of any kind, between nations or individuals, either by barter, or by purchase and sale; trade; traffick. Commerce is foreign or inland. Foreign commerce ...
11169	commercial	[.] COMMERCIAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to commerce or trade; as commercial concerns; commercial relations. [.] 2. Carrying on commerce; as a commercial nation. [.] 3. Proceeding from trade; as commercial benefits or profits.
11170	commercially	[.] COMMERCIALLY, adv. In a commercial view.
11171	commigrate	[.] COMMIGRATE, v.i. To migrate together; to move in a body from one country or place to another for permanent residence.
11172	commigration	[.] COMMIGRATION, n. The moving of a body of people from one country or place to another with a view to permanent residence.
11173	commination	...
11174	comminatory	[.] COMMINATORY, a. Threatening; denouncing punishment.
11175	commingle	[.] COMMINGLE, v.t. To mix together; to mingle in one mass, or intimately; to blend. [See Mingle.] [.] COMMINGLE, v.i. To mix or unite together, as different substances.
11176	comminuate	[.] COMMINUATE, v.t. To grind.
11177	comminuible	[.] COMMINUIBLE, a. Reducible to powder.
11178	comminute	[.] COMMINUTE, v.t. To make small or fine; to reduce to minute particles, or to a fine powder, by breaking, pounding, rasping, or grinding; to pulverize; to triturate; to levigate. It is chiefly or wholly applied to substances, not liquid.
11179	comminuted	[.] COMMINUTED, pp. Reduced to fine particles; pulverized; triturated.
11180	comminuting	[.] COMMINUTING, ppr. Reducing to fine particles; pulverizing; levigating.
11181	comminution	[.] COMMINUTION, n. [.] 1. The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small particles; pulverization. [.] 2. Attenuation; as comminution of spirits.
11182	commiserable	[.] COMMISERABLE, a. [See Commiserate.] Deserving of commiseration or pity; pitiable; that may excite sympathy or sorrow. [.] [.] This commiserable person, Edward.
11183	commiserate	[.] COMMISERATE, v.t. [.] 1. To pity; to compassionate; to feel sorrow, pain or regret for another in distress; applied to persons. [.] [.] We should commiserate those who groan beneath the weight of age, disease or want. [.] 2. To regret; to pity; to be sorry for; ...
11184	commiserated	[.] COMMISERATED, pp. Pitied.
11185	commiserating	[.] COMMISERATING, ppr. Pitying; compassionating; feeling sorrow for.
11186	commiseration	[.] COMMISERATION, n. Pity; compassion; a sympathetic suffering of pain or sorrow for the wants, afflictions or distresses of another. [.] [.] I cannot think of these poor deluded creatures, but with commiseration.
11187	commiseratively	[.] COMMISERATIVELY, adv. From compassion.
11188	commiserator	[.] COMMISERATOR, n. One who pities.
11189	commissarial	[.] COMMISSARIAL, a. [See Commissary.] Pertaining to a commissary. [.] Smollett uses commissorial; but this is not regular nor authorized.
11190	commissariate	[.] COMMISSARIATE, n. The office or employment of a commissary; or the whole body of officers in the commissarys department.
11191	commissary	[.] COMMISSARY, n. [.] 1. In general sense, a commissioner; one to whom is committed some charge, duty or office, by a superior power; one who is sent or delegated to execute some office or duty, in the place, or as the representative, of his superior. [.] 2. In ecclesiastical ...
11192	commissaryship	[.] COMMISSARYSHIP, n. The office of a commissary.
11193	commission	[.] COMMISSION, n. [.] [.] 1. The act of committing, doing, performing, or perpetrating; as the commission of a crime. [.] 2. The act of committing or sending to; the act of entrusting, as a charge or duty. Hence, [.] 3. The thing committed, entrusted or delivered; ...
11194	commission-merchan	[.] COMMISSION-MERCHANT, n. A merchant who transacts business as the agent of other men, in buying and selling, and receives a rate per cent. as his commission or reward.
11195	commissional	[.] COMMISSIONAL,
11196	commissionary	[.] COMMISSIONARY, a. Appointed by warrant.
11197	commissioned	[.] COMMISSIONED, pp. Furnished with a commission; empowered; authorized.
11198	commissioner	[.] COMMISSIONER, n. A person who has a commission or warrant from proper authority, to perform some office, or execute some business, for the person or government which employs him, and gives him authority; as commissoners for settling the bounds of a state, or for adjusting ...
11199	commissioning	[.] COMMISSIONING, ppr. Giving a commission to; furnishing with a warrant; empowering by letters patent or other writing; authorizing.
11200	commissure	[.] COMMISSURE, n. [.] 1. A joint, seam or closure; the place where two bodies or parts of a body meet and unite; an interstice or cleft between particles or parts, as between plates or lamellae. [.] 2. In architecture, the joint of two stones, or application of the ...
11201	commit	[.] COMMIT, v.t. Literally, to send to or upon; to throw, put or lay upon. Hence, [.] 1. To give in trust; to put into the hands or power of another; to entrust; with to. [.] [.] Commit thy way to the Lord. Ps. 37. [.] [.] The things thou hast heard of me, commit ...
11202	commitment	[.] COMMITMENT, n. [.] 1. The act of committing; a sending to prison; a putting into prison; imprisonment. It is equivalent to sending or putting in simply; as a commitment to the tower, or to Newgate; or for the sake of brevity, omitting the name of the place, it is ...
11203	committed	[.] COMMITTED, pp. Delivered in trust; given in charge; deposited; imprisoned; done; perpetrated; engaged; exposed; referred to a committee.
11204	committee	[.] COMMITTEE, n. One or more persons, elected or appointed, to whom any matter or business is referred, either by a legislative body or either branch of it, or by a court, or by an corporation, or by any society, or collective body of men acting together. In legislative ...
11205	committeeship	[.] COMMITTEESHIP, n. The office and profit of committees.
11206	committer	[.] COMMITTER, n. One who commits; one who does or perpetrates.
11207	committible	[.] COMMITTIBLE, a. That may be committed.
11208	committing	[.] COMMITTING, ppr. Giving in trust; depositing; imprisoning; perpetrating; engaging; referring to a committee; exposing.
11209	commix	[.] COMMIX, v.t. To mix or mingle; to blend; to mix, as different substances. [.] COMMIX, v.i. To mix; to mingle.
11210	commixed	[.] COMMIXED, pp. Mixed; blended.
11211	commixing	[.] COMMIXING, ppr. Mixing; blending.
11212	commixtion	[.] COMMIXTION, n. Mixture; a blending of different ingredients in one mass or compound. [.] [.] Mixion is used by Shakspeare, but is hardly legitimate.
11213	commixture	[.] COMMIXTURE, n. [.] 1. The act of mixing; the state of being mingled; the blending of ingredients in one mass or compound. [.] 2. The mass formed by mingling different things; composition; compound. [.] 3. In Scots law, a method of acquiring property, by blending ...
11214	commode	[.] COMMODE, n. A kind of head dress formerly worn by ladies.
11215	commodious	[.] COMMODIOUS, a. Convenient; suitable; fit; proper; adapted to its use or purpose, or to wants and necessities; as a commodious house or room. [.] The haven was not commodious to winter in. Acts 27:12. [.] [.] It is followed by for before a noun; as a place commodious ...
11216	commodiously	[.] COMMODIOUSLY, adv. Conveniently; in a commodious manner; suitable; in a manner to afford ease, or to prevent uneasiness; as a house commodiously situated; we may pass life commodiously without the restraints of ceremony.
11217	commodiousness	[.] COMMODIOUSNESS, n. Convenience fitness; suitableness for its purpose; as the commodiousness of a house or an apartment; the commodiousness of a situation for trade.
11218	commodity	[.] COMMODITY, n. [.] 1. Primarily, convenience; profit; advantage; interest. Men seek their own commodity. In this sense it was used by Hooker, Sidney, &c; but this is nearly or wholly obsolete. [.] 2. That which affords ease, convenience or advantage; any thing ...
11219	commodore	[.] COMMODORE, n. [.] 1. The officer who commands a squadron or detachment of ships, destined on a particular enterprise. In the British marine, he bears the rank of a brigadier-general in the army, and his ship is distinguished by a broad red pendant, tapering to ...
11220	commodulation	[.] COMMODULATION, n. Measure; agreement.
11221	commoigne	[.] COMMOIGNE, n. A monk of the same convent.
11222	common	[.] COMMON, a. [.] 1. Belonging equally to more than one, or to many indefinitely; as, life and sense are common to man and beast; the common privileges of citizens; the common wants of men. [.] 2. Belonging to the public; having no separate owner. The right to a ...
11223	common-council	[.] COMMON-COUNCIL, n. The council of a city or corporate town, empowered to make by-laws for the government of the citizens. The common council of London consists of two houses; the upper house, composed of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen; and the lower house, of the common-council-men, ...
11224	common-crier	[.] COMMON-CRIER, n. A crier whose occupation is to give notice of lost things.
11225	common-hall	[.] COMMON-HALL, n. A hall or house in which citizens meet for business.
11226	common-lawyer	[.] COMMON-LAWYER, n. One versed in Common Law.
11227	commonable	[.] COMMONABLE, a. [.] 1. Held in common. [.] 2. That may be pastured on common land. [.] [.] Commonable beasts are either beasts of the plow, or such as manure the ground.
11228	commonage	[.] COMMONAGE, n. The right of pasturing on a common; the joint right of using any thing in common with others.
11229	commonalty	[.] COMMONALTY, n. [.] 1. The common people. In Great Britain, all classes and conditions of people, who are below the rank of nobility. [.] The commonalty, like the nobility, are divided into several degrees. [.] In the United States, commonalty has no very definite ...
11230	commoner	[.] COMMONER, n. [.] 1. One of the lower rank, or common people; one under the degree of nobility. [.] 2. A member of the house of commons. [.] 3. One who has a joint right in common ground. [.] 4. A student of the second rank in the universities in England; ...
11231	commonition	[.] COMMONITION, n. Advice; warning; instruction.
11232	commonitive	[.] COMMONITIVE, a. Warning; monitory.
11233	commonly	[.] COMMONLY, adv. Usually; generally; ordinarily; frequently; for the most part; as, confirmed habits commonly continue through life.
11234	commonness	[.] COMMONNESS, n. [.] 1. Frequent occurrence; a state of being common or usual. [.] 2. Equal participation by two or more.
11235	commonplace	[.] COMMONPLACE, n. A memorandum; a common topic. [.] COMMONPLACE, v.t. To enter in a commonplace-book, or to reduce to general heads. [.] Commonplace-book, a book in which are registered such facts, opinions or observations as are deemed worthy of notice or remembrance, ...
11236	commons	[.] COMMONS, n. plu. [.] 1. The common people, who inherit or possess no honors or titles; the vulgar. [.] 2. In England, the lower house of Parliament, consisting of the representatives of cities, boroughs and counties, chosen by men possessed of the property or ...
11237	commonty	[.] COMMONTY, n. In Scots law, land belonging to two or more common proprietors; or a heath or muir, of which there has been a promiscuous possession by pasturage.
11238	commonweal	[.] COMMONWEAL,
11239	commonwealth	[.] COMMONWEALTH, n. [.] 1. An established form of government, or civil polity; or more generally, a state; a body politic, consisting of a certain portion of men united by compact or tacit agreement, under one form of government and system of laws. This term is applied ...
11240	commonwealthsman	[.] COMMONWEALTHSMAN, n. One who favors the commonwealth, or a republican government.
11241	commorance	[.] COMMORANCE,MORANCY, n. A dwelling or ordinary residence in a place; abode; habitation. [.] [.] Commorancy consists in usually lying there.
11242	commorant	[.] COMMORANT, a. Dwelling; ordinarily residing; inhabiting. [.] [.] All freeholders within the precinct--and all persons commorant therein--are obliged to attend the court-leet.
11243	commorient	[.] COMMORIENT, a. Dying at the same time.
11244	commother	[.] COMMOTHER, n. A godmother.
11245	commotion	[.] COMMOTION, n. [.] 1. Agitation; as the commotion of the sea. [.] 2. Tumult of people; disturbance; disorder, which may amount at times to sedition or insurrection; as the commotions of a state. [.] [.] When ye hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified. ...
11246	commotioner	[.] COMMOTIONER, n. One who excites commotion.
11247	commove	[.] COMMOVE, v.t. To put in motion; to disturb; to agitate; to unsettle; a poetic word.
11248	commune	[.] COMMUNE, v.i. [.] 1. To converse; to talk together familiarly; to impart sentiments mutually, in private or familiar discourse; followed by with before the person. [.] [.] And there will I meet and commune with thee. Ex. 25. [.] 2. To have intercourse in contemplation ...
11249	communicability	[.] COMMUNICABILITY, n. [See Communicate.] The quality of being communicable; capability of being imparted from one to another.
11250	communicable	[.] COMMUNICABLE, a. [.] 1. That may be communicated; capable of being imparted from one to another; as, knowledge is communicable by words. [.] [.] Lost bliss, to thee no more communicable. [.] [.] Eternal life is communicable to all. [.] 2. That may be recounted. [.] 3. ...
11251	communicant	[.] COMMUNICANT, n. One who communes at the Lords table; one who is entitled to partake of the sacrament, at the celebration of the Lords supper.
11252	communicate	[.] COMMUNICATE, v.t. [.] 1. To impart; to give to another, as a partaker; to confer for joint possession; to bestow, as that which the receiver is to hold, retain, use or enjoy; with to. [.] [.] Where God is worshiped, there he communicates his blessings and holy ...
11253	communicated	[.] COMMUNICATED, pp. Imparted from one to another; bestowed; delivered.
11254	communicating	[.] COMMUNICATING, ppr. [.] 1. Imparting; giving or bestowing; delivering. [.] 2. Partaking of the sacrament of the Lords supper. [.] 3. Leading or conducting from place to place, as a passage; connected by a passage or channel, as two lakes communicating with ...
11255	communication	[.] COMMUNICATION, n. [.] 1. The act of imparting, conferring, or delivering, from one to another; as the communication of knowledge, opinions or facts. [.] 2. Intercourse by words, letters or messages; interchange of thoughts or opinions, by conference or other means. [.] [.] Abner ...
11256	communicative	[.] COMMUNICATIVE, a. [.] 1. Inclined to communicate; ready to impart to others. In the sense of liberal of benefits, though legitimate, it is little used. [.] 2. Disposed to impart or disclose, as knowledge, opinions, or facts; free to communicate; not reserved. [.] [.] We ...
11257	communicativeness	[.] COMMUNICATIVENESS, n. The quality of being communicative; readiness to impart to others; freedom from reserve.
11258	communicatory	[.] COMMUNICATORY, a. Imparting knowledge.
11259	communing	[.] COMMUNING, ppr. Conversing familiarly; having familiar intercourse. [.] COMMUNING, n. Familiar converse; private intercourse.
11260	communion	[.] COMMUNION, n. [.] 1. Fellowship; intercourse between two persons or more; interchange of transactions, or offices; a state of giving and receiving; agreement; concord. [.] [.] We are naturally led to seek communion and fellowship with other. [.] [.] What communion ...
11261	community	[.] COMMUNITY, n. [.] 1. Properly, common possession or enjoyment; as a community of goods. [.] [.] It is a confirmation of the original community of all things. [.] 2. A society of people, having common rights and privileges, or common interests, civil, political ...
11262	commutability	[.] COMMUTABILITY, n. The quality of being capable of being exchanged, or put, one in the place of the other.
11263	commutable	[.] COMMUTABLE, a. That may be exchanged, or mutually changed; that may be given for another. In philology, that may pass from one into another; as, the letter b is commutable with v; or in Celtic, b and mh are commutable.
11264	commutation	[.] COMMUTATION, n. [.] 1. Change; alteration; a passing from one state to another. [.] 2. Exchange; the act of giving one thing for another; barter. [.] [.] The use of money is to save the commutation of more bulky commodities. [.] 3. In law, the change of a ...
11265	commutative	[.] COMMUTATIVE, a. Relative to exchange; interchangeable; mutually passing from one to another; as commutative justice, justice which is mutually done and received, between men in society. [.] [.] To cultivate an habitual regard to commutative justice.
11266	commutatively	[.] COMMUTATIVELY, adv. By way of reciprocal exchange.
11267	commute	[.] COMMUTE, v.t. [.] 1. To exchange; to put one thing in the place of another; to give or receive one thing for another; as, to commute our labors; to commute pain for pleasure. [.] 2. In law, to exchange one penalty or punishment for another of less severity; as, ...
11268	commutual	[.] COMMUTUAL, a. Mutual; reciprocal; used in poetry. [.] [.] There, with commutual zeal, we both had strove [.] [.] In acts of dear benevolence and love.
11269	compact	[.] COMPACT, a. [.] 1. Closely and firmly united, as the particles of solid bodies; firm; close; solid; dense. Stone, iron and wood are compact bodies. A compact leaf, in botany, is one having the pulp of a close firm texture. [.] 2. Composed; consisting. [.] [.] A ...
11270	compacted	[.] COMPACTED, pp. Pressed close; firmly united, or connected.
11271	compactedness	[.] COMPACTEDNESS, n. A state of being compact; firmness; closeness of parts; density, whence results hardness.
11272	compacting	[.] COMPACTING, ppr. Uniting closely; consolidating.
11273	compaction	[.] COMPACTION, n. The act of making compact; or the state of being compact.
11274	compactly	[.] COMPACTLY, adv. Closely; densely; with close union of parts.
11275	compactness	[.] COMPACTNESS, n. Firmness; close union of parts; density.
11276	compacture	[.] COMPACTURE, n. Close union or connection of parts; structure well connected; manner of joining.
11277	compages	[.] COMPAGES,
11278	compagination	[.] COMPAGINATION, n. [See Compact.] Union of parts; structure; connection; contexture.
11279	companable	[.] COMPANABLE, a. Companionable.
11280	companableness	[.] COMPANABLENESS, n. Sociableness.
11281	companiable	[.] COMPANIABLE, a. Social.
11282	companiableness	[.] COMPANIABLENESS, n. Sociableness.
11283	companion	[.] COMPANION, n. [.] 1. One who keeps company with another; one with whom a person frequently associates, and converses. It differs from friend, says Johnson, as acquaintance from confidence. The word does not necessarily imply friendship; but a companion is often ...
11284	companionable	[.] COMPANIONABLE, a. Fit for good fellowship; qualified to be agreeable in company; sociable; agreeable as a companion.
11285	companionably	[.] COMPANIONABLY, adv. In a companionable manner.
11286	companionship	[.] COMPANIONSHIP, n. [.] 1. Fellowship; association. [.] 2. Company; train.
11287	company	[.] COMPANY, n. [.] 1. In military affairs, the soldiers united under the command of a captain; a subdivision of a regiment, consisting usually of a number from 60 to 100 men. But the number is indefinite. [.] 2. Any assemblage of persons; a collection of men, ...
11288	comparable	[.] COMPARABLE, a. That may be compared; worthy of comparison; being of equal regard; that may be estimated as equal. [.] [.] There is no blessing of life comparable to the enjoyment of a discreet and virtuous friend. [.] [.] The precious sons of Zion, comparable to ...
11289	comparably	[.] COMPARABLY, adv. In a manner or degree worthy to be compared, or of equal regard.
11290	comparative	[.] COMPARATIVE, a. [.] 1. Estimated by comparison; not positive or absolute. The comparative weight of a body, is that which is estimated by comparing it with the weight of another body. A body may be called heavy, when compared with a feather, which would be called ...
11291	comparatively	[.] COMPARATIVELY, adv. In a state of comparison; by comparison; according to estimate made by comparison; not positively, absolutely or in itself. A thing is comparatively heavy, when it is compared with something less heavy. Paper is comparatively light or heavy; light, ...
11292	compare	[.] COMPARE, v.t. [.] 1. To set or bring things together in fact or in contemplation, and to examine the relations they bear to each other, with a view to ascertain their agreement or disagreement; as, to compare two pieces of cloth, two tables, or coins; to compare ...
11293	compared	[.] COMPARED, pp. Set together and examined with respect to likeness or unlikeness, agreement or disagreement; likened; represented as similar.
11294	comparer	[.] COMPARER, n. One who compares or makes a comparison.
11295	comparing	[.] COMPARING, ppr. Examining the relations of thins to each other; likening.
11296	comparison	[.] COMPARISON, n. [.] 1. The act of comparing; the act of considering the relation between persons or things, with a view to discover their agreement or resemblance, or their disagreement or difference. [.] [.] We learn to form a correct estimate of men and their ...
11297	compart	[.] COMPART, v.t. To divide; to mark out a plan or design into its several parts, or subdivisions.
11298	comparted	[.] COMPARTED, pp. Dividing or disposing into parts.
11299	comparting	[.] COMPARTING, ppr. Dividing or disposing into parts.
11300	compartition	...
11301	compartment	[.] COMPARTMENT, n. [.] 1. A division or separate part of a general design, as of a picture, or of a ground-plot. [.] 2. A design composed of several different figures, disposed with symmetry, for ornament; as a compartment of tiles or bricks, duly arranged, of various ...
11302	compartner	[.] COMPARTNER, n. A sharer.
11303	compass	[.] COMPASS, n. [.] 1. Stretch; reach; extent; the limit or boundary of a space, and the space included; applied to time, space, sound, &c. Our knowledge lies within a very narrow compass. The universe extends beyond the compass of our thoughts. So we say, the compass ...
11304	compassed	[.] COMPASSED, pp. Embraced; surrounded; inclosed; obtained; imagined.
11305	compassing	[.] COMPASSING, ppr. [.] 1. Embracing; going round; inclosing; obtaining; accomplishing; imagining; intending. [.] 2. In ship-building, incurvated; arched.
11306	compassion	[.] COMPASSION, n. [.] 1. A suffering with another; painful sympathy; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration. Compassion is a mixed passion, compounded of love and sorrow; at least some portion of love generally ...
11307	compassionable	[.] COMPASSIONABLE, a. Deserving of pity.
11308	compassionate	[.] COMPASSIONATE, a. Having a temper or disposition to pity; inclined to show mercy; merciful; having a heart that is tender, and easily moved by the distresses, sufferings, wants and infirmities of others. [.] There never was a heart truly great and generous, that ...
11309	compassionately	[.] COMPASSIONATELY, adv. With compassion; mercifully.
11310	compassionateness	[.] COMPASSIONATENESS, n. The quality of being compassionate.
11311	compaternity	[.] COMPATERNITY, n. [con and paternity.] The relation of a godfather to the person for whom he answers.
11312	compatibility	[.] COMPATIBILITY, n. [See Compatible.] Consistency; the quality or power of coexisting with something else; suitableness; as a compatibility of tempers.
11313	compatible	[.] COMPATIBLE, a. [.] 1. Consistent; that may exist with; suitable; not incongruous; agreeable; followed by with; sometimes by to, but less properly. [.] [.] The poets have joined qualities which by nature are the most compatible. [.] [.] The office of a legislator ...
11314	compatibleness	[.] COMPATIBLENESS, n. Consistency; fitness; agreement; the same as compatibility, which is generally used.
11315	compatibly	[.] COMPATIBLY, adv. Fitly; suitably; consistently.
11316	compatient	[.] COMPATIENT, a. Suffering together.
11317	compatriot	[.] COMPATRIOT, n. A fellow patriot; one of the same country. [.] COMPATRIOT, a. Of the same country.
11318	compeer	[.] COMPEER, n. An equal; a companion; an associate; a mate. [.] COMPEER, v.t. To equal; to match; to be equal with.
11319	compel	[.] COMPEL, v.t. [.] 1. To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force. [.] [.] Thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bound servant. Levit. 25. [.] [.] And they compel one Simon--to bear ...
11320	compellable	[.] COMPELLABLE, a. That may be driven, forced or constrained.
11321	compellably	[.] COMPELLABLY, adv. By compulsion.
11322	compellation	[.] COMPELLATION, n. Style or manner of address; the word of salutation. [.] [.] The compellation of the Kings of France is by sire.
11323	compelled	[.] COMPELLED, pp. Forced; constrained; obliged.
11324	compeller	[.] COMPELLER, n. One who compels or constrains.
11325	compelling	[.] COMPELLING, ppr. Driving by force; constraining; obliging.
11326	compend	[.] COMPEND,
11327	compendiarious	[.] COMPENDIARIOUS, a. Short; contracted.
11328	compendiate	[.] COMPENDIATE, v.t. To sum or collect together.
11329	compendious	[.] COMPENDIOUS, a. [.] 1. Short; summary; abridged; comprehensive; containing the substance or general principles of a subject or work in a narrow compas; as a compendious system of chimistry; a compendious grammar. [.] 2. Short; direct; near; not circuitous; as ...
11330	compendiously	[.] COMPENDIOUSLY, adv. In a short or brief; in epitome. [.] [.] The substance of christian belief is compendiously expressed in a few articles.
11331	compendiousness	[.] COMPENDIOUSNESS, n. Shortness; brevity; comprehension in a narrow compass.
11332	compendium	[.] COMPENDIUM, n. In literature, an abridgment; a summary; an epitome; a brief compilation or composition, containing the principal heads, or general principles, of a larger work or system.
11333	compensable	[.] COMPENSABLE, a. [See Compensate.] That may be compensated.
11334	compensate	[.] COMPENSATE, v.t. [.] 1. To give equal value to; to recompense; to give an equivalent for services, or an amount lost or bestowed; to return or bestow that which makes good a loss, or is estimated a sufficient remuneration; as, to compensate a laborer for his work, ...
11335	compensated	[.] COMPENSATED, pp. Recompensed; supplied with an equivalent in amount or effect; rewarded.
11336	compensating	[.] COMPENSATING, ppr. Giving an equivalent; recompensing; remunerating.
11337	compensation	[.] COMPENSATION, n. [.] 1. That which is given or received as an equivalent for services, debt, want, loss, or suffering; amends; remuneration; recompense. [.] [.] All other debts may compensation find. [.] [.] The pleasures of life are no compensation for the loss ...
11338	compensative	[.] COMPENSATIVE, a. Making amends or compensation.
11339	compensatory	[.] COMPENSATORY, a. Serving for compensation; making amends.
11340	compense	[.] COMPENSE, v.t. To recompense, is found in Bacon; but is not now in use.
11341	compete	[.] COMPETE, v.i. [.] 1. To seek, or strive for the same thing as another; to carry on competition or rivalry. [.] [.] Our manufacturers compete with the English in making cotton cloths. [.] 2. To strive or claim to be equal. [.] [.] The sages of antiquity will ...
11342	competence	[.] COMPETENCE,PETENCY, n. [.] 1. Sufficiency; such a quantity as is sufficient; property or means of subsistence sufficient to furnish the necessaries and conveniences of life, without superfluity. [.] [.] Reasons whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, [.] [.] Lie ...
11343	competent	[.] COMPETENT, a. [.] 1. Suitable; fit; convenient; hence, sufficient, that is, fit for the purpose; adequate; followed by to; as, competent supplies of food and clothing; a competent force; an army conpetent to the preservation of the kingdom or state; a competent knowledge ...
11344	competently	[.] COMPETENTLY, adv. Sufficiently; adequately; suitably; reasonably; as, the fact has been competently proved; a church is competently endowed.
11345	competible	[.] COMPETIBLE, a. [Not now used. See Compatible.]
11346	competing	[.] COMPETING, ppr. Striving in rivalry.
11347	competition	[.] COMPETITION, n. [.] 1. The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain, at the same time; rivalry; mutual strife for the same object; also, strife for superiority; as the competition of two candidates for an office, or of two poets ...
11348	competitor	[.] COMPETITOR, n. [.] 1. One who seeks and endeavors to obtain what another seeks; or one who claims what another claims; a rival. [.] [.] They cannot brook competitors in love. [.] 2. An opponent.
11349	competitory	[.] COMPETITORY, a. Rivaling; acting in competition.
11350	competitress	[.] COMPETITRESS,
11351	competitrix	[.] COMPETITRIX,
11352	compilation	[.] COMPILATION, n. [.] 1. A collection of certain parts of a book or books, into a separate book or pamphlet. [.] 2. A collection or assemblage of other substances; or the act of collecting and forming an aggregate.
11353	compilator	[.] COMPILATOR, n. A collector.
11354	compile	[.] COMPILE, v.t. [.] 1. To collect parts or passages of books or writings into a book or pamphlet; to select and put together parts of an author, or to collect parts of different authors; or to collect and arrange separate papers, laws, or customs, in a book, code or ...
11355	compiled	[.] COMPILED, pp. Collected from authors; selected and put together.
11356	compilement	[.] COMPILEMENT, n. The act of piling together or heaping; coacervation.
11357	compiler	[.] COMPILER, n. A collector of parts of authors, or of separate papers or accounts; one who forms a book or composition from various authors or separate papers.
11358	compiling	[.] COMPILING, ppr. Collecting and arranging parts of books, or separate papers, in a body or composition.
11359	complacence	[.] COMPLACENCE,
11360	complacency	[.] COMPLACENCY, n. [.] 1. Pleasure; satisfaction; gratification. It is more than approbation, and less than delight or joy. [.] [.] Other proclaim the infirmities of a great man with satisfaction and complacency, if they discover none of the like in themselves. [.] 2. ...
11361	complacent	[.] COMPLACENT, a. Civil; complaisant. [.] [.] They look up with a sort of complacent awe to kings.
11362	complacential	[.] COMPLACENTIAL, a. Marked by complacence; accommodating.
11363	complacently	[.] COMPLACENTLY, adv. Softly; in a complacent manner.
11364	complain	[.] COMPLAIN, v.i. [.] 1. To utter expressions of grief; to lament. [.] [.] I will complain in the bitterness of my spirit. Job 7. [.] [.] I complained and my spirit was overwhelmed. Ps. 77. [.] 2. To utter expressions of censure or resentment; to murmur; to ...
11365	complainable	[.] COMPLAINABLE, a. That may be complained of.
11366	complainant	[.] COMPLAINANT, n. [.] 1. A prosecutor; one who prosecutes by complaint, or commences a legal process against an offender for the recovery of a right or penalty. [.] [.] He shall forfeit one moiety to the use of the town; and the other moiety to the use of the complainant. [.] 2. ...
11367	complainer	[.] COMPLAINER, n. One who complains, or expresses grief; one who laments; one who finds fault; a murmurer. [.] These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts. Jude 16.
11368	complainful	[.] COMPLAINFUL, a. Full of complaint.
11369	complaining	[.] COMPLAINING, ppr. Expressing grief, sorrow, or censure; finding fault; murmuring; lamenting; accusing of an offense. [.] COMPLAINING, n. The expression of regret, sorrow, or injury.
11370	complaint	[.] COMPLAINT, n. [.] 1. Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; a finding fault. [.] [.] Even to day is my complaint bitter. Job 23. [.] 2. The cause or subject of complaint, or murmuring. [.] [.] The poverty of the ...
11371	complaisance	[.] COMPLAISANCE, n. [.] 1. A pleasing deportment; courtesy; that manner of address and behavior in social intercourse which gives pleasure; civility; obliging condescension; kind and affable reception and treatment of guests; exterior acts of civility; as, the gentleman ...
11372	complaisant	[.] COMPLAISANT, a. complazant. Pleasing in manners; courteous; obliging; desirous to please; as a complaisant gentleman. [.] 2. Civil; courteous; polite; as complaisant deportment or treatment.
11373	complaisantly	[.] COMPLAISANTLY, adv. complazantly. In a pleasing manner; with civility; with an obliging, affable address or deportment.
11374	complaisantness	[.] COMPLAISANTNESS, n. Civility; complaisance.
11375	complanate	[.] COMPLANATE,
11376	complane	[.] COMPLANE, v.t. [See Plane and Plain.] to make level; to reduce to an even surface.
11377	complement	[.] COMPLEMENT, n. [.] 1. Fulness; completion; whence, perfection. [.] [.] They as they feasted had their fill, [.] [.] For a full complement of all their ill. [.] 2. Full quantity or number; the quantity or number limited; as, a company has its complement of ...
11378	complemental	[.] COMPLEMENTAL, a. Filling; supplying a deficiency; completing.
11379	complementary	[.] COMPLEMENTARY, n. One skilled in compliments.
11380	complete	[.] COMPLETE, a. [.] 1. Having no deficiency; perfect. [.] [.] And ye are complete in him who is the head of all principality and power. Col. 2. [.] 2. Finished; ended; concluded; as, the edifice is complete. [.] [.] This course of vanity almost complete. [.] [.] In ...
11381	completed	[.] COMPLETED, pp. Finished; ended; perfected fulfilled; accomplished.
11382	completely	[.] COMPLETELY, adv. Fully; perfectly; entirely.
11383	completement	[.] COMPLETEMENT, n. The act of completing; a finishing.
11384	completeness	[.] COMPLETENESS, n. The state of being complete; perfection.
11385	completing	[.] COMPLETING, ppr. Finishing; perfecting; accomplishing.
11386	completion	[.] COMPLETION, n. [.] 1. Fulfilment; accomplishment. [.] [.] There was a full entire harmony and consent in the divine predictions, receiving their completion in Christ. [.] 2. Act of completing; state of being complete; utmost extent; perfect state; as, the gentleman ...
11387	completive	[.] COMPLETIVE, a. Filling; making complete.
11388	completory	[.] COMPLETORY, a. Fulfilling; accomplishing. [.] COMPLETORY, n. The evening service; the complin of the Romish church.
11389	complex	[.] COMPLEX,
11390	complexed	[.] COMPLEXED, a. [.] 1. Composed of two or more parts or things; composite; not simple; including two or more particulars connected; as a complex being; a complex idea; a complex term. [.] [.] Ideas made up of several simple ones, I call complex; such as beauty, gratitude, ...
11391	complexedness	[.] COMPLEXEDNESS, n. Complication; involution of parts in one integral; compound state; as the complexedness moral ideas.
11392	complexion	[.] COMPLEXION, n. [.] 1. Involution; a complex state. [.] 2. The color of the skin, particularly of the face; the color of the external parts of a body or thing; as a fair complexion; a dark complexion; the complexion of the sky. [.] 3. The temperament, habitude, ...
11393	complexional	[.] COMPLEXIONAL, a. Depending on or pertaining to complexion; as complexional efflorescencies; complexional prejudices.
11394	complexionally	[.] COMPLEXIONALLY, adv. By complexion.
11395	complexionary	[.] COMPLEXIONARY, a. Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
11396	complexioned	[.] COMPLEXIONED, a. Having a certain temperament or state.
11397	complexity	[.] COMPLEXITY, n. The state of being complex; complexness. [.] COMPLEXITY, adv. In a complex manner; not simply.
11398	complexness	[.] COMPLEXNESS, n. The state of being complex or involved.
11399	complexure	[.] COMPLEXURE, n. The involution or complication of one thing with others.
11400	compliable	[.] COMPLIABLE, a. [See Comply.] that can bend or yield.
11401	compliance	[.] COMPLIANCE, n. [See comply.] [.] 1. The act of complying; a yielding, as to a request, wish, desire, demand or proposal; concession; submission. [.] [.] Let the king meet compliance in your looks, [.] [.] A free and ready yielding to his wishes. [.] 2. A ...
11402	compliant	[.] COMPLIANT, a. [.] 1. Yielding, bending; as the compliant boughs. [See Pliant, which is generally used.] [.] 2. Yielding to request or desire; civil; obliging.
11403	compliantly	[.] COMPLIANTLY, adv. In a yielding manner.
11404	complicacy	[.] COMPLICACY, n. A state of being complex or intricate.
11405	complicate	[.] COMPLICATE, v.t. [.] 1. Literally, to interweave; to fold and twist together. Hence, to make complex; to involve; to entangle; to unite or connect mutually or intimately, as different things or parts; followed by with. [.] [.] Our offense against God hath been ...
11406	complicated	[.] COMPLICATED, pp. Interwoven; entangled; involved; intricate; composed of two or more things or parts united.
11407	complicately	[.] COMPLICATELY, adv. In a complex manner.
11408	complicateness	[.] COMPLICATENESS, n. The state of being complicated; involution; intricacy; perplexity.
11409	complicating	[.] COMPLICATING, ppr. Interweaving; infolding; uniting.
11410	complication	[.] COMPLICATION, n. [.] 1. The act of interweaving, or involving two or more things or parts; the state of being interwoven, involved or intimately blended. [.] [.] The notions of a confused knowledge are always full of perplexity and complications. [.] 2. The ...
11411	complice	[.] COMPLICE, n. One who is united with another in the commission of a crime, or in an ill design; an associate or confederate in some unlawful act or design; an accomplice. The latter is now used. [See Accomplice.]
11412	complied	[.] COMPLIED, pret. of comply.
11413	complier	[.] COMPLIER, n. One who complies, yields or obeys; a person of ready compliance; a man of an easy, yielding temper.
11414	compliment	[.] COMPLIMENT, n. [.] 1. An expression of civility, respect or regard; as, to send, or make ones compliments to an absent friend. In this application, the plural is always used. [.] [.] He observed few compliments in matter of arms. [.] 2. A present or favor bestowed. ...
11415	complimental	[.] COMPLIMENTAL, a. Expressive of civility or respect; implying compliments. [.] [.] Languages--grow rich and abundant in complimental phrases, and such froth.
11416	complimentally	[.] COMPLIMENTALLY, adv. In the nature of a compliment; by way of civility, or ceremony.
11417	complimenter	[.] COMPLIMENTER, n. One who compliments; one given to compliments; a flatterer.
11418	complin	[.] COMPLIN, n. The last division of the Romish breviary; the last prayer at night, to be recited after sun-set; so called because it closes the service of the day.
11419	compline	[.] COMPLINE,
11420	complish	[.] COMPLISH, for accomplish, is not now used.
11421	complot	[.] COMPLOT, n. A plotting together; a joint plot; a plot; a confederacy in some evil design; a conspiracy. [.] [.] I know their complot is to have my life. [.] COMPLOT, v.t. To plot together; to conspire; to form a plot; to join in a secret design, generally criminal. [.] [.] We ...
11422	complotment	[.] COMPLOTMENT, n. A plotting together; conspiracy.
11423	complotted	[.] COMPLOTTED, pp. Plotted together; contrived.
11424	complotter	[.] COMPLOTTER, n. One joined in a plot; a conspirator.
11425	complotting	[.] COMPLOTTING, ppr. Plotting together; conspiring; contriving an evil design or crime.
11426	comply	[.] COMPLY , v.i. [.] 1. To comply with, to fulfil; to perfect or carry into effect; to complete; to perform or execute; as, to comply with a promise, with an award, with a command, with an order. So to comply with ones expectations or wishes, is to fulfil them, or ...
11427	complyping	[.] COMPLYPING with, ppr. Fulfilling; performing; yielding to.
11428	compone	[.] COMPONE,
11429	componed	[.] COMPONED, In heraldry, a bordure or composed of a row of angular parts or checkers of two colors.
11430	component	[.] COMPONENT, a. Literally, setting or placing together; hence, composing; constituting; forming a compound; as the component parts of a plant or fossil substance; the component parts of a society.
11431	comport	[.] COMPORT, v.i. To comport with, literally, to bear to or with; to carry together. Hence, to agree with; to suit; to accord; as, to consider how far our charity may comport with our prudence. His behavior does not comport with his station. [.] COMPORT, v.t. [.] 1. ...
11432	comportable	[.] COMPORTABLE, a. Suitable; consistent. [.] We cast the rules of this art into some comportable method.
11433	comportance	[.] COMPORTANCE, n. Behavior; deportment.
11434	comportation	[.] COMPORTATION, n. An assemblage.
11435	comportment	[.] COMPORTMENT, n. Behavior; demeanor; manner of acting. Possessed of mind; in a sound state of mind.
11436	compose	[.] COMPOSE, v.t. s as z. Literally, to place or set together. Hence, [.] 1. To form a compound, or one entire body or thing, by uniting two or more things, parts, or individuals; as, to compose an army of raw soldiers; the parliament of G. Britain is composed of ...
11437	composed	[.] COMPOSED, pp. [.] 1. Set together, or in due order; formed; constituted; calmed; quieted; settled; adjusted. [.] 2. a. Calm; sedate; quiet; tranquil; free from agitation. [.] [.] The Mantuan there is sober triumph sat, [.] [.] Composed his posture, and ...
11438	composedly	[.] COMPOSEDLY, adv. Calmly; seriously; sedately. [.] [.] The man very composedly answered, I am he.
11439	composedness	[.] COMPOSEDNESS, n. A state of being composed; calmness; sedateness; tranquility.
11440	composer	[.] COMPOSER, n. [.] 1. One who composes; one who writes an original work, as distinguished from a compiler; an author; also, one who forms tunes, whether he adapts them to particular words or not. [.] 2. One who quiets or calms; one who adjusts a difference.
11441	composing	[.] COMPOSING, ppr. Placing together; forming; constituting; writing an original work; quieting; settling; adjusting; setting types.
11442	composing-stick	[.] COMPOSING-STICK, n. Among printers, an instrument on which types are set from the cases, adjusted to the length of the lines.
11443	composite	[.] COMPOSITE, a. In architecture, the Composite order is the last of the five orders of columns; so called because its capital is composed out of those of the other orders or columns, borrowing a quarter-round from the Tuscan and Doric, a row of leaves from the Corinthian, ...
11444	composition	[.] COMPOSITION, n. s as z. [.] 1. In a general sense, the act of composing, or that which is composed; the act of forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts or ingredients; or the whole body, mass or compound, thus formed. ...
11445	compositor	[.] COMPOSITOR, n. a as z. [.] 1. In printing, one who sets types, and makes up the pages and forms. [.] 2. One who sets in order.
11446	compossible	[.] COMPOSSIBLE, a. Consistent.
11447	compost	...
11448	composture	[.] COMPOSTURE, n. Soil; manure.
11449	composure	[.] COMPOSURE, n. [.] 1. The act of composing, or that which is composed; a composition; as a form of prayer of public composure; a hasty composure. [.] [.] In the composures of men, remember you are a man. [.] [.] In this use, this word has given way to composition. [.] 2. ...
11450	compotation	[.] COMPOTATION, n. The act of drinking or tippling together.
11451	compotator	[.] COMPOTATOR, n. One who drinks with another.
11452	compound	[.] COMPOUND, v.t. [.] 1. To mix or unite two or more ingredients in one mass or body; as, to compound drugs. [.] [.] Whoever compoundeth any like it--shall be cut off from his people. Ex. 30. [.] 2. To unite or combine. [.] [.] We have the power of altering ...
11453	compoundable	[.] COMPOUNDABLE, a. Capable of being compounded.
11454	compounded	[.] COMPOUNDED, p. Made up of different materials mixed; formed by union of two or more substances.
11455	compounder	[.] COMPOUNDER, n. [.] 1. One who compounds or mixes different things. [.] 2. One who attempts to bring parties to terms of agreement.
11456	compounding	[.] COMPOUNDING, ppr. Uniting different substances in one body or mass; forming a mixed body; agreeing by concession, or abatement of demands; discharging a debt by agreement to pay less than the original sum, or in a different manner.
11457	comprehend	[.] COMPREHEND, v.t. Literally, to take in; to take with, or together. [.] 1. To contain; to include; to comprise. [.] [.] The empire of Great Britain comprehends England, Scotland and Ireland, with their dependencies. [.] 2. To imply; to contain or include by ...
11458	comprehended	[.] COMPREHENDED, pp. Contained; included; implied; understood.
11459	comprehending	[.] COMPREHENDING, ppr. Including; comprising; understanding; implying.
11460	comprehensible	[.] COMPREHENSIBLE, a. [.] 1. That may be comprehended, or included; possible to be comprised. [.] 2. Capable of being understood; intelligible; conceivable by the mind.
11461	comprehensibleness	[.] COMPREHENSIBLENESS, n. Capability of being understood.
11462	comprehensibly	[.] COMPREHENSIBLY, adv. With great extent of embrace, or comprehension; with large extent of signification; in a manner to comprehend a large circuit. [.] [.] The words wisdom and righteousness are commonly used very comprehensibly, so as to signify all religion and ...
11463	comprehension	[.] COMPREHENSION, n. [.] 1. The act or quality of comprehending, or containing; a comprising. [.] [.] In the Old Testament there is a close comprehension of the New; in the New, an open discovery of the Old. [.] 2. An including or containing within a narrow compass; ...
11464	comprehensive	[.] COMPREHENSIVE, a. [.] 1. Having the quality of comprising much, or including a great extent; extensive; as a comprehensive charity; a comprehensive view. It seems some times to convey the sense of comprehending much in a small compass. [.] 2. Having the power ...
11465	comprehensively	[.] COMPREHENSIVELY, adv. In a comprehensive manner; with great extent of embrace.
11466	comprehensiveness	[.] COMPREHENSIVENESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of being comprehensive, or of including much extent; as the comprehensiveness of a view. [.] 2. The quality of including much in a few words or narrow compass. [.] [.] Compare the beauty and comprehensiveness of legends ...
11467	comprehensor	[.] COMPREHENSOR, n. One who has obtained knowledge. [Not in use.]
11468	compresbyterial	[.] COMPRESBYTERIAL, a. Pertaining to the presbyterian form of ecclesiastical ministration.
11469	compress	[.] COMPRESS, v.t. [L. To press. See Press.] [.] 1. To press together by external force; to force, urge or drive into a narrower compass; to crowd; as, to compress air. [.] [.] The weight of a thousand atmospheres will compress water twelve and a half per cent. [.] 2. ...
11470	compressed	[.] COMPRESSED, pp. [.] 1. Pressed or squeezed together; forced into a narrow or narrower compass; embraced carnally. [.] 2. In botany, flatted; having the two opposite sides plane or flat; as a compressed stem.
11471	compressibility	[.] COMPRESSIBILITY, n. The quality of being compressible, or yielding to pressure; the quality of being capable of compression into a smaller space or compass; as the compressibility of elastic fluids, or of any soft substance.
11472	compressible	[.] COMPRESSIBLE, a. Capable of being forced or driven into a narrower compass; yielding to pressure; giving way to a force applied. [.] [.] Elastic fluids are compressible. Water is compressible in a small degree.
11473	compressibleness	[.] COMPRESSIBLENESS, n. Compressibility; the quality of being compressible.
11474	compression	[.] COMPRESSION, n. [.] 1. The act of compressing, or of pressing into a narrower compass; the act of forcing the parts of a body into closer union, or density, by the application of force. [.] 2. The state of being compressed.
11475	compressive	[.] COMPRESSIVE, a. Having power to compress.
11476	compressure	[.] COMPRESSURE, n. The act or force of one body pressing against another; pressure.
11477	compriest	[.] COMPRIEST, n. A fellow priest. [Not in use.]
11478	comprint	[.] COMPRINT, v.i. [See Print.] To print together. It is taken, in law, for the deceitful printing of anothers copy, or book, to the prejudice of the proprietor. [Little used.]
11479	comprisal	[.] COMPRISAL, n. The act of comprising or comprehending.
11480	comprise	[.] COMPRISE, v.t. [See Comprehend.] To comprehend; to contain; to include; as, the substance of a discourse may be comprised in a few words.
11481	comprised	[.] COMPRISED, pp. Comprehended; contained.
11482	comprising	[.] COMPRISING, ppr. Containing; including; comprehending.
11483	comprobate	[.] COMPROBATE, v.i. To agree in approving; to concur in testimony.
11484	comprobation	[.] COMPROBATION, n. [L., to prove.] Proof; joint attestation. [Little used.]
11485	compromise	[.] COMPROMISE, n. [L. To give bond to stand to an award, to promise. See Promise.] [.] 1. A mutual promise or contract of two parties in controversy, to refer their differences to the decision of arbitrators. [.] 2. An amicable agreement between parties in controversy, ...
11486	compromised	[.] COMPROMISED, pp. Settled by agreement with mutual concessions.
11487	compromiser	[.] COMPROMISER, n. One who compromises.
11488	compromising	[.] COMPROMISING, ppr. Adjusting by agreement.
11489	compromissorial	[.] COMPROMISSORIAL, a. Relating to a compromise.
11490	compromit	[.] COMPROMIT, v.t. [L., To promise.] To pledge or engage, by some act or declaration, which may not be a direct promise, but which renders necessary some future act. Hence, to put to hazard, by some previous act or measure, which cannot be recalled; as, to compromit the ...
11491	compromited	[.] COMPROMITED, pp. Pledged by some previous act or declaration.
11492	compromiting	[.] COMPROMITING, ppr. Pledging; exposing to hazard.
11493	comprovincial	[.] COMPROVINCIAL, n. One belonging to the same province or archiepiscopal jurisdiction.
11494	compt	[.] COMPT, n. Account; computation. [.] COMPT, v.t. To compute. [See Count.] [.] COMPT, a. [L.] Neat; spruce. [Not used.]
11495	comptible	[.] COMPTIBLE, a. Accountable; subject; submissive.
11496	comptly	[.] COMPTLY, adv. Neatly. [Not in use.]
11497	comptness	[.] COMPTNESS, n. Neatness. [Not in use.]
11498	comptonite	[.] COMPTONITE, n. A newly discovered mineral, found in drusy cavities of masses ejected from Mount Vesuvius; so called from Lord Compton, who brought it to England in 1818.
11499	comptroll	[.] COMPTROLL, from L., To count or compute, and a register. If this word were of genuine origin, both the verb and its derivative, as applied to a public officer, would not be sense. But there is no such legitimate word in English, nor in any other known language. [See ...
11500	compulsative	[.] COMPULSATIVE, a. [L., See Compel.] Compelling; forcing; constraining; operating by force.
11501	compulsatively	[.] COMPULSATIVELY, adv. By constraint or compulsion.
11502	compulsion	[.] COMPULSION, n. [L., See Compel.] [.] 1. The act of driving or urging by force, physical or moral; force applied; constraint of the will; the application of a force that is irresistible. [.] [.] If reasons were as plenty as blackberries, I would give no man a reason ...
11503	compulsive	[.] COMPULSIVE, a. Having power to compel; driving; forcing; constraining; applying force. [.] [.] Uniformity of opinions cannot be effected by compulsive measures.
11504	compulsively	[.] COMPULSIVELY, adv. By compulsion; by force.
11505	compulsiveness	[.] COMPULSIVENESS, n. Force; compulsion.
11506	compulsorily	[.] COMPULSORILY, adv. In a compulsory manner; by force or constraint.
11507	compulsory	[.] COMPULSORY, a. Having the power or quality of compelling; applying force; driving by violence; constraining. [.] [.] In the correction of vicious propensities, it may be necessary to resort to compulsory measures.
11508	compunction	[.] COMPUNCTION, n. [L. To prick or sting.] [.] 1. A pricking; stimulation; irritation; seldom used in a literal sense. [.] 2. A pricking of heart; poignant grief or remorse proceeding from a consciousness of guilt; the pain of sorrow or regret for having offended God, ...
11509	compunctious	[.] COMPUNCTIOUS, a. Pricking the conscience; giving pain for offenses committed. [.] [.] Let no compunctious visitings of nature shake my fell purpose.
11510	compunctive	[.] COMPUNCTIVE, a. Causing remorse.
11511	compupil	[.] COMPUPIL, n. A fellow-pupil. [Little used.]
11512	compurgation	[.] COMPURGATION, n. [L., To purify.] In law, the act or practice of instifying a man by the oath of others who swear to their belief of his veracity; wager of law, in which a man who has given security to make his law, brings into court eleven of his neighbors, and having ...
11513	compurgator	[.] COMPURGATOR, n. One who bears testimony or swears to the veracity or innocence of another. [See Compurgation.]
11514	computable	[.] COMPUTABLE, a. [See Compute.] Capable of being computed, numbered or reckoned.
11515	computation	[.] COMPUTATION, n. [L., See Compute.] [.] 1. The act of computing, numbering, reckoning or estimating; the process by which different sums or particulars are numbered, estimated, or compared, with a view to ascertain the amount, aggregate, or other result depending on ...
11516	compute	[.] COMPUTE, v.t. [L. To lop or prune; to think, count, reckon; to cast up. The sense is probably to cast or throw together.] [.] 1. To number; to count; to reckon; to cast together several sums or particulars, to ascertain the amount or aggregate. Compute the quantity ...
11517	computed	[.] COMPUTED, pp. Counted; numbered; reckoned; estimated.
11518	computer	[.] COMPUTER, n. One who computes; a reckoner; a calculator.
11519	computing	[.] COMPUTING, ppr. Counting; numbering; reckoning; estimating.
11520	computist	[.] COMPUTIST, n. A computer. [Not used.]
11521	comrade	[.] COMRADE, n., Literally, one who lodges in the same room. Hence in a more general sense, a fellow, a mate or companion; an associate in occupation.
11522	comrogue	[.] COMROGUE, n., A fellow rogue. [Not in use.]
11523	con	[.] CON. A Latin inseparable preposition or prefix to other words. Ainsworth remarks that con and cum habe the same signification, but that cum is used separately, and con in composition. Con and cum may be radically distinct words. The Irish comh, or coimh, is equivalent ...
11524	conatus	[.] CONATUS, n. [.] 1. Effort; attempt. [.] 2. The tendency of a body towards any point, or to pursue its course in the same line of direction.
11525	concamerate	[.] CONCAMERATE, v.t. [L. To arch; an arch, arched roof, or chamber.] To arch over; to vault; to lay a concave over; as a concamerated bone.
11526	concamerated	[.] CONCAMERATED, pp. Arched over.
11527	concameration	[.] CONCAMERATION, n. An arching; an arch or vault.
11528	concatenate	[.] CONCATENATE, v.t. [L. A chain.] To link together; to unite in a successive series or chain, as things depending on each other.
11529	concatenated	[.] CONCATENATED, pp. Linked together; united in a series.
11530	concatenation	[.] CONCATENATION, n. A series of links united; a successive series or order of things connected or depending on each other; as a concatenation of causes.
11531	concause	[.] CONCAUSE, n. Joint cause. [Not used.]
11532	concavation	[.] CONCAVATION, n. [See Concave.] The act of making concave.
11533	concave	[.] CONCAVE, a. [L. Hollow. See Cave.] [.] 1. Hollow, and arched or rounded, as the inner surface of a spherical body; opposed to convex; as a concave glass. [.] 2. Hollow, in a general sense; as the concave shores of the Tiber. [.] 3. In botany, a concave leaf is ...
11534	concaveness	[.] CONCAVENESS, n. Hollowness.
11535	concavity	[.] CONCAVITY, n. Hollowness; the internal surface of a hollow spherical body, or a body of other figure; or the space within such body.
11536	concavo-concave	[.] CONCAVO-CONCAVE, a. Concave or hollow on both surfaces.
11537	concavo-convex	[.] CONCAVO-CONVEX, a. Concave on one side, and convex on the other. [See Convex.]
11538	concavous	[.] CONCAVOUS, a. [L.] Concave, which see.
11539	concavously	[.] CONCAVOUSLY, adv. With hollowness; in a manner to discover the internal surface of a hollow sphere.
11540	conceal	[.] CONCEAL, v.t. [L. To withhold from sight,; G.,To conceal, and to heal; the primary sense is to strain, hold, stop, restrain, make fast or strong, all from the same root as the Shemitic.] [.] 1. To keep close or secret; to forbear to disclose; to withhold from utterance ...
11541	concealable	[.] CONCEALABLE, a. That may be concealed; hid or kept close.
11542	concealed	[.] CONCEALED, pp. Kept close or secret; hid; withdrawn from sight; covered.
11543	concealer	[.] CONCEALER, n. One who conceals; as the concealer of a crime.
11544	concealing	[.] CONCEALING, ppr. Keeping close or secret; forbearing to disclose; hiding; covering. [.] CONCEALING, n. A hiding; a withholding from disclosure.
11545	concealment	[.] CONCEALMENT, n. [.] 1. Forbearance of disclosure; a keeping close or secret; as the concealment of opinions or passions. [.] 2. The act of hiding, covering, or withdrawing from sight; as the concealment of the face by a mask, or of the person by any cover or shelter. [.] 3. ...
11546	concede	[.] CONCEDE, v.t. [L. To yield, give way, depart, desist.] [.] 1. To yield; to admit as true, just or proper; to grant; to let pass undisputed; as, this must not be conceded without limitation. The advocate concedes the point in question. [.] 2. To allow; to admit ...
11547	conceded	[.] CONCEDED, pp. Yielded; admitted; granted; as, a question, proposition, fact or statement is conceded.
11548	conceding	[.] CONCEDING, ppr. Yielding; admitting; granting.
11549	conceit	[.] CONCEIT, n. [L., to take or seize.] [.] 1. Conception; that which is conceived, imagined, or formed in the mind; idea; thought; image. [.] [.] In laughing there ever precedeth a conceit of somewhat ridiculous, and therefore it is proper to man. [.] 2. Understanding; ...
11550	conceited	[.] CONCEITED, pp. [.] 1. Conceived; imagined; fancied. [.] 2. Endowed with fancy, or imagination. [.] 3. Entertaining a flattering opinion of ones self; having a vain or too high conception of ones own person or accomplishments; vain. [.] [.] If you think me too ...
11551	conceitedly	[.] CONCEITEDLY, adv. In a conceited manner; fancifully; whimsically. [.] [.] Conceitedly dress her.
11552	conceitedness	[.] CONCEITEDNESS, n. The state of being conceited; conceit; vanity; an overweening fondness of ones own person or endowments.
11553	conceitless	[.] CONCEITLESS, a. Of dull conception; stupid; dull of apprehension. [Not in use.]
11554	conceivable	[.] CONCEIVABLE, a. [See Conceive.] [.] 1. That may be imagined, or thought; capable of being framed in the mind by the fancy or imagination. [.] [.] If it were possible to contrive an invention, whereby any conceivable weight may be moved by any conceivable power. [.] 2. ...
11555	conceivableness	[.] CONCEIVABLENESS, n. The quality of being conceivable.
11556	conceivably	[.] CONCEIVABLY, adv. In a conceivable or intelligible manner.
11557	conceive	[.] CONCEIVE, v.t. [L., to take.] [.] 1. To receive into the womb, and breed; to begin the formation of the embryo or fetus of animal. [.] [.] Then shall she be free and conceive seed. Numbers 5. Hebrew 11. [.] [.] Elisabeth hath conceived a son in her old age. Luke ...
11558	conceived	[.] CONCEIVED, pp. Formed in the womb; framed in the mind; devised; imagined; understood.
11559	conceiver	[.] CONCEIVER, n. One that conceives; one that comprehends.
11560	conceiving	[.] CONCEIVING, ppr. Forming a fetus in the womb; framing in the mind; imagining; devising; thinking; comprehending. [.] CONCEIVING, n. Apprehension; conception. [.] CONCEIVING, n. Apprehension; conception.
11561	concelebrate	[.] CONCELEBRATE, v.t. To celebrate together. [Not used.]
11562	concent	[.] CONCENT, n. [L. To sing.] [.] 1. Concert of voices; concord of sounds; harmony; as a concent of notes. [.] 2. Consistency; accordance; as, in concent to a mans own principles.
11563	concented	[.] CONCENTED, part. a. Made to accord.
11564	concenter	[.] CONCENTER, v.i. [Gr., a goad, a sharp point, a center; to prick or goad. The primary sense is a point.] To come to a point, or to meet in a common center; used of converging lines, or other things that meet in a point. [.] [.] All these are like so many lines drawn ...
11565	concentered	[.] CONCENTERED, pp. Brought to a common center; united in a point.
11566	concentering	[.] CONCENTERING, ppr. Tending to a common center; bringing to a center.
11567	concentful	[.] CONCENTFUL, a. Harmonious.
11568	concentrate	[.] CONCENTRATE, v.t. [See Concenter.] [.] 1. To bring to a common center, or to a closer union; to cause to approach nearer to a point, or center; to bring nearer to each other; as, to concentrate particles of salt by evaporating the water that holds them in solution; ...
11569	concentrated	[.] CONCENTRATED, pp. Brought to a point or center; brought to a closer union; reduced to a narrow compass; collected into a closer body.
11570	concentrating	[.] CONCENTRATING, ppr. Bringing to a point or to closer union; collecting into a closer body, or narrow compass.
11571	concentration	[.] CONCENTRATION, n. The act of concentrating; the act of bringing nearer together; collection into a central point; compression into a narrow space; the state of being brought to a point. [.] [.] Note. The verb concentrate is sometimes accented on the first syllable. ...
11572	concentric	[.] CONCENTRIC, a. [L., center.] Having a common center; as the concentric coats of an onion; the concentric orbits of the planets.
11573	concentual	[.] CONCENTUAL, a. [from concent.] Harmonious; accordant.
11574	conceptacle	[.] CONCEPTACLE, n. [L., See Conceive.] [.] 1. That in which any thing is contained; a vessel; a receiver, or receptacle. [.] 2. In botany, a follicle; a pericarp of one valve, opening longitudinally on one side and having the seeds loose in it.
11575	conceptible	[.] CONCEPTIBLE, a. [See Conceivable.] That may be conceived; conceivable; intelligible. [Not used.]
11576	conception	[.] CONCEPTION, n. [L., See Conceive.] [.] 1. The act of conceiving; the first formation of the embryo or fetus of an animal. [.] [.] I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception. Genesis 3. [.] 2. The state of being conceived. [.] [.] Joy had the like ...
11577	conceptious	[.] CONCEPTIOUS, a. Apt to conceive; fruitful; pregnant. [Not now used.]
11578	conceptive	[.] CONCEPTIVE, a. Capable of conceiving. [Little used.]
11579	concern	[.] CONCERN, v.t. [L., to separate, sift, divide; to see. If this is the true origin, as I suppose, the primary sense is, to reach or extend to, or to look to, as we use regard.] [.] 1. To relate or belong to. [.] [.] Preaching the kingdom of God and teaching those ...
11580	concerned	[.] CONCERNED, pp. or a. [.] 1. Interested; engaged; having a connection with that which may affect the interest, welfare or happiness. [.] [.] All men are concerned in the propagation of truth. [.] [.] We are concerned in the virtuous education of our children. [.] 2. ...
11581	concernedly	[.] CONCERNEDLY, adv. With affection or interest.
11582	concerning	[.] CONCERNING, ppr. Pertaining to; regarding; having relation to. [.] [.] The Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel. Numbers 10. [.] [.] I have accepted thee concerning this thing. Genesis 19. [.] This word has been considered a preposition, but most improperly; ...
11583	concernment	[.] CONCERNMENT, n. [.] 1. The thing in which one is concerned or interested; concern; affair; business; interest. [.] [.] To mix with thy concernments I desist. [.] [.] Propositions which extend only to the present life, are small, compared with those that have ...
11584	concert	[.] CONCERT, n. [.] 1. Agreement of two or more in a design or plan; union formed by mutual communication of opinions and views; accordance in a scheme; harmony. [.] [.] The allies were frustrated for want of concert in their operations. [.] [.] The Emperor and the ...
11585	concertation	[.] CONCERTATION, n. Strife; contention. [Little used.]
11586	concerto	[.] CONCERTO, n. A piece of music for a concert.
11587	concession	[.] CONCESSION, n. [L. From concedo. See Concede.] [.] 1. The act of granting or yielding; usually implying a demand, claim, or request from the party to whom it is made, and thus distinguished from giving, which is voluntary or spontaneous. [.] [.] The concession ...
11588	concessionary	[.] CONCESSIONARY, a. Yielding by indulgence or allowance.
11589	concessive	[.] CONCESSIVE, a. Implying concession; as a concessive conjunction.
11590	concessively	[.] CONCESSIVELY, adv. By way of concession or yielding; by way of admitting what may be disputable.
11591	concetto	[.] CONCETTO, n. [See Conceit.] Affected wit; conceit. [Not English, nor in use.]
11592	conch	[.] CONCH, n. [See Cancer.] A marine shell. [.] [.] Adds orient pearls, which from the conchs he drew.
11593	conchiferous	[.] CONCHIFEROUS, a. [L. Concha, shell, and fero, to bear.] Producing or having shells.
11594	conchite	[.] CONCHITE, n. A fossil or petrified conch or shell.
11595	conchoid	[.] CONCHOID, n. [Gr., form.] The name of a curve, given to it by its inventor Nicomedes.
11596	conchoidal	[.] CONCHOIDAL, a. In mineralogy, resembling a conch or marine shell; having convex elevations and concave depressions, like shells; as a conchoidal fracture.
11597	conchological	[.] CONCHOLOGICAL, a. [See Conchology.] Pertaining to conchology.
11598	conchologist	[.] CONCHOLOGIST, n. One versed in the natural history of shells or shell-fish; one who studies the nature, properties and habits of shells and their included animals.
11599	conchology	[.] CONCHOLOGY, n. [Gr. A shell and discourse.] The doctrine or science of shells and shellfish.
11600	conchometer	[.] CONCHOMETER, n. [Gr., a shell, and to measure.] An instrument for measuring shells.
11601	conchylaceous	[.] CONCHYLACEOUS, a. [from conch.] Pertaining to shells; resembling a shell; as conchylaceous impressions.
11602	conchyliologist	[.] CONCHYLIOLOGIST, CONCHYLIOLOGY, from L. Conchylium, a shell-fish, are sometimes used as synonyms of the preceding words; but they are words of inconvenient length, and useless.
11603	conchyliology	[.] CONCHYLIOLOGIST, CONCHYLIOLOGY, from L. Conchylium, a shell-fish, are sometimes used as synonyms of the preceding words; but they are words of inconvenient length, and useless.
11604	conciator	[.] CONCIATOR, n. In glass-works, the person who weighs and proportions the salt on ashes and sand, and who works and tempers them.
11605	conciliable	[.] CONCILIABLE, n. A small assembly. [Not in use.]
11606	conciliar	[.] CONCILIAR, a. [L. A council.] Pertaining or relating to a council. [Little used.]
11607	conciliate	[.] CONCILIATE, v.t. [L. To draw or bring together, to unite; Gr. To call. The primary sense of the root is to strain, stretch,, drive or draw. Calling is a straining or driving of voice. See Class Gl. No. 32. 36. 48. 49. And See Council.] [.] 1. To lead or draw to, ...
11608	conciliated	[.] CONCILIATED, pp. Won; gained; engaged by moral influence, as by favor or affection; reconciled.
11609	conciliating	[.] CONCILIATING, ppr. [.] 1. Winning; engaging; reconciling. [.] 2. Winning; having the quality of gaining favor; as a conciliating address.
11610	conciliation	[.] CONCILIATION, n. The act of winning or gaining, as esteem, favor or affection; reconciliation.
11611	conciliator	[.] CONCILIATOR, n. One who conciliates or reconciles.
11612	conciliatory	[.] CONCILIATORY, a. Tending to conciliate, or reconcile; tending to make peace between persons at variance; pacific. [.] [.] The General made conciliatory propositions to the insurgents. [.] [.] The Legislature adopted conciliatory measures.
11613	concinnity	[.] CONCINNITY, n. [L. Fit, to fit or prepare; to sound in accord.] [.] 1. Fitness; suitableness; neatness. [Little used.] [.] 2. A jingling of words.
11614	concinnous	[.] CONCINNOUS, a. [L. See Concinnity.] Fit; suitable; agreeable; becoming; pleasant; as a concinnous interval in music; a concinnous system.
11615	concionator	[.] CONCIONATOR, n. A preacher. [Not in use.]
11616	concionatory	[.] CONCIONATORY, a. [L., An assembly.] Used in preaching or discourses to public assemblies.
11617	concise	[.] CONCISE, a. [L., cut off, brief, to cut. See Class Gd. No. 2. 4. 8. 49. 59.] Brief; short, applied to language or stile; containing few words; comprehensive; comprehending much in few words, or the principal matters only. [.] [.] The concise stile, which expresseth ...
11618	concisely	[.] CONCISELY, adv. Briefly; in few words; comprehensively.
11619	conciseness	[.] CONCISENESS, n. Brevity in speaking or writing. [.] [.] Conciseness should not be studied at the expense of perspicuity.
11620	concision	[.] CONCISION, n. [L., to cut off.] Literally, a cutting off. Hence, In scripture, the Jews or those who adhered to circumcision, which, after our Saviors death, was no longer a seal of the covenant, but a mere cutting of the flesh. [.] [.] Beware of dogs; beware of ...
11621	concitation	[.] CONCITATION, n. [L., to stir or disturb.] The act of stirring up, exciting or putting in motion.
11622	concite	[.] CONCITE, v.t. [L.] To excite. [Not in use.]
11623	conclamation	[.] CONCLAMATION, n. [L., to cry out. See Claim.] An outcry or shout of many together.
11624	conclave	[.] CONCLAVE, n. [L., an inner room; a key, or from the same root, to make fast.] [.] 1. A private apartment, particularly the room in which the Cardinals of the Romish church meet in privacy, for the eletion of a Pope. It consists of a range of small cells or apartments, ...
11625	conclude	[.] CONCLUDE, v.t. [L., to shut; Gr., contracted. The sense is to stop, make fast, shut, or rather to thrust together. Hence in Latin, claudo signifies to halt, or limp, that is, to stop, as well as to shut. See Lid.] [.] 1. To shut. [.] [.] The very person of Christ--was ...
11626	concluded	[.] CONCLUDED, pp. Shut; ended; finished; determined; inferred; comprehended; stopped, or bound.
11627	concludency	[.] CONCLUDENCY, n. Inference; logical deducation from premises.
11628	concludent	[.] CONCLUDENT, a. Bringing to a close; decisive.
11629	concluder	[.] CONCLUDER, n. One who concludes.
11630	concluding	[.] CONCLUDING, ppr. [.] 1. Shutting; ending; determining; inferring; comprehending. [.] 2. Final; ending; closing; as the concluding sentence of an essay.
11631	concludingly	[.] CONCLUDINGLY, adv. Conclusively; with incontrovertible evidence. [Little used.]
11632	conclusible	[.] CONCLUSIBLE, a. That may be concluded or inferred; determinable. [Little used.]
11633	conclusion	[.] CONCLUSION, n. [L.] [.] 1. End; close; the last part; as the conclusion of an address. [.] 2. The close of an argument, debate or reasoning; inference that ends the discussion; final result. [.] [.] Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter; fear God, and ...
11634	conclusional	[.] CONCLUSIONAL, a. Concluding. [Not used.]
11635	conclusive	[.] CONCLUSIVE, a. [.] 1. Final; decisive; as a conclusive answer to a proposition. [.] 2. Decisive; giving a final determination; precluding a further act. [.] [.] The agreeing votes of both houses were not, by any law or reason, conclusive to my judgment. [.] 3. ...
11636	conclusively	[.] CONCLUSIVELY, adv. Decisively; with final determination; as, the point of law is conclusively settled.
11637	conclusiveness	[.] CONCLUSIVENESS, n. The quality of being conclusive, or decisive; the power of determining the opinion, or of settling a question; as the conclusiveness of evidence or of an argument.
11638	concoagulate	[.] CONCOAGULATE, v.t. [con and coagulate.] To curdle or congeal one thing with another.
11639	concoagulated	[.] CONCOAGULATED, pp. Curdled; concreted.
11640	concoagulating	[.] CONCOAGULATING, ppr. Concreting; curdling.
11641	concoagulation	[.] CONCOAGULATION, n. A coagulating together, as different substances, or bodies, in one mass. Crystalization of different slats in the same menstruum. [This word is little used.]
11642	concoct	[.] CONCOCT, v.t. [L., to cook. See Cook.] [.] 1. To digest by the stomach, so as to turn food to chyle or nutriment. [.] [.] The vital functions are performed by general and constant laws; the food is concocted. [.] 2. To purify or sublime; to refine by separating ...
11643	concocted	[.] CONCOCTED, pp. Digested; purified; ripened.
11644	concocting	[.] CONCOCTING, ppr. Digesting; purifying; ripening.
11645	concoction	[.] CONCOCTION, [L.] [.] 1. Digestion or solution in the stomach; the process by which food is turned into chyle, or otherwise prepared ot nourish the body; the change which food undergoes in the stomach. [.] 2. Maturation; the process by which morbid matter is separated ...
11646	concoctive	[.] CONCOCTIVE, a. Digesting; having the power of digesting or ripening.
11647	concolor	[.] CONCOLOR, a. Of one color. [Not in use.]
11648	concomitance	[.] CONCOMITANCE, n. [L., to accompany, a companion. See Count.] A being together, or in connection with another thing. [.] [.] The secondary action subsisteth not alone, but in concomitancy with the other.
11649	concomitant	[.] CONCOMITANT, a. Accompanying; conjoined with; concurrent; attending. [.] [.] It has pleased our wise creator to annex to several objects--a concomitant pleasure. [.] CONCOMITANT, n. A companion; a person or thing that accompanies another, or is collaterally connected. ...
11650	concomitantly	[.] CONCOMITANTLY, adv. In company with others.
11651	concomitate	[.] CONCOMITATE, v.t. To accompany or attend; to be collaterally connected. [Not used.]
11652	concord	[.] CONCORD, n. [L., the heart. See Accord.] [.] 1. Agreement between persons; union in opinions, sentiments, views or interests; peace; harmony. [.] [.] What concord hath Christ with Belial? 2 Corinthians 6. [.] 2. Agreement between things; suitableness; harmony. [.] [.] If, ...
11653	concordance	[.] CONCORDANCE, n. [L., to agree. See Concord.] [.] 1. Agreement. In this sense, accordance is generally used. [.] 2. In grammar, concord. [Not used.] [.] 3. A dictionary_webster1828 in which the principal words used in the scriptures are arranged alphabetically, ...
11654	concordancy	[.] CONCORDANCY, n. Agreement.
11655	concordant	[.] CONCORDANT, a. Agreeing; agreeable; correspondent; harmonious. [.] CONCORDANT, n. That which is accordant.
11656	concordantly	[.] CONCORDANTLY, adv. In conjunction.
11657	concordat	[.] CONCORDAT, n. In the canon law, a compact, covenant, or agreement concerning some beneficiary matter, as a resignation, permutation, promotion and the like. In particular, an agreement made by a prince with the Pope relative to the collation of benefices; such as that ...
11658	concordist	[.] CONCORDIST, n. The compiler of a concordance.
11659	concorporate	[.] CONCORPORATE, v.t. [L., a body.] To unite different things in one mass or body; to incorporate. [Little used.] [.] CONCORPORATE, v.i. To unite in one mass or body.
11660	concorporation	[.] CONCORPORATION, n. Union of things in one mass or body.
11661	concourse	[.] CONCOURSE, n. [L., to run together, to run.] [.] 1. A moving, flowing or running together; confluence; as a fortuitous concourse of atoms; a concourse of men. [.] 2. A meeting; an assembly of men; an assemblage of things; a collection formed by a voluntary or spontaneous ...
11662	concreate	[.] CONCREATE, v.t. To create with, or at the same time. [.] [.] Dr. Taylor-insists that it is inconsistent with the nature of virtue, that it should be concreated with any person.
11663	concreated	[.] CONCREATED, pp. Created at the same time, or in union with.
11664	concredit	[.] CONCREDIT, v.t. To entrust. [Not used.]
11665	concremation	[.] CONCREMATION, n. [L., to burn together; to burn.] The act of burning different things together. [Little used.]
11666	concrement	[.] CONCREMENT, n. [L., to grow together. See Concrete.] A growing together; the collection or mass formed by concretion, or natural union.
11667	concrescence	[.] CONCRESCENCE, n. [L. See Concrete.] Growth or increase; the act of growing or increasing by spontaneous union, or the coalescence of separate particles.
11668	concrescible	[.] CONCRESCIBLE, a. Capable of concreting; that may congeal or be changed from a liquid to a solid state. [.] [.] They formed a genuine, fixed, concrescible oil.
11669	concrete	[.] CONCRETE, a. [L., to grow together, to grow. See Grow.] [.] 1. Literally, united in growth. Hence, formed by coalition of separate particles in one body; consistent in a mass; united in a solid form. [.] [.] The first concrete state or consistent surface of the ...
11670	concreted	[.] CONCRETED, pp. United into a solid mass; congealed; inspissated; clotted.
11671	concretely	[.] CONCRETELY, adv. In a concrete manner; in a manner to include the subject with the predicate; not abstractly.
11672	concreteness	[.] CONCRETENESS, n. A state of being concrete; coagulation.
11673	concreting	[.] CONCRETING, ppr. Coalescing or congealing in a mass; becoming thick; making solid.
11674	concretion	[.] CONCRETION, n. [.] 1. The act of concreting; the process by which soft or fluid bodies become thick, consistent, solid or hard; the act of growing together, or of uniting, by other natural process, the small particles of matter into a mass. [.] 2. The mass or solid ...
11675	concretive	[.] CONCRETIVE, a. Causing to concrete; having power to produce concretion; tending to form a solid mass from separate particles; as, concretive juices.
11676	concreture	[.] CONCRETURE, n. A mass formed by concretion. [Not used.]
11677	concrew	[.] CONCREW, v.i. To grow together. [Not used.]
11678	concubinage	[.] CONCUBINAGE, n. [See Concubine.] The act or practice of cohabiting, as man and woman, in sexual commerce, without the authority of law, or a legal marriage. In a more general sense, this word is used to express any criminal or prohibited sexual commerce, including ...
11679	concubinate	[.] CONCUBINATE, n. Whoredom; lewdness. [Not in use.]
11680	concubine	[.] CONCUBINE, n. [L., to lie together, to lie down.] [.] 1. A woman who cohabits with a man, without the authority of a legal marriage; a woman kept for lewd purposes; a kept mistress. [.] 2. A wife of inferior condition; a lawful wife, but not united to the man by ...
11681	conculcate	[.] CONCULCATE, v.t. [L.] To tread on; to trample under foot.
11682	conculcation	[.] CONCULCATION, n. A trampling under foot. [Not much used.]
11683	concupiscence	[.] CONCUPISCENCE, n. [L., to covet or lust after, to desire or covet.] Lust; unlawful or irregular desire of sexual pleasure. In a more general sense, the coveting of carnal things, or an irregular appetite for worldly good; inclination for unlawful enjoyments. [.] [.] We ...
11684	concupiscent	[.] CONCUPISCENT, a. Desirous of unlawful pleasure; libidinous.
11685	concupiscible	[.] CONCUPISCIBLE, a. Exciting or impelling to the enjoyment of carnal pleasure; inclining to the attainment of pleasure or good; as concupiscible appetite.
11686	concur	[.] CONCUR, v.i. [L., to run together.] [.] 1. To meet in the same point; to agree. [.] [.] Reason and sense concur. [.] 2. To agree; to join or unite, as in one action or opinion; to meet, mind with mind; as, the two houses of parliament concur in the measure. [.] [.] It ...
11687	concurrence	[.] CONCURRENCE, n. [.] 1. A meeting or coming together; union; conjunction. [.] [.] We have no other measure but of our own ideas, with the concurrence of other probable reasons, to persuade us. [.] 2. A meeting of minds; agreement in opinion; union in design; implying ...
11688	concurrency	[.] CONCURRENCY, n. The same as concurrence; but little used.
11689	concurrent	[.] CONCURRENT, a. [.] 1. Meeting; uniting; accompanying; acting in conjunction; agreeing in the same act; contributing to the same event or effect; operating with. [.] [.] I join with these laws the personal presence of the Kings son, as a concurrent cause of this ...
11690	concurrently	[.] CONCURRENTLY, adv. With concurrence; unitedly.
11691	concurring	[.] CONCURRING, ppr. Meeting in the same joint; agreeing; running or acting together; uniting in action; contributing to the same event or effect; consenting. [.] A concurring figure, in geometry, is one which, being laid on another, exactly meets every part of it, or ...
11692	concussation	[.] CONCUSSATION, n. [See Concussion.] A violent shock or agitation.
11693	concussion	[.] CONCUSSION, n. [L., to shake, or shatter. The primary sense is to beat, to strike, or to beat in pieces, to bruise, to beat down.] [.] 1. The act of shaking, particularly and properly, by the stoke or impulse of another body. [.] [.] It is believed that great ringing ...
11694	concussive	[.] CONCUSSIVE, a. Having the power or quality of shaking.
11695	cond	[.] COND, v.t. In seamens language, to conduct a ship; to direct the man at helm how to steer.
11696	condemn	[.] CONDEMN, v.t. [L., to condemn, to disapprove, to doom, to devote.] [.] 1. To pronounce to be utterly wrong; to utter a sentence of disapprobation against; to censure; to blame. But the word often expresses more than censure or blame, and seems to include the idea ...
11697	condemnable	[.] CONDEMNABLE, a. That may be condemned; blamable; culpable.
11698	condemnation	[.] CONDEMNATION, n. [.] 1. The act of condemning; the judicial act of declaring one guilty, and dooming him to punishment. [.] [.] For the judgment was by one to condemnation. Romans 5. [.] 2. The state of being condemned. [.] [.] Dost thou not fear God, seeing ...
11699	condemnatory	[.] CONDEMNATORY, a. Condemning; bearing condemnation or censure; as a condemnatory sentence or decree.
11700	condemned	[.] CONDEMNED, pp. Censures; pronounced to be wrong, guilty, worthless or forfeited; adjudged or sentenced to punishment.
11701	condemner	[.] CONDEMNER, n. One who condemns or censures.
11702	condemning	[.] CONDEMNING, ppr. Censuring; disallowing; pronouncing to be wrong, guilty, worthless or forfeited; sentencing to punishment.
11703	condensable	[.] CONDENSABLE, a. [See Condense.] Capable of being condensed; that may be compressed into a smaller compass, and into a more close, compact state; as, vapor is condensable.
11704	condensate	...
11705	condensation	[.] CONDENSATION, a. [L. See Condense.] The act of making more dense or compact; or the act of causing the parts that compose a body to approach or unite more closely, either by mechanical pressure, or by a natural process; the state of being condensed. Dew and clouds ...
11706	condensative	[.] CONDENSATIVE, a. Having a power or tendency to condense.
11707	condense	[.] CONDENSE, v.t. [L., to make thick or close. See Dense.] [.] 1. To make more close, thick or compact; to cause the particles of a body to approach, or to unite more closely, either by their own attraction or affinity, or by mechanical force. Thus, vapor is said to ...
11708	condensed	[.] CONDENSED, pp. Made dense, or more close in parts; made or become compact; compressed into a narrower compass.
11709	condenser	[.] CONDENSER, n. He or that which condenses; particularly a pneumatic engine or syringe in which air may be compressed. It consists of a cylinder, in which is a movable piston to force the air into a receiver, and a valve to prevent the air from escaping.
11710	condensity	[.] CONDENSITY, n. The state of being condensed; denseness; density. [The latter are generally used.]
11711	conder	[.] CONDER, n. [L. See Cond.] [.] 1. A person who stands upon a cliff, or elevated part of the sea-coast, in the time of the herring fishery, to point out to the fishermen by signs, the source of the shoals of fish. [.] 2. One who gives directions to a helmsman how ...
11712	condescend	[.] CONDESCEND, v.i. [L. See Descend.] [.] 1. To descend from the privileges of superior rank or dignity, to do some act to an inferior, which strict justice or the ordinary rules of civility do not require. Hence, to submit or yield, as to an inferior, implying an occasional ...
11713	condescendence	[.] CONDESCENDENCE, n. A voluntary yielding or submission to an inferior. [.] [.] You will observe [in the Turks] an insulting condescendence which bespeaks their contempt of you.
11714	condescending	[.] CONDESCENDING, ppr. [.] 1. Descending from rank or distinction in the intercourse of life; receding from rights or claims; yielding. [.] 2. Yielding to inferiors; courteous; obliging.
11715	condescendingly	[.] CONDESCENDINGLY, adv. By way of yielding to inferiors; with voluntary submission; by way of kind concession; courteously.
11716	condescension	[.] CONDESCENSION, n. Voluntary descent from rank, dignity or just claims; relinquishment of strict right; submission to inferiors in granting requests or performing acts which strict justice does not require. Hence, courtesy. [.] [.] It forbids pride and commands humility, ...
11717	condescensive	[.] CONDESCENSIVE, a. Condescending; courteous.
11718	condescent	[.] CONDESCENT, n. Condescension. [Not used.]
11719	condign	[.] CONDIGN, a. [L., worthy. See Dignity.] [.] 1. Deserved; merited; suitable; applied usually to punishment; as, the malefactor has suffered condign punishment. [.] 2. Worthy; merited; as condign praise. [.] [.] [In the latter sense, seldom used.]
11720	condignity	[.] CONDIGNITY, n. Merit; desert. In school divinity, the merit of human actions which claims reward, on the score of justice.
11721	condignly	[.] CONDIGNLY, adv. According to merit.
11722	condignness	[.] CONDIGNNESS, n. Agreeableness to deserts; suitableness.
11723	condiment	[.] CONDIMENT, n. [L., to season, pickle or preserve.] Seasoning; sauce; that which is used to give relish to meat or other food, and to gratify the taste. [.] [.] As for radish and the like, they are for condiments, and not for nourishment.
11724	condisciple	[.] CONDISCIPLE, n. [L. See Disciple.] A school fellow; a learner in the same school, or under the same instructor.
11725	condite	[.] CONDITE, v.t. [L.] To prepare and preserve with sugar, salt, spices, or the like; to pickle; as, to condite peras, plums, quinces, mushrooms, &c. [Little used.]
11726	conditement	[.] CONDITEMENT, n. A composition of conserves, powders, and spices, in the form of an electuary. [Little used.]
11727	conditing	[.] CONDITING, ppr. Preserving. [Little used.]
11728	condition	[.] CONDITION, n. [L., to build or make, to ordain; properly, to set or fix, or to set together or in order; con and do, to give; properly, to send.] [.] 1. State; a particular mode of being; applied to external circumstances, to the body, to the mind, and to things. ...
11729	conditional	[.] CONDITIONAL, a. [.] 1. Containing or depending on a condition or conditions; made with limitations; not absolute; made or granted on certain terms. A conditional promise is one which is to be performed, when something else stipulated is done or has taken place. ...
11730	conditionality	[.] CONDITIONALITY, n. The quality of being conditional , or limited; limitation by certain terms.
11731	conditionally	[.] CONDITIONALLY, adv. With certain limitations; on particular terms or stipulations; not absolutely or positively. [.] [.] We see large preferments tendered to him, but conditionally, upon his doing wicked offices.
11732	conditionary	[.] CONDITIONARY, a. Conditional; Stipulated. [Not used.]
11733	conditionate	[.] CONDITIONATE, a. Conditional; established on certain terms. [Not used.] [.] CONDITIONATE, v.t. To qualify; to regulate. [Not in use.]
11734	conditioned	[.] CONDITIONED, pp. [.] 1. Stipulated; containing terms to be performed. [.] 2. a. Having a certain state or qualities. This word is usually preceded by some qualifying term; as good-conditioned; ill-conditioned; best-conditioned.
11735	conditionly	[.] CONDITIONLY, adv. On certain terms. [Not used.]
11736	condole	[.] CONDOLE, v.i. [L., to ache, or to grieve.] To feel pain, or to grieve, at the distress or misfortunes of another. [.] [.] Your friends would have cause to rejoice, rather than condole with you. [.] It is followed by with before the person for whom we feel grief. [.] CONDOLE, ...
11737	condolement	[.] CONDOLEMENT, n. Grief; pain of mid, at anothers loss or misfortune; sorrow; mourning.
11738	condolene	[.] CONDOLENE, n. Pain of mind, or grief excited by the distress, or misfortune of another.
11739	condoler	[.] CONDOLER, n. One who condoles.
11740	condoling	[.] CONDOLING, ppr. Grieving at anothers distress. [.] CONDOLING, n. Expression of grief for anothers loss.
11741	condoma	[.] CONDOMA, n. An animal of the goat kind, as large as a stag, and of a gray color. [.] [.] It is a species of Antelope, the A. Strepsiceros.
11742	condonation	[.] CONDONATION, n. [L.] The act of pardoning. [Little used.]
11743	condor	[.] CONDOR, n. The largest species of fowl hitherto discovered; a native of South America. Some naturalists class it with the vulture; others, with the eagle. The wings of the largest, when expanded, are said to extend 15 or 18 feet; and the fowl has strength to bear ...
11744	conduce	[.] CONDUCE, v.i. [L., to lead.] To lead or tend; to contribute; followed by to. [.] [.] They may conduce to farther discoveries for completing the theory of light. [.] To conduce to includes the sense of aiding, tending to produce, or furnishing the means; hence it ...
11745	conducement	[.] CONDUCEMENT, n. A leading or tending to; tendency.
11746	conducent	[.] CONDUCENT, a. Tending or contributing to.
11747	conducible	[.] CONDUCIBLE, a. [L.] Leading or tending to; having the power of conducing; having a tendency to promote or forward. [.] [.] Our Savior hath enjoined us a reasonable service; all his laws are in themselves conducible to the temporal interest of them that observe them. ...
11748	conducibleness	[.] CONDUCIBLENESS, n. The quality of leading or contributing to any end.
11749	conducive	[.] CONDUCIVE, a. That may conduce or contribute; having a tendency to promote. [.] [.] An action, however conducive to the good of our country, will be represented as prejudicial to it.
11750	conduciveness	[.] CONDUCIVENESS, n. The quality of conducing or tending to promote.
11751	conduct	[.] CONDUCT, n. [L., to lead. See Duke.] [.] 1. Literally, the act of leading; guidance; command. So Waller has used it. [.] [.] Conduct of armies is a princes art. [.] 2. The act of convoying, or guarding; guidance or brining along under protection. [.] 3. Guard ...
11752	conducted	[.] CONDUCTED, pp. Led; guided; directed; introduced; commanded; managed.
11753	conducting	[.] CONDUCTING, ppr. Leading; escorting; introducing; commanding; behaving; managing.
11754	conduction	[.] CONDUCTION, n. [.] 1. The act of training up. [Not in use.] [.] 2. Transmission through or by means of a conductor.
11755	conductitious	[.] CONDUCTITIOUS, a. [L., to hire.] Hired; employed for wages.
11756	conductor	[.] CONDUCTOR, n. [.] 1. A leader; a guide; one who goes before or accompanies, and shows the way. [.] 2. A chief; a commander; one who leads an army or a people. [.] 3. A director; a manager. [.] 4. In surgery, an instrument which serves to direct the knife in ...
11757	conductress	[.] CONDUCTRESS, n. A female who leads or directs; a directress.
11758	conduit	[.] CONDUIT, n. [L., to conduct.] [.] 1. A canal or pipe for the conveyance of water; an aqueduct. Conduits are made of lead, stone, cast iron, wood, &c., above or below the surface of the earth. [.] 2. A vessel that conveys the blood or other fluid. [.] [.] The conduits ...
11759	conduplicate	[.] CONDUPLICATE, a. [L., to double or fold. See Double.] Doubled or folded over or together; as the leaves of a bud. [.] CONDUPLICATE, v.t. To double; to fold together.
11760	conduplicated	[.] CONDUPLICATED, a. Doubled; folded together.
11761	conduplication	[.] CONDUPLICATION, n. [L.] A doubling; a duplicate.
11762	condyl	[.] CONDYL, n. [L., Gr.] A protuberance on the end of a bone; a knot, or foint; a knuckle.
11763	condyloid	[.] CONDYLOID, a. [Gr., and form.] The condyloid process is the posterior protuberance at the extremities of the under jaw; an oblong rounded head, which is received into the fossa of the temporal bone, forming a movable articulation. The anterior is called the coronoid ...
11764	cone	[.] CONE, n. [It coincides in radical sense with the root of can and begin.] [.] 1. A solid body or figure having a circle for its base, and its top terminated in a point or vertex, like a sugar loaf. [.] 2. In botany, the conical fruit of several evergreen trees, as ...
11765	conepate	[.] CONEPATE, CONEPATL, n. An animal of the weasel kind in America, resembling the pole-cat in form and size, and its fetid stench.
11766	conepatl	[.] CONEPATE, CONEPATL, n. An animal of the weasel kind in America, resembling the pole-cat in form and size, and its fetid stench.
11767	coney	[.] CONEY. [See Cony.]
11768	confabulate	[.] CONFABULATE, v.i. [L., to tell. See Fable.] To talk familiarly together; to chat; to prattle. [.] [.] If birds confabulate or no. [Little used.]
11769	confabulation	[.] CONFABULATION, n. [L.] Familiar talk; easy, unrestrained, unceremonious conversation. [Not an elegant word, and little used.]
11770	confabulatory	[.] CONFABULATORY, a. Belonging to familiar talk. [Little used.]
11771	confamiliar	[.] CONFAMILIAR, a. Very familiar. [Not in use.]
11772	confarreation	[.] CONFARREATION, n. [L., to join in marriage with a cake, corn or meal.] The solemnization of marriage among the Romans, by a ceremony in which the bridegroom and bride tasted a cake made of flour with salt and water, called far or panis farreus, in presence of the high ...
11773	confated	[.] CONFATED, a. Fated together. [Not in use.]
11774	confect	[.] CONFECT, v.t. To make sweetmeats. [Not used. See Comfit.] [.] CONFECT, n. [L., See Comfit.] Something prepared with sugar or honey, as fruit, hergs, roots and the like; a sweet-meat.
11775	confection	[.] CONFECTION, n. [L., to make.] [.] 1. Any thing prepared with sugar, as fruit; a sweetmeat; something preserved. [.] 2. A composition or mixture. [.] 3. A soft electuary.
11776	confectionary	[.] CONFECTIONARY, CONFECTIONER, n. One whose occupation is to make, or to sell sweetmeats, &c. [The latter word is most generally used.]
11777	confectioner	[.] CONFECTIONARY, CONFECTIONER, n. One whose occupation is to make, or to sell sweetmeats, &c. [The latter word is most generally used.]
11778	confector	[.] CONFECTOR, n. [L.] An officer in the Roman games, whose business was to kill any beast that was dangerous.
11779	confectory	[.] CONFECTORY, a. Pertaining to the art of making sweetmeats.
11780	confederacy	[.] CONFEDERACY, n. [L., a league. See Federal and Wed.] [.] 1. A league, or covenant; a contract between two or more persons, bodies of men or states, combined in support of each other, in some act or enterprise; mutual engagement; federal compact. [.] [.] The friendships ...
11781	confederate	[.] CONFEDERATE, a. [L.] United in a league; allied by treaty; engaged in a confederacy. [.] [.] These were confederate with Abram. Genesis 14. [.] [.] Syria is confederate with Ephraim. Isaiah 7.
11782	confederated	[.] CONFED'ERATED, pp. United in a league.
11783	confederating	[.] CONFED'ERATING, ppr. Uniting in a league.
11784	confederation	[.] CONFEDERA'TION, [L.] [.] 1. The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance; particularly of princes, nations or states. [.] [.] The three princes enter into a strict league and confederation. [.] 2. The United States of America are ...
11785	confer	[.] CONFER', v.i. [L., to bear, to bring forth, to show, to declare. See Bear.] To discourse; to converse; to consult together; implying conversation on some serious or important subject, in distinction from mere talk or light familiar conversation; followed by with. [.] [.] Adonijah ...
11786	conference	[.] CON'FERENCE, n. [See Confer.] [.] 1. The act of conversing on a serious subject; a discoursing between two or more, for the purpose of instruction, consultation, or deliberation; formal discourse; oral discussion. [.] [.] For they who seemed to be somewhat, in conference ...
11787	conferred	[.] CONFER'RED, pp. Given; imparted; bestowed.
11788	conferrer	[.] CONFER'RER, n. One who confers; one who converses; one who bestows.
11789	conferring	[.] CONFER'RING, ppr. Conversing together; bestowing.
11790	confess	[.] CONFESS', v.t.[L., to own or acknowledge.] [.] 1. To own, acknowledge or avow, as a crime, a fault, a charge, a debt, or something that is against one's interest, or reputation. [.] [.] Human faults with human grief confess. [.] [.] I confess the argument against ...
11791	confessant	[.] CONFESS'ANT, n. One who confesses to a priest.
11792	confessary	[.] CONFESS'ARY, n. One who makes a confession. [Not used.]
11793	confessed	[.] CONFESS'ED, pp. Owned; acknowledged; declared to be true; admitted in words; avowed; admitted to disclose to a priest.
11794	confessedly	[.] CONFESS'EDLY, adv. [.] 1. By confession, or acknowledgment; avowedly; undeniably. Demosthenes was confessedly the greatest orator in Greece. [.] 2. With avowed purpose; as, his object was confessedly to secure to himself a benefice.
11795	confessing	[.] CONFESS'ING, ppr. Owning; avowing; declaring to be true or real; granting or admitting by assent; receiving disclosure of sins, or the state of the conscience of another.
11796	confession	[.] CONFES'SION, n. [.] 1. The acknowledgment of a crime, fault or something to one's disadvantage; open declaration of guilt, failure, debt, accusation, &c. [.] [.] With the mouth confession is made to salvation. Romans 10. [.] 2. Avowal; the act of acknowledging; ...
11797	confessional	[.] CONFES'SIONAL, n. The seat where a priest or confessor sits to hear confessions; a confession-chair.
11798	confessionary	[.] CONFES'SIONARY, n. A confession-chair, as above. [.] CONFES'SIONARY, a. Pertaining to auricular confession.
11799	confessionist	[.] CONFES'SIONIST, n. One who makes a profession of faith.
11800	confessor	[.] CONFESS'OR, n. [.] 1. One who confesses; one who acknowledges his sins. [.] 2. One who makes a profession of his faith in the Christian religion. The word is appropriately used to denote one who avows his religion in the face of danger, and adheres to it, in defiance ...
11801	confest	[.] CONFEST', pp. [for confessed.] Owned; open; acknowledged; apparent; not disputed.
11802	confestly	[.] CONFEST'LY, adv. [for confessedly.] Avowedly; indisputably. [Little used.]
11803	confidant	[.] CON'FIDANT, n. [See Confident.]
11804	confide	[.] CONFI'DE, v.t. [L., to trust. See Faith.] To trust; to rely on, with a persuasion of faithfulness or veracity in the person trusted or of the reality of a fact; to give credit to ; to believe in, with assurance; followed by in. The prince confides in his ministers. ...
11805	confided	[.] CONFI'DED, pp. Entrusted; committed to the care of, for preservation, or for performance or exercise.
11806	confidence	[.] CON'FIDENCE, n. [L. See Confide.] [.] 1. A trusting, or reliance; an assurance of mind or firm belief in the integrity, stability or veracity of another, or in the truth and reality of a fact. [.] [.] It is better to trust in the Lord, than to put confidence in ...
11807	confident	[.] CON'FIDENT, a. [.] 1. Having full belief; trusting; relying; fully assured. [.] [.] I am confident that much may be cone towards the improvement of philosophy. [.] [.] The troops rush on, confident of success. [.] 2. Positive; dogmatical; as a confident talker. [.] 3. ...
11808	confidential	[.] CONFIDEN'TIAL, a. [.] 1. Enjoying the confidence of another; trusty; that may be safely trusted; as a confidential friend. [.] 2. That is to be treated or kept in confidence; private; as a confidential matter. [.] 3. Admitted to a special confidence.
11809	confidentially	[.] CONFIDEN'TIALLY, adv. In confidence; in reliance or secrecy.
11810	confidently	[.] CON'FIDENTLY, adv. With firm trust; with strong assurance; without doubt or wavering of opinion; positively; as, to believe confidently; to assert confidently.
11811	confidentness	[.] CON'FIDENTNESS, n. Confidence; the quality or state of having full reliance.
11812	confider	[.] CONFI'DER, n. one who confides; one who entrusts to another.
11813	configurate	[.] CONFIG'URATE, v.i. [L. See Configure.] To show like the aspects of the planets towards each other.
11814	configuration	[.] CONFIGURA'TION, n. [L.] [.] 1. External form, figure, shape; the figure which bounds a body, and gives it its external appearance, constituting one of the principal differences between bodies. [.] 2. Aspects of the planets; or the face of the horoscope, according ...
11815	configure	[.] CONFIG'URE, v.t. [L., to form, figure.] To form; to dispose in a certain form, figure or shape.
11816	confinable	[.] CONFI'NABLE, a. That may be confined or limited.
11817	confine	[.] CON'FINE, n. [L., at the end or border, adjoining; a limit; end, border, limit. See Fine.] Border; edge; exterior part; the part of any territory which is at or near the end or extremity. It is used generally in the plural, and applied chiefly to the countries, territory, ...
11818	confined	[.] CONFI'NED, pp. Restrained within limits; imprisoned; limited; secluded; close.
11819	confineless	[.] CON'FINELESS, a. Boundless; unlimited; without end.
11820	confinement	[.] CONFI'NEMENT, n. [.] 1. Restraint within limits; imprisonment; any restraint of liberty by force or other obstacle or necessity; as the confinement of a debtor or criminal to a prison, or of troops to a besieged town. [.] 2. Voluntary restraint; seclusion; as the ...
11821	confiner	[.] CONFI'NER, n. He or that which limits or restrains.
11822	confining	[.] CONFINING, ppr. Restraining; limiting; imprisoning.
11823	confinity	[.] CONFINITY, n. [L.] Contiguity; nearness; neighborhood.
11824	confirm	[.] CONFIRM, v.t. [L., to make firm. See Firm.] [.] 1. To make firm, or more firm; to add strength to; to strengthen; as, health is confirmed by exercise. [.] 2. To fix more firmly; to settle or establish. [.] [.] Confirming the souls of the disciples. Acts 14. [.] [.] I ...
11825	confirmable	[.] CONFIRMABLE, a. That may be confirmed, established or ratified; capable of being made more certain.
11826	confirmation	[.] CONFIRMATION, n. [.] 1. The act of confirming or establishing; a fixing, settling, establishing or making more certain or firm; establishment. [.] [.] In the defense and confirmation of the gospel, ye are all partakers of my grace. Philippians 1. [.] 2. The act ...
11827	confirmative	[.] CONFIRMATIVE, a. Having the power of confirming; tending to establish.
11828	confirmator	[.] CONFIRMATOR, n. He or that which confirms.
11829	confirmatory	[.] CONFIRMATORY, a. [.] 1. That serves to confirm; giving additional strength, force or stability, or additional assurance or evidence. [.] 2. Pertaining to the rite of confirmation.
11830	confirmed	[.] CONFIRMED, pp. [.] 1. Made more firm; strengthened; established. [.] 2. Admitted to the full privileges of the church.
11831	confirmedness	[.] CONFIRMEDNESS, n. A fixed state.
11832	confirmer	[.] CONFIRMER, n. He or that which confirms, establishes or ratifies; one that produces new evidence; an attester.
11833	confirming	[.] CONFIRMING, ppr. Making firm or more firm; strengthening; ratifying; giving additional evidence or proof; establishing.
11834	confirmingly	[.] CONFIRMINGLY, adv. In a manner to strengthen or make firm.
11835	confiscable	[.] CONFISCABLE, a. [See Confiscate.] That may be confiscated; liable to forfeiture.
11836	confiscate	[.] CONFISCATE, v.t. [L., a basket, hamper or bag; hence, revenue or the Emperors treasure.] To adjudge to be forfeited to the public treasury, as the goods or estate of a traitor or other criminal, by way of penalty; or to condemn private forfeited property to public use. [.] [.] The ...
11837	confiscated	[.] CONFISCATED, pp. Adjudged to the public treasury, as forfeited goods or estate.
11838	confiscating	[.] CONFISCATING, ppr. Adjudging to the public use.
11839	confiscation	[.] CONFISCATION, n. The act of condemning as forfeited, and adjudging to the public treasury; as the goods of a criminal who has committed a public offense. Ezra 7. 26.
11840	confiscator	[.] CONFISCATOR, n. One who confiscates.
11841	confiscatory	[.] CONFISCATORY, a. Consigning to forfeiture.
11842	confit	[.] CONFIT, n. A sweetmeat. [See Confect.]
11843	confitent	[.] CONFITENT, n. [L. See Confess.] One who confesses his sins and faults. [Not much used.]
11844	confiture	[.] CONFITURE, n. [L. This word is corrupted into comfit, which is now used.] A sweetmeat; confection; comfit.
11845	confix	[.] CONFIX, v.t. [L., to fix, to thrust to or on. See Fix.] To fix down; to fasten.
11846	confixed	[.] CONFIXED, pp. Fixed down or to; fastened.
11847	confixing	[.] CONFIXING, ppr. Fixing to or on; fastening.
11848	confixure	[.] CONFIXURE, n. The act of fastening.
11849	conflagrant	[.] CONFLAGRANT, a. [L., to burn. See Flagrant.] Burning together; involved in a common flame.
11850	conflagration	[.] CONFLAGRATION, n. [L. See Flagrant.] [.] 1. A great fire or the burning of any great mass of combustibles, as a house, but more especially a city or a forest. [.] 2. The burning of the world at the consummation of things, when the elements shall melt with fervent ...
11851	conflation	[.] CONFLATION, n. [L., to blow. See Blow.] [.] 1. The act of blowing tow or more instruments together. [.] 2. A melting or casting of metal. [Little used.]
11852	conflexure	[.] CONFLEXURE, n. A bending. [Not used.]
11853	conflict	[.] CONFLICT, n. [L., to strike, to flog, to lick.] [.] 1. A striking or dashing against each other, as of two moving bodies in opposition; violent collision of substances; as a conflict of elements, or waves; a conflict of particles in ebulltion. [.] 2. A fighting; ...
11854	conflicting	[.] CONFLICTING, ppr. [.] 1. Striking, or dashing together; fighting; contending; struggling to resist and overcome. [.] 2. Being in opposition; contrary; contradictory. [.] [.] In the absence of all conflicting evidence.
11855	confluence	[.] CONFLUENCE, n. [L., to flow. See Flow.] [.] 1. A flowing together; the meeting or junction of two or more streams of water, or other fluid; also, the place of meeting; as the confluence of the Tigris and the Frat, or of the Ohio and Mississippi. [.] 2. The running ...
11856	confluent	[.] CONFLUENT, a. [L.] [.] 1. Flowing together; meeting in their course, as two streams; as confluent streams. [.] 2. In medical science, running together, and spreading over a large surface of the body; as the confluent small-pox. [.] 3. In botany, united at the ...
11857	conflux	[.] CONFLUX, n. [L. See Confluence.] [.] 1. A flowing together; a meeting of two or more currents of a fluid. [.] 2. A collection; a crowd; a multitude collected; as a general conflux of people.
11858	confluxibility	[.] CONFLUXIBILITY, n. The tendency of fluids to run together. [Little used.]
11859	conform	[.] CONFORM, a. [L., form.] Made to resemble; assuming the same form; like; resembling. [Little used.] [.] CONFORM, v.t. [L., to form, or shape, form.] [.] 1. To make like, in external appearance; to reduce to a like shape, or form, with something else; with to; ...
11860	conformable	[.] CONFORMABLE, a. [.] 1. Correspondent; having the same or similar external form, or shape; like; resembling; as an edifice conformable to a model or draft. [.] 2. Having the same or similar manners, opinions or moral qualities. [.] [.] The Gentiles were not made ...
11861	conformably	[.] CONFORMABLY, adv. With or in conformity; suitably; agreeably. [.] [.] Let us settle, in our own minds, what rules to pursue and act conformably.
11862	conformation	[.] CONFORMATION, n. [.] 1. The manner in which a body is formed; the particular texture or structure of a body, or disposition of the parts which compose it; form; structure; often with relation to some other body, and with adaptation to some purpose or effect. [.] [.] Light ...
11863	conformed	[.] CONFORMED, pp. Made to resemble; reduced to a likeness of; made agreeable to; suited.
11864	conformer	[.] CONFORMER, n. One who conforms; one who complies with established forms or doctrines.
11865	conforming	[.] CONFORMING, ppr. Reducing to a likeness; adapting; complying with.
11866	conformist	[.] CONFORMIST, n. One who conforms or complies; appropriately, one who complies with the worship of the church of England or of the established church, as distinguished from a dissenter, or nonconformist.
11867	conformity	[.] CONFORMITY, n. [.] 1. Likeness; correspondence with a model in form or manner; resemblance; agreement; congruity with something else; followed by to or with. [.] [.] A ship is constructed in conformity to a model, or in conformity with a model. [.] [.] True happiness ...
11868	confortation	[.] CONFORTATION, n. [See Comfort.] The act of comforting or giving strength. [Not used.]
11869	confound	[.] CONFOUND, v.t. [L., to pour out. Literally, to pour or throw together.] [.] 1. To mingle and blend different things, so that their forms or natures cannot be distinguished; to mix in a mass or crowd, so that individuals cannot be distinguished. [.] 2. To throw into ...
11870	confounded	[.] CONFOUNDED, pp. [.] 1. Mixed or blended in disorder; perplexed; abashed; dismayed; put to shame and silence; astonished. [.] 2. Enormous; as a confounded tory. [Vulgar.]
11871	confoundedly	[.] CONFOUNDEDLY, adv. Enormously; greatly; shamefully; as, he was confoundedly avaricious. [A low word.]
11872	confoundedness	[.] CONFOUNDEDNESS, n. The state of being confounded.
11873	confounder	[.] CONFOUNDER, n. One who confounds; one who disturbs the mind, perplexes, refutes, frustrates and puts to shame or silence; one who terrifies.
11874	confounding	[.] CONFOUNDING, ppr. Mixing and blending; putting into disorder; perplexing; disturbing the mind; abashing, and putting to shame and silence; astonishing.
11875	confraternity	[.] CONFRATERNITY, n. [L., fraternity, brother.] A brotherhood; a society or body of men, united for some purpose or in some profession; as the confraternity of Jesuits.
11876	confrication	[.] CONFRICATION, n. [L., to rub. See Friction.] A rubbing against; friction.
11877	confrier	[.] CONFRIER, n. One of the same religious order.
11878	confront	[.] CONFRONT, v.t. [L.] [.] 1. To stand face to face in full view; to face; to stand in front. [.] [.] He spoke and then confronts the bull. [.] 2. To stand in direct opposition; to oppose. [.] [.] The East and West churches did both confront the Jews, and concur ...
11879	confrontation	[.] CONFRONTATION, n. The act of bringing two persons into the presence of each other for examination and discovery of truth.
11880	confronted	[.] CONFRONTED, pp. Set face to face, or in opposition; brought into the presence of.
11881	confronting	[.] CONFRONTING, ppr. Setting or standing face to face, or in opposition, or in presence of.
11882	confuse	[.] CONFUSE, v.t. [L. See Confound.] [.] 1. To mix or blend things, so that they cannot be distinguished. [.] [.] Stunning sounds and voices all confused. [.] [.] Every battle of the warrior is with confused noise. Isaiah 9. [.] 2. To disorder; as, a sudden alarm ...
11883	confused	[.] CONFUSED, pp. [.] 1. Mixed; blended, so that the things or persons mixed cannot be distinguished. [.] [.] Some cried one thing, and some another; for the assembly was confused. Acts 19. [.] 2. Perplexed by disorder, or want of system; as a confused account. [.] 3. ...
11884	confusedly	[.] CONFUSEDLY, adv. In a mixed mass; without order or separation; indistinctly; not clearly; tumultuously; with agitation of mind; without regularity or system.
11885	confusedness	[.] CONFUSEDNESS, n. A state of being confused; want of order, distinction or clearness. [.] [.] The cause of the confusedness of our notions is want of attention.
11886	confusion	[.] CONFUSION, n. [.] 1. In a general sense, a mixture of several things promiscuously; hence, disorder; irregularity; as the confusion of tongues at Babel. [.] 2. Tumult; want of order in society. [.] [.] The whole city was filled with confusion. Acts 19. [.] [.] God ...
11887	confutable	[.] CONFUTABLE, a. [See Confute.] That may be confuted, disproved or overthrown; that may be shown to be false, defective or invalid; as, an argument or a course of reasoning is confutable.
11888	confutant	[.] CONFUTANT, n. One who confutes or undertakes to confute.
11889	confutation	[.] CONFUTATION, n. The act of confuting, disproving, or proving to be false, or invalid; refutation; overthrow; as of arguments, opinions, reasoning, theory, or error.
11890	confute	[.] CONFUTE, v.t. [L.] [.] 1. To disprove; to prove to be false, defective or invaled; to overthrow; as, to confute arguments, reasoning, theory, error. [.] 2. To prove to be wrong; to convict of error, by argument or proof; as, to confute an advocate at the bar; to ...
11891	confuted	[.] CONFUTED, pp. Disproved; proved to be false, defective or unsound; overthrown by argument, fact or proof.
11892	confuter	[.] CONFUTER, n. One who disproves, or confutes.
11893	confuting	[.] CONFUTING, ppr. Disproving; proving to be false, defective or invalid; overthrowing by argument or proof.
11894	conge	[.] CONGE, n. [L.] [.] 1. Leave; farewell; parting ceremony. [.] 2. The act of respect performed at the parting of friends. Hence, the customary act of civility, on other occasions; a bow or a courtesy. [.] [.] The captain salutes you with conge profound. [.] CONGE, ...
11895	congeal	[.] CONGEAL, v.t. [L., to freeze, has the elements of cool, but it may be a different word.] [.] 1. To change from a fluid to a solid sate, as by cold, or a loss of heat, as water in freezing, liquid metal or wax in cooling, blood in stagnating or cooling, &c.; to harden ...
11896	congealable	[.] CONGEALABLE, a. That may be congealed; capable of being converted from a fluid to a solid state.
11897	congealed	[.] CONGEALED, pp. Converted into ice, or a solid mass, by the loss of heat or other process; concreted.
11898	congealing	[.] CONGEALING, ppr. Changing from a liquid to a solid state; concreting.
11899	congealment	[.] CONGEALMENT, n. A clot or concretion; that which is formed by congelation. Also, congelation.
11900	congelation	[.] CONGELATION, n. [L.] The process of passing, or the act of converting, from a fluid to a solid state; or the state of being congealed; concretion. It differ from crystalization in this; in congelation the whole substance of a fluid may become solid; in crystalization, ...
11901	congener	[.] CONGENER, n. [L., kind, race.] A thing of the same kind or nature. [.] [.] The cherry tree has been often grafted on the laurel, to which it is a congener. [.] CONGENER, CONGENEROUS, a. Of the same kind or nature; allied in origin or cause; as congenerous ...
11902	congeneracy	[.] CONGENERACY, n. Similarity of origin.
11903	congeneric	[.] CONGENERIC, a. Being of the same kind or nature.
11904	congenerousness	[.] CONGENEROUSNESS, n. The quality of being from the same original, or of belonging to the same class.
11905	congenial	[.] CONGENIAL, a. [L. See Generate.] [.] 1. Partaking of the same genus, kind or nature; kindred; cognate; as congenial souls. [.] 2. Belonging to the nature; natural; agreeable to the nature; usually followed by to; as, this severity is not congenial to him. [.] 3. ...
11906	congeniality	[.] CONGENIALITY, CONGENIALNESS, n. Participation of the same genus, nature or original; cognation; natural affinity; suitableness.
11907	congenialness	[.] CONGENIALITY, CONGENIALNESS, n. Participation of the same genus, nature or original; cognation; natural affinity; suitableness.
11908	congenital	...
11909	congenite	...
11910	conger	[.] CONGER, n. [L., Gr. ] The sea-eel; a large species of eel, sometimes growing to the length of ten feet, and weighing a hundred pounds. In Cornwall, England, it is an article of commerce, being shipped to Spain and Portugal.
11911	congeries	[.] CONGERIES, n. [L., to bring together, to amass; to bear.] A collection of several particles or bodies in one mass or aggregate.
11912	congest	[.] CONGEST, v.t. [L., to bear.] To collect or gather into a mass or aggregate.
11913	congestible	[.] CONGESTIBLE, a. That may be collected into a mass.
11914	congestion	[.] CONGESTION, n. [L.] A collection of humors in an animal body, hardened into a tumor. An accumulation of blood in a part.
11915	congiary	[.] CONGIARY, n. [L.] Properly, a present made by the Roman emperors to the people; originally in corn or wine measured out to them in a congius, a vessel holding a gallon or rather more. In present usage, a gift or a donative represented on a medal.
11916	conglaciate	[.] CONGLACIATE, v.i. [L., to freeze; ice.] To turn to ice; to freeze.
11917	conglaciation	[.] CONGLACIATION, n. The act of changing into ice, or the state of being converted to ice; a freezing; congelation.
11918	conglobate	[.] CONGLOBATE, a. [L., to collect or to make round; a ball. See Globe.] Formed or gathered into a ball. A conglobate gland is a single or lymphatic gland, a small smooth body, covered in a fine skin, admitting only an artery and a lymphatic vessel to pass in, and a vein ...
11919	conglobated	[.] CONGLOBATED, pp. Collected or formed into a ball.
11920	conglobately	[.] CONGLOBATELY, adv. In a round or roundish form.
11921	conglobation	[.] CONGLOBATION, n. The act of forming into a ball; a round body.
11922	conglobe	[.] CONGLOBE, v.t. [L., a round body.] To gather into a ball; to collect into a round mass. [.] CONGLOBE, v.i. To collect, unite or coalesce in a round mass.
11923	conglobed	[.] CONGLOBED, pp. Collected into a ball.
11924	conglobing	[.] CONGLOBING, ppr. Gathering into a round mass or ball.
11925	conglobulate	[.] CONGLOBULATE, v.i. To gather into a little round mass, or globule.
11926	conglomerate	[.] CONGLOMERATE, a. [L., to wind into a ball, a ball, a clew. See Glomerate.] [.] 1. Gathered into a ball or round body. A conglomerate gland is composed of many smaller glands, whose excretory ducts unite in a common one, as the live, kidneys, pancreas, parotids, &c. ...
11927	conglomerated	[.] CONGLOMERATED, pp. Gathered into a ball or round mass.
11928	conglomerating	[.] CONGLOMERATING, ppr. Collecting into a ball.
11929	conglomeration	[.] CONGLOMERATION, n. The act of gathering into a ball; the state of being thus collected; collection; accumulation.
11930	conglutinant	[.] CONGLUTINANT, a. [See Conglutinate.] Gluing; uniting; healing. [.] CONGLUTINANT, n. A medicine that heals wounds.
11931	conglutinate	[.] CONGLUTINATE, v.t. [L., glue. See Glue.] [.] 1. To glue together; to unite by some glutinous or tenacious substance. [.] 2. To heal; to unite the separated parts of a wound by tenacious substance. [.] CONGLUTINATE, v.i. To coalesce; to unite by the intervention ...
11932	conglutinated	[.] CONGLUTINATED, pp. Glued together; united by a tenacious substance.
11933	conglutinating	[.] CONGLUTINATING, ppr. Gluing together; uniting or closing by a tenacious substance.
11934	conglutination	[.] CONGLUTINATION, n. The act of gluing together; a joining by means of some tenacious substance; a healing by uniting the parts of a wound; union.
11935	conglutinative	[.] CONGLUTINATIVE, a. Having the power of uniting by glue or other substance of like nature.
11936	conglutinatore	[.] CONGLUTINATORE, n. That which has the power of uniting wounds.
11937	congo	[.] CONGO, n. A species of tea in China.
11938	congratulant	[.] CONGRATULANT, a. Rejoicing in participation.
11939	congratulate	[.] CONGRATULATE, v.t. [L., grateful, pleasing. See Grace.] To profess ones pleasure or joy to another on account of an event deemed happy or fortunate, as on the birth of a child, success in an enterprise, victory, escape from danger, &c.; to wish joy to another. We congratulate ...
11940	congratulated	[.] CONGRATULATED, pp. Complimented with expressions of joy at a happy event.
11941	congratulating	[.] CONGRATULATING, ppr. Professing ones joy or satisfaction on account of some happy event, prosperity or success.
11942	congratulation	[.] CONGRATULATION, n. The act of professing ones joy or satisfaction on account of some happy event, prosperity or success. [.] CONGRATULATION, n. The act of professing ones joy or good wishes at the success or happiness of another, or on account of an event deemed ...
11943	congratulator	[.] CONGRATULATOR, n. One who offers congratulation.
11944	congratulatory	[.] CONGRATULATORY, a. Expressing joy for the good fortune of another, or for an event fortunate for both parties or for the community.
11945	congree	[.] CONGREE, v.i. To agree. [Not in use.]
11946	congreet	[.] CONGREET, v.t. To salute mutually. [Not in use.]
11947	congregate	[.] CONGREGATE, v.t. [L., a herd. See Gregarious.] To collect separate persons or things into an assemblage; to assemble; to bring into one place, or into a crowd or united body; as, to congregate men or animals; to congregate waters or sands. [.] CONGREGATE, v.i. ...
11948	congregated	[.] CONGREGATED, pp. Collected; assembled in one place.
11949	congregating	[.] CONGREGATING, ppr. Collecting; assembling; coming together.
11950	congregation	[.] CONGREGATION, n. [.] 1. The act of bringing together, or assembling. [.] 2. A collection or assemblage of separate things; as a congregation of vapors. [.] 3. More generally, an assembly or persons; and appropriately, an assembly of persons met for the worship ...
11951	congregational	[.] CONGREGATIONAL, a. Pertaining to a congregation; appropriately used of such Christians as hold to church government by consent and election, maintaining that each congregation is independent of others, and has the right to choose its own pastor and govern itself; as ...
11952	congregationalism	[.] CONGREGATIONALISM, n. Ecclesiastical government in the hands of each church, as an independent body.
11953	congregationalist	[.] CONGREGATIONALIST, n. One who belongs to a congregational church or society; one who holds to the independence of each congregation or church of Christians, in the right of electing a pastor, and in governing the church.
11954	congress	[.] CONGRESS, n. [L., to come together; to go or step; a step. See Grade and Degree.] [.] 1. A meeting of individuals; an assembly of envoys, commissioners, deputies, &c., particularly a meeting of the representatives of several courts, to concert measures for their common ...
11955	congression	[.] CONGRESSION, n. A company. [Not in use.]
11956	congressional	[.] CONGRESSIONAL, a. Pertaining to a congress, or to the congress of the United States; as congressional debates. [.] [.] The congressional institution of Amphictyons in Greece.
11957	congressive	[.] CONGRESSIVE, a. [.] 1. Meeting, as the sexes. [.] 2. Encountering.
11958	congrue	[.] CONGRUE, v.i. To agree. [Not used.]
11959	congruence	[.] CONGRUENCE, CONGRUENCY, n. [L., to agree, or suit.] Suitableness of one thing to another; agreement; consistency.
11960	congruency	[.] CONGRUENCE, CONGRUENCY, n. [L., to agree, or suit.] Suitableness of one thing to another; agreement; consistency.
11961	congruent	[.] CONGRUENT, a. Suitable; agreeing; correspondent.
11962	congruity	[.] CONGRUITY, n. [.] 1. Suitableness; the relation of agreement between things. [.] [.] There is no congruity between a mean subject and a lofty style; but an obvious congruity between an elevated station and dignified deportment. [.] 2. Fitness, pertinence. [.] [.] A ...
11963	congruous	[.] CONGRUOUS, a. [L.] [.] 1. Suitable; consistent; agreeable to. Light airy music and a solemn or mournful occasion are not congruous. Obedience to God is congruous to the light of reason. [.] 2. Rational; fit. [.] [.] It is not congruous that God should be always ...
11964	congruously	[.] CONGRUOUSLY, adv. Suitably; pertinently; agreeably; consistently.
11965	conic	[.] CONIC, CONICAL, a. [L., Gr., See Cone.] [.] 1. Having the form of a cone; round and decreasing to a point; as a conic figure; a conical vessel [.] 2. Pertaining to a cone; as conic sections. [.] Conic Section, a curve line formed by the intersection of a cone ...
11966	conical	[.] CONIC, CONICAL, a. [L., Gr., See Cone.] [.] 1. Having the form of a cone; round and decreasing to a point; as a conic figure; a conical vessel [.] 2. Pertaining to a cone; as conic sections. [.] Conic Section, a curve line formed by the intersection of a cone ...
11967	conically	[.] CONICALLY, adv. In the form of a cone.
11968	conicalness	[.] CONICALNESS, n. The state or quality of being conical.
11969	conics	[.] CONICS, n. That part of geometry which treats of the cone and the curves which arise form its sections.
11970	coniferous	[.] CONIFEROUS, a. [L., to bear.] Bearing cones; producing hard, dry, scaly seed-vessels of a conical figure, as the pine, fir, cypress and beech.
11971	coniform	[.] CONIFORM, a. [cone and form.] In form of a cone; conical; as a coniform mountain of Potosi.
11972	conite	[.] CONITE, n. [Gr., dust.] A mineral of an ash or greenish gray color, which becomes brown by exposure to the air, occurring massive or stalactitic; found in Saxony and in Iceland.
11973	conject	[.] CONJECT, v.t. To throw together, or to throw. [Not used.] [.] CONJECT, v.i. To guess. [Not used.]
11974	conjector	[.] CONJECTOR, n. [L., to cast together; to throw.] One who guesses or conjectures. [See Conjecture.]
11975	conjecturable	[.] CONJECTURABLE, a. That may be guessed or conjectured.
11976	conjectural	[.] CONJECTURAL, a. Depending on conjecture; done or said by guess; as a conjectural opinion.
11977	conjecturally	[.] CONJECTURALLY, adv. Without proof, or evidence; by conjecture; by guess; as, this opinion was given conjecturally.
11978	conjecture	[.] CONJECTURE, n. [L., See Conjector.] [.] 1. Literally, a casting or throwing together of possible or probable events; or a casting of the mind to something future, or something past but unknown; a guess, formed on a supposed possibility or probability of a fact, or ...
11979	conjectured	[.] CONJECTURED, pp. Guessed; surmised.
11980	conjecturer	[.] CONJECTURER, n. One who guesses; a guesser; one who forms or utters an opinion without proof.
11981	conjecturing	[.] CONJECTURING, ppr. Guessing; surmising.
11982	conjoin	[.] CONJOIN, v.t. [L., to join. See Join.] [.] 1. To join together, without any thing intermediate; to unite two or more persons or things in close connection; as, to conjoin friends; to conjoin man and woman in marriage. [.] 2. To associate, or connect. [.] [.] Let ...
11983	conjoined	[.] CONJOINED, pp. Joined to or with; united; associated.
11984	conjoining	[.] CONJOINING, ppr. Joining together; uniting; connecting.
11985	conjoint	[.] CONJOINT, a. United; connected; associate. [.] Conjoint degrees, in music, two notes which follow each other immediately in the order of the scale; as ut and re. [.] Conjoint tetrachords, two tetrachords or fourths, where the same chord is the highest of one and ...
11986	conjointly	[.] CONJOINTLY, adv. Jointly; unitedly; in union; together.
11987	conjugal	[.] CONJUGAL, a. [L., marriage; to yoke or couple. See Join and Yoke.] [.] 1. Belonging to marriage; matrimonial; connubial; as conjugal relation; conjugal ties. [.] 2. Suitable to the married state; becoming a husband in relation to his consort, or a consort in relation ...
11988	conjugally	[.] CONJUGALLY, adv. Matrimonially; connubially.
11989	conjugate	[.] CONJUGATE, v.t. [L., to couple; to yoke, to marry. See Join and Yoke.] [.] 1. To join; to unite in marriage. [Not now used.] [.] 2. In grammar, to distribute the parts or inflections of a verb, into the several voices, modes, tenses, numbers and persons, so as to ...
11990	conjugation	[.] CONJUGATION, n. [L.] [.] 1. A couple or pair; as a conjugation of nerves. [Little used.] [.] 2. The act of uniting or compiling; union; assemblage. [.] 3. In grammar, the distribution of the several inflections or variations of a verb, in their different voices, ...
11991	conjunct	[.] CONJUNCT, a. [L. See Conjoin.] Conjoined; united; concurrent.
11992	conjunction	[.] CONJUNCTION, n. [L. See Conjoin.] [.] 1. Union; connection; association by treaty or otherwise. [.] 2. In astronomy, the meeting of two or more stars or planets in the same degree of the zodiac; as the conjunction of the moon with the sun, or of Jupiter with Saturn. [.] 3. ...
11993	conjunctive	[.] CONJUNCTIVE, a. [.] 1. Closely united. [.] 2. Uniting; serving to unite. [.] 3. In grammar, the conjunctive mode is that which follows a conjunction, or expresses some condition, or contingency. It is more generally called subjunctive.
11994	conjunctively	[.] CONJUNCTIVELY, adv. In conjunction, or union; together.
11995	conjunctiveness	[.] CONJUNCTIVENESS, n. The quality of conjoining or uniting.
11996	conjunctly	[.] CONJUNCTLY, adv. In union; jointly; together.
11997	conjuncture	[.] CONJUNCTURE, n. [See Conjoin.] [.] 1. A joining; a combination or union, as of causes, events or circumstances; as an unhappy conjuncture of affairs. [.] 2. An occasion; a critical time, proceeding from a union of circumstances. Juncture is used in a like sense. [.] [.] At ...
11998	conjuration	[.] CONJURATION, n. [See Conjure.] The act of using certain words or ceremonies to obtain the aid of a superior being; the act of summoning in a sacred name; the practice of arts to expel evil spirits, allay storms, or perform supernatural or extraordinary acts.
11999	conjure	[.] CONJURE, v.t. [L., to swear together, to conspire.] [.] 1. To call on or summon by a sacred name, or in a solemn manner; to implore with solemnity. It seems originally to have signified, to bind by an oath. [.] [.] I conjure you! Let him know, whateer was done ...
12000	conjured	[.] CONJURED, pp. Bound by an oath.
12001	conjurement	[.] CONJUREMENT, n. Serious injunction; solemn demand.
12002	conjurer	[.] CONJURER, n. One who practices conjuration; one who pretends to the secret art of performing things supernatural or extraordinary, by the aid of superior powers; an impostor who pretends, by unknown means, to discover stolen goods, &c. Hence ironically, a man of shrewd ...
12003	conjuring	[.] CONJURING, ppr. Enjoining or imploring solemnly.
12004	connascence	[.] CONNASCENCE, n. [L., to be born.] [.] 1. The common birth of two or more at the same time; production of two or more together. [.] 2. A being born or produced with another. [.] 3. The act of growing together, or at the same time.
12005	connate	[.] CONNATE, a. [L., born.] [.] 1. Born with another; being of the same birth; as connate notions. [.] 2. In botany, united in origin; growing from one base, or united at their bases; united into one body; as connate leaves or anthers.
12006	connatural	...
12007	connaturality	[.] CONNATURALITY, n. Participation of the same nature; natural union.
12008	connaturally	[.] CONNATURALLY, adv. By the act of nature; originally.
12009	connaturalness	[.] CONNATURALNESS, n. Participation of the same nature; natural union.
12010	connect	[.] CONNECT, v.t. [L.] [.] 1. To knit or link together; to tie or fasten together, as by something intervening, or by weaving, winding or twining. Hence, [.] 2. To join or unite; to conjoin, in almost any manner, either by junction, by any intervening means, or by ...
12011	connection	[.] CONNECTION, n. [L. See Connect.] The act of joining or state of being joined; a state of being knit or fastened together; union by junction, by an intervening substance or medium, by dependence or relation, or by order in a series; a word of very general import. There ...
12012	connective	[.] CONNECTIVE, a. Having the power of connecting. [.] CONNECTIVE, n. In grammar, a word that connects other words and sentences; a conjunction. Harris uses the word for conjunctions and prepositions.
12013	connectively	[.] CONNECTIVELY, adv. In union or conjunction; jointly.
12014	connex	[.] CONNEX, v.t. [L.] To link together; to join. [Not in use.]
12015	connexion	[.] CONNEXION, n. Connection. But for the sake of regular analogy, I have inserted connection, as the derivative of the English connect, and would discard connexion.
12016	connexive	[.] CONNEXIVE, a. Connective; having the power to connect; uniting; conjunctive; as connexive particles. [Little used.]
12017	connivance	[.] CONNIVANCE, n. [See Connive.] Properly, the act of winking. Hence figuratively, voluntary blindness to an act; intentional forbearance to see a fault or other act, generally implying consent to it. [.] [.] Every vice interprets a connivance to be approbation.
12018	connive	[.] CONNIVE, v.i. [L., to wink.] [.] 1. To wink; to close and open the eyelids rapidly. [.] 2. In a figurative sense, to close the eyes upon a fault or other act; to pretend ignorance or blindness; to forbear to see; to overlook a fault or other act, and suffer it to ...
12019	connivency	[.] CONNIVENCY, n. Connivance, which see.
12020	connivent	[.] CONNIVENT, a. [.] 1. Shutting the eyes; forbearing to see. [.] 2. In anatomy, the connivent valves are those wrinkles, cellules and vascules, which are found on the inside of the two intestines, ilium and jejunum. [.] 3. In botany, closely united; converging ...
12021	conniver	[.] CONNIVER, n. One who connives.
12022	conniving	[.] CONNIVING, ppr. Closing the eyes against faults; permitting faults to pass uncensured.
12023	connoisseur	[.] CONNOISSEUR, n. [L., to know.] A person well versed in any subject; a skillful or knowing person; a critical judge or master of any art, particularly of painting and sculpture.
12024	connoisseurship	[.] CONNOISSEURSHIP, n. The skill of a connoisseur.
12025	connotate	[.] CONNOTATE, v.t. [L.] To designate with something else; to imply. [Little used.]
12026	connotation	[.] CONNOTATION, n. The act of making known or designating with something; implication of something beside itself inference. [Little used.]
12027	connote	[.] CONNOTE, v.t. [L., to mark. See Note.] To make known together; to imply; to denote or designate; to include. [Little used.]
12028	connubial	[.] CONNUBIAL, a. [L., to marry.] Pertaining to marriage; nuptial; belonging to the state of husband and wife; as, connubial rites; connubial love.
12029	connumeration	[.] CONNUMERATION, n. A reckoning together.
12030	connusance	[.] CONNUSANCE, n. [L.] Knowledge. [See Cognizance.]
12031	connusant	[.] CONNUSANT, a. Knowing; informed; apprised. [.] [.] A neutral vessel, breaking a blockade, is liable to confiscation, if connusant of the blockade.
12032	conny	[.] CONNY, a. Brave; fine. [Local.]
12033	conoid	[.] CONOID, n. [Gr., a cone, form.] [.] 1. In geometry, a solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about its axis. If the conic section is a parabola, the resulting solid is a parabolic conoid, or paraboloid; if a hyperbola, the solid is a hyperbolic conoid, ...
12034	conoidic	[.] CONOIDIC, CONOIDICAL, a. Pertaining to a conoid; having the form of a conoid.
12035	conoidical	[.] CONOIDIC, CONOIDICAL, a. Pertaining to a conoid; having the form of a conoid.
12036	conquassate	[.] CONQUASSATE, v.t. [L.] To shake. [Little used.]
12037	conquer	[.] CONQUER, v.t. [.] 1. To subdue; to reduce, by physical force, till resistance is no longer made; to overcome; to vanquish. Alexander conquered Asia. The Romans conquered Carthage. [.] 2. To gain by force; to win; to take possession by violent means; to gain dominion ...
12038	conquerable	[.] CONQUERABLE, a. That may be conquered, overcome or subdued.
12039	conquered	[.] CONQUERED, pp. Overcome; subdued; vanquished; gained; won.
12040	conqueress	[.] CONQUERESS, n. A female who conquers; a victorious female.
12041	conquering	[.] CONQUERING, ppr. Overcoming; subduing; vanquishing; obtaining.
12042	conqueror	[.] CONQUEROR, n. One who conquers; one who gains a victory; one who subdues and brings into subjection or possession, by force or by influence. The man who defeats his antagonist in combat is a conqueror, as is the general or admiral who defeats his enemy.
12043	conquest	[.] CONQUEST, n. [The primary sense is to seek, to press or drive towards.] [.] 1. The act of conquering; the act of overcoming or vanquishing opposition by force, physical or moral. Applied to persons, territory and the like, it usually implies or includes a taking ...
12044	consanguineous	[.] CONSANGUINEOUS, a. [L., infra.] Of the same blood; related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.
12045	consanguinity	[.] CONSANGUINITY, n. [L., blood.] The relation of persons by blood; the relation or connection of persons descended from the same stock or common ancestor, in distinction from affinity or relation by marriage. It is lineal or collateral.
12046	conscience	[.] CONSCIENCE, n. [L., to know, to be privy to.] [.] 1. Internal or self-knowledge, or judgment of right and wrong; or the faculty, power or principle within us, which decides on the lawfulness or unlawfulness of our own actions and affections, and instantly approves ...
12047	conscienced	[.] CONSCIENCED, a. Having conscience.
12048	conscient	[.] CONSCIENT, Conscious. [Not used.]
12049	conscientious	[.] CONSCIENTIOUS, a. [.] 1. Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong; as a conscientious judge. [.] 2. Regulated by conscience; according to the dictates of conscience; ...
12050	conscientiously	[.] CONSCIENTIOUSLY, adv. According to the direction of conscience; with a strict regard to right and wrong. A man may err conscientiously.
12051	conscientiousness	[.] CONSCIENTIOUSNESS, n. A scrupulous regard to the decisions of conscience; a sense of justice, and strict conformity to its dictates. [.] [.] All his conduct seemed marked with an exact and unvarying conscientiousness.
12052	conscionable	[.] CONSCIONABLE, a. According to conscience; reasonable; just. [.] [.] Let my debtors have conscionable satisfaction.
12053	conscionableness	[.] CONSCIONABLENESS, n. Reasonableness; equity.
12054	conscionably	[.] CONSCIONABLY, adv. In a manner agreeable to conscience; reasonably; justly.
12055	conscious	[.] CONSCIOUS, a. [L.] [.] 1. Possessing the faculty or power of knowing ones own thoughts or mental operations. Thus, man is a conscious being. [.] 2. Knowing from memory, or without extraneous information; as, I am not conscious of the fact. [.] [.] The damsel than ...
12056	consciously	[.] CONSCIOUSLY, adv. With knowledge of ones own mental operations or actions. [.] [.] If these perceptions, with their consciousness, always remained in the mind, the same thinking thing would be always consciously present.
12057	consciousness	[.] CONSCIOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. The knowledge of sensations and mental operations, or of what passes in ones own mind; the act of the mind which makes known an internal object. [.] [.] Consciousness of our sensation, and consciousness of our existence, seem to be simultaneous. [.] [.] Consciousness ...
12058	conscript	[.] CONSCRIPT, a. [L., to enroll; to write.] Written; enrolled; as conscript fathers, the senators of Rome, so called because their names were written in the register of the senate. [.] CONSCRIPT, n. [L.] An enrolled soldier; a word used in France.
12059	conscription	[.] CONSCRIPTION, n. [L.] [.] 1. An enrolling or registering. [.] 2. Soldiers or forces levied by enrolling.
12060	consecrate	[.] CONSECRATE, v.t. [L., to consecrate, sacred. See Sacred.] [.] 1. To make or declare to be sacred, by certain ceremonies or rites; to appropriate to sacred uses; to set apart, dedicate, or devote, to the service and worship of God; as, to consecrate a church. [.] [.] Thou ...
12061	consecrated	[.] CONSECRATED, pp. Made sacred by ceremonies or solemn rites; separated from a common to a sacred use; devoted or dedicated to the service and worship of God; made venerable.
12062	consecrating	[.] CONSECRATING, ppr. Making sacred; appropriating to a sacred use; dedicating to the service of God; devoting; rendering venerable.
12063	consecration	[.] CONSECRATION, n. [.] 1. The act or ceremony of separating form a common to a sacred use, or of devoting and dedicating a person or thing to the service and worship of God, by certain rites or solemnities. Consecration does not make a person or thing really holy, ...
12064	consecrator	[.] CONSECRATOR, n. One who consecrates; one who performs the rites by which a person or thing is devoted or dedicated to sacred purposes.
12065	consecratory	[.] CONSECRATORY, a. Making sacred.
12066	consectary	[.] CONSECTARY, a. [L., to follow. See Seek.] Following; consequent; consequential; deducible. [.] CONSECTARY, n. That which follows; consequence; deduction from premises; corollary.
12067	consecution	[.] CONSECUTION, n. [L., to follow. See Seek.] [.] 1. A following or sequel; train of consequences from premises; series of deductions. [.] 2. Succession; series of things that follow each other; as a consecution of colors. [.] 3. In astronomy, consecution month is ...
12068	consecutive	[.] CONSECUTIVE, a. [See Consecution.] [.] 1. Following in a train; succeeding one another in a regular order; successive; uninterrupted in course or succession; as, fifty consecutive years. [.] 2. Following; consequential; succeeding; as, the actions of men consecutive ...
12069	consecutively	[.] CONSECUTIVELY, adv. By way of consequence or succession, in opposition to antecedently or casually.
12070	consenescence	[.] CONSENESCENCE, CONSENESCENCY, n. [L., to grow old.] A growing old; decay from age; as the consenescence of the world.
12071	consenescency	[.] CONSENESCENCE, CONSENESCENCY, n. [L., to grow old.] A growing old; decay from age; as the consenescence of the world.
12072	consension	[.] CONSENSION, n. [L. See consent.] Agreement; accord. [Little used.]
12073	consent	[.] CONSENT, n. [L., to be of one mind, to agree; to think, feel or perceive. See Sense and Assent.] [.] 1. Agreement of the mind to what is proposed or state by another; accord; hence, a yielding of the mind or will to that which is proposed; as, a parent gives his consent ...
12074	consentaneous	[.] CONSENTANEOUS, a. [L. See Consent.] Agreeable; accordant; consistent with; suitable. [.] [.] The practice of virtue is not consentaneous to the unrenewed heart.
12075	consentaneously	[.] CONSENTANEOUSLY, adv. Agreeably; consistently; suitably.
12076	consentaneousness	[.] CONSENTANEOUSNESS, n. Agreement; accordance; consistency.
12077	consenter	[.] CONSENTER, n. One who consents.
12078	consentient	[.] CONSENTIENT, a. [L.] Agreeing in mind; accordant in opinion. [.] [.] The authority due to the consentient judgment of the church.
12079	consequence	[.] CONSEQUENCE, n. [L., to follow. See Seek.] [.] 1. That which follows from any act, cause, principle, or series of actions. Hence, an event or effect produced by some preceding act or cause. [.] [.] Shun the bitter consequence; for know, the day thou eatest thereof, ...
12080	consequent	[.] CONSEQUENT, a. [L.] [.] 1. Following, as the natural effect; with to or on. [.] [.] The right was consequent to, and built on, an act perfectly personal. [.] [.] His poverty was consequent on his vices. [.] 2. Following by necessary inference or rational deduction; ...
12081	consequential	[.] CONSEQUENTIAL, a. [.] 1. Following as the effect; produced by the connection of effects with causes; as a consequential evil. [.] 2. Having the consequence justly connected with the premises; conclusive. [.] [.] These arguments are highly consequential and concludent ...
12082	consequentialness	[.] CONSEQUENTIALNESS, n. Regular consecution in discourse.
12083	consequently	[.] CONSEQUENTLY, adv. By consequence; by necessary connection of effects with their causes; in consequence of something.
12084	consequentness	[.] CONSEQUENTNESS, n. Regular connection of propositions, following each other; consecution of discourse. [Little used.]
12085	consertion	[.] CONSERTION, n. [L.] Junction; adaptation.
12086	conservable	[.] CONSERVABLE, a. [See Conserve.] That may be kept or preserved from decay or injury.
12087	conservancy	[.] CONSERVANCY, n. [L. See Conserve.] A court of conservancy is held by the Lord Mayor of London, for the preservation of the fishery on the Thames.
12088	conservant	[.] CONSERVANT, a. Preserving; having the power or quality of preserving from decay or destruction.
12089	conservation	[.] CONSERVATION, n. [L. See Conserve.] The act of preserving, guarding or protecting; preservation from loss, decay, injury, or violation; the keeping of a thing in a safe or entire state; as the conservation of bodies from perishing; the conservation of the peace of society; ...
12090	conservative	[.] CONSERVATIVE, a. Preservative; having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss, waste or injury.
12091	conservator	[.] CONSERVATOR, n. [.] 1. A preserver; one who preserves from injury or violation. Appropriately, an officer who has the charge of preserving the public peace, as judges and sheriffs; also, an officer who has the charge of preserving the rights and privileges of a ...
12092	conservatory	[.] CONSERVATORY, a. Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay or injury. [.] CONSERVATORY, n. [.] 1. A place for preserving any thing in a state desired, as from loss, decay, waste or injury. Thus a fish-pond for keeping fish, a granary for corn, an ice-house ...
12093	conserve	[.] CONSERVE, v.t. [L., to hold, keep or guard.] To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve from loss, decay, waste, or injury; to defend from violation; as, to conserve bodies from perishing; to conserve the peace of society; to conserve fruits, roots and herbs, ...
12094	conserved	[.] CONSERVED, pp. Preserved in a safe and sound state; guarded; kept; maintained; protected; prepared with sugar.
12095	conserver	[.] CONSERVER, n. One who conserves; one who keeps from loss or injury; one who lays up for preservation; a preparer of conserves.
12096	conserving	[.] CONSERVING, ppr. Keeping in safety; defending; maintaining; preparing with sugar.
12097	consession	[.] CONSESSION, n. [L. See Session.] A sitting together. [Little used.]
12098	consessor	[.] CONSESSOR, n. One that sits with others. [Little used.]
12099	consider	[.] CONSIDER, v.t. [L., to consider, to view attentively, to sit by; to sit. See Sit. The literal sense is, to sit by or close, or to set the mind or the eye to; hence, to view or examine with attention.] [.] 1. To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination; ...
12100	considerable	[.] CONSIDERABLE, a. [See Consider.] [.] 1. That may be considered; that is to be observed, remarked or attended to. [.] [.] It is considerable, that some urns have had inscriptions on them, expressing that the lamps were burning. [.] [This primary use of the word ...
12101	considerableness	[.] CONSIDERABLENESS, n. Some degree of importance, moment or dignity; a degree of value or importance that deserves notice. [.] [.] The considerableness of things is to be estimated by their usefulness, or by their effects on society.
12102	considerably	[.] CONSIDERABLY, adv. In a degree deserving notice; in a degree not trifling, or unimportant. [.] [.] And Europe still considerably gains both by their good examples and their pains.
12103	considerance	[.] CONSIDERANCE, n. Consideration; reflection; sober thought. [Not used. See Consideration.]
12104	considerate	[.] CONSIDERATE, a. [L. See Consider.] [.] 1. Given to consideration, or to sober reflection; thoughtful; hence, serious; circumspect; careful; discreet; prudent; not hasty or rash; not negligent. [.] [.] Aeneas is patient, considerate, and careful of his people. [.] 2. ...
12105	considerately	[.] CONSIDERATELY, adv. With deliberation; with due consideration; calmly; prudently.
12106	considerateness	[.] CONSIDERATENESS, n. Prudence; calm deliberation.
12107	consideration	[.] CONSIDERATION, n. [L. See Consider.] [.] 1. The act of considering; mental view; regard; notice. [.] [.] Let us take into consideration the consequences of a hasty decision. [.] 2. Mature thought; serious deliberation. [.] [.] Let us think with consideration. [.] 3. ...
12108	considerative	[.] CONSIDERATIVE, a. Taking into consideration. [Little used.]
12109	considered	[.] CONSIDERED, pp. Thought of with care; pondered; viewed attentively; deliberated on; examined.
12110	considerer	[.] CONSIDERER, n. A thinker; one who considers; a man of reflection. [Considerator is not in use.]
12111	considering	[.] CONSIDERING, ppr. Fixing the mind on; meditating on; pondering; viewing with care and attention; deliberating on. [.] Note. We have a peculiar use of this word, which may be a corruption for considered, or which may be a deviation from analogy by an insensible change ...
12112	consideringly	[.] CONSIDERINGLY, adv. With consideration or deliberation. Whole Duty of Man.
12113	consign	[.] CONSIGN, v.t. [L., to seal or sign; to seal or stamp; a sign, seal or mark; to deposit, deliver, consign. See Sign. The sense is to set to, to thrust or sent.] [.] 1. To give, send or set over; to transfer or deliver into the possession of another, or into a different ...
12114	consignation	[.] CONSIGNATION, n. The act of consigning; the act of delivering or committing to another person, place or state. [.] [.] Despair is certain consignation to eternal ruin. [Little used. See Consignment.]
12115	consignature	[.] CONSIGNATURE, n. Full signature; joint signing or stamping.
12116	consigned	[.] CONSIGNED, pp. Delivered; committed for keeping, or management; deposited in trust.
12117	consignee	[.] CONSIGNEE, n. The person to whom goods or other things are delivered in trust, for sale or superintendance; a factor.
12118	consigner	[.] CONSIGNER, CONSIGNOR, n. The person who consigns; one who sends, delivers, or commits goods to another for sale, or a ship for superintendence, bills of lading, papers, &c.
12119	consignification	[.] CONSIGNIFICATION, n. [See Signify.] Joint signification.
12120	consignificative	[.] CONSIGNIFICATIVE, a. [See Signify.] Having a like signification, or jointly significative.
12121	consigning	[.] CONSIGNING, ppr. Delivering to another in trust; sending or committing, as a possession or charge.
12122	consignment	[.] CONSIGNMENT, n. [.] 1. The act of consigning; consignation; the act of sending or committing, as a charge for safe-keeping or management; the act of depositing with, as goods for sale. [.] 2. The thing consigned; the goods sent or delivered to a factor for sale; ...
12123	consignor	[.] CONSIGNER, CONSIGNOR, n. The person who consigns; one who sends, delivers, or commits goods to another for sale, or a ship for superintendence, bills of lading, papers, &c.
12124	consimilar	[.] CONSIMILAR, a. Having common resemblance. [Little used.]
12125	consimilitude	[.] CONSIMILITUDE, n. Resemblance. [Little used.]
12126	consist	[.] CONSIST, v.i. [L., to stand.] [.] 1. To stand together; to be in a fixed or permanent state, as a body composed of parts in union or connection. Hence, to be; to exist; to subsist; to be supported and maintained. [.] [.] He was before all things, and by him all ...
12127	consistence	[.] CONSISTENCE, CONSISTENCY, n. [.] 1. A standing together; a being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; that state of a body, in which its component parts remain fixed. [.] [.] The consistency of bodies is divers; dense, rare, tangible, pneumatical, volatile, ...
12128	consistency	[.] CONSISTENCE, CONSISTENCY, n. [.] 1. A standing together; a being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; that state of a body, in which its component parts remain fixed. [.] [.] The consistency of bodies is divers; dense, rare, tangible, pneumatical, volatile, ...
12129	consistent	[.] CONSISTENT, a. [L. See Consist.] [.] 1. Fixed; firm; not fluid; as the consistent parts of a body, distinguished from the fluid. [.] 2. Standing together or in agreement; compatible; congruous; uniform; not contradictory or opposed; as, two opinions or schemes are ...
12130	consistently	[.] CONSISTENTLY, adv. In a consistent manner; in agreement; agreeably; as, to command confidence, a man must act consistently.
12131	consistorial	[.] CONSISTORIAL, CONSISTORY, a. [See Consistory.] Pertaining or relating to a consistory, or ecclesiastical court of an archbishop or bishop. [.] [.] Every archbishop and bishop of a diocese hath a consistory court.
12132	consistorian	[.] CONSISTORIAN, a. Relating to an order of presbyterian assemblies.
12133	consistory	[.] CONSISTORY, n. [L. See Consist.] Primarily, a place of meeting; a council-house, or place of justice. Hence, [.] 1. A place of justice in the spiritual court, or the court itself; the court of every diocesan bishop, held in their cathedral churches, for the trial ...
12134	consociate	[.] CONSOCIATE, n. [L. See the next word.] An associate; a partner or confederate; an accomplice. [.] CONSOCIATE, v.t. [L., to unite; a companion. See Social.] [.] 1. To unite; to join; to associate. [.] 2. To cement, or hold in close union. [.] 3. To unite in ...
12135	consociation	[.] CONSOCIATION, n. [.] 1. Intimate union of persons; fellowship; alliance; companionship; union of things. [This word is less used than association.] [.] 2. Fellowship or union of churches by their pastors and delegates; a meeting of the pastors and delegates of a ...
12136	consociational	[.] CONSOCIATIONAL, a. Pertaining to a consociation.
12137	consol	[.] CONSOL, n. [from consolidate.] Consols, in England, are the funds or stocks formed by the consolidation of different annuities.
12138	consolable	[.] CONSOLABLE, a. [See Console.] That admits comfort; capable of receiving consolation.
12139	consolate	[.] CONSOLATE, v.t. To comfort. [See Console.]
12140	consolation	[.] CONSOLATION, n. [L. See Console.] [.] 1. Comfort; alleviation of misery, or distress of mind; refreshment of mind or spirits; a comparative degree of happiness in distress or misfortune, springing from any circumstance that abates the evil, or supports and strengthens ...
12141	consolator	[.] CONSOLATOR, n. One who comforts.
12142	consolatory	[.] CONSOLATORY, a. [L.] Tending to give comfort; refreshing to the mind; assuaging grief. [.] CONSOLATORY, n. A speech or writing containing topics of comfort.
12143	console	[.] CONSOLE, v.t. [L. The primary sense is either to set or allay, to give rest or quiet, or the sense is to strengthen, in which case it coincides with the root of solid. The latter is most probable.] To comfort; to cheer the mind in distress or depression; to alleviate ...
12144	consoled	[.] CONSOLED, pp. Comforted; cheered.
12145	consoler	[.] CONSOLER, n. One that gives comfort.
12146	consolidant	[.] CONSOLIDANT, a. [See Consolidate.] Having the quality of uniting wounds or forming new flesh. [.] CONSOLIDANT, n. A medicine that heals or unites the parts of wounded flesh.
12147	consolidate	[.] CONSOLIDATE, v.t. [L., solid. See Solid.] [.] 1. To make solid to unite or press together loose or separate parts, and form a compact mass; to harden or make dense and firm. [.] [.] He fixed and consolidated the earth above the waters. [.] 2. To unite the parts ...
12148	consolidated	[.] CONSOLIDATED, pp. Made solid, hard, or compact; united.
12149	consolidating	[.] CONSOLIDATING, ppr. Making solid; uniting.
12150	consolidation	[.] CONSOLIDATION, n. [.] 1. The act of making or process of becoming solid; the act of forming into a firm compact mass, body or system. [.] 2. The annexing of one bill to another in parliament or legislation. [.] 3. The combining of two benefices in one. [.] 4. ...
12151	consonance	[.] CONSONANCE, n. [L., to sound together; to sound. See Sound and Tone.] [.] 1. Accord or agreement of sounds. In music, consonance is an accord of sounds which produces an agreeable sensation in the ear, as the third, fifth and eighth. It denotes also the according ...
12152	consonant	[.] CONSONANT, a. [.] 1. Agreeing; according; congruous; consistent; followed generally by to; sometimes by with; as, this rule is consonant to scripture and reason. [.] 2. In music, composed of consonances; as consonant intervals. [.] CONSONANT, n. A letter, ...
12153	consonantly	[.] CONSONANTLY, adv. Consistently; in agreement.
12154	consonantness	[.] CONSONANTNESS, n. Agreeableness; consistency.
12155	consonous	[.] CONSONOUS, a. [L.] Agreeing in sound; symphonious.
12156	consopiate	[.] CONSOPIATE, v.t. To lull asleep. [Not used.]
12157	consopiation	[.] CONSOPIATION, n. A lulling asleep. [Not used.]
12158	consopite	[.] CONSOPITE, a. Calm; composed. [Not used.]
12159	consort	[.] CONSORT, n. [L., sort, state, kind.] [.] 1. A companion; a partner; an intimate associate; particularly, a partner of the bed; a wife or husband. [.] [.] He single chose to live, and shunnd to wed, well pleased to want a consort of his bed. [.] 2. An assembly ...
12160	consortable	[.] CONSORTABLE, a. Suitable.
12161	consorted	[.] CONSORTED, pp. United in marriage.
12162	consorting	[.] CONSORTING, ppr. Uniting in company with; associating.
12163	consortion	[.] CONSORTION, n. Fellowship. [Not used.]
12164	consortship	[.] CONSORTSHIP, n. Fellowship; partnership.
12165	consound	[.] CONSOUND, n. The name of several species of plants.
12166	conspicuity	[.] CONSPICUITY, n. Conspicuousness; brightness. [Little used.]
12167	conspicuous	[.] CONSPICUOUS, a. [L., to look or see. See Species.] [.] 1. Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen; manifest; as, to stand in a conspicuous place. [.] [.] Or come I less conspicuous. [.] 2. Obvious to the mental eye; clearly or extensively known, ...
12168	conspicuously	[.] CONSPICUOUSLY, adv. In a conspicuous manner; obviously; in a manner to be clearly seen; eminently; remarkably.
12169	conspicuousness	[.] CONSPICUOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. Openness or exposure to the view; a state of being visible at a distance; as the conspicuousness of a tower. [.] 2. Eminence; fame; celebrity; renown; a state of being extensively known and distinguished; as the conspicuousness of an ...
12170	conspiracy	[.] CONSPIRACY, n. [L. See Conspire.] [.] 1. A combination of men for an evil purpose; an agreement between two or more persons, to commit some crime in concert; particularly, a combination to commit treason, or excite sedition or insurrection against the government of ...
12171	conspirant	[.] CONSPIRANT, a. [L.] Conspiring; plotting; engaging in a plot to commit a crime.
12172	conspiration	[.] CONSPIRATION, n. Conspiracy; agreement or concurrence of things to one end.
12173	conspirator	[.] CONSPIRATOR, n. [.] 1. One who conspires; one who engages in a plot to commit a crime, particularly treason. [.] 2. In law, one who agrees with another falsely and maliciously to indict an innocent person of felony. By the British statute, a conspirator is defined ...
12174	conspire	[.] CONSPIRE, v.i. [L., to plot; to breathe. But the primary sense is to throw, to wind; hence spira, a fold, circle, wreath or band; and the sense of the verb is, to breathe together, or more probably, to wind or band together.] [.] 1. To agree, by oath, covenant or ...
12175	conspirer	[.] CONSPIRER, n. One who conspires or plots; a conspirator.
12176	conspiring	[.] CONSPIRING, ppr. [.] 1. Agreeing to commit a crime; plotting; uniting or concurring to one end. [.] 2. In mechanics, conspiring powers are such as act in a direction not opposite to one another; cooperating powers.
12177	conspiringly	[.] CONSPIRINGLY, adv. In the manner of a conspiracy; by conspiracy.
12178	conspissation	[.] CONSPISSATION, n. [L.] The act of making thick or viscous; thickness.
12179	conspurcation	[.] CONSPURCATION, n. [L., to defile.] The act of defiling; defilement; pollution. [Not in use.]
12180	constable	[.] CONSTABLE, n. [L., a stable; count of the stable.] [.] 1. The Lord High Constable of England, the seventh officer of the crown. He had the care of the common peace, in deeds of arms, and matters of war; being a judge of the court of chivalry, now called the court ...
12181	constableship	[.] CONSTABLESHIP, n. The office of a constable.
12182	constablewick	[.] CONSTABLEWICK, n. The district to which a constables power is limited.
12183	constancy	[.] CONSTANCY, n. [L., to stand.] [.] 1. Fixedness; a standing firm; hence, applied to God or his works, immutability; unalterable continuance; a permanent state. [.] 2. Fixedness or firmness of mind; persevering resolution; steady, unshaken determination; particularly ...
12184	constant	[.] CONSTANT, a. [L.] [.] 1. Fixed; firm; opposed to fluid. [.] [.] To turn two fluid liquors into a constant body. [.] [In this sense, not used.] [.] 2. Fixed; not varied; unchanged; permanent; immutable. [.] [.] The worlds a scene of changes, and to be constant, ...
12185	constantinopolitan	[.] CONSTANTINOPOLITAN, a. Relating to Constantinople, the metropolis of Turkey in Europe.
12186	constantly	[.] CONSTANTLY, adv. Firmly; steadily; invariably; continually; perseveringly. [.] [.] Rhoda constantly affirmed that it was even so. Acts 12. [.] [.] These things I will that thou affirm constantly. Titus 3.
12187	constat	[.] CONSTAT, n. [L., it appears.] [.] 1. In England, a certificate given by the clerk of the pipe and auditors of the exchequer, to a person who intends to plead or move for a discharge of any thing in that court. The effect of it is to show what appears upon the record, ...
12188	constellate	[.] CONSTELLATE, v.i. [Low L., to shine, a star.] To join luster; to shine with united radiance or one general light. [Little used.] [.] [.] The several things which engage our affections shine forth and constellate in God. [.] CONSTELLATE, v.t. To unite several ...
12189	constellated	[.] CONSTELLATED, pp. [.] 1. United in one splendor. [.] 2. Starry; set or adorned with stars or constellations.
12190	constellation	[.] CONSTELLATION, n. [.] 1. A cluster of fixed stars; an asterism; a number of stars which appear as if situated near each other in the heavens, and are considered as forming a particular division. The constellations are reduced mostly to the figures of certain animals ...
12191	consternation	[.] CONSTERNATION, n. [L., to throw or strike down.] Astonishment; amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates a person for consultation and execution; excessive terror, wonder or surprise.
12192	constipate	[.] CONSTIPATE, v.t. [L., to crowd, or cram. See Stuff and Stop.] [.] 1. To crowd or cram into a narrow compass; to thicken or condense. [.] 2. To stop, by filling a passage, and preventing motion; as, to constipate capillary vessels. [.] 3. To fill or crowd the intestinal ...
12193	constipation	[.] CONSTIPATION, n. [.] 1. The act of crowding any thing into a less compass; a pressing together; condensation; as a close constipation of particles. [.] 2. More generally, a crowding or filling to hardness the intestinal canal, from defective excretion; costiveness; ...
12194	constituent	[.] CONSTITUENT, a. [L., to set. See Statue, Statute.] Setting; constituting; applied to parts of a thing that are essential to it. Hence, necessary or essential; elemental; forming, composing or making as an essential part. [.] [.] Body, soul, and reason, are the three ...
12195	constitute	[.] CONSTITUTE, v.t. [L., to set.] [.] 1. To set; to fix; to enact; to establish. [.] [.] We must obey laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority, not against the law of God. [.] 2. To form or compose; to give formal existence to; to make a thing what it is. [.] [.] Perspicuity ...
12196	constituted	[.] CONSTITUTED, pp. Set; fixed; established; made; elected; appointed.
12197	constituter	[.] CONSTITUTER, n. One who constitutes or appoints.
12198	constituting	[.] CONSTITUTING, ppr. Setting; establishing; composing; electing; appointing.
12199	constitution	[.] CONSTITUTION, n. [.] 1. The act of constituting, enacting, establishing, or appointing. [.] 2. The state of being; that form of being or peculiar structure and connection of parts which makes or characterizes a system or body. Hence the particular frame or temperament ...
12200	constitutional	[.] CONSTITUTIONAL, a. [.] 1. Bred or inherent in the constitution, or in the natural frame of body or mind; as a constitutional infirmity; constitutional ardor or dulness. [.] 2. Consistent with the constitution; authorized by the constitution or fundamental rules ...
12201	constitutionalist	[.] CONSTITUTIONALIST, n. [.] 1. An adherent to the constitution of government. [.] 2. An innovator of the old constitution, or a framer or friend of the new constitution in France.
12202	constitutionality	[.] CONSTITUTIONALITY, n. [.] 1. The state of being constitutional; the state of being inherent in the natural frame; as the constitutionality of disease. [.] 2. The state of being consistent with the constitution or frame of government, or of being authorized by its ...
12203	constitutionally	[.] CONSTITUTIONALLY, adv. In consistency with the constitution or frame of government.
12204	constitutionist	[.] CONSTITUTIONIST, n. One who adheres to the constitution of the country.
12205	constitutive	[.] CONSTITUTIVE, a. [.] 1. That constitutes, forms or composes; elemental; essential. [.] [.] The constitutive parts of a schismatic, being the esteem of himself and contempt of others. [.] 2. Having power to enact or establish; instituting.
12206	constrain	[.] CONSTRAIN, v.t. [L., to strain, to bind. See Strain.] In a general sense, to strain; to press; to urge; to drive; to exert force, physical or moral, either in urging to action or in restraining it. Hence, [.] 1. To compel or force; to urge with irresistible power, ...
12207	constrainable	[.] CONSTRAINABLE, a. That may be constrained, forced, or repressed; liable to constraint, or to restraint.
12208	constrained	[.] CONSTRAINED, pp. Urged irresistibly or powerfully; compelled; forced; restrained; confined; bound; imprisoned; necessitated.
12209	constrainedly	[.] CONSTRAINEDLY, adv. By constraint; by compulsion.
12210	constrainer	[.] CONSTRAINER, n. One who constrains.
12211	constraining	[.] CONSTRAINING, ppr. Urging with irresistible or powerful force; compelling; forcing; repressing; confining; holding by force; pressing; binding.
12212	constraint	[.] CONSTRAINT, n. Irresistible force, or its effect; any force, or power, physical or moral, which compels to act or to forbear action, or which urges so strongly as to produce its effect upon the body or mind; compulsion; restraint; confinement. [.] [.] Not by constraint, ...
12213	constraintive	[.] CONSTRAINTIVE, a. Having power to compel.
12214	constrict	[.] CONSTRICT, v.t. [L. See Constrain.] To draw together; to bind; to cramp; to draw into a narrow compass; hence, to contract or cause to shrink.
12215	constricted	[.] CONSTRICTED, pp. Drawn together; bound; contracted.
12216	constricting	[.] CONSTRICTING, ppr. Drawing together; binding; contracting.
12217	constriction	...
12218	constrictor	[.] CONSTRICTOR, n. [.] 1. That which draws together or contracts. In anatomy, a muscle which draws together or closes an orifice of the body; as the constrictor labiorum, a muscle of the lips. [.] 2. A species of serpents, the black snake of the United States. Also, ...
12219	constringe	[.] CONSTRINGE, v.t. [L. See Constrain.] To draw together; to strain into a narrow compass; to contract; to force to contract itself. [.] [.] Strong liquors constringe, harden the fibers, and coagulate the fluids.
12220	constringed	[.] CONSTRINGED, pp. Contracted; drawn together.
12221	constringent	[.] CONSTRINGENT, a. Having the quality of contracting, binding or compressing.
12222	constringing	[.] CONSTRINGING, ppr. Drawing or compressing into a smaller compass; contracting; binding.
12223	construct	[.] CONSTRUCT, v.t. [L., to lay, dispose or set in order. See Structure.] [.] 1. To put together the parts of a thing in their proper place and order; to build; to form; as, to construct an edifice. [.] 2. To devise and compose, as to construct a new system; or simply ...
12224	constructed	[.] CONSTRUCTED, pp. Built; formed; composed; compiled.
12225	constructer	[.] CONSTRUCTER, n. One who constructs or frames.
12226	constructing	[.] CONSTRUCTING, ppr. Building; framing; composing.
12227	construction	[.] CONSTRUCTION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The act of building, or of devising and forming; fabrication. [.] 2. The form of building; the manner of putting together the parts of a building, a machine, or a system; structure; conformation. [.] [.] The sailing of a ship and its ...
12228	constructional	[.] CONSTRUCTIONAL, a. Pertaining to construction; deduced from construction or interpretation. [Unusual.]
12229	constructive	[.] CONSTRUCTIVE, a. By construction; created or deduced by construction, or mode of interpretation; not directly expressed, but inferred; as constructive treason. [.] [.] Stipulations, expressed or implied, formal or constructive.
12230	constructively	[.] CONSTRUCTIVELY, adv. In a constructive manner; by way of construction or interpretation; by fair inference. [.] [.] A neutral must have notice of a blockade, either actually by a formal information, or constructively by notice to his government.
12231	constructure	[.] CONSTRUCTURE, n. An edifice; pile; fabric. [For this, structure is more generally used.]
12232	construe	[.] CONSTRUE, v.t. [L. See Construct.] [.] 1. To arrange words in their natural order; to reduce from a transposed to a natural order, so as to discover the sense of a sentence; hence, to interpret; and when applied to a foreign language, to translate; to render into ...
12233	construed	[.] CONSTRUED, pp. Arranged in natural order; interpreted; understood; translated.
12234	construing	[.] CONSTRUING, ppr. Arranging in natural order; expounding; interpreting; translating.
12235	constuprate	[.] CONSTUPRATE, v.t. [L., to ravish.] To violate; to debauch; to defile.
12236	constupration	[.] CONSTUPRATION, n. The act of ravishing; violation; defilement.
12237	consubsist	[.] CONSUBSIST, v.i. To subsist together. [See Subsist.]
12238	consubstantial	...
12239	consubstantialist	[.] CONSUBSTANTIALIST, n. One who believes in consubstantiation.
12240	consubstantiality	[.] CONSUBSTANTIALITY, n. [.] 1. The existence of more than one in the same substance; as, the co-eternity and consubstantiality of the Son with the Father. [.] 2. Participation of the same nature.
12241	consubstantiate	[.] CONSUBSTANTIATE, v.t. [L, substance.] To unite in one common substance or nature. [.] CONSUBSTANTIATE, v.i. To profess consubstantiation.
12242	consubstantiation	[.] CONSUBSTANTIATION, n. The union of the body of our blessed Savior with the sacramental elements. The Lutherans maintain that after consecration of the elements, the body and blood of Christ are substantially present with the substance of the bread and wine, which is ...
12243	consul	[.] CONSUL, n. [L., to consult.] [.] 1. The chief magistrate of the Ancient Roman Republic, invested with regal authority for one year. There were two consuls, annually chosen in the campus Martius. In the first ages of Tome, they were elected from Patrician families ...
12244	consulage	[.] CONSULAGE, n. A duty laid by the British Levant Company on imports and exports for the support of the companys affairs.
12245	consular	[.] CONSULAR, a. Pertaining to a consul; as consular power; consular dignity, or privileges.
12246	consulate	[.] CONSULATE, n. [L.] The office of a consul. [ This is applicable to modern consuls, as well as to the Roman.] [.] 2. The jurisdiction or extent of a consuls authority.
12247	consulship	[.] CONSULSHIP, n. The office of a consul; or the term of his office; applicable only to Roman consuls.
12248	consult	[.] CONSULT, v.i. [L., to consult, to ask counsel.] [.] 1. To seek the opinion or advice of another by, by a statement of facts, and suitable inquiries, for the purpose of directing ones own judgment; followed by with. [.] [.] Rehoboam consulted with the old men. 1 ...
12249	consultation	[.] CONSULTATION, n. [.] 1. The act of consulting; deliberation of two or more persons, with a view to some decision. [.] [.] The chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes. Mark 15. [.] 2. The persons who consult together; a number of persons ...
12250	consultative	[.] CONSULTATIVE, a. Having the privilege of consulting.
12251	consulted	[.] CONSULTED, pp. Asked; enquired of, for opinion or advice; regarded.
12252	consulter	[.] CONSULTER, n. One who consults, or asks counsel or information; as a consulter with familiar spirits. Deuteronomy 18.
12253	consulting	[.] CONSULTING, ppr. Asking advice; seeking information; deliberating and enquiring mutually; regarding.
12254	consumable	[.] CONSUMABLE, a. [See Consume.] That may be consumed; possible to be destroyed, dissipated, wasted or spent; as, asbestos is not consumable by fire. [.] [.] The importation and exportation of consumable commodities.
12255	consume	[.] CONSUME, v.t. [L., to take. So in English we say, it takes up time, that is, it consumes time.] [.] 1. To destroy, by separating the parts of a thing, by decomposition, as by fire, or eating, devouring, and annihilating the form of a substance. Fire consumes wood, ...
12256	consumed	[.] CONSUMED, pp. Wasted; burnt up; destroyed; dissipated; squandered; expended.
12257	consumer	[.] CONSUMER, n. One who consumes, spends, wastes or destroys; that which consumes.
12258	consuming	[.] CONSUMING, ppr. [.] 1. Burning; wasting; destroying; expending; eating; devouring. [.] 2. a. That destroys. [.] [.] The Lord thy God is a consuming fire. Deuteronomy 4.
12259	consummate	[.] CONSUMMATE, v.t. [L. See Sum.] To end; to finish by completing what was intended; to perfect; to bring or carry to the utmost point or degree. [.] [.] He had a mind to consummate the happiness of the day. [.] CONSUMMATE, a. Complete; perfect; carried to the utmost ...
12260	consummated	[.] CONSUMMATED, pp. Completed; perfected; ended.
12261	consummately	[.] CONSUMMATELY, adv. Completely; perfectly.
12262	consummating	[.] CONSUMMATING, ppr. Completing; accomplishing; perfecting.
12263	consummation	[.] CONSUMMATION, n. [L.] [.] 1. Completion; end; perfection of a word, process or scheme. [.] 2. The end or completion of the present system of things; the end of the world. [.] 3. Death; the end of life. [.] Consummation of marriage, the most intimate union of ...
12264	consumption	[.] CONSUMPTION, n. [L. See Consume.] [.] 1. The act of consuming; waste; destruction by burning, eating, devouring, scattering, dissipation, slow decay, or by passing away, as time; as the consumption of fuel, of food, of commodities or estate, of time, &c. [.] 2. ...
12265	consumptive	[.] CONSUMPTIVE, a. [.] 1. Destructive; wasting; exhausting; having the quality of consuming, or dissipating; as a long consumptive war. [.] 2. Affected with a consumption or pumonic disease, as consumptive lungs; or inclined to a consumption; tending to the phthisis ...
12266	consumptively	[.] CONSUMPTIVELY, adv. In a way tending to consumption.
12267	consumptiveness	[.] CONSUMPTIVENESS, n. A state of being consumptive, or a tendency to a consumption.
12268	contabulate	[.] CONTABULATE, v.t. [L.] To floor with boards.
12269	contabulation	[.] CONTABULATION, n. The act of laying with boards, or of flooring.
12270	contact	[.] CONTACT, n. [L., to touch. See Touch.] A touching; touch; close union or juncture of bodies. Two bodies come in contact, when they meet without any sensible intervening space; the parts that touch are called the points of contact.
12271	contaction	[.] CONTACTION, n. The act of touching.
12272	contagion	[.] CONTAGION, n. [L., to touch.] [.] 1. Literally, a touch or touching. Hence, the communication of a disease by contact, or the matter communicated. More generally, that subtil matter which proceeds from a diseased person or body, and communicates the disease to another ...
12273	contagious	[.] CONTAGIOUS, a. [.] 1. Containing or generating contagion; catching; that may be communicated by contact, or by a subtil excreted matter; as a contagious disease. [.] 2. Poisonous; pestilential; containing contagion; as contagious air; contagious clothing. [.] 3. ...
12274	contagiousness	[.] CONTAGIOUSNESS, n. The quality of being contagious.
12275	contain	[.] CONTAIN, v.t. [L., to hold. See Tenet, Tenure.] [.] 1. To hold, as a vessel; as, the vessel contains a gallon. Hence, to have capacity; to be able to hold; applied to an empty vessel. [.] 2. To comprehend; to hold within specified limits. [.] [.] Behold, the ...
12276	containable	[.] CONTAINABLE, a. That may be contained, or comprised.
12277	contained	[.] CONTAINED, pp. Held; comprehended; comprised; included; inclosed.
12278	containing	[.] CONTAINING, ppr. Holding; having capacity to hold; comprehending; comprising; including; inclosing.
12279	contaminate	[.] CONTAMINATE, v.t. [L., to defile.] To defile; to pollute; usually in a figurative sense; to sully; to tarnish; to taint. Lewdness contaminates character; cowardice contaminates honor. [.] [.] Shall we now contaminate our fingers with base bribes? [.] CONTAMINATE, ...
12280	contaminated	[.] CONTAMINATED, pp. Polluted; defiled; tarnished.
12281	contaminating	[.] CONTAMINATING, ppr. Polluting; defiling; tarnishing.
12282	contamination	[.] CONTAMINATION, n. The act of polluting; pollution; defilement; taint.
12283	conteck	[.] CONTECK, n. Quarrel; contention. [Not English.]
12284	contection	[.] CONTECTION, n. [L.] A covering. [Not used.]
12285	contemn	[.] CONTEMN, v.t. [L., to despise; to drive away.] [.] 1. To despise; to consider and treat as mean and despicable; to scorn. [.] [.] In whose eyes a vile person is contemned. Psalm 15. [.] 2. To slight; to neglect as unworthy of regard; to reject with disdain. [.] [.] Wherefore ...
12286	contemned	[.] CONTEMNED, pp. Despised; scorned; slighted; neglected, or rejected with disdain.
12287	contemner	[.] CONTEMNER, n. One who contemns; a despiser; a scorner.
12288	contemning	[.] CONTEMNING, ppr. Despising; slighting as vile or despicable; neglecting or rejecting, as unworthy of regard.
12289	contemper	[.] CONTEMPER, v.t. [L., to mix or temper. See Temper.] To moderate; to reduce to a lower degree by mixture with opposite or different qualities; to temper. [.] [.] The leaves qualify and contemper the heat.
12290	contemperament	[.] CONTEMPERAMENT, n. Moderated or qualified degree; a degree of any quality reduced to that of another; temperament.
12291	contemperate	[.] CONTEMPERATE, v.t. [See Contemper.] To temper; to reduce the quality of, by mixing something opposite or different; to moderate.
12292	contemperation	[.] CONTEMPERATION, n. [.] 1. The act of reducing a quality by admixture of the contrary; the act of moderating or tempering. [.] 2. Temperament; proportionate mixture; as the contemperament of humors in different bodies. [.] [Instead of these words, temper and temperament ...
12293	contemplate	[.] CONTEMPLATE, v.t. [L.] [.] 1. To view or consider with continued attention; to study; to meditate on. This word expresses the attention of the mind, but sometimes in connection with that of the eyes; as, to contemplate the heavens. More generally, the act of the ...
12294	contemplated	[.] CONTEMPLATED, pp. Considered with attention; meditated on; intended.
12295	contemplating	[.] CONTEMPLATING, ppr. Considering with continued attention; meditating on; musing.
12296	contemplation	[.] CONTEMPLATION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The act of the mind in considering with attention; meditation; study; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject. [.] [.] Contemplation is keeping the idea, brought into the mind, some time actually in view. [.] 2. Holy ...
12297	contemplative	[.] CONTEMPLATIVE, a. [.] 1. Given to contemplation, or continued application of the mind to a subject; studious; thoughtful; as a contemplative philosopher, or mind. [.] 2. Employed in study; as a contemplative life. [.] 3. Having the appearance of study, or a studious ...
12298	contemplatively	[.] CONTEMPLATIVELY, adv. With contemplation; attentively; thoughtfully; with deep attention.
12299	contemplator	[.] CONTEMPLATOR, n. One who contemplates; one employed in study or meditation; an inquirer after knowledge.
12300	contemporaneous	[.] CONTEMPORANEOUS, a. [See Cotemporary.] living or being at the same time.
12301	contemporary	[.] CONTEMPORARY, a. [L., time. For the sake of easier pronunciation and a ore agreeable sound, this word is often changed to cotemporary.] Coetaneous; living at the same time, applied to persons; being or existing at the same time, applied to things; as contemporary kings; ...
12302	contemporise	[.] CONTEMPORISE, v.t. To make contemporary; to place in the same age or time. [Not used.]
12303	contempt	[.] CONTEMPT, n. [L. See Contemn.] [.] 1. The act of despising; the act of viewing or considering and treating as mean, vile and worthless; disdain; hatred of what is mean or deemed vile. This word is one of the strongest expressions of a mean opinion which the language ...
12304	contemptible	[.] CONTEMPTIBLE, a. [L.] [.] 1. Worthy of contempt; that deserves scorn, or disdain; despicable; mean; vile. Intemperance is a contemptible vice. No plant or animal is so contemptible as not to exhibit evidence of the wonderful power and wisdom of the Creator. [.] [.] The ...
12305	contemptibleness	[.] CONTEMPTIBLENESS, n. The state of being contemptible, or of being despised; despicableness; meanness; vileness.
12306	contemptibly	[.] CONTEMPTIBLY, adv. In a contemptible manner; meanly; in a manner deserving of contempt.
12307	contemptuous	[.] CONTEMPTUOUS, a. Manifesting or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; as contemptuous language or manner; a contemptuous opinion. Applied to men, apt to despise; haughty; insolent; as a nation, proud, severe, contemptuous.
12308	contemptuously	[.] CONTEMPTUOUSLY, adv. In a contemptuous manner; with scorn or disdain; despitefully. [.] [.] The apostles and most eminent Christians were poor, and treated contemptuously.
12309	contemptuousness	[.] CONTEMPTUOUSNESS, n. Disposition to contempt; act of contempt; insolence; scornfulness; haughtiness.
12310	contend	[.] CONTEND, v.i. [L., to stretch. Gr., See Tend, Tenet.] [.] 1. To strive, or to strive against; to struggle in opposition. [.] [.] Distress not the Moabites, nor contend with them in battle. Deuteronomy 2. [.] 2. To strive; to use earnest efforts to obtain, or to ...
12311	contended	[.] CONTENDED, pp. Urged in argument or debate; disputed; contested.
12312	contendent	[.] CONTENDENT, n. An antagonist or opposer.
12313	contender	[.] CONTENDER, n. One who contends; a combatant; a champion.
12314	contending	[.] CONTENDING, ppr. [.] 1. Striving; struggling to oppose; debating; urging in argument; quarreling. [.] 2. Clashing; opposing; rival; as contending claims or interests.
12315	contenement	[.] CONTENEMENT, n. [con and tenement.] Land, or freehold contiguous to a tenement.
12316	content	[.] CONTENT, a. [L., to be held; to hold.] Literally, held, contained within limits; hence, quiet; not disturbed; having a mind at peace; easy; satisfied, so as not to repine, object, or oppose. [.] [.] Content with science in the vale of peace. [.] [.] Having food ...
12317	contentation	[.] CONTENTATION, n. Content; satisfaction.
12318	contented	[.] CONTENTED, pp. or a. Satisfied; quiet; easy in mind; not complaining, opposing or demanding more. The good man is contented with his lot. It is our duty to be contented with the dispensations of providence.
12319	contentedly	[.] CONTENTEDLY, adv. In a contented manner; quietly; without concern.
12320	contentedness	[.] CONTENTEDNESS, n. State of resting in mind; quiet; satisfaction of mind with any condition or event.
12321	contentful	[.] CONTENTFUL, a. Full of contentment. [Not used.]
12322	contention	[.] CONTENTION, n. [L. See Contend.] [.] 1. Strife; struggle; a violent effort to obtain something, or to resist a person, claim or injury; contest; quarrel. [.] [.] Multitudes lost their lives in a tumult raised by contention among the partizans of the several colors. [.] 2. ...
12323	contentious	[.] CONTENTIOUS, a. [.] 1. Apt to contend; given to angry debate; quarrelsome; perverse. [.] [.] A continual dropping in a rainy day, and a contentious woman are alike. Proverbs 27. [.] 2. Relating to contention in law; relating to litigation; having power to decide ...
12324	contentiously	[.] CONTENTIOUSLY, adv. In a contentious manner; quarrelsomely; perversely.
12325	contentiousness	[.] CONTENTIOUSNESS, n. A disposition to contend; proneness to contest; perverseness; quarrelsomeness.
12326	contentless	[.] CONTENTLESS, a. Discontented; dissatisfied; uneasy.
12327	contently	[.] CONTENTLY, adv. In a contented way.
12328	contentment	[.] CONTENTMENT, n. [.] 1. Content; a resting or satisfaction of mind without disquiet; acquiescence. [.] [.] Contentment, without external honor, is humility. [.] [.] Godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Timothy 6. [.] 2. Gratification. [.] [.] At Paris ...
12329	conterminable	[.] CONTERMINABLE, a. [L. Con and terminus.] Capable of the same bounds.
12330	conterminate	[.] CONTERMINATE, a. Having the same bounds.
12331	conterminous	[.] CONTERMINOUS, a. [L., con and terminus, a border.] Bordering upon; touching at the boundary; contiguous; as a people conterminous to the Roman territory.
12332	conterpractice	[.] CONTERPRACTICE, n. Practice in opposition to another.
12333	conterranean	[.] CONTERRANEAN, CONTERRANEOUS, a. [L., con and terra, country.] Being of the same country. [Not used.]
12334	conterraneous	[.] CONTERRANEAN, CONTERRANEOUS, a. [L., con and terra, country.] Being of the same country. [Not used.]
12335	contest	[.] CONTEST, v.t. [L., have a different sense, being equivalent to the English attest. See Test.] [.] 1. To dispute; to strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend. The troops contested every inch of ground. [.] 2. To dispute; to argue in opposition ...
12336	contestable	[.] CONTESTABLE, a. That may be disputed or debated; disputable; controvertible.
12337	contestableness	[.] CONTESTABLENESS, n. Possibility of being contested.
12338	contestation	[.] CONTESTATION, n. [.] 1. The act of contesting; strife; dispute. [.] [.] After years spent in domestic contestations, she found means to withdraw. [.] 2. Testimony; proof by witnesses.
12339	contestingly	[.] CONTESTINGLY, adv. In a contending manner.
12340	contestless	[.] CONTESTLESS, a. Not to be disputed.
12341	contex	[.] CONTEX, v.t To weave together. [Not used.]
12342	context	[.] CONTEXT, n. [L. Con and texo, to weave.] The general series or composition of a discourse; more particularly, the parts of a discourse which precede or follow the sentence quoted; the passages of scripture which are near the text, either before it or after it. The sense ...
12343	contextural	[.] CONTEXTURAL, a. Pertaining to contexture, or to the human frame.
12344	contexture	[.] CONTEXTURE, n. The manner of interweaving several parts into one body; the disposition and union of the constituent parts of a thing, with respect to each other; composition of parts; constitution; as a silk of admirable contexture. [.] [.] He was not of any delicate ...
12345	contignation	[.] CONTIGNATION, n. [L., a beam.] [.] 1. A frame of beams; a story. [.] 2. The act of framing together, or uniting beams in a fabric.
12346	contiguity	[.] CONTIGUITY, n. [See Contiguous.] Actual contact of bodies; a touching.
12347	contiguous	[.] CONTIGUOUS, a. [L., con and tango, tago, to touch.] Touching; meeting or joining at the surface or border; as two contiguous bodies or countries. [.] [.] The houses in ancient Rome were not contiguous. [.] Usually followed by to. Bacon uses with, but he has not ...
12348	contiguously	[.] CONTIGUOUSLY, adv. In a manner to touch; without intervening space.
12349	contiguousness	[.] CONTIGUOUSNESS, n. A state of contact; close union of surfaces or borders.
12350	continence	[.] CONTINENCE, CONTINENCY, n. [L., to hold, or withhold; con and teneo, to hold. See Tenet.] [.] 1. In a general sense, the restraint which a person imposes upon his desires and passions; self-command. [.] 2. Appropriately, the restraint of the passion for sexual enjoyment; ...
12351	continency	[.] CONTINENCE, CONTINENCY, n. [L., to hold, or withhold; con and teneo, to hold. See Tenet.] [.] 1. In a general sense, the restraint which a person imposes upon his desires and passions; self-command. [.] 2. Appropriately, the restraint of the passion for sexual enjoyment; ...
12352	continent	[.] CONTINENT, a. [L.] [.] 1. Refraining from unlawful sexual commerce, or moderate in the indulgence of lawful pleasure; chaste. [.] 2. Restrained; moderate; temperate. [.] [.] Have a continent forbearance. [.] 3. Opposing; restraining. [.] 4. Continuous; connected; ...
12353	continental	[.] CONTINENTAL, a. Pertaining or relating to a continent; as the continental powers of Europe. In America, pertaining to the United States, as continental money, in distinction from what pertains to the separate states; a word much used during the revolution.
12354	continently	[.] CONTINENTLY, adv. In a continent manner; chastely; moderately; temperately.
12355	contingence	[.] CONTINGENCE, CONTINGENCY, n. [L., to fall or happen to; to touch. See Touch.] [.] 1. The quality of being contingent or casual; a happening; or the possibility of coming to pass. [.] [.] We are not to build certain rules on the contingency of human actions. [.] 2. ...
12356	contingency	[.] CONTINGENCE, CONTINGENCY, n. [L., to fall or happen to; to touch. See Touch.] [.] 1. The quality of being contingent or casual; a happening; or the possibility of coming to pass. [.] [.] We are not to build certain rules on the contingency of human actions. [.] 2. ...
12357	contingent	[.] CONTINGENT, a. [.] 1. Falling or coming by chance, that is, without design or expectation on our part; accidental; casual. On our part, we speak of chance or contingencies; but with an infinite being, nothing can be contingent. [.] 2. In law, depending on an uncertainty; ...
12358	contingently	[.] CONTINGENTLY, adv. Accidentally; without design or foresight.
12359	contingentness	[.] CONTINGENTNESS, n. The state of being contingent; fortuitousness.
12360	continual	[.] CONTINUAL, a. [L. See Continue.] [.] 1. Proceeding without interruption or cessation; unceasing; not intermitting; used in reference to time. [.] [.] He that hath a merry heart hath a continual feast. Proverbs 15. [.] [.] I have great heaviness and continual sorrow ...
12361	continually	[.] CONTINUALLY, adv. [.] 1. Without pause or cessation; unceasingly; as, the ocean is continually rolling its waves on the shore. [.] 2. Very often; in repeated succession; from time to time. [.] [.] Thou shalt eat bread at my table continually. 2 Samuel 9.
12362	continualness	[.] CONTINUALNESS, n. Permanence.
12363	continuance	[.] CONTINUANCE, n. [See Continue.] [.] 1. A holding on or remaining in a particular state, or in a course or series. Applied to time, duration; a state of lasting; as the continuance of rain or fair weather for a day or week. Sensual pleasure is of short continuance. [.] 2. ...
12364	continuate	[.] CONTINUATE, v.t. To join closely together. [.] CONTINUATE, a. [L.] [.] 1. Immediately united; holding together. [Little used.] [.] 2. Uninterrupted; unbroken. [Little used.]
12365	continuately	[.] CONTINUATELY, adv. With continuity; without interruption. [Little used.]
12366	continuation	[.] CONTINUATION, n. [L.] [.] 1. Extension of existence in a series or line; succession uninterrupted. [.] [.] These things must be the works of providence, for the continuation of the species. [.] 2. Extension or carrying on to a further point; as the continuation ...
12367	continuative	[.] CONTINUATIVE, n. [.] 1. An expression noting permanence or duration. [.] [.] To these may be added continuatives; as, Rome remains to this day; which includes at least two propositions, viz. Rome was, and Rome is. [.] 2. In grammar, a word that continues.
12368	continuator	[.] CONTINUATOR, n. One who continues or keeps up a series or succession.
12369	continue	[.] CONTINUE, v.i. [L., to hold. See Tenet.] [.] 1. To remain in a state, or place; to abide for any time indefinitely. [.] [.] The multitude continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat. Matthew 15. [.] 2. To last; to be durable; to endure; to be permanent. [.] [.] Thy ...
12370	continued	[.] CONTINUED, pp. [.] 1. Drawn out; protracted; produced; extended in length; extended without interruption. [.] 2. a. Extended in time without intermission; proceeding without cessation; unceasing; as a continued fever, which abates but never entirely intermits. ...
12371	continuedly	[.] CONTINUEDLY, adv. Without interruption; without ceasing.
12372	continuer	[.] CONTINUER, n. One who continues; cone that has the power of perseverance.
12373	continuing	[.] CONTINUING, ppr. [.] 1. Remaining fixed or permanent; abiding; lasting; enduring; persevering; protracting; producing in length. [.] 2. a. Permanent. [.] [.] Here we have no continuing city. Hebrews 13.
12374	continuity	[.] CONTINUITY, n. [L.] Connection uninterrupted; cohesion; close union of parts; unbroken texture. [.] [.] Philosophers talk of the solution of continuity.
12375	continuous	[.] CONTINUOUS, a. [L.] Joined without intervening space; as continuous depth.
12376	contorsion	[.] CONTORTION, CONTORSION, n. [L.] [.] 1. A twisting; a writhing; a wresting; a twist; wry motion; as the contorsion of the muscles of the face. [.] 2. In medicine, a twisting or wresting of a limb or member of the body out of its natural situation; the iliac passion; ...
12377	contort	[.] CONTORT, v.t. [L.] TO twist together; to writhe.
12378	contorted	[.] CONTORTED, pp. Twisted together. A contorted corol, in botany, has the edge of one petal lying over the next, in an oblique direction.
12379	contortion	[.] CONTORTION, CONTORSION, n. [L.] [.] 1. A twisting; a writhing; a wresting; a twist; wry motion; as the contorsion of the muscles of the face. [.] 2. In medicine, a twisting or wresting of a limb or member of the body out of its natural situation; the iliac passion; ...
12380	contour	[.] CONTOUR, n. The outline; the line that defines or terminates a figure.
12381	contourniated	[.] CONTOURNIATED, a. Having edges appearing as if turned in a lathe.
12382	contra	[.] CONTRA. A Latin preposition signifying against, in opposition, entering into the composition of some English words. It appears to be a compound of con and tra, like intra; tra for W. tras. Fr. contre.
12383	contra-dance	[.] CONTRA-DANCE, COUNTER-DANCE, n. A dance in which the partners are arranged in opposition, or in opposite lines.
12384	contra-tenor	[.] CONTRA-TENOR, n. In music, a middle part between the tenor and treble; counter.
12385	contraband	[.] CONTRABAND, a. [See Ban.] Prohibited. Contraband goods are such as are prohibited to be imported or exported, either by the laws of a particular kingdom or state, or by the law of nations, or by special treaties. In time of war, arms and munitions of war are not permitted ...
12386	contrabandist	[.] CONTRABANDIST, n. One who trafficks illegally.
12387	contract	[.] CONTRACT, v.t. [L., to draw. See Draw.] [.] 1. To draw together or nearer; to draw into a less compass, either in length or breadth; to shorten; to abridge; to narrow; to lessen; as, to contract an inclosure; to contract the faculties; to contract the period of life; ...
12388	contracted	[.] CONTRACTED, pp. [.] 1. Drawn together, or into a shorter or narrower compass; shrunk; betrothed; incurred; bargained. [.] 2. a. Narrow; mean; selfish; as a man of a contracted soul or mind.
12389	contractedly	[.] CONTRACTEDLY, adv. In a contracted manner.
12390	contractedness	[.] CONTRACTEDNESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being contracted. [.] 2. Narrowness; meanness; excessive selfishness.
12391	contractibility	[.] CONTRACTIBILITY, n. Possibility of being contracted; quality of suffering contraction; as the contractibility and dilatibility of air.
12392	contractible	[.] CONTRACTIBLE, a. Capable of contraction. [.] [.] Small air bladders, dilatable and contractible.
12393	contractibleness	[.] CONTRACTIBLENESS, n. The quality of suffering contraction; contractibility.
12394	contractile	[.] CONTRACTILE, a. Tending to contract; having the power of shortening or of drawing into smaller dimensions; as the contractile force of certain elastic bodies.
12395	contractility	[.] CONTRACTILITY, n. The inherent quality or force by which bodies shrink or contract.
12396	contracting	[.] CONTRACTING, ppr. [.] 1. Shortening or narrowing; drawing together; lessening dimensions; shrinking; making a bargain; betrothing. [.] 2. a. Making or having made a contract or treaty; stipulating; as the contracting parties to a league.
12397	contraction	[.] CONTRACTION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The act of drawing together, or shrinking; the act of shortening, narrowing or lessening extent or dimensions, by causing the parts of a body to approach nearer to each other; the state of being contracted. [.] [.] Oil of vitriol will ...
12398	contractor	[.] CONTRACTOR, n. [.] 1. One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who covenants to do any thing for another. [.] 2. One who contracts or covenants with a government to furnish provisions or other supplies or to perform any work or service for the public, ...
12399	contradict	[.] CONTRADICT, v.t. [L., to speak.] [.] 1. To oppose by words; to assert the contrary to what has been asserted, or to deny what has been affirmed. [.] [.] It is not lawful to contradict a point of history known to all the world. [.] [.] The Jews--spoke against those ...
12400	contradicted	[.] CONTRADICTED, pp. Opposed in words; opposed; denied.
12401	contradicter	[.] CONTRADICTER, n. One who contradicts or denies; an opposer.
12402	contradicting	[.] CONTRADICTING, ppr. Affirming the contrary to what has been asserted; denying; opposing.
12403	contradiction	[.] CONTRADICTION, n. [L.] [.] 1. An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial; contrary declaration. [.] 2. Opposition, whether by words, reproaches or attempts to defeat. [.] [.] Consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against ...
12404	contradictional	[.] CONTRADICTIONAL, a. Inconsistent. [Not in use.]
12405	contradictious	[.] CONTRADICTIOUS, a. [.] 1. Filled with contradictions; inconsistent. [.] 2. Inclined to contradict; disposed to deny or cavil. [.] 3. Opposite; inconsistent.
12406	contradictiousness	[.] CONTRADICTIOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. Inconsistency; contrariety to itself. [.] 2. Disposition to contradict or cavil.
12407	contradictorily	[.] CONTRADICTORILY, adv. In a contradictory manner; in a manner inconsistent with itself, or opposite to others.
12408	contradictoriness	[.] CONTRADICTORINESS, n. Direct opposition; contrariety in assertion or effect.
12409	contradictory	[.] CONTRADICTORY, a. [.] 1. Affirming the contrary; implying a denial of what has been asserted; as contradictory assertion. [.] 2. Inconsistent; opposite; contrary; as contradictory schemes. [.] CONTRADICTORY, n. A proposition which denies or opposes another ...
12410	contradistinct	[.] CONTRADISTINCT, a. Distinguished by opposite qualities.
12411	contradistinction	[.] CONTRADISTINCTION, n. [contra and distinction.] Distinction by opposite qualities. [.] [.] We speak of sins of infirmity, in contradistinction to those of presumption.
12412	contradistinctive	[.] CONTRADISTINCTIVE, a. Distinguishing by opposites.
12413	contradistinguish	[.] CONTRADISTINGUISH, v.t. [contra and distinguish.] To distinguish not merely by differential, but by opposite qualities. [.] [.] These are our complex ideas of soul and body, as contradistinguished.
12414	contradistinguishe	[.] CONTRADISTINGUISHED, pp. Distinguished by opposites.
12415	contradistinguishi	[.] CONTRADISTINGUISHING, ppr. Distinguishing by opposites.
12416	contrafissure	[.] CONTRAFISSURE, n. [contra and fissure.] In surgery, a fissure or fracture in the cranium, on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.
12417	contraindicant	[.] CONTRAINDICANT, n. A symptom that forbids to treat a disorder in the usual way.
12418	contraindicate	[.] CONTRAINDICATE, v.t. [contra and indicate.] In medicine, to indicate some method of cure, contrary to that which the general tenor of the disease requires; or to forbid that to be done which the main scope of the malady points out.
12419	contraindication	[.] CONTRAINDICATION, n. An indication, from some peculiar symptom or fact, that forbids the method of cure which the main symptoms or nature of the disease requires.
12420	contramure	[.] CONTRAMURE, n. An out wall. [See Countermure.]
12421	contranatural	[.] CONTRANATURAL, a. Opposite to nature. [Little used.]
12422	contranitency	[.] CONTRANITENCY, n. [L. contra and nitor, to strive.] Reaction; resistance to force.
12423	contraposition	[.] CONTRAPOSITION, n. [contra and position.] A placing over against; opposite position.
12424	contrapuntist	[.] CONTRAPUNTIST, n. One skilled in counterpoint.
12425	contraregularity	[.] CONTRAREGULARITY, n. [contra and regularity.] Contrariety to rule, or to regularity.
12426	contrariant	[.] CONTRARIANT, a. Contradictory; opposite; inconsistent. [Little used.]
12427	contraries	[.] CONTRARIES, n. [See Contrary.] In logic, propositions which destroy each other, but of which the falsehood of one does not establish the truth of the other. [.] [.] If two universals differ in quality, they are contraries; as, every vine is a tree; no vine is a tree. ...
12428	contrariety	[.] CONTRARIETY, n. [L. See Contrary.] [.] 1. Opposition in fact, essence, quality or principle; repugnance. The expedition failed by means of a contrariety of winds. There is a contrariety in the nature of virtue and vice; of love and hatred; of truth and falsehood. ...
12429	contrarily	[.] CONTRARILY, adv. In an opposite manner; in opposition; on the other side; in opposite ways.
12430	contrariness	[.] CONTRARINESS, n. Contrariety; opposition.
12431	contrarious	[.] CONTRARIOUS, a. Contrary; opposite; repugnant.
12432	contrariously	[.] CONTRARIOUSLY, adv. Contrarily; oppositely.
12433	contrariwise	[.] CONTRARIWISE, adv. [contrary and wise, manner.] On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand. [.] [.] Not rendering evil for evil, nor railing for railing; but contrariwise, blessing. 1 Peter 3.
12434	contrary	[.] CONTRARY, a. [L., against.] [.] 1. Opposite; adverse; moving against or in an opposite direction; as contrary winds. [.] 2. Opposite; contradictory; not merely different, but inconsistent or repugnant. [.] [.] The flesh lusteth against the spirit, and the spirit ...
12435	contrary-minded	[.] CONTRARY-MINDED, a. Of a different mind or opinion.
12436	contrast	[.] CONTRAST, v.t. [.] 1. To set in opposition two or more figures of a like kind, with a view to show the difference or dissimilitude, and to manifest the superior excellence of the one by the inferiority of the other, or to exhibit the excellence of the one and the ...
12437	contrasted	[.] CONTRASTED, pp. Set in opposition; examined in opposition.
12438	contrasting	[.] CONTRASTING, ppr. Placing in opposition, with a view to discover the difference of figures or other things, and exhibit the advantage or excellence of one beyond that of the other.
12439	contrate-wheel	[.] CONTRATE-WHEEL, n. In watch-work, the wheel next to the crown, the teeth and hoop of which lie contrary to those of the other wheels, whence its name.
12440	contravallation	[.] CONTRAVALLATION, n. [L., to fortify.] In fortification, a trench guarded with a parapet, thrown round a place by the besiegers, to secure themselves, and check the sallies of the garrison.
12441	contravene	...
12442	contravened	[.] CONTRAVENED, pp. Opposed; obstructed.
12443	contravener	[.] CONTRAVENER, n. One who opposes.
12444	contravening	[.] CONTRAVENING, ppr. Opposing in principle or effect.
12445	contravention	[.] CONTRAVENTION, n. Opposition; obstruction; a defeating of the operation or effect. [.] [.] The proceedings of the allies were in direct contravention of the treaty.
12446	contraversion	[.] CONTRAVERSION, n. [L., a turning.] A turning to the opposite side; antistrophe.
12447	contrayerva	[.] CONTRAYERVA, n. [L., an antidote for poison, or in general, an antidote.] The genus of plants, Dorstenia; all low herbaceous plants, natives of the warm climates of America, and useful as diaphoretics.
12448	contrectation	[.] CONTRECTATION, n. [L.] A touching or handling.
12449	contributary	[.] CONTRIBUTARY, a. [See Contribute.] Paying tribute to the same sovereign; contributing aid to the same chief or principal. [.] [.] It was situated on the Ganges, at the place where this river received a contributary stream.
12450	contribute	[.] CONTRIBUTE, v.t. [L., to grant, assign, or impart. See Tribe, Tribute.] [.] 1. To give or grant in common with others; to give a common stock or for a common purpose; to pay a share. [.] [.] England contributes much more than any other of the allies. [.] [.] It ...
12451	contributed	[.] CONTRIBUTED, pp. Given or advanced to a common fund, stock or purpose; paid as a share.
12452	contributing	[.] CONTRIBUTING, ppr. Giving in common with others to some stock or purpose; imparting a share.
12453	contribution	[.] CONTRIBUTION, n. [.] 1. The act of giving to a common stock, or in common with others; the act of lending a portion of power or influence to a common purpose; the payment of each mans share of some common expense. [.] 2. That which is given to a common stock or ...
12454	contributive	[.] CONTRIBUTIVE, a. Tending to contribute; contributing; having the power or quality of giving a portion of aid or influence; lending aid to promote, in concurrence with others. [.] [.] This measure is contributive to the same end.
12455	contributor	[.] CONTRIBUTOR, n. One who contributes; one who gives or pays money to a common stock or fund; one who gives aid to a common purpose in conjunction with others.
12456	contributory	[.] CONTRIBUTORY, a. Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same end; bringing assistance to some joint design, or increase to some common stock.
12457	contristate	[.] CONTRISTATE, v.t. [L.] To make sorrowful. [Not used.]
12458	contristation	[.] CONTRISTATION, n. The act of making sad. [Not used.]
12459	contrite	[.] CONTRITE, a. [L., to break or bruise; to rub or wear. See Trite.] Literally, worn or bruised. Hence, broken-hearted for sin; deeply affected with grief and sorrow for having offended God; humble; penitent; as a contrite sinner. [.] [.] A broken and a contrite heart, ...
12460	contritely	[.] CONTRITELY, adv. In a contrite manner; with penitence.
12461	contriteness	[.] CONTRITENESS, n. Deep sorrow and penitence for sin.
12462	contrition	[.] CONTRITION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The act of grinding or rubbing to powder. [.] 2. Penitence; deep sorrow for sin; grief of heart for having offended and infinitely holy and benevolent God. The word is usually understood to mean genuine penitence, accompanied with a deep ...
12463	contrivable	[.] CONTRIVABLE, a. [See Contrive.] That may be contrived; capable of being planned, invented, or devised. [.] [.] Perpetual motion may seem easily contrivable.
12464	contrivance	[.] CONTRIVANCE, n. [See Contrive.] [.] 1. The act of inventing, devising or planning. [.] [.] There is no work impossible to these contrivances. [.] 2. The thing invented or planned; a scheme; plan; disposition of parts or causes by design. [.] [.] Our bodies ...
12465	contrive	[.] CONTRIVE, v.t. [.] 1. To invent; to devise; to plan. [.] [.] Our poet has always some beautiful design, which he first establishes, and then contrives the means which will naturally conduct him to his end. [.] 2. To wear out. [.] [This must be from the L. ...
12466	contrived	[.] CONTRIVED, pp. Invented; planned; devised.
12467	contrivement	[.] CONTRIVEMENT, n. Contrivance; invention.
12468	contriver	[.] CONTRIVER, n. An inventor; one who plans or devises; a schemer.
12469	contriving	[.] CONTRIVING, ppr. Planning; forming in design.
12470	control	[.] CONTROL, CONTROLL, n. [.] 1. Primarily, a book, register or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter-register. Hence, check; restraint; as, to speak, or to act without control. The wind raged without control. Our passions should ...
12471	controll	[.] CONTROL, CONTROLL, n. [.] 1. Primarily, a book, register or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter-register. Hence, check; restraint; as, to speak, or to act without control. The wind raged without control. Our passions should ...
12472	controllable	[.] CONTROLLABLE, a. That may be controlled, checked or restrained; subject to command. [.] [.] Passion is the drunkenness of the mind, and not always controllable by reason.
12473	controlled	[.] CONTROLLED, pp. Checked; restrained; governed.
12474	controller	[.] CONTROLLER, n. [.] 1. One who controls, or restrains; one that has the power or authority to govern or control. [.] [.] The great controller of our fate deignd to be man, and lived in low estate. [.] 2. An officer appointed to keep a counter-register of accounts, ...
12475	controllership	[.] CONTROLLERSHIP, n. The office of a controller.
12476	controllment	[.] CONTROLMENT, CONTROLLMENT, n. [.] 1. The power or act of controlling; the state of being restrained; control; restraint. [.] 2. Opposition; resistance; counteraction; refutation. [.] For this word, control is now generally used.
12477	controlment	[.] CONTROLMENT, CONTROLLMENT, n. [.] 1. The power or act of controlling; the state of being restrained; control; restraint. [.] 2. Opposition; resistance; counteraction; refutation. [.] For this word, control is now generally used.
12478	controverse	[.] CONTROVERSE, n. and v. Controversy, and to dispute.
12479	controverser	[.] CONTROVERSER, CONTROVERSOR, n. A disputant.
12480	controversial	[.] CONTROVERSIAL, a. [See Controvert, Controversy.] Relating to disputes; as a controversial discourse.
12481	controversialist	[.] CONTROVERSIALIST, n. One who carries on a controversy; a disputant.
12482	controversor	[.] CONTROVERSER, CONTROVERSOR, n. A disputant.
12483	controversy	[.] CONTROVERSY, n. [L. See Controvert.] [.] 1. Dispute; debate; agitation of contrary opinions. A dispute is commonly oral, and a controversy in writing. Dispute is often or generally a debate of short duration, a temporary debate; a controversy is often oral and sometimes ...
12484	controvert	[.] CONTROVERT, v.t. [L., to turn. Literally, to turn against.] To dispute; to oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to deny and attempt to disprove or confute; to agitate contrary opinions; as, to controvert opinions, or principles; to controvert ...
12485	controverted	[.] CONTROVERTED, pp. Disputed; opposed in debate.
12486	controverter	[.] CONTROVERTER, n. One who controverts; a controversial writer.
12487	controvertible	[.] CONTROVERTIBLE, a. That may be disputed; disputable; not too evident to exclude difference of opinion; as, this is a controvertible point of law.
12488	controverting	[.] CONTROVERTING, pp. Disputing; denying and attempting to refute.
12489	controvertist	[.] CONTROVERTIST, n. One who controverts; a disputant; a man versed or engaged in controversy, or disputation. [.] [.] How unfriendly is the spirit of the controvertist to the discernment of the critic.
12490	contumacious	[.] CONTUMACIOUS, a. [L., to swell.] [.] 1. Literally, swelling against; haughty. Hence, obstinate; perverse; stubborn; inflexible; unyielding; disobedient; as a contumacious child. [.] 2. In law, wilfully disobedient to the orders of a court.
12491	contumaciously	[.] CONTUMACIOUSLY, adv. Obstinately; stubbornly; perversely; in disobedience of orders.
12492	contumaciousness	[.] CONTUMACIOUSNESS, n. Obstinacy; perverseness; stubbornness; contumacy.
12493	contumacy	[.] CONTUMACY, n. [L.] [.] 1. Stubbornness; unyielding obstinacy; inflexibility. [.] 2. In law, a wilful contempt and disobedience to any lawful summons or order of court; a refusal to appear in court when legally summoned, or disobedience to its rules and orders.
12494	contumelious	[.] CONTUMELIOUS, a. [L. See Contumely.] [.] 1. Haughtily reproachful; contemptuous; insolent; rude and sarcastic; as contumelious language. [.] 2. Haughty and contemptuous; disposed to utter reproach, or to insult; insolent; proudly rude; as a contumelious person. [.] 3. ...
12495	contumeliously	[.] CONTUMELIOUSLY, adv. In a contumelious manner; with pride and contempt; reproachfully; rudely; insolently.
12496	contumeliousness	[.] CONTUMELIOUSNESS, n. Reproach; rudeness; contempt.
12497	contumely	[.] CONTUMELY, n. [L., to swell.] Rudeness or reproach compounded of haughtiness and contempt; contemptuousness; insolence; contemptuous language. [.] [.] The oppressors wrong; the proud mans contumely.
12498	contund	[.] CONTUND, v.t. [L.] To beat; to bruise by beating. [Little used.]
12499	contuse	[.] CONTUSE, v.t. [L.] To beat; to bruise; to injure the flesh or substance of a living being or other thing without breaking the skin or substance, sometimes with a breach of the skin or substance.
12500	contusion	[.] CONTUSION, n. [L., to beat.] [.] 1. The act of beating and bruising, or the state of being bruised. [.] 2. The act of reducing to powder or fine particles by beating. [.] 3. In surgery, a bruise; a hurt or injury to the flesh or some part of the body by a blunt ...
12501	contzontli	[.] CONTZONTLI, n. The Mexican name of the Turdus Polyglottus, or mocking thrush.
12502	conundrum	[.] CONUNDRUM, n. A low jest; a mean conceit.
12503	conusance	[.] CONUSANCE, n. Cognizance; knowledge; notice. [See Conusance.]
12504	conusant	[.] CONUSANT, a. Knowing; having notice of.
12505	conuterbuff	[.] CONUTERBUFF, n. A blow in an opposite direction; a stroke that stops motion or causes a recoil.
12506	convalescence	[.] CONVALESCENCE, CONVALESCENCY, n. [L., to grow stronger; to get strength, to be strong. See Well and Avail.] Renewal of health; the insensible recovery of health and strength after disease; the state of a body renewing its vigor after sickness or weakness.
12507	convalescency	[.] CONVALESCENCE, CONVALESCENCY, n. [L., to grow stronger; to get strength, to be strong. See Well and Avail.] Renewal of health; the insensible recovery of health and strength after disease; the state of a body renewing its vigor after sickness or weakness.
12508	convalescent	[.] CONVALESCENT, a. Recovering health and strength after sickness or debility.
12509	convallary	[.] CONVALLARY, n. A genus of plants, Convallaria.
12510	convenable	[.] CONVENABLE, a. [See Convene.] [.] 1. That may be convened, or assembled. [.] 2. Consistent.
12511	convene	[.] CONVENE, v.i. [L., to come.] [.] 1. To come together; to meet; to unite; as things. [.] [.] The rays of light converge and convene in the eyes. [.] 2. To come together; to meet in the same place; to assemble; as persons. Parliament will convene in November. ...
12512	convened	[.] CONVENED, pp. Assembled; convoked.
12513	convener	[.] CONVENER, n. One who convenes or meets with others; one who calls together.
12514	convenience	[.] CONVENIENCE, CONVENIENCY, n. [L.] Literally, a coming together; a meeting. Hence, [.] 1. Fitness; suitableness; propriety; adaptation of one thing to another, or to circumstances. [.] 2. Commodiousness; ease; freedom from difficulty. [.] [.] Every man must want ...
12515	conveniency	[.] CONVENIENCE, CONVENIENCY, n. [L.] Literally, a coming together; a meeting. Hence, [.] 1. Fitness; suitableness; propriety; adaptation of one thing to another, or to circumstances. [.] 2. Commodiousness; ease; freedom from difficulty. [.] [.] Every man must want ...
12516	convenient	[.] CONVENIENT, a. Fit; suitable; proper; adapted to use or to wants; commodious; followed by to or for; usually by for. [.] [.] Some arts are peculiarly convenient to particular nations. [.] [.] Feed me with food convenient for me. Proverbs 30.
12517	conveniently	[.] CONVENIENTLY, adv. [.] 1. Fitly; suitably; with adaptation to the end or effect. That house is not conveniently situated for a tradesman. [.] 2. Commodiously; with ease; without trouble or difficulty. He cannot conveniently accept the invitation.
12518	convening	[.] CONVENING, ppr. Coming together; calling together. [.] CONVENING, n. The act of coming together; convention.
12519	convent	[.] CONVENT, n. [L., to assemble.] [.] 1. An assembly of persons devoted to religion; a body of monks or nuns. [.] 2. A house for persons devoted to religion; an abbey; a monastery; a nunnery. [.] CONVENT, v.t. [L.] To call before a judge or judicature. [.] CONVENT, ...
12520	conventicle	[.] CONVENTICLE, n. [L.] [.] 1. An assembly or meeting; usually applied to a meeting of dissenters from the established church, for religious worship. In this sense it is used by English writers and in English statutes. Hence, an assembly, in contempt. In the United ...
12521	conventicler	[.] CONVENTICLER, n. One who supports or frequents conventicles.
12522	convention	[.] CONVENTION, n. [L. See Convene.] [.] 1. The act of coming together; a meeting of several persons or individuals. [.] 2. Union; coalition. [.] 3. An assembly. In this sense, the word includes any formal meeting or collection of men for civil or ecclesiastical purposes; ...
12523	conventional	[.] CONVENTIONAL, a. Stipulated; formed by agreement. [.] [.] Conventional services reserved by tenures on grants, made out of the crown or knights service.
12524	conventionary	[.] CONVENTIONARY, a. Acting under contract; settled by stipulation; conventional; as conventionary tenants.
12525	conventioner	[.] CONVENTIONER, n. One who belongs to a convention.
12526	conventionist	[.] CONVENTIONIST, n. One who makes a contract.
12527	conventual	[.] CONVENTUAL, a. Belonging to a convent; monastic; as conventual priors. [.] CONVENTUAL, n. One that lives in a convent; a monk or nun.
12528	converge	[.] CONVERGE, v.i. [L., to incline. See Verge.] To tend to one point; to incline and approach nearer together, as two lines which continually approach each other; opposed to diverge. Lines which converge in one direction, diverge in the other. [.] [.] The mountains converge ...
12529	convergence	[.] CONVERGENCE, CONVERGENCY, n. The quality of converging; tendency to one point.
12530	convergency	[.] CONVERGENCE, CONVERGENCY, n. The quality of converging; tendency to one point.
12531	convergent	[.] CONVERGENT, a. Tending to one point; approaching each other, as they proceed or are extending.
12532	converging	[.] CONVERGING, ppr. Tending to one point; approaching each other, as lines extended. [.] Converging rays, in optics, those rays of light, which proceeding from different points of an object, approach, meet and cross, and become diverging rays. [.] Converging series, ...
12533	conversable	[.] CONVERSABLE, a. [See Converse.] Qualified for conversation, or rather disposed to converse; ready or inclined to mutual communication of thoughts; sociable; free in discourse.
12534	conversableness	[.] CONVERSABLENESS, n. The quality of being free in conversation; disposition or readiness to converse; sociability.
12535	conversably	[.] CONVERSABLY, adv. In a conversable manner.
12536	conversant	[.] CONVERSANT, a. [See Converse.] [.] 1. Keeping company; having frequent or customary intercourse; intimately associating; familiar by fellowship or cohabitation; acquainted. [.] [.] But the men were very good to us--as long as we were conversant with them. 1 Samuel ...
12537	conversation	[.] CONVERSATION, n. [.] 1. General course of manners; behavior; deportment; especially as it respects morals. [.] [.] Let your conversation be as becometh the gospel. Philippians 1. [.] [.] Be ye holy in all manner of conversation. 1 Peter 1. [.] 2. A keeping ...
12538	conversationed	[.] CONVERSATIONED, a. Acquainted with the manner of acting in life. [Not used.]
12539	conversative	[.] CONVERSATIVE, a. Relating to an intercourse with men; opposed to contemplative. [.] [.] She chose to endue him with conversative qualities of youth.
12540	conversazione	[.] CONVERSAZIONE, n. A meeting of company.
12541	converse	[.] CONVERSE, v.i. [L., to be turned. Literally, to be turned to or with; to be turned about.] [.] 1. To keep company; to associate; to cohabit; to hold intercourse and be intimately acquainted; followed by with. [.] [.] For him who lonely loves to seek the distant ...
12542	conversely	[.] CONVERSELY, adv. With change of order; in a contrary order; reciprocally.
12543	conversion	[.] CONVERSION, n. [L. See Convert.] [.] 1. In a general sense, a turning or change from one state to another; with regard to substances, transmutation; as a conversion of water into ice, or of food into chyle or blood. [.] 2. In military affairs, a change of front, ...
12544	convert	[.] CONVERT, v.t. [L., to turn; coinciding in elements and signification with barter.] [.] 1. To change or turn into another substance or form; as, to convert gases into water, or water into ice. [.] 2. To change from one state to another; as, to convert a barren waste ...
12545	converted	[.] CONVERTED, pp. Turned or changed from one substance or state to another; turned form one religion or sect to another; changed from a state of sin to a state of holiness; applied to a particular use; appropriated.
12546	converter	[.] CONVERTER, n. One who converts; one who makes converts.
12547	convertibility	[.] CONVERTIBILITY, n. [from convertible.] [.] 1. The quality of being possible to be converted or changed from one substance, form or state to another; as the convertibility of land into money. [.] 2. The quality of being changeable from one letter to another; as the ...
12548	convertible	[.] CONVERTIBLE, a. [.] 1. That may be changed; susceptible of change; transmutable; transformable. [.] [.] Minerals are not convertible into another species, though of the same genus. [.] 2. So much alike that one may be used for another. Usury and interest are ...
12549	convertibly	[.] CONVERTIBLY, adv. Reciprocally; with interchange of terms.
12550	convertite	[.] CONVERTITE, n. A convert. [Not in use.]
12551	convex	[.] CONVEX, a. [L.] Rising or swelling on the exterior surface into a spherical or round form; gibbous; opposed to concave, which expresses a round form of the interior surface; as a convex mirror or lens. [.] CONVEX, n. A convex body; as heavens convex.
12552	convexed	[.] CONVEXED, a. Made convex; protuberant in a spherical form.
12553	convexedly	[.] CONVEXEDLY, adv. In a convex form.
12554	convexity	[.] CONVEXITY, n. [L.] The exterior surface of a convex body; a gibbous or globular form; roundness.
12555	convexly	[.] CONVEXLY, adv. In a convex form; as a body convexly conical.
12556	convexness	[.] CONVEXNESS, n. Convexity, which see.
12557	convexo-concave	[.] CONVEXO-CONCAVE, a. Convex on one side and concave on the other; having the hollow on the inside corresponding to the convex surface.
12558	convexo-convex	[.] CONVEXO-CONVEX, a. Convex on both sides.
12559	convey	[.] CONVEY, v.t. [L., to carry; to weigh. See Weigh and Way.] [.] 1. To carry , bear or transport, either by land or water, or in air; as, to convey a letter or a package; to convey goods from England to France. [.] 2. To pass or cause to pass; to transmit; as, to convey ...
12560	conveyable	[.] CONVEYABLE, a. That may be conveyed or transferred.
12561	conveyance	[.] CONVEYANCE, n. [.] 1. The act of conveying; the act of bearing, carrying, or transporting, by land or water, or through any medium. [.] 2. The act of transmitting, or transferring, as titles, estates or claims from one person to another; transmission; transference; ...
12562	conveyancer	[.] CONVEYANCER, n. One whose occupation is to draw conveyances of property, deeds, &c.
12563	conveyancing	[.] CONVEYANCING, n. The act or practice of drawing deeds, leases or other writings for transferring the title to property from one person to another.
12564	conveyer	[.] CONVEYER, n. [.] 1. One who conveys; he or that which conveys, carries, transports, transmits or transfers from one person or place to another. [.] 2. A juggler.
12565	conveying	[.] CONVEYING, ppr. Carrying; transporting; transferring.
12566	convicinity	[.] CONVICINITY, n. Neighborhood; vicinity.
12567	convict	[.] CONVICT, v.t. [L., to vanquish or subdue. See Convince.] [.] 1. To determine the truth of a charge against one; to prove or find guilty of a crime charged; to determine or decide to be guilty, as by the verdict of a jury, by confession, or other legal decision. The ...
12568	convicted	[.] CONVICTED, ppr. Proved or determined to be guilty, either by verdict of a jury or by the decision of conscience.
12569	convicting	[.] CONVICTING, ppr. Proving or finding guilty.
12570	conviction	[.] CONVICTION, n. [.] 1. The act of proving, finding or determining to be guilty of an offense charged against a person before a legal tribunal; as by confession, by the verdict of a jury, or by the sentence of other tribunal, as in the summary convictions before commissioners ...
12571	convictive	[.] CONVICTIVE, a. Having the power to convince or convict.
12572	convictively	[.] CONVICTIVELY, adv. In a convincing manner.
12573	convince	[.] CONVINCE, v.t. [L., to vanquish.] [.] 1. To persuade or satisfy the mind by evidence; to subdue the opposition of the mind to truth, or to what is alledged, and compel it to yield its assent; as, to convince a man of his errors; or to convince him of the truth. [.] [.] For ...
12574	convinced	[.] CONVINCED, pp. Persuaded in mind; satisfied with evidence; convicted.
12575	convincement	[.] CONVINCEMENT, n. Conviction. [Little used.]
12576	convincer	[.] CONVINCER, n. He or that which convinces; that which makes manifest.
12577	convincible	[.] CONVINCIBLE, a. [.] 1. Capable of conviction. [.] 2. Capable of being disproved or refuted. [Little used.]
12578	convincing	[.] CONVINCING, ppr. [.] 1. Persuading the mind by evidence; convicting. [.] 2. a. Persuading the mind by evidence; capable of subduing the opposition of the mind and compelling its assent. We have convincing proof of the truth of the scriptures, and of Gods moral ...
12579	convincingly	[.] CONVINCINGLY, adv. In a convincing manner; in a manner to leave no room to doubt, or to compel assent.
12580	convincingness	[.] CONVINCINGNESS, n. The power of convincing.
12581	convitious	[.] CONVITIOUS, a. [L.] Reproachful.
12582	convive	[.] CONVIVE, v.t. To entertain; to feast. [Not in use.]
12583	convivial	[.] CONVIVIAL, a. [L., a guest, to live or eat and drink together. See Victuals.] Relating to a feast or entertainment; festal; social; jovial; as a convivial meeting.
12584	conviviality	[.] CONVIVIALITY, n. [.] 1. The good humor or mirth indulged at an entertainment. [.] 2. A convivial spirit or disposition.
12585	convocate	[.] CONVOCATE, v.t. [L., to convoke; to call. See Voice.] To convoke; to call or summon to meet; to assemble by summons. [See Convoke.]
12586	convocation	[.] CONVOCATION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The act of calling or assembling by summons. [.] 2. An assembly. [.] [.] In the first day there shall be a holy convocation. Exodus 12. [.] 3. In England, an assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical ...
12587	convoke	[.] CONVOKE, v.t. [L. See Voice.] To call together; to summon to meet; to assemble by summons. [.] [.] It is the prerogative of the President of the United States to convoke the senate.
12588	convoked	[.] CONVOKED, pp. Summoned or assembled by order.
12589	convoking	[.] CONVOKING, ppr. Summoning to convene; assembling.
12590	convolute	[.] CONVOLUTE, CONVOLUTED, a. Rolled together, or one part on another; as the sides or margins of nascent leaves in plants, or as the petals and stigmas in Crocus.
12591	convoluted	[.] CONVOLUTE, CONVOLUTED, a. Rolled together, or one part on another; as the sides or margins of nascent leaves in plants, or as the petals and stigmas in Crocus.
12592	convolution	[.] CONVOLUTION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The act of rolling or winding together, or one thing on another; the state of being rolled together. [.] 2. A winding or twisting; a winding motion; as the convolution of certain vines; the convolution of an eddy.
12593	convolve	[.] CONVOLVE, v.t. [L., to roll. See Wallow.] To roll or wind together; to roll one part on another.
12594	convolvulus	[.] CONVOLVULUS, n. [L.] Bindweed, a genus of plants of many species.
12595	convoy	[.] CONVOY, v.t. [L., to carry, to bear or carry, to bring along.] To accompany on the way for protection, either by sea or land; as, ships of war convoyed the Jamaica fleet; the troops convoyed the baggage wagons. When persons are to be protected, the word escort is used. [.] CONVOY, ...
12596	convoyed	[.] CONVOYED, pp. Attended on a passage by a protecting force.
12597	convoying	[.] CONVOYING, ppr. Attending on a voyage or passage for defense from enemies; attending and guarding.
12598	convulse	[.] CONVULSE, v.t. [L., to pull or pluck.] [.] 1. To draw or contract, as the muscular parts of an animal body; to affect by regular spasms; as, the whole frame may be convulsed in agony. [.] 2. To shake; to affect by violent irregular action. [.] [.] Convulsing heaven ...
12599	convulsed	[.] CONVULSED, pp. Contracted by spasms; shaken violently.
12600	convulsing	[.] CONVULSING, ppr. Affecting by spasmodic contractions; shaking with violence.
12601	convulsion	[.] CONVULSION, n. [L.] [.] 1. A preternatural, violent and involuntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body. [.] 2. Any violent and irregular motion; tumult; commotion; as political convulsions.
12602	convulsive	[.] CONVULSIVE, a. [.] 1. That produces convulsion; as convulsive rage; convulsive sorrow. [.] 2. Attended with convulsion or spasms; as convulsive motions; convulsive strife.
12603	convulsively	[.] CONVULSIVELY, adv. With violent shaking or agitation.
12604	cony	[.] CONY, CONEY, n. [L. The primary sense is a shoot, or a shooting along.] A rabbit; a quadruped of the genus Lepus, which has a short tail and naked ears. In a wild state the fur is brown, but the color of the domestic rabbit is various.
12605	cony-burrow	[.] CONY-BURROW, n. A place where rabbits burrow in the earth.
12606	cony-catch	[.] CONY-CATCH, v.i. [cony and catch.] In the cant of thieves, to cheat; to bite; to trick.
12607	cony-catcher	[.] CONY-CATCHER, n. A thief; a cheat; a sharper.
12608	cony-catching	[.] CONY-CATCHING, n. Banter.
12609	coo	[.] COO, v.i. [probably from the sound.] To cry, or make a low sound, as pigeons or doves.
12610	cooing	[.] COOING, ppr. Uttering a low sound, as a dove. [.] COOING, n. Invitation, as the note of the dove.
12611	cook	[.] COOK, v.t. [L.] [.] 1. To prepare, as victuals for the table, by boiling, roasting, baking, broiling, &c. To dress, as meat or vegetables, for eating. [.] 2. To prepare for any purpose. [.] 3. To throw. [Obs. or local.] [.] COOK, v.i. To make the noise of ...
12612	cooked	[.] COOKED, ppr. Prepared for the table.
12613	cookery	[.] COOKERY, n. The art or the practice of dressing and preparing victuals for the table.
12614	cooking	[.] COOKING, ppr. Preparing victuals for the table.
12615	cookmaid	[.] COOKMAID, n. [cook and maid.] A female servant or maid who dresses provisions.
12616	cookroom	[.] COOKROOM, n. [cook and room.] A room for cookery; a kitchen. On board of ships, a galley or caboose.
12617	cool	[.] COOL, a. [G., cold, to cool; chilliness; to blow strong.] [.] 1. Moderately cold; being of a temperature between hot and cold; as cool air; cool water. [.] 2. Not ardent or zealous; not angry; not fond; not excited by passion of any kind; indifferent; as a cool ...
12618	cool-cup	[.] COOL-CUP, n. A beverage that is cooling.
12619	cool-headed	[.] COOL-HEADED, a. Having a temper not easily excited; free from passion.
12620	cooled	[.] COOLED, pp. Made less hot, or less ardent.
12621	cooler	[.] COOLER, n. [.] 1. That which cools; any substance which abates heat or excitement; as, acids are coolers to the body. [.] 2. A vessel in which liquors or other things are cooled.
12622	cooling	[.] COOLING, ppr. Abating heat or excitement; making or becoming cool.
12623	coolish	[.] COOLISH, a. Somewhat cool.
12624	coolly	...
12625	coolness	[.] COOLNESS, n. [.] 1. A moderate degree of cold; a temperature between cold and heat; as the coolness of the summers evening. [.] 2. A moderate degree, or a want of passion; want of ardor, or zeal; indifference; want of affection; as, they parted with coolness.
12626	coom	[.] COOM, n. Soot that gathers over an ovens mouth; also, the matter that works out of the naves or boxes of carriage wheels. In Scotland, the useless dust which falls from coals.
12627	coomb	[.] COOMB, COMB, n. [Gr.] A dry measure of four bushels, or half a quarter.
12628	coop	[.] COOP, n. [L, from bending, hollowness, or containing, holding. See Cup.] [.] 1. A box of boards, grated or barred on one side, for keeping fowls in confinement. It is usually applied to long boxes for keeping poultry for fattening or conveyance on board of ships, ...
12629	cooped	[.] COOPED, pp. Shut up in a coop; confined to narrow limits.
12630	cooper	[.] COOPER, n. [G.] One whose occupation is to make barrels, hogsheads, butts, tubs and casks of various kinds.
12631	cooperage	[.] COOPERAGE, n. The price paid for coopers work; also, a place where coopers work is done.
12632	coot	...
12633	cop	[.] COP, n. [G.] The had or top of a thing, as in cob-castle for cop-castle, a castle on a hill; a tuft on the head of birds. This word is little used in America, unless cob, the spike of maize, may be the same word.
12634	copaiba	[.] COPAIBA, n. Balsam of copaiba or capivi, is a liquid resinous juice, flowing from incisions made in the stem of a tree called Copaifera officinalis, growing in Spanish America, in the province of Antiochia. This juice is clear, transparent, of a whitish or pale yellowish ...
12635	copal	[.] COPAL, n. The concrete juice of a tree growing in Mexico or New Spain, hard, shining, transparent, citron-colored, and odoriferous. It is not strictly a gum nor a resin, as it has not the solubility in water common to gums, nor that in spirit of wine common to resins. ...
12636	coparcenary	[.] COPARCENARY, n. [See Coparcener.] Partnership in inheritance; joint heirship; joint right of succession or joint succession to an estate of inheritance.
12637	coparcener	[.] COPARCENER, n. [con and parcener, L., to divide.] A coheir; one who has an equal portion of the inheritance of his or her ancestor with others. [.] [.] All the coparceners together make but one heir, and have but one estate among them. [.] [.] Coparceners take by ...
12638	coparceny	[.] COPARCENY, n. An equal share of an inheritance.
12639	copartment	[.] COPARTMENT, n. The same as compartment. [Not in use.]
12640	copartner	[.] COPARTNER, n. [con and partner. See Coparcener.] [.] 1. One who has a share in a common stock for transacting business, or who is jointly concerned with one or more persons, in carrying on trade or other business; a partner; an associate, particularly in trade or ...
12641	copartnership	[.] COPARTNERSHIP, n. [.] 1. Joint concern in business; a state of having joint share in a common stock, or a joint interest and concern in business, particularly in trade and manufactures. [.] 2. The persons who have a joint concern.
12642	copatan	[.] COPATAN, n. [See Cop.] High raised; pointed. [Not in use.]
12643	cope	[.] COPE, n. [.] 1. A cover for the head. [.] 2. A sacerdotal ornament or vestment worn in sacred ministrations. An ornament worn by chanters and subchanters, when they officiate in solemnity. It reaches from the shoulders to the feet. [.] 3. Any thing spread or ...
12644	copeman	[.] COPEMAN, n. A chapman. [Not used.]
12645	copernican	[.] COPERNICAN, a. Pertaining to Copernicus, a Prussian by birth, who taught the world the solar system now received, called the Copernican system.
12646	copesmate	[.] COPESMATE, n. [cope and mate.] A companion or friend.
12647	copied	[.] COPIED, pp. [See Copy.] Taken off; written or transcribed from an original or form; imitated.
12648	copier	[.] COPIER, COPYIST, n. One who copies; one who writes or transcribes from an original or form; a transcriber; an imitator; also, a plagiary.
12649	coping	[.] COPING, n. [See cope, n.] The top or cover of a wall, made sloping to carry off the water. 1 Kings 7:9. A coping over, is a projecting work beveling on its under side.
12650	copious	[.] COPIOUS, a. [.] 1. Abundant; plentiful; in great quantities; full; ample; furnishing full supplies. [.] [.] The tender heart is peace, and kindly pours its copious treasures forth in various converse. [.] 2. Furnishing abundant matter; not barren; rich in supplies. [.] [.] The ...
12651	copiousness	[.] COPIOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. Abundance; plenty; great quantity; full supply. [.] 2. Diffusiveness of style or manner of treating a subject; as the copiousness of Homer.
12652	copist	[.] COPIST, n. A copier; an ill formed word.
12653	copland	[.] COPLAND, n. A piece of ground terminating in a cop or acute angle. [Not used in America.]
12654	copped	[.] COPPED, COPPLED, a. [See Cop.] Rising to a point, or head. [.] [.] Copped like a sugar loaf.
12655	coppel	[.] COPPEL. [See Cupel.]
12656	copper	[.] COPPER, n. [L., G., supposed to be so called from Cyprus, an isle in the Mediterranean. This opinion is probable, as the Greeks called it Cyprian brass, brass of Cyprus. In this case copper was originally an adjective.] A metal, of a pale red color, tinged with yellow. ...
12657	copper-bottomed	[.] COPPER-BOTTOMED, a. Having a bottom sheathed with copper.
12658	copper-fastened	[.] COPPER-FASTENED, a. Fastened with copper bolts.
12659	copper-nose	[.] COPPER-NOSE, n. A red nose.
12660	copper-plate	[.] COPPER-PLATE, n. A plate of copper on which concave lines are engraved or corroded, according to some delineated figure or design. This plate, when charged with any colored fluid, imparts an impression of the figure or design to paper or parchment.
12661	copper-smith	[.] COPPER-SMITH, n. One whose occupation is to manufacture copper utensils.
12662	copper-work	[.] COPPER-WORK, n. A place where copper is wrought or manufactured.
12663	copper-worm	[.] COPPER-WORM, n. A little worm in ships; a worm that frets garments; a worm that breeds in ones hand.
12664	copperas	[.] COPPERAS, n. Sulphate of iron, or green vitriol; a salt of a peculiar astringent taste, and of various colors, green, gray, yellowish, or whitish, but more usually green. It is much used in dyeing black and in making ink, and in medicine, as a tonic. The copperas ...
12665	coppered	[.] COPPERED, pp. Covered with sheets of copper; sheathed.
12666	copperish	[.] COPPERISH, a. Containing copper; like copper or partaking of it.
12667	coppery	[.] COPPERY, a. Mixed with copper; containing copper, or made of copper; like copper in taste or smell.
12668	coppice	[.] COPPICE, COPSE, n. A wood of small growth, or consisting of underwood or brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel. [.] [.] The rate of coppice lands will fall on the discovery of coal-mines.
12669	coppiously	[.] COPPIOUSLY, adv. [.] 1. Abundantly; plentifully; in large quantities. [.] 2. Largely; fully; amply; diffusely. [.] [.] The remains of antiquity have been copiously described by travelers.
12670	copple-dust	[.] COPPLE-DUST, n. Powder used in purifying metals.
12671	copple-stones	[.] COPPLE-STONES, n. Lumps and fragments of stone broke from the adjacent cliffs, rounded by being bowled and tumbled to and again by the action of water. In New England, we pronounce this word cobble, cobble-stones, and if the word is a diminutive of cob, cop, a head, ...
12672	coppled	[.] COPPLED, a. [from cop.] Rising to a point; conical.
12673	copse	[.] COPSE, n. [See Coppice.] [.] COPSE, v.t. To preserve underwoods.
12674	copsy	[.] COPSY, a. Having copses.
12675	coptic	[.] COPTIC, a. Pertaining to the descendants of the ancient Egyptians, called Copts, or cophti, as distinct from the Arabians and other inhabitants of modern Egypt. The name is supposed to be taken from Coptos, the metropolis of the Thebaid; as Egypt, is probably from ...
12676	copula	[.] COPULA, n. [L. See Copulation and Couple.] In logic, the word which unties the subject and predicate of a proposition. Religion is indispensable to happiness. Here is is the copula joining religion, the subject, with indispensable to happiness, the predicate.
12677	copulate	[.] COPULATE, a. Joined. [Little used.] [.] COPULATE, v.t. [L.] To unite; to join in pairs. [Little used.] [.] COPULATE, v.i. To unite in sexual embrace; applied to animals in general.
12678	copulation	[.] COPULATION, n. [L.] The act of coupling; the embrace of the sexes in the act of generation; coition.
12679	copulative	[.] COPULATIVE, a. That unites or couples. In grammar, the copulative conjunction connects two or more subjects or predicates, in an affirmative or negative proposition; as, riches and honors are temptations to pride; the Romans conquered Spain and gaul and Britain; neither ...
12680	copy	[.] COPY, n. [See Cope and Cuff.] Literally, a likeness, or resemblance of any kind. Hence, [.] 1. A writing like another writing; a transcript from an original; or a book printed according to the original; hence, any single book , or set of books, containing a composition ...
12681	copybook	[.] COPYBOOK, n. A book in which copies are written or printed for learners to imitate.
12682	copyed	[.] COPYED, pp. Transcribed; imitated; usually written copied.
12683	copyer	[.] COPYER, n. One who copies or transcribes; usually written copier.
12684	copyhold	[.] COPYHOLD, n. In England, a tenure of estate by copy of court roll; or a tenure for which the tenant hath nothing to show, except the rolls made by the steward of the lords court.
12685	copyholder	[.] COPYHOLDER, n. One who is possessed of land in copyhold.
12686	copyist	[.] COPYIST, n. A copier; a transcriber.
12687	copyright	[.] COPYRIGHT, n. The sole right which an author has in his own original literary compositions; the exclusive right of an author to print, publish and vend his own literary works, for his own benefit; the like right in the hands of an assignee.
12688	coquallin	[.] COQUALLIN, n. A small quadruped of the squirrel kind, but incapable of climbing trees.
12689	coquelico	[.] COQUELICOT, COQUELICO, n. Wild poppy; corn rose; hence, the color of wild poppy.
12690	coquelicot	[.] COQUELICOT, COQUELICO, n. Wild poppy; corn rose; hence, the color of wild poppy.
12691	coquet	[.] COQUET, COQUETTE, n. A vain, airy, trifling girl, who endeavors to attract admiration and advances in love, from a desire to gratify vanity, and then rejects her lover; a jilt. [.] [.] The light coquettes in sylphs aloft repair, and sport and flutter in the fields ...
12692	coquetish	[.] COQUETISH, a. Practicing coquetry.
12693	coquetry	[.] COQUETRY, n. Attempts to attract admiration, notice or love, from vanity; affectation of amorous advances; trifling in love.
12694	coquette	[.] COQUET, COQUETTE, n. A vain, airy, trifling girl, who endeavors to attract admiration and advances in love, from a desire to gratify vanity, and then rejects her lover; a jilt. [.] [.] The light coquettes in sylphs aloft repair, and sport and flutter in the fields ...
12695	coracle	[.] CORACLE,n. [Gr., a crow, and form.] A small sharp process of the scapula, shaped like a crows beak.
12696	coracoid	[.] CORACOID, a. Shaped like a beak.
12697	coral	[.] CORAL, n. [L. Gr.] [.] 1. In zoology, a genus belonging to the order of vermes zoophyta. The trunk is radicated, jointed and calcarious. The species are distinguished by the form of their branches, and are found in the ocean adhering to stones, bones, shells, &c. ...
12698	coral-tree	[.] CORAL-TREE, n. A genus of plants, Erythrina, of several species, natives of Africa and America. They are all shrubby flowering plants, adorned chiefly with trifoliate or three-lobed leaves, and scarlet spikes of papilionaceous flowers.
12699	coral-wort	[.] CORAL-WORT, n. A genus of plants, Dentaria, called also tooth-wort or tooth-violet.
12700	corallaceous	[.] CORALLACEOUS, a. Like coral, or partaking of its qualities.
12701	coralliform	[.] CORALLIFORM, a. [coral and form.] Resembling coral; forked and crooked.
12702	coralline	[.] CORALLINE, a. Consisting of coral; like coral; containing coral. [.] CORALLINE, n. A submarine plant-like body, consisting of many slender, jointed branches, resembling some species of moss; or animals growing in the form of plants, having their stems fixed to ...
12703	corallinite	[.] CORALLINITE, n. A fossil polypier or coralline.
12704	corallite	[.] CORALLITE, n. A mineral substance or petrifaction , in the form of coral; or a fossil polypier, larger than a corallinite.
12705	coralloid	[.] CORALLOID, CORALLOIDAL, a. Having the form of coral; branching like coral.
12706	coralloidal	[.] CORALLOID, CORALLOIDAL, a. Having the form of coral; branching like coral.
12707	corant	[.] CORANT, n. [L.] A lofty sprightly dance.
12708	corb	[.] CORB, n. [L. See the next word.] [.] 1. A basket used in coaleries. [.] 2. An ornament in a building.
12709	corban	[.] CORBAN, n. [L. G., a wicker basket.] [.] 1. In Jewish antiquity, an offering which had life; an animal offered to God; in opposition to the mincha, which was an offering without life. [.] [.] It is a gift, corban, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; that ...
12710	corbe	[.] CORBE, a. Crooked. [Not in use.]
12711	corbeil	[.] CORBEIL, n. In fortification, a little basket, to be filled with earth, and set upon a parapet, to shelter men from the fire of besiegers.
12712	corbel	[.] CORBEL, n. [See the preceding words.] [.] 1. In architecture, the representation of a basket, sometimes set on the heads of caryatides. [.] 2. The vase or tambour of the Corinthian column; so called from its resemblance to a basket.
12713	corby	[.] CORBY, n. A raven. [Not in use.]
12714	corcelet	[.] CORCELET, CORSELET, n. In natural history, that part of winged insects, which answers to the breast of other animals.
12715	corcle	[.] CORCULE, CORCLE, n. [L. It is a diminutive, from cor, the heart.] In botany, the heart of the seed, or rudiment of a future plant, attached to and involved in the cotyledons. It consists of the plume or ascending part, and the rostel, or radicel, the simple descending ...
12716	corcule	[.] CORCULE, CORCLE, n. [L. It is a diminutive, from cor, the heart.] In botany, the heart of the seed, or rudiment of a future plant, attached to and involved in the cotyledons. It consists of the plume or ascending part, and the rostel, or radicel, the simple descending ...
12717	cord	[.] CORD, n. [L. Gr. According to the Welsh, this word signifies a twist, from cor, the root of chorus.] [.] 1. A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together. Rahab let down the spies by a cord through the window. Joshua 2. [.] 2. A quantity ...
12718	cordage	[.] CORDAGE, n. All sorts of cords or ropes, used in the running rigging of a ship, or kept in reserve to supply the place of that which may be rendered unserviceable. In a more general sense, the word includes all ropes and lines used on board of ships.
12719	cordate	[.] CORDATE, CORDATED, a. [L., with a different signification, from cor, the heart.] Having the form of a heart; heart-shaped; a term used by naturalists; as a cordate leaf in botany, resembling the longitudinal section of the heart. Hence, cordate-oblong, heart-shaped ...
12720	cordated	[.] CORDATE, CORDATED, a. [L., with a different signification, from cor, the heart.] Having the form of a heart; heart-shaped; a term used by naturalists; as a cordate leaf in botany, resembling the longitudinal section of the heart. Hence, cordate-oblong, heart-shaped ...
12721	cordately	[.] CORDATELY, adv. In a cordate form.
12722	corded	[.] CORDED, pp. [.] 1. Bound or fastened with cords. [.] 2. Piled in a form for measurement by the cord. [.] 3. Made of cords; furnished with cords. [.] 4. In heraldry, a cross corded is one wound with cords, or made of two pieces of wood.
12723	cordelier	[.] CORDELIER, n. A Franciscan friar; one of the order of religious founded by St. Francis; a gray friar. The cordeliers wear a thick gray cloth, a little cowl, a chaperon, and a cloke, with a girdle of rope or cord, tied with three knots.
12724	cordial	[.] CORDIAL, a. [L., the heart.] [.] 1. Proceeding from the heart; hearty; sincere; not hypocritical; warm; affectionate. [.] [.] With looks of cordial love. [.] [.] We give our friends a cordial reception. [.] 2. Reviving the spirits; cheering; invigorating; giving ...
12725	cordiality	[.] CORDIALITY, n. [.] 1. Relation to the heart. [Not used.] [.] 2. Sincerity; freedom from hypocrisy; sincere affection and kindness. [.] [.] Our friends were received with cordiality.
12726	cordially	[.] CORDIALLY, adv. Heartily; sincerely; without hypocrisy; with real affection. [.] [.] The Christian cordially receives the doctrines of grace.
12727	cordierite	[.] CORDIERITE, n. The mineral called otherwise iolite and dichroite.
12728	cordiform	[.] CORDIFORM, a. [L., the heart, and form.] Heart-shaped; having the form of the human heart.
12729	cordiner	[.] CORDINER, n. [Not used. See Cordwainer.]
12730	cordon	[.] CORDON, n. [See Cord.] [.] 1. In fortification, a row of stones jutting before the rampart, and the basis of the parapet; or a row of stones between the wall of a fortress which lies aslope, and the parapet which is perpendicular; serving as an ornament, and used ...
12731	cordovan	[.] CORDOVAN, n. Spanish leather.
12732	corduroy	[.] CORDUROY, n. A thick cotton stuffribbed.
12733	cordwain	[.] CORDWAIN, n. Spanish leather; goatskin tanned and dressed.
12734	cordwainer	[.] CORDWAINER, n. [from cordwain.] A shoemaker. This word was formerly written cordiners. It is evidently from the French cordouan, cordouannier; properly, a worker in cordwain, or cordovan leather.
12735	cordwood	[.] CORDWOOD, n. Wood cut and piled for sale by the cord, in distinction from long wood; properly, wood cut to the length of four feet; bu in this respect, the practice is not uniform. In Scotland, cord-wood is wood conveyed to market on board of vessels, in opposition ...
12736	core	[.] CORE, n. [L., the heart. Gr. See Class Gr.] [.] 1. The heart or inner part of a thing; particularly, the central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds; as the core of an apple or quince. It was formerly applied to place; as, in the core of a square. [.] 2. ...
12737	cored	[.] CORED, a. In the herring fishery, rolled in salt and prepared for drying.
12738	coriaceous	[.] CORIACEOUS, a. [L., leather.] [.] 1. Consisting of leather, or resembling leather; tough; as coriaceous concretions. [.] 2. In botany, stiff, like leather or parchment; applied to a leaf, a calyx or capsule.
12739	coriander	[.] CORIANDER, n. [L., Gr.] A genus of plants of two species. The seeds of one species, the sativum, have a strong smell, and in medicine are considered as stomachic and carminative.
12740	corindon	[.] CORINDON, n. [See Corundum.]
12741	corinth	[.] CORINTH, n. [.] 1. A city of Greece. Hence, [.] 2. A small fruit, now called currant, which see.
12742	corinthiac	[.] CORINTHIAC, a. Pertaining to Corinth.
12743	corinthian	[.] CORINTHIAN, a. Pertaining to Corinth, a celebrated city of Greece; as Corinthian column; Corinthian order; Corinthian brass. The Corinthian order, in architecture, is the most delicate of all the orders, and enriched with a profusion of ornaments. The capital is usually ...
12744	corival	[.] CORIVAL, v.t. To rival; to pretend to equal.
12745	cork	[.] CORK, n. [G., L., bark, rind, shell, crust.] [.] 1. A glandiferous tree, a species of Quercus, growing in Spain and Portugal, having a thick, rough, fungous, cleft bark. [.] 2. The outer bark of the tree, or epidermis, of which stopples for bottles and casks are ...
12746	cork-screw	[.] CORK-SCREW, n. A screw to draw corks from bottles.
12747	corking-pin	[.] CORKING-PIN, n. A pin of a large size.
12748	corky	[.] CORKY, a. Consisting of cork; resembling cork; made of cork; tough.
12749	cormorant	[.] CORMORANT, n. [Cormorant is supposed to be corrupted from corvus marinus, sea raven. The Welsh also call the fowl morvran, sea crow.] [.] 1. The water raven, a large fowl of the pelican kind; the head and neck are black; the coverts of the wings, the scapulars and ...
12750	corn	[.] CORN, n. [G., L. See Grain.] [.] 1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley and maiz; a grain. In this sense, it has a plural; as, three barley corns make an inch. It is generally applied to edible seeds, which, when ripe, are hard. [.] 2. The seeds ...
12751	corn-chandler	[.] CORN-CHANDLER, n. [Chandler, a dealer in candles, is supposed to be from the French chandelier; but what has this word to do with corn and ship, in corn-chandler and ship-chandler? In these words, chandler seems to be a corruption of the Teutonic handler, a trader.] ...
12752	corn-crake	[.] CORN-CRAKE, n. The crake or land rail; the corn-crow, for kraka, in Sw., and krage, in Dan., is our word crow, and the name is probably taken from its cry. The Dutch kraai, a crow, is contracted from kraag, and kraaijen is to crow, to vaunt, to tell tales.
12753	corn-cutter	[.] CORN-CUTTER, n. [corn and cut.] One who cuts corns, or indurations of the skin.
12754	corn-marygold	[.] CORN-MARYGOLD, n. A genus of plants, the Chrysanthemum.
12755	corn-parsley	[.] CORN-PARSLEY, n. A genus of plants, the Sison.
12756	corn-rocket	[.] CORN-ROCKET, n. A genus of plants, the Bunias.
12757	corn-sallad	[.] CORN-SALLAD, n. A plant, a species of valeriana, whose top leaves are said to be a good sallad.
12758	corn-violet	[.] CORN-VIOLET, n. A species of Campanula.
12759	cornage	[.] CORNAGE, n. [L., a horn.] An ancient tenure of lands, which obliged the tenant to give notice of an invasion by blowing a horn.
12760	cornamute	[.] CORNELIAN, CORNEMUSE, CORNAMUTE, n. A kind of rustic flute.
12761	cornbind	[.] CORNBIND, n. Climbing buck-wheat. [Local.]
12762	cornblade	[.] CORNBLADE, n. The leaf of the maiz. Cornblades are collected and preserved as fodder, in some of the southern states of America.
12763	cornclad	[.] CORNCLAD, a. Covered with growing corn.
12764	cornea	[.] CORNEA, n. [L., a horn.] The transparent membrane in the fore-part of the eye, through which the rays of light pass; situated in the sclerotica, and considered by some as a portion of it.
12765	cornel	[.] CORNEL, CORNEL-TREE, CORNELIAN-TREE, n. [L., a horn, or its root, from the hardness of the wood.] The cornelian cherry or dog-wood, a genus of plants of several species. The mascula, or cornelian cherry tree, has a stem of twenty feet high, branching and forming a large ...
12766	cornel-tree	[.] CORNEL, CORNEL-TREE, CORNELIAN-TREE, n. [L., a horn, or its root, from the hardness of the wood.] The cornelian cherry or dog-wood, a genus of plants of several species. The mascula, or cornelian cherry tree, has a stem of twenty feet high, branching and forming a large ...
12767	cornelian	[.] CORNELIAN, CORNEMUSE, CORNAMUTE, n. A kind of rustic flute.
12768	cornelian-tree	[.] CORNEL, CORNEL-TREE, CORNELIAN-TREE, n. [L., a horn, or its root, from the hardness of the wood.] The cornelian cherry or dog-wood, a genus of plants of several species. The mascula, or cornelian cherry tree, has a stem of twenty feet high, branching and forming a large ...
12769	cornemuse	[.] CORNELIAN, CORNEMUSE, CORNAMUTE, n. A kind of rustic flute.
12770	corneous	[.] CORNEOUS, a. [L., a horn. See Horn.] Horny; like horn; consisting of a horny substance, or substance resembling horn; hard.
12771	corner	[.] CORNER, n. [See Horn and Grain.] [.] 1. The point where two converging lines meet; properly, the external point; an angle; as, we meet at the corner of the state-house, or at the corner of two streets. [.] 2. The interior point where two lines meet; an angle. [.] 3. ...
12772	corner-stone	[.] CORNER-STONE, n. The stone which lies at the corner of two walls, and unites them; the principal stone, and especially the stone which forms the corner of the foundation of an edifice. [.] [.] Who laid the corner-stone thereof? Job 38. [.] [.] Christ himself being ...
12773	corner-wise	[.] CORNER-WISE, adv. Diagonally; with the corner in front; not parallel.
12774	cornered	[.] CORNERED, a. Having corners; having three or more angles.
12775	cornet	[.] CORNET, n. [L., a horn. See Horn.] [.] 1. An instrument of music, in the nature of a trumpet, sounded by blowing with the mouth. It was of a winding shape like a horn; used in armies and on occasions of joy. [.] [.] David played before the Lord on cornets. 2 Samuel ...
12776	cornetcy	[.] CORNETCY, n. The commission or rank of a cornet.
12777	corneter	[.] CORNETTER, CORNETER, CORNICE, n. One who blows a cornet. [.] 1. In architecture, the uppermost member of the entablature of a column, or the highest projecture; that which crowns and order. [.] 2. A little projecture in joinery or masonry; as the cornice of a chimney. [.] Cornice-ring ...
12778	cornetter	[.] CORNETTER, CORNETER, CORNICE, n. One who blows a cornet. [.] 1. In architecture, the uppermost member of the entablature of a column, or the highest projecture; that which crowns and order. [.] 2. A little projecture in joinery or masonry; as the cornice of a chimney. [.] Cornice-ring ...
12779	cornfield	[.] CORNFIELD, n. A field where corn is growing.
12780	cornflag	[.] CORNFLAG, n. A genus of plants, the Gladiolus, of several species, bearing red or white flowers.
12781	cornfloor	[.] CORNFLOOR, n. A floor for corn, or for thrashing corn. Isaiah 21. Hosea 9.
12782	cornflower	[.] CORNFLOWER, n. A flower or plant growing among corn; as the blue-bottle, wild poppy, &c.
12783	cornheap	[.] CORNHEAP, n. A heap of corn.
12784	cornice	[.] CORNETTER, CORNETER, CORNICE, n. One who blows a cornet. [.] 1. In architecture, the uppermost member of the entablature of a column, or the highest projecture; that which crowns and order. [.] 2. A little projecture in joinery or masonry; as the cornice of a chimney. [.] Cornice-ring ...
12785	cornicle	[.] CORNICLE, n. [L., a horn.] A little horn.
12786	corniculate	[.] CORNICULATE, a. [from L., a horn.] [.] 1. Horned; having horns. [.] 2. In botany, producing horned pods; bearing a little spur or horn.
12787	cornigerous	[.] CORNIGEROUS, a. [L., a horn, to bear.] Horned; having horns; as cornigerous animals.
12788	corning-house	[.] CORNING-HOUSE, n. A house or place where powder is granulated.
12789	cornish	[.] CORNISH, a. Pertaining to Cornwall in England; and as a noun, the language of Cornwall.
12790	cornist	[.] CORNIST, n. A performer on the cornet or horn.
12791	cornland	[.] CORNLAND, n. Land appropriated or suitable to the production of corn, or grain.
12792	cornless	[.] CORNLESS, a. Destitute of corn; as cornless dwelling places.
12793	cornloft	[.] CORNLOFT, n. An apartment for corn; a granary.
12794	cornmaster	[.] CORNMASTER, n. One who cultivates corn for sale. [Not used.]
12795	cornmeter	[.] CORNMETER, n. One who measures corn.
12796	cornmill	[.] CORNMILL, n. A mill for grinding corn, more generally called a grist-mill.
12797	cornpipe	[.] CORNPIPE, n. A pipe made by slitting the joint of a green stalk of corn.
12798	cornrose	[.] CORNROSE, n. A species of poppy, or Papaver.
12799	cornstalk	[.] CORNSTALK, n. A stalk of corn, particularly a stalk of the maiz.
12800	cornucopia	[.] CORNUCOPIA, n. [L., a horn, and plenty.] [.] 1. The horn of plenty, an emblem of abundance of fruits. [.] 2. In architecture and sculpture, the figure of a horn, from which fruits and flowers are represented as proceeding.
12801	cornute	[.] CORNUTE, v.t. [L., a horn.[ To bestow horns; to cuckold.
12802	cornuted	[.] CORNUTED, pp. or a. [.] 1. Grafted with horns; horned; cuckolded. [.] 2. In botany, horn-shaped.
12803	cornuto	[.] CORNUTO, n. A man that wears the horns; a cuckold.
12804	cornutor	[.] CORNUTOR, n. A cuckold-maker.
12805	corny	[.] CORNY, a. [L., a horn.] Horny; strong, stiff or hard like horn; resembling horn. [.] CORNY, a. [from corn.] Producing corn; containing corn.
12806	corody	[.] CORODY, CORRODY, n. An allowance of meat, drink or clothing, due to the king from an abbey or other religious house, for the sustenance of such one of his servants, as he thinks good to bestow on it. An allowance for the maintenance of any of the kings servants living ...
12807	corol	[.] COROL, COROLLA, n. [L., a little crown.] In botany, the inner covering of a flower. The corol surrounds the parts of fructification, and is composed of one or more flower leaves, called petals. It is distinguished from the perianth, by the fineness of its texture and ...
12808	corolla	[.] COROL, COROLLA, n. [L., a little crown.] In botany, the inner covering of a flower. The corol surrounds the parts of fructification, and is composed of one or more flower leaves, called petals. It is distinguished from the perianth, by the fineness of its texture and ...
12809	corollaceous	[.] COROLLACEOUS, a. Pertaining to a corol; inclosing and protecting like a wreath. [.] [.] A corrollaceous covering.
12810	corollary	[.] COROLLARY, n. [L., coronet, a crown. [.] 1. A conclusion or consequence drawn from premises, or from what is advanced or demonstrated. If it is demonstrated that a triangle which has equal sides, has also equal angles, it follows as a corollary that a triangle which ...
12811	corollet	[.] COROLLET, COROLLULE, n. One of the partial flowers which make a compound one; the floret in an aggregate flower.
12812	corollule	[.] COROLLET, COROLLULE, n. One of the partial flowers which make a compound one; the floret in an aggregate flower.
12813	corona	[.] CORONA, n. [L., A crown.] [.] 1. In architecture, a large flat member of a cornice, crowning the entablature, and the whole order; called by workmen the drip. [.] 2. In anatomy, the upper surface of the molar teeth or grinders. [.] 3. In botany, the circumference ...
12814	coronal	[.] CORONAL, a. Belonging to the crown or top of the head; as the coronal suture. [.] CORONAL, n. [.] 1. A crown; wreath; garland. [.] 2. The first suture of the skull.
12815	coronary	[.] CORONARY, a. Relating to a crown; seated on the top of the head; or placed as a crown. [.] Coronary vessels, in anatomy, certain vessels which furnish the substance of the heart with blood. [.] Coronary arteries, two arteries which spring from the aorta, before ...
12816	coronation	[.] CORONATION, n. [a crown.] [.] 1. The act or solemnity of crowning a king or emperor; the act of investing a prince with the insignia of royalty, on his succeeding to the sovereignty. [.] 2. The pomp or assembly attending a coronation. [.] Coronation-oath, the ...
12817	coronel	[.] CORONEL, n. The officer who commands a regiment.
12818	coroner	[.] CORONER, n. [Law Lat., a crown.] An officer whose office is concerned principally with pleas of the crown. One chief part of his duty is, when a person is slain or dies suddenly or in prison, to inquire into the manner of his death. This must be done by a jury, on ...
12819	coronet	[.] CORONET, n. [from corona, a crown.] [.] 1. An inferior crown worn by noblemen. The coronet of a duke is adorned with strawberry leaves; that of a marquis has leaves with pearls interposed; that of an earl raises the pearls above the leaves; that of a viscount is ...
12820	coroniform	[.] CORONIFORM, a. [L., a crown, form.] Having the form of a crown.
12821	coronoid	[.] CORONOID, a. [Gr., a crow, and form.] Noting the upper and anterior process of the end of the lower jaw, called the coronoid process.
12822	coronule	[.] CORONULE, n. [from corona, a crown.] A coronet or little crown of a seed; the downy tuft on seeds.
12823	corporal	[.] CORPORAL, n. [L., head.] [.] 1. The lowest officer of a company of infantry, next below a sergeant. He has charge over one of the divisions, places and relieves sentinels, &c. [.] 2. The corporal of a ship of war, is an officer under the master at arms, employed ...
12824	corporale	...
12825	corporality	[.] CORPORALITY, n. The state of being a body or embodied; opposed to spirituality. [.] [.] If this light hath any corporality, it is most subtile and pure.
12826	corporally	[.] CORPORALLY, adv. Bodily; in or with the body; as, to be corporally present.
12827	corporalship	[.] CORPORALSHIP, n. [from corporal.] A corporals command in a Russian company, or a division of twenty-three men. [.] [.] Each squadron consists of two companies, and each of these, of three corporalships or sixty nine men who come in the front.
12828	corporas	[.] CORPORAS, n. The old name of the corporal or communion cloth.
12829	corporate	[.] CORPORATE, a. [L., to be shaped into a body, body.] [.] 1. United in a body, or community, as a number of individuals, who are empowered to transact business as an individual; formed into a body; as a corporate assembly, or society; a corporate town. [.] 2. United; ...
12830	corporateness	[.] CORPORATENESS, n. The state of a corporate body.
12831	corporation	[.] CORPORATION, n. A body politic or corporate, formed and authorized by law to act as a single person; a society having the capacity of transacting business as an individual. Corporations are aggregate or sole. Corporations aggregate consist of two or more persons united ...
12832	corporator	[.] CORPORATOR, n. The member of a corporation.
12833	corporature	[.] CORPORATURE, n. The state of being embodied. [Not in use.]
12834	corporeal	[.] CORPOREAL, CORPOREOUS, a. Having a body; consisting of a material body; material; opposed to spiritual or immaterial; as our corporeal frame; corporeal substance.
12835	corporealist	[.] CORPOREALIST, n. One who denies the existence of spiritual substances.
12836	corporeally	[.] CORPOREALLY, adv. In body; in a bodily form or manner.
12837	corporeity	[.] CORPOREITY, n. The state of having a body, or of being embodied; materiality. [.] [.] The one attributed corporeity to God.
12838	corporeous	[.] CORPOREAL, CORPOREOUS, a. Having a body; consisting of a material body; material; opposed to spiritual or immaterial; as our corporeal frame; corporeal substance.
12839	corporify	[.] CORPORIFY, v.t. To embody; to form into a body.
12840	corposant	[.] CORPOSANT, n. A name given by seamen to a luminous appearance often beheld, in dark tempestuous nights, about the decks and rigging of a ship, but particularly at the mastheads and yard-arms, supposed to be electrical.
12841	corps	[.] CORPS, n. [L., body. It is pronounced kore, and is an ill word in English. [.] 1. In military language, a body of troops; any division of an army; as a corps de reserve. [.] 2. A body, in contempt, as used by Milton and Dryden, but probably pronounced in the English ...
12842	corpse	[.] CORPSE, n. [L., a body.] The dead body of a human being.
12843	corpulence	[.] CORPULENCE, CORPULENCY, n. [L., body.] [.] 1. Fleshiness; excessive fatness; a state of being loaded with flesh; as the body of a human being. [.] 2. Spissitude; grossness of matter; as corpulence of water. [Little used.]
12844	corpulency	[.] CORPULENCE, CORPULENCY, n. [L., body.] [.] 1. Fleshiness; excessive fatness; a state of being loaded with flesh; as the body of a human being. [.] 2. Spissitude; grossness of matter; as corpulence of water. [Little used.]
12845	corpulent	[.] CORPULENT, a. Fleshy; having a great or excessive quantity of fat or flesh, in proportion to the frame of the body; as a corpulent child. [.] Corpus Christi. [Body of Christ.] A festival of the church of England, kept on the next Thursday after Trinity-Sunday, in ...
12846	corpuscle	[.] CORPUSCLE, n. [L., body.] A minute particle, or physical atom; corpuscles are the very small bodies which compose large bodies, not the elementary principles of matter, but such small particles simple or compound, as are not dissolved or dissipated by ordinary heat. [.] [.] It ...
12847	corpuscular	[.] CORPUSCULAR, a. Relating to corpuscles, or small particles, supposed to be the constituent materials of all large bodies. The corpuscular philosophy attempts to account for the phenomena of nature, by the motion, figure, rest, position, &c., of the minute particles ...
12848	corpuscularian	[.] CORPUSCULARIAN, a. Corpuscular, as above. [.] CORPUSCULARIAN, n. An advocate for the corpuscular philosophy.
12849	corradiation	[.] CORRADIATION, n. [L. See Ray.] A conjunction of rays in one point.
12850	correct	[.] CORRECT, a. [L., to set right; right, straight. See Right.] Literally, set right, or made straight. Hence, right; conformable to truth, rectitude or propriety, or conformable to a just standard; not faulty; free from error. A correct edition of a book is exactly according ...
12851	corrected	[.] CORRECTED, pp. Set right; freed from errors; amended; punished.
12852	correcting	[.] CORRECTING, ppr. Bringing to the standard of truth, justice or propriety; amending; chastising.
12853	correction	[.] CORRECTION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The act of correcting; the act of bringing back, from error or deviation, to a just standard, as to truth, rectitude, justice or propriety; as the correction of opinions or manners. [.] [.] All scripture is profitable for correction. 2 ...
12854	correctional	[.] CORRECTIONAL, a. Tending to or intended for correction.
12855	correctioner	[.] CORRECTIONER, n. One that has been in the house of correction. [Not used.]
12856	corrective	[.] CORRECTIVE, a. Having the power to correct; having the quality of removing or obviating what is wrong, or injurious; tending to rectify; as corrective penalties. [.] [.] Mulberries are pectoral, corrective of bilious alkali. [.] CORRECTIVE, n. [.] 1. That ...
12857	correctly	[.] CORRECTLY, adv. In a correct manner; in conformity with truth, justice, rectitude, or propriety; according to a standard; agreeable to a copy or original; exactly; accurately; without fault, or error; as, to behave correctly; to write, speak or think correctly; to judge ...
12858	correctness	[.] CORRECTNESS, n. [.] 1. Conformity to truth, justice, or propriety; as the correctness of opinions, of judgment, or of manners. [.] 2. Conformity to settled usages or rules; as correctness in writing or speaking. [.] 3. Conformity to a copy or original; as the ...
12859	corrector	[.] CORRECTOR, n. [.] 1. One who corrects; one who amends faults, retrenches error, and renders conformable to truth or propriety, or to any standard; as a corrector of the press; a corrector of abuses. [.] 2. One who punishes for correction; one who amends or reforms ...
12860	corregidor	[.] CORREGIDOR, n. A Spanish magistrate.
12861	correlate	[.] CORRELATE, n. [L. Con and relatus. See Relate.] One who stands in an opposite relation, as father and son.
12862	correlation	[.] CORRELATION, n. Reciprocal relation.
12863	correlative	[.] CORRELATIVE, a. [L. Con and relativus. See Relate and Relative.] Having a reciprocal relation, so that the existence of one in a certain state depends on the existence of another; as father and son, husband and wife, are correlative terms. The term son is correlative ...
12864	correlatively	[.] CORRELATIVELY, adv. In a correlative relation.
12865	correlativeness	[.] CORRELATIVENESS, n. The state of being correlative.
12866	correption	[.] CORREPTION, n. [L.] Chiding; reproof; reprimand.
12867	correspond	[.] CORRESPOND, v.i. [L., to answer, to promise. See Sponsor.] [.] 1. To suit; to answer; to agree; to fit; to be congruous; to be adapted to. Levity of manners does not correspond with the dignity of the clerical character. The length of a room should correspond with ...
12868	correspondence	[.] CORRESPONDENCE, CORRESPONDENCY, n. [.] 1. Relation; fitness; congruity; mutual adaptation of one thing to another. There is no correspondence between a polite education and clownish manners. [.] 2. Intercourse between persons at a distance, by means of letters ...
12869	correspondency	[.] CORRESPONDENCE, CORRESPONDENCY, n. [.] 1. Relation; fitness; congruity; mutual adaptation of one thing to another. There is no correspondence between a polite education and clownish manners. [.] 2. Intercourse between persons at a distance, by means of letters ...
12870	correspondent	[.] CORRESPONDENT, a. Suitable; fit; congruous; agreeable; answerable; adapted. Let behavior be correspondent to profession, and both be correspondent to good morals. [.] CORRESPONDENT, n. One who corresponds; one with whom an intercourse is carried on by letters ...
12871	correspondently	[.] CORRESPONDENTLY, adv. In a corresponding manner.
12872	corresponding	[.] CORRESPONDING, ppr. [.] 1. Carrying on intercourse by letters. [.] 2. a. Answering; agreeing; suiting.
12873	corresponsive	[.] CORRESPONSIVE, a. Answerable; adapted.
12874	corridor	[.] CORRIDOR, n. The termination dor may perhaps be the L. Tor, as in curator, cursitor. Corridor signifies a runner; hence, a running, flowing, or long line.] [.] 1. In architecture, a gallery or long aisle round a building, leading to several chambers at a distance ...
12875	corrigible	[.] CORRIGIBLE, a. [L., to correct.] [.] 1. That may be set right, or amended; as a corrigible defect. [.] 2. That may be reformed; as, the young man may be corrigible. [.] 3. Punishable; that may be chastised for correction. He was adjudged corrigible for abusive ...
12876	corrival	[.] CORRIVAL, n. A fellow rival; a competitor. More correctly co-rival, which see.
12877	corrivate	[.] CORRIVATE, v.t. [L. Con and rivus.] To draw water out of several streams into one. [Little used.]
12878	corrivation	[.] CORRIVATION, n. The running of different streams into one. [Not much used.]
12879	corroborant	[.] CORROBORANT, a. [See Corroborate.] Strengthening; having the power or quality of giving strength; as a corroborant medicine. [.] CORROBORANT, n. A medicine that strengthens the human body when weak.
12880	corroborate	[.] CORROBORATE, v.t. [L., to strengthen, strength.] [.] 1. To strengthen; to make strong, or to give additional strength to; as, to corroborate the nerves; to corroborate the judgment, authority or habits. [.] 2. To confirm; to make more certain. The news was doubtful, ...
12881	corroborated	[.] CORROBORATED, pp. Strengthened; confirmed; rendered more certain.
12882	corroborating	[.] CORROBORATING, ppr. Strengthening; giving firmness or additional assurance.
12883	corroboration	[.] CORROBORATION, n. The act of strengthening, or confirming; addition of strength, assurance, or security; confirmation; as the corroboration of an argument, or of intelligence.
12884	corroborative	[.] CORROBORATIVE, n. A medicine that strengthens; a corroborant.
12885	corrode	[.] CORRODE, v.t. [L., to eat or gnaw.] [.] 1. To eat away by degrees; to wear away, or diminish, by gradually separating small particles from a body, in the manner an animal gnaws a substance. Thus, nitric acid corrodes copper. [.] 2. To wear away by degrees; to prey ...
12886	corroded	[.] CORRODED, pp. Eaten away gradually; worn, diminished, impaired, by slow degrees.
12887	corrodent	[.] CORRODENT, a. Having the power of corroding, or wasting by degrees. [.] CORRODENT, n. Any substance or medicine that corrodes.
12888	corrodibility	[.] CORRODIBILITY, n. The quality of being corrodible.
12889	corrodible	[.] CORRODIBLE, a. That may be corroded.
12890	corroding	[.] CORRODING, ppr. Eating away gradually; impairing; wasting.
12891	corrody	[.] CORRODY, [See Corody.] But corrody is the most correct orthography.
12892	corrosibility	[.] CORROSIBILITY, n. [See Corrodibility.]
12893	corrosible	[.] CORROSIBLE, a. [See Corrodible.]
12894	corrosion	[.] CORROSION, n. s as z. From corrode. The action of eating or wearing away by slow degrees, as by the action of acids on metals, by which the substance is gradually changed. This is effected by the affinity of the menstruum with the component parts of the substance, in ...
12895	corrosive	[.] CORROSIVE, a. [.] 1. Eating; wearing away; having the power of gradually wearing, consuming or impairing; as corrosive sublimate; corrosive care; a corrosive ulcer. [.] 2. Having the quality of fretting or vexing. [.] Corrosive sublimate, the corrosive muriate ...
12896	corrosively	[.] CORROSIVELY, adv. Like a corrosive; with the power of corrosion; in a corrosive manner.
12897	corrosiveness	[.] CORROSIVENESS, n. The quality of corroding, eating away or wearing; acrimony.
12898	corrugant	[.] CORRUGANT, a. [See Corrugate.] Having the power of contracting into wrinkles.
12899	corrugate	[.] CORRUGATE, v.t. [L., to wrinkle, in our vulgar language, to ruck, to furrow.] To wrinkle; to draw or contract into folds; as, to corrugate the skin. [.] CORRUGATE, a. Wrinkled.
12900	corrugated	[.] CORRUGATED, pp. Wrinkled.
12901	corrugating	[.] CORRUGATING, ppr. Contracting into wrinkles.
12902	corrugation	[.] CORRUGATION, n. A wrinkling; contraction into wrinkles.
12903	corrugator	[.] CORRUGATOR, n. A muscle which contracts the skin of the forehead into wrinkles.
12904	corrupt	[.] CORRUPT, v.t. [L., to break.] Literally, to break, separate or dissolve. Hence, [.] 1. To change from a sound to a putrid or putrescent state; to separate the component parts of a body, as by a natural process, which accompanied by a fetid smell. [.] 2. To vitiate ...
12905	corrupted	[.] CORRUPTED, pp. Putrefied; vitiated; depraved; spoiled; marred; bribed; infected with errors.
12906	corrupter	[.] CORRUPTER, n. [.] 1. One who corrupts; one who vitiates, or taints; as a corrupter of morals, or of Christianity. [.] 2. One who bribes; that which depraves or destroys integrity. [.] 3. One who introduces errors.
12907	corruptibility	[.] CORRUPTIBILITY, n. The possibility of being corrupted.
12908	corruptible	[.] CORRUPTIBLE, a. [.] 1. That may be corrupted; that may become putrid; subject to decay and destruction. Our bodies are corruptible. [.] 2. That may be vitiated in qualities or principles; susceptible of depravation. Manners are corruptible by evil example. [.] CORRUPTIBLE, ...
12909	corruptibleness	[.] CORRUPTIBLENESS, n. Susceptibility of corruption; corruptibility.
12910	corruptibly	[.] CORRUPTIBLY, adv. In such a manner as to be corrupted or vitiated.
12911	corrupting	[.] CORRUPTING, ppr. Putrefying; depraving; vitiating.
12912	corruption	[.] CORRUPTION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The act of corrupting, or state of being corrupt or putrid; the destruction of the natural form of bodies, by the separation of the component parts, or by disorganization, in the process of putrefaction. [.] [.] Thou wilt not suffer thy ...
12913	corruptive	[.] CORRUPTIVE, a. Having the quality of corrupting, tainting or vitiating. [.] [.] It should be endued with some corruptive quality.
12914	corruptless	[.] CORRUPTLESS, a. Not susceptible of corruption, or decay.
12915	corruptly	[.] CORRUPTLY, adv. [.] 1. In a corrupt manner; with corruption; viciously; wickedly; without integrity. [.] [.] We have dealt very corruptly against thee. Nehemiah 1. [.] 2. By bribery. A judgment was obtained corruptly.
12916	corruptness	[.] CORRUPTNESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being corrupt; putrid state or putrescence. [.] 2. A state of moral impurity; as the corruptness of a judge. [.] 3. A vicious state; debasement; impurity; as the corruptness of language.
12917	corruptress	[.] CORRUPTRESS, n. A female that corrupts others.
12918	corsair	[.] CORSAIR, n. A pirate; one who cruises or scours the ocean, with an armed vessel, without a commission from any prince or state, to seize and plunder merchantmen.
12919	corsak	[.] CORSAK, n. A species of fox.
12920	corse	[.] CORSE, n. [L.] A corpse; the dead body of a human being; a poetical word.
12921	corse-encumbered	[.] CORSE-ENCUMBERED, a. Loaded with dead bodies; as the corse-encumbered plains.
12922	corse-present	[.] CORSE-PRESENT, n. A mortuary or present paid at the interment of a dead body.
12923	corselet	[.] CORSELET, n. [.] 1. A little cuirass, or an armor to cover the body for protection, worn formerly by pike-men. [.] 2. [See Corcelet.] [.] CORSELET, v.t. To encircle with a corselet.
12924	corset	[.] CORSET, n. A boddice; jumps; something worn to give shape to the body; used by ladies and dandies.
12925	corsned	[.] CORSNED, n. The morsel of execration, or curse; a piece of bread consecrated by exorcism, and to be swallowed by a suspected person, as a trial of his innocence. If guilty, it was supposed the bread would produce convulsions and paleness, and find no passage. If innocent, ...
12926	cortege	[.] CORTEGE, n. A train of attendants.
12927	cortes	[.] CORTES, n. plu. [from corte, court.] The Spanish name of the States of the kingdom, composed of nobility, clergy and representatives of cities; the assembly of the States, answering, in some measure, to the parliament of Great Britain.
12928	cortical	...
12929	corticate	[.] CORTICATE, CORTICATED, a. [L., bark.] Resembling the bark or rind of a tree.
12930	corticated	[.] CORTICATE, CORTICATED, a. [L., bark.] Resembling the bark or rind of a tree.
12931	corticiferous	[.] CORTICIFEROUS, a. [cortex and fero, to produce.] Producing bark, or that which resembles it.
12932	corticiform	[.] CORTICIFORM, a. [cortex and form.[ Resembling bark.
12933	corticose	[.] CORTICOSE, CORTICOUS, a. Barky; full of bark.
12934	corticous	[.] CORTICOSE, CORTICOUS, a. Barky; full of bark.
12935	corundum	[.] CORUNDUM,n. The corindon-harmophane of nauy, corindon adamantin of Brongniart, the korund of Werner, and the adamantine spar of Kirwan. It is octahedral, rhomboidal or prismatic.
12936	coruscant	[.] CORUSCANT, a. [see Coruscate.] Flashing; glittering by flashes.
12937	coruscate	[.] CORUSCATE, v.i. [L., to flash.] To flash; to lighten; to glitter.
12938	coruscation	[.] CORUSCATION, n [L.] [.] 1. A flash; a sudden burst of light in the clouds or atmosphere. [.] 2. The light produced by the combustion of imflammable gas in the earth. [.] Artificial coruscations are produced by phosporus and sulphuric acid, or by sulphuric acid ...
12939	corvet	[.] CORVET, n. A sloop of war; an advice boat.
12940	corvus	[.] CORVUS, n. [L., a raven.] [.] 1. In astronomy, a constellation of the southern hemisphere, containing nine stars. [.] 2. A military engine or gallery used by the Romans for boarding ships in war. It was a strong platform of boards at the prow, movable as on a spindle, ...
12941	corybantic	[.] CORYBANTIC, a. Madly agitated; inflamed like the Corybantes, the frantic priests of Cybele.
12942	corymb	[.] CORYMB, n. [L. Gr.] Primarily, a top, head or cluster. In modern botany, a species of inflorescence, in which the lesser or partial flower-stalks are produced along the common stalk on both sides, and though of unequal length, rise to the same height, so as to form ...
12943	corymbiated	[.] CORYMBIATED, a. Garnished with corymbs.
12944	corymbiferous	[.] CORYMBIFEROUS, a. [L., to bear.] Producing corymbs; bearing fruit or berries in clusters, or producing flowers in clusters.
12945	corymbous	[.] CORYMBOUS, a. Consisting of corymbs; in clusters.
12946	corymbulous	[.] CORYMBULOUS, a. Having or consisting of little corymbs.
12947	coryphene	[.] CORYPHENE, n. A fish with a sloping truncated head, and the dorsal fin extending the whole length of the back.
12948	corypheus	[.] CORYPHEUS, n. [Gr.] The chief of a chorus; the chief of a company.
12949	coscinomancy	[.] COSCINOMANCY, n. [Gr., a sieve, and divination.] The art or practice of divination, by suspending a sieve and taking it between two fingers, or by fixing it to the point of a pair of shears, then repeating a formula of words, and the names of persons suspected. If the ...
12950	cosier	[.] COSIER, n. A botcher. [Not used.]
12951	cosinage	[.] COSINAGE, n. [See Cousin.] In law, a writ to recover possession of an estate in lands, when a stranger has entered and abated, after the death of the tresail, or the grandfathers grandfather, or other collateral relation.
12952	cosmetic	[.] COSMETIC, a. s as z. [Gr., order, beauty.] Beautifying; improving beauty, particularly the beauty of the skin. [.] COSMETIC, n. Any preparation that renders the skin soft, pure and white, and helps to beautify and improve the complexion.
12953	cosmical	[.] COSMICAL, a. s as z. [Gr., order, the world.] [.] 1. Relating to the world, or to the whole system of visible bodies, including the earth and stars. [.] 2. In astronomy, rising or setting with the sun; not acronical.
12954	cosmically	[.] COSMICALLY, adv. With the sun at rising or setting; a star is said to rise or set cosmically, when it rises or sets with the sun.
12955	cosmogonist	[.] COSMOGONIST, n. [See Cosmogony.] One who treats of the origin or formation of the universe.
12956	cosmogony	[.] COSMOGONY, n. s as z. [Gr., world, and generation.] The generation, origin or creation of the world or universe. In physics, the science of the origin or formation of the universe.
12957	cosmographer	[.] COSMOGRAPHER, n. [See Cosmography.] one who describes the world or universe, including the heavens and the earth.
12958	cosmographic	[.] COSMOGRAPHIC, COSMOGRAPHICAL, a. Relating to the general description of the universe.
12959	cosmographically	[.] COSMOGRAPHICALLY, adv. In a manner relating to the science of describing the universe, or corresponding to cosmography.
12960	cosmography	...
12961	cosmolabe	[.] COSMOLABE, n. s as z. [Gr., world, to take.] An ancient instrument for measuring distances in the heavens or on earth, much the same as the astrolabe, and called also pantacosm.
12962	cosmolatory	[.] COSMOLATORY, n. s as z. [Gr., world and to worship.] The worship paid to the world or its parts by heathens.
12963	cosmological	[.] COSMOLOGICAL, a. [See Cosmology.] Relating to a discourse or treatise of the world, or to the science of the universe.
12964	cosmologist	[.] COSMOLOGIST, n. One who describes the universe.
12965	cosmology	[.] COSMOLOGY, n. s as z. [Gr., the universe, discourse.] The science of the world or universe; or a treatise relating to the structure and parts of the system of creation, the elements of bodies, the modifications of material things, the laws of motion, and the order and ...
12966	cosmoplastic	[.] COSMOPLASTIC, a. [Gr, world, and to form.] World-forming; pertaining to the formation of the world.
12967	cosmopolitan	[.] COSMOPOLITAN, COSMOPOLITE, n. s as z. [Gr., world, a citizen.] A person who has no fixed residence; on who is no where a stranger, or who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world.
12968	cosmopolite	[.] COSMOPOLITAN, COSMOPOLITE, n. s as z. [Gr., world, a citizen.] A person who has no fixed residence; on who is no where a stranger, or who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world.
12969	coss	[.] COSS, n. A Hindoo measure of one English mile and a quarter nearly.
12970	cossack	[.] COSSACK, n. The Cossacks inhabit the Ukraine, in the Russian empire.
12971	cossas	[.] COSSAS, n. Plain India muslins, of various qualities and breadths.
12972	cosset	[.] COSSET, n. [G., a house.] A lamb brought up by hand, or without the aid of the dam.
12973	cossic	[.] COSSIC, a. Relating to algebra.
12974	cost	[.] COST, n. [See the Verb.] [.] 1. The price, value or equivalent of a thing purchased; the amount in value paid, charge or engaged to be paid for any thing bought or taken in barter. The word is equally applicable to the price in money or commodities; as the cost of ...
12975	costal	[.] COSTAL, a. [L., a side or rib. A coast or side is the extreme part, a limit, from extending, throwing or shooting out, Eng. to cast.] Pertaining to the side of the body or the ribs; as costal nerves.
12976	costard	[.] COSTARD, n. [.] 1. A head. [Not used.] [.] 2. An apple, round and bulky, like the head.
12977	costard-monger	[.] COSTARD-MONGER, n. An apple-seller.
12978	coster-monger	[.] COSTER-MONGER, n. An apple seller.
12979	costive	[.] COSTIVE, a. [L, to cram, to stuff.] [.] 1. Literally, crowded, stuffed, as the intestines; hence, bound in body; retaining fecal matter in the bowels, in a hard and dry state; having the excrements obstructed, or the motion of the bowels too slow. [.] 2. Dry and ...
12980	costiveness	[.] COSTIVENESS, n. A preternatural detention of the fecal matter of the bowels, with hardness and dryness; an obstruction or preternatural slowness of evacuations from the bowels.
12981	costless	[.] COSTLESS, a. Costing nothing.
12982	costliness	[.] COSTLINESS, n. [See Costly.] Expensiveness; great cost, or expense; sumptuousness. Revelations 18:19.
12983	costly	[.] COSTLY, a. [from cost.] Of a high price; sumptuous; expensive; purchased at a great expense; as a costly habit; costly furniture. [.] [.] Mary took a pound of spikenard, very costly. John 12.
12984	costmary	[.] COSTMARY, n. [Gr. L., an aromatic plant, and Maria.] A species of tansy, or Tanacetum; alecost.
12985	costrel	[.] COSTREL, n. A bottle. [Not in use.]
12986	costume	[.] COSTUME, n. [.] 1. In painting, a rule or precept by which an artist is enjoined to make every person and thing sustain its proper character, observing the scene of action, the country or place, and making the habits, arms, manners, and proportions correspond. Hence, ...
12987	cot	[.] COT, COTE, n. [G. In Welsh, this word signifies a cot, a hovel or stye, an abrupt termination, a rump, a tail, a skirt. Cwta, short, abrupt, bob-tailed; cwtau, to shorten. This indicates that cot is from cutting off, and hence defending.] [.] 1. A small house; a ...
12988	cote	[.] COTE, n. A sheepfold. [See Cot.] [.] COTE, v.t. TO pass by and turn before; to gain ground in coursing and give a competitor the turn. [Little used.]
12989	cotemporaneous	[.] COTEMPORANEOUS, a. [infra.] Living or being at the same time.
12990	cotemporary	[.] COTEMPORARY, a. [L., time.] Living or being at the same time; as cotemporary authors. Josephus was cotemporary with Vespasian. [.] COTEMPORARY, a. [L., time.] One who lives at the same time with another. [I consider this word as preferable to contemporary, as being ...
12991	coterie	[.] COTERIE, n. A friendly party, or fashionable association.
12992	coticular	[.] COTICULAR, a. [L., whetstone.] Pertaining to whetstones; like or suitable for whetstones.
12993	cotillon	[.] COTILLON, n. A brisk dance, performed by eight persons together; also, a tune which regulates the dance.
12994	cotland	[.] COTLAND, n. Land appendant to a cottage.
12995	cotquean	[.] COTQUEAN, n. A man who busies himself with the affairs which properly belong to women.
12996	cotswold	[.] COTSWOLD, n. Sheepcotes in an open country.
12997	cott	[.] COTT, n. A small bed; on board of ships, a bed frame suspended from the beams, for the officers to sleep in, between the decks; a piece of canvas, extended by a frame.
12998	cottage	[.] COTTAGE, n. [from cot.] A cot; a hut; a small mean habitation. [.] [.] The sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds. Zephaniah 2.
12999	cottaged	[.] COTTAGED, a. Set or covered with cottages.
13000	cottager	[.] COTTAGER, n. [.] 1. One who lives in a hut or cottage. [.] 2. In law, one who lives on the common, without paying any rent, or having land of his own.
13001	cottar	[.] COTTER, COTTAR or COTTIER, n. A cottager.
13002	cotter	[.] COTTER, COTTAR or COTTIER, n. A cottager.
13003	cotton	[.] COTTON, n. [.] 1. A soft downy substance, resembling fine wool, growing in the capsules or pods of a shrub, called the cotton-plant. It is the material of a large proportion of cloth for apparel and furniture. [.] 2. Cloth made of cotton. [.] Lavender-cotton, ...
13004	cotton-gin	[.] COTTON-GIN, n. A machine to separate the seeds from cotton, invented by that celebrated mechanician, E. Whitney.
13005	cotton-grass	[.] COTTON-GRASS, n. A genus of plants, the Eriophorum.
13006	cotton-machine	[.] COTTON-MACHINE, n. A machine for carding or spinning cotton.
13007	cotton-mill	[.] COTTON-MILL, n. A mill or building, with machinery for carding, roving and spinning cotton, by the force of water or steam.
13008	cotton-plant	[.] COTTON-PLANT, COTTON-SHRUB, n. A plant or shrub of the genus Gossypium, of several species, all growing in warm climates. The principal species are, 1. The herbaceous cotton, with smooth leaves and yellow flowers, succeeded by roundish capsules, full of seeds and cotton; ...
13009	cotton-shrub	[.] COTTON-PLANT, COTTON-SHRUB, n. A plant or shrub of the genus Gossypium, of several species, all growing in warm climates. The principal species are, 1. The herbaceous cotton, with smooth leaves and yellow flowers, succeeded by roundish capsules, full of seeds and cotton; ...
13010	cotton-thistle	[.] COTTON-THISTLE, n. A plant, the Onopordum.
13011	cotton-weed	[.] COTTON-WEED, n. A plant, the Filago. The name is given also to the Gnaphalium, cud-weed, or goldy-locks.
13012	cottony	[.] COTTONY, a. [.] 1. Downy; nappy; covered with hairs or pubescence like cotton. [.] 2. Soft like cotton. [.]
13013	cotyle	[.] COTYLE, n. [Gr.] The cavity of a bone which receives the end of another in articulation.
13014	cotyledon	[.] COTYLEDON, n. [Gr., a hollow or cavity.] [.] 1. In botany, the perishable lobe or placenta of the seeds of plants. It involves and nourishes the embryo plant, and then perishes. Some seeds have two lobes; others one only, and others none. [.] 2. In anatomy, a little ...
13015	cotyledonous	[.] COTYLEDONOUS, a. Pertaining to cotyledons; having a seed-lobe.
13016	couch	[.] COUCH, v.i. [.] 1. To lie down, as on a bed or place of repose. [.] 2. To lie down on the knees; to stop and recline on the knees, as a beast. [.] [.] Fierce tigers couched around. [.] 3. To lie down in secret or in ambush; to lie close and concealed. [.] [.] The ...
13017	couch-fellow	[.] COUCH-FELLOW, n. A bed fellow; a companion in lodging.
13018	couch-grass	[.] COUCH-GRASS, n. A species of grass, very injurious to other plants.
13019	couchant	[.] COUCHANT, a. [See Couch.] Lying down; squatting. In heraldry, lying down with the head raised, which distinguishes the posture of couchant from that of dormant, or sleeping; applied to a lion or other beast. [.] Levant and couchant, in law, rising up and lying down; ...
13020	couched	[.] COUCHED, pp. Laid down; laid on; hid; included or involved; laid close; fixed in the rest, as a spear; depressed or removed, as a cataract.
13021	couchee	[.] COUCHEE, n. Bedtime; late visiting at night.
13022	coucher	[.] COUCHER, n. [.] 1. One who couches cataracts. [.] 2. In old English statutes, a factor; a resident in a country for traffick. [.] 3. A book in which a religious house register their acts.
13023	couching	[.] COUCHING, ppr. Lying down; laying down; lying close; involving; including; expressing; depressing a cataract. [.] COUCHING, n. The act of stooping or bowing.
13024	cough	[.] COUGH, n. A violent effort of the lungs to throw off offending matter; a violent, sometimes involuntary, and sonorous expiration, suddenly expelling the air through the glottis. The convulsion of the muscles serving for exspiration gives great force to the air, while ...
13025	cougher	[.] COUGHER, n. One that coughs.
13026	coughing	[.] COUGHING, ppr. Expelling from the lungs by a violent effort with noise; expectorating.
13027	could	[.] COULD, pron. COOD. [The past tense of can, according to our customary arrangement in grammar; but in reality a distinct word, can having no past tense. Could, we receive through the Celtic dialects.] [.] 1. Had sufficient strength or physical power. A sick ...
13028	coulter	[.] COULTER. [See Colter.]
13029	council	[.] COUNCIL, n. [L., to call, Gr. See Hold. This word is often confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection. Council is a collection or assembly.] [.] 1. An assembly of men summoned or convened for consultation, deliberation and advice. [.] [.] The chief ...
13030	council-board	[.] COUNCIL-BOARD, n. Council-table; the table round which a council holds consultation. Hence, the council itself in deliberation or session.
13031	council-table	[.] COUNCIL-TABLE, n. Council-board.
13032	councilor	[.] COUNCILOR, n. The member of a council. [See Counselor.]
13033	counsel	[.] COUNSEL, n. [L., to consult; to ask, to assail.] [.] 1. Advice; opinion, or instruction, given upon request or otherwise, for directing the judgment or conduct of another; opinion given upon deliberation or consultation. [.] [.] Every purpose is established by counsel. ...
13034	counsel-keeper	[.] COUNSEL-KEEPER, n. One who can keep a secret.
13035	counsel-keeping	[.] COUNSEL-KEEPING, a. Keeping secrets.
13036	counselable	[.] COUNSELABLE, a. Willing to receive counsel; disposed to follow the advice or opinions of others.
13037	counseled	[.] COUNSELED, pp. Advised; instructed; admonished.
13038	counseling	[.] COUNSELING, ppr. Advising; instructing; admonishing.
13039	counselor	[.] COUNSELOR, n. [.] 1. Any person who gives advice; but properly one who is authorized by natural relationship, or by birth, office or profession, to advise another in regard to his future conduct and measures. Ahithophel was Davids counselor. His mother was his counselor ...
13040	counselorship	[.] COUNSELORSHIP, n. The office of a counselor, or privy counselor.
13041	count	[.] COUNT, v.t. [.] 1. To number; to tell or name one by one, or by small numbers, for ascertaining the whole number of units in a collection; as, to count the years, days and hours of a mans life; to count the stars. [.] Who can count the dust of Jacob? Numbers 23. [.] 2. ...
13042	count-wheel	[.] COUNT-WHEEL, n. The wheel in a clock which moves round and causes it to strike.
13043	countable	[.] COUNTABLE, a. That may be numbered.
13044	counted	[.] COUNTED, pp. Numbered; told; esteemed; reckoned; imputed.
13045	countenance	[.] COUNTENANCE, n. [L., to hold.] [.] 1. Literally, the contents of a body; the outline and extent which constitutes the whole figure or external appearance. Appropriately, the human face; the whole form of the face, or system of features; visage. [.] [.] A merry heart ...
13046	countenanced	[.] COUNTENANCED, pp. Favored; encouraged; supported.
13047	countenancer	[.] COUNTENANCER, n. One who countenances, favors or supports.
13048	countenancing	[.] COUNTENANCING, ppr. Favoring; encouraging; supporting.
13049	counter	[.] COUNTER, n. [from count.] [.] 1. A false piece of money or stamped metal, used as means of reckoning; any thing used to keep an account or reckoning, as in games. [.] 2. Money, in contempt. [.] 3. A table or board on which money is counted; a table on which goods ...
13050	counter-attraction	[.] COUNTER-ATTRACTION, n. [counter and attraction.] Opposite attraction.
13051	counter-dance	[.] CONTRA-DANCE, COUNTER-DANCE, n. A dance in which the partners are arranged in opposition, or in opposite lines.
13052	counter-evidence	[.] COUNTER-EVIDENCE, n. [counter and evidence.] Opposite evidence; evidence or testimony which opposes other evidence.
13053	counter-influence	[.] COUNTER-INFLUENCE, v.t To hinder by opposing influence. [Little used.]
13054	counter-motion	[.] COUNTER-MOTION, n. [counter and motion.] An opposite motion; a motion counteracting another.
13055	counter-movement	[.] COUNTER-MOVEMENT, n. A movement in opposition to another.
13056	counter-natural	[.] COUNTER-NATURAL, a. [counter and natural.] Contrary to nature.
13057	counter-negotiatio	[.] COUNTER-NEGOTIATION, n. [counter and negotiation.] Negotiation in opposition to other negotiation.
13058	counter-opening	[.] COUNTER-OPENING, n. [counter and opening.] An aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place.
13059	counter-petition	[.] COUNTER-PETITION, n. A petition in opposition to another.
13060	counter-revolution	[.] COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY, a. Pertaining to a counter-revolution.
13061	counter-revolution	[.] COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY, a. Pertaining to a counter-revolution.
13062	counter-revolution	[.] COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY, a. Pertaining to a counter-revolution.
13063	counter-saliant	[.] COUNTER-SALIANT, a. In heraldry, is when two beasts are borne in a coat leaping from each other.
13064	counter-secure	[.] COUNTER-SECURE, v.t. [counter and secure.] To secure one who has given security.
13065	counter-security	[.] COUNTER-SECURITY, n. Security given to one who has entered into bonds or become surety for another.
13066	counter-surety	[.] COUNTER-SURETY, n. A counterbond, or a surety to secure one that has given security.
13067	counteract	[.] COUNTERACT, v.t. [counter and act.] To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat or frustrate by contrary agency. Good precepts will sometimes counteract the effects of evil example; but more generally good precepts are counteracted by bad examples.
13068	counteracted	[.] COUNTERACTED, pp. Hindered; frustrated; defeated by contrary agency.
13069	counteracting	[.] COUNTERACTING, ppr. Hindering; frustrating.
13070	counteraction	[.] COUNTERACTION, n. Action in opposition; hindrance.
13071	counterbalance	[.] COUNTERBALANCE, v.t. [counter and balance.] To weigh against; to weigh against with an equal weight; to act against with equal power or effect; to countervail A column of thirty inches of quicksilver, and a column of thirty-two feet of water, counterbalance the weight ...
13072	counterbalanced	[.] COUNTERBALANCED, pp. Opposed by equal weight, power or effect.
13073	counterbalancing	[.] COUNTERBALANCING, ppr. Opposing by equal weight, power or operation.
13074	counterbond	[.] COUNTERBOND, n. [counter and bond.] A bond to save harmless one who has given bond for another.
13075	counterbuff	[.] COUNTERBUFF, v.t. [counter and buff.] To strike back or in an opposite direction; to drive back; to stop by a blow or impulse in front.
13076	counterbuffed	[.] COUNTERBUFFED, pp. Struck with a blow in opposition.
13077	countercast	[.] COUNTERCAST, n. Delusive contrivance; contrary cast.
13078	countercaster	[.] COUNTERCASTER, n. [counter and caster.] A caster of accounts; a reckoner; a bookkeeper, in contempt.
13079	counterchange	[.] COUNTERCHANGE, n. [counter and change.] Exchange; reciprocation. [.] COUNTERCHANGE, v.t. To give and receive; or to cause to change places.
13080	counterchanged	[.] COUNTERCHANGED, pp. Exchanged. In heraldry, intermixed, as the colors of the field and charge.
13081	countercharm	[.] COUNTERCHARM, n. [counter and charm.] That which has the power of dissolving or opposing the effect of a charm. [.] COUNTERCHARM, v.t. To destroy the effect of enchantment.
13082	countercheck	[.] COUNTERCHECK, v.t. [counter and check.] To oppose or stop by some obstacle; to check. [.] COUNTERCHECK, n. Check; stop; rebuke; or a censure to check a reprover.
13083	countercurrent	[.] COUNTERCURRENT, a. [counter and current.] Running in an opposite direction. [.] COUNTERCURRENT, n. A current in an opposite direction.
13084	counterdistinction	[.] COUNTERDISTINCTION, n. Contradistinction.
13085	counterdraw	[.] COUNTERDRAW, v.t. [counter and draw.] In painting, to copy a design or painting, by means of a fine linen cloth, an oiled paper, or other transparent matter, whereon the strokes appearing through, they are traced with a pencil. The same is done on glass, and with frames ...
13086	counterdrawing	[.] COUNTERDRAWING, ppr. Copying by means of lines drawn on some transparent matter.
13087	counterdrawn	[.] COUNTERDRAWN, pp. Copied from lines drawn on something else.
13088	counterfeit	[.] COUNTERFEIT, v.t. [.] 1. To forge; to copy or imitate, without authority or right, and with a view to deceive or defraud, by passing the copy or thing forged, for that which is original or genuine; as, to counterfeit coin, bank notes, a seal, a bond, a deed or other ...
13089	counterfeited	[.] COUNTERFEITED, pp. Forged; made in imitation of something, with a view to defraud; copied; imitated; feigned.
13090	counterfeiter	[.] COUNTERFEITER, n. [.] 1. One who counterfeits; a forger. [.] 2. One who copies or imitates; one who assumes a false appearance. [.] 3. One who endeavors to set off a thing in false colors.
13091	counterfeitly	[.] COUNTERFEITLY, adv. By forgery; falsely; fictitiously.
13092	counterferment	[.] COUNTERFERMENT, n. [counter and ferment.] Ferment opposed to ferment.
13093	counterfesance	[.] COUNTERFESANCE, n. The act of forging; forgery.
13094	counterfoil	[.] COUNTERFOIL, COUNTERSTOCK, n. That part of a tally struck in the Exchequer, which is kept by an officer in that court, the other being delivered to the person who has lent the king money on the account, and is called the stock.
13095	counterfort	[.] COUNTERFORT, n. [counter and fort.] A buttress, spur or pillar serving to support a wall or terrace subject to bulge.
13096	countergage	[.] COUNTERGAGE, n. [counter and gage.] In carpentry, a method used to measure the joints, by transferring the breadth of a mortise to the place where the tenon is to be, in order to make them fit each other.
13097	counterguard	[.] COUNTERGUARD,n. [counter and guard.] In fortification, a small rampart or work raised before the point of a bastion, consisting of two long faces parallel to the faces of the bastion, making a salient angle, to preserve the bastion. It is sometimes of a different shape, ...
13098	counterlight	[.] COUNTERLIGHT, n. [counter and light.] A light opposite to any thing, which makes it appear to disadvantage.
13099	countermand	[.] COUNTERMAND, v.t. [L., to command.] [.] 1. To revoke a former command; or to give an order contrary to one before given, which annuls a former command and forbids its execution; as, to countermand orders. [.] 2. To oppose; to contradict the orders of another. [.] 3. ...
13100	countermanded	[.] COUNTERMANDED, pp. Revoked; annulled, as an order.
13101	countermanding	[.] COUNTERMANDING, ppr. Revoking a former order; giving directions contrary to a former command.
13102	countermarch	[.] COUNTERMARCH, n. [.] 1. A marching back; a returning. [.] 2. A change of the wings or face of a battalion, so as to bring the right to the left or the front into the rear. [.] 3. A change of measures; alteration of conduct.
13103	countermark	[.] COUNTERMARK, n. [counter and mark.] [.] 1. A second or third mark put on a bale of goods belonging to several merchants, that it may not be opened, but in the presence of all the owners. [.] 2. The mark of the goldsmiths company, to show the metal to be standard, ...
13104	countermine	[.] COUNTERMINE, n. [counter and mine.] [.] 1. In military affairs, a well and gallery sunk in the earth and running under ground, in search of the enemys mine, or till it meets it, to defeat its effect. [.] 2. Means of opposition or counteraction. [.] 3. A stratagem ...
13105	countermure	[.] COUNTERMURE, n. [L., a wall.] A wall raised behind another, to supply its place, when a breach is made. [.] COUNTERMURE, n. To fortify with a wall behind another.
13106	counternoise	[.] COUNTERNOISE, n. [counter and noise.] A noise or sound by which another noise or sound is overpowered.
13107	counterpace	[.] COUNTERPACE, n. [counter and pace.] A step or measure in opposition to another; contrary measure or attempt.
13108	counterpaled	[.] COUNTERPALED, a. [counter and pale.] In heraldry, is when the escutcheon is divided into twelve pales parted perfesse, the two colors being counterchanged; so that the upper and lower are of different colors.
13109	counterpane	[.] COUNTERPANE, n. [.] 1. A particular kind of coverlet for a bed. [See Counterpoint.] [.] 2. One part of an indenture.
13110	counterpart	[.] COUNTERPART, n. [counter and part.] [.] 1. The correspondent part; the part that answers to another, as the two papers of a contract or indentures; a copy; a duplicate. Also, the part which fits another, as the key of a cipher. [.] 2. In music, the part to be applied ...
13111	counterpassant	[.] COUNTERPASSANT, a. [counter and passant.] In heraldry, is when two lions in a coat of arms are represented as going contrary ways.
13112	counterplea	[.] COUNTERPLEA, n. [counter and plea.] In law, a replication to a plea, or request.
13113	counterplot	[.] COUNTERPLOT, v.t. [counter and plot.] To oppose one plot to another; to attempt to frustrate stratagem by stratagem. [.] COUNTERPLOT, n. A plot or artifice opposed to another.
13114	counterplotting	[.] COUNTERPLOTTING, n. A plotting in opposition to a stratagem.
13115	counterpoint	[.] COUNTERPOINT, n. [.] 1. A coverlet; a cover for a bed, stitched or woven in squares; written corruptly counterpane. [.] 2. In music, counterpoint is when the musical characters by which the notes in each part are signified, are placed in such a manner, each with ...
13116	counterpoise	[.] COUNTERPOISE, v.t. s as z. [See Poise.] [.] 1. To counterbalance; to weigh against with equal weight; to be equiponderant to; to equal in weight. [.] [.] The force and distance of weights counterpoising each other, ought to be reciprocal. [.] [.] The heaviness ...
13117	counterpoised	[.] COUNTERPOISED, pp. Balanced by an equivalent opposing weight, or by equal power.
13118	counterpoising	[.] COUNTERPOISING, ppr. Balancing by equal weight in the opposite scale, or by equal power.
13119	counterpoison	[.] COUNTERPOISON, n. s as z. [counter and poison.] One poison that destroys the effect of another; an antidote; a medicine that obviates the effects of poison.
13120	counterpressure	[.] COUNTERPRESSURE, n. [counter and pressure.] Opposing pressure; a force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction.
13121	counterproject	[.] COUNTERPROJECT, n. [counter and project.] A project, scheme or proposal, of one party, given in opposition to another, before given by the other party; as in the negotiation of a treaty.
13122	counterproof	[.] COUNTERPROOF, n. [counter and proof.] In rolling-press printing, a print taken off from another fresh printed, which, by being passed through the press, gives the figure of the former, but inverted.
13123	counterprove	[.] COUNTERPROVE, v.t. [counter and prove.] To take off a design in black lead or red chalk, by passing it through a rolling press with another piece of paper, both being moistened with a spunge.
13124	counterroll	[.] COUNTERROLL, n. [counter and roll.] [.] 1. In law, a counterpart or copy of the rolls, relating to appeals, inquests, &c. [.] 2. As a verb, this word is contracted into control, which see.
13125	counterrolment	[.] COUNTERROLMENT, n. A counter account. [See Control.]
13126	counterscarp	[.] COUNTERSCARP, n. In fortification, the exterior talus or slope of the ditch, or the talus that supports the earth of the covered way; but it often signifies the whole covered way, with its parapet and glacis; as when it is said, the enemy have lodged themselves on the ...
13127	counterscuffle	[.] COUNTERSCUFFLE, n. Opposite scuffle; contest.
13128	counterseal	[.] COUNTERSEAL, v.t. To seal with another.
13129	countersense	[.] COUNTERSENSE, n. Opposite meaning.
13130	countersign	[.] COUNTERSIGN, v.t. [counter and sign.] Literally, to sign on the opposite side of an instrument or writing; hence, to sign, as secretary or other subordinate officer, a writing signed by a principal or superior, to attest the authenticity of the writing. Thus charters ...
13131	countersignal	[.] COUNTERSIGNAL, n. A signal to answer or correspond to another; a naval term.
13132	countersigned	[.] COUNTERSIGNED, pp. Signed by a secretary or other subordinate officer.
13133	countersigning	[.] COUNTERSIGNING, ppr. Attesting by the signature of a subordinate officer.
13134	counterstatute	[.] COUNTERSTATUTE, n. A contrary statute, or ordinance.
13135	counterstock	[.] COUNTERFOIL, COUNTERSTOCK, n. That part of a tally struck in the Exchequer, which is kept by an officer in that court, the other being delivered to the person who has lent the king money on the account, and is called the stock.
13136	counterstroke	[.] COUNTERSTROKE, n. A contrary stroke; a stroke returned.
13137	countersway	[.] COUNTERSWAY, n. Contrary sway; opposite influence.
13138	countertally	[.] COUNTERTALLY, n. A tally corresponding to another.
13139	countertaste	[.] COUNTERTASTE, n. [counter and taste.] Opposite or false taste.
13140	countertenor	[.] COUNTERTENOR, COUNTER, n. [counter and tenor.] In music, one of the middle parts, between the tenor and the treble; high tenor.
13141	countertide	[.] COUNTERTIDE, n. [counter and tide.] Contrary tide.
13142	countertime	[.] COUNTERTIME, n. [counter and time.] [.] 1. In the manege, the defense or resistance of a horse that interrupts his cadence and the measure of his manege, occasioned by a bad horseman or the bad temper of the horse. [.] 2. Resistance; opposition.
13143	counterturn	[.] COUNTERTURN, n. The highth of a play, which puts an end to expectation.
13144	countervail	[.] COUNTERVAIL, v.t. [counter and L., to avail or be strong.] To act against with equal force, or power; to equal; to act with equivalent effect against any thing; to balance; to compensate. [.] [.] The profit will hardly countervail the inconveniences. [.] [.] Although ...
13145	countervailed	[.] COUNTERVAILED, pp. Acted against with equal force or power; balanced; compensated.
13146	countervailing	[.] COUNTERVAILING, ppr. Opposing with equal strength or value; balancing; obviating an effect.
13147	counterview	[.] COUNTERVIEW, n. [counter and view.] [.] 1. An opposite or opposing view; opposition; a posture in which two persons front each other. [.] 2. Contrast; a position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition.
13148	countervote	[.] COUNTERVOTE, v.t. To vote in opposition; to outvote.
13149	counterweigh	[.] COUNTERWEIGH, v.t. [See Weigh.] To weigh against; to counterbalance.
13150	counterwheel	[.] COUNTERWHEEL, v.t. To cause to wheel in an opposite direction.
13151	counterwind	[.] COUNTERWIND, n. Contrary wind.
13152	counterwork	[.] COUNTERWORK. [See Work.] To work in opposition to; to counteract; to hinder any effect by contrary operations. [.] [.] That counterworks each folly and caprice.
13153	counterwrought	[.] COUNTERWROUGHT, pp. Counteracted; opposed by contrary action.
13154	countess	[.] COUNTESS, n. [See count.] The consort of an earl or count.
13155	counting-house	[.] COUNTING-HOUSE, COUNTING-ROOM, n. [See Count, the verb.] The house or room appropriated by merchants, traders and manufacturers to the business of keeping their books, accounts, letters and papers.
13156	counting-room	[.] COUNTING-HOUSE, COUNTING-ROOM, n. [See Count, the verb.] The house or room appropriated by merchants, traders and manufacturers to the business of keeping their books, accounts, letters and papers.
13157	countless	[.] COUNTLESS, a. [count and less.] That cannot be counted; not having the number ascertained, nor ascertainable; innumerable. The sands of the sea-shore are countless.
13158	country	[.] COUNTRY, n. [L., land adjacent to a city. Hence the citizen says, let us go into the country. The Latin has conterraneus, a countryman.] [.] 1. Properly, the land lying about or near a city; the territory situated in the vicinity of a city. Our friend has a seat in ...
13159	countryman	[.] COUNTRYMAN, n. [.] 1. One born in the same country with another. This man is my countryman. [See 2 Corinthians 11:26] [.] 2. One who dwells in the country, as opposed to a citizen; a rustic; a farmer or husbandmen; a man of plain unpolished manners. [.] 3. An ...
13160	county	[.] COUNTY, n. [L. See Count.] [.] 1. Originally, an earldom; the district or territory of a count or earl. Now, a circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom, separated from the rest of the territory, for certain purposes in the administration of justice. It ...
13161	coupee	[.] COUPEE, n. A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent and suspended from the ground, and with the other a motion is made forward.
13162	couple	[.] COUPLE, n. [L. G.] [.] 1. Two of the same species or kind, and near in place, or considered together; as a couple of men; a couple or oranges. I have planted a couple of cherry trees. We cannot call a horse and an ox a couple, unless we add a generic term. Of a horse ...
13163	coupled	[.] COUPLED, pp. United, as two things; linked; married.
13164	couplement	[.] COUPLEMENT, n. Union.
13165	couplet	[.] COUPLET, n. [.] 1. Two verses; a pair of rhymes. [.] 2. A division of a hymn or ode in which an equal number or equal measure of verse is found in each part, called a strophe. [.] 3. A pair; as a couplet of doves. [Not used.]
13166	coupling	[.] COUPLING, ppr. Uniting in couples; fastening or connecting together; embracing. [.] COUPLING, n. [.] 1. That which couples or connects. 2 Chronicles 34 [.] 2.The act of coupling.
13167	courage	[.] COURAGE, n. [L., the heart.] Bravery; intrepidity; that quality of mind which enables men to encounter danger and difficulties with firmness, or without fear or depression of spirits; valor; boldness; resolution. It is a constituent part of fortitude; but fortitude ...
13168	courageous	[.] COURAGEOUS, a. Brave; bold; daring; intrepid; hardy to encounter difficulties and dangers; adventurous; enterprising. [.] [.] Be thou strong and courageous. Joshua 1.
13169	courageously	[.] COURAGEOUSLY, adv. With courage; bravely; boldly; stoutly.
13170	courageousness	[.] COURAGEOUSNESS, n. Courage; boldness; bravery; intrepidity; spirit; valor.
13171	courant	[.] COURANT, COURANTO, n. [.] 1. A piece of music in triple time; also, a kind of dance, consisting of a time, a step, a balance and a coupee. [.] 2. The title of a newspaper. [.]
13172	couranto	[.] COURANT, COURANTO, n. [.] 1. A piece of music in triple time; also, a kind of dance, consisting of a time, a step, a balance and a coupee. [.] 2. The title of a newspaper. [.]
13173	courap	[.] COURAP, n. A distemper in the East Indies; a kind of herpes or itch in the armpits, groin, breast and face.
13174	courb	[.] COURB, v.i. To bend. [Not in use.] [.] COURB, a. Crooked. [Not in use.]
13175	courbaril	[.] COURBARIL, n. Gum anime, which flows from the Hymenaea, a tree of South America; used for varnishing.
13176	courier	[.] COURIER, n. [L.] A messenger sent express, for conveying letters or dispatches on public business.
13177	course	[.] COURSE, n. [.] 1. In its general sense, a passing; a moving, or motion forward, in a direct or curving line; applicable to any body or substance, solid or fluid. [.] Applied to animals, a running, or walking; a race; a career; a passing, or passage, with any degree ...
13178	coursed	[.] COURSED, pp. Hunted; chased; pursued; caused to run.
13179	courser	[.] COURSER, n. [.] 1. A swift horse; a runner; a war-horse; a word used chiefly in poetry. [.] 2. One who hunts; one who pursues the sport of coursing hares. [.] 3. A disputant. [Not in use.]
13180	courses	[.] COURSES, n. plu. [.] 1. In a ship, the principal sails, as the main sail, fore sail, and mizen; sometimes the name is given to the stay sails on the lower masts; also to the main stay sails of all brigs and schooners. [.] 2. Catamenia; menstrual flux.
13181	coursey	[.] COURSEY, n. Part of the hatches in a galley.
13182	coursing	[.] COURSING, ppr. Hunting; chasing; running; flowing; compelling to run. [.] COURSING, n. The act or sport of chasing and hunting hares, foxes or deer.
13183	court	[.] COURT, n. [.] 1. A place in front of a house, inclosed by a wall or fence; in popular language, a court-yard. [.] 2. A space inclosed by houses, broader than a street; or a space forming a kind of recess from a public street. [.] 3. A palace; the place of residence ...
13184	court-baron	[.] COURT-BARON, n. A barons court; a court incident to a manor.
13185	court-bred	[.] COURT-BRED, a. [See Breed.] Bred at court.
13186	court-breeding	[.] COURT-BREEDING, n. Education at a court.
13187	court-bubble	[.] COURT-BUBBLE, n. The trifle of a court.
13188	court-chaplain	[.] COURT-CHAPLAIN, n. A chaplain to a king or prince.
13189	court-cupboard	[.] COURT-CUPBOARD, n. The sideboard of ancient days.
13190	court-day	[.] COURT-DAY, n. A day in which a court sits to administer justice.
13191	court-dress	[.] COURT-DRESS, n. A dress suitable for an appearance at court of levee.
13192	court-dresser	[.] COURT-DRESSER, n. A flatterer.
13193	court-fashion	[.] COURT-FASHION, n. The fashion of a court.
13194	court-favor	[.] COURT-FAVOR, n. A favor or benefit bestowed by a court or prince.
13195	court-hand	[.] COURT-HAND, n. The hand or manner of writing used in records and judicial proceedings.
13196	court-house	[.] COURT-HOUSE, n. A house in which established courts are held, or a house appropriated to courts and public meetings.
13197	court-lady	[.] COURT-LADY, n. A lady who attends or is conversant in court.
13198	court-leet	[.] COURT-LEET, n. A court of record held once a year, in particular hundred, lordship or manor, before the steward of the leet.
13199	court-martial	[.] COURT-MARTIAL, n. A court consisting of military or naval officers, for the trial of offences of a military character.
13200	courted	[.] COURTED, pp. Flattered; wooed; solicited in marriage; sought.
13201	courteous	[.] COURTEOUS, a. [from court.] [.] 1. Polite; wellbred; being of elegant manners; civil; obliging; condescending; applied to persons. [.] 2. Polite; civil; graceful; elegant; complaisant; applied to manners, &c.
13202	courteously	[.] COURTEOUSLY, adv. In a courteous manner; with obliging civility and condescension; complaisantly.
13203	courteousness	[.] COURTEOUSNESS, n. Civility of manners; obliging condescension; complaisance.
13204	courter	[.] COURTER, n. One who courts; one who solicits in marriage.
13205	courtesan	[.] COURTESAN, n. A prostitute; a woman who prostitutes herself for hire, especially to men of rank.
13206	courtesy	[.] COURTESY, n. [.] 1. Elegance or politeness of manners; especially, politeness connected with kindness; civility; complaisance; as, the gentleman shows great courtesy to strangers; he treats his friends with great courtesy. [.] 2. An act of civility or respect; ...
13207	courtier	[.] COURTIER, n. [from court.] [.] 1. A man who attends or frequents the courts of princes. [.] 2. One who courts or solicits the favor of another; one who flatters to please; one who possesses the art of gaining favor by address and complaisance. [.] [.] There was ...
13208	courtiery	[.] COURTIERY, n. The manners of a courtier. [Not used.]
13209	courting	[.] COURTING, ppr. Flattering; attempting to gain by address; wooing; soliciting in marriage.
13210	courtlike	[.] COURTLIKE, a. Polite; elegant.
13211	courtliness	[.] COURTLINESS, n. [See Courtly.] Elegance of manners; grace of mien; civility; complaisance with dignity.
13212	courtling	[.] COURTLING, n. A courtier; a retainer to a court.
13213	courtly	[.] COURTLY, a. [court and like.] Relating to a court; elegant; polite with dignity; applied to men and manners; flattering, applied to language. [.] COURTLY, adv. In the manner of courts; elegantly; in a flattering manner.
13214	courtship	[.] COURTSHIP, n. [.] 1. The act of soliciting favor. [.] 2. The act of wooing in love; solicitation of a woman to marriage. [.] 3. Civility; elegance of manners.
13215	cousin	[.] COUSIN, n. [.] 1. In a general sense, one collaterally related more remotely than a brother or sister. But, [.] 2. Appropriately, the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt; the children of brothers and sisters being usually denominated cousins or cousin-germans. ...
13216	couter-signature	[.] COUTER-SIGNATURE, n. The name of a secretary or other subordinate officer, countersigned to a writing. [.] [.] Below the Imperial name is commonly a countersignature of one of the cabinet ministers.
13217	cove	[.] COVE, n. A small inlet, creek or bay; a recess in the sea shore, where vessels and boats may sometimes be sheltered from the winds and waves. [.] COVE, v.t. TO arch over; as a coved ceiling.
13218	covenable	[.] COVENABLE, a. Fit; suitable.
13219	covenant	[.] COVENANT, n. [L, to come; a coming together; a meeting or agreement of minds.] [.] 1. A mutual consent or agreement of two or more persons, to do or to forbear some act or thing; a contract; stipulation. A covenant is created by deed in writing, sealed and executed; ...
13220	covenanted	[.] COVENANTED, pp. Pledged or promised by covenant.
13221	covenantee	[.] COVENANTEE, n. The person to whom a covenant is made.
13222	covenanter	[.] COVENANTER, n. He who makes a covenant.
13223	covenanting	[.] COVENANTING, ppr. Making a covenant; stipulating.
13224	covenous	[.] COVENOUS, COVINOUS, a. [See Covin.] Collusive; fraudulent; deceitful; as a covenous lease of lands.
13225	cover	[.] COVER, v.t. [L.] [.] 1. To overspread the surface of a thing with another substance; to lay or set over; as, to cover a table with a cloth, or a floor with a carpet. [.] [.] The valleys are covered with corn. Psalm 65. [.] [.] The locusts shall cover the face ...
13226	cover-shame	[.] COVER-SHAME, n. Something used to conceal infamy.
13227	coverchief	[.] COVERCHIEF,n. A covering of the head.
13228	covercle	[.] COVERCLE, n. A small cover; a lid.
13229	covered	[.] COVERED, pp. Spread over; hid; concealed; clothed; vailed; having a hat on; wrapped; inclosed; sheltered; protected; disguised.
13230	covering	[.] COVERING, ppr. Spreading over; laying over; concealing; vailing; clothing; wrapping; inclosing; protecting; disguising. [.] COVERING, n. [.] 1. That which convers; any thing spread or laid over another, whether for security or concealment. [.] [.] Noah removed ...
13231	coverlet	[.] COVERLET, n. [cover, and a bed.] The cover of a bed; a piece of furniture designed to be spread over all the other covering of a bed.
13232	covert	[.] COVERT, a. [.] 1. Covered; hid; private; secret; concealed. [.] [.] Whether of open war, or covert guile. [.] 2. Disguised; insidious. [.] 3. Sheltered; not open or exposed; as a covert alley, or place. [.] 4. Under cover, authority or protection; as a feme-covert, ...
13233	covert-way	[.] COVERT-WAY, n. In fortification, a space of ground level with the field, on the edge of the ditch, three or four fathoms broad, ranging quite round the half moons or other works, towards the country. It has a parapet raised on a level, together with its banquets and ...
13234	covertly	[.] COVERTLY, adv. Secretly; closely; in private; insidiously. [.] [.] Among the poets, Persius covertly strikes at Nero.
13235	covertness	[.] COVERTNESS, n. Secrecy; privacy.
13236	coverture	[.] COVERTURE, n. [.] 1. Covering; shelter; defense. [.] 2. In law, the state of a married woman, who is considered as under cover, or the power of her husband, and therefore called a feme-covert, or femme-couvert. The coverture of a woman disables her from making ...
13237	covet	[.] COVET, v.t. [.] 1. To desire or wish for, with eagerness; to desire earnestly to obtain or possess; in a good sense. [.] [.] Covet earnestly the best gifts. 1 Corinthians 12. [.] 2. To desire inordinately; to desire that which it is unlawful to obtain or possess; ...
13238	covetable	[.] COVETABLE, a. That may be coveted.
13239	coveted	[.] COVETED, pp. Earnestly desired; greatly wished or longed for.
13240	coveting	[.] COVETING, n. Inordinate desire.
13241	covetise	[.] COVETISE, n. Avarice. [Not in use.]
13242	covetous	[.] COVETOUS, a. [.] 1. Very desirous; eager to obtain; in a good sense; as covetous of wisdom, virtue or learning. [.] 2. Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess; directed to money or goods, avaricious. [.] [.] A bishop must not be covetous. ...
13243	covetously	[.] COVETOUSLY, adv. With a strong or inordinate desire to obtain and possess; eagerly; avariciously.
13244	covetousness	[.] COVETOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. A strong or inordinate desire of obtaining and possessing some supposed good; usually in a bad sense, and applied to an inordinate desire of wealth or avarice. [.] [.] Out of the heart proceedeth covetousness. Mark 7. [.] [.] Mortify your ...
13245	covey	[.] COVEY, n. [.] 1. A brood or hatch of birds; an old fowl with her brood of young. Hence, a small flock or number of fowls together; as a covey of partridges. [.] 2. A company; a set.
13246	covin	[.] COVIN, n. In law, a collusive or deceitful agreement between two or more to prejudice a third person.
13247	coving	[.] COVING, n. [See Cove.] In building, a term denoting an arch or arched projecture, as when houses are built so as to project over the ground-plot, ad the turned projecture arched with timber, lathed and plastered.
13248	covinous	[.] COVINOUS, a. Deceitful; collusive; fraudulent.
13249	cow	[.] COW, n. plu. cows; old plu. kine. The female of the bovine genus of animals; a quadruped with cloven hoofs, whose milk furnishes an abundance of food and profit to the farmer. [.] [.] Sea-cow, the Manatus, a species of the Trichechus. [See Sea-cow.] [.] COW, ...
13250	cow-bane	[.] COW-BANE, n. [cow and bane.] A popular name of the Aethusa cynapium.
13251	cow-house	[.] COW-HOUSE, n. A house or building in which cows are kept or stabled.
13252	cow-itch	[.] COWHAGE, COW-ITCH, n. A leguminous plant of the genus Dolichos, a native of warm climates. It has a fibrous root and an herbaceous climbing stalk, with red papilionaceous flowers, and leguminous, coriaceous pods, crooked and covered with sharp hairs, which penetrate ...
13253	cow-keeper	[.] COW-KEEPER, n. One whose business is to keep cows.
13254	cow-leech	[.] COW-LEECH, n. [See Leech.] One who professes to heal the diseases of cows.
13255	cow-leeching	[.] COW-LEECHING, n. The act or art of healing the distempers of cows.
13256	cow-lick	[.] COW-LICK, n. A tuft of hair that appears as if licked by a cow.
13257	cow-parsnep	[.] COW-PARSNEP, n. A plant of the genus Heracleum.
13258	cow-pen	[.] COW-PEN, n. A pen for cows.
13259	cow-pox	[.] COW-POX, n. The vaccine disease.
13260	cow-quakes	[.] COW-QUAKES, n. Quaking grass, the Briza, a genus of plants.
13261	cow-weed	[.] COW-WEED, n. A plant of the genus Chaerophyllum, or chervil.
13262	cow-wheat	[.] COW-WHEAT, n. A plant of the genus Melampyrum.
13263	coward	[.] COWARD, n. [L.] [.] 1. A person who wants courage to meet danger; a poltroon; a timid or pusillanimous man. [.] [.] A coward does not always escape with disgrace, but sometimes loses his life. [.] 2. In heraldry, a term given to a lion borne in the escutcheon ...
13264	cowardice	[.] COWARDICE, n. Want of courage to face danger; timidity; pusillanimity; fear of exposing ones person to danger. [.] [.] Cowardice alone is loss of fame. [.] [.] Did cowardice; did injustice ever save a sinking state.
13265	cowardlike	[.] COWARDLIKE, a. Resembling a coward; mean.
13266	cowardliness	[.] COWARDLINESS, n. Want of courage; timidity; cowardice.
13267	cowardly	[.] COWARDLY, a. [.] 1. Wanting courage to face danger; timid; timorous; fearful; pusillanimous. [.] 2. Mean; base; befitting a coward; as a cowardly action. [.] 3. Proceeding from fear of danger; as cowardly silence. [.] COWARDLY, adv. In the manner of a coward; ...
13268	cowardous	[.] COWARDOUS, a. Cowardly. [Not used.]
13269	cowardship	[.] COWARDSHIP, n. Cowardice. [Not used.]
13270	cower	[.] COWER, v.i. To sink by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; to stoop or sink downwards. [.] [.] Our dame wits cowering oer a kitchen fire. [.] COWER, v.t. To cherish with care. [Not used.]
13271	cowhage	[.] COWHAGE, COW-ITCH, n. A leguminous plant of the genus Dolichos, a native of warm climates. It has a fibrous root and an herbaceous climbing stalk, with red papilionaceous flowers, and leguminous, coriaceous pods, crooked and covered with sharp hairs, which penetrate ...
13272	cowherd	[.] COWHERD, n. [See Herd.] One whose occupation is to tend cows.
13273	cowish	[.] COWISH, a. Timorous; fearful; cowardly. [Little used.]
13274	cowl	[.] COWL, n. [.] 1. A monks hood, or habit, worn by the Bernardines and Benedictines. It is either white or black. [.] [.] What differ more, you cry, than crown and cowl? [.] 2. A vessel to be carried on a pole betwixt two persons, for the conveyance of water.
13275	cowl-staff	[.] COWL-STAFF, n. A staff or pole on which a vessel is supported between two persons.
13276	cowled	[.] COWLED, a. Wearing a cowl; hooded; in shape of a cowl, as a cowled leaf.
13277	cowlike	[.] COWLIKE, a. Resembling a cow.
13278	cowry	[.] COWRY, n. A small shell, the Cypraea moneta, used for coin in Africa and the East Indies.
13279	cows-lip	[.] COWSLIP, COWS-LIP, n. A plant of the genus Primula, or primrose, of several varieties. The American cowship belongs to the genus Dodecatheon; the Jerusalem and mountain cowslip, to the genus Pulmonaria.
13280	cows-lungwort	[.] COWS-LUNGWORT, n. A plant of the genus Verbascum.
13281	cowslip	[.] COWSLIP, COWS-LIP, n. A plant of the genus Primula, or primrose, of several varieties. The American cowship belongs to the genus Dodecatheon; the Jerusalem and mountain cowslip, to the genus Pulmonaria.
13282	coxcomb	[.] COXCOMB, n. [cocks comb.] [.] 1. The top of the head. [.] 2. The comb resembling that of a cock, which licensed fools wore formerly in their caps. [.] 3. A fop; a vain showy fellow; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments. [.] 4. A kind of red ...
13283	coxcombly	[.] COXCOMBLY, a. Like a coxcomb. [Not used.]
13284	coxcomical	[.] COXCOMICAL, a. Foppish; vain; conceited; a low word.
13285	coy	[.] COY, a. Modest; silent; reserved; not accessible; shy; not easily condescending to familiarity. [.] [.] Like Daphne she, as lovely and as coy. [.] COY, v.i. [.] 1. To behave with reserve; to be silent or distant; to refrain from speech or free intercourse. [.] 2. ...
13286	coyish	[.] COYISH, a. Somewhat coy, or reserved.
13287	coyly	[.] COYLY, adv. With reserve; with disinclination to familiarity.
13288	coyness	[.] COYNESS, n. Reserve; unwillingness to become familiar; disposition to avoid free intercourse, by silence or retirement. [.] [.] When the kind nymph would coyness feign, and hides but to be found again.
13289	coystrel	[.] COYSTREL, n. A species of degenerate hawk.
13290	coz	[.] COZ. A contraction of cousin.
13291	cozen	[.] COZEN, v.t. [.] 1. To cheat; to defraud. [.] [.] He that suffers a government to be abused by carelessness and neglect, does the same thing with him that corruptly sets himself to cozen it. [.] 2. To deceive; to beguile. [.] [.] Children may be cozened into ...
13292	cozenage	[.] COZENAGE, n. Cheat; trick; fraud; deceit; artifice; the practice of cheating.
13293	cozened	[.] COZENED, pp. Cheated; defrauded; beguiled.
13294	cozener	[.] COZENER, n. One who cheats, or defrauds.
13295	cozening	[.] COZENING, ppr. Cheating; defrauding; beguiling.
13296	crab	[.] CRAB, n. [Gr. L.] [.] 1 A crustaceous fish, the cray-fish, Cancer, a genus containing numerous species. They have usually ten feet, two of which are furnished with claws; two eyes, pedunculated, elongated and movable. To this genus belong the lobster, the shrimp, ...
13297	crab-apple	[.] CRAB-APPLE, n. A wild apple. [See Crab.]
13298	crab-grass	[.] CRAB-GRASS, n. A genus of plants, the Digitaria.
13299	crab-tree	[.] CRAB-TREE, n. The tree that bears crabs.
13300	crab-yaws	[.] CRAB-YAWS, n. The name of a disease in the West Indies, being a kind of ulcer on the soles of the feet, with hard callous lips.
13301	crabbed	[.] CRABBED, a. [from crab.] [.] 1. Rough; harsh; austere; sour; peevish; morose; cynical; applied to the temper. [.] 2. Rough; harsh; applied to things. [.] 3. Difficult; perplexing; as a crabbed author or subject.
13302	crabbedly	[.] CRABBEDLY, adv. Peevishly; roughly; morosely; with perplexity.
13303	crabbedness	[.] CRABBEDNESS, n. [.] 1. Roughness; harshness. [.] 2. Sourness; peevishness; asperity. [.] 3. Difficulty; perplexity.
13304	crabby	[.] CRABBY, a. Difficult.
13305	craber	[.] CRABER, n. The water-rat.
13306	crack	[.] CRACK, v.t. [.] 1. To rend, break, or burst into chinks; to break partially; to divide the parts a little from each other; as, to crack a board or a rock; or to break without an entire severance of the parts; as, to crack glass, or ice. [.] 2. To break in pieces; ...
13307	crack-brained	[.] CRACK-BRAINED, a. Having intellects impaired; crazy.
13308	crack-hemp	[.] CRACK-HEMP, CRACK-ROPE, n. A wretch fated to the gallows; one who deserves to be hanged.
13309	crack-rope	[.] CRACK-HEMP, CRACK-ROPE, n. A wretch fated to the gallows; one who deserves to be hanged.
13310	cracker	[.] CRACKER, n. [.] 1. A noisy boasting fellow. [.] 2. A rocket; a quantity of gunpowder confined so as to explode with noise. [.] 3. A hard biscuit. [.] 4. That which cracks any thing.
13311	cracking	[.] CRACKING,ppr. Breaking or dividing partially; opening; impairing; snapping; uttering a sudden sharp or loud sound; boasting; casting jokes.
13312	crackle	[.] CRACKLE, v.i. To make slight cracks; to make small abrupt noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to decrepitate; as, burning thorns crackle.
13313	crackling	[.] CRACKLING, ppr. Making slight cracks, or abrupt noises. [.] CRACKLING, n. The making of small abrupt cracks or reports, frequently repeated. [.] [.] The crackling of thorns under a pot. Ecclesiastes 7.
13314	cracknel	[.] CRACKNEL, n. A hard brittle cake or biscuit. 1 Kings 14:3.
13315	cradle	[.] CRADLE, n. [Gr., to swing.] [.] 1. A movable machine of various constructions, placed on circular pieces of board, for rocking children or inform persons to sleep, for alleviating pain, or giving moderate exercise. [.] [.] Me let the tender office long engage, to ...
13316	cradle-clothes	[.] CRADLE-CLOTHES, n. The clothes used for covering one in a cradle.
13317	cradled	[.] CRADLED, pp. Laid or rocked in a cradle; cut and laid with a cradle, as grain.
13318	cradling	[.] CRADLING, ppr. Laying or rocking in a cradle; cutting and laying with a cradle, as grain.
13319	craft	[.] CRAFT, n. [.] 1. Art; ability; dexterity; skill. [.] [.] Poesy is the poets skill or craft of making-- [.] 2. Cunning, art or skill, in a bad sense, or applied to bad purposes; artifice; guile; skill or dexterity employed to effect purposes by deceit. [.] [.] The ...
13320	craftily	[.] CRAFTILY, adv. [See Crafty.] With craft, cunning or guile; artfully; cunningly; with more art than honesty.
13321	craftiness	[.] CRAFTINESS, n. Artfulness; dexterity in devising and effecting a purpose; cunning; artifice; stratagem. [.] [.] He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. Job 5. [.] [.] Not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully. 2 Corinthians 4.
13322	craftsman	[.] CRAFTSMAN, n. An artificer; a mechanic; one skilled in a manual occupation.
13323	craftsmaster	[.] CRAFTSMASTER, n. One skilled in his craft or trade.
13324	crafty	[.] CRAFTY, a. [.] 1. Cunning; artful; skillful in devising and pursuing a scheme, by deceiving others, or by taking advantage of their ignorance; wily; sly; fraudulent. [.] [.] He disappointeth the devices of the crafty. Job 5. [.] 2. Artful; cunning; in a good ...
13325	crag	[.] CRAG, n. [Gr., to break, L., breaking. See Crack.] A steep rugged rock; a rough broken rock, or point of a rock. [.] CRAG, n. [Gr. Roughness, or break. We now call it rack.] The neck, formerly applied to the neck of a human being, as in Spenser. We now apply it ...
13326	cragged	[.] CRAGGED, a. Full of crags or broken rocks; rough; rugged; abounding with prominences, points and inequalities.
13327	craggedness	[.] CRAGGEDNESS, n. The state of abounding with crags, or broken, pointed rocks.
13328	cragginess	[.] CRAGGINESS, n. The state of being craggy.
13329	craggy	[.] CRAGGY, a. Full of crags; abounding with broken rocks; rugged with projecting points of rocks; as the craggy side of a mountain; a craggy cliff.
13330	crake	[.] CRAKE, n. A boast. [See Crack.] [.] CRAKE, n. The corn-crake, a migratory fowl, is a species of the rail, Rallus, found among grass, corn, broom or furze. Its cry is very singular, crek, crek, and is imitated by rubbing the blade of a knife on an indented bone, ...
13331	crake-berry	[.] CRAKE-BERRY, n. A species of Empetrum or berry-bearing heath.
13332	cram	[.] CRAM, v.t. [.] 1. To press or drive, particularly in filling or thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to crowd; to fill to superfluity; as, to cram any thing into a basket or bag; to cram a room with people; to cram victuals down the throat. [.] 2. To fill ...
13333	crambo	[.] CRAMBO, n. A rhyme; a play in which one person gives a word to which another finds a rhyme.
13334	crammed	[.] CRAMMED, pp. Stuffed; crowded; thrust in; filled with food.
13335	cramming	[.] CRAMMING, ppr. Driving in; stuffing; crowding; eating beyond satiety of sufficiency.
13336	cramp	[.] CRAMP, n. [.] 1. Spasm; the contraction of a limb, or some muscle of the body, attended with pain, and sometimes with convulsions, or numbness. [.] 2. Restraint; confinement; that which hinders from motion or expansion. [.] [.] A narrow fortune is a cramp to ...
13337	cramp-fish	[.] CRAMP-FISH, n. The torpedo, or electric ray, the touch of which affects a person like electricity, causing a slight shock and producing numbness, tremor, and sickness of the stomach.
13338	cramp-iron	[.] CRAMP-IRON, n. An iron used for fastening things together; a cramp, which see.
13339	cramped	[.] CRAMPED, pp. Affected with spasm; convulsed; confined; restrained.
13340	cramping	[.] CRAMPING, ppr. Affecting with cramp; confining.
13341	cranage	[.] CRANAGE, n. [from crane. Low L.] The liberty of using a crane at a wharf for raising wares from a vessel; also, the money or price paid for the use of a crane.
13342	cranberry	[.] CRANBERRY, n. [crane and berry.] A species of Vaccinium; a berry that grows on a slender, bending stalk. Its botanical name is oxycoccus, [sour berry,] and it is also called moss-berry, or moor-berry, as it grows only on peat-bogs or swampy land. The berry when ripe ...
13343	crane	[.] CRANE, n. [Gr., the plant, cranes-bill.] [.] 1. A migratory fowl of the genus Ardea, belonging to the grallic order. The bill is straight, sharp and long, with a furrow from the nostrils towards the point; the nostrils are linear, and the feet have four toes. These ...
13344	crane-fly	[.] CRANE-FLY, n. An insect of the genus Tipula, of many species. The mouth is a prolongation of the head; the upper jaw is arched; the palpi are two, curved and longer than the head; the proboscis is short.
13345	cranes-bill	[.] CRANES-BILL, n. The plant Geranium, of many species; so named from an appendage of the seed-vessel, which resembles the beak of a crane or stork. Some of the species have beautiful flowers and a fragrant scent, and several of them are valued for their astringent properties. ...
13346	craniognomy	[.] CRANIOGNOMY, n. [Gr., the skull, and knowledge; index; L. , the skull.] The doctrine or science of determining the properties or characteristics of the mind by the conformation of the skull.
13347	craniological	[.] CRANIOLOGICAL, a. Pertaining to craniology.
13348	craniologist	[.] CRANIOLOGIST, n. One who treats of craniology, or one who is versed in the science of the cranium.
13349	craniology
13350	craniometer	[.] CRANIOMETER, n. [the skull, and measure.] An instrument for measuring the skulls of animals.
13351	craniometrical	[.] CRANIOMETRICAL, a. Pertaining to craniometry.
13352	craniometry	[.] CRANIOMETRY, n. The art of measuring the cranium, or skulls, of animals, for discovering their specific differences.
13353	cranioscopy	[.] CRANIOSCOPY, n. [supra, and to view.] The science of the eminences produced in the cranium by the brain, intended to discover the particular part of the brain in which reside the organs which influence particular passions or faculties.
13354	cranium	[.] CRANIUM, n. [L. Gr.] The skull of an animal; the assemblage of bones which inclose the brain.
13355	crank	[.] CRANK, n. [This word probably belongs to the root of cringe, krinkle, to bend.] [.] 1. Literally, a bend or turn. Hence, an iron axis with the end bent like an elbow, for moving a piston, the saw in a saw-mill, &c., and causing it to rise and fall at every turn. [.] 2. ...
13356	crankle	[.] CRANKLE, v.t. To break into bends, turns or angles; to crinkle. [.] [.] Old Vagas stream--Crankling her banks. [.] CRANKLE, n. A bend or turn; a crinkle.
13357	crankness	[.] CRANKNESS, n. [.] 1. Liability to be overset, as a ship. [.] 2. Stoutness; erectness.
13358	crannied	[.] CRANNIED, a. [See Cranny.] Having rents, chinks or fissures; as a crannied wall.
13359	cranny	[.] CRANNY, n. [L., to split; to cut off; to divide; a piece.] [.] 1. Properly, a rent; but commonly, any small narrow opening, fissure, crevice or chink, as in a wall, or other substance. [.] [.] In a firm building, the cavities ought to be filled with brick or stone, ...
13360	crants	[.] CRANTS, n. [G.] Garlands carried before the bier of a maiden and hung over her grave.
13361	crape	[.] CRAPE, n. [See Crisp.] A thin transparent stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on the mill, woven without crossing, and much used in mourning. Crape is also used for gowns and the dress of the clergy. [.] [.] A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn. [.] CRAPE, ...
13362	craple	[.] CRAPLE, n. A claw.
13363	crapnel	[.] CRAPNEL, n. A hook or drag.
13364	crapulence	[.] CRAPULENCE, n. [L., a surfeit. See Crop.] Cropsickness; drunkenness; a surfeit, or the sickness occasioned by intemperance.
13365	crapulous	[.] CRAPULOUS, a. Drunk; surchared with liquor; sick by intemperance.
13366	crash	[.] CRASH, v.t. To break; to bruise. [.] CRASH, v.i. To make the loud, clattering, multifarious sound of many things falling and breaking at once. [.] [.] When convulsions cleave the labring earth, before the dismal yawn appears, the ground trembles and heaves, the ...
13367	crashing	[.] CRASHING, n. The sound of many things falling and breaking at once. [.] [.] There shall be a great crashing from the hills. Zephaniah 1.
13368	crasis	[.] CRASIS, n. [Gr., to mix, to temper.] [.] 1. The temper or healthy constitution of the blood in an animal body; the temperament which forms a particular constitution of the blood. [.] 2. In grammar, a figure by which two different letters are contracted into one ...
13369	crass	[.] CRASS, a. [L., the same as gross, which see.] Gross; thick; coarse; not thing, nor fine; applied to fluids and solids; as, crass and fumid exhalations. [Little used.]
13370	crassament	[.] CRASSAMENT, n. The thick red part of the blood, as distinct from the serum, or aqueous part; the clot.
13371	crassitude	[.] CRASSITUDE, n. [L.] Grossness; coarseness; thickness; applied to liquids or solids.
13372	crassness	[.] CRASSNESS, n. Grossness.
13373	cratch	[.] CRATCH, n. A rack; a grated crib or manger. [I believe not used in New England.] [.] CRATCH. [See Scratch.]
13374	cratches	[.] CRATCHES, n. [G., the itch, cratches; to scratch.] In the manege, a swelling on the pastern, under the fetlock, and sometimes under the hoof of a horse.
13375	crate	[.] CRATE, n. [L.] A kind of basket or hamper of wicker-word, used for the transportation of china, crockery and similar wares.
13376	crater	[.] CRATER, n. [L., Gr, a great cup.] [.] 1. The aperture or mouth of a volcano. [.] 2. A constellation of the southern hemisphere, said to contain 31 stars.
13377	craunch	[.] CRAUNCH, v.t. To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise.
13378	craunching	[.] CRAUNCHING, ppr. Crushing with the teeth with violence.
13379	cravant	[.] CRAVEN, CRAVENT, CRAVANT, n. [.] 1. A word of obloquy, used formerly by one vanquished in trial by battle, and yielding to the conqueror. Hence, a recreant; a coward; a weak-hearted spiritless fellow. [.] 2. A vanquished, dispirited cock.
13380	cravat	[.] CRAVAT, n. A neck-cloth; a piece of fine muslin or other cloth worn by men about the neck.
13381	crave	[.] CRAVE, v.t. [.] 1. To ask with earnestness or importunity; to beseech; to implore; to ask with submission or humility, as a dependent; to beg; to entreat. [.] [.] As for my nobler friends, I crave their pardons. [.] [.] Joseph--went in boldly to Pilate, and craved ...
13382	craved	[.] CRAVED, pp. Asked for with earnestness; implored; entreated; longed for; required.
13383	craven	[.] CRAVEN, CRAVENT, CRAVANT, n. [.] 1. A word of obloquy, used formerly by one vanquished in trial by battle, and yielding to the conqueror. Hence, a recreant; a coward; a weak-hearted spiritless fellow. [.] 2. A vanquished, dispirited cock.
13384	cravent	[.] CRAVEN, CRAVENT, CRAVANT, n. [.] 1. A word of obloquy, used formerly by one vanquished in trial by battle, and yielding to the conqueror. Hence, a recreant; a coward; a weak-hearted spiritless fellow. [.] 2. A vanquished, dispirited cock.
13385	craver	[.] CRAVER, n. One who craves or begs.
13386	craving	...
13387	craw	[.] CRAW, n. [G.] The crop or first stomach of fowls.
13388	craw-fish	[.] CRAW-FISH, CRAY-FISH, n. [Craw is contracted form crab, or from the Welsh crag, a shell. See Crab.] A species of Cancer or crab, a crustaceous fish, found in streams. It resembles the lobster, but is smaller, and is esteemed very delicate food.
13389	crawl	[.] CRAWL, v.i. [.] 1. To creep; to move slowly by thrusting or drawing the body along the ground, as a worm; or to move slowly on the hands and knees or feet, as a human being. A worm crawls on the earth; a boy crawls into a cavern, or up a tree. [.] 2. To move or ...
13390	crawler	[.] CRAWLER, n. He or that which crawls; a creeper; a reptile.
13391	crawling	[.] CRAWLING, ppr. Creeping; moving slowly along the ground, or other substance; moving or walking slowly, weakly or timorously; insinuating.
13392	cray	[.] CRAY or CRAYER, n. A small sea vessel. [Not in use.]
13393	cray-fish	[.] CRAY-FISH, n. The river lobster. [See Craw-fish.]
13394	crayon	[.] CRAYON, n. [L.] [.] 1. A general name for all colored stones, earths, or other minerals and substances, used in designing or painting in pastel or paste, whether they have been beaten and reduced to paste, or are used in their primitive consistence. Red crayons are ...
13395	crayon-painting	[.] CRAYON-PAINTING, n. The act or art of drawing with crayons.
13396	craze	[.] CRAZE, v.t. [See Crush.] [.] 1. To break; to weaken; to break or impair the natural force or energy of. [.] [.] Till length of years, and sedentary numbness, craze my limbs. [.] 2. To crush in pieces; to grind to powder; as, to craze tin. [.] 3. To crack the ...
13397	craze-mill	[.] CRAZE-MILL, CRAZING-MILL, n. A mill resembling a grist mill, used for grinding tin.
13398	crazed	[.] CRAZED, pp. Broken; bruised; crushed; impaired; deranged in intellect; decrepit.
13399	crazedness	[.] CRAZEDNESS, n. A broken state; decrepitude; an impaired state of the intellect.
13400	crazily	[.] CRAZILY, adv. [See Crazy.] In a broken or crazy manner.
13401	craziness	[.] CRAZINESS, n. [See Crazy.] [.] 1. The state of being broken or weakened; as the craziness of a ship or of the limbs. [.] 2. The state of being broken in mind; imbecility or weakness of intellect; derangement.
13402	crazing-mill	[.] CRAZE-MILL, CRAZING-MILL, n. A mill resembling a grist mill, used for grinding tin.
13403	crazy	[.] CRAZY, a. [.] 1. Broken; decrepit; weak; feeble; applied to the body, or constitution, or any structure; as a crazy body; a crazy constitution; a crazy ship. [.] 2. Broken, weakened, or disordered in intellect; deranged, weakened, or shattered in mind. We say, ...
13404	creaght	[.] CREAGHT, n. Herds of cattle. [Not used.] [.] CREAGHT, v.i. To graze on lands. [Not used.]
13405	creak	[.] CREAK, v.i. [L., Gr., to comb, scrape, rake; to cry.] To make a sharp harsh grating sound, of some continuance, as by the friction of hard substances. Thus, the hinge of a door creaks in turning; a tight firm shoe creaks in walking, by the friction of the leather.
13406	creaking	[.] CREAKING, ppr. Making a harsh grating sound; as creaking hinges or shoes. [.] CREAKING, n. A harsh grating sound.
13407	cream	[.] CREAM, n. [L., G.] [.] 1. In a general sense, any part of a liquor that separates from the rest, rises and collects on the surface. More particularly, the oily part of milk, which, when the milk stands unagitated in a cool place, rises and forms a scum on the surface, ...
13408	cream-bowl	[.] CREAM-BOWL, n. A bowl for holding cream.
13409	cream-faced	[.] CREAM-FACED, a. White; pale; having a coward look.
13410	cream-pot	[.] CREAM-POT, n. A vessel for holding cream.
13411	creamy	[.] CREAMY, a. Full of cream; like cream; having the nature of cream; luscious.
13412	creance	[.] CREANCE, n. In falconry, a fine small line, fastened to a hawks leash, when she is first lured.
13413	crease	[.] CREASE, n. A line or mark made by folding or doubling any thing; a hollow streak, like a groove. [.] CREASE, v.t. To make a crease or mark in a thing by folding or doubling.
13414	creat	[.] CREAT, n. In the manege, an usher to a riding master.
13415	create	[.] CREATE, v.t. [L.] [.] 1. To produce; to bring into being from nothing; to cause to exist. [.] [.] In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. Genesis 1. [.] 2. To make or form, by investing with a new character; as, to create one a peer or baron; to ...
13416	created	[.] CREATED, pp. Formed from nothing; caused to exist; produced; generated; invested with a new character; formed into new combinations, with a peculiar shape, constitution and properties; renewed.
13417	creating	[.] CREATING, ppr. Forming from nothing; originating; producing; giving a new character; constituting new beings from matter by shaping, organizing and investing with new properties; forming anew.
13418	creation	[.] CREATION, n. [.] 1. The act of creating; the act of causing to exist; and especially, the act of bringing this world into existence. Romans 1. [.] 2. The act of making, by new combinations of matter, invested with new forms and properties, and of subjecting to ...
13419	creative	[.] CREATIVE, a. Having the power to create, or exerting the act of creation; as creative fancy; creative power.
13420	creator	[.] CREATOR, n. [L.] [.] 1. The being or person that creates. [.] [.] Remember thy creator in the days of thy youth. Ecclesiastes 12. [.] 2. The thing that creates, produces or causes.
13421	creatress	[.] CREATRESS, n. A female that creates any thing.
13422	creature	[.] CREATURE, n. [.] 1. That which is created; every being besides the Creator, or every thing not self-existent. The sun, moon and stars; the earth, animals, plants, light, darkness, air, water, &c., are the creatures of God. [.] 2. In a restricted sense, an animal ...
13423	creaturely	[.] CREATURELY, a. Having the qualities of a creature. [Little used.]
13424	creatureship	[.] CREATURESHIP, n. The state of a creature. [Little used.]
13425	credence	[.] CREDENCE, n. [See Creed.] [.] 1. Belief; credit; reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge, as from the testimony of others. We give credence to a historian of unsuspected integrity, or to a story which is related ...
13426	credenda	[.] CREDENDA, n. [L., See Creed.] In theology, things to be believed; articles of faith; distinguished from agenda, or practical duties.
13427	credent	[.] CREDENT, a. [.] 1. Believing; giving credit; easy of belief. [.] 2. Having credit; not to be questioned.
13428	credentials	[.] CREDENTIALS, n. plu. [Rarely or never used in the singular.] That which gives credit; that which gives a title or claim to confidence; the warrant on which belief, credit or authority is claimed, among strangers; as the letters of commendation and power given by a government ...
13429	credibility	[.] CREDIBILITY, n. [L.] Credibleness; the quality or state of a thing which renders it possible to be believed, or which admits belief, on rational principles; the quality or state of a thing which involves no contradiction, or absurdity. Credibility is less than certainty, ...
13430	credible	[.] CREDIBLE, a. [L.] [.] 1. That may be believed; worthy of credit. A thing is credible, when it is known to be possible, or when it involves no contradiction or absurdity; it is more credible, when it is known to come within the ordinary laws or operations of nature. ...
13431	credibleness	[.] CREDIBLENESS, n. Credibility; worthiness of belief; just claim to credit. [See Credibility.]
13432	credibly	[.] CREDIBLY, adv. In a manner that deserves belief; with good authority to support belief.
13433	credit	[.] CREDIT, n. [L., See Creed.] [.] 1. Belief; faith; a reliance or resting of the mind on the truth of something said or done. We give credit to a mans declaration, when the mind rests on the truth of it, without doubt or suspicion, which is attended with wavering. We ...
13434	creditable	[.] CREDITABLE, a. Reputable; that may be enjoyed or exercised with reputation or esteem; estimable. A man pursues a creditable occupation, or way of living.
13435	creditableness	[.] CREDITABLENESS, n. Reputation; estimation.
13436	creditably	[.] CREDITABLY, adv. Reputable; with credit; without disgrace.
13437	credited	[.] CREDITED, pp. Believed; trusted; passed to the credit, or entered on the credit side of an account.
13438	crediting	[.] CREDITING, ppr. Believing; trusting; entering to the credit in account.
13439	creditor	[.] CREDITOR, n. [L. See Creed.] [.] 1. A person to whom a sum of money or other thing is due, by obligation, promise or in law; properly, one who gives credit in commerce; but in a general sense, one who has a just claim for money; correlative to debtor. In a figurative ...
13440	creditrix	[.] CREDITRIX, n. A female creditor.
13441	credulity	[.] CREDULITY, n. [L., to believe. See Creed and Credulous.] Easiness of belief; a weakness of mind by which a person is disposed to believe, or yield his assent to a declaration or proposition, without sufficient evidence of the truth of what is said or proposed; a disposition ...
13442	credulous	[.] CREDULOUS, a. [L. See Creed.] Apt to believe without sufficient evidence; unsuspecting; easily deceived.
13443	credulousness	[.] CREDULOUSNESS, n. Credulity; easiness of belief; readiness to believe without sufficient evidence. [.] [.] Beyond all credulity is the credulousness of atheists, who believe that chance could make the world, when it cannot build a house.
13444	creed	[.] CREED, n. [This word seems to have been introduced by the use of the Latin credo, I believe, at the beginning of the Apostles creed, or brief system of Christian faith. See Creed.] [.] 1. A brief summary of the articles of Christian faith; a symbol; as the Apostolic ...
13445	creek	[.] CREEK, v.t. To make a harsh sharp noise. [See Creak.] [.] CREEK, n. [See Crack.] [.] 1. A small inlet, bay or cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river. [.] [.] They discovered a certain creek with a shore. Acts 27. [.] 2. Any turn in winding. [.] 3. ...
13446	creeky	[.] CREEKY, a. Containing creeks; full of creeks; winding.
13447	creep	[.] CREEP, v.i. [Gr., the sense is to catch, to grapple; L., to scrape or scratch.] [.] 1. To move with the belly on the ground, or the surface of any other body, as a worm or serpent without legs, or as many insects with feet and very short legs; to crawl. [.] 2. To ...
13448	creeper	[.] CREEPER, n. [.] 1. One who creeps; that which creeps; a reptile; also, a creeping plant, which moves along the surface of the earth or attaches itself to some other body, as ivy. [.] 2. An iron used to slide along the grate in kitchens. [.] 3. A kind of pattern ...
13449	creephole	[.] CREEPHOLE, n. A hole into which an animal may creep to escape notice or danger; also, a subterfuge; an excuse.
13450	creeping	[.] CREEPING, ppr. Moving on the belly, or close to the surface of the earth or other body; moving slowly, secretly, or silently; moving insensibly; stealing along.
13451	creepingly	[.] CREEPINGLY, adv. By creeping; slowly; in the manner of a reptile.
13452	creeple	[.] CREEPLE. [Not used.] [See Cripple.]
13453	creese	[.] CREESE, n. A Malay dagger.
13454	cremation	[.] CREMATION, n. [L., to burn.] A burning; particularly, the burning of the dead, according to the custom of many ancient nations.
13455	cremor	[.] CREMOR, n. [L. See cream.] Cream; any expressed juice of grain; yeast; scum; a substance resembling cream.
13456	crenate	[.] CRENATE, CRENATED, a. [L., a notch. See Cranny.] Notched; indented; scolloped. In botany, a crenate leaf has its edge, as it were, cut with angular or circular incisures, not inclining towards either extremity. When the scallops are segments of small circles, it is ...
13457	crenated	[.] CRENATE, CRENATED, a. [L., a notch. See Cranny.] Notched; indented; scolloped. In botany, a crenate leaf has its edge, as it were, cut with angular or circular incisures, not inclining towards either extremity. When the scallops are segments of small circles, it is ...
13458	crenature	[.] CRENATURE, n. A scollop, like a notch, in a leaf, or in the style of a plant.
13459	crengle	[.] CRENKLE, CRENGLE, CRENULATE, a. [See Cringle.] Having the edge, as it were, cut into very small scollops.
13460	crenkle	[.] CRENKLE, CRENGLE, CRENULATE, a. [See Cringle.] Having the edge, as it were, cut into very small scollops.
13461	crenulate	[.] CRENKLE, CRENGLE, CRENULATE, a. [See Cringle.] Having the edge, as it were, cut into very small scollops.
13462	creole	[.] CREOLE, n. In the West Indies and Spanish America, a native of those countries descended from European ancestors.
13463	crepance	[.] CREPANCE, CREPANE, n. [L., to burst.] A chop or cratch in a horses leg, caused by the shoe of one hind foot crossing and striking the other hind foot. It sometimes degenerates into an ulcer.
13464	crepane	[.] CREPANCE, CREPANE, n. [L., to burst.] A chop or cratch in a horses leg, caused by the shoe of one hind foot crossing and striking the other hind foot. It sometimes degenerates into an ulcer.
13465	crepitate	[.] CREPITATE, v.i. [L., to crackle, to crack, to burst with a sharp sound.] To crackle; to snap; to burst with a small sharp abrupt sound, rapidly repeated; as salt in fire, or during calcination. It differs from detonate, which signifies, to burst with a single loud ...
13466	crepitating	[.] CREPITATING, ppr. Crackling; snapping.
13467	crepitation	[.] CREPITATION, n. [.] 1. The act of bursting with a frequent repetition of sharp sounds; the noise of some salts in calcination; crackling. [.] 2. The noise of fractured bones, when moved by a surgeon to ascertain a fracture.
13468	crept	[.] CREPT, pret. and pp. of creep.
13469	crepuscle	[.] CREPUSCLE, CREPUSCULE, n. [L., a little burst or break of light, or broken light.] Twilight; the light of the morning from the first dawn to sunrise, and of the evening from sunset to darkness. It is occasioned by the refraction of the suns ray.
13470	crepuscular	[.] CREPUSCULAR, CREPUSCULOUS, a. Pertaining to twilight; glimmering; noting the imperfect light of the morning and evening; hence, imperfectly clear or luminous.
13471	crepuscule	[.] CREPUSCLE, CREPUSCULE, n. [L., a little burst or break of light, or broken light.] Twilight; the light of the morning from the first dawn to sunrise, and of the evening from sunset to darkness. It is occasioned by the refraction of the suns ray.
13472	crepusculine	[.] CREPUSCULINE, a. Crepuscular. [Not used.]
13473	crepusculous	[.] CREPUSCULAR, CREPUSCULOUS, a. Pertaining to twilight; glimmering; noting the imperfect light of the morning and evening; hence, imperfectly clear or luminous.
13474	crescent	[.] CRESCENT, a. [L., to grow. See Grow.] Increasing; growing; as crescent horns. [.] CRESCENT, n. [.] 1. The increasing or new moon, which, when receding from the sun, shows a curving rim of light, terminating in points or horns. It is applied to the old or decreasing ...
13475	crescent-shaped	[.] CRESCENT-SHAPED, a. In botany, lunate; lunated; shaped like a crescent; as a leaf.
13476	crescive	[.] CRESCIVE, a. [L., to grow.] Increasing; growing.
13477	cress	[.] CRESS, n. [G., L.] The name of several species of plants, most of them of the class tetradynamia. Watercresses, of the genus Sisymbrium, are used as a salad, and are valued in medicine for their antiscorbutic qualities. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste. They ...
13478	cresset	[.] CRESSET, n. [See Cross.] [.] 1. A great light set on a beacon, lighthouse, or watch tower. [.] 2. A lamp or torch.
13479	crest	[.] CREST, n. [L. This is probably, a growing or shooting up, from the root of cresco.] [.] 1. The plume of feathers or other material on the top of the ancient helmet; the helmet itself. [.] 2. The ornament of the helmet in heraldry. [.] 3. The comb of a cock; also, ...
13480	crest-fallen	[.] CREST-FALLEN, a. [.] 1. Dejected; sunk; bowed; dispirited; heartless; spiritless. [.] 2. Having the upper part of the neck hanging on one side, as a horse.
13481	crested	[.] CRESTED, a. [from crest.] [.] 1. Wearing a crest; adorned with a crest or plume; having a comb; as a crested helmet; a crested cock. [.] 2. In natural history, having a tuft like a crest.
13482	crestless	[.] CRESTLESS, a. Without a crest; not dignified with coat-armor; not of an eminent family; of low birth.
13483	cretaceous	[.] CRETACEOUS, a. [L., chalk.] Chalky; having the qualities of chalk; like chalk; abounding with chalk.
13484	cretic	[.] CRETIC, n. [Gr.] A poetic foot of three syllables, one short between two long syllables.
13485	cretin	[.] CRETIN, n. A name given to certain deformed and helpless idiots in the Alps.
13486	crevice	[.] CREVICE, n. [L., to burst. See Crepitate and Rip.] A crack; a cleft; a fissure; a rent; an opening; as a crevice in a wall. [.] CREVICE, v.t. To crack; to flaw.
13487	crevis	[.] CREVIS, n. The craw-fish.
13488	crew	[.] CREW, n. [.] 1. A company of people associated; as a noble crew; a gallant crew. [.] 2. A company, in a low or bad sense, which is now most usual; a herd; as a rebel crew. [.] So we say, a miserable crew. [.] 3. The company of seamen who man a ship, vessel ...
13489	crewel	[.] CREWEL, n. Yarn twisted and wound on a knot or ball, or two threaded worsted.
13490	crewet	[.] CREWET. [See Cruet.]
13491	crib	[.] CRIB, n. [.] 1. The manger of a stable, in which oxen and cows feed. In America, it is distinguished from a rack for horses. [.] [.] Where no oxen are, the crib is clean. Proverbs 14. [.] The manger for other beasts. [.] [.] The ass knoweth his masters crib. ...
13492	cribbage	[.] CRIBBAGE, n. A game at cards.
13493	cribbed	[.] CRIBBED, pp. Shut up; confined; caged.
13494	cribble	[.] CRIBBLE, n. [.] 1. A corn-sieve or riddle. [.] 2. Coarse flour or meal. [Not used in the United States.] [.] CRIBBLE, v.t. To sift; to cause to pass through a sieve or riddle.
13495	cribration	[.] CRIBRATION, n. [See Cribble.] The act of sifting or riddling; used in pharmacy.
13496	cribriform	[.] CRIBRIFORM, a. [L., a sieve, and form.] Resembling a sieve or riddle; a term applied to the lamen of the ethmoid bone, through which the fibers of the olfactory nerve pass to the nose.
13497	crichtonite	[.] CRICHTONITE, n. A mineral so called from Dr. Crichton, physician to the Emperor of Russia. It has a velvet black color, and crystalizes in very acute small rhomboids. It occurs in primitive rocks with octahedrite.
13498	crick	[.] CRICK, n. [See Creak.] [.] 1. The creaking of a door. [Not used.] [.] 2. A spasmodic affection of some part of the body, as of the neck or back; local spasm or cramp.
13499	cricket	[.] CRICKET, n. An insect of the genus Gryllus, belonging to the order of Hemipters. There are several species, so named probably on account of their creaking or chirping voice. [.] [.] The cricket chirping in the hearth. [.] CRICKET, n. [.] 1. A play or exercise ...
13500	cricket-match	[.] CRICKET-MATCH, n. A match at cricket.
13501	cricketer	[.] CRICKETER, n. One who plays at cricket.
13502	cried	[.] CRIED, pret. and part. of cry.
13503	crier	[.] CRIER, CRYER, n. [See Cry.] One who cries; one who makes proclamation. The crier of a court is an officer whose duty is to proclaim the orders or commands of the court, to open or adjourn the court, keep silence, &c. A crier is also employed to give notice of auctions, ...
13504	crime	[.] CRIME, n. [L., Gr. , to separate, to judge, to decree, to condemn.] [.] 1. An act which violates a law, divine or human; an act which violates a rule of moral duty; an offense against the laws of right, prescribed by God or man, or against any rule of duty plainly ...
13505	crimeful	[.] CRIMEFUL, a. Criminal; wicked; partaking of wrong; contrary to law, right to duty.
13506	crimeless	[.] CRIMELESS, a. Free from crime; innocent.
13507	criminal	[.] CRIMINAL, a. [.] 1. Guilty of a crime; applied to persons. [.] 2. Partaking of a crime; involving a crime; that violates public law, divine or human; as, theft is a criminal act. [.] 3. That violates moral obligation; wicked. [.] 4. Relating to crimes; opposed ...
13508	criminality	[.] CRIMINALITY, CRIMINALNESS, n. The quality of being criminal, or a violation of law; guiltiness; the quality of being guilty of a crime. [.] [.] This is by no means the only criterion of criminality.
13509	criminally	[.] CRIMINALLY, adv. In violation of public law; in violation of divine law; wickedly; in a wrong or iniquitous manner.
13510	criminalness	[.] CRIMINALITY, CRIMINALNESS, n. The quality of being criminal, or a violation of law; guiltiness; the quality of being guilty of a crime. [.] [.] This is by no means the only criterion of criminality.
13511	criminate	[.] CRIMINATE, v.t. [L.] To accuse; to charge with a crime; to alledge to be guilty of a crime, offense or wrong. [.] [.] Our municipal laws do not require the offender to plead guilty or criminate himself.
13512	criminated	[.] CRIMINATED, pp. Accused; charge with a crime.
13513	criminating	[.] CRIMINATING, ppr. Accusing; alledging to be guilty.
13514	crimination	[.] CRIMINATION, n. [L.] The act of accusing; accusation; charge of having been guilty of a criminal act, offense or wrong.
13515	criminatory	[.] CRIMINATORY, a. Relating to accusation; accusing.
13516	criminous	[.] CRIMINOUS, a. Very wicked; hainous; involving great crime. [Not used.]
13517	criminously	[.] CRIMINOUSLY, adv. Criminally; hainously; enormously. [Not used.]
13518	criminousness	[.] CRIMINOUSNESS, n. Wickedness; guilt; criminality. [Not used.]
13519	crimosin	[.] CRIMOSIN. [See Crimson.]
13520	crimp	[.] CRIMP, a. [See Crumble.] [.] 1. Easily crumbled; friable; brittle. [Little used.] [.] [.] The fowler--treads the crimp earth. [.] 2. Not consistent. [Not used.] [.] CRIMP, v.t. To catch; to seize; to pinch and hold. [See Crimple.] [.] CRIMP, v.t. To ...
13521	crimple	[.] CRIMPLE, v.t. [G. See Crumple and Rumple.] To contract or draw together; to shrink; to cause to shrink; to curl.
13522	crimpled	[.] CRIMPLED, pp. Contracted; shrunk; curled.
13523	crimpling	[.] CRIMPLING, ppr. Contracting; shrinking; curling; hobbling.
13524	crimson	[.] CRIMSON, n. [G.] A deep red color; a red tinged with blue; also, a red color in general; as the virgin crimson of modesty. [.] [.] He made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson. 2 Chronicles 3. [.] CRIMSON, a. Of a beautiful deep red; as the crimson blush ...
13525	crimsoned	[.] CRIMSONED, pp. Dyed or tinged with a deep red.
13526	crimsoning	[.] CRIMSONING, ppr. Dyeing or tinging with a deep red.
13527	crincum	[.] CRINCUM, n. A cramp; a contraction; a turn or bend; a whim. [A vulgar word.]
13528	cringe	[.] CRINGE, v.t. [G.] Properly, to shrink; to contract; to draw together; a popular use of the word. [Vulgarly, scringe.] [.] [.] You see him cringe his face. [.] CRINGE, v.i. To bow; to bend with servility; to fawn; to make court by mean compliances. [.] [.] Flatterers ...
13529	cringer	[.] CRINGER, n. One who cringes, or bows and flatters with servility.
13530	cringing	[.] CRINGING, ppr. Shrinking; bowing servilely.
13531	cringle	[.] CRINGLE, n. [See Crank and Cringe.] [.] 1. A withe for fastening a gate. [Local.] [.] 2. In marine language, a hole in the boltrope of a sail, formed by intertwisting the division of a rope, called a strand, alternately round itself, and through the strand of the ...
13532	crinigerous	[.] CRINIGEROUS, a. [L., hear, to wear.] Hairy; overgrown with hair.
13533	crinite	[.] CRINITE, a. [L., hair.] Having the appearance of a tuft of hair.
13534	crinkle	[.] CRINKLE, v.i. To turn or wind; to bend; to wrinkle; to run in and out in little or short bends or turns; as, the lightning crinkles.
13535	crinose	[.] CRINOSE, a. Hairy. [See Crinite.] [Little used.]
13536	crinosity	[.] CRINOSITY, n. Hairiness. [Little used.]
13537	cripple	[.] CRIPPLE, n. [G.] A lame person; primarily, one who creeps, halts or limps; one who has lost, or never enjoyed the use of his limbs. Acts 14. [.] The word may signify one who is partially or totally disabled from using his limbs. [.] [.] See the blind beggar dance, ...
13538	crippled	[.] CRIPPLED, pp. Lamed; rendered impotent in the limbs; disabled.
13539	crippleness	[.] CRIPPLENESS, n. Lameness.
13540	crippling	[.] CRIPPLING, ppr. Laming; depriving of the use of the limbs; disabling.
13541	crisis	[.] CRISIS, n. plu. [Gr. L., to separate, to determine, to decide. See Crime.] [.] 1. In medical science, the change of a disease which indicates its event; that change which indicates recovery or death. It is sometimes used to designate the excretion of something noxious ...
13542	crisp	[.] CRISP, a. [L. G. See the Verb.] [.] 1. Curled; formed into curls or ringlets. [.] 2. Indented; winding; as crisp channels. [.] 3. Brittle; friable; easily broken or crumbled.
13543	crispation	[.] CRISPATION, n. The act of curling, or state of being curled.
13544	crispature	[.] CRISPATURE, n. A curling; the state of being curled.
13545	crisped	[.] CRISPED, pp. Curled; twisted; frizzled.
13546	crisping	[.] CRISPING, ppr. Curling; frizzling.
13547	crisping-pin	[.] CRISPING-PIN, n. A curling iron.
13548	crispness	[.] CRISPNESS, n. A state of being curled; also, brittleness.
13549	crispy	[.] CRISPY, a. [.] 1. Curled; formed into ringlets; as crispy locks. [.] 2. Brittle; dried so as to break short; as a crispy cake.
13550	cristate	[.] CRISTATE, CRISTATED, a. [L., a crest.] In botany, crested; tufted; having an appendage like a crest or tuft, as some anthers and flowers.
13551	cristated	[.] CRISTATE, CRISTATED, a. [L., a crest.] In botany, crested; tufted; having an appendage like a crest or tuft, as some anthers and flowers.
13552	criterion
13553	crithomancy	[.] CRITHOMANCY, n. [Gr., barley, and divination.] A kind of divination by means of the dough of cakes, and the meal strewed over the victims, in ancient sacrifices.
13554	critic	[.] CRITIC, n. [Gr., a judge or discerner, to judge, to separate, to distinguish. See Crime.] [.] 1. A person skilled in judging of the merit of literary works; one who is able to discern and distinguish the beauties and faults of writing. In a more general sense, a person ...
13555	critical	[.] CRITICAL, a. [L. Gr. See Critic.] [.] 1. Relating to criticism; nicely exact; as a critical dissertation on Homer. [.] 2. Having the skill or power nicely to distinguish beauties from blemishes; a a critical judge; a critical auditor; a critical ear; critical taste. [.] 3. ...
13556	critically	[.] CRITICALLY, adv. [.] 1. In a critical manner; with nice discernment of truth or falsehood, propriety or impropriety; with nice scrutiny; accurately; exactly; as, to examine evidence critically; to observe critically. [.] 2. At the crisis; at the exact time. [.] 3. ...
13557	criticalness	[.] CRITICALNESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being critical; incidence at a particular point of time. [.] 2. Exactness; accuracy; nicety; minute care in examination.
13558	criticise	[.] CRITICISE, v.i. s as z. [.] 1. To examine and judge critically; to judge with attention to beauties and faults; as, to criticise on a literary work, on an argument or discourse. [.] 2. To write remarks on the merit of a performance; to notice beauties and faults. [.] [.] Cavil ...
13559	criticised	[.] CRITICISED, pp. Examined and judged with respect to beauties and faults.
13560	criticising	[.] CRITICISING, ppr. Examining and judging with regard to beauties and faults; remarking on; animadverting on.
13561	criticism	[.] CRITICISM, n. [.] 1. The art of judging with propriety of the beauties and faults of a literary performance, or of any production in the fine arts; as the rules of criticism. [.] 2. The act of judging on the merit of a performance; animadversion; remark on beauties ...
13562	critique	[.] CRITIQUE, CRITIC, n. [.] 1. A critical examination of the merits of a performance; remarks or animadversions on beauties and faults. [.] [.] Addison wrote a critique on PARADISE LOST. [.] 2. Science of criticism; standard or rules of judging of the merit of performances. [.] [.] If ...
13563	crizzel	[.] CRIZZEL, CRIZZELING, n. [See Crisp.] A kind of roughness on the surface of glass, which clouds its transparency.
13564	crizzeling	[.] CRIZZEL, CRIZZELING, n. [See Crisp.] A kind of roughness on the surface of glass, which clouds its transparency.
13565	croak	[.] CROAK, v.i. [L. G. See Crow.] [.] 1. To make a low, hoarse noise in the throat, as a frog or other animal. [.] 2. To caw; to cry as a raven or crow. [.] 3. To make any low, muttering sound, resembling that of a frog or raven; as, their bellies croak. [.] 4. ...
13566	croaker	[.] CROAKER, n. One that croaks, murmurs or grumbles; one who complains unreasonably.
13567	croaking	[.] CROAKING, ppr. Uttering a low, harsh sound from the throat, or other similar sound. [.] CROAKING, n. A low, harsh sound, as of a frog, or the bowels.
13568	croats	[.] CROATS, n. Troops, natives or Croatia.
13569	crocalite	[.] CROCALITE, n. A mineral, a variety of zeolite, of an orange or brick red color. It is sometimes found in reniform or globular masses, with a radiated texture.
13570	croceous	[.] CROCEOUS, a. [L.] Like saffron; yellow; consisting of saffron.
13571	croches	[.] CROCHES, n. Little buds or knobs about the tops of a deers horn.
13572	crocitation	[.] CROCITATION, n. [L.] A croaking.
13573	crock	[.] CROCK, n. An earthen vessel; a pot or pitcher; a cup. [.] CROCK, n. Soot, or the black matter collected from combustion on pots and kettles, or in a chimney. [.] CROCK, v.t. or I. To black with soot, or other matter collected from combustion; or to black with ...
13574	crockery	[.] CROCKERY, n. [See Crock.] Earthen ware; vessels formed of clay, glazed and baked. The term is applied to the coarser kinds of ware; the finer kinds being usually called china or porcelain.
13575	crocodile	[.] CROCODILE, n. [Gr., saffron, and fearing. L.] [.] 1. An amphibious animal of the genus Lacerta or lizard, of the largest kind. It has a naked body, with four feet and a tail; it has five toes on the fore feet, and four on the hind feet. It grows to the length of ...
13576	crocus	[.] CROCUS, n. [Gr.] [.] 1. Saffron, a genus of plants. [.] 2. In chimistry, a yellow powder; any metal calcined to a red or deep yellow color.
13577	croft	[.] CROFT, n. [L., Gr., to conceal.] A little close adjoining or near to a dwelling house, and used for pasture, tillage or other purposes.
13578	croisade	[.] CROISADE, n. A holy war; an expedition of Christians against the infidels, for the conquest of Palestine. [See the more common word, Crusade.]
13579	croises	[.] CROISES, n. [See Cross.] [.] 1. Soldiers enrolled under the banners of the cross. [.] 2. Pilgrims who carry the cross.
13580	croker	[.] CROKER, n. A fowl that inhabits the Chesapeak and the large rivers in Virginia; sometimes of three feet in length.
13581	cromlech	[.] CROMLECH, n. Huge flat stones resting on other stones, set on end for that purpose; supposed to be the remains of druidical altars.
13582	crone	[.] CRONE, n. [Gr., old.] [.] 1. An old woman. [.] 2. An old ewe.
13583	cronet	[.] CRONET, n. [coronet.] [.] 1. The hair which grows over the top of a horses hoof. [.] 2. The iron at the end of a tilting spade.
13584	cronical	[.] CRONICAL, CRONYCAL. [See Acronical.]
13585	crony	[.] CRONY, n. [See Crone. But this word seems to carry the sense of fellowship; to join, to associate; whence its derivative, an associate.] An intimate companion; an associate; a familiar friend. [.] [.] To oblige your crony Swift, bring our dame a new years gift. [.] Hence, ...
13586	cronycal	[.] CRONICAL, CRONYCAL. [See Acronical.]
13587	crook	[.] CROOK, n. [G., the back, or ridge of an animal. L., a wrinkle, a circle; rough, hoarse. The radical sense of crook is to strain or draw; hence, to bend.] [.] 1. Any bend, turn or curve; or a bent or curving instrument. We speak of a crook in a stick of timber, or ...
13588	crook-back	[.] CROOK-BACK, n. A crooked back; one who has a crooked back or round shoulders.
13589	crook-backed	[.] CROOK-BACKED, a. Having a round back, or shoulders.
13590	crook-kneed	[.] CROOK-KNEED, a. Having crooked knees.
13591	crook-shouldered	[.] CROOK-SHOULDERED, a. Having bent shoulders.
13592	crooked	[.] CROOKED, pp. or a. [.] 1. Bent; curved; curving; winding. [.] 2. Winding in moral conduct; devious; froward; perverse; going out of the path of rectitude; given to obliquity or wandering from duty. [.] [.] They are a perverse and crooked generation. Deuteronomy ...
13593	crookedly	[.] CROOKEDLY, adv. [.] 1. In a winding manner. [.] 2. Untowardly; not compliantly.
13594	crookedness	[.] CROOKEDNESS, n. [.] 1. A winding, bending or turning; curvity; curvature; inflection. [.] 2. Perverseness; untowardness; deviation from rectitude; iniquity; obliquity of conduct. [.] 3. Deformity of a gibbous body.
13595	crooken	[.] CROOKEN, v.t. To make crooked. [Not in use.]
13596	crooking	[.] CROOKING, ppr. Bending; winding.
13597	croop	[.] CROOP, CROUP, n. The disease called technically cynanche trachealis, and affection of the throat accompanied with a hoarse difficult respiration. It is vulgarly called rattles.
13598	croopade	[.] CROUPADE, CROOPADE, n. [from croup, or its root.] In the manege, a leap in which the horse pulls up his hind legs, as if he drew them up to his belly.
13599	crop	[.] CROP, n. [G., L. The crop of a fowl, and a crop of grain or hay are consistently the same word.] [.] 1. The first stomach of a fowl; the craw. [.] 2. The top or highest part of a thing; the end. [Not in use.] [.] 3. That which is gathered; the corn, or fruits ...
13600	crop-ear	[.] CROP-EAR, n. [crop and ear.] A horse whose ears are cropped.
13601	crop-eared	[.] CROP-EARED, a. Having the ears cropped.
13602	crop-sick	[.] CROP-SICK, a. Sick or indisposed from a surcharged stomach; sick with excess in eating or drinking.
13603	crop-sickness	[.] CROP-SICKNESS, n. Sickness from repletion of the stomach. L.
13604	cropful	[.] CROPFUL, a. Having a full crop or belly; satiated.
13605	cropped	[.] CROPPED, CROPT, pp. Cut off; plucked; eaten off; reaped, or mowed.
13606	cropper	[.] CROPPER, n. A pigeon with a large crop.
13607	cropping	[.] CROPPING, ppr. Cutting off; pulling off; eating off; reaping, or mowing. [.] CROPPING, n. [.] 1. The act of cutting off. [.] 2. The raising of crops.
13608	cropt	[.] CROPPED, CROPT, pp. Cut off; plucked; eaten off; reaped, or mowed.
13609	crosier	[.] CROSIER, n. [.] 1. A bishop crook or pastoral staff, a symbol of pastoral authority and care. It consists of a gold or silver staff, crooked at the top, and is carried occasionally before bishops and abbots, and held in the hand when they give solemn benedictions. ...
13610	croslet	[.] CROSLET, n. [See Cross.] A small cross. In heraldry, a cross crossed at a small distance from the ends.
13611	cross	[.] CROSS, n. [G., L.] [.] 1. A gibbet consisting of two pieces of timber placed across each other, either in form of a T or of an X. That on which our Savior suffered, is represented on coins and other monuments, to have been of the former kind. [.] 2. The ensign of ...
13612	cross-armed	[.] CROSS-ARMED, a. With arms across. In botany, brachiate; decussated; having branches in pairs, each at right angles with the next.
13613	cross-bar-shot	[.] CROSS-BAR-SHOT, n. A bullet with an iron bar passing through it, and standing out a few inches on each side; used in naval actions for cutting the enemys rigging.
13614	cross-barred	[.] CROSS-BARRED, a. Secured by transverse bars.
13615	cross-bearer	[.] CROSS-BEARER, n. In the Romish church, the chaplain of an archbishop or primate, who bears a cross before him on solemn occasions. Also, a certain officer in the inquisition, who makes a vow before the inquisitors to defend the Catholic faith, though with the loss of ...
13616	cross-bill	[.] CROSS-BILL, n. In chancery, an original bill by which the defendant prays relief against the plaintiff. [.] CROSS-BILL, n. A species of bird, the Loxia curvirostra, the mandibles of whose bill curve opposite ways and cross each other.
13617	cross-bite	[.] CROSS-BITE, n. A deception; a cheat. [.] CROSS-BITE, v.t. To thwart or contravene by deception.
13618	cross-bow	[.] CROSS-BOW, n. In archery, a missive weapon formed by placing a bow athwart a stock.
13619	cross-bower	[.] CROSS-BOWER, n. One who shoots with a cross-bow.
13620	cross-examination	[.] CROSS-EXAMINATION, n. The examination or interrogation of a witness called by one party, by the opposite party or his counsel.
13621	cross-examine	[.] CROSS-EXAMINE, v.t. To examine a witness by the opposite party or his counsel, as the witness for the plaintiff by the defendant, and vice versa. [.] [.] The opportunity to cross-examine the witnesses has been expressly waived.
13622	cross-examined	[.] CROSS-EXAMINED, pp. Examined or interrogated by the opposite party.
13623	cross-flow	[.] CROSS-FLOW, v.i. To flow across.
13624	cross-grained	[.] CROSS-GRAINED, a. [.] 1. Having the grain or fibers across or irregular; as in timber, where a branch shoots from the trunk, there is a curling of the grain. [.] 2. Perverse; untractable; not condescending.
13625	cross-jack	[.] CROSS-JACK, n. cro-jeck,. A sail extended on the lower yard of the mizen mast; but seldom used.
13626	cross-legged	[.] CROSS-LEGGED, a. Having the legs across.
13627	cross-piece	[.] CROSS-PIECE, n. A rail of timber extending over the windlass of a ship, furnished with pins with which to fasten the rigging, as occasion requires.
13628	cross-purpose	[.] CROSS-PURPOSE, n. A contrary purpose; contradictory system; also, a conversation in which one person does or pretends to misunderstand anothers meaning. An enigma; a riddle.
13629	cross-question	[.] CROSS-QUESTION, v.t. To cross examine.
13630	cross-road	[.] CROSS-WAY, CROSS-ROAD, n. A way or road that crosses another road or the chief road; an obscure path intersecting the main road.
13631	cross-row	[.] CROSS-ROW, n. [.] 1. The alphabet, so named because a cross is placed at the beginning, to show that the end of learning is piety. [.] 2. A row that crosses others.
13632	cross-sea	[.] CROSS-SEA, n. Waves running across others; a swell running in different directions.
13633	cross-staff	[.] CROSS-STAFF, n. An instrument to take the altitude of the sun or stars.
13634	cross-stone	[.] CROSS-STONE, n. A mineral called also harmotome, and staurolite. It is almost always in crystals. Its single crystals are rectangular four-sided prisms, broad or compressed, and terminated by four-sided pyramids, with rhombic faces, which stand on the lateral edges. ...
13635	cross-tining	[.] CROSS-TINING, n. In husbandry, a harrowing by drawing the harrow or drag back and forth on the same ground.
13636	cross-trees	[.] CROSS-TREES, n. In ships, certain pieces of timber, supported by the cheeks and trestle-trees, at the upper ends of the lower masts, to sustain the frame of the top, and on the top masts, to extend the topgallant shrouds.
13637	cross-way	[.] CROSS-WAY, CROSS-ROAD, n. A way or road that crosses another road or the chief road; an obscure path intersecting the main road.
13638	cross-wind	[.] CROSS-WIND, n. A side wind; an unfavorable wind.
13639	cross-wise	[.] CROSS-WISE, adv. Across; in the form of a cross.
13640	cross-wort	[.] CROSS-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Valantia.
13641	crosscut	[.] CROSSCUT, v.t. To cut across.
13642	crosscut-saw	[.] CROSSCUT-SAW, n. A saw managed by two men, one at each end.
13643	crossed	[.] CROSSED, pp. Having a line drawn over; canceled; erased; passed over; thwarted; opposed; obstructed; counteracted.
13644	crossing	[.] CROSSING, ppr. Drawing; running or passing a line over; erasing; canceling; thwarting; opposing; counteracting; passing over. [.] CROSSING, n. A thwarting; impediment; vexation.
13645	crossly	[.] CROSSLY, adv. [.] 1. Athwart; so as to intersect something else. [.] 2. Adversely; in opposition; unfortunately. [.] 3. Peevishly; fretfully.
13646	crossness	[.] CROSSNESS, n. Peevishness; fretfulness; ill humor; perverseness.
13647	crotch	[.] CROTCH, n. [See Crook and Crutch.] [.] 1. A fork or forking; the parting of two legs or branches; as the crotch of a tree. [.] 2. In ships, a crooked timber placed on the keel, in the fore and aft parts of a ship. [.] 3. A piece of wood or iron, opening on the ...
13648	crotched	[.] CROTCHED, a. Having a crotch; forked.
13649	crotchet	[.] CROTCHET, n. [See Crook.] [.] 1. In printing, a hook including words, a sentence or a passage distinguished form the rest, thus [ ]. [.] 2. In music, a note or character, equal in time to half a minim, and double of a quaver. [.] 3. A piece of wood resembling ...
13650	crotcheted	[.] CROTCHETED, a. Marked with crotchets.
13651	crouch	[.] CROUCH, v.i. [G., to creep, to stoop, to cringe.] [.] 1. To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground; as an animal. A dog crouches to his master; a lion crouches in the thicket. [.] 2. To bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to fawn; to cringe. [.] [.] Every ...
13652	crouching	[.] CROUCHING, ppr. Bending; stooping; cringing.
13653	croup	[.] CROUP, CROOP, n. [.] 1. The rump of a fowl; the buttocks of a horse, or extremity of the reins above the hips. [.] 2. [See Croop.] The cynanche trachealis, a disease of the throat.
13654	croupade	[.] CROUPADE, CROOPADE, n. [from croup, or its root.] In the manege, a leap in which the horse pulls up his hind legs, as if he drew them up to his belly.
13655	crout	[.] CROUT, KROUT, n. [G., an herb.] Sour crout is made by laying minced or chopped cabbage in layers in a barrel, with a handful of salt and caraway seeds between the layers; then ramming down the whole, covering it, pressing it with a heavy weight, and suffering it to ...
13656	crow	[.] CROW, n. [G., L.] [.] 1. A large black fowl, of the genus Corvus; the beak is convex and cultrated, the nostrils are covered with bristly feathers, the tongue is forked and cartilaginous. This is a voracious fowl, feeding on carrion and grain, particularly maiz, which ...
13657	crow-bar	[.] CROW-BAR, n. A bar of iron sharpened at one end, used as a lever for raising weights.
13658	crow-berry	[.] CROW-BERRY, n. A plant of the genus Empetrum, or berry-bearing heath. One species bears the crow-crake berries.
13659	crow-flower	[.] CROW-FLOWER, n. A kind of campion.
13660	crow-foot	[.] CROW-FOOT, n. [.] 1. On board of ships, a complication of small cords spreading out from a long block; used to suspend the awnings, or to keep the top sails from striking and fretting against the tops. [.] 2. In botany, the Ranunculus, a genus of plants.
13661	crow-keeper	[.] CROW-KEEPER, n. A scarecrow. [Not used.]
13662	crow-net	[.] CROW-NET, n. In England, a net for catching wild fowls; the net used in New England for catching wild pigeons.
13663	crow-silk	[.] CROW-SILK, n. A plant, the Conferva rivalis.
13664	crow-toe	[.] CROW-TOE, n. A plant; as the tufted crow-toe.
13665	crowd	[.] CROWD, CROWTH, n. An instrument of music with six strings; a kind of violin.
13666	crowded	[.] CROWDED, pp. Collected and pressed; pressed together; urged; driven; filled by a promiscuous multitude.
13667	crowder	[.] CROWDER, n. A fiddler; one who plays on a crowd.
13668	crowding	[.] CROWDING, ppr. Pressing together; pushing; thrusting; driving; assembling in a promiscuous multitude; filling; urging.
13669	crowing	[.] CROWING, ppr. Uttering a particular voice, as a cock; boasting in triumph; vaunting; bragging.
13670	crown	[.] CROWN, n. [G., L.] [.] 1. An ornament worn on the head by kings and sovereign princes, as a badge of imperial or regal power and dignity. Figuratively, regal power; royalty; kingly government, or executive authority. [.] 2. A wreath or garland. [.] 3. Honorary ...
13671	crown-glass	[.] CROWN-GLASS, n. The finest sort of English window-glass.
13672	crown-imperial	[.] CROWN-IMPERIAL, n. A plant of the genus Fritillaria, having a beautiful flower.
13673	crown-office	[.] CROWN-OFFICE, n. In England, an office belonging to the court of Kings Bench, of which the kings coroner or attorney is commonly master, and in which the attorney general and clerk exhibit informations for crimes and misdemeanors.
13674	crown-post	[.] CROWN-POST, n. In building, a post which stands upright in the middle, between two principal rafters.
13675	crown-scab	[.] CROWN-SCAB, n. A scab formed round the corners of a horses hoof, a cancerous and painful sore.
13676	crown-thistle	[.] CROWN-THISTLE, n. A flower.
13677	crown-wheel	[.] CROWN-WHEEL, n. In a watch, the upper wheel next the balance, which drives the balance, and in royal pendulums, is called the swing-wheel.
13678	crown-work	[.] CROWN-WORK, n. In fortification, an outwork running into the field, consisting of two demi-bastions at the extremes and an entire bastion int he middle, with curtains. It is designed to gain some hill or advantageous post, and cover the other works.
13679	crowned	[.] CROWNED, pp. Invested with a crown, or with regal power and dignity; honored; dignified; rewarded with a crown, wreath, garland or distinction; recompensed; terminated; completed; perfected.
13680	crowner	[.] CROWNER, n. He or that which crowns or completes.
13681	crownet	[.] CROWNET, n. A coronet, which see. Shakspeare has used it for chief end or last purpose; but this sense is singular.
13682	crowning	[.] CROWNING, ppr. Investing with a crown, or with royalty or supreme power; honoring with a wreath or with distinction; adorning; rewarding; finishing; perfecting. [.] CROWNING, n. [.] 1. In architecture, the finishing of a member or any ornamental work. [.] 2. ...
13683	crows-bill	[.] CROWS-BILL, n. In surgery, a kind of forceps for extracting bullets and other things from wounds.
13684	crows-feet	[.] CROWS-FEET, n. The wrinkles under the eyes, which are the effects of age.
13685	crows-foot	[.] CROWS-FOOT, n. In the military art, a machine of iron, with four points, so formed that in whatever way it falls, there is one point upwards, and intended to stop or embarrass the approach or march of the enemys cavalry; a caltrop.
13686	crowth	[.] CROWD, CROWTH, n. An instrument of music with six strings; a kind of violin.
13687	croylstone	[.] CROYLSTONE, n. Crystalized cauk, in which the crystals are small.
13688	crucial	[.] CRUCIAL, a. [L., a cross.] In surgery, transverse; passing across; intersecting; in form of a cross; as crucial incision.
13689	crucian	[.] CRUCIAN, n. A short, thick, broad fish, of a deep yellow color.
13690	cruciate	[.] CRUCIATE, v.t. [L., to torture, a cross.] To torture; to torment; to afflict with extreme pain or distress; but he verb is seldom used. [See Excruciate.] [.] CRUCIATE, a. Tormented. [Little used.]
13691	cruciation	[.] CRUCIATION, n. The act of torturing; torment. [Little used.]
13692	crucible	[.] CRUCIBLE, n. [.] 1. A chemical vessel or melting pot, made of earth, and so tempered and baked, as to endure extreme heat without melting. It is used for melting ores, metals, &c. [.] 2. A hollow place at the bottom of a chemical furnace.
13693	cruciferous	[.] CRUCIFEROUS, a. [L., a cross, and to bear.] Bearing the cross.
13694	crucifier	[.] CRUCIFIER, n. [See Crucify.] A person who crucifies; one who puts another to death on a cross.
13695	crucifix	[.] CRUCIFIX, n. [L., to fix on a cross; to fix.] [.] 1. A cross on which the body of Christ is fastened in effigy. [.] 2. A representation, in painting or statuary, of our Lord fastened to the cross. [.] 3. Figuratively, the religion of Christ. [Little used.]
13696	crucifixion	[.] CRUCIFIXION, n. [See Crucifix.] The nailing or fastening of a person to a cross, for the purpose of putting him to death; the act or punishment of putting a criminal to death by nailing him to a cross.
13697	cruciform	[.] CRUCIFORM, a. [L., a cross, and form.] Cross-shaped. [.] In botany, consisting of four equal petals, disposed int he form of a cross.
13698	crucify	[.] CRUCIFY, v.t. [L., cross, to fix.] [.] 1. To nail to a cross; to put to death by nailing the hands and feet to a cross or gibbet, sometimes anciently, by fastening a criminal to a tree, with cords. [.] [.] But they cried, crucify him, crucify him. Luke 23. [.] 2. ...
13699	crucifying	[.] CRUCIFYING, ppr. Putting to death on a cross or gibbet; subduing; destroying the life and power of.
13700	crud	[.] CRUD, n. Curd. [See Crud, the usual orthography.]
13701	crude	[.] CRUDE, a. [L. G.] [.] 1. Raw; not cooked or prepared by fire or heat; in its natural state; undressed; as crude flesh; crude meat. In this sense, raw is more generally used. [.] 2. Not changed from its natural state; not altered or prepared by any artificial process; ...
13702	crudely	[.] CRUDELY, adv. Without due preparation; without form or arrangement; without maturity or digestion.
13703	crudeness	[.] CRUDENESS, n. [.] 1. Rawness; unripeness; an undigested or unprepared state; as the crudeness of flesh or plants, or of any body in its natural state. [.] 2. A state of being unformed, or indigested; immatureness; as the crudeness of a theory.
13704	crudity	[.] CRUDITY, n. [L.] Rawness; crudeness. Among physicians, undigested substances in the stomach; or unconcocted humors, not well prepared for expulsion; excrements. In the latter senses, it admits of the plural.
13705	crudle	[.] CRUDLE, v.t. To coagulate. But this word is generally written curdle, which see.
13706	crudy	[.] CRUDY, a. [.] 1. Concreted; coagulated. [Not in use. See Curd.] [.] 2. Raw; chill. [Not used. See Crude.]
13707	cruel	[.] CRUEL, a. [L. See Crude and Rude.] [.] 1. Disposed to give pain to others, in body or mind; willing or pleased to torment, vex or afflict; inhuman; destitute of pity, compassion or kindness; fierce; ferocious; savage; barbarous; hardhearted; applied to persons or ...
13708	cruelly	[.] CRUELLY, adv. [.] 1. In a cruel manner; with cruelty; inhumanly; barbarously. [.] [.] Because he cruelly oppressed, he shall die in his iniquity. Ezekiel 18. [.] 2. Painfully; with severe pain, or torture; as, an instrument may cut the flesh most cruelly.
13709	cruelness	[.] CRUELNESS, n. Inhumanity; cruelty.
13710	cruelty	[.] CRUELTY, n. [L.] [.] 1. Inhumanity; a savage or barbarous disposition or temper, which is gratified in giving unnecessary pain or distress to others; barbarity; applied to persons; as the cruelty of savages; the cruelty and envy of the people. [.] 2. Barbarous deed; ...
13711	cruentate	[.] CRUENTATE, a. [L.] Smeared with blood. [Little used.]
13712	cruet	[.] CRUET, n. [See Cruse.] A vial or small glass bottle, for holding vinegar, oil, &c.
13713	cruise	[.] CRUISE, n. [See Cruse.] [.] CRUISE, v.i. s as z. [See cross.] To sail back and forth, or to rove on the ocean in search of an enemys ships for capture, or for protecting commerce; or to rove for plunder as a pirate. The admiral cruised between the Bahama isles ...
13714	cruiser	[.] CRUISER, n. A person or a ship that cruises; usually, an armed ship that sails to and fro for capturing an enemys ships, for protecting the commerce of the country, or for plunder.
13715	cruising	[.] CRUISING, ppr. Sailing for the capture of an enemys ships, or for protecting commerce, or for plunder as a pirate.
13716	crum	[.] CRUM, n. [G.] A small fragment or piece; usually, a small piece of bread or other food, broken or cut off. [.] [.] Lazarus, desiring to be fed with the crums which fell from the rich mans table. Luke 16.
13717	crumble	[.] CRUMBLE, v.t. [G.] To break into small pieces; to divide into minute parts. [.] CRUMBLE, v.i. [.] 1. To fall into small pieces; to break or part into small fragments. [.] [.] I a stone is brittle, it will crumble into gravel. [.] 2. To fall into decay; to ...
13718	crumbled	[.] CRUMBLED, pp. Broken or parted into small pieces.
13719	crumbling	[.] CRUMBLING, ppr. Breaking into small fragments; falling into small pieces; decaying.
13720	crumenal	[.] CRUMENAL, n. [L.] A purse. [Not used.]
13721	crummy	[.] CRUMMY, a. Full of crums; soft.
13722	crump	[.] CRUMP, a. [G. Crump, rump, rumple, crumple, crimple, are doubtless of one family.] Crooked; as crump-shouldered.
13723	crumpet	[.] CRUMPET, n. A soft cake.
13724	crumple	[.] CRUMPLE, v.i. [from crump. See Rumple, the same word without a prefix.] To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to rumple. [.] CRUMPLE, v.i. To contract; to shrink.
13725	crumpled	[.] CRUMPLED, pp. Drawn or pressed into wrinkles.
13726	crumpling	[.] CRUMPLING, ppr. Drawing or pressing into wrinkles. [.] CRUMPLING, n. A small degenerate apple.
13727	crunk	[.] CRUNK, CRUNKLE, v.i. To cry like a crane. [Not used.]
13728	crunkle	[.] CRUNK, CRUNKLE, v.i. To cry like a crane. [Not used.]
13729	cruor	[.] CRUOR, n. [L.] Gore; coagulated blood.
13730	crup	[.] CRUP, CROUP, n. The buttocks.
13731	crupper	[.] CRUPPER, n. [See Croup.] [.] 1. In the manege, the buttocks of a horse; the rump. [.] 2. A strap of leather which is buckled to a saddle, and passing under a horses tail, prevents the saddle from being cast forward onto the horses neck. [.] CRUPPER, v.t. To ...
13732	crural	[.] CRURAL, a. [L., the leg.] Belonging to the leg; as the crural artery, which conveys blood to the legs, and the crural vein, which returns it.
13733	crusade	[.] CRUSADE, n. [L.] A military expedition undertaken by Christians, for the recovery of the Holy Land, the scene of our Saviors life and sufferings, from the power of infidels or Mohammedans. Several of these expeditions were carried on from Europe, under the banner of ...
13734	crusader	[.] CRUSADER, n. A person engaged in a crusade.
13735	cruse	[.] CRUSE, n. [See crucible.] A small cup. [.] [.] Take with thee a cruse of honey. 1 Kings 14. [.] In New England, it is used chiefly or wholly for a small bottle or vial for vinegar, called a vinegar-cruse.
13736	cruset	[.] CRUSET, n. [See Crucible.] A goldsmiths crucible or melting pot.
13737	crush	[.] CRUSH, v.t. [.] 1. To press and bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to force a thing out of its natural shape; to bruise by pressure. [.] [.] The ass--crushed Balaams foot against the wall. Numbers 22. [.] To crush grapes or apples, is to squeeze ...
13738	crushed	[.] CRUSHED, pp. Pressed or squeezed so as to break or bruise; overwhelmed or subdued by power; broken or bruised by a fall; grievously oppressed; broken or bruised to powder; comminuted.
13739	crushing	[.] CRUSHING, ppr. Pressing or squeezing into a mass, or until broken or bruised; overwhelming; subduing by force; oppressing; comminuting.
13740	crust	[.] CRUST, n. [L., G.] [.] 1. An external coat or covering of a thing, which is hard or harder than the internal substance; as the crust of bread; the crust of snow; the crust of dross; the crust of a pie. [.] 2. A piece of crust; a waste piece of bread. [.] 3. A ...
13741	crustaceology	[.] CRUSTACEOLOGY. [See Crustalogy.]
13742	crustaceous	[.] CRUSTACEOUS, a. [L.] Pertaining to crust; like crust; of the nature of crust or shell. Crustaceous animals, or Crustacea, have a crust or shell composed of several jointed pieces, and in their external form have a great resemblance to insects; but in their internal ...
13743	crustaceousness	[.] CRUSTACEOUSNESS, n. The quality of having a soft and jointed shell.
13744	crustalogical	[.] CRUSTALOGICAL, a. [See Crustalogy.] Pertaining to curstalogy.
13745	crustalogist	[.] CRUSTALOGIST, n. One who describes, or is versed in the science of crustaceous animals.
13746	crustalogy	[.] CRUSTALOGY, n. [L., a shell, Gr., discourse.] That part of zoology which treats of crustaceous animals, arranging them in orders, tribes and families, and describing their forms and habits. [.] [Crustaceology, the word sometimes used, is ill-formed, and its derivatives ...
13747	crustated	[.] CRUSTATED, a. Covered with a crust; as crustated basalt.
13748	crustation	[.] CRUSTATION, n. An adherent crust; incrustation.
13749	crusted	[.] CRUSTED, pp. Covered with a crust.
13750	crustily	[.] CRUSTILY, adv. [from crusty.] Peevishly; harshly; morosely.
13751	crustiness	[.] CRUSTINESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of crust; harness. [.] 2. Peevishness; moroseness; surliness.
13752	crusting	[.] CRUSTING, ppr. Covering with crust.
13753	crusty	[.] CRUSTY, a. [.] 1. Like crust; of the nature of crust; pertaining to a hard covering; hard; as a crusty coat; a crusty surface or substance. [.] 2. Peevish; snappish; morose; surly; a word used in familiar discourse, but not deemed elegant.
13754	crutch	[.] CRUTCH, n. [G.] [.] 1. A staff with a curving cross piece at the head, to be placed under the arm or shoulder, to support the lame in walking. [.] 2. Figuratively, old age. [.] CRUTCH, v.t. To support on crutches; to prop or sustain, with miserable helps, ...
13755	crux	[.] CRUX, n. [L., a cross.] Any thing that puzzles and vexes. [Little used.]
13756	cruyshage	[.] CRUYSHAGE, n. A fish of the shark kind, having a triangular head and mouth.
13757	cry	[.] CRY, v.i. pret. and pp. cried. It ought to be cryed. [.] 1. To utter a loud voice; to speak, call or exclaim with vehemence; in a very general sense. [.] 2. To call importunately; to utter a loud voice, by way of earnest request of prayer. [.] [.] The people ...
13758	cryal	[.] CRYAL, n. The heron.
13759	cryer	[.] CRYER, n. A crier, which see. [.] CRYER, n. A kind of hawk, called the falcon gentle, an enemy to pigeous, and very swift.
13760	crying	[.] CRYING, ppr. Uttering a loud voice; proclaiming; &c. [.] CRYING, a. Notorious; common; great; as a crying sin or abuse. [.] CRYING, n. Importunate call; clamor; outcry.
13761	cryolite	[.] CRYOLITE, n. [Gr., cold, and stone, ice-stone.] A fluate of soda and alumin, found in Greenland, of a pale grayish white, snow white, or yellowish brown. It occurs in masses of a foliated structure. It has a glistening, vitreous luster.
13762	cryophorus	[.] CRYOPHORUS, n. [Gr., frost, and to bear.] Frost-bearer; an instrument for showing the relation between evaporation at low temperatures and the production of cold.
13763	crypt	[.] CRYPT, n. [Gr., to hide.] A subterranean cell or cave, especially under a church for the interment of persons; also, a subterranean chapel or oratory, and the grave of a martyr.
13764	cryptic	[.] CRYPTIC, CRYPTICAL, a. Hidden; secret; occult.
13765	cryptical	[.] CRYPTIC, CRYPTICAL, a. Hidden; secret; occult.
13766	cryptically	[.] CRYPTICALLY, adv. Secretly.
13767	cryptogam	[.] CRYPTOGAM, n. [See Cryptogamy.] In botany, a plant whose stamens and pistils are not distinctly visible.
13768	cryptogamian	[.] CRYPTOGAMIAN, a. Pertaining to plants of the class Cryptogamia, including ferns, mosses, sea-weeds, mushrooms, &c.
13769	cryptogamy	[.] CRYPTOGAMY, n. [Gr., concealed, and marriage.] Concealed marriage; a term applied to plants whose stamens and pistils are not well ascertained, or too small to be numbered with certainty.
13770	cryptographer	[.] CRYPTOGRAPHER, n. One who writes in secret characters.
13771	cryptographical	[.] CRYPTOGRAPHICAL, a. Written in secret characters or in cipher, or with sympathetic ink.
13772	cryptography	[.] CRYPTOGRAPHY, n. [Gr., hidden, and to write.] The act or art of writing in secret characters; also, secret characters or cypher.
13773	cryptology	[.] CRYPTOLOGY, n. [Gr., secret, and discourse.] Secret or enigmatical language.
13774	crystal	[.] CRYSTAL, n. [L. Gr., frost.] [.] 1. In chemistry and mineralogy, an inorganic body, which, by the operation of affinity, has assumed the form of a regular solid, terminated by a certain number of plane and smooth surfaces. [.] 2. A factitious body, cast in glass ...
13775	crystal-form	[.] CRYSTAL-FORM, a. Having the form of crystal.
13776	crystaline	[.] CRYSTALINE, a. [L., Gr.] [.] 1. Consisting of crystal; as a crystaline palace. [.] 2. Resembling crystal; pure; clear; transparent; pellucid; as a crystalline sky. [.] Crystaline heavens, in ancient astronomy, two spheres imagined between the primum mobile and ...
13777	crystalizable	[.] CRYSTALIZABLE, a. [from crystalize.] That may be crystalized; that may form or be formed into crystals.
13778	crystalization	[.] CRYSTALIZATION, n. [from crystalize.] [.] 1. The act or process by which the parts of a solid body, separated by the intervention of a fluid or by fusion, again coalesce or unite, and form a solid body. If the process is slow and undisturbed, the particles assume ...
13779	crystalize	[.] CRYSTALIZE, v.t. To cause to form crystals. [.] [.] Common salt is crystalized by the evaporation of sea water.
13780	crystalized	[.] CRYSTALIZED, pp. Formed into crystals.
13781	crystalizing	[.] CRYSTALIZING, ppr. Causing to crystalize; forming or uniting in crystals.
13782	crystallite	[.] CRYSTALLITE, n. A name given to whinstone, cooled slowly after fusion.
13783	crystalographer	[.] CRYSTALOGRAPHER, n. [infra.] One who describes crystals, or the manner of their formation.
13784	crystalographic	[.] CRYSTALOGRAPHIC, CRYSTALOGRAPHICAL, a. Pertaining to crystalography.
13785	crystalographical	[.] CRYSTALOGRAPHIC, CRYSTALOGRAPHICAL, a. Pertaining to crystalography.
13786	crystalographicall	[.] CRYSTALOGRAPHICALLY, adv. IN the manner of crystalography.
13787	crystalography	[.] CRYSTALOGRAPHY, n. [crystal, as above, and description.] [.] 1. The doctrine or science of crystalization, teaching the principles of the process, and the forms and structure of crystals. [.] 2. A discourse or treatise on crystalization.
13788	cub	[.] CUB, n. [.] 1. The young of certain quadrupeds, as the bear and the fox; a puppy; a whelp. Waller uses the word for the young of the whale. [.] 2. A young boy or girl, in contempt.
13789	cubation	[.] CUBATION, n. [L., to lie down.] The act of lying down; a reclining.
13790	cubatory	[.] CUBATORY, a. Lying down; reclining; incumbent.
13791	cubature	[.] CUBATURE, n. [from cube.] The finding exactly the solid or cubic contents of a body.
13792	cube	[.] CUBE, n. [Gr., L., a die or cube; to set or throw down, that which is set or laid, a solid mass.] [.] 1. In geometry, a regular solid body, with six equal sides, and containing equal angles. [.] 2. In arithmetic, the product of a number multiplied into itself, and ...
13793	cube-ore	[.] CUBE-ORE, n. Hexahedral olivenite, or arseniate or iron, a mineral of a greenish color.
13794	cubeb	[.] CUBEB, n. The small spicy berry of the Piper cubeba, from Java and the other E. India isles. It was formerly called, from its short stems, Piper caudatum, or tailed pepper. It resembles a grain of pepper, but is somewhat longer. In aromatic warmth and pungency, it is ...
13795	cubic	[.] CUBIC, CUBICAL, a. [L. See Cube.] Having the form or properties of a cube; that may be or is contained within a cube. A cubic foot of water is the water that may be contained within six equal sides, each a foot square. [.] Cubic number, is a number produced by multiplying ...
13796	cubical	[.] CUBIC, CUBICAL, a. [L. See Cube.] Having the form or properties of a cube; that may be or is contained within a cube. A cubic foot of water is the water that may be contained within six equal sides, each a foot square. [.] Cubic number, is a number produced by multiplying ...
13797	cubicalness	[.] CUBICALNESS, n. The state or quality of being cubical.
13798	cubicular	[.] CUBICULAR, a. [L.] Belonging to a chamber.
13799	cubiculary	[.] CUBICULARY, a. [L., a bedroom.] Fitted for the posture of lying down. [Little used.]
13800	cubiform	[.] CUBIFORM, a. Having the form of a cube.
13801	cubit	[.] CUBIT, n. [L., the elbow; signifying a turn or corner; Gr.] [.] 1. In anatomy, the fore arm; the ulna, and bone of the arm from the elbow to the wrist. [.] 2. In mensuration, the length of a mans arm from the elbow to the extremity of the middle finger. The cubit ...
13802	cubital	[.] CUBITAL, a. [.] 1. Of the length or measure of a cubit. [.] 2. Pertaining to the cubit or ulna; as the cubital nerve; cubital artery; cubital muscle.
13803	cubited	[.] CUBITED, a. Having the measure of a cubit.
13804	cubo-dodecahedral	[.] CUBO-DODECAHEDRAL, a. Presenting the two forms, a cube and a dodecahedron.
13805	cubo-octahedral	[.] CUBO-OCTAHEDRAL, a. [cube and octahedral.] Presenting a combination of the two forms, a cube and an octahedron.
13806	cuboid	[.] CUBOID, a. Having the form of a cube, or differing little from it.
13807	cuboidal	[.] CUBOIDAL, a. [Gr., cube, and form.] Cubiform; in the shape of a cube; as the cuboidal bone of the foot.
13808	cuckingstool	[.] CUCKINGSTOOL, n. An engine for punishing scolds and refractory women; also brewers and bakers; called also a tumbrel and a trebuchet. The culprit was seated on the stool and thus immersed in water.
13809	cuckold	[.] CUCKOLD, n. A man whose wife is false to his bed; the husband of an adulteress. [.] CUCKOLD, v.t. [.] 1. To make a man a cuckold by criminal conversation with his wife; applied to the seducer. [.] 2. To make a husband a cuckold by criminal conversation with ...
13810	cuckold-maker	[.] CUCKOLD-MAKER, n. One who has criminal conversation with another mans wife; one who makes a cuckold.
13811	cuckolddom	[.] CUCKOLDDOM, n. The act of adultery; the state of a cuckold.
13812	cuckoldly	[.] CUCKOLDLY, a. Having the qualities of a cuckold; mean; sneaking.
13813	cuckoo	[.] CUCKOO, n. [L., Gr. See Gawk.] A bird of the genus Cuculus, whose name is supposed to be called from its note. The note is a call to love, and continued only during the amorous season. It is said the cuckoo lays its eggs in a nest formed by another bird, by which they ...
13814	cuckoo-bud	[.] CUCKOO-FLOWER, CUCKOO-BUD, n. A plant, a species of Cardamine.
13815	cuckoo-flower	[.] CUCKOO-FLOWER, CUCKOO-BUD, n. A plant, a species of Cardamine.
13816	cuckoo-pint	[.] CUCKOO-PINT, n. A plant, of the genus Arum.
13817	cuckoo-spit	[.] CUCKOO-SPIT, CUCKOO-SPITTLE, n. A dew or exudation found on plants, especially about the joints of lavender and rosemary. Or a froth or spume found on the leaves of certain plants, as on white field-lychnis or catch-fly, called sometimes spatling poppy.
13818	cucquean	[.] CUCQUEAN, n. A vile lewd woman. [Not in use.]
13819	cucullate	[.] CUCULLATE, CUCULLATED, a. [L., a hood, a cowl.] [.] 1. Hooded; cowled; covered as with a hood. [.] 2. Having the shape or resemblance of a hood; or wide at the top and drawn to a point below, in shape of a conical roll of paper; as a cucullate leaf.
13820	cucullated	[.] CUCULLATE, CUCULLATED, a. [L., a hood, a cowl.] [.] 1. Hooded; cowled; covered as with a hood. [.] 2. Having the shape or resemblance of a hood; or wide at the top and drawn to a point below, in shape of a conical roll of paper; as a cucullate leaf.
13821	cucumber	[.] CUCUMBER, n. [L.] The name of a plant and its fruit, of the genus Cucumis. The flower is yellow and bell-shaped; and the stalks are long, slender and trailing on the ground, or climbing by their claspers.
13822	cucurbit	[.] CUCURBIT, n. [L., a gourd.] A chemical vessel in the shape of a gourd; but some of them are shallow, with a wide mouth. It may be made of copper, glass, tin or stone ware, and is used in distillation. This vessel, with its head or cover, constitutes the alembic.
13823	cucurbitaceous	[.] CUCURBITACEOUS, a. Resembling a gourd; as cucurbitaceous plants, such as the melon and pumpkin or pompion.
13824	cud	[.] CUD, n. [See Chew and Jaw.] [.] 1. The food which ruminating animals chew at leisure, when not grazing or eating; or that portion of it which is brought from the first stomach and chewed at once. [.] 2. A portion of tobacco held in the mouth and chewed. [.] 3. ...
13825	cudden	[.] CUDDEN, CUDDY, n. A clown; a low rustic; a dolt. [Not used.]
13826	cuddle	[.] CUDDLE, v.i. To retire from sight; to lie close or snug; to squat.
13827	cuddy	[.] CUDDY, n. [.] 1. In ships, an apartment; a cabin under the poop, or a cook-room. It is applied to different apartments, in different kinds of ships. [.] 2. The cole-fish.
13828	cudgel	[.] CUDGEL, n. A short thick stick of wood, such as may be used by the hand in beating. It differs strictly from a club, which is larger at one end than the other. It is shorter than a pole, and thicker than a rod. [.] To cross the cudgels, to forbear the contest; a phrase ...
13829	cudgel-proof	[.] CUDGEL-PROOF, a. Able to resist a cudgel; not to be hurt by beating.
13830	cudgeler	[.] CUDGELER, n. One who beats with a cudgel.
13831	cudle	[.] CUDLE, n. A small sea fish.
13832	cudweed	[.] CUDWEED, n. A plant of the genus Gnaphalium, goldy-locks or eternal flower, of many species. The flowers are remarkable for retaining their beauty for years, if gathered in dry weather.
13833	cue	[.] CUE, n. [L.] [.] 1. The tail; the end of a thing; as the long curl of a wig, or a long roll of hair. [.] 2. The last words of a speech, which a player, who is to answer, catches and regards as an intimation to begin. A hint given to an actor on the stage, what or ...
13834	cuerpo	[.] CUERPO, n. [L., body.] To be in cuerpo, or to walk in cuerpo, are Spanish phrases fro being without a cloke or upper garment, or without the formalities of a full dress, so that the shape of the body is exposed.
13835	cuff	[.] CUFF, n. [L.,Gr.] [.] 1. A blow with the fist; a stroke; a box. [.] 2. It is used of fowls that fight with their talons. [.] To be at fisty-cuffs, to fight with blows of the fist. [.] CUFF, v.t. To strike with the fist, as a man; or with talons or wings, ...
13836	cuinage	[.] CUINAGE, n. The making up of tin into pigs, &c. for carriage.
13837	cuirass	[.] CUIRASS, n. A breast-plate; a piece of defensive armor, made or iron plate, well hammered, and covering the body from the neck to the girdle.
13838	cuirassier	[.] CUIRASSIER, n. A soldier armed with a cuirass, or breast plate.
13839	cuish	[.] CUISH, n. Defensive armor for the thighs.
13840	culdee	[.] CULDEE, n. [L., worshipers of God.] A monkish priest, remarkable for religious duties. The Culdees formerly inhabited Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
13841	culerage	[.] CULERAGE, n. Another name of the arse-smart.
13842	culiciform	[.] CULICIFORM, a. [L., a gnat or flea; form.] Of the form or shape of a flea; resembling a flea.
13843	culinary	[.] CULINARY, a. [L., a kitchen. See Kiln.] Relating to the kitchen, or to the art of cookery; used in kitchens; as a culinary fire; a culinary vessel; culinary herbs.
13844	cull	[.] CULL, v.t. To pick out; to separate one or more things from others; to select from many; as, to cull flowers; to cull hoops and staves for market.
13845	culled	[.] CULLED, pp. Picked out; selected from many.
13846	culler	[.] CULLER, n. [.] 1. One who picks or chooses from many. [.] 2. An inspector who selects merchantable hoops and staves for market.
13847	cullibility	[.] CULLIBILITY, n. [from cully.] Credulity; easiness of belief. [Not elegant nor used.]
13848	culling	[.] CULLING, ppr. Selecting; choosing from many.
13849	cullion	[.] CULLION, n. [.] 1. A mean wretch. If from cully, one easily deceived; a dupe. [.] 2. A round or bulbous root; orchis. L.
13850	cullionly	[.] CULLIONLY, a. Mean; base. [A bad word, and not used.]
13851	cullis	[.] CULLIS, n. [.] 1. Broth of boiled meat strained. [.] 2. A kind of jelly.
13852	cully	[.] CULLY, n. [See the Verb.] A person who is meanly deceived, tricked or imposed on, as by a sharper, jilt, or strumpet; a mean dupe. [.] CULLY, v.t. To deceive; to trick, cheat or impose on; to jilt.
13853	cullyism	[.] CULLYISM, n. The state of a cully. [Cully and its derivatives are not elegant words.]
13854	culm	[.] CULM, n. [L. See Quill and Haulm.] [.] 1. In botany, the stalk or stem of corn and grasses, usually jointed and hollow, and supporting the leaves and fructification. [.] 2. The straw or dry stalks of corn and grasses. [.] 3. A species of fossil coal, found in ...
13855	culmiferous	...
13856	culminate	[.] CULMINATE, v.i. [L., a top or ridge.] To be vertical; to come or be in the meridian; to be in the highest point of altitude; as a planet.
13857	culmination	[.] CULMINATION, n. [.] 1. The transit of a planet over the meridian, or highest point of altitude for the day. [.] 2. Top; crown.
13858	culpability	[.] CULPABILITY, n. [See Culpable.] Blamableness; culpableness.
13859	culpable	[.] CULPABLE, a. [L., a fault.] [.] 1. Blamable; deserving censure; as the person who has done wrong, or the act, conduct or negligence of the person. We say, the man is culpable, or voluntary ignorance is culpable. [.] 2. Sinful; criminal; immoral; faulty. But generally, ...
13860	culpableness	[.] CULPABLENESS, n. Blamableness; guilt; the quality of deserving blame.
13861	culpably	[.] CULPABLY, adv. Blamably; in a faulty manner; in a manner to merit censure.
13862	culprit	[.] CULPRIT, n. [supposed to be formed from cul, for culpable, and prit, ready; certain abbreviations used by the clerks in noting the arraignment of criminals; the prisoner is guilty, and the king is ready to prove him so.] [.] 1. A person arraigned in court for a crime. [.] 2. ...
13863	culter	[.] CULTER, n. [L.] A colter, which see.
13864	cultivable	[.] CULTIVABLE, a. [See Cultivate.] Capable of being tilled or cultivated.
13865	cultivate	[.] CULTIVATE, v.t. [L., to till, to dwell.] [.] 1. To till; to prepare for crops; to manure, plow, dress, sow and reap; to labor on manage and improve in husbandry; as, to cultivate land; to cultivate a farm. [.] 2. To improve by labor or study; to advance the growth ...
13866	cultivated	[.] CULTIVATED, pp. Tilled; improved in excellence or condition; corrected and enlarged; cherished; meliorated; civilized; produced by tillage.
13867	cultivating	[.] CULTIVATING, ppr. Tilling; preparing for crops; improving in worth or good qualities; meliorating; enlarging; correcting; fostering; civilizing; producing by tillage.
13868	cultivation	[.] CULTIVATION, n. [.] 1. The art or practice of tilling and preparing for crops; husbandry; the management of land. Land is often made better by cultivation. Ten acres under good cultivation will produce more than twenty when badly tilled. [.] 2. Study, care and ...
13869	cultivator	[.] CULTIVATOR, n. [.] 1. One who tills, or prepares land for crops; one who manages a farm, or carries on the operations of husbandry in general; a farmer; a husbandman; an agriculturist. [.] 2. One who studies or labors to improve, to promote and advance in good qualities, ...
13870	cultrated	[.] CULTRATED, a. [L, a knife.] Sharp-edged and pointed; formed like a knife; as, the beak of a bird is convex and cultrated.
13871	culture	[.] CULTURE, n. [L. See Cultivate.] [.] 1. The act of tilling and preparing the earth for crops; cultivation; the application of labor or other means of improvement. [.] [.] We ought to blame the culture, not the soil. [.] 2. The application of labor or other means ...
13872	culver	[.] CULVER, n. [L.] A pigeon, or wood pigeon.
13873	culver-house	[.] CULVER-HOUSE, n. A dove-cote.
13874	culverin	[.] CULVERIN, n. [L., a serpent.] A long slender piece of ordnance or artillery, serving to carry a ball to a great distance.
13875	culverkey	[.] CULVERKEY, n. A plant or flower.
13876	culvert	[.] CULVERT, n. A passage under a road or canal, covered with a bridge; an arched drain for the passage of water.
13877	culvertail	[.] CULVERTAIL, n. [culver and tail.] Dove-tail, in joinery and carpentry.
13878	culvertailed	[.] CULVERTAILED, a. United or fastened, as pieces of timber by a dove-tailed joint; a term used by shipwrights.
13879	cumbent	[.] CUMBENT, a. [L.] Lying down.
13880	cumber	[.] CUMBER, v.t. [G., to arrest, to concern, to trouble, to grieve.] [.] 1. To load; to crowd. [.] [.] A variety of frivolous arguments cumbers the memory to no purpose. [.] 2. To check, stop or retard, as by a load or weight; to make motion difficult; to obstruct. [.] [.] Why ...
13881	cumbersome	[.] CUMBERSOME, a. [.] 1. Troublesome; burdensome; embarrassing; vexatious; as cumbersome obedience. [.] 2. Unwieldy; unmanageable not easily borne or managed; as a cumbersome load; a cumbersome machine.
13882	cumbersomely	[.] CUMBERSOMELY, adv. In a manner to encumber.
13883	cumbersomeness	[.] CUMBERSOMENESS, n. Burdensomeness; the quality of being cumbersome and troublesome.
13884	cumbrance	[.] CUMBRANCE, n. That which obstructs, retards, or renders motion or action difficult and toilsome; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; oppressive load; embarrassment.
13885	cumbrous	[.] CUMBROUS, a. [.] 1. Burdensome; troublesome; rendering action difficult or toilsome; oppressive; as a cumbrous weight or charge. [.] 2. Giving trouble; vexatious; as a cloud of cumbrous gnats. [.] 3. Confused; jumbled; obstructing each other; as the cumbrous ...
13886	cumbrously	[.] CUMBROUSLY, adv. In a cumbrous manner.
13887	cumfrey	[.] CUMFREY, n. A genus of plants, the Symphytum; sometimes written comfrey, comfry, and comphry.
13888	cumin	[.] CUMIN, n. [L., Gr.] An annual plant of one species, whose seeds have a bitterish warm taste, with an aromatic flavor.
13889	cumulate	[.] CUMULATE, v.t. [L., a heap.] To gather or throw into a heap; to form a heap; to heap together. [Accumulate is more generally used.]
13890	cumulation	[.] CUMULATION, n. The act of heaping together; a heap. [See Accumulation.]
13891	cumulative	[.] CUMULATIVE, a. [.] 1. Composed of parts in a heap; forming a mass. [.] 2. That augments by addition; that is added to something else. In law, that augments, as evidence, facts or arguments of the same kind.
13892	cun	[.] CUN, v.t. [.] 1. To know. [Not used.] [See Con.] [.] 2. To direct the course of a ship. [See Cond, the true orthography.]
13893	cunctation	[.] CUNCTATION, n. [L., to delay.] Delay. [Not much used.]
13894	cunctator	[.] CUNCTATOR, n. One who delays or lingers. [Little used.]
13895	cund	[.] CUND, v.t. To give notice. [See Cond.]
13896	cuneal	[.] CUNEAL, a. [L., a wedge. See coin.] Having the form of a wedge.
13897	cuneate	[.] CUNEATE, CUNEATED, a. Wedge-shaped.
13898	cuneated	[.] CUNEATE, CUNEATED, a. Wedge-shaped.
13899	cuneiform	[.] CUNEIFORM, CUNIFORM, a. [L., a wedge, and form.] Having the shape or form of a wedge.
13900	cuniform	[.] CUNEIFORM, CUNIFORM, a. [L., a wedge, and form.] Having the shape or form of a wedge.
13901	cunner	[.] CUNNER, n. A kind of fish, less than an oyster, that sticks close to the rocks.
13902	cunning	[.] CUNNING, a. [G. See Can.] [.] 1. Knowing; skillful; experienced; well-instructed. It is applied to all kinds of knowledge, but generally and appropriately, to the skill and dexterity of artificers, or the knowledge acquired by experience. [.] [.] Esau was a cunning ...
13903	cunningly	[.] CUNNINGLY, adv. Artfully; craftily; with subtilty; with fraudulent contrivance. [.] [.] We have not followed cunningly devised fables. 2 Peter 1.
13904	cunningman	[.] CUNNINGMAN, n. A man who pretends to tell fortunes, or teach how to recover stolen or lost goods.
13905	cunningness	[.] CUNNINGNESS, n. Cunning; craft; deceitfulness.
13906	cup	[.] CUP, n. [L., a little cup.] [.] 1. A small vessel of capacity, used commonly to drink out of. It is usually made of metal; as a silver cup; a tin cup. But the name is also given to vessels of like shape used for other purposes. It is usually more deep than wide; but ...
13907	cup-rose	[.] CUP-ROSE, n. The poppy.
13908	cupbearer	[.] CUPBEARER, n. An attendant of a prince or at a feast, who conveys wine or other liquors to the guests; an officer of the kings household. Nehemiah 1.
13909	cupboard	[.] CUPBOARD, n. [cup and board.] Originally, a board or shelf for cups to stand on. In modern houses, a small case or inclosure in a room with shelves destined to receive cups, plates, dishes and the like. [.] CUPBOARD, v.t. To collect into a cupboard; to hoard. [Not ...
13910	cupel	[.] CUPEL, n. [L., a little cup.] A small cup or vessel used in refining metals. It retains them while in a metallic state, but when changed by fire into a fluid scoria, it absorbs them. Thus when a mixture of lead with gold or silver is heated in a strong fire, the lead ...
13911	cupellation	[.] CUPELLATION, n. The refining of gold or silver by a cupel or by scorification.
13912	cupgall	[.] CUPGALL, n. A singular kind of gall found on the leaves of oak, &c. It contains the worm of a small fly.
13913	cupidity	[.] CUPIDITY, n. [L., to desire, to covet.] An eager desire to possess something; an ardent wishing or longing; inordinate or unlawful desire of wealth or power. It is not used, I believe, for the animal appetite, like lust or concupiscence, but for desire of the mind. [.] [.] No ...
13914	cupola	[.] CUPOLA, n. In architecture, a spherical vault on the top of an edifice; a dome, or the round top of a dome.
13915	cupolaid	[.] CUPOLAID, a. Having a cupola. [Not used.]
13916	cupper	[.] CUPPER, n. [from cup.] One who applies a cupping-glass; a scarifier.
13917	cupping	[.] CUPPING, ppr. Applying a cupping-glass, with scarification; a drawing blood with a cupping-glass.
13918	cupping-glass	[.] CUPPING-GLASS, n. A glass vessel like a cup, to be applied to the skin, before and after scarification, for drawing blood.
13919	cupreous	[.] CUPREOUS, a. [L., copper.] Coppery; consisting of copper; resembling copper, or partaking of its qualities.
13920	cupriferous	[.] CUPRIFEROUS, a. [L., copper; to bear.] Producing or affording copper; as cupriferous silver.
13921	cur	[.] CUR, n. A degenerate dog; and in reproach, a worthless man.
13922	curable	[.] CURABLE, a. [See Cure.] That may be healed or cured; admitting a remedy; as acurable wound or disease; a curable evil.
13923	curableness	[.] CURABLENESS, n. Possibility of being cured, healed or remedied.
13924	curacy	[.] CURACY, CURATESHIP, n. [See Cure and Curate.] [.] 1. The office or employment of a curate; the employment of a clergyman who represents the incumbent or beneficiary of a church, parson or vicar, and officiates in his stead. [.] 2. A benefice held by license from ...
13925	curate	[.] CURATE, n. [L., care. See Cure.] [.] 1. A clergyman in the church of England, who is employed to perform divine service in the place of the incumbent, parson or vicar. He must be licenced by the bishop or ordinary, and having no fixed estate in the curacy, he may ...
13926	curateship	[.] CURACY, CURATESHIP, n. [See Cure and Curate.] [.] 1. The office or employment of a curate; the employment of a clergyman who represents the incumbent or beneficiary of a church, parson or vicar, and officiates in his stead. [.] 2. A benefice held by license from ...
13927	curative	[.] CURATIVE, a. Relating to the cure of diseases; tending to cure.
13928	curator	[.] CURATOR, n. [L. See Cure.] [.] 1. One who hast he care and superintendence of any thing. [.] 2. A guardian appointed by law. [.] 3. Among the Romans, a trustee of the affairs and interests of a person emancipated or interdicted. Also, one appointed to regulate ...
13929	curb	[.] CURB, n. [.] 1. In the manege, a chain of iron made fast to the upper part of the branches of the bridle, in a hole called the eye, and running over the beard of the horse. It consists of three parts; the hook, fixed to the eye of the branch; the chain or links; ...
13930	curb-stone	[.] CURB-STONE, n. A stone placed at the edge of a pavement, to hold the work together. It is written sometimes kerb or kirb.
13931	curbed	[.] CURBED, pp. Restrained; checked; kept in subjection; furnished with a curb.
13932	curbing	[.] CURBING, ppr. Holding back; checking; restraining. [.] CURBING, n. A check.
13933	curd	[.] CURD, n. [See Crystal.] The coagulated or thickened part of milk, which is formed into cheese, or, in some countries, eaten as common food. The word may sometimes perhaps be used for the coagulated part of any liquor. [.] CURD, v.t. To cause to coagulate; to turn ...
13934	curdle	[.] CURDLE, v.i. [sometimes written crudle. See Curd.] [.] 1. To coagulate or concrete; to thicken, or change into curd. Milk curdles by a mixture of runnet. [.] 2. To thicken; to congeal; as, the blood curdles in the veins. [.] CURDLE, v.t. [.] [.] 1. To change ...
13935	curdled	[.] CURDLED, pp. Coagulated; congealed.
13936	curdling	[.] CURDLING, ppr. Concreting; coagulating.
13937	curdy	[.] CURDY, a. Like curd; full of curd; coagulated.
13938	cure	[.] CURE, n. [L., to cure, to take care, to prepare.] [.] 1. A healing; the act of healing; restoration to health from disease, and to soundness from a wound. We say, a medicine will effect a cure. [.] 2. Remedy for disease; restorative; that which heals. [.] [.] Colds, ...
13939	cured	[.] CURED, pp. Healed; restored to health or soundness; removed, as a disease; remedied; dried, smoked, or otherwise prepared for preservation.
13940	cureless	[.] CURELESS, a. That cannot be cured or healed; incurable; not admitting of a remedy; as a cureless disorder; a cureless ill.
13941	curer	[.] CURER, n. A healer; a physician; one who heals.
13942	curfew	[.] CURFEW, n. [.] 1. The ringing of a bell or bells at night, as a signal to the inhabitants to rake up their fires and retire to rest. This practice originated in England from an order of William the conqueror, who directed that at the ringing of the bell, at eight ...
13943	curiality	[.] CURIALITY, n. [L., a court.] The privileges, prerogatives, or retinue of a court. [Not used.]
13944	curing	[.] CURING, ppr. Healing; restoring to health or soundness; removing, as an evil; preparing for preservation.
13945	curing-house	[.] CURING-HOUSE, n. A building in which sugar is drained and dried.
13946	curiologic	[.] CURIOLOGIC, a. [Gr., propriety of speaking.] Designating a rude kind of hieroglyphics, in which a thing is represented by its picture.
13947	curiosity	[.] CURIOSITY, n. [L. See Curious.] [.] 1. A strong desire to see something novel, or to discover something unknown, either by research or inquiry; a desire to gratify the senses with a sight of what is new or unusual, or to gratify the mind with new discoveries; inquisitiveness. ...
13948	curioso	[.] CURIOSO, n. A curious person; a virtuoso.
13949	curious	[.] CURIOUS, a. [L., care. See Cure.] [.] 1. Strongly desirous to see what is novel, or to discover what is unknown; solicitous to see or to know; inquisitive. [.] [.] Be not curious in unnecessary matters, nor to pry into the concerns of your neighbors. [.] 2. Habitually ...
13950	curiously	[.] CURIOUSLY, adv. [.] 1. With nice inspection; inquisitively; attentively. [.] [.] I saw nothing at first, but observing it more curiously, the spots appeared. [.] 2. With nice care and art; exactly; neatly; elegantly. Psalm 139. [.] 3. In a singular manner; ...
13951	curiousness	[.] CURIOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. Fitness to excite curiosity; exactness of workmanship. [.] 2. Singularity of contrivance. [.] 3. Curiosity.
13952	curl	[.] CURL, v.t. [.] 1. To turn, bend or form into ringlets; to crisp; as the hair. [.] 2. To writhe; to twist; to coil; as a serpent. [.] 3. To dress with curls. [.] [.] The snaky locks that curled Megaera. [.] 4. To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple. [.] [.] Seas ...
13953	curled	[.] CURLED, pp. Turned or formed into ringlets; crisped; twisted; undulated.
13954	curlew	[.] CURLEW, n. [.] 1. An aquatic fowl of the genus Scolopax and the grallic order. It has a long bill; its color is diversified with ash and black; and the largest species spread more than three feet of wing. It frequents the sea shore in winter, and in summer, retires ...
13955	curliness	[.] CURLINESS, n. A state of being curly.
13956	curling	[.] CURLING, ppr. Bending; twisting; forming into ringlets.
13957	curling-irons	[.] CURLING-IRONS, CURLING-TONGS, n. An instrument for curling the hair.
13958	curling-tongs	[.] CURLING-IRONS, CURLING-TONGS, n. An instrument for curling the hair.
13959	curly	[.] CURLY, a. Having curls; tending to curl; full of ripples.
13960	curmudgeon	[.] CURMUDGEON, n. An avaricious churlish fellow; a miser; a niggard; a churl.
13961	curmudgeonly	[.] CURMUDGEONLY, a. Avaricious; covetous; niggardly; churlish.
13962	currant	[.] CURRANT, n. [from Corinth.] [.] 1. The fruit of a well known shrub belonging to the genus Ribes, of which Grossularia is now considered a species; the grossberry or gooseberry and the currant falling under the same genus. Currants are of various species and varieties; ...
13963	currency	[.] CURRENCY, n. [See Current.] [.] 1. Literally, flowing, running or passing; a continued or uninterrupted course, like that of a stream; as the currency of time. [.] 2. A continued course in public opinion, belief or reception; a passing from person to person, or ...
13964	current	[.] CURRENT, a. [L., to flow or run.] [.] 1. Literally, flowing, running, passing. Hence, passing from person to person, or from hand to hand; circulating; as current opinions; current coin. Hence, common, general or fashionable; generally received; popular; as the current ...
13965	currently	[.] CURRENTLY, a. In constant motion; with continued progression. Hence, commonly; generally; popularly; with general reception; as, the story is currently reported and believed.
13966	currentness	[.] CURRENTNESS, n. [.] 1. Currency; circulation; general reception. [.] 2. Fluency; easiness of pronunciation. [Not much used.]
13967	curricle	[.] CURRICLE, n. [L., to run.] [.] 1. A chaise or carriage, with two wheels, drawn by two horses abreast. [.] 2. A chariot. [Not in use.] [.] 3. A course. [Not in use.]
13968	curried	[.] CURRIED, pp. [See Curry.] Dressed by currying; dressed as leather; cleaned; prepared.
13969	currier	[.] CURRIER, n. [L. See Curry.] A man who dresses and colors leather, after it is tanned.
13970	currish	[.] CURRISH, a. [See Cur.] Like a cur; having the qualities of a cur; brutal; malignant; snappish; snarling; churlish; intractable; quarrelsome.
13971	currishly	[.] CURRISHLY, adv. Like a cur; in a brutal manner.
13972	currishness	[.] CURRISHNESS, n. Moroseness; churlishness.
13973	curry	[.] CURRY, v.t. [L., to scrape; scrape, from cutting.] [.] 1. To dress leather, after it is tanned; to soak, pare or scrape, cleanse, beat and color tanned hides, and prepare them for use. [.] 2. To rub and clean with a comb; as, to curry a horse. [.] 3. To scratch ...
13974	curry-comb	[.] CURRY-COMB, n. [See Comb.] An iron instrument or comb, for rubbing and cleaning horses.
13975	currying	[.] CURRYING, ppr. Scraping and dressing; cleaning; scratching.
13976	curse	[.] CURSE, v.t. pret. and pp. cursed or curst. [.] 1. To utter a wish of evil against one; to imprecate evil upon; to call for mischief or injury to fall upon; to execrate. [.] [.] Thou shalt not curse the ruler of thy people. Exodus 22. [.] [.] Bless and curse not. ...
13977	cursed	[.] CURSED, pp. [.] [.] 1. Execrated; afflicted; vexed; tormented; blasted by a curse. [.] 2. Devoted to destruction. [.] [.] Thou art cursed from the earth. Genesis 4. [.] 3. a. Deserving a curse; execrable; hateful; detestable; abominable. [.] 4. a. Vexatious; ...
13978	cursedly	[.] CURSEDLY, adv. In a cursed manner; enormously; miserably; in a manner to be cursed or detested. [A low word.]
13979	cursedness	[.] CURSEDNESS, n. The state of being under a curse, or of being doomed to execration or to evil.
13980	curser	[.] CURSER, n. One who curses, or utters a curse.
13981	curship	[.] CURSHIP, n. [See Cur.] Dogship; meanness; ill-nature.
13982	cursing	[.] CURSING, ppr. Execrating; imprecating evil on; denouncing evil; dooming to evil, misery, or vexation. [.] CURSING, n. Execration; the uttering of a curse; a dooming to vexation or misery.
13983	cursitor	[.] CURSITOR, n. [L., to run.] In England, a clerk in the court of chancery, whose business is to make out original writs. In the statute 18 Edward III, the cursitors are called clerks of course. They are twenty four in number, and are a corporation among themselves. To ...
13984	cursive	[.] CURSIVE, a. [See Course and Current.] Running; flowing. Cursive hand is a running hand.
13985	cursorary	[.] CURSORARY, a. Cursory; hasty. [Not in use.]
13986	cursorily	[.] CURSORILY, a. [See Cursory.[ In a running or hasty manner; slightly; hastily; without attention; as, I read the paper cursorily.
13987	cursoriness	[.] CURSORINESS, n. Slight view or attention.
13988	cursory	[.] CURSORY, a. [L. See Course.] [.] 1. Running; hasty; slight; superficial; careless; not with close attention; as a cursory reading; a cursory view. [.] 2. Running about; not stationary.
13989	curst	[.] CURST, pp. of curse. [See Cursed.] [.] CURST, a. Hateful; detestable; froward; tormenting; vexatious; peevish; malignant; mischievous; malicious; snarling; a word however which can be hardly said to have a definite signification. It is applied to any thing vexatious. ...
13990	curstness	[.] CURSTNESS, n. Peevishness; malignity; frowardness; crabbedness; surliness.
13991	curt	[.] CURT, a. [L.] Short. [Rarely used, and not elegant.]
13992	curtail	[.] CURTAIL, v.t. [L., to cut; edge.] To shorten; to cut off the end or a part; as, to curtail words. Hence in a more general sense, to shorten in any manner; to abridge; to diminish; as, to curtail our privileges. It is followed by of before the thing shortened. His name ...
13993	curtail-dog	[.] CURTAIL-DOG, n. A dog whose tail is cut off, according to the forest laws, and therefore hindered from coursing.
13994	curtailed	[.] CURTAILED, pp. Cut short or shorter; abridged.
13995	curtailing	[.] CURTAILING, ppr. Cutting short or shorter; abridging.
13996	curtain	[.] CURTAIN, n. [Low L., in fortification. This word may be from the root of court, and from the sense of separating.] [.] 1. A cloth hanging round a bed, or at a window, which may be contracted, spread or drawn aside at pleasure; intended for ornament, or for use. Also, ...
13997	curtain-lecture	[.] CURTAIN-LECTURE, n. Reproof given in bed by a wife to her husband.
13998	curtal	[.] CURTAL, n. A horse with a docked tail. [.] CURTAL, a. Short; abridged; brief.
13999	curtate	[.] CURTATE, a. [L., to shorten.] The curtate distance, in astronomy, is the distance of a planet from the sun to that point, where a perpendicular let fall from the planet meets with the ecliptic. Or the interval between the sun or earth, and that point where a perpendicular, ...
14000	curtation	[.] CURTATION, n. [See Curtate.] The interval between a planets distance from the sun and the curtate distance.
14001	curtilage	[.] CURTILAGE, n. In law, a yard, garden, inclosure or field near and belonging to a messuage. [This is probably from court or the same radix.]
14002	curtly	[.] CURTLY, adv. Briefly. [Not in use.]
14003	curule	[.] CURULE, a. [L., a chariot.] Belonging to a chariot. The curule chair or seat, among the Romans, was a stool without a back, covered with leather, and so made as to be folded. It was conveyed in a chariot, and used by public officers.
14004	curvated	[.] CURVATED, a. [See Curve.] Curved; bent in a regular form.
14005	curvature	[.] CURVATURE, n. [L. See Curve.] A bending in a regular form; crookedness, or the manner of bending; flexure by which a curve is formed.
14006	curve	[.] CURVE, a. [L., bent, crooked; to bend, turn or wind.] Bending; crooked; inflected in a regular form, and forming part of a circle; as a curve line, which may be cut by a right line in more points than one. A curve line is that which is neither a straight line, nor ...
14007	curved	[.] CURVED, pp. Bent; regularly inflected.
14008	curvet	[.] CURVET, n. [.] 1. In the manege, a particular leap of a horse, when he raises both his fore legs at one, equally advanced, and as his fore legs are falling, he raises his hind legs, so that all his lets are raised at once. [.] 2. A prank; a frolic. [.] CURVET, ...
14009	curvilineal	[.] CURVILINEAR, CURVILINEAL, a. [L., bent and a line.] Having a curve line; consisting of curve lines; bounded by curve lines; as a curvilinear figure.
14010	curvilinear	[.] CURVILINEAR, CURVILINEAL, a. [L., bent and a line.] Having a curve line; consisting of curve lines; bounded by curve lines; as a curvilinear figure.
14011	curvilinearity	[.] CURVILINEARITY, n. The state of being curvilinear, or of consisting in curve lines.
14012	curving	[.] CURVING, ppr. Bending in a regular form; crooked.
14013	curvity	[.] CURVITY, n. [L.] A bending in a regular form; crookedness.
14014	cushat	[.] CUSHAT, n. The ring-dove or wood-pigeon.
14015	cushion	[.] CUSHION, n. [.] 1. A pillow for a seat; a soft pad to be placed on a chair; a bag, stuffed with wool, hair or other soft material. [.] 2. A bag of leather filled with sand, used by engravers to support the plate. [.] 3. In gilding, a stuffing of fine tow or wool, ...
14016	cushioned	[.] CUSHIONED, a. Seated on a cushion; supported by cushions.
14017	cushionet	[.] CUSHIONET, n. A little cushion.
14018	cuskin	[.] CUSKIN, n. A kind of ivory cup. [Not in use.]
14019	cusp	[.] CUSP, n. [L., a point.] The point or horn of the moon or other luminary.
14020	cuspated	[.] CUSPATED, a. [L., a point.] Pointed; ending in a point.
14021	cuspidal	[.] CUSPIDAL, a. Ending in a point.
14022	cuspidate	[.] CUSPIDATE, CUSPIDATED,a. [L., a point.] Having a sharp end, like the point of a spear; terminating in a bristly point; as a cuspidate leaf.
14023	cuspidated	[.] CUSPIDATE, CUSPIDATED,a. [L., a point.] Having a sharp end, like the point of a spear; terminating in a bristly point; as a cuspidate leaf.
14024	custard	[.] CUSTARD, n. A composition of milk and eggs, sweetened and baked or boiled, forming an agreeable kind of food.
14025	custard-apple	[.] CUSTARD-APPLE, n. A plant, a species of Annona, growing in the West Indies, whose fruit is of the size of a tennis ball, of an orange color, containing a yellowish pulp, of the consistence of custard.
14026	custodial	[.] CUSTODIAL, a. [from custody.] Relating to custody or guardianship.
14027	custody	[.] CUSTODY, n. [L., a watchman, a keeper. See Chaste.] [.] 1. A keeping; a guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation or security. [.] [.] Under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle. Numbers 3. [.] [.] The ...
14028	custom	[.] CUSTOM, n. [L.] [.] 1. Frequent or common use, or practice; a frequent repetition o the same act; hence, way; established manner; habitual practice. [.] [.] The prists custom with the people was--- 1 Samuel 2. [.] [.] We have no such custom. 1 Corinthians 11. [.] [.] The ...
14029	custom-house	[.] CUSTOM-HOUSE, n. The house where vessel enter and clear, and where the customs are paid or secured to be paid.
14030	customable	[.] CUSTOMABLE, a. [.] 1. Common; habitual; frequent. [.] 2. Subject to the payment of the duties called customs.
14031	customableness	[.] CUSTOMABLENESS, n. Frequency; conformity to custom. [Little used.]
14032	customably	[.] CUSTOMABLY, adv. According to custom; in a customary manner.
14033	customarily	[.] CUSTOMARILY, adv. [See Customary.] Habitually; commonly.
14034	customariness	[.] CUSTOMARINESS, n. Frequency; commonness; habitual use or practice.
14035	customary	[.] CUSTOMARY, a. [.] 1. According to custom, or to established or common usage; as a customary dress; customary compliments. [.] 2. Habitual; in common practice; as customary vices. [.] 3. Holding by custom; as customary tenants, who are copyholders. [.] 4. Held ...
14036	customed	[.] CUSTOMED, a. [.] 1. Usual; common; to which we are accustomed. [See Accustomed.] [.] 2. Furnished with customers.
14037	customer	[.] CUSTOMER, n. [.] 1. One who frequents any place of sale for the sake of purchasing goods; one who purchases goods or wares. [.] 2. One who frequents or visits any place for procuring what he wants. We say, a mill has many customers. Hence a person who receives supplies ...
14038	custos	[.] CUSTOS, n. [L.] A keeper; as custos brevium, the principal clerk of the common pleas; custos rotulorum, keeper of the rolls and records of the sessions of the peace.
14039	custrel	[.] CUSTREL, n. A buckler-bearer. Also, a vessel for holding wine. [Not in use.]
14040	cut	[.] CUT, v.t. pret. and prep. cut. [L., to thrust, to drive, to strike.] [.] 1. To separate the parts of any body by an edged instrument, either by striking, as with an ax, or by sawing or rubbing; to make a gash, incision or notch, which separates the external part of ...
14041	cut-throat	[.] CUT-THROAT, n. A murderer; an assassin; a ruffian. [.] CUT-THROAT, a. Murderous; cruel; barbarous.
14042	cut-water	[.] CUT-WATER, n. The fore part of a ships prow, or knee of the head, which cuts the water. Also, a water-fowl, a species of gull; or rather, the Rynchops, or razorbill.
14043	cut-work	[.] CUT-WORK, n. Embroidery. [Not in use.]
14044	cutaneous	[.] CUTANEOUS, a. [See Cuticle.] Belonging to the skin, or cutis; existing on, or affecting the skin; as a cutaneous disease; cutaneous eruption.
14045	cuth	[.] CUTH, in Saxon, signifies known, or famous. Hence, Cuthwin, a famous conqueror; Cuthred, a famous or knowing counselor; Cuthbert, known bright, or famous for skill.
14046	cuticle	[.] CUTICLE, n. [L., skin, the same as hide, which see.] [.] 1. The scarf-skin; the thin exterior coat of the skin, which rises in a blister; a thin pellucid membrane covering the true skin. [.] 2. The thin external covering of the bark of a plant. [.] 3. A thin skin ...
14047	cuticular	[.] CUTICULAR, a. Pertaining to the cuticle or external coat of the skin.
14048	cutlas	[.] CUTLAS, n. [L., to cut.] A broad curving sword; a hanger; used by soldiers int he cavalry, by seamen, &c.
14049	cutler	[.] CUTLER, n. [L., a knife.] One whose occupation is to make knives and other cutting instruments.
14050	cutlery	[.] CUTLERY, n. The business of making knives; or more generally, knives and other edged instruments in general.
14051	cutlet	[.] CUTLET, n. A small piece of meat for cooking; as a veal cutlet.
14052	cutpurse	[.] CUTPURSE, n. [cut and purse.] One who cuts purses for stealing them or their contents; a practice said to have been common when men wore purses at their girdles. One who steals from the person; a thief; a robber.
14053	cutter	[.] CUTTER, n. [.] 1. One who cuts or hews. [.] 2. An instrument that cuts; as a straw-cutter. [.] 3. A fore tooth, that cuts meat, as distinguished from a grinder. [.] 4. A small boat used by ships of war. Also, a vessel with one mast and a straight running bowsprit, ...
14054	cutting	[.] CUTTING, ppr. [See Cut.] [.] 1. Dividing by an edged instrument; cleaving by the stroke or motion of an edged instrument, as by a knife, ax, or saw; hewing; carving; intersecting; piercing. [.] 2. a. Piercing the heart; wounding the feelings; deeply affecting with ...
14055	cuttle	[.] CUTTLE, CUTTLE-FISH, n. [.] 1. A genus of mollusca, called Sepia. They have small arms, with serrated cups, by which they lay fast hold of any thing. They have also two tentacula longer than the arms; the mouth is int he center of the arms, and is horny, and hooked ...
14056	cuttle-fish	[.] CUTTLE, CUTTLE-FISH, n. [.] 1. A genus of mollusca, called Sepia. They have small arms, with serrated cups, by which they lay fast hold of any thing. They have also two tentacula longer than the arms; the mouth is int he center of the arms, and is horny, and hooked ...
14057	cyanite	[.] CYANITE, n. [Gr. Sky-colored.] A mineral of a berlin blue color, passing into gray and green; called by Hauy, disthene.
14058	cyanogen	[.] CYANOGEN, n. [Gr., blue, and to beget.] Carbureted azote, or carburet of nitrogen, the compound base of Prussic acid; otherwise called Prussine.
14059	cyathiform	[.] CYATHIFORM, a. [L., a cup; Gr.] In the form of a cup, or drinking glass, a little widened at the top.
14060	cyclades	[.] CYCLADES, n. plu. [Gr., a circle.] A number of isles arranged round the isle of delos, in the Grecian Sea, in the form of a circle.
14061	cycle	[.] CYCLE, n. [Gr. L., an orb or circle.] [.] 1. In chronology, a period or series of numbers, which regularly proceed from first to last, and then return to the first, in a perpetual circle. Hence, [.] 2. The cycle of the moon, or golden number, or Metonic cycle, ...
14062	cyclograph	[.] CYCLOGRAPH, n. [circle, and to describe.] An instrument for describing the arcs of circles.
14063	cycloid	[.] CYCLOID, n. A geometrical curve on which depends the doctrine of pendulums; a figure made by the upper end of the diameter of a circle, turning about a right line. The genesis of a cycloid may be conceived by imagining a nail in the circumference of a wheel; the line ...
14064	cycloidal	[.] CYCLOIDAL, a. Pertaining or relating to a cycloid; as, the cycloidal space is the space contained between the cycloid and its substance. Or the space contained between the curve or crooked line and the subtense of the figure.
14065	cyclolite	[.] CYCLOLITE, n. A name given to Madrepores.
14066	cyclometry	[.] CYCLOMETRY, n. [Gr., circle, to measure.] The art of measuring cycles or circles.
14067	cyclopean	[.] CYCLOPEAN, a. [from Cyclops.] Pertaining to the Cyclops; vast; terrific.
14068	cyclopedia	[.] CYCLOPEDIA, CYCOPEDE, n. [Gr., circle, discipline, erudition.] The circle or compass of the arts and sciences; circle of human knowledge. Hence, the book or books that contain treatises on every branch of the arts and sciences, arranged under proper heads, in alphabetical ...
14069	cyclopic	[.] CYCLOPIC, a. Pertaining to the Cyclops; gigantic; savage.
14070	cyclops	[.] CYCLOPS, n. [Gr., a circle, an eye.] In fabulous history, certain giants, the sons of Neptune and Amshitrite, who had but one circular eye in the midst of the forehead. They inhabited Sicily, and assisted Vulcan in making thunderbolts for Jupiter.
14071	cycopede	[.] CYCLOPEDIA, CYCOPEDE, n. [Gr., circle, discipline, erudition.] The circle or compass of the arts and sciences; circle of human knowledge. Hence, the book or books that contain treatises on every branch of the arts and sciences, arranged under proper heads, in alphabetical ...
14072	cyder	[.] CYDER. [See Cider.]
14073	cygnet	[.] CYGNET, n. [L., a swan; Gr.] A young swan.
14074	cylinder	[.] CYLINDER, n. [Gr. To roll; L.] In geometry, a solid body supposed to be generated by the rotation of a parallelogram round one of its sides; or a long circular body of uniform diameter, and its extremities forming equal parallel circles.
14075	cylindraceous	[.] CYLINDRACEOUS, a. Cylindrical. [Little used.]
14076	cylindric	[.] CYLINDRIC, CYLINDRICAL, a. Having the form of a cylinder; or partaking of its properties.
14077	cylindrical	[.] CYLINDRIC, CYLINDRICAL, a. Having the form of a cylinder; or partaking of its properties.
14078	cylindriform	[.] CYLINDRIFORM, a. [cylinder and form.] Having the form of a cylinder.
14079	cylindroid	[.] CYLINDROID, n. [cylinder and form.] A solid body, approaching to the figure of a cylinder, but differing in some respects, as having the bases elliptical, but parallel and equal.
14080	cyma	[.] CYMATIUM, CYMA, n. [L., Gr., a little wave.] In architecture, a member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is waving, that is, concave at the top and convex at bottom.
14081	cymar	[.] CYMAR, n. A slight covering; a scarf; properly, simar.
14082	cymatium	[.] CYMATIUM, CYMA, n. [L., Gr., a little wave.] In architecture, a member or molding of the cornice, the profile of which is waving, that is, concave at the top and convex at bottom.
14083	cymbal	[.] CYMBAL, n. [L., Gr.] [.] 1. A musical instrument used by the ancients, hollow and made of brass, somewhat like a kettle-drum; but the precise form is not ascertained. [.] 2. A mean instrument used by gypsies and vagrants, made of a steel wire, in a triangular form, ...
14084	cymbiform	[.] CYMBIFORM, a. [L., a boat, form.] Shaped like a boat.
14085	cyme	[.] CYME, CYMA, n. [Gr., fetus, to swell.] Literally, a sprout, particularly of the cabbage. Technically, an aggregate flower composed of several florets sitting on a receptacle, producing all the primary peduncles from the same point, but having the partial peduncles scattered ...
14086	cymling	[.] CYMLING, n. A squash.
14087	cymophane	[.] CYMOPHANE, n. [Gr., a wave, to appear.] A mineral, called also chrysoberyl. Its color is green of different shades; its fracture conchyoidal or undulated, and in hardness it ranks next to the sapphire.
14088	cymophanous	[.] CYMOPHANOUS, a. Having a wavy floating light; opalescent; chatoyant.
14089	cymose	[.] CYMOSE, CYMOUS, a. Containing a cyme; in the form of a cyme.
14090	cymous	[.] CYMOSE, CYMOUS, a. Containing a cyme; in the form of a cyme.
14091	cynanche	...
14092	cynanthropy	[.] CYNANTHROPY, n. [Gr., a dog, man.] A kind of madness in which men have the qualities of dogs.
14093	cynarctomachy	[.] CYNARCTOMACHY, n. [Gr., a dog, a bear, a fight.] Bear-baiting with a dog. [A barbarous word.]
14094	cynic	[.] CYNIC, CYNICAL, a. [Gr., canine, a dog.] Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious; surly; currish; austere. [.] Cynic spasm, a kind of convulsion, in which the patient imitates the howling of dogs.
14095	cynical	[.] CYNIC, CYNICAL, a. [Gr., canine, a dog.] Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious; surly; currish; austere. [.] Cynic spasm, a kind of convulsion, in which the patient imitates the howling of dogs.
14096	cynically	[.] CYNICALLY, adv. In a snarling, captious or morose manner.
14097	cynicalness	[.] CYNICALNESS, n. Moroseness; contempt of riches and amusements.
14098	cynics	[.] CYNICS, n. In ancient history, a sect of philosophers, who valued themselves on their contempt of riches, of arts, sciences and amusements. They are said to owe their origin to Antisthenes of Athens.
14099	cynosure	[.] CYNOSURE, n. [Gr., the tail of the dog, ursa minor, the little bear.] The constellation near the north pole, consisting of seven stars, four of which are disposed like the four wheels of a chariot, and three lengthwise, like the beam; hence called the chariot or Charless ...
14100	cyon	[.] CYON.[See Cion.]
14101	cypher	[.] CYPHER. [See Cipher.]
14102	cypress	[.] CYPRESS, n. [L., Gr.] [.] 1. A genus of plants or trees. The most remarkable are the sempervirens or common cypress, the evergreen American cypress or white cedar, and the disticha or deciduous American cypress. The wood of these trees is remarkable for its durability. ...
14103	cyprin	[.] CYPRIN, a. Pertaining to the fish of the genus Cyprinus.
14104	cyprus	[.] CYPRUS, n. A thin transparent black stuff.
14105	cyriologic	[.] CYRIOLOGIC, a. [Gr., a chief, discourse.] Relating or pertaining to capital letters.
14106	cyst	[.] CYST, n. [Gr., a bladder.] A bag or tunic which includes morbid matter in animal bodies.
14107	cystic	[.] CYSTIC, a. Pertaining to a cyst, or contained in a cyst. The cystic duct is the membranous canal that conveys the bile from the hepatic duct into the gall bladder. The cystic artery is a branch of the hepatic. [.] Cystic oxyd, a name given to a peculiar substance, ...
14108	cystocele	[.] CYS'TOCELE, n. [Gr., a bladder or a tumor.] A hernia or rupture formed by the protrusion of the urinary bladder.
14109	cystotomy	[.] CYSTOT'OMY, n. [Gr., a bladder or to cut.] The act or practice of opening encysted tumors, for the discharge of morbid matter.
14110	cytisus	[.] CYT'ISUS, n. A shrub or tree. Also, a genus of trees; tree-trefoil.
14111	czar	[.] CZ'AR, n. A king; a chief; a title of the emperor of Russia; pronounced tzar, and so written by good authors.
14112	czarina	[.] CZARINA, n. A title of the empress of Russia.
14113	czarish	[.] CZ'ARISH, a. Pertaining to the czar of Russia.
14114	dab	[.] DAB, v.t. [.] 1. To strike gently with the hand; to slap; to box. [.] 2. To strike gently with some soft or moist substance; as, to dab a sore with lint. [.] DAB, n. [.] 1. A gentle blow with the hand. [.] 2. A small lump or mass of any thing soft or ...
14115	dabble	[.] DAB'BLE, v.t. [Heb. tabal, or from the root of dip. See dip.] Literally, to dip a little or often; hence, to wet; to moisten; to spatter; to wet by little dips or strokes; to sprinkle. [.] DAB'BLE, v.i. [.] 1. To play in water; to dip the hands, throw water ...
14116	dabbler	[.] DAB'BLER, n. [.] 1. One who plays in water or mud. [.] 2. One who dips slightly into any thing; one who meddles, without going to the bottom; a superficial meddler; as a dabbler in politics.
14117	dabbling	[.] DAB'BLING, ppr. Dipping superficially or often; playing in water, or in mud; meddling.
14118	dabchick	[.] DAB'CHICK, n. [dab or dip and chick.] A small water-fowl.
14119	dabster	[.] DABSTER, n. One who is skilled; one who is expert; a master of his business.
14120	dace	[.] DACE, n. A fish, the Cyprinus leuciscus; a small river fish, resembling the roach.
14121	dactyl	[.] DACTYL, n. [Gr. A finger; L. probably a shoot.] A poetical foot consisting of three syllables, the first long, and the others short, like the joints of a finger; as, tegmine, carmine.
14122	dactylar	[.] DACTYLAR, a. Pertaining to a dactyl; reducing from three to two syllables.
14123	dactylet	[.] DACTYLET, n. A dactyl.
14124	dactylic	[.] DAC'TYLIC, a. Pertaining to or consisting of dactyls; as dactylic verses; a dactylic flute, a flute consisting of unequal intervals.
14125	dactylist	[.] DAC'TYLIST, n. One who writes flowing verse.
14126	dactylology	[.] DACTYLOL'OGY, n. The act or the art of communicating ideas or thoughts by the fingers. Deaf and dumb persons acquire a wonderful dexterity in this art.
14127	dad	[.] DAD
14128	daddle	[.] DAD'DLE, v.i. To walk with tottering, like a child or an old man.
14129	daddy	[.] DADDY, n. Father; a word used by infants, from whom it is taken. The first articulations of infants or young children are dental of labial; dental, in tad, dad, and labial, in mamma, papa. [.]
14130	dade	[.] DADE, v.t. To hold up by leading strings.
14131	dado	[.] D'ADO, n. The plain part of a column between the base and the cornice; the die; a cubical base of a column.
14132	daedal	[.] DAE'DAL, a. [Gr., an ingenious artist.] [.] 1. Various; variegated. [.] 2. Skilful.
14133	daedalian	[.] DAEDALIAN, [See Dedalian]
14134	daff	[.] DAFF, or DAFFE, A stupid blockish fellow. [.] DAFF, v.t. To daunt. [.] DAFF, v.t. To toss aside; to put off. [.]
14135	daffodil	[.] DAF'FODIL, n. A plant of the genus Narcissus, of several species. These have a bulbous root, and beautiful flowers of various colors, white, yellow and purple.
14136	dag	[.] DAG, n. A dagger; a hand-gun; a pistol. [.] DAG, n. Dew. [.] DAG, n. [.] 1. a loose end, as of locks of wool; called also dag-locks. [.] 2. A leather latchet. [.] DAG, v.t. [.] 1. To daggle. [.] 2. To cut into slips. [.]
14137	dagger	[.] DAG'GER, n. [.] 1. A short sword; a poniard. [.] 2. In fencing schools, a blunt blade of iron with a basket hilt, used for defense. [.] 3. With printers, and obelisk, or obelus, a mark of reference in the form of a dagger.
14138	daggers-drawing	[.] DAG'GERS-DRAWING, n. The act of drawing daggers; approach to open attack or to violence; a quarrel.
14139	daggle	[.] DAG'GLE, v.t. To trail in mud or wet grass; to befoul; to dirty, as the lower end of a garment. [.] DAG'GLE, v.i. To run through mud and water.
14140	daggle-tail	[.] DAG'GLE-TAIL, a. Having the lower ends of garments defiled with mud.
14141	daggled	[.] DAG'GLED, pp. Dipped or trailed in mud or foul water; befouled.
14142	daggling	[.] DAG'GLING, ppr. Drawing along in mud or foul water.
14143	daily	[.] DA'ILY, a. Happening or being every day; done day by day; bestowed or enjoyed every day; as daily labor; a daily allowance. [.] [.] Give us this day our daily bread. [Lord's Prayer] [.] DA'ILY, adv. Every day; day by day; as, a thing happen daily.
14144	daintily	[.] DA'INTILY, adv. [.] 1. Nicely; elegantly; as a hat daintily made. [.] 2. Nicely; fastidiously; with nice regard to what is well tasted; as, to eat daintily. [.] 3. Deliciously; as, to fare daintily. [.] 4. Ceremoniously; scrupulously.
14145	daintiness	[.] DA'INTINESS, n. [.] 1. Delicacy; softness; elegance; nicety; as the daintiness of the limbs. [.] 2. Delicacy; deliciousness; applied to food; as the daintiness of provisions. [.] 3. Nicety in taste; squeamishness; fastidiousness; as the daintiness of the taste. [.] 4. ...
14146	dainty	[.] DA'INTY, a. [.] 1. Nice; pleasing to the palate; of exquisite taste; delicious; as dainty food. [.] 2. Delicate; of acute sensibility; nice in selecting what is tender and good; squeamish; soft; luxurious; as a dainty taste or palate; a dainty people. [.] 3. ...
14147	dairy	[.] DA'IRY, n. [.] 1. Milk, and all that concerns it, on a farm; or the business of managing milk, and of making butter and cheese. The whole establishment respecting milk, in a family, or on a farm. [.] 2. The place, room or house, where milk is set for cream, ...
14148	dairyhouse	[.] DA'IRYHOUSE, or DAIRYROOM, n. A house or room appropriated to the management of milk.
14149	dairymaid	[.] DA'IRYMAID, n. A female servant whose business is to manage milk.
14150	daisied	[.] DA'ISIED, a. Full of daisies; adorned with daisies.
14151	daisy	[.] DA'ISY, n. A plant of the genus Bellis, of several varieties. The blue daisy belongs to the genus Globularia, as does the globe daisy; the greater or ox-eye daisy belongs to the genus Chrysanthemum; and the middle daisy, to the Doronicum.
14152	daker-hen	[.] DA'KER-HEN, n. A fowl of the gallinaceous kind, somewhat like a patridge or quail. The corn-crake or land-rail, a bird of the grallic order of Linne.
14153	dakir	[.] DA'KIR, n. In English statutes, ten hides, or the twentieth part of a last of hides.
14154	dale	[.] DALE, n. A low place between hills; a vale or valley.
14155	dalliance	[.] DAL'LIANCE, n. [.] 1. Literally, delay; a lingering; appropriately, acts of fondness; interchange of caresses; toying, as males and females; as youthful dalliance. [.] 2. Conjugal embraces; commerce of the sexes. [.] 3. Delay.
14156	dallier	[.] DAL'LIER, n. One who fondles; a trifler; as a dallier with pleasant words.
14157	dalling	[.] DAL'LING, ppr. Delaying; procrastinating; trifling; wasting time in idle amusement; toying; fondling.
14158	dally	[.] DAL'LY, v.i. [.] 1. Literally, to delay; to linger; to wait. Hence. [.] 2. To trifle; to lose time in idleness and trifles; to amuse one's self with idle play. [.] [.] It is madness to dally any longer. Calamy. [.] 3. To toy and wanton, as man and woman; ...
14159	dam	[.] DAM, n. [.] 1. A female parent; used of beasts, particularly of quadrupeds. [.] 2. A human mother, in contempt. [.] 3. A crowned man in the game of draughts. [.] DAM, n. A mole, bank or mound of earth, or any wall, or a frame of wood, raised to obstruct ...
14160	damage	[.] DAM'AGE, n.[This word seems to be allied to the Greek, a fine or mulet.] [.] 1. Any hurt, injury or harm to one's estate; any loss of property sustained; any hinderance to the increase of property; or any obstruction to the success of an enterprise. A man suffers ...
14161	damage-feasant	[.] DAMAGE-FEASANT, a. Doing injury; trespassing, as cattle.
14162	damageable	[.] DAM'AGEABLE, a. [.] 1. That may be injured or impaired; susceptible of damage; as damageable goods. [.] 2. Hurtful; pernicious.
14163	damaged	[.] DAM'AGED, pp. Hurt; impaired; injured.
14164	damaging	[.] DAM'AGING, ppr. Injuring; impairing.
14165	damascene	[.] DAM'ASCENE, n. [.] 1. A particular kind of plum, now pronounced damson, which see. [.] 2. It may be locally applied to other species of plums.
14166	damask	[.] DAM'ASK, n. [.] 1. A silk stuff, having some parts raised above the ground, representing flowers and other figures; originally from Damascus. [.] 2. A kind of wrought linen, made in Flanders, in imitation of damask silks. [.] 3. Red color, from the damask-rose. [.] Damask-steel, ...
14167	damask-plum	[.] DAM'ASK-PLUM, n. A small black plum.
14168	damask-rose	[.] DAM'ASK-ROSE, n. A species of rose which is red, and another which is white. [.]
14169	damaskeened	[.] DAMASKEE'NED, pp. Carved into figures and inlaid with gold or silver wire. [.]
14170	damaskeening	[.] DAMASKEE'NING, ppr. Engraving and adorning with gold or silver wire inlaid. [.] DAMASKEE'NING, n. The act or art of beautifying iron or steel, by engraving and inlaying it with gold or silver wire. This art partakes of the mosaic, of engraving, and of carving. ...
14171	damasken	[.] DAM'ASKEN or DAM'ASKEEN, v.t. To make incisions in iron, steel, &c., and fill them with gold or silver wire, for ornament; used chiefly for adorning swordblades, guards, locks of pistols, &c.
14172	damaskin	[.] DAM'ASKIN, n. A saber, so called from the manufacture of Damascus.
14173	dame	[.] DAME, n. [Gr., to subdue] Literally, a mistress; hence, a lady; a title of honor to a woman. It is now generally applied to the mistress of a family in the common ranks of life; as is its compound, madam. In poetry, it is applied to a woman of rank, In short, it ...
14174	dames-violet	[.] DAME'S-VIOLET or DAME-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Hesperis; called also queen's gilliflower, or rocket. It is remarkable for its fragrant odor, and ladies are fond of having it in their apartments.
14175	damianists	[.] DA'MIANISTS, in church history, a sect who denied any distinction in the Godhead; believing in one single nature, yet calling God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
14176	damn	[.] DAMN, v.t. [.] 1. To sentence to eternal torments in a future state; to punish in hell. [.] 2. To condemn; to decide to be wrong or worthy of punishment; to censure; to reprobate. [.] [.] He that doubteth is damned if he eat. Rom xiv [.] 3. To condemn; to ...
14177	damnable	[.] DAM'NABLE, a. [.] 1. That may be damned or condemned; deserving damnation; worthy of eternal punishment. More generally, that which subjects or renders liable to damnation. [.] [.] As damnable heresies. 2 Peter ii. [.] [.] 2. In a low or ludicrous sense, odious, ...
14178	damnableness	[.] DAM'NABLENESS, n. The state or quality of deserving damnation.
14179	damnably	[.] DAM'NABLY, adv. [.] 1. In a manner to incur eternal punishment, or so as to exclude mercy. [.] 2. In a low sense, odiously; detestably; sometimes, excessively.
14180	damnation	[.] DAMNA'TION, n. [.] 1. Sentence or condemnation to everlasting punishment in the future state; or the state of eternal torments. [.] [.] How can ye escape the damnation of hell. Matt.
14181	damnatory	[.] DAM'NATORY, a. Containing a sentence of condemnation.
14182	damned	[.] DAM'NED, pp. [.] 1. Sentenced to everlasting punishment in a future state; condemned. [.] 2. a. Hateful; detestable; abominable; [.] A word chiefly used in profaneness by persons of vulgar manners.
14183	damnific	[.] DAMNIF'IC, a. Procuring loss; mischievous.
14184	damnified	[.] DAM'NIFIED, pp. Injured; endamaged.
14185	damnify	[.] DAM'NIFY, v.t. [.] 1. To cause loss or damage to; to hurt in estate or interest; to injure; to endamage; as, to damnify a man in his goods or estate. [.] 2. To hurt; to injure; to impair; applied to a person.
14186	damnifying	[.] DAM'NIFYING, ppr. Hurting; injuring; impairing.
14187	damning	[.] DAM'NING, ppr. [.] 1. Dooming to endless punishment; condemning. [.] 2. a. That condemns or exposes to damnation; as a damning sin.
14188	damningness	[.] DAM'NINGNESS, n. Tendency to bring damnation.
14189	damp	[.] DAMP, a. [.] 1. Moist; humid; being in a state between dry and wet; as a damp cloth; damp air; sometimes, foggy; as, the atmosphere is damp; but it may be damp without visible vapor. [.] 2. Dejected; sunk; depressed; chilled. [.] DAMP, n. [.] [.] 1. Moist ...
14190	damped	[.] DAMP'ED, pp. Chilled; depressed; abated; weakened; checked; discouraged.
14191	damper	[.] DAMP'ER, n. [.] 1. That which damps or checks; a valve or sliding plate in a furnace to stop or lessen the quantity of air admitted, and thus to regulate the heat or extinguish the fire. [.] 2. A part of a piano-forte, by which the sound is deadened.
14192	damping	[.] DAMP'ING, ppr. Chilling; deadening; dejecting; abating; checking; weakening.
14193	dampish	[.] DAMP'ISH, a. Moderately damp, or moist.
14194	dampishness	[.] DAMP'ISHNESS, n. A moderate degree of dampness, or moistness; slight humidity.
14195	dampness	[.] DAMP'NESS, n. Moisture; fogginess; moistness; moderate humidity; as the dampness of the air, of the ground, or of a cloth.
14196	damps	[.] DAMPS, n. [See Damp]
14197	dampy	[.] DAMP'Y, a. Dejected; gloomy.
14198	damsel	[.] DAM'SEL, n. A young woman. Formerly, a young man or woman of noble or genteel extraction; as Damsel Pepin; Damsel Richard, prince of Wales. It is now used only of young women, and is applied to any class of young unmarried women, unless to the most vulgar, and sometimes ...
14199	damson	[.] DAM'SON, n. The fruit of a variety of the Prunus domestica; a small black plum.
14200	dan	[.] DAN, n. A title of honor equivalent to master; used by Shakspeare, Prior, &c., but now obsolete.
14201	dance	[.] D'ANCE, v.i. [.] 1. Primarily, to leap or spring; hence, to leap or move with measured steps, regulated by a tune, sung or played on a musical instrument; to leap or step with graceful motions of the body, corresponding with the sound of the voice or an instrument. [.] [.] There ...
14202	dancer	[.] D'ANCER, n. One who practices dancing, or is skilful in the performance.
14203	dancing	[.] D'ANCING, ppr. Leaping and stepping to the sound of the voice or of an instrument; moving in measured steps; frisking about.
14204	dancing-master	[.] D'ANCING-MASTER, n. One who teaches the art of dancing.
14205	dancing-school	[.] D'ANCING-SCHOOL, n. A school in which the art of dancing is taught.
14206	dandelion	[.] DAN'DELION, n. A well known plant of the genus Leontodon, having a naked stalk, with one large flower.
14207	dandiprat	[.] DAN'DIPRAT, n. A fellow; an urchin; a word of fondness or contempt.
14208	dandled	[.] DAN'DLED, pp. Danced on the knee, or in the arms; fondled; amused by trifles or play.
14209	dandler	[.] DAN'DLER, n. One who dandles or fondles children.
14210	dandling	[.] DAN'DLING, ppr. Shaking and jolting on the knee; moving about in play or for amusement, as an infant.
14211	dandruff	[.] DANDRUFF, n. A scurf which forms on the head, and comes off in small scales or particles.
14212	dandy	[.] DAN'DY, n. In modern usage, a male of the human species, who dresses himself like a doll and who carries his character on his back.
14213	dandyism	[.] DAN'DYISM, n. The manners and dress of a dandy.
14214	dane	[.] DANE, n. A native of Denmark.
14215	danegelt	[.] DA'NEGELT, n. In England, an annual tax formerly laid on the English nation, for maintaining forces to oppose the Danes, or to furnish tribute to procure peace. It was at first one shilling, and afterwards two, for every hide of land, except such as belonged to the ...
14216	danewort	[.] DA'NEWORT, n. A plant of the genus Sambucus; a species of elder, called dwarf-elder or wall-wort.
14217	danger	[.] DANGER, n. Peril; risk; hazard; exposure to injury, loss, pain or other evil. [.] [.] Our craft is in danger to be set at nought. Acts DANGER, v.t. To put in ...
14218	dangerless	[.] DANGERLESS, a. Free from danger; without risk.
14219	dangerous	[.] DANGEROUS, a. [.] 1. Perilous; hazardous; exposing to loss; unsafe; full of risk; as a dangerous voyage; a dangerous experiment. [.] 2. Creating danger; causing risk of evil; as a dangerous man; a dangerous conspiracy.
14220	dangerousness	[.] DANGEROUSNESS, n. Danger; hazard; peril; a state of being exposed to evil; as the dangerousness of condition, of disease.
14221	dangle	[.] DAN'GLE, v.i. [.] 1. To hang loose, flowing, shaking or waving; to hang and swing. [.] [.] He'd rather on a gibbet dangle. Hudibras. [.] 2. To hang on any one; to be a humble, officious follower; with after or about; as, to dangle about a woman; to dangle after ...
14222	dangler	[.] DAN'GLER, n. One who dangles or hangs about.
14223	dangling	[.] DAN'GLING, ppr. Hanging loosely; busily or officiously adhering to.
14224	danish	[.] DA'NISH, n. The language of the Danes.
14225	dank	[.] DANK, a. Damp; moist; humid; wet. [.] DANK, n. Moisture; humidity.
14226	dankish	[.] DANK'ISH, a. Somewhat damp.
14227	dankishness	[.] DANK'ISHNESS, n. Dampness; humidity.
14228	daourite	[.] DA'OURITE, n. A mineral, called rubellite, resembling shorl, but differing from it in chimical characters. Its color is red of various shades.
14229	dap	[.] DAP, v.i. To drop or let fall into the water; a word used by anglers.
14230	daphnate	[.] DAPH'NATE, n. A compound of the bitter principle of the Daphne Alpina with a base.
14231	daphnin	[.] DAPH'NIN, n. The bitter principle of the Daphne Alpina, discovered by Vauquelin. It is obtained in small crystals, hard, transparent, of a grayish color and a bitter taste.
14232	dapifer	[.] DAP'IFER, n. One who brings meat to the table. Formerly, the title or office of the grand-master of a king's household. It still subsists in Germany.
14233	dapper	[.] DAP'PER, a. Active; nimble; brisk; or little and active; neat; tight; as a dapper fellow; a dapper spark.
14234	dapperling	[.] DAP'PERLING, n. A dwarf; a dandiprat.
14235	dapple	[.] DAP'PLE, a. Marked with spots; spotted; variegated with spots of different colors or shades of color, as a dapple-bay or dapple-gray; applied to a horse or other beast. It may sometimes express streaked, but this is not its true signification. [.] DAP'PLE, v.t. ...
14236	dappled	[.] DAP'PLED, pp. Spotted; variegated with spots of different colors or shades of color.
14237	dappling	[.] DAP'PLING, ppr. Variegating with spot.
14238	dar	[.] DAR or DART, n. A fish found in the Severn.
14239	dare	[.] DARE, v.i. pret. durst. To have courage to any purpose; to have strength of mind or hardihood to undertake anything; to be bold enough; not to be afraid; to venture; to be adventurous. [.] [.] I dare do all that may become a man. Shak. [.] [.] Dare any of you ...
14240	dared	[.] DA'RED, pp. Challenged; defied.
14241	dareful	[.] DA'REFUL, a. Full of defiance.
14242	darer	[.] DA'RER, n. One who dares or defies.
14243	daric	[.] DAR'IC, n. A gold coin of Darius the Mede, value about 556 cents.
14244	daring	[.] DA'RING, ppr. [.] 1. Having courage sufficient for a purpose; challenging; defying. [.] [.] 2. a. Bold; courageous; intrepid; fearless; adventurous; brave; stout. [.] [.] Grieve not, O daring prince, that noble heart.
14245	daringly	[.] DA'RINGLY, adv. Boldly; courageously; fearlessly; impudently. [.] [.] The principles of our holy religion are daringly
14246	daringness	[.] DA'RINGNESS, n. Boldness; courageousness; audaciousness.
14247	dark	[.] D'ARK, a. [.] 1. Destitute of light; obscure. A dark atmosphere is one which prevents vision. [.] 2. Wholly or partially black; having the quality opposite to white; as a dark color or substance. [.] 3. Gloomy; disheartening; having unfavorable prospects; ...
14248	dark-house	[.] D'ARK-HOUSE, n. An old word for a madhouse.
14249	dark-working	[.] D'ARK-WORKING, a. Working in darkness or in secrecy.
14250	darken	[.] D'ARKEN, v.i. To grow dark or darker; also, to grow less white or clear.
14251	darkened	[.] D'ARKENED, pp. Deprived of light; obscured; rendered dim; made black; made ignorant.
14252	darkening	[.] D'ARKENING, ppr. Depriving of light; obscuring; making black or less white or clear; clouding.
14253	darkish	[.] D'ARKISH, a. Dusky; somewhat dark.
14254	darkling	[.] D'ARKLING, a. Being in the dark, or without light; a poetical word.
14255	darkly	[.] D'ARKLY, adv. Obscurely; dimly; blindly; uncertainly; with imperfect light, clearness or knowledge. [.] [.] They learn only what tradition has darkly conveyed
14256	darkness	[.] D'ARKNESS, n. [.] 1. Absence of light. [.] [.] And darkness was on the face of the deep. Gen. i. [.] 2. Obscurity; want of clearness or perspicuity; that quality or state which renders any thing difficult to be understood; as the darkness of counsels. [.] 3. ...
14257	darksome	[.] D'ARKSOME, a. Dark; gloomy; obscure; as a darksome house; a darksome cloud.
14258	darling	[.] D'ARLING, a. Dearly beloved; favorite; regarded with great kindness and tenderness; as a darling child; a darling science. [.] D'ARLING, n. One much beloved; a favorite; as, that son was the darling of his father.
14259	darn	[.] D'ARN, v.t. To mend a rent or hole, by imitating the texture of the cloth or stuff with yarn or thread and a needle; to sew together with yarn or thread. It is used particularly of stockings. [.] D'ARN, n. A place mended by darning.
14260	darnel	[.] D'ARNEL, n. A plant of the genus Lolium, a kind of grass; the most remarkable species are the red darnel or rye-grass, and the white darnel.
14261	darner	[.] D'ARNER, n. One who mends by darning.
14262	darning	[.] D'ARNING, ppr. Mending in imitation of the original texture; sewing together; as a torn stocking, or cloth. [.] D'ARNING, n. The act of mending, as a hole in a garment.
14263	darrain	[.] DAR'RAIN, v.t. To prepare, or to order; or to try; to endeavor; to prove; to apply to the contest. [.] [.] But for thou art a worthy gentil knight, and [.] wilnest to darraine hire by bataille.
14264	dart	[.] D'ART, n. [Gr., a spear or lance.] [.] 1. A pointed missile weapon to be thrown by the hand; a short lance. [.] 2. Any missile weapon; that which pierces and wounds. [.] [.] And from about her shot darts of desire. [.] D'ART, v.t. [.] 1. To throw a ...
14265	darted	[.] D'ARTED, pp. Thrown or hurled as a pointed instrument; sent with velocity.
14266	darter	[.] D'ARTER, n. One who throws a dart.
14267	darting	[.] D'ARTING, ppr. Throwing, as a dart; hurling darts; flying rapidly.
14268	dash	[.] DASH, v.t. [.] 1. To strike suddenly or violently, whether throwing or falling; as, to dash one stone against another. [.] [.] Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Matt.
14269	dashed	[.] DASH'ED, pp. Struck violently; driven against; bruised, broken or scattered by collision; besprinkled; mixed or adulterated; erased, blotted out; broken; cast down; confounded; abashed.
14270	dashing	[.] DASH'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Driving and striking against; striking suddenly or violently; breaking or scattering by collision; infusing; mixing; confounding; blotting out; rushing. [.] 2. a. Rushing; driving; blustering; as a dashing fellow. [.] 3. a. Precipitate; ...
14271	dastard	[.] DAS'TARD, n. A coward; a poltroon; one who meanly shrinks from danger. [.] DAS'TARD, a. Cowardly; meanly shrinking from danger. [.] [.] Curse on their dastard souls. Addison. [.] DAS'TARD, v.t. To make cowardly; to intimidate; to dispirit.
14272	dastardize	[.] DAS'TARDIZE, v.t. To make cowardly.
14273	dastardliness	[.] DAS'TARDLINESS, n. Cowardliness.
14274	dastardly	[.] DAS'TARDLY, Cowardly; meanly timid; base; sneaking.
14275	dastardness	[.] DAS'TARDNESS, n. Cowardliness; mean timorousness.
14276	dastardy	[.] DAS'TARDY, n. Cowardliness; base timidity.
14277	data	[.] DA'TA, n. plu. Things given, or admitted; quantities, principles or facts given, known, or admitted, by which to find things or results unknown.
14278	datary	[.] DA'TARY, n. [.] 1. An officer of the chancery of Rome, who affixes the datum Roma to the pope's bulls. [.] 2. The employment of a datary. [.]
14279	date	[.] DATE, n. [.] 1. That addition to a writing which specifies the year, month and day when it was given or executed. In letters, it notes the time when they are written or sent; in deeds, contracts, wills and other papers, it specifies the time of execution, and usually ...
14280	date-tree	[.] DA'TE-TREE, n. The tree that bears dates; the great palm-tree.
14281	dated	[.] DA'TED, pp. Having the time of writing or execution specified; having the time of happening noted. [.] DA'TELESS, a. Having no date; having no fixed term. [.] DA'TER, n. One that dates. [.] DA'TING, ...
14282	dateless	[.] DA'TELESS, a. Having no date; having no fixed term. [.] DA'TER, n. One that dates. [.] DA'TING, ppr. Expressing the time of writing or of executing a paper or instrument; noting the time of happening, or originating. [.] DA'TIVE, ...
14283	dater	[.] DA'TER, n. One that dates. [.] DA'TING, ppr. Expressing the time of writing or of executing a paper or instrument; noting the time of happening, or originating. [.] DA'TIVE, a. In grammar, the epithet of the case of ...
14284	dating	[.] DA'TING, ppr. Expressing the time of writing or of executing a paper or instrument; noting the time of happening, or originating. [.] DA'TIVE, a. In grammar, the epithet of the case of nouns, which usually follows verbs that express giving, ...
14285	dative	[.] DA'TIVE, a. In grammar, the epithet of the case of nouns, which usually follows verbs that express giving, or some act directed to am object. Thus, datur tibi, it is given to you; missum est illi, it was sent to him; fecit mihi, he made or did to or for me; loquebatur ...
14286	datolite	[.] DAT'OLITE or DATH'OLITE, n. The siliceous borate of lime, a mineral of two subspecies, the common and the botryoidal. The common is of a white color, of various shades, and greenish gray. It occurs in granular distinct concretions, and crystalized. The ...
14287	datum	[.] DA'TUM, n. Something given or admitted. [.] DATU'RA, n. A vegeto-alkali obtained from Datura stramonium. [.] DAUB, v.t.
14288	datura	[.] DATU'RA, n. A vegeto-alkali obtained from Datura stramonium. [.] DAUB, v.t.
14289	daub	[.] DAUB, v.t.
14290	daubed	[.] DAUB'ED, pp. Smeared with soft adhesive matter; plastered; painted coarsely; disguised; loaded with ill chosen finery. [.] DAUB'ER, n. One who daubs; a coarse painter; a low and gross flatterer. [.] [.] DAUB'ING, ppr. Plastering; ...
14291	dauber	[.] DAUB'ER, n. One who daubs; a coarse painter; a low and gross flatterer. [.] [.] DAUB'ING, ppr. Plastering; painting coarsely; disguising clumsily; decking ostentatiously; flattering grossly. [.] DAUB'ING, n. Plastering; coarse painting; ...
14292	daubing	[.] DAUB'ING, ppr. Plastering; painting coarsely; disguising clumsily; decking ostentatiously; flattering grossly. [.] DAUB'ING, n. Plastering; coarse painting; gross flattery. [.] DAUB'RY or DAUB'ERY, n, A daubing; ...
14293	daubry	[.] DAUB'RY or DAUB'ERY, n, A daubing; any thing artful. [.] DAUB'Y, a. Viscous; glutinous; slimy; adhesive. [.] DAUGHTER, n,
14294	dauby	[.] DAUB'Y, a. Viscous; glutinous; slimy; adhesive. [.] DAUGHTER, n,
14295	daughter	[.] DAUGHTER, n,
14296	daughterliness	[.] DAUGH'TERLINESS, n.
14297	daughterly	[.] DAUGH'TERLY, a. Becoming a daughter; dutiful. [.] D'AUNT, v.t. To repress or subdue courage; to intimidate; to dishearten; to check by fear of danger. It expresses less than fright and terrify.
14298	daunt	[.] D'AUNT, v.t. To repress or subdue courage; to intimidate; to dishearten; to check by fear of danger. It expresses less than fright and terrify.
14299	daunted	[.] D'AUNTED, pp. Checked by fear; intimidated. [.] D'AUNTING, ppr. Repressing courage; intimidating; disheartening. [.] D'AUNTLESS, a. Bold; fearless; intrepid; not timid; not discouraged; as a dauntless hero; a dauntless ...
14300	daunting	[.] D'AUNTING, ppr. Repressing courage; intimidating; disheartening. [.] D'AUNTLESS, a. Bold; fearless; intrepid; not timid; not discouraged; as a dauntless hero; a dauntless spirit. [.] D'AUNTLESSNESS, n. Fearlessness; intrepidity. [.] DAU'PHIN, ...
14301	dauntless	[.] D'AUNTLESS, a. Bold; fearless; intrepid; not timid; not discouraged; as a dauntless hero; a dauntless spirit. [.] D'AUNTLESSNESS, n. Fearlessness; intrepidity. [.] DAU'PHIN, n. The eldest son of the king of France, and ...
14302	dauntlessness	[.] D'AUNTLESSNESS, n. Fearlessness; intrepidity. [.] DAU'PHIN, n. The eldest son of the king of France, and presumptive heir of the crown. [.] DAU'PHINESS, n. The wife or lady of the dauphin. [.] DAVINA, ...
14303	dauphin	[.] DAU'PHIN, n. The eldest son of the king of France, and presumptive heir of the crown. [.] DAU'PHINESS, n. The wife or lady of the dauphin. [.] DAVINA, n. A new Vesuvian mineral of a hexahedral form and laminar texture; ...
14304	dauphiness	[.] DAU'PHINESS, n. The wife or lady of the dauphin. [.] DAVINA, n. A new Vesuvian mineral of a hexahedral form and laminar texture; so called in honor of Sir H. Davy. [.] DAV'IT, n. A beam used on board of ships, as a crane ...
14305	davina	[.] DAVINA, n. A new Vesuvian mineral of a hexahedral form and laminar texture; so called in honor of Sir H. Davy. [.] DAV'IT, n. A beam used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring ...
14306	davit	[.] DAV'IT, n. A beam used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship; an operation called fishing the anchor. [.] DAW, v.i. To dawn. [.] DAW'DLE, ...
14307	daw	[.] DAW, v.i. To dawn. [.] DAW'DLE, v.i. To waste time; to trifle. [.] DAW'DLER, n. A trifler. [.] DAWK, v.t. To cut or mark with an incision. [.] DAWN, v.i.
14308	dawdle	[.] DAW'DLE, v.i. To waste time; to trifle. [.] DAW'DLER, n. A trifler. [.] DAWK, v.t. To cut or mark with an incision. [.] DAWN, v.i.
14309	dawdler	[.] DAW'DLER, n. A trifler. [.] DAWK, v.t. To cut or mark with an incision. [.] DAWN, v.i.
14310	dawk	[.] DAWK, v.t. To cut or mark with an incision. [.] DAWN, v.i.
14311	dawn	[.] DAWN, v.i.
14312	dawning	[.] DAWN'ING, ppr. 1. Growing light; first appearing luminous; opening; as the dawning day.
14313	day	[.] DAY, n.
14314	daybed	[.] DA'YBED, n. A bed used for idleness, indulgence, or rest during the day. [.] DA'YBOOK, n. A journal of accounts; a book in which are recorded the debts and credits or accounts of the day. [.] DA'YBREAK, n. The dawn or ...
14315	daybook	[.] DA'YBOOK, n. A journal of accounts; a book in which are recorded the debts and credits or accounts of the day. [.] DA'YBREAK, n. The dawn or first appearance of light in the morning. [.] DA'YCOAL, n. A name given by miners ...
14316	daybreak	[.] DA'YBREAK, n. The dawn or first appearance of light in the morning. [.] DA'YCOAL, n. A name given by miners to the upper stratum of coal. [.] DA'YDREAM, n. A vision to the waking senses. [.] DA'YFLOWER, ...
14317	daycoal	[.] DA'YCOAL, n. A name given by miners to the upper stratum of coal. [.] DA'YDREAM, n. A vision to the waking senses. [.] DA'YFLOWER, n. A genus of plants, the Commelina. [.] DA'YFLY, n. A genus of ...
14318	daydream	[.] DA'YDREAM, n. A vision to the waking senses. [.] DA'YFLOWER, n. A genus of plants, the Commelina. [.] DA'YFLY, n. A genus of insects that live one day only, or a very short time called Ephemera. The species are numerous, ...
14319	dayflower	[.] DA'YFLOWER, n. A genus of plants, the Commelina. [.] DA'YFLY, n. A genus of insects that live one day only, or a very short time called Ephemera. The species are numerous, some of which live scarcely an hour, others, several days. [.] DA'YLABOR, ...
14320	dayfly	[.] DA'YFLY, n. A genus of insects that live one day only, or a very short time called Ephemera. The species are numerous, some of which live scarcely an hour, others, several days. [.] DA'YLABOR, n. Labor hired or performed by the day. [.] DAYLABORER, ...
14321	daylabor	[.] DA'YLABOR, n. Labor hired or performed by the day. [.] DAYLABORER, n. One who works by the day. [.] DAY'LIGHT, n. The light of the day; the light of the sun, as opposed to that of the moon or of a lamp or candle. [.] DA'YLILY, ...
14322	daylaborer	[.] DAYLABORER, n. One who works by the day. [.] DAY'LIGHT, n. The light of the day; the light of the sun, as opposed to that of the moon or of a lamp or candle. [.] DA'YLILY, n. The same with asphodel. A species of Hemerocallis. [.] DA'YLY, ...
14323	daylight	[.] DAY'LIGHT, n. The light of the day; the light of the sun, as opposed to that of the moon or of a lamp or candle. [.] DA'YLILY, n. The same with asphodel. A species of Hemerocallis. [.] DA'YLY, a. The more regular orthography ...
14324	daylily	[.] DA'YLILY, n. The same with asphodel. A species of Hemerocallis. [.] DA'YLY, a. The more regular orthography of daily. [.] DA'YSMAN, n. An umpire or arbiter; a mediator.
14325	dayly	[.] DA'YLY, a. The more regular orthography of daily. [.] DA'YSMAN, n. An umpire or arbiter; a mediator.
14326	daysman	[.] DA'YSMAN, n. An umpire or arbiter; a mediator.
14327	dayspring	[.] DA'YSPRING, n. The dawn; the beginning of the day, or first appearance of light.
14328	daystar	[.] DA'YSTAR, n. The morning star, Lucifer, Venus; the star which precedes the morning light. [.] DA'YTIME, n. The time of the sun's light on the earth; as opposed to night. [.] DA'YWEARIED, a. Wearied with the labor of the ...
14329	dayswork	[.] DA'Y'SWORK, n. The work of one day. Among seamen, the account or reckoning of a ship's course for 24 hours, from noon to noon. [.] DAZE, v.t. To overpower with light; to dim or blind by too strong a light, or to render the sight unsteady. [.] DAZE, ...
14330	daytime	[.] DA'YTIME, n. The time of the sun's light on the earth; as opposed to night. [.] DA'YWEARIED, a. Wearied with the labor of the day. [.] DA'YWORK, Work by the day; daylabor. [.] [.] DA'Y'SWORK, n. The work of one ...
14331	daywearied	[.] DA'YWEARIED, a. Wearied with the labor of the day. [.] DA'YWORK, Work by the day; daylabor. [.] [.] DA'Y'SWORK, n. The work of one day. Among seamen, the account or reckoning of a ship's course for 24 hours, from noon to noon. [.] DAZE, ...
14332	daywork	[.] DA'YWORK, Work by the day; daylabor. [.] [.] DA'Y'SWORK, n. The work of one day. Among seamen, the account or reckoning of a ship's course for 24 hours, from noon to noon. [.] DAZE, v.t. To overpower with light; to dim or blind by ...
14333	daze	[.] DAZE, v.t. To overpower with light; to dim or blind by too strong a light, or to render the sight unsteady. [.] DAZE, n. Among miners, a glittering stone. [.] DAZ'ZLE, v.t.
14334	dazzle	[.] DAZ'ZLE, v.t.
14335	dazzled	[.] DAZ'ZLED, pp. Made wavering, as the sight; overpowered or dimmed by a too strong light. [.] DAZ'ZLEMENT, n. The act or power of dazzling. [.] DAZ'ZLING, ppr. Rendering unsteady or wavering as the sight; overpowering by ...
14336	dazzlement	[.] DAZ'ZLEMENT, n. The act or power of dazzling. [.] DAZ'ZLING, ppr. Rendering unsteady or wavering as the sight; overpowering by a strong light; striking with splendor. [.] DAZ'ZLINGLY, adv. In a dazzling manner. [.] DE, ...
14337	dazzling	[.] DAZ'ZLING, ppr. Rendering unsteady or wavering as the sight; overpowering by a strong light; striking with splendor. [.] DAZ'ZLINGLY, adv. In a dazzling manner. [.] DE, a Latin prefix, denotes a moving from, separation; ...
14338	dazzlingly	[.] DAZ'ZLINGLY, adv. In a dazzling manner. [.] DE, a Latin prefix, denotes a moving from, separation; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. Hence it often expresses a negative; as in derange. Sometimes it augments the sense, as in ...
14339	de	[.] DE, a Latin prefix, denotes a moving from, separation; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. Hence it often expresses a negative; as in derange. Sometimes it augments the sense, as in deprave, despoil. It coincides nearly in sense with the French des ...
14340	deacon	[.] DE'ACON, n. [Gr., a minister or servant.]
14341	deaconess	[.] DE'ACONESS, n. A female deacon in the primitive church. [.] DE'ACONRY or DE'ACONSHIP, n. The office, dignity or ministry of a deacon or deaconess. [.] DEAD,
14342	deaconry	[.] DE'ACONRY or DE'ACONSHIP, n. The office, dignity or ministry of a deacon or deaconess. [.] DEAD,
14343	dead	[.] DEAD,
14344	dead-drunk	[.] DEAD-DRUNK, a. So drunk as to be incapable of helping one's self. [.] DEAD'EN, v.t. ded'n.
14345	dead-heartedness	[.] DEAD-HEARTEDNESS, n. Having a dull, faint heart. [.] DEAD'-LIFT, n. A heavy weight; a hopeless exigency. [.] DEAD'-LIGHT, n. ded'-light. A strong wooden port, made to suit a cabin window, in which it is fixed, to prevent ...
14346	dead-reckoning	[.] DEAD-RECKONING, n. In navigation, the judgment or estimation of the place of a ship, without any observation of the heavenly bodies; or an account of the distance she has run by the log, and of the course steered by the compass, and this rectified by due allowances ...
14347	deaden	[.] DEAD'EN, v.t. ded'n.
14348	deadlihood	[.] DEAD'LIHOOD, n. The state of the dead. [.] DEAD'LINESS, n. ded'liness. The quality of being deadly. [.] DEAD'LY, a. ded'ly.
14349	deadliness	[.] DEAD'LINESS, n. ded'liness. The quality of being deadly. [.] DEAD'LY, a. ded'ly.
14350	deadly	[.] DEAD'LY, a. ded'ly.
14351	deadly-carrot	[.] DEADLY-CARROT, n. A plant of the genus Thapsia. [.] DEADLY-NIGHTSHADE, n. A plant of the genus Atropa. [.] DEAD'NESS, n. ded'ness.
14352	deadly-nightshade	[.] DEADLY-NIGHTSHADE, n. A plant of the genus Atropa. [.] DEAD'NESS, n. ded'ness.
14353	deadness	[.] DEAD'NESS, n. ded'ness.
14354	deadnettle	[.] DEAD'NETTLE, n. A plant of the genus Lamium, and another of the genus Galeopsis. [.] DEAD'PLEDGE, n. A mortgage or pawning of things, or thing pawned. [.] DEAD-RECKONING, n. In navigation, the judgment or estimation ...
14355	deadpledge	[.] DEAD'PLEDGE, n. A mortgage or pawning of things, or thing pawned. [.] DEAD-RECKONING, n. In navigation, the judgment or estimation of the place of a ship, without any observation of the heavenly bodies; or an account of the distance she has ...
14356	deadwater	[.] DEAD'WATER, n. The eddy water closing in with a ship's stern, as she passes through the water. [.] DEAD'WOOD, n. Blocks of timber laid on the keel of a ship, particularly at the extremities. [.] DEAD'WORKS, n. The parts ...
14357	deadwood	[.] DEAD'WOOD, n. Blocks of timber laid on the keel of a ship, particularly at the extremities. [.] DEAD'WORKS, n. The parts of a ship which are above the surface of the water, when she is balanced for a voyage. [.] DEAF, ...
14358	deadworks	[.] DEAD'WORKS, n. The parts of a ship which are above the surface of the water, when she is balanced for a voyage. [.] DEAF, n. deef.
14359	deaf	[.] DEAF, n. deef.
14360	deafen	[.] DE'AFEN, v.t. dee'fn.
14361	deafly	[.] DE'AFLY, adv. dee'fly. Without sense of sounds; obscurely heard. [.] DE'AFNESS, n, dee'fness.
14362	deafness	[.] DE'AFNESS, n, dee'fness.
14363	deal	[.] DEAL, v.t. pret. and pp. dealt, pron. delt.
14364	dealbate	[.] DEAL'BATE, n.t. To whiten. [.] DEALBA'TION, n. The act of bleaching; a whitening. [.] DE'ALER, n.
14365	dealbation	[.] DEALBA'TION, n. The act of bleaching; a whitening. [.] DE'ALER, n.
14366	dealer	[.] DE'ALER, n.
14367	dealing	[.] DE'ALING, ppr.
14368	deambulation	[.] DEAMBULA'TION, n. The act of walking abroad. [.] DEAM'BULATORY, a. Pertaining to walks. [.] DEAM'BULATORY, n. A place to walk in. [.] DEAN, n.
14369	deambulatory	[.] DEAM'BULATORY, a. Pertaining to walks. [.] DEAM'BULATORY, n. A place to walk in. [.] DEAN, n.
14370	dean	[.] DEAN, n.
14371	deanery	[.] DE'ANERY, n.
14372	deanship	[.] DEAN'SHIP, n. The office of a dean. [.] DEAR, a.
14373	dear	[.] DEAR, a.
14374	dearbought	[.] DE'ARBOUGHT, a. Purchased at a high price; as dearbought experience; dearbought blessings. [.] DE'ARLING, (See Darling) [.] DE'ARLOVED, a. Greatly beloved. [.] DE'ARLY, adv.
14375	dearling	[.] DE'ARLING, (See Darling) [.] DE'ARLOVED, a. Greatly beloved. [.] DE'ARLY, adv.
14376	dearloved	[.] DE'ARLOVED, a. Greatly beloved. [.] DE'ARLY, adv.
14377	dearly	[.] DE'ARLY, adv.
14378	dearn	[.] DEARN, a. Lonely; solitary; melancholy. [.] DE'ARNESS, n.
14379	dearness	[.] DE'ARNESS, n.
14380	dearnly	[.] DEARNLY, adv. Secretly; privately. [.] DEARTH, n. derth.
14381	dearth	[.] DEARTH, n. derth.
14382	dearticulate	[.] DEARTIC'ULATE, v.t. To disjoint. [.] DEATH, n. deth.
14383	death	[.] DEATH, n. deth.
14384	death-bed	[.] DEATH-BED, n. deth'-bed. The bed on which a person dies or is confined in his last sickness. [.] DEATH'-BODING, a. Portending death. [.] DEATH-DARTING, a. Darting or inflicting death. [.] DEATH'S-DOOR, ...
14385	death-darting	[.] DEATH-DARTING, a. Darting or inflicting death. [.] DEATH'S-DOOR, n. A near approach to death; the gates of death. [.] DEATH'FUL, a. Full of slaughter; murderous; destructive.
14386	death-watch	[.] DEATH'-WATCH, n. A small insect whose ticking is weakly supposed, by superstitious and ignorant people, to prognosticate death. [.] DEAU'RATE, v.t. To gild. [.] DEAU'RATE, a. Gilded. [.] DEBAC'LE, ...
14387	deathful	[.] DEATH'FUL, a. Full of slaughter; murderous; destructive.
14388	deathfulness	[.] DEATH'FULNESS, n. Appearance of death. [.] DEATH'LESS, a. Immortal; not subject to death, destruction or extinction; as deathless beings; deathless fame. [.] DEATH'LIKE, a.
14389	deathless	[.] DEATH'LESS, a. Immortal; not subject to death, destruction or extinction; as deathless beings; deathless fame. [.] DEATH'LIKE, a.
14390	deathlike	[.] DEATH'LIKE, a.
14391	deaths-door	[.] DEATH'S-DOOR, n. A near approach to death; the gates of death. [.] DEATH'FUL, a. Full of slaughter; murderous; destructive.
14392	deaths-man	[.] DEATH'S-MAN, n. An executioner; a hangman. [.] DEATH'-SHADOWED, a. Surrounded by the shades of death. [.]
14393	deathward	[.] DEATH'WARD, adv. Toward death. [.] DEATH'-WATCH, n. A small insect whose ticking is weakly supposed, by superstitious and ignorant people, to prognosticate death. [.] DEAU'RATE, v.t. To gild. [.] DEAU'RATE, ...
14394	deaurate	[.] DEAU'RATE, v.t. To gild. [.] DEAU'RATE, a. Gilded. [.] DEBAC'LE, n. A breaking or bursting forth.
14395	debacle	[.] DEBAC'LE, n. A breaking or bursting forth.
14396	debar	[.] DEB'AR, v.t. To cut off from entrance; to preclude; to hinder from approach, entry or enjoyment; to shut out or exclude; as, we are not debarred from any rational enjoyment; religion debars us from no real pleasure. [.] DEB'ARK, v.t. To land ...
14397	debark	[.] DEB'ARK, v.t. To land from a ship or boat; to remove from on board any water-craft, and place on land; to disembark; as, to debark artillery. [.] DEBARKA'TION, n. The act of disembarking. [.] DEB'ARKED, pp. Removed to ...
14398	debarkation	[.] DEBARKA'TION, n. The act of disembarking. [.] DEB'ARKED, pp. Removed to land from on board a ship or boat. [.] DEB'ARKING, ppr. Removing from a ship to the land; going from on board a vessel. [.] DEB'ARRED, ...
14399	debarked	[.] DEB'ARKED, pp. Removed to land from on board a ship or boat. [.] DEB'ARKING, ppr. Removing from a ship to the land; going from on board a vessel. [.] DEB'ARRED, pp. Hindered from approach, entrance or possession. [.] DEB'ARRING, ...
14400	debarking	[.] DEB'ARKING, ppr. Removing from a ship to the land; going from on board a vessel. [.] DEB'ARRED, pp. Hindered from approach, entrance or possession. [.] DEB'ARRING, ppr. Preventing from approach, entrance or enjoyment. [.] DEBA'SE, ...
14401	debarred	[.] DEB'ARRED, pp. Hindered from approach, entrance or possession. [.] DEB'ARRING, ppr. Preventing from approach, entrance or enjoyment. [.] DEBA'SE, v.t.
14402	debarring	[.] DEB'ARRING, ppr. Preventing from approach, entrance or enjoyment. [.] DEBA'SE, v.t.
14403	debase	[.] DEBA'SE, v.t.
14404	debased	[.] DEBA'SED, pp. Reduced in estimated rank; lowered in estimation; reduced in purity, fineness, quality or value; adulterated; degraded; rendered mean. [.] DEBA'SEMENT, n. The act of debasing; degradation; reduction of purity, fineness, quality ...
14405	debasement	[.] DEBA'SEMENT, n. The act of debasing; degradation; reduction of purity, fineness, quality or value; adulteration; a state of being debased; as debasement of character, of our faculties, of the coin, of style, &c. [.] DEBA'SER, n. One who debases ...
14406	debaser	[.] DEBA'SER, n. One who debases or lowers in estimation, or in value; one who degrades or renders mean; that which debases. [.] DEBA'SING, ppr.
14407	debasing	[.] DEBA'SING, ppr.
14408	debatable	[.] DEBA'TABLE, a. That may be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; as a debatable question. [.] DEBATE, n.
14409	debate	[.] DEBATE, n.
14410	debated	[.] DEBA'TED, pp. Disputed; argued; discussed. [.] DEBA'TEFUL, a.
14411	debateful	[.] DEBA'TEFUL, a.
14412	debatefully	[.] DEBA'TEFULLY, adv. With contention. [.] DEBA'TEMENT, n. Controversy; deliberation. [.] DEBA'TER, n. One who debates; a disputant; a controvertist. [.] DEBA'TING, ppr. Disputing; discussing; contending ...
14413	debatement	[.] DEBA'TEMENT, n. Controversy; deliberation. [.] DEBA'TER, n. One who debates; a disputant; a controvertist. [.] DEBA'TING, ppr. Disputing; discussing; contending by arguments. [.] DEBAUCH', v.t. [The ...
14414	debater	...
14415	debating	[.] DEBA'TING, ppr. Disputing; discussing; contending by arguments. [.] DEBAUCH', v.t. [The general sense of debauch, in English, is to lead astray, like seduce.]
14416	debauch	[.] DEBAUCH', v.t. [The general sense of debauch, in English, is to lead astray, like seduce.]
14417	debauched	[.] DEBAUCH'ED, pp. Corrupted; vitiated in morals or purity of character. [.] DEBAUCH'EDLY, adv. In a profligate manner. [.] DEBAUCH'EDNESS, n. Intemperance. [.] DEBAUCHEE', n. A man given to intemperance, ...
14418	debauchedly	[.] DEBAUCH'EDLY, adv. In a profligate manner. [.] DEBAUCH'EDNESS, n. Intemperance. [.] DEBAUCHEE', n. A man given to intemperance, or bacchanalian excesses. But chiefly, a man habitually lewd. [.] DEBAUCH'ER, ...
14419	debauchedness	[.] DEBAUCH'EDNESS, n. Intemperance. [.] DEBAUCHEE', n. A man given to intemperance, or bacchanalian excesses. But chiefly, a man habitually lewd. [.] DEBAUCH'ER, n. One who debauches or corrupts others; a seducer to lewdness, ...
14420	debauchee	[.] DEBAUCHEE', n. A man given to intemperance, or bacchanalian excesses. But chiefly, a man habitually lewd. [.] DEBAUCH'ER, n. One who debauches or corrupts others; a seducer to lewdness, or to any dereliction of duty. [.] DEBAUCH'ERY, ...
14421	debaucher	[.] DEBAUCH'ER, n. One who debauches or corrupts others; a seducer to lewdness, or to any dereliction of duty. [.] DEBAUCH'ERY, n.
14422	debauchery	[.] DEBAUCH'ERY, n.
14423	debauchment	[.] DEBAUCH'MENT, n. The act of debauching or corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty. [.]
14424	debellation	[.] DEBELLA'TION, n. The act of conquering or subduing. [.] DEBEN'TURE, n. [Fr. from L. debeo, to owe.]
14425	debenture	[.] DEBEN'TURE, n. [Fr. from L. debeo, to owe.]
14426	debentured	[.] DEBEN'TURED, a. Debentured goods are those for which a debenture has been given, as being entitled to drawback. [.] DEB'ILE, a. Relaxed; weak; feeble; languid; faint; without strength. [.] DEBIL'ITATE, v.t. To weaken; ...
14427	debile	[.] DEB'ILE, a. Relaxed; weak; feeble; languid; faint; without strength. [.] DEBIL'ITATE, v.t. To weaken; to impair the strength of; to enfeeble; to make faint or languid. Intemperance debilitates the organs of digestion. Excessive indulgence ...
14428	debilitate	[.] DEBIL'ITATE, v.t. To weaken; to impair the strength of; to enfeeble; to make faint or languid. Intemperance debilitates the organs of digestion. Excessive indulgence debilitates the system. [.] DEBIL'ITATED, pp. Weakened; enfeebled; relaxed. [.] DEBIL'ITATING, ...
14429	debilitated	[.] DEBIL'ITATED, pp. Weakened; enfeebled; relaxed. [.] DEBIL'ITATING, ppr. Weakening; enfeebling; impairing strength. [.] DEBILITA'TION, n. The act of weakening; relaxation. [.] DEBIL'ITY, n. Relaxation ...
14430	debilitating	[.] DEBIL'ITATING, ppr. Weakening; enfeebling; impairing strength. [.] DEBILITA'TION, n. The act of weakening; relaxation. [.] DEBIL'ITY, n. Relaxation of the solids; weakness; feebleness; languor of body; faintness; imbecility; ...
14431	debilitation	[.] DEBILITA'TION, n. The act of weakening; relaxation. [.] DEBIL'ITY, n. Relaxation of the solids; weakness; feebleness; languor of body; faintness; imbecility; as, morbid sweats induce debility. [.] DEB'IT, n. [L. debitum, ...
14432	debility	[.] DEBIL'ITY, n. Relaxation of the solids; weakness; feebleness; languor of body; faintness; imbecility; as, morbid sweats induce debility. [.] DEB'IT, n. [L. debitum, from debeo, to owe.] Debt. It is usually written debt. But it is used ...
14433	debit	[.] DEB'IT, n. [L. debitum, from debeo, to owe.] Debt. It is usually written debt. But it is used in mercantile language, as the debit side of an account. [.] DEB'IT, v.t.
14434	debited	[.] DEB'ITED, pp.
14435	debiting	[.] DEB'ITING, ppr.
14436	debitor	[.] DEB'ITOR, n. A debtor. [.] DEBOISE, [.] DEBOISH, for debauch. [.] DEBONNA'IR, a. Civil; wellbred; complaisant; elegant. [.] DEBOUCH, v.i. To issue or march out of a narrow place, or from ...
14437	deboise	[.] DEBOISE, [.] DEBOISH, for debauch. [.] DEBONNA'IR, a. Civil; wellbred; complaisant; elegant. [.] DEBOUCH, v.i. To issue or march out of a narrow place, or from defiles, as troops. [.] DEBRIS, ...
14438	deboish	[.] DEBOISH, for debauch. [.] DEBONNA'IR, a. Civil; wellbred; complaisant; elegant. [.] DEBOUCH, v.i. To issue or march out of a narrow place, or from defiles, as troops. [.] DEBRIS, n. debree'. Fragments; ...
14439	debonnair	[.] DEBONNA'IR, a. Civil; wellbred; complaisant; elegant. [.] DEBOUCH, v.i. To issue or march out of a narrow place, or from defiles, as troops. [.] DEBRIS, n. debree'. Fragments; rubbish; ruins; applied particularly to the ...
14440	debouch	...
14441	debris	[.] DEBRIS, n. debree'. Fragments; rubbish; ruins; applied particularly to the fragments of rocks. [.] DEBT, n. det. [L. debitum, contracted.]
14442	debt	[.] DEBT, n. det. [L. debitum, contracted.]
14443	debted	[.] DEBT'ED, pp. det'ted. Indebted; obliged to. [.] DEBTEE', n. dettee'. A creditor; one to whom a debt is due. [.] DEBT'LESS, a. det'less. Free from debt. [.] DEBT'OR, n. det'tor.
14444	debtee	[.] DEBTEE', n. dettee'. A creditor; one to whom a debt is due. [.] DEBT'LESS, a. det'less. Free from debt. [.] DEBT'OR, n. det'tor.
14445	debtless	[.] DEBT'LESS, a. det'less. Free from debt. [.] DEBT'OR, n. det'tor.
14446	debtor	[.] DEBT'OR, n. det'tor.
14447	decachord	[.] DEC'ACHORD, [.] DECACHORD'ON, n. [Gr. ten or string]
14448	decachordon	[.] DECACHORD'ON, n. [Gr. ten or string]
14449	decadal	[.] DEC'ADAL, a. Pertaining to ten; consisting of tens. [.] DEC'ADE, n. [Gr., ten.] The sum or number of ten; an aggregate consisting of ten; as a decade of years; the decades of Livy. [.] DECA'DENCE, [.] DECA'DENCY, ...
14450	decade	[.] DEC'ADE, n. [Gr., ten.] The sum or number of ten; an aggregate consisting of ten; as a decade of years; the decades of Livy. [.] DECA'DENCE, [.] DECA'DENCY, n. Decay. [.] DEC'AGON, n. [Gr., ten and corner.] ...
14451	decadence	[.] DECA'DENCE, [.] DECA'DENCY, n. Decay. [.] DEC'AGON, n. [Gr., ten and corner.] In geometry, a plane figure having ten sides and ten angles. [.] DEC'AGRAM, n. [Gr., ten and a weight.] A French weight of ten grams, ...
14452	decadency	[.] DECA'DENCY, n. Decay. [.] DEC'AGON, n. [Gr., ten and corner.] In geometry, a plane figure having ten sides and ten angles. [.] DEC'AGRAM, n. [Gr., ten and a weight.] A French weight of ten grams, or 154 grains, 44 decimals, ...
14453	decagon	[.] DEC'AGON, n. [Gr., ten and corner.] In geometry, a plane figure having ten sides and ten angles. [.] DEC'AGRAM, n. [Gr., ten and a weight.] A French weight of ten grams, or 154 grains, 44 decimals, equal to 6 penny weights, and 10 grains, ...
14454	decagram	[.] DEC'AGRAM, n. [Gr., ten and a weight.] A French weight of ten grams, or 154 grains, 44 decimals, equal to 6 penny weights, and 10 grains, 44 decimals, equal to 5 grams, 63 decimals, avoirdupoise. [.] DEC'AGYN, n. [Gr., ten and female.] In ...
14455	decagyn	[.] DEC'AGYN, n. [Gr., ten and female.] In botany, a plant having ten pistils. [.] DECAGYN'IAN, a. Having ten pistils. [.] DECAHE'DRAL, a. Having ten sides. [.] DECAHE'DRON, n. [Gr., ten and a base.] ...
14456	decagynian	[.] DECAGYN'IAN, a. Having ten pistils. [.] DECAHE'DRAL, a. Having ten sides. [.] DECAHE'DRON, n. [Gr., ten and a base.] In geometry, a figure or body having ten sides. [.] DEC'ALITER, n. [Gr., ten ...
14457	decahedral	[.] DECAHE'DRAL, a. Having ten sides. [.] DECAHE'DRON, n. [Gr., ten and a base.] In geometry, a figure or body having ten sides. [.] DEC'ALITER, n. [Gr., ten and liter.] A French measure of capacity, containing ten liters, ...
14458	decahedron	[.] DECAHE'DRON, n. [Gr., ten and a base.] In geometry, a figure or body having ten sides. [.] DEC'ALITER, n. [Gr., ten and liter.] A French measure of capacity, containing ten liters, or 610.28 cubic inches, equal to two gallons and 64,44231 ...
14459	decaliter	[.] DEC'ALITER, n. [Gr., ten and liter.] A French measure of capacity, containing ten liters, or 610.28 cubic inches, equal to two gallons and 64,44231 cubic inches. [.] DECAL'OGIST, n. One who explains the decalogue. [.] DEC'ALOGUE, ...
14460	decalogist	[.] DECAL'OGIST, n. One who explains the decalogue. [.] DEC'ALOGUE, n. dec'alog. [Gr., ten and speech.] The ten commandments or precepts given by God to Moses at mount Sinai, and originally written on two tables of stone. [.] DECAM'ETER, ...
14461	decalogue	[.] DEC'ALOGUE, n. dec'alog. [Gr., ten and speech.] The ten commandments or precepts given by God to Moses at mount Sinai, and originally written on two tables of stone. [.] DECAM'ETER, n. [Gr., ten and measure.] A French measure of length, ...
14462	decameter	[.] DECAM'ETER, n. [Gr., ten and measure.] A French measure of length, consisting of ten meters, and equal to 393 English inches, and 71 decimals. [.] DECAMP', v.i. To remove or depart from a camp; to march off; as, the army decamped at six o'clock. [.] DECAMP'MENT, ...
14463	decamp	[.] DECAMP', v.i. To remove or depart from a camp; to march off; as, the army decamped at six o'clock. [.] DECAMP'MENT, n. Departure from a camp; a marching off. [.] DEC'ANAL, a. Pertaining to a deanery. [.] DECAN'DER, ...
14464	decampment	[.] DECAMP'MENT, n. Departure from a camp; a marching off. [.] DEC'ANAL, a. Pertaining to a deanery. [.] DECAN'DER, n. [Gr., ten and a male.] In botany, a plant having ten stamens. [.]
14465	decanal	[.] DEC'ANAL, a. Pertaining to a deanery. [.] DECAN'DER, n. [Gr., ten and a male.] In botany, a plant having ten stamens. [.]
14466	decander	[.] DECAN'DER, n. [Gr., ten and a male.] In botany, a plant having ten stamens. [.]
14467	decangular	[.] DECAN'GULAR, a. [Gr., ten and angular.] Having ten angles. [.] DECANT', v.t. [L., to sing; literally, to throw.] To pour off gently, as liquor from its sediment; or to pour from one vessel into another; as, to decant wine. [.] DECANTA'TION, ...
14468	decant	[.] DECANT', v.t. [L., to sing; literally, to throw.] To pour off gently, as liquor from its sediment; or to pour from one vessel into another; as, to decant wine. [.] DECANTA'TION, n. The act of pouring liquor gently from its lees or sediment, ...
14469	decantation	[.] DECANTA'TION, n. The act of pouring liquor gently from its lees or sediment, or from one vessel into another. [.] DECANT'ED, pp. Poured off, or from one vessel into another. [.] DECANT'ER, n.
14470	decanted	[.] DECANT'ED, pp. Poured off, or from one vessel into another. [.] DECANT'ER, n.
14471	decanter	[.] DECANT'ER, n.
14472	decanting	[.] DECANT'ING, ppr. Pouring off, as liquor from its lees, or from one vessel to another. [.] DECAP'ITATE, v.t. [L., head.] To behead; to cut off the head. [.] DECAPITA'TION, n. The act of beheading. [.] DECAPH'YLLOUS, ...
14473	decaphyllous	[.] DECAPH'YLLOUS, a. [Gr. ten and a leaf.] Having ten leaves. [.] DEC'ARBONIZE, v.t. To deprive of carbon; as, to decarbonize steel. [.] DEC'ARBONIZED, pp. Deprived of carbon. [.] DEC'ARBONIZING, ppr. ...
14474	decapitate	[.] DECAP'ITATE, v.t. [L., head.] To behead; to cut off the head. [.] DECAPITA'TION, n. The act of beheading. [.] DECAPH'YLLOUS, a. [Gr. ten and a leaf.] Having ten leaves. [.] DEC'ARBONIZE, v.t. To ...
14475	decapitation	[.] DECAPITA'TION, n. The act of beheading. [.] DECAPH'YLLOUS, a. [Gr. ten and a leaf.] Having ten leaves. [.] DEC'ARBONIZE, v.t. To deprive of carbon; as, to decarbonize steel. [.] DEC'ARBONIZED, pp. ...
14476	decarbonize	[.] DEC'ARBONIZE, v.t. To deprive of carbon; as, to decarbonize steel. [.] DEC'ARBONIZED, pp. Deprived of carbon. [.] DEC'ARBONIZING, ppr. Depriving of carbon. [.] DEC'ASTICH, n. [Gr. ten and a verse.] ...
14477	decarbonized	[.] DEC'ARBONIZED, pp. Deprived of carbon. [.] DEC'ARBONIZING, ppr. Depriving of carbon. [.] DEC'ASTICH, n. [Gr. ten and a verse.] A poem consisting of ten lines. [.] DEC'ASTYLE, n. [Gr. ten and a ...
14478	decarbonizing	[.] DEC'ARBONIZING, ppr. Depriving of carbon. [.] DEC'ASTICH, n. [Gr. ten and a verse.] A poem consisting of ten lines. [.] DEC'ASTYLE, n. [Gr. ten and a column.] A building with an ordnance of ten columns in front. [.] DECA'Y, ...
14479	decastich	[.] DEC'ASTICH, n. [Gr. ten and a verse.] A poem consisting of ten lines. [.] DEC'ASTYLE, n. [Gr. ten and a column.] A building with an ordnance of ten columns in front. [.] DECA'Y, v.i. [Fr. dechoir, from L. de and cado, ...
14480	decastyle	[.] DEC'ASTYLE, n. [Gr. ten and a column.] A building with an ordnance of ten columns in front. [.] DECA'Y, v.i. [Fr. dechoir, from L. de and cado, to fall, or decedo.]
14481	decay	[.] DECA'Y, v.i. [Fr. dechoir, from L. de and cado, to fall, or decedo.]
14482	decayed	[.] DECA'YED, pp. Having fallen from a good or sound state; impaired; weakened; diminished. [.] DECA'YEDNESS, n. A state of being impaired; decayed state. [.] DECA'YER, n. That which causes decay. [.] DECA'YING, ...
14483	decayedness	[.] DECA'YEDNESS, n. A state of being impaired; decayed state. [.] DECA'YER, n. That which causes decay. [.] DECA'YING, ppr. Failing; declining; passing from a good, prosperous or sound state, to a worse condition; perishing. [.] DECA'YING, ...
14484	decayer	[.] DECA'YER, n. That which causes decay. [.] DECA'YING, ppr. Failing; declining; passing from a good, prosperous or sound state, to a worse condition; perishing. [.] DECA'YING, n. Decay; decline. [.] DECE'ASE, ...
14485	decaying	[.] DECA'YING, ppr. Failing; declining; passing from a good, prosperous or sound state, to a worse condition; perishing. [.] DECA'YING, n. Decay; decline. [.] DECE'ASE, n. [L. to depart or to withdraw.] Literally, departure; ...
14486	decease	[.] DECE'ASE, n. [L. to depart or to withdraw.] Literally, departure; hence, departure from this life; death; applied to human beings only.
14487	deceased	[.] DECE'ASED, pp. or a. Departed from life. This is used as a passive participle. He is deceased, for he has deceased; he was deceased, for he had deceased. This use of the participle of an intransitive verb is not infrequent, but the word omitted is really has. ...
14488	deceasing	[.] DECE'ASING, ppr. Departing from life; dying. [.] [.] DECE'DENT, n. A deceased person. [.] DECE'IT,
14489	decedent	[.] DECE'DENT, n. A deceased person. [.] DECE'IT,
14490	deceit	[.] DECE'IT,
14491	deceitful	[.] DECE'ITFUL, a.
14492	deceitfully	[.] DECE'ITFULLY, adv. In a deceitful manner; fraudulently; with deceit; in a manner or with a view to deceive.
14493	deceitfulness	[.] DECE'ITFULNESS, n.
14494	deceitless	[.] DECE'ITLESS, a. Free from deceit. [.] DECE'IVABLE, a.
14495	deceivable	[.] DECE'IVABLE, a.
14496	deceivableness	[.] DECE'IVABLENESS, n.
14497	deceive	[.] DECE'IVE, v.t. [L to take asid, to ensnare.]
14498	deceived	[.] DECE'IVED, pp. Misled; led into error; beguiled; cheated; deluded. [.] DECE'IVER, n. One who deceives; one who leads into error; a cheat; an impostor.
14499	deceiver	[.] DECE'IVER, n. One who deceives; one who leads into error; a cheat; an impostor.
14500	deceiving	[.] DECE'IVING, ppr. Misleading; ensnaring; beguiling; cheating. [.] DECEM'BER, n. [L. december, from decem, ten; this being the tenth month among the early Romans, who began the year in March.]
14501	december	[.] DECEM'BER, n. [L. december, from decem, ten; this being the tenth month among the early Romans, who began the year in March.]
14502	decemdentate	[.] DECEMDEN'TATE, a. [L. decem, ten, and dentatus, toothed.] Having ten points or teeth. [.] DEC'EMFID, a. [L. decem, ten, and fido, to divide.]
14503	decemfid	[.] DEC'EMFID, a. [L. decem, ten, and fido, to divide.]
14504	decemlocular	[.] DECEMLOC'ULAR, a. [L. decem, ten, and loculus, a little bag or cell.] Having ten cells for seeds. [.] DEC'EMPEDAL, a. [L. decem, ten, and pes, a foot.] Ten feet in length. [.] DEC'EMVIR, n. [L. decem, ten, and vir, ...
14505	decempedal	[.] DEC'EMPEDAL, a. [L. decem, ten, and pes, a foot.] Ten feet in length. [.] DEC'EMVIR, n. [L. decem, ten, and vir, a man.] One of ten magistrates, who had absolute authority in ancient Rome. [.] [.] DECEM'VIRAL, a. Pertaining to ...
14506	decemvir	[.] DEC'EMVIR, n. [L. decem, ten, and vir, a man.] One of ten magistrates, who had absolute authority in ancient Rome. [.] [.] DECEM'VIRAL, a. Pertaining to the decemvirs in Rome. [.] DECEM'VIRATE, n.
14507	decemviral	[.] DECEM'VIRAL, a. Pertaining to the decemvirs in Rome. [.] DECEM'VIRATE, n.
14508	decemvirate	[.] DECEM'VIRATE, n.
14509	decency	[.] DE'CENCY, n. [L. to be fit or becoming; Gr. to be good, or fit for.]
14510	decennary	[.] DEC'ENNARY, n. [L. from decem, ten, and annus, a year.]
14511	decennial	[.] DECEN'NIAL, a. [L. as above.] Continuing for ten years; consisting of ten years; or happening every ten years; as a decennial period; decennial games. [.] DEC'ENNOVAL, [.] DECEN'NOVARY, a. [L. decem, ten, and novem, nine.] Pertaining ...
14512	decennoval	[.] DEC'ENNOVAL, [.] DECEN'NOVARY, a. [L. decem, ten, and novem, nine.] Pertaining to the number nineteen; designating a period or circle of nineteen years. [.] DE'CENT, a. [L. decens; Fr. decent.]
14513	decennovary	[.] DECEN'NOVARY, a. [L. decem, ten, and novem, nine.] Pertaining to the number nineteen; designating a period or circle of nineteen years. [.] DE'CENT, a. [L. decens; Fr. decent.]
14514	decent	[.] DE'CENT, a. [L. decens; Fr. decent.]
14515	decentness	[.] DE'CENTNESS, n. Decency. [.] DECEPTIBIL'ITY, n. The quality or state of being capable or liable to be deceived. [.] DECEP'TIBLE, a. That may be deceived. [.] DECEP'TION, n.
14516	deceptibility	[.] DECEPTIBIL'ITY, n. The quality or state of being capable or liable to be deceived. [.] DECEP'TIBLE, a. That may be deceived. [.] DECEP'TION, n.
14517	deceptible	[.] DECEP'TIBLE, a. That may be deceived. [.] DECEP'TION, n.
14518	deception	[.] DECEP'TION, n.
14519	deceptious	[.] DECEP'TIOUS, a. Tending to deceive; deceitful. [.] DECEP'TIVE, a. Tending to deceive; having power to mislead, or impress false opinions; as a deceptive countenance or appearance. [.] DECEP'TORY, a. Tending to deceive; ...
14520	deceptive	[.] DECEP'TIVE, a. Tending to deceive; having power to mislead, or impress false opinions; as a deceptive countenance or appearance. [.] DECEP'TORY, a. Tending to deceive; containing qualities or means adapted to mislead. [.] DECERPT, ...
14521	deceptory	[.] DECEP'TORY, a. Tending to deceive; containing qualities or means adapted to mislead. [.] DECERPT, a. Cropped. [.] DECERP'TION, n. [L. to pluck off.] A pulling or plucking off; a cropping. [.] DECERTA'TION, ...
14522	decerpt	[.] DECERPT, a. Cropped. [.] DECERP'TION, n. [L. to pluck off.] A pulling or plucking off; a cropping. [.] DECERTA'TION, n. [L. To strive.] Strife; contest for mastery. [.] DECES'SION, n. [L. to ...
14523	decerption	[.] DECERP'TION, n. [L. to pluck off.] A pulling or plucking off; a cropping. [.] DECERTA'TION, n. [L. To strive.] Strife; contest for mastery. [.] DECES'SION, n. [L. to pass.] Departure. [.] DECH'ARM, ...
14524	decertation	[.] DECERTA'TION, n. [L. To strive.] Strife; contest for mastery. [.] DECES'SION, n. [L. to pass.] Departure. [.] DECH'ARM, v.t. To remove a spell or enchantment; to disenchant. [.] DECH'ARMED, pp. ...
14525	decession	[.] DECES'SION, n. [L. to pass.] Departure. [.] DECH'ARM, v.t. To remove a spell or enchantment; to disenchant. [.] DECH'ARMED, pp. Disenchanted. [.] DECH'ARMING, ppr. Removing a spell. [.] DECHRIS'TIANIZE, ...
14526	decharm	[.] DECH'ARM, v.t. To remove a spell or enchantment; to disenchant. [.] DECH'ARMED, pp. Disenchanted. [.] DECH'ARMING, ppr. Removing a spell. [.] DECHRIS'TIANIZE, v.t. To turn from christianity; to banish ...
14527	decharmed	[.] DECH'ARMED, pp. Disenchanted. [.] DECH'ARMING, ppr. Removing a spell. [.] DECHRIS'TIANIZE, v.t. To turn from christianity; to banish christian belief and principles from. [.] DECI'DABLE, a. That ...
14528	decharming	[.] DECH'ARMING, ppr. Removing a spell. [.] DECHRIS'TIANIZE, v.t. To turn from christianity; to banish christian belief and principles from. [.] DECI'DABLE, a. That may be decided. [.]
14529	dechristianize	[.] DECHRIS'TIANIZE, v.t. To turn from christianity; to banish christian belief and principles from. [.] DECI'DABLE, a. That may be decided. [.]
14530	decidable	[.] DECI'DABLE, a. That may be decided. [.]
14531	decide	[.] DECI'DE, v.i. To determine; to form a definite opinion; to come to a conclusion.
14532	decided	[.] DECI'DED, pp. Determined; ended; concluded. [.] DECI'DED, a. That implies decision; clear; unequivocal; that puts an end to doubt.
14533	decidedly	[.] DECI'DEDLY, adv. In a decided or determined manner; clearly; indisputable; in a manner to preclude doubt. [.] DECI'DENCE, n. A falling off. [.] DECI'DER, n. One who determines a cause or contest. [.] DECI'DING, ...
14534	decidence	[.] DECI'DENCE, n. A falling off. [.] DECI'DER, n. One who determines a cause or contest. [.] DECI'DING, ppr. Determing; ending; concluding. [.] DECID'UOUS, a. [L. to fall.] Falling; not perennial ...
14535	decider	[.] DECI'DER, n. One who determines a cause or contest. [.] DECI'DING, ppr. Determing; ending; concluding. [.] DECID'UOUS, a. [L. to fall.] Falling; not perennial or permanent. In botany, a deciduous leaf is one which ...
14536	deciding	[.] DECI'DING, ppr. Determing; ending; concluding. [.] DECID'UOUS, a. [L. to fall.] Falling; not perennial or permanent. In botany, a deciduous leaf is one which falls in autumn; a deciduous calyx, is that which falls after the corol opens; ...
14537	deciduous	[.] DECID'UOUS, a. [L. to fall.] Falling; not perennial or permanent. In botany, a deciduous leaf is one which falls in autumn; a deciduous calyx, is that which falls after the corol opens; distinguished from permanent. [.] DECID'UOUSNESS, n. ...
14538	deciduousness	[.] DECID'UOUSNESS, n. The quality of falling once a year. [.] DEC'IGRAM, n. A French weight of one tenth of a gram. [.] DE'CIL, n. An aspect or position of two planets, when they are distant from each other a tenth part ...
14539	decigram	[.] DEC'IGRAM, n. A French weight of one tenth of a gram. [.] DE'CIL, n. An aspect or position of two planets, when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac. [.] DEC'ILITER, n. A French measure of capacity ...
14540	decil	[.] DE'CIL, n. An aspect or position of two planets, when they are distant from each other a tenth part of the zodiac. [.] DEC'ILITER, n. A French measure of capacity equal to one tenth of a liter. [.]
14541	deciliter	[.] DEC'ILITER, n. A French measure of capacity equal to one tenth of a liter. [.]
14542	decimally	[.] DEC'IMALLY, adv. By tens; by means of decimals. [.] DEC'IMATE, v.t. [L. decimo, from decem, ten.]
14543	decimate	[.] DEC'IMATE, v.t. [L. decimo, from decem, ten.]
14544	decimation	[.] DECIMA'TION, n.
14545	decimator	[.] DEC'IMATOR, n. One who selects every tenth man, in a company or regiment, &c. [.] DECIM'ETER, n. A French measure of length equal to the tenth part of a meter, or 3 inches and 93710 decimals. [.] DECIMO-SEXTO, n. A book ...
14546	decimeter	...
14547	decimo-sexto	[.] DECIMO-SEXTO, n. A book is in decimo-sexto, when a sheet is folded into sixteen leaves. [.] DECI'PHER, v.t.
14548	decipher	[.] DECI'PHER, v.t.
14549	deciphered	[.] DECI'PHERED, pp. Explained; unraveled; marked. [.] DECI'PHERER, n. One who explains what is written in ciphers. [.] DECI'PHERING, ppr. Explaining; detecting the letters represented by ciphers; unfolding; marking. [.] DECIS'ION, ...
14550	decipherer	[.] DECI'PHERER, n. One who explains what is written in ciphers. [.] DECI'PHERING, ppr. Explaining; detecting the letters represented by ciphers; unfolding; marking. [.] DECIS'ION, n.
14551	deciphering	[.] DECI'PHERING, ppr. Explaining; detecting the letters represented by ciphers; unfolding; marking. [.] DECIS'ION, n.
14552	decision	[.] DECIS'ION, n.
14553	decisive	[.] DECI'SIVE, a.
14554	decisively	[.] DECI'SIVELY, adv. In a conclusive manner; in a manner to end deliberation, controversy, doubt or contest. [.] DECI'SIVENESS, n.
14555	decisiveness	[.] DECI'SIVENESS, n.
14556	decisory	[.] DECI'SORY, a. Able to decide or determine. [.] DECK, v.t.
14557	deck	[.] DECK, v.t.
14558	decked	[.] DECK'ED, pp. Covered; adorned; furnished with a deck. [.] DECK'ER, n.
14559	decker	[.] DECK'ER, n.
14560	decking	[.] DECK'ING, ppr. Covering; arraying; adorning. [.]
14561	declaim	[.] DECLA'IM, v.i. [L. to cry out.]
14562	declaimant	[.] DECLA'IMANT or DECLA'IMER, n.
14563	declaiming	[.] DECLA'IMING, ppr. Speaking rhetorically; haranguing. [.] DECLA'IMING, n. A harangue. [.] DECLAMA'TION, n.
14564	declamation	[.] DECLAMA'TION, n.
14565	declamator	[.] DECLAMA'TOR, n. A declaimer. [.] DECLAM'ATORY, a.
14566	declamatory	[.] DECLAM'ATORY, a.
14567	declaration	[.] DECLARA'TION, n.
14568	declarative	[.] DECLAR'ATIVE, a.
14569	declaratorily	[.] DECLAR'ATORILY, adv. By declaration, or exhibition. [.] DECLAR'ATORY, a. Making declaration, clear manifestation, or exhibition; expressive; as, this clause is declaratory of the will of the legislature. The declaratory part of a law, is ...
14570	declaratory	[.] DECLAR'ATORY, a. Making declaration, clear manifestation, or exhibition; expressive; as, this clause is declaratory of the will of the legislature. The declaratory part of a law, is that which sets forth and defines what is right and what is wrong. A declaratory ...
14571	declare	[.] DECLA'RE, v.t. [L. to make clear.]
14572	declared	[.] DECLA'RED, pp. Made known; told explicitly; avowed; exhibited; manifested; published; proclaimed; recited. [.] DECLA'REDLY, adv. Avowedly; explicitly. [.] DECLA'RER, n. One who makes known or publishes; that which exhibits. [.] DECLA'RING, ...
14573	declaredly	[.] DECLA'REDLY, adv. Avowedly; explicitly. [.] DECLA'RER, n. One who makes known or publishes; that which exhibits. [.] DECLA'RING, ppr. Making known by words or by other means; manifesting; publishing; affirming; reciting ...
14574	declarer	[.] DECLA'RER, n. One who makes known or publishes; that which exhibits. [.] DECLA'RING, ppr. Making known by words or by other means; manifesting; publishing; affirming; reciting the cause of complaint. [.] DECLA'RING, n. ...
14575	declaring	[.] DECLA'RING, ppr. Making known by words or by other means; manifesting; publishing; affirming; reciting the cause of complaint. [.] DECLA'RING, n. Declaration; proclamation. [.] DECLEN'SION, n.
14576	declatable	[.] DECLA'TABLE, a. That may be declared, or proved. [.] DECLARA'TION, n.
14577	declension	[.] DECLEN'SION, n.
14578	declinable	[.] DECLI'NABLE, a. That may be declined; changing its termination in the oblique cases; as a declinable noun. [.] DEC'LINATE, a. In botany, bending or bent downwards, in a curve; declining. [.] DECLINA'TION, n.
14579	declinate	[.] DEC'LINATE, a. In botany, bending or bent downwards, in a curve; declining. [.] DECLINA'TION, n.
14580	declination	[.] DECLINA'TION, n.
14581	declinator	[.] DECLINA'TOR, [.] DECLIN'ATORY, n. An instrument for taking the declination, or inclination of a plane; an instrument in dialling.
14582	declinatory	[.] DECLIN'ATORY, n. An instrument for taking the declination, or inclination of a plane; an instrument in dialling.
14583	decline	[.] DECLI'NE, v.i. [L. to lean.]
14584	declined	[.] DECLI'NED, pp. Bent downward or from; inflected. [.] DECLI'NING, ppr. Leaning; deviating; falling; failing; decaying; tending to a worse state; avoiding; refusing; inflecting. [.] DECLIV'ITY, n. [L. sloping.] Declination ...
14585	declining	[.] DECLI'NING, ppr. Leaning; deviating; falling; failing; decaying; tending to a worse state; avoiding; refusing; inflecting. [.] DECLIV'ITY, n. [L. sloping.] Declination from a horizontal line; descent of land; inclination downward; a slope; ...
14586	declivitous	[.] DECLIV'ITOUS, a. Gradually descending; not precipitous; sloping. [.] DECOCT', v.t. [L. to boil.]
14587	declivity	[.] DECLIV'ITY, n. [L. sloping.] Declination from a horizontal line; descent of land; inclination downward; a slope; a gradual descent of the earth, of a rock or other thing: chiefly used of the earth, and opposed to acclivity, or ascent; the same slope, considered ...
14588	declivous	[.] DECLI'VOUS, [.] DECLIV'ITOUS, a. Gradually descending; not precipitous; sloping. [.] DECOCT', v.t. [L. to boil.]
14589	decoct	[.] DECOCT', v.t. [L. to boil.]
14590	decoctible	[.] DECOCT'IBLE, a. That may be boiled or digested. [.] DECOC'TION, n.
14591	decoction	[.] DECOC'TION, n.
14592	decoctive	[.] DECOCT'IVE, a. That may be easily decocted. [.] DECOCT'URE, n. A substance drawn by decoction. [.] DE'COLLATE, v.t. To behead. [.] DE'COLLATED, pp. Beheaded. [.] DECOLLA'TION, ...
14593	decocture	[.] DECOCT'URE, n. A substance drawn by decoction. [.] DE'COLLATE, v.t. To behead. [.] DE'COLLATED, pp. Beheaded. [.] DECOLLA'TION, n. [L. to behead; the neck.] The act of beheading; the act of cutting ...
14594	decollate	[.] DE'COLLATE, v.t. To behead. [.] DE'COLLATED, pp. Beheaded. [.] DECOLLA'TION, n. [L. to behead; the neck.] The act of beheading; the act of cutting off the neck of an animal, and severing the head from the body. It ...
14595	decollated	[.] DE'COLLATED, pp. Beheaded. [.] DECOLLA'TION, n. [L. to behead; the neck.] The act of beheading; the act of cutting off the neck of an animal, and severing the head from the body. It is especially used of St. John the Baptist, and of a painting ...
14596	decollation	[.] DECOLLA'TION, n. [L. to behead; the neck.] The act of beheading; the act of cutting off the neck of an animal, and severing the head from the body. It is especially used of St. John the Baptist, and of a painting which represents his beheading. [.] DECOLORA'TION, ...
14597	decoloration	[.] DECOLORA'TION, n. Absence of color. [.] DE'COMPLEX, a. Compounded of complex ideas. [.] DECOMPO'SABLE, a. That may be decomposed; capable of being resolved into its constituent elements. [.] DECOMPO'SE, ...
14598	decomplex	[.] DE'COMPLEX, a. Compounded of complex ideas. [.] DECOMPO'SABLE, a. That may be decomposed; capable of being resolved into its constituent elements. [.] DECOMPO'SE, v.t. To separate the constituent parts of a body or substance; ...
14599	decomposable	[.] DECOMPO'SABLE, a. That may be decomposed; capable of being resolved into its constituent elements. [.] DECOMPO'SE, v.t. To separate the constituent parts of a body or substance; to disunite elementary particles combined by affinity or chimical ...
14600	decompose	[.] DECOMPO'SE, v.t. To separate the constituent parts of a body or substance; to disunite elementary particles combined by affinity or chimical attraction; to resolve into original elements. [.] DECOMPO'SED, pp. Separated or resolved into the ...
14601	decomposed	[.] DECOMPO'SED, pp. Separated or resolved into the constituent parts. [.] DECOMPO'SING, ppr. Separating into constituent parts. [.] DECOMPOS'ITE, a. Compounded a second time; compounded with things already composite. [.] DECOMPOSI'TION, ...
14602	decomposing	[.] DECOMPO'SING, ppr. Separating into constituent parts. [.] DECOMPOS'ITE, a. Compounded a second time; compounded with things already composite. [.] DECOMPOSI'TION, n.
14603	decomposite	[.] DECOMPOS'ITE, a. Compounded a second time; compounded with things already composite. [.] DECOMPOSI'TION, n.
14604	decomposition	[.] DECOMPOSI'TION, n.
14605	decompound	[.] DECOMPOUND', v.t.
14606	decompoundable	[.] DECOMPOUND'ABLE, a. That may be decompounded. [.] DECOMPOUND'ED, pp. Compounded a second time; composed of things already compounded. [.] DECOMPOUND'ING, ppr. Compounding a second time. [.] DEC'ORATE, ...
14607	decompounded	[.] DECOMPOUND'ED, pp. Compounded a second time; composed of things already compounded. [.] DECOMPOUND'ING, ppr. Compounding a second time. [.] DEC'ORATE, v.t. [L. comeliness, grace.]
14608	decompounding	[.] DECOMPOUND'ING, ppr. Compounding a second time. [.] DEC'ORATE, v.t. [L. comeliness, grace.]
14609	decorate	[.] DEC'ORATE, v.t. [L. comeliness, grace.]
14610	decorated	[.] DEC'ORATED, pp. Adorned; beautified; embellished. [.] DEC'ORATING, ppr. Adorning; embellishing; rendering beautiful to the eye, or lovely to the mind. [.] DECORA'TION, n.
14611	decorating	[.] DEC'ORATING, ppr. Adorning; embellishing; rendering beautiful to the eye, or lovely to the mind. [.] DECORA'TION, n.
14612	decoration	[.] DECORA'TION, n.
14613	decorator	[.] DEC'ORATOR, n. One who adorns or embellishes. [.] DEC'OROUS, a. Decent; suitable to a character, or to the time, place and occasion; becoming; proper; befitting; as a decorous speech; decorous behavior; a decorous dress for a judge. [.] DEC'OROUSLY, ...
14614	decorous	[.] DEC'OROUS, a. Decent; suitable to a character, or to the time, place and occasion; becoming; proper; befitting; as a decorous speech; decorous behavior; a decorous dress for a judge. [.] DEC'OROUSLY, adv. In a becoming manner. [.] DECOR'TICATE, ...
14615	decorously	[.] DEC'OROUSLY, adv. In a becoming manner. [.] DECOR'TICATE, v.t. [L. bark.] To strip off bark; to peel; to husk; to take off the exterior coat; as, to decorticate barley. [.] DECOR'TICATED, pp. Stripped of bark; peeled; ...
14616	decorticate	[.] DECOR'TICATE, v.t. [L. bark.] To strip off bark; to peel; to husk; to take off the exterior coat; as, to decorticate barley. [.] DECOR'TICATED, pp. Stripped of bark; peeled; husked. [.] DECOR'TICATING, ppr. Stripping ...
14617	decorticated	[.] DECOR'TICATED, pp. Stripped of bark; peeled; husked. [.] DECOR'TICATING, ppr. Stripping off bark or the external coat; peeling. [.] [.] DECORTICA'TION, n. The act of stripping off bark or husk. [.] DECO'RUM, ...
14618	decorticating	[.] DECOR'TICATING, ppr. Stripping off bark or the external coat; peeling. [.] [.] DECORTICA'TION, n. The act of stripping off bark or husk. [.] DECO'RUM, n. [L. to become.]
14619	decortication	[.] DECORTICA'TION, n. The act of stripping off bark or husk. [.] DECO'RUM, n. [L. to become.]
14620	decorum	[.] DECO'RUM, n. [L. to become.]
14621	decoy	[.] DECOY, n. [.] 1. Any thing intended to lead into a snare; any lure or allurement that deceives and misleads into evil, danger or the power of an enemy. [.] 2. A place for catching wild fowls.
14622	decoy-duck	[.] DECOY-DUCK, n. A duck employed to draw others into a net or situation to be taken.
14623	decoy-man	[.] DECOY-MAN, n. A man employed in decoying and catching fowls.
14624	decoyed	[.] DECOYED, pp. Lured or drawn into a snare or net; allured into danger by deception.
14625	decoying	[.] DECOYING, ppr. Luring into a snare or net by deception; leading into evil or danger.
14626	decrease	[.] DECREASE, v.i. [L. To grow.] To become less; to be diminished gradually, in extent, bulk, quantity, or amount, or in strength, quality, or excellence; as, the days decrease in length from June to December. [.] [.] He must increase, but I must decrease. John iii. [.] DECREASE, ...
14627	decreased	[.] DECREASED, pp. Lessened; diminished.
14628	decreasing	[.] DECREASING, ppr. Becoming less; diminishing; waning.
14629	decree	[.] DECREE, n. [L. To judge; to divide.] [.] 1. Judicial decision, or determination of a litigated cause; as a decree of the court of chancery. The decision of a court of equity is called a decree; that of a court of law, a judgment. [.] 2. In the civil law, a determination ...
14630	decreed	[.] DECREED, pp. Determined judicially; resolved; appointed; established in purpose.
14631	decreeing	[.] DECREEING, ppr. Determining; resolving; appointing; ordering.
14632	decrement	[.] DECREMENT, n. [.] 1. Decrease; waste; the state of becoming less gradually. [.] [.] Rocks and mountains suffer a continual decrement. [.] 2. The quantity lost by gradual diminution, or waste. [.] 3. In heraldry, the wane of the moon. [.] 4. In crystalography, ...
14633	decrepit	[.] DECREPIT, a. [L. to break.] Broken down with age; wasted or worn by the infirmities of old age; being in the last stage of decay; weakened by age.
14634	decrepitate	[.] DECREPITATE, v.t. [L. To break or burst, to crackle.] To roast or calcine in a strong heat, with a continual bursting or crackling of the substance; as, to decrepitate salt. [.] DECREPITATE, v.i. To crackle, as salts when roasting.
14635	decrepitated	[.] DECREPITATED, pp. Roasted with a crackling noise.
14636	decrepitating	[.] DECREPITATING, ppr. Crackling; roasting with a crackling noise; suddenly bursting when exposed to heat.
14637	decrepitation	[.] DECREPITATION, n. The act of roasting with a continual crackling; or the separation of parts with a crackling noise, occasioned by heat.
14638	decrepitness	[.] DECREPITNESS,
14639	decrepitude	[.] DECREPITUDE, n. The broken, crazy state of the body, produced by decay and the infirmities of age.
14640	decrescent	[.] DECRESCENT, a. Decreasing; becoming less by gradual diminution; as a decrescent moon.
14641	decretal	[.] DECRETAL, n. [.] 1. A letter of the pope, determining some point or question in ecclesiastical law. The decretals form the second part of the canon law. [.] 2. A book of decrees, or edicts; a body of laws. [.] 3. A collection of the popes decrees.
14642	decretion	[.] DECRETION, n. A decreasing.
14643	decretist	[.] DECRETIST, n. One who studies or professes the knowledge of the decretals.
14644	decretorily	[.] DECRETORILY, adv. In a definitive manner.
14645	decretory	[.] DECRETORY, a. [.] 1. Judicial; definitive; established by a decree. [.] [.] The decretory rigors of a condemning sentence. [.] 2. Critical; determining; in which there is some definitive event; as, critical or decretory days.
14646	decrew	[.] DECREW, v.i. To decrease.
14647	decrial	[.] DECRIAL, n. A crying down; a clamorous censure; condemnation by censure.
14648	decried	[.] DECRIED, pp. Cried down; descredited; brought into disrepute.
14649	decrier	[.] DECRIER, n. One who decries.
14650	decrown	[.] DECROWN, v.t. To deprive of a crown.
14651	decry	[.] DECRY, v.t. [.] 1. To cry down; to censure as faulty, mean or worthless; to clamor against; to discredit by finding fault; as, to decry a poem. [.] 2. To cry down, as improper or unnecessary; to rail or clamor against; to bring into desrepute; as, to decry the ...
14652	decubation	[.] DECUBATION, n. The act of lying down.
14653	decumbence	[.] DECUMBENCE,
14654	decumbency	[.] DECUMBENCY, n. [L. To lie down.] The act of lying down; the posture of lying down.
14655	decumbent	[.] DECUMBENT, a. In botany, declined or bending down; having the stamens and pistils bending down to the lower side; as a decumbent flower.
14656	decumbiture	[.] DECUMBITURE, n. [.] 1. The time at which a person takes to his bed in a disease. [.] 2. In astrology, the scheme or aspect of the heavens, by which the prognostics of recovery or death are discovered.
14657	decuple	[.] DECUPLE, a. [L. Ten.] Tenfold; containing ten times as many. [.] DECUPLE, n. A number ten times repeated.
14658	decurion	[.] DECURION, n. [L. Ten] An officer in the Roman army, who commanded a decuria, or ten soldiers, which was a third part of the turma, and a thirtieth of the legion of cavalry.
14659	decurrent	[.] DECURRENT, a. [L. To run down; to run.] Extending downwards. A decurrent leaf is a sessile leaf having its base extending downwards along the stem.
14660	decursion	[.] DECURSION, n. [L. To run.] The act of running down, as a stream.
14661	decursive	[.] DECURSIVE, a. Running down. [.] Decursively pinnate, in botany, applied to a leaf, having the leaflets decurrent or running along the petiole.
14662	decurt	[.] DECURT, v.t. To shorten by cutting off.
14663	decurtation	[.] DECURTATION, n. [L. To shorten.] Tha act of shortening, or cutting short.
14664	decury	[.] DECURY, n. [L. Ten.] A set of ten men under an officer called decurio.
14665	decussate	[.] DECUSSATE, v.t. [L. To cut or strike across.] To intersect at acute angles, thus X; or in general, to intersect; to cross; as lines, rays, or nerves in the body. [.] DECUSSATE,
14666	decussated	[.] DECUSSATED, a. Crossed; intersected. In botany, decussated leaves and branches, are such as grow in pairs which alternately cross each other at right angles, or in a regular manner. [.] In rhetoric, a decussated period is one that consists of two rising and two ...
14667	decussating	[.] DECUSSATING, ppr. Intersecting at acute angles; crossing.
14668	decussation	[.] DECUSSATION, n. The act of crossing at unequal angles; the crossing of two lines, rays or nerves, which meet in a point and then proceed and diverge.
14669	dedalian	[.] DEDALIAN, a. Various; variegated; intricate; complex; expert.
14670	dedalous	[.] DEDALOUS, a. Having a margin with various windings and turnings; of a beautiful and delicate texture; a term applied to the leaves of plants.
14671	dedecorate	[.] DEDECORATE, v.t. To disgrace.
14672	dedecoration	[.] DEDECORATION, n. A disgracing.
14673	dedentition	[.] DEDENTITION, n. The shedding of teeth.
14674	dedicate	[.] DEDICATE, v.t. [L. To vow, promise, devote, dedicate. See Class Dg. No. 12, 15, 45. The sense is to send, to throw; hence, to set, to appoint.] [.] 1. To set apart and consecrate to a divine Being, or to a sacred purpose; to devote to a sacred use, by a solemn ...
14675	dedicated	[.] DEDICATED, pp. Devoted to a divine Being, or to a sacred use; consecrated; appropriated; given wholly to.
14676	dedicating	[.] DEDICATING, ppr. Devoting to a divine Being, or to a sacred purpose; consecrating; appropriating; giving wholly to.
14677	dedication	[.] DEDICATION, n. [.] 1. The act of consecrating to a divine Being, or to a sacred use, often with religious solemnities; solemn appropriation; as the dedication of Solomons temple. [.] 2. The act of devoting or giving to. [.] 3. An address to a patron, prefixed ...
14678	dedicator	[.] DEDICATOR, n. One who dedicates; one who inscribes a book to the favor of a patron.
14679	dedicatory	[.] DEDICATORY, a. Composing a dedication; as an epistle dedicatory.
14680	dedition	[.] DEDITION, n. [L. To yield.] The act of yielding any thing; surrendry.
14681	dedolent	[.] DEDOLENT, a. Feeling no compunction.
14682	deduce	[.] DEDUCE, v.t. [L. To lead, bring or draw.] [.] 1. To draw from; to bring from. [.] [.] O goddess, say, shall I deduce my rhymes [.] [.] From the dire nation in its early times? [.] 2. To draw from, in reasoning; to gather a truth, opinion or proposition from ...
14683	deduced	[.] DEDUCED, pp. Drawn from; inferred; as a consequence from principles or premises.
14684	deducement	[.] DEDUCEMENT, n. The thing drawn from or deduced; inference; that which is collected from premises.
14685	deducible	[.] DEDUCIBLE, a. That may be deduced; inferable; collectible by reason from premises; consequential. [.] [.] The properties of a triangle are deducible from the complex idea of three lines including a space.
14686	deducing	[.] DEDUCING, ppr. Drawing from; inferring; collecting from principles or facts already established or known.
14687	deducive	[.] DEDUCIVE, a. Performing the act of deduction.
14688	deduct	[.] DEDUCT, v.t. To take from; to subtract; to separate or remove, in numbering, estimating or calculating. Thus we say, from the sum of two numbers, deduct the lesser number; from the amount of profits, deduct the charges of freight.
14689	deducted	[.] DEDUCTED, pp. Taken from; subtracted.
14690	deducting	[.] DEDUCTING, ppt. Taking from; subtracting.
14691	deduction	[.] DEDUCTION, n. [.] 1. The act of deducting. [.] 2. That which is deducted; sum or amount taken from another; defalcation; abatement; as, this sum is a deduction from the yearly rent. [.] 3. That which is drawn from premises; fact, opinion, or hypothesis, collected ...
14692	deductive	[.] DEDUCTIVE, a. Deducible; that is or may be deduced from premises. [.] [.] All knowledge is deductive.
14693	deductively	[.] DEDUCTIVELY, adv. By regular deduction; by way of inference; by consequence.
14694	deed	[.] DEED, n. [.] 1. That which is done, acted or effected; an act; a fact; a word of extensive application, including whatever is done, good or bad, great or small. [.] [.] And Joseph said to them, what deed is this which ye have done? Gen. x1iv. [.] [.] We receive ...
14695	deed-achieving	[.] DEED-ACHIEVING, a. That accomplishes great deeds.
14696	deed-poll	[.] DEED-POLL, n. A deed not indented, that is, shaved or even, made by one party only.
14697	deedless	[.] DEEDLESS, a. Inactive; not performing or having performed deeds or exploits.
14698	deem	[.] DEEM, v.t. [.] 1. To think; to judge; to be of opinion; to conclude on consideration; as, he deems it prudent to be silent. [.] [.] For never can I deem him less than god. [.] [.] The shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country. Acts xxvii. [.] 2. ...
14699	deemed	[.] DEEMED, pp. Thought; judged; supposed.
14700	deeming	[.] DEEMING, ppr. Thinking; judging; believing.
14701	deemster	[.] DEEMSTER, n. A judge in the Isle of Man and in Jersey.
14702	deep	[.] DEEP, a. [.] 1. Extending or being far below the surface; descending far downward; profound ; opposed to shallow; as deep water; a deep pit or well. [.] 2. Low in situation; being or descending far below the adjacent land; as a deep valley. [.] 3. Entering ...
14703	deep-mouthed	[.] DEEP-MOUTHED, a. Having a hoarse, loud, hollow voice; as a deep-mouthed dog.
14704	deep-musing	[.] DEEP-MUSING, a. Contemplative; thinking closely or profoundly.
14705	deep-read	[.] DEEP-READ, a. Having fully read; profoundly versed.
14706	deep-revolving	[.] DEEP-REVOLVING, a. Profoundly revolving or meditating.
14707	deep-throated	[.] DEEP-THROATED, a. With deep throats.
14708	deep-toned	[.] DEEP-TONED, a. Having a very low or grave tone.
14709	deep-vaulted	[.] DEEP-VAULTED, a. Formed like a deep vault or arch.
14710	deep-waisted	[.] DEEP-WAISTED, a. Having a deep waist, as a ship when the quarter deck and forecastle are raised from four to six feet above the level of the main deck.
14711	deepen	[.] DEEPEN, v.t. [.] 1. To make deep or deeper; to sink lower; as, to deepen the channel of a river or harbor; to deepen a well. [.] 2. To make dark or darker; to make more thick or gloomy; as, to deepen the shades of night; to deepen gloom. [.] 3. To give a darker ...
14712	deepened	[.] DEEPENED, pp. Made more deep.
14713	deepening	[.] DEEPENING, ppr. Sinking lower; making more deep.
14714	deeply	[.] DEEPLY, adv. [.] 1. At or to a great depth; far below the surface; as a passion deeply rooted in our nature; precepts deeply engraven on the heart. [.] 2. Profoundly; thoroughly; as deeply skilled in ethics or anatomy. [.] 3. To or from the inmost recesses ...
14715	deepness	[.] DEEPNESS, n. [.] 1. Depth; remoteness from the surface in a descending line; interior distance from the surface; profundity. [.] [.] And forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth. Matt. Xiii. [.] 2. Craft; insidiousness.
14716	deer	[.] DEER, n. Sing. And plu. [Gr. A wild beast. The primary sense is simply roving, wild, untamed; hence, a wild beast.] A quadruped of the genus Cervus, of several species, as the stag, the fallow deer, the roe-buck, the rane or rane-deer, &c. These animals are wild ...
14717	deer-stealer	[.] DEER-STEALER, n. One who steals deer.
14718	deer-stealing	[.] DEER-STEALING, n. The act or crime of stealing deer.
14719	deess	[.] DEESS, n. A goddess.
14720	deface	[.] DEFACE, v.t. [.] 1. To destroy or mar the face or surface of a thing; to injure the superficies or beauty; to disfigure; as, to deface a monument; to deface an ediface. [.] 2. To injure any thing; to destroy, spoil or mar; to erase or obliterate; as, to deface ...
14721	defacer	[.] DEFACER, n. He or that which defaces; one who injures, mars or disfigures.
14722	defacing	[.] DEFACING, ppr. Injuring the face or surface; marring; disfiguring; erasing. [.] De facto. [L.] actually; in fact; existing; as a king de facto, distinguished from a king de jure, or by right.
14723	defailance	[.] DEFAILANCE, n. Failure; miscarriage.
14724	defalcate	[.] DEFALCATE, v.t. To cut off; to take away or deduct a part; used chiefly of money, accounts, rents, income, &c.
14725	defalcation	[.] DEFALCATION,. N. [.] 1. The act of cutting off, or deducting a part; deduction; diminution; abatement; as, let him have the amount of his rent without defalcation. [.] 2. That which is cut off; as, this loss is a defalcation from the revenue.
14726	defalk	[.] DEFALK, v.t. To defalcate.
14727	defamation	[.] DEFAMATION, n. The uttering of slanderous words with a view to injure anothers reputation; the malicious uttering of falsehood respecting another which tends to destroy or impair his good name, character or occupation; slander; calumny. To constitute defamation in ...
14728	defamatory	[.] DEFAMATORY, a. Calumnious; slanderous; containing defamation; false and injurious to reputation; as defamatory words; defamatory reports or writings.
14729	defame	[.] DEFAME, [.] 1. To slander; falsely and maliciously to utter words respecting another which tend to injure his reputation or occupation; as to say, a judge is corrupt; a man is perjured; a trader is a knave. [.] 2. To speak evil of; to dishonor by false reports; ...
14730	defamed	[.] DEFAMED, pp. Slandered; dishonored or injured by evil reports.
14731	defamer	[.] DEFAMER, n. A slanderer; a detractor; a calumniator.
14732	defaming	[.] DEFAMING, ppr. Slandering; injuring the character by false reports. [.] DEFAMING, n. Defamation; slander.
14733	defaticate	[.] DEFATICATE, v.t. [L. To tire.] To weary or tire.
14734	defatigable	[.] DEFATIGABLE, a. Liable to be wearied.
14735	defatigation	[.] DEFATIGATION, n. Weariness.
14736	default	[.] DEFAULT, n. [.] 1. A failing, or failure; an omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires; as, this evil has happened through the governors default. A default or fault, may be a crime, a vice, or a mere defect, according to the ...
14737	defaulted	[.] DEFAULTED, pp. [.] 1. Called out of court, as a defendant or his cause. [.] 2. A. Having defect.
14738	defaulter	[.] DEFAULTER, n. [.] 1. One who makes default; one who fails to appear in court when called. [.] 2. One who fails to perform a public duty; particularly, one who fails to account for public money entrusted to his care; a delinquent.
14739	defaulting	[.] DEFAULTING, ppr. [.] 1. Failing to fulfil a contract; delinquent. [.] 2. Failing to perform a duty or legal requirement; as a defaulting creditor. [.] 3. Calling out of court, and entering judgment against for non-appearance, as a defendant.
14740	defeasance	[.] DEFEASANCE,, n. S as z. [.] 1. Literally, a defeating; a rendering null; the preventing of the operation of an instrument. [.] 2. In law, a condition, relating to a deed, which being performed, the deed is defeated or rendered void; or a collateral deed, made ...
14741	defeasible	[.] DEFEASIBLE, a. S as z. That may be defeated, or annulled; as a defeasible title; a defeasible estate.
14742	defeasibleness	[.] DEFEASIBLENESS, n. The quality of being defeasible.
14743	defeat	[.] DEFEAT, n. [.] 1. Overthrow; loss of battle; the check, rout, or destruction of an army by the victory of an enemy. [.] 2. Successful resistance; as the defeat of an attack. [.] 3. Frustration; a rendering null and void; as the defeat of a title. [.] 4. ...
14744	defeating	[.] DEFEATING, ppr. Vanquishing; subduing; opposing successfully; overthrowing; frustrating; disappointing; rendering null and void.
14745	defeature	[.] DEFEATURE, n. [.] 1. Change of feature. [.] 2. Overthrow; defeat.
14746	defecate	[.] DEFECATE, v.t. [L. Dregs.] [.] 1. To purify; to refine; to clear from dregs or impurities; to clarify; as, to defecate liquor. [.] 2. To purify from admixture; to clear; to purge of extraneous matter.
14747	defecated	[.] DEFECATED, pp. Purtified; clarified; refined.
14748	defecating	[.] DEFECATING, ppr. Purifying; purging of lees or impurities.
14749	defecation	[.] DEFECATION, n. The act of separating from lees or dregs; purification from impurities or foreign matter.
14750	defect	[.] DEFECT, n. [L. To fail; to make or do.] [.] 1. Want or absence of something necessary or useful towards perfection; fault; imperfection. [.] [.] Errors have been corrected, and defects supplied. [.] We say, there are numerous defects in the plan, or in the work, ...
14751	defectibility	[.] DEFECTIBILITY, n. Deficiency; imperfection.
14752	defectible	[.] DEFECTIBLE, a. Imperfect; deficient; wanting.
14753	defection	[.] DEFECTION, n. [.] 1. Want or failure of duty; particularly, a falling away; apostasy; the act of abandoning a person or cause to which one is bound by allegiance or duty, or to which one has attached himself. Our defection from God is proof of our depravity. The ...
14754	defective	[.] DEFECTIVE, a. [.] 1. Wanting either in substance, quantity or quality, or in any thing necessary; imperfect; as a defective limb; defective timber; a defective copy or book; a defective account. Defective articulation, in speaking, renders utterance indistinct. [.] 2. ...
14755	defectively	[.] DEFECTIVELY, adv. In a defective manner; imperfectly.
14756	defectiveness	[.] DEFECTIVENESS, n. Want; the state of being imperfect; faultiness.
14757	defectuosity	[.] DEFECTUOSITY, n. Defectiveness; faultiness.
14758	defectuous	[.] DEFECTUOUS, a. Full of defects.
14759	defedation	[.] DEFEDATION, n. Pollution.
14760	defend	[.] DEFEND, v.t. [.] 1. To drive from; to thrust back; hence, to deny; to repel a demand, charge, or accusation; to oppose; to resist; the effect of which is to maintain ones own claims. [.] 2. To forbid; to prohibit; that is, to drive from, or back. Milton calls ...
14761	defendable	[.] DEFENDABLE, a. That may be defended.
14762	defendant	[.] DEFENDANT, a. [.] 1. Defensive; proper for defense. [.] 2. Making defense; being in the character of a defendant. [.] DEFENDANT, n. [.] 1. He that defends against an assailant, or against the approach of evil or danger. [.] 2. In law, the party ...
14763	defended	[.] DEFENDED, pp. Opposed; denied; prohibited; maintained by resistance; vindicated; preserved uninjured; secured.
14764	defender	[.] DEFENDER, n. One who defends by oppostition; one who maintains, supports, protects or vindicates; an assertor; a vindicator, either by arms or by arguments; a champion or an advocate.
14765	defending	[.] DEFENDING, ppr. Denying; opposing; resisiting; forbidding; maintaining uninjured by force or by reason; securing from evil.
14766	defensative	[.] DEFENSATIVE, n. Guard; defense; a bandage, plaster, or the like, to secure a wound from external injury.
14767	defense	[.] DEFENSE, n. [.] 1. Any thing that opposes attack, violence, danger or injury; any thing that secures the person, the rights or the possessions of men; fortification; guard; protection; security. A wall, a parapet, a ditch, or a garrison, is the defense of a city ...
14768	defensed	[.] DEFENSED, pp. Fortified.
14769	defenseless	[.] DEFENSELESS, a. Being without defense, or without means of repelling assault or injury; applied to a town, it denotes unfortified or ungarrisoned; open to an enemy; applied to a person, it denotes naked; unarmed; unprotected; unprepared to resist attack; weak; unable ...
14770	defenselessness	[.] DEFENSELESSNESS, n. The state of being unguarded or unprotected.
14771	defensible	[.] DEFENSIBLE, a. [.] 1. That may be defended; as a defensible city. [.] 2. That may be vindicated, maintained or justified; as a defensible cause.
14772	defensive	[.] DEFENSIVE, a. [.] 1. That serves to defend; proper for defense; as defensive armor, which repels attacks or blows, opposed to offensive arms, which are used in attack. [.] 2. Carried on in resisting attack or aggression; as defensive war, in distinction from offensive ...
14773	defensively	[.] DEFENSIVELY, adv. In a defensive manner; on the defensive; in defense.
14774	defer	[.] DEFER, v.t. [L. To bear.] [.] 1. To delay; to put off; to postpone to a future time; as, to defer the execution of a design. [.] [.] When thou vowest a vow, defer not to pay it. Eccles. 5. [.] [.] Hope deferred maketh the heart sick. Prov. 13. [.] 2. To ...
14775	deference	[.] DEFERENCE, n. [.] 1. A yielding in opinion; submission of judgment to the opinion or judgment of another. Hence, regard; respect. We often decline acting in opposition to those for whose wisdom we have a great deference. [.] 2. Complaisance; condescension. [.] 3. ...
14776	deferent	[.] DEFERENT, a. Bearing; carrying; conveying. [.] DEFERENT, n. [.] 1. That which carries or conveys. The deferent of a planet, is an imaginary circle or orb in the Ptolemaic system, that is supposed to carry about the body of the planet. [.] 2. A vessel in ...
14777	deferential	[.] DEFERENTIAL,, a. Expressing deference.
14778	deferment	[.] DEFERMENT, n. Delay.
14779	deferrer	[.] DEFERRER, n. One who delays or puts off.
14780	deferring	[.] DEFERRING, ppr. Delaying; postponing.
14781	defiance	[.] DEFIANCE, n. [.] 1. A daring; a challenge to fight; invitation to combat; a call to an adversary to encounter, if he dare. Goliath bid defiance to the army of Israel. [.] 2. A challenge to meet in any contest; a call upon one to make good any assertion or charge; ...
14782	defiatory	[.] DEFIATORY, a. Bidding or bearing defiance.
14783	deficience	[.] DEFICIENCE,
14784	deficiency	[.] DEFICIENCY, n. [L. To fail to do.] [.] 1. A failing; a falling short; imperfection; as a deficiency in moral duties. [.] 2. Want; defect; something less than is necessary; as a deficiency of means; a deficiency of revenue; a deficiency of blood.
14785	deficient	[.] DEFICIENT, a. [.] 1. Wanting; defective; imperfect; not sufficient or adequate; as deficient estate; deficient strength. [.] 2. Wanting; not having a full or adequate supply; as, the country may be deficient in the means of carrying on war. [.] Deficient numbers, ...
14786	deficit	[.] DEFICIT, n. Want; deficiency; as a deficit in the taxes or revenue.
14787	defier	[.] DEFIER, n. A challenger; one who dares to combat or encounter; one who braves; one who acts in contempt of opposition, law or authority; as a defier of the laws.
14788	defiguration	[.] DEFIGURATION, n. A disfiguring.
14789	defigure	[.] DEFIGURE, v.t. To delineate.
14790	defile	[.] DEFILE, v.t. [.] 1. To make unclean; to render foul or dirty; in a general sense. [.] 2. To make impure; to render turbid; as, the water or liquor is defiled. [.] 3. To soil or sully; to tarnish; as reputation, &c. [.] [.] He is among the greatest prelates ...
14791	defiled	[.] DEFILED, pp. Made dirty, or foul; polluted; soiled; corrupted; violated; vitiated.
14792	defilement	...
14793	defiler	[.] DEFILER, n. One who defiles; one who corrupts or violates; that which pollutes.
14794	defiling	[.] DEFILING, ppr. [.] 1. Polluting; making impure. [.] 2. Marching in a file, or with a narrow front.
14795	definable	[.] DEFINABLE, a. [.] 1. Literally, that may be limited, or have its limits ascertained. Hence, capable of having its extent ascertained with precision; capable of being fixed and determined. The extent of the Russian empire is hardly definable. The limits are hardly ...
14796	define	[.] DEFINE, v.t. [L. To end, to limit, from finis, end.] [.] 1. To determine or describe the end or limit; as, to define the extent of a kingdom or country. [.] 2. To determine with precision; to ascertain; as, to define the limits of a kingdom. [.] 3. To mark ...
14797	defined	[.] DEFINED, pp. [.] 1. Determined; having the extent ascertained; having the signification determined. [.] 2. Having the precise limit marked, or having a determinate limit; as, the shadow of a body is well defined.
14798	definer	[.] DEFINER, n. He who defines; he who ascertains or marks the limits; he who determines or explains the signification of a word, or describes the distinctive properties of a thing.
14799	defining	[.] DEFINING, ppr. Determining the limits; ascertaining the extent; explaining the meaning; describing the properties.
14800	definite	[.] DEFINITE, a. [.] 1. Having certain limits; bounded with precision; determinate; as a definite extent of land; definite dimensions; definite measure. [.] 2. Having certain limits in signification; determinate; certain; precise; as a definite word, term or expression. [.] 3. ...
14801	definiteness	[.] DEFINITENESS, n. Certainty of extent; certainty of signification; determinateness.
14802	definition	[.] DEFINITION, n. [.] 1. A brief description of a thing by its properties; as a definition of wit or of a circle. [.] 2. In logic, the explication of the essence of a thing by its kind and difference. [.] 3. In lexicography, an explanation of the signification ...
14803	definitive	[.] DEFINITIVE, a. [.] 1. Limiting the extent; determinate; positive; express; as a definitive term. [.] 2. Limiting; ending; determining; final; opposed to conditional, provisional, or interlocutory; as a definitive sentence or decree. [.] DEFINITIVE, n. In ...
14804	definitively	[.] DEFINITIVELY, adv. [.] 1. Determinately; positively; expressly. [.] 2. Finally; conclusively; unconditionally; as, the points between the parties are definitively settled.
14805	definitiveness	[.] DEFINITIVENESS, n. Determinateness; decisiveness; conclusiveness.
14806	defix	[.] DEFIX, v.t. To fix; to fasten.
14807	deflagrability	[.] DEFLAGRABILITY, n. Combustibility; the quality of taking fire and burning away, as a metallic wire; a chimical term.
14808	deflagrable	[.] DEFLAGRABLE, a. Combustible; having the quality of taking fire and burning, as alcohol, oils, &c.
14809	deflagrate	[.] DEFLAGRATE, v.t. [L. To burn.] To set fire to; to burn; to consume; as, to deflagrate oil or spirit.
14810	deflagration	[.] DEFLAGRATION, n. A kindling or setting fire to a substance; burning; combustion. [.] [.] The strength of spirit is proved by deflagration. [.] A rapid combustion of a mixture, attended with much evolution of flame and vapor, as of niter and charcoal. [.] This ...
14811	deflagrator	[.] DEFLAGRATOR, n. A galvanic instrument for producing combustion, particularly the combustion of metallic substances.
14812	deflect	[.] DEFLECT, v.i. [L. To turn or bend.] To turn from or aside; to deviate from a true course or right line; to swerve. [.] [.] The needle deflects from the meridian. [.] DEFLECT, v.t. To turn aside; to turn or bend from a right line or regular course.
14813	deflected	[.] DEFLECTED, pp. Turned aside, or from a direct line or course. In botany, bending downward archwise.
14814	deflecting	[.] DEFLECTING, ppr. Turning aside; turning from a right line or regular course.
14815	deflection	[.] DEFLECTION, n. [.] 1. Deviation; the act of turning aside; a turning from a true line or the regular course. [.] 2. The departure of a ship from its true course. [.] 3. A deviation of the rays of light towards the surface of an opake body; inflection.
14816	deflexure	[.] DEFLEXURE, n. A bending down; a turning aside; deviation.
14817	deflorate	[.] DEFLORATE, a. [L. To deflour.] In botany, having cast its farin, pollen, or fecundating dust.
14818	defloration	[.] DEFLORATION, n. [.] 1. The act of deflouring; the act of depriving of the flower or prime beauties; particularly, the act of taking away a womans virginity. [.] 2. A selection of the flower, or of that which is most valuable. [.] [.] The laws of Normandy are, ...
14819	deflour	[.] DEFLOUR, v.t. [L. A flower.] [.] 1. To deprive a woman of her virginity, either by force or with consent. When by force, it may be equivalent to ravish or violate. [.] 2. To take away the prime beauty and grace of any thing. [.] [.] The sweetness of his soul ...
14820	defloured	[.] DEFLOURED, pp. Deprived of maidenhood; ravished; robbed or prime beauty .
14821	deflourer	[.] DEFLOURER, n. One who deprives a woman of her virginity.
14822	deflouring	[.] DEFLOURING, ppr. Depriving of virginity or maidenhood; robbing of prime beauties.
14823	deflow	[.] DEFLOW, v.i. To flow down.
14824	defluous	[.] DEFLUOUS, a. [L. To flow.] Flowing down; falling off.
14825	deflux	[.] DEFLUX, n. A flowing down; a running downward; as a deflux of humors.
14826	defluxion	[.] DEFLUXION, n. [L. To flow down.] [.] 1. A flowing, running or falling of humors or fluid matter, from a superior to an inferior part of the body; properly, an inflammation of a part, attended with increased secretion. [.] 2. A discharge of flowing off of humors; ...
14827	defly	[.] DEFLY, adv. Dextrously; skilfully.
14828	defoliation	[.] DEFOLIATION, n. [L. Foliage; a leaf.] Literally, the fall of the leaf or shedding of leaves; but technically, the time or season of shedding leaves in autumn; applied to trees and shrubs.
14829	deforce	[.] DEFORCE, v.t. To disseize and keep out of lawful possession of an estate; to withhold the possession of an estate from the rightful owner; applies to any possessor whose entry was originally lawful, but whose detainer is become unlawful.
14830	deforced	[.] DEFORCED, pp. Kept out of lawful possession.
14831	deforcement	[.] DEFORCEMENT, n. [.] 1. The holding of lands or tenements to which another person has a right; a general term including abatement, intrusion, disseisin, discontinuance, or any other species of wrong, by which he that hath a right to the freehold is kept out of possession. [.] 2. ...
14832	deforciant	[.] DEFORCIANT, n. He that keeps out of possession the rightful owner of an estate; he against whom a fictitious action is brought in fine and recovery.
14833	deforcing	[.] DEFORCING, ppr. Keeping out of lawful possession.
14834	deform	[.] DEFORM, v.t. [L. Form.] [.] 1. To mar or injure the form; to alter that form or disposition of parts which is natural and esteemed beautiful, and thus to render it displeasing to the eye; to disfigure; as, a hump on the back deforms the body. [.] 2. To render ...
14835	deformation	[.] DEFORMATION, n. A disfiguring or defacing.
14836	deformed	[.] DEFORMED, pp. [.] 1. Injured in the form; disfigured; distorted; ugly; wanting natural beauty, or symmetry. [.] 2. Base; disgraceful.
14837	deformedly	[.] DEFORMEDLY, adv. In an ugly manner.
14838	deformedness	[.] DEFORMEDNESS, n. Ugliness; a disagreeable or unnatural form.
14839	deformer	[.] DEFORMER, n. One who deforms.
14840	deforming	[.] DEFORMING, ppr. Marring the natural form or figure; rendering ugly or disppleasing; destroying beauty.
14841	deformity	[.] DEFORMITY, n. [.] 1. Any unnatural state of the shape or form; want of that uniformity or symmetry which constitutes beauty; distortion; irregularity of shape or features; disproportion of limbs; defect; crookedness, &c. Hence, ugliness; as bodily deformity. [.] 2. ...
14842	deforser	[.] DEFORSER, n. One that casts out by force.
14843	defraud	[.] DEFRAUD, v.t. [L. To cheat.] [.] 1. To deprive of right, either by obtaining something by deception or artifice, or by taking something wrongfully without the knowledge or consent of the owner; to cheat; to cozen; followed by of before the thing taken; as, to ...
14844	defrauded	[.] DEFRAUDED, pp. Deprived of property or right by trick, artifice or deception; injured by the withholding of what is due.
14845	defrauder	[.] DEFRAUDER, n. One who defrauds; one who takes from another his right by deception, or withholds what is his due; a cheat; a cozener; an embezzler; a peculator.
14846	defrauding	[.] DEFRAUDING, ppr. Depriving another of his property or right by deception or artifice; injuring by withholding wrongfully what is due.
14847	defraudment	[.] DEFRAUDMENT, n. Tha act of defrauding.
14848	defray	[.] DEFRAY, v.t. [.] 1. To pay; to discharge, as cost or expense; to bear, as charge, cost or expense. It is followed chiefly by expense, charge or cost. The acquisitions of war seldom defray the expenses. The profits of a voyage will not always defray the charges, ...
14849	defrayed	[.] DEFRAYED, pp. Paid; discharged; as expense, or cost.
14850	defrayer	[.] DEFRAYER, n. One who pays or discharges expenses.
14851	defraying	[.] DEFRAYING, ppr. Paying; discharging.
14852	defrayment	[.] DEFRAYMENT, n. Payment.
14853	deft	[.] DEFT, a. Neat; handsome; spruce; ready; dextrous; fit; convenient.
14854	deftly	[.] DEFTLY, adv. Neatly; dextrously; in a skilful manner.
14855	deftness	[.] DEFTNESS, n. Neatness; beauty.
14856	defunct	[.] DEFUNCT, a. [L. To perform and discharge.] Having finished the course of life; dead; deceased. [.] DEFUNCT, n. A dead person; one deceased.
14857	defunction	[.] DEFUNCTION, n. Death.
14858	defy	[.] DEFY, v.t. [.] 1. To dare; to provoke to combat or strife, by appealing to the courage of another; to invite one to contest; to challenge; as, Goliath defied the armies of Israel. [.] 2. To dare; to brave; to offer to hazard a conflict by manifesting a contempt ...
14859	defyer	[.] DEFYER, [See defier.]
14860	degarnish	[.] DEGARNISH, v.t. [.] 1. To unfurnish; to strip of furniture, ornaments or apparatus. [.] 2. To deprive of a garrison, or troops necessary for defense; as, to degarnish a city or fort. Washingtons Letter. Nov. 11, 1778.
14861	degarnished	[.] DEGARNISHED, pp. Stripped of furniture or apparatus; deprived of troops for defense.
14862	degarnishing	[.] DEGARNISHING, ppr. Stripping of furniture, dress, apparatus or a garrison.
14863	degarnishment	[.] DEGARNISHMENT, n. The act of depriving of furniture, apparatus or a garrison.
14864	degender	[.] DEGENDER, v.i. To degenerate.
14865	degeneracy	[.] DEGENERACY, n. [.] 1. A growing worse or inferior; a decline in good qualities; or a state of being less valuable; as the degeneracy of a plant. [.] 2. In morals, decay of virtue; a growing worse; departure from the virtues of ancestors; desertion of that which ...
14866	degenerate	[.] DEGENERATE, v.i. [L. Grown worse, ignoble, base.] [.] 1. To become worse; to decay in good qualities; to pass from a good to a bad or worse state; to lose or suffer a diminution of valuable qualities, either in the natural or moral world. In the natural world, ...
14867	degenerately	[.] DEGENERATELY, adv. In a degenerate or base manner.
14868	degenerateness	[.] DEGENERATENESS, n. A degenerate state; a state in which the natural good qualities of the species are decayed or lost.
14869	degeneration	[.] DEGENERATION, n. [.] 1. A growing worse, or losing of good qualities; a decline from the virtue and worth of ancestors; a decay of the natural good qualities of the species; a falling from a more excellent state to one of less worth, either in the natural or moral ...
14870	degenerous	[.] DEGENEROUS, a. [.] 1. Degenerated; fallen from a state of excellence, or from the virtue and merit of ancestors. Hence, [.] 2. Low; base; mean; unworthy; as a degenerous passion.
14871	degenerously	[.] DEGENEROUSLY, adv. In a degenerous manner; basely; meanly.
14872	deglutinate	[.] DEGLUTINATE,, v.t. [L. To glue.] To unglue; to loosen or separate substances glued together.
14873	deglutition	[.] DEGLUTITION, n. [L. To swallow.] [.] 1. The act of swallowing; as, deglutition is difficult. [.] 2. The power of swallowing; as, deglutition is lost.
14874	degradation	[.] DEGRADATION, n. [.] 1. A reducing in rank; the act of depriving one of a degree of honor, of dignity, or of rank; also, deposition; removal or dismission from office; as the degradation of a peer, of a knight, or of a bishop, in England. [.] 2. The state of being ...
14875	degrade	[.] DEGRADE, v.t. [L. A step, a degree.] [.] 1. To reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree; to deprive one of any office or dignity, by which he loses rank in society; to strip of honors; as, to degrade a nobleman, an archbishop or a general officer. [.] 2. ...
14876	degraded	[.] DEGRADED, pp. Reduced in rank; deprived of an office or dignity; lowered; sunk; reduced in estimation or value.
14877	degradement	[.] DEGRADEMENT, n. Deprivation of rank or office.
14878	degrading	[.] DEGRADING, ppr. [.] 1. Reducing in rank; depriving of honors or offices; reducing in value or estimation; lowering. [.] 2. A. Dishonoring; disgracing the character; as degrading obsequiousness. [.] [.] The inordinate love of money and of fame are base and degrading ...
14879	degradingly	[.] DEGRADINGLY, adv. In a degrading manner, or in a way to depreciate.
14880	degree	[.] DEGREE, n. [.] 1. A step; a distinct portion of space of indefinite extent; a space in progression; as, the army gained the hill by degrees; a balloon rises or descends by slow degrees; and figuratively, we advance in knowledge by slow degrees. Men are yet in the ...
14881	degustation	[.] DEGUSTATION, n. A tasting.
14882	dehiscence	[.] DEHISCENCE, n. [L. To gape.] A gaping. In botany, the opening of capsules; the season when capsules open.
14883	dehiscent	[.] DEHISCENT, a. Opening, as the capsule of a plant.
14884	dehort	[.] DEHORT, v.t. [L. To dissuade; to advise.] To dissuade; to advise to the contrary; to counsel not to do nor to undertake.
14885	dehortation	[.] DEHORTATION, n. Dissuasion; advice or counsel against something.
14886	dehortatory	[.] DEHORTATORY, a. Dissuading; belonging to dissuasion
14887	dehorter	[.] DEHORTER, n. A dissuader; an adviser to the contrary.
14888	dehorting	[.] DEHORTING, ppr. Dissuading.
14889	deicide	[.] DEICIDE, n. [L. God and to slay.] [.] 1. The act of putting to death Jesus Christ, our Savior. [.] 2. One concerned in putting Christ to death.
14890	deific	[.] DEIFIC, a. [L. To make.] [.] 1. Divine; pertaining to the gods. [.] 2. Making divine.
14891	deification	[.] DEIFICATION, n. The act of deifying; the act of exalting to the rank of, or enrolling among the heathen deities.
14892	deified	[.] DEIFIED, pp. Exalted or ranked among the gods; regarded or praised as divine.
14893	deifier	[.] DEIFIER, n. One that deifies.
14894	deiform	[.] DEIFORM, a. [L. A god, and form.] Like a god; of a godlike form. [.] [.] These souls exhibit a deiform power.
14895	deify	[.] DEIFY, v.t. [L. A god, and to make.] [.] 1. To make a god; to exalt to the rank of a heathen deity; to enroll among the deities; as, Julius Cesar was deified. [.] 2. To exalt into an object of worship; to treat as an object of supreme regard; as a covetous man ...
14896	deifying	[.] DEIFYING, ppr. Exalting to the rank of a deity; treating as divine.
14897	deign	[.] DEIGN, v.i. Dane. To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend. [.] [.] O deign to visit our foraken seats. [.] DEIGN, v.t. dane. To grant or allow; to condescend to give to.
14898	deigning	[.] DEIGNING, ppr. Daning. Vouchsafing; thinking worthy.
14899	deintgrate	[.] DEINTGRATE, v.t. To disintegrate.
14900	deiparous	[.] DEIPAROUS, a. Bearing or bringing forth a god; an epithet applied the Virgin Mary.
14901	deipnosophist	[.] DEIPNOSOPHIST, n. [Gr. A feast; a sophist.] One of an ancient sect of philosophers, who were famous for their learned conversation at meals.
14902	deism	[.] DEISM, n. [L. God.] The doctrine or creed of a deist; the belief or system of religious opinions of those who acknowledge the existence of one God, but deny revelation: or deism is the belief in natural religion only, or those truths, in doctrine and practice, which ...
14903	deist	[.] DEIST, n. One who believes in the existence of a God, but denies revealed religion, but follows the light of nature and reason, as his only guides in doctrine and practice; a freethinker.
14904	deistic	[.] DEISTIC,
14905	deistical	[.] DEISTICAL, a. Pertaining to deism or to deists; embracing deism, as a deistical writer; or containing deism, as a deistical book.
14906	deity	[.] DEITY, n. [.] 1. Godhead; divinity; the nature and essence of the Supreme Being; as, the deity of the Supreme Being is manifest in his works. [.] 2. God; the Supreme Being, or infinite self-existing Spirit. [.] 3. A fabulous god or goddess; a superior being ...
14907	deject	[.] DEJECT, v.t. [L. To throw.] [.] 1. To cast down; usually, to cast down the countenance; to cause to fall with grief; to make to look sad or grieved, or to express discouragement. [.] [.] But gloomy were his eyes, dejected was his face. [.] 2. To depress the ...
14908	dejected	[.] DEJECTED, pp. Cast down; depressed; grieved; discouraged.
14909	dejectedly	[.] DEJECTEDLY, adv. In a dejected manner; sadly; heavily.
14910	dejectedness	[.] DEJECTEDNESS, n. The state being cast down; lowness of spirits.
14911	dejecting	[.] DEJECTING, ppr. Casting down; depressing; dispiriting.
14912	dejection	[.] DEJECTION, n. [.] 1. A casting down; depression of mind; melancholy; lowness of spirits, occasioned by grief or misfortune. [.] 2. Weakness; as dejection of appetite. [.] 3. The act of voiding the excrements; or the matter ejected.
14913	dejectly	[.] DEJECTLY, adv. In a downcast manner.
14914	dejectory	[.] DEJECTORY, a. Having power or tending to cast down, or to promote evacuations by stool.
14915	dejecture	[.] DEJECTURE, n. That which is ejected; excrements.
14916	delacrymation	[.] DELACRYMATION, n. [L. A weeping.] A preternatural discharge of watery humors from the eyes; waterishness of the eyes.
14917	delactable	[.] DELACTABLE, a. [L. To delight.] Delightful; highly pleasing; that gives great joy or pleasure; as a delectable garden.
14918	delactation	[.] DELACTATION, n. A weaning.
14919	delapsation	[.] DELAPSATION, n. A falling down.
14920	delapse	[.] DELAPSE, v.i. [L. To slide. ] To fall or slide down.
14921	delapsed	[.] DELAPSED, pp. Fallen down.
14922	delapsion	[.] DELAPSION, n. A falling down of the uterus, anus, &c.
14923	delate	[.] DELATE, v.t. [L. To bear.] [.] 1. To carry; to convey. [.] 2. To accuse; to inform against; that is, to bear a charge against.
14924	delation	[.] DELATION, n. [.] 1. Carriage; conveyance; as the delation of sound. [.] 2. To accuse; to inform against; that is, to bear a charge against.
14925	delator	[.] DELATOR, n. An accuser; an informer.
14926	delay	[.] DELAY, v.t. [.] 1. To prolong the time of acting, or proceeding; to put off; to defer. [.] [.] My lord delayeth his coming. Matt. 14. [.] 2. To retard; to stop, detain or hinder for a time; to restrain motion, or render it slow; as, the mail is delated by ...
14927	delayed	[.] DELAYED, pp. Deferred; detained; hindered for a time; retarded.
14928	delayer	[.] DELAYER, n. One who defers; one who lingers.
14929	delaying	[.] DELAYING, ppr. Putting off; deferring; procrastinating; retarding; detaining.
14930	delayment	[.] DELAYMENT, n. Hinderance.
14931	dele	[.] DELE, v.t. Blot out; erase.
14932	deleble	[.] DELEBLE, a. That can be blotted out.
14933	delectableness	[.] DELECTABLENESS, n. Delightfulness.
14934	delectably	[.] DELECTABLY, adv. Delightfully.
14935	delectation	[.] DELECTATION, n. Great pleasure; delight.
14936	delegacy	[.] DELEGACY, n. A number of persons delegated.
14937	delegate	[.] DELEGATE, v.t. [L. To send.] [.] 1. To send away; appropriately, to send on an embassy; to send with power to transact business, as a representative. The President delegated three commissioners to the court of St. Cloud. [.] 2. To entrust; to commit; to deliver ...
14938	delegated	[.] DELEGATED, pp. Deputed; sent with a trust or commission to act for another; appointed a judge; committed, as authority.
14939	delegating	[.] DELEGATING, ppr. Deputing; sending with a commission to act for another; appointing; committing; entrusting.
14940	delegation	[.] DELEGATION, n. [.] 1. A sending away; the act of putting in commission, or investing with authority to act for another; the appointment of a delegate. [.] [.] The duties of religion cannot be performed by delegation. [.] 2. Th persons deputed to act for another, ...
14941	delete	[.] DELETE, v.t. To blot out.
14942	deleterious	[.] DELETERIOUS, a. [L. To blot out or destroy.] [.] 1. Having the quality of destroying, or extinguishing life; destructive;poisonous; as a deleterious plant or quality. [.] 2. Injurious; pernicious.
14943	deletery	[.] DELETERY, a. Destructive; poisonous.
14944	deletion	[.] DELETION, n. [L. To blot out.] [.] [.] 1. The act of blotting out or erasing. [.] 2. Destruction.
14945	deletory	[.] DELETORY, n. That which blots out.
14946	delf	[.] DELF, n. [.] 1. A mine; a quarry; a pit dug. [.] 2. Earthern ware, covered with enamel or white glazing in imitation of China ware or porcelain, made at Delft in Holland; properly, Delft-ware.
14947	delibate	[.] DELIBATE, v.t. [L. To taste.] To taste; to take a sip.
14948	delibation	[.] DELIBATION, n. A taste; an essay.
14949	deliberate	[.] DELIBERATE, v.i. [L. To weigh.] To weigh in the mind; to consider and examine the reasons for and against a measure; to estimate the weight or force of arguments, or the probable consequences of a measure, in order to a choice or decision; to pause and consider. A ...
14950	deliberately	[.] DELIBERATELY, adv. With careful consideration, or deliberation;circumspectly; not hastily or rashly; slowly. This purpose was deliberately formed.
14951	deliberateness	[.] DELIBERATENESS, n. Calm consideration; circumspection; due attention to the arguments for and against a measure; caution.
14952	deliberation	[.] DELIBERATION, [.] 1. The act of deliberating; the act of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; consideration. We say, a measure has been taken with deliberation. [.] 2. Mutual discussion and examination of the reasons for and ...
14953	deliberative	[.] DELIBERATIVE, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to deliberation; proceeding or acting by deliberation, or by mutual discussion and examination; as, the legislature is a deliberative body. [.] 2. Having a right or power to deliberate or discuss. [.] [.] In councils, the bishops ...
14954	deliberatively	[.] DELIBERATIVELY, adv. By deliberation.
14955	delicacy	[.] DELICACY, n. In a general sense, that which delights or pleases. Hence, [.] 1. Fineness of texture; smoothness; softness; tenderness; as the delicacy of the skin; and nearly in the same sense, applicable to food; as the delicacy of flesh, meat or vegetables. Hence, [.] 2. ...
14956	delicate	[.] DELICATE, a. [L. Connected with delight; to delight.] [.] 1. Of a fine texture; fine; soft; smooth; clear, or fair; as a delicate skin. [.] 2. Nice; pleasing to the taste; of an agreeable flavor; as delicate food; a delicate dish. [.] 3. Nice in perception ...
14957	delicately	[.] DELICATELY, adv. [.] 1. In a delicate manner; with nice regard to propriety and the feelings of others. [.] 2. Daintily; luxuriously. [.] [.] They that live delicately are in kings courts. Luke 7. [.] 3. With soft elegance; as an expression delicately ...
14958	delicateness	[.] DELICATENESS, n. The state of being delicate; tenderness; softness; effeminacy. Deut. 28.
14959	delicious	[.] DELICIOUS, a. [.] 1. Highly pleasing to the taste; most sweet or grateful to the senses; affording exquisite pleasure; as a delicious viand; delicious fruit or wine. [.] 2. Most pleasing to the mind; very grateful; yielding exquisite delight; as, this poem affords ...
14960	deliciously	[.] DELICIOUSLY, adv. In a delicious manner; in a manner to please the taste or gratify the mind; sweetly; pleasantly; delightfully; as, to feed deliciously; to be deliciously entertained.
14961	deliciousness	[.] DELICIOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of being delicious, or very grateful to the taste or mind; as the deliciousness of a repast. [.] 2. Delight; great pleasure.
14962	deligation	[.] DELIGATION, n. [L. To bind.] In surgery, a binding up; a bandaging.
14963	delight	[.] DELIGHT, n. [.] 1. A high degree of pleasure, or satisfaction of mind; joy. [.] [.] His delight is in the law of the Lord. Ps. 1. [.] 2. That which gives great pleasure; that which affords delight. [.] [.] Titus was the delight of human kind. [.] [.] I ...
14964	delighted	[.] DELIGHTED, pp. [.] 1. Greatly pleased; rejoiced; followed by with. [.] [.] That ye may be delighted with the abundance of her glory. Is. 66:11. [.] 2. A. Full of delight.
14965	delighter	[.] DELIGHTER, n. One who takes delight.
14966	delightful	[.] DELIGHTFUL, a. Highly pleasing; affording great pleasure and satisfaction; as a delightful thought; a delightful prospect.
14967	delightfully	[.] DELIGHTFULLY, adv. [.] 1. In a manner to receive great pleasure; very agreeable; as, we were delightfully employed, or entertained. [.] 2. In a delightful manner; charmingly; in a manner to afford great pleasure; as, the lady sings and plays delightfully.
14968	delightfulness	[.] DELIGHTFULNESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of being delightful, or of affording great pleasure; as the delightfulness of a prospect, or of scenery. [.] 2. Great pleasure; delight.
14969	delightless	[.] DELIGHTLESS, a. Affording no pleasure or delight.
14970	delightsome	[.] DELIGHTSOME, a. Very pleasing; delightful.
14971	delightsomely	[.] DELIGHTSOMELY, adv. Very pleasantly; in a delightful manner.
14972	delightsomeness	[.] DELIGHTSOMENESS, n. Delightfulness; pleasantness in a high degree.
14973	delineament	[.] DELINEAMENT, n. Representation by delineation.
14974	delineate	[.] DELINEATE, v.t. [L. A line.] [.] 1. To draw the lines which exhibit the form of a thing; to mark out with lines; to make a draught; to sketch or design; as, to delineate the form of the earth, or a diagram. [.] 2. To paint; to represent in picture; to draw a likeness ...
14975	delineated	[.] DELINEATED, pp. Drawn; marked with lines exhibiting the form or figure; sketched; designed; painted; described.
14976	delineating	[.] DELINEATING, ppr. Drawing the form; sketching; painting; describing.
14977	delineation	[.] DELINEATION, n. [.] 1. First draught of a thing; outline; representation of a form or figure by lines; sketch; design. [.] 2. Representation in words; description; as the delineation of a character.
14978	delineature	[.] DELINEATURE, n. Delineation.
14979	deliniment	[.] DELINIMENT, n. Mitigation.
14980	delinquency	[.] DELINQUENCY, n. [L. To fail or omit duty; to leave.] Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; and positively, an offense; a crime. It is particularly, but not exclusively applied to neglect of duty in officers of public trust.
14981	delinquent	[.] DELINQUENT, a. Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty. [.] DELINQUENT, n. One who fails to perform his duty, particularly a public officer who neglects his duty; an offender; one who commits a fault or crime. [.] [.] A delinquent ought to be cited in ...
14982	deliquate	[.] DELIQUATE, v.t. or I. [L. To melt.] To melt or be dissolved.
14983	deliquation	[.] DELIQUATION, n. A melting.
14984	deliquesce	[.] DELIQUESCE, v.i. [L. To melt; to melt or become soft.] To melt gradually and become liquid by attracting and absorbing moisture from the air; as certain salts, acids and alkalies.
14985	deliquescence	[.] DELIQUESCENCE, n. Spontaneous liquefaction in the air; a gradual melting or becoming liquid by absorption of water from the atmosphere.
14986	deliquescent	[.] DELIQUESCENT, a. Liquefying in the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as deliquescent salts.
14987	deliquiate	[.] DELIQUIATE, v.i. To melt and become liquid by imbibing water from the air.
14988	deliquiation	[.] DELIQUIATION, n. A melting by attracting water from the air.
14989	deliquium	[.] DELIQUIUM, n. [.] 1. In chimistry, a melting or dissolution in the air, or in a moist place. [.] 2. A liquid state; as, a salt falls into a deliquium. [.] 3. In medicine, a swooning or fainting; called also syncope.
14990	delirament	[.] DELIRAMENT, n. A wandering of the mind; foolish fancy.
14991	delirious	[.] DELIRIOUS, a. Roving in mind; light-headed; disordered in intellect; having ideas that are wild, irregular and unconnected.
14992	deliriousness	[.] DELIRIOUSNESS, n. The state of being delirious; delirium.
14993	delirium	[.] DELIRIUM, n. [L. To wander in mind, to rave; to make balks in plowing, that is, to err, wander, miss.] [.] A state in which the ideas of a person are wild, irregular and unconnected, or do not correspond with the truth or with external objects; a roving or wandering ...
14994	delitescence	[.] DELITESCENCE, n. Retirement; obscurity.
14995	deliver	[.] DELIVER, v.t. [L. Free, disengaged; to free, to peel.] [.] 1. To free; to release, as from restraint; to set at liberty; as, to deliver one from captivity. [.] 2. To rescue, or save. [.] [.] Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked. Ps. 71:4. [.] 3. ...
14996	deliverable	[.] DELIVERABLE, a. That may be or is to be delivered. [.] [.] A bill of lading may state that the goods are deliverable to a particular person therein named.
14997	deliverance	[.] DELIVERANCE, n. [.] 1. Release from captivity, slavery, oppression, or any restraint. [.] [.] He hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives. Luke 4. [.] 2. Rescue from danger or any evil. [.] [.] God sent me to save your ...
14998	delivered	[.] DELIVERED, pp. Freed; released; transferred or transmitted; passed from one to another; committed; yielded; surrendered; rescued; uttered; pronounced.
14999	deliverer	[.] DELIVERER, n. [.] 1. One who delivers; one who releases or rescues; a preserver. [.] [.] The Lord raised up a deliverer to Israel. Judges 30. [.] 2. One who relates, or communicates.
15000	delivering	[.] DELIVERING, ppr. Releasing; setting free; rescuing; saving; surrendering; giving over; yielding; resigning.
15001	delivery	[.] DELIVERY, n. [.] 1. The act of delivering. [.] 2. Release; rescue; as from slavery, restraint, oppression or danger. [.] 3. Surrender; a giving up. [.] 4. A giving or passing from one to another; as the delivery of goods, or of a deed. [.] 5. Utterance; ...
15002	dell	[.] DELL, n. A pit, or a hollow place; a cavity or narrow opening.
15003	delph	[.] DELPH, [See Delf. No. 2.]
15004	delphia	[.] DELPHIA or DELPHINIA, n. A vegetable alkali lately discovered in the Delphinium staphysagria. It is crystaline when wet, but it becomes opake when exposed to air. Its taste is bitter and acrid. When heated it melts, but on cooling becomes hard and brittle ...
15005	delphian	[.] DELPHIAN or DELPHIC, a. Relating to Delphi, and to the celebrated oracle of that place.
15006	delphine	[.] DELPHINE, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to the dolphin, a genus of fishes. [.] 2. Pertaining to the dauphin of France; as the delphine edition of the classics.
15007	delphinite	[.] DELPHINITE, n. A mineral called also pistacite and epidote.
15008	deltoid	[.] DELTOID, n. [.] 1. Triangular; an epithet applied to a muscle of the shoulder which moves the arm forwards, upwards and backwards. [.] 2. In botany, shaped somewhat like a delta or rhomb, having four angles, of which the lateral ones are less distant from the ...
15009	deludable	[.] DELUDABLE, a. That may be deluded or deceived; liable to be imposed on.
15010	delude	[.] DELUDE, v.t. [.] 1. To deceive; to impose on; to lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or judgement; to beguile. Cheat is generally applied to deception in bargains; delude, to deception in opinion. An artful man deludes his followers. We are often ...
15011	deluded	[.] DELUDED, pp. Deceived; misled; led into error.
15012	deluder	[.] DELUDER, n. One who deceives; a deceiver; an imposter; one who holds out false pretenses.
15013	deluding	[.] DELUDING, ppr. Deceiving; leading astray; misleading the opinion or judgment. [.] DELUDING, n. The act of deceiving; falsehood.
15014	deluge	[.] DELUGE, n. [L. To wash.] [.] 1. Any overflowing of water; an inundation; a flood; a swell of water over the natural banks of a river or shore of the ocean, spreading over the adjacent land. But appropriately, the great flood or overflowing of the earth by water, ...
15015	deluged	[.] DELUGED, pp. Overflowed; inundated; overwhelmed.
15016	deluging	[.] DELUGING, ppr. Overflowing; inundating; overwhelming.
15017	delusion	[.] DELUSION, n. S as z. [.] 1. The act of deluding; deception; a misleading of the mind. We are all liable to the delusions of artifice. [.] 2. False representation; illusion; error or mistake proceeding from false views. [.] [.] And fondly mournd the dear delusion ...
15018	delusive	[.] DELUSIVE, a. Apt to deceive; tending to mislead the mind; deceptive; beguiling; as delusive arts; delusive appearances.
15019	delusiveness	[.] DELUSIVENESS, n. The quality of being delusive; tendency to deceive.
15020	delusory	[.] DELUSORY, a. Apt to deceive; deceptive.
15021	delve	[.] DELVE, v.t. Delv. [L. A mole, perhaps the delver.] [.] 1. To dig; to open the ground with a spade. [.] [.] Delve of convenient depth your thrashing floor. [.] 2. To fathom; to sound; to penetrate. [.] [.] I cannot delve him to the root. [.] DELVE, n. ...
15022	delver	[.] DELVER, n. One who digs, as with a spade.
15023	delving	[.] DELVING, ppr. Digging.
15024	demagogue	[.] DEMAGOGUE, n. Demagog. [Gr. The populas, and to lead.] [.] 1. A leader of the people; an orator who pleases the populace and influences them to adhere to him. [.] 2. Any leader of the populace; any factious man who has great influence with the great body of ...
15025	demain	[.] DEMAIN, n. [.] 1. A manor-house and the land adjacent or near, which a lord keeps in his own hands or immediate occupation, for the use of his family, as distinguished from his tenemental lands, distributed among his tenants, called book-land, or charter-land, and ...
15026	demand	[.] DEMAND, v.t. [L. To command; to send; hence, to commit or entrust. To ask is to press or urge.] [.] 1. To ask or call for, as one who has a claim or right to receive what is sought; to claim or seek as due by right. The creditor demands principal and interest of ...
15027	demandable	[.] DEMANDABLE, a. That may be demanded, claimed, asked for, or required; as, payment is demandable at the expiration of the credit.
15028	demandant	[.] DEMANDANT, n. One who demands; the plaintiff in a real action; any plaintiff.
15029	demanded	[.] DEMANDED, pp. Called for; claimed; challenged as due; requested; required; interrogated.
15030	demander	[.] DEMANDER, n. One who demands; one who requires with authority; one who claims as due; one who asks; one who seeks to obtain.
15031	demanding	[.] DEMANDING, ppr. Claiming or calling for as due, or by authority; requiring; asking; pursuing a claim by legal process; interrogating. [.]
15032	demandress	[.] DEMANDRESS, n. A female demandant.
15033	demarch	[.] DEMARCH, n. March; walk; gait.
15034	demarkation	[.] DEMARKATION, n. [.] 1. The act of marking, or of ascertaining and setting a limit. [.] 2. A limit or bound ascertained and fixed; line of separation marked or determined. [.] [.] The speculative line of demarkation, where obedience ought to end and resistance ...
15035	demean	[.] DEMEAN, v.t. [.] 1. To behave; to carry; to conduct; with the reciprocal pronoun; as, it is our duty to demean ourselves with humility. [.] 2. To treat. [.] DEMEAN, v.t. To debase; to undervalue. [.] DEMEAN, n. [.] 1. Behavior; carriage; demeanor. [.] 2. ...
15036	demeanor	[.] DEMEANOR, n. Behavior; carriage; deportment; as decent demeanor; sad demeanor.
15037	demeanure	[.] DEMEANURE, n. Behavior.
15038	demency	[.] DEMENCY, n. Madness.
15039	dementate	[.] DEMENTATE, a. Mad; infatuated. [.] DEMENTATE, v.t. To make mad.
15040	dementation	[.] DEMENTATION, n. The act of making frantic.
15041	demephitization	[.] DEMEPHITIZATION, n. The act of purifying from mephitic or foul air.
15042	demephitize	[.] DEMEPHITIZE, v.t. To purify from foul unwholesome air.
15043	demephitized	[.] DEMEPHITIZED, pp. Purified; freed from foul air.
15044	demephitizing	[.] DEMEPHITIZING, ppr. Purifying from foul air.
15045	demerit	[.] DEMERIT, n. [ L. To earn or deserve.] [.] 1. That which deserves punishment, the opposite of merit; an ill-deserving; that which is blamable or punishable in moral conduct; vice or crime. [.] 2. Anciently, merit; desert; in a good sense. [.] DEMERIT, v.t. ...
15046	demersed	[.] DEMERSED, a. Plunged; situated or growing under water.
15047	demersion	[.] DEMERSION, n. [L. To plunge or drown.] [.] 1. A plunging into a fluid; a drowning. [.] 2. The state of being overwhelmed in water or earth. [.] 3. The putting of a medicine in a dissolving liquor.
15048	demesne	[.] DEMESNE, [See Demain.]
15049	demi	[.] DEMI, a prefix, Fr. Demi, from the L. Dimidium, signifies half. It is used only in composition.
15050	demi-brigade	[.] DEMI-BRIGADE, n. A half-brigade.
15051	demi-cadence	[.] DEMI-CADENCE, n. In music, an imperfect cadence, or one that falls on any other than the key note.
15052	demi-cannon	[.] DEMI-CANNON, n. A cannon of different sizes; the lowest carries a ball of thirty pounds weight, and six inches diameter; the ordinary is twelve feet long, and carries a shot of six inches and one-sixth diameter, and thirty two pounds weight; that of the greatest size ...
15053	demi-cross	[.] DEMI-CROSS, n. An instrument for taking the altitude of the sun and stars.
15054	demi-culverin	[.] DEMI-CULVERIN, n. A large gun, or piece of ordnance; the least is ten feet long, and carries a ball of nine pounds weight and four inches diameter; that of ordinary size carries a ball of four inches and two eighths diameter, and ten pounds eleven ounces in weight; ...
15055	demi-devil	[.] DEMI-DEVIL, n. Half a devil.
15056	demi-distance	[.] DEMI-DISTANCE, n. In fortification, the distance between the outward polygons and the flank.
15057	demi-ditone	[.] DEMI-DITONE, n. In music, a minor third.
15058	demi-god	[.] DEMI-GOD, n. Half a god; one partaking of the divine nature; a fabulous hero, produced by the cohabitation of a deity with a mortal.
15059	demi-gorge	[.] DEMI-GORGE, n. In fortification, that part of the polygon which remains after the flank is raised, and goes from the curtain to the angle of the polygon. It is half of the vacant space or entrance into a bastion.
15060	demi-groat	[.] DEMI-GROAT, n. A half-groat.
15061	demi-lance	[.] DEMI-LANCE, n. A light lance; a short spear; a half-pike.
15062	demi-lune	[.] DEMI-LUNE, n. A half-moon.
15063	demi-man	[.] DEMI-MAN, n. Half a man; a term of reproach.
15064	demi-natured	[.] DEMI-NATURED, a. Having half the nature of another animal.
15065	demi-premises	[.] DEMI-PREMISES, n. Plu. Half-premises.
15066	demi-quaver	[.] DEMI-QUAVER, n. A note in music, of half the length of the quaver.
15067	demi-semi-quaver	[.] DEMI-SEMI-QUAVER, n. The shortest note in music, two of which are equal to a semi-quaver.
15068	demi-tone	[.] DEMI-TONE, n. In music, an interval of half a tone; a semi-tone.
15069	demi-vill	[.] DEMI-VILL, n. A half-vill, consisting of five freemen or frank pledges.
15070	demi-volt	[.] DEMI-VOLT, n. One of the seven artificial motions of a horse, in which he raises his fore legs in a particular manner.
15071	demi-wolf	[.] DEMI-WOLF, n. Half a wolf; a mongrel dog between a dog and a wolf; lycisca.
15072	demigrate	[.] DEMIGRATE or DEMIGRATION, [Not used. See Migrate.]
15073	demirep	[.] DEMIREP, n. A woman of suspicious chastity. [Demi-reputation.]
15074	demisable	[.] DEMISABLE, a. S sa z. That may be leased; as an estate demisable by copy of court roll.
15075	demise	[.] DEMISE, n. S as z. [L. Literally, a laying down, or sending from; a removing.] [.] 1. In England, a laying down or removal, applied to the crown or royal authority. The demise of the crown, is a transfer of the crown, royal authority or kingdom to a successor. ...
15076	demission	[.] DEMISSION, n. A lowering; degradation; depression.
15077	demissive	[.] DEMISSIVE or DEMISS, a. Humble.
15078	demissly	[.] DEMISSLY, adv. In a humble manner.
15079	demit	[.] DEMIT, v.t. To let fall; to depress; to submit.
15080	demiurge	[.] DEMIURGE, n. [Gr., a public servant, and work.] In the mythology of Eastern Philosophers, an eon employed in the creation of the world; a subordinate workman.
15081	demiurgic	[.] DEMIURGIC, a. Pertaining to a demiurge, or to creative power.
15082	democracy	[.] DEMOCRACY, n. [Gr. People, and to possess, to govern.] Government by the people; a form of government, in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of the people collectively, or in which the people exercise the powers of legislation. Such was the government ...
15083	democrat	[.] DEMOCRAT, n. One who adheres to a government by the people, or favors the extension of the right of suffrage to all classes of men.
15084	democratic	[.] DEMOCRATIC,
15085	democratical	[.] DEMOCRATICAL, a. Popular; pertaining to democracy or government by the people; as a democratical form of government.
15086	democratically	[.] DEMOCRATICALLY, adv. In a democratical manner.
15087	demolish	[.] DEMOLISH, v.t. [L. To build.] To throw or pull down; to raze; to destroy, as a heap or structure; to separate any collected mass, or the connected parts of a thing; to ruin; as, to demolish an edifice, or a mound; to demolish a wall or fortification.
15088	demolished	[.] DEMOLISHED, pp. Pulled down; thrown down; razed; destroyed, as a fabric or structure.
15089	demolisher	[.] DEMOLISHER, n. One who pulls or throws down; one who destroys or lays waste; as a demolisher of towns.
15090	demolishing	[.] DEMOLISHING, ppr. Pulling or throwing down; destroying.
15091	demolishment	[.] DEMOLISHMENT, n. Ruin; overthrow.
15092	demolition	[.] DEMOLITION, n. The act of overthrowing, pulling down or destroying a pile or structure; ruin; destruction; as the demolition of a house, or of military works.
15093	demon	[.] DEMON, n. A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and the celestial deities of the Pagans. The ancients believed that there were good and evil demons, which had influence over the minds of men, and that these beings carried on an intercourse ...
15094	demoness	[.] DEMONESS, n. A female demon.
15095	demoniac	[.] DEMONIAC or DEMONIACAL or DEMONIAN, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to demons or evil spirits. [.] 2. Influenced by demons; produced by demons or evil spirits. [.] [.] Demoniac phrensy.
15096	demoniacs	[.] DEMONIACS, n. In church history, a branch of the Anabaptists, whose distinguishing tenet is, that at the end of the world the devil will be saved.
15097	demonocracy	[.] DEMONOCRACY, n. [Gr. Demon and to hold.] The power or government of demons.
15098	demonolatry	[.] DEMONOLATRY, n. [Gr. Demon and worship.] The worship of demons, or of evil spirits.
15099	demonology	[.] DEMONOLOGY, n. [Gr. Demon and discourse.] A discourse on demons; a treatise on evil spirits. So King James entitled his book concerning witches.
15100	demonomist	[.] DEMONOMIST, n. [Gr. Demon and law.] One that lives in subjection to the devil, or to evil spirits.
15101	demonomy	[.] DEMONOMY, n. The dominion of demons, or of evil spirits.
15102	demonship	[.] DEMONSHIP, n. The state of a demon.
15103	demonstrable	[.] DEMONSTRABLE, a. That may be demonstrated; that may be proved beyond doubt or contradiction; capable of being shown by certain evidence, or by evidence that admits of no doubt; as, the principles of geometry are demonstrable.
15104	demonstrableness	[.] DEMONSTRABLENESS, n. The quality of being demonstrable.
15105	demonstrably	[.] DEMONSTRABLY, adv. In a manner to preclude doubt; beyond the possibility of contradiction.
15106	demonstrate	[.] DEMONSTRATE, v.t. [L. To show.] [.] 1. To show or prove to be certain; to prove beyond the possibility of doubt; to prove in such a manner as to reduce the contrary position to evident absurdity. We demonstrate a problem in geometry, or a proposition in ethics, ...
15107	demonstrated	[.] DEMONSTRATED, pp. Proved beyond the possibility of doubt; rendered certain to the mind.
15108	demonstrating	[.] DEMONSTRATING, ppr. Proving to be certain; evincing beyond the possibility of doubt.
15109	demonstration	[.] DEMONSTRATION, n. [.] 1. The act of demonstrating, or of exhibiting certain proof. [.] 2. The highest degree of evidence; certain proof exhibited, or such proof as establishes a fact or proposition beyond a possibility of doubt, or as shows the contrary position ...
15110	demonstrative	[.] DEMONSTRATIVE, a. [.] 1. Showing or proving by certain evidence; having the power of demonstration; invincibly conclusive; as a demonstrative argument, or demonstrative reasoning. [.] 2. Having the power of showing with clearness and certainty; as a demonstrative ...
15111	demonstratively	[.] DEMONSTRATIVELY, adv. With certain evidence; with proof which cannot be questioned; certainly; clearly; convincingly.
15112	demonstrator	[.] DEMONSTRATOR, n. [.] 1. One who demonstrates; one who proves any thing with certainty, or with indubitable evidence. [.] 2. In anatomy, one who exhibits the parts when dissected.
15113	demonstratory	[.] DEMONSTRATORY, a. Tending to demonstrate; having a tendency to prove beyond a possibility of doubt.
15114	demoralization	[.] DEMORALIZATION, n. The act of subverting or corrupting morals; destruction of moral principles.
15115	demoralize	[.] DEMORALIZE, v.t. To corrupt or undermine the morals of ; to destroy or lessen the effect of moral principles on; to render corrupt in morals. [.] [.] The effect would be to demoralize mankind. [.] [.] The native vigor of the soul must wholly disappear, under the ...
15116	demoralized	[.] DEMORALIZED, pp. Corrupted in morals.
15117	demoralizing	[.] DEMORALIZING, ppr. [.] 1. Corrupting or destroying morals or moral principles. [.] 2. A. Tending to destroy morals or moral principles.
15118	demulce	[.] DEMULCE, v.t. Demuls. To sooth; to soften or pacify.
15119	demulcent	[.] DEMULCENT, a. [L. To stroke, to soften; allied perhaps to mollis, mellow.] Softening; mollifying; lenient; as, oil is demulcent. [.] DEMULCENT, n. Any medicine which lessens acrimony, or the effects of stimulus on the solids; that which softens or mollifies; ...
15120	demur	[.] DEMUR, v.i. [L. To stay or delay.] [.] 1. To stop; to pause; to hesitate; to suspend proceeding; to delay determination or conclusion. [.] [.] On receiving this information, the minister demurred, till he could obtain further instructions. [.] 2. In law, to ...
15121	demure	[.] DEMURE, a. Sober; grave; modest; downcast; as a demure countenance; a demure abasing of the eye. [.] DEMURE, v.i. To look with a grave countenance.
15122	demurely	[.] DEMURELY, adv. With grave, solemn countenance; with a fixed look; with a solemn gravity. [.] [.] Esops damsel sat demurely at the boards end.
15123	demureness	[.] DEMURENESS, n. Gravity of countenance; soberness; a modest look.
15124	demurrage	[.] DEMURRAGE, n. An allowance made to the master of a trading vessel, for delay or detention in port beyond the appointed time of departure. This expense is paid by the merchant who causes the detention.
15125	demurrer	[.] DEMURRER, n. [.] 1. One who demure. [.] 2. In law, a stop at some point in the pleadings, and a resting of the decision of the cause on that point; an issue on matter of law. A demurrer confesses the fact or facts to be true, but denies the sufficiency of the ...
15126	demurring	[.] DEMURRING, ppr. Stopping; pausing; suspending proceedings or decision; resting or abiding on a point in law.
15127	demy	[.] DEMY, [.] 1. A particular size of paper; a kind of paper of small size. [.] 2. A half fellow at Magdalen college, Oxford.
15128	den	[.] DEN, n. [.] 1. A cave or hollow place in the earth; usually applied to a cave, pit, or subterraneous recess, used for concealment, shelter, protection or security; as a lions den; a den of robbers or thieves. [.] [.] The beasts go into dens. The children of Israel ...
15129	denarcotize	[.] DENARCOTIZE, v.t. [de and narcotic.] To deprive of the narcotic principle or quality; as, to denarcotize opium.
15130	denary	[.] DENARY, a. Containing ten. [.] DENARY, n. The number ten.
15131	denationalize	[.] DENATIONALIZE, v.t. To divest of national character or rights, by transferrence to the service of another nation. A ship built and registered in the United States, is denationalized by being employed in the service of another nation and bearing its flag.
15132	denay	[.] DENAY, n. Denial; refusal. [.] DENAY, v.t. To deny.
15133	dendrachate	[.] DENDRACHATE, n. [Gr. A tree, and agate.] Arborescent agate; agate containing the figures of shrubs or parts of plants.
15134	dendrite	[.] DENDRITE, n. [Gr. A tree.] A stone or mineral on or in which are the figures of shrubs or trees; an arborescent mineral.
15135	dendritic	[.] DENDRITIC,
15136	dendritical	[.] DENDRITICAL, a. Containing the figures of shrubs or trees.
15137	dendroid	[.] DENDROID, a. [Gr. A tree, and form.] Resembling a shrub.
15138	dendroit	[.] DENDROIT, n. A fossil which has some resemblance in form to the branch of a tree.
15139	dendrolite	[.] DENDROLITE, n. [Gr. A tree and a stone.] A petrified or fossil shrub, plant, or part of a plant.
15140	dendrology	[.] DENDROLOGY, n. [Gr. A tree and a discourse.] A discourse or treatise on trees; the natural history of trees.
15141	dendrometer	[.] DENDROMETER, n. [Gr. Tree and to measure.] An instrument to measure the highth and diameter of trees.
15142	denegate	[.] DENEGATE, v.t. To deny.
15143	denegation	[.] DENEGATION, n. Denial.
15144	deniable	[.] DENIABLE, a. That may be denied, or contradicted.
15145	denial	[.] DENIAL, n. [.] 1. An affirmation to the contrary; an assertion that a declaration or fact stated is not true; negation; contradiction. It is often expressed by no or not, simply. [.] 2. Refusal to grant; the negation of a request or petition; the contrary to ...
15146	denier	[.] DENIER, n. One who denies, or contradicts; one who refuses or rejects; a disowner; one who does not own, avow or acknowledge; as a denier of a fact, or of the faith, or of Christ. [.] DENIER, n. A small denomination of French money, the twelfth part of a sol; ...
15147	denigrate	[.] DENIGRATE, v.t. [L. Black.] To blacken; to make black.
15148	denigration	[.] DENIGRATION, n. The act of making black; a blackening.
15149	denitration	[.] DENITRATION, n. A disengaging of nitric acid.
15150	denization	[.] DENIZATION, n. The act of making one a denizen, subject or citizen. This in England is done by the kings letters patent.
15151	denizen	[.] DENIZEN, n. [.] 1. In England, an alien who is made a subject by the kings letters patent, holding a middle state between an alien and a natural born subject. He may take land by purchase or devise, which an alien cannot; but he cannot take by inheritance. [.] 2. ...
15152	denomiinable	[.] DENOMIINABLE, a. That may be denominated, or named.
15153	denominate	[.] DENOMINATE, v.t. [L. To name.] To name; to give a name or epithet to; as, a race of intelligent beings denominated man. Actions are denominated virtuous, or vicious, according to their character.
15154	denominated	[.] DENOMINATED, pp. Named; called.
15155	denominating	[.] DENOMINATING, ppr. Naming.
15156	denomination	[.] DENOMINATION, n. [.] 1. The act of naming. [.] 2. A name or appellation; a vocal sound, customarily used to express a thing or a quality, in discourse; as, all man fall under the denomination of sinners; actions fall under the denomination of good or bad. [.] 3. ...
15157	denominative	[.] DENOMINATIVE, a. That gives a name; that confers a distinct appellation.
15158	denominator	[.] DENOMINATOR, n. [.] 1. He that gives a name. [.] 2. In arithmetic, that number placed below the line in vulgar fractions, which shows into how many parts the integer is divided. Thus in 3/5, 5 is the denominator, showing that the integer is divided into five ...
15159	denotable	[.] DENOTABLE, a. That may be denoted or marked.
15160	denotation	[.] DENOTATION, n. The act of denoting.
15161	denotative	[.] DENOTATIVE, a. Having power to denote.
15162	denote	[.] DENOTE, v.t. [L. To note or mark.] [.] 1. To mark; to signify by a visible sign; to indicate; to express. The character X denotes multiplication. [.] 2. To show; to betoken; to indicate; as, a quick pulse denotes fever.
15163	denoted	[.] DENOTED, pp. Marked; signified, indicated.
15164	denotement	[.] DENOTEMENT, n. Sign; indication.
15165	denoting	[.] DENOTING, ppr. Marking; expressing; indicating.
15166	denouement	[.] DENOUEMENT, n. The unraveling or discovery of a plot.
15167	denounce	[.] DENOUNCE, v.t. [L. To tell, or declare.] [.] 1. To declare solemnly; to proclaim in a threatening manner; to announce or declare, as a threat. [.] [.] I denounce to you this day, that ye shall surely perish. Deut. 30. [.] [.] So we say, to denounce war; to ...
15168	denounced	[.] DENOUNCED, pp. [.] 1. Threatened by open declaration; as, punishment is denounced against the ungodly. [.] 2. Accused; proclaimed; as, he was denounced as an enemy.
15169	denouncement	[.] DENOUNCEMENT, n. The declaration of a menace, or of evil; denunciation.
15170	denouncer	[.] DENOUNCER, n. One who denounces, or declares a menace. [.] [.] Here comes the sad denouncer of my fate.
15171	denouncing	[.] DENOUNCING, ppr. Declaring, as a threat; threatening; accusing.
15172	dense	[.] DENSE, a. [.] 1. Close; compact; having its constituent parts closely united; applied to solids or fluids; as a dense body; dense air. [.] 2. Thick; as a dense cloud, or fog.
15173	denseness	[.] DENSENESS, n. The same as density.
15174	density	[.] DENSITY, n. [.] 1. Closeness of constituent parts; compactness. Density is opposed to rarity; and in philosophy, the density of a body indicates the quantity of matter contained in it, under a given bulk. If a body of equal bulk with another is of double the ...
15175	dent	[.] DENT, n. [.] 1. Literally, a tooth or projecting point. But it is used to express a gap or notch, or rather a depression or small hollow in a solid body; a hollow made by the pressure of a harder body on a softer; indentation. In this sense, it is in customary use ...
15176	dental	[.] DENTAL, a. Pertaining to the teeth. In grammar, formed or pronounced by the teeth, with the aid of the tongue; as, D and T are dental letters. [.] DENTAL, n. [.] 1. An articulation or letter formed by placing the end of the tongue against the upper teeth, or ...
15177	dentalite	[.] DENTALITE, n. A fossil shell of the genus Dentalium.
15178	dentate	[.] DENTATE,
15179	dentated	[.] DENTATED, a. Toothed; notched. [.] In botany, a dentated root is one that consists of a concatenation of joints, resembling a necklace. [.] A dentate leaf is one that has horizontal points, with a space between each, or points in the plane of the disk, or having ...
15180	dentato-sinuate	[.] DENTATO-SINUATE, a. Having points like teeth with hollows about the edge.
15181	dented	[.] DENTED, a. Indented; impressed with little hollows.
15182	dentelli	[.] DENTELLI, n. Modillions.
15183	denticle	[.] DENTICLE, n. A small tooth or projecting point.
15184	denticulate	[.] DENTICULATE,
15185	denticulated	[.] DENTICULATED, a. [L. A tooth.] Having small teeth or notches; as a denticulate leaf, calyx or seed.
15186	denticulation	[.] DENTICULATION, n. The state of being set with small teeth, or prominences or points, resembling the teeth of a saw.
15187	dentiform	[.] DENTIFORM, a. [L. A tooth and form.] Having the form of a tooth.
15188	dentifrice	[.] DENTIFRICE, n. [L. A tooth and to rub] A powder or other substance to be used in cleaning the teeth. Burnt shells and charcoal pulverized make an excellent dentifrice.
15189	dentil	[.] DENTIL, n. [L. A tooth.] In architecture, an ornament in cornices bearing some resemblance to teeth; used particularly in the Ionic and Corinthian order.
15190	dentist	[.] DENTIST, n. One whose occupation is to clean and extract teeth, or repair the loss of them.
15191	dentition	[.] DENTITION, n. [L. To breed teeth.] [.] 1. The breeding or cutting of teeth in infancy. [.] 2. The time of breeding teeth.
15192	dentize	[.] DENTIZE, v.t. To renew the teeth, or have them renewed.
15193	dentoid	[.] DENTOID, a. [L. A tooth and form.] Having a form of teeth.
15194	denudate	[.] DENUDATE or DENUDE, v.t. [L. To make bare; naked.] To strip; to divest of all covering; to make bare or naked.
15195	denudation	[.] DENUDATION, n. [.] 1. The act of stripping off covering; a making bare. [.] 2. In geology, the act of washing away the surface of the earth by the deluge or other flood.
15196	denuded	[.] DENUDED, pp. Stripped; divested of covering; laid bare.
15197	denuding	[.] DENUDING, ppr. Stripping of covering; making bare.
15198	denunciate	[.] DENUNCIATE, v.t. To denounce, which see.
15199	denunciation	[.] DENUNCIATION, n. [.] 1. Publication; proclamation; annunciation; preaching; as a faithful denunciation of the gospel. [.] 2. Solemn or formal declaration, accompanied with a menace; or the declaration of intended evil; proclamation of a threat; a public menace; ...
15200	denunciator	[.] DENUNCIATOR, n. [.] 1. He that denounces; one who publishes or proclaims, especially intended evil; one who threatens. [.] 2. An accuser; one who informs against another.
15201	deny	[.] DENY, v.t. [.] 1. To contradict; to gainsay; to declare a statement or position not to be true. We deny what another says, or we deny a proposition. We deny the truth of an assertion, or the assertion itself. The sense of this verb is often expressed by no or ...
15202	deobstruct	[.] DEOBSTRUCT, v.t. [L. To stop; to pile.] [.] To remove obstructions, or impediments to a passage; to clear from any thing that hinders the passage of fluids in the proper ducts of the body; as, to deobstruct the pores or lacteals.
15203	deobstructed	[.] DEOBSTRUCTED, pp. Cleared of obstructions; opened.
15204	deobstructing	[.] DEOBSTRUCTING, ppr. Removing impediments to a passage.
15205	deobstruent	[.] DEOBSTRUENT, a. Removing obstructions; having power to clear or open the natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the body; resolving viscidities; aperient. [.] DEOBSTRUENT, n. Any medicine which removes obstructions and opens the natural passages of the ...
15206	deodand	[.] DEODAND, n. [L. To be given to God.] [.] In England, a personal chattel which is the immediate occasion of the death of a rational creature, and for that reason, given to God, that is, forfeited to the king, to be applied to pious uses, and distributed in alms ...
15207	deonerate	[.] DEONERATE, v.t. To unload.
15208	deoppilate	[.] DEOPPILATE, v.t. To free from obstructions; to clear a passage.
15209	deoppilation	[.] DEOPPILATION, n. The removal of obstructions.
15210	deoppilative	[.] DEOPPILATIVE, a. Deobstruent; aperient.
15211	deordination	[.] DEORDINATION, n. Disorder.
15212	deosculate	[.] DEOSCULATE, v.t. To kiss.
15213	deosculation	[.] DEOSCULATION, n. A kissing.
15214	deosydated	[.] DEOSYDATED, pp. Reduced from the state of an oxyd.
15215	deoxydate	[.] DEOXYDATE, v.t. To deprive of oxygen, or reduce from the state of an oxyd.
15216	deoxydating	[.] DEOXYDATING, ppr. Reducing from the state of an oxyd.
15217	deoxydation	[.] DEOXYDATION, n. The act or process of reducing from the state of an oxyd.
15218	deoxydization	[.] DEOXYDIZATION, n. Deoxydation.
15219	deoxydize	[.] DEOXYDIZE, v.t. To deoxydate.
15220	deoxydized	[.] DEOXYDIZED, pp. Deoxydated.
15221	deoxydizing	[.] DEOXYDIZING, ppr. Deoxydating. [.] NOTE. Deoxydate and deoxydize are synonymous; but the former is preferable, on account of the length of the word deoxydization.
15222	deoxygenate	[.] DEOXYGENATE, v.t. To deprive of oxygen.
15223	deoxygenated	[.] DEOXYGENATED, v.t. Deprived of oxygen.
15224	deoxygenating	[.] DEOXYGENATING, ppr. Depriving of oxygen.
15225	deoxygenation	[.] DEOXYGENATION, n. The act or operation of depriving of oxygen.
15226	depaint	[.] DEPAINT, v.t. [L. To paint.] [.] 1. To paint; to picture; to represent in colors, as by painting the resemblance. [.] 2. To describe in words.
15227	depainted	[.] DEPAINTED, pp. Painted; represented in colors; described.
15228	depainter	[.] DEPAINTER, n. A painter.
15229	depainting	[.] DEPAINTING, ppr. Painting; representing in colors; describing.
15230	depart	[.] DEPART, v.i. [.] 1. To go or move from. [.] [.] Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire. Matt. 25. [.] It is followed by from, or from is implied before the place left. [.] [.] I will depart to my own land, that is, I will depart from this place to ...
15231	departer	[.] DEPARTER, n. One who refines metals by separation.
15232	departing	[.] DEPARTING, ppr. Going from; leaving; desisting; forsaking; vanishing; dying. [.] DEPARTING, n. A going away; separation.
15233	department	[.] DEPARTMENT, n. [.] 1. Literally, a separation or division; hence, a separate part, or portion; a division of territory; as the departments of France. [.] 2. A separate allotment or part of business; a distinct province, in which a class of duties are allotted ...
15234	departmental	[.] DEPARTMENTAL, a. Pertaining to a department, or division.
15235	departure	[.] DEPARTURE, n. [.] 1. The act of going away; a moving from or leaving a place; as a departure from London. [.] 2. Death; decease; removal from the present life. [.] [.] The time of my departure is at hand. 2 Tim. 4. [.] 3. A forsaking; abandonment; as a departure ...
15236	depascent	[.] DEPASCENT, a. [L. To feed.] Feeding.
15237	depasture	[.] DEPASTURE, v.t. To eat up; to consume. [.] DEPASTURE, v.i. To feed; to graze. [.] [.] If a man takes in a horse, or other cattle, to graze and depasture in his grounds, which the law calls agistment-
15238	depasturing	[.] DEPASTURING, ppr. Feeding; grazing; eating up.
15239	depauperate	[.] DEPAUPERATE, v.t. [L. To beggar.] To make poor; to impoverish; to deprive of fertility or richness; as, to depauperate the soil or the blood.
15240	depauperated	[.] DEPAUPERATED, pp. Impoverished; made poor.
15241	depauperating	[.] DEPAUPERATING, ppr. Impoverishing; making poor.
15242	depectible	[.] DEPECTIBLE, a. [L. To comb.] Tough; thick.
15243	depeinct	[.] DEPEINCT, v.t. To paint.
15244	depend	[.] DEPEND, v.i. [L. To hang.] [.] 1. To hang; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above; followed by from. [.] [.] From the frozen beard [.] Long icicles depend. [.] 2. To be connected with anything, as the cause of its existence or ...
15245	dependable	[.] DEPENDABLE, a. That may be depended on; as dependable friendships.
15246	dependence	[.] DEPENDENCE,
15247	dependency	[.] DEPENDENCY, n. [.] 1. A state of hanging down from a supporter. [.] 2. Any thing hanging down; a series of things hanging to another. [.] [.] And made a long dependence from the bough. [.] 3. Concatenation; connection by which one thing is sustained by ...
15248	dependent	[.] DEPENDENT, a. [.] 1. Hanging down; as a dependent leaf. [.] [.] The furs in the tails were dependent. [.] 2. Subject to the power of; at the disposal of; not able to exist or sustain itself without the will or power of. Thus, we are dependent on God and his ...
15249	depender	[.] DEPENDER, n. One who depends; a dependent.
15250	depending	[.] DEPENDING, ppr. [.] 1. Hanging down; relying. [.] 2. A. Pending; undecided; as a suit or question.
15251	deperdit	[.] DEPERDIT, a. That which is lost or destroyed.
15252	deperdition	[.] DEPERDITION, n. Loss; destruction.
15253	dephlegmate	[.] DEPHLEGMATE, v.t. [Gr. To burn.] To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation, used of spirit and acids; to clear spirit or acids of aqueous matter; to rectify.
15254	dephlegmation	[.] DEPHLEGMATION, n. The operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by evaporation or repeated distillation; called also concentration, particularly when acids are the subject.
15255	dephlegmedness	[.] DEPHLEGMEDNESS, n. A state of being freed from water.
15256	dephlogisticate	[.] DEPHLOGISTICATE, v.t. [Gr. Burnt, inflammable.] To deprive of phlogiston, or the supposed principle of inflammability.
15257	dephlogisticated	[.] DEPHLOGISTICATED, pp. Deprived of phlogiston. Dephlogisticated air, is an elastic fluid capable of supporting animal life and flame much longer than common air. It is now called oxygen, oxygen gas, or vital air.
15258	depict	[.] DEPICT, v.t. [L. To paint.] [.] 1. To paint; to portray; to form a likeness in colors; as, to depict a lion on a shield. [.] 2. To describe; to represent in words; as, the poet depicts the virtues of his hero in glowing language.
15259	depicted	[.] DEPICTED, pp. Painted; represented in colors; described.
15260	depicting	[.] DEPICTING, ppr. Painting; representing in colors, or in words.
15261	depicture	[.] DEPICTURE, v.t. To paint; to picture; to represent in colors.
15262	depilate	[.] DEPILATE, v.t. [L. Hair.] To strip of hair.
15263	depilation	[.] DEPILATION, n. The act of pulling off the hair.
15264	depilatory	[.] DEPILATORY, a. Having the quality or power to take off hair and make bald. [.] DEPILATORY, n. Any application which is used to take off the hair of an animal body; such as lime and orpiment.
15265	depilous	[.] DEPILOUS, a. Without hair.
15266	deplantation	[.] DEPLANTATION, n. The act of taking up plants from beds.
15267	depletion	[.] DEPLETION, n. [L. To fill.] The act of emptying; particularly, in the medical art, the act of diminishing the quantity of blood in the vessels by venesection; bloodletting.
15268	deplorable	[.] DEPLORABLE, a. [.] 1. That may be deplored or lamented; lamentable; that demands or causes lamentation; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; miserable; wretched; as, the evils of life are deplorable; the Pagan world is in a deplorable condition. [.] [.] Deplorate, ...
15269	deplorableness	[.] DEPLORABLENESS, n. The state of being deplorable; misery; wretchedness; a miserable state.
15270	deplorably	[.] DEPLORABLY, adv. In a manner to be deplored; lamentably; miserable; as, manners are deplorably corrupt.
15271	deploration	[.] DEPLORATION, n. The act of lamenting. In music, a dirge or mournful strain.
15272	deplore	[.] DEPLORE, v.t. [L. To howl; to wail.] To lament; to bewail; to mourn; to feel or express deep and poignant grief for. We deplored the death of Washington.
15273	deplored	[.] DEPLORED, pp. Lamented; bewailed; deeply regretted.
15274	deploredly	[.] DEPLOREDLY, adv. Lamentably.
15275	deplorer	[.] DEPLORER, n. One who deplores, or deeply laments; a deep mourner.
15276	deploring	[.] DEPLORING, ppr. Bewailing; deeply lamenting.
15277	deploy	[.] DEPLOY, v.t. To display; to open; to extend; a military term. [.] DEPLOY, v.i. To open; to extend; to form a more extended front or line.
15278	deploying	[.] DEPLOYING, ppr. Opening; extending; displaying.
15279	deplumation	[.] DEPLUMATION, n. [.] 1. The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers. [.] 2. A tumor of the eye-lids with loss of hair.
15280	deplume	[.] DEPLUME, v.t. [L. A feather.] To strip or pluck off feathers; to deprive of plumage.
15281	deplumed	[.] DEPLUMED, pp. Stripped of feathers or plumes.
15282	depluming	[.] DEPLUMING, ppr. Stripping off plumes or feathers.
15283	depolarize	[.] DEPOLARIZE, v.t. To deprive of polarity.
15284	depone	[.] DEPONE, v.t. To lay down as a pledge; to wage.
15285	deponent	[.] DEPONENT, a. [.] 1. Laying down. [.] 2. A deponent verb, in the Latin Grammar, is a verb which has a passive termination, with an active signification, and wants one of the passive participles; as, loquor, to speak. [.] DEPONENT, . [.] 1. One who deposes, ...
15286	depopulate	[.] DEPOPULATE, v.t. [L. To ravage or lay waste.] To dispeople; to unpeople; to deprive of inhabitants, whether by death, or by expulsion. It is not synonymous with laying waste or destroying, being limited to the loss of inhabitants; as, an army or a famine may depopulate ...
15287	depopulated	[.] DEPOPULATED, pp. Dispeopled; deprived of inhabitants.
15288	depopulating	[.] DEPOPULATING, ppr. Dispeopling; depriving of inhabitants.
15289	depopulation	[.] DEPOPULATION, n. The act of dispeopling; destruction or expulsion of inhabitants.
15290	depopulator	[.] DEPOPULATOR, n. One who depopulates; one who destroys or expels the inhabitants of a city, town or country; a dispeopler.
15291	deport	[.] DEPORT, v.t. [L. To carry.] [.] 1. With the reciprocal pronoun, to carry; to demean; to behave. [.] [.] Let an embassador deport himself in the most graceful manner before a prince. [.] 2. To transport; to carry away, or from one country to another. [.] [.] He ...
15292	deportation	[.] DEPORTATION, n. Transportation; a carrying away; a removal from one country to another, or to a distant place; exile; banishment.
15293	deported	[.] DEPORTED, pp. Carried away; transported; banished.
15294	deporting	[.] DEPORTING, ppr. Carrying away; removing to a distant place or country; transporting; banishing.
15295	deportment	[.] DEPORTMENT, n. Carriage; manner of acting in relation to the duties of life; behavior; demeanor ; conduct; management.
15296	deposable	[.] DEPOSABLE, a. That may be deposed, or deprived of office.
15297	deposal	[.] DEPOSAL, n. The act of deposing, or divesting of office.
15298	depose	[.] DEPOSE, v.t. [L. To lay or put.] [.] 1. To lay down; to throw; to let fall; as, the flood deposed fine particles of earth on the bank of the river. In this sense, we now use deposit.
15299	deposed	[.] DEPOSED, pp. Dethroned; degraded; testified.
15300	deposer	[.] DEPOSER, n. One who deposes or degrades from office.
15301	deposing	[.] DEPOSING, ppr. Dethroning; degrading; bearing witness. [.] DEPOSING, n. The act of dethroning.
15302	deposit	[.] DEPOSIT, v.t. [.] 1. To lay down; to lay; to throw down. A crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand. A bird deposits eggs in a nest. An inundation deposits particles of earth on a meadow. [.] 2. To lay up; to lay in a place for preservation. We deposit the ...
15303	depositary	[.] DEPOSITARY, n. [.] 1. A person with whom any thing is left or lodged in trust; one to whom a thing is committed for safe keeping, or to be used for the benefit of the owner; a trustee; a guardian. The Jews were the depositaries of the sacred writings. [.] 2. In ...
15304	depositing	[.] DEPOSITING, ppr. Laying down; pledging; repositing.
15305	deposition	[.] DEPOSITION, n. [.] 1. The act of laying or throwing down; as, soil is formed by the deposition of fine particles, during a flood. [.] 2. That which is thrown down; that which is lodged; as, banks are sometimes depositions of alluvial matter. [.] 3. The act ...
15306	depository	[.] DEPOSITORY, n. A place where any thing is lodged for safe-keeping. A warehouse is a depository for goods; a clerks office, for records.
15307	depositum	[.] DEPOSITUM, n. A deposit.
15308	depot	[.] DEPOT. [A french word. See deposit.]
15309	depravation	[.] DEPRAVATION, n. [.] 1. The act of making bad or worse; the act of corrupting. [.] 2. The state of being made bad or worse; degeneracy; a state in which good qualities are lost, or impaired. We speak of the depravation of morals, manners or goverment; of the heart ...
15310	deprave	[.] DEPRAVE, v.t. [L. Crooked, perverse, wicked.] [.] 1. To make bad or worse; to impair good qualities; to make bad qualities worse; to vitiate; to corrupt; as, to deprave manners, morals, government, laws; to deprave the heart, mind, will, understanding, taste, principles, ...
15311	depraved	[.] DEPRAVED, pp. [.] 1. Made bad or worse; vitiated; tainted; corrupted. [.] 2. A. Corrupt; wicked; destitute of holiness or good principles.
15312	depravedly	[.] DEPRAVEDLY, adv. In a corrupt manner.
15313	depravedness	[.] DEPRAVEDNESS, n. Corruption; taint; a vitiated state.
15314	depravement	[.] DEPRAVEMENT, n. A vitiated state.
15315	depraver	[.] DEPRAVER, n. A corrupted; he who citiates; a vilifier.
15316	depraving	[.] DEPRAVING, n. A traducing.
15317	depravity	[.] DEPRAVITY, n. [.] 1. Corruption; a vitiated state; as the depravity of manners and morals. [.] 2. A vitiated state of the heart; wickedness; corruption of moral principles; destitution of holiness or good principles.
15318	deprecate	[.] DEPRECATE, v.t. [L. To pray.] [.] 1. To pray against; to pray or intreat that a present evil may be removed, or an expected one averted. [.] [.] The judgments we would deprecate are not removed. [.] [.] We should all deprecate the return of war. [.] 2. More ...
15319	deprecated	[.] DEPRECATED, pp. Prayed against; deeply regretted.
15320	deprecating	[.] DEPRECATING, ppr. Praying against; regretting.
15321	deprecation	[.] DEPRECATION, n. [.] 1. A praying against; a praying that an evil may be removed or prevented. [.] 2. Intreaty; petitioning; an excusing; a begging pardon for.
15322	deprecative	[.] DEPRECATIVE, a. [.] 1. That serves to deprecate; tending to remove or avert evil by prayer; as deprecatory letters. [.] 2. Having the form of prayer.
15323	deprecator	[.] DEPRECATOR, n. One who deprecates.
15324	deprecatory	[.] DEPRECATORY,
15325	depreciate	[.] DEPRECIATE, v.t. [Low L. Price.] [.] 1. To lessen the price of a thing; to cry down the price or value. [.] 2. To undervalue; to represent as of little value or merit, or of less value than is commonly supposed; as, one author is apt to depreciate the works of ...
15326	depreciated	[.] DEPRECIATED, pp. Lessened in value or price; undervalued.
15327	depreciating	[.] DEPRECIATING, ppr. [.] 1. Lessening the price or worth; undervaluing. [.] 2. Falling in value.
15328	depreciation	[.] DEPRECIATION, n. [.] 1. The act of lessening or crying down price or value. [.] 2. The falling of value; reduction of worth; as the depreciation of bills of credit.
15329	depredate	[.] DEPREDATE,v.t. [L. To plunder; prey.] [.] 1. To plunder; to rob; to pillage; to take the property of an enemy or of a foreign country by force; as, the army depredated the enemys country. [.] [.] That kind of war which depredates and distresses individuals. [.] 2. ...
15330	depredated	[.] DEPREDATED, pp. Spoiled; plundered; wasted; pillaged.
15331	depredating	[.] DEPREDATING, ppr. Plundering; robbing; pillaging.
15332	depredation	[.] DEPREDATION, n. [.] 1. The act of plundering; a robbing; a pillaging. [.] 2. Waste; consumption; a taking away by any act of violence. The sea often makes depredations on the land. Intemperance commits depredations on the constitution.
15333	depredator	[.] DEPREDATOR, n. One who plunders, or pillages; a spoiler; a waster.
15334	depredatory	[.] DEPREDATORY, a. Plundering; spoiling; consisting in pillaging.
15335	deprehend	[.] DEPREHEND, v.t. [L. To take or seize.] [.] 1. To catch; to take unawares or by surprise; to seize, as a person committing an unlawful act. [.] 2. To detect; to discover; to obtain the knowledge of.
15336	deprehended	[.] DEPREHENDED, pp. Taken by surprise; caught; seized; discovered.
15337	deprehending	[.] DEPREHENDING, ppr. Taking unawares; catching; seizing; discovering.
15338	deprehensible	[.] DEPREHENSIBLE, a. That may be caught, or discovered.
15339	deprehensibleness	[.] DEPREHENSIBLENESS, n. Capableness of being caught or discovered.
15340	deprehension	[.] DEPREHENSION, n. A catching or seizing; a discovery.
15341	depress	[.] DEPRESS, v.t. [L. To press.] [.] 1. To press down; to press to a lower state or position; as, to depress the end of a tube, or the muzzle of a gun. [.] 2. To let fall; to bring down; as, to depress the eye. [.] 3. To render dull or languid; to limit or diminish; ...
15342	depressing	[.] DEPRESSING, ppr. Pressing down; lowering in place; letting fall; sinking; dejecting; abasing; impoverishing; rendering languid.
15343	depression	[.] DEPRESSION, n. [.] 1. The act of pressing down; or the state of being pressed down; a low state. [.] 2. A hollow; a sinking or falling in of a surface; or a forcing inwards; as roughness consisting in little protuberances and depressions; the depression of the ...
15344	depressive	[.] DEPRESSIVE, a. Able or tending to depress or cast down.
15345	depressor	[.] DEPRESSOR, n. [.] 1. He that presses down; an oppressor. [.] 2. In anatomy, a muscle that depresses or draws down the part to which it is attached; as the depressor of the lower jaw, or of the eyeball. It is called also depriment or deprimens.
15346	deprivable	[.] DEPRIVABLE, a. That may be deprived. [.] [.] A chaplain shall be deprivable by the founder, not by the bishop.
15347	deprivation	[.] DEPRIVATION, n. [.] 1. The act of depriving; a taking away. [.] 2. A state of being deprived; loss; want; bereavement by loss of friends or of goods. [.] 3. In law, the act of divesting a bishop or other clergyman of his spiritual promotion or dignity; the ...
15348	deprive	[.] DEPRIVE, v.t. [L. To take away.] [.] 1. To take from; to bereave of something possessed or enjoyed; followed by of; as, to deprive a man of sight; to deprive one of strength, of reason, or of property. This has a general signification, applicable to a lawful or ...
15349	deprived	[.] DEPRIVED, pp. Bereft; divested; hindered; stripped of office or dignity; deposed; degraded.
15350	deprivement	[.] DEPRIVEMENT, n. The state of losing or being deprived.
15351	depriver	[.] DEPRIVER, n. He or that which deprives or bereaves.
15352	depriving	[.] DEPRIVING, ppr. Bereaving; taking away what is possessed; divesting; hindering from enjoying; deposing.
15353	depth	[.] DEPTH, n. [.] 1. Deepness; the distance or measure of a thing from the surface to the bottom, or to the extreme part downwards or inwards. The depth of a river may be ten feet. The depth of the ocean is unfathomable. The depth of a wound may be an inch. In a vertical ...
15354	depulsion	[.] DEPULSION, n. [L. To drive.] A driving or thrusting away.
15355	depulsory	[.] DEPULSORY, a. Driving or thrusting away; averting.
15356	depurate	[.] DEPURATE, v.t. To purify; to free from impurities, heterogeneous matter or feculence; a chimical term.
15357	depurated	[.] DEPURATED, pp. Purified from heterogeneous matter, or from impurities.
15358	depurating	[.] DEPURATING, ppr. Purifying; freeing from impurities.
15359	depuration	[.] DEPURATION, n. [.] 1. The act of purifying or freeing fluids from heterogeneous matter. This is done by decantation, when the feculent matter is deposited on the bottom of the vessel; or by despumation, effected by boiling or fermentation, and skimming; or by filtration; ...
15360	depuratory	[.] DEPURATORY, a. Cleansing; purifying; or tending to purify. A depuratory fever, is a fever that expels morbid matter by a free perspiration.
15361	depure	[.] DEPURE, v.t. To depurate.
15362	deputation	[.] DEPUTATION, n. [.] 1. The act of appointing a substitute or representative to act for another; the act of appointing and sending a deputy or substitute to transact business for another, as his agent, either with a special commission and authority, or with general ...
15363	depute	[.] DEPUTE, v.t. To appoint as a substitute or agent to act for another; to appoint and send with a special commission or authority to transact business in anothers name. The sheriff deputes a man to serve a writ. [.] [.] There is no man deputed by the king to hear. ...
15364	deputed	[.] DEPUTED, pp. Appointed as a substitute; appointed and sent with special authority to act for another.
15365	deputing	[.] DEPUTING, ppr. Appointing as a substitute; appointed and sent with special authority to act for another.
15366	deputize	[.] DEPUTIZE, v.t. To appoint a deputy; to empower to act for another, as a sheriff.
15367	deputy	[.] DEPUTY, n. [.] 1. A person appointed or elected to act for another, especially a person sent with a special commission to act in the place of another; a lieutenant; a viceroy. A prince sends a deputy to a diet or council, to represent him and his dominions. A sheriff ...
15368	deputy-collector	[.] DEPUTY-COLLECTOR, n. A person appointed to perform the duties of a collector of the customs, in place of the collector.
15369	deputy-marshall	[.] DEPUTY-MARSHALL, n. One appointed to act in the place of the marshal.
15370	deputy-post-master	[.] DEPUTY-POST-MASTER, n. A person who is appointed to act as post-master, in subordination to the Post-Master General.
15371	deputy-sheriff	[.] DEPUTY-SHERIFF, n. A person deputed or authorized to perform the duties of the sheriff, as his substitute. In like manner, we use deputy-commissary, deputy-pay-master, &c.
15372	der	[.] DER, prefixed to names of places, may be from Sax. deor, a wild beast, or from dur, water.
15373	deracinate	[.] DERACINATE, v.t. To pluck up by the roots; to extirpate.
15374	deracinated	[.] DERACINATED, pp. Plucked up by the roots; extirpated.
15375	deracinating	[.] DERACINATING, ppr. Tearing up by the roots; extirpating.
15376	deraign	[.] DERAIGN or DERAIN, v.t. To prove; to justify; to vindicate, as an assertion; to clear ones self.
15377	deraignment	[.] DERAIGNMENT,
15378	derainment	[.] DERAINMENT, n. The act of deraining; proof; justification. [.] A like word was formerly used in the sense of disordering, derangement, a discharge from a profession, or departure from a religious order.
15379	derange	[.] DERANGE, v.t. [.] 1. To put out of order; to disturb the regular order of; to throw into confusion; as, to derange the plans of a commander, or the affairs of a nation. [.] [.] I had long supposed that nothing could derange or interrupt the course of putrefaction. [.] 2. ...
15380	deranged	[.] DERANGED, pp. Put out of order; disturbed; embarrassed; confused; disordered in mind; delirious; distracted.
15381	derangement	[.] DERANGEMENT, n. [.] 1. A putting out of order; disturbance of regularity or regular course; embarrassment. [.] 2. Disorder of the intellect or reason; delirium; insanity; as a derangement of the mental organs.
15382	deranging	[.] DERANGING, ppr. [.] 1. Putting out of order; disturbing regularity or regular course; embarrassment; confusion. [.] 2. Disordering the rational powers.
15383	deray	[.] DERAY, v.t. Tumult; disorder; merriment.
15384	dere	[.] DERE, v.t. To hurt.
15385	derelict	[.] DERELICT, a. [L. To leave.] Left; abandoned. [.] DERELICT, n. [.] 1. In law, an article of goods, or any commodity, thrown away, relinquished or abandoned by the owner. [.] 2. A tract of land left dry by the sea, and fit for cultivation or use.
15386	dereliction	[.] DERELICTION, n. [.] 1. The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim; an utter forsaking; abandonment. [.] 2. The state of being left or abandoned. [.] 3. A leaving or receding from; as the dereliction of the sea.
15387	deride
15388	derided	[.] DERIDED, pp. Laughed at in contempt; mocked; ridiculed.
15389	derider	[.] DERIDER, n. [.] 1. One who laughs at another in contempt; a mocker; a scoffer. [.] 2. A droll or buffoon.
15390	deriding	[.] DERIDING, ppr. Laughing at with contempt; mocking; ridiculing.
15391	deridingly	[.] DERIDINGLY, adv. By way of derision or mockery.
15392	derision	[.] DERISION, n. [.] 1. The act of laughing at in contempt. [.] 2. Contempt manifested by laughter; scorn. [.] [.] I am in derision daily. Jer. 20. [.] 3. An object of derision or contempt; a laughing-stock. [.] [.] I was a derision to all my people. Lam ...
15393	derisive	[.] DERISIVE, a. Containing derision; mocking; ridiculing. [.] [.] Derisive taunts.
15394	derisively	[.] DERISIVELY, adv. With mockery or contempt.
15395	derisory	[.] DERISORY, a. Mocking; ridiculing.
15396	derivable	[.] DERIVABLE, a. [.] 1. That may be derived; that may be drawn, or received, as from a source. Income is derivable from land, money or stocks. [.] 2. That may be received from ancestors; as an estate derivable from an ancestor. [.] 3. That may be drawn, as from ...
15397	derivate	[.] DERIVATE, n. A word derived from another.
15398	derivation	[.] DERIVATION, n. [.] 1. The act of deriving, drawing or receiving from a source; as the derivation of an estate from ancestors, or of profits from capital, or of truth or facts from antiquity. [.] 2. In grammar, the drawing or tracing of a word from its root or ...
15399	derivative	[.] DERIVATIVE, a. [.] 1. Derived; taken or having proceeded from another or something preceding; secondary; as a derivative perfection; a derivative conveyance, as a release. [.] 2. A derivative chord, in music, is one derived from a fundamental chord. [.] DERIVATIVE, ...
15400	derivatively	[.] DERIVATIVELY, adv. In a derivative manner; by derivation.
15401	derive	[.] DERIVE, v.t. [L. A stream.] [.] 1. To draw from, as in a regular course or channel; to receive from a source by a regular conveyance. The heir derives an estate from his ancestors. We derive from Adam mortal bodies and natures prone to sin. [.] 2. To draw or ...
15402	derived	[.] DERIVED, pp. Drawn, as from a source; deduced; received; regularly conveyed; descended; communicated; transmitted.
15403	deriver	[.] DERIVER, n. One who derives, or draws from a source.
15404	deriving	[.] DERIVING, ppr. Drawing; receiving; deducing; communicating; diverting or turning into another channel.
15405	dermal	[.] DERMAL, a. Pertaining to skin; consisting of skin.
15406	dermoid	[.] DERMOID, a. Pertaining to the skin; a medical term.
15407	dern	[.] DERN, a. Solitary; sad; cruel.
15408	dernful	[.] DERNFUL, a. Sad; mournful.
15409	dernier	[.] DERNIER, a. Last; final; ultimate; as the dernier resort.
15410	dernly	[.] DERNLY, adv. Sadly; mournfully.
15411	derogate	[.] DEROGATE, v.t. [L. To ask, to propose. In ancient Rome, rogo was used in proposing new laws, and derogo, in repealing some section of a law. Hence the sense is to take from or annul a part.] [.] 1. To repeal, annul or destroy the force and effect of some part ...
15412	derogated	[.] DEROGATED, pp. Diminished in value; degraded; damaged.
15413	derogately	[.] DEROGATELY, adv. In a manner to lessen or take from.
15414	derogating	[.] DEROGATING, ppr. Annulling a part. Lessening by taking from.
15415	derogation	[.] DEROGATION, n. [.] 1. The act of annulling or revoking a law, or some part of it. More generally, the act of taking away or destroying the value or effect of any thing, or of limiting its extent, or of restraining its operation; as, an act of parliament is passed ...
15416	derogative	[.] DEROGATIVE, a. Derogatory.
15417	derogatorily	[.] DEROGATORILY, adv. In a detracting manner.
15418	derogatoriness	[.] DEROGATORINESS, n. The quality of being derogatory.
15419	derogatory	[.] DEROGATORY, a. [.] 1. Detracting or tending to lessen by taking something from; that lessens the extent, effect or value; with to. Let us entertain no opinions derogatory to the honor of God, or his moral government. Let us say nothing derogatory to the merit of ...
15420	derring	[.] DERRING, a. Daring.
15421	dervis	[.] DERVIS, n. A turkish priest or monk, who professes extreme poverty, and leads an austere life.
15422	descant	[.] DESCANT, n. [.] 1. A song or tune composed in parts. [.] 2. A song or tune with various modulations. [.] [.] The wakeful nightingale [.] All night long her amourous descant sung. [.] 3. A discourse; discussion; disputation; animadversion, comment, or a ...
15423	descanting	[.] DESCANTING, ppr. Singing in parts or with various modulations; discoursing freely; commenting. [.] DESCANTING, n. Remark; conjecture.
15424	descend	[.] DESCEND, v.i. [L. To climb.] [.] 1. To move or pass from a higher to a lower place; to move, come or go downwards; to fall; to sink; to run or flow down; applicable to any kind of motion or of body. We descend on the feet, on wheels, or by falling. A torrent descends ...
15425	descendant	[.] DESCENDANT, n. Any person proceeding from an ancestor in any degree; issue; offspring, in the line of generation, ad infinitum. We are all the descendants of Adam and Eve.
15426	descendent	[.] DESCENDENT, a. [.] 1. Descending; falling; sinking. [.] 2. Proceeding from an original or ancestor.
15427	descendibility	[.] DESCENDIBILITY, n. The quality of being descendible, or capable of being trnasmitted from ancestors; as the descendibility of an estate or of a crown.
15428	descendible	[.] DESCENDIBLE, a. [.] 1. That may be descended, or passed down; as, the hill is descendible. [.] 2. That may descend from an ancestor to an heir; as a descendible estate.
15429	descension	[.] DESCENSION, n. [.] 1. The act of going downwards; descent; a falling or sinking; declension; degradation. [.] 2. In astronomy, right descension is an arch of the equinoctial, intercepted between the next equinoctial point and the intersection of the meridian, ...
15430	descensional	[.] DESCENSIONAL, a. Pertaining to descent.
15431	descensive	[.] DESCENSIVE, a. Tending downwards; having power to descend.
15432	descent	[.] DESCENT, n. [.] 1. The act of descending; the act of passing from a higher to a lower place, by any form of motion, as by walking, riding, rolling, sliding, sinking or falling. [.] 2. Inclination downward; obliquity; slope; declivity; as the descent of a hill, ...
15433	describable	[.] DESCRIBABLE, a. That may be described; capable of description.
15434	describe	[.] DESCRIBE, v.t. [L. To write.] [.] 1. To delineate or mark the form or figure; as, to describe a circle by the compasses. [.] 2. To make or exhibit a figure by motion; as, a star describes a circle or an ellipsis in the heavens. [.] 3. To show or represent to ...
15435	described	[.] DESCRIBED, pp. Represented in form by marks or figures; delineated; represented by words or signs.
15436	describer	[.] DESCRIBER, n. One who describes by marks, words or signs.
15437	describing	[.] DESCRIBING, ppr. Representing the form or figure of, by lines or marks; communicating a view of, by words or signs, or by naming the nature and properties.
15438	descried	[.] DESCRIED, pp. Espied; discovered; seen.
15439	descrier	[.] DESCRIER, n. One who espies, or discovers; a discoverer; a detecter.
15440	description	[.] DESCRIPTION, n. [.] 1. The act of delineating, or representing the figure of any thing by a plan, to be presented to the eye. [.] 2. The figure or appearance of any thing delineated, or represented by visible lines, marks, colors, &c.; as the description of a ...
15441	descriptiv	[.] DESCRIPTIV,E, a. Containing description; tending to describe; having the quality of representing; as a descriptive figure; a descriptive narration; a story descriptive of the age.
15442	descry	[.] DESCRY, v.t. [.] 1. To espy; to explore; to examine by observation. [.] [.] The house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. Judges 1. [.] 2. To detect; to find out; to discover any thing concealed. [.] 3. To see; to behold; to have a sight of from a distance; ...
15443	descrying	[.] DESCRYING, ppr. Descovering; espying.
15444	desecrate	[.] DESECRATE, v.t. [L. To consecrate, from sacred.] [.] 1. To divert from a sacred purpose or appropriation; opposed to consecrate; as, to desecrate a donation to a church. [.] 2. To divest of a sacred character or office. [.] [.] The clergy-cannot suffer corporal ...
15445	desecrated	[.] DESECRATED, pp. Diverted from a sacred purpose or appropriation; divested of a sacred character or office.
15446	desecrating	[.] DESECRATING, ppr. Diverting from a purpose to which a thing is consecrated; divested of a sacred character or office.
15447	desecration	[.] DESECRATION, n. The act of diverting from a sacred purpose or use to which a thing had been devoted; the act of diverting from a sacred character or office.
15448	desert	[.] DESERT, a. S as z [L. To sow, plant or scatter.] [.] 1. Literally, forsaken; hence, uninhabited; as a desert isle. Hence, wild; untilled; waste; uncultivated; as a desert land or country. [.] 2. Void; emprty; unoccupied. [.] [.] Full many a flower is born ...
15449	deserted	[.] DESERTED, pp. Wholly forsaken; abandoned; left.
15450	deserter	[.] DESERTER, n. A person who forsakes his cause, his post, or his party or friend; particularly, a soldier or seaman who quits the service without permission, and in violation of his engagement.
15451	desertful	[.] DESERTFUL, a. High in desert; meritorious.
15452	deserting	[.] DESERTING, ppr. Forsaking utterly; abandoning.
15453	desertion	[.] DESERTION, n. [.] [.] 1. The act of forsaking or abandoning, as a party, a friend, a country, an army or military band, or a ship; the act of quitting, with an intention not to return. [.] 2. The state of being forsaken by God; spiritual despondency. [.] [.] The ...
15454	desertless	[.] DESERTLESS, a. Without merit or claim to favor or reward.
15455	desertlessly	[.] DESERTLESSLY, adv. Undeservedly.
15456	desertrice	[.] DESERTRICE,
15457	desertrix	[.] DESERTRIX, n. A female who deserts.
15458	deserve	[.] DESERVE, v.t. [L. To serve.] [.] 1. To merit; to be worthy of; applied to good or evil. [.] 2. To merit by labor or services; to have a just claim to an equivalent for good conferred. The laborer deserves his wages; he deserves the value of his services. [.] 3. ...
15459	deserved	[.] DESERVED, pp. Merited; worthy of.
15460	deservedly	[.] DESERVEDLY, adv. Justly; according to desert, whether of good or evil. A man may be deservedly praised, blamed or punished.
15461	deserver	[.] DESERVER, n. He who deserves or merits; one who is worthy of; used generally in a good sense.
15462	deserving	[.] DESERVING, ppr. [.] 1. Meriting; having a just claim to reward; justly meriting punishment. [.] 2. Worthy of reward or praise; meritorious; possessed of good qualities that entitle to approbation; as a deserving officer. [.] DESERVING, n. The act of meriting; ...
15463	deservingly	[.] DESERVINGLY, adv. Meritoriously; with just desert.
15464	deshabille	[.] DESHABILLE or DESHABIL, n. An undress; a loose morning dress; hence, any home dress; as, the lady is in deshabille. [It would be well to anglicize the orthography.]
15465	desiccant	[.] DESICCANT, a. Drying. [.] DESICCANT, n. A medicine or application that dries a sore.
15466	desiccate	[.] DESICCATE, v.t. [L. To dry.] to dry; to exhaust of moisture; to exhale or remove moisture from. [.] DESICCATE, v.i. To become dry.
15467	desiccated	[.] DESICCATED, pp. Dried.
15468	desiccating	[.] DESICCATING, ppr. Drying; exhausting moisture.
15469	desiccation	[.] DESICCATION, n. The act of making dry; the state of being dried.
15470	desiccative	[.] DESICCATIVE, a. Drying; tending to dry; that has the power to dry.
15471	desiderate	[.] DESIDERATE,v.t. [from the L.] To want; to miss.
15472	desideratum	[.] DESIDERATUM, n. Plu. Desiderata. [L. To desire.] That which is desired; that which is not possessed, but which is desirable; any perfection or improvement which is wanted. The longitude is a desideratum in navigation. A tribunal to settle national disputes without ...
15473	design	[.] DESIGN, v.t.[L. To seal or stamp, that is, to set or throw.] [.] 1. To delineate a form or figure by drawing the outline; to sketch; as in painting and other works of art. [.] 2. To plan; to form an outline or representation of any thing. Hence, [.] 3. To ...
15474	designable	[.] DESIGNABLE, a. [.] 1. Capable of being designed or marked out. [.] 2. Distinguishable.
15475	designate	[.] DESIGNATE, v.t. [.] 1. To mark out or show, so as to make known; to indicate by bisible lines, marks, description or something known and determinate; as, to designate the limits of a country; the limits are designated on the map; designate the spot where a star appears ...
15476	designated	[.] DESIGNATED, pp. Marked out; indicated; shown; pointed out appointed.
15477	designating	[.] DESIGNATING, ppr. Marking out; indicating; pointing out; appointing.
15478	designation	[.] DESIGNATION, n. [.] 1. The act of pointing or marking out by signs or objects; as the designation of an estate by boundaries. [.] 2. Indication; a showing or pointing; a distinguishing from others. [.] 3. Appointment; direction; as, a claim to a throne grounded ...
15479	designative	[.] DESIGNATIVE, a. Serving to designate or indicate.
15480	designator	[.] DESIGNATOR, n. A Roman officer who assigned to each person his rank and place in public shows and ceremonies.
15481	designed	[.] DESIGNED, pp. Marked out; delineated; planned; intended.
15482	designedly	[.] DESIGNEDLY, adv. By design; purposely; intentionally; opposed to accidentally, ignorantly, or inadvertently.
15483	designer	[.] DESIGNER, n. [.] 1. One who designs, marks out or plans; one who frames a scheme or project; a contriver. [.] 2. One who plots; one who lays a scheme; in an ill sense.
15484	designfulness	[.] DESIGNFULNESS, n. Abundance of design.
15485	designing	[.] DESIGNING, ppr. [.] 1. Forming a design; plnning; delineating the outline; drawing figures on a plane. [.] 2. A. In an ill sense, artful; insidious; intriguing; contriving schemes of mischief; hence, deceitful. Designing men are always liable to suspicion. [.] DESIGNING, ...
15486	designless	[.] DESIGNLESS, a. Without design or intention; inadvertent.
15487	designlessly	[.] DESIGNLESSLY, adv. Without design; inadvertently; ignorantly.
15488	designment	[.] DESIGNMENT, n. [.] 1. Design; sketch; delineation. [.] 2. Design; purpose; aim; intent; scheme.
15489	desinence	[.] DESINENCE, n. End; close.
15490	desinent	[.] DESINENT, a. Ending; extreme; lower-most.
15491	desipient	[.] DESIPIENT, a. [L. To dote; to be wise.] trifling; foolish; playful.
15492	desirable	...
15493	desirableness	[.] DESIRABLENESS,n. The quality of being desirable.
15494	desire	[.] DESIRE, n. [.] 1. An emotion or excitement of the mind, directed to the attainment or possession of an object from which pleasure, sensual, intellectual or spiritual, is expected; a passion excited by the love of an object, or uneasiness at the want of it, and directed ...
15495	desired	[.] DESIRED, pp. Wished for; coveted; requested; entreated.
15496	desireless	[.] DESIRELESS, a. Free from desire.
15497	desirer	[.] DESIRER, n. One who desires or asks; one who wishes.
15498	desiring	[.] DESIRING, ppr. Wishing for; coveting; asking; expressing a wish; soliciting.
15499	desirous	[.] DESIROUS, a. Wishing for; wishing to obtain; coveting; solicitous to possess and enjoy. [.] [.] Be not desirous of his dainties. Prov. 23. [.] [.] Jesus knew they were desirous to ask him. John 16.
15500	desirously	[.] DESIROUSLY, adv. With desire; with earnest wishes.
15501	desirousness	[.] DESIROUSNESS, n. The state or affection of being desirous.
15502	desist	[.] DESIST, v.i. [L. To stand.] To stop; to cease to act or proceed; to forbear; with from; as, he desisted from his purpose; let us desist.
15503	desistance	[.] DESISTANCE, n. A ceasing to act or proceed; a stopping.
15504	desisting	[.] DESISTING, ppr. Ceasing to act or proceed.
15505	desitive	[.] DESITIVE, a. Final; conclusive.
15506	desk	[.] DESK, n. [.] 1. An inclining table for the use of writers and readers; usually made with a box or drawer underneath, and sometimes with a book-case above. [.] 2. The pulpit in a church, and figuratively the clerical profession. The man appears well in the desk. ...
15507	desmine	[.] DESMINE, n. A mineral that crystalizes in little silken tufts, which accompany spinellane in the lava of extinct volcanoes on the banks of the Rhine.
15508	desolate	[.] DESOLATE, a. [.] 1. Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; desert; uninhabited; denoting either stripped of inhabitants, or never having been inhabitated; as a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness. [.] [.] I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant. ...
15509	desolated	[.] DESOLATED, pp. Deprived of inhabitants; wasted; ruined.
15510	desolately	[.] DESOLATELY, adv. In a desolate manner.
15511	desolater	[.] DESOLATER, n. One who lays waste or desolates; that which desolates.
15512	desolating	[.] DESOLATING, ppr. Depriving of inhabitants; wasting; ravaging.
15513	desolation	[.] DESOLATION, n. [.] 1. The act of desolating destruction or expulsion of inhabitants; destruction; ruin; waste. [.] [.] Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation. Matt. 12. [.] 2. A place deprived of inhabitants, or otherwise wasted, ravaged ...
15514	desolatory	[.] DESOLATORY, a. Causing desolation.
15515	despair	[.] DESPAIR, n. [.] 1. Hopelessness; a hopeless state; a destitution of hope or expectation. [.] [.] We are perplexed, but not in despair. 2 Cor. 4. [.] [.] All safety in despair of safety placed. [.] 2. That which causes despair; that of which there is no hope. [.] [.] The ...
15516	despairer	[.] DESPAIRER, n. One without hope.
15517	despairful	[.] DESPAIRFUL, a. Hopeless.
15518	despairing	[.] DESPAIRING, ppr. Giving up all hope or expectation.
15519	despairingly	[.] DESPAIRINGLY, adv. In a despairing manner; in a manner indicating hopelessness; as, he speaks despairingly of the sick mans recovery.
15520	despatch	[.] DESPATCH, [See Dispatch.]
15521	despection	[.] DESPECTION, n. A looking down; a despising.
15522	desperado	[.] DESPERADO, n. A desperate fellow; a furious man; a madman; a person urged by furious passions; one fearless, or regardless of safety.
15523	desperate	[.] DESPERATE, a. [L. To despair.] [.] 1. Without hope. [.] [.] I am desperate of obtaining her. [.] 2. Without care of safety; rash; fearless of danger; as a desperate man. Hence, [.] 3. Furious, as a man in despair. [.] 4. Hopeless; despaired of; lost ...
15524	desperately	[.] DESPERATELY, adv. [.] 1. In a desperate manner; as in despair; hence, furiously; with rage; madly; without regard to danger or safety; as, the troops fought desperately. [.] 2. In a popular sense, greatly; extremely; violently. [.] [.] She fell desperately ...
15525	desperateness	[.] DESPERATENESS, n. Madness; fury; rash precipitance.
15526	desperation	[.] DESPERATION, n. [.] 1. A despairing; a giving up of hope; as desperation of success. [.] 2. Hopelessness; despair; as, the men were in a state of desperation. Hence, [.] 3. Fury; rage; disregard of safety or danger; as, the men fought with desperation; they ...
15527	despicable	[.] DESPICABLE, a. [Low L. To look down, to despise; to look.] That may be or deserves to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless; applicable equally to persons and things; as a despicable man; despicable company; a despicable gift.
15528	despicableness	[.] DESPICABLENESS, n. The quality or state of being despicable; meanness; vileness; worthlessness.
15529	despicably	[.] DESPICABLY, adv. Meanly; vilely; contemptibly; as despicably poor.
15530	despisable	[.] DESPISABLE, a. Despicable; contemptible.
15531	despisal	[.] DESPISAL, n. Contempt.
15532	despise	[.] DESPISE, .v.t. [.] 1. To contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have the lowest opinion of. [.] [.] Fools despise wisdom and instruction. Prov. 1. [.] [.] Else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Matt. 6. [.] 2. To abhor.
15533	despised	[.] DESPISED, pp. Contemned; disdained; abhorred.
15534	despisedness	[.] DESPISEDNESS, n. The state of being despised.
15535	despiser	[.] DESPISER, n. A contemner; a scorner.
15536	despising	[.] DESPISING, ppr. Contemning; scorning; disdaining. [.] DESPISING, n. Contempt.
15537	despisingly	[.] DESPISINGLY, adv. With contempt.
15538	despite	[.] DESPITE, n. [.] 1. Extreme malice; violent hatred; malignity; malice irritated or enraged; active malignity; angry hatred. [.] [.] With all thy despite against the land of israel. Ezek. 25. [.] 2. Defiance with contempt, or contempt of opposition. [.] [.] He ...
15539	despiteful	[.] DESPITEFUL, a. Full of spite; malicious; malignant; as a despiteful enemy. [.] [.] Hater of God, despiteful, proud, boasters. Rom. 1.
15540	despitefully	[.] DESPITEFULLY, adv. With despite; maliciously; contemptuously. [.] [.] Pray for them that despitefully use you. Matt. 5.
15541	despitefulness	[.] DESPITEFULNESS, n. Malice; extreme hatred; malignity.
15542	despiteous	[.] DESPITEOUS, a. Malicious.
15543	despiteously	[.] DESPITEOUSLY, adv.. Furiously.
15544	despoil	[.] DESPOIL,v.t. [L. To spoil.] [.] 1. To strip; to take from by force; to rob; to deprive; followed by of; as, to despoil one of arms; to despoil of honors; to despoil of innocence. [.] 2. To strip or divest by any means.
15545	despoiled	[.] DESPOILED, pp. Stripped; robbed; bereaved; deprived.
15546	despoiler	[.] DESPOILER, n. One who strips by force; a plunderer.
15547	despoiling	[.] DESPOILING, ppr. Depriving; stripping; robbing.
15548	despoliation	[.] DESPOLIATION, n. The act of despoiling; a stripping.
15549	despond	[.] DESPOND, v.i.[L. To promise; literally, to throw to or forward.] [.] 1. To be cast down; to be depressed or dejected in mind; to fail in spirits. [.] [.] I should despair, or at least despond. [.] 2. To lose all courage, spirit or resolution; to sink by loss ...
15550	despondency	[.] DESPONDENCY, n. A sinking or dejection of spirits at the loss of hope; loss of courage at the failure of hope, or in deep affliction, or at the prospect of insurmountable difficulties.
15551	despondent	[.] DESPONDENT, a. Losing courage at the loss of hope; sinking into dejection; depressed and inactive in despair.
15552	desponder	[.] DESPONDER, n. One destitute of hope.
15553	desponding	[.] DESPONDING, ppr. Losing courage to act, in consequence of loss of hope, or of deep calamity, or of difficulties deemed insurmountable; sinking into dejection; despairing, with depression of spirits; despairingly.
15554	despondingly	[.] DESPONDINGLY, adv. In a desponding manner; with dejection of spirits; despairingly.
15555	desponsate	[.] DESPONSATE, v.t. To betroth.
15556	desponsation	[.] DESPONSATION, n. A betrothing.
15557	despot	[.] DESPOT, n. An emperor, king or price invested with absolute power, or ruling without any control from men, constitution or laws. Hence in a general sense, a tyrant.
15558	despotic	[.] DESPOTIC,
15559	despotical	[.] DESPOTICAL, a. [.] 1. Absolute in power; independent of control from men, constitution or laws; arbitrary in the exercise of power; as a despotic prince. [.] 2. Unlimited or unrestrained by constitution, laws or men; absolute; arbitrary; as despotic authority ...
15560	despotically	[.] DESPOTICALLY, adv. With unlimited power; arbitrarily; in a despotic manner.
15561	despoticalness	[.] DESPOTICALNESS, n. Absolute or arbitrary authority.
15562	despotism	[.] DESPOTISM, n. [.] 1. Absolute power; authority unlimited and uncontrolled by men, constitution or laws, and depending alone on the will of the prince; as the despotism of a Turkish sultan. [.] 2. An arbitrary government, as that of Turkey and Persia.
15563	despumate	[.] DESPUMATE, v.i. [L. Froth or scum.] To foam; to froth; to form froth or scum.
15564	despumation	[.] DESPUMATION, n. The act of throwing off excrementitious matter and forming a froth or scum on the surface of liquor; clarification; scumming.
15565	desquamation	[.] DESQUAMATION, n. [L. A scale.] A scaling or exfoliation of bone; the separation of the cuticle in small scales.
15566	dess	[.] DESS, for desk.
15567	dessert	[.] DESSERT, n. A service of fruits and sweetmeats, at the close of an entertainment; the last course at the table, after the meat is removed.
15568	destinate	[.] DESTINATE, v.t. To design or appoint. [.] DESTINATE, a. Appointed; destined; determined.
15569	destination	[.] DESTINATION, n. [.] 1. The act of destining, or appointing. [.] 2. The purpose for which any thing is intended or appointed; end or ultimate design. Every animal is fitted for its destination. [.] 3. The place to which a thing is appointed, as the ship left ...
15570	destine	[.] DESTINE, v.t. [L.] [.] 1. To set, ordain or appoint to a use, purpose, state or place. We destine a son to the ministerial office; a house for a place of worship; a ship for the London trade or to Lisbon; and we are all destined to a future state of happiness or ...
15571	destined	[.] DESTINED, pp. Ordained; appointed by previous determination; devoted; fixed unalterably.
15572	destining	[.] DESTINING, ppr. Ordaining; appointing.
15573	destiny	[.] DESTINY, n. [.] 1. State or condition appointed or predetermined; ultimate fate; as, men are solicitous to know their future destiny, which is however happily concealed from them. [.] 2. Invincible necessity; fate; a necessity or fixed order of things established ...
15574	destitute	[.] DESTITUTE, a. [L. To set. Literally, set from or away.] [.] 1. Not having or possessing; wanting; as destitute of virtue, or of peity; destitute of food and clothing. It differs from deprived, as it does not necessarily imply previous possession. [.] 2. Needy; ...
15575	destitution	[.] DESTITUTION, n. Want; absence of a thing; a state in which something is wanted or not possessed; poverty.
15576	destroy	[.] DESTROY, v.t. [L. To pile, to build.] [.] 1. To demolish; to pull down; to separate the parts of an edifice, the union of which is necessary to constitute the thing; as, to destroy a house or temple; to destroy a fortification. [.] 2. To ruin; to annihilate a ...
15577	destroyable	[.] DESTROYABLE, a. That may be destroyed. [.] [.] Plants scarcely destroyable by the weather.
15578	destroyed	[.] DESTROYED, pp. Demolished; pulled down; ruined; annihilated; devoured; swept away; &c.
15579	destroyer	[.] DESTROYER, n. One who destroys, or lays waste; one who kills a man, or an animal, or who ruins a country, cities, &c.
15580	destroying	[.] DESTROYING, ppr. Demolishing; laying waste; killing; annihilating; putting an end to. [.] DESTROYING, n. Destruction.
15581	destruct	[.] DESTRUCT, fro destroy, is not used.
15582	destructibility	[.] DESTRUCTIBILITY, n. The quality of being capable of destruction.
15583	destructible	[.] DESTRUCTIBLE, a. [L.] Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed.
15584	destruction	[.] DESTRUCTION, n. [.] 1. The act of destroying; demolition; a pulling down; subversion; ruin, by whatever means; as the destruction of buildings, or of towns. Destruction consists in the annihilation of the form of any theing; that form of parts which constitues it ...
15585	destructive	[.] DESTRUCTIVE, a. Causing destruction; having the quality of destroying; ruinous; mischievous; pernicious; with of or to; as a destructive fire or famine. Intemperance is destructive of health; evil examples are destructive to the morals of youth.
15586	destructively	[.] DESTRUCTIVELY, adv. With destruction; ruinously; mischievously; with power to destroy; as destructively lewd or intemperate.
15587	destructiveness	[.] DESTRUCTIVENESS, n. The quality of destroying or ruining.
15588	destructor	[.] DESTRUCTOR, n. A destroyer; a consumer. [Not used.]
15589	desudation	[.] DESUDATION, n. [L., to sweat.] A sweating; a profuse or morbid sweating, succeeded by an eruption of pustles, called heat-pimples.
15590	desuetude	[.] DESUETUDE, n. [L.] The cessation of use; disuse; discontinuance of practice, custom or fashion. Habit is contracted by practice, and lost by desuetude. Words in every language are lost by desuetude.
15591	desulphurate	[.] DESULPHURATE, v.t. To deprive of sulphur.
15592	desulphurated	[.] DESULPHURATED, pp. Deprived of sulphur.
15593	desulphurating	[.] DESULPHURATING, ppr. Depriving of sulphur.
15594	desulphuration	[.] DESULPHURATION, n. The act or operation of depriving of sulphur.
15595	desultorily	[.] DESULTORILY, adv. [See Desultory.] In a desultory manner; without method; loosely.
15596	desultoriness	[.] DESULTORINESS, n. A desultory manner; unconnectedness; a passing from one thing to another without order or method.
15597	desultory	[.] DESULTORY, a. [L., to leap.] [.] 1. Leaping; passing from one thing or subject to another, without order or natural connection; unconnected; immethodical; as a desultory conversation. [.] 2. Coming suddenly; started at the moment; not proceeding from natural order ...
15598	desume	[.] DESUME, v.t. [L.] To take from; to borrow. [Not in use.]
15599	detach	[.] DETACH, v.t. [See Attach.] [.] 1. To separate or disunite; to disengage; to part from; as, to detach the coats of a bulbous root from each other; to detach a man from the interest of the minister, or from a party. [.] 2. To separate men from their companies or regiments; ...
15600	detached	[.] DETACHED, pp. [.] 1. Separated; parted from ; disunited; drawn and sent on a separate service. [.] 2. a. Separate; as detached parcels or portions.
15601	detaching	[.] DETACHING, ppr. Separating; parting from; drawing and sending on a separate employment.
15602	detachment	[.] DETACHMENT, n. [.] 1. The act of detaching. [.] 2. A body of troops, selected or taken from the main army, and employed on some special service or expedition. [.] 3. A number of ships, taken from a fleet, and sent on a separate service.
15603	detail	[.] DETAIL, v.t. [.] 1. To relate, report or narrate in particulars; to recite the particulars of; to particularize; to relate minutely and distinctly; as, he detailed all the facts in due order. [.] 2. To select, as an officer or soldier from a division, brigade, ...
15604	detailed	[.] DETAILED, pp. Related in particulars; minutely recited; selected.
15605	detailer	[.] DETAILER, n. One who details.
15606	detailing	[.] DETAILING, ppr. [.] 1. Relating minutely; telling the particulars. [.] 2. Selecting from the rosters.
15607	detainder	[.] DETAINDER, n. A writ. [See Detinue.]
15608	detained	[.] DETAINED, pp. Withheld; kept back; prevented from going or coming; held; restrained.
15609	detainer	[.] DETAINER, n. [.] 1. One who withholds what belongs to another; one who detains, stops or prevents from going. [.] 2. In law, a holding or keeping possession of what belongs to another; detention of what is anothers, though the original taking may be lawful.
15610	detaing	[.] DETAING, v.t. [L., to hold. See Tenant.] [.] 1. To keep back or from; to withhold; to keep what belongs to another. Detain not the wages of the hireling. [.] 2. To keep or restrain from proceeding, either going or coming; to stay or stop. We were detained by the ...
15611	detaining	[.] DETAINING, ppr. Withholding what belongs to another; holding back; restraining from going or coming; holding in custody.
15612	detainment	[.] DETAINMENT, n. The act of detaining; detention.
15613	detect	[.] DETECT, v.t. [L., to cover.] Literally, to uncover; hence, to discover; to find out; to bring to light; as, to detect the ramifications and inosculations of the fine vessels. But this word is especially applied to the discovery of secret crimes and artifices. We detect ...
15614	detected	[.] DETECTED, pp. Discovered; found out; laid open; brought to light.
15615	detecter	[.] DETECTER, n. A discoverer; one who finds out what another attempts to conceal.
15616	detecting	[.] DETECTING, ppr. Discovering; finding out.
15617	detection	[.] DETECTION, n. The act of detecting; discovery of a person or thing attempted to be concealed; as the detection of a thief or burglarian; the detection of fraud or forgery; the detection of artifice, device or a plot. [.] 2. Discovery of any thing before hidden, or ...
15618	detenebrate	[.] DETENEBRATE, v.t. [L.] To remove darkness. [Not in use.]
15619	detent	[.] DETENT, n. [L.] A stop in a clock, which by being lifted up or let down, locks and unlocks the clock in striking.
15620	detention	[.] DETENTION, n. [See Detain.] [.] 1. The act of detaining; a withholding from another his right; a keeping what belongs to another, and ought to be restored. [.] 2. Confinement; restraint; as detention in custody. [.] 3. Delay from necessity; a detaining; as the ...
15621	deter	[.] DETER, v.t. [L., to frighten.] [.] 1. To discourage and stop by fear; to stop or prevent from acting or proceeding, by danger, difficulty or other consideration which disheartens, or countervails the motive for an act. We are often deterred from out duty by trivial ...
15622	deterge	[.] DETERGE, v.t. deterj. [L., to wipe or scour.] To cleanse; to purge away foul or offending matter, from the body, or from an ulcer.
15623	deterged	[.] DETERGED, pp. Cleansed; purged.
15624	detergent	[.] DETERGENT, a. Cleansing; purging. [.] DETERGENT, n. A medicine that has the power of cleansing the vessels or skin from offending matter.
15625	deterging	[.] DETERGING, ppr. Cleansing; carrying off obstructions or foul matter.
15626	deteriorate	[.] DETERIORATE, v.i. [L.] To grow worse; to be impaired in quality to degenerate; opposed to meliorate. [.] DETERIORATE, v.t. To make worse; to reduce in quality; as, to deteriorate a race of men of their condition.
15627	deteriorated	[.] DETERIORATED, pp. Made worse; impaired in quality.
15628	deteriorating	[.] DETERIORATING, ppr. Becoming worse or inferior in quality.
15629	deterioration	[.] DETERIORATION, n. A growing or making worse; the state of growing worse.
15630	deteriority	[.] DETERIORITY, n. Worse sate or quality; as deteriority of diet.
15631	determent	[.] DETERMENT, n. [See Deter.] The act of deterring; the cause of deterring; that which deters.
15632	determinable	[.] DETERMINABLE, a. [See Determine.] [.] 1. That may be decided with certainty. [.] 2. That may end or be determined.
15633	determinate	[.] DETERMINATE, a. [L.] [.] [.] 1. Limited; fixed; definite; as a determinate quantity of matter. [.] 2. Established; settled; positive; as a determinate rule or order. [.] [.] The determinate counsel of God. Acts 2. [.] 3. Decisive; conclusive; as a determinate ...
15634	determinately	[.] DETERMINATELY, adv. [.] 1. With certainty. [.] [.] The principles of religion are determinately true or false. [.] 2. Resolutely; with fixed resolve. [Unusual.]
15635	determinateness	[.] DETERMINATENESS, n. The state of being determinate, certain, or precise.
15636	determination	[.] DETERMINATION, n. [.] 1. The act of determining or deciding. [.] 2. Decision of a question in the mind; firm resolution; settled purpose; as, they have acquainted me with their determination. [.] 3. Judicial decision; the ending of a controversy or suit by the ...
15637	determinative	[.] DETERMINATIVE, a. [.] 1. That uncontrollably directs to a certain end. [.] [.] The determinative power of a just cause. [.] 2. Limiting; that limits or bounds; as, a word may be determinative and limit the subject.
15638	determinator	[.] DETERMINATOR, n. One who determines.
15639	determine	[.] DETERMINE, v.t. [L., to bound; a boundary or limit. Gr. See Term.] [.] 1. To end; particularly, to end by the decision or conclusion of a cause, or of a doubtful or controverted point; applicable to the decisions of the mind, or to judicial decisions. We say, I had ...
15640	determined	[.] DETERMINED, pp. [.] 1. Ended; concluded; decided; limited; fixed; settled; resolved; directed. [.] 2. a. Having a firm or fixed purpose, as a determined man; or manifesting a firm resolution, as a determined countenance.
15641	determining	[.] DETERMINING, ppr. Ending; deciding; fixing; settling; resolving; limiting; directing.
15642	deterration	[.] DETERRATION, n. [L., de and terra, earth.] The uncovering of any thing which is buried or covered with earth; a taking from out of the earth.
15643	deterred	[.] DETERRED, pp. [See Deter.] Discouraged or prevented from proceeding or acting, by fear, difficulty or danger.
15644	deterring	[.] DETERRING, pp. [.] 1. Discouraging or influencing not to proceed or act, by fear, difficulty, danger, or prospect of evil. [.] 2. a. Discouraging; frightening.
15645	detersion	[.] DETERSION, n. [L. See Deterge.] The act of cleansing, as a sore.
15646	detersive	[.] DETERSIVE, a. [See Deterge.] Cleansing; having power to cleanse from offending matter. [.] DETERSIVE, n. A medicine which has the power of cleansing ulcers, or carrying off foul matter.
15647	detest	[.] DETEST, v.t. [L., to affirm or bear witness. The primary sense of testor is to set, throw or thrust. To detest is to thrust away.] To abhor; to abominate; to hate extremely; as, to detest crimes or meanness.
15648	detestable	[.] DETESTABLE, a. Extremely hateful; abominable; very odious; deserving abhorrence. [.] [.] Thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things. Ezekiel 5.
15649	detestableness	[.] DETESTABLENESS, n. Extreme hatefulness.
15650	detestably	[.] DETESTABLY, adv. Very hatefully; abominably.
15651	detestation	[.] DETESTATION, n. Extreme hatred; abhorrence; with of. The good man entertains uniformly a detestation of sin.
15652	detested	[.] DETESTED, pp. Hated extremely; abhorred.
15653	detester	[.] DETESTER, n. One who abhors.
15654	detesting	[.] DETESTING, ppr. Hating extremely; abhorring; abominating.
15655	dethrone	[.] DETHRONE, v.t. [L.] [.] [.] 1. To remove or drive from a throne; to depose; to divest of royal authority and dignity. [.] 2. To divest of rule or power, or of supreme power. [.] [.] The protector was dethroned.
15656	dethroned	[.] DETHRONED, pp. Removed from a throne; deposed.
15657	dethronement	[.] DETHRONEMENT, n. Removal from a throne; deposition of a king, emperor or prince.
15658	dethroner	[.] DETHRONER, n. One who dethrones.
15659	dethroning	[.] DETHRONING, ppr. Driving from a throne; depriving of regal power.
15660	detinue	[.] DETINUE, n. In law, a writ of detinue is one that lies against him who wrongfully detains goods or chattels delivered to him, or in his possession. This writ lies for a thing certain and valuable, as for a horse, cow, sheep, plate, cloth, &c., to recover the thing ...
15661	detonate	[.] DETONATE, v.t. [L., to thunder.] In chemistry, to cause to explode; to burn or inflame with a sudden report. [.] DETONATE, v.i. To explode; to burn with a sudden report. Niter detonates with sulphur.
15662	detonated	[.] DETONATED, pp. Exploded; burnt with explosion.
15663	detonating	[.] DETONATING, ppr. Exploding; inflaming with a sudden report.
15664	detonation	[.] DETONATION, n. An explosion or sudden report made by the inflammation of certain combustible bodies, as fulminating gold. Detonation is not decrepitation.
15665	detonization	[.] DETONIZATION, n. The acct of exploding, as certain combustible bodies.
15666	detonize	[.] DETONIZE, v.t [See Detonate.] To cause to explode; to burn with an explosion; to calcine with detonation. [.] DETONIZE, v.i. To explode; to burn with a sudden report. [.] [.] This precipitate-detonizes with a considerable noise.
15667	detonized	[.] DETONIZED, pp. Exploded, as a combustible body.
15668	detonizing	[.] DETONIZING, ppr. Exploding with a sudden report.
15669	detorsion	[.] DETORSION, n. A turning or wresting; perversion.
15670	detort	[.] DETORT, v.t. [L., to twist.] To twist; to wrest; to pervert; to turn from the original or plain meaning.
15671	detorted	[.] DETORTED, pp. Twisted; wrested; perverted.
15672	detorting	[.] DETORTING, ppr. Wresting; perverting.
15673	detour	[.] DETOUR, n. A turning; a circuitous way.
15674	detract	[.] DETRACT, v.t. [L., to draw. See Draw and Drag.] [.] 1. Literally, to draw from. Hence, to take away from reputation or merit, through envy, malice or other motive; hence, to detract from, is to lessen or depreciate reputation or worth; to derogate from. [.] [.] Never ...
15675	detraction	[.] DETRACTION, n. [L.] The act of taking something from the reputation or worth of another, with the view to lessen him in estimation; censure; a lessening of worth; the act of depreciating another, from envy or malice. Detraction may consist in representing merit, as ...
15676	detractious	[.] DETRACTIOUS, a. Containing detraction; lessening reputation. [Not in use.]
15677	detractive	[.] DETRACTIVE, a. Having the quality or tendency to lessen the worth or estimation.
15678	detractor	[.] DETRACTOR, n. One who takes away or impairs the reputation of another injuriously; one who attempts to lessen the worth or honor of another.
15679	detractory	[.] DETRACTORY, a. Derogatory; defamatory by denial of desert; with from.
15680	detractress	[.] DETRACTRESS, n. A female detractor; a censorious woman.
15681	detrect	[.] DETRECT, v.t. [L.] To refuse. [Not in use.]
15682	detriment	[.] DETRIMENT, n. [L., worn off.] Loss; damage; injury; mischief; harm; diminution. We speak of detriment to interest, property, religion, morals, reputation, and to land or buildings. It is a word of very general application.
15683	detrimental	[.] DETRIMENTAL, a. Injurious; hurtful; causing loss or damage. [.] [.] A spirit of speculation may be detrimental to regular commerce.
15684	detrition	[.] DETRITION, n. [L.] A wearing off.
15685	detritus	[.] DETRITUS, n. [L., worn; to wear.] In geology, a mass of substances worn off or detached from solid bodies by attrition; as diluvial detritus.
15686	detrude	[.] DETRUDE, v.t. [L., to thrust.] To thrust down; to push down with force.
15687	detruded	[.] DETRUDED, pp. Thrust or forced down.
15688	detruding	[.] DETRUDING, ppr. Thrusting or forcing down.
15689	detruncate	[.] DETRUNCATE, v.t. [L., to cut shorter; cut short. See Trench.] To cut off; to lop; to shorten by cutting.
15690	detruncation	[.] DETRUNCATION, n. The act of cutting off.
15691	detrusion	[.] DETRUSION, n. s as z. [See Detrude.] The act of thrusting or driving down.
15692	deturpate	[.] DETURPATE, v.t. [L.] To defile. [Little used.]
15693	deuce	[.] DEUCE, n. Two; a card with two spots; a die with two spots; a term used in gaming. [.] DEUCE, n. A demon. [See Duse.]
15694	deuterogamist	[.] DEUTEROGAMIST, n. [infra.] One who marries the second time.
15695	deuterogamy	[.] DEUTEROGAMY, n. [Gr., second; marriage.] A second marriage after the death of the first husband or wife.
15696	deuteronomy	[.] DEUTERONOMY, n. [Gr., second; law.] The second law, or second giving of the law by Moses; the name given to the fifth book of the Pentateuch.
15697	deutoxyd	[.] DEUTOXYD, n. [Gr., second; strictly.] In chemistry, a substance oxydized in the second degree.
15698	devaporation	[.] DEVAPORATION, n. [L.] The change of vapor into water, as in the generation of rain.
15699	devast	[.] DEVAST, v.t. [L.] To lay waste; to plunder. [Not in use.]
15700	devastate	[.] DEVASTATE, v.t. [L., to waste. See Waste.] To lay waste; to waste; to ravage; to desolate; to destroy improvements.
15701	devastated	[.] DEVASTATED, pp. Laid waste; ravaged.
15702	devastating	[.] DEVASTATING, ppr. Laying waste; desolating.
15703	devastation	...
15704	develop	[.] DEVELOP, v.t. [.] 1. To uncover; to unfold; to lay open; to disclose or make known something concealed or withheld from notice. [.] [.] The General began to develop the plan of his operations. [.] [.] These serve to develop its tenets. [.] 2. To unravel; to ...
15705	developed	[.] DEVELOPED, pp. Unfolded; laid open; unraveled.
15706	development	[.] DEVELOPMENT, n. [.] 1. An unfolding; the discovering of something secret or withheld from the knowledge of others; disclosure; full exhibition. [.] 2. The unraveling of a plot.
15707	devest	[.] DEVEST, v.t. [L., a vest, a garment. Generally written divest.] [.] 1. To strip; to deprive of clothing or arms; to take off. [.] 2. To deprive; to take away; as, to devest a man or nation of rights. [See Divest.] [.] 3. To free from; to disengage. [.] 4. In ...
15708	devested	[.] DEVESTED, pp. Stripped of clothes; deprived; freed from; alienated or lost, as title.
15709	devesting	[.] DEVESTING, ppr. Stripping of clothes; depriving; freeing from ; alienating.
15710	devex	[.] DEVEX, a. [L.] Bending down. [Not in use.]
15711	devexity	[.] DEVEXITY, n. [L., to carry.] A bending downward; a sloping; incurvation downward.
15712	deviate	[.] DEVIATE, v.i. [L., way.] [.] 1. To turn aside or wander from the common or right way, course or line, either in a literal or figurative sense; as, to deviate from the common track or path, or from a true course. [.] [.] There nature deviates, and here wanders will. [.] 2. ...
15713	deviation	[.] DEVIATION, n. [.] 1. A wandering or turning aside from the right way, course or line. [.] 2. Variation from a common or established rule, or from analogy. [.] 3. A wandering from the path of duty; want of conformity to the rules prescribed by God; error; sin; ...
15714	device	[.] DEVICE, n. [L.] [.] 1. That which is formed by design, or invented; scheme; artificial contrivance; stratagem; project; sometimes in a good sense; more generally in a bad sense, as artifices are usually employed for bad purposes. [.] In a good sense: [.] [.] His ...
15715	deviceful	[.] DEVICEFUL, a. Full of devices; inventive.
15716	devicefully	[.] DEVICEFULLY, adv. In a manner curiously contrived.
15717	devil	[.] DEVIL, n. Devl. [L., to calumniate.] [.] 1. In the Christian theology, an evil spirit or being; a fallen angel, expelled from heaven for rebellion against God; the chief of the apostate angels; the implacable enemy and tempter of the human race. In the New Testament, ...
15718	deviling	[.] DEVILING, n. A young devil. [Not in use.]
15719	devilish	[.] DEVILISH, a. [.] 1. Partaking of the qualities of the devil; diabolical; very evil and mischievous; malicious; as a devilish scheme; devilish wickedness. [.] 2. Having communication with the devil; pertaining to the devil. [.] 3. Excessive; enormous; in a vulgar ...
15720	devilishly	[.] DEVILISHLY, adv. [.] 1. In a manner suiting the devil; diabolically; wickedly. [.] 2. Greatly; excessively; in a vulgar sense.
15721	devilishness	[.] DEVILISHNESS, n. The qualities of the devil.
15722	devilism	[.] DEVILISM, n. The state of devils. [Not used.]
15723	devilize	[.] DEVILIZE, v.t. To place among devils. [Not used.]
15724	devilkin	[.] DEVILKIN, n. A little devil.
15725	devilship	[.] DEVILSHIP, n. The character of a devil.
15726	devious	[.] DEVIOUS, a. [L., way.] [.] 1. Out of the common way or track; as a devious course. [.] 2. Wandering; roving; rambling. [.] [.] To bless the wildly devious morning walk. [.] 3. Erring; going astray from rectitude or the divine precepts. [.] [.] One devious ...
15727	devirginate	[.] DEVIRGINATE, v.t. [Low L.] To deflour.
15728	devisable	[.] DEVISABLE, a. s as z. [See the Verb.] [.] 1. That may be bequeathed or given by will. [.] 2. That can be invented or contrived.
15729	devise	[.] DEVISE, v.t. s as z. [L.] [.] 1. To invent; to contrive; to form in the mind by new combinations of ideas, new applications of principles, or new arrangement of parts; to excogitate; to strike out by thought; to plan; to scheme; to project; as, to devise an engine ...
15730	devised	[.] DEVISED, pp. Given by will; bequeathed; contrived.
15731	devisee	[.] DEVISEE, n. The person to whom a devise is made; one to whom real estate is bequeathed.
15732	deviser	[.] DEVISER, n. One who contrives or invents; a contriver; an inventor.
15733	devising	[.] DEVISING, ppr. [.] 1. Contriving; inventing; forming a scheme or plan. [.] 2. Giving by will; bequeathing.
15734	devisor	[.] DEVISOR, n. One who gives by will; one who bequeaths lands or tenements.
15735	devitable	[.] DEVITABLE, a. Avoidable. [Not in use.]
15736	devitation	[.] DEVITATION, n. An escaping. [Not in use.]
15737	devocation	[.] DEVOCATION, n. [L.] A calling away; seduction. [Not in use.]
15738	devoid	[.] DEVOID, a. [See Void.] [.] 1. Void; empty; vacant; applied to place. [.] 2. Destitute; not possessing; as devoid of understanding. [.] 3. Free from; as devoid of fear or shame.
15739	devoir	[.] DEVOIR, n. [L., to owe.] Primarily, service or duty. Hence, an act of civility or respect; respectful notice due to another; as, we paid our devoirs to the queen, or to the ladies.
15740	devolution	[.] DEVOLUTION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The act of rolling down; as the devolution of earth into a valley. [.] 2. Removal from one person to another; a passing or falling upon a successor.
15741	devolve	[.] DEVOLVE, v.t. devolv. [L., to roll.] [.] 1. To roll down; to pour or flow with windings. [.] [.] Through splendid kingdoms he devolves his maze. [.] 2. To move from one person to another; to deliver over, or from one possessor to a successor. [.] [.] The king ...
15742	devolved	[.] DEVOLVED, pp. Rolled down; passed over to another.
15743	devolving	[.] DEVOLVING, ppr. Rolling down; falling to a successor.
15744	devotary	[.] DEVOTARY, n. A votary. [Not in use.]
15745	devote	[.] DEVOTE, v.t. [L., to vow.] [.] 1. To appropriate by vow; to set apart ro dedicate by a solemn act; to consecrate. [.] [.] No devoted thing that a man shall devote to the Lord--shall be sold or redeemed. Every thing devoted thing is most holy to the Lord. Leviticus ...
15746	devoted	[.] DEVOTED, pp. Appropriated by vow; solemnly set apart or dedicated; consecrated; addicted; given up; doomed; consigned.
15747	devotedness	[.] DEVOTEDNESS, n. The state of being devoted or given; addictedness; as devotedness to religion.
15748	devotee	[.] DEVOTEE, n. One who is wholly devoted; particularly, one given wholly to religion; one who is superstitiously given to religious duties and ceremonies; a bigot.
15749	devotement	[.] DEVOTEMENT, n. [.] 1. Devotedness; devotion. [.] 2. Vowed dedication.
15750	devoter	[.] DEVOTER, n. One that devotes; also, a worshiper.
15751	devoting	[.] DEVOTING, ppr. Giving or appropriating by vow; solemnly setting apart or dedicating; consecrating; giving wholly; addicting; dooming; consigning.
15752	devotion	[.] DEVOTION, n. [.] 1. The state of being dedicated, consecrated, or solemnly set apart for a particular purpose. [.] 2. A solemn attention to the Supreme Being in worship; a yielding of the heart and affections to God, with reverence, faith and piety, in religious ...
15753	devotional	[.] DEVOTIONAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to devotion; used in devotion; as a devotional posture; devotional exercises. [.] 2. Suited to devotion; as a devotional frame of mind.
15754	devotionalist	[.] DEVOTIONALIST, DEVOTIONIST, n. A person given to devotion; or one superstitiously or formally devout.
15755	devotionist	[.] DEVOTIONALIST, DEVOTIONIST, n. A person given to devotion; or one superstitiously or formally devout.
15756	devoto	[.] DEVOTO, n. A devotee. [Not in use.]
15757	devotor	[.] DEVOTOR, n. One who reverences or worships.
15758	devour	[.] DEVOUR, v.t. [L., to eat.] [.] 1. To eat up; to eat with greediness; to eat ravenously, as a beast of prey, or as a hungry man. [.] [.] We will say, some evil beast hath devoured him. Genesis 37. [.] [.] In the morning, he shall devour the prey. Genesis 49. [.] 2. ...
15759	devoured	[.] DEVOURED, pp. Eaten; swallowed with greediness; consumed; destroyed; wasted; slain.
15760	devourer	[.] DEVOURER, n. One who devours; he or that which eats, consumes or destroys; he that preys on.
15761	devouring	[.] DEVOURING, ppr. Eating greedily; consuming; wasting; destroying; annihilating.
15762	devouringly	[.] DEVOURINGLY, adv. In a devouring manner.
15763	devout	[.] DEVOUT, a. [L. See Devote.] [.] 1. Yielding a solemn and reverential attention to God in religious exercises, particularly in prayer. [.] [.] We must be constant and devout in the worship of God. [.] 2. Pious; devoted to religion; religious. [.] [.] Simeon was ...
15764	devoutless	[.] DEVOUTLESS, a. Destitute of devotion.
15765	devoutlessness	[.] DEVOUTLESSNESS, n. Want of devotion.
15766	devoutly	[.] DEVOUTLY, adv. [.] 1. With solemn attention and reverence to God; with ardent devotion. [.] [.] He was devoutly engaged in prayer. [.] 2. Piously; religiously; with pious thoughts; as, he viewed the cross devoutly. [.] 3. Sincerely; solemnly; earnestly; as, ...
15767	devoutness	[.] DEVOUTNESS, n. The quality or state of being devout.
15768	devow	[.] DEVOW, v.t. To give up. [Not in use.]
15769	dew	[.] DEW, n. [G. To thaw.] The water or moisture collected or deposited on or near the surface of the earth, during the night, by the escape of the heat which held the water in solution. [.] DEW, v.t To wet with dew; to moisten.
15770	dew-berry	[.] DEW-BERRY, n. The fruit of a species of brier or bramble, that creeps along the ground, of the genus Rubus.
15771	dew-bespangled	[.] DEW-BESPANGLED, a. Spangled with dew-drops.
15772	dew-besprent	[.] DEW-BESPRENT, a. Sprinkled with dew.
15773	dew-besprinkled	[.] DEW-BESPRINKLED, a. Sprinkled with dew.
15774	dew-drop	[.] DEW-DROP, n. A drop of dew, which sparkles at sunrise; a spangle of dew.
15775	dew-dropping	[.] DEW-DROPPING, a. Wetting as with dew.
15776	dew-impearled	[.] DEW-IMPEARLED, a. [See Pearl.] Covered with dew-drops, like pearls.
15777	dew-lap	[.] DEW-LAP, n. [dew and lap, to lick.] [.] 1. The flesh that hangs from the throat of oxen, which laps or licks the dew in grazing. [.] 2. In Shakespeare, a lip flaccid with age.
15778	dew-lapt	[.] DEW-LAPT, a. Furnished with a dew-lap.
15779	dew-worm	[.] DEW-WORM, n. A worm, called otherwise earth-worm, a species of Lumbricus, which lives just under the surface of the ground. It is of a pale red color, and does no injury to plants.
15780	dewbent	[.] DEWBENT, a. Bent by the dew.
15781	dewed	[.] DEWED, pp. Moistened with dew.
15782	dewing	[.] DEWING, ppr. Wetting or moistening the dew.
15783	dewy	[.] DEWY, a. [.] 1. Partaking of dew; like dew; as dewy mist. [.] 2. Moist with dew; as dewy fields. [.] [.] His dewy locks distilled Ambrosia.
15784	dexter	[.] DEXTER, a. [L., Gr.] Right, as opposed to left; a term used in heraldry, to denote the right side of a shield or coat of arms; as, bend-dexter; dexter-point.
15785	dexterity	[.] DEXTERITY, n. [L., right, fit, prompt.] [.] 1. Readiness of limbs; adroitness; activity; expertness; skill; that readiness in performing an action, which proceeds from experience or practice, united with activity or quick motion. We say, a man handles an instrument, ...
15786	dextral	[.] DEXTRAL, a. Right, as opposed to left.
15787	dextrality	[.] DEXTRALITY, n. The state of being on the right side.
15788	dextrorsal	[.] DEXTRORSAL, a. Rising from right to left, as a spiral line or helix.
15789	dextrous	[.] DEXTROUS, a. [.] 1. Ready and expert in the use of the body and limbs; skillful and active in manual employment; adroit; as a dextrous hand; a dextrous workman. [.] 2. Ready in the use of the mental faculties; prompt in contrivance and management; expert; quick ...
15790	dextrously	[.] DEXTROUSLY, adv. With dexterity; expertly; skillfully; artfully; adroitly; promptly.
15791	dextrousness	[.] DEXTROUSNESS, n. Dexterity; adroitness.
15792	dey	[.] DEY, n. The title of the governor or sovereign of Algiers, under the protection of the Grand Seignior.
15793	di	[.] DI, a prefix, a contraction of dis, denotes from, separation or negation, or two.
15794	dia	[.] DIA, Greek, a prefix, denotes through.
15795	diabase	[.] DIABASE, n. Another name of greenstone.
15796	diabaterial	[.] DIABATERIAL, a. [Gr.] Border-passing.
15797	diabetes	[.] DIABETES, n. [Gr., to pass through; to go or pass.] A long continued increased quantity of urine; an excessive and morbid discharge of urine.
15798	diabetic	[.] DIABETIC, a. Pertaining to diabetes.
15799	diabolic	[.] DIABOLIC, DIABOLICAL, a. [L., the devil.] Devilish; pertaining to the devil; hence, extremely malicious; impious; atrocious; nefarious; outrageously wicked; partaking of any quality ascribed to the devil; as a diabolical temper; a diabolical scheme or action.
15800	diabolical	[.] DIABOLIC, DIABOLICAL, a. [L., the devil.] Devilish; pertaining to the devil; hence, extremely malicious; impious; atrocious; nefarious; outrageously wicked; partaking of any quality ascribed to the devil; as a diabolical temper; a diabolical scheme or action.
15801	diabolically	[.] DIABOLICALLY, adv. In a diabolical manner; very wickedly; nefariously.
15802	diabolicalness	[.] DIABOLICALNESS, n. The qualities of the devil.
15803	diabolism	[.] DIABOLISM, n. [.] 1. The actions of the devil. [.] 2. Possession by the devil.
15804	diacaustic	[.] DIACAUSTIC, a. [G., to burn or inflame.] Belonging to curves formed by refraction.
15805	diachylon	[.] DIACHYLON, n. [Gr.] An emollient plaster.
15806	diaconal	[.] DIACONAL, a. [L.] Pertaining to a deacon.
15807	diacoustic	[.] DIACOUSTIC, a. [Gr., to hear.] Pertaining to the science or doctrine of refracted sounds.
15808	diacoustics	[.] DIACOUSTICS, n. The science or doctrine of refracted sounds; the consideration of the properties of sound refracted by passing through different mediums; called also diaphonics.
15809	diacritical	[.] DIACRITICAL, a. [Gr., to separate.] That separates or distinguishes; distinctive; as a diacritical point or mark. [.] [.] The short vowel is never signified by any diacritical mark.
15810	diadelph	[.] DIADELPH, n. [Gr., twice; a brother.] In botany, a plant whose stamens are united into two bodies or bundles by their filaments.
15811	diadelphian	[.] DIADELPHIAN, a. Having its stamens united into two bodies by their filaments.
15812	diadem	[.] DIADEM, n. [Gr., to gird; to bind. L.] [.] 1. Anciently, a head-band or fillet worn by kings as a badge or royalty. It was made of silk, linen or wool, and tied round the temples and forehead, the ends being tied behind and let fall on the neck. It was usually white ...
15813	diademed	[.] DIADEMED, a. Adorned with a diadem; crowned; ornamented.
15814	diadrom	[.] DIADROM, n. [Gr., a running about; to run.] A course or passing; a vibration; the time in which the vibration of a pendulum is performed.
15815	diagnostic	[.] DIAGNOSTIC, a. [Gr., to know.] Distinguishing; characteristic; indicating the nature of a disease. [.] DIAGNOSTIC, n. The sign or symptom by which a disease is known or distinguished from others. Diagnostics are of two kinds; the adjunct, or such as are common ...
15816	diagonal	[.] DIAGONAL, a. [Gr. A corner.] [.] 1. In geometry, extending from one angle to another of a quadrilateral figure, and dividing it into two equal parts. [.] 2. Being in an angular direction. [.] DIAGONAL, n. A right line drawn from angle to angle of a quadrilateral ...
15817	diagonally	[.] DIAGONALLY, adv. In a diagonal direction.
15818	diagram	[.] DIAGRAM, n. [Gr., to write.] In geometry, a figure, draught or scheme delineated for the purpose of demonstrating the properties of any figure, as a square, triangle, circle, &c. Anciently, a musical scale.
15819	diagraphic	[.] DIAGRAPHIC, DIAGRAPHICAL, a. [Gr., to describe.] Descriptive.
15820	diagraphical	[.] DIAGRAPHIC, DIAGRAPHICAL, a. [Gr., to describe.] Descriptive.
15821	dial	[.] DIAL, n. An instrument for measuring time, by the aid of the sun; being a plate or plain surface, on which lines are drawn in such a manner, that the shadow of a wire, or of the upper edge of another plane, erected perpendicularly on the former, may show the true time ...
15822	dial-plate	[.] DIAL-PLATE, n. The plate of a dial on which the lines are drawn, to show the hour or time of the day.
15823	dialect	[.] DIALECT, n. [Gr.] [.] 1. The form or idiom of a language, peculiar to a province, or to a kingdom or state; consisting chiefly in differences of orthography or pronunciation. The Greek language is remarkable for four dialects, the Attic, Iionic, Doric and Eolic. A ...
15824	dialectical	[.] DIALECTICAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to a dialect, or dialects; not radical. [.] 2. Logical; argumental.
15825	dialectically	[.] DIALECTICALLY, adv. In the manner of dialect.
15826	dialectician	[.] DIALECTICIAN, n. A logician; a reasoner.
15827	dialectics	[.] DIALECTICS, n. That branch of logic which teaches the rules and modes of reasoning.
15828	dialing	[.] DIALING, n. The art of constructing dials, or of drawing dials on a plane. The sciateric science, or knowledge of showing the time by shadows.
15829	dialist	[.] DIALIST, n. A constructor of dials; one skilled in dialing.
15830	diallage	[.] DIALLAGE, n. [Gr., difference, alluding to the difference of luster between its natural joints.] A mineral, the smaragdite of Saussure, of a lamellar or foliated structure. Its subspecies are green diallage, metalloidal diallage and bronzite. The metalloidal subspecies ...
15831	dialogism	[.] DIALOGISM, n. A feigned speech between two or more.
15832	dialogist	[.] DIALOGIST, n. [See Dialogue.] A speaker in a dialogue; also, a writer of dialogues.
15833	dialogistic	[.] DIALOGISTIC, a. Having the form of a dialogue.
15834	dialogistically	[.] DIALOGISTICALLY, adv. In the manner of dialogue.
15835	dialogize	[.] DIALOGIZE, v.i. [See Dialogue.] To discourse in dialogue.
15836	dialogue	[.] DIALOGUE, n. Dialog. [Gr., to dispute; to speak.] [.] 1. A conversation or conference between two or more persons; particularly, a formal conversation in theatrical performances; also, an exercise in colleges and schools, in which two or more persons carry on a discourse. [.] 2. ...
15837	dialogue-writer	[.] DIALOGUE-WRITER, n. A writer of dialogues or feigned conversations.
15838	dialysis	[.] DIALYSIS, n. [Gr., to dissolve.] [.] 1. A mark in writing or printing, consisting of two points placed over one of two vowels, to dissolve a diphthong, or to show that the two vowels are to be separated in pronunciation; as, aer, mosaic. [.] 2. In medicine, debility; ...
15839	diamantine	[.] DIAMANTINE, for adamantine. [Not in use.]
15840	diameter	[.] DIAMETER, n. [Gr., measure through.] [.] 1. A right line passing through the center of a circle or other curvilinear figure, terminated by the circumference, and dividing the figure into two equal parts. [.] 2. A right line passing through the center of a piece ...
15841	diametral	[.] DIAMETRAL, a. Diametrical, which see.
15842	diametrally	[.] DIAMETRALLY, adv. Diametrically.
15843	diametrical	[.] DIAMETRICAL, a. [.] 1. Describing a diameter. [.] 2. Observing the direction of a diameter; direct; as diametrical opposition.
15844	diametrically	[.] DIAMETRICALLY, adv. In a diametrical direction; directly; as diametrically opposite.
15845	diamond	[.] DIAMOND, n. Dimond. [L., Gr. See Adamant.] [.] 1. A mineral, gem or precious stone, of the most valuable kind, remarkable for its hardness, as it scratches all other minerals. When pure, the diamond is usually clear and transparent, but it is sometimes colored. In ...
15846	diamond-mine	[.] DIAMOND-MINE, n. A mine in which diamonds are found.
15847	diamonded	[.] DIAMONDED, a. Having the figure of an oblique angled parallelogram, or rhombus.
15848	diander	[.] DIANDER, n. [Gr., twice; a male.] In botany, a plant having two stamens.
15849	diandrian	[.] DIANDRIAN, a. Having two stamens.
15850	diapase	[.] DIAPASON, DIAPASE, n. [Gr., through all.] [.] 1. In music, the octave or interval which includes all the tones. [.] 2. Among musical instrument-makers, a rule or scale by which they adjust the pipes of organs, the holes of flutes, &c., in due proportion for expressing ...
15851	diapasm	[.] DIAPASM, n. [Gr., to sprinkle.] A perfume.
15852	diapason	[.] DIAPASON, DIAPASE, n. [Gr., through all.] [.] 1. In music, the octave or interval which includes all the tones. [.] 2. Among musical instrument-makers, a rule or scale by which they adjust the pipes of organs, the holes of flutes, &c., in due proportion for expressing ...
15853	diapente	[.] DIAPENTE, n. [Gr., five.] [.] 1. A fifth; an interval making the second of the concords, and with the diatessaron, an octave. [.] 2. In medicine, a composition of five ingredients.
15854	diaper	[.] DIAPER, n. Figured linen cloth; a cloth wove in flowers or figures; much used for towels or napkins. Hence, a towel or napkin. [.] DIAPER, v.t. To variegate or diversify, as cloth, with figures; to flower. [.] DIAPER, v.i. To draw flowers or figures, as upon ...
15855	diaphaned	[.] DIAPHANED, a. Transparent. [Little used.]
15856	diaphaneity	[.] DIAPHANEITY, n. [Gr., to shine through; to shine.] The power of transmitting light; transparency; pellucidness.
15857	diaphanic	[.] DIAPHANIC, a. [Gr. See supra.] Having power to transmit light; transparent.
15858	diaphanous	[.] DIAPHANOUS, a. [See supra.] Having power to transmit rays of light, as glass; pellucid; transparent; clear.
15859	diaphoresis	[.] DIAPHORESIS, n. [Gr., to carry through; to carry.] Augmented perspiration; or an elimination of the humors of the body through the pores of the skin.
15860	diaphoretic	[.] DIAPHORETIC, a. [supra.] Having the power to increase perspiration; sudorific; sweating. [.] DIAPHORETIC, n. A medicine which promotes perspiration; a sudorific. Diaphoretics differ from sudorifics; the former only increase the insensible perspiration; the latter ...
15861	diaphragm	[.] DIAPHRAGM, n. Diafram. [Gr., to break off, to defend.] [.] 1. In anatomy, the midriff, a muscle separating the chest or thorax from the abdomen or lower belly. [.] 2. A partition or dividing substance.
15862	diaporesis	[.] DIAPORESIS, n. [Gr., to doubt.] In rhetoric, doubt; hesitation.
15863	diaresis	[.] DIARESIS, DIARESY, n. [Gr., a division; to take away.] The dissolution of a diphthong; the mark placed over one of two vowels, denoting that they are to be pronounced separately, as distinct letters.
15864	diaresy	[.] DIARESIS, DIARESY, n. [Gr., a division; to take away.] The dissolution of a diphthong; the mark placed over one of two vowels, denoting that they are to be pronounced separately, as distinct letters.
15865	diarian	[.] DIARIAN, a. [See Diary.] Pertaining to a diary; daily.
15866	diarist	[.] DIARIST, n. One who keeps a diary.
15867	diarrhea	[.] DIARRHEA, n. [Gr., to flow through; to flow.] Purging or flux; a frequent and copious evacuation of excrement by stool.
15868	diarrhetic	[.] DIARRHETIC, a. Promoting evacuation by stool; purgative.
15869	diary	[.] DIARY, n. [L., a day.] An account of daily events or transactions; a journal; a register of daily occurrences or observations; as a diary of the weather. A diary fever is a fever of one day.
15870	diaschism	[.] DIASCHISM, n. [Gr., a piece cut off; to cut off.] In music, the difference between the comma and enharmonic diesis, commonly called the lesser comma.
15871	diaspore	[.] DIASPORE, n. [Gr., to disperse.] A mineral occurring in lamellar concretions, of a pearly gray color, and infusible. A small fragment, placed in the flame of a candle, almost instantly decrepitates, and is dispersed; whence its name. It is a mineral little known.
15872	diastaltic	[.] DIASTALTIC, a. [Gr., dilating.] Dilated; noble; bold; an epithet given by the Greeks to certain intervals in music, as the major third, major sixth and major seventh.
15873	diastem	[.] DIASTEM, n. [Gr.] In music, a simple interval.
15874	diastole	[.] DIASTOLE, DIASTOLY, n. [Gr., to set or send from.] [.] 1. Among physicians, a dilation of the heart, auricles and arteries; opposed to systole or contraction. [.] 2. In grammar, the extension of a syllable; or a figure by which a syllable naturally short is made ...
15875	diastoly	[.] DIASTOLE, DIASTOLY, n. [Gr., to set or send from.] [.] 1. Among physicians, a dilation of the heart, auricles and arteries; opposed to systole or contraction. [.] 2. In grammar, the extension of a syllable; or a figure by which a syllable naturally short is made ...
15876	diastyle	[.] DIASTYLE, n. [Gr.] An edifice in which three diameters of the columns are allowed for intercolumniations.
15877	diatessaron	[.] DIATESSARON, n. [Gr., four.] Among musicians, a concord or harmonic interval, composed of a greater tone, a lesser tone, and one greater semitone. Its proportion is as 4 to 3, and it is called a perfect fourth.
15878	diatonic	[.] DIATONIC, a. [Gr., by or through, sound.] Ascending or descending, as in sound, or from sound to sound. This epithet is given to a scale or gammut, to intervals of a certain kind, or to music composed of these intervals; as a diatonic series; a diatonic interval; diatonic ...
15879	diatribe	[.] DIATRIBE, n. [Gr.] A continued discourse or disputation.
15880	diazeutic	[.] DIAZEUTIC, a. [Gr., to disjoin.] A diazeutic tone, in ancient Greek music, disjoined two fourths, one on each side of it, and which, being joined to either, made a fifth. This is, in our music, from A to B.
15881	dibble	[.] DIBBLE, n. [probably from the root of top, tip, a point, and denoting a little sharp point; or allied to dip, to thrust in.] A pointed instrument, used in gardening and agriculture, to make holes for planting seeds, &c. [.] DIBBLE, v.t. To plant with a dibble; ...
15882	dibstone	[.] DIBSTONE, n. A little stone which children throw at another stone.
15883	dicacity	[.] DICACITY, n. [L.] Pertness. [Little used.]
15884	dicast	[.] DICAST, n. [Gr., to judge; justice.] In ancient Greece, an officer answering nearly to our juryman.
15885	dice	[.] DICE, n. plu. of die; also, a game with dice. [.] DICE, v.i. To play with dice.
15886	dice-box	[.] DICE-BOX, n. A box from which dice are thrown in gaming.
15887	dice-maker	[.] DICE-MAKER, n. A maker of dice.
15888	dicer	[.] DICER, n. A player at dice.
15889	dichotomize	[.] DICHOTOMIZE, v.t. [See the next word.] To cut into two parts; to divide into pairs.
15890	dichotomous	[.] DICHOTOMOUS, a. [Gr., doubly, by pairs; to cut.] In botany, regularly dividing by pairs from top to bottom; as a dichotomous stem.
15891	dichotomous-corymb	[.] DICHOTOMOUS-CORYMBED, a. Composed of corymbs, in which the pedicles divide and subdivide by pairs.
15892	dichotomy	[.] DICHOTOMY, n. [Gr., a division into two parts; to cut.] [.] 1. Division or distribution of ideas by pairs. [Little used.] [.] 2. In astronomy, that phase of the moon in which it appears bisected, or shows only half its disk, as at the quadratures.
15893	dichroit	[.] DICHROIT, n. [See Iolite.]
15894	dicing-house	[.] DICING-HOUSE, n. A house where dice is played; a gaming house. [Little used.]
15895	dicker	[.] DICKER, n. [Gr., ten. L.] In old authors, the number or quantity of ten, particularly ten hides or skins; but applied to other things, as a dicker gloves, &c. [I believe not used in America.]
15896	dicoccous	[.] DICOCCOUS, a. [Gr., L., a grain.] Two-grained; consisting of two cohering grains or cells, with one seed in each; as a dicoccous capsule.
15897	dicotyledon	[.] DICOTYLEDON, n. [Gr., two; a cavity.] A plant whose seeds divide into two lobes in germinating.
15898	dicotyledonous	[.] DICOTYLEDONOUS, a. Having two lobes. A dicotyledonous plant is one whose seeds have two lobes, and consequently rise with two seminal leaves.
15899	dictate	[.] DICTATE, v.t. [L., to speak.] [.] 1. To tell with authority; to deliver, as an order, command, or direction; as, what God has dictated, it is our duty to believe. [.] 2. To order or instruct what is to be said or written; as, a general dictates orders to his troops. [.] 3. ...
15900	dictated	[.] DICTATED, pp. Delivered with authority; ordered; directed; suggested.
15901	dictating	[.] DICTATING, ppr. Uttering or delivering with authority; instructing what to say or write; ordering; suggesting to the mind.
15902	dictation	[.] DICTATION, n. The act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing. [.] [.] It affords security against the dictation of laws.
15903	dictator	[.] DICTATOR, n. [L.] [.] 1. One who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims for the direction of others. [.] 2. One invested with absolute authority. In ancient Rome, a magistrate, created in times of exigence and distress, and invested with unlimited power. ...
15904	dictatorial	[.] DICTATORIAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to a dictator; absolute; unlimited; uncontrollable. [.] 2. Imperious; dogmatical; overbearing; as, the officer assumed a dictatorial tone.
15905	dictatorship	[.] DICTATORSHIP, n. [.] 1. The office of a dictator; the term of a dictators office. [.] 2. Authority; imperiousness; dogmatism.
15906	dictatory	[.] DICTATORY, a. Overbearing; dogmatical.
15907	dictature	[.] DICTATURE, n. [.] 1. The office of a dictator; dictatorship. [.] 2. Absolute authority; the power that dictates.
15908	diction	[.] DICTION, n. [L., to speak.] Expression of ideas by words; style; manner of expression.
15909	dictionary	[.] dictionary, n. [L., a word, or a speaking.] A book containing the words of a language arranged in alphabetical order, with explanations of their meanings; a lexicon.
15910	did	[.] DID, pret of do, contracted from doed. I did, thou didst, he did; we did, you or ye did, they did. [.] [.] Have ye not read what David did when he was hungry? Matthew 12. [.] The proper signification is, made, executed, performed; but it is used also to express ...
15911	didactic	[.] DIDACTIC, DIDACTICAL, a. [Gr., to teach.] Adapted to teach; preceptive; containing doctrines, precepts, principles or rules; intended to instruct; as a didactic poem or essay.
15912	didactical	[.] DIDACTIC, DIDACTICAL, a. [Gr., to teach.] Adapted to teach; preceptive; containing doctrines, precepts, principles or rules; intended to instruct; as a didactic poem or essay.
15913	didactically	[.] DIDACTICALLY, adv. In a didactic manner; in a form to teach.
15914	didapper	[.] DIDAPPER, n. [from dip.] A bird that dives into the water, a species of Colymbus.
15915	didascalic	[.] DIDASCALIC, a. [Gr., to teach.] Didactic; preceptive; giving precepts. [Little used.]
15916	didder	[.] DIDDER, v.i. To totter, as a child in walking.
15917	diddle	[.] DIDDLE, v.i. To totter, as a child in walking.
15918	didecahedral	[.] DIDECAHEDRAL, a. [di and decahedral.] In crystalography, having the form of a dodecahedral prism with hexahedral summits.
15919	didodecahedral	[.] DIDODECAHEDRAL, a. [di and dodecahedral.] In crystalography, having the form of a dodecahedral prism with hexahedral summits.
15920	didrachma	[.] DIDRACHMA, n. [Gr.] A piece of money, the fourth of an ounce of silver.
15921	diduction	[.] DIDUCTION, n. [L., to draw.] Separation by withdrawing one part from the other.
15922	didynam	[.] DIDYNAM, n. [Gr., power.] In botany, a plant of four stamens, disposed in two pairs, one being shorter than the other.
15923	didynamian	[.] DIDYNAMIAN, a. Containing four stamens, disposed in pairs, one shorter than the other.
15924	die	[.] DIE, v.i. [See Day.] [.] 1. To be deprived of respiration, of the circulation of blood, and other bodily functions, and rendered incapable of resuscitation, as animals, either by natural decay, by disease, or by violence; to cease to live; to expire; to decease; to ...
15925	diecian	[.] DIECIAN, n. [Gr., two; house.] In botany, one of a class of plants, whose male and female flowers are on different plants of the same species.
15926	dier	[.] DIER. [See Dyer.]
15927	diesis	[.] DIESIS, n. [Gr., a division.] In music, the division of a tone, less than a semitone; or an interval consisting of a less or imperfect semitone.
15928	diet	[.] DIET, n. [L., Gr., manner of living, mode of life prescribe by a physician, food, a room, parlor or bed room. In the middle ages, this word was used to denote the provision or food for one day, and for a journey of one day. Hence it seems to be from dies, day, or its ...
15929	diet-drink	[.] DIET-DRINK, n. Medicated liquors; drink prepared with medicinal ingredients.
15930	dietary	[.] DIETARY, a. Pertaining to diet or the rules of diet.
15931	dieted	[.] DIETED, pp. Fed; boarded; fed by prescribed rules.
15932	dieter	[.] DIETER, n. One who diets; one who prescribes rules for eating; one who prepares food by rules.
15933	dietetic	[.] DIETETIC, DIETETICAL, a. [Gr.] Pertaining to diet, or to the rules for regulating the kind and quantity of food to be eaten.
15934	dietetical	[.] DIETETIC, DIETETICAL, a. [Gr.] Pertaining to diet, or to the rules for regulating the kind and quantity of food to be eaten.
15935	dietine	[.] DIETINE, n. A subordinate or local diet; a cantonal convention.
15936	dieting	[.] DIETING, n. A subordinate or local diet; a cantonal convention. [.] DIETING, ppr. Taking food; prescribing rules for eating; taking food according to prescribed rules.
15937	diffarreation	[.] DIFFARREATION, n. [L.] The parting of a cake; a ceremony among the Romans, at the divorce of man and wife.
15938	differ	[.] DIFFER, v.i. [L., to bear or move apart. See Bear.] [.] 1. Literally, to be separate. Hence, to be unlike, dissimilar, distinct or various, in nature, condition, form or qualities; followed by from. Men differ from brutes; a statue differs from a picture; wisdom differs ...
15939	difference	[.] DIFFERENCE, n. [.] 1. The state of being unlike or distinct; distinction; disagreement; want of sameness; variation; dissimilarity. Difference may be total or partial, and exist in the nature and essence of things, in the form, the qualities or degrees. There is ...
15940	different	[.] DIFFERENT, a. [.] 1. Distinct; separate; not the same; as, we belong to different churches or nations. [.] 2. Various or contrary; of various or contrary natures, forms or qualities; unlike; dissimilar; as different kinds of food or drink; different states of health; ...
15941	differential	[.] DIFFERENTIAL, a. An epithet applied to an infinitely small quantity, so small as to be less than any assignable quantity. This is called a differential quantity. The differential method is applied to the doctrine of infinitesimals, or infinitely small quantities, called ...
15942	differently	[.] DIFFERENTLY, adv. In a different manner; variously. Men are differently affected with the same eloquence.
15943	differing	[.] DIFFERING, ppr. Being unlike or distinct; disagreeing; contending.
15944	difficile	[.] DIFFICILE, a. [L.] Difficult; hard; scrupulous. [Not used.]
15945	difficileness	[.] DIFFICILENESS, n. Difficulty to be persuaded. [Not used.]
15946	difficult	[.] DIFFICULT, a. [L., easy to be made or done; to make or do.] [.] 1. Hard to be made, done or performed; not easy; attended with labor and pains; as, our task is difficult. It is difficult to persuade men to abandon vice. It is difficult to ascend a steep hill, or travel ...
15947	difficulty	[.] DIFFICULTY, n. [L.] [.] 1. Hardness to be done or accomplished; the state of any thing which renders its performance laborious or perplexing; opposed to easiness or facility; as the difficulty of a task or enterprise; a work of labor and difficulty. [.] 2. That ...
15948	diffide	[.] DIFFIDE, v.i. [L., to trust.] To distrust; to have no confidence in. [Little used.]
15949	diffidence	[.] DIFFIDENCE, n. [L., to trust. See Faith.] [.] 1. Distrust; want of confidence; any doubt of the power, ability or disposition of others. It is said there was a general diffidence of the strength and resources of the nation, and of the sincerity of the king. [.] 2. ...
15950	diffident	[.] DIFFIDENT, a. [.] 1. Distrustful; wanting confidence; doubting of anothers power, disposition, sincerity or intention. [.] [.] Be not diffident of wisdom. [.] [.] Be diffident in dealing with strangers. [.] 2. Distrustful of ones self; not confident; doubtful ...
15951	diffidently	[.] DIFFIDENTLY, adv. With distrust; in a distrusting manner; modestly.
15952	diffluence	[.] DIFFLUENCE, DIFFLUENCY, n. [L.] A flowing or falling away on all sides.
15953	diffluency	[.] DIFFLUENCE, DIFFLUENCY, n. [L.] A flowing or falling away on all sides.
15954	diffluent	[.] DIFFLUENT, a. Flowing away on all sides; not fixed.
15955	difform	[.] DIFFORM, a. [L.] [.] 1. Irregular in form; not uniform; anomalous; as a difform flower or corol, the parts of which do not correspond in size or proportion; so difform leaves. [.] 2. Unlike; dissimilar. [.] [.] The unequal refractions of difform rays.
15956	difformity	[.] DIFFORMITY, n. Irregularity of form; want of uniformity.
15957	diffranchise	[.] DIFFRANCHISE, DIFFRANCHISEMENT, [See Disfranchise, which is the word in use.]
15958	diffuse	[.] DIFFUSE, v.t. diffuze. [L., to pour, to spread.] [.] 1. To pour out and spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow and spread. [.] [.] The river rose and diffused its waters over the adjacent plain. [.] 2. To spread; to send out or extend in all directions; to disperse. ...
15959	diffused	[.] DIFFUSED, pp. Diffuzed. [.] 1. Spread; dispersed. [.] 2. Loose; flowing; wild.
15960	diffusedly	[.] DIFFUSEDLY, adv. Diffuzedly. In a diffused manner; with wide dispersion.
15961	diffusedness	[.] DIFFUSEDNESS, n. Diffuzedness. The state of being widely spread.
15962	diffusely	[.] DIFFUSELY, adv. [.] 1. Widely; extensively. [.] 2. Copiously; with many words; fully.
15963	diffusibility	[.] DIFFUSIBILITY, n. Diffuzibility. The quality of being diffusible, or capable of being spread; as the diffusibility of clay in water.
15964	diffusible	[.] DIFFUSIBLE, a. Diffuzible. That may flow or be spread in all directions; that may be dispersed; as diffusible stimuli.
15965	diffusibleness	[.] DIFFUSIBLENESS, n. S as z. Diffusibility.
15966	diffusion	[.] DIFFUSION, n. S as z. [.] 1. A spreading or flowing of a liquid substance or fluid, in a lateral as well as a lineal direction; as the diffusion of water; the diffusion of air or light. [.] 2. A spreading or scattering; dispersion; as a diffusion of dust or of ...
15967	diffusive	[.] DIFFUSIVE, a. Having the quality of diffusing, or spreading by flowing, as liquid substances or fluids; or of dispersing, as minute particles. Water, air and light; dust, smoke and odors, are diffusive substances. [.] 2. Extended; spread widely; extending in all directions; ...
15968	diffusively	[.] DIFFUSIVELY, adv. Widely; extensively; every way.
15969	diffusiveness	[.] DIFFUSIVENESS, n. [.] 1. The power of diffusing, or state of being diffused; dispersion. [.] 2. Extension, or extensiveness; as the diffusiveness of benevolence. [.] 3. The quality or state of being diffuse, as an author or his style; verboseness; copisousness ...
15970	dig	[.] DIG, v.t. pret. Digger or dug; pp. Digged or dug. [G.] [.] 1. To open and break or turn up the earth with a spade or other sharp instrument. [.] [.] Be first to dig the ground. [.] 2. To excavate; to form an opening in the earth by digging and removing the loose ...
15971	digamma	[.] DIGAMMA, n. [Gr., double gamma.] The name of F, most absurdly given to that letter, when first invented or used by the Eolians, on account of its figure. A letter should be named from its sound, and not from its shape. The letter is ef.
15972	digamy	[.] DIGAMY, n. Second marriage. [Not in use.]
15973	digastric	[.] DIGASTRIC, a. [Gr., belly.] Having a double belly; an epithet given to a muscle of the lower jaw.
15974	digerent	[.] DIGERENT, a. [L.] Digesting. [Not in use.]
15975	digest	[.] DIGEST, n. [L., put in order.] [.] 1. A collection or body of Roman laws, digested or arranged under proper titles by order of the Emperor Justinian. A pandect. [.] 2. Any collection, compilation, abridgment or summary of laws, disposed under proper heads or titles; ...
15976	digested	[.] DIGESTED, pp. Reduced to method; arranged in due order; concocted or prepared in the stomach or by a gentle heat; received without rejection; borne; disposed for use.
15977	digester	[.] DIGESTER, n. [.] 1. He that digests or disposes in order. [.] 2. One who digests his food. [.] 3. A medicine or article of food that aids digestion, or strengthens the digestive power of the stomach. [.] 4. A strong vessel contrived by Papin, in which to boil ...
15978	digestibility	[.] DIGESTIBILITY, n. The quality of being digestible.
15979	digestible	[.] DIGESTIBLE, a. Capable of being digested.
15980	digesting	[.] DIGESTING, ppr. Arranging in due order, or under proper heads; dissolving and preparing for circulation in the stomach; softening and preparing by heat; disposing for practice; disposing to generate pus; brooking; reducing by heat to a fluid state.
15981	digestion	[.] DIGESTION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The conversion of food into chyme, or the process of dissolving aliment in the stomach and preparing it for circulation and nourishment. A good digestion is essential to health. [.] 2. In chemistry, the operation of exposing bodies to ...
15982	digestive	[.] DIGESTIVE, a. [.] 1. Having the power to cause digestion in the stomach; as a digestive preparation or medicine. [.] 2. Capable of softening and preparing by heat. [.] 3. Methodizing; reducing to order; as digestive thought. [.] 4. Causing maturation in wounds ...
15983	digesture	[.] DIGESTURE, n. Concoction; digestion. [Little used.]
15984	digged	[.] DIGGED, pret. and pp. of dig.
15985	digger	[.] DIGGER, n. One who digs; one who opens, throws up and breaks the earth; one who opens a well, pit, trench or ditch.
15986	dight	[.] DIGHT, v.t. dite. [L.] To prepare; to put in order; hence, to dress, or put on; to array; to adorn. [Obsolete, or used only in poetry.]
15987	digit	[.] DIGIT, n. [L., a finger, that is, a shoot; Gr.] [.] 1. The measure of a fingers breadth, or three fourths of an inch. [.] 2. The twelfth part of the diameter of the sun or moon; a term used to express the quantity of an eclipse; as, an eclipse of six digits is one ...
15988	digital	[.] DIGITAL, a. [L.] Pertaining to the fingers, or to digits.
15989	digitate	[.] DIGITATE, DIGITATED, a. In botany, a digitate leaf is one which branches into several distinct leaflets like fingers; or when a simple, undivided petiole connects several leaflets at the end of it.
15990	digladiate	[.] DIGLADIATE, v.t. [L.] To fence; to quarrel. [Little used.]
15991	digladiation	[.] DIGLADIATION, n. A combat with swords; a quarrel.
15992	dignification	[.] DIGNIFICATION, n. [See Dignify.] The act of dignifying; exaltation; promotion.
15993	dignified	[.] DIGNIFIED, pp. [See Dignify.] [.] 1. Exalted; honored; invested with dignity; as the dignified clergy. [.] 2. a. Marked with dignity; noble; as dignified conduct, or manner. [.] [.] To the great astonishment of the Jews, the manners of Jesus are familiar, yet ...
15994	dignify	[.] DIGNIFY, v.t. [L., worthy; to make.] [.] 1. To invest with honor or dignity; to exalt in rank; to promote; to elevate to a high office. [.] 2. To honor; to make illustrious; to distinguish by some excellence, or that which gives celebrity. [.] [.] Your worth will ...
15995	dignitary	[.] DIGNITARY, n. An ecclesiastic who holds a dignity, or a benefice which gives him some pre-eminence over mere priests and canons, as a bishop, dean, archdeacon, prebendary, &c.
15996	dignity	[.] DIGNITY, n. [L., worthy.] [.] 1. True honor; nobleness or elevation of mind, consisting in a high sense of propriety, truth and justice, with an abhorrence of mean and sinful actions; opposed to meanness. In this sense, we speak of the dignity of mind, and dignity ...
15997	dignotion	[.] DIGNOTION, n. [L.] Distinguishing mark; distinction. [Not in use.]
15998	digonous	[.] DIGONOUS, a. [Gr., an angle.] In botany, having two angles, as a stem.
15999	digraph	[.] DIGRAPH, n. [Gr., to write.] A union of two vowels, of which one only is pronounced, as in head, breath.
16000	digress	[.] DIGRESS, v.i. [L., to step. See Grade.] [.] 1. Literally, to step or go from the way or road; hence, to depart or wander from the main subject, design or tenor of a discourse, argument or narration; used only of speaking or writing. [.] [.] In the pursuit of an ...
16001	digressing	[.] DIGRESSING, ppr. Departing from the main subject.
16002	digression	[.] DIGRESSION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The act of digressing; a departure from the main subject under consideration; an excursion of speech or writing. [.] 2. The part or passage of a discourse, argument or narration, which deviates from the main subject, tenor or design, but ...
16003	digressional	[.] DIGRESSIONAL, a. Pertaining to or consisting in digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.
16004	digressive	[.] DIGRESSIVE, a. Departing from the main subject; partaking of the nature of digression.
16005	digressively	[.] DIGRESSIVELY, adv. By way of digression.
16006	digyn	[.] DIGYN, n. [Gr., two; a female.] In botany, a plant having two pistils.
16007	digynian	[.] DIGYNIAN, a. Having two pistils.
16008	dihedral	[.] DIHEDRAL, a. [Gr., supra; a seat or face.] Having two sides, as a figure.
16009	dihedron	[.] DIHEDRON, n. [Supra.] A figure with two sides or surfaces.
16010	dihexahedral	[.] DIHEXAHEDRAL, a. [di and hexahedral.] In crystalography, having the form of a hexahedral prism with trihedral summits.
16011	dijudicate	[.] DIJUDICATE, v.t. [L.] To judge or determine by censure.
16012	dijudication	[.] DIJUDICATION, n. Judicial distinction.
16013	dike	[.] DIKE, n. [G. See Dig. It is radically the same word as ditch, and this is its primary sense; but by an easy transition, it came to signify also the bank formed by digging and throwing up earth. Intrenchment is sometimes used both for a ditch and a rampart.] [.] 1. ...
16014	dilacerate	[.] DILACERATE, v.t. [L., to tear.] To tear; to rend asunder; to separate by force.
16015	dilacerated	[.] DILACERATED, pp. Torn; rent asunder.
16016	dilacerating	[.] DILACERATING, ppr. Tearing; rending in two.
16017	dilaceration	[.] DILACERATION, n. The act of rending asunder; a tearing, or rending. [In lieu of these words, lacerate, laceration, are generally used.]
16018	dilaniate	[.] DILANIATE, v.t. [L., to rend in pieces.] To tear; to rend in pieces; to mangle. [Little used.]
16019	dilaniation	[.] DILANIATION, n. A tearing in pieces.
16020	dilapidate	[.] DILAPIDATE, v.i. [L., to stone; a stone. It seems originally to have signified to pull down stone-work, or to suffer such work to fall to pieces.] To go to ruin; to fall by decay. [.] DILAPIDATE, v.t. [.] 1. To pull down; to waste or destroy; to suffer to go ...
16021	dilapidated	[.] DILAPIDATED, pp. Wasted; ruined; pulled down; suffered to go to ruin.
16022	dilapidating	[.] DILAPIDATING, ppr. Wasting; pulling down; suffering to go to ruin.
16023	dilapidation	[.] DILAPIDATION, n. [.] 1. Ecclesiastical waste; a voluntary wasting or suffering to go to decay any building in possession of an incumbent. Dilapidation is voluntary or active, when an incumbent pulls down a building; permissive or passive, when he suffers it to decay ...
16024	dilapidator	[.] DILAPIDATOR, n. One who causes dilapidation.
16025	dilatability	[.] DILATABILITY, n. [See Dilate.] The quality of admitting expansion by the elastic force of the body itself, or of another elastic substance acting upon it; opposed to contractibility.
16026	dilatable	[.] DILATABLE, a. Capable of expansion; possessing elasticity; elastic. A bladder is dilatable by the force of air; air is dilatable by heat. It is opposed to contractible.
16027	dilatation	[.] DILATATION, n. The act of expanding; expansion; a spreading or extending in all directions; the state of being expanded; opposed to contraction. Dilatation differs from extension, as the latter is applied to lines and surfaces; the former to bodies that spread, open ...
16028	dilate	[.] DILATE, v.t. [L. See Delay.] [.] 1. To expand; to distend; to enlarge or extend in all directions; opposed to contract. The air dilates the lungs; air is dilated by rarefaction. [.] 2. To enlarge; to relate at large; to tell copiously or diffusely; as, to dilate ...
16029	dilated	[.] DILATED, pp. Expanded; distended; enlarge so as to occupy a greater space.
16030	dilater	[.] DILATER, n. One who enlarges; that which expands.
16031	dilating	[.] DILATING, ppr. Expanding; enlarging; speaking largely.
16032	dilator	[.] DILATOR, n. That which widens or expands; a muscle that dilates.
16033	dilatorily	[.] DILATORILY, adv. With delay; tardily.
16034	dilatoriness	[.] DILATORINESS, n. [from dilatory.] The quality of being dilatory or late; lateness; slowness in motion; delay in proceeding; tardiness.
16035	dilatory	[.] DILATORY, a. [L. See Delay and Dilate.] [.] 1. Literally, drawing out or extending in time; hence, slow; late; tardy; applied to things; as dilatory councils or measures. [.] 2. Given to procrastination; not proceeding with diligence; making delay; slow; late; applied ...
16036	dilection	[.] DILECTION, n. [L.] A loving.
16037	dilemma	[.] DILEMMA, n. [Gr., a syllogism which strikes on each side; an assumption; to take.] [.] 1. In logic, an argument equally conclusive by contrary suppositions. A young rhetorician said to an old sophist; Instruct me in pleading, and I will pay you, when I gain a cause. ...
16038	dilettante	[.] DILETTANTE, n. One who delights in promoting science or the fine arts.
16039	diligence	[.] DILIGENCE, n. [L., to love earnestly; to choose.] [.] 1. Steady application in business of any kind; constant effort to accomplish what is undertaken; exertion of body or mind without unnecessary delay or sloth; due attention; industry; assiduity. [.] [.] Diligence ...
16040	diligent	[.] DILIGENT, a. [L.] [.] 1. Steady in application to business; constant in effort or exertion to accomplish what is undertaken; assiduous; attentive; industrious; not idle or negligent; applied to persons. [.] [.] Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall ...
16041	diligently	[.] DILIGENTLY, adv. With steady application and care; with industry or assiduity; not carelessly; not negligently. [.] [.] Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 6.
16042	dill	[.] DILL, n. [G.] An annual plant of the genus Anethum, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent and aromatic.
16043	dilucid	[.] DILUCID, a. [L.] Clear. [Not in use.]
16044	dilucidate	[.] DILUCIDATE, v.t. To make clear. [Not in use. See Elucidate.]
16045	diluent	[.] DILUENT, a. [L. See Dilute.] [.] 1. Making liquid or more fluid; making thin; attenuating. [.] 2. Weakening the strength of, by mixture with water. [.] DILUENT, n. [.] 1. That which thins or attenuates; that which makes more liquid. [.] 2. That which weakens ...
16046	dilute	[.] DILUTE, v.t. [L., to wash. See Deluge.] [.] 1. Literally, to wash; but appropriately, to render liquid, or more liquid; to make thin, or more fluid. Thus sirup or molasses is made thin or more liquid by an admixture with water; and the water is said to dilute it. ...
16047	diluted	[.] DILUTED, pp. Made liquid; rendered more fluid; weakened, made thin, as liquids.
16048	diluter	[.] DILUTER, n. That which makes thin, or more liquid.
16049	diluting	[.] DILUTING, ppr. Making thin or more liquid; weakening.
16050	dilution	[.] DILUTION, n. The act of making thin, weak, or more liquid. Opposite to dilution is coagulation or thickening.
16051	diluvial	[.] DILUVIAL, DILUVIAN, a. [L., a deluge. See Dilute.] [.] 1. Pertaining to a flood or deluge, more especially to the deluge in Noahs day. [.] 2. Effected or produced by a deluge, particularly by the great flood in the days of Noah.
16052	diluvian	[.] DILUVIAL, DILUVIAN, a. [L., a deluge. See Dilute.] [.] 1. Pertaining to a flood or deluge, more especially to the deluge in Noahs day. [.] 2. Effected or produced by a deluge, particularly by the great flood in the days of Noah.
16053	diluviate	[.] DILUVIATE, v.i. To run as a flood. [Not much used.]
16054	diluvium	[.] DILUVIUM, n. [L.] In geology, a deposit of superficial loam, sand, gravel, &c., caused by the deluge.
16055	dim	[.] DIM, a. [See Damp.] [.] 1. Not seeing clearly; having the vision obscured and indistinct. [.] [.] When Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim. Genesis 27. [.] 2. Not clearly seen; obscure; imperfectly seen or discovered; as a dim prospect. [.] 3. Somewhat dark; ...
16056	dim-sighted	[.] DIM-SIGHTED, a. Having dim or obscure vision.
16057	dimble	[.] DIMBLE, n. A bower; a cell or retreat. [Not in use.]
16058	dime	[.] DIME, n. A silver coin of the United States, of the value of ten cents; the tenth of a dollar.
16059	dimension	[.] DIMENSION, n. [L., to measure; Gr. See Mete and Measure.] In geometry, the extent of a body, or length, breadth and thickness or depth. A line has one dimension, or length; a superficies has two dimensions, length and breadth; and a solid has three dimensions, length, ...
16060	dimensionless	[.] DIMENSIONLESS, a. Without any definite measure or extent; boundless.
16061	dimensity	[.] DIMENSITY, n. Extent; capacity.
16062	dimensive	[.] DIMENSIVE, a. That marks the boundaries or outlines. [.] [.] Who can draw the souls dimensive lines?
16063	dimeter	[.] DIMETER, a. [L.] Having two poetical measures. [.] DIMETER, n. A verse of two measures.
16064	dimiciliary	[.] DIMICILIARY, a. Pertaining to an abode, or the residence of a person or family. A domiciliary visit is a visit to a private dwelling, particularly for the purpose of searching it, under authority.
16065	dimidiate	[.] DIMIDIATE, v.t. [L.] To divide into two equal parts.
16066	dimidiated	[.] DIMIDIATED, a. [L., middle.] Divided into two equal parts; halved.
16067	dimidiation	[.] DIMIDIATION, n. The act of having; division into two equal parts.
16068	diminish	[.] DIMINISH, v.t. [L., to lessen; less.] [.] 1. To lessen; to make less or smaller, by any means; opposed to increase and augment; as, to diminish the size of a thing by contraction, or by cutting off a part; to diminish a number by subtraction; to diminish the revenue ...
16069	diminishable	[.] DIMINISHABLE, a. Capable of being reduced in size or quantity.
16070	diminished	[.] DIMINISHED, pp. Lessened; made smaller; reduced in size; contracted; degraded.
16071	diminishing	[.] DIMINISHING, ppr. Lessening; contracting; degrading.
16072	diminishingly	[.] DIMINISHINGLY, adv. In a manner to lessen reputation.
16073	diminuent	[.] DIMINUENT, a. Lessening. [Little used.]
16074	diminute	[.] DIMINUTE, a. Small. [Not in use.]
16075	diminution	[.] DIMINUTION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The act of lessening; a making smaller; opposed to augmentation; as the diminution of size, of wealth, of power, of safety. [.] 2. The state of becoming or appearing less; opposed to increase; as the diminution of the apparent diameter ...
16076	diminutive	[.] DIMINUTIVE, a. Small; little; narrow; contracted; as a diminutive race of men or other animals; a diminutive thought. [.] DIMINUTIVE, n. In grammar, a word formed from another word, usually an appellative or generic term, to express a little thing of the kind; ...
16077	diminutively	[.] DIMINUTIVELY, adv. In a diminutive manner; in a manner to lessen; as, to speak diminutively of another.
16078	diminutiveness	[.] DIMINUTIVENESS, n. Smallness; littleness; want of bulk; want of dignity.
16079	dimish	[.] DIMISH, a. [from dim.] Somewhat dim, or obscure.
16080	dimissory	[.] DIMISSORY, a. [L. See Dismiss.] [.] 1. Sending away; dismissing to another jurisdiction. A letter dimissory, is one given by a bishop to a candidate for holy orders, having a title in his diocese, directed to some other bishop, and giving leave for the bearer to be ...
16081	dimit	[.] DIMIT, v.t. [L.] To permit to go; to grant to farm; to let. [Not in use.]
16082	dimity	[.] DIMITY, n. A kind of white cotton cloth, ribbed or figured.
16083	dimly	[.] DIMLY, adv. [See Dim.] [.] 1. In a dim or obscure manner; with imperfect sight. [.] 2. Not brightly, or clearly; with a faint light.
16084	dimming	[.] DIMMING, ppr. Obscuring. [.] DIMMING, n. Obscurity.
16085	dimness	[.] DIMNESS, n. [.] 1. Dullness of sight; as the dimness of the eyes. [.] 2. Obscurity of vision; imperfect sight; as the dimness of a view. [.] 3. Faintness; imperfection; as the dimness of a color. [.] 4. Want of brightness; as the dimness of gold or silver. [.] 5. ...
16086	dimple	[.] DIMPLE, n. [G., to reel, to indent.] A small natural cavity or depression in the cheek or other part of the face. [.] DIMPLE, v.i. To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities. [.] [.] And smiling eddies dimpled on the main.
16087	dimpled	[.] DIMPLED, a. Set with dimples; as a dimpled cheek.
16088	dimply	[.] DIMPLY, a. Full of dimples, or small depressions; as the dimply flood.
16089	din	[.] DIN, n. [L. This word probably belongs to the root of tone and thunder, and denotes a rumbling or rattling noise.] Noise; a loud sound; particularly, a rattling, clattering or rumbling sound, long continued; as the din of arms; the din of war. [.] DIN, v.t. To ...
16090	dine	[.] DINE, v.i. [L., to cease. Gr., to feast.] To eat the chief meal of the day. This meal seems originally to have been taken about the middle of the day, at least in northern climates, as it still is by laboring people. Among people in the higher walks of life, and in ...
16091	dinetical	[.] DINETICAL, a. [Gr.] Whirling round. [Not used.]
16092	ding	[.] DING, v.t. pret. dung or dinged. To thrust or dash with violence. [Little used.] [.] DING, v.i. To bluster; to bounce. [A low word.]
16093	ding-dong	[.] DING-DONG, Words used to express the sound of bells.
16094	dinginess	[.] DINGINESS, n. [See Dingy.] A dusky or dark hue; brownness.
16095	dingle	[.] DINGLE, n. A narrow dale or valley between hills.
16096	dingle-dangle	[.] DINGLE-DANGLE. Hanging loosely, or something dangling.
16097	dingy	[.] DINGY, a. Soiled; sullied; of a dark color; brown; dusky; dun.
16098	dining	[.] DINING, ppr. Eating the principal meal in the day.
16099	dining-room	[.] DINING-ROOM, n. A room for a family or for company to dine in; a room for entertainments.
16100	dinner	[.] DINNER, n. [See Dine.] [.] 1. The meal taken about the middle of the day; or the principal meal of the day, eaten between noon and evening. [.] 2. An entertainment; a feast. [.] [.] Behold, I have prepared my dinner. Matthew 22.
16101	dinner-time	[.] DINNER-TIME, n.. The usual time of dining.
16102	dint	[.] DINT, n. [.] 1. A blow; a stroke. [.] 2. Force; violence; power exerted; as, to win by dint of arms, by dint of war, by dint of argument or importunity. [.] 3. The mark made by a blow; a cavity or impression made by a blow or by pressure on a substance; often ...
16103	dinted	[.] DINTED, pp. Marked by a blow or by pressure; as deep-dinted furrows.
16104	dinting	[.] DINTING, ppr. Impressing marks or cavities.
16105	dinumeration	[.] DINUMERATION, n. The act of numbering singly. [Little used.]
16106	diocesan	[.] DIOCESAN, a. [See Diocese. The accent on the first and on the third syllable is nearly equal. The accent given to this word int he English books is wrong, almost to ridiculousness.] Pertaining to a diocese. [.] DIOCESAN, n. A bishop; one in possession of a diocese, ...
16107	diocese	[.] DIOCESE, n. [Gr., administration, a province or jurisdiction; residence; to dwell; a house. Diocese is a very erroneous orthography.] The circuit or extent of a bishops jurisdiction; an ecclesiastical division of a kingdom or state, subject to the authority of a bishop. ...
16108	dioctahedral	[.] DIOCTAHEDRAL, a. [Dis and octahedral.] In crystalography, having the form of an octahedral prism with tetrahedral summits.
16109	diodon	[.] DIODON, n. The sun-fish; a genus of fishes of a singular form, appearing like the fore part of the body of a deep fish amputated in the middle.
16110	diomede	[.] DIOMEDE, n. An aquatic fowl of the webfooted kind, about the size of a common domestic hen, but its neck and legs much longer.
16111	diopside	[.] DIOPSIDE, n. [Gr.] A rare mineral, regarded by Hauy as a variety of augite, and called by Jameson a subspecies of oblique-edged augite, occurring in prismatic crystals, of a vitreous luster, and of a pale green, or a greenish or yellowish white. The variety with four-sided ...
16112	dioptase	[.] DIOPTASE, n. Emerald copper ore, a translucent mineral, occurring crystalized in six-sided prisms.
16113	dioptric	[.] DIOPTRIC, DIOPTRICAL, a. [Gr., to see through; to see.] [.] 1. Affording a medium for the sight; assisting the sight in the view of distant objects; as a dioptric glass. [.] 2. Pertaining to dioptrics, or the science of refracted light.
16114	dioptrical	[.] DIOPTRIC, DIOPTRICAL, a. [Gr., to see through; to see.] [.] 1. Affording a medium for the sight; assisting the sight in the view of distant objects; as a dioptric glass. [.] 2. Pertaining to dioptrics, or the science of refracted light.
16115	dioptrics	[.] DIOPTRICS, n. That part of optics which treats of the refractions of light passing through different mediums, as through air, water or glass.
16116	diorism	[.] DIORISM, n. [Gr.] Definition. [Rarely used.]
16117	dioristic	[.] DIORISTIC, a. Distinguishing; defining. [Rarely used.]
16118	dioristically	[.] DIORISTICALLY, adv. In a distinguishing manner. [Rarely used.]
16119	dip	[.] DIP, v.t. pret. and pp. dipped or dipt. [G.] [.] 1. To plunge or immerse, for a moment or short time, in water or other liquid substance; to put into a fluid and withdraw. [.] [.] The priest shall dip his finger int he blood. Leviticus 4. [.] [.] Let him dip his ...
16120	dip-chick	[.] DIP-CHICK, n. A small bird that dives.
16121	dipetalous	[.] DIPETALOUS, a. [Gr., a leaf or petal.] Having two flower-leaves or petals; two-petaled.
16122	diph-thong	[.] DIPH-THONG, n. [Gr., sound; L.] A coalition or union of two vowels pronounced in one syllable. In uttering a diphthong, both vowels are pronounced; the sound is not simple, but the two sounds are so blended as to be considered as forming one syllable, as in joy, noise, ...
16123	diphthongal	[.] DIPHTHONGAL, a. Belonging to a diphthong; consisting of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable.
16124	diphyllous	[.] DIPHYLLOUS, a. [Gr., a leaf.] In botany, having two leaves, as a calyx, &c.
16125	diploe	[.] DIPLOE, n. [Gr., double.] The soft meditullium, medullary substance, or porous part, between the plates of the skull.
16126	diploma	[.] DIPLOMA, n. [Gr., to double or fold. Anciently, a letter or other composition written on paper or parchment and folded; afterwards, an y letter, literary monument, or public document.] A letter or writing conferring some power, authority, privilege or honor. Diplomas ...
16127	diplomacy	[.] DIPLOMACY, n. [This word, like supremacy, retains the accent of its original.] [.] 1. The customs, rules and privileges of embassadors, envoys and other representatives of princes and states at foreign courts; forms of negotiation. [.] 2. A diplomatic body the whole ...
16128	diplomated	[.] DIPLOMATED, a. Made by diplomas.
16129	diplomatic	[.] DIPLOMATIC, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to diplomas; privileged. [.] 2. Furnished with a diploma; authorized by letters or credentials to transact business for a sovereign at a foreign court. Ministers at a court are denominated a diplomatic body. [.] 3. Pertaining ...
16130	diplomatics	[.] DIPLOMATICS, n. The science of diplomas, or of ancient writings, literary and public documents, letters, decrees, charters, codicils, &c., which has for its object to decipher old writings, to ascertain their authenticity, their dat, signatures, &c.
16131	dipper	[.] DIPPER, n. [.] 1. One that dips; he or that which dips. [.] 2. A vessel used to dip water or other liquor; a ladle.
16132	dipping	[.] DIPPING, ppr. [.] 1. Plunging or immersing into a liquid and speedily withdrawing, as to ascertain the temperature of water by dipping the finger int it; baptizing by immersion. [.] 2. Engaging or taking a concern in. [.] 3. Looking into here and there; examining ...
16133	dipping-needle	[.] DIPPING-NEEDLE, n. A needle that dips; a magnetic needle which dips or inclines to the earth; an instrument which shows the inclination of the magnet, at the different points of the earths surface. In the equatorial regions, the needle takes a horizontal position; but ...
16134	diprismatic	[.] DIPRISMATIC, a. [di and prismatic.] Doubly prismatic.
16135	dipsas	[.] DIPSAS, n. [gr., dry, thirsty; to thirst.] A serpent whose bite produces a mortal thirst. See Deuteronomy 8.
16136	dipter	[.] DIPTER, DIPTERA, n. [Gr., a wing.] The dipters are an order of insects having only two wings, and two poisers, as the fly.
16137	diptera	[.] DIPTER, DIPTERA, n. [Gr., a wing.] The dipters are an order of insects having only two wings, and two poisers, as the fly.
16138	dipteral	[.] DIPTERAL, a. Having two wings only.
16139	diptote	[.] DIPTOTE, n. [Gr., to fall.] In grammar, a noun which has only two cases; as, suppetiae, supetias.
16140	diptych	[.] DIPTYCH, n. [Gr., to fold.] A public register of the names of consuls and other magistrates among pagans; and of bishops, martyrs and others, among Christians; so called because it sometimes two leaves folded, but is sometimes contained three or more leaves. The sacred ...
16141	dipyre	[.] DIPYRE, n. A mineral occurring in minute prisms, either single or adhering to each other in fascicular groups. Before the blowpipe, it melts with ebullition or intumescence, and its powder on hot coals phosphoresces with a feeble light. Its name, from Gr., two; fire, ...
16142	dire	[.] DIRE, a. [L.] Dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; evil in a great degree. [.] [.] Dire was the tossing, deep the groans.
16143	direct	[.] DIRECT, a. [L., to make straight. See Right.] [.] 1. Straight; right; as, to pass in a direct line from one body or place to another. It is opposed to crooked, winding, oblique. It is also opposed to refracted; as a direct ray of light. [.] 2. In astronomy, appearing ...
16144	directed	[.] DIRECTED, pp. Aimed; pointed; guided; regulated; governed; ordered; instructed.
16145	directer	[.] DIRECTER, n. A director, which see.
16146	directing	[.] DIRECTING, ppr. Aiming; pointing; guiding; regulating; governing; ordering.
16147	direction	[.] DIRECTION, n. [L.] [.] 1. Aim at a certain point; a pointing towards, in a straight line or course; as, the direction of good works to a good end. [.] 2. The line in which a body moves by impulse; course. Matter or body cannot alter the direction of its own motion. [.] 3. ...
16148	directive	[.] DIRECTIVE, a. [.] 1. Having the power of direction; as a directive rule. [.] 2. Informing; instructing; shewing way.
16149	directly	[.] DIRECTLY, adv. [.] 1. In a straight lin or course; rectilineally; not in a winding course. Aim directly to the object. Gravity tends directly to the center of the earth. [.] 2. Immediately; soon; without delay; as, he will be with us directly. [.] 3. Openly; ...
16150	directness	[.] DIRECTNESS, n. Straightness; a straight course; nearness of way.
16151	director	[.] DIRECTOR, n. [.] 1. One who directs; one who superintends, governs or manages; one who prescribes to others, by virtue of authority; an instructor; a counselor. [.] 2. That which directs; a rule; an ordinance. [.] 3. One appointed to transact the affairs of a ...
16152	directorial	[.] DIRECTORIAL, a. Pertaining to directors or direction; containing direction or command.
16153	directory	[.] DIRECTORY, a. Containing directions; enjoining; instructing. [.] DIRECTORY, n. [.] 1. A guide; a rule to direct; particularly, a book containing directions for public worship, or religious services. The Bible is our best directory, in faith and practice. [.] 2. ...
16154	directress	[.] DIRECTRESS, n. A female who directs or manages.
16155	directrix	[.] DIRECTRIX, n. A female who governs or directs.
16156	direful	[.] DIREFUL, a. [See Dire.] Dire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous; as direful fiend; a direful misfortune.
16157	direfully	[.] DIREFULLY, adv. Dreadfully; terribly; woefully.
16158	diremption	[.] DIREMPTION, n. [L.] A separation.
16159	direness	[.] DIRENESS, n. Terribleness; horror; dismalness.
16160	direption	[.] DIREPTION, n. [L.] The act of plundering.
16161	dirge	[.] DIRGE, n. Durj. [L., a word used in the funeral service.] A song or tune intended to express grief, sorrow and mourning; as a funeral dirge.
16162	dirigent	[.] DIRIGENT, DIRECTRIX, n. [See Direct.] In geometry, the line of motion along which the describent line or surface is carried in the generation of any plane or solid figure.
16163	dirk	[.] DIRK, n. Durk. A kind of dagger or poniard. [.] DIRK, a. Durk. Dark. [.] DIRK, v.t. durk. [.] 1. To darken. [.] 2. To poniard; to stab.
16164	dirt	[.] DIRT, n durt. [.] 1. Any foul or filthy substance; excrement; earth; mud; mire; dust; whatever adhering to any thing, renders it foul or unclean. [.] [.] The fat closed, and the dirt came out. Judges 3. [.] [.] Whose waters cast up mire and dirt. Isaiah 57. [.] 2. ...
16165	dirtily	[.] DIRTILY, adv. Durtily. [from dirty.] [.] 1. In a dirty manner; foully; nastily; filthily. [.] 2. Meanly; sordidly; by low means.
16166	dirtiness	[.] DIRTINESS, n. Durtiness. [.] 1. Filthiness; foulness; nastiness. [.] 2. Meanness; baseness; sordidness.
16167	dirty	[.] DIRTY, a. Durty. [.] 1. Foul; nasty; filthy; not clean; as dirty hands. [.] 2. Not clean; not pure; turbid; as dirty water. [.] 3. Cloudy; dark; dusky; as a dirty white. [.] 4. Mean; base; low; despicable; groveling; as a dirty fellow; a dirty employment. [.] DIRTY, ...
16168	diruption	[.] DIRUPTION, n. [L., to burst.] A bursting or rending asunder. [See Disruption.]
16169	dis	[.] DIS, a prefix or inseparable preposition, from the Latin, whence Fr. Des, Sp. Dis, and de may in some instances be the same word contracted. Dis denotes separation, a parting from; hence it has the force of a privative and negative, as in disarm, disoblige, disagree. ...
16170	disability	[.] DISABILITY, n. [from disable.] [.] 1. Want of competent natural or bodily power, strength or ability; weakness; impotence; as disability arising from infirmity or broken limbs. [.] 2. Want of competent intellectual power or strength of mind; incapacity; as the disability ...
16171	disable	[.] DISABLE, v.t. [dis and able.] [.] 1. To render unable; to deprive of competent natural strength or power. A man is disabled to walk by a broken or paralytic leg, by sickness, &c. [.] 2. To deprive of mental power, as by destroying or weakening the understanding. ...
16172	disabled	[.] DISABLED, pp. Deprived of competent power, corporeal or intellectual; rendered incapable; deprived of means.
16173	disablement	[.] DISABLEMENT, n. Weakness; disability; legal impediment.
16174	disabling	[.] DISABLING, ppr. Rendering unable or incapable; depriving of adequate power or capacity, or of legal qualifications.
16175	disabuse	[.] DISABUSE, v.t. disabuze. [See Abuse.] To free from mistake; to undeceive; to disengage from fallacy or deception; to set right. It is our duty to disabuse ourselves of false notions and prejudices. [.] [.] If men are now sufficiently enlightened to disabuse themselves ...
16176	disabused	[.] DISABUSED, pp. Disabuzed. Undeceived.
16177	disabusing	[.] DISABUSING, ppr. Disabuzing. Undeceiving.
16178	disaccommodate	[.] DISACCOMMODATE, v.t. [dis and accommodate.] To put to inconvenience.
16179	disaccommodation	[.] DISACCOMMODATION, n. [dis and accommodation.] A state of being unaccommodated; a state of being unprepared.
16180	disaccord	[.] DISACCORD, v.i. [dis and accord.] To refuse assent. [Not used.]
16181	disaccustom	[.] DISACCUSTOM, v.t. [dis and accustom.] To neglect familiar or customary practice; to destroy the force of habit by disuse.
16182	disaccustomed	[.] DISACCUSTOMED, pp. Disused; having neglected practice or familiar use.
16183	disacknowledge	[.] DISACKNOWLEDGE, v.t. [dis and acknowledge.] To deny; to disown.
16184	disacknowledged	[.] DISACKNOWLEDGED, pp. Denied; disowned.
16185	disacknowledging	[.] DISACKNOWLEDGING, ppr. Denying; disowning.
16186	disacquaint	[.] DISACQUAINT, v.t. [See Acquaint.] To dissolve acquaintance. [Little used.]
16187	disacquaintance	[.] DISACQUAINTANCE, n. Neglect or disuse of familiarity, or familiar knowledge of.
16188	disadorn	[.] DISADORN, v.t. To deprive of ornaments.
16189	disadvance	[.] DISADVANCE, v.t. or I. To check; to halt. [Not in use.]
16190	disadvantage	[.] DISADVANTAGE, n. [.] 1. That which prevents success, or renders it difficult; a state not favorable to successful operation. The army commenced an attack on the enemy, notwithstanding the disadvantage of its position. [.] 2. Any unfavorable state; a state in which ...
16191	disadvantageable	[.] DISADVANTAGEABLE, a. Not advantageous. [Not in use.]
16192	disadvantageous	...
16193	disadvantageously	[.] DISADVANTAGEOUSLY, adv. In a manner not favorable to success, or to interest, profit or reputation; with loss or inconvenience.
16194	disadvantageousnes	[.] DISADVANTAGEOUSNESS, n. Unfavorableness to success; inconvenience; loss.
16195	disadventure	[.] DISADVENTURE, n. Misfortune. [Not used.]
16196	disadventurous	[.] DISADVENTUROUS, a. Unprosperous. [Not used.]
16197	disaffect	[.] DISAFFECT, v.t. [dis and affect.] [.] 1. To alienate affection; to make less friendly to; to make less faithful to a person, party or cause, or less zealous to support it; to make discontented or unfriendly ; as, an attempt was made to disaffect the army. [.] 2. ...
16198	disaffected	[.] DISAFFECTED, pp. or a. Having the affections alienated; indisposed to favor or support; unfriendly; followed by with or to; as, these men are disaffected with the government, or disaffected to the king, or to the administration.
16199	disaffectedly	[.] DISAFFECTEDLY, adv. In a disaffected manner.
16200	disaffectedness	[.] DISAFFECTEDNESS, n. The quality of being disaffected.
16201	disaffecting	[.] DISAFFECTING, ppr. Alienating the affections; making less friendly.
16202	disaffection	[.] DISAFFECTION, n. [.] 1. Alienation of affection, attachment or good will; want of affection; or more generally, positive enmity, dislike or unfriendliness; disloyalty. It generally signifies more than indifference; as the disaffection of people to their prince or ...
16203	disaffectionate	[.] DISAFFECTIONATE, a. Not well disposed; not friendly.
16204	disaffirm	[.] DISAFFIRM, v.t. disafferm. [dis and affirm.] [.] 1. To deny; to contradict. [.] 2. To overthrow or annul, as a judicial decision, by a contrary judgment of a superior tribunal.
16205	disaffirmance	[.] DISAFFIRMANCE, n. [.] 1. Denial; negation; disproof; confutation. [.] 2. Overthrow or annulment, by the decision of a superior tribunal; as disaffirmance of judgment.
16206	disaffirmed	[.] DISAFFIRMED, pp. Denied; contradicted; overthrown.
16207	disaffirming	[.] DISAFFIRMING, ppr. Denying; contradicting; annulling.
16208	disafforest	[.] DISAFFOREST, v.t. [dis and afforest.] To reduce from the privileges of a forest to the state of common ground; to strip of forest laws and their oppressive privileges. [.] [.] By Charter 9. Hen. III many forests were disafforested.
16209	disafforested	[.] DISAFFORESTED, pp. Stripped of forest privileges.
16210	disafforesting	[.] DISAFFORESTING, ppr. Depriving of forest privileges.
16211	disaggregate	[.] DISAGGREGATE, v.t. [dis and aggregate.] To separate an aggregate mass into its component parts.
16212	disaggregated	[.] DISAGGREGATED, pp. Separated, as an aggregate mass.
16213	disaggregating	[.] DISAGGREGATING, ppr. Separating, as the parts of an aggregate body.
16214	disaggregation	[.] DISAGGREGATION, n. The act or operation of separating an aggregate body into its component parts.
16215	disagree	[.] DISAGREE, v.i. [dis and agree.]= [.] 1. To differ; to be not accordant or coincident; to be not the same; to be not exactly similar. Two ideas disagree, when they are not the same, or when they are not exactly alike. The histories of th same fact often disagree. [.] 2. ...
16216	disagreeable	[.] DISAGREEABLE, a. [.] 1. Contrary; unsuitable; not conformable; not congruous. [Little used.] [.] [.] This conduct was disagreeable to her natural sincerity. [.] 2. Unpleasing; offensive to the mind, or to the sense; but expressing less than disgusting and odious. ...
16217	disagreeableness	[.] DISAGREEABLENESS, n. [.] 1. Unsuitableness; contrariety. [.] 2. Unpleasantness; offensiveness to the mind, or to the senses; as the disagreeableness of anothers manners; the disagreeableness of a taste, sound or smell.
16218	disagreeably	[.] DISAGREEABLY, adv. Unsuitable; unpleasantly; offensively.
16219	disagreeing	[.] DISAGREEING, ppr. Differing; not according or coinciding.
16220	disagreement	[.] DISAGREEMENT, n. [.] 1. Difference, either in form or essence; dissimilitude; diversity; as the disagreement of two ideas, of two pictures, of two stories or narrations. [.] 2. Difference of opinion or sentiments. [.] 3. Unsuitableness.
16221	disalliege	[.] DISALLIEGE, v.t. To alienate from allegiance. [Not in use.]
16222	disallow	[.] DISALLOW, v.t. [dis and allow.] To refuse permission, or not to permit; not to grant; not to make or suppose lawful; not to authorize; to disapprove. God disallows that Christians should conform to the immoral practices of the world. A good man disallows every kind ...
16223	disallowable	[.] DISALLOWABLE, a. Not allowable; not to be suffered.
16224	disallowance	[.] DISALLOWANCE, n. Disapprobation; refusal to admit or permit; prohibition; rejection.
16225	disallowed	[.] DISALLOWED, pp. Not granted, permitted or admitted; disapproved; rejected.
16226	disallowing	[.] DISALLOWING, ppr. Not permitting; not admitting; disapproving; rejecting.
16227	disally	[.] DISALLY, v.t. [dis and ally.] To form an improper alliance.
16228	disanchor	[.] DISANCHOR, v.t. [dis and anchor.] To force from its anchors, as a ship.
16229	disangelical	[.] DISANGELICAL, a. Not angelical. [Not used.]
16230	disanimate	[.] DISANIMATE, v.t. [dis and animate.] [.] 1. To deprive of life. [Not used.] [.] 2. To deprive of spirit or courage; to discourage; to dishearten; to deject.
16231	disanimated	[.] DISANIMATED, pp. Discouraged; dispirited.
16232	disanimating	[.] DISANIMATING, ppr. Discouraging; disheartening.
16233	disanimation	[.] DISANIMATION, n. [.] 1. The act of discouraging; depression of spirits. [.] 2. Privation of life. [Not used.]
16234	disannul	[.] DISANNUL, v.t. [dis and annul. In this instance, the prefix dis is improperly used, and of no effect. But its use is well established.] To annul; to make void; to deprive of authority or force; to nullify; to abolish; as, to disannul a law or an ordinance. [.] [.] Wilt ...
16235	disannulled	[.] DISANNULLED, pp. Annulled; vacated; made void.
16236	disannulling	[.] DISANNULLING, ppr. Making void; depriving of authority or binding force.
16237	disannulment	[.] DISANNULMENT, n. The act of making void; as the disannulment of a law or decree. [.] Disannual differs from repeal, as the genus from the species. A repeal makes a law void by the same power that enacted it. Annulment or disannulment destroys its force and authority ...
16238	disanoint	[.] DISANOINT, v.t. To render consecration invalid.
16239	disapparel	[.] DISAPPAREL, v.t To disrobe; to strip of raiment.
16240	disappear	[.] DISAPPEAR, v.i. [dis and appear.] [.] 1. To vanish from the sight; to recede from the view; to become invisible by vanishing or departing, or by being enveloped in any thing that conceals, or by the interposition of an object. Darkness disappears at the access of ...
16241	disappearance	[.] DISAPPEARANCE, n. Cessation of appearance; a removal from sight.
16242	disappearing	[.] DISAPPEARING, ppr. Vanishing; receding from the sight; becoming invisible. [.] DISAPPEARING, n. A vanishing or removal from sight.
16243	disappoint	[.] DISAPPOINT, v.t. [dis and appoint; properly, to unfix or unsettle.] [.] 1. To defeat of expectation, wish, hope, desire or intention; to frustrate; to balk; to hinder from the possession or enjoyment of that which was intended, desired, hoped or expected. We say, ...
16244	disappointed	[.] DISAPPOINTED, pp. Defeated of expectation, hope, desire, or design; frustrated.
16245	disappointing	[.] DISAPPOINTING, ppr. Defeating of expectation, hope, desire or purpose; frustrating.
16246	disappointment	[.] DISAPPOINTMENT, n. Defeat or failure of expectation, hope, wish, desire or intention; miscarriage of design or plan. [.] [.] We are apt to complain of the disappointment of our hopes and schemes, but disappointments often prove blessings and save us from calamity ...
16247	disappreciate	[.] DISAPPRECIATE, v.t. [dis and appreciate.] To undervalue; not to esteem.
16248	disapprobation	[.] DISAPPROBATION, n. [dis and approbation.] A disapproving; dislike; the act of the mind which condemns what is supposed to be wrong, whether the act is expressed or not. We often disapprove, when we do not express disapprobation.
16249	disapprobatory	[.] DISAPPROBATORY, a. Containing disapprobation; tending to disapprove.
16250	disappropriate	[.] DISAPPROPRIATE, a. [dis and appropriate.] Not appropriated, or not having appropriated church property; a disappropriate church is one from which the appropriated parsonage, glebe and tithes are severed. [.] [.] The appropriation may be severed and the church become ...
16251	disapproval	[.] DISAPPROVAL, n. Disapprobation; dislike.
16252	disapprove	[.] DISAPPROVE, v.t. [.] 1. To dislike; to condemn in opinion or judgment; to censure as wrong. We often disapprove the conduct of others, or public measures, whether we express an opinion or not. It is often followed by of; as, to disapprove of behavior. But modern ...
16253	disapproved	[.] DISAPPROVED, pp. Disliked; condemned; rejected.
16254	disapproving	[.] DISAPPROVING, ppr. Disliking; condemning; rejecting from dislike.
16255	disard	[.] DISARD, n. A prattler; a boasting talkier.
16256	disarm	[.] DISARM, v.t. s as z. [.] 1. To deprive of arms; to take the arms or weapons from , usually by force or authority; as, he disarmed his foes; the prince gave orders to disarm his subjects. With of before the thing taken away; as, to disarm one of his weapons. [.] 2. ...
16257	disarmed	[.] DISARMED, pp. Deprived of arms; stripped of the means of defense or annoyance; rendered harmless; subdued.
16258	disarming	[.] DISARMING, ppr. Stripping of arms or weapons; subduing; rendering harmless.
16259	disarrange	[.] DISARRANGE, v.t. [dis and arrange.] To put out of order; to unsettle or disturb the order or due arrangement of parts. [See Derange, which is more generally used.]
16260	disarrangement	[.] DISARRANGEMENT, n. The act of disturbing order or method; disorder.
16261	disarray	[.] DISARRAY, v.t. [dis and array.] [.] 1. To undress; to divest of clothes. [.] 2. To throw into disorder; to rout, as troops. [.] DISARRAY, n. [.] 1. Disorder; confusion; loss or want of array or regular order. [.] 2. Undress.
16262	disarrayed	[.] DISARRAYED, pp. Divested of clothes or array; disordered.
16263	disarraying	[.] DISARRAYING, ppr. Divesting of clothes; throwing into disorder.
16264	disassiduity	[.] DISASSIDUITY, n. Want of assiduity or care. [Not used.]
16265	disassociate	[.] DISASSOCIATE, v.t. To disunite; to disconnect things associated.
16266	disaster	[.] DISASTER, n. Dizaster. [Gr., a star; a word of astrological origin.] [.] 1. A blast or stroke of an unfavorable planet. [.] 2. Misfortune; mishap; calamity; any unfortunate event, especially a sudden misfortune; as, we met with many disasters on the road. [.] DISASTER, ...
16267	disastered	[.] DISASTERED, pp. Blasted; injured; afflicted.
16268	disastrous	[.] DISASTROUS, a. [.] 1. Unlucky; unfortunate; calamitous; occasioning loss or injury; as, the day was disastrous; the battle proved disastrous; their fate was disastrous. [.] [.] Fly the pursuit of my disastrous love. [.] 2. Gloomy; dismal; threatening disaster. [.] [.] The ...
16269	disastrously	[.] DISASTROUSLY, adv. Unfortunately; in a dismal manner.
16270	disastrousness	[.] DISASTROUSNESS, n. Unfortunateness; calamitousness.
16271	disauthorize	[.] DISAUTHORIZE, v.t. [dis and authorize.] To deprive of credit or authority. [Little used.]
16272	disavouch	[.] DISAVOUCH, v.t. [dis and avouch. See Vow.] To retract profession; to deny; to disown. [Little used.]
16273	disavow	[.] DISAVOW, v.t. [dis and avow. See Vow.] [.] 1. To deny; to disown; to deny to be true, as a fact or charge respecting ones self; as, he was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the fact. A man may disavow his name or signature; he may disavow a knowledge of a ...
16274	disavowal	[.] DISAVOWAL, n. [.] 1. Denial; a disowning. [.] [.] A disavowal of fear often proceeds from fear. [.] 2. Rejection; a declining to vindicate.
16275	disavowed	[.] DISAVOWED, pp. Denied; disowned.
16276	disavowing	[.] DISAVOWING, ppr. Denying; disowning; rejecting as something not to be maintained or vindicated.
16277	disavowment	[.] DISAVOWMENT, n. Denial; a disowning.
16278	disband	[.] DISBAND, v.t. [dis and band.] [.] 1. To dismiss from military service; to break up a band, or body of men enlisted; as, to disband an army or a regiment; to disband troops. [.] 2. To scatter; to disperse. [.] DISBAND, v.i. [.] 1. To retire from military ...
16279	disbanded	[.] DISBANDED, pp. Dismissed from military service; separated.
16280	disbanding	[.] DISBANDING, ppr. Dismissing from military service; separating; dissolving connection.
16281	disbark	[.] DISBARK, v.t. To land from a ship; to put on shore.
16282	disbelief	[.] DISBELIEF, n. [dis and belief.] Refusal of credit or faith; denial of belief. [.] [.] Our belief or disbelief of a thing does not alter the nature of the thing.
16283	disbelieve	[.] DISBELIEVE, v.t. [dis and believe.] Not to believe; to hold not to be true or not to exist; to refuse to credit. Some men disbelieve the inspiration of the scriptures, and the immortality of the soul.
16284	disbelieved	[.] DISBELIEVED, pp. Not believed; discredited.
16285	disbeliever	[.] DISBELIEVER, n. One who refuses belief; one who denies to be true or real.
16286	disbelieving	[.] DISBELIEVING, ppr. Withholding belief; discrediting.
16287	disbench	[.] DISBENCH, v.t. [dis and bench.] To drive from a bench or seat.
16288	disblame	[.] DISBLAME, v.t. To clear from blame. [Not used.]
16289	disbodied	[.] DISBODIED, a. Disembodied, which is the word now used.
16290	disbowel	[.] DISBOWEL, v.t. [dis and bowel.] To take out the intestines.
16291	disbranch	[.] DISBRANCH, v.t. [dis and branch.] [.] 1. To cut off or separate, as the branch of a tree. [Little used.] [.] 2. To deprive of branches. [Little used.]
16292	disbud	[.] DISBUD, v.t. To deprive of buds or shoots.
16293	disburden	[.] DISBURDEN, v.t. [dis and burden. See Burden.] [.] 1. To remove a burden from ; to unload; to discharge. [.] 2. To throw off a burden; to disencumber; to clear of any thing weighty, troublesome or cumbersome; as, to disburden ones self of grief or care; to disburden ...
16294	disburdened	[.] DISBURDENED, pp. Eased of a burden; unloaded; disencumbered.
16295	disburdening	[.] DISBURDENING, ppr. Unloading; discharging; throwing off a burden; disencumbering.
16296	disburse	[.] DISBURSE, v.t. disburs. To pay out, as money; to spend or lay out; primarily, to pay money from a public chest or treasury, but applicable to a private purse.
16297	disbursed	[.] DISBURSED, pp. Paid out; expended.
16298	disbursement	[.] DISBURSEMENT, n. Disbursment. [.] 1. The act of paying out, as money from a public or private chest. [.] 2. The money or sum paid out; as, the annual disbursements exceed the income.
16299	disburser	[.] DISBURSER, n. One who pays out or disburses money.
16300	disbursing	[.] DISBURSING, pp. Paying out, or expending.
16301	disc	[.] DISC, n. [L. See Disk.] The face or breadth of the sun or moon; also, the width of the aperture of a telescope glass.
16302	discalceate	[.] DISCALCEATE, v.t. [L., a shoe.] To pull off the shoes or sandals.
16303	discalceated	[.] DISCALCEATED, pp. Stripped of shoes.
16304	discalceation	[.] DISCALCEATION, n. The act of pulling off the shoes or sandals.
16305	discandy	[.] DISCANDY, v.i. [dis and candy.] To melt; to dissolve.
16306	discard	[.] DISCARD, v.t. [.] 1. To throw out of the hand such cards as are useless. [.] 2. To dismiss from service or employment, or from society; to cast off; as, to discard spies and informers; to discard an old servant; to discard an associate. [.] 3. To thrust away; ...
16307	discarded	[.] DISCARDED, pp. Thrown out; dismissed from service; rejected.
16308	discarding	[.] DISCARDING, ppr. Throwing out; dismissing from employment; rejecting.
16309	discarnate	[.] DISCARNATE, a. [dia and L., flesh.] Stripped of flesh.
16310	discase	[.] DISCASE, v.t. [dis and case.] To take off a covering from; to strip; to undress.
16311	disceptator	[.] DISCEPTATOR, n. [L.] One who arbitrates or decides. [Not used.]
16312	discern	[.] DISCERN, v.t. s as z. [L., to separate or distinguish, Gr.] [.] 1. To separate by the eye, or by the understanding. Hence, [.] 2. To distinguish; to see the difference between two or more things; to discriminate; as, to discern the blossom-buds from the leaf-buds ...
16313	discerned	[.] DISCERNED, pp. Distinguished; seen; discovered.
16314	discerner	[.] DISCERNER, n. [.] 1. One who sees, discovers or distinguishes; an observer. [.] 2. One who knows and judges; one who has the power of distinguishing. [.] [.] He was a great observer and discerner of mens natures and humors. [.] 3. That which distinguishes; ...
16315	discernible	[.] DISCERNIBLE, a. That may be seen distinctly; discoverable by the eye or the understanding; distinguishable. A star is discernible by the eye; the identity or difference of ideas is discernible by the understanding.
16316	discernibleness	[.] DISCERNIBLENESS, n. Visibleness.
16317	discernibly	[.] DISCERNIBLY, adv. In a manner to be discerned, seen or discovered; visibly.
16318	discerning	[.] DISCERNING, ppr. [.] 1. Distinguishing; seeing; discovering; knowing; judging. [.] 2. a. Having power to discern; capable of seeing, discriminating, knowing and judging; sharp-sighted; penetrating; acute; as a discerning man or mind. [.] DISCERNING, n. The ...
16319	discerningly	[.] DISCERNINGLY, adv. With discernment; acutely; with judgment; skillfully.
16320	discernment	[.] DISCERNMENT, n. The act of discerning; also, the power or faculty of the mind, by which it distinguishes one thing from another, as truth from falsehood, virtue from vice; acuteness of judgment; power of perceiving differences of things or ideas, and their relations ...
16321	discerp	[.] DISCERP, v.t. [L.] To tear in pieces; to separate. [Not used.]
16322	discerpibility	[.] DISCERPIBILITY, n. Capability or liableness to be torn asunder or disunited.
16323	discerpible	[.] DISCERPIBLE, a. [L., to seize, to tear. In some dictionaries it is written discerptible, on the authority of Glanville and More; and error indeed, but of little consequence, as the word is rarely or never used.] That may be torn asunder; separable; capable of being ...
16324	discerption	[.] DISCERPTION, n. The act of pulling to pieces, or of separating the parts.
16325	discession	[.] DISCESSION, n. [L.] Departure. [Not used.]
16326	discharge	[.] DISCHARGE, v.t. [.] 1. To unload, as a ship; to take out, as a cargo; applied both to the ship and the loading. We say, to discharge a ship; but more generally, to discharge a cargo or the lading of the ship. [.] 2. To free from any load or burden; to throw off ...
16327	discharged	[.] DISCHARGED, pp. Unloaded; let off; shot; thrown out; dismissed from service; paid; released; acquitted; freed from debt or penalty; liberated; performed; executed.
16328	discharger	[.] DISCHARGER, n. [.] 1. He that discharges in any manner. [.] 2. One who fires a gun. [.] 3. In electricity, an instrument for discharging a Leyden phial, jar, &c., by opening a communication between the two surfaces.
16329	discharging	[.] DISCHARGING, pp. Unlading; letting fly; shooting; throwing out; emiting; dismissing from service; paying; releasing from debt, obligation or claim; acquitting; liberating; performing; executing.
16330	dischurch	[.] DISCHURCH, v.t. To deprive of the rank of a church.
16331	discide	[.] DISCIDE, v.t. To divide; to cut in pieces. [Not used.]
16332	discinct	[.] DISCINCT, a. Ungirded.
16333	discind	[.] DISCIND, v.t. To cut in two. [Not used.]
16334	disciple	[.] DISCIPLE, n. [L., to learn.] [.] 1. A learner; a scholar; one who receives or professes to receive instruction from another; as the disciples of Plato. [.] 2. A follower; an adherent to the doctrines of another. Hence the constant attendants of Christ were called ...
16335	disciple-like	[.] DISCIPLE-LIKE, a. Becoming a disciple.
16336	discipled	[.] DISCIPLED, pp. Taught; trained; brought up; made a disciple.
16337	discipleship	[.] DISCIPLESHIP, n. The state of a disciple or follower in doctrines and precepts.
16338	disciplinable	[.] DISCIPLINABLE, a. [See Discipline.] [.] 1. Capable of instruction, and improvement in learning. [.] 2. That may be subjected to discipline; as a disciplinable offense, in church government. [.] 3. Subject or liable to discipline, as the member of a church.
16339	disciplinableness	[.] DISCIPLINABLENESS, n. [.] 1. Capacity of receiving instruction by education. [.] 2. The state of being subject to discipline.
16340	disciplinant	[.] DISCIPLINANT, n. One of a religious order, so called from their practice of scourging themselves, or other rigid discipline.
16341	disciplinarian	[.] DISCIPLINARIAN, a. Pertaining to discipline. [.] DISCIPLINARIAN, n. One who disciplines; one versed in rules, principles and practice, and who teaches them with precision; particularly, one who instructs in military and naval tactics and maneuvers. It is chiefly ...
16342	disciplinary	[.] DISCIPLINARY, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to discipline; intended for discipline or government; promoting discipline; as, certain canons of the church are disciplinary. [.] 2. Relating to a regular course of education; intended for instruction. [.] [.] The evils of ...
16343	discipline	[.] DISCIPLINE, n. [L., to learn.] [.] 1. Education; instruction; cultivation and improvement, comprehending instruction in arts, sciences, correct sentiments, morals and manners, and due subordination to authority. [.] 2. Instruction and government, comprehending the ...
16344	disciplined	[.] DISCIPLINED, pp. Instructed; educated; subjected to rules and regulations; corrected; chastised; punished; admonished.
16345	disciplining	[.] DISCIPLINING, pp. Instructing; educating; subjecting to order and subordination; correcting; chastising; admonishing; punishing.
16346	disclaim	[.] DISCLAIM, v.t. [dis and claim.] [.] 1. To disown; to disavow; to deny the possession of; to reject as not belonging to ones self. A man disclaims all knowledge of a particular transaction; he disclaims every pretension to eloquence; he disclaims nay right to interfere ...
16347	disclaimation	[.] DISCLAIMATION, n. The act of disclaiming; a disavowing. [Not used.]
16348	disclaimed	[.] DISCLAIMED, pp. Disowned; disavowed; rejected; denied.
16349	disclaimer	[.] DISCLAIMER, n. [.] 1. A person who disclaims, disowns or renounces. [.] 2. In law, an express or implied denial by a tenant that he holds an estate of his lord; a denial of tenure, by plea or otherwise. [.]
16350	disclaiming	[.] DISCLAIMING, ppr. Disowning; disavowing; denying; renouncing.
16351	disclose	[.] DISCLOSE, v.t. discloze. [dis and close; L. See Close.] [.] 1. To uncover; to open; to remove a cover from, and lay open to the view. [.] [.] The shells being broken, the stone included in them is disclosed. [.] 2. To discover; to lay open to the view; to bring ...
16352	disclosed	[.] DISCLOSED, pp. Uncovered; opened to view; made known; revealed; told; uttered.
16353	discloser	[.] DISCLOSER, n. One who discloses or reveals.
16354	disclosing	[.] DISCLOSING, ppr. Uncovering; opening to view; revealing; making known; telling.
16355	disclosure	[.] DISCLOSURE, n. Disclozhur. [.] 1. The act of disclosing; an uncovering and opening to view; discovery. [.] 2. The act of revealing; utterance of what was secret; a telling. [.] 3. The act of making known what was concealed. [.] 4. That which is disclosed or ...
16356	disclusion	[.] DISCLUSION, n. Discluzhun. [L.] An emission; a throwing out. [Little used.]
16357	discoast	[.] DISCOAST, v.i. To depart from; to quit the coast. [Not used.]
16358	discoherent	[.] DISCOHERENT, a. Incoherent. The latter is generally used.
16359	discoid	[.] DISCOID, n. Something in form of a discus or disk.
16360	discoidal	[.] DISCOID, DISCOIDAL, a. Having the form of a disk. Discoid or discous flowers, are compound flowers, not radiated, but the florets all tubular, as the tansy, southern-wood, &c.
16361	discolor	[.] DISCOLOR, v.t. [L.] [.] 1. To alter the natural hue or color of; to stain; to tinge. A drop of wine will discolor a glass of water; silver is discolored by sea-water. [.] 2. To change any color, natural or artificial; to alter a color partially. It differs from ...
16362	discoloration	[.] DISCOLORATION, n. [.] 1. The act of altering the color; a staining. [.] 2. Alteration of color; stain; as spots and discolorations of the skin. [.] 3. Alteration of complexion or appearance.
16363	discolored	[.] DISCOLORED, pp. [.] 1. Altered in color; stained. [.] 2. a. Variegated; being of divers colors.
16364	discoloring	[.] DISCOLORING, ppr. Altering the color of hue; staining; changing the complexion.
16365	discomfit	[.] DISCOMFIT, v.t. [L., to fasten, to nail; to fix.] To rout; to defeat; to scatter in fight; to cause to flee; to vanquish. [.] [.] Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. Exodus 17. [.] [.] He, fugitive, declined superior strength, discomfited, ...
16366	discomfited	[.] DISCOMFITED, pp. Routed; defeated; overthrown.
16367	discomfiting	[.] DISCOMFITING, ppr. Routing; defeating.
16368	discomfiture	[.] DISCOMFITURE, n. Rout; defeat in battle; dispersion; overthrow. [.] [.] Every mans sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture. 1 Samuel 14. [.] 2. Defeat; frustration; disappointment.
16369	discomfort	[.] DISCOMFORT, n. [dis and comfort.] Uneasiness; disturbance of peace; pain; grief; inquietude. [.] DISCOMFORT, v.t. To disturb peace or happiness; to make uneasy; to pain; to grieve; to sadden; to deject.
16370	discomfortable	[.] DISCOMFORTABLE, a. [.] 1. Causing uneasiness; unpleasant; giving pain; making sad. [Little used.] [.] 2. Uneasy; melancholy; refusing comfort. [Not used.] [Instead of this word, uncomfortable is used.]
16371	discomforted	[.] DISCOMFORTED, pp. Made uneasy; disturbed; pained; grieved.
16372	discomforting	[.] DISCOMFORTING, ppr. Disturbing peace and happiness; making uneasy; grieving.
16373	discommend	[.] DISCOMMEND, v.t. [dis and commend.] To blame; to censure; to mention with disapprobation. [.] [.] I do not discommend the lofty style in tragedy.
16374	discommendable	[.] DISCOMMENDABLE, a. Blamable; censurable; deserving disapprobation.
16375	discommendableness	[.] DISCOMMENDABLENESS, n. Blamableness; the quality of being worthy of disapprobation.
16376	discommendation	[.] DISCOMMENDATION, n. Blame; censure; reproach.
16377	discommender	[.] DISCOMMENDER, n. One who discommends; a dispraiser.
16378	discommending	[.] DISCOMMENDING, ppr. Blaming; censuring.
16379	discommode	[.] DISCOMMODE, v.t. To put to inconvenience; to incommode; to molest; to trouble. [Discommodate is not used.]
16380	discommoded	[.] DISCOMMODED, pp. Put to inconvenience; molested; incommoded.
16381	discommoding	[.] DISCOMMODING, ppr. Putting to inconvenience; giving trouble to.
16382	discommodious	[.] DISCOMMODIOUS, a. Inconvenient; troublesome.
16383	discommodity	[.] DISCOMMODITY, n. Inconvenience; trouble; hurt; disadvantage.
16384	discommon	[.] DISCOMMON, v.t. [dis and common.] [.] 1. To appropriate common land; to separate and inclose common. [.] 2. To deprive of the privileges of a place.
16385	discomplexion	[.] DISCOMPLEXION, v.t. To change the complexion or color. [Not used.]
16386	discompose	[.] DISCOMPOSE, v.t. discompoze. [dis and compose.] [.] 1. To unsettle; to disorder; to disturb; applied to things. [.] 2. To disturb peace and quietness; to agitate; to ruffle; applied to the temper or mind; expressing less agitation than fret and vex, or expressing ...
16387	discomposed	[.] DISCOMPOSED, pp. Unsettled; disordered; ruffled; agitated; disturbed.
16388	discomposing	[.] DISCOMPOSING, ppr. Unsettling; putting out of order; ruffling; agitating; disturbing tranquility.
16389	discomposition	[.] DISCOMPOSITION, n. Inconsistency. [Not used.]
16390	discomposure	[.] DISCOMPOSURE, n. Discompozhur. Disorder; agitation; disturbance; perturbation; as discomposure of mind.
16391	disconcert	[.] DISCONCERT, v.t. [dis and concert.] [.] 1. To break or interrupt any order, plan or harmonious scheme; to defeat; to frustrate. The emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy. Their schemes were disconcerted. [.] 2. To unsettle the mind; to discompose; to disturb; ...
16392	disconcerted	[.] DISCONCERTED, pp. Broken; interrupted; disordered; defeated; unsettled; discomposed; confused.
16393	disconcerting	[.] DISCONCERTING, ppr. Disordering; defeating; discomposing; disturbing.
16394	disconcertion	[.] DISCONCERTION, n. The act of disconcerting.
16395	disconformity	[.] DISCONFORMITY, n. [dis and conformity.] Want of agreement or conformity; inconsistency.
16396	discongruity	[.] DISCONGRUITY, n. [dis and congruity.] Want of congruity; incongruity; disagreement; inconsistency.
16397	disconnect	[.] DISCONNECT, v.t. [dis and connect.] To separate; to disunite; to dissolve connection. [.] [.] The commonwealth would, in a few generations, crumble away, be disconnected into the dust and powder of individuality-- [.] [.] This restriction disconnects bank paper ...
16398	disconnected	[.] DISCONNECTED, pp. Separated; disunited. This word is not synonymous with unconnected, though often confounded with it. Disconnected implies a previous connection; unconnected does not necessarily imply any previous union.
16399	disconnecting	[.] DISCONNECTING, ppr. Separating; disuniting.
16400	disconnection	[.] DISCONNECTION, n. The act of separating, or state of being disunited; separation; want of union. [.] [.] Nothing was therefore to be left in all the subordinate members, but weakness, disconnection and confusion.
16401	disconsent	[.] DISCONSENT, v.i.[dis and consent.] To differ; to disagree; not to consent.
16402	disconsolate	[.] DISCONSOLATE, a. [dis and L.] [See Console.] [.] 1. Destitute of comfort or consolation; sorrowful; hopeless or not expecting comfort; sad; dejected; melancholy; as a parent, bereaved of an only child and disconsolate. [.] 2. Not affording comfort; cheerless; as ...
16403	disconsolately	[.] DISCONSOLATELY, adv. In a disconsolate manner; without comfort.
16404	disconsolateness	[.] DISCONSOLATENESS, n. The state of being disconsolate or comfortless.
16405	disconsolation	[.] DISCONSOLATION, n. Want of comfort.
16406	discontent	[.] DISCONTENT, n. [dis and content.] Want of content; uneasiness or inquietude of mind; dissatisfaction at any present state of things. [.] DISCONTENT, a. Uneasy; dissatisfied. [.] DISCONTENT, v.t. To make uneasy at the present state; to dissatisfy.
16407	discontented	[.] DISCONTENTED, pp. or a. Uneasy in mind; dissatisfied; unquiet; as, discontented citizens make bad subjects.
16408	discontentedly	[.] DISCONTENTEDLY, adv. In a discontented manner or mood.
16409	discontentedness	[.] DISCONTENTEDNESS, n. Uneasiness of mind; inquietude; dissatisfaction.
16410	discontenting	[.] DISCONTENTING, a. Giving uneasiness.
16411	discontentment	[.] DISCONTENTMENT, n. The state of being uneasy in mind; uneasiness; inquietude; discontent.
16412	discontinuance	[.] DISCONTINUANCE, n. [See Discontinue.] [.] 1. Want of continuance; cessation; intermission; interruption of continuance; as a discontinuance of conversation or intercourse. [.] 2. Want of continued connection or cohesion of parts; want of union; disruption. [.] 3. ...
16413	discontinuation	[.] DISCONTINUATION, n. Breach or interruption of continuity; disruption of parts; separation of parts which form a connected series.
16414	discontinue	[.] DISCONTINUE, v.t. [dis and continue.] [.] 1. To leave off; to cause to cease, as a practice or habit; to stop; to put an end to; as, to discontinue the intemperate use of spirits. Inveterate customs are not discontinued without inconvenience. [.] [.] The depredations ...
16415	discontinued	[.] DISCONTINUED, pp. Left off; interrupted; broken off.
16416	discontinuer	[.] DISCONTINUER, n. One who discontinues a rule or practice.
16417	discontinuing	[.] DISCONTINUING, ppr. Ceasing; interrupting; breaking off.
16418	discontinuity	[.] DISCONTINUITY, n. Disunion of parts; want of cohesion.
16419	discontinuous	[.] DISCONTINUOUS, a. [.] 1. Broken off; interrupted. [.] 2. Separated; wide; gaping.
16420	disconvenience	[.] DISCONVENIENCE, n. [dis and convenience.] Incongruity; disagreement. [Little used.]
16421	disconvenient	[.] DISCONVENIENT, a. Incongruous.
16422	discord	[.] DISCORD, n. [L.] [.] 1. Disagreement among persons or things. Between persons, difference of opinions; variance; opposition; contention; strife; any disagreement which produces angry passions, contest, disputes, litigation or war. Discord may exist between families, ...
16423	discordance	[.] DISCORDANCE, DISCORDANCY, n. [L.] Disagreement; opposition; inconsistency; as a discordance of opinions, or of sounds.
16424	discordancy	[.] DISCORDANCE, DISCORDANCY, n. [L.] Disagreement; opposition; inconsistency; as a discordance of opinions, or of sounds.
16425	discordant	[.] DISCORDANT, a. [L.] [.] 1. Disagreeing; incongruous; contradictory; being at variance; as discordant opinions; discordant rules or principles. [.] 2. Opposite; contrarious; not coincident; as the discordant attractions of comets, or of different planets. [.] 3. ...
16426	discordantly	[.] DISCORDANTLY, adv. Dissonantly; in a discordant manner; inconsistently; in a manner to jar or clash; in disagreement with another, or with itself.
16427	discordful	[.] DISCORDFUL, a. Quarrelsome; contentious.
16428	discounsel	[.] DISCOUNSEL, v.t. To dissuade. [Not in use.]
16429	discount	[.] DISCOUNT, n. [See Count. Literally, a counting back or from.] [.] 1. A sum deducted for prompt or advanced payment; an allowance or deduction from a sum due, or from a credit; a certain rate per cent deducted from the credit price of goods sold, on account of prompt ...
16430	discount-day	[.] DISCOUNT-DAY, n. The day of the week on which a bank discounts notes and bills.
16431	discountable	[.] DISCOUNTABLE, a. That may be discounted. Certain forms are necessary to render notes discountable at a bank. A bill may be discountable for more than sixty days.
16432	discounted	[.] DISCOUNTED, pp. [.] 1. Deducted from a principal sum; paid back; refunded or allowed; as, the sum of five per cent was discounted. [.] 2. Having the amount lent on discount or deduction of a sum in advance; as, the bill was discounted for sixty days.
16433	discountenance	[.] DISCOUNTENANCE, v.t. [dis and countenance.] [.] 1. To abash; to ruffle or discompose the countenance; to put to shame; to put out of countenance. [Not used.] [.] [.] How would one look from his majestic brow--Discountenance her despised. [.] 2. To discourage; ...
16434	discountenanced	[.] DISCOUNTENANCED, pp. Abashed; discouraged; checked; frowned on.
16435	discountenancer	[.] DISCOUNTENANCER, n. One who discourages by cold treatment, frowns, censure or expression of disapprobation; one who checks or depresses by unfriendly regards.
16436	discountenancing	[.] DISCOUNTENANCING, ppr. Abashing; discouraging; checking by disapprobation or unfriendly regards.
16437	discounter	[.] DISCOUNTER, n. One who advances money on discounts.
16438	discounting	[.] DISCOUNTING, ppr. [.] 1. Deducting a sum for prompt or advanced payment. [.] 2. Lending on discount. [.] DISCOUNTING, n. The act or practice of lending money on discounts. [.] [.] The profitable business of a bank consists in discounting.
16439	discourage	[.] DISCOURAGE, v.t. discurage. [dis and courage. See Courage.] [.] 1. To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits; to deject; to deprive of confidence. [.] [.] Fathers, provoke not your children, lest they be discouraged. Colossians 3. [.] 2. ...
16440	discouraged	[.] DISCOURAGED, pp. Discuraged. Disheartened; deprived of courage or confidence; depressed in spirits; dejected; checked.
16441	discouragement	[.] DISCOURAGEMENT, n. Discuragement. [.] 1. The act of disheartening, or depriving of courage; the act of deterring or dissuading from an undertaking; the act of depressing confidence. [.] 2. That which destroys or abates courage; that which depresses confidence or ...
16442	discourager	[.] DISCOURAGER, n. Discurager. One who discourages; one who disheartens, or depresses the courage; one who impresses or fear of success; one who dissuades from an undertaking.
16443	discouraging	[.] DISCOURAGING, ppr. Discuraging. [.] 1. Disheartening; depressing courage. [.] 2. a. Tending to dishearten, or to depress the courage; as discouraging prospects.
16444	discourse	[.] DISCOURSE, n. Discors. [L., to run.] [.] 1. The act of the undertaking, by which it passes from premises to consequences; the act which connects propositions, and deduces conclusions from them. [This sense is now obsolete.] [.] 2. Literally, a running over a subject ...
16445	discourser	[.] DISCOURSER, n. [.] 1. One who discourses; a speaker; a haranguer. [.] 2. The writer of a treatise or dissertation.
16446	discoursing	[.] DISCOURSING, ppr. Talking; conversing; preaching; discussing; treating at some length or in a formal manner.
16447	discoursive	[.] DISCOURSIVE, a. [.] 1. Reasoning; passing from premises to consequences. [.] 2. Containing dialogue or conversation; interlocutory. [.] [.] The epic is interlaced with dialogue or discoursive scenes.
16448	discourteous	[.] DISCOURTEOUS, a. Discurteous. [dis and courteous.] Uncivil; rude; uncomplaisant; wanting in good manners; as discourteous knight.
16449	discourteously	[.] DISCOURTEOUSLY, adv. Discurteously. In a rude or uncivil manner; with incivility.
16450	discourtesy	[.] DISCOURTESY, n. Discurtesy. [dis and courtesy.] Incivility; rudeness of behavior or language; ill manners; act of disrespect. [.] [.] Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy.
16451	discourtship	[.] DISCOURTSHIP, n. Want of respect.
16452	discous	[.] DISCOUS, a. [L.] Broad; flat; wide; used of the middle plain and flat part of some flowers.
16453	discover	[.] DISCOVER, v.t. [See Cover.] [.] 1. Literally, to uncover; to remove a covering. Isaiah 22. [.] 2. To lay open to the view; to disclose; to show; to make visible; to expose to view something before unseen or concealed. [.] [.] Go, draw aside the curtains and discover ...
16454	discoverable	[.] DISCOVERABLE, a. [.] 1. That may be discovered; that may be brought to light, or exposed to view. [.] 2. That may be seen; as, many minute animals are discoverable only by the help of the microscope. [.] 3. That may be found out, or made known; as, the scriptures ...
16455	discovered	[.] DISCOVERED, pp. Uncovered; disclosed to view; laid open; revealed; espied or first seen; found out; detected.
16456	discoverer	[.] DISCOVERER, n. [.] 1. One who discovers; one who first sees or espies; one who finds out, or first comes to the knowledge of something. [.] 2. A scout; an explorer.
16457	discovering	[.] DISCOVERING, ppr. Uncovering; disclosing to view; laying open; revealing; making known; espying; finding out; detecting.
16458	discoverture	[.] DISCOVERTURE, n. A state of being released from coverture; freedom of a woman from the coverture of a husband.
16459	discovery	[.] DISCOVERY, n. [.] 1. The action of disclosing to view, or bringing to light; as, by the discovery of a plot, the public peace is preserved. [.] 2. Disclosure; a making known; as, a bankrupt is bound to make a full discovery of his estate and effects. [.] 3. The ...
16460	discredit	[.] DISCREDIT, n. [See the Verb.] [.] 1. Want of credit or good reputation; some degree of disgrace or reproach; disesteem; applied to persons or things. Frauds in manufactures bring them into discredit. [.] [.] It is the duty of every Christian to be concerned for ...
16461	discreditable	[.] DISCREDITABLE, a. Tending to injure credit; injurious to reputation; disgraceful; disreputable.
16462	discredited	[.] DISCREDITED, pp. Disbelieved; brought into disrepute; disgraced.
16463	discrediting	[.] DISCREDITING, ppr. Disbelieving; not trusting to; depriving of credit; disgracing.
16464	discreet	[.] DISCREET, a. [L., Gr. It is sometimes written discrete; the distinction between discreet and discrete are arbitrary, but perhaps not entirely useless. The literal sense is, separate, reserved, wary, hence discerning.] [.] 1. Prudent; wise in avoiding errors or evil, ...
16465	discreetly	[.] DISCREETLY, adv. Prudently; circumspectly; cautiously; with nice judgment of what is best to be done or omitted.
16466	discreetness	[.] DISCREETNESS, n. The quality of being discreet; discretion.
16467	discrepance	[.] DISCREPANCE, DISCREPANCY, n. [L., to give a different sound, to vary, to jar; to creak. See Crepitate.] Difference; disagreement; contrariety; applicable to facts or opinions. [.] [.] There is no real discrepancy between these tow genealogies.
16468	discrepancy	[.] DISCREPANCE, DISCREPANCY, n. [L., to give a different sound, to vary, to jar; to creak. See Crepitate.] Difference; disagreement; contrariety; applicable to facts or opinions. [.] [.] There is no real discrepancy between these tow genealogies.
16469	discrepant	[.] DISCREPANT, a. Different; disagreeing; contrary.
16470	discrete	[.] DISCRETE, a. [L. See Discreet.] [.] 1. Separate; distinct; disjunct. Discrete proportion is when the ratio of two or more pairs of numbers or quantities is the same, but there is not the same proportion between all the numbers; as 3:6::8:16, 3 bearing the same proportion ...
16471	discretion	[.] DISCRETION, n. [L, a separating. See Discreet.] [.] 1. Prudence, or knowledge and prudence; that discernment which enables a person to judge critically of what is correct and proper, united with caution; nice discernment and judgment, directed by circumspection, and ...
16472	discretional	[.] DISCRETIONARY, DISCRETIONAL, a. Left to discretion; unrestrained except by discretion or judgment; that is to be directed or managed by discretion only. Thus, the President of the United States is, in certain cases, invested with discretionary powers, to act according ...
16473	discretionally	[.] DISCRETIONARILY, DISCRETIONALLY, adv. At discretion; according to discretion.
16474	discretionarily	[.] DISCRETIONARILY, DISCRETIONALLY, adv. At discretion; according to discretion.
16475	discretionary	[.] DISCRETIONARY, DISCRETIONAL, a. Left to discretion; unrestrained except by discretion or judgment; that is to be directed or managed by discretion only. Thus, the President of the United States is, in certain cases, invested with discretionary powers, to act according ...
16476	discretive	[.] DISCRETIVE, a. [See Discreet and Discrete.] [.] 1. Disjunctive; noting separation or opposition. In logic, a discretive proposition expresses some distinction, opposition or variety, by means of but, though, yet, &c.; as, travelers change their climate, but not their ...
16477	discretively	[.] DISCRETIVELY, adv. In a discretive manner.
16478	discriminable	[.] DISCRIMINABLE, a. That may be discriminated.
16479	discriminate	[.] DISCRIMINATE, v.t. [l., difference, distinction; differently applied; Gr., L.] [.] 1. To distinguish; to observe the difference between; as, we may usually discriminate true from false modesty. [.] 2. To separate; to select from others; to make a distinction between; ...
16480	discriminated	[.] DISCRIMINATED, pp. Separated; distinguished.
16481	discriminately	[.] DISCRIMINATELY, adv. Distinctly; with minute distinction; particularly.
16482	discriminateness	[.] DISCRIMINATENESS, n. Distinctness; marked difference.
16483	discriminating	[.] DISCRIMINATING, ppr. [.] 1. Separating; distinguishing; marking with notes of difference. [.] 2.a. Distinguishing; peculiar; characterized by peculiar differences; as the discriminating doctrines of the gospel. [.] 3.a. That discriminates; able to make nice distinctions; ...
16484	discrimination	[.] DISCRIMINATION, n. [.] 1. The act of distinguishing; the act of making or observing a difference; distinction; as the discrimination between right and wrong. [.] 2. The state of being distinguished. [.] 3. Mark of distinction.
16485	discriminative	[.] DISCRIMINATIVE, a. [.] 1. That makes the mark of distinction; that constitutes the mark of difference; characteristic; as the discriminative features of men. [.] 2. That observes distinction; as discriminative providence.
16486	discriminatively	[.] DISCRIMINATIVELY, adv. With discrimination or distinction.
16487	discriminous	[.] DISCRIMINOUS, a. Hazardous. [Not used.]
16488	discubitory	[.] DISCUBITORY, a. [L., to lie down or lean.] Leaning; inclining; or fitted to a leaning posture.
16489	disculpate	[.] DISCULPATE, v.t. [L., a fault.] To free from blame or fault; to exculpate; to excuse. [.] [.] Neither does this effect of the independence of nations disculpate the author of an unjust war.
16490	disculpated	[.] DISCULPATED, pp. Cleared from blame; exculpated.
16491	disculpating	[.] DISCULPATING, ppr. Freeing from blame; excusing.
16492	discumbency	[.] DISCUMBENCY, n. [L. See Discubitory.] The act of leaning at meat, according to the manner of the ancients.
16493	discumber	[.] DISCUMBER, v.t. [dis and cumber.] To unburden; to throw off any thing cumbersome; to disengage from any troublesome weight, or impediment; to disencumber. [The latter is generally used.]
16494	discure	[.] DISCURE, v.t. To discover; to reveal. [Not used.]
16495	discurrent	[.] DISCURRENT, a. Not current. [Not used.]
16496	discursion	[.] DISCURSION, n. [L., to run.] A running or rambling about.
16497	discursist	[.] DISCURSIST, n. [See Discourse.] A disputer. [Not in use.]
16498	discursive	[.] DISCURSIVE, a. [L., supra.] [.] 1. Moving or roving about; desultory. [.] 2. Argumentative; reasoning; proceeding regularly from premises to consequences; sometimes written discursive. Whether brutes have a kind of discursive faculty.
16499	discursively	[.] DISCURSIVELY, adv. Argumentatively; in the form of reasoning or argument.
16500	discursiveness	[.] DISCURSIVENESS, n. Range or gradation of argument.
16501	discursory	[.] DISCURSORY, a. Argumental; rational.
16502	discus	[.] DISCUS, n. [L.] [.] 1. A quoit; a piece of iron, copper or stone, to be thrown in play; used by the ancients. [.] 2. In botany, the middle plain part of a radiated compound flower, generally consisting of small florets, with a hollow regular petal, as in the marigold ...
16503	discuss	[.] DISCUSS, v.t. [L.] Literally, to drive; to beat or to shake in pieces; to separate by beating or shaking. [.] 1. To disperse; to scatter; to dissolve; to repel; as, to discuss a tumor; a medical use of the word. [.] 2. To debate; to agitate by argument; to clear ...
16504	discussed	[.] DISCUSSED, pp. Dispersed; dissipated; debated; agitated; argued.
16505	discusser	[.] DISCUSSER, n. One who discusses; one who sifts or examines.
16506	discussing	[.] DISCUSSING, ppr. Dispersing; resolving; scattering; debating; agitating; examining by argument. [.] DISCUSSING, n. Discussion; examination.
16507	discussion	[.] DISCUSSION, n. [.] 1. In surgery, resolution; the dispersion of a tumor or any coagulated matter. [.] 2. Debate; disquisition; the agitation of a point or subject with a view to elicit truth; the treating of a subject by argument, to clear it of difficulties, and ...
16508	discussive	[.] DISCUSSIVE, a. Having the power to discuss, resolve or disperse tumors or coagulated matter. [.] DISCUSSIVE, n. A medicine that discusses; a discutient.
16509	discutient	[.] DISCUTIENT, a. [L.] Discussing; dispersing morbid matter. [.] DISCUTIENT, n. A medicine or application which disperses a tumor or any coagulated fluid in the body; sometimes it is equivalent to carminative.
16510	disdain	[.] DISDAIN, v.t. [L., to think worthy; worthy. See Dignity.] To think unworthy; to deem worthless; to consider to be unworthy of notice, care, regard, esteem, or unworthy of ones character; to scorn; to contemn. The man of elevated mind disdains a mean action; he disdains ...
16511	disdained	[.] DISDAINED, pp. Despised; contemned; scorned.
16512	disdainful	[.] DISDAINFUL, a. [.] 1. Full of disdain; as disdainful soul. [.] 2. Expressing disdain; as a disdainful look. [.] 3. Contemptuous; scornful; haughty; indignant.
16513	disdainfully	[.] DISDAINFULLY, adv. Contemptuously; with scorn; in a haughty manner.
16514	disdainfulness	[.] DISDAINFULNESS, n. Contempt; contemptuousness; haughty scorn.
16515	disdaining	[.] DISDAINING, ppr. Contemning; scorning. [.] DISDAINING, n. Contempt; scorn.
16516	disdiaclastic	[.] DISDIACLASTIC, a. An epithet given by Bartholine and others to a substance supposed to be crystal, but which is a fine pellucid spar, called also Iceland crystal, and by Dr. Hill, from its shape, parallelopipedum.
16517	disdiapason	[.] DISDIAPASON, BISDIAPASON, n. [See Diapason.] In music, a compound concord in the quadruple ratio of 4:1 or 8:2. [.] Disdiapason diapente, a cocord in a sectuple ratio of 1:6. [.] Disdiapason semi-diapente, a compound concord in the proportion of 16:3. [.] Disdiapason ...
16518	disease	[.] DISEASE, n. Dizeze. [dis and ease.] [.] 1. In its primary sense, pain, uneasiness, distress, and so used by Spenser; but in this sense, obsolete. [.] 2. The cause of pain or uneasiness; distemper; malady; sickness; disorder; any state of a living body in which the ...
16519	diseased	[.] DISEASED, pp. or a. Dizezed. Disordered; distempered; sick.
16520	diseasedness	[.] DISEASEDNESS, n. Dizezedness. The state of being diseased; a morbid state; sickness.
16521	diseaseful	[.] DISEASEFUL, a. Dizezeful. [.] 1. Abounding with disease; producing diseases; as diseaseful climate. [.] 2. Occasioning uneasiness.
16522	diseasement	[.] DISEASEMENT, n. Dizezement. Uneasiness; inconvenience.
16523	disedged	[.] DISEDGED, a [dis and edge.] Blunted; made dull.
16524	disembark	[.] DISEMBARK, v.t. [dis and embark.] To land; to debark; to remove from on board a ship to the land; to put on shore; applied particularly to the landing of troops and military apparatus; as, the general disembarked the troops at sun-rise. [.] DISEMBARK, v.i. To land; ...
16525	disembarked	[.] DISEMBARKED, pp. Landed; put on shore.
16526	disembarking	[.] DISEMBARKING, ppr. Landing; removing from on board a ship to land.
16527	disembarkment	[.] DISEMBARKMENT, n. The act of disembarking.
16528	disembarrass	[.] DISEMBARRASS, v.t. [dis and embarrass.] To free from embarrassment or perplexity; to clear; to extricate.
16529	disembarrassed	[.] DISEMBARRASSED, pp. Freed from embarrassment; extricated from difficulty.
16530	disembarrassing	[.] DISEMBARRASSING, ppr. Freeing from embarrassment or perplexity; extricating.
16531	disembarrassment	[.] DISEMBARRASSMENT, n. The act of extricating from perplexity.
16532	disembay	[.] DISEMBAY, v.t. To clear from a bay.
16533	disembitter	[.] DISEMBITTER, v.t. [dis and embitter.] To free from bitterness; to clear from acrimony; to render sweet or pleasant.
16534	disembodied	[.] DISEMBODIED, a. [dis and embodied.] [.] 1. Divested of the body; as disembodied spirits or souls. [.] 2. Separated; discharged from keeping in a body.
16535	disembody	[.] DISEMBODY, v.t. [.] 1. To divest of body; to free from flesh. [.] 2. To discharge from military array.
16536	disembogue	[.] DISEMBOGUE, v.t. [See Voice.] To pour out or discharge at the mouth, as a stream; to vent; to discharge into the ocean or a lake. [.] [.] Rolling down, the steep Timavus raves, and through nine channels disembogues his waves. [.] DISEMBOGUE, v.i. [.] 1. To ...
16537	disemboguement	[.] DISEMBOGUEMENT, n. Discharge of waters into the ocean or a lake.
16538	disembosom	[.] DISEMBOSOM, v.t. To separate from the bosom.
16539	disembowel	[.] DISEMBOWEL, v.t. [dis and embowel.] To take out the bowels; to take or draw from the bowels, as the web of a spider.
16540	disemboweled	[.] DISEMBOWELED, pp. Taken or drawn from the bowels. [.] [.] Disemboweled web.
16541	disemboweling	[.] DISEMBOWELING, ppr. Taking or drawing from the bowels.
16542	disembrangle	[.] DISEMBRANGLE, v.t. To free from litigation. [Not used.]
16543	disembroil	[.] DISEMBROIL, v.t. [dis and embroil.] To disentangle; to free from perplexity; to extricate from confusion.
16544	disembroiled	[.] DISEMBROILED, pp. Disentangled; cleared from perplexity or confusion.
16545	disembroiling	[.] DISEMBROILING, ppr. Disentangling; freeing from confusion.
16546	disenable	[.] DISENABLE, v.t. [dis and enable.] To deprive of power, natural or moral; to disable; to deprive of ability or means. A man may be disenabled to walk by lameness; and by poverty he is disenabled to support his family.
16547	disenabled	[.] DISENABLED, pp. Deprived of power, ability or means.
16548	disenabling	[.] DISENABLING, ppr. Depriving of power, ability or means.
16549	disenchant	[.] DISENCHANT, v.t. [dis and enchant.] To free from enchantment; to deliver from the power of charms or spells. [.] [.] Haste to thy work; a noble stroke or two ends all the charms, and disenchants the grove.
16550	disenchanted	[.] DISENCHANTED, pp. Delivered from enchantment, or the power of charms.
16551	disenchanting	[.] DISENCHANTING, ppr. Freeing from enchantment, or the influence of charms.
16552	disencumber	[.] DISENCUMBER, v.t. [dis and encumber.] [.] 1. To free from encumbrance; to deliver from clogs and impediments; to disburden; as, to disencumber troops of their baggage; to disencumber the soul of its body of clay; to disencumber the mind of its cares and griefs. [.] 2. ...
16553	disencumbered	[.] DISENCUMBERED, pp. Freed from incumbrance.
16554	disencumbering	[.] DISENCUMBERING, ppr. Freeing from incumbrance.
16555	disencumbrance	[.] DISENCUMBRANCE, n. Freedom or deliverance from incumbrance, or any thing burdensome or troublesome.
16556	disengage	[.] DISENGAGE, v.t. [dis and engage.] [.] 1. To separate, as a substance from any thing with which it is in union; to free; to loose; to liberate; as, to disengage a metal from extraneous substances. [.] [.] Caloric and light must be disengaged during the process. [.] 2. ...
16557	disengaged	[.] DISENGAGED, pp. [.] 1. Separated; detached; set free; released; disjoined; disentangled. [.] 2.a. Vacant; being at leisure; not particularly occupied; not having the attention confined to a particular object. [This word is thus used by mistake for unengaged, not ...
16558	disengagedness	[.] DISENGAGEDNESS, n. [.] 1. The quality or state of being disengaged; freedom from connection; disjunction. [.] 2. Vacuity of attention.
16559	disengagement	[.] DISENGAGEMENT, n. [.] 1. A setting free; separation; extrication. [.] [.] It is easy to render this disengagement of caloric and light evident to the senses. [.] 2. The act of separating or detaching. [.] 3. Liberation or release from obligation. [.] 4. Freedom ...
16560	disengaging	[.] DISENGAGING, ppr. Separating; loosing; setting free; detaching; liberating; releasing from obligation.
16561	disennoble	[.] DISENNOBLE, v.t. To deprive of title, or of that which ennobles.
16562	disenroll	[.] DISENROLL, v.i. To erase from a roll or list.
16563	disenslave	[.] DISENSLAVE, v.t. To free from bondage.
16564	disentangle	[.] DISENTANGLE, v.t. [dis and entangle.] [.] 1. To unravel; to unfold; to untwist; to loose, separate or disconnect things which are interwove, or united without order; as, to disentangle net-work; to disentangle a skain of yarn. [.] 2. To free; to extricate from perplexity; ...
16565	disentangled	[.] DISENTANGLED, pp. Freed from entanglement; extricated.
16566	disentangling	[.] DISENTANGLING, ppr. Freeing from entanglement; extricated.
16567	disenter	[.] DISENTER. [See Disinter.]
16568	disenthrone	[.] DISENTHRONE, v.t. [dis and enthrone.] To dethrone; to depose from sovereign authority; as, to disenthrone a king.
16569	disenthroned	[.] DISENTHRONED, pp. Deposed; deprived of sovereign power.
16570	disenthroning	[.] DISENTHRONING, ppr. Deposing; depriving of royal authority.
16571	disentitle	[.] DISENTITLE, v.t. To deprive of title.
16572	disentrance	[.] DISENTRANCE, v.t. [dis and entrance.] To awaken from a trance, or from deep sleep; to arouse from a reverie.
16573	disentranced	[.] DISENTRANCED, pp. Awakened from a trance, sleep or reverie.
16574	disentrancing	[.] DISENTRANCING, ppr. Arousing from a trance, sleep or reverie.
16575	disespouse	[.] DISESPOUSE, v.t. disespouz. [dis and espouse.] To separate after espousal or plighted faith; to divorce.
16576	disespoused	[.] DISESPOUSED, pp. Separated after espousal; released from obligation to marry.
16577	disespousing	[.] DISESPOUSING, ppr. Separating after plighted faith.
16578	disesteem	[.] DISESTEEM, n. [dis and esteem.] Want of esteem; slight dislike; disregard. It expresses less than hatred or contempt. [.] DISESTEEM, v.t. To dislike in a moderate degree; to consider with disregard, disapprobation, dislike or slight contempt; to slight. [.] [.] But ...
16579	disesteemed	[.] DISESTEEMED, pp. Disliked; slighted.
16580	disesteeming	[.] DISESTEEMING, ppr. Disliking; slighting.
16581	disexercise	[.] DISEXERCISE, v.t. To deprive of exercise. [A bad word.]
16582	disfancy	[.] DISFANCY, v.t. To dislike. [Not used.]
16583	disfavor	[.] DISFAVOR, n. [dis and favor.] [.] 1. Dislike; slight displeasure; discountenance; unfavorable regard; disesteem; as, the conduct of the minister incurred the disfavor of his sovereign. [.] 2. A state of unacceptableness; a state in which one is not esteemed or favored, ...
16584	disfavored	[.] DISFAVORED, pp. Discountenanced; not favored.
16585	disfavorer	[.] DISFAVORER, n. One who discountenances.
16586	disfavoring	[.] DISFAVORING, ppr. Discountenancing.
16587	disfiguration	[.] DISFIGURATION, n. [See Disfigure.] [.] 1. The act of disfiguring, or marring external form. [.] 2. The state of being disfigured; some degree of deformity.
16588	disfigure	...
16589	disfigured	[.] DISFIGURED, pp. Changed to a worse form; impaired in form or appearance.
16590	disfigurement	[.] DISFIGUREMENT, n. Change of external form to the worse; defacement of beauty.
16591	disfigurer	[.] DISFIGURER, n. One who disfigures.
16592	disfiguring	[.] DISFIGURING, ppr. Injuring the form or shape; impairing the beauty of form.
16593	disforest	[.] DISFOREST. [See Disafforest.]
16594	disfranchise	[.] DISFRANCHISE, v.t. [dis and franchise.] To deprive of the rights and privileges of a free citizen; to deprive of chartered rights and immunities; to deprive of any franchise, as of the right of voting in elections, &c.
16595	disfranchised	[.] DISFRANCHISED, pp. Deprived of the rights and privileges of a free citizen, or of some particular franchise.
16596	disfranchisement	[.] DISFRANCHISEMENT, n. The act of disfranchising, or depriving of the privileges of a free citizen, or of some particular immunity.
16597	disfranchising	[.] DISFRANCHISING, ppr. Depriving of the privileges of a free citizen, or of some particular immunity.
16598	disfriar	[.] DISFRIAR, v.t. [dis and friar.] To deprive of the state of a friar. [Not used.]
16599	disfurnish	[.] DISFURNISH, v.t. [dis and furnish.] To deprive of furniture; to strip of apparatus, habiliments or equipage.
16600	disfurnished	[.] DISFURNISHED, pp. Deprived of furniture; stripped of apparatus.
16601	disfurnishing	[.] DISFURNISHING, ppr. Depriving of furniture or apparatus.
16602	disgallant	[.] DISGALLANT, v.t. To deprive of gallantry. [Not used.]
16603	disgarnish	[.] DISGARNISH, v.t. [dis and garnish.] [.] 1. To divest of garniture or ornaments. [.] 2. To deprive of a garrison, guns and military apparatus; to degarnish.
16604	disgarrison	[.] DISGARRISON, v.t. To deprive of a garrison.
16605	disgavel	[.] DISGAVEL, v.t. [See Gavelkind.] To take away the tenure of gavelkind.
16606	disgaveled	[.] DISGAVELED, pp. Deprived of the tenure by gavelkind.
16607	disgaveling	[.] DISGAVELING, ppr. Taking away tenure by gavelkind.
16608	disglorify	[.] DISGLORIFY, v.t. [dis and glorify.] To deprive of glory; to treat with indignity. The participle disglorified is used by Milton; but the word is little used.
16609	disgorge	[.] DISGORGE, v.t. disgorj. [.] 1. To eject or discharge from the stomach, throat or mouth; to vomit. [.] 2. To throw out with violence; to discharge violently or in great quantities from a confined place. Thus, volcanoes are said to disgorge streams of burning lava, ...
16610	disgorged	[.] DISGORGED, pp. Ejected; discharged from the stomach or mouth; thrown out with violence and in great quantities.
16611	disgorgement	[.] DISGORGEMENT, n. Disgorjment. The act of disgorging; a vomiting.
16612	disgorging	[.] DISGORGING, ppr. Discharging from the throat or mouth; vomiting; ejecting with violence and in great quantities.
16613	disgospel	[.] DISGOSPEL, v.i. [dis and gospel.] To differ from the precepts of the gospel. [Not used.]
16614	disgrace	[.] DISGRACE, n. [dis and grace.] [.] 1. A state of being out of favor; disfavor; disesteem; as, the minister retired from court in disgrace. [.] 2. State of ignominy; dishonor; shame. [.] 3. Cause of shame; as, to turn the back to the enemy is a foul disgrace; every ...
16615	disgraced	[.] DISGRACED, pp. Put out of favor; brought under reproach; dishonored.
16616	disgraceful	[.] DISGRACEFUL, a. Shameful; reproachful; dishonorable; procuring shame; sinking reputation. Cowardice is disgraceful to a soldier. Intemperance and profaneness are disgraceful to a man, but more disgraceful to a woman.
16617	disgracefully	[.] DISGRACEFULLY, adv. [.] 1. With disgrace. [.] [.] The senate have cast you forth disgracefully. [.] 2. Shamefully; reproachfully; ignominiously; in a disgraceful manner; as the troops fled disgracefully.
16618	disgracefulness	[.] DISGRACEFULNESS, n. Ignominy; shamefulness.
16619	disgracer	[.] DISGRACER, n. One who disgraces; one who exposes to disgrace; one who brings into disgrace, shame or contempt.
16620	disgracing	[.] DISGRACING, ppr. Bringing reproach on; dishonoring.
16621	disgracious	[.] DISGRACIOUS, a. [dis and gracious.] Ungracious; unpleasing.
16622	disgregate	[.] DISGREGATE, v.t. To separate; to disperse. [Little used.]
16623	disguise	[.] DISGUISE, v.t. disgize. [.] 1. To conceal by an unusual habit, or mask. Men sometimes disguise themselves fro the purpose of committing crimes without danger of detection. They disguise their faces in a masquerade. [.] 2. To hide by a counterfeit appearance; to ...
16624	disguised	[.] DISGUISED, pp. Concealed by a counterfeit habit or appearance; intoxicated.
16625	disguisement	[.] DISGUISEMENT, n. Dress of concealment; false appearance.
16626	disguiser	[.] DISGUISER, n. [.] 1. One who disguises himself or another. [.] 2. He or that which disfigures.
16627	disguising	[.] DISGUISING, ppr. Concealing by a counterfeit dress, or by a false show; intoxicating.
16628	disgust	[.] DISGUST, n. [L.] [.] 1. Disrelish; distaste; aversion to the taste of food or drink; an unpleasant sensation excited int he organs of taste by something disagreeable, and when extreme, producing loathing or nausea. [.] 2. Dislike; aversion; an unpleasant sensation ...
16629	disgusted	[.] DISGUSTED, pp. Displeased; offended.
16630	disgustful	[.] DISGUSTFUL, a. Offensive to the taste; nauseous; exciting aversion in the natural or moral taste.
16631	disgusting	[.] DISGUSTING, ppr. [.] 1. Provoking aversion; offending the taste. [.] 2. a. Provoking dislike; odious; hateful; as disgusting servility.
16632	disgustingly	[.] DISGUSTINGLY, adv. In a manner to give disgust.
16633	dish	[.] DISH, n. [Gr., L. It is the same word as disk and desk, and seems to signify something flat, plain or extended.] [.] 1. A broad open vessel, made of various materials, used for serving up meat and various kinds of food at the table. It is sometimes used for a deep ...
16634	dish-cloth	[.] DISH-CLOTH, DISH-CLOUT, n. A cloth used for washing and wiping dishes.
16635	dish-washer	[.] DISH-WASHER, n. The name of a bird, the mergus.
16636	dish-water	[.] DISH-WATER, n. Water in which dishes are washed.
16637	dishabil	[.] DISHABILLE, DISHABIL, n. [See Habit.] An undress; a loose negligent dress for the morning. But see Deshabille, the French and more correct orthography. Dryden uses the word as a participle. Queens are not to be too negligently dressed or dishabille. In this use, he ...
16638	dishabille	[.] DISHABILLE, DISHABIL, n. [See Habit.] An undress; a loose negligent dress for the morning. But see Deshabille, the French and more correct orthography. Dryden uses the word as a participle. Queens are not to be too negligently dressed or dishabille. In this use, he ...
16639	dishabit	[.] DISHABIT, v.t. To drive from a habitation. [Not in use.]
16640	disharmonious	[.] DISHARMONIOUS, a. Incongruous. [See Unharmonious.]
16641	disharmony	[.] DISHARMONY, n. [dis and harmony.] Want of harmony; discord; incongruity. [Not used.]
16642	dishearten	[.] DISHEARTEN, v.t. dishartn. [dis and heart.] To discourage; to deprive of courage; to depress the spirits; to deject; to impress with fear; as, it is weakness to be disheartened by small obstacles.
16643	disheartened	[.] DISHEARTENED, pp. Dishartned. Discouraged; depressed in spirits; cast down.
16644	disheartening	[.] DISHEARTENING, ppr. Dishartning. Discouraging; depressing the spirits.
16645	dished	[.] DISHED, pp. Put in a dish or dishes.
16646	disheir	[.] DISHEIR, v.t. dizare. To debar from inheriting. [Not in use.]
16647	disherison	[.] DISHERISON, n. [See Disherit.] The act of disinheriting, or cutting off from inheritance.
16648	disherit	[.] DISHERIT, v.t. [See Heir.] To disinherit; to cut off from the possession or enjoyment of an inheritance. [See Disinherit, which is more generally used.]
16649	disheritance	[.] DISHERITANCE, n. The state of disheriting or of being disinherited.
16650	disherited	[.] DISHERITED, pp. Cut off from an inheritance or hereditary succession.
16651	disheriting	[.] DISHERITING, ppr. Cutting off from an inheritance.
16652	dishevel	[.] DISHEVEL, v.t. [L.] To spread the hair loosely; to suffer the hair of the head to hang negligently, and to flow without confinement; used chiefly in the passive participle. [.] DISHEVEL, v.i. To spread in disorder.
16653	disheveled	[.] DISHEVELED, pp. or a. Hanging loosely and negligently without confinement; flowing in disorder; as disheveled locks.
16654	disheveling	[.] DISHEVELING, ppr. Spreading loosely.
16655	dishing	[.] DISHING, pp. [See Dish.] [.] 1. Putting in a dish or dishes. [.] 2. a. Concave; having the hollow form of a dish.
16656	dishonest	[.] DISHONEST, a. Dizonest. [dis and honest.] [.] 1. Void of honesty; destitute of probity, integrity or good faith; faithless; fraudulent; knavish; having or exercising a disposition to deceive, cheat and defraud; applied to persons; as a dishonest man. [.] 2. Proceeding ...
16657	dishonestly	[.] DISHONESTLY, adv. Dizonestly. [.] 1. In a dishonest manner; without good faith, probity or integrity; with fraudulent views; knavishly. [.] 2. Lewdly; unchastely.
16658	dishonesty	[.] DISHONESTY, n. Dizonesty. [.] 1. Want of probity, or integrity in principle; faithlessness; a disposition to cheat or defraud, or to deceive and betray; applied to persons. [.] 2. Violation of trust or of justice; fraud; treachery; any deviation from probity or ...
16659	dishonor	[.] DISHONOR, n. Dizonor. [dis and honor.] Reproach; disgrace; ignominy; shame; whatever constitutes a stain or blemish in the reputation. [.] [.] It was not meet for us to see the kings dishonor. Ezra 4. [.] It may express less than ignominy and infamy. [.] DISHONOR, ...
16660	dishonorable	[.] DISHONORABLE, a. [.] 1. Shameful; reproachful; base; vile; bringing shame on; staining the character, and lessening reputation. Every act of meanness, and every vice is dishonorable. [.] 2. Destitute of honor; as a dishonorable man. [.] 3. In a state of neglect ...
16661	dishonorably	[.] DISHONORABLY, adv. Reproachfully; in a dishonorable manner.
16662	dishonorary	[.] DISHONORARY, a. Dizonorary. Bringing dishonor on; tending to disgrace; lessening reputation.
16663	dishonored	[.] DISHONORED, pp. Disgraced; brought into disrepute.
16664	dishonorer	[.] DISHONORER, n. One who dishonors or disgraces; one who treats another with indignity.
16665	dishonoring	[.] DISHONORING, ppr. Disgracing; bringing into disrepute; treating with indignity.
16666	dishorn	[.] DISHORN, v.t. [dis and horn.] To deprive of horns.
16667	dishorned	[.] DISHORNED, pp. Stripped of horns.
16668	dishumor	[.] DISHUMOR, n. [dis and humor.] Peevishness; ill humor. [Little used.]
16669	disimpark	[.] DISIMPARK, v.t. [dis, in and park.] To free from the barriers of a park; to free from restraints or seclusion. [Little used.]
16670	disimprovement	[.] DISIMPROVEMENT, n. [dis and improvement.] Reduction from a better to a worse state; the contrary to improvement or melioration; as the disimprovement of the earth. [Little used.]
16671	disincarcerate	[.] DISINCARCERATE, v.t. [dis and incarcerate.] To liberate from prison; to set free from confinement. [Not much used.]
16672	disinclination	[.] DISINCLINATION, n. [dis and inclination.] Want of inclination; want of propensity, desire or affection; slight dislike; aversion; expressing less than hate. [.] [.] Disappointment gave him a disinclination to the fair sex.
16673	disincline	[.] DISINCLINE, v.t. [dis and incline.] To excite dislike or slight aversion; to make disaffected; to alienate from. His timidity disinclined him from such an arduous enterprise.
16674	disinclined	[.] DISINCLINED, pp. Not inclined; averse.
16675	disinclining	[.] DISINCLINING, ppr. Exciting dislike or slight aversion.
16676	disincorporate	[.] DISINCORPORATE, v.t. [.] 1. To deprive of corporate powers; to disunite a corporate body, or an established society. [.] 2. To detach or separate from a corporation or society.
16677	disincorporation	[.] DISINCORPORATION, n. Deprivation of the rights and privileges of a corporation.
16678	disinfect	[.] DISINFECT, v.t. [dis and infect.] To cleanse from infection; to purify from contagious matter.
16679	disinfected	[.] DISINFECTED, pp. Cleansed from infection.
16680	disinfecting	[.] DISINFECTING, ppr. Purifying from infection.
16681	disinfection	[.] DISINFECTION, n. Purification from infecting matter.
16682	disingenuity	[.] DISINGENUITY, n. [dis and ingenuity.] Meanness of artifice; unfairness; disingenuousness; want of candor. [This word is little used, or not at all, in the sense here explained. See Ingenuity. We now use in lieu of it disingenuousness.]
16683	disingenuous	[.] DISINGENUOUS, a. [dis and ingenuous.] [.] 1. Unfair; not open, frank and candid; meanly artful; illiberal; applied to persons. [.] 2. Unfair; meanly artful; unbecoming true honor and dignity; as disingenuous conduct; disingenuous schemes.
16684	disingenuously	[.] DISINGENUOUSLY, adv. In a disingenuous manner; unfairly; not openly and candidly; with secret management.
16685	disingenuousness	[.] DISINGENUOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. Unfairness; want of candor; low craft; as the disingenuousness of a man, or of his mind. [.] 2. Characterized by unfairness, as conduct or practices.
16686	disinherison	[.] DISINHERISON, n. [dis and inherit.] [.] 1. The act of cutting off from hereditary succession; the act of disinheriting. [.] 2. The state of being disinherited.
16687	disinherit	[.] DISINHERIT, v.t. [dis and inherit.] To cut off from hereditary right; to deprive of an inheritance; to prevent as an heir from coming into possession of any property or right, which, by law or custom, would devolve on him in the course of descent. A father sometimes ...
16688	disinherited	[.] DISINHERITED, pp. Cut off from an inheritance.
16689	disinheriting	[.] DISINHERITING, ppr. Depriving of an hereditary estate or right.
16690	disintegrable	[.] DISINTEGRABLE, a. [dis and integer.] That may be separated into integrant parts; capable of disintegration. [.] [.] Argillo-calcite is readily disintegrable by exposure to the atmosphere.
16691	disintegrate	[.] DISINTEGRATE, v.t. [dis and integer.] To separate the integrant parts of. [.] [.] Marlites are not disintegrated by exposure to the atmosphere, at least in six years.
16692	disintegrated	[.] DISINTEGRATED, pp. Separated into integrant parts without chemical action.
16693	disintegration	[.] DISINTEGRATION, n. The act of separating integrant parts of a substance, as distinguished from decomposition or the separation of constituent parts.
16694	disinter	[.] DISINTER, v.t. [dis and inter.] [.] 1. To take out of a grave, or out of the earth; as, to disinter a dead body that is buried. [.] 2. To take out as from a grave; to bring from obscurity into view. [.] [.] The philosopher--may be concealed in a plebeian, which ...
16695	disinteressed	[.] DISINTERESSED, DISINTERESSMENT, [See Disinterested, &c.]
16696	disinteressment	[.] DISINTERESSED, DISINTERESSMENT, [See Disinterested, &c.]
16697	disinterest	[.] DISINTEREST, n. [dis and interest.] [.] 1. What is contrary to the interest or advantage; disadvantage; injury. [Little used or not at all.] [.] 2. Indifference to profit; want of regard to private advantage. [.] DISINTEREST, v.t. To disengage from private ...
16698	disinterested	[.] DISINTERESTED, a. [.] 1. Uninterested; indifferent; free from self-interest; having no personal interest or private advantage in a question or affair. It is important that a judge should be perfectly disinterested. [.] 2. Not influenced or dictated by private advantage; ...
16699	disinterestedly	[.] DISINTERESTEDLY, adv. In a disinterested manner.
16700	disinterestedness	[.] DISINTERESTEDNESS, n. The state or quality of having no personal interest or private advantage in a question or event; freedom from bias or prejudice, on account of private interest; indifference.
16701	disinteresting	[.] DISINTERESTING, a. Uninteresting. [The latter is the word now used.]
16702	disinterment	[.] DISINTERMENT, n. The act of disinterring, or taking out of the earth.
16703	disinterred	[.] DISINTERRED, pp. Taken out of the earth or grave.
16704	disinterring	[.] DISINTERRING, ppr. Taking out of the earth, or out of a grave.
16705	disinthrall	[.] DISINTHRALL, v.t. [dis and enthrall.] To liberate from slavery, bondage or servitude; to free or rescue from oppression.
16706	disinthralled	[.] DISINTHRALLED, pp. Set free from bondage.
16707	disinthralling	[.] DISINTHRALLING, ppr. Delivering from slavery or servitude.
16708	disinthrallment	[.] DISINTHRALLMENT, n. Liberation from bondage; emancipation from slavery.
16709	disinure	[.] DISINURE, v.t. [dis and inure.] To deprive of familiarity or custom.
16710	disinvite	[.] DISINVITE, v.t. To recall an invitation.
16711	disinvolve	[.] DISINVOLVE, v.t. disinvolv. [dis and involve.] To uncover; to unfold or unroll; to disentangle.
16712	disjoin	[.] DISJOIN, v.t. [dis and join.] To part; to disunite; to separate; to sunder.
16713	disjoined	[.] DISJOINED, pp. Disunited; separated.
16714	disjoining	[.] DISJOINING, ppr. Disuniting; severing.
16715	disjoint	[.] DISJOINT, v.t. [dis and joint.] [.] 1. To separate a joint; to separate parts united by joints; as, to disjoint the limbs; to disjoint bones; to disjoint a fowl in carving. [.] 2. To put out of joint; to force out of its socket; to dislocate. [.] 3. To separate ...
16716	disjointed	[.] DISJOINTED, pp. Separated at the joints; parted limb from limb; carved; put out of joint; not coherent.
16717	disjointing	[.] DISJOINTING, ppr. Separating joints; disjoining limb from limb; breaking at the seams or junctures; rendering incoherent.
16718	disjointly	[.] DISJOINTLY, adv. In a divided state.
16719	disjudication	[.] DISJUDICATION, n. [L.] Judgment; determination. [Not used.]
16720	disjunct	[.] DISJUNCT, a. [L., to join.] Disjoined; separated.
16721	disjunction	[.] DISJUNCTION, n. [L.] The act of disjoining; disunion; separation; a parting; as the disjunction of soul and body.
16722	disjunctive	[.] DISJUNCTIVE, a. [.] 1. Separating; disjoining. [.] 2. Incapable of union. [Unusual.] [.] 3. In grammar, a disjunctive conjunction or connective, is a word which unites sentences or the parts of discourse in construction, but disjoins the sense, noting an alternative ...
16723	disjunctively	[.] DISJUNCTIVELY, adv. In a disjunctive manner; separately.
16724	disk	[.] DISK, n. [L. See Dish and Desk.] [.] 1. The body and face of the sun, moon or a planet, as it appears to us on the earth; or the body and face of the earth, as it appears to a spectator in the moon. [.] 2. A quoit; a piece of stone, iron or copper, inclining to ...
16725	diskindness	[.] DISKINDNESS, n. [dis and kindness.] [.] 1. Want of kindness; unkindness; want of affection. [.] 2. Ill turn; injury; detriment.
16726	dislike	[.] DISLIKE, n. [dis and like.] [.] 1. Disapprobation; disinclination; displeasure; aversion; a moderate degree of hatred. A man shows his dislike to measures which he disapproves, to a proposal which he is disinclined to accept, and to food which he does not relish. ...
16727	disliked	[.] DISLIKED, pp. Disapproved; disrelished.
16728	dislikeful	[.] DISLIKEFUL, a. Disliking; disaffected. [Not used.]
16729	disliken	[.] DISLIKEN, v.t. To make unlike.
16730	dislikeness	[.] DISLIKENESS, n. [dis and likeness.] Unlikeness; want of resemblance; dissimilitude.
16731	disliker	[.] DISLIKER, n. One who disapproves, or disrelishes.
16732	disliking	[.] DISLIKING, ppr. Disapproving; disrelishing.
16733	dislimb	[.] DISLIMB, v.t. dislim. To tear the limbs from.
16734	dislimn	[.] DISLIMN, v.t. dislim. To strike out of a picture. [Not in use.]
16735	dislocate	[.] DISLOCATE, v.t. [dis and locate, L., place.] To displace; to put out of its proper place; particularly, to put out of joint; to disjoint; to move a bone from its socket, cavity or place of articulation.
16736	dislocated	[.] DISLOCATED, pp. Removed from its proper place; put out of joint.
16737	dislocating	[.] DISLOCATING, ppr. Putting out of its proper place or out of joint.
16738	dislocation	[.] DISLOCATION, n. [.] 1. The act of moving from its proper place; particularly, the act of removing or forcing a bone from its socket; luxation. [.] 2. The sate of being displaced. [.] 3. A joint displaced. [.] 4. In geology, the displacement of parts of rocks, ...
16739	dislodge	[.] DISLODGE, v.t. dislodj. [dis and lodge.] [.] 1. To remove or drive from a lodge or place or rest; to drive from the place where a thing naturally rests or inhabits. Shells resting int he sea at a considerable depth, are not dislodged by storms. [.] 2. To drive from ...
16740	dislodged	[.] DISLODGED, pp. Driven from a lodge or place of rest; removed from a place of habitation, or from any station.
16741	dislodging	[.] DISLODGING, ppr. Driving from a lodge or place of rest; removed from a place of habitation, or from any station. [.] DISLODGING, ppr. Driving from a lodge, from a place of rest or retreat, or from any station.
16742	disloyal	[.] DISLOYAL, a. [dis and loyal.] [.] 1. Not true to allegiance; false to a sovereign; faithless; as a disloyal subject. [.] 2. False; perfidious; treacherous; as a disloyal knave. [.] 3. Not true to the marriage-bed. [.] 4. False in love; not constant.
16743	disloyally	[.] DISLOYALLY, adv. In a disloyal manner; with violation of faith or duty to a sovereign; faithlessly; perfidiously.
16744	disloyalty	[.] DISLOYALTY, n. [.] 1. Want of fidelity to a sovereign; violation of allegiance, or duty to a prince or sovereign authority. [.] 2. Want of fidelity in love.
16745	dismal	[.] DISMAL, a. s as z. [I am not satisfied with the etymologies of this word which I have seen. ] [.] 1. Dark; gloomy; as a dismal shade. [.] 2. Sorrowful; dire; horrid; melancholy; calamitous; unfortunate; as a dismal accident; dismal effects. [.] 3. Frightful; horrible; ...
16746	dismally	[.] DISMALLY, adv. Gloomily; horrible; sorrowfully; uncomfortably.
16747	dismalness	[.] DISMALNESS, n. Gloominess; horror.
16748	dismantle	[.] DISMANTLE, v.t. [dis and mantle.] [.] 1. To deprive of dress; to strip; to divest. [.] 2. To loose; to throw open. [.] 3. More generally, to deprive or strip of apparatus, or furniture; to unrig; as, to dismantle a ship. [.] 4. To deprive or strip of military ...
16749	dismantled	[.] DISMANTLED, pp. Divested; stripped of furniture; unrigged.
16750	dismantling	[.] DISMANTLING, ppr. Stripping of dress; depriving of apparatus or furniture.
16751	dismask	[.] DISMASK, v.t. [dis and mask.] To strip off a mask; to uncover; to remove that which conceals.
16752	dismasked	[.] DISMASKED, pp. Divested of a mask; stripped of covering or disguise; uncovered.
16753	dismasking	[.] DISMASKING, ppr. Stripping of a mask or covering.
16754	dismast	[.] DISMAST, v.t. [dis and mast.] To deprive of a mast or masts; to break and carry away the masts from; as, a storm dismated the ship.
16755	dismasted	[.] DISMASTED, pp. Deprived of a mast or masts.
16756	dismasting	[.] DISMASTING, ppr. Stripping of masts.
16757	dismastment	[.] DISMASTMENT, n. The act of dismasting; the state of being dismasted.
16758	dismay	[.] DISMAY, v.t. To deprive of that strength or firmness of mind which constitutes courage; to discourage; to dishearten; to sink or depress the spirits or resolution; hence, to affright or terrify. [.] [.] Be strong, and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou ...
16759	dismayed	[.] DISMAYED, pp. Disheartened; deprived of courage.
16760	dismayedness	[.] DISMAYEDNESS, n. A state of being dismayed; dejection of courage; dispiritedness. [A useless word, and not used.]
16761	dismaying	[.] DISMAYING, ppr. Depriving of courage.
16762	disme	[.] DISME, DIME, n. A tenth part; a tithe.
16763	dismember	[.] DISMEMBER, v.t. [dis and member.] [.] 1. To divide limb from limb; to separate a member from the body; to tear or cut in pieces; to dilacerate; to mutilate. [.] [.] Fowls obscene dismembered his remains. [.] 2. To separate a part from the main body; to divide; ...
16764	dismembered	[.] DISMEMBERED, pp. Divided member from member; torn or cut in pieces; divided by the separation of a part from the main body.
16765	dismembering	[.] DISMEMBERING, ppr. Separating a limb or limbs from the body; dividing by taking a part or parts from the body. [.] DISMEMBERING, n. Mutilation.
16766	dismemberment	[.] DISMEMBERMENT, n. The act of severing a limb or limbs from the body; the act of tearing or cutting in pieces; mutilation; the act of severing a part from the main body; division; separation. [.] [.] He pointed out the danger of a dismemberment of the republic.
16767	dismettled	[.] DISMETTLED, a. Destitute of fire or spirit. [Not much used.]
16768	dismiss	[.] DISMISS, v.t. [L.] [.] 1. To send away; properly, to give leave of departure; to permit to depart; implying authority in a person to retain or keep. The town clerk dismissed the assembly. [.] 2. To discard; to remove from office, service or employment. The king ...
16769	dismissal	[.] DISMISSAL, n. Dismission.
16770	dismissed	[.] DISMISSED, pp. Sent away; permitted to depart; removed from office or employment.
16771	dismissing	[.] DISMISSING, ppr. Sending away; giving leave to depart; removing from office or service.
16772	dismission	[.] DISMISSION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The act of sending away; leave to depart; as the dismission of the grand jury. [.] 2. Removal from office or employment; discharge, either with honor or disgrace. [.] 3. An act requiring departure. [Not usual.] [.] 4. Removal of a ...
16773	dismissive	[.] DISMISSIVE, a. Giving dismission.
16774	dismortgage	[.] DISMORTGAGE, v.t. dismorgage. To redeem from mortgage.
16775	dismount	[.] DISMOUNT, v.i. [dis and mount.] [.] 1. To alight from a horse; to descend or get off, as a rider from a beast; as, the officer ordered his troops to dismount. [.] 2. To descend from an elevation. [.] DISMOUNT, v.t. [.] 1. To throw or remove from a horse; ...
16776	dismounted	[.] DISMOUNTED, pp. [.] 1. Thrown from a horse, or from an elevation; unhorsed, or removed from horses by order; as dismounted troops. Applied to horses, it signifies unfit for service. [.] 2. Thrown or removed from carriages.
16777	dismounting	[.] DISMOUNTING, ppr. Throwing from a horse; unhorsing; removing from an elevation; throwing or removing from carriages.
16778	disnaturalize	[.] DISNATURALIZE, v.t. To make alien; to deprive of the privileges of birth.
16779	disnatured	[.] DISNATURED, a. Deprived or destitute of natural feelings; unnatural.
16780	disobedience	[.] DISOBEDIENCE, n. [dis and obedience.] [.] 1. Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or prohibition; the omission of that which is commanded to be done, or the doing of that which is forbid; breach of duty prescribed by authority. [.] [.] By one mans ...
16781	disobedient	[.] DISOBEDIENT, a. [.] 1. Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or rules prescribed by authority; as children disobedient to parents; citizens disobedient to the laws. [.] [.] I ...
16782	disobey	[.] DISOBEY, v.t. [dis and obey.] To neglect or refuse to obey; to omit or refuse to do what is commanded, or to do what is forbid; to transgress or violate an order or injunction. Refractory children disobey their parents; men disobey their maker and the laws; and we all ...
16783	disobeyed	[.] DISOBEYED, pp. Not obeyed; neglected; transgressed.
16784	disobeying	[.] DISOBEYING, ppr. Omitting or refusing to obey; violating; transgressing, as authority or law.
16785	disobligation	[.] DISOBLIGATION, n. [dis and obligation.] The act of disobliging; an offense; cause of disgust.
16786	disobligatory	[.] DISOBLIGATORY, a. Releasing obligation.
16787	disoblige	[.] DISOBLIGE, v.t. [dis and oblige.] [.] 1. To do an act which contravenes the will or desires of another; to offend by an act of unkindness or incivility; to injure in a slight degree; a term by which offense is tenderly expressed. [.] [.] My plan has given offense ...
16788	disobliged	[.] DISOBLIGED, pp. Offended; slightly injured.
16789	disobligement	[.] DISOBLIGEMENT, n. The act of disobliging.
16790	disobliger	[.] DISOBLIGER, n. One who disobliges.
16791	disobliging	[.] DISOBLIGING, ppr. [.] 1. Offending; contravening the wishes of; injuring slightly. [.] 2. a. Not obliging; not disposed to gratify the wishes of another; not disposed to please; unkind; offensive; unpleasing; unaccommodating; as a disobliging coachman.
16792	disobligingly	[.] DISOBLIGINGLY, adv. In a disobliging manner; offensively.
16793	disobligingness	[.] DISOBLIGINGNESS, n. Offensiveness; disposition to displease, or want of readiness to please.
16794	disopinion	[.] DISOPINION, n. Difference of opinion. [A bad word and not used.]
16795	disorbed	[.] DISORBED, a. [dis and orb.] Thrown out of the proper orbit; as a star disorbed.
16796	disorder	[.] DISORDER, n. [dis and order.] [.] 1. Want of order or regular disposition; irregularity; immethodical distribution; confusion; a word of general application; as, the troops were thrown into disorder; the papers are in disorder. [.] 2. Tumult; disturbance of the ...
16797	disordered	[.] DISORDERED, pp. Put out of order; derranged; disturbed; discomposed; confused; sick; indisposed. [.] DISORDERED, a. Disorderly; irregular; vicious; loose; unrestrained in behavior.
16798	disorderedness	[.] DISORDEREDNESS, n. A state of disorder or irregularity; confusion.
16799	disorderly	[.] DISORDERLY, a. Confused; immethodical; irregular; being without proper order or disposition; as, the books and papers are in a disorderly state. [.] 2. Tumultuous; irregular; as the disorderly motions of the spirits. [.] 3. Lawless; contrary to law; violating or ...
16800	disordinate	[.] DISORDINATE, a. Disorderly; living irregularly.
16801	disordinately	[.] DISORDINATELY, adv. Inordinately; irregularly; viciously.
16802	disorganization	[.] DISORGANIZATION, n. [See Disorganize.] [.] 1. The act of disorganizing; the act of destroying organic structure, or connected system; the act of destroying order. [.] 2. The state of being disorganized. We speak of the disorganization of the body, or of government, ...
16803	disorganize	[.] DISORGANIZE, v.t. [dis and organize. See Organ.] To break or destroy organic structure or connected system; to dissolve regular system or union or parts; as, to disorganize a government or society; to disorganize an army. [.] [.] Every account of the settlement of ...
16804	disorganized	[.] DISORGANIZED, pp. Reduced to disorder; being in a confused state.
16805	disorganizer	[.] DISORGANIZER, n. One who disorganizes; one who destroys or attempts to interrupt regular order or system; one who introduces disorder and confusion.
16806	disorganizing	[.] DISORGANIZING, ppr. [.] 1. Destroying regular and connected system; throwing into confusion. [.] 2. a. Disposed or tending to disorganize; as a disorganizing spirit.
16807	disown	...
16808	disowned	[.] DISOWNED, pp. Not owned; not acknowledged as ones own; denied; disallowed.
16809	disowning	[.] DISOWNING, ppr. Not owning; denying; disallowing.
16810	disoxydate	[.] DISOXYDATE, v.t. [dis and oxydate.] To reduce from oxydation; to reduce from the state of an oxyd, by disengaging oxygen from a substance; as, to disoxydate iron or copper.
16811	disoxydated	[.] DISOXYDATED, pp. Reduced from the state of an oxyd.
16812	disoxydating	[.] DISOXYDATING, ppr. Reducing from the state of an oxyd.
16813	disoxydation	[.] DISOXYDATION, n. The act or process of freeing from oxygen and reducing from the state of an oxyd. [This word seems to be preferable to deoxydate.]
16814	disoxygenate	[.] DISOXYGENATE, v.t. [dis and oxygenate.] To deprive of oxygen.
16815	disoxygenated	[.] DISOXYGENATED, pp. Freed from oxygen.
16816	disoxygenating	[.] DISOXYGENATING, ppr. Freeing from oxygen.
16817	disoxygenation	[.] DISOXYGENATION, n. The act or process of separating oxygen from any substance containing it.
16818	dispace	[.] DISPACE, v.i. [dis and spatior, L.] To range about.
16819	dispair	[.] DISPAIR, v.t. [dis and pair.] To separate a pair or couple.
16820	dispand	[.] DISPAND, v.t. [L.] To display. [Not in use.]
16821	dispansion	[.] DISPANSION, n. The act of spreading or displaying. [Not in use.]
16822	disparadised	[.] DISPARADISED, a. [dis and paradise.] Removed from paradise.
16823	disparage	[.] DISPARAGE, v.t. [.] 1. To marry one to another of inferior condition or rank; to dishonor by an unequal match or marriage, against the rules of decency. [.] 2. To match unequally; to injure or dishonor by union with something of inferior excellence. [.] 3. To ...
16824	disparaged	[.] DISPARAGED, pp. Married to one beneath his or her condition; unequally matched; dishonored or injured by comparison with something inferior; undervalued; vilified; debased; reproached.
16825	disparagement	[.] DISPARAGEMENT, n. [.] 1. The matching of a man or woman to one of inferior rank or condition, and against the rule of decency. [.] 2. Injury by union or comparison with something of inferior excellence. [.] 3. Diminution of value or excellence; reproach; disgrace; ...
16826	disparager	[.] DISPARAGER, n. One who disparages or dishonors; one who vilifies or disgraces.
16827	disparaging	[.] DISPARAGING, ppr. Marrying one to another of inferior condition; dishonoring by an unequal union or comparison; disgracing; dishonoring.
16828	disparagingly	[.] DISPARAGINGLY, adv. In a manner to disparage or dishonor.
16829	disparate	[.] DISPARATE, a. [L., equal.] Unequal; unlike; dissimilar.
16830	disparates	[.] DISPARATES, n. Plu. Things so unequal or unlike that they cannot be compared with each other.
16831	disparity	...
16832	dispark	[.] DISPARK, v.t. [dis and park.] [.] 1. To throw open a park; to lay open. [.] 2. To set at large; to release from inclosure or confinement.
16833	dispart	[.] DISPART, v.t. [dis and part. L. See Part. Dis and part both imply separation.] To part asunder; to divide; to separate; to sever; to burst; to rend; to rive or split; as disparted air; disparted towers; disparted chaos. [An elegant poetic word.] [.] DISPART, v.i. ...
16834	disparted	[.] DISPARTED, pp. Divided; separated; parted; rent asunder.
16835	disparting	[.] DISPARTING, ppr. Severing; dividing; bursting; cleaving.
16836	dispassion	[.] DISPASSION, n. [dis and passion.] Freedom from passion; an undisturbed state of the mind; apathy.
16837	dispassionate	[.] DISPASSIONATE, a. [.] 1. Free from passion; calm; composed; impartial; moderate; temperate; unmoved by feelings; applied to persons; as dispassionate men or judges. [.] 2. Not dictated by passion; not proceeding from temper or bias; impartial; applied to things; ...
16838	dispassionately	[.] DISPASSIONATELY, adv. Without passion; calmly; coolly.
16839	dispatch	[.] DISPATCH, v.t. [L.] [.] 1. To send or send away; particularly applied to the sending of messengers, agents and letters on special business, and often implying haste. The king dispatched and envoy to the court of Madrid. He dispatched a messenger to his envoy in France. ...
16840	dispatched	[.] DISPATCHED, pp. Sent with haste or by a courier express; sent out of the world; put to death; performed; finished.
16841	dispatcher	[.] DISPATCHER, n. [.] 1. One that dispatches; one that kills. [.] 2. One that sends on a special errand.
16842	dispatchful	[.] DISPATCHFUL, a. Bent on haste; indicating haste; intent on speedy execution of business; as dispatchful looks.
16843	dispatching	[.] DISPATCHING, ppr. Sending away in haste; putting to death; executing; finishing.
16844	dispauper
16845	dispel	[.] DISPEL, v.t. [L., to drive., Gr. See Appeal, Peal, Pulse and Bawl.] To scatter by driving or force; to disperse; to dissipate; to banish; as, to dispel vapors; to dispel darkness or gloom; to dispel fears; to dispel cares or sorrows; to dispel doubts.
16846	dispelled	[.] DISPELLED, pp. Driven away; scattered; dissipated.
16847	dispelling	[.] DISPELLING, ppr. Driving away; dispersing; scattering.
16848	dispend	[.] DISPEND, v.t. [L., to weigh.] To spend; to lay out; to consume. [See Expend, which is generally used.]
16849	dispender	[.] DISPENDER, n. One that distributes.
16850	dispensable	[.] DISPENSABLE, a. That may be dispensed with.
16851	dispensableness	[.] DISPENSABLENESS, n. The capability of being dispensed with.
16852	dispensary	[.] DISPENSARY, n. A house, place or store, in which medicines are dispensed to the poor, and medical advice given, gratis.
16853	dispensation	[.] DISPENSATION, n. [L. See Dispense.] [.] 1. Distribution; the act of dealing out to different persons or places; as the dispensation of water indifferently to all parts of the earth. [.] 2. The dealing of God to his creatures; the distribution of good and evil, natural ...
16854	dispensative	[.] DISPENSATIVE, a. Granting dispensation.
16855	dispensatively	[.] DISPENSATIVELY, adv. By dispensation.
16856	dispensatory	[.] DISPENSATORY, n. [L.] One whose employment is to deal out or distribute; a distributor; a dispenser; the latter word is generally used. [.] DISPENSATORY, a. Having power to grant dispensations. [.] DISPENSATORY, n. A book containing the method of preparing ...
16857	dispense	[.] DISPENSE, v.t. dispens. [L., to weigh, primarily to move; and perhaps the original idea of expending was to weigh off, or to distribute by weight.] [.] 1. To deal or divide out in parts or portions; to distribute. The steward dispenses provisions to every man, according ...
16858	dispensed	[.] DISPENSED, pp. Distributed; administered.
16859	dispenser	[.] DISPENSER, n. One who dispenses; one who distributes; one who administers; as a dispenser of favors or of the laws.
16860	dispensing	[.] DISPENSING, ppr. [.] 1. Distributing; administering. [.] 2. a. That may dispense with; granting dispensation; that may grant license to omit what is required by law, or to do what the law forbids; as a dispensing power.
16861	dispeopled	[.] DISPEOPLED, pp. Depopulated; deprived of inhabitants.
16862	dispeopler	[.] DISPEOPLER, n. One who depopulates; a depopulator; that which deprives of inhabitants.
16863	dispeopling	[.] DISPEOPLING, ppr. Depopulating.
16864	disperge	[.] DISPERGE, v.t. disperj. [L.] To sprinkle. [Not in use.]
16865	dispermous	[.] DISPERMOUS, a. [Gr., seed.] In botany, two-seeded; containing two seeds only; as, umbellate and stellate plants are dispermous.
16866	disperse	[.] DISPERSE, v.t. dispers. [L., to scatter.] [.] 1. To scatter; to drive asunder; to cause to separate into different parts; as, the Jews are dispersed among all nations. [.] 2. To diffuse; to spread. [.] [.] The lips of the wise disperse knowledge. Proverbs 15. [.] 3. ...
16867	dispersed	[.] DISPERSED, pp. Scattered; driven apart; diffused; dissipated.
16868	dispersedlyb	[.] DISPERSEDLYB, adv. In a dispersed manner; separately.
16869	dispersedness	[.] DISPERSEDNESS, n. The state of being dispersed or scattered.
16870	disperseness	[.] DISPERSENESS, n. Thinness; a scattered state. [Little used.]
16871	disperser	[.] DISPERSER, n. One who disperses; as the disperser of libels.
16872	dispersing	[.] DISPERSING, ppr. Scattering; dissipating.
16873	dispersion	[.] DISPERSION, n. [.] 1. The act of scattering. [.] 2. The state of being scattered, or separated into remote parts; as, the Jews, in their dispersion, retain their rites and ceremonies. [.] 3. By way of eminence, the scattering or separation of the human family, ...
16874	dispersive	[.] DISPERSIVE, a. Tending to scatter or dissipate.
16875	dispirit	[.] DISPIRIT, v.t. [dis and spirit.] [.] 1. To depress the spirits; to deprive of courage; to discourage; to dishearten; to deject; to cast down. We may be dispirited by afflictions, by obstacles to success, by poverty, and by fear. When fear is the cause, dispirit is ...
16876	dispirited	[.] DISPIRITED, pp. Discourage; depressed in spirits; dejected; intimidated.
16877	dispiritedness	[.] DISPIRITEDNESS, n. Want of courage; depression of spirits.
16878	dispiriting	[.] DISPIRITING, ppr. Discouraging; disheartening; dejecting; intimidating.
16879	dispiteous	[.] DISPITEOUS, a. Having no pity; cruel; furious. [Not used.]
16880	displace	[.] DISPLACE, v.t. [dis and place.] [.] 1. To put out of the usual or proper place; to remove from its place; as, the books in the library are all displaced. [.] 2. To remove from any state, condition, office or dignity; as, to displace an officer of the revenue. [.] 3. ...
16881	displaced	[.] DISPLACED, pp. Removed from the proper place; deranged; disordered; removed from an office or state.
16882	displacement	[.] DISPLACEMENT, n. The act of displacing; the act of removing from the usual or proper place, or from a state, condition or office. [.] [.] The displacement of the centers of the circles. [.] [.] Unnecessary displacement of funds.
16883	displacency	[.] DISPLACENCY, n. [L., to displease.; to please.] Incivility; that which displeases or disobliges.
16884	displacing	[.] DISPLACING, ppr. Putting out of the usual or proper place; removing from an office, state or condition.
16885	displant	[.] DISPLANT, v.t. [dis and plant.] [.] 1. To pluck up or to remove a plant. [.] 2. To drive away or remove from the usual place of residence; as, to displant the people of a country. [.] 3. To strip of inhabitants; as, to displant a country.
16886	displantation	[.] DISPLANTATION, n. [.] 1. The removal of a plant. [.] 2. The removal of inhabitants or residents people.
16887	displanted	[.] DISPLANTED, pp. [.] 1. Removed from the place where it grew, as a plant. [.] 2. Removed from the place of residence; applied to persons. [.] 3. Deprived of inhabitants; applied to a country.
16888	displanting	[.] DISPLANTING, ppr. Removing, as a plant. [.] DISPLANTING, n. Removal from a fixed place.
16889	displat	[.] DISPLAT, v.t. [dis and plat.] To untwist; to uncurl.
16890	display	[.] DISPLAY, v.t. [L., gr., to unfold.] [.] 1. Literally, to unfold; hence, to open; to spread wide; to expand. [.] [.] The northern wind his wings did broad display. [.] 2. To spread before the view; to show; to exhibit to the eyes, or to the mind; to make manifest. ...
16891	displayed	[.] DISPLAYED, pp. Unfolded; opened; spread; expanded; exhibited to view; manifested.
16892	displayer	[.] DISPLAYER, n. He or that which displays.
16893	displaying	[.] DISPLAYING, ppr. Unfolding; spreading; exhibiting; manifesting.
16894	displeasance	[.] DISPLEASANCE, n. Anger; discontent. [Not used.]
16895	displeasant	[.] DISPLEASANT, a. Displezant. [See Displease.] Unpleasing; offensive; unpleasant. [The latter word is generally used.]
16896	displease	[.] DISPLEASE, v.t. displeze. [dis and please.] [.] 1. To offend; to make angry, sometimes in a slight degree. It usually expresses less than anger, vex, irritate and provoke. Applied to the Almighty in scripture, it may be considered as equivalent to anger. [.] [.] God ...
16897	displeased	[.] DISPLEASED, pp. Offended; disgusted.
16898	displeasedness	[.] DISPLEASEDNESS, n. Displeasure; uneasiness.
16899	displeasing	[.] DISPLEASING, ppr or a. Offensive to the eye, to the mind, to the smell, or to the taste; disgusting; disagreeable.
16900	displeasingness	[.] DISPLEASINGNESS, n. Offensiveness; the quality of giving some degree of disgust.
16901	displeasure	[.] DISPLEASURE, n. Displezhur. [.] 1. Some irritation or uneasiness of the mind, occasioned by any thing that counteracts desire or command, or which opposes justice and a sense of propriety. A man incurs the displeasure of another by thwarting his views or schemes; ...
16902	displicence	[.] DISPLICENCE, n. [L.] Dislike. [Not in use.]
16903	displode	[.] DISPLODE, v.t. [L., to break forth.] To vent, discharge or burst with a violent sound. [.] [.] In posture to displode their second tire of thunder. [.] DISPLODE, v.i. To burst with a loud report; to explode; as, a meteor diploded with a tremendous sound.
16904	disploded	[.] DISPLODED, pp. Discharged with a loud report.
16905	disploding	[.] DISPLODING, ppr. Discharging or bursting with a loud report; an explosion.
16906	displosive	[.] DISPLOSIVE, a. Noting displosion.
16907	displume	[.] DISPLUME, v.t. [dis and plume.] To strip or deprive of plumes or feathers; to strip of badges of honor.
16908	displumed	[.] DISPLUMED, pp. Stripped of plumes.
16909	displuming	[.] DISPLUMING, ppr. Depriving of plumes.
16910	dispondee	[.] DISPONDEE, n. In Greek and Latin poetry, a double spondee, consisting of four long syllables.
16911	disport	[.] DISPORT, n. [dis and sport.] Play; sport; pastime; diversion; amusement; merriment. [.] DISPORT, v.i. To play; to wanton; to move lightly and without restraint; to move in gayety; as lambs disporting on the mead.. [.] [.] Where light disports in ever mingling ...
16912	disporting	[.] DISPORTING, ppr. Playing; wantoning.
16913	disposable	[.] DISPOSABLE, a. [See Dispose.] Subject to disposal; not previously engaged or employed; free to be used or employed as occasion may require. [.] [.] The whole disposable force consisted in a regiment of light infantry, and a troop of calvary.
16914	disposal	[.] DISPOSAL, n. [See Dispose.] [.] 1. The act of disposing; a setting or arranging. [.] [.] This object was effected by the disposal of the troops in two lines. [.] 2. Regulation, order or arrangement of things, int he moral government of God; dispensation. [.] [.] Tax ...
16915	dispose	[.] DISPOSE, v.t. dispoze. [L.] [.] 1. To set; to place or distribute; to arrange; used with reference to order. The ships were disposed in the form of a crescent. The general disposed his troops in three lines. The trees are disposed in the form of a quincunx. [.] 2. ...
16916	disposed	[.] DISPOSED, pp. Set in order; arranged; placed; adjusted; applied; bestowed; inclined.
16917	disposer	[.] DISPOSER, n. [.] 1. One who disposes; a distributor; a bestower; as a disposer of gifts. [.] 2. A director; a regulator. [.] [.] The Supreme Being is the rightful disposer of all events, and of all creatures. [.] 3. That which disposes.
16918	disposing	[.] DISPOSING, ppr. Setting in order; arranging; distributing; bestowing; regulating; adjusting; governing. [.] DISPOSING, n. The act of arranging; regulation; direction. Proverbs 16:33.
16919	disposition	[.] DISPOSITION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The act of disposing, or state of being disposed. [.] 2. Manner in which things or the parts of a complex body are placed or arranged; order; method; distribution; arrangement. We speak of the disposition of the infantry and cavalry of ...
16920	dispositive	[.] DISPOSITIVE, a. That implies disposal. [Not used.]
16921	dispositively	[.] DISPOSITIVELY, adv. In a dispositive manner; distributively. [Not used.]
16922	dispositor	[.] DISPOSITOR, n. A disposer; in astrology, the planet which is lord of the sign where another planet is. [Not used.]
16923	dispossess	[.] DISPOSSESS, v.t. [dis and possess.] To put out of possession, by any means; to deprive of the actual occupancy of a thing, particularly of land or real estate; to deseize. [.] [.] Ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein. Numbers 33. [.] Usually ...
16924	dispossessed	[.] DISPOSSESSED, pp. Deprived of possession or occupancy.
16925	dispossessing	[.] DISPOSSESSING, ppr. Depriving of possession; disseizing.
16926	dispossession	[.] DISPOSSESSION, n. The act of putting out of possession.
16927	disposure	[.] DISPOSURE, n. Dispozhur. [See Dispose.] [.] 1. Disposal; the power of disposeing; management; direction. [The use of this word is superseded by that of disposal.] [.] 2. State; posture; disposition. [Not used.]
16928	dispraise	[.] DISPRAISE, n. Dispraze. [dis and praise.] [.] 1. Blame; censure. Be cautious not to speak in dispraise of a competitor. [.] 2. Reproach; dishonor. [.] [.] The general has seen Moors with as bad faces; no dispraise to Bertrans. [.] DISPRAISE, v.t. To blame; ...
16929	dispraised	[.] DISPRAISED, pp. Blamed; censured.
16930	dispraiser	[.] DISPRAISER, n. One who blames or dispraises.
16931	dispraising	[.] DISPRAISING, ppr. Blaming; censuring.
16932	dispraisingly	[.] DISPRAISINGLY, adv. By way of dispraise; with blame or some degree of reproach.
16933	dispread	[.] DISPREAD, v.t. dispred. [dis and spread. See Spread.] To spread in different ways; to extend or flow in different directions. [.] DISPREAD, v.i. To expand or be extended.
16934	dispreader	[.] DISPREADER, n. A publisher; a divulger.
16935	disprize	[.] DISPRIZE, v.t. To undervalue.
16936	disprofess	[.] DISPROFESS, v.i. To renounce the profession of.
16937	disprofit	[.] DISPROFIT, n. [dis and profit.] Loss; detriment; damage. [Little used.]
16938	disproof	[.] DISPROOF, n. [dis and proof.] Confutation; refutation; a proving to be false or erroneous; as, to offer evidence in disproof of a fact, argument, principle or allegation.
16939	disproperty	[.] DISPROPERTY, v.t. To deprive of property; to dispossess. [Not used.]
16940	disproportion	[.] DISPROPORTION, n. [dis and proportion.] [.] 1. Want of proportion of one thing to another, or between the parts of thing; want of symmetry. We speak of the disproportion of a mans arms to his body; of the disproportion of the length of an edifice to its highth. [.] 2. ...
16941	disproportionable	[.] DISPROPORTIONABLE, a. Disproportional; not in proportion; unsuitable in form, size or quantity to something else; inadequate. [Note. The sense in which this word is used is generally anomalous. In its true sense, that may be made disproportional, it is rarely or never ...
16942	disproportionablen	[.] DISPROPORTIONABLENESS, n. Want of proportion or symmetry; unsuitableness to something else.
16943	disproportionably	[.] DISPROPORTIONABLY, adv. With want of proportion or symmetry; unsuitably to something else.
16944	disproportional	[.] DISPROPORTIONAL, a. Not having due proportion to something else; not having proportion or symmetry of parts; unsuitable in form or quantity; unequal; inadequate. A disproportional limb constitutes deformity in the body. The studies of youth should not be disproportional ...
16945	disproportionality	[.] DISPROPORTIONALITY, n. The state of being disproportional.
16946	disproportionally	[.] DISPROPORTIONALLY, adv. Unsuitably with respect to form, quantity or value; inadequately; unequally.
16947	disproportionate	[.] DISPROPORTIONATE, a. Not proportioned; unsymmetrical; unsuitable to something else, in bulk, from or value; inadequate. In a perfect form of the body, none of the limbs are disproportionate. It is wisdom not to undertake a work with disproportionate means.
16948	disproportionately	[.] DISPROPORTIONATELY, adv. In a disproportionate degree; unsuitably; inadequately.
16949	disproportionatene	[.] DISPROPORTIONATENESS, n. Unsuitably with respect to form, quantity or value; inadequately; unequally.
16950	dispropriate	[.] DISPROPRIATE, v.t. To destroy appropriation; to withdraw from an appropriate use. [.] [See Disappropriate, which is more regularly formed, and more generally used.]
16951	disprovable	[.] DISPROVABLE, a. Capable of being disproved or refuted.
16952	disprove	...
16953	disproved	[.] DISPROVED, pp. Proved to be false or erroneous; refuted.
16954	disprover	[.] DISPROVER, n. One that disproves or confutes.
16955	disproving	[.] DISPROVING, ppr. Proving to be false or erroneous; confuting; refuting.
16956	dispunge	[.] DISPUNGE, v.t. [dis and spunge.] To expunge; to erase; also, to discharge as from a spunge. [Il formed and little used.]
16957	dispunishable	[.] DISPUNISHABLE, a. [dis and punishable.] Without penal restraint; not punishable.
16958	dispurse	[.] DISPURSE, for disburse. [Not in use.]
16959	dispurvey	[.] DISPURVEY, v.t. To unprovide. [Not in use.]
16960	dispurveyance	[.] DISPURVEYANCE, n. Want of provisions. [Not in use.]
16961	disputable	[.] DISPUTABLE, a. [See Dispute.] That may be disputed; liable to be called in question, controverted or contested; controvertible; of doubtful certainty. We speak of disputable opinions, statements, propositions, arguments, points, cases, questions, &c.
16962	disputant	[.] DISPUTANT, n. One who disputes; one who argues in opposition to another; a controvertist; a reasoner in opposition. [.] DISPUTANT, a. Disputing; engaged in controversy.
16963	disputation	[.] DISPUTATION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest, respecting the truth of some fact, opinion, proposition or argument. [.] 2. An exercise in colleges, ...
16964	disputatious	[.] DISPUTATIOUS, a. Inclined to dispute; apt to cavil or controvert; as a disputatious person or temper.
16965	disputative	[.] DISPUTATIVE, a. Disposed to dispute; inclined to cavil or to reason in opposition; as a disputative temper.
16966	dispute	[.] DISPUTE, v.i. [L. Dispute is radically very similar to debate and discuss, both of which are from beating, driving, agitation.] [.] 1. To contend in argument; to reason or argue in opposition; to debate; to altercate; and to dispute violently is to wrangle. Paul disputed ...
16967	disputed	[.] DISPUTED, pp. Contested; opposed by words or arguments; litigated.
16968	disputeless	[.] DISPUTELESS, a. Admitting no dispute; incontrovertible.
16969	disputer	[.] DISPUTER, n. One who disputes, or who is given to disputes; a controvertist. [.] [.] Where is the disputer of this world. 1 Corinthians 1.
16970	disputing	[.] DISPUTING, ppr. Contending by words or arguments; controverting. [.] DISPUTING, n. The act of contending by words or arguments; controversy; altercation. [.]
16971	disqualification	[.] DISQUALIFICATION, n. [See Disqualitfy.] [.] 1. The act of disqualifying; or that which disqualifies; that which renders unfit, unsuitable or inadequate; as, sickness is a disqualification for labor or study. [.] 2. The act of depriving of legal power or capacity; ...
16972	disqualified	[.] DISQUALIFIED, pp. Deprived of qualifications; rendered unfit.
16973	disqualify	[.] DISQUALIFY, v.t. [dis and qualify.] [.] 1. To make unfit; to deprive of natural power, or the qualities or properties necessary for any purpose; with for. Indisposition disqualifies the body for labor, and the mind for study. Piety disqualifies a person for no lawful ...
16974	disqualifying	[.] DISQUALIFYING, ppr. Rendering unfit; disabling.
16975	disquantity	[.] DISQUANTITY, v.t. To diminish. [Not in use.]
16976	disquiet	[.] DISQUIET, a. [dis and quiet.] Unquiet; restless; uneasy. [Seldom used.] [.] DISQUIET, n. Want of quiet; uneasiness; restlessness; want of tranquility in body or mind; disturbance; anxiety. [.] DISQUIET, v.t. To disturb; to deprive of peace, rest or tranquility; ...
16977	disquieted	[.] DISQUIETED, pp. Made uneasy or restless; disturbed; harassed.
16978	disquieter	[.] DISQUIETER, n. One who disquiets; he or that which makes uneasy.
16979	disquietful	[.] DISQUIETFUL, a. Producing inquietude.
16980	disquieting	[.] DISQUIETING, ppr. [.] 1. Disturbing; making uneasy; depriving of rest or peace. [.] 2. a. Tending to disturb the mind; as disquieting apprehensions.
16981	disquietly	[.] DISQUIETLY, adv. Without quiet or rest; in an uneasy state; uneasily; anxiously; as, he rested disquietly that night. [Unusual.]
16982	disquietness	[.] DISQUIETNESS, n. Uneasiness; restlessness; disturbance of peace in body or mind.
16983	disquietous	[.] DISQUIETOUS, a. Causing uneasiness. [Not used.]
16984	disquietude	[.] DISQUIETUDE, n. Want of peace or tranquility; uneasiness; disturbance; agitation; anxiety. It is, I believe, most frequently used of the mind. [.] [.] Religion is our best security from the disquietudes that embitter life.
16985	disquisition	[.] DISQUISITION, n. [L., to seek.] A formal or systematic inquiry into any subject, by arguments, or discussion of the facts and circumstances that may elucidate truth; as a disquistion on government or morals; a disquistion concerning the antediluvian earth. [It is usually ...
16986	disrank	[.] DISRANK, v.t. [.] 1. To degrade from rank. [Not used.] [.] 2. To throw out of rank or into confusion.
16987	disregard	[.] DISREGARD, n. [dis and regard.] Neglect; omission of notice; slight; implying indifference or some degree of contempt; as, to pass one with disregard. [.] DISREGARD, v.t. To omit to take notice of; to neglect to observe; to slight as unworthy of regard or notice. [.] [.] Studious ...
16988	disregarded	[.] DISREGARDED, pp. Neglected; slighted; unnoticed.
16989	disregardful	[.] DISREGARDFUL, a. Neglectful; negligent; heedless.
16990	disregardfully	[.] DISREGARDFULLY, adv. Negligently; heedlessly.
16991	disrelish	[.] DISRELISH, n. [dis and relish.] [.] 1. Distaste; dislike of the palate; some degree of disgust. Men generally have a disrelish for tobacco, till the taste is reconciled to it by custom. [.] 2. Bad taste; nauseousness. [.] 3. Distaste or dislike, in a figurative ...
16992	disrelished	[.] DISRELISHED, pp. Not relished; disliked; made nauseous.
16993	disrelishing	[.] DISRELISHING, ppr. Disliking the taste of; experiencing disgust at; rendering nauseous.
16994	disreputable	[.] DISREPUTABLE, a. [dis and reputable.] [.] 1. Not reputable; not in esteem; not honorable; low; mean; as disreputable company. [.] 2. Dishonorable; disgracing the reputation; tending to impair the good name, and bring into disesteem. It is disreputable to associate ...
16995	disreputation	[.] DISREPUTATION, n. [dis and reputation.] Loss or want of reputation or good name; disrepute; disesteem; dishonor; disgrace; discredity. Ill success often brings an enterprising man, as well as his project, into disreputation.
16996	disrepute	[.] DISREPUTE, n. [dis and repute.] Loss or want of reputation; disesteem; discredit; dishonor. The alchimist and his books have sunk into disrepute.
16997	disrespect	[.] DISRESPECT, n. [dis and respect.] [.] 1. Want of respect or reverence; disesteem. Disrespect often leads a man to treat another with neglect or a degree of contempt. [.] 2. As an act, incivility; irreverence; rudeness.
16998	disrespectful	[.] DISRESPECTFUL, a. [.] 1. Wanting in respect; irreverent; as a disrespectful thought or opinion. [.] 2. Manifesting disesteem or want of respect; uncivil; as disrespectful behavior.
16999	disrespectfully	[.] DISRESPECTFULLY, adv. In a disrespectful manner; irreverently; uncivilly.
17000	disrobe	[.] DISROBE, v.t. [dis and robe.] [.] 1. To divest of a robe; to divest of garments; to undress. [.] 2. To strip of covering; to divest of any surrounding appendage. Autumn disrobes the fields of verdure. [.] [.] These two peers were disrobed of their glory.
17001	disrobed	[.] DISROBED, pp. Divested of clothing; stripped of covering.
17002	disrober	[.] DISROBER, n. One that strips of robes or clothing.
17003	disrobing	[.] DISROBING, ppr. Divesting of garments; stripping of any kind of covering.
17004	disroot	[.] DISROOT, v.t. [dis and root.] [.] 1. To tear up the roots, or by the roots. [.] 2. To tear from a foundation; to loosen or undermine. [.] [.] A piece of ground disrooted from its situation by subterraneous inundations.
17005	disrooted	[.] DISROOTED, pp. Torn up by the roots; undermined.
17006	disrooting	[.] DISROOTING, ppr. Tearing up by the roots; undermining.
17007	disrupt	[.] DISRUPT, a. [L., to burst.] Rent from; torn asunder; severed by rending or breaking.
17008	disruption	[.] DISRUPTION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The act of rending asunder; the act of bursting and separating. [.] 2. Breach; rent; dilaceration; as the disruption of rocks in an earthquake; the disruption of a stratum of earth; disruption of the flesh.
17009	disrupture	[.] DISRUPTURE, v.t. [dis and rupture.] To rend; to sever by tearing, breaking or bursting. [Unnecessary, as it is synonymous with rupture.]
17010	disruptured	[.] DISRUPTURED, pp. Rent asunder; severed by breaking.
17011	disrupturing	[.] DISRUPTURING, ppr. Rending asunder; severing.
17012	dissatisfaction	[.] DISSATISFACTION, n. [dis and satisfaction.] The state of being dissatisfied; discontent; uneasiness proceeding from the want of gratification, or from disappointed wishes and expectations. [.] [.] The ambitious man is subject to uneasiness and dissatisfaction.
17013	dissatisfactorines	[.] DISSATISFACTORINESS, n. Inability to satisfy or give content; a failing to give content.
17014	dissatisfactory	[.] DISSATISFACTORY, a. Unable to give content. Rather, giving discontent; displeasing. [.] [.] To have reduced the different qualifications, in the different states, to one uniform rule, would probably have been as dissatisfactory to some of the states, as difficult ...
17015	dissatisfied	[.] DISSATISFIED, pp. [.] 1. Made discontented; displeased. [.] 2. a. Discontented; not satisfied; not pleased; offended.
17016	dissatisfy	[.] DISSATISFY, v.t. To render discontented; to displease; to excite uneasiness by frustrating wishes or expectations.
17017	dissatisfying	[.] DISSATISFYING, ppr. Exciting uneasiness or discontent.
17018	disseat	[.] DISSEAT, v.t. To remove from a seat.
17019	dissect	[.] DISSECT, v.t. [L., to cut.] [.] 1. To cut in pieces; to divide an animal body, with a cutting instrument, by separating the joints; as, to dissect a fowl. Hence appropriately, [.] 2. To cut in pieces, as an animal or vegetable, for the purpose of examining the structure ...
17020	dissected	[.] DISSECTED, pp. Cut in pieces; separated by parting the joints; divided into its constituent parts; opened and examined.
17021	dissecting	[.] DISSECTING, ppr. Cutting in pieces; dividing the parts; separating constituent parts for minute examination.
17022	dissection	[.] DISSECTION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The act of cutting in pieces an animal or vegetable, for the purpose of examining the structure and uses of its parts; anatomy. [.] [.] Dissection was held sacrilege till the time of Francis I. [.] 2.The act of separating into constituent ...
17023	dissector	[.] DISSECTOR, n. One who dissects; an anatomist.
17024	disseize	[.] DISSEIZE, v.t. [dis and seize.] In law, to dispossess wrongfully; to deprive of actual seizin or possession; followed by of; as, to disseize a tenant of his freehold. [.] [.] A man may suppose himself disseized, when he is not so.
17025	disseized	[.] DISSEIZED, pp. Put out of possession wrongfully or by force; deprived of actual possession.
17026	disseizee	[.] DISSEIZEE, n. A person put out of possession of an estate unlawfully.
17027	disseizin	[.] DISSEIZIN, n. The act of disseizing; an unlawful dispossessing of a person of his lands, tenements, or incorporeal hereditaments; a deprivation of actual seizin.
17028	disseizing	[.] DISSEIZING, ppr. Depriving of actual seizin or possession; putting out of possession.
17029	disseizor	[.] DISSEIZOR, n. One who puts another out of possession wrongfully; he that dispossessses another.
17030	dissemblance	[.] DISSEMBLANCE, n. [dis and semblance.] Want of resemblance. [Little used.]
17031	dissemble	[.] DISSEMBLE, v.t. [L.] [.] 1. To hide under a false appearance; to conceal; to disguise; to pretend that not to be which really is; as, I will not dissemble the truth; I cannot dissemble my real sentiments. [This is the proper sense of this word.] [.] 2. To pretend ...
17032	dissembled	[.] DISSEMBLED, pp. Concealed under a false appearance; disguised.
17033	dissembler	[.] DISSEMBLER, n. One who dissembles; a hypocrite; one who conceals his opinions or dispositions under a false appearance.
17034	dissembling	[.] DISSEMBLING, ppr. Hiding under a false appearance; acting the hypocrite.
17035	dissemblingly	[.] DISSEMBLINGLY, adv. With dissimulation; hypocritically; falsely.
17036	disseminate	[.] DISSEMINATE, v.t. [l., to sow; seed.] [.] 1. Literally, to sow; to scatter seed; but seldom or never used in its literal sense. But hence, [.] 2. To scatter for growth and propagation, like seed; to spread. Thus, principles, opinions and errors are disseminated, ...
17037	disseminated	[.] DISSEMINATED, pp. [.] 1. Scattered, as seed propagated; spread. [.] 2. In mineralogy, occurring in portions less than a hazel nut; being scattered.
17038	disseminating	[.] DISSEMINATING, ppr. Scattering and propagating; spreading.
17039	dissemination	[.] DISSEMINATION, n. The act of scattering and propagating, like seed; the act of spreading for growth and permanence. We trust the world is to be reformed by the dissemination of evangelical doctrines.
17040	disseminator	[.] DISSEMINATOR, n. One who disseminates; one who spreads and propagates.
17041	dissension	[.] DISSENSION, n. [L., to think.] Disagreement in opinion, usually a disagreement which is violent, producing warm debates or angry words; contention in words; strife; discord; quarrel; breach of friendship and union. [.] [.] Debates, dissensions, uproars are thy joy. [.] [.] Paul ...
17042	dissensious	[.] DISSENSIOUS, a. Disposed to discord; quarrelsome; contentious; factious. [Little used.]
17043	dissent	[.] DISSENT, v.i. [L., to think.] [.] 1. To disagree in opinion; to differ; to think in a different or contrary manner; with from. There are many opinions in which men dissent from us, as they dissent from each other. [.] 2. To differ from an established church, in ...
17044	dissentaneous	[.] DISSENTANEOUS, a. Disagreeable; contrary.
17045	dissentany	[.] DISSENTANY, a. Dissentaneous; inconsistent. [Not used.]
17046	dissenter	[.] DISSENTER, n. [.] 1. One who dissents; one who differs in opinion, or one who declares his disagreement. [.] 2. One who separates from the service and worship of any established church. The word is in England particularly applied to those who separate from, or ...
17047	dissentient	[.] DISSENTIENT, a. Disagreeing; declaring dissent. [.] DISSENTIENT, n. One who disagrees and declares his dissent.
17048	dissenting	[.] DISSENTING, ppr. Disagreeing in opinion; separating from the communion of an established church. It is used as an adjective; as a dissenting minister or congregation.
17049	dissentious	[.] DISSENTIOUS, a. Disposed to disagreement or discord.
17050	dissepiment	[.] DISSEPIMENT, n. [L., to separate; to inclose or guard.] In botany, a partition in dry seed-vessels, as in capsules and pods, which separates the fruit into cells.
17051	dissert	[.] DISSERT, v.i. [L.] To discourse or dispute. [Little in use.]
17052	dissertation	[.] DISSERTATION, n. [L., to discourse; to sow, that is, to throw.] [.] 1. A discourse, or rather a formal discourse, intended to illustrate a subject. [.] 2. A written essay, treatise or disquisition; as Plutarchs dissertation on the poets; Newtons dissertations on ...
17053	dissertator	[.] DISSERTATOR, n. One who writes a dissertation; one who debates.
17054	disserve	[.] DISSERVE, v.t. disserv. [dis and serve.] To injure; to hurt; to harm; to do injury or mischief to. [.] [.] He took the first opportunity to disserve him. [.] [.] Too much zeal often disserves a good cause.
17055	disserved	[.] DISSERVED, pp. Injured.
17056	disservice	[.] DISSERVICE, n. Injury; harm; mischief; as, violent remedies often do a disservice.
17057	disserviceable	[.] DISSERVICEABLE, a. Injurious; hurtful.
17058	disserviceableness	[.] DISSERVICEABLENESS, n. The quality of being injurious; tendency to harm.
17059	dissettle	[.] DISSETTLE, v.t. To unsettle. [Not used.]
17060	dissever	[.] DISSEVER, v.t. [dis and sever. In this word, dis, as in dispart, can have no effect, unless to augment the signification, as dis and sever both denote separation.] To dispart; to part in two; to divide asunder; to separate; to disunite, either by violence or not. When ...
17061	disseverance	[.] DISSEVERANCE, n. The act of dissevering; separation.
17062	dissevered	[.] DISSEVERED, pp. Disparted; disjoined; separated.
17063	dissevering	[.] DISSEVERING, ppr. Dividing asunder; separating; tearing or cutting asunder. [.] DISSEVERING, n. The act of separating; separation.
17064	dissidence	[.] DISSIDENCE, n. [infra.] Discord.
17065	dissident	[.] DISSIDENT, a. [L., to disagree; to sit.] Not agreeing. [.] DISSIDENT, n. A dissenter; one who separates from the established religion; a word applied to the members of the Lutheran, Calvinistic and Greek churches in Poland.
17066	dissilience	[.] DISSILIENCE, n. [L., to leap.] The act of leaping or starting asunder.
17067	dissilient	[.] DISSILIENT, a. Starting asunder; bursting and opening with an elastic force, as the dry pod or capsule of a plant; as a dissilient pericarp.
17068	dissilition	[.] DISSILITION, n. The act of bursting open; the act of starting or springing different ways.
17069	dissimilar	[.] DISSIMILAR, a. [dis and similar.] Unlike, either in nature, properties or external form; not similar; not having the resemblance of; heterogeneous. Newton denominates dissimilar, the rays of light of different refrangibility. The tempers of men are as dissimilar as ...
17070	dissimilarity	[.] DISSIMILARITY, n. Unlikeness; want of resemblance; dissimilitude; as the dissimilarity of human faces and forms.
17071	dissimile	[.] DISSIMILE, n. Dissimily. Comparison or illustration by contraries. [Little used.]
17072	dissimilitude	[.] DISSIMILITUDE, n. [L.] Unlikeness; want of resemblance; as a dissimilitude of form or character.
17073	dissimulation	[.] DISSIMULATION, n. [L., to make like; like.] The act of dissembling; a hiding under a false appearance; a feigning; false pretension; hypocrisy. Dissimulation may be simply concealment of the opinions, sentiments or purpose; but it includes also the assuming of a false ...
17074	dissimule	[.] DISSIMULE, v.t. To dissemble. [Not in use.]
17075	dissipable	[.] DISSIPABLE, a. [See Dissipate.] Liable to be dissipated; that may be scattered or dispersed. [.] [.] The heat of those plants is very dissipable.
17076	dissipate	[.] DISSIPATE, v.t. [L., to throw.] [.] 1. To scatter; to disperse; to drive asunder. Wind dissipates fog; the heat of the sun dissipates vapor; mirth dissipates care and anxiety; the cares of life tend to dissipate serious reflections. Scatter, disperse and dissipate ...
17077	dissipated	[.] DISSIPATED, pp. [.] 1. Scattered; dispersed; wasted; consumed; squandered. [.] 2. a. Loose; irregular; given to extravagance in the expenditure of property; devoted to pleasure and vice; as a dissipated man; a dissipated life.
17078	dissipating	[.] DISSIPATING, ppr. Scattering; dispersing; wasting; consuming; squandering; vanishing.
17079	dissipation	[.] DISSIPATION, n. [.] 1. The act of scattering; dispersion; the state of being dispersed; as the dissipation of vapor or heat. [.] 2. In physics, the insensible loss or waste of the minute parts of a body, which fly off, by which means the body is diminished or consumed. [.] 3. ...
17080	dissociable	[.] DISSOCIABLE, a. [See Dissociate.] [.] 1. Not well associated, united or assorted. [.] [.] They came in two and two, though matched in the most dissociable manner. [.] 2. Incongruous; not reconcilable with. [.] Dormant partner, in commerce and manufactories, ...
17081	dissocial	[.] DISSOCIAL, a. [dis and social.] Unfriendly to society; contracted; selfish; as a dissocial passion.
17082	dissociate	[.] DISSOCIATE, v.t. [L., to unite, a companion.] To separate; to disunite; to part; as, to dissociate the particles of a concrete substance.
17083	dissociated	[.] DISSOCIATED, pp. Separated; disunited.
17084	dissociating	[.] DISSOCIATING, ppr. Separating; disuniting.
17085	dissociation	[.] DISSOCIATION, n. The act of disuniting; a state of separation; disunion. [.] [.] It will add to the dissociation, distraction and confusion of these confederate republics.
17086	dissolubility	[.] DISSOLUBILITY, n. Capacity of being dissolved by heat or moisture, and converted into a fluid.
17087	dissoluble	[.] DISSOLUBLE, a. [L. See Dissolve.] [.] 1. Capable of being dissolved; that may be melted; having its parts separable by heat or moisture; convertible into a fluid. [.] 2. That may be disunited.
17088	dissolute	[.] DISSOLUTE, a. [L.] [.] 1. Loose in behavior and morals; given to vice and dissipation; wanton; lewd; luxurious; debauched; not under the restraints of law; as a dissolute man; dissolute company. [.] 2. Vicious; wanton; devoted to pleasure and dissipation; as a dissolute ...
17089	dissolutely	[.] DISSOLUTELY, adv. Loosely; wantonly; in dissipation or debauchery; without restraint; as, to live dissolutely.
17090	dissoluteness	[.] DISSOLUTENESS, n. Looseness of manners and morals; vicious indulgences in pleasure, as in intemperance and debauchery; dissipation; as dissoluteness of life or manners.
17091	dissolution	[.] DISSOLUTION, n. [L.] In a general sense, the separation of the parts of a body which, in the natural structure, are united; or the reduction of concrete bodies into their smallest parts, without regard to solidity or fluidity. Thus we speak of the dissolution of salts ...
17092	dissolvable	[.] DISSOLVABLE, a. Dizzolvable. [See Dissolve.] That may be dissolved; capable of being melted; that may be converted into a fluid. Sugar and ice are dissolvable bodies.
17093	dissolve	[.] DISSOLVE, v.t. dizzolv. [L., to loose, to free.] [.] 1. To melt; to liquefy; to convert from a solid or fixed state to a fluid state, by means of heat or moisture. [.] To desolve by heat, is to loosen the parts of a solid body and render them fluid or easily movable. ...
17094	dissolved	[.] DISSOLVED, pp. Melted; liquefied; disunited; parted; loosed; relaxed; wasted away; ended. [.] Dissolved blood, is that which does not readily coagulate.
17095	dissolvent	[.] DISSOLVENT, a. Having power to melt or dissolve; as the dissolvent juices of the stomach. [.] DISSOLVENT, n. [.] 1. Any thing which has the power or quality of melting, or converting a solid substance into a fluid, or of separating the parts of a fixed body ...
17096	dissolver	[.] DISSOLVER, n. That which dissolves or has the power of dissolving. Heat is the most powerful dissolver of substances.
17097	dissolving	[.] DISSOLVING, ppr. Melting; making or becoming liquid.
17098	dissonance	[.] DISSONANCE, n. [L., to be discordant; to sound.] [.] 1. Discord; a mixture or union of harsh, unharmonious sounds, which are grating or unpleasing to the ear; as the dissonance of notes, sounds or numbers. [.] 2. Disagreement.
17099	dissonant	[.] DISSONANT, a. [.] 1. Discordant; harsh; jarring; unharmonious; unpleasant to the ear; as dissonant notes or intervals. [.] 2. Disagreeing; incongruous; usually with from; as, he advanced propositions very dissonant from truth.
17100	dissuade	[.] DISSUADE, v.t. [L., to advise or incite to any thing.] [.] 1. To advise or exhort against; to attempt to draw or divert from a measure, by reason or offering motives to; as, the minister dissuaded the prince from adopting the measure; he dissuaded him from his purpose. [.] 2. ...
17101	dissuaded	[.] DISSUADED, pp. Advised against; counseled or induced by advice not to do something; diverted from a purpose.
17102	dissuader	[.] DISSUADER, n. He that dissuades; a dehorter.
17103	dissuading	[.] DISSUADING, ppr. Exhorting against; attempting, by advice, to divert from a purpose.
17104	dissuasion	[.] DISSUASION, n. Disuazhun. Advice or exhortation in opposition to something; the act of attempting, by reason or motives offered, to divert from a purpose or measure; dehortation.
17105	dissuasive	[.] DISSUASIVE, a. Tending to dissuade, or divert form a measure or purpose; dehortatory. [.] DISSUASIVE, n. Reason, argument, or counsel, employed to deter one from a measure or purpose; that which is used or which tends to divert the mind from any purpose or pursuit. ...
17106	dissunder	[.] DISSUNDER, v.t. [dis and sunder.] To separate; to rend.
17107	dissweeten	[.] DISSWEETEN, v.t. To deprive of sweetness. [Not used.]
17108	dissyllabic	[.] DISSYLLABIC, a. Consisting of two syllables only; as a dissyllabic foot in poetry.
17109	dissyllable	[.] DISSYLLABLE, n. [Gr., two or twice; a syllable.] A word consisting of two syllables only; as, paper, whiteness, virtue.
17110	distaff	[.] DISTAFF, n. [.] [.] 1. The staff of a spinning-wheel, to which a bunch of flax or tow is tied, and from which the thread is drawn. [.] [.] She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. Proverbs 31. [.] 2. Figuratively, a woman, or the female ...
17111	distaff-thistle	[.] DISTAFF-THISTLE, n. A species of thistle; a name of the Atraetylis, and of the Carthamus, or false saffron.
17112	distain	[.] DISTAIN, v.t. [dis and stain. L. See Stain.] [.] 1. To stain; to tinge with any different color from the natural or proper one; to discolor. We speak of a sword distained with blood; a garment distained with gore. It has precisely the signification of stain, but is ...
17113	distained	[.] DISTAINED, pp. Stained; tinged; discolored; blotted; sullied.
17114	distaining	[.] DISTAINING, ppr. Staining; discoloring; blotting; tarnishing.
17115	distance	[.] DISTANCE, n. [L., to stand apart; to stand.] [.] 1. An interval or space between two objects; the length of the shortest line which intervenes between two things that are separate; as a great or small distance. Distance may be aline, an inch, a mile, or any indefinite ...
17116	distanced	[.] DISTANCED, pp. Left far behind; cast out of the race.
17117	distant	[.] DISTANT, a. [L., standing apart.] [.] 1. Separate; having an intervening space of any indefinite extent. One point may be less than a line or a hairs breadth distant from another. Saturn is supposed to be nearly nine hundred million miles distant from the sun. [.] 2. ...
17118	distantly	[.] DISTANTLY, adv. Remotely; at a distance; with reserve.
17119	distaste	[.] DISTASTE, n. [dis and taste.] [.] 1. Aversion of the taste; dislike of food or drink; disrelish; disgust, or a slight degree of it. Distaste for a particular kind of food may be constitutional, or the effect of a diseased stomach. [.] 2. Dislike; uneasiness. [.] [.] Prosperity ...
17120	distasted	[.] DISTASTED, pp. Disrelished; disliked; offended; displeased.
17121	distasteful	[.] DISTASTEFUL, a. [.] 1. Nauseous; unpleasant or disgusting to the taste. [.] 2. Offensive; displeasing; as a distasteful truth. [.] 3. Malevolent; as distasteful looks.
17122	distastefulness	[.] DISTASTEFULNESS, n. Disagreeableness; dislike.
17123	distasting	[.] DISTASTING, ppr. Disrelishing; disliking; offending; displeasing.
17124	distastive	[.] DISTASTIVE, n. That which gives disrelish or aversion.
17125	distemper	[.] DISTEMPER, n. [dis and temper.] [.] 1. Literally, an undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture of parts. Hence, [.] 2. Disease; malady; indisposition; any morbid state of an animal body, or of any part of it; a state in which the animal economy is ...
17126	distemperance	[.] DISTEMPERANCE, n. Distemperature.
17127	distemperate	[.] DISTEMPERATE, a. Immoderate. [Little used.]
17128	distemperature	[.] DISTEMPERATURE, n. [.] 1. Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold, or of other qualities; a noxious state; as the distemperature of the air of climate. [.] 2. Violent tumultuousness; outrageousness. [.] 3. Perturbation of mind. [.] 4. Confusion; ...
17129	distempered	[.] DISTEMPERED, pp. or a. [.] 1. Diseased in body, or disordered in mind. We speak of a distempered body, a distempered limb, a distempered head or brain. [.] 2. Disturbed; ruffled; as distempered passions. [.] 3. Deprived of temper or moderation; immoderate; as ...
17130	distempering	[.] DISTEMPERING, ppr. Affecting with disease or disorder; disturbing; depriving of moderation.
17131	distend	[.] DISTEND, v.t. [L., to tend, to stretch; to hold. Gr., to stretch.] [.] 1. To stretch or spread in all directions; to dilate; to enlarge; to expand; to swell; as, to distend a bladder; to distend the bowels to distend the lungs. [This is the appropriate sense of the ...
17132	distended	[.] DISTENDED, pp. Spread; expanded; dilated by an inclosed substance or force.
17133	distending	[.] DISTENDING, ppr. Stretching in all directions; dilating; expanding.
17134	distensibility	[.] DISTENSIBILITY, n. The quality or capacity of being distensible.
17135	distensible	[.] DISTENSIBLE, a. Capable of being distended or dilated.
17136	distent	[.] DISTENT, a. Spread. [Not in use.] [.] DISTENT, n. Breadth. [Not used.]
17137	distention	[.] DISTENTION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The act of distending; the act of stretching in breadth or in all directions; the state of being distended; as the distention of the lungs or bowels. [.] 2. Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended. [.] 3. An opening, ...
17138	disterminate	[.] DISTERMINATE, a. [L.] Separated by bounds.
17139	distermination	[.] DISTERMINATION, n. Separation.
17140	disthene	[.] DISTHENE, n. [Gr., two; force.] A mineral so called by Hauy, because its crystals have the property of being electrified both positively and negatively. It is the sappare of Saussure, and the cyanite or kyanite of Werner.
17141	disthronize	[.] DISTHRONIZE, v.t. To dethrone. [Not used.]
17142	distich	[.] DISTICH, n. [L., Gr., a verse.] A couplet; a couple of verses or poetic lines, making complete sense; an epigram of two verses.
17143	distichous	[.] DISTICHOUS, DISTICH, a. Having two rows, or disposed in two rows. A distichous spike has all the flowers pointing two ways.
17144	distill	[.] DISTILL, v.i. [L., to drop; a drop. Gr.] [.] 1. To drop; to fall in drops. [.] [.] Soft showers distilld, and suns grew warm in vain. [.] 2. To flow gently, or in a small stream. [.] [.] The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of Armenia. [.] 3. To ...
17145	distillable	[.] DISTILLABLE, a. That may be distilled; fit for distillation.
17146	distillation	[.] DISTILLATION, n. [.] 1. The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring or throwing down in drops. [.] 2. The vaporization and subsequent condensation of a liquid by means of an alembic, or still and refrigeratory, or of a retort and receiver; the operation ...
17147	distillatory	[.] DISTILLATORY, a. Belonging to distillation; used for distilling; as distillatory vessels.
17148	distilled	[.] DISTILLED, pp. Let fall or thrown down inn drops; subjected to the process of distillation; extracted by evaporation.
17149	distiller	[.] DISTILLER, n. One who distills; one whose occupation is to extract spirit by evaporation and condensation.
17150	distillery	[.] DISTILLERY, n. [.] 1. The act or art of distilling. [.] 2. The building and works where distilling is carried on.
17151	distilling	[.] DISTILLING, ppr. Dropping; letting fall in drops; extracting by distillation.
17152	distillment	[.] DISTILLMENT, n. That which is drawn by distillation.
17153	distinct	[.] DISTINCT, a. [L. See Distinguish.] [.] 1. Literally, having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign, or by a note or mark; as a place distinct by name. [.] 2. Different; separate; not the same in number or kind; as, he holds tow distinct offices; he is ...
17154	distinction	[.] DISTINCTION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The act of separating or distinguishing. [.] 2. A note or mark of difference. [Seldom used.] [.] 3. Difference made; a separation or disagreement in kind or qualities, by which one thing is known from another. We observe a distinction ...
17155	distinctive	[.] DISTINCTIVE, a. [.] 1. That marks distinction or difference; as distinctive names or titles. [.] 2. Having the power to distinguish and discern. [Less proper.]
17156	distinctively	[.] DISTINCTIVELY, adv. With distinction; plainly.
17157	distinctly	...
17158	distinctness	[.] DISTINCTNESS, n. [.] 1. The quality or state of being distinct; a separation or difference that prevents confusion of parts or things; as the distinctness of two ideas, or of distant objects. [.] 2. Nice discrimination; whence, clearness; precision; as, he stated ...
17159	distinguish	[.] DISTINGUISH, v.t. [L. Gr. The primary sense is, to prick, to pierce with a sharp point, to thrust in or on; and we retain the precise word in the verb, to stick, which see. The practice of making marks by puncturing, or sticking, gave rise to the applications of this ...
17160	distinguishable	[.] DISTINGUISHABLE, a. [.] 1. Capable of being distinguished; that may be separated, known or made known, by notes of diversity, or by any difference. A tree at a distance is distinguishable from a shrub. A simple idea is not distinguishable into different ideas. [.] 2. ...
17161	distinguished	[.] DISTINGUISHED, pp. [.] 1. Separated or known by a mark of difference, or by different qualities. [.] 2. a. Separated from others by superior or extraordinary qualities; whence, eminent; extraordinary; transcendent; noted; famous; celebrated. Thus, we admire distinguished ...
17162	distinguisher	[.] DISTINGUISHER, n. [.] 1. He or that which distinguishes, or that separates one thing from another by marks of diversity. [.] 2. One who discerns accurately the difference of thins; a nice or judicious observer.
17163	distinguishing	[.] DISTINGUISHING, ppr. [.] 1. Separating from others by a note of diversity; ascertaining difference by a mark. [.] 2. Ascertaining, knowing or perceiving a difference. [.] 3. a. Constituting difference, or distinction from every thing else; peculiar; as the distinguishing ...
17164	distinguishingly	[.] DISTINGUISHINGLY, adv. With distinction; with some mark of preference.
17165	distinguishment	[.] DISTINGUISHMENT, n. Distinction; observation of difference.
17166	distitle	[.] DISTITLE, v.t. To deprive of right.
17167	distort	[.] DISTORT, v.t. [L., to twist.] [.] 1. To twist out of natural or regular shape; as, to distort the neck, the limbs or the body; to distort the features. [.] 2. To force or put out of the true posture or direction. [.] [.] Wrath and malice, envy and revenge distort ...
17168	distorted	[.] DISTORTED, pp. Twisted out of natural or regular shape; wrested; perverted.
17169	distorting	[.] DISTORTING, ppr. Twisting out of shape; wresting; perverting.
17170	distortion	[.] DISTORTION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The act of distorting or wresting; a twisting out of regular shape; a twisting or writhing motion; as the distortions of the face or body. [.] 2. The state of being twisted out of shape; deviation from natural shape or position; crookedness; ...
17171	distract	[.] DISTRACT, v.t. [L., to draw. See draw and drag. The old participle distraught is obsolete.] [.] 1. Literally, to draw apart; to pull in different directions, and separate. Hence, to divide; to separate; and hence, to throw into confusion. Sometimes in a literal sense. ...
17172	distracted	[.] DISTRACTED, pp. [.] 1. Drawn apart; drawn in different directions; diverted from its object; perplexed; harassed; confounded. [.] 2. a. Deranged; disordered in intellect; raving; furious; mad; frantic.
17173	distractedly	[.] DISTRACTEDLY, adv. Madly; furiously; wildly.
17174	distractedness	[.] DISTRACTEDNESS, n. A state of being mad; madness.
17175	distracter	[.] DISTRACTER, n. One who distracts.
17176	distracting	[.] DISTRACTING, ppr. Drawing apart; separating; diverting from an object; perplexing; harassing; disordering the intellect.
17177	distraction	[.] DISTRACTION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The act of distracting; a drawing apart; separation. [.] 2. Confusion from a multiplicity of objects crowding on the mind and calling the attention different ways; perturbation of mind; perplexity; as, the family was in a state of distraction. ...
17178	distractive	[.] DISTRACTIVE, a. Causing perplexity; as distractive cases.
17179	distrain	[.] DISTRAIN, v.t. [L. Dis and stringo. See Strain. Blackstone writes distrein.] [.] 1. To seize for debt; to take a personal chatel from the possession of a wrong-doer into the possession of the injured party, to satisfy a demand, or compel the performance of a duty; ...
17180	distrainable	[.] DISTRAINABLE, a. That is liable to be taken for distress.
17181	distrained	[.] DISTRAINED, pp. Seized for debt or to compel the performance of duty.
17182	distraining	[.] DISTRAINING, ppr. Seizing for debt, or for neglect of suit and service.
17183	distrainor	[.] DISTRAINOR, n. He who seizes goods for debt or service.
17184	distraught	[.] DISTRAUGHT, Obs. [See Distract.]
17185	distream	[.] DISTREAM, v.i. [dis and stream.] To spread or flow over. [.] [.] Yet oer that virtuous blush distreams a tear.
17186	distress	[.] DISTRESS, n. [See Stress.] [.] 1. The act of distraining; the taking of any personal chattel from a wrong-doer, to answer a demand, or procure satisfaction for a wrong committed. [.] 2. The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction. [.] [.] A ...
17187	distressed	[.] DISTRESSED, pp. Suffering great pain or torture; severely afflicted; harassed; oppressed with calamity or misfortune.
17188	distressedness	[.] DISTRESSEDNESS, n. A state of being greatly pained.
17189	distressful	...
17190	distressing	[.] DISTRESSING, ppr. [.] 1. Giving severe pain; oppressing with affliction. [.] 2. a. Very afflicting; affecting with severe pain; as a distressing sickness.
17191	distributable	[.] DISTRIBUTABLE, a. [See Distribute.] That may be distributed; that may be assigned in portions.
17192	distribute	[.] DISTRIBUTE, v.t. [L., to give or divide.] [.] 1. To divide among two or more; to deal; to give or bestow in parts or portions. Moses distributed lands to the tribes of Israel. Christ distributed the loaves to his disciples. [.] 2. To dispense; to administer; as, ...
17193	distributed	[.] DISTRIBUTED, pp. Divided among a number; dealt out; assigned in portions; separated; bestowed.
17194	distributer	[.] DISTRIBUTER, n. One who divides or deals out in parts; one who bestows in portions; a dispenser.
17195	distributing	[.] DISTRIBUTING, ppr. Dividing among a number; dealing out; dispensing.
17196	distribution	[.] DISTRIBUTION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The act of dividing among a number; a dealing in parts or portions; as the distribution of an estate among heirs or children. [.] 2. The act of giving in charity; a bestowing in parts. [.] 3. Dispensation; administration to numbers; ...
17197	distributive	[.] DISTRIBUTIVE, a. [.] 1. That distributes; that divides and assigns in portions; that deals to each his proper share; as distributive justice. [.] 2. That assigns the various species of a general term. [.] 3. That separates or divides; as a distributive adjective. [.] DISTRIBUTIVE, ...
17198	distributively	[.] DISTRIBUTIVELY, adv. By distribution; singly; not collectively.
17199	distributiveness	[.] DISTRIBUTIVENESS, n. Desire of distributing. [Little used.]
17200	district	[.] DISTRICT, n. [L., to press hard, to bind. See Distrain.] [.] 1. Properly, a limited extent of country; a circuit within which power, right or authority may be exercised, and to which it is restrained; a word applicable to any portion of land or country, or to any ...
17201	district-court	[.] DISTRICT-COURT, n. A court which has cognizance of certain causes within a district defined by law. The district-courts of the United States are courts of subordinate jurisdiction.
17202	district-judge	[.] DISTRICT-JUDGE, n. The judge of a district-court.
17203	district-school	[.] DISTRICT-SCHOOL, n. A school within a certain district of a town.
17204	districted	[.] DISTRICTED, pp. Divided into districts or definite portions.
17205	districting	[.] DISTRICTING, ppr. Dividing into limited or definite portions. [.] DISTRICTING, ppr. Dividing into limited or definite portions.
17206	distriction	[.] DISTRICTION, n. Sudden display. [Unusual.]
17207	distringas	[.] DISTRINGAS, n. In law, a writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person for debt, or for his appearance at a certain day.
17208	distrust	[.] DISTRUST, v.t. [dis and trust. See Mistrust.] [.] 1. To doubt or suspect the truth, fidelity, firmness or sincerity of; not to confide in or rely on. We distrust a man, when we question his veracity, &c. We may often distrust our own firmness. [.] 2. To doubt; to ...
17209	distrusted	[.] DISTRUSTED, pp. Doubted; suspected.
17210	distrustful	[.] DISTRUSTFUL, a. [.] 1. Apt to distrust; suspicious. [.] 2. Not confident; diffident; as distrustful of ourselves. [.] 3. Diffident; modest.
17211	distrustfully	[.] DISTRUSTFULLY, adv. In a distrustful manner; with doubt or suspicion.
17212	distrustfulness	[.] DISTRUSTFULNESS, n. The state of being distrustful; want of confidence.
17213	distrusting	[.] DISTRUSTING, ppr. Doubting the reality or sincerity of; suspecting; not relying on or confiding in.
17214	distrustless	[.] DISTRUSTLESS, a. Free from distrust or suspicion.
17215	distune	[.] DISTUNE, v.t. To put out of tune. [Not used.]
17216	disturb	[.] DISTURB, v.t. [L., to trouble, disorder, discompose; a crowd, a tumult; Gr., a tumult. The primary sense seems to be to stir, or to turn or whirl round.] [.] 1. To stir; to move; to discompose; to excite from a state of rest or tranquillity. We say, the man is asleep, ...
17217	disturbance	[.] DISTURBANCE, n. [.] 1. A stirring or excitement; any disquiet or interruption of peace; as, to enter the church without making disturbance. [.] 2. Interruption of a settled state of things; disorder; tumult. We have read much at times of disturbances in Spain, ...
17218	disturbed	[.] DISTURBED, pp. Stirred; moved; excited; discomposed; disquieted; agitated; uneasy.
17219	disturber	[.] DISTURBER, n. [.] 1. One who disturbs or disquiets; a violator of peace; one who causes tumults or disorders. [.] 2. He or that which excites passion or agitation; he or that which causes perturbation. [.] 3. In law, one that interrupts or incommodes another ...
17220	disturbing	[.] DISTURBING, ppr. Moving; exciting; rendering uneasy; making a tumult; interrupting peace; incommoding the quiet enjoyment of.
17221	disturn	[.] DISTURN, v.t. [dis and turn.] To turn aside. [Not in use.]
17222	disuniform	[.] DISUNIFORM, a. Disyuniform. Not uniform. [Not in use.]
17223	disunion	[.] DISUNION, n. Disyunion. [dis and union.] Separation; disjunction; or a state of not being united. It sometimes denotes a breach of concord, and its effect, contention.
17224	disunite	[.] DISUNITE, v.t. disyunite. [dis and unite.] To separate; to disjoin; to part; as, to disunite two allied countries; to disunite particles of matter; to disunite friends. [.] DISUNITE, v.i. To part; To fall asunder; to become separate. Particles of matter may spontaneously ...
17225	disunited	[.] DISUNITED, pp. Separated; disjoined.
17226	disuniter	[.] DISUNITER, n. He or that which disjoins.
17227	disuniting	[.] DISUNITING, ppr. Separating; parting.
17228	disunity	[.] DISUNITY, n. Disyunity. A state of separation.
17229	disusage	[.] DISUSAGE, n. Disyuzage. [dis and usage.] Gradual cessation of use or custom; neglect of use, exercise or practice. We lose words by disusage.
17230	disuse	[.] DISUSE, n. Disyuse. [dis and use.] [.] 1. Cessation of use, practice or exercise; as, the limbs lose their strength and pliability by disuse; language is altered by the disuse of words. [.] 2. Cessation of custom; desuetude. [.] DISUSE, v.t. disyuze. [dis and ...
17231	disused	[.] DISUSED, pp. Disyuzed. [.] 1. No longer used; obsolete, as words, &c. [.] [.] Priam in arms disused. [.] 2. Disaccustomed.
17232	disusing	[.] DISUSING, ppr. Disyuzing. Ceasing to use; disaccustoming.
17233	disvaluation	[.] DISVALUATION, n. [See Disvalue.] Disesteem; disreputation.
17234	disvalue	[.] DISVALUE, v.t. [dis and value.] To undervalue; to disesteem.
17235	disvouch	[.] DISVOUCH, v.t. [dis and vouch.] to discredit; to contradict.
17236	diswarn	[.] DISWARN, v.t. [dis and warn.] To direct by previous notice. [Not used.]
17237	diswitted	[.] DISWITTED, a. Deprived of wits or understanding.
17238	diswont	[.] DISWONT, v.t. [dis and wont.] To wean; to deprive of wonted usage.
17239	disworship	[.] DISWORSHIP, n. [dis and worship.] Cause of disgrace.
17240	dit	[.] DIT, n. A ditty. [Not used.] [.] DIT, v.t. To close up. [Not used.]
17241	ditation	[.] DITATION, n. [L.] The act of making rich. [Not used.]
17242	ditch	[.] DITCH, n. [G.] [.] 1. A trench in the earth made by digging, particularly a trench for draining wet land, or for making a fence to guard inclosures, or for preventing an enemy from approaching a town or fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a foss or moat, ...
17243	ditch-delivered	[.] DITCH-DELIVERED, a. Brought forth in a ditch.
17244	ditcher	[.] DITCHER, N. One who digs ditches.
17245	ditching	[.] DITCHING, ppr. Digging ditches; also, draining by a ditch or ditches; as ditching a swamp.
17246	ditetrahedral	[.] DITETRAHEDRAL, a. [dis and tetrahedral.] In crystalography, having the form of a tetrahedral prism with dihedral summits.
17247	dithyramb	[.] DITHYRAMB, DITHYRAMBUS, n. [Gr.] In ancient poetry, a hymn in honor of Bacchus, full of transport and poetical rage. Of this species of writing we have no remains.
17248	dithyrambic	[.] DITHYRAMBIC, n. [.] 1. A song in honor of Bacchus, in which the wildness of intoxication is imitated. [.] 2. Any poem written in wild enthusiastic strains. [.] DITHYRAMBIC, a. Wild; enthusiastic.
17249	dithyrambus	[.] DITHYRAMB, DITHYRAMBUS, n. [Gr.] In ancient poetry, a hymn in honor of Bacchus, full of transport and poetical rage. Of this species of writing we have no remains.
17250	dition	[.] DITION, n. [L.] rule; power; government; dominion.
17251	ditone	[.] DITONE, n. [Gr., tone.] In music, an interval comprehending two tones. The proportion of the sounds that form the ditone is 4:5, and that of the semiditone, 5:6.
17252	ditrihedria	[.] DITRIHEDRIA, n. [Gr., twice three sides.] In mineralogy, a genus of spars with six sides or planes; being formed of tow trigonal pyramids joined base to base, without an intermediate column.
17253	dittander	[.] DITTANDER, n. Pepper-wort, Lepidium, a genus of plants of many species. The common dittander has a hot biting taste, and is sometimes used in lieu of pepper.
17254	dittany	[.] DITTANY, n. [L., Gr.] The white dittany is a plant of the genus Dictamnus. Its leaves are covered with a white down; in smell, they resemble lemon-thyme, but are more aromatic. When fresh, they yield an essential oil. [.] Th dittany of crete is a species of Origanum, ...
17255	dittied	[.] DITTIED, a. [See Ditty.] Sung; adapted to music. [.] [.] He, with his soft pipe, and smooth, and smooth dittied song.
17256	ditto	[.] DITTO, contracted into do, in books of accounts, is the Italian detto, from L. It denotes said, aforesaid, or the same thing; an abbreviation used to save repetition.
17257	ditty	[.] DITTY, n. [L.] A song; a sonnet or a little poem to be sung. [.] [.] And to the warblign lute soft ditties sing. [.] DITTY, v.i. To sing; to warble a little tune.
17258	diuretic	[.] DIURETIC, a. [Gr., urinam reddo; urine.] Having the power to provoke urine; tending to produce discharges of urine. [.] DIURETIC, n. A medicine that provokes urine, or increases its discharges.
17259	diurnal	[.] DIURNAL, a. [L., daily.] [.] 1. Relating to a day; pertaining to the daytime; as diurnal heat; diurnal hours. [.] 2. Daily; happening every day; performed in a day; as a diurnal task. [.] 3. Performed in 24 hours; as the diurnal revolution of the earth. [.] 4. ...
17260	diurnalist	[.] DIURNALIST, n. A journalist. [Not in use.]
17261	diurnally	[.] DIURNALLY, adv. Daily; every day.
17262	diuturnal	[.] DIUTURNAL, a. Lasting; being of long continuance.
17263	diuturnity	[.] DIUTURNITY, n. [L., of long continuance.] Length of time; long duration.
17264	divan	[.] DIVAN, n. [.] 1. Among the Turks and other orientals, a court of justice, or a council. [.] 2. A council-chamber; a hall; a court. [.] 3. Any council assembled.
17265	divaricate	[.] DIVARICATE, v.i. [L., to straddle.] To open; to fork; to part into two branches. [.] DIVARICATE, v.t. to divide into two branches. [.] DIVARICATE, a. In botany, standing out wide. A divaricate branch forms an obtuse angle with the stem. It is applied also ...
17266	divaricated	[.] DIVARICATED, pp. Parted into two branches.
17267	divaricating	[.] DIVARICATING, ppr. Parting into two branches.
17268	divarication	[.] DIVARICATION, n. [.] 1. A parting; a forking; a separation into two branches. [.] 2. A crossing or intersection of fibers at different angles.
17269	dive	[.] DIVE, v.i. [Gr.] [.] 1. To descend or plunge into water, as an animal head first; to thrust the body into water or other liquor, or if already in water, to plunge deeper. In the pearl fishery men are employed to dive for shells. [.] 2. To go deep into any subject; ...
17270	divel	[.] DIVEL, n. A large cartilaginous fish, with a bifurcated snout; the sea duvvil of Nieuhoff.
17271	divellent	[.] DIVELLENT, a. [L., to pull.] Drawing asunder; separating.
17272	divellicate	[.] DIVELLICATE, v.t. To pull in pieces.
17273	diver	[.] DIVER, n. [.] 1. One who dives; one who plunges head first into water; one who sinks by effort; as a diver in the pearl fishery. [.] 2. One who goes deep into a subject, or enters deep into study. [.] 3. A fowl, so called from diving. The name is given to several ...
17274	diverb	[.] DIVERB, n. A proverb. [Not in use.]
17275	diverge	...
17276	divergence	[.] DIVERGENCE, n. A receding from each other; a going farther apart; as the divergence of lines, or the angle of divergence.
17277	divergent	[.] DIVERGENT, a. Departing or receding from each other, as lines which proceed from the same point; opposed to convergent.
17278	diverging	[.] DIVERGING, ppr. Receding from each other, as they proceed.
17279	divergingly	[.] DIVERGINGLY, adv. In a diverging manner.
17280	divers	[.] DIVERS, a. S as z. [L., to turn.] [.] 1. Different; various. [.] [.] Thou shalt not sow thy fields with divers seeds. Deuteronomy 21. [.] [.] Nor let thy cattle gender with divers kinds. Leviticus 19. [.] [This is now generally written diverse.] [.] 2. Several; ...
17281	divers-colored	[.] DIVERS-COLORED, a. Having various colors.
17282	diverse	[.] DIVERSE, a. [L.] [.] 1. Different; differing. [.] [.] Four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. Daniel 7. [.] 2. Different from itself; various; multiform. [.] [.] Eloquence is a diverse thing. [.] 3. In different directions. [.] [.] And ...
17283	diversification	[.] DIVERSIFICATION, n. [See Diversify.] [.] 1. The act of changing forms or qualities, or of making various. [.] 2. Variation; variegation. [.] 3. Variety of forms. [.] 4. Change; alteration.
17284	diversiform	[.] DIVERSIFORM, a. Of a different form; of various forms.
17285	diversify	[.] DIVERSIFY, v.t. [L.] [.] 1. To make different or various in form or qualities; to give variety to; to variegate; as, to diversify the colors of a robe; to diversify a landscape with mountains, plains, trees and lakes. [.] 2. To give diversity to; to distinguish ...
17286	diversifying	[.] DIVERSIFYING, ppr. Making various in form or qualities; giving variety to; variegating.
17287	diversiified	[.] DIVERSIIFIED, pp. [.] 1. Made various in form or qualities; variegated; altered. [.] 2. a. Distinguished by various forms, or by a variety of objects; as diversified scenery; a diversified landscape.
17288	diversion	[.] DIVERSION, n. [L., to divert.] [.] 1. The act of turning aside from any course; as the diversion of a stream from its usual channel; the diversion of a purpose to another object; the diversion of the mind from business or study. [.] 2. That which diverts; that which ...
17289	diversity	[.] DIVERSITY, n. [L.] [.] 1. Difference; dissimilitude; unlikeness. There may be diversity without contrariety. There is a great diversity in human constitutions. [.] 2. Variety; as a diversity of ceremonies in churches. [.] 3. Distinct being, as opposed to identity. [.] 4. ...
17290	diversly	[.] DIVERSLY, adv. [from diverse.] [.] 1. In different ways; differently; variously; as a passage of scripture diversly interpreted or understood. [.] 2. In different directions; to different points. [.] [.] On lifes vast ocean diversly we sail.
17291	divert	[.] DIVERT, v.t. [L., to turn.] [.] 1. To turn off from any course, direction or intended application; to turn aside; as, to divert a river from its usual channel; to divert commerce from its usual course; to divert appropriated money to other objects; to divert a man ...
17292	diverted	[.] DIVERTED, pp. Turned aside; turned or drawn from any course, or from the usual or intended direction; pleased; amused; entertained.
17293	diverter	[.] DIVERTER, n. He or that which diverts, turns off, or pleases.
17294	diverticle	[.] DIVERTICLE, n. [L.] A turning; a by-way. [Not used.]
17295	diverting	[.] DIVERTING, ppr. [.] 1. Turning off from any course; pleasing; entertaining. [.] 2. a. Pleasing; amusing; entertaining; as a diverting scene or sport.
17296	divertise	[.] DIVERTISE, v.t. s as z. To divert; to please. [Not used.]
17297	divertisement	[.] DIVERTISEMENT, n. Diversion. [Little used.] Originally, a certain air or dance between the acts of the French opera, or a musical composition.
17298	divertive	[.] DIVERTIVE, a. Tending to divert; amusing.
17299	divest	[.] DIVEST, v.t. [L. It is the same word as devest, but the latter is appropriately used as a technical term in law.] [.] 1. To strip of clothes, arms or equipage; opposed to invest. [.] 2. To deprive; as, to divest one of his rights or privileges; to divest one of ...
17300	divested	[.] DIVESTED, pp. Stripped; undressed; deprived.
17301	divesting	[.] DIVESTING, ppr. Stripping; putting off; depriving.
17302	divestiture	[.] DIVESTITURE, DIVESTURE, n. The act of stripping, putting off, or depriving.
17303	divesture	[.] DIVESTITURE, DIVESTURE, n. The act of stripping, putting off, or depriving.
17304	dividable	[.] DIVIDABLE, a. [See Divide.] [.] 1. That may be divided. [.] 2. Separate; parted. [Not used nor proper.]
17305	divide	[.] DIVIDE, v.t. [L., to part. See the latter words.] [.] 1. To part or separate an entire thing; to part a thing into two or more pieces. [.] [.] Divide the living child in two. 1 Kings 3. [.] 2. To cause to be separate; to keep apart by a partition or by an imaginary ...
17306	divided	[.] DIVIDED, pp. Parted; disunited; distributed.
17307	dividedly	[.] DIVIDEDLY, adv. Separately.
17308	dividend	[.] DIVIDEND, n. [.] 1. A part or share; particularly, the share of the interest or profit of stock in trade or other employment, which belongs to each proprietor according to his proportion of the stock or capital. [.] 2. In arithmetic, the number to be divided into ...
17309	divider	...
17310	dividing	[.] DIVIDING, ppr. [.] 1. Parting; separating; distributing; disuniting; apportioning to each his share. [.] 2. a. That indicates separation or difference; as a dividing line. [.] DIVIDING, n. Separation.
17311	dividual	[.] DIVIDUAL, a. [L.] Divided, shared or participated in common with others. [Little used.]
17312	divination	[.] DIVINATION, n. [L., to foretell. See Divine.] [.] 1. The act of divining; a foretelling future events, or discovering things secret or obscure, by the aid of superior beings, or by other than human means. The ancient heathen philosophers divided divination into two ...
17313	divinator	[.] DIVINATOR, n. One who pretends to divination.
17314	divinatory	[.] DIVINATORY, a. Professing divination.
17315	divine	[.] DIVINE, a. [L., a god.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the true God; as the divine nature; divine perfections. [.] 2. Pertaining to a heathen deity, or to false gods. [.] 3. Partaking of the nature of God. [.] [.] Half human, half divine. [.] 4. Proceeding from God; ...
17316	divinely	[.] DIVINELY, adv. [.] 1. In a divine or godlike manner; in a manner resembling deity. [.] 2. By the agency or influence of God; as a prophet divinely inspired; divinely taught. [.] 3. Excellently; in the supreme degree; as divinely fair; divinely brave.
17317	divineness	[.] DIVINENESS, n. [.] 1. Divinity; participation of the divine nature; as the divineness of the scriptures. [Little used.] [.] 2. Excellence in the supreme degree.
17318	diviner	...
17319	divineress	[.] DIVINERESS, n. A female diviner; a woman professing divination.
17320	diving	[.] DIVING, ppr. [See Dive.] [.] 1. Plunging or sinking into water or other liquid; applied to animals only. [.] 2. Going deep into a subject.
17321	diving-bell	[.] DIVING-BELL, n. A hollow vessel in form of a truncated cone or pyramid, with the smaller base close, and the larger one open, in which a person may descend into deep water and remain, till the inclosed air ceases to be respirable.
17322	divinity	[.] DIVINITY, n. [L.] [.] 1. The state of being divine; Deity; Godhead; the nature or essence of God. Christians ascribe divinity to one Supreme Being only. [.] 2. God; the Deity; the Supreme Being. [.] [.] Tis the Divinity that stirs within us. [.] 3. A false ...
17323	divisibility	[.] DIVISIBILITY, n. [L. See Divide.] The quality of being divisible; the property of bodies by which their parts or component particles are capable of separation.
17324	divisible	[.] DIVISIBLE, a. S as z. [L. See Divide.] Capable of division; that may be separated or disunited; separable. Matter is divisible indefinitely.
17325	divisibleness	[.] DIVISIBLENESS, n. Divisibility; capacity of being separated.
17326	division	[.] DIVISION, n. S as z. [L. See Divide.] [.] 1. The act of dividing or separating into parts, any entire body. [.] 2. The state of being divided. [.] 3. That which divides or separates; that which keeps apart; partition. [.] 4. The part separated from the rest ...
17327	divisional	[.] DIVISIONAL, DIVISIONARY, a. Pertaining to division; noting or making division; as a divisional line.
17328	divisionary	[.] DIVISIONAL, DIVISIONARY, a. Pertaining to division; noting or making division; as a divisional line.
17329	divisioner	[.] DIVISIONER, n. One who divides. [Not used.]
17330	divisive	[.] DIVISIVE, a. [.] 1. Forming division or distribution. [.] 2. Creating division or discord.
17331	divisor	[.] DIVISOR, n. In arithmetic, the number by which the dividend is divided.
17332	divorce	[.] DIVORCE, n. [L. See Divert.] [.] 1. A legal dissolution of the bonds of matrimony, or the separation of husband and wife by a judicial sentence. This is properly called a divorce, and called technically, divorce a vinculo matrimonii. [.] 2. The separation of a married ...
17333	divorced	[.] DIVORCED, pp. Separated by a dissolution of the marriage contract; separated from bed and board; parted; forced asunder.
17334	divorcement	[.] DIVORCEMENT, n. Divorce; dissolution of the marriage tie. [.] [.] Let him write her a bill of divorcement. Deuteronomy 24.
17335	divorcer	[.] DIVORCER, n. [.] 1. The person or cause that produces divorce. [.] 2. One of a sect called divorcers, said to have sprung from Milton.
17336	divorcing	[.] DIVORCING, ppr. Dissolving the marriage contract; separating from bed and board; disuniting.
17337	divorcive	[.] DIVORCIVE, a. Having power to divorce.
17338	divulgate	[.] DIVULGATE, a. Published. [Little used.]
17339	divulgation	[.] DIVULGATION, n. The act of divulging or publishing.
17340	divulge	[.] DIVULGE, v.t. divulj. [L., to make public; the common people; people.] [.] 1. To make public; to tell or make known something before private or secret; to reveal; to disclose; as, to divulge the secret sentiments of a friend; to divulge the proceedings of the cabinet. ...
17341	divulged	[.] DIVULGED, pp. Made public; revealed; disclosed; published.
17342	divulger	[.] DIVULGER, n. One who divulges or reveals.
17343	divulging	[.] DIVULGING, ppr. Disclosing; publishing; revealing.
17344	divulsion	[.] DIVULSION, n. [L., to pull.] The act of pulling or plucking away; a rending asunder. [.] [.] And dire divulsions shook the changing world.
17345	divulsive	[.] DIVULSIVE, a. That pulls asunder; that rends.
17346	dizen	[.] DIZEN, v.t. dizn. To dress gayly; to deck. [.] This word is not esteemed elegant, and is nearly obsolete. Its compound bedizen is used in burlesque.
17347	dizz	[.] DIZZ, v.t. [See Dizzy.] To astonish; to puzzle; to make dizzy. [Not used.]
17348	dizzard	[.] DIZZARD, n. [See Dizzy.] A blockhead. [Not used.]
17349	dizziness	[.] DIZZINESS, n. [See Dizzy.] Giddiness; a whirling in the head; vertigo.
17350	dizzy	[.] DIZZY, a. [G., dizziness; dizzy.] [.] 1. Giddy; having a sensation of whirling in the head, with instability or proneness to fall; vertiginous. [.] 2. Causing giddiness; as a dizzy highth. [.] 3. Giddy; thoughtless; heedless; as the dizzy multitude. [.] DIZZY, ...
17351	do	[.] DO, v.t. or auxiliary; pret. Did; pp. Done, pronounced dun. This verb, when transitive, is formed in the indicative, present tense, thus, I do, thou doest, he does or doth; when auxiliary, the second person is, thou dost. [G.] [.] 1. To perform; to execute; to carry ...
17352	doat	[.] DOAT. [See Dote.]
17353	docibility	[.] DOCIBILITY, DOCIBLENESS, n. Teachableness; docility; readiness to learn.
17354	docible	[.] DOCIBLE, a. [See Docile.] Teachable; docile; tractable; easily taught or managed.
17355	docibleness	[.] DOCIBILITY, DOCIBLENESS, n. Teachableness; docility; readiness to learn.
17356	docile	[.] DOCILE, a. [L., to teach. See Teach.] Teachable; easily instructed; ready to learn; tractable; easily managed. Some children are far more docile than others. Dogs are more docile than many other animals.
17357	docility	[.] DOCILITY, n. Teachableness; readiness to learn; aptness to be taught. The docility of elephants is remarkable.
17358	docimacy	[.] DOCIMACY, n. [Gr., See the next word.] The art or practice of assaying metals; metallurgy.
17359	docimastic	[.] DOCIMASTIC, a. [Gr., to try, essay, examine, proved; to prove.] Properly, essaying, proving by experiments, or relating to the assaying of metals. The docimastic art is otherwise called metallurgy. It is the art of assaying metals, or the art of separating them from ...
17360	dock	[.] DOCK, n. [Gr., L.] A genus of plants, the Rumex, of several species. Its root resembles a carrot. [.] DOCK, v.t. [.] 1. To cut off, as the end of a thing; to curtail; to cut short; to clip; as, to dock the tail of a horse. [.] 2. To cut off a part; to shorten; ...
17361	dock-yard	[.] DOCK-YARD, n. A yard or magazine near a harbor, for containing all kinds of naval stores and timber.
17362	docket	[.] DOCKET, n. [.] 1. A small piece of paper or parchment, containing the heads of a writing. Also, a subscription at the foot of letters patent, by the clerk of the dockets. [.] 2. A bill, tied to goods, containing some direction, as the name of the owner, or the ...
17363	docking	[.] DOCKING, ppr. Clipping; cutting off the end; placing in a dock. [.] DOCKING, n. The act of drawing, as a ship, into a dock.
17364	doctor	[.] DOCTOR, n. [L., to teach.] [.] 1. A teacher. [.] [.] There stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law. Acts 5. [.] 2. One who has passed all the degrees of a faculty, and is empowered to practice and teach it, as a doctor in divinity, ...
17365	doctoral	[.] DOCTORAL, a. Relating to the degree of a doctor.
17366	doctorally	[.] DOCTORALLY, adv. In the manner of a doctor.
17367	doctorate	[.] DOCTORATE, n. The degree of a doctor. [.] DOCTORATE, v.t. To make a doctor by conferring a degree.
17368	doctoress	[.] DOCTRESS, DOCTORESS, n. A females physician.
17369	doctorly	[.] DOCTORLY, a. Like a learned man.
17370	doctorship	[.] DOCTORSHIP, n. The degree or rank of a doctor. [Doctorate is now generally used.]
17371	doctress	[.] DOCTRESS, DOCTORESS, n. A females physician.
17372	doctrinal	[.] DOCTRINAL, a. [See Doctrine.] [.] 1. Pertaining to doctrine; containing a doctrine or something taught; as a doctrinal observation; a doctrinal proposition. [.] 2. Pertaining to the act or means of teaching. [.] [.] The word of God serveth no otherwise, than in ...
17373	doctrinally	[.] DOCTRINALLY, adv In the form of doctrine or instruction; by way of teaching or positive direction.
17374	doctrine	[.] DOCTRINE, n. [L., to teach.] [.] 1. In a general sense, whatever is taught. Hence, a principle or position in any science; whatever is laid down as true by an instructor or master. The doctrines of the gospel are the principles or truths taught by Christ and his apostles. ...
17375	document	[.] DOCUMENT, n. [L., to teach.] [.] 1. Precept; instruction; direction. [.] 2. Dogmatical precept; authoritative dogma. [.] 3. More generally, in present usage, written instruction, evidence or proof; any official or authoritative paper containing instructions or ...
17376	documental	[.] DOCUMENTAL, a. Pertaining to instruction or to documents; consisting in or derived from documents; as documental testimony.
17377	documentary	[.] DOCUMENTARY, a. Pertaining to written evidence; consisting in documents.
17378	dodder	[.] DODDER, n. [G.] A plant of the genus Cuscuta, one species of which is called hell-weed. It is almost destitute of leaves, parasitical, creeping and fixing itself to some other plant, as to hops, flax and particularly to the nettle. It decays at the root, and is nourished ...
17379	doddered	[.] DODDERED, a. Overgrown with dodder; covered with supercrescent plants.
17380	dodecagon	[.] DODECAGON, n. [Gr., twelve; an angle.] A regular figure or polygon, consisting of twelve equal sides and angles.
17381	dodecagyn	[.] DODECAGYN, n. [Gr., twelve; a female.] In botany, a plant having twelve pistils.
17382	dodecagynian	[.] DODECAGYNIAN, a. Having twelve pistils.
17383	dodecahedral	[.] DODECAHEDRAL, a. [infra.] Pertaining to a dodecahedron; consisting of twelve equal sides.
17384	dodecahedron	[.] DODECAHEDRON, n. [Gr., twelve; a base.] A regular solid contained under twelve equal and regular pentagons, or having twelve equal bases.
17385	dodecander	[.] DODECANDER, n. [Gr., twelve; a male.] In botany, a plant having twelve stamens; one of the class dodecandria. But this class includes all plants that have any number of stamens from twelve to nineteen inclusive.
17386	dodecandrian	[.] DODECANDRIAN, a. Pertaining to the plants or class of plants that have twelve stamens, or from twelve to nineteen.
17387	dodecatemorion	[.] DODECATEMORION, n. [Gr., twelfth; part.] A twelfth part. [Little used.]
17388	dodecatemory	[.] DODECATEMORY, n. A denomination sometimes given to each of the twelve signs of the zodiac.
17389	dodge	[.] DODGE, v.i. doj. [from some root signifying to shoot, dart or start.] [.] 1. To start suddenly aside; to shift place by a sudden start. [.] 2. To play tricks; to be evasive; to use tergiversation; to play fast and loose; to raise expectations and disappoint them; ...
17390	dodger	[.] DODGER, n. One who dodges or evades.
17391	dodging	[.] DODGING, ppr. Starting aside; evading.
17392	dodkin	[.] DODKIN, n. A little doit; a small coin.
17393	dodman	[.] DODMAN, n. A fish that casts its shell, like the lobster and crab.
17394	dodo	[.] DODO, n. The Didus, a genus of fowls of the gallinaceous order. The hooded dodo is large than a swan, with a strong hooked bill. The general color of the plumage is cinereous; the belly and thighs whitish. The head is large, and seems as if covered with a hood. The ...
17395	doe	[.] DOE, n. Do. A she deer; the female of the fallow-deer. The male is called a buck. [.] DOE, n. A feat. [Not used.]
17396	doer	[.] DOER, n. [from do.] [.] 1. One who does; one who performs or executes; an actor; an agent. [.] 2. One who performs what is required; one who observes, keeps or obeys, in practice. [.] [.] The doers of the law shall be justified. Romans 2.
17397	does	[.] DOES, the third person of the verb do, indicative mode, present tense, contracted from doeth.
17398	doff	[.] DOFF, v.t. [.] 1. To put off, as dress. [.] [.] And made us doff our easy robes of peace. [.] 2. To strip or divest; as, he doffs himself. [.] 3. To put or thrust away; to get rid of. [.] [.] To doff their dire distresses. [.] 4. To put off; to shift off; ...
17399	dog	[.] DOG, n. [.] 1. A species of quadrupeds, belonging to the genus Canis, of many varieties, as the mastiff, the hound, the spaniel, the shepherds dog, the terrier, the harrier, the bloodhound, &c. [.] 2. It is used for male, when applied to several other animals; ...
17400	dog-cabbage	[.] DOG-CABBAGE, n. A plant growing in the south of Europe, the cynocrambe, constituting the genus Theligonum.
17401	dog-mad	[.] DOG-MAD, a. Mad as a dog.
17402	dogate	[.] DOGATE, n. [See Doge.] The office or dignity of a doge.
17403	dogberry	[.] DOGBERRY, n. The berry of the dogwood.
17404	dogberry-tree	[.] DOGBERRY-TREE, n. The dogwood.
17405	dogbrier	[.] DOGBRIER, n. The brier that bears the hip; the cynosbaton.
17406	dogcheap	[.] DOGCHEAP, a. Cheap as dogs meat, or offal; very cheap.
17407	dogday	[.] DOGDAY, n. One of the days when Sirius or the dogstar rises and sets with the sun. The dogdays commence the latter part of July, and end the beginning of September.
17408	dogdraw	[.] DOGDRAW, n. A manifest deprehension of an offender against the venison in the forest, when he is found drawing after the deer by the scent of a hound led by the hand.
17409	doge	[.] DOGE, n. [L., to lead.] The chief magistrate of Venice and Genoa.
17410	dogfight	[.] DOGFIGHT, n. A battle between two dogs.
17411	dogfish	[.] DOGFISH, n. A name given to several species of shark, as the spotted shark or greater dogfish, the piked dogfish, &c.
17412	dogfly	[.] DOGFLY, n. A voracious, biting fly.
17413	dogged	[.] DOGGED, pp. [.] 1. Pursued closely; urged frequently and importunately. [.] 2. a. Sullen; sour; morose; surly; severe.
17414	doggedly	[.] DOGGEDLY, adv. Sullenly; gloomily; sourly; morosely; severely.
17415	doggedness	[.] DOGGEDNESS, n. Sullenness; moroseness.
17416	dogger	[.] DOGGER, n. A Dutch fishing vessel used in the German ocean, particularly in the herring fishery. It is equipped with two masts, a main-mast and a mizen-mast, somewhat resembling a ketch.
17417	doggerel	[.] DOGGEREL, a. An epithet given to a kind of loose, irregular measure in burlesque poetry, like that of Hudibras; as doggerel verse or rhyme. [.] DOGGEREL, n. A loose, irregular kind of poetry; used in burlesque.
17418	doggerman	[.] DOGGERMAN, n. A sailor belonging to a dogger.
17419	doggers	[.] DOGGERS, n. In English alum works, a sort of stone found in the mines with the true alum-rock, containing some alum.
17420	dogging	[.] DOGGING, ppr. [from dog.] Hunting; pursuing incessantly or importunately.
17421	doggish	[.] DOGGISH, a. Like a dog; churlish; growling; snappish; brutal.
17422	doghearted	[.] DOGHEARTED, a. Cruel; pitiless; malicious.
17423	doghole	[.] DOGHOLE, n. A place fit only for dogs; a vile, mean habitation.
17424	doghouse	[.] DOGHOUSE, n. A kennel for dogs.
17425	dogkennel	[.] DOGKENNEL, n. A kennel or hut for dogs.
17426	dogleach	[.] DOGLEACH, n. A dog-doctor.
17427	doglouse	[.] DOGLOUSE, n. An insect that is found on dogs.
17428	dogly	[.] DOGLY, a. Like a dog. [Not in use.]
17429	dogma	[.] DOGMA, n. [Gr., to think; L.] A settled opinion; a principle, maxim or tenet; a doctrinal notion, particularly in matters of faith and philosophy; as the dogmas of the church; the dogmas of Plato. [.] [.] Compliment my dogma, and I will compliment yours.
17430	dogmatic	[.] DOGMATIC, DOGMATICAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to a dogma, or to settled opinion. [.] 2. Positive; magisterial; asserting or disposed to assert with authority or with overbearing and arrogance; applied to persons; as a dogmatic schoolman or philosopher. [.] 3. Positive; ...
17431	dogmatical	[.] DOGMATIC, DOGMATICAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to a dogma, or to settled opinion. [.] 2. Positive; magisterial; asserting or disposed to assert with authority or with overbearing and arrogance; applied to persons; as a dogmatic schoolman or philosopher. [.] 3. Positive; ...
17432	dogmatically	[.] DOGMATICALLY, adv. Positively; in a magisterial manner; arrogantly.
17433	dogmaticalness	[.] DOGMATICALNESS, n. The quality of being dogmatical; positiveness.
17434	dogmatism	[.] DOGMATISM, n. Positive assertion; arrogance; positiveness in opinion.
17435	dogmatist	[.] DOGMATIST, n. A positive asserter; a magisterial teacher; a bold or arrogant advancer of principles.
17436	dogmatize	[.] DOGMATIZE, v.i. To assert positively; to teach with bold and undue confidence; to advance with arrogance. [.] [.] Men often dogmatize most, when they are least supported by reason.
17437	dogmatizer	[.] DOGMATIZER, n. One who dogmatizes; a bold assertor; a magisterial teacher.
17438	dogmatizing	[.] DOGMATIZING, ppr. Asserting with excess of confidence.
17439	dogrose	[.] DOGROSE, n. The flower of the hip.
17440	dogs-bane	[.] DOGS-BANE, n. [Gr.] A genus of plants, the Apocynum, of several species; also, the Asclepias.
17441	dogs-ear	[.] DOGS-EAR, n. The corner of a leaf in a book turned down like a dogs ear.
17442	dogs-meat	[.] DOGS-MEAT, n. Refuse; offal; meat for dogs.
17443	dogs-rue	[.] DOGS-RUE, n. A plant, a species of Scrophularia.
17444	dogsick	[.] DOGSICK, a. Sick as a dog.
17445	dogskin	[.] DOGSKIN, a. Made of the skin of a dog.
17446	dogsleep	[.] DOGSLEEP, n. Pretended sleep.
17447	dogstar	[.] DOGSTAR, n. Sirius, a star of the first magnitude, whose rising and setting with the sun gives name to the dogdays.
17448	dogstones	[.] DOGSTONES, n. A plant, the Orchis or fool-stones.
17449	dogtooth	[.] DOGTOOTH, n. Plu. Dogteeth. A sharp-pointed human tooth growing between the foreteeth and grinders, and resembling a dogs tooth. It is called also an eye tooth.
17450	dogtooth-violet	[.] DOGTOOTH-VIOLET, n. A plant, the Erythronium.
17451	dogtrick	[.] DOGTRICK, n. A currish trick; brutal treatment.
17452	dogtrot	[.] DOGTROT, n. A gentle trot like that of a dog.
17453	dogvane	[.] DOGVANE, n. Among seamen, a small vane composed of thread, cork and feathers, fastened to a half pike and placed on the weather gun-wale, to assist in steering a ship on the wind.
17454	dogwatch	[.] DOGWATCH, n. Among seamen, a watch of two hours. The dogwatches are two reliefs between 4 and 8 oclock, P.M.
17455	dogweary	[.] DOGWEARY, a. Quite tired; much fatigued.
17456	dogwood	[.] DOGWOOD, n. A common name of different species of Cornus or cornelian cherry.
17457	dogwood-tree	[.] DOGWOOD-TREE, n. The Piscidia erythrina, a tree growing in Jamaica.
17458	doily	[.] DOILY, n. [.] 1. A species of woolen stuff, said to be so called from the first maker. [.] 2. Linen made into a small napkin.
17459	doing	[.] DOING, ppr. [See Do.] Performing; executing.
17460	doings	[.] DOINGS, n. Plu. [.] 1. Things done; transactions; feats; actions, good or bad. [.] 2. Behavior; conduct. [.] 3. Stir; bustle.
17461	doit	[.] DOIT, n. [G.] [.] 1. A small piece of money. [.] 2. A trifle. Hence our vulgar phrase, I care not a doit. It is used adverbially and commonly pronounced dite.
17462	dolabriform	[.] DOLABRIFORM, a. [L., an ax; form.] Having the form of an ax or hatchet.
17463	dole	[.] DOLE, n. [See Deal.] [.] 1. The act of dealing or distributing; as the power of dole and donative. [Not in use.] [.] 2. That which is dealt or distributed; a part, share or portion. [.] 3. That which is given in charity; gratuity. [.] 4. Blows dealt out. [.] 5. ...
17464	doleful	[.] DOLEFUL, a. [dole and full.] [.] 1. Sorrowful; expressing grief; as a doleful whine; a doleful cry. [.] 2. Melancholy; sad; afflicted; as a doleful sire. [.] 3. Dismal; impressing sorrow; gloomy; as doleful shades.
17465	dolefully	[.] DOLEFULLY, adv. In a doleful manner; sorrowfully; dismally; sadly.
17466	dolefulness	[.] DOLEFULNESS, n. Sorrow; melancholy; querulousness; gloominess; dismalness.
17467	dolent	[.] DOLENT, a. [L.] Sorrowful. [Not in use.]
17468	dolesome	[.] DOLESOME, a. Gloomy; dismal; sorrowful; doleful. [.] [.] The dolesome passage to th infernal sky.
17469	dolesomeness	[.] DOLESOMENESS, n. Gloom; dismalness.
17470	doll	[.] DOLL, n. [Gr., an idol; to see.] A puppet or baby for a child; a small image in the human form, for the amusement of little girls.
17471	dollar	[.] DOLLAR, n. [G.] A silver coin of Spain and of the United States, of the value of one hundred cents, or four shillings and sixpence sterling. The dollar seems to have been originally a German coin, and in different parts of Germany, the name is given to coins of different ...
17472	dolomite	[.] DOLOMITE, n. A variety of magnesian carbonate of lime, so called from the French geologist Dolomieu. Its structure is granular.
17473	dolor	[.] DOLOR, n. [L.] Pain; grief; lamentation.
17474	doloriferous	[.] DOLORIFEROUS, a. [L., pain; to produce.] Producing pain.
17475	dolorific	[.] DOLORIFIC, a. [L.] [.] 1. That causes pain or grief. [.] 2. Expressing pain or grief.
17476	dolorous	[.] DOLOROUS, a. [L., grief.] [.] 1. Sorrowful; doleful; dismal; impressing sorrow or grief; as a dolorous object; a dolorous region. [.] 2. Painful; giving pain. [.] [.] Their dispatch is quick, and less dolorous than the paw of the bear. [.] 3. Expressing pain ...
17477	dolorously	[.] DOLOROUSLY, adv. Sorrowfully; in a manner to express pain.
17478	dolphin	[.] DOLPHIN, n. [Gr.] [.] 1. A genus of cetaceous fish, with teeth in both jaws, and a pipe in the head, comprehending the dolphin, the porpoise, the grampus and the beluga. But the fish to which seamen give this name, is the Coryphaena hippuris of Linne. It has a flat ...
17479	dolphinet	[.] DOLPHINET, n. A female dolphin.
17480	dolt	[.] DOLT, n. [G.] A heavy, stupid fellow; a blockhead; to behave foolishly.
17481	doltish	[.] DOLTISH, a. Dull in intellect; stupid; blockish; as a doltish clown.
17482	doltishness	[.] DOLTISHNESS, n. Stupidity.
17483	dom	[.] DOM, used as a termination, denotes jurisdiction, or property and jurisdiction; primarily, doom, judgment; as in kingdom, earldom. Hence it is used to denote state, condition or quality, as in wisdom, freedom.
17484	domain	[.] DOMAIN, n. [L.] [.] 1. Dominion; empire; territory governed, or under the government of a sovereign; as the vast domains of the Russian emperor; the domains of the British king. [.] 2. Possession; estate; as a portion of the kings domains. [.] 3. The land about ...
17485	domal	[.] DOMAL, a. [L.] Pertaining to house in astrology.
17486	dome	[.] DOME, n. [Gr., a house, a plain roof. L.] [.] 1. A building; a house; a fabric; used in poetry. [.] 2. A cathedral. [.] 3. In architecture, a spherical roof, raised over the middle of a building; a cupola. [.] 4. In chemistry, the upper part of a furnace, resembling ...
17487	domesday	[.] DOMESDAY. [See Doomsday.]
17488	domesday-book	[.] DOOMSDAY-BOOK, DOMESDAY-BOOK, n. A book compiled by order of William the Conqueror, containing a survey of all the lands in England. It consists of two volumes; a large folio, and a quarto. The folio contains 382 double pages of vellum, written in a small but plain ...
17489	domesman	[.] DOMESMAN, n. [See Domm.] A judge; an umpire.
17490	domestic	[.] DOMESTIC, a. [L., a house.] [.] 1. Belonging to the house, or home; pertaining to ones place of residence, and to the family; as domestic concerns; domestic life; domestic duties; domestic affairs; domestic contentions; domestic happiness; domestic worship. [.] 2. ...
17491	domestically	[.] DOMESTICALLY, adv. In relation to domestic affairs.
17492	domesticate	[.] DOMESTICATE, v.t. [.] 1. To make domestic; to retire from the public; to accustom to remain much at home; as, to domesticate ones self. [.] 2. To make familiar, as if at home. [.] 3. To accustom to live near the habitations of man; to tame; as, to domesticate ...
17493	domestication	[.] DOMESTICATION, n. [.] 1. The act of withdrawing from the public notice and living much at home. [.] 2. The act of taming or reclaiming wild animals.
17494	domicil	[.] DOMICIL, n. [L., a mansion.] An abode or mansion; a place of permanent residence, either of an individual or family; a residence, animo manendi.
17495	domiciled	[.] DOMICILED, DOMICILIATED, pp. Having gained a permanent residence or inhabitancy.
17496	domiciliate	[.] DOMICIL, DOMICILIATE, v.t. To establish a fixed residence, or a residence that constitutes habitancy.
17497	domiciliated	[.] DOMICILED, DOMICILIATED, pp. Having gained a permanent residence or inhabitancy.
17498	domiciliating	[.] DOMICILING, DOMICILIATING, ppr. Gaining or taking a permanent residence.
17499	domiciliation	[.] DOMICILIATION, n. Permanent residence; inhabitancy.
17500	domiciling	[.] DOMICILING, DOMICILIATING, ppr. Gaining or taking a permanent residence.
17501	domify	[.] DOMIFY, v.t. [L., a house; to make.] [.] 1. In astrology, to divide the heavens into twelve houses, in order to erect a theme or horoscope, by means of six great circles, called circles of position. [.] 2. To tame. [Not in use and improper.]
17502	dominant	[.] DOMINANT, a. [L., to rule; lord, master; a house; to overcome, to subdue.] [.] 1. Ruling; prevailing; governing; predominant; as the dominant party, or faction. [.] 2. In music, the dominant or sensible chord is that which is practiced on the dominant of the tone, ...
17503	dominate	[.] DOMINATE, v.t. [L. See Dominant.] To rule; to govern; to prevail; to predominate over. [.] [.] We every where meet the Slavonian nations either dominant or dominated. [.] DOMINATE, v.i. To predominate. [Little used.]
17504	dominated	[.] DOMINATED, pp. Ruled; governed.
17505	dominating	[.] DOMINATING, ppr. Ruling; prevailing; predominating.
17506	domination	[.] DOMINATION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The exercise of power in ruling; dominion; government. [.] 2. Arbitrary authority; tyranny. [.] 3. One highly exalted in power; or the fourth order of angelic beings. [.] [.] Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.
17507	dominative	[.] DOMINATIVE, a. Governing; also, imperious.
17508	dominator	[.] DOMINATOR, n. [.] 1. A ruler or ruling power; the presiding or predominant power. [.] [.] Jupiter and Mars are dominators for this northwest part of the world. [.] 2. An absolute governor.
17509	domineer	[.] DOMINEER, v.i. [L. See Dominant.] [.] 1. To rule over with insolence or arbitrary sway. [.] [.] To domineer over subjects or servants is evidence of a low mind. [.] 2. To bluster; to hector; to swell with conscious superiority, or haughtiness. [.] [.] Go to ...
17510	domineering	[.] DOMINEERING, ppr. [.] 1. Ruling over with insolence; blustering; manifesting haughty superiority. [.] 2. a. Overbearing.
17511	dominical	[.] DOMINICAL, a. [Low L., lord.] [.] 1. That notes the Lords day or Sabbath. The Dominical letter is the letter which, in almanacks, denotes the sabbath, or dies domini, the Lords day. The first seven letters of the alphabet are used for this purpose. [.] 2. Noting ...
17512	dominican	[.] DOMINICAN, a. or n. The Dominicans, or Dominican Friars, are an order of religious or monks, called also Jacobins, or Predicants, preaching friars; an order founded about the year 1215.
17513	dominion	[.] DOMINION, n. [L. See Dominant.] [.] 1. Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and controlling. [.] [.] The dominion of the Most High is an everlasting dominion. Daniel 4. [.] 2. Power to direct, control, use and dispose of at pleasure; right of ...
17514	domino	[.] DOMINO, n. A kind of hood; a long dress; a masquerade dress.
17515	domite	[.] DOMITE, n. A mineral named from Dome in Auvergne, in France, of a white or grayish white color, having the aspect and gritty feel of a sandy chalk.
17516	don	[.] DON. A title in Spain, formerly given to noblemen and gentlemen only, but now common to all classes. It is commonly supposed to be contracted from dominus, dom, and the Portuguese dono, the master or owner of any thing, gives some countenance to the opinion. It coincides ...
17517	donacite	[.] DONACITE, n. A petrified shell of the genus Donax.
17518	donary	[.] DONARY, n. [L., to give.] A thing given to a sacred use. [Little used.]
17519	donation	[.] DONATION, n. [L., to give.] [.] 1. The act of giving or bestowing; a grant. [.] [.] That right we hold by his donation. [.] 2. In law, the act or contract by which a thing or the use of it is transferred to a person, or corporation, as a free gift. To be valid, ...
17520	donatism	[.] DONATISM, n. The doctrines of the Donatists.
17521	donatist	[.] DONATIST, n. One of the sect founded by Donatus. They held that theirs was the only pure church, and that baptism and ordination, unless by their church, were invalid.
17522	donatistic	[.] DONATISTIC, a. Pertaining to Donatism.
17523	donative	[.] DONATIVE, n. [L., to give.] [.] 1. A gift; a largess; a gratuity; a present; a dole. [.] [.] The Romans were entertained with shows and donatives. [.] 2. In the canon law, a benefice given and collated to a person, by the founder or patron, without either presentation, ...
17524	done	[.] DONE, pp. Dun. [See Do.] [.] 1. Performed; executed; finished. [.] 2. A word by which agreement to a proposal is expressed; as in laying a wager, an offer being made, the person accepting or agreeing says, done; that is, it is agreed, I agree, I accept.
17525	donee	[.] DONEE, n. [L., to give.] [.] 1. The person to whom a gift or donation is made. [.] 2. The person to whom lands or tenements are given or granted; as a donee in fee-simple or fee-tail.
17526	donjon	[.] DONJON or DONGEON. [See Dungeon.]
17527	donnat	[.] DONNAT, n. [do and naught.] An idle fellow. [Not in use.]
17528	donor	[.] DONOR, n. [L., to give.] [.] 1. One who gives or bestows; one who confers any thing gratuitously; a benefactor. [.] 2. One who grants an estate; as, a conditional fee may revert to the donor, if the donee has no heirs of his body.
17529	donship	[.] DONSHIP, n. [See Don.] The quality or rank of a gentleman or knight.
17530	donzel	[.] DONZEL, n. A young attendant; a page.
17531	doodle	[.] DOODLE, n. A trifler; a simple fellow.
17532	doole	[.] DOOLE, [See Dole.]
17533	doom	[.] DOOM, v.t. [L., to esteem, and perhaps with the root of condemn. See Deem.] [.] 1. To judge. [Unusual.] [.] [.] Thou didst not doom so strictly. [.] 2. To condemn to any punishment; to consign by a decree or sentence; as, the criminal is doomed to chains. [.] 3. ...
17534	doomage	[.] DOOMAGE, n. A penalty or fine for neglect.
17535	doomed	[.] DOOMED, pp. Adjudged; sentenced; condemned; destined; fated.
17536	doomful	[.] DOOMFUL, a. Full of destruction.
17537	dooming	[.] DOOMING, ppr. Judging; sentencing; condemning; destining.
17538	doomsday	[.] DOOMSDAY, n. [doom and day.] [.] 1. The day of the final judgment; the great day when all men are to be judged and consigned to endless happiness or misery. [.] 2. The day of sentence or condemnation.
17539	doomsday-book	[.] DOOMSDAY-BOOK, DOMESDAY-BOOK, n. A book compiled by order of William the Conqueror, containing a survey of all the lands in England. It consists of two volumes; a large folio, and a quarto. The folio contains 382 double pages of vellum, written in a small but plain ...
17540	door	[.] DOOR, n. [G., Gr.] [.] 1. An opening or passage into a house, or other building, or into any room, apartment or closet, by which persons enter. Such a passage is seldom or never called a gate. [.] 2. The frame of boards, or any piece of board or plank that shuts ...
17541	door-case	[.] DOOR-CASE, n. The frame which incloses a door.
17542	door-keeper	[.] DOOR-KEEPER, n. A porter; one who guards the entrance of a house or apartment.
17543	door-nail	[.] DOOR-NAIL, n. The nail on which the knocker formerly struck.
17544	door-post	[.] DOOR-POST, n. The post of a door.
17545	door-stead	[.] DOOR-STEAD, n. Entrance or place of a door.
17546	dooring	[.] DOORING, n. A door-case. [Not used.]
17547	doquet	[.] DOQUET, n. Doket. A warrant; a paper granting license. [See Docket.]
17548	dor	[.] DOR, DORR, n. The name of the black-beetle, or the hedgechafer, a species of Scarabaeus. We usually say, the dor-beetle.
17549	dorado	[.] DORADO, n. [.] 1. A southern constellation, containing six stars, called also xiphias; not visible in our latitude. [.] 2. A large fish resembling the dolphin.
17550	doree	[.] DOREE, n. A fish of the genus Zeus. It is called also faber, and gallus marinus. The body is oval and greatly compressed on the sides; the head is large and the snout long.
17551	dorian	[.] DORIAN, a. Pertaining to Doris in Greece. [See Doric.]
17552	doric	[.] DORIC, a. [from Doris in Greece.] in general, pertaining to Doris, or the Dorians, in Greece, who dwelt near Parnassus. [.] In architecture, noting the second order of columns, between the Tuscan and Ionic. The Doric order is distinguished for simplicity and strength. ...
17553	doricism	[.] DORICISM, DORISM, n. A phrase of the Doric dialect.
17554	dorism	[.] DORICISM, DORISM, n. A phrase of the Doric dialect.
17555	dormancy	[.] DORMANCY, n. [infra.] Quiescence.
17556	dormant	[.] DORMANT, a. [L., to sleep.] [.] 1. Sleeping; hence, at rest; not in action; as dormant passions. [.] 2. Being in a sleeping posture; as the lion dormant, in heraldry. [.] 3. Neglected; not used; as a dormant title; dormant privileges. [.] 4. Concealed; not divulged; ...
17557	dormar	[.] DORMAR, n. A beam; a sleeper.
17558	dormar-window	[.] DORMAR, DORMAR-WINDOW, n. A window in the roof of a house, or above the entablature, being raised upon the rafters.
17559	dormitive	[.] DORMITIVE, n. [L., to sleep.] A medicine to promote sleep; an opiate.
17560	dormitory	[.] DORMITORY, n. [L., to sleep.] [.] 1. A place, building or room to sleep in. [.] 2. A gallery in convents divided into several cells, where the religious sleep. [.] 3. A burial place.
17561	dormouse	[.] DORMOUSE, n. Plu. Dormice. [L., to sleep and mouse.] An animal of the mouse kind, which makes a bed of moss or dry leaves, in a hollow tree or under shrubs, lays in a store of nuts or other food, and on the approach of cold weather, rolls itself in a ball and sleeps ...
17562	dorn	[.] DORN, n. [G., thorn.] A fish.
17563	doron	[.] DORON, n. [Gr., a gift.] [.] 1. A gift; a present. [Not in use.] [.] 2. A measure of three inches.
17564	dorp	[.] DORP, n. [G.] A small village.
17565	dorr	[.] DORR. [See Dor.]
17566	dorrer	[.] DORRER, n. A drone. [Not in use.]
17567	dorsal	[.] DORSAL, a. [L., the back.] Pertaining to the back; as the dorsal fin of a fish; dorsal awn, in botany.
17568	dorse	[.] DORSE, n. A canopy.
17569	dorsel	[.] DORSEL, n. [See Dosser.]
17570	dorsiferous	[.] DORSIFEROUS, DORSIPAROUS, a. [L., the back; to bear.] In botany, bearing or producing seeds on the back of their leaves; an epithet given to ferns or plants of the capillary kind without stalks.
17571	dorsiparous	[.] DORSIFEROUS, DORSIPAROUS, a. [L., the back; to bear.] In botany, bearing or producing seeds on the back of their leaves; an epithet given to ferns or plants of the capillary kind without stalks.
17572	dorsum	[.] DORSUM, n. [L.] The ridge of a hill.
17573	dorture	[.] DORTURE, n. [contraction of dormiture.] A dormitory. [Not in use.]
17574	dose	[.] DOSE, n. [Gr., that which is give; to give.] [.] 1. The quantity of medicine give or prescribed to be taken at one time. [.] 2. Any thing given to be swallowed; any thing nauseous, that one is obliged to take. [.] 3. A quantity; a portion. [.] 4. As much as ...
17575	dosser	[.] DOSSER, n. A pannier, or basket, to be carried on the shoulders of men.
17576	dossil	[.] DOSSIL, n. In surgery, a pledget or portion of lint made into a cylindric form, or the shape of a date.
17577	dost	[.] DOST, the second person of do, used int he solemn style; thou dost.
17578	dot	[.] DOT, n. [I know not the origin and affinities of this word. It would be naturally deduced from a verb signifying to set, or to prick, like punctum, point.] A small point or spot, made with a pen or other pointed instrument; a speck; used in marking a writing or other ...
17579	dotage	[.] DOTAGE, n. [from dote.] [.] 1. Feebleness or imbecility of understanding or mind, particularly in old age, childishness of old age; as a venerable man now in his dotage. [.] 2. A doting; excessive fondness. [.] 3. Deliriousness. [See the verb, to dote.]
17580	dotal	[.] DOTAL, a. [L., dower.] Pertaining to dower, or a womans marriage portion; constituting dower or comprised in it; as a dotal town.
17581	dotard	[.] DOTARD, n. [dote and ard, kind.] [.] 1. A man whose intellect is impaired by age; one in his second childhood. [.] [.] The sickly dotard wants a wife. [.] 2. A doting fellow; one foolishly fond.
17582	dotardly	[.] DOTARDLY, a. Like a dotard; weak.
17583	dotation	[.] DOTATION, n. [L., to endow.] [.] 1. The act of endowing, or of bestowing a marriage portion on a woman. [.] 2. Endowment; establishment of funds for support; as of a hospital or eleemosynary corporation.
17584	dote	[.] DOTE, v.i. [.] 1. To be delirious; to have the intellect impaired by age, so that the mind wanders or wavers; to be silly. [.] [.] Time has made you dote, and vainly tell of arms imagined in your lonely cell. [.] 2. To be excessively in love; usually with on ...
17585	doter	[.] DOTER, n. [.] 1. One who dotes; a man whose understanding is enfeebled by age; a dotard. [.] 2. One who is excessively fond, or weakly in love.
17586	doting	[.] DOTING, ppr. Regarding with excessive fondness.
17587	dotingly	[.] DOTINGLY, adv. By excessive fondness.
17588	dottard	[.] DOTTARD, n. A tree kept low by cutting.
17589	dotted	[.] DOTTED, pp. [.] 1. Marked with dots or small spots; diversified with small detached objects. [.] 2. In botany, sprinkled with hollow dots or points.
17590	dotterel	[.] DOTTEREL, n. The name of different species of fowls, of the genus Charadrius and the grallic order; as the Alexandrine dotterel, the ringed dotterel, and the Morinellus; also, the turnstone or sea dotterel, a species of the genus Tringa.
17591	dotting	[.] DOTTING, ppr. Marking with dots or spots; diversifying with small detached objects.
17592	douanier	[.] DOUANIER, n. An officer of the customs.
17593	double	[.] DOUBLE, a. Dubl. [L., Gr. See Two.] [.] 1. Two of a sort together; one corresponding to the other; being in pairs; as double chickens in the same egg; double leaves connected by one petiole. [.] 2. Twice as much; containing the same quantity or length repeated. [.] [.] Take ...
17594	double-banked	[.] DOUBLE-BANKED, a. In seamanship, having two opposite oars managed by rowers on the same bench, or having two men to the same oar.
17595	double-biting	[.] DOUBLE-BITING, a. Biting or cutting on either side; as a double-biting ax.
17596	double-buttoned	[.] DOUBLE-BUTTONED, a. Having two rows of buttons.
17597	double-charge	[.] DOUBLE-CHARGE, v.t. To charge or intrust with a double portion.
17598	double-dealer	[.] DOUBLE-DEALER, n. One who acts two different parts, in the same business, or at the same time; a deceitful, trickish person; one who says one thing and thinks or intends another; one guilty of duplicity.
17599	double-dealing	[.] DOUBLE-DEALING, n. Artifice; duplicity; deceitful practice; the profession of one thing and the practice of another.
17600	double-dye	[.] DOUBLE-DYE, v.t. To dye twice over.
17601	double-edged	[.] DOUBLE-EDGED, a. Having two edges.
17602	double-entendre	[.] DOUBLE-ENTENDRE, n. Double meaning of a word or expression.
17603	double-eyed	[.] DOUBLE-EYED, a. Having a deceitful countenance.
17604	double-face	[.] DOUBLE-FACE, n. Duplicity; the acting of different parts in the same concern.
17605	double-faced	[.] DOUBLE-FACED, a. Deceitful; hypocritical; showing two faces.
17606	double-formed	[.] DOUBLE-FORMED, a. Of a mixed form.
17607	double-fortified	[.] DOUBLE-FORTIFIED, a. Twice fortified; doubly strengthened.
17608	double-founted	[.] DOUBLE-FOUNTED, a. Having two sources.
17609	double-gild	[.] DOUBLE-GILD, v.t. To gild with double coloring.
17610	double-handed	[.] DOUBLE-HANDED, a. Having two hands; deceitful.
17611	double-headed	[.] DOUBLE-HEADED, a. [.] 1. Having two heads. [.] 2. Having the flowers growing one to another.
17612	double-hearted	[.] DOUBLE-HEARTED, a. Having a false heart; deceitful; treacherous.
17613	double-lock	[.] DOUBLE-LOCK, v.t. To shoot the bolt twice; to fasten with double security.
17614	double-manned	[.] DOUBLE-MANNED, a. Furnished with twice the complement of men, or with two men instead of one.
17615	double-meaning	[.] DOUBLE-MEANING, a. Having two meanings.
17616	double-minded	[.] DOUBLE-MINDED, a. Having different minds at different times; unsettled; wavering; unstable; undetermined. James 1.
17617	double-mouthed	[.] DOUBLE-MOUTHED, a. Having two mouths.
17618	double-natured	[.] DOUBLE-NATURED, a. Having a two-fold nature.
17619	double-octave	[.] DOUBLE-OCTAVE, n. In muxic, an interval composed of two octaves or fifteen notes in diatonic progression; a fifteenth.
17620	double-plea	[.] DOUBLE-PLEA, n. In law, a plea in which the defendant alledges two different matters in bar of the action.
17621	double-quarrel	[.] DOUBLE-QUARREL, n. A complaint of a clerk to the archbishop against an inferior ordinary, for delay of justice.
17622	double-shade	[.] DOUBLE-SHADE, v.t. To double the natural darkness of a place.
17623	double-shining	[.] DOUBLE-SHINING, a. Shining with double luster.
17624	double-threaded	[.] DOUBLE-THREADED, a. Consisting of two threads twisted together.
17625	double-tongued	[.] DOUBLE-TONGUED, a. Making contrary declarations on the same subject at different times; deceitful. [.] [.] The deacons must be grave, not double-tongued. 1 Timothy 3.
17626	doubled	[.] DOUBLED, pp. Folded; increased by adding an equal quantity, sum or value; repeated; turned or passed round.
17627	doubleness	[.] DOUBLENESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being doubled. [.] 2. Duplicity.
17628	doubler	[.] DOUBLER, n. [.] 1. He that doubles. [.] 2. An instrument for augmenting a very small quantity of electricity, so as to render it manifest by sparks or the electrometer.
17629	doublet	[.] DOUBLET, n. [.] 1. The inner garment of a man; a waistcoat or vest. [.] 2. Two; a pair. [.] 3. Among lapidaries, a counterfeit stone composed of two pieces of crystal, with a color between them, so that they have the same appearance as if the whole substance ...
17630	doublets	[.] DOUBLETS, n. [.] 1. A game on dice within tables. [.] 2. The same number on both dice. [.] 3. A double meaning.
17631	doubling	[.] DOUBLING, ppr. Making twice the sum, number or quantity; repeating; passing round; turning to escape. [.] DOUBLING, n. The act of making double; also, a fold; a plait; also, an artifice; a shift.
17632	doubloon	[.] DOUBLOON, n. A Spanish and Portuguese coin, being double the value of the pistole.
17633	doubly	[.] DOUBLY, adv. In twice the quantity; to twice the degree; as doubly wise or good; to be doubly sensible of an obligation.
17634	doubt	[.] DOUBT, v.i. dout. [L., G.] [.] 1. To waver or fluctuate in opinion; to hesitate; to be in suspense; to be in uncertainty; to be in suspense; to be in uncertainty, respecting the truth or fact; to be undetermined. [.] [.] Even in matters divine, concerning some things, ...
17635	doubtable	[.] DOUBTABLE, a. That may be doubted.
17636	doubted	[.] DOUBTED, pp. Scrupled; questioned; not certain or settled.
17637	doubter	[.] DOUBTER, n. One who doubts; one whose opinion is unsettled; one who scruples.
17638	doubtful	[.] DOUBTFUL, a. [.] 1. Dubious; not settled in opinion; undetermined; wavering; hesitating; applied to persons; as, we are doubtful of a fact, or of the propriety of a measure. [.] 2. Dubious; ambiguous; not clear in its meaning; as a doubtful expression. [.] 3. ...
17639	doubtfully	[.] DOUBTFULLY, adv. [.] 1. In a doubtful manner; dubiously. [.] 2. With doubt; irresolutely. [.] 3. Ambiguously; with uncertainty of meaning. [.] [.] Nor did the goddess doubtfully declare. [.] 4. In a state of dread.
17640	doubtfulness	[.] DOUBTFULNESS, n. [.] 1. A state of doubt of uncertainty of mind; dubiousness; suspense; instability of opinion. [.] 2. Ambiguity; uncertainty of meaning. [.] 3. Uncertainty of event or issue; uncertainty of condition.
17641	doubting	[.] DOUBTING, ppr. Wavering in mind; calling in question; hesitating.
17642	doubtingly	[.] DOUBTINGLY, adv. In a doubting manner; dubiously; without confidence.
17643	doubtless	[.] DOUBTLESS, a. Free from fear of danger; secure. [.] [.] Pretty child, sleep doubtless and secure. [.] DOUBTLESS, adv. Without doubt or question; unquestionably. [.] [.] The histories of Christ by the evangelists are doubtless authentic.
17644	doubtlessly	[.] DOUBTLESSLY, adv. Unquestionably.
17645	douced	[.] DOUCED, n. A musical instrument. [Not in use.]
17646	doucet	[.] DOUCET, n. A custard. [Not in use.]
17647	douceur	[.] DOUCEUR, n. [L.] A present or gift; a bribe.
17648	doucine	[.] DOUCINE, n. A molding concave above the convex below, serving as a cymatium to a delicate cornice; a gula.
17649	doucker	[.] DOUCKER, n. [See Duck.] A fowl that dips or dives in water.
17650	dough	[.] DOUGH, n. Do. [G.] Paste of bread; a mass composed of flour or meal moistened and kneaded, but not baked. [.] My cake is dough, that is, by undertaking has not come to maturity.
17651	dough-baked	[.] DOUGH-BAKED, a. Unfinished; not hardened to perfection; soft.
17652	dough-kneaded	[.] DOUGH-KNEADED, a. Soft; like dough.
17653	dough-nut	[.] DOUGH-NUT, n. [dough and nut.] A small roundish cake, made of flour, eggs and sugar, moistened with milk and boiled in lard.
17654	doughtiness	[.] DOUGHTINESS, n. Doutiness. [See Doughty.] Valor; bravery.
17655	doughty	[.] DOUGHTY, a. Douty. [G., L. See Decent.] Brave; valiant; eminent; noble; illustrious; as a doughty hero. It is now seldom used except in irony or burlesque.
17656	doughy	[.] DOUGHY, a. Doy. Like dough; soft; yielding to pressure; pale.
17657	douse	[.] DOUSE, v.t. [Gr.] [.] 1. To thrust or plunge into water. [.] 2. In seamens language, to strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly. Douse the top-sail. [.] DOUSE, v.i. To fall suddenly into water.
17658	dout	[.] DOUT, v.t. To put out; to extinguish.
17659	douter	[.] DOUTER, n. An extinguisher for candles.
17660	douzeave	[.] DOUZEAVE, n. Doozeve. In music, a scale of twelve degrees.
17661	dove	[.] DOVE, n. [G.] [.] 1. The oenas, or domestic pigeon, a species of Columba. Its color is a deep bluish ash color; the breast is dashed with a fine changeable green and purple; the sides of the neck, with a copper color. In a wild state, it builds its nest in holes of ...
17662	dove-cot	[.] DOVE-COT, n. A small building or box in which domestic pigeons breed.
17663	dove-house	[.] DOVE-HOUSE, n. A house or shelter for doves.
17664	dove-tail	[.] DOVE-TAIL, n. In carpentry, the manner of fastening boards and timbers together by letting one piece into another in the form of a doves tail spread, or wedge reversed, so that it cannot be drawn out. This is the strongest of all the fastenings or jointings. [.] DOVE-TAIL, ...
17665	dove-tailed	[.] DOVE-TAILED, pp. United by a tenon in form of a doves tail.
17666	dove-tailing	[.] DOVE-TAILING, ppr. Uniting by a dove-tail.
17667	dovelike	[.] DOVELIKE, a. Resembling a dove.
17668	doves-foot	[.] DOVES-FOOT, n. A plant, a species of Geranium.
17669	doveship	[.] DOVESHIP, n. The qualities of a dove.
17670	dovish	[.] DOVISH, a. Like a dove; innocent. [Not in use.]
17671	dowable	[.] DOWABLE, a. [See Dower.] That may be endowed; entitled to dower.
17672	dowager	[.] DOWAGER, n. A widow with a jointure; a title particularly given to the widows of princes and persons of rank. The widow of a king is called queen dowager.
17673	dowcets	[.] DOWCETS, n. The testicles of a hart or stag.
17674	dowdy	[.] DOWDY, n. An awkward, ill-dressed, inelegant woman. [.] DOWDY, a. Awkward.
17675	dower	[.] DOWER, n. [Gr., a gift; to give. L.] [.] 1. That portion of the lands or tenements of a man which his widow enjoys during her life, after the death of her husband. [This is the usual present signification of the word.] [.] 2. The property which a woman brings to ...
17676	dowered	[.] DOWERED, a. Furnished with dower, or a portion.
17677	dowerless	[.] DOWERLESS, a. Destitute of dower; having no portion or fortune.
17678	dowery	[.] DOWERY, DOWRY, A different spelling of dower, but little used, and they may well be neglected.
17679	dowlas	[.] DOWLAS, n. A kind of coarse linen cloth.
17680	dowle	[.] DOWLE, n. A feather. [Not in use.]
17681	down	[.] DOWN, n. [.] 1. The fine soft feathers of fowls, particularly of the duck kind. The eider duck yields the best kind. Also, fine hair; as the down of the chin. [.] 2. The pubescence of plants, a fine hairy substance. [.] 3. The pappus or little crown of certain ...
17682	down-bed	[.] DOWN-BED, n. A bed of down.
17683	down-haul	[.] DOWN-HAUL, n. In seamens language, a rope passing along a stay, through the cringles of the stay-sail or jib, and made fast to the upper corner of the sail, to haul it down.
17684	down-sitting	[.] DOWN-SITTING, n. The act of sitting down; repose; a resting. [.] [.] Thou knowest my down-sitting and my uprising. Psalm 139.
17685	downcast	[.] DOWNCAST, a. Cast downward; directed to the ground; as a downcast eye or look, indicating bashfulness, modesty or dejection of mind. [.] DOWNCAST, n. Sadness; melancholy look.
17686	downed	[.] DOWNED, a. Covered or stuffed with down.
17687	downfall	[.] DOWNFALL, n. [.] 1. A falling, or body of things falling; as the downfall of a flood. [.] 2. Ruin; destruction; a sudden fall; or ruin by violence, in distinction from slow decay or declension; as the downfall of the Roman empire, occasioned by the conquests of ...
17688	downfallen	[.] DOWNFALLEN, a. Fallen; ruined.
17689	downgyved	[.] DOWNGYVED, a. Hanging down like the loose cincture of fetters.
17690	downhearted	[.] DOWNHEARTED, a. Dejected in spirits.
17691	downhill	[.] DOWNHILL, n. Declivity; descent; slope. [.] [.] And though tis downhill all. [.] DOWNHILL, a. Declivous; descending; sloping. [.] [.] A downhill greensward.
17692	downlooked	[.] DOWNLOOKED, a. Having a downcast countenance; dejected; gloomy; sullen; as jealousy downlooked.
17693	downlying	[.] DOWNLYING, n. The time of retiring to rest; time of repose. [.] DOWNLYING, a. About to be in travel of childbirth.
17694	downright	[.] DOWNRIGHT, adv. [.] 1. Right down; straight down; perpendicularly. [.] [.] A giant cleft downright. [.] 2. In plain terms; without ceremony or circumlocution. [.] [.] We shall chide downright. [.] 3. Completely; without stopping short; as, she fell downright ...
17695	downrightly	[.] DOWNRIGHTLY, adv. Plainly; in plain terms; bluntly.
17696	downtrod	[.] DOWNTROD, DOWNTRODDEN, a. Trodden down; trampled down.
17697	downtrodden	[.] DOWNTROD, DOWNTRODDEN, a. Trodden down; trampled down.
17698	downward	[.] DOWNWARD, DOWNWARDS, adv. [See Ward.] [.] 1. From a higher place to a lower; in a descending course, whether directly toward the center of the earth, or not; as, to tend downward; to move or roll downwards; to look downward; to take root downwards. [.] 2. In a course ...
17699	downwards	[.] DOWNWARD, DOWNWARDS, adv. [See Ward.] [.] 1. From a higher place to a lower; in a descending course, whether directly toward the center of the earth, or not; as, to tend downward; to move or roll downwards; to look downward; to take root downwards. [.] 2. In a course ...
17700	downweed	[.] DOWNWEED, n. Cottonweed, a downy plant.
17701	downy	[.] DOWNY, a. [See Down.] [.] 1. Covered with down or nap; as a downy feather; downy wings. [.] 2. Covered with pubescence or soft hairs, as a plant. [.] 3. Made of down or soft feathers; as a downy pillow. [.] 4. Soft, calm, soothing; as downy sleep. [.] 5. ...
17702	dowry	[.] DOWRY, n. [See Dower. This word differs not from dower. It is the same word differently written, and the distinction made between them is arbitrary.] [.] 1. The money, goods or estate which a woman brings to her husband in marriage; the portion given with a wife. [.] 2. ...
17703	dowse	[.] DOWSE, v.t. To strike on the face. [Not in use.]
17704	dowst	[.] DOWST, n. A stroke. [Not in use.]
17705	doxological	[.] DOXOLOGICAL, a. Pertaining to doxology; giving praise to God.
17706	doxology	[.] DOXOLOGY, n. [Gr., praise, glory; to speak.] In Christian worship, a hymn in praise of the Almighty; a particular form of giving glory to God.
17707	doxy	[.] DOXY, n. A prostitute.
17708	doze	[.] DOZE, v.i. [See Dote.] [.] 1. To slumber; to sleep lightly. [.] [.] If he happened to doze a little, the jolly cobbler waked him. [.] 2. To live in a state of drowsiness; to be dull or half asleep; as, to doze away the time; to doze over a work. [.] DOZE, ...
17709	dozen	[.] DOZEN, a. Duzn. [G.] Twelve in number, applied to things of the same kind, but rarely or never to that number in the abstract. We say, a dozen men; a dozen pair of gloves. It is a word much used in common discourse and in light compositions; rarely in the grave or ...
17710	dozer	[.] DOZER, n. One that dozes or slumbers.
17711	doziness	[.] DOZINESS, n. [from dozy.] Drowsiness; heaviness; inclination to sleep.
17712	dozing	[.] DOZING, ppr. Slumbering. [.] DOZING, n. A slumbering; sluggishness.
17713	dozy	[.] DOZY, a. [See Doze.] Drowsy; heavy; inclined to sleep; sleepy; sluggish; as a dozy head.
17714	drab	[.] DRAB, n. [.] 1. A strumpet; a prostitute. [.] 2. A low, sluttish woman. [This seems to be the sense in which it is generally used in New England.] [.] 3. A kind of wooden box, used in salt works for holding the salt when taken out of the boiling pans. Its bottom ...
17715	drabbing	[.] DRABBING, ppr. Keeping company with lewd women. [.] DRABBING, n. An associating with strumpets.
17716	drabble	[.] DRABBLE, v.t. To draggle; to make dirty by drawing in mud and water; to wet and befoul; as, to drabble a gown or cloke. In scottish, this word signifies to dirty by slabbering, as if it were allied to dribble, drivel, from the root of drip, which coincides with drop. [.] DRABBLE, ...
17717	drabbling	[.] DRABBLING, a. Drawing in mud or water; angling for barbels. [.] DRABBLING, n. A method of angling for barbels with a rod and a long line passed through a piece of lead.
17718	drabler	[.] DRABLER, n. In seamens language, a small additional sail, sometimes laced to the bottom of a bonnet on a square sail, in sloops and schooners. It is the same to a bonnet, as a bonnet is to a course.
17719	drachma	[.] DRACHMA, n. [L., Gr.] [.] 1. A Grecian coin. Of the value of seven pence, three farthings, sterling, or nearly fourteen cents. [.] 2. The eighth part of an ounce, or sixty grains, or three scruples; a weight used by apothecaries, but usually written dram.
17720	draco	[.] DRACO, n. [See Dragon.] [.] 1. In astronomy, a constellation of the northern hemisphere, containing according to Flamstead, eighty stars. [.] 2. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds. [.] 3. A genus of animals of two species. [See Dragon.]
17721	dracontic	[.] DRACONTIC, a. [L.] In astronomy, belonging to that space of time in which the moon performs one entire revolution.
17722	dracunculus	[.] DRACUNCULUS, n. [L.] [.] 1. In botany, a plant, a species of Arum, with a long stalk, spotted like a serpents belly. [.] 2. In medicine, a long slender worm, bred in the muscular parts of the arms and legs called Guinea worm. These are troublesome in tropical climates, ...
17723	drad	[.] DRAD, a. Terrible. [See Dread.] This was also the old pret. of dread.
17724	draff	[.] DRAFF, n. Refuse; lees; dregs; the wash given to swine, or grains to cows; waste matter.
17725	draffish	[.] DRAFFISH, a. Worthless.
17726	draffy	[.] DRAFFY, a. Dreggy; waste; worthless
17727	draft	[.] DRAFT, n. [corrupted from draught, from drag, draw, but authorized by respectable use.] [.] 1. A drawing; as, this horse is good for draft. In this sense, draught is perhaps most common. [.] 2. A drawing of men from a military band; a selecting or detaching of ...
17728	draft-horse	[.] DRAFT-HORSE, n. A horse employed in drawing, particularly in drawing heavy loads or in plowing.
17729	draft-ox	[.] DRAFT-OX, n. An ox employed in drawing.
17730	drafted	[.] DRAFTED, pp. Drawn; delineated; detached.
17731	drafting	[.] DRAFTING, ppr. Drawing; delineating; detaching.
17732	drafts	[.] DRAFTS, n. A game played on checkers.
17733	drag	[.] DRAG, v.t. [G., L. See Drink and Drench.] [.] 1. To pull; to haul; to draw along the ground by main force; applied particularly to drawing heavy things with labor, along the ground or other surface; as, to drag stone or timber; to drag a net in fishing. John 21:8. [.] 2. ...
17734	dragged	[.] DRAGGED, pp. Drawn on the ground; drawn with labor or force; drawn along slowly and heavily; raked with a drag or harrow.
17735	dragging	[.] DRAGGING, ppr. Drawing on the ground; drawing with labor or by force; drawing slowly or heavily; raking with a drag.
17736	draggle	[.] DRAGGLE, v.t. To wet and dirty by drawing on the ground or mud, or on wet grass; to drabble. [.] DRAGGLE, v.i. To be drawn on the ground; to become wet or dirty by being drawn on the mud or wet grass.
17737	draggle-tail	[.] DRAGGLE-TAIL, n. A slut.
17738	draggled	[.] DRAGGLED, pp. Drawn on the ground; wet or dirtied by being drawn on the ground or mire.
17739	draggling	[.] DRAGGLING, ppr. Drawing on the ground; making dirty by drawing on the ground or wet grass.
17740	dragman	[.] DRAGMAN, n. A fisherman that uses a dragnet.
17741	dragnet	[.] DRAGNET, n. A net to be drawn on the bottom of a river or pond for taking fish.
17742	dragoman	[.] DRAGOMAN, DROGMAN, n. An interpreter; a term in general use in the Levant and other parts of the East.
17743	dragon	[.] DRAGON, n. [L., Gr., G.] [.] 1. A kind of winged serpent, much celebrated in the romances of the middle ages. [.] 2. A fiery, shooting meteor, or imaginary serpent. [.] [.] Swift, swift, ye dragons of the night! That dawning may bear the ravens eye. [.] 3. A ...
17744	dragon-fish	[.] DRAGON-FISH, n. A species of Trachinus, called the weaver. This fish is about twelve inches in length; it has two or three longitudinal lines of a dirty yellow on the sides, and the belly of a silvery hue. The wounds of its spines occasion inflammation. It buries itself ...
17745	dragon-fly	[.] DRAGON-FLY, n. A genus of insects, the Libella or Libellula, having four extended wings; they are furnished with jaws; the antennae are shorter than the thorax; and the tail of the male is terminated by a kind of hooked forceps. There are many species, with a great ...
17746	dragon-shell	[.] DRAGON-SHELL, n. A species of concamerated patella or limpet. The top is much curved, and of an ash-color on the outside, but internally, of a bright flesh color. It is found adhering to larger shells, or to the back of the tortoise, as common limpets do to the sides ...
17747	dragon-tree	[.] DRAGON-TREE, n. A species of palm.
17748	dragonet	[.] DRAGONET, n. [.] 1. A little dragon. [.] 2. A fish with a slender round body, colored with yellow, blue and white; the head is large and depressed at the top and has two orifices, through which it breathes and ejects water, like the cetaceous tribe.
17749	dragonish	[.] DRAGONISH, a. In the form of a dragon; dragonlike.
17750	dragonlike	[.] DRAGONLIKE, a. Like a dragon; fiery; furious.
17751	dragons	[.] DRAGONS, n. A genus of plants, the Dracontium, of several species, natives of the Indies.
17752	dragons-blood	[.] DRAGONS-BLOOD, n. A resinous substance, or red juice, extracted from the Dracaena draco, and other trees of a similar nature. It comes from the East Indies, in small flat cakes or round balls, or in oval drops, wrapped in leaves, and knotted like a chaplet. It has no ...
17753	dragons-head	[.] DRAGONS-HEAD, n. A genus of plants, the Dracocephalum, of many species, most of them herbaceous, annual or perennial plants. [.] Dragons Head and Tail, in astronomy, are the nodes of the planets, or the two points in which the orbits of the planets intersect the ...
17754	dragons-water	[.] DRAGONS-WATER, n. A plant , the Calla or African Arum.
17755	dragons-wort	[.] DRAGONS-WORT, n. A plant, a species of Artemisia.
17756	dragoon	[.] DRAGOON, n. [G., L, an ensign bearer; dragon; an appellation given to horsemen, perhaps for their rapidity or fierceness.] A soldier or musketeer who serves on horseback or on foot, as occasion may require. Their arms are a sword, a musket and a bayonet. [.] DRAGOON, ...
17757	dragoonade	[.] DRAGOONADE, n. The abandoning of a place to the rage of soldiers.
17758	dragooned	[.] DRAGOONED, pp. Abandoned to the violence of soldiers; persecuted; harassed.
17759	dragooning	[.] DRAGOONING, ppr. Abandoning to the rage of soldiers; persecuting; harassing; vexing.
17760	drail	[.] DRAIL, v.t. To trail. [Not in use.] [.] DRAIL, v.i. To draggle. [Not in use.]
17761	drain	[.] DRAIN, v.t. [.] 1. To filter; to cause to pass through some porous substance. [.] [.] Salt water, drained through twenty vessels of earth, hath become fresh. [.] 2. To empty or clear of liquor, by causing the liquor to drop or run off slowly; as, to drain a vessel ...
17762	drainable	[.] DRAINABLE, a. Capable of being drained.
17763	drainage	[.] DRAINAGE, n. A draining; a gradual flowing off of any liquid.
17764	drained	[.] DRAINED, pp. Emptied of water or other liquor by a gradual discharge, flowing or dropping; exhausted; drawn off.
17765	draining	[.] DRAINING, ppr. Emptying of water or other liquor by filtration or flowing in small channels.
17766	drake	[.] DRAKE, n. [G., L, a duck.] [.] 1. The male of the duck kind. [.] 2. [L., dragon.] A small piece of artillery. [.] 3. The drake-fly.
17767	dram	[.] DRAM, n. [contracted from drachma, which see.] [.] 1. Among druggists and physicians, a weight of the eighth part of an ounce, or sixty grains. In avoirdupois weight, the sixteenth part of an ounce. [.] 2. A small quantity; as no dram of judgment. [.] 3. As much ...
17768	dram-drinker	[.] DRAM-DRINKER, n. One who habitually drinks spirits.
17769	drama	[.] DRAMA, n. [Gr., to make.] A poem or composition representing a picture of human life, and accommodated to action. The principal species of the drama are tragedy and comedy; inferior species are tragi-comedy, opera, &c.
17770	dramatic	[.] DRAMATIC, DRAMATICAL, a. Pertaining to the drama; represent by action; theatrical; not narrative.
17771	dramatical	[.] DRAMATIC, DRAMATICAL, a. Pertaining to the drama; represent by action; theatrical; not narrative.
17772	dramatically	[.] DRAMATICALLY, a. By representation; in the manner of the drama.
17773	dramatist	[.] DRAMATIST, n. The author of a dramatic composition; a writer of plays.
17774	dramatize	[.] DRAMATIZE, v.t. To compose in the form of the drama; or to give to a composition the form of a play. [.] [.] At Riga in 1204 was acted a prophetic play, that is, a dramatized extract from the history of the Old and New Testaments.
17775	drank	[.] DRANK, pret. and pp. of drink. [.] DRANK, n. A term for wild oats.
17776	drape	[.] DRAPE, v.t. To make cloth; also, to banter.
17777	draper	[.] DRAPER, n. One who sells cloths; a dealer in cloths; as a linen-draper or woolen-draper.
17778	drapery	[.] DRAPERY, n. [.] 1. Clothwork; the trade of making cloth. [.] 2. Cloth; stuffs of wool. [.] 3. In sculpture and painting, the representation of the clothing or dress of human figures; also, tapestry, hangings, curtains, &c.
17779	drapet	[.] DRAPET, n. Cloth; coverlet. [Not in use.]
17780	drastic	[.] DRASTIC, a. [Gr., to make.] Powerful; acting with strength or violence; efficacious; as a drastic cathartic.
17781	draugh	[.] DRAUGH. [See Draff.]
17782	draught	[.] DRAUGHT, n. Draft. [from draw, drag.] [.] 1. The act of drawing; as a horse or ox fit for draught. [.] 2. The quality of being drawn; as a cart of plow of easy draught. [.] 3. The drawing of liquor into the mouth and throat; the act of drinking. [.] 4. The quantity ...
17783	draught-hooks	[.] DRAUGHT-HOOKS, n. Large hooks of iron fixed on the cheeks of a cannon carriage, two on each side, one near the trunnion hole, and the other at the train; used in drawing the gun backwards and forwards by means of draught ropes.
17784	draught-horse	[.] DRAUGHT-HORSE, n. A horse used in drawing a plow, cart or other carriage, as distinguished from a saddle horse.
17785	draught-house	[.] DRAUGHT-HOUSE, n. A house for the reception of filth or waste matter.
17786	draughtsman	[.] DRAUGHTSMAN, n. [.] 1. A man who draws writings or designs or one who is skilled in such drawings. [.] 2. One who drinks drams; a tippler.
17787	drave	[.] DRAVE, the old participle of drive. We now use drove.
17788	draw	[.] DRAW, v.t. pret. drew; pp. drawn. [L. It is only a dialectical spelling of drag, which see.] [.] 1. To pull along; to haul; to cause to move forward by force applied in advance of the thing moved or at the fore-end, as by a rope or chain. It differs from drag only ...
17789	draw-bridge	[.] DRAW-BRIDGE, n. A bridge which may be drawn up or let down to admit or hinder communication, as before the gate of a town or castle, or in a bridge over a navigable river. In the latter, the draw-bridge usually consists of two movable platforms, which may be raised ...
17790	draw-net	[.] DRAW-NET, n. A net for catching the larger sorts of fowls, made of pack-thread, with wide meshes.
17791	draw-well	[.] DRAW-WELL, n. A deep well, from which water is drawn by a long cord or pole.
17792	drawable	[.] DRAWABLE, a. That may be drawn.
17793	drawback	[.] DRAWBACK, n. [.] 1. Money or an amount paid back. Usually, a certain amount of duties or customs, paid or bonded by an importer, paid back or remitted to him on the exportation of the goods; or a certain amount of excise paid back or allowed on the exportation of ...
17794	drawee	[.] DRAWEE, n. The person on whom an order or bill of exchange is drawn; the payer of a bill or exchange.
17795	drawer	[.] DRAWER, n. [.] 1. One who draws or pulls; one who takes water from a well; one who draws liquors from a cask. [.] 2. That which draws or attracts, or has the power of attraction. [.] 3. He who draws a bill of exchange or an order for the payment of money. [.] 4. ...
17796	drawing	[.] DRAWING, ppr. Pulling; hauling; attracting; delineating. [.] DRAWING, n. [.] 1. The act of pulling, hauling, or attracting. [.] 2. The act of representing the appearance or figures of objects on a plain surface, by means of lines and shades, as with a pencil, ...
17797	drawing-master	[.] DRAWING-MASTER, n. One who teaches the art of drawing.
17798	drawing-room	[.] DRAWING-ROOM, n. [.] 1. A room appropriated for the reception of company; a room in which distinguished personages hold levees, or private persons receive parties. It is written by Coxe, withdrawing-room, a room to which company withdraws from the dining-room. [.] 2. ...
17799	drawl	[.] DRAWL, v.t. To utter words in a slow lengthened tone. [.] DRAWL, v.i. To speak with slow utterance. [.] DRAWL, n. A lengthened utterance of the voice.
17800	drawling	[.] DRAWLING, ppr. Uttering words slowly.
17801	drawn	[.] DRAWN, pp. [See Draw.] [.] 1. Pulled; hauled; allured; attracted; delineated; extended; extracted; derived; deduced; written. [.] 2. Equal, where each party takes his own stake; as a drawn game. [.] 3. Having equal advantage, and neither party a victory; as a ...
17802	dray	[.] DRAY, n. [L.] [.] 1. A low cart or carriage on wheels, drawn by a horse. [.] 2. A sled.
17803	dray-cart	[.] DRAY-CART, n. A dray.
17804	dray-horse	[.] DRAY-HORSE, n. A horse used for drawing a dray.
17805	dray-man	[.] DRAY-MAN, n. A man who attends a dray.
17806	dray-plow	[.] DRAY-PLOW, n. A particular kind of plow.
17807	drazel	[.] DRAZEL, n. Drazl. A dirty woman; a slut. [This is a vulgar word; in New England pronounced drozl, and I believe always applied to a female.]
17808	dread	[.] DREAD, n. Dred. [L., to dread; fearful; to tremble. The primary sense is probably to tremble, or to shrink.] [.] 1. Great fear, or apprehension of evil or danger. It expresses more than fear, and less than terror or fright. It is an uneasiness or alarm excited by ...
17809	dreadable	[.] DREADABLE, a. That is to be dreaded. [Not used.]
17810	dreaded	[.] DREADED, pp. Feared.
17811	dreader	[.] DREADER, n. One that fears, or lives in fear.
17812	dreadful	[.] DREADFUL, a. [.] 1. Impressing great fear; terrible; formidable; as a dreadful storm, or dreadful night. [.] [.] The great and dreadful day of the Lord. Malachi 4. [.] 2. Awful; venerable. [.] [.] How dreadful is this place. Genesis 48.
17813	dreadfully	[.] DREADFULLY, adv. Terribly; in a manner to be dreaded.
17814	dreadfulness	[.] DREADFULNESS, n. Terribleness; the quality of being dreadful; frightfulness.
17815	dreadless	[.] DREADLESS, a. Fearless; bold; not intimidated; undaunted; free from fear or terror; intrepid.
17816	dreadlessness	[.] DREADLESSNESS, n. Fearlessness; undauntedness; freedom from fear or terror; boldness.
17817	dream	[.] DREAM, n. [G.] [.] 1. The thought or series of thoughts of a person in sleep. We apply dream, in the singular, to a series of thoughts, which occupy the mind of a sleeping person, in which he imagines he has a view of real things or transactions. A dream is a series ...
17818	dreamer	[.] DREAMER, n. [.] 1. One who dreams. [.] 2. A fanciful man; a visionary; one who forms or entertains vain schemes; as a political dreamer. [.] 3. A man lost in wild imagination; a mope; a sluggard.
17819	dreamful	[.] DREAMFUL, a. Full of dreams.
17820	dreaming	[.] DREAMING, ppr. Having thoughts or ideas in sleep.
17821	dreamless	[.] DREAMLESS, a. Free from dreams.
17822	dreamt	[.] DREAMT, pp. Dremt. From dream.
17823	drear	[.] DREAR, n. Dread; dismalness. [.] DREAR, n. Dread; dismalness. [.] DREAR, n. Dread; dismalness. [.] DREAR, a. Dismal; gloomy with solitude. [.] [.] A drear and dying sound.
17824	drearihead	[.] DREARIHEAD, n. Dismalness; gloominess. [Not in use.]
17825	drearily	[.] DREARILY, adv. Gloomily; dismally.
17826	dreariment	[.] DREARIMENT, n. Dismalness; terror.
17827	dreariness	[.] DREARINESS, n. Dismalness; gloomy solitude.
17828	dreary	[.] DREARY, a. [.] 1. Dismal; gloomy; as a dreary waste; dreary shades. This word implies both solitude and gloom. [.] 2. Sorrowful; distressing; as dreary shrieks.
17829	dredge	[.] DREDGE, n. [.] 1. A dragnet for taking oysters, &c. [.] 2. A mixture of oats and barley sown together. [.] DREDGE, v.t. To take, catch or gather with a dredge. [.] DREDGE, v.t. To sprinkle flour on roast meat.
17830	dredger	[.] DREDGER, n. One who fishes with a dredge; also, an utensil for scattering flour on meat while roasting.
17831	dredging-box	[.] DREDGING-BOX, n. A box used for dredging meat.
17832	dredging-machine	[.] DREDGING-MACHINE, n. An engine used to take up mud or gravel from the bottom of rivers, docks, &c.
17833	dree	[.] DREE, v.t. To suffer. [Not used.]
17834	dregginess	[.] DREGGINESS, n. [from dreggy.] Fullness of dregs or lees; foulness; feculence.
17835	dreggish	[.] DREGGISH, a. Full of dregs; foul with lees; feculent.
17836	dreggy	[.] DREGGY, a. [See Dregs.] Containing dregs or lees; consisting of dregs; foul; muddy; feculent.
17837	dregs	[.] DREGS, n. Plu. [Gr.] [.] 1. The sediment of liquors; lees; grounds; feculence; any foreign matter of liquors that subsides to the bottom of a vessel. [.] 2. Waste or worthless matter; dross; sweepings; refuse. Hence, the most vile and despicable part of men; as ...
17838	drein	[.] DREIN. [See Drain.]
17839	drench	[.] DRENCH, v.t. [G., to water, to soak. See Drink and Drag.] [.] 1. To wet thoroughly; to soak; to fill or cover with water or other liquid; as garments drenched in rain or in the sea; the flood has drenched the earth; swords drenched in blood. [.] 2. To saturate with ...
17840	drenched	[.] DRENCHED, pp. Soaked; thoroughly wet; purged with a dose.
17841	drencher	[.] DRENCHER, n. One who wets or steeps; one who gives a drench to a beast.
17842	drenching	[.] DRENCHING, ppr. Wetting thoroughly; soaking; purging.
17843	drent	[.] DRENT, pp. Drenched. [Not in use.]
17844	dress	[.] DRESS, v.t. pret. and pp. dressed or drest. [L.] [.] 1. To make straight or a straight line; to adjust to a right line. We have the primary sense in the military phrase, dress your ranks. Hence the sense, to put in order. [.] 2. To adjust; to put in good order; ...
17845	dress-maker	[.] DRESS-MAKER, n. A maker of gowns, or similar garments; a mantuamaker.
17846	dressed	[.] DRESSED, pp. Adjusted; made straight; put in order; prepared; trimmed; tilled; clothed; adorned; attired.
17847	dresser	[.] DRESSER, n. [.] 1. One who dresses; one who is employed in putting on clothes and adorning another; one who is employed in preparing trimming or adjusting any thing. [.] 2. A side-board; a table or bench on which meat and other things are dressed or prepared for ...
17848	dressing	[.] DRESSING, ppr. Adjusting to a line; putting in order; preparing; clothing; embellishing; cultivating. [.] DRESSING, n. [.] 1. Raiment; attire. [.] 2. That which is used as an application to a wound or sore. [.] 3. That which is used in preparing land for ...
17849	dressing-room	[.] DRESSING-ROOM, n. An apartment appropriated for dressing the person.
17850	dressy	[.] DRESSY, a Showy in dress; wearing rich or showy dresses.
17851	drest	[.] DREST, pp. Of dress.
17852	dreul	[.] DREUL, v.i. To emit saliva; to suffer saliva to issue and flow down from the mouth.
17853	drib	[.] DRIB, v.t. To crop or cut off; to defalcate. [.] DRIB, n. A drop. [Not used.]
17854	dribble	[.] DRIBBLE, v.i. [.] 1. To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession of drops; as, water dribbles from the eaves. [.] 2. To slaver as a child or an idiot. [.] 3. To fall weakly and slowly; as the dribbling dart of love. [.] DRIBBLE, v.t. To throw ...
17855	dribblet	[.] DRIBBLET, n. A small piece or part; a small sum; odd money in a sum; as, the money was paid in dribblets.
17856	dribbling	[.] DRIBBLING, ppr. Falling in drops or small drops. [.] DRIBBLING, n. A falling in drops.
17857	dried	[.] DRIED, pp. Of dry. Free from moisture or sap.
17858	drier	[.] DRIER, n. [from dry.] That which has the quality of drying; that which may expel or absorb moisture; a desiccative. The sun and northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth.
17859	drift	[.] DRIFT, n. [.] 1. That which is driven by wind or water, as drift seems to be primarily a participle. Hence, [.] 2. A heap of any matter driven together; as a drift of snow, called also a snow-drift; a drift of sand. [.] 3. A driving; a force impelling or urging ...
17860	drift-sail	[.] DRIFT-SAIL, n. In navigation, a sail used under water, veered out right ahead by sheets.
17861	drift-way	[.] DRIFT-WAY, n. A common way for driving cattle in.
17862	drift-wind	[.] DRIFT-WIND, n. A driving wind; a wind that drives things into heaps.
17863	drifted	[.] DRIFTED, pp. Driven along; driven into heaps.
17864	drifting	[.] DRIFTING, ppr. Driving by force; driving into heaps.
17865	drill	[.] DRILL, v.t. [G.] [.] 1. To pierce with a drill; to perforate by turning a sharp pointed instrument of a particular form; to bore and make a hole by turning an instrument. We say, to drill a hole through a piece of metal, or to drill a cannon. [.] 2. To draw on; ...
17866	drill-plow	[.] DRILL-PLOW, n. A plow for sowing grain in drills.
17867	drilled	[.] DRILLED, pp. Bored or perforated with a drill; exercised; sown in rows.
17868	drilling	[.] DRILLING, ppr. Boring with a drill; training to military duty; sowing in drills.
17869	drink	[.] DRINK, v.i. pret. and pp. drank. Old pret. And pp. drunk; pp. Drunken. [G. Drink and drench are radically the same word, and probably drown. We observe that n is not radical.] [.] 1. To swallow liquor, for quenching thirst or other purpose; as, to drink of the brook. [.] [.] Ye ...
17870	drink-money	[.] DRINK-MONEY, n. Money given to buy liquor for drink.
17871	drinkable	[.] DRINKABLE, a. That may be drank; fit or suitable for drink; potable.
17872	drinker	[.] DRINKER, n. One who drinks, particularly one who practices drinking spirituous liquors to excess; a drunkard; a tipler.
17873	drinking	[.] DRINKING, ppr. Swallowing liquor; sucking in; absorbing. [.] DRINKING, n. [.] 1. The act of swallowing liquors, or of absorbing. [.] 2. The practice of drinking to excess. We say, a man is given to drinking.
17874	drinking-horn	[.] DRINKING-HORN, n. A horn cup, such as our rude ancestors used.
17875	drinking-house	[.] DRINKING-HOUSE, n. A house frequented by tiplers; an alehouse.
17876	drinkless	[.] DRINKLESS, a. Destitute of drink.
17877	drip	[.] DRIP, v.i. [G.] [.] 1. To fall in drops; as, water drips from eaves. [.] 2 To have any liquid falling from it in drops; as, a wet garment drips. [.] DRIP, v.t. To let fall in drops. [.] [.] The thatch drips fast a shower of rain. [.] So we say, roasting ...
17878	dripping	[.] DRIPPING, ppr. Falling or letting fall in drops. [.] DRIPPING, n. The fat which falls from meat in roasting; that which falls in drops.
17879	dripping-pan	[.] DRIPPING-PAN, n. A pan for receiving the fat which drips from meat in roasting.
17880	dripple	[.] DRIPPLE, a. Weak or rare. [Not in use.]
17881	drive	[.] DRIVE, v.t. pret. Drove, [formerly drave; pp. Driven, G.] [.] 1. To impel or urge forward by force; to force; to move by physical force. We drive a nail into wood with a hammer; the wind or a current drive a ship on the ocean. [.] 2. To compel or urge forward by ...
17882	drivel	[.] DRIVEL, v.i. drivl. [from the root of drip.] [.] 1. To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth, like a child, idiot or dotard. [.] 2. To be weak or foolish; to dote; as a driveling hero; driveling love. [.] DRIVEL, n. [.] 1. Slaver; saliva flowing ...
17883	driveler	[.] DRIVELER, n. A slaverer; a slabberer; an idiot; a fool.
17884	driveling	[.] DRIVELING, ppr. Slavering; foolish.
17885	driven	[.] DRIVEN, pp. Drivn. [from drive.] Urged forward by force; impelled to move; constrained by necessity.
17886	driver	[.] DRIVER, n. [.] 1. One who drives; the person or thing that urges or compels any thing else to move. [.] 2. The person who drives beasts. [.] 3. The person who drives a carriage; one who conducts a team. [.] 4. A large sail occasionally set on the mizenyard ...
17887	driving	[.] DRIVING, ppr. Urging forward by force; impelling. [.] DRIVING, n. [.] 1. The act of impelling. [.] 2. Tendency.
17888	drizzle	[.] DRIZZLE, v.i. [G., L.] To rain in small drops; to fall as water from the clouds in very fine particles. We say, it drizzles; drizzling drops; drizzling rain; drizzling tears. [.] DRIZZLE, v.t. To shed in small drops or particles. [.] [.] The air doth drizzle ...
17889	drizzled	[.] DRIZZLED, pp. Shed or thrown down in small drops or particles.
17890	drizzling	[.] DRIZZLING, ppr. Falling in fine drops or particles; shedding in small drops or particles. [.] DRIZZLING, n. The falling of rain or snow in small drops.
17891	drizzly	[.] DRIZZLY, a. Shedding small rain, or small particles of snow. [.] [.] The winters drizzly reign.
17892	drogman	[.] DROGMAN. [See Dragoman.]
17893	droil	[.] DROIL, v.i. To work sluggishly or slowly; to plod. [Not much used.] [.] DROIL, n. A mope; a drone; a sluggard; a drudge. [Little used.]
17894	droll	[.] DROLL, a. [G.] Odd; merry; facetious; comical; as a droll fellow. [.] DROLL, n. [.] 1. One whose occupation or practice is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon. [.] 2. A farce; something exhibited to raise mirth or sport. [.] DROLL, v.i. ...
17895	droller	[.] DROLLER, n. A jester; a buffoon.
17896	drollery	[.] DROLLERY, n. [.] 1. Sportive tricks; buffoonery; comical stories; gestures, manners or tales adapted to raise mirth. [.] 2. A puppet-show.
17897	drolling	[.] DROLLING, n. Low wit; buffoonery.
17898	drollingly	[.] DROLLINGLY, adv. In a jesting manner.
17899	drollish	[.] DROLLISH, a. Somewhat droll.
17900	dromedary	[.] DROMEDARY, n. [Gr., perhaps from swiftness, running.] A species of camel, called also the Arabian camel, with one bunch or protuberance on the back, in distinction from the Bactrian camel, which has two bunches. It has four callous protuberances on the fore legs, and ...
17901	drone	[.] DRONE, n. [G., to tinkle, to shake, to tingle.] [.] 1. The male of the honey bee. It is smaller than the queen bee, but larger than the working bee. The drones make no honey, but after living a few weeks, they are killed or driven from the hive. Hence, [.] 2. An ...
17902	drone-fly	[.] DRONE-FLY, n. A two-winged insect, resembling the drone-bee.
17903	droning	[.] DRONING, ppr. Living in idleness; giving a dull sound.
17904	dronish	[.] DRONISH, a. Idle; sluggish; lazy; indolent; inactive; slow.
17905	droop	[.] DROOP, v.i. [L., from the root of drop.] [.] 1. To sink or hang down; to lean downwards, as a body that is weak or languishing. Plants droop for want of moisture; the human body droops in old age or infirmity. [.] 2. To languish from grief or other cause. [.] 3. ...
17906	drooping	[.] DROOPING, ppr. Sinking; hanging or leaning downward; declining; languishing; failing.
17907	drop	[.] DROP, n. [G.] [.] 1. A small portion of any fluid in a spherical form, which falls at once from any body, or a globule of any fluid which is pendent, as if about to fall; a small portion of water falling in rain; as a drop of water; a drop of blood; a drop of laudanum. [.] 2. ...
17908	drop-serene	[.] DROP-SERENE, n. A disease of the eye; amaurosis, or blindness from a diseased retina.
17909	drop-stone	[.] DROP-STONE, n. Spar in the shape of drops.
17910	drop-wort	[.] DROP-WORT, n. The name of a plant, the Spiraea filipendula. The hemlock drop-wort, and the water drop-wort, are species of Oenanthe.
17911	droplet	[.] DROPLET, n. A little drop.
17912	dropped	[.] DROPPED, pp. Let fall; distilled; laid aside; dismissed; let go; suffered to subside; sprinkled or variegated.
17913	dropping	...
17914	drops	[.] DROPS, v.t. [G.] [.] 1. To pour or let fall in small portions or globules, as a fluid; to distill. [.] [.] The heavens shall drop down dew. Deuteronomy 33. [.] 2. To let fall as any substance; as, to drop the anchor; to drop a stone. [.] 3. To let go; to dismiss; ...
17915	dropsical	[.] DROPSICAL, a. [See Dropsy.] [.] 1. Diseased with dropsy; hydropical; inclined to the dropsy; applied to persons. [.] 2. Partaking of the nature of the dropsy; applied to disease.
17916	dropsied	[.] DROPSIED, a. Diseased with dropsy.
17917	dropsy	[.] DROPSY, n. [L, Gr., water; the face. Formerly written hydropisy; whence by contraction, dropsy.] In medicine, an unnatural collection of water, in an part of the body, proceeding from a greater effusion of serum by the exhalant arteries, than the absorbents take up. ...
17918	dross	[.] DROSS, n. [G.] [.] 1. The recrement or despumation of metals; the scum or extraneous matter of metals, thrown off in the process of melting. [.] 2. Rust; crust of metals; an incrustation formed on metals by oxydation. [.] 3. Waste matter; refuse; any worthless ...
17919	drossiness	[.] DROSSINESS, n. Foulness; rust; impurity; a state of being drossy.
17920	drossy	[.] DROSSY, a. [.] 1. Like dross; pertaining to dross. [.] 2. Full of dross; abounding with scorious or recrementitious matter; as drossy gold. [.] 3. Worthless; foul; impure.
17921	drotchel	[.] DROTCHEL, n. An idle wench; a sluggard. [Not in use.]
17922	drought	[.] DROUGHT. [See Drouth.]
17923	droughtiness	[.] DROUGHTINESS, n. Drouthiness.
17924	droughty	[.] DROUGHTY, a. Drouthy.
17925	droumy	[.] DROUMY, a. Troubled; dirty. Chaucer has drovy.
17926	drouth	[.] DROUTH, n. [See dry. The word generally used is now, as it was written by Bacon, drouth or drowth; its regular termination is th.] [.] 1. Dryness; want of rain or of water; particularly, dryness of the weather, which affects the earth, and prevents the growth of plants; ...
17927	drouthiness	[.] DROUTHINESS, n. A state of dryness of the weather; want of rain.
17928	drouthy	[.] DROUTHY, a. [.] 1. Dry, as the weather; arid; wanting rain. [.] 2. Thirsty; dry; wanting drink.
17929	drove	[.] DROVE, pret. of drive. [.] DROVE, n. [.] 1. A collection of cattle driven; a number of animals, as oxen, sheep or swine, driven in a body. We speak of a herd of cattle, and a flock of sheep, when a number is collected; but properly a drove is a herd or flock ...
17930	drover	[.] DROVER, n. [.] 1. One who drives cattle or sheep to market. Usually in New England, a man who makes it his business to purchase fat cattle and drive them to market. [.] 2. A boat driven by the tide.
17931	drown	[.] DROWN, v.t. [.] 1. Literally, to overwhelm in water; an appropriately, to extinguish life by immersion in water or other fluid; applied to animals; also, to suspend animation by submersion. [.] 2. To overwhelm in water; as, to drown weeds. [.] 3. To overflow; ...
17932	drowned	[.] DROWNED, pp. Deprived of life by immersion in a fluid; overflowed; inundated; overwhelmed.
17933	drowner	[.] DROWNER, n. He or that which drowns.
17934	drowning	[.] DROWNING, ppr. Destroying life by submersion in a liquid; overflowing; overwhelming.
17935	drowse	[.] DROWSE, v.i. drowz. [.] 1. To sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; to slumber; to be heavy with sleepiness. [.] 2. To look heavy; to be heavy or dull. [.] DROWSE, v.t. To make heavy with sleep; to make dull or stupid.
17936	drowsihed	[.] DROWSIHED, n. Sleepiness.
17937	drowsily	[.] DROWSILY, adv. [.] 1. Sleepily; heavily; in a dull sleepy manner. [.] 2. Sluggishly; idly; slothfully; lazily. [.]
17938	drowsiness	[.] DROWSINESS, n. [.] 1. Sleepiness; heaviness with sleep; disposition to sleep. [.] 2. Sluggishness; sloth; idleness; inactivity.
17939	drowsy	[.] DROWSY, a. [.] 1. Inclined to sleep; sleepy; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; comatose. [.] 2. Dull; sluggish; stupid. [.] 3. Disposing to sleep; lulling; as a drowsy couch.
17940	drowsy-headed	[.] DROWSY-HEADED, a. Heavy; having a sluggish disposition.
17941	drub	[.] DRUB, v.t. [G., L. Drubbing is a particular form of driving.] To beat with a stick; to thrash; to cudgel. [.] [.] The little thief had been soundly drubbed with a cudgel. [.] DRUB, n. A blow with a stick or cudgel; a thump; a knock.
17942	drubbed	[.] DRUBBED, pp. Beat with a cudgel; beat soundly.
17943	drubbing	[.] DRUBBING, ppr. Beating with a cudgel; beating soundly. [.] DRUBBING, n. A cudgeling; a sound beating.
17944	drudge	[.] DRUDGE, v.i. druj. To work hard; to labor in mean offices; to labor with toil and fatigue. [.] [.] In merriment did drudge and labor. [.] DRUDGE, n. One who works hard, or labors with toil and fatigue; one who labors hard in servile employments; a slave.
17945	drudger	[.] DRUDGER, n. [.] 1. A drudge. [.] 2. A drudging-box. [See Dredging-box.]
17946	drudgery	[.] DRUDGERY, n. Hard labor; toilsome work; ignoble toil; hard work in servile occupations. [.] [.] Paradise was a place of bliss-without drudgery or sorrow.
17947	drudging	[.] DRUDGING, ppr. Laboring hard; toiling.
17948	drudging-box	[.] DRUDGING-BOX. [See Dredging-box.]
17949	drudgingly	[.] DRUDGINGLY, adv. With labor and fatigue; laboriously.
17950	drug	[.] DRUG, n. [See the verb, to dry.] [.] 1. The general name of substances used in medicine, sold by the druggist, and compounded by apothecaries and physicians; any substance, vegetable, animal or mineral, which is used in the composition or preparation of medicines. ...
17951	drugger	[.] DRUGGER, n. A druggist. [Not used.]
17952	drugget	[.] DRUGGET, n. A cloth or thin stuff of wool, or of wool and thread, corded or plain, usually plain.
17953	druggist	[.] DRUGGIST, n. One who deals in drugs; properly, one whose occupation is merely to but and sell drugs, without compounding or preparation. In America, the same person often carries on the business of the druggist and the apothecary.
17954	drugster	[.] DRUGSTER, n. A druggist. [Not used.]
17955	druid	...
17956	druidic	[.] DRUIDIC, DRUIDICAL, a. Pertaining to the Druids.
17957	druidical	[.] DRUIDIC, DRUIDICAL, a. Pertaining to the Druids.
17958	druidism	[.] DRUIDISM, n. The system of religion, philosophy and instruction taught by the druids, or their doctrines, rites and ceremonies.
17959	drum	[.] DRUM, n. [G., L.] [.] 1. A martial instrument of music, in form of a hollow cylinder, and covered at the ends with vellum, which is stretched or slackened at pleasure. [.] 2. In machinery, a short cylinder revolving on an axis, generally for the purpose of turning ...
17960	drum-fish	[.] DRUM-FISH, n. A fish, found on the coast of North America.
17961	drum-major	[.] DRUM-MAJOR, n. The chief or first drummer of a regiment.
17962	drum-maker	[.] DRUM-MAKER, n. One who makes drums.
17963	drum-stick	[.] DRUM-STICK, n. The stick with which a drum is beaten, or shaped for the purpose of beating a drum.
17964	drumble	[.] DRUMBLE, v.i. To drone; to be sluggish. [Not in use.]
17965	drumly	[.] DRUMLY, a. Thick; stagnant; muddy. [Not in use.]
17966	drummer	[.] DRUMMER, n. One whose office is to beat the drum, in military exercises and marching; one who drums.
17967	drunk	[.] DRUNK, a. [from drunken. See Drink.] [.] 1. Intoxicated; inebriated; overwhelmed or overpowered by spirituous liquor; stupefied or inflamed by the action of spirit on the stomach and brain. It is brutish to be drunk. [.] [.] Be not drunk with wine, wherein is ...
17968	drunkard	[.] DRUNKARD, n. One given to ebriety or an excessive used of strong liquor; a person who habitually or frequently is drunk. [.] [.] A drunkard and a glutton shall come to poverty. Proverbs 23.
17969	drunken	[.] DRUNKEN, a. Drunkn. [participle of drink, but now used chiefly as an adjective, and often contracted to drunk.] [.] 1. Intoxicated; inebriated with strong liquor. [.] 2. Given to drunkenness; as a drunken butler. [.] 3. Saturated with liquor or moisture; drenched. [.] [.] Let ...
17970	drunkenly	[.] DRUNKENLY, adv. In a drunken manner. [Little used.]
17971	drunkenness	[.] DRUNKENNESS, n. [.] 1. Intoxication; inebriation; a state in which a person is overwhelmed or overpowered with spirituous liquors, so that his reason is disordered, and he reels or staggers in walking. Drunkenness renders some persons stupid, others gay, others sullen, ...
17972	drupaceous	[.] DRUPACEOUS, a. [.] 1. Producing drupes; as drupaceous trees. [.] 2. Pertaining to drupes; or consisting of drupes; as drupaceous fruit; drupaceous follicles.
17973	drupe	[.] DRUPE, n. [L., Gr, olives ready to fall, Gr., a tree; to fall.] In botany, a pulpy pericarp or fruit without valves, containing a nut or stone with a kernel; as the plum, cherry, apricot, peach, almond, olive, &c.
17974	druse	[.] DRUSE, n. [G., a gland, glanders.] Among miners, a cavity in a rock having its interior surface studded with crystals, or filled with water.
17975	drusy	[.] DRUSY, a. S as z. Abounding with very minute crystals; as a drusy surface.
17976	dry	[.] DRY, a. [See the Verb.] [.] 1. Destitute of moisture; free from water or wetness; arid; not moist; as dry land; dry clothes. [.] 2. Not rainy; free from rain or mist; as dry weather; a dry March or April. [.] 3. Not juicy; free from juice, sap or aqueous matter; ...
17977	dryad	[.] DRYAD, n. [L., Gr., a tree.] In mythology, a deity or nymph of the woods; a nymph supposed to preside over woods.
17978	dryed	[.] DRYED, pp. of dry. [See Dried.]
17979	dryer	[.] DRYER, n. He or that which dries; that which exhausts of moisture or greenness.
17980	dryeyed	[.] DRYEYED, a. Not having tears in the eyes.
17981	dryfat	[.] DRYFAT, n. A dry vat or basket.
17982	dryfoot	[.] DRYFOOT, n. A dog that pursues game by the scent of the foot.
17983	drying	[.] DRYING, ppr. Expelling or losing moisture, sap or greenness. [.] DRYING, n. The act or process of depriving of moisture or greenness. [.] DRYING, n. The act or process of depriving of moisture or greenness.
17984	dryite	[.] DRYITE, n. [Gr., an oak.] Fragments of petrified or fossil wood in which the structure of the wood is recognized.
17985	dryly	[.] DRYLY, adv. [.] 1. Without moisture. [.] 2. Coldly; frigidly; without affection. [.] 3. Severely; sarcastically. [.] 4. Barrenly; without embellishment; without any thing to enliven, enrich or entertain.
17986	dryness	[.] DRYNESS, n. [.] 1. Destitution of moisture; want of water or other fluid; siccity; a aridity; aridness; as the dryness of a soil; dryness of the road. [.] 2. Want of rain; as dryness of weather. [.] 3. Want of juice or succulence; as dryness of the bones or fibers. [.] 4. ...
17987	drynurse	[.] DRYNURSE, n. [.] 1. A nurse who attends and feeds a child without the breast. [.] 2. One who attends another in sickness. [.] DRYNURSE, v.t. To feed, attend and bring up without the breast.
17988	dryrub	[.] DRYRUB, v.t. To rub and cleanse without wetting.
17989	drysalter	[.] DRYSALTER, n. A dealer in salted or dry meats, pickles, sauces, &c.
17990	dryshod	[.] DRYSHOD, a. Without wetting the feet. Isaiah 11:15.
17991	dual	[.] DUAL, a. [L., two.] Expressing the number two; as the dual number in Greek.
17992	dualistic	[.] DUALISTIC, a. Consisting of two. The dualistic system of Anaxagoras and Plato taught that there are two principles in nature, one active, the other passive.
17993	duality	[.] DUALITY, n. [.] 1. That which expresses two in number. [.] 2. Division; separation. [.] 3. The state or quality of being two.
17994	dub	[.] DUB, v.t. [Gr.] Literally, to strike. Hence, [.] 1. To strike a blow with a sword, and make a knight. [.] [.] Se cyng, dubbade his sunu Henric to ridere. [.] [.] The King dubbed his son Henry a knight. [.] 2. To confer any dignity or new character. [.] [.] A ...
17995	dubbed	[.] DUBBED, pp. Struck; made a knight.
17996	dubbing	[.] DUBBING, ppr. Striking; making a knight.
17997	dubiety	[.] DUBIETY, n. [See Doubt.] Doubtfulness. [Little used.]
17998	dubious	[.] DUBIOUS, a. [L. See Doubt. The primary sense is probably to turn or to waver.] [.] 1. Doubtful; wavering or fluctuating in opinion; not settled; not determined; as, the mind is in a dubious state. [.] 2. Uncertain; that of which the truth is not ascertained or known; ...
17999	dubiously	[.] DUBIOUSLY, adv. Doubtfully; uncertainly; without any determination.
18000	dubiousness	[.] DUBIOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. Doubtfulness; a state of wavering and indecision of mind; as, he speaks with dubiousness. [.] 2. Uncertainty; as the dubiousness of the question.
18001	dubitable	[.] DUBITABLE, a. [L. See Doubt.] Doubtful; uncertain. [Little used.] But the derivative indubitable is often used.
18002	dubitancy	[.] DUBITANCY, n. Doubt; uncertainty. [Little used.]
18003	dubitation	[.] DUBITATION, n. [L, to doubt.] The act of doubting; doubt. [Little used.]
18004	ducal	[.] DUCAL, a. Pertaining to a duke; as a ducal coronet.
18005	ducat	[.] DUCAT, n. [from duke.] A coin of several countries in Europe, struck in the dominions of a duke. It is of silver or gold. The silver ducat is generally of the value of four shillings and sixpence sterling, equal to an American dollar, or to a French crown, and the gold ...
18006	ducatoon	[.] DUCATOON, n. A silver coin, struck chiefly in Italy, of the value of about four shillings and eight pence sterling, or nearly 104 cents. The gold ducatoon of Holland is worth twenty florins.
18007	duchess	[.] DUCHESS, n. The consort or widow of a duke. Also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy.
18008	duchy	[.] DUCHY, n. The territory or dominions of a duke; a dukedom; as the duchy of Lancaster.
18009	duchy-court	[.] DUCHY-COURT, n. The court of the duchy of Lancaster in England.
18010	duck	[.] DUCK, n. [G, L., to weave.] A species of coarse cloth or canvas, used for sails, sacking of beds, &c. [.] DUCK, n. [from the verb, to duck.] [.] 1. A water fowl, so called from its plunging. There are many species or varieties of the duck, some wild, others ...
18011	duck-legged	[.] DUCK-LEGGED, a. Having short legs, like a duck.
18012	duck-meat	[.] DUCK-MEAT, DUCKS-MEAT, n. A plant, the Lemna, growing in ditches and shallow water, and serving for food for ducks and geese. The starry ducks-meat is the Callitriche.
18013	duck-weed	[.] DUCK-WEED, n. The same as duck-meat.
18014	ducked	[.] DUCKED, pp. Plunged; dipped in water.
18015	ducker	[.] DUCKER, n. A plunger; a diver; a cringer.
18016	ducking	[.] DUCKING, ppr. Plunging; thrusting suddenly into water and withdrawing; dipping. [.] DUCKING, n. The act of plunging or putting in water and withdrawing. Ducking is a punishment of offenders in France, and among English seamen, it is a penalty to which sailors ...
18017	ducking-stool	[.] DUCKING-STOOL, n. A stool or chair in which common scolds were formerly tied and plunged into water.
18018	duckling	[.] DUCKLING, n. A young duck.
18019	duckoy	[.] DUCKOY. [See Decoy.]
18020	ducks-foot	[.] DUCKS-FOOT, n. A plant, the Podophyllum; called also May-apple.
18021	ducks-meat	[.] DUCK-MEAT, DUCKS-MEAT, n. A plant, the Lemna, growing in ditches and shallow water, and serving for food for ducks and geese. The starry ducks-meat is the Callitriche.
18022	duct	[.] DUCT, n. [L., to lead. See Duke.] [.] 1. Any tube or canal by which fluid or other substance is conducted or conveyed. It is particularly used to denote the vessels of an animal body, by which the blood, chyle, lymph, &c., are carried from one part to another, and ...
18023	ductile	[.] DUCTILE, a. [L., to lead.] [.] 1. That may be led; easy to be led or drawn; tractable; complying; obsequious; yielding to motives, persuasion or instruction; as the ductile minds of youth; a ductile people. [.] 2. Flexible; pliable. [.] [.] The ductile rind and ...
18024	ductileness	[.] DUCTILENESS, n. The quality of suffering extension by drawing or percussion; ductility.
18025	ductility	[.] DUCTILITY, n. [.] 1. The property of solid bodies, particularly metals, which renders them capable of being extended by drawing without breaking; as the ductility of gold, iron or brass. [.] 2. Flexibility; obsequiousness; a disposition of mind that easily yields ...
18026	ducture	[.] DUCTURE, n. [L.] Guidance. [Not in use.]
18027	dudgeon	[.] DUDGEON, n. [G.] A small dagger.
18028	duds	[.] DUDS, n. Old clothes; tattered garments. [A vulgar word.]
18029	due	[.] DUE, a. Du. [L., Gr., to bind. It has no connection with owe.] [.] 1. Owed; that ought to be paid or done to another. That is due from me to another which contract, justice or propriety requires me to pay, and which he may justly claim as his right. Reverence is due ...
18030	duel	[.] DUEL, n. [L.] [.] 1. Single combat; a premeditated combat between two persons, for the purpose of deciding some private difference or quarrel. A sudden fight, not premeditated, is called a rencounter. A duel is fought with deadly weapons and with a purpose to take ...
18031	dueler	[.] DUELER, n. A combatant in single fight.
18032	dueling	[.] DUELING, ppr. Fighting in single combat. [.] DUELING, n. The act or practice of fighting in single combat.
18033	duelist	[.] DUELIST, n. [.] 1. One who fights in single combat. [.] [.] The duelist values his honor above the life of his antagonist, his own life, and the happiness of his family. [.] 2. One who professes to study the rules of honor.
18034	duello	[.] DUELLO, n. Duel; or rule of dueling. [Not used.]
18035	dueness	[.] DUENESS, n. Duness. [See Due.] Fitness; propriety due quality.
18036	duenna	[.] DUENNA, n. [See Don.] An old woman who is kept to guard a younger; a governess.
18037	duet	[.] DUET, DUETTO, n. A song or air in two parts.
18038	duetto	[.] DUET, DUETTO, n. A song or air in two parts.
18039	duffel	[.] DUFFEL, n. A kind of coarse woolen cloth, having a thick nap or frieze.
18040	dug	[.] DUG, n. [L.] The pap or nipple of a cow or other beast. It is applied to a human female in contempt, but seems to have been used formerly of the human breast without reproach. [.] [.] From tender dug of common nurse. [.] DUG, pret. and pp. of dig; as, they dug ...
18041	duke	[.] DUKE, n. [G., L, to lead; to draw, to tug. Gr.] [.] 1. In Great Britain, one of the highest order of nobility; a title of honor or nobility next below the princes; as the Duke of Bedford or of Cornwall. [.] 2. In some countries on the Continent, a sovereign prince, ...
18042	dukedom	[.] DUKEDOM, n. [.] 1. The seignory or possessions of a duke; the territory of a duke. [.] 2. The title or quality of a duke.
18043	dulbrained	[.] DULBRAINED, a. [dull and brain.] Stupid; doltish; of dull intellects. [See Dullbrained.]
18044	dulcet	[.] DULCET, a. [L., sweet.] [.] 1. Sweet to the taste; luscious. [.] [.] She tempers dulcet creams. [.] 2. Sweet to the ear; melodious; harmonious; as dulcet sounds; dulcet symphonies.
18045	dulcification	[.] DULCIFICATION, n. [See Dulcify.] The act of sweetening; the act of freeing from acidity, saltness or acrimony.
18046	dulcified	[.] DULCIFIED, pp. Sweetened; purified from salts. [.] Dulcified spirits, a term formerly applied to the different ethers; as dulcified spirits of niter and vitriol, nitric and sulphuric ethers.
18047	dulcify	[.] DULCIFY, v.t. [L, sweet; to make.] To sweeten; to free from acidity, saltness or acrimony.
18048	dulcimer	[.] DULCIMER, n. An instrument of music played by striking brass wires with little sticks. Daniel 3:5.
18049	dulciness	[.] DULCINESS, n. [L.] Softness; easiness of temper. [Not used.]
18050	dulcorate	[.] DULCORATE, v.t. [L., sweet; to sweeten.] [.] 1 To sweeten. [.] 2. To make less acrimonious.
18051	dulcoration	[.] DULCORATION, n. The act of sweetening.
18052	dulia	[.] DULIA, n. [Gr., service.] An inferior kind of worship or adoration. [Not an English word.]
18053	dull	[.] DULL, a. [G.] [.] 1. Stupid; doltish; blockish; slow of understanding; as a lad of dull genius. [.] 2. Heavy; sluggish; without life or spirit; as a surfeit leaves a man very dull. [.] 3. Slow of motion; sluggish; as a dull stream. [.] 4. Slow of hearing or ...
18054	dull-brained	[.] DULL-BRAINED, a. Stupid; of dull intellect.
18055	dull-browed	[.] DULL-BROWED, a. Having a gloomy look.
18056	dull-disposed	[.] DULL-DISPOSED, a. Inclined to dullness or sadness.
18057	dull-eyed	[.] DULL-EYED, a. Having a downcast look.
18058	dull-head	[.] DULL-HEAD, n. A person of dull understanding; a dolt; a blockhead.
18059	dull-sighted	[.] DULL-SIGHTED, a. Having imperfect sigh; purblind.
18060	dull-witted	[.] DULL-WITTED, a. Having a dull intellect; heavy.
18061	dullard	[.] DULLARD, a. Doltish; stupid. [.] DULLARD, n. A stupid person; a dot; a blockhead; a dunce.
18062	dulled	[.] DULLED, pp. Made dull; blunted.
18063	duller	[.] DULLER, n. That which makes dull.
18064	dulling	[.] DULLING, ppr. Making dull.
18065	dullness	[.] DULLNESS, n. [.] 1. Stupidity; slowness of comprehension; weakness of intellect; indocility; as the dullness of a student. [.] 2. Want of quick perception or eager desire. [.] 3. Heaviness; drowsiness; inclination to sleep. [.] 4. Heaviness; disinclination ...
18066	dully	[.] DULLY, adv. Stupidity; slowly; sluggishly; without life or spirit.
18067	duly	[.] DULY, adv. [from due.] [.] 1. Properly; fitly; in a suitable or becoming manner; as, let the subject be duly considered. [.] 2. Regularly; at the proper time; as, a man duly attended church with his family.
18068	dumb	[.] DUMB, a. Dum. [.] 1. Mute; silent; not speaking. [.] [.] I was dumb with silence; I held my peace. Psalm 34. [.] 2. Destitute of the power of speech; unable to utter articulate sounds; as the dumb brutes. The asylum at Hartford in Connecticut was the first institution ...
18069	dumbly	[.] DUMBLY, adv. dumly. Mutely; silently; without words or speech.
18070	dumbness	[.] DUMBNESS, n. Dumness. [.] 1. Muteness; silence or holding the peace; omission of speech. This is voluntary dumbness. [.] 2. In capacity to speak; inability to articulate sounds. This is involuntary dumbness.
18071	dumfound	[.] DUMFOUND, v.t. To strike dumb; to confuse. [A low word.]
18072	dummerer	[.] DUMMERER, n. One who feigns dumbness. [Not in use.]
18073	dump	[.] DUMP, n. [G.] [.] 1. A dull gloomy state of the mind; sadness; melancholy; sorrow; heaviness of heart. [.] [.] In doleful dumps. [.] 2. Absence of mind; reverie. [.] 3. A melancholy tune or air. [This is not an elegant word, and in America, I believe, is always ...
18074	dumpish	[.] DUMPISH, a. Dull; stupid; sad; melancholy; depressed in spirits; as, he lives a dumpish life.
18075	dumpishly	[.] DUMPISHLY, adv. In a moping manner.
18076	dumpishness	[.] DUMPISHNESS, n. A state of being dull, heavy and moping.
18077	dumpling	[.] DUMPLING, n. [from dump.] A kind of pudding or mass of paste in cookery; usually, a cover of paste inclosing an apple and boiled, called apple-dumpling.
18078	dumpy	[.] DUMPY, a. Short and thick.
18079	dun	[.] DUN, a. [.] 1. Of a dark color; of a color partaking of a brown and black; of a dull brown color; swarthy. [.] 2. Dark; gloomy. [.] [.] In the dun air sublime. [.] DUN, v.t. To cure, as fish, in a manner to give them a dun color. [See Dunning.] [.] DUN, ...
18080	dun-fish	[.] DUN-FISH, n. Codfish cured in a particular manner. [See Dunning.]
18081	dunce	[.] DUNCE, n. Duns. [G.] A person of weak intellects; a dullard; a dolt; a thickskull. [.] [.] I never knew this town without dunces of figure.
18082	duncery	[.] DUNCERY, n. Dullness; stupidity.
18083	duncify	[.] DUNCIFY, v.t. To make stupid in intellect. [Not used.]
18084	dunder	[.] DUNDER, n. [L.] Lees; dregs; a word used in Jamaica. [.] [.] The use of dunder in the making of run answers the purpose of yeast int he fermentation of flour.
18085	dune	[.] DUNE, n. A hill. [See Down.]
18086	dung	[.] DUNG, n. [G.] The excrement of animals. [.] DUNG, v.t. To manure with dung. [.] DUNG, v.i. To void excrement.
18087	dunged	[.] DUNGED, pp. Manured with dung.
18088	dungeon	[.] DUNGEON, n. [.] 1. A close prison; or a deep, dark place of confinement. [.] [.] And in a dungeon deep. [.] [.] They brought Joseph hastily out of the dungeon. Genesis 41. [.] 2. A subterraneous place of close confinement. [.] DUNGEON, v.t. To confine ...
18089	dungfork	[.] DUNGFORK, n. A fork used to throw dung from a stable or into a cart, or to spread it over land.
18090	dunghill	[.] DUNGHILL, n. [.] 1. A heap of dung. [.] 2. A mean or vile abode. [.] 3. Any mean situation or condition. [.] [.] He lifteth the beggar from the dunghill. 1 Samuel 2. [.] 4. A term of reproach for a man meanly born. [Not used.] [.] DUNGHILL, a. Sprung ...
18091	dungy	[.] DUNGY, a. Full of dung; filthy; vile.
18092	dungyard	[.] DUNGYARD, n. A yard or inclosure where dung is collected.
18093	dunlin	[.] DUNLIN, n. A fowl, a species of sandpiper.
18094	dunnage	[.] DUNNAGE, n. Faggots, boughs or loose wood laid on the bottom of a ship to raise heavy goods above the bottom.
18095	dunned	[.] DUNNED, pp. [from dun.] Importuned to pay a dept; urged.
18096	dunner	[.] DUNNER, n. [from dun.] One employed in soliciting the payment of debts.
18097	dunning	[.] DUNNING, ppr. [from dun.] Urging for payment of a debt, or for the grant of some favor, or for the obtaining any request; importuning. [.] DUNNING, ppr. Or n. [from dun, a color.] The operation of curing codfish, in such a manner as to give it a particular color ...
18098	dunnish	[.] DUNNISH, a. Inclined to a dun color; somewhat dun.
18099	dunny	[.] DUNNY, a. Deaf; dull of apprehension. [Local.]
18100	duo	[.] DUO, n. [L.,two.] A song in two parts.
18101	duodecahedral	[.] DUODECAHEDRAL, DUODECAHEDRON, [See Dodecahedral, Dodecahedron.]
18102	duodecahedron	[.] DUODECAHEDRAL, DUODECAHEDRON, [See Dodecahedral, Dodecahedron.]
18103	duodecimfid	[.] DUODECIMFID, a. [L., twelve; to cleave.] Divided into twelve parts.
18104	duodecimo	[.] DUODECIMO, a. [L., twelve.] Having or consisting of twelve leaves to a sheet; as a book of duodecimo form or size. [.] DUODECIMO, n. A book in which a sheet is folded into twelve leaves.
18105	duodecuple	[.] DUODECUPLE, a. [L., two; tenfold.] Consisting of twelves.
18106	duodenum	[.] DUODENUM, n. [L.] The first of the small intestines.
18107	duoliteral	[.] DUOLITERAL, a. [L., two; a letter.] Consisting of two letters only; biliteral.
18108	dupe	[.] DUPE, n. [See the verb.] A person who is deceived; or one easily led astray by his credulity; as the dupe of a party. [.] DUPE, v.t. To deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on ones credulity; as, to be duped by flattery.
18109	dupion	[.] DUPION, n. A double cocoon, formed by two or more silk-worms.
18110	duple	[.] DUPLE, a. [L.] Double. Duple ratio is that of 2 to 1, 8 to 4, &c.
18111	duplicate	[.] DUPLICATE, a. [L., to double; twofold; to fold. See Double.] Double; twofold. [.] [.] Duplicate proportion or ratio, is the proportion or ratio of squares. Thus in geometrical proportion, the first term to the third is said to be in a duplicate ratio of the first ...
18112	duplication	[.] DUPLICATION, n. [.] 1. The act of doubling; the multiplication of a number by 2. [.] 2. A folding; a doubling; also, a fold; as the duplication of a membrane.
18113	duplicature	[.] DUPLICATURE, n. A doubling; a fold. In anatomy, the fold of a membrane or vessel.
18114	duplicity	[.] DUPLICITY, n. [L., double.] [.] 1. Doubleness; the number two. [.] 2. Doubleness of heart or speech; the act or practice of exhibiting a different or contrary conduct, or uttering different or contrary sentiments, at different times, in relation to the same thing; ...
18115	durability	[.] DURABILITY, n. [See Durable.] The power of lasting or continuing, in any given state, without perishing; as the durability of cedar or oak timber; the durability of animal and vegetable life is very limited.
18116	durable	[.] DURABLE, a. [L., to last; hard.] Having the quality of lasting or continuing long in being, without perishing or wearing out as durable timber; durable cloth; durable happiness.
18117	durableness	[.] DURABLENESS, n. Power of lasting; durability; as the durableness of honest fame.
18118	durably	[.] DURABLY, adv. In a lasting manner; with long continuance.
18119	durance	[.] DURANCE, n. [L.] [.] 1. Imprisonment; restraint of the person; custody of the jailer. [.] 2. Continuance; duration. [See Endurance.]
18120	durant	[.] DURANT, n. A glazed woolen stuff; called by some everlasting.
18121	duration	[.] DURATION, n. [.] 1. Continuance in time; length or extension of existence, indefinitely; as the duration of life; the duration of a partnership; the duration of any given period of time; everlasting duration. This holding on or continuance of time is divided by us ...
18122	dure	[.] DURE, v.i. [L. See Durable.] To last; to hold on in time or being; to continue; to endure. [This word is obsolete; endure being substituted.]
18123	dureful	[.] DUREFUL, a. Lasting.
18124	dureless	[.] DURELESS, a. Not lasting; fading.
18125	duress	[.] DURESS, n. [L. See Durable.] [.] 1. Literally, hardship; hence, constraint. Technically, duress, in law, is of two kinds; duress of imprisonment, which is imprisonment or restraint of personal liberty; and duress by menaces or threats [per minas,] when a person is ...
18126	during	[.] DURING, ppr. Of dure. Continuing; lasting; holding on; as during life, that is, life continuing; during our earthly pilgrimage; during the space of a year; during this or that. These phrases are the case absolute, or independent clauses; durante vita, durante hoc.
18127	durity	[.] DURITY, n. [L.] [.] 1. Hardness; firmness. [.] 2. Hardness of mind; harshness. [Little used.]
18128	durous	[.] DUROUS, a. Hard. [Not used.]
18129	durra	[.] DURRA, n. A kind of millet, cultivated in North Africa.
18130	durst	[.] DURST, pret. Of dare.
18131	duse	[.] DUSE, n. A demon or evil spirit. Quosdam daemones quos dusios Galli nuncupant. August. De Civ. Dei, 15. 23. What the duse is the matter? The duse is in you. [Vulgar.]
18132	dusk	[.] DUSK, a. [G., tarnish; to tarnish; to become dull or obscure. Gr.] [.] 1. Tending to darkness, or moderately dark. [.] 2. Tending to a dark or black color; moderately black. [.] DUSK, n. [.] 1. A tending to darkness; incipient or imperfect obscurity; a middle ...
18133	duskily	[.] DUSKILY, adv. With partial darkness; with a tendency to blackness or darkness.
18134	duskiness	[.] DUSKINESS, n. Incipient or partial darkness; a slight or moderate degree of darkness or blackness.
18135	duskish	[.] DUSKISH, a. Moderately dusky; partially obscure; slightly dark or black; as duskish smoke. [.] [.] Duskish tincture.
18136	duskishly	[.] DUSKISHLY, adv. Cloudily; darkly.
18137	duskishness	[.] DUSKISHNESS, n. Duskiness; approach to darkness.
18138	dusky	[.] DUSKY, a. [.] 1. Partially dark or obscure; not luminous; as a dusky valley. [.] [.] A dusky torch. [.] 2. Tending to blackness in color; partially black; dark-colored; not bright; as a dusky brown. [.] [.] Dusky clouds. [.] 3. Gloomy; sad. [.] [.] This ...
18139	dust	[.] DUST, n. [.] 1. Fine dry particles of earth or other matter, so attenuated that it may be raised and wafted by the wind; powder; as clouds of dust and seas of blood. [.] 2. Fine dry particles of earth; fine earth. [.] [.] The peacock warmeth her eggs in the dust. ...
18140	dust-brush	[.] DUST-BRUSH, n. A brush for cleaning rooms and furniture.
18141	dust-man	[.] DUST-MAN, n. One whose employment is to carry away dirt and filth.
18142	duster	[.] DUSTER, n. An utensil to clear from dust; also, a sieve.
18143	dustiness	[.] DUSTINESS, n. The state of being dusty.
18144	dusty	[.] DUSTY, a. [.] 1. Filled, covered or sprinkled with dust; clouded with dust. [.] 2. Like dust; of the color of dust; as a dusty white; a dusty red.
18145	dutch	[.] DUTCH, n. The people of Holland; also, their language. [.] DUTCH, a. Pertaining to Holland, or to its inhabitants.
18146	duteous	[.] DUTEOUS, a. [from duty.] [.] 1. Performing that which is due, or that which law, justice or propriety requires; obedient; respectful to those who have natural or legal authority to require service or duty; as a duteous child or subject. [.] 2. Obedient; obsequious; ...
18147	dutiable	[.] DUTIABLE, a. [See Duty.] Subject to the imposition of duty or customs; as dutiable goods.
18148	dutied	[.] DUTIED, a. Subjected to duties or customs.
18149	dutiful	[.] DUTIFUL, a. [.] 1. Performing the duties or obligations required by law, justice or propriety; obedient; submissive to natural or legal superiors; respectful; as a dutiful son or daughter; a dutiful ward or servant; a dutiful subject. [.] 2. Expressive of respect ...
18150	dutifully	[.] DUTIFULLY, adv. In a dutiful manner; with a regard to duty; obediently; submissively; reverently; respectfully.
18151	dutifulness	[.] DUTIFULNESS, n. [.] 1. Obedience; submission to just authority; habitual performance of duty; as dutifulness to parents. [.] 2. Reverence; respect.
18152	duty	[.] DUTY, n. [.] 1. That which a person owes to another; that which a person is bound, by any natural, moral or legal obligation, to pay, do or perform. Obedience to princes, magistrates and the laws is the duty of every citizen and subject; obedience, respect and kindness ...
18153	duumvir	[.] DUUMVIR, n. [L., two; man.] One of two Roman officers or magistrates united int he same public functions.
18154	duumviral	[.] DUUMVIRAL, a. Pertaining to the duumvirs or duumvirate of Rome.
18155	duumvirate	[.] DUUMVIRATE, n. The union of two men in the same office; or the office, dignity or government of two men thus associated; as in ancient Rome.
18156	dwale	[.] DWALE, n. [.] 1. In heraldry, a sable or black color. [.] 2. The deadly nightshade, a plant or a sleepy potion.
18157	dwarf	[.] DWARF, n. [.] 1. A general name for an animal or plant which is much below the ordinary size of the species or kind. A man that never grows beyond two or three feet in highth, is a dwarf. This word when used alone usually refers to the human species, but sometimes ...
18158	dwarfish	[.] DWARFISH, a. Like a dwarf; below the common stature or size; very small; low; petty; despicable; as a dwarfish animal; a dwarfish shrub.
18159	dwarfishly	[.] DWARFISHLY, adv. Like a dwarf.
18160	dwarfishness	[.] DWARFISHNESS, n. Smallness of stature; littleness of size.
18161	dwaul	[.] DWAUL, v.i. To be delirious.
18162	dwell	[.] DWELL, v.i. pret. dwelled, usually contracted into dwelt. [See Dally.] [.] 1. To abide as a permanent resident, or to inhabit for a time; to live in a place; to have a habitation for some time or permanence. [.] [.] God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell ...
18163	dweller	[.] DWELL'ER, n. An inhabitant; a resident of some continuance in a place.
18164	dwelling	[.] DWELL'ING, ppr. Inhabiting; residing; sojourning; continuing with fixed attention. [.] DWELL'ING, n. Habitation; place of residence; abode. [.] [.] Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons. Jer.49. [.] 1. Continuance; residence; state of life. [.] [.] Thy ...
18165	dwelling-house	[.] DWELL'ING-HOUSE, n. The house in which one lives.
18166	dwelling-place	[.] DWELL'ING-PLACE, n. The place of residence.
18167	dwindle	[.] DWIN'DLE, v.i. [.] 1. To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away. The body dwindles by pining or consumption; an estate swindles by waste, by want of industry or economy; an object dwindles in size, as it recedes from view; an army dwindles ...
18168	dwindled	[.] DWIN'DLED, a. Shrunk; diminished in size.
18169	dwindling	[.] DWIN'DLING, ppr. Falling away; becoming less; pining; consuming; moldering away.
18170	dye
18171	dyed	[.] DY'ED, pp. Stained; colored.
18172	dyeing	[.] DY'EING, ppr. Staining; giving a new and permanent color. [.] DY'EING, n. The art or practice of giving new and permanent colors; the art of coloring cloth, hats, &c.
18173	dyer	[.] DY'ER, n. One whose occupation is to dye cloth and the like.
18174	dying	[.] DY'ING, ppr. [from die.] Losing life; perishing; expiring; fading away; languishing. [.] 1. a. Mortal; destined to death; as dying bodies.
18175	dynameter	[.] DYNAM'ETER, n. [Gr. strength, and to measure.] [.] An instrument for determining the magnifying power of telescopes.
18176	dynametrical	[.] DYNAMET'RICAL, a. Pertaining to a dynameter.
18177	dynamical	[.] DYNAM'ICAL, a. [Gr. power.] Pertaining to strength or power.
18178	dynamics	[.] DYNAMICS, n. [Gr., power.] That branch of mechanical philosophy which treats of the force of moving bodies; the science of moving powers, and the effect of moving bodies acting on each other and producing motion.
18179	dynamometer	[.] DYNAMOM'ETER, n. [See Dynameter.] An instrument for measuring the relative strength of men and other animals.
18180	dynast	[.] DY'NAST, n. [See Dynasty.] a ruler; a governor; a prince; a government.
18181	dynastic	[.] DYNAST'IC, a. Relating to a dynasty or line of kings.
18182	dynasty	[.] DY'NASTY, n. [Gr. power, sovereignty; a lord or chief; to be able or strong, to prevail.] [.] Government; sovereignty; or rather a race or succession of kings of the same line or family, who govern a particular country; as the dynastics of Egypt or Persia. [.] [.] The ...
18183	dyscrasy	[.] DYS'CRASY, a. [Gr. evil, and habit.] In medicine, an ill habit or state of the humors; distemperature of the juices.
18184	dysenteric	[.] DYSENTER'IC, a. Pertaining to dysentery; accompanied with dysentery; proceeding from dysentery. [.] 1. Afflicted with dysentery; as a dysenteric patient.
18185	dysentery	[.] DYS'ENTERY, n. [L. dysenteria; Gr. bad; intestines.] [.] A flux in which the stools consist chiefly of blood and mucus or other morbid matter, accompanied with griping of the bowels, and followed by tenesmus.
18186	dysodile	[.] DYS'ODILE, n. A species of coal of a greenish or yellowish gray color, in masses composed of thin layers. When burning, it emits a very fetid odor.
18187	dysorexy	[.] DYS'OREXY, n. [Gr. bad, and appetite.] A bad or depraved appetite; a want of appetite.
18188	dyspepsy	[.] DYSPEP'SY, n. [Gr. bad, and to concoct.] Bad digestion; indigestion, or difficulty of digestion.
18189	dyspeptic	[.] DYSPEP'TIC, a. Afflicted with indigestion; as a dyspeptic person. [.] 1. Pertaining to or consisting in dyspepsy; as a dyspeptic complaint.
18190	dysphony	[.] DYS'PHONY, n. [Gr. bad, hard; and voice.] A difficulty of speaking, occasioned by an ill disposition of the organs of speech.
18191	dyspnoea	[.] DYSPNOE'A, n. A difficulty of breathing.
18192	dysury	[.] DYS'URY, n. [Gr. urine.] Difficulty in discharging the urine, attended with pain and a sensation of heat.
18193	e	[.] DESCRIPTIV,E, a. Containing description; tending to describe; having the quality of representing; as a descriptive figure; a descriptive narration; a story descriptive of the age.
18194	each	[.] EACH, a. Every one of any number separately considered or treated. [.] [.] To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment. Gen.14. [.] [.] And the princes of Israel, being twelve men, each one was for the house of his fathers. Num.1. [.] [.] Simeon and Levi ...
18195	eachwhere	[.] E'ACHWHERE, adv. Every where.
18196	ead	[.] EAD,ED, in names, is a Saxon word signifying happy, fortunate; as in Edward, happy preserver; Edgar, happy power; Edwin,happy conqueror; Eadulph, happy assistance; like Macarius and Eupolemus in Greek and Fausta, Fortunatus, Felicianus, in Latin.
18197	eadish	[.] E'ADISH, n. The latter pasture or grass that comes after mowing or reaping; called also eagrass, earsh, etch. [Not used, I believe, in America.]
18198	eager	[.] E'AGER, a. [L. acer, fierce, brisk, sharp, sour; acus, Eng.edge.] [.] 1. Excited by ardent desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform or obtain; inflamed by desire; ardently wishing or longing. The soldiers were eager to engage the enemy. Men ...
18199	eagerly	[.] E'AGERLY, adv. With great ardor of desire; ardently; earnestly; warmly; with prompt zeal; as, he eagerly flew to the assistance of his friend. [.] 1. Hastily; impetuously. [.] 2. Keenly; sharply.
18200	eagerness	[.] E'AGERNESS, n. Ardent desire to do, pursue or obtain any thing; animated zeal; vehement longing; ardor of inclination. Men pursue honor with eagerness. Detraction is often received with eagerness. With eagerness the soldier rushes to battle. The lover's eagerness ...
18201	eagle	[.] E'AGLE, n. [L. aquila.] [.] 1. A rapacious fowl of the genus Falco. The beak is crooked and furnished with a cere at the base, and the tongue is cloven or bifid. There are several species, as, the bald or white-headed eagle, the sea eagle or ossifrage, the golden ...
18202	eagle-eyed	[.] E'AGLE-EYED, a. Sharpsighted as an eagle; having an acute sight. [.] 1. Discerning; having acute intellectual vision.
18203	eagle-sighted	[.] E'AGLE-SIGHTED, a. Having acute sight.
18204	eagle-speed	[.] E'AGLE-SPEED,n. Swiftness like that of an eagle.
18205	eagle-stone	[.] E'AGLE-STONE, n. Etite, a variety of argillaceous oxyd of iron, occurring in masses varying from the size of a walnut to that of a man's head. Their form is spherical, oval or nearly reniform, or sometimes like a parallelopiped with rounded edges and angles. They ...
18206	eagle-winged	[.] E'AGLE-WINGED, a. Having the wings of an eagle; swift as an eagle.
18207	eagless	[.] E'AGLESS, n. A female or hen eagle.
18208	eaglet	[.] E'AGLET, n. A young eagle or a diminutive eagle.
18209	eagre	[.] EA'GRE, n. A tide swelling above another tide, as in the Severn.
18210	ealderman	[.] EALDERMAN. [See Aldlerman.]
18211	eame	[.] EAME, n. Uncle.
18212	ean	[.] EAN, v.t. or i. To yean. [See Yean.]
18213	eanling	[.] E'ANLING, n. A lamb just brought forth. [Not used.]
18214	ear	[.] E'AR, n. [L. auris, whence auricula; audio.] [.] 1. The organ of hearing; the organ by which sound is perceived; and in general, both the external and internal part is understood by the term. The external ear is a cartilaginous funnel, attached, by ligaments and ...
18215	ear-bored	[.] E'AR-BORED, a. Having the ear perforated.
18216	ear-deafening	[.] E'AR-DEAFENING, a. Stunning the ear with noise.
18217	ear-erecting	[.] EAR-ERECT'ING, a. Setting up the ears.
18218	ear-piercing	[.] E'AR-PIERCING, a. Piercing the ear, as a shrill or sharp sound.
18219	ear-witness	[.] E'AR-WITNESS, n. One who is able to give testimony to a fact from his own hearing.
18220	earable	[.] E'ARABLE, a. Used to be tilled.
18221	earache	[.] E'ARACHE, n. [See Ache.] Pain in the ear.
18222	earal	[.] E'ARAL, a. Receiving by the ear. [Not used.]
18223	eared	[.] E'ARED, pp. Having ears; having spikes formed, as corn.
18224	earing	[.] E'ARING, n. In seamen's language, a small rope employed to fasten the upper corner of a sail to its yard. [.] E'ARING, n. A plowing of land. Gen.44.
18225	earl	[.] EARL, n. erl. [.] A British title of nobility, or a nobleman, the third in rank, being next below a marquis, and next above a viscount. The title answers to count [compte] in France, and graaf in Germany. The earl formerly had the government of a shire, and was called ...
18226	earl-marshal	[.] EARL-M`ARSHAL, n. An officer in Great Britain, who has the superintendence of military solemnities. He is the eighth great officer of state. The office was originally conferred by grant of the king, but is now hereditary in the family of the Howards.
18227	earlap	[.] E'ARLAP, n. The tip of the ear.
18228	earldom	[.] EARLDOM, n. erl'dom. The seignory, jurisdiction or dignity of an earl.
18229	earles-penny	[.] EARLES-PENNY, n. Money given in part payment. [L. arrha.] [Not in use.]
18230	earless	[.] E'ARLESS, a. Destitute of ears; disinclined to hear or listen.
18231	earliness	[.] EARLINESS, n. er'liness. [See Early and Ere.] [.] A state of advance or forwardness; a state of being before anything, or at the beginning; as the earliness of rising in the morning is a rising at the dawn of the morning, or before the usual time of rising. So we speak ...
18232	earlock	[.] E'ARLOCK, n. A lock or curl of hair,near the ear.
18233	early	[.] EARLY, a. er'ly. [Eng.ere.] [.] 1. In advance of something else; prior in time; forward; as early fruit, that is, fruit that comes to maturity before other fruit; early growth; early manhood; early old age or decrepitude, that is, premature old age. So an early ...
18234	earmark	[.] E'ARMARK, n. A mark on the ear, by which a sheep is known. [.] E'ARMARK, v.t. To mark, as sheep by cropping or slitting the ear.
18235	earn	[.] EARN, v.t. ern. [.] 1. To merit or deserve by labor, or by any performance; to do that which entitles to a reward, whether the reward is received or not. Men often earn money or honor which they never receive. [.] [.] Earn money before you spend it, and spend ...
18236	earned	[.] EARNED, pp. ern'ed. Merited by labor or performance; gained.
18237	earnest	[.] EARNEST, a. ern'est. [.] 1. Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain; having a longing desire; warmly engaged or incited. [.] [.] They are never more earnest to disturb us, than when they see us most earnest in this duty. [.] 2. Ardent; warm; eager; ...
18238	earnestly	[.] EARNESTLY, adv. ern'estly. Warmly; zealously; importunately; eagerly; with real desire. [.] [.] Being in an agony, he prayed more earnestly. Luke 22. [.] [.] That ye should earnestly contend for the faith once delivered to the saints. Jude 3. [.] 2. With fixed ...
18239	earnestness	[.] EARNESTNESS, n. ern'estness. Ardor or zeal in the pursuit of any thing; eagerness; animated desire; as, to seek or ask with earnestness; to engage in a work with earnestness. [.] 1. Anxious care; solicitude; intenseness of desire. [.] 2. Fixed desire or attention; ...
18240	earnful	[.] EARNFUL, a. ern'ful. Full of anxiety. [Not used.]
18241	earning	[.] EARNING, ppr. ern'ing. Meriting by services; gaining by labor or performance. [.] EARNING, n. ern'ing.plu. earnings. That which is earned; that which is gained or merited by labor, services or performance; wages; reward. The folly of young men is to spend their ...
18242	earpick	[.] E'ARPICK, n. An instrument for cleansing the ear.
18243	earring	[.] E'ARRING, n. A pendant; an ornament, sometimes set with diamonds, pearls or other jewels, worn at the ear, by means of a ring passing through the lobe.
18244	earsh	[.] EARSH, n. [See Ear, to plow.] A plowed field. [Not in use.]
18245	earshot	[.] E'ARSHOT, n. Reach of the ear; the distance at which words may be heard.
18246	earth	[.] EARTH, n. erth. [.] 1. Earth, in its primary sense, signifies the particles which compose the mass of the globe, but more particularly the particles which form the fine mold on the surface of the globe; or it denotes any indefinite mass or portion of that matter. ...
18247	earth-created	[.] EARTH-CREA'TED, a. Formed of earth.
18248	earthbag	[.] EARTH'BAG, n. A bag filled with earth, used for defense in war.
18249	earthbank	[.] EARTH'BANK, n. A bank or mound of earth.
18250	earthboard	[.] EARTH'BOARD, n. The board of a plow that turns over the earth; the mold-board.
18251	earthborn	[.] EARTH'BORN, a. Born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from the earth; as the fabled earthborn giants. [.] 1. Earthly; terrestrial. [.] [.] All earthborn cares are wrong.
18252	earthbound	[.] EARTH'BOUND, a. Fastened by the pressure of the earth.
18253	earthbred	[.] EARTH'BRED, a. Low; abject; groveling.
18254	earthen	[.] EARTH'EN, a. erth'n. Made of earth; made of clay; as an earthen vessel; earthen ware.
18255	earthfed	[.] EARTH'FED, a. Low; abject.
18256	earthflax	[.] EARTH'FLAX, n. Amianth; a fibrous, flexile, elastic mineral substance, consisting of short interwoven, or long parallel filaments.
18257	earthiness	[.] EARTH'INESS, n. The quality of being earthy, or of containing earth; grossness.
18258	earthliness	[.] EARTH'LINESS, n. [from earthly.] The quality of being earthly; grossness. [.] 1. Worldliness; strong attachment to worldly things.
18259	earthling	[.] EARTH'LING, n. An inhabitant of the earth; a mortal; a frail creature.
18260	earthly	[.] EARTH'LY, a. Pertaining to the earth, or to this world. [.] [.] Our earthly house of this tabernacle. 2 Cor.5. [.] 1. Not heavenly; vile; mean, [.] [.] This earthly load [.] [.] Of death called life. [.] 2. Belonging to our present state; as earthly objects; ...
18261	earthly-minded	[.] EARTHLY-MINDED, a. Having a mind devoted to earthly things.
18262	earthly-mindedness	[.] EARTHLY-MINDEDNESS, n. Grossness; sensuality; extreme devotedness to earthly objects.
18263	earthnut	[.] EARTH'NUT, n. The groundnut, or root of the Arachis; a small round bulb or knob, like a nut. This root or bulb is formed from the germen, which becomes a pod and is thrust into the ground by a natural motion of the stalk. [.] It is properly the fruit of the plant, and ...
18264	earthquake	[.] EARTH'QUAKE, n. A shaking, trembling or concussion of the earth; sometimes a slight tremor; at other times a violent shaking or convulsion; at other times a rocking or heaving of the earth. Earthquakes are usually preceded by a rattling sound in the air, or by a subterraneous ...
18265	earthshaking	[.] EARTH'SHAKING, a. Shaking the earth; having power to shake the earth.
18266	earthworm	[.] EARTH'WORM, n. The dew worm, a species of Lumbricus; a worm that lives under ground. [.] 1. A mean sordid wretch.
18267	earthy	[.] EARTH'Y, a. Consisting of earth; as earthy matter. [.] 1. Resembling earth; as an earthy taste or smell. [.] 2. Partaking of earth; terrene. [.] 3. Inhabiting the earth; terrestrial; as earthy spirits. [.] 4. Relating to earth; as an earthy sign. [.] 5. ...
18268	earwax	[.] E'ARWAX, n. The cerumen; a thick viscous substance, secreted by the glands of the ear into the outer passage.
18269	earwig	[.] E'ARWIG, n. A genus of insects of the order of Coleopters. The antennae are bristly; the elytra dimidiated; the wings covered; and the tail forked. This animal is called in Latin forficula, from the forceps at the end of the abdomen. The English name was given to ...
18270	ease	[.] EASE, n. s as z. [L. otium.] [.] 1. Rest; an undisturbed state. Applied to the body, freedom from pain, disturbance, excitement or annoyance. He sits at his ease. He takes his ease. [.] 2. Applied to the mind, a quiet state; tranquillity; freedom from pain, ...
18271	easeful	[.] E'ASEFUL, a. Quiet; peaceful; fit for rest.
18272	easefully	[.] E'ASEFULLY, adv. With ease or quiet.
18273	easel	[.] E'ASEL, n. The frame on which painters place their canvas. [.] Easel-pieces, among painters, are the smaller pieces, either portraits or landscapes, which are painted on the easel, as distinguished from those which are drawn on walls, ceilings, &c.
18274	easement	[.] E'ASEMENT, n. Convenience; accommodation; that which gives ease, relief or assistance. [.] [.] He has the advantage of a free lodging, and some other easements. [.] In law, any privilege or convenience which one man has of another, either by prescription or charter,without ...
18275	easily	[.] E'ASILY, adv. [from easy.] Without difficulty or great labor; without great exertion, or sacrifice of labor or expense, as, this task may be easily performed; that event might have been easily foreseen. [.] 1. Without pain, anxiety or disturbance; in tranquillity; ...
18276	easiness	[.] E'ASINESS, n. Freedom from difficulty; ease. [.] [.] Easiness and difficulty are relative terms. [.] 1. Flexibility; readiness to comply; prompt compliance; a yielding or disposition to yield without opposition or reluctance. [.] [.] Give to him, and he shall ...
18277	east	[.] EAST, n. [L. oriens, this word may belong to the root of hoise,hoist.] [.] 1. The point in the heavens, where the sun is seen to rise at the equinox, or when it is in the equinoctial, or the corresponding point on the earth; one of the four cardinal points. The ...
18278	easter	[.] E'ASTER, n. [.] A festival of the christian church observed in commemoration of our Savior's resurrection. It answers to the pascha or passover of the Hebrews, and most nations still give it this name, pascha, pask, paque.
18279	easterling	[.] E'ASTERLING, n. A native of some country eastward of another. [.] 1. A species of waterfowl.
18280	easterly	[.] E'ASTERLY, a. Coming from the eastward; as an easterly wind. [.] 1. Situated towards the east; as the easterly side of a lake or country. [.] 2. Towards the east; as, to move in an easterly direction. [.] 3. Looking towards the east; as an easterly exposure. [.] E'ASTERLY, ...
18281	eastern	[.] E'ASTERN, a. Oriental; being or dwelling in the east; as eastern kings; eastern countries; eastern nations. [.] 1. Situated towards the east; on the east part; as the eastern side of a town or church; the eastern gate. [.] 2. Going towards the east,or in the ...
18282	eastward	[.] E'ASTWARD, adv. [east and ward.] Toward the east; in the direction of east from some point or place. New Haven lies eastward from New York. Turn your eyes eastward.
18283	easy	[.] E'ASY, a. s as z. [See Ease.] Quiet;being at rest; free from pain, disturbance or annoyance. The patient has slept well and is easy. [.] 1. Free from anxiety, care, solicitude or peevishness; quiet; tranquil; as an easy mind. [.] 2. Giving no pain or disturbance; ...
18284	eat	[.] EAT, v.t. pret. ate; pp. eat or eaten. [L. edo, esse, esum.] [.] 1. To bite or chew and swallow, as food. [.] [.] Men eat flesh and vegetables. [.] [.] They shall make thee to eat grass as oxen. Dan.4. [.] 2. To corrode; to wear away; to separate parts ...
18285	eatable	[.] E'ATABLE, a. That may be eaten; fit to be eaten; proper for food; esculent. [.] E'ATABLE, n. Any thing that may be eaten; that which is fit for food; that which is used as food.
18286	eaten	[.] E'ATEN, pp. ee'tn. Chewed and swallowed; consumed; corroded.
18287	eater	[.] E'ATER, n. One who eats; that which eats or corrodes; a corrosive.
18288	eath	[.] EATH, a. easy, and adv. easily.
18289	eating	[.] E'ATING, ppr. Chewing and swallowing; consuming; corroding.
18290	eating-house	[.] E'ATING-HOUSE, n. A house where provisions are sold ready dressed.
18291	eaves	[.] EAVES, n. plu. [In English the word has a plural ending.] [.] The edge or lower border of the roof of a building, which overhangs the walls, and casts off the water that falls on the roof.
18292	eaves-drop	[.] E'AVES-DROP, v.i. [eaves and drop.] To stand under the eaves or near the windows of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors.
18293	eaves-dropper	[.] E'AVES-DROPPER, n. One who stands under the eaves or near the window or door of a house, to listen and hear what is said within doors,whether from curiosity, or for the purpose of tattling and making mischief.
18294	ebb	[.] EBB, n. The reflux of the tide; the return of tidewater towards the sea; opposed to flood or flowing. [.] 1. Decline; decay; a falling from a better to a worse state; as the ebb of life; the ebb of prosperity. [.] EBB, v.i. To flow back; to return as the water ...
18295	ebbing	[.] EBB'ING, ppr. Flowing back; declining; decaying. [.] EBB'ING, n. The reflux of the tide.
18296	ebbtide	[.] EBB'TIDE, n. The reflux of tide-water; the retiring tide.
18297	ebionite	[.] EB'IONITE,n. The ebionites were heretics who denied the divinity of Christ and rejected many parts of the scriptures.
18298	ebon	[.] EB'ON, a. [See Ebony.] Consisting of ebony; like ebony; black.
18299	ebonize	[.] EB'ONIZE, v.t. [See Ebony.] To make black or tawny; to tinge with the color of ebony; as, to ebonize the fairest complexion.
18300	ebony	[.] EB'ONY, n. [L. ebenus.] A species of hard,heavy and durable wood, which admits of a fine polish or gloss; said to be brought from Madagascar. The most usual color is black, red or green. The best is a jet black, free from veins and rind, very heavy, astringent and ...
18301	ebony-tree	[.] EB'ONY-TREE, n. The Ebenus, a small tree constituting a genus, growing in Crete and other isles of the Archipelago.
18302	ebracteate	[.] EBRAC'TEATE, a. [e priv. and bractea.] In botany,without a bractea or floral leaf.
18303	ebriety	[.] EBRI'ETY, n. [L. ebrietas, from ebrius, intoxicated.] [.] Drunkenness; intoxication by spirituous liquors.
18304	ebrillade	[.] EBRIL'LADE, n. A check given to a horse, by a sudden jerk of one rein, when he refuses to turn.
18305	ebriosity	[.] EBRIOS'ITY, n. [L. ebriositas.] Habitual drunkenness.
18306	ebulliency	[.] EBUL'LIENCY, n. [See Ebullition.] A boiling over.
18307	ebullient	[.] EBUL'LIENT, a. Boiling over, as a liquor.
18308	ebullition	[.] EBULLI'TION, n. [L. ebullitio, from ebullio, bullio; Eng. to boil,which see.] [.] 1. The operation of boiling; the agitation of a liquor by heat, which throws it up in bubbles, or more properly, the agitation produced in a fluid by the escape of a portion of it, ...
18309	ecaudate	[.] ECAU'DATE, a. [ e priv. and L. cauda, a tail.] In botany, without a tail or spur.
18310	eccentric	[.] ECCEN'TRIC,
18311	eccentrical	[.] ECCEN'TRICAL, a. [L. eccentricus; ex, from , and centrum, center.] [.] 1. Deviating or departing from the center. [.] 2. In geometry, not having the same center; a term applied to circles and spheres which have not the same center, and consequently are not parallel; ...
18312	eccentricity	[.] ECCENTRIC'ITY, n. Deviation from a center. [.] 1. The state of having a center different from that of another circle. [.] 2. In astronomy, the distance of the center of a planet's orbit from the center of the sun; that is, the distance between the center of an ...
18313	ecchymosis	[.] ECCHYM'OSIS, n. In medicine, an appearance of livid spots on the skin, occasioned by extravasated blood.
18314	ecclesiastes	[.] ECCLESIAS'TES, n. [Gr.] a canonical book of the old testament.
18315	ecclesiastic	[.] ECCLESIAS'TIC,
18316	ecclesiastical	[.] ECCLESIAS'TICAL, . [L; Gr.an assembly or meeting, whence a church; to call forth or convoke; to call.] [.] Pertaining or relating to the church; as ecclesiastical discipline or government; ecclesiastical affairs, history or policy; ecclesiastical courts. [.] Ecclesiastical ...
18317	ecclesiasticus	[.] ECCLESIAS'TICUS, n. A book of the aprocrypha.
18318	eccoprotic	[.] ECCOPROT'IC, a. [Gr. out or from, and stercus.] Having the quality of promoting alvine discharges; laxative; loosening; gently cathartic. [.] ECCOPROT'IC, n. A medicine which purges gently, or which tends to promote evacuations by stool; a mild cathartic.
18319	echelon	[.] ECHELON', n. In military tactics,the position of an army in the form of steps,or with one division more advanced than another.
18320	echinate	[.] ECH'INATE
18321	echinated	[.] ECH'INATED, a. [L. echinum, a hedgehog.] Set with prickles, prickly, like a hedgehog; having sharp points; bristled; as an echinated pericarp. [.] Echinated pyrites, in mineralogy.
18322	echinite	[.] ECH'INITE, n. [See Echinus.] A fossil found in chalk pits, called centronia; a petrified shell set with prickles or points; a calcarious petrifaction of the echinus or sea-hedgehog.
18323	echinus	[.] ECH'INUS, n. [L. from Gr.] A hedgehog. [.] 1. A shell-fish set with prickles or spines. The Echinus, in natural history, forms a genus of Mollusca. The body is roundish, covered with a bony crust, and often beset with movable prickles. There are several species ...
18324	echo	[.] ECH'O, n. [L. echo; Gr.sound, to sound.] [.] 1. A sound reflected or reverberated from a solid body; sound returned; repercussion of sound; as an echo from a distant hill. [.] [.] The sound must seem an echo to the sense. [.] 2. In fabulous history, a nymph, ...
18325	echoed	[.] ECH'OED, pp. Reverberated, as sound.
18326	echoing	[.] ECH'OING, ppr. Sending back sound; as echoing hills.
18327	echometer	[.] ECHOM'ETER, n. [Gr. sound, and measure.] Among musicians, a scale or rule, with several lines thereon, serving to measure the duration of sounds, and to find their intervals and ratios.
18328	echometry	[.] ECHOM'ETRY, n. The art or act of measuring the duration of sounds. [.] The art of constructing vaults to produce echoes.
18329	eclaircise	[.] ECLA'IRCISE, v.t. To make clear; to explain; to clear up what is not understood or misunderstood.
18330	eclaircissement	[.] ECLA'IRCISSEMENT, n. Explanation; the clearing up of any thing not before understood.
18331	eclampsy	[.] ECLAMP'SY, n. [Gr. a shining, to shine.] A flashing of light, a symptom of epilepsy. Hence, epilepsy itself.
18332	eclat	[.] ECLAT, n. ecla. [.] 1. Primarily, a burst of applause; acclamation. Hence, applause; approbation; renown. [.] 2. Splendor; show; pomp.
18333	eclectic	[.] ECLEC'TIC, a. [Gr. to choose.] Selecting; choosing; an epithet given to certain philosophers of antiquity, who did not attach themselves to any particular sect, but selected from the opinions and principles of each, what they thought solid and good. Hence we say, ...
18334	eclectically	[.] ECLEC'TICALLY, adv. By way of choosing or selecting; in the manner of the eclectical philosophers.
18335	eclegm	[.] ECLEGM', n. [Gr.] A medicine made by the incorporation of oils with syrups.
18336	eclipse	[.] ECLIPSE, n. eclips'. [L. eclipsis; Gr. defect, to fail, to leave.] [.] 1. Literally, a defect or failure; hence in astronomy, an interception or obscuration of the light of the sun, moon or other luminous body. An eclipse of the sun is caused by the intervention ...
18337	eclipsed	[.] ECLIPS'ED, pp. Concealed; darkened; obscured; disgraced.
18338	eclipsing	[.] ECLIPS'ING, ppr. Concealing; obscuring; darkening; clouding.
18339	ecliptic	[.] ECLIP'TIC, n. [Gr. to fail or be defective; L. eclipticus, linea ecliptica, the ecliptic line, or line in which eclipses are suffered.] [.] 1. A great circle of the sphere supposed to be drawn through the middle of the zodiac, making an angle with the equinoctial ...
18340	eclogue	[.] EC'LOGUE, n. ec'log. [Gr. choice, to select.] Literally, a select piece. Hence, in poetry, a pastoral composition, in which shepherds are introduced conversing with each other, as the eclogues of Virgil; or it is a little elegant composition in a simple natural style ...
18341	economic	[.] ECONOM'IC
18342	economical	[.] ECONOM'ICAL, a. [See Economy.] Pertaining to the regulation of household concerns; as the economic art. [.] 1. Managing domestic or public pecuniary concerns with frugality; as an economical housekeeper; an economical minister or administration. [.] 2. Frugal; ...
18343	economically	[.] ECONOM'ICALLY, adv. With economy; with frugality.
18344	economist	[.] ECON'OMIST, n. One who manages domestic or other concerns with frugality; one who expends money, time or labor judiciously, and without waste. [.] 1. One who writes on economy; the writer of a treatise on economy.
18345	economize	[.] ECON'OMIZE, v.i. To manage pecuniary concerns with frugality; to make a prudent use of money, or of the means of saving or acquiring property. It is our duty to economize, in the use of public money, as well as of our own. [.] ECON'OMIZE, v.t. To use with prudence; ...
18346	economized	[.] ECON'OMIZED, pp. Used with frugality.
18347	economizing	[.] ECONOMIZING, ppr. Using with frugality.
18348	economy	[.] ECON'OMY, n. [L. oeconomia; Gr. house, and law, rule.] [.] 1. Primarily, the management, regulation and government of a family or the concerns of a household. [.] 2. The management of pecuniary concerns or the expenditure of money. Hence, [.] 3. A frugal and ...
18349	ecphractic	[.] ECPHRAC'TIC, a. [Gr.] In medicine, deobstruent; attenuating. [.] ECPHRAC'TIC, n. A medicine which dissolves or attenuates viscid matter, and removes obstructions.
18350	ecstasied	[.] EC'STASIED, a. [See Ecstasy.] Enraptured; ravished; transported; delighted.
18351	ecstasy	[.] EC'STASY, n. [Gr. to stand.] [.] 1. Primarily, a fixed state; a trance; a state in which the mind is arrested and fixed, or as we say, lost; a state in which the functions of the senses are suspended by the contemplation of some extraordinary or supernatural object. [.] [.] Whether ...
18352	ecstatic	[.] ECSTAT'IC
18353	ecstatical	[.] ECSTAT'ICAL, a. Arresting the mind; suspending the senses; entrancing. [.] [.] In pensive trance, and anguish, and ecstatic fit. [.] 1. Rapturous; transporting; ravishing; delightful beyond measure; as ecstatic bliss or joy. [.] 2. Tending to external objects. ...
18354	ectypal	[.] EC'TYPAL, a. [infra.] Taken from the original.
18355	ectype	[.] EC'TYPE, a. [Gr.] A copy. ]Not used.]
18356	ecumenic	[.] ECUMEN'IC
18357	ecumenical	[.] ECUMEN'ICAL, a. [Gr. the habitable world.] General; universal; as an ecumenical council.
18358	ecurie	[.] EC'URIE, n. A stable; a covered place for horses.
18359	ed	[.] EAD,ED, in names, is a Saxon word signifying happy, fortunate; as in Edward, happy preserver; Edgar, happy power; Edwin,happy conqueror; Eadulph, happy assistance; like Macarius and Eupolemus in Greek and Fausta, Fortunatus, Felicianus, in Latin.
18360	edacious	[.] EDA'CIOUS, a. [L. edax, from edo, to eat.] Eating; given to eating; greedy; voracious.
18361	edacity	[.] EDAC'ITY, n. [L. edacitas, from edax, edo, to eat.] Greediness; voracity; ravenousness; rapacity.
18362	edder	[.] ED'DER, n. In husbandry, such wood as is worked into the top of hedge-stakes to bind them together. [.] ED'DER, v.t. To bind or make tight by edder; to fasten the tops of hedge-stakes, by interweaving edder.
18363	edders	[.] ED'DERS, n. A name given to a variety of the Arum esculentum, an esculent root.
18364	eddish	[.] ED'DISH
18365	eddoes	[.] ED'DOES
18366	eddy	[.] ED'DY, n. [I find this word in no other language. It is usually considered as a compound of Sax.ed, backward, and ea, water.] [.] 1. A current of water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main stream. Thus a point of land extending into a river, checks ...
18367	eddy-water	[.] ED'DY-WATER, n. Among seamen, the water which falls back on the rudder of a ship under sail, called dead-water.
18368	eddy-wind	[.] ED'DY-WIND, n. The wind returned or beat back from a sail, a mountain or any thing that hinders its passage.
18369	edelite	[.] ED'ELITE, n. A siliceous stone of a light gray color.
18370	edematous	[.] EDEM'ATOUS, a. [Gr. a tumor; to swell.] Swelling with a serous humor; dropsical. An edematous tumor is white, soft and insensible.
18371	eden	[.] E'DEN, n. [Heb. pleasure, delight.] The country and garden in which Adam and Eve were placed by God himself.
18372	edenized	[.] E'DENIZED, a. Admitted into paradise.
18373	edentated	[.] EDEN'TATED, a. [L. edentatus, e and dens.] Destitute or deprived of teeth.
18374	edge	[.] EDGE, n. [L. acies, acus.] [.] 1. In a general sense, the extreme border or point of any thing; as the edge of the table; the edge of a book; the edge of cloth. It coincides nearly with border, brink, margin. It is particularly applied to the sharp border, the ...
18375	edged	[.] EDG'ED, pp. Furnished with an edge or border. [.] 1. Incited; instigated. [.] 2. a. Sharp; keen.
18376	edgeless	[.] EDGELESS, a. Not sharp; blunt; obtuse; unfit to cut or penetrate; as an edgeless sword or weapon.
18377	edgetool	[.] EDGETOOL, n. An instrument having a sharp edge.
18378	edgewise	[.] EDGEWISE, adv. [edge and wise.] With the edge turned forward, or towards a particular point; in the direction of the edge. [.] 1. Sideways; with the side foremost.
18379	edging	[.] EDG'ING, ppr. Giving an edge; furnishing with an edge. [.] 1. Inciting; urging on; goading; stimulating; instigating. [.] 2. Moving gradually or sideways. [.] 3. Furnishing with a border. [.] EDG'ING, n. That which is added on the border, or which forms ...
18380	edible	[.] ED'IBLE, a. [from L. edo, to eat.] Eatable; fit to be eaten as food; esculent. Some flesh is not edible.
18381	edict	[.] E'DICT, n. [L. edictum, from edico, to utter or proclaim; e and dico, to speak.] [.] That which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a rule of action; an order issued by a prince to his subjects,as a rule or law requiring obedience; a proclamation of command or prohibition. ...
18382	edificant	[.] ED'IFICANT, a. [infra.] Building. [Little used.]
18383	edification	[.] EDIFICA'TION, n. [L. oedificatio. See Edify.] [.] 1. A building up, in a moral and religious sense; instruction; improvement and progress of the mind, in knowledge, in morals, or in faith and holiness. [.] [.] He that prophesieth, speaketh to men to edification. ...
18384	edificatory	[.] ED'IFICATORY, a. Tending to edification.
18385	edifice	[.] ED'IFICE, n. [L. oedificium. See Edify.] A building; a structure; a fabric; but appropriately, a large or splendid building. The word is not applied to a mean building, but to temples,churches or elegant mansion-houses, and to other great structures.
18386	edificial	[.] EDIFI'CIAL, a. Pertaining to edifices or to structure.
18387	edified	[.] ED'IFIED, pp. Instructed; improved in literary, moral or religious knowledge.
18388	edifier	[.] ED'IFIER, n. One that improves another by instructing him.
18389	edify	[.] ED'IFY, v.t. [L. oedifico; oedes, a house, and facio, to make.] [.] 1. To build, in a literal sense. [Not now used.] [.] 2. To instruct and improve the mind in knowledge generally,and particularly in moral and religious knowledge, in faith and holiness. [.] [.] Edify ...
18390	edifying	[.] ED'IFYING, ppr. Building up in christian knowledge; instructing; improving the mind.
18391	edifyingly	[.] ED'IFYINGLY, adv. In an edifying manner.
18392	edile	[.] E'DILE, n. [L. oedilis, from oedes, a building.] A Roman magistrate whose chief business was to superintend buildings of all kinds, more especially public edifices, temples, bridges, aqueducts, &c. The ediles had also the care of the highways, public places, weights ...
18393	edileship	[.] E'DILESHIP, n. The office of Edile in ancient Rome.
18394	edit	[.] ED'IT, v.t. [from L. edo, to publish; e and do, to give.] [.] 1. Properly, to publish; more usually, to superintend a publication; to prepare a book or paper for the public eye, by writing, correcting or selecting the matter. [.] [.] Those who know how volumes ...
18395	edited	[.] ED'ITED, pp. Published; corrected; prepared and published.
18396	editing	[.] ED'ITING, ppr. Publishing; preparing for publication.
18397	edition	[.] EDI'TION, n. [L. editio, from edo, to publish.] [.] 1. The publication of any book or writing; as the first edition of a new work. [.] 2. Republication, sometimes with revision and correction; as the second edition of a work. [.] 3. Any publication of a book ...
18398	editor	[.] ED'ITOR, n. [L. from edo, to publish.] A publisher; particularly, a person who superintends an impression of a book; the person who revises, corrects and prepares a book for publication; as Erasmus, Scaliger, &c. [.] 1. One who superintends the publication of a ...
18399	editorial	[.] EDITO'RIAL, a. Pertaining to an editor, as editorial labors; written by an editor, as editorial remarks. [.]
18400	editorship	[.] ED'ITORSHIP, n. The business of an editor; the care and superintendence of a publication.
18401	edituate	[.] EDIT'UATE, v.t. [Low L. oedituor, from oedes, a temple or house.] [.] To defend or govern the house or temple. [Not in use.]
18402	educate	[.] ED'UCATE, v.t. [L. educo, educare; e and duco, to lead.] [.] To bring up, as a child; to instruct; to inform and enlighten the understanding; to instill into the mind principles of arts, science, morals, religion and behavior. To educate children well is one of the ...
18403	educated	[.] ED'UCATED, pp. Brought up; instructed; furnished with knowledge or principles; trained, disciplined.
18404	educating	[.] ED'UCATING, ppr. Instructing; enlightening the understanding, and forming the manners.
18405	education	[.] EDUCA'TION, n. [L. educatio.] The bringing up, as of a child, instruction; formation of manners. Education comprehends all that series of instruction and discipline which is intended to enlighten the understanding, correct the temper, and form the manners and habits ...
18406	educational	[.] EDUCA'TIONAL, a. Pertaining to education; derived from education; as educational habits.
18407	educator	[.] ED'UCATOR, n. One who educates.
18408	educe	[.] EDU'CE, v.t. [L. educo, eduxi; e and duco, to lead.] [.] To bring or draw out; to extract; to produce from a state of occultation. [.] [.] Th' eternal art educing good from ill.
18409	educed	[.] EDU'CED, pp. Drawn forth, extracted; produced.
18410	educing	[.] EDU'CING, ppr. Drawing forth; producing.
18411	educt	[.] E'DUCT, n. [L. eductum, from educo.] Extracted matter; that which is educed; that which is brought to light, by separation, analysis or decomposition. [.] [.] We must consider the educts of its analysis by Bergman, &c.
18412	eduction	[.] EDUC'TION, n. The act of drawing out or bringing into view.
18413	eductor	[.] EDUCT'OR, n. That which brings forth, elicits or extracts. [.] [.] Stimulus must be called an eductor of vital ether.
18414	edulcorate	[.] EDUL'CORATE, v.t. [Low L. edulco, from dulcis, sweet.] [.] 1. To purify; to sweeten. In chimistry, to render substances more mild, by freeing them from acids and salts or other soluble impurities, by washing. [.] 2. To sweeten by adding sugar, syrup, &c.
18415	edulcorated	[.] EDUL'CORATED, pp. Sweetened; purified from acid or saline substances, and rendered more mild.
18416	edulcorating	[.] EDUL'CORATING, ppr. Sweetening; rendering more mild.
18417	edulcoration	[.] EDULCORA'TION, n. The act of sweetening or rendering more mild, by freeing from acid or saline substances, or from any soluble impurities. [.] 1. The act of sweetening by admixture of some saccharine substance.
18418	edulcorative	[.] EDUL'CORATIVE, a. Having the quality of sweetening.
18419	eek	[.] EEK. [See Eke.]
18420	eel	[.] EEL, n. A species of Muraena, a genus of fishes belonging to the order of apodes. The head is smooth; there are ten rays in the membrane of the gills; the eyes are covered with a common skin; the body is cylindrical and slimy. Eels, in some respects, resemble reptiles, ...
18421	eel-fishing	[.] EE'L-FISHING, n. The act or art of catching eels.
18422	eelpot	[.] EE'LPOT, n. A kind of basket used for catching eels.
18423	eelpout	[.] EE'LPOUT,n. A species of Gadus, somewhat resembling an eel, but shorter in proportion, seldom exceeding a foot in length. It is a delicate fish.
18424	eelskin	[.] EE'LSKIN, n. The skin of an eel.
18425	eelspear	[.] EE'LSPEAR, n. A forked instrument used for stabbing eels.
18426	een	[.] E'EN, contracted from even, which see. [.] [.] I have e'en done with you.
18427	eff	[.] EFF, n. A lizard.
18428	effable	[.] EF'FABLE, a. [L. effabilis, from effor; ex and for, to speak.] [.] Utterable; that may be uttered or spoken. [This word is not used; but ineffable is in common use.]
18429	efface	[.] EFFA'CE, v.t. [L. ex and facio or facies.] [.] 1. To destroy a figure on the surface of any thing, whether painted or carved, so as to render it invisible or not distinguishable; as, to efface the letters on a monument. [.] 2. To blot out; to erase, strike or ...
18430	effaced	[.] EFFA'CED, pp. Rubbed or worn out; destroyed, as a figure or impression.
18431	effacing	[.] EFFA'CING, ppr. Destroying a figure, character or impression on any thing.
18432	effect	[.] EFFECT', n. [L. effectus, from efficio; ex and facio, to make.] [.] 1. That which is produced by an agent or cause; as the effect of luxury; the effect of intemperance. [.] [.] Poverty, disease and disgrace are the natural effects of dissipation. [.] 2. Consequence; ...
18433	effected	[.] EFFECT'ED, pp. Done; performed; accomplished.
18434	effectible	[.] EFFECT'IBLE, a. That may be done or achieved; practicable; feasible.
18435	effecting	[.] EFFECT'ING, ppr. Producing; performing; accomplishing.
18436	effective	[.] EFFECT'IVE, a. Having the power to cause or produce; efficacious. [.] [.] They are not effective of any thing. [.] 1. Operative; active; having the quality of producing effects. [.] [.] Time is not effective,nor are bodies destroyed by it. [.] 2. Efficient; ...
18437	effectively	[.] EFFECT'IVELY, adv. With effect; powerfully; with real operation. [.] [.] This effectively resists the devil. [.] [In this sense, effectually is generally used.]
18438	effectless	[.] EFFECT'LESS, a. Without effect; without advantage; useless.
18439	effector	[.] EFFECT'OR, n. One who effects; one who produces or causes; a maker or creator.
18440	effectual	[.] EFFECT'UAL, a. Producing an effect, or the effect desired or intended; or having adequate power or force to produce the effect. The means employed were effectual. [.] [.] According to the gift of the grace of God given me by the effectual working of his power. Eph. ...
18441	effectually	[.] EFFECT'UALLY, adv. With effect; efficaciously; in a manner to produce the intended effect; thoroughly. The weeds on land for grain must be effectually subdued. The city is effectually guarded.
18442	effectuate	[.] EFFECT'UATE, v.t. To bring to pass; to achieve; to accomplish; to fulfil; as, to effectuate a purpose or desire.
18443	effectuated	[.] EFFECT'UATED, pp. Accomplished.
18444	effectuating	[.] EFFECT'UATING, ppr. Achieving; performing to effect.
18445	effeminacy	[.] EFFEM'INACY, n. [from effeminate.] The softness, delicacy and weakness in men, which are characteristic of the female sex, but which in males are deemed a reproach; unmanly delicacy; womanish softness or weakness. [.] 1. Voluptuousness; indulgence in unmanly pleasures; ...
18446	effeminate	[.] EFFEM'INATE, a. [L. effoeminatus, from effoeminor, to grow or make womanish, from foemina, a woman. See Woman.] [.] 1. Having the qualities of the female sex; soft or delicate to an unmanly degree; tender; womanish; voluptuous. [.] [.] The king, by his voluptuous ...
18447	effeminately	[.] EFFEM'INATELY, adv. In a womanish manner; weakly; softly. [.] 1. By means of a woman; as effeminately vanquished.
18448	effeminateness	[.] EFFEM'INATENESS, n. Unmanlike softness.
18449	effemination	[.] EFFEMINA'TION, n. The state of one grown womanish; the state of being weak or unmanly. [Little used.]
18450	effervesce	[.] EFFERVESCE, v.i. efferves'. [L. effervesco, from ferveo, to be hot, to rage.See Fervent.] To be in natural commotion, like liquor when gently boiling; to bubble and hiss, as fermenting liquors, or any fluid,when some part escapes in an elastic form; to work, as new ...
18451	effervescence	[.] EFFERVES'CENCE, n. A kind ofnatural ebullition; that commotion of a fluid,which takes place, when some part of the mass flies off in an elastic form, producing innumerable small bubbles; as the effervescence or working of new wine,cider or beer; the effervescence of ...
18452	effervescent	[.] EFFERVES'CENT, a. Gently boiling or bubbling by means of the disengagement of an elastic fluid.
18453	effervescible	[.] EFFERVES'CIBLE, a. That has the quality of effervescing; capable of producing effervescence. [.] [.] A small quantity of effervescible matter. [.] [.]
18454	effervescing	[.] EFFERVES'CING, ppr. Boiling;bubbling, by means of an elastic fluid extricated in the dissolution of bodies.
18455	effete	[.] EFFE'TE, a. [L. effoetus, effetus; ex and foetus, embryo.] [.] 1. Barren; not capable of producing young, as [.] animal, or fruit, as the earth. An animal becomes effete by losing the power of conception. The earth may be rendered effete, by drouth, or by exhaustion ...
18456	efficacious	[.] EFFICA'CIOUS, a. [L. efficax, from efficio. See Effect.] [.] Effectual; productive of effects; producing the effect intended; having power adequate to the purpose intended; powerful; as an efficacious remedy for disease.
18457	efficaciously	[.] EFFICA'CIOUSLY, adv. Effectually; in such a manner as to produce the effect desired. We say, a remedy has been efficaciously applied.
18458	efficaciousness	[.] EFFICA'CIOUSNESS, n. The quality of being efficacious.
18459	efficacy	...
18460	efficience	[.] EFFI'CIENCE
18461	efficiency	[.] EFFI'CIENCY, n. [L. efficiens, from efficio. See Effect.] [.] 1. The act of producing effects; a causing to be or exist; effectual agency. [.] [.] The manner of this divine efficiency is far above us. [.] [.] Gravity does not proceed from the efficiency of any ...
18462	efficient	[.] EFFI'CIENT, a. Causing effects; producing; that causes any thing to be what is is. The efficient cause is that which produces; the final cause is that for which it is produced. [.] EFFI'CIENT, n. The agent or cause which produces or causes to exist. [.] 1. ...
18463	efficiently	[.] EFFI'CIENTLY, adv. With effect; effectively.
18464	effierce	[.] EFFIERCE, v.t. effers'. To make fierce or furious. [Not used.]
18465	effigy	[.] EF'FIGY, n. [L. effigies, from effingo, to fashion; ex and fingo, to form or devise.] [.] 1. The image or likeness of a person; resemblance; representation; any substance fashioned into the shape of a person. [.] 2. Portrait; likeness; figure, in sculpture or ...
18466	efflate	[.] EFFLA'TE, v.t. [L. efflo.] To fill with breath or air. [Little used.]
18467	effloresce	[.] EFFLORESCE, v.t. efflores'. [L. effloresco, from floresco, floreo, to blossom, flos, a flower. See Flower. [.] 1. In chimistry, to form a mealy powder on the surface; to become pulverulent or dusty on the surface. Substances effloresce by losing their water of ...
18468	efflorescence	[.] EFFLORES'CENCE, n. In botany,the time of flowering; the season when a plant shows its first blossoms. [.] 1. Among physicians, a redness of the skin; eruptions; as in rash, measles, small pox, scarlatina, &c. [.] 2. In chimistry, the formation of small white ...
18469	efflorescent	[.] EFFLORES'CENT, a. Shooting into white threads or spiculae; forming a white dust on the surface.
18470	effluence	[.] EF'FLUENCE, n. [L. effluens, effluo; ex and fluo, to flow. See Flow.] A flowing out; that which flows or issues from any body or substance. [.] [.] Bright effluence of bright essence increate.
18471	effluvium	[.] EFFLU'VIUM, n. plu. effluvia. [L. from effluo, to flow out. See Flow.] The minute and often invisible particles which exhale from most, if not all terrestrial bodies, such as the odor or smell of plants, and the noxious exhalations from diseased bodies or putrefying ...
18472	efflux	[.] EF'FLUX, n. [L. effluxus, from effluo, to flow out.] [.] 1. The act of flowing out, or issuing in a stream; as an efflux of matter from an ulcer. [.] 2. Effusion; flow; as the first efflux of men's piety. [.] 3. That which flows out; emanation. [.] [.] Light--efflux ...
18473	effluxion	[.] EFFLUX'ION, n. [L. effluxum, from effluo.] [.] 1. The act of flowing out. [.] 2. That which flows out; effluvium; emanation.
18474	efforce	[.] EFFO'RCE, v.t. [.] 1. To force; to break through by violence. [.] 2. To force; to ravish. [.] 3. To strain; to exert with effort. [.] [.] [This word is now rarely used; perhaps never, except in poetry. We now use force.]
18475	efform	[.] EFFORM', v.t. [from form.] To fashion; to shape. [.] [.] [For this we now use form.]
18476	efformation	[.] EFFORMA'TION, n. The act of giving shape or form. [.] [.] [We now use formation.]
18477	effort	[.] EF'FORT, n. [L. fortis. See Force.] A straining; an exertion of strength; endeavor; strenuous exertion to accomplish an object; applicable to physical or intellectual power. The army, by great efforts, scaled the walls. Distinction in science is gained by continued ...
18478	effossion	[.] EFFOS'SION, n. [L. effossus, from effodio, to dig out.] The act of digging out of the earth; as the effossion of coins.
18479	effray	[.] EFFRA'Y, v.t. To frighten. [Not in use.]
18480	effrayable	[.] EFFRA'YABLE, a. Frightful; dreadful. [Not in use.
18481	effrenation	[.] EFFRENA'TION, n. [L. effroenatio, from froenum, a rein.] [.] Unbridled rashness or license; unruliness. [Not in use.]
18482	effrontery	[.] EFFRONT'ERY, n. Impudence; assurance; shameless boldness; sauciness; boldness transgressing the bounds of modesty and decorum. Effrontry is a sure mark of ill breading.
18483	effulge	[.] EFFULGE, v.i. effulj'. [L. effulgeo; ex and fulgeo, to shine.] [.] To send forth a flood of light; to shine with splendor.
18484	effulgence	[.] EFFUL'GENCE, n. A flood of light; great luster or brightness; splendor; as the effulgence of divine glory. It is a word of superlative signification, and applied,with peculiar propriety, to the sun and to the Supreme Being.
18485	effulgent	[.] EFFUL'GENT, a. Shining; bright; splendid; diffusing a flood of light; as the effulgent sun.
18486	effulging	[.] EFFUL'GING, ppr. Sending out a flood of light.
18487	effumability	[.] EFFUMABIL'ITY, n. The quality of flying off in fumes or vapor.
18488	effume	[.] EFFU'ME, v.t. To breathe out. [Not used.]
18489	effuse	[.] EFFU'SE, v.t. effu'ze. [L. effusus, from effundo; ex and fundo, to pour.] To pour out as a fluid; so spill; to shed. [.] [.] With gushing blood effused. [.] EFFU'SE, a. Dissipated; profuse. [Not in used.]
18490	effused	[.] EFFU'SED, pp. effu'zed. Poured out; shed.
18491	effusing	[.] EFFU'SING, ppr. effu'zing. Pouring out; shedding.
18492	effusion	[.] EFFU'SION, n. effu'zhon. The act of pouring out as a liquid. [.] 1. The act of pouring out; a shedding or spilling; waste; as the effusion of blood. [.] 2. The pouring out of words. [.] 3. The act of pouring out or bestowing divine influence; as the effusions ...
18493	effusive	[.] EFFU'SIVE, a. Pouring out; that pours forth largely. [.] [.] Th' effusive south.
18494	eft	[.] EFT, n. A newt; an evet; the common lizard. [.] EFT, adv. After; again; soon; quickly.
18495	eftsoons	[.] EFTSOONS', adv. Soon afterwards; in a short time.
18496	egad	[.] EGAD', exclam. A lucky star, good fortune, as we say, my stars!
18497	eger	[.] E'GER, or E'AGARE, n. An impetuous flood; an irregular tide.
18498	egeran	[.] E'GERAN, n. [from Eger, in bohemia.] A subspecies of pyramidical garnet, of a reddish brown color. It occurs massive or crystallized.
18499	egerminate	[.] EGERM'INATE. [Not used. See Germinate.]
18500	egest	[.] EGEST', v.t. [L.egestum, from egero.] To cast or throw out; to void, as excrement.
18501	egestion	[.] EGES'TION, n. [L. egestio.] The act of voiding digested matter at the natural vent.
18502	egg	[.] EGG, n. [L. ovum, by a change of g into v.] A body formed in the females of fowls and certain other animals, containing an embryo or fetus of the same species, or the substance from which a like animal is produced. The eggs of fowls when laid are covered with a shell, ...
18503	eggbird	[.] EGG'BIRD, n. A fowl, a species of tern.
18504	egilopical	[.] EGILOP'ICAL, a. Affected with the egilops.
18505	egilops	[.] E'GILOPS, n. Goat's eye; an abscess in the inner canthus of the eye; fistula lachrymalis.
18506	eglandulous	[.] EGLAND'ULOUS, a. [e neg. and glandulous. See Gland.] [.] Destitute of glands.
18507	eglantine	[.] EG'LANTINE, n. A species of rose; the sweet brier; a plant bearing an odoriferous flower.
18508	egoist	[.] E'GOIST, n. [from L. ego.] A name given to certain followers of Des Cartes, who held the opinion that they were uncertain of every thing except their own existence and the operations and ideas of their own minds.
18509	egoity	[.] EGO'ITY, n. Personality. [Not authorized.]
18510	egotism	[.] E'GOTISM, n. [L. ego.] Primarily, the practice of too frequently using the word I. Hence, a speaking or writing much of one's self; self-praise; self-commendation; the act or practice of magnifying one's self, or making one's self of importance. [.] [.] A deplorable ...
18511	egotist	[.] E'GOTIST, n. One who repeats the word I very often in conversation or writing; one who speaks much of himself, or magnifies his own achievements; one who makes himself the hero of every tale.
18512	egotistic	[.] EGOTIST'IC, a. Addicted to egotism. [.] 1. Containing egotism.
18513	egotize	[.] E'GOTIZE, v.t. To talk or write much of one's self; to make pretension to self-importance.
18514	egregious	[.] EGRE'GIOUS, a. [L. egregius, supposed to be from e or ex grege, from or out of or beyond the herd, select, choice.] [.] 1. Eminent; remarkable; extraordinary; distinguished; as egregious exploits; an egregious prince. But in this sense it is seldom applied to persons. [.] 2. ...
18515	egregiously	[.] EGRE'GIOUSLY, adv. Greatly; enormously; shamefully; usually in a bad sense; as, he is egregiously mistaken; they were egregiously cheated.
18516	egregiousness	[.] EGRE'GIOUSNESS, n. The state of being great or extraordinary.
18517	egress	[.] E'GRESS, n. [L. egressus, from egredior; e and gradior, to step.] [.] The act of going or issuing out, or the power of departing from any inclosed or confined place. [.] [.] Gates of burning adamant, [.] [.] Barr'd over us, prohibit all egress.
18518	egression	[.] EGRES'SION, n. [L. egressio.] The act of going out from any inclosure or place of confinement.
18519	egret	[.] E'GRET, n. The lesser white heron, a fowl of the genus Ardea; an elegant fowl with a white body and a crest on the head. [.] 1. In botany, the flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds, as the down of the thistle.
18520	egriot	[.] E'GRIOT, n. A kind of sour cherry.
18521	egyptian	[.] EGYP'TIAN, a. Pertaining to Egypt in Africa. [.] EGYP'TIAN, n. A native of Egypt; also, a gypsy.
18522	eigh	[.] EIGH, exclam. An expression of sudden delight.
18523	eight	[.] EIGHT, a. [L. octo.] Twice four; expressing the number twice four. Four and four make eight.
18524	eighteen	[.] EIGHTEEN, a 'ateen. Eight and ten united.
18525	eighteenth	[.] EIGHTEENTH, a. 'ateenth. The next in order after the seventeenth.
18526	eightfold	[.] EIGHTFOLD, a. 'atefold. Eight times the number or quantity.
18527	eighth	[.] EIGHTH, a. aitth. Noting the number eight; the number next after seven; the ordinal of eight.
18528	eighthly	[.] EIGHTHLY, adv. aithly. In the eighth place.
18529	eightieth	[.] EIGHTIETH, a. 'atieth. [from eighty.] The next in order to the seventy ninth; the eighth tenth.
18530	eights-core	[.] EIGHTS-CORE, a. or n. 'atescore. [eight and score; score is a notch noting twenty.] Eight times twenty; a hundred and sixty.
18531	eighty	[.] EIGHTY, a. 'aty. Eight times ten; four score.
18532	eigne	[.] EIGNE, a. Eldest; an epithet, used in law to denote the eldest son; as bastard eigne. [.] 1. Unalienable; entailed; belonging to the eldest son. [Not used.]
18533	eisel	[.] E'ISEL, n. Vinegar. [Not in use.]
18534	eisenrahm	[.] EI'SENRAHM, n. The red and brown eisenrahm, the scaly red and brown hematite.
18535	either	[.] E'ITHER, a. or pron. [.] 1. One or another of any number. Here are ten oranges; take either orange of the whole number, or take either of them. In the last phrase, either stands as a pronoun or substitute. [.] 2. One of two. This sense is included in the foregoing. [.] [.] Lepidus ...
18536	ejaculate	[.] EJAC'ULATE, v.t. [L. ejaculor, from jaculor, to throw or dart, jaculum, a dart, from jacio, to throw.] [.] To throw out; to cast; to shoot; to dart; as rays of light ejaculated. [.] It is now seldom used, except to express the utterance of a short prayer; as,he ejaculated ...
18537	ejaculation	[.] EJACULA'TION, n. The act of throwing or darting out with a sudden force and rapid flight; as the ejaculation of light. [This sense is nearly obsolete.] [.] [.] 1. The uttering of a short prayer; or a short occasional prayer uttered.
18538	ejaculatory	[.] EJAC'ULATORY, a. Suddenly darted out; uttered in short sentences; as an ejaculatory prayer or petition. [.] 1. Sudden; hasty; as ejaculatory repentance. [.] 2. Casting; throwing out.
18539	eject	[.] EJECT', v.t. [L. ejicio, ejectum; e and jacio, to throw; jacto.] [.] 1. To throw out; to cast forth; to thrust out, as from a place inclosed or confined. [.] 2. To discharge through the natural passages or emunctories; to evacuate. [.] 3. To throw out or expel ...
18540	ejected	[.] EJECT'ED, pp. Thrown out; thrust out; discharged; evacuated; expelled; dismissed; dispossessed; rejected.
18541	ejecting	[.] EJECT'ING, ppr. Casting out; discharging; evacuating; expelling; dispossessing; rejecting.
18542	ejection	[.] EJEC'TION, n. [L. ejectio.] The act of casting out; expulsion. [.] 1. Dismission from office. [.] 2. Dispossession; a turning out from possession by force or authority. [.] 3. The discharge of any excrementitious matter through the pores or other emunctories; ...
18543	ejectment	[.] EJECT'MENT, n. Literally, a casting out; a dispossession. [.] 1. In law, a writ or action which lies for the recovery of possession of land from which the owner has been ejected, and for trial of title. Ejectment may be brought by the lessor against the lessee ...
18544	ejector	[.] EJECT'OR, n. One who ejects or dispossesses another of his land.
18545	ejulation	[.] EJULA'TION, n. [L. ejulatio, from ejulo, to cry, to yell, to wail.] [.] Outcry; a wailing; a loud cry expressive of grief or pain; mourning; lamentation.
18546	eke	[.] EKE, v.t. [L. augeo.] [.] 1. To increase; to enlarge; as, to eke a store of provisions. [.] 2. To add to; to supply what is wanted; to enlarge by addition; sometimes with out; as, to eke or eke out a piece of cloth; to eke out a performance. [.] 3. To lengthen; ...
18547	eked	[.] E'KED, pp. Increased; lengthened.
18548	ekerbergite	[.] EKERBERG'ITE, n. [from Ekeberg.] A mineral, supposed to be a variety of scapolite.
18549	eking	[.] E'KING, ppr. Increasing; augmenting; lengthening. [.] E'KING,n. Increase or addition.
18550	elaborate	[.] ELAB'ORATE, v.t. [L. elaboro, from laboro, labor. See Labor.] [.] 1. To produce with labor. [.] [.] They in full joy elaborate a sigh. [.] 2. To improve or refine by successive operations. The heat of the sun elaborates the juices of plants and renders the ...
18551	elaborated	[.] ELAB'ORATED, pp. Produced with labor or study; improved.
18552	elaborately	[.] ELAB'ORATELY, adv. With great labor or study; with nice regard to exactness.
18553	elaborateness	[.] ELAB'ORATENESS, n. The quality of being elaborate or wrought with great labor.
18554	elaborating	[.] ELAB'ORATING, ppr. Producing with labor; improving; refining by successive operations.
18555	elaboration	[.] ELABORA'TION, n. Improvement or refinement by successive operations.
18556	elain	[.] ELA'IN, n. [Gr. oily.] The oily or liquid principle of oils and fats.
18557	elamping	[.] ELAMP'ING, a. [See Lamp.] Shining. [Not in use.]
18558	elance	[.] EL'ANCE, v.t. To throw or shoot; to hurl; to dart. [.] [.] While thy unerring hand elanced--a dart.
18559	eland	[.] E'LAND, n. A species of heavy, clumsy antelope in Africa.
18560	elaolite	[.] ELA'OLITE, n. [Gr. olive.] A mineral, called also fettstein [fat-stone.] from its greasy appearance. It has a crystalline structure, more or less distinctly foliated in directions parallel to the sides of a rhombic prism, and also in the direction of the shorter ...
18561	elapse	[.] ELAPSE, v.i. elaps'. [L. elapsus, from elabor,labor, to slide.] [.] To slide away; to slip or glide away; to pass away silently, as time; applied chiefly or wholly to time. [Instead of elapse,the noun, we use lapse.]
18562	elapsed	[.] ELAPS'ED, pp. Slid or passed away, as time.
18563	elapsing	[.] ELAPS'ING, ppr. Sliding away; gliding or passing away silently, as time.
18564	elastic	[.] ELAS'TIC
18565	elastical	[.] ELAS'TICAL, a. [from the Gr. to impel, to drive.] Springing back; having the power of returning to the form from which it is bent, extended, pressed or distorted; having the inherent property of recovering its former figure, after any external pressure, which has ...
18566	elastically	[.] ELAS'TICALLY, adv. In an elastic manner; by an elastic power; with a spring.
18567	elasticity	[.] ELASTIC'ITY, n. The inherent property in bodies by which they recover their former figure or state, after external pressure,tension or distortion. Thus elastic gum, extended, will contract to its natural dimensions, when the force is removed. Air, when compressed, ...
18568	elate	[.] ELA'TE, a. [L. elatus.] Raised; elevated in mind; flushed, as with success. Whence, lofty; haughty; as elate with victory. [It is used chiefly in poetry.] [.] ELA'TE, v.t. To raise or swell, as the minds or spirits; to elevate with success; to puff up; to ...
18569	elated	[.] ELA'TED, pp. Elevated in mind or spirits; puffed up, as with honor, success or prosperity. We say, elated with success; elated with pride. [This is used in prose.]
18570	elatedly	[.] ELA'TEDLY, adv. With elation.
18571	elaterium	[.] ELATE'RIUM, n. A substance deposited from the very acrid juice of the Momordica elaterium, wild cucumber. It is in thin cakes of a greenish color and bitter taste, and is a powerful cathartic.
18572	elatery	[.] EL'ATERY, n. Acting force or elasticity; as the elatery of the air. [Unusual.]
18573	elatin	[.] EL'ATIN, n. The active principle of the elaterium, from which the latter is supposed to derive its cathartic power.
18574	elation	[.] ELA'TION, n. An inflation or elevation of mind proceeding from self-approbation; self-esteem, vanity or pride, resulting from success. Hence, haughtiness;pride of prosperity.
18575	elbow	[.] EL'BOW, n. [.] 1. The outer angle made by the bend of the arm. [.] [.] The wings that waft our riches out of sight [.] [.] Grow on the gamester's elbows. [.] 2. Any flexure or angle; the obtuse angle of a wall, building or road. [.] To be at the elbow, is to ...
18576	elbow-chair	[.] EL'BOW-CHAIR, n. A chair with arms to support the elbows; an arm-chair.
18577	elbow-room	[.] EL'BOW-ROOM, n. Room to extend the elbows on each side; hence, in its usual acceptation, perfect freedom from confinement; ample room for motion or action.
18578	eld	[.] ELD, n. Old age; decrepitude. [.] 1. Old people; persons worn out with age. [.] [This word is entirely obsolete. But its derivative elder is in use.]
18579	elder	[.] EL'DER, n. A species of duck.
18580	elder-down	[.] EL'DER-DOWN, n. Down or soft feathers of the eider duck.
18581	elderly	[.] ELD'ERLY, a. Somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old age; as elderly people
18582	eldership	[.] ELD'ERSHIP, n. Seniority; the state of being older. [.] 1. The office of an elder. [.] 2. Presbytery; order of elders.
18583	eldest	[.] ELD'EST, a. Oldest; most advanced in age; that was born before others; as the eldest son or daughter. It seems to always applied to persons or at least to animals, and not to things. If ever applied to things, it must signify, that was first formed or produced, that ...
18584	elding	[.] ELD'ING, n. Fuel. [Local.]
18585	eleatic	[.] ELEAT'IC, a. An epithet given to a certain sect of philosophers, so called from Elea, or Velia, a town of the Lucani; as the Eleatic sect or philosophy.
18586	elecampane	[.] ELECAMPA'NE, n. [L. helenium, from Gr. which signifies this plant and a feast in honor of Helen. Pliny informs us that this plant was so called because it was said to have sprung from the tears of Helen. The past part of the word is from the Latin campana; inula ...
18587	elect	[.] ELECT', v.t. [L. electus, from eligo; e or ex and lego; Gr. to choose.] [.] 1. Properly, to pick out; to select from among two or more, that which is preferred. Hence, [.] 2. To select or take for an office or employment; to choose from among a number; to select ...
18588	elected	[.] ELECT'ED, pp. Chosen; preferred; designated to office by some act of the constituents, as by vote; chosen or predestinated to eternal life.
18589	electing	[.] ELECT'ING, ppr. Choosing; selecting from a number; preferring; designating to office by choice or preference; designating or predestinating to eternal salvation.
18590	election	[.] ELEC'TION, n. [L. electio.] The act of choosing; choice; the act of selecting one or more from others. Hence appropriately, [.] 1. The act of choosing a person to fill an office or employment, by any manifestation of preference, as by ballot, uplifted hands or ...
18591	electioneer	[.] ELECTIONEE'R, v.i. To make interest for a candidate at an election; to use arts for securing the election of a candidate.
18592	electioneering	[.] ELECTIONEE'RING, ppr. Using influence to procure the election of a person. [.] ELECTIONEE'RING, n. The arts or practices used for securing the choice of one to office.
18593	elective	[.] ELECT'IVE, a. Dependent on choice, as an elective monarchy, in which the king is raised to the throne by election; opposed to hereditary. [.] 1. Bestowed or passing by election; as an office is elective. [.] 2. Pertaining to or consisting in choice or right of ...
18594	electively	[.] ELECT'IVELY, adv. By choice; with preference of one to another.
18595	elector	[.] ELECT'OR, n. One who elects, or one who has the right of choice; a person who has,by law or constitution, the right of voting for an officer, In free governments, the people or such of them as possess certain qualifications of age, character and property, are the electors ...
18596	electoral	[.] ELECT'ORAL, a. Pertaining to election or electors. The electoral college in Germany consisted of all the electors of the empire, being nine in number, six secular princes and three archbishops.
18597	electorality	[.] ELECTORAL'ITY, for electorate, is not used.
18598	electorate	[.] ELECT'ORATE, n. The dignity of an elector in the German empire. [.] 1. The territory of an elector in the German empire.
18599	electre	[.] ELEC'TRE, n. [L. electrum.] Amber. [Bacon used this word for a compound or mixed metal. But the word is not now used.]
18600	electress	[.] ELECT'RESS, n. The wife or widow of an elector in the German empire.
18601	electric	[.] ELEC'TRIC, n. Any body or substance capable of exhibiting electricity by means of friction or otherwise,and of resisting the passage of it from one body to another. Hence an electric is called a non-conductor, an electric per se. Such are amber, glass, rosin, wax, ...
18602	electrically	[.] ELEC'TRICALLY, adv. In the manner of electricity, or by means of it.
18603	electrician	[.] ELECTRI'CIAN, n. A person who studies electricity, and investigates its properties,by observation and experiments; one versed in the science of electricity.
18604	electricity	[.] ELECTRIC'ITY, n. The operations of a very subtil fluid, which appears to be diffused through most bodies, remarkable for the rapidity of its motion, and one of the most powerful agents in nature. The name is given to the operations of this fluid, and to the fluid ...
18605	electrictrical	[.] ELEC'TRIC'TRICAL, a. [Gr. amber.] [.] 1. Containing electricity, or capable of exhibiting it when excited by friction; as an electric body, such as amber and glass; [.] an electric substance. [.] 2. In general, pertaining to electricity; as electric power or virtue; ...
18606	electrifiable	[.] ELEC'TRIFIABLE, a. [from electrify.] Capable of receiving electricity, or of being charged with it; that may become electric. [.] 1. Capable of receiving and transmitting the electrical fluid.
18607	electrification	[.] ELECTRIFICA'TION, n. The act of electrifying, or state of being charged with electricity.
18608	electrified	[.] ELEC'TRIFIED, ppr. Charged with electricity.
18609	electrify	...
18610	electrifying	[.] ELECTRIFYING, ppr. Charging with electricity; affecting with electricity; giving a sudden shock.
18611	electrization	[.] ELECTRIZA'TION, n. The act of electrizing.
18612	electrize	[.] ELEC'TRIZE, v.t. To electrify; a word in popular use.
18613	electro-chimistry	[.] ELECTRO-CHIM'ISTRY, n. That science which treats of the agency of electricity and galvanism in effecting chimical changes.
18614	electro-magnetic	[.] ELECTRO-MAGNET'IC, a. Designating what pertains to magnetism, as connected with electricity, or affected by it. Electromagnetic phenomena.
18615	electro-magnetism	[.] ELECTRO-MAG'NETISM, n. That science which treats of the agency of [.] electricity and galvanism in communicating magnetic properties.
18616	electro-motion	[.] ELECTRO-MO'TION, n. The motion of electricity or galvanism, or the passing of it from one metal to another, by the attraction or influence of one metal plate in contact with another.
18617	electro-motive	[.] ELECTRO-MO'TIVE, a. Producing electro-motion; as electro-motive power.
18618	electro-negative	[.] ELECTRO-NEG'ATIVE, a. Repelled by bodies negatively electrified, and attracted by those positively electrified.
18619	electro-positive	[.] ELECTRO-POS'ITIVE, a. Attracted by bodies negatively electrified, or by the negative pole of the galvanic arrangement.
18620	electrometer	[.] ELECTROM'ETER, n. [L. electrum; Gr. amber, and to measure.] [.] An instrument for measuring the quantity or intensity of electricity, or its quality; or an instrument for discharging it from a jar.
18621	electrometrical	[.] ELECTROMET'RICAL, a. Pertaining to an electrometer; made by an electrometer; as an electrometrical experiment.
18622	electromotor	[.] ELEC'TROMOTOR, n. [electrum and motor.] A mover of the electric fluid; an instrument or apparatus so called.
18623	electron	[.] ELEC'TRON, n. Amber; also, a mixture of gold with a fifth part of silver.
18624	electrophor	[.] ELEC'TROPHOR
18625	electrophorus	[.] ELECTROPH'ORUS, n. [electrum, and to bear.] An instrument for preserving electricity a long time.
18626	electrum	[.] ELEC'TRUM, n. [L. amber.] In mineralogy, an argentiferous gold ore, or native alloy, of a pale brass yellow color.
18627	electuary	[.] ELEC'TUARY, n. [Low L. electarium, electuarium; Gr. to lick.] [.] In pharmacy, a form of medicine composed of powders, or other ingredients, incorporated with some conserve, honey or syrup, and made into due consistence, to be taken in doses, like boluses.
18628	eleemosynary	[.] ELEEMOS'YNARY, a. [Gr. alms, to pity, compassion.] [.] 1. Given in charity; given or appropriated to support the poor; as eleemosynary rents or taxes. [.] 2. Relating to charitable donations; intended for the distribution of alms, or for the use and management ...
18629	elegance	[.] EL'EGANCE
18630	elegancy	[.] EL'EGANCY, n. [L. elegantia, eligo, to choose, though irregularly formed.] [.] In its primary sense, this word signified that which is choice or select, as distinguished from what is common. [.] 1. "The beauty of propriety, not of greatness," says Johnson. [.] [.] Applied ...
18631	elegant	[.] EL'EGANT, a. [L. elegans.] Polished; polite; refined; graceful; pleasing to good taste; as elegant manners. [.] 1. Polished, neat; pure; rich in expressions; correct in arrangement; as an elegant style or composition. [.] 2. Uttering or delivering elegant language ...
18632	elegantly	[.] EL'EGANTLY, adv. In a manner to please; with elegance; with beauty; with pleasing propriety; as a composition elegantly written. [.] 1. With due symmetry; with well formed and duly proportioned parts; as a house elegantly built. [.] 2. Richly; with rich or handsome ...
18633	elegiac	[.] ELE'GIAC, a. [Low L. elegiacus. See Elegy.] Belonging to elegy; plaintive; expressing sorrow or lamentation; as an elegiac lay; elegiac strains. [.] 1. Used in elegies. Pentameter verse is elegiac.
18634	elegist	[.] EL'EGIST, n. A writer of elegies.
18635	elegit	[.] ELE'GIT, n. [L. eligo, elegi, to choose.] A writ of execution, by which a defendant's goods are apprized, and delivered to the plaintiff,and if not sufficient to satisfy the debt, one moiety of his lands are delivered, to be held till the debt is paid by the rents ...
18636	elegy	[.] EL'EGY, n. [L. elegia; Gr. to speak or utter.; L. lugeo. The verbs may have a common origin, for to speak and to cry out in wailing are only modifications of the same act, to throw out the voice with more or less vehemence.] [.] 1. A mournful or plaintive poem, ...
18637	element	[.] EL'EMENT, n. [L. elementus.] [.] 1. The first or constituent principle or minutest part or any thing; as the elements of earth, water, salt, or wood; the elements of the world; the elements of animal or vegetable bodies. So letters are called the elements of language. [.] 2. ...
18638	elemental	[.] ELEMENT'AL, a. Pertaining to elements. [.] 1. Produced by some of the four supposed elements; as elemental war. [.] 2. Produced by elements; as elemental strife. [.] 3. Arising from first principles.
18639	elementality	[.] ELEMENTAL'ITY, n. Composition of principles or ingredients.
18640	elementally	[.] ELEMENT'ALLY, adv. According to elements; literally; as the words, "Take, eat; this is my body," elementally understood.
18641	elementariness	[.] ELEMENT'ARINESS, n. The state of being elementary; the simplicity of nature; uncompounded state.
18642	elementarity	[.] ELEMENTAR'ITY
18643	elementary	[.] ELEMENT'ARY, a. Primary; simple; uncompounded; uncombined; having only one principle or constituent part; as an elementary substance. Elementary particles are those into which a body is resolved by decomposition. [.] 1. Initial; rudimental; containing, teaching ...
18644	elemi	[.] EL'EMI, n. The gum elemi, so called; but said to be a resinous substance, the produce of the Amyris elemifera, a small tree or shrub of South America. It is of a whitish color tinged with green or yellow.
18645	elench	[.] ELENCH', n. [L. elenchus; Gr. to argue, to refute.] [.] 1. A vicious or fallacious argument, which is apt to deceive under the appearance of truth; a sophism. [Little used.] [.] 2. In antiquity, a kind of earring set with pearls.
18646	elenchical	[.] ELENCH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to an elench.
18647	elenchically	[.] ELENCH'ICALLY, adv. By means of an elench. [Not in use.]
18648	elenchize	[.] ELENCH'IZE, v.i. To dispute. [Not in use.]
18649	elephant	[.] EL'EPHANT, n. [L. elephas, elephantus; probably from the Heb. a leader or chief, the chief or great animal.] [.] 1. The largest of all quadrupeds, belonging to the order of Bruta. This animal has no foreteeth in either jaw; the canine-teeth are very long; and he ...
18650	elephant-beetle	[.] EL'EPHANT-BEETLE, n. A large species of Scarabaeus, or beetle, found in South America. It is of a black color; the body covered with a hard shell, as thick as that of a crab. It is nearly four inches long. The feelers are horny, and the proboscis an inch and a quarter ...
18651	elephantiasis	[.] ELEPHANTI'ASIS, n. [L.and Gr. from elephant.] [.] A species of leprosy, so called from covering the skin with incrustations, like those of an elephant. It is a chronic and contagious disease, marked by a thickening and greasiness of the legs, with loss of hair and feeling, ...
18652	elephantine	[.] ELEPHANT'INE, a. Pertaining to the elephant; huge; resembling an elephant; or perhaps white, like ivory. [.] 1. In antiquity, an appellation given to certain books in which the Romans registered the transactions of the senate, magistrates, emperors and generals; ...
18653	elephants-foot	[.] ELEPHANT'S-FOOT, n. A plant, the Elephantopus.
18654	eleusinian	[.] ELEUSIN'IAN, a. Relating to Eleusis in Greece; as Eleusinian mysteries or festivals, the festivals and mysteries of Ceres.
18655	elevate	[.] EL'EVATE, v.t. [L. elevo; e and levo, to raise; Eng. to lift. See Lift.] [.] 1. To raise, in a literal and general sense; to raise from a low or deep place to a higher. [.] 2. To exalt; to raise to higher state or station; as, to elevate a man to an office. [.] 3. ...
18656	elevated	[.] EL'EVATED, pp. Raised; exalted; dignified; elated; excited; made more acute or more loud, as sound.
18657	elevating	[.] EL'EVATING, ppr. Raising; exalting; dignifying; elating; cheering.
18658	elevation	[.] ELEVA'TION, n. [L. elevatio.] The act of raising or conveying from a lower or deeper place to a higher. [.] 1. The act of exalting in rank, degree or condition; as the elevation of a man to a throne. [.] 2. Exaltation; an elevated state; dignity. [.] [.] Angels, ...
18659	elevator	[.] EL'EVATOR, n. One who raises, lifts or exalts. [.] 1. In anatomy, a muscle which serves to raise a part of the body, as the lip or the eye. [.] 2. A surgical instrument for raising a depressed portion of a bone.
18660	elevatory	[.] EL'EVATORY, n. An instrument used in trepanning, for raising a depressed or fractured part of the skull.
18661	eleve	[.] ELE'VE, n. One brought up or protected by another.
18662	eleven	[.] ELEV'EN, a. elev'n. Ten and one added; as eleven men.
18663	eleventh	[.] ELEV'ENTH, a. The next in order to the tenth; as the eleventh chapter.
18664	elf	[.] ELF, n. plu. elves. [.] 1. A wandering spirit; a fairy; a hobgoblin; an imaginary being which our rude ancestors supposed to inhabit unfrequented places, and in various ways to affect mankind. Hence in Scottish, elf-shot is an elf-arrow; an arrow-head of flint, ...
18665	elf-arrow	[.] ELF'-ARROW, n. A name given to flints in the shape of arrow-heads, vulgarly supposed to be shot by fairies.
18666	elf-lock	[.] ELF'-LOCK, n. A knot of hair twisted by elves.
18667	elfin	[.] ELF'IN, a. Relating or pertaining to elves. [.] ELF'IN, n. A little urchin.
18668	elfish	[.] ELF'ISH, a. Resembling elves; clad in disguise.
18669	elicit	[.] ELIC'IT, v.t. [L. elicio; e or ex and lacio, to allure.] [.] 1. To draw out; to bring to light; to deduce by reason or argument; as, to elicit truth by discussion. [.] 2. To strike out; as, to elicit sparks of fire by collision. [.] ELIC'IT, a. Brought ...
18670	elicitation	[.] ELICITA'TION, n. The act of eliciting; the act of drawing out.
18671	elicited	[.] ELIC'ITED, pp. Brought or drawn out; struck out.
18672	eliciting	[.] ELIC'ITING, ppr. Drawing out; bringing to light; striking out.
18673	elide	[.] ELI'DE, v.t. [L. elido; e and loedo.] To break or dash in pieces; to crush. [Not used.] [.] 1. To cut off a syllable.
18674	eligibility	[.] ELIGIBIL'ITY, n. [from eligible] Worthiness or fitness to be chosen; the state or quality of a thing which renders it preferable to another, or desirable. [.] 1. The state of being capable of being chosen to an office.
18675	eligible	[.] EL'IGIBLE, a. [L. eligo, to choose or select; e and lego.] [.] 1. Fit to be chosen; worthy of choice, preferable. [.] [.] In deep distress, certainty is more eligible than suspense. [.] 2. Suitable; proper; desirable; as, the house stands in an eligible situation. [.] 3. ...
18676	eligibleness	[.] EL'IGIBLENESS, n. Fitness to be chosen in preference to another; suitableness; desirableness.
18677	eligibly	[.] EL'IGIBLY, adv. In a manner to be worthy of choice; suitably.
18678	eliminate	[.] ELIM'INATE, v.t. [L. elimino; e or ex and limen, threshhold.] [.] 1. To thrust out of doors. [.] 2. To expel; to thrust out; to discharge, or throw off; to set at liberty. [.] [.] This detains secretions which nature finds it necessary to eliminate.
18679	eliminated	[.] ELIM'INATED, pp. Expelled; thrown off; discharged.
18680	eliminating	[.] ELIM'INATING, ppr. Expelling; discharging; throwing off.
18681	elimination	[.] ELIMINA'TION, n. The act of expelling or throwing off; the act of discharging,or secreting by the pores.
18682	eliquation	[.] ELIQUA'TION, n. [L. eliquo, to melt; e and liquo.] [.] In chimistry, the operation by which a more fusible substance is separated from one that is less so, by means of a degree of heat sufficient to melt the one and not the other; as an alloy of copper and lead.
18683	elision	[.] ELI'SION, n. s as z. [L. elisio, from elido, to strike off; e and loedo.] [.] 1. In grammar, the cutting off or suppression of a vowel at the end of a word, for the sake of sound or measure, when the next word begins with a vowel; as, th' embattled plain; th' empyreal ...
18684	elisor	[.] ELI'SOR, n. s as z. In law, a sheriff's substitute for returning a jury. When the sheriff is not an indifferent person, as when he is a party to a suit, or related by blood or affinity to either of the parties, the venire is issued to the coroners; or if any exception ...
18685	elixate	[.] ELIX'ATE, v.t. [L. elixo.] To extract by boiling.
18686	elixation	[.] ELIXA'TION, n. [L. elixus, from elixio, to boil, to moisten or macerate, from lixo, lix.] [.] 1. The act of boiling or stewing; also, concoction in the stomach; digestion. [.] 2. In pharmacy, the extraction of the virtues of ingredients by boiling or stewing; ...
18687	elixir	[.] ELIX'IR, n. [.] 1. In medicine, a compound tincture, extracted from two or more ingredients. A tincture is drawn from one ingredient; an elixir from several. But tincture is also applied to a composition of many ingredients. An elixir is a liquid medicine made ...
18688	elk	[.] ELK, n. [L. alce, alces.] A quadruped of the Cervine genus, with palmated horns, and a fleshy protuberance on the throat. The neck is short, with a short, thick, upright mane; the eyes are small; the ears long, broad and slouching; and the upper lip hangs over the ...
18689	elk-nut	[.] ELK-NUT, n. A plant, the Hamiltonia, called also oil-nut.
18690	ell	[.] ELL, n. [L. ulna.] A measure of different lengths in different countries, used chiefly for measuring cloth. The ells chiefly used in Great Britain are the English and Flemish. The English ell is three feet and nine inches, or a yard and a quarter. The Flemish ell ...
18691	ellipse	[.] ELLIPSE, n. ellips'. An ellipsis.
18692	ellipsis	[.] ELLIP'SIS, n. [Gr. an omission or defect, to leave or pass by.] [.] 1. In geometry, an oval figure generated from the section of a cone, by a plane cutting both sides of it, but not parallel to the base. [.] 2. In grammar, defect; omission; a figure of syntax, ...
18693	ellipsoid	[.] ELLIPS'OID, n. [ellipsis and Gr. form.] In conics, a solid or figure formed by the revolution of an ellipse about its axis; an elliptic conoid; a spheroid.
18694	ellipsoidal	[.] ELLIPSOID'AL, a. Pertaining to an ellipsoid; having the form of an ellipsoid.
18695	elliptic	[.] ELLIP'TIC
18696	elliptical	[.] ELLIP'TICAL, a. Pertaining to an ellipsis; having the form of an ellipse; oval. [.] [.] The plants move in elliptical orbits, having the sun in one focus, and by a radius from the sun, they describe equal areas in equal times. [.] 1. Defective; as an elliptical ...
18697	elliptically	[.] ELLIPTICALLY, adv. According to the figure called an ellipsis. [.] 1. Defectively.
18698	elm	[.] ELM, n. [L. ulmus.] A tree of the genus Ulmus. The common elm is one of the largest and most majestic trees of the forest, and is cultivated for shade and ornament. Another species, the fulva, is called slippery elm, from the quality of its inner bark. One species ...
18699	elmy	[.] ELM'Y, a. Abounding with elms.
18700	elocation	[.] ELOCA'TION, n. [L. eloco.] A removal from the usual place of residence. [.] 1. Departure from the usual method; an ecstasy.
18701	elocution	[.] ELOCU'TION, n. [L. elocutio, from eloquor; e and loquor, to speak.] [.] 1. Pronunciation; the utterance or delivery of words, particularly in public discourses and arguments. We say of elocution, it is good or bad; clear, fluent or melodious. [.] [.] Elocution, ...
18702	elocutive	[.] ELOCU'TIVE, a. Having the power of eloquent speaking.
18703	elogist	[.] EL'OGIST, n. An eulogist. [Not used.]
18704	elogium	[.] ELO'GIUM, n. [L. elogium. See Eulogy.] [.] The praise bestowed on a person or thing; panegyric. [But we generally use eulogy.]
18705	elogy	[.] EL'OGY
18706	eloin	[.] ELOIN', v.t. [.] 1. To separate and remove to a distance. [.] 2. To convey to a distance, and withhold from sight. [.] [.] The sheriff may return that the goods or beasts are eloined.
18707	eloinate	[.] ELOIN'ATE, v.t. To remove.
18708	eloined	[.] ELOIN'ED, pp. Removed to a distance; carried far off.
18709	eloining	[.] ELOIN'ING, ppr. Removing to a distance from another, or to a place unknown.
18710	eloinment	[.] ELOIN'MENT, n. Removal to a distance; distance.
18711	elong	[.] ELONG', v.t. [Low L. elongo.] To put far off; to retard.
18712	elongate	[.] ELON'GATE, v.t. [Low L. elongo, from longus. See Long.] [.] 1. To lengthen; to extend. [.] 2. To remove farther off. [.] ELON'GATE, v.i. To depart from; to recede; to move to a greater distance; particularly, to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet ...
18713	elongated	[.] ELON'GATED, pp. Lengthened; removed to a distance.
18714	elongating	[.] ELON'GATING, ppr. Lengthening; extending. [.] 1. Receding to a greater distance, particularly as a planet from the sun in its orbit.
18715	elongation	[.] ELONGA'TION, n. The act of stretching or lengthening; as the elongation of a fiber. [.] 1. The state of being extended. [.] 2. Distance; space which separates one thing from another. [.] 3. Departure; removal; recession. [.] 4. Extension; continuation. [.] [.] May ...
18716	elope	[.] ELO'PE, v.i. [Eng. to leap.] [.] 1. To run away; to depart from one's proper place or station privately or without permission; to quit, without permission or right, the station in which one is placed by law or duty. Particularly and appropriately, to run away or ...
18717	elopement	[.] ELO'PEMENT, n. Private or unlicensed departure from the place or station to which one is assigned by duty or law; as the elopement of a wife from her husband, or of a daughter from her father's house, usually with a lover or gallant. It is sometimes applied to the ...
18718	eloping	[.] ELO'PING, ppr. Running away; departing privately,or without permission, from a husband, father or master.
18719	elops	[.] E'LOPS, n. A fish, inhabiting the seas of America and the West Indies,with a long body, smooth head, one dorsal fin, and a deeply furcated tail, with a horizontal lanceolated spine, above and below, at its base. [.] 1. The sea-serpent.
18720	eloquence	[.] EL'OQUENCE, n. [L. eloquentia, from eloquor, loquor, to speak; Gr. to crack, to sound, to speak. The primary sense is probably to burst with a sound; a fissure, from the same root; whence, to open or split; whence L. lacero, to tear; and hence perhaps Eng. a leak.] [.] 1. ...
18721	eloquent	[.] EL'OQUENT, a. Having the power of oratory; speaking with fluency, propriety, elegance and animation; as an eloquent orator; an eloquent preacher. [.] 1. Composed with elegance and spirit; elegant and animated; adapted to please, affect and persuade; as an eloquent ...
18722	eloquently	[.] EL'OQUENTLY, adv. With eloquence; in an eloquent manner; in a manner to please, affect and persuade.
18723	else	[.] ELSE, a. or pron. els. [L. alius, alias. See Alien.] [.] Other; one or something beside. Who else is coming? What else shall I give? Do you expect any thing else? [This word, if considered to be an adjective or pronoun, never precedes its noun,but always follows ...
18724	elsewhere	[.] ELSEWHERE, adv. In any other place; as, these trees are not to be found elsewhere. [.] 1. In some other place; in other places indefinitely. It is reported in town and elsewhere.
18725	elucidate	[.] ELU'CIDATE, v.t [Low L. elucido, from eluceo,luceo, to shine, or from lucidus, clear, bright. See Light.] [.] To make clear or manifest; to explain; to remove obscurity from, and render intelligible; to illustrate. An example will elucidate the subject. An argument ...
18726	elucidated	[.] ELU'CIDATED, pp. Explained; made plain, clear or intelligible.
18727	elucidating	[.] ELU'CIDATING, ppr. Explaining; making clear or intelligible.
18728	elucidation	[.] ELUCIDA'TION, n. The act of explaining or throwing light on any obscure subject; explanation; exposition; illustration; as, one example may serve for an elucidation of the subject.
18729	elucidator	[.] ELU'CIDATOR, n. One who explains; an expositor.
18730	elude	[.] ELU'DE, v.t. [L. eludo; e and ludo, to play. The Latin [.] verb forms lusi, lusum; and this may be the Heb. to deride. [.] 1. To escape; to evade; to avoid by artifice, stratagem, wiles, deceit, or dexterity; as, to elude an enemy; to elude the sight; to elude an ...
18731	eludible	[.] ELU'DIBLE, a. That may be eluded or escaped.
18732	elusion	[.] ELU'SION, n. s as z. [L. elusio. See Elude.] An escape by artifice or deception; evasion.
18733	elusive	[.] ELU'SIVE, a. Practicing elusion; using arts to escape. [.] [.] Elusive of the bridal day, she gives [.] [.] Fond hopes to all, and all with hopes deceives.
18734	elusoriness	[.] ELU'SORINESS, n. The state of being elusory.
18735	elusory	[.] ELU'SORY, a. Tending to elude; tending to deceive; evasive; fraudulent; fallacious; deceitful.
18736	elute	[.] ELU'TE, v.t. [L. eluo, elutum; qu. e and lavo. See Elutriate.] [.] To wash off; to cleanse.
18737	elutriate	[.] ELU'TRIATE, v.t. [L. elutrio.] To purify by washing; to cleanse by separating foul matter,and decanting or straining off the liquor. In chimistry, to pulverize and mix a solid substance with water, and decant the extraneous lighter matter that may rise or be suspended ...
18738	elutriated	[.] ELU'TRIATED, pp. Cleansed by washing and decantation.
18739	elutriating	[.] ELU'TRIATING, ppr. Purifying by washing and decanting.
18740	elutriation	...
18741	eluxate	[.] ELUX'ATE, v.t. [L. eluxatus.] To dislocate. [See Luxate.]
18742	eluxation	[.] ELUXA'TION, n. The dislocation of a bone. [See Luxation.]
18743	elvelocks	[.] ELVELOCKS. [See Elf-lock.]
18744	elvers	[.] ELV'ERS, n. Young eels; young congers or sea-eels.
18745	elves	[.] ELVES, plu. of elf.
18746	elvish	[.] ELV'ISH, a. More properly elfish, which see.
18747	elysian	[.] ELYS'IAN, a. elyzh'un. [L. elysius.] Pertaining to elysium or the seat of delight; yielding the highest pleasures; deliciously soothing; exceedingly delightful; as elysian fields.
18748	elysium	[.] ELYS'IUM, n. elyzh'um. [L. elysium.] In ancient mythology, a place assigned to happy souls after death; a place in the lower regions, furnished with rich fields, groves, shades, streams, &c., the seat of future happiness. Hence, any delightful place.
18749	em	[.] 'EM, A contraction of them. [.] [.] They took 'em.
18750	emacerate	[.] EMAC'ERATE, v.t. To make lean. [Not in use.]
18751	emaciate	[.] EMA'CIATE, v.i. [L. emacio, from maceo, or macer, lean; Gr. small; Eng. meager, meek.] To lose flesh gradually; to become lean by pining with sorrow, or by loss of appetite or other cause; to waste away, as flesh; to decay in flesh. [.] EMA'CIATE, v.t. To cause ...
18752	emaciated	[.] EMA'CIATED, pp. Reduced to leanness by a gradual loss of flesh; thin; lean.
18753	emaciating	[.] EMA'CIATING, ppr. Wasting the flesh gradually; making lean.
18754	emaciation	[.] EMACIA'TION, n. The act of making lean or thin in flesh; or a becoming lean by a gradual waste of flesh. [.] 1. The state of being reduced to leanness.
18755	emaculate	[.] EMAC'ULATE, v.t. [infra.] To take spots from. [Little used.]
18756	emaculation	[.] EMACULA'TION, n. [L. emaculo, from e and macula, a spot.] [.] The act or operation of freeing from spots. [Little used.]
18757	emanant	[.] EM'ANANT, a. [L. emanans. See Emanate.] Issuing or flowing from. [.]
18758	emanate	[.] EM'ANATE, v.i. [L. emanano; e and mano, to flow. [.] 1. To issue from a source; to flow from; applied to fluids; as, light emanates from the sun; perspirable matter, from animal bodies. [.] 2. To proceed from a source of fountain; as, the powers of government ...
18759	emanating	[.] EM'ANATING, ppr. Issuing or flowing from a fountain.
18760	emanation	[.] EMANA'TION,n. The act of flowing or proceeding from a fountain-head or origin. [.] 1. That which issues, flows or proceeds from any source, substance or body; efflux; effluvium. Light is an emanation from the sun; wisdom, from God; the authority of laws, from the ...
18761	emanative	[.] EM'ANATIVE, a. Issuing from another.
18762	emanciipate	[.] EMAN'CIIPATE, a. Set at liberty.
18763	emancipate	[.] EMAN'CIPATE, v.t. [L. emancipo, from e and mancipium, a slave; manus,hand,and capio, to take, as slaves were anciently prisoners taken in war.] [.] 1. To set free from servitude or slavery, by the voluntary act of the proprietor; to liberate;to restore from bondage ...
18764	emancipated	[.] EMAN'CIPATED, pp. Set free from bondage,slavery, servitude, subjection, or dependence;liberated.
18765	emancipating	[.] EMAN'CIPATING, ppr. Setting free from bondage, servitude or dependence; liberating.
18766	emancipation	[.] EMANCIPA'TION, n. The act of setting free from slavery, servitude, subjection or dependence; deliverance from bondage or controlling influence; liberation; as the emancipation of slaves by their proprietors; the emancipation of a son among the Romans; the emancipation ...
18767	emancipator	[.] EMAN'CIPATOR, n. One who emancipates or liberates from bondage or restraint.
18768	emane	[.] EMA'NE, v.i. [L. emano.] To issue or flow from. [.] [.] But this is not an elegant word. [See Emanate.]
18769	emarginate	[.] EM`ARGINATE
18770	emarginated	[.] EM`ARGINATED, a. [L. margo, whence emargino.] [.] 1. In botany, notched at the end; applied to the leaf, corol or stigma. [.] 2. In mineralogy, having all the edges of the primitive form truncated, each by one face.
18771	emarginately	[.] EM`ARGINATELY, adv. In the form of notches.
18772	emasculate	[.] EM`ASCULATE, v.t. [Low L. emasculo, from e and masculus, a male. See Male.] [.] 1. To castrate; to deprive a male of certain parts which characterize the sex; to geld; to deprive of virility. [.] 2. To deprive of masculine strength or vigor; to weaken; to render ...
18773	emasculated	[.] EM`ASCULATED, pp. Castrated; weakened.
18774	emasculating	[.] EM`ASCULATING, ppr. Castrating; felding; depriving of vigor.
18775	emasculation	[.] EMASCULA'TION, n. The act of depriving a male of the parts which characterize the sex; castration. [.] 1. The act of depriving of vigor or strength; effeminacy; unmanly weakness.
18776	embale	[.] EMBA'LE, v.t. [.] 1. To make up into a bundle, bale or package; to pack. [.] 2. To bind; to inclose.
18777	embalm	[.] EMB'ALM, v.t. emb'am. [.] 1. To open a dead body, take out the intestines,and fill their place with odoriferous and desiccative spices and drugs, to prevent its putrefaction. [.] [.] Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians, to embalm his father; and the ...
18778	embalmed	[.] EMB`ALMED, pp. Filled with aromatic plants for preservation; preserved from loss or destruction.
18779	embalmer	[.] EMB`ALMER, n. One who embalms bodies for preservation.
18780	embalming	[.] EMB`ALMING, ppr. Filling a dead body with spices for preservation; preserving with care from loss, decay or destruction.
18781	embar	[.] EMB`AR, v.t. [en and bar.] To shut, close or fasten with a bar; to make fast. [.] 1. To inclose so as to hinder egress or escape. [.] [.] When fast embarr'd in mighty brazen wall. [.] 2. To stop; to shut from entering; to hinder; to block up. [.] [.] He ...
18782	embarcation	[.] EMBARCA'TION, n. Embarkation, which see.
18783	embargo	[.] EMB`ARGO, n. In commerce, a restraint on ships, or prohibition of sailing, either out of port, or into port, or both; which prohibition is by public authority, for a limited time. Most generally it is a prohibition of ships to leave a port.
18784	embargoed	[.] EMB`ARGOED, pp. Stopped; hindered from sailing; hindered by public authority, as ships or commerce.
18785	embargoing	[.] EMB`ARGOING, ppr. Restraining from sailing by public authority; hindering.
18786	embark	[.] EMB`ARK, v.t. [.] 1. To put or cause to enter on board a ship or other vessel or boat. The general embarked his troops and their baggage. [.] 2. To engage a person in any affair. This projector embarked his friends in the design or expedition. [.] EMB`ARK, ...
18787	embarkation	[.] EMBARKA'TION, n. The act of putting on board of a ship or other vessel, or the act of going aboard. [.] 1. That which is embarked; as an embarkation of Jesuits. [.] 2. A small vessel, or boat. [Unusual.]
18788	embarked	[.] EMB`ARKED, pp. Put on shipboard; engaged in any affair.
18789	embarking	[.] EMB`ARKING, ppr. Putting on board of a ship or boat; going on shipboard.
18790	embarrass	[.] EMBAR'RASS, v.t. [.] 1. To perplex; to render intricate; to entangle. We say, public affairs are embarrassed; the state of our accounts is embarrassed; want of order tends to embarrass business. [.] 2. To perplex, as the mind or intellectual faculties; to confuse. ...
18791	embarrassed	[.] EMBAR'RASSED, pp. Perplexed; rendered intricate; confused; confounded.
18792	embarrassing	[.] EMBAR'RASSING, ppr. Perplexing; entangling; confusing; confounding; abashing.
18793	embarrassment	[.] EMBAR'RASSMENT, n. Perplexity; intricacy; entanglement. [.] 1. Confusion of mind. [.] 2. Perplexity arising from insolvency, or from temporary inability to discharge debts. [.] 3. Confusion; abashment.
18794	embase	[.] EMBA'SE, v.t. [en and base.] To lower in value; to vitiate; to deprave; to impair. [.] [.] The virtue--of a tree embased by the ground. [.] [.] I have no ignoble end--that may embase my poor judgment. [.] 1. To degrade; to vilify. [.] [.] [This word is seldom ...
18795	embasement	[.] EMBA'SEMENT, n. Act of depraving; depravation; deterioration.
18796	embassade	[.] EM'BASSADE, n. An embassy.
18797	embassador	[.] EMBAS'SADOR, n. [.] 1. A minister of the highest rank employed by one prince or state, at the court of another, to manage the public concerns of his own prince or state, and representing the power and dignity of his sovereign. Embassadors are ordinary, when they ...
18798	embassadress	[.] EMBAS'SADRESS, n. The consort of an embassador. [.] 1. A woman sent on a public message.
18799	embassage	[.] EM'BASSAGE, an embassy,is not used.
18800	embassy	[.] EM'BASSY, n. [.] 1. The message or public function of an embassador; the charge or employment of a public minister, whether ambassador or envoy; the word signifies the message or commission itself, and the person or persons sent to convey or to execute it. We say ...
18801	embattle	[.] EMBAT'TLE, v.t. [en and battle.] To arrange in order of battle; to array troops for battle. [.] [.] On their embattled ranks the waves return. [.] 1. To furnish with battlements. [.] EMBAT'TLE, v.i. To be ranged in order of battle.
18802	embattled	[.] EMBAT'TLED, pp. Arrayed in order of battle. [.] 1. Furnished with battlements; and in heraldry,having the outline resembling a battlement, as an ordinary. [.] 2. Having been the place of battle; as an embattled plain or field.
18803	embattling	[.] EMBAT'TLING, ppr. Ranging in battle array.
18804	embay	[.] EMBA'Y, v.t. [en, in, and bay.] To inclose in a bay or inlet; to land-lock; to inclose between capes or promontories. [.] 1. To bathe; to wash. [Not used.]
18805	embayed	[.] EMBA'YED, pp. Inclosed in a bay, or between points of land, as a ship.
18806	embed	[.] EMBED', v.t. [en, in, and bed.] To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; as, to embed a thing in clay or in sand.
18807	embedded	[.] EMBED'DED, pp. Laid as in a bed; deposited or inclosed in surrounding matter; as ore embedded in sand.
18808	embedding	[.] EMBED'DING, ppr. Laying, depositing or forming, as in a bed.
18809	embellish	[.] EMBEL'LISH, v.t. [L. bellus, pretty.] [.] 1. To adorn; to beautify; to decorate; to make beautiful or elegant by ornaments; applied to persons or things. We embellish the person with rich apparel, a garden with shrubs and flowers, and style with metaphors. [.] 2. ...
18810	embellished	[.] EMBEL'LISHED, pp. Adorned; decorated; beautified.
18811	embellishing	[.] EMBEL'LISHING, ppr. Adorning; decorating; adding grace, ornament or elegance to a person or thing.
18812	embellishment	[.] EMBEL'LISHMENT, n. The act of adorning. [.] 1. Ornament; decoration; any thing that adds beauty or elegance; that which renders any thing pleasing to the eye, or agreeable to the taste, in dress, furniture, manners, or in the fine arts. Rich dresses are embellishments ...
18813	ember	[.] EMBER, in ember-days, ember-weeks, is the Saxon emb-ren, or ymb-ryne, a circle, circuit or revolution, from ymb, around, and ren, or ryne, course, from the root of run. Ember-days are the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday,after Quadragesima Sunday, after Whitsunday, after ...
18814	ember-goose	[.] EM'BER-GOOSE, n. A fowl of the genus Colymbus and order of ansers. It is larger than the common goose; the head is dusky; the back, coverts of the wings and tail, clouded with lighter and darker shades of the same; the primaries and tail are black; the breast and ...
18815	ember-week	[.] EMBER-WEEK, [See Ember, supra.]
18816	embering	[.] EM'BERING, n. The ember-days, supra.
18817	embers	[.] EM'BERS, n. plu. [.] Small coals of fire with ashes; the residuum of wood, coal or other combustibles not extinguished; cinders. [.] [.] He rakes hot embers, and renews the fires. [.] [.] It is used by Colebrooke in the singular. [.] [.] He takes a lighted ember ...
18818	embezzle	[.] EMBEZ'ZLE, v.t. [Heb. signifies to plunder.] [.] 1. To appropriate fraudulently to one's own use what is entrusted to one's care and management. It differs from stealing and robbery in this, that the latter imply a wrongful taking of another's goods,but embezzlement ...
18819	embezzled	[.] EMBEZ'ZLED, pp. Appropriated wrongfully to one's own use.
18820	embezzlement	[.] EMBEZ'ZLEMENT, n. The act of fraudulently appropriating to one's own use, the money or goods entrusted to one's care and management. An accurate account of the embezzlements of public money would form a curious history. [.] 1. The thing appropriated.
18821	embezzler	[.] EMBEZ'ZLER, n. One who embezzles.
18822	embezzling	[.] EMBEZ'ZLING, ppr. Fraudulently applying to one's own use what is entrusted to one's care and employment.
18823	emblaze	[.] EMBLA'ZE, v.t. [.] 1. To adorn with glittering embellishments. [.] [.] No weeping orphan saw his father's stores [.] [.] Our shrines irradiate, or emblaze the floors. [.] 2. To blazon; to paint or adorn with figures armorial. [.] [.] The imperial ensign, ...
18824	emblazed	[.] EMBLA'ZED, pp. Adorned with shining ornaments, or with figures armorial.
18825	emblazing	[.] EMBLA'ZING, ppr. Embellishing with glittering ornaments, or with figures armorial.
18826	emblazon	[.] EMBLA'ZON, v.t. embla'zn. [.] 1. To adorn with figures of heraldry or ensigns armorial. [.] 2. To deck in glaring colors; to display pompously. [.] [.] We find Augustus--emblazoned by the poets.
18827	emblazoned	[.] EMBLA'ZONED, pp. Adorned with figures or ensigns armorial; set out pompously.
18828	emblazoner	[.] EMBLA'ZONER, n. A blazoner; one that emblazons; a herald. [.] 1. One that publishes and displays with pomp.
18829	emblazoning	[.] EMBLA'ZONING, ppr. Adorning with ensigns or figures armorial; displaying with pomp.
18830	emblazonment	[.] EMBLA'ZONMENT, n. An emblazoning.
18831	emblazonry	[.] EMBLA'ZONRY, n. Pictures on shields; display of figures.
18832	emblem	[.] EM'BLEM, n. [Gr. to cast in, to insert.] [.] 1. Properly, inlay; inlayed or mosaic work; something inserted in the body of another. [.] 2. A picture representing one thing to the eye, and another to the understanding; a painted enigma, or a figure representing ...
18833	emblematic	[.] EMBLEMAT'IC
18834	emblematical	[.] EMBLEMAT'ICAL, a. Pertaining to or comprising an emblem. [.] 1. Representing by some allusion or customary connection; as, a crown is emblematic of royalty, a crown being worn by kings. [.] 2. Representing by similar qualities; as,whiteness is emblematic of purity. [.] 3. ...
18835	emblematically	[.] EMBLEMAT'ICALLY, adv. By way or means of emblems; in the manner of emblems; by way of allusive representation.
18836	emblematist	[.] EMBLEM'ATIST, n. A writer or inventor of emblems.
18837	emblement	[.] EM'BLEMENT, n. used mostly in the plural. [.] The produce or fruits of land sown or planted. This word is used for the produce of land sown or planted by a tenant for life or years, whose estate is determined suddenly after the land is sown or planted and before harvest. ...
18838	emblemize	[.] EM'BLEMIZE, v.t. To represent by an emblem.
18839	emblemized	[.] EM'BLEMIZED, pp. Represented by an emblem.
18840	emblemizing	[.] EM'BLEMIZING, ppr. Representing by an emblem.
18841	embloom	[.] EMBLOOM', v.t. To cover or enrich with bloom.
18842	embodied	[.] EMBOD'IED, pp. [See Embody.] Collected or formed into a body.
18843	embody	[.] EMBOD'Y, v.t. [en,in, and body.] To form or collect into a body or united mass; to collect into a whole; to incorporate; to concentrate; as, to embody troops; to embody detached sentiments.
18844	embodying	[.] EMBOD'YING, ppr. Collecting or forming into a body.
18845	emboguing	[.] EMBO'GUING, n. The mouth of a river or place where its waters are discharged into the sea. [An ill formed word.]
18846	embolden	[.] EMBOLDEN, v.t. [en and bold.] To give boldness or courage; to encourage. l Cor.8.
18847	emboldened	[.] EMBOLDENED, pp. Encouraged.
18848	emboldening	[.] EMBOLDENING, ppr. Giving courage or boldness.
18849	embolism	[.] EM'BOLISM, n. [Gr. to throw in, to insert.] [.] 1. Intercalation; the insertion of days,months or years, in an account of time, to produce regularity. The Greeks made use of the lunar year of 354 days, and to adjust it to the solar year of 365, they added a lunar ...
18850	embolismal	[.] EMBOLIS'MAL, a. Pertaining to intercalation; intercalated; inserted. [.] [.] The embolismal months are either natural or civil.
18851	embolismic	[.] EMBOLIS'MIC, a. Intercalated; inserted. [.] [.] Twelve lunations form a common year; and thirteen, the embolismic year.
18852	embolus	[.] EM'BOLUS, n. [Gr. to thrust in.] Something inserted or acting in another; that which thrusts or drives; a piston.
18853	emborder	[.] EMBOR'DER, v.t. To adorn with a border.
18854	emboss	[.] EMBOSS', v.t. [en, in, and boss.] In architecture and sculpture, to form bosses or protuberances; to fashion in relievo or raised work; to cut or form with prominent figures. [.] 1. To form with bosses; to cover with protuberances. [.] 2. To drive hard in hunting, ...
18855	embossed	[.] EMBOSS'ED, pp. Formed with bosses or raised figures.
18856	embossing	[.] EMBOSS'ING, ppr. Forming with figures in relievo.
18857	embossment	[.] EMBOSS'MENT, n. A prominence, like a boss; a jut. [.] 1. Relief; figures in relievo; raised work.
18858	embottle	[.] EMBOT'TLE, v.t. [en, in, and bottle.] To put in a bottle; to bottle; to include or confine in a bottle.
18859	embottled	[.] EMBOT'TLED, pp. Put in or included in bottles.
18860	embow	[.] EMBOW, v.t. To form like a bow; to arch; to vault.
18861	embowel
18862	emboweled	[.] EMBOW'ELED, pp. Deprived of intestines; eviscerated; buried.
18863	emboweler	[.] EMBOW'ELER, n. One that takes out the bowels.
18864	emboweling	[.] EMBOW'ELING, ppr. Depriving of entrails; eviscerating; burying.
18865	embower	[.] EMBOW'ER, v.i. [from bower.] To lodge or rest in a bower.
18866	embrace	[.] EMBRA'CE, v.t. [.] 1. To take, clasp or inclose in the arms; to press to the bosom, in token of affection. [.] [.] Paul called to him the disciples and embraced them. Act.20. [.] 2. To seize eagerly; to lay hold on; to receive or take with willingness that which ...
18867	embraced	[.] EMBRA'CED, pp. Inclosed in the arms; clasped to the bosom; seized; laid hold on; received; comprehended; included; contained; accepted. [.] 1. Influenced corruptly; biassed; as a juror.
18868	embracement	[.] EMBRA'CEMENT, n. A clasp in the arms; a hug; embrace. [.] 1. Hostile hug; grapple. [Little used.] [.] 2. Comprehension; state of being contained; inclosure. [Little used.] [.] 3. Conjugal endearment; sexual commerce. [.] 4. Willing acceptance. [Little ...
18869	embracer	[.] EMBRA'CER, n. The person who embraces. [.] 1. One who attempts to influence a jury corruptly.
18870	embracery	[.] EMBRA'CERY, n. In law, an attempt to influence a jury corruptly to one side,by promises,persuasions, entreaties, money, entertainments, or the like.
18871	embracing	[.] EMBRA'CING, ppr. Clasping in the arms; pressing to the bosom; seizing and holding; comprehending; including; receiving; accepting; having conjugal intercourse. [.] 1. Attempting to influence a jury corruptly.
18872	embraid	[.] EMBRA'ID, v.t. To upbraid.
18873	embrasure	[.] EMBRASU'RE, n. s as z. [.] 1. An opening in a wall or parapet,through which cannon are pointed and discharged. [.] 2. In architecture, the enlargement of the aperture of a door or window, on the inside of the wall, for giving greater play for the opening of the ...
18874	embrave	[.] EMBRA'VE, v.t. [See Brave.] To embellish; to make showy. [.] 1. To inspire with bravery; to make bold.
18875	embrocate	[.] EM'BROCATE, v.t. [Gr. to moisten, to rain.] [.] In surgery and medicine, to moisten and rub a diseased part of the body, with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, &c., by means of a cloth or spunge.
18876	embrocated	[.] EM'BROCATED, pp. Moistened and rubbed with a wet cloth or spunge.
18877	embrocating	[.] EM'BROCATING, ppr. Moistening and rubbing a diseased part with a wet cloth or spunge.
18878	embrocation	[.] EMBROCA'TION, n. The act of moistening and rubbing a diseased part, with a cloth or spunge, dipped in some liquid substance, as spirit, oil. &c. [.] 1. The liquid or lotion with which an affected part is rubbed or washed.
18879	embroider	[.] EMBROID'ER, v.t. To border with ornamental needle-work, or figures; to adorn with raised figures of needle-work; as cloth, stuffs or muslin. [.] [.] Thou shalt embroider the coat of fine line. Ex. 28.
18880	embroidered	[.] EMBROID'ERED, pp. Adorned with figures of needle-work.
18881	embroiderer	[.] EMBROID'ERER, n. One who embroiders.
18882	embroidering	[.] EMBROID'ERING, ppr. Ornamenting with figured needle-work.
18883	embroidery	[.] EMBROID'ERY, n. Work in gold, silver or silk thread, formed by the needle on cloth, stuffs and muslin, into various figures; variegated needle-work. [.] 1. Variegation or diversity of figures and colors; as the natural embroidery of meadows.
18884	embroil	[.] EMBROIL', v.t. [.] 1. To perplex or entangle; to intermix in confusion. [.] [.] The christian antiquities at Rome--are embroiled with fable and legend. [.] 2. To involve in troubles or perplexities; to disturb or distract by connection with something else; ...
18885	embroiled	[.] EMBROIL'ED, pp. Perplexed; entangled; intermixed and confused; involved in trouble.
18886	embroiling	[.] EMBROIL'ING, ppr. Perplexing; entangling; involving in trouble.
18887	embroilment	[.] EMBROIL'MENT, n. Confusion; disturbance.
18888	embrothel	[.] EMBROTH'EL, v.t. [See Brothel.] To inclose in a brothel.
18889	embryo	[.] EM'BRYO
18890	embryon	[.] EM'BRYON, n. [L. embryon; Gr. to shoot, bud, germinate. The Greek word is contracted, and if so, it coincides in elements with Eng. brood and breed.] [.] In physiology, the first rudiments of an animal in the womb, before the several members are distinctly formed; after ...
18891	embryotomy	[.] EMBRYOT'OMY, n. [embryo and Gr. a cutting, to cut.] [.] A cutting or forcible separation of the fetus in utero.
18892	embusy	[.] EMBUSY, v.t. To employ. [Not used.]
18893	emend	[.] EMEND', v.t. To amend. [Not used.]
18894	emendable	[.] EMEND'ABLE, a. [L. emendabilis, from emendo,to correct; e and menda, a spot or blemish.] Capable of being amended or corrected. [See Amendable.]
18895	emendation	[.] EMENDA'TION, n. [L. emendatio.] The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; applied particularly to the correction of errors in writings. When we speak of like and manners, we use amend, amendment, the French orthography. [.] 1. ...
18896	emendator	[.] EMENDA'TOR, n. A corrector of errors or faults in writings; one who corrects or improves.
18897	emendatory	[.] EMEND'ATORY, a. Contributing to emendation or correction.
18898	emerald	[.] EM'ERALD, n. [L. smaragdus.] A mineral and a precious stone, whose colors are a pure, lively green, varying to a pale,yellowish, bluish, or grass green. It is always crystallized, and almost always appears in regular, hexahedral prisms, more or less perfect, and ...
18899	emerge	[.] EMERGE, v.i. emerj'. [L. emergo; e, ex, and mergo, to plunge.] [.] 1. To rise out of a fluid or other covering or surrounding substance; as, to emerge from the water or from the ocean. [.] [.] That is--emerging from the deep. [.] [.] We say, a planet emerges ...
18900	emergence	[.] EMERG'ENCE
18901	emergency	[.] EMERG'ENCY, n. The act of rising out of a fluid or other covering or surrounding matter. [.] 1. The act of rising or starting into view; the act of issuing from or quitting. [.] [.] The white color of all refracted light, at its first emergence--is compounded ...
18902	emergent	[.] EMERG'ENT, a. Rising out of a fluid or any thing that covers or surrounds. [.] [.] The mountains huge appear emergent. [.] 1. Issuing or proceeding from. [.] 2. Rising out of a depressed state or from obscurity. [.] 3. Coming suddenly; sudden; casual; unexpected; ...
18903	emerited	[.] EMER'ITED, a. [L. emeritus.] Allowed to have done public service.
18904	emerods	...
18905	emersion	[.] EMER'SION, n. [from L. emergo. See Emerge.] [.] 1. The act of rising out of a fluid or other covering or surrounding substance; opposed to immersion. [.] 2. In astronomy, the reappearance of a heavenly body after an eclipse, as the emersion of the moon from the ...
18906	emery	[.] EM'ERY, n. [Gr. and L. smiris.] A mineral, said to be a compact variety of corundum, being equal to it in hardness. It is always amorphous; its structure finely granular;its color varying from a deep gray to a bluish or blackish gray, sometimes brownish. This is ...
18907	emetic	[.] EMET'IC, a. [Gr. to vomit.] Inducing to vomit; exciting the stomach to discharge its contents by the oesophagus and mouth. [.] EMET'IC, n. A medicine that provokes vomiting.
18908	emetically	[.] EMET'ICALLY, adv. In such a manner as to excite vomiting.
18909	emetin	[.] EM'ETIN, n. [See Emetic.] A substance obtained from the root of ipecacuana, half a grain of which is a powerful emetic.
18910	emew	[.] E'MEW, n. A name of the Cassowary.
18911	emication	[.] EMICA'TION, n. [L. emicatio, emico, from e and mico, to sparkle, that is, to dart.] [.] A sparkling; a flying off in small particles, as from heated iron or fermenting liquors.
18912	emiction	[.] EMIC'TION, n. [L. mingo, mictum.] The discharging of urine; urine; what is voided by the urinary passages.
18913	emigrant	[.] EM'IGRANT, a. [See Emigrate.] Removing from one place or country to another distant place with a view to reside. [.] EM'IGRANT, n. One who removes his habitation, or quits one country or region to settle in another.
18914	emigrate	[.] EM'IGRATE, v.i. [L. emigro; e and migro, to migrate.] [.] To quit one country, state or region and settle in another; to remove from one country or state to another for the purpose of residence. Germans, Swiss, Irish and Scotch, emigrate, in great numbers, to America. ...
18915	emigrating	[.] EM'IGRATING, ppr. Removing from one country or state to another for residence.
18916	emigration	[.] EMIGRA'TION, n. Removal of inhabitants from one country or state to another, for the purpose of residence, as from Europe to America, or in America, from the Atlantic States to the Western. [.] [.] The removal of persons from house to house in the same town, state ...
18917	eminence	[.] EM'INENCE
18918	eminency	[.] EM'INENCY, n. [L. eminentia, from eminens, emineo, to stand or show itself above; e and minor, to threaten, that is, to stand or push forward.] [.] 1. Elevation, highth, in a literal sense; but usually, a rising ground; a hill of moderate elevation above the adjacent ...
18919	eminent	[.] EM'INENT, a. [L. eminens, from emineo.] [.] 1. High; lofty; as an eminent place. Ezek.16. [.] 2. Exalted in rank; high in office; dignified; distinguished. Princes hold eminent stations in society, as do ministers, judges and legislators. [.] 3. High in public ...
18920	eminently	[.] EM'INENTLY, adv. In a high degree; in a degree to attract observation; in a degree to be conspicuous and distinguished from others; as, to be eminently learned or useful.
18921	emir	[.] E'MIR, n. [Heb. to speak.] A title of dignity among the Turks, denoting a prince; a title at first given to the Caliphs, but when they assumed the title of Sultan, that of Emir remained to their children. At length it was attributed to all who were judged to descend ...
18922	emissary	[.] EM'ISSARY, n. [L. emissarius, from emitto; e and mitto, to send.] [.] A person sent on a mission; a missionary employed to preach and propagate the gospel. [.] [.] If one of the four gospels be genuine, we have, in that one, strong reason to believe, that we posses ...
18923	emission	[.] EMIS'SION, n. [L. emissio, from emitto, to send out.] The act of sending or throwing out; as the emission of light from the sun or other luminous body; the emission of odors from plants; the emission of heat from a fire. [.] 1. The act of sending abroad or into ...
18924	emit	[.] EMIT', v.t. [L. emitto; e and mitto, to send.] [.] 1. To send forth; to throw or give out; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits steam; the sun and moon emit light; animal bodies emit perspirable matter; putrescent substances emit offensive or noxious ...
18925	emmenagogue	[.] EMMEN'AGOGUE, n. [Gr. menstruous, in month, and to lead.] [.] A medicine that promotes the menstrual discharge.
18926	emmet	[.] EM'MET, n. An ant or pismire.
18927	emmew	[.] EMMEW', v.t. [See Mew.] To mew; to coop up; to confine in a coop or cage.
18928	emmove	[.] EMMOVE, v.t. To move; to rouse; to excite. [Not used.]
18929	emollescence	[.] EMOLLES'CENCE, n. [L. emollescens, softening. See Emolliate.] [.] In metallurgy, that degree of softness in a fusible body which alters its shape; the first or lowest degree of fusibility.
18930	emolliate	[.] EMOL'LIATE, v.t. [L. emollio, mollio, to soften; mollis, soft; Eng. mellow, mild.] [.] To soften; to render effeminate. [.] [.] Emolliated by four centuries of Roman domination, the Belgic colonies had forgotten their pristine valor. [.] [This is a new word, though ...
18931	emolliated	[.] EMOL'LIATED, pp. Softened; rendered effeminate.
18932	emolliating	[.] EMOL'LIATING, pr. Softening; rendering effeminate.
18933	emollient	[.] EMOL'LIENT, a. Softening; making supple; relaxing the solids. [.] [.] Barley is emollient. [.] EMOL'LIENT, n. A medicine which softens and relaxes, or sheaths the solids; that which softens or removes the asperities of the humors.
18934	emollition	[.] EMOLLI'TION, n. The act of softening or relaxing.
18935	emolument	[.] EMOL'UMENT, n. [L. emolumentum, from emolo, molo, to grind. Originally, toll taken for grinding. See Mill.] [.] 1. The profit arising from office or employment; that which is received as a compensation for services, or which is annexed to the possession of office, ...
18936	emolumental	[.] EMOLUMENT'AL, a. Producing profit; useful; profitable; advantageous. [.] Emongst, for among, in Spenser, is a mistake.
18937	emotion	[.] EMO'TION, n. [L. emotio; emoveo, to move from.] [.] 1. Literally, a moving of the mind or soul; hence,any agitation of mind or excitement of sensibility. [.] 2. In a philosophical sense, an internal motion or agitation of the mind which passes away without desire; ...
18938	empair	[.] EMPA'IR, v.t. To impair. [See Impair.]
18939	empale	[.] EMPA'LE, v.t. [L. palus.] [.] 1. To fence or fortify with stakes; to set a line of stakes or posts for defense. [.] [.] All that dwell near enemies empale villages, to save themselves from surprise. [.] [We now use stockade, in a like sense.] [.] 2. To inclose; ...
18940	empaled	[.] EMPA'LED, pp. Fenced or fortified with stakes; inclosed; shut in; fixed on a state.
18941	empalement	[.] EMPA'LEMENT, n. A fencing, fortifying or inclosing with stakes; a putting to death by thrusting a stake into the body. [.] 1. In botany, the calyx or flower-cup of a plant, which surrounds the fructification, like a fence of pales. [.] 2. In heraldry, a conjunction ...
18942	empaling	[.] EMPA'LING, ppr. Fortifying with pales or stakes; inclosing; putting to death on a stake.
18943	empannel	[.] EMPAN'NEL, n. [Eng. pane, a square. See Pane and Pannel.] [.] A list of jurors; a small piece of paper or parchment containing the names of the jurors summoned by the sheriff. It is now written pannel, which see. [.] EMPAN'NEL, v.t. To form a list of jurors. ...
18944	empark	[.] EMP`ARK, v.t. [in and park.] To inclose as with a fence.
18945	emparlance	[.] EMPAR'LANCE, n. [See Imparlance.]
18946	empasm	[.] EMPASM, n. empazm'. [Gr. to sprinkle.] A powder used to prevent the bad scent of the body.
18947	empassion	[.] EMPAS'SION, v.t. To move with passion; to affect strongly. [See Impassion.]
18948	empeach	[.] EMPEACH, [See Impeach.]
18949	empeople	[.] EMPE'OPLE, v.t. empee'pl. To form into a people or community. [Little used.]
18950	emperess	[.] EM'PERESS. [See Empress.]
18951	emperished	[.] EMPER'ISHED, a. [See Perish.] Decayed. [Not in use.]
18952	emperor	[.] EM'PEROR, n. [L. imperator, from impero, to command.] [.] Literally, the commander of an army. In modern times, the sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; a title of dignity superior to that of king; as the emperor of Germany or of Russia.
18953	empery	[.] EM'PERY, n. Empire.
18954	emphasis	[.] EM'PHASIS, n. In rhetoric, a particular stress of utterance, or force of voice, given to the words or parts of a discourse, whose signification the speaker intends to impress specially upon his audience; or a distinctive utterance of words, specially significant, with ...
18955	emphasize	[.] EMPHASIZE, v.t. To utter or pronounce with a particular or more forcible stress of voice; as, to emphasize a word, for the purpose of rendering the sense more distinct or impressive than other words in the sentence.
18956	emphatic	[.] EMPHAT'IC
18957	emphatical	[.] EMPHAT'ICAL, a. Forcible; strong; impressive; as an emphatic voice, tone or pronunciation; emphatical reasoning. [.] 1. Requiring emphasis; as an emphatical word. [.] 2. Uttered with emphasis. We remonstrated in emphatical terms. [.] 3. Striking to the eye; ...
18958	emphatically	[.] EMPHAT'ICALLY, adv. With emphasis; strongly; forcibly; in a striking manner. [.] 1. According to appearance. [Not used.]
18959	emphysem	[.] EM'PHYSEM, n. [Gr. to inflate.] In surgery, a puffy tumor, easily yielding to pressure, but returning to its former state,as soon as that pressure is removed. A swelling of the integuments, from the admission of air into the cellular membrane.
18960	emphysema	[.] EMPHYSE'MA
18961	emphysematous	[.] EMPHYSEM'ATOUS, a. Pertaining to emphysema; swelled,bloated, but yielding easily to pressure.
18962	emphyteutic	[.] EMPHYTEU'TIC, c. [Gr. a planting, to plant.] [.] Taken on hire; that for which rent is to be paid; as emphyteutic lands.
18963	empierce	[.] EMPIERCE, v.t. empers' [em, in, and pierce.] To pierce into; to penetrate. [Not used.]
18964	empight	[.] EMPIGHT, a. [from pight, to fix.] Fixed.
18965	empire	[.] EM'PIRE, n. [L. imperium; See Emperor.] [.] 1. Supreme power in governing; supreme dominion; sovereignty; imperial power. No nation can rightfully claim the empire of the ocean. [.] 2. The territory, region or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of ...
18966	empiric	[.] EM'PIRIC, n. [Gr. to attempt; L. empiricus.] [.] Literally, one who makes experiments. Hence its appropriate signification is, a physician who enters on practice without a regular professional education, and relies on the success of his own experience. Hence,the word ...
18967	empirical	[.] EMPIR'ICAL, a. Pertaining to experiments or experience. [.] 1. Versed in experiments; as an empiric alchimist. [.] 2. Known only by experience; derived from experiment; used and applied without science; as empiric skill; empiric remedies. [.] [.] I have avoided ...
18968	empirically	[.] EMPIR'ICALLY, adv. By experiment; according to experience; without science; in the manner of quacks.
18969	empiricism	[.] EMPIR'ICISM, n. Dependence of a physician on his experience in practice,without the aid of a regular medical education. [.] 1. The practice of medicine without a medical education. Hence, quackery; the pretensions of a ignorant man to medical skill. [.] [.] Shudder ...
18970	emplaster	[.] EMPL`ASTER, n. [Gr. a plaster.] [See Plaster, which is not used.]
18971	emplastic	[.] EMPL`ASTIC, a. [Gr.] See Plaster, Plastic.] Viscous; glutinous; adhesive; fit to be applied as a plaster; as emplastic applications.
18972	emplead	[.] EMPLE'AD, v.t. [em and plead.] To charge with a crime; to accuse. but it is now written implead, which see.
18973	employ	[.] EMPLOY', v.t. [L. plico.] [.] 1. To occupy the time, attention and labor of; to keep busy, or at work; to use. We employ our hands in labor; we employ our heads or faculties in study or thought; the attention is employed, when the mind is fixed or occupied upon ...
18974	employable	[.] EMPLOY'ABLE, a. That may be employed; capable of being used; fit or proper for use.
18975	employed	[.] EMPLOY'ED, pp. Occupied; fixed or engaged; applied in business; used in agency.
18976	employer	[.] EMPLOY'ER, n. One who employs; one who uses; one who engages or keeps in service.
18977	employing	[.] EMPLOY'ING, ppr. Occupying; using; keeping busy.
18978	employment	[.] EMPLOY'MENT, n. The act of employing or using. [.] 1. Occupation; business; that which engages the head or hands; as agricultural employments; mechanical employments. Men, whose employment is to make sport and amusement for others, are always despised. [.] 2. ...
18979	emplunge	[.] EMPLUNGE, [See Plunge.]
18980	empoison	[.] EMPOIS'ON, v.t. s as z. [.] 1. To poison; to administer poison to; to destroy or endanger life by giving or causing to be taken into the stomach any noxious drug or preparation. [In this sense, poison is generally used; but empoison may be used, especially in poetry.] [.] 2. ...
18981	empoisoned	[.] EMPOIS'ONED, pp. Poisoned; tainted with venom; embittered.
18982	empoisoner	[.] EMPOIS'ONER, n. One who poisons; one who administers a deleterious drug; he or that which embitters.
18983	empoisoning	[.] EMPOIS'ONING, ppr. Poisoning; embittering.
18984	empoisonment	[.] EMPOIS'ONMENT, n. The act of administering poison, or causing it to be taken; the act of destroying life by a deleterious drug.
18985	emporium	[.] EMPO'RIUM, n. [L. from the Gr. to buy; to pass or go.] [.] 1. A place of merchandize; a town or city of trade; particularly, a city or town of extensive commerce, or in which the commerce of an extensive country centers, or to which sellers and buyers resort from ...
18986	empoverish	[.] EMPOV'ERISH, [See Impoverish.]
18987	empower	[.] EMPOW'ER, v.t. [from en or in and power.] [.] 1. To give legal or moral power or authority to; to authorize, either by law, commission, letter of attorney, natural right, or by verbal license. The supreme court is empowered to try and decide all cases, civil or ...
18988	empowered	[.] EMPOW'ERED, pp. Authorized; having legal or moral right.
18989	empowering	[.] EMPOW'ERING, ppr. Authorizing; giving power.
18990	empress	[.] EM'PRESS, n. [Contracted from emperess. See Emperor.] The consort or spouse of an emperor. [.] 1. A female who governs an empire; a female invested with imperial power or sovereignty.
18991	emprise	[.] EMPRI'SE, n. s as z. [Norm; em, en, and prise, from prendre, to take.] An undertaking; an enterprise. [.] [This word is now rarely or never used, except in poetry.]
18992	emptier	[.] EMP'TIER, n. One that empties or exhausts.
18993	emptiness	[.] EMP'TINESS, n. [from empty.] A state of being empty; a state of containing nothing except air; destitution; absence of matter; as the emptiness of a vessel. [.] 1. Void space; vacuity; vacuum. [.] 2. Want of solidity or substance; as the emptiness of light and ...
18994	emption	[.] EMP'TION, n. [L. emptio, from emo, to buy.] The act of buying; a purchasing. [Not much used.]
18995	empty	[.] EMP'TY, a. [.] 1. Containing nothing, or nothing but air; as an empty chest; empty space; an empty purse is a serious evil. [.] 2. Evacuated; not filled; as empty shackles. [.] 3. Unfurnished; as an empty room. [.] 4. Void; devoid. [.] [.] In civility ...
18996	emptying	[.] EMP'TYING, ppr. Pouring out the contents; making void.
18997	emptyings	[.] EMP'TYINGS, n. The lees of beer, cider, &c.
18998	empurple	[.] EMPUR'PLE, v.t. [from purple.] To tinge or dye of a purple color; to discolor with purple [.] [.] The deep empurpled ran.
18999	empurpled	[.] EMPUR'PLED, pp. Stained with a purple color.
19000	empurpling	[.] EMPUR'PLING, ppr. Tinging or dyeing of a purple color.
19001	empuse	[.] EMPU'SE, n. A phantom or specter. [Not used.]
19002	empuzzle	[.] EMPUZ'ZLE. [See Puzzle.]
19003	empyreal	[.] EMPYR'EAL, a. [L. empyroeus; from Gr. fire.] [.] 1. Formed of pure fire or light; refined beyond aerial substance; pertaining to the highest and purest region of heaven. [.] [.] Go, soar with Plato to the empyreal sphere. [.] 2. Pure; vital; dephlogisticated; ...
19004	empyrean	[.] EMPYRE'AN, a. Empyreal. [.] EMPYRE'AN, n. [See Empyreal.] The highest heaven, where the pure element of fire has been supposed to subsist. [.] [.] The empyrean rung [.] [.] With halleluiahs.
19005	empyreuma	[.] EMPYREU'MA, n. [Gr. fire.] In chimistry, a disagreeable smell produced from burnt oils, in distillations of animal and vegetable substances.
19006	empyreumatic	[.] EMPYREUMAT'IC
19007	empyreumatical	[.] EMPYREUMAT'ICAL, a. Having the taste or smell of burnt oil, or of burning animal and vegetable substances.
19008	empyrical	[.] EMPYR'ICAL, a. Containing the combustible principle of coal.
19009	empyrosis	[.] EMPYRO'SIS, n. [Gr. to burn.] a general fire; a conflagration. [Little used.]
19010	emrods	[.] EMRODS. [See Emerods.]
19011	emu	[.] E'MU, n. A large fowl of S. America, with wings unfit for flight. [.] [.] This name properly belongs to the Cassowary, but has been erroneously applied, by the Brazilians, to the Rhea or S. American ostrich.
19012	emulate	[.] EM'ULATE, v.t. [L. oemulor; Gr. strife, contest.] [.] 1. To strive to equal or excel, in qualities or actions; to imitate, with a view to equal or excel; to vie with; to rival. Learn early to emulate the good and the great. Emulate the virtues and shun the vices ...
19013	emulated	[.] EM'ULATED, pp. Rivaled; imitated.
19014	emulating	[.] EM'ULATING, ppr. Rivaling; attempting to equal or excel; imitating; resembling.
19015	emulation	[.] EMULA'TION, n. The act of attempting to equal or excel in qualities or actions; rivalry; desire of superiority, attended with effort to attain to it; generally in a good sense, or an attempt to equal or excel others in that which is praise-worthy, without the desire ...
19016	emulative	[.] EM'ULATIVE, a. Inclined to emulation; rivaling; disposed to competition.
19017	emulator	[.] EM'ULATOR, , n. One who emulates; a rival; a competitor.
19018	emulatress	[.] EM'ULATRESS, n. A female who emulates another.
19019	emule	[.] EMU'LE, v.t. To emulate. [Not used.]
19020	emulgent	[.] EMULG'ENT, a. [L. emulgeo; e and mulgeo, to milk out.] [.] Milking or draining out. In anatomy, the emulgent or renal arteries are those which supply the kidneys with blood, being sometimes single, sometimes double. The emulgent veins return the blood, after the urine ...
19021	emulous	...
19022	emulously	[.] EM'ULOUSLY, adv. With desire of equaling or excelling another.
19023	emulsion	[.] EMUL'SION, n. [L. emulsus, emulgeo, to milk out.] [.] A soft liquid remedy of a color and consistence resembling milk; any milk-like mixture prepared by uniting oil and water, by means of another substance, saccharine or mucilaginous.
19024	emulsive	[.] EMUL'SIVE, a. Softening; milk-like. [.] 1. Producing or yielding a milk-like substance; as emulsive acids.
19025	emunctory
19026	emuscation	[.] EMUSCA'TION, n. [L. emuscor.] A freeing from moss. [Not much used.]
19027	en	[.] EN, a prefix to many English words, chiefly borrowed from the French. In coincides with the Latin, in, Gr., and some English words are written indifferently with en or in. For the ease of pronunciation, it is changed to em, particularly before a labial, as in employ, ...
19028	enable	[.] ENABLE, v.t. [Norm. enhabler; en and hable, able. See Able.] [.] 1. To make able; to supply with power,physical or moral; to furnish with sufficient power or ability. By strength a man is enabled to work. Learning and industry enable men to investigate the laws ...
19029	enabled	[.] ENA'BLED, pp. Supplied with sufficient power, physical, moral or legal.
19030	enablement	[.] ENA'BLEMENT, n. The act of enabling; ability.
19031	enabling	[.] ENA'BLING, ppr. Giving power to; supplying with sufficient power, ability or means; authorizing.
19032	enact	[.] ENACT', v.t. [en and act.] To make, as a law; to pass, as a bill into a law; to perform the last act of a legislature to a bill, giving it validity as a law; to give legislative sanction to a bill. [.] [.] Shall this bill pass to be enacted? [.] 1. To decree; ...
19033	enacted	[.] ENACT'ED, pp. Passed into a law; sanctioned as a law, by legislative authority.
19034	enacting	[.] ENACT'ING, ppr. Passing into a law; giving legislative sanction to a bill, and establishing it as a law. [.] 1. Giving legislative forms and sanction; as the enacting clause of a bill.
19035	enactment	[.] ENACT'MENT, n. The passing of a bill into a law; the act of voting, decreeing and giving validity to a law.
19036	enactor	[.] ENACT'OR, n. One who enacts or passes a law; one who decrees or establishes, as a law. [.] 1. One who performs any thing. [Not used.]
19037	enacture	[.] ENAC'TURE, n. Purpose. [Not in use.]
19038	enallage	[.] ENAL'LAGE, n. enal'lajy. [Gr. change.] [.] A figure, in grammar, by which some change is made in the common mode of speech, or when one word is substituted for another; as exercitus victor, for victoriousus; scelus, for scelestus.
19039	enambush	[.] ENAM'BUSH, v.t. [en and ambush.] To hide in ambush. [.] 1. To ambush.
19040	enambushed	[.] ENAM'BUSHED, pp. Concealed in ambush, or with hostile intention; ambushed.
19041	enamel	[.] ENAM'EL, n. [.] 1. In mineralogy, a substance imperfectly vitrified, or matter in which the granular appearance is destroyed, and having a vitreous gloss. [.] In the arts, a substance of the nature of glass, differing from it by a greater degree of fusibility or ...
19042	enamelar	[.] ENAM'ELAR, a. Consisting of enamel; resembling enamel; smooth; glossy.
19043	enameled	[.] ENAM'ELED, pp. Overlaid with enamel; adorned with any thing resembling enamel.
19044	enameler	[.] ENAM'ELER, n. One who enamels; one whose occupation is to lay enamels, or inlay colors.
19045	enameling	[.] ENAM'ELING, ppr. Laying enamel. [.] ENAM'ELING, n. The act or art of laying enamels.
19046	enamor	[.] ENAM'OR, v.t. [L. amor, love.] To inflame with love; to charm; to captivate; with of before the person or thing; as, to be enamored of a lady; to be enamored of books or science. [.] [.] [But it is now followed by with.]
19047	enamorado	[.] ENAMORA'DO, n. One deeply in love. [.]
19048	enamored	[.] ENAM'ORED, pp. Inflamed with love; charmed; delighted.
19049	enamoring	[.] ENAM'ORING, ppr. Inflaming with love; charming; captivating.
19050	enarmed	[.] EN`ARMED, a. In heraldry, having arms, that is, horns, hoofs, &c. of a different color from that of the body.
19051	enarration	[.] ENARRA'TION, n. [L. enarro,narro, to relate.] Recital; relation; account; exposition. [Little used.]
19052	enarthrosis	[.] ENARTHRO'SIS, n. [Gr. a joint.] In anatomy, that species of articulation which consists in the insertion of the round end of a bone in the cup-like cavity of another, forming a movable joint; the ball and socket.
19053	enate	[.] ENA'TE, a. [L. enatus.] Growing out.
19054	enaunter	[.] ENAUN'TER, adv. Lest that.
19055	encage	[.] ENCA'GE, v.t. [from cage.] To shut up or confine in a cage; to coop.
19056	encaged	[.] ENCA'GED, pp. Shut up or confined in a cage.
19057	encaging	[.] ENCA'GING, ppr. Cooping; confining in a cage.
19058	encamp	[.] ENCAMP', v.i. [from camp.] To pitch tents or form huts, as an army; to halt on a march, spread tents and remain for a night or for a longer time, as an army or company. [.] [.] They encamped in Etham. Ex.13. [.] [.] The Levites shall encamp about the tabernacle. ...
19059	encamped	[.] ENCAMP'ED, pp. Settled in tents or huts for lodging or temporary habitation.
19060	encamping	[.] ENCAMP'ING, ppr. Pitching tents or forming huts, for a temporary lodging or rest.
19061	encampment
19062	encanker	[.] ENCANK'ER, v.t. To corrode; to canker.
19063	encase	[.] ENCA'SE, v.t. To inclose or confine in a case or cover.
19064	encaustic	[.] ENCAUS'TIC, a. [Gr. caustic, to burn.] Pertaining to the art of enameling, and to painting in burnt wax. Encaustic painting, is a method in which wax is employed to give a gloss to colors. [.] ENCAUS'TIC, n. Enamel or enameling. [.] 1. The method of painting ...
19065	encave	[.] ENCA'VE, v.t. [from cave.] To hide in a cave or recess.
19066	enceint	[.] ENCE'INT, n. [L. cingo, to gird.] In fortification, inclosure; the wall or rampart which surrounds a place, sometimes composed of bastions and curtains. It is sometimes only flanked by round or square towers, which is called a Roman wall. [.] ENCE'INT, a. In ...
19067	enchafe	[.] ENCHA'FE, v.t. [en and chafe.] To chafe or fret; to provoke; to enrage; to irritate. [See Chafe.]
19068	enchafed	[.] ENCHA'FED, pp. Chafed; irritated; enraged.
19069	enchafing	[.] ENCHA'FING, ppr. Chafing; fretting; enraging.
19070	enchain	[.] ENCHA'IN, v.t. [.] 1. To fasten with a chain; to bind or hold in chains; to hold in bondage. [.] 2. To hold fast; to restrain; to confine. [.] 3. To link together; to connect.
19071	enchained	[.] ENCHA'INED, pp. Fastened with a chain; held in bondage; held fast; restrained; confined.
19072	enchaining	[.] ENCHA'INING, ppr. Making fast with a chain; binding; holding in chains; confining.
19073	enchant	[.] ENCH`ANT, v.t. [L. incanto; in and canto, to sing. See Chant and Cant.] [.] 1. To practice sorcery or witchcraft on any thing; to give efficacy to any thing by songs of sorcery, or fascination. [.] [.] And now about the cauldron sing, [.] [.] Like elves and ...
19074	enchanted	[.] ENCH`ANTED, pp. Affected by sorcery; fascinated; subdued by charms; delighted beyond measure. [.] 1. Inhabited or possessed by elves, witches, or other imaginary mischievous spirits; as an enchanted castle.
19075	enchanter	[.] ENCH`ANTER, n. One who enchants; a sorcerer or magician; one who has spirits or demons at his command; one who practices enchantment, or pretends to perform surprising things by the agency of demons. [.] 1. One who charms or delights. [.] Enchanter's nightshade, a ...
19076	enchanting	...
19077	enchantingly	[.] ENCH`ANTINGLY, adv. With the power of enchantment; in a manner to delight or charm; as, the lady sings enchantingly.
19078	enchantment	[.] ENCH`ANTMENT, n. The act of producing certain wonderful effects by the invocation or aid of demons, or the agency of certain supposed spirits; the use of magic arts, spells or charms; incantation. [.] [.] The magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments. Ex.7. [.] 1. ...
19079	enchantress	...
19080	encharge	[.] ENCH`ARGE, v.t. To give in charge or trust. [Not in use.]
19081	enchase	[.] ENCHA'SE, v.t. [Eng. a case.] [.] 1. To infix or inclose in another body so as to be held fast, but not concealed. [.] 2. Technically, to adorn by embossed work; to enrich or beautify any work in metal,by some design or figure in low relief, as a watch case. [.] 3. ...
19082	enchased	[.] ENCHA'SED, pp. Enclosed as in a frame or in another body; adorned with embossed work.
19083	enchasing	[.] ENCHA'SING, ppr. Inclosing in another body; adorning with embossed work.
19084	encheason	[.] ENCHE'ASON, n. Cause; occasion.
19085	enchiridion	[.] ENCHIRID'ION, n. [Gr. the hand.] A manual; a book to be carried in the hand. [Not used.]
19086	encindered	[.] ENCIN'DERED, a. Burnt to cinders.
19087	encircle	[.] ENCIR'CLE, v.t. ensur'cl. [from circle.] [.] 1. To inclose or surround with a circle or ring, or with any thing in a circular form. [.] 2. To encompass; to surround; to environ. [.] 3. To embrace; as, to encircle one in the arms.
19088	encircled	[.] ENCIR'CLED, ppr. Surrounded with a circle; encompassed; environed; embraced.
19089	encirclet	[.] ENCIR'CLET, n. A circle; a ring.
19090	encircling	[.] ENCIR'CLING, ppr. Surrounding with a circle or ring; encompassing; embracing.
19091	enclitic	[.] ENCLIT'IC, a. [Gr. inclined; to incline.] [.] 1. Leaning; inclining, or inclined. In grammar, an enclitic particle or word,is one which is so closely united to another as to seem to be a part of it; as que, ne, and ve, in virumque, nonne, aliusve. [.] 2. Throwing ...
19092	enclitically	[.] ENCLIT'ICALLY, adv. In an enclitic manner; by throwing the accent back.
19093	enclitics	[.] ENCLIT'ICS, a. In grammar, the art of declining and conjugating words.
19094	enclose	[.] ENCLOSE. [See Inclose.]
19095	enclouded	[.] ENCLOUD'ED, a. [from cloud.] Covered with clouds.
19096	encoach	[.] ENCOACH, v.t. To carry in a coach..
19097	encoffin	[.] ENCOF'FIN, v.t. To put in a coffin.
19098	encoffined	[.] ENCOF'FINED, pp. Inclosed in a coffin. [.]
19099	encomber	[.] ENCOM'BER, [See Encumber.]
19100	encomberment	[.] ENCOM'BERMENT, n. Molestation. [Not used.]
19101	encomiast	[.] ENCO'MIAST, n. One who praises another; a panegyrist; one who utters or writes commendations.
19102	encomiastic	[.] ENCOMIAS'TIC
19103	encomiastical	[.] ENCOMIAS'TICAL, a. Bestowing praise; praising; commending; laudatory; as an encomiastic address or discourse.
19104	encomium	[.] ENCO'MIUM, n. plu. encomiums. Praise; panegyric; commendation. Men are quite as willing to receive as to bestow encomiums.
19105	encompass	...
19106	encompassed	[.] ENCOM'PASSED, pp. Encircled; surrounded; inclosed; shut in.
19107	encompassing	[.] ENCOM'PASSING, ppr. Encircling; surrounding; confining.
19108	encompassment	[.] ENCOM'PASSMENT, n. A surrounding. [.] 1. A going round; circumlocution in speaking.
19109	encore	[.] ENCO'RE, a. French word, pronounced nearly ongkore,and signifying, again, once more; used by the auditors and spectators of plays and other sports, when they call for a repetition of a particular part. [.] ENCO'RE, v.t. To call for a repetition of a particular ...
19110	encounter	[.] ENCOUNT'ER, n. [L. contra, against,or rather rencontre.] [.] 1. A meeting, particularly a sudden or accidental meeting of two or more persons. [.] [.] To shun th' encounter of the vulgar crowd. [.] 2. A meeting in contest; a single combat, on a sudden meeting ...
19111	encountered	[.] ENCOUNT'ERED, pp. Met face to face; met in opposition or hostility; opposed.
19112	encounterer	[.] ENCOUNT'ERER, n. One who encounters; an opponent; an antagonist.
19113	encountering	[.] ENCOUNT'ERING, ppr. Meeting; meeting in opposition, or in battle; opposing; resisting.
19114	encourage	[.] ENCOUR'AGE, v.t. enkur'rage. To give courage to; to give or increase confidence of success; to inspire with courage, spirit, or strength of mind; to embolden; to animate; to incite; to inspirit. [.] [.] But charge Joshua, and encourage him. Deut. 3.
19115	encouraged	[.] ENCOUR'AGED, pp. Emboldened; inspirited; animated; incited.
19116	encouragement	[.] ENCOUR'AGEMENT, n. The act of giving courage, or confidence of success; incitement to action or to practice; incentive. We ought never to neglect the encouragement of youth in generous deeds. The praise of good men serves as an encouragement of virtue and heroism. [.] 1. ...
19117	encourager	[.] ENCOUR'AGER, n. One who encourages,incites or stimulates to action; one who supplies incitements, either by counsel, reward or means of execution. [.] [.] The pope is a master of polite learning and a great encourager of arts.
19118	encouraging	[.] ENCOUR'AGING, ppr. Inspiring with hope and confidence; exciting courage. [.] 1. Furnishing ground to hope for success; as an encouraging prospect.
19119	encouragingly	[.] ENCOUR'AGINGLY, adv. In a manner to give courage, or hope of success.
19120	encradle	[.] ENCRA'DLE, v.t. [en and cradle.] To lay in a cradle.
19121	encrimson	[.] ENCRIM'SON, v.t. s as z. To cover with a crimson color.
19122	encrimsoned	[.] ENCRIM'SONED, pp. Covered with a crimson color.
19123	encrinite	[.] EN'CRINITE, n. [Gr. a lily.] Stone-lily; a fossil zoophyte, formed of many joints, all perforated by some starry form.
19124	encrisped	[.] ENCRISP'ED, a. [from crisp] Curled; formed in curls.
19125	encroach	[.] ENCROACH, v.i. [Eng. crook.] Primarily, to catch as with a hook. Hence, [.] 1. To enter on the rights and possession of another; to intrude; to take possession of what belongs to another, by gradual advances into his limits or jurisdiction, and usurping a part ...
19126	encroacher	[.] ENCROACHER, n. One who enters on and takes possession of what is not his own, by gradual steps. [.] 1. One who makes gradual advances beyond his rights.
19127	encroaching	[.] ENCROACHING, ppr. Entering on and taking possession of what belongs to another. [.] ENCROACHING, a. Tending or apt to encroach. [.] [.] The encroaching spirit of power.
19128	encroachingly	[.] ENCROACHINGLY, adv. By way of encroachment.
19129	encroachment	[.] ENCROACHMENT, n. The entering gradually on the rights or possessions of another, and taking possession; unlawful intrusion; advance into the territories or jurisdiction of another,by silent means, or without right. [.] 1. That which is taken by encroaching on another. [.] 2. ...
19130	encrust	[.] ENCRUST', v.t. To cover with a crust. It is written also incrust.
19131	encumber	[.] ENCUM'BER, v.t. [.] 1. To load; to clog; to impede motion with a load, burden or any thing inconvenient to the limbs; to render motion or operation difficult or laborious. [.] 2. To embarrass; to perplex; to obstruct. [.] 3. To load with debts; as, an estate ...
19132	encumbered	[.] ENCUM'BERED, pp. Loaded; impeded in motion or operation, by a burden or difficulties; loaded with debts.
19133	encumbering	[.] ENCUM'BERING, ppr. Loading; clogging; rendering motion or operation difficult; loading with debts.
19134	encumbrance	[.] ENCUM'BRANCE, n. A load; any thing that impedes motion, or renders it difficult and laborious; clog; impediment. [.] 1. Useless addition or load. [.] [.] Strip from the branching Alps their piny load, [.] [.] The huge encumbrance of horrific wood. [.] 2. ...
19135	encyclical	[.] ENCYC'LICAL, a. [Gr. a circle.] Circular; sent to many persons or places; intended for many, or for a whole order of men. [This word is not used. We now use circular.]
19136	encyclopedia	[.] ENCYCLOPE'DIA
19137	encyclopedian	[.] ENCYCLOPE'DIAN, a. Embracing the whole circle of learning.
19138	encyclopedist	[.] ENCYCLOPE'DIST, n. The compiler of an Encyclopedia, or one who assists in such compilation.
19139	encyclopedy	[.] ENCYCLOPE'DY, n. [Gr. in, a circle, and instruction; instruction in a circle, or circle of instruction.] [.] The circle of sciences; a general system of instruction or knowledge. More particularly, a collection of the principal facts, principles and discoveries, in ...
19140	encysted	[.] ENCYST'ED, a. [from cyst.] Inclosed in a bag, bladder or vesicle; as an encysted tumor.
19141	end	[.] END, n. [.] 1. The extreme point of a line, or of anything that has more length than breadth; as the end of a house; the end of a table; the end of a finger; the end of a chain or rope. When bodies or figures have equal dimensions, or equal length and breadth, ...
19142	endamage	[.] ENDAM'AGE, v.t. [from damage.] To bring loss or damage to; to harm; to injure; to mischief; to prejudice. [.] [.] The trial hath endamaged thee no way. [.] [.] So thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings. [.] Ezra.4.
19143	endamaged	[.] ENDAM'AGED, pp. Harmed; injured.
19144	endamagement	[.] ENDAM'AGEMENT, n. Damage; loss; injury.
19145	endamaging	[.] ENDAM'AGING, ppr. Harming; injuring.
19146	endanger	[.] ENDANGER, v.t. [from danger.] To put in hazard; to bring into danger or peril; to expose to loss or injury. We dread any thing that endangers our life, our peace or our happiness. [.] 1. To incur the hazard of. [Unusual.]
19147	endangered	[.] ENDANGERED, pp. Exposed to loss or injury.
19148	endangering	[.] ENDANGERING, ppr. Putting in hazard; exposing to loss or injury. [.] ENDANGERING, n. Injury; damage.
19149	endangerment	[.] ENDANGERMENT, n. Hazard; danger.
19150	endear	[.] ENDE'AR, v.t. [from dear.] To make dear; to make more beloved. The distress of a friend endears him to us, by exciting our sympathy. [.] 1. To raise the price. [Not in use.]
19151	endeared	[.] ENDE'ARED, pp. Rendered dear, beloved, or more beloved.
19152	endearing	[.] ENDE'ARING, ppr. Making dear or more beloved.
19153	endearment	[.] ENDE'ARMENT, n. The cause of love; that which excites or increases affection, particularly that which excites tenderness of affection. [.] [.] Her first endearments twining round the soul. [.] 1. The state of being beloved; tender affection.
19154	endeavor	[.] ENDEAV'OR, n. endev'or. An effort; an essay; an attempt; an exertion of physical strength, or the intellectual powers, towards the attainment of an object. [.] [.] The bold and sufficient pursue their game with more passion, endeavor and application, and therefore ...
19155	endeavored	[.] ENDEAV'ORED, pp. Essayed; attempted.
19156	endeavorer	[.] ENDEAV'ORER, n. One who makes an effort or attempt.
19157	endeavoring	[.] ENDEAV'ORING, ppr. Making an effort or efforts; striving; essaying; attempting.
19158	endecagon	[.] ENDEC'AGON, n. A plain figure of eleven sides and angles.
19159	endeictic	[.] ENDEI'CTIC, a. [Gr. to show.] Showing; exhibiting. An endeictic dialogue, in the Platonic philosophy, is one which exhibits a specimen of skill.
19160	endemial	[.] ENDE'MIAL, a. [Gr. people.] Peculiar to a people or nation. An endemic disease, is one to which the inhabitants of a particular country are peculiarly subject, and which, for that reason, may be supposed to proceed from local causes, as bad air or water. The epithet ...
19161	endemic	[.] ENDEM'IC
19162	endemical	[.] ENDEM'ICAL
19163	endenize	[.] ENDEN'IZE, v.t. To make free; to naturalize; to admit to the privileges of a denizen. [Little used.]
19164	endenizen	[.] ENDEN'IZEN, v.t. [from denizen.] To naturalize.
19165	endict	[.] ENDICT,ENDICTMENT. [See Indict, Indictment.]
19166	endictment	[.] ENDICT,ENDICTMENT. [See Indict, Indictment.]
19167	ending	[.] END'ING, ppr. [from end.] Terminating; closing; concluding. [.] END'ING, n. Termination; conclusion. [.] 1. In grammar, the terminating syllable or letter of a word.
19168	endite	[.] ENDITE. [See Indite.]
19169	endive	[.] EN'DIVE, n. [L. intybum.] A species of plant, of the genus Cichorium or succory; used as a salad.
19170	endless	[.] END'LESS, a. [See End.] Without end; having no end or conclusion; applied to length, and to duration; as an endless line; endless progression; endless duration; endless bliss. [.] 1. Perpetual; incessant; continual; as endless praise; endless clamor.
19171	endlessly	[.] END'LESSLY, adv. Without end or termination; as, to extend a line endlessly. [.] 1. Incessantly; perpetually; continually.
19172	endlessness	[.] END'LESSNESS, n. Extension without end or limit. [.] 1. Perpetuity; endless duration.
19173	endlong	[.] END'LONG, adv. In a line; with the end forward. [Little used.]
19174	endoctrine	[.] ENDOC'TRINE, v.t. To teach; to indoctrinate. [See the latter word.]
19175	endorse	[.] ENDORSE, ENDORSEMENT. [See Indorse, Indorsement.]
19176	endorsement	[.] ENDORSE, ENDORSEMENT. [See Indorse, Indorsement.]
19177	endoss	[.] ENDOSS', v.t. To engrave or carve.
19178	endow	[.] ENDOW', v.t. [L. dos, doto, or a different Celtic root.] [.] 1. To furnish with a portion of goods or estate, called dower; to settle a dower on, as on a married woman or widow. [.] [.] A wife is by law entitled to be endowed of all lands and tenements, of which ...
19179	endowed	[.] ENDOW'ED, pp. Furnished with a portion of estate;having dower settled on; supplied with a permanent fund; indued.
19180	endowing	[.] ENDOW'ING, ppr. Settling a dower on; furnishing with a permanent fund; inducing.
19181	endowment	[.] ENDOW'MENT, n. The act of settling dower on a woman, or of settling a fund or permanent provision for the support of a parson or vicar, or of a professor, &c. [.] 1. That which is bestowed or settled on; property, fund or revenue permanently appropriated to any ...
19182	endrudge	[.] ENDRUDGE, v.t. endruj'. To make a drudge or slave. [Not used.]
19183	endue	[.] ENDU'E, v.t. [L. induo.] To indue, which see.
19184	endurable	[.] ENDU'RABLE, a. That can be borne or suffered.
19185	endurance	[.] ENDU'RANCE, n. [See Endure.] Continuance; a state of lasting or duration; lastingness. [.] 1. A bearing or suffering; a continuing under pain or distress without resistance, or without sinking or yielding to the pressure; sufferance; patience. [.] [.] Their fortitude ...
19186	endure	[.] ENDU'RE, v.t. [L. durus, duro.] [.] 1. To last; to continue in the same state without perishing; to remain; to abide. [.] [.] The Lord shall endure forever. Ps.9. [.] [.] He shall hold it [his house] fast, but it shall not endure. Job.8. [.] 2. To bear; ...
19187	endured	[.] ENDU'RED, pp. Borne; suffered; sustained.
19188	endurer	[.] ENDU'RER, n. One who bears, suffers or sustains. [.] 1. He or that which continues long.
19189	enduring	[.] ENDU'RING, ppr. Lasting; continuing without perishing; bearing; sustaining; supporting with patience, or without opposition or yielding. [.] 1. Lasting long; permanent.
19190	endwise	[.] END'WISE, adv. On the end; erectly; in an upright position. [.] 1. With the end forward.
19191	enecate	[.] EN'ECATE, v.t. [L. eneco.] To kill. [Not in use.]
19192	eneid	[.] E'NEID, n. [L. Eneis.] A heroic poem, written by Virgil, in which Eneas is the hero.
19193	enemy	[.] EN'EMY, n. [L. inimicus.] [.] 1. A foe; an adversary. A private enemy is one who hates another and wishes him injury, or attempts to do him injury to gratify his own malice or ill will. A public enemy or foe, is one who belongs to a nation or party, at war with ...
19194	energetic	[.] ENERGET'IC
19195	energetical	[.] ENERGET'ICAL, a. [Gr. work. See Energy.] [.] 1. Operating with force, vigor and effect; forcible; powerful; efficacious. We say, the public safety required energetic measures. The vicious inclinations of men can be restrained only by energetic laws. [Energic is ...
19196	energetically	[.] ENERGET'ICALLY, adv. With force and vigor; with energy and effect.
19197	energize	[.] EN'ERGIZE, v.i. [from energy.] To act with force; to operate with vigor; to act in producing an effect. [.] EN'ERGIZE, v.t. To give strength or force to; to give active vigor to.
19198	energized	[.] EN'ERGIZED, pp. Invigorated.
19199	energizer	[.] EN'ERGIZER, n. He or that which gives energy; he or that which acts in producing an effect.
19200	energizing	[.] EN'ERGIZING, ppr. Giving energy, force or vigor; acting with force.
19201	energy	[.] EN'ERGY, n. [Gr. work.] [.] 1. Internal or inherent power; the power of operating, whether exerted or not; as men possessing energies sometimes suffer them to lie inactive. Danger will rouse the dormant energies of our natures into action. [.] 2. Power exerted; ...
19202	enervate	[.] ENERV'ATE, a. [infra.] Weakened; weak; without strength or force. [.] 1. To deprive of nerve, force or strength; to weaken; to render feeble. Idleness and voluptuous indulgences enervate the body. Vices and luxury enervate the strength of state. [.] 2. To cut ...
19203	enervated	[.] EN'ERVATED, pp. Weakened; enfeebled; emasculated.
19204	enervating	[.] EN'ERVATING, ppr. Depriving of strength, force or vigor; weakening; enfeebling.
19205	enervation	[.] ENERVA'TION, n. The act of weakening, or reducing strength. [.] 1. The state of being weakened; effeminacy.
19206	enerve	[.] ENERVE, v.t. everv'. To weaken; the same as enervate.
19207	enfamish	[.] ENFAM'ISH, v.t. To famish. [See Famish.]
19208	enfeeble	[.] ENFEE'BLE, v.t. [from feeble.] To deprive of strength; to reduce the strength or force of; to weaken; to debilitate; to enervate. Intemperance enfeebles the body, and induces premature infirmity. Excessive grief and melancholy enfeeble the mind. Long wars enfeeble ...
19209	enfeebled	[.] ENFEE'BLED, pp. Weakened; deprived of strength or vigor.
19210	enfeeblement	[.] ENFEE'BLEMENT, n. The act of weakening; enervation.
19211	enfeebling	[.] ENFEE'BLING, ppr. Weakening; debilitating; enervating.
19212	enfeloned	[.] ENFEL'ONED, a. [See Felon.] Fierce; cruel.
19213	enfeoff	[.] ENFEOFF, v.t. enfeff'. [Law L. feaffo, feoffare, from fief, which see.] [.] 1. To give one a feud; hence, to invest with a fee; to give to another any corporeal hereditament, in fee simple or fee tail, by livery of seizin. [.] 2. To surrender or give up. [Not ...
19214	enfeoffed	[.] ENFEOFF'ED, pp. Invested with the fee of any corporeal hereditament.
19215	enfeoffing	[.] ENFEOFF'ING, ppr. Giving to one the fee simple of any corporeal hereditament.
19216	enfeoffment	[.] ENFEOFF'MENT, n. The act of giving the fee simple of an estate. [.] 1. The instrument or deed by which one is invested with the fee of an estate.
19217	enfetter	[.] ENFET'TER, v.t. To fetter; to bind in fetters.
19218	enfever	[.] ENFE'VER, v.t. To excite fever in.
19219	enfierce	[.] ENFIERCE, v.t. enfers'. To make fierce. [Not in use.]
19220	enfilade	[.] ENFILA'DE, n. [L. filum.] A line or straight passage; or the situation of a place which may be seen or scoured with shot all the length of a line, or in the direction of a line. [.] ENFILA'DE, v.t. [from the noun.] To pierce, scour or rake with shot, in the ...
19221	enfiladed	[.] ENFILA'DED, pp. Pierced or raked in a line.
19222	enfilading	[.] ENFILA'DING, ppr. Piercing or sweeping in a line.
19223	enfire	[.] ENFI'RE, v.t. To inflame; to set on fire. [Not used.]
19224	enforce	[.] ENFO'RCE, v.t. [.] 1. To give strength to; to strengthen; to invigorate. [See Def.5.] [.] 2. To make or gain by force; to force; as, to enforce a passage. [.] 3. To put in act by violence; to drive. [.] [.] Stones enforced from the old Assyrian slings. [.] 4. ...
19225	enforceable	[.] ENFO'RCEABLE, a. That may be enforced.
19226	enforced	[.] ENFO'RCED, pp. Strengthened; gained by force; driven; compelled; urged; carried into effect.
19227	enforcedly	[.] ENFO'RCEDLY, adv. By violence; not by choice.
19228	enforcement	[.] ENFO'RCEMENT, n. The act of enforcing; compulsion; force applied. [.] 1. That which gives energy or effect; sanction. The penalties of law are enforcements. [.] 2. Motive of conviction; urgent evidence. [.] 3. Pressing exigence; that which urges or constrains. [.] 4. ...
19229	enforcer	[.] ENFO'RCER, n. One who compels, constrains or urges; one who effects by violence; one who carries into effect.
19230	enforcing	[.] ENFO'RCING, ppr. Giving force or strength; compelling; urging; constraining; putting in execution.
19231	enform	[.] ENFORM', v.t. To form; to fashion. [See Form.]
19232	enfouldered	[.] ENFOUL'DERED, a. Mixed with lightning. [Not in use.] [.] 1. To make free of a city, corporation or state; to admit to the privileges of a freeman. The English colonies were enfranchised by special charters. [.] 2. To free or release from custody. [.] 3. To ...
19233	enfranchised	[.] ENFRAN'CHISED, pp. Set free; released from bondage. [.] 1. Admitted to the rights and privileges of freemen.
19234	enfranchisement	[.] ENFRAN'CHISEMENT, n. Release from slavery or custody. [.] 1. The admission of persons to the freedom of a corporation or state; investiture with the privileges of free citizens; the incorporating of a person into any society or body politic.
19235	enfranchiser	[.] ENFRAN'CHISER, n. One who enfranchises.
19236	enfranchising	[.] ENFRAN'CHISING, ppr. Setting free from slavery or custody; admitting to the rights and privileges of denizens or free citizens in a state, or to the privileges of a free man in a corporation.
19237	enfroward	[.] ENFRO'WARD, v.t. To make froward or perverse. [Not used.]
19238	enfrozen	[.] ENFRO'ZEN, a. Frozen; congealed. [Not used.]
19239	engage	[.] ENGA'GE, v.t. [.] 1. To make liable for a debt to a creditor; to bind one's self as surety. [.] 2. To pawn; to stake as a pledge. [.] 3. To enlist; to bring into a party; as, to engage men for service; to engage friends to aid in a cause. [.] 4. To embark ...
19240	engaged	[.] ENGA'GED, pp. or a. Pledged; promised; enlisted; gained and attached; attracted and fixed; embarked; earnestly employed; zealous.
19241	engagedly	[.] ENGA'GEDLY, adv. With earnestness; with attachment.
19242	engagedness	[.] ENGA'GEDNESS, n. The state of being seriously and earnestly occupied; zeal; animation.
19243	engagement	[.] ENGA'GEMENT, n. The act of pawning, pledging or making liable for debt. [.] 1. Obligation by agreement or contract. Men are often more ready to make engagements than to fulfil them. [.] 2. Adherence to a party or cause; partiality. [.] 3. Occupation; employment ...
19244	engager	[.] ENGA'GER, n. One that enters into an engagement or agreement.
19245	engaging	[.] ENGA'GING, ppr. Pawning; making liable for debt; enlisting; bringing into a party or cause; promising; binding; winning and attaching; encountering; embarking. [.] 1. Winning; attractive; tending to draw the attention or the affections; pleasing; as engaging manners ...
19246	engagingly	[.] ENGA'GINGLY, adv. In a manner to win the affections.
19247	engallant	[.] ENGAL'LANT, v.t. To make a gallant of. [Not used.]
19248	engaol	[.] ENGAOL, v.t. enja'le. To imprison. [not used.]
19249	engarboil	[.] ENG`ARBOIL, v.t. To disorder. [Not in used.]
19250	engarland	[.] ENG`ARLAND, v.t. To encircle with a garland.
19251	engarrison	[.] ENGAR'RISON, v.t. To furnish with a garrison; to defend or protect by a garrison.
19252	engastrimuth	[.] ENGAS'TRIMUTH, n. A ventriloquist.
19253	engender	[.] ENGEN'DER, v.t. [L. gener, genero, geno, gigno. See Generate.] [.] 1. To beget between the different sexes; to form in embryo. [.] 2. To produce; to cause to exist; to cause to bring forth. Meteors are engendered in the atmosphere; worms are sometimes engendered ...
19254	engendered	[.] ENGEN'DERED, pp. Begotten; caused; produced.
19255	engenderer	[.] ENGEN'DERER, n. He or that which engenders.
19256	engendering	[.] ENGEN'DERING, ppr. Begetting; causing to be; producing.
19257	engild	[.] ENGILD', v.t. To gild; to brighten.
19258	engine	[.] EN'GINE, n. [L. ingenium.] [.] 1. In mechanics, a compound machine, or artificial instrument, composed of different parts, and intended to produce some effect by the help of the mechanical powers; as a pump, a windlas, a capstan, a fire engine, a steam engine. [.] 2. ...
19259	engineer	[.] ENGINEE'R, n. In the military art, a person skilled in mathematics and mechanics, who forms plans of works for offense or defense, and marks out the ground for fortifications. Engineers are also employed in delineating plans and superintending the construction of ...
19260	enginery	[.] EN'GINERY, n. en'ginry. The act of managing engines or artillery. [.] 1. Engines in general; artillery; instruments of war. [.] 2. Machination.
19261	engird	[.] ENGIRD', v.t. [See Gird.] To surround; to encircle; to encompass.
19262	engirded	[.] ENGIRD'ED
19263	engirding	[.] ENGIRD'ING, ppr. Encircling; surrounding.
19264	engirt	[.] ENGIRT', pp. Surrounded; encompassed.
19265	englad	[.] ENGLAD', v.t. To make glad; to cause to rejoice.
19266	englaimed	[.] ENGLA'IMED, a. Furred; clammy. [Not used.]
19267	england	[.] ENGLAND, n. [See English.]
19268	english	[.] ENGLISH, a. ing'glish. [L. ango, from the sense of pressing, depression, laying, which gives the sense of level.] [.] Belonging to England, or to its inhabitants. [.] ENGLISH, n. The people of England. [.] 1. The language of England or of the English nation, ...
19269	englished	[.] ENGLISHED, pp. Rendered into English.
19270	englishry	[.] ENGLISHRY, n. The state or privilege of being an Englishman. [Not used.]
19271	englut	[.] ENGLUT', v.t. [L. glutio.] [.] 1. To swallow. [.] 2. To fill; to glut. [This word is little used. See Glut.]
19272	engore	[.] ENGO'RE, v.t. To pierce; to gore. [See Gore.]
19273	engorge	[.] ENGORGE, v.t. engorj'. To swallow;; to devour; to gorge; properly, to swallow with greediness, or in large quantities. [.] ENGORGE, v.t. engorj'. To devour; to feed with eagerness or voracity.
19274	engorged	[.] ENGORG'ED, pp. Swallowed with greediness, or in large draughts.
19275	engorgement	[.] ENGORGEMENT, n. engorj'ment. the act of swallowing greedily; a devouring with voracity.
19276	engorging	[.] ENGORG'ING, ppr. Swallowing with voracity.
19277	engraft	[.] ENGR`AFT, v.t. To ingraft, which see.
19278	engrail	[.] ENGRA'IL, v.t. In heraldry, to variegate; to spot as with hail; to indent or make ragged at the edges, as if broken with hail; to indent in curve lines.
19279	engrailed	[.] ENGRA'ILED, pp. Variegated; spotted.
19280	engrain	[.] ENGRA'IN, v.t. [from grain.] To dye in grain, or in the raw material to dye deep.
19281	engrained	[.] ENGRA'INED, pp. Dyed in the grain; as engrained carpets.
19282	engraining	[.] ENGRA'INING, ppr. Dyeing in the grain.
19283	engrapple	[.] ENGRAP'PLE, v.t. [from grapple. To grapple; to seize and hold; to close in and hold fast. [See Grapple, which is generally used.]
19284	engrasp	[.] ENGR`ASP, v.t. [from grasp.] To seize with a clasping hold; to hold fast by inclosing or embracing; to gripe. [See Grasp, which is generally used.]
19285	engrave	[.] ENGRA'VE, v.t. pret. engraved; pp. engraved or engraven. [.] Literally, to scratch or scrape. Hence, [.] 1. To cut, as metals, stones or other hard substances, with a chisel or graver; to cut figures, letters or devices, on stone or metal; to mark by incision. [.] [.] Thou ...
19286	engraved	[.] ENGRA'VED
19287	engravement	[.] ENGRA'VEMENT, n. Engraved work; act of engraving.
19288	engraven	[.] ENGRA'VEN, pp. Cut or marked,as with a chisel or graver; imprinted; deeply impressed.
19289	engraver	[.] ENGRA'VER, n. One who engraves; a cutter of letters, figures or devices, on stone, metal or wood; a sculptor; a carver.
19290	engravery	[.] ENGRA'VERY, n. The work of an engraver. [Little used.]
19291	engraving	...
19292	engrieve	[.] ENGRIE'VE, v.t. To grieve; to pain. [See Grieve.]
19293	engross	[.] ENGRO'SS, v.t. [.] 1. Primarily, to make thick or gross; to thicken. [Not now used.] [.] 2. To make larger; to increase in bulk. [Not used.] [.] 3. To seize in the gross; to take the whole; as, worldly cares engross the attention of most men, but neither ...
19294	engrossed	[.] ENGRO'SSED, pp. Made thick; taken in the whole; purchased in large quantities for sale; written in large fair characters.
19295	engrosser	[.] ENGRO'SSER, n. He or that which takes the whole; a person who purchases the whole or such quantities of articles in a market as to raise the price. [.] 1. One who copies a writing in large, fair characters.
19296	engrossing	[.] ENGRO'SSING, ppr. Taking the whole; buying commodities in such quantities as to raise the price in market. [.] 1. Writing correct copies in large, fair characters.
19297	engrossment	[.] ENGRO'SSMENT, n. The act of engrossing; the act of taking the whole. [.] 1. The appropriation of things in the gross, or in exorbitant quantities; exorbitant acquisition.
19298	enguard	[.] ENGU`ARD, v.t. [See Guard.] To guard; to defend.
19299	engulf	[.] ENGULF', v.t. To throw or to absorb in a gulf.
19300	engulfed	[.] ENGULF'ED, pp. Absorbed in a whirlpool, or in a deep abyss or gulf.
19301	engulfment	[.] ENGULF'MENT, n. An absorption in a gulf, or deep cavern, or vortex.
19302	enhance	[.] ENH`ANCE, v.t. enh`ans. [.] 1. To raise; to lift; applied to material things by Spenser, but this application is entirely obsolete. [.] 2. To raise; to advance; to highthen; applied to price or value. War enhances the price of provisions; it enhances rents, ...
19303	enhanced	[.] ENH`ANCED, pp. Raised; advanced; highthened; increased.
19304	enhancement	[.] ENH`ANCEMENT, n. Rise; increase; augmentation; as the enhancement of value,price, enjoyment, pleasure, beauty. [.] 1. Increase; aggravation; as the enhancement of evil, grief, punishment, guilt or crime.
19305	enhancer	[.] ENH`ANCER, n. One who enhances; he or that which raises price, &c.
19306	enhancing	[.] ENH`ANCING, ppr. Raising; increasing; augmenting; aggravating.
19307	enharbor	[.] ENH`ARBOR, v.i. To dwell in or inhabit.
19308	enharden	[.] ENH`ARDEN, v.t. To harden; to encourage.
19309	enharmonic	[.] ENHARMON'IC, a. [from harmonic, harmony.] In music, an epithet applied to such species of composition, as proceed on very small intervals, or smaller intervals that the diatonic and chromatic. An enharmonic interval is the eighth of a tone.
19310	enigma	[.] ENIG'MA, n. [L. oenigma; Gr. to hint.] A dark saying, in which some known thing is concealed under obscure language; an obscure question; a riddle. A question, saying or painting, containing a hidden meaning,which is proposed to be guessed.
19311	enigmatic	[.] ENIGMAT'IC
19312	enigmatical	[.] ENIGMAT'ICAL, a. Relating to or containing a riddle; obscure; darkly expressed; ambiguous. [.] 1. Obscurely conceived or apprehended.
19313	enigmatically	[.] ENIGMAT'ICALLY, adv. In an obscure manner; in a sense different from that which the words in common acceptation imply.
19314	enigmatist	[.] ENIG'MATIST, n. A maker or dealer in enigmas and riddles.
19315	enigmatize	[.] ENIG'MATIZE, v.i. To utter or form enigmas; to deal in riddles.
19316	enigmatography	[.] ENIGMATOG'RAPHY
19317	enigmatology	[.] ENIGMATOL'OGY, n. The art of making riddles; or the art of solving them.
19318	enjoin	[.] ENJOIN', v.t. [L. injungo. See Join. We observe that the primary sense of join is to set, extend or lay to, to throw to or on; otherwise the sense of order or command could not spring from it.To enjoin is to set or lay to or on.] [.] 1. To order or direct with ...
19319	enjoined	[.] ENJOIN'ED, pp. Ordered; directed; admonished with authority; commanded.
19320	enjoiner	[.] ENJOIN'ER, n. One who enjoins.
19321	enjoining	[.] ENJOIN'ING, ppr. Ordering; directing.
19322	enjoinment	[.] ENJOIN'MENT, n. Direction; command; authoritative admonition.
19323	enjoy	[.] ENJOY', v.t. [.] 1. To feel or perceive with pleasure; to take pleasure or satisfaction in the possession or experience of. We enjoy the dainties of a feast,the conversation of friends, and our own meditations. [.] [.] I could enjoy the pangs of death, [.] [.] And ...
19324	enjoyable	[.] ENJOY'ABLE, a. Capable of being enjoyed.
19325	enjoyed	[.] ENJOY'ED, pp. Perceived with pleasure or satisfaction; possessed or used with pleasure; occupied with content.
19326	enjoyer	[.] ENJOY'ER, n. One who enjoys.
19327	enjoying	[.] ENJOY'ING, ppr. Feeling with pleasure; possessing with satisfaction.
19328	enjoyment	[.] ENJOY'MENT, n. Pleasure; satisfaction; agreeable sensations; fruition. [.] 1. Possession with satisfaction; occupancy of any thing good or desirable; as the enjoyment of an estate; the enjoyment of civil and religious privileges.
19329	enkindle	[.] ENKIN'DLE, v.t. [from kindle.] To kindle; to set on fire; to inflame; as, to enkindle sparks into a flame. In this literal sense, kindle is generally used. [.] 1. To excite; to rouse into action; to inflame; as, to enkindle the passions into a flame; to enkindle ...
19330	enkindled	[.] ENKIN'DLED, pp. Set on fire; inflamed; roused into action; excited.
19331	enkindling	[.] ENKIN'DLING, ppr. Setting on fire; inflaming; rousing; exciting.
19332	enlard	[.] ENL`ARD, v.t. To cover with lard or grease; to baste.
19333	enlarge	[.] ENL`ARGE, v.t. enlarj. [from large.] To make greater in quantity or dimensions; to extend in limits, breadth or side; to expand in bulk. Every man desires to enlarge his possessions; the prince, his dominions. and the landholder, his farm. The body is enlarged ...
19334	enlarged	[.] ENL`ARGED, pp. Increased in bulk; extended in dimension; expanded; dilated; augmented; released from confinement or straits.
19335	enlargedly	[.] ENL`ARGEDLY, adv. With enlargement.
19336	enlargement	[.] ENL`ARGEMENT, n. Increase of size or bulk, real or apparent; extension of dimensions or limits; augmentation; dilatation; expansion. The enlargement of bulk may be by accretion or addition; of dimensions, by spreading, or by additions to length and breadth; of a sum ...
19337	enlarger	[.] ENL`ARGER, n. He or that which enlarges, increases, extends or expands; an amplifier.
19338	enlarging	[.] ENL`ARGING, ppr. Increasing in bulk; extending in dimension; expanding; making free or liberal; speaking diffusively. [.] ENL`ARGING, n. Enlargement.
19339	enlight	[.] ENLI'GHT, v.t. enli'te. To illuminate; to enlighten. [.] [See Enlighten. Enlight is rarely used.]
19340	enlighten	[.] ENLI'GHTEN, v.t. enli'tn. [from light.] [.] 1. To make light; to shed light on; to supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun enlightens the earth. [.] [.] His lightnings enlightened the world. Ps.97. [.] 2. To quicken in the faculty of vision; to enable ...
19341	enlightened	[.] ENLI'GHTENED, pp. Rendered light; illuminated; instructed; informed; furnished with clear views.
19342	enlightener	[.] ENLI'GHTENER, n. One who illuminates; he or that which communicates light to the eye, or clear views to the mind.
19343	enlightening	[.] ENLI'GHTENING, ppr. Illuminating; giving light to; instructing.
19344	enlink	[.] ENLINK', v.t. [from link.] To chain to; to connect.
19345	enlist	[.] ENLIST', v.t. [See List.] To enroll; to register; to enter a name on a list. [.] 1. To engage in public service, by entering the name in a register; as, an officer enlists men. [.] ENLIST', v.i. To engage in public service, by subscribing articles, or enrolling ...
19346	enlistment	[.] ENLIST'MENT, n. The act of enlisting; the writing by which a soldier is bound.
19347	enliven	[.] ENLI'VEN, v.t. enli'vn. [from life, live.] Literally, to give life. Hence, [.] 1. To give action or motion to; to make vigorous or active; to excite; as, fresh fuel enlivens a fire. [.] 2. To give spirit or vivacity to; to animate; to make sprightly. social ...
19348	enlivened	[.] ENLI'VENED, pp. Made more active; excited; animated; made cheerful or gay.
19349	enlivener	[.] ENLI'VENER, n. He or that which enlivens or animates; he or that which invigorates.
19350	enlivening	[.] ENLI'VENING, ppr. Giving life, spirit or animation; inspiriting; invigorating; making vivacious, springtly or cheerful.
19351	enlumine	[.] ENLU'MINE, v.t. To illumine; to enlighten. [See the latter words.]
19352	enmarble	[.] ENMAR'BLE, v.t. To make hard as marble; to harden.
19353	enmesh	[.] ENMESH', v.t. [from mesh.] To net; to entangle to entrap.
19354	enmity	[.] EN'MITY, n. [.] 1. The quality of being an enemy; the opposite of friendship; ill will; hatred; unfriendly dispositions; malevolence. It expresses more than aversion and less than malice,and differs from displeasure in denoting a fixed or rooted hatred, whereas ...
19355	enneacontahedral	[.] ENNEACONTAHE'DRAL, a. Having ninety faces.
19356	enneagon	[.] EN'NEAGON, n. [Gr. nine, an angle.] In geometry, a polygon or figure with nine sides or nine angles.
19357	enneander	[.] ENNEAN'DER, n. [Gr. nine, a male.] In botany, a plant having nine stamens.
19358	enneandrian	[.] ENNEAN'DRIAN, a. Having nine stamens.
19359	enneapetalous	[.] ENNEAPET'ALOUS, a. [Gr. nine, a leaf.] Having nine petals or flower-leaves.
19360	enneatical	[.] ENNEAT'ICAL, a. [Gr. nine.] Enneatical days, are every ninth day of a disease. Enneatical years, are every ninth year of a man's life.
19361	ennew	[.] ENNEW' v.t. To make new. [Not in use.]
19362	ennoble	[.] ENNO'BLE, v.t. [.] 1. To make noble; to raise to nobility; as, to ennoble a commoner. [.] 2. To dignify; to exalt; to aggrandize; to elevate in degree, qualities or excellence. [.] [.] What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards? [.] 3. To make famous or ...
19363	ennobled	[.] ENNO'BLED, pp. Raised to the rank of nobility; dignified; exalted in rank, excellence or value.
19364	ennoblement	[.] ENNO'BLEMENT, n. The act of advancing to nobility. [.] 1. Exaltation; elevation in degree or excellence.
19365	ennobling	[.] ENNO'BLING, ppr. Advancing to the rank of a nobleman; exalting; dignifying.
19366	ennui	[.] ENNUI, n. Weariness; heaviness; lassitude of fastidiousness.
19367	enodation	[.] ENODA'TION, n. [L. enodatio, from enodo, to clear from knots; e and nodus, a knot.] [.] 1. The act or operation of clearing of knots, or of untying. [.] 2. Solution of a difficulty. [Little used.]
19368	enode	[.] ENO'DE, a. [L. enodis; e and nodus, knot.] In botany, destitute of knots or joints; knotless.
19369	enomotarch	[.] ENOM'OTARCH,n. The commander of an enomoty.
19370	enomoty	[.] ENOM'OTY, n. [Gr. to swear.] In Lacedaemon, anciently, a body of soldiers, supposed to be thirty two; but the precise number is uncertain.
19371	enorm	[.] ENORM', a. [Not used. See Enormous.]
19372	enormity	[.] ENOR'MITY, n. [L. enormitas. See Enormous.] [.] 1. Literally, the transgression of a rule, or deviation from right. Hence, any wrong, irregular, vicious or sinful act, either in government or morals. [.] [.] We shall speak of the enormities of the government. [.] [.] This ...
19373	enormous	[.] ENOR'MOUS, a. [L. enormis; e and norma, a rule.] [.] 1. Going beyond the usual measure or rule. [.] [.] Enormous in their gait. [.] 2. Excursive; beyond the limits of a regular figure. [.] [.] The enormous part of the light in the circumference of every lucid ...
19374	enormouseness	[.] ENOR'MOUSENESS, n. The state of being enormous or excessive; greatness beyond measure.
19375	enormously	[.] ENOR'MOUSLY, adv. Excessively; beyond measure; as an opinion enormously absurd.
19376	enough	[.] ENOUGH', a. enuf'. [Heb. to rest, to be quiet or satisfied.] [.] That satisfies desire, or gives content; that may answer the purpose; that is adequate to the wants. [.] [.] She said, we have straw and provender enough. Gen.24. [.] [.] How many hired servants of my ...
19377	enounce	[.] ENOUNCE, v.t. enouns'. [L. enuncio; e and nuncio, to declare.] [.] To utter; to pronounce; to declare. [Little used.]
19378	enounced	[.] ENOUN'CED, pp. Uttered; pronounced.
19379	enouncing	[.] ENOUN'CING, ppr. Uttering; pronouncing.
19380	enow	[.] ENOW, the old plural of enough, is nearly obsolete.
19381	enquicken	[.] ENQUICK'EN, v.t. To quicken; to make alive. [Not used.]
19382	enquire	[.] ENQUIRE, usually written inquire, which see and its derivatives.
19383	enrace	[.] ENRA'CE, v.t. To implant. [Not used.]
19384	enrage	[.] ENRA'GE, v.t. To excite rage in; to exasperate; to provoke to fury or madness; to make furious.
19385	enraged	[.] ENRA'GED, pp. Made furious; exasperated; provoked to madness.
19386	enraging	[.] ENRA'GING, ppr. Exasperating; provoking to madness.
19387	enrange	[.] ENRA'NGE, v.t. To put in order; to rove over. [Not in use.]
19388	enrank	[.] ENRANK', v.t. To place in ranks or order.
19389	enrapture	[.] ENRAP'TURE, v.t. [from rapture.] To transport with pleasure; to delight beyond measure. Enrapt, in a like sense, is little used, and is hardly legitimate.
19390	enraptured	[.] ENRAP'TURED, pp. Transported with pleasure; highly delighted.
19391	enrapturing	[.] ENRAP'TURING, ppr. Transporting with pleasure; highly delighting.
19392	enravish	[.] ENRAV'ISH, v.t. [from ravish.] To throw into ecstasy; to transport with delight; to enrapture.
19393	enravished	[.] ENRAV'ISHED, pp. Transported with delight or pleasure; enraptured.
19394	enravishing	[.] ENRAV'ISHING, ppr. Throwing into ecstasy; highly delighting.
19395	enravishment	[.] ENRAV'ISHMENT, n. Ecstasy of delight; rapture.
19396	enregister	[.] ENREG'ISTER, v.t. To register; to enroll or record.
19397	enrheum	[.] ENRHEUM, v.i. To have rheum through cold.
19398	enrich	[.] ENRICH', v.t. [.] 1. To make rich, wealthy or opulent; to supply with abundant property. Agriculture, commerce and manufactures enrich a nation. War and plunder seldom enrich, more generally they impoverish a country. [.] 2. To fertilize; to supply with the ...
19399	enriched	[.] ENRICH'ED, pp. Made rich or wealthy; fertilized; supplied with that which is desirable, useful or ornamental.
19400	enricher	[.] ENRICH'ER, n. One that enriches.
19401	enriching	[.] ENRICH'ING, ppr. Making opulent; fertilizing; supplying with what is splendid, useful or ornamental.
19402	enrichment	[.] ENRICH'MENT, n. Augmentation of wealth; amplification; improvement; the addition of fertility or ornament.
19403	enridge	[.] ENRIDGE, v.t. enrij'. To form into ridges.
19404	enring	[.] ENRING', v.t. To encircle; to bind.
19405	enripen	[.] ENRI'PEN, v.t. To ripen; to bring to perfection.
19406	enrive	[.] ENRI'VE, v.t. To rive; to cleave.
19407	enrobe	[.] ENRO'BE, v.t. [from robe.] To clothe with rich attire; to attire; to invest.
19408	enrobed	[.] ENRO'BED, pp. Attired; invested.
19409	enrobing	[.] ENRO'BING, ppr. Investing; attiring.
19410	enroll	[.] ENROLL, v.t. [.] 1. To write in a roll or register; to insert a name or enter in a list or catalogue; as, men are enrolled for service. [.] 2. To record; to insert in records; to leave in writing. [.] 3. To wrap; to involve.
19411	enrolled	[.] ENROLLED, pp. Inserted in a roll or register; recorded.
19412	enroller	[.] ENROLLER, n. He that enrolls or registers.
19413	enrolling	[.] ENROLLING, ppr. Inserting in a register; recording.
19414	enrollment	[.] ENROLLMENT, n. A register; a record; a writing in which any thing is recorded. [.] 1. The act of enrolling.
19415	enroot	[.] ENROOT', v.t. [from root.] To fix by the root; to fix fast; to implant deep.
19416	enrooted	[.] ENROOT'ED, pp. Fixed by the root; planted or fixed deep.
19417	enrooting	[.] ENROOT'ING, ppr. Fixing by the root; planting deep.
19418	enround	[.] ENROUND', v.t. To environ; to surround; to inclose. [Not used.]
19419	ens	[.] ENS, n. [L. ens, part. present of esse, to be.] [.] Entity; being; existence. Among the old chimists, the power, virtue or efficacy, which certain substances exert on our bodies; or the things which are supposed to contain all the qualities or virtues of the ingredients ...
19420	ensample	[.] ENSAM'PLE, n. [ L. exemplum.] An example; a pattern or model for imitation. [.] [.] Being ensamples to the flock. 1 Pet.5. [.] ENSAM'PLE, v.t. To exemplify; to shew by example. This word is seldom used, either as a noun or a verb. [See Example.]
19421	ensanguine	[.] ENSAN'GUINE, v.t. [L. sanguis, blood; Eng. sanguine.] [.] To stain or cover with blood; to smear with gore; as an ensanguined field.
19422	ensanguined	[.] ENSAN'GUINED, pp. Suffused or stained with blood.
19423	ensate	[.] EN'SATE, a. [L. ensis, a sword.] Having sword-shaped leaves.
19424	enschedule	[.] ENSCHED'ULE, v.t. To insert in a schedule. [See Schedule.]
19425	ensconce	[.] ENSCONCE, v.t. enscons'. [from sconce.] [.] To cover, or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to protect; to secure. [.] [.] I will ensconce me behind the arras.
19426	ensconced	[.] ENSCON'CED, pp. Covered, or sheltered, as by a sconce or fort; protected; secured.
19427	ensconcing	[.] ENSCON'CING, ppr. covering, or sheltering, as by a fort.
19428	enseal	[.] ENSE'AL, v.t. [from seal.] To seal; to fix a seal on; to impress.
19429	ensealed	[.] ENSE'ALED, pp. Impressed with a seal.
19430	ensealing	[.] ENSE'ALING, ppr. Sealing; affixing a seal to. [.] ENSE'ALING, n. The act of affixing a seal to.
19431	enseam	[.] ENSE'AM, v.t. [from seam.] To sew up; to inclose by a seam or juncture of needlework.
19432	enseamed	[.] ENSE'AMED, a. Greasy. [Not in use.]
19433	ensear	[.] ENSE'AR, v.t. [from sear.] To sear; to cauterize; to close or stop by burning to hardness.
19434	ensearch	[.] ENSEARCH', v.i. enserch'. To search for; to try to find. [Not used.]
19435	ensemble	[.] ENSEM'BLE, n. One with another; on an average.
19436	enshield	[.] ENSHIE'LD, v.t. [from shield.] To shield; to cover; to protect.
19437	enshrine	[.] ENSHRI'NE, v.t. [from shrine.] To inclose in a shrine or chest; to deposit for safe-keeping in a cabinet.
19438	enshrined	[.] ENSHRI'NED, pp. Inclosed or preserved in a shrine or chest. [.] 1. Inclosed; placed as in a shrine.
19439	enshrining	[.] ENSHRI'NING, ppr. Inclosing in a shrine or cabinet.
19440	ensiferous	[.] ENSIF'EROUS, a. [L. ensis, sword, and fero, to bear.] [.] Bearing or carrying a sword.
19441	ensiform	[.] EN'SIFORM, a. [L. ensiformis; ensis, sword, and forma, form.] [.] Having the shape of a sword; as the ensiform or xiphoid cartilage; an ensiform leaf.
19442	ensign	[.] EN'SIGN, n. en'sine. [L. insigne, insignia, from signum, a mark impressed, a sign.] [.] 1. The flag or banner of a military band; a banner of colors; a standard; a figured cloth or piece of silk, attached to a staff, and usually with figures, colors or arms thereon, ...
19443	ensign-bearer	[.] EN'SIGN-BEARER, n. He that carries the flag; an ensign.
19444	ensigncy	[.] EN'SIGNCY, n. The rank, office or commission of an ensign.
19445	enskied	[.] ENSKI'ED, a. Placed in heaven; made immortal. [Not in use.]
19446	enslave	[.] ENSLA'VE, v.t. [from slave.] To reduce to slavery or bondage; to deprive of liberty and subject to the will of a master. Barbarous nations enslave their prisoners of war, but civilized men barbarously and wickedly purchase men to enslave them. [.] 1. To reduce ...
19447	enslaved	[.] ENSLA'VED, pp. Reduced to slavery or subjection.
19448	enslavement	[.] ENSLA'VEMENT, n. The state of being enslaved; slavery; bondage;servitude.
19449	enslaver	[.] ENSLA'VER, n. He who reduces another to bondage.
19450	enslaving	[.] ENSLA'VING, ppr. Reducing to bondage; depriving of liberty.
19451	ensnare	[.] ENSNARE, [See Insnare.]
19452	ensober	[.] ENSO'BER, v.t. [from sober.] To make sober.
19453	ensphere	[.] ENSPHE'RE, v.t. [from sphere.] To place in a sphere. [.] 1. To make into a sphere. [.]
19454	enstamp	[.] ENSTAMP', v.t. [from stamp.] To impress as with a stamp; to impress deeply. [.] [.] God enstamped his image on man. [.]
19455	enstamped	[.] ENSTAMP'ED, pp. Impressed deeply.
19456	enstamping	[.] ENSTAMP'ING, ppr. Impressing deeply.
19457	enstyle	[.] ENSTY'LE, v.t. To style; to name; to call. [Little used.]
19458	ensue	[.] ENSU'E, v.t. [L. sequor, to follow. See Seek.] [.] To follow; to pursue. [.] [.] Seek peace,and ensue it. l Pet.3. [.] [.] [In this sense, it is obsolete.] [.] ENSU'E, v.i. To follow as a consequence of premises; as, from these facts or this evidence, the ...
19459	ensuing	[.] ENSU'ING, ppr. Following as a consequence; succeeding.
19460	ensure	[.] ENSURE, and its derivatives. [See Insure.]
19461	ensweep	[.] ENSWEE'P, v.t To sweep over; to pass over rapidly.
19462	entablature	[.] ENTAB'LATURE
19463	entablement	[.] ENTAB'LEMENT, [L. tabula, a board or table.] [.] In architecture, that part of the order of a column, which is over the capital, including the architrave, frieze and cornice, being the extremity of the flooring.
19464	entackle	[.] ENTACK'LE, v.t. To supply with tackle. [Not used.]
19465	entail	[.] ENTA'IL, n. [.] 1. An estate or fee entailed, or limited indescent to a particular heir or heirs. Estates-tail are general, as when lands and tenements are given to one and the heirs of his body begotten; or special, as when lands and tenements are given to one ...
19466	entailed	[.] ENTA'ILED, pp. Settled on a man and certain heirs specified. [.] 1. Settled on a person and his descendants.
19467	entailing	[.] ENTA'ILING, ppr. Settling the descent of an estate; giving, as lands and tenements, and prescribing the mode of descent; settling unalienably on a person or thing.
19468	entailment	[.] ENTA'ILMENT, n. The act of giving, as an estate, and directing the mode of descent, or of limiting the descent to a particular heir or heirs. [.] 1. The act of settling unalienable on a man and his heirs.
19469	entame	[.] ENTA'ME, v.t. [from tame.] To tame; to subdue.
19470	entangle	[.] ENTAN'GLE, v.t. [from tangle.] To twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; to make confused or disordered; as, thread, yarn or ropes may be entangled; to entangle the hair. [.] 1. To involve in any thing complicated, and from which it ...
19471	entangled	[.] ENTAN'GLED, pp. or a. Twisted together; interwoven in a confused manner; intricate; perplexed; involved; embarrassed; insnared.
19472	entanglement	[.] ENTAN'GLEMENT, n. Involution; a confused or disordered state; intricacy; perplexity.
19473	entangler	[.] ENTAN'GLER, n. One who entangles.
19474	entangling	[.] ENTAN'GLING, ppr. Involving; interweaving or interlocking in confusion; perplexing; insnaring.
19475	entender	[.] ENTEN'DER, v.t. To treat with tenderness or kindness.
19476	enter	[.] EN'TER, v.t. [L. inter, intra, whence intro, to enter. The L. inter seems to be in, with the termination ter, as in subter, from sub.] [.] 1. To move or pass into place, in any manner whatever; to come or go in; to walk or ride in; to flow in; to pierce or penetrate. ...
19477	enterdeal	[.] EN'TERDEAL, n. Mutual dealing. [Not in use.]
19478	entered	[.] EN'TERED, pp. Moved in; come in; pierced; penetrated; admitted; introduced; set down in writing.
19479	entering	[.] EN'TERING, ppr. Coming or going in; flowing in; piercing; penetrating; setting down in writing; enlisting; engaging. [.] EN'TERING, n. Entrance; a passing in. l. Thes. 1.
19480	enterlace	[.] ENTERLACE, [See Interlace.]
19481	enterocele	[.] EN'TEROCELE, n. [Gr. intestine, and tumor.] In surgery, intestinal hernia; a rupture of the intestines.
19482	enterology	[.] ENTEROL'OGY, n. [Gr. intestine, and discourse.] A treatise or discourse on the bowels or internal parts of the body, usually including the contents of the head, breast and belly.
19483	enteromphalos	[.] ENTEROM'PHALOS, n. [Gr. intestine, and navel.] Navel rupture; umbilical rupture.
19484	enterparlance	[.] ENTERP`ARLANCE, n. Parley; mutual talk or conversation; conference.
19485	enterplead	[.] ENTERPLEAD, [See Interplead.]
19486	enterprise	[.] EN'TERPRISE, n. s as z. That which is undertaken, or attempted to be performed; an attempt; a project attempted; particularly, a bold, arduous or hazardous undertaking, either physical or moral. The attack on Stoney-Point was a bold, but successful enterprise. The ...
19487	enterprised	[.] EN'TERPRISED, pp. Undertaken; attempted; essayed.
19488	enterpriser	[.] EN'TERPRISER, n. An adventurer; one who undertakes any projected scheme, especially a bold or hazardous one; a person who engages in important or dangerous designs.
19489	enterprising	[.] EN'TERPRISING, ppr. Undertaking, especially a bold design. [.] 1. Bold or forward to undertake; resolute, active, or prompt to attempt great or untried schemes. Enterprising men often succeed beyond all human probability.
19490	entertain	[.] ENTERTA'IN, v.t. [L. tenco.] [.] 1. To receive into the house and treat with hospitality, either at the table only, or with lodging also. [.] [.] Be not forgetful to entertain strangers; for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Heb.13. [.] 2. To ...
19491	entertained	[.] ENTERTA'INED, pp. Received with hospitality, as a guest; amused; pleased and engaged; kept in the mind; retained.
19492	entertainer	[.] ENTERTA'INER, n. He who entertains; he who received company with hospitality, or for reward. [.] 1. He who retains others in his service. [.] 2. He that amuses, pleases or diverts.
19493	entertaining	[.] ENTERTA'INING, ppr. Receiving with hospitality; receiving and treating with provisions and accommodations, for reward; keeping or cherishing with favor; engaging the attention; amusing. [.] 1. Pleasing; amusing; diverting; as an entertaining discourse; an entertaining ...
19494	entertainingly	[.] ENTERTA'ININGLY, adv. In an amusing manner.
19495	entertainment	[.] ENTERTA'INMENT, n. The receiving and accommodating of guests, either with or without reward. The hospitable man delights in the entertainment of his friends. [.] 1. Provisions of the table; hence also, a feast; a superb dinner or supper. [.] 2. The amusement, ...
19496	entertissued	[.] ENTERTIS'SUED, a. Interwoven; having various colors intermixed.
19497	entheastic	[.] ENTHEAS'TIC, a. [Gr. god.] Having the energy of God.
19498	entheastically	[.] ENTHEAS'TICALLY, adv. According to deific energy.
19499	entheat	[.] EN'THEAT, a. Enthusiastic. [Not in use.]
19500	enthrall	[.] ENTHRALL', v.t. To enslave. [See Inthrall.]
19501	enthrill	[.] ENTHRILL', v.t. To pierce. [See Thrill.]
19502	enthrone	[.] ENTHRO'NE, v.t. [from throne.] To place on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty. [.] [.] Beneath a sculptured arch he sits enthroned. [.] 1. To exalt to an elevated place or seat. [.] 2. To invest with sovereign authority.
19503	enthroning	[.] ENTHRO'NING, ppr. Seating on a throne; raising to an exalted seat.
19504	enthunder	[.] ENTHUN'DER, v.i. To make a loud noise, like thunder.
19505	enthusiasm	[.] ENTHU'SIASM, n. enthuziazm. [Gr. to infuse a divine spirit, inspired, divine; God.] [.] 1. A belief or conceit of private revelation; the vain confidence or opinion of a person, that he has special divine communications from the Supreme Being, or familiar intercourse ...
19506	enthusiast	[.] ENTHU'SIAST, n. enthu'ziast. [.] 1. One who imagines he has special or supernatural converse with God, or special communications from him. [.] 2. One whose imagination is warmed; one whose mind is highly excited with the love or in the pursuit of an object; a ...
19507	enthusiastic	[.] ENTHUSIAS'TIC
19508	enthusiastical	[.] ENTHUSIAS'TICAL, a. Filled with enthusiasm, or the conceit of special intercourse with God or revelations from him. [.] 1. Highly excited; warm and ardent; zealous in pursuit of an object; heated to animation. Our author was an enthusiastic lover of poetry and admirer ...
19509	enthusiastically	[.] ENTHUSIAS'TICALLY, adv. With enthusiasm.
19510	enthymematical	[.] ENTHYMEMAT'ICAL, a. Pertaining to an enthymeme; including an enthymeme.
19511	enthymeme	[.] EN'THYMEME, n. [Gr. to think or conceive; mind.] In rhetoric, an argument consisting of only two propositions, an antecedent and a consequent deduced from it; as, we are dependent, therefore we should be humble. Here the major proposition is suppressed; the complete ...
19512	entice	[.] ENTI'CE, v.t. [L. titio, a firebrand.] [.] 1. To incite or instigate, by exciting hope or desire; usually in a bad sense; as, to entice one to evil. Hence, to seduce; to lead astray; to induce to sin, by promises or persuasions. [.] [.] My son, if sinners entice ...
19513	enticed	[.] ENTI'CED, pp. Incited; instigated to evil; seduced by promises or persuasions; persuaded; allured.
19514	enticement	[.] ENTI'CEMENT, n. The act or practice of inciting to evil; instigation; as the enticements of evil companions. [.] 1. Means of inciting to evil; that which seduces by exciting the passions. Flattery often operates as an enticement to sin. [.] 2. Allurement.
19515	enticer	[.] ENTI'CER, n. One who entices; one who incites or instigates to evil; one who seduces.
19516	enticing	[.] ENTI'CING, ppr. Inciting to evil; urging to sin by motives, flattery or persuasion; alluring. [.] 1. Having the qualities that entice or allure.
19517	enticingly	[.] ENTI'CINGLY, adv. Charmingly; in a winning manner. [.] [.] She sings most enticingly.
19518	entire	[.] ENTI'RE, a. [L. integer, said to be in neg. and tango, to touch.] [.] 1. Whole; undivided; unbroken; complete in its parts. [.] 2. Whole; complete; not participated with others. This man has the entire control of the business. [.] 3. Full; complete; comprising ...
19519	entirely	[.] ENTI'RELY, adv. Wholly; completely; fully; as, the money is entirely lost. [.] 1. In the whole; without division. [.] [.] Euphrates--falls not entirely into the Persian sea. [.] 2. With firm adherence or devotion; faithfully.
19520	entireness	[.] ENTI'RENESS, n. Completeness; fullness; totality; unbroken form or state; as the entireness of an arch or a bridge. [.] 1. Integrity; wholeness of heart; honesty.
19521	entirety	[.] ENTI'RETY, n. Wholeness; completeness; as entirety of interest. [.] 1. The whole.
19522	entitative	[.] EN'TITATIVE, a. [from entity.] considered by itself. [This word, and entitatively, rarely or never used.]
19523	entitle	[.] ENTI'TLE, v.t. [L. titulus, a title.] [.] 1. To give a title to; to give or prefix a name or appellation; as, to entitle a book, Commentaries on the laws of England. [.] 2. To superscribe or prefix as a title. Hence as titles are evidences of claim or property, ...
19524	entitled	[.] ENTI'TLED, pp. Dignified or distinguished by a title; having a claim as, every good man is entitled to respect.
19525	entitling	[.] ENTI'TLING, ppr. Dignifying or distinguishing by a title; giving a title; giving a claim.
19526	entity	[.] EN'TITY, n. [Low L. entitas.] Being; existence. [.] [.] Fortune is no real entity. [.] 1. A real being, or species of being.
19527	entoil	[.] ENTOIL', v.t. [See Toil.] To take with toils; to ensnare; to entangle.
19528	entomb	[.] ENTOMB, v.t. entoom'. [from tomb.] To deposit in a tomb, as a dead body. [.] 1. To bury in a grave; to inter.
19529	entombed	[.] ENTOMBED, pp. Deposited in a tomb; buried; interred.
19530	entombing	[.] ENTOMBING, ppr. Depositing in a tomb; burying; interring.
19531	entombment	[.] ENTOMBMENT, n. Burial.
19532	entomolite	[.] EN'TOMOLITE, n. [Gr. insect, stone.] [.] A fossil substance bearing the figure of an insect, or a petrified insect.
19533	entomological	[.] ENTOMOLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the science of insects.
19534	entomologist	[.] ENTOMOL'OGIST, n. One versed in the science of insects.
19535	entomology	[.] ENTOMOL'OGY, n. [Gr. insect, to cut, discourse.] [.] That part of zoology which treats of insects; the science or history and description of insects.
19536	entortilation	[.] ENTORTILA'TION, n. A turning into a circle.
19537	entrail	[.] EN'TRAIL
19538	entrails	[.] EN'TRAILS, n. [.] 1. The internal parts of animal bodies; particularly, the guts or intestines; the bowels; used chiefly in the plural. [.] 2. The internal parts; as the entrails of the earth. [.] [.] The dark entrails of America.
19539	entrammeled	[.] ENTRAM'MELED, a. [from trammel.] Curled; frizzed. [Not used.]
19540	entrance	[.] EN'TRANCE, n. [L. intrans, intro.] [.] 1. The act of entering into a place; as the entrance of a person into a house or an apartment. [.] 2. The power of entering. Let the porter give no entrance to strangers. [.] [.] Where diligence opens the door of the ...
19541	entranse	[.] ENTR`ANSE, v.t. or i. [L. transeo.] [.] 1. To put in a transe; to withdraw the soul, and leave the body in a kind of dead sleep or insensibility; to make insensible to present objects. The verb is seldom used, but the participle, entransed, is common. [.] 2. ...
19542	entransed	[.] ENTR`ANSED, pp. Put in a transe; having the soul withdrawn, and the body left in a state of insensibility; enraptured; ravished.
19543	entransing	[.] ENTR`ANSING, ppr. Carrying away the soul; enrapturing; ravishing.
19544	entrap	[.] ENTRAP', v.t. To catch as in a trap; to insnare; used chiefly or wholly in a figurative sense. To catch by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses; to entangle; to catch or involve in contradictions; in short, to involve in any difficulties from which ...
19545	entrapped	[.] ENTRAP'PED, pp. Ensnared; entangled.
19546	entrapping	[.] ENTRAP'PING, ppr. Ensnaring; involving in difficulties.
19547	entreaat	[.] ENTREA'AT, v.t. [L. tracto, to handle, feel,treat, use,manage.] [.] 1. To ask earnestly; to beseech; to petition or pray with urgency; to supplicate; to solicit pressingly; to importune. [.] [.] Isaac entreated Jehovah for his wife. Gen. 25. [.] 2. To prevail ...
19548	entreat	[.] ENTRE'AT, v.i. To make an earnest petition or request. [.] [.] The Janizaries entreated for them, as valiant men. [.] 1. To offer a treaty. [Not used.] [.] 2. To treat; to discourse. [Not used.]
19549	entreatance	[.] ENTRE'ATANCE, n. Entreaty; solicitation.
19550	entreated	[.] ENTRE'ATED, pp. Earnestly supplicated, besought or solicited; importuned; urgently requested. [.] 1. Prevailed on by urgent solicitation; consenting to grant what is desired. [.] 2. Used; managed.
19551	entreater	[.] ENTRE'ATER, n. One that entreats, or asks earnestly.
19552	entreating	[.] ENTRE'ATING, ppr. Earnestly asking; pressing with request or prayer; importuning. [.] 1. Treating; using.
19553	entreative	[.] ENTRE'ATIVE, a. Pleading; treating.
19554	entreaty	[.] ENTRE'ATY, n. Urgent prayer; earnest petition; pressing solicitation; supplication. [.] [.] The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth roughly. Prov.18.
19555	entremets	[.] ENTREMETS, n. [L. intromissum.] Small plates set between the principal dishes at table, or dainty dishes.
19556	entrepot	[.] ENTREPOT, n. A warehouse, staple or magazine, for the deposit of goods.
19557	entrhoned	[.] ENTRHO'NED, pp. Seated on a throne; exalted to an elevated place.
19558	entrick	[.] ENTRICK, v.t. [from trick.] To trick; to deceive; to entangle.
19559	entrochite	[.] EN'TROCHITE, n. [Gr. a wheel.] A kind of extraneous fossil, usually about an inch in length, and made up of round joints, which, when separated, are called trochites. These seem to be composed of the same kind of substance as the fossil shells of the echini. They ...
19560	entry	[.] EN'TRY, n. The passage by which persons enter a house or other building. [.] 1. The act of entering; entrance; ingress; as the entry of a person into a house or city; the entry of a river into the sea or a lake; the entry of air into the blood; the entry of a spear ...
19561	entune	[.] ENTU'NE, v.t. [from tune.] To tune.
19562	entwine	[.] ENTWINE, v.t. [from twine.] To twine; to twist round.
19563	entwist	[.] ENTWIST', v.t. [from twist.] To twist or wreath round.
19564	enubilate	[.] ENU'BILATE, v.t. [L. e and nubila,mist, clouds.] [.] To clear from mist, clouds or obscurity. [Not in use.]
19565	enubilous	[.] ENU'BILOUS, a. Clear from fog, mist or clouds.
19566	enucleate	[.] ENU'CLEATE, v.t. [L. enucleo; e and nucleus, a kernel.] Properly, to take out the kernel. Hence, [.] 1. To clear from knots or lumps, to clear from intricacy; to disentangle. [.] 2. To open as a nucleus; hence, to explain; to clear from obscurity; to make ...
19567	enucleated	[.] ENU'CLEATED, pp. Cleared from knots; disclosed; explained.
19568	enucleating	[.] ENU'CLEATING, ppr. Clearing from knots; explaining.
19569	enucleation	[.] ENUCLEA'TION, n. The act of clearing from knots; a disentangling. [.] [.] Neither air, nor water, nor food seem directly to contribute any thing to the enucleation of this disease [the plica Polonica.] [.] 1. Explanation; full exposition.
19570	enumerate	[.] ENU'MERATE, v.t. [L. enumero; e and numero,numerus,number.] [.] To count or tell, number by number; to reckon or mention a number of things, each separately; as, to enumerate the stars in a constellation; to enumerate particular acts of kindness; we cannot enumerate ...
19571	enumerated	[.] ENU'MERATED, pp. Counted or told, number by number; reckoned or mentioned by distinct particulars.
19572	enumerating	[.] ENU'MERATING, ppr. Counting or reckoning any number, by the particulars which compose it.
19573	enumeration	[.] ENUMERA'TION, n. [L. enumeratio.] The act of counting or telling a number, by naming each particular. [.] 1. An account of a number of things, in which mention is made of every particular article. [.] 2. In rhetoric, a part of a peroration, in which the orator ...
19574	enumerative	[.] ENU'MERATIVE, a. Counting; reckoning up.
19575	enunciate	[.] ENUN'CIATE, v.t. [L. enuncio; e and nuncio, to tell.] [.] To utter; to declare; to proclaim; to relate.
19576	enunciated	[.] ENUN'CIATED, pp. Uttered; declared; pronounced; proclaimed.
19577	enunciating	[.] ENUN'CIATING, ppr. Uttering; declaring; pronouncing.
19578	enunciation	...
19579	enunciative	[.] ENUN'CIATIVE, a. Declarative; expressive.
19580	enunciatively	[.] ENUN'CIATIVELY, adv. Declaratively.
19581	enunciatory	[.] ENUN'CIATORY, a. Containing utterance or sound.
19582	envassal	[.] ENVAS'SAL, v.t. [from vassal.] To reduce to vassalage. [.] 1. To make over to another as a slave.
19583	envelop	[.] ENVEL'OP, v.t. [.] 1. To cover by wrapping of folding; to inwrap; to invest with a covering. Animal bodies are usually enveloped with skin; the merchant envelops goods with canvas; a letter is enveloped with paper. [.] 2. To surround entirely; to cover on all ...
19584	enveloped	[.] ENVEL'OPED, pp. Inwrapped; covered on all sides; surrounded on all sides; inclosed.
19585	enveloping	[.] ENVEL'OPING, ppr. Inwrapping; folding around; covering or surrounding on all sides, as a case or integument.
19586	envelopment	[.] ENVEL'OPMENT, n. A wrapping; as inclosing or covering on all sides.
19587	envenom	[.] ENVEN'OM, v.t. [from venom.] To poison; to taint or impregnate with venom, or any substance noxious to life; never applied, in this sense, to persons, but to meat, drink or weapons; as an envenomed arrow or shaft; an envenomed potion. [.] 1. To taint with bitterness ...
19588	envenomed	[.] ENVEN'OMED, pp. Tainted or impregnated with venom or poison; embittered; exasperated.
19589	envenoming	[.] ENVEN'OMING, ppr. Tainting with venom; poisoning; embittering; enraging.
19590	envermeil	[.] ENVER'MEIL, v.t. To dye red.
19591	enviable	[.] EN'VIABLE, a. [See Envy.] That may excite envy; capable of awakening ardent desire of possession. The situation of men in office is not always enviable.
19592	envied	[.] EN'VIED, pp. [See Envy, the verb.] Subjected to envy.
19593	envier	[.] EN'VIER, n. One who envies another; one who desires what another possesses, and hates him because his condition is better than his own, or wishes his downfall.
19594	envious	[.] EN'VIOUS, a. Feeling or harboring envy; repining or feeling uneasiness, at a view of the excellence, prosperity or happiness of another; pained by the desire of possessing some superior good which another possesses, and usually disposed to deprive him of that good, ...
19595	enviously	[.] EN'VIOUSLY, adv. With envy; with malignity excited by the excellence or prosperity of another. [.] [.] How enviously the ladies look. [.] [.] When they surprise me at my book.
19596	environ	[.] ENVI'RON, v.t. [Eng. to veer.] [.] 1. To surround; to encompass; to encircle; as a plain environed with mountains. [.] 2. To involve; to envelop; as, to environ with darkness, or with difficulties. [.] 3. To besiege; as a city environed with troops. [.] 4. ...
19597	environed	[.] ENVI'RONED, pp. Surrounded; encompassed; besieged; involved; invested.
19598	environing	[.] ENVI'RONING, ppr. Surrounding; encircling; besieging; inclosing; involving; investing. The appropriation of different parts of the globe to some particular specles of stone environing it.
19599	environs	[.] ENVI'RONS, n. plu. The parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood, on different sides; as the environs of a city or town.
19600	envoy	[.] EN'VOY, n. [L. via; Eng. way, contracted from viag, vag, or wag.] [.] 1. A person deputed by a prince or government, to negotiate a treaty, or transact other business, with a foreign prince or government. We usually apply the word to a public minister sent on a ...
19601	envoyship	[.] EN'VOYSHIP, n. The office of an envoy.
19602	envy	[.] EN'VY, v.t. [L. invideo, in and video, to see against, that is, to look with enmity.] [.] 1. To feel uneasiness, mortification or discontent, at the sight of superior excellence, reputation or happiness enjoyed by another; to repine at another's prosperity; to fret ...
19603	envying	...
19604	enwallowed	[.] ENWAL'LOWED, a. [from wallow.] Being wallowed or wallowing.
19605	enwheel	[.] ENWHEE'L, v.t. [from wheel.] To encircle.
19606	enwiden	[.] ENWI'DEN, v.t. [from wide.] To make wider. [Not used.]
19607	enwomb	[.] ENWOMB, v.t. enwoom'. [from womb.] To make pregnant. [Not used.] [.] 1. To bury; to hide as in a gulf; pit or cavern.
19608	enwombed	[.] ENWOMBED, pp. Impregnated; buried in a deep gulf or cavern.
19609	enwrap	[.] ENWRAP', v.t. enrap'. To envelop. [See Inwrap.]
19610	enwrapment	[.] ENWRAP'MENT, n. A covering; a wrapping or wrapper.
19611	eolian	[.] EO'LIAN
19612	eolic	[.] EOL'IC, a. Pertaining to Aeolia or Aeolis, in Asia Minor, inhabited by Greeks. [.] The Eolic dialect of the Greek language, was the dialect used by the inhabitants of that country. [.] Eolian lyre or harp, is a simple stringed instrument that sounds by the impulse of ...
19613	eolipile	[.] EOL'IPILE, n. [Aeolus, the deity of the winds, and pila, a ball.] [.] A hollow ball of metal, with a pipe or slender neck, used in hydraulic experiments. The ball being filled with water, is heated, till the vapor issued from the pipe with great violence and noise, ...
19614	eon	[.] E'ON, n. [Gr. age, duration.] In the platonic philosophy, a virtue, attribute or perfection. The Platonists represented the deity as an assemblage of eons. The Gnostics considered eons as certain substantial powers or divine natures emanating from the Supreme Deity, ...
19615	ep	[.] EP, EPI, [Gr. in composition, usually signifies on.]
19616	epact	[.] E'PACT, n. [Gr. adscititious, to adduce or bring; to drive.] [.] In chronology, the excess of the solar month above the lunar synodical month, and of the solar year above the lunar year of twelve synodical months. The epacts then are annual or menstrual. Suppose the ...
19617	eparch	[.] EP'ARCH, n. [Gr. dominion.] The governor or prefect of a province.
19618	eparchy	[.] EP'ARCHY, n. [Gr. a province; government.] A province, prefecture or territory under the jurisdiction of an eparch or governor.
19619	epaulet	[.] EP'AULET, n. A shoulder-piece; an ornamental badge worn on the shoulder by military men. Officers, military and naval, wear epaulets on one shoulder, or on both, according to their rank.
19620	epaulment	...
19621	epenetic	[.] EPENET'IC, a. Laudatory; bestowing praise.
19622	epenthesis	[.] EPEN'THESIS
19623	epenthesy	[.] EPEN'THESY, n. [Gr. to put.] The insertion of a letter or syllable in the middle of a word, as alituum for alitum.
19624	epenthetic	[.] EPENTHET'IC, a. Inserted in the middle of a word.
19625	epha	[.] E'PHA, n. [Heb. properly a baking.] A Hebrew measure of three pecks and three pints, or according to others, of seven gallons and four pints, or about 15 solid inches.
19626	ephemera	[.] EPHEM'ERA, n. [L. from Gr. daily; a day.] A fever of one day's continuance only. [.] 1. The Day-fly; strictly, a fly that lives one day only; but the word is applied also to insects that are very short-lived, whether they live several days or an hour only. There ...
19627	ephemeric	[.] EPHEM'ERIC, a. Diurnal; beginning and ending in a day; continuing or existing one day only. [.] 1. Short-lived; existing or continuing for a short time only. [Ephemeral is generally used. Ephemerous is not analogically formed.]
19628	ephemeris	[.] EPHEM'ERIS, n. plu. ephemer'ides. [Gr.] [.] 1. A journal or account of daily transactions; a diary. [.] 2. In astronomy, an account of the daily state or positions of the planets or heavenly orbs; a table, or collection of tables, exhibiting the places of all ...
19629	ephemerist	[.] EPHEM'ERIST, n. One who studies the daily motions and positions of the planets; an astrologer.
19630	ephemeron-worm	[.] EPHEM'ERON-WORM, n. [See Ephemera.] A worm that lives one day only.
19631	ephereral	[.] EPHER'ERAL
19632	ephesian	[.] EPHE'SIAN, a. s as z. Pertaining to Ephesus, in Asia Minor. As a noun, a native of Ephesus.
19633	ephialtes	[.] EPHIAL'TES, n. [Gr.] The night-mar.
19634	ephipora	[.] EPHIP'ORA, n. [Gr. to bear.] The watery eye; a disease in which the tears, from increased secretion, or an obstruction in the lachrymal duct, accumulate in front of the eye and trickle over the cheek.
19635	ephod	[.] EPH'OD, n. [Heb. to bind.] In Jewish antiquity, a part of the sacerdotal habit, being a kind of girdle, which was brought from behind the neck over the two shoulders, and hanging down before, was put across the stomach, then carried round the waist and used as a girdle ...
19636	ephor	[.] EPH'OR, n. [Gr. to inspect.] [.] In ancient Sparta, a magistrate chosen by the people. The ephors were five, and they were intended as a check on the regal power, or according to some writers, on the senate.
19637	ephoralty	[.] EPH'ORALTY, n. The office or term of office of an ephor.
19638	epi	[.] EP, EPI, [Gr. in composition, usually signifies on.]
19639	epic	[.] EP'IC, a. [L. epicus; Gr. a song, or to speak.] Narrative; containing narration; rehearsing. An epic poem, otherwise called heroic, is a poem which narrates a story, real or fictitious or both, representing, in an elevated style, some signal action or series of actions ...
19640	epicede	[.] EP'ICEDE, n. [Gr.] A funeral song or discourse.
19641	epicedian	[.] EPICE'DIAN, a. Elegiac; mournful.
19642	epicedium	[.] EPICE'DIUM, n. An elegy.
19643	epicene	[.] EP'ICENE, a. [Gr. common.] Common to both sexes; of both kinds.
19644	epictetian	[.] EPICTE'TIAN, a. Pertaining to Epictetus, the Grecian writer.
19645	epicure	[.] EP'ICURE, n. [L. epicurus, a voluptuary, from Epicurus.] [.] Properly, a follower of Epicurus; a man devoted to sensual enjoyments; hence, one who indulges in the luxuries of the table. [The word is now used only or chiefly in the latter sense.
19646	epicurean	[.] EPICU'REAN
19647	epicureanism	[.] EPICU'REANISM, n. Attachment to the doctrines of Epicurus.
19648	epicurism	[.] EP'ICURISM, n. Luxury; sensual enjoyments; indulgence in gross pleasure; voluptuousness. [.] 1. The doctrines of Epicurus.
19649	epicurize	[.] EP'ICURIZE, v.i. To feed or indulge like an epicure; to riot; to feast. [.] 1. To profess the doctrines of Epicurus.
19650	epicycle	[.] EP'ICYCLE, n. [Gr. a circle.] A little circle, whose center is in the circumference of a greater circle; or a small orb, which, being fixed in the deferent of a planet, is carried along with it, and yet by its own peculiar motion, carries the body of the planet fastened ...
19651	epicycloid	[.] EPICYC'LOID, n. [Gr. form.] In geometry, a curve generated by the revolution of the periphery of a circle along the convex or concave side of the periphery of another circle. [.] A curve generated by any point in the plane of a movable circle which rolls on the ...
19652	epicycloidal	[.] EPICYCLOID'AL, a. Pertaining to the epicycloid, or having its properties.
19653	epidemic	[.] EPIDEM'IC
19654	epidemical	[.] EPIDEM'ICAL, a. [Gr. people.] Common to many people. An epidemic disease is one which seizes a great number of people, at the same time, or in the same season. Thus we speak of epidemic measles; epidemic fever; epidemic catarrh. It is used in distinction from endemic ...
19655	epidermic	[.] EPIDERM'IC
19656	epidermidal	[.] EPIDERM'IDAL, a. Pertaining to the cuticle; covering the skin. [.] The epidermic texture.
19657	epidermis	[.] EPIDERM'IS, n. [Gr. skin.] In anatomy, the cuticle or scarf-skin of the body; a thin membrane covering the skin of animals, or the bark of plants.
19658	epidote	[.] EP'IDOTE, n. [From Gr.; so named from the apparent enlargement of the base of the prism in one direction. It is called by Werner, pistazit, and by Hausmann, thallit.] [.] A mineral occurring in lamellar, granular or compact masses, in loose grains, or in prismatic crystals ...
19659	epigastric	[.] EPIGAS'TRIC, a. [Gr. belly.] Pertaining to the upper part of the abdomen; as the epigastric region; the epigastric arteries and veins.
19660	epigee	[.] EPIGEE or EPIGEUM. [See Perigee.]
19661	epiglot	[.] EP'IGLOT
19662	epiglottis	[.] EPIGLOT'TIS, n. [Gr. the tongue.] In anatomy, one of the cartilages of the larynx, whose use is to cover the glottis, when food or drink is passing into the stomach, to prevent it from entering the larynx and obstructing the breath.
19663	epigram	[.] EP'IGRAM, n. [Gr. inscription; a writing.] A short poem treating only of one thing, and ending with some lively, ingenious and natural thought. Conciseness and point form the beauty of epigrams. [.] Epigrams were originally inscriptions on tombs, statues, temples, ...
19664	epigrammatic	[.] EPIGRAMMAT'IC
19665	epigrammatical	[.] EPIGRAMMAT'ICAL, a. Writing epigrams; dealing in epigrams; as an epigrammatic poet. [.] 1. Suitable to epigrams; belonging to epigrams; like an epigram; concise; pointed; poignant; as epigrammatic style or wit.
19666	epigrammatist	[.] EPIGRAM'MATIST, n. One who composes epigrams, or deals in them. Martial was a noted epigrammatist.
19667	epigraph	[.] EP'IGRAPH, n. [Gr. to write.] Among antiquaries, an inscription on a building, pointing out the time of its erection, the building, its uses, &c.
19668	epilepsy	[.] EP'ILEPSY, n. [Gr. to seize.] The falling sickness, so called because the patient falls suddenly to the ground; a disease accompanied with spasms or convulsions and loss of sense.
19669	epileptic	[.] EPILEP'TIC, a. Pertaining to the falling sickness; affected with epilepsy; consisting of epilepsy. [.] EPILEP'TIC, n. One affected with epilepsy.
19670	epilogism	[.] EP'ILOGISM, n. Computation; enumeration.
19671	epilogistic	[.] EPILOGIS'TIC, a. Pertaining to epilogue; of the nature of an epilogue.
19672	epilogize	[.] EP'ILOGIZE , v.i. To pronounce an epilogue.
19673	epilogue	[.] EP'ILOGUE, n. ep'ilog. [L. epilogus, from Gr. conclusion; to conclude; to speak.] [.] 1. In oratory, a conclusion; the closing part of a discourse, in which the principal matters are recapitulated. [.] 2. In the drama, a speech or short poem addressed to the ...
19674	epiloguize	[.] EP'ILOGUIZE
19675	epinicion	[.] EPINI'CION, n. [Gr. to conquer.] A song of triumph. [Not in use.]
19676	epiphany	[.] EPIPH'ANY, n. [Gr. appearance; to appear.] A christian festival celebrated on the sixth day of January, the twelfth day after Christmas, in commemoration of the appearance of our Savior to the magians or philosophers of the East, who came to adore him with presents; ...
19677	epiphonem	[.] EPIPH'ONEM
19678	epiphonema	[.] EPIPHONE'MA, [Gr. exclamation, to cry out.] In oratory, an exclamation; an ecphonesis; a vehement utterance of the voice to express strong passion, in a sentence not closely connected with the general strain of the discourse; as, O mournful day! Miserable fate! Admirable ...
19679	epiphyllospermous	[.] EPIPHYLLOSPERM'OUS, a. [Gr. a leaf, and seed.] In botany, bearing their seeds on the back of the leaves, as ferns.
19680	epiphysis	[.] EPIPH'YSIS
19681	epiphysy	[.] EPIPH'YSY , n. [Gr. to grow.] Accretion; the growing of one bone to another by simple contiguity, without a proper articulation. [.] The spongy extremity of a bone; any portion of a bone growing on another, but separated from it by a cartilage. [.] Epiphyses are appendixes ...
19682	epiploce	[.] EPIP'LOCE
19683	epiplocele	[.] EPIP'LOCELE, n. [Gr. the caul, and a tumor.] A rupture of the caul or omentum.
19684	epiplocy	...
19685	epiploic	[.] EPIP'LOIC, a. [Gr. the caul.] Pertaining to the caul or omentum.
19686	epiploon	[.] EPIP'LOON, n. [Gr.] The caul or omentum.
19687	episcopacy	[.] EPIS'COPACY, n. [L. episcopatus; Gr. to inspect, to see. See Bishop.] [.] Government of the church by bishops; that form of ecclesiastical government, in which diocesan bishops are established, as distinct from and superior to priests or presbyters.
19688	episcopal	[.] EPIS'COPAL, a. Belonging to or vested in bishops or prelates; as episcopal jurisdiction; episcopal authority. [.] 1. Governed by bishops; as the episcopal church.
19689	episcopalian	[.] EPISCOPA'LIAN, a. Pertaining to bishops or government by bishops; episcopal. [.] EPISCOPA'LIAN, n. One who belongs to an episcopal church, or adheres to the episcopal form of church government and discipline.
19690	episcopally	[.] EPIS'COPALLY, adv. By episcopal authority; in an episcopal manner.
19691	episcopate	[.] EPIS'COPATE, n. A bishopric; the office and dignity of a bishop. [.] 1. The order of bishops. [.] EPIS'COPATE, v.i. To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate.
19692	episcopy	[.] EPIS'COPY, n. Survey; superintendence; search.
19693	episode	[.] EP'ISODE, n. [From the Gr.] In poetry, a separate incident, story or action, introduced for the purpose of giving a greater variety to the events related in the poem; an incidental narrative, or digression, separable from the main subject, but naturally arising from ...
19694	episodic	[.] EPISOD'IC
19695	episodical	[.] EPISOD'ICAL, a. Pertaining to an episode; contained in an episode or digression.
19696	episodically	[.] EPISODICALLY, adv. By way of episode.
19697	epispastic	[.] EPISPAS'TIC, a. [Gr. to draw.] In medicine, drawing; attracting the humors to the skin; exciting action in the skin; blistering. [.] EPISPAS'TIC, n. A topical remedy, applied to the external part of the body, for the purpose of drawing the humors to the part, ...
19698	epistilbite	[.] EPISTIL'BITE, n. A mineral, said to be the same as the heulandite.
19699	epistle	[.] EPIS'TLE, n. epis'l. [L. epistola; Gr. to send to; to send.] [.] A writing, directed or sent, communicating intelligence to a distant person; a letter; a letter missive. It is rarely used in familiar conversation or writings, but chiefly in solemn or formal transactions. ...
19700	epistler	[.] EPIS'TLER, n. A writer of epistles. [Little used.] [.] 1. Formerly, one who attended the communion table and read the epistles.
19701	epistolary	[.] EPIS'TOLARY, a. Pertaining to epistles or letters; suitable to letters and correspondence; familiar; as an epistolary style. [.] 1. Contained in letters; carried on by letters; as an epistolary correspondence.
19702	epistolic	[.] EPISTOL'IC
19703	epistolical	[.] EPISTOL'ICAL, a. Pertaining to letters or epistles. [.] 1. Designating the method of representing ideas by letters and words.
19704	epistolize	[.] EPIS'TOLIZE, v.i. To write epistles or letters.
19705	epistolizer	[.] EPIS'TOLIZER, n. A writer of epistles.
19706	epistolographic	[.] EPISTOLOGRAPH'IC, a. Pertaining to the writing of letters.
19707	epistolography	[.] EPISTOLOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. a letter, to write.] The art or practice of writing letters.
19708	epistrophe	[.] EPIS'TROPHE
19709	epistrophy	[.] EPIS'TROPHY, n. [Gr. a return.] A figure, in rhetoric, in which several successive sentences end with the same word or affirmation.
19710	epistyle	[.] EP'ISTYLE, n. [Gr. a column.] [.] In ancient architecture, a term used by the Greeks for what is now called the architrave, a massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately over the capital of a column or pillar.
19711	epitaph	[.] EP'ITAPH, n. [Gr. a sepulcher.] [.] 1. An inscription on a monument, in honor or memory of the dead. [.] The epitaphs of the present day are crammed with fulsome compliments never merited. [.] Can you look forward to the honor of a decorated coffin, a splendid ...
19712	epitaphian	[.] EPITAPH'IAN, a. Pertaining to an epitaph.
19713	epithalamium	[.] EPITHALA'MIUM
19714	epithalamy	[.] EPITHAL'AMY , n. [Gr. a bed-chamber.] A nuptial song or poem, in praise of the bride and bridegroom, and praying for their prosperity. [.] [.] The forty fifth Psalm is an epithalamium to Christ and the church.
19715	epithem	[.] EP'ITHEM, n. [Gr. to place.] In pharmacy, a kind of fomentation or poultice, to be applied externally to strengthen the part. [.] Any external application, or topical medicine. The term has been restricted to liquids in which cloths are dipped, to be applied to ...
19716	epithet	[.] EP'ITHET, n. [Gr. a name added; to place.] An adjective expressing some real quality of the thing to which it is applied, or an attributive expressing some quality ascribed to it; as a verdant lawn; a brilliant appearance; a just man; an accurate description. [.] It ...
19717	epithetic	[.] EPITHET'IC, a. Pertaining to an epithet or epithets. [.] 1. Abounding with epithets. A style or composition may be too epithetic.
19718	epithumetic	[.] EPITHUMET'IC
19719	epithumetical	[.] EPITHUMET'ICAL, a. [Gr.] Inclined to lust; pertaining to the animal passion.
19720	epitome	[.] EPIT'OME
19721	epitomist	[.] EPIT'OMIST, n. An epitomizer.
19722	epitomize	[.] EPIT'OMIZE, v.t. To shorten or abridge, as a writing or discourse; to abstract, in a summary, the principal matters of a book; to contract into a narrower compass. Xiphilin epitomized Dion's Roman History. [.] 1. To diminish; to curtail. [Less proper.]
19723	epitomized	[.] EPIT'OMIZED, pp. Abridged; shortened; contracted into a smaller compass, as a book or writing.
19724	epitomizer	[.] EPIT'OMIZER, n. One who abridges; a writer of an epitome.
19725	epitomizing	[.] EPIT'OMIZING, ppr. Abridging; shortening; making a summary.
19726	epitomy	[.] EPIT'OMY, n. [Gr. to cut, a cutting, a section.] An abridgment; a brief summary or abstract of any book or writing; a compendium containing the substance or principal matters of a book. [.] [.] Epitomes are helpful to the memory.
19727	epitrite	[.] EP'ITRITE, n. [Gr. third.] In prosody, a foot consisting of three long syllables and one short one; as salutantes, concitati, incantare.
19728	epitrope	[.] EPIT'ROPE
19729	epitropy	[.] EPIT'ROPY, n. [Gr. to permit.] In rhetoric, concession; a figure by which one thing is granted, with a view to obtain an advantage; as, I admit all this may be true, but what is this to the purpose? I concede the fact, but it overthrows your own argument.
19730	epizootic	[.] EPIZOOT'IC, a. [Gr. animal.] In geology, an epithet given to such mountains as contain animal remains in their natural or in a petrified state, or the impressions of animal substances. [.] [.] Epizootic mountains are of secondary formation.
19731	epizooty	[.] EPIZO'OTY, n. [supra.] A murrain or pestilence among irrational animals.
19732	epoch	[.] E'POCH, n. [L. epocha; Gr. retention, delay, stop, to inhibit; to hold.] [.] 1. In chronology, a fixed point of time, from which succeeding years are numbered; a point from which computation of years begins. The Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, and the Babylonish ...
19733	epode	[.] EP'ODE, n. [Gr. ode.] In lyric poetry, the third or last part of the ode; that which follows the strophe and antistrophe; the ancient ode being divided into strophe, antistrophe and epode. The word is now used as the name of any little verse or verses, that follow ...
19734	epopee	[.] EPOPEE', n. [Gr. a song, to make.] An epic poem. More properly, the history, action or fable, which makes the subject of an epic poem.
19735	epos	[.] E'POS, n. [Gr.] An epic poem, or its fable or subject. [.] Epsom salt, the sulphate of magnesia, a cathartic.
19736	epulary	[.] EP'ULARY, a. [L. epularis, from epulum, a feast.] Pertaining to a feast or banquet.
19737	epulation	[.] EPULA'TION, a. [L. eppulatio, from epulor, to feast.] A feasting or feast.
19738	epulotic	[.] EPULOT'IC, a. [Gr. to heal, to cicatrize; a cicatrix, to be sound, whole.] Healing; cicatrizing. [.] EPULOT'IC, n. A medicament or application which tends to dry, cicatrize and heal wounds or ulcers, to repress fungous flesh and dispose the parts to recover ...
19739	equability	[.] EQUABIL'ITY, n. [See Equable.] Equality in motion; continued equality, at all times, in velocity or movement; uniformity; as the equability of the motion of a heavenly body, or of the blood in the arteries and veins. [.] 1. Continued equality; evenness or uniformity; ...
19740	equable	[.] E'QUABLE, a. [L. oequabilis, from oequus, equal, even, oeguo, to equal, to level.] [.] 1. Equal and uniform at all times, as motion. An equable motion continues the same in degree of velocity, neither accelerated nor retarded. [.] 2. Even; smooth; having a uniform ...
19741	equably	[.] E'QUABLY, adv. With an equal or uniform motion; with continued uniformity; evenly; as, bodies moving equably in concentric [.] circles.
19742	equal	[.] E'QUAL, a. [L. oegualis, from oequus, equal, even, oeguo, to equal, perhaps Gr. similar.] [.] 1. Having the same magnitude or dimensions; being of the same bulk or extent; as an equal quantity of land; a house of equal size; two persons of equal bulk; an equal line ...
19743	equality	[.] EQUAL'ITY, n. [L. oequalitas.] An agreement of things in dimensions, quantity or quality; likeness; similarity in regard to two things compared. We speak of the equality of two or more tracts of land, of two bodies in length, breadth or thickness, of virtues or vices. [.] 1. ...
19744	equalization	[.] EQUALIZA'TION, n. The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.
19745	equalize	[.] E'QUALIZE, v.t. To make equal; as, to equalize accounts; to equalize burdens or taxes.
19746	equalized	[.] E'QUALIZED, pp. Made equal; reduced to equality.
19747	equalizing	[.] E'QUALIZING, ppr. Making equal.
19748	equally	[.] E'QUALLY, adv. In the same degree with another; alike; as, to be equally taxed; to be equally virtuous or vicious; to be equally impatient, hungry, thirsty, swift or slow; to be equally furnished. [.] 1. In equal shares or proportions. The estate is to be equally ...
19749	equalness	[.] E'QUALNESS, n. Equality; a state of being equal. [.] 1. Evenness; uniformity; as the equalness of a surface.
19750	equangular	[.] EQUAN'GULAR, a. [L. oequus and angulus.] Consisting of equal angles. [See Equiangular, which is generally used.]
19751	equanimity	[.] EQUANIM'ITY, n. [L. oequanimitas; oequus and animus, an equal mind.] Evenness of mind; that calm temper or firmness of mind which is not easily elated or depressed, which sustains prosperity without excessive joy, and adversity without violent agitation of the passions ...
19752	equanimous	[.] EQUAN'IMOUS, a. Of an even, composed frame of mind; of a steady temper; not easily elated or depressed.
19753	equation	[.] EQUA'TION, n. [L. oequatio, from oequo, to make equal or level.] [.] 1. Literally, a making equal, or an equal division. [.] 2. In algebra, a proposition asserting the equality of two quantities, and expressed by the sign=between them; or an expression of the ...
19754	equator	[.] EQUA'TOR, n. [L. from oequo, to make equal.] In astronomy and geography, a great circle of the sphere, equally distant from the two poles of the world, or having the same poles as the world. It is called equator, because when the sun is in it, the days and nights ...
19755	equatorial	[.] EQUATO'RIAL, a. Pertaining to the equator; as equatorial climates. The equatorial diameter of the earth is longer than the polar diameter.
19756	equery	[.] E'QUERY, n. [Low L. scutarius, from scutum, a shield. See Esquire.] [.] 1. An officer of princes, who has the care and management of his horses. [.] 2. A stable or lodge for horses.
19757	equestrian	[.] EQUES'TRIAN, a. [L. equester, equestris, from eques, a horseman, from eqnus, a horse.] [.] 1. Pertaining to horses or horsemanship; performed with horses; as equestrian feats. [.] 2. Being on horseback; as an equestrian lady. [.] 3. Skilled in horsemanship. [.] 4. ...
19758	equiangular	[.] EQUIAN'GULAR, a. [L. oequus, equal, and angulus, an angle.] [.] In geometry, consisting of or having equal angles; an epithet given to figures whose angles are all equal, such as a square, an equilateral triangle, a parallelogram, &c.
19759	equibalance	[.] EQUIBAL'ANCE, n. [L. oequus and bilanx.] Equal weight. [.] EQUIBAL'ANCE, v.t. To have equal weight with something.
19760	equicrural	[.] EQUICRU'RAL, a. [L. oequus, equal and crus, a leg.] Having legs of equal length. [.] 1. Having equal legs, but longer than the base; isosceles; as an equicrural triangle.
19761	equidifferent	[.] EQUIDIF'FERENT, a. Having equal differences; arithmetically proportional. [.] In crystalography, having a different number of faces presented by the prism and by each summit; and these three numbers form a series in arithmetical progression, as 6.4.2.
19762	equidistance	[.] EQUIDIS'TANCE, n. Equal distance.
19763	equidistant	[.] EQUIDIS'TANT, a. [L. oequus, equal, and distans, distant.] [.] Being at an equal distance from some point or place.
19764	equidistantly	[.] EQUIDIS'TANTLY, adv. At the same or an equal distance.
19765	equiformity	[.] EQUIFORM'ITY, n. [L. oequus, equal, and forma, form.] Uniform equality.
19766	equilateral	[.] EQUILAT'ERAL, a. [L. oequus, equal, and lateralis, from latus, side.] [.] Having all the sides equal; as an equilateral triangle. A square must necessarily be equilateral. [.] EQUILAT'ERAL, n. A side exactly corresponding to others.
19767	equilibrate	[.] EQUILI'BRATE, v.t. [L. oequus and libro, to poise.] [.] To balance equally two scales, sides or ends; to keep even with equal weight on each side. [.] [.] The bodies of fishes are equilibrated with the water.
19768	equilibrated	[.] EQUILI'BRATED, pp. Balanced equally on both sides or ends.
19769	equilibrating	[.] EQUILI'BRATING, ppr. Balancing equally on both sides or ends.
19770	equilibration	[.] EQUILIBRA'TION, n. Equipoise; the act of keeping the balance even, or the state of being equally balanced. [.] [.] Nature's laws of equilibration.
19771	equilibrious	[.] EQUILIB'RIOUS, a. Equally poised.
19772	equilibriously	[.] EQUILIB'RIOUSLY, adv. In equal poise.
19773	equilibrist	[.] EQUIL'IBRIST, n. One that balances equally.
19774	equilibrity	[.] EQUILIB'RITY, n. [L. oequilibritas.] The state of being equally balanced; equal balance on both sides; equilibrium; as the theory of equilibrity.
19775	equilibrium	[.] EQUILIB'RIUM, n. [L.] In mechanics, equipose; equality of weight; the state of the two ends of a lever or balance, when both are charged with equal weight, and they maintain an even or level position, parallel to the horizon. [.] 1. Equality of powers. [.] [.] Health ...
19776	equimultiple	[.] EQUIMUL'TIPLE, a. [L. oequus and multiplico or multiplex.] [.] Multiplied by the same number or quantity. [.] EQUIMUL'TIPLE, n. In arithmetic and geometry, a number multiplied by the same number or quantity. Hence equimultiples are always in the same ratio to ...
19777	equine	[.] E'QUINE, a. [L. equinus, from equus, a horse.] Pertaining to a horse or to the genus. [.] [.] The shoulders, body, thighs, and mane are equine; the head completely bovine.
19778	equinecessary	[.] EQUINEC'ESSARY, a. [L. oequus and necessary.] [.] Necessary or needful in the same degree.
19779	equinoctial	[.] EQUINOC'TIAL, a. [L. oequus, equal, and nox, night.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the equinoxes; designating an equal length of day and night; as the equinoctial line. [.] 2. Pertaining to the regions or climate of the equinoctial line or equator; in or near that line; ...
19780	equinoctially	[.] EQUINOC'TIALLY, adv. In the direction of the equinox.
19781	equinox	[.] E'QUINOX, n. [L. oequus, equal, and nox, night.] [.] The precise time when the sun enters one of the equinoctial points, or the first point of Aries, about the 21st of March, and the first point of Libra, about the 23d of September, making the day and the night of equal ...
19782	equinumerant	[.] EQUINU'MERANT, a. [L. oequus, equal, and numerus, number.] [.] Having or consisting of the same number. [Little used.]
19783	equip	[.] EQUIP', v.t. [.] 1. Properly, to dress; to habit. Hence, to furnish with arms, or a complete suit of arms, for military service. Thus we say, to equip men or troops for war; to equip a body of infantry or cavalry. But the word seems to include not only arms, ...
19784	equipage	[.] EQ'UIPAGE, n. The furniture of a military man, particularly arms and their appendages. [.] 1. The furniture of an army or body of troops, infantry or cavalry; including arms, artillery, utensils, provisions, and whatever is necessary for a military expedition. ...
19785	equipaged	[.] EQ'UIPAGED, a. Furnished with equipage; attended with a splendid retinue.
19786	equipendency	[.] EQUIPEN'DENCY, n. [L. oequus, equal, and pendeo, to hang.] [.] The act of hanging in equipoise; a being not inclined or determined either way.
19787	equipment	[.] EQUIP'MENT, n. The act of equipping, or fitting for a voyage or expedition. [.] 1. Any thing that is used in equipping; furniture; habiliments; warlike apparatus; necessaries for an expedition, or for a voyage; as the equipments of a ship or an army.
19788	equipoise
19789	equipollence	[.] EQUIPOL'LENCE
19790	equipollency	[.] EQUIPOL'LENCY, n. [L. oequus and pollentia, power, polleo, to be able.] [.] 1. Equality of power or force. [.] 2. In logic, an equivalence between two or more propositions; that is, when two propositions signify the same thing, though differently expressed.
19791	equipollent	[.] EQUIPOL'LENT, a. [supra.] Having equal power or force; equivalent. In logic, having equivalent signification.
19792	equiponderance	[.] EQUIPON'DERANCE, n. [L. oequus, equal, and pondus, weight.] [.] Equality of weight; equipoise.
19793	equiponderant	[.] EQUIPON'DERANT, a. [supra.] Being of the same weight.
19794	equiponderate	[.] EQUIPON'DERATE, v.i. [L. oequus, equal, and pondero, to weigh.] [.] To be equal in weight; to weigh as much as another thing.
19795	equipondious	[.] EQUIPON'DIOUS, a. Having equal weight on both sides.
19796	equipped	[.] EQUIP'PED, pp. Furnished with habiliments, arms, and whatever is necessary for a military expedition, or for a voyage or cruise.
19797	equipping	[.] EQUIP'PING, ppr. Furnishing with habiliments or warlike apparatus; supplying with things necessary for a voyage.
19798	equisonance	[.] EQUISO'NANCE, n. An equal sounding; a name by which the Greeks distinguished the consonances of the octave and double octave.
19799	equitable	[.] EQ'UITABLE, n. [L. oequitas, from oequus, equal.] [.] 1. Equal in regard to the rights of persons; distributing equal justice; giving each his due; assigning to one or more what law or justice demands; just; impartial. The judge does justice by an equitable decision. ...
19800	equitableness	...
19801	equitably	[.] EQ'UITABLY, adv. In an equitable manner; justly; impartially. The laws should be equitably administered.
19802	equitant	[.] EQ'UITANT, a. [L. equitans, equito, to ride, from eques, a horseman, or equus, a horse.] [.] In botany, riding, as equitant leaves: a term of leafing or foliation, when two opposite leaves converge so with their edges, that one incloses the other; or when the inner leaves ...
19803	equitation	[.] EQUITA'TION, n. A riding on horseback.
19804	equity	[.] EQ'UITY, n. [L. oequitas, from oequus, equal, even, level.] [.] 1. Justice; right. In practice, equity is the impartial distribution of justice, or the doing that to another which the laws of God and man, and of reason, give him a right to claim. It is the treating ...
19805	equivalence	...
19806	equivalent	[.] EQUIV'ALENT, a. Equal in value or worth. In barter, the goods given are supposed to be equivalent to the goods received. Equivalent in value or worth, is tautological. [.] 1. Equal in force, power or effect. A steam engine may have force or power equivalent to ...
19807	equivalently	[.] EQUIV'ALENTLY, adv. In an equal manner.
19808	equivocacy	[.] EQUIV'OCACY, n. Equivocalness. [Not used.]
19809	equivocal	[.] EQUIV'OCAL, a. [Low L. oequivocus; oequus, equal, and vox, a word. See Vocal.] [.] 1. Being of doubtful signification; that may be understood in different senses; capable of a double interpretation; ambiguous; as equivocal words, terms or senses. Men may be misled ...
19810	equivocally	[.] EQUIV'OCALLY, adv. Ambiguously; in a doubtful sense; in terms susceptible of different senses. He answered the question equivocally. [.] 1. By uncertain birth; by equivocal generation.
19811	equivocalness	[.] EQUIV'OCALNESS, n. Ambiguity; double meaning.
19812	equivocate	[.] EQUIV'OCATE, v.i. To use words of a doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses; to use ambiguous expressions. To equivocate is the dishonorable work of duplicity. The upright man will not equivocate in his intercourse ...
19813	equivocating	[.] EQUIV'OCATING, ppr. Using ambiguous words or phrases.
19814	equivocation	[.] EQUIVOCA'TION, n. Ambiguity of speech; the use of words or expressions that are susceptible of a double signification. Hypocrites are often guilty of equivocation, and by this means lose the confidence of their fellow men. Equivocation is incompatible with the christian ...
19815	equivocator	[.] EQUIV'OCATOR, n. One who equivocates; one who uses language which is ambiguous and may be interpreted in different ways; one who uses mental reservation.
19816	equivoke	[.] E'QUIVOKE, n. An ambiguous term; a word susceptible of different significations. [.] 1. Equivocation.
19817	equivorous	[.] EQUIV'OROUS, a. [L. equus, horse, and voro, to eat.] [.] Feeding or subsisting on horse flesh. [.] [.] Equivorous Tartars.
19818	er	[.] ER, the termination of many English words, is the Teutonic form of the Latin or; the one contracted from wer, the other from vir, a man. It denotes an agent, originally of the masculine gender, but now applied to men or things indifferently; as in farmer, heater, grater. ...
19819	er-seller	[.] FEATH'ER-SELLER,'ER-SELLER, n. One who sells fethers for beds.
19820	era	[.] E'RA, n. [L. oera. The origin of the term is not obvious.] [.] 1. In chronology, a fixed point of time, from which any number of years is begun to be counted; as the Christian Era. It differs from epoch in this; era is a point of time fixed by some nation or denomination ...
19821	eradiate	[.] ERA'DIATE, v.i. [L. e and radio, to beam.] [.] To shoot as rays of light; to beam.
19822	eradiation	[.] ERADIA'TION, n. Emission of rays or beams of light; emission of light or splendor.
19823	eradicate	[.] ERAD'ICATE, v.t. [L. eradico, from radix, root.] [.] 1. To pull up the roots, or by the roots. Hence, to destroy anything that grows; to extirpate; to destroy the roots, so that the plant will not be reproduced; as, to eradicate weeds. [.] 2. To destroy thoroughly; ...
19824	eradicated	[.] ERAD'ICATED, pp. Plucked up by the roots; extirpated; destroyed.
19825	eradicating	[.] ERAD'ICATING, ppr. Pulling up the roots of any thing; extirpating.
19826	eradication	[.] ERADICA'TION, n. The act of plucking up by the roots; extirpation; excision; total destruction. [.] 1. The state of being plucked up by the roots.
19827	eradicative	[.] ERAD'ICATIVE, a. That extirpates; that cures or destroys thoroughly. [.] ERAD'ICATIVE, n. A medicine that effects a radical cure.
19828	erasable	[.] ERA'SABLE, a. That may or can be erased.
19829	erase	[.] ERA'SE, v.t. [L. erado, erasi; e and rado, to scrape; Heb. a graving tool.] [.] 1. To rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved or painted; to efface; as, to erase a word or a name. [.] 2. To obliterate; to expunge; to blot out; as with pen ...
19830	erased	[.] ERA'SED, pp. Rubbed or scratched out; obliterated; effaced.
19831	erasement	[.] ERA'SEMENT, n. The act of erasing; a rubbing out; expunction; obliteration; destruction.
19832	erasing	[.] ERA'SING, ppr. Rubbing or scraping out; obliterating; destroying.
19833	erasion	[.] ERA'SION, n. s as z. The act of erasing; a rubbing out; obliteration.
19834	erastian	[.] ERAS'TIAN, n. A follower of one Erastus, the leader of a religious sect, who denied the power of the church to discipline its members.
19835	erastianism	[.] ERAS'TIANISM, n. The principles of the Erastians.
19836	erasure	[.] ERA'SURE, n. era'zhur. The act of erasing; a scratching out; obliteration. [.] 1. The place where a word or letter has been erased or obliterated.
19837	ere	[.] ERE, adv. Before; sooner than. [.] [.] Ere sails were spread new oceans to explore. [.] [.] The nobleman saith to him, Sir, come down ere my child die. John 4. [.] In these passages, ere is really a preposition, followed by a sentence, instead of a single word, ...
19838	erebus	[.] ER'EBUS, n. [L. erebus.] In mythology, darkness; hence, the region of the dead; a deep and gloomy place; hell.
19839	erect	[.] ERECT', a. [L. erectus, from erigo, to set upright; e and rego, to stretch or make straight, right, rectus. See Right.] [.] 1. Upright, or in a perpendicular posture; as, he stood erect. [.] 2. Directed upward. [.] [.] And suppliant hands, to heaven erect. [.] 3. ...
19840	erectable	[.] ERECT'ABLE, a. That can be erected; as an erectable feather.
19841	erected	[.] ERECT'ED, pp. Set in a straight and perpendicular direction; set upright; raised; built; established; elevated; animated; extended and distended.
19842	erecter	[.] ERECT'ER, n. One that erects; one that raises or builds.
19843	erecting	[.] ERECT'ING, ppr. Raising and setting upright; building; founding; establishing; elevating; inciting; extending and distending.
19844	erection	[.] EREC'TION, n. The act of raising and setting perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; a setting upright. [.] 1. The act of raising or building, as an edifice or fortification; as the erection of a wall, or of a house. [.] 2. The state of being raised, built ...
19845	erective	[.] ERECT'IVE, a. Setting upright; raising.
19846	erectly	[.] ERECT'LY, adv. In an erect posture.
19847	erectness	[.] ERECT'NESS, n. Uprightness of posture or form.
19848	erector	[.] ERECT'OR, n. A muscle that erects; one that raises.
19849	erelong	[.] E'RELONG, adv. [ere and long.] Before a long time had elapsed. [.] [.] He mounted the horse, and following the stag, erelong slew him. [.] 1. Before a long time shall elapse; before long. Erelong you will repent of your folly. [.] [.] The world erelong a world ...
19850	eremitage	[.] ER'EMITAGE, n. [See Hermitage.]
19851	eremite	[.] ER'EMITE, n. [L. eremita; Gr.a desert.] One who lives in a wilderness, or in retirement, secluded from an intercourse with men. It is generally written hermit, which see.
19852	eremitical	[.] EREMIT'ICAL, a. Living in solitude, or in seclusion from the world.
19853	erenow	[.] E'RENOW, adv. [ere and now.] Before this time.
19854	ereption	[.] EREP'TION, n. [L. ereptio.] A taking or snatching away by force.
19855	erewhile	[.] E'REWHILE
19856	erewhiles	[.] E'REWHILES, adv. [ere and while. Some time ago; before a little while. [.] [.] I am as fair now as I was erewhile.
19857	ergat	[.] ER'GAT, v.i. [L. ergo.] To infer; to draw conclusions. [Not used.]
19858	ergo	[.] ER'GO, adv. [L.] Therefore.
19859	ergot	[.] ERGOT, n. In farriery, a stub, like a piece of soft horn, about the bigness of a chestnut, situated behind and below the pastern joint, and commonly hid under the tuft of the fetloc. [.] 1. A morbid excrescence in grain; a dark colored shoot, often an inch long, ...
19860	ergotism	[.] ER'GOTISM, n. [L. ergo.] A logical inference; a conclusion.
19861	eriach	[.] ER'IACH, n. A pecuniary fine.
19862	erigible	[.] ER'IGIBLE, a. That may be erected. [Ill formed and not used.]
19863	eringo	[.] ERINGO. [See Eryngo.]
19864	eristic	[.] ERIST'IC
19865	eristical	[.] ERIST'ICAL, a. [Gr. contention; contentious.] Pertaining to disputes; controversial. [Not in use.]
19866	erke	[.] ERKE, n. Idle; slothful. [Not in use.]
19867	ermelin	[.] ERMELIN. [See Ermin.]
19868	ermin	[.] ER'MIN
19869	ermine	[.] ER'MINE, n. [.] 1. An animal of the genus Mustela, an inhabitant of northern climates, in Europe and America. It nearly resembles the martin in shape, but the weasel, in food and manners. In winter, the fur is entirely white; in summer, the upper part of the body ...
19870	ermined	[.] ER'MINED, a. Clothed with ermin; adorned with the fur of the ermin; as ermined pride; ermined pomp.
19871	erne	[.] ERNE, or AERNE, a Saxon word, signifying a place or receptacle, forms the termination of some English words, as well as Latin; as in barn, lantern, tavern, taberna.
19872	erode	[.] ERO'DE, v.t. [L. erodo; e and rodo, to gnaw.] To eat in or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh. [.] [.] The blood, being too sharp or thin, erodes the vessels.
19873	eroded	[.] ERO'DED, pp. Eaten; gnawed; corroded.
19874	eroding	[.] ERO'DING, ppr. Eating into; eating away; corroding.
19875	erogate	[.] ER'OGATE, v.t. [L. erogo.] To lay out; to give; to bestow upon. [Not used.]
19876	erogation	[.] EROGA'TION, n. The act of conferring. [Not used.]
19877	erose	[.] ERO'SE, a. [L. erosus.] In botany, an erose leaf has small sinuses in the margin, as if gnawed.
19878	erosion	[.] ERO'SION, n. s as z. [L. erosio.] The act or operation of eating away. [.] 1. The state of being eaten away; corrosion; canker.
19879	erotic	[.] EROT'IC
19880	erotical	[.] EROT'ICAL, a. [Gr. love.] Pertaining to love; treating of love.
19881	erpetologist	[.] ERPETOL'OGIST, n. [Gr. reptile, discourse.] One who writes on the subject of reptiles, or is versed in the natural history of reptiles.
19882	erpetology	[.] ERPETOL'OGY,n. [supra.] That part of natural history which treats of reptiles.
19883	err	[.] ERR, v.i. [L. erro.] [.] 1. To wander from the right way; to deviate from the true course or purpose. [.] [.] But errs not nature from this gracious end, [.] [.] From burning suns when livid deaths descend? [.] 2. To miss the right way, in morals or religion; ...
19884	errable	[.] ER'RABLE, a. Liable to mistake; fallible. [Little used.]
19885	errableness	[.] ER'RABLENESS, n. Liableness to mistake or error. [.] [.] We may infer from the errableness of our nature, the reasonableness of compassion to the seduced.
19886	errand	[.] ER'RAND, n. [.] 1. A verbal message; a mandate or order; something to be told or done; a communication to be made to some person at a distance. The servant was sent on an errand; he told his errand; he has done the errand. These are the most common modes of using ...
19887	errant	[.] ER'RANT, a. [L. errans,from erro, to err.] [.] 1. Wandering; roving; rambling; applied particularly to knights, who, in the middle ages, wandered about to seek adventures and display their heroism and generosity, called knights errant. [.] 2. Deviating from a ...
19888	errantry	[.] ER'RANTRY, n. A wandering; a roving or rambling about. [.] 1. The employment of a knight errant.
19889	erratic	...
19890	erratically	[.] ERRAT'ICALLY, adv. Without rule, order or established method; irregularly.
19891	erration	[.] ERRA'TION, n. A wandering. [Not used.]
19892	erratum	[.] ERRA'TUM, n. plu. errata. [See Err.] An error or mistake in writing or printing. A list of the errata of a book is usually printed at the beginning or end, with references to the pages and lines in which they occur.
19893	errhine	[.] ER'RHINE, a. er'rine. [Gr. the nose.] Affecting the nose, or to be snuffed into the nose; occasioning discharges from the nose. [.] ER'RHINE, n. er'rine. A medicine to be snuffed up the nose, to promote discharges of mucus.
19894	erring	[.] ER'RING, ppr. Wandering from the truth or the right way; mistaking; irregular.
19895	erroneous	[.] ERRO'NEOUS, a. [L. erroneus, from erro, to err.] [.] 1. Wandering; roving; unsettled. [.] [.] They roam [.] [.] Erroneous and disconsolate. [.] 2. Deviating; devious; irregular; wandering from the right course. [.] [.] Erroneous circulation of blood. [.] [The ...
19896	erroneously	[.] ERRO'NEOUSLY, adv. By mistake; not rightly; falsely.
19897	erroneousness	[.] ERRO'NEOUSNESS, n. The state of being erroneous, wrong or false; deviation from right; inconformity to truth; as the erroneousness of a judgement or proposition.
19898	error	[.] ER'ROR, n. [L. error, from erro, to wander.] A wandering or deviation from the truth; a mistake in judgment, by which men assent to or believe what is not true. Error may be voluntary, or involuntary. Voluntary, when men neglect or pervert the proper means to inform ...
19899	erse	[.] ERSE, n. The language of the descendants of the Gaels or Celts, in the highlands of Scotland.
19900	erst	[.] ERST, adv. [See Ere.] [.] 1. First; at first; at the beginning. [.] 2. Once; formerly; long ago. [.] 3. Before; till then or now; hitherto. [.] [This word is obsolete, except in poetry.]
19901	erstwhile	[.] ERSTWHILE, adv. Till then or now; formerly.
19902	erubescence	[.] ERUBES'CENCE, n. [L. erubescens, erubesco, from rubeo, to be red.] [.] A becoming red; redness of the skin or surface of any thing; a blushing.
19903	erubescent	[.] ERUBES'CENT, a. Red, or reddish; blushing.
19904	eruct	[.] ERUCT'
19905	eructate	[.] ERUCT'ATE, v.t. [L. eructo, ructor, coinciding in elements with Heb. to spit.] [.] To belch; to eject from the stomach, as wind. [Little used.]
19906	eructation	[.] ERUCTA'TION, n. [L. eructatio.] The act of belching wind from the stomach; a belch. [.] 1. A violent bursting forth or ejection of wind or other matter from the earth.
19907	erudite	[.] ER'UDITE, a. [L. eruditus, from erudio, to instruct. [.] Instructed; taught; learned.
19908	erudition	[.] ERUDI'TION, n. Learning; knowledge gained by study, or from books and instruction; particularly, learning in literature, as distinct from the sciences, as in history, antiquity and languages. The Scaligers were men of deep erudition. [.] [.] The most useful erudition ...
19909	eruginous	[.] ERU'GINOUS, a. [L. aeruginosus, from aerugo, rust.] [.] Partaking of the substance or nature of copper or the rust of copper; resembling rust.
19910	erupt	[.] ERUPT', v.i. To burst forth. [Not used.]
19911	eruption	[.] ERUP'TION, n. [L. eruptio, from erumpo, erupi; e and rumpo, for rupo. [.] 1. The act of breaking or bursting forth from inclosure or confinement; a violent emission of any thing, particularly of flames and lava from a volcano. The eruptions of Hecla in 1783, were ...
19912	eruptive	[.] ERUP'TIVE, a. Bursting forth. [.] [.] The sudden glance [.] [.] Appears far south eruptive through the cloud. [.] 1. Attended with eruptions or efflorescence, or producing it; as an eruptive fever.
19913	eryngo	[.] ERYN'GO, n. [Gr.] The sea-holly, Eryngium, a genus of plants of several species. The flowers are collected in a round head; the receptacle is paleaceous or chaffy. The young shoots are esculent.
19914	erysipelas	[.] ERYSIP'ELAS, n. [Gr.] A disease called St.Anthony's fire; a diffused inflammation with fever of two or three days, generally with coma or delirium; an eruption of a fiery acrid humor, on some part of the body, but chiefly on the face. One species of erysipelas is ...
19915	erysipelatous	[.] ERYSIPEL'ATOUS, a. Eruptive; resembling erysipelas, or partaking of its nature.
19916	escalade	[.] ESCALA'DE, n. [L. scala, a ladder. See Scale.] In the military art, a furious attack made by troops on a fortified place, in which ladders are used to pass a ditch or mount a rampart. [.] [.] Sin enters, not by escalade, but by cunning or treachery. [.] ESCALA'DE, ...
19917	escalop	[.] ESCAL'OP, n. skal'lup. A family of bivalvular shell-fish, whose shell is regularly indented. In the center of the top of the shell is a trigonal sinus with an elastic cartilage for its hinge. [.] 1. A regular curving indenture in the margin of any thing. [See ...
19918	escapade	[.] ESCAPA'DE, n. The fling of a horse. In Spanish, flight, escape.
19919	escape	[.] ESCA'PE, v.t. [L. capio, with a negative prefix, or from a word of the same family.] [.] 1. To flee from and avoid; to get out of the way; to shun; to obtain security from; to pass without harm; as, to escape danger. [.] [.] A small number, that escape the sword, ...
19920	escapement	[.] ESCA'PEMENT, n. That part of a clock or watch, which regulates its movements, and prevents their acceleration.
19921	escaping	[.] ESCA'PING, ppr. Fleeing from and avoiding danger or evil; being passed unobserved or unhurt; shunning; evading; securing safety; quitting the custody of the law, without warrant. [.] ESCA'PING, n. Avoidance of danger. Ezra 9.
19922	escargatoire	[.] ESC`ARGATOIRE, n. A nursery of snails.
19923	escarp	[.] ESC`ARP, v.t. To slope; to form a slope; a military term.
19924	escarpment	[.] ESC`ARPMENT, n. A slope; a steep descent or declivity.
19925	eschalot	[.] ESCHALOT, n. shallo'te. A species of small onion or garlic, belonging to the genus Allium; the ascalonicum.
19926	eschar	[.] ES'CHAR, n. [Gr.] In surgery, the crust or scab occasioned by burns or caustic applications. [.] 1. A species of Coralline, resembling a net or woven cloth.
19927	escharotic	[.] ESCHAROT'IC, a. Caustic; having the power of searing or destroying the flesh. [.] ESCHAROT'IC, n. A caustic application; a medicine which sears or destroys flesh.
19928	escheat	[.] ESCHE'AT, n. [L. cado, cadere.] [.] 1. Any land or tenements which casually fall or revert to the lord within his manor, through failure of heirs. It is the determination of the tenure or dissolution of the mutual bond between the lord and tenant, from the extinction ...
19929	escheatable	[.] ESCHE'ATABLE, a. Liable to escheat.
19930	escheatage	[.] ESCHE'ATAGE, n. The right of succeeding to an escheat.
19931	escheated	[.] ESCHE'ATED, pp. Having fallen to the lord through want of heirs, or to the state for want of an owner, or by forfeiture.
19932	escheating	[.] ESCHE'ATING, ppr. Reverting to the lord through failure of heirs, or to the state for want of an owner, or by forfeiture.
19933	escheator	[.] ESCHE'ATOR, n. An officer who observes the escheats of the king in the county whereof he is escheator, and certifies them into the treasury.
19934	eschew	[.] ESCHEW', v.t. To flee from; to shun; to avoid. [.] [.] He who obeys, destruction shall eschew. [.] [.] Job--feared God and eschewed evil. Job.1.
19935	eschewed	[.] ESCHEW'ED, pp. Shunned; avoided.
19936	eschewing	[.] ESCHEW'ING, ppr. Shunning; avoiding. [This word is nearly obsolete, or at least little used.]
19937	escocheon	[.] ESCO'CHEON, n. The shield of the family.
19938	escort	[.] ES'CORT, n. A guard; a body of armed men which attends an officer, or baggage; provisions or munitions conveyed by land from place to place,to protect them from an enemy, or in general, for security. [This word is rarely, and never properly used for naval protection ...
19939	escorted	[.] ESCORT'ED, pp. Attended and guarded by land.
19940	escorting	[.] ESCORT'ING, ppr. Attending and guarding by land.
19941	escot	[.] ESCOT. [See Scot.]
19942	escouade	[.] ESCOUADE. [See Squad.]
19943	escout	[.] ESCOUT. [See Scout.]
19944	escritoir	[.] ESCRITO'IR, n. [L. scribo; Eng. to scrape.] A box with instruments and conveniences for writing; sometimes, a desk or chest of drawers with an apartment for the instruments of writing. It is often pronounced scrutoir.
19945	escrow	[.] ES'CROW, n. In law, a deed of lands or tenements delivered to a third person, to hold till some condition is performed by the grantee, and which is not to take effect till the condition is performed. It is then to be delivered to the grantee.
19946	escuage	[.] ES'CUAGE, n. [L. scutum, a shield.] In feudal law, service of the shield, called also scutage; a species of tenure by knight service, by which a tenant was bound to follow his lord to war; afterwards exchanged for a pecuniary satisfaction.
19947	esculapian	[.] ESCULA'PIAN, a. [from Aesculapius, the physician.] [.] Medical; pertaining to the healing art.
19948	esculent	[.] ES'CULENT, a. [L. esculentus, from esca, food.] Eatable; that is or may be used by man for food; as esculent plants; esculent fish. [.] ES'CULENT, n. Something that is eatable; that which is or may be safely eaten by man.
19949	escurial	[.] ESCU'RIAL, n. The palace or residence of the King of Spain, about 15 miles North West of Madrid. This is the largest and most superb structure in the kingdom, and one of the most splendid in Europe. It is built in a dry barren spot,and the name itself is said to ...
19950	escutcheon	[.] ESCUTCH'EON, n. [L. scutum, a shield.] The shield on which a coat of arms is represented; the shield of a family; the picture of ensigns armorial.
19951	escutcheoned	[.] ESCUTCH'EONED, a. Having a coat of arms or ensign.
19952	esloin	[.] ESLOIN', v.t. To remove. [Not in use.]
19953	esophagotomy	[.] ESOPHAGOT'OMY, n. [esophagus and a cutting.] In surgery, the operation of making an incision into the esophagus, for the purpose of removing any foreign substance that obstructs the passage.
19954	esophagus	[.] ESOPH'AGUS, n. [Gr.] The gullet; the canal through which food and drink pass to the stomach.
19955	esopian	[.] ESO'PIAN, a. [from Aesop.] Pertaining to AEsop; composed by him or in his manner.
19956	esoteric	[.] ESOT'ERIC, a. [Gr. interior, from within.] Private; an epithet applied to the private instructions and doctrines of Pythagoras; opposed to exoteric, or public.
19957	esotery	[.] ESOT'ERY, n. Mystery; secrecy. [Little used.]
19958	espalier	[.] ESPAL'IER, n. [L. palus, a stake or pole.] A row of trees planted about a garden or in hedges, so as to inclose quarters or separate parts, and trained up to a lattice of wood-work, or fastened to stakes, forming a close hedge or shelter to protect plants against ...
19959	espand	[.] ESPAND', v.i. To open; to spread. Flowers expand in spring. [.] 1. To dilate; to extend in bulk or surface. Metals expand by heat. A lake expands, when swelled by rains. [.] 2. To enlarge; as, the heart expands with joy.
19960	esparcet	[.] ESPAR'CET, n. A kind of sainfoin.
19961	especial	[.] ESPE'CIAL, a. [L. specialis, from specio, to see, species, kind.] [.] Principal; chief; particular; as, in an especial manner or degree.
19962	especially	[.] ESPE'CIALLY, adv. Principally; chiefly; particularly; in an uncommon degree; in reference to one person or thing in particular.
19963	especialness	[.] ESPE'CIALNESS, n. The state of being especial.
19964	esperance	[.] ES'PERANCE, n. [L. spero, to hope.] Hope. [Not English.]
19965	espial	[.] ESPI'AL, n. [See Spy.] A spy; the act of espying.
19966	espinel	[.] ES'PINEL, n. A kind or ruby. [See Spinel.]
19967	espionage	[.] ES'PIONAGE, n. The practice or employment of spies; the practice of watching the words and conduct of others and attempting to make discoveries, as spies or secret emissaries; the practice of watching others without being suspected, and giving intelligence of discoveries ...
19968	esplanade	[.] ESPLANA'DE, n. [L. planus, plain.] [.] 1. In fortification, the glacis of the counter scarp, or the sloping of the parapet of the covered-way towards the country; or the void space between the glacis of a citadel, and the first houses of the town. [.] 2. In gardening, ...
19969	espousal	[.] ESPOUS'AL, a. espouz'al. [See Espouse.] Used in or relating to the act of espousing or betrothing. [.] ESPOUS'AL, n. The act of espousing or betrothing. [.] 1. Adoption; protection.
19970	espousals	[.] ESPOUS'ALS, n. plu. The act of contracting or affiancing a man and woman to each other; a contract or mutual promise of marriage. [.] [.] I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals.
19971	espouse	[.] ESPOUSE, v.t. espouz'. [L. spondeo, sponsus, the letter n, in the latter, must be casual, or the modern languages have lost the letter. The former is most probable; in which case, spondeo was primarily spodeo, sposus.] [.] 1. To betroth. [.] [.] When as his ...
19972	espoused	[.] ESPOUS'ED, pp. Betrothed; affianced; promised in marriage by contract; married; united intimately; embraced.
19973	espouser	[.] ESPOUS'ER,n. One who espouses; one who defends the cause of another.
19974	espousing	[.] ESPOUS'ING, ppr. Betrothing; promising in marriage by covenant; marrying; uniting indissolubly; taking part in.
19975	espy	[.] ESPY',v.t. [L. specio.] [.] 1. To see at a distance; to have the first sight of a thing remove. Seamen espy land as they approach it. [.] 2. To see or discover something intended to be hid, or in a degree concealed and not very visible; as, to espy a man in ...
19976	esquire	[.] ESQUI'RE, n. [L. scutum, a shield; Gr. a hide, of which shields were anciently made.], a shield-bearer or armor-bearer, scutifer; an attendant on a knight. Hence in modern times, a title of dignity next in degree below a knight. In England, this title is given to ...
19977	essay	[.] ESSA'Y, v.t. [L. sequor. See Seek. The radical sense is to press, drive, urge, strain, strive.] [.] 1. To try; to attempt; to endeavor; to exert one's power or faculties, or to make an effort to perform any thing. [.] [.] While I this unexampled task essay. [.] 2. ...
19978	essayed	[.] ESSA'YED, pp. Attempted; tried.
19979	essayer	[.] ESSA'YER, n. One who writes essays.
19980	essaying	[.] ESSA'YING, ppr. Trying; making an effort; attempting.
19981	essayist	[.] ESSA'YIST, n. A writer of an essay, or of essays.
19982	essence	[.] ES'SENCE, n. [L. essentia, esse, to be.] [.] 1. That which constitutes the particular nature of a being or substance, or of a genus, and which distinguishes it from all others. [.] Mr. Locke makes a distinction between nominal essence and real essence. The nominal ...
19983	essenced	[.] ES'SENCED, pp. Perfumed; as essenced fops.
19984	essenes	[.] ESSE'NES, n. Among the Jews, a sect remarkable for their strictness and abstinence.
19985	essential	[.] ESSEN'TIAL, a. [L. essentialis.] Necessary to the constitution or existence of a thing. Piety and good works are essential to the christian character. Figure and extension are essential properties of bodies. [.] [.] And if each system in gradation roll, [.] [.] Alike ...
19986	essentiality	[.] ESSENTIAL'ITY, n. The quality of being essential; first or constituent principles.
19987	essentially	[.] ESSEN'TIALLY, adv. By the constitution of nature; in essence; as, minerals and plants are essentially different. [.] 1. In an important degree; in effect. The two statements differ, but not essentially.
19988	essentiate	[.] ESSEN'TIATE, v.i. To become of the same essence. [.] ESSEN'TIATE, v.t. To form or constitute the essence or being of.
19989	essoin	[.] ESSOIN',n. [Law L. exonia, sonium.] [.] 1. An excuse; the alleging of an excuse for him who is summoned to appear in court and answer, and who neglects to appear at the day. In England, the three first days of a term are called essoin-days, as three days are allowed ...
19990	essoiner	[.] ESSOIN'ER, n. An attorney who sufficiently excuses the absence of another.
19991	establish	[.] ESTAB'LISH, v.t. [L. stabilio; Heb. to set, fix, establish.] [.] 1. To set and fix firmly or unalterably; to settle permanently. [.] [.] I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant. Gen.17. [.] 2. To found permanently; to erect and fix ...
19992	established	[.] ESTAB'LISHED, pp. Set; fixed firmly; founded; ordained; enacted; ratified; confirmed.
19993	establisher	[.] ESTAB'LISHER, n. He who establishes, ordains or confirms.
19994	establishing	[.] ESTAB'LISHING, ppr. Fixing; settling permanently; founding; ratifying; confirming; ordaining.
19995	establishment	[.] ESTAB'LISHMENT, n. The act of establishing, founding, ratifying or ordaining. [.] 1. Settlement;; fixed state. [.] 2. Confirmation; ratification of what has been settled or made. [.] 3. Settled regulation; form; ordinance; system of laws; constitution of government. [.] [.] Bring ...
19996	estafet	[.] ESTAFET', n. A military courier. [See Staff.]
19997	estate	[.] ESTA'TE,n. [L. status, from sto, to stand. The roots stb, std and stg, have nearly the same signification, to set, to fix. It is probable that the L. sto is contracted from stad, as it forms steti. [.] 1. In a general sense, fixedness; a fixed condition; now generally ...
19998	estated	[.] ESTA'TED, pp. or a. Possessing an estate.
19999	esteem	[.] ESTEE'M, v.t. [L. estimo; Gr. to honor or esteem.] [.] 1. To set a value on, whether high or low; to estimate; to value. [.] [.] Then he forsook God who made him, and lightly esteemed the rock of his salvation. Deut.32. [.] [.] They that despise me shall be ...
20000	esteemable	[.] ESTEE'MABLE, a. Worthy of esteem; estimable.
20001	esteemed	[.] ESTEE'MED, pp. Valued; estimated; highly valued or prized on account of worth; thought; held in opinion.
20002	esteemer	[.] ESTEE'MER, n. One who esteems; one who sets a high value on any thing. [.] [.] A proud esteemer of his own parts.
20003	esteeming	[.] ESTEE'MING, ppr. Valuing; estimating; valuing highly; prizing; thinking; deeming.
20004	estimable	[.] ES'TIMABLE, a. [.] 1. That is capable of being estimated or valued; as estimable damage. [.] 2. Valuable; worth a great price. [.] [.] A pound of man's flesh, taken from a man, [.] [.] Is not so estimable or profitable. [.] 3. Worthy of esteem or respect; ...
20005	estimableness	[.] ES'TIMABLENESS, n. The quality of deserving esteem or regard.
20006	estimate	[.] ES'TIMATE, v.t. [L. oestimo. See Esteem.] [.] 1. To judge and form an opinion of the value of; to rate by judgment or opinion, without weighing or measuring either value, degree, extent or quantity. We estimate the value of cloth by inspection, or the extend of ...
20007	estimated	[.] ES'TIMATED, pp. Valued; rated in opinion or judgment.
20008	estimating	[.] ES'TIMATING, ppr. Valuing; rating; forming an opinion or judgment of the value, extent, quantity, or degree of worth of any object; calculating; computing.
20009	estimation	[.] ESTIMA'TION, n. [L. oestimatio.] The act of estimating. [.] 1. Calculation; computation; an opinion or judgment of the worth, extent or quantity of any thing, formed without using precise data. We may differ in our estimations of distance, magnitude or amount, ...
20010	estimative	[.] ES'TIMATIVE, a. Having the power of comparing and adjusting the worth or preference. [Little used.] [.] 1. Imaginative.
20011	estimator	[.] ES'TIMATOR, n. One who estimates or values.
20012	estival	[.] ES'TIVAL, a. [L. oestivus, from oestas, summer. See Heat.] [.] Pertaining to summer, or continuing for the summer.
20013	estivate	[.] ES'TIVATE, v.i. To pass the summer.
20014	estivation	[.] ESTIVA'TION, n. [L. oestivatio, from oestas, summer, oestivo, to pass the summer.] [.] 1. The act of passing the summer. [.] 2. In botany, the disposition of the petals within the floral gem or bud; l. convolute, when the petals are rolled together like a scroll; ...
20015	estop	[.] ESTOP', v.t. In law, to impede or bar, by one's own act. [.] A man shall always be estopped by his own deed, or not permitted to aver or prove any thing in contradiction to what he has once solemnly avowed.
20016	estopped	[.] ESTOP'PED, pp. Hindered; barred; precluded by one's own act.
20017	estoppel	[.] ESTOP'PEL, n. In law, a stop; a plea in bar, grounded on a man's own act or deed, which estops or precludes him from averring any thing to the contrary. [.] If a tenant for years levies a fine to another person, it shall work as an estoppel to the cognizor.
20018	estopping	[.] ESTOP'PING, ppr. Impeding; barring by one's own act.
20019	estovers	[.] ESTO'VERS, n. In law, necessaries, or supplies; a reasonable allowance out of lands or goods for the use of a tenant; such as sustenance of a felon in prison, and for his family, during his imprisonment; alimony for a woman divorced, out of her husband's estate. [.] Common ...
20020	estrade	[.] ESTRA'DE, n. An even or level place.
20021	estrange	[.] ESTRANGE, v.t. [.] 1. To keep at a distance; to withdraw; to cease to frequent and be familiar with. [.] [.] Had we estranged ourselves form them in things indifferent. [.] [.] I thus estrange my person from her bed. [.] 2. To alienate; to divert from its ...
20022	estranged	[.] ESTRANGED, pp. Withdrawn; withheld; alienated.
20023	estrangement	[.] ESTRANGEMENT, n. Alienation; a keeping at a distance; removal; voluntary abstraction; as an estrangement of affection. [.] [.] An estrangement of desires from better things.
20024	estranging	[.] ESTRANGING, ppr. Alienating; withdrawing; keeping at or removing to a distance.
20025	estrapade	[.] ESTRAPA'DE, n. The defense of a horse that will not obey, and which, to get rid of his rider, rises before and yerks furiously with his hind legs.
20026	estray	[.] ESTRA'Y, v.i. To stray. [See Stray.] [.] ESTRA'Y, n. A tame beast, as a horse, ox or sheep, which is found wandering or without an owner; a beast supposed to have strayed from the power or inclosure of its owner. It is usually written stray.
20027	estreat	[.] ESTRE'AT, n. [L. extractum, extraho, to draw out.] [.] In law, a true copy or duplicate of an original writing, especially of amercements or penalties set down in the rolls of court to be levied by the bailiff or other officer, on every offender. [.] ESTRE'AT, v.i. ...
20028	estreated	[.] ESTRE'ATED, pp. Extracted; copied.
20029	estrepement	[.] ESTRE'PEMENT, n. [Eng. to strip.] In law, spoil; waste; a stripping of land by a tenant, to the prejudice of the owner.
20030	estrich	[.] ES'TRICH, n. The ostrich, which see.
20031	estuance	[.] ES'TUANCE, n. [L. oestus.] Heat. [Not in use.]
20032	estuary	[.] ES'TUARY, n. [L. oestuarium, from oestuo, to boil or foam, oestus, heat, fury, storm.] [.] 1. An arm of the sea; a frith; a narrow passage, or the mouth of a river or lake, where the tide meets the current, or flows and ebbs. [.] 2. A vapor-bath.
20033	estuate	[.] ES'TUATE, v.i. [L. oestuo, to boil.] To boil; to swell and rage; to be agitated.
20034	estuation	[.] ESTUA'TION, n. A boiling; agitation; commotion of a fluid.
20035	esture	[.] ES'TURE, n. [L. oestuo.] Violence; commotion. [Not used.]
20036	esurient	[.] ESU'RIENT, a. [L. esuriens, esurio.] Inclined to eat; hungry.
20037	esurine	[.] ES'URINE, a. Eating; corroding. [Little used.]
20038	etch	[.] ETCH, v.t. [.] 1. To make prints on copper-plate by means of lines or strokes first drawn, and then eaten or corroded by nitric acid. The plate is first covered with a proper varnish or ground, which is capable of resisting the acid, and the ground is then scored ...
20039	etched	[.] ETCH'ED, pp. Marked and corroded by nitric acid.
20040	etching	[.] ETCH'ING, ppr. Marking or making prints with nitric acid. [.] ETCH'ING, n. The impression taken from an etched copper-plate.
20041	eteostic	[.] ETEOS'TIC, n. [Gr. true, and a verse.] [.] A chronogrammatical composition.
20042	eter	[.] BAROM,'ETER, n. [Gr.weight, and measure.] [.] An instrument for measuring the weight or pressure of the atmosphere, consisting of a glass tube,hermetically sealed at one end, filled with quicksilver, well defecated and purged of air, and inverted in a basin of quicksilver. ...
20043	etern	[.] ETERN', a. Eternal; perpetual; endless. [Not used.]
20044	eternal	[.] ETER'NAL, a. [L. oeternus, composed of oevum and ternus, oeviternus, Varro. The origin of the last component part of the word is not obvious. It occurs in diuturnus, and seems to denote continuance.] [.] 1. Without beginning or end of existence. [.] [.] The ...
20045	eternalist	[.] ETER'NALIST, n. One who holds the past existence of the world to be infinite.
20046	eternalize	[.] ETER'NALIZE, v.t. To make eternal; to give endless duration to. [We now use eternize.]
20047	eternally	[.] ETER'NALLY, adv. Without beginning or end of duration, or without end only. [.] 1. Unchangeably; invariably; at all times. [.] [.] That which is morally good must be eternally and unchangeably so. [.] 2. Perpetually; without intermission; at all times. [.] [.] Where ...
20048	eternity	[.] ETER'NITY, n. [L. oeternitas.] Duration or continuance without beginning or end. [.] By repeating the idea of any length of duration, with the endless addition of number, we come by the idea of eternity. [.] The high and lofty one who inhabiteth eternity. Is.57. [.] We ...
20049	eternize	[.] ETER'NIZE, v.t. [Low L. oeterno.] [.] 1. To make endless. [.] 2. To continue the existence or duration of indefinitely; to perpetuate; as, to eternize woe. [.] [.] So we say, to eternize fame or glory. [.] 3. To make forever famous; to immortalize; as, to ...
20050	eternized	[.] ETER'NIZED, pp. Made endless; immortalized.
20051	eternizing	[.] ETER'NIZING, ppr. Giving endless duration to; immortalizing.
20052	etesian	[.] ETE'SIAN, a. ete'zhan. [L. etesius; Gr. a year.] [.] Stated; blowing at stated times of the year; periodical. Etesian winds are yearly or anniversary winds, answering to the monsoons of the East Indies. The wind is applied, in Greek and Roman writers, to the periodical ...
20053	ethe	[.] ETHE, a. Easy.
20054	ethel	[.] E'THEL, a. Noble.
20055	ether	[.] E'THER, n. [L. oether; Gr. to burn, to shine; Eng. weather.] [.] 1. A thin, subtil matter, much finer and rarer than air, which, some philosophers suppose, begins from the limits of the atmosphere and occupies the heavenly space. [.] [.] There fields of light ...
20056	ethereal	[.] ETHE'REAL, a. Formed of ether; containing or filled with ether; as ethereal space; ethereal regions. [.] 1. Heavenly; celestial; as ethereal messenger. [.] 2. Consisting of ether or spirit. [.] [.] Vast chain of being, which from God began, [.] [.] Natures ...
20057	ethereous	[.] ETHE'REOUS, a. Formed of ether; heavenly.
20058	etherialize	[.] ETHERIALIZE, v.t. To convert into ether, or into a very subtil fluid.
20059	etherialized	[.] ETHERIALIZED, pp. Converted into ether or a very subtil fluid; as an etherialized and incorporeal substrate.
20060	etherize	[.] E'THERIZE, v.t. To convert into ether.
20061	etherized	[.] E'THERIZED, pp. Converted into ether.
20062	etherizing	[.] E'THERIZING, ppr. Converting into ether.
20063	ethic	[.] ETH'IC
20064	ethical	[.] ETH'ICAL, a. [L. ethicus; Gr. manners.] [.] Relating to manners or morals; treating of morality; delivering precepts of morality; as ethic discourses or epistles.
20065	ethically	[.] ETH'ICALLY, adv. According to the doctrines of morality.
20066	ethics	[.] ETH'ICS, n. The doctrines of morality or social manners; the science of moral philosophy, which teaches men their duty and the reasons of it. [.] 1. A system of moral principles; a system of rules for regulating the actions and manners of men in society. [.] Ethiops ...
20067	ethmoid	[.] ETH'MOID
20068	ethmoidal	[.] ETHMOID'AL, a. Gr. a sieve, and form.] Resembling a sieve.
20069	ethnic	[.] ETH'NIC
20070	ethnical	[.] ETH'NICAL, a. [L. ethnicus; Gr. from nation from the root of G. heide, heath, woods, whence heathen. See Heathen.] [.] Heathen; pagan; pertaining to the gentiles or nations not converted to christianity; opposed to Jewish and Christian.
20071	ethnicism	[.] ETH'NICISM, n. Heathenism; paganism; idolatry.
20072	ethnology	[.] ETHNOL'OGY, n. [Gr. nation, and discourse.] A treatise on nations.
20073	ethological	[.] ETHOLOG'ICAL, a. [See Ethology.] Treating of ethics or morality.
20074	ethologist	[.] ETHOL'OGIST, n. One who writes on the subject of manners and morality.
20075	ethology	[.] ETHOL'OGY, n. [Gr. manners, morals, and discourse.] [.] A treatise on morality or the science of ethics.
20076	etiolate	[.] E'TIOLATE, v.i. [Gr. to shine.] To become white or whiter; to be whitened by excluding the light of the sun, as plants. [.] E'TIOLATE, v.t. To blanch; to whiten by excluding the sun's rays.
20077	etiolated	[.] E'TIOLATED, pp. Blanched; whitened by excluding the sun's rays.
20078	etiolating	[.] E'TIOLATING, ppr. Blanching; whitening by excluding the sun's rays.
20079	etiolation	[.] ETIOLA'TION,n. The operation of being whitened or of becoming white by excluding the light of the sun. [.] In gardening, the rendering plants white, crisp and tender, by excluding the action of light from them.
20080	etiological	[.] ETIOLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to etiology.
20081	etiology	[.] ETIOL'OGY, n. [Gr. cause, and discourse.] [.] An account of the causes of any thing, particularly of diseases.
20082	etiquet	[.] ETIQUET', n. etiket'. [Eng. to dock. Originally, a little piece of paper, or a mark or title, affixed to a bag or bundle, expressing its contents.] [.] Primarily, an account of ceremonies. Hence in present usage, forms of ceremony or decorum; the forms which are observed ...
20083	etite	[.] E'TITE, n. [Gr. an eagle.] Eagle-stone, a variety of bog iron. [See Eaglestone.]
20084	etnean	[.] ETNE'AN, a. [from Aetna.] Pertaining to Etna, a volcanic mountain in Sicily.
20085	ettin	[.] ET'TIN, n. A giant.
20086	ettle	[.] ET'TLE, v.t. To earn. [Not in use.]
20087	etui	[.] ETUI
20088	etwee	[.] ETWEE'
20089	etymologer	[.] ETYMOL'OGER, n. An etymologist. [Not in use.]
20090	etymological	[.] ETYMOLOG'ICAL,a. [See Etymology.] Pertaining to etymology or the derivation of words; according to or by means of etymology.
20091	etymologically	[.] ETYMOLOG'ICALLY, adv. According to etymology.
20092	etymologist	[.] ETYMOL'OGIST, n. One versed in etymology or the deduction of words from their originals; one who searches into the original of words.
20093	etymologize	[.] ETYMOL'OGIZE, v.i. To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots.
20094	etymology	[.] ETYMOL'OGY, n. [Gr. true, and discourse.] [.] 1. That part of philology which explains the origin and derivation of words, with a view to ascertain their radical or primary signification. [.] In grammar, etymology comprehends the various inflections and modifications ...
20095	etymon	[.] ET'YMON, n. [Gr. from true.] An original root, or primitive word.
20096	eucharist	[.] EU'CHARIST, n. [Gr. a giving of thanks; well, favor.] [.] 1. The sacrament of the Lord's supper; the solemn act or ceremony of commemorating the death of our Redeemer, in the use of bread and wine, as emblems of his flesh and blood, accompanied with approprite prayers ...
20097	eucharistic	[.] EUCHARIS'TIC
20098	eucharistical	[.] EUCHARIS'TICAL, a. Containing expressions of thanks. [.] 1. Pertaining to the Lord's supper. [.] Euchloric gas, the same as euchlorine.
20099	euchlorine	[.] EUCHLO'RINE, n. [See Chlorine.] In chimistry, protoxyd of chlorine.
20100	euchology	[.] EUCHOL'OGY, n. [Gr. prayer or vow, and discourse.] [.] A formulary of prayers; the Greek ritual, in which are prescribed the order of ceremonies, sacraments and ordinances.
20101	euchymy	[.] EU'CHYMY, n. [Gr.] A good state of the blood and other fluids of the body.
20102	euchysiderite	[.] EUCHYSID'ERITE, n. A mineral, considered as a variety of augite.
20103	euclase	[.] EU'CLASE, n. [Gr. to break; easily broken.] [.] A mineral, a species of emerald, prismatic emerald, of a greenish white, apple or mountain green, bluish green, or dark sky blue color. It is a rare mineral, and remarkably brittle, whence its name.
20104	eucrasy	[.] EU'CRASY, n. [Gr. well, and temperament.] [.] In medicine, such a due or well proportioned mixture of qualities in bodies, as top constitute health or soundness.
20105	eudialyte	[.] EU'DIALYTE, n. A mineral of a brownish red color.
20106	eudiometer	[.] EUDIOM'ETER, n. [Gr. serene, and Jove, air, and measure.] [.] An instrument for ascertaining the purity of the air, or the quantity of oxygen it contains.
20107	eudiometric	[.] EUDIOMET'RIC
20108	eudiometrical	[.] EUDIOMET'RICAL, a. Pertaining to an eudiometer; performed or ascertained by an eudiometer; as eudiometrical experiments or results.
20109	eudiometry	[.] EUDIOM'ETRY, n. The art or practice of ascertaining the purity of the air by the eudiometer.
20110	euge	[.] EU'GE, n. Applause. [Not used.]
20111	eugh	[.] EUGH, a tree. [See Yew.]
20112	euharmonic	[.] EUHARMON'IC, a. [Gr. well, and harmonic.] [.] Producing harmony or concordant sounds; as the euharmonic organ.
20113	eukairite	[.] EUK`AIRITE, n. [Gr. opportune.] Cupreous seleniuret of silver, a mineral of a shining lead gray color and granular structure.
20114	eulogic	[.] EULOG'IC
20115	eulogical	[.] EULOG'ICAL, a. [See Eulogy.] Containing praise; commendatory.
20116	eulogist	[.] EU'LOGIST, n. [See Eulogy.] One who praises and commends another; one who writes or speaks in commendation of another, on account of his excellent qualities, exploits or performances.
20117	eulogium	[.] EULO'GIUM, n. An eulogy.
20118	eulogize	[.] EU'LOGIZE, v.t. [See Eulogy.] To praise; to speak or write in commendation of another; to extol in speech or writing.
20119	eulogized	[.] EU'LOGIZED, pp. Praised; commended.
20120	eulogizing	[.] EU'LOGIZING, ppr. Commending; writing or speaking in praise of.
20121	eulogy	[.] EU'LOGY, n. [Gr.] Praise; encomium; panegyric; a speech or writing in commendation of a person, on account of his valuable qualities, or services.
20122	eunomy	[.] EU'NOMY, n. [Gr. law.] Equal law, or a well adjusted constitution of government.
20123	eunuch	[.] EU'NUCH, n. [Gr. a bed, and to keep.] A male of the human species castrated.
20124	eunuchate	[.] EU'NUCHATE, v.t. To make a eunuch; to castrate.
20125	eunuchism	[.] EU'NUCHISM, n. The state of being an eunuch.
20126	eupahty	[.] EU'PAHTY, n. [Gr.] Right feeling.
20127	eupatory	[.] EU'PATORY, n. [L. eupatorium.] The plant hemp agrimony.
20128	eupepsy	[.] EUPEP'SY, n. [Gr. concoction.] Good concoction in the stomach; good digestion.
20129	eupeptic	[.] EUPEP'TIC, a. Having good digestion.
20130	euphemism	[.] EU'PHEMISM, n. [Gr. well, and to speak.] A representation of good qualities; particularly in rhetoric, a figure in which a harsh or indelicate word or expression is softened, or rather by which a delicate word or expression is substituted for one which is offensive ...
20131	euphonic	[.] EUPHON'IC
20132	euphonical	[.] EUPHON'ICAL, a. [See Euphony.] Agreeable in sound; pleasing to the ear; as euphonical orthography. [.] The Greeks adopted many changes in the combination of syllables to render their language euphonic, by avoiding such collisions.
20133	euphony	[.] EU'PHONY, n. [Gr. voice.] An agreeable sound; an easy, smooth enunciation of sounds; a pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.
20134	euphorbia	[.] EUPHOR'BIA, n. [Gr. with a different signification.] [.] In botany, spurge, or bastard spurge, a genus of plants of many species, mostly shrubby herbaceous succulents, some of them armed with thorns.
20135	euphorbium	[.] EUPHOR'BIUM, n. [L. from Gr.] [.] In the materia medica, a gummi-resinous substance, exuding from an oriental tree. It has a sharp biting taste, and is vehemently acrimonious, inflaming and ulcerating the fauces.
20136	euphotide	[.] EU'PHOTIDE, n. A name given by the French to the aggregate of diallage and saussurite.
20137	euphrasy	[.] EU'PHRASY, n. [According to DeTheis, this word is contracted from euphrosyne, joy, pleasure; a name given to the plant on account of its wonderful effects in curing disorders of the eyes.] [.] Eyebright, a genus of plants, Euphrasia, called in French casse-lunette.
20138	euripus	[.] EU'RIPUS, n. [Gr. L. Euripus.] A strait; a narrow tract of water, where the tide or a current flows and reflows, as that in Greece, between Euboea and Attica, or Euboea and Boeotia. It is sometimes used for a strait or frith much agitated.
20139	eurite	[.] EU'RITE, n. The white stone [weiss stein] of Werner; a very small-grained granite, with the parts intimately blended, and hence often apparently compact. It is gray, red, &c., according to the color of the felspar, of which it is principally composed. [.] Whitestone ...
20140	euroclydon	[.] EUROC'LYDON, n. [Gr. wind, and a wave.] A tempestuous wind, which drove ashore, on Malta, the ship in which Paul was sailing to Italy. It is supposed to have blown from an easterly point. Acts. 27.
20141	europe	[.] EU'ROPE, n. [Bochart supposes this word to be composed of white face, the land of white people, as distinguished from the Ethiopians, black-faced people, or tawny inhabitants of Asia and Africa.] [.] The great quarter of the earth that lies between the Atlantic ocean ...
20142	european	[.] EUROPE'AN, a. Pertaining to Europe. [.] EUROPE'AN, n. A native of Europe.
20143	eurus	[.] EU'RUS, n. [L.] The east wind.
20144	eurythmy	[.] EU'RYTHMY, n. [Gr. rythmus, number or proportion.] [.] In architecture, painting and sculpture, ease, majesty and elegance of the parts of a body, arising from just proportions in the composition.
20145	eusebian	[.] EUSE'BIAN, n. An Arian, so called from one Eusebius.
20146	eustyle	[.] EU'STYLE, n. [Gr. a column.] In architecture, a sort of building in which the columns are placed at the most convenient distances from each other, the intercolumniations being just two diameters and a quarter of the column, except those in the middle of the face, ...
20147	euthanasy	[.] EU'THANASY, n. [Gr. death.] An easy death.
20148	eutychian	[.] EUTYCH'IAN, n. A follower of Eutychius, who denied the two natures of Christ.
20149	eutychianism	[.] EUTYCH'IANISM, n. The doctrines of Eutychius, who denies the two natures of Christ.
20150	evacate	[.] EVA'CATE, v.t. [L. vaco.] To empty. [Not in use.]
20151	evacuant	[.] EVAC'UANT, a. [L. evacuans.] Emptying; freeing from. [.] EVAC'UANT, n. A medicine which procures evacuations, or promotes the natural secretions and excretions.
20152	evacuate	[.] EVAC'UATE, v.t. [L. evacuo; e and vacuus, from vaco, to empty. See Vacant.] [.] 1. To make empty; to free from any thing contained; as, to evacuate the church. [.] 2. To throw out; to eject; to void; to discharge; as, to evacuate dark-colored matter from the ...
20153	evacuated	[.] EVAC'UATED, pp. Emptied; cleared; freed from the contents; quitted, as by an army or garrison; ejected; discharged; vacated.
20154	evacuating	[.] EVAC'UATING, ppr. Emptying; making void or vacant; withdrawing from.
20155	evacuation	[.] EVACUA'TION, n. The act of emptying or clearing of the contents; the act of withdrawing from, as an army or garrison. [.] 1. Discharges by stool or other natural means; a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means. [.] 2. ...
20156	evacuative	[.] EVAC'UATIVE, a. That evacuates.
20157	evacuator	[.] EVAC'UATOR, n. One that makes void.
20158	evade	[.] EVA'DE, v.t. [L. evado; e and vado, to go.] [.] 1. To avoid by dexterity. The man evaded the blow aimed at his head. [.] 2. To avoid or escape by artifice or stratagem; to slip away; to elude. The thief evaded his pursuers. [.] 3. To elude by subterfuge, ...
20159	evaded	[.] EVA'DED, pp. Avoided; eluded.
20160	evading	[.] EVA'DING, ppr. Escaping; avoiding; eluding; slipping away from danger, pursuit or attack.
20161	evagation	[.] EVAGA'TION, n. [L. evagatio, evagor; e and vagor, to wander.] [.] The act of wandering; excursion; a roving or rambling.
20162	eval	[.] E'VAL, a. [L. oevum.] Relating to time or duration. [Not in use.]
20163	evanescence	[.] EVANES'CENCE, n. [L. evanescens, from evanesco; e and vanesco, to vanish, from vanus, vain, empty. See Vain.] [.] 1. A vanishing; a gradual departure from sight or possession, either by removal to a distance, or by dissipation, as vapor. [.] 2. The state of ...
20164	evanescent	[.] EVANES'CENT, a. Vanishing; subject to vanishing; fleeting; passing away; liable to dissipation, like vapor, or to become imperceptible. The pleasures and joys of life are evanescent.
20165	evangel	[.] EVAN'GEL, n. [L. evangelium.] The gospel. [Not in use.]
20166	evangelian	[.] EVANGE'LIAN, a. Rendering thanks for favors.
20167	evangelic	[.] EVANGEL'IC
20168	evangelical	[.] EVANGEL'ICAL, a. [Low L. evangelicus, from evangelium, the gospel; Gr. well, good, to announce.] [.] 1. According to the gospel; consonant to the doctrines and precepts of the gospel, published by Christ and his apostles; as evangelical righteousness, obedience ...
20169	evangelically	[.] EVANGEL'ICALLY, adv. In a manner according to the gospel.
20170	evangelism	[.] EVAN'GELISM, n. The promulgation of the gospel.
20171	evangelist	[.] EVAN'GELIST, n. A writer of the history, or doctrines, precepts, actions, life and death of our blessed Savior, Jesus Christ; as the four evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. [.] 1. A preacher or publisher of the gospel of Jesus Christ, licensed to preach, ...
20172	evangelistary	[.] EVAN'GELISTARY, n. A selection of passages from the gospels, as a lesson in divine service.
20173	evangelization	[.] EVANGELIZA'TION, n. The act of evnagelizing.
20174	evangelize	[.] EVAN'GELIZE, v.t. [Low L. evangelizo.] To instruct in the gospel; to preach the gospel to, and convert to a belief of the gospel; as, to evangelize heathen nations; to evangelize the world. [.] EVAN'GELIZE, v.i. To preach the gospel.
20175	evangelized	[.] EVAN'GELIZED, pp. Instructed in the gospel; converted to a belief of the gospel, or to christianity.
20176	evangelizing	[.] EVAN'GELIZING, ppr. Instructing in the doctrines and precepts of the gospel; converting to christianity.
20177	evangely	[.] EVAN'GELY, n. Good tidings; the gospel. [Not in use.]
20178	evanid	[.] EVAN'ID, a. [L. evanidus. See Vain.] [.] Faint; weak; evanescent; liable to vanish or disappear; as an evanid color or smell.
20179	evanish	[.] EVAN'ISH, v.i. [L. evanesco. See Vain.] To vanish; to disappear; to escape from sight or perception. [Vanish is more generally used.]
20180	evanishment	[.] EVAN'ISHMENT, n. A vanishing; disappearance.
20181	evaporable	[.] EVAP'ORABLE, a. [See Evaporate.] That may be converted into vapor and pass off in fumes; that may be dissipated by evaporation.
20182	evaporate	[.] EVAP'ORATE, v.i. [L. evaporo; e and vaporo, from vapor, which see.] [.] 1. To pass off in vapor, as a fluid; to escape and be dissipated, either in visible vapor, or in particles too minute to be visible. Fluids when heated often evaporate in visible steam; but ...
20183	evaporated	[.] EVAP'ORATED, pp. Converted into vapor or steam and dissipated; dissipated in insensible particles, as a fluid.
20184	evaporating	[.] EVAP'ORATING, ppr. Resolving into vapor; dissipating, as a fluid.
20185	evaporation	[.] EVAPORA'TION, n. The conversion of a fluid into vapor specifically lighter than the atmospheric air. Evaporation is increased by heat and is followed by cold. It is now generally considered as a solution in the atmosphere. [.] 1. The act of flying off in fumes; ...
20186	evaporometer	[.] EVAPOROM'ETER, n. [L. evaporo, and Gr. measure.] [.] An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of a fluid evaporated in a given time; an atmometer.
20187	evasion	[.] EVA'SION, n. s as z. [L. evasio, from evado, evasi. See Evade.] [.] The act of eluding or avoiding, or of escaping, particularly from the pressure of an argument, from an accusation or charge, from an interrogatory and the like; excuse; subterfuge; equivocation; artifice ...
20188	evasive	[.] EVA'SIVE, a. Using evasion or artifice to avoid; elusive; shuffling; equivocating. [.] He--answered evasive of the sly request. [.] 1. Containing evasion; artfully contrived to elude a question, charge or argument; as an evasive answer; an evasive argument or ...
20189	evasively	[.] EVA'SIVELY, adv. By evasion or subterfuge; elusively; in a manner to avoid a direct reply or a charge.
20190	evasiveness	[.] EVA'SIVENESS, n. The quality or state of being evasive.
20191	eve	[.] EVE, n. The consort of Adam, and mother of the human race; so called by Adam, because she was the mother of all living. In this case,the word would properly belong to the Hebrew. But the Hebrew name is havah or chavah, coinciding with the verb, to shew, to discover, ...
20192	evection	[.] EVEC'TION, n. [L. eveho, to carry away.] A carrying out or away; also, a lifting or extolling; exaltation.
20193	even	[.] E'VEN
20194	even-song	[.] E'VEN-SONG, n. A song for the evening; a form of worship for the evening. [.] 1. The evening, or close of the day.
20195	even-tide	[.] E'VEN-TIDE, n. Literally, the time of evening; that is, evening. [.] [.] Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the even-tide. Gen.24. [.] This word is nearly obsolete; tide being a useless addition to even.
20196	evene	[.] EVE'NE, v.i. [L. evenio.] To happen. [Not in use.]
20197	evened	[.] E'VENED, pp. Made even or level.
20198	evener	[.] E'VENER, n. One that makes even.
20199	evenhand	[.] E'VENHAND, n. Equality.
20200	evenhanded	[.] E'VENHANDED, a. Impartial; equitable; just.
20201	evening	[.] E'VENING, n. [See Eve, Even.] The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of darkness or night; properly the decline or fall of the day, or of the sun. [.] [.] The evening and the morning were the first day. Gen.1. [.] The precise time when evening begins, ...
20202	evening-star	[.] E'VENING-STAR, n. Hesperus or Vesper; Venus, when visible in the evening.
20203	evenly	[.] E'VENLY, adv. e'vnly. With an even, level or smooth surface; without roughness, elevations and depressions; as things evenly spread. [.] 1. Equally; uniformly; in an equipoise; as evenly balanced. [.] 2. In a level position; horizontally. [.] [.] The surface ...
20204	evenness	[.] E'VENNESS, n. The state of being even, level or smooth; equality of surface. [.] 1. Uniformity; regularity; as evenness of motion. [.] 2. Freedom from inclination to either side; equal distance from either extreme. [.] 3. Horizontal position; levelness of surface; ...
20205	event	[.] EVENT', n. [L. eventus, evenio; e and venio, to come.] [.] 1. That which comes, arrives or happens; that which falls out; any incident good or bad. [.] [.] There is one event to the righteous and to the wicked. Eccles.9. [.] 2. The consequence of any thing; ...
20206	eventerate	[.] EVENT'ERATE, v.t. [L. e and venter, the belly.] [.] To open the bowels; to rip open; to disembowel.
20207	eventerated	[.] EVENT'ERATED, pp. Having the bowels opened.
20208	eventerating	[.] EVENT'ERATING, ppr. Opening the bowels.
20209	eventful	[.] EVENT'FUL, a. [from event.] Full of events or incidents; producing numerous or great changes, either in public or private affairs; as an eventful period of history; an eventful period of life.
20210	eventilate	[.] EVEN'TILATE, v.t. To winnow; to fan; to discuss. [See Ventilate.]
20211	eventilation	[.] EVENTILA'TION, n. A fanning; discussion.
20212	eventual	[.] EVENT'UAL, a. [from event.] Coming or happening as a consequence or result of any thing; consequential. [.] 1. Final; terminating; ultimate. [.] [.] Eventual provision for the payment of the public securities.
20213	eventually	[.] EVENT'UALLY, adv. In the event; in the final result or issue.
20214	eventuate	[.] EVENT'UATE, v.i. To issue; to come to an end; to close; to terminate.
20215	eventuating	[.] EVENT'UATING, ppr. Issuing; terminating.
20216	ever	[.] EV'ER, adv. At any time; at any period or point of time, past or future. Have you ever seen the city of Paris, or shall you ever see it? [.] [.] No man ever yet hated his own flesh. Eph.5. [.] 1. At all times; always; continually. [.] [.] He shall ever love, ...
20217	everbubbling	[.] EVERBUB'BLING, a. [ever and bubbling.] Continually boiling or bubbling.
20218	everburning	[.] EVERBURN'ING, a. [ever and burning.] Burning continually or without intermission; never extinct; as an everburning lamp; everburning sulphur.
20219	everduring	[.] EVERDU'RING, a. [ever and during.] Enduring forever; continuing without end; as everduring glory.
20220	evergreen	[.] EV'ERGREEN, a. [ever and green.] Always green; verdant throughout the year. [.] The pine is an evergreen tree. [.] EV'ERGREEN, n. A plant that retains its verdure through all the seasons; as a garden furnished with evergreens.
20221	everhonored	[.] EVERHON'ORED, a. [ever and honored.] Always honored; ever held in esteem; as an everhonored name.
20222	everlasting	[.] EVERL`ASTING, a. [ever and lasting.] Lasting or enduring for ever; eternal; existing or continuing without end; immortal. [.] [.] The everlasting God, or Jehovah. Gen.21. [.] [.] Everlasting fire; everlasting punishment. Matt.18.25. [.] 1. Perpetual; continuing ...
20223	everlasting-pea	[.] EVERL`ASTING-PEA, n. A plant, the Lathyrus latifolia.
20224	everlastingly	[.] EVERL`ASTINGLY, adv. Eternally; perpetually; continually.
20225	everlastingness	[.] EVERL`ASTINGNESS, n. Eternity; endless duration; indefinite duration. [Little used.]
20226	everliving	[.] EVERLIV'ING, a. [ever and living.] Living without end; eternal; immortal; having eternal existence; as the everliving God. [.] 1. Continual; incessant; unintermitted.
20227	evermore	[.] EVERMO'RE, adv. [ever and more.] Always; eternally. [.] [.] Religion prefers the pleasures which flow from the presence of God for evermore. [.] 1. Always; at all times; as evermore guided by truth.
20228	everopen	[.] EVERO'PEN, a. [ever and open.] Always open; never closed.
20229	everpleasing	[.] EVERPLE'ASING, a. [ever and pleasing.] Always pleasing; ever giving delight. [.] [.] The everpleasing Pamela.
20230	everse	[.] EVERSE, v.t. evers'. [L. eversus.] To overthrow or subvert. [Not used.]
20231	eversion	[.] EVER'SION, n. [L. eversio.] An overthrowing; destruction. [.] Eversion of the eye-lids, ectropium, a disease in which the eye-lids are turned outward, so as to expose the red internal tunic.
20232	evert	[.] EVERT', v.t. [L. everto; e and verto, to turn.] To overturn; to overthrow; to destroy. [Little used.]
20233	everwaking	[.] EVERWA'KING, a. [ever and waking.] Always awake.
20234	everwatchful	[.] EVERWATCH'FUL, a. [ever and watchful.] Always watching or vigilant; as everwatchful eyes.
20235	every	[.] EV'ERY, a. [Old Eng. everich. It is formed from ever.] Each individual of a whole collection or aggregate number. The word includes the whole number, but each separately stated or considered. [.] [.] Every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Ps.39.
20236	everyday	[.] EV'ERYDAY, a. [every and day.] Used or being every day; common; usual; as everyday wit; an everyday suit of clothes.
20237	everyoung	[.] EVERYOUNG, a. [ever and young.] Always young or fresh; not subject to old age or decay; undecaying. [.] [.] Joys everyoung, unmixed with pain or fear.
20238	everywhere	[.] EV'ERYWHERE, adv. [See Where, which signifies place.] In every place; in all places.
20239	eves-drop	[.] E'VES-DROP. [See Eaves-drop, the usual spelling.]
20240	eves-dropper	[.] E'VES-DROPPER, n. One who stands under the eaves or at a window or door, to listen privately to what is said in the house. [See Eaves-dropper.]
20241	evestigate	[.] EVES'TIGATE, v.t. [Not in use.] [See Investigate.]
20242	evibrate	[.] EVI'BRATE, [Not in use.] [See Vibrate.]
20243	evict	[.] EVICT', v.t. [L. evinco, evictum; e and vinco, to conquer.] [.] 1. To dispossess by a judicial process, or course of legal proceedings; to recover lands or tenements by law. [.] [.] If either party be evicted for defect of the other's title. [.] 2. To take ...
20244	evicted	[.] EVICT'ED, pp. Dispossessed by sentence of law; applied to persons. Recovered by legal process; applied to things.
20245	evicting	[.] EVICT'ING, ppr. Dispossessing by course of law.
20246	eviction	[.] EVIC'TION, n. Dispossession by judicial sentence; the recovery of lands or tenements from another's possession, by due course of law. [.] 1. Proof; conclusive evidence.
20247	evidence	[.] EV'IDENCE, n. [L. evidentia, from video, to see.] [.] 1. That which elucidates and enables the mind to see truth; proof arising from our own perceptions by the senses, or from the testimony of others, or from inductions of reason. Our senses furnish evidence of ...
20248	evidenced	[.] EV'IDENCED, pp. Made clear to the mind; proved.
20249	evidencing	[.] EV'IDENCING, ppr. Proving clearly; manifesting.
20250	evident	[.] EV'IDENT, a. Plain; open to be seen; clear to the mental eye; apparent; manifest. The figures and colors of bodies are evident to the senses; their qualities may be made evident. The guilt of an offender cannot always be made evident.
20251	evidential	[.] EVIDEN'TIAL, a. Affording evidence; clearly proving.
20252	evidently	[.] EV'IDENTLY, adv. Clearly; obviously; plainly; in a manner to be seen and understood; in a manner to convince the mind; certainly; manifestly. The evil of sin may be evidently proved by its mischievous effect.
20253	evigilation	[.] EVIGILA'TION, n. [L. evigilatio.] A waking or watching. [Little used.]
20254	evil	[.] E'VIL, a. e'vl. [Heb. to be unjust or injurious, to defraud.] [.] 1. Having bad qualities of a natural kind; mischievous; having qualities which tend to injury, or to produce mischief. [.] [.] Some evil beast hath devoured him. Gen.37. [.] 2. Having bad qualities ...
20255	evil-affected	[.] EVIL-AFFECT'ED, a. Not well disposed; unkind; now ill-affected.
20256	evil-favored	[.] EVIL-FA'VORED, a. [evil and favor.] Having a bad countenance or external appearance; ill-favored.
20257	evil-favoredness	[.] EVIL-FA'VOREDNESS, n. Deformity.
20258	evil-minded	[.] EVIL-MINDED, a. [evil and mind.] Having evil dispositions or intentions; disposed to mischief or sin; malicious; malignant; wicked. Slanderous reports are propagated by evil-minded persons. [This word is in common use.]
20259	evildoer	[.] EVILDO'ER, n. [evil and doer, from do.] One who does evil; one who commits sin, crime, or any moral wrong. [.] [.] They speak evil against you as evildoers. l Pet.2.
20260	evileyed	[.] E'VILEYED, a. [evil and eye.] Looking with an evil eye, or with envy, jealousy or bad design.
20261	evilly	[.] E'VILLY, adv. Not well. [Little used.]
20262	evilness	[.] E'VILNESS, n. Badness; viciousness; malignity; as evilness of heart; the evilness of sin.
20263	evilspeaking	[.] EVILSPE'AKING, n. [evil and speak.] Slander; defamation; calumny; censoriousness. 1 Pet.2.
20264	evilwishing	[.] EVILWISH'ING, a. [evil and wish.] Wishing harm to; as an evilwishing mind.
20265	evilworker	[.] EVILWORK'ER, n. [evil and work.] One who does wickedness. Phil.3.
20266	evince	[.] EVINCE, v.t. evins'. [L. evinco, to vanquish, to prove or show; e and vinco, to conquer.] [.] 1. To show in a clear manner; to prove beyond any reasonable doubt; to manifest; to make evident. Nothing evinces the depravity of man more fully than his unwillingness ...
20267	evinced	[.] EVIN'CED, pp. Made evident; proved.
20268	evincible	[.] EVIN'CIBLE, a. Capable of proof; demonstrable.
20269	evincibly	[.] EVIN'CIBLY, adv. In a manner to demonstrate, or force conviction.
20270	evincive	[.] EVIN'CIVE, a. Tending to prove; having the power to demonstrate.
20271	evirate	[.] E'VIRATE, v.t. [L. vir. eviratus.] To emasculate. [Not in use.]
20272	eviscerate	[.] EVIS'CERATE, v.t. [L. eviscero; e and viscera, the bowels.] [.] To embowel or disembowel; to take out the entrails; to search the bowels.
20273	eviscerated	[.] EVIS'CERATED, pp. Deprived of the bowels.
20274	eviscerating	[.] EVIS'CERATING, ppr. Disemboweling.
20275	evitable	[.] EV'ITABLE, a. [L. evitabilis.] See Evitate.] That may be shunned; avoidable. [Little used.]
20276	evitate	[.] EV'ITATE, v.t. [L. evito; e and vito, from the root of void, wide.] [.] To shun; to avoid; to escape. [Little used.]
20277	evitation	[.] EVITA'TION, n. An avoiding; a shunning. [Little used.]
20278	evite	[.] EVI'TE, v.t. [L. evito.] To shun. [Not used.]
20279	evocate	[.] EV'OCATE
20280	evocation	[.] EVOCA'TION, n. A calling forth; a calling or bringing from [.] concealment. [.] 1. A calling from one tribunal to another. [.] 2. Among the Romans, a calling on the gods of a besieged city to forsake it and come over to the besiegers; a religious ceremony of besieging ...
20281	evoke	[.] EVO'KE , v.t. [L. evoco; e and voco, to call.] To call forth. [.] [.] Neptune is a deity who evocates things into progression. [.] 1. To call from one tribunal to another; to remove. [.] [.] The cause was evoked to Rome. [.] [.] [Evoke is the preferable ...
20282	evolation	[.] EVOLA'TION, n. [L. evolo; e and volo, to fly.] [.] The act of flying away.
20283	evolute	[.] EV'OLUTE, n. An original curve from which another curve is described; the origin of the evolent.
20284	evolution	[.] EVOLU'TION, n. [L. evolutio.] The act of unfolding or unrolling. [.] 1. A series of things unrolled or unfolded; as the evolution of ages. [.] 2. In geometry, the unfolding or opening of a curve,and making it describe an evolvent. The equable evolution of the ...
20285	evolve	[.] EVOLVE, v.t. evolv'. [L. evolvo; e and volvo, to roll; Eng. to wallow.] [.] 1. To unfold; to open and expand. [.] [.] The animal soul sooner evolves itself to its full orb and extent than the human soul. [.] 2. To throw out; to emit. [.] EVOLVE, v.i. ...
20286	evolved	[.] EVOLV'ED, pp. Unfolded; opened; expanded; emitted.
20287	evolvent	[.] EVOLV'ENT, n. In geometry, a curve formed by the evolution of another curve; the curve described from the evolute.
20288	evolving	[.] EVOLV'ING, ppr. Unfolding; expanding; emitting.
20289	evomition	[.] EVOMI'TION, n. A vomiting.
20290	evulgation	[.] EVULGA'TION, n. A divulging. [Not in use.]
20291	evulsion	[.] EVUL'SION, n. [L. evulsio, from evello; e and vello, to pluck.] [.] The act of plucking or pulling out by force.
20292	ewe	[.] EWE, n. yu. [L. ovis.] A female sheep; the female of the ovine race of animals.
20293	ewer	[.] EW'ER, n. yu're. A kind of pitcher with a wide spout, used to bring water for washing the hands.
20294	ewry	[.] EW'RY, n. yu'ry. [from ever.] In England an office in the king's household, where they take care of the linen for the king's table, lay the cloth, and serve up water in ewers after dinner.
20295	ex	[.] EX. A Latin preposition or prefix, Gr. signifying out of, out, proceeding from. Hence in composition, it signifies sometimes out of, as in exhale, exclude; sometimes off, from or out, as in L. excindo, to cut off or out; sometimes beyond, as in excess, exceed, excel. ...
20296	ex-commissary	[.] EX-COM'MISSARY, n. [ex and commissary.] A commissary dismissed from office; one formerly a commissary.
20297	ex-director	[.] EX-DIRECT'OR, n. One who has been a director, but is displaced.
20298	ex-legislator	[.] EX-LEG'ISLATOR, n. One who has been a legislator, but is not at present.
20299	ex-minister	[.] EX-MIN'ISTER, n. One who has been minister, but is not in office.
20300	ex-prefect	[.] EX-PRE'FECT, n. A prefect out of office; one who has been a prefect and is displaced.
20301	ex-president	[.] EX-PRES'IDENT, n. One who has been president, but is no longer in the office.
20302	ex-representative	[.] EX-REPRESENT'ATIVE, n. One who has been formerly a representative, but is no longer one.
20303	ex-secretary	[.] EX-SEC'RETARY, n. One who has been secretary, but is no longer in office.
20304	ex-senator	[.] EX-SEN'ATOR, n. One who has been a senator, but is no longer one.
20305	exacerbate	[.] EXACERB'ATE, v.t. [L. exacerbo, to irritate; ex and acerbo, from acerbus, severe, bitter, harsh, sour. See Harvest.] [.] 1. To irritate; to exasperate; to inflame angry passions; to imbitter; to increase malignant qualities. [.] 2. To increase the violence of ...
20306	exacerbation	[.] EXACERBA'TION, n. The act of exasperating; the irritation of angry or malignant passions or qualities; increase of malignity. [.] 1. Among physicians, the increased violence of a disease; hence, a paroxysm, as in the return of an intermitting fever. [.] [.] This ...
20307	exacerbescence	[.] EXACERBES'CENCE, n. [L. exacerbesco.] Increase of irritation or violence, particularly the increase of a fever or disease.
20308	exact	[.] EXACT', a. egzact'. [L. exactus, from exigo, to drive; ex and ago. Gr. to drive, urge or press.] [.] 1. Closely correct or regular; nice; accurate; conformed to rule; as a man exact in his dealings. [.] [.] All this, exact to rule, were brought about. [.] 2. ...
20309	exacted	[.] EXACT'ED, pp. Demanded or required by authority; extorted.
20310	exacting	[.] EXACT'ING, ppr. Demanding and compelling to pay or yield under color of authority; requiring authoritatively; demanding without pity or justice; extorting; compelling by necessity.
20311	exaction	[.] EXAC'TION, n. The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; authoritative demand; a levying or drawing from by force; a driving to compliance; as the exaction of tribute or of obedience. [.] 1. Extortion; a wresting from one unjustly; the ...
20312	exactitude	[.] EXACT'ITUDE, n. Exactness. [Little used.]
20313	exactly	[.] EXACT'LY, adv. Precisely according to rule or measure; nicely; accurately. A tenon should be exactly fitted to the mortise. [.] 1. Precisely according to fact. The story exactly accords with the fact or event. [.] 2. Precisely according to principle, justice ...
20314	exactness	[.] EXACT'NESS, n. Accuracy; nicety; precision; as, to make experiments with exactness. [.] 1. Regularity; careful conformity to law or rules of propriety; as exactness of deportment. [.] 2. Careful observance of method and conformity to truth; as exactness in accounts ...
20315	exactor	[.] EXACT'OR, n. One who exacts; an officer who collects tribute, taxes or customs. [.] [.] I will make thine officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness. Isa. 60. [.] 1. An extortioner; one who compels another to pay more than is legal or reasonable; one who ...
20316	exactress	[.] EXACT'RESS, n. A female who exacts or is severe in her injunctions.
20317	exacuate	[.] EXAC'UATE, v.t. [L. exacuo.] To whet or sharpen. [Not in use.]
20318	exaggerate	[.] EXAG'GERATE, v.t. [L. exaggero; ex and aggero, to heap, from agger, a heap.] [.] 1. To heap on; to accumulate. In this literal sense, it is seldom used; perhaps never. [.] 2. To highthen; to enlarge beyond the truth; to amplify; to represent as greater than strict ...
20319	exaggerated	[.] EXAG'GERATED, pp. Enlarged beyond the truth.
20320	exaggerating	[.] EXAG'GERATING, ppr. Enlarging or amplifying beyond the truth.
20321	exaggeration	[.] EXAGGERA'TION, n. A heaping together; heap; accumulation. [.] 1. In rhetoric, amplification; a representation of things beyond the truth; hyperbolical representation, whether of good or evil. [.] 2. In painting, a method of giving a representation of things too ...
20322	exaggeratory	[.] EXAG'GERATORY, a. Containing exaggeration.
20323	exagitate	[.] EXAG'ITATE, v.t. [L. exagito.] To shake; to agitate; to reproach. [Little used.]
20324	exalt	[.] EXALT', v.t. egzolt'. [Low L. exalto; ex and altus, high.] [.] 1. To raise high; to elevate. [.] 2. To elevate in power, wealth, rank or dignity; as, to exalt one to a throne, to the chief magistracy, to a bishopric. [.] 3. To elevate with joy or confidence; ...
20325	exaltation	[.] EXALTA'TION, n. The act of raising high. [.] 1. Elevation to power, office, rank, dignity or excellence. [.] 2. Elevated state; state of greatness or dignity. [.] [.] I wondered at my flight, and change [.] [.] To this high exaltation. [.] 3. In pharmacy, ...
20326	exalted	[.] EXALT'ED, pp. Raised to a lofty highth; elevated; honored with office or rank; extolled; magnified; refined; dignified; sublime. [.] [.] Time never fails to bring every exalted reputation to a strict scrutiny.
20327	exaltedness	[.] EXALT'EDNESS, n. The state of being elevated. [.] 1. Conceited dignity or greatness.
20328	exalter	[.] EXALT'ER, n. One who exalts or raises to dignity.
20329	exalting	[.] EXALT'ING, ppr. Elevating; raising to an eminent station; praising; extolling; magnifying; refining.
20330	examen	[.] EXA'MEN, n. egza'men. [L. examen, the tongue, needle or beam of a balance. It signifies also a swarm of bees.] [.] Examination; disquisition; enquiry. [Little used.]
20331	examinable	[.] EXAM'INABLE, a. [See Examine.] That may be examined; proper for judicial examination or inquiry.
20332	examinant	[.] EXAM'INANT, n. One who is to be examined. [Not legitimate.]
20333	examinate	[.] EXAM'INATE, n. The person examined.
20334	examination	[.] EXAMINA'TION, n. [L. examinatio. See Examen.] [.] 1. The act of examining; a careful search or inquiry, with a view to discover truth or the real state of things; careful and accurate inspection of a thing and its parts; as an examination of a house or a ship. [.] 2. ...
20335	examinator	[.] EXAM'INATOR, n. An examiner. [Not used.]
20336	examine	[.] EXAM'INE, v.t. egzam'in. [L. examino, from examen.] [.] 1. To inspect carefully, with a view to discover truth or the real state of a thing; as, to examine a ship to know whether she is sea-worthy, or a house to know whether repairs are wanted. [.] [.] 2. ...
20337	examined	[.] EXAM'INED, pp. Inquired into; searched; inspected; interrogated; tried by experiment.
20338	examiner	[.] EXAM'INER, n. One who examines, tries or inspects; one who interrogates a witness or an offender. [.] 1. In chancery, in Great Britain, the Examiners are two officers of that court, who examine, on oath, the witnesses for the parties.
20339	examining	[.] EXAM'INING, ppr. Inspecting carefully; searching or inquiring into; interrogating; trying or assaying by experiment.
20340	examplary	[.] EX'AMPLARY, a. [from example.] Serving for example or pattern; proposed for imitation. [It is now written exemplary.]
20341	example	[.] EXAM'PLE, n. egzam'pl. [L. e xemplum.] [.] 1. A pattern; a copy; a mode; that which is proposed to be imitated. This word, when applied to material things, is now generally written sample, as a sample of cloth; but example is sometimes used. [.] 2. A pattern, ...
20342	exampleless	[.] EXAM'PLELESS, a. Having no example. [Not used.]
20343	exampler	[.] EXAM'PLER, n. A pattern; now sample or sampler.
20344	exanguious	[.] EXAN'GUIOUS, a. Having no blood. [Not used. See Exsanguious.]
20345	exanimate	[.] EXAN'IMATE, a. egzan'imate. [L. exanimatus, exanimo; ex and anima, life.] [.] Lifeless; spiritless; disheartened; depressed in spirits. [.] EXAN'IMATE, v.t. To dishearten; to discourage.
20346	exanimation	[.] EXANIMA'TION, n. Deprivation of life or of spirits. [Little used.]
20347	exanimous	[.] EXAN'IMOUS, a. [L. exanimis; ex and anima, life.] [.] Lifeless; dead. [Little used.]
20348	exanthema	[.] EXAN'THEMA, n. plu. exanthem'ata. [Gr. to blossom; a flower.] [.] Among physicians, eruption; a breaking out; pustules, petechiae, or vibices; any efflorescence on the skin, as in measles, small pox, scarlatina, &c. [.] [.] This term is now limited by systematic nosologists, ...
20349	exanthematic	[.] EXANTHEMAT'IC
20350	exanthematous	[.] EXANTHEM'ATOUS, a. Eruptive; efflorescent; noting morbid redness of the skin. The measles is an exanthematous disease. Tooke uses exanthematic.
20351	exantlate	[.] EXANT'LATE, v.t. [L. exantlo.] To draw out; to exhaust. [.] [Not used.]
20352	exantlation	[.] EXANTLA'TION, n. The act of drawing out; exhaustion. [Not used.]
20353	exaration	[.] EXARA'TION, n. [L. exaro; ex and aro.] The act of writing. [Not used.]
20354	exarch	[.] EX'ARCH, n. [Gr. a chief.] A prefect or governor under the eastern emperors. Also, a deputy or legate in the Greek church.
20355	exarchate	[.] EX'ARCHATE, n. The office, dignity or administration of an exarch.
20356	exarticulation	[.] EXARTICULA'TION, n. [ex and articulation.] Luxation; the dislocation of a joint.
20357	exasperate	[.] EX`ASPERATE, v.t. [L. exaspero, to irritate; ex and aspero, from asper, rough, harsh.] [.] 1. To anger; to irritate to a high degree; to provoke to rage; to enrage; to excite anger, or to inflame it to an extreme degree. We say, to exasperate a person, or to exasperate ...
20358	exasperated	[.] EX`ASPERATED, pp. Highly angered or irritated; provoked; enraged; embittered; increased in violence.
20359	exasperater	[.] EX`ASPERATER, n. One who exasperates or inflames anger, enmity or violence.
20360	exasperating	[.] EX`ASPERATING, ppr. Exciting keen resentment; inflaming anger; irritating; increasing violence.
20361	exasperation	[.] EXASPERA'TION, n. Irritation; the act of exciting violent anger; provocation. [.] 1. Extreme degree of anger; violent passion. [.] 2. Increase of violence or malignity; exacerbation.
20362	exauctorate	[.] EXAUC'TORATE
20363	exauctoration	[.] EXAUCTORA'TION
20364	exauthorate	[.] EXAU'THORATE, v.t. [L. exauctoro; ex and auctoro, to hire or bind, from auctor, author.] [.] To dismiss from service; to deprive of a benefice.
20365	exauthoration	[.] EXAUTHORA'TION, n. Dismission from service; deprivation; degradation; the removal of a person from an office or dignity in the church.
20366	exauthorize	[.] EXAU'THORIZE, v.t. To deprive of authority.
20367	excalceated	[.] EXCAL'CEATED, a. [L. excalceo, to pull off the shoes; ex and calceus, a shoe.] [.] Deprived of shoes; unshod; barefooted.
20368	excandescence	[.] EXCANDES'CENCE, n. [L. excandescentia, excandesco; ex and candesco, candeo, to glow or be hot, from caneo, to be white, to shine.] [.] 1. A growing hot; or a white heat; glowing heat. [.] 2. Heat of passion; violent anger; or a growing angry.
20369	excandescent	[.] EXCANDES'CENT, a. White with heat.
20370	excantation	[.] EXCANTA'TION, n. [L. excanto, but with an opposite signification.] [.] Disenchantment by a countercharm. [Little used.]
20371	excarnate	[.] EXC`ARNATE, v.t. [L. ex and caro, flesh.] [.] To deprive or clear of flesh.
20372	excarnification	[.] EXCARNIFICA'TION, n. [L. excarnifico, to cut in pieces, from caro, flesh.] [.] The act of cutting off flesh, or of depriving of flesh.
20373	excavate	...
20374	excavated	[.] EX'CAVATED, pp. Hollowed; make hollow.
20375	excavating	[.] EX'CAVATING, ppr. Making hollow.
20376	excavation	[.] EXCAVA'TION, n. The act of making hollow, by cutting, wearing or scooping out the interior substance or part of a thing. [.] 1. A hollow or a cavity formed by removing the interior substance. Many animals burrow in excavations of their own forming.
20377	excavator	[.] EX'CAVATOR, n. One who excavates.
20378	excecate	[.] EX'CECATE, v.t. [L. excoeco.] To make blind. [Not used.]
20379	excecation	[.] EXCECA'TION, n. The act of making blind.
20380	excedent	[.] EXCE'DENT, n. Excess. [Not authorized.]
20381	exceed	[.] EXCEE'D, v.t. [L. excedo; ex and cedo, to pass. [.] 1. To pass or go beyond; to proceed beyond any given or supposed limit, measure or quantity, or beyond any thing else; used equally in a physical or moral sense. One piece of cloth exceeds the customary length ...
20382	exceedable	[.] EXCEE'DABLE, a. That may surmount or exceed.
20383	exceeded	[.] EXCEE'DED, pp. Excelled; surpassed; outdone.
20384	exceeder	[.] EXCEE'DER, n. One who exceeds or passes the bounds of fitness.
20385	exceeding	[.] EXCEE'DING, ppr. Going beyond; surpassing; excelling; outdoing. [.] 1. Great in extent, quantity or duration; very extensive. [.] [.] Cities were built an exceeding space of time before the flood. [This sense is unusual.] [.] 2. adv. In a very great degree; ...
20386	exceedingly	[.] EXCEE'DINGLY, adv. To a very great degree; in a degree beyond what is usual; greatly; very much. [.] [.] Isaac trembled exceedingly. Gen.27.
20387	exceedingness	[.] EXCEE'DINGNESS, n. Greatness in quantity, extent or duration. [Not used.]
20388	excel	[.] EXCEL', v.t. [L. excello, the root of which, cello, is not in use. [.] 1. To go beyond; to exceed; to surpass in good qualities or laudable deeds; to outdo. [.] [.] Excelling others, these were great; [.] [.] Thou greater still, must these excel. [.] [.] Many ...
20389	excelled	[.] EXCEL'LED, pp. Surpassed; outdone; exceeded in good qualities or laudable achievements.
20390	excellence	[.] EX'CELLENCE
20391	excellency	[.] EXCELLENCY, n. [L. excellentia.] The state of possessing food qualities in an unusual or eminent degree; the state of excelling in any thing. [.] 1. An valuabale quality; any thing highly laudable, meritorious or virtuous, in persons, or valuable and esteemed, ...
20392	excellent	[.] EX'CELLENT, a. Being of great virtue or worth; eminent or distinguished for what is amiable, valuable or laudable; as an excellent man or citizen; an excellent judge or magistrate. [.] 1. Being of great value or use, applied to things; remarkable for good properties; ...
20393	excellently	[.] EX'CELLENTLY, adv. In an excellent manner; well in a high degree; in an eminent degree; in a manner to please or command esteem, or to be useful.
20394	except	[.] EXCEPT', v.t. [L. excipio; ex and capio, to take. See Caption, Capture.] [.] 1. To take or leave out of any number specified; to exclude; as, of the thirty persons present and concerned in a riot, we must except two. [.] 2. To take or leave out any particular ...
20395	excepted	[.] EXCEPT'ED, pp. [See Except.]
20396	excepting	[.] EXCEPT'ING, ppr. Taking or leaving out; excluding. [.] 1. This word is also used in the sense of except, as above explained. The prisoners were all condemned, except in three. This is an anomalous use of the word, unless, in some cases, it may be referred to a ...
20397	exception	[.] EXCEP'TION, n. The act of excepting, or excluding from a number designated, or from a description; exclusion. All the representatives voted for the bill, with the exception of five. All the land is in tillage, with an exception of two acres. [.] 1. Exclusion from ...
20398	exceptionable	[.] EXCEP'TIONABLE, a. Liable to objection. [.] [.] This passage I look upon to be the most exceptionable in the whole poem.
20399	exceptious	[.] EXCEP'TIOUS, a. Peevish; disposed or apt to cavil, or take exceptions. [Little used.]
20400	exceptiousness	[.] EXCEP'TIOUSNESS, n. Disposition to cavil.
20401	exceptive	[.] EXCEPT'IVE, a. Including an exception; as an exceptive preposition. [.] 1. Making or being an exception.
20402	exceptless	[.] EXCEPT'LESS, a. Omitting all exception. [Not in use.]
20403	exceptor	[.] EXCEPT'OR, n. One who objects, or makes exceptions.
20404	excern	[.] EXCERN', v.t. [L. excerno; ex and cerno; Gr. to separate.] [.] To separate and emit through the pores, or through small passages of the body; to strain out; to excrete; as, fluids are excerned in perspiration.
20405	excerned	[.] EXCERN'ED, pp. Separated; excreted; emitted through the capillary vessels of the body.
20406	excerning	[.] EXCERN'ING, ppr. Emitting through the small passages; excreting.
20407	excerp	[.] EXCERP', v.t. [L. excerpo.] To pick out. [Little used.]
20408	excerpt	[.] EXCERPT', v.t. [L. excerpo; ex and carpo, to take.] To select. [Not used.]
20409	excerption	[.] EXCERP'TION, n. [L. excerptio.] A picking out; a gleaning; selection. [Little used.] [.] 1. That which is selected or gleaned. [Little used.]
20410	excerptor	[.] EXCERP'TOR, n. A picker; a culler.
20411	excerpts	[.] EXCERPTS', n. Extracts from authors. [A bad word.]
20412	excess	[.] EXCESS', n. [L. excessus, from excedo. See Exceed.] [.] 1. Literally, that which exceeds any measure or limit, or which exceeds something else, or a going beyond a just line or point. Hence, superfluity; that which is beyond necessity or wants; as an excess of ...
20413	excessive	[.] EXCESS'IVE, a. Beyond any given degree, measure or limit, or beyond the common measure or proportion; as the excessive bulk of a man; excessive labor; excessive wages. [.] 1. Beyond the established laws of morality and religion, or beyond the bounds of justice, fitness, ...
20414	excessively	[.] EXCESS'IVELY, adv. In an extreme degree; beyond measure; exceedingly; as excessively impatient; excessively grieved. [.] 1. Vehemently; violently; as, the wind blew excessively.
20415	excessiveness	[.] EXCESS'IVENESS, n. The state or quality of being excessive; excess.
20416	exchange	[.] EXCHANGE, v.t. [.] 1. In commerce, to give one thing or commodity for another; to alienate or transfer the property of a thing and receive in compensation for it something of supposed equal value; to barter; and in vulgar language, to swap; to truck. It differs from ...
20417	exchangeability	[.] EXCHANGEABIL'ITY, n. The quality or state of being exchangeable. [.] [.] Though the law ought not to be contravened by an express article admitting the exchangeability of such persons.
20418	exchangeable	[.] EXCHANGEABLE, a. That may be exchanged; capable of being exchanged; fit or proper to be exchanged. [.] [.] The officers captured with Burgoyne were exchangeable within the powers of Gen. Howe. [.] [.] Bank bills exchangeable for gold or silver. [.]
20419	exchanged	[.] EXCHANGED, pp. Given or received for something else; bartered.
20420	exchanger	[.] EXCHANGER, n. One who exchanges; one who practices exchange. Matt.25.
20421	exchanging	[.] EXCHANGING, ppr. Giving and receiving one commodity for another; giving and receiving mutually; laying aside or relinquishing one thing or state for another.
20422	exchequer	[.] EXCHEQ'UER, n. exchek'er. [.] In England, an ancient court of record, intended principally to collect and superintend the king's debts and duties or revenues, and so called from scaccharium, or from the same root, denoting a checkered cloth, which covers the table. In ...
20423	excisable	[.] EXCI'SABLE, a. s as z. Liable or subject to excise; as, coffee is an excisable commodity.
20424	excise	[.] EXCI'SE, n. s as z. [L. excisum, cut off, from excido.] [.] An inland duty or impost, laid on commodities consumed, or on the retail, which is the last state before consumption; as an excise on coffee, soap, candles, which a person consumes in his family. But many ...
20425	excised	[.] EXCI'SED, pp. Charged with the duty of excise.
20426	exciseman	[.] EXCI'SEMAN, n. An officer who inspects commodities and rates the excise duty on them.
20427	excising	[.] EXCI'SING, ppr. Imposing the duty of excise.
20428	excision	[.] EXCIS'ION, n. s as z. [L. excisio.] In surgery, a cutting out or cutting off any part of the body; extirpation; amputation. [.] 1. The cutting off of a person from his people; extirpation; destruction. [.] [.] The rabbins reckon three kinds of excision.
20429	excitability	[.] EXCITABIL'ITY, n. [from excite.] The quality of being capable of excitement; susceptibility of increased vital action by the force of stimulants.
20430	excitable	[.] EXCI'TABLE, a. Having the quality of being susceptible of excitement; capable of increased action by the force of stimulants. [.] 1. Capable of being excited, or roused into action.
20431	excitant	[.] EXCI'TANT, n. That which produces or may produce increased action in a living body; a stimulant.
20432	excitate	[.] EX'CITATE, v.t. To excite. [Not in use.]
20433	excitation	[.] EXCITA'TION, n. The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing or awakening.
20434	excitative	[.] EXCI'TATIVE, a. Having power to excite.
20435	excitatory	[.] EXCI'TATORY, a. Tending to excite; containing excitement.
20436	excite	[.] EXCI'TE, v.t. [L. excito; ex and cito, to cite, to call or provoke.] [.] 1. To rouse; to call into action; to animate; to stir up; to cause to act that which is dormant, stupid or inactive; as, to excite the spirits or courage. [.] 2. To stimulate; to give new ...
20437	excited	[.] EXCI'TED, pp. Roused; awakened; animated; put in motion; stimulated; inflamed.
20438	excitement	[.] EXCI'TEMENT, n. The act of exciting; stimulation. [.] 1. The state of being roused into action, or of having increased action. Stimulants are intended to produce excitement in the animal system. [.] 2. Agitation; a state of being roused into action; as an excitement ...
20439	exciter	[.] EXCI'TER, n. He or that which excites; he that puts in motion, or the cause which awakens and moves. [.] 1. In medicine, a stimulant.
20440	exciting	[.] EXCI'TING, ppr. Calling or rousing into action; stimulating. [.] Exciting causes, in medicine, are those which immediately produce disease, or those which excite the action of predisponent causes. [.] EXCI'TING, n. Excitation.
20441	exclaim	[.] EXCLA'IM, v.i. [L. exclamo; ex and clamo, to cry out. See Claim, Clamor.] [.] 1. To utter the voice with vehemence; to cry out; to make a loud outcry in words; as, to exclaim against oppression; to exclaim with wonder or astonishment; to exclaim with joy. [.] 2. ...
20442	exclaimer	[.] EXCLA'IMER, n. One who cries out with vehemence; one who speaks with heat, passion or much noise; as an exclaimer against tyranny.
20443	exclaiming	[.] EXCLA'IMING, ppr. Crying out; vociferating; speaking with heat or passion.
20444	exclamation	[.] EXCLAMA'TION, n. Outcry; noisy talk; clamor; as exclamations against abuses in government. [.] 1. Vehement vociferation. [.] [.] Thus will I drown your exclamations. [.] 2. Emphatical utterance; a vehement extension or elevation of voice; ecphonesis; as, O ...
20445	exclamatory	[.] EXCLAM'ATORY, a. Using exclamation; as an exclamatory speaker. [.] 1. Containing or expressing exclamation; as an exclamatory phrase.
20446	exclude	[.] EXCLU'DE, v.t. [L. excludo; ex and claudo, to shut.] Properly, to thrust out or eject; but used as synonymous with preclude. [.] 1. To thrust out; to eject; as, to exclude young animals from the womb or from eggs. [.] 2. To hinder from entering or admission; ...
20447	excluded	[.] EXCLU'DED, pp. Thrust out; shut out; hindered or prohibited from entrance or admission; debarred; not included or comprehended.
20448	excluding	[.] EXCLU'DING, ppr. Ejecting; hindering from entering; debarring; not comprehending.
20449	exclusion	[.] EXCLU'SION, n. s as z. The act of excluding, or of thrusting out; ejection; as the exclusion of a fetus. [.] 1. The act of denying entrance or admission; a shutting out. [.] 2. The act of debarring from participation in a privilege, benefit, use or enjoyment. [.] 3. ...
20450	exclusionist	[.] EXCLU'SIONIST, n. One who would preclude another from some privilege.
20451	exclusive	[.] EXCLU'SIVE, a. Having the power of preventing entrance; as exclusive bars. [.] 1. Debarring from participation; possessed and enjoyed to the exclusion of others; as an exclusive privilege. [.] 2. Not taking into the account; not including or comprehending; as, ...
20452	exclusively	[.] EXCLU'SIVELY, adv. Without admission of others to participation; with the exclusion of all others; as, to enjoy a privilege exclusively. [.] 1. Without comprehension in an account or number; not inclusively.
20453	exclusory	[.] EXCLU'SORY, a. Exclusive; excluding; able to exclude. [Little used.]
20454	excoct	[.] EXCOCT', v.t. [L. excoctus.] To boil. [Not in used.]
20455	excogitate	[.] EXCOG'ITATE, v.t. [L. excogito; ex and cogito, to think.] [.] To invent; to strike out by thinking; to contrive.
20456	excogitation	[.] EXCOGITA'TION, n. Invention; contrivance; the act of devising in the thoughts.
20457	excommune	[.] EXCOMMU'NE, v.t. To exclude. [Not used.]
20458	excommunicable	[.] EXCOMMU'NICABLE, a. [See Excommunicate.] Liable or deserving to be excommunicated.
20459	excommunicate	[.] EXCOMMU'NICATE, v.t. [L. ex and communico.] To expel from communion; to eject from the communion of the church, by an ecclesiastical sentence, and deprive of spiritual advantages; as, to excommunicate notorious offenders.
20460	excommunicated	[.] EXCOMMU'NICATED, pp. Expelled or separated from communion with a church, and a participation of its ordinances, rights and privileges.
20461	excommunicating	[.] EXCOMMU'NICATING, ppr. Expelling from the communion of a church, and depriving of spiritual advantages, by an ecclesiastical sentence or decree.
20462	excommunication	[.] EXCOMMUNICA'TION, n. The act of ejecting from a church; expulsion from the communion of a church, and deprivation of its rights, privileges and advantages; an ecclesiastical penalty or punishment inflicted on offenders. Excommunication is an ecclesiastical interdict, ...
20463	excoriate	[.] EXCO'RIATE, v.t. [Low L. excorio; ex and corium, skin, hide.] [.] To flay; to strip or wear off the skin; to abrade; to gall; to break and remove the cuticle in any manner, as by rubbing, beating, or by the action of acrid substances.
20464	excoriated	[.] EXCO'RIATED, pp. Flayed; galled; stripped of skin or the cuticle; abraded.
20465	excoriating	[.] EXCO'RIATING, ppr. Flaying; galling; stripping of the cuticle.
20466	excoriation	[.] EXCORIA'TION, n. The act of flaying, or the operation of wearing off the skin or cuticle; a galling; abrasion; the state of being galled or stripped of skin. [.] 1. Plunder; the act of stripping of possessions. [Little used.]
20467	excortication	[.] EXCORTICA'TION, n. [L. ex and cortex, bark.] [.] The act of stripping off bark.
20468	excreable	[.] EX'CREABLE, a. That may be discharged by spitting. [Little used.]
20469	excreate	[.] EX'CREATE, v.t. [L. excreo, exscreo, to hawk and spit.] [.] To hawk and spit; to discharge from the throat by hawking and spitting.
20470	excreation	[.] EXCREA'TION, n. A spitting out.
20471	excrement	[.] EX'CREMENT, n. [L. excrementum, from excerno, excretus; ex and cerno, to separate.] [.] Matter excreted and ejected; that which is discharged from the animal body after digestion; alvine discharges.
20472	excremental	[.] EXCREMENT'AL, a. Excreted or ejected by the natural passages of the body.
20473	excrementitial	[.] EXCREMENTI'TIAL, a. Pertaining to or consisting in excrement.
20474	excrementitious	[.] EXCREMENTI'TIOUS, a. Pertaining to excrement; containing excrement; consisting in matter evacuated or proper to be evacuated from the animal body.
20475	excrescence	[.] EXCRES'CENCE, n. [L. excrescens, from excresco; ex and cresco, to grow.] In surgery, a preternatural protuberance growing on any part of the body, as a wart or a tubercle; a superfluous part. [.] 1. Any preternatural enlargement of a plant, like a wart or tumor; ...
20476	excrescent	[.] EXCRES'CENT, a. Growing out of something else, in a preternatural manner; superfluous; as a wart or tumor. [.] [.] Expunge the whole or lop the excrescent parts.
20477	excrete	[.] EXCRE'TE, v.t. [L. excretus, infra.] To separate and throw off; to discharge; as, to excrete urine.
20478	excretion	[.] EXCRE'TION, n. [L. excretio, from excerno, to separate.] [.] 1. A separation of some fluid from the blood, by means of the glands; a throwing off or discharge of animal fluids from the body. [.] 2. That which is excreted; fluids separated from the body by the ...
20479	excretive	[.] EX'CRETIVE, a. Having the power of separating and ejecting fluid matter from the body. [.] [.] Excretive faculty.
20480	excretory	[.] EX'CRETORY, a. Having the quality of excreting or throwing off excrementitious matter by the glands. [.] EX'CRETORY, n. A little duct or vessel, destined to receive secreted fluids, and to excrete them; also, a secretory vessel. [.] [.] The excretories are nothing ...
20481	excruciable	[.] EXCRU'CIABLE, v. [infra.] Liable to torment. [Little used.]
20482	excruciatd	[.] EXCRU'CIATD, pp. Tortured; racked; tormented.
20483	excruciate	[.] EXCRU'CIATE, v.t. [L. excrucio; ex and crucio, to torment, from crux, a cross.] To torture; to torment; to inflict most severe pain on; as, to excruciate the heart or the body.
20484	excruciating	[.] EXCRU'CIATING, ppr. Torturing; tormenting; putting to most severe pain. [.] 1. Extremely painful; distressing; as excruciating fears.
20485	excubation	[.] EXCUBA'TION, n. The act of watching all night. [Little used.]
20486	exculpate	[.] EXCUL'PATE, v.t. [L. ex and culpo, to blame, culpa, fault.] [.] To clear by words from a charge or imputation of fault or guilt; to excuse. How naturally are we inclined to exculpate ourselves and throw the blame on others. Eve endeavored to exculpate herself for eating ...
20487	exculpated	[.] EXCUL'PATED, pp. Cleared by words from the imputation of fault or guilt.
20488	exculpating	[.] EXCUL'PATING, ppr. Clearing by words from the charge of fault or crime.
20489	exculpation	[.] EXCULPA'TION, n. The act of vindicating from a charge of fault or crime; excuse.
20490	exculpatory	[.] EXCUL'PATORY, a. Able to clear from the charge of fault or guilt; excusing; containing excuse.
20491	excursion	[.] EXCUR'SION, n. [L. excursio, excurso, from cursus, from curro, to run.] [.] 1. A rambling; a deviating from a stated or settled path. [.] [.] She in low numbers short excursions tries. [.] 2. Progression beyond fixed limits; as, the excursions of the seasons ...
20492	excursive	[.] EXCUR'SIVE, a. Rambling; wandering; deviating; as an excursive fancy or imagination.
20493	excursively	[.] EXCUR'SIVELY, adv. In a wandering manner.
20494	excursiveness	[.] EXCUR'SIVENESS, n. The act of wandering or of passing usual limits.
20495	excusable	[.] EXCU'SABLE, a. s as z. [See Excuse.] That may be excused; pardonable; as, the man is excusable. [.] 1. Admitting of excuse or justification; as an excusable action.
20496	excusableness	[.] EXCU'SABLENESS, n. s as z. The state of being excusable; pardonableness; the quality of admitting of excuse.
20497	excusation	[.] EXCUSA'TION, n. s as z. Excuse; apology. [Little used.]
20498	excusator	[.] EXCUSA'TOR, n. s as z. One who makes or is authorized to make an excuse or carry an apology.
20499	excusatory	[.] EXCU'SATORY, a. s as z. Making excuse; containing excuse or apology; apologetical; as an excusatory plea.
20500	excuse	[.] EXCU'SE, v.t. s as z. [L. excuso; ex and causor, to blame. See Cause.] [.] 1. To pardon; to free from the imputation of fault or blame; to acquit of guilt. We excuse a person in our own minds, when we acquit him of guilt or blame; or we excuse him by a declaration ...
20501	excuseless	[.] EXCU'SELESS, a. Having no excuse; that for which no excuse or apology can be offered. [Little used.]
20502	excuser	[.] EXCU'SER, n. s as z. One who offers excuses or pleads for another. [.] 1. One who excuses or forgives another.
20503	excusing	[.] EXCU'SING, ppr. s as z. Acquitting of guilt or fault; forgiving; overlooking.
20504	excuss	[.] EXCUSS', v.t. [L. excussus.] To shake off; also, to seize and detain by law. [Not used.]
20505	excussion	[.] EXCUS'SION, n. A seizing by law. [Not used.]
20506	execrable	[.] EX'ECRABLE, a. [L. execrabilis. See Execrate.] [.] Deserving to be cursed; very hateful; destable; abominable; as an execrable wretch.
20507	execrably	[.] EX'ECRABLY, adv. Cursedly; detestably.
20508	execrate	[.] EX'ECRATE, v.t. [L. execror, from ex and sacer, the primary sense of which is to separate. See Sacred.] [.] Literally, to curse; to denounce evil agianst, or to imprecate evil on; hence, to detest utterly; to abhor; to abominate.
20509	execration	[.] EXECRA'TION, n. The act of cursing; a curse pronounced; imprecation of evil; utter detestation expressed. [.] [.] Cease, gentle queen, these execrations:
20510	execratory	[.] EX'ECRATORY, n. A formulary of execration.
20511	exect	[.] EXECT', v.t. [L. execo, for exseco.] To cut off or out; to cut away. [Little used.]
20512	exection	[.] EXEC'TION, n. A cutting off or out. [Little used.]
20513	execute	[.] EX'ECUTE, v.t. [L. exequor, for exsequor; ex and sequor, to follow. See Seek.] [.] 1. Literally, to follow out or through. Hence, to perform; to do; to effect; to carry into complete effect; to complete; to finish. We execute a purpose, a plan, design or scheme; ...
20514	executed	[.] EX'ECUTED, pp. Done; performed; accomplished; carried into effect; put to death.
20515	executer	[.] EX'ECUTER, n. One who performs or carries into effect. [See executor.]
20516	executing	[.] EX'ECUTING, ppr. Doing; performing; finishing; accomplishing; inflicting; carrying into effect.
20517	execution	[.] EXECU'TION, n. Performance; the act of completing or accomplishing. [.] [.] The excellence of the subject contributed much to the happiness of the execution. [.] 1. In law, the carrying into effect a sentence or judgment of court; the last act of the law in completing ...
20518	executioner	[.] EXECU'TIONER, n. One who executes; one who carries into effect a judgment of death; one who inflicts a capital punishment in pursuance of a legal warrant. It is chiefly used in this sense. [.] 1. He that kills; he that murders. [.] 2. The instrument by which any ...
20519	executive	[.] EXEC'UTIVE, a. egzec'utive. Having the quality of executing or performing; as executive power or authority; an executive officer. Hence, in government, executive is used in distinction from legislative and judicial. The body that deliberates and enacts laws, is legislative; ...
20520	executor	[.] EXEC'UTOR, n. The person appointed by a testator to execute his will, or to see it carried into effect.
20521	executorial	[.] EXECUTO'RIAL, a. Pertaining to an executor; executive.
20522	executorship	[.] EXEC'UTORSHIP, n. The office of an executor.
20523	executory	[.] EXEC'UTORY, a. Performing official duties. [.] 1. In law, to be executed or carried into effect in future; to take effect on a future contingency; as an executory devise or remainder.
20524	executress	[.] EXEC'UTRESS
20525	executrix	[.] EXEC'UTRIX, n. A female executor; a woman appointed by a testator to execute his will. [The latter word is generally used.]
20526	exegesis	[.] EXEGE'SIS, n. [Gr. to explain, to lead.] [.] 1. Exposition; explanation; interpretation. [.] 2. A discourse intended to explain or illustrate a subject.
20527	exegetical	[.] EXEGET'ICAL, a. Explanatory; tending to unfold or illustrate; expository.
20528	exegetically	[.] EXEGET'ICALLY, adv. By way of explanation.
20529	exemplar	[.] EXEM'PLAR, n. egzem'plar. [L. See Example.] [.] 1. A model, original or pattern, to be copies or imitated. [.] 2. The idea or image of a thing, formed in the mind or an artist, by which he conducts his work; the ideal model which he attempts to imitate.
20530	exemplarily	[.] EX'EMPLARILY, adv. In a manner to deserve imitation; in a worthy or excellent manner. [.] [.] She is exemplarily loyal. [.] 1. In a manner that may warn others, by way of terror; in such [.] a manner that others may be cautioned to avoid an evil; or in a manner intended ...
20531	exemplariness	[.] EX'EMPLARINESS, n. The state or quality of being a pattern for imitation.
20532	exemplary	[.] EX'EMPLARY, a. [from exemplar.] Serving for a pattern or model for imitation; worthy of imitation. The christian should be exemplary in his life, as well as correct in his doctrines. [.] 1. Such as may serve for a warning to others; such as may deter from crimes ...
20533	exemplification	[.] EXEMPLIFICA'TION, n. [from exemplify.] [.] 1. The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example. [.] 2. A copy; a transcript; an attested copy; as an exemplification of a deed, or of letters patent.
20534	exemplified	[.] EXEM'PLIFIED, pp. Illustrated by example or copy.
20535	exemplifier	[.] EXEM'PLIFIER, n. One that exemplifies by following a pattern.
20536	exemplify	[.] EXEM'PLIFY, v.t. egzem'plify. [from exemplar; Low L. exemplo.] [.] 1. To show or illustrate by example. The life and conversation of our Savior exemplified his doctrines and precepts. [.] 2. To copy; to transcribe; to take an attested copy. [.] 3. To prove ...
20537	exemplifying	[.] EXEM'PLIFYING, ppr. Illustrating by example; transcribing; taking an attested copy; proving by an attested copy.
20538	exempt	[.] EXEMPT', v.t. egzemt' [L. eximo, exemptus; ex and emo, to take.] [.] Literally, to take out or from; hence, to free, or permit to be free, from any charge, burden, restraint,duty, evil or requisition, to which others are subject; to privilege; to grant immunity from. ...
20539	exempted	[.] EXEMPT'ED, pp. Freed from charge, duty, tax or evils, to which others are subject; privileged; not subjected.
20540	exemptible	[.] EXEMPT'IBLE, a. Free; privileged. [Not in use.]
20541	exempting	[.] EXEMPT'ING, ppr. Freeing from charge, duty, tax or evil; granting immunity to.
20542	exemption	[.] EXEMP'TION, n. The act of exempting; the state of being exempt. [.] 1. Freedom from any service, charge, burden, tax, evil or requisition, to which others are subject; immunity; privilege. Many cities of Europe purchased or obtained exemptions from feudal servitude. ...
20543	exemptitious	[.] EXEMPTI'TIOUS, a. Separable; that may be taken from. [Not used.]
20544	exenterate	[.] EXEN'TERATE, v.t. [L. exentero; ex and Gr. entrails.] [.] To take out the bowels or entrails; to embowel.
20545	exenteration	[.] EXENTERA'TION, n. The act of taking out the bowels.
20546	exequatur	[.] EXEQUA'TUR, n. [L.] A written recognition of a person in the character of consul or commercial agent, issued by the government, and authorizing him to exercise his powers in the country.
20547	exequial	[.] EXE'QUIAL, a. [L. exequialis.] Pertaining to funerals.
20548	exequies	[.] EX'EQUIES, n. plu. [L.exequioe, from exequor, that is, exsequor, to follow.] [.] Funeral rites; the ceremonies of burial; funeral procession.
20549	exercent	[.] EXER'CENT, a. [L.exercens. See Exercise.] Using; practicing; following; as a calling or profession. [Little used.]
20550	exercisable	[.] EX'ERCISABLE, a. s as z. That may be exercised, used, employed or exerted.
20551	exercise	[.] EX'ERCISE, n. s as z. [L. exercitium, from exerceo; Eng. work.] [.] In a general sense, any kind of work, labor or exertion of body. Hence, [.] 1. Use; practice; the exertions and movements customary in the performance of business; as the exercise of an art, trade, ...
20552	exercised	[.] EX'ERCISED, pp. Exerted; used; trained; disciplined; accustomed; made skillful by use; employed; practiced; pained; afflicted; rendered uneasy.
20553	exerciser	[.] EX'ERCISER, n. One who exercises.
20554	exercising	[.] EX'ERCISING, ppr. Exerting; using; employing; training; practicing.
20555	exercitation	[.] EXERCITA'TION, n. [L. exercitatio, from exerceo. See Exercise.] [.] Exercise; practice; use.
20556	exergue	[.] EXER'GUE, n. [Gr. work.] A little space around or without the figures of a medal, left for the inscription, cipher, device, date, &c.
20557	exert	[.] EXERT', v.t. egzert'. [L. exero, for exsero; ex and sero, to throw, to thrust, for this is the radical sense of sero.] [.] 1. Literally, to thrust forth; to emit; to push out. [.] [.] Before the gems exert [.] [.] Their feeble heads. [.] [.] [An unusual application.] [.] 2. ...
20558	exerted	[.] EXERT'ED, pp. Thrust or pushed forth; put in action.
20559	exerting	[.] EXERT'ING, ppr. Putting forth; putting in action.
20560	exertion	[.] EXER'TION, n. The act of exerting or straining; the act of putting into motion or action; effort; a striving or struggling; as an exertion of strength or power; an exertion of the limbs, of the mind or faculties. The ship was saved by great exertions of the crew. ...
20561	exesion	[.] EXE'SION, n. s as z. [L. exesus, exedo; ex and edo, to eat.] [.] The act of eating out or through. [Little used.]
20562	exestuation	[.] EXESTUA'TION, n. [L. exoestuatio; ex and oestuo, to boil.] [.] A boiling; ebullition; agitation caused by heat; effervescence.
20563	exfoliate	[.] EXFO'LIATE, v.i. [L. exfolio; ex and folium, a leaf.] [.] In surgery and mineralogy, to separate and come off in scales, as pieces of carious bone; to scale off, as the lamins of a mineral.
20564	exfoliated	[.] EXFO'LIATED, pp. Separated in thin scales, as a carious bone.
20565	exfoliating	[.] EXFO'LIATING, ppr. Separating and coming off in scales.
20566	exfoliation	[.] EXFOLIA'TION, n. The scaling of a bone; the process of separating, as pieces of unsound bone from the sound part; desquamation.
20567	exfoliative	[.] EXFO'LIATIVE, a. That has the power of causing exfoliation or the desquamation of a bone. [.] EXFO'LIATIVE, n. That which has the power or quality of procuring exfoliation.
20568	exhalable	[.] EXHA'LABLE, a. [See Exhale.] That may be exhaled or evaporated.
20569	exhalation	[.] EXHALA'TION, n. [L. exhalatio. See Exhale.] [.] 1. The act or process of exhaling, or sending forth fluids in the form of steam or vapor; evaporation. [.] 2. That which is exhaled; that which is emitted, or which rises in the form of vapor; fume or steam; effluvia. ...
20570	exhale	[.] EXHA'LE, v.t. egzha'le. [L. exhalo; ex and halo, to breathe, to send forth vapor.] [.] 1. To send out; to emit; as vapor, or minute particles of a fluid or other substance. The rose exhales a fragrant odor. The earth exhales vapor. Marshes exhale noxious effluvia. [.] 2. ...
20571	exhaled	[.] EXHA'LED, pp. Sent out; emitted, as vapor; evaporated.
20572	exhalement	[.] EXHA'LEMENT, n. Matter exhaled; vapor.
20573	exhaling	[.] EXHA'LING, ppr. Sending or drawing out in vapor of effluvia.
20574	exhaust	[.] EXHAUST', v.t. egzhaust'. [L. exhaurio, exhaustum; ex and haurio, to draw.] [.] 1. To draw out or drain off the whole of any thing; to draw out, till nothing of the matter drawn is left. We exhaust the water in a well, by drawing or pumping; the water of a marsh ...
20575	exhausted	[.] EXHAUST'ED, pp. Drawn out; drained off; emptied by drawing, draining or evaporation; wholly used or expended; consumed.
20576	exhauster	[.] EXHAUST'ER, n. He or that which exhausts or draws out.
20577	exhaustible	[.] EXHAUST'IBLE, a. That may be exhausted or drained off.
20578	exhausting	[.] EXHAUST'ING, ppr. Drawing out; draining off; emptying; using or expending the whole; consuming. [.] 1. Tending to exhaust; as exhausting labor.
20579	exhaustion	[.] EXHAUST'ION, n. The act of drawing out or draining off; the act of emptying completely of the contents. [.] 1. The state of being exhausted or emptied; the state of being deprived of strength or spirits. [.] 2. In mathematics, a method of proving the equality ...
20580	exhaustless	[.] EXHAUST'LESS, a. Not to be exhausted; not to be wholly drawn off or emptied; inexhaustible; as an exhaustless fund or store.
20581	exhaustment	[.] EXHAUST'MENT, n. Exhaustion; drain.
20582	exheredate	[.] EXHER'EDATE, v.t. [infra.] To disinherit.
20583	exheredation	[.] EXHEREDA'TION, n. [L. exhoeredatio, exhoeredo; ex and hoeres, an heir.] [.] In the civil law, a disinheriting; a father's excluding a child from inheriting any part of his estate.
20584	exhibit	[.] EXHIBIT, v.t. egzhib'it. [L. e xhibeo; ex and habeo, to have or hold, as we say, to hold out or forth.] [.] 1. To offer or present to view; to present for inspection; to show; as, to exhibit painting or other specimens of art; to exhibit papers or documents in ...
20585	exhibited	[.] EXHIB'ITED, pp. Offered to view; presented for inspection; shown; displayed.
20586	exhibiter	[.] EXHIB'ITER, n. One who exhibits; one who presents a petition or charge.
20587	exhibiting	[.] EXHIB'ITING, ppr. Offering to view; presenting; showing; displaying.
20588	exhibition	[.] EXHIBI'TION, n. [L. exhibitio.] The act of exhibiting for inspection; a showing or presenting to view; display. [.] 1. The offering, producing or showing of titles, authorities or papers of any kind before a tribunal, in proof of facts. [.] 2. Public show; representation ...
20589	exhibitioner	[.] EXHIBI'TIONER, n. In English universities; one who has a pension or allowance, granted for the encouragement of learning.
20590	exhibitive	[.] EXHIB'ITIVE, a. Serving for exhibition; representative.
20591	exhibitively	[.] EXHIB'ITIVELY, adv. By representation.
20592	exhibitory	[.] EXHIB'ITORY, a. Exhibiting; showing; displaying.
20593	exhilarate	[.] EXHIL'ARATE, v.t. egzhil'arate. [L. exhilaro; ex and hilaro, to make merry, hilaris, merry, jovial.] [.] To make cheerful or merry; to enliven; to make glad or joyous; to gladden; to cheer. Good news exhilarates the mind, as good wine exhilarates the animal spirits. [.] EXHIL'ARATE, ...
20594	exhilarated	[.] EXHIL'ARATED, pp. Enlivened; animated;; cheered; gladdened; made joyous or jovial.
20595	exhilarating	[.] EXHIL'ARATING, ppr. Enlivening; giving life and vigor to the spirits; cheering; gladdening.
20596	exhilaration	[.] EXHILARA'TION, n. The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful. [.] 1. The state of being enlivened or cheerful. Exhilaration usually expresses less than joy or mirth, but it may be used to express both.
20597	exhort	[.] EXHORT', v.t. egzhort'. [L. exhortor; ex and hortor, to encourage, to embolden, to cheer, to advise. The primary sense seems to be to excite or to give strength, spirit or courage.] [.] 1. To incite by words or advice; to animate or urge by arguments to a good ...
20598	exhortation	[.] EXHORTA'TION, n. The act or practice of exhorting; the act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good or commendable. [.] 1. The form of words intended to incite and encourage. [.] 2. Advice; counsel.
20599	exhortative	[.] EXHORT'ATIVE, a. Containing exhortation.
20600	exhortatory	[.] EXHORT'ATORY, a. Tending to exhort; serving for exhortation.
20601	exhorted	[.] EXHORT'ED, pp. Incited by words to good deeds; animated to a laudable course of conduct; advised.
20602	exhorter	[.] EXHORT'ER, n. One who exhorts or encourages.
20603	exhorting	[.] EXHORT'ING, ppr. Inciting to good deeds by words or arguments; encouraging; counseling.
20604	exhumation	[.] EXHUMA'TION, n. [L. ex and humus, ground.] [.] 1. The digging up a dead body interred; the disinterring of a corpse. [.] 2. The digging up of any thing buried.
20605	exiccate	[.] EXICCATE, EXICCATION. [See Exsiccate.]
20606	exiccation	[.] EXICCATE, EXICCATION. [See Exsiccate.]
20607	exigence	[.] EX'IGENCE
20608	exigency	[.] EX'IGENCY, n. [L. exigens from exigo, to exact; ex and ago, to drive.] [.] 1. Demand; urgency; urgent need or want. We speak of the exigence of the case; the exigence of the times, or of business. [.] 2. Pressing necessity; distress; any case which demands immediate ...
20609	exigent	[.] EXI'GENT, n. Pressing business; occasion that calls for immediate help. [Not used.] See Exigence.] [.] 1. In law, a writ which lies where the defendant is not to be found, or after a return of non est inventus on former writs; the exigent or exigi facias then issues, ...
20610	exigenter	[.] EX'IGENTER, n. An officer in the court of Common Pleas in England who makes out exigents and proclamations, in cases of outlawry.
20611	exigible	[.] EX'IGIBLE, a. [See Exigence.] That may be exacted; demandable; requirable.
20612	exiguity	[.] EXIGU'ITY, n. [L. exiguitas.] Smallness; slenderness. [Little used.]
20613	exiguous	[.] EXIG'UOUS, a. [L. exiguus.] Small; slender; minute; diminutive. [Little used.]
20614	exile	[.] EX'ILE, n. eg'zile. [L. exilium, exul; The word is probably compounded of ex and a root in Sl, signifying to depart, or cut off, to separate, or the thrust away, perhaps L. salio.] [.] 1. Banishment; the state of being expelled from one's native country ...
20615	exiled	[.] EX'ILED, pp. Banished; expelled from one's country by authority.
20616	exilement	[.] EX'ILEMENT, n. Banishment.
20617	exiling	[.] EX'ILING, ppr. Banishing; expelling from one's country by law, edict or sentence; voluntarily departing from one's country, and residing in another.
20618	exilition	[.] EXILI'TION, n. [L. exilio, for exsalio, to leap out.] [.] A sudden springing or leaping out. [Little used.]
20619	exility	[.] EXIL'ITY, n. [L. exilitas.] Slenderness; fineness; thinness.
20620	eximious	[.] EXIM'IOUS, a. [L. eximius.] Excellent. [Little used.]
20621	exinanite	[.] EXIN'ANITE, v.t. [L. exinanio.] To make empty; to weaken. [Not used.]
20622	exinanition	[.] EXINANI'TION, n. [L. exinanitio, from exinanio, to empty or evacuate; ex and inanio, to empty, inanis, empty, void.] [.] An emptying or evacuation; hence, privation; loss; destitution. [Little used.]
20623	exist	[.] EXIST', v.i. egzist'. [L. existo; ex and sisto, or more directly from Gr. to set, place or fix; L. sto, to stand. The primary sense is to set, fix or be fixed, whence the sense of permanence, continuance.] [.] 1. To be; to have an essence or real being; applicable ...
20624	existence	[.] EXIST'ENCE, n. The state of being or having essence; as the existence of body and of soul in union; the separate existence of the soul; immortal existence; temporal existence. [.] 1. Life; animation. [.] 2. Continued being; duration; continuation. We speak of ...
20625	existent	[.] EXIST'ENT, a. Being; having being, essence or existence. [.] [.] The eyes and mind are fastened on objects which have no real being, as if they were truly existent.
20626	existential	[.] EXISTEN'TIAL, a. Having existence.
20627	exit	[.] EX'IT, n. [L. the 3d person of exeo, to go out.] Literally, he goes out or departs. Hence, [.] 1. The departure of a player from the state, when he has performed his part. This is also a term set in a play, to mark the time of an actor's quitting the state. [.] 2. ...
20628	exitial	[.] EXI'TIAL
20629	exitious	[.] EXITIOUS, a. [L. exitialis.] Destructive to a life.
20630	exode	[.] EX'ODE, n. [Gr. See Exodus.] In the Greek drama, the concluding part of a play, or the part which comprehends all that is said after the last interlude.
20631	exodus	[.] EX'ODUS
20632	exody	[.] EX'ODY, n. [Gr. way.] Departure from a place; particularly, the departure of the Israelites from Egypt under the conduct of Moses. [.] 1. The second book of the Old Testament, which gives a history of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt. [.] Ex officio, [L.] ...
20633	exogloss	[.] EX'OGLOSS, n. [Gr. tongue.] A genus of fishes found in the American seas, whose lower jaw is trilobed, and the middle lobe protruded performs the office of a tongue.
20634	exolete	[.] EXOLE'TE, a. [L. exoleltus.] Obsolete. [Not in use.]
20635	exolution	[.] EXOLU'TION, n. Laxation of the nerves. [Not in use.]
20636	exolve	[.] EXOLVE, v.t. To loose. [Not in use.]
20637	exomphalos	[.] EXOM'PHALOS, n. [Gr.] A navel rupture.
20638	exonerate	[.] EXON'ERATE, v.t. egzon'erate. [L. exonero; ex and onero, to load, onus, a load.] [.] 1. To unload; to disburden. [.] [.] The vessels exonerate themselves into a common duct. [.] But more generally, in a figurative sense. [.] 2. To cast off, as a charge or ...
20639	exonerated	[.] EXON'ERATED, pp. Unloaded; disburdened; freed from a charge, imputation or responsibility.
20640	exonerating	[.] EXON'ERATING, ppr. Unloading; disburdening; freeing from any charge or imputation.
20641	exoneration	[.] EXONERA'TION, n. The act of disburdening or discharging; the act of freeing from a charge or imputation.
20642	exonerative	[.] EXON'ERATIVE, a. Freeing from a burden or obligation.
20643	exorable	[.] EX'ORABLE, a. [L. exorabilis, from exoro; ex and oro, to pray.] [.] That may be moved or persuaded by entreaty.
20644	exorbitance	[.] EXORB'ITANCE
20645	exorbitancy	[.] EXORB'ITANCY, n. egzorb'itance. [L. exorbitans, from ex and orbita, the track of a wheel, orbis, and orb.] [.] Literally, a going beyond or without the tract or usual limit. Hence, enormity; extravagance; a deviation from rule or the ordinary limits or right or propriety; ...
20646	exorbitant	[.] EXORB'ITANT, a. [L. exorbitans.] Literally, departing from an orbit or usual track. Hence, deviating from the usual course; going beyond the appointed rules or established limits of right or propriety; hence, excessive; extravagant; enormous. We speak of exorbitant ...
20647	exorbitantly	[.] EXORB'ITANTLY, adv. Enormously; excessively.
20648	exorbitate	[.] EXORB'ITATE, v.i. To go beyond the usual track or orbit; to deviate from the usual limit.
20649	exorcise	[.] EX'ORCISE, v.i. s as z. [Gr. to adjure, to bind by oath, an oath.] [.] 1. To adjure by some holy name; but chiefly, to expel evil spirits by conjurations, prayers and ceremonies. To exorcise a person, is to expel from him the evil spirit supposed to possess him. ...
20650	exorcised	[.] EX'ORCISED, pp. Expelled from a person or place by conjurations and prayers; freed from demons in like manner.
20651	exorciser	[.] EX'ORCISER, n. One who pretends to cast out evil spirits by adjurations and conjuration.
20652	exorcising	[.] EX'ORCISING, ppr. Expelling evil spirits by prayers and ceremonies.
20653	exorcism	[.] EX'ORCISM, n. [L. exorcismus.] The expulsion of evil spirits from persons or places by certain adjurations and ceremonies. Exorcism was common among the Jews, and still makes a part of the superstitions of some churches.
20654	exorcist	[.] EX'ORCIST, n. One who pretends to expel evil spirits by conjuration, prayers, and ceremonies. Acts.14.
20655	exordial	[.] EXORD'IAL, a. [infra.] Pertaining to the exordium of a discourse; introductory.
20656	exordium	[.] EXORD'IUM, n. plu. exordiums. [L. from exodior; ex and ordior, to begin. See Order.] In oratory, the beginning; the introductory part of a discourse, which prepares the audience for the main subject; the preface or proemial part of a composition. The exordium may ...
20657	exornation	[.] EXORNA'TION, n. [L. exornatio, from exorno; ex and orno, to adorn.] [.] Ornament; decoration; embellishment.
20658	exortive	[.] EXORT'IVE, a. [L. exortivus; ex and ortus, a rising.] Rising; relating to the east.
20659	exossated	[.] EXOS'SATED, a. [infra.] Deprived of bones.
20660	exosseous	[.] EXOS'SEOUS, a. [L. ex and ossa, bones.] Without bones; destitute of bones; as exosseous animals.
20661	exoteric	[.] EXOT'ERIC, a. [Gr. exterior.] External; public; opposed to esoteric or secret. The exoteric doctrines of the ancient philosophers were those which were openly professed and taught. The esoteric were secret, or taught only to a few chosen disciples.
20662	exotery	[.] EX'OTERY, n. What is obvious or common.
20663	exotic	[.] EXOT'IC, a. [Gr. without.] Foreign; pertaining to or produced in a foreign country; not native; extraneous; as an exotic plant; an exotic term or word. [.] EXOT'IC, n. A plant, shrub or tree not native; a plant produced in a foreign country. [.] 1. A word ...
20664	expand	[.] EXPAND', v.t. [L. expando; es and pando, to open or spread; Eng. span. The primary sense is to strain or stretch, and this seems to be the sense of bend, L. pandus.] [.] 1. To open; to spread; as, a flower expands its leaves. [.] 2. To spread; to enlarge a surface; ...
20665	expanded	[.] EXPAND'ED, pp. Opened; spread; extended; dilated; enlarged; diffused.
20666	expanding	[.] EXPAND'ING, ppr. Opening; spreading; extending; dilating; diffusing.
20667	expanse	[.] EXPANSE, n. expans'. [L. expansum.] A spreading; extend; a wide extent of space or body; as the expanse of heave. [.] [.] The smooth expanse of crystal lakes.
20668	expansibility	[.] EXPANSIBIL'ITY, n. [from expansible.] The capacity of being expanded; capacity of extension in surface or bulk; as the expansibility of air.
20669	expansible	[.] EXPANS'IBLE, a. Capable of being expanded or spread; capable of being extended, dilated or diffused. [.] [.] Bodies are not expansible in proportion to their weight.
20670	expansile	[.] EXPANS'ILE, a. Capable of expanding, or of being dilated.
20671	expansion	[.] EXPAN'SION, n. [L. expansio.] The act of expanding or spreading out. [.] 1. The state of being expanded; the enlargement of surface or bulk; dilatation. We apply expansion to surface, as the expansion of a sheet or of a lake, and to bulk, as the expansion of fluids ...
20672	expansive	...
20673	expansiveness	[.] EXPANS'IVENESS, n. The quality of being expansive. [.] Ex parte, [L.] On one part; as a hearing or a council ex parte, on one side only.
20674	expatiate	[.] EXPA'TIATE, v.i. [L. expatior; ex and spatior, to wander, to enlarge in discourse, spatium, space, probably allied to pateo, to open. [.] 1. To open at large; to rove without prescribed limits; to wander in space without restraint. [.] [.] He bids his soul expatiate ...
20675	expatiating	[.] EXPA'TIATING, ppr. Roving at large; moving in space without certain limits or restraint; enlarging in discourse or writing.
20676	expatiator	[.] EXPA'TIATOR, n. One who enlarges or amplifies in language.
20677	expatriate	[.] EXPAT'RIATE, v.t. [L. ex and patria, country.] [.] In a general sense, to banish. [.] To expatriate one's self, is to quit one's country, renouncing citizenship and allegiance in that country, to take residence and become a citizen in another country. The right to expatriate ...
20678	expatriated	[.] EXPAT'RIATED, pp. Banished; removed from one's native country, with renunciation of citizenship and allegiance.
20679	expatriating	[.] EXPAT'RIATING, ppr. Banishing; abandoning one's country, with renunciation of allegiance.
20680	expatriation	[.] EXPATRIA'TION, n. Banishment. More generally, the forsaking one's own country, with a renunciation of allegiance, and with the view of becoming a permanent resident and citizen in another country.
20681	expect	[.] EXPECT', v.t. [L. expecto; ex and specto, to look, that is, to reach forward, or to fix the eyes.] [.] 1. To wait for. [.] [.] The guards, [.] [.] By me encamp'd on yonder hill, expect [.] [.] Their motion. [.] [This sense, though often used by Gibbon, seems ...
20682	expectable	[.] EXPECT'ABLE, a. To be expected; that may be expected.
20683	expectance	[.] EXPECT'ANCE
20684	expectancy	[.] EXPECT'ANCY, n. The act or state of expecting; expectation. [.] 1. Something expected. [.] 2. Hope; a looking for with pleasure. [.] EXPECT'ANCY, n. In law, a state of waiting or suspension. An estate in expectancy is one which is to take effect or commence ...
20685	expectant	[.] EXPECT'ANT, a. Waiting; looking for. [.] 1. An expectant estate, is one which is suspended till the determination of a particular estate. [.] EXPECT'ANT, n. One who expects; one who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by his belief or hope of receiving ...
20686	expectation	[.] EXPECTA'TION, n. [L. expectatio.] The act of expecting or looking forward to a future event with at least some reason to believe the event will happen. Expectation differs from hope. Hope originates in desire,and may exist with little or no ground of belief that ...
20687	expectative	[.] EXPECT'ATIVE, n. That which is expected. [Not used.]
20688	expecter	[.] EXPECT'ER, n. One who expects; one who waits for something, or for another person.
20689	expecting	[.] EXPECT'ING, ppr. Waiting or looking for the arrival of.
20690	expectorant	[.] EXPEC'TORANT, a. [See Expectorate.] Having the quality of promoting discharges from the lungs. [.] EXPEC'TORANT, n. A medicine which promotes discharges from the lungs.
20691	expectorate	[.] EXPEC'TORATE, v.t. [L. expectoro; ex and pectus, the breast.] [.] To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge phlegm or other matter, by coughing, hawking and spitting.
20692	expectorated	[.] EXPEC'TORATED, pp. Discharged from the lungs.
20693	expectorating	[.] EXPEC'TORATING, ppr. Throwing from the lungs by hawking and spitting.
20694	expectoration	[.] EXPECTORA'TION, n. The act of discharging phlegm or mucus from the lungs, by coughing, hawking and spitting.
20695	expectorative	[.] EXPEC'TORATIVE, a. Having the quality of promoting expectoration.
20696	expediate	[.] EXPE'DIATE, v.t. To expedite. [Not in use.]
20697	expedience	[.] EXPE'DIENCE
20698	expediency	[.] EXPE'DIENCY, n. [See Speed, Expedient and Expedite.] [.] 1. Fitness or suitableness to effect some good end or the purpose intended; propriety under the particular circumstances of a case. The practicability of a measure is often obvious, when the expedience of ...
20699	expedient	[.] EXPE'DIENT, a. [L. expediens; expedio, to hasten; Eng. speed.] [.] 1. Literally, hastening; urging forward. Hence, tending to promote the object proposed; fit or suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances. Many things may be lawful, which are not ...
20700	expediently	[.] EXPE'DIENTLY, adv. Fitly; suitably; conveniently. [.] 1. Hastily; quickly.
20701	expeditate	[.] EXPED'ITATE, v.t. [L. ex and pes, foot.] In the forest laws of England, to cut out the balls or claws of a dog's fore feet, for the preservation of the king's game.
20702	expeditation	[.] EXPEDITA'TION, n. The act of cutting out the balls or claws of a dog's fore feet.
20703	expedite	[.] EX'PEDITE, v.t. [L. expedio; Eng. speed. Expedio is compound. We see the same root in impedio, to hinder to send against, to move in opposition.] [.] 1. To hasten; to quicken; to accelerate motion or progress. The general sent orders to expedite the march of the ...
20704	expeditely	[.] EX'PEDITELY, adv. Readily; hastily; speedily; promptly.
20705	expedition	[.] EXPEDI'TION, n. [L. expeditio.] Haste; speed; quickness; dispatch. The mail is conveyed with expedition. [.] 1. The march of an army, or the voyage of a fleet, to a distant place, for hostile purposes; as the expedition of the French to Egypt; the expedition of ...
20706	expeditious	[.] EXPEDI'TIOUS, a. Quick; hasty; speedy; as an expeditious march. [.] 1. Nimble; active; swift; acting with celerity; as an expeditious messenger or runner.
20707	expeditiously	[.] EXPEDI'TIOUSLY, adv. Speedily; hastily; with celerity or dispatch.
20708	expeditive	[.] EXPED'ITIVE, a. Performing with speed.
20709	expel	[.] EXPEL', v.t. [L. expello; ex and pello, to drive; from the L. participle.] [.] 1. To drive or force out from any inclosed place; as, to expel wind from the stomach, or air from a bellows. [The word is applicable to any force, physical or moral.] [.] 2. To drive ...
20710	expellable	[.] EXPEL'LABLE, a. That may be expelled or driven out. [.] Acid expellable by heat.
20711	expelled	[.] EXPEL'LED, ppr. Driven out or away; forced to leave; banished; exiled; excluded.
20712	expeller	[.] EXPEL'LER, n. He or that which drives out or away.
20713	expelling	[.] EXPEL'LING, ppr. Driving out; forcing away; compelling to quit or depart; banishing; excluding.
20714	expend	[.] EXPEND', v.t. [L. expendo; ex and pendo, to weigh, from L. dispendo.] [.] 1. To lay out; to disburse; to spend; to deliver or distribute, either in payment or in donations. We expend money for food, drink and clothing. We expend a little in charity, and a great ...
20715	expended	[.] EXPEND'ED, pp. Laid out; spent; disbursed; used; consumed.
20716	expending	[.] EXPEND'ING, pr. Spending; using; employing; wasting.
20717	expenditure	[.] EXPEND'ITURE, n. The act of expending; a laying out, as of money; disbursement. A corrupt administration is known by extravagant expenditures of public money. [.] [.] National income and expenditure. [.] 1. Money expended; expense. [.] [.] The receipts and ...
20718	expense	[.] EXPENSE, n. expens'. [L. expensum.] A laying out or expending; the disbursing of money, or the employment and consumption, as of time or labor. Great enterprises are accomplished only by a great expense of money, time and labor. [.] 1. Money expended; cost; charge; ...
20719	expenseful	[.] EXPENSEFUL, a. expens'ful. Costly; expensive. [Little used.]
20720	expenseless	[.] EXPENSELESS, a. expens'less. Without cost or expense.
20721	expensive	[.] EXPENS'IVE, a. Costly; requiring much expense; as an expensive dress or equipment; an expensive family. Vices are usually more expensive than virtues. [.] 1. Given to expense; free in the use of money; extravagant; lavish; applied to persons. Of men, some are ...
20722	expensively	[.] EXPENS'IVELY, adv. With great expense; at great cost or charge.
20723	expensiveness	[.] EXPENS'IVENESS, n. Costliness; the quality of incurring or requiring great expenditures of money. The expensiveness of war is not its greatest evil. [.] 1. Addictedness to expense; extravagance; applied to persons.
20724	experience	[.] EXPE'RIENCE, n. [L. experientia, from experior, to try; ex and ant. perior; Gr. to attempt, whence pirate. Eng. to fare.The L. periculum, Eng. peril, are from the same root. We see the root of these words is to go, to fare, to drive, urge or press, to strain or stretch ...
20725	experienced	[.] EXPE'RIENCED, pp. Tried; used; practiced. [.] 1. Taught by practice or by repeated observations; skillful or wise by means of trials, use or observation; as an experienced artist; an experienced physician.
20726	experiencer	[.] EXPE'RIENCER, n. One who makes trials or experiments.
20727	experiencing	[.] EXPE'RIENCING, ppr. Making trial; suffering or enjoying.
20728	experiment	[.] EXPER'IMENT, n. [L. experimentum, from experior, as in experience, which see.] [.] A trial; an act or operation designed to discover some unknown truth, principle or effect, or to establish it when discovered. Experiments in chimistry disclose the qualities of natural ...
20729	experimental	[.] EXPERIMENT'AL, a. Pertaining to experiment. [.] 1. Known by experiment or trial; derived from experiment. Experimental knowledge is the most valuable, because it is most certain, and most safely to be trusted. [.] 2. Built on experiments; founded on trial and ...
20730	experimentalist	[.] EXPERIMENT'ALIST, n. One who makes experiments.
20731	experimentally	[.] EXPERIMENT'ALLY, adv. By experiment; by trial; by operation and observation of results. [.] 1. By experience; by suffering or enjoyment. We are all experimentally acquainted with pain and pleasure.
20732	experimenter	[.] EXPER'IMENTER, n. One who makes experiments; one skilled in experiments.
20733	experimenting	[.] EXPER'IMENTING, ppr. Making experiments or trials.
20734	expert	[.] EXPERT', a. [L. expertus, from experior, to try. See Experience.] [.] 1. Properly, experienced; taught by use, practice or experience; hence, skillful; well instructed; having familiar knowledge of; as an expert philosopher. [.] 2. Dextrous; adroit; ready; prompt; ...
20735	expertly	[.] EXPERT'LY, adv. In a skillful or dextrous manner; adroitly; with readiness and accuracy.
20736	expertness	[.] EXPERT'NESS, n. Skill derived from practice; readiness; dexterity; adroitness; as expertness in musical performance; expertness in war or in seamanship; expertness in reasoning.
20737	expetible	[.] EXPE'TIBLE, a. [L. expetibilis.] That may be wished for; desirable. [Not used.]
20738	expiable	[.] EX'PIABLE, a. [L. expiabilis. See Expiate.] [.] That may be expiated; that may be atoned for and done away; as an expiable offense; expiable guilt.
20739	expiate	[.] EX'PIATE, v.t. [L. expio; ex and pio, to worship, to atone; pius, pious, mild. The primary sense is probably to appease, to pacify, to allay resentment, which is the usual sense of atone in most languages which I have examined. Pio is probably contracted from pico, ...
20740	expiated	[.] EX'PIATED, pp. Atoned for; done away by satisfaction offered and accepted.
20741	expiating	[.] EX'PIATING, ppr. Making atonement or satisfaction for; destroying or removing guilt, and canceling the obligation to punish.
20742	expiation	[.] EXPIA'TION, n. [L. expiatio.] The act of atoning for a crime; the act of making satisfaction for an offense,by which the guilt is done away, and the obligation of the offended person to punish the crime is canceled; atonement; satisfaction. Among pagans and Jews, ...
20743	expiatory	[.] EX'PIATORY, a. Having the power to make atonement or expiation; as an expiatory sacrifice.
20744	expilation	[.] EXPILA'TION, n. [L. expilatio, from expilo, to strip; ex and pilo, to peel.] A stripping; the act of committing waste on land; waste. [Little used.]
20745	expirable	[.] EXPI'RABLE, a. [from expire.] That may expire; that may come to an end.
20746	expiration	[.] EXPIRA'TION, n. [L. expiratio, from expiro. See Expire.] [.] 1. The act of breathing out, or forcing the air from the lungs. Respiration consists of expiration and inspiration. [.] 2. The last emission of breath; death. [.] 3. The emission of volatile matter ...
20747	expire	[.] EXPI'RE, v.t. [L. expiro, for exspiro; ex and spiro, to breathe.] [.] 1. To breathe out; to throw out the breath from the lungs; opposed to inspire. We expire air at every breath. [.] 2. To exhale; to emit in minute particles, as a fluid or volatile matter. The ...
20748	expiring	[.] EXPI'RING, ppr. Breathing out air from the lungs; emitting fluid or volatile matter; exhaling; breathing the last breath; dying; ending; terminating. [.] 1. Pertaining to or uttered at the time of dying; as expiring words; expiring groans.
20749	explain	[.] EXPLA'IN, v.t. [L. explano; ex and planus, plain, open, smooth.] [.] To make plain,manifest or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to expound; to illustrate by discourse, or by notes. The first business of a preacher is to explain his text. Notes and comments are ...
20750	explainable	[.] EXPLA'INABLE, a. That may be cleared of obscurity; capable of being made plain to the understanding; capable of being interpreted.
20751	explained	[.] EXPLA'INED, pp. Made clear or obvious to the understanding; cleared of doubt, ambiguity or obscurity; expounded; illustrated.
20752	explainer	[.] EXPLA'INER, n. One who explains; an expositor; a commentator; an interpreter.
20753	explaining	[.] EXPLA'INING, ppr. Expounding; illustrating; interpreting; opening to the understanding; clearing of obscurity.
20754	explanation	[.] EXPLANA'TION, n. [L. explanatio.] The act of explaining, expounding or interpreting; exposition; illustration; interpretation; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as the explanation of a passage in scripture, or of a contract or treaty. [.] 1. ...
20755	explanatory	[.] EXPLAN'ATORY, a. Serving to explain; containing explanation; as explanatory notes.
20756	expletion	[.] EXPLE'TION, n. [L. expletio.] Accomplishment; fulfillment. [Little used.]
20757	expletive	[.] EX'PLETIVE, a. [L. expleo, to fill.] Filling; added for supply or ornament. [.] EX'PLETIVE, n. In language, a word or syllable inserted to fill a vacancy, or for ornament. The Greek language abounds with expletives.
20758	explicable	[.] EX'PLICABLE, a. [L. explicabilis. See Explicate.] [.] 1. Explainable; that may be unfolded to the mind; that may be made intelligible. Many difficulties in old authors are not explicable. [.] 2. That may be accounted for. The conduct and measures of the administration ...
20759	explicate	[.] EX'PLICATE, v.t. [L. explico, to unfold; ex and plico, to fold. [.] 1. To unfold; to expand; to open. "They explicate the leaves." [In this sense, the word is not common, and hardly admissible.] [.] 2. To unfold the meaning or sense; to explain; to clear of ...
20760	explicated	[.] EX'PLICATED, pp. Unfolded; explained.
20761	explicating	[.] EX'PLICATING, ppr. Unfolding; explaining; interpreting.
20762	explication	[.] EXPLICA'TION, n. The act of opening or unfolding. [.] 1. The act of explaining; explanation; exposition; interpretation; as the explication of the parables of our Savior. [.] 2. The sense given by an expositor or interpreter.
20763	explicative	[.] EX'PLICATIVE
20764	explicator	[.] EX'PLICATOR, n. One who unfolds or explains; an expounder.
20765	explicatory	[.] EX'PLICATORY, a. Serving to unfold or explain; tending to lay open to the understanding.
20766	explicit	[.] EXPLIC'IT, a. [L. explicitus, part of explico, to unfold.] [.] 1. Literally, unfolded. Hence, plain in language; open to the understanding; clear, not obscure or ambiguous; express, not merely implied. An explicit proposition or declaration is that in which the ...
20767	explicitly	[.] EXPLIC'ITLY, adv. Plainly; expressly; without duplicity; without disguise or reservation of meaning; not by inference or implication. He explicitly avows his intention.
20768	explicitness	[.] EXPLIC'ITNESS, n. Plainness of language or expression; clearness; direct expression of ideas or intention, without reserve or ambiguity.
20769	explode	[.] EXPLO'DE, v.i. [L. explodo; ex and plaudo, to utter a burst of sound, from the root of loud.] [.] Properly, to burst forth, as sound; to utter a report with sudden violence. Hence, to burst and expand with force and a violent report, as an elastic fluid. We say, gun ...
20770	exploded	[.] EXPLO'DED, pp. Driven away by hisses or noise; rejected with disapprobation or contempt; condemned; cried down.
20771	exploder	[.] EXPLO'DER, n. One who explodes; a hisser; one who rejects.
20772	exploding	[.] EXPLO'DING, ppr. Bursting and expanding with force and a violent report; rejecting with marks of disapprobation or contempt; rejecting; condemning.
20773	exploit	[.] EXPLOIT', n. [.] 1. A deed or act; more especially, a heroic act; a deed of renown; a great or noble achievement; as the exploits of Alexander, of Caesar, of Washington. [Exploiture, in a like sense, is not in use.] [.] 2. In a ludicrous sense, a great act of ...
20774	explorate	[.] EXPLO'RATE, v.t. To explore. [Not used. See Explore.]
20775	exploration	[.] EXPLORA'TION, n. [See Explore.] The act of exploring; close search; strict or careful examination.
20776	explorator	[.] EXPLORA'TOR, n. One who explores; one who searches or examines closely.
20777	exploratory	[.] EXPLO'RATORY, a. Serving to explore; searching; examining.
20778	explore	[.] EXPLO'RE, v.t. [L. exploro; ex and ploro, to cry out, to wail, to bawl. The compound appears to convey a very different sense from the simple verb ploro; but the primary sense is to stretch, strain, drive; applied to the voice, it is to strain or press out sounds or ...
20779	explored	[.] EXPLO'RED, pp. Searched; viewed; examined closely.
20780	explorement	[.] EXPLO'REMENT, n. Search; trial. [Little used.]
20781	exploring	[.] EXPLO'RING, ppr. Searching; viewing; examining with care.
20782	explosion	[.] EXPLO'SION, n. s as z. [from explode.] [.] 1. A bursting with noise; a bursting or sudden expansion of any elastic fluid,with force and a loud report; as the explosion of powder. [.] 2. The discharge of a piece of ordnance with a loud report. [.] 3. The sudden ...
20783	explosive	[.] EXPLO'SIVE, a. Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as the explosive force of gun-powder.
20784	expoliation	[.] EXPOLIA'TION, n. [L. expoliatio.] A spoiling; a wasting. [See Spoliation.]
20785	expolish	[.] EXPOLISH, for polish, a useless word.
20786	exponent	[.] EXPO'NENT, n. [L. exponens; expono, to expose or set forth; ex and pono, to place.] [.] 1. In algebra, the number or figure which, placed above a root at the right hand, denotes how often that root is repeated, or how many multiplications are necessary to produce ...
20787	exponential	[.] EXPONEN'TIAL, a. Exponential curves are such as partake both of the nature of algebraic and transcendental ones. They partake of the former, because they consist of a finite number of terms, though these terms themselves are indeterminate; and they are in some measure ...
20788	export	[.] EXPO'RT, v.t. [L. exporto; ex and porto, to carry. Porto seems allied to fero, and Eng. bear.] [.] To carry out; but appropriately, and perhaps exclusively, to convey or transport, in traffic, produce and goods from one country to another, or from one state or jurisdiction ...
20789	export-trade	[.] EX'PORT-TRADE, n. The trade which consists in the exportation of commodities.
20790	exportable	[.] EXPO'RTABLE, a. That may be exported.
20791	exportation	[.] EXPORTA'TION, n. The act of exporting; the act of conveying goods and productions from one country or state to another in the course of commerce. A country is benefited or enriched by the exportation of its surplus productions. [.] 1. The act of carrying out.
20792	exported	[.] EXPO'RTED, pp. Carried out of a country or state in traffic.
20793	exporter	[.] EXPO'RTER, n. The person who exports; the person who ships goods, wares and merchandize of any kind to a foreign country, or who sends them to market in a distant country or state; opposed to importer.
20794	exporting	[.] EXPO'RTING, ppr. Conveying to a foreign country or to another state, as goods, produce or manufactures.
20795	exposal	[.] EXPO'SAL, n. Exposure. [Not in use.]
20796	expose	[.] EXPO'SE, v.t. s as z. [L. expositum, from expono; ex and pono, to place. The radical sense of pono is to set or place, or rather to throw or thrust down. To expose is to set or throw open, or to thrust forth.] [.] 1. To lay open; to set to public view; to disclose; ...
20797	exposed	[.] EXPO'SED, pp. Laid open; laid bare;uncovered; unprotected; made liable to attack; offered for sale; disclosed; made public; offered to view.
20798	exposedness	[.] EXPO'SEDNESS, n. A state of being exposed, open to attack, or unprotected; as an exposedness to sin or temptation.
20799	exposer	[.] EXPO'SER, n. One who exposes.
20800	exposing	[.] EXPO'SING, ppr. Lying or laying open; making bare; putting in danger; disclosing; placing in any situation without protection; offering to inspection or to sale.
20801	exposition	[.] EXPOSI'TION, n. A laying open; a setting to public view. [.] 1. A situation in which a thing is exposed or laid open, or in which it has an unobstructed view, or in which a free passage to it is open; as, a house has an easterly exposition, an exposition to the ...
20802	expositive	[.] EXPOS'ITIVE, a. Explanatory; laying open.
20803	expositor	[.] EXPOS'ITOR, n. [L.] One who expounds or explains; an interpreter. [.] 1. A dictionary_webster1828 or vocabulary which explains words.
20804	expository	[.] EXPOS'ITORY, a. Serving to explain; tending to illustrate.
20805	expostulate	[.] EXPOS'TULATE, v.i. [L. expostulo; ex and postulo, to require, probably from the root of posco.] [.] To reason earnestly with a person, on some impropriety of his conduct, representing the wrong he has done or intends, and urging him to desist, or to make redress; followed ...
20806	expostulating	[.] EXPOS'TULATING, ppr. Reasoning or urging arguments against any improper conduct.
20807	expostulation	[.] EXPOSTULA'TION, n. Reasoning with a person in opposition to his conduct; the act of pressing on a person reasons or arguments against the impropriety of his conduct,and in some cases, demanding redress or urging reformation. [.] 1. In rhetoric, an address containing ...
20808	expostulator	[.] EXPOS'TULATOR, n. One who expostulates.
20809	expostulatory	[.] EXPOS'TULATORY, a. Containing expostulation; as an expostulatory address or debate.
20810	exposure	[.] EXPO'SURE, n. s as z. [from expose.] The act of exposing or laying open. [.] 1. The state of being laid open to view, to danger or to any inconvenience; as exposure to observation; exposure to cold, or to the air; exposure to censure. [.] 2. The situation of ...
20811	expound	[.] EXPOUND', v.t. [L. expono; ex and pono, to set.] [.] 1. To explain; to lay open the meaning; to clear of obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of scripture; to expound a law. [.] 2. To lay open; to examine; as, to expound the pocket. [Not used.]
20812	expounded	[.] EXPOUND'ED, pp. Explained; laid open; interpreted.
20813	expounder	[.] EXPOUND'ER, n. An explainer; one who interprets or explains the meaning.
20814	expounding	[.] EXPOUND'ING, ppr. Explaining; laying open; making clear to the understanding; interpreting.
20815	express	[.] EXPRESS', v.t. [L. expressum, exprimo; ex and premo, to press. See Press.] [.] 1. To press or squeeze out; to force out by pressure; as, to express the juice of grapes or of apples. [.] 2. To utter; to declare in words; to speak. He expressed his ideas or ...
20816	expressed	[.] EXPRESS'ED, pp. Squeezed or forced out, as juice or liquor; uttered in words; set down in writing or letters; declared; represented; shown.
20817	expressible	[.] EXPRESS'IBLE, a. That may be expressed; that may be uttered, declared, shown or represented. [.] 1. That may be squeezed out.
20818	expressing	[.] EXPRESS'ING, ppr. Forcing out by pressure; uttering; declaring; showing; representing.
20819	expression	[.] EXPRES'SION, n. The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure, as juices and oils from plants. [.] 1. The act of uttering, declaring or representing; utterance; declaration; representation; as an expression of the public will. [.] 2. A phrase, or ...
20820	expressive	[.] EXPRESS'IVE, a. Serving to express; serving to utter or represent; followed by of. He sent a letter couched in terms expressive of his gratitude. [.] [.] Each verse so swells expressive of her woes. [.] 1. Representing with force; emphatical. [.] [.] These ...
20821	expressively	[.] EXPRESS'IVELY, adv. In an expressive manner; clearly; fully; with a clear representation.
20822	expressiveness	[.] EXPRESS'IVENESS, n. The quality of being expressive; the power of expression or representation by words. [.] 1. The power or force of representation; the quality of presenting a subject strongly to the senses or to the mind; as the expressiveness of the eye, or ...
20823	expressly	[.] EXPRESS'LY, adv. In direct terms; plainly.
20824	expressure	[.] EXPRESS'URE, n. Expression; utterance; representation; mark; impression. [Little used.]
20825	exprobrate	[.] EX'PROBRATE, v.t. [L. exprobro; ex and probrum, deformity, a shameful act.] [.] To upbraid; to censure as reproachful; to blame; to condemn.
20826	exprobration	[.] EXPROBRA'TION, n. The act of charging or censuring reproachfully; reproachful accusation; the act of upbraiding. [.] [.] No need such boasts, or exprobrations false [.] [.] Of cowardice.
20827	exprobrative	[.] EXPROBRA'TIVE, a. Upbraiding; expressing reproach.
20828	expropriate	[.] EXPRO'PRIATE, v.t. [L. ex and proprius, own.] [.] To disengage from appropriation; to hold no longer as one's own; to give up a claim to exclusive property.
20829	expropriation	[.] EXPROPRIA'TION, n. The act of discarding appropriation, or declining to hold as one's own; the surrender of a claim to exclusive property.
20830	expugn	[.] EXPU'GN, v.t. expu'ne. [L. expugno; ex and pugno, to fight.] [.] To conquer; to take by assault.
20831	expugnable	[.] EXPU'GNABLE, a. That may be forced.
20832	expugnation	[.] EXPUGNA'TION, n. Conquest; the act of taking by assault.
20833	expugner	[.] EXPU'GNER, n. One who subdues.
20834	expuition	[.] EXPUI'TION, n. [L. expuo for exspuo.] A discharge of saliva by spitting.
20835	expulse	[.] EXPULSE, v.t. expuls'. [L. expulsus, expello; ex and pello, to drive.] To drive out; to expel. [Little used.]
20836	expulsion	[.] EXPUL'SION, n. The act of driving out or expelling; a driving away by violence; as the expulsion of the thirty tyrants from Athens, or of Adam from paradise. [.] 1. The state of being driven out or away.
20837	expulsive	[.] EXPUL'SIVE, a. Having the power of driving out or away; serving to expel.
20838	expunction	[.] EXPUNC'TION, n. [See Expunge.] The act of expunging; the act of blotting out or erasing. [.]
20839	expunge	[.] EXPUNGE, v.t. expunj'. [L. expungo; ex and pungo, to thrust, to prick.] [.] 1. To blot out, as with a pen; to rub out; to efface, as words; to obliterate. We expunge single words or whole lines or sentences. [.] 2. To efface; to strike out; to wipe out or destroy; ...
20840	expunged	[.] EXPUN'GED, pp. Blotted out; obliterated; destroyed.
20841	expunging	[.] EXPUN'GING, ppr. Blotting out; erasing; effacing; destroying.
20842	expurgate	[.] EX'PURGATE, v.t. [L. expurgo; ex and purgo, to cleanse.] [.] To purge; to cleanse; to purify from any thing noxious, offensive or erroneous.
20843	expurgated	[.] EX'PURGATED, pp. Purged; cleansed; purified.
20844	expurgating	[.] EX'PURGATING, ppr. Purging; cleansing; purifying.
20845	expurgation	[.] EXPURGA'TION, n. The act of purging or cleansing; evacuation. [.] 1. A cleansing; purification from any thing noxious, offensive, sinful or erroneous.
20846	expurgator	[.] EX'PURGATOR, n. One who expurgates or purifies.
20847	expurgatory	[.] EXPURG'ATORY, a. Cleansing; purifying; serving to purify from any thing noxious or erroneous; as the expurgatory index of the Romanists, which directs the expunction of passages of authors contrary to their creed or principles. [.] Expurgatory animadversions.
20848	expurge	[.] EXPURGE, v.t. expurj'. [L. expurgo.] To purge away. [Not in use.]
20849	exquire	[.] EXQUI'RE, v.t. [L. exquiro.] To search into or out. [Not in use.]
20850	exquisite	[.] EX'QUISITE, a. s as z. [L. e xquisitus, from exquiro; ex and quaero, to seek.] Literally, sought out or searched for with care; whence, choice; select. Hence, [.] 1. Nice; exact; very excellent; complete; as a vase of exquisite workmanship. [.] 2. Nice; accurate; ...
20851	exquisitely	[.] EX'QUISITELY, adv. Nicely; accurately; with great perfection; as a work exquisitely finished; exquisitely written. [.] 1. With keen sensation or with nice perception. We feel pain more exquisitely when nothing diverts our attention from it. [.] [.] We see more ...
20852	exquisiteness	[.] EX'QUISITENESS, n. Nicety; exactness; accuracy; completeness; perfecton; as the exquisiteness of workmanship. [.] 1. Keenness; sharpness; extremity; as the exquisiteness of pain or grief.
20853	exquisitive	[.] EXQUIS'ITIVE, a. Curious; eager to discover. [Not in use.]
20854	exquisitively	[.] EXQUIS'ITIVELY, adv. Curiously; minutely. [Not in use.]
20855	exsanguious	[.] EXSAN'GUIOUS, a. [L. exsanguis; ex and sanguis, blood.] [.] Destitute of blood, or rather of red blood, as an animal.
20856	exscind	[.] EXSCIND', v.t. [L. exscindo.] To cut off. [Little used.]
20857	exscribe	[.] EXSCRI'BE, v.t. [L. exscribo.] To copy; to transcribe. [Not in use.]
20858	exscript	[.] EX'SCRIPT, n. A copy; a transcript. [Not used.]
20859	exsection	[.] EXSEC'TION, n. [L. exsectio.] A cutting off, or a cutting out.
20860	exsert	[.] EXSERT'
20861	exserted	[.] EXSERT'ED, a. [L. exsero; ex and sero. See Exert.] [.] Standing out; protruded from the corol; as stamens exsert. [.] [.] A small portion of the basal edge of the shell exserted.
20862	exsertile	[.] EXSERT'ILE, a. That may be thrust out or protruded.
20863	exsiccant	[.] EXSIC'CANT, a. [See Exsiccate.] Drying; evaporating moisture; having the quality of drying.
20864	exsiccate	[.] EX'SICCATE, v.t. [L. exsicco; ex and sicco, to dry.] [.] To dry; to exhaust or evaporate moisture.
20865	exsiccated	[.] EX'SICCATED, pp. Dried.
20866	exsiccating	[.] EX'SICCATING, ppr. Drying; evaporating moisture.
20867	exsiccation	[.] EXSICCA'TION, n. The act or operation of drying; evaporation of moisture; dryness.
20868	exspuition	[.] EXSPUI'TION
20869	exstipulate	[.] EXSTIP'ULATE, a. [L. ex and stipula, straw.] In botany, having no stipules.
20870	exsuccous	[.] EXSUC'COUS, a. [L. exsuccus; ex and succus, juice.] Destitute of juice; dry.
20871	exsuction	[.] EXSUC'TION, n. [L. exugo, exsugo, to suck out; sugo, to suck.] [.] The act of sucking out.
20872	exsudation	[.] EXSUDA'TION, n. [L. exudo, for exsudo.] A sweating; a discharge of humors or moisture from animal bodies by sweat or extillation through the pores. [.] 1. The discharge of the juices of a plant, moisture from the earth. &c.
20873	exsude	[.] EXSU'DE, v.t. [supra.] To discharge the moisture or juices of a living body through the pores; also, to discharge the liquid matter of a plant by incisions. [.] [.] Our forests exude turpentine in the greatest abundance. [.] EXSU'DE, v.i. To flow from a living ...
20874	exsuded	[.] EXSU'DED, pp. Emitted, as juice.
20875	exsuding	[.] EXSU'DING, ppr. Discharging, as juice.
20876	exsufflation	[.] EXSUFFLA'TION, n. [L. ex and sufflo, to blow.] [.] 1. A blowing or blast from beneath. [Little used.] [.] 2. A kind of exorcism.
20877	exsuffolate	[.] EXSUF'FOLATE, a. Contemptible. [Not in use.]
20878	exsuscitate	[.] EXSUS'CITATE, v.t. [L. exsuscito.] To rouse; to excite. [Not used.]
20879	exsuscitation	[.] EXSUSCITA'TION, n. A stirring up; a rousing. [Not used.]
20880	extance	[.] EX'TANCE, n. [L. estans.] Outward existence. [Not used.]
20881	extancy	[.] EX'TANCY, n. [L. exstans, extans, standing out, from exsto; ex and sto, to stand.] [.] 1. The state of rising above others. [.] 2. Parts rising above the rest; opposed to depression. [Little used.]
20882	extant	[.] EX'TANT, a. [L. exstans, extans, supra.] Standing out or above any surface; protruded. [.] [.] That part of the teeth which is extant above the gums. [.] [.] A body partly immersed in a fluid and partly extant. [.] 1. In being; not subsisting; not suppressed, ...
20883	extasy	[.] EXTASY, EXTATIC. [See Ecstasy, Ecstatic.]
20884	extatic	[.] EXTASY, EXTATIC. [See Ecstasy, Ecstatic.]
20885	extemporal	[.] EXTEM'PORAL, a. [L. extemporalis; ex and tempus, time.] Made or uttered at the moment, without premeditation; as an extemporal discourse. [.] 1. Speaking without premeditation. [.] Instead of this word, extemporaneous and extemporary are now used.
20886	extemporally	[.] EXTEM'PORALLY, adv. Without premeditation.
20887	extemporanean	[.] EXTEMPORA'NEAN, a. [Not used. See Extemporaneous.]
20888	extemporaneous	[.] EXTEMPORA'NEOUS, a. [L. extemporaneus; ex and tempus, time.] [.] Composed, performed or uttered at the time the subject occurs, without previous study; unpremeditated; as an extemporaneous address; an extemporaneous production; an extemporaneous prescription.
20889	extemporaneously	[.] EXTEMPORA'NEOUSLY, adv. Without previous study.
20890	extemporarily	[.] EXTEM'PORARILY, adv. Without previous study.
20891	extemporary	[.] EXTEM'PORARY, a. [L. ex and temporius, from tempus, time.] [.] Composed, performed or uttered without previous study or preparation. See Extemporaneous.]
20892	extempore	[.] EXTEM'PORE, adv. extem'pory. [L. abl.] [.] 1. Without previous study or meditation; without preparation; suddenly; as, to write or speak extempore. [.] 2. It is used as an adjective, improperly, at least without necessity; as an extempore dissertation.
20893	extemporiizing	[.] EXTEM'PORIIZING, ppr. Speaking without previous study, or preparation by writing. [.] [.] The extemporizing faculty is never more out of its element than in the pulpit.
20894	extemporiness	[.] EXTEM'PORINESS, n. The state of being unpremeditated; the state of being composed, performed or uttered without previous study.
20895	extemporize	[.] EXTEM'PORIZE, v.i. To speak extempore; to speak without previous study or preparation. To extemporize well requires a ready mind well furnished with knowledge. [.] 1. To discourse without notes or written composition.
20896	extemporizer	[.] EXTEM'PORIZER, n. One who speaks without previous study, or without written composition.
20897	extend	[.] EXTEND', v.t. [L. extendo; ex and tendo, teneo.] [.] 1. To stretch in any direction; to carry forward, or continue in length, as a line; to spread in breadth; to expand or dilate in size. The word is particularly applied to length and breadth. We extend lines ...
20898	extended	[.] EXTEND'ED, pp. Stretched; spread; expanded; enlarged; bestowed on; communicated; valued under a writ of extendi facias; levied.
20899	extender	[.] EXTEND'ER, n. He or that which extends or stretches.
20900	extendible	[.] EXTEND'IBLE, a. Capable of being extended; that may be stretched, extended, enlarged, widened or expanded. [.] 1. That may be taken by a writ of extent and valued.
20901	extending	[.] EXTEND'ING, ppr. Stretching; reaching; continuing in length; spreading; enlarging; valuing.
20902	extendlessness	[.] EXTEND'LESSNESS, n. Unlimited extension. [Not used.]
20903	extensibility	[.] EXTENS'IBILITY, a. [from extensible.] The capacity of being extended, or of suffering extension; as the extensibility of a fiber, or of a plate of metal.
20904	extensible	[.] EXTENS'IBLE, a. [from L. extensus.] That may be extended; capable of being stretched in length or breadth; susceptible of enlargement.
20905	extensibleness	[.] EXTENS'IBLENESS, n. Extensibility, which see.
20906	extensile	[.] EXTENS'ILE, a. Capable of being extended.
20907	extension	[.] EXTEN'SION, n. [L. extension.] The act of extending; a stretching. [.] 1. The state of being extended; enlargement in breadth, or continuation of length. [.] 2. In philosophy, that property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space.
20908	extensional	[.] EXTEN'SIONAL, a. Having great extent. [Not used.]
20909	extensive	[.] EXTENS'IVE, a. Wide; large; having great enlargement or extent; as an extensive farm; an extensive field; an extensive lake; and extensive sphere of operations; extensive benevolence. [.] 1. That may be extended. [Not used.]
20910	extensively	[.] EXTENS'IVELY, adv. Widely; largely; to a great extent; as, a story is extensively circulated.
20911	extensiveness	[.] EXTENS'IVENESS,n. Wideness; largeness; extent; as the extensiveness of the ocean. [.] 1. Extent; diffusiveness; as the extensiveness of a man's charities or benevolence. [.] 2. Capacity of being extended. [Little used.]
20912	extensor	[.] EXTENS'OR, n. In anatomy, a muscle which serves to extend or straighten any part of the body, as an arm or a finger; opposed to flexor.
20913	extent	[.] EXTENT', a. Extended. [.] EXTENT', n. [L. extentus. It is frequently accented on the first syllable.] [.] 1. Space or degree to which a thing is extended; hence, compass; bulk; size; as a great extent of country, or of body. [.] 2. Length; as an extent ...
20914	extenuate	[.] EXTEN'UATE, v.t. [L. extenuo; ex and tenuo, to make thin.] [.] 1. To make thin, lean or slender. Sickness extenuates the body. [.] 2. To lessen; to diminish; as a crime or guilt. [.] [.] But fortune there extenuates the crime. [.] 3. To lessen in representation; ...
20915	extenuated	[.] EXTEN'UATED, pp. Made thin, lean or slender; made smaller; lessened; diminished; palliated; made rare.
20916	extenuating	[.] EXTEN'UATING, ppr. Making thin or slender; lessening; diminishing; palliating; making rare.
20917	extenuation	[.] EXTENUA'TION, n. The act of making thin; the process of growing thin or lean; the losing of flesh. [.] 1. The act representing any thing less wrong, faulty or criminal than it is in fact; palliation; opposed to aggravation; as the extenuation of faults, injuries ...
20918	exterior	[.] EXTE'RIOR, a. [L. from exterus, foreign.] [.] 1. External; outward; applied to the outside or outer surface of a body, and opposed to interior. We speak of the exterior and interior surfaces of a concavo-convex lens. [.] 2. External; on the outside, with reference ...
20919	exteriorly	[.] EXTE'RIORLY, adv. Outwardly; externally. [An ill formed word.]
20920	exteriors	[.] EXTE'RIORS, n. plu. The outward parts of a thing. [.] 1. Outward or external deportment, or forms and ceremonies; visible acts; as the exteriors of religion.
20921	exterminate	[.] EXTERM'INATE, v.t. [L. extermino; ex and terminus, limit.] [.] Literally, to drive from within the limits or borders. Hence, [.] 1. To destroy utterly; to drive away; to extirpate; as, to exterminate a colony, a tribe or a nation; to exterminate inhabitants or a ...
20922	exterminated	[.] EXTERM'INATED, pp. Utterly driven away or destroyed; eradicated; extirpated.
20923	exterminating	[.] EXTERM'INATING, ppr. Driving away or totally destroying; eradicating; extirpating.
20924	extermination	[.] EXTERMINA'TION, n. The act of exterminating; total expulsion or destruction; eradication; extirpation; excision; as the extermination of inhabitants or tribes, of error or vice, or of weeds from a field. [.] 1. In algebra, a taking away.
20925	exterminator	[.] EXTERM'INATOR, n. He or that which exterminates.
20926	exterminatory	[.] EXTERM'INATORY, a. Serving or tending to exterminate.
20927	extermine	[.] EXTERM'INE, v.t. To exterminate. [Not used.]
20928	extern	[.] EXTERN', a. [L. externus. External; outward; visible. [.] 1. Without itself; not inherent; not intrinsic. [Little used.]
20929	external	[.] EXTERN'AL, a. [L. externus.] [.] 1. Outward; exterior; as the external surface of a body; opposed to internal. [.] 2. Outward; not intrinsic; not being within; as external objects; external causes or effects. [.] 3. Exterior; visible; apparent; as external deportment. [.] 4. ...
20930	externality	[.] EXTERNAL'ITY, n. External perception.
20931	externally	[.] EXTERN'ALLY, adv. Outwardly; on the outside. [.] 1. In appearance; visibly.
20932	externals	[.] EXTERN'ALS, n. plu. The outward parts; exterior form. [.] [.] Adam was no less glorious in his externals; he had a beautiful body, as well as an immortal soul. [.] 1. Outward rites and ceremonies; visible forms; as the externals of religion.
20933	exterraneous	[.] EXTERRA'NEOUS, a. [L. exterraneus; ex and terra, a land.] [.] Foreign; belonging to or coming from abroad.
20934	extersion	[.] EXTER'SION, n. [L. extersio, from extergeo; ex and tergeo, to wipe.] The act of wiping or rubbing out.
20935	extill	[.] EXTILL', v.i. [L. extillo; ex and stillo, to drop.] [.] To drop or distil from.
20936	extillation	[.] EXTILLA'TION, n. The act of distilling from, or falling from in drops.
20937	extimulate	[.] EXTIMULATE. [Not in use.] [See Stimulate.]
20938	extimulation	[.] EXTIMULATION. [See Stimulation.]
20939	extinct	[.] EXTINCT', a. [L. extinctus. See Extinguish. [.] 1. Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, fire, light or a lamp is extinct. [.] 2. Being at an end; having no survivor; as, a family or race is extinct. [.] 3. Being at an end; having ceased. The enmity between ...
20940	extinction	[.] EXTINC'TION, n. [L. extinctio. See Extinguish.] [.] 1. The act of putting out or destroying light or fire, by quenching, suffocation or otherwise. [.] 2. The state of being extinguished, quenched or suffocated; as the extinction of fire or of a candle. [.] 3. ...
20941	extinguish	[.] EXTIN'GUISH, v.t. [L. extinguo; ex and stingo, stinguo, or the latter may be a contraction; Gr. to prick, that is, to thrust; or more directly from tingo, to dip, to stain; both probably allied to tango, for tago, to touch. [.] 1. To put out; to quench; to suffocate; ...
20942	extinguishable	[.] EXTIN'GUISHABLE, a. That may be quenched, destroyed or suppressed.
20943	extinguished	[.] EXTIN'GUISHED, pp. Put out; quenched; stifled; suppressed; destroyed.
20944	extinguisher	[.] EXTIN'GUISHER, n. He or that which extinguishes. [.] 1. A hollow conical utensil to be put on a candle to extinguish it.
20945	extinguishing	[.] EXTIN'GUISHING, ppr. Putting out; quenching; suppressing; destroying.
20946	extinguishment	[.] EXTIN'GUISHMENT, n. The act of putting out or quenching; extinction; suppression; destruction; as the extinguishment of fire or flame; of discord, enmity or jealousy; or of love or affection. [.] 1. Abolition; nullification. [.] [.] Divine laws of christian church ...
20947	extirp	[.] EXTIRP', v.t. To extirpate. [Not used.]
20948	extirpable	[.] EXTIRP'ABLE, a. That may be eradicated.
20949	extirpate	[.] EX'TIRPATE, v.t. [L. extirpo; ex and stirps, root.] [.] 1. To pull or pluck up by the roots; to root out; to eradicate; to destroy totally; as, to extirpate weeds or noxious plants from a field. [.] 2. To eradicate; to root out; to destroy wholly; as, to extirpate ...
20950	extirpated	[.] EX'TIRPATED, pp. Plucked up by the roots; rooted out; eradicated; totally destroyed.
20951	extirpating	[.] EX'TIRPATING, ppr. Pulling up or out by the roots; eradicating; totally destroying.
20952	extirpation	[.] EXTIRPA'TION, n. The act of rooting out; eradication; excision; total destruction; as the extirpation of weeds from land; the extirpation of evil principles from the heart; the extirpation of a race of men; the extirpation of heresy.
20953	extirpator	[.] EX'TIRPATOR, n. One who roots out; a destroyer.
20954	extol	[.] EXTOL', v.t. [L. extollo; ex and tollo, to raise.] [.] To raise in words or eulogy; to praise; to exalt in commendation; to magnify. We extol virtues, noble exploits, and heroism. Men are too much disposed to extol the rich and despise the poor. [.] [.] Extol him ...
20955	extolled	[.] EXTOL'LED, ppr. Exalted in commendation; praised; magnified.
20956	extoller	[.] EXTOL'LER, n. One who praises or magnifies; a praiser or magnifier.
20957	extolling	[.] EXTOL'LING, ppr. Praising; exalting by praise or commendation; magnifying.
20958	extorsive	[.] EXTORS'IVE, a. [See Extort.] Serving to extort; tending to draw from by compulsion.
20959	extorsively	[.] EXTORS'IVELY, adv. In an extorsive manner; by extortion.
20960	extort	[.] EXTORT', v.t. [L. extortus, from extorqueo, to wrest from; ex and torqueo, to twist.] [.] 1. To draw from by force or compulsion; to wrest or wring from by physical force, by menace, duress, violence, authority, or by an illegal means. Conquerors extort contributions ...
20961	extorted	[.] EXTORT'ED, pp. Drawn from by compulsion; wrested from.
20962	extorter	[.] EXTORT'ER, n. One who extorts, or practices extortion.
20963	extorting	[.] EXTORT'ING, ppr. Wresting from by force or undue exercise of power.
20964	extortion	[.] EXTOR'TION, n. The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting any thing from a person by force,duress, menaces, authority,or by any undue exercise of power; illegal exaction; illegal compulsion to pay money, or to do some other act. Extortion is an offense ...
20965	extortioner	[.] EXTOR'TIONER, n. One who practices extortion. [.] [.] Extortioners shall not inherit the kingdom of God. 1 Cor.6.
20966	extortious	[.] EXTOR'TIOUS, a. Oppressive; violent; unjust.
20967	extra	[.] EXTRA, A Latin preposition, denoting beyond or excess; as extra-work, extra-pay, work or pay beyond what is usual or agreed on.
20968	extra-dotal	[.] EXTRA-DOTAL, a. Not belonging to dower paraphernal.
20969	extract	[.] EXTRACT', v.t. [L. extractus, from extraho; ex and traho, to draw.] [.] 1. To draw out; as, to extract a tooth. [.] 2. To draw out, as the juices or essence of a substance, by distillation, solution or other means; as, to extract spirit from the juice of the ...
20970	extracted	[.] EXTRACT'ED, pp. Drawn or taken out.
20971	extracting	[.] EXTRACT'ING, ppr. Drawing or taking out.
20972	extraction	[.] EXTRAC'TION, n. [L. extractio.] The act of drawing out; as the extraction of a tooth; the extraction of a bone or an arrow from the body; the extraction of a fetus or child in midwifery. [.] 1. Descent; lineage; birth; derivation of persons from a stock or family. ...
20973	extractive	[.] EXTRACT'IVE, a. That may be extracted. [.] EXTRACT'IVE, n. The proximate principle of vegetable extracts.
20974	extractor	[.] EXTRACT'OR, n. In midwifery, a forceps or instrument for extracting children.
20975	extradictionary	[.] EXTRADIC'TIONARY, a. [L. extra and dictio.] Consisting not in words, but in realities. [Not used.]
20976	extrafoliaceous	[.] EXTRAFOLIA'CEOUS, a. [L. extra, on the outside, and folium, a leaf.] [.] In botany, growing on the outside of a leaf; as extrafoliaceous stipules.
20977	extrageneous	[.] EXTRAGE'NEOUS, a. [L. extra and genus, kind.] Belonging to another kind.
20978	extrajudicial	[.] EXTRAJUDI'CIAL, a. [extra, without, and judicial.]of the proper court, or the ordinary course of legal procedures.
20979	extrajudicially	[.] EXTRAJUDI'CIALLY, adv. In a manner out of the ordinary course of legal proceedings.
20980	extralimitary	[.] EXTRALIM'ITARY, a. [extra and limit.] Being beyond the limit or bounds; as extralimitary land.
20981	extramission	[.] EXTRAMIS'SION, n. [L. extra and mitto, to send.] [.] A sending out; emission.
20982	extramundane	[.] EXTRAMUN'DANE, a. [L. extra and mundus, the world.] [.] Beyond the limit of the material world.
20983	extraneous	[.] EXTRA'NEOUS, a. [L. extraneus.] Foreign; not belonging to a thing; existing without; not intrinsic; as, to separate gold from extraneous matter. [.] [.] Relation is not contained in the real existence of things, but is extraneous and superinduced. [.] Extraneous fossils, ...
20984	extraordinaries	[.] EXTRAOR'DINARIES, n. plu. Things which exceed the usual order, kind or method. Rarely used in the singular.
20985	extraordinarily	[.] EXTRAOR'DINARILY, adv. extror'dinarily. [See Extraordinary.] [.] In a manner out of the ordinary or usual method; beyond the common course, limits or order; in an uncommon degree; remarkably; particularly; eminently. [.] [.] The temple of Solomon was extraordinarily ...
20986	extraordinariness	[.] EXTRAOR'DINARINESS, n. Uncommonness; remarkableness.
20987	extraordinary	[.] EXTRAOR'DINARY, a. extror'dinary. [L. extraordinarius; extra and ordinarius, usual, from ordo, order.] [.] 1. Beyond or out of the common order or method; not in the usual, customary or regular course; not ordinary. Extraordinary evils require extraordinary remedies. [.] 2. ...
20988	extraparochial	[.] EXTRAPARO'CHIAL, a. [extra and parochial.] Not within the limits of any parish.
20989	extraprofessional	[.] EXTRAPROFES'SIONAL, a. [extra and professional.] Foreign to a profession; not within the ordinary limits of professional duty or business. [.] [.] Molina was an ecclesiastic,and these studies were extraprofessional.
20990	extraprovincial	[.] EXTRAPROVIN'CIAL, a. [extra and provincial.] Not within the same province; not within the jurisdiction of the same archbishop.
20991	extraregular	[.] EXTRAREG'ULAR, a. [extra and regular.] Not comprehended with a rule or rules.
20992	extraterritorial	[.] EXTRATERRITO'RIAL, a. Being beyond or without the limits of a territory or particular jurisdiction.
20993	extraught	[.] EXTRAUGHT, old pp. of extract.
20994	extravagance	[.] EXTRAV'AGANCE
20995	extravagancy	[.] EXTRAV'AGANCY, a. [L. extra and vagans; vagor, to wander. See Vague.] [.] 1. Literally, a wandering beyond a limit; an excursion or sally from the usual way, course or limit. [.] 2. In writing or discourse, a going beyond the limits of strict truth, or probability; ...
20996	extravagant	[.] EXTRAV'AGANT, a. Literally, wandering beyond limits. [.] 1. Excessive; exceeding due bounds; unreasonable. The wishes, demands, desires and passions of men are often extravagant. [.] 2. Irregular; wild; not within ordinary limits of truth or probability, or ...
20997	extravagantly	[.] EXTRAV'AGANTLY, adv. In an extravagant manner; wildly; not within the limits of truth or probability. Men often write and talk extravagantly. [.] 1. Unreasonably; excessively. It is prudent not to praise or censure extravagantly. [.] 2. In a manner to use property ...
20998	extravagantness	[.] EXTRAV'AGANTNESS, n. Excess; extravagance. [Little used.]
20999	extravagants	[.] EXTRAV'AGANTS, n. In church history, certain decretal epistles,or constitutions of the popes,which were published after the Clementines, and not at first arranged and digested with the other papal constitutions. They were afterward inserted in the body of the canon ...
21000	extravagate	[.] EXTRAV'AGATE, v.i. To wander beyond the limits. [Not used.]
21001	extravagation	[.] EXTRAVAGA'TION, n. Excess; a wandering beyond limits.
21002	extravasated	[.] EXTRAV'ASATED, a. [L. extra and vasa, vessels.] Forced or let out of its proper vessels; as extravasated blood.
21003	extravasation	[.] EXTRAVASA'TION, n. The act of forcing or letting out of its proper vessels or ducts, as a fluid; the state of being forced or let out of its containing vessels; effusion; as an extravasation of blood after a rupture of the vessels.
21004	extravenate	[.] EXTRAVE'NATE, a. [L. extra and vena, vein.] [.] Let out of the veins.
21005	extraversion	[.] EXTRAVER'SION, n. [L. extra and versio, a turning.] The act of throwing out; the state of being turned or thrown out. [Little used.]
21006	extreat	[.] EXTRE'AT, n. Extraction.
21007	extreme	[.] EXTRE'ME, a. [L. extremus, last.] Outermost; utmost; farthest; at the utmost point, edge or border; as the extreme verge or point of a thing. [.] 1. Greatest; most violent; utmost; as extreme pain, grief, or suffering; extreme joy or pleasure. [.] 2. Last; beyond ...
21008	extremely	[.] EXTRE'MELY, adv. In the utmost degree; to the utmost point. It is extremely hot or cold; it is extremely painful. [.] 1. In familiar language, very much; greatly.
21009	extremity	[.] EXTREM'ITY, n. [L. extremitas.] The utmost point or side; the verge; the point or border that terminates a thing; as the extremities of a country. [.] 1. The utmost parts. The extremities of the body, in painting and sculpture, are the head, hands and feet; but ...
21010	extricable	[.] EX'TRICABLE, a. [infra.] That can be extricated.
21011	extricate	[.] EX'TRICATE, v.t. [L. extrico. The primary verb trico is not in the Latin. We probably see its affinities in the Gr. hair, or a bush of hair, from interweaving, entangling. I suspect that three is contracted from this root; three for threg, folded, or a plexus. ...
21012	extricated	[.] EX'TRICATED, pp. Disentangled; freed from difficulties and perplexities; disembarrassed; evolved.
21013	extricating	[.] EX'TRICATING, ppr. Disentangling; disembarrassing; evolving.
21014	extrication	[.] EXTRICA'TION, n. The act of disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement. [.] 1. The act of sending out or evolving; as the extrication of heat or moisture from a substance.
21015	extrinsic	[.] EXTRIN'SIC
21016	extrinsical	[.] EXTRIN'SICAL, a. [L. extrinsecus.] External; outward; not contained in or belonging to a body. Mere matter cannot move without the impulse of an extrinsic agent. It is opposed to intrinsic.
21017	extrinsically	[.] EXTRIN'SICALLY, adv. From without; externally.
21018	extruct	[.] EXTRUCT', v.t. [L. extruo, extructus.] To build; to construct. [Not in use.]
21019	extruction	[.] EXTRUC'TION, n. A building. [Not used.]
21020	extructive	[.] EXTRUCT'IVE, a. Forming into a structure.
21021	extructor	[.] EXTRUCT'OR, n. A builder; a fabricator; a contriver. [Not used.]
21022	extrude	[.] EXTRU'DE, v.t. [L. extrudo; ex and trudo, to thrust. [.] 1. To thrust out; to urge, force or press out; to expel; as, to extrude a fetus. [.] 2. To drive away; to drive off.
21023	extruded	[.] EXTRU'DED, pp. Thrust out; driven out or away; expelled.
21024	extruding	[.] EXTRU'DING, ppr. Thrusting out; driving out; expelling.
21025	extrusion	[.] EXTRU'SION, n. s as z. The act of thrusting or throwing out; a driving out; expulsion.
21026	extuberance	[.] EXTU'BERANCE
21027	extuberancy	[.] EXTU'BERANCY, n. [L. extuberans, extubero; ev and tuber, a puff.] [.] 1. In medicine, a swelling or rising of the flesh; a protuberant part. [.] 2. A knob or swelling part of a body.
21028	extuberant	[.] EXTU'BERANT, a. Swelled; standing out.
21029	extuberate	[.] EXTU'BERATE, v.i. [L. extubero.] To swell. [Not in use.]
21030	extumescence	[.] EXTUMES'CENCE, n. [L. extumescens, extumesco; ex and tumesco, tumeo, to swell.] A swelling or rising. [Little used.]
21031	exuberance	[.] EXU'BERANCE
21032	exuberancy	[.] EXU'BERANCY, n. [L. exuberans, exubero; ex and ubero, to fatten; uber, a pap or breast, that is, a swelling or mass.] [.] 1. An abundance; an overflowing quantity; richness; as an exuberance of fertility or fancy. [.] 2. Superfluous abundance; luxuriance. [.] 3. ...
21033	exuberant	[.] EXU'BERANT, a. Abundant; plenteous; rich; as exuberant fertility; exuberant goodness. [.] 1. Over-abundant; superfluous; luxuriant. [.] 2. Pouring forth abundance; producing in plenty; as exuberant spring.
21034	exuberantly	[.] EXU'BERANTLY, adv. Abundantly; very copiously; in great plenty; to a superfluous degree. The earth has produced exuberantly.
21035	exuberate	[.] EXU'BERATE, v.i. [L. exubero.] To abound; to be in great abundance. [Little used.]
21036	exudate	[.] EX'UDATE
21037	exudation	[.] EXUDA'TION, n. [See Exsudation.]
21038	exude	[.] EXU'DE, v.t. and i. [See Exsude, the preferable orthography.]
21039	exuded	[.] EXU'DED, pp. [See Exsuded.]
21040	exuding	[.] EXU'DING, ppr. [See Exsuding.]
21041	exulcerate	[.] EXUL'CERATE, v.t. [L. exulcero; ex and ulcero, to ulcerate, ulcus, an ulcer.] [.] 1. To cause or produce an ulcer or ulcers. [.] 2. To afflict; to corrode; to fret or anger. [.] EXUL'CERATE, v.i. To become an ulcer or ulcerous.
21042	exulcerated	[.] EXUL'CERATED, pp. Affected with ulcers; having become ulcerous.
21043	exulcerating	[.] EXUL'CERATING, ppr. Producing ulcers on; fretting; becoming ulcerous.
21044	exulceration	[.] EXULCERA'TION, n. The act of causing ulcers on a body, or the process of becoming ulcerous; the beginning erosion which wears away the substance and forms an ulcer.. [.] 1. A fretting; exacerbation; corrosion.
21045	exulceratory	[.] EXUL'CERATORY, a Having a tendency to form ulcers.
21046	exult	[.] EXULT', v.i. egzult'. [L. exulto; ex and salto, salio, to leap.] [.] Properly, to leap for joy; hence, to rejoice in triumph; to rejoice exceedingly, at success or victory; to be glad above measure; to triumph. It is natural to man to exult at the success of his schemes, ...
21047	exultance	[.] EXULT'ANCE
21048	exultancy	[.] EXULT'ANCY, n. Exultation. [Not used.]
21049	exultant	[.] EXULT'ANT, a. Rejoicing triumphantly.
21050	exultation	[.] EXULTA'TION, n. The act of exulting; lively joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; great gladness; rapturous delight; triumph. Exultation usually springs from the gratification of our desire of some good; particularly of distinction or superiority, ...
21051	exulting	[.] EXULT'ING, ppr. Rejoicing greatly or in triumph.
21052	exundate	[.] EXUN'DATE, v.i. To overflow. [Not used.]
21053	exundation	[.] EXUNDA'TION, n. [L. exundatio, from exundo, to overflow; ex and undo, to rise in waves, unda, a wave.] [.] An overflowing abundance. [Little used.
21054	exuperate	[.] EXU'PERATE, v.t. To excel; to surmount. [Not used, nor its derivatives.]
21055	exustion	[.] EXUS'TION, n. [L. exustus.] The act or operation of burning up.
21056	exuvlae	[.] EXU'VLAE, n. plu. [L.] Cast skins, shells or coverings of animals; any parts of animals which are shed or cast off, as the skins of serpents and caterpillars,the shells of lobsters. &c. [.] 1. The spoils or remains of animals found in the earth, supposed to be ...
21057	ey	[.] EY, in old writers, Sax. ig, signifies an isle.
21058	eyas	[.] EY'AS, n. A young hawk just taken from the nest, not able to prey for itself. [.] EY'AS, a. Unfledged. [Not used.]
21059	eyas-musket	[.] EY'AS-MUSKET, n. A young unfledged male hawk of the musket kind or sparrow hawk.
21060	eye	[.] EYE, n. pronounced as I. [L. oculus, a diminutive. The old English plural was eyen, or eyne.] [.] 1. The organ of sight or vision; properly, the globe or ball movable in the orbit. The eye is nearly of a spherical figure, and composed of coats or tunics. But ...
21061	eye-brightening	[.] EY'E-BRIGHTENING, n. A clearing of the sight.
21062	eye-gluttnig	[.] EY'E-GLUTTNIG, n. A feasting of the eyes. [Not in use.]
21063	eye-offending	[.] EYE-OFFEND'ING, a. That hurts the eyes.
21064	eye-pleasing	[.] EY'E-PLEASING, a. Pleasing the eye.
21065	eye-salve	[.] EY'E-SALVE, n. Ointment for the eye.
21066	eye-servant	[.] EY'E-SERVANT, n. A servant who attends to his duty only when watched, or under the eye of his master or employer.
21067	eye-service	[.] EY'E-SERVICE, n. Service performed only under inspection or the eye of an employer. [.] [.] Not with eye-service, as men-pleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God. Col.3.
21068	eye-witness	[.] EY'E-WITNESS, n. One who sees a thing done; one who has ocular view of any thing. [.] [.] We were eye-witnesses of his majesty. 2 Pet.1.
21069	eyeball	[.] EY'EBALL, n. The ball, globe or apple of the eye.
21070	eyebeam	[.] EY'EBEAM, n. A glance of the eye.
21071	eyebolt	[.] EY'EBOLT, n. In ships, a bar or iron or bolt, with an eye, formed to be driven into the deck or sides, for the purpose of hooking tackles to.
21072	eyebright	[.] EY'EBRIGHT, n. A genus of plants, the Euphrasia, of several species.
21073	eyebrow	[.] EY'EBROW, n. The brow or hairy arch above the eye.
21074	eyed	[.] EY'ED, pp. Viewed; observed; watched. [.] 1. Having eyes; used in composition, as a dull-eyed man, ox-eyed Juno.
21075	eyedrop	[.] EY'EDROP, n. A tear.
21076	eyeglance	[.] EY'EGLANCE, n. A glance of the eye; a rapid look.
21077	eyeglass	[.] EY'EGLASS, n. A glass to assist the sight; spectacles. [.] [.] In telescopes, the glass next the eye; and where there are several, all except the object glass are called eye-glasses.
21078	eyelash	[.] EY'ELASH, n. The line of hair that edges the eyelid.
21079	eyeless	[.] EY'ELESS, a. Wanting eyes; destitute of sight.
21080	eyelet	[.] EY'ELET, n. A small hole or perforation, to receive a lace or small rope or cord. We usually say, eyelet-hole.
21081	eyeliad	[.] EY'ELIAD, n. A glance of the eye.
21082	eyelid	[.] EY'ELID, n. The cover of the eye; that portion of movable skin with which an animal covers the eyeball, or uncovers it, at pleasure.
21083	eyer	[.] EY'ER, n. One who eyes another.
21084	eyeshot	[.] EY'ESHOT, n. Sight; view; glance of the eye.
21085	eyesight	[.] EY'ESIGHT, n. The sight of the eye; view; observation. Ps.18. [.] [.] Josephus sets this down from his own eyesight. [.] 1. The sense of seeing. His eyesight fails.
21086	eyesore	[.] EY'ESORE, n. Something offensive to the eye or sight. [.] [.] Mordecai was an eyesore to Haman.
21087	eyesplice	[.] EY'ESPLICE, n. In seaman's language, a sort of eye or circle at the end of a rope.
21088	eyespotted	[.] EY'ESPOTTED, a. Marked with spots like eyes.
21089	eyestone	[.] EYESTONE, n. A small calcarious stone used for taking substance from between the lid and ball of the eye.
21090	eyestring	[.] EY'ESTRING, n. The tendon by which the eye is moved.
21091	eyetooth	[.] EY'ETOOTH, n. A tooth under the eye; a pointed tooth in the upper jaw next to the grinders, called also a canine tooth; a fang.
21092	eyewink	[.] EY'EWINK, n. A wink, or motion of the eyelid; a hint or token.
21093	eyot	[.] EY'OT, n. A little isle.
21094	eyre	[.] EYRE, n. ire. [L. iter.] Literally, a journey or circuit. In England, the justices in eyre were itinerant judges, who rode the circuit to hold courts in the different counties. [.] 1. A court of itinerant justices.
21095	eyry	[.] EY'RY,n. The place where birds of prey construct their nests and hatch. It is written also eyrie. [See Aerie.] [.] [.] The eagle and the stork [.] [.] On cliffs and cedar-tops their eyries build.
21096	f	[.] F, the sixth letter of the English Alphabet., is a labial articulation, formed by placing the upper teeth on the under lip, and accompanied with an emission of breath. Its kindred letter is v, which is chiefly distinguished from f by being more vocal, or accompanied ...
21097	fabaceous	[.] FABACEOUS, a. [Low L., a bean.] Having the nature of a bean; like a bean. [Little used.]
21098	fabian	...
21099	fable	[.] FABLE, n. [L., Gr. The radical sense is that which is spoken or told.] [.] 1. A feigned story or tale, intended to instruct or amuse; a fictitious narration intended to enforce some useful truth or precept. [.] [.] Jothams fable of the trees is the oldest extant, ...
21100	fabled	[.] FABLED, pp. [.] 1. Feigned; invented, as stories. [.] 2. a. Told or celebrated in fables. [.] [.] Hail, fabled grotto.
21101	fabler	[.] FABLER, n. A writer of fables or fictions; a dealer in feigned stories.
21102	fabling	[.] FABLING, ppr. Feigning; devising, as stories; writing or uttering false stories.
21103	fabric	[.] FABRIC, n. [L., a frame, a workman.] [.] 1. The structure of any thing; the manner in which the parts of a thing are untied by art and labor; workmanship; texture. This is cloth of a beautiful fabric. [.] 2. The frame or structure of a building; construction. More ...
21104	fabricate	[.] FABRICATE, v.t. [L., to frame, supra.] [.] 1. To frame; to build; to construct; to form a whole by connecting its parts; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship. [.] 2. To form by art and labor; to manufacture; as, to fabricate woolens. [.] 3. To invent and form; to ...
21105	fabricated	[.] FABRICATED, pp. Framed; constructed; built; manufactured; invented; devised falsely; forged.
21106	fabricating	[.] FABRICATING, ppr. Framing; constructing; manufacturing; devising falsely; forging.
21107	fabrication	[.] FABRICATION, n. [.] 1. The act of framing or constructing construction; as the fabrication of a bridge or of a church. [.] 2. The act of manufacturing. [.] 3. The act of devising falsely; forgery. [.] 4. That which is fabricated; a falsehood. The story is doubtless ...
21108	fabricator	[.] FABRICATOR, n. One that constructs or makes.
21109	fabrile	[.] FABRILE, a. [L.] Pertaining to handicrafts. [Not used.]
21110	fabulist	[.] FABULIST, n. [from fable.] The inventor or writer of fables.
21111	fabulize	[.] FABULIZE, v.t. To invent, compose or relate fables.
21112	fabulosity	[.] FABULOSITY, n. Fabulousness; fullness of fables. [Little used.]
21113	fabulous	[.] FABULOUS, a. [.] 1. Feigned, as a story; devised; fictitious; as a fabulous story; a fabulous description. [.] 2. Related in fable; described or celebrated in fables; invented; not real; as a fabulous hero; the fabulous exploits of Hercules. [.] 3. The fabulous ...
21114	fabulously	[.] FABULOUSLY, adv. In a fable or fiction; in a fabulous manner.
21115	fabulousness	[.] FABULOUSNESS, n. The quality of being fabulous or feigned.
21116	facade	[.] FACADE, n. Front.
21117	face	[.] FACE, n. [L., to make.] [.] 1. In a general sense, the surface of a thing, or the side which presents itself to the view of a spectator; as the face of the earth; the face of the waters. [.] 2. A part of the surface of a thing; or the plane surface of a solid. ...
21118	facecloth	[.] FA'CECLOTH, n. [face and cloth.] A cloth laid over the face of a corpse.
21119	faced	[.] FA'CED, pp. Covered in front. In composition, denoting the kind of face; as full-faced.
21120	faceless	[.] FA'CELESS, a. Without a face.
21121	facepainter	[.] FA'CEPAINTER, n. A painter of portraits; one who draws the likeness of the face.
21122	facepainting	[.] FA'CEPAINTING, n. The act or art of painting portraits.
21123	facet	[.] FAC'ET, n. [.] A little face; a small surface; as the facets of a diamond.
21124	facete	[.] FACE'TE, a. [L. facetus.] Gay; cheerful. [Not in use.]
21125	faceteness	[.] FACE'TENESS, n. Wit; pleasant representation. [Not used.]
21126	facetious	[.] FACE'TIOUS, a. [L. facetus; facetia, or plu.] [.] 1. Merry; sportive; jocular; sprightly with wit and good humor; as a facetious companion. [.] 2. Witty; full of pleasantry playful; exciting laughter; as a facetious story; a facetious reply.
21127	facetiously	[.] FACE'TIOUSLY, adv. Merrily; gaily; wittily; with pleasantry.
21128	facetiousness	[.] FACE'TIOUSNESS, n. Sportive humor; pleasantry; the quality of exciting laughter or good humor.
21129	facial	[.] FA'CIAL, a. [L. facies, face.] Pertaining to the face; as the facial artery, vein or nerve. [.] Facial angle, in anatomy, is the angle contained by a line drawn horizontally from the middle of the external entrance of the ear to the edge of the nostrils, and another ...
21130	facile	[.] FAC'ILE, a. [L. facilis, from facio, to make.] [.] 1. Properly, easy to be done or performed; easy; not difficult; performable or attainable with little labor. [.] Order - will render the work facile and delightful. [.] 2. Easy to be surmounted or removed; ...
21131	facilely	[.] FAC'ILELY, adv. Easily. [Little used.]
21132	facileness	[.] FAC'ILENESS, n. Easiness to be persuaded.
21133	facilitate	[.] FACIL'ITATE, v.t. [L. facilitas, from facilis, easy.] [.] To make easy or less difficult; to free from difficulty or impediment, or to diminish it; to lessen the labor of. Machinery facilitates manual labor and operations. Pioneers may facilitate the march of an ...
21134	facilitated	[.] FACIL'ITATED, pp. Made easy or easier.
21135	facilitating	[.] FACIL'ITATING, ppr. Rendering easy or easier.
21136	facilitation	[.] FACILITA'TION, n. The act of making easy.
21137	facilities	[.] FACIL'ITIES, n. plu. The means by which the performance of anything is rendered easy; convenient opportunities or advantages.
21138	facility	[.] FACIL'ITY, n. [L. facilitas, from facilis, easy.] [.] 1. Easiness to be performed; freedom from difficulty; ease. He performed the work or operation with great facility. [.] Though facility and hope of success might invite some other choice. [.] 2. Ease of ...
21139	facing	[.] FA'CING, ppr. [from face.] [.] 1. Fronting; having the face towards; opposite. [.] 2. Covering the fore part. [.] 3. Turning the face. [.] FA'CING, n. A covering in front for ornament or defense; as the facing of a fortification or of a garment.
21140	facinorous	[.] FACIN'OROUS, a. [L. facinus.] Atrociously wicked. [Little used.]
21141	facinorousness	[.] FACIN'OROUSNESS, n. Extreme or astrocious wickedness.
21142	facsimile	[.] FACSIM'ILE, n. [L. facio, to make, and similis, like. See Simile.] [.] An exact copy or likeness, as of handwriting.
21143	fact	[.] FACT, n. [L. factum, from facio, to make or do.] [.] 1. Any thing done, or that comes to pass; an act; a deed; an effect produced or achieved; an event. Witnesses are introduced into court to prove a fact. Facts are stubborn things. To deny a fact knowingly is ...
21144	faction	[.] FAC'TION, n. [L. factio, from facio, to make or do.] [.] 1. A party, in political society, combined or acting in union, in opposition to the prince, government or state; usually applied to a minority, but it may be applied to a majority. sometimes a state is divided ...
21145	factionary	[.] FAC'TIONARY, n. A party man; one of a faction. [Little used.]
21146	factioner	[.] FAC'TIONER, n. One of a faction. [Not in use.]
21147	factionist	[.] FAC'TIONIST, n. One who promotes faction.
21148	factious	[.] FAC'TIOUS, a. [L. factiosus.] [.] 1. Given to faction; addicted to form parties and raise dissensions, in opposition to government; turbulent; prone to clamor against public measures of men. No state is free from factious citizens. [.] 2. Pertaining to faction; ...
21149	factiously	[.] FAC'TIOUSLY, adv. In a factious manner; by means of faction; in a turbulent or disorderly manner.
21150	factiousness	[.] FAC'TIOUSNESS, n. Inclination to form parties in opposition to the government, or to the public interest; disposition to clamor and raise opposition; clamorousness for a party.
21151	factitious	[.] FACTI'TIOUS, a. [L. factitius, from facio.] [.] Made by art, in distinction from what is produced by nature; artificial; as factitious cinnabar; factitious stones; factitious air.
21152	factive	[.] FAC'TIVE, a. Making; having power to make. [Not used.]
21153	factor	[.] FAC'TOR, n. [L. factor; facio.] [.] 1. In commerce, an agent employed by merchants, residing in other places, to buy and sell, and to negotiate bills of exchange, or to transact other business on their account. [.] 2. an agent; a substitute. [.] 3. In arithmetic, ...
21154	factorage	[.] FAC'TORAGE, n. the allowance given to a factor by his employer, as a compensation for his services; called also a commission. This is sometimes a certain sum or rate by the cask or package; more generally it is a certain rate per cent. Of the value of the goods, ...
21155	factorship	[.] FAC'TORSHIP, n. a factory; or the business of a factor.
21156	factory	[.] FAC'TORY, n. [.] 1. A house or place where factors reside, to transact business for their employers. The English merchants have factories in the East Indies, Turkey, Portugal, Hamburg, &c. [.] 2. The body of factors in any place; as a chaplain to a British factory. [.] 3. ...
21157	factotum	[.] FACTO'TUM, n. [L. do every thing.] a servant employed to do all kinds of work.
21158	facture	[.] FAC'TURE, n. The art or manner of making.
21159	faculty	[.] FAC'ULTY, n. [L. facultas, from facio, to make.] [.] 1. That power of the mind or intellect which enables it to receive, revive or modify perceptions; as the faculty of seeing, of hearing, of imagining, of remembering, &c.: or in general, the faculties may be called ...
21160	facund	[.] FAC'UND, a. [L. facundus, supposed to be from the root of for, fari, to speak. If so the original word was faco, or facor.] [.] Eloquent. [Little used.]
21161	facundity	[.] FACUND'ITY, n. [L. facunditas.] Eloquence; readiness of speech.
21162	faddle	[.] FAD'DLE, v.i. To trifle; to toy; to play. [A low word.]
21163	fade	[.] FADE, a. Weak; slight; faint. [Not in use.] [.] FADE, v.i. [.] 1. To lose color; to tend from a stronger or brighter color to a more faint shade of the same color, or to lose a color entirely. A green leaf fades and becomes less green or yellow. Those colors ...
21164	faded	[.] FA'DED, pp. Become less vivid, as color; withered; decayed; vanished.
21165	fadge	[.] FADGE, v.i. [L. pango, pegi, pepegi, figo; Gr.] [.] 1. To suit; to fit; to come close, as the parts of things united. Hence, to have one part consistent with another. [.] 2. To agree; to live in amity. [.] 3. To succeed; to hit. [.] [This word is now vulgar, ...
21166	fading	[.] FA'DING, ppr. [See Fade.] [.] 1. Losing color; becoming less vivid; decaying; declining; withering. [.] 2. a. Subject to decay; liable to lose freshness and vigor; liable to perish; not durable; transient; as a fading flower. [.] FA'DING, n. Decay; loss ...
21167	fadingness	[.] FA'DINGNESS, n. Decay; liableness to decay.
21168	fady	[.] FA'DY, a. Wearing away; losing color or strength.
21169	faecal	[.] FAECAL, a. [See Fecal.]
21170	faeces	[.] FAE'CES, n. [L.] Excrement; also, settlings; sediment after infusion or distillation.
21171	faffel	[.] FAF'FEL, v.i. To stammer. [Not in use.]
21172	fag	[.] FAG, v.t. To beat. [Not in use.] [.] FAG, n. A slave; one who works hard. [Not in use.] [.] FAG, v.i. [Heb. to fail, to languish.] [.] To become weary; to fail in strength; to be faint with weariness. [.] The Italian began to fag. [.] [A vulgar ...
21173	fagend	[.] FAGEND', n. [fag and end. See Fag, v.i. supra.] [.] 1. The end of a web of cloth, generally of coarser materials. [.] 2. The refuse or meaner part of any thing. [.] 3. Among seamen, the untwisted end of a rope; hence, to fag out, is to become untwisted and ...
21174	fagot	[.] FAG'OT, n. [Gr. See Fadge. The sense is a bundle or collection, like pack.] [.] 1. A bundle of sticks, twigs or small branches of trees, used for fuel, or for raising batteries, filling ditches, and other purposes in fortification. The French use fascine, from ...
21175	fahlerz	[.] F'AHLERZ, n. Gray copper, or gray copper ore, called by Jameson tetrahedral copper pyrite. This mineral is easily broken, and its fracture usually uneven, but sometimes a little conchoidal. it is found amorphous and in regular crystals.
21176	fahlunite	[.] F'AHLUNITE, n. [.] Automalite, a subspecies of octahedral corundum.
21177	fail	[.] FAIL, v.i. [L. fallo; Gr. whence; Eng. felony. It seems to be allied to fall, fallow, pale, and many other words.] [.] 1. To become deficient; to be insufficient; to cease to be abundant for supply; or to be entirely wanting. We say, in a dry season, the springs ...
21178	failance	[.] FA'ILANCE, n. fault; failure. Obs.
21179	failing	[.] FA'ILING, ppr. Becoming deficient or insufficient; becoming weaker; decaying; declining; omitting; not executing or performing; miscarrying; neglecting; wanting; becoming bankrupt or insolvent. [.] FA'ILING, n. [.] 1. The act of failing; deficiency; imperfection; ...
21180	failure	[.] FA'ILURE, n. fa'ilyur. [.] 1. A failing; deficience; cessation of supply, or total defect; as the failure of springs or streams; failure of rain; failure of crops. [.] 2. Omission; non-performance; as the failure of a promise; a man's failure in the execution ...
21181	fain	[.] FAIN, a. [.] 1. Glad; pleased; rejoiced. but the appropriate sense of the word is, glad or pleased to do something under some kind of necessity; that is, glad to evade evil or secure good. Thus, says Locke, "The learned Castalio was fain to make trenches at Basil, ...
21182	faining	[.] FA'INING, ppr. wishing; desiring fondly. [.] In his faining eye.
21183	faint	[.] FAINT, a. [L. vanus, whence to vanish. Eng. to wane.] [.] 1. weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, to be rendered faint by excessive evacuations. [.] 2. Weak; feeble; languid; exhausted; as faint with fatigue, hunger or thirst. [.] 3. Weak, as color; not ...
21184	fainthearted	[.] FAINTHEARTED, a. Cowardly; timorous; dejected; easily depressed, or yielding to fear. [.] Fear not, neither be fainthearted. Is. 7.
21185	faintheartedly	[.] FAINTHEARTEDLY, adv. In a cowardly manner.
21186	faintheartedness	[.] FAINTHEARTEDNESS, n. Cowardice; timorousness; want of courage.
21187	fainting	[.] FA'INTING, ppr. Falling into a swoon; failing; losing strength or courage; becoming feeble or timid. [.] FA'INTING, n. A temporary loss of strength, color and respiration; syncope; deliquium; leipothymy; a swoon.
21188	faintish	[.] FA'INTISH, a. Slightly faint.
21189	faintishness	[.] FA'INTISHNESS, n. A slight degree of faintness.
21190	faintling	[.] FA'INTLING, a. Timorous; feeble-minded. [Not used.]
21191	faintly	[.] FA'INTLY, adv. [.] 1. In a feeble, languid manner; without vigor or activity; as, to attack or defend faintly. [.] 2. With a feeble flame; as, a torch burns faintly. [.] 3. With a feeble light; as, the candle burns faintly. [.] 4. With little force; as, ...
21192	faintness	[.] FA'INTNESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being faint; loss of strength, color and respiration. [.] 2. Feebleness; languor; want of strength. [.] 3. Inactivity; want of vigor. [.] 4. Feebleness, as of color or light. [.] 5. Feebleness of representation; as faintness ...
21193	faints	[.] FAINTS, n. plu. the gross fetid oil remaining after distillation, or a weak spirituous liquor that runs from the still in rectifying the low wines after the proof spirit is drawn off; also, the last runnings of all spirits distilled by the alembic.
21194	fainty	[.] FA'INTY, a. weak; feeble; languid.
21195	fair	[.] FAIR, a. [.] 1. Clear; free from spots; free from a dark hue; white; as a fair skin; a fair complexion. hence, [.] 2. Beautiful; handsome; properly, having a handsome face. [.] Thou art a fair woman to look upon. Gen. 12. Hence, [.] 3. Pleasing to the ...
21196	fair-hand	[.] FA'IR-HAND a. Having a fair appearance.
21197	fair-spoken	[.] FA'IR-SPOKEN, a. Using fair speech; bland; civil; courteous; plausible. [.] Arius, a fair-spoken man.
21198	fairing	[.] FA'IRING, n. A present given at a fair.
21199	fairly	[.] FA'IRLY, adv. [.] 1. Beautifully; handsomely. [Little used.] [.] 2. Commodiously; conveniently; as a town fairly situated for foreign trade. [.] 3. Frankly; honestly; justly; equitably; without disguise, fraud or prevarication. The question was fairly stated ...
21200	fairness	[.] FA'IRNESS, n. [.] 1. Clearness; freedom from spots or blemishes; whiteness; as the fairness of skin or complexion. [.] 2. Clearness; purity; as the fairness of water. [.] 3. Freedom from stain or blemish; as the fairness of character or reputation. [.] 4. ...
21201	fairy	[.] FA'IRY, n. [.] [The origin of this word is not obvious, and the radical letters are uncertain. the conjectures of Baxter, Jamieson and others throw no satisfactory light on the subject.] [.] 1. A fay; an imaginary being or spirit, supposed to assume a human ...
21202	fairylike	[.] FA'IRYLIKE, a. Imitating the manner of fairies.
21203	fairystone	[.] FA'IRYSTONE, n. A stone found in gravel pits. [.] The fossil echinite, abundant in chalk pits.
21204	faith	[.] FAITH, n. [L. fides, fido, to trust; Gr. to persuade, to draw towards any thing, to conciliate; to believe, to obey. In the Greek Lexicon of Hederic it is said, the primitive signification of the verb is to bind and draw or lead, as signifies a rope or cable. But ...
21205	faith-breach	[.] FA'ITH-BREACH, n. Breach of fidelity; disloyalty; perfidy.
21206	faithed	[.] FA'ITHED, a. Honest; sincere. [Not used.]
21207	faithful	[.] FA'ITHFUL, a. [.] 1. Firm in adherence to the truth and to the duties of religion. [.] Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. Rev. 2. [.] 2. Firmly adhering to duty; of true fidelity; loyal; true to allegiance; as a faithful subject. [.] 3. ...
21208	faithfully	[.] FA'ITHFULLY, adv. [.] 1. In a faithful manner; with good faith. [.] 2. With strict adherence to allegiance and duty; applied to subjects. [.] 3. With strict observance of promises, vows, covenants or duties; without failure of performance; honestly; exactly. ...
21209	faithfulness	[.] FA'ITHFULNESS, n. [.] 1. Fidelity; loyalty; firm adherence to allegiance and duty; as the faithfulness of a subject. [.] 2. Truth; veracity; as the faithfulness of God. [.] 3. Strict adherence to injunctions, and to the duties of a station; as the faithfulness ...
21210	faithless	[.] FA'ITHLESS, a. [.] 1. Without belief in the revealed truths of religion; unbelieving. [.] O faithless generation. Math 18. [.] 2. Not believing; not giving credit to. [.] 3. Not adhering to allegiance or duty; disloyal; perfidious; treacherous; as a faithless ...
21211	faithlessness	[.] FA'ITHLESSNESS, n. [.] 1. Unbelief, as to revealed religion. [.] 2. Perfidy; treachery; disloyalty; as in subjects. [.] 3. Violation of promises or covenants; inconstancy; as of husband or wife.
21212	faitour	[.] FA'ITOUR, n. [L. factor.] An evildoer; a scoundrel; a mean fellow. Obs.
21213	fake	[.] FAKE, n. [.] One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn.
21214	fakir	[.] F'AKIR,
21215	falcade	[.] FALCA'DE, n. [L. falx, a sickle or sythe.] [.] A horse is said to make a falcade, when he throws himself on his haunches two or three times, as in very quick curvets; that is a falcade is a bending very low.
21216	falcate	[.] FALC'ATE,
21217	falcated	[.] FALC'ATED, a. [L. falcatus, from faix, a sickly, sythe or reaping hook.] [.] Hooked; bent like a sickle or sythe; an epithet applied to the new moon.
21218	falcation	[.] FALCA'TION, n. Crookedness; a bending in the form of a sickle.
21219	falchion	[.] FAL'CHION, n. fal'chun. a is pronounced as in fall. [L. falx, a reaping hook.] [.] A short crooked sword; a cimiter.
21220	falciform	[.] FAL'CIFORM a. [L. falx, a reaping hook, and form.] [.] In the shape of a sickle; resembling a reaping hook.
21221	falcon	[.] FAL'CON, n. Sometimes pron. fawcon. [L. falco, a hawk. The falcon is probably so named from its curving beak or talons.] [.] 1. A hawk; but appropriately, a hawk trained to sport, as in falconry, which see. It is said that this name is, by sportsmen, given to ...
21222	falconer	[.] FAL'CONER, n. A person who breeds and trains hawks for taking wild fowls; one who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.
21223	falconet	[.] FAL'CONET, n. A small cannon or piece of ordinance, whose diameter at the bore is four inches and a quarter, and carrying shot of one pound and a quarter.
21224	falconry	[.] FAL'CONRY, n. [L. falco, a hawk.] [.] 1. The art of training hawks to the exercise of hawking. [.] 2. The practice of taking wild fowls by means of hawks.
21225	faldage	[.] FALD'AGE, n. a as in all. [Low L. faldagium.] [.] In England, a privilege which anciently several lords reserved to themselves of setting up folds for sheep, in any fields within their manors, the better to manure them.
21226	faldfee	[.] FALD'FEE, n. A fee or composition paid anciently by tenants for the privilege of faldage.
21227	falding	[.] FALD'ING, n. A kind of course cloth. Obs.
21228	faldstool	[.] FALD'STOOL, n. [fald or fold and stool.] [.] 1. A kind of stool placed at the south side of the altar, at which the kings of England kneel at their coronation. [.] 2. The chair of a bishop inclosed by the railing of the altar. [.] 3. An arm-chair or folding ...
21229	fall	[.] FALL, v.i. pret. fell; pp. fallen. [L. fallo, to fail, to deceive, Gr.; Heb. to fall. Fail agrees better with Heb., but these words may have had one primitive root, the sense of which was to move, to recede, to pass. See Foul.] [.] 1. To drop from a higher place; ...
21230	fallacious	[.] FALLA'CIOUS, a. [L. fallax, from fallo, to deceive. See Fail.] [.] 1. Deceptive; deceiving; deceitful; wearing a false appearance; misleading; producing error or mistake; sophistical; applied to things only; as a fallacious argument or proposition; a fallacious ...
21231	fallaciously	[.] FALLA'CIOUSLY, adv. In a fallacious manner; deceitfully; sophistical; with purpose or in a manner to deceive. [.] We have seen how fallaciously the author has stated the cause.
21232	fallaciousness	[.] FALLA'CIOUSNESS, n. Tendency to deceive or mislead; inconclusiveness; as the fallaciousness of an argument, or of appearances.
21233	fallacy	[.] FAL'LACY, n. [L. fallacia.] [.] 1. Deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which misleads the eye or the mind. Detect the fallacy of the argument. [.] 2. Deception; mistake. This appearance may be all a fallacy. [.] I'll entertain the favored ...
21234	fallen	[.] FALL'EN, pp. or a. Dropped; descended; degraded; decreased; ruined.
21235	fallency	[.] FAL'LENCY, n. Mistake. Obs.
21236	faller	[.] FALL'ER, n. One that falls.
21237	fallibility	[.] FALLIBIL'ITY, n. [See Fallible.] [.] 1. Liableness to deceive; the quality of being fallible; uncertainty; possibility of being erroneous, or of leading to mistake; as the fallibility of an argument, of reasoning or of testimony. [.] 2. Liableness to err or to ...
21238	fallible	...
21239	falling	[.] FALL'ING, ppr. Descending; dropping; disemboguing; apostatizing; declining; decreasing; sinking; coming. [.] FALL'ING,
21240	falling-sickness	[.] FALL'ING-SICKNESS, n. The epilepsy; a disease in which the patient suddenly loses his senses and falls.
21241	falling-star	[.] FALL'ING-STAR, n. A luminous meteor, suddenly appearing and darting through the air.
21242	falling-stone	[.] FALL'ING-STONE, n. A stone falling from the atmosphere; a meteorite; an aerolite.
21243	fallingin	[.] FALL'INGIN, n. An indenting or hollow; opposed to rising or prominence. [.] Falling away, apostasy. [.] Falling off, departure from the line or course; declension.
21244	fallow	[.] FAL'LOW, a. [L. fulvus; qu. helvus, for felvus. This word may be from the root of fail, fallo; so called from the fading color of autumnal leaves, or from failure, withering. Hence also the sense of unoccupied, applied to land.] [.] 1. Pale red or pale yellow; ...
21245	fallow-crop	[.] FAL'LOW-CROP, n. The crop taken from fallowed ground.
21246	fallow-finch	[.] FAL'LOW-FINCH, n. A small bird, the oenanthe or wheat-ear.
21247	fallowed	[.] FAL'LOWED, pp. Plowed and harrowed for a season, without being sown.
21248	fallowing	[.] FAL'LOWING, ppr. Plowing and harrowing land without sowing it. [.] FAL'LOWING, n. The operation of plowing and harrowing land without sowing it. Fallowing is found to contribute to the destruction of snails and other vermin.
21249	fallowist	[.] FAL'LOWIST, n. One who favors the practice of fallowing land. [.] On this subject, a controversy has arisen between two sects, the fallowists and the anti-fallowists. [Unusual.]
21250	fallowness	[.] FAL'LOWNESS, n. A fallow state; barrenness; exemption from bearing fruit.
21251	falsary	[.] FALS'ARY, n. [See False.] A falsifier of evidence. [Not in use.]
21252	false	[.] FALSE, a. [L. falsus, from fallo, to deceive. See Fall and Fail.] [.] 1. Not true; not conformable to fact; expressing what is contrary to that which exists, is done, said or thought. A false report communicates what is not done or said. A false accusation imputes ...
21253	false-heart	[.] FALSE-HEART,
21254	false-hearted	[.] FALSE-HEARTED, a. Hollow; treacherous; deceitful; perfidious. [The former is not used.]
21255	false-heartedness	[.] FALSE-HEARTEDNESS, n. Perfidiousness; treachery.
21256	falsehood	[.] FALSEHOOD, n. fols'hood. [false and hood.] [.] 1. Contrariety or inconformity to fact or truth; as the falsehood of a report. [.] 2. Want of truth or veracity; a lie; an untrue assertion. [.] 3. Want of honesty; treachery; deceitfulness; perfidy. [.] But ...
21257	falsely	[.] FALSELY, adv. fols'ly. [.] 1. In a manner contrary to truth and fact; not truly; as, to speak or swear falsely; to testify falsely. [.] 2. Treacherously; perfidiously. [.] Swear to me - that thou wilt not deal falsely with me. [.] Gen. 21. [.] 3. Erroneously; ...
21258	falseness	[.] FALSENESS, n. fols'ness. [.] 1. Want of integrity and veracity, either in principle or in act; as the falseness of a man's heart, or his falseness to his word. [.] 2. Duplicity; deceit; double-dealing. [.] 3. Unfaithfulness; treachery; perfidy; traitorousness. [.] The ...
21259	falser	[.] FALS'ER, n. A deceiver.
21260	falsetto	[.] FALSET'TO, n. A feigned voice.
21261	falsifiable	[.] FALS'IFIABLE, a. [from falsify.] That may be falsified, counterfeited or corrupted.
21262	falsification	[.] FALSIFICA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not; as the falsification of words. [.] 2. Confutation.
21263	falsificator	[.] FALSIFICA'TOR, n. A falsifier.
21264	falsified	[.] FALS'IFIED, pp. Counterfeited.
21265	falsifier	[.] FALS'IFIER, n. [.] 1. One who counterfeits, or gives to a thing a deceptive appearance; or one who makes false coin. [.] 2. One who invents falsehood; a liar. [.] 3. One who proves a thing to be false.
21266	falsify	[.] FALS'IFY, v.t. [.] 1. To counterfeit; to forge; to make something false, or in imitation of that which is true; as, to falsify coin. [.] The Irish bards use to falsify every thing. [.] 2. To disprove; to prove to be false; as, to falsify a record. [.] 3. ...
21267	falsifying	[.] FALS'IFYING, ppr. Counterfeiting; forging; lying; proving to be false; violating.
21268	falsity	...
21269	falter	[.] FAL'TER, v.i. [L. fallo, the primary sense of which is to fall short, or to err, to miss, to deviate.] [.] 1. To hesitate, fail or break in the utterance of words; to speak with a broken or trembling utterance; to stammer. His tongue falters. He speaks with a ...
21270	faltering	[.] FAL'TERING, ppr. Hesitating; speaking with a feeble, broken, trembling utterance; failing. [.] FAL'TERING, n. Feebleness; deficiency.
21271	falteringly	[.] FAL'TERINGLY, adv. With hesitation; with a trembling, broken voice; with difficulty or feebleness.
21272	fame	[.] FAME, n. [L. fama; Gr. from to speak.] [.] 1. Public report or rumor. [.] The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come. Gen. 14. [.] 2. Favorable report; report of good or great actions; report that exalts the character; ...
21273	fame-giving	[.] FA'ME-GIVING, a. Bestowing fame.
21274	famed	[.] FA'MED, a. Much talked of; renowned; celebrated; distinguished and exalted by favorable reports. Aristides was famed for learning and wisdom, and Cicero for eloquence. [.] He is famed for mildness, peace and prayer.
21275	fameless	[.] FA'MELESS, a. Without renown.
21276	familiar	[.] FAMIL'IAR, a. famil'yar. [L. familiaris, familia, family, which see.] [.] 1. Pertaining to a family; domestic. [.] 2. Accustomed by frequent converse; well acquainted with; intimate; close; as a familiar friend or companion. [.] 3. Affable; not formal or ...
21277	familiarity	[.] FAMILIAR'ITY, n. [.] 1. Intimate and frequent converse, or association in company. The gentlemen lived in remarkable familiarity. Hence, [.] 2. Easiness of conversation; affability; freedom from ceremony. [.] 3. Intimacy; intimate acquaintance; unconstrained ...
21278	familiarize	[.] FAMIL'IARIZE, v.t. [.] 1. To make familiar or intimate; to habituate; to accustom; to make well known, by practice or converse; as, to familiarize one's self to scenes of distress. [.] 2. To make easy by practice or customary use, or by intercourse. [.] 3. ...
21279	familiarized	[.] FAMIL'IARIZED, pp. Accustomed; habituated; made easy by practice, custom or use.
21280	familiarizing	[.] FAMIL'IARIZING, ppr. Accustoming; rendering easy by practice, custom or use.
21281	familiarly	[.] FAMIL'IARLY, adv. [.] 1. In a familiar manner; unceremoniously; without constraint; without formality. [.] 2. Commonly; frequently; with the ease and unconcern that arises from long custom or acquaintance.
21282	familism	[.] FAM'ILISM, n. The tenets of the familists.
21283	familist	[.] FAM'ILIST, n. [from family.] One of the religious sect called the family of love.
21284	family	[.] FAM'ILY, n. [L. familia.] [.] 1. The collective body of persons who live in one house and under one head or manager; a household, including parents, children and servants, and as the case may be, lodgers or boarders. [.] 2. Those who descend from one common progenitor; ...
21285	famine	[.] FAM'INE, n. [L. fames.] [.] 1. Scarcity of food; dearth; a general want of provisions sufficient for the inhabitants of a country or besieged place. [.] There was a famine in the land. Gen. 26. [.] 2. Want; destitution; as a famine of the word of life.
21286	famish	[.] FAM'ISH, v.t. [L. fames.] [.] 1. To starve; to kill or destroy with hunger. [.] 2. To exhaust the strength of, by hunger or thirst; to distress with hunger. [.] The pains of famished Tantalus he'll feel. [.] 3. To kill by deprivation or denial of any thing ...
21287	famished	[.] FAM'ISHED, pp. Starved; exhausted by want of sustenance.
21288	famishing	[.] FAM'ISHING, ppr. Starving; killing; perishing by want of food.
21289	famishment	[.] FAM'ISHMENT, n. The pain of extreme hunger or thirst; extreme want of sustenance.
21290	famous	[.] FA'MOUS, a. [L. famosus. See Fame.] [.] 1. Celebrated in fame or public report; renowned; much talked of and praised; distinguished in story. [.] Two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation. Num. 16. [.] It is followed by for. ...
21291	famoused	[.] FA'MOUSED, a. Renowned. [An ill formed word.]
21292	famously	[.] FA'MOUSLY, adv. With great renown or celebration. [.] Then this land was famously enriched with politic grave counsel.
21293	famousness	[.] FA'MOUSNESS, n. Renown; great fame; celebrity.
21294	fan	[.] FAN, n. [L. vannus.] [.] 1. An instrument used by ladies to agitate the air and cool the face in warm weather. It is made of feathers, or of thin skin, paper or taffety mounted on sticks, &c. [.] 2. Something in the form of a woman's fan when spread, as a peacoc's ...
21295	fan-light	[.] FAN-LIGHT, n. A window in form of an open fan.
21296	fanatic	[.] FANAT'IC,
21297	fanatical	[.] FANAT'ICAL, a. [L. fanaticus, phanaticus.] [.] Wild and extravagant in opinions, particularly in religious opinions; excessively enthusiastic; possessed by a kind of frenzy. Hence we say, fanatic zeal; fanatic notions or opinions.
21298	fanatically	[.] FANAT'ICALLY, adv. With wild enthusiasm.
21299	fanaticalness	[.] FANAT'ICALNESS, n. Fanaticism.
21300	fanaticism	[.] FANAT'ICISM, n. Excessive enthusiasm; wild and extravagant notions of religion; religious frenzy.
21301	fanaticize	[.] FANAT'ICIZE, v.t. To make fanatic.
21302	fancied	[.] FAN'CIED, pp. [See Fancy.] Imagined; conceived; liked.
21303	fanciful	[.] FAN'CIFUL, a. [See Fancy.] [.] 1. Guided by the imagination, rather than by reason and experience; subject to the influence of fancy; whimsical; applied to persons. A fanciful man forms visionary projects. [.] 2. Dictated by the imagination; full of wild images; ...
21304	fancifully	[.] FAN'CIFULLY, adv. [.] 1. In a fanciful manner; wildly; whimsically. [.] 2. According to fancy.
21305	fancifulness	[.] FAN'CIFULNESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of being fanciful, or influenced by the imagination, rather than by reason and experience; the habit of following fancy; applied to persons. [.] 2. The quality of being dictated by imagination; applied to things.
21306	fancy	[.] FAN'CY, n. [contracted from fantasy, L. phantasia. Gr. from to cause to appear, to seem, to imagine, from to show, to appear, to shine. The primary sense seems to be to open, or to shoot forth.] [.] 1. The faculty by which the mind forms images or representations ...
21307	fancyframed	[.] FAN'CYFRAMED, a. Created by the fancy.
21308	fancyfree	[.] FAN'CYFREE, a. Free from the power of love.
21309	fancying	[.] FAN'CYING, ppr. Imagining; conceiving; liking.
21310	fancymonger	[.] FAN'CYMONGER, n. One who deals in tricks of imagination.
21311	fancysick	[.] FAN'CYSICK, a. One whose imagination is unsound, or whose distemper is in his own mind.
21312	fand	[.] FAND, old pret. of find. Obs.
21313	fandango	[.] FANDAN'GO, n. A lively dance.
21314	fane	[.] FANE, n. [L. fanum.] a temple; a place consecrated to religion; a church; used in poetry. [.] From men their cities, and from gods their fanes.
21315	fanfare	[.] FAN'FARE, n. A coming into the lists with sound of trumpets; a flourish of trumpets.
21316	fanfaron	[.] FAN'FARON, n. A bully; a hector; a swaggerer; an empty boaster; a vain pretender.
21317	fanfaronade	[.] FANFARONA'DE, n. A swaggering; vain boasting; ostentation; a bluster.
21318	fang	[.] FANG, v.t. [See Finger.] [.] To catch; to seize; to lay hold; to gripe; to clutch. Obs. [.] FANG, n. [.] 1. The tusk of a boar or other animal by which the prey is seized and held; a pointed tooth. [.] 2. A claw or talon. [.] 3. Any shoot or other ...
21319	fanged	[.] FANG'ED, a. Furnished with fangs, tusks, or something long and pointed; as a fanged adder. [.] Chariots fanged with sythes.
21320	fangle	[.] FAN'GLE, n. fang'gl. [.] A new attempt; a trifling scheme. [Not used.]
21321	fangled	[.] FAN'GLED, a. Properly, begun, new made; hence, gaudy; showy; vainly decorated. [Seldom used, except with new. See New-fangled.]
21322	fangless	[.] FANG'LESS, a. Having no fangs or tusks; toothless; as a fangless lion.
21323	fangot	[.] FAN'GOT, n. A quantity of wares, as raw silk, &c., from one to two hundred weight and three quarters.
21324	fanion	[.] FAN'ION, n. fan'yon. [L. pannus.] [.] In armies, a small flag carried with the baggage.
21325	fanned	[.] FAN'NED, pp. Blown with a fan; winnowed; ventilated.
21326	fannel	[.] FAN'NEL,
21327	fanner	[.] FAN'NER, n. One who fans.
21328	fanning	[.] FAN'NING, ppr. Blowing; ventilating.
21329	fanon	[.] FAN'ON, n. A sort of ornament like a scarf, worn about the left arm of a mass-priest, when he officiates.
21330	fantasied	[.] FAN'TASIED, a. [from fantasy, fancy.] Filled with fancies or imaginations; whimsical. [Not used.]
21331	fantasm	[.] FAN'TASM, n. [Gr. from to appear. Usually written phantasm.] [.] That which appears to the imagination; a phantom; something not real.
21332	fantastic	[.] FANTAS'TIC,
21333	fantastical	[.] FANTAS'TICAL, a. [Gr. vision, fancy, from to appear.] [.] 1. Fanciful; produced or existing only in imagination; imaginary; not real; chimerical. [.] 2. Having the nature of phantom; apparent only. [.] 3. Unsteady; irregular. [.] 4. Whimsical; capricious; ...
21334	fantastically	[.] FANTAS'TICALLY, adv. [.] 1. By the power of imagination. [.] 2. In a fantastic manner; capriciously; unsteadily. [.] Her scepter so fantastically home. [.] 3. Whimsically; in compliance with fancy.
21335	fantasticalness	[.] FANTAS'TICALNESS, n. Compliance with fancy; humorousness; whimsicalness; unreasonableness; caprice.
21336	fantasy	[.] FAN'TASY, n. Now written fancy, which see. [.] Is not this something more than fantasy?
21337	fantom	[.] FAN'TOM, n. [L. phantasma, from the Greek. See Fancy.] [.] Something that appears to the imagination; also, a specter; a ghost; an apparition. It is generally written phantom, which see.
21338	fap	[.] FAP, a. Fuddled. [Not in use.]
21339	faquir	[.] FAQUIR, [See Fakir.]
21340	far	[.] F'AR, a. [L. porro; Gr. connected with, a way, a passing, to pass or go. See Fare.] [.] 1. Distant, in any direction; separated by a wide space from the place where one is, or from any given place remote. [.] They said, we are come from a far country. Jos. ...
21341	far-about	[.] FAR-ABOUT', n. A going out of the way. [Not in use.]
21342	far-famed	[.] F'AR-FAMED, a. Widely celebrated.
21343	far-fetch	[.] F'AR-FETCH, n. A deep laid stratagem. [Little used.]
21344	far-fetched	[.] F'AR-FETCHED, a. [.] 1. Brought from a remote place. [.] Whose pains have earned the far-fetched spoil. [.] 2. Studiously sought; not easily or naturally deduced or introduced; forced; strained. [.] York with all his far-fetched policy. [.] So we say, far-fetched ...
21345	far-piercing	[.] FAR-PIER'CING, a. Striking or penetrating a great way; as a far-piercing eye.
21346	far-shooting	[.] FAR-SHOOT'ING, a. Shooting to a great distance. [.] Great love, he said, and the far-shooting god.
21347	farce	[.] F'ARCE, v.t. [L. farcio.] [.] 1. To stuff; to fill with mingled ingredients. [Little used.] [.] The first principles of religion should not be forced with school points and private tenets. [.] 2. To extend; to swell out; as the farced title. [Little used.] [.] F'ARCE, ...
21348	farcical	[.] F'ARCICAL, a. [.] 1. Belonging to a farce; appropriated to farce. [.] They deny the characters to be farcical, because they are actually in nature. [.] 2. Droll; ludicrous; ridiculous. [.] 3. Illusory; deceptive.
21349	farcically	[.] F'ARCICALLY, adv. In a manner suited to farce; hence, ludicrously.
21350	farcilite	[.] F'ARCILITE, n. [from farce.] Pudding-stone. The calcarious farcilite, called amenla, is formed of rounded calcarious pebbles, agglutinated by a calcarious cement.
21351	farcin	[.] F'ARCIN,
21352	farcing	[.] F'ARCING, n. Stuffing composed of mixed ingredients.
21353	farctate	[.] F'ARCTATE, a. [L. farctus, stuffed, from farcio.] [.] In botany, stuffed; crammed, or full; without vacuities; in opposition to tubular or hollow; as a farctate leaf, stem or pericarp.
21354	farcy	[.] F'ARCY, n. A disease of horses, sometimes of oxen, of the nature of a scabies or mange.
21355	fard	[.] F'ARD, v.t. To paint. [Not used.]
21356	fardel	[.] F'ARDEL, n. [Probably from the root of L. fero, to bear, or of farcio, to stuff.] A bundle or little pace. [.] F'ARDEL, v.t. To make up in bundles.
21357	fare	[.] FARE, v.i. [This word may be connected in origin with the Heb. to go, to pass.] [.] 1. To go; to pass; to move forward; to travel. [.] So on he fares, and to the border comes of Eden. [.] [In this literal sense the word is not in common use.] [.] 2. To be ...
21358	farewell	[.] FA'REWELL, a compound of fare, in the imperative, and well. Go well; originally applied to a person departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain. It expresses a kind wish, a wish of happiness to those who leave or those who are ...
21359	farin	[.] FAR'IN,
21360	farina	[.] FARI'NA, n. [L. farina, meal.] [.] 1. In botany, the pollen, fine dust or powder, contained in the anthers of plants, and which is supposed to fall on the stigma, and fructify the plant. [.] 2. In chimistry, starch or fecula, one of the proximate principles of ...
21361	farinaceous	[.] FARINA'CEOUS, a. [from L. farina, meal.] [.] 1. Consisting or made of meal or flour; as a farinaceous diet, which consists of the meal or flour of the various species of corn or grain. [.] 2. Containing meal; as farinaceous seeds. [.] 3. Like meal; mealy; ...
21362	farm	[.] F'ARM, n. [.] 1. A tract of land leased on rent reserved; ground let to a tenant on condition of his paying a certain sum annually or otherwise for the use of it. A farm is usually such a portion of land as is cultivated by one man, and includes the buildings ...
21363	farm-office	[.] F'ARM-OFFICE, n. Farm-offices, are the out buildings pertaining to a farm.
21364	farmable	[.] F'ARMABLE, a. That may be farmed.
21365	farmed	[.] F'ARMED, pp. Leased on rent; let out at a certain rate or price.
21366	farmer	[.] F'ARMER, n. [.] 1. In Great Britain, a tenant; a lessee; one who hires and cultivates a farm; a cultivator of leased ground. [.] 2. One who takes taxes, customs, excise or other duties, to collect for a certain rate per cent; as a farmer of the revenues. [.] 3. ...
21367	farmhouse	[.] F'ARMHOUSE, n. A house attached to a farm, and for the residence of a farmer.
21368	farming	...
21369	farmost	[.] F'ARMOST, a. [far and most.] Most distant or remote.
21370	farmyard	[.] F'ARMYARD, n. The yard or inclosure attached to a barn; or the inclosure surrounded by the farm buildings.
21371	farness	[.] F'ARNESS, n. [from far.] Distance; remoteness.
21372	farraginous	[.] FARRAG'INOUS, a. [L. farrago, a mixture, from far, meal.] [.] Formed of various materials; mixed; as a farraginous mountain.
21373	farrago	[.] FARRA'GO, n. [L. from far, meal.] A mass composed of various materials confusedly mixed; a medley.
21374	farreation	[.] FARREATION. [See Confarreation.]
21375	farrier	[.] FAR'RIER, n. [L. ferrarius, from ferrum, iron.] [.] 1. A shoer of horses; a smith who shoes horses. [.] 2. One who professes to cure the diseases of horses. [.] FAR'RIER, v.i. To practice as a farrier.
21376	farriery	[.] FAR'RIERY, n. The art of preventing, curing or mitigating the diseases of horses.
21377	farrow	[.] FAR'ROW, n. A litter of pigs. [.] FAR'ROW, v.t. To bring forth pigs. [Used of swine only.] [.] FAR'ROW, a. [.] Not producing young in a particular season or year; applied to cows only. If a cow has had a calf, but fails in a subsequent year, she is said ...
21378	farther	[.] F'ARTHER, a. comp. [.] 1. More remote; more distant than something else. [.] Let me add a farther truth. [.] 2. Longer; tending to a greater distance. [.] Before our farther way the fates allow. [.] F'ARTHER, adv. [.] 1. At or to a greater distance; ...
21379	fartherance	[.] F'ARTHERANCE, n. A helping forward; promotion. [Not used.]
21380	farthermore	[.] F'ARTHERMORE, adv. Besides; moreover. [Little used.]
21381	farthest	[.] F'ARTHEST, a. superl. [See Furthest.] [.] Most distant or remote; as the farthest degree. [.] F'ARTHEST, adv. At or to the greatest distance. [See Furthest.]
21382	farthing	[.] F'ARTHING, n. [.] 1. The fourth of a penny; a small copper coin of Great Britain, being the fourth of a penny in value. In America we have no coin of this kind. We however use the word to denote the fourth part of a penny in value, but the penny is of different ...
21383	farthingale	[.] F'ARTHINGALE, n. [This is a compound word, but it is not easy to analyze it.] [.] A hoop petticoat; or circles of hoops, formed of whalebone, used to extend the petticoat.
21384	farthingsworth	[.] F'ARTHINGSWORTH, n. As much as is sold for a farthing.
21385	fasces	[.] FAS'CES, n. plu. [L. fascis.] [.] In Roman antiquity, an ax tied with a bundle of rods, and borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of their authority.
21386	fascia	[.] FAS'CIA, n. fash'ia. [L. a band or sash.] [.] 1. A band, sash or fillet. In architecture, any flat member with a small projecture, as the band of an architrave. Also, in brick buildings, the jutting of the bricks beyond the windows in the several stories except ...
21387	fascial	[.] FAS'CIAL, a fash'ial. Belonging to the fasces.
21388	fasciated	[.] FAS'CIATED, a. fash'iated. Bound with a fillet, sash or bandage.
21389	fasciation	[.] FASCIA'TION, n. fashia'tion. The act or manner of binding up diseased parts; bandage.
21390	fascicle	[.] FAS'CICLE, n. [L. fasciculus, from fascis, a bundle.] [.] In botany, a bundle, or little bundle; a species of inflorescence, or manner of flowering, in which several upright, parallel, fastigiate, approximating flowers are collected together.
21391	fascicled	[.] FAS'CICLED, a. [from fasciculus, supra.] [.] Growing in bundles or bunches from the same point, as the leaves of the Larix or larch.
21392	fascicular	[.] FASCIC'ULAR, a. [L. fascicularis.] United in a bundle; as a fascicular root, a root of the tuberous kind, with the knobs collected in bundles, as in Paeonia.
21393	fascicularly	[.] FASCIC'ULARLY, adv. In the form of bundles.
21394	fasciculate	[.] FASCIC'ULATE,
21395	fasciculated	[.] FASCIC'ULATED,
21396	fasciculite	[.] FASCIC'ULITE, n. [supra.] A variety of fibrous hornblend, of a fascicular structure.
21397	fascinate	[.] FAS'CINATE, v.t. [L. fascino; Gr.] [.] 1. To bewitch; to enchant; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible influence; to influence the passions or affections in an incontrollable manner. [.] None of the affections have been noted to fascinate and bewitch, ...
21398	fascinated	[.] FAS'CINATED, pp. Bewitched; enchanted; charmed.
21399	fascinating	[.] FAS'CINATING, ppr. Bewitching; enchanting; charming; captivating.
21400	fascination	[.] FASCINA'TION, n. The act of bewitching or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft; a powerful or irresistible influence on the affections or passions; unseen inexplicable influence. The ancients speak of two kinds of fascination; one by the look or eye; the other by words. [.] The ...
21401	fascine	[.] FAS'CINE, n. [L. fascis, a bundle.] In fortification, a fagot, a bundle of rods or small sticks of wood, bound at both ends and in the middle; used in raising batteries, in filling ditches, in strengthening ramparts, and making parapets. Sometimes being dipped in ...
21402	fascinous	[.] FAS'CINOUS, a. Caused or acting by witchcraft. [Not used.]
21403	fashion	[.] FASH'ION, n. fash'on. [L. facio, facies.] [.] 1. The make or form of any thing; the state of any thing with regard to its external appearance; shape; as the fashion of the ark, or of the tabernacle. [.] Or let me lose the fashion of a man. [.] The fashion of ...
21404	fashion-monger	[.] FASH'ION-MONGER, n. One who studies the fashion; a fop. [.] Fashion-pieces, in ships, the hindmost timbers which terminate the breadth, and form the shape of the stern.
21405	fashionable	[.] FASH'IONABLE, a. [.] 1. Made according to the prevailing form or mode; as a fashionable dress. [.] 2. Established by custom or use; current; prevailing at a particular time; as the fashionable philosophy; fashionable opinions. [.] 3. Observant of the fashion ...
21406	fashionableness	[.] FASH'IONABLENESS, n. The state of being fashionable; modish elegance; such appearance as is according to the prevailing custom.
21407	fashionably	[.] FASH'IONABLY, adv. In a manner according to fashion, custom or prevailing practice; with modish elegance; as, to dress fashionably.
21408	fashioned	[.] FASH'IONED, pp. Made; formed; shaped; fitted; adapted.
21409	fashioner	[.] FASH'IONER, n. One who forms or gives shape to.
21410	fashioning	[.] FASH'IONING, ppr. Forming; giving shape to; fitting; adapting.
21411	fassaite	[.] FAS'SAITE, n. A mineral, a variety of augite, found in the valley of Fassa, in the Tyrol.
21412	fast	[.] F'AST, a. [.] 1. Literally, set, stopped, fixed, or pressed close. Hence, close; tight; as, make fast the door; take fast hold. [.] 2. Firm; immovable. [.] Who by his strength, setteth fast the mountains. Ps. 115. [.] 3. Close; strong. [.] [.] Robbers ...
21413	fast-day	[.] F'AST-DAY, n. The day on which fasting is observed.
21414	fast-handed	[.] F'AST-HANDED, a. Closehanded; covetous; closefisted; avaricious.
21415	fasten	[.] F'ASTEN, v.t. f'asn. [.] 1. To fix firmly; to make fast or close; as, to fasten a chain to the feet, or to fasten the feet with fetters. [.] 2. To lock, bolt or bar; to secure; as, to fasten a door or window. [.] 3. To hold together; to cement or to link; ...
21416	fastened	[.] F'ASTENED, pp. Made firm or fast; fixed firmly; impressed.
21417	fastener	[.] F'ASTENER, n. One that makes fast or firm.
21418	fastening	[.] F'ASTENING, ppr. Making fast. [.] F'ASTENING, n. Any thing that binds and makes fast; or that which is intended for that purpose.
21419	faster	[.] F'ASTER, n. One who abstains from food.
21420	fastidiosity	[.] FASTIDIOS'ITY, n. Fastidiousness. [Not used.]
21421	fastidious	[.] FASTID'IOUS, a. [L. fastidiousus, from fastidio, to disdain from fastus, haughtiness. See Heb.] [.] 1. Disdainful; squeamish; delicate to a fault; over nice; difficult to please; as a fastidious mind or taste. [.] 2. Squeamish; rejecting what is common or not ...
21422	fastidiously	[.] FASTID'IOUSLY, adv. Disdainfully; squeamishly; contemptuously. they look fastidiously and speak disdainfully.
21423	fastidiousness	[.] FASTID'IOUSNESS, n. Disdainfulness; contemptuousness; squeamishness of mind, taste or appetite.
21424	fastigiate	[.] FASTIG'IATE,
21425	fastigiated	[.] FASTIG'IATED, a. [L. fastigiatus, pointed, from fastigio, to point, fastigium, a top or peak.] [.] 1. In botany, a fastigiate stem is one whose branches are of an equal height. Peduncles are fastigiate, when they elevate the fructifications in a bunch, so as to ...
21426	fasting	[.] F'ASTING, ppr. Abstaining from food. [.] F'ASTING, n. The act of abstaining from food.
21427	fasting-day	[.] F'ASTING-DAY, n. A day of fasting; a fast-day; a day of religious mortification and humiliation.
21428	fastness	[.] F'ASTNESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being fast and firm; firm adherence. [.] 2. Strength; security. [.] The places of fastness are laid open. [.] 3. A strong hold; a fortress or fort; a place fortified; a castle. The enemy retired to their fastnesses. [.] 4. ...
21429	fastuous	[.] FAS'TUOUS, a. [L. fastuosus, from fastus, haughtiness.] [.] Proud; haughty; disdainful.
21430	fat	[.] FAT, a. [.] 1. Fleshy; plump; corpulent; abounding with an oily concrete substance, as an animal body; the contrary to lean; as a fat man; a fat ox. [.] 2. Coarse; gross. [.] Nay, added fat pollutions of our own. [.] 3. Dull; heavy; stupid; unteachable. [.] Make ...
21431	fatal	[.] FA'TAL, a. [L. fatalis. See Fate.] [.] 1. Proceeding from fate or destiny; necessary; inevitable. [.] These things are fatal and necessary. [.] 2. Appointed by fate or destiny. [.] It was fatal to the king to fight for his money. [.] In the foregoing ...
21432	fatalism	[.] FA'TALISM, n. The doctrine that all things are subject to fate, or that they take place by inevitable necessity.
21433	fatalist	[.] FA'TALIST, n. One who maintains that all things happen by inevitable necessity.
21434	fatality	[.] FATAL'ITY, n. [.] 1. A fixed unalterable course of things, independent of God or any controlling cause; an invincible necessity existing in things themselves; a doctrine of the Stoics. [.] 2. Decree of fate. [.] 3. Tendency to danger, or to some great or hazardous ...
21435	fatally	[.] FA'TALLY, adv. [.] 1. By a decree of fate or destiny; by inevitable necessity or determination. [.] 2. Mortally; destructively; in death or ruin. This encounter ended fatally. The prince was fatally deceived.
21436	fatalness	[.] FA'TALNESS, n. Invincible necessity.
21437	fatbrained	[.] FAT'BRAINED, a. Dull of apprehension.
21438	fate	[.] FATE, n. [L. fatum, from for, fari, to speak, whence fatus.] [.] 1. Primarily, a decree or word pronounced by God; or a fixed sentence by which the order of things is prescribed. Hence, inevitable necessity; destiny depending on a superior cause and uncontrollable. ...
21439	fated	[.] FA'TED, a. [.] 1. Decreed by fate; doomed; destined. He was fated to rule over a factious people. [.] 2. Modelled or regulated by fate. [.] Her awkward love indeed was oddly fated. [.] 3. Endued with any quality by fate. [.] 4. Invested with the power ...
21440	fateful	[.] FA'TEFUL, a. Bearing fatal power; producing fatal events. [.] The fateful steel.
21441	fates	[.] FATES, n. plu. In mythology, the destinies or parcae; goddesses supposed to preside over the birth and life of men. They were three in number, Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos.
21442	father	[.] F'ATHER, n. [L. pater. The primary sense is obvious.] [.] 1. He who begets a child; in L. genitor or generator. [.] The father of a fool hath no joy. Prov. 17. [.] 2. The first ancestor; the progenitor of a race or family. Adam was the father of the human ...
21443	father-in-law	[.] F'ATHER-IN-LAW, n. The father of one's husband or wife; and a man who marries a woman who has children by a former husband is called the father in law or step-father of those children.
21444	fathered	[.] F'ATHERED, pp. [.] 1. Adopted; taken as one's own; ascribed to one as the author. [.] 2. Having had a father of particular qualities. [.] I am no stronger than my sex, being so father'd and so husbanded. [Unusual.]
21445	fatherhood	[.] F'ATHERHOOD, n. The state of being a father, or the character or authority of a father. [.] We might have had an entire notion of this fatherhood, or fatherly authority.
21446	fathering	[.] F'ATHERING, ppr. Adopting; taking or acknowledging as one's own; ascribing to the father or author.
21447	fatherlasher	[.] F'ATHERLASHER, n. A fish of the genus Cottus or bull-head, called scorpius or scolping. The head is large and its spines formidable. It is found on the rocky coasts of Britain, and near Newfoundland and Greenland. In the latter country it is a great article of ...
21448	fatherless	[.] F'ATHERLESS, a. [.] 1. Destitute of a living father; as a fatherless child. [.] 3. Without a known author.
21449	fatherlessness	[.] F'ATHERLESSNESS, n. The state of being without a father.
21450	fatherliness	[.] F'ATHERLINESS, n. [See Fatherly.] The qualities of a father; parental kindness, care and tenderness.
21451	fatherly	[.] F'ATHERLY, a. [father and like.] [.] 1. Like a father in affection and care; tender; paternal; protecting; careful; as fatherly care or affection. [.] 2. Pertaining to a father. [.] F'ATHERLY, adv. In the manner of a father. [.] Thus Adam, fatherly ...
21452	fathom	[.] FATH'OM, n. [.] 1. A measure of length containing six feet, the space to which a man may extend his arms; used chiefly at sea for measuring cables, cordage, and the depth of the sea is sounding by a line and lead. [.] 2. Reach; penetration; depth of thought or ...
21453	fathomed	[.] FATH'OMED, pp. Encompassed with the arms; reached; comprehended.
21454	fathomer	[.] FATH'OMER, n. One who fathoms.
21455	fathoming	[.] FATH'OMING, ppr. Encompassing with the arms; reaching; comprehending; sounding; penetrating.
21456	fathomless	[.] FATH'OMLESS, a. [.] 1. That of which no bottom can be found; bottomless. [.] [.] 2. That cannot be embraced, or encompassed with the arms. [.] 3. Not to be penetrated or comprehended.
21457	fatidical	[.] FATID'ICAL, a. [L. fatidicus; fatum and dico.] Having power to foretell future events; prophetic.
21458	fatiferous	[.] FATIF'EROUS, a. [L. fatifer; futum and fero. Deadly; mortal, destructive.
21459	fatigable	[.] FAT'IGABLE, a. [See Fatigue.] That may be wearied; easily tired.
21460	fatigate	[.] FAT'IGATE, v.t. [L. fatigo.] To weary; to tire. [Little used.] [.] FAT'IGATE, a. Wearied; tired. [Little used.]
21461	fatigation	[.] FATIGA'TION n. Weariness
21462	fatigue	[.] FATIGUE, n. fatee'g. [L. fatigo. it seems to be allied to fatisco; if so, the sense is a yielding or relaxing.] [.] 1. Weariness with bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength. We suffer fatigue of the mind as well as of the body. [.] 2. ...
21463	fatigued	[.] FATIGUED, pp. fatee'ged. Wearied; tired; harassed.
21464	fatiguing	[.] FATIGUING, ppr. fatee'ging. [.] 1. Tiring; wearying; harassing. [.] 2. a. Inducing weariness or lassitude; as fatiguing services or labors.
21465	fatiscence	[.] FATIS'CENCE, n. [L. fatisco, to open, to gape. A gaping or opining; a state of being chinky.
21466	fatkidneyed	[.] FATKID'NEYED, n. [fat and kidney.] Fat; gross; a word used in contempt.
21467	fatling	[.] FAT'LING, n. [from fat.] A lamb, kid or other young animal fattened for slaughter; a fat animal; applied to quadrupeds whose flesh is used for food. [.] David sacrificed oxen and fatlings. 2Sam. 6.
21468	fatly	[.] FAT'LY, adv. Grossly; greasily.
21469	fatner	[.] FAT'NER, n. That which fattens; that which gives fatness or richness and fertility.
21470	fatness	[.] FAT'NESS, n. [from fat.] [.] 1. The quality of being fat, plump, or full fed; corpulency; fullness of flesh. [.] Their eyes stand out with fatness. Ps. 73. [.] 2. Unctuous or greasy matter. [.] 3. Unctuousness; sliminess; applied to earth: hence richness; ...
21471	fatten	[.] FAT'TEN, v.t. fat'n. [.] 1. To make fat; to feed for slaughter; to make fleshy, or plump with fat. [.] 2. To make fertile and fruitful; to enrich; as, to fatten land; to fatten fields with blood. [.] 3. To feed grossly; to fill. [.] FAT'TEN, v.i. fat'n. ...
21472	fattened	[.] FAT'TENED, pp. fat'nd. Made fat, plump or fleshy.
21473	fattener	[.] FAT'TENER, n. [See Fatner.]
21474	fattening	[.] FAT'TENING, ppr. fat'ning. Making fat; growing fat; making or growing rich and fruitful.
21475	fattiness	[.] FAT'TINESS, n. [from fatty.] The state of being fat; grossness; greasiness.
21476	fattish	[.] FAT'TISH, a. Somewhat fat.
21477	fatty	[.] FAT'TY, a. Having the qualities of fat; greasy; as a fatty substance.
21478	fatuity	[.] FATU'ITY, n. [L. fatuitas.] Weakness or imbecility of mind; feebleness of intellect; foolishness.
21479	fatuous	[.] FAT'UOUS, a. [L. fatuus.] [.] 1. Feeble in mind; weak; silly; stupid; foolish. [.] 2. Impotent; without force or fire; illusory; alluding to the ignis fatuus. [.] Thence fatuous fires and meteors take their birth.
21480	fatwitted	[.] FAT'WITTED, a. [fat and wit.] Heavy; dull; stupid.
21481	faucet	[.] FAU'CET, n. A pipe to be inserted in a cask for drawing liquor, and stopped with a peg or spigot. These are called tap and faucet.
21482	fauchion	[.] FAUCHION. [See Falchion.] [.]
21483	faufel	[.] FAU'FEL, n. [said to be Sanscrit.] The fruit of a species of the palm tree.
21484	fault	[.] FAULT, n. [See Fail.] [.] 1. Properly, an erring or missing; a failing; hence, an error or mistake; a blunder; a defect; a blemish; whatever impairs excellence; applied to things. [.] 2. In morals or deportment, any error or defect; an imperfection; any deviation ...
21485	faulted	[.] FAULT'ED, pp. Charged with a fault; accused.
21486	faulter	[.] FAULT'ER, n. An offender; one who commits a fault.
21487	faultful	[.] FAULT'FUL, a. Full of faults or sins.
21488	faultily	[.] FAULT'ILY, adv. [from faulty.] Defectively; erroneously; imperfectly; improperly; wrongly.
21489	faultiness	[.] FAULT'INESS, n. [from faulty.] [.] 1. The state of being faulty, defective or erroneous; defect. [.] 2. Badness; viciousness; evil disposition; as the faultiness of a person. [.] 3. Delinquency; actual offenses.
21490	faulting	[.] FAULT'ING, ppr. Accusing.
21491	faultless	[.] FAULT'LESS, a. [.] 1. Without fault; not defective or imperfect; free from blemish; free from incorrectness; perfect; as a faultless poem or picture. [.] 2. Free from vice or imperfection; as a faultless man.
21492	faultlessness	[.] FAULT'LESSNESS, n. Freedom from faults or defects.
21493	faulty	[.] FAULT'Y, a. [.] 1. Containing faults, blemishes or defects; defective; imperfect; as a faulty composition or book; a faulty plan or design; a faulty picture. [.] 2. Guilty of a fault or of faults; hence, blamable; worthy of censure. [.] The king doth speak ...
21494	faun	[.] FAUN, n. [L. faunus.] Among the Romans, a kind of demigod, or rural deity, called also sylvan, and differing little from satyr. The fauns are represented as half goat and half man.
21495	faunist	[.] FAUN'IST, n. One who attends to rural disquisitions; a naturalist.
21496	fausen	[.] FAU'SEN, n. A large eel.
21497	fautor	[.] FAU'TOR, n. [L. See Favor.] A favorer; a patron; one who gives countenance or support. [Little used.]
21498	fautress	[.] FAU'TRESS, n. A female favorer; a patroness.
21499	favillous	[.] FAVIL'LOUS, a. [L. favilla, ashes.] [.] 1. Consisting of or pertaining to ashes. [.] 2. Resembling ashes.
21500	favor	[.] FA'VOR, n. [L. favor, faveo.] [.] 1. Kind regard; kindness; countenance; propitious aspect; friendly disposition. [.] His dreadful navy, and his lovely mind, [.] Gave him the fear and favor of mankind. [.] The king's favor is as dew on the grass. Prov. 19. [.] God ...
21501	favorable	[.] FA'VORABLE, a. [L. favorabilis.] [.] 1. Kind; propitious; friendly; affectionate. [.] Lend favorable ear to our request. [.] Lord, thou hast been favorable to thy land. Ps. 85. [.] 2. Palliative; tender; averse to censure. [.] None can have the favorable ...
21502	favorableness	[.] FA'VORABLENESS, n. [.] 1. Kindness; kind disposition or regard. [.] 2. Convenience; suitableness; that state which affords advantages for success; conduciveness; as the favorableness of a season for crops; the favorableness of the times for the cultivation of ...
21503	favorably	[.] FA'VORABLY, adv. Kindly; with friendly dispositions; with regard or affection; with an inclination to favor; as, to judge or think favorably of a measure; to think favorably of those we love.
21504	favored	[.] FA'VORED, pp. [.] 1. Countenanced; supported; aided; supplied with advantages; eased; spared. [.] 2. a. Regarded with kindness; as a favored friend. [.] 3. With well or ill prefixed, featured. [.] Well-favored is well-looking, having a good countenance ...
21505	favoredness	[.] FA'VOREDNESS, n. Appearance.
21506	favorer	[.] FA'VORER, n. One who favors; one who regards with kindness or friendship; a wellwisher; one who assists or promotes success or prosperity.
21507	favoring	[.] FA'VORING, ppr. Regarding with friendly dispositions; countenancing; wishing well to; contributing to success; facilitating.
21508	favorite	[.] FA'VORITE, n. [.] A person or thing regarded with peculiar favor, preference and affection; one greatly beloved. Select favorites from among the discrete and the virtuous. Princes are often misled, and sometimes ruined by favorites. Gaveston and the Spencers, ...
21509	favoritism	[.] FA'VORITISM, n. [.] 1. The act or practice of favoring, or giving a preference to one over another. [.] 2. The disposition to favor, aid and promote the interest of a favorite, or of one person or family, or of one class of men, to the neglect of others having ...
21510	favorless	[.] FA'VORLESS, a. [.] 1. Unfavored; not regarded with favor; having no patronage or countenance. [.] 2. Not favoring; unpropitious.
21511	favosite	[.] FAV'OSITE, n. [L. favus, a honey-comb.] A genus of fossil zoophytes.
21512	fawn	[.] FAWN, n. A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year. [.] FAWN, v.i. To bring forth a fawn. [.] FAWN, v.i. [See Fain.] [.] 1. To court favor, or show attachment to, by frisking about one; as, a dog fawns on his master. [.] 2. To soothe; to flatter ...
21513	fawner	[.] FAWN'ER, n. One who fawns; one who cringes and flatters meanly.
21514	fawning	[.] FAWN'ING, ppr. Courting servilely; flattering by cringing and meanness; bringing forth a fawn. [.] FAWN'ING, n. Gross flattery.
21515	fawningly	[.] FAWN'INGLY, adv. In a cringing servile way; with mean flattery.
21516	faxed	[.] FAX'ED, a. Hairy. [Not in use.]
21517	fay	[.] FAY, n. A fairy; an elf. [.] FAY, v.i. [See Fadge.] [.] To fit; to suit; to unite closely with. [This is a contraction of the Teutonic word, and the same as fadge, which see. It is not an elegant word.]
21518	feague	[.] FEAGUE, v.t. feeg. To beat or whip. [Not in use.]
21519	feal	[.] FE'AL, a. Faithful. [Infra.]
21520	fealty	[.] FE'ALTY, n. [L. fidelis.] [.] Fidelity to a lord; faithful adherence of a tenant or vassal to the superior of whom he holds his lands; loyalty. Under the feudal system of tenures, every vassal or tenant was bound to be true and faithful to his lord, and to defend ...
21521	fear	[.] FEAR, n. [See the Verb.] [.] 1. A painful emotion or passion excited by an expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger. Fear expresses less apprehension than dread, and dread less than terror and fright. The force of this passion, beginning ...
21522	feared	[.] FE'ARED, pp. Apprehended or expected with painful solicitude; reverenced. [.]
21523	fearful	[.] FE'ARFUL, a. [.] 1. Affected by fear; feeling pain in expectation of evil; apprehensive with solicitude; afraid. I am fearful of the consequences of rash conduct. Hence, [.] 2. Timid; timorous; wanting courage. [.] What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? ...
21524	fearfully	[.] FE'ARFULLY, adv. [.] 1. Timorously; in fear. [.] In such a night did Thisbe fearfully o'ertrip the dew. [.] 2. Terribly; dreadfully; in a manner to impress terror. [.] There is a cliff, whose high and bending head looks fearfully on the confined deep. [.] 3. ...
21525	fearfulness	[.] FE'ARFULNESS, n. [.] 1. Timorousness; timidity. [.] 2. State of being afraid; awe; dread. [.] A thing that makes a government despised, is fearfulness of, and mean compliances with, bold popular offenders. [.] 3. Terror; alarm; apprehension of evil. [.] Fearfulness ...
21526	fearless	[.] FE'ARLESS, a. [.] 1. Free from fear; as fearless of death; fearless of consequences. [.] 2. Bold; courageous; intrepid; undaunted; as a fearless hero; a fearless foe.
21527	fearlessly	[.] FE'ARLESSLY, adv. Without fear; in a bold or courageous manner; intrepidly. Brave men fearlessly expose themselves to the most formidable dangers.
21528	fearlessness	[.] FE'ARLESSNESS, n. Freedom from fear; courage; boldness; intrepidity. [.] He gave instances of an invincible courage and fearlessness in danger.
21529	feasibility	[.] FEASIBIL'ITY, n. s as z. [See Feasible.] The quality of being capable of execution; practicability. Before we adopt a plan, let us consider its feasibility.
21530	feasible	[.] FE'ASIBLE, a. s as z. [L. facere.] [.] 1. That may be done, performed, executed or effected; practicable. We say a thing is feasible, when it can be effected by human means or agency. A thing may be possible, but not feasible. [.] 2. That may be used or tilled, ...
21531	feasibleness	[.] FE'ASIBLENESS, n. Feasibility; practicability.
21532	feasibly	[.] FE'ASIBLY, adv. Practicably.
21533	feast	[.] FEAST, n. [L. festum.] [.] 1. A sumptuous repast or entertainment, of which a number of guests partake; particularly, a rich or splendid public entertainment. [.] On Pharaoh's birth day, he made a feast to all his servants. Gen. 40. [.] 2. A rich or delicious ...
21534	feasted	[.] FE'ASTED, pp. Entertained sumptuously; delighted.
21535	feaster	[.] FE'ASTER, n. [.] 1. One who fares deliciously. [.] 2. One who entertains magnificently.
21536	feastful	[.] FE'ASTFUL, a. [.] 1. Festive; joyful; as a feastful day or friend. [.] 2. Sumptuous, luxurious; as feastful rites.
21537	feasting	[.] FE'ASTING, ppr. [.] 1. Eating luxuriously; faring sumptuously. [.] 2. Delighting; gratifying. [.] 3. Entertaining with a sumptuous table. [.] FE'ASTING, n. An entertainment.
21538	feastrite	[.] FE'ASTRITE, n. Custom observed in entertainments.
21539	feat	[.] FEAT, n. [L. factum, from facio, to perform.] [.] 1. An act; a deed; an exploit; as a bold feat; a noble feat; feats of prowess. [.] 2. In a subordinate sense, any extraordinary act of strength, skill or cunning, as feats of horsemanship, or of dexterity; a trick. [.] FEAT, ...
21540	feateous	[.] FE'ATEOUS, a. Neat; dextrous.
21541	feateously	[.] FE'ATEOUSLY, adv. Neatly; dextrously. Obs.
21542	feather	[.] FEATH'ER,
21543	feather-bed	[.] FEATH'ER-BED
21544	feather-driver	[.] FEATH'ER-DRIVER,
21545	feather-few	[.] FEATH'ER-FEW, A corruption of feverfew.
21546	feather-grass	[.] FEATH'ER-GRASS,
21547	feather-seller	[.] FEATH'ER-SELLER,'ER-SELLER, n. One who sells fethers for beds.
21548	feathered	[.] FEATH'ERED,
21549	featheredge	[.] FEATH'EREDGE,
21550	featheredged	[.] FEATH'EREDGED,
21551	featherless	[.] FEATH'ERLESS,
21552	featherly	[.] FEATH'ERLY,
21553	feathery	[.] FEATH'ERY,
21554	featly	[.] FE'ATLY, adv. [from feat.] Neatly; dextrously; adroitly. [Little used.]
21555	featness	[.] FE'ATNESS, n. [from feat.] Dexterity; adroitness; skillfulness. [Little used.]
21556	feature	[.] FE'ATURE, n. [L. factura, a making, from facio, to make.] [.] 1. The make, form or cast of any part of the face; any single lineament. We speak of large features or small features. We see a resemblance in the features of a parent and of a child. [.] 2. The ...
21557	featured	[.] FE'ATURED, a. Having features or good features; resembling in features.
21558	feaze	[.] FEAZE, v.t. To untwist the end of a rope.
21559	feberary	[.] FEB'ERARY,
21560	febrifacient	[.] FEB'RIFACIENT, a. [L. febris, a fever, and facio, to make.] Causing fever. [.] FEB'RIFACIENT, n. That which produces fever.
21561	febrific	[.] FEBRIF'IC, a. [L. febris, fever, and facio, to make.] Producing fever; feverish.
21562	febrifuge	[.] FEB'RIFUGE, n. [L. febris, fever, and fugo, to drive away.] [.] Any medicine that mitigates or removes fever. [.] FEB'RIFUGE, a. Having the quality of mitigating or subduing fever; antifebrile.
21563	febrile	[.] FE'BRILE, a. [L. febrilis, from febris, fever.] [.] Pertaining to fever; indicating fever, or derived from it; as febrile symptoms; febrile action.
21564	february	[.] FEB'RUARY, n. [L. Februarius. The Latin word is said to be named from februo, to purify by sacrifice, and thus to signify the month of purification, as the people were, in this month, purified by sacrifices and oblations. The word februo is said to be a Sabine word, ...
21565	februation	[.] FEBRUA'TION, n. Purification. [See February.]
21566	fecal	[.] FE'CAL, a. [See Faces.] Containing or consisting of dregs, lees, sediment or excrement.
21567	feces	[.] FE'CES, n. plu. [L. faces.] [.] 1. Dregs; lees; sediment; the matter which subsides in casks of liquor. [.] 2. Excrement.
21568	fecial	[.] FE'CIAL, a. [L. fecialis.] Pertaining to heralds and the denunciation of war to an enemy; as fecial law.
21569	fecula	[.] FEC'ULA, n. [.] 1. The green matter of plants; chlorophyll. [.] 2. Starch or farina; called also amylaceous fecula. [.] This term is applied to any pulverulent matter obtained from plants by simply breaking down the texture, washing with water, and subsidence. ...
21570	feculence	[.] FEC'ULENCE,
21571	feculency	[.] FEC'ULENCY, n. [L. faeculentia, from facula, faces, fax, dregs.] [.] 1. Muddiness; foulness; the quality of being foul with extraneous matter or lees. [.] 2. Lees; sediment; dregs; or rather the substances mixed with liquor, or floating in it, which, when separated ...
21572	feculent	[.] FEC'ULENT, a. Foul with extraneous or impure substances; muddy; thick; turbid; abounding with sediment or excrementitious matter.
21573	feculum	[.] FEC'ULUM, n. [from faces, supra.] A dry, dusty, tasteless substance obtained from plants. [This should be fecula.]
21574	fecund	[.] FE'CUND, a. [L. facundus, from the root of faetus.] Fruitful in children; prolific.
21575	fecundate	[.] FE'CUNDATE, v.t. [.] 1. To make fruitful or prolific. [.] 2. To impregnate; as, the pollen of flowers fecundates the stigma.
21576	fecundated	[.] FE'CUNDATED, pp. Rendered prolific or fruitful; impregnated.
21577	fecundating	[.] FE'CUNDATING, ppr. Rendering fruitful; impregnating.
21578	fecundation	[.] FECUNDA'TION, n. The act of making fruitful or prolific; impregnation.
21579	fecundify	[.] FECUND'IFY, v.t. To make fruitful; to fecundate. [Little used.]
21580	fecundity	[.] FECUND'ITY, n. [L. faecunditas.] [.] 1. Fruitfulness; the quality of producing fruit; particularly, the quality in female animals of producing young in great numbers. [.] 2. The power of producing or bringing forth. It is said that the seeds of some plants retain ...
21581	fed	[.] FED, pret. and pp. of feed, which see.
21582	fedary	[.] FED'ARY, n. A partner; a confederate; an accomplice. [Not used.]
21583	federal	[.] FED'ERAL, a. [from L. faedus, a league, allied perhaps to Eng. wed. L. vas, vadis, vador, vadimonium. See Heb. to pledge.] [.] 1. Pertaining to a league or contract; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, particularly between nations. [.] The ...
21584	federalist	[.] FED'ERALIST, n. an appellation in America, given to the friends of the constitution of the United States, at its formation and adoption, and to the political party which favored the administration of President Washington.
21585	federate	[.] FED'ERATE, a. [L. faederatus.] Leagued; united by compact, as sovereignties, states or nations; joined in confederacy; as federate nations or powers.
21586	federation	[.] FEDERA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of uniting in a league. [.] 2. A league; a confederacy.
21587	federative	[.] FED'ERATIVE, a. uniting; joining in a league; forming a confederacy.
21588	fedity	[.] FE'DITY, n. [L. faditas.] Turpitude; vileness. [Not in use.]
21589	fee	[.] FEE, n. [L. pecu, pecus. From the use of cattle in transferring property, or from barter and payments in cattle, the word came to signify money; it signified also goods, substance in general. The word belongs to Class Bg, but the primary sense is not obvious.] [.] A ...
21590	fee-tail	[.] FEE'-TAIL, n. An estate entailed; a conditional fee.
21591	feeble	[.] FEE'BLE, a. [I know not the origin of the first syllable.] [.] 1. Weak; destitute of much physical strength; as, infants are feeble at their birth. [.] 2. Infirm; sickly; debilitated by disease. [.] 3. Debilitated by age or decline of life. [.] 4. Not full ...
21592	feeble-minded	[.] FEE'BLE-MINDED, a. Weak in mind; wanting firmness or constancy; irresolute. [.] Comfort the feeble-minded. 1Thess. 5.
21593	feebleness	[.] FEE'BLENESS, n. [.] 1. Weakness of body or mind, from any cause; imbecility; infirmity; want of strength, physical or intellectual; as feebleness of the body or limbs; feebleness of the mind or understanding. [.] 2. Want of fullness or loudness; as feebleness ...
21594	feebly	[.] FEE'BLY, adv. Weakly; without strength; as, to move feebly. [.] Thy gentle numbers feebly creep.
21595	feed	[.] FEED, v.t. pret. and pp. [See Father.] [.] 1. To give food to; as, to feed an infant; to feed horses and oxen. [.] 2. To supply with provisions. We have flour and meat enough to feed the army a month. [.] 3. To supply; to furnish with any thing of which there ...
21596	feeder	[.] FEE'DER, n. [.] 1. One that gives food, or supplies nourishment. [.] 2. One who furnishes incentives; an encourager. [.] The feeder of my riots. [.] 3. One that eats or subsists; as, small birds are feeders on grain or seeds. [.] 4. One that fattens cattle ...
21597	feeding	[.] FEE'DING, ppr. Giving food or nutriment; furnishing provisions; eating; taking food or nourishment; grazing; supplying water or that which is constantly consumed; nourishing; supplying fuel or incentives. [.] FEE'DING, n. Rich pasture.
21598	feel	[.] FEEL, v.t. pret. and pp. felt. [L. palpo. the primary sense is to touch, to pat, to strike gently, or to press, as is evident from the L. palpito, and other derivatives of palp. If so, the word seems to be allied to L. pello.] [.] 1. To perceive by the touch; ...
21599	feeler	[.] FEE'LER, n. [.] 1. One who feels. [.] 2. One of the palpi of insects. The feelers of insects are usually four or six, and situated near the mouth. They are filiform and resemble articulated, movable antennae. They are distinguished from antennae or horns, ...
21600	feeling	[.] FEE'LING, ppr. [.] 1. Perceiving by the touch; having perception. [.] 2. a. Expressive of great sensibility; affecting; tending to excite the passions. He made a feeling representation of his wrongs. He spoke with feeling eloquence. [.] 3. Possessing great ...
21601	feelingly	[.] FEE'LINGLY, adv. [.] 1. With expression of great sensibility; tenderly; as, to speak feelingly. [.] 2. So as to be sensibly felt. [.] These are counselors, that feelingly persuade me what I am.
21602	feese	[.] FEESE, n. A race. [Not in use.]
21603	feet	[.] FEET, n. plu of foot. [See Foot.]
21604	feetless	[.] FEE'TLESS, a. Destitute of feet; as feetless birds.
21605	feign	[.] FEIGN, v.t. fane. [L. fingo. The Latin forms fictum, fictus, whence figura, figure, also fucus.] [.] 1. To invent or imagine; to form an idea or conception of something not real. [.] There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of ...
21606	feigned	[.] FEIGNED, pp. Invented; devised; imagined; assumed.
21607	feignedly	[.] FEIGNEDLY, adv. In fiction; in pretense; not really.
21608	feignedness	[.] FEIGNEDNESS, n. Fiction; pretense; deceit.
21609	feigner	[.] FEIGNER, n. One who feigns; an inventor; a deviser of fiction.
21610	feigning	[.] FEIGNING, ppr. Imagining; inventing; pretending; making a false show. [.] FEIGNING, n. A false appearance; artful contrivance.
21611	feigningly	[.] FEIGNINGLY, adv. With false appearance.
21612	feint	[.] FEINT, n. [.] 1. An assumed or false appearance; a pretense of doing something not intended to be done. [.] Courtley's letter is but a feint to get off. [.] 2. A mock attack; an appearance of aiming at one part when another is intended to be struck. In fencing, ...
21613	felanders	[.] FE'LANDERS, n. [See Filanders.]
21614	feldspar	[.] FELD'SPAR,
21615	feldspath	[.] FELD'SPATH,
21616	feldspathic	[.] FELDSPATH'IC, a. Pertaining to feldspar, or consisting of it.
21617	felicitate	[.] FELIC'ITATE, v.t. [L. felicito, from felix, happy.] [.] 1. To make very happy. [.] What a glorious entertainment and pleasure would fill and felicitate his spirit, if he could grasp all in a single survey. [.] More generally, [.] 2. To congratulate; to express ...
21618	felicitated	[.] FELIC'ITATED, pp. Made very happy; congratulated.
21619	felicitating	[.] FELIC'ITATING, ppr. Making very happy; congratulating.
21620	felicitation	[.] FELICITA'TION, n. Congratulation.
21621	felicitous	[.] FELIC'ITOUS, a. Very happy; prosperous; delightful.
21622	felicitously	[.] FELIC'ITOUSLY, adv. Happily.
21623	felicity	[.] FELIC'ITY, n. [L. felicitas, from felix, happy.] [.] 1. Happiness, or rather great happiness; blessedness; blissfulness; appropriately, the joys of heaven. [.] 2. Prosperity; blessing; enjoyment of good. [.] The felicities of her wonderful reign may be complete. [.] Females ...
21624	feline	[.] FE'LINE, a. [L. felinus, from felis, a cat.] [.] Pertaining to cats, or to their species; like a cat; noting the cat kind or the genus Felis. We say, the feline race; feline rapacity.
21625	fell	[.] FELL, pret. of fall. [.] FELL, a. [.] 1. Cruel; barbarous; inhuman. [.] It seemed fury, discord, madness fell. [.] 2. Fierce; savage; ravenous; bloody. [.] More fell than tigers on the Libyan plain. [.] FELL, n. [L. pellis.] A skin or hide of a ...
21626	felled	[.] FELL'ED, pp. Knocked or cut down.
21627	feller	[.] FELL'ER, n. One who hews or knocks down. Is. 14.
21628	fellifluous	[.] FELLIF'LUOUS, a. [L. fel, gall, and fluo, to flow.] Flowing with gall.
21629	felling	[.] FELL'ING, ppr. Cutting or beating to the ground.
21630	fellmonger	[.] FELL'MONGER, n. [fell and monger.] A dealer in hides.
21631	fellness	[.] FELL'NESS, n. [See Fell, cruel.] Cruelty; fierce barbarity; rage.
21632	felloe	[.] FELL'OE, [See Felly.]
21633	fellow	[.] FEL'LOW, n. [Heb. to tie or connect, to be joined or associated.] [.] 1. A companion; an associate. [.] In youth I had twelve fellows, like myself. [.] Each on his fellow for assistance calls. [.] 2. One of the same kind. [.] A shepherd had one favorite ...
21634	fellow-citizen	[.] FELLOW-CIT'IZEN, n. A citizen of the same state or nation. [.] Eph. 2.
21635	fellow-commoner	[.] FELLOW-COM'MONER, n. [.] 1. One who has the same right of common. [.] 2. In Cambridge, England, one who dines with the fellows.
21636	fellow-counselor	[.] FELLOW-COUN'SELOR, n. An associate in council.
21637	fellow-creature	...
21638	fellow-feeling	[.] FELLOW-FEE'LING, n. [.] 1. Sympathy; a like feeling. [.] 2. Joint interest. [Not in use.]
21639	fellow-heir	[.] FELLOW-HEIR, n. A co-heir, or joint-heir; one entitled to a share of the same inheritance. [.] That the Gentiles should be fellow-heirs. Eph. 3.
21640	fellow-helper	[.] FELLOW-HELP'ER, n. A co-adjutor; one who concurs or aids in the same business. 3John 8.
21641	fellow-laborer	[.] FELLOW-LA'BORER, n. One who labors in the same business or design.
21642	fellow-maiden	[.] FELLOW-MA'IDEN, n. A maiden who is an associate.
21643	fellow-member	[.] FELLOW-MEM'BER, n. A member of the same body.
21644	fellow-minister	[.] FELLOW-MIN'ISTER, n. One who officiates in the same ministry or calling.
21645	fellow-peer	[.] FELLOW-PEE'R, n. One who has the like privileges of nobility.
21646	fellow-prisoner	[.] FELLOW-PRIS'ONER, n. One imprisoned in the same place. Rom. 16.
21647	fellow-rake	[.] FELLOW-RA'KE, n. An associate in vice and profligacy.
21648	fellow-scholar	[.] FELLOW-SCHOL'AR, n. An associate in studies.
21649	fellow-servant	[.] FELLOW-SERV'ANT, n. One who has the same master.
21650	fellow-soldier	[.] FELLOW-SO'LDIER, n. One who fights under the same commander, or is engaged in the same service. Officers often address their companions in arms by this appellation.
21651	fellow-stream	[.] FELLOW-STRE'AM, n. A stream in the vicinity.
21652	fellow-student	[.] FELLOW-STU'DENT, n. One who studies in the same company or class with another, or who belongs to the same school.
21653	fellow-subject	[.] FELLOW-SUB'JECT, n. One who is subject to the same government with another.
21654	fellow-sufferer	[.] FELLOW-SUF'FERER, n. One who shares in the same evil, or partakes of the same sufferings with another.
21655	fellow-traveler	[.] FELLOW-TRAV'ELER, n. One who travels in company with another.
21656	fellow-worker	[.] FELLOW-WORK'ER, n. One employed in the same occupation.
21657	fellow-writer	[.] FELLOW-WRI'TER, n. One who writes at the same time.
21658	fellowlike	[.] FEL'LOWLIKE, a. Like a companion; companionable; on equal terms.
21659	fellowship	[.] FEL'LOWSHIP, n. [.] 1. Companionship; society; consort; mutual association of persons on equal and friendly terms; familiar intercourse. [.] Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness. Eph. 5. [.] Men are made for society and mutual fellowship. [.] 2. ...
21660	felly	[.] FEL'LY, adv. [See Fell, cruel.] Cruelly; fiercely; barbarously. [.] FEL'LY, n. The exterior part or rim of a wheel, supported by the spokes. [.] Felo de se, in law, one who commits felony by suicide, or deliberately destroys his own life.
21661	felon	[.] FEL'ON, n. [Low L. felo.] [.] 1. In law, a person who has committed felony. [See Felony.] [.] 2. A whitlow; a painful swelling formed in the periosteum at the end of the finger. [.] FEL'ON, a. [.] 1. Malignant; fierce; malicious; proceeding from a ...
21662	felon-wort	[.] FEL'ON-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Solanum.
21663	felonious	[.] FELO'NIOUS, a. [.] 1. Malignant; malicious; indicating or proceeding from a depraved heart or evil purpose; villainous; traitorous; perfidious; as a felonious deed. [.] 2. In law, proceeding from an evil heart or purpose; done with the deliberate purpose to commit ...
21664	felonniously	[.] FELON'NIOUSLY, adv. In a felonious manner; with the deliberate intention to commit a crime. Indictments for capital offenses must state the fact to be done feloniously.
21665	felony	[.] FEL'ONY, n. [See Felon.] In common law, any crime which incurs the forfeiture of lands or goods. Treason was formerly comprised under the name of felony, but is now distinguished from crimes thus denominated, although it is really a felony. All offenses punishable ...
21666	felsite	[.] FEL'SITE, n. [See Feldspar.] A species of compact feldspar, of an azure blue or green color, found amorphous associated with quartz and mica.
21667	felspar	[.] FEL'SPAR,
21668	felspath	[.] FEL'SPATH, n. A mineral widely distributed and usually of a foliated structure. When in crystals or crystalline masses, it is very susceptible of mechanical division at natural joints. its hardness is a little inferior to that of quartz. There are several varieties, ...
21669	felt	[.] FELT, pret. of feel. [.] FELT, n. [L. pellis, Eng. fell, a skin from plucking or stripping, L. vello, vellus, Eng. wool.] [.] 1. A cloth or stuff made of wool, or wool and hair, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure with lees or ...
21670	felter	[.] FELT'ER, v.t. To clot or meet together like felt.
21671	feltmaker	[.] FELT'MAKER, n. One whose occupation is to make felt.
21672	felucca	[.] FELUC'CA, n. [.] A boat or vessel, with oars and lateen sails, used in the Mediterranean. It has this peculiarity, that the helm may be applied to the head or stern, as occasion requires.
21673	felwort	[.] FEL'WORT, n. A plant, a species of Gentian.
21674	female	[.] FE'MALE, n. [L. femella. See Feminine.] [.] 1. Among animals, one of that sex which conceives and brings forth young. [.] 2. Among plants, that which produces fruit; that which bears the pistil and receives the pollen of the male flowers. [.] FE'MALE, a. ...
21675	female-flower	[.] FEMALE-FLOWER, n. In botany, a flower which is furnished with the pistil, pointal, or female organs.
21676	female-plant	[.] FEMALE-PLANT, n. A plant which produces female flowers.
21677	female-screw	[.] FEMALE-SCREW, n. A screw with grooves or channels.
21678	feme-covert	[.] FEME-COVERT,
21679	feme-sole	[.] FEME-SOLE,
21680	feminality	[.] FEMINAL'ITY, n. The female nature.
21681	feminate	[.] FEM'INATE, a. Feminine. [Not in use.]
21682	feminine	[.] FEM'ININE, a. [L. femininus, from femina, woman. The first syllable may be and probably is from wemb or womb, by the use of f for w; the b not being radical. The last part of the word is probably from man, quasi, femman, womb-man.] [.] 1. Pertaining to a woman, ...
21683	feminity	[.] FEMIN'ITY, n. The quality of the female sex. [Not used.]
21684	feminize	[.] FEM'INIZE, v.t. To make womanish. [Not used.]
21685	femme-covert	[.] FEMME-COVERT, n. A married woman, who is under covert of her baron or husband.
21686	femme-sole	[.] FEMME-SOLE, n. An unmarried woman. [.] Femme-sole merchant, a woman who uses a trade alone, or without her husband.
21687	femoral	[.] FEM'ORAL, a. [L. femoralis, from femur, the thigh.] [.] Belonging to the thigh; as the femoral artery.
21688	fen	[.] FEN, n. [L. fons, Eng. fountain.] [.] Low land overflowed, or covered wholly or partially with water, but producing sedge, coarse grasses, or other aquatic plants; boggy land; a moor or marsh. [.] A long canal the muddy fen divides.
21689	fen-sucked	[.] FEN'-SUCKED, a. Sucked out of marshes; as fen-sucked fogs.
21690	fence	[.] FENCE, n. fens. [See Fend.] [.] 1. A wall, hedge, ditch, bank, or line of posts and rails, or of boards or pickets, intended to confine beasts from straying, and to guard a field from being entered by cattle, or from other encroachment. A good farmer has good ...
21691	fence-month	[.] FENCE-MONTH, n. The month in which hunting in any forest is prohibited.
21692	fenced	[.] FEN'CED, pp. Inclosed with a fence; guarded; fortified.
21693	fenceful	[.] FENCEFUL, a. fens'ful. Affording defense.
21694	fenceless	[.] FENCELESS, a. fens'less. [.] 1. Without a fence; uninclosed; unguarded. [.] 2. Open; not inclosed; as the fenceless ocean.
21695	fencer	[.] FEN'CER, n. One who fences; one who teaches or practices the art of fencing with sword or foil.
21696	fencible	[.] FEN'CIBLE, a. [.] 1. Capable of defense. [.] 2. n. A soldier for defense of the country; as a regiment of fencibles.
21697	fencing	[.] FEN'CING, ppr. Inclosing with fence; guarding; fortifying. [.] FEN'CING, n. [.] 1. The art of using skillfully a sword or foil in attack or defense; an art taught in schools. [.] 2. The materials of fences for farms.
21698	fencing-master	[.] FEN'CING-MASTER, n. One who teaches the art of attack and defense with sword or foil.
21699	fencing-school	[.] FEN'CING-SCHOOL, n. A school in which the art of fencing is taught.
21700	fend	[.] FEND, v.t. [The root of defend and offend. The primary sense is to fall on, or to strike, to repel.] [.] To keep off; to prevent from entering; to ward off; to shut out. [.] With fern beneath to fend the bitter cold. [.] It is usually followed by off; as, to ...
21701	fended	[.] FEND'ED, pp. Kept off; warded off; shut out.
21702	fender	[.] FEND'ER, n. [.] 1. That which defends; an utensil employed to hinder coals of fire from rolling forward to the floor. [.] 2. A piece of timber or other thing hung over the side of a vessel to prevent it from striking or rubbing against a wharf, also to preserve ...
21703	fending	[.] FEND'ING, ppr. Keeping or warding off.
21704	fenerate	[.] FEN'ERATE, v.i. [L. fenero.] To put to use; to lend on interest. [Not used.]
21705	feneration	[.] FENERA'TION, n. The act of lending on use; or the interest or gain of that which is lent.
21706	fenestral	[.] FENES'TRAL, a. [L. fenestralis, from fenestra, a window.] Pertaining to a window.
21707	fennel	[.] FEN'NEL, n. [L. faeiculum, from faenum, hay.] [.] A fragrant plant of the genus Anethum, cultivated in gardens.
21708	fennel-flower	[.] FEN'NEL-FLOWER, n. A plant of the genus Nigella.
21709	fennel-giant	[.] FEN'NEL-GIANT, n. A plant of the genus Ferula.
21710	fenny	[.] FEN'NY, a. [from fen.] [.] 1. Boggy; marshy; moorish. [.] 2. Growing in fens; as fenny brake. [.] 3. Inhabiting marshy ground; as a fenny snake.
21711	fennystones	[.] FENNYSTONES, n. A plant.
21712	fenowed	[.] FEN'OWED, a. Corrupted; decayed. [Not in use.]
21713	fenugreek	[.] FEN'UGREEK, n. [L. faenum graecum.] A plant of the genus Trigonella.
21714	feod	[.] FE'OD, n. A feud. So written by Blackstone and other authors; but more generally, feud, which see.
21715	feodal	[.] FE'ODAL, a. Feudal, which see.
21716	feodality	[.] FEODAL'ITY, n. Feudal tenures; the feudal system.
21717	feodary	[.] FE'ODARY, n. One who holds lands of a superior, on condition of suit and service. [Little used. See Feudatory.]
21718	feodatory	[.] FEODATORY. [See Feudatory.]
21719	feoff	[.] FEOFF, v.t. feff. [.] To invest with a fee or feud; to give or grant to one any corporeal hereditament. The compound infeoff is more generally used. [.] FEOFF, a fief. [See Fief.]
21720	feoffee	[.] FEOFFEE, n. feffee'. A person who is infeoffed, that is, invested with a fee or corporeal hereditament.
21721	feoffer	[.] FEOFFER,
21722	feoffment	[.] FEOFFMENT, n. feff'ment. [Law L. feoffamentum.] The gift or grant of a fee or corporeal hereditament, as land, castles, honors, or other immovable thing; a grant in fee simple, to a man and his heirs forever. When in writing, it is called a deed of feoffment. The ...
21723	feoffor	[.] FEOFFOR, n. feff'er. One who infeoff's or grants a fee.
21724	feracious	[.] FERA'CIOUS, a. [L. ferax, from fero, to bear.] Fruitful; producing abundantly.
21725	feracity	[.] FERAC'ITY, n. [L. feracitas.] Fruitfulness. [Little used.]
21726	feral	[.] FE'RAL, a. [L. feralis.] Funeral; pertaining to funerals; mournful.
21727	ferciously	[.] FER'CIOUSLY, adv. Fiercely; with savage cruelty.
21728	fere	[.] FERE, n. A fellow; a mate; a peer. Obs.
21729	feretory	[.] FER'ETORY, n. [L. feretrum, a bier.] A place in a church for a bier.
21730	ferial	[.] FE'RIAL, a. [L. ferialis.] Pertaining to holidays, or to common days.
21731	feriation	[.] FERIA'TION, n. [L. feriatio, from feriae, vacant days, holidays.] [.] The act of keeping holiday; cessation from work.
21732	ferine	[.] FE'RINE, a. [L. ferinus, from ferus, wild.] [.] Wild; untamed; savage. Lions, tigers, wolves and bears are ferine beasts.
21733	ferineness	[.] FE'RINENESS, n. Wildness; savageness.
21734	ferity	[.] FER'ITY, n. [L. feritas, from ferus, wild.] [.] Wildness, savageness; cruelty.
21735	ferm	[.] FERM, n. A farm or rent; a lodging-house. Obs. [See Farm.] [.]
21736	ferment	[.] FER'MENT, n. [L. fermentum, from fervo, to boil. See Fervent.] [.] 1. A gentle boiling; or the internal motion of the constituent parts of a fluid. [.] [In this sense it is rarely used. See Fermentation.] [.] 2. Intestine motion; heat; tumult; agitation; ...
21737	fermentable	[.] FERMENT'ABLE, a. Capable of fermentation; thus, cider, beer of all kinds, wine, and other vegetable liquors, are fermentable.
21738	fermentation	[.] FERMENTA'TION, n. [L. fermentatio.] The sensible internal motion of the constituent particles of animal and vegetable substances, occasioned by a certain degree of heat and moisture, and accompanied by an extrication of gas and heat. Fermentation is followed by a ...
21739	fermentative	[.] FERMENT'ATIVE, a. [.] 1. Causing or having power to cause fermentation; as fermentative heat. [.] 2. Consisting in fermentation; as fermentative process.
21740	fermentativeness	[.] FERMENT'ATIVENESS, n. The state of being fermentative.
21741	fermented	[.] FERMENT'ED, pp. Worked; having undergone the process of fermentation.
21742	fermenting	[.] FERMENT'ING, ppr. Working; effervesing.
21743	fern	[.] FERN, n. [.] A plant of several species constituting the tribe or family of Filices, which have their fructification on the back of the fronds or leaves, or in which the flowers are borne on footstalks which overtop the leaves. The stem is the common footstalk ...
21744	fern-owl	[.] FERN-OWL, n. The goatsucker.
21745	ferny	[.] FERN'Y, a Abounding or overgrown with fern.
21746	ferocious	[.] FERO'CIOUS, a. [L. ferox; allied to ferus, wild, fera, a wild animal.] [.] 1. Fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty; as a ferocious look, countenance or features. [.] 2. Ravenous; rapacious; as a ferocious lion. [.] 3. Fierce; barbarous; cruel; as ferocious ...
21747	ferociousness	[.] FERO'CIOUSNESS, n. Savage fierceness; cruelty; ferocity.
21748	ferocity	[.] FEROC'ITY, n. [L. ferocitas.] [.] 1. Savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty; as the ferocity of barbarians. [.] 2. Fierceness indicating a savage heart; as ferocity of countenance.
21749	ferreous	[.] FER'REOUS, a. [L. ferreus, from ferrum, iron.] [.] Partaking of iron; pertaining to iron; like iron; made of iron.
21750	ferret	[.] FER'RET, n. [.] 1. An animal of the genus Mustela, or Weasel kind, about 14 inches in length, of a pale yellow color with red eyes. It is a native of Africa, but has been introduced into Europe. It cannot however bear cold, and cannot subsist even in France, ...
21751	ferreted	[.] FER'RETED, pp. Driven from a burrow or lurking place.
21752	ferreter	[.] FER'RETER, n. One that hunts another in his private retreat.
21753	ferreting	[.] FER'RETING, ppr. Driving from a lurking place.
21754	ferri-calcite	[.] FERRI-CAL'CITE, n. [L. ferrum, iron, and calx, lime.] [.] A species of calcarious earth or limestone combined with a large portion of iron, from 7 to 14 per cent.
21755	ferriage	[.] FER'RIAGE, n. [See Ferry.] The price or fare to be paid at a ferry; the compensation established or paid for conveyance over a river or lake in a boat.
21756	ferric	[.] FER'RIC, a. Pertaining to or extracted from iron. Ferric acid is the acid of iron saturated with oxygen.
21757	ferriferous	[.] FERRIF'EROUS, a. [L. ferrum and fer.] Producing or yielding iron.
21758	ferrilite	[.] FER'RILITE, n. [L. ferrum, iron and Gr. a stone.] [.] Rowley ragg; a variety of trap, containing iron in the state of oxyd.
21759	ferro-cyanate	[.] FERRO-CY'ANATE, n. A compound of the ferro-cyanic acid with a base.
21760	ferro-cyanic	[.] FERRO-CYAN'IC, a. [L. ferrum, iron and cyanic, which see.] The same as ferroprussic.
21761	ferro-prussiate	[.] FERRO-PRUS'SIATE, n. A compound of the ferro-silicic acid with a base, forming a substance analogous to a salt.
21762	ferro-prussic	[.] FERRO-PRUS'SIC, a. [L. ferrum, iron, and prussic.] Designating a peculiar acid, formed of prussic acid and protoxyd of iron.
21763	ferro-silicate	[.] FERRO-SIL'ICATE, n. A compound of ferro-silicic acid with a base, forming a substance analogous to a salt.
21764	ferro-silicic	[.] FERRO-SILIC'IC, a. [L. ferrum, iron, and silex.] Designating a compound of iron and silex.
21765	ferruginated	[.] FERRU'GINATED, a. [infra.] Having the color or properties of the rust of iron.
21766	ferruginous	[.] FERRU'GINOUS, a. [L. ferrugo, rust of iron, from ferrum, iron.] [.] 1. Partaking of iron; containing particles of iron. [.] 2. Of the color of the rust or oxyd of iron. [Ferrugineous is less used.]
21767	ferrule	[.] FER'RULE, n. [.] A ring of metal put round a cane or other thing to strengthen it.
21768	ferry	[.] FER'RY, v.t. [L. fero; allied to bear.] [.] To carry or transport over a river, strait or other water, in a boat. We ferry men, horses, carriages, over rivers, for a moderate fee or price called fare or ferriage. [.] FER'RY, v.i. To pass over water in a boat. [.] FER'RY, ...
21769	ferryboat	[.] FER'RYBOAT, n. A boat for conveying passengers over streams and other narrow waters.
21770	ferryman	[.] FER'RYMAN, n. One who keeps a ferry, and transports passengers over a river.
21771	fertile	[.] FER'TILE, a. [L. fertilis, from fero, to bear.] [.] 1. Fruitful; rich; producing fruit in abundance; as fertile land, ground, soil, fields or meadows. This word in America is rarely applied to trees, or to animals, but to land. It formerly had of before the thing ...
21772	fertileness	[.] FER'TILENESS, n. [See Fertility.]
21773	fertility	...
21774	fertilize	[.] FER'TILIZE, v.t. To enrich; to supply with the pabulum of plants; to make fruitful or productive; as, to fertilize land, soil, ground and meadows. [Fertilitate is not used.]
21775	fertilized	[.] FER'TILIZED, pp. Enriched; rendered fruitful.
21776	fertilizing	[.] FER'TILIZING, ppr. [.] 1. Enriching; making fruitful or productive. The Connecticut overflows the adjacent meadows, fertilizing them by depositing fine particles of earth or vegetable substances. [.] 2. a. Enriching; furnishing the nutriment of plants.
21777	ferulaceous	[.] FERULA'CEOUS, a. [L. ferula.] Pertaining to reeds or canes; having a stalk like a reed; or resembling the Ferula, as ferulaceous plants.
21778	ferule	[.] FER'ULE, n. [L. ferula, from ferio, to strike, or from the use of stalks of the Ferula.] [.] 1. A little wooden pallet or slice, used to punish children in school, by striking them on the palm of the hand. [Ferular is not used.] [.] 2. Under the Eastern empire, ...
21779	fervency	[.] FERV'ENCY, n. [See fervent.] [.] 1. Heat of mind; ardor; eagerness. [.] 2. Pious ardor; animated zeal; warmth of devotion. [.] When you pray, let it be with attention, with fervency, and with perseverance.
21780	fervent	[.] FERV'ENT, a. [L. fervens, from ferveo, to be hot, to boil, to glow.] [.] 1. Hot; boiling; as a fervent summer; fervent blood. [.] 2. Hot in temper; vehement. [.] They are fervent to dispute. [.] 3. Ardent; very warm; earnest; excited; animated; glowing; ...
21781	fervently	[.] FERV'ENTLY, adv. [.] 1. Earnestly; eagerly; vehemently; with great warmth. [.] 2. With pious ardor; with earnest zeal; ardently. [.] Epaphras - saluteth you, laboring fervently for you in prayers. Col. 4.
21782	fervid	[.] FERV'ID, a. [L. fervidus.] [.] 1. Very hot; burning; boiling; as fervid heat. [.] 2. Very warm in zeal; vehement; eager; earnest; as fervid zeal.
21783	fervidly	[.] FERV'IDLY, adv. Very hotly; with glowing warmth.
21784	fervidness	[.] FERV'IDNESS, n. Glowing heat; ardor of mind; warm zeal.
21785	fervor	[.] FERV'OR, n. [L. fervor.] [.] 1. Heat or warmth; as the fervor of a summer's day. [.] 2. Heat of mind; ardor; warm or animated zeal and earnestness in the duties of religion, particularly in prayer.
21786	fescennine	[.] FES'CENNINE, a. Pertaining to Fescennium in Italy; licentious. [.] FES'CENNINE, n. A nuptial song, or a licentious song.
21787	fescue	[.] FES'CUE, n. [L. festuca, a shoot or stalk of a tree, a rod.] [.] A small wire used to point out letters to children when learning to read.
21788	fescue-grass	[.] FES'CUE-GRASS, n. The Festuca, a genus of grasses.
21789	fesels	[.] FE'SELS, n. A kind of base grain.
21790	fesse	[.] FESSE, n. fess. [L. fascia, a band.] In heraldry, a bank or girdle, possessing the third part of the escutcheon; one of the nine honorable ordinaries.
21791	fesse-point	[.] FESSE-POINT, n. The exact center of the escutcheon.
21792	festal	[.] FES'TAL, a. [L. festus, festive. See Feast.] [.] Pertaining to a feast; joyous; gay; mirthful.
21793	fester	[.] FES'TER, v.i. [L. pestis, pus, or pustula.] [.] To rankle; to corrupt; to grow virulent. [.] We say of a sore or wound, it festers. [.] Passion and unkindness may give a wound that shall bleed and smart; but it is treachery that makes it fester.
21794	festering	[.] FES'TERING, ppr. Rankling; growing virulent.
21795	festinate	[.] FES'TINATE, a. [L. festino, festinatus.] Hasty; hurried. [Not in use.]
21796	festination	[.] FESTINA'TION, n. Haste. [Not used.]
21797	festival	[.] FES'TIVAL, a. [L. festivus, from festus, or festum or fasti. See Feast.] [.] Pertaining to a feast; joyous; mirthful; as a festival entertainment. [.] FES'TIVAL, n. The time of feasting; an anniversary day of joy, civil or religious. [.] The morning trumpets ...
21798	festive	[.] FES'TIVE, a. [L. festivus.] Pertaining to or becoming a feast; joyous; gay; mirthful. [.] The glad circle round them yield their souls to festive mirth and wit that knows no gall.
21799	festivity	[.] FESTIV'ITY, n. [L. festivitas.] [.] 1. Primarily, the mirth of a feast; hence, joyfulness; gaiety; social joy or exhilaration of spirits at an entertainment. [.] 2. A festival. [Not in use.]
21800	festoon	[.] FESTOON', n. [.] Something in imitation of a garland or wreath. In architecture and sculpture, an ornament of carved work in the form of a wreath of flowers, fruits and leaves intermixed or twisted together. It is in the form of a string or collar, somewhat largest ...
21801	festucine	[.] FES'TUCINE, a. [l. festuca.] Being of a straw-color.
21802	festucous	[.] FES'TUCOUS, a. Formed of straw.
21803	fet	[.] FET, n. A piece. [Not used.] [.] FET, v.t. or i. To fetch; to come to. [Not used.]
21804	fetal	[.] FE'TAL, a. [from fetus.] Pertaining to a fetus.
21805	fetch	[.] FETCH, v.t. [.] 1. To go and bring, or simply to bring, that is, to bear a thing towards or to a person. [.] We will take men to fetch victuals for the people. [.] Judges 20. [.] Go to the flock, and fetch me from thence two kids of the goats. Gen. 27. [.] In ...
21806	fetcher	[.] FETCH'ER, n. One that brings.
21807	fetching	[.] FETCH'ING, ppr. Bringing; going and bringing; deriving; drawing; making; reaching; obtaining as price.
21808	fether	[.] FETH'ER, n. [.] 1. A plume; a general name of the covering of fowls. The smaller fethers are used for the filling of beds; the larger ones, called quills, are used for ornaments of the head, for writing pens, &c. The fether consists of a shaft or stem, corneous, ...
21809	fether-bed	[.] FETH'ER-BED, n. A bed filled with fethers; a soft bed.
21810	fether-driver	[.] FETH'ER-DRIVER, n. One who beats fethers to make them light or loose.
21811	fether-grass	[.] FETH'ER-GRASS, n. A plant, gramen plumosum.
21812	fethered	[.] FETH'ERED, pp. [.] 1. Covered with fethers; enriched. [.] 2. a. Clothed or covered with fethers. A fowl or bird is a fethered animal [.] Rise from the ground like feathered Mercury. [.] 3. Fitted or furnished with fethers; as a fethered arrow. [.] 4. ...
21813	fetheredge	[.] FETH'EREDGE, n. An edge like a fether. [.] A board that has one edge thinner than the other, is called featheredge stuff.
21814	fetheredged	[.] FETH'EREDGED, a. Having a thin edge.
21815	fetherless	[.] FETH'ERLESS, a. Destitute of fethers; unfledged.
21816	fetherly	[.] FETH'ERLY, a. Resembling fethers. [Not used.]
21817	fethery	[.] FETH'ERY, a. [.] 1. Clothed or covered with fethers. [.] 2. Resembling fethers.
21818	fetichism	[.] FET'ICHISM,
21819	feticism	[.] FET'ICISM, n. The worship of idols among the negroes of Africa, among whom fetch is an idol, any tree, stone or other thing worshipped.
21820	fetid	[.] FET'ID, a. [L. faetidus, from faetco, to have an ill scent.] [.] Having an offensive smell; having a strong or rancid scent. [.] Most putrefactions smell either fetid or moldy.
21821	fetidness	[.] FET'IDNESS, n. The quality of smelling offensively; a fetid quality.
21822	fetiferous	[.] FETIF'EROUS, a. [L. faetifer; faetus and fero, to bear.] Producing young, as animals.
21823	fetlock	[.] FET'LOCK, n. [foot or feet and lock.] A tuft of hair growing behind the pastern joint of many horses. Horses of low size have scarce any such tuft.
21824	fetor	[.] FE'TOR, n. [L. faetor.] Any strong offensive smell; stench.
21825	fetter	[.] FET'TER, n. [.] 1. A chain for the feet; a chain by which an animal is confined by the foot, either made fast or fixed, as a prisoner, or impeded in motion and hindered from leaping, as a horse whose fore and hind feet are confined by a chain. [.] The Philistines ...
21826	fettered	[.] FET'TERED, pp. Bound or confined by fetters; enchained.
21827	fettering	[.] FET'TERING, ppr. Binding or fastening by the feet with a chain; confining; restraining motion.
21828	fetterless	[.] FET'TERLESS, a. Free from fetters or restraint.
21829	fettstein	[.] FETT'STEIN, n. A mineral of a greenish or bluish gray color or flesh red, called also elaolite.
21830	fetus	[.] FE'TUS, n. plu. fetuses. [L. faetus.] The young of viviparous animals in the womb, and of oviparous animals in the egg, after it is perfectly formed; before which time it is called embryo. A young animal then is called a fetus from the time its parts are distinctly ...
21831	feud	[.] FEUD, n. [.] 1. Primarily, a deadly quarrel; hatred and contention that was to be terminated only by death. Among our rude ancestors, these quarrels, though originating in the murder of an individual, involved the whole tribe or family of the injured and of the ...
21832	feudal	[.] FEU'DAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to feuds, fiefs or fees; as feudal rights or services; feudal tenures. [.] 2. Consisting of feuds or fiefs; embracing tenures by military services; as the feudal system.
21833	feudalism	[.] FEU'DALISM, n. The feudal system; the principles and constitution of feuds, or lands held by military services.
21834	feudality	[.] FEUDAL'ITY, n. The state or quality of being feudal; feudal form or constitution.
21835	feudary	[.] FEU'DARY, a. Holding land of a superior.
21836	feudatary	[.] FEU'DATARY, n. A feudatory, which see.
21837	feudatory	[.] FEU'DATORY, n. [.] A tenant or vassal who holds his lands of a superior, on condition of military service; the tenant of a feud or fief.
21838	feudist	[.] FEU'DIST, n. A writer on feuds.
21839	feuillage	[.] FEUILLAGE, n. A bunch or row of leaves.
21840	feuillemort	[.] FEUILLEMORT, The color of a faded leaf.
21841	feuter	[.] FEU'TER, v.t. To make ready. [Not in use.]
21842	feuterer	[.] FEU'TERER, n. A dog keeper. [Not used.]
21843	fever	[.] FE'VER, n. [L. febris, supposed to be so written by transposition for ferbis, or fervis, from ferbeo, ferveo, to be hot.] [.] 1. A disease, characterized by an accelerated pulse, with increase of heat, impaired functions, diminished strength, and often with preternatural ...
21844	fever-cooling	[.] FE'VER-COOLING, a. Allaying febrile heat.
21845	fever-root	[.] FE'VER-ROOT, n. A plant of the genus Triosteum.
21846	fever-sick	[.] FE'VER-SICK, a. Diseased with fever.
21847	fever-weakened	[.] FE'VER-WEAKENED, a. Debilitated by fever.
21848	fever-weed	[.] FE'VER-WEED, n. A plant of the genus Eryngium.
21849	fever-wort	[.] FE'VER-WORT, n. [See Fever-root.]
21850	feveret	[.] FE'VERET, n. A slight fever. [Not used.]
21851	feverfew	[.] FE'VERFEW, n. [L. febris and fugo.] [.] A plant, or rather a genus of plants, the Matricaria, so named from supposed febrifuge qualities. The common feverfew grows to the height of two or three feet with compound leaves and compound radiated white flowers, with ...
21852	feverish	[.] FE'VERISH, a. [.] 1. Having a slight fever; as the patient is feverish. [.] 2. Diseased with fever or heat; as feverish nature. [.] 3. Uncertain; inconstant; fickle; now hot, now cold. [.] We toss and turn about our feverish will. [.] 4. Hot; sultry; burning; ...
21853	feverishness	[.] FE'VERISHNESS, n. The state of being feverish; a slight febrile affection.
21854	feverous	[.] FE'VEROUS, a. [.] 1. Affected with fever or ague. [.] 2. Having the nature of fever. [.] All feverous kinds. [.] 3. Having a tendency to produce fever; as a feverous disposition of the year. [This word is little used.]
21855	fevery	[.] FE'VERY, a. Affected with fever.
21856	few	[.] FEW, a. [L. pauci. The senses of few and small are often united.] [.] Not many; small in number. Party is the madness of many for the gain of a few; but few men, in times of party, regard the maxim.
21857	fewel	[.] FEW'EL, n. Combustible matter. [See fuel.]
21858	fewness	[.] FEW'NESS, n. [.] 1. Smallness of number; paucity. [.] 2. Paucity of words; brevity. [Not used.]
21859	fiance	[.] FI'ANCE, v.t. To betroth. [See Affiance.]
21860	fiat	[.] FI'AT. [L. from fio.] Let it be done; a decree; a command to do something.
21861	fib	[.] FIB, n. [See Fable.] A lie or falsehood; a word used among children and the vulgar, as a softer expression than lie. [.] FIB, v.i. To lie; to speak falsely.
21862	fibber	[.] FIB'BER, n. One who tells lies or fibs.
21863	fibbing	[.] FIB'BING, ppr. Telling fibs; as a noun, the telling of fibs.
21864	fiber	[.] FI'BER, n. [L. fibra.] [.] 1. A thread; a fine, slender body which constitutes a part of the frame of animals. Of fibers, some are soft and flexible; others more hard and elastic. Those that are soft are hollow, or spungy and full of little cells, as the nervous ...
21865	fibril	[.] FI'BRIL, n. A small fiber; the branch of a fiber; a very slender thread.
21866	fibrin	[.] FI'BRIN, n. [See Fiber.] A peculiar organic compound substance found in animals and vegetables. It is a soft solid, of a greasy appearance, which softens in air, becoming viscid, brown and semitransparent, but is insoluble in water. It is the chief constituent of ...
21867	fibrolite	[.] FIB'ROLITE, n. [from L. fibra, and Gr.] [.] A mineral that occurs with corundum, of a white or gray color, composed of minute fibres some of which appear to be rhomboidal prisms.
21868	fibrous	[.] FI'BROUS, a. [.] 1. Composed or consisting of fibers; as a fibrous body or substance. [.] 2. Containing fibers. In mineralogy, a fibrous fracture, is that which presents fine threads or slender lines, either straight or curved, parallel, diverging, or stellated, ...
21869	fibula	[.] FIB'ULA, n. [L.] [.] 1. The outer and lesser bone of the leg, much smaller than the tibia. [.] 2. A clasp or buckle.
21870	fickle	[.] FICK'LE, a. [L. vacillo; Gr.; Heb. to stagger.] [.] 1. Wavering; inconstant; unstable; of a changeable mind; irresolute; not firm in opinion or purpose; capricious. [.] They know how fickle common lovers are. [.] 2. Not fixed or firm; liable to change or vicissitude; ...
21871	fickleness	[.] FICK'LENESS, n. [.] 1. A wavering; wavering disposition; inconstancy; instability; unsteadiness in opinion or purpose; as the fickleness of lovers. [.] 2. Instability; changeableness; as the fickleness of fortune.
21872	fickly	[.] FICK'LY, adv. Without firmness or steadiness.
21873	fico	[.] FI'CO, n. An act of contempt done with the fingers, expressing a fig for you.
21874	fictile	[.] FIC'TILE, a. [L. fictilis, from fictus, fingo, to feign.] [.] Molded into form by art; manufactured by the potter. [.] Fictile earth is more fragile than crude earth.
21875	fiction	[.] FIC'TION, n. [L. fictio, from fingo, to feign.] [.] 1. The act of feigning, inventing or imagining; as, by the mere fiction of the mind. [.] 2. That which is feigned, invented or imagined. The story is a fiction. [.] So also was the fiction of those golden ...
21876	fictious	[.] FICTIOUS, for fictitious, not used.
21877	fictitious	[.] FICTI'TIOUS, a. [L. fictifius, from fingo, to feign.] [.] 1. Feigned; imaginary; not real. [.] The human persons are as fictitious as the airy ones. [.] 2. Counterfeit; false; not genuine; as fictitious fame.
21878	fictitiously	[.] FICTI'TIOUSLY, adv. By fiction; falsely; counterfeitly.
21879	fictitiousness	[.] FICTI'TIOUSNESS, n. Feigned representation.
21880	fictive	[.] FIC'TIVE, a. Feigned. [Not used.]
21881	fid	[.] FID, n. [.] 1. A square bar of wood or iron, with a shoulder at one end, used to support the top-mast, when erected at the head of the lower mast. [.] 2. A pin of hard wood or iron, tapering to a point, used to open the strands of a rope in splicing.
21882	fiddle	[.] FID'DLE, n. [L. fides, fidicula.] A stringed instrument of music; a violin. [.] FID'DLE, v.i. [.] 1. To play on a fiddle or violin. [.] Themistocles said he could not fiddle, but he could make a small town a great city. [.] It is said that Nero fiddled, ...
21883	fiddle-faddle	[.] FID'DLE-FADDLE, n. Trifles. [A low cant word.] [.] FID'DLE-FADDLE, a. Trifling; making a bustle about nothing. [Vulgar.]
21884	fiddle-stick	[.] FID'DLE-STICK, n. The bow and string with which a fiddler plays on a violin.
21885	fiddle-string	[.] FID'DLE-STRING, n. The string of a fiddle, fastened at the ends and elevated in the middle by a bridge.
21886	fiddle-wood	[.] FID'DLE-WOOD, n. A plant of the genus Citharexylon.
21887	fiddler	[.] FID'DLER, n. One who plays on a fiddle or violin.
21888	fiddling	[.] FID'DLING, ppr. Playing on a fiddle. [.] FID'DLING, n. The act of playing on a fiddle.
21889	fidejussor	[.] FI'DEJUSSOR, n. [L.] A surety; one bound for another.
21890	fidelity	[.] FIDEL'ITY, n. [L. fidelitas, from fides, faith, fido, to trust. See Faith.] [.] 1. Faithfulness; careful and exact observance of duty, or performance of obligations. We expect fidelity in a public minister, in an agent or trustee, in a domestic servant, in a friend. [.] The ...
21891	fidge	[.] FIDGE,
21892	fidget	[.] FIDG'ET, v.i. [allied probably to fickle.] To move one way and the other; to move irregularly or in fits and starts. [A low word.] [.] [.] FIDG'ET, n. Irregular motion; restlessness. [Vulgar.]
21893	fidgety	[.] FIDG'ETY, a. Restless; uneasy. [Vulgar.]
21894	fiducial	[.] FIDU'CIAL, a. [from L. fiducia, from fido, to trust.] [.] 1. Confident; undoubting; firm; as a fiducial reliance on the promises of the gospel. [.] 2. Having the nature of a trust; as fiducial power.
21895	fiducially	[.] FIDU'CIALLY, adv. With confidence.
21896	fiduciary	[.] FIDU'CIARY, a. [L. fiduciarius, from fido, to trust.] [.] 1. Confident; steady; undoubting; unwavering; firm. [.] 2. Not to be doubted; as fiduciary obedience. [.] 3. Held in trust. [.] FIDU'CIARY, n. [.] 1. One who holds a thing in trust; a trustee. [.] 2. ...
21897	fie	[.] FIE, pronounced fi, an exclamation denoting comtempt or dislike.
21898	fief	[.] FIEF, n. [See Fee, Feoff and Feud.] [.] A fee; a feud; an estate held of a superior on condition of military service.
21899	field	[.] FIELD, n. [.] 1. A piece of land inclosed for tillage or pasture; any part of a farm, except the garden and appurtenances of the mansion; properly land not covered with wood, and more strictly applicable to tillage land than to mowing land, which is often called ...
21900	field-basil	[.] FIE'LD-BASIL, n. A plant of several kinds.
21901	field-bed	[.] FIE'LD-BED, n. A bed for the field.
21902	field-book	[.] FIE'LD-BOOK, n. A book used in surveying, in which are set down the angles, stations, distances, &c.
21903	field-colors	[.] FIE'LD-COLORS, n. plu. In war, small flags of about a foot and half square, carried along with the quarter-master general, for marking out the ground for the squadrons and battalions.
21904	field-duck	[.] FIE'LD-DUCK, n. A species of bustard, nearly as large as a pheasant; found chiefly in France.
21905	field-marshal	[.] FIELD-M'ARSHAL, n. The commander of an army; a military officer of high rank in France and Germany, and the highest military officer in England.
21906	field-officer	[.] FIE'LD-OFFICER, n. A military officer above the rank of captain, as a major or colonel.
21907	field-piece	[.] FIE'LD-PIECE, n. A small cannon which is carried along with armies, and used in the field of battle.
21908	field-preacher	[.] FIE'LD-PREACHER, n. One who preaches in the open air.
21909	field-preaching	[.] FIE'LD-PREACHING, n. A preaching in the field or open air.
21910	field-sports	[.] FIE'LD-SPORTS, n. plu. Diversions of the field, as shooting and hunting.
21911	field-staff	[.] FIE'LD-STAFF, n. A weapon carried by gunners, about the length of a halbert, with a spear at the end; having on each side ears screwed on, like the cock of a match-lock, where the gunners screw in lighted matches, when they are on command.
21912	field-works	[.] FIE'LD-WORKS, n. In the military art, works thrown up by an army in besieging a fortress, or by the besieged to defend the place.
21913	fielded	[.] FIE'LDED, a. Being in the field of battle; encamped.
21914	fieldfare	[.] FIE'LDFARE, n. [field and fare, wandering in the field.] [.] A bird of the genus Turdus or thrush, about ten inches in length, the head ash-colored, the back and greater coverts of the wings, of a fine deep chestnut, and the tail black. These birds pass the summer ...
21915	fieldmouse	[.] FIE'LDMOUSE, n. A species of mouse that lives in the field, burrowing in banks, &c.
21916	fieldroom	[.] FIE'LDROOM, n. Open space. [Not in use.]
21917	fieldy	[.] FIE'LDY, a. Open like a field. [Not in use.]
21918	fiend	[.] FIEND, n. [See Feud, contention.] [.] An enemy in the worst sense; an implacable or malicious foe; the devil; an infernal being. [.] O woman! woman! when to ill thy mind is bent, all hell contains no fouler fiend.
21919	fiendful	[.] FIE'NDFUL, a. Full of evil or malignant practices.
21920	fiendlike	[.] FIE'NDLIKE, a. Resembling a field; maliciously wicked; diabolical.
21921	fierce	[.] FIERCE, n. fers. [L. ferus, ferox, the primary sense of which is wild, running, rushing.] [.] 1. Vehement; violent; furious; rushing; impetuous; as a fierce wind. [.] 2. Savage; ravenous; easily enraged; as a fierce lion. [.] 3. Vehement in rage; eager of ...
21922	fierce-minded	[.] FIERCE-MINDED, a. Vehement; of a furious temper.
21923	fiercely	[.] FIERCELY, adv. fers'ly. [.] 1. Violently; furiously; with rage; as, both sides fiercely fought. [.] 2. With a wild aspect; as, to look fiercely.
21924	fierceness	[.] FIERCENESS, n. fers'ness. [.] 1. Ferocity; savageness. [.] The defect of heat which gives fierceness to our natures. [.] 2. Eagerness for blood; fury; as the fierceness of a lion or bear. [.] 3. Quickness to attack; keenness in anger and resentment. [.] The ...
21925	fieriness	[.] FI'ERINESS, n. [See Fiery, Fire.] [.] 1. The quality of being fiery; hear; acrimony; the quality of a substance that excites a sensation of heat. [.] 2. Heat of temper; irritability; as fieriness of temper.
21926	fiery	[.] FI'ERY, a. [from fire.] [.] 1. Consisting of fire; as the fiery gulf of Etna. [.] And fiery billows roll below. [.] 2. Hot like fire; as a fiery heart. [.] 3. Vehement; ardent; very active; impetuous; as a fiery spirit. [.] 4. Passionate; easily provoked; ...
21927	fife	[.] FIFE, n. [L. pipio, to pip or peep, as a chicken. The word may have received its name from a hollow stalk, or from its sound.] [.] A small pipe, used as a wind instrument, chiefly in martial music with drums. [.] FIFE, v.t. To play on a fife.
21928	fifer	[.] FI'FER, n. One who plays on a fife.
21929	fifteen	[.] FIFTEE'N, a. Five and ten.
21930	fifteenth	[.] FIFTEE'NTH, a. [.] 1. The ordinal of fifteen; the fifth after the tenth. [.] 2. Containing one part in fifteen.
21931	fifth	[.] FIFTH, a. [See Five.] [.] 1. The ordinal of five; the next to the fourth. [.] 2. Elliptically, a fifth part; or the word may be considered as a noun, as to give a fifth or two fifths. [.] FIFTH, n. In music, an interval consisting of three tones and a ...
21932	fifthly	[.] FIFTH'LY, adv. In the fifth place.
21933	fiftieth	[.] FIF'TIETH, a. [.] The ordinal of fifty; as the fiftieth part of a foot. This may be used elliptically, as a fiftieth of his goods, part being understood; or in this case, the word may be treated in grammars as a noun, admitting a plural, as two fiftieths.
21934	fifty	[.] FIF'TY, a. [.] Five tens; five times ten; as fifty men. It may be used as a noun in the plural. [.] And they sat down by fifties. Mark 6.
21935	fig	[.] FIG, n. [L. ficus; Heb.] [.] 1. The fruit of the fig tree, which is of a round or oblong shape, and a dark purplish color, with a pulp of a sweet taste. But the varieties are numerous; some being blue, others red, and others of a dark brown color. [.] 2. The ...
21936	fig-marigold	[.] FIG-MAR'IGOLD, n. The Mesembryanthemum, a succulent plant, resembling houseleek; the leaves grow opposite by pairs.
21937	fig-pecker	[.] FIG'-PECKER, n. [L. ficedula.] A bird.
21938	fig-tree	[.] FIG'-TREE, n. A tree of the genus Ficus, growing in warm climates. The receptacle is common, turbinated, carnous and connivent, inclosing the florets either in the same or in a distinct one. The male calyx is tripartite; no corol; three stamens. The female calyx ...
21939	fight	[.] FIGHT, v.i. [.] 1. To strive or contend for victory, in battle or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to contend in arms. [.] Come and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon. Judges. ...
21940	fighter	[.] FIGHTER, n. One that fights; a combatant; a warrior.
21941	fighting	[.] FIGHTING, ppr. [.] 1. Contending in battle; striving for victory or conquest. [.] 2. a. Qualified for war; fit for battle. [.] A host of fighting men. 2Chron. 26. [.] 3. Occupied in war; being the scene of war; as a fighting field. [.] FIGHTING, n. ...
21942	figment	[.] FIG'MENT, n. [L. figmentum, from fingo, to feign.] [.] An invention; a fiction; something feigned or imagined. These assertions are the figments of idle brains.
21943	figulate	[.] FIG'ULATE, a. [L. figulo, to fashion, from fingo, or rather figo, which appears to be the root of fingo.] [.] Made of potter's clay; molded; shaped. [Little used.]
21944	figurability	[.] FIGURABIL'ITY, n. The quality of being capable of a certain fixed or stable form.
21945	figurable	[.] FIG'URABLE, a. [from figure.] Capable of being brought to a certain fixed form or shape. Thus lead is figurable, but water is not.
21946	figural	...
21947	figurate	[.] FIG'URATE, a. [L. figuratus.] [.] 1. Of a certain determinate form. [.] Plants are all figurate and determinate, which inanimate bodies are not. [.] 2. Resembling any thing of a determinate form; as figurate stones, stones or fossils resembling shells. [.] 3. ...
21948	figurated	[.] FIG'URATED, a. Having a determinate form.
21949	figuration	[.] FIGURA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of giving figure or determinate form. [.] 2. Determination to a certain form. [.] 3. Mixture of concords and discords in music.
21950	figurative	[.] FIG'URATIVE, a. [.] 1. Representing something else; representing by resemblance; typical. [.] This they will say, was figurative, and served by God's appointment but for a time, to shadow out the true glory of a more divine sanctity. [.] 2. Representing by resemblance; ...
21951	figuratively	[.] FIG'URATIVELY, adv. By a figure; in a manner to exhibit ideas by resemblance; in a sense different from that which words originally imply. Words are used figuratively, when they express something different from their usual meaning.
21952	figure	[.] FIG'URE, n. fig'ur. [L. figura, from figo, to fix or set. See Feign.] [.] 1. The form of any thing as expressed by the outline or terminating extremities. Flowers have exquisite figures. A triangle is a figure of three sides. A square is a figure of four equal ...
21953	figure-caster	[.] FIG'URE-CASTER,
21954	figure-flinger	[.] FIG'URE-FLINGER, n. A pretender to astrology.
21955	figure-stone	[.] FIG'URE-STONE, n. A name of the agalmatolite, or bildstein.
21956	figured	[.] FIG'URED, pp. [.] 1. Represented by resemblance; adorned with figures; formed into a determinate figure. [.] 2. In music, free and florid.
21957	figuring	[.] FIG'URING, ppr. Forming into determinate shape; representing by types or resemblances; adorning with figures; making a distinguished appearance.
21958	filaceous	[.] FILA'CEOUS, a. [L. filum, a thread.] Composed or consisting of threads.
21959	filacer	[.] FIL'ACER, n. [.] An officer in the English Court of Common Pleas, so called from filing the writs on which he makes process. There are fourteen of them in their several divisions and counties. They make out all original processes, real, personal and mixed.
21960	filament	[.] FIL'AMENT, n. [L. filamenta, threads, from filum.] [.] A thread; a fiber. In anatomy and natural history, a fine thread of which flesh, nerves, skin, plants, roots, &c., and also some minerals, are composed. So the spider's web is composed of filaments. The threadlike ...
21961	filamentous	[.] FILAMENT'OUS, a. Like a thread; consisting of fine filaments.
21962	filanders	[.] FIL'ANDERS, n. [.] A disease in hawks, consisting of filaments of coagulated blood; also, small worms wrapped in a thin skin or net, near the reins of a hawk.
21963	filatory	[.] FIL'ATORY, n. [from L. filum, a thread.] A machine which forms or spins threads. [.] This manufactory has three filatories, each of 640 reels, which are moved by a water wheel, and besides a small filatory turned by men.
21964	filbert	[.] FIL'BERT, n. [L. avellana, with which the first syllable corresponds; fil, vel.] [.] The fruit of the Corylus or hazel; an egg shaped nut, containing a kernel, that has a mild, farinaceous, oily taste, which is agreeable to the palate. The oil is said to be little ...
21965	filch	[.] FILCH, v.t. [This word, like pilfer, is probably from the root of file, or peel, to strip or rub off. But I know not from what source we have received it.] [.] To steal something of little value; to pilfer; to steal; to pillage; to take wrongfully from another. [.] Fain ...
21966	filched	[.] FILCH'ED, pp. Stolen; taken wrongfully from another; pillaged; pilfered.
21967	filcher	[.] FILCH'ER, n. A thief; one who is guilty of petty theft.
21968	filching	[.] FILCH'ING, ppr. Stealing; taking from another wrongfully; pilfering.
21969	filchingly	[.] FILCH'INGLY, adv. By pilfering; in a thievish manner.
21970	file	[.] FILE, n. [L. filum. The primary sense is probably to draw out or extend, or to twist.] [.] 1. A thread, string of line; particularly, a line or wire on which papers are strung in due order for preservation, and for conveniently finding them when wanted. Documents ...
21971	file-cutter	[.] FI'LE-CUTTER, n. A maker of files.
21972	file-leader	[.] FILE-LE'ADER, n. The soldier placed in the front of a file.
21973	filed	[.] FI'LED, pp. Placed on a line or wire; placed in a bundle and indorsed; smoothed or polished with a file.
21974	filemot	[.] FI'LEMOT, n. A yellowish brown color; the color of a faded leaf.
21975	filer	[.] FI'LER, n. One who uses a file in smoothing and polishing.
21976	filial	[.] FIL'IAL, a. [L. filius, a son, flia, a daughter.] [.] 1. Pertaining to a son or daughter; becoming a child in relation to his parents. Filial love is such an affection as a child naturally bears to his parents. Filial duty or obedience is such duty or obedience ...
21977	filiation	[.] FILIA'TION, n. [L. filius, a son.] [.] 1. The relation of a son or child to a father; correlative to paternity. [.] 2. Adoption.
21978	filiform	[.] FIL'IFORM, n. [L. filum, a thread, and form.] [.] Having the form of a thread or filament; of equal thickness from top to bottom; as a filiform style or peduncle.
21979	filigrane	[.] FIL'IGRANE, n. sometimes written filigree. [L. filum, a thread, and granum, a grain.] [.] A kind of enrichment on gold and silver, wrought delicately in the manner of little threads or grains, or of both intermixed.
21980	filigraned	[.] FIL'IGRANED, or FIL'IGREED, a. Ornamented with filigrane.
21981	filigreed	[.] FIL'IGRANED, or FIL'IGREED, a. Ornamented with filigrane.
21982	filing	[.] FI'LING, ppr. Placing on a string or wire, or in a bundle of papers; presenting for trial; marching in a file; smoothing with a file.
21983	filings	[.] FI'LINGS, n. plu. Fragments or particles rubbed off by the act of filing; as filings of iron.
21984	fill	[.] FILL, v.t. [Gr. allied perhaps to fold and felt; to stuff; L. pilus, pileus. We are told that the Gr. to approach, signified originally to thrust or drive, L. pello, and contracted, it is rendered to fill, and is full.] [.] 1. Properly, to press; to crowd; to stuff. ...
21985	fillagree	[.] FILLAGREE. [See Filigrane.]
21986	filled	[.] FILL'ED, pp. Made full; supplied with abundance.
21987	filler	[.] FILL'ER, n. [.] 1. One who fills; one whose employment is to fill vessels. [.] They have six diggers to four fillers, so as to keep the fillers always at work. [.] 2. That which fills any space. [.] 3. One that supplies abundantly.
21988	fillet	[.] FIL'LET, n. [L. filum.] [.] 1. A little band to tie about the hair of the head. [.] A belt her waist, a fillet binds her hair. [.] 2. The fleshy part of the thigh; applied to veal; as a fillet of veal. [.] 3. Meat rolled together and tied round. [.] 4. ...
21989	fillibeg	[.] FIL'LIBEG, n. A little plaid; a dress reaching only to the knees, worn in the highlands of Scotland.
21990	filling	[.] FILL'ING, ppr. Making full; supplying abundantly; growing full. [.] FILL'ING, n. [.] 1. A making full; supply. [.] 2. The woof in weaving.
21991	fillip	[.] FIL'LIP, v.t. [probably from the root of L. pello, like pelt. See Filly.] [.] To strike with the nail of the finger, first placed against the ball of the thumb, and forced from that position with some violence. [.] FIL'LIP, n. a jerk of the finger forced suddenly ...
21992	filly	[.] FIL'LY, n. [L. filia, Eng. foal, a shoot, issue.] [.] 1. A female or mare colt; a young mare. [.] 2. A young horse. [Not used.] [.] 3. A wanton girl.
21993	film	[.] FILM, n. [L. velamen, or from L. pellis.] [.] A thin skin; a pellicle, as on the eye. In plants, it denotes the thin skin which separates the seeds in pods. [.] FILM, v.t. To cover with a thin skin or pellicle.
21994	filmy	[.] FILM'Y, a. Composed of thin membranes or pellicles. [.] Whose filmy cord should bind the struggling fly.
21995	filter	[.] FIL'TER, n. [.] A strainer; a piece of woolen cloth, paper or other substance, through which liquors are passed for defecation. A filter may be made in the form of a hollow inverted cone, or by a twist of thread or yarn, being wetted and one end put in the liquor ...
21996	filtered	[.] FIL'TERED, pp. Strained; defecated by a filter.
21997	filtering	[.] FIL'TERING, ppr. Straining; defecating.
21998	filth	[.] FILTH, n. [See Foul and Defile.] [.] 1. Dirt; any foul matter; any thing that soils or defiles; waste matter; nastiness. [.] 2. Corruption; pollution; any thing that sullies or defiles the moral character. [.] To purify the soul from the dross and filth of ...
21999	filthily	[.] FILTH'ILY, adv. In a filthy manner; foully; grossly.
22000	filthiness	[.] FILTH'INESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being filthy. [.] 2. Foulness; dirtiness; filth; nastiness. [.] Carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place. [.] 2Chron. 29. [.] 3. Corruption; pollution; defilement by sin; impurity. [.] Let us cleanse ourselves ...
22001	filthy	[.] FILTH'Y, a. [.] 1. Dirty; foul; unclean; nasty. [.] 2. Polluted; defiled by sinful practices; morally impure. [.] He that is filthy, let him be filthy still. Rev. 22. [.] 3. Obtained by base and dishonest means; as filthy lucre. Titus 1.
22002	filtrate	[.] FIL'TRATE, v.t. [See Filter.] [.] To filter; to defecate, as liquor, by straining or percolation.
22003	filtration	[.] FILTRA'TION, n. The act or process of filtering; defecation by passing liquors through woolen cloth, brown paper, or other porous substance, as certain kinds of stone, which permit the liquor to pass, but retain the foreign matter.
22004	fimble-hemp	[.] FIMBLE-HEMP, n. [Female-hemp.] Light summer hemp that bears no seed.
22005	fimbriate	[.] FIM'BRIATE, a. [L. fimbria, a border or fringe.] [.] In botany, fringed; having the edge surrounded by hairs or bristles. [.] FIM'BRIATE, v.t. To hem; to fringe.
22006	fimbriated	[.] FIM'BRIATED, a. In heraldry, ornamented, as an ordinary, with a narrow border or hem of another tincture.
22007	fin	[.] FIN, n. [L. pinna or penna. The sense is probably a shoot, or it is from diminishing. See Fine.] [.] The fin of a fish consists of a membrane supported by rays, or little bony or cartilaginous ossicles. The fins of fish serve to keep their bodies upright, and ...
22008	finable	[.] FI'NABLE, a. [See Fine.] [.] 1. That admits a fine. [.] 2. Subject to a fine or penalty; as a finable person or offense.
22009	final	[.] FI'NAL, a. [L. finalis. See fine.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last ultimate; as the final issue or event of things; final hope; final salvation. [.] 2. Conclusive; decisive; ultimate; as a final judgment. The battle of Waterloo was final to ...
22010	finally	[.] FI'NALLY, adv. [.] 1. At the end or conclusion; ultimately; lastly. The cause is expensive, but we shall finally recover. The contest was long, but the Romans finally conquered. [.] 2. Completely; beyond recovery. [.] The enemy was finally exterminated.
22011	finance	[.] FINANCE, n. finans'. [See Fine.] [.] Revenue; income of a king or state. [.] The United States, near the close of the revolution, appointed a superintendent of finance. [.] [It is more generally used in the plural.]
22012	finances	[.] FINAN'CES, n. plu. [.] 1. Revenue; funds in the public treasury, or accruing to it; public resources of money. The finances of the king or government were in a low condition. The finances were exhausted. [.] 2. The income or resources of individuals. [.] [But ...
22013	financial	[.] FINAN'CIAL, a. Pertaining to public revenue; as financial concerns or operations.
22014	financially	[.] FINAN'CIALLY, adv. In relation to finances or public revenue; in a manner to produce revenue. [.] We should be careful not to consider as financially effective exports, all the goods and produce which have been sent abroad.
22015	financier	[.] FINANCIE'R, n. [.] 1. An officer who receives and manages the public revenues; a treasurer. [.] 2. One who is skilled in the principles or system of public revenue; one who understands the mode of raising money by imposts, excise or taxes, and the economical ...
22016	finary	[.] FI'NARY, n. [from fine, refine.] In iron works, the second forge at the iron mill. [See Finery.]
22017	finch	[.] FINCH, n. [.] A bird. But finch is used chiefly in composition; as chaffinch, goldfinch. These belong to the genus Fringilla.
22018	find	[.] FIND, v.t. pret. and pp. found. [L. venio; but in sense, with invenio. The primary sense is to come to, to rush, to fall on, to meet, to set on.] [.] 1. Literally, to come to; to meet; hence, to discover by the eye; to gain first sight or knowledge of something ...
22019	finder	[.] FINDER, n. One who meets or falls on any thing; one that discovers what is lost or is unknown; one who discovers by searching, or by accident.
22020	findfault	[.] FINDFAULT, n. A censurer; a caviller.
22021	findfaulting	[.] FINDFAULT'ING, a. Apt to censure; captious.
22022	finding	[.] FINDING, ppr. Discovering. [.] FINDING, n. [.] 1. Discovery; the act of discovering. [.] 2. In law, the return of a jury to a bill; a verdict.
22023	findy	[.] FIN'DY, a. Full; heavy; or firm, solid, substantial. Obs. [.] A cold May and a windy, [.] Makes the barn fat and findy.
22024	fine	[.] FINE, a. [.] 1. Small; thin; slender; minute; of very small diameter; as a fine thread; fine silk; a fine hair. We say also, fine sand, fine particles. [.] 2. Subtil; thin; tenuous; as, fine spirits evaporate; a finer medium opposed to a grosser. [.] 3. ...
22025	fined	[.] FI'NED, pp. [.] 1. Refined; purified; defecated. [.] 2. Subjected to a pecuniary penalty.
22026	fineddrawing	[.] FI'NEDDRAWING, n. Rentering; a dextrous or nice sewing up the rents of cloths or stuffs.
22027	finedraw	[.] FI'NEDRAW, v.t. [find and draw.] To sew up a rent with so much nicety that it is not perceived.
22028	finedrawer	[.] FI'NEDRAWER, n. One who finedraws.
22029	finefingered	[.] FI'NEFINGERED, a. Nice in workmanship; dextrous at fine work.
22030	fineless	[.] FI'NELESS, a. Endless; boundless. [Not used.]
22031	finely	[.] FI'NELY, adv. [.] 1. In minute parts; as a substance finely pulverized. [.] 2. To a thin or sharp edge; as an instrument finely sharpened. [.] 3. Gaily; handsomely; beautifully; with elegance and taste. she was finely attired. [.] 4. With elegance or beauty. [.] Plutarch ...
22032	fineness	[.] FI'NENESS, n. [.] 1. Thinness; smallness; slenderness; as the finances of a thread or silk. Hence. [.] 2. Consisting of fine threads; as fine linen. [.] 3. Smallness; minuteness; as the fineness of sand or particles; the fineness of soil or mold. [.] 4. ...
22033	finer	[.] FI'NER, n. [.] 1. One who refines or purifies. Prov. 25:4. [.] 2. a. Comparative of fine.
22034	finery	[.] FI'NERY, n. [.] 1. Show; splendor; gaiety of colors or appearance; as the finery of a dress. [.] 2. Showy articles of dress; gay clothes, jewels, trinkets, &c. [.] 3. In iron-works, the second forge at the iron-mills. [See Finary.]
22035	finespun	[.] FI'NESPUN, a. Drawn to a fine thread; minute; subtle.
22036	finess	[.] FINESS',
22037	finesse	[.] FINESSE, n. Artifice; stratagem; subtilty of contrivance to gain a point.
22038	finessing	[.] FINESS'ING, ppr. Practicing artifice to accomplish a purpose.
22039	finestill	[.] FI'NESTILL, v.t. To distill spirit from molasses,treacle or some preparation of saccharine matter.
22040	finestiller	[.] FI'NESTILLER, n. One who distills spirit from treacle or molasses.
22041	finestilling	[.] FI'NESTILLING, n. The operation of distilling spirit from molasses or treacle.
22042	finfish	[.] FIN'FISH, n. A species of slender whale.
22043	finfooted	[.] FIN'FOOTED, a. Having palmated feet, or feet with toes connected by a membrane.
22044	finger	[.] FIN'GER, n. fing'ger. [.] 1. One of the extreme parts of the hand, a small member shooting to a point. The fingers have joints which peculiarly fit them to be the instruments of catching, seizing and holding. When we speak of the fingers generally, we include the ...
22045	finger-board	[.] FIN'GER-BOARD, n. The board at the neck of a violin, guitar or the like, where the fingers act on the strings.
22046	finger-fern	[.] FIN'GER-FERN, n. A plant, asplenium.
22047	finger-shell	[.] FIN'GER-SHELL, n. A marine shell resembling a finger.
22048	finger-stone	[.] FIN'GER-STONE, n. A fossil resembling an arrow.
22049	fingered	[.] FIN'GERED, pp. [.] 1. Played on; handled; touched. [.] 2. a. Having fingers. In botany, digitate; having leaflets like fingers.
22050	fingering	[.] FIN'GERING, ppr. Handling; touching lightly. [.] FIN'GERING, n. [.] 1. The act of touching lightly or handling. [.] 2. The manner of touching an instrument of music. [.] 3. Delicate work made with the fingers.
22051	fingle-fangle	[.] FIN'GLE-FANGLE, n. A trifle. [Vulgar.]
22052	fingrigo	[.] FIN'GRIGO, n. A plant, of the genus Pisonia. The fruit is a kind of berry or plum.
22053	finical	[.] FIN'ICAL, a. [from fine.] [.] 1. Nice; spruce; foppish; pretending to a great nicety or superfluous elegance; as a finical fellow. [.] 2. Affectedly nice or showy; as a finical dress.
22054	finically	[.] FIN'ICALLY, adv. With great nicety or spruceness; foppishly.
22055	finicalness	[.] FIN'ICALNESS, n. Extreme nicety in dress or manners; foppishness.
22056	fining	[.] FI'NING, ppr. [See Fine, the verb.] [.] 1. Clarifying; refining; purifying; defecating; separating from extraneous matter. [.] 2. [See Fine, the noun.] Imposing a fine or pecuniary penalty.
22057	fining-pot	[.] FIN'ING-POT, n. A vessel in which metals are refined.
22058	finis	[.] FI'NIS, n. [L.] An end; conclusion.
22059	finish	[.] FIN'ISH, v.t. [L. finio, from finis, an end.] [.] 1. To arrive at the end of, in performance; to complete; as, to finish a house; to finish a journey. [.] Thus the heavens and the earth were finished. Gen. 2. [.] 2. To make perfect. [.] Episodes, taken separately, ...
22060	finished	[.] FIN'ISHED, pp. [.] 1. Completed; ended; done; perfected. [.] 2. a. Complete; perfect; polished to the highest degree of excellence; as a finished poem; a finished education.
22061	finisher	[.] FIN'ISHER, n. [.] 1. One who finishes; one who completely performs. [.] 2. One who puts an end to. [.] 3. One who completes or perfects. [.] Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. Heb. 12.
22062	finishing	[.] FIN'ISHING, ppr. Completing; perfecting; bringing to an end.
22063	finite	[.] FI'NITE, a. [L. finitus, from finio, to finish, from finis, limit.] [.] Having a limit; limited; bounded; opposed to infinite, as finite number, finite existence; applied to this life, we say, a finite being, finite duration.
22064	finitely	[.] FI'NITELY, adv. Within limits; to a certain degree only.
22065	finiteness	[.] FI'NITENESS, n. Limitation; confinement within certain boundaries; as the finiteness of our natural powers.
22066	finitude	[.] FIN'ITUDE, n. Limitation. [Not used.]
22067	finless	[.] FIN'LESS, a. [from fin.] Destitute of fins; as finless fish.
22068	finlike	[.] FIN'LIKE, a. Resembling a fin; as a finlike oar.
22069	finn	[.] FINN, n. A native of Finland, in Europe.
22070	finned	[.] FIN'NED, a. Having broad edges on either side; applied to a plow.
22071	finnikin	[.] FIN'NIKIN, n. A sort of pigeon, with a crest somewhat resembling the mane of a horse.
22072	finny	[.] FIN'NY, a. Furnished with fins; as finny fish; finny tribes; finny prey.
22073	finochio	[.] FINO'CHIO, n. A variety of fennel.
22074	finscale	[.] FIN'SCALE, n. A river fish, called the rudd.
22075	fipple	[.] FIP'PLE, n. [L. fibula.] A stopper. [Not in use.]
22076	fir	[.] FIR, n. [.] The name of several species of the genus Pinus; as the Scotch fir, the silver fir, spruce fir, hemlock fir, and oriental fir.
22077	fir-tree	[.] FIR-TREE. [See fir.]
22078	fire	[.] FIRE, n. [The radical sense of fire is usually, to rush, to rage, to be violently agitated; and if this is the sense of fire, in coincides with L. furo. It may be from shining or consuming.] [.] 1. Heat and light emanating visibly, perceptibly and simultaneously ...
22079	fire-arrow	[.] FI'RE-ARROW, n. A small iron dart, furnished with a match impregnated with powder and sulphur, used to fire the sails of ships.
22080	fire-company	[.] FI'RE-COMPANY, n. A company of men for managing an engine to extinguish fires.
22081	fire-engine	[.] FI'RE-ENGINE, n. An engine for throwing water to extinguish fire and save buildings.
22082	fire-escape	[.] FIRE-ESCA'PE, n. A machine for escaping from windows, when houses are on fire.
22083	fire-office	[.] FI'RE-OFFICE, n. An office for making insurance against fire.
22084	fire-ordeal	[.] FIRE-ORDEAL, n. [See Ordeal.]
22085	firearms	[.] FI'REARMS, n. plu. Arms or weapons which expel their charge by the combustion of powder, as pistols, muskets, &c.
22086	fireball	[.] FI'REBALL, n. [.] 1. A grenade; a ball filled with powder or other combustibles, intended to be thrown among enemies, and to injure by explosion. [.] 2. A meteor which passes rapidly through the air and displodes.
22087	firebare	[.] FI'REBARE, n. In old writers, a beacon.
22088	firebarrel	[.] FI'REBARREL, n. A hollow cylinder used in fireships, to convey the fire to the shrouds.
22089	firebavin	[.] FI'REBAVIN, n. A bundle of brush-wood, used in fireships.
22090	fireblast	[.] FI'REBL'AST, n. A disease in hops, chiefly towards the later periods of their growth.
22091	firebote	[.] FI'REBOTE, n. Allowance of fuel, to which a tenant is entitled.
22092	firebrand	[.] FI'REBRAND, n. [.] 1. A piece of wood kindled or on fire. [.] 2. An incendiary; one who inflames factions, or causes contention and mischief.
22093	firebrick	[.] FI'REBRICK, n. A brick that will sustain intense heat without fusion.
22094	firebrush	[.] FI'REBRUSH, n. A brush used to sweep the hearth.
22095	firebucket	[.] FI'REBUCKET, n. A bucket to convey water to engines for extinguishing fire.
22096	fireclay	[.] FI'RECLAY, n. A kind of clay that will sustain intense heat, used in making firebricks.
22097	firecock	[.] FI'RECOCK, n. A cock or spout to let out water for extinguishing fire.
22098	firecross	[.] FI'RECROSS, n. Something used in Scotland as a signal to take arms; the ends being burnt black, and in some parts smeared with blood.
22099	fired	[.] FI'RED, pp. Set on fire; inflamed; kindled; animated; irritated.
22100	firedamp	[.] FI'REDAMP. [See Damp.]
22101	firedrake	[.] FI'REDRAKE, n. [.] 1. A fiery serpent. [.] 2. An ignis fatuus.
22102	fireflair	[.] FI'REFLAIR, n. A species of ray-fish or Raja.
22103	firefly	[.] FI'REFLY, n. A species of fly which has on its belly a spot which shines; and another species which emits light from under its wings, as it flies.
22104	firehook	[.] FI'REHOOK, n. A large hook for pulling down building in conflagrations.
22105	firelock	[.] FI'RELOCK, n. A musket, or other gun, with a lock, which is discharged by striking fire with flint and steel.
22106	fireman	[.] FI'REMAN, n. [.] 1. A man whose business is to extinguish fires in towns. [.] 2. A man of violent passions. [Not used.]
22107	firemaster	[.] FI'REM'ASTER, n. An officer of artillery who superintends the composition of fireworks.
22108	firenew	[.] FI'RENEW, a. Fresh from the forge; bright.
22109	firepan	[.] FI'REPAN, n. A pan for holding or conveying fire. Ex. 28.
22110	fireplace	[.] FI'REPLACE, n. The part of a chimney appropriated to the fire; a hearth.
22111	fireplug	[.] FI'REPLUG, n. A plug for drawing water from a pipe to extinguish fire.
22112	firepot	[.] FI'REPOT, n. A small earthen pot filled with combustibles, used in military operations.
22113	firer	[.] FI'RER, n. One who sets fire to any thing; an incendiary.
22114	fireship	[.] FI'RESHIP, n. A vessel filled with combustibles and furnished with grappling irons to hook and set fire to an enemy's ships.
22115	fireshovel	[.] FI'RESHOVEL, n. A shovel or instrument for taking up or removing coals of fire.
22116	fireside	[.] FIRESIDE, n. A place near the fire or hearth; home; domestic life or retirement.
22117	firestick	[.] FI'RESTICK, n. A lighted stick or brand.
22118	firestone	[.] FI'RESTONE, n. [.] 1. A fossil, the pyrite. [See Pyrite.] [.] 2. A kind of freestone which bears a high degree of heat.
22119	fireward	[.] FIREWARD,
22120	firewarden	[.] FIREWARDEN, n. An officer who has authority to direct others in the extinguishing of fires.
22121	firewood	[.] FI'REWOOD, n. Wood for fuel.
22122	firework	[.] FI'REWORK, n. Usually in the plural, fireworks. [.] Preparations of gun-powder, sulphur and other inflammable materials, used for making explosions in the air, on occasions of public rejoicing; pyrotechnical exhibitions. This word is applied also to various combustible ...
22123	fireworker	[.] FI'REWORKER, n. An officer of artillery subordinate to the firemaster.
22124	firing	[.] FI'RING, ppr. Setting fire to; kindling; animating; exciting; inflaming; discharging firearms. [.] FI'RING, n. [.] 1. The act of discharging firearms. [.] 2. Fuel; firewood or coal.
22125	firing-iron	[.] FI'RING-IRON, n. An instrument used in farriery to discuss swellings and knots.
22126	firk	[.] FIRK, v.t. To beat; to whip; to chastise. [Not used.]
22127	firkin	[.] FIRKIN, n. fur'kin. [.] A measure of capacity, being the fourth part of a barrel. It is nine gallons of beer, or eight gallons of ale, soap or herrings. In America, the firkin is rarely used, except for butter or lard, and signifies a small vessel or cask of indeterminate ...
22128	firlot	[.] FIR'LOT, n. A dry measure used in Scotland. The oat firlot contains 21 1/4 pints of that country; the wheat firlot 224 cubic inches; the barley firlot 21 standard pints.
22129	firm	[.] FIRM, a. ferm. [L. firmus. This is the root of L. ferrum, iron.] [.] 1. Properly, fixed; hence, applied to the matter of bodies, it signifies closely compressed; compact; hard; solid; as firm flesh; firm muscles; some species of wood are more firm than others; ...
22130	firmament	[.] FIRMAMENT, n. ferm'ament. [L. firmamentum, from firmus, firmo.] [.] The region of the air; the sky or heavens. In scripture, the word denotes an expanse, a wide extent; for such is the signification of the Hebrew word, coinciding with regio, region, and reach. ...
22131	firmamental	[.] FIRMAMENT'AL, a. Pertaining to the firmament; celestial; being of the upper regions.
22132	firman	[.] FIR'MAN, n. An Asiatic word, denoting a passport, permit, license, or grant of privileges.
22133	firmed	[.] FIRMED, pp. ferm'ed. Established; confirmed.
22134	firming	[.] FIRMING, ppr. ferm'ing, Settling; making firm and stable.
22135	firmitude	[.] FIRMITUDE, n. ferm'itude. Strength; solidity. [Not in use.]
22136	firmity	[.] FIRMITY, n. ferm'ity. Strength; firmness. [Not used.]
22137	firmless	[.] FIRMLESS, a. ferm'less. Detached from substance. [.] Does passion still the firmless mind control.
22138	firmly	[.] FIRMLY, ad. ferm'ly. [.] 1. Solidly; compactly; closely; as particles of matter firmly cohering. [.] 2. Steadily; with constancy or fixedness; immovably; steadfastly. He firmly believes in the divine origin of the scriptures. His resolution is firmly fixed. ...
22139	firmness	[.] FIRM'NESS, n. ferm'ness. [.] 1. Closeness or denseness of texture or structure; compactness; hardness; solidity; as the firmness of wood, stone, cloth or other substance. [.] 2. Stability; strength; as the firmness of a union, or of a confederacy. [.] 3. Steadfastness; ...
22140	first	[.] FIRST, a. furst. [See fare and for.] [.] 1. Advanced before or further than any other in progression; foremost in place; as the first man in a marching company or troop is the man that precedes all the rest. Hence, [.] 2. Preceding all others in the order of ...
22141	first-begotten	[.] FIRST-BEGOT'TEN, a. First produced; the eldest of children.
22142	first-born	[.] FIRST'-BORN, a. [.] 1. First brought forth; first in the order of nativity; eldest; as the first-born son. [.] 2. Most excellent; most distinguished or exalted. Christ is called the first-born of every creature. Col. 1. [.] FIRST'-BORN, n. The eldest child; ...
22143	first-created	[.] FIRST-CREA'TED, a. Created before any other.
22144	first-fruit	[.] FIRST-FRUIT,
22145	first-fruits	[.] FIRST-FRUITS, n. [.] 1. The fruit or produce first matured and collected in any season. Of these the Jews made an oblation to God, as an acknowledgment of his sovereign dominion. [.] 2. The first profits of any thing. In the church of England, the profits of ...
22146	first-rate	[.] FIRST'-RATE, a. [.] 1. Of the highest excellence; preeminent; as a first-rate scholar or painter. [.] 2. Being of the largest size; as a first-rate ship.
22147	firstling	[.] FIRST'LING, a. First produced; as firstling males. Deut. 15. [.] FIRST'LING, n. [.] 1. The first produce or offspring; applied to beasts; as the firstlings of cattle. [.] 2. The thing first thought or done. [Not used.] [.] The very firstlings of my ...
22148	fisc	[.] FISC, n. [L. fiscus. Fiscus, signifies a basket or hanaper, probably from the twigs which composed the first baskets. Eng. whisk. The word coincides in elements with basket, and L. fascia, twigs being the primitive bands.] [.] The treasury of a prince or state; ...
22149	fiscal	[.] FISC'AL, a. Pertaining to the public treasury or revenue. [.] The fiscal arrangement of government. [.] FISC'AL, n. [.] 1. Revenue; the income of a prince or state. [.] 2. A treasurer.
22150	fish	[.] FISH, n. [L. piscis.] [.] 1. An animal that lives in water. Fish is a general name for a class of animals subsisting in water, which were distributed by Linne into six orders. They breathe by means of gills, swim by the aid of fins, and are oviparous. Some of ...
22151	fisher	[.] FISH'ER, n [.] 1. One who is employed in catching fish. [.] 2. A species of weasel.
22152	fisherboat	[.] FISH'ERBOAT, n. A boat employed in catching fish.
22153	fisherman	[.] FISH'ERMAN, n. [.] 1. One whose occupation is to catch fish. [.] 2. A ship or vessel employed in the business of taking fish, as in the cod and whale fishery.
22154	fishertown	[.] FISH'ERTOWN, n. A town inhabited by fishermen.
22155	fishery	[.] FISH'ERY, n. [.] 1. The business of catching fish. [.] 2. A place for catching fish with nets or hooks, as the banks of Newfoundland, the coast of England or Scotland, or on the banks of rivers.
22156	fishful	[.] FISH'FUL, a. Abounding with fish; as a fishful pond.
22157	fishgig	[.] FISH'GIG,
22158	fishhook	[.] FISH'HOOK, n. A hook for catching fish.
22159	fishing	[.] FISH'ING, ppr. Attempting to catch fish; searching; seeking to draw forth by artifice or indirectly; adding a piece of timber to a mast or spar to strengthen it. [.] FISH'ING, n. [.] 1. The art or practice of catching fish. [.] 2. A fishery.
22160	fishing-frog	[.] FISH'ING-FROG, n. The toad-fish, or Lophius, whose head is larger than the body.
22161	fishing-place	[.] FISH'ING-PLACE, n. A place where fishes are caught with seines; a convenient place for fishing; a fishery.
22162	fishkettle	[.] FISH'KETTLE, n. A kettle made long for boiling fish whole.
22163	fishlike	[.] FISH'LIKE, a. Resembling fish.
22164	fishmarket	[.] FISH'MARKET, n. A place where fish are exposed for sale.
22165	fishmeal	[.] FISH'MEAL, n. A meal of fish; diet on fish; abstemious diet.
22166	fishmonger	[.] FISH'MONGER, n. A seller of fish; a dealer in fish.
22167	fishpond	[.] FISH'POND, n. A pond in which fishes are bred and kept.
22168	fishroom	[.] FISH'ROOM, n. An apartment in a ship between the after-hold and the spirit room.
22169	fishspear	[.] FISH'SPEAR, n. A spear for taking fish by stabbing them.
22170	fishwife	[.] FISH'WIFE, n. A woman that cries fish for sale.
22171	fishwoman	[.] FISH'WOMAN, n. A woman who sells fish.
22172	fishy	[.] FISH'Y, a. [.] 1. Consisting of fish. [.] 2. Inhabited by fish; as the fishy flood. [.] 3. Having the qualities of fish; like fish; as a fishy form; a fishy taste or smell.
22173	fissile	[.] FIS'SILE, a. [L. fissilis, from fissus, divided, from findo, to split.] [.] That may be split, cleft or divided in the direction of the grain, or of natural joints. [.] This crystal is a pellucid fissile stone.
22174	fissility	[.] FISSIL'ITY, n. The quality of admitting to be cleft.
22175	fissiped	[.] FIS'SIPED, a. [L. fissus, divided, and pes, foot.] Having separate toes. [.] FIS'SIPED, n. An animal whose toes are separate, or not connected by a membrane.
22176	fissure	[.] FIS'SURE, n. fish'ure. [L. fissura, from findo, to split.] [.] 1. A cleft; a narrow chasm made by the parting of any substance; a longitudinal opening; as the fissure of a rock. [.] 2. In surgery, a crack or slit in a bone, either transversely or longitudinally, ...
22177	fissured	[.] FIS'SURED, pp. Cleft; divided; cracked.
22178	fist	[.] FIST, n. [.] The hand clinched; the hand with the fingers doubled into the palm. [.] FIST, v.t. [.] 1. To strike with the fist. [.] 2. To gripe with the fist.
22179	fisticuffs	[.] FIST'ICUFFS, n. [fist and cuff.] Blows or a combat with the fist; a boxing.
22180	fistula	[.] FIS'TULA, n. [L.; Eng. whistle.] [.] 1. Properly, a pipe; a wind instrument of music, originally a reed. [.] 2. A surgery, a deep, narrow and callous ulcer, generally arising from abscesses. It differs from a sinus, in being callous. [.] Fistula lachrymalis, ...
22181	fistular	[.] FIS'TULAR, a. Hollow, like a pipe or reed.
22182	fistulate	[.] FIS'TULATE, v.i. To become a pipe or fistula.
22183	fistuliform	[.] FIS'TULIFORM, a. [fistula and form.] Being in round hollow columns, as a mineral. [.] Stalactite often occurs fistuliform.
22184	fistulous	[.] FIS'TULOUS, a. Having the form or nature of a fistula; as a fistulous ulcer.
22185	fit	[.] FIT, n. [L. peto, impeto, to assult, or to Eng. pet, and primarily to denote a rushing on or attach, or a start. See fit, suitable.] [.] 1. The invasion, exacerbation or paroxysm of a disease. We apply the word to the return of an ague, after intermission, as ...
22186	fitch	[.] FITCH, n. A chick-pea.
22187	fitchet	[.] FITCH'ET,
22188	fitchew	[.] FITCH'EW, n. A polecat; a foumart.
22189	fitful	[.] FIT'FUL, a. Varied by paroxysms; full of fits.
22190	fitly	[.] FIT'LY, adv. [.] 1. Suitably; properly; with propriety. A maxim fitly applied. [.] 2. Commodiously; conveniently.
22191	fitment	[.] FIT'MENT, n. Something adapted to a purpose. [Not used.]
22192	fitness	[.] FIT'NESS, n. [.] 1. Suitableness; adaptedness; adaptation; as the fitness of things to their use. [.] 2. Propriety; meetness; justness; reasonableness; as the fitness of measures or laws. [.] 3. Preparation; qualification; as a student's fitness for college. [.] 4. ...
22193	fitted	[.] FIT'TED, pp. Made suitable; adapted; prepared; qualified.
22194	fitter	[.] FIT'TER, n. One who makes fit or suitable; one who adapts; one who prepares.
22195	fitting	[.] FIT'TING, ppr. Making suitable; adapting; preparing; qualifying; providing with.
22196	fittingly	[.] FIT'TINGLY, adv. Suitably.
22197	fitz	[.] FITZ, Norm. fites, fuz or fiz, a son, is used in names, as in Fitzherbert, Fitzroy, Carlovitz.
22198	five	[.] FIVE, a. [.] Four and one added; the half of ten; as five men; five loaves. Like other adjectives, it is often used as a noun. [.] Five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Matt. 25.
22199	fivebar	[.] FI'VEBAR,
22200	fivebarred	[.] FI'VEBARRED, a. Having five bars; as a fivebarred gate.
22201	fivecleft	[.] FI'VECLEFT, a. Quinquefid; divided into five segments.
22202	fivefold	[.] FI'VEFOLD, a. In fives; consisting of five in one; five-double; five times repeated.
22203	fiveleaf	[.] FI'VELEAF, n. Cinquefoil.
22204	fiveleafed	[.] FI'VELEAFED, a. Having five leaves; as fiveleafed clover, or cinquefoil.
22205	fivelobed	[.] FI'VELOBED, a. Consisting of five lobes.
22206	fiveparted	[.] FI'VEPARTED, a. Divided into five parts.
22207	fives	[.] FIVES, n. A kind of play with a ball.
22208	fivetoothed	[.] FI'VETOOTHED, a. Having five teeth.
22209	fivevalved	[.] FI'VEVALVED, a. Having five valves.
22210	fix	[.] FIX, v.t. [L. firus, figo.] [.] 1. To make stable; to set or establish immovably. The universe is governed by fixed laws. [.] 2. To set or place permanently; to establish. The prince fixed his residence at York. The seat of our government is fixed at Washington ...
22211	fixable	[.] FIX'ABLE, a. That may be fixed, established, or rendered firm.
22212	fixation	[.] FIXA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of fixing. [.] 2. Stability; firmness; steadiness; a state of being established; as fixation in matters of religion. [.] 3. Residence in a certain place; or a place of residence. [Little used.] [.] To light, created in the first ...
22213	fixed	[.] FIX'ED, pp. Settled; established; firm; fast; stable. [.] Fixed air, an invisible and permanently elastic fluid, heavier than common air and fatal to animal life, produced from the combustion of carbonaceous bodies, as wood or charcoal, and by artificial processes; ...
22214	fixedly	[.] FIX'EDLY, adv. Firmly; in a settled or established manner; steadfastly.
22215	fixedness	[.] FIX'EDNESS, n. [.] 1. A state of being fixed; stability; firmness; steadfastness; as a fixedness in religion or politics; fixedness of opinion on any subject. [.] 2. The state of a body which resists evaporation or volatilization by heat; as the fixedness of ...
22216	fixidity	[.] FIXID'ITY, n. Fixedness. [Not used.]
22217	fixity	[.] FIX'ITY, n. Fixedness; coherence of parts; that property of bodies by which they resist dissipation by heat.
22218	fixture	[.] FIX'TURE, n. [.] 1. Position. [.] 2. Fixedness; firm pressure; as the fixture of the foot. [.] 3. Firmness; stable state. [.] 4. That which is fixed to a building; any appendage or part of the furniture of a house which is fixed to it, as by nails, screws, ...
22219	fixure	[.] FIX'URE, n. Position; stable pressure; firmness. [Little used.]
22220	fizgig	[.] FIZ'GIG, n. An instrument used for striking fish at sea, consisting of a staff with barbed prongs, and a line fastened just above the prongs.
22221	fizz	[.] FIZZ,
22222	fizzle	[.] FIZ'ZLE, v.i. To make a hissing sound.
22223	flabbiness	[.] FLAB'BINESS, n. [See Flabby.] A soft, flexible state of a substance, which renders it easily movable and yielding to pressure.
22224	flabby	[.] FLAB'BY, a. [.] Soft; yielding to the touch and easily moved or shaken; easily bent; hanging loose by its own weight; as flabby flesh.
22225	flaccid	[.] FLAC'CID, a. [L. flaccidus, from flacceo, to hand down, to flag.] [.] [.] Soft and weak; limber; lax; drooping; hanging down by its own weight; yielding to pressure for want of firmness and stiffness; as a flaccid muscle; flaccid flesh.
22226	flaccidity	[.] FLACCID'ITY, n. Laxity; limberness: want of firmness or stiffness.
22227	flaccidness	[.] FLAC'CIDNESS,
22228	flag	[.] FLAG, v.i. [L. flacceo. See Flaccid. The sense is primarily to bend, or rather to recede, to lag.] [.] 1. To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down as flexible bodies; to be loose and yielding; as the flagging sails. [.] 2. To grow spiritless or dejected; ...
22229	flagbroom	[.] FLAG'BROOM, n. A broom for sweeping flags.
22230	flagelet	[.] FLAG'ELET, n. [L. flatus, by corruption or Gr. oblique, and a flute.] [.] A small flute; a small wind instrument of music.
22231	flagellant	[.] FLAG'ELLANT, n. [L. flagellans, from flagello, to flog.] [.] One who whips himself in religious discipline. The flagellants were a fanatical sect which arose in Italy, AD. 1260, who maintained that flagellation was of equal virtue with baptism and the sacrament. ...
22232	flagellate	[.] FLAG'ELLATE, v.t. To whip; to scourge.
22233	flagellation	[.] FLAGELLA'TION, n. [L. flagello, to beat or whip, to flog, from flagellum, a whip, scourge or flail. See Flail and Flog.] [.] A beating or whipping; a flogging; the discipline of the scourge.
22234	flagged	[.] FLAG'GED, pp. Laid with flat stones.
22235	flagginess	[.] FLAG'GINESS, n. Laxity; limberness; want of tension.
22236	flagging	[.] FLAG'GING, ppr. Growing weak; drooping; laying with flat stones.
22237	flaggy	[.] FLAG'GY, a. [.] 1. Weak; flexible; limber; not stiff. [.] 2. Weak in taste; insipid; as a flaggy apple. [.] 3. Abounding with flags, the plant.
22238	flagitious	[.] FLAGI'TIOUS, a. [L. flagitium, a scandalous crime, probably from the root of flagrant.] [.] 1. Deeply criminal; grossly wicked; villainous; atrocious; scandalous; as a flagitious action or crime. [.] 2. Guilty of enormous crimes; corrupt; wicked; as a flagitious ...
22239	flagitiously	[.] FLAGI'TIOUSLY, adv. With extreme wickedness.
22240	flagitiousness	[.] FLAGI'TIOUSNESS, n. Extreme wickedness; villainy.
22241	flagon	[.] FLAG'ON, n. [L. lagena; Gr.] [.] A vessel with a narrow mouth, used for holding and conveying liquors. [.] Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples; for I am sick of love.
22242	flagrancy	[.] FLA'GRANCY, n. [See Flagrant.] [.] 1. A burning; great heat; inflammation. Obs. [.] Lust causeth a flagrancy in the eyes. [.] 2. Excess; enormity; as the flagrancy of a crime.
22243	flagrant	[.] FLA'GRANT, a. [L. flagrans, from flagro, to burn; Gr.] [.] 1. Burning; ardent; eager; as flagrant desires. [.] 2. Glowing; red; flushed. [.] See Sapho, at her toilet's greasy task, [.] Then issuing flagrant to an evening mask. [.] 3. Red; inflamed. [.] The ...
22244	flagrantly	[.] FLA'GRANTLY, adv. Ardently; notoriously.
22245	flagrate	[.] FLA'GRATE, v.t. To burn. [Little used.]
22246	flagration	[.] FLAGRA'TION, n. A burning. [Little used.]
22247	flagstone	[.] FLAG'STONE, n. A flat stone for pavement.
22248	flagworm	[.] FLAG'WORM, n. A worm or grub found among flags and sedge.
22249	flail	...
22250	flake	[.] FLAKE, n. [L. floccus; Gr. Flake and flock are doubtless the same word, varied in orthography, and connected perhaps with L. plico, Gr. The sense is a complication, a crowd, or a lay.] [.] 1. A small collection of snow, as it falls from the clouds or from the ...
22251	flake-white	[.] FLAKE-WHITE, n. Oxyd of bismuth.
22252	flaky	[.] FLA'KY, a. [.] 1. Consisting of flakes or locks; consisting of small loose masses. [.] 2. Lying in flakes; consisting of layers, or cleaving off in layers.
22253	flam	[.] FLAM, n. A freak or whim; also, a falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext; deception; delusion. [.] Lies immortalized and consigned over as a perpetual abuse and flam upon posterity. [.] FLAM, v.t. To deceive with falsehood; to delude.
22254	flambeau	[.] FLAM'BEAU, n. flam'bo. [L. flamma, flame.] [.] A light or luminary made of thick wicks covered with wax, and used in the streets at night, at illuminations, and in processions. Flambeaus are made square, and usually consist of four wicks or branches, near an inch ...
22255	flame	[.] FLAME, n. [L. flamma.] [.] 1. A blaze; burning vapor; vapor in combustion; or according to modern chimistry, hydrogen or any inflammable gas, in a state of combustion, and naturally ascending in a stream from burning bodies being specifically lighter than common ...
22256	flamecolor	[.] FLA'MECOLOR, n. Bright color, as that of flame.
22257	flamecolored	[.] FLA'MECOLORED, a. Of the color of flame; of a bright yellow color.
22258	flameeyed	[.] FLA'MEEYED, a. Having eyes like a flame.
22259	flameless	[.] FLA'MELESS, a. Destitute of flame; without incense.
22260	flamen	[.] FLA'MEN, n. [L.] [.] 1. In ancient Rome, a priest. Originally there were three priests so called; the Flamen Dialis, consecrated to Jupiter; Flamen Martialis, sacred to Mars; and Flamen Quirinalis, who superintended the rites of Quirinus or Romulus. [.] 2. ...
22261	flaming	[.] FLA'MING, ppr. [.] 1. Burning in flame. [.] 2. a. Bright; red. Also, violent; vehement; as a flaming harangue. [.] FLA'MING, n. A bursting out in a flame.
22262	flamingly	[.] FLA'MINGLY, adv. Most brightly; with great show or vehemence.
22263	flamingo	[.] FLAMIN'GO, n. [.] A fowl constituting the genus Phoenicopterus, of the grallic order. The beak is naked, toothed, and bent as if broken; the feet palmated and four-toed. This fowl resembles the heron in shape, but is entirely red, except the quill-fethers. It is ...
22264	flaminical	[.] FLAMIN'ICAL, a. Pertaining to a Roman flamen.
22265	flammability	[.] FLAMMABIL'ITY, n. The quality of admitting to be set on fire, or enkindled into a flame or blaze; inflammability.
22266	flammable	[.] FLAM'MABLE, a. Capable of being enkindled into flame.
22267	flammation	[.] FLAMMA'TION, n. The act of setting on flame. [.] The three last words are little used. Instead of them are used the compounds, inflammable, inflammability, inflammation.
22268	flammeous	[.] FLAM'MEOUS, a. Consisting of flame; like flame.
22269	flammiferous	[.] FLAMMIF'EROUS, a. [L. flamma and fero, to bring.] Producing flame.
22270	flammivomous	[.] FLAMMIV'OMOUS, a. [L. flamma and vomo, to vomit.] Vomiting flames, as a volcano.
22271	flamy	[.] FLA'MY, a. [from flame.] [.] 1. Blazing; burning; as flamy breath. [.] 2. Having the nature of flame; as flamy matter. [.] 3. Having the color of flame.
22272	flank	[.] FLANK, n. [Eng. flag. Gr. probably connected with lank, and so called from its laxity, or from breadth.] [.] 1. The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal, between the ribs and the hip. Hence, [.] 2. The side of an army, or of any division of an army, ...
22273	flanked	[.] FLANK'ED, pp. Attacked on the side; covered or commanded on the flank.
22274	flanker	[.] FLANK'ER, n. A fortification projecting so as to command the side of an assailing body. [.] FLANK'ER, v.t. [.] 1. To defend by lateral fortifications. [.] 2. To attack sideways.
22275	flannel	[.] FLAN'NEL, n. [L. lana.] [.] A soft nappy woolen cloth of loose texture.
22276	flap	[.] FLAP, n. [L. alapa, a slap. It seems difficult to separate flap from clap, slap, flabby, lap, &c.] [.] 1. Any thing broad and limber that hangs loose, or is easily moved. [.] A cartilaginous flap on the opening of the larynx. [.] We say, the flap of a garment, ...
22277	flapdragon	[.] FLAP'DRAGON, n. [.] 1. A play in which they catch raisins out of burning brandy, and extinguishing them by closing the mouth, eat them. [.] 2. The thing eaten. [.] FLAP'DRAGON, v.t. To swallow or devour.
22278	flapeared	[.] FLAP'EARED, a. Having broad loose ears.
22279	flapjack	[.] FLAP'JACK, n. An apple-puff.
22280	flapmouthed	[.] FLAP'MOUTHED, a. Having loose hanging lips.
22281	flapped	[.] FLAP'PED, pp. Struck with something broad, let down; having the brim fallen, as a flapped hat.
22282	flapper	[.] FLAP'PER, n. One who flaps another.
22283	flapping	[.] FLAP'PING, ppr. Striking; beating; moving something broad; as flapping wings. The ducks run flapping and fluttering.
22284	flare	[.] FLARE, v.i. [If this word is not contracted, it may be allied to clear, glare, glory, L. floreo, Eng. floor, the primary sense of which is to open, to spread, from parting, departing, or driving apart.] [.] 1. To waver; to flutter; to burn with an unsteady light; ...
22285	flaring	[.] FLA'RING, ppr. or a. [.] 1. Burning with a wavering light; fluttering; glittering; showy. [.] 2. Opening; widening outward; as a flaring fireplace.
22286	flash	[.] FLASH, n. [.] 1. A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; as a flash of lightning. [.] 2. A sudden burst of flame and light; as instantaneous blaze; as the flash of a gun. [.] 3. A sudden burst, as of wit or merriment; ...
22287	flasher	[.] FLASH'ER, n. [.] 1. A man of more appearance of wit than reality. [.] 2. A rower. [Not in use.]
22288	flashily	[.] FLASH'ILY, adv. With empty show; with a sudden glare; without solidity of wit or thought.
22289	flashing	[.] FLASH'ING, ppr. Bursting forth as a flood of light, or of flame and light, or as wit, mirth or joy.
22290	flashy	[.] FLASH'Y, a. [.] 1. Showy, but empty; dazzling for a moment, but not solid; as flashy wit. [.] 2. Showy; gay; as a flashy dress. [.] 3. Insipid; vapid; without taste or spirit; as food or drink. [.] 4. Washy; plashy. [See Plash.]
22291	flask	[.] FL'ASK, n. [.] 1. A kind of bottle; as a flask of wine or oil. [.] 2. A vessel for powder. [.] 3. A bed in a gun-carriage.
22292	flasket	[.] FL'ASKET, n. [.] 1. A vessel in which viands are served up. [.] 2. A long shallow basket.
22293	flat	[.] FLAT, a. [L. latus, broad; Gr.; Eng. blade.] [.] 1. Having an even surface, without risings or indentures, hills or valleys; as flat land. [.] 2. Horizontal; level; without inclination; as a flat roof; or with a moderate inclination or slope; for we often apply ...
22294	flat-bottomed	[.] FLAT'-BOTTOMED, a. Having a flat bottom, as a boat, or a moat in fortification.
22295	flative	[.] FLA'TIVE, a. [L. flatus, from flo, to blow.] Producing wind; flatulent. [Not in use.]
22296	flatlong	[.] FLAT'LONG, adv. With the flat side downward; not edgewise.
22297	flatly	[.] FLAT'LY, adv. [.] 1. Horizontally; without inclination. [.] 2. Evenly; without elevations and depressions. [.] 3. Without spirit; dully; frigidly. [.] 4. Peremptorily; positively; downright. [.] He flatly refused his aid.
22298	flatness	[.] FLAT'NESS, n. [.] 1. Evenness of surface; levelness; equality of surface. [.] 2. Want of relief or prominence; as the flatness of a figure in sculpture. [.] 3. Deadness; vapidness; insipidity; as the flatness of cider or beer. [.] 4. Dejection of fortune; ...
22299	flatted	[.] FLAT'TED, pp. Made flat; rendered even on the surface; also, rendered vapid or insipid.
22300	flatten	[.] FLAT'TEN, v.t. flat'n. [.] 1. To make flat; to reduce to an equal or even surface; to level. [.] 2. To beat down to the ground; to lay flat. [.] 3. To make vapid or insipid; to render stale. [.] 4. To depress; to deject, as the spirits; to dispirit. [.] 5. ...
22301	flattening	[.] FLAT'TENING, ppr. Making flat.
22302	flatter	[.] FLAT'TER, n. The person or thing by which any thing is flattened. [.] FLAT'TER, v.t. [Flatter may be from the root of flat, that is, to make smooth, to appease, to soothe. L. plaudo. Perhaps flat and plaudo are from one root, the radical sense of which must ...
22303	flattered	[.] FLAT'TERED, pp. Soothed by praise; pleased by commendation; gratified with hopes, false or well founded; wheedled.
22304	flatterer	[.] FLAT'TERER, n. One who flatters; a fawner; a wheedler; one who praises another, with a view to please him, to gain his favor, or to accomplish some purpose. [.] When I tell him he hates flatterers, [.] He says he does; being then most flattered. [.] The most ...
22305	flattering	[.] FLAT'TERING, ppr. [.] 1. Gratifying with praise; pleasing by applause; wheedling; coaxing. [.] 2. a. Pleasing to pride or vanity; gratifying to self-love; as a flattering eulogy. The minister gives a flattering account of his reception at court. [.] 3. Pleasing; ...
22306	flatteringly	[.] FLAT'TERINGLY, adv. [.] 1. In a flattering manner; in a manner to flatter. [.] 2. In a manner to favor; with partiality.
22307	flattery	[.] FLAT'TERY, n. [.] 1. False praise; commendation bestowed for the purpose of gaining favor and influence, or to accomplish some purpose. Direct flattery consists in praising a person himself; indirect flattery consists in praising a person through his works or ...
22308	flattish	[.] FLAT'TISH, a. [from flat.] Somewhat flat; approaching to flatness.
22309	flatulence	[.] FLAT'ULENCE,
22310	flatulency	[.] FLAT'ULENCY, n. [See Flatulent.] [.] 1. Windiness in the stomach; air generated in a weak stomach and intestines by imperfect digestion, occasioning distension, uneasiness, pain, and often belchings. [.] 2. Airiness; emptiness; vanity.
22311	flatulent	[.] FLAT'ULENT, a. [L. flatulentus, flatus, from flo, to blow.] [.] 1. Windy; affected with air generated in the stomach and intestines. [.] 2. Turgid with air; windy; as a flatulent tumor. [.] 3. Generating or apt to a generate wind in the stomach. Pease are ...
22312	flatuosity	[.] FLATUOS'ITY, n. Windiness; fullness of air; flatulence. [Not used.]
22313	flatuous	[.] FLAT'UOUS, a. [L. flatuosus.] Windy; generating wind. [Not used.]
22314	flatus	[.] FLA'TUS, n. [L. from flo, to blow.] [.] 1. A breath; a puff of wind. [.] 2. Wind generated in the stomach or other cavities of the body; flatulence.
22315	flatwise	[.] FLAT'WISE, a. or adv. [from flat.] With the flat side downward or next to another object; not edgewise.
22316	flaunt	[.] FL'AUNT, v.i. [I know not whence we have this word. From the root L. bearing the sense of throwing out, or spreading. See Flounce.] [.] 1. To throw or spread out; to flutter; to display ostentatiously; as a flaunting show. [.] You flaunt about the streets in ...
22317	flaunting	[.] FL'AUNTING, ppr. Making an ostentatious display.
22318	flavor	[.] FLA'VOR, n. [.] The quality of a substance which affects the taste or smell, in any manner. We say, the wine has a fine flavor, or a disagreeable flavor; the fruit has a bad flavor; a rose has a sweet flavor. The word then signifies the quality which is tasted or ...
22319	flavored	[.] FLA'VORED, a. Having a quality that affects the sense of tasting or smelling; as high-flavored wine, having the quality in a high degree.
22320	flavorless	[.] FLA'VORLESS, a. Without flavor; tasteless; having no smell or taste.
22321	flavorous	[.] FLA'VOROUS, a. Pleasant to the taste or smell
22322	flavous	[.] FLA'VOUS, a. [L. flavus.] Yellow. [Not used.]
22323	flaw	[.] FLAW, n. [Gr. seems to be contracted . [.] 1. A breach; a crack; a defect made by breaking or splitting; a gap or fissure; as a flaw in a scythe, knife or razor; a flaw in a china dish, or in a glass; a flaw in a wall. [.] 2. A defect; a fault; any defect made ...
22324	flawed	[.] FLAW'ED, pp. Broken; cracked.
22325	flawing	[.] FLAW'ING, ppr. Breaking; cracking.
22326	flawless	[.] FLAW'LESS, a. Without cracks; without defect.
22327	flawn	[.] FLAWN, n. A sort of custard or pie. [Obs.]
22328	flawter	[.] FLAW'TER, v.t. To scrape or pare a skin. [Not used.]
22329	flawy	[.] FLAW'Y, [.] 1. Full of flaws or cracks; broken; defective; faulty. [.] 2. Subject to sudden gusts of wind.
22330	flax	[.] FLAX, n. [.] 1. A plant of the genus Linum, consisting of a single slender stalk, the skin or herl of which is used for making thread and cloth, called linen, cambric, lawn, lace, &c. The skin consists of fine fibers, which may be so separated as to be spun into ...
22331	flaxcomb	[.] FLAX'COMB, n. An instrument with teeth through which flax is drawn for separating from it the tow or coarser part and the shives. In America, we call it a hatchel.
22332	flaxdresser	[.] FLAX'DRESSER, n. One who breaks and swingles flax.
22333	flaxen	[.] FLAX'EN, a. [.] 1. Made of flax; as flaxen thread. [.] 2. Resembling flax; of the color of flax; fair, long, and flowing; as flaxen hair.
22334	flaxplant	[.] FLAX'PLANT, n. The Phormium, a plant in New Zealand that serves the inhabitants for flax.
22335	flaxraiser	[.] FLAX'RAISER, n. One who raises flax.
22336	flaxseed	[.] FLAX'SEED, n. The seed of flax.
22337	flaxy	[.] FLAX'Y, a. Like flax; being of a light color; fair.
22338	flay	[.] FLAY, v.t. [Gr. whence bark, rind; probably a contracted word.] [.] 1. To skin; to strip off the skin of an animal; as, to flay an ox. [.] 2. To take off the skin or surface of any thing. [Not used.]
22339	flayed	[.] FLA'YED, pp. Skinned; stripped of the skin.
22340	flayer	[.] FLA'YER, n. One who strips off the skin.
22341	flaying	[.] FLA'YING, ppr. Stripping off the skin.
22342	flea	[.] FLEA, n. [See Flee and Fly.] [.] An insect of the genus Pulex. It has two eyes and six feet; the feelers are like threads; the rostrum is inflected, setaceous, and armed with a string. The flea is remarkable for its agility, leaping to a surprising distance, and ...
22343	fleabane	[.] FLE'ABANE, n. A plant of the genus Conyza.
22344	fleabite	[.] FLE'ABITE,
22345	fleabiting	[.] FLE'ABITING, n. [.] 1. The bite of a flea, or the red spot caused by the bite. [.] 2. A trifling wound or pain, like that of the bite of a flea.
22346	fleabitten	[.] FLE'ABITTEN, a. [.] 1. Bitten or stung by a flea. [.] 2. Mean; worthless; of low birth or station.
22347	fleak	[.] FLEAK, A lock. [See Flake.]
22348	fleam	[.] FLEAM, n. [.] In surgery and farriery, a sharp instrument used for opening veins for letting blood.
22349	fleawort	[.] FLE'AWORT, n. A plant.
22350	fleck	[.] FLECK,
22351	flecker	[.] FLECK'ER, v.t. [.] To spot; to streak or stripe; to variegate; to dapple. [.] Both flecked with white, the true Arcadian strain. [.] [These words are obsolete or used only in poetry.]
22352	flection	[.] FLEC'TION, n. [L. flectio.] The act of bending, or state of being bent.
22353	flector	[.] FLEC'TOR, n. A flexor, which see.
22354	fled	[.] FLED, pret. and pp. of flee; as, truth has fled.
22355	fledge	[.] FLEDGE, a. flej. [.] Feathered; furnished with fethers or wings; able to fly. [.] His locks behind, illustrious on his shoulders, fledge with wings, lay waving round. [.] FLEDGE, v.t. To furnish with fethers; to supply with the fethers necessary for flight. [.] The ...
22356	fledged	[.] FLEDG'ED, pp. Furnished with fethers for flight; covered with fethers.
22357	fledging	[.] FLEDG'ING, ppr. Furnishing with fethers for flight.
22358	flee	[.] FLEE, v.i. [.] 1. To run with rapidity, as from danger; to attempt to escape; to hasten from danger or expected evil. The enemy fled at the first fire. [.] Arise, take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt. Matt. 2. [.] 2. To depart; to leave; ...
22359	fleece	[.] FLEECE, n. flees. [L. vellus, from vello, to pluck or tear off.] [.] The coat of wool shorn from a sheep at one time. [.] FLEECE, v.t. [.] 1. To shear off a covering or growth of wool. [.] 2. To strip of money or property; to take from, by severe exactions, ...
22360	fleeced	[.] FLEE'CED, pp. Stripped by severe exactions. [.] FLEE'CED, a. Furnished with a fleece or with fleeces; as, a sheep is well fleeced.
22361	fleecer	[.] FLEE'CER, n. One who strips or takes by severe exactions.
22362	fleecing	[.] FLEE'CING, ppr. Stripping of money or property by severe demands of fees, taxes or contributions.
22363	fleecy	[.] FLEE'CY, a. [.] 1. Covered with wool; woolly; as a fleecy flock. [.] 2. Resembling wool or a fleece; soft; complicated; as fleecy snow; fleecy locks; fleecy hosiery.
22364	fleer	[.] FLEER, v.i. [.] 1. To deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe; to make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn; as, to fleer and flout. [.] Covered with an antic face, [.] To fleer and scorn at our soleminity. [.] 2. To leer; to grin with an air of civility. [.] A ...
22365	fleerer	[.] FLEE'RER, n. a mocker; a fawner.
22366	fleering	[.] FLEE'RING, ppr. Deriding; mocking; counterfeiting an air of civility.
22367	fleet	[.] FLEET, in English names, denotes a flood, a creek or inlet, a bay or estuary, or a river; as in Fleet-street, North-flete, Fleet-prison.
22368	fleetfoot	[.] FLEE'TFOOT, a. Swift of foot; running or able to run with rapidity.
22369	fleeting	[.] FLEE'TING, ppr. [.] 1. Passing rapidly; flying with velocity. [.] 2. a. Transient; not durable; as the fleeting hours or moments.
22370	fleeting-dish	[.] FLEE'TING-DISH, n. A skimming bowl. [Local.]
22371	fleetly	[.] FLEE'TLY, adv. Rapidly; lightly and nimbly; swiftly.
22372	fleetness	[.] FLEE'TNESS, n. Swiftness; rapidity; velocity; celerity; speed; as the fleetness of a horse or a deer.
22373	fleming	[.] FLEM'ING, n. A native of Flanders, or the Low Countries in Europe.
22374	flemish	[.] FLEM'ISH, a. Pertaining to Flanders.
22375	flesh	[.] FLESH, n. [I know not the primary sense; it may be soft.] [.] 1. A compound substance forming a large part of an animal, consisting of the softer solids, as distinguished from the bones and the fluids. Under the general appellation of flesh, we include the muscles, ...
22376	fleshbroth	[.] FLESH'BROTH, n. Broth made by boiling flesh in water.
22377	fleshbrush	[.] FLESH'BRUSH, n. A brush for exciting action in the skin by friction.
22378	fleshcolor	[.] FLESH'COLOR, n. The color of flesh; carnation.
22379	fleshcolored	[.] FLESH'COLORED, a. Being of the color of flesh.
22380	fleshdiet	[.] FLESH'DIET, n. Food consisting of flesh.
22381	fleshed	[.] FLESH'ED, pp. [.] 1. Initiated; accustomed; glutted. [.] 2. Fat; fleshy.
22382	fleshfly	[.] FLESH'FLY, n. A fly that feeds on flesh, and deposits her eggs in it.
22383	fleshhook	[.] FLESH'HOOK, n. A hook to draw flesh from a pot or caldron. 1Sam. 2.
22384	fleshiness	[.] FLESH'INESS, n. [from fleshy.] Abundance of flesh or fat in animals; plumpness; corpulence; grossness.
22385	fleshing	[.] FLESH'ING, ppr. Initiating; making familiar; glutting.
22386	fleshless	[.] FLESH'LESS, a. Destitute of flesh; lean.
22387	fleshliness	[.] FLESH'LINESS, n. Carnal passions and appetites.
22388	fleshly	[.] FLESH'LY, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to the flesh; corporeal. [.] 2. Carnal; worldly; lascivious. [.] Abstain from fleshly lusts. 1Pet. 2. [.] 3. Animal; not vegetable. [.] 4. Human; not celestial; not spiritual or divine. [.] Vain of fleshly arm. [.] Fleshly ...
22389	fleshmeat	[.] FLESH'MEAT, n. Animal food; the flesh of animals prepared or used for food.
22390	fleshment	[.] FLESH'MENT, n. Eagerness gained by a successful initiation.
22391	fleshmonger	[.] FLESH'MONGER, n. One who deals in flesh; a procurer; a pimp. [Little used.]
22392	fleshpot	[.] FLESH'POT, A vessel in which flesh is cooked; hence, plenty of provisions. Ex. 16.
22393	fleshquake	[.] FLESH'QUAKE, n. A trembling of the flesh. [Not used.]
22394	fleshy	[.] FLESH'Y, a. [.] 1. Full of flesh; plump; musculous. [.] The sole of his foot is fleshy. [.] 2. Fat; gross; corpulent; as a fleshy man. [.] 3. Corporeal. [.] 4. Full of pulp; pulpous; plump; as fruit.
22395	flet	[.] FLET, pp. of fleet. Skimmed. [Not used.]
22396	fletch	[.] FLETCH, v.t. To fether an arrow.
22397	fletcher	[.] FLETCH'ER, n. An arrow-maker; a manufacturer of bows and arrows. hence the name of Fletcher. [.] But the use of the word as an appellative has ceased with the practice of archery.
22398	fletz	[.] FLETZ, a. In geology, the fletz formations, so called, consist of rocks which lie immediately over the transition rocks. These formations are so called because the rocks usually appear in beds more nearly horizontal than the transition class. These formations consist ...
22399	flew	[.] FLEW, pret. of fly. [.] The people flew upon the spoil. 1Sam. 14.
22400	flewed	[.] FLEW'ED, a. Chapped; mouthed; deep-mouthed.
22401	flexanimous	[.] FLEXAN'IMOUS, a. [from L.] Having power to change the mind. [Not used.]
22402	flexibility	[.] FLEXIBIL'ITY, n. [See Flexible.] [.] 1. The quality of admitting to be bent; pliancy; flexibleness; as the flexibility of rays of light. [.] 2. Easiness to be persuaded; the quality of yielding to arguments, persuasion or circumstances; ductility of mind; readiness ...
22403	flexible	[.] FLEX'IBLE, a. [L. flexibilis, from flecto, flexi, to bend, plico.] [.] 1. That may be bent; capable of being turned or forced from a straight line or form without breaking; pliant; yielding to pressure; not stiff; as a flexible rod; a flexible plant. [.] 2. Capable ...
22404	flexibleness	...
22405	flexile	[.] FLEX'ILE, a. [L. flexilis.] Pliant; pliable; easily bent; yielding to power, impulse or moral force.
22406	flexion	[.] FLEX'ION, n. [L. flexio.] [.] 1. The act of bending. [.] 2. A bending; a part bent; a fold. [.] 3. A turn; a cast; as a flexion of the eye.
22407	flexor	[.] FLEX'OR, n. In anatomy, a muscle whose office is to bend the part to which it belongs, in opposition to the extensors.
22408	flexuous	[.] FLEX'UOUS, a. [L. flexuosus.] [.] 1. Winding; having turns or windings; as a flexuous rivulet. [.] 2. Bending; winding; wavering; not steady; as a flexuous flame. [.] 3. In botany, bending or bent; changing its direction in a curve, from joint to joint, from ...
22409	flexure	[.] FLEX'URE, n. [L. flexura.] [.] 1. A winding or bending; the form of bending; as the flexure of a joint. [.] 2. The act of bending. [.] 3. The part bent; a joint. [.] 4. The bending of the body; obsequious or servile cringe.
22410	flicker	[.] FLICK'ER, v.i. [.] 1. To flutter; to flap the wings without flying; to strike rapidly with the wings. [.] And flickering on her nest made short essays to sing. [.] 2. To fluctuate.
22411	flickering	[.] FLICK'ERING, ppr. [.] 1. Fluttering; flapping the wings without flight. [.] 2. a. With amorous motions of the eye. [.] The fair Lavinia - looks a little flickering after Turnus. [.] FLICK'ERING, n. A fluttering; short irregular movements.
22412	flickermouse	[.] FLICK'ERMOUSE, n. The bat.
22413	flier	[.] FLI'ER, n. [See Fly. It ought to be flyer.] [.] 1. One that flies or flees. [.] 2. A runaway; a fugitive. [.] 3. A part of a machine which, by moving rapidly, equalizes and regulates the motion of the whole; as the flier of a jack.
22414	flight	[.] FLIGHT, n. [See Fly.] [.] 1. The act of fleeing; the act of running away, to escape danger or expected evil; hasty departure. [.] Pray ye that your flight be not in winter. Matt. 24. [.] To put to flight, to turn to flight, is to compel to run away; to force ...
22415	flight-shot	[.] FLIGHT-SHOT, n. The distance which an arrow flies.
22416	flightness	[.] FLIGHTNESS, n. The state of being flighty; wildness; slight delirium.
22417	flighty	[.] FLIGHTY, a. [.] 1. Fleeting; swift. [.] The flighty purpose never is o'ertook. [.] 2. Wild; indulging the sallies of imagination. [.] 3. Disordered in mind; somewhat delirious.
22418	flimflam	[.] FLIM'FLAM, n. A freak; a trick.
22419	flimsiness	[.] FLIM'SINESS, n. State or quality of being flimsy; thin, weak texture; weakness; want of substance or solidity.
22420	flimsy	[.] FLIM'SY, a. s as z. [The word is retained by the common people in New England in limsy, weak, limber, easily bending.] [.] 1. Weak; feeble; slight; vain; without strength or solid substance; as a flimsy pretext; a flimsy excuse; flimsy objections. [.] 2. Without ...
22421	flinch	[.] FLINCH, v.i. [I have not found this word in any other language; but the sense of it occurs in blench, and not improbably it is from the same root, with a different prefix.] [.] 1. To shrink; to withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain or danger; to ...
22422	flincher	[.] FLINCH'ER, n. One who flinches or fails.
22423	flinching	[.] FLINCH'ING, ppr. Failing to undertake, perform or proceed; shrinking; withdrawing.
22424	flinder	[.] FLIN'DER, n. A small piece or splinter; a fragment. [.] [This seems to be splinter, without the prefix.]
22425	fling	[.] FLING, v.t. pret. and pp. flung. [L. lego legare.] [.] 1. To cast, send or throw from the hand; to hurl; as, to fling a stone at a bird. [.] Tis fate that flings the dice; and as she flings, [.] Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants, kings. [.] 2. To ...
22426	flinger	[.] FLING'ER, n. One who flings; one who jeers.
22427	flinging	[.] FLING'ING, ppr. Throwing; casting; jeering.
22428	flint	[.] FLINT, n. [.] 1. In natural history, a sub-species of quartz, of a yellowish or bluish gray, or grayish black color. It is amorphous, interspersed in other stones, or in nodules or rounded lumps. Its surface is generally uneven, and covered with a rind or crust, ...
22429	flintheart	[.] FLINT'HEART,
22430	flinthearted	[.] FLINT'HEARTED, a. Having a hard, unfeeling heart.
22431	flinty	[.] FLINT'Y, a. [.] 1. Consisting of flint; as a flinty rock. [.] 2. Like flint; very hard, not impressible; as a flinty heart. [.] 3. Cruel; unmerciful; inexorable. [.] 4. Full of flint stones, as flinty ground. [.] Flinty-slate, a mineral of two kinds, ...
22432	flip	[.] FLIP, n. A mixed liquor consisting of beer and spirit sweetened.
22433	flipdog	[.] FLIP'DOG, n. An iron used, when heated, to warm flip.
22434	flippancy	[.] FLIP'PANCY, n. [See Flippant.] Smoothness and rapidity of speech; volubility of tongue; fluency of speech.
22435	flippant	[.] FLIP'PANT, a. [L. labor, to slide or slip, and to liber, free.] [.] 1. Of smoother, fluent and rapid speech; speaking with ease and rapidity; having a voluble tongue; talkative. [.] 2. Pert; petulant; waggish. [.] Away with flippant epilogues.
22436	flippantly	[.] FLIP'PANTLY, adv. Fluently; with ease and volubility of speech.
22437	flippantness	[.] FLIP'PANTNESS, n. fluency of speech; volubility of tongue; flippancy. [.] [This is not a low, vulgar word, but well authorized and peculiarly expressive.]
22438	flirt	[.] FLIRT, v.t. flurt. [This word evidently belongs to the root of L. floreo, or ploro, signifying to throw, and coinciding with blurt.] [.] 1. To throw with a jerk or sudden effort or exertion. The boys flirt water in each other's faces. He flirted a glove or a handkerchief. [.] 2. ...
22439	flirtation	[.] FLIRTA'TION, n. [.] 1. A flirting; a quick sprightly motion. [.] 2. Desire of attracting notice. [A cant word.]
22440	flirted	[.] FLIRT'ED, pp. Thrown with a sudden jerk.
22441	flirting	[.] FLIRT'ING, ppr. Throwing; jerking; tossing; darting about; rambling and changing place hastily.
22442	flit	[.] FLIT, v.i. [Heb. It is undoubtedly from the same root as fleet, which see.] [.] 1. To fly away with a rapid motion; to dart along; to move with celerity through the air. We say, a bird flits away, or flits in air; a cloud flits along. [.] 2. To flutter; to ...
22443	flitch	[.] FLITCH, n. [.] The side of a hog salted and cured.
22444	flitter	[.] FLIT'TER, v.i. To flutter, which see. [.] FLIT'TER, n. A rag; a tatter. [See Fritter.]
22445	flittermouse	[.] FLIT'TERMOUSE, n. [Flit, flitter and mouse.] [.] A bat; an animal that has the fur of a mouse, and membranes which answer the purpose of wings, and enable the animal to sustain itself in a fluttering flight.
22446	flittiness	[.] FLIT'TINESS, n. [from flit.] Unsteadiness; levity; lightness.
22447	flitting	[.] FLIT'TING, ppr. Flying rapidly; fluttering; moving swiftly. [.] FLIT'TING, n. A flying with lightness and celerity; a fluttering.
22448	flitty	[.] FLIT'TY, a. Unstable; fluttering.
22449	flix	[.] FLIX, n. Down; fur. [Not used.]
22450	flixweed	[.] FLIX'WEED, n. The Sisymbrium sophia, a species of water-cresses, growing on walls and waste grounds.
22451	flo	[.] FLO, n. An arrow. [Not in use.]
22452	float	[.] FLOAT, n. [.] 1. That which swims or is borne on water; as a float of weeds and rushes. But particularly, a body or collection of timber, boards or planks fastened together and conveyed down a stream; a raft. [The latter word is more generally used in the United ...
22453	float-board	[.] FLO'AT-BOARD, n. A board of the water-wheel of undershot mills, which receives the impulse of the stream, by which the wheel is driven.
22454	floatage	[.] FLO'ATAGE, n. Any thing that floats on the water.
22455	floated	[.] FLO'ATED, pp. [.] 1. Flooded; overflowed. [.] 2. Borne on water.
22456	floater	[.] FLO'ATER, n. One that floats or swims.
22457	floating	[.] FLO'ATING, ppr. [.] 1. Swimming; conveying on water; overflowing. [.] 2. Lying flat on the surface of the water; as a floating leaf.
22458	floating-bridge	[.] FLOAT'ING-BRIDGE, n. [.] 1. In the United States, a bridge, consisting of logs or timber with a floor of plank, supported wholly by the water. [.] 2. In war, a kind of double bridge, the upper one projecting beyond the lower one, and capable of being moved forward ...
22459	floatstone	[.] FLO'ATSTONE, n. Swimming flint, spungiform quartz, a mineral of a spungy texture, of a whitish gray color, often with a tinge of yellow. It frequently contains a nucleus of common flint.
22460	floaty	[.] FLO'ATY, a. Buoyant; swimming on the surface; light.
22461	flocculence	[.] FLOC'CULENCE, n. [L. flocculus, floccus. See Flock.] [.] The state of being in locks or flocks; adhesion in small flakes.
22462	flocculent	[.] FLOC'CULENT, a. Coalescing and adhering in locks or flakes. [.] I say the liquor is broken to flocculence, when the particles of herbaceous matter, seized by those of the lime, and coalescing, appear large and flocculent.
22463	flock	[.] FLOCK, n. [L. floccus. It is the same radically as flake, and applied to wool or hair, we write it lock. See Flake.] [.] 1. A company or collection; applied to sheep and other small animals. A flock of sheep answers to a herd of larger cattle. But the word may ...
22464	flocking	[.] FLOCK'ING, ppr. Collecting or running together in a crowd.
22465	flog	[.] FLOG, v.t. [L. figo, to strike, that is, to lay on; L. flagrum, flagellum, Eng. flail; Gr.; L. plaga, a stroke, Eng. plague, slay.] [.] To beat or strike with a rod or whip; to whip; to lash; to chastise with repeated blows; a colloquial word, applied to whipping ...
22466	flogged	[.] FLOG'GED, pp. Whipped or scourged for punishment; chastised.
22467	flogging	[.] FLOG'GING, ppr. Whipping for punishment; chastising. [.] FLOG'GING, n. A whipping for punishment.
22468	flood	[.] FLOOD, n. flud. [.] 1. A great flow of water; a body of moving water; particularly, a body of water, rising, swelling and overflowing land not usually covered with water. Thus there is a flood, every spring, in the Connecticut, which inundates the adjacent meadows. ...
22469	flooded	[.] FLOOD'ED, pp. Overflowed inundated.
22470	floodgate	[.] FLOOD'GATE, n. [.] 1. A gate to be opened for letter water flow through, or to be shut to prevent it. [.] 2. An opening or passage; an avenue for a flood or great body.
22471	flooding	[.] FLOOD'ING, ppr. Overflowing; inundating. [.] FLOOD'ING, n. Any preternatural discharge of blood from the uterus.
22472	flook	[.] FLOOK. See Fluke, the usual orthography.]
22473	flooking	[.] FLOOK'ING, n. In mining, an interruption or shifting of a load of ore, by a cross vein or fissure.
22474	floor	[.] FLOOR, n. flore. [In early ages, the inhabitants of Europe had no floor in their huts, but the ground. The sense of the word is probably that which is laid or spread.] [.] 1. That part of a building or room on which we walk; the bottom or lower part, consisting, ...
22475	floor-timbers	[.] FLOOR-TIMBERS, n. The timbers on which a floor is laid.
22476	floored	[.] FLOOR'ED, Covered with boards, plank or pavement; furnished with a floor.
22477	flooring	[.] FLOOR'ING, ppr. Laying a floor; furnishing with a floor. [.] FLOOR'ING, n. [.] 1. A platform; the bottom of a room or building; pavement. [.] 2. Materials for floors.
22478	flop	[.] FLOP, v.t. [A different spelling of flap.] [.] 1. To clap or strike the wings. [.] 2. To let down the brim of a hat.
22479	flora	[.] FLO'RA, n. [See Floral.] [.] 1. In antiquity, the goddess of flowers. [.] 2. In modern usage, a catalogue or account of flowers or plants.
22480	floral	[.] FLO'RAL, a. [L. floralis, from flos, a flower, which see.] [.] 1. Containing the flower, as a floral bud; immediately attending the flower, as a floral leaf. [.] 2. Pertaining to Flora or to flowers; as floral games; floral play.
22481	floren	[.] FLOR'EN
22482	florence	[.] FLOR'ENCE, n. An ancient gold coin of Edward III of six shillings sterling value, about 134 cents. [.] FLOR'ENCE, n. [.] 1. A kind of cloth. [.] 2. A kind of wine from Florence in Italy.
22483	florentine	[.] FLOR'ENTINE, n. [.] 1. A native of Florence. [.] 2. A kind of silk cloth, so called.
22484	florescence	[.] FLORES'CENCE, n. [L. florescens, floresco. See flower.] [.] In botany, the season when plants expand their flowers.
22485	floret	[.] FLO'RET, n. A little flower; the partial or separate little flower of an aggregate flower.
22486	florid	[.] FLOR'ID, a. [L. floridus, from floreo, to flower.] [.] 1. Literally, flowery; covered or abounding with flowers; but in this sense little used. [.] 2. Bright in color; flushed with red; of a lively red color; as a florid countenance; a florid cheek. [.] 3. ...
22487	floridity	[.] FLORID'ITY, n. Freshness or brightness of color; floridness.
22488	floridness	[.] FLOR'IDNESS, n. [.] 1. Brightness or freshness of color or complexion. [.] 2. Vigor; spirit. [Unusual.] [.] 3. Embellishment; brilliant ornaments; ambitious elegance; applied to style.
22489	floriferous	[.] FLORIF'EROUS, a. [L. florifer, from flos, a flower, and fero, to bear.] Producing flowers.
22490	florification	[.] FLORIFICA'TION, n. The act, process or time of flowering.
22491	florin	[.] FLOR'IN, n. A coin, originally made at Florence. The name is given to different coins of gold or silver, and of different values in different countries. It is also used as a money of account.
22492	florist	[.] FLO'RIST, n. [.] 1. A cultivator of flowers; one skilled in flowers. [.] 2. One who writes a flora, or an account of plants.
22493	florulent	[.] FLOR'ULENT, a. Flowery; blossoming. [Not in use.]
22494	floscular	[.] FLOS'CULAR,
22495	floscule	[.] FLOS'CULE, n. [L. flosculus.] In botany, a partial or lesser floret of an aggregate flower.
22496	flosculous	[.] FLOS'CULOUS, a. [infra.] In botany, a flosculous flower is a compound flower, composed entirely of florets with funnel-shaped petals, as in burdock, thistle and artichoke. This is the term used by Tournefort. For this Linne used tubulous.
22497	floss	[.] FLOSS, n. [L. flos.] A downy or silky substance in the husks of certain plants.
22498	flossification	[.] FLOSSIFICA'TION, n. A flowering; expansion of flowers. [Novel.]
22499	flota	[.] FLO'TA, n. [See Fleet.] A fleet; but appropriately a fleet of Spanish ships which formerly sailed every year from Cadiz to Vera Crus, in Mexico, to transport to Spain the production of Spanish America.
22500	flotage	[.] FLO'TAGE, n. That which floats on the sea, or on rivers. [Little used.]
22501	flote	[.] FLOTE, v.t. To skim. [Not used or local.]
22502	flotilla	[.] FLOTIL'LA, n. [dim. of flota.] A little fleet, or fleet of small vessels.
22503	flotsam	[.] FLOT'SAM,
22504	flotson	[.] FLOT'SON, n. [from float.] Goods lost by shipwreck, and floating on the sea. When such goods are cast on shore or found, the owner being unknown, they belong to the king.
22505	flotten	[.] FLOT'TEN, pp. Skimmed. [Not in use.]
22506	flounce	[.] FLOUNCE, v.i. flouns. [See Flounder.] [.] 1. To throw the limbs and body one way and the other; to spring, turn or twist with sudden effort or violence; to struggle as a horse in mire. [.] You neither fume, not fret, not flounce. [.] 2. To move with jerks ...
22507	flounder	[.] FLOUN'DER, n. A flat fish of the genus Pleuronectes. [.] FLOUN'DER, v.i. [This seems to be allied to flaunt and flounce.] [.] To fling the limbs and body, as in making efforts to move; to struggle as a horse in the mire; to roll, toss and tumble.
22508	floundering	[.] FLOUN'DERING, ppr. Making irregular motions; struggling with violence.
22509	flour	[.] FLOUR, n. [originally flower; L. flos, floris, from floreo, to flourish.] [.] The edible part of corn; meal. In the United States, the modern practice is to make a distinction between flour and meal; the word flour being more usually applied to the finer part of ...
22510	floured	[.] FLOUR'ED, pp. Converted into flour; sprinkled with flour.
22511	flouring	[.] FLOUR'ING, ppr. Converting into flour; sprinkling with flour.
22512	flourish	[.] FLOURISH, v.i. flur'ish. [L. floresco, from floreo. The primary sense is to open, expand, enlarge, or to shoot out, as in glory, L. ploro.] [.] 1. To thrive; to grow luxuriantly; to increase and enlarge, as a healthy growing plant. The beech and the maple flourish ...
22513	flourished	[.] FLOURISHED, pp. flur'ished. Embellished; adorned with bold and irregular figures or lines; brandished.
22514	flourisher	[.] FLOURISHER, n. flur'isher. [.] 1. One who flourishes; one who thrives or prospers. [.] 2. One who brandishes. [.] 3. One who adorns with fanciful figures.
22515	flourishing	[.] FLOURISHING, ppr. or a. flur'ishing. Thriving; prosperous; increasing; making a show.
22516	flourishingly	[.] FLOURISHINGLY, adv. flur'ishingly. With flourishes; ostentatiously.
22517	flout	...
22518	flouted	[.] FLOUT'ED, pp. Mocked; treated with contempt.
22519	flouter	[.] FLOUT'ER, n. One who flouts and flings; a mocker.
22520	flouting	[.] FLOUT'ING, ppr. Mocking; insulting; fleering.
22521	floutingly	[.] FLOUT'INGLY, adv. With flouting; insultingly.
22522	flow	[.] FLOW, v.i. [L. fluo, contracted from fugo, for it forms fluri, fuctum. In one case, the word would agree with the root of blow, L. flo; in the other, with the root of fly.] [.] 1. To move along an inclined plane, or on descending ground, by the operation of gravity, ...
22523	flowed	[.] FLOWED, pp. Overflowed; inundated.
22524	flower	[.] FLOW'ER, n. [L. flos, floris, a flower; floreo, to blossom. See Flourish.] [.] 1. In botany, that part of a plant which contains the organs of fructification, with their coverings. A flower, when complete, consists of a calyx, corol, stamen and pistil; but the ...
22525	flower-de-lis	...
22526	flower-fence	[.] FLOW'ER-FENCE, n. The name of certain plants. The flower-fence of Barbados is of the genus Poinciana. The bastard flower-fence is the Adenanthera.
22527	flower-garden	[.] FLOW'ER-G'ARDEN, n. A garden in which flowers are chiefly cultivated.
22528	flower-gentle	[.] FLOW'ER-GENTLE, n. A plant, the amaranth.
22529	flower-inwoven	[.] FLOWER-INWO'VEN, a. Adorned with flowers.
22530	flower-kirtled	[.] FLOW'ER-KIRTLED, a. Dressed with garlands of flowers.
22531	flower-stalk	[.] FLOW'ER-STALK, n. In botany, the peduncle of a plant, or the stem that supports the flower or fructification.
22532	flowered	[.] FLOW'ERED, pp. Embellished with figures of flowers.
22533	floweret	[.] FLOW'ERET, n. A small flower; a floret. [.] [In botany, floret is solely used.]
22534	floweriness	[.] FLOW'ERINESS, n. [from flowery.] [.] 1. The state of being flowery, or of abounding with flowers. [.] 2. Floridness of speech; abundance of figures.
22535	flowering	[.] FLOW'ERING, ppr. [.] 1. Blossoming; blooming; expanding the petals, as plants. [.] 2. Adorning with artificial flowers, or figures of blossoms. [.] FLOW'ERING, n. [.] 1. The season when plants blossom. [.] 2. The act of adorning with flowers.
22536	flowerless	[.] FLOW'ERLESS, a. Having no flower.
22537	flowery	[.] FLOW'ERY, a. [.] 1. Full of flowers; abounding with blossoms; as a flowery field. [.] 2. Adorned with artificial flowers, or the figures of blossoms. [.] 3. Richly embellished with figurative language; florid; as a flowery style.
22538	flowing	[.] FLOWING, ppr. Moving as a fluid; issuing; proceeding; abounding; smooth, as style; inundating. [.] FLOWING, n. The act of running or moving as a fluid; an issuing; an overflowing; rise of water.
22539	flowingly	[.] FLOWINGLY, adv. With volubility; with abundance.
22540	flowingness	[.] FLOWINGNESS, n. Smoothness of diction; stream of diction.
22541	flowk	[.] FLOWK,
22542	flown	[.] FLOWN, had fled, in the following phrases, is not good English. [.] Was reason flown. [.] Sons of Belial, flown with insolence and wine. [.] In the former passage, flown is used as the participle of fly or flee, both intransitive verbs, and the phrase should have ...
22543	fluate	[.] FLU'ATE, n. [from fluro, which see.] In chimistry, a salt formed by the fluoric acid combined with a base; as fluate of alumin, or of soda.
22544	fluctuant	[.] FLUC'TUANT, a. [L. fluctuans. See Fluctuate.] Moving like a wave; wavering; unsteady.
22545	fluctuate	[.] FLUC'TUATE, v.i. [L. fluctuo, from fluctus, a wave, from fluo, to flow.] [.] 1. To move as a wave; to roll hither and thither; to wave; as a fluctuating field of air. [.] 2. To float backward and forward, as on waves. [.] 3. To move now in one direction and ...
22546	fluctuating	[.] FLUC'TUATING, ppr. [.] 1. Wavering; rolling as a wave; moving in this and that direction; rising and falling. [.] 2. a. Unsteady; wavering; changeable. We have little confidence in fluctuating opinions. [.] 3. A rising and falling suddenly; as fluctuations ...
22547	fluctuation	[.] FLUCTUA'TION, n. [L. fluctuatio.] [.] 1. A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction; as the fluctuations of the sea. [.] 2. A wavering; unsteadiness; as fluctuations of opinion. [.] 3. A rising and falling suddenly; as fluctuations of ...
22548	fludder	[.] FLUD'DER, n. An aquatic fowl of the diver kind, nearly as large as a goose.
22549	fluder	[.] FLUD'ER,
22550	flue	[.] FLUE, n. [probably contracted from flume, L. flumen, from fluo.] [.] A passage for smoke in a chimney, leading from the fireplace to the top of the chinmey, or into another passage; as a chinmey with four flues. [.] FLUE, n. [L. pluma.] Soft down or fur; ...
22551	fluellen	[.] FLUEL'LEN, n. The female speedwell, a plant of the genus Antirrhinum, or snapdragon.
22552	fluence	[.] FLUENCE, for fluency, is not used.
22553	fluency	[.] FLU'ENCY, n. [L. fluens, from flue, to flow.] [.] 1. The quality of flowing, applied to speech or language; smoothness; freedom from harshness; as fluency of numbers. [.] 2. Readiness of utterance; facility of words; volubility; as fluency of speech; a speaker ...
22554	fluent	[.] FLU'ENT, a. [See Fluency. [.] 1. Liquid; flowing. [.] 2. Flowing; passing. [.] Motion being a fluent thing. [.] 3. Ready in the use of words; voluble; copious; having words at command and uttering them with facility and smoothness; as a fluent speaker. [.] 4. ...
22555	fluently	[.] FLU'ENTLY, adv. With ready flow; volubly; without hesitation or obstruction; as, to speak fluently.
22556	flugelman	[.] FLU'GELMAN, n. [.] In German, the leader of a file. But with us, a soldier who stands on the wing of a body of men, and marks time for the motions.
22557	fluid	[.] FLU'ID, a. [L. fluidus, from fluo, to flow.] Having parts which easily move and change their relative position without separation, and which easily yield to pressure; that may flow; liquid. Water, spirit, air, are fluid substances. All bodies may be rendered fluid ...
22558	fluidity	[.] FLUID'ITY, n. The quality of being capable of flowing; that quality of bodies which renders them impressible to the slightest force, and by which the parts easily move or change their relative position without a separation of the mass; a liquid state; opposed to solidity. ...
22559	fluidness	[.] FLU'IDNESS, n. The state of being fluid; fluidity, which see.
22560	fluke	[.] FLUKE, n. A flounder.
22561	fluke-worm	[.] FLU'KE-WORM, n. The guard-worm, a species of Fasciola.
22562	flume	[.] FLUME, n. [L. flumen, from fluo, to flow.] [.] Literally, a flowing; hence, the passage or channel for the water that drives a mill-wheel.
22563	fluminating	[.] FLU'MINATING, ppr. [.] 1. Thundering; crackling; exploding; detonating. [.] 2. Hurling papal denunciations, menaces or censures. [.] Fulminating powder, a detonating compound of sulphur, carbonate of potash and niter.
22564	flummery	[.] FLUM'MERY, n. [See Lumber.] [.] 1. A sort of jelly made of flour or meal; pap. [.] Milk and flummery are very fit for children. [.] 2. In vulgar use, any thing insipid or nothing to the purpose; flattery.
22565	flung	[.] FLUNG, pret. and pp. of fling. [.] Several statues the Romans themselves flung into the river.
22566	fluoborate	[.] FLUOBO'RATE, n. A compound of fluoboric acid with a base.
22567	fluoboric	[.] FLUOBO'RIC, a. The fluoboric acid or gas is a compound of fluorine and boron. [.]
22568	fluor	[.] FLU'OR, n. [Low L. from fluo, to flow.] [.] 1. A fluid state. [.] 2. Menstrual flux. [Little used in either sense.] [.] 3. In mineralogy, fluate of lime. Fluor spar is the foliated fluate of lime. This mineral, though sometimes massive, is almost always ...
22569	fluor-acid	[.] FLU'OR-ACID, n. The acid of fluor.
22570	fluorated	[.] FLU'ORATED, a. Combined with fluoric acid.
22571	fluoric	[.] FLUOR'IC, a. Pertaining to fluor; obtained from fluor; as fluoric acid.
22572	fluorin	[.] FLU'ORIN,
22573	fluorine	[.] FLU'ORINE, n. The supposed basis of fluoric acid.
22574	fluorous	[.] FLU'OROUS, a. The fluorous acid is the acid of fluor in its first degree of oxygenation.
22575	fluosilicate	[.] FLUOSIL'ICATE, n. [fluor and silex or silica.] [.] In chiminstry, a compound of fluoric acid, containing silex, with some other substance.
22576	fluosilicic	[.] FLUOSILIC'IC, a. Composed of or containing fluoric acid with silex.
22577	flurry	[.] FLUR'RY, n. [.] 1. A sudden blast or gust, or a light temporary breeze; as a flurry of wind. It is never with us applied to a storm of duration. [.] 2. A sudden shower of short duration; as a flurry of snow. [.] 3. Agitation; commotion; bustle; hurry. [.] FLUR'RY, ...
22578	flush	[.] FLUSH, v.i. [.] 1. To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes into the face. [.] 2. To come in haste; to start. [.] 3. To appear suddenly, as redness or a blush. [.] A blush rose on their cheeks, flushing and fading like the changeful play of ...
22579	flushed	[.] FLUSH'ED, pp. [.] 1. Overspread or tinged with a red color from the flowing of blood to the face. We say, the skin, face or cheek is flushed. [.] 2. Elated; excited; animated; as flushed with joy or success.
22580	flusher	[.] FLUSH'ER, n. The lesser butcher-bird.
22581	flushing	[.] FLUSH'ING, ppr. Overspreading with red; glowing. [.] FLUSH'ING, n. A glow of red in the face.
22582	fluster	[.] FLUS'TER, v.t. To make hot and rosy, as with drinking; to heat; to hurry; to agitate; to confuse. [.] FLUS'TER, v.i. To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated. [.] FLUS'TER, n. Heat; glow; agitation; confusion; disorder.
22583	flustered	[.] FLUS'TERED, pp. Heated with liquor; agitated; confused.
22584	flute	[.] FLUTE, n. [L. flo, flatus, to blow, or L. fluta, a lamprey, with the same number of holes.] [.] 1. A small wind instrument; a pipe with lateral holes or stops, played by blowing with the mouth, and by stopping and opening the holes with the fingers. [.] 2. A ...
22585	fluted	[.] FLU'TED, pp. or a. [.] 1. Channeled; furrowed; as a column. [.] 2. In music, thin; fine; flutelike; as fluted notes.
22586	fluting	[.] FLU'TING, ppr. Channeling; cutting furrows; as in a column. [.] FLU'TING, n. A channel or furrow in a column; fluted work.
22587	flutist	[.] FLU'TIST, n. A performer on the flute.
22588	flutter	[.] FLUT'TER, v.i. [.] 1. To move or flap the wings rapidly, without flying, or with short flights; to hover. [.] As an eagle stirreth up her next, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings - Deut. 32. [.] 2. To move about briskly, irregularly or with ...
22589	fluttered	[.] FLUT'TERED, pp. Agitated; confused; disordered.
22590	fluttering	[.] FLUT'TERING, ppr. Flapping the wings without flight or with short flights; hovering; fluctuating; agitating; throwing into confusion. [.] FLUT'TERING, n. The act of hovering, or flapping the wings without flight; a wavering agitation.
22591	fluvial	[.] FLU'VIAL, a. [L. fluviaticus, from fluvius, a river; fluo, to flow.] [.] Belonging to rivers; growing or living in streams or ponds; as a fluviatic plant.
22592	fluviatic	[.] FLUVIAT'IC,
22593	fluviatile	[.] FLU'VIATILE, a. [L. fluviatilis.] Belonging to rivers. [.] [Fluviatic is the preferable word.]
22594	flux	[.] FLUX, n. [L. fluxus, fluo, fluxi.] [.] 1. The act of flowing; the motion or passing of a fluid. [.] 2. The moving or passing of any thing in continued succession. Things in this life, are in a continual flux. [.] 3. Any flow or issue of matter. In medicine, ...
22595	fluxation	[.] FLUXA'TION, n. A flowing or passing away, and giving place to others.
22596	fluxed	[.] FLUX'ED, pp. Melted; fused; reduced to a flowing state.
22597	fluxibility	[.] FLUXIBIL'ITY, n. The quality of admitting fusion.
22598	fluxible	[.] FLUX'IBLE, a. [from Low L.] Capable of being melted or fused, as a mineral.
22599	fluxility	[.] FLUXIL'ITY, n. [Low L. fluxilis.] The quality of admitting fusion; possibility of being fused or liquified.
22600	fluxion	[.] FLUX'ION n. [L. fluxio, from fluo, to flow.] [.] 1. The act of flowing. [.] 2. The matter that flows. [.] 3. Fluxions, in mathematics, the analysis of infinitely small variable quantities, or a method of finding an infinitely small quantity, which being taken ...
22601	fluxionary	[.] FLUX'IONARY, a. Pertaining to mathematical fluxions.
22602	fluxionist	[.] FLUX'IONIST, n. One skilled in fluxions.
22603	fluxive	[.] FLUX'IVE, a. Flowing; wanting solidity. [Not used.]
22604	fluxure	[.] FLUX'URE, n. A flowing or fluid matter. [Not used.]
22605	fly	[.] FLY, v.i. [.] 1. To move through air by the aid of wings, as fowls. [.] 2. To pass or move in air, by the force of wind or other impulse; as, clouds and vapors fly before the wind. A ball flies from a cannon, an arrow from a bow. [.] 3. To rise in air, as ...
22606	fly-honeysuckle	[.] FLY-HONEYSUCKLE, n. A plant, the Lonicera. The African fly-honeysuckle is the Halleria.
22607	flybane	[.] FLY'BANE, n. A plant called catch-fly, of the genus Silene.
22608	flybitten	[.] FLYBITTEN, a. Marked by the bite of flies.
22609	flyblow	[.] FLYBLOW, v.t. To deposit an egg in any thing, as a fly; to taint with the eggs which produce maggots. [.] Like a flyblown cake of tallow. [.] FLYBLOW, n. The egg of a fly.
22610	flyboat	[.] FLYBOAT, n. A large flat-bottomed Dutch vessel, whose burden is from 600 to 1200 tons, with a stern remarkably high, resembling a Gothic turret, and very broad buttocks below.
22611	flycatcher	[.] FLYCATCHER, n. [.] 1. One that hunts flies. [.] 2. In zoology, a genus of birds, the Muscicapa, with a bill flatted at the base, almost triangular, notched at the upper mandible, and beset with bristles. These birds are of the order of Passers, and the species ...
22612	flyer	[.] FLYER, n. [.] 1. One that flies or flees; usually written flier. [.] 2. One that uses wings. [.] 3. The fly of a jack. [.] 4. In architecture, stairs that do not wind, but are made of an oblong square figure, and whose fore and back sides are parallel to ...
22613	flyfish	[.] FLYFISH, v.i. To angle with flies for bait.
22614	flyfishing	[.] FLYFISHING, n. Angling; the art or practice of angling for fish with flies, natural or artificial, for bait.
22615	flyflap	[.] FLYFLAP, n. Something to drive away flies.
22616	flying	[.] FLYING, ppr. [.] 1. Moving in air by means of wings; passing rapidly; springing; bursting; avoiding. [.] 2. a. Floating; waving; as flying colors. [.] 3. a. Moving; light, and suited for prompt motion; as a flying camp. [.] Flying colors, a phrase expressing ...
22617	flying-bridge	[.] FLYING-BRIDGE, n. A bridge of pontoons; also, a bridge composed of two boats.
22618	flying-fish	[.] FLYING-FISH, n. A small fish which flies by means of its pectoral fins. It is of the genus Exocoetus.
22619	flying-party	[.] FLYING-PARTY, n. In military affairs, a detachment of men employed to hover about an enemy.
22620	flying-pinion	[.] FLYING-PINION, n. The part of a clock, having a fly or fan, by which it fathers air, and checks the rapidity of the clock's motion, when the weight descends in the striking part.
22621	flytrap	[.] FLYTRAP, n. In botany, a species of sensitive plant, called Venus' Fly-trap, the Dionaea Muscipula; a plant that has the power of seizing insects that light on it.
22622	flytree	[.] FLYTREE, n. A tree whose leaves are said to produce flies, from a little bag on the surface.
22623	fnespoken	[.] F'NESPOKEN, a. Using fine phrases.
22624	foal	[.] FOAL, n. [L. pullus; Gr. The primary sense of the verb is to shoot, to cast or throw, to fall. The same verb in Heb. signifies to unite, to fasten. The verb belongs probably to the root of Eng. fall and foul with a different prefix. Foal is literally a shoot, issue, ...
22625	foalbit	[.] FOALBIT, n. A plant.
22626	foalfoot	[.] FOALFOOT, n. The colt's-foot, Tussilago.
22627	foam	[.] FOAM, n. [L. fumo, to smoke, to foam.] [.] Froth; spume; the substance which is formed on the surface of liquors by fermentation or violent agitation, consisting of bubbles. [.] FOAM, v.i. [.] 1. To froth; to gather foam. The billows foam. A horse foams ...
22628	foaming	[.] FOAMING, ppr. Frothing; fuming.
22629	foamingly	[.] FOAMINGLY, adv. Frothily.
22630	foamy	[.] FOAMY, a. Covered with foam; frothy. [.] Behold how high the foamy billows ride!
22631	fob	[.] FOB, n. A little pocket for a watch. [.] FOB, v.t. To cheat; to trick; to impose on. [.] To fob off, to shift off by an artifice; to put aside; to delude with a trick. [A low word.]
22632	fobbed	[.] FOB'BED, pp. Cheated; imposed on.
22633	fobbing	[.] FOB'BING, ppr. Cheating; imposing on.
22634	focal	[.] FO'CAL, a. [from L. focus.] Belonging to a focus; as a focal point; focal distance.
22635	focil	[.] FO'CIL, n. The greater focil is the ulna or tibia, the greater bone of the fore-arm or leg. The lesser focil is the radius or fibula, the lesser bone of the fore-arm or leg.
22636	focus	[.] FO'CUS, n. plu. focuses, or foci. [L. focus, a fire, the hearth.] [.] 1. In optics, a point in which any number of rays of light meet, after being reflected or refracted; as the focus of a lens. [.] 2. In geometry and conic sections, a certain point in the parabola, ...
22637	fodder	[.] FOD'DER, n. [.] 1. Food or dry food for cattle, horses and sheep, as hay, straw and other kinds of vegetables. The word is never applied to pasture. [.] 2. In mining, a measure containing 20 hundred, or 22 1/2 hundred. [.] FOD'DER, v.t. To feed with dry ...
22638	foddered	[.] FOD'DERED, pp. Fed with dry food, or cut grass, &c.; as, to fodder cows.
22639	fodderer	[.] FOD'DERER, n. He who fodders cattle.
22640	foddering	[.] FOD'DERING, ppr. Feeding with dry food, &c. [.]
22641	fodient	[.] FO'DIENT, a. [L. fodio, to dig.] Digging; throwing up with a spade. [Little used.]
22642	foe	[.] FOE, n. fo. [See Fiend.] [.] 1. An enemy; one who entertains personal enmity, hatred, grudge or malice against another. [.] A man's foes shall be they of his own household. Matt. 10. [.] 2. An enemy in war; one of a nation at war with another, whether he entertains ...
22643	foehood	[.] FOEHOOD, n. Enmity. [Not in use.]
22644	foelike	[.] FOELIKE, a. Like an enemy.
22645	foeman	[.] FOEMAN, n. An enemy in war. Obs.
22646	foetus	[.] FOETUS. [See Fetus.]
22647	fog	[.] FOG, n. [.] 1. A dense watery vapor, exhaled from the earth, or from rivers and lakes, or generated in the atmosphere near the earth. it differs from mist, which is rain in very small drops. [.] 2. A cloud of dust or smoke. [.] FOG, n. [.] After-grass; ...
22648	fogbank	[.] FOG'BANK, n. At sea, an appearance in hazy weather sometimes resembling land at a distance, but which vanishes as it is approached.
22649	foggage	[.] FOG'GAGE, n. Rank grass not consumed or mowed in summer.
22650	fogginess	[.] FOG'GINESS, n. [from foggy.] The state of being foggy; a state of the air filled with watery exhalations.
22651	foggy	...
22652	foh	[.] FOH, an exclamation of abhorrence or contempt, the same as poh and fy.
22653	foible	[.] FOI'BLE, a. Weak. [Not used.] [.] FOI'BLE, n. [See Feeble.] A particular moral weakness; a failing. When we speak of a man's foible, in the singular, which is also called his weak side, we refer to a predominant failing. We use also the plural, foibles, to ...
22654	foil	[.] FOIL, v.t. [.] 1. To frustrate; to defeat; to render vain or nugatory, as an effort or attempt. The enemy attempted to pass the river, but was foiled. He foiled his adversaries. [.] And by a mortal man at length am foiled. [.] 2. To blunt; to dull. [.] When ...
22655	foiled	[.] FOIL'ED, pp. Frustrated; defeated.
22656	foiler	[.] FOIL'ER, n. One who frustrates another, and gains an advantage himself.
22657	foiling	[.] FOIL'ING, ppr. Defeating; frustrating; disappointing of success. [.] FOIL'ING, n. Among hunters, the slight mark of a passing deer on the grass.
22658	foin	[.] FOIN, v.t. [L. pungo. The sense is to push, thrust, shoot.] [.] 1. To push in fencing. [.] 2. To prick; to sting. [Not in use.] [.] FOIN, n. A push; a thrust.
22659	foining	[.] FOIN'ING, ppr. Pushing; thrusting.
22660	foiningly	[.] FOIN'INGLY, adv. In a pushing manner.
22661	foison	[.] FOIS'ON, n. [L. fusio.] Plenty; abundance. [Not used.]
22662	foist	[.] FOIST, v.t. [.] To insert surreptitiously, wrongfully, or without warrant. [.] Lest negligence or partiality might admit or foist in abuses and corruption. [.] FOIST, n. A light and fast sailing ship. Obs.
22663	foisted	[.] FOIST'ED, pp. Inserted wrongfully.
22664	foister	[.] FOIST'ER, n. One who inserts without authority.
22665	foistied	[.] FOIST'IED, a Mustied. [See Fusty.]
22666	foistiness	[.] FOIST'INESS, n. Fustiness, which see.
22667	foisting	[.] FOIST'ING, ppr. Inserting surreptitiously or without authority.
22668	foisty	[.] FOIST'Y, a Fusty, which see.
22669	fold	[.] FOLD, n. [See the verb, to fold.] [.] 1. A pen or inclosure for sheep; a place where a flock of sheep is kept, whether in the field or under shelter. [.] 2. A flock of sheep. Hence in a scriptural sense, the church, the flock of the Shepherd of Israel. [.] Other ...
22670	foldage	[.] FOLDAGE, n. The right of folding sheep.
22671	folded	[.] FOLDED, pp. Doubled; laid in plaits; complicated; kept in a fold.
22672	folder	[.] FOLDER, n. [.] 1. An instrument used in folding paper. [.] 2. One that folds.
22673	folding	[.] FOLDING, ppr. [.] 1. Doubling; laying in plaits; keeping in a fold. [.] 2. a. Doubling; that may close over another, or that consists of leaves which may close one over another; as a folding door. [.] FOLDING, n. [.] 1. A fold; a doubling. [.] 2. Among ...
22674	foliaceous	[.] FOLIA'CEOUS, a. [L. foliaceus, from folium, a leaf. See Foil.] [.] 1. Leafy; having leaves intermixed with flowers; as a foliaceous spike. Foliaceous glands are those situated on leaves. [.] 2. Consisting of leaves or thin lamins; having the form of a leaf ...
22675	foliage	[.] FO'LIAGE, n. [L. folium, a leaf. See Foil.] [.] 1. Leaves in general; as a tree of beautiful foliage. [.] 2. A cluster of leaves, flowers and branches; particularly, the representation of leaves, flowers and branches, in architecture, intended to ornament and ...
22676	foliaged	[.] FO'LIAGED, a. Furnished with foliage.
22677	foliate	[.] FO'LIATE, v.t. [L. foliatus, from folium, a leaf. Gr.] [.] 1. To beat into a leaf, or thin plate or lamin. [.] 2. To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver, &c.; as, to foliate a looking-glass. [.] FO'LIATE, a. In botany, leafy; furnished ...
22678	foliated	[.] FO'LIATED, pp. [.] 1. Spread or covered with a thin plate or foil. [.] 2. In mineralogy, consisting of plates; resembling or in the form of a plate; lamellar; as a foliated fracture. [.] Minerals that consist of grains, and are at the same time foliated, are ...
22679	foliating	[.] FO'LIATING, ppr. Covering with a leaf or foil.
22680	foliation	[.] FOLIA'TION, n. [L. foliatio.] [.] 1. In botany, the leafing of plants; vernation; the disposition of the nascent leaves within the bud. [.] 2. The act of beating a metal into a thin plate, leaf or foil [.] 3. The act or operation of spreading foil over the ...
22681	foliature	[.] FO'LIATURE, n. The state of being beaten into foil.
22682	folier	[.] FO'LIER, n. Goldsmith's foil.
22683	foliferous	[.] FOLIF'EROUS, a. [L. folium, leaf, and fero, to bear.] Producing leaves.
22684	folio	[.] FO'LIO, n. [L. folium, a leaf, in folio.] [.] 1. A book of the largest size, formed by once doubling a sheet of paper. [.] 2. Among merchants, a page, or rather both the right and left hand pages of an account book, expressed by the same figure.
22685	foliole	[.] FO'LIOLE, n. [from L. folium, a leaf.] A leaflet; one of the single leaves, which together constitute a compound leaf.
22686	foliomort	[.] FO'LIOMORT, a. [L. folium mortuum.] Of a dark yellow color, or that of a faded leaf; filemot.
22687	folious	[.] FO'LIOUS, a. [.] 1. Leafy; thin; unsubstantial. [.] 2. In botany, having leaves intermixed with the flowers.
22688	folk	[.] FOLK, n. foke. [L. vulgus. The sense is a crowd, from collecting or pressing, not from following, but from the same root, as to follow is to press toward. Gr. Originally and properly it had no plural, being a collective noun; but in modern use, in America, it has ...
22689	folkland	[.] FOLKLAND, n. In English law, copyhold land; land held by the common people, at the will of the lord.
22690	folkmote	[.] FOLKMOTE, n. [.] An assembly of the people, or of bishops, thanes, aldermen and freemen, to consult respecting public affairs; an annual convention of the people, answering in some measure, to a modern parliament; a word used in England before the Norman conquest, ...
22691	follicle	[.] FOL'LICLE, n. [L. folliculus, from follis, a bag or bellows.] [.] 1. In botany, a univalvular pericarp; a seed vessel opening on one side longitudinally, and having the seeds loose in it. [.] 2. An air bag; a vessel distended with air; as at the root in Utricularia, ...
22692	folliculous	[.] FOLLIC'ULOUS, a. Having or producing follicles.
22693	folliful	[.] FOL'LIFUL, a. Full of folly. [Not used.]
22694	follow	[.] FOL'LOW, v.t. [.] 1. To go after or behind; to walk, ride or move behind, but in the same direction. Soldiers will usually follow a brave officer. [.] 2. To pursue; to chase; as an enemy, or as game. [.] 3. To accompany; to attend in a journey. [.] And Rebekah ...
22695	followed	[.] FOL'LOWED, pp. Pursued; succeeded; accompanied; attended; imitated; obeyed; observed; practiced; adhered to.
22696	follower	[.] FOL'LOWER, n. [.] 1. One who comes, goes or moves after another, in the same course. [.] 2. One that takes another as his guide in doctrines, opinions or example; one who receives the opinions, and imitates the example of another; an adherent; an imitator. [.] That ...
22697	following	[.] FOL'LOWING, ppr. Coming or going after or behind; pursuing; attending; imitating; succeeding in time; resulting from as an effect or an inference; adhering to; obeying, observing; using, practicing; proceeding in the same course.
22698	folly	[.] FOL'LY, n. [See Fool.] [.] 1. Weakness of intellect; imbecility of mind. want of understanding. [.] A fool layeth open his folly. Prov. 13. [.] 2. A weak or absurd act not highly criminal; an act which is inconsistent with the dictates of reason, or with the ...
22699	fomahant	[.] FO'MAHANT, n. A star of the first magnitude, in the constellation Aquarius.
22700	foment	[.] FOMENT', v.t. [L. fomento, from foveo, to warm.] [.] 1. To apply warm lotions to; to bathe with warm medicated liquors, or with flannel dipped in warm water. [.] 2. To cherish with heat; to encourage growth. [Not usual.] [.] 3. To encourage; to abet; to cherish ...
22701	fomentation	[.] FOMENTA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of applying warm liquors to a part of the body, by means of flannels dipped in hot water or medicated decoctions, for the purpose of easing pain, by relaxing the skin, or of discussing tumors. [.] 2. The lotion applied, or to be ...
22702	fomented	[.] FOMENT'ED, pp. Bathed with warm lotions; encouraged.
22703	fomenter	[.] FOMENT'ER, n. One who foments; one who encourages or instigates; as a fomenter of sedition.
22704	fomenting	[.] FOMENT'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Applying warm lotions. [.] 2. Encouraging; abetting; promoting.
22705	fon	[.] FON, n. A fool; an idiot. Obs.
22706	fond	[.] FOND, a. [.] 1. Foolish; silly; weak; indiscreet; imprudent; [.] Grant I may never prove so fond [.] To trust man on his oath or bond. [.] Fond thoughts may fall into some idle brain. [.] 2. Foolishly tender and loving; doting; weakly indulgent; as a ...
22707	fondle	[.] FOND'LE, v.t. To treat with tenderness; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child.
22708	fondled	[.] FOND'LED, pp. Treated with affection; caressed.
22709	fondler	[.] FOND'LER, n. One who fondles.
22710	fondling	[.] FOND'LING, ppr. Caressing; treating with tenderness. [.] FOND'LING, n. A person or thing fondled or caressed.
22711	fondly	[.] FOND'LY, adv. [.] 1. Foolishly; weakly; imprudently; with indiscreet affection. [.] Fondly we think we merit honor then, [.] When we but praise ourselves in other men. [.] 2. With great or extreme affection. We fondly embrace those who are dear to us.
22712	fondness	[.] FOND'NESS, n. [.] 1. Foolishness; weakness; want of sense or judgment. Obs. [.] 2. Foolish tenderness. [.] 3. Tender passion; warm affection. [.] Her fondness for a certain earl began when I was but a girl. [.] 4. Strong inclination or propensity; as ...
22713	font	[.] FONT, n. [L. fundo, to pour out.] [.] A large basin or stone vessel in which water is contained for baptizing children or other persons in the church. [.] FONT, n. [L. fundo, to pour out.] [.] A complete assortment of printing types of one size, including ...
22714	fontal	[.] FONT'AL, a. Pertaining to a fount, fountain, source or origin.
22715	fontanel	[.] FONT'ANEL, n. [.] 1. An issue for the discharge of humors from the body. [.] 2. A vacancy in the infant cranium, between the frontal and parietal bones, and also between the parietal and occipital, at the two extremities of the sagittal suture.
22716	fontange	[.] FONTANGE, n. fontanj'. [.] A knot of ribbons on the top of a head-dress.
22717	food	[.] FOOD, n. [See Feed.] [.] 1. In a general sense, whatever is eaten by animals for nourishment, and whatever supplies nutriment to plants. [.] 2. Meat; aliment; flesh or vegetables eaten for sustaining human life; victuals; provisions; whatever is or may be eaten ...
22718	foodful	[.] FOOD'FUL, a. Supplying food; full of food.
22719	foodless	[.] FOOD'LESS, a. Without food; destitute of provisions; barren.
22720	foody	[.] FOOD'Y, a. Eatable; fit for food. [Not used.]
22721	fool	[.] FOOL, n. [Heb.] [.] 1. One who is destitute of reason, or the common powers of understanding; an idiot. Some persons are born fools, and are called natural fools; others may become fools by some injury done to the brain. [.] 2. In common language, a person who ...
22722	foolborn	[.] FOOL'BORN a. Foolish from the birth.
22723	fooled	[.] FOOL'ED, pp. Disappointed; defeated; deceived; imposed on.
22724	foolery	[.] FOOL'ERY, n. [.] 1. The practice of folly; habitual folly; attention to trifles. [.] 2. An act of folly or weakness. [.] 3. Object of folly.
22725	foolhappy	[.] FOOL'HAPPY, a. Lucky without judgment or contrivance.
22726	foolhardiness	[.] FOOLH'ARDINESS, n. Courage without sense or judgment; mad rashness.
22727	foolhardise	[.] FOOLH'ARDISE, n. Foolhardiness. [Not in use.]
22728	foolhardy	[.] FOOLH'ARDY, a. [fool and hardy.] Daring without judgment; madly rash and adventurous; foolishly bold.
22729	fooling	[.] FOOL'ING, ppr. Defeating; disappointing; deceiving.
22730	foolish	[.] FOOL'ISH, a. [.] 1. Void of understanding or sound judgment; weak in intellect; applied to general character. [.] 2. Unwise; imprudent; acting without judgment or discretion in particular things. [.] 3. Proceeding from folly, or marked with folly; silly; ...
22731	foolishly	[.] FOOL'ISHLY, adv. [.] 1. Weakly; without understanding or judgment; unwisely; indiscreetly. [.] 2. Wickedly; sinfully. [.] I have done very foolishly. 2Sam. 24.
22732	foolishness	[.] FOOL'ISHNESS, n. [.] 1. Folly; want of understanding. [.] 2. Foolish practice; want of wisdom or good judgment. [.] 3. In a scriptural sense, absurdity; folly. [.] The preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness. 1Cor. 1.
22733	fools-parsley	[.] FOOL'S-P'ARSLEY, n. A plant, of the genus Aethusa.
22734	foolscap	[.] FOOLS'CAP, n. [L. scapus, or folio and shape.] A kind of paper of small size.
22735	foolstones	[.] FOOL'STONES, n. A plant, the Orchis.
22736	fooltrap	[.] FOOL'TRAP, n. A trap to catch fools; as a fly trap.
22737	foot	[.] FOOT, n. plu. feet. [L. pes, pedis. Probably this word is allied to the Gr. to walk, to tread. Eng. verb, to tread.] [.] 1. In animal bodies, the lower extremity of the leg; the part of the leg which treads the earth in standing or walking, and by which the animal ...
22738	football	[.] FOOT'BALL, n. [.] 1. A ball consisting of an inflated bladder, cased in leather, to be driven by the foot. [.] 2. The sport or practice of kicking the football.
22739	footband	[.] FOOT'BAND, n. A band of infantry.
22740	footboy	[.] FOOT'BOY, n. A menial; an attendant in livery.
22741	footbreadth	[.] FOOT'BREADTH, n. The breadth of the foot. Deut. 2.
22742	footbridge	[.] FOOT'BRIDGE, n. A narrow bridge for foot passengers.
22743	footcloth	[.] FOOT'CLOTH, n. A sumpter cloth.
22744	footed	[.] FOOT'ED, pp. Kicked; trod; summed up; furnished with a foot, as a stocking. [.] FOOT'ED, a. Shaped in the foot; as footed like a goat.
22745	footfall	[.] FOOT'FALL, n. A trip or stumble.
22746	footfight	[.] FOOT'FIGHT, n. A conflict by persons on foot, in opposition to a fight on horseback.
22747	footguards	[.] FOOT'GU'ARDS, n. plu. Guards of infantry.
22748	foothalt	[.] FOOT'HALT, n. A disease incident to sheep, and said to proceed from a worm, which enters between the claws.
22749	foothold	[.] FOOT'HOLD, n. That which sustains the feet firmly and prevents them from slipping of moving; that on which one may tread or rest securely.
22750	foothot	[.] FOOT'HOT, adv. Immediately; a word borrowed from hunting.
22751	footing	[.] FOOT'ING, ppr. Dancing; treading; settling; adding a new foot. [.] FOOT'ING, n. [.] 1. Ground for the foot; that which sustains; firm foundation to stand on [.] In ascents, every step gained is a footing and help to the next. [.] 2. Support; root. [.] 3. ...
22752	footlicker	[.] FOOT'LICKER, n. A mean flatterer; a sycophant; a fawner.
22753	footman	[.] FOOT'MAN, n. [.] 1. A soldier who marches and fights on foot. [.] 2. A menial servant; a runner; a servant in livery.
22754	footmanship	[.] FOOT'MANSHIP, n. The art or faculty of a runner.
22755	footmantle	[.] FOOT'MANTLE, n. A garment to keep the gown clean in riding.
22756	footpace	[.] FOOT'PACE, n. A slow step, as in walking; a broad stair.
22757	footpad	[.] FOOT'PAD, n. A highwayman or robber on foot.
22758	footpath	[.] FOOT'P'ATH, n. A narrow path or way for foot passengers only.
22759	footplow	[.] FOOT'PLOW, n. A kind of swing-plow.
22760	footpost	[.] FOOT'POST, n. A post or messenger that travels on foot.
22761	footrope	[.] FOOT'ROPE, n. The lower boltrope, to which the lower edge of a sail is sewed. Also, a horse or rope to support men when reefing, &c.
22762	footrot	[.] FOOT'ROT, n. An ulcer in the feet of sheep.
22763	footsoldier	[.] FOOT'SOLDIER, n. A soldier that serves on foot.
22764	footstalk	[.] FOOTSTALK, n. [foot and stalk.] In botany, a petiole; a partial stem supporting the leaf, or connecting it with the stem or branch. Sometimes, but rarely, the same footstalk supports both the leaf and fructification, as in Turnera and Hibiscus.
22765	footstall	[.] FOOT'STALL, n. A woman's stirrup.
22766	footstep	[.] FOOT'STEP, n. [.] 1. A track; the mark or impression of the foot. [.] 2. Token; mark; visible sign of a course pursued; as the footsteps of divine wisdom. [.] [.] 1. Footsteps, plural, example; as, follow the footsteps of good men. [.] [.] 2. Way; course. ...
22767	footstool	[.] FOOT'STOOL, n. A stool for the feet; that which supports the feet of one when sitting. [.] To make enemies a footstool, is to reduce them to entire subjection. Ps. 110.
22768	footwaling	[.] FOOT'WALING, n. The whole inside planks or lining of a ship.
22769	fop	[.] FOP, n. [The Latin voppa, a senseless fellow, is evidently from the same root, with the sense of emptiness or lightness.] [.] A vain man of weak understanding and much ostentation; one whose ambition is to gain admiration by showy dress and pertness; a gay trifling ...
22770	fopdoodle	[.] FOP'DOODLE, n. An insignificant fellow. [Vulgar and not used.]
22771	fopling	[.] FOP'LING, [.] n. A petty fop.
22772	foppery	...
22773	foppish	[.] FOP'PISH, a. [.] 1. Vain of dress; making an ostentatious display of gay clothing; dressing in the extreme of fashion. [.] 2. Vain; trifling; affected in manners.
22774	foppishly	[.] FOP'PISHLY, adv. With vain ostentation of dress; in a trifling or affected manner.
22775	foppishness	[.] FOP'PISHNESS, n. Vanity and extravagance in dress; showy vanity.
22776	for	[.] FOR, prep. [L. per.; The English, for; to forbid. For corresponds in sense with the L. pro, as fore does with proe, but pro and proe are probably contracted from prod, proed. The Latin por, in composition, as in porrigo, is probably contracted from porro, Gr. which ...
22777	forage	[.] FOR'AGE, n. [L. voro.] [.] 1. Food of any kind for horses and cattle, as grass; pasture, hay, corn and oats. [.] 2. The act of providing forage. [.] Col. Mawhood completed his forage unmolested. [.] If the forage is to be made at a distance from the camp ...
22778	forager	[.] FOR'AGER, n. One that goes in search of food for horses or cattle.
22779	foraging	[.] FOR'AGING, ppr. or a. Collecting provisions for horses and cattle, or wandering in search of food; ravaging; stripping. The general sent out a foraging party, with a guard. [.] FOR'AGING, n. An inroad or incursion for forage or plunder.
22780	foraminous	[.] FORAM'INOUS, a. [L. foramen, a hole, from foro, to bore.] [.] Full of holes; perforated in many places; porous. [Little used.]
22781	forbad	[.] FORBAD', pret. of forbid.
22782	forbathe	[.] FORBA'THE, v.t. To bathe. [Not in use.]
22783	forbear	[.] FORBEAR, v.i. pret. forbore; pp. forborne. [.] 1. To stop; to cease; to hold from proceeding; as, forbear to repeat these reproachful words. [.] 2. To pause; to delay; as, forbear a while. [.] 3. To abstain; to omit; to hold one's self from motion or entering ...
22784	forbearance	[.] FORBEARANCE, n. [.] 1. The act of avoiding, shunning or omitting; either the cessation or intermission of an act commenced, or a withholding from beginning an act. Liberty is the power of doing or forbearing an action, according as the doing or forbearance has a ...
22785	forbearer	[.] FORBEARER, n. One that intermits or intercepts.
22786	forbearing	[.] FORBEARING, ppr. [.] 1. Ceasing; pausing; withholding from action; exercising patience and indulgence. [.] 2. a. Patient; long suffering. [.] FORBEARING, n. A ceasing or restraining from action; patience; long suffering.
22787	forbid	[.] FORBID', v.t. pret. forbad; pp. forbid, forbidden. Literally, to bid or command against. Hence, [.] 1. To prohibit; to interdict; to command to forbear or not to do. The laws of God forbid us to swear. Good manners also forbid us to use profane language. All ...
22788	forbiddance	[.] FORBID'DANCE, n. Prohibition; command or edict against a thing. [Little used.]
22789	forbiddenly	[.] FORBID'DENLY, adv. In an unlawful manner.
22790	forbiddenness	[.] FORBID'DENNESS, n. A state of being prohibited. [Not used.]
22791	forbidder	[.] FORBID'DER, n. He or that which forbids or enacts a prohibition.
22792	forbidding	...
22793	forbore	[.] FORBO'RE, pret. of forebear.
22794	forborne	[.] FORBORNE, pp. of forbear. [.] Few ever repented of having forborne to speak.
22795	force	[.] FORCE, n. [L. fortis. All words denoting force, power, strength, are from verbs which express straining, or driving, rushing, and this word has the elements of L. vireo.] [.] 1. Strength; active power; vigor; might; energy that may be exerted; that physical property ...
22796	forced	[.] FORCED, pp. [.] 1. Compelled; impelled; driven by violence; urged; stormed; ravished. [.] 2. a. Affected; overstrained; unnatural; as a forced style.
22797	forcedly	[.] FORCEDLY, adv. Violently; constrainedly; unnaturally. [Little used.]
22798	forcedness	[.] FORCEDNESS, n. The state of being forced; distortion.
22799	forceful	[.] FORCEFUL, a. [.] 1. Impelled by violence; driven with force; acting with power. [.] Against the steed he threw his forceful spear. [.] 2. Violent; impetuous.
22800	forcefully	[.] FORCEFULLY, adv. Violently; impetuously.
22801	forceless	[.] FORCELESS, a. Having little or not force; feeble; impotent.
22802	forcemeat	[.] FORCEMEAT, n. A kind of stuffing in cookery.
22803	forceps	[.] FOR'CEPS, n. [L.] Literally, a pair of pinchers or tongs. [.] In surgery, an instrument for extracting any thing from a wound, and for like purposes. [.] A pair of scissors for cutting off or dividing the fleshy membranous parts of the body.
22804	forcer	[.] FORCER, n. [.] 1. He or that which forces, drives or constrains. [.] 2. The embolus of a pump; the instrument by which water is driven up a pump.
22805	forcible	[.] FORCIBLE, a. [.] 1. Powerful; strong; mighty; as a punishment forcible to bridle sin. [.] 2. Violent; impetuous; driving forward with force; as a forcible stream. [.] 3. Efficacious; active; powerful. [.] Sweet smells are most forcible in dry substances when ...
22806	forcibleness	[.] FORCIBLENESS, n. Force; violence.
22807	forcibly	[.] FORCIBLY, adv. [.] 1. By violence or force. [.] 2. Strongly; powerfully; with power or energy; impressively. [.] The gospel offers such considerations as are fit to work very forcibly on our hopes and fears. [.] 3. Impetuously; violently; with great strength; ...
22808	forcing	[.] FORCING, ppr. [.] 1. Compelling; impelling; driving; storming; ravishing. [.] 2. Causing to ripen before the natural season, as fruit; or causing to produce ripe fruit prematurely, as a tree. [.] 3. Fining wine by a speedy process. [.] FORCING, n. [.] 1. ...
22809	forcipated	[.] FOR'CIPATED, a. [from forceps.] Formed like a pair of pinchers to open and inclose; as a forcipated mouth.
22810	ford	[.] FORD, n. [.] 1. A place in a river or other water, where it may be passed by man or beast on foot, or by wading. [.] 2. A stream; a current. [.] Permit my ghost to pass the Stygian ford. [.] FORD, v.t. To pass or cross a river or other water by treading ...
22811	fordable	[.] FORDABLE, a. That may be waded or passed through on foot, as water.
22812	forded	[.] FORDED, pp. Passed through on foot; waded.
22813	fording	[.] FORDING, ppr. Wading; passing through on foot as water.
22814	fordo	[.] FORDO', v.t. To destroy; to undo; to ruin; to weary. [Not in use.]
22815	fore	[.] FORE, a. [.] 1. Properly, advanced, or being in advance of something in motion or progression; as the fore end of a chain carried in measuring land; the fore oxen or horses in a team. [.] 2. Advanced in time; coming in advance of something; coming first; anterior; ...
22816	fore-end	[.] FORE-END', n. The end which precedes; the anterior part.
22817	fore-imagine	[.] FORE-IMAG'INE, v.t. To conceive or fancy before proof, or beforehand.
22818	foreadmonish	[.] FOREADMON'ISH, v.t. To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event.
22819	foreadvise	[.] FOREADVI'SE, v.t. s as z To advise or counsel before the time of action or before the event; to preadmonish.
22820	forealledge	[.] FOREALLEDGE, v.t. foreallej'. To alledge or cite before.
22821	foreappoint	[.] FOREAPPOINT', v.t. To set, order or appoint beforehand.
22822	foreappointment	[.] FOREAPPOINT'MENT, n. Previous appointment; preordination.
22823	forearm	[.] FORE'ARM, v.t. To arm or prepare for attack or resistance before the time of need.
22824	forebode	[.] FOREBO'DE, v.t. [.] 1. To foretell; to prognosticate. [.] 2. To foreknow; to be prescient of; to feel a secret sense of something future; as, my heart forebodes a sad reverse.
22825	forebodement	[.] FOREBO'DEMENT, n. A presaging; presagement.
22826	foreboder	[.] FOREBO'DER, n. [.] 1. One who forebodes; a prognosticator; a soothsayer. [.] 2. A foreknower.
22827	foreboding	[.] FOREBO'DING, ppr. Prognosticating; foretelling; foreknowing. [.] FOREBO'DING, n. Prognostication.
22828	forebrace	[.] FOREBRACE, n. A rope applied to the fore yard-arm to change the position of the foresail.
22829	foreby	[.] FOREBY', prep. [fore and by.] Near; hard by; fast by. Obs.
22830	forecast	[.] FOREC'AST, v.t. [.] 1. To foresee; to provide against. [.] It is wisdom to forecast consequences. [.] 2. To scheme; to plan before execution. [.] He shall forecast his devices against the strong holds. Dan. 11. [.] 3. To adjust; contrive or appoint beforehand [.] The ...
22831	forecaster	[.] FOREC'ASTER, n. One who foresees or contrives beforehand.
22832	forecasting	[.] FOREC'ASTING, ppr. Contriving previously.
22833	forecastle	[.] FO'RECASTLE, n. A short deck in the forepart of a ship above the upper deck usually terminated in ships of war with a breast-work; the foremost part forming the top of the beak-head, and the hind part reaching to the after part of the fore chains.
22834	forechosen	[.] FORECHO'SEN, a. forcho'zn. Preelected; chosen beforehand.
22835	forecited	[.] FORECITED, a. Cited or quoted before or above.
22836	foreclose	[.] FORECLO'SE, v.t. s as z. To shut up; to preclude; to stop; to prevent. [.] The embargo with Spain foreclosed this trade. [.] To foreclose a mortgager, in law, is to cut him off from his equity of redemption, or the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises, by ...
22837	foreclosure	[.] FORECLO'SURE, n. s as z. [.] 1. Prevention. [.] 2. The act of foreclosing, or depriving a mortgager of the right of redeeming a mortgaged estate.
22838	foreconceive	[.] FORECONCEI'VE, v.t. To preconceive.
22839	foredate	[.] FOREDA'TE, v.t. To date before the true time.
22840	foredated	[.] FOREDA'TED, pp. Dated before the true time.
22841	foredeck	[.] FO'REDECK, n. The forepart of a deck, or of a ship.
22842	foredesign	[.] FOREDESI'GN, v.t. To plan beforehand; to intend previously.
22843	foredetermine	[.] FORE'DETERM'INE, v.t. To decree beforehand.
22844	foredoom	[.] FOREDOOM', v.t. To doom beforehand; to predestinate. [.] Thou art foredoomed to view the Stygian state. [.] FOREDOOM', n. Previous doom or sentence.
22845	foredoor	[.] FOREDOOR, n. The door in the front of a house.
22846	forefather	[.] FOREF'ATHER, n. An ancestor; one who precedes another in the line of genealogy, in any degree; usually in a remote degree.
22847	forefend	[.] FOREFEND', v.t. [.] 1. To hinder; to fend off; to avert; to prevent approach; to forbid or prohibit. [.] 2. To defend; to guard; to secure. [.] This word, like the L. arceo, is applied to the thing assailing, and to the thing assailed. To drive back or resist ...
22848	forefinger	[.] FOREFIN'GER, n. The finger next to the thumb; the index; called by our Saxon ancestors, the shoot-finger, from its use in archery.
22849	foreflow	[.] FOREFLOW, v.t. To flow before.
22850	forefoot	[.] FOREFOOT, n. [.] 1. One of the anterior feet of a quadruped or multiped. [.] 2. A hand, in contempt. [.] 3. In a ship, a piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore-end.
22851	forefront	[.] FOREFRONT', n. The foremost part. The forefront of the battle, is the part where the contest is most warm, and where a soldier is most exposed. 2Sam. 11:15. [.]
22852	foregame	[.] FO'REGAME, n. A first game; first plan.
22853	forego	[.] FOREGO', v.t. [See Go.] [.] 1. To forbear to possess or enjoy; voluntarily to avoid the enjoyment of good. Let us forego the pleasures of sense, to secure immortal bliss. [.] 2. To give up; to renounce; to resign. But this word is usually applied to things ...
22854	foregoer	[.] FOREGO'ER, n. [.] 1. An ancestor; a progenitor. [Not used.] [.] 2. One who goes before another. [.] 3. One who forbears to enjoy.
22855	foregoing	[.] FOREGO'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Forbearing to have, possess or enjoy. [.] 2. a. Preceding; going before, in time or place; antecedent; as a foregoing period of time; a foregoing clause in a writing.
22856	foregone	[.] FOREGONE, pp. foregawn'. [.] 1. Forborne to be possessed or enjoyed. [.] 2. Gone before; past. Obs.
22857	foreground	[.] FO'REGROUND, n. The part of the field or expanse of a picture which seems to lie before the figures.
22858	foreguess	[.] FOREGUESS', v.t. To conjecture. [Bad.]
22859	forehand	[.] FO'REHAND, n. [.] 1. The part of a horse which is before the rider. [.] 2. The chief part. [.] FO'REHAND, a. Done sooner than is regular. [.] And so extenuate the forehand sin.
22860	forehanded	[.] FO'REHANDED, a. [.] 1. Early; timely; seasonable; as a forehanded care. [.] 2. In America, in good circumstances as to property; free from debt and possessed of property; as a forehanded farmer. [.] 3. Formed in the foreparts. [.] A substantial true-bred ...
22861	forehead	[.] FOREHEAD, n. for'hed, or rather for'ed. [.] 1. The part of the face which extends from the hair on the top of the head to the eyes. [.] 2. Impudence; confidence; assurance; audaciousness.
22862	forehear	[.] FOREHE'AR, v.i. To be informed before.
22863	forehend	[.] FOREHEND', v.t. To seize. [Not in use.]
22864	forehew	[.] FOREHEW', v.t. To hew or cut in front.
22865	foreholding	[.] FOREHOLDING, n. Predictions; ominous forebodings; superstitious prognostications. [Not used.]
22866	forehook	[.] FO'REHOOK, n. In ships, a breast-hook; a piece of timber placed across the stem to unite the bows and strengthen the forepart of the ship.
22867	forehorse	[.] FO'REHORSE, n. The horse in a team which goes foremost.
22868	foreign	[.] FOREIGN, a. for'an. [L. foris, foras.] [.] 1. Belonging to another nation or country; alien; not of the country in which one resides; extraneous. We call every country foreign, which is not within the jurisdiction of our own government. In this sense, Scotland ...
22869	foreigner	[.] FOR'EIGNER, n. for'aner. A person born in a foreign country, or without the country or jurisdiction of which one speaks. A Spaniard is a foreigner in France and England. All men not born in the United States are to them foreigners, and they are aliens till naturalized. ...
22870	foreignness	[.] FOR'EIGNNESS, n. for'anness. Remoteness; want of relation; as the foreignness of a subject from the main business.
22871	forejudge	[.] FOREJUDGE, v.t. forjuj'. [.] 1. To prejudge; to judge beforehand, or before hearing the facts and proof. [.] 2. In law, to expel from a court, for malpractice or non-appearance. When an attorney is sued, and called to appear in court, if he declines, he is ...
22872	forejudgment	[.] FOREJUDG'MENT, n. Judgment previously formed.
22873	foreknow	[.] FOREKNOW, v.t [See Know.] To have previous knowledge of; to foresee. [.] Who would the miseries of man foreknow? [.] For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son. Rom. 8.
22874	foreknowable	[.] FOREKNOWABLE, a. That may be foreknown.
22875	foreknower	[.] FOREKNOWER, n. One that foreknows.
22876	foreknowledge	[.] FOREKNOWL'EDGE, n. Knowledge of a thing before it happens; prescience. [.] If I foreknew, foreknowledge had no influence on their fault.
22877	forel	[.] FOR'EL, n. A kind of parchment for the cover of books.
22878	foreland	[.] FO'RELAND, n. A promontory or cape; a point of land extending into the sea some distance from the line of the shore; a head land; as the North and South Foreland in Kent, in England.
22879	forelay	[.] FORELA'Y, v.t. [.] 1. To lay wait for; to entrap by ambush. [.] 2. To contrive antecedently.
22880	foreleader	[.] FORELE'ADER, n. One who leads others by his example.
22881	forelend	[.] FORELEND', v.t. To lend or give beforehand.
22882	forelock	[.] FO'RELOCK, n. [.] 1. The lock or hair that grows from the forepart of the head. [.] Take time by the forelock. [.] 2. In sea language, a little flat pointed wedge of iron, used at the end of a bolt, to retain it firmly in its place.
22883	forelook	[.] FORELOOK', v.t. To look beforehand or forward.
22884	foreman	[.] FO'REMAN, n. [.] 1. The first or chief man; particularly, the chief man of a jury, who acts as their speaker. [.] 2. The chief man in a printing office or other establishment, who conducts the whole work.
22885	foremast	[.] FO'REMAST, n. The mast of a ship or other vessel which is placed in the forepart or forecastle, and carries the foresail and foretop-sail yards. [.] Foremast-men, on board of ships, the men who take in the top-sails, sling the yards, furl the sails, &c.
22886	foremeant	[.] FOREMEANT', a. forement'. Intended beforehand.
22887	foremembered	[.] FOREMEM'BERED, a. Called to mind previously.
22888	forementioned	[.] FOREMEN'TIONED, a. Mentioned before; recited or written in a former part of the same writing or discourse.
22889	foremost	[.] FO'REMOST, a. [.] 1. First in place; most advanced; as the foremost troops of an army. [.] 2. First in dignity. In honor he held the foremost rank.
22890	foremother	[.] FO'REMOTHER, n. A female ancestor.
22891	forenamed	[.] FO'RENAMED, a. [.] 1. Named or nominated before. [.] 2. Mentioned before in the same writing or discourse.
22892	forenoon	[.] FO'RENOON, n. The former part of the day, from the morning to meridian or noon. We usually call the first part of the day, from the dawn to the time of breakfast, or the hour of business, the morning, and from this period to noon, the forenoon. But the limits are ...
22893	forenotice	[.] FORENO'TICE, n. Notice or information of an event before it happens.
22894	forensic	[.] FOREN'SIC, a. [from L. forensis, from forum, a court.] [.] Belonging to courts of judicature; used in courts or legal proceedings; as a forensic term; forensic eloquence or disputes.
22895	foreordain	[.] FOREORDA'IN, v.t To ordain or appoint before; to preordain; to predestinate; to predetermine.
22896	foreordination	[.] FOREORDINA'TION, n. Previous ordination or appointment; predetermination; predestination.
22897	forepart	[.] FO'REPART, n. [.] 1. The part first in time; as the forepart of the day or week. [.] 2. The part most advanced in place; the anterior part; as the forepart of any moving body. [.] 3. The beginning; as the forepart of a series.
22898	forepast	[.] FO'REPAST, a. Past before a certain time; as forepast sins. [Little used.]
22899	forepossessed	[.] FORE'POSSESS'ED, a. Holding formerly in possession; also, preoccupied; prepossessed; preengaged.
22900	foreprize	[.] FOREPRI'ZE, v.t. To prize or rate beforehand.
22901	forepromised	[.] FOREPROM'ISED, a. Promised beforehand; preengaged.
22902	forequoted	[.] FOREQUO'TED, a. Cited before; quoted in a foregoing part of the work.
22903	forerank	[.] FO'RERANK, n. The first rank; the front.
22904	forereach	[.] FORERE'ACH, upon, v.t. In navigation, to gain or advance upon in progression or motion.
22905	foreread	[.] FORERE'AD, v.t. To signify by tokens. Obs.
22906	forereading	[.] FORERE'ADING, n. Previous perusal.
22907	forerecited	[.] FORERECI'TED, a. Named or recited before.
22908	foreright	[.] FO'RERIGHT, a. Ready; forward; quick. [.] FO'RERIGHT, adv. Right forward; onward.
22909	forerun	[.] FORERUN', v.t. [.] 1. To advance before; to come before as an earnest of something to follow; to introduce as a harbinger. [.] Heaviness foreruns the good event. [.] 2. To precede; to have the start of.
22910	forerunner	[.] FORERUN'NER, n. [.] 1. A messenger sent before to give notice of the approach of others; a harbinger. [.] My elder brothers, my forerunners came. [.] 2. An ancestor or predecessor. Obs. [.] 3. A prognostic; a sign foreshowing something to follow. Certain ...
22911	foresaid	[.] FO'RESAID, a. Spoken before. [See Aforesaid.]
22912	foresail	[.] FO'RESAIL, n. A sail extended on the foreyard, which is supported by the foremast.
22913	foresay	[.] FORESA'Y, v.t. To predict; to foretell.
22914	foresaying	[.] FORESA'YING, n. A prediction.
22915	foresee	[.] FORESEE', v.t. To see beforehand; to see or know an event before it happens; to have prescience of; to foreknow. [.] A prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself. [.] Prov. 22.
22916	foreseeing	[.] FORESEE'ING, ppr. Seeing before the event.
22917	foreseen	[.] FORESEE'N, pp. Seen beforehand.
22918	foreseer	[.] FORESEE'R, n. One who foresees or foreknows.
22919	foreseize	[.] FORESE'IZE, v.t. To seize beforehand.
22920	foreshadow	[.] FORESHAD'OW, v.t. To shadow or typify beforehand.
22921	foreshame	[.] FORESHA'ME, v.t. To shame; to bring reproach on.
22922	foreshew	[.] FORESHEW. [See foreshow.]
22923	foreship	[.] FO'RESHIP, n. The forepart of a ship. Act. 28.
22924	foreshorten	[.] FORESHORT'EN, v.t. In painting; to shorten figures for the sake of showing those behind.
22925	foreshortening	[.] FORESHORT'ENING, n. In painting, the act of shortening figures for the sake of showing those behind. [.] The art of conveying to the mind the impression of the entire length of an object, when represented as viewed in an oblique or receding position.
22926	foreshow	[.] FORESHOW, v.t. [.] 1. To show beforehand; to prognosticate. [.] Next, like aurora, Spenser rose, whose purple blush the day foreshows. [.] 2. To predict; to foretell [.] 3. To represent beforehand, or before it comes.
22927	foreshower	[.] FORESHOWER, n. One who predicts.
22928	foreshrouds	[.] FORESHROUDS', n. The shrouds of a ship attached to the foremast.
22929	foreside	[.] FO'RESIDE, n. The front side; also, a specious outside.
22930	foresight	[.] FO'RESIGHT, n. [.] 1. Prescience; foreknowledge; prognostication; the act of foreseeing. [.] 2. Provident care of futurity; foreknowledge accompanied with prudence in guarding against evil.
22931	foresightful	[.] FORESIGHTFUL, a. Prescient; provident. [Little used.]
22932	foresignify	[.] FORESIG'NIFY, v.t. To signify beforehand; to betoken previously; to foreshow; to typify.
22933	foreskin	[.] FO'RESKIN, n. The skin that covers the glans penis; the prepuce.
22934	foreskirt	[.] FO'RESKIRT, n. The loose and pendulous part of a coat before.
22935	foreslack	[.] FORESLACK', v.t. To neglect by idleness. [Not used.]
22936	foreslow	[.] FORESLOW, v.t. [.] 1. To delay; to hinder; to impede; to obstruct. [Not used.] [.] No stream, no wood, no mountain could foreshow their hasty pace. [.] 2. To neglect; to omit. [Not used.] [.] FORESLOW, v.i. To be dilatory; to loiter. [Not used.]
22937	forespeak	[.] FORESPE'AK, v.t. [.] 1. To foresay; to foreshow; to foretell or predict. [.] 2. To forbid. [Not used.] [.] 3. To bewitch. [Not used.]
22938	forespeaking	[.] FORESPE'AKING, n. A prediction; also, a preface. [Not used.]
22939	forespeech	[.] FORESPEE'CH, n. A preface. [Not used.]
22940	forespent	[.] FORESPENT', a. [.] 1. Wasted in strength; tired; exhausted. [.] 2. Past; as life forespent. [Little used.]
22941	forespurrer	[.] FORESPUR'RER, n. One that rides before. [Not used.]
22942	forest	[.] FOR'EST, n. [L. foris.] [.] 1. An extensive wood, or a large tract of land covered with trees. In America, the word is usually applied to a wood of native growth, or a tract of woodland which has never been cultivated. It differs from wood or woods chiefly in ...
22943	forestaff	[.] FO'REST'AFF, n. An instrument used at sea, for taking the altitudes of heavenly bodies; called also cross-staff.
22944	forestage	[.] FOR'ESTAGE, n. An ancient service paid by foresters to the king; also, the right of foresters.
22945	forestall	[.] FORESTALL', v.t. [See Stall.] [.] 1. To anticipate; to take beforehand. [.] Why need a man forestall his date of grief, and run to meet what he would most avoid? [.] 2. To hinder by preoccupation or prevention. [.] I will not forestall your judgment of the ...
22946	forestalled	[.] FORESTALL'ED, pp. Anticipated; hindered; purchased before arrival in market.
22947	forestaller	[.] FORESTALL'ER, n. One who forestalls; a person who purchases provisions before they come to the fair or market, with a view to raise the price.
22948	forestalling	[.] FORESTALL'ING, ppr. Anticipating; hindering; buying provisions before they arrive in market, with intent to sell them at high prices. [.] FORESTALL'ING, n. Anticipation; prevention; the act of buying provisions before they are offered in market, with intent to ...
22949	forestay	[.] FORESTAY, n. In a ship's rigging, a large strong rope reaching from the foremast head towards the bowsprit end, to support the mast.
22950	forested	[.] FOR'ESTED, pp. Covered with trees; wooded.
22951	forester	[.] FOR'ESTER, n. [.] 1. In England, an officer appointed to watch a forest, preserve the game, and institute suits for trespasses. [.] 2. An inhabitant of a forest. [.] 3. A forest tree.
22952	foreswat	[.] FO'RESWAT, a. [See Sweat.] Exhausted by heat. Obs.
22953	foretackle	[.] FO'RETACK'LE, n. The tackle on the foremast.
22954	foretaste	[.] FO'RETASTE, n. A taste beforehand; anticipation. The pleasures of piety are a foretaste of heaven.
22955	foretasted	[.] FORETA'STED, pp. Tasted beforehand or before another.
22956	foretaster	[.] FORETA'STER, n. One that tastes beforehand or before another.
22957	foretasting	[.] FORETA'STING, ppr. Tasting before.
22958	foreteach	[.] FORETE'ACH, v.t. To teach beforehand.
22959	foretell	[.] FORETELL', v.t. [.] 1. To predict; to tell before an event happens; to prophesy. [.] 2. To foretoken; to foreshow. [.] FORETELL', v.i. To utter prediction or prophecy. [.] All the prophets from Samuel, and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, ...
22960	foreteller	[.] FORETELL'ER, n. One who predicts or prophesies; a foreshower.
22961	foretelling	[.] FORETELL'ING, n. Prediction.
22962	forethink	[.] FORETHINK', v.t. [.] 1. To think beforehand; to anticipate in the mind. [.] The soul of every man perpetually does forethink thy fall. [.] 2. To contrive beforehand. [.] FORETHINK', v.i. To contrive beforehand.
22963	forethought	[.] FORETHOUGHT', forethaut'. pret. of forething.
22964	foretoken	[.] FORETO'KEN, v.t. To foreshew; to presignify; to prognosticate. [.] Whilst strange prodigious signs foretoken blood. [.] FORETO'KEN, n. Prognostic; previous sign.
22965	foretooth	[.] FO'RETOOTH, n. plu. foreteeth. One of the teeth in the forepart of the mouth; an incisor.
22966	foretop	[.] FO'RETOP, n. [.] 1. The hair on the forepart of the head. [.] 2. That part of a woman's headdress that is forward, or the top of a periwig. [.] 3. In ships, the platform erected at the head of the foremast. In this sense, the accent on the two syllables ...
22967	forevouched	[.] FOREVOUCH'ED, pp. Affirmed before; formerly told.
22968	foreward	[.] FO'REWARD, n. The van; the front.
22969	forewarn	[.] FOREWARN', v.t. forewaurn'. [.] 1. To admonish beforehand. [.] I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear. Luke 12. [.] 2. To inform previously; to give previous notice. [.] 3. To caution beforehand.
22970	forewarned	[.] FOREWARN'ED, pp. Admonished, cautioned or informed beforehand.
22971	forewarning	[.] FOREWARN'ING, ppr. Previously admonishing or informing. [.] FOREWARN'ING, n. Previous admonition, caution or notice.
22972	forewend	[.] FOREWEND', v.t. To go before. Obs.
22973	forewish	[.] FOREWISH', v.t. To wish beforehand.
22974	forewoman	[.] FO'REWOMAN, n. A woman who is chief; the head woman.
22975	foreworn	[.] FOREWORN, pp. [See Wear.] Worn out; wasted or obliterated by time or use.
22976	forfeit	[.] FOR'FEIT, v.t. for'fit. [Low L. forisfacere, from L. foris, out or abroad, and facio, to make.] [.] To lose or render confiscable, by some fault, offense or crime; to lose the right to some species of property or that which belongs to one; to alienate the right ...
22977	forfeitable	[.] FORFEITABLE, a. Liable to be forfeited; subject to forfeiture. [.] For the future, uses shall be subject to the statutes of mortmain, and forfeitable like the lands themselves.
22978	forfeited	[.] FOR'FEITED, pp. Lost or alienated by an offense, crime or breach of condition.
22979	forfeiting	[.] FOR'FEITING, ppr. Alienating or losing, as a right by an offense, crime or breach of condition.
22980	forfeiture	[.] FOR'FEITURE, n. [.] 1. The act of forfeiting; the losing of some right, privilege, estate, honor, office or effects, by an offense, crime, breach of condition or other act. In regard to property, forfeiture is a loss of the right to possess, but not generally ...
22981	forfex	[.] FOR'FEX, n. [L.] A pair of scissors.
22982	forgave	[.] FORGA'VE, pret. of forgive, which see.
22983	forge	[.] FORGE, n. [L. ferrum, iron.] [.] 1. A furnace in which iron or other metal is heated and hammered into form. A larger forge is called with us iron-works. Smaller forges consisting of a bellows so placed as to cast a stream of air upon ignited coals, are of various ...
22984	forged	[.] FORGED, pp. Hammered; beaten into shape; made; counterfeited.
22985	forger	[.] FORGER, n. [.] 1. One that makes or forms. [.] 2. One who counterfeits; a falsifier.
22986	forgery	[.] FORGERY, n. [.] 1. The act of forging or working metal into shape. In this sense, rarely or never now used. [.] 2. The act of falsifying; the crime of counterfeiting; as the forgery of coin, or of bank notes, or of a bond. Forgery may consist in counterfeiting ...
22987	forget	[.] FORGET', v.t. pret. forgot. [forgat, obs.] [.] 1. To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory. [.] Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Ps. 103. [.] 2. To slight; to neglect. [.] Can a woman forget her sucking child? Yea, ...
22988	forgetful	[.] FORGET'FUL, a. [.] 1. Apt to forget; easily losing the remembrance of. A forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory. [.] 2. Heedless; careless; neglectful; inattentive. [.] Be not forgetful to entertain strangers. Heb. 13. [.] 3. Causing to ...
22989	forgetfulness	[.] FORGET'FULNESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of losing the remembrance or recollection of a thing; or rather, the quality of being apt to let any thing slip from the mind. [.] 2. Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion. [.] A sweet forgetfulness ...
22990	forgetter	[.] FORGET'TER, n. One that forgets; a heedless person.
22991	forgetting	[.] FORGET'TING, ppr. Losing the remembrance of. [.] FORGET'TING, n. The act of forgetting; forgetfulness; inattention.
22992	forgettingly	[.] FORGET'TINGLY, adv. By forgetting or forgetfulness.
22993	forgivable	[.] FORGIV'ABLE, a. [See Forgive.] That may be pardoned.
22994	forgive	[.] FORGIVE, v.t. forgiv'. pret. forgave; pp. forgiven. [L. remitto. See Give.] [.] 1. To pardon; to remit, as an offense or debt; to overlook an offense, and treat the offender as not guilty. The original and proper phrase is to forgive the offense, to send it away, ...
22995	forgiven	[.] FORGIV'EN, pp. Pardoned remitted.
22996	forgiveness	[.] FORGIV'ENESS, n. forgiv'ness. [.] 1. The act of forgiving; the pardon of an offender, by which he is considered and treated as not guilty. The forgiveness of enemies is a christian duty. [.] 2. The pardon or remission of an offense or crime; as the forgiveness ...
22997	forgiver	[.] FORGIV'ER, n. One who pardons or remits.
22998	forgiving	[.] FORGIV'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Pardoning; remitting. [.] 2. a. Disposed to forgive; inclined to overlook offenses; mild; merciful; compassionate; as a forgiving temper.
22999	forgot	[.] FORGOT'
23000	forgotten	[.] FORGOT'TEN, pp. of forget.
23001	forhail	[.] FORHA'IL, v.t. To draw or distress. [Not used.]
23002	forhead-bald	[.] FOR'HEAD-BALD, a. Bald above the forehead. Levit. 13:47.
23003	forinsecal	[.] FORIN'SECAL, a. [L. forinsecus.] foreign; alien. [Little used.]
23004	forisfamiliate	[.] FORISFAMIL'IATE, v.t. [L. foris, without, and familia, family.] [.] To renounce a legal title to a further share of paternal inheritance. Literally, to put one's self out of the family.
23005	forisfamiliation	[.] FORISFAMILIA'TION, n. When a child has received a portion of his father's estate, and renounces all title to a further shar, his act is called forisfamiliation, and he is said to be forisfamiliated.
23006	fork	[.] FORK, n. [L. furca.] [.] 1. an instrument consisting of a handle, and a blade of metal, divided into two or more points or prongs, used for lifting or pitching any thing; as a tablefork for feeding; a pitchfork; a dungfork, &c. forks are also made of ivory, wood ...
23007	forked	[.] FORK'ED, pp. [.] 1. Raised, pitched or dug with a fork. [.] 2. a. Opening into two or more parts, points or shoots; as a forked tongue; the forked lightning. [.] 3. Having two or more meanings. [Not in use.]
23008	forkedly	[.] FORK'EDLY, adv. In a forked form.
23009	forkedness	[.] FORK'EDNESS, n. The quality of opening into two or more parts.
23010	forkhead	[.] FORK'HEAD, n. the point of an arrow.
23011	forktail	[.] FORK'TAIL, n. A salmon, in his fourth year's growth. [Local.]
23012	forky	[.] FORK'Y, a. Forked; furcated; opening into two or more parts, shoots or points; as a forky tongue.
23013	forlore	[.] FORLO'RE, a. Forlorn. [Not in use.]
23014	forlorn	[.] FORLORN', a. [.] 1. Deserted; destitute; stripped or deprived; forsaken. Hence, lost; helpless; wretched; solitary. [.] Of fortune and of hope at once forlorn. [.] To live again in these wild woods forlorn. [.] For here forlorn and lost I tread. [.] 2. ...
23015	forlornness	[.] FORLORN'NESS, n. Destitution; misery; a forsaken or wretched condition.
23016	forlye	[.] FORLYE, v.i. To lye before. [Not used.]
23017	form	[.] FORM, n. [L. forma.] [.] 1. The shape or external appearance of a body; the figure, as defined by lines and angles; that manner of being peculiar to each body, which exhibits it to the eye as distinct from every other body. Thus we speak of the form of a circle, ...
23018	formal	[.] FORM'AL, a. [.] 1. According to form; agreeable to established mode; regular; methodical. [.] 2. Strictly ceremonious; precise; exact to affectation; as a man formal in his dress, his gait or deportment. [.] 3. Done in due form, or with solemnity; express; ...
23019	formalism	[.] FORM'ALISM, n. Formality. [The latter is generally used.]
23020	formalist	[.] FORM'ALIST, n. [.] 1. One who observes forms, or practices external ceremonies. More generally, [.] 2. One who regards appearances only, or observes the forms of worship, without possessing the life and spirit of religion; a hypocrite. A grave face and the regular ...
23021	formality	[.] FORMAL'ITY, n. [.] 1. The practice or observance of forms. [.] Formalities of extraordinary zeal and piety are never more studied and elaborate then in desperate designs. [.] 2. Ceremony; mere conformity to customary modes. [.] Nor was his attendance on divine ...
23022	formalize	[.] FORM'ALIZE, v.t. To model. [Not used.] [.] FORM'ALIZE, v.i. To affect formality. [Little used.]
23023	formally	[.] FORM'ALLY, adv. [.] 1. According to established form, rule, order, rite or ceremony. A treaty was concluded and formally ratified by both parties. [.] 2. Ceremoniously; stiffly; precisely; as, to be stiff and formally reserved. [.] 3. In open appearance; in ...
23024	formation	[.] FORMA'TION, n. [L. formatio.] [.] 1. The act of forming or making; the act of creating or causing to exist; or more generally, the operation of composing, by bringing materials together, or of shaping and giving form; as the formation of the earth; the formation ...
23025	formative	[.] FORM'ATIVE, a. [.] 1. Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic. [.] The meanest plant cannot be raised without seeds, by any formative power residing in the soil. [.] 2. In grammar, serving to form; derivative; not radical; as a termination merely ...
23026	formed	[.] FORM'ED, pp. Made; shaped; molded; planned; arranged; combined; enacted; constituted.
23027	formedon	[.] FORM'EDON, n. [forma doni.] A writ for the recovery of lands by statute of Westminister.
23028	former	[.] FORM'ER, n. He that forms; a maker; an author.
23029	formerly	[.] FOR'MERLY, adv. In time past, either in time immediately preceding, or at any indefinite distance; of old; heretofore. We formerly imported slaves from Africa. Nations formerly made slaves of prisoners taken in war.
23030	formful	[.] FORM'FUL, a. Ready to form; creative; imaginative.
23031	formiate	[.] FOR'MIATE, n. [from L. formica, an ant.] A neutral salt, composed of the formic acid and a base.
23032	formic	[.] FOR'MIC, a. [L. formica, an ant.] Pertaining to ants; as the formic acid, the acid of ants.
23033	formication	[.] FORMICA'TION, n. [L. formicatio, from formico, or formica, an ant.] [.] A sensation of the body resembling that made by the creeping of ants on the skin.
23034	formidable	[.] FORM'IDABLE, a. [L. formidabilis, from formido, fear.] [.] Exciting fear or apprehension; impressing dread; adapted to excite fear and deter from approach, encounter or undertaking. It expresses less than terrible, terrific, tremendous, horrible, and frightful. [.] They ...
23035	formidableness	[.] FORM'IDABLENESS, n. The quality of being formidable, or adapted to excite dread.
23036	formidably	[.] FORM'IDABLY, adv. In a manner to impress fear.
23037	formless	[.] FORM'LESS, a. [from form.] Shapeless; without a determinate form; wanting regularity of shape.
23038	formula	[.] FORM'ULA,'ULE, n. [L.] [.] 1. A prescribed form; a rule or model. [.] 2. In medicine, a prescription. [.] 3. In church affairs, a confession of faith. [.] 4. In mathematics, a general expression for resolving certain cases or problems.
23039	formulary	[.] FORM'ULARY, n. [from L. formula.] [.] 1. A book containing stated and prescribed forms, as of oaths, declarations, prayers and the like; a book of precedents. [.] 2. Prescribed form. [.] FORM'ULARY, a. Stated; prescribed; ritual.
23040	fornicate	[.] FORN'ICATE,
23041	fornicated	[.] FORN'ICATED, a. [L. fornicatus, from fornix, an arch.] Arched; vaulted like an oven or furnace.
23042	fornication	[.] FORNICA'TION, n. [L. fornicatio.] [.] 1. The incontinence or lewdness of unmarried persons, male or female; also, the criminal conversation of a married man with an unmarried woman. [.] 2. Adultery. Matt. 5. [.] 3. Incest. 1Cor. 5. [.] 4. Idolatry; ...
23043	fornicator	[.] FORN'ICATOR, n. [.] 1. An unmarried person, male or female, who has criminal conversation with the other sex; also, a married man who has sexual commerce with an unmarried woman. [See Adultery.] [.] 2. A lewd person. [.] 3. An idolater.
23044	fornicatress	[.] FORN'ICATRESS, n. An unmarried female guilty lewdness.
23045	forpass	[.] FORP'ASS, v.i. To go by; to pass unnoticed. Obs.
23046	forpine	[.] FORPI'NE, v.i. To pine or waste away. Obs.
23047	forray	[.] FORRA'Y, v.t. To ravage. Obs. [.] FORRA'Y, n. The act of ravaging. Obs.
23048	forsake	[.] FORSA'KE, v.t. pret. forsook; pp. forsaken. See Seek .] [.] 1. To quit or leave entirely; to desert; to abandon; to depart from. Friends and flatterers forsake us in adversity. [.] Forsake the foolish, and live. Prov. 9. [.] 2. To abandon; to renounce; to ...
23049	forsaken	[.] FORSA'KEN, pp. Deserted; left; abandoned.
23050	forsaker	[.] FORSA'KER, n. One that forsakes or deserts.
23051	forsaking	[.] FORSA'KING, ppr. Leaving or deserting. [.] FORSA'KING, n. The act of deserting; dereliction.
23052	forsay	[.] FORSA'Y, v.t. To forbid; to renounce. Obs.
23053	forslack	[.] FORSLACK', v.t. To delay. Obs.
23054	forsooth	[.] FORSOOTH', adv. [.] In truth; in fact; certainly; very well. [.] A fit man, forsooth, to govern a realm. [.] It is generally used in an ironical or contemptuous sense.
23055	forster	[.] FORS'TER, n. A forester.
23056	forswear	[.] FORSWEAR, v.t. pret. forswore; pp. forsworn. See Swear and Answer.] [.] 1. To reject or renounce upon oath. [.] 2. To deny upon oath. [.] Like innocence, and as serenely bold as truth, how loudly he forswears thy gold. [.] To forswear one's self, is to swear ...
23057	forswearer	[.] FORSWEARER, n. One who rejects on oath; one who is perjured; one that swears a false oath.
23058	forswearing	[.] FORSWEARING, ppr. Denying on oath; swearing falsely.
23059	forswonk	[.] FORSWONK', a. Overlabored. Obs.
23060	forswore	[.] FORSWORE, pret. of forswear.
23061	forsworn	[.] FORSWORN, pp. of forswear. Renounced on oath; perjured.
23062	forswornness	[.] FORSWORNNESS, n. The state of being forsworn.
23063	fort	[.] FORT, n. [L. fortis, strong.] [.] 1. A fortified place; usually, a small fortified place; a place surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisades, stockades, or other means of defense; also, any building or place fortified for security against an ...
23064	forte	[.] FORTE, adv. A direction to sign with strength of voice.
23065	forted	[.] FORTED, a. Furnished with forts; guarded by forts.
23066	forth	[.] FORTH, adv. [.] 1. Forward; onward in time; in advance; as from that day forth; from that time forth. [.] 2. Forward in place or order; as one, two, three, and so forth. [.] 3. Out; aboard; noting progression or advance from a state of confinement; as, the ...
23067	forth-coming	[.] FORTH-COM'ING, a. [See Come.] Ready to appear; making appearance. Let the prisoner be forth-coming.
23068	forth-issuing	[.] FORTH-IS'SUING, a. [See Issue.] Issuing; coming out; coming forward as from a covert.
23069	forthink	[.] FORTHINK', v.t. To repent of. [Not in use.]
23070	forthright	[.] FORTHRIGHT, adv. [See Right.] Straight forward; in a straight direction. Obs. [.] FORTHRIGHT, n. A straight path. Obs.
23071	forthward	[.] FORTHWARD, adv. Forward.
23072	forthwith	[.] FORTHWITH', adv. [forth and with.] Immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales; and he received his sight forthwith. Acts. 9.
23073	forthy	[.] FO'RTHY, adv. Therefore. [Not used.]
23074	fortieth	[.] FOR'TIETH, a. [See Forty.] The fourth tenth; noting the number next after the thirty ninth.
23075	fortifiable	[.] FOR'TIFIABLE, a. That may be fortified. [Little used.]
23076	fortification	[.] FORTIFICA'TION, n. [See Fortify.] [.] 1. The act of fortifying. [.] 2. The art or science of fortifying places to defend them against an enemy, by means of moats, ramparts, parapets and other bulwarks. [.] 3. The works erected to defend a place against attack. [.] 4. ...
23077	fortifier	[.] FOR'TIFIER, n. [.] 1. One who erects works for defense. [.] 2. One who strengthens, supports and upholds; that which strengthens.
23078	fortify	[.] FOR'TIFY, v.t. [.] 1. To surround with a wall, ditch, palisades or other works, with a view to defend against the attacks of an enemy; to strengthen and secure by forts, batteries and other works of art; as, to fortify a city, town or harbor. [.] 2. To strengthen ...
23079	fortilage	[.] FORTILAGE, n. A little fort; a blockhouse. [Not used.]
23080	fortin	[.] FORTIN, n. A little fort; a field fort; a sconce.
23081	fortitude	[.] FOR'TITUDE, n. [L. fortitudo, from fortis, strong.] [.] That strength or firmness of mind or soul which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage, or to bear pain or adversity without murmuring, depression or despondency. Fortitude is the basis ...
23082	fortlet	[.] FORTLET, n. A little fort.
23083	fortnight	[.] FORT'NIGHT, n. fort'nit. The space of fourteen days; two weeks.
23084	fortress	[.] FOR'TRESS, n. [.] 1. Any fortified place; a fort; a castle; a strong hold; a place of defense or security. The English have a strong fortress on the rock of Gibraltar, or that rock is a fortress. [.] 2. Defense; safety; security; [.] The Lord is my rock, and ...
23085	fortressed	[.] FOR'TRESSED, a. Defended by a fortress; protected; secured.
23086	fortuitous	[.] FORTU'ITOUS, a. [L. fortuitus, from the root of fors, forte, fortuna. The primary sense is to come, to fall, to happen. See Fare.] [.] Accidental; casual; happening by chance; coming or occurring unexpectedly, or without any known cause. We speak of fortuitous ...
23087	fortuitously	[.] FORTU'ITOUSLY, adv. Accidentally; casually; by chance.
23088	fortuitousness	[.] FORTU'ITOUSNESS, n. The quality of being accidental; accident; chance.
23089	fortunate	[.] FOR'TUNATE, a. [L. fortunatus. See Fortune. [.] 1. Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some unexpected good; as a fortunate event; a fortunate concurrence of circumstances; a fortunate ticket in a lottery. [.] 2. Lucky; successful; receiving some ...
23090	fortunately	[.] FOR'TUNATELY, adv. Luckily; successfully; happily; by good fortune, or favorable chance or issue.
23091	fortunateness	[.] FOR'TUNATENESS, n. Good luck; success; happiness.
23092	fortune	[.] FOR'TUNE, n. [L. fortuna, fero or porto, tempestivus. See Hour and Time.] [.] 1. Properly, chance; accident; luck; the arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner. Hence the heathens deified chance, and consecrated temples and altars to the goddess. ...
23093	fortune-hunter	[.] FOR'TUNE-HUNTER, n. A man who seeks to marry a woman with a large portion, with a view to enrich himself.
23094	fortunebook	[.] FOR'TUNEBOOK, n. A book to be consulted to discover future events.
23095	fortuned	[.] FOR'TUNED, a. Supplied by fortune.
23096	fortuneless	[.] FOR'TUNELESS, a. Luckless; also, destitute of a fortune or portion.
23097	fortunetell	[.] FOR'TUNETELL, v.t. To tell or pretend to tell the future events of one's life; to reveal futurity.
23098	fortuneteller	[.] FOR'TUNETELLER, n. One who tells or pretends to foretell the events of one's life; an impostor who deceives people by pretending to a knowledge of future events.
23099	fortunetelling	[.] FOR'TUNETELLING, ppr. Telling the future events of one's life. [.] FOR'TUNETELLING, n. The act or practice of foretelling the future fortune or events of one's life, which is a punishable crime.
23100	fortunize	[.] FOR'TUNIZE, v.t. To regulate the fortune of. [Not in use.]
23101	forty	[.] FOR'TY, a. [See Four.] [.] 1. Four times ten. [.] 2. An indefinite number; a colloquial use. A, B and C, and forty more.
23102	forum	...
23103	forwander	[.] FORWANDER, v.i. To wander away; to rove wildly. [Not used.]
23104	forward	[.] FOR'WARD, adv. [ L. versus; directed to the forepart. Forwards is also used, but it is a corruption.] [.] Toward a part or place before or in front; onward; progressively; opposed to backward. Go forward; move forward. He ran backward and forward. [.] In a ...
23105	forwarded	[.] FOR'WARDED, pp. Advanced; promoted; aided in progress; quickened; sent onward; transmitted.
23106	forwarder	[.] FOR'WARDER, n. He that promotes, or advanced in progress.
23107	forwarding	[.] FOR'WARDING, ppr. Advancing; promoting; aiding in progress; accelerating in growth; sending onwards; transmitting.
23108	forwardly	[.] FOR'WARDLY, adv. Eagerly; hastily; quickly.
23109	forwardness	[.] FOR'WARDNESS, n. [.] 1. Cheerful readiness; promptness. It expresses more than willingness. We admire the forwardness of christians in propagating the gospel. [.] 2. Eagerness; ardor. It is sometimes difficult to restrain the forwardness of youth. [.] 3. ...
23110	forwaste	[.] FORWA'STE, v.t. To waste; to desolate. [Not in use.]
23111	forweary	[.] FORWE'ARY, v.t. To dispirit. [Not in use.]
23112	forweep	[.] FORWEE'P, v.i. To weep much.
23113	forword	[.] FOR'WORD, n. [fore and word.] A promise. [Not in use.]
23114	foss	[.] FOSS, n. [L. fossa; from fossus, fodio, to dig.] [.] 1. A ditch or moat; a word used in fortification. [.] 2. In anatomy, a kind of cavity in a bone, with a large aperture.
23115	fossil	[.] FOS'SIL, a. [L. fossitis, from fodio, fossius, to dig.] [.] 1. Dug out of the earth; as fossil coal; fossil salt. The term fossil is now usually appropriated to those inorganic substances, which have become penetrated by earthy or metallic particles. Thus we say, ...
23116	fossil-copal	[.] FOSSIL-COPAL, n. Highgate resin; a resinous substance found in perforating the bed of blue clay at Highgate, near London. It appears to be a true vegetable gum or resin, partly changed by remaining in the earth.
23117	fossilist	[.] FOS'SILIST, n. One who studies the nature and properties of fossils; one who is versed in the science of fossils.
23118	fossilization	[.] FOSSILIZA'TION, n. The act or process of converting into a fossil or petrification.
23119	fossilize	[.] FOS'SILIZE, v.t. To convert into a fossil; as, to fossilize bones or wood. [.] FOS'SILIZE, v.i. To become or be changed into a fossil.
23120	fossilized	[.] FOS'SILIZED, pp. Converted into a fossil.
23121	fossilizing	[.] FOS'SILIZING, ppr. Changing into a fossil.
23122	fossilogy	[.] FOSSIL'OGY, n. [fossil, and Gr. discourse.] [.] A discourse or treatise on fossils; also, the science of fossils.
23123	fossroad	[.] FOSS'ROAD,
23124	fossway	[.] FOSS'WAY, n. A Roman military way in England, leading from Totness through Exeter to Barton on the Humber; so called from the ditches on each side.
23125	foster	[.] FOS'TER, v.t. [.] 1. To feed; to nourish; to support; to being up. [.] Some say that ravens foster forlorn children. [.] 2. To cherish; to forward; to promote growth. The genial warmth of spring fosters the plants. [.] 3. To cherish; to encourage; to sustain ...
23126	foster-brother	[.] FOS'TER-BROTHER, n. A male nursed as the same breast, or fed by the same nurse.
23127	foster-child	[.] FOS'TER-CHILD, n. A child nursed by a woman not the mother, or bred by a man not the father.
23128	foster-dam	[.] FOS'TER-DAM, n. A nurse; one that performs the office of a mother by giving food to a child.
23129	foster-earth	[.] FOS'TER-EARTH, n. Earth by which a plant is nourished, though not its native soil.
23130	foster-father	[.] FOS'TER-FATHER, n. One who takes the place of a father in feeding and educating a child.
23131	foster-mother	[.] FOS'TER-MOTHER, n. A nurse.
23132	foster-nurse	[.] FOS'TER-NURSE, n. A nurse.
23133	foster-sister	[.] FOS'TER-SISTER, n. A female nursed by the same person.
23134	foster-son	[.] FOS'TER-SON, n. One fed and educated, like a son, though not a son by birth.
23135	fosterage	[.] FOS'TERAGE, n. The charge of nursing.
23136	fostered	[.] FOS'TERED, pp. Nourished; cherished; promoted.
23137	fosterer	[.] FOS'TERER, n. A nurse; one that feeds and nourishes in the place of parents.
23138	fostering	[.] FOS'TERING, ppr. Nursing; cherishing; bringing up. [.] FOS'TERING, n. [.] 1. The act of nursing, nourishing and cherishing. [.] 2. Nourishment.
23139	fosterling	[.] FOS'TERLING, n. A fosterchild.
23140	fosterment	[.] FOS'TERMENT, n. Food; nourishment. [Not used.]
23141	fostress	[.] FOS'TRESS, n. A female who feeds and cherishes; a nurse.
23142	fother	[.] FOTH'ER, n. [See Food.] [.] A weight of lead containing eight pigs, and every pig twenty one stone and a half. But the fother is of different weights. With the plumbers in London it is nineteen hundred and a half, and at the mines, it is twenty two hundred and ...
23143	fothering	[.] FOTH'ERING, ppr. Stopping leaks, as above. [.] FOTH'ERING, n. The operation of stopping leaks in a ship, as above.
23144	fougade	...
23145	fought	[.] FOUGHT, pret, and pp. of fight; pron. faut. [See Fight.]
23146	foughten	[.] FOUGHTEN, for fought. Obs.
23147	foul	[.] FOUL, a. [.] 1. Covered with or containing extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious or offensive; filthy; dirty; not clean; as a foul cloth; foul hands; a foul chimney. [.] My face is foul with weeping. Job. 16. [.] 2. Turbid; thick; muddy; as foul water; ...
23148	foulder	[.] FOUL'DER, v.i. To emit great heat. [Not used.]
23149	fouled	[.] FOUL'ED, pp. Defiled; dirtied.
23150	foulfaced	[.] FOUL'FACED, a. Having an ugly or hateful visage.
23151	foulfeeding	[.] FOULFEE'DING, a. Gross; feeding grossly.
23152	fouling	[.] FOUL'ING, ppr. Making foul; defiling.
23153	foully	[.] FOUL'LY, adv. [.] 1. Filthily; nastily; hatefully; scandalously; disgracefully; shamefully. [.] I foully wronged him; do, forgive me, do. [.] 2. Unfairly; not honestly. [.] Thou play'dst most foully for it.
23154	foulmouthed	[.] FOUL'MOUTHED, a. Using language scurrilous, opprobrious, obscene or profane; uttering abuse, or profane or obscene words; accustomed to use bad language. [.] So foulmouthed a witness never appeared in any cause.
23155	foulness	[.] FOUL'NESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of being foul or filthy; filthiness; defilement. [.] 2. The quality or state of containing or being covered with any thing extraneous which is noxious or offensive; as the foulness of a cellar, or of a well; the foulness of a musket; ...
23156	foulspoken	[.] FOUL'SPOKEN, a. [.] 1. Slanderous. [.] 2. Using profane, scurrilous or obscene language.
23157	foumart	[.] FOU'MART, n. The polecat.
23158	found	[.] FOUND, pret. and pp. of find. [.] I am found of them that sought me not. Is. 65. [.] FOUND, v.t. [L. fundo, fundare; Heb. to build, that is, to set, found, erect.] [.] 1. To lay the basis of any thing; to set, or place, as on something solid for support. [.] It ...
23159	foundation	[.] FOUNDA'TION, n. [L. fundatio, fundo.] [.] 1. The basis of an edifice; that part of a building which lies on the ground; usually a wall of stone which supports the edifice. [.] 2. The act of fixing the basis. [.] 3. The basis or ground work, or any thing; that ...
23160	foundationless	[.] FOUNDA'TIONLESS, a. Having no foundation.
23161	founded	[.] FOUND'ED, pp. Set; fixed; established on a basis; begun and built.
23162	founder	[.] FOUND'ER, n [.] 1. One that founds, establishes and erects; one that lays a foundation; as the founder of a temple or city. [.] 2. One who begins; an author; one from whom any thing originates; as the founder of a sect of philosophers; the founder of a family ...
23163	foundered	[.] FOUND'ERED, pp. Made lame in the feet by inflammation and extreme tenderness.
23164	founderous	[.] FOUND'EROUS, a. Failing; liable to perish; ruinous. [Not in use.]
23165	foundery	[.] FOUND'ERY, n. [.] 1. The art of casting metals into various forms for use; the casting of statues. [.] 2. The house and works occupied in casting metals; as a foundery of bells, of hollow ware, of cannon, of types, &c.
23166	foundling	[.] FOUND'LING, n. [from found, find.] A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent or owner. A hospital for such children is called a foundling hospital.
23167	foundress	[.] FOUND'RESS, n. A female founder; a woman who founds or establishes, or who endows with a fund.
23168	fount	[.] FOUNT',
23169	fountain	[.] FOUNT'AIN, n. [L. fons.] [.] 1. A spring, or source of water; properly, a spring or issuing of water from the earth. This word accords in sense with well, in our mother tongue; but we now distinguish the, applying fountain to a natural spring of water, and well ...
23170	fountain-head	[.] FOUNT'AIN-HEAD, n. Primary source; original; first principle.
23171	fountain-tree	[.] FOUNT'AIN-TREE, n. In the Canary isles, a tree which distills water from its leaves, in sufficient abundance for the inhabitants near it.
23172	fountainless	[.] FOUNT'AINLESS, a. Having no fountain; wanting a spring. [.] A barren desert fountainless and dry.
23173	fountful	[.] FOUNT'FUL, a. Full of springs; as fountful Ida.
23174	four	[.] FOUR, a. [L. petoritum, petorritum, a carriage with four wheels, petor-rota.] [.] Twice two; denoting the sum or two and two.
23175	fourbe	[.] FOURBE, n. A tricking fellow; a cheat. [Not English.]
23176	fourfold	[.] FOURFOLD, a. Four double; quadruple; four times told; as a fourfold division. [.] He shall restore the lamb fourfold. 2Sam. 12. [.] FOURFOLD, n. Four times as much.
23177	fourfooted	[.] FOURFOOTED, a. Quadruped; having four feet; as the horse and the ox.
23178	fourrier	[.] FOURRIER, n. A harbinger. [Not English.]
23179	fourscore	[.] FOURSCORE, a. [See Score.] Four times twenty; eighty. It is used elliptically for fourscore years; as a man of fourscore.
23180	foursquare	[.] FOURSQUARE, a. Having four sides and four angles equal; quadrangular.
23181	fourteen	[.] FOURTEEN, a. [four and ten.] Four and ten; twice seven.
23182	fourteenth	[.] FOURTEENTH, a. The ordinal of fourteen; the fourth after the tenth.
23183	fourth	[.] FOURTH, a. The ordinal of four; the next after the third. [.] FOURTH, n. In music, an interval composed of two tones and a semitone. Three full tones compose a triton, or fourth redundant.
23184	fourthly	[.] FOURTHLY, adv. In the fourth place.
23185	fourwheeled	[.] FOURWHEELED, a. Having or running on four wheels.
23186	fovilla	[.] FOVIL'LA, n. [L. foveo.] A fine substance, imperceptible to the naked eye, emitted from the pollen of flowers.
23187	fowl	[.] FOWL, n. [L. fugio, fugo, Gr. and signifying the flying animal.] [.] A flying or winged animal; the generic name of certain animals that move through the air by the aid of wings. Fowls have two feet, are covered with feathers, and have wings for flight. Bird is ...
23188	fowler	[.] FOWL'ER, n. A sportsman who pursues wild fowls, or takes or kills them for food.
23189	fowling	[.] FOWL'ING, ppr. Pursuing or taking wild fowls. [.] FOWL'ING, n. The art or practice of catching or shooting fowls; also, falconry.
23190	fowlingpiece	[.] FOWL'INGPIECE, n. A light gun for shooting fowls.
23191	fox	[.] FOX. n. [.] 1. An animal of the genus Canis, with a straight tail, yellowish or straw-colored hair, and erect ears. This animal burrows in the earth, is remarkable for his cunning, and preys on lambs, geese, hens or other small animals. [.] 2. A sly, cunning ...
23192	foxcase	[.] FOX'CASE, n. The skin of a fox. [Not used.]
23193	foxchase	[.] FOX'CHASE, n. The pursuit of a fox with hounds.
23194	foxery	[.] FOX'ERY, n. Behavior like that of a fox. [Not in use.]
23195	foxevil	[.] FOX'EVIL, n. A kind of disease in which the fair falls off.
23196	foxglove	[.] FOX'GLOVE, n. The name of a plant, the Digitalis.
23197	foxhound	[.] FOX'HOUND, n. A hound for chasing foxes.
23198	foxhunt	[.] FOX'HUNT, n. The chase or hunting of a fox.
23199	foxhunter	[.] FOX'HUNTER, n. One who hunts or pursues foxes with hounds.
23200	foxish	[.] FOX'ISH,
23201	foxlike	[.] FOX'LIKE, a. Resembling a fox in qualities; cunning.
23202	foxship	[.] FOX'SHIP, n. The character or qualities of a fox; cunning.
23203	foxtail	[.] FOX'TAIL, n. A species of grass, the Alopecurus.
23204	foxtrap	[.] FOX'TRAP, n. A trap, or a gin or snare to catch foxes.
23205	foxy	[.] FOX'Y, a. Pertaining to foxes; wily. [Not used.]
23206	foy	[.] FOY, n. Faith. [Not used.]
23207	fracas	[.] FRA'CAS, n. An uproar; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance.
23208	fract	[.] FRACT, v.t. To break. [Not used.]
23209	fraction	[.] FRAC'TION, n. [L. fractio, frango, fractus, to break. See Break.] [.] 1. The act of breaking or state of being broken, especially by violence. [.] 2. In arithmetic and algebra, a broken part of an integral or integer; any division of a whole number or unit, ...
23210	fractional	[.] FRAC'TIONAL, a. Belonging to a broken number; comprising a part or the parts of a unit; as fractional numbers.
23211	fractious	[.] FRAC'TIOUS, a. Apt to break out into a passion; apt to quarrel; cross; snappish; as a fractious man.
23212	fractiously	[.] FRAC'TIOUSLY, adv. Passionately; snappishly.
23213	fractiousness	[.] FRAC'TIOUSNESS, n. A cross or snappish temper.
23214	fracture	[.] FRAC'TURE, n. [L. fractura. See Break.] [.] 1. A breach in any body, especially a breach caused by violence; a rupture of a solid body. [.] 2. In surgery, the rupture or disruption of a bone. A fracture is simple or compound; simple, when the bone only is divided; ...
23215	fractured	[.] FRAC'TURED, pp. Broken; cracked.
23216	fracturing	[.] FRAC'TURING, ppr. Breaking; bursting asunder; cracking.
23217	fragile	[.] FRAG'ILE, a. [L. fragilis, from frango, to break.] [.] 1. Brittle; easily broken. [.] The stalk of ivy is tough, and not fragile. [.] 2. Weak; liable to fail; easily destroyed; as fragile arms.
23218	fragility	[.] FRAGIL'ITY, n. [.] 1. Brittleness; easiness to be broken. [.] 2. Weakness; liableness to fail. [.] 3. Frailty; liableness to fault.
23219	fragment	[.] FRAG'MENT, n. [L. fragmentum, from frango, to break.] [.] 1. A part broken off; a piece separated from any thing by breaking. [.] Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing is lost. John 6. [.] 2. A part separated from the rest; an imperfect part; as ...
23220	fragmentary	[.] FRAG'MENTARY, a. Composed of fragments.
23221	fragor	[.] FRA'GOR, n. [L. See Break.] [.] 1. A loud and sudden sound; the report of any thing bursting; a loud harsh sound; a crash. [.] 2. A strong or sweet scent. obs.
23222	fragrance	[.] FRA'GRANCE,'GRANCY, n. [L. fragrantia, from fragro, to smell strong.] [.] Sweetness of smell; that quality of bodies which affects the olfactory nerves with an agreeable sensation; pleasing scent; grateful odor. [.] Eve separate he spies, vailed in a cloud of fragrance ...
23223	fragrant	[.] FRA'GRANT, a. Sweet of smell; odorous. [.] Fragrant the fertile earth after soft showers.
23224	fragrantly	[.] FRA'GRANTLY, adv. With sweet scent.
23225	frail	[.] FRAIL, a. [L. fragilis, or from a different root.] [.] 1. Weak; infirm; liable to fail and decay; subject to casualties; easily destroyed; perishable; not firm or durable. [.] That I may know how frail I am. Ps. 39. [.] 2. Weak in mind or resolution; liable ...
23226	frailness	[.] FRA'ILNESS, n. Weakness; infirmity; as the frailness of the body.
23227	frailty	[.] FRA'ILTY, n. [.] 1. Weakness of resolution; infirmity; liableness to be deceived or seduced. [.] God knows our frailty, and pities our weakness. [.] 2. Frailness; infirmity of body. [.] 3. Fault proceeding from weakness; foible; sin of infirmity; in this ...
23228	fraischeur	[.] FRAISCHEUR, n. Freshness; coolness. [Not English.]
23229	fraise	[.] FRAISE, n. [.] 1. In fortification, a defense consisting of pointed stakes driven into the retrenchments, parallel to the horizon. [.] 2. A pancake with bacon in it. Obs.
23230	frame	[.] FRAME, v.t. [L. armus, Eng. arm.] [.] 1. To fit or prepare and unite several parts in a regular structure or entire thing; to fabricate by orderly construction and union of various parts; as, to frame a house or other building. [.] 2. To fit one thing to another; ...
23231	framed	[.] FRA'MED, pp. Fitted and united in due form; made; composed; devised; adjusted.
23232	framer	[.] FRA'MER, n. One who frames; a maker; a contriver.
23233	framework	[.] FRA'MEWORK, n. Work done in a frame.
23234	framing	[.] FRA'MING, ppr. Fitting and joining in due construction; making; fabricating; composing; adjusting; inventing; contriving.
23235	frampold	[.] FRAM'POLD, a. Peevish; rugged. [Low and not in use.]
23236	franc	[.] FRANC, n. [.] 1. An ancient coin of France. The value of the gold frank was something more than that of the gold crown. The silver franc was in value a third of the gold one. The gold coin is no longer in circulation. The present franc or frank, is a silver ...
23237	franchise	[.] FRAN'CHISE, n. fran'chiz. [See Frank.] Properly, liberty, freedom. Hence, [.] 1. A particular privilege or right granted by a prince or sovereign to an individual or to a number of persons; as the right to be a body corporate with perpetual succession; the right ...
23238	franchisement	[.] FRAN'CHISEMENT, n. Release from burden or restriction; freedom.
23239	francic	[.] FRAN'CIC, a. Pertaining to the Franks or French.
23240	franciscan	[.] FRANCIS'CAN, a. Belonging to the order of St. Francis. [.] FRANCIS'CAN, n. One of the order of St. Francis; an order of monks founded by him in 1209. They are called also Gray Friars.
23241	frangibility	[.] FRANGIBIL'ITY, n. The state or quality of being frangible.
23242	frangible	[.] FRAN'GIBLE, a. [from L. frango, to break.] That may be broken; brittle; fragile; easily broken.
23243	franion	[.] FRAN'ION, n. A paramour, or a boon companion. [Not used.]
23244	frank	[.] FRANK, a. [.] 1. Open; ingenuous; candid; free in uttering real sentiments; not reserved; using no disguise. Young persons are usually frank; old persons are more reserved. [.] 2. Open; ingenuous; as a frank disposition or heart. [.] 3. Liberal; generous; ...
23245	frankalmoigne	[.] FRANKALMOIGNE, n. frankalmoin'. [.] Free alms; in English law, a tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands to them and their successors forever, on condition of praying for the souls of the donor.
23246	frankchase	[.] FRANK'CHASE, n. A liberty of free chase, whereby persons having lands within the compass of the same, are prohibited to cut down any wood, &c. out of the view of the forester. [.] Free chase, is the liberty of keeping beasts of chase or royal game therein, protected ...
23247	franked	[.] FRANK'ED, pp. Exempted from postage.
23248	frankfee	[.] FRANK'FEE, n. Freehold; a holding of lands in fee simple.
23249	frankincense	[.] FRANKIN'CENSE, n. [frank and incense.] A dry resinous substance in pieces or drops, of a pale yellowish white color, of a bitterish acrid taste, and very inflammable; used as a perfume.
23250	franking	[.] FRANK'ING, ppr. Exempting from postage.
23251	franklaw	[.] FRANK'LAW, n. Free or common law, or the benefit a person has by it.
23252	franklin	[.] FRANK'LIN, n. A freeholder. Obs.
23253	franklinite	[.] FRANK'LINITE, n. A mineral compound of iron, zinc and manganese, found in New Jersey, and named from Dr. Franklin.
23254	frankly	[.] FRANK'LY, adv. [.] 1. Openly; freely; ingenuously; without reserve, constraint or disguise; as, to confess one's faults frankly. [.] 2. Liberally; freely; readily. Luke 7.
23255	frankmarriage	[.] FRANK'MARRIAGE, n. A tenure in tail special; or an estate of inheritance given to a person, together with a wife, and descendible to the heirs of their two bodies begotten.
23256	frankness	...
23257	frankpledge	[.] FRANK'PLEDGE, n. A pledge or surety for the good behavior of freemen. Anciently in England, a number of neighbors who were bound for each other's good behavior.
23258	franktenement	[.] FRANKTEN'EMENT, n. An estate of freehold; the possession of the soil by a freeman.
23259	frantic	[.] FRAN'TIC, a. [L. phreneticus; Gr. from delirium or raving, from mind, the radical sense of which is to rush, to drive forward.] [.] 1. Mad; raving; furious; outrageous; wild and disorderly; distracted; as a frantic person; frantic with fear or grief. [.] 2. ...
23260	franticly	[.] FRAN'TICLY, adv. Madly; distractedly; outrageously.
23261	franticness	[.] FRAN'TICNESS, n. Madness; fury of passion; distraction.
23262	frap	[.] FRAP, v.t. In seamen's language, to cross and draw together the several parts of a tackle to increase the tension.
23263	fraternal	[.] FRATERN'AL, a. [L. fraternus, from frater, brother.] [.] Brotherly; pertaining to brethren; becoming brothers; as fraternal love or affection; a fraternal embrace.
23264	fraternally	[.] FRATERN'ALLY, adv. In a brotherly manner.
23265	fraternity	[.] FRATERN'ITY, n. [L. fraternitas.] [.] 1. The state or quality of a brother; brotherhood. [.] 2. A body of men associated for their common interest or pleasure; a company; a brotherhood; a society; as the fraternity of free masons. [.] 3. Men of the same class, ...
23266	fraternization	[.] FRATERNIZA'TION, n. The act of associating and holding fellowship as brethren.
23267	fraternize	[.] FRATERN'IZE, v.i. To associate or hold fellowship as brothers, or as men of like occupation or character.
23268	fratricide	[.] FRAT'RICIDE, n. [L. fratricidium; frater, brother, and caedo, to kill.] [.] 1. The crime of murdering a brother. [.] 2. One who murders or kills a brother.
23269	fraud	[.] FRAUD, n. [L. fraus.] [.] Deceit; deception; trick; artifice by which the right or interest of another is injured; a stratagem intended to obtain some undue advantage; an attempt to gain or the obtaining of an advantage over another by imposition or immoral means, ...
23270	fraudful	[.] FRAUD'FUL, a. [.] 1. Deceitful in making bargains; trickish; treacherous; applied to persons. [.] 2. Containing fraud or deceit; applied to things.
23271	fraudfully	[.] FRAUD'FULLY, adv. Deceitfully; with intention to deceive and gain an undue advantage; trickishly; treacherously; by stratagem.
23272	fraudulence	[.] FRAUD'ULENCE,
23273	fraudulency	[.] FRAUD'ULENCY, n. Deceitfulness; trickishness in making bargains, or in social concerns.
23274	fraudulent	[.] FRAUD'ULENT, a. [.] 1. Deceitful in making contracts; trickish; applied to persons. [.] 2. Containing fraud; founded on fraud; proceeding from fraud; as a fraudulent bargain. [.] 3. Deceitful; treacherous; obtained or performed by artifice.
23275	fraudulently	[.] FRAUD'ULENTLY, adv. By fraud; by deceit; by artifice or imposition.
23276	fraught	[.] FRAUGHT, a. fraut. [.] 1. Laden; loaded; charged; as a vessel richly fraught with goods from India. This sense is used in poetry; but in common business, freighted only is used. [.] 2. Filled; stored; full; as a scheme fraught with mischief; the scriptures are ...
23277	fraughtage	[.] FRAUGHT'AGE, n. Loading; cargo. [Not used.]
23278	fray	[.] FRAY, n. [L. fractura, from frango, frico.] [.] 1. A boil, quarrel or violent riot, that puts men in fear. This is the vulgar word for affray, and the sense seems to refer the word to Fr. effrayer. [.] 2. A combat; a battle; also, a single combat or duel. [.] 3. ...
23279	frayed	[.] FRA'YED, pp. Frightened; rubbed; worn.
23280	fraying	[.] FRA'YING, ppr. Frightening; terrifying; rubbing. [.] FRA'YING, n. Peel of a deer's horn.
23281	freak	[.] FREAK, n. [.] 1. Literally, a sudden starting or change of place. Hence, [.] 2. A sudden causeless change or turn of the mind; a whim or fancy; a capricious prank. [.] She is restless and peevish, and sometimes in a freak will instantly change her habitation. [.] FREAK, ...
23282	freakish	[.] FRE'AKISH, a. Apt to change the mind suddenly; whimsical; capricious. [.] It may be a question, whether the wife or the woman was the more freakish of the two.
23283	freakishly	[.] FRE'AKISHLY, adv. Capriciously; with sudden change of mind, without cause.
23284	freakishness	[.] FRE'AKISHNESS, n. Capriciousness; whimsicalness.
23285	freckle	[.] FRECK'LE, n. [.] 1. A spot of a yellowish color in the skin, particularly on the face, neck and hands. Freckles may be natural or produced by the action of the sun on the skin, or from the jaundice. [.] 2. Any small spot or discoloration.
23286	freckled	[.] FRECK'LED, a. [.] 1. Spotted; having small yellowish spots on the skin or surface; as a freckled face or neck. [.] 2. Spotted; as a freckled cowslip.
23287	freckledness	[.] FRECK'LEDNESS, n. The state or being freckled.
23288	frecklefaced	[.] FRECK'LEFACED, a. Having a face full of freckles.
23289	freckly	[.] FRECK'LY, a. Full of freckles; sprinkled with spots.
23290	fred	[.] FRED, Victorious peace. Our ancestors called a sanctuary, fredstole, a seat of peace.
23291	free	[.] FREE, n. [Heb. See Frank.] [.] 1. Being at liberty; not being under necessity or restraint, physical or moral; a word of general application to the body, the will or mind, and to corporations. [.] 2. In government, not enslaved; not in a state of vassalage or ...
23292	freebench	[.] FREEBENCH', n. A widow's dower in a copyhold.
23293	freebooter	[.] FREE'BOOTER, n. [ See Booty.] [.] One who wanders about for plunder; a robber; a pillager; a plunderer.
23294	freebooting	[.] FREE'BOOTING, n. Robbery; plunder; a pillaging.
23295	freeborn	[.] FREE'BORN, a. Born free; not in vassalage; inheriting liberty.
23296	freechapel	[.] FREECHAP'EL, n. In England, a chapel founded by the king and not subject to the jurisdiction of the ordinary. The kind may also grant license to a subject to found such a chapel. [.] Free city, in Germany, an imperial city, not subject to a prince, but governed ...
23297	freecost	[.] FREE'COST, n. Without expense; freedom from charges.
23298	freed	[.] FREED, pp. Set at liberty; loosed; delivered from restraint; cleared of hinderance or obstruction.
23299	freedenizen	[.] FREEDEN'IZEN, n. A citizen.
23300	freedman	[.] FREE'DMAN, n. A man who has been a slave and is manumitted.
23301	freedom	[.] FREE'DOM, n. [.] 1. A state of exemption from the power or control of another; liberty; exemption from slavery, servitude or confinement. Freedom is personal, civil, political, and religious. [See Liberty.] [.] 2. Particular privileges; franchise; immunity; ...
23302	freefishery	[.] FREEFISH'ERY, n. A royal franchise or exclusive privilege of fishing in a public river.
23303	freefooted	[.] FREE'FOOTED, a. Not restrained in marching. [Not used.]
23304	freehearted	[.] FREEHEARTED, a. [See Heart.] [.] 1. Open; frank; unreserved. [.] 2. Liberal; charitable; generous.
23305	freeheartedness	[.] FREEHEARTEDNESS, n. Frankness; openness of heart; liberality.
23306	freehold	[.] FREE'HOLD, a. That land or tenement which is held in fee-simple, fee-tail, or for term of life. It is of two kinds; in deed, and in law. The first is the real possession of such land or tenement; the last is the right a man has to such land or tenement, before his ...
23307	freeholder	[.] FREE'HOLDER, n. One who owns an estate in fee-simple, fee-tail or for life; the possessor of a freehold. Every juryman must be a freeholder.
23308	freeing	[.] FREE'ING, ppr. Delivering from restraint; releasing from confinement; removing incumbrances or hinderances from any thing; clearing.
23309	freely	[.] FREE'LY, adv. [.] 1. At liberty; without vassalage, slavery or dependence. [.] 2. Without restraint, constraint or compulsion; voluntarily. To render a moral agent accountable, he must act freely. [.] 3. Plentifully; in abundance; as, to eat or drink freely. [.] 4. ...
23310	freeman	[.] FREE'MAN, n. [free and man.] [.] 1. One who enjoys liberty, or who is not subject to the will of another; one not a slave or vassal. [.] 2. One who enjoys or is entitled to a franchise or peculiar privilege; as the freemen of a city or state.
23311	freemason	[.] FREE'MASON, n. One of the fraternity of masons.
23312	freeminded	[.] FREE'MINDED, a. Not perplexed; free from care.
23313	freeness	[.] FREE'NESS, n. [.] 1. The state or quality of being free, unconstrained, unconfined, unincumbered, or unobstructed. [.] 2. Openness; unreservedness; frankness; ingenuousness; candor; as the freeness of a confession. [.] 3. Liberality; generosity; as freeness ...
23314	freeschool	[.] FREE'SCHOOL, n. [.] 1. A school supported by funds, &c., in which pupils are taught without paying for tuition. [.] 2. A school open to admit pupils without restriction.
23315	freespoken	[.] FREE'SPOKEN, a. Accustomed to speak without reserve.
23316	freestone	[.] FREE'STONE, n. Any species of stone composed of sand or grit, so called because it is easily cut or wrought.
23317	freethinker	[.] FREE'THINKER, n. A softer name for a deist; an unbeliever; one who discards revelation.
23318	freethinking	[.] FREE'THINKING, n. Unbelief.
23319	freetongued	[.] FREE'TONGUED, a. Speaking without reserve.
23320	freewarren	[.] FREEWAR'REN, n. A royal franchise or exclusive right of killing beasts and fowls of warren within certain limits. [.]
23321	freewill	[.] FREEWILL', n. [.] 1. The power of directing our own actions without restraint by necessity or fate. [.] 2. Voluntariness; spontaneousness.
23322	freewoman	[.] FREE'WOMAN, n. A woman not a slave.
23323	freeze	[.] FREEZE, v.i. pret. froze; pp. frozen, or froze. [Gr. had for its radical letters.] [.] 1. To be congealed by cold; to be changed from a liquid to a solid state by the abstraction of heat; to be hardened into ice or a like solid body. Water freezes at the temperature ...
23324	freight	[.] FREIGHT, n. frate. [L. fero; formed like bright.] [.] 1. The cargo, or any part of the cargo of a ship; lading; that which is carried by water. The freight of a ship consists of cotton; the ship has not a full freight; the owners have advertised for freight; freight ...
23325	freighted	[.] FREIGHTED, pp. Loaded, as a ship or vessel.
23326	freighter	[.] FREIGHTER, n. One who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a ship.
23327	freighting	[.] FREIGHTING, ppr. Loading, as a ship or vessel.
23328	freisleben	[.] FREISLEBEN, n. A mineral of a blue or bluish gray color, brittle and soft to the touch.
23329	fren	[.] FREN, n. A stranger. [Not used.]
23330	french	[.] FRENCH, a. Pertaining to France or its inhabitants. [.] French Chalk, scaly talc, a variety of indurated talc, in masses composed of small scales; its color is pearly white or grayish. [.] FRENCH, n. The language spoken by the people of France.
23331	french-horn	[.] FRENCH-HORN', n. A wind instrument of music made of metal.
23332	frenchify	[.] FRENCH'IFY, v.t. To make French; to infect with the manner of the French.
23333	frenchlike	[.] FRENCH'LIKE, a. Resembling the French.
23334	frenetic	[.] FRENET'IC, a. [See Frantic and Phrenetic.]
23335	frenzied	[.] FREN'ZIED, part. a. Affected with madness.
23336	frenzy	[.] FREN'ZY, n. [L. phrenitis, Gr. from mind, which is from moving, rushing. See Frantic.] [.] Madness; distraction; rage; or any violent agitation of the mind approaching to distraction. [.] All else is towering frenzy and distraction.
23337	frequence	[.] FRE'QUENCE, n. [L. frequentia.] A crowd; a throng; a concourse; an assembly. [Little used.]
23338	frequency	[.] FRE'QUENCY, n. [.] 1. A return or occurrence of a thing often repeated at short intervals. The frequency of crimes abates our horror at the commission; the frequency of capital punishments tends to destroy their proper effect. [.] 2. A crowd; a throng. [Not ...
23339	frequent	[.] FRE'QUENT, a. [L. frequens.] [.] 1. Often seen or done; often happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring. We made frequent visits to the hospital. [.] 2. Used often to practice any thing. He was frequent and loud in his declamations against the ...
23340	frequentable	[.] FREQUENT'ABLE, a. Accessible. [Not used.]
23341	frequentation	[.] FREQUENTA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of frequenting. [.] 2. The habit of visiting often.
23342	frequentative	[.] FREQUENT'ATIVE, a. [.] In grammar, signifying the frequent repetition of an action; as a frequentative verb.
23343	frequented	[.] FRE'QUENTED, pp. Often visited.
23344	frequenter	[.] FRE'QUENTER, n. One who often visits or resorts to customarily.
23345	frequently	[.] FRE'QUENTLY, adv. Often; many times; at short intervals; commonly.
23346	frequentness	[.] FRE'QUENTNESS, n. The quality of being frequent or often repeated.
23347	fresco	[.] FRES'CO, n. [.] 1. Coolness; shade; a cool refreshing state of the air; duskiness. [.] 2. A picture not drawn in glaring light, but in dusk. [.] 3. A method of painting in relief on walls, performed with water-colors on fresh plaster, or on a wall laid with ...
23348	fresh	[.] FRESH, a. [Eng. rush, which gives the radical sense, though it may not be the same word.] [.] 1. Moving with celerity; brisk; strong; somewhat vehement; as a fresh breeze; fresh wind; the primary sense. [.] 2. Having the color and appearance of young thrifty plants; ...
23349	freshen	[.] FRESH'EN, v.t. fresh'n. [.] 1. To make fresh; to dulcify; to separate, as water from saline particles; to take saltiness from any thing; as, to freshen water, fish or flesh. [.] 2. To refresh; to revive. [Not used.] [.] 3. In seaman's language, to apply new ...
23350	freshened	[.] FRESH'ENED, pp. Deprived of saltiness; sweetened.
23351	freshes	[.] FRESH'ES, n. [.] 1. The mingling of fresh water with salt water in rivers or bays, or the increased current of an ebb tide by means of a flood of fresh water, flowing towards or into the sea, and discoloring the water. [.] 2. A flood; an overflowing; an inundation; ...
23352	freshet	[.] FRESH'ET, n [.] 1. A flood or overflowing of a river, by means of heavy rains or melted snow; an inundation. [.] 2. A stream of fresh water.
23353	freshly	[.] FRESH'LY, adv. [.] 1. Newly; in the former state renewed; in a new or fresh state. [.] 2. With a healthy look; ruddily. [.] 3. Briskly; strongly. [.] 4. Coolly.
23354	freshman	[.] FRESH'MAN, n. [.] 1. A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge. [.] 2. In colleges, one of the youngest class of students.
23355	freshmanship	[.] FRESH'MANSHIP, n. The state of a freshman.
23356	freshness	[.] FRESH'NESS, n. [.] 1. Newness; vigor; spirit; the contrary to vapidness; as the freshness of liquors or odors. [.] 2. Vigor; liveliness; the contrary to a faded state; as the freshness of plants or of green fields. [.] 3. Newness of strength; renewed vigor; ...
23357	freshnew	[.] FRESH'NEW, a. Unpracticed. [Not used.]
23358	freshwater	[.] FRESH'WATER, a. [.] 1. Accustomed to sail on freshwater only, or in the coasting trade; as a freshwater sailor. [.] 2. Raw; unskilled.
23359	freshwatered	[.] FRESH'WATERED, a. Newly watered; supplied with fresh water.
23360	fret	[.] FRET, v.t. [L. rodo, rosi, rado, to scrape. To fret or gnaw gives the sense of unevenness, roughness, in substances; the like appearance is given to fluids by agitation.] [.] 1. To rub; to wear away a substance by friction; as, to fret cloth; to fret a piece of ...
23361	fretful	[.] FRET'FUL, a. Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as a fretful temper.
23362	fretfully	[.] FRET'FULLY, adv. Peevishly; angrily.
23363	fretfulness	[.] FRET'FULNESS, n. Peevishness; ill-humor; disposition to fret and complain.
23364	frett	[.] FRETT, n. With miners, the worn side of the bank of a river.
23365	fretted	[.] FRET'TED, pp. Eaten; corroded; rubbed or worn away; agitated; vexed; made rough on the surface; variegated; ornamented with fretwork; furnished with frets.
23366	fretter	[.] FRET'TER, n. That which frets.
23367	fretting	[.] FRET'TING, ppr. Corroding; wearing away; agitating; vexing; making rough on the surface; variegating. [.] FRET'TING, n. Agitation; commotion.
23368	fretty	[.] FRETTY, a. Adorned with fretwork.
23369	fretum	[.] FRE'TUM, n. [L.] An arm of the sea.
23370	fretwork	[.] FRET'WORK, n. Raised work; work adorned with frets.
23371	friability	[.] FRIABIL'ITY,
23372	friable	[.] FRI'ABLE, a. [L. friabilis, from frio, to break or crumble. Heb. to break.] [.] Easily crumbled or pulverized; easily reduced to powder. Pumice and calcined stones are very friable.
23373	friableness	[.] FRI'ABLENESS, n. [See Friable.] The quality of being easily broken, crumbled and reduced to powder.
23374	friar	[.] FRI'AR, n. [L. frater. See Brother.] [.] 1. An appellation common to the monks of all orders; those who enter religious orders considering themselves as a fraternity or brotherhood. Friars are generally distinguished into four principal branches, viz: 1. Minors, ...
23375	friarlike	[.] FRI'ARLIKE, a. Like a friar; monastic; unskilled in the world.
23376	friarly	[.] FRI'ARLY, a. Like a friar; untaught in the affairs of life.
23377	friars-cowl	[.] FRI'AR'S-COWL, n. A plant, a species of Arum, with a flower resembling a cowl.
23378	friars-lantern	[.] FRIAR'S-LAN'TERN, n. The ignis fatuus.
23379	friary	[.] FRI'ARY, n. A monastery; a convent of friars. [.] FRI'ARY, a. Like a friar; pertaining to friars.
23380	fribble	[.] FRIB'BLE, a. [L. frivolus.] Frivolous; trifling; silly. [.] FRIB'BLE, n. A frivolous, trifling, contemptible fellow. [.] FRIB'BLE, v.i. To trifle; also, to totter.
23381	fribbler	[.] FRIB'BLER, n. A trifler.
23382	friborg	[.] FRI'BORG, n. [free and burg.] The same as frankpledge.
23383	fricace	[.] FRIC'ACE, n. [See Fricassee.] Meat sliced and dressed with strong sauce; also, an unguent prepared by frying things together. Obs.
23384	fricassee	[.] FRICASSEE', n. [L. frigo.] [.] A dish of food made by cutting chickens, rabbits or other small animals into pieces, and dressing them in a frying pan, or a like utensil. [.] FRICASSEE', v.t. To dress in fricassee.
23385	frication	[.] FRICA'TION, n. [L. fricatio, from frico, to rub.] The act of rubbing; friction. [Little used.]
23386	friction	[.] FRIC'TION, n. [L. frictio, frico, to rub.] [.] 1. The act of rubbing the surface of one body against that of another; attrition. Many bodies by friction emit light, and friction generates or evolves heat. [.] 2. In mechanics, the effect of rubbing, or the resistance ...
23387	frid-stole	[.] FRID-STOLE. [See Fred.]
23388	friday	[.] FRI'DAY, n. [.] The sixth day of the week, formerly consecrated to Frigga.
23389	fridge	[.] FRIDGE, v.t. To move hastily. [Not in use.]
23390	friend	[.] FRIEND, n. frend. [.] 1. One who is attached to another by affection; one who entertains for another sentiments of esteem, respect and affection, which lead him to desire his company, and to seek to promote his happiness and prosperity; opposed to foe or enemy. [.] A ...
23391	friended	[.] FRIEND'ED, pp. frend'ed. [.] 1. Favored; befriended. [.] 2. a. Inclined to love; well disposed.
23392	friendless	[.] FRIEND'LESS, a. frend'less. Destitute of friends; wanting countenance or support; forlorn.
23393	friendlike	[.] FRIEND'LIKE, a. frend'like. Having the dispositions of a friend.
23394	friendliness	[.] FRIEND'LINESS, n. frend'liness. [.] 1. A disposition to friendship; friendly disposition. [.] 2. Exertion of benevolence or kindness.
23395	friendly	[.] FRIEND'LY, a. frend'ly. [.] 1. Having the temper and disposition of a friend; kind; favorable; disposed to promote the good of another. [.] Thou to mankind be good and friendly still, and oft return. [.] 2. Disposed to peace. [.] 3. Amicable. We are on ...
23396	friendship	[.] FRIEND'SHIP, n. frend'ship. [.] 1. An attachment to a person, proceeding from intimate acquaintance, and a reciprocation of kind offices, or from a favorable opinion of the amiable and respectable qualities of his mind. Friendship differs from benevolence, which ...
23397	frieze	[.] FRIEZE,, n. freez. [Gr. to shiver or tremble with fear, whose elements are frg or frk.] [.] 1. Properly, the nap on woolen cloth; hence, a kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff, with a nap on one side. [.] 2. In architecture, that part of the entablature of a ...
23398	friezed	[.] FRIE'ZED, a. Napped; shaggy with nap or frieze.
23399	friezelike	[.] FRIE'ZELIKE, a. Resembling frieze.
23400	frigate	[.] FRIG'ATE, n. [Gr. signifies not fortified. L. aphractum, an open ship or vessel.] [.] 1. A ship of war, of a size larger than a sloop or brig, and less than a ship of the line; usually having two decks and carrying from thirty to forty four guns. But ships mounting ...
23401	frigate-built	[.] FRIG'ATE-BUILT, a. Having a quarter deck and forecastle raised above the main deck.
23402	frigatoon	[.] FRIGATOON', n. A Venetian vessel with a square stern, without a foremast, having only a mainmast and mizenmast.
23403	frigefaction	[.] FRIGEFAC'TION, n. [L. frigus, cold, and facio, to make.] The act of making cold. [Little used.]
23404	fright	[.] FRIGHT, n. frite. [Gr. to fear, that is, to shrink or shiver.] [.] Sudden and violent fear; terror; a passion excited by the sudden appearance of danger. It expresses more than fear, and is distinguished from fear and dread, by its sudden invasion and temporary ...
23405	frighted	[.] FRIGHTED,
23406	frighten	[.] FRIGHTEN, v.t. To terrify; to scare; to alarm suddenly with danger; to shock suddenly with the approach of evil; to daunt; to dismay. [.] Nor exile or danger can fright a brave spirit.
23407	frightened	[.] FRIGHTENED, pp. Terrified; suddenly alarmed with danger.
23408	frightful	[.] FRIGHTFUL, a. Terrible; dreadful; exciting alarm; impressing terror; as a frightful chasm or precipice; a frightful tempest.
23409	frightfully	[.] FRIGHTFULLY, adv. [.] 1. Terribly; dreadfully; in a manner to impress terror and alarm; horribly. [.] 2. Very disagreeably; shockingly. She looks frightfully to day.
23410	frightfulness	[.] FRIGHTFULNESS, n. The quality of impressing terror.
23411	frigid	[.] FRIG'ID, a. [L. frigidus, from frigeo, to be or to grow cold; rigeo, to be stiff or frozen. Gr.] [.] 1. Cold; wanting heat or warmth; as the frigid zone. [.] 2. Wanting warmth of affection; unfeeling; as a frigid temper or constitution. [.] 3. Wanting natural ...
23412	frigidity	[.] FRIGID'ITY, n. [.] 1. Coldness; want of warmth. But not applied to the air or weather. [.] 2. Want of natural heat, life and vigor of body; impotency; imbecility; as the frigidity of old age. [.] 3. Coldness of affection. [.] 4. Dullness; want of animation ...
23413	frigidly	[.] FRIG'IDLY, adv. Coldly; dully; without affection.
23414	frigidness	[.] FRIG'IDNESS, n. Coldness; dullness; want of heat or vigor; want of affection. [See Frigidity.]
23415	frigorific	[.] FRIGORIF'IC, a. [L. frigorificus; frigus, cold, and facio, to make.] [.] Causing cold; producing or generating cold.
23416	frill	[.] FRILL, n. [infra.] An edging of fine linen on the bosom of a shirt or other similar thing; a ruffle. [.] FRILL, v.i. [.] To shake; to quake; to shiver as with cold; as, the hawk frills.
23417	fringe	[.] FRINGE, n. frinj. [L. frango, to break.] [.] 1. An ornamental appendage to the borders of garments or furniture, consisting of loose threads. [.] The golden fringe ev'n set the ground on flame. [.] 2. Something resembling fringe; an open broken border. [.] FRINGE, ...
23418	fringed	[.] FRING'ED, pp. Bordered with fringe.
23419	fringemaker	[.] FRINGEMAKER, n. One who makes fringe.
23420	fringing	[.] FRING'ING, ppr. Bordering with fringe.
23421	fringy	[.] FRING'Y, a. Adorned with fringes.
23422	fripperer	[.] FRIP'PERER, n. [See Frippery.] One who deals in old cloths.
23423	frippery	[.] FRIP'PERY, n. [.] 1. Old clothes; cast dresses; clothes thrown aside, after wearing. Hence, waste matter; useless things; trifles; as the frippery of wit. [.] 2. The place where old clothes are sold. [.] 3. The trade or traffic in old clothes.
23424	friseur	[.] FRISEU'R, n. A hair dresser.
23425	frisk	[.] FRISK, v.i. [.] 1. To leap; to skip; to spring suddenly one way and the other. [.] The fish fell a frisking in the net. [.] 2. To dance, skip and gambol in frolic and gaiety. [.] The frisking satyrs on the summits danced. [.] In vain to frisk or climb he ...
23426	friskal	[.] FRISK'AL, n. A leap or caper. [Not in use.]
23427	frisker	[.] FRISK'ER, n. One who leaps or dances in gaiety; a wanton; an inconstant or unsettled person.
23428	frisket	[.] FRISK'ET, n. [See Frisk.] [.] In printing, the light frame in which a sheet of paper is confined to be laid on the form for impression.
23429	friskful	[.] FRISK'FUL, a. Brisk; lively.
23430	friskiness	[.] FRISK'INESS, n. Briskness and frequency of motion; gaiety; liveliness; a dancing or leaping in frolic.
23431	frisking	[.] FRISK'ING, ppr. Leaping; skipping; dancing about; moving with life and gaiety.
23432	frisky	[.] FRISK'Y, a. Gay; lively.
23433	frit	[.] FRIT, n. [L. frictus, frigo, Eng. to fry.] [.] In the manufacture of glass, the matter of which glass is made after it has been calcined or baked in a furnace. It is a composition of silex and fixed alkali, occasionally with other ingredients.
23434	frith	[.] FRITH, n. [L. freetum; Gr. from to pass over, or to pass; properly, a passage, a narrow channel that is passable or passed.] [.] 1. A narrow passage of the sea; a strait. It is used for the opening of a river into the sea; as the frith of Forth, or of Clyde. [.] 2. ...
23435	frithy	[.] FRITH'Y, a. Woody. [Not in use.]
23436	fritillary	[.] FRIT'ILLARY, n. [L. fritillus, a dice-box.] [.] The crown imperial, a genus of plants, called in the Spanish dictionary_webster1828 checkered lily.
23437	fritter	[.] FRIT'TER, n. [L. frictus, fried.] [.] 1. A small pancake; also, a small piece of meat fried. [.] 2. A fragment; a shred; a small piece. [.] And cut whole giants into fritters. [.] FRIT'TER, v.t. [.] 1. To cut meat into small pieces to be fried. [.] 2. ...
23438	frivolity	[.] FRIVOL'ITY, n. [See Frivolousness.]
23439	frivolous	[.] FRIV'OLOUS, a. [L. frivlus, from the root of frio, to break into small pieces, to crumble; tero, trivi, to rub or wear out.] [.] Slight; trifling; trivial; of little weight, worth or importance; not worth notice; as a frivolous argument; a frivolous objection or ...
23440	frivolously	[.] FRIV'OLOUSLY, adv. In a trifling manner.
23441	frivolousness	[.] FRIV'OLOUSNESS, n. The quality of being trifling or of very little worth or importance; want of consequence.
23442	friz	[.] FRIZ, v.t. [See Frieze.] [.] 1. To curl; to crisp to form into small curls with a crisping-pin. [.] 2. To form the nap of cloth into little hard burs, prominences or knobs.
23443	frized	[.] FRIZ'ED, pp. Curled; formed into little burs on cloth.
23444	frizing	[.] FRIZ'ING, ppr. Curling; forming little hard burs on cloth.
23445	frizzle	[.] FRIZ'ZLE, v.t. To curl; to crisp; as hair.
23446	frizzled	[.] FRIZ'ZLED, pp. Curled; crisped.
23447	frizzler	[.] FRIZ'ZLER, n. One who makes short curls.
23448	frizzling	[.] FRIZ'ZLING, ppr. Curling; crisping.
23449	fro	[.] FRO, adv. [In some languages it is a prefix, having the force of a negative.] [.] From; away; back or backward; as in the phrase, to and fro, that is, to and from, forward or toward and backward, hither and thither.
23450	frock	[.] FROCK, n. [.] An upper coat, or an outer garment. The word is now used for a loose garment or shirt worn by men over their other clothes, and for a kind of gown open behind, worn by females. The frock was formerly a garment worn by monks.
23451	frog	[.] FROG, n. [L. rana, from the root of rend, from its broken shape, or from leaping, or its fragor or hoarse voice.] [.] 1. An amphibious animal of the genus Rana, with four feet, a naked body, and without a tail. It is remarkable for swimming with rapidity, and for ...
23452	frogbit	[.] FROG'BIT, n. A plant, the Hydrocharis.
23453	frogfish	[.] FROG'FISH, n. [.] 1. An animal of surinam, which is said to change from a fish to a frog and then to a fish again. It is cartilaginous, and exquisite food. [.] 2. The Lophius, or fishing frog.
23454	froggrass	[.] FROG'GRASS, n. A plant.
23455	froggy	[.] FROG'GY, a. Having frogs.
23456	froise	[.] FROISE, n. A kind of food made by frying bacon inclosed in a pancake.
23457	frolick	[.] FROL'ICK, a. [.] Gay; merry; full of levity; dancing, playing or frisking about; full of pranks. [.] The frolick wind that breathes the spring. [.] The gay, the frolick, and the loud. [.] [This adjective is seldom used except in poetry. As a noun and a verb, ...
23458	frolickly	[.] FROL'ICKLY, adv. With mirth and gaiety. Obs.
23459	frolicksome	[.] FROL'ICKSOME, a. Full of gaiety and mirth; given to pranks.
23460	frolicksomeness	[.] FROL'ICKSOMENESS, n. Gaiety; wild pranks.
23461	from	[.] FROM, prep. [.] The sense of from may be expressed by the noun distance, or by the adjective distant, or by the participles, departing, removing to a distance. Thus it is one hundred miles from Boston to Hartford. He took his sword from his side. Light proceeds ...
23462	fromward	[.] FROM'WARD, adv. Away from; the contrary of toward.
23463	frond	[.] FROND, n. [L. frons, frondis. the sense is a shoot or shooting forward, as in frons, frontis.] [.] In botany, a term which Linne applies to the peculiar leafing of palms and ferns. He defines it, a kind of stem which has the branch united with the leaf and frequently ...
23464	frondation	[.] FRONDA'TION, n. A lopping of trees.
23465	frondescence	[.] FRONDES'CENCE, n. [L. frondesco, from frons.] [.] In botany, the precise time of the year and month in which each species of plants unfolds its leaves.
23466	frondiferous	[.] FRONDIF'EROUS, a. [L. frons, and fero, to bear.] Producing fronds.
23467	frondous	[.] FROND'OUS, a. A frondous flower is one which is leafy, one which produces branches charged with both leaves and flowers. Instances of this luxuriance sometimes occur in the rose and anemone.
23468	front	[.] FRONT, n. [L. frons, frontis; Gr. the nose.] [.] 1. Properly, the forehead, or part of the face above the eyes; hence, the whole face. [.] His front yet threatens, and his frowns command. [.] 2. The forehead or face, as expressive of the temper or disposition; ...
23469	frontal	[.] FRONT'AL, n. [L. frontale., frons.] [.] 1. In medicine, a medicament or preparation to be applied to the forehead. [.] 2. In architecture, a little pediment or frontpiece, over a small door or window. [.] 3. In Jewish ceremonies, a frontlet or browband, consisting ...
23470	frontbox	[.] FRONT'BOX, n. The box in a playhouse before the rest.
23471	fronted	[.] FRONT'ED, a. Formed with a front.
23472	frontier	[.] FRONTIE'R, n. [.] The marches; the border, confine, or extreme part of a country, bordering on another country; that is, the part furthest advanced, or the part that fronts an enemy, or which an invading enemy meets in front, or which fronts another country. [.] FRONTIE'R, ...
23473	frontiered	[.] FRONTIE'RED, a. Guarded on the frontiers.
23474	frontinac	[.] FRONTINAC'
23475	frontiniac	[.] FRONTINIAC, n. A species of French wine, named from the place in Languedoc where it is produced.
23476	frontispiece	[.] FRONT'ISPIECE, n. [L. frontispicium; frons and specio, to view.] [.] 1. In architecture, the principal face of a building; the face that directly presents itself to the eye. [.] 2. An ornamental figure or engraving fronting the first page of a book, or at the ...
23477	frontless	[.] FRONT'LESS, a. Wanting shame or modesty; not diffident; as frontless vice; frontless flattery.
23478	frontlet	[.] FRONT'LET, n. [from front.] A frontal or browband; a fillet or band worn on the forehead. Deut. 6.
23479	frontroom	[.] FRONTROOM, n. a room or apartment in the forepart of a house.
23480	froppish	[.] FROP'PISH, a. Peevish; froward. [Not in use.]
23481	frore	[.] FRORE, a. Frozen
23482	frorne	[.] FRORNE, a. Frozen
23483	frory	[.] FRO'RY, a. [.] 1. Frozen. [.] 2. Covered with a froth resembling hoarfrost. [Not in use.]
23484	frost	[.] FROST, n. [.] 1. A fluid congealed by cold into ice or crystals; as hoar-frost, which is dew or vapor congealed. [.] He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. Ps. 147. [.] 2. The act of freezing; congelation of fluids. [.] The third day comes a frost, a ...
23485	frostbitten	[.] FROST'BITTEN, a. Nipped, withered or affected by frost.
23486	frosted	[.] FROST'ED, pp. [.] 1. Covered with a composition like white frost. [.] 2. a. Having hair changed to a gray or white color, as if covered with hoar-frost; as a head frosted by age.
23487	frostily	[.] FROST'ILY, adv. [.] 1. With frost or excessive cold. [.] 2. Without warmth of affection; coldly.
23488	frostiness	[.] FROST'INESS, n. The state or quality of being frosty; freezing cold.
23489	frosting	[.] FROST'ING, ppr. covering with something resembling hoar-frost. [.] FROST'ING, n. the composition resembling hoar-frost, used to cover cake, &c.
23490	frostless	[.] FROST'LESS, a. Free from frost; as a frostless winter.
23491	frostnail	[.] FROST'NAIL, n. a nail driven into a horse-shoe, to prevent the horse from slipping on ice. In some of the United States, the ends of the shoe are pointed for this purpose, and these points are called calks.
23492	frostwork	[.] FROST'WORK, n. Work resembling hoar-frost on shrubs.
23493	frosty	[.] FROST'Y, a. [.] 1. Producing frost; having power to congeal water; as a frosty night; frosty weather. [.] 2. Containing frost; as, the grass is frosty. [.] 3. Chill in affection; without warmth of affection or courage. [.] 4. Resembling hoar-frost; white ...
23494	froth	[.] FROTH, n. frauth. [Gr.] [.] 1. Spume; foam; the bubbles causes in liquors by fermentation or agitation. [.] 2. Any empty, senseless show of wit or eloquence. [.] 3. Light, unsubstantial matter. [.] FROTH, v.t. To cause to foam. [.] FROTH, v.i. ...
23495	frothily	[.] FROTH'ILY, adv. [.] 1. With foam or spume. [.] 2. In an empty trifling manner.
23496	frothiness	[.] FROTH'INESS, n. The state of being frothy; emptiness; senseless matter.
23497	frothy	[.] FROTH'Y, a. [.] 1. Full of foam or froth, or consisting of froth or light bubbles. [.] 2. Soft; not firm or solid. [.] 3. Vain; light; empty; unsubstantial; as a vain frothy speaker; a frothy harangue.
23498	frounce	[.] FROUNCE, n. A distemper of hawks, in which white spittle gathers about the bill. [See the Verb.] [.] FROUNCE, v.t. [.] To curl or frizzle the hair about the face. [.] Not tricked and frounced as she was wont. [.] FROUNCE, n. A wrinkle, plait or curl; ...
23499	frounced	[.] FROUN'CED, pp. Curled; frizzled.
23500	frounceless	[.] FROUN'CELESS, a. Having no plait or wrinkle.
23501	frouncing	[.] FROUN'CING, ppr. Curling; crisping.
23502	frouzy	[.] FROU'ZY, a. Fetid; musty; rank; dim; cloudy.
23503	frow	[.] FROW, n. A woman. [Not used.]
23504	froward	[.] FRO'WARD, a. [L. versus: turned or looking from.] [.] Perverse, that is, turning from, with aversion or reluctance; not willing to yield or comply with what is required; unyielding; ungovernable; refractory; disobedient; peevish; as a froward child. [.] They are ...
23505	frowardly	[.] FRO'WARDLY, adv. Perversely; in a peevish manner.
23506	frowardness	[.] FRO'WARDNESS, n. Perverseness; reluctance to yield or comply; disobedience; peevishness.
23507	frower	[.] FROW'ER, n. A sharp edged tool to cleave laths.
23508	frown	[.] FROWN, v.i. [.] 1. To express displeasure by contracting the brow, and looking grim or surly; to look stern; followed by on or at; as, to frown on a profligate man, or to frown at his vices. [.] Heroes in animated marble frown. [.] 2. To manifest, displeasure ...
23509	frowning	[.] FROWN'ING, ppr. Knitting the brow in anger or displeasure; expressing displeasure by a surly, stern or angry look; lowering; threatening.
23510	frowningly	[.] FROWN'INGLY, adv. Sternly; with a look of displeasure.
23511	frowy	[.] FROW'Y, a. [The same as frouzy; perhaps a contracted word.] Musty; rancid; rank; as frowy butter.
23512	frozen	[.] FRO'ZEN, pp. of freeze. [.] 1. Congealed by cold. [.] 2. Cold; frosty; chill; as the frozen climates of the north. [.] 3. Chill or cold in affection. [.] 4. Void of natural heat or vigor.
23513	frubish	[.] FRUBISH, for furbish, is not used.
23514	fructed	[.] FRUCT'ED, a. [L. fructus, fruit.] In heraldry, bearing fruit.
23515	fructescence	[.] FRUCTES'CENCE, n. [from L. fructus, fruit. See Fruit.] [.] In botany, the precise time when the fruit of a plant arrives at maturity, and its seeds are dispersed; the fruiting season.
23516	fructiferous	[.] FRUCTIF'EROUS, a. [L. fructus, fruit, and fero, to bear.] Bearing or producing fruit.
23517	fructification	[.] FRUCTIFICA'TION, n. [See Fructify.] [.] 1. The act of fructifying, or rendering productive of fruit; fecundation. [.] 2. In botany, the temporary part of a plant appropriated to generation, terminating the old vegetable and beginning the new. It consists of ...
23518	fructify	[.] FRUC'TIFY, v.t. [Low L. fructifico.] [.] To make fruitful; to render productive; to fertilize; as, to fructify the earth. [.] FRUC'TIFY, v.i. To bear fruit. [Unusual.]
23519	fructuation	[.] FRUCTUA'TION, n. Produce; fruit. [Not used.]
23520	fructuous	[.] FRUC'TUOUS, a. Fruitful; fertile; also, impregnating with fertility.
23521	fructure	[.] FRUC'TURE, n. Use; fruition; enjoyment. [Not used.]
23522	frugal	[.] FRU'GAL, a. [L. frugalis. See Fruit.] [.] Economical in the use or appropriation of money, goods or provisions of any kind; saving unnecessary expense, either of money or of any thing else which is to be used or consumed; sparing; not profuse, prodigal or lavish. ...
23523	frugality	[.] FRUGAL'ITY, n. [.] 1. Prudent economy; good husbandry or housewifery; a sparing use or appropriation of money or commodities; a judicious use of any thing to be expended or employed; that careful management of money or goods which expends nothing unnecessarily, ...
23524	frugally	[.] FRU'GALLY, adv. With economy; with good management; in a saving manner. He seldom lives frugally, that lives by chance.
23525	frugiferous	[.] FRUGIF'EROUS, a. [L. frugifer; fruges, corn and fero, to bear.] [.] Producing fruit or corn.
23526	frugivorous	[.] FRUGIV'OROUS, a. [L. fruges, corn and voro, to eat.] [.] Feeding on fruits, seeds or corn, as birds and other animals.
23527	fruit	[.] FRUIT, n. [L. fructus. The Latin word is the participle of fruor, contracted from frugor, or frucor, to use, to take the profit of.] [.] 1. In a general sense, whatever the earth produces for the nourishment of animals, or for clothing or profit. Among the fruits ...
23528	fruit-grove	[.] FRUIT-GROVE, n. A grove or close plantation of fruit trees.
23529	fruit-loft	[.] FRUIT-LOFT, n. A place for the preservation of fruit.
23530	fruit-time	[.] FRUIT-TIME, n. The time for gathering fruit.
23531	fruit-tree	[.] FRUIT-TREE, n. A tree cultivated for its fruit, or a tree whose principal value consists in the fruit it produces, as the cherry tree, apple tree, pear tree. The oak and beech produce valuable fruit, but the fruit is not their principal value.
23532	fruitage	[.] FRUITAGE, n. Fruit collectively; various fruits.
23533	fruitbearer	[.] FRUITBEARER, n. That which produces fruit.
23534	fruitbearing	[.] FRUITBEARING, a. Producing fruit; having the quality of bearing fruit.
23535	fruiterer	[.] FRUITERER, n. One who deals in fruit; a seller of fruits.
23536	fruitery	[.] FRUITERY, n. [.] 1. Fruit collectively taken. [.] 2. A fruitloft; a repository for fruit.
23537	fruitful	[.] FRUITFUL, a. [.] 1. Very productive; producing fruit in abundance; as fruitful soil; a fruitful tree; a fruitful season. [.] 2. Prolific; bearing children; not barren. [.] Be fruitful, and multiply - Gen. 1. [.] 3. Plenteous; abounding in any thing. [.] 4. ...
23538	fruitfully	[.] FRUITFULLY, adv. [.] 1. In such a manner as to be prolific. [.] 2. Plenteously; abundantly.
23539	fruitfulness	[.] FRUITFULNESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of producing fruit in abundance; productiveness; fertility; as the fruitfulness of land. [.] 2. Fecundity; the quality of being prolific, or producing many young; applied to animals. [.] 3. Productiveness of the intellect; ...
23540	fruition	...
23541	fruitive	[.] FRUITIVE, a. Enjoying.
23542	fruitless	[.] FRUITLESS, a. [.] 1. Not bearing fruit; barren; destitute of fruit; as a fruitless plant. [.] 2. Productive of no advantage or good effect; vain; idle; useless; unprofitable; as a fruitless attempt; a fruitless controversy. [.] 3. Having no offspring.
23543	fruitlessly	[.] FRUITLESSLY, a. [from fruitless.] Without any valuable effect; idly; vainly; unprofitably.
23544	fruitlessness	[.] FRUITLESSNESS, n. The quality of being vain or unprofitable.
23545	frumentaceous	[.] FRUMENTA'CEOUS, a. [L. frumentaceus.] [.] 1. Made of wheat, or like grain. [.] 2. Resembling wheat, in respect to leaves, ears, fruit, and the like.
23546	frumentarious	[.] FRUMENTA'RIOUS, a. [L. frumentarius, from frumentum, corn.] [.] Pertaining to wheat or grain.
23547	frumentation	[.] FRUMENTA'TION, n. [L. frumentatio.] Among the Romans, a largess of grain bestowed on the people to quiet them when uneasy or turbulent.
23548	frumenty	[.] FRU'MENTY, n. [L. frumentum, wheat or grain.] Food made of wheat boiled in milk.
23549	frump	[.] FRUMP, n. A joke, jeer or flout. [Not used.] [.] FRUMP, v.t. To insult. [Not in use.]
23550	frush	[.] FRUSH, v.t. To bruise; to crush. Obs. [.] FRUSH, n. In farriery, a sort of tender horn that grows in the middle of the sole of a horse, at some distance from the toe, dividing into two branches, and running toward the heel in the form of a fork.
23551	frustrable	[.] FRUS'TRABLE, a. [See Frustrate.] That may be frustrated or defeated.
23552	frustraneous	[.] FRUSTRA'NEOUS, a. [See Frustrate.] Vain; useless; unprofitable. [Little used.]
23553	frustrate	[.] FRUS'TRATE, v.t. [L. frustro.] [.] 1. Literally, to break or interrupt; hence, to defeat; to disappoint; to balk; to bring to nothing; as, to frustrate a plan, design or attempt; to frustrate the will or purpose. [.] 2. To disappoint; applied to persons. [.] 3. ...
23554	frustrated	[.] FRUS'TRATED, pp. Defeated; disappointed; rendered vain or null.
23555	frustrating	[.] FRUS'TRATING, ppr. Defeating; disappointing; making vain or of no effect.
23556	frustration	[.] FRUSTRA'TION, n. The act of frustrating; disappointment; defeat; as the frustration of one's attempt or design.
23557	frustrative	[.] FRUS'TRATIVE, a. Tending to defeat; fallacious.
23558	frustratory	[.] FRUS'TRATORY, a. That makes void; that vacates or renders null; as a frustatory appeal.
23559	frustum	[.] FRUS'TUM, n. [L. See Frustrate.] a piece or part of a solid body separated from the rest. The frustum of a cone, is the part that remains after the top is cut off by a plane parallel to the base; called otherwise a truncated cone.
23560	frutescent	[.] FRUTES'CENT, a. [L. frutex, a shrub.] In botany, from herbaceous becoming shrubby; as a frutescent stem.
23561	frutex	[.] FRU'TEX, n. [L.] In botany, a shrub; a plant having a woody, durable stem, but less than a tree.
23562	fruticant	[.] FRU'TICANT, a. Full of shoots.
23563	fruticous	[.] FRU'TICOUS, a. [L. fruiticosus.] Shrubby; as a fruticous stem.
23564	fry	[.] FRY, v.t. [L. frigo. Gr.] [.] To dress with fat by heating or roasting in a pan over a fire; to cook and prepare for eating in a fryingpan; as, to fry meat or vegetables. [.] FRY, v.i. [.] 1. To be heated and agitated; to suffer the action of fire or extreme ...
23565	frying	[.] FRY'ING, ppr. Dressing in a fryingpan; heating; agitating.
23566	fryingpan	[.] FRY'INGPAN, n. a pan with a long handle, used for frying meat and vegetables.
23567	fub	[.] FUB, n. a plump boy; a woman. [Not in use.] [.] FUB, v.t. to put off; to delay; to cheat. [See Fob.]
23568	fucate	[.] FU'CATE,
23569	fucated	[.] FU'CATED, a. [L. fucatus, from fuco, to stain.] [.] Painted; disguised with paint; also, disguised with false show.
23570	fucus	[.] FU'CUS, n. [L. See Feign.] [.] 1. A paint; a dye; also, false show. [.] [.] 2. plu. fucuses. In botany, a genus of Algae, or seaweed; the sea-wrack, &c.
23571	fudder	[.] FUDDER, of lead. [See Fother.]
23572	fuddle	[.] FUD'DLE, v.t. To make drunk; to intoxicate. [.] FUD'DLE, v.i. To drink to excess.
23573	fuddled	[.] FUD'DLED, pp. Drunk; intoxicated.
23574	fuddling	[.] FUD'DLING, ppr. Intoxicating; drinking to excess.
23575	fudge	[.] FUDGE, a word of contempt.
23576	fuel	[.] FU'EL, n. [L. focus.] [.] 1. Any matter which serves as aliment to fire; that which feeds fire; combustible matter, as wood, coal, peat, &c. [.] 2. Any thing that serves to feed or increase flame, heat or excitement. [.] FU'EL, v.t. [.] 1. To feed with ...
23577	fueled	[.] FU'ELED, pp. Fed with combustible matter; stored with firing.
23578	fueler	[.] FU'ELER, n. He or that which supplies fuel.
23579	fueling	[.] FU'ELING, ppr. Feeding with fuel; supplying with fuel.
23580	fugacious	[.] FUGA'CIOUS, a. [L. fugax, from fugo, to chase, or fugio, to flee.] Flying or fleeing away; volatile.
23581	fugaciousness	[.] FUGA'CIOUSNESS, n. The quality of flying away; volatility.
23582	fugacity	[.] FUGAC'ITY, n. [L. fugax, supra.] [.] 1. Volatility; the quality of flying away; as the fugacity of spires. [.] 2. Uncertainty; instability.
23583	fugh	[.] FUGH, or FOH, an exclamation expressing abhorrence.
23584	fugitive	[.] FU'GITIVE, a. [L. fugitivus, from fugio, to flee. Gr.] [.] 1. Volatile; apt to flee away; readily wafted by the wind. [.] The more tender and fugitive parts - [.] 2. Not tenable; not to be held or detained; readily escaping; as a fugitive idea. [.] 3. ...
23585	fugitiveness	[.] FU'GITIVENESS, n. [.] 1. Volatility; fugacity; an aptness to fly away. [.] 2. Instability; unsteadiness.
23586	fugue	[.] FUGUE, n. [L. fuga.] [.] In music, a chase or succession in the parts; that which expresses the capital thought or sentiment of the piece, in causing it to pass successively and alternately from one part to another.
23587	fuguist	[.] FU'GUIST, n. A musician who composes fugues, or performs them extemporaneously.
23588	fulciment	[.] FUL'CIMENT, n. [L. fulcimentum, from fulcio, to prop.] [.] A prop; a fulcrum; that on which a balance or lever rests. [Little used.]
23589	fulcrate	[.] FUL'CRATE, a. [from L. fulcrum, a prop.] [.] 1. In botany, a fulcrate stem is one whose branches descend to the earth, as in Ficus. [.] 2. Furnished with fulcres.
23590	fulcre	[.] FUL'CRE, n. [L.] [.] 1. A prop or support. [.] 2. In mechanics, that by which a lever is sustained. [.] 3. In botany, the part of a plant which serves to support or defend it, or to facilitate some necessary secretion, as a stipule, a bracte, a tendril, a ...
23591	fulcrum	[.] FUL'CRUM,
23592	fulfill	[.] FULFILL', v.t. [A tautological compound of full and fill.] [.] 1. To accomplish; to perform; to complete; to answer in execution or event what has been foretold or promised; as, to fulfill a prophecy or prediction; to fulfill a promise. [.] 2. To accomplish what ...
23593	fulfilled	[.] FULFILL'ED, pp. Accomplished; performed; completed; executed.
23594	fulfiller	[.] FULFILL'ER, n. One that fulfills or accomplishes.
23595	fulfilling	[.] FULFILL'ING, ppr. Accomplishing; performing; completing.
23596	fulfillment	[.] FULFILL'MENT,
23597	fulfraught	[.] FUL'FRAUGHT, a. [full and fraught.] Full-stored.
23598	fulgency	[.] FUL'GENCY, n. [L. fulgens, from fulgeo, to shine. See Effulgence.] Brightness; splendor; glitter.
23599	fulgent	[.] FUL'GENT, a. Shining; dazzling; exquisitely bright.
23600	fulgid	[.] FUL'GID, a. [L. fulgidus, from fulgeo, to shine.] Shining; glittering; dazzling. [Not in use.]
23601	fulgor	[.] FUL'GOR, n. [L.] Splendor; dazzling brightness. [Little used.]
23602	fulgurant	[.] FUL'GURANT, a. Lightening. [Not used.]
23603	fulgurate	[.] FUL'GURATE, v.i. To flash as lightning. [Not used.]
23604	fulguration	[.] FULGURA'TION, n. [L. fulguratio, from fulgur, lightning.] [.] Lightning; the act of lightening. [Little used or not at all.]
23605	fuliginosity	[.] FULIGINOS'ITY, n. [L. fuligo, soot, probably from the root of foul.] [.] Sootiness; matter deposited by smoke.
23606	fuliginous	[.] FULIG'INOUS, a. [L. fuligineus, fuliginosus, from fuligo, soot.] [.] 1. Pertaining to soot; sooty; dark; dusky. [.] 2. Pertaining to smoke; resembling smoke; dusky.
23607	fuliginously	[.] FULIG'INOUSLY, a. By being sooty.
23608	fulimart	[.] FU'LIMART, [See Foumart.]
23609	full	[.] FULL, a. [.] 1. Replete; having within its limits all that it can contain; as a vessel full of liquor. [.] 2. Abounding with; having a large quantity or abundance; as a house full of furniture; life is full of cares and perplexities. [.] 3. Supplied; not vacant. [.] Had ...
23610	full-acorned	[.] FULL-ACORNED, a. Fed to the full with acorns.
23611	full-bloomed	[.] FULL-BLOOMED, a. Having perfect bloom.
23612	full-blown	[.] FULL-BLOWN, a. [.] 1. Fully expanded, as a blossom. [.] 2. Fully distended with wind.
23613	full-bottom	[.] FULL-BOTTOM, n. A wig with a large bottom.
23614	full-bottomed	[.] FULL-BOTTOMED, a. Having a large bottom, as a wig.
23615	full-butt	[.] FULL-BUTT, adv. Meeting directly and with violence. [Vulgar.]
23616	full-charged	[.] FULL-CHARGED, a. Charged to fullness.
23617	full-crammed	[.] FULL-CRAMMED, a. Crammed to fullness.
23618	full-dressed	[.] FULL-DRESSED, a. Dressed in form or costume.
23619	full-drive	[.] FULL-DRIVE, a. Driving with full speed. FULL-EARED, a. Having the ears or heads full of grain.
23620	full-eyed	[.] FULL-EYED, a. Having large prominent eyes.
23621	full-faced	[.] FULL-FACED, a. Having a broad face.
23622	full-fed	[.] FULL-FED, a. Fed to fullness; plump with fat.
23623	full-gorged	[.] FULL-GORGED, a. Over fed; a term of hawking.
23624	full-grown	[.] FULL-GROWN, a. Grown to full size.
23625	full-hearted	[.] FULL-HEARTED, a. Full of courage or confidence.
23626	full-hot	[.] FULL-HOT, a. [.] 1. Heated to the utmost. [.] 2. Quite as hot as it ought to be.
23627	full-laden	[.] FULL-LADEN, a. Laden to the full.
23628	full-manned	[.] FULL-MANNED, a. Completely furnished with men.
23629	full-mouthed	[.] FULL-MOUTHED, a. Having a full or strong voice.
23630	full-orbed	[.] FULL-ORBED, a. Having the orb complete or fully illuminated as the moon; like the full moon.
23631	full-spread	[.] FULL-SPREAD, a. Extended to the utmost.
23632	full-stomached	[.] FULL-STOMACHED, a. Having the stomach crammed.
23633	full-stuffed	[.] FULL-STUFFED, a. Filled to the utmost extent.
23634	full-summed	[.] FULL-SUMMED, a. Complete in all its parts.
23635	full-winged	[.] FULL-WINGED, a. [.] 1. Having complete wings or large strong wings. [.] 2. Ready for flight; eager.
23636	fullage	[.] FULL'AGE, n. Money paid for fulling cloth.
23637	fulled	[.] FULL'ED, pp. Cleansed; thickened; made dense and firm in a mill.
23638	fuller	[.] FULL'ER, n. One whose occupation is to full cloth.
23639	fullers-earth	[.] FULL'ER'S-EARTH, n. A variety of clay, compact, but friable, unctuous to the touch, and of various colors, usually with a shade of green. It is useful in scouring and cleansing cloth, as it imbibes the grease and oil used in preparing wool.
23640	fullers-thistle	[.] FULL'ER'S-THISTLE,
23641	fullers-weed	[.] FULL'ER'S-WEED, n. Teasel, a plant of the genus Dipsacus. The burs are used in dressing cloth.
23642	fullery	[.] FULL'ERY, n. The place or the works where the fulling of cloth is carried on.
23643	fulling	[.] FULL'ING, ppr. Thickening cloth in a mill; making compact. [.] FULL'ING, n. The art or practice of thickening cloth and making it compact and firm in a mill, at the same time the cloth is cleansed of oily matter.
23644	fullingmill	[.] FULL'INGMILL, n. A mill for fulling cloth by means of pestles or stampers, which beat and press it to a close or compact state and cleanse it.
23645	fullness	[.] FULL'NESS, n. [from full.] [.] 1. The state of being filled, so as to leave no part vacant. [.] 2. The state of abounding or being in great plenty; abundance. [.] 3. Completeness; the state of a thing in which nothing is wanted; perfection. [.] In thy presence ...
23646	fullsome	[.] FULL'SOME, a. Gross; disgusting by plainness, grossness or excess; as fullsome flattery or praise.
23647	fullsomely	[.] FULL'SOMELY, adv. Grossly; with disgusting plainness or excess.
23648	fullsomeness	[.] FULL'SOMENESS, n. Offensive grossness, as of praise. [.] [These are the senses of this word and the only senses used in New England, as far as my knowledge extends.]
23649	fully	[.] FUL'LY, adv. [.] 1. Completely; entirely; without lack or defect; in a manner to give satisfaction; to the extent desired; as, to be fully persuaded of the truth of a proposition. [.] 2. Completely; perfectly. Things partially known in this life will be hereafter ...
23650	fulmar	[.] FUL'MAR, n. [.] 1. A fowl of the genus Procellaria, or petrel kind, larger than a gull, possessing the singular faculty of spouting from its bill a quantity of pure oil against its adversary. It is an inhabitant of the Hebrides; it feeds on the fat of whales, ...
23651	fulminant	[.] FUL'MINANT, a. [L. fulminans.] Thundering.
23652	fulminate	[.] FUL'MINATE, v.i. [L. fulmino, from fulmen, thunder, from a root in Bl, which signifies to throw or to burst forth.] [.] 1. To thunder. [.] 2. To make a loud sudden noise, or a sudden sharp crack; to detonate; as fulminating gold. [.] 3. To hurl papal thunder; ...
23653	fulmination	[.] FULMINA'TION, n. [.] [.] 1. A thundering. [.] 2. Denunciation of censure or threats, as by papal authority. [.] The fulminations from the Vatican were turned into ridicule. [.] 3. The explosion of certain chimical preparations; detonation.
23654	fulminatory	[.] FUL'MINATORY, a. Thundering; striking terror.
23655	fulmine	[.] FUL'MINE, v.t. To thunder. [Not in use.]
23656	fulminic	[.] FULMIN'IC, a. Fulminic acid, in chimistry, is a peculiar acid contained in fulminating silver.
23657	fulsome	[.] FUL'SOME, a. [.] 1. Nauseous; offensive. [.] He that brings fulsome objects to my view, with nauseous images my fancy fills. [.] 2. Rank; offensive to the smell; as a rank and fulsome smell. [.] 3. Lustful; as fulsome ewes. [.] 4. Tending to obscenity; ...
23658	fulsomely	[.] FUL'SOMELY, adv. Rankly; nauseously; obscenely.
23659	fulsomeness	[.] FUL'SOMENESS, n. Nauseousness; rank smell; obscenity.
23660	fulvid	[.] FUL'VID, a. [See Fulvous, which is generally used.]
23661	fulvous	[.] FUL'VOUS, a. [L. fulvus.] Yellow; tawny; saffron-colored.
23662	fumado	[.] FUMA'DO, n. [L. fumus, smoke.] A smoked fish.
23663	fumatory	[.] FU'MATORY, n. [L. fumaria herba.] [.] A plant or genus of plants, called Fumaria, of several species.
23664	fumble	[.] FUM'BLE, v.i. [.] 1. To feel or grope about; to attempt awkwardly. [.] 2. To grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly; as, to fumble for an excuse. [.] 3. To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over. [.] I saw him fumble with the sheets, ...
23665	fumbler	[.] FUM'BLER, n. One who gropes or manages awkwardly.
23666	fumbling	[.] FUM'BLING, ppr. Groping; managing awkwardly.
23667	fumblingly	[.] FUM'BLINGLY, adv. In an awkward manner.
23668	fume	[.] FUME, n. [L. fumus.] [.] 1. Smoke; vapor from combustion, as from burning wood or tobacco. [.] 2. Vapor; volatile matter ascending in a dense body. [.] 3. Exhalation from the stomach; as the fumes of wine. [.] 4. Rage; heat; as the fumes of passion. [.] 5. ...
23669	fumet	[.] FU'MET, n. The dung of deer.
23670	fumid	[.] FU'MID, a. [L. fumidus.] Smoky; vaporous.
23671	fumigate	[.] FU'MIGATE, v.t. [L. fumigo.] [.] 1. To smoke; to perfume. [.] 2. To apply smoke to; to expose to smoke; as in chimistry, or in medicine by inhaling it, or in cleansing infected apartments.
23672	fumigated	[.] FU'MIGATED, pp. Smoked; exposed to smoke.
23673	fumigating	[.] FU'MIGATING, ppr. Smoking; applying smoke to.
23674	fumigation	[.] FUMIGA'TION, n. [L. fumigatio.] [.] 1. The act of smoking or applying smoke, as in chimistry for softening a metal, or in the healing art by inhaling the smoke of certain substances. Expectoration is often assisted and sometimes ulcers of the lungs healed by ...
23675	fuming	[.] FU'MING, ppr. Smoking; emitting vapors; raging; fretting.
23676	fumingly	[.] FU'MINGLY, adv. Angrily; in a rage.
23677	fumish	[.] FU'MISH, a. Smoky; hot; choleric. [Little used.]
23678	fumiter	[.] FU'MITER, n. A plant.
23679	fumous	[.] FU'MOUS,
23680	fumy	[.] FU'MY, a. Producing fume; full of vapor. [.] From dice and wine the youth retir'd to rest, and puffed the funny god from out his breast.
23681	fun	[.] FUN, n. Sport; vulgar merriment. A low word.
23682	fun-gin	[.] FUN-GIN, n. The fleshy part of mushrooms, now considered as a peculiar vegetable principle.
23683	funambulatory	[.] FUNAM'BULATORY, a. Performing like a rope dancer; narrow like the walk of a rope dancer.
23684	funambulist	[.] FUNAM'BULIST, n. [L. funis, rope, and ambulo, to walk.] A rope walker or dancer.
23685	function	[.] FUNC'TION, n. [L. functio, from fungor, to perform.] [.] 1. In a general sense, the doing, executing or performing of any thing; discharge; performance; as the function of a calling or office. More generally, [.] 2. Office or employment, or any duty or business ...
23686	functionally	[.] FUNC'TIONALLY, adv. By means of the functions.
23687	functionary	[.] FUNC'TIONARY, n. One who holds an office or trust; as a public functionary; secular functionaries.
23688	fund	[.] FUND, n. [L. fundus, ground bottom, foundation; connected with L. fundo, to found, the sense of which is to throw down, to set, to lay. Heb. to build. L. funda, a sling, a casting net or purse.] [.] 1. A stock or capital; a sum of money appropriated as the foundation ...
23689	fundament	[.] FUND'AMENT, n. [L. fundamentum, from fundo, to set.] [.] 1. The seat; the lower part of the body or of the intestinum rectum. [.] 2. Foundation. [Not in use.]
23690	fundamental	[.] FUNDAMENT'AL, a. Pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the foundation. Hence, essential; important; as a fundamental truth or principle; a fundamental law; a fundamental sound or chord in music. [.] FUNDAMENT'AL, n. A leading or primary principle, ...
23691	fundamentally	[.] FUNDAMENT'ALLY, n. Primarily; originally; essentially; at the foundation. All power is fundamentally in the citizens of a state.
23692	funded	[.] FUND'ED, pp. Furnished with funds for regular payment of the interest of.
23693	funding	[.] FUND'ING, ppr. Providing funds for the payment of the interest of.
23694	funebrial	[.] FUNE'BRIAL, a. [L. funebris.] Pertaining to funerals.
23695	funeral	[.] FU'NERAL, n. [L. funus, from funale, a cord, a torch, from funis, a rope or cord, as torches were made of cords, and were used in burials among the Romans.] [.] 1. Burial; the ceremony of buying a dead body; the solemnization of interment; obsequies. [.] 2. ...
23696	funeration	[.] FUNERA'TION, n. Solemnization of a funeral. [Not used.]
23697	funereal	[.] FUNE'REAL, a. [.] 1. Suiting a funeral; pertaining to burial. [.] 2. Dark; dismal; mournful.
23698	fungate	[.] FUN'GATE, n. [from fungus.] A compound of fungic acid and a base.
23699	fungic	[.] FUN'GIC, a. Pertaining to or obtained from mushrooms; as fungic acid.
23700	fungiform	[.] FUN'GIFORM a. [fungus and form.] In mineralogy, having a termination similar to the head of a fungus.
23701	fungite	[.] FUN'GITE, n. [from fungus.] A kind of fossil coral.
23702	fungosity	[.] FUNGOS'ITY, n. Soft excrescence.
23703	fungous	[.] FUN'GOUS, a. [See Fungus.] [.] 1. Like fungus or a mushroom; excrescent; spungy; soft. [.] 2. Growing suddenly, but not substantial or durable.
23704	fungus	[.] FUN'GUS, n. [L.] [.] 1. A mushroom, vulgarly called a toadstool. The Fungi constitute an order of plants of a peculiar organization and manner of growth. The word is also applied to excrescences on plants. [.] 2. A spungy excrescence in animal bodies as proud ...
23705	funicle	[.] FU'NICLE, n. [L. faniculus, dim of funis, a cord.] [.] A small cord; a small ligature; a fiber.
23706	funicular	[.] FUNIC'ULAR, a. Consisting of a small cord or fiber.
23707	funk	[.] FUNK, n. An offensive smell. [Vulgar.]
23708	funnel	[.] FUN'NEL, n. [.] 1. A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance, particularly the shaft or hollow channel of a chimney through which smoke ascends. [.] 2. A vessel for conveying fluids into close vessels; a kind of hollow cone with a pipe; a tunnel.
23709	funnelform	[.] FUN'NELFORM,
23710	funnelshaped	[.] FUN'NELSHAPED, a. Having the form of a funnel or inverted hollow cone.
23711	funny	[.] FUN'NY, a. [from fun.] Droll; comical. [.] FUN'NY, n. A light boat.
23712	fur	[.] FUR, n. [.] 1. The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals, growing thick on the skin, and distinguished from the hair, which is longer and coarser. Fur is one of the most perfect non-conductors of heat, and serves to keep animals warm in cold climates. [.] 2. ...
23713	furacious	[.] FURA'CIOUS, a. [L. furax, from furer, to steal.] [.] Given to theft; inclined to steal; thievish. [Little used.]
23714	furacity	[.] FURAC'ITY, n. Thievishness. [Little used.]
23715	furbelow	[.] FUR'BELOW, n. A piece of stuff plaited and puckered, on a gown or petticoat; a flounce; the plaited border of a petticoat or gown. [.] FUR'BELOW, v.t. To put on a furbelow; to furnish with an ornamental appendage of dress.
23716	furbish	[.] FUR'BISH, v.t. [.] To rub or scour to brightness; to polish; to burnish; as, to furbish a sword or spear; to furbish arms.
23717	furbished	[.] FUR'BISHED, pp. Scoured to brightness; polished; burnished.
23718	furbisher	[.] FUR'BISHER, n. One who polishes or makes bright by rubbing; one who cleans.
23719	furbishing	[.] FUR'BISHING, ppr. Rubbing to brightness; polishing.
23720	furcate	[.] FUR'CATE, a. [L. furca, a fork.] Forked; branching like the prongs of a fork.
23721	furcation	[.] FURCA'TION, n. A forking; a branching like the times of a fork.
23722	furdle	[.] FUR'DLE, v.t. To draw up into a bundle. [Not used.]
23723	furfur	[.] FUR'FUR, n. [L.] Dandruff; scurf; scales like bran.
23724	furfuraceous	[.] FURFURA'CEOUS, a. [L. furfuraceus.] Scaly; branny; scurfy; like bran.
23725	furious	[.] FU'RIOUS, a. [See Fury.] [.] 1. Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence; as a furious stream; a furious wind or storm. [.] 2. Raging; violent; transported with passion; as a furious animal. [.] 3. Mad; phrenetic.
23726	furiously	[.] FU'RIOUSLY, adv. With impetuous motion or agitation; violently; vehemently; as, to run furiously; to attack one furiously.
23727	furiousness	[.] FU'RIOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. Impetuous motion or rushing; violent agitation. [.] 2. Madness; phrensy; rage..
23728	furl	[.] FURL, v.t. [.] To draw up; to contract; to wrap or roll a sail close to the yard, stay or mast, and fasten it by a gasket or cord.
23729	furled	[.] FURL'ED, pp. Wrapped and fastened to a yard, &c.
23730	furling	[.] FURL'ING, ppr. Wrapping or rolling and fastening to a yard, &c.
23731	furlong	[.] FUR'LONG, n. [.] A measure of length; the eighth part of a mile; forty rods, poles or perches.
23732	furlow	[.] FUR'LOW, n. [See Fare and Leave.] [.] Leave of absence; a word used only in military affairs. Leave or license given by a commanding officer to an officer or soldier to be absent from service for a certain time. [.] FUR'LOW, v.t. To furnish with a furlow; ...
23733	furmenty	[.] FUR'MENTY, n. [See Frumenty.]
23734	furnace	[.] FUR'NACE, n. [L. fornax, furnus, either from burning, or the sense is an arch.] [.] 1. A place where a vehement fire and heat may be made and maintained, for melting ores or metals, &c. A furnace for casting cannon and other large operations is inclosed with walls ...
23735	furniment	[.] FUR'NIMENT, n. Furniture. [Not in use.]
23736	furnish	[.] FUR'NISH, v.t. [There is a close affinity, in sense and elements, between furnish, garnish, and the L. orno, which may have been forno or horno. We see in furlow, above the f is lost in three of the languages, and it may be so in orno. The primary sense is to put ...
23737	furnished	[.] FUR'NISHED, a. Supplied; garnished; fitted with necessaries.
23738	furnisher	[.] FUR'NISHER, n. One who supplies or fits out.
23739	furnishing	[.] FUR'NISHING, ppr. Supplying; fitting; garnishing.
23740	furniture	[.] FUR'NITURE, n. [.] 1. Goods, vessels, utensils and other appendages necessary or convenient for housekeeping; whatever is added to the interior of a house or apartment, for use or convenience. [.] 2. Appendages; that which is added for use or ornament; as the ...
23741	furred	[.] FUR'RED, pp. Lined or ornamented with fur; thickened by the addition of a board.
23742	furrier	[.] FUR'RIER, n. A dealer in furs; one who makes or sells muffs, tippets, &c.
23743	furriery	[.] FUR'RIERY, n. Furs in general.
23744	furring	[.] FUR'RING, ppr. Lining or ornamenting with fur; lining with a board.
23745	furrow	[.] FUR'ROW, n. [Gr. to plow.] [.] 1. A trench in the earth made by a plow. [.] 2. A long narrow trench or channel in wood or metal; a groove. [.] 3. A hollow made by wrinkles in the face. [.] FUR'ROW, v.t. [.] 1. To cut a furrow; to make furrows in; ...
23746	furrowfaced	[.] FUR'ROWFACED, a. Having a wrinkled or furrowed face.
23747	furrowweed	[.] FUR'ROWWEED, n. A weed growing on plowed land.
23748	furry	[.] FUR'RY, a. [from fur.] [.] 1. Covered with fur; dressed in fur. [.] 2. Consisting of fur or skins; as furry spoils.
23749	further	[.] FUR'THER, a. [.] 1. More or most distant; as the further end of the field. [.] 2. Additional. We have a further reason for this opinion. We have nothing further to suggest. [.] What further need have we of witnesses? Matt. 26. [.] FUR'THER, adv. To ...
23750	furtherance	[.] FUR'THERANCE, n. A helping forward; promotion; advancement. [.] I know that I shall abide and continue with you all, for your furtherance and joy of faith. Phil. 1. [.]
23751	furthered	[.] FUR'THERED, pp. Promoted; advanced.
23752	furtherer	[.] FUR'THERER, n. One who helps to advance; a promoter.
23753	furthermore	[.] FUR'THERMORE, adv. Moreover; besides; in addition to what has been said.
23754	furthest	[.] FUR'THEST, a. Most distant either in time or place. [.] FUR'THEST, adv. At the greatest distance.
23755	furtive	[.] FUR'TIVE, a. [L. furtivus.] [.] Stolen; obtained by theft.
23756	furuncle	[.] FU'RUNCLE, n. [L. furunculus, furia, furo.] [.] A small tumor or boil, with inflammation and pain, arising under the skin in the adipose membrane.
23757	furwrought	[.] FUR'WROUGHT, a fur'raut. Made of fur.
23758	fury	[.] FU'RY, n. [L. furor, furia, furo, to rage.] [.] 1. A violent rushing; impetuous motion; as the fury of the winds. [.] 2. Rage; a storm of anger; madness; turbulence. [.] I do oppose my patience to his fury. [.] 3. Enthusiasm; heat of the mind. [.] 4. ...
23759	furylike	[.] FU'RYLIKE, a. Raging; furious; violent.
23760	furz	[.] FURZ, n. [.] Gorse; whin; a thorny plant of the genus Ulex.
23761	furzy	[.] FURZ'Y, a. Overgrown with furz; full of gorse.
23762	fuscite	[.] FUS'CITE, n. A mineral of a grayish or greenish black color, found in Norway.
23763	fuscous	[.] FUS'COUS, a. [L. fuscus.] Brown; of a dark color.
23764	fuse	[.] FUSE, v.t. s as z. [L. fundo, fusum, to pour out.] [.] To melt; to liquefy by heat; to render fluid; to dissolve. [.] FUSE, v.i. To be melted; to be reduced from a solid to a fluid state by heat.
23765	fused	[.] FU'SED, pp. Melted; liquefied.
23766	fusee	[.] FUSEE', n. s as z. [L. fusus, a spindle, from fundo, fudi, fusum.] [.] The cone or conical part of a watch or clock, round which is wound the chain or cord. [.] FUSEE', n. s as z. [.] 1. A small neat musket or firelock. But we now use fusil. [.] 2. ...
23767	fusibility	[.] FUSIBIL'ITY, n. [See fusible.] The quality of being fusible, or of being convertible from a solid to a fluid state by heat.
23768	fusible	[.] FU'SIBLE, a s as z. [L. fusus, from fundo.] [.] That may be melted or liquefied. The earths are found to be fusible.
23769	fusiform	[.] FU'SIFORM, a. [L. fusus, a spindle,and form.] [.] Shaped like a spindle.
23770	fusil	[.] FU'SIL, a, s as z. [L. fusilis, from fusus,fundo.] [.] 1. Capable of being melted or rendered fluid by heat. [.] 2. Running; flowing, as a liquid. [.] FU'SIL, n. s as z. [L. fusus, fundo.] [.] 1. A light musket or firelock. [.] 2. A bearing in heraldry ...
23771	fusileer	[.] FUSILEE'R,n. [from fusil.] Properly, a soldier armed with a fusil;but in modern times, a soldier armed like others of the infantry, and distinguished by wearing a cap like a grenadier, but somewhat shorter.
23772	fusion	[.] FU'SION, n. s as z. [L. fusio, from fundo, fusum.] [.] 1. The act or operation of melting or rendering fluid by heat,without the aid of a solvent; as the fusion of ice or of metals. [.] 2. The state of being melted or dissolved by heat; a state of fluidity or ...
23773	fuss	[.] FUSS, n. [allied perhaps to Gr. to blow or puff.] [.] A tumult; a bustle; but the word is vulgar.
23774	fust	[.] FUST, n. [L. fustis, a staff.] The shaft of a column.
23775	fusted	[.] FUST'ED, a. Moldy; ill smelling.
23776	fustet	[.] FUS'TET, n. The wood of the Rhus cotinus, which yields a fine orange color.
23777	fustian	[.] FUS'TIAN, n. [.] 1. A kind of cotton stuff, or stuff of cotton and linen. [.] 2. An inflated style of writing; a kind of writing in which high sounding words are used, above the dignity of the thoughts or subject; a swelling style; bombast. [.] [.] Fustian is ...
23778	fustianist	[.] FUS'TIANIST, n. One who writes bombast.
23779	fustic	[.] FUS'TIC, n. [L. fustis.] The wood of the Morus tinctoria, a tree growing in the West Indies, imported and used in dyeing yellow.
23780	fustigation	[.] FUSTIGA'TION, n. [L. fustigatio, from fustigo, to beat with a cudgel, from fustis, a stick or club.] Among the Ancient Romans, a punishment by beating with a stick or club, inflicted on freemen.
23781	fustiness	[.] FUST'INESS, n. A fusty state or quality; an ill smell from moldiness, or moldiness itself.
23782	fusty	[.] FUST'Y, a. [See Fust.] Moldy; musty; ill smelling; rank; rancid.
23783	futile	...
23784	futility	[.] FUTIL'ITY, n. Talkativeness; loquaciousness; loquacity. [In this sense, not now used.] [.] 1. Triflingness; unimportance; want of weight or effect; as, to expose the futility of arguments. [.] 2. The quality of producing no valuable effect, or of coming to nothing; ...
23785	futilous	[.] FU'TILOUS, a. Worthless; trifling. [Not used.]
23786	futtock	[.] FUT'TOCK, n. It is more probably corrupted from foot-lock.] [.] In a ship, the futtocks are the middle timbers, between the floor and the upper timbers, or the timbers raised over the keel which form the breadth of the ship.
23787	future	[.] FU'TURE, a. [L. futurus.] That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time after the present, indefinitely. The next moment is future to the present. [.] 1. The future tense, in grammar, is the modification of a verb which expresses a future act or ...
23788	futurely	[.] FU'TURELY, adv. In time to come. [Not used.]
23789	futurition	[.] FUTURI'TION, n. The state of being to come or exist hereafter.
23790	futurity	[.] FUTU'RITY, n. Future time; time to come. [.] 1. Event to come. [.] [.] All futurities are naked before the all-seeing eye. [.] 2. The state of being yet to come, or to come hereafter.
23791	fuzz	[.] FUZZ, v.i. To fly off in minute particles.
23792	fuzzball	[.] FUZZ'BALL, n. A kind of fungus or mushroom, which when pressed bursts and scatters a fine dust. [.] 1. A puff.
23793	fuzzle	[.] FUZ'ZLE, v.t. To intoxicate.
23794	fy	[.] FY, exclam. A word which expresses blame, dislike, disapprobation, abhorrence or contempt. [.] [.] Fy, my lord, fy! a solider, and afraid!
23795	g	[.] G, the seventh letter and the fifth articulation of the English Alphabet, is derived to us, through the Latin and Greek, from the Assyrian languages; it being found in the Chaldee, Syriac, Hebrew, Samaritan, Phenician, Ethiopic and Arabic. In the latter language, it ...
23796	ga	[.] GA, in Gothic, is a prefix, answering to ge in Saxon and other Teutonic languages. It sometimes has the force of the Latin cum or con, as in gawithan, to conjoin. But in most words it appears to have no use,and in modern English it is entirely lost. Y-cleped, in ...
23797	gab	[.] GAB, n. The mouth; as in the phrase, the gift of the gab, that is, loquaciousness. But the word is so vulgar as rarely to be used.
23798	gabardine	[.] GAB'ARDINE, n. A coarse frock or loose upper garment; a mean dress.
23799	gabble	[.] GAB'BLE, v.i. [Eng. to gibe.] [.] 1. To prate; to talk fast, or to talk without meaning. [.] [.] Such a rout, and such a rabble, [.] [.] Run to hear Jack Pudding gabble. [.] 2. To utter inarticulate sounds with rapidity; as gabbling fowls. [.] GAB'BLE, ...
23800	gabbler	[.] GAB'BLER, n. A prater; a noisy talker; one that utters inarticulate sounds.
23801	gabbling	[.] GAB'BLING, ppr. Prating; chattering; uttering unmeaning or inarticulate sounds.
23802	gabbro	[.] GAB'BRO, n. In mineralogy, the name given by the Italians to the aggregate of diallage and saussurite. It is the euphotide of the French, and the verde di Corcisa duro of artists.
23803	gabel	[.] GA'BEL, n. A tax, import or duty; usually an excise.
23804	gabeler	[.] GA'BELER, n. A collector of the gabel or of taxes.
23805	gabion	[.] GA'BION, n. In fortification, a large basket of wickerwork, of a cylindrical form; filled with earth, and serving to shelter men from an enemy's fire.
23806	gable	[.] GA'BLE, n. The triangular end of a house or other building, from the cornice or eaves to the top. In America, it is usually called the gable-end.
23807	gabrielites	[.] GA'BRIELITES, n. In ecclesiastical history, a sect of anabaptists in Pomerania, so called from one Gabriel Scherling.
23808	gabronite	[.] GA'BRONITE, n. A mineral, supposed to be a variety of fettstein. It occurs in masses,whose structure is more or less foliated, or sometimes compact. Its colors are gray, bluish or greenish gray, and sometimes red.
23809	gad	[.] GAD, n. [.] 1. A wedge or ingot of steel. [.] 2. A style or graver. [.] 3. A punch of iron with a wooden handle, used by miners. [.] GAD, v.i. [.] 1. To walk about; to rove or ramble idly or without any fixed purpose. [.] [.] Give the water no ...
23810	gadder	[.] GAD'DER, n. A rambler; one that roves about idly.
23811	gadding	[.] GAD'DING, ppr. Rambling; roving; walking about.
23812	gadfly	[.] GAD'FLY, n. An insect of the genus Oestrus, which stings cattle, and deposits its eggs in their skin; called also the breeze.
23813	gadolinite	[.] GADO'LINITE, n. A mineral, so called from Professor Gadolin, usually in amorphous masses of a blackish color,and having the appearance of vitreous lava. It contains a new earth called yttria.
23814	gadwall	[.] GAD'WALL, n. A fowl of the genus Anas, inhabiting the north of Europe.
23815	gaelic	[.] GA'ELIC
23816	gaff	[.] GAFF, n. [.] 1. A harpoon. [.] 2. A sort of boom or pole, used in small ships, to extend the upper edge of the mizen, and of those sails whose foremost edge is joined to the mast by hoops or lacings, and which are extended by a boom below, as the main-sail of ...
23817	gaffer	[.] GAF'FER, n. [Heb. gebar, a man, vir.] A word or respect, which seems to have degenerated into a term of familiarity or contempt. [Little used.]
23818	gaffle	[.] GAF'FLE, n. [.] 1. An artificial spur put on cocks when the are set to fight. [.] 2. A steel lever to bend cross-bows.
23819	gag	[.] GAG, v.t. [.] 1. To stop the mouth by thrusting something into the throat, so as to hinder speaking. [.] 2. To keck; to heave with nausea. [.] GAG, n. Something thrust into the mouth and throat to hinder speaking.
23820	gage	[.] GAGE, n. [.] 1. A box or inclosure, made of boards, or with lattice work of wood, wicker or wire, for confining birds or beasts. For the confinement of the more strong and ferocious beasts, a cage is sometimes made of iron. [.] 2. An inclosure made with pallisades ...
23821	gaged	[.] GA'GED, pp. Pledged; measured.
23822	gager	[.] GA'GER, n. One who gages or measures the contents.
23823	gagger	[.] GAG'GER, n. One that gags.
23824	gaggle	[.] GAG'GLE, v.i. To make a noise like a goose.
23825	gaggling	[.] GAG'GLING, n. The noise of geese.
23826	gaging	[.] GA'GING, ppr. Pledging; measuring the contents.
23827	gahnite	[.] G'AHNITE, n. [from Gahn, the discoverer.] A mineral, called also automalite and octahedral corundum. It is always crystallized in regular octahedrons, or in tetrahedrons with truncated angles.
23828	gaily	[.] GA'ILY, adv. [from gay, and better written gayly.] [.] 1. Splendidly; with finery or showiness. [.] 2. Joyfully; merrily.
23829	gain	[.] GAIN, v.t. [Heb. to gain, to possess.] [.] 1. To obtain by industry or the employment of capital; to get as profit or advantage; to acquire. Any industrious person may gain a good living in America; but it is less difficult to gain property, than it is to use it ...
23830	gainable	[.] GA'INABLE, a. That may be obtained or reached.
23831	gainage	[.] GA'INAGE,n. In old laws,the same as wainage, that is, guainage; the horses,oxen and furniture of the wain, or the instruments for carrying on tillage,which,when a villain was amerced, were left free, that cultivation might not be interrupted. The word signifies also ...
23832	gained	[.] GA'INED, pp. Obtained as profit or advantage; won; drawn over to a party; reached.
23833	gainer	[.] GA'INER, n. One that gains or obtains profit, interest or advantage.
23834	gainful	[.] GA'INFUL, a. Producing profit or advantage; profitable; advantageous; advancing interest or happiness. [.] 1. Lucrative; productive of money; adding to the wealth or estate.
23835	gainfully	[.] GA'INFULLY, adv. With increase of wealth; profitably; advantageously.
23836	gainfulness	[.] GA'INFULNESS, n. Profit; advantage.
23837	gaingiving	[.] GA'INGIVING, n. [from the root of again, against, and give. See Gainsay.] A misgiving; a giving against or away. [Not used.]
23838	gainless	[.] GA'INLESS, a. Not producing gain; unprofitable; not bringing advantage.
23839	gainlessness	[.] GA'INLESSNESS, n. Unprofitableness; want of advantage.
23840	gainly	[.] GA'INLY, adv. Handily; readily; dextrously.
23841	gainsay	[.] GAINSA'Y, v.t. [Eng. against.] To contradict; to oppose in words; to deny or declare not to be true what another says; to controvert; to dispute; applied to persons, or to propositions, declarations or facts. [.] [.] I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all ...
23842	gainsayer	[.] GAINSA'YER, n. One who contradicts or denies what is alleged; an opposer. Tit.1.
23843	gainsaying	[.] GAINSA'YING, ppr. Contradicting; denying; opposing.
23844	gainst	[.] 'GAINST. [See Against.]
23845	gainstand	[.] GA'INSTAND, v.t. To withstand; to oppose; to resist.
23846	gainstrive	[.] GA'INSTRIVE, v.i. To make resistance. [.] GA'INSTRIVE, v.t. To withstand.
23847	gairish	...
23848	gairishness	[.] GA'IRISHNESS, n. Gaudiness; finery; affected or ostentatious show. [.] 1. Flighty or extravagant joy, or ostentation.
23849	gait	[.] GAIT, n. [This word is probably connected with go or gad.] [.] 1. A going; a walk; a march; a way. [.] 2. Manner of walking or stepping. Every man has his peculiar gait.
23850	gaiter	[.] GA'ITER, n. A covering of cloth for the leg.
23851	gala	[.] GA'LA, n. A gala day is a day of pomp, show or festivity, when persons appear in their best apparel.
23852	galactite	[.] GALAC'TITE, n. [Gr. milk.] A fossil substance resembling the morochthus or French chalk in many respects,but different in color. Immersed or triturated in water, it gives it the color of milk.
23853	galage	[.] GALA'GE, n. A wooden shoe.
23854	galanga	[.] GALAN'GA, n. A plant, species of the Maranta or Indian Arrow-Root, so called because the root is used to extract the virus communicated by poisoned arrows. This plant has thick, knotty, creeping roots, crowned with long, broad, arundinaceous leaves, with stalks half ...
23855	galangal	[.] GALAN'GAL, n. Zedoary, a species of Kaempferia. It has tuberous,thick, oblong,fleshy roots, crowned with oval close-sitting leaves, by pairs,without footstalks.
23856	galatians	[.] GALA'TIANS, n. Inhabitants of Galatia, in the Lesser Asia, said to be descendants of the Gauls. [See Paul's epistle to them.]
23857	galaxy	[.] GAL'AXY, n. [Gr. milk; fair.] [.] 1. The milky way; that long, white, luminous track which seems to encompass the heavens like a girdle. This luminous appearance is found by the telescope to be occasioned by a multitude of stars, so small as not to be distinguished ...
23858	galban	[.] GAL'BAN
23859	galbanum	[.] GAL'BANUM, n. [Heb.varied in orthography, from to milk.] [.] The concrete gummy resinous juice of an umbelliferous plant, called Ferula Africana, &c., and by Linne, Bubon galbanum, which grows in Syria, the East Indies and Ethiopia. This gum comes in pale-colored, semitransparent, ...
23860	gale	[.] GALE, n. A current of air; a strong wind. The sense of this word is very indefinite. The poets use it in the sense of a moderate breeze of current of air, as a gentle gale. A stronger wind is called a fresh gale. [.] In the language of seamen, the word gale,unaccompanied ...
23861	galea	[.] GA'LEA, n. [L. galea, a helmet.] A genus of sea hedge-hogs.
23862	galeas	[.] GAL'EAS, n. A Venetian ship, large, but low built, and moved both by oars and sails.
23863	galeated	[.] GA'LEATED, a. [L. galeatus, from galea, a helmet.] [.] 1. Covered as with a helmet. [.] 2. In botany, having a flower like a helmet, as the monk's-hood.
23864	galeeto	[.] GALEE'TO, n. A fish of the genus Blennius, of a greenish color, sometimes variegated with blue transverse lines, and like the eel, living many hours after being taken from the water.
23865	galena	[.] GALE'NA, n. [Gr. tranquillity, so named from its supposed effects in mitigating the violence of disease.] Originally, the name of the theriaca. [.] 1. Sulphuret of lead; its common color is that shining bluish gray, usually called lead gray; sometimes it is nearly ...
23866	galenic	[.] GALEN'IC
23867	galenical	[.] GALEN'ICAL, a. Pertaining to or containing galena. [.] 1. [from Galen, the physician.] Relating to Galen or his principles and method of treating diseases. The galenic remedies consist of preparations of herbs and roots, by infusion, decoction, &c. The chimical ...
23868	galenism	[.] GA'LENISM
23869	galenist	[.] GA'LENIST, n. A follower of Galen in the preparation of medicine and modes of treating diseases; opposed to the chimists.
23870	galerite	[.] GA'LERITE, n. [L. galerus, a hat or cap.] A genus of fossil shells.
23871	galic	[.] GA'LIC, a. [from Gael, Gaul, Gallia.] An epithet denoting what belongs to the Gaels, tribes of Celtic origin inhabiting the highlands of Scotland; as the Gaelic language.
23872	galilean	[.] GALILE'AN, n. A native or inhabitant of Galilee, in Judea. Also, one of a sect among the Jews, who opposed the payment of tribute to the Romans.
23873	galimatia	[.] GALIMA'TIA, n. Nonsense.
23874	galiot	[.] GAL'IOT, n. [L. galea.] [.] 1. A small galley, or sort of brigantine, built for chase. It is moved both by sails and oars, having one mast and sixteen or twenty seats for rowers. [.] 2. Galiot or galliott, a Dutch vessel, carrying a main-mast and a mizen-mast, ...
23875	galipot	[.] GAL'IPOT, n. A white resin or resinous juice which flows by incision from the pine tree, especially the maritime pine. Galipot encrusts the wounds of fir trees during winter. It consists of resin and oil.
23876	gall	[.] GALL, n. [Gr. probably from its color.] [.] 1. In the animal economy, the bile, a bitter, a yellowish green fluid, secreted in the glandular substance of the liver. It is glutinous or imperfectly fluid, like oil. [.] 2. Any thing extremely bitter. [.] 3. ...
23877	gallant	[.] GAL'LANT, a. [Eng. could; L. gallus, a cock.] [.] 1. Gay; well dressed; showy; splendid; magnificent. [.] [.] Neither shall gallant ships pass thereby. Is.33. [.] [.] The gay, the wise, the gallant, and the grave. [.] [.] [This sense is obsolete.] [.] 2. ...
23878	gallantly	[.] GAL'LANTLY, adv. Gaily; splendidly. [.] 1. Bravely; nobly; heroically; generously; as, to fight gallantly; to defend a place gallantly.
23879	gallantness	[.] GAL'LANTNESS, n. Elegance or completeness of an acquired qualification.
23880	gallantry	[.] GAL'LANTRY, n. [.] 1. Splendor of appearance; show; magnificence; ostentatious finery. [Obsolete or obsolescent.] [.] 2. Bravery; courageousness; heroism; intrepidity. The troops entered the fort with great gallantry. [.] 3. Nobleness; generosity. [.] 4. ...
23881	gallate	[.] GAL'LATE, n. [from gall.] A neutral salt formed by the gallic acid combined with a base.
23882	gallbladder	[.] GALLBLADDER, n. A small membranous sack, shaped like a pear, which receives the bile from the liver by the cystic duct.
23883	galleass	[.] GAL'LEASS. [See Galeas.]
23884	galled	[.] GALL'ED, pp. [See Gall, the verb.] Having the skin or surface worn or torn by wearing or rubbing; fretted; teased;injured; vexed.
23885	galleon	[.] GAL'LEON, n. A large ship formerly used by the Spaniards, in their commerce with South America, usually furnished with four decks.
23886	galleot	[.] GALLEOT, [See Galiot.]
23887	gallery	[.] GAL'LERY,n. [.] 1. In architecture, a covered part of a building, commonly in the wings, used as an ambulatory or place for walking. [.] 2. An ornamental walk or apartment in gardens, formed by trees. [.] 3. In churches, a floor elevated on columns and furnished ...
23888	galletyle	[.] GAL'LETYLE, n. Gallipot.
23889	galley	[.] GAL'LEY, n. plu. galleys. [L. galea. The Latin word signifies a helmet,the top of a mast, and a galley; and the name of this vessel seems to have been derived from the head-piece, or kind of basket-work, at mast-head.] [.] 1. A low flat-built vessel, with one deck, ...
23890	galley-slave	[.] GAL'LEY-SLAVE, n. A person condemned for a crime to work at the oar on board of a galley.
23891	galleyfoist	[.] GAL'LEYFOIST, n. A barge of state.
23892	gallfly	[.] GALL'FLY, n. The insect that punctures plants and occasions galls; the cynips.
23893	galliard	[.] GAL'LIARD, a. Gay; brisk; active. [.] GAL'LIARD, n. A brisk, gay man; also, a lively dance.
23894	galliardise	[.] GAL'LIARDISE, n. Merriment; excessive gayety.
23895	galliardness	[.] GAL'LIARDNESS, n. Gayety.
23896	gallic	[.] GAL'LIC, a. [From Gallia, Gaul.] Now pertaining to Gaul or France. [.] GAL'LIC, a. [from gall.] Belonging to galls or oak apples; derived from galls; as the gallic acid.
23897	gallican	[.] GAL'LICAN, a. [L. gallicus, from Gallia, Gaul.] Pertaining to Gaul or France; as the Gallican church or clergy.
23898	gallicism	[.] GAL'LICISM, n. A mode of speech peculiar to the French nation; an idiomatic manner of using words in the French language.
23899	galligaskins	[.] GALLIGAS'KINS, n. Large open hose; used only in ludicrous language.
23900	gallimaufry	[.] GAL'LIMAUFRY, n. A hash; a medley; a hodge-podge. [Little used.] [.] 1. Any inconsistent or ridiculous medley. [.] 2. A woman. [Not in used.]
23901	gallinaceous	[.] GALLINA'CEOUS, a. [L. gallinaceus, from gallina, a hen, gallus, a cock, whose name is from crowing; Eng. to call.] [.] 1. Designating that order of fowls called gallinoe, including the domestic fowls or those of the pheasant kind. [.] Gallinaceus Lapis, a glossy substance ...
23902	galling	[.] GALL'ING, ppr. [See Gall, the verb.] [.] 1. Fretting the skin; excoriating. [.] 2. Adapted to fret or chagrin; vexing.
23903	gallinule	[.] GAL'LINULE, n. [L. gallinula, dim. of gallina, a hen.] [.] A tribe of fowls of the grallic order, included under the genus Fulica, with the coot.
23904	galliot	[.] GALLIOT
23905	gallipot	[.] GAL'LIPOT, n. A small pot or vessel painted and glazed, used by druggists and apothecaries for containing medicines.
23906	gallitzinite	[.] GALLIT'ZINITE, n. Rutile, an ore of titanium.
23907	gallivat	[.] GAL'LIVAT, n. A small vessel used on the Malabar coast.
23908	gallless	[.] GALL'LESS, a. [from gall.] Free from gall or bitterness.
23909	gallon	[.] GAL'LON, n. [Law L. galona.] A measure of capacity for dry or liquid things, but usually for liquids, containing four quarts. But the gallon is not in all cases of uniform contents or dimensions. The gallon of wine contains 231 cubic inches, or eight pounds avordupois ...
23910	galloon	[.] GALLOON', n. A kind of close lace made of gold or silver, or of silk only.
23911	gallop	[.] GAL'LOP, v.i. [.] 1. To move or run with leaps, as a horse to run or move with speed. [.] [.] But gallop lively down the western hill. [.] 2. To ride with a galloping pace. [.] [.] We galloped towards the enemy. [.] 3. To move very fast; to run over. [.] [.] ...
23912	galloper	[.] GAL'LOPER, n. A horse that gallops; also, a man that gallops or makes haste. [.] 1. In artillery, a carriage which bears a gun of a pound and a half ball. It has shafts so as to be drawn without a limbon, and it may serve for light three and six pounders.
23913	gallopin	[.] GAL'LOPIN, n. A servant for the kitchen.
23914	gallow	[.] GAL'LOW, v.t. To fright or terrify.
23915	galloway	[.] GAL'LOWAY, n. A horse or species of horses of a small size, bred in Galloway in Scotland.
23916	gallowglass	[.] GAL'LOWGLASS, n. An ancient Irish foot soldier.
23917	gallows	[.] GAL'LOWS, n. singular. [Gallows is in the singular number and should be preceded by a, a gallows. The plural is gallowses.] [.] 1. An instrument of punishment whereon criminals are executed by hanging. It consists of two posts and a cross beam on the top, to which ...
23918	gallowsfree	[.] GAL'LOWSFREE, a. Free from danger of the gallows.
23919	gallowtree	[.] GAL'LOWTREE, n. The tree of execution.
23920	gallsickness	[.] GALLSICKNESS, n. A remitting bilious fever in the Netherlands.
23921	gallstone	[.] GALLSTONE, n. A concretion formed in the gallbladder.
23922	gally	[.] GALL'Y, a. Like gall; bitter as gall.
23923	gally-worm	[.] GAL'LY-WORM, n. An insect of the centiped kind, of several species.
23924	galoche	[.] GALO'CHE, n. A patten, clog or wooden shoe, or a shoe to be worn over another shoe to keep the foot dry. It is written also galoshe.
23925	galsome	[.] GALSOME, a. gaul'som. [from gall.] Angry; malignant.
23926	galvanic	[.] GALVAN'IC, a. Pertaining to galvanism; containing or exhibiting it.
23927	galvanism	[.] GAL'VANISM, n. [from Galvani of Bologna, the discover.] [.] Electrical phenomena in which the electricity is developed without the aid of friction, and in which a chimical action takes place between certain bodies. [.] Galvanism is heat, light, electricity and magnetism, ...
23928	galvanist	[.] GAL'VANIST, n. One who believes in galvanism; one versed in galvanism.
23929	galvanize	[.] GAL'VANIZE, v.t. To affect with galvanism.
23930	galvanologist	[.] GALVANOL'OGIST,n. One who describes the phenomena of galvanism.
23931	galvanology	[.] GALVANOL'OGY, n. [galvanism, and Gr. discourse.] [.] A treatise on galvanism, or a description of its phenomena.
23932	galvanometer	[.] GALVANOM'ETER, n. [galvanism, and Gr. measure.] [.] An instrument or apparatus for measuring minute quantities of electricity, or the operations of galvanism.
23933	gamashes	[.] GAMASH'ES, n. Short spatterdashes worn by plowmen.
23934	gambadoes	[.] GAMBA'DOES, n. Spatterdashes.
23935	gambet	[.] GAM'BET, n. A bird of the size of the greenshank, found in the Arctic sea, and in Scandinavia and Iceland.
23936	gamble	[.] GAM'BLE, v.i. [from game.] To play or game for money or other stake. [.] GAM'BLE, v.t. To gamble away, is to squander by gaming. [.] [.] Bankrupts or sots who have gambled or slept away their estates.
23937	gambler	[.] GAM'BLER, n. One who games or plays for money or other stake. Gamblers often or usually become cheats and knaves.
23938	gambling	[.] GAM'BLING, ppr. Gaming for money.
23939	gamboge	[.] GAMBO'GE, n. A concrete vegetable juice or gum-resin. It is brought in orbicular masses or cylindrical rolls, from Cambaja, Cambodja, or Cambogia, in the E. Indies, whence its name. It is of a dense, compact texture, and of a beautiful reddish yellow. It is used ...
23940	gambol	[.] GAM'BOL, v.i. [.] 1. To dance and skip about in sport; to frisk; to leap; to play in frolic,like boys and lambs. [.] 2. To leap; to start. [.] GAM'BOL, n. A skipping or leaping about in frolic; a skip; a hop; a leap; a sportive prank.
23941	gamboling	[.] GAM'BOLING, ppr. Leaping; frisking; playing pranks.
23942	gambrel	[.] GAM'BREL, n. The hind leg of a horse. Hence, in America, a crooked stick used by butchers. A hipped roof is called a gambrel-roof. [.] GAM'BREL, v.t. To tie by the leg.
23943	game	[.] GAME, n. [.] 1. Sport of any kind. [.] 2. Jest; opposed to earnest; as, betwixt earnest and game. [Not used.] [.] 3. An exercise or play for amusement or winning a stake; as a game of cricket; a game of chess; a game of whist. Some games depend on skill; ...
23944	game-egg	[.] GA'ME-EGG, n. An egg from which a fighting cock is bred.
23945	gamecock	[.] GA'MECOCK, n. A cock bred or used to fight; a cock kept for barbarous sport.
23946	gamekeeper	[.] GA'MEKEEPER, n. One who has the care of game; one who is authorized to preserve beasts of the chase, or animals kept for sport.
23947	gamesome	[.] GA'MESOME, a. Gay; sportive; playful; frolicsome. [.] [.] This gamesome humor of children.
23948	gamesomely	[.] GA'MESOMELY, adv. Merrily; playfully.
23949	gamesomeness	[.] GA'MESOMENESS, n. Sportiveness; merriment.
23950	gamester	[.] GA'MESTER, n. [.] 1. A person addicted to gaming; one who is accustomed to play for money or other stake, at cards, dice, billiards and the like; a gambler; one skilled in games. [.] [.] It is as easy to be a scholar as a gamester. [.] 2. One engaged at play. [.] 3. ...
23951	gaming	[.] GA'MING, ppr. Playing; sporting; playing for money. [.] GA'MING, n. The act or art of playing any game in a context for a victory, or for a prize or stake. [.] 1. The practice of using cards, dice, billiards and the like, according to certain rules, for winning ...
23952	gaming-house	[.] GA'MING-HOUSE, n. A house where gaming is practiced.
23953	gaming-table	[.] GA'MING-TABLE, n. A table appropriated to gaming.
23954	gammer	[.] GAM'MER, n. The compellation of an old woman, answering to gaffer, applied to an old man.
23955	gammon	[.] GAM'MON, n. [.] 1. The buttock or thigh of a hog, pickled and smoked or dried; a smoked ham. [.] 2. A game, called usually back-gammon, which see. [.] GAM'MON, v.t. To make bacon; to pickle and dry in smoke. [.] 1. To fasten a bowsprit to the stem of ...
23956	gammut	[.] GAM'MUT, n. [from the Greek letter so named.] [.] 1. A scale on which notes in music are written or printed, consisting of lines and spaces, which are named after the seven first letters of the alphabet. [.] 2. The first or gravest note in Guido's scale of music, ...
23957	gan	[.] GAN, a contraction of began, or rather the original simple word, Sax. gynnan, to begin.
23958	ganch	[.] GANCH, v.t. To drop from a high place on hooks, as the Turks do malefactors, by way of punishment.
23959	gander	[.] GAN'DER, n. [L. anser.] The male of fowls of the goose kind.
23960	gang	[.] GANG, v.i. To go; to walk. [Local, or used only in ludicrous language.] [.] GANG, n. [G., a metallic vein, a streak in a mine.] [.] 1. Properly, a going; hence, a number of going in company; hence, a company, or a number of persons associated for a particular ...
23961	gangboard	[.] GANG'BOARD, n. A board or plank with cleats for steps, used for walking into or out of a boat.
23962	gangdays	[.] GANG'DAYS, n. Days or perambulation.
23963	ganghon	[.] GANG'HON, n. A flower.
23964	ganglion	[.] GANG'LION, n. In anatomy, a small circumscribed tumor, found in certain parts of the nervous system. [.] 1. In surgery, a movable tumor formed on the tendons, generally about the wrist.
23965	gangrenate	[.] GAN'GRENATE, v.t. To produce a gangrene.
23966	gangrene	[.] GAN'GRENE, n. [L. gangroena.] A mortification of living flesh, or of some part of a living animal body. It is particularly applied to the first state of mortification, before the life of the part is completely extinct. When the part is completely dead, it is called ...
23967	gangrenescent	[.] GANGRENES'CENT, a. Tending to mortification; beginning to corrupt or putrefy, as living flesh.
23968	gangrenous	[.] GAN'GRENOUS, a. Mortified; indicating mortification of living flesh.
23969	gangue	[.] GANGUE, n. gang. [See Gang.] In mining, the earthy, stony, saline, or combustible substance, which contains the ore of metals, or is only mingled with it without being chimically combined,is called the gangue or matrix of the ore. It differs from a mineralizer, in ...
23970	gangway	[.] GANG'WAY, n. A passage, way or avenue into or out of any inclosed place, especially a passage into or out of a ship, or from one part of a ship to another; also, a narrow platform of planks laid horizontally along the upper part of a ship's side, from the quarter deck ...
23971	gangweek	[.] GANG'WEEK, n. Rogation week, when processions are made to lustrate or survey the bounds of parishes.
23972	ganil	[.] GAN'IL, n. A kind of brittle limestone.
23973	gannet	[.] GAN'NET, n. The Solan Goose, a fowl of the genus Pelicanus, about seven pounds in weight, with a straight bill, six inches long, and palmated feet. These fowls frequent the isles of Scotland in summer, and feed chiefly on herrings.
23974	gant	[.] GANT, a. gant. Vacant; hollow; empty, as an animal after long fasting; hence, lean; meager; thin; slender.
23975	gantlet	[.] GANT'LET
23976	gantlope	[.] GANT'LOPE, n. A military punishment inflicted on criminals for some heinous offense. It is executed in this manner; soldiers are arranged in two rows, face to face, each armed with a switch or instrument of punishment; between these rows,the offender, stripped to ...
23977	ganza	[.] GAN'ZA, n. A kind of wold goose, by a flock of which a virtuoso was fabled to be carried to the lunar world.
23978	gaol	[.] GAOL, n. A prison; a place for the confinement of debtors and criminals. [.] GAOL, v.t. To imprison; to confine in prison.
23979	gaoldelivery	[.] GAOLDELIV'ERY, n. A judicial process for clearing jails of criminals, by trial and condemnation or acquittal.
23980	gaoler	[.] GAOLER, n. The keeper of a gaol or prisoner; a jailor.
23981	gap	[.] GAP, n. [See Gape and Gab.] [.] 1. An opening in any thing made by breaking or parting; as a gap in a fence or wall. [.] 2. A breach. [.] [.] Manifold miseries ensued by the opening of that gap to all that side of christendom. [.] 3. Any avenue or passage; ...
23982	gape	[.] G`APE, v.i. [.] 1. To open the mouth wide, from sleepiness, drowsiness or dullness; to yawn. [.] 2. To open the mouth for food, as young birds. [.] 3. To gape for or after, to desire earnestly; to crave; to look and long for; as, men often gape after court ...
23983	gaper	[.] G`APER, n. One who gapes; a yawner. [.] 1. One who opens his mouth for wonder and stares foolishly. [.] 2. One who longs or craves. [.] 3. A fish with six or seven bands and tail undivided.
23984	gaping	[.] G`APING, ppr. Opening the mouth wide from sleepiness, dullness, wonder or admiration; yawning; opening in fissures; craving.
23985	gaptoothed	[.] GAP'TOOTHED, a. Having interstices between the teeth.
23986	gar	[.] G`AR, in Saxon, a dart, a weapon; as in Edgar, or Eadgar, a happy weapon; Ethelgar, noble weapon.
23987	garagay	[.] GAR'AGAY, n. A rapacious fowl of Mexico, of the size of the kite.
23988	garb	[.] G`ARB, n. [.] 1. Dress; clothes; habit; as the garb of a clergyman or judge. [.] 2. Fashion or mode of dress. [.] 3. Exterior appearance; looks. [.] 4. In heraldry, a sheaf of corn.
23989	garbage	[.] G`ARBAGE, n. [I know not the component parts of this word.] The bowels of an animal; refuse parts of flesh; offal.
23990	garbaged	[.] G`ARBAGED, a. Stripped of the bowels.
23991	garbel	[.] G`ARBEL, n. The plank next the keel of a ship. [See Garboard-streak.]
23992	garble	[.] G`ARBLE, v.t. [L. cribro, cribello.] [.] 1. Properly, to sift or bolt; to separate the fine or valuabale parts of a substance from the coarse and useless parts,or from dross or dirt; as, to garble spices. [.] 2. To separate; to pick; to cull out.
23993	garbled	[.] G`ARBLED, pp. Sifted; bolted; separated; culled out.
23994	garbler	[.] G`ARBLER, n. One who garbles, sifts or separates. A garbler of spices, is an officer of great antiquity in London. [.] 1. One who picks out, culls or selects.
23995	garbles	[.] G`ARBLES, n. plu. The dust, soil or filth, severed from good spices, drugs, &c.
23996	garbling	[.] G`ARBLING, ppr. Sifting; separating; sorting; culling.
23997	garboard	[.] G`ARBOARD, n. The garboard plank, in a ship, is the first plank fastened on the keel on the outside. [.] Garboard-streak, in a ship, is the first range or streak of planks laid on a ship's bottom, next the keel.
23998	garboil	[.] G`ARBOIL, n. Tumult; uproar. [Not used.]
23999	gard	[.] GARD. [See Guard and Ward.]
24000	garden	[.] G`ARDEN, n. [Eng. yard, an inclosed place; L. hortus.] [.] 1. A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, or plants, fruits and flowers; usually near a mansion-house. Land appropriated to the raising of culinary herbs and roots for domestic use, ...
24001	garden-plot	[.] G`ARDEN-PLOT, n. The plot or plantation of a garden.
24002	garden-stuff	[.] G`ARDEN-STUFF, n. Plants growing in a garden; vegetables for the table. [A word in popular use.]
24003	garden-ware	[.] G`ARDEN-WARE, n. The produce of gardens. [Not in use.]
24004	gardener	[.] G`ARDENER, n. One whose occupation is to make, tend and dress a garden.
24005	gardening	[.] G`ARDENING, ppr. Cultivating or tilling a garden. [.] G`ARDENING, n. The act of laying out and cultivating gardens; horticulture.
24006	gardon	[.] G`ARDON, n. A fish of the roach kind.
24007	gare	[.] GARE, n. Coarse wool growing on the legs of sheep.
24008	gargarism	[.] G`ARGARISM, n. [L. gargarismus; Gr. to wash the mouth; allied probably to gorge, the throat.] [.] A gargle; any liquid preparation used to wash the mouth and throat, to cure inflammations or ulcers, &c.
24009	gargarize	[.] G`ARGARIZE, v.t. [L. gargarizo.] To wash or rinse the mouth with any medicated liquor.
24010	garget	[.] G`ARGET, n. [See Gorge.] A distemper in cattle, consisting in a swelling of the throat and the neighboring parts.
24011	gargil	[.] G`ARGIL, n. A distemper in geese, which stops the head and often proves fatal.
24012	gargle	[.] G`ARGLE, v.t. [Eng. to gurgle.] [.] 1. To wash the throat and mouth with a liquid preparation, which is kept from descending into the stomach by a gentle expiration of air. [.] 2. To warble; to play in the throat. [Unusual.]
24013	garglion	[.] G`ARGLION, n. An exsudation of nervous juice from a bruise, which indurates into a tumor.
24014	gargol	[.] G`ARGOL, n. A distemper in swine.
24015	garish	[.] GARISH. [See Gairish.]
24016	garland	[.] G`ARLAND, n. [L. gyrus. It seems to denote something round or twisted, for in Spanish it is used for a wreath or cordage or puddening.] [.] 1. A wreath or chaplet made of branches, flowers, fethers and sometimes of precious stones, to be worn on the head like a ...
24017	garlic	[.] G`ARLIC, n. A plant of the genus Allium, having a bulbous root, a very strong smell, and an acrid, pungent taste. Each root is composed of several lesser bulbs, called cloves of garlic, inclosed in a common membranous coat and easily separable.
24018	garliceater	[.] G`ARLICEATER, n. A low fellow.
24019	garlicpear-tree	[.] G`ARLICPEAR-TREE, n. A tree in Jamaica, the Crateva, bearing a fruit which has a strong scent of garlic.
24020	garment	[.] G`ARMENT, n. Any article of clothing, as a coat, a gown, &c. Garments, in the plural, denotes clothing in general; dress. [.] [.] No man putteth a piece of new cloth to an old garment. Matt.9.
24021	garner	[.] G`ARNER, n. A granary; a building or place where grain is stored for preservation. [.] G`ARNER, v.t. To store in a granary.
24022	garnet	[.] G`ARNET, n. [L. granatus, from granum, or granatum, the pomegranate.] [.] 1. A mineral usually occurring in crystals more or less regular. The crystals have numerous sides, from twelve to sixty or even eighty four. Its prevailing color is red of various shades, ...
24023	garnish	[.] G`ARNISH, v.t. [.] 1. To adorn; to decorate with appendages; to set off. [.] [.] All within with flowers was garnished. [.] 2. To fit with fetters; a cant term. [.] 3. To furnish; to supply; as a fort garnished with troops. [.] 4. In law, to warn; to ...
24024	garnished	[.] G`ARNISHED, pp. Adorned; decorated; embellished. [.] 1. Furnished. [.] 2. Warned; notified.
24025	garnishee	[.] GARNISHEE', n. In law, one in whose hands the property of an absconding or absent debtor is attached, who is warned or notified of the demand or suit, and who may appear and defend in the suit, in the place of the principal.
24026	garnishing	[.] G`ARNISHING, ppr. Adorning; decorating; warning.
24027	garnishment	[.] G`ARNISHMENT, n. Ornament; embellishment. [.] 1. Warning; legal notice to the agent or attorney of an absconding debtor. [.] 2. A fee.
24028	garniture	[.] G`ARNITURE, n. Ornamental appendages; embellishment; furniture; dress.
24029	garous	[.] GA'ROUS, a. [L. garum, pickle.] Resembling pickle made of fish.
24030	garran	[.] GAR'RAN
24031	garret	[.] GAR'RET, n. [.] 1. That part of a house which is on the upper floor, immediately under the roof. [.] 2. Rotten wood. [Not in use.]
24032	garreted	[.] GAR'RETED, a. Protected by turrets.
24033	garreteer	[.] GARRETEE'R, n. An inhabitant of a garret; a poor author.
24034	garrison	[.] GAR'RISON, n. [English, garnish; warren, and from this root we have warrant and guaranty, as well as guard and regard, all from one source. [.] 1. A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town, to defend it against an enemy, or to keep the inhabitants in ...
24035	garron	[.] GAR'RON, n. A small horse; a highland horse; a hack; a jade; a galloway. [Not used in America.]
24036	garrulity	[.] GARRU'LITY, n. [L. garrulitas, from garrio, to prate.] [.] Talkativeness; loquacity; the practice or habit of talking much; a babbling or tattling.
24037	garrulous	[.] GAR'RULOUS, a. Talkative; prating; as garrulous old age.
24038	garter	[.] G`ARTER, n. [.] 1. A string or band used to tie a stocking to the leg. [.] 2. The badge of an order of knighthood in Great Britain, called the order of the garter, instituted by Edward III. This order is a college or corporation. [.] 3. The principal king ...
24039	garterfish	[.] G`ARTERFISH, n. A fish having a long depressed body, like the blade of a sword; the Lepidopus.
24040	garth	[.] GARTH, n. [.] 1. A dam or wear for catching fish. [.] 2. A close; a little backside; a yard; a croft; a garden. [Not used.]
24041	gas	[.] GAS, n. [.] In chimistry, a permanently elastic aeriform fluid, or a substance reduced to the state of an aeriform fluid by its permanent combination with caloric. [.] Gases are invisible except when colored, which happens in two or three instances.
24042	gascon	[.] GAS'CON, n. A native of Gascony in France.
24043	gasconade	[.] GAS'CONADE, n. A boast or boasting; a vaunt; a bravado; a bragging.
24044	gaseous	[.] GAS'EOUS, a. In the form of gas or an aeriform fluid.
24045	gash	[.] GASH, n. [I know not through what channel we have received this word. It may be allied to chisel.] [.] A deep and long cut; an incision of considerable length, particularly in flesh. [.] GASH, v.i. To make a gash, or long, deep incision; applied chiefly to incisions ...
24046	gashed	[.] GASH'ED, pp. Cut with a long, deep incision.
24047	gashful	[.] GASH'FUL, a. Full of gashes; hideous.
24048	gashing	[.] GASH'ING, ppr. Cutting long, deep incision.
24049	gasification	[.] GASIFICA'TION, n. [See Gasify.] The act or process of converting into gas.
24050	gasified	[.] GAS'IFIED, pp. Converted into an aeriform fluid.
24051	gasify	[.] GAS'IFY, v.t. [gas and L. facio, to make.] To convert into gas or an aeriform fluid by combination with caloric.
24052	gasifying	[.] GAS'IFYING, ppr. Converting into gas.
24053	gasket	[.] GAS'KET, n. A plaited cord fastened to the sail-yard of a ship,and used to furl or tie the sail to the yard.
24054	gaskins	[.] GAS'KINS, n. plu. Galligaskins; wide open hose. [See Galligaskins.]
24055	gaslight	[.] GAS'LIGHT, n. Light produced by the combustion of carbureted hydrogen gas. Gaslights are now substituted for oil lights, in illuminating streets and apartments in houses.
24056	gasometer	[.] GASOM'ETER, n. [gas] In chimistry, an instrument or apparatus, intended to measure, collect, preserve or mix different gases. [.] An instrument for measuring the quantity of gas employed in an experiment; also, the place where gas is prepared for lighting streets.
24057	gasometry	[.] GASOM'ETRY, n. The science, art or practice of measuring gases. It teaches also the nature and properties of these elastic fluids.
24058	gasp	[.] G`ASP, v.i. [.] 1. To open the mouth wide in catching the breath or in laborious respiration; particularly in dying. [.] 2. To long for. [Not in use.] [.] G`ASP, v.t. To emit breath by opening wide the mouth. [.] [.] And with short sobs he gasps away ...
24059	gasping	[.] G`ASPING, ppr. Opening the mouth to catch the breath.
24060	gast	[.] G`AST
24061	gaster	[.] G`ASTER, v.t. To make aghast; to frighten. [Not used.]
24062	gastness	[.] G`ASTNESS, n. Amazement; fright. [Not used.]
24063	gastric	[.] GAS'TRIC, a. [from Gr. the belly or stomach.] [.] Belonging to the belly, or rather to the stomach. The gastric juice is a thin, pellucid liquor, separated by the capillary exhaling arteries of the stomach, which open upon its internal tunic. It is the principal agent ...
24064	gastriloquist	[.] GASTRIL'OQUIST, n. [Gr. belly, and L. loquor, to speak.] [.] Literally, one who speaks from his belly or stomach; hence, one who so modified his voice that it seems to come from another person or place.
24065	gastrocele	[.] GAS'TROCELE, [Gr. the stomach, and a tumor.] A rupture of the stomach.
24066	gastromancy	[.] GAS'TROMANCY, n. [Gr. belly, and divination.] [.] A kind of divination among the ancients by means of words seeming to be uttered from the belly.
24067	gastroraphy	[.] GASTROR'APHY, n. [Gr. belly, and a sewing or suture.] [.] The operation of sewing of wounds of the abdomen.
24068	gastrotomy	[.] GASTROT'OMY, n. [Gr. belly, and to cut.] [.] The operation of cutting into or opening the abdomen.
24069	gat	[.] GAT, pret. of get.
24070	gat-toothed	[.] GAT-TOOTHED, a. Goat-toothed; having a lickerish tooth.
24071	gate	[.] GATE, n. [.] 1. A large door which gives entrance into a walled city, a castle, a temple, palace or other large edifice. It differs from door chiefly in being larger. Gate signifies both the opening or passage, and the frame of boards, planks or timber which closes ...
24072	gated	[.] GA'TED, a. Having gates.
24073	gatevein	[.] GA'TEVEIN, n. The vena portae, a large vein which conveys the blood from the abdominal viscera into the liver.
24074	gateway	[.] GA'TEWAY, n. A way through the gate of some inclosure. [.] 1. A building to be passed at the entrance of the area before a mansion.
24075	gather	[.] GATH'ER, v.t. [.] 1. To bring together; to collect a number of separate things into one place or into one aggregate body. [.] [.] Gather stones; and they took stones,and made a heap. Gen.31. [.] 2. To get in harvest; to reap or cut and bring into barns or ...
24076	gatherable	[.] GATH'ERABLE, a. That may be collected; that may be deduced. [Unusual.] [.]
24077	gathered	[.] GATH'ERED, pp. Collected; assembled; contracted; plaited; drawn by inference.
24078	gatherer	[.] GATH'ERER, n. One who gathers or collects; one who gets in a crop.
24079	gathering	[.] GATH'ERING, ppr. Collecting; assembling; drawing together; plaiting; wrinkling. [.] GATH'ERING, n. The act of collecting or assembling. [.] 1. Collection; a crowd; an assembly. [.] 2. Charitable contribution. 1 Cor.16. [.] 3. A tumor suppurated or maturated; ...
24080	gathers	[.] GATH'ERS, n. Plaits; folds; puckers; wrinkles in cloth.
24081	gattertree	[.] GAT'TERTREE, n. A species of Cornus or Cornelian cherry.
24082	gaud	[.] GAUD, v.i. [L. gaudeo, to rejoice.] To exult; to rejoice. [.] GAUD, n. [L. gaudium.] An ornament; something worn for adorning the person; a fine thing.
24083	gauded	[.] GAUD'ED, a. Adorned with trinkets; colored.
24084	gaudery	[.] GAUD'ERY, n. Finery; fine things; ornaments.
24085	gaudily	[.] GAUD'ILY, adv. Showily; with ostentation of fine dress.
24086	gaudiness	[.] GAUD'INESS, n. Showiness; tinsel appearance; ostentatious finery.
24087	gaudy	[.] GAUD'Y, a. Showy; splendid; gay. [.] [.] A goldfinch there I saw, with gaudy pride [.] [.] Of painted plumes-- [.] 1. Ostentatiously fine; gay beyond the simplicity of nature or good taste. [.] [.] Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, [.] [.] But not ...
24088	gauge	[.] GAUGE, v.t. gage. [.] 1. To measure or to ascertain the contents of a cask or vessel, as a pipe, puncheon, hogshead, barrel, tierce or keg. [.] 2. To measure in respect to proportion. [.] [.] The vanes nicely gauged on each side-- [.] GAUGE, n. gage. ...
24089	gauged	[.] GA'UGED, pp. Measured.
24090	gauger	[.] GA'UGER, n. One who gauges; an officer whose business is to ascertain the contents of casks.
24091	gauging	[.] GA'UGING, ppr. Measuring a cask; ascertaining dimensions or proportions of quantity. [.] GA'UGING, n. The art of measuring the contents or capacities of vessels of any form.
24092	gauging-rod	[.] GA'UGING-ROD, n. An instrument to be used in measuring the contents of casks or vessels.
24093	gaul	[.] GAUL, n. [L. Gallia.] A name of ancient France; also, an inhabitant of Gaul.
24094	gaulish	[.] GAUL'ISH, a. Pertaining to ancient France or Gaul.
24095	gaunt	[.] GAUNT
24096	gauntlet	[.] GAUNT'LET, n. A large iron glove with fingers covered with small plates, formerly worn by cavaliers, armed at all points. [.] To throw the gantlet, is to challenge; and [.] To take up the gantlet, is to accept the challenge.
24097	gauntly	[.] GAUNT'LY, adv. gant'ly. Leanly; meagerly.
24098	gauze	[.] GAUZE, n. [L. gausape, or gossipium.] [.] A very thin, slight, transparent stuff, of silk or linen.
24099	gauzeloom	[.] GAUZELOOM, n. A loom in which gauze is wove.
24100	gauzy	[.] GAUZ'Y, a. Like gauze; thin as gauze.
24101	gave	[.] GAVE, pret. of give.
24102	gavel	[.] GAV'EL, n. In law, tribute; toll; custom. [See Gable.] [.] GAV'EL, n. [.] 1. A small parcel of wheat, rye or other grain, laid together by reapers, consisting of two, three or more handfuls. [.] 2. In England, a provincial word for ground. [.] GAV'EL, ...
24103	gavelet	[.] GAV'ELET, n. An ancient and special cessavit in Kent, in England, where the custom of gavelkind continues, by which the tenant, if he withdraws his rent and services due to his lord, forfeits his lands and tenements. [.] 1. In London, a writ used in the hustings, ...
24104	gavelkind	[.] GAV'ELKIND, n. A tenure in England, by which land descended from the father to all his sons in equal portions, and the land of a brother, dying without issue, descended equally to his brothers. This species of tenure prevailed in England before the Norman conquest, ...
24105	gavelock	[.] GAV'ELOCK, n. An iron crow.
24106	gavilan	[.] GAV'ILAN, n. A species of hawk in the Philippine isles; the back and wings yellow; the belly white.
24107	gavot	[.] GAV'OT, n. A kind of dance,the air of which has two brisk and lively strains in common time, each of which is played twice over. The first has usually four or eight bars, and the second contains eight, twelve or more.
24108	gawby	[.] GAW'BY, n. A dunce. [Not in use.]
24109	gawk	[.] GAWK, n. [.] 1. A cuckoo. [.] 2. A fool; a simpleton. [In both senses, it is retained in Scotland.]
24110	gawky	[.] GAWK'Y, a. Foolish; awkward; clumsy; clownish. [In this sense it is retained in vulgar use in America.] [.] GAWK'Y, n. A stupid, ignorant, awkward fellow.
24111	gay	[.] GAY, a. [.] 1. Merry; airy; jovial; sportive; frolicksome. It denotes more life and animation than cheerful. [.] [.] Belinda smiled, and all the world was gay. [.] 2. Fine; showy; as a gay dress. [.] 3. Inflamed or merry with liquor; intoxicated; a vulgar ...
24112	gayety	[.] GA'YETY, n. [.] 1. Merriment; mirth; airiness; as a company full of gayety. [.] 2. Act of juvenile pleasure; the gayeties of youth. [.] 3. Finery; show; as the gayety of dress.
24113	gayly	[.] GA'YLY, adv. Merrily; with mirth and frolick. [.] 1. Finely; splendidly; pompously; as ladies gayly dressed; a flower gayly blooming.
24114	gayness	[.] GA'YNESS, n. Gayety; finery.
24115	gaysome	[.] GA'YSOME, a. Full of gayety. [Little used.]
24116	gaze	[.] GAZE, v.i. [Gr. to be astonished, and Heb. to see or look, that is, to fix the eye or to reach with the eye.] [.] To fix the eyes and look steadily and earnestly; to look with eagerness or curiosity; as in admiration, astonishment, or in study. [.] [.] A lover's eyes ...
24117	gazeful	[.] GA'ZEFUL, a. Looking with a gaze; looking intently.
24118	gazehound	[.] GA'ZEHOUND, n. A hound that pursues by the sight rather than by the scent.
24119	gazel	[.] GAZ'EL, n. An animal of Africa and India, of the genus Antilope. It partakes of the nature of the goat and the deer. Like the goat, the gazel has hollow permanent horns, and it feeds on shrubs; but in size and delicacy, and in the nature and color of its hair, it ...
24120	gazement	[.] GA'ZEMENT, n. View. [Not in use.]
24121	gazer	[.] GA'ZER, n. One who gazes; one who looks steadily and intently, from delight, admiration or study.
24122	gazette	[.] GAZETTE, n. gazet'. A newspaper; a sheet or half sheet of paper containing an account of transactions and events of public or private concern, which are deemed important and interesting. The first gazette in England was published at Oxford in 1665. On the removal ...
24123	gazetted	[.] GAZETT'ED, pp. Published in a gazette.
24124	gazetteer	[.] GAZETTEE'R, n. A writer of news, or an officer appointed to publish news by authority. [.] 1. The title of a newspaper. [.] 2. A book containing a brief description of empires, kingdoms, cities, towns and rivers, in a country or in the whole world, alphabetically ...
24125	gazing	[.] GA'ZING, ppr. [See Gaze] Looking with fixed attention.
24126	gazingstock	[.] GA'ZINGSTOCK, n. A person gazed at with scorn or abhorrence; an object of curiosity or contempt.
24127	gazon	[.] GAZON, n. In fortification, pieces of turf used to line parapets and the traverses of galleries.
24128	gead	[.] YEAD, GEAD, v.i. To go.
24129	geal	[.] GEAL, v.i. [L. gelo.] To congeal.
24130	gear	[.] GEAR, n. [.] 1. Apparatus; whatever is prepared; hence, habit; dress; ornaments. [.] [.] Array thyself in her most gorgeous gear. [.] 2. More generally, the harness or furniture of beasts; whatever is used in equipping horses or cattle for draught; tackle. [.] 3. ...
24131	geared	[.] GE'ARED, pp. Dressed; harnessed.
24132	gearing	[.] GE'ARING, ppr. Dressing; harnessing.
24133	geason	[.] GE'ASON, n. s as z. Rare; uncommon; wonderful.
24134	geat	[.] GEAT, n. The hole through which metal runs into a mold in castings.
24135	geck	[.] GECK, n. A dupe. [.] GECK, v.t. To cheat, trick or gull.
24136	gee	[.] GEE
24137	geese	[.] GEESE, n. plu. of goose.
24138	geest	[.] GEEST, n. Alluvial matter on the surface of land,not of recent origin.
24139	gehenna	[.] GEHEN'NA,n. [Heb. ge-hinom, the valley of Hinom, in which was Tophet, where the Israelites sacrificed their children to Moloch. 2 Kings 23.10.] [.] This word has been used by the Jews as equivalent to hell, place of fire or torment and punishment, and the Greek word ...
24140	gehlenite	[.] GEHLENITE, n. [from Gehlen, the chimist.] [.] A mineral recently discovered, in the description of which authors are not perfectly agreed. According to the description and analysis of Fuchs, it appears to be a variety of idocrase; but according to the observations of ...
24141	gelable	[.] GEL'ABLE, a. [from L. gelu, frost, or gelo, to congeal.] [.] That may or can be congealed; capable of being converted into jelly.
24142	gelatin	[.] GEL'ATIN, n. [L. gelo,to congeal, to freeze.] [.] A concrete animal substance, transparent, and soluble slowly in cold water, but rapidly in warm water. With tannin, a yellowish white precipitate is thrown down from a solution of gelatin, which forms and elastic adhesive ...
24143	gelatinate	...
24144	gelatination	[.] GELATINA'TION, n. The act or process of converting or being turned into gelatin, or into a substance like jelly.
24145	gelatinize	[.] GEL'ATINIZE, v.i. The same as gelatinate.
24146	gelatinous	[.] GELAT'INOUS, a. Of the nature and consistence of gelatin; resembling jelly; viscous; moderately stiff and cohesive.
24147	geld	[.] GELD, n. Money; tribute; compensation. This word is obsolete in English,but it occurs in old laws and law books in composition; as in Danegeld, or Danegelt, a tax imposed by the Danes; Weregeld, compensation for the life of a man, &c. [.] GELD. v.t. pret. gelded ...
24148	gelded	[.] GELD'ED
24149	gelder	[.] GELD'ER, n. One who castrates.
24150	gelder-rose	[.] GELD'ER-ROSE. A plant, a species of Viburnum; also, a species of Spiraea.
24151	gelding	[.] GELD'ING, ppr. Castrating. [.] GELD'ING, n. A castrated animal,but chiefly a horse.
24152	gelid	[.] GEL'ID, a. [L. gelidus, from gelo, to freeze.] Cold; very cold.
24153	gelidness	[.] GEL'IDNESS, n. Coldness.
24154	gelly	[.] GEL'LY, n. [L. gelo, gelatus. It is now more generally written jelly.] [.] 1. The inspissated juice of fruit boiled with sugar. [.] 2. A viscous or glutinous substance; a gluey substance, soft, but cohesive. [See Jelly.]
24155	gelt	[.] GELT, pp. Castrated; emasculated.
24156	gem	[.] GEM, n. [L. gemma.] [.] 1. A bud. In botany, the bud or compendium of a plant, covered with scales to protect the rudiments from the cold of winter and other injuries; called the hybernacle or winter quarters of a plant. [.] 2. A precious stone of any kind, ...
24157	gemara	[.] GEMAR'A, n. The second part of the Talmud or commentary on the Jewish laws.
24158	gemaric	[.] GEMAR'IC, a. Pertaining to the Gemara.
24159	gemel	[.] GEM'EL, n. [L. gemellus.] A pair; a term inheraldry.
24160	gemelliparous	[.] GEMELLIP'AROUS, a. [L. gemellus and pario.] Producing twins.
24161	geminate	[.] GEM'INATE, v.t. [L. gemino.] To double. [Little used.]
24162	gemination	[.] GEMINA'TION, n. A doubling; duplication; repetition.
24163	gemini	[.] GEM'INI, n. plu. [L.] Twins. In astronomy, a constellation or sign of the zodiac, representing Castor and Pollux. In the Britannic catalogue, it contains 85 stars.
24164	geminous	[.] GEM'INOUS, a. [L. geminus.] Double; in pairs.
24165	geminy	[.] GEM'INY, n. [supra.] Twins; a pair; a couple.
24166	gemmary	[.] GEM'MARY, a. [from gem.] Pertaining to gems or jewels.
24167	gemmation	[.] GEMMA'TION, n. [L. gemmatio, from gemma.] [.] In botany, budding; the state, form or construction of the bud of plants, of the leaves, stipules, petioles or scales.
24168	gemmeous	[.] GEM'MEOUS, a. [L. gemmeus.] Pertaining to gems; of the nature of gems; resembling gems.
24169	gemmiparous	[.] GEMMIP'AROUS, a. [L. gemma, a bud, and pario, to bear.] [.] Producing buds or gems.
24170	gemmule	[.] GEM'MULE, n. A little gem or bud.
24171	gemmy	[.] GEM'MY, a. Bright; glittering; full of gems. [.] 1. Neat; spruce; smart.
24172	gemote	[.] GEMO'TE, n. A meeting. [See Meet.]
24173	gemsbok	[.] GEMS'BOK, n. The name given to a variety of the antelope.
24174	gendarm	[.] GEND`ARM, n. In France, gens d`armes is the denomination given to a select body of troops, destined to watch over the interior public safety. In the singular, gendarme, as written by Lunier,is properly anglicized gendarm.
24175	gendarmery	[.] GEND`ARMERY, n. [supra.] The body of gendarms.
24176	gender	[.] GEN'DER, n. [L. genus, from geno, gigno; Gr.to beget, or to be born; Eng. kind. Gr. a woman, a wife; Sans. gena, a wife, and genaga, a father. We have begin from the same root. See Begin and Can.] [.] 1. Properly, kind; sort. [.] 2. A sex, male or female. ...
24177	genealogical	[.] GENEALOG'ICAL, a. [from genealogy.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the descent of persons or families; exhibiting the succession of families from a progenitor; as a genealogical table. [.] 2. According to the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; as genealogical ...
24178	genealogist	[.] GENEAL'OGIST, n. He who traces descents of persons or families.
24179	genealogize	[.] GENEAL'OGIZE, v.i. To relate the history of descents.
24180	genealogy	[.] GENEAL'OGY, n. [L. genealogia; Gr. race, and discourse; Eng. kind.] [.] 1. An account or history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; enumeration of ancestors and their children in the natural order of succession. [.] 2. Pedigree; lineage; regular ...
24181	generable	[.] GEN'ERABLE, a. That may be engendered, begotten or produced.
24182	general	[.] GEN'ERAL, a. [L. generalis, from genus, a kind.] [.] 1. Properly, relating to a whole genus or kind; and hence, relating to a whole class or order. Thus we speak of a general law of the animal or vegetable economy. This word, though from genus, kind, is used to ...
24183	generalissimo	[.] GENERALIS'SIMO, n. The chief commander of an army or military force. [.] 1. The supreme commander; sometimes a title of honor; as Alexander generalissimo of Greece.
24184	generality	[.] GENERAL'ITY, n. [.] 1. The state of being general; the quality of including species or particulars. [.] 2. The main body; the bulk; the greatest part; as the generality of a nation or of mankind.
24185	generalization	[.] GENERALIZA'TION, n. The act of extending from particulars to generals; the act of making general.
24186	generalize	[.] GEN'ERALIZE, v.t. To extend from particulars or species to genera, or to whole kinds or classes; to make general, or common to a number. [.] [.] Copernicus generalized the celestial motions, by merely referring them to the moon's motion. Newton generalized them ...
24187	generally	[.] GEN'ERALLY, adv. In general; commonly; extensively, though not universally; most frequently, but not without exceptions. A hot summer generally follows a cold winter. Men are generally more disposed to censure than to praise,as they generally suppose it easier to ...
24188	generalness	[.] GEN'ERALNESS, n. Wide extent, though short of universality; frequency; commonness.
24189	generalship	[.] GEN'ERALSHIP, n. The skill and conduct of a general officer; military skill in a commander, exhibited in the judicious arrangements of troops, or the operations of war.
24190	generalty	[.] GEN'ERALTY, n. The whole; the totality. [Little used.]
24191	generant	[.] GEN'ERANT, n. [L. generans.] The power that generates; the power or principle that produces.
24192	generate	[.] GEN'ERATE, v.t. [L. genero. See Gender.] [.] 1. To beget; to procreate; to propagate; to produce a being similar to the parent. Every animal generates his own species. [.] 2. To produce; to cause to be; to bring into life; as great whales which the waters generated. [.] 3. ...
24193	generated	[.] GEN'ERATED, pp. Begotten; engendered; procreated; produced; formed.
24194	generating	[.] GEN'ERATING, ppr. Begetting; procreating; producing; forming.
24195	generation	[.] GENERA'TION, n. The act of begetting; procreation, as of animals. [.] 1. Production; formation; as the generation of sounds or of curves or equations. [.] 2. A single succession in natural descent, as the children of the same parents; hence, an age. Thus we ...
24196	generative	[.] GEN'ERATIVE, a. Having the power of generating or propagating its own species. [.] 1. Having the power of producing. [.] 2. Prolific.
24197	generator	[.] GEN'ERATOR, n. He or that which begets, causes or produces. [.] 1. In music, the principal sound or sounds by which others are produced. Thus the lowest C for the treble of the harpsichord, besides its octave, will strike an attentive ear with its twelfth above, ...
24198	generic	[.] GENER'IC
24199	generical	[.] GENER'ICAL, a. [L. genus.] Pertaining to a genus or kind; comprehending the genus, as distinct from species,or from another genus. A generic description is a description of a genus; a generic difference is a difference in genus; a generic name is the denomination ...
24200	generically	[.] GENER'ICALLY, adv. With regard to genus; as an animal generically distinct from another, or two animals generically allied.
24201	generosity	[.] GENEROS'ITY, n. [L. generositas, from genus, race, kind, with reference to birth, blood, family.] [.] 1. The quality of being generous; liberality in principle; a disposition to give liberally or to bestow favors; a quality of the heart or mind opposed to meanness ...
24202	generous	[.] GEN'EROUS, a. [L. generosus. See Gender.] [.] 1. Primarily, being of honorable birth or origin; hence, noble; honorable; magnanimous; applied to persons; as a generous foe; a generous critic. [.] 2. Noble; honorable; applied to things; as a generous virtue; ...
24203	generously	[.] GEN'EROUSLY, adv. Honorable; not meanly. [.] 1. Nobly; magnanimously. [.] 2. Liberally; munificently.
24204	generousness	[.] GEN'EROUSNESS, n. The quality of being generous; magnanimity; nobleness of mind. [.] 1. Liberality; munificence; generosity.
24205	genesis	[.] GEN'ESIS, n. [See Gender.] [.] 1. The first book of the sacred scriptures of the Old Testament, containing the history of the creation, of the apostasy of man, of the deluge, and of the first patriarchs, to the death of Joseph. In the original Hebrew, this book ...
24206	genet	[.] GEN'ET, n. A small-sized, well-proportioned Spanish horse. [.] 1. An animal of the weasel kind, less than the martin.
24207	genethliac	[.] GENETH'LIAC , a. [Gr. to be born.] [.] Pertaining to nativities as calculated by astrologers; showing the positions of the stars at the birth of any person. [Little used.]
24208	genethliacal	[.] GENETHLI'ACAL
24209	genethliacs	[.] GENETH'LIACS, n. The science of calculating nativities or predicting the future events of life from the stars which preside at the birth of persons. [Little used.]
24210	genethliatic	[.] GENETHLIAT'IC, n. He who calculates nativities. [Little used.]
24211	geneva	[.] GENE'VA, n. A spirit distilled from grain or malt, with the addition of juniper berries. But instead of these berries,the spirit is now flavored with the oil of turpentine. The word is usually contracted and pronounced gin.
24212	genevanism	[.] GENE'VANISM, n. [from Geneva, where Calvin resided.] Calvinism.
24213	genevois	[.] GENEVOIS, n. plu. jeneva'y. People of Geneva.
24214	genial	[.] GE'NIAL, a. [L. genialis, from geno, gigno,] [.] 1. Contributing to propagation or production; that causes to produce. [.] [.] Creator, Venus, genial power of love. [.] 2. Gay; merry. [.] 3. Enlivening; contributing to life and cheerfulness; supporting ...
24215	genially	[.] GE'NIALLY, adv. By genius or nature; naturally. [Little used.] [.] 1. Gayly; cheerfully.
24216	geniculated	[.] GENIC'ULATED, a. [L. geniculatus, from geniculum, a knot or joint, from the root of genu, the knee. See Knee.] [.] Kneed; knee-jointed; having joints like the knee a little bent; as a geniculated stem or peduncle.
24217	geniculation	[.] GENICULA'TION, n. Knottiness; the state of having knots or joints like a knee.
24218	genii	[.] GE'NII, n. [L. plu.] A sort of imaginary intermediate beings between men and angels; some good and some bad.
24219	genio	[.] GE'NIO, n. [L. genius.] A man of a particular turn of mind.
24220	genital	[.] GEN'ITAL, a. [L. genitalis, from the root of gigno; Gr. to beget.] [.] Pertaining to generation or the act of begetting.
24221	genitals	[.] GEN'ITALS, n. plu. The parts of an animal which are the immediate instruments of generation.
24222	geniting	[.] GEN'ITING, n. A species of apple that ripens very early.
24223	genitive	[.] GEN'ITIVE, a. [L. genitivus, from the root of gender.] [.] In grammar, an epithet given to a case in the declension of nouns, expressing primarily the thing from which something else proceeds; as filius patris, the son of a father; aqua fontis, the water of a fountain. ...
24224	genitor	[.] GEN'ITOR, n. One who procreates; a sire; a father.
24225	geniture	[.] GEN'ITURE, n. Generation; procreation; birth.
24226	genius	[.] GE'NIUS, n. [L. from the root of gigno; Gr. to beget.] [.] 1. Among the ancients, a good or evil spirit or demon supposed to preside over a man's destiny in life, that is, to direct his birth and actions and be his guard and guide; a tutelary deity; the ruling and ...
24227	gent	[.] GENT, a. Elegant; pretty; gentle. [Not in use.]
24228	genteel	[.] GENTEE'L, a. [L. gentilis, from gens, race, stock, family, and with the sense of noble or at least respectable birth,as we use birth and family.] [.] 1. Polite; well bred; easy and graceful in manners or behavior; having the manners of well bred people; as genteel ...
24229	genteelly	[.] GENTEE'LLY, adv. Politely; gracefully; elegantly; in the manner of well bred people.
24230	genteelness	[.] GENTEE'LNESS, a. Gracefulness of manners or person; elegance; politeness. We speak of the genteelness of a person or of his deportment. [.] 1. Qualities befitting a person of rank.
24231	gentian	[.] GEN'TIAN, n. [L. gentiana.] A genus of plants, of many species. The common gentian is a native of the mountainous parts of Germany. The root,the only part used, has a yellowish brown color and a very bitter taste, and is used as an ingredient in stomachic bitters. ...
24232	gentil	[.] GEN'TIL, n. A species of falcon or hawk.
24233	gentile	[.] GEN'TILE, n. [L. gentilis; from L. gens, nation, race; applied to pagans.] [.] In the scriptures, a pagan; a worshipper of false gods; any person not a Jew or a christian; a heathen. The Hebrews included in the term goim or nations, all the tribes of men who had not ...
24234	gentilesse	[.] GENTILESSE, n. Complaisance. [Not in use.]
24235	gentilish	[.] GEN'TILISH, a. Heathenish; pagan.
24236	gentilism	[.] GEN'TILISM, n. Heathenism; paganism; the worship of false gods.
24237	gentilitious	[.] GENTILI'TIOUS, a. [L. gentilitius, from gens.] [.] 1. Peculiar to a people or nation; national. [.] 2. Hereditary; entailed on a family.
24238	gentility	[.] GENTIL'ITY, n. [.] 1. Politeness of manners; easy, graceful behavior; the manners of well bred people; genteelness. [.] 2. Good extraction; dignity of birth. [.] 3. Gracefulness of mien. [.] 4. Gentry. [Not in use.] [.] 5. Paganism; heathenism. [Not ...
24239	gentilize	[.] GEN'TILIZE, v.i. To live like a heathen.
24240	gentle	[.] GEN'TLE, a. [See Genteel.] Well born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble; as the studies of noble and gentle youth; gentle blood. [.] 1. Mild; meek; soft; bland; not rough, harsh or severe; as a gentle nature, temper or disposition; a gentle ...
24241	gentlefolk	[.] GEN'TLEFOLK, n. [gentle and folk.] Persons of good breeding and family. It is now used only in the plural, gentlefolks, and this use is vulgar.
24242	gentleman	[.] GEN'TLEMAN, a. [gentle, that is, genteel, and man. See Genteel.] [.] 1. In its most extensive sense, in Great Britain, every man above the rank of yeomen, comprehending noblemen. In a more limited sense, a man, who without a title,bears a coat of arms, or whose ...
24243	gentlemanlike	[.] GEN'TLEMANLIKE
24244	gentlemanliness	[.] GEN'TLEMANLINESS, n. Behavior of a well bred man.
24245	gentlemanly	[.] GEN'TLEMANLY , a. Pertaining to or becoming a gentleman, or a man of good family and breeding; polite; complaisant; as gentlemanly manners. [.] 1. Like a man of birth and good breeding; as a gentlemanly officer.
24246	gentleness	[.] GEN'TLENESS, n. [See Gentle.] Dignity of birth. [Little used.] [.] 1. Genteel behavior. [.] 2. Softness of manners; mildness of temper; sweetness of disposition; meekness. [.] [.] The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, ...
24247	gentleship	[.] GEN'TLESHIP, n. The deportment of a gentleman.
24248	gentlewoman	[.] GEN'TLEWOMAN, n. [gentle and woman.] A woman of good family or of good breeding; a woman above the vulgar. [.] 1. A woman who waits about the person of one of high rank. [.] 2. A term of civility to a female, sometimes ironical.
24249	gently	[.] GEN'TLY, adv. Softly; meekly; mildly; with tenderness. [.] [.] My mistress gently chides the fault I made. [.] 1. Without violence, roughness or asperity.
24250	gentoo	[.] GENTOO', n. A native of India or Hindoostan; one who follows the religion of the Bramins.
24251	gentry	[.] GEN'TRY, n. Birth; condition; rank by birth. [.] 1. People of education and good breeding. In Great Britain, the classes of people between the nobility and the vulgar. [.] 2. A term of civility; civility; complaisance.
24252	genuflection	[.] GENUFLEC'TION, n. [L. genu,the knee, and flectio, a bending.] [.] The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship.
24253	genuine	[.] GEN'UINE, a. [L. genuinus, from enus, or its root. See Gender.] [.] Native; belonging to the original stock; hence, real; natural; true; pure; not spurious, false or adulterated. The Gaels are supposed to be genuine descendants of the Celts. Vices and crimes are the ...
24254	genuinely	[.] GEN'UINELY, adv. Without adulteration or foreign admixture; naturally.
24255	genuineness	[.] GEN'UINENESS, n. The state of being native, or of the true original; hence, freedom from adulteration or foreign admixture; freedom from any thing false or counterfeit; purity; reality; as the genuineness of Livy's history; the genuineness of faith or repentance.
24256	genus	[.] GE'NUS, n. plu. genuses or genera. [L. genus. See Gender.] [.] 1. In logic, that which has several species under it; a class of a greater extent than species; a universal which is predicable of several things of different species. [.] 2. In natural history, ...
24257	geocentric	[.] GEOCEN'TRIC, a. [Gr. earth, and center.] Having the earth for its center, or the same center with the earth. The word is applied to a planet or its orbit.
24258	geode	[.] GE'ODE,n. [Gr. earth.] In mineralogy, a round or roundish lump of agate or other mineral, or a mere incrustation. Its interior is sometimes empty, and in this case the sides of its cavity are lined with crystals, as in agate balls. Sometimes it contains a solid ...
24259	geodesy	[.] GE'ODESY, n. [Gr. the earth, and to divide.] That part of geometry which respects the doctrine of measuring surfaces,and finding the contents of all plain figures.
24260	geodetic	[.] GEODET'IC
24261	geodetical	[.] GEODET'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the art of measuring surfaces.
24262	geodiferous	[.] GEODIFEROUS, a. [L.] Producing geodes.
24263	geognost	[.] GE'OGNOST, n. [See Geognosy.] One versed in geognosy; a geologist.
24264	geognostic	[.] GEOGNOS'TIC, a. Pertaining to a knowledge of the structure of the earth; geological.
24265	geognosy	[.] GE'OGNOSY, n. [Gr. the earth, and knowledge.] That part of natural history which treats of the structure of the earth. It is the science of the substances which compose the earth or its crust, their structure, position, relative situation, and properties. [.] [This ...
24266	geogonic	[.] GEOGONIC, a. Pertaining to geogony, or the formation of the earth.
24267	geogony	[.] GEOG'ONY, n. [Gr. the earth, and generation.] The doctrine of the formation of the earth.
24268	geographer	[.] GEOG'RAPHER, n. [See Geography.] One who describes that part of this globe or earth, which is exhibited upon the surface, as the continents, isles, ocean, seas, lakes, rivers, mountains, countries, &c. One who is versed in geography, or one who compiles a treatise ...
24269	geographic	[.] GEOGRAPH'IC
24270	geographical	[.] GEOGRAPH'ICAL, a. Relating to or containing a description of the terraqueous globe; pertaining to geography.
24271	geographically	[.] GEOGRAPH'ICALLY, adv. In a geographical manner; according to the usual practice of describing the surface of the earth.
24272	geography	[.] GEOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. the earth, and to write, to describe.] [.] 1. Properly, a description of the earth or terrestrial globe, particularly of the divisions of its surface,natural and artificial, and of the position of the several countries, kingdoms, states,cities, ...
24273	geological	[.] GEOLOG'ICAL, a. [See Geology.] Pertaining to geology; relating to the science of the earth or terraqueous globe.
24274	geologist	[.] GEOL'OGIST, n. One versed in the science of geology.
24275	geology	[.] GEOL'OGY, n. [Gr. the earth, and discourse.] [.] The doctrine or science of the structure of the earth or terraqueous globe, and of the substances which compose it; or the science of the compound minerals or aggregate substances which compose the earth, the relations ...
24276	geomancer	[.] GE'OMANCER, n. [See Geomancy.] One who foretells or divines, by means of lines, figures or points on the ground or on paper.
24277	geomancy	[.] GE'OMANCY, n. [Gr. the earth, and divination.] A kind of divination by means of figures or lines, formed by little dots or points, originally on the earth and afterwards on paper.
24278	geomantic	[.] GEOMAN'TIC, a. Pertaining to geomancy.
24279	geometer	[.] GEOM'ETER, n. [See Geometry.] One skilled in geometry. [See Geometrician, which is generally used.]
24280	geometral	[.] GEOM'ETRAL, a. Pertaining to geometry.
24281	geometric	[.] GEOMET'RIC
24282	geometrical	[.] GEOMET'RICAL, a. [Gr.] Pertaining to geometry. [.] 1. According to the rules or principles of geometry; done by geometry. [.] 2. Disposed according to geometry. [.] Geometrical progression, is when the terms increase or decrease by equal ratios; as 2.4.8.16.32. ...
24283	geometrically	[.] GEOMET'RICALLY, adv. According to the rules or laws of geometry.
24284	geometrician	[.] GEOMETRI'CIAN, n. One skilled in geometry; a geometer.
24285	geometrize	[.] GEOM'ETRIZE, v.t. To act according to the laws of geometry; to perform geometrically.
24286	geometry	[.] GEOM'ETRY, n. [Gr. the earth, and measure.] Originally and properly, the art of measuring the earth, or any distances or dimensions on it. But geometry now denotes the science of magnitude in general, comprehending the doctrine and relations of whatever is susceptible ...
24287	geoponic	[.] GEOPON'IC, a. [Gr. the earth, and labor.] Pertaining to tillage of the earth, or agriculture. [Not little used.]
24288	geoponics	[.] GEOPON'ICS, n. The art or science of cultivating the earth.
24289	georama	[.] GE'ORAMA, n. [Gr. the earth, and view.] An instrument or machine which exhibits a very complete view of the earth, lately invented in Paris. It is a hollow sphere of forty feet diameter, formed by thirty six bars of iron representing the parallels and meridians, and ...
24290	george	[.] GEORGE, n. A figure of St. George on horseback,worn by knights of the garter. [.] 1. A brown loaf.
24291	george-noble	[.] GEORGE-NOBLE, n. A gold coin in the time of Henry VIII of the value of 6s.8d. sterling.
24292	georgic	[.] GEOR'GIC, n. [Gr. rustic; and labor.] A rural poem; a poetical composition on the subject of husbandry, containing rules for cultivating lands, in a poetical dress; as the Georgics of Virgil. [.] GEOR'GIC, a. Relating to the doctrine of agriculture and rural ...
24293	geoscopy	[.] GEOS'COPY, n. [Gr.] Knowledge of the earth, ground or soil, obtained by inspection.
24294	geranium	[.] GERA'NIUM, n. [L. from Gr. a crane.] Crane's-bill, a genus of plants, of numerous species, some of which are cultivated for their fragrance or the beauty of their flowers.
24295	gerent	[.] GE'RENT, a. [L. gerens.] Bearing; used in Vicegerent.
24296	gerfalcon	[.] GERFALCON. [See Gyrfalcon.]
24297	germ	[.] GERM, n. [L. germen.] In botany, the ovary or seed-bud of a plant, the rudiment of fruit yet in embryo. It is the base or lower part of the pistil, which, in the progress of vegetation, swells and becomes the seed-vessel. [.] 1. Origin; first principle; that from ...
24298	german	...
24299	germander	[.] GERMAN'DER, n. A plant, or rather the name of several plants, as the rock germander, of the genus Veronica, and the common and water germander, of the genus Teucrium.
24300	germanic	[.] GERMAN'IC, a. Pertaining to Germany; as the Germanic body or confederacy.
24301	germanism	[.] GER'MANISM, n. An idiom of the German language.
24302	germen	[.] GERM'EN, n. plu. germens. Now contracted to germ, which see.
24303	germinal	[.] GERM'INAL, a. [from germen. See Germ.] Pertaining to a germ or seed-bud.
24304	germinant	[.] GERM'INANT, a. Sprouting.
24305	germinate	[.] GERM'INATE, v.i. [L. germino, from germen.] To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed. [.] GERM'INATE, v.t. To cause to sprout. [Unusual.]
24306	germination	[.] GERMINA'TION, n. The act of sprouting; the first beginning of vegetation in a seed or plant. [.] 1. The time in which seeds vegetate, after being planted or sown.
24307	gerocomical	[.] GEROCOM'ICAL, a. Pertaining to gerocomy. [Little used.]
24308	gerocomy	[.] GEROC'OMY, n. [Gr.] That part of medicine which treats of the proper regimen for old people.
24309	gerund	[.] GER'UND, n. [L. gerundium, from gero, to bear.] In the Latin grammar, a kind of verbal noun, partaking of the nature of a participle.
24310	gesling	[.] GESLING, for gosling. [Not in use.]
24311	gest	[.] GEST, n. [L. gestum, from gero, to carry, to do.] [.] 1. A deed, action or achievement. [.] 2. Show; representation. [.] 3. A state in travelling; so much of a journey as is made without resting; or properly, a rest; a stop. [.] 4. A roll or journal of ...
24312	gestation	[.] GESTA'TION,n. [L. gestatio, from gero, to carry.] [.] 1. The act of carrying young in the womb from conception to delivery; pregnancy. [.] 2. The act of wearing, as clothes or ornaments. [.] 3. The act of carrying sick persons in carriages, as a salutary exercise, ...
24313	gestatory	[.] GES'TATORY, a. That may be carried or worn.
24314	gestic	[.] GES'TIC, a. Pertaining to deeds; legendary.
24315	gesticulate	[.] GESTIC'ULATE, v.i. [L. gesticulor, from gestum, gero, to bear or carry, or gestio.] [.] To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to use postures. [.] GESTIC'ULATE, v.t. To imitate; to act.
24316	gesticulation	[.] GESTICULA'TION, n. [L. gesticulatio.] [.] 1. The act of making gestures, to express passion or enforce sentiments. [.] 2. Gesture; a motion of the body or limbs in speaking, or in representing action or passion, and enforcing arguments and sentiments. [.] 3. ...
24317	gesticulator	[.] GESTIC'ULATOR, n. One that shows postures, or makes gestures.
24318	gesticulatory	[.] GESTIC'ULATORY, a. Representing in gestures.
24319	gesture	[.] GES'TURE, n. [L. gestus, from gero, to bear, to do.] [.] 1. A motion of the body or limbs, expressive of sentiment or passion; any action or posture intended to express an idea or a passion, or to enforce an argument or opinion. It consists chiefly in the actions ...
24320	get	[.] GET, v.t. pret. got. [gat, obs.] pp. got, gotten. [.] 1. To procure; to obtain; to gain possession of, by almost any means. We get favor by kindness; we get wealth by industry and economy; we get land by purchase; we get praise by good conduct; and we get blame ...
24321	getter	[.] GET'TER, n. One who gets, gains, obtains or acquires. [.] 1. One who begets or procreates.
24322	getting	[.] GET'TING, ppr. Obtaining; procuring; gaining; winning; begetting. [.] GET'TING, n. The act of obtaining, gaining or acquiring; acquisition. [.] [.] Get wisdom; and with all thy getting, get [.] [.] understanding. Prov.4. [.] 1. Gain; profit.
24323	gewgaw	[.] GEW'GAW, n. A showy trifle; a pretty thing of little worth; a toy; a bauble; a splendid plaything. [.] [.] A heavy gewgaw, called a crown. [.] GEW'GAW, a. Showy without value.
24324	ghastful	[.] GH`ASTFUL, a. [See Ghastly.] Dreary; dismal; fit for walking ghosts.
24325	ghastfully	[.] GH`ASTFULLY, adv. Frightfully.
24326	ghastliness	[.] GH`ASTLINESS, n. [from ghastly.] Horror of countenance; a deathlike look; resemblance of a ghost; paleness.
24327	ghastly	[.] GH`ASTLY, a. [Eng. gush, gust.] [.] [.] 1. Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; dismal; as a ghastly face; ghastly smiles. [.] 2. Horrible; shocking; dreadful. [.] [.] Mangled with ghastly wounds.
24328	ghastness	[.] GH`ASTNESS, n. Ghastliness. [Not used.]
24329	gherkin	[.] GHER'KIN, n. A small pickled cucumber.
24330	ghess	[.] GHESS, for guess. [Not used.]
24331	ghost	[.] GHOST, n. [See Ghastly.] [.] 1. Spirit; the soul of man. [.] [.] In this sense seldom used. But hence, [.] 2. The soul of a deceased person; the soul or spirit separate from the body; an apparition. [.] [.] The mighty ghosts of our great Harrys rose. [.] To ...
24332	ghostlike	[.] GHOSTLIKE, a. Withered; having sunken eyes; ghastly.
24333	ghostliness	[.] GHOSTLINESS, n. Spiritual tendency. [Little used.]
24334	ghostly	[.] GHOSTLY, a. Spiritual; relating to the soul; not carnal or secular. [.] [.] Save and defend us from our ghostly enemies. [.] 1. Spiritual; having a character from religion; as a ghostly father. [.] 2. Pertaining to apparitions.
24335	giallolino	[.] GIALLOLINO, n. [Eng. yellow.] A fine yellow pigment much used under the name of Naples Yellow.
24336	giambeaux	[.] GIAM'BEAUX, n. Greaves; armor for the legs.
24337	giant	[.] GI'ANT, n. [L. gigas; Gr. probably from the earth. The word originally signified earth-born, terrigena. The ancients believed the first inhabitants of the earth to be produced from the ground and to be of enormous size.] [.] 1. A man of extraordinary bulk and ...
24338	giant-killing	[.] GI'ANT-KILLING, a. Killing or destroying giants.
24339	giantess	[.] GI'ANTESS, n. A female giant; a female of extraordinary size and stature.
24340	giantize	[.] GI'ANTIZE, v.i. To play the giant.
24341	giantlike	[.] GI'ANTLIKE
24342	giantly	[.] GI'ANTLY , a. Of unusual size; resembling a giant in bulk or stature; gigantic; huge. [.] [Giantly is not much used.]
24343	giantry	[.] GI'ANTRY, n. The race of giants. [Little used.]
24344	giantship	[.] GI'ANTSHIP, n. The state, quality or character of a giant. [.] [.] His giantship is gone somewhat crestfallen.
24345	gib	[.] GIB, n. A cat. [Not in use.] [.] GIB, v.i. To act like a cat. [Not in use.]
24346	gibbe	[.] GIBBE, n. An old worn-out animal. [Not used.]
24347	gibber	[.] GIB'BER, v.i. [See Gabble. It is probably allied to gabble, and to jabber.] To speak rapidly and inarticulately. [Not used.]
24348	gibberish	[.] GIB'BERISH, n. [from gibber.] Rapid and inarticulate talk; unintelligible language; unmeaning words. [.] GIB'BERISH, a. Unmeaning, as words.
24349	gibbet	[.] GIB'BET, n. A gallows; a post or machine in form of a gallows, on which notorious malefactors are hanged in chains, and on which their bodies are suffered to remain, as spectacles in terrorem. [.] 1. Any traverse beam. [.] GIB'BET, v.t. To hang and expose ...
24350	gibbeted	[.] GIB'BETED, pp. Hanged and exposed on a gibbet.
24351	gibbeting	[.] GIB'BETING, ppr. Hanging and exposing on a gibbet.
24352	gibbier	[.] GIB'BIER, n. Wild fowl; game. [Not used.]
24353	gibbosity	[.] GIBBOS'ITY, n. [L. gibbosus. See Gibbous.] [.] Protuberance; a round or swelling prominence; convexity.
24354	gibbous	[.] GIB'BOUS, a. [L. gibbus; Gr. to bend.] [.] 1. Swelling; protuberant; convex. The moon is gibbous between the quarters and the full moon; the enlightened part being then convex. [.] [.] The bones will rise, and make a gibbous member. [.] 2. Hunched; hump-backed; ...
24355	gibbously	[.] GIB'BOUSLY, adv. In a gibbous or protuberant form.
24356	gibbousness	[.] GIB'BOUSNESS, n. Protuberance; a round prominence; convexity. [This word is preferable to gibbosity.]
24357	gibbsite	[.] GIBBS'ITE, n. A mineral found at Richmond, in Massachusetts, and named in honor of George Gibbs, Esq. It occurs in irregular stalactical masses, which present an aggregation of elongated,tuberous branches, parallel and united. Its structure is fibrous,the fibers ...
24358	gibcat	[.] GIB'CAT, n. A he-cat, or an old worn-out cat.
24359	gibe	[.] GIBE, v.i. To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail at; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff. [.] [.] Fleer and gibe, and laugh and flout. [.] GIBE, v.t. To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to scoff at; to ...
24360	gibeline	[.] GIB'ELINE, n. The Gibelines were a faction in Italy, that opposed another faction called Guelfs, in the 13th century.
24361	giber	[.] GI'BER, n. One who utters reproachful, censorious and contemptuous expressions, or who casts cutting, sarcastic reflections; one who derides; a scoffer.
24362	gibing	[.] GI'BING, ppr. Uttering reproachful, contemptuous and censorious words; scoffing.
24363	gibingly	[.] GI'BINGLY, adv. With censorious, sarcastic and contemptuous expressions; scornfully.
24364	giblets	[.] GIB'LETS, n. The entrails of a goose or other fowl, as the heart, liver, gizzard, &c.; a considerable article in cookery; as, to boil or stew giblets. It is used only in the plural, except in composition; as a giblet-pie.
24365	gibstaff	[.] GIB'STAFF, n. A staff to gauge water or to push a boat; formerly, a staff used in fighting beasts on the stage.
24366	giddily	[.] GID'DILY, adv. [See Giddy.] With the head seeming to turn or reel. [.] 1. Inconstantly; unsteadily; with various turnings; as, to roam about giddily. [.] 2. Carelessly; heedlessly; negligently.
24367	giddiness	[.] GID'DINESS, n. The state of being giddy or vertiginous; vertigo; a sensation of reeling or whirling, when the body loses the power of preserving its balance or a steady attitude, or when objects at rest appear to reel, tremble or whirl; a swimming of the head. [.] 1. ...
24368	giddy	[.] GID'DY, a. Vertiginous; reeling; whirling; having in the head a sensation of a circular motion or swimming; or having lost the power of preserving the balance of the body, and therefore wavering and inclined to fall, as in the case of some diseases and of drunkenness. ...
24369	giddy-brained	[.] GID'DY-BRAINED, a. Careless; thoughtless; unsteady.
24370	giddy-head	[.] GID'DY-HEAD, n. A person without thought or judgment.
24371	giddy-headed	[.] GID'DY-HEADED, a. Heedless; unsteady; volatile; incautious.
24372	giddy-paced	[.] GID'DY-PACED, a. Moving irregularly.
24373	gie	[.] GIE, a contraction of guide. [Not in use.]
24374	gier-eagle	[.] GIE'R-EAGLE, n. A fowl of the eagle kind, mentioned in Leviticus 2.
24375	gieseckite	[.] GIE'SECKITE, n. A mineral of a rhomboidal form and compact texture, of a gray or brown color, and nearly as hard as calcarious spar.
24376	gif	[.] GIF, v.t. The old but true spelling of if.
24377	gift	[.] GIFT, n. [from give.] A present; any thing given or bestowed; any thing, the property of which is voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation; a donation. It is applicable to any thing movable or immovable. [.] 1. The act of giving or ...
24378	gifted	[.] GIFT'ED, pp. or a. Endowed by nature with any power or faculty; furnished with any particular talent.
24379	giftedness	[.] GIFT'EDNESS, n. The state of being gifted.
24380	gifting	[.] GIFT'ING, ppr. Endowing with any power or faculty.
24381	gig	[.] GIG, v.t. [L. gigno.] To engender. [Not in use.] [.] 1. To fish with a gig or fishgig. [.] GIG, n. [.] 1. Any little thing that is whirled round in play. [.] 2. A light carriage with one pair of wheels, drawn by one horse; a chair or chaise. [.] 3. ...
24382	gigantean	[.] GIGANTE'AN, a. [L. giganteus. See Giant.] Like a giant; mighty.
24383	gigantic	[.] GIGAN'TIC, a. [L. giganticus.] Of extraordinary size; very large; huge; like a giant. A man of gigantic stature. [.] 1. Enormous; very great or mighty; as gigantic deeds; gigantic wickedness. [.] Gigantical and gigantine, for gigantic, rarely or never used.
24384	gigantology	[.] GIGANTOL'OGY, n. [Gr. a giant, and discourse.] An account or description of giants.
24385	giggle	[.] GIG'GLE, n. A kind of laugh, with short catches of the voice or breath. [.] GIG'GLE, v.i. To laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; to laugh in a silly, puerile manner; to titter; to grin with childish levity or mirth.
24386	giggler	[.] GIG'GLER, n. One that giggles or titters.
24387	giglet	[.] GIG'LET
24388	giglot	[.] GIG'LOT, n. A wanton; a lascivious girl. [.] GIG'LOT, a. Giddy; light; inconstant; wanton.
24389	gigot	[.] GIG'OT, n. The hip-joint; also, a slice. [Not English.]
24390	gilbertine	[.] GIL'BERTINE, n. One of a religious order, so named from Gilbert, lord of Sempringham, in Lincolnshire, England. [.] GIL'BERTINE, a. Belonging to the monastic order, mentioned above.
24391	gild	[.] GILD, v.t. pret. and pp. gilded or gilt. [.] 1. To overlay with gold, either in leaf or powder, or in amalgam with quicksilver; to overspread with a thin covering of gold; as the gilt frame of a mirror. [.] [.] Her joy in gilded chariots when alive, [.] [.] ...
24392	gilded	[.] GILD'ED, pp. Overlaid with gold leaf or liquid; illuminated.
24393	gilder	[.] GILD'ER, n. One who gilds; one whose occupation is to overlay things with gold. [.] 1. A Dutch coin of the value of 20 stivers, about 38 cents, or one shilling and ninepence sterling. It is usually written guilder.
24394	gilding	[.] GILD'ING, ppr. Overlaying with gold; giving a fair external appearance. [.] GILD'ING, n. The art or practice of overlaying things with gold leaf or liquid. [.] 1. That which is laid on in overlaying with gold.
24395	gill	[.] GILL, n. [.] 1. The organ of respiration in fishes, consisting of a cartilaginous or bony arch, attached to the bones of the head, and furnished on the exterior convex side with a multitude of fleshy leaves, or fringed vascular fibrils, resembling plumes, and of ...
24396	gill-flap	[.] GILL-FLAP, n. A membrane attached to the posterior edge of the gill-lid, immediately closing the gill-opening.
24397	gill-lid	[.] GILL-LID, n. The covering of the gills.
24398	gill-opening	[.] GILL-OPENING, n. The aperture of a fish or other animal, by which water is admitted to the gills.
24399	gillhouse	[.] GILLHOUSE, n. A place where gill is sold.
24400	gillian	[.] GIL'LIAN, n. A wanton girl.
24401	gillyflower	[.] GIL'LYFLOWER, n. [supposed to be a corruption of July-flower.] [.] The name of certain plants. The clove gilly-flower is of the genus Dianthus, or carnation pink; the stock gillyflower is the Cheiranthus; the queen's gillyflower is the Hesperis.
24402	gilse	[.] GILSE, n. A young salmon.
24403	gilt	[.] GILT, pp. of gild. Overlaid with gold leaf, or washed with gold; illuminated; adorned. [.] GILT, n. Gold laid on the surface of a thing; gilding. [.] 1. In England, a young female pig.
24404	gilthead	[.] GILT'HEAD, n. [gilt and head.] In ichthyology, a fish or a genus of fishes, the Sparus, of many species; so named from their color, or from a golden spot between the eyes. [.] 1. A bird.
24405	gilttail	[.] GILTTAIL, n. A worm so called from its yellow tail.
24406	gim	[.] GIM, a. [contracted from gemmy.] Neat; spruce; well dressed.
24407	gimbal	[.] GIM'BAL, n. A brass ring by which a sea compass is suspended in its box, by means of which the card is kept in a horizontal position, notwithstanding the rolling of the ship.
24408	gimblet	[.] GIMB'LET, n. A borer; small instrument with a pointed screw at the end, for boring holes in wood by turning. It is applied only to small instruments; a large instrument of the like kind is called an auger. [.] GIMB'LET, v.t. In seamen's language, to turn round ...
24409	gimcrack	[.] GIM'CRACK, n. A trivial mechanism; a device; a toy; a pretty thing.
24410	gimmal	[.] GIM'MAL, n. Some device or machinery. [.] GIM'MAL, a. Consisting of links.
24411	gimmer	[.] GIM'MER, n. Movement or machinery.
24412	gimp	[.] GIMP, n. [ Eng. to whip.] A kind of silk twist or edging. [.] GIMP, a. Smart; spruce; trim; nice. [Not in use.]
24413	gin	[.] GIN, n. A contraction of Geneva, a distilled spirit. [See Geneva.] [.] GIN, n. [A contraction of engine.] A machine or instrument by which the mechanical powers are employed in aid of human strength. The word is applied to various engines, as a machine for ...
24414	ginger	[.] GIN'GER, n. [L. zinziber.] A plant, or the root of a species of Amomum, a native of the East and West Indies. The roots are jointed, and the stalks rise two or three feet, with narrow leaves. The flower stems arise by the side of these, immediately from the root, ...
24415	gingerbreaad	[.] GIN'GERBREAAD, n. [ginger and bread.] A kind or cake, composed of flour with an admixture of butter, pearlash and ginger, sweetened.
24416	gingerly	[.] GIN'GERLY, adv. Nicely; cautiously. [Not used.]
24417	gingerness	[.] GIN'GERNESS, n. Niceness; tenderness. [Not used.]
24418	gingham	[.] GING'HAM, n. A kind or striped cotton cloth.
24419	ginging	[.] GIN'GING, n. In mining, the lining of a mine-shaft with stones or bricks for its support, called steining or staining, which I suppose is from Sax. stan, stone.
24420	gingival	[.] GIN'GIVAL, a. [L. gingiva, the gum.] Pertaining to the gums.
24421	gingle	[.] GIN'GLE
24422	ginglymoid	[.] GIN'GLYMOID, a. [Gr. a hinge, and form.] Pertaining to or resembling a ginglymus.
24423	ginglymus	[.] GIN'GLYMUS, n. [Gr.] In anatomy, a species of articulation resembling a hinge. That species of articulation in which each bone partly receives and is partly received by the other, so as to admit only of flexion and extension, is called angular ginglymus.
24424	ginnet	[.] GIN'NET, n. A nag. [See Jennet.]
24425	ginseng	[.] GIN'SENG, n. [This word is probably Chinese, and it is said by Grosier, to signify the resemblance of a man, or man's thigh. He observes also that the root in the language of the Iroquois is called garentoquen, which signifies legs and thighs separated.] [.] A plant, ...
24426	gip	[.] GIP, v.t. To take out the entrails of herrings.
24427	gipsey	[.] GIP'SEY, n. The Gipseys are a race of vagabonds which infest Europe, Africa and Asia, strolling about and subsisting mostly by theft, robbery and fortune-telling. The name is supposed to be corrupted from Egyptian, as they were thought to have come from Egypt. But ...
24428	gipseyism	[.] GIP'SEYISM, n. The arts and practices of gipseys; deception; cheating; flattery. [.] 1. The state of a gipsey.
24429	giraff	[.] GIRAFF', n. The camelopard, a quadruped. [See Camelopard.]
24430	girandole	[.] GIR'ANDOLE, n. A chandelier; a large kind of branched candlestick.
24431	girasol	[.] GIR'ASOL, n. [L. gyrus, a turn; L. sol, the sun.] [.] 1. The turnsole, a plant of the genus Heliotropium. [.] 2. A mineral usually milk white, bluish white or sky blue, but when turned towards the sun or any bright light, it constantly reflects a reddish color; ...
24432	gird	[.] GIRD, n. gurd. [Eng. a yard.] [.] 1. A twitch or pang; a sudden spasm, which resembles the stroke of a rod or the pressure of a band. [.] 2. In popular language, a severe stroke of a stick or whip. [.] GIRD, v.t. gurd. pret. and pp. girded or girt. [.] 1. ...
24433	girded	[.] GIRD'ED, pp. Bound; surrounded; invested; put on.
24434	girder	[.] GIRD'ER, n. In architecture, the principal piece of timber in a floor. Its end is usually fastened into the summers or breast summers,and the joists are framed in it at one end. In buildings entirely of timber, the girder is fastened by tenons into the posts. [.] 1. ...
24435	girding	[.] GIRD'ING, ppr. Binding; surrounding; investing. [.] GIRD'ING, n. A covering. Is.3.
24436	girdle	[.] GIRD'LE, n. [.] 1. A band or belt; something drawn round the waist of a person, and tied or buckled; as a girdle of fine lines; a leathern girdle. [.] 2. Inclosure; circumference. [.] 3. The zodiac. [.] 4. A round iron plate for baking. [.] 5. Among ...
24437	girdle-belt	[.] GIRD'LE-BELT, n. A belt that encircles the waist.
24438	girdle-stead	[.] GIRD'LE-STEAD, n. The part of the body where the girdle is worn.
24439	girdler	[.] GIRD'LER, n. One who girdles; a maker of girdles.
24440	gire	[.] GIRE, n. [L. gyrus.] A circle, or circular motion. [See Gyre.]
24441	girl	[.] GIRL, n. gerl. [Low L. gerula, a young woman employed in tending children and carrying them about, from gero, to carry; a word probably received from the Romans while in England.] [.] 1. A female child, or young woman. In familiar language, any young unmarried ...
24442	girlhood	[.] GIRL'HOOD, n. The state of a girl. [Little used.]
24443	girlish	[.] GIRL'ISH, a. Like a young woman or child; befitting a girl. [.] 1. Pertaining to the youth of a female.
24444	girlishly	[.] GIRL'ISHLY, adv. In the manner of a girl.
24445	girrock	[.] GIR'ROCK, n. A species of gar-fish,the lacertus.
24446	girt	[.] GIRT, pret. and pp. of gird. [.] GIRT, v.t. To gird; to surround. [.] [This verb, if derived from the noun, girt, may be proper.] [.] GIRT
24447	girth	[.] GIRTH, n. The band or strap by which a saddle or any burden on a horse's back is made fast, by passing under his belly. [.] 1. A circular bandage. [.] 2. The compass measured by a firth or inclosing bandage. [.] [.] He's a lusty, jolly fellow, that lives well, ...
24448	gise	[.] GISE, v.t. To feed or pasture. [See Agist.]
24449	gisle	[.] GIS'LE, n. A pledge. [Not in use.]
24450	gist	[.] GIST, n. In law,the main point of a question; the point on which an action rests.
24451	gith	[.] GITH, n. Guinea pepper.
24452	gittern	[.] GIT'TERN, n. [L. cithara.] A guitar. [See Guitar.] [.] GIT'TERN, v.i. To play on a gittern.
24453	give	[.] GIVE, v.t. pret. gave; pp. given. [Heb. to give. The sense of give is generally to pass, or to transfer, that is, to send or throw.] [.] 1. To bestow; to confer; to pass or transfer the title or property of a thing to another person without an equivalent or compensation. [.] [.] ...
24454	given	[.] GIV'EN, pp. giv'n. Bestowed; granted; conferred; imparted; admitted or supposed.
24455	giver	[.] GIV'ER, n. One who gives a donor; a bestower; a grantor; one who imparts or distributes. [.] [.] It is the giver, and not the gift, that engrosses the heart of the christian.
24456	gives	[.] GIVES, n. plu. Fetters or shackles for the feet. [See Gyves.]
24457	giving	[.] GIV'ING, ppr. Bestowing; conferring; imparting; granting; delivering. [.] GIV'ING,n. The act of conferring. [.] 1. An alleging of what is not real.
24458	gizzard	[.] GIZ'ZARD, n. The strong musculus stomach of a fowl. [.] To fret the gizzard, to harass; to vex one's self, or to be vexed.
24459	glabriate	[.] GLA'BRIATE, v.t. [L. glabro.] To make smooth. [Not used.]
24460	glabrity	[.] GLA'BRITY, n. Smoothness. [Not used.]
24461	glabrous	[.] GLA'BROUS, a. [L. glaber, allied to Eng. glib. [.] Smooth; having an even surface.
24462	glacial	[.] GLA'CIAL, a. [L. glacialis, from glacies,ice.] [.] Icy; consisting of ice; frozen.
24463	glaciate	[.] GLA'CIATE, v.i. To turn to ice.
24464	glaciation	[.] GLACIA'TION, n. [supra.] The act of freezing; ice formed.
24465	glacier	[.] GLA'CIER, n. A field or immense mass of ice, formed in deep but elevated valleys, or on the sides of the Alps or other mountains. These masses of ice extend many miles in length and breadth, and remain undissolved by the heat of summer.
24466	glacious	[.] GLA'CIOUS, a. Like ice; icy.
24467	glacis	[.] GLA'CIS, n. In building, or gardening, an easy, insensible slope. [.] 1. In fortification, a sloping bank; that mass of earth which serves as a parapet to the covered way, having an easy slope or declivity towards the champaign or field.
24468	glad	[.] GLAD, a. [L. loetus, without a prefix.] [.] 1. Pleased; affected with pleasure or moderate joy; moderately happy. [.] [.] A wise son maketh a glad father. Prov.10. [.] It is usually followed by of. I am glad of an opportunity to oblige my friend. [.] It is sometimes ...
24469	gladden	[.] GLAD'DEN, v.t. glad'n. To make glad; to cheer; to please; to exhilarate. The news of peace gladdens our hearts. [.] [.] Churches will every where gladden his eye, [.] [.] and hymns of praise vibrate upon his ear. [.] GLAD'DEN, v.i. glad'n. To become glad; ...
24470	gladder	[.] GLAD'DER, n. One that makes glad, or gives joy.
24471	gladding	[.] GLAD'DING, ppr. Making glad; cheering; giving joy.
24472	glade	[.] GLADE, n. An opening or passage made through a wood by lopping off the branches of the trees. Locally, in the U. States, a natural opening or open place in a forest. [.] [.] There interspersed in lawns and opening glades. [.] 1. In New England, an opening in ...
24473	gladen	[.] GLA'DEN
24474	glader	[.] GLA'DER, n. [L. glaldius, a sword.] Swordgrass; the general name of plants that rise with a broad blade like sedge.
24475	gladful	[.] GLAD'FUL, a. Full of gladness.
24476	gladfulness	[.] GLAD'FULNESS, n. Joy; gladness.
24477	gladiate	[.] GLA'DIATE, a. [L. gladius, a sword.] Sword-shaped; resembling the form of a sword; as the legume of a plant.
24478	gladiator	[.] GLADIA'TOR, n. [L. from gladius, a sword.] [.] A sword-player; a prize-fighter. The gladiators, in Rome, were men who fought in the arena, for the entertainment of the people.
24479	gladiatorial	[.] GLADIATO'RIAL, a. Pertaining to gladiators, or to combats for the entertainment of the Roman people.
24480	gladiatory	[.] GLA'DIATORY, a. Relating to gladiators.
24481	gladiature	[.] GLA'DIATURE, n. Sword-play; fencing. [Not in use.]
24482	gladiole	[.] GLAD'IOLE, n. [L. gladiolus, a dagger.] A plant, the sword-lily, of the genus Gladiolus. The water gladiole is of the genus Butomus or flowering rush, and also of the genus Lobelia or cardinal flower.
24483	gladly	[.] GLAD'LY, adv. [See Glad.] With pleasure; joyfully; cheerfully. [.] [.] The common people heard him gladly. Mark 12.
24484	gladness	[.] GLAD'NESS, n. [See Glad.] Joy, or a moderate degree of joy and exhilaration; pleasure of mind; cheerfulness. [.] [.] They--did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart. Act.2. [.] [Gladness is rarely or never equivalent to mirth, merriment, gayety and ...
24485	gladsome	[.] GLAD'SOME, a. Pleased; joyful; cheerful. [.] 1. Causing joy, pleasure or cheerfulness; having the appearance of gayety; pleasing. [.] [.] Of opening heaven they sung, and gladsome day.
24486	gladsomely	[.] GLAD'SOMELY, adv. With joy; with pleasure of mind.
24487	gladsomeness	[.] GLAD'SOMENESS, n. Joy, or moderate joy; pleasure of mind. [.] 1. Showiness.
24488	gladwin	[.] GLAD'WIN, n. A plant of the genus Iris.
24489	glair	[.] GLAIR, n. [Eng. clear, L. clarus, and with Eng. glare, and L. gloria; perhaps with L. glarea, gravel,or pieces of quartz.] [.] 1. The white of an egg. It is used as a varnish for preserving paintings. [.] 2. Any viscous transparent substance, resembling the ...
24490	glairy	[.] GLA'IRY, a. Like glair, or partaking of its qualities.
24491	glance	[.] GL`ANCE, n. [The primary sense is to shoot, to throw, to dart.] [.] 1. A sudden shoot of light or splendor. [.] 2. A shoot or darting of sight; a rapid or momentary view or cast; a snatch of sight; as a sudden glance; a glance of the eye. [.] GL`ANCE, v.i. ...
24492	glance-coal	[.] GL`ANCE-COAL, n. Anthracite; a mineral composed chiefly of carbon. [See Anthracite.]
24493	glancing	[.] GL`ANCING, pp. Shooting; darting; casting suddenly; flying off obliquely.
24494	glancingly	[.] GL`ANCINGLY, adv. By glancing; in a glancing manner; transiently.
24495	gland	[.] GLAND, n. [L. glans, a nut; glandula, a gland.] [.] 1. In anatomy, a distinct soft body, formed by the convolution of a great number of vessels, either constituting a part of the lymphatic system, or destined to secrete some fluid from the blood. Glands have been ...
24496	glandered	[.] GLAND'ERED, a. Affected with glanders.
24497	glanders	[.] GLAND'ERS, n. [from gland.] In farriery, the running of corrupt slimy matter from the nose of a horse.
24498	glandiferous	[.] GLANDIF'EROUS, a. [L. glandifer; glans,an acorn, and fero, to bear.] [.] Bearing acorns or other nuts; producing nuts or mast. The beech and the oak are glandiferous trees.
24499	glandiform	[.] GLAND'IFORM, a. [L. glans and forma, form.] [.] In the shape of a gland or nut; resembling a gland.
24500	glandular	[.] GLAND'ULAR, a. Containing glands; consisting of glands; pertaining to glands.
24501	glandulation	[.] GLANDULA'TION, n. In botany, the situation and structure of the secretory vessels in plants. [.] [.] Glandulation respects the secretory vessels, which are either glandules, follicles or utricles.
24502	glandule	[.] GLAND'ULE, n. [L. glandula.] A small gland or secreting vessel.
24503	glanduliferous	[.] GLANDULIF'EROUS, a. [L. glandula and fero, to bear.] [.] Bearing glands.
24504	glandulosity	[.] GLANDULOS'ITY, n. A collection of glands. [Little used.]
24505	glandulous	[.] GLAND'ULOUS, a. [L. glandulosus.] Containing glands; consisting of glands; pertaining to glands; resembling glands.
24506	glare	[.] GLARE, n. [.] 1. A bright dazzling light; clear, brilliant luster or splendor, that dazzles the eyes. [.] [.] The frame of burnished steel that cast a glare. [.] 2. A fierce, piercing look. [.] [.] --About them round, [.] [.] A lion now he stalks with ...
24507	glareous	[.] GLA'REOUS, a. Resembling the white of an egg; viscous and transparent or white.
24508	glaring	[.] GLA'RING, ppr. Emitting a clear and brilliant light; shining with dazzling luster. [.] 1. Clear; notorious; open and bold; barefaced; as a glaring crime.
24509	glaringly	[.] GLA'RINGLY, adv. Openly; clearly; notoriously.
24510	glass	[.] GL`ASS, n. [L. glastum; glesid, blueness. Greenness is usually named from vegetation or growing, as L. viridis, from vireo.] [.] 1. A hard, brittle, transparent, factitious substance, formed by fusing sand with fixed alkalies. [.] In chimistry, a substance or ...
24511	glass-gazing	[.] GL`ASS-GAZING, a. Addicted to viewing one's self in a glass or mirror; finical.
24512	glassblower	[.] GL`ASSBLOWER, n. One whose business is to blow and fashion glass.
24513	glassfull	[.] GL`ASSFULL, n. As much as a glass holds.
24514	glassfurnace	[.] GL`ASSFURNACE, n. A furnace in which the materials of glass are melted.
24515	glassgrinder	[.] GL`ASSGRINDER, n. One whose occupation is to grind and polish glass.
24516	glasshouse	[.] GL`ASSHOUSE, n. A house where glass is made.
24517	glassiness	[.] GL`ASSINESS, n. The quality of being glassy or smooth; a vitreous appearance.
24518	glasslike	[.] GL`ASSLIKE, a. Resembling glass.
24519	glassman	[.] GL`ASSMAN, n. One who sells glass.
24520	glassmetal	[.] GL`ASSMETAL, n. Glass in fusion.
24521	glasspot	[.] GL`ASSPOT, n. A vessel used for melting glass in manufactories.
24522	glasswork	[.] GL`ASSWORK, n. Manufacture of glass.
24523	glassworks	[.] GL`ASSWORKS, n. plu. The place or buildings where glass is made.
24524	glasswort	[.] GL`ASSWORT, n. A plant, the Salsola, of several species, all which may be used in the manufacture of glass. The Barilla of commerce, is the semifused ashes of the Salsola soda, which is largely cultivated on the Mediterranean in Spain. [.]
24525	glassy	[.] GL`ASSY, a. Made of glass; vitreous; as a glassy substance. [.] 1. Resembling glass in its properties, as in smoothness, brittleness, or transparency; as a glassy stream; a glassy surface; the glassy deep.
24526	glauber-salt	[.] GLAUB'ER-SALT, n. Sulphate of soda, a well known cathartic.
24527	glauberite	[.] GLAUB'ERITE, n. A mineral of a grayish white or yellowish color, consisting of dry sulphate of lime and dry sulphate of soda.
24528	glaucoma	[.] GLAUCO'MA, n. [Gr.] A fault in the eye, in which the crystalline humor becomes gray, but without injury to the sight. [.] A disease in the eye, in which the crystalline humor becomes of a bluish or greenish color,and its transparency is diminished. [.] [.] An opacity ...
24529	glaucous	[.] GLAUC'OUS, a. [L. glaucus.] Of a sea green color; of a light green.
24530	glave	[.] GLAVE, n. A broadsword; a falchion. [Not used.]
24531	glaver	[.] GLAV'ER, v.i. [L. glaber, lavis, or lubricus; Eng. glib.] [.] To flatter; to wheedle. [Little used and vulgar.]
24532	glaverer	[.] GLAV'ERER, n. A flatterer. [supra.]
24533	glaze	[.] GLAZE, v.t. [from glass.] To furnish with windows of glass; as, to glaze a house. [.] 1. To incrust with a vitreous substance, the basis of which is lead, but combined with silex, pearl-ashes and common salt; as, to glaze earthen ware. [.] 2. To cover with any ...
24534	glazed	[.] GLA'ZED, pp. Furnished with glass windows; incrusted with a substance resembling glass; rendered smooth and shining.
24535	glazier	[.] GLA'ZIER, n. gla'zhur. [from glaze or glass.] [.] One whose business is to set window glass, or to fix panes of glass to the sashes of windows, to pictures,&c.
24536	glazing	[.] GLA'ZING, ppr. Furnishing with window glass. [.] 1. Crusting with a vitreous substance, as potter's ware. [.] 2. Giving a smooth, glossy, shining surface, as to cloth. [.] GLA'ZING, n. The vitreous substance with which potter's ware is incrusted.
24537	gleam	[.] GLEAM, n. [L. flamma.] The radical sense is to throw, to shoot or dart, and it may be of the same family as clamo,clamor, a shoot of the voice. [.] 1. A shoot of light; a beam; a ray; a small stream of light. A gleam of dawning light, metaphorically, a gleam of ...
24538	gleaming	[.] GLE'AMING, ppr. Shooting as rays of light; shining. [.] GLE'AMING, n. A shoot or shooting of light.
24539	gleamy	[.] GLE'AMY, a. Darting beams of light; casting light in rays. [.] [.] In brazen arms, that cast a gleamy ray, [.] [.] Swift through the town the warrior bends his way.
24540	glean	[.] GLEAN, v.t. [.] 1. To gather the stalks and ears of grain which reapers leave behind them. [.] [.] Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of [.] [.] corn---Ruth 2. [.] 2. To collect things thinly scattered; to gather what is left in small parcels or ...
24541	gleaned	[.] GLE'ANED, pp. Gathered after reapers; collected from small detached parcels; as grain gleaned from the field. [.] 1. Cleared of what is left; as, the field is gleaned. [.] 2. Having suffered a gleaning. The public prints have been gleaned.
24542	gleaner	[.] GLE'ANER, n. One who gathers after reapers. [.] 1. One who collects detached parts or numbers,or who gathers slowly with labor.
24543	gleaning	[.] GLE'ANING, ppr. Gathering what reapers leave; collecting in small detached parcels. [.] GLE'ANING, n. The act of gathering after reapers. [.] 1. That which is collected by gleaning.
24544	glebe	[.] GLEBE, n. [L. gleba, a clod or clump of earth.] [.] 1. Turf; soil; ground. [.] [.] Till the glad summons of a genial ray [.] [.] Unbinds the glebe--- [.] 2. The land belonging to a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice. [.] 3. A crystal. [.] 4. ...
24545	glebous	[.] GLE'BOUS, a. Gleby; turfy.
24546	gleby	[.] GLE'BY, a. Turfy; cloddy.
24547	glede	[.] GLEDE, n. A fowl of the rapacious kind, the kite, a species of Falco. The word is used in Deut.14.13. but the same Hebrew word, Lev.11.14. is rendered a vulture.
24548	glee	[.] GLEE, n. [.] 1. Joy; merriment; mirth; gayety; particularly, the mirth enjoyed at a feast. [.] 2. A sort of catch or song sung in parts.
24549	gleed	[.] GLEED, n. A glowing coal.
24550	gleeful	[.] GLEE'FUL, a. Merry; gay; joyous.
24551	gleek	[.] GLEEK, n. [See Glee.] Music, or a musician. [.] 1. A scoff; a game at cards. [.] GLEEK, v.i. To make sport of; to gibe; to sneer; to spend time idly.
24552	gleeman	[.] GLEE'MAN, n. A musician.
24553	gleen	[.] GLEEN, v.i. To shine; to glisten. [Not used.]
24554	gleesome	[.] GLEE'SOME, a. Merry; joyous.
24555	gleet	[.] GLEET, n. The flux of a thin humor from the urethra; a thin ichor running from a sore. [.] GLEET, v.i. To flow in a thin limpid humor; to ooze. [.] 1. To flow slowly, as water.
24556	gleety	[.] GLEET'Y, a. Ichorous; thin; limpid.
24557	glen	[.] GLEN, n. A valley; a dale; a depression or space between hills.
24558	glene	[.] GLENE, n. [Gr.] In anatomy, the cavity or socket of the eye, and the pupil; any slight depression or cavity receiving a bone in articulation.
24559	glew	[.] GLEW. [See Glue.]
24560	gliadine	[.] GLI'ADINE, n. [Gr. glue.] One of the constituents of gluten, a slightly transparent, brittle substance, of a straw-yellow color, having a slight smell, similar to that of honeycomb.
24561	glib	[.] GLIB, a. [L. glaber, smooth; labor, to slide. This word contains the elements of slip. Qu. L. glubo.] [.] 1. Smooth; slippery; admitting a body to slide easily on the surface; as, ice is glib. [.] 2. Smooth; voluble; easily moving; as a glib tongue. [.] GLIB, ...
24562	glibly	[.] GLIB'LY, adv. Smoothly; volubly; as, to slide glibly; to speak glibly.
24563	glibness	[.] GLIB'NESS, n. Smoothness; slipperiness; as a polished ice-like glibness. [.] 1. Volubility of the tongue.
24564	glide	[.] GLIDE, v.i. [.] 1. To flow gently; to move without noise or violence; as a river. [.] [.] By east, among the dusty vallies glide [.] [.] The silver streams of Jordan's crystal flood. [.] 2. To move silently and smoothly; to pass along without apparent ...
24565	glider	[.] GLI'DER, n. He or that which glides.
24566	gliding	[.] GLI'DING, ppr. Passing along gently and smoothly; moving rapidly, or with ease.
24567	glimmer	[.] GLIM'MER, v.i. [.] 1. To shoot feeble or scattered rays of light; as the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp. [.] [.] When rosy morning glimmer'd o'er the dales. [.] [.] The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day. [.] 2. To shine faintly; to give a feeble ...
24568	glimmering	[.] GLIM'MERING, ppr. Shining faintly; shooting feeble scattered rays of light. [.] GLIM'MERING, n. A faint beaming of light. [.] 1. A faint view.
24569	glimpse	[.] GLIMPSE, n. glims. [.] 1. A weak faint light. [.] [.] Such vast room in Nature, [.] [.] Only to shine, yet scarce to contribute [.] [.] Each orb a glimpse of light. [.] 2. A flash of light; as the lightning's glimpse. [.] 3. Transient luster. [.] [.] ...
24570	glissa	[.] GLIS'SA, n. A fish of the tunny kind, without scales.
24571	glist	[.] GLIST, n. [from glisten.] Glimmer; mica. [See Glimmer.]
24572	glisten	[.] GLIS'TEN, v.i. glis'n. [Heb. to shine; L. glisco; Eng. gloss.] [.] To shine; to sparkle with light; as the glistening stars. [.] [.] The ladies' eyes glistened with pleasure.
24573	glistening	[.] GLIS'TENING, ppr. Shining; sparkling; emitting rays of light.
24574	glister	[.] GLIS'TER, v.i. [See Glisten.] To shine; to be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant. [.] [.] All that glistens is not gold.
24575	glistering	[.] GLIS'TERING, ppr. Shining; sparkling with light.
24576	glisteringly	[.] GLIS'TERINGLY, adv. With shining luster.
24577	glitter	[.] GLIT'TER, v.i. [.] 1. To shine; to sparkle with light; to gleam; to be splendid; as a glittering sword. [.] [.] The field yet glitters with the pomp of war. [.] 2. To be showing, specious or striking, and hence attractive; as the glittering scenes of a court. [.] GLIT'TER, ...
24578	glitterand	[.] GLIT'TERAND, ppr. or a. Sparkling. [Not in use.]
24579	glittering	[.] GLIT'TERING, ppr. Shining; splendid; brilliant.
24580	glitteringly	[.] GLIT'TERINGLY, adv. With sparkling luster.
24581	gloam	[.] GLOAM, v.i. To be sullen. [See Glum.]
24582	gloar	[.] GLOAR, v.i. To squint; to stare.
24583	gloat	[.] GLOAT, v.i. To cast side glances; to stare with eagerness or admiration.
24584	globate	[.] GLO'BATE
24585	globated	[.] GLO'BATED, a. [L. globatus.] Having the form of a globe; spherical; spheroidal.
24586	globe	[.] GLOBE, n. [L. globus; Eng. clew. See Clew.] [.] 1. A round or spherical solid body; a ball; a sphere; a body whose surface is in every part equidistant from the center. [.] 2. The earth; the terraqueous ball; so called, though not perfectly spherical. [.] 3. ...
24587	globe-amaranth	[.] GLOBE-AMARANTH, n. A plant of the genus Gomphrena. [See Amaranth.]
24588	globe-animal	[.] GLOBE-ANIMAL, n. A species of animalcule of a globular form.
24589	globe-daisy	[.] GLOBE-DAISY, n. A plant or flower of the genus Globularia.
24590	globe-fish	[.] GLO'BE-FISH, n. A fish of a globular shape, the Ostracion.
24591	globe-flower	[.] GLO'BE-FLOWER, n. A plant or flower of the genus Sphaeranthus.
24592	globe-ranunculus	[.] GLOBE-RANUN'CULUS, n. A plant, the Trollius europaeus.
24593	globe-thistle	[.] GLO'BE-THISTLE, n. A plant of the genus Echinops.
24594	globose	[.] GLOBO'SE, a. [L. globosus, from globe.] [.] Round; spherical; globular.
24595	globosity	[.] GLOBOS'ITY, n. The quality of being round; sphericity.
24596	globous	[.] GLO'BOUS, a. [L. globosus.] Round; spherical.
24597	globular	[.] GLOB'ULAR, a. [from globe.] Round; spherical; having the form of a small ball or sphere; as globular atoms.
24598	globularia	[.] GLOBULA'RIA, n. A flosculous flower.
24599	globule	[.] GLOB'ULE, n. [L. globulus, dim. of globus.] [.] A little globe; a small particle of matter of a spherical form; a word particularly applied to the red particles of blood, which swim in a transparent serum, and may be discovered by the microscope. [.] [.] Hail stones ...
24600	globulous	[.] GLOB'ULOUS, a. Round; globular; having the form of a small sphere.
24601	globy	[.] GLO'BY, a. Round; orbicular.
24602	glode	[.] GLODE, old pret. of glide.
24603	glome	[.] GLOME, n. [L. glomus; Heb. to wind, convolve, or collect into a mass.] In botany, a roundish head of flowers.
24604	glomerate	[.] GLOM'ERATE, v.t. [L. glomero, from glomus, supra.] [.] To gather or wind into a ball; to collect into a spherical form or mass, as threads.
24605	glomerated	[.] GLOM'ERATED, pp. Gathered into a ball or round mass.
24606	glomerating	[.] GLOM'ERATING, ppr. Collecting or winding into a ball or round mass.
24607	glomeration	[.] GLOMERA'TION, n. [L. glomertio.] The act of gathering, winding or forming into a ball or spherical body. [.] 1. A body formed into a ball.
24608	glomerous	[.] GLOM'EROUS, a. [L. glomerosus.] Gathered or formed into a ball or round mass.
24609	gloom	[.] GLOOM, n. [.] 1. Obscurity; partial or total darkness; thick shade; as the gloom of a forest, or the gloom of midnight. [.] 2. Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow. We say, the mind is sunk into gloom; a gloom overspreads the mind. [.] 3. ...
24610	gloomily	[.] GLOOM'ILY, adv. [from gloomy.] Obscurely; dimly; darkly; dismally. [.] 1. With melancholy aspect; sullenly; not cheerfully.
24611	gloominess	[.] GLOOM'INESS, n. Want of light; obscurity; darkness; dismalness. [.] 1. Want of cheerfulness; cloudiness of look; heaviness of mind; melancholy; as, to involve the mind in gloominess.
24612	gloomy	[.] GLOOM'Y, a. [from gloom.] Obscure; imperfectly illuminated; or dark; dismal; as the gloomy cells of a convent; the gloomy shades of night. [.] 1. Wearing the aspect of sorrow; melancholy; clouded; dejected; depressed; heavy of heart; as a gloomy countenance or ...
24613	gloriation	[.] GLORIA'TION, n. [L. gloriatio.] Boast; a triumphing. [Not used.]
24614	gloried	[.] GLO'RIED, a. [See Glory.] Illustrious; honorable. [Not used.]
24615	glorification	[.] GLORIFICA'TION, n. [See Glorify.] The act of giving glory or of ascribing honors to. [.] 1. Exaltation to honor and dignity; elevation to glory; as the glorification of Christ after his resurrection.
24616	glorified	[.] GLO'RIFIED, pp. Honored; dignified; exalted to glory.
24617	glorify	[.] GLO'RIFY, v.t. [L. gloria and facio, to make.] [.] 1. To praise; to magnify and honor in worship; to ascribe honor to, in thought or words. Ps.86.9 [.] [.] God is glorified, when such his excellency, above all things, is with due admiration acknowledged. [.] 2. ...
24618	glorifying	[.] GLO'RIFYING, ppr. Praising; honoring in worship; exalting to glory; honoring; extolling.
24619	glorious	[.] GLO'RIOUS, a. [L. gloriosus. See Glory.] [.] 1. Illustrious; of exalted excellence and splendor; resplendent in majesty and divine attributes; applied to God. Ex.15.11. [.] 2. Noble; excellent; renowned; celebrated; illustrious; very honorable; applied to men,their ...
24620	gloriously	[.] GLO'RIOUSLY, adv. Splendidly; illustriously; with great renown or dignity. [.] [.] Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously. Ex.15.
24621	glory	[.] GLO'RY, n. [L. gloria; planus; hence, bright, shining. Glory, then, is brightness, splendor. The L. floreo, to blossom, to flower, to flourish, is probably of the same family.] [.] 1. Brightness; luster; splendor. [.] [.] The moon, serene in glory, mounts the ...
24622	glorying	[.] GLO'RYING, ppr. Exulting with joy; boasting. [.] GLO'RYING, n. The act of exulting; exultation; boasting; display of pride. [.] [.] Your glorying is not good. 1 Cor.5.
24623	glose	[.] GLOSE, GLOSER. [See Gloze.]
24624	gloser	[.] GLOSE, GLOSER. [See Gloze.]
24625	gloss	[.] GLOSS, n. [Gr. the tongue, and a strap. L. has glossa, a tongue, and interpretation. In Heb. signifies to shine, but from the sense of smoothness. L. lustro; Eng. luster.] [.] 1. Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; as the gloss of ...
24626	glossarial	[.] GLOSSA'RIAL, a. Containing explanation.
24627	glossarist	[.] GLOSS'ARIST, n. A writer of glosses or comments.
24628	glossary	[.] GLOSS'ARY, n. [Low L. glossarium.] [.] A dictionary_webster1828 or vocabulary, explaining obscure or antiquated words found in old authors; such as Du Canage's Glossary; Spelman's Glossary.
24629	glossator	[.] GLOSSA'TOR, n. A writer of comments; a commentator. [Not used.
24630	glossed	[.] GLOSS'ED, pp. Made smooth and shining; explained.
24631	glosser	[.] GLOSS'ER, n. A writer of glosses; a scholiast; a commentator. [.] 1. A polisher; one who gives a luster.
24632	glossiness	[.] GLOSS'INESS,n. [from glossy.] The luster or brightness of a smooth surface.
24633	glossing	[.] GLOSS'ING, ppr. Giving luster to; polishing; explaining by comments; giving a specious appearance.
24634	glossist	[.] GLOSS'IST, n. A writer of comments. [Not in use.]
24635	glossographer	[.] GLOSSOG'RAPHER, n. [gloss and Gr. to write.] [.] A writer of glosses; a commentator; a scholiast.
24636	glossography	[.] GLOSSOG'RAPHY, n. The writing of comments for illustrating an author.
24637	glossologist	[.] GLOSSOL'OGIST, n. [gloss.] One who writes glosses; a commentator.
24638	glossology	[.] GLOSSOL'OGY, n. [gloss and Gr. discourse.] [.] Glosses or commentaries; explanatory notes for illustrating an author.
24639	glossy	[.] GLOSS'Y, a. Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth [.] surface; highly polished; as glossy silk; a glossy raven; a glossy plum.
24640	glottis	[.] GLOT'TIS, n. [Gr. the tongue.] The narrow opening at the upper part of the aspera arteria or windpipe, which, by its dilatation and contraction, contributes to the modulation of the voice.
24641	glout	[.] GLOUT, v.i. To pout; to look sullen. [Not used.] [.] GLOUT, v.t. To view attentively. [Not in use.]
24642	glove	[.] GLOVE, n. A cover for the hand, or for the hand and arm, with a separate sheath for each finger. The latter circumstance distinguishes the glove from the mitten. [.] To throw the glove, with our ancestors, was to challenge to single combat. [.] GLOVE, v.t. To ...
24643	glover	[.] GLOVER, n. One whose occupation is to make and sell gloves.
24644	glow	[.] GLOW, v.i. [.] 1. To shine with intense heat; or perhaps more correctly, to shine with a white heat; to exhibit incandescence. Hence, in a more general sense, to shine with a bright luster. [.] [.] Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees. [.] 2. To burn ...
24645	glowing	...
24646	glowingly	[.] GLOWINGLY, adv. With great brightness; with ardent heat or passion.
24647	glowworm	[.] GLOWWORM, n. The female of the Lampyris noctiluca, an insect of the order of Coleopters. It is without wings and resembles a caterpillar. It emits a shining green light from the extremity of the abdomen. The male is winged and flies about in the evening, when it ...
24648	gloze	[.] GLOZE, v.i. To flatter; to wheedle; to fawn; that is, to smooth, or to talk smoothly. [.] [.] So glozed the tempter, and his proem tun'd. [.] [.] A false glozing parasite. [.] GLOZE, n. Flattery; adulation. [.] 1. Specious show; gloss. [Not used. See ...
24649	glozer	[.] GLO'ZER, n. A flatterer.
24650	glozing	[.] GLO'ZING, ppr. Flattering; wheedling. [.] GLO'ZING, n. Specious representation.
24651	glucin	[.] GLU'CIN, n. [Gr.] A soft white earth or powder obtained from the beryl and emerald; so named from its forming, with acids,salts that are sweet to the taste. [.] [.] Glucin is a compound, of which glucinum is the base.
24652	glue	[.] GLUE, n. glu. [L. gluten.] [.] Inspissated animal gluten; a tenacious, viscid matter, which serves as a cement to unite other substances. It is made of the skins, parings, &c. of animals, as of oxen, calves or sheep, by boiling them to a jelly. [.] GLUE, v.t. ...
24653	glueboiler	[.] GLU'EBOILER, n. [glue and boil.] One whose occupation is to make glue.
24654	glued	[.] GLU'ED, pp. United or cemented with glue.
24655	gluer	[.] GLU'ER, n. One who cements with glue.
24656	gluey	[.] GLU'EY, a. Viscous; glutinous.
24657	glueyness	[.] GLU'EYNESS, n. The quality of being gluey.
24658	gluing	[.] GLU'ING, ppr. Cementing with glue.
24659	gluish	[.] GLU'ISH, a. Having the nature of glue.
24660	glum	[.] GLUM, a. Frowning; sullen. [Little used.] [.] GLUM, n. Sullenness; and, as a verb, to look sullen. [Not in use.]
24661	glumaceous	[.] GLUMA'CEOUS, a. Having glumes; consisting of glumes.
24662	glume	[.] GLUME, n. [L. gluma, from glubo, to bark or peel.] [.] In botany, the calyx or corol of corn and grasses, formed of valves embracing the seed, often terminated by the arista or beard; the husk or chaff.
24663	glummy	[.] GLUM'MY, a. Dark; gloomy; dismal.
24664	glumous	[.] GLU'MOUS, a. A glumous flower is a kind of aggregate flower,having a filiform receptacle, with a common glume at the base.
24665	glut	[.] GLUT, v.i. [L. glutio, Low L. gluto, a glutton.] [.] 1. To swallow, or to swallow greedily; to gorge. [.] 2. To cloy; to fill beyond sufficiency; to sate; to disgust; as, to glut the appetites. [.] 3. To feast or delight even to satiety. [.] [.] His faithful ...
24666	gluteal	[.] GLU'TEAL, a. [Gr. nates.] The gluteal artery,is a branch of the hypogastric or internal iliac artery, which supplies the gluteal muscles. [.] The gluteal muscles, are three large muscles on each side, which make up the fleshy part of the buttocks.
24667	gluten	[.] GLUTEN, n. [L. See Glue.] A tough elastic substance, of a grayish color, which becomes brown and brittle by drying; found in the flour of wheat and other grain. It contributes much to the nutritive quality of flour, and gives tenacity to its paste. A similar substance ...
24668	glutinate	[.] GLU'TINATE, v.t. To unite with glue; to cement.
24669	glutination	[.] GLUTINA'TION, n. The act of uniting with glue.
24670	glutinative	[.] GLU'TINATIVE, a. Having the quality of cementing; tenacious.
24671	glutinosity	[.] GLUTINOS'ITY, n. The quality of being glutinous; viscousness.
24672	glutinous	[.] GLU'TINOUS, n. [L. glutinosus.] Viscous; viscid; tenacious; having the quality of glue; resembling glue. Starch is glutinous. [.] 1. In botany, besmeared with a slippery moisture; as a glutinous leaf.
24673	glutinousness	[.] GLU'TINOUSNESS, n. Viscosity; viscidity; the quality of glue, tenacity.
24674	glutton	[.] GLUT'TON, n. glut'n. [Low L. gluto.] One who indulges to excess in eating. [.] 1. One eager of any thing to excess. [.] [.] Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy. [.] 2. In zoology, an animal of the genus Ursus, found in the N. of Europe and Siberia. It ...
24675	gluttonize	[.] GLUT'TONIZE, v.i. To eat to excess; to eat voraciously; to indulge the appetite to excess; to be luxurious.
24676	gluttonous	[.] GLUT'TONOUS, a. Given to excessive eating; indulging the appetite for food to excess; as a gluttonous age. [.] 1. Consisting in excessive eating; as gluttonous delight.
24677	gluttonously	[.] GLUT'TONOUSLY, adv. With the voracity of a glutton; with excessive eating.
24678	gluttony	[.] GLUT'TONY, n. Excess in eating; extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food. [.] 1. Luxury of the table. [.] [.] Their sumptuous gluttonies and gorgeous feasts. [.] 2. Voracity of appetite.
24679	glyconian	[.] GLYCO'NIAN
24680	glyconic	[.] GLYCON'IC, a. [Low L. glyconium.] Denoting a kind of verse in Greek and Latin poetry, consisting of three feet, a spondee, a choriamb, and a pyrrhic; as Glyconic measure.
24681	glyn	[.] GLYN. [See Glen.]
24682	glyph	[.] GLYPH, n. [Gr. to carve.] In sculpture and architecture, a canal, channel or cavity intended as an ornament.
24683	glyphic	[.] GLYPH'IC, n. A picture or figure by which a word is implied. [See Hieroglyphic.]
24684	glyptic	[.] GLYP'TIC, n. [supra.] The art of engraving figures on precious stones.
24685	glyptographic	[.] GLYPTOGRAPH'IC, a. [Gr.] Describing the methods of engraving on precious stones.
24686	glyptograpny	[.] GLYPTOG'RAPNY, n. [supra.] A description of the art of engraving on precious stones.
24687	gnar	[.] GN`AR
24688	gnarl	[.] GN`ARL, v.i. n`ar and n`arl. To growl; to murmur; to snarl. [.] [.] And wolves are gnarling which shall gnaw thee first. [.] [Gnar is nearly obsolete.]
24689	gnarled	[.] GN`ARLED, a. n`arled. Knotty; full of knots; as the gnarled oak.
24690	gnash	[.] GNASH, v.t. nash. To strike the teeth together, as in anger or pain; as, to gnash the teeth in rage. [.] GNASH, v.i. nash. To grind the teeth. [.] [.] He shall gnash with his teeth and melt away. Ps.112. [.] 1. To rage even to collision with the teeth; ...
24691	gnashing	[.] GNASH'ING, ppr. nash'ing. Striking the teeth together, as in anger, rage or pain. [.] GNASH'ING, n. nash'ing. A grinding or striking of the teeth in rage or anguish. [.] [.] There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Matt.8.
24692	gnat	[.] GNAT, n. nat. A small insect, or rather a genus of insects, the Culex, whose long cylindric body is composed of eight rings. They have six legs and their mouth is formed by a flexible sheath, inclosing bristles pointed like stings. The sting is a tube containing ...
24693	gnatflower	[.] GNAT'FLOWER, n. A flower, called also bee-flower.
24694	gnatsnapper	[.] GNAT'SNAPPER, n. A bird that catches gnats.
24695	gnatworm	[.] GNAT'WORM, n. A small water insect produced by a gnat, and which after its several changes is transformed into a gnat; the larva of a gnat.
24696	gnaw	[.] GNAW, v.t. naw. [ Gr. to scrape.] [.] 1. To bite off by little and little; to bite or scrape off with the fore teeth; to wear away by biting. The rats gnaw a board or plank; a worm gnaws the wood of a tree or the plank of a ship. [.] 2. To eat by biting off small ...
24697	gnawed	[.] GNAW'ED, pp. naw'ed. Bit; corroded.
24698	gnawer	[.] GNAW'ER, n. naw'er. He or that which gnaws or corrodes.
24699	gnawing	[.] GNAW'ING, ppr. naw'ing. Biting off by little and little; corroding; eating by slow degrees.
24700	gneiss	[.] GNE'ISS, n. ne'is. In mineralogy, a species of aggregated rock, composed of quartz, feldspar and mica, of a structure more or less distinctly slaty. The layers, whether straight or curved, are frequently thick, but often vary considerably in the same specimen. It ...
24701	gnoff	[.] GNOFF, n. nof. A miser. [Not in use.]
24702	gnome	[.] GNOME, n. nome. An imaginary being, supposed by the cabalists, to inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and to be the guardian of mines,quarries. &c. [.] 1. A brief reflection or maxim. [Not used.]
24703	gnomical	[.] GNO'MICAL, a. nomical. Sententious; containing maxims. [Little used.]
24704	gnomiometrical	[.] GNOMIOMET'RICAL, a. [Gr. an index, and to measure.] [.] The gnomiometrical telescope and microscope is an instrument for measuring the angles of crystals by reflection, and for ascertaining the inclination of strata, and the apparaent magnitude of angles when the eye ...
24705	gnomologic	[.] GNOMOLOG'IC
24706	gnomological	[.] GNOMOLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to gnomology.
24707	gnomology	[.] GNOMOL'OGY, n. [Gr. a maxim or sentence, and discourse.] [.] A collection of maxims, grave sentences or reflections. [Little used.]
24708	gnomon	[.] GNO'MON, n. no'mon. [Gr. an index, to know.] [.] 1. In dialling, the style or pin, which by its shadow shows the hour of the day. It represents the axis of the earth. [.] 2. In astronomy, a style erected perpendicular to the horizon, in order to find the altitude ...
24709	gnomonic	[.] GNOMON'IC
24710	gnomonical	[.] GNOMON'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the art of dialling.
24711	gnomonics	[.] GNOMON'ICS, n. The art or science of dialling, or of constructing the dials to show the hour of the day by the shadow of a gnomon.
24712	gnostic	[.] GNOS'TIC, n. nostic. [L. gnosticus; Gr. to know.] [.] The Gnostics were a sect of philosophers that arose in the first ages of christianity, who pretended they were the only men who had a true knowledge of the christian religion. They formed for themselves a system ...
24713	gnosticism	[.] GNOS'TICISM, n. nos'ticism. The doctrines, principles or systems of philosophy taught by the Gnostics.
24714	gnu	[.] GNU, n. A species of Antelope, in Southern Africa, whose form partakes of that of the horse, the ox, and the deer.
24715	go	[.] GO, v.i. pret. went; pp. gone. [.] 1. In a general sense, to move; to pass; to proceed from one place, state or station to another; opposed to resting. A mill goes by water or by steam; a ship goes at the rate of five knots an hour; a clock goes fast or slow; a ...
24716	goad	[.] GOAD,n. A pointed instrument used to stimulate a beast to move faster. [.] GOAD, v.t. To prick; to drive with a goad. [.] 1. To incite; to stimulate; to instigate; to urge forward, or to rouse by any thing pungent, severe, irritating or inflaming. He was ...
24717	goaded	[.] GOADED, pp. Pricked; pushed on by a goad; instigated.
24718	goading	[.] GOADING, ppr. Pricking; driving with a goad; inciting; urging on; rousing.
24719	goal	[.] GOAL, n. [.] 1. The point set to bound a race, and to which they run; the mark. [.] [.] Part curb their fiery steeds, or shun the goal [.] [.] With rapid wheels. [.] 2. Any starting post. [.] 3. The end or final purpose; the end to which a design tends, ...
24720	goar	[.] GOAR, n. More usually gore, which see.
24721	goarish	[.] GOARISH, a. Patched; mean.
24722	goat	[.] GOAT, n. An animal or quadruped of the genus Capra. The horns are hollow, turned upwards, erect and scabrous. Goats are nearly of the size of sheep, but stronger, less timid and more agile. They delight to frequent rocks and mountains, and subsist on scanty coarse ...
24723	goat-chaffer	[.] GOAT-CHAFFER, n. An insect, a kind of beetle.
24724	goat-milker	[.] GOAT-MILKER, n. A kind or owl, so called from sucking goats.
24725	goat-sucker	[.] GOAT-SUCKER, n. In ornithology, a fowl of the genus Caprimulgus, so called from the opinion that it would suck goats. It is called also the fern-owl. In Bailey, it is called a goat-milker.
24726	goatfish	[.] GOATFISH, n. A fish of the Mediterranean.
24727	goatherd	[.] GOATHERD, n. One whose occupation is to tend goats.
24728	goatish	[.] GOATISH, a. Resembling a goat in any quality; of a rank smell. [.] 1. Lustful.
24729	goats-beard	[.] GOAT'S-BEARD, n. In botany, a plant of the genus Tragopogon.
24730	goats-rue	[.] GOAT'S-RUE, n. A plant of the genus Galega.
24731	goats-stones	[.] GOAT'S-STONES, n. The greater goat's stones is the Satyrium; the lesser,the Orchis.
24732	goats-thorn	[.] GOAT'S-THORN, n. A plant of the genus Astragalus.
24733	goatskin	[.] GOATSKIN, n. The skin of a goat.
24734	gob	[.] GOB, n. [Heb. a hill, a boss.] A little mass or collection; a mouthful. [A low word.]
24735	gobbet	[.] GOB'BET, n. A mouthful; a lump. [.] GOB'BET, v.t. To swallow in large masses or mouthfuls. [A low word.]
24736	gobble	[.] GOB'BLE, v.t. To swallow in large pieces; to swallow hastily. [.] GOB'BLE, v.i. To make a noise in the throat, as a turkey.
24737	gobbler	[.] GOB'BLER, n. One who swallows in haste; a greedy eater; a gormandizer. [.] 1. A name sometimes given to the turkey cock.
24738	goblet	[.] GOB'LET, n. A kind of cup or drinking vessel without a handle. [.] [.] We love not loaded boards, and goblets crown'd.
24739	goblin	[.] GOB'LIN, n. [.] 1. An evil spirit; a walking spirit; a frightful phantom. [.] [.] To whom the goblin, full of wrath, replied. [.] 2. A fairy; an elf.
24740	god	[.] GOD, n. [.] 1. The Supreme Being; Jehovah; the eternal and infinite spirit, the creator,and the sovereign of the universe. [.] [.] God is a spirit; and they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth. John 4. [.] 2. A false god; a heathen ...
24741	godchild	[.] GOD'CHILD, n. [god and child.] One for whom a person becomes sponsor at baptism, and promises to see educated as a christian.
24742	goddaughter	[.] GOD'DAUGHTER, n. [god and daughter.] A female for whom one becomes sponsor at baptism. [See Godfather.]
24743	goddess	[.] GOD'DESS, n. A female deity; a heathen deity of the female sex. [.] [.] When the daughter of Jupiter presented herself among a crowd of goddesses, she was distinguished by her graceful stature and superior beauty. [.] 1. In the language of love, a woman of superior ...
24744	goddesslike	[.] GOD'DESSLIKE, a. Resembling a goddess.
24745	godfather	[.] GOD'F`ATHER, n. The man who is sponsor for a child at baptism, who promises to answer for his future conduct and that he shall follow a life of piety, by this means laying himself under an indispensable obligation to instruct the child and watch over his conduct. ...
24746	godhead	[.] GOD'HEAD, n. god'hed. [.] 1. Godship; deity; divinity; divine nature or essence; applied to the true God, and to heathen deities. [.] 2. A deity in person; a god or goddess.
24747	godless	[.] GOD'LESS, a. Having no reverence for God; impious; ungodly; irreligious; wicked. [.] 1. Atheistical; having no belief in the existence of God.
24748	godlessness	[.] GOD'LESSNESS, n. The state of being impious or irreligious.
24749	godlike	[.] GOD'LIKE, a. Resembling God; divine. [.] 1. Resembling a deity,or heathen divinity. [.] 2. Of superior excellence; as godlike virtue; a godlike prince.
24750	godlily	[.] GOD'LILY, adv. Piously; righteously.
24751	godliness	[.] GOD'LINESS, n. [from godly.] Piety; belief in God, and reverence for his character and laws. [.] 1. A religious life; a careful observance of the laws of God and performance of religious duties, proceeding from love and reverence for the divine character and commands; ...
24752	godling	[.] GOD'LING, n. A little deity; a diminutive god; as a puny godling.
24753	godly	[.] GOD'LY, a. [god-like] Pious; reverencing God, and his character and laws. [.] 1. Living in obedience to God's commands, from a principle of love to him and reverence of his character and precepts; religious; righteous; as a godly person. [.] 2. Pious; conformed ...
24754	godlyhead	[.] GOD'LYHEAD, n. Goodness.
24755	godmother	[.] GOD'MOTHER, n. [god and mother.] A woman who becomes sponsor for a child in baptism.
24756	gods-penny	[.] GOD'S-PENNY, n. An earnest-penny.
24757	godship	[.] GOD'SHIP, n. Deity; divinity; the rank or character of a god. [.] [.] O'er hills and dales their godships came.
24758	godsmith	[.] GOD'SMITH, n. A maker of idols.
24759	godson	[.] GOD'SON, n. One for whom another has been sponsor at the font.
24760	godward	[.] GOD'WARD. Toward God. [An ill-formed word.]
24761	godwit	[.] GOD'WIT, n. A fowl of the grallic order and genus Scolopax. It has a bill four inches long; the feathers on the head, neck and back are of a light reddish brown; those on the belly white, and the tail is regularly barred with black and white. This fowl frequents ...
24762	godyeld	[.] GOD'YELD
24763	godyield	[.] GOD'YIELD, adv. [Supposed to be contracted from good or god, and shield.] A term of thanks.
24764	goel	[.] GO'EL, a. Yellow.
24765	goer	[.] GO'ER, n. [from go.] One that goes; a runner or walker; one that has a gait good or bad. [.] 1. One that transacts business between parties; in an ill sense. [.] 2. A foot. [.] 3. A term applied to a horse; as a good goer; a safe goer. [Unusual in the U. ...
24766	goety	[.] GO'ETY, n. Invocation of evil spirits. [Not in use.]
24767	goff	[.] GOFF, n. A foolish clown; also, a game. [See Golf.]
24768	goffish	[.] GOFF'ISH, a. Foolish; stupid.
24769	gog	[.] GOG, n. Haste; ardent desire to go.
24770	goggle	[.] GOG'GLE, v.i. [L. celo; or from gog.] [.] To strain or roll the eyes. [.] [.] And wink and goggle like an owl. [.] GOG'GLE, a. Having full eyes; staring. [.] GOG'GLE, n. A strained or affected rolling of the eye.
24771	goggle-eye	[.] GOG'GLE-EYE, n. A rolling or staring eye.
24772	goggle-eyed	[.] GOG'GLE-EYED, a. Having prominent, distorted or rolling eyes.
24773	goggled	[.] GOG'GLED, a. Prominent; staring, as the eye.
24774	goggles	[.] GOG'GLES, n. plu. [.] 1. In surgery, instruments used to cure squinting, or the distortion of the eyes which occasions it. [.] 2. Cylindrical tubes, in which are fixed glasses for defending the eyes from cold, dust, &c. and sometimes with colored glasses to abate ...
24775	going	[.] GO'ING, ppr. [from go.] Moving; walking; traveling; turning; rolling; flying; sailing, &c. [.] GO'ING, n. The act of moving in any manner. [.] 1. The act of walking. [.] 2. Departure. [.] 3. Pregnancy. [.] 4. Procedure; way; course of life; behavior; ...
24776	goiter	[.] GOIT'ER, n. The bronchocele; a large tumor that forms gradually on the human throat between the trachea and the skin. [.] [.] The inhabitants of this part of the Valais are subject to goiters.
24777	goitrous	[.] GOIT'ROUS, a. Pertaining to the goiter; partaking of the nature of bronchocele. [.] 1. Affected with bronchocele. [.] [.] Let me not be understood as insinuating that the inhabitants in general are either goitrous or idiots.
24778	gola	[.] GO'LA, n. In architecture, the same as cymatium.
24779	gold	[.] GOLD, n. [.] 1. A precious metal of a bright yellow color, and the most ductile and malleable of all the metals. It is the heaviest metal except platina; and being a very dense, fixed substance, and not liable to be injured by air, it is well fitted to be used ...
24780	gold-finder	[.] GOLD-FINDER, n. One who finds gold; one who empties jakes. [Not much used.]
24781	gold-hammer	[.] GOLD-HAMMER, n. A kind of bird.
24782	gold-hilted	[.] GOLD-HILTED, a. Having a golden hilt.
24783	gold-pleasure	[.] GOLD-PLEASURE, for gold of pleasure, a plant of the genus Myagrum.
24784	gold-proof	[.] GOLD-PROOF, a. Proof against bribery or temptation by money.
24785	gold-size	[.] GOLD-SIZE, n. A size or glue for burnishing gilding.
24786	goldbeaten	[.] GOLDBEATEN, a. Gilded. [Little used.]
24787	goldbeater	[.] GOLDBEATER, n. One whose occupation is to beat or foliate gold for gilding. [.] Goldbeater's skin, the intestinum rectum of an ox, which goldbeaters lay between the leaves of the metal while they beat it, whereby the membrane is reduced very thin, and made fit to be ...
24788	goldbound	[.] GOLDBOUND, a. Encompassed with gold.
24789	golden	[.] GOLDEN, a. goldn. Made of gold; consisting of gold. [.] 1. Bright; shining; splendid; as the golden sun. [.] [.] Reclining soft on many a golden cloud. [.] 2. Yellow; of a gold color; as a golden harvest; golden fruit. [.] 3. Excellent; most valuable; ...
24790	golden-cups	[.] GOLDEN-CUPS, n. A plant, the Ranunculus.
24791	golden-lungwort	[.] GOLDEN-LUNGWORT, n. A plant of the genus Hieracium.
24792	golden-mouseear	[.] GOLDEN-MOUSEEAR, n. A plant of the genus Hieracium.
24793	golden-samphire	[.] GOLDEN-SAM'PHIRE, n. A plant, the Inula crithmifolia.
24794	golden-saxifrage	[.] GOLDEN-SAX'IFRAGE, n. A plant, the Chrysosplenium.
24795	golden-thistle	[.] GOLDEN-THISTLE, n. A plant of the genus Scolymus.
24796	goldenfish	[.] GOLDENFISH, n. A fish of the genus Cyprinus, of the size of a pilchard, so named from its bright color. These fishes are bred by the Chinese, in small ponds, in basons or porcelain vessels, and kept for ornament.
24797	goldenly	[.] GOLDENLY, adv. Splendidly; delightfully. [Not used.]
24798	goldenmaidenhair	[.] GOLDEN'MAIDENHAIR, n. A plant of the genus Polytrichum.
24799	goldenrod	[.] GOLDENROD, n. A plant, the Solidago.
24800	goldenrod-tree	[.] GOLDENROD-TREE, n. A plant, the Bosea.
24801	goldfinch	[.] GOLDFINCH, n. The Fringilla carduelis, a bird so named from the color of its wings.
24802	goldfish	[.] GOLDFISH
24803	golding	[.] GOLDING, n. A sort of apple.
24804	goldlace	[.] GOLDLACE, n. A lace wrought with gold.
24805	goldlaced	[.] GOLDLACED, a. Trimmed with gold lace.
24806	goldleaf	[.] GOLDLEAF, n. Gold foliated or beaten into a thin leaf.
24807	goldney	[.] GOLDNEY, n. A fish, the gilthead.
24808	goldsmith	[.] GOLDSMITH, n. An artisan who manufactures vessels and ornaments of gold and silver. [.] 1. A banker; one who manages the pecuniary concerns of others. [Goldsmiths were formerly bankers in England, but in America the practice does not exist, nor is the word used ...
24809	goldthread	[.] GOLDTHREAD, n. A thread formed of flatted gold laid over a thread of silk, by twisting it with a wheel and iron bobbins. [.] 1. A plant, the Helleborus trifolius; so called from its fibrous yellow roots.
24810	goldwire	[.] GOLDWIRE, n. An ingot of silver, superficially covered with gold and drawn through small round holes.
24811	goldylocks	[.] GOLDYLOCKS, n. A name given to certain plants of the genera Chrysocoma and Gnaphalium.
24812	golf	[.] GOLF, n. A game with ball and bat,in which he who drives the ball [.] into a hole with the fewest strokes is the winner.
24813	goll	[.] GOLL, n. [Gr. a cavity, and the hollow of the hand.] [.] Hands; paws; claws. [Not in use or local.]
24814	goloe-shoe	[.] GOLO'E-SHOE, n. An over-shoe; a shoe worn over another to keep the foot dry.
24815	gom	[.] GOM, n. A man.
24816	gondola	[.] GON'DOLA, n. A flat-bottomed boat, very long and narrow, used at Venice in Italy on the canals. A gondola of middle size is about thirty feet long and four broad, terminating at each end in a sharp point or peak rising to the highth of a man. It is usually rowed ...
24817	gondolier	[.] GONDOLIE'R, n. A man who rows a gondola.
24818	gone	[.] GONE, pp. of go; pronounced nearly gawn. [.] 1. Departed. [.] [.] It was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from [.] [.] Jerusalem to Gath. 1 Kings.2. [.] 2. Advanced; forward in progress; with far, farther, or further; as a man far gone in intemperance. [.] 3. ...
24819	gonfalon	[.] GON'FALON
24820	gonfalonier	[.] GONFALONIE'R, n. A chief standard bearer.
24821	gonfanon	[.] GON'FANON, n. [L. pannus, cloth.] An ensign or standard; colors.
24822	gong	[.] GONG, n. A privy or jakes. [.] 1. An instrument made of brass, of a circular form, which the Asiatics strike with a wooden mallet.
24823	goniometer	[.] GONIOM'ETER, n. [Gr. angle, and measure.] An instrument for measuring solid angles, or the inclination of planes.
24824	goniometrical	[.] GONIOMET'RICAL, a. Pertaining to a goniometer. Goniometrical lines are used for measuring the quantity of angles.
24825	gonorrhea	[.] GONORRHE'A, n. [Gr. semen, and to flow.] A morbid discharge in venereal complaints.
24826	good	[.] GOOD, a. [.] 1. Valid; legally firm; not weak or defective; having strength adequate to its support; as a good title; a good deed; a good claim. [.] 2. Valid; sound; not weak, false or fallacious; as a good argument. [.] 3. Complete or sufficiently perfect ...
24827	good-breeding	[.] GOOD-BREE'DING, n. Polite manners, formed by a good education; a polite education.
24828	good-by	[.] GOOD-BY. [See By.]
24829	good-conditioned	[.] GOOD-CONDI'TIONED, a. Being in a good state; having good qualities or favorable symptoms.
24830	good-fellow	[.] GOOD-FEL'LOW, n. A jolly companion. [This is hardly to be admitted as a compound word.] [.] GOOD-FEL'LOW, v.t. To make a jolly companion; to besot. [Little used.]
24831	good-fellowship	[.] GOOD-FEL'LOWSHIP, n. Merry society.
24832	good-friday	[.] GOOD-FRI'DAY, n. A fast of the christian church, in memory of our Savior's sufferings,kept in passion week.
24833	good-humor	[.] GOOD-HU'MOR, n. A cheerful temper or state of mind.
24834	good-humored	[.] GOOD-HU'MORED, a. Being of a cheerful temper.
24835	good-humoredly	[.] GOOD-HU'MOREDLY, adv. With a cheerful temper; in a cheerful way.
24836	good-manners	[.] GOOD-MAN'NERS, n. Propriety of behavior; politeness; decorum.
24837	good-nature	[.] GOOD-NA'TURE, n. Natural mildness and kindness of disposition.
24838	good-natured	[.] GOOD-NA'TURED, a. Naturally mild in temper; not easily provoked.
24839	good-naturedly	[.] GOOD-NA'TUREDLY, adv. With mildness of temper.
24840	good-now	[.] GOOD-NOW. An exclamation of wonder or surprise. [.] 1. An exclamation of entreaty. [Not used.]
24841	good-speed	[.] GOOD-SPEED, n. Good success; an old form of wishing success. [See Speed.]
24842	good-wife	[.] GOOD-WIFE, n. The mistress of a family.
24843	good-will	[.] GOOD-WILL, n. Benevolence.
24844	good-woman	[.] GOOD-WOMAN, n. The mistress of a family.
24845	goodings	[.] GOOD'INGS, n. In seamen's language, clamps of iron bolted on the stern-post of a ship, whereon to hang the rudder.
24846	goodless	[.] GOOD'LESS, a. Having no goods.
24847	goodliness	[.] GOOD'LINESS, n. [from goodly.] Beauty of form; grace; elegance. [.] [.] Her goodliness was full of harmony to his eyes.
24848	goodly	[.] GOOD'LY, adv. Excellently. [.] GOOD'LY, a. Being of a handsome form; beautiful; graceful; as a goodly person; goodly raiment; goodly houses. [.] 1. Pleasant; agreeable; desirable; as goodly days. [.] 2. Bulky; swelling; affectedly turgid.
24849	goodlyhead	[.] GOOD'LYHEAD,n. Goodness, grace. [Not in use.]
24850	goodman	[.] GOOD'MAN, n. A familiar appellation of civility; sometimes used ironically. [.] [.] With you, goodman boy, if you please. [.] 1. A rustic term of compliment; as old goodman Dobson. [.] 2. A familiar appellation of a husband; also,the master of a family. Prov.7. ...
24851	goodness	[.] GOOD'NESS, n. The state of being good; the physical qualities which constitute value, excellence or perfection; as the goodness of timber; the goodness of a soil. [.] 1. The moral qualities which constitute christian excellence; moral virtue; religion. [.] [.] ...
24852	goods	[.] GOODS, n. plu. Movables; household furniture. [.] 1. Personal or movable estate; as horses, cattle, utensils, &c. [.] 2. Wares; merchandize; commodities bought and sold by merchants and traders.
24853	goodship	[.] GOOD'SHIP, n. Favor; grace. [Not in use.]
24854	goody	[.] GOOD'Y, n. A low term of civility; as goody Dobson.
24855	goodyship	[.] GOOD'YSHIP, n. The state or quality of a goody. [Ludicrous.]
24856	googings	[.] GOOG'INGS
24857	goom	[.] GOOM, n. A man recently married, or who is attending his proposed spouse for the purpose of marriage; used in composition, as in bridegoom. It has been corrupted into groom.
24858	goosander	[.] GOOS'ANDER, n. A migratory fowl of the genus Mergus, the diver or plunger; called also merganser.
24859	goose	[.] GOOSE, n. goos. plu. geese. [.] 1. A well known aquatic fowl of the genus Anas; but the domestic goose lives chiefly on land, and feeds on grass. The soft feathers are used for beds, and the quills for pens. The wild goose is migratory. [.] 2. A tailor's smoothing ...
24860	gooseberry	[.] GOOSEBERRY, n. goos'berry. [L. grossula. The English word is undoubtedly corrupted from crossberry, grossberry, or gorseberry; a name taken from the roughness of the shrub. See Cross and Gross.] [.] The fruit of a shrub, and the shrub itself, the Ribes grossularia. ...
24861	goosecap	[.] GOOSECAP, n. goos'cap. A silly person.
24862	goosefoot	[.] GOOSEFOOT, n. goos'foot. A plant, the Chenopodium.
24863	goosegrass	[.] GOOSEGR`ASS, n. goos'grass. A plant of the genus Galium. Also, the name of certain plants of the genera Potentilla and Asperugo.
24864	gooseneck	[.] GOOSENECK, n. goos'neck. In a ship, a piece of iron fixed on one end of the tiller, to which the laniard of the whip-staff or wheel-rope comes, for steering the ship; also, an iron hook on the inner end of a boom.
24865	goosequill	[.] GOOSEQUILL, n. goos'quill. The large feather or quill of a goose; or a pen made with it.
24866	goosetongue	[.] GOOSETONGUE, n. goos'tung. A plant of the genus Achillea.
24867	goosewing	[.] GOOSEWING, n. goos'wing. In seamen's language, a sail set on a boom on the lee side of a ship; also, the clues or lower corners of a ship's main-sail or fore-sail, when the middle part is furled.
24868	goppish	[.] GOP'PISH, a. Proud; pettish. [Not in use.]
24869	gor-cock	[.] GOR'-COCK, n. The moor-cock, red-grouse, or red-game; a fowl of the gallinaceous kind.
24870	gord	[.] GORD, n. An instrument of gaming.
24871	gordian	[.] GORD'IAN, a. Intricate. [See the next word.] [.] Gordian knot, in antiquity, a knot in the leather or harness of Gordius, a king of Phrygia, so very intricate, that there was no finding where it began or ended. An oracle declared that he who should untie this knot should ...
24872	gore	[.] GORE, n. [Gr. from issuing.] [.] 1. Blood; but generally, thick or clotted blood; blood that after effusion becomes inspissated. [.] 2. Dirt; mud. [Unusual.] [.] GORE, n. [.] 1. A wedge-shaped or triangular piece of cloth sewed into a garment to widen ...
24873	gored	[.] GO'RED, pp. Stabbed; pierced with a pointed instrument.
24874	gorge	[.] GORGE, n. gorj. [L. gurges.] [.] 1. The throat; the gullet; the canal of the neck by which food passes to the stomach. [.] 2. In architecture, the narrowest part of the Tuscan and Doric capitals, between the astragal, above the shaft of the column, and the annulets. [.] 3. ...
24875	gorged	[.] GORG'ED, pp. Swallowed; glutted. [.] GORG'ED, a. Having a gorge or throat. [.] 1. In heraldry, bearing a crown or the like about the neck.
24876	gorgeous	[.] GOR'GEOUS, a. Showy; fine; splendid; glittering with gay colors. [.] [.] With gorgeous wings, the marks of sovereign sway. [.] [.] A gorgeous robe. Luke 23.
24877	gorgeously	[.] GOR'GEOUSLY, adv. With showy magnificence; splendidly; finely. The prince was gorgeously arrayed.
24878	gorgeousness	[.] GOR'GEOUSNESS, n. Show of dress or ornament; splendor of raiment.
24879	gorget	[.] GORG'ET, n. A piece of armor for defending the throat or neck; a kind of breast-plate like a half-moon; also, a small convex ornament worn by officers on the breast. [.] 1. Formerly, a ruff worn by females. [.] 2. In surgery, gorget, or gorgeret, is a cutting ...
24880	gorging	[.] GORG'ING, ppr. Swallowing; eating greedily; glutting.
24881	gorgon	[.] GORG'ON, n. [Gr.] A fabled monster of terrific aspect, the sight of which turned the beholder to stone. The poets represent the Gorgons as three sisters, Stheno, Euryale and Medusa; but authors are not agreed in the description of them. [.] 1. Any thing very ugly ...
24882	gorgonean	[.] GORGO'NEAN
24883	gorgonian	[.] GORGO'NIAN, a. Like a gorgon; pertaining to gorgons. [.] Gorgonia nobilis, in natural history, red coral.
24884	goring	[.] GO'RING, ppr. [from gore.] Stabbing; piercing. [.] GO'RING, n. A pricking; puncture.
24885	gormand	[.] GOR'MAND
24886	gormander	[.] GOR'MANDER, n. A greedy or ravenous eater; a glutton.
24887	gormandize	[.] GOR'MANDIZE, v.i. To eat greedily; to swallow voraciously.
24888	gormandizer	[.] GOR'MANDIZER, n. A greedy voracious eater.
24889	gormandizing	[.] GOR'MANDIZING, ppr. Eating greedily and voraciously.
24890	gorse	[.] GORSE
24891	gorss	[.] GORSS, n. gors. [L. crassus.] Furz, or whin, a thick prickly shrub, of the genus Ulex, bearing yellow flowers in winter.
24892	gory	[.] GO'RY, a. [from gore.] Covered with congealed or clotted blood; as gory locks. [.] 1. Bloody; murderous.
24893	goshawk	[.] GOS'HAWK, n. A voracious fowl of the genus Falco, or hawk kind, larger than the common buzzard, but of a more slender shape. The general color of the plumage is a deep brown; the breast and belly white.
24894	gosling	[.] GOS'LING, n. A young goose; a goose not full grown. [.] 1. A catkin on nut trees and pines.
24895	gospel	[.] GOS'PEL, n. [L. evangelium, a good or joyful message.] [.] The history of the birth, life, actions, death, resurrection, ascension and doctrines of Jesus Christ; or a revelation of the grace of God to fallen man through a mediator, including the character, actions, and ...
24896	gospel-gossip	[.] GOS'PEL-GOSSIP, n. One who is over zealous in running about among his neighbors to lecture on religious subjects.
24897	gospelize	[.] GOS'PELIZE, v.t. To form according to the gospel. [.] 1. To instruct in the gospel; to evangelize; as, to gospelize the savages.
24898	gospelized	[.] GOS'PELIZED, pp. Instructed in the christian religion.
24899	gospelizing	[.] GOS'PELIZING, ppr. Evangelizing; instructing in the christian religion.
24900	gospeller	[.] GOS'PELLER, n. An evangelist; also, a follower of Wickliffe, the first Englishman who attempted a reformation from popery. [Not much used. [.] 1. He who reads the gospel at the altar.
24901	goss	[.] GOSS, n. A kind of low furz or gorse.
24902	gossamer	[.] GOS'SAMER, n. [L. gossipium, cotton.] A fine filmy substance, like cobwebs, floating in the air, in calm clear weather, especially in autumn. It is seen in stubble fields and on furz or low bushes, and is probably formed by a species of spider.
24903	gossamery	[.] GOS'SAMERY, a. Like gossamer; flimsy; unsubstantial.
24904	gossip	[.] GOS'SIP, n. [.] 1. A sponsor; one who answers for a child in baptism; a godfather. [.] 2. A tippling companion. [.] [.] And sometimes lurk I in a gossip's bowl. [.] 3. One who runs from house to house, tattling and telling news; an idle tattler. [This is ...
24905	gossiping	[.] GOS'SIPING, ppr. Prating; chatting; running from place to place and tattling. [.] GOS'SIPING, n. A prating; a running about to collect tales and tattle.
24906	gossipred	[.] GOS'SIPRED, n. Compaternity; spiritual affinity, for which a juror might be challenged. [Not used.]
24907	gossoon	[.] GOSSOON', n. A boy; a servant. [Not in use.]
24908	gosting	[.] GOS'TING, n. An herb.
24909	got	[.] GOT, pret of get. The old preterit gat, pronounced got, is nearly obsolete.
24910	goth	[.] GOTH, n. One of an ancient and distinguished tribe or nation, which inhabited Scandinavia, now Sweden and Norway, whose language is now retained in those countries, and a large portion of it is found in English. [.] 1. One rude or uncivilized; a barbarian. [.] 2. ...
24911	gothamist	[.] GO'THAMIST, n. A person deficient in wisdom, so called from Gotham in Nottinghamshire, noted for some pleasant blunders.
24912	gothic	[.] GOTH'IC, a. Pertaining to the Goths; as Gothic customs; Gothic architecture; Gothic barbarity. [.] 1. Rude; ancient. [.] 2. Barbarous. [.] GOTH'IC, n. The language of the Goths.
24913	gothicism	[.] GOTH'ICISM, n. Rudeness of manners; barbarousness. [.] 1. A Gothic idiom. [.] 2. Conformity to the Gothic style of building.
24914	gothicize	[.] GOTH'ICIZE, v.t. To make Gothic; to bring back to barbarism.
24915	gotten	[.] GOT AND GOTTEN, pp. of get.
24916	goud	[.] GOUD, n. Woad. [Not used.]
24917	gouge	[.] GOUGE, n. gouj. A round hollow chisel, used to cut holes, channels or grooves in wood or stone. [.] GOUGE, v.t. gouj. To scoop out with a gouge. [.] 1. To force out the eye of a person with the thumb or finger; a barbarous practice.
24918	gouland	[.] GOUL'AND, n. A plant or flower. [.] Goulard's Extract, so called from the inventor, a saturated solution of the subacetate of lead, used as a remedy for inflammation.
24919	gourd	[.] GOURD, n. A plant and its fruit, of the genus Cucurbita. There are several species, as the bottle-gourd, the shell-gourd or calabash, the warted gourd, &c. The shell is sometimes used for a piggin or for a bottle.
24920	gourd-tree	[.] GOURD-TREE, n. A tree, the Crescentia, found in the W. Indies.
24921	gourdiness	[.] GOURDINESS, n. A swelling on a horse's leg after a journey.
24922	gourdy	[.] GOURDY, a. Swelled in the legs.
24923	gourmand	[.] GOURMAND. [See Gormand.]
24924	gout	[.] GOUT, n. [L. gutta.] [.] 1. The arthritis, a painful disease of the small joints, but sometimes affecting the stomach. It is often periodical or intermitting. [.] 2. A drop. [Not used.] [.] GOUT, n. goo. [L. gustus, taste.] Taste; relish.
24925	goutiness	[.] GOUT'INESS, n. The state of being subject to the gout; gouty affections.
24926	goutswelled	[.] GOUT'SWELLED, a. Swelled with the gout.
24927	goutwort	[.] GOUT'WORT, n. A plant, the Aegopodium.
24928	gouty	[.] GOUT'Y, a. Diseased with the gout, or subject to the gout; as a gouty person; a gouty joint; a gouty constitution. [.] 1. Pertaining to the gout; as gouty matter. [.] 2. Swelled; boggy; as gouty land. [Not in use.]
24929	govern	[.] GOV'ERN, v.t. [L. guberno. The L. guberno seems to be a compound.] [.] 1. To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority; to keep within the limits prescribed by law or sovereign ...
24930	governable	[.] GOV'ERNABLE, a. That may be governerned, or subjected to authority; controllable; manageable; obedient; submissive to law or rule.
24931	governance	[.] GOV'ERNANCE,n. Government; exercise of authority; direction; control; management, either of a public officer, or of a private guardian or tutor.
24932	governant	[.] GOV'ERNANT, n. A lady who has the care and management of young females; a governess. [The latter is more generally used.]
24933	governed	[.] GOV'ERNED, pp. Directed; regulated by authority; controlled; managed; influenced; restrained.
24934	governess	[.] GOV'ERNESS, n. A female invested with authority to control and direct; a tutoress; an instructress; a woman who has the care of instructing and directing young ladies.
24935	governing	[.] GOV'ERNING, pr. Directing; controlling; regulating by laws or edicts; managing; influencing; restraining. [.] 1. Holding the superiority; prevalent; as a governing wind; a governing party n a state. [.] 2. Directing; controlling; as a governing motive.
24936	government	[.] GOV'ERNMENT, n. Direction; regulation. These precepts will serve for the government of our conduct. [.] 1. Control; restraint. Men are apt to neglect the government of their temper and passions. [.] 2. The exercise of authority; direction and restraint exercised ...
24937	governmental	[.] GOVERNMENT'AL, a. Pertaining to government; made by government.
24938	governor	[.] GOV'ERNOR, n. He that governs, rules or directs; one invested with supreme authority. The Creator is the rightful governor of all his creatures. [.] 1. One who is invested with supreme authority to administer or enforce the laws; the supreme executive magistrate ...
24939	governorship	[.] GOV'ERNORSHIP, n. The office of a governor.
24940	gowan	[.] GOW'AN, n. A plant, a species of Bellis or daisy.
24941	gowk	[.] GOWK, n. [See Gawk.]
24942	gown	[.] GOWN, n. [.] 1. A woman;s upper garment. [.] 2. A long loose upper garment or robe, worn by professional men, as divines, lawyers, students, &c., who are called men of the gown or gownmen. It is made of any kind of cloth worn over ordinary clothes,and hangs ...
24943	gowned	[.] GOWN'ED, a. Dressed in a gown.
24944	gownman	[.] GOWN'MAN, n. One whose professional habit is a gown. [.] [.] The gownman learn'ed. [.] 1. One devoted to the arts of peace.
24945	grab	[.] GRAB, n. A vessel used on the Malabar coast,having two or three masts. [.] GRAB, v.t. To seize; to gripe suddenly. [Vulgar.]
24946	grabble	[.] GRAB'BLE, v.i. [Eng. scrabble; allied to rub, or L. rapio, or to both.] [.] 1. To grope; to feel with the hands. [.] 2. To lie prostrate on the belly; to sprawl.
24947	grabbling	[.] GRAB'BLING, ppr. Groping; feeling along; sprawling.
24948	grace	[.] GRACE, n. [L. gratia, which is formed on the Celtic; Eng. agree, congruous, and ready. The primary sense of gratus, is free, ready, quick, willing, prompt, from advancing.] [.] 1. Favor; good will; kindness; disposition to oblige another; as a grant made as an ...
24949	grace-cup	[.] GRA'CE-CUP, n. The cup or health drank after grace.
24950	graced	[.] GRA'CED, pp. Adorned; embellished; exalted; dignifies; honored. [.] 1. Beautiful; graceful. [Not in use.] [.] 2. Virtuous; regular; chaste. [Not in use.]
24951	graceful	[.] GRA'CEFUL, a. Beautiful with dignity; elegant; agreeable in appearance,with an expression of dignity or elevation of mind or manner; used particularly of motion, looks and speech; as a graceful walk; a graceful deportment; a graceful speaker; a graceful air. [.] [.] ...
24952	gracefully	[.] GRA'CEFULLY, adv. With a pleasing dignity; elegantly; with a natural ease and propriety; as, to walk or speak gracefully.
24953	gracefulness	[.] GRA'CEFULNESS, n. Elegance of manner or deportment; beauty with dignity in manner, motion or countenance. Gracefulness consists in the natural ease and propriety of an action, accompanied with a countenance expressive of dignity or elevation of mind. Happy is the ...
24954	graceless	[.] GRA'CELESS, a. Void of grace; corrupt; depraved; unregenerate; unsanctified.
24955	gracelessly	[.] GRA'CELESSLY, adv. Without grace.
24956	graces	[.] GRA'CES,n. Good graces, favor; friendship.
24957	gracile	[.] GRAC'ILE, a. [L. gracilis.] Slender. [Not in use.]
24958	gracility	[.] GRACIL'ITY, n. Slenderness. [Not in use.]
24959	gracious	[.] GRA'CIOUS, a. [L. gratiosus.] [.] 1. Favorable; kind; friendly; as,the envoy met with a gracious reception. [.] 2. Favorable; kind; benevolent; merciful; disposed to forgive offenses and impart unmerited blessings. [.] [.] Thou are a God ready to pardon, gracious ...
24960	graciously	[.] GRA'CIOUSLY, adv. Kindly; favorably; in a friendly manner; with kind condescension. [.] [.] His testimony he graciously confirmed. [.] 1. In a pleasing manner.
24961	graciousness	[.] GRA'CIOUSNESS, n. Kind condescension. [.] 1. Possession of graces or good qualities. [.] 2. Pleasing manner. [.] 3. Mercifulness.
24962	gradation	[.] GRADA'TION, n. [L. gradatio.] [.] 1. A series of ascending steps or degrees, or a proceeding step by step; hence,progress from one degree or state to another; a regular advance from step to step. We observe a gradation in the progress of society from a rude to ...
24963	gradatory	[.] GRAD'ATORY, a. Proceeding step by step. [.] GRAD'ATORY, n. Steps from the cloisters into the church.
24964	gradaul	[.] GRAD'AUL, n. An order of steps. [.] 1. A grail; an ancient book of hymns and prayers.
24965	grade	[.] GRADE, n. [L. gradus, a step. gradior, to step to go, rota. We observe further that the Latin gradior forms gressus, by a common change of d to s; Heb. to descend.] [.] 1. A degree or rank in order or dignity, civil,military or ecclesiastical. [.] [.] While ...
24966	gradient	[.] GRA'DIENT, a. [L. gradiens, gradior.] Moving by steps; walking; as gradient automata.
24967	gradual	[.] GRAD'UAL,a. Proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing step by step; passing from one step to another; regular and slow; as a gradual increase of knowledge; a gradual increase of light in the morning is favorable to the eyes. [.] 1. Proceeding by degrees in a descending ...
24968	gradually	[.] GRAD'UALLY, adv. By degrees; step by step; regularly; slowly. At evening the light vanishes gradually. [.] 1. In degree. [Not used.] [.] [.] Human reason doth not only gradually, but specifically differ from the fantastic reason of brutes.
24969	graduate	[.] GRAD'UATE, v.t. [L. gradus, a degree.] [.] 1. To honor with a degree or diploma, in a college or university; to confer a degree on; as, to graduate a master of arts. [.] 2. To mark with degrees, regular intervals, or division; as, to graduate a thermometer. [.] ...
24970	graduated	[.] GRAD'UATED, pp. Honored with a degree or diploma from some learned society or college. [.] 1. Marked with degrees or regular intervals; tempered.
24971	graduateship	[.] GRAD'UATESHIP, n. The state of a graduate.
24972	graduating	[.] GRAD'UATING, ppr. Honoring with a degree; marking with degrees.
24973	graduation	[.] GRADUA'TION, n. Regular progression by succession of degrees. [.] 1. Improvement; exaltation of qualities. [.] 2. The act of conferring or receiving academical degrees. [.] 3. The act of marking with degrees. [.] 4. The process of bringing a liquid to a ...
24974	graduator	[.] GRAD'UATOR, n. An instrument for dividing any line, right or curve, into equal parts.
24975	graff	[.] GRAFF, n. [See Grave.] A ditch or moat. [.] GRAFF, for graft.
24976	graft	[.] GR`AFT, n. [L. scribo, the sense of which is to scrape or to dig.] [.] A small shoot or cion of a tree, inserted in another tree as the stock which is to support and nourish it. These unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit. [.] GR`AFT, ...
24977	grafted	[.] GR`AFTED, pp. Inserted on a foreign stock.
24978	grafter	[.] GR`AFTER, n. One who inserts cions on foreign stocks, or propagates fruit by ingrafting.
24979	grafting	[.] GR`AFTING, ppr. Inserting cions on different stocks. [.] Note. The true original orthography of this word is graff; but graft has superseded the original word, as it has in the compound ingraft.
24980	grail	[.] GRAIL, n. [L. graduale.] A book of offices in the Romish church. [.] GRAIL, n. Small particles of any kind.
24981	grain	[.] GRAIN, n. [L. granum.] [.] 1. Any small hard mass; as a grain of sand or gravel. Hence, [.] 2. A single seed or hard seed of a plant, particularly of those kinds whose seeds are used for food of man or beast. This is usually inclosed in a proper shell or covered ...
24982	grained	[.] GRA'INED, a. Rough; made less smooth. [.] 1. Dyed in grain; ingrained.
24983	grainer	[.] GRA'INER, n. A lixivium obtained by infusing pigeon's dung in water; used by tanners to give flexibility to skins.
24984	graining	[.] GRA'INING, n. Indentation. [.] 1. A fish of the dace kind.
24985	grains	[.] GRAINS, n. [in the plural.] The husks or remains of malt after brewing, or of any grain after distillation. [.] Grains of paradise, an Indian spice,the seeds of a species of Amomum.
24986	grainstaff	[.] GRA'INSTAFF, n. A quarter-staff.
24987	grainy	[.] GRA'INY, a. Full of grains or corn; full of kernels.
24988	graith	[.] GRAITH, v.t. To prepare. [See Greith and Ready.]
24989	grallic	[.] GRAL'LIC, a. [L. gralloe, stilts, crutches.] Stilted; an epithet given to an order of fowls having long legs, naked above the knees, which fit them for wading in water.
24990	gram	[.] GRAM, a. Angry. [.] GRAM, n. [Gr. the twenty fourth part of an ounce.] [.] In the new system of French weights, the unity of weights. It is the weight of a quantity of distilled water equal to a cubic centimeter, or 18 grains French, or du poids de marc, equal ...
24991	gramercy	[.] GRAMERCY, for Fr. grand-merci, is not in use. It formerly was used to express obligation.
24992	gramineal	[.] GRAMIN'EAL
24993	gramineous	[.] GRAMIN'EOUS, a. [L. gramineus, from gramen, grass.] [.] Grassy; like or pertaining to grass. Gramineous plants are those which have simple leaves, a jointed stem, a husky calyx, termed glume, and a single seed. This description however includes several sorts of corn, ...
24994	graminivorous	[.] GRAMINIV'OROUS, a. [L. gramen, grass, and voro, to eat.] [.] Feeding or subsisting on grass. The ox and all the bovine genus of quadrupeds are graminivorous animals; so also the horse or equine genus.
24995	grammar	[.] GRAM'MAR, n. [L. grammatica; Gr. a letter, to write.] [.] 1. In practice, the art of speaking or writing a language with propriety or correctness, according to established usage. [.] As a science, grammar treats of the natural connection between ideas and words, ...
24996	grammar-school	[.] GRAM'MAR-SCHOOL, n. A school in which the learned languages are taught. By learned languages, we usually mean the Latin and Greek; but others may be included.
24997	grammarian	[.] GRAMMA'RIAN, n. One versed in grammar, or the construction of languages; a philologist. [.] 1. One who teaches grammar.
24998	grammatical	[.] GRAMMAT'ICAL, a. Belonging to grammar; as a grammatical rule. [.] 1. According to the rules of grammar. We say, a sentence is not grammatical; the construction is not grammatical.
24999	grammatically	[.] GRAMMAT'ICALLY, adv. According to the principles and rules of grammar; as, to write or speak grammatically.
25000	grammaticaster	[.] GRAMMAT'ICASTER, n. [L.] A low grammarian; a pretender to a knowledge of grammar; a pedant.
25001	grammaticize	[.] GRAMMAT'ICIZE, v.t. To render grammatical.
25002	grammatist	[.] GRAM'MATIST, n. A pretender to a knowledge of grammar.
25003	grammatite	[.] GRAM'MATITE, n. [See Tremolite.]
25004	grample	[.] GRAM'PLE, n. A crab-fish.
25005	grampus	[.] GRAM'PUS, n. A fish of the cetaceous order, and genus Delphinus. This fish grows to the length of twenty five feet, and is remarkably thick in proportion to its length. The nose is flat and turns up at the end. It has 30 teeth in each jaw. The spout-hole is on the ...
25006	granade	[.] GRANADE, GRANADO. [See Grenade.]
25007	granadilla	[.] GRANADIL'LA, n. A plant; the fruit of the Passiflora quadrangulata.
25008	granado	[.] GRANADE, GRANADO. [See Grenade.]
25009	granary	[.] GRAN'ARY, n. [L. granarium, from granum, grain.] [.] A store house or repository of grain after it is thrashed; a corn-house.
25010	granate	[.] GRAN'ATE, n. Usually written garnet,which see.
25011	granatite	[.] GRAN'ATITE,n. [See Grenatite.]
25012	grancy	[.] FRA'GRANCE,'GRANCY, n. [L. fragrantia, from fragro, to smell strong.] [.] Sweetness of smell; that quality of bodies which affects the olfactory nerves with an agreeable sensation; pleasing scent; grateful odor. [.] Eve separate he spies, vailed in a cloud of fragrance ...
25013	grand	[.] GRAND, a. [L. grandis.] [.] 1. Great; but mostly in a figurative sense; illustrious; high in power or dignity; as a grand lord. [.] 2. Great; splendid; magnificent; as a grand design; a grand parade; a grand view or prospect. [.] 3. Great; principal; chief; ...
25014	grandam	[.] GRAN'DAM, n. [grand and dame.] Grandmother. [.] 1. An old woman.
25015	grandchild	[.] GRAND'CHILD, n. A son's or daughter's child; a child in the second degree of descent.
25016	granddaughter	[.] GRAND'DAUGHTER, n. The daughter of a son or daughter.
25017	grandee	[.] GRANDEE', n. A nobleman; a man of elevated rank or station. In Spain, a nobleman of the first rank, who has the king's leave to be covered in his presence.
25018	grandeeship	[.] GRANDEE'SHIP, n. The rank or estate of a grandee.
25019	grandeur	[.] GRAND'EUR, n. In a general sense, greatness; that quality or combination of qualities in an object, which elevates or expands the mind, and excites pleasurable emotions in him who views or contemplates it. Thus the extent and uniformity of surface in the ocean constitute ...
25020	grandevity	[.] GRANDEV'ITY, n. Great age. [Not used.]
25021	grandevous	[.] GRANDE'VOUS, a. Of great age. [Not used.]
25022	grandfather	[.] GRAND'F`ATHER, n. A father's or mother's father; the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent.
25023	grandiloquence	[.] GRANDIL'OQUENCE,n. Lofty speaking; lofty expressions.
25024	grandiloquous	[.] GRANDIL'OQUOUS, a. [L. grandiloquus; grandis and loquor, to speak.] Speaking in a lofty style.
25025	grandinous	[.] GRAND'INOUS, a. [L. grando.] Consisting of hail.
25026	grandity	[.] GRAND'ITY, n. Greatness; magnificence. [Not used.]
25027	grandjuror	[.] GRANDJU'ROR, n. One of a grand jury. In Connecticut, a peace-officer.
25028	grandly	[.] GRAND'LY, adv. In a lofty manner; splendidly; sublimely.
25029	grandmother	[.] GRAND'MOTHER, n. The mother of one's father or mother.
25030	grandness	[.] GRAND'NESS, n. Grandeur; greatness with beauty; magnificence.
25031	grandsire	[.] GRAND'SIRE, n. A grandfather. [.] 1. In poetry and rhetoric, any ancestor.
25032	grandson	[.] GRAND'SON, n. The son of a son or daughter.
25033	grange	[.] GRANGE, n. granj. A farm, with the buildings, stables, &c.
25034	granilite	[.] GRAN'ILITE,n. [See Granit.] Indeterminate granit; granit that contains more than three constituent parts.
25035	granit	[.] GRAN'IT
25036	granite	[.] GRAN'ITE, n. In mineralogy, an aggregate stone or rock, composed of crystalline grains of quartz, feldspar and mica, or at least of two of these minerals, united without a cement, or confusedly crystallized. The grains very in size from that of a pin's head, to a ...
25037	granitel	...
25038	granitic	[.] GRANIT'IC, a. Pertaining to granit; like granit; having the nature of granitic; as granitic texture. [.] 1. Consisting of granit; as granitic mountains. [.] Granitic aggregates, in mineralogy, granular compounds of two or more simple minerals, in which only one of ...
25039	granitin	[.] GRAN'ITIN, n. A granitic aggregate of three species of minerals, some of which differ from the species which compose granit; as quartz, feldspar,and jade or shorl.
25040	granivorous	[.] GRANIV'OROUS, a. [L. granum, grain, and voro, to eat.] [.] Eating grain; feeding or subsisting on seeds; as granivorous birds. [.] Grannam, for grandam, a grandmother. [Vulgar.]
25041	grant	[.] GR`ANT, v.t. [.] 1. To admit as true what is not proved; to allow; to yield; to concede. We take that for granted which is supposed to be true. [.] [.] Grant that the fates have firmed, by their decree-- [.] 2. To give; to bestow or confer on without compensation, ...
25042	grantable	[.] GR`ANTABLE, a. That may be granted or conveyed.
25043	granted	[.] GR`ANTED, pp. Admitted as true; conceded; yielded; bestowed; conveyed.
25044	grantee	[.] GRANTEE', n. The person to whom a conveyance is made.
25045	granting	[.] GR`ANTING, ppr. Admitting; conceding; bestowing; conveying.
25046	grantor	[.] GR`ANTOR, n. The person who grants; one who conveys lands, rents, &c.
25047	granular	[.] GRAN'ULAR, a. [from L. granum, grain.] [.] 1. Consisting of grains; as a granular substance. [.] 2. Resembling grains; as a stone of granular appearance.
25048	granulate	[.] GRAN'ULATE, v.t. [L. granum.] [.] 1. To form into grains or small masses; as, to granulate powder or sugar. [.] 2. To raise into small asperities; to make rough on the surface. [.] GRAN'ULATE, v.i. To collect or be formed into grains; as cane-juice granulates ...
25049	granulated	[.] GRAN'ULATED, pp. Formed into grains. [.] 1. Consisting of grains; resembling grains.
25050	granulating	[.] GRAN'ULATING, ppr. Forming into grains.
25051	granulation	[.] GRANULA'TION, n. The act of forming into grains; as the granulation of powder and sugar. In chimistry, the granulation of metallic substances is performed by pouring the melted substances slowly into water, which is, at the same time, agitated with a broom.
25052	granule	[.] GRAN'ULE, n. [L. granum.] A little grain; a small particle.
25053	granulous	[.] GRAN'ULOUS, a. Full of grains; abounding with granular substances.
25054	grape	[.] GRAPE, n. [This word is from the root of grab, gripe,and signifies primarily a cluster or bunch.] [.] 1. Properly, a cluster of the fruit of the vine; but with us, a single berry of the vine; the fruit from which wine is made by expression and fermentation. [.] 2. ...
25055	grape-hyacinth	[.] GRAPE-HYACINTH, n. A plant or flower, a species of Hyacinthus.
25056	grapeless	[.] GRA'PELESS, a. Wanting the strength and flavor of the grape.
25057	grapeshot	[.] GRA'PESHOT, n. A cluster of small shot, confined in a canvas bag, forming a kind of cylinder, whose diameter is equal to that of the ball adapted to the cannon.
25058	grapestone	[.] GRA'PESTONE, n. The stone or seed of the grape.
25059	graphic	[.] GRAPH'IC
25060	graphical	[.] GRAPH'ICAL, a. [L. graphicus; Gr. to write.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the art of writing or delineating. [.] 2. Well delineated. [.] 3. Describing with accuracy.
25061	graphically	[.] GRAPH'ICALLY, adv. With good delineation; in a picturesque manner.
25062	graphite	[.] GRAPH'ITE, n. [Gr. to write.] Carburet of iron, a substance used for pencils, and very improperly called black-lead.
25063	grapholite	[.] GRAPH'OLITE, n. [supra.] A species of slate proper for writing on.
25064	graphometer	[.] GRAPHOM'ETER, n. [Gr. to describe, measure.] A mathematical instrument, called also a semicircle, whose use is to observe any angle whose vertex is at the center of the instrument in any plane, and to find how many degrees it contains.
25065	graphometrical	[.] GRAPHOMET'RICAL, a. Pertaining to or ascertained by a graphometer.
25066	grapling	[.] GRAP'LING, n. [.] 1. A small anchor fitted with four or five flukes or claws, used to hold boats or small vessels. [.] 2. A grappling iron, used to seize and hold one ship to another in engagements. This is called a fire grapling.
25067	grapnel	[.] GRAP'NEL
25068	grapple	[.] GRAP'PLE, v.t. [.] 1. To seize; to lay fast hold on, either with the hands or with hooks. We say, a man grapples his antagonist, or a ship grapples another ship. [.] 2. To fasten; to fix, as the mind or heart. [Not in use.] [.] GRAP'PLE, v.i. To seize; ...
25069	grapplement	[.] GRAP'PLEMENT, n. A grappling; close fight or embrace.
25070	grapy	[.] GRA'PY, a. Like grapes; full of clusters of grapes. [.] 1. Made of grapes.
25071	grasp	[.] GR`ASP, v.t. To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms. We say, to grasp with the hand, or with the arms. [.] 1. To catch; to seize; to lay hold of; to take possession of. Kings often grasp more than they can hold. [.] GR`ASP, v.i. ...
25072	grasped	[.] GR`ASPED, pp. Seized with the hands or arms, embraced; held; possessed.
25073	grasper	[.] GR`ASPER, n. One who grasps or seizes; one who catches at; one who holds.
25074	grasping	[.] GR`ASPING, ppr. Seizing; embracing; catching; holding.
25075	grass	[.] GR`ASS, n. [.] 1. In common usage, herbage; the plants which constitute the food of cattle and other beasts. [.] 2. In botany, a plant having simple leaves, a stem generally jointed and tubular, a husky calyx, called glume, and the seed single. This definition ...
25076	grass-green	[.] GR`ASS-GREEN, a. Green with grass. [.] 1. Dark green, like the color of grass.
25077	grass-grown	[.] GR`ASS-GROWN, a. Overgrown with grass.
25078	grassation	[.] GRASSA'TION, n. [L. grassatio.] A wandering about. [Little used.]
25079	grasshopper	[.] GR`ASSHOPPER, n. [grass and hop.] An animal that lives among grass, a species of Gryllus.
25080	grassiness	[.] GR`ASSINESS, n. [from grassy.] The state of abounding with grass; a grassy state.
25081	grassless	[.] GR`ASSLESS, a. Destitute of grass.
25082	grassplot	[.] GR`ASSPLOT, n. A plat or level spot covered with grass.
25083	grasspoly	[.] GR`ASSPOLY, n. A plant, a species of Lythrum or willow-wort.
25084	grassvetch	[.] GR`ASSVETCH, n. A plant of the genus Lathyrus.
25085	grasswrack	[.] GR`ASSWRACK, n. A plant, the Zostera.
25086	grassy	[.] GR`ASSY, a. Covered with grass; abounding with grass. [.] 1. Resembling grass; green.
25087	grate	[.] GRATE, n. [L. crates, a grate, a hurdle.] [.] 1. A work or frame, composed of parallel or cross bars, with interstices; a kind of lattice-work, such as is used in the windows of prisons and cloisters. [.] 2. An instrument or frame of iron bars for holding coals, ...
25088	grated	[.] GRA'TED, pp. Rubbed harshly; worn off by rubbing. [.] 1. Furnished with a grate; as grated windows. [.]
25089	grateful	[.] GRA'TEFUL, a. [from L. gratus. See Grace.] [.] 1. Having a due sense of benefits; kindly disposed towards one from whom a favor has been received; willing to acknowledge and repay benefits; as a grateful heart. [.] 2. Agreeable; pleasing; acceptable; gratifying; ...
25090	gratefully	...
25091	gratefulness	[.] GRA'TEFULNESS, n. The quality of being grateful; gratitude. [.] 1. The quality of being agreeable or pleasant to the mind or to the taste.
25092	grater	[.] GRA'TER, n. [See Grate.] An instrument or utensil with a rough indented surface, for rubbing off small particles of a body; as a grater for nutmegs.
25093	gratification	[.] GRATIFICA'TION,n. [L. gratificatio, from gratificor; gratus and facio, to make.] [.] 1. The act of pleasing, either the mind, the taste or the appetite. We speak of the gratification of the taste or the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of ...
25094	gratified	[.] GRAT'IFIED, pp. Pleased; indulged according to desire.
25095	gratifier	[.] GRAT'IFIER, n. One who gratifies or pleases.
25096	gratify	[.] GRAT'IFY, v.t. [L. gratificor; gratus, agreeable, and facio, to make.] [.] 1. To please; to give pleasure to; to indulge; as, to gratify the taste, the appetite, the senses, the desires, the mind, &c. [.] 2. To delight; to please; to humor; to soothe; to satisfy; ...
25097	gratifying	[.] GRAT'IFYING, ppr. Pleasing; indulging to satisfaction. [.] 1. Giving pleasure; affording satisfaction.
25098	grating	[.] GRA'TING, ppr. [See Grate.] Rubbing; wearing off in particles. [.] 1. Fretting; irritating; harsh; as grating sounds, or a grating reflection. [.] GRA'TING
25099	gratingly	[.] GRA'TINGLY, adv. Harshly; offensively; in a manner to irritate.
25100	gratings	[.] GRA'TINGS, n. [See Grate.] A partition of bars; an open cover for the hatches of a ship, resembling lattice-work.
25101	gratis	[.] GRA'TIS, adv. [L.] For nothing; freely; without recompense; as, to give a thing gratis; to perform service gratis.
25102	gratitude	[.] GRAT'ITUDE, n. [L. gratitudo, from gratus, pleasing. See Grace.] [.] An emotion of the heart, excited by a favor or benefit received; a sentiment of kindness or good will towards a benefactor; thankfulness. Gratitude is an agreeable emotion, consisting in or accompanied ...
25103	gratuitous	[.] GRATU'ITOUS, a. [L. gratuitus, from gratus.] [.] 1. Free; voluntary; not required by justice; granted without claim or merit. [.] [.] We mistake the gratuitous blessings of heaven for the fruits of our own industry. [.] 2. Asserted or taken without proof; as ...
25104	gratuitously	[.] GRATU'ITOUSLY, adv. Freely; voluntarily; without claim or merit; without an equivalent or compensation; as labor or services gratuitously bestowed. [.] 1. Without proof; as a principle gratuitously assumed.
25105	gratuity	[.] GRATU'ITY, n. [.] 1. A free gift; a present; a donation; that which is given without a compensation or equivalent. [.] 2. Something given in return for a favor; an acknowledgment.
25106	gratulate	[.] GRAT'ULATE, v.t. [L. gratulor, from gratus, pleasing, grateful.] [.] 1. To express joy or pleasure to a person, on account of his success, or the reception of some good; to salute with declarations of joy; to congratulate. [The latter word is more generally used.] [.] [.] ...
25107	gratulated	[.] GRAT'ULATED, pp. Addressed with expressions of joy.
25108	gratulating	[.] GRAT'ULATING, ppr. Addressing with expressions of joy, on account of some good received.
25109	gratulation	[.] GRATULA'TION, n. [L. gratulatio.] An address or expression ofjoy to a person, on account of some good received by him; congratulation. [.] [.] I shall turn my wishes into gratulations.
25110	gratulatory	[.] GRAT'ULATORY,a. Expressing gratulation; congratulatory.
25111	grave	[.] GRAVE, a final syllable, is a grove. [.] GRAVE, v.t. pret. graved; pp. graven or graved. [Gr. to write; originally all writing was graving; Eng. to scrape.] [.] 1. To carve or cut letters or figures on stone or other hard substance, with a chisel or edged tool; ...
25112	grave-clothes	[.] GRA'VE-CLOTHES, n. The clothes or dress in which the dead are interred.
25113	grave-digger	[.] GRA'VE-DIGGER, n. One whose occupation is to dig graves.
25114	grave-maker	[.] GRA'VE-MAKER, n. A grave-digger.
25115	grave-stone	[.] GRA'VE-STONE,n. A stone laid over a grave, or erected near it, as a monument to preserve the memory of the dead.
25116	graved	[.] GRA'VED, pp. [See the Verb.] Carved; engraved; cleaned, as a ship.
25117	gravel	[.] GRAV'EL, n. [.] 1. Small stones or fragments of stone, or very small pebbles, larger than the particles of sand, but often intermixed with them. [.] 2. In medicine, small calculous concretions in the kidneys and bladder. [.] GRAV'EL, v.t. To cover with ...
25118	gravel-walk	[.] GRAV'EL-WALK, n. A walk or alley covered with gravel, which makes a hard and dry bottom; used in gardens and malls.
25119	graveled	[.] GRAV'ELED, pp. Covered with gravel; stopped; embarrassed; injured by gravel.
25120	graveless	[.] GRA'VELESS, a. [from grave.] Without a grave or tomb; unburied.
25121	gravelly	[.] GRAV'ELLY, a. [from gravel.] Abounding with gravel; consisting of gravel; as a gravelly soil or land.
25122	gravely	[.] GRA'VELY, adv. [from grave.] In a grave, solemn manner; soberly; seriously. [.] [.] The queen of learning gravely smiles. [.] 1. Without gaudiness or show; as, to be dressed gravely.
25123	graveness	[.] GRA'VENESS, n. Seriousness; solemnity; sobriety of behavior; gravity of manners or discourse.
25124	graver	[.] GRA'VER, n. [See Grave.] One who carves or engraves; one whose profession is to cut letters or figures in stone, &c.; a sculptor. [.] 1. An engraving tool; an instrument for graving on hard substances.
25125	gravid	[.] GRAV'ID, a. [L. gravidus, from gravis, heavy.] [.] Pregnant; being with child.
25126	gravidated	[.] GRAV'IDATED, a. Made pregnant; big. [Not in use.]
25127	gravidation	[.] GRAVIDA'TION, n. Pregnancy. [Not in use.]
25128	gravidity	[.] GRAVID'ITY, n. Pregnancy. [Not in use.]
25129	graving	[.] GRA'VING, ppr. Engraving; carving; cutting figures on stone, copper or other hard substance. [.] GRA'VING, n. Carved work. 2 Chron.2. [.] 1. Impression.
25130	gravitate	[.] GRAV'ITATE, v.i. [L. gravitas, from gravis, heavy.] [.] To tend to the center of a body, or the central point of attraction. Thus a body elevated above the earth tends to fall, that is, it gravitates towards the center of the earth; and the planets are supposed to gravitate ...
25131	gravitating	[.] GRAV'ITATING, ppr. Tending to the center of a body or system of bodies.
25132	gravitation	...
25133	gravity	[.] GRAV'ITY, n. [L. gravitas, from gravis, heavy. See Grave.] [.] 1. Weight; heaviness. [.] 2. In philosophy, that force by which bodies tend or are pressed or drawn towards the center of the earth, or towards some other center, or the effect of that force; in which ...
25134	gravy	[.] GRA'VY, n. The fat and other liquid matter that drips from flesh in roasting, or when roasted or baked, or a mixture of that juice with flour.
25135	gray	[.] GRAY, a. [This is probably the name given to the Greeks, on account of their fair complexion compared with the Asiatics and Africans. [See Europe.] "Keto bore to Phorcus the Graiae with fair cheeks, white from their birth, and hence they were called Graiae." The ...
25136	gray-beard	[.] GRA'Y-BEARD, n. An old man.
25137	gray-eyed	[.] GRA'Y-EYED, a. Having gray eyes.
25138	gray-haired	[.] GRA'Y-HAIRED, a. Having gray hair.
25139	gray-headed	[.] GRA'Y-HEADED, a. Having a gray head or gray hair.
25140	grayfly	[.] GRA'YFLY, n. The trumpet-fly.
25141	grayhound	[.] GRA'YHOUND, n. A tall fleet dog, used in the chase.
25142	grayish	[.] GRA'YISH, a. Somewhat gray; gray in a moderate degree.
25143	grayling	[.] GRA'YLING, n. A fish of the genus Salmo,called also umber, a voracious fish, about sixteen or eighteen inches in length, of a more elegant figure than the trout; the back and sides of a silvery gray color. It is found in clear rapid streams in the north of Europe, ...
25144	grayness	[.] GRA'YNESS, n. The quality of being gray.
25145	graywacke	[.] GRAYWACKE, n. A rock somewhat remarkable in its structure and geological relations; a kind of sandstone, composed of grains or fragments of different minerals, chiefly of quartz, feldspar, siliceous slate and argillite. These fragments are sometimes angular, and sometimes ...
25146	graze	[.] GRAZE, v.t. [L. rado, rasi, or rodo, rosi.] [.] 1. To rub or touch lightly in passing; to brush lightly in passing; as, the bullet grazed the wall or the earth. [.] 2. To feed or supply cattle with grass; to furnish pasture for; as, the farmer grazes large herds ...
25147	grazed	[.] GRA'ZED, pp. Touched lightly by a passing body; brushed. [.] 1. Fed by growing grass; as, cattle are grazed. [.] 2. Eaten, as growing herbage; as, the fields were grazed.
25148	grazer	[.] GRA'ZER, n. One that grazes or feeds on growing herbage.
25149	grazier	[.] GRA'ZIER, n. gra'zhur. One who feeds cattle with grass, or supplies them with pasture.
25150	grazing	[.] GRA'ZING, ppr. Touching lightly, as a moving body. [.] 1. Feeding on growing herbage; as grazing cattle. [.] 2. Supplying pasture; as a grazing farm.
25151	grease	[.] GREASE, n. [.] 1. Animal fat in a soft state; oily or unctuous matter of any kind, as tallow, lard; but particularly the fatty matter of land animals, as distinguished from the oily matter of marine animals. [.] 2. A swelling and gourdiness of a horse's legs, ...
25152	greased	[.] GRE'ASED, pp. Smeared with oily matter; bribed.
25153	greasily	[.] GRE'ASILY, adv. With grease or an appearance of it; grossly.
25154	greasiness	[.] GRE'ASINESS, n. The state of being greasy; oiliness; unctuousness.
25155	greasing	[.] GRE'ASING, ppr. Smearing with fat or oily matter; bribing.
25156	greasy	[.] GRE'ASY, a. greez'y. Oily; fat; unctuous. [.] 1. Smeared or defiled with grease. [.] 2. Like grease or oil; smooth; as a fossil that has a greasy feel. [.] 3. Fat of body; bulky. [Little used.] [.] 4. Gross; indelicate; indecent.
25157	great	[.] GREAT, a. [L. crassus.] [.] 1. Large in bulk or dimensions; a term of comparison, denoting more magnitude or extension than something else, or beyond what is usual; as a great body; a great house; a great farm. [.] 2. Being of extended length or breadth; as a ...
25158	great-bellied	[.] GREAT-BELLIED, a. Pregnant; teeming.
25159	great-hearted	[.] GREAT-HEARTED, a. High-spirited; undejected.
25160	greaten	[.] GREATEN, v.t. To enlarge.
25161	greatly	[.] GREATLY, adv. In a great degree; much. [.] [.] I will greatly multiply thy sorrow. Gen.3. [.] 1. Nobly; illustriously. [.] [.] By a high fate, thou greatly didst expire. [.] 2. Magnanimously; generously; bravely. [.] [.] He greatly scorned to turn his ...
25162	greatness	[.] GREATNESS, n. Largeness of bulk, dimensions, number or quantity; as the greatness of a mountain, of an edifice, of a multitude, or of a sum of money. With reference to solid bodies, however, we more generally use bulk, size, extent or magnitude than greatness; as ...
25163	greave	[.] GREAVE, for grove and groove. [See Grove and Groove.]
25164	greaves	[.] GREAVES, n. plu. greevz. Armor for the legs; a sort of boots. [.] l Sam.17.
25165	grebe	[.] GREBE, n. A fowl of the genus Colymbus and order of ansers, of several species; as the tippet-grebe, the horned grebe, the eared grebe or dob-chick.
25166	grecian	[.] GRE'CIAN, a. Pertaining to Greece. [.] GRE'CIAN, n. A native of Greece. Also, a Jew who understood Greek. Acts.6. [.] 1. One well versed in the Greek language.
25167	grecism	[.] GRE'CISM, n. [L. groecismus.] An idiom of the Greek language.
25168	grecize	[.] GRE'CIZE, v.t. To render Grecian. [.] 1. To translate into Greek. [.] GRE'CIZE, v.i. To speak the Greek language.
25169	gree	[.] GREE, n. Good will. [.] 1. Step; rank; degree. [See Degree.] [.] GREE. v.i. To agree. [See Agree.]
25170	greece	[.] GREECE, n. [L. gressus. It ought to be written grese, but it is entirely obsolete.] A flight of steps.
25171	greed	[.] GREED, n. Greediness.
25172	greedily	[.] GREE'DILY, adv. [See Greedy.] With a keen appetite for food or drink; voraciously; ravenously; as, to eat or swallow greedily. [.] 1. With keen or ardent desire; eagerly. Jude 11.
25173	greediness	[.] GREE'DINESS, n. Keenness of appetite for food or drink; ravenousness; voracity. [.] [.] Fox in stealth, wolf in greediness. [.] 1. Ardent desire.
25174	greedy	[.] GREE'DY, a. [L. gradior,and probably signifies reaching forward.] [.] 1. Having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous; voracious; very hungry; followed by of; as a lion that is greedy of his prey. Ps.17. [.] 2. Having a keen desire of any thing; eager to ...
25175	greek	[.] GREEK, a. Pertaining to Greece. [See Gray.] [.] GREEK, n. A native of Greece. [.] 1. The language of Greece. [.] Greek-fire, a combustible composition, the constituents of which are supposed to be asphalt, with niter and sulphur.
25176	greekish	[.] GREE'KISH, a. Peculiar to Greece.
25177	greekling	[.] GREE'KLING, n. An inferior Greek writer.
25178	greekrose	[.] GREE'KROSE, n. The flower campion.
25179	green	[.] GREEN, a. [.] 1. Properly, growing, flourishing, as plants; hence, of the color of herbage and plants when growing, a color composed of blue and yellow rays, one of blue and yellow rays, one of the original prismatic colors; verdant. [.] 2. New; fresh; recent; ...
25180	green-crop	[.] GREE'N-CROP, n. A crop of green vegetables, such as artificial grasses, turnips, &c.
25181	green-earth	[.] GREE'N-EARTH, n. A species of earth or mineral, so called; the mountain green of artists.
25182	green-eyed	[.] GREE'N-EYED, a. Having green eyes; as green-eyed jealousy.
25183	green-grocer	[.] GREE'N-GROCER, n. A retailer of greens.
25184	green-house	[.] GREE'N-HOUSE, n. A house in which tender plants are sheltered from the weather,and preserved green during the winter or cold weather.
25185	green-sickness	[.] GREE'N-SICKNESS, n. The chlorosis, a disease of maids, so called from the color it occasions in the face.
25186	green-stall	[.] GREE'N-STALL, n. A stall on which greens are exposed to sale.
25187	green-sward	[.] GREE'N-SWARD, n. Turf green with grass.
25188	green-weed	[.] GREE'N-WEED, n. Dyer's weed.
25189	greenbroom	[.] GREE'NBROOM
25190	greencloth	[.] GREE'NCLOTH, n. A board or court of justice held in the counting house of the British king's household, composed of the lord steward and the officers under him. This court has the charge and cognizance of all matters of justice in the king's household, with power ...
25191	greenfinch	[.] GREE'NFINCH, n. A bird of the genus Fringilla.
25192	greenfish	[.] GREE'NFISH, n. A fish so called.
25193	greengage	[.] GREE'NGAGE, n. A species of plum.
25194	greenhaired	[.] GREE'NHAIRED, a. Having green locks or hair.
25195	greenhood	[.] GREE'NHOOD, n. A state of greenness.
25196	greenhorn	[.] GREE'NHORN, n. A raw youth.
25197	greenish	[.] GREE'NISH, a. Somewhat green; having a tinge of green; as a greenish yellow.
25198	greenishness	[.] GREE'NISHNESS, n. The quality of being greenish.
25199	greenly	[.] GREE'NLY, adv. With a green color; newly; freshly; immaturely.
25200	greenness	[.] GREE'NNESS, n. The quality of being green; viridity; as the greenness of grass or of a meadow. [.] 1. Immaturity; unripeness; in a literal or figurative sense; as the greenness of fruit; the greenness of youth. [.] 2. Freshness; vigor. [.] 3. Newness.
25201	greenstone	[.] GREE'NSTONE, n. [so called from a tinge of green in the color.] [.] A rock of the trap formation, consisting of hornblend and feldspar in the state of grains or small crystals.
25202	greenweed	[.] GREE'NWEED , n. A plant of the genus Genista.
25203	greenwood	[.] GREE'NWOOD,n. Wood when green, as in summer. [.] GREE'NWOOD, a. Pertaining to a greenwood; as a greenwood shade.
25204	greet	[.] GREET, v.t. [L. rudo, to bray, to roar.] [.] 1. To address with expressions of kind wishes; to salute in kindness and respect. [.] [.] My lord, the Mayor if London comes to greet you. [.] 2. To address at meeting; to address in any manner. [.] 3. To congratulate. [.] 4. ...
25205	greeted	[.] GREE'TED, pp. Addressed with kind wishes; complimented.
25206	greeter	[.] GREE'TER, n. One who greets.
25207	greeting	[.] GREE'TING, ppr. Addressing with kind wishes or expressions of joy; complimenting; congratulating; saluting. [.] GREE'TING, n. Expression of kindness or joy; salutation at meeting; compliment addressed from one absent.
25208	greeze	[.] GREEZE, n. [L. gressus.] A step, or flight of steps. [See Greece.]
25209	greffier	[.] GREF'FIER, n. A registrar, or recorder.
25210	gregal	[.] GRE'GAL, a. [L. grex.] Pertaining to a flock.
25211	gregarian	[.] GREGA'RIAN, a. [See Gregarious.] Belonging to the herd or common sort.
25212	gregarious	[.] GREGA'RIOUS, a. [L. gregarius, from grex, a herd.] [.] Having the habit of assembling or living in a flock or herd; not habitually solitary or living alone. Cattle and sheep are gregarious animals. Many species of birds are gregarious. Rapacious animals are generally ...
25213	gregariously	[.] GREGA'RIOUSLY, adv. In a flock or herd; in a company.
25214	gregariousness	[.] GREGA'RIOUSNESS, n. The state or quality of living in flocks or herds.
25215	gregorian	[.] GREGO'RIAN, a. Denoting what belongs to Gregory. The Gregorian calendar, is one which shows the new and full moon, with the time of Easter, and the movable feasts depending thereon, by means of epacts. The Gregorian year, is the present year, as reformed by pope Gregory ...
25216	greit	[.] GREIT, v.i. To lament.
25217	greith	[.] GREITH, v.t. To make ready. [.] GREITH, n. Goods; furniture.
25218	gremial	[.] GRE'MIAL, a. [L. gremium.] Belonging to the lap or bosom.
25219	grenade	[.] GRENA'DE, n. In the art of war, a hollow ball or shell of iron or other metal, about two inches and a half in diameter, to be filled with powder which is to be fired by means of a fusee,and thrown by hand among enemies. This, bursting into many pieces, does great injury, ...
25220	grenadier	...
25221	grenatite	[.] GREN'ATITE, n. Staurotide or staurolite, a mineral of a dark reddish brown. It occurs imbedded in mica slate, and in talc, and is infusible by the blowpipe. It is called also prismatic garnet.
25222	grew	[.] GREW, pret. of grow.
25223	grey	[.] GREY. [See Gray.]
25224	greyhound	[.] GREYHOUND, n. A tall fleet dog, kept for the chase.
25225	grice	[.] GRICE, n. A little pig.
25226	griddle	[.] GRID'DLE, n. A pan, broad and shallow, for baking cakes.
25227	gride	[.] GRIDE, v.t. [Eng. to cry.] To grate, or to cut with a grating sound; to cut; to penetrate or pierce harshly; as the griding sword. [.] [.] That through his thigh the mortal steel did gride.
25228	gridelin	[.] GRID'ELIN, n. A color mixed of white and red, or a gray violet.
25229	gridiron	[.] GRID'IRON, n. A grated utensil for broiling flesh and fish over coals.
25230	grief	[.] GRIEF ,n. [L. gravis.] [.] 1. The pain of mind produced by loss, misfortune, injury or evils of any kind; sorrow; regret. We experience grief when we lose a friend, when we incur loss, when we consider ourselves injured, and by sympathy, we feel grief at the misfortunes ...
25231	griefful	[.] GRIE'FFUL, a. Full of grief or sorrow.
25232	griefshot	[.] GRIE'FSHOT, a. Pierced with grief.
25233	grievable	[.] GRIE'VABLE, a. Lamentable.
25234	grievance	[.] GRIE'VANCE, n. [from grief.] That which causes grief or uneasiness; that which burdens, oppresses or injures, implying a sense of wrong done, or a continued injury, and therefore applied only to the effects of human conduct; never to providential evils. The oppressed ...
25235	grieve	[.] GRIEVE, v.t. [L. gravo, from gravis.] [.] 1. To give pain of mind to; to afflict; to wound the feelings. Nothing grieves a parent like the conduct of a profligate child. [.] 2. To afflict; to inflict pain on. [.] [.] For he doth not afflict willingly, nor ...
25236	grieved	[.] GRIE'VED, pp. Pained; afflicted; suffering sorrow.
25237	griever	[.] GRIE'VER, n. He or that which grieves.
25238	grieving	[.] GRIE'VING, ppr. Giving pain; afflicting. [.] 1. Sorrowing; exercised with grief; mourning.
25239	grievingly	[.] GRIE'VINGLY, adv. In sorrow; sorrowfully.
25240	grievous	[.] GRIE'VOUS, a. [from grieve, or grief.] Heavy; oppressive; burdensome; as a grievous load of taxes. [.] 1. Afflictive; painful; hard to be borne. [.] [.] Correction is grievous to him that forsaketh the way. Prov.15. [.] 2. Causing grief or sorrow. [.] [.] ...
25241	grievously	[.] GRIE'VOUSLY, adv. With pain; painfully; with great pain or distress; as, to be grievously afflicted. [.] 1. With discontent, ill will or grief. [.] 2. Calamitously; miserably; greatly; with great uneasiness, distress or grief. [.] 3. Atrociously; as, to sin ...
25242	grievousness	[.] GRIE'VOUSNESS, n. Oppressiveness; weight that gives pain or distress; as the grievousness of a burden. [.] 1. Pain; affliction; calamity; distress; as the grievousness of sickness, war or famine. [.] 2. Greatness; enormity; atrociousness; as the grievousness ...
25243	griffon	[.] GRIF'FON, n. [L. gryps, gryphus.] [.] In the natural history of the ancients, an imaginary animal said to be generated between the lion and eagle. It is represented with four legs, wings and a beak, the upper part resembling an eagle, and the lower part a lion. This ...
25244	griffon-like	[.] GRIF'FON-LIKE, a. Resembling a griffon.
25245	grig	[.] GRIG, n. A small eel; the sand ell. [.] 1. A merry creature. [.] 2. Health.
25246	grill	[.] GRILL, v.t. To broil. [Not in use.] [.] GRILL, a. Shaking with cold.
25247	grilly	[.] GRIL'LY, v.t. To harass. [Not in use.]
25248	grim	[.] GRIM, a. [L. fremo; Eng. grumble, rumble.] [.] 1. Fierce; ferocious; impressing terror; frightful; horrible; as a grim look; a grim face; grim war. [.] 2. Ugly; ill looking. [.] 3. Sour; crabbed peevish; surly.
25249	grim-faced	[.] GRIM'-FACED, a. Having a stern countenance.
25250	grim-grinning	[.] GRIM-GRINNING, a. Grinning with a fierce countenance.
25251	grim-visaged	[.] GRIM-VISAGED, a. Grim-faced.
25252	grimace	[.] GRIMA'CE, n. [.] 1. A distortion of the countenance, from habit, affectation or insolence. [.] 2. An air of affection.
25253	grimaced	[.] GRIMA'CED, a. Distorted;having a crabbed look.
25254	grimalkin	[.] GRIMAL'KIN, n. The name of an old cat.
25255	grime	[.] GRIME, n. Foul matter; dirt; sullying blackness, deeply insinuated. [.] GRIME, v.t. To sully or soil deeply; to dirt.
25256	grimly	[.] GRIM'LY, a. Having a hideous or stern look. [.] GRIM'LY, adv. Fiercely; ferociously; with a look of fury or ferocity. [.] 1. Sourly; sullenly.
25257	grimness	[.] GRIM'NESS,n. Fierceness of look; sternness; crabbedness.
25258	grimy	[.] GRI'MY, a. Full of grime; foul.
25259	grin	[.] GRIN, v.i. [.] 1. To set the teeth together and open the lips, or to open the mouth and withdraw the lips from the teeth, so as to show them, as in laughter or scorn. [.] [.] Fools grin on fools. [.] 2. To fix the teeth, as in anguish. [.] GRIN, n. The ...
25260	grind	[.] GRIND, v.t. pret. and pp. ground. [This word, if n is radical, may be allied to rend; if not, it coincides with grate; to make smooth, as mollis in L., allied to molo.] [.] 1. To break and reduce to fine particles or powder by friction; to comminute by attrition; ...
25261	grinder	[.] GRINDER, n. One that grinds, or moves a mill. [.] 1. The instrument of grinding. [.] 2. A tooth that grinds or chews food; a double tooth; a jaw-tooth. [.] 3. The teeth in general.
25262	grinding	[.] GRINDING, ppr. Reducing to powder by friction; triturating; levitating; chewing. [.] 1. Making sharp; making smooth or polishing by friction.
25263	grindstone	[.] GRIND'STONE, n. A sandstone used for grinding or sharpening tools. [.] Stone, used by old writers, is obsolete.
25264	grinner	[.] GRIN'NER, n. [See Grin.] One that grins.
25265	grinning	[.] GRIN'NING, ppr. Closing the teeth and showing them, as in laughter; a showing of the teeth.
25266	grinningly	[.] GRIN'NINGLY, adv. With a grinning laugh.
25267	grip	[.] GRIP, n. The griffon. [Not in use.] [.] GRIP, n. A grasp; a holding fast. [.] GRIP, n. A small ditch or furrow. [Not used in America.] [.] GRIP, v.t. To trench; to drain. [Not used.]
25268	gripe	[.] GRIPE, v.t. [L.rapio.] [.] 1. To seize; to grasp; to catch with the hand, and to clasp closely with the fingers. [.] 2. To hold fast; to hold with the fingers closely pressed. [.] 3. To seize and hold fast in the arms; to embrace closely. [.] 4. To close ...
25269	griper	[.] GRIPER, n. One who gripes; an oppressor; an extortioner.
25270	griping	...
25271	gripingly	[.] GRIPINGLY, adv. With a pain in the bowels.
25272	gripple	[.] GRIP'PLE, a. [from gripe.] Griping; greedy; covetous; unfeeling. [.] 1. Grasping fast; tenacious.
25273	grippleness	[.] GRIP'PLENESS, n. Covetousness.
25274	gris	[.] GRIS, n. A kind of fur.
25275	grisamber	[.] GRISAMBER, used by Milton for ambergris.
25276	grise	[.] GRISE, n. [L. gressus.] A step, or scale of steps. [.] 1. A swine.
25277	grisette	[.] GRISETTE, n. griset'. A tradesman's wife or daughter. [Not used.]
25278	griskin	[.] GRIS'KIN,n. [See Grise.] The spine of a hog. [Not in use.]
25279	grisly	[.] GRIS'LY, a. s as z. Frightful; horrible; terrible; as grisly locks; a grisly countenance; a grisly face; a grisly specter; a grisly bear.
25280	grisons	[.] GRIS'ONS, n. Inhabitants of the eastern Swiss alps.
25281	grist	[.] GRIST, n. [.] 1. Properly, that which is ground; hence, corn ground; but in common usage, it signifies corn for grinding, or that which is ground at one time; as much grain as is carried to the mill at one time or the meal it produces. [.] [.] Get grist to the ...
25282	gristle	[.] GRIS'TLE, n. gris'l. [L. cartil, in cartilago; cartil for cratil; Gr. strong.] A cartilage; a smooth, solid, elastic substance in animal bodies,chiefly in those parts where a small easy motion is required, as in the nose, ear, larynx, trachea and sternum. It covers ...
25283	gristly	[.] GRIST'LY, a. Consisting of gristle; like gristle; cartilaginous; as the gristly rays of fins connected by membranes.
25284	gristmill	[.] GRIST'MILL, n. A mill for grinding grain.
25285	grit	[.] GRIT, n. [.] 1. The coarse part of meal. [.] 2. Oats hulled, or coarsely ground; written also groats. [.] 3. Sand or gravel; rough hard particles. [.] 4. Sandstone; stone composed of particles of sand agglutinated.
25286	grith	[.] GRITH, n. Agreement. [Not in use.]
25287	gritstone	[.] GRIT'STONE,n. [See Grit.]
25288	grittiness	[.] GRIT'TINESS, n. The quality of containing grit or consisting of grit,sand or small hard, rough particles of stone.
25289	gritty	[.] GRIT'TY, a. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; full of hard particles; sandy.
25290	grizelin	[.] GRIZ'ELIN. [See Gridelin.]
25291	grizzle	[.] GRIZ'ZLE, n. Gray; a gray color; a mixture of white and black.
25292	grizzled	[.] GRIZ'ZLED, a. Gray; of a mixed color. Gen.31.
25293	grizzly	[.] GRIZ'ZLY, a. Somewhat gray.
25294	groan	[.] GROAN, v.i. [L. grunnio; Heb. to cry out, to groan; L. rana, a frog.] [.] 1. To breathe with a deep murmuring sound; to utter a mournful voice, as in pain or sorrow. [.] [.] For we that are in this tabernacle, do groan, being burdened. 2 Cor.5. [.] 2. To sigh; ...
25295	groanful	[.] GROANFUL, a. Sad; inducing groans.
25296	groaning	[.] GROANING, ppr. Uttering a low mournful sound. [.] GROANING, n. The act of groaning; lamentation; complaint; a deep sound uttered in pain or sorrow. [.] [.] I have heard the groaning of the children of [.] Israel. Ex.6. [.] 1. In hunting, the cry or noise ...
25297	groat	[.] GROAT, n. grawt. [.] 1. An English money of account, equal to four pence. [.] 2. A proverbial name for a small sum.
25298	groats	[.] GROATS, n. [See Grit.] Oats that have the hulls taken off.
25299	groats-worth	[.] GROATS-WORTH, n. The value of a groat.
25300	grocer	[.] GRO'CER, n. A trader who deals in tea, sugar, spices, coffee, liquors, fruits, &c.
25301	grocery	[.] GRO'CERY, n. A grocer's store. [.] 1. The commodities sold by grocers; usually in the plural.
25302	grog	[.] GROG, n. A mixture of spirit and water not sweetened.
25303	grogdrinker	[.] GROG'DRINKER, n. One addicted to drinking grog.
25304	groggy	[.] GROG'GY, a. A groggy horse is one that bears wholly on his heels in trotting. [.] 1. In vulgar language, tipsy; intoxicated.
25305	grogram	[.] GROG'RAM
25306	grogran	[.] GROG'RAN, n. A kind of stuff made of silk and mohair.
25307	groin	[.] GROIN, n. [.] 1. The depressed part of the human body between the belly and the thigh. [.] 2. Among builders, the angular curve made by the intersection of two semi-cylinders or arches. [.] 3. The snout or nose of a swine. [.] GROIN, v.i. To groan.
25308	gromet	[.] GROM'ET
25309	gromil	[.] GROM'IL , n. A plant of the genus Lithospermum. The German gromwell is the Stellera.
25310	grommet	[.] GROM'MET, n. Among seamen, a ring formed of a strand of rope laid in three times round; used to fasten the upper edge of a sail to its stay.
25311	gromwell	[.] GROM'WELL
25312	groom	[.] GROOM, n. [.] 1. A boy or young man; a waiter; a servant. [.] 2. A man or boy who has the charge of horses; one who takes care of horses or the stable. [.] 3. In England, an officer of the king's household; as the groom of the chamber; groom of the stole or ...
25313	groop	[.] GROOP, n. [.] 1. A cluster, crowd or throng; an assemblage,either of persons or things; a number collected without any regular form or arrangement; as a group of men or of trees; a group of isles. [.] 2. In painting and sculpture, an assemblage of two or more ...
25314	grooped	[.] GROOP'ED, pp. Formed or placed in a crowd.
25315	grooping	[.] GROOP'ING, ppr. Bringing together in a cluster or assemblage.
25316	groove	[.] GROOVE, n. groov. [.] 1. A furrow, channel, or long hollow cut by a tool. Among joiners, a channel in the edge of a molding, style or rail. [.] 2. Among miners, a shaft or pit sunk into the earth. [.] GROOVE, v.t. To cut a channel with an edged tool; to ...
25317	groover	[.] GROOV'ER, n. A miner.
25318	grooving	[.] GROOV'ING, ppr. Cutting in channels.
25319	grope	[.] GROPE, v.i. [.] 1. To feel along; to search or attempt to find in the dark, or as a blind person, by feeling. [.] [.] We grope for the wall like the blind. Is.59. [.] [.] The dying believer leaves the weeping children of mortality to grope a little longer among ...
25320	groper	[.] GRO'PER, n. One who gropes; one who feels his way in the dark, or searches by feeling.
25321	groping	[.] GRO'PING, ppr. Feeling for something in darkness; searching by feeling.
25322	gross	[.] GROSS, a. [L. crassus.] [.] 1. Thick; bulky; particularly applied to animals; fat; corpulent; as a gross man; a gross body. [.] 2. Coarse; rude; rough; not delicate; as gross sculpture. [.] 3. Coarse, in a figurative sense; rough; mean; particularly, vulgar; ...
25323	gross-headed	[.] GROSS-HEADED, a. Having a thick skull; stupid.
25324	grossbeak	[.] GROSSBEAK, n. A fowl of the genus Loxia, of several species. The bill is convex above and very thick at the base, from which circumstance it takes its name.
25325	grossly	[.] GROSSLY, adv. In bulky or large parts; coarsely. This matter is grossly pulverized. [.] 1. Greatly; palpably; enormously; as, this affair has been grossly misrepresented. [.] 2. Greatly; shamefully; as grossly criminal. [.] 3. Coarsely; without refinement ...
25326	grossness	[.] GROSSNESS, n. Thickness; bulkiness; corpulence; fatness; applied to animal bodies. [.] 1. Thickness; spissitude; density; as the grossness of vapors. [.] 2. Coarseness; rudeness; want of refinement or delicacy; vulgarity; as the grossness of language; the grossness ...
25327	grossular	[.] GROSS'ULAR, a. Pertaining to or resembling a gooseberry; as grossular garnet. [.] GROSS'ULAR, n. A rare mineral of the garnet kind, so named from its green color.
25328	grot	[.] GROT
25329	grotesk	[.] GROTESK' , a. Wildly formed; whimsical; extravagant; of irregular forms and proportions; ludicrous; antic; resembling the figure found in the subterraneous apartments in the ancient ruins at Rome; applied to pieces of sculpture and painting, and to natural scenery; ...
25330	groteskly	[.] GROTESK'LY , a. In a fantastical manner.
25331	grotesque	[.] GROTESQUE
25332	grotesquely	[.] GROTESQUELY
25333	grotto	[.] GROT'TO, n. [.] 1. A large cave or den; a subterraneous cavern, and primarily a natural cave or rent in the earth, or such as is formed by a current of water, or an earthquake. [.] 2. A cave for coolness and refreshment.
25334	ground	[.] GROUND, n. [.] 1. The surface of land or upper part of the earth, without reference to the materials which compose it. We apply ground to soil,sand or gravel indifferently, but never apply it to the whole mass of the earth or globe, nor to any portion of it when ...
25335	ground-ivy	[.] GROUND'-IVY, n. A well known plant, the Glechoma hederacea; called also alehoof and gill.
25336	ground-plot	[.] GROUND'-PLOT, n. The ground on which a building is placed. [.] 1. The ichnography of a building.
25337	ground-tackle	[.] GROUND'-TACKLE, n. In ships, the ropes and furniture belonging to anchors.
25338	groundage	[.] GROUND'AGE, n. A tax paid by a ship for standing in port.
25339	groundless	[.] GROUND'LESS, a. Wanting ground or foundation; wanting cause or reason for support; as groundless fear. [.] 1. Not authorized; false; as a groundless report or assertion.
25340	groundlessly	[.] GROUND'LESSLY, a. Without reason or cause; without authority for support.
25341	groundlessness	[.] GROUND'LESSNESS, n. Want of just cause, reason or authority for support.
25342	groundling	[.] GROUND'LING, n. A fish that keeps at the bottom of the water; hence, a low vulgar person.
25343	groundly	[.] GROUND'LY, adv. Upon principles; solidly. [A bad word and not used.]
25344	groundsel	[.] GROUND'SEL, n. A plant of the genus Senecio, of several species. [.] GROUND'SEL
25345	groundwork	[.] GROUND'WORK, n. The work which forms the foundation or support of any thing; the basis; the fundamentals. [.] 1. The ground; that to which the rest are additional. [.] 2. First principle; original reason.
25346	group	[.] GROUP
25347	grouped	[.] GROUP'ED
25348	grouping	[.] GROUP'ING
25349	grouse	[.] GROUSE, n. grous. A heath-cock or cock of the wood, a fowl of the genus Tetrao. The name is given to several species,forming a particular division of the genus; such as the black game,the red game, the ptarmigan, the ruffed grouse, &c.
25350	grout	[.] GROUT, n. Coarse meal; pollard. [.] 1. A kind of wild apple. [.] 2. A thin coarse mortar. [.] 3. That which purges off.
25351	grove	[.] GROVE, n. [.] 1. In gardening, a small wood or cluster of trees with a shaded avenue, or a wood impervious to the rays of the sun. A grove is either open or close; open, when consisting of large trees whose branches shade the ground below; close, when consisting ...
25352	grovel	[.] GROV'EL, v.i. grov'l. [.] 1. To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to lie prone, or move with the body prostrate on the earth; to act in a prostrate posture. [.] [.] Gaze on and grovel on thy face. [.] [.] To creep and grovel on the ground. [.] 2. ...
25353	groveler	[.] GROV'ELER, n. One who grovels; an abject wretch.
25354	groveling	[.] GROV'ELING, ppr. Creeping; moving on the ground. [.] 1. Mean; without dignity or elevation.
25355	grovy	[.] GRO'VY, a. Pertaining to a grove; frequenting groves.
25356	grow	[.] GROW, v.i. pret. grew; pp. grown. [L. cresco.] [.] 1. To enlarge in bulk or stature, by a natural, imperceptible addition of matter, through ducts and secreting organs, as animal and vegetable bodies; to vegetate as plants, or to be augmented by natural process, ...
25357	grower	[.] GROWER, n. One who grows; that which increases. [.] 1. In English use, one who raises or produces.
25358	growing	[.] GROWING, ppr. Increasing; advancing in size or extent; becoming; accruing; swelling; thriving.
25359	growl	[.] GROWL, v.i. [Gr. a grunting.] To murmur or snarl, as a dog; to utter an angry, grumbling sound. [.] GROWL, v.t. To express by growling. [.] GROWL, n. The murmur of a cross dog.
25360	growler	[.] GROWL'ER, n. A snarling cur; a grumbler.
25361	growling	[.] GROWL'ING, ppr. Grumbling; snarling.
25362	grown	[.] GROWN, pp. of grow. Advanced; increased in growth. [.] 1. Having arrived at full size or stature; as a grown woman. [.] Grown over, covered by the growth of any thing; overgrown.
25363	growse	[.] GROWSE, v.i. To shiver; to have chills. [Not used.]
25364	growth	[.] GROWTH, n. The gradual increase of animal and vegetable bodies; the process of springing from a germ, seed or root,and proceeding to full size, by the addition of matter, through ducts and secretory vessels. In plants, vegetation. We speak of slow growth and rapid ...
25365	growthead	[.] GROWT'HEAD
25366	growtnol	[.] GROWT'NOL n. [.] 1. A kind of fish. [.] 2. A lazy person; a lubber.
25367	grub	[.] GRUB, v.i. To dig; to be occupied in digging. [.] GRUB, v.t. To dig; mostly followed by up. To grub up, is to dig up by the roots with an instrument; to root out by digging, or throwing out the soil; as, to grub up trees, rushes or sedge. [.] GRUB, n. ...
25368	grubber	[.] GRUB'BER, n. One who grubs up shrubs, &c.
25369	grubbing-hoe	[.] GRUB'BING-HOE, n. An instrument for digging up trees, shrubs, &c. by the roots; a mattoc; called also a grub-ax.
25370	grubble	[.] GRUB'BLE, v.i. To feel in the dark; to grovel. [Not much used.]
25371	grubstreet	[.] GRUB'STREET, n. Originally, the name of a street near Moorfields, in London, much inhabited by mean writers; hence applied to mean writings; as a Grubstreet poem.
25372	grudge	[.] GRUDGE', v.t. [L. rugio.] [.] 1. To be discontented at another's enjoyments or advantages; to envy one the possession or happiness which we desire for ourselves. [.] [.] 'Tis not in thee [.] [.] To grudge my pleasures, to cut off my train. [.] [.] I have ...
25373	grudgeons	[.] GRUDG'EONS, n. plu. Coarse meal. [Not in use.]
25374	grudger	[.] GRUDG'ER, n. One that grudges; a murmurer.
25375	grudging	[.] GRUDG'ING, pp. Envying; being uneasy at another's possession of something which we have a desire to possess. [.] GRUDG'ING, n. Uneasiness at the possession of something by another. [.] 1. Reluctance; also, a secret wish or desire. [.] [.] He had a grudging ...
25376	grudgingly	[.] GRUDG'INGLY, adv. Unwillingly; with reluctance or discontent; as, to give grudgingly.
25377	gruel	[.] GRU'EL, n. A kind of light food made by boiling meal in water. It is usually made of the meal of oats or maiz.
25378	gruff	[.] GRUFF, a. Of a rough or stern countenance; sour; surly; severe; rugged; harsh.
25379	gruffly	[.] GRUFF'LY, adv. Roughly; sternly; ruggedly; harshly. [.] [.] --And gruffly looked the god.
25380	gruffness	[.] GRUFF'NESS, n. Roughness of countenance; sternness.
25381	grum	[.] GRUM, a. [.] 1. Morose; severe of countenance; sour; surly. [.] 2. Low; deep in the throat; guttural; rumbling; as a grum voice.
25382	grumble	[.] GRUM'BLE, v.i. [Heb. to roar, murmur, thunder.] [.] 1. To murmur with discontent; to utter a low voice by way of complaint. [.] [.] L'Avare, not using half his store, [.] [.] Still grumbles that he has no more. [.] 2. To growl; to snarl; as a lion grumbling ...
25383	grumbler	[.] GRUM'BLER, n. One who grumbles or murmurs; one who complains; a discontented man.
25384	grumbling	[.] GRUM'BLING, ppr. Murmuring through discontent; rumbling; growling. [.] GRUM'BLING, n. A murmuring through discontent; a rumbling.
25385	grumblingly	[.] GRUM'BLINGLY, adv. With grumbling or complaint.
25386	grume	[.] GRUME, n. [L. grumus.] A thick viscid consistence of a fluid; a clot, as of blood, &c.
25387	grumly	[.] GRUM'LY, adv. Morosely; with a sullen countenance.
25388	grumous	[.] GRU'MOUS, a. Thick; concreted; clotted; as grumous blood.
25389	grumousness	[.] GRU'MOUSNESS, n. A state of being clotted or concreted.
25390	grundsel	[.] GRUND'SEL, n. [See Groundsel.]
25391	grunt	[.] GRUNT, v.i. [L. grunnio; Heb. to cry out, to murmur.] [.] To murmur like a hog; to utter a short groan or a deep guttural sound. [.] GRUNT, n. A deep guttural sound, as a hog.
25392	grunter	[.] GRUNT'ER, n. One that grunts. [.] 1. A fish of the gurnard king.
25393	grunting	[.] GRUNT'ING, ppr. Uttering the murmuring or guttural sound of swine or other animals. [.] GRUNT'ING, n. The guttural sound of swine and other animals.
25394	gruntle	[.] GRUNT'LE, v.i. To grunt. [Not much used.]
25395	gruntling	[.] GRUNT'LING, n. A young hog.
25396	grutch	[.] GRUTCH, for grudge, is now vulgar, and not to be used.
25397	gry	[.] GRY, n. A measure containing one tenth of a line. [.] 1. Any thing very small or of little value. [Not much used.]
25398	gryphite	[.] GRYPH'ITE, n. [L. gryphites; Gr. hooked.] [.] Crowstone, an oblong fossil shell, narrow at the head, and wider towards the extremity, where it ends in a circular limb; the head or beak is very hooked.
25399	guaiacum	[.] GUAIACUM, n. gua'cum. Lignum vitae, or pock wood; a tree produced in the warm climates of America. The wood is very hard, ponderous and resinous. The resin of this tree, or gum guaiacum, is of a greenish cast, and much used in medicine as a stimulant.
25400	guana	[.] GU`ANA, n. A species of lizard, found in the warmer parts of America.
25401	guanaco	[.] GUANACO, n. The lama, or camel of South America, in a wild state.
25402	guano	[.] GU`ANO, n. A substance found on many isles in the Pacific, which are frequented by fowls; used as a manure.
25403	guara	[.] GU`ARA, n. A bird of Brazil, the Tantalus ruber, about the size of a spoonbill. When first hatched, it is black; it afterward changes to gray, and then to vivid red.
25404	guarantee	[.] GUARANTEE', n. A warrantor. [See Guaranty,the noun.]
25405	guarantied	[.] GUAR'ANTIED, pp. gar'antied. Warranted. [See the Verb.]
25406	guarantor	[.] GUAR'ANTOR, n. gar'antor. A warrantor; one who engages to see that the stipulations of another are performed; also,one who engages to secure another in any right or possession.
25407	guaranty	[.] GUAR'ANTY, v.t. gar'anty. [Eng. to ward; allied to warren, &c. See Warrant.] [.] 1. To warrant; to make sure; to undertake or engage that another person shall perform what he has stipulated; to oblige one's self to see that another's engagements are performed; to ...
25408	guard	[.] GUARD, v.t. gard. [L. verus; wahren, to keep, to last, to hold out; bewahren, to keep or preserve; bewahren, to verify, to confirm; Eng. ware, aware;] [.] 1. To secure against injury, loss or attack; to protect; to defend; to keep in safety. We guard a city by ...
25409	guard-room	[.] GUARD'-ROOM, n. A room for the accommodation of guards.
25410	guardable	[.] GUARD'ABLE, a. That may be protected.
25411	guardage	[.] GUARD'AGE, n. Wardship.
25412	guardant	[.] GUARD'ANT, a. Acting as guardian. [.] 1. In heraldry, having the face turned toward the spectator.
25413	guarded	[.] GUARD'ED, pp. Defended; protected; accompanied by a guard; provided with means of defense. [.] 1. Cautions; circumspect. He was guarded in his expressions. [.] 2. Framed or uttered with caution; as, his expressions were guarded.
25414	guardedly	[.] GUARD'EDLY, adv. With circumspection.
25415	guardedness	[.] GUARD'EDNESS, n. Caution; circumspection.
25416	guarder	[.] GUARD'ER, n. One that guards.
25417	guardful	[.] GUARD'FUL, a. Wary; cautious.
25418	guardian	[.] GUARD'IAN, n. [.] 1. A warden; one who guards, preserves or secures; one to whom any thing is committed for preservation from injury. [.] 2. In law, one who is chosen or appointed to take charge of the estate and education of an orphan who is a minor, or of any ...
25419	guardianess	[.] GUARD'IANESS, n. A female guardian. [Not in use.]
25420	guardianship	[.] GUARD'IANSHIP, n. The office of a guardian; protection; care; watch.
25421	guarding	[.] GUARD'ING, ppr. Defending; protecting; securing; attending for protection.
25422	guardless	[.] GUARD'LESS, a. Without a guard or defense.
25423	guardship	[.] GUARD'SHIP, n. Care; protection. [Little used.]
25424	guarish	[.] GUA'RISH, v.t. To heal.
25425	guava	[.] GU`AVA, n. An American tree,and its fruit, of the genus Psidium. It is of two species,or rather varieties, the pyriferum or white guava, and pomiferum or red guava. The fruit or berry is large and oval-shaped, like a pomegranate, which it resembles in its astringent ...
25426	gubernate	[.] GU'BERNATE, v.t. [L. guberno.] To govern. [Not used.]
25427	gubernation	[.] GUBERNA'TION, n. [L. gubernatio. See Govern.] [.] Government; rule; direction. [Little used.]
25428	gubernative	[.] GU'BERNATIVE, a. Governing.
25429	gubernatorial	[.] GUBERNATO'RIAL, a. [L. gubernator.] Pertaining to government, or to a governor.
25430	gudgeon	[.] GUD'GEON, n. gud'jin. A small fish of the genus Cyprinus, a fish easily caught, and hence, [.] 1. A person easily cheated or ensnared. [.] 2. A bait; allurement; something to be caught to a man's disadvantage. [.] 3. An iron pin on which a wheel turns. [.] Sea-gudgeon, ...
25431	guelf	[.] GUELF
25432	guelph	[.] GUELPH, n. The Guelfs, so called from the name of a family, composed a faction formerly in Italy, opposed to the Gibelines.
25433	guerdon	[.] GUER'DON, n. ger'don. A reward; requital; recompense; in a good or bad sense. [.] GUER'DON, v.t. To reward.
25434	guerdonless	[.] GUER'DONLESS, a. Unrecompensed.
25435	guess	[.] GUESS, v.t. ges. [L. conjicio; Eng. to gush.] [.] 1. To conjecture; to form an opinion without certain principles or means of knowledge; to judge at random, either of a present unknown fact, or of a future fact. [.] [.] First, if thou canst, the harder reason ...
25436	guessed	[.] GUESS'ED, pp. Conjectured; divined.
25437	guesser	[.] GUESS'ER, n. One who guesses; a conjecturer; one who judges or gives an opinion without certain means of knowing.
25438	guessing	[.] GUESS'ING, ppr. Conjecturing; judging without certain evidence, or grounds of opinion.
25439	guessingly	[.] GUESS'INGLY, adv. By way of conjecture.
25440	guest	[.] GUEST, n. gest. [L. visito; Eng. visit.] [.] 1. A stranger; one who comes from a distance, and takes lodgings at a place, either for a night or for a longer time. [.] 2. A visitor; a stranger or friend, entertained in the house or at the table of another, whether ...
25441	guestwise	[.] GUEST'WISE, adv. In the manner of a guest.
25442	guggle	[.] GUGGLE. [See Gurgle.]
25443	guhr	[.] GUHR, n. A loose, earthy deposit from water, found in the cavities or clefts of rocks, mostly white, but sometimes red or yellow, from a mixture of clay or ocher.
25444	guidable	[.] GUIDABLE, a. That may be guided or governed by counsel.
25445	guidage	[.] GUIDAGE, n. [See Guide.] The reward given to a guide for services. [Little used.]
25446	guidance	[.] GUIDANCE, n. [See Guide.] The act of guiding; direction; government; a leading. Submit to the guidance of age and wisdom.
25447	guide	[.] GUIDE, v.t. gide. [.] 1. To lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path; as, to guide an enemy or a traveler, who is not acquainted with the road or course. [.] [.] The meek will he guide in judgment. Ps.25. [.] 2. To direct; to order. [.] [.] ...
25448	guided	[.] GUIDED, pp. Led; conducted; directed in the way; instructed and directed.
25449	guideless	[.] GUIDELESS, a. Destitute of a guide; wanting a director.
25450	guidepost	[.] GUIDEPOST, n. A post at the forks of a road, for directing travelers the way.
25451	guider	[.] GUIDER, n. A guide; one who guides or directs.
25452	guiding	[.] GUIDING, ppr. Leading; conducting; directing; superintending.
25453	guidon	[.] GUIDON,n. The flag or standard of a troop of cavalry; or the standard-bearer.
25454	guild	[.] GUILD, n. gild. In England, a society, fraternity or company, associated for some purpose, particularly for carrying on commerce. The merchant-guilds of our ancestors, answer to our modern corporations. They were licensed by the king, and governed by laws and orders ...
25455	guilder	[.] GUILDER, n. [See Gilder.]
25456	guildless	[.] GUILDLESS, a. Free from guile or deceit; artless; frank; sincere; honest.
25457	guile	[.] GUILE, n. gile. Craft; cunning; artifice; duplicity; deceit; usually in a bad sense. [.] [.] We may, with more successful hope, resolve [.] [.] To wage by force or guile eternal war. [.] [.] Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile. John.1. [.] GUILE, ...
25458	guileful	[.] GUILEFUL, a. Cunning; drafty; artful; wily; deceitful; insidious; as a guileful person. [.] 1. Treacherous; deceitful. [.] 2. Intended to deceive; as guileful words.
25459	guilefully	[.] GUILEFULLY, adv. Artfully; insidiously; treacherously.
25460	guilefulness	[.] GUILEFULNESS, n. Deceit, secret treachery.
25461	guilelessness	[.] GUILELESSNESS,n. Simplicity; freedom from guile.
25462	guiler	[.] GUILER,n. One who betrays into danger by insidious arts. [Not used.]
25463	guillemot	[.] GUIL'LEMOT, n. A water fowl of the genus Colymbus, and order of ansers. It is found in the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America.
25464	guillotin	[.] GUIL'LOTIN, n. An engine or machine for beheading persons at a stroke. [.] GUIL'LOTIN, v.t. To behead with the guillotin.
25465	guills	[.] GUILLS, n. A plant, the corn marigold.
25466	guilt	[.] GUILT, n. gilt. [.] 1. Criminality; that state of a moral agent which results from his actual commission of a crime or offense, knowing it to be a crime, or violation of law. To constitute guilt there must be a moral agent enjoying freedom of will, and capable ...
25467	guiltily	[.] GUILT'ILY, adv. In a manner to incur guilt, not innocently.
25468	guiltiness	[.] GUILT'INESS, n. The state of being guilty; wickedness; criminality; guilt.
25469	guiltless	[.] GUILT'LESS, a. Free from guilt, crime or offense; innocent. [.] [.] The Lord will not hold him guiltless, that taketh his name in vain. Ex.20. [.] 1. Not produced by the slaughter of animals. [.] [.] But from the mountain's grassy side [.] [.] A guiltless ...
25470	guiltlessly	[.] GUILT'LESSLY, adv. Without guilt; innocently.
25471	guiltlessness	[.] GUILT'LESSNESS, n. Innocence; freedom from guilt or crime.
25472	guilty	[.] GUILT'Y, a. gilt'y. Criminal; having knowingly committed a crime or offense, or having violated a law by an overt act or by neglect,and by that act or neglect, being liable to punishment; not innocent. It may be followed by of; as, to be guilty of theft or arson. [.] [.] ...
25473	guinea	[.] GUIN'EA, n. gin'ny. Formerly, a gold coin in Great Britain of the value of twenty one shillings sterling, equal to $4.66 2/3rds, American money.
25474	guinea-dropper	[.] GUIN'EA-DROPPER, n. One who cheats by dropping guineas.
25475	guinea-hen	[.] GUIN'EA-HEN, n. The Numida meleagris, a fowl of the gallinaceous order, a native of Africa. It is larger than the common domestic hen, and has a kind of colored fleshy horn on each side of the head. Its color is a dark gray, beautifully variegated with small white ...
25476	guinea-pepper	[.] GUIN'EA-PEP'PER, n. A plant, the Capsicum. The pods of some species are used for pickles.
25477	guinea-pig	[.] GUIN'EA-PIG, n. In zoology, a quadruped of the genus Cavia or cavy, found in Brazil. It is about seven inches in length, and of a white color, variegated with spots of orange and black.
25478	guiniad	[.] GUIN'IAD
25479	guise	[.] GUISE, n. gize. [.] 1. External appearance; dress; garb. He appeared in the guise of a shepherd. The hypocrite wears the guise of religion. [.] [.] That love which is without dissimulation, wears not the guise of modern liberality. [.] 2. Manner; mien; cast ...
25480	guiser	[.] GUISER, n. gi'zer. A person in disguise; a mummer who goes about at Christmas.
25481	guitar	[.] GUIT`AR, n. git`ar. [L. cithara.] A stringed instrument of music; in England and the United States,used chiefly by ladies, but in Spain and Italy, much used by men.
25482	gula	[.] GU'LA
25483	gulaund	[.] GU'LAUND, n. An aquatic fowl of a size between a duck and a goose; the breast and belly white; the head mallard green. It inhabits Iceland.
25484	gulch	[.] GULCH, n. A glutton; a swallowing or devouring. [Not used.] [.] GULCH, v.t. To swallow greedily. [Not used.]
25485	gules	[.] GULES,n. In heraldry, a term denoting red, intended perhaps to represent courage, animation or hardihood.
25486	gulf	[.] GULF, n. [.] 1. A recess in the ocean from the general line of the shore into the land, or a tract of water extending from the ocean or a sea into the land, between two points or promontories; a large bay; as the gulf of Mexico; the gulf of Venice; the gulf of Finland. ...
25487	gulf-indented	[.] GULF-INDENT'ED, a. Indented with gulfs or bays.
25488	gulfy	[.] GULF'Y, a. Full of whirlpools or gulfs; as a gulfy sea.
25489	gull	[.] GULL, v.t. To deceive; to cheat; to mislead by deception; to trick; to defraud. [.] [.] The vulgar, gull'd into rebellion, armed. [.] GULL, n. A cheating or cheat; trick; fraud. [.] 1. One easily cheated. [.] GULL, n. A marine fowl of the genus Larus,and ...
25490	gullcatcher	[.] GULL'CATCHER, n. A cheat; a man who cheats or entraps silly people.
25491	gulled	[.] GULL'ED, pp. Cheated; deceived; defrauded.
25492	guller	[.] GULL'ER, n. A cheat; an imposter.
25493	gullery	[.] GULL'ERY, n. Cheat. [Not used.]
25494	gullet	[.] GUL'LET, n. [L. gula.] The passage in the neck of an animal by which food and liquor are taken into the stomach; the esophagus. [.] 1. A stream or lake. [Not used.]
25495	gullied	[.] GUL'LIED, pp. Having a hollow worn by water.
25496	gullish	[.] GULL'ISH, n. Foolish; stupid. [Not in use.]
25497	gullishness	[.] GULL'ISHNESS, n. Foolishness; stupidity. [Not in use.]
25498	gully	[.] GUL'LY, n. A channel or hollow worn in the earth by a current of water. [.] GUL'LY, v.t. To wear a hollow channel in the earth. [.] GUL'LY, v.i. To run with noise. [Not in use.]
25499	gullyhole	[.] GUL'LYHOLE, n. An opening where gutters empty their contents into the subterraneous sewer.
25500	gulosity	[.] GULOS'ITY, n. [L. gulosus, from gula, the gullet.] [.] Greediness; voracity; excessive appetite for food. [Little used.]
25501	gulp	[.] GULP, v.t. To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts. [.] To gulp up, to throw up from the throat or stomach; to disgorge. [.] GULP, n. A swallow, or as much as is swallowed at once. [.] 1. A disgorging.
25502	gulph	[.] GULPH. [See Gulf.]
25503	gum	[.] GUM, n. The hard fleshy substance of the jaws which invests the teeth. [.] GUM, n. [L. gummi.] The mucilage of vegetables; a concrete juice which exudes through the bark of trees, and thickens on the surface. It is soluble in water, to which it gives a viscous ...
25504	gum-arabic	[.] GUM-AR'ABIC, n. A gum which flows from the acacia, in Arabia, Egypt, &c.
25505	gum-resin	[.] GUM-RESIN, n. [See Resin.] A mixed juice of plants, consisting of resin and an extractive matter, which has been taken for a gummy substance. The gum-resins do not flow naturally from plants, but are mostly extracted by incision, in the form of white, yellow or red ...
25506	gum-senegal	[.] GUM-SEN'EGAL, n. A gum resembling gum-arabic, brought from the country of the river Senegal in Africa.
25507	gum-tragacanth	[.] GUM-TRAG'ACANTH, n. The gum of a thorny shrub of that name, in Crete, Asia and Greece.
25508	gumlac	[.] GUM'LAC, n. The produce of an insect which deposits its eggs on the branches of a tree called bihar, in Assam, a country bordering on Tibet, and elsewhere in Asia. [See Lac.]
25509	gumminess	[.] GUM'MINESS, n. The state or quality of being gummy; viscousness. [.] 1. Accumulation of gum.
25510	gummosity	[.] GUMMOS'ITY, n. The nature of gum; gumminess; a viscous or adhesive quality.
25511	gummous	[.] GUM'MOUS, a. Of the nature or quality of gum; viscous; adhesive.
25512	gummy	[.] GUM'MY, a. Consisting of gum; of the nature of gum; viscous; adhesive. [.] 1. Productive of gum. [.] 2. Covered with gum or viscous matter.
25513	gump	[.] GUMP,n. A foolish person; a dolt. [Vulgar.]
25514	gumption	[.] GUMP'TION, n. Care; skill; understanding. [Vulgar.]
25515	gun	[.] GUN, n. An instrument consisting of a barrel or tube of iron or other metal fixed in a stock, from which balls, shot or other deadly weapons are discharged by the explosion of gunpowder. The larger species of guns are called cannon; and the smaller species are called ...
25516	gun-carriage	[.] GUN'-CARRIAGE, n. A wheel carriage for bearing and moving cannon.
25517	gunboat	[.] GUN'BOAT, n. A boat or small vessel fitted to carry a gun or two at the bow.
25518	gunnel	[.] GUN'NEL. [See Gunwale.]
25519	gunner	[.] GUN'NER, n. One skilled in the use of guns; a cannoneer; an officer appointed to manage artillery. The gunner of a ship of war has the charge of the ammunition and artillery, and his duty is to keep the latter in good order, and to teach the men the exercise of the ...
25520	gunnery	[.] GUN'NERY, n. The act of charging, directing and firing guns, as cannon, mortars and the like. Gunnery is founded on the science of projectiles.
25521	gunning	[.] GUN'NING, n. The act of hunting or shooting game with a gun.
25522	gunpowder	[.] GUN'POWDER, n. A composition of saltpeter, sulphur and charcoal, mixed and reduced to a fine powder, then granulated and dried. It is used in artillery, in shooting game, in blasting rocks, &c.
25523	gunroom	[.] GUN'ROOM, n. In ships, an apartment on the after end of the lower gun-deck, occupied by the gunner, or by the lieutenants as a mess-room.
25524	gunshot	[.] GUN'SHOT, n. The distance of the point blank range of a cannon-shot. [.] GUN'SHOT, a. Made by the shot of a gun; as a gunshot wound.
25525	gunsmith	[.] GUN'SMITH, n. A maker of small arms; one whose occupation is to make or repair small fire-arms.
25526	gunsmithery	[.] GUN'SMITHERY, n. The business of a gunsmith; the art of making small firearms.
25527	gunstick	[.] GUN'STICK, n. A rammer, or ramrod; a stick or rod to ram down the charge of a musket, &c.
25528	gunstock	[.] GUN'STOCK, n. The stock or wood in which the barrel of a gun is fixed.
25529	gunstone	[.] GUN'STONE, n. A stone used for the shot of cannon. Before the invention of iron balls, stones were used for shot.
25530	guntackle	[.] GUN'TACKLE, n. The tackle used on board of ships to run the guns out of the ports, and to secure them at sea. The tackles are pulleys affixed to the sides of a gun-carriage.
25531	gunwale	[.] GUN'WALE
25532	gurge	[.] GURGE, n. [L. gurges.] A whirlpool. [Little used.] [.] GURGE, v.t. To swallow. [Not in use.]
25533	gurgion	[.] GUR'GION, n. The coarser part of meal separated from the bran. [Not used.]
25534	gurgle	[.] GUR'GLE, v.i. [L. gurges. See Gargle, which seems to be of the same family, or the same word differently applied.] [.] To run as liquor with a purling noise; to run or flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current, as water from a bottle, or a small stream on a stony bottom. [.] [.] ...
25535	gurgling	[.] GURG'LING, ppr. Running or flowing with a purling sound.
25536	gurhofite	[.] GUR'HOFITE, n. A subvariety of magnesian carbonate of lime, found near Gurhof, in Lower Austria. It is snow white, and has a dull, slightly conchoidal, or even fracture.
25537	gurnard	[.] GUR'NARD, n. A fish of several species of the genus Trigla. The head is loricated with rough lines, or bony plates, and there are seven rays in the membranes of the gills.
25538	gurrah	[.] GUR'RAH, n. A kind of plain, coarse India muslin.
25539	gush	[.] GUSH, v.i. [.] 1. To issue with violence and rapidity, as a fluid; to rush forth as a fluid from confinement; as, blood gushes from a vein in venesection. [.] [.] Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out. Ps.78. [.] 2. To flow copiously. Tears ...
25540	gushing	[.] GUSH'ING, ppr. Rushing forth with violence, as a fluid; flowing copiously; as gushing waters. [.] 1. Emitting copiously; as gushing eyes.
25541	gusset	[.] GUS'SET, n. A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening or enlarging some part.
25542	gust	[.] GUST, n. [L. gustus, gusto; Gr. a contracted word, for it has taste.] [.] 1. Taste; tasting, or the sense of tasting. More generally, the pleasure of tasting; relish. [.] 2. Sensual enjoyment. [.] [.] Where love is duty on the female side, [.] [.] On theirs, ...
25543	gustable	[.] GUST'ABLE, a. That may be tasted; tastable. [.] 1. Pleasant to the taste. [Little used.]
25544	gustation	[.] GUSTA'TION,n. The act of tasting. [Little used.]
25545	gustful	[.] GUST'FUL, a. Tasteful; well-tasted; that relishes.
25546	gustfulness	[.] GUST'FULNESS, n. Relish; pleasantness to the taste.
25547	gustless	[.] GUST'LESS, a. Tasteless.
25548	gusto	[.] GUST'O, n. Relish; that which excites pleasant sensations in the palate or tongue. [.] 1. Intellectual taste. [Little used.]
25549	gusty	[.] GUST'Y, a. Subject to sudden blasts of wind; stormy; tempestuous. [.] [.] Once upon a raw and gusty day, [.] [.] The troubled Tyber chafing with his shores--
25550	gut	[.] GUT, n. The intestinal canal of an animal; a pipe or tube extending, with many circumvolutions, from the pylorus to the vent. This pipe is composed of three coats,and is attached to the body by a membrane called the mesentery. This canal is of different sizes in different ...
25551	gutted	[.] GUT'TED, pp. Deprived of the bowels; eviscerated; deprived of contents.
25552	gutter	[.] GUT'TER, n. [L. gutta, a drop.] [.] 1. A channel for water; a hollow piece of timber, or a pipe, for catching and conveying off the water which drops from the eaves of a building. [.] 2. A channel or passage for water; a hollow in the earth for conveying water; ...
25553	guttle	[.] GUT'TLE, v.t. To swallow. [Not used.] [.] GUT'TLE, v.i. To swallow greedily. [Not used.]
25554	guttulous	[.] GUT'TULOUS, a. [from L. guttula, a little drop.] [.] In the form of a small drop, or of small drops. [Little used.]
25555	guttural	[.] GUT'TURAL, a. [L. guttur, the throat.] Pertaining to the throat; formed in the throat; as a guttural letter or sound; a guttural voice. [.] GUT'TURAL, n. A letter pronounced in the throat; as the GR.x.
25556	gutturally	[.] GUT'TURALLY, adv. In a guttural manner; in the throat.
25557	gutturalness	[.] GUT'TURALNESS, n. The quality of being guttural.
25558	gutturine	[.] GUT'TURINE, a. Pertaining to the throat. [Not in use.]
25559	gutty	[.] GUT'TY, a. [from L. gutta, a drop.] In heraldry, charged or sprinkled with drops.
25560	gutwort	[.] GUT'WORT, n. A plant.
25561	guy	[.] GUY, n. gi. In marine affairs, a rope used to keep a heavy body steady while hoisting or lowering; also, a tackle to confine a boom forwards,when a vessel is going large, and to prevent the sail from gybing. Guy is also a large slack rope, extending from the head ...
25562	guzzle	[.] GUZ'ZLE, v.i. To swallow liquor greedily; to drink much; to drink frequently. [.] [.] Well seasoned bowls the gossip's spirits raise, [.] [.] Who, while she guzzles, chats the Doctor's praise. [.] GUZ'ZLE. v.t. To swallow much or often; to swallow with ...
25563	guzzler	[.] GUZ'ZLER, n. One who guzzles; an immoderate drinker.
25564	gwiniad	[.] GWIN'IAD, n. The whiting, a fish of the salmon or trout kind, found in many lakes in Europe and in Hudson's bay. It is gregarious, and may be taken in vast numbers at a draught.
25565	gybe	[.] GYBE, n. A sneer. [See Gibe.] [.] GYBE, v.t. In seamen's language, to shift a boom-sail from one side of a vessel to the other.
25566	gybing	[.] GY'BING, ppr. Shifting a boom-sail from one side of a vessel to the other.
25567	gye	[.] GYE, v.t. To guide.
25568	gymnasium	[.] GYMNASIUM, n. [Gr. from naked.] [.] In Greece, a place where athletic exercises were performed. Hence, a place of exercise; a school.
25569	gymnastic	[.] GYMNASTIC, a. [L. gymnasticus; Gr. to exercise, from naked; the ancients being naked in their exercises.] [.] Pertaining to athletic exercises of the body, intended for health, defense or diversion, as running, leaping, wrestling, throwing the discus, the javelin or ...
25570	gymnastically	[.] GYMNASTICALLY, adv. In a gymnastic manner; athletically.
25571	gymnastics	[.] GYMNASTICS, n. The gymnastic art; the art of performing athletic exercises.
25572	gymnic	[.] GYM'NIC, a. [L. gymnicus.] [.] 1. Pertaining to athletic exercises of the body. [.] 2. Performing athletic exercises. [.] GYM'NIC, n. Athletic exercise.
25573	gymnosophist	[.] GYM'NOSOPHIST, n. [Gr. naked, and a philosopher.] [.] A philosopher of India, so called from his going with bare feet, or with little clothing. The Gymnosophists in India lived in the woods and on mountains, subsisting on wild productions of the earth. They never drank ...
25574	gymnosophy	[.] GYM'NOSOPHY, n. The doctrines of the Gymnosophists.
25575	gymnosperm	[.] GYMNOSPERM, n. [Gr. naked, and seed.] In botany, a plant that bears naked seeds.
25576	gymnospermous	[.] GYMNOSPERM'OUS, a. Having naked seeds, or seeds not inclosed in a capsule or other vessel.
25577	gyn	[.] GYN, v.t. To begin.
25578	gynander	[.] GYNAN'DER, n. [Gr. a female, and a male.] In botany, a plant whose stamens are inserted in the pistil.
25579	gynandrian	[.] GYNAN'DRIAN, a. Having stamens inserted in the pistil.
25580	gynarchy	[.] GYN'ARCHY, n. [Gr. a woman, and rule.] Government by a female.
25581	gypseous	[.] GYP'SEOUS, a. [See Gypsum.] Of the nature of gypsum; partaking of the qualities of gypsum.
25582	gypsey	[.] GYP'SEY
25583	gypsum	[.] GYP'SUM, n. Plaster stone; sulphate of lime; a mineral not infrequently found in crystals, often in amorphous masses. There are several subspecies and varieties; as the foliated, compact, earthy, granular, snowy and branchy. Gypsum is of great use in agriculture ...
25584	gypsy	[.] GYP'SY, n. [See Gipsey.]
25585	gyral	[.] GY'RAL, a. [See Gyre.] Whirling; moving in a circular form.
25586	gyration	[.] GYRA'TION, n. [L. gyratio. See Gyre.] A turning or whirling round; a circular motion. [.] GYRE, n. [L. gyrus.] A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn. [.] [.] Quick and more quick he spins in giddy gyres.
25587	gyred	[.] GY'RED, a. Falling in rings.
25588	gyrfalcon	[.] GYR'FALCON, n. [L. hierofalco, from Gr. sacred, and falco, and so named from the veneration of the Egyptians for hawks. [.] A species of Falco, or hawk.
25589	gyromancy	[.] GYR'OMANCY, n. [Gr. a circuit, and divination.] A kind of divination performed by walking round in a circle or ring.
25590	gyve	[.] GYVE, n. Gyves are fetters or shackles for the legs. [.] [.] Gyves and the mill had tamed thee. [.] GYVE, v.t. To fetter; to shackle; to chain.
25591	h	[.] H, is the eighth letter of the English Alphabet. It is properly the representative of the Chaldee, Syriac and Hebrew, which is the eighth letter in those alphabets. Its form is the same as the Greek H eta. It is not strictly a vowel, nor an articulation; but the ...
25592	ha	[.] HA, an exclamation, denoting surprise, joy or grief. With the first or long sound of a, it is used as a question, and is equivalent to "What do you say?" When repeated, ha, ha, it is an expression of laughter, or sometimes it is equivalent to "Well! it is so."
25593	haak	[.] HAAK, n. A fish. [.] Habeas Corpus, [L. have the body.] A writ for delivering a person from false imprisonment, or for removing a person from one court to another, &c.
25594	haberdasher	[.] HAB'ERDASHER, n. A seller of small wares; a word little used or not at all in the U. States.
25595	haberdashery	[.] HAB'ERDASHERY, n. The goods and wares sold by a haberdasher.
25596	haberdine	[.] HAB'ERDINE, n. A dried salt cod.
25597	habergeon	[.] HAB'ERGEON, n. A coat of mail or armor to defend the neck and breast. It was formed of little iron rings united, and descended from the neck to the middle of the body.
25598	habile	[.] HAB'ILE, a. Fit; proper. [Not in use.]
25599	habiliment	[.] HABIL'IMENT, n. [L. habeo, to have.] A garment; clothing; usually in the plural, habiliments, denoting garments, clothing or dress in general.
25600	habilitate	[.] HABIL'ITATE, v.t. To qualify. [Not used.]
25601	habilitation	[.] HABILITA'TION, n. Qualification. [Not in use.]
25602	hability	[.] HABILITY. [See Ability.]
25603	habit	[.] HAB'IT, n. [L. habitus, from habeo,to have to hold. See Have.] [.] 1. Garb; dress; clothes or garments in general. [.] [.] The scenes are old, the habits are the same, [.] [.] We wore last year. [.] [.] There are among the statues, several of Venus, [.] [.] ...
25604	habitable	[.] HAB'ITABLE, a. [L. habitabilis, from habito, to dwell.] [.] That may be inhabited or dwelt in; capable of sustaining human beings; as the habitable world. Some climates are scarcely habitable.
25605	habitableness	[.] HAB'ITABLENESS, n. Capacity of being inhabited.
25606	habitably	[.] HAB'ITABLY, adv. In such a manner as to habitable.
25607	habitance	[.] HAB'ITANCE, n. Dwelling; abode; residence. [Not now used.]
25608	habitancy	[.] HAB'ITANCY, n. Legal settlement or inhabitancy. [See Inhabitancy.]
25609	habitant	[.] HAB'ITANT, n. [L. habitans.] An inhabitant; a dweller; a resident; one who has a permanent abode in a place.
25610	habitat	[.] HAB'ITAT, n. Habitation.
25611	habitation	[.] HABITA'TION, n. [L. habitatio, from habito, to dwell, from habeo, to hold, or as we say in English, to keep. [.] 1. Act of inhabiting; state of dwelling. [.] 2. Place of abode; a settled dwelling; a mansion; a house or other place in which man or any animal dwells. [.] [.] ...
25612	habitator	[.] HAB'ITATOR, n. [L.] A dweller; an inhabitant. [Not used.]
25613	habited	[.] HAB'ITED, a. Clothed; dressed. He was habited like a shepherd. [.] 1. Accustomed. [Not usual.]
25614	habitual	[.] HABIT'UAL, a. Formed or acquired by habit, frequent use or custom. [.] [.] Art is properly an habitual knowledge of certain rules and maxims. [.] 1. Customary; according to habit; as the habitual practice of sin; the habitual exercise of holy affections. [.] [.] ...
25615	habitually	[.] HABIT'UALLY, adv. By habit; customarily; by frequent practice or use; as habitually profane; habitually kind and benevolent.
25616	habituate	[.] HABIT'UATE, v.t. [.] 1. To accustom; to make familiar by frequent use or practice. Men may habituate themselves to the taste of oil or tobacco. They habituate themselves to vice. Let us habituate ourselves and our children to the exercise of charity. [.] 2. ...
25617	habituated	[.] HABIT'UATED, pp. Accustomed; made familiar by use.
25618	habituating	[.] HABIT'UATING, ppr. Accustoming; making easy and familiar by practice.
25619	habitude	[.] HAB'ITUDE, n. [L. habitudo, from habitus.] [.] 1. Relation; respect; state with regard to something else. [Little used.] [.] 2. Frequent intercourse; familiarity. [Not usual.] [.] [.] To write well, one must have frequent habitudes with the best company. [.] 3. ...
25620	habnab	[.] HAB'NAB, adv. [hap ne hap, let it happen or not.] [.] At random; by chance; without order or rule.
25621	hack	[.] HACK, v.t. [.] 1. To cut irregularly and into small pieces; to notch; to mangle by repeated strokes of a cutting instrument. [.] 2. To speak with stops or catches; to speak with hesitation. [.] [.] HACK, n. A notch; a cut. [.] HACK, n. A horse kept ...
25622	hacked	[.] HACK'ED, pp. Chopped; mangled.
25623	hacking	[.] HACK'ING, ppr. Chopping into small pieces; mangling; mauling.
25624	hackle	[.] HACK'LE, v.t. [.] 1. To comb flax or hemp; to separate the coarse part of these substances from the fine, by drawing them through the teeth of a hatchel. [.] 2. To tear asunder. [.] HACK'LE, n. A hatchel. The latter word is used in the U. States. [.] 1. ...
25625	hackly	[.] HACK'LY, a. [from hack.] Rough; broken as if hacked. [.] In mineralogy, having fine,short,and sharp points on the surface; as a hackly fracture.
25626	hackmatack	[.] HACK'MATACK, n. The popular name of the red larch, the Pinus microcarpa.
25627	hackney	[.] HACK'NEY, n. [.] 1. A pad; a nag; a pony. [.] 2. A horse kept for hire; a horse much used. [.] 3. A coach or other carriage kept for hire, and often exposed in the streets of cities. The word is sometimes contracted to hack. [.] 4. Any thing much used or ...
25628	hackney-coach	[.] HACK'NEY-COACH. [See Hackney.]
25629	hackney-coachman	[.] HACKNEY-COACHMAN, n. A man who drives a hackney-coach.
25630	hackneyed	[.] HACK'NEYED, pp. Used much or in common. [.] 1. Practiced; accustomed. [.] [.] He is long hackneyed in the ways of men.
25631	hackneying	[.] HACK'NEYING, ppr. Using much; accustoming.
25632	hackneyman	[.] HACK'NEYMAN, n. A man who lets horses and carriages for hire.
25633	hackster	[.] HACK'STER, n. A bully; a ruffian or assassin.
25634	hacqueton	[.] HAC'QUETON, n. A stuffed jacket formerly worn under armor, sometimes made of leather. [Not used.]
25635	had	[.] HAD, pret. and pp. of have; contracted from Sax.haefd, that is, haved; as, I had; I have had. In the phrase, "I had better go," it is supposed that had is used for would; "I'd better go." The sense of the phrase is, "it would be better for me to go."
25636	hadder	[.] HAD'DER, n. Heath. [Not in use. See Heath.]
25637	haddock	[.] HAD'DOCK, n. A fish of the genus Gadus or cod, and order of Jugulars. It has a long body, the upper part of a dusky brown color,and the belly of a silvery hue; the lateral line is black. This fish breeds in immense numbers in the northern seas, and constitutes a considerable ...
25638	hade	[.] HADE, n. Among miners, the steep descent of a shaft; also, the descent of a hill. [.] In mining, the inclination or deviation from the vertical of a mineral vein.
25639	haft	[.] H`AFT, n. [L. capio.] A handle; that part of an instrument or vessel which is taken into the hand, and by which it is held and used. It is used chiefly for the part of a sword or dagger by which it is held; the hilt. [.] H`AFT, v.t. To set in a haft; to furnish ...
25640	hafter	[.] H`AFTER, n. A caviller; a wrangler. [Not in use.]
25641	hag	[.] HAG, n. [.] 1. An ugly old woman; as an old hag of threescore. [.] 2. A witch; a sorceress; an enchantress. [.] 3. A fury; a she-monster. [.] 4. A cartilaginous fish, the Gastrobranchus, which enters other fishes and devours them. It is about five or six ...
25642	hagard	[.] HAG'ARD, a. [.] 1. Literally, having a ragged look, as if hacked or gashed. Hence, lean; meager; rough; having eyes sunk in their orbits; ugly. [.] 2. Wild; fierce; intractable; as a hagard hawk. [.] HAG'ARD, n. [.] 1. Any thing wild and intractable. [.] 2. ...
25643	hagardly	[.] HAG'ARDLY, adv. In a hagard or ugly manner; with deformity.
25644	hagborn	[.] HAG'BORN, n. Born of a hag or witch.
25645	haggard	[.] HAG'GARD, n. A stack-yard.
25646	haggess	[.] HAG'GESS, n. [from hack.] A mess of meat, generally pork, chopped and inclosed in a membrane. [.] 1. A sheep's head and pluck minced.
25647	haggle	[.] HAG'GLE, v.t. To cut into small pieces; to notch or cut in an unskillful manner; to make rough by cutting; to mangle; as, a boy haggles a stick of wood. [.] [.] Suffolk first died, and York all haggled o'er, [.] [.] Comes to him where in gore he lay insteep'd. [.] HAG'GLE, ...
25648	haggled	[.] HAG'GLED, pp. Cut irregularly into notches; made rough by cutting; mangled.
25649	haggler	[.] HAG'GLER, n. One who haggles. [.] 1. One who cavils, hesitates and makes difficulty in bargaining.
25650	haggling	[.] HAG'GLING, ppr. Hacking; mangling; caviling and hesitating in bargaining.
25651	hagiographal	[.] HAGIOG'RAPHAL, n. Pertaining to hagiography, which see.
25652	hagiographer	[.] HAGIOG'RAPHER, n. [See the next word.] A writer of holy or sacred books.
25653	hagiography	[.] HAGIOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. holy, and a writing.] [.] Sacred writings. The Jews divide the books of the Scriptures into three parts; the Law, which is contained in the five first books of the Old Testament; the Prophets, or Nevim; and the Cetuvim, or writings, by way of eminence. ...
25654	hagish	[.] HAG'ISH, a. Of the nature of a hag; deformed; ugly; horrid.
25655	hagship	[.] HAG'SHIP, n. The state or title of a hag or witch.
25656	haguebut	[.] HAGUEBUT. [See Arquebuse.]
25657	hah	[.] HAH, an exclamation expressing surprise or effort.
25658	hail	[.] HAIL, n. Masses of ice or frozen vapor, falling from the clouds in showers or storms. These masses consist of little spherules united, but not all of the same consistence; some being as hard and solid as perfect ice; others soft, like frozen snow. Hailstones assume ...
25659	hailed	[.] HA'ILED, pp. Called to from a distance; accosted.
25660	hailing	[.] HA'ILING, ppr. Saluting; calling to from a distance. [.] 1. Pouring down hail.
25661	hailshot	[.] HA'ILSHOT, n. Small shot which scatter like hailstones. [Not used.]
25662	hailstone	[.] HA'ILSTONE, n. A single mass of ice falling from a cloud.
25663	haily	[.] HA'ILY, a. Consisting of hail; as haily showers.
25664	hainous	[.] HA'INOUS, a. Properly, hateful; odious. Hence, great, enormous, aggravated; as a hainous sin or crime.
25665	hainously	[.] HA'INOUSLY, adv. Hatefully; abominably; enormously.
25666	hainousness	[.] HA'INOUSNESS, n. Odiousness; enormity; as the hainousness of theft or robbery of any crime.
25667	hair	[.] HAIR, n. [.] 1. A small filament issuing from the skin of an animal, and from a bulbous root. Each filament contains a tube or hollow within, occupied by a pulp or pith, which is intended for its nutrition,and extends only to that part which is in a state of growth. [.] [.] When ...
25668	hair-brained	[.] HA'IR-BRAINED. [See Hare-brained.]
25669	hair-breadth	[.] HA'IR-BREADTH, n. [See Breadth.] The diameter or breadth of a hair; a very small distance. [.] [.] --Seven hundred chosen men left-handed; every one could [.] [.] sling stones to a hair-breadth. Judges 20. [.] It is used as an adjective; as a hair-breadth escape. ...
25670	hair-salt	[.] HA'IR-SALT, n. A mixture of the sulphates of magnesia and iron; its taste resembles that of alum.
25671	hairbell	[.] HA'IRBELL, n. A plant, a species of hyacinth.
25672	haircloth	[.] HA'IRCLOTH, n. Stuff or cloth made of hair, or in part with hair. In military affairs,pieces of this cloth are used for covering the powder in wagons, or on batteries, or for covering charged bombs, &c.
25673	hairhung	[.] HA'IRHUNG, a. Hanging by a hair.
25674	hairiness	[.] HA'IRINESS, n. [from hairy.] The state of abounding or being covered with hair.
25675	hairlace	[.] HA'IRLACE, n. A fillet for tying up the hair of the head.
25676	hairless	[.] HA'IRLESS, a. Destitute of hair; bald; as hairless scalps.
25677	hairpin	[.] HA'IRPIN, n. A pin used in dressing the hair.
25678	hairpowder	[.] HA'IRPOWDER, n. A fine powder of flour for sprinkling the hair of the head.
25679	hairworm	[.] HA'IRWORM, n. A genus of worms [vermes,] called Gordius; a filiform animal found in fresh water or in the earth. There are several species.
25680	hairy	[.] HA'IRY, a. [from hair.] Overgrown with hair; covered with hair; abounding with hair. [.] [.] Esau, my brother, is a hairy man. Gen.27. [.] 1. Consisting of hair; as hairy honors. [.] 2. Resembling hair; of the nature of hair.
25681	hake	[.] HAKE, n. A kind of fish, the Gadus merlucius; called by some authors lucius marinus. It was formerly salted and dried.
25682	hakot	[.] HAK'OT, n. A fish.
25683	hal	[.] HAL, in some names, signifies hall.
25684	halberd	[.] HAL'BERD, n. A military weapon, consisting of a pole or shaft of wood, with a head armed with a steel point, with a cross piece of steel, flat and pointed at both ends, or with a cutting edge at one end, and a bent point at the other. It is carried by sergeants of ...
25685	halberdier	[.] HALBERDIE'R, n. One who is armed with a halberd.
25686	halcyon	[.] HAL'CYON, n. hal'shon. [L. halcyon; Gr. a king-fisher.] [.] The name anciently given to the king-fisher, otherwise called alcedo; a bird that was said to lay her eggs in nests, on rocks near the sea, during the calm weather about the winter solstice. Hence, [.] HAL'CYON, ...
25687	halcyonian	[.] HALCYO'NIAN, a. Halcyon; calm.
25688	hale	[.] HALE, a. Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as a hale body. [.] HALE, n. Welfare. [Not in use.] [.] HALE, v.t. To pull or draw with force; to drag. This is now more generally written and pronounced haul, which see. It is always to be pronounced ...
25689	half	[.] H`ALF, n. h`af. plu.halves, pron. h`avz. [.] One equal part of a thing which is divided into two parts, either in fact or in contemplation; a moiety; as half a pound; half a tract of land; half an orange; half the miseries or pleasures of life. It is applied to quantity, ...
25690	half-blooded	[.] H`ALF-BLOODED, a. Mean; degenerate. [Little used.] [.] 1. Proceeding from a male and female, each of full blood, but of different breeds; as a half-blooded sheep.
25691	half-bred	[.] H`ALF-BRED, a. Mixed; mongrel; mean.
25692	half-cap	[.] H`ALF-CAP, n. A cap not wholly put on.
25693	half-dead	[.] H`ALF-DEAD, a. Almost dead; nearly exhausted.
25694	half-faced	[.] H`ALF-FACED, a. Showing only part of the face.
25695	half-hatched	[.] H`ALF-HATCHED, a. Imperfectly hatched; as half-hatched eggs.
25696	half-heard	[.] H`ALF-HEARD, a. Imperfectly heard; not heard to the end. [.] [.] And leave half-heard the melancholy tale.
25697	half-learned	[.] H`ALF-LEARNED, a. Imperfectly learned.
25698	half-lost	[.] H`ALF-LOST, a. Nearly lost.
25699	half-mark	[.] H`ALF-MARK, n. A coin; a noble, or 6s.8d. sterling.
25700	half-moon	[.] H`ALF-MOON, n. The moon at the quarters, when half its disk appears illuminated. [.] 1. Any thing in the shape of a half-moon. In fortification, an outwork composed of two faces, forming a salient angle, whose gorge is in the form of a crescent or half-moon.
25701	half-part	[.] H`ALF-PART, n. An equal part.
25702	half-pay	[.] H`ALF-PAY, n. Half the amount of wages or salary; as, an officer retires on half-pay. [.] H`ALF-PAY, a. Receiving or entitled to half-pay; as half-pay officer.
25703	half-penny	[.] H`ALF-PENNY, n. hap'penny or ha'penny. A copper coin of the value of half a penny; also, the value of half a penny. It is used in the plural. [.] [.] He cheats for half-pence. [.] [This coin is not current in America.] [.] H`ALF-PENNY, a. Of the price or value ...
25704	half-penny-worth	[.] H`ALF-PENNY-WORTH, n. The value of a half-penny.
25705	half-pike	[.] H`ALF-PIKE, n. A small pike carried by officers. [.] 1. A small pike used in boarding ships.
25706	half-pint	[.] H`ALF-PINT, n. The half of a pint, or fourth of a quart.
25707	half-read	[.] H`ALF-READ, a. Superficially informed by reading.
25708	half-scholar	[.] H`ALF-SCHOLAR, n. One imperfectly learned. [.] Half-seas over, a low expression denoting half drunk.
25709	half-sighted	[.] H`ALF-SIGHTED, a. Seeing imperfectly; having weak discernment.
25710	half-sphere	[.] H`ALF-SPHERE, n. Hemisphere.
25711	half-starved	[.] H`ALF-STARVED, a. Almost starved.
25712	half-strained	[.] H`ALF-STRAINED, a. Half-bred; imperfect.
25713	half-sword	[.] H`ALF-SWORD, n. Within half the length of a sword; close fight.
25714	half-way	[.] H`ALF-WAY, adv. In the middle; at half the distance. [.] H`ALF-WAY, a. Equally distant from the extremes; as a half-way house.
25715	half-wit	[.] H`ALF-WIT, n. A foolish person; a dolt; a blockhead.
25716	half-witted	[.] H`ALF-WITTED, a. Weak in intellect; silly; foolish.
25717	halfblood	[.] H`ALFBLOOD, n. Relation between persons born of the same father or of the same mother, but not of both; as a brother or sister of the halfblood. The word is sometimes used as an adjective.
25718	halfen	[.] H`ALFEN, a. Wanting half its due qualities. [Not used.]
25719	halfer	[.] H`ALFER, n. One that possesses half only. [.] 1. A male fallow deer gelded.
25720	halibut	[.] HAL'IBUT, n. A fish of the genus Pleuronectes, and order of Thoracics. This fish has a compressed body, one side resembling the back, the other the belly; and both eyes on the same side of the head. It grows to a great size; some to the weight of 300 or 400 pounds. ...
25721	halidom	[.] HAL'IDOM, n. Adjuration by what is holy.
25722	haling	[.] HALING. [See Hauling.]
25723	halituous	[.] HALIT'UOUS, a. [L.halitus, breath.] Like breath; vaporous.
25724	hall	[.] HALL, n. [L. aula; Heb. a tent, a palace.] [.] 1. In architecture, a large room at the entrance of a house or palace. In the houses of ministers of state, magistrates, &c.,it is the place where they give audience and dispatch business. [.] 2. An edifice in which ...
25725	halleluiah	[.] HALLELU'IAH, n. [Heb. praise ye Jah or Jehovah, to praise,that is, to throw, or raise the voice, to utter a loud sound; L. ululo.] [.] Praise ye Jehovah; give praise to God; a word used in songs or praise, or a term of rejoicing in solemn ascriptions of thanksgiving ...
25726	halliard	[.] HAL'LIARD, n. [from hale,haul.] A rope or tackle for hoisting or lowering a sail.
25727	hallier	[.] HAL'LIER, n. A particular kind of net for catching birds.
25728	halloo	[.] HAL'LOO, v.i. To cry out; to exclaim with a loud voice; to call to by name, or by the word halloo. [.] [.] Country folks hallooed and hooted after me. [.] HAL'LOO, v.t. To encourage with shouts. [.] [.] Old John hallooes his hounds again. [.] 1. To chase ...
25729	hallooing	[.] HAL'LOOING, ppr. Crying out; as a noun, a loud outcry.
25730	hallow	[.] HAL'LOW, v.t. [L. calleo, to be able.] [.] 1. To make holy; to consecrate; to set apart for holy or religious use. Ex.28.29. 1 Kings 8. [.] 2. To devote to holy or religious exercises; to treat as sacred. [.] [.] Hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein. ...
25731	hallowed	[.] HAL'LOWED, pp. Consecrated to a sacred use, or to religious exercises; treated as sacred; reverenced.
25732	hallowing	[.] HAL'LOWING, ppr. Setting apart for sacred purposes; consecrating; devoting to religious exercises; reverencing.
25733	hallowmas	[.] HAL'LOWMAS,n. [See Mass.] The feast of All Souls.
25734	hallucination	[.] HALLUCINA'TION, n. [L.hallucinatio, from hallucinor, to blunder.] [.] 1. Error; blunder; mistake. [Little used.] [.] 2. In medicine, faulty sense [dysaesthesia,] or erroneous imagination. Hallucinations of the senses, arise from some defect in the organs of ...
25735	halm	[.] HALM, n. haum. [L. culmus.] Straw. [See Haum.]
25736	halo	[.] HA'LO, n. A circle appearing round the body of the sun, moon or stars, called also Corona, or crown. Halos are sometimes white and sometimes colored. Sometimes one only appears, and sometimes several concentric circles appear at the same time.
25737	halse	[.] HALSE, n. The neck or throat. [.] HALSE, v.i. hals. To embrace about the neck; to adjure; to greet.
25738	halsening	[.] HAL'SENING, a. Sounding harshly in the throat or tongue.
25739	halser	[.] HALSER, n. hawz'er. A large rope of a size between the cable and the tow-line. [See Hawser.]
25740	halt	[.] HALT, v.i. [.] 1. To stop in walking; to hold. In military affairs, the true sense is retained, to stop in a march. The army halted at noon. [.] 2. To limp; that is, to stop with lameness. [.] 3. To hesitate; to stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to ...
25741	halter	[.] HALT'ER, n. One who halts or limps. [.] HALT'ER, n. [.] 1. A rope or strap and head-stall for leading or confining a horse. [.] 2. A rope for hanging malefactors. [.] 3. A strong cord or string. [.] HALT'ER, v.t. To put a halter on; as, to halter ...
25742	halting	[.] HALT'ING, ppr. Stopping; limping.
25743	haltingly	[.] HALT'INGLY, adv. With limping; slowly.
25744	halve	[.] H`ALVE, v.t. h`av. [from half.] To divide into two equal parts; as, to halve an apple.
25745	halved	[.] H`ALVED, a. In botany, hemispherical; covering one side; placed on one side.
25746	halves	[.] H`ALVES, n. plu. of half. Two equal parts of a thing. To cry halves, is to claim an equal share. To go halves, is to have an equal share.
25747	ham	[.] HAM, Sax.ham, a house, is our modern word home, G.heim. It is used in hamlet, and in the names of places, as in Walt-ham, wood-house, walt, a wood, and ham, a house, [not Wal-tham, as it is often pronounced,] Bucking-ham, Notting-ham, Wrent-ham, Dur-ham, &c. [.] HAM, ...
25748	hama	[.] A'MA, or HA'MA, n. [.] In church affairs, a vessel to contain wine for the eucharist; also, a wine measure, as a cask, a pipe, &c.
25749	hamadryad	[.] HAM'ADRYAD, n. [Gr. together, and a tree.] A wood nymph, feigned to live and die with the tree to which it was attached.
25750	hamate	[.] HAM'ATE, a. [L. hamatus.] Hooked; entangled.
25751	hamated	[.] HAM'ATED, a. [L. hamatus, from hama, a hook.] [.] Hooked or set with hooks.
25752	hamble	[.] HAM'BLE, v.t. To hamstring. [Not used.]
25753	hame	[.] HAME, n. plu. hames. A kind or collar for a draught horse, consisting of two bending pieces of wood or bows, and these placed on curving pads or stuffed leather, made to conform to the shape of the neck.
25754	hamite	[.] HAM'ITE, n. The fossil remains of a curved shell.
25755	hamlet	[.] HAM'LET, n. A small village; a little cluster of houses in the country. [.] This word seems originally to have signified the seat of a freeholder, comprehending the mansion house and adjacent buildings. It now denotes a small collection of houses in the country, ...
25756	hamleted	[.] HAM'LETED, a. Accustomed to a hamlet, or to a country life.
25757	hammer	[.] HAM'MER, n. An instrument for driving nails, beating metals, and the like. It consists of an iron head, fixed crosswise to a handle. Hammers are of various sizes; a large hammer used by smiths is called a sledge. [.] HAM'MER, v.t. To beat with a hammer; as, ...
25758	hammer-man	[.] HAM'MER-MAN, n. One who beats or works with a hammer.
25759	hammer-wort	[.] HAM'MER-WORT, n. An herb.
25760	hammerable	[.] HAM'MERABLE, a. That may be shaped by a hammer.
25761	hammercloth	[.] HAM'MERCLOTH, n. The cloth which covers a coach-box, so called from the old practice of carrying a hammer, nails, &c. in a little pocket hid by this cloth.
25762	hammered	[.] HAM'MERED, pp. Beaten with a hammer.
25763	hammerer	[.] HAM'MERER, n. One who works with a hammer.
25764	hammerhard	[.] HAM'MERHARD, n. Iron or steel hardened by hammering.
25765	hammering	[.] HAM'MERING, ppr. Beating with a hammer; working; contriving.
25766	hammite	[.] HAMMITE. [See Ammite.]
25767	hammoc	...
25768	hamous	[.] HAM'OUS, [L. hamus, a hook.] Hooked; having the end hooked or curved; a term of botany.
25769	hamper	[.] HAM'PER, n. [contracted form hanaper, or from hand pannier.] [.] 1. A large basket for conveying things to market, &c. [.] 2. Fetters, or some instrument that shackles. [.] [This signification and that of the verb following indicate that this word is from hanaper, ...
25770	hampered	[.] HAM'PERED, pp. Shackled; entangled; ensnared; perplexed.
25771	hampering	[.] HAM'PERING, ppr. Shackling; entangling; perplexing.
25772	hamster	[.] HAM'STER, n. A species of rat, the Mus cricetus, or German marmot. This rat is of the size of the water rat, but is of a browner color,and its belly and legs of a dirty yellow. It is remarkable for two bags, like those of a baboon, on each side of the jaw, under ...
25773	hamstring	[.] HAM'STRING, n. The tendons of the ham. [.] HAM'STRING, v.t. pret. and pp. hamstrung or hamstringed. [.] To cut the tendons of the ham, and this to lame or disable.
25774	han	[.] HAN, for have, in the plural.
25775	hanaper	[.] HAN'APER, n. The hanaper was used in early days by the kings of England, for holding and carrying with them their money, as they journeyed from place to place. It was a kind of basket, like the fiscus, and hence came to be considered as the king's treasury. Hence, ...
25776	hance	[.] HANCE, HAUNCE, for enhance. [See Enhance.]
25777	hances	[.] HAN'CES, n. plu. [L. ansa.] In architecture, the ends of elliptical arches, which are the arches of smaller circles than the scheme or middle part of the arch. [.] 1. In a ship, falls of the fife-rails placed on balusters on the poop and quarter-deck down to the ...
25778	hand	[.] HAND, n. [L. hendo, in prehendo.] [.] 1. In man, the extremity of the arm, consisting of the palm and fingers, connected with the arm at the wrist; the part with which we hold and use any instrument. [.] 2. In falconry, the foot of a hawk; and in the manege, ...
25779	hand-grenade	[.] HAND-GRENA'DE, n. A grenade to be thrown by the hand.
25780	handball	[.] HAND'BALL, n. An ancient game with a ball.
25781	handbarrow	[.] HAND'BARROW, n. A barrow or vehicle borne by the hands of men, and without a wheel.
25782	handbasket	[.] HAND'BASKET, n. A small or portable basket.
25783	handbell	[.] HAND'BELL, n. A small bell rung by the hand; a table bell.
25784	handbreadth	[.] HAND'BREADTH, n. A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm. Ex.25.
25785	handcloth	[.] HAND'CLOTH, n. A handkerchief.
25786	handcraft	[.] HAND'CR`AFT, n. Work performed by the hands; usually written handicraft.
25787	handcuff	[.] HAND'CUFF, n. A manacle, consisting of iron rings for the wrists, and a connecting chain to confine the hands. [.] HAND'CUFF, v.t. To manacle; to confine the hands with handcuffs.
25788	handed	[.] HAND'ED, pp. Given or transmitted by the hands; conducted; furled. [.] HAND'ED, a. With hands joined. [.] 1. In composition, as right-handed,most dextrous or strong with the right hand; having the right hand most able and ready. [.] Left-handed,having the left ...
25789	hander	[.] HAND'ER, n. One who hands or transmits; a conveyer in succession.
25790	handfast	[.] HAND'F`AST, n. Hold; custody; power of confining or keeping. [.] HAND'F`AST, a. Fast by contract; firm. [.] HAND'F`AST, v.t. To pledge; to betroth; to bind; to join solemnly by the hand.
25791	handfasting	[.] HAND'F`ASTING, n. A kind of betrothing, or marriage contract.
25792	handful	[.] HAND'FUL, n. As much as the hand will grasp or contain. [.] 1. As much as the arms will embrace. [.] 2. A palm; four inches. [.] 3. A small quantity or number. A handful of men. [.] 4. As much as can be done; full employment. [.] [.] In America, the ...
25793	handgallop	[.] HAND'GALLOP, n. A slow and easy gallop, in which the hand presses the bridle to hinder increase of speed.
25794	handglass	[.] HAND'GL`ASS, n. In gardening, a glass used for placing over, protecting and forwarding various plants, in winter.
25795	handgun	[.] HAND'GUN, n. A gun to be used by the hand.
25796	handicraft	[.] HAND'ICR`AFT, n. Manual occupation; work performed by the hand. [.] 1. A man who obtains his living by manual labor; one skilled in some mechanical art.
25797	handicraftsman	[.] HAND'ICR`AFTSMAN, n. A man skilled or employed in manual occupation; a manufacturer.
25798	handily	[.] HAND'ILY, adv. [See Handy.] With dexterity or skill; dexterously; adroitly. [.] 1. With ease or convenience.
25799	handiness	[.] HAND'INESS, n. The ease of performance derived from practice; dexterity; adroitness.
25800	handiwork	[.] HAND'IWORK, n. [for hand-work.] Work of the hands; product of manual labor; manufacture. [.] 1. Work performed by power and wisdom. Ps.19.
25801	handkerchief	[.] HAND'KERCHIEF, n. [hand and kerchief. See Kerchief.] [.] 1. A piece of cloth, usually silk or linen, carried about the person for the purpose of cleaning the face or hands, as occasion requires. [.] 2. A piece of cloth to be worn about the neck, and sometimes ...
25802	handlanguage	[.] HAND'LANGUAGE, n. The art of conversing by the hands. [Not in use.]
25803	handle	[.] HAND'LE, v.t. [L. manus.] [.] 1. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand. [.] [.] The bodies we daily handle--hinder the approach of the part of our hands that press them. [.] 2. To manage; to use; to wield. [.] [.] That fellow handles ...
25804	handlead	[.] HAND'LEAD, n. A lead for sounding.
25805	handled	[.] HAND'LED, pp. Touched; treated; managed.
25806	handless	[.] HAND'LESS, a. Without a hand.
25807	handling	[.] HAND'LING, ppr. Touching; feeling; treating; managing.
25808	handmaid	[.] HAND'MAID
25809	handmaiden	[.] HAND'MAIDEN, n. A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.
25810	handmill	[.] HAND'MILL, n. A mill moved by the hand.
25811	handsails	[.] HAND'SAILS, n. Sails managed by the hand.
25812	handsaw	[.] HAND'SAW, n. A saw to be used with the hand.
25813	handscrew	[.] HAND'SCREW, n. An engine for raising heavy timbers or weights; a jack.
25814	handsel	[.] HAND'SEL, n. [.] 1. The first act of using any thing; the first sale. [.] 2. An earnest; money for the first sale. [Little used.] [.] HAND'SEL, v.t. To use or do any thing the first time.
25815	handsome	[.] HAND'SOME, a. [.] 1. Properly, dexterous; ready; convenient. [.] [.] For a thief it is so handsome, as it may seem it was first invented for him. [.] This sense is either from the original meaning of hand, or from the use of the hand, or rather of the right hand. ...
25816	handsomely	[.] HAND'SOMELY, adv. Dexterously; cleverly; with skill. [.] 1. Gracefully; with propriety and ease. [.] 2. Neatly; with due symmetry or proportions; as, a thing is handsomely made or finished. [.] 3. With a degree of beauty; as a room handsomely furnished or ...
25817	handsomeness	[.] HAND'SOMENESS, n. A moderate degree of beauty or elegance; as the handsomeness of the person or of an edifice. [.] 1. Grace; gracefulness; ease and propriety in manner.
25818	handspike	[.] HAND'SPIKE, n. A wooden bar, used with the hand as a lever, for various purposes, as in raising weights, heaving about a windlass, &c.
25819	handstaff	[.] HAND'ST`AFF, n. A javelin; plu. handstaves. Ezek.39.
25820	handvise	[.] HAND'VISE, n. A vise used by hand, or for small work.
25821	handweapon	[.] HAND'WEAPON,n. Any weapon to be wielded by the hand. Numb.35.
25822	handwriting	[.] HAND'WRITING, n. The cast or form of writing peculiar to each hand or person. [.] 1. Any writing.
25823	handy	[.] HAND'Y, a. [.] 1. Performed by the hand. [.] [.] They came to handy blows. [.] 2. Dexterous; ready; adroit; skilled to use the hands with ease in performance; applied to persons. He is handy with the saw or the place. Each is handy in his way. [.] 3. Ingenious; ...
25824	handy-dandy	[.] HAND'Y-DANDY, n. A play in which children change hands and places.
25825	handyblow	[.] HAND'YBLOW, n. A blow with the hand; an act of hostility.
25826	handygripe	[.] HAND'YGRIPE, n. Seizure by the hand.
25827	handystroke	[.] HAND'YSTROKE, n. A blow inflicted by the hand.
25828	hang	[.] HANG, v.t. pret. and pp. hanged or hung. [.] 1. To suspend; to fasten to some fixed object above, in such a manner as to swing or move; as, to hang a thief. Pharaoh hanged the chief baker. Hence, [.] 2. To put to death by suspending by the neck. [.] [.] Many ...
25829	hangby	[.] HANG'BY, n. A dependent, in contempt.
25830	hanged	[.] HANG'ED, pp. Suspended; put to death by being suspended by the neck.
25831	hanger	[.] HANG'ER, n. That by which a thing is suspended. [.] 1. A short broad sword, incurvated towards the point. [.] 2. One that hangs, or causes to be hanged.
25832	hanger-on	[.] HANG'ER-ON, n. One who besets another importunately in soliciting favors. [.] 1. A dependant; one who eats and drinks without payment.
25833	hanging	[.] HANG'ING, ppr. Suspending to something above. [.] 1. Being suspended; dangling; swinging. [.] 2. Foreboding death by the halter. [.] [.] What a hanging face! [.] 3. Requiring punishment by the halter; as a hanging matter. [.] HANG'ING, n. Any kind ...
25834	hanging-side	[.] HANG'ING-SIDE, n. In mining, the overhanging side of an inclined or hading vein.
25835	hanging-sleeves	[.] HANG'ING-SLEEVES, n. Strips of the same stuff with the gown, hanging down the back from the shoulders.
25836	hangman	[.] HANG'MAN, n. One who hangs another; a public executioner; also, a term of reproach.
25837	hangnest	[.] HANG'NEST, n. The name of certain species of birds, which build nests suspended from the branches of trees, such as the Baltimore oriole or red-bird; also,the nest so suspended.
25838	hank	[.] HANK, n. [.] 1. A skein of thread; as much thread as is tied together; a tie. [.] 2. In ships. a wooden ring fixed to a stay, to confine the stay-sails; used in the place of a grommet. [.] 3. A rope or withy for fastening a gate. [.] HANK, v.t. To form ...
25839	hanker	[.] HANK'ER, v.i. [.] 1. To long for with a keen appetite and uneasiness; in a literal sense; as, to hanker for fruit, or after fruit. [.] 2. To have a vehement desire of something, accompanied with uneasiness; as, to hanker after the diversions of the town. [.] [.] ...
25840	hankering	[.] HANK'ERING, ppr. Longing for with keen appetite or ardent desire. [.] HANK'ERING,n. A keen appetite that causes uneasiness till it is gratified; vehement desire to possess or enjoy.
25841	hankle	[.] HANK'LE, v.t. [See Hank.] To twist. [Not in use.]
25842	hanseatic	[.] HANSEAT'IC, a. Pertaining to the Hanse towns, or to their confederacy.
25843	hant	[.] HA'NT, a contraction of have not, or has not; as, I ha'nt, he ha'nt, we ha'nt. [.] Hanse Towns. Hanse signifies a society; Goth. hansa, a multitude. The Hanse towns in Germany were certain commercial cities which associated for the protection of commerce as early as ...
25844	hap	[.] HAP, n. [L. capio.] [.] 1. That which comes suddenly or unexpectedly; chance; fortune; accident; casual event. [See Chance and Casual.] [.] [.] Whether art it was or heedless hap. [.] [.] Curs'd by good haps,and curs'd be they that build [.] [.] Their hopes ...
25845	hap-hazard	[.] HAP-HAZ'ARD, n. [This is tautological. See Hazard.] [.] Chance; accident. [.] [.] We take our principles at hap-hazard on trust.
25846	hapless	[.] HAP'LESS, a. Luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy; as hapless youth; hapless maid.
25847	haply	[.] HAP'LY, adv. By chance; perhaps; it may be. [.] [.] Lest haply ye be found to fight against God. Acts.5. [.] 1. By accident; casually.
25848	happen	[.] HAP'PEN, v.i. hap'n. [.] 1. To come by chance; to come without one's previous expectation; to fall out. [.] [.] There shall no evil happen to the just. Prov.12. [.] 2. To come; to befall. [.] [.] They talked together of all those things which had happened. ...
25849	happily	[.] HAP'PILY, adv. [See Happy.] By good fortune; fortunately; luckily; with success. [.] [.] Preferr'd by conquest, happily o'erthrown. [.] 1. In a happy state; in a state of felicity. [.] [.] He lived happily with his consort. [.] 2. With address or dexterity; ...
25850	happiness	[.] HAP'PINESS, n. [from happy.] The agreeable sensations which spring from the enjoyment of good; that state of a being in which his desires are gratified, by the enjoyment of pleasure without pain; felicity; but happiness usually expresses less than felicity, and felicity ...
25851	happy	[.] HAP'PY a. [from hap.] [.] 1. Lucky; fortunate; successful. [.] [.] Chimists have been more happy in finding experiments, than the causes of them. [.] So we say, a happy thought; a happy expedient. [.] 2. Being in the enjoyment of agreeable sensations from ...
25852	har	[.] HAR, HARE, HERE, in composition, signify an army, Sax. here, G. heer, D. heir. So Harold is a general of an army; Herwin, a victorious army.
25853	harangue	[.] HARANGUE, n. harang'. har'ang. [.] 1. A speech addressed to an assembly or an army; a popular oration; a public address. This word seems to imply loudness or declamation, and is therefore appropriated generally to an address made to a popular assembly or to an army, ...
25854	haranguer	[.] HARANG'UER, n. harang'er. An orator; one who addresses an assembly or army; a noisy declaimer.
25855	haranguing	[.] HARANG'UING, ppr. Declaiming; addressing with noisy eloquence.
25856	harass	[.] HAR'ASS, v.t. [.] 1. To weary; to fatigue to excess; to tire with bodily labor; as, to harass an army by a long march. [.] 2. To weary with importunity, care, or perplexity; to tease; to perplex. [.] [.] Nature oppress'd and harrass'd out with care. [.] 3. ...
25857	harassed	[.] HAR'ASSED, pp. Wearied; tired; teased.
25858	harasser	[.] HAR'ASSER, n. One who harasses or teases; a spoiler.
25859	harassing	[.] HAR'ASSING, ppr. Tiring; fatiguing; teasing.
25860	harbinger	[.] H`ARBINGER, n. [See Harbor. Harbinger is properly a person who goes to provide harbor or lodgings for those that follow.] [.] 1. In England, an officer of the king's household who rides a day's journey before the court when traveling, to provide lodgings and other ...
25861	harbor	[.] H`ARBOR, n. [.] 1. A lodging; a place of entertainment and rest. [.] [.] For harbor at a thousand doors they knocked. [.] 2. A port or haven for ships; a bay or inlet of the sea, in which ships can moor, and be sheltered from the fury of winds and a heavy ...
25862	harbor-master	[.] H`ARBOR-M`ASTER, n. An officer who has charge of the mooring of ships,and executes the regulations respecting harbors.
25863	harborage	[.] H`ARBORAGE, n. Shelter; entertainment. [Not used.]
25864	harbored	[.] H`ARBORED, pp. Entertained; sheltered.
25865	harborer	[.] H`ARBORER, n. One who entertains or shelters another.
25866	harboring	[.] H`ARBORING, ppr. Entertaining; sheltering.
25867	harborless	[.] H`ARBORLESS, a. Without a harbor; destitute of shelter or a lodging.
25868	harborough	[.] HAR'BOROUGH, n. A harbor or lodging. [Not in use.]
25869	harborous	[.] HAR'BOROUS, a. Hospitable. [Not in use.]
25870	hard	[.] H`ARD, a. [.] 1. Firm; solid; compact; not easily penetrated, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; applied to material bodies, and opposed to soft; as hard wood; hard flesh; a hard apple. [.] 2. Difficult; not easy to the intellect. [.] [.] In ...
25871	hard-besetting	[.] HARD-BESET'TING, a. Closely besetting or besieging.
25872	hard-labored	[.] HARD-LA'BORED, a. Wrought with severe labor; elaborate; studies; as a hard-labored poem.
25873	hard-mouthed	[.] H`ARD-MOUTHED, a. Not sensible to the bit; not easily governed; as a hard-mouthed horse.
25874	hardbound	[.] H`ARDBOUND, a. Costive; fast or tight; as hardbound brains.
25875	hardearned	[.] H`ARDEARNED, a. Earned with toil and difficulty.
25876	harden	[.] H`ARDEN, v.t. h`ardn. To make hard or more hard; to make firm or compact; to indurate; as, to harden iron or steel; to harden clay. [.] 1. To confirm in effrontery; to make impudent; as, to harden the face. [.] 2. To make obstinate, unyielding or refractory; ...
25877	hardened	[.] H`ARDENED, pp. Made hard, or more hard or compact; made unfeeling; made obstinate; confirmed in error or vice.
25878	hardener	[.] H`ARDENER, n. He or that which makes hard, or more firm and compact.
25879	hardening	[.] H`ARDENING, ppr. Making hard or more compact; making obdurate or unfeeling; confirming; becoming more hard. [.] H`ARDENING, n. The giving a greater degree of hardness to bodies than they had before.
25880	hardfavored	[.] HARDFA'VORED, a. Having coarse features; harsh of countenance.
25881	hardfavoredness	[.] HARDFA'VOREDNESS, n. Coarseness of features.
25882	hardfeatured	[.] H`ARDFEATURED, a. Having coarse features.
25883	hardfisted	[.] H`ARDFISTED, a. Close fisted; covetous.
25884	hardfought	[.] H`ARDFOUGHT, a. Vigorously contested; as a hard-fought battle.
25885	hardgotten	[.] H`ARDGOTTEN, a. Obtained with difficulty.
25886	hardhanded	[.] H`ARDHANDED, a. Having hard hands, as a laborer.
25887	hardhead	[.] H`ARDHEAD, n. Clash or collision of heads in contest.
25888	hardhearted	[.] HARDHE`ARTED, a. Cruel; pitiless; merciless; unfeeling; inhuman; inexorable.
25889	hardheartedness	[.] HARDHE`ARTEDNESS, n. Want of feeling or tenderness; cruelty; inhumanity.
25890	hardihood	...
25891	hardily	[.] H`ARDILY, adv. With great boldness; stoutly. [.] 1. With hardship; not tenderly.
25892	hardiness	[.] H`ARDINESS, n. [.] 1. Boldness; firm courage; intrepidity; stoutness; bravery; applied to the mind, it is synonymous with hardihood. [.] 2. Firmness of body derived from laborious exercises. [.] 3. Hardship; fatigue. [.] 4. Excess of confidence; assurance; ...
25893	hardly	[.] H`ARDLY, adv. [See Hard.] With difficulty; with great labor. [.] [.] Recovering hardly what he lost before. [.] 1. Scarcely; barely; almost not. [.] [.] Hardly shall you find any one so bad, but he desires the credit of being thought good. [.] 2. Not quite ...
25894	hardness	[.] H`ARDNESS, n. [See Hard.] Firmness; close union of the component parts; compactness; solidity; the quality of bodies which resists impression; opposed to softness and fluidity. [.] 1. Difficulty to be understood. [.] 2. Difficulty to be executed or accomplished; ...
25895	hardnibbed	[.] H`ARDNIBBED, a. Having a hard nib or point.
25896	hardock	[.] H`ARDOCK, n. Probably hoardock, dock with whitish leaves.
25897	hards	[.] H`ARDS, n. The refuse or coarse part of flax; tow.
25898	hardship	[.] H`ARDSHIP, n. Toil; fatigue; severe labor or want; whatever oppresses the body. [.] 1. Injury; oppression; injustice.
25899	hardvisaged	[.] H`ARDVISAGED, a. Having coarse features; of a harsh countenance.
25900	hardware	[.] H`ARDWARE, n. Wares made of iron or other metal, as pots,kettles, saws, knives, &c.
25901	hardwareman	[.] H`ARDWAREMAN, n. A maker or seller of hardwares.
25902	hardy	[.] H`ARDY, a. [.] 1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolute; intrepid. [.] [.] Who is hardy enough to encounter contempt? [.] 2. Strong; firm; compact. [.] [.] An unwholesome blast may shake in pieces his hardy fabric. [.] 3. Confident; full of assurance; ...
25903	hare	[.] HARE, n. A quadruped of the genus Lepus, with long ears, a short tail, soft hair, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid animal, often hunted for sport or for its flesh, which is excellent food. It moves by leaps, and is remarkable for its fecundity. [.] 1. A ...
25904	harebell	[.] HA'REBELL, n. A plant of the genus Hyacinthus, with campaniform or bell-shaped flowers.
25905	harebrained	[.] HA'REBRAINED, a. [hare and brain.] Wild; giddy; volatile; heedless.
25906	harefoot	[.] HA'REFOOT, n. A bird; a plant.
25907	harehearted	[.] HA'REHE`ARTED, a. Timorous; easily frightened.
25908	harehound	[.] HA'REHOUND, n. A hound for hunting hares.
25909	harehunter	[.] HA'REHUNTER, n. One who hunts or is used to hunting hares.
25910	harehunting	[.] HA'REHUNTING, n. The hunting of hares.
25911	harelip	[.] HA'RELIP, n. A divided upper lip, like that of a hare.
25912	harelipped	[.] HA'RELIPPED, a. Having a harelip.
25913	harem	[.] HAR'EM, n. A seraglio; a place where Eastern princes confine their women, who are prohibited from the society of others.
25914	haremint	[.] HA'REMINT, n. A plant.
25915	harengiform	[.] HAREN'GIFORM, a. [See Herring.] Shaped like a herring.
25916	harepipe	[.] HA'REPIPE, n. A snare for catching hares.
25917	hares-ear	[.] HA'RE'S-EAR, n. A plant of the genus Bupleurum. The Bastard Hare's Ear is of the genus Phyllis.
25918	hares-lettuce	[.] HARE'S-LETTUCE, n. A plant of the genus Sonchus.
25919	harewort	[.] HA'REWORT, n. A plant.
25920	haricot	[.] HAR'ICOT, n. A kind of ragout of meat and roots. [.] 1. In French, beans.
25921	harier	[.] HAR'IER
25922	hariolation	[.] HARIOLA'TION, n. [L. harioltio.] Sooth-saying. [Not in use.]
25923	hark	[.] H`ARK, v.t. [contracted from hearken, which see.] [.] To listen; to lend the ear. [.] This word is rarely or never used, except in the imperative mode, hark, that is, listen, hear.
25924	harl	[.] H`ARL
25925	harlequin	[.] H`ARLEQUIN, n. A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays tricks, like a merry-andrew, to divert the populace. This character was first introduced into Italian comedy, but is now a standing character in English pantomime entertainments. [.] H`ARLEQUIN, ...
25926	harlock	[.] H`ARLOCK, n. A plant.
25927	harlot	[.] H`ARLOT, n. [.] 1. A woman who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a common woman. [.] 2. In Scripture, one who forsakes the true God and worships idols. Is.1. [.] 3. A servant; a rogue; a cheat. [.] H`ARLOT, a. Wanton; lewd; low; base. [.] H`ARLOT, ...
25928	harlotry	[.] H`ARLOTRY, n. The trade or practice of prostitution; habitual or customary lewdness.
25929	harm	[.] H`ARM, n. [.] 1. Injury; hurt; damage; detriment. [.] [.] Do thyself no harm. Acts.16. [.] [.] He shall make amends for the harm he hath done in the holy thing. Lev.5. [.] 2. Moral wrong; evil; mischief; wickedness; a popular sense of the word. [.] H`ARM, ...
25930	harmattan	[.] HARMAT'TAN, n. A dry easterly wind in Africa, which destroys vegetation.
25931	harmed	[.] H`ARMED, pp. Injured; hurt; damaged.
25932	harmel	[.] H`ARMEL, n. The wild African rue.
25933	harmful	[.] H`ARMFUL, a. Hurtful; injurious; noxious; detrimental; mischievous. [.] [.] The earth brought forth fruit and food for man, without any mixture of harmful quality.
25934	harmfully	[.] H`ARMFULLY, adv. Hurtfully; injuriously; with damage.
25935	harmfulness	[.] H`ARMFULNESS, n. Hurtfulness; noxiousness.
25936	harming	[.] H`ARMING, ppr. Hurting; injuring.
25937	harmless	[.] H`ARMLESS, a. Not hurtful or injurious; innoxious. Ceremonies are harmless in themselves. [.] 1. Unhurt; undamaged; uninjured; as, to give bond to save another harmless. [.] 2. Innocent; not guilty. [.] [.] Who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners. ...
25938	harmlessly	[.] H`ARMLESSLY, adv. Innocently; without fault or crime; as, to pass the time harmlessly in recreations. [.] 1. Without hurt or damage. [.] [.] Bullets fall harmlessly into wood or feathers.
25939	harmlessness	[.] H`ARMLESSNESS, n. The quality of being innoxious; freedom from a tendency to injure. [.] 1. Innocence.
25940	harmonic	[.] HARMON'IC
25941	harmonica	[.] HARMON'ICA, n. A collection of musical glasses of a particular form, so arranged as to produce exquisite music.
25942	harmonical	[.] HARMON'ICAL, a. [See Harmony.] Relating to harmony or music; as harmonical use. [.] 1. Concordant;musical; consonant; as harmonic sounds. [.] [.] Harmonic twang of leather, horn and brass. [.] [.] The basis of an harmonic system. [.] [.] The harmonic elements ...
25943	harmonics	[.] HARMON'ICS,n. Harmonious sounds; consonances. [.] 1. The doctrine or science of musical sounds. [.] 2. Derivative sounds, generated with predominant sounds, and produced by subordinate vibrations of a chord or string, when its whole length vibrates. These shorter ...
25944	harmonious	[.] HARMO'NIOUS, a. Adapted to each other; having the parts proportioned to each other; symmetrical. [.] [.] God hath made the intellectual world harmonious and beautiful without us. [.] 1. Concordant; consonant; symphonious; musical. Harmonious sounds are such as ...
25945	harmoniously	[.] HARMO'NIOUSLY, adv. With just adaptation and proportion of parts to each other. [.] [.] Distances, motions, and quantities of matter harmoniously adjusted in this great variety of our system. [.] 1. With accordance of sound; musically; in concord. [.] 2. In ...
25946	harmoniousness	[.] HARMO'NIOUSNESS, n. Proportion and adaption of parts; musicalness. [.] 1. Agreement; concord.
25947	harmonist	[.] H`ARMONIST, n. A musician; a composer of music. [.] 1. One who brings together corresponding passages, to show their agreement.
25948	harmonize	[.] H`ARMONIZE, v.i. To be in concord; to agree in sounds. [.] 1. To agree; to be in peace and friendship; as individuals or families. [.] 2. To agree in sense or purport; as, the arguments harmonize; the facts stated by different witnesses harmonize. [.] H`ARMONIZE, ...
25949	harmonized	[.] H`ARMONIZED, pp. Made to be accordant.
25950	harmonizer	[.] H`ARMONIZER, n. One that brings together or reconciles. [.] 1. In music, a practical harmonist.
25951	harmonizing	[.] H`ARMONIZING, ppr. Causing to agree.
25952	harmonometer	[.] HARMONOM'ETER, n. An instrument or monochord for measuring the harmonic relations of sounds.
25953	harmony	[.] H`ARMONY, n. [L. harmonia; Gr. a setting together, a closure or seam, agreement, concert, to fit or adapt, to square.] [.] 1. The just adaptation of parts to each other, in any system or composition of things, intended to form a connected whole; as the harmony of ...
25954	harmost	[.] H`ARMOST, n. [Gr. to regulate.] In ancient Greece, a Spartan governor, regulator or perfect.
25955	harmotome	[.] H`ARMOTOME, n. [Gr. a joint, and to cut.] In mineralogy, cross-stone, or staurolite, called also pyramidical zeolite. [See Cross-stone.
25956	harness	[.] H`ARNESS, n. [.] 1. Armor; the whole accouterments or equipments of a knight or horseman; originally perhaps defensive armor, but in a more modern and enlarged sense, the furniture of a military man,or offensive, as a casque, cuirass,helmet, girdle, sword,buckler, ...
25957	harnessed	[.] H`ARNESSED, pp. Equipped with armor; furnished with the dress for draught; defended.
25958	harnesser	[.] H`ARNESSER, n. One who puts on the harness of a horse.
25959	harnessing	[.] H`ARNESSING, ppr. Putting on armor or furniture for draught.
25960	harp	[.] H`ARP, n. [.] 1. An instrument of music of the stringed kind, of a triangular figure, held upright and commonly touched with the fingers. [.] 2. A constellation. [.] H`ARP, v.i. To play on the harp. [.] [.] I heard the voice of harpers,harping with their ...
25961	harper	[.] H`ARPER, n. A player on the harp.
25962	harping	[.] H`ARPING, ppr. Playing on a harp; dwelling on continually. [.] H`ARPING, n. A continual dwelling on. [.] [.] Making infinite merriment by harpings upon old themes. [.] H`ARPING, n. plu. harpings. In ships, harpings are the fore-parts of the wales, which ...
25963	harping-iron	[.] H`ARPING-IRON, n. A harpoon, which see.
25964	harpist	[.] H`ARPIST, n. A harper.
25965	harpoon	[.] HARPOON', n. [Gr. to seize with the claws; probably L. rapio, by transposition of letters.] [.] A harping-iron; a spear or javelin, used to strike whales for killing them. It consists of a long shank, with a broad flat triangular head, sharpened at both edges for penetrating ...
25966	harpooned	[.] HARPOON'ED, pp. Struck, caught or killed with a harpoon.
25967	harpooner	[.] HARPOON'ER, n. One who uses a harpoon; the man in a whale-boat who throws the harpoon.
25968	harpooning	[.] HARPOON'ING, ppr. Striking with a harpoon.
25969	harpsichord	[.] H`ARPSICHORD, n. [harp and chord.] An instrument of music with strings of wire, played by the fingers, by means of keys. The striking of these keys moves certain little jacks, which move a double row of chords or strings, stretched over four bridges on the table ...
25970	harpy	[.] H`ARPY, n. [L. harpyia; Gr. to seize or claw.] [.] 1. In antiquity, the harpies were fabulous winged monsters, having the face of a woman and the body of a vulture, with their feet and fingers armed with sharp claws. They were three in number, Aello, Ocypete, and ...
25971	harquebuse	[.] HARQUEBUSE. [See Arquebuse.]
25972	harrateen	[.] HARRATEE'N, n. A kind of stuff or cloth.
25973	harridan	[.] HAR'RIDAN, n. A decayed strumpet.
25974	harrier	[.] HAR'RIER, n. [from hare.] A dog for hunting hares; a kind of hound with an acute sense of smelling.
25975	harrow	[.] HAR'ROW, n. An instrument of agriculture, formed of pieces of timber sometimes crossing each other, and set with iron teeth. It is drawn over plowed land to level it and break the clods, and to cover seed when sown. [.] HAR'ROW, v.t. To draw a harrow over, for ...
25976	harrowed	[.] HAR'ROWED, pp. Broken or smoothed by a harrow.
25977	harrower	[.] HAR'ROWER, n. One who harrows. [.] 1. A hawk.
25978	harrowing	[.] HAR'ROWING, ppr. Breaking or leveling with a harrow.
25979	harry	[.] HAR'RY, v.t. [.] 1. To strip; to pillage. [See Harrow.] [.] 2. To harass; to agitate; to tease. [.] HAR'RY, v.i. To make harassing incursions.
25980	harsh	[.] H`ARSH, a. [.] 1. Rough to the touch; rugged; grating; as harsh sand; harsh cloth; opposed to smooth. [.] 2. Sour; rough to the taste; as harsh fruit. [.] 3. Rough to the ear; grating; discordant; jarring; as a harsh sound; harsh notes; a harsh voice. [.] 4. ...
25981	harshly	[.] H`ARSHLY, adv. Roughly; in a harsh manner. [.] 1. Sourly; austerely. [.] 2. Severely; morosely; crabbedly; as, to speak or answer harshly. [.] 3. Roughly; rudely; with violence; as, to treat a person harshly. [.] 4. Roughly; with a grating sound; unpleasantly. [.] [.] ...
25982	harshness	[.] H`ARSHNESS, n. Roughness to the touch; opposed to softness and smoothness. [.] 1. Sourness; austereness; as the harshness of fruit. [.] 2. Roughness to the ear; as the harshness of sound or of a voice, or of verse. [.] [.] 'Tis not enough no harshness gives ...
25983	harslet	[.] H`ARSLET
25984	hart	[.] H`ART, n. A stag or male deer, an animal of the cervine genus.
25985	hartbeest	[.] H`ARTBEEST, n. The quanga, or cervine antelope of Africa.
25986	hartroyal	[.] H`ARTROY'AL, n. A plant.
25987	hartshorn	[.] H`ARTSHORN, n. The horn of the hart or male deer. The scrapings or raspings of this horn are medicinal, and used in decoctions, ptisans, &c. Hartshorn jelly is nutritive and strengthening. Hartshorn calcined by a strong and long continued heat,is changed into a ...
25988	hartstongue	[.] H`ARTSTONGUE, n. [See Tongue.] A plant, a species of Asplenium.
25989	hartwort	[.] H`ARTWORT, n. The name of certain plants of the genera, Seseli, Tordylium, and Buplerum.
25990	haruspice	[.] HAR'USPICE,n. [L. haruspex, from specio, to view.] [.] In Roman history, a person who pretended to foretell future events by inspecting the entrails of beasts sacrificed, or watching the circumstances attending their slaughter, or their manner of burning and the ascent ...
25991	haruspicy	[.] HAR'USPICY, n. Divination by the inspection of victims.
25992	harvest	[.] H`ARVEST, n. [L. acerbus.] [.] 1. The season of reaping and gathering in corn or other crops. It especially refers to the time of collecting corn or grain, which is the chief food of men, as wheat and rye. In Egypt and Syria, the wheat harvest is in April and ...
25993	harvest-fly	[.] H`ARVEST-FLY, n. A large four-winged insect of the cicada kind, common in Italy.
25994	harvest-home	[.] H`ARVEST-HOME, n. The time of harvest. [.] 1. The song sung by reapers at the feast made at the gathering of corn, or the feast itself. [.] 2. The opportunity of gathering treasure.
25995	harvest-lord	[.] H`ARVEST-LORD, n. The head-reaper at the harvest.
25996	harvest-man	[.] H`ARVEST-MAN, n. A laborer in harvest.
25997	harvest-queen	[.] H`ARVEST-QUEEN, n. An image representing Ceres, formerly carried about on the last day of harvest.
25998	harvested	[.] H`ARVESTED, pp. Reaped and collected, as ripe corn and fruits.
25999	harvester	[.] H`ARVESTER, n. A reaper; a laborer in gathering grain.
26000	harvesting	[.] H`ARVESTING, ppr. Reaping and collecting, as ripe corn and other fruits.
26001	hash	[.] HASH, v.t. [Eng. to hack. See Hack.] To chop into small pieces; to mince and mix; as, to hash meat. [.] HASH, n. Minced meat, or a dish of meat and vegetables chopped into small pieces and mixed.
26002	hask	[.] HASK, n. A case made of rushes or flags. [Not used.]
26003	haslet	[.] HAS'LET, n. The heart, liver, lights, &c. of a hog.
26004	hasp	[.] H`ASP, n. [.] 1. A clasp that passes over a staple to be fastened by a padlock. [.] 2. A spindle to wind thread or silk on. [.] H`ASP, v.t. To shut or fasten with a hasp.
26005	hassoc	[.] HAS'SOC, n. A thick mat or bass on which persons kneel in church. [.] [.] And knees and hassocs are well nigh divorc'd.
26006	hast	[.] HAST, the second person singular of have, I have, thou hast, contracted from havest. It is used only in the solemn style.
26007	hastate	[.] HAS'TATE
26008	hastated	[.] HAS'TATED, a. [L. hastatus, from hasta, a spear.] In botany, spear-shaped; resembling the head of a halberd; triangular, hollowed at the base and on the sides,with the angles spreading; as a hastate leaf.
26009	haste	[.] HASTE, n. [.] 1. Celerity of motion; speed; swiftness; dispatch; expedition; applied only to voluntary beings, as men and other animals; never to other bodies. We never say, a ball flies with haste. [.] [.] The king's business required haste. l Sam.21. [.] 2. ...
26010	hasted	[.] HASTED
26011	hasten	[.] HASTEN, v.t. To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to precipitate; to accelerate movement. [.] [.] I would hasten my escape from the windy storm. Ps.55.
26012	hastened	[.] HASTENED, pp. Moved rapidly; accelerated; urged with speed.
26013	hastener	[.] HASTENER, n. One that hastens or urges forward.
26014	hastening	[.] HASTENING, ppr. Urging forward; pushing on; proceeding rapidly. [.] [.] That state is hastening to ruin, in which no difference is made between good and bad men.
26015	hastily	[.] HASTILY, adv. [See Hasty.] In haste; with speed or quickness; speedily; nimbly. [.] [.] Half clothed, half naked, hastily retire. [.] 1. Rashly; precipitately; without due reflection. [.] [.] We hastily engaged in the war. [.] 2. Passionately; under ...
26016	hastiness	[.] HASTINESS, n. Haste; speed; quickness or celerity in motion or action, as of animals. [.] 1. Rashness; heedless eagerness; precipitation. Our hastiness to engage in the war caused deep regret. [.] 2. Irritability; susceptibility of anger, warmth or temper.
26017	hasting	[.] HASTING
26018	hasting-pear	[.] HASTING-PEAR, n. An early pear, called also green chissel.
26019	hastings	[.] HASTINGS, n. [from hasty.] Peas that come early.
26020	hastive	[.] HASTIVE, a. Forward; early; as fruit. [Not much used.]
26021	hasty	[.] HASTY, a. Quick; speedy; opposed to slow. [.] [.] Be not hasty to go out of his sight. Eccles.8. [.] 1. Eager precipitate; rash; opposed to deliberate. [.] [.] Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? [.] [.] There is more hope of a fool than of him. ...
26022	hastypudding	[.] HASTYPUDDING, n. A pudding made of the meal of maiz moistened with water and boiled, or of milk and flour boiled.
26023	hat	[.] HAT, n. [.] 1. A covering for the head; a garment made of different materials, and worn by men or women for defending the head from rain or heat, or for ornament. Hats for men are usually made of fur or wool, and formed with a crown and brim. Hats for females are ...
26024	hatable	[.] HA'TABLE, a. [from hate.] That may be hated; odious.
26025	hatch	[.] HATCH, v.t. [.] 1. To produce young from eggs by incubation, or by artificial heat. In Egypt, chickens are hatched by artificial heat. [.] [.] The partridge sitteth on eggs and hatcheth them not. Jer. 17. [.] [.] 2. To contrive or plot; to form by meditation, ...
26026	hatchel	[.] HATCH'EL, n. An instrument formed with long iron teeth set in a board, for cleaning flax or hemp from the tow, hards or coarse part. The hatchel is a large species of comb. [.] HATCH'EL, v.t. To draw flax or hemp through the teeth of a hatchel, for separating ...
26027	hatcheled	[.] HATCH'ELED, pp. Cleansed by a hatchel; combed.
26028	hatcheler	[.] HATCH'ELER, n. One who uses a hatchel.
26029	hatcheling	[.] HATCH'ELING, ppr. Drawing through the teeth of a hatchel.
26030	hatchet	[.] HATCH'ET, n. A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand. [.] To take up the hatchet, a phrase borrowed from the natives of America, is to make war. [.] To bury the hatchet, is to make peace.
26031	hatchet-face	[.] HATCH'ET-FACE, n. A prominent face, like the edge of a hatchet.
26032	hatchetine	[.] HATCH'ETINE, n. A substance of the hardness of soft tallow, of a yellowish white or greenish yellow color,found in South Wales.
26033	hatchment	[.] HATCH'MENT, n. [corrupted from achievement.] An armorial escutcheon on a herse at funerals, or in a church.
26034	hatchway	[.] HATCH'WAY, n. In ships, a square or oblong opening in the deck, affording a passage from one deck, affording a passage from one deck to another, or into the hold or lower apartments.
26035	hate	[.] HATE, v.t. [L. odi, for hodi.] [.] 1. To dislike greatly; to have a great aversion to. It expresses less than abhor, detest, and abominate, unless pronounced with a peculiar emphasis. [.] [.] How long will fools hate knowledge? Prov.1. [.] [.] Blessed are ...
26036	hated	[.] HA'TED, pp. Greatly disliked.
26037	hateful	...
26038	hatefully	[.] HA'TEFULLY, adv. Odiously; with great dislike. [.] 1. Malignantly; maliciously. Ezek. 23.
26039	hatefulness	[.] HA'TEFULNESS, n. Odiousness; the quality of being hateful, or of exciting aversion or disgust.
26040	hater	[.] HA'TER, n. One that hates. [.] [.] An enemy to God, and hater of all good.
26041	hating	[.] HA'TING, ppr. Disliking extremely; entertaining a great aversion for.
26042	hatred	[.] HA'TRED, n. Great dislike or aversion; hate; enmity. Hatred is an aversion to evil, and may spring from utter disapprobation, as the hatred of vice or meanness; or it may spring from offenses or injuries done by fellow men, or from envy or jealousy, in which case ...
26043	hatted	[.] HAT'TED, a. [from hat.] Covered with a hat; wearing a hat.
26044	hatter	[.] HAT'TER, v.t. To harass. [Not in use.]
26045	hattock	[.] HAT'TOCK, n. [Erse, attock.] A shock of corn. [Not in use.]
26046	hauberk	[.] HAU'BERK, n. A coat of mail without sleeves.
26047	haught	[.] HAUGHT, a. haut. [L. altus, that is, haltus, changed to haut.] [.] High; elevated; hence, proud; insolent.
26048	haughtily	[.] HAUGHTILY, adv. hau'tily. [See Haught and Haughty.] [.] Proudly; arrogantly; with contempt or disdain; as, to speak or behave haughtily. [.] [.] Her heavenly form too haughtily she prized.
26049	haughtiness	[.] HAUGHTINESS, n. hau'tiness. The quality of being haughty; pride mingled with some degree of contempt for others; arrogance. [.] [.] I will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. Is.13.
26050	haughty	[.] HAUGHTY, a. hau'ty. [from haught.] [.] 1. Proud and disdainful; having a high opinion of one's self, with some contempt for others; lofty and arrogant; supercilious. [.] [.] His wife was a woman of a haughty and imperious nature. [.] [.] A haughty spirit goeth ...
26051	haul	[.] HAUL, v.t. [.] 1. To pull or draw with force; to drag; as, to haul a heavy body along on the ground; to haul a boat on shore. Haul is equivalent to drag, and differs sometimes from pull and draw, in expressing more force and labor. It is much used by seamen; as, ...
26052	hauled	[.] HAUL'ED, pp. Pulled with force; dragged; compelled to move.
26053	hauling	[.] HAUL'ING, ppr. Drawing by force or violence; dragging.
26054	haulm	[.] HAULM
26055	haum	[.] HAUM, n. [L. culmus, the stalk of corn.] [.] 1. The stem or stalk of grain, of all kinds, or of peas, beans, hops, &c. [.] 2. Straw; the dry stalks of corn, &c. in general.
26056	haunce	[.] HANCE, HAUNCE, for enhance. [See Enhance.]
26057	haunch	[.] H`AUNCH, n. [.] 1. The hip; that part of the body of man and of quadrupeds, which lies between the last ribs and the thigh. [.] 2. The rear; the hind part. [Not used.]
26058	haunt	[.] H`AUNT, v.t. [.] 1. To frequent; to resort to much or often, or to be much about; to visit customarily. [.] [.] Celestial Venus haunts Idalia's groves. [.] 2. To come to frequently; to intrude on; to trouble with frequent visits; to follow importunately. [.] [.] ...
26059	haunted	[.] H`AUNTED, pp. Frequently visited or resorted to, especially by apparitions. [.] 1. Troubled by frequent visits.
26060	haunter	[.] H`AUNTER, n. One who frequents a particular place, or is often about it.
26061	haunting	[.] H`AUNTING, ppr. Frequenting; visiting often; troubling with frequent visits.
26062	haust	[.] HAUST, n. A dry cough.
26063	hautboy	[.] HAUTBOY,n. ho'boy. A wind instrument, somewhat resembling a flute, but widening towards the bottom, and sounded through a reed. The treble is two feet long. The tenor goes a fifth lower, when blown open. It has only eight holes; but the base, which is five feet long, ...
26064	hauteur	[.] HAUTEUR, n. Pride, haughtiness; insolent manner or spirit.
26065	hauyne	[.] HAUYNE, n. A mineral, called by Hauy latialite, occurring in grains or small masses, and also in groups of minute, shining crystals. Its color is blue, of various shades. It is found imbedded in volcanic rocks, basalt, clinkstone, &c.
26066	have	[.] HAVE, v.t. hav. pret. and pp. had. Present, I have, thou hast, he has; we, ye, they, have. [L. habeo.] [.] 1. To possess; to hold in possession or power. [.] [.] How many loaves have ye? Matt.15. [.] [.] He that gathered much had nothing over. Ex.16. [.] [.] ...
26067	haveless	[.] HAVELESS, a. hav'les. Having little or nothing. [Not in use.]
26068	haven	[.] HA'VEN,n. ha'vn. [.] 1. A harbor; a port; a bay, recess or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river which affords good anchorage and a safe station for ships; any place in which ships can be sheltered by the land from the force of tempests and a violent sea. [.] 2. ...
26069	havener	[.] HA'VENER, n. The overseer of a port; a harbor-master. [Not used.]
26070	haver	[.] HAV'ER, n. One who has or possesses; a possessor; a holder. [Little used.] [.] HAV'ER, n. [L. avena.] Oats; a word of local use in the north of England; as haverbread, oaten bread.
26071	haversack	[.] HAV'ERSACK, n. A soldier's knapsack.
26072	having	[.] HAV'ING, ppr. [from have.] Possessing; holding in power or possession; containing; gaining; receiving; taking. [.] HAV'ING, n. Possession; goods; estate. [Not in use.] [.] 1. The act or state of possessing.
26073	havock	[.] HAV'OCK, n. Waste; devastation; wide and general destruction. [.] [.] Ye gods! what havock does ambition make [.] [.] Among your works. [.] [.] As for Saul, he made havock of the church. Acts.8. [.] HAV'OCK, v.t. To waste; to destroy; to lay waste. [.] [.] ...
26074	haw	[.] HAW, n. [.] 1. The berry and seed of the hawthorn, that is, hedge-thorn. [.] 2. A small piece of ground adjoining a house; a small field; properly, an inclosed piece of land, from hedge, like garden, which also signifies an inclosure. [.] 3. In farriery, an ...
26075	hawfinch	[.] HAW'FINCH, n. A bird, a species of Loxia.
26076	hawhaw	[.] HAW'HAW, n. [duplication of haw, a hedge.] A fence or bank that interrupts an alley or walk, sunk between slopes and not perceived till approached.
26077	hawing	[.] HAW'ING, ppr. Speaking with a haw, or with hesitation.
26078	hawk	[.] HAWK, n. A genus of fowls, the Falco, of many species, having a crooked beak, furnished with a cere at the base, a cloven tongue, and the head thick set with feathers. Most of the species are rapacious, feeding on birds or other small animals. Hawks were formerly trained ...
26079	hawked	[.] HAWK'ED, pp. Offered for sale by outcry in the street. [.] 1. Crooked; curving like a hawk's bill.
26080	hawker	[.] HAWK'ER, n. One who offers goods for sale by outcry in the street; a peddlar. [.] 1. A falconer.
26081	hawkeyed	[.] HAWK'EYED, a. Having acute sight; discerning.
26082	hawking	[.] HAWK'ING, ppr. Catching wild birds by hawks. [.] 1. Making an effort to discharge phlegm. [.] 2. Offering for sale in the street by outcry. [.] HAWK'ING, n. The exercise of taking wild fowls by means of hawks.
26083	hawknosed	[.] HAWK'NOSED, a. Having an aquiline nose.
26084	hawkweed	[.] HAWK'WEED, n. The vulgar name of several species of plants,of the genera, Hieracium, Crepis, Hyoseris, and Andryala.
26085	hawse	...
26086	hawse-hole	[.] HAWSE-HOLE, n. A cylindrical hole in the bow of a ship through which a cable passes.
26087	hawse-piece	[.] HAWSE-PIECE, n. One of the foremost timbers of a ship.
26088	hawser	[.] HAWS'ER, n. [See Halser.] A small cable; or a large rope, in size between a cable and a tow-line.
26089	hawthorn	[.] HAW'THORN, n. A shrub or tree which bears the haw, of the genus Crataegus; the white-thorn. The hawthorn is much used for hedges, and for standards in gardens. It grows naturally in all parts of Europe.
26090	hawthorn-fly	[.] HAW'THORN-FLY, n. An insect so called.
26091	hay	[.] HAY, n. Grass cut and dried for fodder; grass prepared for preservation. [.] [.] Make hay while the sun shines. [.] [.] To dance the hay, to dance in a ring. [.] HAY, v.t. To dry or cure grass for preservation. [.] HAY, n. A hedge. [.] 1. A net ...
26092	haybote	[.] HA'YBOTE,n. Hedge-bote. In English law, an allowance of wood to a tenant for repairing hedges or fences.
26093	haycock	[.] HA'YCOCK, n. A conical pile or heap of hay, in the field.
26094	haydenite	[.] HA'YDENITE, n. A mineral discovered by Dr.Hayden, near Baltimore. It occurs in garnet colored crystals.
26095	hayknife	[.] HA'YKNIFE, n. A sharp instrument used in cutting hay out of a stack or mow.
26096	hayloft	[.] HA'YLOFT, n. A loft or scaffold for hay, particularly in a barn.
26097	haymaker	[.] HA'YMAKER, n. One who cuts and dries grass for fodder.
26098	haymaking	[.] HA'YMAKING, n. The business of cutting grass and curing it for fodder.
26099	haymarket	[.] HA'YMARKET, n. A place for the sale of hay.
26100	haymow	[.] HA'YMOW, n. A mow or mass of hay laid up in a barn for preservation.
26101	hayrick	[.] HA'YRICK, n. A rick of hay; usually a long pile for preservation in the open air.
26102	haystack	[.] HA'YSTACK, n. A stack or large conical pile of hay in the open air, laid up for preservation.
26103	hayward	[.] HA'YWARD, n. [hay and ward, hedgeward.] A person who keeps the common herd or cattle of a town, and guards hedges or fences. In New England, the hayward is a town officer whose duty it to impound cattle, and particularly swine which are found running at large in ...
26104	hazard	[.] HAZ'ARD, n. [L. casus, a fall, and ard, the common termination.] [.] 1. Chance; accident; casualty; a fortuitous event; that which falls or comes suddenly or unexpectedly, the cause of which is unknown, or whose operation is unforeseen or unexpected. [.] [.] ...
26105	hazardable	[.] HAZ'ARDABLE, a. That is liable to hazard or chance.
26106	hazarded	[.] HAZ'ARDED, pp. Put at risk or in danger; ventured.
26107	hazarder	[.] HAZ'ARDER, n. One who ventures or puts at stake.
26108	hazarding	[.] HAZ'ARDING, ppr. Exposing to danger or peril; venturing to bring on.
26109	hazardous	[.] HAZ'ARDOUS, a. Dangerous; that exposes to peril or danger of loss or evil; as a hazardous attempt or experiment.
26110	hazardously	[.] HAZ'ARDOUSLY, adv. With danger of loss or evil; with peril.
26111	hazardry	[.] HAZ'ARDRY, n. Rashness; temerity. [.] 1. Gaming in general.
26112	haze	[.] HAZE, n. [The primary sense of this word is probably to mix, or to turn, stir and make thick.] [.] Fog; a watery vapor in the air, or a dry vapor like smoke, which renders the air thick.
26113	hazel	[.] HAZEL, n. ha'zl. A shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing a nut containing a kernel of a mild farinaceous taste. [.] HAZEL, a. ha'zl. Pertaining to the hazel or like it; of a light brown color, like the hazel-nut.
26114	hazel-earth	[.] HA'ZEL-EARTH, n. A kind of red loam.
26115	hazel-nut	[.] HA'ZEL-NUT, n. The nut or fruit of the hazel.
26116	hazelly	[.] HA'ZELLY, a. Of the color of the hazelnut; of a light brown.
26117	hazy	[.] HA'ZY, a. [See Haze.] Foggy; misty; thick with vapor; as hazy weather; the hazy north.
26118	he	[.] HE, pronoun of the third person; nom. he; poss.his; obj. him. [L. id, for hid; hic.] [.] 1. A pronoun, a substitute for the third person, masculine gender, representing the man or male person named before. [.] [.] Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall ...
26119	head	[.] HEAD, n. hed. [.] 1. The uppermost part of the human body, or the foremost part of the body of prone and creeping animals. This part of the human body contains the organs of hearing, seeing, tasting and smelling; it contains also the brain, which is supposed to ...
26120	head-pan	[.] HEAD-PAN, n. hed'-pan. The brain-pan. [Not in use.]
26121	head-piece	[.] HEAD-PIECE, n. hed'-pece. Armor for the head; a helmet; a morion. [.] 1. Understanding; force of mind. [Not common.]
26122	head-rope	[.] HEAD-ROPE, n. hed'-rope. That part of a bolt-rope which terminates any sail on the upper edge, and to which it is sewed.
26123	head-sail	[.] HEAD-SAIL, n. hed'-sail. The head-sails of a ship are the sails which are extended on the fore-mast and bowsprit, as the foresail,foretop-sail, jib, &c.
26124	head-sea	[.] HEAD-SEA, n. hed'-sea. Waves that meet the head of a ship or roll against her course.
26125	head-wind	[.] HEAD-WIND, n. hed'-wind. A wind that blows in a direction opposite to the ship's course.
26126	head-workman	[.] HEAD-WORK'MAN, n. The chief workman of a party; a foreman in a manufactory.
26127	headach	[.] HEADACH, n. hed'ake. Pain in the head.
26128	headband	[.] HEADBAND, n. hed'band. A fillet; a band for the head; also, the band at each end of a book. Is.3.
26129	headborough	[.] HEADBOROUGH, n. hed'burro. In England, formerly, the chief of a frank-pledge, tithing or decennary, consisting of ten families; called in some counties, borsholder, that is, borough;s elder, and sometimes tithing man.
26130	headdress	[.] HEAD'DRESS, n. hed'dress. The dress of the head; the covering or ornaments of a woman's head. [.] 1. The crest, or tuft of feathers on a fowl's head.
26131	headed	[.] HEADED, pp. hed'ed. Led; directed; furnished with a head; having a top. This is used in composition, as clear-headed, long-headed, thick-headed, &c.
26132	header	[.] HEADER,n. hed'er. One who heads nails or pins. [.] 1. One who leads a mob or party. [.] 2. The first brick in the angle of a wall.
26133	headfast	[.] HEADFAST, n. hed'fast. A rope at the head of a ship to fasten it to a wharf or other object.
26134	headfirst	[.] HEADFIRST, adv. hedfurst. With the head foremost.
26135	headgargle	[.] HEADGARGLE, n. hed'gargle. A disease of cattle.
26136	headgear	[.] HEADGEAR, n. hed'gear. The dress of a woman's head.
26137	headiness	[.] HEADINESS, n. hed'iness. [See Heady.] Rashness; precipitation; a disposition to rush forward without due deliberation or prudence. [.] 1. Stubbornness; obstinacy.
26138	heading	[.] HEADING, n. hed'ing. Timber for the heads of casks.
26139	headland	[.] HEADLAND, n. hed'land. A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting from the shore into the sea, or other expanse of water. [.] 1. A ridge or strip of unplowed land at the ends of furrows, or near a fence.
26140	headless	[.] HEADLESS, a. hed'less. Having no head; beheaded; as a headless body, neck or carcass. [.] 1. Destitute of a chief or leader. [.] 2. Destitute of understanding or prudence; rash; obstinate.
26141	headlong	[.] HEADLONG, adv. hed'long. With the head foremost; as, to fall headlong. [.] 1. Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation. [.] [.] --He hurries headlong to his fate. [.] 2. Hastily; without delay or respite. [.] HEADLONG, a. hed'long. Steep; precipitous. [.] 1. ...
26142	headman	[.] HEADMAN, n. hed'man. A chief; a leader.
26143	headmold-shot	[.] HEADMOLD-SHOT, n. A disease in children, in which the sutures of the skull, usually the coronal, ride, that is, when their edges shoot over one another, and are so close-locked as to compress the brain; often occasioning convulsions and death.
26144	headmoney	[.] HEAD'MONEY, n. hed'munny. A capitation-tax.
26145	headmost	[.] HEADMOST, a. hed'most. Most advanced; most forward; first in a line or order of progression; as the headmost ship in a fleet.
26146	headquarters	[.] HEADQUART'ERS, n. plu. The quarters or place of residence of the commander-in-chief of an army. [.] 1. The residence of any chief, or place from which orders are issued.
26147	headshake	[.] HEADSHAKE, n. hed'shake. A significant shake of the head.
26148	headship	[.] HEADSHIP, n. hed'ship. Authority; chief place.
26149	headsman	[.] HEADSMAN, n. hed'sman. One that cuts off heads; an executioner. [Unusual.]
26150	headspring	[.] HEADSPRING, n. hed'spring. Fountain; source; origin.
26151	headstall	[.] HEADSTALL, n. hed'stall. That part of a bridle which encompasses the head.
26152	headstone	[.] HEADSTONE, n. hed'stone. The principal stone in a foundation; the chief or corner stone. [.] 1. The stone at the head of a grave.
26153	headstrong	[.] HEADSTRONG, a. hed'strong. Violent; obstinate; ungovernable; resolute to run his own way; bent on pursuing his own will; not easily restrained. [.] [.] Now let the headstrong boy my will control. [.] 1. Directed by ungovernable will or proceeding from obstinacy; ...
26154	headstrongness	[.] HEAD'STRONGNESS,n. Obstinacy. [Not in use.]
26155	headtire	[.] HEADTIRE, n. hed'tire. Dress or attire for the head. 1 Esdras 3.
26156	headway	[.] HEADWAY, n. hed'way. The motion of an advancing ship. A ship makes headway, when she advances, as from a state of rest.
26157	heady	[.] HEADY, a. hed'y. [See Head.] Rash; hasty; precipitate; violent; disposed to rush forward in an enterprise without thought or deliberation; hurried on by will or passion; ungovernable. [.] [.] All the talent required,is to be heady, to be violent on one side or ...
26158	heal	[.] HEAL, v.t. [L. celo; Heb. to be whole or entire, all.] [.] 1. To cure of a disease or wound and restore to soundness, or to that state of body in which the natural functions are regularly performed; as, to heal the sick. [.] [.] Speak, and my servant shall be ...
26159	healable	[.] HE'ALABLE, a. That may be healed.
26160	healed	[.] HE'ALED, pp. Restored to a sound state.
26161	healer	[.] HE'ALER, n. He or that which cures, or restores to soundness.
26162	healing	[.] HE'ALING, ppr. Curing; restoring to a sound state. [.] 1. Tending to cure; mild; mollifying. [.] HE'ALING, n. The act of curing. [.] 1. The act of covering.
26163	health	[.] HEALTH, n. helth. [from heal.] That state of an animal or living body, in which the parts are sound, well organized and disposed, and in which they all perform freely their natural functions. In this state the animal feels no pain. This word is applied also to plants. [.] 1. ...
26164	healthfully	[.] HEALTH'FULLY, adv. In health; wholesomely.
26165	healthfulness	[.] HEALTH'FULNESS, n. A state of being well; a state in which the parts of a living body are sound, and regularly perform their functions. [.] 1. Wholesomeness; salubrity; state or qualities that promote health; as the healthfulness of the air, or of climate, or of ...
26166	healthily	[.] HEALTH'ILY, a. [See Health.] Without disease.
26167	healthiness	[.] HEALTH'INESS, n. The state of health; soundness; freedom from disease; as the healthiness of an animal or plant.
26168	healthless	[.] HEALTH'LESS, a. Infirm; sickly. [.] 1. Not conducive to health. [Little used.]
26169	healthsome	[.] HEALTH'SOME, a. Wholesome. [Not used.]
26170	healthy	[.] HEALTH'Y, a. Being in a sound state; enjoying health; hale; sound; as a healthy body or constitution. [.] 1. Conducive to health; wholesome; salubrious; as a healthy exercise; a healthy climate; healthy recreations.
26171	heam	[.] HEAM, n. In beasts, the same as afterbirth in women.
26172	heap	[.] HEAP, n. [.] 1. A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body so as to form an elevation; as a heap of earth or stones. [.] [.] Huge heaps of slain around the body rise. [.] 2. A crowd; a throng; a cluster; applied to living persons.
26173	heaped	[.] HE'APED, pp. Piled; amassed; accumulated.
26174	heaper	[.] HE'APER, n. One who heaps, piles or amasses.
26175	heaping	[.] HE'APING, ppr. Piling; collecting into a mass.
26176	heapy	[.] HE'APY, a. Lying in heaps; as heapy rubbish.
26177	hear	[.] HEAR, v.t. pret. and pp. heard, but more correctly heared. [.] [L. audio; auris.] [.] 1. To perceive by the ear; to feel an impression of sound by the proper organs; as, to hear sound; to hear a voice; to hear words. [.] 2. To give audience or allowance to speak. [.] [.] ...
26178	heard	[.] HEARD
26179	heared	[.] HEARED, pp. Perceived by the ear. [In pronunciation, this word should not be confounded with herd.]
26180	hearer	[.] HE'ARER, n. One who hears; one who attends to what is orally delivered by another; an auditor; one of an audience.
26181	hearing	[.] HE'ARING, ppr. Perceiving by the ear, as sound. [.] 1. Listening to; attending to; obeying; observing what is commanded. [.] 2. Attending to witnesses or advocates in a judicial trial; trying. [.] HE'ARING, n. The faculty or sense by which sound is perceived. [.] 1. ...
26182	hearken	[.] HE`ARKEN, v.i. h`arken. [.] 1. To listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered, with eagerness or curiosity. [.] [.] The furies hearken, and their snakes uncurl. [.] 2. To attend; to regard; to give heed to what is uttered; to observe or obey. [.] [.] ...
26183	hearkener	[.] HE`ARKENER, n. h`arkener. A listener; one who hearkens.
26184	hearkening	[.] HE`ARKENING, ppr. h`arkening. Listening; attending; observing.
26185	hearsal	[.] HEARSAL, for Rehearsal. [Not in use.]
26186	hearsay	[.] HE'ARSAY, n. [hear and say.] Report; rumor; fame; common talk. He affirms without any authority except hearsay. The account we have depends on hearsay. It is sometimes used as an adjective; as hearsay evidence.
26187	hearse	[.] HEARSE, n. hers. [See Herse.] A temporary monument set over a grave. [.] 1. The case or place in which a corpse is deposited. [.] 2. A carriage for conveying the dead to the grave. [See Herse.] [.] 3. A hind in the second year of her age. [.] HEARSE, ...
26188	hearsecloth	[.] HEARSECLOTH, n. hers'cloth. A pall; a cloth to cover a hearse.
26189	hearselike	[.] HEARSELIKE, a. hers'like. Suitable to a funeral.
26190	heart	[.] HEART, n. [L. cor, cordis, and allied to Eng.core, or named from motion, pulsation.] [.] 1. A muscular viscus, which is the primary organ of the blood's motion in an animal body, situated in the thorax. From this organ all the arteries arise, and in it all the veins ...
26191	heart-ach	[.] HE`ART-ACH, n. Sorrow; anguish of mind.
26192	heart-alluring	[.] HE`ART-ALLU'RING, a. Suited to allure the affections.
26193	heart-appalling	[.] HEART-APPALL'ING, a. Dismaying the heart.
26194	heart-blood	[.] HE`ART-BLOOD , n. The blood of the heart; life; essence.
26195	heart-break	[.] HE`ART-BREAK, n. Overwhelming sorrow or grief.
26196	heart-breaker	[.] HE`ART-BREAKER, a. A lady's curl; a love-lock.
26197	heart-breaking	[.] HE`ART-BREAKING, a. Breaking the heart; overpowering with grief or sorrow. [.] HE`ART-BREAKING, n. Overpowering grief; deep affliction.
26198	heart-bred	[.] HE`ART-BRED, a. Bred in the heart.
26199	heart-broken	[.] HE`ART-BROKEN, a. Deeply afflicted or grieved.
26200	heart-buried	[.] HE`ART-BURIED, a. Deeply immersed.
26201	heart-burn	[.] HE`ART-BURN, n. Cardialgy; a disease or affection of the stomach, attended with a sensation of heat and uneasiness, and occasioned by indigestion, surfeit or acidity.
26202	heart-burned	[.] HE`ART-BURNED, a. Having the heart inflamed.
26203	heart-burning	[.] HE`ART-BURNING, a. Causing discontent. [.] HE`ART-BURNING, n. Heart-burn, which see. [.] 1. Discontent; secret enmity.
26204	heart-chilled	[.] HE`ART-CHILLED, a. Having the heart chilled.
26205	heart-consuming	[.] HE`ART-CONSU'MING, a. Destroying peace of mind.
26206	heart-corroding	[.] HE`ART-CORRO'DING, a. Preying on the heart.
26207	heart-dear	[.] HE`ART-DEAR, a. Sincerely beloved.
26208	heart-deep	[.] HE`ART-DEEP, a. Rooted in the heart.
26209	heart-discouraging	[.] HE`ART-DISCOUR'AGING, a. [See Courage.] Depressing the spirits.
26210	heart-ease	[.] HE`ART-EASE, n. Quiet; tranquillity of mind.
26211	heart-easing	[.] HE`ART-EASING, a. Giving quiet to the mind.
26212	heart-eating	[.] HE`ART-EATING, a. Preying on the heart.
26213	heart-expanding	[.] HE`ART-EXPAND'ING, a. Enlarging the heart; opening the feelings.
26214	heart-felt	[.] HE`ART-FELT, a. Deeply felt; deeply affecting, either as joy or sorrow.
26215	heart-grief	[.] HE`ART-GRIEF, n. Affliction of the heart.
26216	heart-hardened	[.] HE`ART-HARDENED, a. Obdurate; impenitent; unfeeling.
26217	heart-hardening	[.] HE`ART-HARDENING, a. Rendering cruel or obdurate.
26218	heart-heaviness	[.] HE`ART-HEAVINESS, n. Depression of spirits.
26219	heart-offending	[.] HE`ART-OFFEND'ING, a. Wounding the heart.
26220	heart-pea	[.] HE`ART-PEA, n. A plant, the Cardiospermum, with black seeds, having the figure of a heart of a white color on each.
26221	heart-quelling	[.] HE`ART-QUELLING, a. Conquering the affection.
26222	heart-rending	[.] HE`ART-RENDING, a. Breaking the heart; overpowering with anguish; deeply afflictive.
26223	heart-robbing	[.] HE`ART-ROBBING, a. Depriving of thought; ecstatic. [.] 1. Stealing the heart; winning.
26224	heart-searching	[.] HE`ART-SEARCHING, a. Searching the secret thoughts and purposes.
26225	heart-sick	[.] HE`ART-SICK, a. Sick at heart; pained in mind; deeply afflicted or depressed.
26226	heart-sore	[.] HE`ART-SORE, n. That which pains the heart. [.] HE`ART-SORE, a. Deeply wounded.
26227	heart-sorrowing	[.] HE`ART-SOR'ROWING, a. Sorrowing deeply in heart.
26228	heart-string	[.] HE`ART-STRING, n. A nerve or tendon, supposed to brace and sustain the heart.
26229	heart-struck	[.] HE`ART-STRUCK, a. Driven to the heart; infixed in the mind. [.] 1. Shocked with fear; dismayed.
26230	heart-swelling	[.] HE`ART-SWELLING, a. Rankling in the heart.
26231	heart-whole	[.] HE`ART-WHOLE, a. [See Whole.] Not affected with love; not in love, or not deeply affected. [.] 1. Having unbroken spirits, or good courage.
26232	heart-wounded	[.] HE`ART-WOUNDED, a. Wounded with love or grief; deeply affected with some passion.
26233	heart-wounding	[.] HE`ART-WOUNDING, a. Piercing with grief.
26234	hearted	[.] HE`ARTED, a. Taken to heart. [Not used.] [.] 1. Composed of hearts. [Not used.] [.] 2. Laid up in the heart. [.] [.] This word is chiefly used in composition, as hard-hearted, faint-hearted, stout-hearted, &c.
26235	hearten	[.] HE`ARTEN, v.t. h`artn. To encourage; to animate; to incite or stimulate courage. [.] 1. To restore fertility or strength to; as, to hearten land. [Little used.]
26236	heartener	[.] HE`ARTENER, n. He or that which gives courage or animation.
26237	hearth	[.] HE`ARTH, n. harth. A pavement or floor of brick or stone in a chimney, on which a fire is made to warm a room, and from which there is a passage for the smoke to ascend.
26238	hearth-money	[.] HE`ARTH-MONEY
26239	hearth-penny	[.] HE`ARTH-PENNY, n. A tax on hearths.
26240	heartily	[.] HE`ARTILY, adv. [from hearty.] From the heart; with all the heart; with sincerity; really. [.] [.] I heartily forgive them. [.] 1. With zeal; actively; vigorously. He heartily assisted the prince. [.] 2. Eagerly; freely; largely; as, to eat heartily.
26241	heartiness	[.] HE`ARTINESS, n. Sincerity; zeal; ardor; earnestness. [.] 1. Eagerness of appetite.
26242	heartless	[.] HE`ARTLESS, a. Without courage; spiritless; faint-hearted. [.] [.] Heartless they fought, and quitted soon their ground.
26243	heartlessly	[.] HE`ARTLESSLY, adv. Without courage or spirit; faintly; timidly; feebly.
26244	heartlessness	[.] HE`ARTLESSNESS, n. Want of courage or spirit; dejection of mind; feebleness.
26245	hearts-blood	[.] HE`ART'S-BLOOD
26246	hearts-ease	[.] HE`ART'S-EASE, n. A plant, a species of Viola.
26247	hearty	[.] HE`ARTY, a. Having the heart engaged in any thing; sincere; warm; zealous; as, to be hearty in support of government. [.] 1. Proceeding from the heart; sincere; warm; as a hearty welcome. [.] 2. Being full of health; sound; strong; healthy; as a hearty man. [.] 3. ...
26248	hearty-hale	[.] HE`ARTY-HALE, a. Good for the heart.
26249	heat	[.] HEAT, n. [L. aestus, for haestus, or caestus.] [.] 1. Heat, as a cause of sensation, that is, the matter of heat, is considered to be a subtil fluid, contained in a greater or less degree in all bodies. In modern chimistry, it is called caloric. It expands all ...
26250	heated	[.] HE'ATED, pp. Made hot; inflamed; exasperated.
26251	heater	[.] HE'ATER,n. He or that which eats. [.] 1. A triangular mass of iron, which is heated and put into a box-iron to heat it and keep it hot, for ironing or smoothing clothes. [This utensil is going into disuse.]
26252	heath	[.] HEATH, n. [.] 1. A plant of the genus Erica, of many species. It is a shrub which is used in Great Britain for brooms, thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. Its leaves are small and continue green all the year. It is called also ling. [.] 2. A place ...
26253	heathcock	[.] HE'ATHCOCK, n. A large fowl which frequents heaths, a species of grouse.
26254	heathen	[.] HE'ATHEN, n. [Gr. from heath, that is, one who lives in the country or woods, as pagan from pagus, a village.] [.] 1. A pagan; a Gentile; one who worships idols, or is unacquainted with the true God. In the Scriptures, the word seems to comprehend all nations except ...
26255	heathenish	[.] HE'ATHENISH, a. Belonging to Gentiles or pagans; as heathenish rites. [.] 1. Rude; illiterate; wild; uncivilized. [.] 2. Barbarous; savage; cruel; rapacious.
26256	heathenishly	[.] HE'ATHENISHLY, adv. After the manner of heathens.
26257	heathenism	[.] HE'ATHENISM, n. Gentilism; paganism; ignorance of the true God; idolatry; the rites or system of religion of a pagan nation. [.] 1. Rudeness; barbarism; ignorance.
26258	heathenize	[.] HE'ATHENIZE, v.t. To render heathen or heathenish.
26259	heather	[.] HE'ATHER, n. Heath.
26260	heathful	[.] HEATH'FUL, a. helth'ful. Being in a sound state, as a living or organized being; having the parts or organs entire,and their functions in a free, active and undisturbed operation; free from disease. We speak of a healthful body, a healthful person, a healthful plant. [.] 1. ...
26261	heathpea	[.] HE'ATHPEA,, n. A species of bitter vetch, Orobus.
26262	heathpout	[.] HE'ATHPOUT, n. A bird, the same as the heath-cock.
26263	heathrose	[.] HE'ATHROSE, n. A plant.
26264	heathy	[.] HE'ATHY, a. [from heath.] Full of heath; abounding with heath; as heathy land.
26265	heating	[.] HE'ATING, ppr. Making warm or hot; inflaming; rousing the passions; exasperating. [.] 1. Tending to impart heat to; promoting warmth or heat; exciting action; stimulating; as heating medicines or applications.
26266	heatless	[.] HEAT'LESS, a. Destitute of heat; cold.
26267	heave	[.] HEAVE, v.t. heev. pret. heaved, or hove; pp. heaved, hove, formerly hoven. [Gr. to breathe.] [.] 1. To lift; to raise; to move upward. [.] [.] So stretch'd out huge in length the arch fiend lay, [.] [.] Chain'd on the burning lake, nor ever hence [.] [.] ...
26268	heave-offering	[.] HE'AVE-OFFERING, n. Among the Jews, an offering consisting of the tenth of the tithes which the Levites received, or of the first of the dough, &c. which was to be heaved or elevated. Num.15. and 18.
26269	heaven	[.] HEAVEN, n. hev'n. [.] 1. The region or expanse which surrounds the earth, and which appears above and around us, like an immense arch or vault, in which are seen the sun, moon and stars. [.] 2. Among christians, the part of space in which the omnipresent Jehovah ...
26270	heaven-aspiring	[.] HEAVEN-ASPI'RING,a. Aspiring to heaven.
26271	heaven-banished	[.] HEAV'EN-BANISHED, a. Banished from heaven.
26272	heaven-begot	[.] HEAVEN-BEGOT', a. Begot by a celestial being.
26273	heaven-born	[.] HEAV'EN-BORN, a. Born from heaven; native of heaven, or of the celestial regions; as heaven-born sisters.
26274	heaven-bred	[.] HEAV'EN-BRED, a. Produced or cultivated in heaven; as heaven-bred poesy.
26275	heaven-built	[.] HEAV'EN-BUILT, a. Built by the agency or favor of the gods; as a heaven-built wall.
26276	heaven-directed	[.] HEAVEN-DIRECT'ED, a. Pointing to the sky; as a heaven-directed spire. [.] 1. Taught or directed by the celestial powers; as heaven-directed hands.
26277	heaven-fallen	[.] HEAV'EN-FALLEN, a. Fallen from heaven; having revolted from God.
26278	heaven-gifted	[.] HEAV'EN-GIFTED, a. Bestowed by heaven.
26279	heaven-inspired	[.] HEAVEN-INSPI'RED, a. Inspired by heaven.
26280	heaven-instructed	[.] HEAVEN-INSTRUCT'ED, a. Taught by heaven.
26281	heaven-kissing	[.] HEAV'EN-KISSING, a. Touching as it were the sky.
26282	heaven-loved	[.] HEAV'EN-LOVED, a. Beloved by heaven.
26283	heaven-saluting	[.] HEAVEN-SALU'TING, a. Touching the sky.
26284	heaven-warring	[.] HEAV'EN-WARRING, a. Warring against heaven.
26285	heavenize	[.] HEAVENIZE, v.t. hev'nize. To render like heaven. [Unauthorized.]
26286	heavenliness	[.] HEAV'ENLINESS, n. [from heavenly.] Supreme excellence.
26287	heavenly	[.] HEAV'ENLY, a. Pertaining to heaven; celestial; as heavenly regions; heavenly bliss. [.] 1. Resembling heaven; supremely excellent; as a heavenly lyre; a heavenly temper. [.] [.] The love of heaven makes one heavenly. [.] 2. Inhabiting heaven; as a heavenly ...
26288	heavenly-minded	[.] HEAVENLY-MINDED, a. Having the affections place on heaven, and on spiritual things.
26289	heavenly-mindednes	[.] HEAVENLY-MINDEDNESS, n. The state of having the affections placed on heavenly things and spiritual objects. [.]
26290	heavenward	[.] HEAV'ENWARD, adv. Toward heaven.
26291	heaver	[.] HE'AVER, n. One who heaves or lifts. [.] [.] Among seamen, a staff for a lever.
26292	heaves	[.] HEAVES, n. heevz. A disease of horses, characterized by difficult and laborious respiration.
26293	heavily	[.] HEAV'ILY, adv. hev'ily. [from heavy.] With great weight; as, to bear heavily on a thing; to be heavily loaded. [.] 1. With great weight of grief; grievously; afflictively. When calamities fall heavily on the christian, he finds consolation in Christ. [.] 2. ...
26294	heaviness	[.] HEAV'INESS, n. hev'iness. Weight; ponderousness; gravity; the quality of being heavy; as the heaviness of a body. [.] 1. Sadness; sorrow; dejection of mind; depression of spirits. [.] [.] Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop. Prov.12. [.] [.] ...
26295	heaving	[.] HE'AVING, ppr. Lifting; swelling; throwing; panting; making an effort to vomit. [.] HE'AVING, n. A rising or swell; a panting.
26296	heavnely	[.] HEAV'NELY, adv. In a manner resembling that of heaven. [.] [.] Where heavenly pensive contemplation dwells. [.] 1. By the influence or agency of heaven. [.] [.] Our heavenly guided soul shall climb.
26297	heavy	[.] HEAV'Y, a. hev'y. [.] 1. Weighty; ponderous; having great weight; tending strongly to the center of attraction; contrary to light; applied to material bodies; as a heavy stone; a heavy load. [.] 2. Sad; sorrowful; dejected; depressed in mind. [.] [.] A light ...
26298	heavy-handed	[.] HEAV'Y-HANDED, a. Clumsy; not active or dexterous.
26299	heavy-laden	[.] HEAVY-LA'DEN, a. Laden with a heavy burden.
26300	hebdomad	[.] HEB'DOMAD, n. [Gr. seven days; L. hebdomada.] [.] A week; a period of seven days. [Not used.]
26301	hebdomadal	[.] HEBDOM'ADAL
26302	hebdomadary	[.] HEBDOM'ADARY, a. Weekly; consisting of seven days, or occurring every seven days. [.] HEBDOM'ADARY, n. A member of a chapter or convent, whose week it is to officiate in the choir, rehearse the anthems and prayers, and perform other services, which on extraordinary ...
26303	hebdomatical	[.] HEBDOMAT'ICAL, a. Weekly.
26304	heben	[.] HEB'EN, n. Ebony.
26305	hebetate	[.] HEB'ETATE, v.t. [L. hebeto, from hebes, dull, blunt, heavy.] [.] To dull; to blunt; to stupefy; as, to hebetate the intellectual faculties.
26306	hebetated	[.] HEB'ETATED, ppr. Made blunt, dull or stupid.
26307	hebetating	[.] HEB'ETATING, pp. Rendering blunt, dull or stupid.
26308	hebetation	[.] HEBETA'TION, n. The act of making blunt, dull or stupid. [.] 1. The state of being dulled.
26309	hebete	[.] HEBE'TE, a. Dull; stupid.
26310	hebetude	[.] HEB'ETUDE, n. [L. hebetudo.] Dullness; stupidity.
26311	hebraic	[.] HEBRA'IC, a. [from Hebrew.] Pertaining to the Hebrews; designating the language of the Hebrews.
26312	hebraically	[.] HEBRA'ICALLY, adv. After the manner of the Hebrew language; from right to left.
26313	hebraism	[.] HE'BRAISM, n. A Hebrew idiom; a peculiar expression or manner of speaking in the Hebrew language.
26314	hebraist	[.] HE'BRAIST, n. One versed in the Hebrew language.
26315	hebraize	[.] HE'BRAIZE, v.t. To convert into the Hebrew idiom; to make Hebrew. [.] HE'BRAIZE, v.i. To speak Hebrew, or to conform to the Hebrews.
26316	hebrew	[.] HE'BREW, n. [Heb. Eber, either a proper name, or a name denoting passage, pilgrimage, or coming from beyond the Euphrates.] [.] One of the descendants of Eber, or Heber; but particularly, a descendant of Jacob, who was a descendant of Eber; an Israelite; a Jew. [.] 1. ...
26317	hebrewess	[.] HE'BREWESS, n. An Israelitish woman.
26318	hebrician	[.] HEBRI'CIAN, n. One skilled in the Hebrew language.
26319	hebridian	[.] HEBRID'IAN, a. Pertaining to the isles called Hebrides, west of Scotland.
26320	hecatomb	[.] HEC'ATOMB, n. [L. hecatombe; Gr. a hundred, and an ox.] [.] In antiquity, a sacrifice of a hundred altars, and by a hundred priests.
26321	heck	[.] HECK, n. [See Hatch.] An engine or instrument for catching fish; as a salmon heck. [.] 1. A rack for holding fodder for cattle. [.] 2. A bend in a stream. [.] 3. A hatch or latch of a door.
26322	heckle	[.] HECK'LE, v.t. A different orthography of hackle, or hetchel.
26323	hectare	[.] HEC'TARE, n. [Gr. a hundred, and L. area.] A French measure containing a hundred ares, or ten thousand square meters.
26324	hectic	[.] HEC'TIC
26325	hectical	[.] HEC'TICAL, a. [Gr. habit of body, to have.] Habitual; denoting a slow, continual fever, marked by preternatural, though remitting heat, which precedes and accompanies the consumption or phthisis; as a hectic fever. [.] 1. Affected with hectic fevers; as a hectic ...
26326	hectically	[.] HEC'TICALLY, adv. Constitutionally.
26327	hectogram	[.] HEC'TOGRAM, n. [Gr. a hundred; and a gram.] In the French system of weights and measures, a weight containing a hundred grams; equal to 3 ounces, 2 gros, and 12 grains, French.
26328	hectoliter
26329	hectometer	[.] HECTOM'ETER, n. [Gr. a hundred, and measure.] A French measure equal to a hundred meters; the meter being the unit of lineal measure. It is equivalent nearly to 308 French feet.
26330	hector	[.] HEC'TOR, n. [from Hector, the son of Priam, a brave Trojan warrior.] [.] 1. A bully; a blustering, turbulent, noisy fellow. [.] 2. One who teases or vexes. [.] HEC'TOR, v.t. To threaten; to bully; to treat with insolence. [.] 1. To tease; to vex; to ...
26331	hectored	[.] HEC'TORED, pp. Bullied; teased.
26332	hectoring	[.] HEC'TORING, ppr. Bullying; blustering; vexing.
26333	hectorism	[.] HEC'TORISM, n. The disposition or practice of a hector; a bullying.
26334	hectorly	[.] HEC'TORLY, a. Blustering; insolent.
26335	hedenbergite	[.] HEDENBERG'ITE, n. [from Hedenberg, who first analyzed it.] [.] A mineral, or ore of iron, in masses, composed of shining plates, which break into rhombic fragments; found at Tunaberg, in Sweden.
26336	hederaceous	[.] HEDERA'CEOUS, a. [L. hederaceus, from hedera, ivy.] [.] 1. Pertaining to ivy. [.] 2. Producing ivy.
26337	hederal	[.] HED'ERAL, a. Composed of ivy; belonging to ivy.
26338	hederiferous	[.] HEDERIF'EROUS, a. [L. hedera, ivy, and fero, to bear.] [.] Producing ivy.
26339	hedge	[.] HEDGE, n. hej. [Eng. haw] Properly, a thicket of thorn-bushes or other shrubs or small trees; but appropriately, such a thicket planted round a field to fence it, or in rows, to separate the parts of a garden. [.] Hedge, prefixed to another word, or in composition, denotes ...
26340	hedge-bill	[.] HEDGE-BILL
26341	hedge-born	[.] HEDGE-BORN, a. Of low birth, as if born in the woods; outlandish; obscure.
26342	hedge-bote	[.] HEDGE-BOTE, n. Wood for repairing hedges.
26343	hedge-creeper	[.] HEDGE-CREEPER, n. One who skulks under hedges for bad purposes.
26344	hedge-fumitory	[.] HEDGE-FU'MITORY, n. A plant.
26345	hedge-hyssop	[.] HEDGE-HYSSOP, n. A plant, the Gratiola.
26346	hedge-mustard	[.] HEDGE-MUSTARD, n. A plant, the Erysimum.
26347	hedge-nettle	[.] HEDGE-NETTLE, n. A plant, the Galeopsis. The shrubby hedge-nettle is of the genus Prasium.
26348	hedge-note	[.] HEDGE-NOTE, a. A term of contempt for low writing.
26349	hedge-sparrow	[.] HEDGE-SPARROW, n. A bird of the genus Motacilla, frequenting hedges; distinguished from the sparrow that builds in thatch.
26350	hedge-writer	[.] HEDGE-WRITER, n. A Grub-street writer or low author.
26351	hedgehog	[.] HEDGEHOG, n. A quadruped, or genus of quadrupeds, the Erinaceus. The common hedgehog has round ears, and crested nostrils; his body is about nine inches long, and the upper part is covered with prickles or spines, and the under part with hair. When attacked, this ...
26352	hedgehog-thistle	[.] HEDGEHOG-THISTLE, n. A plant, the Cactus.
26353	hedgepig	[.] HEDGEPIG, n. A young hedgehog.
26354	hedger	[.] HEDG'ER, n. One who makes hedges.
26355	hedgerow	[.] HEDGEROW, n. A row or series of shrubs or trees planted for inclosure, or separation of fields.
26356	hedging	[.] HEDG'ING, ppr. Inclosing with a hedge; obstructing; confining.
26357	hedging-bill	[.] HEDGING-BILL, n. A cutting hook used in dressing hedges.
26358	heed	[.] HEED, v.t. To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe. [.] [.] With pleasure Argus the musician heeds. [.] HEED, n. Care; attention. [.] [.] With wanton heed and giddy cunning. [.] 1. Caution; care; watch for danger; notice; ...
26359	heeded	[.] HEE'DED, pp. Noticed; observed; regarded.
26360	heedfully	[.] HEE'DFULLY, adv. Attentively; carefully; cautiously. Listen heedfully to good advice. [.] 1. Watchfully.
26361	heedfulness	[.] HEE'DFULNESS, n. Attention; caution; vigilance; circumspection; care to guard against danger, or to perform duty.
26362	heedless	[.] HEE'DLESS, a. Inattentive; careless; negligent of the means of safety; thoughtless; regardless; unobserving. We say, heedless children; heedless of danger or surprise. [.] [.] The heedless lover does not know, [.] [.] Whose eyes they are that wound him so.
26363	heedlessly	[.] HEE'DLESSLY, adv. Carelessly; negligently; inattentively; without care or circumspection.
26364	heedlessness	[.] HEE'DLESSNESS, n. Inattention; carelessness; thoughtlessness; negligence.
26365	heel	[.] HEEL, n. [L. calx; Gr. a tumor.] [.] 1. The hind part of the foot, particularly of man; but it is applied also to the corresponding part of the feet of quadrupeds. [.] 2. The whole foot. [.] [.] The stag recalls his strength, his speed, [.] [.] His winged ...
26366	heel-piece	[.] HEE'L-PIECE, n. Armor for the heels. [.] 1. A piece of leather on the heel of a shoe.
26367	heeler	[.] HEE'LER, n. A cock that strikes well with his heels.
26368	heft	[.] HEFT, n. [.] 1. Heaving; effort. [.] [.] He cracks his gorge, his sides. [.] [.] With violent hefts. [Not used.] [.] 2. Weight; ponderousness. [This use is common in popular language in America. And we sometimes hear it used as a verb, as, to heft, to ...
26369	hefted	[.] HEFT'ED, a. Heaved; expressing agitation.
26370	hegira	[.] HEGI'RA, n. In chronology, an epoch among the Mohammedans, from which they compute time. The event which gave rise to it was the flight of Mohammed from Mecca; from which the magistrates, fearing his impostures might raise a sedition, expelled him, July 10, A.D. 622,under ...
26371	heifer	[.] HEIF'ER, n. hef'er. A young cow.
26372	heigh-ho	[.] HEIGH-HO. hi-ho. An exclamation expressing some degree of languor or uneasiness. Dryden has used it for the voice of exultation.
26373	height	[.] HEIGHT
26374	heighten	[.] HEIGHTEN, v.t. hitn. To raise higher; but not often used in this literal sense. [.] 1. To advance in progress towards a better state; to improve; to meliorate; to increase in excellence or good qualities; as, to highten virtue; to highten the beauties of description, ...
26375	heightened	[.] HEIGHTENED, pp. hitnd. Raised higher; elevated; exalted; advanced; improved; aggravated; increased.
26376	heightening	[.] HEIGHTENING, ppr. hitning. Raising; elevating; exalting; improving; increasing; aggravating. [.] HEIGHTENING, n. hitning. The act of elevating; increase of excellence; improvement. [.] 1. Aggravation; augmentation.
26377	heinous	[.] HEINOUS, a. An incorrect orthography. [See Hainous.]
26378	heir	[.] HEIR, n. are. [L. haeres, haeredis.] [.] 1. The man who succeeds, or is to succeed another in the possession of lands, tenements and hereditaments, by descent; the man on whom the law casts an estate of inheritance by the death of the ancestor or former possessor; ...
26379	heir-apparent	[.] HEIR-APPA'RENT, n. The man who, during the life of his ancestor, is entitled to succeed to his estate or crown.
26380	heir-loom	[.] HEIR-LOOM, n. are-loom. Any furniture, movable, or personal chattel, which by law descends to the heir with the house or freehold; as tables, cupboards, bedsteads, &c.
26381	heirdom	[.] HEIRDOM, n. aredom. Succession by inheritance.
26382	heiress	[.] HEIRESS, n. aress. A female heir; a female that inherits, or is entitled to inherit an estate; an inheritrix.
26383	heirless	[.] HEIRLESS, a. areless. Destitute of an heir.
26384	heirship	[.] HEIRSHIP, n. areship. The state, character or privileges of an heir; right of inheriting. [.] 1. Heirship movables, in Scotland, the best of certain kinds of movables which the heir is entitled to take, besides the heritable estate.
26385	held	[.] HELD, pret. and pp. of hold. A court was held in Westminster hall. At a council held on the first of January.
26386	hele	[.] HELE, v.t. [L. celo.] To hide.
26387	heliacal	[.] HELI'ACAL, a. [L. heliacus; Gr. the sun.] [.] Emerging from the light of the sun, or passing into it. The heliacal rising of a star, is when, after being in conjunction with it and invisible, it emerges from the light so as to be visible in the morning before sunrising. ...
26388	heliacally	[.] HELI'ACALLY, adv. A star rises heliacally, when it emerges from the sun's light, so as to be visible. [See the preceding word.]
26389	helical	[.] HEL'ICAL, a. [Gr. a scroll, or spiral body.] [.] Spiral; winding; moving round.
26390	helicite	[.] HEL'ICITE, n. [See Helix.] Fossil remains of the helix, a shell.
26391	heling	[.] HE'LING, n. [from hele, obs.; L. celo.] The covering of the roof of a building; written also hilling. [Not used in the U.States.]
26392	heliocentric	[.] HELIOCENT'RIC, a. [Gr. the sun, and center.] [.] The heliocentric place of a planet, is the place of the ecliptic in which the planet would appear to a spectator at the center of the sun. [.] The heliocentric latitude of a planet, is the inclination of a line ...
26393	heliolater	[.] HELIOL'ATER, n. [Gr. the sun, and to worship.] [.] A worship of the sun.
26394	heliolatry	[.] HELIOL'ATRY, n. [Gr. the sun, and service, worship.] [.] The worship of the sun, a branch of Sabianism.
26395	heliometer	[.] HELIOM'ETER, n. [Gr. the sun, and to measure.] An instrument for measuring with exactness the diameter of the heavenly bodies. It is called also astrometer.
26396	helioscope	[.] HE'LIOSCOPE, n. [Gr. the sun, and to view.] A sort of telescope fitted for viewing the sun without pain or injury to the eyes, as when made with colored glasses, or glasses blackened with smoke.
26397	heliostate	[.] HE'LIOSTATE, n. [Gr. the sun.] An instrument by which a sunbeam may be steadily directed to one spot.
26398	heliotrope	[.] HE'LIOTROPE, n. [Gr. the sun, and to turn.] [.] 1. Among the ancients, an instrument or machine for showing when the sun arrived at the tropics and the equinoctial line. [.] 2. A genus or plants, the turnsole. [.] 3. A mineral, a subspecies of rhomboidal quartz, ...
26399	helispheric	[.] HELISPHER'IC
26400	helispherical	[.] HELISPHER'ICAL, a. [helix and sphere.] Spiral. The helispherical line is the rhomb line in navigation, so called because on the globe it winds round the pole spirally, coming nearer and nearer to it, but never terminating in it.
26401	helix	[.] HE'LIX, n. [Gr. a winding.] A spiral line; a winding; or something that is spiral; as a winding staircase in architecture, or a caulicule or little volute under the flowers of the Corinthian capital. In anatomy, the whole circuit or extent of the auricle, or external ...
26402	hell	[.] HELL, n. [.] 1. The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death. Matt.10. Luke 12. [.] [.] Sin is hell begun, as religion is heaven anticipated. [.] 2. The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the lower regions, or the grave; called in ...
26403	hell-confounding	[.] HELL-CONFOUND'ING, a. Defeating the infernal powers.
26404	hellblack	[.] HELL'BLACK, a. Black as hell.
26405	hellebore	[.] HEL'LEBORE, n. [L. helleborus.] The name of several plants of different genera, the most important of which are the black hellebore, Christmas rose, or Christmas flower, of the genus Helleborus, and the white hellebore, of the genus Veratrum. Both are acrid and poisonous,and ...
26406	helleborism	[.] HEL'LEBORISM, n. A medicinal preparation of hellebore.
26407	hellenian	[.] HELLE'NIAN
26408	hellenic	[.] HELLEN'IC, a. Pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece, so called from Hellas in Greece, or form Hellen.
26409	hellenism	[.] HEL'LENISM, n. A phrase in the idiom, genius or construction of the Greek language.
26410	hellenist	[.] HEL'LENIST, n. A Grecian Jew; a Jew who used the Greek language. [.] 1. One skilled in the Greek language.
26411	hellenistic	[.] HELLENIS'TIC, a. Pertaining to the Hellenists. The Hellenistic language was the Greek spoken or used by the Jews who lived in Egypt and other countries, where the Greek language prevailed.
26412	hellenistically	[.] HELLENIS'TICALLY, adv. According to the Hellenistic dialect.
26413	hellenize	[.] HEL'LENIZE, v.i. To use the Greek language.
26414	hellespont	[.] HEL'LESPONT, n. A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now called the Dardanelles; a part of the passage between the Euxine and the Egean sea.
26415	hellespontine	[.] HELLESPONT'INE, a. Pertaining to the Hellespont.
26416	hellier	[.] HEL'LIER, n. A tiler or slater. [See Hele.] [Not in use.]
26417	hellish	[.] HELL'ISH, a. Pertaining to hell. [.] 1. Like hell in qualities; infernal; malignant; wicked; detestable.
26418	hellishly	[.] HELL'ISHLY, adv. Infernally; with extreme malignity; wickedly; detestably.
26419	hellishness	[.] HELL'ISHNESS, n. The qualities of hell or of its inhabitants; extreme wickedness,malignity or impiety.
26420	hellward	[.] HELL'WARD, adv. Towards hell.
26421	helly	[.] HELL'Y, a. Having the qualities of hell.
26422	helm	[.] HELM, a termination, denotes defense; as in Sighelm, victorious defense. [See Helmet.] [.] HELM, n. [.] 1. The instrument by which a ship is steered, consisting of a rudder, a tiller, and in large vessels, a wheel. [See Rudder.] [.] 2. Station of government; ...
26423	helmed	[.] HELM'ED
26424	helmet	[.] HELM'ET, n. Defensive armor for the head; a head-piece; a morion. The helmet is worn by horsemen to defend the head against the broad sword. [.] 1. The part of a coat of arms that bears the crest. [.] 2. The upper part of a retort. [.] 3. In botany, the upper ...
26425	helmeted	[.] HELM'ETED, a. Furnished with a helmet.
26426	helminthic	[.] HELMIN'THIC, a. [Gr. a worm.] Expelling worms. [.] HELMIN'THIC, n. A medicine for expelling worms.
26427	helminthologic	[.] HELMINTHOLOG'IC
26428	helminthological	[.] HELMINTHOLOG'ICAL, n. [See Helminthology.] Pertaining to worms or vermes, or to their history.
26429	helminthologist	[.] HELMINTHOL'OGIST, n. One who is versed in the natural history of vermes.
26430	helminthology	[.] HELMINTHOL'OGY, n. [Gr. a worm, and discourse.] The science or knowledge of vermes; the description and natural history of vermes.
26431	helmless	[.] HELM'LESS, a. Destitute of a helmet. [.] 1. Without a helm.
26432	helmsman	[.] HELMS'MAN, n. The man at the helm.
26433	helmwind	[.] HELM'WIND, n. A wind in the mountainous parts of England, so called.
26434	helotism	[.] HE'LOTISM, n. Slavery; the condition of the Helots, slaves in Sparta.
26435	help	[.] HELP, v.t. A regular verb; the old past tense and participle holp and holpen being obsolete. [.] 1. To aid; to assist; to lend strength or means towards effecting a purpose; as, to help a man in his work; to help another in raising a building; to help one to pay ...
26436	helper	[.] HELP'ER, n. One that helps, aids or assists; an assistant; an auxiliary. [.] 1. One that furnishes or administers a remedy. [.] [.] Compassion--is oftentimes a helper of evils. [.] 2. One that supplies with any thing wanted; with to. [.] [.] A helper to ...
26437	helpful	[.] HELP'FUL, a. That gives aid or assistance; that furnishes means of promoting an object; useful. [.] 1. Wholesome; salutary; as helpful medicines.
26438	helpfulness	[.] HELP'FULNESS, n. Assistance; usefulness.
26439	helpless	[.] HELP'LESS, a. Without help in one's self; destitute of the power or means to succor or relieve one's self. A person is rendered helpless by weakness, or want of means. [.] [.] An infant is helpless. [.] 1. Destitute of support or assistance. [.] [.] How ...
26440	helplessly	[.] HELP'LESSLY, adv. Without succor.
26441	helplessness	[.] HELP'LESSNESS, n. Want of strength or ability; inability; want of means in one's self to obtain relief in trouble, or to accomplish one's purposes or desires. [.] It is the tendency of sickness to reduce our extravagant self-estimation, by exhibiting our solitary ...
26442	helter-skelter	[.] HELTER-SKELTER, cant words denoting hurry and confusion. [L. hilariter and celeriter.]
26443	helve	[.] HELVE, n. helv. The handle of an ax or hatchet. [.] HELVE, v.t. helv. To furnish with a helve, as an ax.
26444	helvetic	[.] HELVET'IC, a. Designating what pertains to the Helvetii, the inhabitants of the Alps, now Swisserland, or what pertains to the modern states and inhabitants of the Alpine regions; as the Helvetic confederacy; Helvetic states.
26445	helvin	[.] HEL'VIN, n. [From Gr. the sun.] A mineral of a yellowish color, occurring in regular tetrahedrons, with truncated angles.
26446	hem	[.] HEM, n. [.] 1. The border of a garment, doubled and sewed to strengthen it and prevent the raveling of the threads. [.] 2. Edge; border. Matt.9. [.] 3. A particular sound of the human voice, expressed by the word hem. [.] HEM, v.t. To form a hem or border; ...
26447	hemachate	[.] HEM'ACHATE, n. [Gr. blood, and agate.] A species of agate, of a blood color.
26448	hematin	[.] HEM'ATIN, n. [Gr. blood.] The coloring principle of logwood, of a red color and bitterish taste.
26449	hematite	[.] HEM'ATITE, n. [Gr. from blood.] The name of two ores of iron, the red hematite,and the brown hematite. They are both of a fibrous structure, and the fibers, though sometimes nearly parallel,usually diverge, or even radiate from a center. They rarely occur amorphous, ...
26450	hematitic	[.] HEMATIT'IC, a. Pertaining to hematite, or resembling it.
26451	hematope	[.] HEM'ATOPE, n. The sea-pye, a fowl of the grallic order, that feeds on shell-fish.
26452	hemerobaptist	[.] HEMEROBAP'TIST, n. [Gr. day, and to wash.] One of a sect among the Jews who bathed every day.
26453	hemi	[.] HEM'I, in composition, from Gr. which signifies half, like demi and semi.
26454	hemicrany	[.] HEM'ICRANY, n. [Gr. half and the skull.] A pain that affects only one side of the head.
26455	hemicycle	[.] HEM'ICYCLE, n. [Gr.] A half circle; more generally called a semicircle.
26456	hemiditone	[.] HEMID'ITONE, n. In Greek music, the lesser third.
26457	hemina	[.] HEM'INA, n. [L.] In Roman antiquity, a measure containing half a sextary, and according to Arbuthnot, about half a pint English wine measure. [.] 1. In medicine, a measure equal to about ten ounces.
26458	hemiplegy	[.] HEM'IPLEGY, n. [Gr. half, and a stroke, to strike.] A palsy that affects one half of the body; a paralytic affection on one side of the human frame.
26459	hemipter	[.] HEMIP'TER
26460	hemiptera	[.] HEMIP'TERA, n. [Gr. half, and a wing.] The hemipters form an order of insects with the upper wings usually half crustaceous, and half membranaceous, and incumbent on each other; as the cimex.
26461	hemipteral	[.] HEMIP'TERAL, a. Having the upper wings half crustaceous and half membranaceous.
26462	hemisphere	[.] HEM'ISPHERE, n. [Gr.] A half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided by a plane passing through its center. In astronomy, one half the mundane sphere. The equator divides the sphere into two equal parts. That on the north is called the northern hemisphere; ...
26463	hemisphericical	[.] HEMISPHER'IC'ICAL, a. Containing half a sphere or globe; as a hemispheric figure or form; a hemispherical body.
26464	hemistich	[.] HEM'ISTICH, n. [Gr.] Half a poetic verse, or a verse not completed.
26465	hemistichal	[.] HEMIS'TICHAL, a. Pertaining to a hemistich; denoting a division of the verse.
26466	hemitone	[.] HEM'ITONE, n. [Gr.] A half tone in music; now called a semitone.
26467	hemitrope	[.] HEM'ITROPE, a. [Gr. half, and to turn.] Half-turned; a hemitrope crystal is one in which one segment is turned through half the circumference of a circle. The word is used also as a noun.
26468	hemlock	[.] HEM'LOCK, n. [.] 1. A plant of the genus Conium, whose leaves and root are poisonous. Also, the Cicuta maculata. [.] 2. A tree of the genus Pinus, an evergreen. [.] 3. A poison, an infusion or decoction of the poisonous plant. [.] [.] Popular liberty might ...
26469	hemoptoe	[.] HEMOP'TOE, a. [Gr. blood, and a spitting.] A spitting of blood.
26470	hemoptysis	[.] HEMOP'TYSIS
26471	hemorrhage	[.] HEM'ORRHAGE
26472	hemorrhagic	[.] HEM'ORRHAGIC, a. Pertaining to a flux of blood; consisting in hemorrhage.
26473	hemorrhagy	[.] HEMORRHAGY, n. [Gr. blood, and to burst.] A flux of blood, proceeding from the rupture of a blood-vessel, or some other cause. The ancients confined the word to a discharge of blood from the nose; but in modern use, it is applied to a flux from the nose, lungs, intestines, ...
26474	hemorrhoidal	[.] HEMORRHOID'AL, a. Pertaining to the hemorrhoids; as the hemorrhoidal vessels. [.] 1. Consisting in a flux of blood from the vessels of the anus.
26475	hemorrhoids	[.] HEM'ORRHOIDS, n. [Gr. blood, and a flowing.] A discharge of blood from the vessels of the anus; the piles; in Scripture, emerods. [.] The term is also applied to tumors formed by a morbid dilatation of the hemorrhoidal veins. When they do not discharge blood,they are ...
26476	hemp	[.] HEMP, n. [L. cannabis.] [.] 1. A fibrous plant constituting the genus Cannabis, whose skin or bark is used for cloth and cordage. Hence canvas,the coarse strong cloth used for sails. [.] 2. The skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning. Large quantities ...
26477	hemp-agrimony	[.] HEMP-AG'RIMONY, n. A plant, a species of Eupatorium.
26478	hempen	[.] HEMP'EN, a. hemp'n. Made of hemp; as a hempen cord.
26479	hempy	[.] HEMP'Y, a. Like hemp. [Unusual.]
26480	hen	[.] HEN, n. The female of any kind of fowl; but it is particularly applied to the female of the domestic fowl of the gallinaceous kind, or as sometimes called, the barn-door fowl.
26481	henbane	[.] HEN'BANE, n. [hen and bane.] A plant, the Hyoscyamus, of several species. The roots, leaves and seeds are poisonous.
26482	henbit	[.] HEN'BIT, n. A plant, the ivy-leaved speedwell.
26483	hence	[.] HENCE, adv. hens. [.] 1. From this place. [.] [.] Arise, let us go hence. John 14. [.] [.] I will send thee far hence to the Gentiles. Acts.22. [.] 2. From this time; in the future; as a week hence; a year hence. [.] 3. From this cause or reason,noting ...
26484	henceforth	[.] HENCEFORTH, adv. hens'forth. From this time forward. [.] [.] I never from thy side henceforth will stray.
26485	henceforward	[.] HENCEFORWARD, adv. hensfor'ward. From this time forward; henceforth.
26486	henchboy	[.] HENCH'BOY, n. A page; a servant.
26487	henchman	[.] HENCH'MAN
26488	hend	[.] HEND
26489	hendecagon	[.] HENDEC'AGON, n. [Gr. eleven, and an angle.] In geometry, a figure of eleven sides, and as many angles.
26490	hendecasyllable	[.] HENDECASYL'LABLE, n. [Gr.] A metrical line of eleven syllables.
26491	hendiadis	[.] HENDI'ADIS, n. [Gr.] A figure, when two nouns are used instead of a noun and an adjective.
26492	henhouse	[.] HEN'HOUSE, n. A house or shelter for fowls.
26493	henpecked	[.] HEN'PECKED, a. Governed by the wife.
26494	henroost	[.] HEN'ROOST, n. A place where poultry rest at night.
26495	hensfeet	[.] HENS'FEET, n. A plant, hedge-fumitory.
26496	hent	[.] HENT, v.t. To seize; to lay hold on. [.] 1. To crowd; to press on.
26497	hep-tree	[.] HEP'-TREE, n. The wild dog-rose, a species of Rosa.
26498	hepar	[.] HE'PAR, n. [L. hepar,the liver.] A combination of sulphur with an alkali was formerly called by chimists hepar sulphuris, liver of sulphur, from its brown red color. The term has been applied to all combinations of alkali or earth with sulphur or phosphorus. [.] [.] ...
26499	hepatic	[.] HEPAT'IC
26500	hepatical	[.] HEPAT'ICAL, a. [L. hepaticus; Gr. the liver.] Pertaining to the liver; as hepatic gall; hepatic pain; hepatic artery; hepatic flux. [.] Hepatic air or gas, is a fetid vapor or elastic fluid emitted from combinations of sulphur with alkalies, earths and metals. [.] This ...
26501	hepatite	[.] HEP'ATITE, n. A gem or mineral that takes its name from the liver. Plin. L. 37.11. [.] Hepatite is a name given to the fetid sulphate of baryte. It sometimes occurs in globular masses, and is either compact or of a foliated structure. By friction or the application ...
26502	hepatize	[.] HEP'ATIZE, v.t. To impregnate with sulphurated hydrogen gas.
26503	hepatized	[.] HEP'ATIZED, pp. Impregnated or combined with sulphurated hydrogen gas. [.] [.] On the right of the river were two wells of hepatized water.
26504	hepatoscopy	[.] HEPATOS'COPY, n. [Gr. the liver, and to view.] The art or practice of divination by inspecting the liver of animals.
26505	heps	[.] HEPS, n. The berries of the hep-tree, or wild dog-rose.
26506	heptacapsular	[.] HEPTACAP'SULAR, a. [Gr. seven, and L. capsula, a cell.] [.] Having seven cells or cavities for seeds; a term in botany.
26507	heptachord	[.] HEP'TACHORD, n. [Gr. seven, and chord.] A system of seven sounds. In ancient poetry, verses sung or played on seven chords or different notes. In this sense the word was applied to the lyre, when it had but seven strings. One of the intervals is also called a heptachord, ...
26508	heptagon	[.] HEP'TAGON, n. [Gr. seven, and an angle.] [.] In geometry, a figure consisting of seven sides and as many angles. [.] In fortification, a place that has seven bastions for defense.
26509	heptagonal	[.] HEPTAG'ONAL, a. Having seven angles or sides. Heptagonal numbers, in arithmetic, a sort of polygonal numbers, wherein the difference of the terms of the corresponding arithmetical progression is 5. One of the properties of these numbers is, that if they are multiplied ...
26510	heptagyn	[.] HEP'TAGYN, n. [Gr. seven, and a female.] In botany, a plant that has seven pistils.
26511	heptagynian	[.] HEPTAGYN'IAN, a. Having seven pistils.
26512	heptahexahedral	[.] HEPTAHEXAHE'DRAL, a. [Gr. seven, and hexahedral.] Presenting seven ranges of faces one above another, each range containing six faces.
26513	heptamerede	[.] HEPTAM'EREDE, n. [Gr. seven, and part.] [.] That which divides into seven parts.
26514	heptander	[.] HEPTAND'ER, n. [Gr. seven, and a male.] In botany, a plant having seven stamens.
26515	heptandrian	[.] HEPTAN'DRIAN, a. Having seven stamens.
26516	heptangular	[.] HEPTAN'GULAR, a. [Gr. seven, and angular.] Having seven angles.
26517	heptaphyllous	[.] HEPTAPH'YLLOUS, a. [Gr. seven, and a leaf.] Having seven leaves.
26518	heptarchic	[.] HEPTAR'CHIC, a. Denoting a sevenfold government.
26519	heptarchist	[.] HEP'TARCHIST, n. A ruler of one division of a heptarchy.
26520	heptarchy	[.] HEP'TARCHY, n. [Gr. seven and rule.] A government by seven persons, or the country governed by seven persons. But the word is usually applied to England, when under the government of seven kings, or divided into seven kingdoms; as the Saxon heptarchy, which comprehended ...
26521	heptateuch	[.] HEP'TATEUCH, n. [Gr. seven, and book.] The first seven books of the Old Testament. [Little used.]
26522	her	[.] HER, pronounced hur, an adjective, or pronominal adjective of the third person. [L. suus.] [.] 1. Belonging to a female; as her face; her head. [.] 2. It is used before neuter nouns in personification. [.] [.] Wisdom's ways are ways of pleasantness, and all ...
26523	herald	[.] HER'ALD, n. [.] 1. An officer whose business was to denounce or proclaim war,to challenge to battle, to proclaim peace, and to bear messages from the commander of an army. Hence,
26524	heraldic	[.] HER'ALDIC, a. Pertaining to heralds or heraldry; as heraldic delineations.
26525	heraldry	[.] HER'ALDRY, n. The art or office of a herald. Heraldry is the art, practice or science of recording genealogies,and blazoning arms or ensigns armorial. It also teaches whatever relates to the marshaling of cavalcades, processions and other public ceremonies.
26526	heraldship	[.] HER'ALDSHIP, n. The office of a herald.
26527	herb	[.] HERB, n. erb. [L. herba.] [.] 1. A plant or vegetable with a soft or succulent stalk or stem, which dies to the root every year, and is thus distinguished from a tree and a shrub, which have ligneous or hard woody stems. [.] 2. In the Linnean botany, that part ...
26528	herb-christopher	[.] HERB-CHRISTOPHER, n. A plant, of the genus Actaea.
26529	herb-robert	[.] HERB-ROBERT, n. A plant, a species of Geranium.
26530	herbaceous	[.] HERBA'CEOUS, a. [L. herbaceus.] Pertaining to herbs. Herbaceous plants are such as perish annually down to the root; soft, succulent vegetables. So, a herbaceous stem is one which is soft, not woody. Herbaceous, applied to animals by Derham, is not authorized. [See ...
26531	herbage	[.] HERB'AGE, n. Herbs collectively; grass; pasture; green food for beasts. [.] The influence of true religion is mild, soft and noiseless,and constant, as the descent of the evening dew on the tender herbage. [.] 1. In law, the liberty or right of pasture in the forest ...
26532	herbaged	[.] HERB'AGED, a. Covered with grass.
26533	herbal	[.] HERB'AL, n. A book that contains the names and descriptions of plants, or the classes, genera, species and qualities of vegetables. [.] 1. A hortus siccus, or dry garden; a collection of specimens of plants, dried and preserved. [.] HERB'AL, a. Pertaining ...
26534	herbalist	[.] HERB'ALIST, n. A person skilled in plants; one who makes collections of plants.
26535	herbar	[.] HERB'AR, n. An herb.
26536	herbarist	[.] HERB'ARIST, n. A herbalist. [Little used.]
26537	herbarium	[.] HERBA'RIUM, n. A collection of dried plants.
26538	herbarize	[.] HERB'ARIZE. [See Herborize.]
26539	herbary	[.] HERB'ARY, n. A garden of plants.
26540	herbelet	[.] HERB'ELET, n. A small herb.
26541	herbescent	[.] HERBES'CENT, a. [L. herbescens.] Growing into herbs.
26542	herbid	[.] HERB'ID, a. [L. herbidus.] Covered with herbs. [Little used.]
26543	herbivorous	[.] HERBIV'OROUS, a. [L. herba and voro, to eat.] Eating herbs; subsisting on herbaceous plants; feeding on vegetables. The ox and the horse are herbivorous animals.
26544	herbless	[.] HERB'LESS, a. Destitute of herbs.
26545	herborist	[.] HERB'ORIST. [See Herbalist.]
26546	herborization	[.] HERBORIZA'TION, n. [from herborize.] [.] 1. The act of seeking plants in the field; botanical research. [.] 2. The figure of plants in mineral substances. [See Arborization.]
26547	herborize	[.] HERB'ORIZE, v.i. To search for plants, or to seek new species of plants, with a view to ascertain their characters and to class them. [.] [.] He herborized as he traveled, and enriched the Flora Suecica with new discoveries. [.] HERB'ORIZE, v.t. To figure; ...
26548	herborized	[.] HERB'ORIZED, pp. Figured; containing the figure of a plant; as a mineral body. [.] [.] Daubenton has shown that herborized stones contain very fine mosses.
26549	herborizing	[.] HERB'ORIZING, ppr. Searching for plants. [.] 1. Forming the figures of plants in minerals.
26550	herbous	[.] HERB'OUS, a. [L. herbosus.] Abounding with herbs.
26551	herbwoman	[.] HERB'WOMAN, n. erb'woman. A woman that sells herbs.
26552	herby	[.] HERB'Y, a. Having the nature of herbs. [Little used.]
26553	herculean	[.] HERCU'LEAN, a. [from Hercules.] Very great, difficult or dangerous; such as it would require the strength or courage of Hercules to encounter or accomplish; as Herculean labor or task. [.] 1. Having extraordinary strength and size; as Herculean limbs. [.] 2. ...
26554	hercules	[.] HER'CULES, n. A constellation in the northern hemisphere, containing 113 stars.
26555	hercynian	[.] HERCYN'IAN, a. [from Hercynia.] Denoting an extensive forest in Germany, the remains of which are now in Swabia.
26556	herd	[.] HERD, n. [.] 1. A collection or assemblage; applied to beasts when feeding or driven together. We say, a herd of horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, bucks, harts,and in Scripture, a herd of swine. But we say, a flock of sheep, goats, or birds. A number of ...
26557	herdgroom	[.] HERD'GROOM, n. A keeper of a herd.
26558	herding	[.] HERD'ING, ppr. Associating in companies.
26559	herdless	[.] HERD'LESS, n. A shepherdess.
26560	herdman	[.] HERD'MAN
26561	herdsman	[.] HERDS'MAN, n. A keeper of herds; one employed intending herds of cattle. [.] 1. Formerly, the owner of a herd.
26562	here	[.] HERE, adv. [.] 1. In this place; in the place where the speaker is present; opposed to there. Behold, here am I. Lodge here this night. Build here seven altars. [.] 2. In the present life or state. [.] [.] Thus shall you be happy here, and more happy hereafter. [.] 3. ...
26563	hereaboutreabouts	[.] HE'REABOUT'REABOUTS, adv. About this place.
26564	hereafter	[.] HERE`AFTER, adv. In time to come; in some future time. [.] 1. In a future state. [.] HERE`AFTER,n. A future state. [.] [.] 'Tis heaven itself that points out an hereafter.
26565	hereat	[.] HEREAT', adv. At this. He was offended hereat, that is, at this saying, that fact, &c.
26566	hereby	[.] HEREBY', adv. By this. [.] [.] Hereby we became acquainted with the nature of things.
26567	hereditable	[.] HERED'ITABLE, a. [from the root of heir; L. haereditas.] [.] That may be inherited. [Not much used. See Inheritable.]
26568	hereditably	[.] HERED'ITABLY, adv. By inheritance; by right of descent. [.] [.] The one-house-owners belong hereditably to no private person.
26569	hereditament	[.] HEREDIT'AMENT, n. [L. haeres, haeredium. See Heir.] [.] Any species of property that may be inherited; lands, tenements,any thing corporeal or incorporeal, real, personal or mixed, that may descend to an heir. [.] A corporeal hereditament is visible and tangible; an incorporeal ...
26570	hereditarily	[.] HERED'ITARILY, adv. By inheritance; by descent from an ancestor.
26571	hereditary	[.] HERED'ITARY, a. [.] 1. That has descended from an ancestor. He is in possession of a large hereditary estate. [.] 2. That may descend from an ancestor to an heir; descendible to an heir at law. The crown of Great Britain is hereditary. [.] 3. That is or may ...
26572	herein	[.] HEREIN', adv. In this. [.] [.] Herein is my Father glorified,that ye bear much fruit. John 15.
26573	hereinto	[.] HEREIN'TO, adv. Into this.
26574	heremit	[.] HER'EMIT, n. A hermit.
26575	heremitical	[.] HEREMIT'ICAL, a. [It should rather be written hermitical.] [.] Solitary; secluded from society.
26576	hereof	[.] HEREOF', adv. Of this; from this. [.] [.] Hereof comes it that prince Harry is valiant.
26577	hereon	[.] HEREON', adv. On this.
26578	hereout	[.] HEREOUT', adv. Out of this place.
26579	heresiarch	[.] HER'ESIARCH, n. s as z. [Gr. heresy, and chief.] A leader in heresy; the chief of a sect of heretics.
26580	heresiarchy	[.] HER'ESIARCHY, n. Chief heresy.
26581	heresy	[.] HER'ESY, n. [Gr. to take, to hold; L. haeresis.] [.] 1. A fundamental error in religion, or an error of opinion respecting some fundamental doctrine of religion. But in countries where there is an established church, an opinion is deemed heresy, when it differs ...
26582	heretic	[.] HER'ETIC, n. [.] 1. A person under any religion, but particularly the christian, who holds and teaches opinions repugnant to the established faith, or that which is made the standard of orthodoxy. In strictness, among christians, a person who holds and avows religious ...
26583	heretical	[.] HERET'ICAL, a. Containing heresy; contrary to the established faith, or to the true faith.
26584	heretically	[.] HERET'ICALLY, adv. In an heretical manner; with heresy.
26585	heretoch	[.] HER'ETOCH, n. [L. duco, dux; Eng. to tug.] Among our Saxon ancestors,the leader or commander of an army, or the commander of the militia in a county or district. This officer was elected by the people in folkmote.
26586	heretofore	[.] HERETOFO'RE, adv. In times before the present; formerly.
26587	heretog	[.] HER'ETOG
26588	hereunto	[.] HEREUNTO', adv. To this.
26589	hereupon	[.] HEREUPON', adv. On this.
26590	herewith	[.] HEREWITH', adv. With this. [.] Most of the compounds of here and a preposition, are obsolete or obsolescent, or at least are deemed inelegant. But hereafter and heretofore are in elegant use. Herein and hereby are frequently used in the present version of the Scriptures, ...
26591	heriot	[.] HER'IOT, n. In English law, a tribute or fine payable to the lord of the fee on the decease of the owner, landholder, or vassal. Originally this tribute consisted of military furniture, or of horses and arms, as appears by the laws of Canute, C.69. But as defined ...
26592	heriotable	[.] HER'IOTABLE, a. Subject to the payment of a heriot.
26593	herisson	[.] HER'ISSON, n. In fortification, a beam or bar armed with iron spikes pointing outwards, and a turning on a pivot; used to block up a passage.
26594	heritable	[.] HER'ITABLE, a. [from the root of heir, L. haeres.] [.] 1. Capable of inheriting, or taking by descent. [.] [.] By the canon law this son shall be legitimate and heritable. [.] 2. That may be inherited. [This is the true sense.] [.] 3. Annexed to estates ...
26595	heritage	[.] HER'ITAGE, n. [.] 1. Inheritance; an estate that passes from an ancestor to an heir by descent or course of law; that which is inherited. In Scot's law, it sometimes signifies immovable estate, in distinction from movable. [.] 2. In Scripture, the saints or ...
26596	herl	[.] HERL, n. The skin of flax; the filaments of flax or hemp. [.] 1. A filamentous substance. [.] [In New England, I have heard this word pronounced herl.]
26597	hermaphrodeity	[.] HERMAPHRODE'ITY, n. Hermaphrodism.
26598	hermaphrodism	[.] HERMAPH'RODISM, n. [infra.] The union of the two sexes in the same individual.
26599	hermaphrodite	[.] HERMAPH'RODITE, n. [Gr. Mercury, and Venus.] [.] 1. A human being, having the parts of generation both of male and female. The term is applied also to other animals characterized by a similar formation. [.] 2. In botany, a flower that contains both the anther ...
26600	hermaphroditic	[.] HERMAPHRODIT'IC, a. Partaking of both sexes.
26601	hermaphroditically	[.] HERMAPHRODIT'ICALLY, adv. After the manner of hermaphrodites.
26602	hermeneutic	[.] HERMENEU'TIC
26603	hermeneutical	[.] HERMENEU'TICAL, a. [Gr. an interpreter, from Mercury.] [.] Interpreting; explaining; unfolding the signification; as hermeneutic theology, the art of expounding the Scriptures.
26604	hermeneutically	[.] HERMENEU'TICALLY, adv. According to the true art of interpreting words.
26605	hermeneutics	[.] HERMENEU'TICS, n. The art of finding the meaning of an author's words and phrases, and of explaining it to others.
26606	hermetic	[.] HERMET'IC
26607	hermetical	[.] HERMET'ICAL, a. [Gr. Mercury, the fabled inventor of chimistry.] [.] 1. Designating chimistry; chimical; as the hermetic art. [.] 2. Designating that species of philosophy which pretends to solve and explain all the phenomena of nature from the three chimical ...
26608	hermetically	[.] HERMET'ICALLY, adv. According to the hermetic art; chimically; closely; accurately; as a vessel hermetically sealed or closed.
26609	hermit	[.] HER'MIT, n. [Gr. solitary, destitute.] [.] 1. A person who retires from society and lives in solitude; a recluse; an anchoret. The word is usually applied to a person who lives in solitude, disengaged from the cares and interruptions of society, for the purpose ...
26610	hermitage	[.] HER'MITAGE, n. The habitation of a hermit; a house or hut with its appendages, in a solidary place, where a hermit dwells. [.] 1. A cell in a recluse place, but annexed to an abbey. [.] 2. A kind of wine.
26611	hermitary	[.] HER'MITARY, n. A cell for the religious annexed to some abbey.
26612	hermitess	[.] HER'MITESS, n. A female hermit.
26613	hermitical	[.] HERMIT'ICAL, a. Pertaining to a hermit, or to retired life. [.] 1. Suited to a hermit.
26614	hermodactyl	[.] HERMODAC'TYL, n. [Gr. Mercury, and a finger; Mercury's finger.] [.] In the Materia Medic, a root brought from Turkey. It is in the shape of a heart flatted, of a white color, compact, but easy to be cut or pulverized, of a viscous sweetish taste, with a slight degree ...
26615	hermogenians	[.] HERMOGE'NIANS, n. A sect of ancient heretics, so called from their leader Hermogenes, who lived near the close of the second century. He held matter to be the fountain of all evil, and that souls are formed of corrupt matter.
26616	hern	[.] HERN, n. A heron, which see.
26617	hernhill	[.] HERN'HILL, n. A plant.
26618	hernia	[.] HERN'IA, n. [L.] In surgery, a rupture; a descent of the intestines or omentum from their natural place; an unnatural protrusion of the intestines. Hernia is of various kinds.
26619	hernshaw	[.] HERN'SHAW, n. A heron.
26620	hero	[.] HE'RO, n. [L. heros; Gr. a demigod.] [.] 1. A man of distinguished valor, intrepidity or enterprise in danger; as a hero in arms. [.] 2. A great, illustrious or extraordinary person; as a hero in learning. [Little used.] [.] 3. In a poem, or romance, the principal ...
26621	herodians	[.] HERO'DIANS, n. A sect among the Jews,which took this name from Herod; but authors are not agreed as to their peculiar notions.
26622	heroi-comic	[.] HEROI-COM'IC, a. [See Hero and Comic.] Consisting of the heroic and the ludicrous; denoting the high burlesque; as a heroicomic poem.
26623	heroic	[.] HERO'IC, a. Pertaining to a hero or heroes; as heroic valor. [.] 1. Becoming a hero; bold; daring; illustrious; as heroic action; heroic enterprises. [.] 2. Brave; intrepid; magnanimous; enterprising; illustrious for valor; as Hector, the heroic son of Priam; ...
26624	heroical	[.] HERO'ICAL, a. The same as heroic. [Little used.]
26625	heroically	[.] HERO'ICALLY, adv. In the manner of a hero; with valor; bravely; courageously; intrepidly. The wall was heroically defended.
26626	heroine	[.] HER'OINE, n. her'oin. A female hero; a woman of a brave spirit. [Heroess is not in use.]
26627	heroism	[.] HER'OISM, n. The qualities of a hero; bravery; courage; intrepidity; particularly in war.
26628	heron	[.] HER'ON, n. A large fowl of the genus Ardea, a great devourer of fish.
26629	heronry	[.] HER'ONRY
26630	heronshaw	[.] HER'ONSHAW, n. A place where herons breed.
26631	heroship	[.] HE'ROSHIP, n. The character of a hero.
26632	herpes	[.] HER'PES,n. [Gr. to creep.] Tetters; an eruption on the skin; erysipelas; ringworm, &c. This disease takes various names according to its form or the part affected. [.] A term applied to several cutaneous eruptions, from their tendency to spread or creep from one part ...
26633	herpetic	[.] HERPET'IC, a. Pertaining to the herpes or cutaneous eruptions; resembling the herpes, or partaking of its nature; as herpetic eruptions.
26634	herpetologic	[.] HERPETOLOG'IC
26635	herpetological	[.] HERPETOLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to herpetology.
26636	herpetologist	[.] HERPETOL'OGIST, n. A person versed in herpetology, or the natural history of reptiles.
26637	herpetology	[.] HERPETOL'OGY, n. [Gr. a reptile, and discourse.] A description of reptiles; the natural history of reptiles, including oviparous quadrupeds, as the crocodile, frog and tortoise,and serpents. The history of the latter is called ophiology.
26638	herring	[.] HER'RING,n. A fish of the genus Clupea. Herrings, when they migrate, move in vast shoals, and it is said that the name is formed from the Teutonic here,heer, an army or multitude. They come from high northern latitudes in the spring, and visit the shores of Europe ...
26639	herring-fishery	[.] HERRING-FISHERY, n. The fishing for herrings, which constitutes an important branch of business with the English,Dutch and Americans.
26640	hers	[.] HERS, pron. hurz, pron. fem. possessive; as, this house is hers,that is, this is the house of her. But perhaps it would be more correct to consider hers as a substitute for the noun and adjective, in the nominative case. Of the two houses,hers is the best, that is, ...
26641	herschel	[.] HERSCHEL, n. her'shel. A planet discovered by Dr. Herschel, in 1781.
26642	herse	[.] HERSE, n. hers. [.] 1. In fortification, a lattice or portcullis in the form of a harrow, set with iron spikes. It is hung by a rope fastened to a moulinet, and when a gate is broken, it is let down to obstruct the passage. It is called also a sarrasin or cataract, ...
26643	herself	[.] HERSELF', pron. [her and self.] This denotes a female,the subject of discourse before mentioned, and is either in the nominative or objective case. In the nominative it usually follows she, and is added for the sake of emphasis, or emphatical distinction; as, she ...
26644	herselike	[.] HERSELIKE, a. hers'like. Funereal; suitable to funerals.
26645	hersillon	[.] HERS'ILLON, n. [from herse.] In the military art, a plank or beam, whose sides are set with spikes or nails, to incommode and retard the march of an enemy.
26646	hery	[.] HER'Y, v.t. To regard as holy.
26647	hesitancy	[.] HES'ITANCY, n. [See Hesitate.] A doubting; literally, a stopping of the mind; a pausing to consider; dubiousness; suspense. [.] [.] The reason of my hesitancy about the air is--
26648	hesitant	[.] HES'ITANT, a. Hesitating; pausing; wanting volubility of speech.
26649	hesitate	[.] HES'ITATE, v.i. s as z. [L. haesito, haereo, to hang.] [.] 1. To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be doubtful as to fact, principle or determination; to be in suspense or uncertainty; as, he hesitated whether to accept the offer or not. We often ...
26650	hesitating	[.] HES'ITATING, ppr. Doubting; pausing; stammering.
26651	hesitatingly	[.] HES'ITATINGLY, adv. With hesitation or doubt.
26652	hesitation	[.] HESITA'TION, n. A pausing or delay in forming an opinion or commencing action; doubt;suspension of opinion or decision, from uncertainty what is proper to be decided. When evidence is clear, we may decide without hesitation. [.] 1. A stopping in speech; intermission ...
26653	hesperian	[.] HESPE'RIAN. [L. hesperius, western, from hesperus, vesper, the evening star, Venus.] [.] Western; situated at the west.
26654	hest	[.] HEST, n. Command; precept; injunction; order. [Now obsolete,but it is retained in the compound, behest.]
26655	heterarchy	[.] HET'ERARCHY, n. [Gr. another, and rule.] The government of an alien.
26656	heteroclite	[.] HET'EROCLITE,n. [Gr. another, or different, to incline, to lean.] [.] 1. In grammar, a word which is irregular or anomalous either in declension or conjugation, or which deviates from the ordinary forms of inflection in words of a like kind. It is particularly applied ...
26657	heteroclitic	[.] HETEROCLIT'IC
26658	heteroclitical	[.] HETEROCLIT'ICAL, a. Irregular; anomalous; deviating from ordinary forms or rules.
26659	heteroclitous	[.] HETEROC'LITOUS, a. Heteroclitic. [Not in use.]
26660	heterodox	[.] HET'ERODOX, a. [Gr. another, different, and opinion.] [.] 1. In theology, heretical; contrary to the faith and doctrines of the true church; or more precisely, contrary to the real doctrines of the Scriptures; as a heterodox opinion; opposed to orthodox. [.] 2. ...
26661	heterodoxy	[.] HET'ERODOXY, n. Heresy; an opinion or doctrine contrary to the doctrines of the Scriptures, or contrary to those of an established church.
26662	heterogene	[.] HET'EROGENE, a. [See the next word.]
26663	heterogeneal	[.] HETEROGE'NEAL
26664	heterogeneity	[.] HETEROGENE'ITY, n. Opposition of nature; contrariety or dissimilitude of qualities. [Ill formed.] [.] 1. Dissimilar part; something of a different kind.
26665	heterogeneous	[.] HETEROGE'NEOUS, a. [Gr. other, and kind.] Of a different kind or nature; unlike or dissimilar in kind; opposed to homogeneous. [.] [.] The light whose rays are all alike refrangible, I call simple, homogeneal and similar; and that whose rays are some more refrangible ...
26666	heterogeneousness	[.] HETEROGE'NEOUSNESS, n. Difference of nature and quality; dissimilitude or contrariety in kind, nature or qualities.
26667	heterophyllous	[.] HETEROPH'YLLOUS, a. [Gr. diverse, and leaf.] [.] Producing a diversity of leaves; as a heterophyllous violet.
26668	heteroptics	[.] HETEROP'TICS, n. [See Optics.] False optics.
26669	heteroscian	[.] HETEROS'CIAN, n. [Gr. other, and shadow.] [.] Those inhabitants of the earth are called Heteroscians, whose shadows fall one way only. Such are those who live between the tropics and the polar circles. The shadows of those who live north of the tropic of Cancer, fall ...
26670	heulandite	[.] HEU'LANDITE, a. [from M. Heuland.] A mineral, occurring massive, frequently globular, or crystallized in the form of a right oblique-angled prism. It has been ranked among the zeolites,but is now considered as distinct.
26671	hew	[.] HEW, v.t. pret. hewed; pp. hewed or hewn. [.] 1. To cut with an ax, or other like instrument, for the purpose of making an even surface or side; as, to hew timber. [.] 2. To chop; to cut; to hack; as, to hew in pieces. [.] 3. To cut with a chisel; to make smooth; ...
26672	hewed	[.] HEW'ED, pp. Cut and made smooth or even; chopped; hacked; shaped by cutting or by a chisel.
26673	hewer	[.] HEW'ER, n. One who hews wood or stone.
26674	hewing	[.] HEW'ING, ppr. Cutting and making smooth or even; chopping; hacking; forming by the chisel.
26675	hewn	[.] HEWN, pp. The same as hewed.
26676	hexachord	[.] HEX'ACHORD, n. [Gr. six and a chord.] In ancient music, an imperfect chord called a sixth. Also, an instrument of six chords, or system of six sounds.
26677	hexadactylous	[.] HEXADACTYLOUS, a. [Gr.] Having six toes.
26678	hexade	[.] HEX'ADE, n. [Gr. six.] A series of six numbers.
26679	hexagon	[.] HEX'AGON, n. [Gr. six and an angle.] In geometry, a figure of six sides and six angles. If the sides and angles are equal,it is a regular hexagon. The cells of honeycomb are hexagons, and it is remarkable that bees instinctively form their cells of this figure which ...
26680	hexagonal	[.] HEXAG'ONAL, a. Having six sides and six angles.
26681	hexagony	[.] HEXAG'ONY, for hexagon, is not used.
26682	hexagyn	[.] HEX'AGYN, n. [Gr. six, and a female.] In botany, a plant that has six pistils.
26683	hexagynian	[.] HEXAGYN'IAN, a. Having six pistils.
26684	hexahedral	[.] HEXAHE'DRAL, a. Of the figure of a hexahedron; having six equal sides.
26685	hexahedron	[.] HEXAHE'DRON, n. [Gr. six, and a base or seat.] A regular solid body of six sides; a cube.
26686	hexahemeron	[.] HEXAHEM'ERON, n. [Gr. six, and day.] The term of six days.
26687	hexameter	[.] HEXAM'ETER, n. [Gr. six, and measure.] In ancient poetry, a verse of six feet, the first four of which may be either dactyls or spondees,the fifth must regularly be a dactyl, and the sixth always a spondee. In this species of verse are composed the Illiad of Homer ...
26688	hexametric	[.] HEXAMET'RIC
26689	hexametrical	[.] HEXAMET'RICAL, a. Consisting of six metrical feet.
26690	hexander	[.] HEXAN'DER, n. [Gr. six and male.] In botany, a plant having six stamens.
26691	hexandrian	[.] HEXAN'DRIAN, a. Having six stamens.
26692	hexangular	[.] HEXAN'GULAR, a. [Gr. six, and angular.] [.] Having six angles or corners.
26693	hexaped	...
26694	hexapetalous	[.] HEXAPET'ALOUS, a. [Gr. six, and a leaf, a petal.] Having six petals or flower-leaves.
26695	hexaphyllous	[.] HEXAPH'YLLOUS, a. [Gr. six, and a leaf.] [.] Having six leaves.
26696	hexaplar	[.] HEX'APLAR, a. [Gr. six, and to unfold.] Sextuple; containing six columns; from Hexapla, the work of Origen, or an edition of the Bible, containing the original Hebrew, and several Greek versions.
26697	hexastich	[.] HEXAS'TICH, n. [Gr. six, and a verse.] [.] A poem consisting of six verses.
26698	hexastyle	[.] HEX'ASTYLE, n. [Gr. six, and a column.] [.] A building with six columns in front.
26699	hey	[.] HEY. An exclamation of joy or mutual exhortation, the contrary to the L.hei.
26700	heyday	[.] HEYDAY, exclam. An expression of frolick and exultation, and sometimes of wonder. [.] HEYDAY, n. A frolick; wildness.
26701	hiation	[.] HIA'TION, n. [L. hio, to gape.] The act of gaping. [Not used.]
26702	hiatus	[.] HIA'TUS, n. [L. from hio, to open or gape.] [.] 1. An opening; an aperture; a gap; a chasm. [.] 2. The opening of the mouth in reading or speaking, when a word ends with a vowel,and the following word begins with a vowel. [.] 3. A defect; a chasm in a manuscript,where ...
26703	hibernacle	[.] HI'BERNACLE, n. [L. hibernacula, winter-quarters.] [.] 1. In botany, the winter-quarters of a plant, that is, a bulb or a bud, in which the embryo of a future plant is inclosed by a scaly covering and protected from injuries during winter. [.] 2. The winter-lodge ...
26704	hibernal	[.] HIBERN'AL, a. [L. hibernus.] Belonging or relating to winter.
26705	hibernate	[.] HI'BERNATE, v.i. [L. hiberno.] To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters or in seclusion, as birds or beasts.
26706	hibernation	[.] HIBERNA'TION, n. The passing of winter in a close lodge, as beasts and fowls that retire in cold weather.
26707	hibernian	[.] HIBER'NIAN, a. Pertaining to Hibernia, now Ireland. [.] HIBER'NIAN, n. A native of Ireland.
26708	hibernicism	[.] HIBERN'ICISM, n. An idiom or mode of speech peculiar to the Irish.
26709	hiberno-celtic	[.] HIBERNO-CELTIC, n. The native language of the Irish; the Gaelic. [.] Hiccius Doccius. A cant word for a juggler.
26710	hiccough	[.] HIC'COUGH
26711	hickory	[.] HICK'ORY, n. A tree, a species of Juglans or walnut. Its nut is called hickory-nut.
26712	hickup	[.] HICK'UP, n. [The English is a compound of hic and cough; and hic may be allied to hitch, to catch. The word is generally pronounced hick-up.] [.] A spasmodic affection of the stomach, esophagus,and muscles subservient to deglutition. [.] Convulsive catch of the respiratory ...
26713	hickwall	[.] HICK'WALL
26714	hickway	[.] HICK'WAY, n. A small species of woodpecker.
26715	hid	[.] HID
26716	hidage	[.] HI'DAGE, n. [from hide, a quantity of land.] An extraordinary tax formerly paid to the kings of England for every hide of land.
26717	hidalgo	[.] HIDAL'GO, n. In Spain, a man of noble birth.
26718	hidden	[.] HID'DEN, pp. of hide. Concealed; placed in secrecy. [.] 1. Secret; unseen. [.] 2. Mysterious.
26719	hiddenly	[.] HID'DENLY, adv. In a hidden or secret manner.
26720	hide	[.] HIDE, v.t. pret. hid; pp. hid, hidden. [.] 1. To conceal; to withhold or withdraw from sight; to place in any state or position in which the view is intercepted from the object. The intervention of the moon between the earth and the sun hides the latter from our ...
26721	hidebound	[.] HI'DEBOUND, a. A horse is hidebound, when his skin sticks so closely to his ribs and back, as not to be easily loosened or raised. [.] Trees are said to be hidebound,when the bark is so close or firm that it impedes the growth. [.] 1. Harsh; untractable. [Not ...
26722	hideous	[.] HID'EOUS, a. [.] 1. Frightful to the sight; dreadful; shocking to the eye; applied to deformity; as a hideous monster; a hideous spectacle; hideous looks. [.] 2. Shocking to the ear; exciting terror; as a hideous noise. [.] 3. Detestable.
26723	hideously	[.] HID'EOUSLY, adv. In a manner to frighten; dreadfully; shockingly.
26724	hideousness	[.] HID'EOUSNESS, n. Frightfulness to the eye; dreadfulness; horribleness.
26725	hider	[.] HI'DER, n. [from hide.] One who hides or conceals.
26726	hiding	[.] HI'DING, ppr. Concealing; covering or withdrawing from view; keeping close or secret. [.] HI'DING, n. Concealment. Hab.3. [.] 1. Withdrawment; a withholding; as the hidings of God's face.
26727	hiding-place	[.] HI'DING-PLACE, n. A place of concealment.
26728	hie	[.] HIE, v.i. [.] 1. To hasten; to move or run with haste; to go in haste; a word chiefly used in poetry. [.] [.] The youth, returning to his mistress, hies. [.] 2. With the reciprocal pronoun; as, hie thee home. [.] HIE, n. Haste; diligence.
26729	hierarch	[.] HI'ERARCH, n. [Gr. sacred, and a ruler or prince.] [.] The chief of a sacred order; particularly, the chief of an order of angels.
26730	hierarchal	[.] HIERARCH'AL, a. Belonging to a hierarch.
26731	hierarchical	[.] HIERARCH'ICAL, a. Belonging to a sacred order, or to ecclesiastical government.
26732	hierarchy	[.] HI'ERARCHY, n. An order or rank of angels or celestial beings; or a subordination of holy beings. Some of the Rabbins reckon four, and others ten hierarchies,or orders of angels. [.] 1. Constitution and government of the christian church, or ecclesiastical polity, ...
26733	hieroglyph	[.] HI'EROGLYPH
26734	hieroglyphic	[.] HIEROGLYPH'IC, n. [Gr. sacred, and to carve.] [.] 1. In antiquity, a sacred character; a mystical character or symbol, used in writings and inscriptions, particularly by the Egyptians, as signs of sacred, divine, or supernatural things. The hieroglyphics were figures ...
26735	hieroglyphical	[.] HIEROGLYPH'ICAL, a. Emblematic; expressive of some meaning by characters, pictures or figures, as hieroglyphic writing; a hieroglyphic obelisk.
26736	hieroglyphically	[.] HIEROGLYPH'ICALLY, adv. Emblematically; by characters or pictures expressive of facts or moral qualities. The Mexicans wrote history hieroglyphically.
26737	hierogram	[.] HI'EROGRAM, n. [Gr. sacred, and letter.] [.] A species of sacred writing.
26738	hierogrammatic	[.] HIEROGRAMMAT'IC, a. [Gr. sacred, and letter.] Denoting a kind of writing in sacred or sacerdotal characters, used only by the priests in Egypt.
26739	hierogrammatist	[.] HIEROGRAM'MATIST, n. A writer of hieroglyphics.
26740	hierographical	[.] HIEROGRAPH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to sacred writing.
26741	hierographiic	[.] HIEROGRAPHI'IC
26742	hierography	[.] HIEROG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. holy, and to write.] [.] Sacred writing. [Little used.]
26743	hierology	[.] HIEROL'OGY, n. [Gr.] A discourse on sacred things.
26744	hieromancy	[.] HIEROM'ANCY, n. [Gr. sacred, and divination.] Divination by observing the various things offered in sacrifice.
26745	hieromnemon	[.] HIEROM'NEMON, n. [Gr. sacred, and preserving memory.] [.] In ancient Greece, a magistrate who presided over the sacred rites and solemnities, &c.
26746	hierophant	[.] HI'EROPHANT, n. [Gr. sacred,and to show.] A priest; one who teaches the mysteries and duties of religion.
26747	higgle	[.] HIG'GLE, v.i. [L. cocio.] [.] 1. To carry provisions about and offer them for sale. [.] 2. To chaffer; to be difficult in making a bargain. [.] [.] It argues an ignorant mind, where we have wronged to higgle and dodge in the amends.
26748	higgledy-piggledy	[.] HIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDY, adv. In confusion; a low word.
26749	higgler	[.] HIG'GLER, n. One who carries about provisions for sale. [.] 1. One who chaffers in bargaining.
26750	high	[.] HIGH, a. hi. [.] 1. Extending a great distance above the surface of the earth; elevated; lofty; of great altitude; as a high mountain; a high tower. [.] 2. Rising, or having risen, or being far above the earth; elevated; lofty; as a high flight; the clouds are ...
26751	high-aimed	[.] HIGH-AIMED, a. Having grand or lofty designs.
26752	high-arched	[.] HIGH-ARCHED, a. Having elevated arches.
26753	high-aspiring	[.] HIGH-ASPI'RING, a. Having elevated views; aiming at elevated objects.
26754	high-blest	[.] HIGH-BLEST, a. Supremely happy.
26755	high-blown	[.] HIGH-BLOWN, a. Swelled much with wind; inflated, as with pride or conceit.
26756	high-born	[.] HIGH-BORN, a. Being of noble birth or extraction.
26757	high-built	[.] HIGH-BUILT, a. Of lofty structure. [.] 1. Covered with lofty buildings. [.] [.] The high-built elephant his castle rears.
26758	high-climbing	[.] HIGH-CLIMBING, a. Climbing to a great height. [.] 1. Difficult to be ascended.
26759	high-colored	[.] HIGH-COLORED, a. Having a strong, deep or glaring color. [.] 1. Vivid; strong or forcible in representation; as a high-colored description.
26760	high-day	[.] HIGH-DAY, a. Fine; befitting a holiday.
26761	high-designing	[.] HIGH-DESIGNING, a. Forming great schemes.
26762	high-embowed	[.] HIGH-EMBOWED, a. Having lofty arches.
26763	high-engendered	[.] HIGH-ENGEN'DERED, a. Engendered aloft, or in the air.
26764	high-fed	[.] HIGH-FED, a. Pampered; fed luxuriously.
26765	high-flaming	[.] HIGH-FLAMING, a. Throwing flame to a great highth.
26766	high-flier	[.] HIGH-FLIER, n. One that carries his opinions to extravagance.
26767	high-flown	[.] HIGH-FLOWN, a. Elevated; swelled; proud; as high-flown hopes. [.] 1. Turgid; swelled; extravagant; as a high-flown hyperbole.
26768	high-flushed	[.] HIGH-FLUSHED, a. Much elated.
26769	high-flying	[.] HIGH-FLYING, a. Extravagant in claims or opinions; as high-flying, arbitrary kings. [.] Highgate Resin. [See Fossil Copal.]
26770	high-gazing	[.] HIGH-GAZING, a. Looking upwards.
26771	high-going	[.] HIGH-GOING, a. Moving rapidly.
26772	high-grown	[.] HIGH-GROWN, a. Having the crop considerably grown.
26773	high-heaped	[.] HIGH-HEAPED, a. Covered with high piles; as a high-heaped table. [.] 1. Raised in high piles.
26774	high-hearted	[.] HIGH-HE`ARTED, a. Full of courage.
26775	high-heeled	[.] HIGH-HEELED, a. Having high heels.
26776	high-hung	[.] HIGH-HUNG, a. Hung aloft; elevated.
26777	high-lived	[.] HIGH-LIVED, a. Pertaining to high life.
26778	high-mettled	[.] HIGH-METTLED, a. Having high spirit; ardent; full of fire; as a high-mettled steed.
26779	high-minded	[.] HIGH-MINDED, a. Proud; arrogant. [.] [.] Be not high-minded, but fear. Rom.11. [.] 1. Having honorable pride; magnanimous; opposed to mean.
26780	high-operation	[.] HIGH-OPERATION, n. In surgery, a method of extracting the stone from the human bladder, by cutting the upper part of it.
26781	high-place	[.] HIGH-PLACE, n. In Scripture, an eminence or mound on which sacrifices were offered. Before the temple was built in Jerusalem, sacrifices were offered to Jehovah by his worshipers, on high places; but afterwards such mounds were devoted to idolatrous sacrifices.
26782	high-placed	[.] HIGH-PLACED, a. Elevated in situation or rank.
26783	high-priest	[.] HIGH-PRIEST, n. A chief priest.
26784	high-principled	[.] HIGH-PRINCIPLED, a. Extravagant in notions of politics.
26785	high-raised	[.] HIGH-RAISED, a. Elevated; raised aloft. [.] 1. Raised with great expectations or conceptions.
26786	high-reaching	[.] HIGH-REACHING, a. Reaching to a great highth. [.] 1. Reaching upwards. [.] 2. Ambitious; aspiring.
26787	high-reared	[.] HIGH-REARED, a. Raised high; of lofty structure.
26788	high-red	[.] HIGH-RED, a. Having a strong red color; deeply red.
26789	high-repented	[.] HIGH-REPENT'ED, a. Deeply repented.
26790	high-resolved	[.] HIGH-RESOLV'ED, a. Very resolute.
26791	high-roofed	[.] HIGH-ROOFED, a. Having a lofty or sharp roof.
26792	high-seasoned	[.] HIGH-SEASONED, a. Enriched with spices or other seasoning.
26793	high-seated	[.] HIGH-SEATED, a. Fixed on high; seated in an elevated place.
26794	high-sighted	[.] HIGH-SIGHTED, a. Always looking upward.
26795	high-sounding	[.] HIGH-SOUNDING, a. Pompous; noisy; ostentatious; as high-sounding words or titles.
26796	high-spirited	[.] HIGH-SPIRITED, a. Full of spirit or natural fire; easily irritated; irascible. [.] 1. Full of spirit; bold; daring.
26797	high-stomached	[.] HIGH-STOMACHED, a. Having a lofty spirit; proud; obstinate.
26798	high-swelling	[.] HIGH-SWELLING, a. Swelling greatly; inflated; boastful.
26799	high-swoln	[.] HIGH-SWOLN, a. Greatly swelled.
26800	high-taper	[.] HIGH-TAPER, n. A plant of the genus Verbascum.
26801	high-tasted	[.] HIGH-TASTED, a. Having a strong relish; piquant.
26802	high-towered	[.] HIGH-TOWERED, a. Having lofty towers.
26803	high-viced	[.] HIGH-VICED, a. Enormously wicked.
26804	high-wrought	[.] HIGH-WROUGHT, a. Wrought with exquisite art or skill; accurately finished. [.] 1. Inflamed to a high degree; as high-wrought passion.
26805	highland	[.] HIGHLAND, n. Elevated land; a mountainous region. [.] Highlands of Scotland, mountainous regions inhabited by the descendants of the ancient Celts, who retain their primitive language. [.] Highlands on the Hudson, sixty miles from New York. These afford most sublime ...
26806	highlander	[.] HIGHLANDER, n. An inhabitant of the mountains; as the Highlanders of Scotland.
26807	highlandish	[.] HIGHLANDISH, a. Denoting high or mountainous land.
26808	highly	[.] HIGHLY, adv. hi'ly. With elevation in place. [.] 1. In a great degree. [.] [.] We are highly favored. [.] [.] Exercise is highly requisite to health. [.] 2. Proudly; arrogantly; ambitiously. [.] 3. With elevation of mind or opinion; with great estimation; ...
26809	highmost	[.] HIGHMOST, a. Highest. [Not used.]
26810	highness	[.] HIGHNESS, n. hi'ness. Elevation above the surface; loftiness; altitude; highth. [.] 1. Dignity; elevation in rank, character or power. [.] 2. Excellence; value. [.] 3. Violence; as the highness of wind. [.] 4. Great amount; as the highness of price. [.] 5. ...
26811	hight	[.] HIGHT , n. hite, or hith. [.] 1. Elevation above the ground; any indefinite distance above the earth. The eagle flies at a great hight, or highth. [.] 2. The altitude of an object; the distance which any thing rises above its foot, basis or foundation; as the ...
26812	highth	[.] HIGHTH
26813	highwater	[.] HIGHWATER, n. The utmost flow or greatest elevation of the tide; [.] also, the time of such elevation.
26814	highwater-mark	[.] HIGHWATER-MARK, n. The line made on the shore by the tide at its utmost highth.
26815	highway	...
26816	highwayman	[.] HIGHWA'YMAN, n. One who robs on the public road, or lurks in the highway for the purpose of robbing.
26817	hilarate	[.] HILARATE, is not in use. [See Exhilarate.]
26818	hilarity	[.] HILAR'ITY, n. [L. hilaritas; Gr. joyful, merry.] [.] Mirth; merriment; gayety. Hilarity differs from joy; the latter, excited by good news or prosperity, is an affection of the mind; the former, by social pleasure, drinking, &c., which rouse the animal spirits.
26819	hilary-term	[.] HIL'ARY-TERM, n. The term of courts, &c., which begins January 23.
26820	hild	[.] HILD, G. and D. held, Dan.heldt, a hero, is retained in names, as Hildebert, a bright hero; Mathild, Matilda, a heroic lady.
26821	hilding	[.] HILD'ING, n. A mean, sorry, paltry man or woman.
26822	hill	[.] HILL, n. [L. collis.] [.] 1. A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence. A hill is less than a mountain, but of no definite magnitude, and is sometimes applied to a mountain. Jerusalem is ...
26823	hilled	[.] HILL'ED, pp. or a. Having hills.
26824	hilling	[.] HILL'ING, n. A covering. [.] 1. The act of raising the earth around plants.
26825	hillock	[.] HILL'OCK, n. A small hill.
26826	hillside	[.] HILL'SIDE, n. The side or declivity of a hill.
26827	hilly	[.] HILL'Y, a. Abounding with hills; as a hilly country.
26828	hilt	[.] HILT, n. The handle of any thing; but chiefly applied to the handle of a sword.
26829	hilted	[.] HILT'ED, a. Having a hilt.
26830	hilum	[.] HI'LUM, n. The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar of the umbilical chord,by which the seed adheres to the pericarp.
26831	him	[.] HIM, pron. The objective case of he, L. eum, anciently em or im. [.] [.] Him that is weak in the faith receive. Rom.14. [.] Him and his were formerly used for nouns of the neuter gender,but the practice is obsolete.
26832	himself	[.] HIMSELF', pron. In the nominative or objective case. [him and self.] [.] 1. He; but himself is more emphatical, or more expressive of distinct personality than he. [.] [.] With shame remembers, while himself was one [.] [.] Of the same herd, himself the same ...
26833	hin	[.] HIN, n. [Heb.] A Hebrew measure of capacity containing the sixth part of an ephah, or about five quarts English measure.
26834	hind	[.] HIND, n. The female of the red deer or stag. [.] HIND, n. A domestic; a servant. [.] 1. A peasant; a rustic; or a husbandman's servant. [.] HIND, a. Backward; pertaining to the part which follows; in opposition to the fore part; as the hind legs of a ...
26835	hindberry	[.] HINDBERRY, n. A species of Rubus.
26836	hinder	[.] HINDER, a. comp. of hind. That is in a position contrary to that of the head or fore part; designating the part which follows; as the hinder part of a wagon; the hinder part of a ship, or the stern. Acts 27.
26837	hinderance	[.] HIN'DERANCE, n. The act of impeding or restraining motion. [.] 1. Impediment; that which stops progression or advance; obstruction. [.] [.] He must remove all these hinderances out of the way.
26838	hindered	[.] HIN'DERED, pp. Stopped; impeded; obstructed; retarded.
26839	hinderer	[.] HIN'DERER, n. One who stops or retards; that which hinders.
26840	hindering	[.] HIN'DERING, ppr. Stopping; impeding; obstructing; retarding.
26841	hindermost	[.] HINDERMOST, a. That which is behind all others; the last. [but we now use hindmost.]
26842	hindmost	[.] HINDMOST, a. The last; that is in the rear of all others. [.] [.] He met thee in the way, and smote the hindmost of thee. Deut.25.
26843	hindoo	[.] HIN'DOO, n. An aboriginal of Hindoostan, or Hindostan.
26844	hinge	[.] HINGE, n. hinj. [This word appears to be connected with hang,and with angle,the verb.] [.] [.] 1. The hook or joint on which a door or gate turns. [.] [.] The gate self-opened wide [.] [.] On golden hinges turning. [.] 2. That on which any thing depends or ...
26845	hinging	[.] HING'ING, ppr. Depending; turning.
26846	hint	[.] HINT, v.t. To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to allude to; to suggest by a slight intimation. [.] [.] Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. [.] HINT, v.i. To hint at, is to allude to; to mention slightly. [.] HINT, n. A distant ...
26847	hip	[.] HIP, n. The projecting part of an animal formed by the osilium or haunch bone; the haunch, or the flesh that covers the bone and the adjacent parts; the joint of the thigh. [.] To have on the hip, to have the advantage over one; a low phrase borrowed probably from wrestlers. [.] Hip ...
26848	hiphalt	[.] HIP'HALT, a. [hip and halt.] Lame; limping.
26849	hipped	[.] HIP, HIPPED, HIPPISH. [See Hyp.]
26850	hippelaph	[.] HIP'PELAPH, n. An animal of the deer kind, in Norway, about the size of the elk, and partaking of the nature of the horse and the stag.
26851	hippish	[.] HIP, HIPPED, HIPPISH. [See Hyp.]
26852	hippocamp	[.] HIP'POCAMP, n. [Gr. a horse, and to bend.] A name given to the sea-horse.
26853	hippocentaur	[.] HIPPOCEN'TAUR, n. [Gr. a horse, to spur, and a bull.] [.] In ancient fable, a supposed monster, half man and half horse. The hippocentaur differed from the centaur in this, that the latter rode on an ox, and the former on a horse, as the name imports.
26854	hippocras	[.] HIP'POCRAS, n. A medicinal drink, composed of wine with an infusion of spices and other ingredients; used as a cordial. That directed by the late London Dispensary, is to be made of cloves, ginger, cinnamon and nutmegs, beat and infused in canary with sugar; to the ...
26855	hippocratism	[.] HIPPOC'RATISM, n. The philosophy of Hippocrates, as it regards medicine.
26856	hippodame	[.] HIP'PODAME, n. A sea-horse.
26857	hippodrome	[.] HIP'PODROME, n. [Gr. a horse, and a course, to run.] Anciently, a circus, or place in which horse races and chariot races were performed, and horses exercised.
26858	hippogriff	[.] HIP'POGRIFF, n. [Gr. a horse,and a griffon.] A fabulous animal or monster, half horse and half griffon; a winged horse, imagined by Ariosto.
26859	hippolith	[.] HIP'POLITH, n. [Gr. a horse, and a stone.] A stone found in the stomach or intestines of a horse.
26860	hippomane	[.] HIP'POMANE, n. [Gr. a horse, and madness.] [.] 1. A sort of poisonous substance, used anciently as a philter or love-charm. [.] 2. In botany, the manchineel-tree, which abounds with a milky juice which is acrid, caustic and poisonous.
26861	hippophagous	[.] HIPPOPH'AGOUS, a. Feeding on horses, as the Tartars.
26862	hippophagy	[.] HIPPOPH'AGY, n. [Gr. a horse, and to eat.] The act or practice of feeding on horses.
26863	hippopotamus	[.] HIPPOPOT'AMUS, n. [Gr. a horse, and a river.] The river-horse, an animal that inhabits the Nile and other rivers in Africa. This animal resembles a hog rather than a horse, and was named perhaps from his neighing voice. He has been found of the length of 17 feet. ...
26864	hippopotamy	[.] HIPPOPOT'AMY
26865	hiproof	[.] HIP'ROOF, n. [hip and roof.] A roof that has an angle.
26866	hipshot	[.] HIP'SHOT, a. [hip and shot.] Having the hip dislocated.
26867	hipwort	[.] HIP'WORT, n. A plant.
26868	hire	[.] HIRE, v.t. [.] 1. To procure from another person and for temporary use, at a certain price, or for a stipulated or reasonable equivalent; as, to hire a farm for a year; to hire a horse for a day; to hire money at legal interest. [.] 2. To engage in service for ...
26869	hired	[.] HI'RED, pp. Procured or taken for use, at a stipulated or reasonable price; as a hired farm. [.] 1. Employed in service for a compensation; as a hired man; a hired servant.
26870	hireling	[.] HI'RELING, n. One who is hired, or who serves for wages. [.] 1. A mercenary; a prostitute. [.] HI'RELING, a. Serving for wages; venal; mercenary; employed for money or other compensation. [.] [.] A tedious crew [.] [.] Of hireling mourners.
26871	hirer	[.] HI'RER, n. One that hires; one that procures the use of any thing for a compensation; one who employs persons for wages, or contracts with persons for service.
26872	hiring	[.] HI'RING, ppr. Procuring the use of for a compensation.
26873	hirsute	[.] HIRSU'TE, a. [L. hirsutus.] [.] 1. Hairy; rough with hair; shaggy; set with bristles. [.] 2. In botany, it is nearly synonymous with hispid, but it denotes having more hairs or bristles, and less stiff.
26874	hirsuteness	[.] HIRSU'TENESS, n. Hairiness.
26875	his	[.] HIS, pron. possessive of he,and pronounced hiz. [.] 1. Of him. Thus in Alfred's Orosius, "Sume for his ege ne dorstan." Some for fear of his durst not; literally, for his awe, for awe of him. Lib.3.8. In this instance, his does not express what belongs to the antecedent ...
26876	hisingerite	[.] HIS'INGERITE, n. A mineral found in the cavities of calcarious spar, in Sudermanland.
26877	hispid	[.] HIS'PID, a. [L. hispidus.] Rough. [.] 1. In botany, having strong hairs or bristles; beset with stiff bristles.
26878	hiss	[.] HISS, v.i. [.] 1. To make a sound by driving the breath between the tongue and the upper teeth; to give a strong aspiration, resembling the noise made by a serpent and some other animals, or that of water thrown on hot iron. Hissing is an expression of contempt. [.] [.] ...
26879	hissing	[.] HISS'ING, ppr. Making the noise of serpents. [.] HISS'ING, n. A hissing sound; an expression of scorn or contempt. [.] 1. The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and derision. [.] [.] I will make this city desolate,and a hissing. Jer.19.
26880	hissingly	[.] HISS'INGLY, adv. With a whistling sound.
26881	hist	[.] HIST, exclam. A word commanding silence; equivalent to hush, be silent.
26882	historial	[.] HISTO'RIAL, a. Historical.
26883	historian	[.] HISTO'RIAN, n. [L. historicus.] A writer or compiler of history; one who collects and relates facts and events in writing, particularly respecting nations. [.] [.] Hume is called an elegant historian.
26884	historic	[.] HISTOR'IC
26885	historical	[.] HISTOR'ICAL, a. [L. historicus.] Containing history, or the relation of facts; as a historical poem; the historic page; historic brass. [.] 1. Pertaining to history; as historic care or fidelity. [.] 2. Contained in history; deduced from history; as historical ...
26886	historically	[.] HISTOR'ICALLY, adv. In the manner of history; by way of narration. [.] [.] The Gospels declare historically something which our Lord Jesus Christ did, spoke or suffered.
26887	historied	[.] HIS'TORIED, a. Recorded in history. [Not much in use.]
26888	historier	[.] HISTO'RIER, n. A historian.
26889	historify	[.] HIS'TORIFY, v.t. To relate; to record in history. [Not used.]
26890	historiographer	[.] HISTORIOG'RAPHER, n. [Gr. history, and to write.] A historian; a writer of history; particularly, a professed historian; an officer employed to write the history of a prince or state; as the historiographer of his Britannic majesty.
26891	historiography	[.] HISTORIOG'RAPHY, n. The art or employment of a historian.
26892	historiology	[.] HISTORIOL'OGY, n. A discourse on history, or the knowledge of history. [Not in use.]
26893	history	[.] HIS'TORY, n. [L. historia; Gr. knowing, learned, and to inquire, to explore, to learn by inspection or inquiry.] [.] 1. An account of facts, particularly of facts respecting nations or states; a narration of events in the order in which they happened,with their causes ...
26894	history-piece	[.] HIS'TORY-PIECE, n. A representative of any remarkable event in painting, which exhibits the actors, their actions, and the attending events to the eye, by figures drawn to the life. This species of painting is called historical painting.
26895	histrion	[.] HIS'TRION, n. A player. [Not in use.]
26896	histrionic	[.] HISTRION'IC
26897	histrionical	...
26898	histrionically	[.] HISTRION'ICALLY, adv. In the manner of a buffoon or pantomime; theatrically.
26899	histrionism	[.] HIS'TRIONISM, n. The acts or practice of buffoons or pantomimes; stage-playing.
26900	hit	[.] HIT, v.t. pret. and pp. hit. [.] 1. To strike or touch, either with or without force. We hit a thing with the finger, or with the head; a cannon ball hits a mast, or a wall. [.] 2. To strike or touch, either with or without force. We hit a thing with the finger, ...
26901	hitch	[.] HITCH, v.t. To hook; to catch by a hook; as, to hitch a bridle. [.] 1. To fasten by hitching; as, to hitch a horse by a bridle, or to hitch him to a post. [.] HITCH, n. A catch; any thing that holds, as a hook; an impediment. [.] 1. The act of catching, ...
26902	hitched	[.] HITCH'ED, pp. Caught; hooked; fastened.
26903	hitchel	[.] HITCH'EL, v.t. To hatchel. [Not used. See Hatchel.]
26904	hithe	[.] HITHE, n. A port or small haven; as in Queenhithe, and Lambhithe, now Lambeth.
26905	hither	[.] HITH'ER, adv. [.] 1. To this place; used with verbs signifying motion; as, to come hither; to proceed hither; to bring hither. [.] 2. Hither and thither, to this place and that. [.] 3. To this point; to this argument or topic; to this end. [Little used and ...
26906	hithermost	[.] HITH'ERMOST, a. Nearest on this side.
26907	hitherto	[.] HITH'ERTO, adv. To this time; yet. [.] [.] The Lord hath blessed me hitherto. Josh.17. [.] 1. In any time, or every time till now; in time preceding the present. [.] 2. To this place; to a prescribed limit. [.] [.] Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further. ...
26908	hitherward	[.] HITH'ERWARD
26909	hitherwards	[.] HITH'ERWARDS, adv. This way; towards this place. [.] [.] A puissant and mighty power-- [.] [.] Is marching hitherward in proud array.
26910	hive	[.] HIVE, n. [.] 1. A box, chest or kind of basket for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honey-bees. It is made of boards, straw or other materials. [.] 2. A swarm of bees; or the bees inhabiting a hive. [.] 3. A company or society together, or closely ...
26911	hived	[.] HI'VED, pp. Lodged in a hive or shelter.
26912	hiver	[.] HI'VER, n. One that collects bees into a hive.
26913	hives	[.] HIVES, n. A disease, the croup, or cynanche trachealis; rattles.
26914	ho	[.] HO, exclam. A word used by teamsters, to stop their teams. It has been used as a noun, for stop, moderation, bounds. [.] [.] There is no ho with them.word is pronounced also who, or hwo. [.] HO
26915	hoa	[.] HOA, exclam. [L. eho.] A call to excite attention, or to give notice of approach. [.] [.] What noise there, ho? [.] [.] Hoa, who's within?
26916	hoar	[.] HOAR, a. [.] 1. White; as hoar frost; hoar cliffs. [.] 2. Gray; white with age; hoary; as a matron grave and hoar. [.] HOAR, n. Hoariness; antiquity. [.] HOAR, v.i. To become moldy or musty. [Little used.]
26917	hoar-frost	[.] HOAR-FROST, n. The white particles of ice formed by the congelation of dew or watery vapors.
26918	hoard	[.] HOARD, n. A store, stock or large quantity of any thing accumulated or laid up; a hidden stock; a treasure; as a hoard of provisions for winter; a hoard of money. [.] HOARD, v.t. To collect and lay up a large quantity of any thing; to amass and deposit in secret; ...
26919	hoarded	[.] HOARDED, pp. Collected and laid up in store.
26920	hoarder	[.] HOARDER, n. One who lays up in store; one who accumulates and keeps in secret.
26921	hoarding	[.] HOARDING, ppr. Laying up in store. [.] 1. Instinctively collecting and laying up provisions for winter; as, the squirrel is a hoarding animal.
26922	hoared	[.] HOARED, a. Moldy; musty. [Not in use.]
26923	hoarhound	[.] HOARHOUND. [See Horehound.]
26924	hoariness	[.] HOARINESS, n. [from hoary.] The state of being white, whitish or gray; as the hoariness of the hair or head of old men.
26925	hoarse	[.] HOARSE, a. hors. [.] 1. Having a harsh, rough, grating voice, as when affected with a cold. [.] 2. Rough; grating; discordant; as the voice, or as any sound. We say, the hoarse raven; the hoarse resounding shore.
26926	hoarsely	[.] HOARSELY, adv. With a rough, harsh, grating voice or sound.
26927	hoarseness	[.] HOARSENESS, n. Harshness or roughness of voice or sound; preternatural asperity of voice.
26928	hoary	[.] HOARY, n. [See Hoar.] White or whitish; as the hoary willows. [.] 1. White or gray with age; as hoary hairs; a hoary head. [.] [.] Reverence the hoary head. [.] 2. Moldy; mossy, or covered with a white pubescence.
26929	hoax	[.] HOAX, n. Something done for deception or mockery; a trick played off in sport. [.] HOAX, v.t. To deceive; to play a trick upon for sport, or without malice. [A colloquial word, but not elegant.]
26930	hob	[.] HOB
26931	hobbism	[.] HOB'BISM, n. The principles of the sceptical Thomas Hobbes.
26932	hobbist	[.] HOB'BIST, n. A follower of Hobbes.
26933	hobble	[.] HOB'BLE, v.i. [.] 1. To walk lamely, bearing chiefly on one leg; to limp; to walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches. [.] [.] The friar was hobbling the same way too. [.] 2. To walk awkwardly, as when the feet are encumbered with a clog, or with fetters. [.] 3. ...
26934	hobbledehoy	[.] HOB'BLEDEHOY, n. A cant phrase for a boy at the age of puberty.
26935	hobbler	[.] HOB'BLER, n. One that hobbles. [.] HOB'BLER, n. [from hobby.] One who by his tenure was to maintain a hobby for military service; or one who served as a soldier on a hobby with light armor.
26936	hobbling	[.] HOB'BLING, ppr. Walking with a halting or interrupted step.
26937	hobblingly	[.] HOB'BLINGLY, adv. With a limping or interrupted step.
26938	hobby	[.] HOB'BY, n. A kind of hawk; a hawk of the lure. [.] HOB'BY, n. [.] 1. A strong active horse, of a middle size, said to have been originally from Ireland; a nag; a pacing horse; a garran. [.] 2. A stick, or figure of a horse, on which boys ride. [.] 3. ...
26939	hobbyhorse	[.] HOB'BYHORSE, n. [tautological.] A hobby; a wooden horse on which boys ride. [.] 1. A character in the old May games. [.] 2. A stupid or foolish person. [.] 3. The favorite object of pursuit.
26940	hobgoblin	[.] HOB'GOBLIN, n. A fairy; a frightful apparition.
26941	hobit	[.] HO'BIT, n. A small mortar, or short gun for throwing bombs. [See Howitzer, the common orthography.]
26942	hoblike	[.] HOB'LIKE, a. Clownish; boorish.
26943	hobnail	[.] HOB'NAIL, n. A nail with a thick strong head, for shoeing horses. [.] 1. A clownish person; in contempt.
26944	hobnailed	[.] HOB'NAILED, a. Set with hobnails; rough.
26945	hobnob	[.] HOB'NOB, adv. Take, or not take; a familiar invitation to reciprocal drinking. [.] Hobson's choice, a vulgar proverbial expression, denoting without an alternative. It is said to have had its origin in the name of a person who let horses and coaches, and obliged every ...
26946	hoboy	[.] HOBOY. [See Hautboy.]
26947	hock	[.] HOCK, n. The joint of an animal between the knee and the fetlock. [.] 1. A part of the thigh. [.] HOCK
26948	hockday	[.] HOCK'DAY
26949	hockey	[.] HOCK'EY, n. Harvest-home. [Not used.]
26950	hockherb	[.] HOCK'HERB, n. A plant, the mallows.
26951	hockle	[.] HOCK'LE, v.t. To hamstring; to hough; to disable by cutting the tendons of the ham.
26952	hocuspocus	[.] HOCUSPOCUS, v.t. To cheat.
26953	hod	[.] HOD, n. A kind of tray for carrying mortar and brick,used in bricklaying. It is fitted with a handle and borne on the shoulder.
26954	hoddy-doddy	[.] HOD'DY-DODDY, n. An awkward or foolish person.
26955	hodge-podge	[.] HODGE-PODGE
26956	hodiernal	[.] HODIERN'AL, a. [L. hodiernus, from hodie, hoc die,this day.] [.] Of this day; belonging to the present day.
26957	hodman	[.] HOD'MAN, n. A man who carries a hod; a mason's tender.
26958	hodmandod	[.] HOD'MANDOD, n. A shell-fish, otherwise called dodman. [.] 1. A shell-snail.
26959	hoe	[.] HOE, n. ho. A farmer's instrument for cutting up weeds and loosening the earth in fields and gardens. It is in shape something like an adz, being a plate of iron, with an eye for a handle, which is set at an acute angle with the plate. [.] HOE, v.t. To cut,dig, ...
26960	hoed	[.] HO'ED, pp. Cleared from weeds, or loosened by the hoe.
26961	hoeing	[.] HO'EING, ppr. Cutting, scraping or digging with a hoe. [.] 1. Clearing of weeds with a hoe.
26962	hoful	[.] HO'FUL, a. Careful.
26963	hog	[.] HOG, n. [.] 1. A swine; a general name of that species of animal. [.] 2. In England, a castrated sheep of a year old. [.] 3. A bullock of a year old. [.] 4. A brutal fellow; one who is mean and filthy. [.] 5. Among seamen, a sort of scrubbing-broom for ...
26964	hogcote	[.] HOG'COTE, n. [hog and cote.] A shed or house for swine; a sty.
26965	hogged	[.] HOG'GED, pp. Scraped under water. [.] 1. Curving; having the ends lower than the middle.
26966	hoggerel	[.] HOG'GEREL, n. A sheep of the second year. [.] A two year old ewe.
26967	hogget	[.] HOG'GET, n. A sheep two years old. [.] 1. A colt of a year old, called also hog-colt. [Local.] [.] 2. A young boar of the second year.
26968	hoggish	[.] HOG'GISH, a. Having the qualities of a hog; brutish; gluttonous; filthy; meanly selfish.
26969	hoggishly	[.] HOG'GISHLY, adv. In a brutish, gluttonous or filthy manner.
26970	hoggishness	[.] HOG'GISHNESS, n. Brutishness; voracious greediness in eating; beastly filthiness; mean selfishness.
26971	hogh	[.] HOGH, n. [See High.] A hill; a cliff.
26972	hogherd	[.] HOG'HERD, n. [hog and herd.] A keeper of swine.
26973	hogpen	[.] HOG'PEN, n. [hog and pen.] A hogsty.
26974	hogs-beans	[.] HOG'S-BEANS, n. A plant.
26975	hogs-fennel	[.] HOG'S-FENNEL, n. A plant of the genus Peucedanum.
26976	hogs-mushrooms	[.] HOG'S-MUSHROOMS, n. A plant.
26977	hogshead	[.] HOGS'HEAD, n. [the English orthography is grossly corrupt.] [.] 1. A measure of capacity, containing 63 gallons. [.] 2. In America,this name is often given to a butt, a cask containing from 110 to 120 gallons; as a hogshead of spirit or molasses. [.] 3. A ...
26978	hogsty	[.] HOG'STY, n. [hog and sty.] A pen or inclosure for hogs.
26979	hogwash	[.] HOG'WASH, n. [hog and wash.] Swill; the refuse matters of a kitchen or brewery, or like matter for swine.
26980	hohlspath	[.] HO'HLSPATH, n. The mineral otherwise called macle,and chiastolite.
26981	hoiden	[.] HOI'DEN, n. A rude, bold girl; a romp. [.] 1. A rude, bold man. [Not used in the United States.] [.] HOI'DEN, a. Rude; bold; inelegant; rustic. [.] HOI'DEN, v.i. To romp rudely or indecently.
26982	hoist	[.] HOIST, v.t. [originally hoise; but corrupted, perhaps beyond remedy.] [.] 1. To raise; to lift. [.] [.] We'll quickly hoist duke Humphrey from his seat. [.] In popular language, it is a word of general application. But the word has two appropriate uses, one by ...
26983	hoisted	[.] HOIST'ED, pp. Raised; lifted; drawn up.
26984	hoisting	[.] HOIST'ING, ppr. Raising; lifting.
26985	hokeday	[.] HO'KEDAY, n. High day; a day of feasting and mirth, formerly held in England the second Tuesday after Easter, to commemorate the destruction of the Danes in the time of Ethelred.
26986	holcad	[.] HOLC'AD, n. [Gr.] In ancient Greece, a large ship of burden.
26987	hold	[.] HOLD, v.t. pret.held; pp. held. Holden is obsolete in elegant writing. [Gr. to hold or restrain; Heb. to hold or contain.] [.] 1. To stop; to confine; to restrain from escape; to keep fast; to retain. It rarely or never signifies the first act of seizing or falling ...
26988	holdback	[.] HOLDBACK, n. Hinderance; restraint.
26989	holder	[.] HOLDER, n. One who holds or grasps in his hand, or embraces with his arms. [.] 1. A tenant; one who holds land under another. [.] 2. Something by which a thing is held. [.] 3. One who owns or possesses; as a holder of stock, or shares in a joint concern. [.] 4. ...
26990	holderforth	[.] HOLDERFORTH, n. A haranguer; a preacher.
26991	holdfast	[.] HOLDFAST, n. A thing that takes hold; a catch; a hook.
26992	holding	[.] HOLDING, ppr. Stopping; confining; restraining; keeping; retaining; adhering; maintaining, &c. [.] HOLDING, n. A tenure; a farm held of a superior. [.] 1. The burden or chorus of a song. [.] 2. Hold; influence; power over.
26993	hole	[.] HOLE, n. [.] 1. A hollow place or cavity in any solid body, of any shape or dimensions, natural or artificial. It may differ from a rent or fissure in being wider. A cell; a den; a cave or cavern in the earth; an excavation in a rock or tree; a pit, &c. Is.11. ...
26994	holibut	[.] HOLIBUT. [See Halibut.]
26995	holidam	[.] HO'LIDAM, n. [holy and dame.] Blessed lady; an ancient oath.
26996	holiday	[.] HOLIDAY. [See Holyday.]
26997	holily	[.] HO'LILY, adv. [from holy.] Piously; with sanctity. [.] 1. Sacredly; inviolably; without breach. [Little used.]
26998	holiness	[.] HO'LINESS, n. [from holy.] The state of being holy; purity or integrity of moral character; freedom from sin; sanctity. Applied to the Supreme Being, holiness denotes perfect purity or integrity of moral character, one of his essential attributes. [.] [.] Who is ...
26999	holing-ax	[.] HO'LING-AX, n. A narrow ax for cutting holes in posts.
27000	holla	[.] HOL'LA
27001	holland	[.] HOL'LAND, n. Fine linen manufactured in Holland.
27002	hollander	[.] HOL'LANDER, n. A native of Holland.
27003	hollen	[.] HOL'LEN, n. [See Holly.]
27004	hollo	[.] HOL'LO, v.i. To call out or exclaim. [See Halloo.]
27005	holloa	[.] HOLLO'A, exclam. A word used in calling. Among seamen, it is the answer to one that hails, equivalent to, I hear, and am ready.
27006	hollow	[.] HOL'LOW, a. [.] 1. Containing an empty space, natural or artificial, within a solid substance; not solid; as a hollow tree; a hollow rock; a hollow sphere. [.] [.] Hollow with boards shalt thou make it. Ex.27. [.] 2. Sunk deep in the orbit; as a hollow eye. [.] 3. ...
27007	hollow-eyed	[.] HOL'LOW-EYED, a. Having sunken eyes.
27008	hollow-hearted	[.] HOL'LOW-HE`ARTED, a. Insincere; deceitful; not sound and true; of practice or sentiment different from profession.
27009	hollow-root	[.] HOL'LOW-ROOT, n. A plant, tuberous moschatel, or inglorious, constituting the genus Adoxa; a low plant, whose leaves and flowers smell like musk; hence it is sometimes called musk-crowfoot.
27010	hollowed	[.] HOL'LOWED, pp. Made hollow; excavated.
27011	hollowing	[.] HOL'LOWING, ppr. Making hollow; excavating.
27012	hollowly	[.] HOL'LOWLY, adv. Insincerely; deceitfully.
27013	hollowness	[.] HOL'LOWNESS, n. The state of being hollow; cavity; depression of surface; excavation. [.] 1. Insincerity; deceitfulness; treachery.
27014	holly	[.] HOL'LY, n. [perhaps L. ilex, for hilex; L. celo.] [.] The holm tree, of the genus Ilex, of several species. The common holly grows from 20 to 30 feet high; the stem by age becomes large, and is covered with a grayish smooth bark, and set with branches which form a sort ...
27015	hollyhock	[.] HOL'LYHOCK,n. A plant of the genus Alcea, bearing flowers of various colors. It is called also rose-mallow.
27016	hollyrose	[.] HOL'LYROSE, n. A plant.
27017	holm	[.] HOLM, n. The evergreen oak; the ilex. [.] 1. An islet, or river isle. [.] 2. A low flat tract of rich land on the banks of a river.
27018	holmite	[.] HOLM'ITE, n. A variety of carbonate of lime; so called from Mr. Holme, who analyzed it.
27019	holocaust	[.] HOL'OCAUST, n. [Gr. whole,and burnt, to burn.] A burnt-sacrifice or offering, the whole of which was consumed by fire; a species of sacrifice in use among the Jews and some pagan nations.
27020	holograph	[.] HOL'OGRAPH, n. [Gr. whole, and to write.] A deed or testament written wholly by the grantor's or testator's own hand.
27021	holographiic	[.] HOLOGRAPHI'IC, a. Written wholly by the grantor or testator himself.
27022	holometer	[.] HOLOM'ETER, n. [Gr. all, and to measure.] An instrument for taking all kinds of measures, both on the earth and in the heavens; a pentameter.
27023	holp	[.] HOLP, HOLPEN, the antiquated pret. and pp. of help.
27024	holpen	[.] HOLP, HOLPEN, the antiquated pret. and pp. of help.
27025	holster	[.] HOLSTER, n. [L. celo.] A leathern case for a pistol, carried by a horseman at the fore part of his saddle.
27026	holstered	[.] HOLSTERED, a. Bearing holsters; as a holstered steed.
27027	holt	[.] HOLT, n. [L. celo.] A wood or woodland; obsolete, except in poetry.
27028	holy	[.] HO'LY, a. [.] 1. Properly, whole, entire or perfect, in a moral sense. Hence, pure in heart, temper or dispositions; free from sin and sinful affections. Applied to the Supreme Being, holy signifies perfectly pure, immaculate and complete in moral character; and ...
27029	holy-cross	[.] HOLY-CROSS day, n. The fourteenth of September.
27030	holy-one	[.] HO'LY-ONE, n. An appellation of the Supreme Being, by way of emphasis. [.] 1. An appellation of Christ. Is.43. [.] 2. One separated to the service of God. Deut. 33.
27031	holy-rood	[.] HOLY-ROOD day, n. A festival observed by Roman Catholics in memory of the exaltation of our Savior's cross.
27032	holy-thistle	[.] HO'LY-THISTLE, n. A plant of the genus Cnicus. [.] The blessed thistle, Centaurea benedicta.
27033	holy-thursday	[.] HO'LY-THURSDAY, n. The day on which the ascension of our Savior is commemorated, ten days before Whitsuntide.
27034	holy-week	[.] HO'LY-WEEK, n. The week before Easter, in which the passion of our Savior is commemorated.
27035	holyday	[.] HOL'YDAY, n. A day set apart for commemorating some important event in history; a festival intended to celebrate some event deemed auspicious to the welfare of a nation; particularly an anniversary festival, devoted to religious solemnities; as christmas holydays. [.] 1. ...
27036	homage	[.] HOM'AGE, n. [L. homo, man.] [.] 1. In feudal law, the submission, loyalty and service which a tenant promised to his lord or superior,when first admitted to the land which he held of him in fee; or rather the act of the tenant in making this submission, on being invested ...
27037	homageable	[.] HOM'AGEABLE, a. Subject to homage.
27038	homager	[.] HOM'AGER, n. One who does homage, or holds land of another by homage.'s Pyrophorus,ignited muriate of lime.
27039	home	[.] HOME, n. [Gr. a house, a close place, or place or rest.] [.] 1. A dwelling house; the house or place in which one resides. He was not at home. [.] [.] Then the disciples went away again to their own home. John 20. [.] [.] Home is the sacred refuge of our life. [.] 2. ...
27040	homeborn	[.] HO'MEBORN, a. Native; natural. [.] 1. Domestic; not foreign.
27041	homebred	[.] HO'MEBRED, a. Native; natural; as homebred lusts. [.] 1. Domestic; originating at home; not foreign; as homebred evil. [.] 2. Plain, rude; artless; uncultivated; not polished by travel. [.] [.] Only to me two homebred youths belong.
27042	homefelt	[.] HO'MEFELT, a. Felt in one's own breast; inward; private; as homefelt joys or delight.
27043	homekeeping	[.] HO'MEKEEPING, a. Staying at home.
27044	homeless	[.] HO'MELESS, a. Destitute of a home.
27045	homeliness	[.] HO'MELINESS, n. [from homely.] Plainness of features; want of beauty. It expresses less than ugliness. [.] 1. Rudeness; coarseness; as the homeliness of dress or of sentiments.
27046	homelot	[.] HO'MELOT, n. An inclosure on or near which the mansion house stands.
27047	homely	[.] HO'MELY, a. [from home.] Of plain features; not handsome; as a homely face. It expresses less than ugly. [.] [.] Let time, which makes you homely, make you wise. [.] 1. Plain, like that which is made for common domestic use; rude; coarse; not fine or elegant; ...
27048	homelyn	[.] HO'MELYN, n. A fish.
27049	homemade	[.] HO'MEMADE, a. Made at home; being of domestic manufacture; made either in private families, or in one's own country.
27050	homer	[.] HO'MER
27051	homeric	[.] HOMER'IC, a. Pertaining to Homer,the great poet of Greece, or to his poetry; resembling Homer's verse.
27052	homespeaking	[.] HO'MESPEAKING, n. Forcible and efficacious speaking.
27053	homespun	...
27054	homestall	[.] HO'MESTALL
27055	homestead	[.] HO'MESTEAD, n. The place of a mansion house; the inclosure or ground immediately connected with the mansion. [.] 1. Native seat; original station or place of residence. [.] [.] We can trace them back to a homestead on the rivers Volga and Ural. [In the U. States,homestead ...
27056	homeward	[.] HO'MEWARD
27057	homeward-bound	[.] HO'MEWARD-BOUND, a. Destined for home; returning from a foreign country to the place where the owner resides; as the homeward-bound fleet. We spoke a brig homeward-bound.
27058	homewards	[.] HO'MEWARDS, adv. Toward home; toward one's habitation, or toward one's native country.
27059	homicidal	[.] HOM'ICIDAL, a. [from homicide.] Pertaining to homicide; murderous bloody.
27060	homicide	[.] HOM'ICIDE, n. [L. homicidium; homo, man, and caedo, to strike, to kill.] [.] 1. The killing of one man or human being by another. Homicide is of three kinds, justifiable, excusable, and felonious; justifiable, when it proceeds from unavoidable necessity, without ...
27061	homiletic	[.] HOMILET'IC
27062	homiletical	[.] HOMILET'ICAL, a. [ Gr. to converse in company.] [.] 1. Pertaining to familiar intercourse; social; conversable; companionable. [.] 2. Homiletic theology, a branch of practical theology, which teaches the manner in which ministers of the gospel should adapt their ...
27063	homilist	[.] HOM'ILIST, n. One that preaches to a congregation.
27064	homily	[.] HOM'ILY, n. [Gr. to converse in company, a company or assembly.] [.] A discourse or sermon read or pronounced to an audience; or a plain, familiar discourse on some subject of religion, such as an instructor would deliver to his pupils, or a father to his children.
27065	hommoc	[.] HOM'MOC, n. [I suppose this to be an Indian word.] [.] A hillock or small eminence of a conical form, sometimes covered with trees.
27066	hommony	[.] HOM'MONY, n. [Indian.] In America, maiz hulled and broken, but coarse, prepared for food by being mixed with water and boiled.
27067	homogeneal	[.] HOMOGE'NEAL
27068	homogenealness	[.] HOMOGE'NEALNESS
27069	homogeneity	[.] HOMOGENE'ITY, Words not to be encouraged; equivalent to.
27070	homogeneous	[.] HOMOGE'NEOUS, a. [Gr. like, and kind.] Of the same kind or nature; consisting of similar parts, or of elements of the like nature. Thus we say, homogeneous particles, elements or principles; homogeneous bodies.
27071	homogeneousness	[.] HOMOGE'NEOUSNESS, n. Sameness of kind or nature.
27072	homogeny	[.] HOM'OGENY, n. Joint nature.
27073	homologate	[.] HOMOL'OGATE, v.t. [Gr. like, and to speak.] To approve; to allow.
27074	homologous	[.] HOMOL'OGOUS, a. [Gr. similar, and proportion.] Proportional to each other; a term in geometry, applied to the corresponding sides and angles of similar figures; as, homologous angles.
27075	homonymous	[.] HOMON'YMOUS, a. [Gr. like, and name.] Equivocal; ambiguous; that has different significations, or may be applied to different things.
27076	homonymously	[.] HOMON'YMOUSLY, adv. In an equivocal manner.
27077	homonymy	[.] HOMON'YMY, n. [Gr. See Supra.] Ambiguity; equivocation.
27078	homophony	[.] HOMOPH'ONY, n. [Gr. like, sound.] Likeness of sound. Among the Greeks, a kind of music performed in unison, in opposition to antiphony.
27079	homotonous	[.] HOMOT'ONOUS, a. [Gr. like, and tone.] Equable; of the same tenor; applied to diseases which have a uniform tenor of rise, state, or declension.
27080	hone	[.] HONE, n. A stone of a fine grit, used for sharpening instruments that require a fine edge, and particularly for setting razors. [We never, I believe, call a hone, a whet-stone. The latter is a stone of coarse grit. See the word.] [.] HONE, v.t. To rub and sharpen ...
27081	hone-wort	[.] HO'NE-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Sison.
27082	honest	[.] HON'EST, a. on'est. [L. honestus, from honos, honor.] [.] 1. Upright; just; fair in dealing with others; free from trickishness and fraud; acting and having the disposition to act at all times according to justice or correct moral principles; applied to persons. [.] [.] ...
27083	honestation	[.] HONESTA'TION, n. Adornment; grace. [Not used.]
27084	honestly	[.] HON'ESTLY, adv. on'estly. Uprightly; justly; with integrity and fairness; as a contract honestly made. [.] 1. With frank sincerity; without fraud or disguise; according to truth; as, to confess honestly one's real design. [.] 2. By upright means; with upright ...
27085	honesty	[.] HON'ESTY, n. on'esty. [L. honestas.] [.] 1. In principle, an upright disposition; moral rectitude of heart; a disposition to conform to justice and correct moral principles, in all social transactions. In fact, upright conduct; an actual conformity to justice and ...
27086	honey	[.] HON'EY, n. hun'y. [.] 1. A sweet vegetable juice, collected by bees from the flowers of plants, and deposited in cells of the comb in hives. Honey, when pure, is of a moderate consistence, of a whitish color,tinged with yellow,sweet to the taste, of an agreeable ...
27087	honey-bag	[.] HON'EY-BAG, n. The stomach of a honey-bee.
27088	honey-comb	[.] HON'EY-COMB, n. A substance of a firm, close texture, formed by bees into hexagonal cells for repositories of honey, and for the eggs which produce their young.
27089	honey-combed	[.] HONEY-COMBED, a. Having little flaws or cells.
27090	honey-dew	[.] HON'EY-DEW, n. A sweet saccharine substance, found on the leaves of trees and other plants in small drops like dew. It is said there are two species; one secreted from the plants, and the other deposited by a small insect called the aphis, or vine-fretter. Bees and ...
27091	honey-flower	[.] HON'EY-FLOWER, n. A plant of the genus Melianthus.
27092	honey-gnat	[.] HON'EY-GNAT, n. An insect.
27093	honey-guide	[.] HON'EY-GUIDE, n. A species of Cuckoo, found in Africa, which will conduct persons to hives of wild honey.
27094	honey-harvest	[.] HON'EY-H`ARVEST, n. Honey collected.
27095	honey-locust	[.] HON'EY-LOCUST, n. A plant,the three-thorned Acacia, of the genus Gleditsia.
27096	honey-month	[.] HON'EY-MONTH, n. The first month after marriage.
27097	honey-moon	[.] HON'EY-MOON
27098	honey-mouthed	[.] HON'EY-MOUTHED, a. Soft or smooth in speech.
27099	honey-stalk	[.] HON'EY-STALK, n. Clover-flower.
27100	honey-stone	[.] HON'EY-STONE, n. [See Mellite.]
27101	honey-suckle	[.] HON'EY-SUCKLE, n. A genus of plants, the Lonicera, of many species, one of which is called woodbine.
27102	honey-sweet	[.] HON'EY-SWEET, a. Sweet as honey.
27103	honey-tongued	[.] HON'EY-TONGUED, a. Using soft speech.
27104	honey-wort	[.] HON'EY-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Cerinthe.
27105	honeyed	[.] HON'EYED, a. Covered with honey. [.] 1. Sweet; as honeyed words.
27106	honeyless	[.] HON'EYLESS, a. Destitute of honey.
27107	honied	[.] HON'IED, a. [See Honeyed.]
27108	honor	[.] HON'OR, n. on'or. [L. honor, honos.] [.] 1. The esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation. [.] [.] A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country. Matt.13. [.] 2. A testimony of esteem; any expression of respect or of high estimation by words ...
27109	honorable	[.] HON'ORABLE, a. [L. honorabilis.] [.] 1. Holding a distinguished rank in society; illustrious or noble. [.] [.] Sheehem was more honorable than all the house of his father. Gen.34. [.] [.] Many of them believed; also of honorable women who were Greeks--not a ...
27110	honorableness	[.] HON'ORABLENESS, n. The state of being honorable; eminence; distinction. [.] 1. Conformity to the principles of honor,probity or moral rectitude; fairness; applied to disposition or to conduct.
27111	honorably	[.] HON'ORABLY, adv. With tokens of honor or respect. The man was honorably received at court. [.] 1. Magnanimously; generously; with a noble spirit or purpose. The prince honorably interposed to prevent a rupture between the nations. [.] 2. Reputably; without ...
27112	honorary	[.] HON'ORARY, a. Conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor; as an honorary degree; an honorary crown. [.] 1. Possessing a title or place without performing services or receiving a reward; as an honorary member of a society. [.] HON'ORARY, n. A lawyer's ...
27113	honored	[.] HON'ORED, pp. Respected; revered; reverenced; elevated to rank or office; dignified; exalted; glorified; accepted and paid, as a bill of exchange.
27114	honorer	[.] HON'ORER, n. One that honors; one that reveres, reverences or regards with respect. [.] 1. One who exalts, or who confers honors.
27115	honoring	[.] HON'ORING, ppr. Respecting highly; reverencing; exalting; dignifying; conferring marks of esteem; accepting and paying, as a bill.
27116	honorless	[.] HON'ORLESS, a. Destitute of honor; not honored.
27117	hood	[.] HOOD. [L. fraternitas.] [.] HOOD, n. [.] 1. A covering for the head used by females, and deeper than a bonnet. [.] 2. A covering for the head and shoulders used by monks; a cowl. [.] 3. A covering for a hawk's head or eyes; used in falconry. [.] 4. ...
27118	hood-wink	[.] HOOD'-WINK, v.t. [hood and wink.] To blind by covering the eyes. [.] [.] We will blind and hood-wink him. [.] 1. To cover; to hide. [.] [.] For the prize I'll bring thee to, [.] [.] Shall hood-wink this mischance. [.] 2. To deceive by external appearances ...
27119	hooded	[.] HOOD'ED, pp. Covered with a hood; blinded.
27120	hoodman	[.] HOOD'MAN, blind, n. A play in which a person blinded is to catch another and tell his name; blindman's bluff.
27121	hoof	[.] HOOF, n. [.] 1. The horny substance that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen, sheep, goats, deer, &c. [.] 2. An animal; a beast. [.] [.] He had not a single hoof of any kind to slaughter. [.] HOOF, v.i. To walk, as cattle. ...
27122	hoof-bound	[.] HOOF'-BOUND, a. A horse is said to be hoof-bound when he has a pain in the fore-feet, occasioned by the dryness and contraction of the horn of the quarters, which straightens the quarters of the heels,and often makes him lame.
27123	hoofed	[.] HOOF'ED, a. Furnished with of hoofs. [.] [.] Of all the hoofed quadrupeds,the horse is the most beautiful.
27124	hook	[.] HOOK, n. [.] 1. A piece of iron or other metal bent into a curve for catching, holding and sustaining any thing; as a hook for catching fish; a teeter-hook; a chimney-hook; a pot-hook, &c. [.] 2. A snare; a trap. [.] 3. A curving instrument for cutting grass ...
27125	hooked	[.] HOOK'ED, a. Bent into the form of a hook; curvated. The claws of a beast are hooked. [.] 1. Bent; curvated; aquiline; as a hooked nose. [.] HOOK'ED, pp. Caught with a hook; fastened with a hook.
27126	hookedness	[.] HOOK'EDNESS, n. A state of being bent like a hook.
27127	hooking	[.] HOOK'ING, ppr. Catching with a hook; fastening with a hook.
27128	hooknosed	[.] HOOK'NOSED, a. Having a curvated or aquiline nose.
27129	hooky	[.] HOOK'Y, a. Full of hooks; pertaining to hooks.
27130	hoop	[.] HOOP, n. A band of wood or metal used to confine the staves of casks,tubs, &c. or for other similar purposes. Wooden hoops are usually made by splitting an oak or hickory sapling into two parts; but sometimes they are made of thin splints and of other species of wood. [.] 1. ...
27131	hooper	[.] HOOP'ER, n. One who hoops casks or tubs; a cooper.
27132	hooping	[.] HOOP'ING, ppr. Fastening with hoops. [.] HOOP'ING, ppr. Crying out; shouting.
27133	hooping-cough	[.] HOOP'ING-COUGH, n. A cough in which the patient hoops or whoops,with a deep inspiration of breath.
27134	hoopoe	[.] HOOP'OE
27135	hoopoo	[.] HOOP'OO, n. [L. upupa, epops.] A bird of the genus Upupa, whose head is adorned with a beautiful crest, which it can erect or depress at pleasure.
27136	hoora	[.] HOOR`A
27137	hooraw	[.] HOORAW', exclam. A shout of joy or exultation. [This is the genuine English word, for which we find in books most absurdly written, huzza, a foreign word never or rarely used.]
27138	hoot	[.] HOOT, v.i. [.] 1. To cry out or shout in contempt. [.] [.] Matrons and girls shall hoot at thee no more. [.] 2. To cry, as an owl. [.] [.] The clamorous owl, that nightly hoots. [.] HOOT, v.t. To drive with cries or shouts uttered in contempt. [.] [.] ...
27139	hooting	[.] HOOT'ING, n. A shouting; clamor.
27140	hop	[.] HOP, n. The fruit of the dog-rose, or wild brier.
27141	hopbind	[.] HOP'BIND, n. The stalk or vine on which hops grow.
27142	hope	[.] HOPE, n. [L. cupio.] [.] 1. A desire of some good, accompanied with at least a slight expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable. Hope differs from wish and desire in this, that it implies some expectation of obtaining the good desired, or the ...
27143	hoped	[.] HO'PED, pp. Desired with expectation.
27144	hopeful	[.] HO'PEFUL, a. Having qualities which excite hope; promising or giving ground to expect good or success; as a hopeful youth; a hopeful prospect. [.] 1. Full of hope or desire,with expectation. [.] [.] I was hopeful the success of your first attempts would encourage ...
27145	hopefully	[.] HO'PEFULLY, adv. In a manner to raise hope; in a way promising good. He prosecutes his scheme hopefully. [.] 1. In a manner to produce a favorable opinion respecting some good at the present time. The young man is hopefully pious. [.] 2. With hope; with ground ...
27146	hopefulness	[.] HO'PEFULNESS, n. Promise of good; ground to expect what is desirable.
27147	hopeless	...
27148	hopelessly	[.] HO'PELESSLY, adv. Without hope.
27149	hopelessness	[.] HO'PELESSNESS, n. A state of being desperate, or affording no hope.
27150	hoper	[.] HO'PER, n. One that hopes.
27151	hoping	[.] HO'PING, ppr. Having hope; indulging desire of good with the expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable. [.] 1. Confiding in.
27152	hopingly	[.] HO'PINGLY, adv. With hope or desire of good, and expectation of obtaining it.
27153	hoplite	[.] HOP'LITE, n. [Gr. a weapon.] In ancient Greece, a heavy-armed soldier.
27154	hopoast	[.] HOP'OAST, n. In Kent, a kiln for drying hops.
27155	hopper	[.] HOP'PER, n. [See Hop.] One who hops, or leaps on one leg. [.] 1. Properly, a wooden trough through which grain passes into a mill; so named from its moving or shaking. But we give the name to a box or frame of boards, which receives the grain before it passes into ...
27156	hoppers	[.] HOP'PERS, n. A play in which persons hop or leap on one leg.
27157	hopping	[.] HOP'PING, ppr. Leaping on one leg; dancing. [.] HOP'PING, n. A dancing; a meeting for dancing.
27158	hopple	[.] HOP'PLE, v.t. To tie the feet near together to prevent leaping; as, to hopple an unruly horse.
27159	hoppole	[.] HOP'POLE, n. A pole used to support hops.
27160	hopvine	[.] HOP'VINE, n. The stalk of hops.
27161	horal	[.] HO'RAL, a. [L. hora, an hour. See Hour.] [.] Relating to an hour, or to hours.
27162	horally	[.] HO'RALLY, adv. Hourly. [Not in use.]
27163	horary	[.] HO'RARY, a. [L. horarius; L. hora hour.] [.] 1. Pertaining to an hour; noting the hours; as the horary circle. [.] 2. Continuing an hour.
27164	hord	[.] HORD
27165	horde	[.] HORDE, n. A company of wandering people dwelling in tents or wagons, and migrating from place to place to procure pasturage for their cattle. Such are some tribes of the Tartars in the north of Asia. A hord usually consists of fifty or sixty tents.
27166	hore	[.] HORE, n. A woman, married or single, who indulges unlawful sexual intercourse; also, a prostitute; a common woman; a harlot; a woman of ill fame. [This word comprehends adultress and fornicatrix, and all lewd women whether paid for prostitution or not.] [.] HORE, ...
27167	horedom	[.] HO'REDOM, n. The practice of unlawful sexual commerce; habitual or customary lewdness of males or females. [.] 1. In Scripture,idolatry.
27168	horehound	[.] HO'REHOUND, n. The name of several plants of different genera. The common horehound is the Marrubium vulgare. It has a bitter taste, and is used as an attenuant.
27169	horemaster	[.] HO'REMASTER
27170	horemonger	[.] HO'REMONGER, n. A man who is addicted to lewdness, or frequently indulges in unlawful sexual intercourse.
27171	horeson	[.] HO'RESON, n. [hore and son.] A bastard; the son of a hore; a term of reproach or contempt,sometimes used in a ludicrous sense expressing dislike.
27172	horish	[.] HO'RISH, a. Lewd, unchaste; loose; given to unlawful sexual intercourse; applied to females only.
27173	horishly	[.] HO'RISHLY, adv. Lewdly; unchastely.
27174	horizon	[.] HOR'IZON, n. [Gr. to bound, a limit.] The line that terminates the view, when extended on the surface of the earth; or a great circle of the sphere, dividing the world into two parts or hemispheres; the upper hemisphere which is visible, and the lower which is hid. ...
27175	horizontal	[.] HORIZON'TAL, a. Pertaining to the horizon, or relating to it. [.] 1. Parallel to the horizon; on a level; as a horizontal line or surface. [.] 2. Near the horizon; as horizontal misty air.
27176	horizontality	[.] HORIZONTAL'ITY, n. The state of being horizontal.
27177	horizontally	[.] HORIZON'TALLY, adv. In a direction parallel to the horizon; on a level; as a ball carried horizontally.
27178	horn	[.] HORN, n. [L. cornu] [.] 1. A hard substance growing on the heads of certain animals, and particularly on cloven-footed quadrupeds; usually projecting to some length and terminating in a point. Horns are generally bent or curving, and those of some animals are spiral. ...
27179	hornbeak	[.] HORN'BEAK, n. A fish. [See Hornfish.]
27180	hornbeam	[.] HORN'BEAM, n. [See Beam.] A genus of trees, the Carpinus, so named from the hardness of the wood.
27181	hornbill	[.] HORN'BILL, n. A fowl of the genus Buceros,which has a flat bony forehead with two horns; a native of the E. Indies.
27182	hornblend	[.] HORN'BLEND, n. A mineral of several varieties, called by Hauy amphibole. It is sometimes in regular distinct crystals; more generally the result of confused crystallization, appearing in masses, composed of lamins, acicular crystals or fibers, variously aggregated. ...
27183	hornblower	[.] HORNBLOWER, n. One that blows a horn.
27184	hornbook	[.] HORN'BOOK, n. The first book of children, or that in which they learn their letters and rudiments; so called from its cover of horn. [Now little used.]
27185	horned	[.] HORN'ED, a. Furnished with horns; as horned cattle. [.] 1. Shaped like a crescent, or the new moon.
27186	hornedness	[.] HORN'EDNESS, n. The appearance of horns.
27187	horner	[.] HORN'ER, n. One who works or deals in horns. [.] 1. One who winds or blows the horn.
27188	hornet	[.] HORN'ET, n. An insect of the genus Vespa or wasp, the Vespa crabro. It is much larger and stronger than the wasp, and its sting gives severe pain. This insect constructs a nest of leaves or other substance which resembles brown paper of a light color. This is attached ...
27189	hornfish	[.] HORN'FISH, n. The garfish or sea-needle, of the genus Esox.
27190	hornfoot	[.] HORN'FOOT, a. Having a hoof; hoofed.
27191	hornify	[.] HORN'IFY, v.t. To bestow horns upon. [Not used or vulgar.]
27192	horning	[.] HORN'ING, n. Appearance of the moon when increasing, or in the form of a crescent.
27193	hornish	[.] HORN'ISH, a. Somewhat like horn; hard.
27194	hornless	[.] HORN'LESS, a. Having no horns.
27195	hornmercury	[.] HORN'MERCURY, n. Muriate of mercury.
27196	hornowl	[.] HORN'OWL, n. A species of owl, so called from two tufts of feathers on its head like horns.
27197	hornpipe	[.] HORN'PIPE, n. An instrument of music in Wales, consisting of a wooden pipe with horns at the ends; one to collect the wind blown from the mouth; the other to carry off the sounds as modulated by the performer. [.] 1. An air or tune of triple time, with six crotchets ...
27198	hornshavings	[.] HORN'SHAVINGS, n. Scrapings or raspings of the horns of deer.
27199	hornsilver	[.] HORN'SILVER, n. Muriate of silver, or chlorid of silver.
27200	hornslate	[.] HORN'SLATE, n. A gray siliceous stone.
27201	hornspoon	[.] HORN'SPOON, n. A spoon made of horn.
27202	hornstone	[.] HORN'STONE, n. A siliceous stone, a subspecies of quartz. It is divided by Jameson into splintery, conchoidal, and wood-stone. [See Chert.]
27203	hornwork	[.] HORN'WORK, n. In fortification, an outwork composed of two demi-bastions joined by a curtain.
27204	horny	[.] HORN'Y, a. Consisting of horn or horns. [.] 1. Resembling horn. [.] 2. Hard; callous.
27205	horography	[.] HOROG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. hour, and to write.] [.] 1. An account of hours. [.] 2. The art of constructing dials.
27206	horologe	[.] HO'ROLOGE, n. [L. horologium; Gr. hour, and to tell.] [.] An instrument that indicates the hour of the day. But chronometer is now generally used.
27207	horological	[.] HOROLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the horologe, or to horology.
27208	horologiographic	[.] HOROLOGIOGRAPH'IC, a. Pertaining to the art of dialling.
27209	horologiography	[.] HOROLOGIOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. hour, discourse, and to describe.] [.] An account of instruments that show the hour of the day; also, of the art of constructing dials.
27210	horology	[.] HOROL'OGY, n. [Gr. hour, and to indicate. See Horologe.] [.] The art of constructing machines for measuring and indicating portions of time, as clocks, watches, &c.
27211	horometrical	[.] HOROMET'RICAL, a. [from horometry.] Belonging to horometry, or to the measurement of time by hours and subordinate divisions.
27212	horometry	[.] HOROM'ETRY, n. [Gr. hour, and measure.] [.] The art or practice of measuring time by hours and subordinate divisions.
27213	horoscope	[.] HOR'OSCOPE, n. [Gr. hour, and to view or consider.] [.] 1. In astrology, a scheme or figure of the twelve houses, or twelve signs of the zodiac, in which is marked the disposition of the heavens at a given time, and by which astrologers formerly told the fortunes ...
27214	horoscopy	[.] HOROS'COPY, n. The art or practice of predicting future events by the disposition of the stars and planets.
27215	horrent	[.] HOR'RENT, a. [L. horrens. See Horror.] Bristled; standing erect as bristles; pointing outward. [.] [.] With bright emblazonry and horrent arms.
27216	horrible	[.] HOR'RIBLE, a. [L. horribilis. See Horror.] Exciting or tending to excite horror; dreadful; terrible; shocking; hideous; as a horrible figure or sight; a horrible story. [.] [.] A dungeon horrible on all sides round.
27217	horribleness	[.] HOR'RIBLENESS, n. The state or qualities that may excite horror; dreadfulness; terribleness; hideousness.
27218	horribly	[.] HOR'RIBLY, adv. In a manner to excite horror; dreadfully; terribly; as horribly loud; horribly afraid.
27219	horrid	[.] HOR'RID, a. [L. horridus. See Horror.] [.] 1. That does or may excite horror; dreadful; hideous; shocking; as a horrid spectacle or sight; horrid sympathy. [.] 2. Rough; rugged. This is the literal and primary sense. [.] [.] Horrid with fern, and intricate ...
27220	horridly	[.] HOR'RIDLY, adv. In a manner to excite horror; dreadfully; shockingly.
27221	horridness	[.] HOR'RIDNESS, n. The qualities that do or may excite horror; hideousness; enormity.
27222	horrific	[.] HORRIF'IC, a. [L. horrificus.] Causing horror.
27223	horrisonous	[.] HORRIS'ONOUS, a. [L. horrisonus; horreo, to shake, and sonus, sound.] Sounding dreadfully; uttering a terrible sound.
27224	horror	[.] HOR'ROR, n. [L. from horreo, to shake or shiver, or to set up the bristles,to be rough.] [.] 1. A shaking, shivering or shuddering, as in the cold fit which precedes a fever. This ague is usually accompanied with a contraction of the skin into small wrinkles, giving ...
27225	horse	[.] HORSE, n. hors. [.] 1. A species of quadrupeds of the genus Equus, having six erect and parallel fore-teeth in the upper jaw, and six somewhat prominent in the under jaw; the dog teeth are solitary, and the feet consist of an undivided hoof. The horse is a beautiful ...
27226	horse-chestnut	[.] HORSE-CHESTNUT, n. A large nut,the fruit of a species of Aesculus; or the tree that produces it. The tree is much cultivated for shade.
27227	horse-cucumber	[.] HORSE-CU'CUMBER, n. A large green cucumber.
27228	horse-emmet	[.] HORSE-EMMET, n. A species of large ant.
27229	horse-keeper	[.] HORSE-KEEPER, n. One who keeps or takes care of horses.
27230	horse-mill	[.] HORSE-MILL, a. A mill turned by a horse.
27231	horse-mint	[.] HORSE-MINT, n. A species of large mint.
27232	horse-muscle	[.] HORSE-MUSCLE, n. A large muscle or shell-fish.
27233	horseback	[.] HORSEBACK, n. hors'back. The state of being on a horse; the posture of riding on a horse. [.] [.] I saw them salute on horseback.
27234	horsebean	[.] HORSEBEAN, n. A small bean usually given to horses.
27235	horseblock	[.] HORSEBLOCK, n. A block or state that assists persons in mounting and dismounting from a horse.
27236	horseboat	[.] HORSEBOAT, n. A boat used in conveying horses over a river or other water. [.] 1. A boat moved by horses; a new species of ferry-boat.
27237	horseboy	[.] HORSEBOY, n. A boy employed in dressing and tending horses; a stable boy.
27238	horsebreaker	[.] HORSEBREAKER, n. One whose employment is to break horses, or to teach them to draw or carry.
27239	horsecloth	[.] HORSECLOTH, n. A cloth to cover a horse.
27240	horsecourser	[.] HORSECOURSER, n. One that runs horses,or keeps horses for the race. [.] 1. A dealer in horses.
27241	horsecrab	[.] HORSECRAB, n. A crustaceous fish.
27242	horsedealer	[.] HORSEDEALER, n. One who buys and sells horses.
27243	horsedrench	[.] HORSEDRENCH, n. A dose of physic for a horse.
27244	horsedung	[.] HORSEDUNG, n. The dung of horses.
27245	horsefaced	[.] HORSEFACED, a. Having a long coarse face; ugly.
27246	horseflesh	[.] HORSEFLESH, n. The flesh of a horse.
27247	horsefly	[.] HORSEFLY, n. A large fly that stings horses.
27248	horsefoot	[.] HORSEFOOT, n. A plant, called also coltsfoot.
27249	horseguards	[.] HORSEGUARDS, n. A body of cavalry for guards.
27250	horsehair	[.] HORSEHAIR, n. The hair of horses.
27251	horsehoe	[.] HORSEHOE, v.t. To hoe or clean a field by means of horses.
27252	horseknave	[.] HORSEKNAVE, n. A groom.
27253	horselaugh	[.] HORSELAUGH, n. A loud, boisterous laugh.
27254	horseleech	[.] HORSELEECH, n. A large leech. [See Leech.] [.] [.] 1. A farrier.
27255	horselitter	[.] HORSELITTER, n. A carriage hung on poles which are borne by and between two horses.
27256	horseload	[.] HORSELOAD, n. A load for a horse.
27257	horseman	[.] HORSEMAN, n. A rider on horseback. [.] 1. A man skilled in riding. [.] 2. A soldier who serves on horseback.
27258	horsemanship	[.] HORSEMANSHIP, n. The act of riding, and of training and managing horses.
27259	horsemarten	[.] HORSEMARTEN, n. A kind of large bee.
27260	horsematch	[.] HORSEMATCH, n. A bird.
27261	horsemeat	[.] HORSEMEAT, n. Food for horses; provender.
27262	horsepath	[.] HORSEPATH, n. A path for horses, as by canals.
27263	horseplay	[.] HORSEPLAY, n. Rough, rugged play.
27264	horsepond	[.] HORSEPOND, n. A pond for watering horses.
27265	horsepurslane	[.] HORSEPURSLANE, n. A plant of the genus Trianthema.
27266	horserace	[.] HORSERACE, n. A race by horses; a match of horses in running.
27267	horseracing	[.] HORSERACING, n. The practice or act of running horses.
27268	horseradish	[.] HORSERADISH, n. A plant of the genus Cochlearia, a species of scurvy grass,having a root of a pungent taste.
27269	horseshoe	[.] HORSESHOE, n. A shoe for horses, consisting of a plate of iron of a circular form.
27270	horseshoe-head	[.] HORSESHOE-HEAD, n. A disease of infants, in which the sutures of the skull are too open; opposed to headmold-shot.
27271	horseshoe-vetch	[.] HORSESHOE-VETCH, n. A plant of the genus Hippocrepis.
27272	horsestealer	[.] HORSESTEALER
27273	horsetail	[.] HORSETAIL, n. A plant of the genus Equisetum. The shrubby horsetail is of the genus Ephedra.
27274	horsethief	[.] HORSETHIEF, n. A stealer of horses.
27275	horsetongue	[.] HORSETONGUE, n. A plant of the genus Ruscus.
27276	horsevetch	[.] HORSEVETCH
27277	horseway	[.] HORSEWAY, n. A way or road in which horses may travel.
27278	horsewhip	[.] HORSEWHIP, n. A whip for driving or striking horses.
27279	horseworm	[.] HORSEWORM, n. A worm that infests horses; a bott.
27280	hortation	[.] HORTA'TION, n. [L. hortatio, from hortor, to exhort.] [.] The act of exhorting, or giving advice; exhortation; advice intended to encourage. [But exhortation is generally used.]
27281	hortative	[.] HOR'TATIVE, a. Giving exhortation, advisory. [.] HOR'TATIVE, n. Exhortation; a precept given to incite or encourage.
27282	hortatory	[.] HOR'TATORY, a. Encouraging; inciting; giving advice; as a hortatory speech.
27283	hortensial	[.] HORTEN'SIAL, a. [L. hortensis.] Fit for a garden. [Not used.]
27284	horticultor	[.] HOR'TICULTOR, n. [L. hortus, a garden, and cultor, a tiller.] [.] One who cultivates a garden.
27285	horticultural	[.] HORTICUL'TURAL, a. Pertaining to the culture of gardens.
27286	horticulture	[.] HOR'TICULTURE, n. [L. hortus, garden, and cultura, culture, from colo, to till.] The cultivation of a garden; or the art of cultivating gardens.
27287	horticulturist	[.] HORTICUL'TURIST, n. One who is skilled in the art of cultivating gardens.
27288	hortulan	[.] HOR'TULAN, a. [L. hortulanus.] Belonging to a garden; as a hortulan calendar.
27289	hortussiccus	[.] HORTUSSICCUS, n. [L.] Literally, a dry garden; an appellation given to a collection of specimens of plants, carefully dried and preserved.
27290	hortyard	[.] HORT'YARD, n. An orchard, which see.
27291	hosanna	[.] HOSAN'NA, n. s as z. [Heb. save, I beseech you.] [.] An exclamation of praise to God, or an invocation of blessings. In the Hebrew ceremonies, it was a prayer rehearsed on the several days of the feast of tabernacles,in which this word was often repeated.
27292	hose	[.] HOSE, n. plu. hosen or hose; pron. hoze, ho'zn. [.] 1. Breeches or trowsers. [.] 2. Stockings; coverings for the legs. This word, in mercantile use, is synonymous with stockings,though originally a very different garment. [.] 3. A leathern pipe,used with fire-engines, ...
27293	hosewhip	[.] HOSEWHIP, v.t. To lash; to strike with a horsewhip.
27294	hosier	[.] HO'SIER, n. ho'zhur. One who deals in stockings and socks, &c.
27295	hosiery	[.] HO'SIERY, n. ho'zhury. Stockings in general; socks.
27296	hospitable	[.] HOS'PITABLE, a. [L. hospitalis, from hospes, a guest.] [.] 1. Receiving and entertaining strangers,with kindness and without reward; kind to strangers and guests; disposed to treat guests with generous kindness; as a hospitable man. [.] 2. Proceeding from or indicating ...
27297	hospitably	[.] HOS'PITABLY, adv. With kindness to strangers or guests; with generous and liberal entertainment.
27298	hospitage	[.] HOS'PITAGE, n. Hospitality.
27299	hospital	[.] HOS'PITAL, n. [L. hospitalis, supra.] [.] 1. A building appropriated for the reception of sick,infirm and helpless paupers,who are supported and nursed by charity; also, a house for the reception of insane persons, whether paupers or not, or for seamen, soldiers, ...
27300	hospitality	[.] HOSPITAL'ITY, n. [L. hospitalitas.] The act or practice of receiving and entertaining strangers or guests without reward, or with kind and generous liberality. [.] [.] A bishop--must be given to hospitality. 1 Tim.3. [.] [.] Hospitality I have found as universal ...
27301	hospitaller	[.] HOS'PITALLER, n. [from hospital.] Properly, one residing in a hospital for the purpose of receiving the poor and strangers. The hospitallers were an order of knights who built a hospital at Jerusalem for pilgrims. They were called knights of St. John, and are the ...
27302	hospitate	[.] HOS'PITATE, v.i. [L. hospitor.] To reside or lodge under the roof of another. [Not used.] [.] HOS'PITATE, v.t. To lodge a person. [Not used.]
27303	host	[.] HOST, n. [L.hostis, a stranger, an enemy, probably of the same family. See Hospitable.] [.] 1. One who entertains another at his own house, without reward. [.] [.] Homer never entertained guests or hosts with long speeches. [.] 2. One who entertains another ...
27304	hostage	[.] HOS'TAGE, n. A person delivered to an enemy or hostile power, as a pledge to secure the performance of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, and on the performance of which the person is to be released.
27305	hostel	[.] HOSTEL, HOSTELLER. [See Hotel.]
27306	hosteller	[.] HOSTEL, HOSTELLER. [See Hotel.]
27307	hostess	[.] HOSTESS, n. A female host; a woman who entertains guests at her house. [.] 1. A woman who keeps an inn.
27308	hostess-ship	[.] HOSTESS-SHIP, n. The character or business of a hostess.
27309	hostile	[.] HOS'TILE, a. [L. hostilis, from hostis, an enemy, that is, a foreigner.] [.] 1. Belonging to a public enemy; designating enmity, particularly public enmity, or a state of war; inimical; as a hostile band or army; a hostile force; hostile intentions. [.] 2. Possessed ...
27310	hostilely	[.] HOS'TILELY, adv. In a hostile manner.
27311	hostility	[.] HOSTIL'ITY, n. [L. hostilitas, from hostis, an enemy.] [.] 1. The state of war between nations or states; the actions of an open enemy; aggression; attacks of an enemy. These secret enmities broke out in hostilities. [.] [.] Hostility being thus suspended with ...
27312	hostilize	[.] HOS'TILIZE, v.t. To make an enemy. [Little used.]
27313	hosting	[.] HOSTING, n. [from host, an army.] [.] An encounter; a battle. [Little used.] [.] 1. A muster or review.
27314	hostler	[.] HOS'TLER, n. hos'ler. The person who has the care of horses at an inn.
27315	hostless	[.] HOSTLESS, a. Inhospitable. [Not in use.]
27316	hostry	[.] HOSTRY, a. A stable for horses. [.] 1. A lodging house.
27317	hot	[.] HOT, a. [.] 1. Having sensible heat; opposed to cold; as a hot stove or fire; a hot cloth; hot liquors. Hot expresses more than warm. [.] 2. Ardent in temper; easily excited or exasperated; vehement. [.] [.] Achilles is impatient, hot and revengeful. [.] 3. ...
27318	hotbed	[.] HOT'BED, n. In gardening, a bed of earth and horsedung or tanner's bark, covered with glass to defend it form the cold air, intended for raising early plants, or for nourishing exotic plants of warm climates, which will not thrive in cool or temperate air.
27319	hotbrained	[.] HOT'BRAINED, a. Ardent in temper; violent; rash; precipitate; as hotbrained youth.
27320	hotch-potch	[.] HOTCH-POTCH, n. A mixed mass; a medley of ingredients. [Vulgar.] [See Hotchpot.]
27321	hotchpot	[.] HOTCH'POT, n. [.] 1. Properly, a mingled mass; a mixture of ingredients. [.] 2. In law, a mixing of lands. Thus lands given in frank-marriage to one daughter, shall, after the death of the ancestor, be blended with the lands descending to her and then be divided ...
27322	hotcockles	[.] HOT'COCKLES, n. plu. A play in which one covers his eyes, and guesses who strikes him, or his hand placed behind him.
27323	hote	[.] HOT, HOTE, HOTEN, pp. Called; named.
27324	hotel	[.] HOTEL', n. [.] 1. A palace. [.] 2. An inn; a house for entertaining strangers or travelers. It was formerly a house for genteel strangers or lodgers, but the name is now given to any inn.
27325	hoten	[.] HOT, HOTE, HOTEN, pp. Called; named.
27326	hotheaded	[.] HOT'HEADED, a. Of ardent passions; vehement; violent; rash.
27327	hothouse	[.] HOT'HOUSE, n. A house kept warm to shelter tender plants and shrubs from the cold air; a place in which the plants of warmer climates may be reared, and fruits ripened. [.] 1. A bagnio, or place to sweat and cup in. [.] 2. A brothel.
27328	hotly	[.] HOT'LY, adv. [from hot.] With heat. [.] 1. Ardently; vehemently; violently; as a stag hotly pursued. [.] 2. Lustfully.
27329	hotmouthed	[.] HOT'MOUTHED, a. Headstrong; ungovernable. [.] [.] That hotmouthed beast that bears against the curb.
27330	hotness	[.] HOT'NESS, n. Sensible heat beyond a moderate degree or warmth. [.] 1. Violence; vehemence; fury.
27331	hotspur	[.] HOT'SPUR, n. [hot and spur.] A man violent, passionate, heady, rash or precipitate. [.] 1. A kind of pea of early growth. [.] HOT'SPUR, a. Violent; impetuous.
27332	hotspurred	[.] HOT'SPURRED, a. Vehement; rash; heady; headstrong.
27333	hottentot	[.] HOT'TENTOT, n. A native of the southern extremity of Africa. [.] 1. A savage brutal man.
27334	hottentot-cherry	[.] HOTTENTOT-CHERRY, n. A plant. [See Cherry.]
27335	hough	[.] HOUGH, n. hok. [.] 1. The lower part of the thigh; the ham; the joint of the hind leg of a beast that connects the thigh with the leg. [.] 2. An adz; a hoe. [Not in use.] [.] HOUGH, v.t. hok. To hamstring; to disable by cutting the sinews of the ham. [.] 1. ...
27336	houlet	[.] HOUL'ET, n. An owl. [See Howlet.]
27337	hoult	[.] HOULT, n. [See Holt.]
27338	hound	[.] HOUND, n. [L. canis.] A generic name of the dog; but in English it is confined to a particular breed or variety, used in the chase. It has long, smooth, pendulous ears. [.] HOUND, v.t. To set on the chase. [.] 1. To hunt; to chase.
27339	houndfish	[.] HOUND'FISH, n. A fish, called also Galeus laevis, with a long round body, and ash-colored sides and back. [.] A species of shark, the Squalus mustelus.
27340	hounds	[.] HOUNDS, n. In seamen's language, the projecting parts of the head of a mast.
27341	houndtree	[.] HOUND'TREE, n. A kind of tree.
27342	houp	[.] HOUP. [See Hoopoo.]
27343	hour	[.] HOUR, n. our. [L. hora; also L. tempestivus, from tempus. See Time. But hour, hora, afterward came to signify a certain portion or division of the day. This has been different in different nations.] [.] 1. A space of time equal to one twenty fourth part of the ...
27344	hourglass	[.] HOUR'GLASS, n. our'glass. A chronometer that measures the flux of time by the running of sand from one glass vessel to another, through a small aperture. Instead of sand, dry egg shells pulverized are sometimes used. The quantity of sand may be so proportioned as ...
27345	hourhand	[.] HOUR'HAND, n. The hand or pointed pin which shows the hour on a chronometer.
27346	houri	[.] HOU'RI, n. Among Mohammedans, a nymph of paradise.
27347	hourly	[.] HOUR'LY, a. our'ly. Happening or done every hour; occurring hour by hour; frequent; often repeated. [.] [.] Observe the waning moon with hourly view. [.] 1. Continual. [.] [.] We must live in hourly expectation of having the troops recalled. [.] HOUR'LY, ...
27348	hourplate	[.] HOUR'PLATE, n. our'plate. The plate of a clock or other time-piece on which the hours are marked; the dial.
27349	housage	[.] HOUS'AGE, n. [from house.] A fee for keeping goods in a house.
27350	house	[.] HOUSE, n. hous. [L. casa; Heb. to put on, to cover.] [.] 1. In a general sense, a building or shed intended or used as a habitation or shelter for animals of any kind; but appropriately, a building or edifice for the habitation of man; a dwelling place, mansion ...
27351	house-breaker	[.] HOUSE-BREAK'ER, n. house'-breaker. One who breaks, opens and enters a house by day with a felonious intent, or one who breaks or opens a house, and steals therefrom, by daylight.
27352	house-breaking	[.] HOUSE-BREAKING, n. hous'-breaking. The breaking, or opening and entering of a house by daylight, with the intent to commit a felony, or to steal or rob. The same crime committed at night is burglary.
27353	house-wright	[.] HOUSE-WRIGHT, n. hous'wright. An architect who builds houses.
27354	houseboat	[.] HOUSEBOAT, n. hous'boat. A covered boat.
27355	housebote	[.] HOUSEBOTE, n. hous'bote. [.] 1. In law, a sufficient allowance of wood to repair the house and supply fuel.
27356	housed	[.] HOUS'ED, pp. s as z. Put under cover; sheltered.
27357	housedog	[.] HOUSEDOG, n. hous'dog. A dog kept to guard the house.
27358	household	[.] HOUSEHOLD, n. hous'hold. Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family; those who belong to a family. [.] [.] I baptized also the household of Stephanus. 1 Cor.1. [.] 1. Family life; domestic management. [.] HOUSEHOLD, a. hous'hold. Belonging ...
27359	household-stuff	[.] HOUSEHOLD-STUFF, n. hous'hold-stuff. The furniture of a house; the vessels, utensils and goods of a family.
27360	householder	[.] HOUSEHOLDER, n. hous'holder. The master or chief of a family; one who keeps house with his family. Matt.13.
27361	housekeeper	[.] HOUSEKEEPER, n. hous'keeper. One who occupies a house with his family; a man or woman who maintains a family; a man or woman who maintains a family state in a house; a householder; the master or mistress of a family. [.] 1. A female servant who has the chief care ...
27362	housekeeping	[.] HOUSEKEEPING, a. hous'keeping. Domestic; used in a family; as housekeeping commodities. [Little used.] [.] HOUSEKEEPING, n. [As above.] The family state in a dwelling. [.] 1. Hospitality; a plentiful and hospitable table. [Not used in U. States.]
27363	housel	[.] HOUS'EL, n. houz'l. The eucharist; the sacred bread. [.] HOUS'EL, v.t. To give or receive the eucharist.
27364	houselamb	[.] HOUSELAMB, n. hous'lamb. A lamb kept in a house for fatting.
27365	houseleek	[.] HOUSELEEK, n. hous'leek. [See Leek.] A plant of the genus Sempervivum, which is found on the tops of houses. The lesser houseleek is of the genus Sedum.
27366	houseless	[.] HOUSELESS, n. hous'less. Destitute of a house or habitation; as the houseless child of want. [.] 1. Destitute of shelter.
27367	houseline	[.] HOUSELINE
27368	housemaid	[.] HOUSEMAID, n. hous'maid. A female servant employed to keep a house clean, &c.
27369	housepigeon	[.] HOUSEPIGEON, n. A tame pigeon.
27370	houseraiser	[.] HOUSERAISER, n. One who erects a house.
27371	houseroom	[.] HOUSEROOM, n. hous'room. Room or place in a house.
27372	housesnail	[.] HOUSESNAIL, n. A particular kind of snail.
27373	housewarming	[.] HOUSEWARMING, n. hous'warming. A feast or merry making at the time a family enters a new house.
27374	housewife	[.] HOUSEWIFE, n. hous'wife. [house and wife; contracted into huswife,hussy.] The mistress of a family. [.] 1. A female economist; a good manager. [.] 2. One skilled in female business. [.] 3. A little case or bag for articles of female work.
27375	housewifely	[.] HOUSEWIFELY, a. hous'wifely. Pertaining to the mistress of a family. [.] 1. Taken from housewifery, or domestic affairs; as a housewifely metaphor.
27376	housewifery	[.] HOUSEWIFERY, n. hous'wifery. The business of the mistress of a family; female business in the economy of a family; female management of domestic concerns.
27377	housing	[.] HOUS'ING , n. Among seamen, a small line formed of three strands, smaller than rope-yard, used for seizings, &c.
27378	housling	[.] HOUS'LING, a. [See Housel.] Sacramental; as housling fire, used in the sacrament of marriage.
27379	houss	[.] HOUSS, a covering. [See Housing.]
27380	hove	[.] HOVE, pret. of heave.
27381	hovel	[.] HOV'EL, n. A shed; a cottage; a mean house. [.] HOV'EL, v.t. To put in a hovel; to shelter.
27382	hoven	[.] HOVEN, pp. of heave.
27383	hover	[.] HOV'ER, v.i. [.] 1. To flap the wings, as a fowl; to hang over or about, fluttering or flapping the wings, with short irregular flights. [.] [.] Great flights of birds are hovering about the bridge, and settling on it. [.] 2. To hang over or around, with irregular ...
27384	hover-ground	[.] HOV'ER-GROUND, n. Light ground.
27385	hovering	[.] HOV'ERING, ppr. Flapping the wings; hanging over or around; moving with short irregular flights.
27386	how	[.] HOW, adv. In what manner. I know not how to answer. [.] [.] How can a man be born when he is old? [.] [.] How can these things be? John 3. [.] 1. To what degree or extent. How long shall we suffer these indignities? How much better is wisdom than gold! [.] [.] ...
27387	howbeit	[.] HOWBE'IT, adv. [how, be, and it.] Be it as it may; nevertheless; notwithstanding; yet; but; however.
27388	howdy	[.] HOW'DY, n. A midwife. [Local.]
27389	however	[.] HOWEV'ER, adv. [how and ever.] In whatever manner or degree; as, however good or bad style may be. [.] 1. At all events; at least. [.] [.] Our chief end is to be freed from all, if it may be, however, from the greatest evils. [.] 2. Nevertheless; notwithstanding; ...
27390	howitz	[.] HOW'ITZ
27391	howitzer	[.] HOW'ITZER, n. A kind of mortar or short gun, mounted on a field carriage, and used for throwing shells. The difference between a mortar and a howitz is that the trunnions of a mortar are at the end, but those of a howitz are at the middle.
27392	howker	[.] HOW'KER, n. A Dutch vessel with two masts, a main and a mizen-mast; also, a fishing boat with one mast, used on the coast of Ireland.
27393	howl	[.] HOWL, v.i. [L. ululo.] [.] 1. To cry as a dog or wolf; to utter a particular kind of loud, protracted and mournful sound. We say, the dog howls; the wolf howls. Hence, [.] 2. To utter a loud, mournful sound, expressive of distress; to wail. [.] [.] Howl lye, ...
27394	howlet	[.] HOWL'ET, n. A fowl of the owl kind, which utters a mournful cry. It is as large as a pullet.
27395	howling	[.] HOWL'ING, ppr. Uttering the cry of a dog or wolf; uttering a loud cry of distress. [.] HOWL'ING, a. Filled with howls, or howling beasts; dreary. [.] Innumerable artifices and stratagems are acted in the howling wilderness and in the great deep,that can never ...
27396	howsoever	[.] HOWSOEV'ER, adv. [how, so, and ever.] [.] 1. In what manner soever. [.] 2. Although. [.] [.] [For this word, however is generally used.]
27397	hox	[.] HOX, v.t. To hough; to hamstring. [Not used. See Hough.]
27398	hoy	[.] HOY, n. A small vessel, usually rigged as a sloop, and employed in conveying passengers and goods from place to place on the sea coast, or in transporting goods to and from a ship in a road or bay. [.] HOY, an exclamation, of no definite meaning.
27399	hub	[.] HUB, n. The nave of a wheel; a solid piece of timber in which the spokes are inserted.
27400	hubbub	[.] HUB'BUB, n. A great noise of many confused voices; a tumult; uproar; riot.
27401	huck	[.] HUCK, v.i. To haggle in trading. [Not in use.] [.] HUCK, n. The name of a German river-trout.
27402	huckaback	[.] HUCK'ABACK, n. A kind of linen with raised figures on it.
27403	huckle	[.] HUCK'LE, n. [infra.] The hip, that is, a bunch.
27404	hucklebacked	[.] HUCK'LEBACKED, a. Having round shoulders.
27405	hucklebone	[.] HUCK'LEBONE, n. The hip bone.
27406	huckster	[.] HUCK'STER, n. [.] 1. A retailer of small articles, of provisions, nuts, &c. [.] 2. A mean trickish fellow. [.] HUCK'STER, v.i. To deal in small articles, or in petty bargains.
27407	hucksteress	[.] HUCK'STERESS, n. A female peddlar.
27408	hud	[.] HUD, n. The shell or hull of a hut.
27409	huddle	[.] HUD'DLE, v.i. [.] 1. To crowd; to press together promiscuously, without order or regularity. We say of a throng of people, they huddle together. [.] 2. To move in a promiscuous throng without order; to press or hurry in disorder. The people huddle along, or ...
27410	huddled	[.] HUD'DLED, pp. Crowded together without order.
27411	huddling	[.] HUD'DLING, ppr. Crowding or throwing together in disorder; putting on carelessly.
27412	hue	[.] HUE, n. Color; dye. [.] [.] Flow'rs of all hue. [.] HUE, in the phrase hue and cry, signifies a shouting or vociferation. In law, a hue and cry is the pursuit of a felon or offender, with loud outcries or clamor to give an alarm.
27413	huer	[.] HU'ER, n. One whose business is to cry out or give an alarm. [Not in use.]
27414	huff	[.] HUFF, n. [.] 1. A swell of sudden anger or arrogance. [.] [.] A Spaniard was wonderfully upon the huff about his extraction. [.] 2. A boaster; one swelled with a false opinion of his own value or importance. [.] [.] Lewd shallow-brained huffs make atheism ...
27415	huffed	[.] HUFF'ED, pp. Swelled; puffed up.
27416	huffer	[.] HUFF'ER, n. A bully; a swaggerer; a blusterer.
27417	huffiness	[.] HUFF'INESS, n. Petulance; the state of being puffed up.
27418	huffing	[.] HUFF'ING, ppr. Swelling; puffing up; blustering.
27419	huffish	[.] HUFF'ISH, a. Arrogant; insolent; hectoring.
27420	huffishly	[.] HUFF'ISHLY, adv. With arrogance or blustering.
27421	huffishness	[.] HUFF'ISHNESS, n. Arrogance; petulance; noisy bluster.
27422	huffy	[.] HUFF'Y, a. Swelled or swelling; petulant.
27423	hug	[.] HUG, v.t. [.] 1. To press close in an embrace. [.] [.] --And hugged me in his arms. [.] 2. To embrace closely; to hold fast; to treat with fondness. [.] [.] We hug deformities, if they bear our names. [.] 3. To gripe in wrestling or scuffling. [.] To hug ...
27424	huge	[.] HUGE, a. [.] 1. Very large or great; enormous; applied to bulk or size; as a huge mountain; a huge ox. [.] 2. It is improperly applied to space and distance, in the sense of great, vast, immense; as a hugh space; a hugh difference. This is inelegant, or rather ...
27425	hugely	[.] HU'GELY, adv. Very greatly; enormously; immensely. [.] [.] Doth it not flow as hugely as the sea?
27426	hugeness	[.] HU'GENESS, n. Enormous bulk or largeness; as the hugeness of a mountain or of an elephant.
27427	hugger-mugger	[.] HUG'GER-MUGGER, n. [Hugger contains the elements of hug and hedge, and mugger, those of smoke.] [.] In hugger-mugger, denotes in privacy or secrecy, and the word adverbially used, denotes secretly. [It is a low cant word.]
27428	huguenot	[.] HU'GUENOT, n. A name formerly given to a protestant in France.
27429	huguenotism	[.] HU'GUENOTISM, n. The religion of the Huguenots in France.
27430	hugy	[.] HU'GY, a. [from huge.] Vast in size. [Not used.]
27431	huisher	[.] HUISH'ER, n. An usher. [See Usher.]
27432	huke	[.] HUKE, n. A cloke; a hyke.
27433	hulch	[.] HULCH, n. A bunch. [Not used.]
27434	hulchis	[.] HULCH'IS, a. Swelling; gibbous. [Not used.]
27435	hulk	[.] HULK, n. [.] 1. The body of a ship, or decked vessel of any kind; but the word is applied only to the body of an old ship or vessel which is laid by as unfit for service. A sheer-hulk is an old ship fitted with an apparatus to fix or take out the masts of a ship. [.] 2. ...
27436	hulky	[.] HULK'Y, a. Bulky; unwieldy. [Not used.]
27437	hull	[.] HULL, n. [.] 1. The outer covering of any thing, particularly of a nut or of grain. Johnson says, the hull of a nut covers the shell. [.] 2. The frame or body of a ship, exclusive of her masts, yards and rigging. [.] To lie a hull, in seamen's language, is to lie ...
27438	hully	[.] HULL'Y, a. Having husks or pods; siliquous.
27439	hulotheism	[.] HU'LOTHEISM, n. [Gr. matter, and God.] The doctrine or belief that matter is God, or that there is no God, except matter and the universe.
27440	hulver	[.] HUL'VER, n. Holly, a tree.
27441	hum	[.] HUM, v.i. To utter the sound of bees; to buzz. [.] 1. To make an inarticulate buzzing sound. [.] [.] The cloudy messenger turns me his back, [.] [.] And hums-- [.] 2. To pause in speaking, and make an audible noise like the humming bees. [.] [.] He hummed ...
27442	human	[.] HU'MAN, a. [L. humanus; Heb. form, species.] [.] 1. Belonging to man or mankind; pertaining or relating to the race of man; as a human voice; human shape; human nature; human knowledge; human life. [.] 2. Having the qualities of a man. [.] 3. Profane; not sacred ...
27443	humanate	[.] HU'MANATE, a. Endued with humanity.
27444	humane	[.] HUMA'NE, a. [supra.] Having the feelings and dispositions proper to man; having tenderness, compassion, and a disposition to treat others with kindness; particularly in relieving them when in distress, or in captivity, when they are helpless or defenseless; kind; ...
27445	humanely	[.] HUMA'NELY, adv. With kindness, tenderness or compassion; as, the prisoners were treated humanely. [.] 1. In a humane manner; with kind feelings.
27446	humaneness	[.] HUMA'NENESS, n. Tenderness.
27447	humanist	[.] HU'MANIST, n. A professor of grammar and rhetoric; a philologist; a term used in the universities of Scotland. [.] 1. One versed in the knowledge of human nature.
27448	humanity	[.] HUMAN'ITY, n. [L. humanitas.] [.] 1. The peculiar nature of man, by which he is distinguished from other beings. Thus Christ, by his incarnation, was invested [.] with humanity. [.] 2. Mankind collectively; the human race. [.] [.] If he is able to untie those ...
27449	humanization	[.] HUMANIZA'TION, n. The act of humanizing.
27450	humanize	[.] HU'MANIZE, v.t. To soften; to render humane; to subdue dispositions to cruelty, and render susceptible of kind feelings. [.] [.] Was it the business of magic to humanize our natures?
27451	humanized	[.] HU'MANIZED, pp. softened; rendered humane.
27452	humanizing	[.] HU'MANIZING, ppr. Softening; subduing cruel dispositions.
27453	humankind	[.] HU'MANKIND, n. The race of man; mankind; the human species.
27454	humanly	[.] HU'MANLY, adv. After the manner of men; according to the opinions or knowledge of men. The present prospects,humanly speaking, promise a happy issue. [.] 1. Kingly; humanely.
27455	humation	[.] HUMA'TION, n. Interment. [Not used.]
27456	humbird	[.] HUM'BIRD
27457	humble	[.] HUM'BLE, a. [L. humilis.] [.] 1. Low; opposed to high or lofty. [.] [.] Thy humble nest built on the ground. [.] 2. Low; opposed to lofty or great; mean; not magnificent; as a humble cottage. [.] [.] A humble roof, and an obscure retreat. [.] [.] 3. Lowly; ...
27458	humblebee	[.] HUM'BLEBEE, n. [L. bombus, a buzzing.] [.] A bee of a large species, that draws its food chiefly from clover flowers.
27459	humbled	[.] HUM'BLED, pp. Made low; abased; rendered meek and submissive; penitent.
27460	humblemouthed	[.] HUM'BLEMOUTHED, a. Mild; meek; modest.
27461	humbleness	[.] HUM'BLENESS, n. The state of being humble or low; humility; meekness.
27462	humbleplant	[.] HUM'BLEPLANT, n. A species of sensitive plant.
27463	humbler	[.] HUM'BLER, n. He or that which humbles; he that reduces pride or mortifies.
27464	humbles	[.] HUM'BLES
27465	humbly	[.] HUM'BLY, adv. In a humble manner; with modest submissiveness; with humility. [.] [.] Hope humbly the, with trembling pinions soar, [.] [.] Wait the great teacher, death, and God adore. [.] 1. In a low state or condition; without elevation.
27466	humboldite	[.] HUM'BOLDITE, n. [from Humbold.] A rare mineral recently described, occurring in small crystals,nearly colorless and transparent, or of a yellowish tinge and translucent; rarely separate, but usually aggregated; their primary form, an oblique rhombic prism.
27467	humbug	[.] HUM'BUG, n. An imposition.
27468	humdrum	[.] HUM'DRUM, a. Dull; stupid. [.] HUM'DRUM, n. A stupid fellow; a drone.
27469	humect	[.] HUMECT'
27470	humectate	[.] HUMEC'TATE, v.t. [L. humecto, from humeo, to be moist.] [.] To moisten; to wet; to water. [Little used.]
27471	humectation	[.] HUMECTA'TION, n. The act of moistening, wetting or watering. [Little used.]
27472	humective	[.] HUMEC'TIVE, a. Having the power to moisten.
27473	humeral	[.] HU'MERAL, a. [L. humerus, the shoulder. [.] Belonging to the shoulder; as the humeral artery.
27474	humhum	[.] HUM'HUM, n. A kind of plain, coarse India cloth, made of cotton.
27475	humicubation	[.] HUMICUBA'TION, n. [L. humus, the ground, and cubo, to lie.] [.] A lying on the ground. [Little used.]
27476	humid	[.] HU'MID, a. [L.humidus, from humeo, to be moist.] [.] 1. Moist; damp; containing sensible moisture; as a humid air or atmosphere. [.] 2. Somewhat wet or watery; as humid earth.
27477	humidity	[.] HUMID'ITY, n. Moisture; dampness; a moderate degree of wetness which is perceptible to the eye or touch, occasioned by the absorption of a fluid, or its adherence to the surface of a body. When a cloth has imbibed any fluid to such a degree that it can be felt, we ...
27478	humidness	[.] HU'MIDNESS, n. Humidity.
27479	humiliate	[.] HUMIL'IATE, v.t. [L. humilio.] To humble; to lower in condition; to depress; as humiliated slaves.
27480	humiliated	[.] HUMIL'IATED, pp. Humbled; depressed; degraded.
27481	humiliating	[.] HUMIL'IATING, ppr. Humbling; depressing. [.] 1. Abating pride; reducing self-confidence; mortifying.
27482	humiliation	[.] HUMILIA'TION, n. The act of humbling; the state of being humbled. [.] 1. Descent from an elevated state or rank to one that is low or humble. [.] [.] The former was a humiliation of deity; the latter, a humiliation of manhood. [.] 2. The act of abasing pride; ...
27483	humility	[.] HUMIL'ITY, n. [L. humilitas.] [.] 1. In ethics, freedom from pride and arrogance; humbleness of mind; a modest estimate of one's own worth. In theology, humility consists in lowliness of mind; a deep sense of one's own unworthiness in the sight of God, self-abasement, ...
27484	humite	[.] HU'MITE, n. A mineral of a reddish brown color, and a shining luster; crystallized in octahedrons, much modified by truncation and bevelment. It is named from Sir Abm. Hume.
27485	hummer	[.] HUM'MER, n. [from hum.] One that hums; an applauder.
27486	humming	[.] HUM'MING, ppr. Making a low buzzing or murmuring sound. [.] HUM'MING, n. The sound of bees; a low murmuring sound.
27487	humming-bird	...
27488	humor	[.] HU'MOR, n. [L. from humeo, to be moist.] [.] 1. Moisture; but the word is chiefly used to express the moisture or fluids of animal bodies, as the humors of the eye. But more generally the word is used to express a fluid in its morbid or vitiated state. Hence, in ...
27489	humoral	[.] HU'MORAL, a. Pertaining to or proceeding from the humors; as a humoral fever. [.] Humoral pathology, that pathology, or doctrine of the nature of diseases, which attributes all morbid phenomena to the disordered condition of the fluids or humors.
27490	humored	[.] HU'MORED, pp. Indulged; favored.
27491	humoring	[.] HU'MORING, ppr. Indulging a particular wish or propensity; favoring; contributing to aid by falling into a design or course.
27492	humorist	[.] HU'MORIST, n. One who conducts himself by his own inclination, or bent of mind; one who gratifies his own humor. [.] [.] The humorist is one that is greatly pleased or greatly displeased with little things; his actions seldom directed by the reason and nature of ...
27493	humorous	[.] HU'MOROUS, a. Containing humor; full of wild or fanciful images; adapted to excite laughter; jocular;as a humorous essay; a humorous story. [.] 1. Having the power to speak or write in the style of humor; fanciful; playful; exciting laughter; as a humorous man or ...
27494	humorously	[.] HU'MOROUSLY, adv. With a wild or grotesque combination of ideas; in a manner to excite laughter or mirth; pleasantly; jocosely. Addison describes humorously the manual exercise of ladies' fans. [.] 1. Capriciously; whimsically; in conformity with one's humor. [.] [.] ...
27495	humorousness	[.] HU'MOROUSNESS, n. The state or quality of being humorous; oddness of conceit; jocularity. [.] 1. Fickleness; capriciousness. [.] 2. Peevishness; petulance.
27496	humorsome	[.] HU'MORSOME, a. Peevish; petulant; influenced by the humor of the moment. [.] [.] The commons do not abet humorsome, factious arms. [.] 1. Odd; humorous; adapted to excite laughter.
27497	humorsomely	[.] HU'MORSOMELY, adv. Peevishly; petulantly. [.] 1. Oddly; humorously.
27498	hump	[.] HUMP, n. [L.umbo.] The protuberance formed by a crooked back; as a camel with one hump,or two humps.
27499	humpback	[.] HUMP'BACK, n. A crooked back; high shoulders.
27500	humpbacked	[.] HUMP'BACKED, a. Having a crooked back.
27501	hunch	[.] HUNCH,n. [See the Verb.] A hump; a protuberance; as the hunch of a camel. [.] 1. A lump; a thick piece; as a hunch of bread; a word in common vulgar use in New England. [.] 2. A push or jerk with the fist or elbow. [.] HUNCH, v.t. To push with the elbow; ...
27502	hunchbacked	[.] HUNCH'BACKED, a. Having a crooked back.
27503	hundred	[.] HUND'RED, a. [L. centum.] Denoting the product of ten multiplied by ten, or the number of ten times ten; as a hundred men. [.] HUND'RED, n. A collection, body or sum, consisting of ten times ten individuals or units; the number 100. [.] 1. A division or part ...
27504	hundred-court	[.] HUND'RED-COURT, n. In England, a court held for all the inhabitants of a hundred.
27505	hundreder	[.] HUND'REDER, n. In England, a man who may be of a jury in any controversy respecting land within the hundred to which he belongs. [.] 1. One having the juriscition of a hundred.
27506	hundredth	[.] HUND'REDTH, a. The ordinal of a hundred.
27507	hung	[.] HUNG, pret. and pp. of hang.
27508	hungary-water	[.] HUNGARY-WATER, n. A distilled water prepared from the tops of flowers of rosemary; so called froma queen of Hungary, for whose use it as first made.
27509	hunger	[.] HUN'GER, n. [.] 1. An uneasy sensation occasioned by the want of food; a craving of food by the stomach; craving appetite. Hunger is not merely want of food, for persons when sick,may abstain long from eating without hunger, or an appetite for food. Hunger therefore ...
27510	hunger-bit	[.] HUN'GER-BIT
27511	hunger-bitten	[.] HUN'GER-BITTEN, a. Pained, pinched or weakened by hunger.
27512	hunger-starved	[.] HUN'GER-ST`ARVED, a. Starved with hunger; pinched by want of food.
27513	hungering	[.] HUN'GERING, ppr. Feeling the uneasiness of want of food; desiring eagerly; longing for; craving.
27514	hungerly	[.] HUN'GERLY, a. Hungry; wanting food or nourishment. [.] HUN'GERLY, adv. With keen appetite. [Little used.]
27515	hungred	[.] HUN'GRED, a. Hungry; pinched by want of food.
27516	hungrily	[.] HUN'GRILY, adv. [from hungry.] With keen appetite; voraciously. [.] [.] When on harsh acorns hungrily they fed.
27517	hungry	[.] HUN'GRY, a. Having a keen appetite; feeling pain or uneasiness from want of food. Eat only when you are hungry. [.] 1. Having an eager desire. [.] 2. Lean; emaciated, as if reduced by hunger. [.] [.] Cassius has a lean and hungry look. [.] 3. Not rich or ...
27518	hunks	[.] HUNKS, n. A covetous sordid man; a miser; a niggard.
27519	huns	[.] HUNS, n. [L. hunni.] The Scythians who conquered Pannonia, and gave it its present name, Hungary.
27520	hunt	[.] HUNT, v.t. [.] 1. To chase wild animals, particularly quadrupeds, for the purpose of catching them for food, or for the diversion of sportsmen; to pursue with hounds for taking, as game; as, to hunt stag or a hare. [.] 2. To go in search of, for the purpose of ...
27521	hunted	[.] HUNT'ED, pp. Chased; pursued; sought.
27522	hunter	[.] HUNT'ER, n. One who pursues wild animals with a view to take them, either for sport or for food. [.] 1. A dog that scents game, or is employed in the chase. [.] 2. A horse used in the chase.
27523	hunting	[.] HUNT'ING, ppr. Chasing for seizure; pursuing; seeking; searching. [.] HUNT'ING, n. The act or practice of pursuing wild animals, for catching or killing them. Hunting was originally practiced by men for the purpose of procuring food, as it still is by uncivilized ...
27524	hunting-horn	[.] HUNT'ING-HORN, n. A bugle; a horn used to cheer the hounds in pursuit of game.
27525	hunting-horse	[.] HUNT'ING-HORSE
27526	hunting-nag	[.] HUNT'ING-NAG , A horse used in hunting.
27527	hunting-seat	[.] HUNT'ING-SEAT, n. A temporary residence for the purpose of hunting.
27528	huntress	[.] HUNT'RESS, n. A female that hunts, or follows the chase. Diana is called the huntress.
27529	huntsman	[.] HUNTS'MAN, n. One who hunts, or who practices hunting. [.] 1. The servant whose office it is to manage the chase.
27530	huntsmanship	[.] HUNTS'MANSHIP, n. The art or practice of hunting, or the qualifications of a hunter.
27531	hurden	[.] HUR'DEN, n. [made of hurds, hards, or coarse flax.] [.] A coarse kind of linen.
27532	hurdle	[.] HUR'DLE, n. [L. crates.] [.] 1. A texture of twigs, osiers or sticks; a crate of various forms, according to its destination. The English give this name to a sled or crate on which criminals are drawn to the place of execution. In this sense, it is not used in America. [.] 2. ...
27533	hurds	[.] HURDS, n. The coarse part of flax or hemp. [See Hards.]
27534	hurdy-gurdy	[.] HUR'DY-GURDY, n. An instrument of music, said to be used in the streets of London.
27535	hurl	[.] HURL, v.t. [.] 1. To throw with violence; to drive with great force; as, to hurl a stone. [.] [.] And hurl them headlong to their fleet and main. [.] 2. To utter with vehemence; as, to hurl out vows. [Not in use.] [.] 3. To play at a kind of game. [.] HURL, ...
27536	hurlbat	[.] HURL'BAT, n. A whirl-bat; an old kind of weapon.
27537	hurlbone	[.] HURL'BONE, n. In a horse, a bone near the middle of the buttock.
27538	hurled	[.] HURL'ED, pp. Thrown with violence.
27539	hurler	[.] HURL'ER, n. One who hurls, or who plays at hurling.
27540	hurling	[.] HURL'ING, ppr. Throwing with force; playing at hurling.
27541	hurlwind	[.] HURL'WIND, n. A whirlwind, which see.
27542	hurly	[.] HURL'Y
27543	hurly-burly	[.] HURL'Y-BURLY, n. Tumult; bustle; confusion.
27544	hurrah	[.] HURRAH, exclam. Hoora; huzza. [See Hoora.]
27545	hurraw	[.] HURRAW
27546	hurricane	[.] HUR'RICANE, n. [L. furio, furo, to rage.] [.] 1. A most violent storm of wind, occurring often in the West Indies,and sometimes in higher northern latitudes, and on the coast of the United States, as far north as New England. A hurricane is distinguished from every ...
27547	hurried	[.] HUR'RIED, pp. [from hurry.] Hastened; urged or impelled to rapid motion or vigorous action.
27548	hurrier	[.] HUR'RIER, n. One who hurries, urges or impels.
27549	hurry	[.] HUR'RY, v.t. [L. curro.] [.] 1. To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to drive or press forward with more rapidity; to urge to act or proceed with more celerity; as, to hurry the workmen or the work. Our business hurries us. The weather is hot and the load heavy; ...
27550	hurry-skurry	[.] HUR'RY-SKURRY, adv. Confusedly; in a bustle. [Not in use.]
27551	hurrying	[.] HUR'RYING, ppr. Driving or urging to greater speed; precipitating.
27552	hurst	[.] HURST, n. A wood or grove; a word found in many names, as in Hazlehurst.
27553	hurt	[.] HURT, v.t. pret. and pp. hurt. [.] 1. To bruise; to give pain by a contusion, pressure, or any violence to the body. We hurt the body by a severe blow, or by tight clothes, and the feet by fetters. Ps.105. [.] 2. To wound; to injure or impair the sound state of ...
27554	hurter	[.] HURT'ER, n. One who hurts or does harm.
27555	hurters	[.] HURT'ERS, n. Pieces of wood at the lower end of a platform, to prevent the wheels of gun-carriages from injuring the parapet.
27556	hurtful	[.] HURT'FUL, a. Injurious; mischievous; occasioning loss or destruction; tending to impair or destroy. Negligence is hurtful to property; intemperance is hurtful to health.
27557	hurtfully	[.] HURT'FULLY, adv. Injuriously;; mischievously.
27558	hurtfulness	[.] HURT'FULNESS, n. Injuriousness; tendency to occasion loss or destruction; mischievousness.
27559	hurtle	[.] HURT'LE, v.i. [from hurt.] To clash or run against; to jostle; to skirmish; to meet in shock and encounter; to wheel suddenly. [Not now used.] [.] HURT'LE, v.t. To move with violence or impetuosity. [.] 1. To push forcibly; to whirl.
27560	hurtleberry	[.] HURT'LEBERRY, n. A whortleberry, which see.
27561	hurtless	[.] HURT'LESS, a. Harmless; innocent; doing no injury; innoxious; as hurtless blows. [.] 1. Receiving no injury.
27562	hurtlessly	[.] HURT'LESSLY, adv. Without harm. [Little used.]
27563	hurtlessness	[.] HURT'LESSNESS, n. Freedom from any harmful quality. [Little used.
27564	husband	[.] HUS'BAND, n. s as z. [.] 1. A man contracted or joined to a woman by marriage. A man to whom a woman is betrothed, as well as one actually united by marriage, is called a husband. Lev.19. Deut.22. [.] 2. In seaman's language, the owner of a ship who manages its ...
27565	husbandable	[.] HUS'BANDABLE, a. Manageable with economy.
27566	husbanded	[.] HUS'BANDED, pp. Used or managed with economy; well managed.
27567	husbanding	[.] HUS'BANDING, ppr. Using or managing with frugality.
27568	husbandless	[.] HUS'BANDLESS, a. Destitute of a husband.
27569	husbandly	[.] HUS'BANDLY, a. Frugal; thrifty. [Little used.]
27570	husbandman	[.] HUS'BANDMAN, n. A farmer; a cultivator or tiller of the ground; one who labors in tillage. In America, where men generally own the land on which they labor,the proprietor of a farm is also a laborer or husbandman; but the word includes the lessee and the owner. [.] 1. ...
27571	husbandry	[.] HUS'BANDRY, n. The business of a farmer, comprehending agriculture or tillage of the ground, the raising, managing and fattening of cattle and other domestic animals, the management of the dairy and whatever the land produces. [.] 1. Frugality; domestic economy; ...
27572	hush	[.] HUSH, a. [Heb. to be silent.] Silent; still; quiet; as, they are hush as death. This adjective never precedes the noun which it qualifies, except in the compound, hushmoney. [.] HUSH, v.t. To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress noise; as, ...
27573	hushmoney	[.] HUSH'MONEY, n. A bribe to secure silence; money paid to hinder information, or disclosure of facts.
27574	husk	[.] HUSK, n. The external covering of certain fruits or seeds of plants. It is the calyx of the flower or glume of corn and grasses, formed of valves embracing the seed. The husks of the small grains, when separated, are called chaff; but in America we apply the word ...
27575	husked	[.] HUSK'ED, pp. Stripped of its husks. [.] 1. Covered with a husk.
27576	huskiness	[.] HUSK'INESS, n. The state of being dry and rough, like a husk.
27577	husking	[.] HUSK'ING, ppr. Stripping off husks. [.] HUSK'ING, n. The act of stripping off husks. In New England, the practice of farmers it to invite their neighbors to assist them in stripping their maiz, in autumnal evenings, and this is called a husking.
27578	husky	[.] HUSK'Y, a. Abounding with husks; consisting of husks. [.] 1. Resembling husks; dry; rough. [.] 2. Rough, as sound; harsh; whizzing.
27579	huso	[.] HU'SO, n. A fish of the genus Accipenser, whose mouth is in the under part of the head; the body is naked, or without prickles or protuberances. It grows to the length of twenty four feet, and its skin is so tough that it is used for ropes in drawing wheel-carriages. ...
27580	hussa	[.] HUSS`A, v.i. To utter a loud shout of joy, or an acclamation in joy or praise.
27581	hussar	[.] HUS'SAR, n. s as z. A mounted soldier of horseman, in German cavalry. The hussars are the national cavalry of Hungary and Croatia. Their regimentals are a fur cap adorned with a feather, a doublet, a pair of breeches to which the stockings are fastened, and a pair ...
27582	hussite	[.] HUSS'ITE, n. A follower of John Huss, the Bohemian reformer.
27583	hussy	[.] HUSS'Y, n. [contracted from huswife,housewife.] [.] 1. A bad or worthless woman. It is used also ludicrously in slight disapprobation or contempt. Go, hussy, go. [.] 2. An economist; a thrifty woman.
27584	hustings	[.] HUS'TINGS, n. [.] 1. A court held in Guildhall, in London, before the lord mayor and aldermen of the city; the supreme court or council of the city. In this court are elected the aldermen and the four members of parliament. [.] 2. The place where an election of ...
27585	hustle	[.] HUS'TLE, v.i. hus'l. To shake together in confusion; to push or crowd.
27586	huswife	[.] HUS'WIFE, n. A worthless woman; a bad manager. [See Hussy.] [.] 1. A female economist; a thrifty woman. [.] HUS'WIFE, v.t. To manage with economy and frugality.
27587	huswifery	[.] HUS'WIFERY, n. The business of managing the concerns of a family by a female; female management, good or bad.
27588	hut	[.] HUT, n. A small house,hovel or cabin; a mean lodge or dwelling; a cottage. It is particularly applied to log-houses erected for troops in winter. [.] HUT, v.t. To place in huts, as troops encamped in winter quarters. [.] HUT, v.i. To take lodgings in huts. [.] [.] ...
27589	hutch	[.] HUTCH, n. [.] 1. A chest or box; a corn chest or bin; a case for rabbits. [.] 2. A rat trap.
27590	hutted	[.] HUT'TED, pp. Lodged in huts.
27591	hutting	[.] HUT'TING, ppr. Placing in huts; taking lodgings in huts.
27592	hux	[.] HUX, v.t. To fish for pike with hooks and lines fastened to floating bladders.
27593	huzz	[.] HUZZ, v.i. To buzz. [Not in use.]
27594	huzza	[.] HUZZ`A, n. A shout of joy; a foreign word used in writing only, and most preposterously, as it is never used in practice. The word used in our native word hoora, or hooraw. [See Hoora.]
27595	hyacinth	[.] HY'ACINTH, n. [L. hyacinthus.] [.] 1. In botany, a genus of plants, of several species, and a great number of varieties. The oriental hyacinth has a large, purplish, bulbous root, from which spring several narrow erect leaves; the flower stalk is upright and succulent, ...
27596	hyacinthine	[.] HYACINTH'INE, a. Made of hyacinth; consisting of hyacinth; resembling hyacinth.
27597	hyads	[.] HY'ADS, n. [Gr. to rain; rain.] In astronomy, a cluster of seven stars in the Bull's head, supposed by the ancients to bring rain.
27598	hyaline	[.] HY'ALINE, a. [Gr. glass.] Glassy; resembling glass; consisting of glass.
27599	hyalite	[.] HY'ALITE, n. Muller's glass. It consists chiefly of silex,and is white, sometimes with a shade of yellow, blue or green.
27600	hybernacle	[.] HYBERNACLE
27601	hybernate	[.] HYBERNATE
27602	hybernation	[.] HYBERNATION. See Hibernacle, Hibernate, Hibernation.
27603	hybrid	[.] HYB'RID, n. [Gr. injury, force, rape; L. hybrida.] [.] A mongrel or mule; an animal or plant, produced from the mixture of two species.
27604	hybridous	[.] HYB'RIDOUS, a. Mongrel; produced from the mixture of two species.
27605	hydage	[.] HY'DAGE, n. In law, a tax on lands, at a certain rate by the hyde.
27606	hydatid	[.] HY'DATID
27607	hydatis	[.] HY'DATIS, n. [ Gr. water.] A little transparent vesicle or bladder filled with water, on any part of the body, as in dropsy. [.] Hydatids are certain spherical bodies,found occasionally in man, as well as in other animals, lodged in or adhering to the different viscera. ...
27608	hydra	[.] HY'DRA, n. [L. hydra. Gr. water.] [.] 1. A water serpent. In fabulous history, a serpent or monster in the lake or marsh of Lerna, in Peloponnesus, represented as having many heads, one of which, being cut off, was immediately succeeded by another, unless the wound ...
27609	hydracid	[.] HYDRAC'ID, a. [Gr. water, and acid.] An acid formed by the union of hydrogen with a substance without oxygen.
27610	hydragogue	[.] HY'DRAGOGUE, n. hy'dragog. [Gr. water, and a leading or drawing; to lead or drive.] A medicine that occasions a discharge of watery humors; a name that implies a supposition that every purgative has the quality of evacuating a particular humor. But in general, the ...
27611	hydrangea	[.] HYDRAN'GEA, n. [Gr. water, and a vessel.] A plant which grows in the water, and bears a beautiful flower. Its capsule has been compared to a cup.
27612	hydrant	[.] HY'DRANT, n. [Gr. to irrigate, from water.] A pipe or machine with suitable valves and a spout, by which water is raised and discharged from the main conduit of an aqueduct.
27613	hydrargillite	[.] HYDR`ARGILLITE, n. [Gr. water, and clay.] A mineral, called also Wavellite.
27614	hydrate	...
27615	hydraulic	[.] HYDRAUL'IC
27616	hydraulical	[.] HYDRAUL'ICAL, a. [L. hydraulicus; Gr. an instrument of music played by water; a pipe.] [.] 1. Relating to the conveyance of water through pipes. [.] 2. Transmitting water through pipes; as a hydraulic engine. [.] Hydraulic lime, a species of lime that hardens in ...
27617	hydraulics	[.] HYDRAUL'ICS, n. The science of the motion and force of fluids, and of the construction of all kinds of instruments and machines by which the force of fluids is applied to practical purposes; a branch of hydrostatic. [.] Hydraulics is that branch of the science of hydrodynamics ...
27618	hydrenterocele	[.] HYDREN'TEROCELE, n. [Gr. water, intestine, and tumor.] [.] A dropsy of the scrotum with rupture.
27619	hydriodate	[.] HYD'RIODATE, n. A salt formed by the hydriodic acid, with a base.
27620	hydro-oxyd	[.] HYDRO-OXYD, n. [Gr. water, and oxyd.] [.] A metallic oxyd combined with water; a metallic hydrate.
27621	hydrocarbonate	[.] HYDROC`ARBONATE, n. [Gr. water, or rather hydrogen, and L. carbo, a coal.] Carbureted hydrogen gas, or heavy inflammable air.
27622	hydrocarburet	[.] HYDROC`ARBURET, n. Carbureted hydrogen.
27623	hydrocele	[.] HY'DROCELE, n. [Gr. water, and tumor.] Any hernia proceeding from water; a watery tumor, particularly one in the scrotum. [.] A dropsy of the scrotum.
27624	hydrocephalus	[.] HYDROCEPH'ALUS, n. [Gr. water, and the head.] Dropsy of the head; a preternatural distension of the head by a stagnation and [.] extravasation of the lymph, either within or without the cranium.
27625	hydrochlorate	[.] HYDROCHLO'RATE, n. A compound of hydrochloric acid and a base; a muriate.
27626	hydrochloric	[.] HYDROCHLO'RIC, a. [hydrogen and chloric.] [.] Hydrochloric acid is muriatic acid gas, a compound of chlorine and hydrogen gas.
27627	hydrocyanate	[.] HYDROCY'ANATE, n. Prussiate; cyanuret.
27628	hydrocyanic	[.] HYDROCYAN'IC, a. [Gr. water, or rather hydrogen, and blue.] [.] The hydrocyanic acid is the same as the prussic acid.
27629	hydrodynamic	[.] HYDRODYNAM'IC, a. [Gr. water, and power, force.] Pertaining to [.] the force or pressure of water.
27630	hydrodynamics	[.] HYDRODYNAM'ICS, n. That branch of natural philosophy which treat of the phenomena of water and other fluids, whether in motion or at rest; of their equilibrium, motion, cohesion, pressure, resistance, &c. It comprehends both hydrostatics and hydraulics.
27631	hydrofluate	[.] HYDROFLU'ATE, n. A compound of hydrofluoric acid and a base.
27632	hydrofluoric	[.] HYDROFLUOR'IC, a. [Gr. water.] Consisting of fluorin and hydrogen. The hydrofluoric acid is obtained by distilling a mixture of one part of the purest fluor spar in fine powder, with two of sulphuric acid.
27633	hydrogen	[.] HY'DROGEN, n. [Gr. water, and to generate; so called as being considered the generator of water.] [.] In Chimistry, a gas which constitutes one of the elements of water, of which it is said by Lavoisier to form fifteen parts in a hundred; but according to Berzelius and ...
27634	hydrogenate	[.] HY'DROGENATE, v.t. To combine hydrogen with any thing.
27635	hydrogenated	[.] HY'DROGENATED, pp. In combination with hydrogen.
27636	hydrogenize	[.] HY'DROGENIZE, v.t. To combine with hydrogen.
27637	hydrogenized	[.] HY'DROGENIZED, pp. Combined with hydrogen.
27638	hydrogenizing	[.] HY'DROGENIZING, ppr. Combining with hydrogen.
27639	hydrographer	[.] HYDROG'RAPHER, n. [See Hydrography.] One who draws maps of the sea, lakes or other waters, with the adjacent shores; one who describes the sea or other waters.
27640	hydrographic	[.] HYDROGRAPH'IC
27641	hydrographical	[.] HYDROGRAPH'ICAL, a. Relating to or containing a description of the sea, sea coast , isles, shoals, depth of water, &c. or of a lake.
27642	hydrography	[.] HYDROG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. water, and to describe.] The art of measuring and describing the sea, lakes, rivers and other waters; or the art of forming charts, exhibiting a representation of the sea coast, gulfs, bays, isles, promontories, channels, soundings, &c.
27643	hydroguret	[.] HYDROG'URET, n. A compound of hydrogen with a base. [.] Hydroguret is now scarcely used, except to give the derivative hydrogureted.
27644	hydrogureted	[.] HYDROG'URETED, a. Denoting a compound of hydrogen with a base.
27645	hydroidic	[.] HYDROID'IC, a. [hydrogen and iodic.] Denoting a peculiar acid or gaseous substance, produced by the combination of hydrogen and iodine.
27646	hydrolite	[.] HYDROLITE, n. [Gr. water, and a stone.] A mineral whose crystals are described as six sided prisms, terminated by low six sided pyramids, with truncated summits.
27647	hydrological	[.] HYDROLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to hydrology.
27648	hydrology	[.] HYDROL'OGY, n. [Gr. water, and discourse.] The science of water, its properties and phenomena.
27649	hydromancy	[.] HY'DROMANCY,n. [Gr. water and divination.] A method of divination or prediction of events by water; invested, according to Varro, by the Persians, and practiced by the Romans.
27650	hydromantic	[.] HYDROMAN'TIC, a. Pertaining to divination by water.
27651	hydromel	[.] HY'DROMEL, n. [Gr. water, and honey.] A liquor consisting of honey diluted in water. Before fermentation, it is called simple hydromel; after fermentation, it is called vinous hydromel or mead.
27652	hydrometer	[.] HYDROM'ETER, n. [See Hydrometry.] An instrument to measure the gravity, density, velocity, force, &c. of water and other fluids, and the strength of spirituous liquors.
27653	hydrometric	[.] HYDROMET'RIC
27654	hydrometrical	[.] HYDROMET'RICAL, a. Pertaining to a hydrometer, or to the measurement of the gravity, &c. of fluids. [.] 1. Made by a hydrometer.
27655	hydrometry	[.] HYDROM'ETRY, n. [Gr. water, and measure.] The art of measuring, or the mensuration of the gravity, density, velocity, force, &c. of fluids, and the strength of rectified spirits.
27656	hydrophane	[.] HY'DROPHANE, n. [Gr. water, and to show.] In mineralogy, a variety of opal made transparent by immersion in water.
27657	hydrophanous	[.] HYDROPH'ANOUS, a. Made transparent by immersion in water.
27658	hydrophobia	[.] HYDROPHO'BIA
27659	hydrophobic	[.] HYDROPHO'BIC, a. Pertaining to a dread of water, or canine madness.
27660	hydrophoby	[.] HY'DROPHOBY, n. [Gr. water, and to fear.] A preternatural dread of water; a symptom of canine madness, or the disease itself, which is thus denominated. This dread of water sometimes takes place in violent inflammations to the stomach, and in hysteric fits.
27661	hydropic	[.] HYDROP'IC
27662	hydropical	[.] HYDROP'ICAL, a. [L. hydrops; Gr. dropsy; water.] [.] 1. Dropsical; diseased with extravasated water. [.] 2. Containing water; caused by extravasated water; as a hydropic swelling. [.] 3. Resembling dropsy. [.] [.] Every lust is a kind of hydropic distemper, ...
27663	hydropneumatic	[.] HYDROPNEUMAT'IC, a. [Gr. water, and inflated, breath, spirit.] [.] An epithet given to a vessel of water, with other apparatus for chimical experiments.
27664	hydropsy	[.] HYDROPSY. [See Dropsy.]
27665	hydroscope	[.] HY'DROSCOPE, n. [Gr. water, and to view.] A kind of water clock,or instrument used anciently for measuring time, consisting of a cylindrical tube, conical at the bottom, perforated at the vertex, and the whole tube graduated.
27666	hydrostatic	[.] HYDROSTAT'IC
27667	hydrostatical	[.] HYDROSTAT'ICAL, a. [Gr. water, and static, standing or settling.] [.] Relating to the science of weighing fluids, or hydrostatics.
27668	hydrostatically	[.] HYDROSTAT'ICALLY, adv. According to hydrostatics, or to hydrostatic principles.
27669	hydrostatics	[.] HYDROSTAT'ICS, n. The science which treats of the weight, motion, and equilibriums of fluids, or of the specific gravity and other properties of fluids, particularly of water. [.] Hydrostatics is that branch of the science of hydrodynamics which treats of the properties ...
27670	hydrosulphate	[.] HYDROSULPH'ATE, n. The same as hydrosulphuret.
27671	hydrosulphuret	[.] HYDROSULPH'URET, n. [hydrogen and sulphuret.] A combination of sulphureted hydrogen with an earth, alkali or metallic oxyd.
27672	hydrosulphureted	[.] HYDROSULPH'URETED, a. Combined with sulphureted hydrogen. [.] Hydrosulphuric acid, is called also hydrothionic acid, or sulphureted hydrogen.
27673	hydrothorax	[.] HYDROTHO'RAX, n. [Gr. water.] Dropsy in the chest.
27674	hydrotic	[.] HYDROT'IC, a. [Gr. water.] Causing a discharge of water. [.] HYDROT'IC, n. A medicine that purges off water or phlegm.
27675	hydroxanthate	[.] HYDROXAN'THATE, n. [Gr. water, and yellow.] In chimistry, a compound of hydroxanthic acid with a base.
27676	hydroxanthic	[.] HYDROXAN'THIC, a. A term used to denote a new acid, formed by the action of alkalies on the bisulphuret of carbon. It is called also carbo-sulphuric acid.
27677	hydruret	[.] HY'DRURET, n. A combination of hydrogen with sulphur, or of sulphur and sulphureted hydrogen.
27678	hydrus	[.] HY'DRUS, n. [Gr. water.] A water snake; also, a constellation of the southern hemisphere.
27679	hyemal	[.] HYE'MAL, a. [L. hiems, winter.] Belonging to winter; done in winter.
27680	hyemate	[.] HY'EMATE, v.i. To winter at a place. [Not in use.]
27681	hyemation	[.] HYEMA'TION, n. [L.hiemo, to winter.] The passing or spending of a winter in a particular place.
27682	hyena	[.] HYE'NA, n. [L. hyaena.] A quadruped of the genus Canis,having small naked ears, four toes on each foot, a straight jointed tail, and erect hair on the neck; an inhabitant of Asiatic Turkey, Syria,Persia and Barbary. It is a solitary animal,and feeds on flesh; it preys ...
27683	hygrometer	[.] HYGROM'ETER, n. [Gr. moist, and measure.] An instrument for measuring the degree of moisture of the atmosphere.
27684	hygrometrical	[.] HYGROMET'RICAL, a. Pertaining to hygrometry; made by or according to the hygrometer.
27685	hygrometry	[.] HYGROM'ETRY, n. The act or art of measuring the moisture of the air.
27686	hygroscope	[.] HY'GROSCOPE, n. [Gr. moist, and to view.] The same as hygrometer. The latter is now chiefly used.
27687	hygroscopic	[.] HYGROSCOP'IC, a. Pertaining to the hygroscope; capable of imbibing moisture.
27688	hygrostatics	[.] HYGROSTAT'ICS, n. [Gr. moist.] The science of comparing degrees of moisture.
27689	hyke	[.] HYKE, n. A blanket or loose garment.
27690	hylarchical	[.] HYLAR'CHICAL, a. [Gr. matter, and rule.] Presiding over matter.
27691	hylozoic	[.] HYLOZO'IC, n. [Gr. matter and life.] One who holds matter to be animated.
27692	hym	[.] HYM, n. A species of dog.
27693	hymen	[.] HY'MEN, n. [L. from Gr. membrana, pellicula,hymen.] [.] 1. In ancient mythology, a fabulous deity, the son of Bacchus and Venus, supposed to preside over marriages. [.] 2. In anatomy, the virginal membrane. [.] 3. In botany, the fine pellicle which incloses ...
27694	hymeneal	[.] HYMENE'AL
27695	hymenean	[.] HYMENE'AN, a. Pertaining to marriage.
27696	hymenopter	[.] HY'MENOPTER
27697	hymenoptera	[.] HYMENOP'TERA, n. [Gr. a membrane, and a wing.] In entomology, the hymenopters are an order of insects, having four membranous wings,and the tail of the female mostly armed with a sting.
27698	hymenopteral	[.] HYMENOP'TERAL, a. Having four membranous wings.
27699	hymn	[.] HYMN, n. hym. [L. hymnus; Eng. hum.]song or ode in honor of God, and among pagans, in honor of some deity. A hymn among christians is a short poem,composed for religious service, or a song of joy and praise to God. The word primarily expresses the tune,but it is used ...
27700	hymned	[.] HYM'NED, pp. Sung; praised; celebrated in song.
27701	hymnic	[.] HYM'NIC, a. Relating to hymns.
27702	hymning	[.] HYM'NING, ppr. Praising in song; singing.
27703	hymnologist	[.] HYMNOL'OGIST, n. A composer of hymns.
27704	hymnology	[.] HYMNOL'OGY, n. A collection of hymns.
27705	hyosciama	[.] HYOSCIA'MA, n. A new vegetable alkali, extracted from the Hyoscyamus nigra, or henbane.
27706	hyp	[.] HYP, n. [a contraction of hypochondria.] A disease; depression of spirits. [.] HYP, v.t. To make melancholy; to depress the spirits.
27707	hypallage	[.] HYPAL'LAGE, n. hypal'largy. [Gr. change, to change.] [.] In grammar, a figure consisting of mutual change of cases. Thus in Virgil, dare classibus austros, for dare classes austris. [.] Hypallage is a species of hyperbaton.
27708	hypaspist	[.] HYPAS'PIST, n. [Gr. a shield.] A soldier in the armies of Greece, armed in a particular manner.
27709	hyper	[.] HYPER, Eng.over, is used in composition to denote excess, or something over or beyond. [.] 1. A hypercritic. [Not used.]
27710	hyperaspist	[.] HYPERAS'PIST, n. [Gr. a shield.] A defender.
27711	hyperbate	[.] HY'PERBATE, n. [Gr. to transgress, or go beyond. [.] In grammar, a figurative construction, inverting the natural and proper order of words and sentences. The species are the anastrophe,the hysteron proteron, the hypallage, the synchysis, the tmesis, the parenthesis, ...
27712	hyperbaton	[.] HYPER'BATON
27713	hyperbola	[.] HYPER'BOLA, n. [Gr. over, beyond, and to throw.] [.] In conic sections and geometry, a curve formed by cutting a cone in a direction parallel to its axis. [.] A section of a cone, when the cutting plane makes a greater angle with the base than the side of the cone makes. [.] The ...
27714	hyperbole	[.] HYPER'BOLE, n. hyper'boly. [Gr. excess, to throw beyond,to exceed.] [.] In rhetoric, a figure of speech which expresses much more or less than the truth, or which represents things much greater or less, better or worse than they really are. An object uncommon in size, ...
27715	hyperbolic	[.] HYPERBOL'IC
27716	hyperbolical	[.] HYPERBOL'ICAL, n. Belonging to the hyperbola; having the nature of the hyperbola. [.] 1. Relating to or containing hyperbole; exaggerating or diminishing beyond the fact; exceeding the truth; as a hyperbolical expression. [.] Hyperbolic space, in geometry, the space ...
27717	hyperbolically	[.] HYPERBOL'ICALLY, adv. In the form of a hyperbola. [.] 1. With exaggeration; in a manner to express more or less than the truth. [.] [.] Scylla--is hyperbolically described by Homer as inaccessible.
27718	hyperboliform	[.] HYPERBOL'IFORM, a. [hyperbola and form.] Having the form, or nearly the form of a hyperbola.
27719	hyperbolist	[.] HYPER'BOLIST, n. One who uses hyperboles.
27720	hyperbolize	[.] HYPER'BOLIZE, v.i. To speak or write with exaggeration. [.] HYPER'BOLIZE, v.t. To exaggerate or extenuate.
27721	hyperboloid	[.] HYPER'BOLOID, n. [hyperbola, and Gr. form.] A hyperbolic conoid; a solid formed by the revolution of a hyperbola about its axis.
27722	hyperborean	[.] HYPERBO'REAN, a. [L. hyperboreus; Gr. beyond, and the north.] [.] 1. Northern; belonging to or inhabiting a region very far north; most northern. [.] 2. Very cold; frigid. [.] HYPERBO'REAN, n. An inhabitant of the most northern region of the earth. The ...
27723	hypercarbureted	[.] HYPERC`ARBURETED, a. Supercarbureted; having the largest proportion of carbon.
27724	hypercatalectic	[.] HYPERCATALEC'TIC, a. [Gr. termination.] A hypercatalectic verse, in Greek and Latin poetry, is a verse which has a syllable or two beyond the regular and just measure.
27725	hypercrit-icism	[.] HYPERCRIT-ICISM, n. Excessive rigor of criticism.
27726	hypercritic	[.] HYPERCRIT'IC, n. [Gr. beyond, and critical. See Critic.] [.] One who is critical beyond measure or reason; an over rigid critic; a captious censor. [.] HYPERCRIT'IC
27727	hypercritical	[.] HYPERCRIT'ICAL, a. Over critical; critical beyond use or reason; animadverting on faults with unjust severity; as a hypercritical reader. [.] 1. Excessively nice or exact; as a hypercritical punculio.
27728	hyperdulia	[.] HYPERDU'LIA, n. [Gr. beyond, and service.] Super-service in the Romish church, performed to the virgin Mary.
27729	hypericon	[.] HYPER'ICON, n. John's wort.
27730	hypermeter	[.] HYPER'METER, n. [Gr. beyond, and measure.] Anything greater than the ordinary standard of measure. [.] A verse is called a hypermeter, when it contains a syllable more than the ordinary measure. When this is the case, the following line begins with a vowel, and the ...
27731	hypermetrical	[.] HYPERMET'RICAL, a. Exceeding the common measure; having a redundant syllable.
27732	hyperoxyd	[.] HYPEROX'YD, a. Acute to excess, as a crystal.
27733	hyperoxygenated	[.] HYPEROX'YGENATED
27734	hyperoxygenized	[.] HYPEROX'YGENIZED, a. [Gr. beyond, and oxygenated, or oxygenized.] [.] Super-saturated with oxygen.
27735	hyperoxymuriate	[.] HYPEROXYMU'RIATE, n. The same as chlorate.
27736	hyperoxymuriatic	[.] HYPEROXYMURIAT'IC, a. The hyperoxymuriatic acid is the chloric acid.
27737	hyperphysical	[.] HYPERPHYS'ICAL, a. Supernatural.
27738	hyperstene	[.] HY'PERSTENE
27739	hypersthene	[.] HY'PERSTHENE, n. A mineral, Labrador hornblend, or schillerspar. Its color is between grayish and greenish black, but nearly copper-red on the cleavage. So named from its difficult frangibility.
27740	hyphen	[.] HY'PHEN, n. [Gr. under one, or to one.] A mark or short line made between two words to show that they form a compound word,or are to be connected; as in pre-occupied; five-leafed; ink-stand. In writing and printing, the hyphen is used to connect the syllables of a ...
27741	hypnotic	[.] HYPNOT'IC, a. [Gr. sleep.] Having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; narcotic; soporific. [.] HYPNOT'IC, n. A medicine that produces, or tends to produce sleep; an opiate; a narcotic; a soporific.
27742	hypo	[.] HYPO, a Greek preposition, under, beneath; used in composition. Thus, hyposulphuric acid is an acid containing less oxygen than sulphuric acid.
27743	hypobole	[.] HYPOB'OLE, n. hypob'oly. [Gr. under, and to cast.] [.] In rhetoric, a figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make against the argument or in favor of the opposite side,and each of them is refuted in order.
27744	hypocaust	[.] HYP'OCAUST, n. [Gr. to burn.] [.] 1. Among the Greeks and Romans, a subterraneous place where was a furnace to heat baths. [.] 2. Among the moderns,the place where a fire is kept to warm a stove or a hot-house.
27745	hypochondres	[.] HYPOCHON'DRES
27746	hypochondria	[.] HYPOCHON'DRIA, n. plu. [Gr. a cartilage.] [.] 1. In anatomy, the sides of the belly under the cartilages of the spurious ribs; the spaces on each side of the epigastric region. [.] 2. Hypochondriac complaints.
27747	hypochondriac	[.] HYPOCHON'DRIAC, a. Pertaining to the hypochondria, or the parts of the body so called; as the hypochondriac region. [.] 1. Affected by a disease, attended with debility, depression of spirits or melancholy. [.] 2. Producing melancholy, or low spirits. [.] HYPOCHON'DRIAC, ...
27748	hypochondriacal	[.] HYPOCHONDRI'ACAL, a. The same as hypochondriac.
27749	hypochondriacism	[.] HYPOCHONDRI'ACISM, n. A disease of men, characterized by languor or debility, depression of spirits or melancholy, with dyspepsy.
27750	hypochondriasis	[.] HYPOCHONDRI'ASIS, n. Hypochondriacism.
27751	hypochondry	[.] HYPOCHON'DRY, [See Hypochondria.]
27752	hypocist	[.] HYP'OCIST, n. [Gr. sub cisto, under the distus.] An inspissated juice obtained from the sessile asarum [Cytinus hypocistis,] resembling the true Egyptian acacia. The juice is expressed from the unripe fruit and evaporated to the consistence of an extract, formed into ...
27753	hypocrateriform	[.] HYPOCRATER'IFORM, a. [Gr. under, a cup, and form.] [.] Salver-shaped; tubular, but suddenly expanding into a flat border at top; applied to a monopetalous corol.
27754	hypocrisy	[.] HYPOC'RISY, n. [L. hypocrisis; Gr. simulation; to feign; to separate, discern or judge.] [.] 1. Simulation; a feigning to be what one is not; or dissimulation, a concealment of one's real character or motives. More generally, hypocrisy is simulation, or the assuming ...
27755	hypocrite	[.] HYP'OCRITE, n. [.] 1. One who feigns to be what he is not; one who has the form of godliness without the power, or who assumes an appearance of piety and virtue, when he is destitute of true religion. [.] [.] And the hypocrite's hope shall perish. Job.8. [.] 2. ...
27756	hypocritic	[.] HYPOCRIT'IC
27757	hypocritical	[.] HYPOCRIT'ICAL, a. Simulating; counterfeiting a religions character; assuming a false and deceitful appearance; applied to persons. [.] 1. Dissembling; concealing one's real character or motives. [.] 2. Proceeding from hypocrisy, or marking hypocrisy; as a hypocritical ...
27758	hypocritically	[.] HYPOCRIT'ICALLY, adv. With simulation; with a false appearance of what is good; falsely; without sincerity.
27759	hypogastric	[.] HYPOGAS'TRIC, a. [Gr. under, and the belly.] [.] 1. Relating to the hypogastrium, or middle part of the lower region of the belly. [.] 2. An appellation given to the internal branch of the iliac artery.
27760	hypogastrocele	[.] HYPOGAS'TROCELE, n. [Gr. tumor.] A hernia or rupture of the lower belly.
27761	hypogeum	[.] HYPOGE'UM, n. [Gr. under, and the earth.] A name given by ancient architects to all the parts of a building which were under ground, as the cellar, &c.
27762	hypogynous	[.] HYPOGYNOUS, a. [Gr. under, and a female.] A term applied to plants that have their corols and stamens inserted under the pistil.
27763	hypophosphite	[.] HYPOPHOS'PHITE, n. A compound of hypophosphorous acid and a salifiable base.
27764	hypophosphorous	[.] HYPOPHOS'PHOROUS,n. [Gr. phosphorus.] The hypophosphorous acid contains less oxygen than the phosphorous, and is obtained from the phosphuret of baryte. It is a liquid which may be concentrated by evaporation, till it becomes viscid. It has a very sour taste, reddens ...
27765	hypostasis	[.] HYPOS'TASIS
27766	hypostasy	[.] HYPOS'TASY, n. [L. hypostasis; Gr. to stand.] Properly, subsistence or substance. Hence it is used to denote distinct substance, or subsistence of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, in the Godhead, called by the Greek christians, three hypostases. The Latins more ...
27767	hypostatic	[.] HYPOSTAT'IC
27768	hypostatical	[.] HYPOSTAT'ICAL , a. Relating to hypostasis; constitutive. [.] [.] Let our Carneades warn men not to subscribe to the grand doctrine of the chimists, touching their three hypostatical principles, till they have a little examined it. [.] 1. Personal, or distinctly ...
27769	hyposulphate	[.] HYPOSUL'PHATE, n. A compound of hyposulphuric acid and a base.
27770	hyposulphite	[.] HYPOSUL'PHITE, n. A compound of hyposulphurous acid and a salifiable base.
27771	hyposulphuric	[.] HYPOSUL'PHURIC, a. Hyposulphuric acid, is an acid combination of sulphur and oxygen, intermediate between sulphurous and sulphuric acid.
27772	hyposulphurous	[.] HYPOSUL'PHUROUS, a. Hyposulphurous acid is an acid containing less oxygen than sulphurous acid. This acid is known only in combination with salifiable bases.
27773	hypotenuse	[.] HYPOT'ENUSE, n. [Gr. to subtend.] In geometry, the subtense or longest side of a right-angled triangle, or the line that subtends the right angle.
27774	hypothecate	[.] HYPOTH'ECATE, v.t. [L. hypotheca, a pledge; Gr. to put under, to suppose.] [.] 1. To pledge,and properly to pledge the keel of a ship, that is, the ship itself, as security for the repayment of money borrowed to carry on a voyage. In this case the lender hazards ...
27775	hypothecated	[.] HYPOTH'ECATED, pp. Pledged, as security for money borrowed.
27776	hypothecating	[.] HYPOTH'ECATING, ppr. Pledging as security.
27777	hypothecation	[.] HYPOTHECA'TION, n. The act of pledging, as a ship or goods, for the repayment of money borrowed to carry on a voyage; otherwise called bottomry.
27778	hypothecator	[.] HYPOTH'ECATOR, n. One who pledges a ship or other property, as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
27779	hypothesis	[.] HYPOTH'ESIS, n. [L. from Gr. a supposition; to suppose.] [.] 1. A supposition; a proposition or principle which is supposed or taken for granted, in order to draw a conclusion or inference for proof of the point in question; something not proved,but assumed for the ...
27780	hypothetic	[.] HYPOTHET'IC
27781	hypothetical	[.] HYPOTHET'ICAL, a. Including a supposition; conditional; assumed without proof for the purpose of reasoning and deducing proof.
27782	hypothetically	[.] HYPOTHET'ICALLY, adv. By way of supposition; conditionally.
27783	hyrse	[.] HYRSE, n. hirs. Millet.
27784	hyrst	[.] HYRST, n. A wood. [See Hurst.]
27785	hyson	[.] HY'SON, n. A species of green tea from China.
27786	hysop	[.] HY'SOP
27787	hyssop	...
27788	hysteric	[.] HYSTER'IC
27789	hysterical	[.] HYSTER'ICAL, a. [Gr. from the womb.] Disordered in the region of the womb; troubled with fits or nervous affections.
27790	hysterics
27791	hysterocele	[.] HYS'TEROCELE, n. [Gr. the womb, and a tumor.] A species of hernia, caused by a displacement of the womb. A rupture containing the uterus.
27792	hysterotomy	[.] HYSTEROT'OMY, n. [Gr. the uterus, and a cutting.] In surgery, the Cesarean section; the operation of cutting into the uterus for taking out a fetus, which cannot be excluded by the usual means.
27793	hythe	[.] HYTHE, n. A port. [See Hithe.]
27794	i	[.] I is the ninth letter,and the third vowel of the English Alphabet. We receive it through the Latin and Greek from the Shemitic jod,je, or ye, in Greek iwra,whence our English word jot. The vowel in French, and in most European languages, has the long fine sound which ...
27795	iambic	[.] IAM'BIC, n. [L. imabicus;] Pertaining to the iambus, a poetic foot consisting of two syllables, a short one followed by a long one. [.] IAM'BIC
27796	iambics	[.] IAM'BICS, n. plu. Verses composed of short and long syllables alternately. Anciently, certain songs or satires, supposed to have given birth to ancient comedy.
27797	iambus	[.] IAM'BUS, n. [L. iambus.] In poetry, a foot consisting of two syllables,the first short and the last long, as in delight. The following line, consists wholly of iambic feet. [.] [.] He scorns the force that dares his fury stay.
27798	ibex	[.] IBEX, n. [L.] The wild goat of the genus Capra,which is said to be the stock of the tame goat. It has large knotty horns reclining on its back, is of a yellowish color,and its beard is black. It inhabits the Alps. [.] The Aegagras, or wild goat of the mountains ...
27799	ibis	[.] IBIS, n. [Gr. and L.] A fowl of the genus Tantalus,and grallic order, a native of Egypt. The bill is long, subulated,and somewhat crooked; the face naked,and the feet have four toes palmated at the base. This fowl was much valued by the Egyptians for destroying serpents. ...
27800	ic	[.] OL'IGIST,'IC, a. [Gr. least.] Oligist iron, so called, is a crystallized tritoxyd of iron.
27801	icarian	...
27802	ice	[.] ICE, n. [.] 1. Water or other fluid congealed, or in a solid state; a solid, transparent, brittle substance, formed by the congelation of a fluid, by means of the abstraction of the heat necessary to preserve its fluidity, or to use language, congealed by cold. [.] 2. ...
27803	iceberg	[.] ICEBERG, n. [ice and a hill.] A hill or mountain of ice, or a vast body of ice accumulated in valleys in high northern latitudes. [.] This term is applied to such elevated masses as exist in the valleys of the frigid zones; to those which are found on the surface of ...
27804	iceblink	[.] ICEBLINK, n. A name given by seamen to a bright appearance near the horizon, occasioned by the ice,and observed before the ice itself is seen.
27805	iceboat	[.] ICEBOAT, n. A boat constructed for moving on ice.
27806	icebound	[.] ICEBOUND, a. In seaman's language, totally surrounded with ice, so as to be incapable of advancing.
27807	icebuilt	[.] ICEBUILT, a. Composed of ice. [.] 1. Loaded with ice.
27808	icehouse	[.] ICEHOUSE, n. [ice and house.] A repository for the preservation of ice during warm weather; a pit with a drain for conveying off the water of the ice when dissolved, and usually covered with a roof.
27809	iceisle	[.] ICEISLE, n. iceile. [ice and isle.] A vast body of floating ice,such as is often seen in the Atlantic, off the banks of Newfoundland.
27810	icelander	[.] ICELANDER, n. A native of Iceland.
27811	icelandic	[.] ICELAND'IC, a. Pertaining to Iceland; and as a noun, the language of the Icelanders. [.] Iceland spar, calcarious spar, in laminated masses, easily divisible into rhombs, perfectly similar to the primitive rhomb.
27812	iceplant	[.] ICEPLANT, n. A plant of the genus Mesembryanthemem, sprinkled with pellucid, glittering, icy pimples.
27813	icespar	[.] ICESPAR, n. A variety of feldspar,the crystals of which resemble ice.
27814	ichneumon	[.] ICHNEU'MON, n. [L. from the Gr. to follow the steps, a footstep; a follower of the crocodile.] [.] An animal of the genus Viverra, or weasel kind. It has a tail tapering to a point, and its toes are distant from each other. It inhabits Egypt, Barbary and India. It ...
27815	ichnographic	[.] ICHNOGRAPH'IC
27816	ichnographical	[.] ICHNOGRAPH'ICAL, a. [See Ichnography.] Pertaining to ichnography; describing a ground- plot.
27817	ichnography	[.] ICHNOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. a footstep, and to describe.] In perspective, the view of any thing cut off by a plane parallel to the horizon, just at the base of it, a ground-plot.
27818	ichor	[.] I'CHOR, n. [Gr.] A thin watery humor, like serum or whey. [.] 1. Sanious matter flowing from an ulcer.
27819	ichorous	[.] I'CHOROUS, a. Like ichor; thin; water; serous. [.] 1. Sanious.
27820	ichthyocol	[.] ICH'THYOCOL
27821	ichthyocolla	[.] ICHTHYOCOL'LA, n. [Gr. a fish, and glue.] Fish-glue; isinglass; a glue prepared from the sounds of fish.
27822	ichthyolite	[.] ICH'THYOLITE, n. [Gr. a fish, and a stone.] Fossil fish; or the figure or impression of a fish in rock.
27823	ichthyological	[.] ICHTHYOLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to ichthyology.
27824	ichthyologist	[.] ICHTHYOL'OGIST, n. [See Ichthyology.] One versed in ichthyology.
27825	ichthyology	[.] ICHTHYOL'OGY, n. [Gr. a fish, and discourse.] The science of fishes, or that part of zoology which treats of fishes,their structure, form and classification,their habits, uses, &c.
27826	ichthyophagous	[.] ICHTHYOPH'AGOUS, a. [Gr. fish, and to eat.] Eating or subsisting on fish.
27827	ichthyophagy	[.] ICHTHYOPH'AGY, n. [supra.] The practice of eating fish.
27828	ichthyophthalmite	[.] ICHTHYOPHTHAL'MITE, n. [Gr. a fish, and an eye.] Fish-eyestone. [See Apophyllite.]
27829	icicle	[.] I'CICLE, n. A pendent conical mass of ice, formed by the freezing of water or other fluid as it flows down an inclined plane, or collects in drops and is suspended. In the north of England, it is called ickle.
27830	iciness	[.] I'CINESS, n. The state of being icy, or of being very cold. [.] 1. The state of generating ice.
27831	icing	[.] I'CING, ppr. Covering with concreted sugar.
27832	icon	[.] I'CON, n. [Gr. an image, to resemble.] An image or representation. [Not in use.]
27833	iconoclast	[.] ICON'OCLAST, n. [Gr. an image, and a breaker, to break.] A breaker or destroyer of images; a name which Catholics give to those who reject the use of images in religious worship.
27834	iconoclastic	[.] ICONOCLAS'TIC, a. Breaking images.
27835	iconography	[.] ICONOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. an image, to describe.] The description of images or ancient statues, busts, semi-busts, paintings in fresco, mosaic works, and ancient pieces of miniature.
27836	iconolater	[.] ICONOL'ATER, n. [Gr. an image, and a servant.] One that worships images; a name given to Romanists.
27837	iconology	[.] ICONOL'OGY, n. [Gr. an image, and a discourse.] The doctrine of images or representations.
27838	icosahedral	[.] ICOSAHE'DRAL, a. [Gr. twenty, and seat, basis.] Having twenty equal sides.
27839	icosahedron	[.] ICOSAHE'DRON, n. [supra.] A solid of twenty equal sides. [.] In geometry, a regular solid, consisting of twenty triangular pyramids, whose vertices meet in the center of a sphere supposed to circumscribe it, and therefore have their highths and bases equal.
27840	icosander	[.] ICOSAN'DER, n. [Gr. twenty, and a male.] In botany, a plant having twenty or more stamens inserted in the calyx. [.] Note - A writer on botany has suggested that as the proper character of plants of this class is the insertion of the stamens in the calyx, it might be ...
27841	icosandrian	[.] ICOSAN'DRIAN, n. Pertaining to the class of plants, Icosandria, having twenty or more stamens inserted in the calyx.
27842	icteric	[.] IC'TERIC
27843	icterical	[.] ICTER'ICAL, a. [L. ictericus, from icterus, jaundice.] Affected with the jaundice. [.] 1. Good in the cure of the jaundice.
27844	icteritious	[.] ICTERI'TIOUS, a. [L. icterus,jaundice.] Yellow; having the color of the skin when it is affected by the jaundice.
27845	icy	[.] I'CY, a. [from ice.] Abounding with ice; as the icy regions of the north. [.] 1. Cold; frosty; as icy chains. [.] 2. Made of ice. [.] 3. Resembling ice; chilling. [.] [.] Religion lays not an icy hand on the true joys of life. [.] 4. Cold; frigid; destitute ...
27846	icy-pearled	[.] I'CY-PEARLED, a. Studded with spangles of ice. [.] I'd, contracted from I would, or I had.
27847	idea	[.] IDE'A, n. [L. idea; Gr. to see, L. video.] [.] 1. Literally, that which is seen; hence, form, image, model of any thing in the mind; that which is held or comprehended by the understanding or intellectual faculties. [.] I have used the idea, to express whatever ...
27848	ideal	[.] IDE'AL, a. Existing in idea; intellectual; mental; as ideal knowledge. [.] [.] There will always be a wide interval between practical and ideal excellence. [.] 1. Visionary; existing in fancy or imagination only; as ideal good. [.] 2. That considers ideas ...
27849	idealism	[.] IDE'ALISM, n. The system or theory that makes every thing to consist in ideas, and denies the existence of material bodies.
27850	idealize	[.] IDE'ALIZE, v.i. To form ideas.
27851	ideally	[.] IDE'ALLY, adv. Intellectually; mentally; in idea.
27852	ideate	[.] IDE'ATE, v.t. To form in idea; to fancy. [Not in use.]
27853	identic	[.] IDEN'TIC
27854	identical	[.] IDEN'TICAL, a. [L. idem, the same.] The same; not different; as the identical person; the identical proposition. [.] [.] We found on the thief the identical goods that were lost.
27855	identification	[.] IDENTIFICA'TION, n. The act of making or proving to be the same.
27856	identified	[.] IDEN'TIFIED, pp. Ascertained or made to be the same.
27857	identify	[.] IDEN'TIFY, v.t. [L. idem, the same, and facio, to make.] [.] 1. To ascertain or prove to be the same. The owner of the goods found them in the possession of the thief,and identified them. [.] 2. To make to be the same; to unite or combine in such a manner as ...
27858	identifying	[.] IDEN'TIFYING, ppr. Ascertaining or proving to be the same. [.] 1. Making the same in interest, purpose,use, efficacy, &c.
27859	identity	[.] IDEN'TITY, n. Sameness, as distinguished from similitude and diversity. We speak of the identity of goods found, the identity of persons, or of personal identity.
27860	ides	[.] IDES, n. plu. [L. idus.] In the ancient Roman calendar, eight days in each month; the first day of which fell on the 13th of January, February, April, June, August, September, November and December, and on the 15th of March, May, July,and October. The ides came between ...
27861	idio-repulisve	[.] IDIO-REPUL'ISVE, a. Repulsive by itself; as the idio-repulsive power of heat.
27862	idiocrasy	[.] IDIOC'RASY, n. [Gr. proper, peculiar to one's self, and mixture, temperament, to mix.] [.] Peculiarity of constitution; that temperament, or state of constitution, which is peculiar to a person.
27863	idiocratic	[.] IDIOCRAT'IC
27864	idiocratical	[.] IDIOCRAT'ICAL, a. Peculiar in constitution.
27865	idiocy	[.] ID'IOCY, n. [Gr. See Idiot.] A defect of understanding; properly, a natural defect. [.] [.] Idiocy and lunacy excuse from the guilt of crime.
27866	idioelectric	[.] IDIOELEC'TRIC, a. [Gr. separate from others, peculiar to one's self,and electric.] [.] Electric per se, or containing electricity in its natural state.
27867	idiom	[.] ID'IOM, n. [L. idioma, from Gr. proper, or peculiar to one's self; Eng. widow, wide.] [.] 1. A mode of expression peculiar to a language; peculiarity of expression or phraseology. In this sense, it is used in the plural to denote forms of speech or phraseology, peculiar ...
27868	idiomatic	[.] IDIOMAT'IC
27869	idiomatical	[.] IDIOMAT'ICAL, a. Peculiar to a language; pertaining to the particular genius or modes of expression which belong to a language; as an idiomatic phrase.
27870	idiomatically	[.] IDIOMAT'ICALLY, adv. According to the idiom of a language.
27871	idiopathic	[.] IDIOPATH'IC, a. [See Idiopathy.] Pertaining to idiopathy; indicating a disease peculiar to a particular part of the body, and not arising from any preceding disease; as idiopathic head-ach. The epilepsy is idiopathic, when it proceeds from some fault in the brain; ...
27872	idiopathically	[.] IDIOPATH'ICALLY, adv. By means of its own disease or affections; not sympathetically.
27873	idiopathy	[.] IDIOP'ATHY, n. [Gr. proper, peculiar, and suffering, disease, to suffer.] [.] 1. An original disease in a particular part of the body; a disease peculiar to some part of the body and not proceeding from another disease. [.] 2. Peculiar affection.
27874	idiosyncrasy	[.] IDIOSYN'CRASY, n. [Gr. proper, with, and temperament.] A peculiar temperament or organization of a body, by which it is rendered more liable to certain disorders than bodies differently constituted.
27875	idiot	[.] ID'IOT, n.[L. idiota; Gr. private,vulgar,unskilled, peculiar, that is, separate, simple. See Idiom.] [.] 1. A natural fool or fool from his birth; a human being in form, but destitute of reason, or the ordinary intellectual powers of man. [.] [.] A person who ...
27876	idiotic	[.] IDIOT'IC, a. Like an idiot; foolish; sottish.
27877	idiotish	[.] ID'IOTISH, a. Like an idiot; partaking of idiocy; foolish.
27878	idiotism	[.] ID'IOTISM, n. [Gr. a form of speech taken from the vulgar.] [.] 1. An idiom; a peculiarity of expression; a mode of expression peculiar to a language; a peculiarity in the structure of words and phrases. [.] [.] Scholars sometimes give terminations and idiotisms ...
27879	idiotize	[.] ID'IOTIZE, v.i. To become stupid.
27880	idle	[.] I'DLE, a. [.] 1. Not employed; unoccupied with business; inactive; doing nothing. [.] [.] Why stand ye here all the day idle? Matt.20. [.] [.] To be idle, is to be vicious. [.] 2. Slothful; given to rest and ease; averse to labor or employment; lazy; as ...
27881	idleheaded	[.] I'DLEHEADED, a. [idle and head.] Foolish; unreasonable. [.] 1. Delirious; infatuated. [Little used.]
27882	idleness	[.] I'DLENESS, n. Abstinence from labor or employment; the state of a person who is unemployed in labor, or unoccupied in business; the state of doing nothing. Idleness is the parent of vice. [.] [.] Through the idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. Eccles.10. [.] 1. ...
27883	idlepated	[.] I'DLEPATED, a. Idleheaded; stupid.
27884	idler	[.] I'DLER, n. One who does nothing; one who spends his time in inaction, or without being engaged in business. [.] 1. A lazy person; a sluggard.
27885	idlesby	[.] I'DLESBY, n. An idle or lazy person. [Not used.]
27886	idly	[.] I'DLY, adv. In an idle manner; without employment. [.] 1. Lazily; sluggishly. [.] 2. Foolishly; uselessly; in a trifling way. [.] [.] A shilling spent idly by a fool, may be saved by a wiser person. [.] 3. Carelessly; without attention. [.] 4. Vainly; ...
27887	idocrase	[.] ID'OCRASE, n. [Gr. form, and mixture; a mixed figure.] [.] A mineral, the vesuvian of Werner, sometimes massive,and very often in shining prismatic crystals. Its primitive form is a four-sided prism with square bases. It is found near Vesuvius, in unaltered rocks ejected ...
27888	idol	[.] I'DOL, n. [L. idolum; Gr. form or to see.] [.] 1. An image, form or representation, usually of a man or other animal, consecrated as an object of worship; a pagan deity. Idols are usually statues or images, carved out of wood or stone, or formed of metals, particularly ...
27889	idolater	...
27890	idolatress	[.] IDOL'ATRESS, n. A female worshiper of idols.
27891	idolatrize	[.] IDOL'ATRIZE, v.i. To worship idols. [.] IDOL'ATRIZE, v.t. To adore; to worship.
27892	idolatrous	[.] IDOL'ATROUS, a. Pertaining to idolatry; partaking of the nature of idolatry, or of the worship of false gods; consisting in the worship of idols; as idolatrous worship. [.] 1. Consisting in or partaking of an excessive attachment or reverence; as an idolatrous veneration ...
27893	idolatrously	[.] IDOL'ATROUSLY, adv. In an idolatrous manner; with excessive reverence.
27894	idolatry	[.] IDOL'ATRY, n. [L. idololatria. Gr. idol, and to worship or serve.] [.] 1. The worship of idols, images, or any thing made by hands, or which is not God. [.] [.] Idolatry is of two kinds; the worship of images, statues, pictures, &c. made by hands; and the worship ...
27895	idolish	[.] I'DOLISH, a. Idolatrous.
27896	idolism	[.] I'DOLISM, n. The worship of idols. [Little used.]
27897	idolist	[.] I'DOLIST, n. A worship of images; a poetical word.
27898	idolize	[.] I'DOLIZE, v.t. To love to excess; to love or reverence to adoration; as, to idolize gold or wealth; to idolize children; to idolize a virtuous magistrate or a hero.
27899	idolized	[.] I'DOLIZED, pp. Loved or reverenced to adoration.
27900	idolizer	[.] I'DOLIZER, n. One who idolizes, or loves to reverence.
27901	idolizing	[.] I'DOLIZING, ppr. Loving or revering to an excess bordering on adoration.
27902	idoneous	[.] IDO'NEOUS, a. [L. idoneus; probably from the root of Gr. to be strong, able or sufficient.] [.] Fit; suitable; proper; convenient; adequate. [Little used.]
27903	idyl	[.] IDYL, n. [L. idyllium; Gr. supposed to be from form.] [.] A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as the idyls of Theocritus.
27904	ieland	[.] I'ELAND, n. i'land. [L. aqua,and land. This is the genuine English word, always used in discourse, but for which is used island, an absurd compound of Fr.isle and land, which signifies land in water-land, or rather ieland-land.] [.] 1. A portion of land surrounded ...
27905	if	[.] IF, v.t. It is used as the sign of a condition, or it introduces a conditional sentence. It is a verb, without a specified nominative. In like manner we use grant, admit, suppose. Regularly, if should be followed, as it was formerly, by the substitute or pronoun ...
27906	igated	[.] IGATED, pp. Steered or managed in passing on the water; passed over in sailing.
27907	igneous	[.] IG'NEOUS, a. [L.igneus, from ignis, fire.] [.] 1. Consisting of fire; as igneous particles emitted from burning wood. [.] 2. Containing fire; having the nature of fire. [.] 3. Resembling fire; as an igneous appearance.
27908	ignescent	[.] IGNES'CENT, a. [L. ignescens, ignesco, from ignis, fire.] [.] Emitting sparks of fire when struck with steel; scintillating; as ignescent stones. [.] IGNES'CENT, n. A stone or mineral that gives out sparks when struck with steel or iron. [.] [.] Many other stones, ...
27909	ignifluous	[.] IGNIF'LUOUS, a. [L.ignifluus.] Flowing with fire.
27910	ignify	[.] IG'NIFY, v.t. [L. ignis and facio.] To form into fire.
27911	ignipotent	[.] IGNIP'OTENT, a. [L. ignis, fire, and potens, powerful.] [.] Presiding over fire. Vulcan is called the power ignipotent.
27912	ignite	[.] IGNI'TE, v.t. [L. ignis, fire.] To kindle, or set on fire. [.] 1. More generally, to communicate fire to, or to render luminous or red by heat; as, to ignite charcoal or iron. Anthracite is ignited with more difficulty than bituminous coal. [.] IGNI'TE, v.i. ...
27913	ignited	[.] IGNI'TED, pp. Set on fire. [.] 1. Rendered red or luminous by heat or fire.
27914	ignitible	[.] IGNI'TIBLE, a. Capable of being ignited.
27915	igniting	[.] IGNI'TING, ppr. Setting on fire; becoming red with heat. [.] 1. Communicating fire to; heating to redness.
27916	ignition	[.] IGNI'TION, n. The act of kindling, or setting on fire. [.] 1. The act or operation of communicating fire or heat, till the substance becomes red or luminous. [.] 2. The state of being kindled; more generally, the state of being heated to redness or luminousness. [.] 3. ...
27917	ignivomous	[.] IGNIV'OMOUS, a. [L. ignivomus; ignis, fire, and vomo, to vomit.] [.] Vomiting fire; as an ignivomous mountain, a volcano.
27918	ignobility	[.] IGNOBIL'ITY, n. Ignobleness. [Not in use.]
27919	ignoble	[.] IGNO'BLE, a. [L. ignobilis; in and nobilis. See Noble.] [.] 1. Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious. [.] 2. Mean; worthless; as an ignoble plant. [.] 3. Base, not honorable; as an ignoble motive.
27920	ignobleness	[.] IGNO'BLENESS, n. Want of dignity; meanness.
27921	ignobly	[.] IGNO'BLY, adv. Of low family or birth; as ignobly born. [.] 1. Meanly; dishonorably; reproachfully; disgracefully; basely.
27922	ignominious	[.] IGNOMIN'IOUS, a. [L. ignominiosus. See Ignominy.] [.] 1. Incurring disgrace; cowardly; of mean character. [.] [.] Then with pale fear surprised, [.] [.] Fled ignominious. [.] 2. Very shameful; reproachful; dishonorable; infamous. To be hanged for a crime ...
27923	ignominiously	[.] IGNOMIN'IOUSLY, adv. Meanly; disgracefully; shamefully.
27924	ignominy	[.] IG'NOMINY, n. [L. ignominia; in and nomen, against name or reputation.] Public disgrace; shame; reproach; dishonor; infamy. [.] [.] Their generals have been received with honor after their defeat; yours with ignominy after conquest. [.] [.] Vice begins in mistake, ...
27925	ignoramus	[.] IGNORA'MUS, n. [L. we are ignorant; from ignoro.] [.] 1. The indorsement which a grand jury make on a bill presented to them for inquiry, when there is not evidence to support the charges, on which all proceedings are stopped, and the accused person is discharged. [.] 2. ...
27926	ignorance	[.] IG'NORANCE, n. [L. ignorantia; ignoro,not to know; ignarus, ignorant; in and gnarus, knowing.] [.] 1. Want, absence or destitution of knowledge; the negative state of the mind which has not been instructed in arts, literature or science, or has not been informed ...
27927	ignorant	[.] IG'NORANT, a. [L. ignorans.] Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened. A man may be ignorant of the law, or of any art or science. He may be ignorant of his own rights, or of the rights of others. [.] 1. Unknown; undiscovered; ...
27928	ignorantly	[.] IG'NORANTLY, adv. Without knowledge, instruction or information. [.] [.] Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. Acts.17. [.] 1. Unskillfully; inexpertly. A man may mistake blunders for beauties and ignorantly admire them.
27929	ignore	[.] IGNO'RE, v.t. To be ignorant. [Not in use.]
27930	ignoscible	[.] IGNOS'CIBLE, a. [L. ignoscibilis.] Pardonable. [Not used.]
27931	ignote	[.] IGNO'TE, a. [L. ignotus.] Unknown. [Not used.]
27932	iguana	[.] IGU`ANA, n. A species of lizard, of the genus Lacerta.
27933	il	[.] Il, prefixed to words beginning with l, stands for in, as used in the Latin language, and usually denotes a negation of the sense of the simple word, as illegal, not legal; or it denotes to or on, and merely augments or enforces the sense, as in illuminate.
27934	ile	[.] ILE, so written by Pope for aile, a walk or alley in a church or public building. [Not in use.] [.] 1. An ear of corn. [Not used.]
27935	ilex	[.] I'LEX, n. [L.] In botany, the generic name of the Holly-tree. [.] Also, the Quercus ilex, or great scarlet oak.
27936	iliac	[.] IL'IAC, a. [L. iliacus, from ilia, the flank, or small intestines; Gr. to wind.] Pertaining to the lower bowels, or to the ileum. The iliac passion, is a violent and dangerous kind of colic, with an inversion of the peristaltic motion of the bowels.
27937	iliad	[.] IL'IAD, n. [from Ilium, Ilion, Troy.] An epic poem, composed by Homer, in twenty four books. The subject of this poem is the wrath of Achilles; in describing which,the poet exhibits the miserable effects of disunion and public dissensions. Hence the phrase, Ilias ...
27938	ilk	[.] ILK, a. The same; each. This is retained in Scottish, from the Saxon elc, each.
27939	ill	[.] ILL, n. [.] 1. Bad or evil, in a general sense; contrary to good, physical or moral; applied to things; evil; wicked; wrong; iniquitous; as, his ways are ill; he sets an ill example. [.] 2. Producing evil or misfortune; as an ill star or planet. [.] 3. Bad; ...
27940	ill-bred	[.] ILL-BRED, a. Not well bred; unpolite.
27941	ill-breeding	[.] ILL-BREE'DING, n. Want of good breeding; unpoliteness.
27942	ill-conditioned	[.] ILL-CONDI'TIONED, a. [See Condition.] Being in bad order or state.
27943	ill-favored	[.] ILL-FA'VORED, a. [ill and favored.] Ugly; ill-looking; wanting beauty; deformed. [.] [.] Ill-favored and lean fleshed. Gen. 41.
27944	ill-favoredly	[.] ILL-FA'VOREDLY, adv. With deformity. [.] 1. Roughly; rudely.
27945	ill-favoredness	[.] ILL-FA'VOREDNESS, n. Ugliness; deformity.
27946	ill-lived	[.] ILL-LI'VED, a. Leading a wicked life. [Little used.]
27947	ill-nature	[.] ILL-NA'TURE, n. [ill and nature.] Crossness; crabbedness; habitual bad temper, or want of kindness; fractiousness.
27948	ill-natured	[.] ILL-NA'TURED, a. Cross, crabbed; surly; intractable; of habitual bad temper; peevish; fractious. An ill-natured person may disturb the harmony of a whole parish. [.] 1. That indicates ill-nature. [.] [.] The ill-natured task refuse. [.] 2. Intractable; not ...
27949	ill-naturedly	[.] ILL-NA'TUREDLY, adv. In a peevish or forward manner; crossly; unkindly.
27950	ill-naturedness	[.] ILL-NA'TUREDNESS, n. Crossness; want of a kind disposition.
27951	ill-will	[.] ILL-WILL' n. Enmity; malevolence.
27952	ill-willer	[.] ILL-WILL'ER, n. One who wishes ill to another.
27953	illabile	[.] ILLAB'ILE, a. [See Labile.] Not liable to fall or err; infallible. [Not used.]
27954	illability	[.] ILLABIL'ITY, n. The quality of not being liable to err, fall or apostatize. [Not used.]
27955	illacerable	[.] ILLAC'ERABLE, a. [See Lacerate.] That cannot be torn or rent.
27956	illapse	[.] ILLAPSE, n. illaps'. [See Lapse.] A sliding in; an immission or entrance of one thing into another. [.] 1. A falling on; a sudden attack.
27957	illaqueate	[.] ILLAQ'UEATE, v.t. [L. illaqueo; in and laqueo, to ensnare; laquens, a snare.] To ensnare; to entrap; to entangle; to catch. [Little used.]
27958	illaqueated	[.] ILLAQ'UEATED, pp. Ensnared.
27959	illaqueation	[.] ILLAQUEA'TION, n. The act of ensnaring; a catching or entrapping. [Little used.] [.] 1. A snare.
27960	illataive	[.] IL'LATAIVE, a. [See Illation.] Relating to illation; that may be inferred; as an illative consequence. [.] 1. That denotes an inference; as an illative word or particle, as then and therefore. [.] IL'LATAIVE, n. That which denotes illation or inference.
27961	illation	[.] ILLA'TION, n. [L. illatio; in and latio, a bearing; latus, from fero.] An inference from premises; a conclusion; deduction. [Little used.]
27962	illaudable	[.] ILLAUD'ABLE, a. [See Laudable.] Not laudable; not worthy of approbation or commendation; as an illaudable motive or act. [.] 1. Worthy of censure or dispraise.
27963	illaudably	[.] ILLAUD'ABLY, adv. In a manner unworthy of praise; without deserving praise.
27964	illecebrous	[.] ILLE'CEBROUS, a. [L.illecebrosus.] Alluring; full of allurement.
27965	illegal	[.] ILLE'GAL, a. [See Legal.] Not legal; unlawful; contrary to law; illicit; as an illegal act; illegal trade.
27966	illegality	[.] ILLEGAL'ITY, n. Contrariety to law; unlawfulness; as the illegality of trespass,or of false imprisonment.
27967	illegalize	[.] ILLE'GALIZE, v.t. To render unlawful.
27968	illegally	[.] ILLE'GALLY, adv. In a manner contrary to law; unlawfully; as a man illegally imprisoned.
27969	illegibility	[.] ILLEGIBIL'ITY, n. The quality of being illegible.
27970	illegible	[.] ILLEG'IBLE, a. [See Legible.] That cannot be read; obscure or defaced so that the words cannot be known. It is a disgrace to a gentleman to write an illegible hand. The manuscripts found in the ruins of Herculaneum are mostly illegible.
27971	illegibly	[.] ILLEG'IBLY, adv. In a manner not to be read; as a letter written illegibly.
27972	illegitimacy	[.] ILLEGIT'IMACY, n. [See Legitimate.] [.] 1. The state of being born out of wedlock; the state of bastardy. [.] 2. The state of being not genuine, or of legitimate origin.
27973	illegitimate	[.] ILLEGIT'IMATE, a. [See Legitimate.] [.] 1. Unlawfully begotten; born out of wedlock; spurious; as an illegitimate son or daughter. [.] 2. Unlawful; contrary to law. [.] 3. Not genuine; not of genuine origin; as an illegitimate inference. [.] 4. Not authorized ...
27974	illegitimately	[.] ILLEGIT'IMATELY, adv. Not in wedlock; without authority.
27975	illelgitimation	[.] ILLELGITIMA'TION, n. The state of one not born in wedlock. [.] 1. Want of genuineness.
27976	illeviable	[.] ILLEV'IABLE, a. That cannot be levied or collected.
27977	illiberal	[.] ILLIB'ERAL, a. [See Liberal.] Not liberal; not free or generous. [.] 1. Not noble; not ingenuous; not catholic; of a contracted mind. Cold in charity; in religion, illiberal. [.] 2. Not candid; uncharitable in judging. [.] 3. Not generous; not munificent; ...
27978	illiberality	[.] ILLIBERAL'ITY, n. Narrowness of mind; contractedness; meanness; want of catholic opinions. [.] 1. Parsimony; want of munificence.
27979	illiberally	[.] ILLIB'ERALLY, adv. Ungenerously; uncandidly; uncharitably; disingenuously. [.] 1. Parsimoniously.
27980	illicit	[.] ILLIC'IT, a. [L. illicitus; in and licitus, from liceo, to permit.] [.] Not permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful; as an illicit trade; illicit intercourse or connection.
27981	illicitly	[.] ILLIC'ITLY, adv. Unlawfully.
27982	illicitness	[.] ILLIC'ITNESS, n. Unlawfulness.
27983	illicitous	[.] ILLIC'ITOUS, a. Unlawful.
27984	illighten	[.] ILLI'GHTEN, v.t. [See Light, Lighten.] To enlighten. [Not in use.]
27985	illimitable	[.] ILLIM'ITABLE, a. [in,not, and limit,or L. limes.] [.] That cannot be limited or bounded; as the illimitable void.
27986	illimitably	[.] ILLIM'ITABLY, adv. Without possibility of being bounded. [.] 1. Without limits.
27987	illimited	[.] ILLIM'ITED, a. [L. limes, a limit.] Unbounded; not limited; interminable.
27988	illimitedness	[.] ILLIM'ITEDNESS, n. Boundlessness; the state of being without limits or restriction. [.] [.] The absoluteness and illimitedness of his commission was much spoken of.
27989	illinition	[.] ILLINI'TION, n. [L.illinitus, illinio, to anoint; in and lino, to besmear.] A thin crust of some extraneous substance formed on minerals. [.] [.] It is sometimes disguised by a thin crust or illinition of black manganese.
27990	illiteracy	[.] ILLIT'ERACY, n. [from illiterate.] The state of being untaught or unlearned; want of a knowledge of letters; ignorance.
27991	illiterate	[.] ILLIT'ERATE, a. [L. illiteratus; in and literatus; from litera, a letter.] Unlettered; ignorant of letters or books; untaught; unlearned; uninstructed in science; as an illiterate man, nation or tribe.
27992	illiterateness	[.] ILLIT'ERATENESS, n. Want of learning; ignorance of letters, books or science.
27993	illiterature	[.] ILLIT'ERATURE, n. Want of learning. [Little used.]
27994	illness	[.] ILL'NESS, n. [from ill.] Badness; unfavorableness; as the illness of the weather. [Not used.] [.] 1. Disease; indisposition; malady; disorder of health; sickness. He has recovered from his illness. [.] 2. Wickedness; iniquity; wrong moral conduct.
27995	illogical	[.] ILLOG'ICAL, a. [See Logical.] Ignorant or negligent of the rules of logic or correct reasoning; as an illogical disputant. [.] 1. Contrary to the rules of logic or sound reasoning; as an illogical inference.
27996	illogically	[.] ILLOG'ICALLY, adv. In a manner contrary to the rules of correct reasoning.
27997	illogicalness	[.] ILLOG'ICALNESS, n. Contrariety to sound reasoning.
27998	illstarred	[.] ILL'STARRED, a. [ill and star.] Fated to be unfortunate.
27999	illude	[.] ILLU'DE, v.t. [L. illudo; in and ludo, to play. See Ludicrous.] [.] To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite hope and disappoint it.
28000	illuded	[.] ILLU'DED, pp. Deceived; mocked.
28001	illuding	[.] ILLU'DING, ppr. Playing on by artifice; deceiving.
28002	illume	[.] ILLU'ME
28003	illuminant	[.] ILLU'MINANT, n. That which illuminates or affords light.
28004	illuminate	[.] ILLU'MINATE, v.t. [See Illume.] To enlighten; to throw light on; to supply with light. [This word is used in poetry or prose.] [.] 1. To adorn with festal lamps or bonfires. [.] 2. To enlighten intellectually with knowledge or grace. Heb.10. [.] 3. To adorn ...
28005	illuminated	[.] ILLU'MINATED, pp. Enlightened; rendered light or luminous; illustrated; adorned with pictures, as books.
28006	illuminati	[.] ILLUMINA'TI, n. A church term anciently applied to persons who had received baptism; in which ceremony they received a lighted taper, as a symbol of the faith and grace they had received by that sacrament. [.] 1. The name of a sect of heretics, who sprung up in ...
28007	illuminating	[.] ILLU'MINATING, ppr. Enlightening; rendering luminous or bright; illustrating; adorning with pictures. [.] ILLU'MINATING, n. The act, practice or art of adorning manuscripts and books by paintings.
28008	illumination	[.] ILLUMINA'TION, n. The act of illuminating or rendering luminous; the act of supplying with light. [.] 1. The act of rendering a house or a town light, by placing lights at the windows, or in elevated situations, as a manifestation of joy; or the state of being thus ...
28009	illuminative	[.] ILLU'MINATIVE, a. Having the power of giving light.
28010	illuminator	[.] ILLU'MINATOR, n. He or that which illuminates or gives light. [.] 1. One whose occupation is to decorate manuscripts and books with pictures, portraits and drawings of any kind. This practice began among the Romans, and was continued during the middle ages. The ...
28011	illumine	[.] ILLU'MINE, v.t. [L. illumino; in and lumino, to enlighten, from lumen, light. See Luminous.] [.] 1. To illuminate; to enlighten; to throw or spread light on; to make light or bright. [.] [.] [These words are used chiefly in poetry.] [.] 2. To enlighten, as ...
28012	illuminee	[.] ILLUMINEE'
28013	illuminism	[.] ILLU'MINISM, n. The principles of the Illuminati.
28014	illuminize	[.] ILLU'MINIZE, v.t. To initiate into the doctrines or principles of the Illuminati.
28015	illusion	[.] ILLU'SION, n. s as z. [L. illusio, from illudo, to illude.] Deceptive appearance; false show, by which a person is or may be deceived, or his expectations disappointed; mockery. [.] [.] Ye soft illusions, dear deceits, arise!
28016	illusive	[.] ILLU'SIVE, a. Deceiving by false show; deceitful; false. [.] [.] While the fond soul, [.] [.] Wrapt in gay visions of unreal bliss, [.] [.] Still paints th' illusive form.
28017	illusively	[.] ILLU'SIVELY, adv. By means of a false show.
28018	illusiveness	[.] ILLU'SIVENESS, n. Deception; false show.
28019	illusory	[.] ILLU'SORY, a. [L. illusus,illudo.] Deceiving or tending to deceive by false appearances; fallacious. His offers were illusory.
28020	illustrate	[.] ILLUS'TRATE, v.t. [L. illustro; in and lustro, to illuminate. See Luster.] [.] 1. To make clear, bright or luminous. [.] 2. To brighten with honor; to make distinguished. [.] [.] Matter to me of glory! whom their hate [.] [.] Illustrates-- [.] 3. To brighten; ...
28021	illustrated	[.] ILLUS'TRATED, pp. Made bright or glorious. [.] 1. Explained; elucidated; made clear to the understanding.
28022	illustrating	[.] ILLUS'TRATING, ppr. Making bright or glorious; rendering distinguished; elucidating.
28023	illustration	[.] ILLUSTRA'TION, n. The act of rendering bright or glorious. [.] 1. Explanation; elucidation; a rendering clear what is obscure or abstruse.
28024	illustrative	[.] ILLUS'TRATIVE, a. Having the quality of elucidating and making clear what is obscure; as an argument or simile illustrative of the subject. [.] 1. Having the quality of rendering glorious, or of displaying glory.
28025	illustratively	[.] ILLUS'TRATIVELY, adv. By way of illustration or elucidation.
28026	illustrator	[.] ILLUS'TRATOR, n. One who illustrates or makes clear.
28027	illustrious	[.] ILLUS'TRIOUS, a. [L. illustris.] [.] 1. Conspicuous; distinguished by the reputation of greatness; renowned; eminent; as an illustrious general or magistrate; an illustrious prince. [.] 2. Conspicuous; renowned; conferring honor; as illustrious actions. [.] 3. ...
28028	illustriously	[.] ILLUS'TRIOUSLY, adv. Conspicuously; nobly; eminently; with dignity or distinction. [.] 1. Gloriously; in a way to manifest glory. The redemption of man displays illustriously the justice as well as the benevolence of God.
28029	illustriousness	[.] ILLUS'TRIOUSNESS, n. Eminence of character; greatness; grandeur; glory.
28030	illuxurious	[.] ILLUXU'RIOUS, a. Not luxurious.
28031	im	[.] I'M, contracted from I am.
28032	image	[.] IM'AGE, n. [L. imago.] [.] 1. A representation or similitude of any person or thing, formed of a material substance; as an image wrought out of stone, wood or wax. [.] [.] Whose is this image and superscription? Matt.22. [.] 2. A statue. [.] 3. An idol; ...
28033	image-worship	[.] IM'AGE-WORSHIP, n. The worship of images; idolatry.
28034	imagery	[.] IM'AGERY, n. im'ajry. Sensible representations, pictures, statues. [.] [.] Rich carvings, portraitures and imagery. [.] 1. Show; appearance. [.] [.] What can thy imagery and sorrow mean? [.] 2. Forms of the fancy; false ideas; imaginary phantasms. [.] [.] ...
28035	imaginable	[.] IMAG'INABLE, a. That may be imagined or conceived. This point is proved with all imaginable clearness.
28036	imaginant	[.] IMAG'INANT, a. Imagining; conceiving. [Not used.]
28037	imaginary	[.] IMAG'INARY, a. Existing only in imagination or fancy; visionary; fancied; not real. [.] [.] Imaginary ills and fancied tortures.
28038	imagination	[.] IMAGINA'TION, n. [L. imaginatio.] The power or faculty of the mind by which it conceives and forms ideas of things communicated to it by the organs of sense. [.] [.] Imagination I understand to be the representation of an individual thought. [.] [.] Our simple ...
28039	imaginative	[.] IMAG'INATIVE, a. That forms imaginations. [.] 1. Full of imaginations; fantastic.
28040	imagine	[.] IMAG'INE, v.t. [L. imaginor, from imago, image.] [.] 1. To form a notion or idea in the mind; to fancy. We can imagine the figure of a horse's head united to a human body. [.] In this sense, fancy is the more proper word. [.] 2. To form ideas or representations ...
28041	imagined	[.] IMAG'INED, pp. Formed in the mind; fancied; contrived.
28042	imaginer	[.] IMAG'INER, n. One who forms ideas; one who contrives.
28043	imagining	[.] IMAG'INING, ppr. Forming ideas in the mind; devising.
28044	imam	[.] IM'AM
28045	iman	[.] IM'AN, n. A minister or priest among the Mohammedans. [.] Imbalm, Imbargo, Imbark, Imbase. See Embalm, Embargo, Embark, Embase.
28046	imban	[.] IMBAN', v.t. [in and ban.] To excommunicate, in a civil sense; to cut off from the rights of man, or exclude from the common privileges of humanity.
28047	imband	[.] IMBAND', v.t. [in and band.] To form into a band or bands. [.] [.] Beneath full sails imbanded nations rise.
28048	imbanded	[.] IMBAND'ED, pp. Formed into a band or bands.
28049	imbank	[.] IMBANK, v.t. [in and bank.] To inclose with a bank; to defend by banks, mounds or dikes.
28050	imbanked	[.] IMBANK'ED, pp. Inclosed or defended with a bank.
28051	imbanking	[.] IMBANK'ING, ppr. Inclosing or surrounding with a bank.
28052	imbankment	[.] IMBANK'MENT, n. The act of surrounding or defending with a bank. [.] 1. Inclosure by a bank; the banks or mounds of earth that are raised to defend a place,especially against floods.
28053	imbarn	[.] IMB`ARN, v.t. To deposit in a barn. [Not used.]
28054	imbastardize	[.] IMB`ASTARDIZE, v.t. To bastardize, which see.
28055	imbead	[.] IMBE'AD, v.t. [in and bead.] To fasten with a bead. [.] [.] The strong bright bayonet imbeaded fast.
28056	imbeaded	[.] IMBE'ADED, pp. Fastened with a bead.
28057	imbecile	[.] IM'BECILE, a. im'becil. [L. imbecillis.] Weak; feeble; destitute of strength, either of body or of mind; impotent.
28058	imbecility	[.] IMBECIL'ITY, n. [L. imbecillitas.] [.] 1. Want of strength; weakness; feebleness of body or of mind. We speak of the imbecility of the body or of the intellect, when either does not possess the usual strength and vigor that belongs to men, and which is necessary ...
28059	imbed	[.] IMBED', v.t. [in and bed.] To sink or lay in a bed; to place in a mass of earth, sand or other substance, so as to be partly inclosed.
28060	imbedded	[.] IMBED'DED, pp. Laid or inclosed, as in a bed or mass of surrounding matter.
28061	imbedding	[.] IMBED'DING, ppr. Laying, as in a bed.
28062	imbellic	[.] IMBEL'LIC, a. [L. in and bellicus.] Not warlike or martial. [Little used.]
28063	imbenching	[.] IMBENCH'ING, n. [in and bench.] A raised work like a bench.
28064	imbibe	[.] IMBI'BE, v.t. [L. imbibo; in and bibo, to drink.] [.] 1. To drink in; to absorb; as, a dry or porous body imbibes a fluid; a sponge imbibes moisture. [.] 2. To receive or admit into the mind and retain; as, to imbibe principles; to imbibe errors. Imbibing in ...
28065	imbibed	[.] IMBI'BED, pp. Drank in, as a fluid; absorbed; received into the mind and retained.
28066	imbiber	[.] IMBI'BER, n. He or that which imbibes.
28067	imbibing	[.] IMBI'BING, ppr. Drinking in; absorbing; receiving and retaining.
28068	imbibition	[.] IMBIBI'TION, n. The act of imbibing.
28069	imbitter	[.] IMBIT'TER, v.t. [in and bitter.] To make bitter. [.] 1. To make unhappy or grievous; to render distressing. The sins of youth often imbitter old age. Grief imbitters our enjoyments. [.] 2. To exasperate; to make more severe, poignant or painful. The sorrows ...
28070	imbittered	[.] IMBIT'TERED, pp. Made unhappy or painful; exasperated.
28071	imbittering	[.] IMBIT'TERING, ppr. Rendering unhappy or distressing; exasperating.
28072	imbodied	[.] IMBOD'IED, pp. [See Imbody.] Formed into a body.
28073	imbody	[.] IMBOD'Y, v.t. [in and body.] To form into a body; to invest with matter; to make corporeal; as, to imbody the soul or spirit. [.] [.] An opening cloud reveals [.] [.] A heavenly form, imbodied and array'd [.] [.] With robes of light. [.] 1. To form into ...
28074	imbodying	[.] IMBOD'YING, ppr. Forming into a body; investing with a corporeal body. [.] 1. Collecting and uniting in a body.
28075	imboil	[.] IMBOIL', v.i. To effervesce.
28076	imbolden	[.] IMBOLDEN, v.t. imboldn. [in and bold.] To encourage; to give confidence to. [.] [.] Nothing imboldens sin so much as mercy. [.] IMBOLDEN, pp. Encouraged; having received confidence.
28077	imboldening	[.] IMBOLDENING, ppr. Encouraging; giving confidence.
28078	imborder	[.] IMBORD'ER, v.t. [in and border.] To furnish or inclose with a border; to adorn with a border. [.] 1. To terminate; to bound.
28079	imbordered	[.] IMBORD'ERED, pp. Furnished, inclosed or adorned with a border; bounded.
28080	imbordering	[.] IMBORD'ERING, ppr. Furnishing, inclosing or adorning with a border; bounding.
28081	imbosk	[.] IMBOSK', v.t. To conceal,as in bushes; to hide.
28082	imbosom	[.] IMBO'SOM, v.t. s as z. [in and bosom.] To hold in the bosom; to cover fondly with the folds of one's garment. [.] 1. To hold in nearness or intimacy. [.] [.] --The Father infinite, [.] [.] By whom in bliss imbosomed sat the Son. [.] 2. To admit to the heart ...
28083	imbosomed	[.] IMBO'SOMED, pp. Held in the bosom or to the breast; caressed; surrounded in the midst; inclosed; covered.
28084	imbosoming	[.] IMBO'SOMING, ppr. Holding in the bosom; caressing; holding to the breast; inclosing or covering in the midst.
28085	imbound	[.] IMBOUND', v.t. [in and bound.] To inclose in limits; to shut in. [Little used.]
28086	imbow	[.] IMBOW, v.t. [in and bow.] To arch; to vault; as an imbowed roof. [.] 1. To make of a circular form; as imbowed windows.
28087	imbowed	[.] IMBOWED, pp. Arched; vaulted; made of a circular form.
28088	imbower	[.] IMBOW'ER, v.t. [in and bower.] To cover with a bower; to shelter with trees.
28089	imbowered	[.] IMBOW'ERED, pp. Covered with a bower; sheltered with trees.
28090	imbowering	[.] IMBOW'ERING, ppr. Covering with a bower or with trees.
28091	imbowing	[.] IMBOWING, ppr. Arching; vaulting; making of a circular form.
28092	imbowment	[.] IMBOWMENT, n. An arch; a vault.
28093	imbox	[.] IMBOX', v.t. To inclose in a box.
28094	imbrangle	[.] IMBRAN'GLE, v.t. To entangle.
28095	imbreed	[.] IMBREE'D, v.t. To generate within.
28096	imbricate	[.] IM'BRICATE
28097	imbricated	...
28098	imbrication	[.] IMBRICA'TION, n. A concave indenture, like that of tiles; tiling.
28099	imbrown	[.] IMBROWN', v.t. [in and brown.] To make brown; to darken; to obscure. [.] [.] The umpierc'd shade [.] [.] Imbrown'd the noon-tide bowers. [.] 1. To darken the color of; to make dirty. [.] [.] The foot grows black that was with dirt imbrown'd. [.] 2. To ...
28100	imbrowned	[.] IMBROWN'ED, pp. Made brown; darkened; tanned.
28101	imbrowning	[.] IMBROWN'ING, ppr. Rendering brown; darkening; tanning.
28102	imbrue	[.] IMBRUE, v.t. imbru'. [Gr. to moisten.] [.] 1. To wet or moisten; to soak; to drench in a fluid, chiefly in blood. [.] [.] Whose arrows in my blood their wings imbrue. [.] [.] Lucius pities the offenders, [.] [.] That would imbrue their hands in Cato's blood. [.] 2. ...
28103	imbrued	[.] IMBRU'ED, pp. Wet; moistened; drenched.
28104	imbruing	[.] IMBRU'ING, ppr. Wetting; moistening; drenching.
28105	imbrute	[.] IMBRU'TE, v.t. [in and brute.] To degrade to the state of a brute; to reduce to brutality. [.] [.] --And mix with bestial slime [.] [.] This essence to incarnate and imbrute. [.] IMBRU'TE, v.i. To sink to the state of a brute.
28106	imbruted	[.] IMBRU'TED, pp. Degraded to brutism.
28107	imbruting	[.] IMBRU'TING, ppr. Reducing to brutishness.
28108	imbue	...
28109	imbued	[.] IMBU'ED, pp. tinged; dyed; tinctured.
28110	imbuing	[.] IMBU'ING, ppr. Tinging; dyeing; tincturing deeply.
28111	imitability	[.] IMITABIL'ITY, n. [See Imitable, Imitate.] The quality of being imitable.
28112	imitable	[.] IM'ITABLE, a. [L. imitabilis. See Imitate.] [.] 1. That may be imitated or copied. Let us follow our Savior in all his imitable conduct and traits of character. There are some works of the ancients that are hardly imitable. The dignified style of Johnson is scarcely ...
28113	imitate	[.] IMI'TATE, v.t. [L. imitor; allied perhaps to Gr. similar, equal.] [.] 1. To follow in manners; to copy in form, color or quality. We imitate another in dress or manners; we imitate a statue, a painting, a sound, an action, when we make or do that which resembles ...
28114	imitated	[.] IM'ITATED, pp. Followed; copied.
28115	imitating	[.] IM'ITATING, ppr. Following in manner; copying.
28116	imitation	[.] IMITA'TION, n. [L. imitatio; imitor, to imitate.] [.] 1. The act of following in manner, or of copying in form; the act of making the similitude of any thing, or of attempting a resemblance. By the imitation of bad men or of evil examples, we are apt to contract ...
28117	imitative	[.] IM'ITATIVE, a. Inclined to follow in manner; as, man is an imitative being. [.] 1. Aiming at resemblance; that is used in the business of forming resemblances. Painting is an initiative art. [.] 2. Formed after a model, pattern or original. [.] [.] This temple, ...
28118	imitator	[.] IM'ITATOR, n. One that follows in manners or deportment. [.] 1. One that copies, or attempts to make the resemblance of any thing.
28119	imitatorship	[.] IMITA'TORSHIP, n. The office or state of an imitator.
28120	immaculate	[.] IMMAC'ULATE, n. [L.immaculatus; in and macula, a spot.] [.] 1. Spotless; pure; unstained; undefiled; without blemish; as immaculate reputation; immaculate thoughts. Our Savior has set us an example of an immaculate life and conversation. [.] 2. Pure; limpid; ...
28121	immaculately	[.] IMMAC'ULATELY, adv. With spotless purity.
28122	immaculateness	[.] IMMAC'ULATENESS, n. Spotless purity.
28123	immailed	[.] IMMA'ILED, a. Wearing mail or armor.
28124	immalleable	[.] IMMAL'LEABLE, a. [in and malleable.] Not malleable; that cannot be extended by hammering.
28125	immanacle	[.] IMMAN'ACLE, v.t. [in and manacle.] To put manacles on; to fetter or confine; to restrain from free action.
28126	immanacled	[.] IMMAN'ACLED, pp. Fettered; confined.
28127	immanacling	[.] IMMAN'ACLING, ppr. Fettering; confining.
28128	immane	[.] IMMA'NE, a. [L. immanis.] Vast; huge; very great. [Little used.]
28129	immanely	[.] IMMA'NELY, adv. Monstrously; cruelly.
28130	immanency	[.] IM'MANENCY, n. Internal dwelling.
28131	immanent	[.] IM'MANENT, a. [L. in and manens, maneo, to abide.] Inherent; intrinsic; internal.
28132	immanity	[.] IMMAN'ITY, n. [L. immanitas.] Barbarity; savageness.
28133	immarcessible	[.] IMMARCES'SIBLE, a. [L. in and marcesco, to fade.] Unfading.
28134	immartial	[.] IMM`ARTIAL, a. [in and martial.] Not martial; not warlike.
28135	immask	[.] IMM`ASK, v.t. [in and mask.] To cover, as with a mask; to disguise.
28136	immasked	[.] IMM`ASKED, pp. Covered; masked.
28137	immasking	[.] IMM`ASKING, ppr. Covering; disguising.
28138	immatchable	[.] IMMATCH'ABLE, a. That cannot be matched; peerless.
28139	immaterial	[.] IMMATE'RIAL, a. [.] 1. Incorporeal; not material; not consisting of matter; as immaterial spirits. The mind or soul is immaterial. [.] 2. Unimportant; without weight; not material; of no essential consequence.
28140	immaterialism	[.] IMMATE'RIALISM, n. The doctrine of the existence or state of immaterial substances or spiritual beings.
28141	immaterialist	[.] IMMATE'RIALIST, n. One who professes immateriality.
28142	immateriality	[.] IMMATERIAL'ITY, n. The quality of being immaterial, or not consisting of matter; destitution of matter; as the immateriality of the soul.
28143	immaterialized	[.] IMMATE'RIALIZED, a. Rendered or made immaterial.
28144	immaterially	[.] IMMATE'RIALLY, adv. In a manner not depending on matter. [.] 1. In a manner unimportant.
28145	immaterialness	[.] IMMATE'RIALNESS, n. The state of being immaterial; immateriality.
28146	immateriate	[.] IMMATE'RIATE, a. Not consisting of matter; incorporeal; immaterial. [Little used.]
28147	immature	[.] IMMATU'RE, a. [L. immaturus; in and maturus.] [.] 1. Not mature or ripe; unripe; that has not arrived to a perfect state; applied to fruit. [.] 2. Not perfect; not brought to a complete state; as immature plans or counsels. [.] 3. Hasty; too early; that comes ...
28148	immaturely	[.] IMMATU'RELY, adv. Too soon; before ripeness or completion; before the natural time.
28149	immatureness	[.] IMMATU'RENESS
28150	immaturity	[.] IMMATU'RITY, n. Unripeness; incompleteness; the state of a thing which has not arrived to perfection.
28151	immeability	[.] IMMEABIL'ITY, n. [L. in and meo, to pass.] Want of power to pass. [.] The proper sense is, the quality of not being permeable, or not affording a passage through the pores. [Little used.]
28152	immeasurable	[.] IMMEAS'URABLE, a. immezh'urable. [in and measure.] [.] That cannot be measured; immense; indefinitely extensive; as an immeasurable distance or space; an immeasurable abyss.
28153	immeasurably	[.] IMMEAS'URABLY, adv. To an extent not to be measured; immensely; beyond all measure.
28154	immeasured	[.] IMMEAS'URED, a. Exceeding common measure.
28155	immechanical	[.] IMMECHAN'ICAL, a. [in and mechanical.] Not consonant to the laws of mechanics.
28156	immediacy	[.] IMME'DIACY, n. [from immediate.] Power of acting without dependence.
28157	immediate	[.] IMME'DIATE, a. [L. in and medius, middle.] [.] 1. Proximate; acting without a medium, or without the intervention of another cause or means; producing its effect by its own direct agency. An immediate cause is that which is exerted directly in producing its effect, ...
28158	immediately	[.] IMME'DIATELY, adv. Without the intervention of any other cause or event; opposed to mediately. [.] [.] The transfer, whether accepted immediately by himself, or mediately by his agent, vests in him the property. [.] 1. Instantly; at the present time; without ...
28159	immediateness	[.] IMME'DIATENESS, n. Presence with regard to time. [.] 1. Exemption from second or intervening causes.
28160	immedicable	[.] IMMED'ICABLE, a. [L. immedicabilis; in and medicabilis, from medico,to heal.] Not to be healed; incurable.
28161	immelodious	[.] IMMELO'DIOUS, a. Not melodious.
28162	immemorable	[.] IMMEM'ORABLE, a. [L. immemorabilis; in and memorabilis. See Memory.] [.] Not to be remembered; not worth remembering.
28163	immemorial	[.] IMMEMO'RIAL, a. [L. in and memor, memoria.] [.] Beyond memory; an epithet given to time or duration, &c., whose beginning is not remembered, or cannot be traced and ascertained; as when it is said a man has possessed an estate in fee from time immemorial, or time out ...
28164	immemorially	[.] IMMEMO'RIALLY, adv. Beyond memory.
28165	immense	[.] IMMENSE, a. immens'. [L. immensus; in and mensus,metior, to measure.] [.] 1. Unlimited; unbounded; infinite. [.] [.] O goodness infinite! goodness immense! [.] 2. Vast in extent; very great; as an immense distance. [.] 3. Huge in bulk; very large; as the ...
28166	immensely	[.] IMMENSELY, adv. immens'ly. Infinitely; without limits or measure. [.] 1. Vastly; very greatly.
28167	immensity	[.] IMMENS'ITY, n. Unlimited extension; an extent not to be measured; infinity. [.] [.] By the power we find in ourselves of repeating, as often as we will, any idea of space, we get the idea of immensity. [.] 1. Vastness in extent or bulk; greatness.
28168	immensurability	[.] IMMENSURABIL'ITY, n. [from immensurable.] The quality of not being capable of measure; impossibility to be measured.
28169	immensurable	[.] IMMEN'SURABLE, a. [L. in and mensurabilis, from mensura, measure; mensus, metior.] Not to be measured; immeasurable. [.] [.] The law of nature--a term of immensurable extent.
28170	immensurate	[.] IMMEN'SURATE, a. Unmeasured.
28171	immerge	[.] IMMERGE, v.t. immerj'. [L. immergo; in and mergo, to plunge.] [.] 1. To plunge into or under a fluid. [See Immerse, which is generally used.] [.] 2. v.i. To enter the light of the sun, as a star, or the shadow of the earth, as the moon.
28172	immerit	[.] IMMER'IT, n. Want of worth. [Not used.]
28173	immerited	[.] IMMER'ITED, a. Unmerited. [Not used.]
28174	immeritous	[.] IMMER'ITOUS, a. Undeserving. [Not used.]
28175	immerse	[.] IMMERSE, v.t. immers'. [L. immersus, from immergo; in and mergo, to plunge.] [.] 1. To put under water or other fluid; to plunge; to dip. [.] 2. To sink or cover deep; to cover wholly; as, to be immersed in a wood. [.] 3. To plunge; to overwhelm; to involve; ...
28176	immersed	[.] IMMERS'ED, pp. Put into a fluid; plunged; deeply engaged; enveloped in the light of the sun, as a star, or in the shadow of the earth, as the moon.
28177	immersing	[.] IMMERS'ING, ppr. Plunging into a fluid; dipping; overwhelming; deeply engaging.
28178	immersion	[.] IMMER'SION, n. The act of putting into a fluid below the surface; the act of plunging into a fluid till covered. [.] 1. The state of sinking into a fluid. [.] 2. The state of being overwhelmed or deeply engaged; as an immersion in the affairs of life. [.] 3. ...
28179	immesh	[.] IMMESH', v.t. [in and mesh.] To entangle in the meshes of a net, or in a web. Observe whether the fly is completely immeshed. The spider used his efforts to immesh the scorpion.
28180	immeshed	[.] IMMESH'ED, pp. Entangled in meshes or webs.
28181	immeshing	[.] IMMESH'ING, ppr. Entangling in meshes or webs.
28182	immethodical	[.] IMMETHOD'ICAL, a. [in and methodical. See Method.] [.] Having no method; without systematic arrangement; without order or regularity; confused.
28183	immethodically	[.] IMMETHOD'ICALLY, adv. Without order or regularity; irregularly.
28184	immethodicalness	[.] IMMETHOD'ICALNESS, n. Want of method; confusion.
28185	immigrant	[.] IM'MIGRANT, n. A person that removes into a country for the purpose of permanent residence.
28186	immigrate	[.] IM'MIGRATE, v.i. [L. immigro; in and migro, to migrate.] [.] To remove into a country for the purpose of permanent residence. [See Emigrate.]
28187	immigration	[.] IMMIGRA'TION, n. The passing or removing into a country for the purpose of permanent residence.
28188	imminence	[.] IM'MINENCE, n. [L. imminentia, immineo, to hang over.] [.] Properly, a hanging over, but used by Shakespeare for impending evil or danger. [Little used.]
28189	imminent	[.] IM'MINENT, a. [L. imminens, from immineo, to hang over; in and minor, to threaten. See Menace.] [.] Literally, shooting over; hence, hanging over; impending; threatening; near; appearing as if about to fall on; used of evils; as imminent danger; imminent judgments, evils ...
28190	immingle	[.] IMMIN'GLE, v.t. [in and mingle.] To mingle; to mix; to unite with numbers.
28191	immingled	[.] IMMIN'GLED, pp. Mixed; mingled.
28192	immingling	[.] IMMIN'GLING, ppr. Mixing; mingling.
28193	imminution	[.] IMMINU'TION, n. [L. imminutio, imminuo; in and minuo, to lessen.] A lessening; diminution; decrease.
28194	immiscibility	[.] IMMISCIBIL'ITY, n. [L. immisceo; in and misceo, to mix.] Incapacity of being mixed.
28195	immiscible	[.] IMMIS'CIBLE, a. [in and miscible.] Not capable of being mixed.
28196	immission	[.] IMMIS'SION, n. [L. immissio, immitto; in and mitto,to send.] [.] The act of sending or thrusting in; injection; contrary to emission.
28197	immit	[.] IMMIT', v.t. [L. immitto; in and mitto, to send.] To send in; to inject.
28198	immitigable	[.] IMMIT'IGABLE, a. [in and mitigate.] That cannot be mitigated or appeased.
28199	immix	[.] IMMIX', v.t. [in and mix.] To mix; to mingle.
28200	immixable	[.] IMMIX'ABLE, a. Not capable of being mixed.
28201	immixed	[.] IMMIX'ED
28202	immixt	[.] IMMIXT', a. Unmixed.
28203	immobility	[.] IMMOBIL'ITY, n. [L. immobilitas, from immobilis; in and mobilis, from moveo, to move.] Unmovableness; fixedness in place or state; resistance to motion.
28204	immoderacy	[.] IMMOD'ERACY, n. Excess.
28205	immoderate	[.] IMMOD'ERATE, a. [L. immoderatus; in and moderatus. See Moderate.] [.] Exceeding just or usual bounds; not confined to suitable limits; excessive; extravagant; unreasonable; as immoderate demands; immoderate passions, cares or grief.
28206	immoderately	[.] IMMOD'ERATELY, adv. Excessively; to an undue degree; unreasonably; as, to weep immoderately.
28207	immoderateness	[.] IMMOD'ERATENESS, n. Excess; extravagance.
28208	immoderation	[.] IMMOD'ERATION, n. Excess; want of moderation.
28209	immodest	[.] IMMOD'EST, a. [L. immodestus; in and modestus, modest. See the latter.] [.] 1. Literally, not limited to due bounds. Hence, in a general sense, immoderate; exorbitant, unreasonable; arrogant. [.] 2. Appropriately, wanting in the reserve or restraint which decency ...
28210	immodestly	[.] IMMOD'ESTLY, adv. Without due reserve; indecently; unchastely; obscenely.
28211	immodesty	[.] IMMOD'ESTY, n. [L. immodestia.] Want of modesty; indecency; unchastity. [.] 1. Want of delicacy or decent reserve.
28212	immolate	[.] IM'MOLATE, v.t. [L. immolo, to sacrifice; in and mola,meal sprinkled with salt, which was thrown on the head of the victim.] [.] 1. To sacrifice; to kill, as a victim offered in sacrifice. [.] 2. To offer in sacrifice. [.] [.] Now immolate the tongues and mix ...
28213	immolated	[.] IM'MOLATED, pp. Sacrificed; offered in sacrifice. [.] [.] From the same altar on which the small states shall be immolated, will rise the smoke of sacrificed liberty,and despotism must be the dreadful successor.
28214	immolating	[.] IM'MOLATING, ppr. Sacrificing; offering, as a victim.
28215	immolation	[.] IMMOLA'TION, n. The act of sacrificing. [.] 1. A sacrifice offered.
28216	immolator	[.] IM'MOLATOR, n. One who offers in sacrifice.
28217	immoment	[.] IMMO'MENT, a. Trifling.
28218	immomentous	[.] IMMOMENT'OUS, a. Unimportant.
28219	immoral	[.] IMMOR'AL, a. [in and moral.] Inconsistent with moral rectitude; contrary to the moral or divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest; vicious. Every action is immoral which contravenes any divine precept,or which is contrary to the duties which men owe to each other. [.] 1. ...
28220	immorality	...
28221	immorally	[.] IMMOR'ALLY, adv. Wickedly; viciously; in violation of law or duty.
28222	immorigerous	[.] IMMORIG'EROUS, a. [Low L. immoriger.] Rude; uncivil.
28223	immorigerousness	[.] IMMORIG'EROUSNESS, n. Rudeness; disobedience.
28224	immortal	[.] IMMOR'TAL, a. [L. immortalis. See Mortal.] [.] 1. Having no principle of alteration or corruption; exempt from death; having life or being that shall never end; as an immortal soul. [.] [.] To the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor ...
28225	immortality	[.] IMMORTAL'ITY, n. The quality of never ceasing to live or exist; exemption from death and annihilation; life destined to endure without end; as the immortality of the human soul. [.] [.] --Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality ...
28226	immortalization	[.] IMMORTALIZA'TION, n. The act of immortalizing.
28227	immortalize	[.] IMMOR'TALIZE, v.t. [.] 1. To render immortal; to make perpetual; to cause to live or exist while the world shall endure. The Iliad has immortalized the name of Homer. [.] [.] Alexander had no Homer to immortalize his guilty name. [.] 2. To exempt from oblivion; ...
28228	immortalized	[.] IMMOR'TALIZED, pp. Rendered immortal or perpetual.
28229	immortalizing	[.] IMMOR'TALIZING, ppr. Making immortal or perpetual.
28230	immortally	[.] IMMOR'TALLY, adv. With endless existence; with exemption from death.
28231	immortification	[.] IMMORTIFICA'TION, n. [in and mortification.] Want of subjection of the passions.
28232	immovability	[.] IMMOVABIL'ITY, n. Steadfastness that cannot be moved or shaken.
28233	immovable	[.] IMMOV'ABLE, a. [in and movable.] That cannot be moved from its place; as an immovable foundation. [.] 1. Not to be moved from a purpose; steadfast; fixed; that cannot be induced to change or alter; as a man who remains immovable. [.] 2. That cannot be altered ...
28234	immovableness	[.] IMMOV'ABLENESS, n. The quality of being immovable.
28235	immovably	[.] IMMOV'ABLY, adv. In a manner not to be moved from its place or purpose; or in a manner not to be shaken; unalterably; unchangeably. Immovably firm to their duty; immovably fixed or established.
28236	immund	[.] IMMUND', a. [L. immundus.] Unclean.
28237	immundicity	[.] IMMUNDIC'ITY, n. Uncleanness.
28238	immunity	[.] IMMU'NITY, n. [L. immuinitas, from immunis, free, exempt; in and munus,charge, office, duty.] [.] 1. Freedom or exemption from obligation. To be exempted from observing the rites or duties of the church, is an immunity. [.] 2. Exemption from any charge, duty, ...
28239	immure	[.] IMMU'RE, v.t. [L. in and murus, a wall.] [.] 1. To inclose within walls; to shut up; to confine; as, to immure nuns in cloisters. [.] [.] The student immures himself voluntarily. [.] 2. To wall; to surround with walls. [.] [.] Lysimachus immured it with ...
28240	immured	[.] IMMU'RED, pp. Confined within walls.
28241	immusical	[.] IMMU'SICAL, a. [in and musical.] Not musical; inharmonious; not accordant; harsh.
28242	immutability	[.] IMMUTABIL'ITY, n. [L. immutabilitas; in and mutabilis, mutable, from muto, to change.] [.] Unchangeableness; the quality that renders change or alteration impossible; invariableness. Immutability is an attribute of God.
28243	immutable	[.] IMMU'TABLE, a. [L.immutabilis; in and mutabilis.]invariable; unalterable; not capable or susceptible of change. [.] [.] That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation. Heb.6.
28244	immutableness	[.] IMMU'TABLENESS, n. Unchangeableness; immutability.
28245	immutably	[.] IMMU'TABLY, adv. Unchangeably; unalterably; invariably; in a manner that admits of no change.
28246	immutate	[.] IMMU'TATE, a. [L. immutatus.] Unchanged.
28247	immutation	[.] IMMUTA'TION, n. [L. immutatio.] Change; alteration.
28248	imp	[.] IMP, n. [.] 1. A son; offspring; progeny. [.] [.] The tender imp was weaned. [.] [.] A lad of life, an imp of fame. [.] 2. A subaltern or puny devil. [.] IMP, v.t. [.] 1. To graft. [.] 2. To lengthen; to extend or enlarge by something inserted ...
28249	impacable	[.] IMPA'CABLE, a. [L. in and paco, to appease.] [.] Not to be appeased or quieted.
28250	impact	[.] IMPACT', v.t. [L. impactus, from impingo; in and pango, to drive.] [.] To drive close; to press or drive firmly together.
28251	impacted	[.] IMPACT'ED, pp. Driven hard; made close by driving.
28252	impaint	[.] IMPA'INT, v.t. To paint; to adorn with colors.
28253	impair	[.] IMPA'IR, v.t. [L. pejor.] [.] 1. To make worse; to diminish in quantity, value or excellence. An estate is impaired by extravagance or neglect. The profligate impairs his estate and his reputation. [.] Imprudence impairs a man's usefulness. [.] 2. To weaken; to ...
28254	impaired	[.] IMPA'IRED, pp. Diminished; injured; weakened.
28255	impairer	[.] IMPA'IRER, n. He or that which impairs.
28256	impairing	[.] IMPA'IRING, ppr. Making worse;lessening; injuring; enfeebling.
28257	impairment	[.] IMPA'IRMENT, n. Diminution; decrease; injury. [Not used.]
28258	impalatable	[.] IMPAL'ATABLE, a. Unpalatable. [Little used.]
28259	impale	[.] IMPA'LE, v.t. [L. in and palus, a pole, a stake.] [.] 1. To fix on a stake; to put to death by fixing on an upright sharp stake. [See Empale.] [.] 2. To inclose with stakes, posts or palisades. [.] 3. In heraldry, to join two coats of arms pale-wise.
28260	impallid	[.] IMPAL'LID, v.t. To make pallid or pale. [Not in use.]
28261	impalm	[.] IMP`ALM, v.t. imp`am. [L. in and palma, the hand.] [.] To grasp; to take in the hand.
28262	impalpability	[.] IMPALPABIL'ITY, n. The quality of not being palpable, or perceptible by the touch.
28263	impalpable	[.] IMPAL'PABLE, a. [L. in and palpo, to feel. [See Palpable.] [.] Not to be felt; that cannot be perceived by the touch; as an impalpable powder, whose parts are so minute that they cannot be distinguished by the senses, particularly by feeling. [.] 1. Not coarse or ...
28264	impalsy	[.] IMPAL'SY, v.t. s as z. [in and palsy.] To strike with palsy; to paralyze; to deaden.
28265	impanate	[.] IM'PANATE, a. [L. in and panis, bread.] Embodied in bread. [.] IM'PANATE, v.t. To embody with bread.
28266	impanation	[.] IMPANA'TION, n. The supposed substantial presence of the body and blood of Christ, with the substance of the bread and wine, after consecration, in the eucharist; a tenet of the Lutheran church; otherwise called consubstantiation.
28267	impannel	[.] IMPAN'NEL, v.t. [in and pannel.] To write or enter the names of a jury in a list or on a piece of parchment, called a pannel; to form, complete or enroll a list of jurors in a court of justice.
28268	impanneled	[.] IMPAN'NELED, pp. Having the names entered in a pannel; formed, as a jury.
28269	impanneling	[.] IMPAN'NELING, ppr. Writing the names of a pannel; forming, as a jury.
28270	imparadise	[.] IMPAR'ADISE, v.t. To put in a place of felicity; to make happy.
28271	imparadised	[.] IMPAR'ADISED, pp. Placed in a condition resembling that of paradise; made happy.
28272	imparadising	[.] IMPAR'ADISING, ppr. Making very happy.
28273	imparalleled	[.] IMPAR'ALLELED, a. Unparalleled. [Not used.]
28274	imparasyllabic	[.] IMPARASYLLAB'IC, a. [L. in, par, and syllaba.] [.] Not consisting of an equal number of syllables. An imparasyllabic noun is one which has not the same number of syllables in all the cases; as lapis, lapidis; mens, mentis.
28275	impardonable	[.] IMP`ARDONABLE, a. Unpardonable.
28276	imparity	[.] IMPAR'ITY, n. [in and parity; L. par, equal.] [.] 1. Inequality; disproportion. [.] 2. Oddness; indivisibility into equal parts. [.] 3. Difference of degree, rank or excellence.
28277	impark	[.] IMP`ARK, v.t. [in and park.] To inclose for a park; to make a park by inclosure; to sever from a common.
28278	imparl	[.] IMP`ARL, v.i. To hold mutual discourse; appropriately, in law, to have license to settle a lawsuit amicably; to have delay for mutual adjustment.
28279	imparlance	[.] IMP`ARLANCE, n. Properly, leave for mutual discourse; appropriately, in law, the license or privilege of a defendant, granted on motion, to have delay of trial, to see if he can settle the matter amicably by talking with the plaintiff,and thus to determine what answer ...
28280	imparsonee	[.] IMPARSONEE', a. A parson imparsonee, is a parson presented, instituted and inducted into a rectory, and in full possession.
28281	impart	[.] IMP`ART, v.t. [L. impertior; in and partio, to divide; from pars, a part.] [.] 1. To give, grant or communicate; to bestow on another a share or portion of something; as, to impart a portion of provisions to the poor. [.] 2. To grant; to give; to confer; as, to ...
28282	impartance	[.] IMP`ARTANCE, n. Communication of a share; grant.
28283	impartation	[.] IMPARTA'TION, n. The act of imparting or conferring. [Not much used.]
28284	imparted	[.] IMP`ARTED, pp. Communicated; granted; conferred.
28285	impartial	[.] IMP`ARTIAL, a. [in and partial, from part, L. pars.] [.] 1. Not partial; not biased in favor of one party more than another; indifferent; unprejudiced; disinterested; as an impartial judge or arbitrator. [.] 2. Not favoring one party more than another; equitable; ...
28286	impartialist	[.] IMP`ARTIALIST, n. One who is impartial. [Little used.]
28287	impartiality	[.] IMPARTIAL'ITY, n. imparshal'ity. Indifference of opinion or judgment; freedom from bias in favor of one side or party more than another; disinterestedness. [.] [.] Impartiality is indispensable to an upright judge. [.] 1. Equitableness; justice; as the impartiality ...
28288	impartially	[.] IMP`ARTIALLY, adv. Without bias of judgment; without prejudice; without inclination to favor one party or side more than another; equitably; justly.
28289	impartibility	[.] IMPARTIBIL'ITY, n. The quality of not being subject to partition. [.] 1. The quality of being capable of being communicated.
28290	impartible	[.] IMP`ARTIBLE, a. [.] 1. Not partible or subject to partition; as an impartible estate. [.] 2. [from impart.] That may be imparted, conferred, bestowed or communicated.
28291	imparting	[.] IMP`ARTING, ppr. Communicating; granting; bestowing.
28292	impartment	[.] IMP`ARTMENT, n. The act of imparting; the communication of knowledge; disclosure.
28293	impassable	[.] IMP`ASSABLE, a. [in and passable. See Pass.] [.] That cannot be passed; not admitting a passage; as an impassable road, mountain or gulf.
28294	impassableness	[.] IMP`ASSABLENESS, n. The state of being impassable.
28295	impassably	[.] IMP`ASSABLY, adv. In a manner or degree that prevents passing, or the power of passing.
28296	impassibility	[.] IMPASSIBIL'ITY
28297	impassible	[.] IMPAS'SIBLE, a. [L. impassibilis, from passus, patior, to suffer.] [.] Incapable of pain, passion or suffering; that cannot be affected with pain or uneasiness. Whatever is destitute of sensation is impassible. [.] [.] Though naked and impassible, depart.
28298	impassibleness	[.] IMPAS'SIBLENESS, n. [from impassible.] [.] Exemption from pain or suffering; insusceptibility of injury from external things.
28299	impassion	[.] IMPAS'SION, v.t. [in and passion.] To move or affect strongly with passion.
28300	impassionate	[.] IMPAS'SIONATE, v.t. To affect powerfully. [.] IMPAS'SIONATE, a. Strongly affected. [.] 1. Without passion or feeling.
28301	impassioned	...
28302	impassive	[.] IMPAS'SIVE, a. [L. in and passus, patior,to suffer.] [.] Not susceptible of pain or suffering; as the impassive air; impassive ice.
28303	impassively	[.] IMPAS'SIVELY, adv. Without sensibility to pain or suffering.
28304	impassiveness	[.] IMPAS'SIVENESS, n. The state of being insusceptible of pain.
28305	impassivity	[.] IMPASSIV'ITY, n. The quality of being insusceptible of feeling, pain or suffering.
28306	impastation	[.] IMPASTA'TION, n. [in and paste.] The mixtion of various materials of different colors and consistences, baked or united by a cement, and hardened by the air or by fire.
28307	impaste	[.] IMPA'STE, v.t. [.] 1. To knead; to make into paste. [.] 2. In painting, to lay on colors thick and bold.
28308	impasted	[.] IMPA'STED, a. Concreted, as into paste. [.] 1. Pasted over; covered with paste, or with thick paint.
28309	impatible	[.] IMPAT'IBLE, a. [L. impatibilis.] Intolerable; that cannot be borne.
28310	impatience	[.] IMPA'TIENCE, n. [L. impatientia, from impatiens; in and patior, to suffer.] Uneasiness under pain or suffering; the not enduring pain with composure; restlessness occasioned by suffering positive evil, or the absence of expected good. Impatience is not rage, nor absolute ...
28311	impatient	[.] IMPA'TIENT, a. [L. impatiens.] Uneasy or fretful under suffering; not bearing pain with composure; not enduring evil without fretfulness,uneasiness, and a desire or effort to get rid of the evil. Young men are impatient of restraint. We are all apt to be impatient ...
28312	impatiently	[.] IMPA'TIENTLY, adv. With uneasiness or restlessness; as, to bear disappointment impatiently. [.] 1. With eager desire causing uneasiness; as, to wait impatiently for the arrival of one's friend. [.] 2. Passionately; ardently.
28313	impatronization	[.] IMPATRONIZA'TION, n. Absolute seignory or possession.
28314	impatronize	[.] IMPAT'RONIZE, v.t. To gain to one's self the power of any seignory.
28315	impawn	[.] IMPAWN', v.t. [in and pawn.] To pawn; to pledge; to deposit as security.
28316	impeach	[.] IMPE'ACH, v.t. [L. pango, pactus.] [.] 1. To hinder; to impede. This sense is found in our early writers. [.] [.] These ungracious practices of his sons did impeach his journey to the Holy Land. [.] [.] A defluxion on my throat impeached my utterance. [.] [.] [This ...
28317	impeachable	[.] IMPE'ACHABLE, a. Liable to accusation; chargeable with a crime; accusable; censurable. [.] 1. Liable to be called in question; accountable. [.] [.] Owners of lands in fee simple are not impeachable for waste. [.]
28318	impeached	[.] IMPE'ACHED, pp. Hindered. [.] 1. Accused; charged with a crime, misdemeanor or wrong; censured. [.] [.] The first donee in tail may commit waste, without being impeached.
28319	impeacher	[.] IMPE'ACHER, n. An accuser by authority; one who calls in question.
28320	impeaching	[.] IMPE'ACHING, ppr. Hindering. [.] 1. Accusing by authority; calling in question the purity or rectitude of conduct or motives.
28321	impeachment	[.] IMPE'ACHMENT, n. Hinderance; impediment; stop; obstruction. [.] 1. An accusation or charge brought against a public officer for maladministration in his office. In Great Britain, it is the privilege or right of the house of commons to impeach, and the right of ...
28322	impearl	[.] IMPEARL, v.t. imperl'. [in and pearl.] To form in the resemblance of pearls. [.] [.] --Dew-drops which the sun [.] [.] Impearls on every leaf, and every flower. [.] 1. To decorate with pearls, or with things resembling pearls. [.] [.] The dews of the morning ...
28323	impeccability	[.] IMPECCABIL'ITY
28324	impeccable	[.] IMPEC'CABLE, a. [L. pecco, to err, to sin.] Not liable to sin; not subject to sin; exempt from the possibility of sinning. No mere man is impeccable.
28325	impeccancy	[.] IMPEC'CANCY, n. [See Impeccable.] The quality of not being liable to sin; exemption from sin, error or offense.
28326	impede	[.] IMPE'DE, v.t. [L. impedio; supposed to be compounded of in and pedes, feet, to catch or entangle the feet.] [.] To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to impede the progress of troops.
28327	impeded	[.] IMPE'DED, pp. Hindered; stopped; obstructed.
28328	impediment	[.] IMPED'IMENT, n. [L. impedimentum.] That which hinders progress or motion; hinderance; obstruction; obstacle; applicable to every subject, physical or moral. Bad roads are impediments in marching and travelling. Idleness and dissipation are impediments to improvement. ...
28329	impedimental	[.] IMPEDIMENT'AL, a. Hindering; obstructing.
28330	impeding	[.] IMPE'DING, ppr. Hindering; stopping; obstructing.
28331	impedite	[.] IM'PEDITE, v.t. To impede. [Not in use.]
28332	impeditive	[.] IMPED'ITIVE, a. Causing hinderance.
28333	impel	[.] IMPEL', v.t. [L. impello; in and pello, to drive.] [.] To drive or urge forward; to press on; to excite to action or to move forward, by the application of physical force, or moral suasion or necessity. A ball is impelled by the force of powder; a ship is impelled by ...
28334	impelled	[.] IMPEL'LED, pp. Driven forward; urged on; moved by any force or power, physical or moral.
28335	impellent	[.] IMPEL'LENT, n. A power or force that drives forward; impulsive power.
28336	impeller	[.] IMPEL'LER, n. He or that which impels.
28337	impelling	[.] IMPEL'LING, ppr. Driving forward; urging; pressing.
28338	impen	[.] IMPEN', v.t. [in and pen.] To pen; to shut or inclose in a narrow place.
28339	impend	[.] IMPEND', v.i. [L. impendeo; in and pendeo, to hang.] [.] 1. To hang over; to be suspended above; to threaten. A dark cloud impends over the land. [.] [.] Destruction sure o'er all your heads impends. [.] 2. To be near; to be approaching and ready to fall on. [.] [.] ...
28340	impendence	[.] IMPEND'ENCE
28341	impendency	[.] IMPEND'ENCY, n. The state of hanging over; near approach; a menacing attitude.
28342	impendent	[.] IMPEND'ENT, a. Hanging over; imminent; threatening; pressing closely; as an impendent evil.
28343	impending	[.] IMPEND'ING, ppr. Hanging over; approaching near; threatening.
28344	impenetrability	[.] IMPENETRABIL'ITY, n. [from impenetrable.] [.] 1. The quality of being impenetrable. [.] 2. In philosophy, that quality of matter which prevents two bodies from occupying the same space at the same time. [.] 3. Insusceptibility of intellectual impression.
28345	impenetrable	[.] IMPEN'ETRABLE, a. [L. impenetrabilis; in and penetrabilis, from penetro, to penetrate.] [.] 1. That cannot be penetrated or pierced; not admitting the passage of other bodies; as an impenetrable shield. [.] 2. Not to be affected or moved; not admitting impressions ...
28346	impenetrableness	[.] IMPEN'ETRABLENESS, n. Impenetrability, which see.
28347	impenetrably	[.] IMPEN'ETRABLY, adv. With solidity that admits not of being penetrated. [.] 1. With hardness that admits not of impression; as impenetrably dull.
28348	impenitence	[.] IMPEN'ITENCE
28349	impenitency	[.] IMPEN'ITENCY, n. [L. in and poenitens, from poeniteo, to repent, poena, pain.] Want of penitence or repentance; absence of contrition or sorrow for sin; obduracy; hardness of heart. Final impenitence dooms the sinner to inevitable punishment. [.] [.] He will advance ...
28350	impenitent	[.] IMPEN'ITENT, a. Not penitent; not repenting of sin; not contrite; obdurate; of a hard heart. [.] [.] They died Impenitent. [.] IMPEN'ITENT, n. One who does not repent; a hardened sinner.
28351	impenitently	[.] IMPEN'ITENTLY, adv. Without repentance or contrition for sin; obdurately.
28352	impennous	[.] IMPEN'NOUS, a. [in and pennous.] Wanting wings.
28353	impeople	[.] IMPE'OPLE, v.t. To form into a community. [See People.]
28354	imperate	[.] IM'PERATE, a. [L. imperatus, impero, to command.] [.] Done by impulse or direction of the mind. [Not used.]
28355	imperative	[.] IMPER'ATIVE, a. [L. imperativus, from impero, to command. See Empire.] [.] 1. Commanding; expressive of command; containing positive command, as distinguished from advisory, or discretionary. The orders are imperative. [.] 2. In grammar, the imperative mode of ...
28356	imperatively	[.] IMPER'ATIVELY, adv. With command; authoritatively.
28357	imperatorial	[.] IMPERATO'RIAL, a. Commanding. [Not in use.]
28358	imperceptible	[.] IMPERCEP'TIBLE, a. [.] 1. Not to be perceived; not to be known or discovered by the senses. We say a thing is imperceptible to the touch, to the eye or sight, to the ear, to the taste or smell. Hence, [.] 2. Very small; fine; minute in dimensions; or very slow ...
28359	imperceptibleness	[.] IMPERCEP'TIBLENESS, n. The quality of being imperceptible.
28360	imperceptibly	[.] IMPERCEP'TIBLY, adv. In a manner not to be perceived.
28361	impercipient	[.] IMPERCIP'IENT, a. Not perceiving or having power to perceive.
28362	imperdible	[.] IMPER'DIBLE, a. Not destructible. [Not a legitimate word.]
28363	imperfect	[.] IMPER'FECT, a. [L. imperfectus; in and perfectus, finished, perfect; perficio, to perfect; per and facio, to make.] [.] 1. Not finished; not complete. The work or design is imperfect. [.] 2. Defective; not entire, sound or whole; wanting a part; impaired. The ...
28364	imperfection	[.] IMPERFEC'TION, n. [L. imperfectio, supra.] [.] Defect; fault; the want of a part or of something necessary to complete a thing; equally applicable to physical or moral subjects. When fruit fails to come to maturity, and after it begins to decay, we denominate the defect, ...
28365	imperfectly	[.] IMPER'FECTLY, adv. In an imperfect manner or degree; not fully; not entirely; not completely; not in the best manner; not without fault or failure.
28366	imperfectness	[.] IMPER'FECTNESS, n. The state of being imperfect.
28367	imperforate	[.] IMPER'FORATE, a. [L. in and perforatus, perforo.] [.] Not perforated or pierced; having no opening.
28368	imperforated	[.] IMPER'FORATED, a. Not perforated. [.] 1. Having no pores.
28369	imperforation	[.] IMPERFORA'TION, n. The state of being not perforated, or without any aperture.
28370	imperforble	[.] IMPER'FORBLE, a. [infra.] That cannot be perforated or bored through.
28371	imperial	[.] IMPE'RIAL, a. [L.imperialis, from impero, to command. See Emperor.] [.] 1. Pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as an imperial government; an imperial diadem; imperial authority or edict; imperial power or sway. [.] 2. Royal; belonging to a monarch; as ...
28372	imperialist	[.] IMPE'RIALIST, n. One who belongs to an emperor; a subject or soldier of an emperor. The denomination, imperialists,is often given to the troops or armies of the emperor of Austria.
28373	imperiality	...
28374	imperially	[.] IMPE'RIALLY, adv. In a royal manner.
28375	imperil	[.] IMPER'IL, v.t. [in and peril.] To bring into danger.
28376	imperious	[.] IMPE'RIOUS, a. [L. imperiosus.] [.] 1. Commanding; dictatorial; haughty; arrogant; overbearing; domineering; as an imperious tyrant; an imperious dictator; an imperious man; an imperious temper. [.] 2. Commanding; indicating an imperious temper; authoritative; ...
28377	imperiously	[.] IMPE'RIOUSLY, adv. With arrogance of command; with a haughty air of authority; in a domineering manner. [.] 1. With urgency or force not to be opposed.
28378	imperiousness	[.] IMPE'RIOUSNESS, n. Authority; air of command. [.] 1. Arrogance of command; haughtiness. [.] [.] Imperiousness and severity is an ill way of treating men who have reason to guide them.
28379	imperishable	[.] IMPER'ISHABLE, a. Not subject to decay; not liable to perish; indestructible; enduring permanently; as an imperishable monument; imperishable renown. [.] [.] Elegant discourses on virtue--will not supply the consolations of imperishable hope.
28380	imperishableness	[.] IMPER'ISHABLENESS, n. The quality of being imperishable.
28381	impermanence	[.] IMPER'MANENCE, n. Want of permanence or continued duration.
28382	impermanent	[.] IMPER'MANENT, a. [in and permanent.] Not permanent; not enduring.
28383	impermeability	[.] IMPERMEABIL'ITY, n. The quality of being impermeable by a fluid.
28384	impermeable	[.] IMPER'MEABLE, a. [L. in and permeo; per and meo, to pass.] [.] Not to be passed through the pores by a fluid; as impermeable leather.
28385	impersonal	[.] IMPER'SONAL, a. [L. impersonalis; in and personalis, from persona. See Person.] [.] In grammar, an impersonal verb is one which is not employed with the first and second persons, I and thou or you, we and ye, for nominatives, and which has no variation of ending to express ...
28386	impersonality	[.] IMPERSONAL'ITY, n. Indistinction of personality.
28387	impersonally	[.] IMPER'SONALLY, adv. In the manner of an impersonal verb.
28388	impersonate	[.] IMPER'SONATE, v.t. To personify.
28389	impersonated	[.] IMPER'SONATED, a. Made persons of. [See Personated.]
28390	imperspicuity	[.] IMPERSPICU'ITY, n. Want of perspicuity, or clearness to the mind.
28391	imperspicuous	[.] IMPERSPIC'UOUS, a. [in and perspicuous.] [.] Not perspicuous; not clear; obscure.
28392	impersuasible	[.] IMPERSUA'SIBLE, a. [L. in and persuasibilis. See Persuade.] [.] Not to be moved by persuasion; not yielding to arguments.
28393	impertinence	[.] IMPER'TINENCE
28394	impertinency	[.] IMPER'TINENCY, n. [L. impertinens; in and pertinens, pertineo, to pertain; per and teneo, to hold.] [.] 1. That which is not pertinent; that which does not belong to the subject in hand; that which is of no weight. [.] 2. The state of not being pertinent. [.] 3. ...
28395	impertinent	[.] IMPER'TINENT, a. [L. impertinens, supra.] [.] 1. Not pertaining to the matter in hand; of no weight; having no bearing on the subject; as an impertinent remark. [.] 2. Rude; intrusive; meddling with that which does not belong to the person; as an impertinent coxcomb. [.] 3. ...
28396	impertinently	[.] IMPER'TINENTLY, adv. Without relation to the matter in hand. [.] 1. Officiously; intrusively; rudely.
28397	impertransibility	[.] IMPERTRANSIBIL'ITY, n. The quality of not being capable of being passed through.
28398	impertransible	[.] IMPERTRAN'SIBLE, a. [L. in and pertranseo; per and transeo, to pass over or through; trans and eo, to go.] [.] Not to be passed through. [Little used.]
28399	imperturbable	[.] IMPERTURB'ABLE, a. [L.in and perturbo, to disturb; per and turbo.] [.] That cannot be disturbed or agitated; permanently quiet.
28400	imperturbation	[.] IMPERTURBA'TION, n. Freedom from agitation of mind; calmness.
28401	imperturbed	[.] IMPERTURB'ED, a. Undisturbed. [Not in use.]
28402	imperviosly	[.] IMPER'VIOSLY, adv. In a manner to prevent passage or penetration.
28403	impervious	[.] IMPER'VIOUS, a. [L. impervius; in and pervius, passable; per and via, way.] [.] 1. Not to be penetrated or passed through; impenetrable; as an impervious gulf; an impervious forest. [.] 2. Not penetrable; not to be pierced by a pointed instrument; as an impervious ...
28404	imperviousness	[.] IMPER'VIOUSNESS, n. The state of not admitting a passage.
28405	impetiginous	[.] IMPETIG'INOUS, a. [L.impetigo, a ringworm.] [.] Resembling the ring-worm or tetters; covered with scaled or scabs; scurfy.
28406	impetrable	[.] IM'PETRABLE, a. [See Impetrate.] That may be obtained by petition.
28407	impetrate	[.] IM'PETRATE, v.t. [L. impetro.] To obtain by request or entreaty.
28408	impetration	[.] IMPETRA'TION, n. The act of obtaining by prayer or petition. [.] 1. In law, the preobtaining of benefices from the church of Rome, which belonged to the disposal of the king and other lay patrons of the realm.
28409	impetrative	[.] IM'PETRATIVE, a. Obtaining; tending to obtain by entreaty.
28410	impetratory	[.] IM'PETRATORY, a. Beseeching; containing entreaty.
28411	impetuosity	[.] IMPETUOS'ITY, n. [See Impetuous.] A rushing with violence and great force; fury; violence. [.] 1. Vehemence; furiousness of temper.
28412	impetuous	[.] IMPET'UOUS, a. [L. impetuosus, from impetus,impeto; in and peto, to urge, to rush. See Bid.] [.] 1. Rushing with great force and violence; moving rapidly; furious; forcible; fierce; raging; as an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent. [.] 2. Vehement of mind; ...
28413	impetuously	[.] IMPET'UOUSLY, adv. Violently; fiercely; forcibly; with haste and force.
28414	impetuousness	[.] IMPET'UOUSNESS, n. A driving or rushing with haste and violence; furiousness; fury; violence. [.] 1. Vehemence of temper; violence.
28415	impetus	[.] IM'PETUS, n. [L. supra.] Force of motion; the force with which any body is driven or impelled. [.] 1. The force with which one body in motion strikes another.
28416	impictured	[.] IMPIC'TURED, a. Painted; impressed.
28417	impier	[.] IMPIER. [See Umpire.]
28418	impierceable	[.] IMPIERCEABLE, a. impers'able. [in and pierce.] [.] Not to be pierced or penetrated.
28419	impiety	[.] IMPI'ETY, n. [L. impietas;in and pietas, pius.] [.] 1. Ungodliness; irreverence towards the Supreme being; contempt of the divine character and authority; neglect of the divine precepts. These constitute different degrees of impiety. [.] 2. Any act of wickedness,as ...
28420	impignorate	[.] IMPIG'NORATE, v.t. To pledge or pawn. [Not in use.]
28421	impignoration	[.] IMPIGNORA'TION, n. The act of pawning. [Not in use.]
28422	impinge	[.] IMPINGE, v.i. impinj'. [L. impingo; in and pango, to strike. See Pack.] To fall against; to strike; to dash against; to clash upon. [.] [.] The cause of reflection is not the impinging of light on the solid or impervious parts of bodies.
28423	impinging	[.] IMPING'ING, ppr. Striking against.
28424	impinguate	[.] IMPIN'GUATE, v.t. [L. in and pinguis, fat.] [.] To fatten; to make fat. [Not in use.]
28425	impious	[.] IM'PIOUS, a. [L. impius; in and pius, pious.] [.] 1. Irreverent towards the Supreme Being; wanting in veneration for God and his authority; irreligious; profane. The scoffer at God and his authority is impious. The profane swear is impious. [.] [.] When vice ...
28426	impiously	[.] IM'PIOUSLY, adv. With irreverence for God, or contempt for his authority; profanely; wickedly.
28427	impiousness	[.] IM'PIOUSNESS, n. Impiety; contempt of God and his laws.
28428	implacability	[.] IMPLACABIL'ITY
28429	implacable	[.] IMPLA'CABLE, a. [L. implacabilis; in and placabilis, from placo, to appease.] [.] 1. Not to be appeased; that can not be pacified and rendered peaceable; inexorable; stubborn or constant in enmity; as an implacable prince. [.] 2. Not to be appeased or subdued; ...
28430	implacableness	[.] IMPLACABLENESS, n. [from implacable.] The quality of not being appeasable; inexorableness; irreconcilable enmity or anger.
28431	implacably	[.] IMPLA'CABLY, adv. With enmity not to be pacified or subdued; inexorably; as, to hate a person implacably.
28432	implant	[.] IMPLANT', v.t. [in and plant, L. planto.] [.] To set, plant or infix for the purpose of growth; as, to implant the seeds of virtue, or the principles of knowledge in the minds of youth; to implant grace in the heart. [It is now seldom or never used in its literal sense ...
28433	implantation	[.] IMPLANTA'TION, n. The act of setting or infixing in the mind or heart, as principles or first rudiments.
28434	implanted	[.] IMPLANT'ED, pp. Set, infixed in the mind, as principles or rudiments.
28435	implanting	[.] IMPLANT'ING, ppr. Setting or infixing in the mind, as principles.
28436	implausibility	[.] IMPLAUSIBIL'ITY, n. [from implausible.] [.] The quality of not being plausible or specious.
28437	implausible	[.] IMPLAUS'IBLE, a. s as z. [in and plausible.] [.] Not specious; not wearing the appearance of truth or credibility, and not likely to be believed; as an implausible harangue.
28438	implausibly	[.] IMPLAUS'IBLY, adv. Without an appearance of probability.
28439	impleach	[.] IMPLE'ACH, v.t. [in and pleach.] To interweave. [Not in use.]
28440	implead	[.] IMPLE'AD, v.t. [in and plead.] To institute and prosecute a suit against one in court; to sue at law. The corporation shall have power to plead and be impleaded. [.] [.] Let them implead one another. Acts.19.
28441	impleaded	[.] IMPLE'ADED, pp. Prosecuted; sued; subject to answer to a suit in court.
28442	impleader	[.] IMPLE'ADER, n. One who prosecutes another.
28443	impleading	[.] IMPLE'ADING, ppr. Prosecuting a suit.
28444	impleasing	[.] IMPLE'ASING, a. Unpleasing. [Not in use.]
28445	impledge	[.] IMPLEDGE, v.t. To pawn. [Not used.]
28446	implement	[.] IM'PLEMENT,n. [Low L.implementum, from impleo, to fill; in and pleo.]may supply wants; particularly, as now used, tools, utensils, vessels, instruments; the tools or instruments of labor; the vessels used in a kitchen, &c.; as the implements of trade or of husbandry. ...
28447	impletion	[.] IMPLE'TION, n. [L. impleo, to fill; in and pleo.] [.] The act of filling; the state of being full. [.] The impletion is either in simple or compound flowers. The impletion of simple flowers, is by the increase either of the petals, or of the nectary.
28448	implex	[.] IM'PLEX, a. [L. implexus. See Implicate.] [.] Infolded; intricate; entangled; complicated. [.] Every poem is simple or implex; it is called simple, when there is no change of fortune in it; implex, when the fortune of the chief actor changes from bad to good, or from ...
28449	implexion	[.] IMPLEX'ION, n. [See Implicate.] The act of infolding or involving; the state of being involved; involution. [Little used.]
28450	implicate	[.] IM'PLICATE, v.t. [L. implico, implicatus; in and plico, to fold.] [.] 1. To infold; to involve; to entangle. [Seldom used in its literal sense.] [.] 2. To involve; to bring into connection with; also, to show or prove to be connected or concerned; as, the evidence ...
28451	implicated	[.] IM'PLICATED, pp. Infolded; involved. [.] 1. Involved; connected; concerned; proved to be concerned or to have had a part. [.] [.] Twenty persons are implicated in the plot.
28452	implicating	[.] IM'PLICATING, ppr. Involving; proving to be concerned.
28453	implication	[.] IMPLICA'TION, n. [L. implicatio, supra.] [.] 1. The act of infolding or involving. [.] 2. Involution; entanglement. [.] [.] Three principal causes of firmness are, the grossness, the quiet contact, and the implication of the component parts. [.] 3. An implying, ...
28454	implicative	[.] IM'PLICATIVE, a. Having implication.
28455	implicatively	[.] IM'PLICATIVELY, adv. By implication.
28456	implicit	[.] IMPLIC'IT, a. [L. implicitus, from implico, supra.] [.] 1. Infolded; entangled; complicated. [.] [.] In his woolly fleece [.] [.] I cling implicit. [Little used.] [.] 2. Implied; tacitly comprised; fairly to be understood, though not expressed in words; ...
28457	implicitly	[.] IMPLIC'ITLY, adv. By inference deducible, but not expressed in words; virtually; in reality, but not in name. [.] [.] He that denies the providence of God, implicitly denies his existence. [.] 1. By connection with something else; dependently; with unreserved ...
28458	implicitness	[.] IMPLIC'ITNESS, n. The state of being implicit; the state of trusting without reserve.
28459	implied	[.] IMPLI'ED, pp. [See Imply.] Involved; contained virtually, though not expressed; as an implied promise.
28460	impliedly	[.] IMPLI'EDLY, adv. By implication.
28461	imploration	[.] IMPLORA'TION, n. Earnest supplication.
28462	implore	[.] IMPLO'RE, v.t. [L. imploro; in and ploro, to cry out.] [.] 1. To call upon or for,in supplication; to beseech; to pray earnestly; to petition with urgency; to entreat; as, to implore the forgiveness of sins; to implore mercy. [.] [.] Imploring all the gods that ...
28463	implored	[.] IMPLO'RED, pp. Earnestly supplicated; besought.
28464	implorer	[.] IMPLO'RER, n. One who prays earnestly.
28465	imploring	[.] IMPLO'RING, ppr. Beseeching; entreating; praying earnestly.
28466	implumed	[.] IMPLU'MED
28467	implumous	[.] IMPLU'MOUS, a. Having no plumes or feathers.
28468	implunge	[.] IMPLUNGE, v.t. implunj'. To plunge; to immerse.
28469	imply	[.] IMPLY', v.t. [L. implico; in and plico, to fold. See Implicate.] [.] 1. Literally, to infold or involve; to wrap up. [.] 2. To involve or contain in substance or essence, or by fair inference, or by construction of law, when not expressed in words. [.] [.] ...
28470	implying	[.] IMPLY'ING, ppr. Involving; containing in substance, or by fair inference, or by construction of law.
28471	impocket	[.] IMPOCK'ET, v.t. To pocket. [Not used.]
28472	impoison	[.] IMPOIS'ON, v.t. s as z. [See Poison.] [.] 1. To poison; to impregnate with poison; to corrupt with poison. [.] 2. To embitter; to impair; as, grief impoisons the pleasures of life. [.] 3. To kill with poison.
28473	impoisoned	[.] IMPOIS'ONED, pp. Poisoned; corrupted; embittered.
28474	impoisoning	[.] IMPOIS'ONING, ppr. Poisoning; corrupting; embittering.
28475	impoisonment	[.] IMPOIS'ONMENT, n. The act of poisoning.
28476	impolarly	[.] IM'POLARLY, adv. Not according to the direction of the poles. [Not used.]
28477	impolicy	[.] IMPOL'ICY, n. [in and policy.] Inexpedience; unsuitableness to the end proposed; bad policy; defect of wisdom; a word applied to private as well as public affairs.
28478	impolite	[.] IMPOLI'TE, a. [in and polite.] Not of polished manners; unpolite; uncivil; rude in manners.
28479	impolitely	[.] IMPOLI'TELY, adv. Uncivilly.
28480	impoliteness	[.] IMPOLI'TENESS, n. Incivility; want of good manners.
28481	impolitical	[.] IMPOLIT'ICAL, for impolitic,is obsolete.
28482	impoliticly	[.] IMPOL'ITICLY, adv. Not wisely; not with due forecast and prudence; in a manner to injure public or private interest.
28483	imponderability	[.] IMPONDERABIL'ITY, n. Absolute levity; destitution of sensible weight.
28484	imponderable	[.] IMPON'DERABLE
28485	imponderous	[.] IMPON'DEROUS, a. [in and ponderable, ponderous.] [.] Not having sensible weight.
28486	impoor	[.] IMPOOR', v.t. [in and poor.] To impoverish. [Not in use.]
28487	imporosity	[.] IMPOROS'ITY, n. [in and porosity.] Want of porosity; closeness of texture; compactness that excludes pores.
28488	imporous	[.] IMPO'ROUS, a. Destitute of pores; very close or compact in texture; solid.
28489	import	[.] IMPO'RT, v.t. [L.importo; in and porto,to bar. See Bear.] [.] 1. To bring from a foreign country or jurisdiction, or from another state, into one's own country, jurisdiction or state; opposed to export. We import teas and silks from China, wines from Spain and ...
28490	importable	[.] IMPO'RTABLE, a. That may be imported. [.] 1. Insupportable; not to be endured.
28491	importance	[.] IMPORT'ANCE, n. [.] 1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance ...
28492	important	[.] IMPORT'ANT, a. Literally, bearing on or to. Hence, weighty; momentous; of great consequence; having a bearing on some interest, measure or result by which good or ill may be produced. Truth is important to happiness as well as to knowledge, but none so important ...
28493	importantly	[.] IMPORT'ANTLY, adv. Weightily; forcibly.
28494	importation	[.] IMPORTA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act or practice of importing, or of bringing from another country or state; opposed to exportation. Nations forbid the importation of commodities which are produced or manufactured in sufficient abundance at home. [.] 2. The ware or ...
28495	imported	[.] IMPO'RTED, pp. Brought from another country or state.
28496	importer	[.] IMPO'RTER, n. He that imports; the merchant who,by himself or his agent, brings goods from another country or state.
28497	importing	[.] IMPO'RTING, ppr. Bringing into one's own country or state from a foreign or distant state. [.] 1. Bearing, as a signification; meaning. [.] 2. Having weight or consequence.
28498	importless	[.] IMPO'RTLESS, a. Of no weight or consequence. [Not used.]
28499	importunacy	[.] IMPORT'UNACY, n. The act of importuning; importunateness.
28500	importunate	[.] IMPORT'UNATE, a. [L. importunus. See Importune.] [.] 1. Bearing on; pressing or urging in request or demand; urgent and pertinacious in solicitation; as an importunate suitor or petitioner. [.] 2. Pressing; urgent; as an importunate demand. [.] 3. Inciting ...
28501	importunately	[.] IMPORT'UNATELY, adv. With urgent request; with pressing solicitation.
28502	importunateness	[.] IMPORT'UNATENESS, n. Urgent and pressing solicitation.
28503	importunator	[.] IMPORT'UNATOR, n. One that importunes. [Not in use.]
28504	importune	[.] IMPORTU'NE, v.t. [L. importunus; in and porto, to bear on.] [.] To request with urgency; to press with solicitation; to urge with frequent or unceasing application. [.] [.] Their ministers and residents here have perpetually importuned the court with unreasonable demands. [.] IMPORTU'NE, ...
28505	importunely	[.] IMPORTU'NELY, adv. With urgent solicitation; incessantly; continually; troublesomely. [.] 1. Unseasonably; improperly.
28506	importunity	[.] IMPORTU'NITY, n. [L. importunitas.] [.] Pressing solicitation; urgent request; application for a claim or favor,which is urged with troublesome frequency or pertinacity. Men are sometimes overcome by the importunity of their wives or children.
28507	importuous	[.] IMPO'RTUOUS, a. [L. importuosus; in and portus.] [.] Without a port,haven or harbor.
28508	imposable	[.] IMPOSABLE, a. That may be imposed or laid on.
28509	impose	[.] IMPO'SE, v.t. s as z. [L. impositum, from impono; in and pono, to put. Pono, as written, belongs to Class Bn; and posui, positum, to Class Bs. or Bd. The latter coincide with Eng.put.] [.] 1. To lay on; to set on; to lay on, as a burden, tax, toll, duty or penalty. ...
28510	imposed	[.] IMPO'SED, pp. Laid on, as a tax,burden, duty or penalty; enjoined. [.] Imposes on, deceived.
28511	imposer	[.] IMPO'SER, n. One who lays on; one who enjoins. [.] [.] --The imposers of these oaths might repent.
28512	imposing	[.] IMPO'SING, ppr. Laying on; enjoining; deceiving. [.] 1. Commanding; adapted to impress forcibly; as an imposing air or matter. [.] [.] --Large and imposing edifices, embosomed in the groves of some rich valley.
28513	imposing-stone	[.] IMPO'SING-STONE, n. Among printers, the stone on which the pages or columns of types are imposed or made into forms.
28514	imposition	[.] IMPOSI'TION, n. s as z. [L. impositio. See Impose.] [.] 1. In a general sense, the act of laying on. [.] 2. The act of laying on hands in the ceremony of ordination, when the bishop in the episcopal church, and the ministers in congregational churches, place ...
28515	impossibility	[.] IMPOSSIBIL'ITY, n. [from impossible.] [.] 1. That which cannot be; the state of being not possible to exist. That a thing should be and not be at the same time, is an impossibility. [.] 2. Impracticability; the state or quality of being not feasible or possible ...
28516	impossible	[.] IMPOSS'IBLE, a. [L. impossibilis; in and possibilis, from possum, to be able.] [.] 1. That cannot be. It is impossible that two and two should make five, or that a circle and a square make five, or that a circle and a square should be the same thing, or that a thing ...
28517	impost	[.] IM'POST, n. [L. impositum, impono.] [.] 1. Any tax or tribute imposed by authority; particularly, a duty or tax laid by government on goods imported, and paid or secured by the importer at the time of importation. Imposts are also called customs. [.] 2. In architecture, ...
28518	imposthumate	[.] IMPOS'THUMATE, v.i. impos'tumate. [See Imposthume.] [.] To form an abscess; to gather; to collect pus or purulent matter in any part of an animal body. [.] IMPOS'THUMATE, v.t. To affect with an imposthume or abscess.
28519	imposthumated	[.] IMPOS'THUMATED, pp. Affected with an imposthume.
28520	imposthumation	[.] IMPOSTHUMA'TION, n. The act of forming an abscess; also, an abscess; an imposthume.
28521	imposthume	[.] IMPOS'THUME, n. impos'tume. [This word is a corruption of apostem, L. apostema; Gr. to separate, to withdraw, or to stand off; to stand.] [.] An abscess; a collection of pus or purulent matter in any part of an animal body. [.] [This word and its derivatives, being mere ...
28522	impostor	[.] IMPOS'TOR, n. [Low L. impostor, from impono. See Impose.] [.] One who imposes on others; a person who assumes a character for the purpose of deception; a deceiver under a false character. It seems to be yet unsettled,whether Perkin Warbeck was an impostor. A religious ...
28523	imposturage	[.] IMPOS'TURAGE, n. Imposition. [Not in use.]
28524	imposture	[.] IMPOS'TURE, n. [L. impostura. See Impose.] [.] Deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition practiced by a false pretender. [.] [.] --Form new legends, [.] [.] And fill the world with follies and impostures.
28525	impostured	[.] IMPOS'TURED, a. Having the nature of imposture.
28526	imposturous	[.] IMPOS'TUROUS, a. Deceitful. [Not used.]
28527	impotence	[.] IM'POTENCE,
28528	impotency	[.] IM'POTENCY, n. [L. impotentia; in and potentia, from possum. See Power.] [.] 1. Want of strength or power, animal or intellectual; weakness; feebleness; inability; imbecility; defect of power, natural or adventitious, to perform any thing. [.] [.] Some were poor ...
28529	impotent	[.] IM'POTENT, a. [L. impotens.] [.] 1. Weak; feeble; wanting strength or power; unable by nature, or disabled by disease or accident to perform any act. [.] [.] I know thou wast not slow to hear, [.] [.] Nor impotent to save. [.] 2. Wanting the power of propagation, ...
28530	impotently	[.] IM'POTENTLY, adv. Weakly; without power over the passions.
28531	impound	[.] IMPOUND', v.t. [in and pound. See Pound.] [.] 1. To put, shut or confine in a pound or close pen; as, to impound unruly or stray horses, cattle, &c. [.] 2. To confine; to restrain within limits.
28532	impounded	[.] IMPOUND'ED, pp. Confined in a pound.
28533	impounder	[.] IMPOUND'ER, n. One who impounds the beasts of another.
28534	impounding	[.] IMPOUND'ING, ppr. Confining in a pound; restraining.
28535	impoverish	[.] IMPOV'ERISH, v.t. [.] 1. To make poor; to reduce to poverty or indigence. Idleness and vice are sure to impoverish individuals and families. [.] 2. To exhaust strength, richness or fertility; as, to impoverish land by frequent cropping.
28536	impoverished	[.] IMPOV'ERISHED, pp. Reduced to poverty; exhausted.
28537	impoverisher	[.] IMPOV'ERISHER, n. One who makes others poor. [.] 1. That which impairs fertility.
28538	impoverishing	[.] IMPOV'ERISHING, ppr. Making poor; exhausting.
28539	impoverishment	[.] IMPOV'ERISHMENT, n. Depauperation; a reducing to indigence; exhaustion; drain of wealth, richness or fertility.
28540	impower	[.] IMPOWER. [See Empower.]
28541	impracticability	[.] IMPRACTICABIL'ITY
28542	impracticable	[.] IMPRAC'TICABLE, a. [in and practicable. See Practice.] [.] 1. That cannot be done or performed; infeasible; not to be effected by human means,or by the means proposed. It is impracticable for a man to lift a ton by his unassisted strength; but not impracticable ...
28543	impracticableness	[.] IMPRAC'TICABLENESS, n. [See Impracticable.] [.] 1. The state or quality of being beyond human power, or the means proposed; infeasibility. [.] 2. Untractableness; stubbornness.
28544	impracticably	[.] IMPRAC'TICABLY, adv. In a manner or degree that hinders practice. [.] [.] --Morality not impracticably rigid.
28545	imprecate	[.] IM'PRECATE, v.t. [L. imprecor; in and precor, to pray. See Pray.] [.] To invoke, as an evil on any one; to pray that a curse or calamity may fall on one's self or on another person.
28546	imprecated	[.] IM'PRECATED, pp. Invoked on one, as some evil.
28547	imprecating	[.] IM'PRECATING, ppr. Calling for evil on one's self or another.
28548	imprecation	[.] IMPRECA'TION, n. [L. imprecatio.] The act of imprecating, or invoking evil on any one; a prayer that a curse or calamity may fall on any one.
28549	imprecatory	[.] IM'PRECATORY, a. Containing a prayer for evil to befall a person.
28550	imprecision	[.] IMPRECIS'ION, n. s as z. [in and precision.] [.] Want of precision or exactness; defect of accuracy.
28551	impregn	[.] IMPRE'GN, v.t. impre'ne. [L. in and proegnans. See Pregnant.] [.] To impregnate; to infuse the seed of young, or other prolific principle. [Used in poetry. See Impregnate.]
28552	impregnable	[.] IMPREG'NABLE, a. [.] 1. Not to be stormed, or taken by assault; that cannot be reduced by force; able to resist attack; as an impregnable fortress. [.] 2. Not to be moved, impressed or shaken; invincible. [.] [.] The man's affection remains wholly unconcerned ...
28553	impregnably	[.] IMPREG'NABLY, adv. In a manner to resist penetration or assault; in a manner to defy force; as a place impregnably fortified.
28554	impregnate	[.] IMPREG'NATE, v.t. [See Pregnant.] [.] 1. To infuse the principle of conception; to make pregnant, as a female animal. [.] 2. To deposit the fecundating dust of a flower on the pistils of a plant; to render prolific. [.] 3. To infuse particles of one thing into ...
28555	impregnated	[.] IMPREG'NATED, a. Made pregnant or prolific; fecundated; filled with something by mixture, &c.
28556	impregnating	[.] IMPREG'NATING, ppr. Infusing seed or pollen; rendering pregnant; fructifying; fecundating; filling by infusion or mixture.
28557	impregnation	[.] IMPREGNA'TION, n. The act of fecundating and rendering fruitful; applied to animals or plants. [.] 1. The communication of the particles or virtues of one thing to another. [.] 2. That with which any thing is impregnated. [.] 3. Saturation.
28558	imprejudicate	[.] IMPREJU'DICATE, a. [L. in, proe, and judico.] [.] Not prejudged; unprejudiced; not prepossessed; impartial. [Not used.]
28559	impreparation	[.] IMPREPARA'TION, n. [in and preparation.] Want of preparation; unpreparedness; unreadiness. [Little used.]
28560	imprescriptibility	[.] IMPRESCRIPTIBIL'ITY, n. The state of being independent of prescription; the state which renders a thing not liable to be lost or impaired by the prescription of another, or by one's own non-user.
28561	imprescriptible	[.] IMPRESCRIP'TIBLE, a. [L. proescribo; proe and scribo, to write.] [.] That cannot be lost or impaired by non-user, or by the claims of another founded on prescription. [.] Rights of mere ability which a man may use or not at pleasure, without any person's having a right ...
28562	impress	[.] IMPRESS', v.t. [L. impressum, from imprimo; in and premo, to press.] [.] 1. To imprint; to stamp; to make a mark or figure on any thing by pressure; as, to impress coin with the figure of a man's head, or with that of any ox or sheep; to impress a figure on wax or ...
28563	impressed	[.] IMPRESS'ED, pp. Imprinted; stamped; marked by pressure; compelled to enter public service; seized for public use; fixed in the mind; made sensible; convinced.
28564	impressibility	[.] IMPRESSIBIL'ITY, n. The quality of being impressible.
28565	impressible	[.] IMPRESS'IBLE, a. That may be impressed; that yields to pressure; that may receive impressions. Solid bodies are not easily impressible. [.] 1. That may be impressed; that may have its figure stamped on another body.
28566	impressing	[.] IMPRESS'ING, ppr. Imprinting; stamping; fixing in the mind; compelling into service.
28567	impression	[.] IMPRES'SION, n. [L. impressio.] The act of impressing, as one body on another; as a figure made by impression. [.] 1. Mark; indentation; stamp made by pressure; as, a seal makes an impression on wax. [.] 2. The effect which objects produce on the mind. Thus ...
28568	impressive	...
28569	impressively	[.] IMPRESS'IVELY, adv. In a manner to touch sensibility, or to awaken conscience; in a manner to produce a powerful effect on the mind.
28570	impressiveness	[.] IMPRESS'IVENESS, n. The quality of being impressive.
28571	impressment	[.] IMPRESS'MENT, n. The act of impressing men into public service; as the impressment of seamen. [.] 1. The act of compelling into any service; as the impressment of nurses to attend the sick. [.] 2. The act of seizing for public use; as the impressment of provisions ...
28572	impressure	[.] IMPRESS'URE, n. The mark made by pressure; indentation; dent; impression.
28573	imprest	[.] IM'PREST, n. A kind of earnest-money; loan; money advanced.
28574	imprevalence	[.] IMPREV'ALENCE, n. Incapability of prevailing.
28575	imprimatur	[.] IMPRIMA'TUR, n. [L. let it be printed.] [.] A license to print a book, &c.
28576	imprimery	[.] IMPRIM'ERY, n. A print; impression; a printing-house; art of printing. [Not in use.]
28577	imprimis	[.] IM'PRIMIS, adv. [L. imprimis, for in primis.] [.] In the first place; first in order.
28578	imprint	[.] IMPRINT', v.t. [L. imprimo; in and premo, to press. See Print.] [.] 1. To impress; to make by pressure; as a character or device imprinted on wax or cloth. [.] 2. To stamp letters and words on paper by means of types; to print. [.] 3. To fix on the mind or ...
28579	imprinted	[.] IMPRINT'ED, pp. Marked by pressure; printed; fixed in the mind or memory.
28580	imprinting	[.] IMPRINT'ING, ppr. Marking by pressure; printing; fixing on the mind or memory.
28581	imprison	[.] IMPRIS'ON, v.t. impriz'n. [.] 1. To put into a prison; to confine in a prison or jail, or to arrest and detain in custody in any place. [.] 2. To confine; to shut up; to restrain from escape; to deprive of the liberty to move from place to place; as, to be imprisoned ...
28582	imprisoned	[.] IMPRIS'ONED, pp. Confined in a prison or jail; restrained from escape or from going at large.
28583	imprisoning	[.] IMPRIS'ONING, ppr. Shutting up in prison; confining in a place.
28584	imprisonment	[.] IMPRIS'ONMENT, n. The act of putting and confining in prison; [.] the act of arresting and detaining in custody. [.] 1. Confinement in a place; restraint of liberty to go from place to place at pleasure. Appropriately, the confinement of a criminal or debtor within ...
28585	improbability	[.] IMPROBABIL'ITY, n. [See Improbable.] The quality of being improbable, or not likely to be true; unlikelihood.
28586	improbable	[.] IMPROB'ABLE, a. [L. improbabilis; in and probabilis, from probo, to prove.] Not likely to be true; not to be expected under the circumstances of the case. It is always improbable that men will knowingly oppose their own interest; yet the fact is possible. It is improbable ...
28587	improbably	[.] IMPROB'ABLY, adv. In a manner not likely to be true. [.] 1. In a manner not to be approved.
28588	improbate	[.] IM'PROBATE, v.t. [L. improbo.] To disallow; not to approve. [Not used.]
28589	improbation	[.] IMPROBA'TION, n. The act of disapproving. [Not in use.]
28590	improbity	[.] IMPROB'ITY, n. [L. improbitas; in and probitas, from probo, to approve.] That which is disapproved or disallowed; want of integrity or rectitude of principle; dishonesty. A man of unknown improbity is always suspected, and usually despised.
28591	improduced	[.] IMPRODU'CED, a. Not produced. [Not in use.]
28592	improficiency	[.] IMPROFI'CIENCY, n. Want of proficiency.
28593	improfitable	[.] IMPROF'ITABLE, a. Unprofitable. [Not in use.]
28594	impromptu	...
28595	improper	[.] IMPROP'ER, a. [L. improprius; in and proprius, proper.] [.] 1. Not proper; not suitable; not adapted to its end; unfit; as an improper medicine for a particular disease; an improper regulation. [.] 2. Not becoming; not decent; not suited to the character, time or ...
28596	improperly	[.] IMPROP'ERLY, adv. Not fitly; in a manner not suited to the end; in a manner not suited to the company, time, place and circumstances; unsuitably; incongruously. [.] 1. In a manner not according with established usages; inaccurately; ungrammatically; as, to speak ...
28597	impropitious	[.] IMPROPI'TIOUS, a. Not propitious; unpropitious. [.] [The latter is the word in use.]
28598	improportionable	[.] IMPROPO'RTIONABLE, a. Not proportionable. [Little used.]
28599	improportionate	[.] IMPROPO'RTIONATE, a. Not proportionate; not adjusted. [Little used.]
28600	impropriate	[.] IMPRO'PRIATE, v.t. [L. in and proprius, proper.] [.] 1. To appropriate to private use; to take to one's self; as, to impropriate thanks to one's self. [Not used.] [.] 2. To annex the possessions of the church or a benefice to a layman. [.] IMPRO'PRIATE, ...
28601	impropriated	[.] IMPRO'PRIATED, pp. Appropriated to one's self. [See Appropriated.] [.] 1. Put in possession of a layman.
28602	impropriating	[.] IMPRO'PRIATING, ppr. Appropriating to one's self. [.] 1. Annexing to a lay proprietor.
28603	impropriation	[.] IMPROPRIA'TION, n. The act of putting an ecclesiastical benefice into the hands of a layman. [.] 1. The benefice impropriated.
28604	impropriator	[.] IMPRO'PRIATOR, n. A layman who has possession of the lands of the church or an ecclesiastical living.
28605	impropriety	[.] IMPROPRI'ETY, n. [L. improprius. See Improper.] [.] 1. Unfitness; unsuitableness to character, time, place or circumstances; as impropriety of behavior or manners. Levity of conduct is an impropriety in a religious assembly and at a funeral. Rudeness or forwardness ...
28606	improsperity	[.] IMPROSPER'ITY, n. Unprosperity; want of success.
28607	improsperous	[.] IMPROS'PEROUS, a. [in and prosperous.] Not prosperous; not successful; unfortunate; not yielding profit; not advancing interest; as an improsperous undertaking or voyage. [.] [Unprosperous is the word most generally used in the sense.]
28608	improsperously	[.] IMPROS'PEROUSLY, adv. Unsuccessfully; unprosperously; unfortunately.
28609	improsperousness	[.] IMPROS'PEROUSNESS, n. Ill success; want of prosperity.
28610	improvability	[.] IMPROVABIL'ITY, n. [See Improvable.] The state or quality of being capable of improvement; susceptibility of being made better.
28611	improvable	[.] IMPROV'ABLE, a. [See Improve.] Susceptible of improvement; capable of growing or being made better; that may be advanced in good qualities. [.] [.] We have stock enough, and that too of an improvable nature, that is capable of infinite advancement. [.] [.] Man ...
28612	improvableness	[.] IMPROV'ABLENESS, n. Susceptibility of improvement; capableness of being made better, or of being used to advantage.
28613	improve	[.] IMPROVE, v.t. improov'. [L. in and probo, to prove, or the adjective probus.] [.] 1. To make better; to advance in value or good qualities. We amend a bad, but improve a good thing. [.] [.] A good education improves the mind and the manners. A judicious rotation ...
28614	improved	[.] IMPROV'ED, pp. Made better, wiser or more excellent; advanced immoral worth, knowledge or manners. [.] 1. Made better; advanced in fertility or other good qualities. [.] 2. Used to profit or good purpose; as opportunities of learning improved. [.] 3. Used; ...
28615	improvement	[.] IMPROVEMENT, n. improov'ment. Advancement in moral worth, learning, wisdom, skill or other excellence; as the improvement of the mind or of the heart by cultivation; improvement in classical learning, science or mechanical skill; improvement in music; improvement ...
28616	improver	[.] IMPROV'ER, n. One who improves; one who makes himself or any thing else better; as an improver of horses or cattle. [.] 1. That which improves,enriches or meliorates; as chalk is an improver of lands.
28617	improvided	[.] IMPROVI'DED, a. [L. improvisus; in and provideo, to foresee or provide.] Unforeseen; unexpected; not provided against.
28618	improvidence	[.] IMPROV'IDENCE, n. [L. in and providens, providentia, from pro, before, and video, to see.] [.] Want of providence or forecast; neglect of foresight, or of the measures which foresight might dictate for safety or advantage. Half the inconveniences and losses which men ...
28619	improvident	[.] IMPROV'IDENT, a. [L. in and providens; pro and video, supra.] [.] Wanting forecast; not foreseeing what will be necessary or convenient, or neglecting the measures which foresight would dictate; wanting care to make provision for future exigences. Seamen are proverbially ...
28620	improvidently	[.] IMPROV'IDENTLY, adv. Without foresight or forecast; without care to provide against future wants.
28621	improving	[.] IMPROV'ING, ppr. Making better; growing better; using to advantage.
28622	improvision	[.] IMPROVIS'ION, n. s as z. [in and provision.] Want of forecast; improvidence. [Little used.]
28623	imprudence	[.] IMPRU'DENCE, n. [L. imprudentia; in and prudentia, prudence.] [.] Want of prudence; indiscretion; want of caution, circumspection, or a due regard to the consequences of words to be uttered or actions to be performed,or their probable effects on the interest, safety, ...
28624	imprudent	[.] IMPRU'DENT, a. [L. imprudens; in and prudens, prudent.] [.] Wanting prudence or discretion; indiscrete; injudicious; not attentive to the consequences of words or actions; rash; heedless. The imprudent man often laments his mistakes, and then repeats them.
28625	imprudently	[.] IMPRU'DENTLY, adv. Without the exercise of prudence; indiscreetly.
28626	impudence	[.] IM'PUDENCE, n. [L. impudens; in and pudens, from pudeo, to be ashamed.] Shamelessness; want of modesty; effrontery; assurance accompanied with a disregard of the opinions of others. [.] [.] Those clear truths, that either their own evidence forces us to admit, or ...
28627	impudent	[.] IM'PUDENT, a. [L. impudens.] Shameless; wanting modesty; bold with contempt of others; saucy. [.] [.] When we behold an angel, not to fear [.] [.] Is to be impudent.
28628	impudently	[.] IM'PUDENTLY, adv. Shamelessly; with indecent assurance. [.] [.] At once assail [.] [.] With open mouths, and impudently rail.
28629	impudicity	[.] IMPUDIC'ITY, n. [L. impudicitia.] Immodesty.
28630	impugn	[.] IMPU'GN, v.t. impu'ne. [L. impugno; in and pugno, to fight or resist.] To oppose; to attack by words or arguments; to contradict. The lawfulness of lots is impugned by some, and defended by others. [.] [.] The truth hereof I will not rashly impugn,or over-boldly ...
28631	impugnation	[.] IMPUGNA'TION, n. Opposition. [Little used.]
28632	impugned	[.] IMPU'GNED, pp. Opposed; contradicted; disputed.
28633	impugner	[.] IMPU'GNER, n. One who opposes or contradicts.
28634	impugning	[.] IMPU'GNING, ppr. Opposing; attacking; contradicting.
28635	impuissance	[.] IMPUIS'SANCE, n. Impotence; weakness.
28636	impulse	[.] IM'PULSE, n. im'puls. [L. impulsus, from impello. See Impel.] [.] 1. Force communicated; the effect of one body acting on another. Impulse is the effect of motion, and is in proportion to the quantity of matter and velocity of the impelling body. [.] 2. Influence ...
28637	impulsion	[.] IMPUL'SION, n. [L. impulsio. See Impel.] [.] 1. The act of driving against or impelling; the agency of a body in motion on another body. [.] 2. Influence on the mind; impulse.
28638	impulsive	[.] IMPULS'IVE, a. Having the power of driving or impelling; moving; impellent. [.] [.] Poor men! poor papers! We and they [.] [.] Do some impulsive force obey.
28639	impulsively	[.] IMPULS'IVELY, adv. With force; by impulse.
28640	impunity	[.] IMPU'NITY, n. [L. impunitas; in and punio, to punish.] [.] 1. Exemption from punishment or penalty. No person should be permitted to violate the laws with impunity. Impunity encourages men in crimes. [.] 2. Freedom or exemption from injury. Some ferocious animals ...
28641	impure	[.] IMPU'RE, a. [L. impurus; in and purus, pure.] [.] 1. Not pure; foul; feculent; tinctured; mixed or impregnated with extraneous substance; as impure water or air; impure salt or magnesia. [.] 2. Obscene; as impure language or ideas. [.] 3. Unchaste; lewd; unclean; ...
28642	impurely	[.] IMPU'RELY, adv. In an impure manner; with impurity.
28643	impureness	[.] IMPU'RENESS
28644	impurity	[.] IMPU'RITY, n. [L. impuritas, supra.] [.] 1. Want of purity; foulness; feculence; the admixture of a foreign substance in any thing; as the impurity of water, of air, of spirits, or of any species of earth or metal. [.] 2. Any foul matter. [.] 3. Unchastity; ...
28645	impurple	[.] IMPUR'PLE, v.t. [in and purple;] To color or tinge with purple; to make red or reddish; as a field impurpled with blood. [.] [.] The bright [.] [.] Pavement, that like a sea of jasper shone, [.] [.] Impurpled; with celestial roses, smil'd.
28646	impurpling	[.] IMPUR'PLING, ppr. Tinging or coloring with purple.
28647	imputable	[.] IMPU'TABLE, a. [See Impute.] That may be imputed or charged to a person; chargeable. Thus we say, crimes, sins, errors, trespasses are imputable to those who commit them. [.] 1. That may be ascribed to; in a good sense. [.] [.] This favor is imputable to your ...
28648	imputableness	[.] IMPU'TABLENESS, n. The quality of being imputable.
28649	imputation	[.] IMPUTA'TION, n. The act of imputing or charging; attribution; generally in an ill sense; as the imputation of crimes of faults to the true authors of them. We are liable to the imputation or numerous sins and errors, to the imputation of pride, vanity and self-confidence; ...
28650	imputative	[.] IMPU'TATIVE, a. That may be imputed.
28651	imputatively	[.] IMPU'TATIVELY, adv. By imputation.
28652	impute	[.] IMPU'TE, v.t. [L. imputo; in and puto, to think, to reckon; properly, to set, to put, to throw to or on.] [.] 1. To charge; to attribute; to set to the account of; generally ill, sometimes good. We impute crimes,sins, trespasses, faults, blame, &c., to the guilty ...
28653	imputed	[.] IMPU'TED, pp. Charged to the account of; attributed; ascribed.
28654	imputer	[.] IMPU'TER, n. One that imputes or attributes.
28655	imputing	[.] IMPU'TING, ppr. Charging to the account of; attributing; ascribing.
28656	imputrescible	[.] IMPUTRES'CIBLE, a. [in and L. putresco, to putrefy.] [.] Not subject to putrefaction or corruption.
28657	in	[.] IN, a prefix, L. in, is used in composition as a particle of negation, like the English un, of which it seems to be a dialectical orthography; or it denotes within, into, or among, as in inbred, incase; or it serves only to augment or render emphatical the sense of ...
28658	inability	[.] INABIL'ITY, n. [L. inhabilis; in and habilis.] [.] 1. Want of sufficient physical power or strength; as the inability of a man to raise an arm or a leg. [.] 2. Want of adequate means; as an inability to purchase a farm, or to fit out a ship. [.] 3. Want of ...
28659	inablement	[.] INA'BLEMENT, n. [See Enable.] Ability. [Not in use.]
28660	inabstinence	[.] INAB'STINENCE, n. [in and abstinence.] A not abstaining; a partaking; indulgence of appetite; as the inabstinence of Eve.
28661	inabusively	[.] INABU'SIVELY, adv. Without abuse.
28662	inaccessibility	[.] INACCESSIBIL'ITY
28663	inaccessible	[.] INACCESS'IBLE, a. [in and accessible.] [.] 1. Not to be reached; as an inaccessible highth or rock. The depths of the sea are inaccessible. [.] 2. Not to be obtained. The necessary vouchers are inaccessible. [.] 3. Not to be approached; forbidding access; ...
28664	inaccessibleness	[.] INACCESS'IBLENESS, n. [from inaccessible.] [.] The quality or state of being inaccessible, or not to be reached.
28665	inaccessibly	[.] INACCESS'IBLY, adv. So as not to be approached.
28666	inaccuracy	[.] INAC'CURACY, n. [from inaccurate.] Want of accuracy or exactness; mistake; fault; defect; error; as an inaccuracy in writing, in a transcript, or in a calculation.
28667	inaccurate	[.] INAC'CURATE, a. [in and accurate.] Not accurate; not exact or correct; not according to truth; erroneous; as an inaccurate man; he is inaccurate in narration; the transcript or copy is inaccurate; the instrument is inaccurate.
28668	inaccurately	[.] INAC'CURATELY, adv. Not according to truth; incorrectly; erroneously. The accounts are inaccurately stated.
28669	inaction	[.] INAC'TION, n. Want of action; forbearance of labor; idleness; rest.
28670	inactive	[.] INAC'TIVE, a. [in and active.] Not active; inert; having no power to move. Matter is, per se, inactive. [.] 1. Not active; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle. Also, habitually idle; indolent; sluggish; as an inactive officer.
28671	inactively	[.] INAC'TIVELY, adv. Idly; sluggishly; without motion, labor or employment.
28672	inactivity	[.] INACTIV'ITY, n. [in and activity.] Inertness; as the inactivity of matter. [.] 1. Idleness, or habitual idleness; want of action or exertion; sluggishness.
28673	inactuate	[.] INAC'TUATE, v.t. To put in action. [Not used.]
28674	inactuation	[.] INACTUA'TION, n. Operation. [Not used.]
28675	inadequacy	[.] INAD'EQUACY, n. [from inadequate.] The quality of being unequal or insufficient for a purpose. [.] [.] The inadequacy and consequent inefficacy [.] [.] of the alleged causes-- [.] 1. Inequality. [.] [.] Dr. Price considers this inadequacy of representation ...
28676	inadequate	[.] INAD'EQUATE, a. [in and adequate. L. adoequatus, from adoequo, to equal.] [.] 1. Not equal to the purpose; insufficient to effect the object; unequal; as inadequate power, strength, resources. [.] 2. Not equal to the real state or condition of a thing; not just ...
28677	inadequately	[.] INAD'EQUATELY, adv. Not fully or sufficiently; not completely.
28678	inadequateness	[.] INAD'EQUATENESS, n. The quality of being inadequate; inadequacy; inequality; incompleteness.
28679	inadequation	[.] INADEQUA'TION, n. Want of exact correspondence.
28680	inadhesion	[.] INADHE'SION, n. s as z. [in and adhesion.] Want of adhesion; a not adhering. [.] [.] Porcelain clay is distinguished from colorific earths by inadhesion to the fingers.
28681	inadmissibility	[.] INADMISSIBIL'ITY, n. [from inadmissible.] The quality of being inadmissible, or not proper to be received; as the inadmissibility of an argument, or of evidence in court, or of a proposal in a negotiation.
28682	inadmissible	[.] INADMIS'SIBLE, a. Not admissible; not proper to be admitted, allowed or received; as inadmissible testimony; as inadmissible proposition.
28683	inadvertence	[.] INADVERT'ENCE
28684	inadvertency	[.] INADVERT'ENCY, n. [L. in and advertens, adverto. See Advert.] [.] 1. A not turning the mind to; inattention; negligence; heedlessness. Many mistakes and some misfortunes proceed from inadvertence. [.] 2. The effect of inattention; any oversight,mistake or fault ...
28685	inadvertent	[.] INADVERT'ENT, a. [L. in and advertens.] Not turning the mind to; heedless; careless; negligent.
28686	inadvertently	[.] INADVERT'ENTLY, adv. Heedlessly; carelessly; from want of attention; inconsiderately.
28687	inaffability	[.] INAFFABIL'ITY, n. Reservedness in conversation.
28688	inaffable	[.] INAF'FABLE, a. Not affable; reserved.
28689	inaffectation	[.] INAFFECTA'TION,n. Destitution of affected manner.
28690	inaffected	[.] INAFFECT'ED, a. Unaffected. [Not used.]
28691	inaidabale	[.] INA'IDABALE, a. That cannot be assisted.
28692	inalienable	[.] INA'LIENABLE, a. [L. alieno, alienus.] [.] Unalienable; that cannot be legally or justly alienated or transferred to another. The dominions of a king are inalienable. All men have certain natural rights which are inalienable. The estate of a minor is inalienable, without ...
28693	inalienableness	[.] INA'LIENABLENESS, n. The state of being inalienable.
28694	inalienably	[.] INA'LIENABLY, adv. In a manner that forbids alienation; as rights inalienably vested.
28695	inalimental	[.] INALIMENT'AL, a. [in and aliment.] Affording no nourishment.
28696	inalterability	[.] INALTERABIL'ITY, n. [from inalterable.] The quality of not being alterable or changeable.
28697	inalterable	[.] INAL'TERABLE, a. [in and alterable.] That cannot or may not be altered or changed; unalterable.
28698	inamiable	[.] INA'MIABLE, a. Unamiable. [Not in use.]
28699	inamiableness	[.] INA'MIABLENESS, n. Unamiableness. [Not in use.]
28700	inamissible	[.] INAMIS'SIBLE, a. [L. in and amitto, to lose.] Not to be lost. [.] [Little used.]
28701	inamissibleness	[.] INAMIS'SIBLENESS, n. The state of not being liable to be lost.
28702	inamorato	[.] INAMORA'TO, n. [L. in and amor, love.] A lover.
28703	inane	[.] INA'NE, a. [L. inanis, empty.] Empty; void; sometimes used as a noun, to express a void space.
28704	inangular	[.] INAN'GULAR, a. Not angular. [Little used.]
28705	inanimate	[.] INAN'IMATE, v.t. [infra.] To animate. [Little used.] [.] INAN'IMATE, a. [L. inanimatus; in and animo, animatus.] [.] 1. Destitute of animal life. Plants, stones and earth are inanimate substances; a corpse is an inanimate body. [.] 2. Destitute of animation ...
28706	inanimated	[.] INAN'IMATED, a. Destitute of animal life. [.] 1. Not animated; not sprightly. [See Unanimated.]
28707	inanition	[.] INANI'TION, n. [ L. inanis, empty.] [.] Emptiness; want of fullness; as inanition of body or of the vessels.
28708	inanity	[.] INAN'ITY, n. [L. inanitas, from inanis, void.] [.] Emptiness; void space; vacuity.
28709	inappetence	[.] INAP'PETENCE
28710	inappetency	[.] INAP'PETENCY, n. [in and appetence, L. appetentia.] [.] Want of appetence, or of a disposition to seek, select or imbibe nutriment. [See Appetence.] [.] 1. Want of desire or inclination.
28711	inapplicability	[.] INAPPLICABIL'ITY, n. [from inapplicable.] [.] The quality of not being applicable; unfitness.
28712	inapplicable	[.] INAP'PLICABLE, a. [in and applicable.] Not applicable; that cannot be applied; not suited or suitable to the purpose. The argument or the testimony is inapplicable to the case.
28713	inapplication	[.] INAPPLICA'TION, n. Want of application; want of attention or assiduity; negligence; indolence; neglect of study or industry.
28714	inapposite	[.] INAP'POSITE, a. s as z. [in and apposite.] Not apposite; not fit or suitable; not pertinent; as an inapposite argument.
28715	inappreciable	[.] INAPPRE'CIABLE, a. [in and appreciable, from appreciate.] [.] 1. Not to be appreciated; that cannot be duly valued. [.] 2. That cannot be estimated.
28716	inapprehensible	[.] INAPPREHENS'IBLE, a. Not intelligible.
28717	inapprehensive	[.] INAPPREHENS'IVE, a. Not apprehensive; regardless.
28718	inapproachable	[.] INAPPROACHABLE, a. [in and approachable.] [.] Not to be approached; inaccessible.
28719	inappropriate	[.] INAPPRO'PRIATE, a. [in and appropriate.] [.] Not appropriate; unsuited; not proper. [.] 1. Not appropriate; not belonging to.
28720	inaptitude	[.] INAPT'ITUDE, n. [in and aptitude.] Want of aptitude; unfitness; unsuitableness.
28721	inaquate	[.] INA'QUATE, a. [L. in and aquatus.] Embodied in water.
28722	inaquation	[.] INAQUA'TION, n. The state of being inaquate.
28723	inarable	[.] INAR'ABLE, v. [in and arable.] [.] Not arable; not capable of being plowed or tilled.
28724	inaraching	[.] IN`ARACHING, ppr. Grafting by approach.
28725	inarch	[.] IN`ARCH, v.t. [in and arch.] To graft by approach; to graft by uniting a cion to a stock without separating it from its parent tree.
28726	inarched	[.] IN`ARCHED, pp. Grafted by approach.
28727	inarching	[.] IN`ARCHING, n. A method of ingrafting, by which a cion, without being separated from its parent tree, is joined to a stock standing near.
28728	inarticulate	[.] INARTIC'ULATE, a. [in and articulate.] Not uttered with articulation or junction of the organs of speech; not articulate; not distinct, or with distinction of syllables. The sounds of brutes and fowls are, for the most part, inarticulate.
28729	inarticulately	[.] INARTIC'ULATELY, adv. Not with distinct syllables; indistinctly.
28730	inarticulateness	[.] INARTIC'ULATENESS, n. Indistinctness of utterance by animal voices; want of distinct articulation.
28731	inarticulation	[.] INARTICULA'TION, n. Indistinctness of sounds in speaking.
28732	inartificial	[.] INARTIFI'CIAL, a. [In and artificial.] [.] 1. Not done by art; not made or performed by the rules of art; formed without art; as an inartificial style of composition. [.] 2. Simple; artless.
28733	inartificially	[.] INARTIFI'CIALLY, adv. Without art; in an artless manner; contrary to the rules of art.
28734	inattention	[.] INATTEN'TION, n. [in and attention.] The want of attention, or of fixing the mind steadily on an object; heedlessness; neglect. [.] [.] Novel lays attract our ravished ears, [.] [.] But old, the mind with inattention hears.
28735	inattentive	[.] INATTENT'IVE, a. [in and attentive.] Not fixing the mind on an object; heedless; careless; negligent; regardless; as an inattentive spectator or hearer, an inattentive habit.
28736	inattentively	[.] INATTENT'IVELY, adv. Without attention; carelessly; heedlessly.
28737	inaudible	[.] INAUD'IBLE, a. [in and audible.] That cannot be heard; as an inaudible voice or sound. [.] 1. Making no sound; as the inaudible foot of time.
28738	inaudibly	[.] INAUD'IBLY, adv. In a manner not to be heard.
28739	inaugural	[.] INAUG'URAL, a. [L. inauguro; in and augur.] [.] 1. Pertaining to inauguration; as inaugural ceremonies. [.] 2. Made or pronounced at an inauguration; as an inaugural address.
28740	inaugurate	[.] INAUG'URATE, v.t. [supra.] To introduce or induct into an office with solemnity or suitable ceremonies; to invest with an office in a formal manner; a word borrowed from the ceremonies used by the Romans when they were received into the college of augurs. Kings and ...
28741	inaugurated	[.] INAUG'URATED, pp. Inducted into office with appropriate ceremonies.
28742	inaugurating	[.] INAUG'URATING, ppr. Inducting into office with solemnities.
28743	inauguration	[.] INAUGURA'TION, n. The act of inducting into office with solemnity; investiture with office by appropriate ceremonies.
28744	inauguratory	[.] INAUG'URATORY, a. Suited to induction into office; pertaining to inauguration; as inauguratory gratulations.
28745	inauration	[.] INAURA'TION, n. [L. inauro, inauratus; in and aurum, gold.] [.] The act or process of gilding, or covering with gold.
28746	inauspicate	[.] INAUS'PICATE, a. Ill omened.
28747	inauspicious	[.] INAUSPI'CIOUS, a. [in and auspicious.] Ill omened; unfortunate; unlucky; evil; unfavorable. The war commenced at an inauspicious time,and its issue was inauspicious. The counsels of a bad man have an inauspicious influence on society.
28748	inauspiciously	[.] INAUSPI'CIOUSLY, adv. With ill omens; unfortunately; unfavorably.
28749	inauspiciousness	[.] INAUSPI'CIOUSNESS, n. Unluckiness; unfavorableness.
28750	inbeing	[.] IN'BEING, n. [in and being.] Inherence; inherent existence; inseparableness.
28751	inborn	[.] IN'BORN, a. [in and born.] Innate; implanted by nature; as inborn passions; inborn worth.
28752	inbreathed	[.] IN'BREATHED, a. [in and breathe.] Infused by inspiration.
28753	inbred	[.] IN'BRED, a. [in and bred, breed.] Bred within; innate; natural; as inbred worth; inbred affection.
28754	inbreed	[.] INBREE'D, v.t. To produce or generate within.
28755	inca	[.] IN'CA, n. The name or title given by the natives of Peru to their kings and to the princes of the blood, before the conquest of that country by the Spaniards.
28756	incage	[.] INCA'GE, v.t. [in and cage.] To confine in a cage; to coop us; to confine to any narrow limits.
28757	incaged	[.] INCA'GED, pp. Cooped up; confined to a cage or to narrow limits.
28758	incagement	[.] INCA'GEMENT, n. Confinement in a cage.
28759	incaging	[.] INCA'GING, ppr. Confining to a cage or to narrow limits.
28760	incalculable	[.] INCAL'CULABLE, a. That cannot be calculated; beyond calculation.
28761	incalculably	[.] INCAL'CULABLY, adv. In a degree beyond calculation.
28762	incalescence	[.] INCALES'CENCE
28763	incalescency	[.] INCALES'CENCY, n. [L. incalescens,incalesco; in and calesco,caleo,to be hot.] [.] A growing warm; incipient or increasing heat.
28764	incalescent	[.] INCALES'CENT, a. Growing warm; increasing in heat.
28765	incameration	[.] INCAMERA'TION, n. [in and camera, a chamber, or arched roof.] [.] The act or process of uniting lands, revenues or other rights to the pope's domain.
28766	incandescence	[.] INCANDES'CENCE, n. [L. incandescens, incandesco; in and candesco; candeo, caneo, to be white, to shine; canus, white.] [.] A white heat; or the glowing whiteness of a body caused by intense heat. We say, a metal is heated to incandescence.
28767	incandescent	[.] INCANDES'CENT, a. White or glowing with heat.
28768	incantation	[.] INCANTA'TION, n. [L. incantatio, incanto; in and canto, to sing.] [.] The act of enchanting; enchantment; the act of using certain formulas of words and ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits.
28769	incantatory	[.] INCANT'ATORY, a. Dealing by enchantment; magical.
28770	incanting	[.] INCANT'ING, a. Enchanting. [Not used.]
28771	incanton	[.] INCAN'TON, v.t. [in and canton.] To unite to a canton or separate community.
28772	incapability	[.] INCAPABIL'ITY
28773	incapable	[.] INCA'PABLE, a. [.] 1. Wanting capacity sufficient; not having room sufficient to contain or hold; followed by of. We say, a vessel is incapable of containing or holding a certain quantity of liquor; but I believe we rarely or never say, a vessel is incapable of ...
28774	incapableness	...
28775	incapacious	[.] INCAPA'CIOUS, a. [in and capacious.] Not capacious; not large or spacious; narrow; of small content; as an incapacious soul.
28776	incapaciousness	[.] INCAPA'CIOUSNESS, n. Narrowness; want of containing space.
28777	incapacitate	[.] INCAPAC'ITATE, v.t. [in and capacitate.] [.] 1. To deprive of capacity or natural power of learning, knowing, understanding or performing. Old age and infirmity often incapacitate men to exercise the office of a judge. [.] 2. To render or make incapable; as, ...
28778	incapacitation	[.] INCAPACITA'TION, n. Want of capacity; disqualification.
28779	incapacity	[.] INCAPAC'ITY, n. [in and capacity.] Want of capacity, intellectual power, or the power of receiving, containing or understanding; applied to the mind, and it may be natural or casual. There is a natural incapacity in children to comprehend difficult propositions in ...
28780	incarcerate	[.] INC`ARCERATE, v.t. [L. incarcero; in and carcer, a prison; Eng. cark, care; showing the primary sense is to press or strain.] [.] 1. To imprison; to confine in a jail. [.] 2. To confine; to shut up or inclose. [.] INC`ARCERATE, a. Imprisoned; confined.
28781	incarceration	[.] INCARCERA'TION, n. The act of imprisoning or confining; imprisonment.
28782	incarn	[.] INC`ARN, v.t. [L. incarno; in and caro, carnis, flesh.] [.] To cover with flesh; to invest with flesh. [.] INC`ARN, v.i. To breed flesh.
28783	incarnadine	[.] INC`ARNADINE, a. [L. in and caro,flesh.] [.] Flesh-colored; of a carnation color; pale red. [.] INC`ARNADINE, v.t. To dye red or flesh-color. [Little used.]
28784	incarnate	[.] INC`ARNATE, v.t. [L. incarno; in and caro, flesh.] [.] To clothe with flesh; to embody in flesh. [.] INC`ARNATE, a. Invested with flesh; embodied in flesh; a the incarnate Son of God. [.] 1. In Scotland, of a red color; flesh-colored.
28785	incarnation	[.] INCARNA'TION, n. The act of clothing with flesh. [.] 1. The act of assuming flesh, or of taking a human body and the nature of man; as the incarnation of the Son of God. [.] 2. In surgery, the process of healing wounds and filling the part with new flesh.
28786	incarnative	[.] INC`ARNATIVE, v. Causing new flesh to grow; healing. [.] INC`ARNATIVE, n. A medicine that tends to promote the growth of new flesh, and assist nature in the healing of wounds.
28787	incase	[.] INCA'SE, v.t. [in and case.] To inclose in a case. [.] 1. To inclose; to cover or surround with something solid. [.] [.] Rich plates of gold the folding doors incase.
28788	incased	[.] INCA'SED, pp. Inclosed as in a case, sheath or box.
28789	incasing	[.] INCA'SING, ppr. Inclosing as in a case.
28790	incask	[.] INC`ASK, v.t. To put into a cask.
28791	incastellated	[.] INCAS'TELLATED, a. Confined or inclosed in a castle.
28792	incatenation	[.] INCATENA'TION, n. [L. catena, a chain.] [.] The act of linking together.
28793	incautious	[.] INCAU'TIOUS, a. [in and cautious.] Not cautious; unwary; not circumspect; heedless; not attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend; as incautious youth.
28794	incautiously	[.] INCAU'TIOUSLY, adv. Unwarily; heedlessly; without due circumspection.
28795	incautiousness	[.] INCAU'TIOUSNESS, n. Want of caution; unwariness; want of foresight.
28796	incavated	[.] IN'CAVATED, a. [L. in and cavo, to make hollow.] Made hollow; bent round or in.
28797	incavation	[.] INCAVA'TION, n. The act of making hollow. [.] 1. A hollow made.
28798	incend	[.] INCEND', v.t. [L. incendo.] To inflame; to excite. [Little used.]
28799	incendiary	[.] INCEND'IARY, n. [L. incendiarius, from incendo, to burn; in and candeo, to shine, or be on fire.] [.] 1. A person who maliciously sets fire to another man's dwelling house, or to any outhouse, being parcel of the same, as a barn or stable; one who is guilty of arson. [.] 2. ...
28800	incense	[.] IN'CENSE, n. in'cens. [L. incensum, burnt, from incendo, to burn.] [.] 1. Perfume exhaled by fire; the odors of spices and gums, burnt in religious rites, or as an offering to some deity. [.] [.] A thick cloud of incense went up. Ezek. 8. [.] 2. The materials ...
28801	incensed	[.] INCENS'ED, pp. Inflamed to violent anger; exasperated.
28802	incensement	[.] INCENSEMENT, n. incens'ment. Violent irritation of the passions; heat; exasperation. It expresses less than rage and fury.
28803	incensing	[.] INCENS'ING, ppr. Inflaming to anger; irritating; exasperation.
28804	incension	[.] INCEN'SION, n. [L. incensio, from incendo, to burn.] [.] The act of kindling; the state of being on fire.
28805	incensive	[.] INCENS'IVE, a. Tending to excite or provoke.
28806	incensor	[.] INCENS'OR, n. [L.] A kindler of anger; an inflamer of the angry passions.
28807	incensory	[.] INCENS'ORY, n. The vessel in which incense is burnt and offered. [We generally use censer.]
28808	incentive	[.] INCEN'TIVE, a. [Low L. incentivus, from incendo, to burn.] [.] Inciting; encouraging or moving. [.] [.] Competency is the most incentive to industry. [.] INCEN'TIVE, n. [Low L. incentivum.] [.] 1. That which kindles or inflames; used now in a figurative sense ...
28809	inception	[.] INCEP'TION, n. [L. inceptio, from incipio, to begin; in and capio, to take.] Beginning. [.] [.] I hope this society will not be marked with vivacity of inception, apathy of progress, and prematureness of decay.
28810	inceptive	[.] INCEP'TIVE, a. [L. inceptivus, from incipio, to begin.] [.] Beginning; noting beginning; as an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of action. [.] [.] A point is inceptive of a line, and a line is inceptive of a surface.
28811	inceptor	[.] INCEP'TOR, n. A beginner; one in the rudiments
28812	inceration	[.] INCERA'TION, n. [L. incero, from cera.] The act of covering with wax.
28813	incertain	[.] INCER'TAIN, a. [in and certain.] Uncertain; doubtful; unsteady.
28814	incertainly	[.] INCER'TAINLY, adv. Doubtfully.
28815	incertainty	[.] INCER'TAINTY, n. Uncertainty; doubt.
28816	incertitude	[.] INCER'TITUDE, n. [L. incertitudo, from incertus; in and certus, certain.] Uncertainty; doubtfulness; doubt.
28817	incessable	[.] INCES'SABLE, a. Unceasing; continual. [little used.]
28818	incessancy	[.] INCES'SANCY, n. [from incessant.] Unintermitted continuance; unceasingness.
28819	incessant	[.] INCES'SANT, a. [L. in and cessans, from cesso, to cease.] [.] Unceasing; unintermitted; uninterrupted; continual; as incessant rains; incessant clamors.
28820	incessantly	[.] INCES'SANTLY, adv. Without ceasing; continually.
28821	incest	[.] IN'CEST, n. [L. incestum; in and castus, chaste.] [.] The crime of cohabitation or sexual commerce between persons related within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by the law of a country. [.] Spiritual incest, is a like crime committed between persons who ...
28822	incestuous	[.] INCEST'UOUS, a. Guilty of incest; as an incestuous person. [.] 1. Involving the crime of incest; as an incestuous connection.
28823	incestuously	[.] INCEST'UOUSLY, adv. In an incestuous manner; in a manner to involve the crime of incest.
28824	incestuousness	[.] INCEST'UOUSNESS, n. The state or quality of being incestuous.
28825	inch	[.] INCH, n. [L. uncia, the twelfth part.] [.] 1. A lineal measure in Great Britain and the United States, being the twelfth part of a foot,and equal to the length of three barley corns. [.] 2. Proverbially, a small quantity or degree; as, to die by inches, to gain ...
28826	incharitable	[.] INCHAR'ITABLE, a. Uncharitable. [The latter is the word used.]
28827	inchastity	[.] INCHAS'TITY, n. [in and chastity.] Lewdness; impurity; unchastity.
28828	inchest	[.] INCHEST', v.t. To put into a chest.
28829	inchoate	[.] IN'CHOATE, v.t. [L. inchoo.] To begin. [Little used.] [.] IN'CHOATE, a. Begun; commenced. [.] [.] It is neither a substance perfect, nor a substance inchoate.
28830	inchoately	[.] IN'CHOATELY, adv. In an incipient degree.
28831	inchoation	[.] INCHOA'TION, n. The act of beginning; commencement; inception. [.] [.] The setting on foot some of those arts in those parts, would be looked on as the first inchoation of them. [Little used.]
28832	inchoative	[.] INCHO'ATIVE, a. Noting beginning; inceptive; as an inchoative verb, otherwise called inceptive.
28833	incide	[.] INCI'DE, v.t. [L. incido; in and coedo, to strike.] [.] To cut; to separate; as medicines.
28834	incidence	[.] IN'CIDENCE, n. [L. incidens; incido, to fall on; in and cado, to fall.] [.] 1. Literally, a falling on; whence, an accident or casualty. [.] 2. The manner of falling on, or the direction in which one body falls on or strikes another. The angle which the line ...
28835	incident	[.] IN'CIDENT, a. Falling; casual; fortuitous; coming or happening occasionally, or not in the usual course of things, or not according to expectation or in connection with the main design. [.] [.] As the ordinary course of common affairs is disposed of by general laws, ...
28836	incidental	[.] INCIDENT'AL, a. Happening; coming without design; casual; accidental; as an incidental conversation; an incidental occurrence. [.] 1. Not necessary to the chief purpose; occasional. [.] [.] By some persons, religious duties appear to be regarded as an incidental ...
28837	incidentally	[.] INCIDENT'ALLY, adv. Casually; without intention; accidentally. I was incidentally present when the conversation took place. [.] 1. Beside the main design; occasionally. [.] [.] [.] I treat either purposely or incidentally of colors.
28838	incidently	[.] IN'CIDENTLY, adv. Occasionally; by the way. [Not used.]
28839	incinerate	[.] INCIN'ERATE, v.t. [L. in and cinis, cineris, ashes] [.] To burn to ashes.
28840	incinerated	[.] INCIN'ERATED, pp. Burnt to ashes.
28841	incinerating	[.] INCIN'ERATING, ppr. Reducing to ashes by combustion.
28842	incineration	[.] INCINERA'TION, n. The act of reducing to ashes by combustion.
28843	incipiency	[.] INCIP'IENCY, n. Beginning; commencement.
28844	incipient	[.] INCIP'IENT, a. [L. incipiens,incipio; in and capio, to take.] [.] Beginning; commencing; as the incipient stage of a fever; incipient light or day.
28845	incirclet	[.] INCIR'CLET, n. A small circle.
28846	incircumscriptible	[.] INCIRCUMSCRIP'TIBLE, a. That cannot be circumscribed or limited.
28847	incircumspection	[.] INCIRCUMSPEC'TION, n. [in and circumspection.] Want of circumspection; heedlessness.
28848	incise	[.] INCI'SE, v.t. s as z. To cut in; to carve.
28849	incised	[.] INCI'SED, a. [L. incisus, from incido, to cut.] [.] Cut; made by cutting; as an incised wound; incised lips.
28850	incisely	[.] INCI'SELY, adv. In the manner of incisions or notches.
28851	incision	[.] INCIS'ION, n. s as z. [L. incisio, from incido, to cut.] [.] 1. A cutting; the act of cutting into a substance. [.] 2. A cut; a gash; the separation of the surface of any substance made by a sharp instrument. The surgeon with his knife makes an incision in the ...
28852	incisive	[.] INCI'SIVE, a. Having the quality of cutting or separating the superficial part of any thing. [.] Incisive teeth, in animals, are the fore teeth, the cutters.
28853	incisor	[.] INCI'SOR, n. [L.] A cutter; a fore tooth, which cuts, bites or separates.
28854	incisory	[.] INCI'SORY, a. Having the quality of cutting.
28855	incisure	[.] INCIS'URE, n. [L. incisura.] A cut; a place opened by cutting; an incision.
28856	incitant	[.] INCI'TANT, n. [from incite.] That which excites action in an animal body.
28857	incitation	[.] INCITA'TION, n. [L. incitatio. See Incite.] [.] 1. The act of inciting or moving to action; incitement. [.] 2. Incitement; incentive; motive; that which excites to action; that which rouses or prompts.
28858	incite	[.] INCI'TE, v.t. [L. incito; in and cito, to call, to stir up.] [.] 1. To move the mind to action by persuasion or motives presented; to stir up; to rouse; to spur on. [.] [.] Antiochus, when he incited Prusias to join in war, set before him the greatness of the ...
28859	incited	[.] INCI'TED, pp. Moved to action; stirred up; spurred on.
28860	incitement	[.] INCI'TEMENT, n. That which incites the mind or moves to action; motive; incentive; impulse. [.] [.] From the long records of a distant age, [.] [.] Derive incitement to renew thy rage.
28861	inciter	[.] INCI'TER, n. He or that which incites or moves to action.
28862	inciting	[.] INCI'TING, ppr. Exciting to action; stirring up. [.] In general, incite denotes to operate on the mind or will; excite has the same sense, but it extends also to the passions and to material substances; as, to excite action in the heart and arteries.
28863	incivil	[.] INCIV'IL, a. [in and civil.] Uncivil; rude; unpolite. [But uncivil is generally used.]
28864	incivility	[.] INCIVIL'ITY, n. Want of courtesy; rudeness of manners towards others; impoliteness. [.] 1. Any act of rudeness or ill breeding; with a plural. Loud laughter and uncomely jests in respectable company, are incivilities and indecencies.
28865	incivilly	[.] INCIV'ILLY, adv. Uncivilly; rudely.
28866	incivism	[.] INCIV'ISM, n. [in and civism.] Want of civism; want of love to one's country or of patriotism; unfriendliness to the state or government of which one is a citizen.
28867	inclasp	[.] INCL`ASP, v.t. To clasp; to hold fast.
28868	inclavated	[.] IN'CLAVATED, a. Set; fast fixed.
28869	incle	[.] IN'CLE, n. A kind of tape made of linen yarn.
28870	inclemency	[.] INCLEM'ENCY, n. [L. inclementia. See Clemency.] [.] 1. Want of clemency; want of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; harshness; severity; applied to persons. [.] 2. Roughness, boisterousness; storminess; or simply raininess; severe cold, &c.; applied to the weather. ...
28871	inclement	[.] INCLEM'ENT, a. Destitute of a mild and kind temper; void of tenderness; unmerciful; severe; harsh. [.] 1. Rough; stormy; boisterous; rainy; rigorously cold, &c.; as inclement weather; inclement sky.
28872	inclinable	[.] INCLI'NABLE, a. [L. inclinabilis. See Incline.] [.] 1. Leaning; tending; as a tower inclinable to fall. [.] 2. Having a propension of will; leaning in disposition; somewhat disposed; as a mind inclinable to truth.
28873	inclination	[.] INCLINA'TION, n. [L. inclinatio. See Incline.] [.] 1. A leaning; any deviation of a body or line from an upright position, or from a parallel line, towards another body; as the inclination of the head in bowing. [.] 2. In geometry, the angle made by two lines ...
28874	inclinatorily	[.] INCLI'NATORILY, adv. Obliquely; with inclination.
28875	inclinatory	[.] INCLI'NATORY, a. Having the quality of leaning or inclining.
28876	incline	[.] INCLI'NE, v.t. [L. inclino; in and clino; Eng. to lean.] [.] 1. To lean; to deviate from an erect or parallel line toward any object; to tend. Converging lines incline toward each other. A road inclines to the north or south. Connecticut river runs south, inclining ...
28877	inclined	[.] INCLI'NED, pp. Having a leaning or tendency; disposed. [.] Inclined plane, in mechanics, is a plane that makes an oblique angle with the plane of the horizon; a sloping plane.
28878	incliner	[.] INCLI'NER, n. An inclined dial.
28879	inclining	[.] INCLI'NING, ppr. Leaning; causing to lean. [.] INCLI'NING, a. Leaning.
28880	inclip	[.] INCLIP', v.t. [in and clip.] To grasp; to inclose; to surround.
28881	incloister	[.] INCLOIS'TER, v.t. [in and cloister.] To shut up or confine in a cloister. [But cloister is generally used.]
28882	inclose	[.] INCLO'SE, v.t. s as z. [L. inclusus, includo; in and claudo, or cludo.] [.] 1. To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; as, to inclose a field with a fence; to inclose a fort or an army with troops; to inclose a town with walls. [.] 2. To separate from ...
28883	inclosed	[.] INCLO'SED, pp. Surrounded; encompassed; confined on all sides; covered and sealed; fenced.
28884	incloser	[.] INCLO'SER, n. He or that which incloses; one who separates land from common grounds by a fence.
28885	inclosing	[.] INCLO'SING, ppr. Surrounding; encompassing; shutting in; covering and confining.
28886	inclosure	[.] INCLO'SURE, n. The act of inclosing. [.] 1. The separation of land from common ground into distinct possessions by a fence. [.] 2. The appropriation of things common. [.] 3. State of being inclosed, shut up or encompasses. [.] 4. A space inclosed or fenced; ...
28887	incloud	[.] INCLOUD', v.t. [in and cloud.] To darken; to obscure.
28888	inclouded	[.] INCLOUD'ED, pp. Involved in obscurity.
28889	inclouding	[.] INCLOUD'ING, ppr. Darkening; obscuring.
28890	include	[.] INCLU'DE,v.t. [L. includo; in and cludo, to shut up.] [.] 1. To confine within; to hold; to contain; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell. [But in these senses we more commonly use inclose.] [.] 2. To comprise; to comprehend; ...
28891	included	[.] INCLU'DED, pp. Contained; comprehended.
28892	including	[.] INCLU'DING, ppr. Containing; comprising.
28893	inclusion	[.] INCLU'SION, n. s as z. [L. inclusio.] The act of including.
28894	inclusive	[.] INCLU'SIVE, a. Inclosing; encircling. [.] 1. Comprehended in the number or sum; as form Monday to Saturday inclusive, that is, taking in both Monday and Saturday.
28895	inclusively	[.] INCLU'SIVELY, adv. Comprehending the thing mentioned; as from Monday to Saturday inclusively.
28896	incoagulable	[.] INCOAG'ULABLE, a. [in and coagulable.] That cannot be coagulated or concreted.
28897	incoercible	[.] INCOER'CIBLE, a. [in and coercible, from coerce.] [.] Not to be coerced or compelled; that cannot be forced.
28898	incoexistence	[.] INCOEXIST'ENCE, n. [in and coexistence.] A not existing together. [Not common.]
28899	incog	[.] INCOG', adv. [contracted from incognito.] [.] In concealment; in disguise; in a manner not to be known.
28900	incogitancy	[.] INCOG'ITANCY, n. [L. incogitantia; in and cogito, to think.] [.] Want of thought, or want of the power of thinking.
28901	incogitant	[.] INCOG'ITANT, a. Not thinking; thoughtless.
28902	incogitantly	[.] INCOG'ITANTLY, adv. Without consideration.
28903	incogitative	[.] INCOG'ITATIVE, a. [in and cogitative.] Not thinking; wanting the power of thought; as, a vegetable is an incogitative being.
28904	incognito	[.] INCOG'NITO, adv. [L. incognitus; in and cognitus, known.] [.] In concealment; in a disguise of the real person.
28905	incognizable	[.] INCOGN'IZABLE, a. incon'izable. [in and cognizable.] [.] That cannot be recognized, known or distinguished. [.] [.] The Lettish race, not a primitive stock of the Slavi, but a distinct branch, now become incognizable--
28906	incoherence	[.] INCOHE'RENCE
28907	incoherency	[.] INCOHE'RENCY, n. [in and coherence.] [.] 1. Want of coherence; want of cohesion or adherence; looseness or unconnected state of parts, as of a powder. [.] 2. Want of connection; incongruity; inconsistency; want of agreement, or dependence of one part on another; ...
28908	incoherent	[.] INCOHE'RENT, a. [in and coherent.] [.] 1. Wanting cohesion; loose; unconnected; not fixed to each other; applied to material substances. [.] 2. Wanting coherence or agreement; incongruous; inconsistent; having no dependence of one part on another; as, the thoughts ...
28909	incoherently	[.] INCOHE'RENTLY, adv. Inconsistently; without coherence of parts; as, to talk incoherently.
28910	incoincidence	[.] INCOIN'CIDENCE, n. [in and coincidence.] [.] Want of coincidence or agreement.
28911	incoincident	[.] INCOIN'CIDENT, a. [in and coincident.] [.] Not coincident; not agreeing in time, place or principle.
28912	incolumity	[.] INCOLU'MITY, n. [L. incolumitas.] Safety; security.
28913	incombine	[.] INCOMBI'NE, v.i. To differ.
28914	incombustibility	[.] INCOMBUSTIBIL'ITY, n. [from incombustible.] [.] The quality of being incapable of being burnt or consumed.
28915	incombustible	[.] INCOMBUST'IBLE, a. [in and combustible.] Not to be burnt, decomposed or consumed by fire. Amianth is an incombustible substance.
28916	incombustibleness	[.] INCOMBUST'IBLENESS, n. Incombustibility.
28917	income	[.] IN'COME, n. in'cum. [in and come.] That gain which proceeds from labor, business or property of any kind; the produce of a farm; the rent of houses; the proceeds of professional business; the profits of commerce or of occupation; the interest of money or stock in funds. ...
28918	incoming	[.] IN'COMING, a. Coming in. [.] IN'COMING, n. [in and come.] Income; gain. [.] [.] Many incomings are subject to great fluctuations.
28919	incommensurability	[.] INCOMMENSURABIL'ITY, n. [from incommensurable.] [.] The quality or state of a thing, when it has no common measure with another thing, or when the same thing will not exactly measure both.
28920	incommensurable	[.] INCOMMEN'SURABLE, a. [in and commensurable.] [.] Having no common measure. Two lines are incommensurable, when, compared to each other, they have no common measure,that is, no measure that will exactly measure both. oth. Quantities are incommensurable, when no third ...
28921	incommensurate	[.] INCOMMEN'SURATE, a. [in and commensurate.] [.] 1. Not admitting of a common measure. [.] 2. Not of equal measure or extent; not adequate. Our means are incommensurate to our wants.
28922	incommensurately	[.] INCOMMEN'SURATELY, adv. Not in equal or due measure or proportion.
28923	incommiscible	[.] INCOMMIS'CIBLE, a. [in and commix.] [.] That cannot be commixed or mutually mixed.
28924	incommixture	[.] INCOMMIX'TURE, n. A state of being unmixed.
28925	incommode	[.] INCOMMO'DE, v.t. [L. incommodo; in and commodo, con and modus.] [.] To give inconvenience to; to give trouble to; to disturb or molest in the quiet enjoyment of something, or in the facility of acquisition. It denotes less than annoy, vex or harass. We are incommoded ...
28926	incommoded	[.] INCOMMO'DED, pp. Put to inconvenience; molested.
28927	incommoding	[.] INCOMMO'DING, ppr. Subjecting to trouble or inconvenience.
28928	incommodious	[.] INCOMMO'DIOUS, a. [L. incommodus.] Inconvenient; not affording ease or advantage; unsuitable; giving trouble, without much injury. A seat in church, or the site of a house may be incommodious.
28929	incommodiously	[.] INCOMMO'DIOUSLY, adv. In a manner to create inconvenience; inconveniently; unsuitably.
28930	incommodiousness	[.] INCOMMO'DIOUSNESS, n. Inconvenience; unsuitableness.
28931	incommodity	[.] INCOMMOD'ITY, n. [L. incommoditas.] [.] Inconvenience; trouble. [Now little used.]
28932	incommunicability	[.] INCOMMUNICABIL'ITY
28933	incommunicable	[.] INCOMMU'NICABLE, a. [in and communicable.] [.] 1. That cannot be communicated or imparted to others. [.] 2. That cannot or may not be communicated, told or revealed to others.
28934	incommunicableness	[.] INCOMMU'NICABLENESS, n. [from incommunicable.] [.] The quality of not being communicable, or capable of being imparted to another.
28935	incommunicably	[.] INCOMMU'NICABLY, adv. In a manner not to be imparted or communicated.
28936	incommunicated	[.] INCOMMU'NICATED, a. Not imparted.
28937	incommunicating	[.] INCOMMU'NICATING, a. Having no communion or intercourse with each other; as an administration in incommunicating hands.
28938	incommunicative	[.] INCOMMU'NICATIVE, a. Not communicative; not free or apt to impart to others in conversation. [.] 1. Not disposed to hold communion, fellowship or intercourse with. [.] [.] The Chinese--an incommunicative nation.
28939	incommutability	[.] INCOMMUTABIL'ITY
28940	incommutable	[.] INCOMMU'TABLE, a. [in and commutable.] [.] Not to be exchanged or commuted with another.
28941	incommutableness	[.] INCOMMU'TABLENESS, n. The quality of being incommutable.
28942	incommutably	[.] INCOMMU'TABLY, adv. Without reciprocal change.
28943	incompact	[.] INCOMPACT'
28944	incompacted	[.] INCOMPACT'ED, a. [in and compact.] [.] Not compact; not having the parts firmly united; not solid.
28945	incomparable	[.] INCOM'PARABLE, a. [in and comparable.] That admits of no comparison with others; usually in a good sense, but it may be properly used in a bad sense. When we say, an incomparable man, we mean a man of good qualities, or of some excellence that raises him above comparison ...
28946	incomparableness	[.] INCOM'PARABLENESS, n. Excellence beyond comparison.
28947	incomparably	[.] INCOM'PARABLY, adv. Beyond comparison; without competition. Newton was incomparably the greatest philosopher the English nation had produced.
28948	incompared	[.] INCOMPA'RED, a. Not matched; peerless.
28949	incompassionate	[.] INCOMPAS'SIONATE, a. [in and compassionate.] [.] Void of compassion or pity; destitute of tenderness.
28950	incompassionately	[.] INCOMPAS'SIONATELY, adv. Without pity or tenderness.
28951	incompassionatenes	[.] INCOMPAS'SIONATENESS, n. Want of pity.
28952	incompatibility	[.] INCOMPATIBIL'ITY, n. [from incompatible.] [.] 1. Inconsistency; that quality or state of a thing which renders it impossible that it should subsist or be consistent with something else. There is a permanent incompatibility between truth and falsehood. [.] 2. ...
28953	incompatible	[.] INCOMPAT'IBLE, a. [L. in and competo, to suit, to be proper or convenient; con and peto, to press toward, to seek, or press on. It was formerly incompetible.] [.] 1. Inconsistent; that cannot subsist with something else. Thus, truth and falsehood are essentially ...
28954	incompatibly	[.] INCOMPAT'IBLY, adv. Inconsistently; incongruously.
28955	incompetence	[.] INCOM'PETENCE
28956	incompetency	[.] INCOM'PETENCY, n. [.] 1. Inability; want of sufficient intellectual powers or talents; as the incompetency of infants or idiots. [.] 2. Want of natural adequate strength of body or of suitable faculties; as the incompetency of the eyes to discern the motions ...
28957	incompetent	[.] INCOM'PETENT, a. [L. in and competens, competo. See Incompatible.] [.] 1. Wanting adequate powers of mind or suitable faculties; as an incompetent judge. Infancy, derangement, want of learning or dotage may render a person incompetent to fill an office or to transact ...
28958	incompetently	[.] INCOM'PETENTLY, adv. Insufficiently; inadequately; not suitably.
28959	incomplete	[.] INCOMPLE'TE, a. [in and complete.] [.] Not finished. The building is incomplete. [.] 1. Imperfect; defective.
28960	incompletely	[.] INCOMPLE'TELY, adv. Imperfectly.
28961	incompleteness	[.] INCOMPLE'TENESS, n. An unfinished state; imperfectness; defectiveness.
28962	incomplex	[.] INCOMPLEX', a. [in and complex.] [.] Not complex; uncompounded; simple.
28963	incompliance	...
28964	incompliant	[.] INCOMPLI'ANT, a. [in and compliant.] [.] Unyielding to request or solicitation; not disposed to comply.
28965	incomposed	[.] INCOMPO'SED, a. [in and composed.] Disordered; disturbed. [But this word is little used. Instead of it we use discomposed.]
28966	incomposite	[.] INCOM'POSITE, a. incom'pozit. [in and composite.] [.] Uncompounded; simple.
28967	incompossibility	[.] INCOMPOSSIBIL'ITY, n. [in and composible.] [.] The quality of not being possible but by the negation or destruction of something; inconsistency with something. [Little used.]
28968	incompossible	[.] INCOMPOS'SIBLE, a. [in, con, and possible.] Not possible to be or subsist with something else. [This and the preceding word are little used, and can hardly be considered as legitimate English words.]
28969	incomprehensibilit	[.] INCOMPREHENSIBIL'ITY, n. [See the next word.] [.] The quality of being incomprehensible, or beyond the reach of human intellect; inconceivableness.
28970	incomprehensible	[.] INCOMPREHENS'IBLE, a. [.] 1. That cannot be comprehended or understood; That is beyond the reach of human intellect; inconceivable. The nature of spiritual being is incomprehensible to us, or by us. [.] 2. Not to be contained. [Little used.]
28971	incomprehensiblene	[.] INCOMPREHENS'IBLENESS, n. Incomprehensibility, which see.
28972	incomprehensibly	[.] INCOMPREHENS'IBLY, adv. In a manner which the human mind cannot comprehend or understand; inconceivably.
28973	incomprehension	[.] INCOMPREHEN'SION, n. Want of comprehension or understanding.
28974	incomprehensive	[.] INCOMPREHENS'IVE, a. Not comprehensive; not extensive.
28975	incompressibility	[.] INCOMPRESSIBIL'ITY, n. [See Incompressible.] The quality of resisting compression, or of being incapable of reduction by force into a smaller compass.
28976	incompressible	[.] INCOMPRESS'IBLE, a. [in and compressible.] Not to be compressed; not capable of being reduced by force into a smaller compass; resisting compression. Water is not wholly incompressible.
28977	inconcealable	[.] INCONCE'ALABLE, a. [in and concealable] [.] Not concealable; not to be hid or kept secret.
28978	inconceivable	[.] INCONCE'IVABLE, a. [in and conceivable.] [.] 1. That cannot be conceived by the mind; incomprehensible. It is inconceivable to us, how the will acts in producing muscular motion. [.] 2. That cannot be understood.
28979	inconceivableness	[.] INCONCE'IVABLENESS, n. The quality of being inconceivable; incomprehensibility.
28980	inconceivably	[.] INCONCE'IVABLY, adv. In a manner beyond comprehension, or beyond the reach of human intellect.
28981	inconceptible	[.] INCONCEP'TIBLE, a. Inconceivable. [Little used.]
28982	inconcinnity	[.] INCONCIN'NITY, n. [L. inconcinnitas.] [.] Unsuitableness; want of proportion.
28983	inconcludent	[.] INCONCLU'DENT, a. [L. in and concludens, concludo, to conclude.] [.] Not inferring a conclusion or consequence. [Little used.]
28984	inconcluding	[.] INCONCLU'DING, a. Inferring no consequence.
28985	inconclusive	[.] INCONCLU'SIVE, a. [in and conclusive.] Not producing a conclusion; not closing, concluding or settling a point in debate or a doubtful question. An argument or evidence is inconclusive, when it does not exhibit the truth of a disputed case in such a manner as to satisfy ...
28986	inconclusively	[.] INCONCLU'SIVELY, adv. Without such evidence as to determine the understanding in regard to truth or falsehood.
28987	inconclusiveness	[.] INCONCLU'SIVENESS, n. Want of such evidence as to satisfy the mind of truth or falsehood,and put an end to debate.
28988	inconcoct	[.] INCONCOCT', a. Inconcocted.
28989	inconcocted	[.] INCONCOCT'ED, a. [in and concoct.] [.] Not fully digested; not matured; unripened.
28990	inconcoction	[.] INCONCOC'TION, n. [in and concoction.] [.] The state of being indigested; unripeness; immaturity.
28991	inconcurring	[.] INCONCUR'RING, a. [in and concurring, from concur.] [.] Not concurring; not agreeing.
28992	inconcussible	[.] INCONCUS'SIBLE, a. That cannot be shaken.
28993	incondensability	[.] INCONDENSABIL'ITY, n. [See Incondensable.] [.] The quality of being not condensable.
28994	incondensable	[.] INCONDENS'ABLE, a. [in and condensable.] [.] 1. Not capable of condensation; that cannot be made more dense or compact. [.] 2. Not to be converted from a state of vapor to a fluid.
28995	incondite	[.] INCON'DITE, a. [L. inconditus; in and condo, to build.] [.] Rude; unpolished; irregular. [Little used.]
28996	inconditional	[.] INCONDI'TIONAL, a. [in and conditional.] Without any condition, exception or limitation; absolute. [Not now used. See Unconditional.]
28997	inconditonate	[.] INCONDI'TONATE, a. [in and condition.] [.] Not limited or restrained by conditions; absolute. [Not now used.]
28998	inconfirmed	[.] INCONFIRMED, for unconfirmed,is not in use.
28999	inconformity	[.] INCONFORM'ITY, n. [in and conformity.] Want of conformity; incompliance with the practice of others, or with the requisitions of law, rule or custom; non-conformity. [The latter word is more commonly used, especially to express dissent in religion.]
29000	inconfused	[.] INCONFU'SED, a. s as z. Not confused; distinct.
29001	inconfusion	[.] INCONFU'SION, n. Distinctness.
29002	incongenial	[.] INCONGE'NIAL, a. [in and congenial.] [.] Not congenial; not of a like nature; unsuitable.
29003	incongeniality	[.] INCONGENIAL'ITY, n. Unlikeness of nature; unsuitableness.
29004	incongruence	[.] INCON'GRUENCE, n. [in and congruence.] Want of congruence, adaptation or agreement; unsuitableness. [Little used. We now use incongruity.]
29005	incongruent	[.] INCON'GRUENT, a. Unsuitable; inconsistent.
29006	incongruity	[.] INCONGRU'ITY, n. [in and congruity.] [.] 1. Want of congruity; impropriety; inconsistency; absurdity; unsuitableness of one thing to another. The levity of youth in a grave divine, is deemed an incongruity between manners and profession. [.] 2. Disagreement of ...
29007	incongruous	[.] INCON'GRUOUS, a. [L incongruus.] Not congruous; unsuitable; not fitting; inconsistent; improper. The dress of a seaman on a judge, would be deemed incongruous with his character and station.
29008	incongruously	[.] INCON'GRUOUSLY, adv. Unsuitably; unfitly; improperly.
29009	inconnection	[.] INCONNEC'TION, n. [in and connection.] [.] Want of connection; loose, disjointed state.
29010	inconscionable	[.] INCON'SCIONABLE, a. Having no sense of good and evil.
29011	inconsequence	[.] INCON'SEQUENCE, n. [L. inconsequentia.] [.] Want of just inference; inconclusiveness.
29012	inconsequent	[.] INCON'SEQUENT, a. Not following from the premises; without regular inference;as an inconsequent deduction or argument.
29013	inconsequential	[.] INCONSEQUEN'TIAL, a. Not regularly following from the premises. [.] 1. Not of consequence; not of importance; of little moment.
29014	inconsiderable
29015	inconsiderableness	[.] INCONSID'ERABLENESS, n. Small importance.
29016	inconsiderably	[.] INCONSID'ERABLY, adv. In a small degree; to a small amount; very little.
29017	inconsideracy	[.] INCONSID'ERACY, n. Thoughtlessness; want of consideration. [Unusual.]
29018	inconsiderate	[.] INCONSID'ERATE, a. [L. inconsideratus. See Consider.] [.] 1. Not considerate; not attending to the circumstances which regard safety or propriety; hasty; rash; imprudent; careless; thoughtless; heedless; inattentive. The young are generally inconsiderate. [.] 2. ...
29019	inconsiderately	[.] INCONSID'ERATELY, adv. Without due consideration or regard to consequences; heedlessly; carelessly; rashly; imprudently.
29020	inconsiderateness	[.] INCONSID'ERATENESS, n. Want of due regard to consequences; carelessness; thoughtlessness; inadvertence; inattention; imprudence.
29021	inconsideration	[.] INCONSIDERA'TION, n. Want of due consideration; want of thought; inattention to consequences.
29022	inconsistence	[.] INCONSIST'ENCE
29023	inconsistency	[.] INCONSIST'ENCY, n. [in and consistence.] [.] 1. Such opposition or disagreement as that one proposition infers the negation of the other; such contrariety between things that both cannot subsist together. [.] [.] There is a perfect inconsistency between that which ...
29024	inconsistent	[.] INCONSIST'ENT, a. Incompatible; incongruous; not suitable. Loud laughter in grave company is inconsistent with good breeding. Habitual gloom is inconsistent with health and happiness. [.] 1. Not consistent; contrary, so that one infers the negation or destruction ...
29025	inconsistently	[.] INCONSIST'ENTLY, adv. With absurdity; incongruously; with self-contradiction; without steadiness or uniformity.
29026	inconsistentness	[.] INCONSIST'ENTNESS,n. Inconsistency. [Not in use.]
29027	inconsisting	[.] INCONSIST'ING, a. Inconsistent. [Not used.]
29028	inconsolable	[.] INCONSO'LABLE, a. [in and consolable.] Not to be consoled; grieved beyond susceptibility of comfort.
29029	inconsolably	[.] INCONSO'LABLY, adv. In a matter or degree that does not admit of consolation.
29030	inconsonance	[.] INCON'SONANCE, n. Disagreement of sounds; discordance.
29031	inconsonancy	[.] INCON'SONANCY, n. [in and consonancy.] Disagreement; inconsistency. In music, disagreement of sounds; discordance.
29032	inconsonant	[.] INCON'SONANT, a. Not agreeing; inconsistent; discordant.
29033	inconspicuous	[.] INCONSPIC'UOUS, a. [in and conspicuous.] [.] 1. Not discernible; not to be perceived by the sight. [.] 2. Not conspicuous.
29034	inconstancy	[.] INCON'STANCY, n. [L. inconstantia. See Constancy.] [.] 1. Mutability or instability of temper or affection; unsteadiness; fickleness. [.] 2. Want of uniformity; dissimilitude.
29035	inconstant	[.] INCON'STANT, a. [L. inconstans.] [.] 1. Mutable; subject to change of opinion, inclination or purpose; not firm in resolution; unsteady; fickle; used of persons; an inconstant in love or friendship. [.] 2. Mutable; changeable; variable; used of things.
29036	inconstantly	[.] INCON'STANTLY, adv. In an inconstant manner; not steadily.
29037	inconsumable	[.] INCONSU'MABLE, a. [in and consumable.] Not to be consumed; that cannot be wasted.
29038	inconsummate	[.] INCONSUM'MATE, a. [in and consummate.] [.] Not consummate; not finished; not complete.
29039	inconsummateness	[.] INCONSUM'MATENESS, n. State of being incomplete.
29040	inconsumptible	[.] INCONSUMP'TIBLE, a. [L. in and consumptus.] [.] 1. Not to be spent, wasted or destroyed by fire. [Not used.] [.] 2. Not to be destroyed. [Not used.]
29041	incontestable	[.] INCONTEST'ABLE, a. Not contestable; not to be disputed; not admitting debate; too clear to be controverted; incontrovertible; as incontestable evidence, truth or facts.
29042	incontestably	[.] INCONTEST'ABLY, adv. In a manner to preclude debate; indisputably; incontrovertibly; indubitably.
29043	incontiguous	[.] INCONTIG'UOUS, a. [in and contiguous.] [.] Not contiguous; not adjoining; not touching; separate.
29044	incontinence	[.] INCON'TINENCE
29045	incontinency	[.] INCON'TINENCY, n. [L. incontinentia. See Continence.] [.] 1. Want of restraint of the passions or appetites; free or uncontrolled indulgence of the passions or appetites, as of anger. [.] 2. Want of restraint of the sexual appetite; free or illegal indulgence ...
29046	incontinent	[.] INCON'TINENT, a. [L. incontinens.] Not restraining the passions or appetites, particularly the sexual appetite; indulging lust without restraint or in violation of law; unchaste; lewd. [.] 1. Unable to restrain discharges. [.] In the sense of immediate or immediately,obs. [.] INCON'TINENT, ...
29047	incontinently	[.] INCON'TINENTLY, adv. Without due restraint of the passions or appetites; unchastely. [.] 1. Immediately.
29048	incontracted	[.] INCONTRACT'ED, a. Not contracted; not shortened.
29049	incontrollable	[.] INCONTROLLABLE, a. [in and controllable.] [.] Not to be controlled; that cannot be restrained or governed; uncontrollable.
29050	incontrollably	[.] INCONTROLLABLY, adv. In a manner that admits of no control.
29051	incontrovertible	[.] INCONTROVERT'IBLE, a. [in and controvertible.] [.] Indisputable; too clear or certain to admit of dispute.
29052	incontrovertibly	[.] INCONTROVERT'IBLY, adv. In a manner or to a degree that precludes debate or controversy.
29053	inconvenience	[.] INCONVE'NIENCE
29054	inconveniency	[.] INCONVE'NIENCY, n. [L.inconveniens; in and convenio, conveniens.] [.] 1. Unfitness; unsuitableness; inexpedience. [.] [.] They plead against the inconvenience, not the unlawfulness of popish apparel. [.] 2. That which gives trouble or uneasiness; disadvantage; ...
29055	inconvenient	[.] INCONVE'NIENT, a. [L. supra.] [.] 1. Incommodious; unsuitable; disadvantageous; giving trouble or uneasiness; increasing the difficulty of progress or success; as an inconvenient dress or garment; an inconvenient house; inconvenient customs; an inconvenient arrangement ...
29056	inconveniently	[.] INCONVE'NIENTLY, adv. Unsuitably; incommodiously; in a manner to give trouble; unseasonably.
29057	inconversable	[.] INCONVERS'ABLE, a. [in and conversable.] Not inclined to free conversation; incommunicative; unsocial; reserved.
29058	inconversant	[.] INCON'VERSANT, a. Not conversant; not familiar; not versed.
29059	inconvertibility	[.] INCONVERTIBIL'ITY, n. [from inconvertible.] The quality of not being changeable or convertible into something else; as the inconvertibility of bank notes or other currency into gold or silver.
29060	inconvertible	[.] INCONVERT'IBLE, a. [in and convertible.] Not convertible; that cannot be transmuted or changed into something else. One metal is inconvertible into another. Bank notes are sometimes inconvertible into specie.
29061	inconvincible	[.] INCONVIN'CIBLE, a. [in and convincible.] Not convincible; that cannot be convinced; not capable of conviction.
29062	inconvincibly	[.] INCONVIN'CIBLY, adv. In a manner not admitting of conviction.
29063	incony	[.] INCO'NY, a. or n. Unlearned; artless; an accomplished person, in contempt.
29064	incorporal	[.] INCOR'PORAL, a. [in and corporal. Not consisting of matter or body; immaterial. [Incorporeal is generally used.]
29065	incorporality	[.] INCORPORAL'ITY, n. The quality of not consisting of matter; immateriality.
29066	incorporally	[.] INCOR'PORALLY, adv. Without matter or a body; immaterially.
29067	incorporate	[.] INCOR'PORATE, a. [in and corporate.] [.] 1. Not consisting of matter; not having a material body. [Little used.] [.] 2. Mixed; united in one body; associated. [.] INCOR'PORATE, v.t. [L. incorporo; in and corpus, a body.] [.] 1. In pharmacy, to mix different ...
29068	incorporated	[.] INCOR'PORATED, pp. Mixed or united in one body; associated in the same political body; united in a legal body.
29069	incorporating	[.] INCOR'PORATING, ppr. Mixing or uniting in one body or mass; associating in the same political body; forming a legal body.
29070	incorporation	[.] INCORPORA'TION, n. The act of incorporating. [.] 1. Union of different ingredients in one mass. [.] 2. Association in the same political body; as the incorporation of conquered countries into the Roman republic. [.] 3. Formation of a legal or political body ...
29071	incorporeal	[.] INCORPO'REAL, a. [L. incorporalis, incorporeus.] [.] Not consisting of matter; not having a material body; immaterial. Spirits are deemed incorporeal substances.
29072	incorporeally	[.] INCORPO'REALLY, adv. Without body; immaterially.
29073	incorporeity	[.] INCORPORE'ITY, n. The quality of being not material; immateriality.
29074	incorpse	[.] INCORPSE, v.t. incorps'. To incorporate.
29075	incorrect	[.] INCORRECT', a. [in and correct.] Not correct; not exact; not according to a copy or model, or to established rules; inaccurate; faulty. [.] [.] The piece, you think, is incorrect. [.] 1. Not according to truth; inaccurate; as an incorrect statement, narration ...
29076	incorrection	[.] INCORREC'TION, n. Want of correction.
29077	incorrectly	[.] INCORRECT'LY, adv. Not in accordance with truth or other standard; inaccurately; not exactly; as a writing incorrectly copied; testimony incorrectly stated.
29078	incorrectness	[.] INCORRECT'NESS, n. Want of conformity to truth or to a standard; inaccuracy. Incorrectness may consist in defect or in redundance.
29079	incorrigibility	[.] INCORRIGIBIL'ITY, n. The quality of being bad, erroneous or depraved beyond correction; hopeless depravity in persons and error in things.
29080	incorrigible	[.] INCOR'RIGIBLE, a. [L. corrigo; con and rego.] [.] 1. That cannot be corrected or amended; bad beyond correction; as incorrigible error. [.] 2. Too depraved to be corrected or reformed; as an incorrigible sinner; an incorrigible drunkard.
29081	incorrigibleness	[.] INCOR'RIGIBL'ENESS
29082	incorrigibly	[.] INCOR'RIGIBLY, adv. To a degree of depravity beyond all means of amendment.
29083	incorrupt	[.] INCORRUPT'
29084	incorrupted	[.] INCORRUPT'ED, a. [L. incorruptus; in and corrumpo, corruptus; con and rumpo, to break.] Not corrupt; not marred, impaired or spoiled; not defiled or depraved; pure; sound; untainted; applicable to persons, principles or substances.
29085	incorruptibility	[.] INCORRUPTIBIL'ITY, n.[from incorruptible.] [.] The quality of being incapable of decay or corruption.
29086	incorruptible	[.] INCORRUPT'IBLE, a. [.] 1. That cannot corrupt or decay; not admitting of corruption. Thus gold, glass, mercury, &c., are incorruptible. Spirits are supposed to be incorruptible. [.] [.] Our bodies shall be changed into incorruptible and immortal substances. [.] 2. ...
29087	incorruptibleness	[.] INCORRUPT'IBLENESS, n. The quality of being incorruptible, or not liable to decay.
29088	incorruption	[.] INCORRUP'TION, n. [in and corruption.] Incapacity of being corrupted. [.] [.] It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption. 1 Cor.15.
29089	incorruptive	[.] INCORRUPT'IVE, a. Not liable to corruption or decay.
29090	incorruptness	[.] INCORRUPT'NESS, n. Exemption from decay or corruption. [.] 1. Purity of mind or manners; probity; integrity; honesty.
29091	incrassate	[.] INCRAS'SATE, v.t. [L. incrasso, incrassatus; in and crassus, thick.] [.] 1. To make thick or thicker; to thicken; the contrary to attenuate. [.] 2. In pharmacy, to make fluids thicker by the mixture of other substances less fluid, or by evaporating the thinner ...
29092	incrassated	[.] INCRAS'SATED, a. In botany, thickened or becoming thicker towards the flower, as a peduncle. [.] 1. Fattened. [.] INCRAS'SATED, pp. Made thick or thicker.
29093	incrassating	[.] INCRAS'SATING, ppr. Rendering thick or thicker; growing thicker.
29094	incrassation	[.] INCRASSA'TION, n. The act of thickening, or state of becoming thick or thicker.
29095	incrassative	[.] INCRAS'SATIVE, a. Having the quality of thickening. [.] INCRAS'SATIVE, n. That which has the power to thicken.
29096	increasable	[.] INCRE'ASABLE, a. That may be increased.
29097	increase	[.] INCRE'ASE, v.i. [L. incresco; in and cresco, to grow.] [.] 1. To become greater in bulk or quantity; to grow; to augment; as plants. Hence, to become more in number; to advance in value, or in any quality good or bad. Animal and vegetable bodies increase by natural ...
29098	increased	[.] INCRE'ASED, pp. Augmented; made or grown larger.
29099	increaseful	[.] INCRE'ASEFUL, a. Abundant of produce.
29100	increaser	[.] INCRE'ASER, n. He or that which increases.
29101	increasing	[.] INCRE'ASING, ppr. Growing; becoming larger; advancing in any quality, good or bad.
29102	increate	[.] INCREA'TE
29103	increated	[.] INCREA'TED, a. Uncreated, which see. [The latter is the word mostly used.]
29104	incredibility	[.] INCREDIBIL'ITY, n. [See Incredible.] The quality of surpassing belief, or of being too extraordinary to admit of belief.
29105	incredible	...
29106	incredibleness	[.] INCRED'IBLENESS, n. Incredibility, which see.
29107	incredibly	[.] INCRED'IBLY, adv. In a manner to preclude belief.
29108	incredulity	[.] INCREDU'LITY, n. The quality of not believing; indisposition to believe; a withholding or refusal of belief. [.] [.] Of every species of incredulity, religious unbelief is infinitely the most irrational.
29109	incredulous	[.] INCRED'ULOUS, a. [L. incredulus; in and credulus; credo, to believe.] Not believing; indisposed to admit the truth of what is related; refusing or withholding belief.
29110	incredulousness	[.] INCRED'ULOUSNESS, n. Incredulity, which see.
29111	incremable	[.] INCREM'ABLE, a. [L. in and cremo.] That cannot be burnt. [not used.]
29112	increment	[.] IN'CREMENT, n. [L. incrementum, from incresco. See Increase.] [.] 1. Increase; a growing in bulk, quantity,number, value or amount; augmentation. [.] 2. Produce; production. [.] 3. Matter added; increase. [.] 4. In mathematics, the quantity by which a ...
29113	increpate	[.] IN'CREPATE, v.t. [L. increpo.] To chide; to rebuke. [Not in use.]
29114	increpation	[.] INCREPA'TION, n. A chiding or rebuking; rebuke; reprehension.
29115	increscent	[.] INCRES'CENT, a. [L. increscens. See Increase.]growing; augmenting; swelling.
29116	incriminate	[.] INCRIM'INATE, v.t. [L. in and criminor, to accuse. See Crime.] [.] To accuse; to charge with a crime or fault.
29117	incruental	[.] INCRUENT'AL, a. [L. incruentus.] Unbloody; not attended with blood. [Not in use.]
29118	incrust	[.] INCRUST', v.t. [L. incrusto; in and crusto, to crust. [.] To cover with a crust or with a hard coat; to form a crust on the surface of any substance; as iron incrusted with oxyd or rust; a vessel incrusted with salt.
29119	incrustate	[.] INCRUST'ATE, v.t. To incrust. [Less frequently used.]
29120	incrustation	[.] INCRUSTA'TION, n. [L. incrustatio.] [.] 1. A crust or rough coat of any thing on the surface of a body. [.] 2. A covering or lining of marble or other stone.
29121	incrystalizable	[.] INCRYS'TALIZABLE, a. [in and crystalizable.] [.] That will not crystalize; that cannot be formed into crystals.
29122	incubate	[.] IN'CUBATE, v.i. [L. incubo; in and cubo, to lie down.] To sit, as on eggs for hatching.
29123	incubation	[.] INCUBA'TION, n. [L. incubatio.] The act of sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young.
29124	incubature	[.] INCU'BATURE, n. Incubation. [Not used.]
29125	incubus	[.] IN'CUBUS, n. [L. incubo, to lie on.] [.] 1. The nightmare; an oppression of the breast in sleep, or sense of weight, with an almost total loss of the power of moving the body, while the imagination is frightened or astonished. [.] 2. A demon; an imaginary being ...
29126	inculcate	...
29127	inculcated	[.] INCULC'ATED, pp. Impressed or enforced by frequent admonitions.
29128	inculcating	[.] INCULC'ATING, ppr. Impressing or enforcing by repeated instruction.
29129	inculcation	[.] INCULCA'TION, n. The action of impressing by repeated admonitions.
29130	inculpable	[.] INCULP'ABLE, a. [L. in and culpabilis, from culpa, a fault.] [.] Without fault; unblamable; that cannot be accused.
29131	inculpableness	[.] INCULP'ABLENESS, n. Unblamableness.
29132	inculpably	[.] INCULP'ABLY, a. Unblamably; without blame.
29133	incult	[.] INCULT', a. [L. incultus; in and cultus, from colo.] [.] Untilled; uncultivated.
29134	incultivated	[.] INCUL'TIVATED, a. Not cultivated; uncultivated.
29135	incultivation	[.] INCULTIVA'TION, n. Neglect or want of cultivation.
29136	inculture	[.] INCUL'TURE, n. Want or neglect of cultivation.
29137	incumbency	[.] INCUM'BENCY, n. [from incumbent.] A lying or resting on something. [.] 1. The state of holding or being in possession of a benefice, or of an office. [.] [.] These fines are to be paid to the bishop, only during his incumbency. [.] [.] There is no test of ...
29138	incumbent	[.] INCUM'BENT, a. [L. incumbens, incumbo; in and cumbo, to lie down.] [.] 1. Lying or resting on. [.] [.] And when to move th'incumbent load they try. [.] 2. Supported; buoyed up. [.] [.] And fly incumbent on the dusky air. [.] 3. Leaning on, or resting ...
29139	incumber	[.] INCUM'BER, v.t. To burden with a load; to embarrass. [See Encumber, and its derivatives.]
29140	incumbrance	[.] INCUM'BRANCE, n. A burdensome and troublesome load; any thing that impedes motion or action, or renders it difficult or laborious; clog; impediment; embarrassment. [.] 1. A legal claim on the estate of another.
29141	incumbrancer	[.] INCUM'BRANCER, n. One who has an incumbrance, or some legal claim on an estate.
29142	incumbrous	[.] INCUM'BROUS, a. Cumbersome; troublesome.
29143	incur	[.] INCUR', v.t. [L. incurro, to run against; in and curro, to run.] [.] 1. Literally, to run against; hence, to become liable to; to become subject to. Thus, a thief incurs the punishment of the law by the act of stealing, before he is convicted, and we have all incurred ...
29144	incurability	[.] INCURABIL'ITY, n. The state of being incurable; impossibility of cure; insusceptibility of cure or remedy.
29145	incurable	[.] INCU'RABLE, a. [.] 1. That cannot be cured; not admitting of cure; beyond the power of skill or medicine; as an incurable disease. [.] 2. Not admitting remedy or correction; irremediable; remediless; as incurable evils. [.] INCU'RABLE, n. A person diseased ...
29146	incurableness	[.] INCU'RABLENESS, n. The state of not admitting cure or remedy.
29147	incurably	[.] INCU'RABLY, adv. In a manner or degree that renders cure impracticable.
29148	incuriosity	[.] INCURIOS'ITY, n. Want of curiosity; inattentiveness; indifference.
29149	incurious	[.] INCU'RIOUS, a. [in and curious.] Destitute of curiosity; not curious or inquisitive; inattentive.
29150	incuriousness	[.] INCU'RIOUSNESS, n. Want of curiosity or inquisitiveness.
29151	incurred	[.] INCUR'RED, pp. Brought on.
29152	incurring	[.] INCUR'RING, ppr. Becoming subject or liable to; bringing on.
29153	incursion	[.] INCUR'SION, n. [L. incursio, from incurro. See Incur.] [.] 1. Literally, a running into; hence, an entering into a territory with hostile intention; an inroad; applied to the expeditions of small parties or detachments of an enemy's army, entering a territory for ...
29154	incurvate	[.] INCURV'ATE, v.t. [L. incurvo; in and curvus, bent.] [.] To bend; to crook; to turn from a right line or straight course. [.] INCURV'ATE, a. Curved inwards or upwards.
29155	incurvated	[.] INCURV'ATED, pp. Bent; turned from a rectilinear direction.
29156	incurvating	[.] INCURV'ATING, ppr. Bending; turning from a right line.
29157	incurvation	[.] INCURVA'TION, n. The act of bending. [.] 1. The state of being bent, or turned from a rectilinear course; curvity; crookedness. [.] 2. The act of bowing, or bending the body in respect or reverence.
29158	incurve	[.] INCURVE, v.t. incurv'. To bend; to make crooked.
29159	incurvity	[.] INCURV'ITY, n. [L. incurvus.] A state of being bent or crooked; crookedness; a bending inward.
29160	indagate	[.] IN'DAGATE, v.t. [L. indago.] To seek or search out. [Not used.]
29161	indagation	[.] INDAGA'TION, n. The act of searching; search; inquiry; examination. [Little used.]
29162	indagator	[.] IN'DAGATOR, n. A searcher; one who seeks or inquires with diligence. [Little used.]
29163	indart	[.] IND`ART, v.t. [in and dart.] To dart in; to thrust or strike in. [.] Indebitatus assumpsit. [See Assumpsit.]
29164	indebt	[.] INDEBT, a verb, is never used.
29165	indebted	[.] INDEBT'ED, a. indet'ted. [.] 1. Being in debt; having incurred a debt; held or obliged to pay. A is indebted to B; he is indebted in a large sum, or to a large amount. [.] 2. Obliged by something received, for which restitution or gratitude is due. We are indebted ...
29166	indebtedness	[.] INDEBT'EDNESS, n. indet'tedness. The state of being indebted.
29167	indebtment	[.] INDEBT'MENT, n. indet'ment. The state of being indebted. [Little used.]
29168	indecency	[.] INDE'CENCY, n. [L. indecens, indeceo; in and deceo, to become.] [.] That which is unbecoming in language or manners; any action or behavior which is deemed a violation of modesty, or an offense to delicacy, as rude or wanton actions, obscene language, and whatever tends ...
29169	indecent	[.] INDE'CENT, a. [L. indecens.] Unbecoming; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as indecent language; indecent manners; an indecent posture or gesture.
29170	indecently	[.] INDE'CENTLY, adv. In a manner to offend modesty or delicacy.
29171	indeciduous	[.] INDECID'UOUS, a. [in and deciduous.] [.] Not falling, as the leaves of trees in autumn; lasting; evergreen.
29172	indecimable	[.] INDEC'IMABLE, a. Not liable to the payment of tithes.
29173	indecision	[.] INDECIS'ION, n. s as z. [in and decision.] Want of decision; want of settled purpose or of firmness in the determinations of the will; a wavering of mind; irresolution.
29174	indecisive	[.] INDECI'SIVE, a. [in and decisive.] Not decisive; not bringing to a final close or ultimate issue; as an indecisive battle or engagement; an argument indecisive of the question. [.] 1. Unsettled; wavering; vacillating; hesitating; as an indecisive state of mind; ...
29175	indecisively	[.] INDECI'SIVELY, adv. Without decision.
29176	indecisiveness	[.] INDECI'SIVENESS, n. The state of being undecided; unsettled state; state of not being brought to a final issue.
29177	indeclinable	[.] INDECLI'NABLE, a. [L. indeclinabilis; in and declino.] [.] Not declinable; not varied by terminations; as, pondo, in Latin, is an indeclinable noun.
29178	indeclinably	[.] INDECLI'NABLY, adv. Without variation.
29179	indecomposable	[.] INDECOMPO'SABLE, a. s as z. [in and decomposable, decompose.] [.] Not capable of decomposition, or of being resolved into the primary constituent elements.
29180	indecomposableness	[.] INDECOMPO'SABLENESS, n. Incapableness of decomposition.
29181	indecorous	[.] INDEC'OROUS, a. [L. indecorus; in and decor, decus, deceo, to become.] Unbecoming; violating good manners; contrary to the established rules of good breeding, or to the forms of respect which age and station require. It is indecorous in a young person to take the ...
29182	indecorously	[.] INDEC'OROUSLY, adv. In an unbecoming manner.
29183	indecorousness	[.] INDEC'OROUSNESS, n. Violation of good manners in words or behavior.
29184	indecorum	[.] INDECO'RUM, n. [L. in and decorum.] Impropriety of behavior; that in behavior or manners which violates the established rules of civility, or the duties of respect which age or station requires; an unbecoming action. It is sometimes synonymous with indecency; but ...
29185	indeed	[.] INDEE'D, adv. [in and deed.] In reality; in truth; in fact. [.] [.] The carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Rom.8. [.] Indeed is usually emphatical, but in some cases more so than in others; as,this is ...
29186	indefatigable
29187	indefatigableness	[.] INDEFAT'IGABLENESS, n. Unweariedness; persistency.
29188	indefatigably	[.] INDEFAT'IGABLY, adv. Without weariness; without yielding to fatigue.
29189	indefatigation	[.] INDEFATIGA'TION, n. Unweariedness. [Not used.]
29190	indefeasibility	[.] INDEFEASIBIL'ITY, n. [from indefeasible.] The quality or state of being not subject to be made void; as the indefeasibility of a title.
29191	indefeasible	[.] INDEFE'ASIBLE, a. s as z. [in and defeasible; facio.] [.] Not to be defeated; that cannot be made void; as an indefeasible estate or title.
29192	indefeasibly	[.] INDEFE'ASIBLY, adv. In a manner not to be defeated or made void.
29193	indefectibility	[.] INDEFECTIBIL'ITY, n. [from indefectible.] [.] The quality of being subject to no defect or decay.
29194	indefectible	[.] INDEFECT'IBLE, a. [in and defect.] Unfailing; not liable to defect, failure or decay.
29195	indefective	[.] INDEFECT'IVE, a. Not defective; perfect; complete.
29196	indefeisible	[.] INDEFE'ISIBLE, a. Indefeasible. [Not used.]
29197	indefensibility	[.] INDEFENSIBIL'ITY, n. [form indefensible.] [.] The quality or state of not being capable of defense or vindication.
29198	indefensible	...
29199	indefensive	[.] INDEFENS'IVE, a. Having no defense.
29200	indeficiency	[.] INDEFI'CIENCY, n. The quality of not being deficient, or of suffering no delay.
29201	indeficient	[.] INDEFI'CIENT, a. Not deficient; not failing; perfect.
29202	indefinable	[.] INDEFI'NABLE, a. That cannot be defined.
29203	indefinite	[.] INDEF'INITE, a. [L. indefinitus; in and definitus, definio, to define; de and finio, to end, finis, end.] [.] 1. Not limited or defined; not determinate; not precise or certain; as an indefinite time. An indefinite proposition, term or phrase, is one which has not ...
29204	indefinitely	[.] INDEF'INITELY, adv. Without any settled limitation; as space indefinitely extended. [.] 1. Not precisely; not with certainty or precision; as, to use a word indefinitely.
29205	indefiniteness	[.] INDEF'INITENESS, n. The quality of being undefined, unlimited, or not precise and certain.
29206	indefinitude	[.] INDEFIN'ITUDE, n. Quantity not limited by our understanding, though yet finite. [Not used.]
29207	indeliberate	[.] INDELIB'ERATE, a. [in and deliberate.] Done or performed without deliberation or consideration; sudden; unpremeditated; as the indeliberate commission of sin.
29208	indeliberately	[.] INDELIB'ERATELY, adv. Without deliberation or premeditation.
29209	indelibility	[.] INDELIBIL'ITY, n. The quality of being indelible.
29210	indelible	[.] INDEL'IBLE, a. [L. indelebilis; in and delebilis, from deleo,to blot out.] [.] 1. Not to be blotted out; that cannot be effaced or canceled; as indelible letters or characters. Indelible ink is such as cannot be taken out of paper or cloth, or not by ordinary means. [.] 2. ...
29211	indelibly	[.] INDEL'IBLY, adv. In a manner not to be blotted out or effaced; too deeply imprinted to be effaced, or to vanish.
29212	indelicacy	[.] INDEL'ICACY, n. [in and delicacy.] Want of delicacy; want of decency in language or behavior, regarding what nature and manners [.] require to be concealed. [.] 1. Want of a nice sense of propriety, or nice regard to refinement in manners or in the treatment of others; ...
29213	indelicate	[.] INDEL'ICATE, a. Wanting delicacy; indecent; but it expresses less than indecent; as an indelicate word or expression; indelicate behavior; indelicate customs. [.] 1. Offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind.
29214	indelicately	[.] INDEL'ICATELY, adv. Indecently; in a manner to offend against good manners or purity of mind.
29215	indemnification	[.] INDEMNIFICA'TION, n. [from indemnify.] [.] 1. The act of indemnifying, saving harmless, or securing against loss, damage or penalty. [.] 2. Security against loss. [.] 3. Reimbursement of loss, damage or penalty.
29216	indemnified	[.] INDEM'NIFIED, pp. Saved harmless; secured against damage.
29217	indemnify	[.] INDEM'NIFY, v.t. [in and damnify; L. damnificus; damnum, loss.] [.] 1. To save harmless; to secure against loss, damage or penalty. [.] 2. To make good; to reimburse to one what he has lost. We indemnify a man, by giving sufficient security to make good a future ...
29218	indemnifying	[.] INDEM'NIFYING, ppr. Saving harmless; securing against loss; reimbursing loss.
29219	indemnity	[.] INDEM'NITY, n. [L. in and damnum, loss.] [.] 1. Security given to save harmless; a writing or pledge by which a person is secured against future loss. [.] 2. Security against punishment.
29220	indemonstrable	[.] INDEMON'STRABLE, a. [in and demonstrable.] [.] That cannot be demonstrated.
29221	indenization	[.] INDENIZA'TION, n. The act of naturalizing, or the patent by which a person is made free.
29222	indenize	[.] IN'DENIZE, v.t. To endenize, which see.
29223	indenizen	[.] INDEN'IZEN, v.t. To invest with the privileges of a free citizen.
29224	indent	[.] INDENT', v.t. [L. dens, a tooth.] [.] 1. To notch; to jag; to cut any margin into points or inequalities, like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper. [.] [.] The margins--are indented. [.] 2. To bind out by indentures or contract; as, to indent a ...
29225	indentation	[.] INDENTA'TION
29226	indented	[.] INDENT'ED, pp. Cut in the edge into points, like teeth. [.] 1. Bound out by indented writings; as an indented apprentice or servant. [.] 2. Bound out by writings, or covenants in writing. [The practice of indenting writings is in some places discontinued, but ...
29227	indenting	[.] INDENT'ING, ppr. Cutting into notches. [.] 1. Binding out by covenants in writing.
29228	indentment	[.] INDENT'MENT, n. A notch; a cut in the margin of paper or other things. [.] 1. A recess or depression in any border.
29229	indenture	[.] INDENT'URE,n. A writing containing a contract. Indentures are generally duplicates, laid together and indented, so that the two papers or parchments correspond to each other. But indenting is often neglected, while the writings or counterparts retain the name of ...
29230	independence	[.] INDEPEND'ENCE, n. [in and dependence.] [.] 1. A state of being not dependent; complete exemption from control, or the power of others; as the independence of the Supreme Being. [.] 2. A state in which a person does not rely on others for subsistence; ability to ...
29231	independent	[.] INDEPEND'ENT, a. [in and dependent.] [.] 1. Not dependent; not subject to the control of others; not subordinate. God is the only being who is perfectly independent. [.] 2. Not holding or enjoying possessions at the will of another; not relying on others; not ...
29232	independently	[.] INDEPEND'ENTLY, adv. Without depending or relying on others; without control. [.] 1. Without undue bias or influence; not obsequiously. [.] 2. Without connection with other things.
29233	indeprecable	[.] INDEP'RECABLE, a. That cannot be deprecated.
29234	indeprehensible	[.] INDEPREHENS'IBLE, a. That cannot be found out.
29235	indeprivable	[.] INDEPRI'VABLE, a. That cannot be deprived.
29236	indescribable	[.] INDESCRI'BABLE, a. That cannot be described.
29237	indescriptive	[.] INDESCRIP'TIVE, a. Not descriptive or containing just description.
29238	indesert	[.] INDESERT', n. s as z. [in and desert.] Want of merit or worth.
29239	indesinent	[.] INDES'INENT, a. [L. in and desino, to cease; de and sino.] [.] Not ceasing; perpetual.
29240	indesinently	[.] INDES'INENTLY, adv. Without cessation.
29241	indestructibility	[.] INDESTRUCTIBIL'ITY,n. [from indestructible.] [.] The quality of resisting decomposition, or of being incapable of destruction.
29242	indestructible	[.] INDESTRUC'TIBLE, a. [in and destructible.] That cannot be destroyed; incapable of decomposition; as a material substance.
29243	indeterminable	[.] INDETERM'INABLE, a. [in and determinable.] [.] 1. That cannot be determined ascertained or fixed. [.] 2. Not to be determined or ended.
29244	indeterminate	[.] INDETERM'INATE, a. [in and determinate.] [.] 1. Not determinate; not settled or fixed; not definite; uncertain; as an indeterminate number of years. [.] 2. Not certain; not precise.
29245	indeterminately	[.] INDETERM'INATELY, adv. Not in any settled manner; indefinitely;not with precise limits; as a space indeterminately large. [.] 1. Not with certainty or precision of signification; as an idea indeterminately expressed.
29246	indeterminateness	[.] INDETERM'INATENESS, n. Indefiniteness; want of certain limits; want of precision.
29247	indetermination	[.] INDETERMINA'TION, n. [in and determination.] [.] 1. Want of determination; an unsettled or wavering state, as of the mind. [.] 2. Want of fixed or stated direction.
29248	indetermined	[.] INDETERM'INED, a. [in and determined.] [.] Undetermined; unsettled; unfixed.
29249	indevote	[.] INDEVO'TE, a. Not devoted.
29250	indevoted	[.] INDEVO'TED, a. Not devoted.
29251	indevotion	[.] INDEVO'TION, n. Want of devotion; absence of devout affections.
29252	indevout	[.] INDEVOUT, a. Not devout; not having devout affections.
29253	indevoutly	[.] INDEVOUT'LY, adv. Without devotion.
29254	index	[.] IN'DEX, n. plu. indexes, sometimes indices. [L. connected with idico, to show; in and dico.] [.] 1. That which points out; that which shows or manifests. [.] [.] Tastes are the indexes of the different qualities of plants. [.] 2. The hand that points to any ...
29255	indexical	[.] INDEX'ICAL, a. Having the form of an index; pertaining to an index.
29256	indexically	[.] INDEX'ICALLY, adv. In the manner of an index.
29257	indexterity	[.] INDEXTER'ITY, n. [in and dexterity.] [.] 1. Want of dexterity or readiness in the use of the hands; clumsiness; awkwardness. [.] 2. Want of skill or readiness in any art or occupation.
29258	india	[.] IN'DIA, n. A country in Asia, so named from the river Indus.
29259	indian	[.] IN'DIAN, a. [from India, and this from Indus, the name of a river in Asia.] Pertaining to either of the Indies, East or West. [.] IN'DIAN, n. A general name of any native of the Indies; as an East Indian, or West Indian. it is particularly applied to any native ...
29260	indianite	[.] IN'DIANITE, n. [from India.] A mineral occurring in masses having a foliated structure and shining luster. Its color is white or gray.
29261	indicant	[.] IN'DICANT, n. [L. indicans; in and dico, to show.] [.] Showing; pointing out what is to be done for the cure of disease.
29262	indicate	[.] IN'DICATE, v.t. [L. indico; in and dico, to show.] [.] 1. To show; to point out; to discover; to direct the mind to a knowledge of something not seen, or something that will probably occur in future. Thus, fermentation indicates a certain degree of heat in a liquor. ...
29263	indicated	[.] IN'DICATED, pp. Shown; pointed out; directed.
29264	indicating	[.] IN'DICATING, ppr. Showing; pointing out; directing.
29265	indication	[.] INDICA'TION, n. The act of pointing out. [.] 1. Mark; token; sign; symptom; whatever serves to discover what is not before known, or otherwise obvious. [.] [.] The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places, are plain indications of their weariness. [.] 2. ...
29266	indicative	[.] INDIC'ATIVE,a. [L. indicativus.] Showing; giving intimation or knowledge of something not visible or obvious. Reserve is not always indicative of modesty; it may be indicative of prudence. [.] 1. In grammar, the indicative mode is the form of the verb that indicates,that ...
29267	indicatively	[.] INDIC'ATIVELY, adv. In a manner to show or signify.
29268	indicator	[.] IN'DICATOR, n. He or that which shows or points out.
29269	indicatory	[.] IN'DICATORY, a. Showing; serving to show or make known.
29270	indice	[.] INDICE. [See Index.]
29271	indicolite	[.] IN'DICOLITE, n. [indigo, or indico,and a stone.] [.] In mineralogy, a variety of shorl or tourmalin, of an indigo blue color, sometimes with a tinge of azure or green.
29272	indict	[.] INDICT, v.t. indi'te. [L. indictus, from indico; in and dico, to speak.] In law, to accuse or charge with a crime or misdemeanor, in writing, by a grand jury under oath. It is the peculiar province of a grand jury to indict, as it is of a house of representatives ...
29273	indictable	[.] INDICTABLE, a. indi'table. That may be indicted; as an indictable offender. [.] 1. Subject to be presented by a grand jury; subject to indictment; as an indictable offense.
29274	indicted	[.] INDICTED, pp. indi'ted. Accused by a grand jury.
29275	indicter	[.] INDICTER, n. indi'ter. One who indicts.
29276	indicting	[.] INDICTING, ppr. indi'ting. Accusing, or making a formal or written charge of a crime by a grand jury.
29277	indiction	[.] INDIC'TION, n. [Low L. indictio, indico.] [.] 1. Declaration; proclamation. [.] 2. In chronology, a cycle of fifteen years, instituted by Constantine the Great; originally, a period of taxation. Constantine having reduced the time which the Romans were obliged ...
29278	indictive	[.] INDIC'TIVE, a. Proclaimed; declared.
29279	indictment	[.] INDICTMENT, n. indi'tement. A written accusation or formal charge of a crime or misdemeanor, preferred by a grand jury under oath to a court. [.] 1. The paper or parchment containing the accusation of a grand jury.
29280	indies	[.] IN'DIES, n. plu. of India.
29281	indifference	[.] INDIF'FERENCE, n. [L. indifferentia; in and differo, to differ. Indifferency is little used.] [.] 1. Equipoise or neutrality of mind between different persons or things; a state in which the mind is not inclined to one side more than the other; as when we see a contest ...
29282	indifferent	[.] INDIF'FERENT, a. [L. indifferens.] [.] 1. Neutral; not inclined to one side, party or thing more than to another. [.] [.] Cato knows neither of them, [.] [.] Indifferent in his choice to sleep or die. [.] 2. Unconcerned; feeling no interest,anxiety or care ...
29283	indifferently	[.] INDIF'FERENTLY, adv. Without distinction or preference; as, to offer pardon indifferently to all. [.] 1. Equally; impartially; without favor, prejudice or bias. [.] [.] --They may truly and indifferently minister justice. [.] 2. In a neutral state; without ...
29284	indigence	[.] IN'DIGENCE
29285	indigency	[.] IN'DIGENCY, n. [L. indigentia, from indigeo; in or ind, and egeo, to want, to lack.] Want of estate, or means of comfortable subsistence; penury; poverty. A large portion of the human race live in indigence, while others possess more than they can enjoy.
29286	indigene	[.] IN'DIGENE, n. [L. indigena; in or ind, and geno, gigno, to beget, or to be born.] One born in a country; a native animal or plant.
29287	indigenous	[.] INDIG'ENOUS, a. [L. indigena, supra.] [.] 1. Native; born in a country; applied to persons. [.] 2. Native; produced naturally in a country or climate; not exotic; applied to vegetables.
29288	indigent	[.] IN'DIGENT, a. [L. indigens.] Destitute of property or means of comfortable subsistence; needy; poor. [.] [.] Charity consists in relieving the indigent.
29289	indigest	[.] INDIGEST', n. A crude mass. [Not used.]
29290	indigested	[.] INDIGEST'ED, a. [in and digested; L. indigestus.] [.] 1. Not digested; not concocted in the stomach; not changed or prepared for nourishing the body; indigested; crude. [.] 2. Not separated into distinct classes or orders, or into proper from; not regularly disposed ...
29291	indigestible	[.] INDIGEST'IBLE, a. [in and digestible.] [.] 1. Not digestible; not easily converted into chyme, or prepared in the stomach for nourishing the body. [.] 2. Not to be received or patiently endured.
29292	indigestion	...
29293	indigitate	[.] INDIG'ITATE, v.t. To point out with the finger.
29294	indigitation	[.] INDIGITA'TION, n. The act of pointing out with the finger.
29295	indign	[.] INDIGN, a. indi'ne. [L. indignus.] Unworthy; disgraceful.
29296	indignance	[.] INDIG'NANCE, n. Indignation. [Not in use.]
29297	indignant	[.] INDIG'NANT, a. [L. indignans, from indignor, to disdain; in and dignor,dignus.] Affected at once with anger and disdain; feeling the mingled emotions of wrath and scorn or contempt,as when a person is exasperated at one despised, or by a mean action, or by the charge ...
29298	indignation	[.] INDIGNA'TION, n. [L. indignatio.] [.] 1. Anger or extreme anger, mingled with contempt, disgust or abhorrence. [.] [.] When Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai. Esth.5. [.] 2. ...
29299	indignify	[.] INDIG'NIFY, v.t. To treat disdainfully. [Not used.]
29300	indignity	[.] INDIG'NITY, n. [L. indignitas.] Unmerited, contemptuous conduct towards another; any action towards another which manifests contempt for him; contumely; incivility or injury, accompanied with insult. Contemptuous words respecting one, or foul language in the presence ...
29301	indignly	[.] INDIGNLY, adv. indi'nely. Unworthily.
29302	indigo	[.] IN'DIGO, n. [L. indicum, from India.] A substance or dye, prepared from the leaves and stalks of the indigo-plant, which are steeped in water till the pulp is extracted, when the tincture is drawn off and churned or agitated,till the dye begins to granulate. The flakes ...
29303	indigo-plant	[.] IN'DIGO-PLANT, n. A plant of the genus Indigofera, from which is prepared indigo. It is a native of Asia, Africa and America, and called by the native Americans, anil. The calyx is patent; the carina of the corol is furnished with a subulate, patulous spur on each ...
29304	indigometer	[.] INDIGOM'ETER, n. An instrument for ascertaining the strength of indigo.
29305	indilatory	[.] INDIL'ATORY, n. [in and dilatory. Not dilatory or slow.
29306	indiligence	[.] INDIL'IGENCE, n. [in and diligence.] [.] Want of diligence; slothfulness.
29307	indiligent	[.] INDIL'IGENT, a. Not diligent; idle; slothful.
29308	indiligently	[.] INDIL'IGENTLY, adv. Without diligence.
29309	indiminishable	[.] INDIMIN'ISHABLE, a. That cannot be diminished.
29310	indirect	[.] INDIRECT', a. [L. indirectus; in and directus, from dirigo.] [.] 1. Not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous. From New York to England by Bordeaux, is an indirect course. [.] 2. Not direct; in a moral sense; not tending ...
29311	indirection	[.] INDIREC'TION, n. [in and direction.] Oblique course or means. [.] 1. Dishonest practice.
29312	indirectly	[.] INDIRECT'LY, adv. Not in a straight line or course; obliquely. [.] 1. Not by direct means. [.] 2. Not in express terms. He indirectly mentioned the subject. [.] 3. Unfairly. [.] [.] Your crown and kingdom indirectly held.
29313	indirectness	[.] INDIRECT'NESS, n. Obliquity; devious course. [.] 1. Unfairness; dishonesty.
29314	indiscernible	[.] INDISCERN'IBLE, a. [in and discernible.] That cannot be discerned; not visible or perceptible; not discoverable.
29315	indiscernibleness	[.] INDISCERN'IBLENESS, n. Incapability of being discerned.
29316	indiscernibly	[.] INDISCERN'IBLY, adv. In a manner not to be seen or perceived.
29317	indiscerpible	[.] INDISCERP'IBLE, a. Indiscerptible.
29318	indiscerptibility	[.] INDISCERPTIBIL'ITY, n. The quality of being incapable of dissolution, or separation of parts.
29319	indiscerptible	[.] INDISCERP'TIBLE, a. [in and discerptible.] Incapable of being destroyed by dissolution, or separation of parts.
29320	indisciplinable	[.] INDIS'CIPLINABLE, a. [in and disciplinable.] That cannot be disciplined or subjected to discipline; not capable of being improved by discipline.
29321	indiscoverable	[.] INDISCOV'ERABLE, a. [in and discoverable.] [.] That cannot be discovered; undiscoverable.
29322	indiscovery	[.] INDISCOV'ERY, n. [in and discovery.] Want of discover. [Unusual.]
29323	indiscreet	[.] INDISCREE'T, a. [in and discreet.] Not discreet; wanting in discretion; imprudent; inconsiderate; injudicious; as persons. [.] 1. Not according to discretion or sound judgment; as indiscreet behavior.
29324	indiscreetly	[.] INDISCREE'TLY, adv. Not discreetly; without prudence; inconsiderately; without judgment.
29325	indiscrete	[.] INDISCRE'TE, a. Not discrete or separated.
29326	indiscretion	[.] INDISCRE'TION,n. [in and discretion.] Want of discretion; imprudence. The grossest vices pass under the fashionable name, indiscretions.
29327	indiscriminate	[.] INDISCRIM'INATE, a. [L. indiscriminatus. See Discriminate.] [.] 1. Undistinguishing; not making any distinction; as the indiscriminate voraciousness of a glutton. [.] 2. Not having discrimination; confused. [.] 3. Undistinguished or undistinguishable.
29328	indiscriminately	[.] INDISCRIM'INATELY, adv. Without distinction; in confusion.
29329	indiscriminating	[.] INDISCRIMIN'ATING, ppr. or a. Not making any distinction; as the victims of an indiscriminating spirit of rapine.
29330	indiscrimination	[.] INDISCRIMINA'TION, n. Want of discrimination or distinction.
29331	indiscussed	[.] INDISCUS'SED, a. Not discussed.
29332	indispensability	[.] INDISPENSABIL'ITY, a. Indispensableness. [Little used.]
29333	indispensable	[.] INDISPENS'ABLE, a. Not to be dispensed with; that cannot be omitted, remitted, or spared; absolutely necessary or requisite. Air and water are indispensable to the life of man. Our duties to God and to our fellow men are of indispensable obligation.
29334	indispensableness	[.] INDISPENS'ABLENESS, n. The state or quality of being absolutely necessary.
29335	indispensably	[.] INDISPENS'ABLY, adv. Necessarily; in a manner or degree that forbids dispensation, omission or want.
29336	indispersed	[.] INDISPERS'ED, a. Not dispersed.
29337	indispose	[.] INDISPO'SE, v.t. s as z. [.] 1. To disincline; to alienate the mind and render it averse or unfavorable to any thing. A love of pleasure indisposes the mind to severe study and steady attention to business. The pride and selfishness of men indispose them to religious ...
29338	indisposed	[.] INDISPO'SED, pp. or a. Disinclined; averse; unwilling; unfavorable. [.] 1. Disordered; disqualified for its functions; unfit. [.] 2. Slightly disordered; not in perfect health.
29339	indisposedness	[.] INDISPO'SEDNESS, n. Disinclination; slight aversion; unwillingness; unfavorableness. [.] 1. Unfitness; disordered state.
29340	indisposing	[.] INDISPO'SING, ppr. Disinclining; rendering somewhat averse, unwilling or unfavorable. [.] 1. Disordering; rendering unfit.
29341	indisposition	[.] INDISPOSI'TION, n. [.] 1. Disinclination; aversion; unwillingness; dislike; as the indisposition of men to submit to severe discipline; an indisposition to abandon vicious practices. [.] [.] A general indisposition towards believing. [.] 2. Slight disorder ...
29342	indisputable	[.] INDIS'PUTABLE, a. Not to be disputed; incontrovertible; incontestable; too evident to admit of dispute.
29343	indisputableness	[.] INDIS'PUTABLENESS, n. The state or quality of being indisputable, or too clear to admit of controversy.
29344	indisputably	[.] INDIS'PUTABLY, adv. Without dispute; in a manner or degree not admitting of controversy; unquestionably; without opposition.
29345	indisputed	[.] INDISPU'TED, a. Not disputed or controverted; undisputed.
29346	indissolubility	[.] INDISSOLUBIL'ITY, n. [.] 1. The quality of being indissoluble, or not capable of being dissolved, melted or liquefied. [.] 2. The quality of being incapable of a breach; perpetuity of union, obligation or binding force.
29347	indissoluble	[.] INDIS'SOLUBLE, a. [L. indissolubilis; in and dissolubilis, from dissolvo; dis and solvo,to loosen.] [.] 1. Not capable of being dissolved, melted or liquefied, as by heat or water. Few substances are absolutely indissoluble by heat; many are indissoluble in water. [.] 2. ...
29348	indissolubleness	[.] INDIS'SOLUBLENESS, The quality of being incapable of dissolution, separation or breach; indissolubility.
29349	indissolubly	[.] INDIS'SOLUBLY, adv. In a manner resisting separation; firmly united beyond the power of separation; in a manner not to be dissolved or broken. [.] [.] On they move [.] [.] Indissolubly firm.
29350	indissolvable	[.] INDISSOLV'ABLE, a. [in and dissolvable.] [.] 1. That cannot be dissolved; not capable of being melted or liquefied. [.] 2. Indissoluble; that cannot be broken; perpetually firm and binding; as an indissolvable bond of union. [.] 3. Not capable of separation into ...
29351	indistancy	[.] INDIS'TANCY, n. Want of distance or separation. [A bad word and not used.]
29352	indistinct	[.] INDISTINCT', a. [L. indistinctus; in and distinctus. See Distinct.] [.] 1. Not distinct or distinguishable; not separate in such a manner as to be perceptible by itself. The parts of a substance are indistinct, when they are so blended that the eye cannot separate ...
29353	indistinctible	[.] INDISTINCT'IBLE, a. Undistinguishable. [Little used.]
29354	indistinction	[.] INDISTINC'TION, n. Want of distinction; confusion; uncertainty. [.] [.] The indistinction of many of the same name-- [.] [.] hath made some doubt. [.] 1. Indiscrimination; want of distinction. [.] 2. Equality of condition or rank.
29355	indistinctly	[.] INDISTINCT'LY, adv. Without distinction or separation; as when parts of a thing are indistinctly seen. [.] 1. Confusedly; not clearly; obscurely; as when ideas are indistinctly comprehended. [.] 2. Not definitely; not with precise limits; as when the border of ...
29356	indistinctness	[.] INDISTINCT'NESS, n. Want of distinction or discrimination; confusion; uncertainty. [.] 1. Obscurity; faintness; as the indistinctness of vision.
29357	indistinguishable	[.] INDISTIN'GUISHABLE, a. [in and distinguishable.] [.] That cannot be distinguished or separated; undistinguishable.
29358	indistinguishing	[.] INDISTIN'GUISHING, a. Making no difference; as indistinguishing liberalities.
29359	indisturbance	[.] INDISTURB'ANCE, n. [in and disturbance.] [.] Freedom from disturbance; calmness; repose; tranquillity.
29360	inditch	[.] INDITCH', v.t. To bury in a ditch. [Little used.]
29361	indite	[.] INDI'TE, v.t. [L. indico, indictum; in and dico, to speak.] [.] 1. To compose; to write; to commit to words in writing. [.] [.] Hear how learn'd Greece her useful rules indites. [.] 2. To direct or dictate what is to be uttered or written. The late President ...
29362	indited	[.] INDI'TED, pp. Composed; written; dictated.
29363	inditement	[.] INDI'TEMENT, n. The act of inditing.
29364	inditing	[.] INDI'TING, ppr. Committing to words in writing; dictating what shall be written.
29365	individable	[.] INDIVI'DABLE, a. Not capable of division.
29366	individed	[.] INDIVI'DED, a. Undivided.
29367	individual	[.] INDIVID'UAL, . [L. individuus; in and dividuus, from divido, to divide.] [.] 1. Not divided, or not to be divided; single; one; as an individual man or city. [.] [.] --Under his great vicegerent reign abide [.] [.] United, as one individual soul. [.] 2. ...
29368	individuality	[.] INDIVIDUAL'ITY, n. Separate or distinct existence; a state of oneness.
29369	individualize	[.] INDIVID'UALIZE, v.t. To distinguish; to select or mark as an individual, or to distinguish the peculiar properties of a person from others.
29370	individualized	[.] INDIVID'UALIZED, pp. Distinguished as a particular person or thing.
29371	individualizing	[.] INDIVID'UALIZING, ppr. Distinguishing as an individual.
29372	individually	[.] INDIVID'UALLY, adv. Separately; by itself; to the exclusion of others. Thirty men will unitedly accomplish what each of them individually cannot perform. [.] 1. With separate or distinct existence. [.] [.] How should that subsist solitarily by itself, which hath ...
29373	individuate	[.] INDIVID'UATE, a. Undivided. [.] INDIVID'UATE, v.t. To make single to distinguish from others of the species. [.] [.] Life is individuated into infinite numbers, that have their distinct sense and pleasure.
29374	individuation	[.] INDIVIDUA'TION, a. The act of making single or the same, to the exclusion of others. [.] 1. The act of separating into individuals by analysis.
29375	individuity	[.] INDIVIDU'ITY, n. Separate existence. [Not used.]
29376	indivinity	[.] INDIVIN'ITY, n. Want of divine power.
29377	indivisibility	[.] INDIVISIBIL'ITY, n. [See Indivisible.] [.] The state or property of being indivisible.
29378	indivisible	[.] INDIVIS'IBLE, a. s as z. [in and divisible. See Divide.] [.] That cannot be divided, separated or broken; not separable into parts. Perhaps the particles of matter, however small, cannot be considered as indivisible. The mind or soul must be indivisible. A mathematical ...
29379	indivisibleness	[.] INDIVIS'IBLENESS, n. Indivisibility, which see.
29380	indivisibly	[.] INDIVIS'IBLY, adv. So as not to be capable of division.
29381	indocible	[.] INDO'CIBLE, a. [in and docible; L. doceo, to teach.] [.] 1. Unteachable; not capable of being taught, or not easily instructed; dull in intellect. [.] 2. Intractable, as a beast.
29382	indocility	[.] INDOCIL'ITY, n. Unteachableness; dullness of intellect. [.] 1. Intractableness, as of a beast.
29383	indoctrinate	[.] INDOC'TRINATE, v.t. [L. in and doctrina, learning.] [.] To teach; to instruct in rudiments or principles. [.] [.] He took much delight in indoctrinating his young unexperienced favorite.
29384	indoctrinated	[.] INDOC'TRINATED, pp. Taught; instructed in the principles of any science.
29385	indoctrinating	[.] INDOC'TRINATING, ppr. Teaching; instructing in principles or rudiments.
29386	indoctrination	[.] INDOCTRINA'TION, n. Instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science; information.
29387	indolence	[.] IN'DOLENCE, n. [L. indolentia; in and doleo, to be pained.] [.] 1. Literally, freedom from pain. [.] 2. Habitual idleness; indisposition to labor; laziness; inaction or want of exertion of body or mind, proceeding from love of ease or aversion to toil. Indolence, ...
29388	indolent	[.] IN'DOLENT, a. Habitually idle or indisposed to labor; lazy; listless; sluggish; indulging in ease; applied to persons. [.] 1. Inactive; idle; as an indolent life. [.] 2. Free from pain; as an indolent tumor.
29389	indolently	[.] IN'DOLENTLY, adv. In habitual idleness and ease; without action, activity or exertion; lazily. [.] [.] Calm and serene you indolently sit.
29390	indomitable	[.] INDOM'ITABLE, a. Untamable. [Not used.]
29391	indomptable	[.] INDOMPT'ABLE, a. [L. domo, to tame.] Not to be subdued. [Unusual.]
29392	indorsable	[.] INDORS'ABLE, a. That may be indorsed, assigned and made payable to order.
29393	indorse	[.] INDORSE, v.t. indors'. [L. in and dorsum, the back.] [.] 1. To write on the back of a paper or written instrument; as, to indorse a note or bill of exchange; to indorse a receipt or assignment on a bill or note. Hence, [.] 2. To assign by writing an order on ...
29394	indorsee	[.] INDORSEE', n. The person to whom a note or bill is indorsed, or assigned by indorsement.
29395	indorsement	[.] INDORSEMENT, n. indors'ment. The act of writing on the back of a note, bill, or other written instrument. [.] 1. That which is written on the back of a note, bill, or other paper, as a name, an order for payment,the return of an officer, or the verdict of a grand ...
29396	indorser	[.] INDORS'ER, n. The person who indorses, or writes his name on the back of a note or bill of exchange, and who, by this act, as the case may be, makes himself liable to pay the note or bill.
29397	indraught	[.] IN'DRAUGHT, n. in'draft. [in and draught.] [.] An opening from the sea into the land; an inlet.
29398	indrench	[.] INDRENCH', v.t. [in and drench.] [.] To overwhelm with water; to drown; to drench.
29399	indubious	[.] INDU'BIOUS, a. [L. indubius; in and dubius, doubtful.] [.] 1. Not dubious or doubtful; certain. [.] 2. Not doubting; unsuspecting; as indubious confidence.
29400	indubitable	[.] INDU'BITABLE, a. [L. indubitabilis; in and dubitabilis, from dubito, to doubt.] Not to be doubted; unquestionable; evident; apparently certain; too plain to admit of doubt.
29401	indubitableness	[.] INDU'BITABLENESS, n. State of being indubitable.
29402	indubitably	[.] INDU'BITABLY, adv. Undoubtedly; unquestionably; in a manner to remove all doubt.
29403	indubitate	[.] INDU'BITATE, a. [L. indubitatus.] [.] Not questioned; evident; certain. [Not used.]
29404	induce	[.] INDU'CE, v.t. [L. induco; in and duco, to lead.] [.] 1. To lead, as by persuasion or argument; to prevail on; to incite; to influence by motives. The emperor could not be induced to take part in the contest. [.] 2. To produce by influence. [.] [.] As this ...
29405	induced	[.] INDU'CED, pp. Persuaded by motives; influenced; produced; caused.
29406	inducement	[.] INDU'CEMENT, n. Motive; any thing that leads the mind to will or to act; any argument, reason or fact that tends to persuade or influence the mind. The love of ease is an inducement to idleness. The love of money is an inducement to industry in good men, and to the ...
29407	inducer	[.] INDU'CER, n. He or that which induces persuades or influences.
29408	inducible	[.] INDU'CIBLE, a. That may be induced; that may be offered by induction. [.] 1. That may be caused.
29409	inducing	[.] INDU'CING, ppr. Leading or moving by reason or arguments; persuading; producing; causing.
29410	induct	[.] INDUCT', v.t. [L. inductus, from induco; in and duco, to lead.] [.] Literally, to being in or introduce. Hence, appropriately, [.] 1. To introduce, as to a benefice or office; to put in actual possession of an ecclesiastical living or of any other office, with the ...
29411	inducted	[.] INDUCT'ED, pp. Introduced into office with the usual formalities.
29412	inductile	[.] INDUCT'ILE, a. [in and ductile.] Not capable of being drawn into threads, as a metal. [See Ductile.]
29413	inductility	[.] INDUCTIL'ITY, n. The quality of being inductile.
29414	inducting	[.] INDUCT'ING, ppr. Introducing into office with the usual formalities.
29415	induction	[.] INDUC'TION, n. [L. inductio. See Induct.] [.] 1. Literally, a bringing in; introduction; entrance. Hence, [.] 2. In logic and rhetoric, the act of drawing a consequence from two or more propositions, which are called premises. [.] 3. The method of reasoning ...
29416	inductive	[.] INDUCT'IVE, a. Leading or drawing; with to. [.] [.] A brutish vice, [.] [.] Inductive mainly to the sin of Eve. [.] 1. Tending to induce or cause. [.] [.] They may be inductive of credibility. [Unusual.] [.] 2. Leading to inferences; proceeding by induction; ...
29417	inductively	[.] INDUCT'IVELY, adv. By induction or inference.
29418	inductor	[.] INDUCT'OR, n. The person who inducts another into an office or benefice.
29419	indue	[.] INDUE, v.t. indu'. [L. induo. This word coincides nearly in signification with endow, that is, to put on, to furnish. Dueo is evidently a contracted word.] [.] 1. To put on something; to invest; to clothe; as, to indue matter with forms, or man with intelligence. [.] 2. ...
29420	indued	[.] INDU'ED, pp. Clothed; invested.
29421	induement	[.] INDUEMENT, n. indu'ment. A putting on; endowment.
29422	induing	[.] INDU'ING, ppr. Investing; putting on.
29423	indulge	[.] INDULGE, v.t. indulj'. [L. indulgeo; tolero.] [.] 1. To permit to be or to continue; to suffer; not to restrain or oppose; as, to indulge sloth; to indulge the passions; to indulge pride, selfishness or inclinations. [.] 2. To gratify, negatively; not to check ...
29424	indulged	[.] INDUL'GED, pp. Permitted to be and to operate without check or control; as love of pleasure indulged to excess. [.] 1. Gratified; yielded to; humored in wishes or desires; as a child indulged by his parents. [.] 2. Granted.
29425	indulgence	[.] INDUL'GENCE
29426	indulgency	[.] INDUL'GENCY, n. Free permission to the appetites,humor, desires, passions or will to act or operate; forbearance of restraint or control. How many children are ruined by indulgence! Indulgence is not kindness or tenderness, but it may be the effect of one or the other, ...
29427	indulgent	[.] INDUL'GENT, a. Yielding to the wishes, desires,humor or appetites of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; as an indulgent parent. [.] 1. Mild, favorable; not severe; as the indulgent censure of posterity. [.] 2. Gratifying; favoring; ...
29428	indulgential	[.] INDULGEN'TIAL, a. Relating to the indulgencies of the Romish church. [Not well authorized.]
29429	indulgently	[.] INDUL'GENTLY, adv. With unrestrained enjoyment. [.] 1. Mildly; favorably; not severely.
29430	indulger	[.] INDUL'GER, n. One who indulges.
29431	indulging	[.] INDUL'GING, ppr. Permitting to enjoy or to practice; gratifying.
29432	indult	[.] INDULT'
29433	indulto	[.] INDULT'O, n. [L. indultus, indulged.] [.] 1. In the church of Rome, the power of presenting to benefices, granted to certain persons, as to kings and cardinals. [.] 2. In Spain, a duty, tax or custom, paid to the king for all goods imported from the West Indies ...
29434	indurate	[.] IN'DURATE, v.i. [L. induro; in and duro, to harden.] [.] To grow hard; to harden or become hard. Clay indurates by drying, and by extreme heat. [.] IN'DURATE, v.t. To make hard. Extreme heat indurates clay. Some fossils are indurated by exposure to the air. [.] 1. ...
29435	indurated	[.] IN'DURATED, pp. Hardened; made obdurate.
29436	indurating	[.] IN'DURATING, ppr. Hardening; rendering insensible.
29437	induration	[.] INDURA'TION, n. The act of hardening, or process of growing hard. [.] 1. Hardness of heart; obduracy.
29438	industrious	[.] INDUS'TRIOUS, a. [L. industrius, from industria.] [.] 1. Diligent in business or study; constantly, regularly or habitually occupied in business; assiduous; opposed to slothful and idle. [.] [.] Frugal and industrious men are commonly friendly to the established ...
29439	industriously	[.] INDUS'TRIOUSLY, adv. With habitual diligence; with steady application of the powers of body or of mind. [.] 1. Diligently; assiduously; with care; applied to a particular purpose. He attempted industriously to make peace. He industriously concealed his name.
29440	industry	[.] IN'DUSTRY, n. [L. industria.] Habitual diligence in any employment, either bodily or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity; opposed to sloth and idleness. We are directed to take lessons of industry from the bee. Industry pays debts, while idleness or despair ...
29441	indweller	[.] INDWELL'ER, n. An inhabitant.
29442	indwelling	[.] INDWELL'ING, a. [in and dwelling.] Dwelling within; remaining in the heart, even after it is renewed; as indwelling sin. [.] INDWELL'ING, n. Residence within, or in the heart or soul.
29443	inebriant	[.] INE'BRIANT, a. [See Inebriate.] Intoxicating. [.] INE'BRIANT, n. Any thing that intoxicates, as opium.
29444	inebriate	[.] INE'BRIATE, v.t. [L. inebrio, inebriatus; in and ebrio, to intoxicate; ebrius, soaked, drenched, drunken. The Latin ebrius is contracted from ebrigus or ebregus, as appears from the Spanish embriagar, to intoxicate, embriago, inebriated; Gr. to water or irrigate. ...
29445	inebriated	[.] INE'BRIATED, pp. Intoxicated.
29446	inebriating	[.] INE'BRIATING, ppr. Making drunk; intoxicating.
29447	inebriation	[.] INEBRIA'TION, n. Drunkenness; intoxication.
29448	inebriety	[.] INEBRI'ETY, n. Drunkenness; intoxication.
29449	inedited	[.] INED'ITED, a. [in and edited.] Unpublished.
29450	ineffable	[.] INEF'FABLE, a. [L. ineffabilis; in and effabilis, from effor, to speak.] Unspeakable; unutterable; that cannot be expressed in words; usually in a good sense; as the ineffable joys of heaven; the ineffable glories of the Deity.
29451	ineffableness	[.] INEF'FABLENESS, n. Unspeakableness; quality of being unutterable.
29452	ineffably	[.] INEF'FABLY, adv. Unspeakably; in a manner not to be expressed in words.
29453	ineffective	[.] INEFFECT'IVE, a. [in and effective.] Not effective; not producing any effect, or the effect intended; inefficient; useless. [.] [.] The word of God,without the spirit,is a dead and ineffective letter. [.] 1. Not able; not competent to the service intended; as ...
29454	ineffectual	[.] INEFFECT'UAL, a. [in and effectual.] Not producing its proper effect, or not able to produce its effect; inefficient; weak; as an ineffectual remedy; the Spaniards made an ineffectual attempt to reduce Gibraltar. [See Inefficacious.]
29455	ineffectually	[.] INEFFECT'UALLY, adv. Without effect; in vain.
29456	ineffectualness	[.] INEFFECT'UALNESS, n. Want of effect, or of power to produce it; inefficacy. [.] [.] James speaks of the ineffectualness of some men's devotion.
29457	ineffervescence	[.] INEFFERVES'CENCE, n. [in and effervescence.] [.] Want of effervescence; a state of not effervescing.
29458	ineffervescent	[.] INEFFERVES'CENT, a. Not effervescing, or not susceptible of effervescence.
29459	ineffervescibility	[.] INEFFERVESCIBIL'ITY, n. The quality of not effervescing, or not being susceptible of effervescence.
29460	ineffervescible	[.] INEFFERVES'CIBLE, a. Not capable of effervescence.
29461	inefficacious	[.] INEFFICA'CIOUS, a. [L. inefficax; in and efficax, efficio, to effect; ex and facio, to make.] [.] Not efficacious; not having power to produce the effect desired, or the proper effect; of inadequate power or force. [.] Ineffectual, says Johnson, rather denotes an actual ...
29462	inefficaciously	[.] INEFFICA'CIOUSLY, adv. Without efficacy or effect.
29463	inefficaciousness	[.] INEFFICA'CIOUSNESS, n. Want of power to produce the effect, or want of effect.
29464	inefficacy	[.] INEF'FICACY, n. [in and efficacy, L. efficacia.] [.] 1. Want of power to produce the desired or proper effect; inefficiency; as the inefficacy of medicines or of means. [.] 2. Ineffectualness; failure of effect.
29465	inefficiency	[.] INEFFI'CIENCY, n. [in and efficiency.] Want of power or exertion of power to produce the effect; inefficacy.
29466	inefficient	[.] INEFFI'CIENT, a. [in and efficient.] Not efficient; not producing the effect; inefficacious. [.] 1. Not active; effecting nothing; as an inefficient force.
29467	inefficiently	[.] INEFFI'CIENTLY, adv. Ineffectually; without effect.
29468	inelaborate	[.] INELAB'ORATE, a. Not elaborate; not wrought with care.
29469	inelastic	[.] INELAS'TIC, a. [in and elastic.] [.] Not elastic; wanting elasticity; unelastic.
29470	inelasticity	[.] INELASTIC'ITY, n. The absence of elasticity; the want of elastic power.
29471	inelegance	[.] INEL'EGANCE
29472	inelegancy	[.] INEL'EGANCY, n. [See Inelegant.] Want of elegance; want of beauty or polish in language, composition or manners; want of symmetry or ornament in building; want of delicacy in coloring, &c.
29473	inelegant	...
29474	inelegantly	[.] INEL'EGANTLY, adv. In an inelegant or unbecoming manner; coarsely; roughly.
29475	ineligibility	[.] INELIGIBIL'ITY, n. [from ineligible.] Incapacity of being elected to an office. [.] 1. State or quality of not being worthy of choice.
29476	ineligible	[.] INEL'IGIBLE, a. [in and eligible.] Not capable of being elected to an office. [.] 1. Not worthy to be chosen or preferred; not expedient.
29477	ineloquent	[.] INEL'OQUENT, a. [in and eloquent.] Not eloquent; not speaking with fluency, propriety, grace and pathos; not persuasive; used of persons. [.] 1. Not fluent, graceful or pathetic; not persuasive; as language or composition.
29478	ineloquently	[.] INEL'OQUENTLY, adv. Without eloquence.
29479	ineluctable	[.] INELUCT'ABLE, a. [L. ineluctabilis.] Not to be resisted by struggling; not to be overcome. [Not used.]
29480	ineludible	[.] INELU'DIBLE, a. [in and eludible.] That cannot be eluded or defeated.
29481	inenarrable	[.] INENAR'RABLE, a. [L. inenarrabilis.] [.] That cannot be narrated or told.
29482	inept	[.] INEPT', a. [L. ineptus; in and aptus, fit, apt.] [.] 1. Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable. [.] 2. Improper; unbecoming; foolish.
29483	ineptitude	[.] INEPT'ITUDE, n. Unfitness; inaptitude; unsuitableness; as an ineptitude to motion.
29484	ineptly	[.] INEPT'LY, adv. Unfitly; unsuitably; foolishly.
29485	ineptness	[.] INEPT'NESS, n. Unfitness.
29486	inequal	[.] INE'QUAL, a. [in and equal.] Unequal; uneven; various.
29487	inequality	[.] INEQUAL'ITY, n. [L. inoequalitas; in and oequalis, equal.] [.] 1. Difference or want of equality in degree, quantity, length, or quality of any kind; the state of not having equal measure, degree, dimensions or amount; as an inequality in size or stature; an inequality ...
29488	inequidistant	[.] INEQUIDIS'TANT, a. Not being equally distant.
29489	inequilateral	[.] INEQUILAT'ERAL, a. Having unequal sides.
29490	inequitable	[.] INEQ'UITABLE, a. [in and equitable.] Not equitable; not just.
29491	inequivalve	[.] INE'QUIVALVE
29492	inequivalvular	[.] INEQUIVAL'VULAR, a. Having unequal valves.
29493	inerm	[.] INERM'
29494	inermous	[.] INERM'OUS, a. [L. inermis; in and arma, arms.] [.] Unarmed; destitute of prickles or thorns, as a leaf; a botanical word.
29495	inerrability	[.] INERRABIL'ITY, n. [from inerrable.] Exemption from error or from the possibility of erring; infallibility.
29496	inerrable	[.] INER'RABLE, a. [in and err.] That cannot err; exempt from error or mistake; infallible.
29497	inerrableness	[.] INER'RABLENESS, n. Exemption from error; inerrability.
29498	inerrably	[.] INER'RABLY, adv. With security from error; infallibly.
29499	inerratic	[.] INERRAT'IC, a. [in and erratic.] Not erratic or wandering; fixed.
29500	inerringly	[.] INER'RINGLY, adv. Without error, mistake or deviation.
29501	inert	[.] INERT', a. [L. iners; in and ars, art. The English sense is drawn not from art, but from the primary sense, strength or vigorous action.] [.] 1. Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion impressed; as, matter is inert. [.] 2. ...
29502	inertion	[.] INER'TION, n. Want of activity; want of action or exertion. [.] [.] These vicissitudes of exertion and inertion of the arterial system, constitute the paroxysms of remittent fever.
29503	inertitude	[.] INERT'ITUDE, n. The state of being inert, or a tendency to remain quiescent till impelled by external force to move.
29504	inertly	[.] INERT'LY, adv. Without activity; sluggishly.
29505	inertness	[.] INERT'NESS, n. The state or quality of being inert, or destitute of the power to move per se; that quality of passiveness by which bodies persist in a state of rest, or of motion given to them by external force. In the language of philosophy, this quality is called ...
29506	inescate	[.] INES'CATE, v.t. [L. inesco.] To bait; to lay a bait for.
29507	inescation	[.] INESCA'TION, n. The act of baiting.
29508	inestimable	[.] INES'TIMABLE, a. [L. inoestimabilis. See Estimate.] [.] 1. That cannot be estimated or computed; as an inestimable sum of money. [.] 2. Too valuable or excellent to be rated; being above all price; as inestimable rights. The privileges of American citizens, ...
29509	inestimably	[.] INES'TIMABLY, adv. In a manner not to be estimated or rated.
29510	inevidence	[.] INEV'IDENCE, n. Want of evidence; obscurity.
29511	inevident	[.] INEV'IDENT, a. [in and evident.] [.] Not evident; not clear or obvious; obscure.
29512	inevitability	[.] INEVITABIL'ITY, n. [from inevitable.]to be avoided; certainty to happen. [.]
29513	inevitable	[.] INEV'ITABLE, a. [L. inevitabilis; in and evitabilis, from evito, to shun.] Not to be avoided; that cannot be shunned; unavoidable; that admits of no escape or evasion. To die is the inevitable lot of man; we are all subjected to many inevitable calamities.
29514	inevitableness	[.] INEV'ITABLENESS, n. The state of being unavoidable.
29515	inevitably	[.] INEV'ITABLY, adv. Without possibility of escape or evasion; unavoidably; certainly. [.] [.] How inevitably does immoderate laughter end in a sigh!
29516	inexact	[.] INEXACT', a. [in and exact.] Not exact; not precisely correct or true.
29517	inexactness	[.] INEXACT'NESS, n. Incorrectness; want of precision.
29518	inexcitable	[.] INEXCI'TABLE, a. [in and excitable.] Not susceptible of excitement; dull; lifeless; torpid.
29519	inexcusable	[.] INEXCU'SABLE, a. s as z. [L. inexcusabilis; in and excusabilis, excuso. See Excuse.] Not to be excused or justified; as inexcusable folly.
29520	inexcusableness	[.] INEXCU'SABLENESS, n. The quality of not admitting of excuse or justification; enormity beyond forgiveness or palliation. [.] [.] This inexcusableness is stated on the supposition that they knew God, but did not glorify him.
29521	inexcusably	[.] INEXCU'SABLY, adv. With a degree of guilt or folly beyond excuse or justification.
29522	inexecution	[.] INEXECU'TION, n. Neglect of execution; non-performance; as the inexecution of a treaty.
29523	inexertion	[.] INEXER'TION, n. [in and exertion.] Want of exertion; want of effort; defect of action.
29524	inexhalable	[.] INEXHA'LABLE, a. [in and exhalable, L. exhalo.] [.] Not to be exhaled or evaporated; not evaporable.
29525	inexhausted	[.] INEXHAUST'ED, a. [in and exhausted.] [.] 1. Not exhausted; not emptied; unexhausted. [.] 2. Not spent; not having lost all strength or resources; unexhausted.
29526	inexhaustible	[.] INEXHAUST'IBLE, a. [in and exhaustible.] [.] 1. That cannot be exhausted or emptied; unfailing; as an inexhaustible quantity or supply of water. [.] 2. That cannot be wasted or spent; as inexhaustible stores of provisions.
29527	inexhaustibleness	[.] INEXHAUST'IBLENESS, n. The state of being inexhaustible.
29528	inexhaustive	[.] INEXHAUST'IVE, a. Not to be exhausted.
29529	inexistence	[.] INEXIST'ENCE, n. [in and existence.] [.] 1. Want of being or existence. [.] 2. Inherence.
29530	inexistent	[.] INEXIST'ENT, a. [in and existent.] Not having being; not existing. [.] 1. Existing in something else.
29531	inexorability	[.] INEXORABIL'ITY, n. The quality of being inexorable or unyielding to entreaty.
29532	inexorable	[.] INEX'ORABLE, a. [L. inexorabilis; in and exorabilis, from exoro, to entreat; ex and oro, to pray.] [.] 1. Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer; too firm and determined in purpose to yield to supplication; as an inexorable prince or tyrant; an inexorable ...
29533	inexorably	[.] INEX'ORABLY, adv. So as to be immovable by intreaty.
29534	inexpectation	[.] INEXPECTA'TION, n. State of having no expectation.
29535	inexpected	[.] INEXPECT'ED, a. Not expected. [Not in use.]
29536	inexpedience	[.] INEXPE'DIENCE
29537	inexpediency	[.] INEXPE'DIENCY, n. [in and expedience.] Want of fitness; impropriety; unsuitableness to the purpose. The inexpedience of a measure is to be determined by the prospect of its advancing the purpose intended or not.
29538	inexpedient	[.] INEXPE'DIENT, a. [in and expedient.] Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to a good end; unfit; improper; unsuitable to time and place. Whatever tends to retard or defeat success in a good cause is inexpedient. What is expedient at one time, ...
29539	inexperience	[.] INEXPE'RIENCE, n. [in and experience.] Want of experience or experimental knowledge; as the inexperience of youth, or their inexperience of the world.
29540	inexperienced	[.] INEXPE'RIENCED, a. Not having experience; unskilled.
29541	inexpert	[.] INEXPERT', a. [in and expert.] Not expert; not skilled; destitute of knowledge or dexterity derived from practice. [.] [.] In letters and in laws [.] [.] Not inexpert.
29542	inexpiably	[.] INEX'PIABLY, adv. To a degree that admits of no atonement.
29543	inexpialbe	[.] INEX'PIALBE, a. [L. inexpiabilis. See Expiate.] [.] 1. That admits of no atonement or satisfaction; as an inexpiable crime or offense. [.] 2. That cannot be mollified or appeased by atonement; as inexpiable hate.
29544	inexplainable	[.] INEXPLA'INABLE, a. That cannot be explained; inexplicable. [The latter word is generally used.]
29545	inexpleably	[.] INEXPLE'ABLY, adv. Insatiably. [Not used.]
29546	inexplicable	[.] INEX'PLICABLE, a. [L. inexplicabilis; in and explico, to unfold.] [.] That cannot be explained or interpreted; not capable of being rendered plain and intelligible; as an inexplicable mystery.
29547	inexplicably	[.] INEX'PLICABLY, adv. In a manner not to be explained.
29548	inexplorable	[.] INEXPLO'RABLE, a. [in and explorable, from explore.] [.] That cannot be explored, searched or discovered.
29549	inexposure	[.] INEXPO'SURE, n. [in and exposure.] [.] A state of not being exposed.
29550	inexpressible	[.] INEXPRESS'IBLE, a. [in and expressible, from express.] [.] Not to be expressed in words; not to be uttered; unspeakable; unutterable; as inexpressible grief, joy or pleasure.
29551	inexpressibly	[.] INEXPRESS'IBLY, adv. In a manner or degree not to be told or expressed in words; unspeakably; unutterably.
29552	inexpressive	[.] INEXPRESS'IVE, a. Not tending to express; not expressing; inexpressible.
29553	inexpugnable	[.] INEXPUG'NABLE, a. [L. inexpugnabilis; in and expugno; ex and pugno, to fight.] Not to be subdued by force; not to be taken by assault; impregnable.
29554	inexsuperable	[.] INEXSU'PERABLE, a. [L. inexsuperabilis.] [.] Not to be passed over or surmounted.
29555	inextended	[.] INEXTEND'ED, a. Having no extension.
29556	inextension	[.] INEXTEN'SION, n. [in and extension.] [.] Want of extension; unextended state.
29557	inexterminable	[.] INEXTERM'INABLE, a. [in and exterminable.] [.] That cannot be exterminated.
29558	inextinct	[.] INEXTINCT', a. Not quenched; not extinct.
29559	inextinguishable	[.] INEXTIN'GUISHABLE, a. [in and extinguishable.] That cannot be extinguished; unquenchable; as inextinguishable flame, thirst or desire.
29560	inextirpable	[.] INEXTIR'PABLE, a. That cannot be extirpated.
29561	inextricable	[.] INEX'TRICABLE, a. [L. inextricabilis. See Extricate.] [.] 1. Not to be disentangled; not to be freed from intricacy or perplexity; as an inextricable maze or difficulty. [.] 2. Not to be untied; as an inextricable knot.
29562	inextricableness	[.] INEX'TRICABLENESS, n. The state of being inextricable.
29563	inextricably	[.] INEX'TRICABLY, adv. To a degree of perplexity not to be disentangled.
29564	ineye	[.] INEYE, v.t. To inoculate; as a tree or a bud.
29565	infabricated	[.] INFAB'RICATED, a. Unfabricated; unwrought. [Not used.]
29566	infallibility	[.] INFALLIBIL'ITY
29567	infallible	[.] INFAL'LIBLE, a. [L. fallo.] [.] 1. Not fallible; not capable of erring; entirely exempt from liability to mistake; applied to persons. No man is infallible; to be infallible is the prerogative of God only. [.] 2. Not liable to fail, or to deceive confidence; ...
29568	infallibleness	[.] INFAL'LIBLENESS, n. [from infallible.] The quality of being incapable of error or mistake; entire exemption from liability to error; inerrability. No human being can justly lay claim to infallibility. This is an attribute of God only.
29569	infallibly	[.] INFAL'LIBLY, adv. Without a possibility of erring or mistaking. [.] 1. Certainly; without a possibility of failure. Our Savior has directed us to conduct that will infallibly render us happy.
29570	infame	[.] INFA'ME, v.t. To defame. [Not used.]
29571	infamous	[.] IN'FAMOUS, a. [L. infamis; infamo, to defame; in and fama, fame.] [.] 1. Of ill report, emphatically; having a reputation of the worst kind; publicly branded with odium for vice of guilt; base; scandalous; notoriously vile; used of persons; as an infamous liar; an ...
29572	infamously	[.] IN'FAMOUSLY, adv. In a manner or degree to render infamous; scandalously; disgracefully; shamefully. [.] 1. With open reproach.
29573	infamousness	[.] IN'FAMOUSNESS
29574	infamy	[.] IN'FAMY, n. [L. infamia; in and fama, report.] [.] 1. Total loss of reputation; public disgrace. Avoid the crimes and vices which expose men to infamy. [.] 2. Qualities which are detested and despised; qualities notoriously bad and scandalous; as the infamy of ...
29575	infancy	[.] IN'FANCY, n. [L. infantia. See Infant.] [.] 1. The first part of life, beginning at the birth. In common usage, infancy extends not beyond the first year or two of life, but there is not a defined limit where infancy ends, and childhood begins. [.] 2. In law, ...
29576	infandous	[.] INFAND'OUS, a. [L. infandus.] [.] Too odious to be expressed. [Not in use.]
29577	infangthef	[.] INFANG'THEF, n. In English law, the privilege granted to lords to judge thieves taken on their manors, or within their franchises.
29578	infant	[.] IN'FANT, n. [L. infans; in and fans, speaking, fari, to speak.] [.] 1. A child in the first period of life, beginning at his birth; a young babe. In common usage, a child ceases to be called an infant within the first or second year, but at no definite period. In ...
29579	infanta	[.] INFANT'A, n. In Spain and Portugal, any princes of the royal blood, except the eldest daughter when heiress apparent.
29580	infante	[.] INFANT'E, n. In Spain and Portugal, any son of the king, except the eldest or heir apparent.
29581	infanticide	[.] INFANT'ICIDE, n. [Low L. infanticidium; infans, an infant, and coedo, to kill.] [.] 1. The intentional killing of an infant. [.] 2. The slaughter of infants by Herod. Matt.2. [.] 3. A slayer of infants.
29582	infantile	[.] IN'FANTILE, a. [L. infantilis.] Pertaining to infancy, or to an infant; pertaining to the first period of life.
29583	infantine	[.] IN'FANTINE, a. Pertaining to infants or to young children.
29584	infantlike	[.] IN'FANTLIKE, a. Like an infant.
29585	infantly	[.] IN'FANTLY, a. Like a child's.
29586	infantry	[.] IN'FANTRY, n. In military affairs,the soldiers or troops that serve on foot, as distinguished from cavalry; as a company,regiment or brigade of infantry. In some armies, there have been heavy-armed infantry, and light-armed or light infantry, according to their manner ...
29587	infarce	[.] INF`ARCE, v.t. infars. To stuff. [Not in use.]
29588	infarction	[.] INFARC'TION, n. [L. infarcio, infercio, to stuff; in and farcio.] [.] The act of stuffing or filling; constipation.
29589	infashionable	[.] INFASH'IONABLE, a. Unfashionable. [Not used.]
29590	infatigable	[.] INFAT'IGABLE, a. Indefatigable.
29591	infatuate	[.] INFAT'UATE, v.t. [L. infatuo; in and fatuus, foolish.] [.] 1. To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the intellectual powers, or to deprive of sound judgment. In general, this word does not signify to deprive absolutely of rational powers and reduce to ...
29592	infatuated	[.] INFAT'UATED, pp. Affected with folly.
29593	infatuating	[.] INFAT'UATING, ppr. Affecting with folly.
29594	infatuation	[.] INFATUA'TION, n. The act of affecting with folly. [.] 1. A state of mind in which the intellectual powers are weakened, either generally, or in regard to particular objects, so that the person affected acts without his usual judgment, and contrary to the dictates ...
29595	infausting	[.] INFAUST'ING, n. [L. infaustus.] The act of making unlucky.
29596	infeasibility	[.] INFEASIBIL'ITY
29597	infeasible	[.] INFE'ASIBLE, a. s as z. [in and feasible, L. facio.] [.] Not to be done; that cannot be accomplished; impracticable.
29598	infeasibleness	[.] INFE'ASIBLENESS, n. s as z. [from infeasible.] [.] Impracticability; the quality of not being capable of being done or performed.
29599	infect	[.] INFECT', v.t. [L. inficio,infectus; in and facio.] [.] 1. To taint with disease; to infuse into a healthy body the virus, miasma, or morbid matter of a diseased body, or any pestilential or noxious air or substance by which a disease is produced. Persons in health ...
29600	infected	[.] INFECT'ED, pp. Tainted with noxious matter; corrupted by poisonous exhalations; corrupted by bad qualities communicated.
29601	infecter	[.] INFECT'ER, n. He or that which infects.
29602	infecting	[.] INFECT'ING, ppr. Tainting; corrupting.
29603	infection	[.] INFEC'TION, n. [L. inficio.] The act of infecting, or the act by which poisonous matter, morbid miasmata or exhalations produce disease in a healthy body. The words contagion and infection are frequently confounded. The proper distinction between them is this. Contagion ...
29604	infectious	[.] INFEC'TIOUS, a. Having qualities that may taint, or communicate disease to; as an infectious fever; infectious clothing; infectious air; infectious miasma. [.] 1. Corrupting; tending to taint by communication; as infectious vices or manners. [.] 2. Contaminating ...
29605	infectiously	[.] INFEC'TIOUSLY, adv. By infection.
29606	infectiousness	[.] INFEC'TIOUSNESS, n. The quality of being infectious, or capable of communicating disease or taint from one to another.
29607	infective	[.] INFECT'IVE, a. Having the quality of communicating disease or taint from one to another.
29608	infecund	[.] INFE'CUND, a. [L. infoecundus; in and foecundus, prolific.] [.] Unfruitful; not producing young; barren.
29609	infecundity	[.] INFECUND'ITY, n. [L. infoecunditas.] Unfruitfulness; barrenness.
29610	infelicity	[.] INFELIC'ITY, n. [L. infelicitas. See Felicity.] [.] Unhappiness; misfortune. [.] 1. Unfortunate state; unfaborableness; as the infelicity of the times, or of the occasion.
29611	infeoff	[.] INFEOFF. [See Enfeoff.]
29612	infer	[.] INFER', v.t. [L. infero; in and fero, to bear or produce.] [.] 1. Literally, to bring on; to induce. [Little used.] [.] 2. To deduce; to draw or derive, as a fact or consequence. From the character of God, as creator and governor of the world, we infer the indispensable ...
29613	inferable	[.] INFER'ABLE, a. That may be inferred or deduced from premises.
29614	inference	[.] IN'FERENCE, n. A truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion. Inferences result from reasoning, as when the mind perceives such a connection between ideas, as that, if certain propositions called premises are true, ...
29615	inferior	[.] INFE'RIOR, a. [L. comp. from inferus, low.] [.] 1. Lower in place. [.] 2. Lower in station, age, or rank in life. Pay due respect to those who are superior in station, and due civility to those who are inferior. [.] 3. Lower in excellence or value; as a poem ...
29616	inferiority	[.] INFERIOR'ITY, n. A lower state of dignity, age, value or quality. We speak of the inferiority of rank, of office, of talents, of age, of worth.
29617	infernal	[.] INFERN'AL, a. [L. infernus.] [.] 1. Properly, pertaining to the lower regions, or regions of the dead, the Tartarus of the ancients. Hence, [.] 2. Pertaining to hell; inhabiting hell; as infernal spirits. [.] 3. Hellish; resembling the temper of infernal spirits; ...
29618	infertile	[.] INFER'TILE, a. [L. infertilis; in and fertilis.] [.] Not fertile; not fruitful or productive; barren; as an infertile soil.
29619	infertility	[.] INFERTIL'ITY, n. Unfruitfulness; unproductiveness; barrenness; as the infertility of land.
29620	infest	[.] INFEST', v.t. [L. infesto.] To trouble greatly; to disturb; to annoy; to harass. In warm weather, men ar infested with musketoes and gnats; flies infest horses and cattle. The sea is often infested with pirates. Small parties of the enemy infest the coast. [.] [.] ...
29621	infestation	[.] INFESTA'TION, n. The act of infesting; molestation.
29622	infested	[.] INFEST'ED, pp. Troubled; annoyed; harassed; plagued.
29623	infestered	[.] INFES'TERED, a. [in and fester.] Rankling; inveterate.
29624	infesting	[.] INFEST'ING, ppr. Annoying; harassing; disturbing.
29625	infestive	[.] INFEST'IVE, a. [in and festive.] Having no mirth.
29626	infestivity	[.] INFESTIV'ITY, n. [in and festivity.] Want of festivity, or of cheerfulness and mirth at entertainments.
29627	infestuous	[.] INFEST'UOUS, a. [L. infestus.] Mischievous. [Not used.]
29628	infeudation	[.] INFEUDA'TION, n. [in and feudum, feud.] [.] 1. The act of putting one in possession of an estate in fee. [.] 2. The granting of tithes to laymen.
29629	infidel	[.] IN'FIDEL, a. [L. infidelis; in and fidelis; faithful.] [.] Unbelieving; disbelieving the inspiration of the Scriptures, or the divine institution of christianity. [.] [.] The infidel writer is a great enemy to society. [.] IN'FIDEL, n. One who disbelieves the ...
29630	infidelity	[.] INFIDEL'ITY, n. [L. infidelitas.] [.] 1. In general, want of faith or belief; a withholding of credit. [.] 2. Disbelief of the inspiration of the Scriptures, or the divine original of christianity; unbelief. [.] [.] There is no doubt that vanity is one principal ...
29631	infiltrate	[.] INFIL'TRATE, v.i. To enter by penetrating the pores or interstices of a substance.
29632	infiltrating	[.] INFIL'TRATING, ppr. Penetrating by the pores or interstices.
29633	infiltration	[.] INFILTRA'TION, n. The act or process of entering the pores or cavities of a body. [.] 1. The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body. [.] [.] Calcarious infiltrations, filling the cavities of other stones.
29634	infinite	[.] IN'FINITE, a. [L. infinitus; in and finitus, terminated.] [.] 1. Without limits; unbounded; boundless; not circumscribed; applied to time, space and qualities. God is infinite in duration, having neither beginning nor end of existence. He is also infinite in presence, ...
29635	infinitely	[.] IN'FINITELY, adv. Without bounds or limits. [.] 1. Immensely; greatly; to a great extent or degree; as, I am infinitely obliged by your condescension.
29636	infiniteness	[.] IN'FINITENESS, n. Boundless extent of time, space or qualities; infinity. [.] 1. Immensity; greatness.
29637	infinitesimal	[.] INFINITES'IMAL, a. Indefinitely small. [.] INFINITES'IMAL, n. An indefinitely small quantity.
29638	infinitive	[.] INFIN'ITIVE, a. [L. infinitivus.] [.] In grammar, the infinitive mode expresses the action of the verb, without limitation of person or number; as, to love.
29639	infinitude	[.] INFIN'ITUDE, n. Infinity; infiniteness; the quality or state of being without limits; infinite extent; as the infinitude of space, of time, or of perfections. [.] 1. Immensity; greatness. [.] 2. Boundless number.
29640	infinity	[.] INFIN'ITY, n. [L. infinitas.] [.] 1. Unlimited extent of time, space or quantity; boundlessness. We apply infinity to God and his perfections; we speak of the infinity of his existence, his knowledge, his power, his goodness and holiness. [.] 2. Immensity; indefinite ...
29641	infirm	[.] INFIRM, a. inferm'. [L. infirmus; in and firmus.] [.] 1. Not firm or sound; weak; feeble; as an infirm body; an infirm constitution. [.] 2. Weak of mind; irresolute; as infirm of purpose. [.] 3. Not solid or stable. [.] [.] He who fixes on false principles, ...
29642	infirmary	[.] INFIRMARY, n. inferm'ary. A hospital or place where the sick are lodged and nursed.
29643	infirmity	[.] INFIRMITY, n. inferm'ity. [L. infirmitas.] [.] 1. An unsound or unhealthy state of the body; weakness; feebleness. Old age is subject to infirmities. [.] 2. Weakness of mind; failing; fault; foible. [.] [.] A friend should bear a friend's infirmities. [.] 3. ...
29644	infirmness	[.] INFIRMNESS, n. inferm'ness. Weakness; feebleness; unsoundness.
29645	infix	[.] INFIX', v.t. [L. infixus, infigo; in and figo, to fix.] [.] 1. To fix by piercing or thrusting in; as, to infix a sting, spear or dart. [.] 2. To set in; to fasten in something. [.] 3. To implant or fix, as principles,thoughts, instructions, as, to infix good ...
29646	infixed	[.] INFIX'ED, pp. Thrust in; set in; inserted; deeply implanted.
29647	infixing	[.] INFIX'ING, ppr. Thrusting in; setting in; implanting.
29648	inflame	[.] INFLA'ME, v.t. [L. inflammo; in and flamma, flame.] [.] 1. To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn; in a literal sense. But more generally, [.] 2. To excite or increase, as passion or appetite; to enkindle into violent action; as, to inflame love, lust or ...
29649	inflamed	[.] INFLA'MED, pp. Set on fire; enkindled; heated; provoked; exasperated.
29650	inflamer	[.] INFLA'MER, n. The person or thing that inflames.
29651	inflaming	[.] INFLA'MING, ppr. Kindling; heating; provoking; exasperating.
29652	inflammability	[.] INFLAMMABIL'ITY, n. Susceptibility of taking fire.
29653	inflammable	[.] INFLAM'MABLE, a. That may be set on fire; easily enkindled; susceptible of combustion; as inflammable oils or spirits.
29654	inflammableness	[.] INFLAM'MABLENESS, n. The quality of being susceptible of flame, or capable of taking fire; inflammability.
29655	inflammation	[.] INFLAMMA'TION, n. [L. inflammatio.] [.] 1. The act of setting on fire or inflaming. [.] 2. The state of being in flame. [.] 3. In medicine and surgery, a redness and swelling of any part of an animal body, attended with heat, pain and febrile symptoms. [.] 4. ...
29656	inflammatory	[.] INFLAM'MATORY, a. Inflaming; tending to excite heat or inflammation; as medicines of an inflammatory nature. [.] 1. Accompanied with preternatural heat and excitement of arterial action; as an inflammatory fever or disease. [.] 2. Tending to excite anger, animosity, ...
29657	inflate	[.] INFLA'TE, v.t. [L. inflatus, from inflo; in and flo, to blow.] [.] 1. To swell or distend by injecting air; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs. [.] 2. To fill with the breath; to blow in. [.] 3. To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one ...
29658	inflated	[.] INFLA'TED, a. In botany, puffed; hollow and distended; as a perianth, corol, nectary, or pericarp. [.] INFLA'TED, pp. Swelled or distended with air; puffed up.
29659	inflating	[.] INFLA'TING, ppr. Distending with air; puffing up.
29660	inflation	[.] INFLA'TION, n. [L. inflatio.] The act of inflating. [.] 1. The state of being distended with air injected or inhaled. [.] 2. The state of being puffed up, as with vanity. [.] 3. Conceit.
29661	inflect	[.] INFLECT', v.t. [L. inflecto; in and flecto, to bend.] [.] 1. To bend; to turn from a direct line or course. [.] [.] Are not the rays of the sun reflected, refracted and inflected by one and the same principle? [.] 2. In grammar, to vary a noun or a verb in ...
29662	inflected	[.] INFLECT'ED, pp. Bent or turned from a direct line or course; as an inflected ray of light; varied in termination.
29663	inflecting	[.] INFLECT'ING, ppr. Bending or turning from its course; varying in termination; modulating, as the voice.
29664	inflection	[.] INFLEC'TION, n. [L. inflectio.] The act of bending or turning from a direct line or course. [.] 1. In optics,a property of light by which its rays, when they approach a body, are bent towards it or from it. [.] 2. In grammar, the variation of nouns, &c., by declension, ...
29665	inflective	[.] INFLECT'IVE, a. Having the power of bending; as the inflective quality of the air.
29666	inflexed	[.] INFLEX'ED, a. [L. inflexus.] Turned; bent.
29667	inflexibility	[.] INFLEXIBIL'ITY
29668	inflexible	[.] INFLEX'IBLE, a. [L. inflexibilis.] [.] 1. That cannot be bent; as an inflexible oak. [.] 2. That will not yield to prayers or arguments; firm in purpose; not to be prevailed on; that cannot be turned; as a man of upright and inflexible temper. [.] 3. Not to ...
29669	inflexibleness	[.] INFLEX'IBLENESS, n. [L. in and flexibilis, from flecto, to bend.] [.] 1. The quality of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent; unyielding stiffness. [.] 2. Obstinacy of will or temper; firmness of purpose that will not yield to importunity or persuasion; ...
29670	inflexibly	[.] INFLEX'IBLY, adv. With a firmness that resists all importunity or persuasion; with unyielding pertinaciousness; inexorable. A judge should be inflexibly just and impartial.
29671	inflexion	[.] INFLEXION. [See Inflection.]
29672	inflict	[.] INFLICT', v.t. [L. inflictus, infligo; in and fligo, to strike; Eng. to flog.] [.] To lay on; to throw or send on; to apply; as, to inflict pain or disgrace; to inflict punishment on an offender. [.] To inflict an office, condition, knowledge, tenderness, &c. on one, as ...
29673	inflicted	[.] INFLICT'ED, pp. Laid on; applied; as punishment or judgments.
29674	inflicter	[.] INFLICT'ER, n. He who lays on or applies.
29675	inflicting	[.] INFLICT'ING, ppr. Laying on; applying.
29676	infliction	[.] INFLIC'TION, n. [L. inflictio.] The act of laying on or applying; as the infliction of torment or of punishment. [.] 1. The punishment applied. [.] [.] His severest inflictions are in themselves acts of justice and righteousness.
29677	inflictive	[.] INFLICT'IVE, a. Tending or able to inflict.
29678	inflorescence	[.] INFLORES'CENCE, n. [L. inflorescens, infloresco, infloreo; in and floreo, to blossom.] [.] 1. In botany, a mode of flowering, or the manner in which flowers are supported on their foot-stalks or peduncles. [.] [.] Inflorescence affords an excellent characteristic ...
29679	influence	[.] IN'FLUENCE, n. [L. influens, influo, to flow in; in and fluo, to flow.] Literally, a flowing in, into or on, and referring to substances spiritual or too subtil to be visible, like inspiration. Hence the word was formerly followed by into. [.] [.] God hath his ...
29680	influenced	[.] IN'FLUENCED, pp. Moved; excited; affected; persuaded; induced.
29681	influencing	[.] IN'FLUENCING, ppr. Moving; affecting; inducing.
29682	influent	[.] IN'FLUENT, a. Flowing in. [Little used.]
29683	influential	[.] INFLUEN'TIAL, a. Exerting influence or power by invisible operation, as physical causes on bodies, or as moral causes on the mind. It is particularly used to express the operation of moral causes. [.] Influential characters, persons who possess the power of inclining ...
29684	influentially	[.] INFLUEN'TIALLY, adv. By means of influence, so as to incline, move or direct.
29685	influenza	[.] INFLUEN'ZA, n. An epidemic catarrh. The influenza of October and November, 1789, and that of April and May, 1790, were very general or universal in the United States, and unusually severe. A like influenza prevailed in the winters of 1825 and 1826.
29686	influx	[.] IN'FLUX, n. [L. influxus, influo; in and fluo, to flow.] [.] 1. The act of flowing in; as an influx of light or other fluid. [.] 2. Infusion; intromission. [.] [.] The influx of the knowledge of God, in relation to everlasting life, is infinitely of moment. [.] 3. ...
29687	influxion	[.] INFLUX'ION, n. Infusion; intromission.
29688	influxious	[.] INFLUX'IOUS, a. Influential. [Not used.]
29689	influxive	[.] INFLUX'IVE, a. Having influence, or having a tendency to flow in.
29690	infold	[.] INFOLD, v.i. [in and fold.] To involve; to wrap up or enwrap; to inclose. [.] [.] Infold his limbs in bands. [.] 1. To clasp with the arms; to embrace. [.] [.] Noble Banco, let me infold thee, [.] [.] And hold thee to my heart.
29691	infolded	[.] INFOLDED, pp. Involved; enwrapped; inclosed; embraced.
29692	infolding	[.] INFOLDING, ppr. Involving; wrapping up; clasping.
29693	infoliate	[.] INFO'LIATE, v.t. [L. in and folium, a leaf.] To cover or overspread with leaves. [Not much used.]
29694	inform	[.] INFORM', v.t. [L. informo, to shape; in and formo, forma, form.] [.] Properly, to give form or shape to, but in this sense not used. [.] 1. To animate; to give life to; to actuate by vital powers. [.] [.] Let others better mold the running mass [.] [.] Of metals, ...
29695	informal	[.] INFORM'AL, a. [in and formal.] Not in the regular or usual form; as an informal writing; informal proceedings. [.] 1. Not in the usual manner; not according to custom; as an informal visit. [.] 2. Not with the official forms; as the secretary made to the envoy ...
29696	informality	[.] INFORMAL'ITY, n. [from informal.] Want of regular or customary form. The informality of legal proceedings may render them void.
29697	informally	[.] INFORM'ALLY, adv. In an irregular or informal manner; without the usual forms.
29698	informant	[.] INFORM'ANT, n. One who informs, or gives intelligence. [.] 1. One who offers an accusation. [See Informer, which is generally used.]
29699	informative	[.] INFORM'ATIVE, a. Having power to animate.
29700	informed	[.] INFORM'ED, pp. Told; instructed; made acquainted.
29701	informer	[.] INFORM'ER, n. One who animates, informs or gives intelligence. [.] 1. One who communicates, or whose duty it is to communicate to a magistrate a knowledge of the violations of law, and bring the offenders to trial.
29702	informidable	[.] INFORM'IDABLE, a. [in and formidable.] Not formidable; not to be feared or dreaded. [.] [.] Foe not informidable.
29703	informing	[.] INFORM'ING, ppr. Giving notice or intelligence; telling. [.] 1. Communicating facts by way of accusation. [.] Informing officer, is an officer whose duty it is to inform against persons for breaches of law, as an attorney-general, a sheriff, constable, or grand juror. [.] A ...
29704	informity	[.] INFORM'ITY, n. [L. informis.] Want of regular form; shapelessness.
29705	informous	[.] INFORM'OUS, a. [L. informis.] Of no regular form or figure; shapeless.
29706	informtion	[.] INFORM'TION, n. [L. informatio.] [.] 1. Intelligence; notice, news or advice communicated by word or writing. We received information of the capture of the ship by an arrival at Boston. The information by the messenger is confirmed by letters. [.] 2. Knowledge ...
29707	infortunate	[.] INFOR'TUNATE, a. [L. infortunatus.] Unlucky; unfortunate. [The latter is commonly used.]
29708	infortunately	[.] INFOR'TUNATELY, adv. Unfortunately. [Not used.]
29709	infortune	[.] INFOR'TUNE, n. Misfortune. [Not used.]
29710	infract	[.] INFRACT', v.t. [L. infractus, from infringo; in and frango, to break.] To break; to violate. [This is synonymous with infringe; it is an unnecessary word and little used.]
29711	infraction	[.] INFRAC'TION, n. [L. infractio. See Infract.] [.] The act of breaking; breach; violation; non-observance; as an infraction of a treaty, compact, agreement or law. [.]
29712	infractor	[.] INFRACT'OR, n. One that violates an agreement, &c.
29713	inframundane	[.] INFRAMUND'ANE, a. [L. infra, below and mundanus, mundus, the world.] Lying or being beneath the world.
29714	infrangible	[.] INFRAN'GIBLE, a. [in and frangible.] [.] 1. Not to be broken or separated into parts; as infrangible atoms. [.] 2. Not to be violated.
29715	infrequence	[.] INFRE'QUENCE'
29716	infrequency	[.] INFRE'QUENCY, n. [L.infrequentia.] Uncommonness; rareness; the state of rarely occurring.
29717	infrequent	[.] INFRE'QUENT, a. [L. infrequens; in and frequens, frequent.]uncommon; seldom happening or occurring to notice; unfrequent.
29718	infrigidate	[.] INFRIG'IDATE, v.t. [L. in and frigidus, cold.] [.] To chill; to make cold. [Little used.]
29719	infrigidation	[.] INFRIGIDA'TION, n. The act of making cold.
29720	infringe	[.] INFRINGE, v.t. infrinj'. [L. infringo; in and frango,to break. See Break.] [.] 1. To break, as contracts; to violate, either positively by contravention, or negatively by non-fulfillment or neglect of performance. A prince or a private person infringes an agreement ...
29721	infringed	[.] INFRING'ED, pp. Broken; violated; transgresses.
29722	infringement	[.] INFRINGEMENT, n. infrinj'ment. Act of violating; breach; violation; non-fulfillment; as the infringement of a treaty, compact or other agreement; the infringement of a law or constitution.
29723	infringer	[.] INFRING'ER, n. One who violates; a violator.
29724	infringing	[.] INFRING'ING, ppr. Breaking; violating; transgressing; failing to observe or fulfill.
29725	infucate	[.] IN'FUCATE, v.t. [L. infuco; inand fuco, to paint.] [.] To stain; to paint; to daub.
29726	infumed	[.] INFU'MED, a. [L. infumatus.] Dried in smoke.
29727	infundibuliform	[.] INFUNDIB'ULIFORM, a. [L. infundibulum, a funnel, and form.] [.] In botany, having the shape of a funnel,as the corol of a flower; monopetalous, having a conical border rising from a tube.
29728	infuriate	[.] INFU'RIATE,a. [L. in and furiatus, from furia, fury.] [.] Enraged; mad; raging. [.] INFU'RIATE, v.t. To render furious or mad; to enrage.
29729	infuscate	[.] INFUS'CATE,v.t. [L. infuscatus,infusco, to make black; in and fusco, fuscus,dark.] To darken; to make black.
29730	infuscation	[.] INFUSCA'TION, n. The act of darkening or blackening.
29731	infuse	[.] INFU'SE, v.t. s as z. [L. infusus, infundo, to pour in; in and fundo, to pour.] [.] 1. To pour in, as a liquid. [.] [.] That strong Circean liquor cease t'infuse. [.] 2. To instill, as principles or qualities. [.] [.] Why should he desire to have qualities ...
29732	infused	[.] INFU'SED, pp. Poured in; instilled; steeped.
29733	infuser	[.] INFU'SER, n. One who infuses.
29734	infusibility	[.] INFUSIBIL'ITY, n. [from infusible.] The capacity of being infused or poured in. [.] 1. The incapacity of being fused or dissolved.
29735	infusible	[.] INFU'SIBLE, a. [from the verb.] That may be infused. Good principles are infusible into the minds of youth. [.] INFU'SIBLE, a. [in, not, and fusible, from fuse.] Not fusible; incapable of fusion; that cannot be dissolved or melted. [.] [.] The best crucibles ...
29736	infusing	[.] INFU'SING, ppr. Pouring in; instilling; steeping.
29737	infusion	[.] INFU'SION, n. s as z. The act of pouring in or instilling; instillation; as the infusion of good principles into the mind; the infusion of ardor or zeal. [.] 1. Suggestion; whisper. [.] [.] His folly and his wisdom are of his own growth,not the echo on infusion ...
29738	infusive	[.] INFU'SIVE, a. Having the power of infusion.
29739	infusory	[.] INFU'SORY, a. The infusory order of worms. [vermes] comprehends those minute and simple animalcules which are seldom capable of being traced except by the microscope. [.] Ing, in Saxon, signifies a pasture or meadow.
29740	ingannation	[.] INGANNA'TION, n. Cheat; fraud. [Not used.]
29741	ingate	[.] IN'GATE, n. [in and gate.] Entrance; passage in.
29742	ingathering	[.] INGATH'ERING, n. [in and gathering.] The act or business of collecting and securing the fruits of the earth; harvest; a the feast of ingathering. Ex.23.
29743	ingelable	[.] INGEL'ABLE, a. [in and gelable.] That cannot be congealed.
29744	ingeminate	[.] INGEM'INATE, a. [L. ingeminatus.] Redoubled. [.] INGEM'INATE, v.t. [L. ingemino; in and gemino.] [.] To double or repeat.
29745	ingemination	[.] INGEMINA'TION, n. Repetition; reduplication.
29746	ingender	[.] INGENDER. [See Engender.]
29747	ingenerability	[.] INGENERABIL'ITY, n. [infra.] Incapacity of being engendered.
29748	ingenerable	[.] INGEN'ERABLE, a. [in and generate.] [.] That cannot be engendered or produced.
29749	ingenerate	[.] INGEN'ERATE, v.t. [L. ingenero; in and genero, to generate.] [.] To generate or produce within. [.] INGEN'ERATE, a. Generated within; inborn; innate; inbred; as ingenerate powers of body.
29750	ingenerated	[.] INGEN'ERATED, pp. Produced within. [.] [.] Noble habits ingenerated in the soul.
29751	ingenerating	[.] INGEN'ERATING, ppr. Generating or producing within.
29752	ingenious	[.] INGE'NIOUS, a. [L. ingeniosus, from ingenium; in and genius, geno, gigno, to beget. [.] 1. Possessed of genius, or the faculty of invention; hence, skillful or prompt to invent; having an aptitude to contrive, or to form new combinations of ideas; as an ingenious ...
29753	ingeniously	[.] INGE'NIOUSLY, adv. With ingenuity; with readiness in contrivance; with skill.
29754	ingeniousness	[.] INGE'NIOUSNESS, n. The quality of being ingenious or prompt in invention; ingenuity; used of persons. [.] 1. Curiousness of design or mechanism; used of things.
29755	ingenite	[.] INGEN'ITE, a. [L. ingenitus; in and genitus, born.] [.] Innate; inborn; inbred; native; ingenerate.
29756	ingenuity	[.] INGENU'ITY, n. The quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in combining ideas, or in forming new combinations; ingeniousness; skill; used of persons. How many machines for saving labor has the ingenuity of men devised and constructed. [.] 1. ...
29757	ingenuous	[.] INGEN'UOUS, a. [L. ingenuus.] Open; frank; fair; candid; free from reserve, disguise, equivocation or dissimulation; used of persons or things. We speak of an ingenuous mind; an ingenuous man; an ingenuous declaration or confession. [.] 1. Noble; generous; as ...
29758	ingenuously	[.] INGEN'UOUSLY, adv. Openly; fairly; candidly; without reserve or dissimulation.
29759	ingenuousness	[.] INGEN'UOUSNESS, n. Openness of heart; frankness; fairness; freedom from reserve or dissimulation; as, to confess our faults with ingenuousness. [.] 1. Fairness; candidness; as the ingenuousness of a confession.
29760	ingeny	[.] IN'GENY, n. Wit; ingenuity.
29761	ingest	[.] INGEST', v.t. [L. ingestus, from ingero; in and gero, to bear.] [.] To throw into the stomach. [Little used.]
29762	ingestion	[.] INGES'TION, n. The act or throwing into the stomach; as the ingestion of milk or other food.
29763	ingle	[.] IN'GLE, n. [L. igniculus, ignis.] Flame; blaze. [Not in use.] [.] 1. In Scottish, a fire, or fireplace.
29764	inglorious	[.] INGLO'RIOUS, a. [L. inglorius; in and gloria.] [.] 1. Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied with fame or celebrity; as an inglorious life of ease. [.] 2. Shameful; disgraceful. He charged his troops with inglorious flight.
29765	ingloriously	[.] INGLO'RIOUSLY, adv. With want of glory; dishonorably; with shame.
29766	ingot	[.] IN'GOT, n. A mass or wedge of gold or silver cast in a mold; a mass of unwrought metal.
29767	ingraft	[.] INGR`AFT, v.t. [in and graff. The original word is ingraff or graff, but it is corrupted beyond recovery.] [.] 1. To insert a cion of one tree or plant into another for propagation; as, to ingraft the cion of an apple-tree on a pear-tree, as its stock; to ingraft ...
29768	ingrafted	[.] INGR`AFTED, pp. Inserted into a stock for growth and propagation; introduced into a native stock; set or fixed deep.
29769	ingrafting	[.] INGR`AFTING, ppr. Inserting, as cions in stocks; introducing and inserting on a native stock what is foreign; fixing deep.
29770	ingraftment	[.] INGR`AFTMENT, n. The act of ingrafting. [.] 1. The thing ingrafted.
29771	ingrain	[.] IN'GRAIN, v.t. [in and grain.] To dye in the grain, or before manufacture.
29772	ingrained	[.] IN'GRAINED, pp. Dyed in the grain or in the raw material; as ingrained carpets.
29773	ingraining	[.] IN'GRAINING, ppr. Dyeing in the raw material.
29774	ingrappled	[.] INGRAP'PLED, a. Grappled; seized on; entwined.
29775	ingrate	[.] IN'GRATE
29776	ingrateful	[.] INGRA'TEFUL, a. [L. ingratus; in and gratus.] [.] 1. Ungrateful; unthankful; not having feelings of kindness for a favor received. [.] 2. Unpleasing to the sense. [.] [.] He gives no ingrateful food.
29777	ingratefully	[.] INGRA'TEFULLY, adv. Ungratefully.
29778	ingratefulness	[.] INGRA'TEFULNESS, n. Ungratefulness.
29779	ingratiate	[.] INGRA'TIATE, v.t. ingra'shate. [L. in and gratia, favor.] [.] 1. To commend one's self to another's good will, confidence or kindness. It is always used as a reciprocal verb,and followed by with, before the person whose favor is sought. Ministers and courtiers ...
29780	ingratiating	[.] INGRA'TIATING, ppr. Commending one's self to the favor of another. [.] INGRA'TIATING, n. The act of commending one's self to another's favor.
29781	ingratitude	[.] INGRAT'ITUDE, n. [.] 1. Want of gratitude or sentiments of kindness for favors received; insensibility to favors,and want of a disposition to repay them; unthankfulness. [.] [.] Ingratitude is abhorred by God and man. [.] [.] No man will own himself guilty ...
29782	ingrave	[.] INGRA'VE, v.t. To bury. [Not used.]
29783	ingravidate	[.] INGRAV'IDATE, v.t. [L. gravidus.] To impregnate.
29784	ingreat	[.] INGREAT, v.t. To make great. [Not in use.]
29785	ingredient	[.] INGRE'DIENT, n. [L. ingrediens, entering into; ingredior; in and gradior. See Grade.] [.] That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of any compound or mixture. It is particularly applied to the simples in medicinal compositions, but admits of a very ...
29786	ingress	[.] IN'GRESS, n. [L. ingerssus, ingredior, supra.] [.] 1. Entrance; as the ingress of air into the lungs. It is particularly applied to the entrance of the moon into the shadow of the earth in eclipses, the sun's entrance into a sign, &c. [.] 2. Power of entrance; ...
29787	ingression	[.] INGRES'SION, n. [L. ingressio, ingredior.] [.] The act of entering; entrance.
29788	inguinal	[.] IN'GUINAL, a. [L. inguen, the groin.] [.] Pertaining to the grain; as an inguinal tumor.
29789	ingulf	[.] INGULF', v.t. [in and gulf.] To swallow up in a vast deep,gulf or whirlpool. [.] 1. To cast into a gulf.
29790	ingulfed	[.] INGULF'ED, pp. Swallowed up in a gulf or vast deep; cast into a gulf.
29791	ingulfing	[.] INGULF'ING, ppr. Swallowing up in a gulf, whirlpool or vast deep.
29792	ingurgitate	[.] INGUR'GITATE, v.t. [L. ingurgito; in and gurges, a gulf.] [.] To swallow greedily or in great quantity. [.] INGUR'GITATE, v.i. To drink largely; to swill.
29793	ingurgitation	[.] INGURGITA'TION, n. The act of swallowing greedily, or in great quantity.
29794	ingustable	[.] INGUST'ABLE, a. [L. in and gusto, to taste.] [.] That cannot be tasted. [Little used.]
29795	inhabile	[.] INHAB'ILE, a. [L. inhabilis; in and habilis, apt, fit.] [.] 1. Not apt or fit; unfit; not convenient; as inhabile matter. [.] 2. Unskilled; unready; unqualified; used of persons. [Little used. See Unable.]
29796	inhability	[.] INHABIL'ITY, n. [from inhabile.] Unaptness; unfitness; want of skill. [Little used. See Inability.]
29797	inhabit	[.] INHAB'IT, v.t. [L. inhabito; in and habito, to dwell.] [.] To live or dwell in; to occupy as a place of settled residence. Wild beasts inhabit the forest; fishes inhabit the ocean, lakes and rivers; men inhabit cities and houses. [.] [.] Thus saith the high and lofty ...
29798	inhabitable	[.] INHAB'ITABLE, a. [from inhabit.] Habitable; that may be inhabited; capable of affording habitation to animals. The stars may be inhabitable worlds. Some regions of the earth are not inhabitable by reason of cold or sterility. A building may be too old and decayed ...
29799	inhabitance	[.] INHAB'ITANCE, n. Residence of dwellers. [Little used.]
29800	inhabitancy	[.] INHAB'ITANCY, n. Residence; habitancy; permanent or legal residence in a town, city or parish; or the domiciliation which the law required to entitle a pauper to demand support from the town, city or parish in which he lives, otherwise called a legal settlement, which ...
29801	inhabitant	[.] INHAB'ITANT, n. A dweller; one who dwells or resides permanently in a place, or who has a fixed residence, as distinguished from an occasional lodger or visitor; as the inhabitant of a house or cottage; the inhabitants of a town, city, county or state. So brute animals ...
29802	inhabitation	[.] INHABITA'TION, n. The act of inhabiting, or state of being inhabited. [.] 1. Abode; place of dwelling. [.] 2. Population; whole mass of inhabitants. [.] [.] [This word is little use.]
29803	inhabited	[.] INHAB'ITED, pp. Occupied by inhabitants, human or irrational.
29804	inhabiter	[.] INHAB'ITER, n. One who inhabits; a dweller; an inhabitant.
29805	inhabiting	[.] INHAB'ITING, ppr. Dwelling in; occupying as a settled or permanent inhabitant; residing in.
29806	inhabitress	[.] INHAB'ITRESS, n. A female inhabitant.
29807	inhale	[.] INHA'LE, v.t. [L. inhalo; in and halo, to breathe.] [.] To draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale air; opposed to exhale and expire. [.] [.] Martin was walking forth to inhale the fresh breeze of the evening.
29808	inhaled	[.] INHA'LED, pp. Drawn into the lungs.
29809	inhaler	[.] INHA'LER, n. One who inhales. [.] 1. In medicine, a machine for breathing or drawing warm steam into the lungs, as a remedy for coughs and catarrhal complaints.
29810	inhaling	[.] INHA'LING, ppr. Drawing into the lungs; breathing.
29811	inharmonic	[.] INHARMON'IC
29812	inharmonical	[.] INHARMON'ICAL, a. Unharmonious; discordant.
29813	inharmonious	[.] INHARMO'NIOUS, a. [in and harmonious.] [.] Not harmonious; unmusical; discordant.
29814	inharmoniously	[.] INHARMO'NIOUSLY, adv. Without harmony; discordantly.
29815	inhere	[.] INHE'RE, v.i. [L. inhoereo; in and hoereo, to hang.] [.] To exist or be fixed in something else; as, colors inhere in cloth; a dart inheres in the flesh.
29816	inherence	[.] INHE'RENCE, n. Existence in something; a fixed state of being in another body or substance.
29817	inherent	[.] INHE'RENT, a. Existing in something else, so as to be inseparable from it. [.] [.] Inherent baseness. [.] 1. Innate; naturally pertaining to; as the inherent qualities of the magnet; the inherent right of men to life, liberty and protection.
29818	inherently	[.] INHE'RENTLY, adv. By inherence.
29819	inhering	[.] INHE'RING, ppr. Existing or fixed in something else.
29820	inherit	[.] INHER'IT, v.t. [L. hoeres, an heir. See Heir.] [.] 1. To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by succession, as the representative of the former possessor; to receive, as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at his decease. The heir inherits ...
29821	inheritable	[.] INHER'ITABLE, a. That may be inherited; transmissible or descendible from the ancestor to the heir by course of law; as an inheritable estate or title. [.] 1. That may be transmitted from the parent to the child; as inheritable qualities or infirmities. [.] 2. ...
29822	inheritably	[.] INHER'ITABLY, adv. By inheritance.
29823	inheritance	[.] INHER'ITANCE, n. An estate derived from an ancestor to an heir by succession or in course of law; or an estate which the law casts on a child or other person, as the representative of the deceased ancestor. [.] 1. The reception of an estate by hereditary right, or ...
29824	inherited	[.] INHER'ITED, pp. Received by descent from an ancestor; possessed.
29825	inheriting	[.] INHER'ITING, ppr. Taking by succession or right of representation; receiving from ancestors; possessing.
29826	inheritor	[.] INHER'ITOR, n. An heir; one who inherits or may inherit.
29827	inheritress	[.] INHER'ITRESS
29828	inheritrix	[.] INHER'ITRIX , n. An heiress; a female who inherits or is entitled to inherit, after the death of her ancestor.
29829	inherse	[.] INHERSE, v.t. inhers.'. [in and herse.] [.] To inclose in a funeral monument.
29830	inhesion	[.] INHE'SION, n. s as z. [L. inhoesio, inhoereo.] [.] Inherence; the state of existing or being fixed in something.
29831	inhiation	[.] INHIA'TION, n. [L. inhiatio.] A gaping after; eager desire. [Not used.]
29832	inhibit	[.] INHIB'IT, v.t. [L. inhibeo; in and habeo, to hold, properly to rush or drive.] [.] 1. To restrain; to hinder; to check or repress. [.] [.] Their motions also are excited or inhibited--by the objects without them. [.] 2. To forbid; to prohibit; to interdict. [.] [.] ...
29833	inhibited	[.] INHIB'ITED, pp. Restrained; forbid.
29834	inhibiting	[.] INHIB'ITING, ppr. Restraining; repressing; prohibiting.
29835	inhibition	[.] INHIBI'TION, n. [L. inhibitio.] [.] 1. Prohibition; restraint; embargo. [.] 2. In law, a writ to forbid or inhibit a judge from farther [.] proceedings in a cause depending before him; commonly, a writ issuing from a higher ecclesiastical court to an inferior one, ...
29836	inhold	[.] INHOLD, v.t. pret. and pp. inheld. [in and hold.] [.] To have inherent; to contain in itself. [Little used.]
29837	inholder	[.] INHOLDER, n. An inhabitant.
29838	inhoop	[.] INHOOP', v.t. [in and hoop.] To confine or inclose in any place.
29839	inhospitable	[.] INHOS'PITABLE, a. [in and hospitable.] [.] 1. Not hospitable; not disposed to entertain strangers gratuitously; declining to entertain guests, or entertaining them with reluctance; as an inhospitable person or people. [.] 2. Affording no conveniences, subsistence ...
29840	inhospitableness	[.] INHOS'PITABLENESS
29841	inhospitably	[.] INHOS'PITABLY, adv. Unkindly to strangers.
29842	inhospitality	[.] INHOSPITAL'ITY , n. Want of hospitality or kindness to strangers; refusal or unwillingness to entertain guests or strangers without reward.
29843	inhuman	[.] INHU'MAN, a. [L. inhumanus; in and humanus, humane.] [.] 1. Destitute of the kindness and tenderness that belong to a human being; cruel; barbarous; savage; unfeeling; as an inhuman person or people. [.] 2. Marked with cruelty; as an inhuman act.
29844	inhumanity	[.] INHUMAN'ITY, n. Cruelty in disposition; savageness of heart; used of persons. [.] 1. Cruelty in act; barbarity; used of actions.
29845	inhumanly	[.] INHU'MANLY, adv. With cruelty; barbarously.
29846	inhumate	[.] INHU'MATE
29847	inhumation	[.] INHUMA'TION, n. The act of burying; interment. [.] 1. In chimistry, a method of digesting substances by burying the vessel containing them in warm earth, or a like substance.
29848	inhume	[.] INHU'ME , v.t. [L. inhumo, humo, to bury.] [.] 1. To bury; to inter; to deposit in the earth, as a dead body. [.] 2. To digest in a vessel surrounded with warm earth.
29849	inhumed	[.] INHU'MED, pp. Buried; interred.
29850	inhuming	[.] INHU'MING, ppr. Burying; interring.
29851	inimaginable	[.] INIMAG'INABLE, a. Unimaginable; inconceivable.
29852	inimical	[.] INIM'ICAL, a. [L. inimiens; in and amicus, a friend.] [.] 1. Unfriendly; having the disposition or temper of an enemy; applied to private enmity, as hostile is to public. [.] 2. Adverse; hurtful; repugnant. [.] [.] --Savage violences inimical to commerce.
29853	inimitability	[.] INIMITABIL'ITY, n. [from inimitable.] The quality of being incapable of imitation.
29854	inimitable	[.] INIM'ITABLE, a. [L. inimitabilis; in and imitabilis, from imitor, to imitate.] That cannot be imitated or copied; surpassing imitation; as inimitable beauty or excellence; an inimitable description; inimitable eloquence.
29855	inimitably	[.] INIM'ITABLY, adv. In a manner not to be imitated; to a degree beyond imitation. [.] [.] Charms such as thine, inimitably great.
29856	iniquitous	[.] INIQ'UITOUS, a. [See Iniquity.] Unjust; wicked; as an iniquitous bargain; an iniquitous proceeding. [It is applied to things rather than to persons, but may be applied to persons.]
29857	iniquity	[.] INIQ'UITY, n. [L. iniquitas; in and oequitas, equity.] [.] 1. Injustice; unrighteousness; a deviation from rectitude; as the iniquity of war; the iniquity of the slave trade. [.] 2. Want of rectitude in principle; as a malicious prosecution originating in the ...
29858	inirritability	[.] INIRRITABIL'ITY, n. [in and irritability.] The quality of being inirritable, or not susceptible of contraction by excitement.
29859	inirritable	[.] INIR'RITABLE, a. [in and irritable.] Not irritable; not susceptible of irritation, or contraction by excitement.
29860	inirritative	[.] INIR'RITATIVE, a. Not accompanied with excitement; as an inirritative fever.
29861	inisle	[.] INISLE, v.t. ini'le. [in and isle.] To surround; to encircle. [Not in use.]
29862	initaited	[.] INI'TAITED, pp. Instructed in the first principles; entered.
29863	initial	[.] INI'TIAL, a. [L. initialis, initium, beginning.] [.] 1. Beginning; placed at the beginning; as the initial letters of a name. [.] 2. Beginning; incipient; as the initial symptoms of a disease. [.] INI'TIAL, n. The first letter of a name.
29864	initially	[.] INI'TIALLY, adv. In an incipient degree.
29865	initiate	[.] INI'TIATE, v.t. [Low L. initio, to enter or begin, from initum, ineo, to enter; in and eo, to go.] [.] 1. To instruct in rudiments or principles; or to introduce into any society or sect by instructing the candidate in its [.] principles or ceremonies; as, to initiate ...
29866	initiating	[.] INI'TIATING, ppr. Introducing by instruction, or by appropriate ceremonies.
29867	initiation	[.] INITIA'TION, n. [L. initiatio.] The act or process of introducing one into a new society, by instructing him in its principles, rules or ceremonies; as, too initiate a person into a christian community. [.] 1. The act or process of making one acquainted with principles ...
29868	initiatory	[.] INI'TIATORY, a. Initiating or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or ceremonies. [.] [.] Two initiatory rites of the same general import cannot exist together. [.] INI'TIATORY, n. [supra.] Introductory ...
29869	inject	[.] INJECT', v.t. [L. injectus, injicio; in and jacio, to throw.] [.] 1. To throw in; to dart in; as, to inject any thing into the mouth or stomach. [.] 2. To cast or throw on. [.] [.] --And mound inject on mound.
29870	injected	[.] INJECT'ED, pp. Thrown in or on.
29871	injecting	[.] INJECT'ING, ppr. Throwing in or on.
29872	injection	[.] INJECT'ION, n. [L. injectio.] The act of throwing in, particularly that of throwing a liquid medicine into the body by a syringe or pipe. [.] 1. A liquid medicine thrown into the body by a syringe or pipe; a clyster. [.] 2. In anatomy, the act of filling the ...
29873	injoin	[.] INJOIN. [See Enjoin.]
29874	injucundity	[.] INJUCUND'ITY, n. [L. injucunditas.] Unpleasantness; disagreeableness. [Little used.]
29875	injudicable	[.] INJU'DICABLE, a. Not cognizable by a judge. [Little used.]
29876	injudicial	[.] INJUDI'CIAL, a. Not according to the forms of law.
29877	injudicious	[.] INJUDI'CIOUS, a. [in and judicious.] Not judicious; void of judgment; acting without judgment; unwise; as an injudicious person. [.] 1. Not according to sound judgment or discretion; unwise; as an injudicious measure.
29878	injudiciously	[.] INJUDI'CIOUSLY, adv. Without judgment; unwisely.
29879	injudiciousness	[.] INJUDI'CIOUSNESS, n. The quality of being injudicious or unwise.
29880	injunction	[.] INJUNC'TION, n. [L. injunctio, from injungo, to enjoin; in and jungo, to join.] [.] 1. A command; order; precept; the direction of a superior vested with authority. [.] [.] For still they knew, and ought t'have still remembered [.] [.] The high injunction, ...
29881	injure	[.] IN'JURE, v.t. [L. injuria, injury.] [.] 1. To hurt or wound, as the person; to impair soundness, as of health. [.] 2. To damage or lessen the value of, as goods or estate. [.] 3. To slander, tarnish or impair, as reputation or character. [.] 4. To impair ...
29882	injured	[.] IN'JURED, pp. Hurt; wounded; damaged; impaired; weakened; made worse.
29883	injurer	[.] IN'JURER, n. One who injures or wrongs.
29884	injuring	[.] IN'JURING, ppr. Hurting; damaging; impairing; weakening; rendering worse.
29885	injurious	[.] INJU'RIOUS, a. [L. injurius.] [.] 1. Wrongful; unjust; hurtful to the rights of another. That which impairs rights or prevents the enjoyment of them, is injurious. [.] 2. Hurtful to the person or health. Violence is injurious to the person, as intemperance is ...
29886	injuriously	[.] INJU'RIOUSLY, adv. Wrongfully; hurtfully; with injustice; mischievously.
29887	injuriousness	[.] INJU'RIOUSNESS, n. The quality of being injurious or hurtful; injury.
29888	injury	[.] IN'JURY, n. [L. injuria; in and jus,juris, right.] [.] 1. In general, any wrong or damage done to a man's person, rights, reputation or goods. That which impairs the soundness of the body or health, or gives pain, is an injury. That which impairs the mental faculties, ...
29889	injustice	[.] INJUS'TICE, n. [L. injustitia; in and justitia,justice.] [.] 1. Iniquity; wrong; any violation of another's rights, as fraud in contracts, or the withholding of what is due. It has a particular reference to an unequal distribution of rights, property or privileges ...
29890	ink	[.] INK, n. A black liquor or substance used for writing, generally made of an infusion of galls, copperas and gum-arabic. [.] 1. Any liquor used for writing or forming letters, as red ink, &c. [.] 2. A pigment. [.] Printing ink is made by boiling lintseed oil, and ...
29891	inkhorn	[.] INK'HORN, n. [ink and horn; horns being formerly used for holding ink.] [.] 1. A small vessel used to hold ink on a writing table or desk, or for carrying it about the person. Inkhorns are made of horn, glass or stone. [.] 2. A portable case for the instruments ...
29892	inkiness	[.] INK'INESS, n. [from inky.] The state or quality of being inky.
29893	inkle	[.] INK'LE, n. A kind or narrow fillet; tape.
29894	inkling	[.] INK'LING, n. A hint or whisper; an intimation. [Little used.]
29895	inkmaker	[.] INK'MAKER, n. One whose occupation is to make ink.
29896	inknot	[.] INKNOT, v.t. innot'. [in and knot.] To bind as with a knot.
29897	inkstand	[.] INK'STAND, n. A vessel for holding ink and other writing utensils.
29898	inky	[.] INK'Y, a. Consisting of ink; resembling ink; black. [.] 1. Tarnished or blackened with ink.
29899	inlace	[.] INLA'CE, v.t. [in and lace.] To embellish with variegations.
29900	inlaid	[.] INLA'ID, pp. of inlay, which see.
29901	inland	[.] IN'LAND, a. [in and land.] Interior; remote from the sea. Worcester in Massachusetts, and Lancaster in Pennsylvania, are large inland towns. [.] 1. Within land; remote from the ocean; as an inland lake or sea. [.] 2. Carried on within a country; domestic,not ...
29902	inlander	[.] IN'LANDER, n. One who lives in the interior of a country, or at a distance from the sea.
29903	inlandish	[.] INLAND'ISH, a. Denoting something inland; native.
29904	inlapidate	[.] INLAP'IDATE, v.t. [in and lapido, lapis, a stone.] [.] To convert into a stony substance; to petrify. [Little used.]
29905	inlaw	[.] INLAW', v.t. To clear of outlawry or attainder.
29906	inlay	[.] INLA'Y, v.t. pret. and pp. inlaid. [in and lay.] [.] To veneer; to diversify cabinet or other work by laying in and fastening with glue, thin slices or leaves of fine wood, on a ground of common wood. This is used in making compartments.
29907	inlayer	[.] INLA'YER, n. The person who inlays or whose occupation it is to inlay.
29908	inlaying	[.] INLA'YING, ppr. The operation of diversifying or ornamenting work with thin pieces of wood, set in a ground of other wood.
29909	inlet	[.] IN'LET, n. [in and let.] A passage or opening by which an inclosed place may be entered; place of ingress; entrance. Thus, a window is an inlet for light into a house; the senses are the inlets of ideas or perceptions into the mind. [.] 1. A bay or recess in the ...
29910	inlist	[.] INLIST', v.i. [in and list.] To enter into military service by signing articles and receiving a sum of money. [See List.] [.] INLIST', v.t. To engage or procure to enter into military service. [See Enlist, a common spelling, but inlist is preferable.]
29911	inlisted	[.] INLIST'ED, pp. Engaged in military service, as a soldier.
29912	inlisting	[.] INLIST'ING, ppr. Entering or engaging in military service.
29913	inlistment	[.] INLIST'MENT, n. The act of inlisting. [.] [.] These inlistments were for one year only. [.] 1. The writing containing the terms of military service,and a list of names of those who enter into the service.
29914	inlock	[.] INLOCK', v.t. To lock or inclose one thing within another.
29915	inly	[.] IN'LY, a. [in and like.] Internal; interior; secret. [.] IN'LY, adv. Internally; within; in the heart; secretly; as, to be inly pleased or grieved.
29916	inmate	[.] IN'MATE, n. [in or inn, and mate.] A person who lodges or dwells in the same house with another, occupying different rooms, but using the same door for passing in and out of the house. [.] 1. A lodger; one who lives with a family, but is not otherwise connected ...
29917	inmost	[.] IN'MOST, a. [in and most.] Deepest within; remotest from the surface or external part. [.] [.] The silent, slow, consuming fires [.] [.] Which on my inmost vitals prey. [.] [.] I got into the inmost court.
29918	inn	[.] INN, n. [Heb. To dwell or to pitch a tent.] [.] 1. A house for the lodging and entertainment of travelers. In America, it is often a tavern, where liquors are furnished for travelers and others. [.] [.] There was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2. [.] 2. ...
29919	innate	[.] IN'NATE, a. [L. innatus,from innascor; in and nascor, to be born.] [.] Inborn; native; natural. Innate ideas are such as are supposed to be stamped on the mind, at the moment when existence begins. Mr. Locke has taken great pains to prove that no such ideas exist.
29920	innated	[.] INNATED, for innate, is not used.
29921	innately	[.] IN'NATELY, adv. Naturally.
29922	innateness	[.] IN'NATENESS, n. The quality of being innate.
29923	innavigable	[.] INNAV'IGABLE, a. [L. innavigabilis; in and navigabilis. See Navigate.] That cannot be navigated; impassable by ships or vessels.
29924	inner	[.] IN'NER, a. [from in.] Interior; farther inward than something else, as an inner chamber; the inner court of a temple or palace. [.] 1. Interior; internal; not outward; as the inner man. Eph.3.
29925	innerly	[.] IN'NERLY, adv. More within.
29926	innermost	[.] IN'NERMOST, a. Farthest inward; most remote from the outward part. Prov. 18.
29927	innerve	[.] INNERVE, v.t. innerv'. [in and nerve.] To give nerve to; to invigorate; to strengthen.
29928	innholder	[.] INN'HOLDER, n. [inn and hold.] A person who keeps an inn or house for the entertainment of travelers; also,a taverner. [.] 1. An inhabitant.
29929	inning	[.] IN'NING, n. The ingathering of grain. [.] 1. A term in cricket, a turn for using the bat.
29930	innings	[.] INN'INGS, n. Lands recovered from the sea.
29931	innkeeper	[.] INN'KEEPER, n. [inn and keep.] An innholder. In America, the innkeeper is often a tavern keeper or taverner, as well as an innkeeper, the inn for furnishing lodgings and provisions being usually united with the tavern for the sale of liquors.
29932	innocence	[.] IN'NOCENCE
29933	innocency	[.] IN'NOCENCY, n. [L. innocentia; in and noceo, to hurt.] [.] 1. Properly, freedom from any quality that can injure; innoxiousness; harmlessness; as the innocence of a medicine which can do no harm. In this sense, the noun is not obsolete, though less used than the ...
29934	innocent	[.] IN'NOCENT, a. [L.innocens.] [.] 1. Properly, not noxious; not producing injury; free from qualities that can injure; harmless; innoxious; as an innocent medicine or remedy. [.] 2. Free from guilt; not having done wrong or violated any law; not tainted with sin; ...
29935	innocently	[.] IN'NOCENTLY, adv. Without harm; without incurring guilt. [.] 1. With simplicity; without evil design. [.] 2. Without incurring a forfeiture or penalty; as goods innocently imported.
29936	innocuous	[.] INNOC'UOUS, a. [L. innocuus; in and noceo, to hurt.] [.] Harmless; safe; producing no ill effect; innocent. Certain poisons used as medicines in small quantities, prove not only innocuous, but beneficial. It applied only to things; not to persons.
29937	innocuously	[.] INNOC'UOUSLY, adv. Without harm; without injurious effects.
29938	innocuousness	[.] INNOC'UOUSNESS, n. Harmlessness; the quality of being destitute of mischievous qualities or effects.
29939	innominable	[.] INNOM'INABLE, a. Not to be named.
29940	innominate	[.] INNOM'INATE, a. Having no name; anonymous.
29941	innovate	[.] IN'NOVATE, v.t. [L. innovo; in and novo, to make new, novus, new.] [.] 1. To change or alter by introducing something new. [.] [.] From his attempts upon the civil power, he proceeds to innovate God's worship. [.] 2. To bring in something new. [.] IN'NOVATE, ...
29942	innovated	[.] IN'NOVATED, pp. Changed by the introduction of something new.
29943	innovating	[.] IN'NOVATING, ppr. Introducing novelties.
29944	innovation	[.] INNOVA'TION, n. [from innovate.] Change made by the introduction of something new; change in established laws, customs, rites or practices. Innovation is expedient, when it remedies an evil, and safe,when men are prepared to receive it. Innovation is often used in ...
29945	innovator	[.] IN'NOVATOR, n. An introducer of changes. [.] [.] Time is the greatest innovator. [.] 1. One who introduces novelties, or who makes changes by introducing something new.
29946	innoxious	[.] INNOX'IOUS, a. [L. innoxius; in and noxius, noceo, to hurt.] [.] 1. Free from mischievous qualities; innocent; harmless; as an innoxious drug. [.] 2. Not producing evil; harmless in effects. [.] [.] Innoxious flames are often seen on the hair of men's heads, ...
29947	innoxiously	[.] INNOX'IOUSLY, adv. Harmlessly; without mischief. [.] 1. Without harm suffered.
29948	innoxiousness	[.] INNOX'IOUSNESS, n. Harmlessness. [.] [.] The innoxiousness of the small pox.
29949	innuendo	[.] INNUEND'O, n. [L. from innuo, to nod; in and nuo.] [.] 1. An oblique hint; a remote intimation or reference to a person or thing not named. [.] [.] Mercury--owns it a marriage by innuendo. [.] 2. In law, a word used to point out the precise person.
29950	innuent	[.] IN'NUENT, a. [L. innuens.] Significant.
29951	innumerability	[.] INNUMERABIL'ITY
29952	innumerable	[.] INNU'MERABLE, a. [L. innumerabilis. See Number.] [.] 1. Not to be counted; that cannot be enumerated or numbered for multitude. [.] 2. In a loose sense, very numerous.
29953	innumerableness	[.] INNU'MERABLENESS, n. State of being innumerable.
29954	innumerably	[.] INNU'MERABLY, adv. Without number.
29955	innumerous	[.] INNU'MEROUS, a. [L. innumerus; in and numerus, number.] [.] Too many to be counted or numbered; innumerable.
29956	innutrition	[.] INNUTRI'TION, n. [in and nutrition.] Want of nutrition; failure of nourishment.
29957	innutritious	[.] INNUTRI'TIOUS, a. [in and nutritious.] Not nutritious; not supplying nourishment; not nourishing.
29958	inobedience	[.] INOBE'DIENCE. n. Disobedience; neglect of obedience.
29959	inobedient	[.] INOBE'DIENT, a. Not yielding obedience; neglecting to obey.
29960	inobservable	[.] INOBSERV'ABLE, a. [in and observable.] [.] That cannot be seen, perceived or observed.
29961	inobservance	[.] INOBSERV'ANCE, n. Want of observance; neglect of observing; disobedience.
29962	inobservant	[.] INOBSERV'ANT, a. [in and observant.] Not taking notice.
29963	inobservation	[.] INOBSERVA'TION, n. Neglect or want of observation.
29964	inoculate	[.] INOC'ULATE, v.t. [L. inoculo; in and occulus, the eye.] [.] 1. To bud; to insert the bud of a tree or plant in another tree or plant, for the purpose of growth on the new stock. All sorts of stone fruit, apples,pears, &c. may be inoculated. We inoculate the stock ...
29965	inoculated	[.] INOC'ULATED, pp. Budded; as an inoculated stock. [.] 1. Inserted in another stock, as a bud. [.] 2. Infected by inoculation with a particular disease.
29966	inoculating	[.] INOCULA'TING, ppr. Budding; propagating by inserting a bud on another stock. [.] 1. Infecting by inoculation.
29967	inoculation	[.] INOCULA'TION, n. [L. inoculatio.] The act or practice of inserting buds of one plant under the bark of another for propagation. [.] 1. The act or practice of communicating a disease to a person in health, by inserting contagious matter in his skin or flesh. This ...
29968	inoculator	[.] INOC'ULATOR, n. A person who inoculates; one who propagates plants or diseases by inoculation.
29969	inodiate	[.] INO'DIATE, v.t. [L. in and odium.] To make hateful. [Not in use.]
29970	inodorate	[.] INO'DORATE, a. [L. in and odoratus.] Having no scent or odor.
29971	inodorous	[.] INO'DOROUS, a. [L. inodorus; in and odor.] Wanting scent; having no smell. [.] [.] The white of an egg is an inodorous liquor.
29972	inoffensive	[.] INOFFENS'IVE, a. [in and offensive.] [.] 1. Giving no offense or provocation; as an inoffensive man; an inoffensive answer. [.] 2. Giving no uneasiness or disturbance; as an inoffensive appearance or sight. [.] 3. Harmless; doing no injury or mischief. [.] [.] ...
29973	inoffensively	[.] INOFFENS'IVELY, adv. Without giving offense; without harm; in a manner not to offend.
29974	inoffensiveness	[.] INOFFENS'IVENESS, n. Harmlessness; the quality of being not offensive either to the senses or to the mind.
29975	inofficial	[.] INOFFI'CIAL, a. [in and official.] Not official; not proceeding from the proper officer; not clothed with the usual forms of authority, or not done in an official character; as an inofficial communication; inofficial intelligence. [.] [.] Pinckney and Marshall would ...
29976	inofficious	[.] INOFFI'CIOUS, a. [in and officious.] [.] 1. Unkind; regardless of natural obligation; contrary to natural duty. [.] [.] --Suggesting that the parent had lost the use of his reason, when he made the inofficious testament. [.] [.] Let not a father hope to excuse ...
29977	inoffiically	[.] INOFFI'ICALLY, adv. Without the usual forms, or not in the official character.
29978	inoperation	[.] INOPERA'TION, n. Agency; influence; production of effects. [Not used.]
29979	inoperative	[.] INOP'ERATIVE, a. [in and operative.] Not operative; not active; having no operation; producing no effect; as laws rendered inoperative by neglect; inoperative remedies.
29980	inopportune	[.] INOPPORTU'NE, a. [L. inopportunus. See Opportune.] [.] Not opportune; inconvenient; unseasonable in time.
29981	inopportunely	[.] INOPPORTU'NELY, adv. Unseasonably; at an inconvenient time.
29982	inoppressive	[.] INOPPRESS'IVE, a. [in and oppressive.] [.] Not oppressive; not burdensome.
29983	inopulent	[.] INOP'ULENT, a. [in and opulent.] Not opulent; not wealthy; not affluent or rich.
29984	inordinacy	[.] INOR'DINACY, n. [from inordinate.] Deviation from order or rule prescribed; irregularity; disorder; excess, or want of moderation; as the inordinacy of desire or other passion.
29985	inordinate	[.] INOR'DINATE, a. [L. inordinatus; in and ordo,order.] [.] Irregular; disorderly; excessive; immoderate; not limited to rules prescribed, or to usual bounds; as an inordinate love of the world; inordinate desire of fame.
29986	inordinately	[.] INOR'DINATELY, adv. Irregularly; excessively; immoderately.
29987	inordinateness	[.] INOR'DINATENESS, n. Deviation from order; excess; want of moderation; inordinacy; intemperance in desire or other passion.
29988	inordination	[.] INORDINA'TION, n. Irregularity; deviation from rule or right.
29989	inorganic	[.] INORGAN'IC
29990	inorganical	[.] INORGAN'ICAL, a. [in and organic.] Devoid of organs; not formed with the organs or instruments of life; as the inorganic matter that forms the earth's surface. [.] Inorganic bodies, are such as have no organs, as minerals.
29991	inorganically	[.] INORGAN'ICALLY, adv. Without organs.
29992	inorganized	[.] INOR'GANIZED, a. Not having organic structure; void of organs, as earths, metals, and other minerals.
29993	inosculate	[.] INOS'CULATE, v.i. [L. in and osculatus, from osculor, to kiss.] [.] In anatomy, to unite by apposition or contact; to unite, as two vessels at their extremities; as, one vein or artery inoculates with another; a vein inosculates with an artery. [.] INOS'CULATE, v.t. ...
29994	inosculating	[.] INOS'CULATING, ppr. Uniting,as the extremities of two vessels.
29995	inosculation	[.] INOSCULA'TION, n. The union of two vessels of an animal body at their extremities, by means of which a communication is maintained, and the circulation of fluids is carried on; anastomosy.
29996	inpolitic	[.] INPOL'ITIC, a. Not wise; devising and pursuing measures adapted to injure the public interest; as an impolitic prince or minister. [.] 1. Unwise; adapted to injure the public interest; as an impolitic law, measure or scheme. [.] 2. Not wise in private concerns; ...
29997	inquest	[.] IN'QUEST, n. [L. inquisitio, inquiro; in and quoero, to seek.] [.] 1. Inquisition; judicial inquiry; official examination. An inquest of office, is an inquiry made by the king's officer, his sheriff, coroner, or escheator, concerning any matter that entitles the ...
29998	inquiet	[.] INQUI'ET, v.t. To disturb; to trouble. [Not used.]
29999	inquietation	[.] INQUIETA'TION, n. Disturbance. [Not used.]
30000	inquietude	[.] INQUI'ETUDE, n. [L. inquietudo; in and quies,rest.] [.] Disturbed state; want of quiet; restlessness; uneasiness, either of body or mind; disquietude.
30001	inquinate	[.] IN'QUINATE, v.t. [L.inquino, to defile; Gr. common.] [.] To defile; to pollute; to contaminate. [Little used.]
30002	inquination	[.] INQUINA'TION, n. The act of defiling, or state of being defiled; pollution; corruption. [Little used.]
30003	inquirable	[.] INQUI'RABLE, a. [from inquire.] That may be inquired into; subject to inquisition or inquest.
30004	inquire	[.] INQUI'RE, v.i. [L. inquiro; in and quoero, to seek.] [.] 1. To ask a question; to seek for truth or information by asking questions. [.] [.] We will call the damsel and inquire at her mouth. Gen.24. [.] It has of before the person asked. Enquire of them, or ...
30005	inquirent	[.] INQUI'RENT, a. Making inquiry.
30006	inquirer	[.] INQUI'RER, n. One who asks a question; one who interrogates; one who searches or examines; one who seeks for knowledge or information.
30007	inquiring	[.] INQUI'RING, ppr. Seeking for information by asking questions; asking; questioning; interrogating; examining.
30008	inquiry	[.] INQUI'RY, n. [.] 1. The act of inquiring; a seeking for information by asking questions; interrogation. [.] [.] The men who were sent from Cornelius, had made inquiry for Simon's house,and stood before the gate. Acts.10. [.] 2. Search for truth, information ...
30009	inquisition	[.] INQUISI'TION, n. s as z. [L. inquisitio,inquiro. See Inquire.] [.] 1. Inquiry; examination; a searching or search. Ps.9. [.] 2. Judicial inquiry; official examination; inquest. [.] [.] The justices in eyre had it formerly in charge to make inquisition concerning ...
30010	inquisitional	[.] INQUISI'TIONAL, a. Making inquiry; busy in inquiry.
30011	inquisitive	[.] INQUIS'ITIVE, a. s as z. Apt to ask questions; addicted to inquiry; inclined to seek information by questions; followed by about or after. He was very inquisitive about or after news. Children are usually inquisitive. [.] 1. Inclined to seek knowledge by discussion, ...
30012	inquisitively	[.] INQUIS'ITIVELY, adv. With curiosity to obtain information; with scrutiny.
30013	inquisitiveness	[.] INQUIS'ITIVENESS, n. The disposition to obtain information by questioning others, or by researches into facts, causes or principles; curiosity to learn what is not known. The works of nature furnish ample matter for the inquisitiveness of the human mind.
30014	inquisitor	[.] INQUIS'ITOR, n. [L. See Inquire.] One who inquires; particularly, one whose official duty it is to inquire and examine. [.] 1. A member of the court of inquisition in Catholic countries.
30015	inquisitorial	[.] INQUISITO'RIAL, a. Pertaining to inquisition; as inquisitorial power. [.] 1. Pertaining to the catholic court of inquisition; as inquisitorial tragedy. [.] [.] Inquisitorial robes.
30016	inquisitorious	[.] INQUISITO'RIOUS, a. Making strict inquiry.
30017	inquous	[.] INQ'UOUS, a. Unjust. [Not used.]
30018	inrail	[.] INRA'IL, v.t. [in and rail.] To rail in; to inclose with rails.
30019	inrailed	[.] INRA'ILED, pp. Inclosed with rails.
30020	inrailing	[.] INRA'ILING, ppr. Inclosing with rails.
30021	inregister	[.] INREG'ISTER, v.t. To register; to record; to enter in a register.
30022	inroad	[.] IN'ROAD, n. [in and road.] The entrance of an enemy into a country with purposes of hostility; a sudden or desultory incursion or invasion. The confines of England and Scotland were formerly harassed with frequent inroads. The English made inroads into Scotland, ...
30023	insafety	[.] INSA'FETY, n. Want of safety.
30024	insalubrious	[.] INSALU'BRIOUS, a. [in and salubrious.] Not salubrious; not healthful; unfavorable to health; unwholesome; as an insalubrious air or climate.
30025	insalubrity	[.] INSALU'BRITY, n. [in and salubrity.] Want of salubrity; unhealthfulness; unwholesomeness; as the insalubrity of air, water or climate.
30026	insalutary	[.] INSAL'UTARY, a. [in and salutary.] Not salutary; not favorable to health or soundness. [.] 1. Not tending to safety; productive of evil.
30027	insanable	[.] INSAN'ABLE, a. [L. insanabilis; in and sano, to heal.] [.] Incurable; that cannot be healed.
30028	insane	[.] INSA'NE, a. [L. insanus; in and sanus, sound.] [.] 1. Unsound in mind or intellect; mad; deranged in mind; delirious; distracted. [In this sense of making mad, it is little used.] [.] 2. Used by or appropriated to insane persons; as an insane hospital. [.] INSA'NE, ...
30029	insanely	[.] INSA'NELY, adv. Madly; foolishly; without reason.
30030	insaneness	[.] INSA'NENESS
30031	insanity	[.] INSAN'ITY, n. The state of being unsound in mind; derangement of intellect; madness. Insanity is chiefly used,and the word is applicable to any degree of mental derangement, from slight delirium or wandering, to distraction. It is however rarely used to express slight, ...
30032	insapory	[.] INSAP'ORY, a. [L. in and sapor, taste.] [.] Tasteless; wanting flavor. [Not used.]
30033	insatiable	[.] INSA'TIABLE, a. insa'shable. [L. insatiabilis; in and satio, to satisfy.] Incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very greedy; as an insatiable appetite or desire; insatiable thirst.
30034	insatiableness	[.] INSA'TIABLENESS, n. insa'shableness. Greediness of appetite that cannot be satisfied or appeased.
30035	insatiably	[.] INSA'TIABLY, adv. insa'shably. With greediness not to be satisfied.
30036	insatiate	[.] INSA'TIATE, a. insa'shate. [L. insatiatus.] [.] Not to be satisfied; insatiable; as insatiate thirst.
30037	insatiately	[.] INSA'TIATELY, adv. So greedily as not to be satisfied.
30038	insatiety	[.] INSATI'ETY, n. Insatiableness.
30039	insatisfaction	[.] INSATISFAC'TION, n. Want of satisfaction.
30040	insaturabale	[.] INSAT'URABALE, a. [L. insaturabilis; in and satur, full.] [.] Not to be saturated, filled or glutted.
30041	inscience	[.] INSCI'ENCE, n. [in and science.] Ignorance; want of knowledge.
30042	inscribe	[.] INSCRI'BE, v.t. [L. inscribo; in and scribo,to write, Eng. to scrape. See Scribe.] [.] 1. To write on; to engrave on for perpetuity or duration; as, to inscribe a line or verse on a monument, on a column or pillar. [.] 2. To imprint on; as, to inscribe any thing ...
30043	inscribed	[.] INSCRI'BED, pp. Written on; engraved; marked; addressed.
30044	inscriber	[.] INSCRI'BER, n. One who inscribes.
30045	inscribing	[.] INSCRI'BING, ppr. Writing on; engraving; marking; addressing.
30046	inscription	[.] INSCRIP'TION, n.[L. inscriptio. See Inscribe.] [.] 1. Something written or engraved to communicate knowledge to after ages; any character, word, line or sentence written or engraved on a solid substance for duration; as inscriptions on monuments, called epitaphs, ...
30047	inscriptive	[.] INSCRIP'TIVE, a. Bearing inscription.
30048	inscroll	[.] INSCROLL, v.t. To write on a scroll.
30049	inscrutability	[.] INSCRUTABIL'ITY,
30050	inscrutable	[.] INSCRU'TABLE, a. [L. inscrutabilis; in and scrutor, to search.] [.] 1. Unsearchable; that cannot be searched into and understood by inquiry or study. The designs of the emperor appear to be inscrutable. [.] 2. That cannot be penetrated, discovered or understood ...
30051	inscrutableness	[.] INSCRU'TABLENESS, n. The quality of being inscrutable.
30052	inscrutably	[.] INSCRU'TABLY, adv. In a manner or degree not to be found out or understood. The moral government of an infinite being must often be inscrutably dark and mysterious.
30053	insculp	[.] INSCULP', v.t. [L. insulpo; in and sculpo, to engrave.] [.] To engrave; to carve. [Little used.]
30054	insculption	[.] INSCULP'TION, n. Inscription. [Little used.]
30055	insculpture	[.] INSCULP'TURE, n. An engraving; sculpture. [See Sculpture, which is generally used.]
30056	inseam	[.] INSE'AM, v.t. [in and seam.] To impress or make with a seam or cicatrix. [Poetical.]
30057	insearch	[.] INSEARCH, v.t. inserch'. To make search. [Not used.]
30058	insecable	[.] INSEC'ABLE, a. [L. insecabilis; in and seco, to cut.] [.] That cannot be divided by a cutting instrument; indivisible.
30059	insect	[.] IN'SECT, n. [L. insecta, plu.,from inseco, to cut in; in and seco, to cut. This name seems to have been originally given to certain small animals whose bodies appear cut in, or almost divided.] [.] 1. In zoology, a small invertebral animal, breathing by lateral spiracles, ...
30060	insectator	[.] INSECTA'TOR, n. [L.] A persecutor. [Little used.]
30061	insected	[.] INSECT'ED, a. Having the nature of an insect.
30062	insectile	[.] INSECT'ILE, a. Having the nature of insects. [.] INSECT'ILE, n. An insect. [Not used.]
30063	insection	[.] INSEC'TION, n. A cutting in; incisure; incision.
30064	insectivorous	[.] INSECTIV'OROUS, a. [insect and L. voro, to eat.] [.] Feeding or subsisting on insects. Many winged animals are insectivorous.
30065	insectologer	[.] INSECTOL'OGER, n. [insect.] One who studies insects. [Not in use. See Entomologist.]
30066	insecure	[.] INSECU'RE, a. [in and secure.] Not secure; not safe; exposed to danger or loss. Goods on the ocean are insecure. Hay and grain unhoused are insecure. Debts are often insecure.
30067	insecurely	[.] INSECU'RELY, adv. Without security or safety; without certainty.
30068	insecurity	[.] INSECU'RITY, n. [in and security.] Want of safety, or want of confidence in safety. Seamen in a tempest must be conscious of their insecurity. [.] 1. Uncertainty. With what insecurity of truth we ascribe effects or unseen causes. [.] 2. Want of safety; danger; ...
30069	insecution	[.] INSECU'TION, n. [L. insecutio.] Pursuit.
30070	inseminate	[.] INSEM'INATE, v.t. [L. insemino.] To sow. [Little used.]
30071	insemination	[.] INSEMINA'TION, n. The act of sowing. [Little used.]
30072	insensate	[.] INSENS'ATE, a. [L. in and sensus, sense.] [.] Destitute of sense; stupid; foolish; wanting sensibility.
30073	insensibility	[.] INSENSIBIL'ITY, n. [from insensible.] [.] 1. Want of sensibility, or the power of feeling or perceiving. A frozen limb is in a state of insensibility, as is an animal body after death. [.] 2. Want of the power to be moved or affected; want of tenderness or susceptibility ...
30074	insensible	[.] INSENS'IBLE, a. [L. in and sensus, sense, sentio, to feel.] [.] 1. Imperceptible; that cannot be felt or perceived. The motion of the earth is insensible to the eye. A plant grows, and the body decays by insensible degrees. The humors of the body are evacuated ...
30075	insensibleness	[.] INSENS'IBLENESS, n. Inability to perceive; want of sensibility. [See Insensibility, which is generally used.]
30076	insensibly	[.] INSENS'IBLY, adv. Imperceptibly; in a manner not to be felt or perceived by the senses. [.] [.] The hills rise insensibly. [.] 1. By slow degrees; gradually. Men often slide insensibly into vicious habits.
30077	insentient	[.] INSENT'IENT, a. [in and sentient.] Not having perception or the power of perception.
30078	inseparability	[.] INSEPARABIL'ITY , n. The quality of being inseparable,or incapable of disfunction. [The latter word is rarely used.]
30079	inseparable	[.] INSEP'ARABLE, a. [L. inseparabilis; in and separabilis, separo, to separate.] That cannot be separated or disjoined; not to be parted. There is an inseparable connection between vice and suffering or punishment.
30080	inseparableness	[.] INSEP'ARABLENESS
30081	inseparably	[.] INSEP'ARABLY, adv. In a manner that prevents separation; with indissoluble union.
30082	inseparate	[.] INSEP'ARATE, a. Not separate. [Not used.]
30083	inseparately	[.] INSEP'ARATELY, adv. So as not to be separated. [Not used.]
30084	insert	[.] INSERT', v.t. [L. insero, insertum; in and sero, to thrust.] [.] Literally, to thrust in; hence, to set in or among; as, to insert a cion in a stock; to insert a letter, word or passage in a composition; to insert an advertisement or other writing in a paper.
30085	inserted	[.] INSERT'ED, pp. Set in or among.
30086	inserting	[.] INSERT'ING, ppr. Setting in or among.
30087	insertion	[.] INSER'TION, n. [L. insertio.] [.] 1. The act of setting or placing in or among other things; as the insertion of cions in stocks; the insertion of words or passages in writings; the insertion of notices or essays in a public paper; the insertion of vessels, tendons, ...
30088	inservient	[.] INSERV'IENT, a. Conducive.
30089	inset	[.] INSET', v.t. To infix or implant.
30090	inshaded	[.] INSHA'DED, a. Marked with different shades.
30091	inshell	[.] INSHELL', v.t. To hide in a shell.
30092	inshelter	[.] INSHEL'TER, v.i. To shelter.
30093	inship	[.] INSHIP', v.t. To ship; to embark.
30094	inshrine	[.] INSHRINE. [See Enshrine.]
30095	inside	[.] IN'SIDE, n. [in and side.] The interior part of a thing; internal part; opposed to outside; as the inside of a church; the inside of a letter.
30096	insidiate	[.] INSID'IATE, v.t. [L. insidior.] To lie in ambush for.
30097	insidiator	[.] INSID'IATOR, n. One who lies in ambush.
30098	insidious	...
30099	insidiously	[.] INSID'IOUSLY, adv. With intention to insnare; deceitfully; treacherously; with malicious artifice or stratagem.
30100	insidiousness	[.] INSID'IOUSNESS, n. A watching for an opportunity to insnare; deceitfulness; treachery.
30101	insight	[.] IN'SIGHT, n. in'site. [in and sight.] Sight or view of the interior of any thing; deep inspection or view; introspection; thorough knowledge or skill. [.] [.] A garden gives us a great insight into the contrivance and wisdom of Providence.
30102	insignia	[.] INSIG'NIA, n. [L. plu.] Badges or distinguishing marks of office or honor. [.] 1. Marks,signs or visible impressions, by which any thing is known or distinguished.
30103	insignificance	[.] INSIGNIF'ICANCE
30104	insignificancy	...
30105	insignificant	[.] INSIGNIF'ICANT, a. [in and significant.] [.] 1. Void of signification; destitute of meaning; as insignificant words. [.] 2. Unimportant; answering no purpose; having no weight or effect; as insignificant rites. [.] 3. Without weight of character; mean; contemptible; ...
30106	insignificantly	[.] INSIGNIF'ICANTLY, adv. Without meaning, as words. [.] 1. Without importance or effect; to no purpose.
30107	insignificative	[.] INSIGNIF'ICATIVE, a. Not expressing by external signs.
30108	insincere	[.] INSINCE'RE, a. [L. insincerus; in and sincerus, sincere.] [.] 1. Not sincere; not being in truth what one appears to be; dissembling; hypocritical; false; used of persons; as an insincere heart. [.] 2. Deceitful; hypocritical; false; used of things; as insincere ...
30109	insincerely	[.] INSINCE'RELY, adv. Without sincerity; hypocritically.
30110	insincerity	[.] INSINCER'ITY, n. Dissimulation; want of sincerity or of being in reality what one appears to be; hypocrisy; used of persons. [.] 1. Deceitfulness; hollowness; used of things; as the insincerity of professions.
30111	insinew	[.] INSIN'EW, v.t. [in and sinew.] To strengthen; to give vigor to.
30112	insinuant	[.] INSIN'UANT, a. [L. insinuans.] Insinuating; having the power to gain favor. [Little used.]
30113	insinuate	[.] INSIN'UATE, v.t. [L. insinuo; in and sinus, the bosom, a bay, inlet or recess.] [.] 1. To introduce gently, or into a narrow passage; to wind in. Water insinuates itself into the crevices of rocks. [.] 2. To push or work one's self into favor; to introduce by ...
30114	insinuated	[.] INSIN'UATED, pp. Introduced or conveyed gently; imperceptibly or by winding into crevices; hinted.
30115	insinuating	[.] INSIN'UATING, ppr. Creeping or winding in; flowing in; gaining on gently; hinting. [.] 1. Tending to enter gently; insensibly winning favor and confidence.
30116	insinuation	[.] INSINUA'TION, n. [L. insinuatio.] [.] 1. The act of insinuating; a creeping or winding in; a flowing into crevices. [.] 2. The act of gaining on favor or affections, by gentle or artful means. [.] 3. The art or power of pleasing and stealing on the affections. [.] [.] ...
30117	insinuative	[.] INSIN'UATIVE, a. Stealing on the affections.
30118	insinuator	[.] INSIN'UATOR, n. One who insinuates; one that hints.
30119	insipid	[.] INSIP'ID, a. [L. insipidus; in and sapidus, sapio, to taste.] [.] 1. Tasteless; destitute of taste; wanting the qualities which affect the organs of taste; vapid; as insipid liquor. [.] 2. Wanting spirit, life or animation; wanting pathos, or the power of exciting ...
30120	insipidity	[.] INSIPID'ITY
30121	insipidly	[.] INSIP'IDLY, adv. Without taste; without spirit or life; without enjoyment.
30122	insipidness	[.] INSIP'IDNESS, n. [.] 1. Want of taste, or the power of exciting sensation in the tongue. [.] 2. Want of life or spirit. [.] [.] Dryden's lines shine strongly through the insipidity of
30123	insipience	[.] INSIP'IENCE, n. [L. insipientia; in and sapio, to be wise.] [.] Want of wisdom; folly; foolishness; want of understanding.
30124	insist	[.] INSIST', v.i. [L.insisto; in and sisto, to stand.] [.] 1. Literally, to stand or rest on. [Rarely used.] [.] 2. In geometry, an angle is said to insist upon the arc of the circle intercepted between the two lines which contain the angle. [.] 3. To dwell on ...
30125	insistent	[.] INSIST'ENT, a. Standing or resting on; as an insistent wall. [Little used.]
30126	insisture	[.] INSIST'URE, n. A dwelling or standing on; fixedness.
30127	insitiency	[.] INSIT'IENCY, n. [L. in and sitio, to thirst.] Freedom from thirst.
30128	insition	[.] INSI'TION, n. [L.insitio, from insitus, insero, to plant.] [.] The insertion of a cion in a stock; ingraftment.
30129	insnare	[.] INSNA'RE, v.t. [in and snare.] To catch in a snare; to entrap; to take by artificial means. [.] 1. To inveigle; to seduce by artifice; to take by wiles, stratagem or deceit. The flattering tongue is apt to insnare the artless youth. [.] 2. To entangle; to involve ...
30130	insnared	[.] INSNA'RED, pp. Caught in a snare; entrapped; inveigled; involved in perplexities.
30131	insnarer	[.] INSNA'RER, n. One that insnares.
30132	insnaring	[.] INSNA'RING, ppr. Catching in a snare; entrapping; seducing; involving in difficulties.
30133	insobriety	[.] INSOBRI'ETY, n. [in and sobriety.] Want of sobriety; intemperance; drunkenness.
30134	insociable	[.] INSO'CIABLE, a. [L. insociabilis; in and sociabilis, socio, to unite.] [.] 1. Not inclined to unite in social converse; not given to conversation; unsociable; taciturn. [.] 2. That cannot be joined or connected. [.] [.] Lime and wood are insociable. [Not in ...
30135	insolate	[.] IN'SOLATE, v.t. [L. insolo; in and sol,the sun.] [.] To dry in the sun's rays; to expose to the heat of the sun; to ripen or prepare by exposure to the sun.
30136	insolated	[.] IN'SOLATED, pp. Exposed to the sun; dried or matured in the sun's rays.
30137	insolating	[.] IN'SOLATING, ppr. Exposing to the action of sun-beams.
30138	insolation	[.] INSOLA'TION, n. The act of exposing to the rays of the sun for drying or maturing, as fruits, drugs, &c. or for rendering acid, as vinegar, or for promoting some chimical action of one substance on another. [.] 1. A stroke of the sun; the action of extreme heat ...
30139	insolence	[.] IN'SOLENCE, n. [L. insolentia; in and soleo,to be accustomed.] [.] Pride or haughtiness manifested in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others; petulant contempt; impudence. [.] [.] Blown with insolence and wine. [.] IN'SOLENCE, v.t. To treat with haughty ...
30140	insolent	[.] IN'SOLENT, a. Proud and haughty, with contempt of others; overbearing; domineering in power; as an insolent master. [.] 1. Proceeding from insolence; haughty and contemptuous; as insolent words or behavior. [.] 2. Unaccustomed; the primary sense. [Not used.]
30141	insolently	[.] IN'SOLENTLY, adv. With contemptuous pride; haughtily; rudely; saucily.
30142	insolidity	[.] INSOLID'ITY, n. [in and solidity.] Want of solidity; weakness.
30143	insolubility	[.] INSOLUBIL'ITY, n. [from insoluble.] The quality of not being soluble or dissolvable, particularly in a fluid.
30144	insoluble	[.] INSOL'UBLE, a. [L. insolubilis; in and solvo, to dissolve.] [.] 1. That cannot be dissolved, particularly by a liquid. We say a substance is insoluble in water, when its parts will not separate and mix with that fluid. [.] 2. Not to be solved or explained; not ...
30145	insolvable	...
30146	insolvency	[.] INSOLV'ENCY, n. [infra.] Inability of a person to pay all his debts; or the state of wanting property sufficient for such payment; as a merchant's insolvency. [.] 1. Insufficiency to discharge all debts of the owner; as the insolvency of an estate. [.] Act of insolvency. ...
30147	insolvent	[.] INSOLV'ENT, a. [L. in and solvens, solvo, to solve, to free, to pay.] [.] 1. Not having money, goods or estate sufficient to pay all debts; as an insolvent debtor. [.] 2. Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner; as an insolvent estate. [.] 3. Respecting ...
30148	insomnious	[.] INSOM'NIOUS, a. [L. insomniosus; or in and somnus, sleep.] [.] Troubled with dreams; restless in sleep.
30149	insomuch	[.] INSOMUCH', adv. [in,so, and much.] So that; to that degree. [.] [.] Simonides was an excellent poet,insomuch that he made his fortune by it. [.] [This word or combination of words is not deemed elegant, and is obsolescent, at least in classical composition.]
30150	inspect	[.] INSPECT', v.t. [L. inspicio,inspectum; in and specio, to view.] [.] 1. To look on; to view or oversee for the purpose of examination. It is the duty of parents to inspect the conduct or manners of their children. [.] 2. To look into; to view and examine, for ...
30151	inspected	[.] INSPECT'ED, pp. Viewed with care; examined by the eye or officially.
30152	inspecting	[.] INSPECT'ING, ppr. Looking on or into; viewing with care; examining for ascertaining the quality or condition.
30153	inspection	[.] INSPEC'TION, n. [L. inspectio.] [.] 1. A looking on or into; prying examination; close or careful survey; as the divine inspection into the affairs of the world. [.] 2. Watch; guardianship; as a youth placed at school under the inspection of a friend. [.] 3. ...
30154	inspector	[.] INSPECT'OR, n. One who inspects, views or oversees; as an inspector of morals; an inspector of the press. [.] 1. A superintendent; one to whose care the execution of any work is committed, for the purpose of seeing it faithfully performed. [.] 2. An officer whose ...
30155	inspectorate	[.] INSPECT'ORATE
30156	inspectorship	[.] INSPECT'ORSHIP, n. The office of an inspector.
30157	inspersed	[.] INSPERS'ED, a. Sprinkled on. [Not used.]
30158	inspersion	[.] INSPER'SION, n. [L.inspersio,inspergo; in and spargo,to scatter.] [.] The act of sprinkling on.
30159	inspeximus	[.] INSPEX'IMUS, n. [we have inspected; the first word of ancient charters, &c.,] An exemplification.
30160	insphere	[.] INSPHE'RE, v.t. [in and sphere.] To place in an orb or sphere.
30161	inspirable	[.] INSPI'RABLE, a. [from inspire.] That may be inspired. [.] 1. That may be drawn into the lungs; inhalable; as air or vapors.
30162	inspiration	[.] INSPIRA'TION, n. [L. inspiro.] [.] 1. The act of drawing air into the lungs; the inhaling of air; a branch of respiration, and opposed to expiration. [.] 2. The act of breathing into any thing. [.] 3. The infusion of ideas into the mind by the Holy Spirit; ...
30163	inspiratory	[.] IN'SPIRATORY, a. Pertaining to inspiration, or inhaling air into the lungs.
30164	inspire	[.] INSPI'RE, v.i. [L. inspiro; in and spiro, to breathe.] [.] To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; opposed to expire. [.] INSPI'RE, v.t. To breathe into. [.] [.] Ye nine, descend and sing, [.] [.] The breathing instruments inspire. [.] 1. To infuse ...
30165	inspired	[.] INSPI'RED, pp. Breathed in; inhaled; infused. [.] 1. Informed or directed by the Holy Spirit.
30166	inspirer	[.] INSPI'RER, n. He that inspires.
30167	inspiring	[.] INSPI'RING, ppr. Breathing in; inhaling into the lungs; infusing into the mind supernaturally. [.] 1. Infusing spirit or courage; animating.
30168	inspirit	[.] INSPIR'IT, v.t. [in and spirit.] To infuse or excite spirit in; to enliven; to animate; to give new lift to; to encourage; to invigorate. [.] [.] The courage of Agamemnon is inspirited by the love of empire and ambition.
30169	inspirited	[.] INSPIR'ITED, pp. Enlivened; animated; invigorated.
30170	inspiriting	[.] INSPIR'ITING, ppr. Infusing spirit; giving new life to.
30171	inspissate	[.] INSPIS'SATE, v.t. [L. in and spissus, thick.] To thicken, as fluids; to bring to greater consistence by evaporating the thinner parts, &c.
30172	inspissated	[.] INSPIS'SATED, pp. Thickened, as a liquor.
30173	inspissating	[.] INSPIS'SATING, ppr. Thickening, as a liquor.
30174	inspissation	[.] INSPISSA'TION, n. The act or operation of rendering a fluid substance thicker by evaporation, &c.
30175	instability	[.] INSTABIL'ITY, n. [L. instabilitas, instabilis; in and stabilis, from sto, to stand. [.] 1. Want of stability; want of firmness in purpose; inconstancy; fickleness; mutability of opinion or conduct. Instability is the characteristic of weak minds. [.] 2. Changeableness; ...
30176	instable	[.] INSTA'BLE, a. [L. instabilis.] Inconstant; prone to change or recede from a purpose; mutable; of persons. [.] 1. Not steady or fixed; changeable; of things. [.] [Instable and unstable are synonymous, and the latter is more commonly used.]
30177	instableness	[.] INSTA'BLENESS, n. Unstableness; mutability; instability.
30178	install	[.] INSTALL', v.t. [Gr. to send.] To set, place or instate, in an office, rank or order; to invest with any charge, office or rank, with the customary ceremonies. To install a clergyman or minister of the gospel, is to place one who has been previously ordained, over ...
30179	installation	[.] INSTALLA'TION, n. The act of giving possession of an office, rank or order, with the customary ceremonies. [.] [.] On the election,the bishop gives a mandate for his installation.
30180	installed	[.] INSTALL'ED, pp. Placed in a seat, office or order.
30181	installing	[.] INSTALL'ING, ppr. Placing in a seat, office or order.
30182	installment	[.] INSTALL'MENT, n. The act of installing, or giving possession of an office with the usual ceremonies or solemnities. [.] 1. The seat in which one is placed. [Unusual.] [.] 2. In commerce, a part of a large sum of money paid or to be paid at a particular period. ...
30183	instance	[.] IN'STANCE, n. [L. insto, to press; in and sto, to stand.] [.] Literally, a standing on. Hence, [.] 1. Urgency; a pressing; solicitation; importunity; application. The request was granted at the instance of the defendant's advocate. [.] 2. Example; a case occurring; ...
30184	instanced	[.] IN'STANCED, pp. or a. Given in proof or as an example.
30185	instant	[.] IN'STANT, a. [L. instans, insto.] [.] 1. Pressing; urgent; importunate; earnest. [.] [.] Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer. Rom.12. [.] 2. Immediate; without intervening time; present. [.] [.] Impending death is thine ...
30186	instantaneity	[.] INSTANTANE'ITY, n. Unpremeditated production.
30187	instantaneous	[.] INSTANTA'NEOUS, a. Done in an instant; occurring or acting without any perceptible succession; very speedily. The passage of electricity through any given space appears to be instantaneous.
30188	instantaneously	[.] INSTANTA'NEOUSLY, adv. In an instant; in a moment; in an indivisible point of duration. The operations of the human mind are wonderful; our thoughts fly from world to world instantaneously. In the western parts of the Atlantic states of America, showers of rain sometimes ...
30189	instantaneousness	[.] INSTANTA'NEOUSNESS, n. The quality of being done in an instant.
30190	instanter	[.] INSTANT'ER, adv. [L.] In law, immediately; at the present time; without delay. [.] [.] The party was compelled to plead instanter.
30191	instantly	[.] IN'STANTLY, adv. Immediately; without any intervening time; at the moment. [.] [.] Lightning often kills instantly. [.] 1. With urgent importunity. [.] [.] And when they came to Jesus,they besought him instantly, saying, that he was worthy for whom he should ...
30192	instar	[.] INST`AR, v.t. [in and star.] To set or adorn with stars, or with brilliants. [.] [.] A golden throne [.] [.] Instarr'd with gems.
30193	instate	[.] INSTA'TE, v.t. [in and state.] To set or place; to establish, as in a rank or condition; as, to instate a person in greatness or in favor. [.] 1. To invest.
30194	instated	[.] INSTA'TED, pp. Set or placed.
30195	instating	[.] INSTA'TING, ppr. Setting or placing.
30196	instauration	[.] INSTAURA'TION, n. [L. instauratio, instauro, to renew.] [.] Renewal; repair; re-establishment; the restoration of a thing to its former state, after decay, lapse or dilapidation.
30197	instaurator	[.] INSTAURA'TOR, n. One who renews or restores to a former condition.
30198	instead	[.] INSTEAD, insted'. [a compound of in and stead, place; but stead retains its character of a noun, and is followed by of; instead of, in the same manner as in the stead of.] [.] In the place or room of. [.] [.] Let thistles grow instead of wheat. Job 31. [.] [.] Absalom ...
30199	insteep	[.] INSTEE'P, v.t. [in and steep.] To steep or soak; to drench; to macerate in moisture. [.] 1. To keep under or in water.
30200	insteeped	[.] INSTEE'PED, ppr. Steeped; soaked; drenched; lying under water.
30201	insteeping	[.] INSTEE'PING, ppr. Steeping; soaking.
30202	instep	[.] IN'STEP, n. [in and step.] The instep of the human foot, is the fore part of the upper side of the foot, near its junction with the leg. [.] 1. The instep of a horse, is that part of the hind leg, which reaches form the ham to the paster-joint.
30203	instigate	[.] IN'STIGATE, v.t.[L. instigo; in and stigo, inusit; Gr. to prick.] [.] To incite; to set on; to provoke; to urge; used chiefly or wholly in an ill sense; as, to instigate one to evil; to instigate to a crime.
30204	instigated	[.] IN'STIGATED, pp. Incited or persuaded, as to evil.
30205	instigating	[.] IN'STIGATING, ppr. Inciting; tempting to evil.
30206	instigation	[.] INSTIGA'TION, n. Incitement, as to evil or wickedness; the act of encouraging to commit a crime or some evil act. [.] 1. Temptation; impulse to evil; as the instigation of the devil.
30207	instigator	[.] IN'STIGATOR, n. One who incites another to an evil act; a tempter. [.] 1. That which incites; that which moves persons to commit wickedness.
30208	instill	[.] INSTILL', v.t. [L. instillo; in and stillo, to drop.] [.] 1. To infuse by drops. [.] 2. To infuse slowly, or by small quantities; as, to instill good principles into the mind.
30209	instillation	[.] INSTILLA'TION, n. [L. instillatio.] The act of infusing by drops or by small quantities. [.] 1. The act of infusing slowly into the mind. [.] 2. That which is instilled or infused.
30210	instilled	[.] INSTILL'ED, pp. Infused by drops or by slow degrees.
30211	instiller	[.] INSTILL'ER, n. He that instills.
30212	instilling	[.] INSTILL'ING, ppr. Infusing by drops or by slow degrees.
30213	instillment	[.] INSTILL'MENT, n. Any thing instilled.
30214	instimulate	[.] INSTIM'ULATE, v.t. To stimulate; to excite. [Not used.]
30215	instimulating	[.] INSTIM'ULATING, ppr. Not stimulating; not exciting vital powers.
30216	instimulation	[.] INSTIMULA'TION, n. [in and stimulation.] [.] The act of stimulating, inciting or urging forward.
30217	instinct	[.] INSTINCT', a. [L. instinctus. See the Noun.] [.] Moved; animated; excited; as instinct with spirit. [.] [.] Betulia--instinct with life.
30218	instincted	[.] INSTINCT'ED, a. Impressed; as an animating power. [Little used.]
30219	instinction	[.] INSTINC'TION, n. Instinct. [Not in use.]
30220	instinctive	...
30221	instinctively	[.] INSTINCT'IVELY, adv. By force of instinct; without reasoning, instruction or experience; by natural impulse.
30222	institute	[.] IN'STITUTE, v.t. [L. instituo; in and statuo,to set.] [.] 1. To establish; to appoint; to enact; to form and prescribe; as, to institute laws; to institute rules and regulations. [.] 2. To found; to originate and establish, as to institute a new order of nobility; ...
30223	instituted	[.] IN'STITUTED, pp. Established; appointed; founded; enacted; invested with the care of souls.
30224	instituting	[.] IN'STITUTING, ppr. Establishing; founding; enacting; investing with the care of souls.
30225	institution	[.] INSTITU'TION, n. [L. institutio.] [.] 1. The act of establishing. [.] 2. Establishment; that which is appointed, prescribed or founded by authority,and intended to be permanent. Thus we speak of the institutions of Moses or Lycurgus. We apply the word institution ...
30226	institutional	[.] INSTITU'TIONAL, a. Enjoined; instituted by authority.
30227	institutionary	[.] INSTITU'TIONARY, a. Elemental; containing the first principles or doctrines.
30228	institutist	[.] IN'STITUTIST, n. A writer of institutes or elementary rules and instructions.
30229	institutive	[.] IN'STITUTIVE, a. That establishes; having power to establish. [.] 1. Established; depending on institution.
30230	institutor	[.] IN'STITUTOR, n. [L.] The person who establishes; one who enacts laws, rites and ceremonies, and enjoins the observance of them. [.] 1. The person who founds an order, sect, society or scheme for the promotion of a public or social object. [.] 2. An instructor; ...
30231	instop	[.] INSTOP', v.t. [in and stop.] To stop; to close; to make fast. [Little used.]
30232	instratified	[.] INSTRA'TIFIED, a. Stratified within something else.
30233	instruct	[.] INSTRUCT', v.t. [L. instruo, instructum; in and struo, to set or to put on, to furnish. The L. struo is contracted from struco or strugo. See Destroy.] [.] 1. To teach; to inform the mind; to educate; to impart knowledge to one who was destitute of it. The first ...
30234	instructed	[.] INSTRUCT'ED, pp. Taught; informed; trained up; educated.
30235	instructible	[.] INSTRUCT'IBLE, a. Able to instruct.
30236	instructing	[.] INSTRUCT'ING, ppr. Teaching; informing the mind; directing.
30237	instruction	[.] INSTRUC'TION, n. [L. instructio.] [.] 1. The act of teaching or informing the understanding in that of which it was before ignorant; information. [.] 2. Precepts conveying knowledge. [.] [.] Receive my instruction and not silver. Prov.8. [.] 3. Direction; ...
30238	instructive	[.] INSTRUCT'IVE, a. Conveying knowledge; serving to instruct or inform. Affliction furnishes very instructive lessons.
30239	instructively	[.] INSTRUCT'IVELY, adv. So as to afford instruction.
30240	instructor	[.] INSTRUCT'OR, n. A teacher; a person who imparts knowledge to another by precept or information. 1 Cor.4. [.] 1. The preceptor of a school or seminary of learning; any president, professor or tutor, whose business is to teach languages, literature or the sciences; ...
30241	instructress	[.] INSTRUCT'RESS, n. A female who instructs; a preceptress; a tutoress.
30242	instrument	[.] IN'STRUMENT, n. [L. instrumentum, from instruo, to prepare; that which is prepared.] [.] 1. A tool; that by which work is performed or any thing is effected; as a knife, a hammer, a saw, a plow, &c. Swords, muskets and cannon are instruments of destruction. A telescope ...
30243	instrumental	[.] INSTRUMENT'AL, a. Conducive as an instrument or means to some end; contributing aid; serving to promote or effect an object; helpful. The press has been instrumental in enlarging the bounds of knowledge. [.] 1. Pertaining to instruments; made by instruments; as ...
30244	instrumentality	[.] INSTRUMENTAL'ITY, n. Subordinate or auxiliary agency; agency of any thing as means to an end; as the instrumentality of second causes.
30245	instrumentally	[.] INSTRUMENT'ALLY, adv. By way of an instrument; in the nature of an instrument; as means to an end. [.] 1. With instruments of music.
30246	instrumentalness	[.] INSTRUMENT'ALNESS, n. Usefulness, as of means to an end; instrumentality.
30247	instyle	[.] INSTYLE, v.t. [in and style.] To call; to denominate. [Not used.]
30248	insuavity	[.] INSUAV'ITY, n. [L. insuavitas.] Unpleasantness.
30249	insubjection	[.] INSUBJEC'TION, n. State of disobedience to government.
30250	insubmission	[.] INSUBMIS'SION, n. Defect of submission; disobedience.
30251	insubordinate	[.] INSUBORD'INATE, a. Not submitting to authority.
30252	insubordination	[.] INSUBORDINA'TION, n. Want of subordination; disorder; disobedience to lawful authority.
30253	insubstantial	[.] INSUBSTAN'TIAL, a. Unsubstantial; not real.
30254	insuccation	[.] INSUCCA'TION, n. [L. insucco, to moisten; in and succus, juice.] [.] The act of soaking or moistening; maceration; solution in the juice of herbs.
30255	insufferable	[.] INSUF'FERABLE, a. [in and sufferable.] [.] 1. Intolerable; that cannot be borne or endured; as insufferable heat, cold or pain. [.] 2. That cannot be permitted or tolerated. [.] [.] Our wrongs are insufferable. [.] 3. Detestable; contemptible; disgusting ...
30256	insufferably	[.] INSUF'FERABLY, adv. To a degree beyond endurance; as a blaze insufferably bright; a person insufferably proud.
30257	insufficiency	[.] INSUFFI'CIENCY, n. [in and sufficiency.] [.] 1. Inadequateness; want of sufficiency; deficiency; as an insufficiency of provisions to supply the garrison. [.] 2. Inadequacy of power or skill; inability; incapacity; incompetency; as the insufficiency of a man for ...
30258	insufficient	[.] INSUFFI'CIENT, a. [in and sufficient.] [.] 1. Not sufficient; inadequate to any need, use or purpose. The provisions are insufficient in quantity and defective in quality. [.] 2. Wanting in strength, power, ability, or skill; incapable; unfit; as a person insufficient ...
30259	insufficiently	[.] INSUFFI'CIENTLY, adv. With want of sufficiency; with want of proper ability or skill; inadequately.
30260	insufflation	[.] INSUFFLA'TION, n. [L. in and sufflo, to blow.] [.] 1. The act of breathing on. [.] 2. The act of blowing a substance into a cavity of the body.
30261	insuitable	[.] INSU'ITABLE, a. Unsuitable. [Little used.]
30262	insular	[.] IN'SULAR, a. [L. insularis, from insula, an isle.] [.] Belonging to an isle; surrounded by water; as an insular situation. [.] IN'SULAR, n. One who dwells in an isle.
30263	insulate	[.] IN'SULATE, v.t. [L. insula, an isle.] To place in a detached situation, or in a state to have no communication with surrounding objects. [.] 1. In architecture, to set a column alone or not contiguous to a wall. [.] 2. In electrical experiments, to place on a ...
30264	insulated	[.] IN'SULATED, pp. or a. Standing by itself; not being contiguous to other bodies; as an insulated house or column. [.] 1. In electrical experiments, placed on an electric or non-conducting substance; not communicating with the earth.
30265	insulating	[.] IN'SULATING, ppr. Setting in a detached position. In electrical experiments, preventing communication by the interposition of an electric body.
30266	insulation	[.] INSULA'TION, n. The act of insulating; the state of being detached from other objects. [.] 1. In electrical experiments, that state in which the communication of electrical fluid is prevented by the interposition of an electric body.
30267	insulator	[.] IN'SULATOR, n. In electrical experiments, the substance or body that insulates, or interrupts the communication of electricity to surrounding objects; a non-conductor or electric.
30268	insulse	[.] INSULSE, a. insuls'. [L. insulsus.] Dull; insipid. [Not used.]
30269	insult	[.] IN'SULT, n. [L. insultus, from insilio, to leap on; in and salio, to leap.] [.] 1. The act of leaping on. [Little used.] [.] 2. Any gross abuse offered to another, either by words or actions; act or speech of insolence or contempt. [.] [.] The ruthless sneer ...
30270	insultation	[.] INSULTA'TION, n. The act of insulting; abusive treatment.
30271	insulted	[.] INSULT'ED, pp. Abused or treated with insolence and contempt.
30272	insulter	[.] INSULT'ER, n. One who insults.
30273	insulting	[.] INSULT'ING, ppr. Treating with insolence or contempt.
30274	insultingly	[.] INSULT'INGLY, adv. With insolent contempt; with contemptuous triumph.
30275	insume	[.] INSU'ME, v.t. [L. insumo.] To take in. [Not used.]
30276	insuperability	[.] INSUPERABIL'ITY, n. [from insuperable.] [.] The quality of being insuperable. [Little used.]
30277	insuperable	[.] INSU'PERABLE, a. [L. insuperabilis; in and superabilis, from supero, to overcome or surpass.] [.] 1. That cannot be overcome or surmounted; insurmountable; as insuperable difficulties, objections or obstacles. [.] 2. That cannot be passed over. [.] [.] And ...
30278	insuperableness	[.] INSU'PERABLENESS, n. The quality of being insuperable or insurmountable.
30279	insuperably	[.] INSU'PERABLY, adv. In a manner or degree not to be overcome; insurmountably.
30280	insupportable	[.] INSUPPORTABLE, a. [.] 1. That cannot be supported or borne; as the weight or burden is insupportable. [.] 2. That cannot be borne or endured; insufferable; intolerable. We say of heat or cold, insult, indignity or disgrace, it is insupportable.
30281	insupportableness	[.] INSUPPORTABLENESS, n. The quality of being insupportable; insufferableness; the state of being beyond endurance.
30282	insupportably	[.] INSUPPORTABLY, adv. In a manner or degree that cannot be supported or endured.
30283	insuppressible	[.] INSUPPRESS'IBLE, a. Not to be suppressed or concealed.
30284	insuppressive	[.] INSUPPRESS'IVE, a. Not to be suppressed.
30285	insurable
30286	insurance	[.] INSU'RANCE, n. [from insure.] The act of insuring or assuring against loss or damage; or a contract by which one engages for a stipulated consideration or premium per cent to make up a loss which another may sustain. Insurance is usually made on goods or property exposed ...
30287	insurancer	[.] INSU'RANCER, n. An underwriter. [Not in use.]
30288	insure	[.] INSU'RE, v.t. inshu're. [in and sure.] To make sure or secure; to [.] contract or covenant for a consideration to secure a person against loss; or to engage to indemnify another for the loss of any specified property, at a certain stipulated rate per cent, called a premium. ...
30289	insured	[.] INSU'RED, pp. Made sure; assured; secured against loss.
30290	insurer	[.] INSU'RER, n. One who insures; the person who contracts to pay the losses of another for a premium; an underwriter.
30291	insurgent	[.] INSURG'ENT, a. [L. insurgens; in and surgo, to rise.]in opposition to lawful civil or political authority; as insurgent chiefs. [.] INSURG'ENT, n. A person who rises in opposition to civil or political authority; one who openly and actively resists the execution ...
30292	insuring	[.] INSU'RING, ppr. Making secure; assuring against loss; engaging to indemnify for losses.
30293	insurmountable	[.] INSURMOUNT'ABLE, a. [.] 1. Insuperable; that cannot be surmounted or overcome; as an insurmountable difficulty, obstacle or impedient. [.] 2. Not to be surmounted; not to be passed by ascending; as an insurmountable wall or rampart.
30294	insurmountably	[.] INSURMOUNT'ABLY, adv. In a manner or degree not to be overcome.
30295	insurrection	[.] INSURREC'TION, n. [L. insurgo; in and surgo, to rise.] [.] 1. A rising against civil or political authority; the open and active opposition of a number of persons to the execution of a law in a city or state. It is equivalent to sedition, except that sedition expresses ...
30296	insurrectional	[.] INSURREC'TIONAL, a. Pertaining to insurrection; consisting in insurrection.
30297	insurrectionary	[.] INSURREC'TIONARY, a. Pertaining or suitable to insurrection.
30298	insusceptibility	[.] INSUSCEPTIBIL'ITY, n. [from insusceptible.] Want of susceptibility, or capacity to feel or perceive.
30299	insusceptible	[.] INSUSCEPT'IBLE, a. [in and susceptible.] [.] 1. Not susceptible; not capable of being moved, affected or impressed; as a limb insusceptible of pain; a heart insusceptible of pity. [.] 2. Not capable of receiving or admitting.
30300	insusurration	[.] INSUSURRA'TION, n. [L. insusurro.] The act of whispering into something.
30301	intactable	[.] INTACT'ABLE, a. [L. intactum; in and tactum, tango, to touch.]perceptible to the touch.
30302	intagliated	[.] INTAGLIATED, a. intal'yated. [See Intaglio.] [.] Engraved or stamped on.
30303	intaglio	[.] INTAGLIO, n. intal'yo. Literally, a cutting or engraving; hence, any thing engraved, or a precious stone with a head or an inscription engraved on it.
30304	intangibility	[.] INTANGIBIL'ITY, n. The quality of being intangible.
30305	intangible	[.] INTANG'IBLE, a. [in and tangible.] That cannot or may not be touched. [.] 1. Not perceptible to the touch. [.] [.] A corporation is an artificial, invisible, intangible being.
30306	intangibleness	[.] INTAN'GIBLENESS
30307	intastable	[.] INTASTABLE, a. [in and tastable, taste.] That cannot be tasted; that cannot affect the organs of taste.
30308	integer	[.] IN'TEGER, n. [L. See Entire.] The whole of any thing; particularly, in arithmetic, a whole number, in contradistinction to a fraction. Thus in the number 54.7, in decimal arithmetic, 54 is an integer,and 7 a fraction, or seven tenths of a unit.
30309	integral	...
30310	integrality	[.] INTEGRAL'ITY, n. Entireness. [Not used.]
30311	integrally	[.] IN'TEGRALLY, adv. Wholly; completely.
30312	integrant	[.] IN'TEGRANT, a. Making part of a whole; necessary to constitute an entire thing. [.] Integrant particles of bodies, are those into which bodies are reduced by solution or mechanical division, as distinct from elementary particles.
30313	integrate	[.] IN'TEGRATE, v.t. [L. integro.] To renew; to restore; to perfect; to make a thing entire.
30314	integrated	[.] IN'TEGRATED, pp. Made entire.
30315	integration	[.] INTEGRA'TION, n. The act of making entire.
30316	integrity	[.] INTEG'RITY, n. [L. integritas, from integer.] [.] 1. Wholeness; entireness; unbroken state. The constitution of the U.States guaranties to each state the integrity of its territories. The contracting parties guarantied the integrity of the empire. [.] 2. The ...
30317	integumation	[.] INTEGUMA'TION, n. [L. intego, to cover.] [.] That part of physiology, which treats of the integuments of animals and plants.
30318	integument	[.] INTEG'UMENT, n. [L. integumentum, intego, to cover; in and tego. See Deck.] That which naturally invests or covers another thing; but appropriately and chiefly, in anatomy, a covering which invests the body, as the skin, or a membrane that invests a particular part. ...
30319	intellect	[.] IN'TELLECT, n. [L. intellectus, from intelligo, to understand. See Intelligence.] That faculty of the human soul or mind, which receives or comprehends the ideas communicated to it by the senses or by perception, or by other means; the faculty of thinking; otherwise ...
30320	intellection	[.] INTELLEC'TION, n. [L. intellectio, from intelligo.] [.] The act of understanding; simple apprehension of ideas.
30321	intellective	[.] INTELLECT'IVE, a. Having power to understand. [.] 1. Produced by the understanding. [.] 2. To be perceived by the understanding, not by the senses.
30322	intellectual	[.] INTELLECT'UAL, a. [.] 1. Relating to the intellect or understanding; belonging to the mind; performed by the understanding; mental; as intellectual power or operations. [.] 2. Ideal; perceived by the intellect; existing in the understanding; as an intellectual ...
30323	intellectualist	[.] INTELLECT'UALIST, n. One who overrates the understanding.
30324	intellectuality	[.] INTELLECTUAL'ITY, n. The state of intellectual power. [Not used.]
30325	intellectually	[.] INTELLECT'UALLY, adv. By means of the understanding.
30326	intelligence	[.] INTEL'LIGENCE, n. [L. intelligentia, from intelligo, to understand. This verb is probably composed of in, inter, or intus, within, and lego to collect. The primary sense of understand is generally to take or hold, as we say, to take one's ideas or meaning.] [.] 1. ...
30327	intelligence-offic	[.] INTEL'LIGENCE-OFFICE, n. An office or place where information may be obtained, particularly respecting servants to be hired.
30328	intelligenced	[.] INTEL'LIGENCED, pp. Informed; instructed. [Little used.]
30329	intelligencer	[.] INTEL'LIGENCER, n. One who sends or conveys intelligence; one who gives notice of private or distant transactions; a messenger. [.] 1. A public paper; a newspaper.
30330	intelligencing	[.] INTEL'LIGENCING, ppr. or a. Giving or conveying notice to from a distance.
30331	intelligent	[.] INTEL'LIGENT, a. [L. intelligens.] [.] 1. Endowed with the faculty of understanding or reason. Man is an intelligent being. [.] 2. Knowing; understanding; well informed; skilled; as an intelligent officer; an intelligent young man; an intelligent architect; sometimes ...
30332	intelligential	[.] INTELLIGEN'TIAL, a. Consisting of unbodied mind. [.] [.] Food alike those pure [.] [.] Intelligential substances require. [.] 1. Intellectual; exercising understanding.
30333	intelligibility	[.] INTELLIGIBIL'ITY
30334	intelligible	[.] INTEL'LIGIBLE, a. [L. intelligibilis.] That may be understood or comprehended; as an intelligible account. The rules of human duty are intelligible to minds of the smallest capacity.
30335	intelligibleness	[.] INTEL'LIGIBLENESS, n. [from intelligible.] The quality of state of being intelligible; the possibility of being understood.
30336	intelligibly	[.] INTEL'LIGIBLY, adv. In a manner to be understood; clearly; plainly; as, to write or speak intelligibly.
30337	intemerate	[.] INTEM'ERATE, a. [L. intemeratus.] Pure; undefiled. [Not in use.]
30338	intemerateness	[.] INTEM'ERATENESS, n. State of being unpolluted. [Not used.]
30339	intemperament	[.] INTEM'PERAMENT, n. [in and temperament.] [.] A bad state or constitution; as the intemperament of an ulcerated part.
30340	intemperance	[.] INTEM'PERANCE, n. [L. intemperantia.] [.] 1. In a general sense, want of moderation or due restraint; excess in any kind of action or indulgence; any exertion of body or mind, or any indulgence of appetites or passions which is injurious to the person or contrary ...
30341	intemperate	[.] INTEM'PERATE, a. [L. intemperatus; in and temperatus, from tempero, to moderate or restrain.] [.] 1. Not moderate or restrained within due limits; indulging to excess any appetite or passion, either habitually or in a particular instance; immoderate in enjoyment ...
30342	intemperately	[.] INTEM'PERATELY, adv. With excessive indulgence of appetite or passion; with undue exertion; immoderately; excessively.
30343	intemperateness	[.] INTEM'PERATENESS, n. Want of moderation; excessive degree of indulgence; as the intemperateness of appetite or passion. [.] 1. Immoderate degree of any quality in the weather, as in cold, heat or storms.
30344	intemperature	[.] INTEM'PERATURE, n. Excess of some quality.
30345	intempestive	[.] INTEMPEST'IVE, a. [L. intempestivus.] Untimely. [Not used.]
30346	intempestively	[.] INTEMPEST'IVELY, adv. Unseasonably. [Not used.]
30347	intempestivity	[.] INTEMPESTIV'ITY, n. Untimeliness. [Not used.]
30348	intenable	[.] INTEN'ABLE, a. [in and tenable.] That cannot be held or maintained; that is not defensible; as an intenable opinion; an intenable fortress. [.] [Untenable, though not more proper,is more generally used.]
30349	intend	[.] INTEND', v.t. [L. intendo; in and tendo, to stretch or strain, from teneo; Gr. to stretch.] [.] 1. To stretch; to strain; to extend; to distend. [.] [.] By this the lungs are intended or remitted. [.] [This literal sense is now uncommon.] [.] 2. To mean; to design; ...
30350	intendant	[.] INTEND'ANT, n. [L. intendo.] [.] 1. One who has the charge, oversight, direction or management of some public business; as an intendant of marine; as intendant of finance; a word much used in France, and sometimes in England and America, but we generally use in lieu ...
30351	intended	[.] INTEND'ED, pp. Designed; purposed; as, the insult was intended. [.] 1. Stretched; made intense. [Little used.]
30352	intendedly	[.] INTENDEDLY, adv. With intention or purpose; by design. [.]
30353	intender	[.] INTEND'ER, pp. One who intends.
30354	intendiment	[.] INTEND'IMENT, n. Attention; understanding; consideration.
30355	intending	[.] INTEND'ING, ppr. Meaning; designing; purposing. [.] 1. Stretching; distending. [Little used.]
30356	intendment	[.] INTEND'MENT, n. Intention; design; in law, the true meaning of a person or of a law, or of any legal instrument. In the construction of statutes or of contracts, the intendment of the same is, if possible, to be ascertained, that is, the true meaning or intention ...
30357	intenerate	[.] INTEN'ERATE, v.t. [L. in and tener, tender.] [.] To make tender; to soften. [.] [.] Autumn vigor gives, [.] [.] Equal, intenerating, milky grain.
30358	intenerated	[.] INTEN'ERATED, pp. Made tender or soft.
30359	intenerating	[.] INTEN'ERATING, ppr. Making tender.
30360	inteneration	[.] INTENERA'TION, n. The act of making soft or tender. [.] [Intenerate and its derivatives are little used.]
30361	intense	[.] INTENSE, a. intens'. [L. intensus, from intendo, to stretch.] [.] 1. Literally, strained, stretched; hence, very close, strict,as when the mind is fixed or bent on a particular subject; as, intense study or application; intense thought. [.] 2. Raised to a high ...
30362	intensely	[.] INTENSELY, adv. intens'ly. To an extreme degree; vehemently; as a furnace intensely heated; weather intensely cold. [.] 1. Attentively; earnestly.
30363	intenseness	[.] INTENSENESS, n. intens'ness. The state of being strained or stretched; intensity; as the intenseness of a cord. [.] 1. The state of being raised or concentrated to a great degree; extreme violence; as the intenseness of heat or cold. [.] 2. Extreme closeness; ...
30364	intension	[.] INTEN'SION, n. [L. intensio.] A straining, stretching or bending; the state of being strained; as the intension of a musical string. [.] 1. Increase of power or energy of any quality; opposed to remission.
30365	intensity	[.] INTENS'ITY, n. The state of being strained or stretched; intenseness, as of a musical chord. [.] 1. The state of being raised to a great degree; extreme violence; as the intensity of heat. [.] 2. Extreme closeness; as intensity of application. [.] 3. Excess; ...
30366	intensive	[.] INTENS'IVE, a. Stretched, or admitting of extension. [.] 1. Intent; unremitted; assiduous; as intensive circumspection. [.] 2. Serving to give force or emphasis; as an intensive particle or preposition.
30367	intensively	[.] INTENS'IVELY, adv. By increase of degree; in a manner to give force.
30368	intent	[.] INTENT', a. [L. intentus, from intendo. See Intend.] [.] Literally, having the mind strained or bent on an object; hence, fixed closely; sedulously applied; eager in pursuit of an object; anxiously diligent; formerly with to, but now with on; as intent on business or ...
30369	intention	[.] INTEN'TION, n. [L. intentio. See Intend.] [.] 1. Primarily, a stretching or bending of the mind towards an object; hence, uncommon exertion of the intellectual faculties; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness. [.] [.] Intention is when ...
30370	intentional	[.] INTEN'TIONAL, a. Intended; designed; done with design or purpose. The act was intentional, not accidental.
30371	intentionally	[.] INTEN'TIONALLY, adv. By design; of purpose; not casually.
30372	intentioned	[.] INTEN'TIONED, in composition; as well-intentioned, having good designs, honest in purpose; ill-intentioned, having ill designs.
30373	intentive	[.] INTENT'IVE, a. Attentive; having the mind close applied. [.] [This word is nearly superseded by attentive.]
30374	intentively	[.] INTENT'IVELY, adv. Closely; with close application.
30375	intentiveness	[.] INTENT'IVENESS, n. Closeness of attention or application of mind.
30376	intently	[.] INTENT'LY, adv. With close attention or application; with eagerness or earnestness; as the mind intently directed to an object; the eyes intently fixed; the man is intently employed in the study of geology.
30377	intentness	[.] INTENT'NESS, n. The state of being intent; close application; constant employment of the mind.
30378	inter	[.] IN'TER, a Latin preposition, signifying among or between; used as a prefix.
30379	interact	[.] IN'TERACT, n. [inter and act.] Intermediate employment or time; a short piece between others.
30380	interamnian	[.] INTERAM'NIAN, a. [L. inter and amnis, river.] [.] Situated between rivers.
30381	interanimate	[.] INTERAN'IMATE, v.t. To animate mutually. [Little used.]
30382	interbastation	[.] INTERBASTA'TION, n. Patch-work. [Not in use.]
30383	intercalar	[.] INTER'CALAR
30384	intercalary	[.] INTER'CALARY, a. [L. intercalarius; inter and calo, to call or proclaim.] Inserted; an epithet given to the odd day inserted in leap year. The twenty ninth of February in leap year is called the intercalary day. We read in Livy of an intercalary month.
30385	intercalate	[.] IN'TERCALATE, v.t. [L. intercalo; inter and calo, to call.] [.] To insert an extraordinary day or other portion of time.
30386	intercalated	[.] IN'TERCALATED, pp. Inserted.
30387	intercalating	[.] IN'TERCALATING, ppr. Inserting.
30388	intercalation	[.] INTERCALA'TION, n. [L. intercalatio.] The insertion of an odd or extraordinary day in the calendar, as the 29th of February in leap year.
30389	intercede	[.] INTERCE'DE, v.i. [L. intercedo; inter and cedo; literally, to move or pass between.] [.] 1. To pass between. [.] [.] He supposes that a vast period interceded between that origination and the age in which he lived. [.] 2. To mediate; to interpose; to make intercession; ...
30390	intercedent	[.] INTERCE'DENT, a. Passing between; mediating; pleading for.
30391	interceder	[.] INTERCE'DER, n. One who intercedes or interposes between parties, to effect a reconciliation; a mediator; an intercessor.
30392	interceding	[.] INTERCE'DING, ppr. Mediating; pleading.
30393	intercept	[.] INTERCEPT', v.t. [L. interceptus, intercipio, to stop; inter and capio, to take.] [.] 1. To take or seize on by the way; to stop on its passage; as, to intercept a letter. The prince was intercepted at Rome. The convoy was intercepted by a detachment of the enemy. [.] 2. ...
30394	intercepted	[.] INTERCEPT'ED, pp. Taken on the way; seized in progress; stopped.
30395	intercepter	[.] INTERCEPT'ER, n. One who intercepts.
30396	intercepting	[.] INTERCEPT'ING, ppr. Seizing on its passage; hindering from proceeding; comprehending between.
30397	interception	[.] INTERCEP'TION, n. The act of seizing something on its passage; a stopping; obstruction of a course or proceeding; hinderance.
30398	intercession	[.] INTERCES'SION, n. [L. intercessio, from intercedo. See Intercede.] [.] The act of interceding; mediation; interposition between parties at variance, with a view to reconciliation; prayer or solicitation to one party in favor of another, sometimes against another. [.] [.] ...
30399	intercessor	[.] INTERCES'SOR, n. [L. See intercede.] [.] 1. A mediator; one who interposes between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them; one who pleads in behalf of another. [.] 2. A bishop who, during a vacancy of the see, administers the bishopric till a successor ...
30400	intercessory	[.] INTERCES'SORY, a. Containing intercession; interceding.
30401	interchain	[.] INTERCHA'IN, v.t. [inter and chain.] To chain; to link together.
30402	interchained	[.] INTERCHA'INED, pp. Chained together.
30403	interchaining	[.] INTERCHA'INING, ppr. Chaining or fastening together.
30404	interchanaged	[.] INTERCHANAGED, pp. Mutually exchanged; reciprocated.
30405	interchange	[.] INTERCHANGE, v.t. [inter and change.] [.] 1. To put each in the place of the other; to give and take mutually; to exchange; to reciprocate; as, to interchange places; to interchange cares or duties. [.] [.] I shall interchange [.] [.] My waned state of Henry's ...
30406	interchangeable	[.] INTERCHANGEABLE, a. That may be interchanged; that may be given and taken mutually. [.] 1. Following each other in alternate succession; as the four interchangeable seasons.
30407	interchangeablenes	[.] INTERCHANGEABLENESS, n. The state of being interchangeable.
30408	interchangeably	[.] INTERCHANGEABLY, adv. Alternately; by reciprocation; in a manner by which each gives and received.
30409	interchangement	[.] INTERCHANGEMENT, n. Exchange;mutual transfer. [Little used.]
30410	interchanging	[.] INTERCHANGING, ppr. Mutually giving and receiving; taking each other's place successively; reciprocating.
30411	intercident	[.] INTERCI'DENT, a. [L. intercido.] Falling or coming between.
30412	intercipient	[.] INTERCIP'IENT, a. [L. intercipiens. See Intercept.] [.] Intercepting; seizing by the way; stopping. [.] INTERCIP'IENT, n. He or that which intercepts or stops on the passage.
30413	intercision	[.] INTERCIS'ION, n. s as z. [L. intercido; inter and coedo, to cut.] [.] Interruption. [Little used.]
30414	interclude	[.] INTERCLU'DE, v.t. [l. intercludo; inter and cludo, to shut.] [.] 1. To shut from a place or course by something intervening; to intercept. [.] 2. To cut off; to interrupt.
30415	intercluded	[.] INTERCLU'DED, pp. Intercepted; interrupted.
30416	intercluding	[.] INTERCLU'DING, ppr. Interrupting.
30417	interclusion	[.] INTERCLU'SION, n. s as z. Interception; a stopping.
30418	intercolumniation	[.] INTERCOLUMNIA'TION, n. [L. inter and columna, a column.] [.] In architecture, the space between two columns. By the rules of the art, this should be in proportion to the highth and bulk of the columns.
30419	intercommon	[.] INTERCOM'MON, v.i. [inter and common.] [.] 1. To feet at the same table. [.] 2. To graze cattle in a common pasture; to use a common with others, or to possess or enjoy the right of feeding in common. [.] [.] Common because of vicinage, is where the inhabitants ...
30420	intercommoning	[.] INTERCOM'MONING, ppr. Feeding at the same table, or using a common pasture; enjoying a common field with others.
30421	intercommunicate	[.] INTERCOMMU'NICATE, v.i. [inter and communicate.] [.] To communicate mutually; to hold mutual communication.
30422	intercommunication	[.] INTERCOMMU'NICATION, n. Reciprocal communication.
30423	intercommunion	[.] INTERCOMMU'NION, n. [inter and communion.] [.] Mutual communion; as an intercommunion of deities.
30424	intercommunity	[.] INTERCOMMU'NITY, n. [inter and community.] A mutual communication or community; mutual freedom or exercise of religion; as the intercommunity of pagan theology.
30425	intercostal	[.] INTERCOST'AL, a. [L. inter, between, and costa, a rib.] [.] Placed or lying between the ribs; as an intercostal muscle, artery or vein. [.] INTERCOST'AL, n. A part lying between the ribs.
30426	intercourse	[.] IN'TERCOURSE, n. [L. intercursus, intercurro; inter and curro, to run.] Literally, a running or passing between. Hence, [.] 1. Communication; commerce; connection by reciprocal dealings between persons or nations, either in common affairs and civilities, in trade, ...
30427	intercur	[.] INTERCUR', v.i. [L. intercurro.] [.] To intervene; to come in and the mean time.
30428	intercurrence	[.] INTERCUR'RENCE, n. [L. intercurrens, intercurro.] [.] A passing or running between.
30429	intercurrent	[.] INTERCUR'RENT, a. [L. intercurrens.] [.] 1. Running between or among. [.] 2. Occurring; intervening.
30430	intercutaneous	[.] INTERCUTA'NEOUS, a. [L. inter and cutis, the skin.] [.] Being within or under the skin.
30431	interdeal	[.] IN'TERDEAL, n. [inter and deal.] Mutual dealing; traffick.
30432	interdict	[.] INTERDICT', v.t. [L. interdico, interdictum; inter and dico, to speak.] [.] 1. To forbid; to prohibit. An act of congress interdicted the sailing of vessels from our ports. Our intercourse with foreign nations was interdicted. [.] 2. To forbid communion; to cut ...
30433	interdicted	[.] INTERDICT'ED, pp. Forbid; prohibited.
30434	interdicting	[.] INTERDICT'ING, ppr. Forbidding; prohibiting; cutting off from the enjoyment of some privilege.
30435	interdiction	[.] INTERDIC'TION, n. [L. interdictio.] The act of interdicting; prohibition; prohibiting decree; curse.
30436	interdictive	[.] INTERDICT'IVE, a. Having power to prohibit.
30437	interdictory	[.] INTERDICT'ORY, a. Serving to prohibit.
30438	interduce	[.] IN'TERDUCE, n. In carpentry, a small timber between summers.
30439	interequinoctial	[.] INTEREQUINOC'TIAL, a. [inter and equinox.] Coming between the vernal and autumnal equinoxes. [.] [.] Spring and autumn I have denominated equinoctial periods. Summer and winter I have called interequinoctial intervals.
30440	interess	[.] INTERESS, for interest, is obsolete.
30441	interest	[.] IN'TEREST, v.t. [L. inter and esse.] [.] 1. To concern; to affect; to excite emotion or passion, usually in favor,but sometimes against a person or thing. A narration of suffering interests us in favor of the sufferer. We are interested in the story or in the fate ...
30442	interested	...
30443	interesting	[.] IN'TERESTING, ppr. Giving a share or concern; as by interesting one in a voyage, or in a banking company. [.] 1. Engaging the affections; as by interesting a person in one's favor. [.] 2. Engaging the attention or curiosity; exciting emotions or passions; as ...
30444	interfere	[.] INTERFE'RE, v.i. [L. inter and fero, to bear, or ferio, to strike.] [.] 1. To interpose; to intermeddle; to enter into or take a part in the concerns of others. It is prudence not to interfere in party disputes, but from necessity. [.] 2. To clash; to come in ...
30445	interference	[.] INTERFE'RENCE, n. Interposition; an intermeddling; mediation. [.] 1. A clashing or collision. [.] 2. A striking of one foot against the other.
30446	interfering	[.] INTERFE'RING, ppr. Interposing; meddling. [.] 1. Clashing; coming in collision. [.] 2. Striking one foot against the fetlock of the opposite leg. [.] INTERFE'RING, n. Interference.
30447	interfluent	[.] INTER'FLUENT
30448	interfluous	[.] INTER'FLUOUS, a. [L. interfluo; inter and fluo, to flow.] [.] Flowing between.
30449	interfoliaceous	[.] INTERFOLIA'CEOUS, a. [L. inter and folium, a leaf.] [.] Being between opposite leaves, but placed alternately with them; as interfoliaceous flowers or peduncles.
30450	interfulgent	[.] INTERFULG'ENT, a. [L. inter and fulgens, shining.] [.] Shining between.
30451	interfused	[.] INTERFU'SED, a. s as z. [L. interfusus; inter and fundo, to pour.] [.] Poured or spread between. [.] [.] The ambient air, wide interfused, [.] [.] Embracing round this florid earth.
30452	interim	[.] IN'TERIM, n. [L.] The mean time; time intervening.
30453	interior	[.] INTE'RIOR, a. [L. comp. formed from inter or intra, in or within.] [.] 1. Internal; being within any limits, inclosure or substance; inner; opposed to exterior or superficial; as the interior apartments of a house; the interior ornaments; the interior surface of ...
30454	interjacency	[.] INTERJA'CENCY, n. [L. interjacens; inter and jacens, lying.] [.] 1. A lying between; a being between; intervention; as the interjacency of the Tweed between England and Scotland. [.] 2. That which lies between. [Little used.]
30455	interjacent	[.] INTERJA'CENT, a. [L. interjacens, supra.] Lying or being between; intervening; as interjacent isles.
30456	interject	[.] INTERJECT', v.t. [L. interjicio; inter and jacio, to throw.] [.] To throw between; to throw in between other things; to insert. [.] [.] A circumstance--may be interjected even between a relative word and that to which it relates.
30457	interjected	[.] INTERJECT'ED, pp. Thrown in or inserted between.
30458	interjecting	[.] INTERJECT'ING, ppr. Throwing or inserting between.
30459	interjection	[.] INTERJEC'TION, n. The act of throwing between. [.] 1. A word in speaking or writing, thrown in between words connected in construction, to express some emotion or passion. [.] "These were delightful days, but, alas, they are no more." [See Exclamation.]
30460	interjectional	[.] INTERJECT'IONAL, a. Thrown in between other words or phrases; as an interjectional remark.
30461	interjoin	[.] INTERJOIN', v.t. [inter and join.] To join mutually; to intermarry. [Little used.]
30462	interknowledge	[.] INTERKNOWL'EDGE, n. [inter and knowledge.] [.] Mutual knowledge. [Little used.]
30463	interlace	[.] INTERLA'CE, v.t. To intermix; to put or insert one thing with another. [.] [.] They interlaced some errors. [.] [.] The epic way is every where interlaced with dialogue.
30464	interlaced	[.] INTERLA'CED, pp. Intermixed; inserted between other things.
30465	interlacing	[.] INTERLA'CING, ppr. Intermixing; inserting between.
30466	interlapse	[.] INTERLAPSE, n. interlaps'. [inter and lapse.] [.] The lapse or flow of time between two events.
30467	interlard	[.] INTERL`ARD, v.t. [.] 1. Primarily, to mix fat with lean; hence, to interpose; to insert between. [.] 2. To mix; to diversify by mixture.
30468	interlarded	[.] INTERL`ARDED, pp. Interposed; inserted between; mixed.
30469	interlarding	[.] INTERL`ARDING, ppr. Inserting between; intermixing.
30470	interleaf	[.] IN'TERLEAF, n. [See Leaf.] A leaf inserted between other leaves; a blank leaf inserted.
30471	interleave	[.] INTERLE'AVE, v.t. [inter and leaf.] To insert a leaf; to insert a blank leaf or blank leaves in a book, between other leaves.
30472	interleaved	[.] INTERLE'AVED, pp. Inserted between leaves, or having blank leaves inserted between other leaves.
30473	interleaving	[.] INTERLE'AVING, ppr. Inserting blank leaves between other leaves.
30474	interline	[.] INTERLI'NE, v.t. [inter and line.] To write in alternate lines; as, to interline Latin and English. [.] 1. To write between lines already written or printed, for the purpose of adding to or correcting what is written.
30475	interlinear	[.] INTERLIN'EAR
30476	interlineary	[.] INTERLIN'EARY, a. [inter and linear.] Written between lines before written or printed. [.] INTERLIN'EARY, n. A book having insertions between the leaves.
30477	interlineation	[.] INTERLINEA'TION, n. [inter and lineation.] [.] 1. The act of inserting words or lines between lines before written or printed. [.] 2. The words, passage or line inserted between lines before written or printed.
30478	interlined	[.] INTERLI'NED, pp. Written between lines; as an interlined word. [.] 1. Containing a line or lines written between lines; as an interlined manuscript.
30479	interlining	[.] INTERLI'NING, ppr. Writing between lines already written or printed. [.] INTERLI'NING, n. Correction or alteration by writing between the lines.
30480	interlink	[.] INTERLINK', v.t. [inter and link.] To connect by uniting links; to join one chain to another.
30481	interlinked	[.] INTERLINK'ED, pp. Connected by union of links; joined.
30482	interlinking	[.] INTERLINK'ING, ppr. Connecting by uniting links; joining.
30483	interlocation	[.] INTERLOCA'TION, n. A placing between; interposition.
30484	interlocution	[.] INTERLOCU'TION, n. [L. interlocutio; inter and locutio, loquor, to speak.] [.] 1. Dialogue; conference; interchange of speech. [.] 2. In law, an intermediate act or decree before final decision.
30485	interlocutor	[.] INTERLOC'UTOR, n. [L. interloquor, supra.] [.] 1. One who speaks in dialogue; a dialogist. [.] 2. In Scots law, an interlocutory judgment or sentence.
30486	interlocutory	[.] INTERLOC'UTORY, a. [.] 1. Consisting of dialogue. [.] [.] There are several interlocutory discourses in the holy Scriptures. [.] 2. In law, intermediate; not final or definitive. An order, sentence,decree or judgment, given in an intermediate stage of a cause, ...
30487	interlope	[.] INTERLO'PE, v.i. [inter and Eng. to leap. See Leap.] [.] To run between parties and intercept the advantage that one should gain from the other; to traffick without a proper license; to forestall; to prevent right.
30488	interloper	[.] INTERLO'PER, n. One who runs into business to which he has no right; one who interferes wrongfully; one who enters a country or place to trade without license.
30489	interloping	[.] INTERLO'PING, ppr. Interfering wrongfully.
30490	interlucate	[.] INTERLU'CATE, v.t. To let in light by cutting away branches of trees.
30491	interlucation	[.] INTERLUCA'TION, n. The act of thinning a wood to let in light.
30492	interlucent	[.] INTERLU'CENT, a. [L. interlucens; inter and luceo, to shine.] [.] Shining between.
30493	interlude	[.] IN'TERLUDE, n. [L. inter and ludus, play.] [.] An entertainment exhibited on the state between the acts of a play, or between the play and the afterpiece, to amuse the spectators, while the actors take breath and shift their dress, or the scenes and decorations are changed. ...
30494	interluder	[.] IN'TERLUDER, n. One that performs in an interlude.
30495	interluency	[.] INTERLU'ENCY, n. [L. interluens, interluo, to flow between.] [.] A flowing between; water interposed. [Little used.]
30496	interlunar	[.] INTERLU'NAR
30497	interlunary	[.] INTERLU'NARY,a. [L. inter and luna, the moon.] Belonging to the time when the moon, at or near its conjunction with the sun, is invisible.
30498	intermarriage	[.] INTERMAR'RIAGE, n. [inter and marriage.] Marriage between two families, where each takes one and gives another.
30499	intermarried	[.] INTERMAR'RIED, pp. Mutually connected by marriage.
30500	intermarry	[.] INTERMAR'RY, v.i. [inter and marry.] [.] 1. To marry one and give another in marriage; as two families. [.] 2. To marry some of each order, family, tribe or nation with the other. [.] [.] About the middle of the fourth century from the building of Rome, it ...
30501	intermarrying	[.] INTERMAR'RYING, ppr. Mutually giving and receiving in marriage; mutually connecting by marriage.
30502	intermean	[.] IN'TERMEAN, n. [inter and mean.] Interact; something done in the mean time. [Not used.]
30503	intermeation	[.] INTERMEA'TION, n. [L. inter and meo, to flow.] [.] A flowing between. [Not in use.]
30504	intermeddle	[.] INTERMED'DLE, v.i. [inter and meddle.] To meddle in the affairs of others, in which one has no concern; to meddle officiously; to interpose or interfere improperly. [.] [.] The practice of Spain has been, by war and by conditions of treaty, to intermeddle with foreign ...
30505	intermeddler	[.] INTERMED'DLER, n. One that interposes officiously; one who meddles, or intrudes into business to which he has no right.
30506	intermeddling	[.] INTERMED'DLING, ppr. Interposing officiously; intruding. [.] INTERMED'DLING, n. Officious interposition.
30507	intermedial	[.] INTERME'DIAL, a. [L. inter and medius,middle.] [.] Lying between; intervening; intervenient.
30508	intermediary	[.] INTERME'DIARY, n. [from intermediate.] [.] 1. Interposition; intervention. [Not much used.] [.] 2. Something interposed.
30509	intermediate	[.] INTERME'DIATE, a. [L. inter and medius,middle.] Lying or being in the middle place or degree between two extremes; intervening; interposed; as an intermediate space between hills or rivers; intermediate colors. Man has an intermediate nature and rank between angels ...
30510	intermediately	[.] INTERME'DIATELY, adv. By way of intervention.
30511	intermediation	[.] INTERMEDIA'TION, n. Intervention; common means.
30512	intermedium	[.] INTERME'DIUM, n. Intermediate space. [.] 1. An intervening agent.
30513	intermell	[.] INTERMELL', v.t. or i. To intermix or intermeddle. [Not in use.]
30514	interment	[.] INTER'MENT, n. [from inter.] The act of depositing a dead body in the earth; burial; sepulture.
30515	intermention	[.] INTERMEN'TION, v.t. To mention among other things; to include. [Not used.]
30516	intermication	[.] INTERMICA'TION, n. [L. intermico; inter and mico, to shine.] [.] A shining between or among.
30517	intermigration	[.] INTERMIGRA'TION, n. [L. inter and migro, to migrate.] [.] Reciprocal migration; removal from one country to another by men or tribes which take the place each of the other.
30518	interminable	[.] INTERM'INABLE, a. [L. in and terminus, end; termino, to end.] [.] Boundless; endless; admitting no limit; as interminable space or duration; interminable sufferings. Milton uses this word as an appellation of the Godhead.
30519	interminate	[.] INTERM'INATE, a. [L. interminatus, intermino.] [.] Unbounded; unlimited; endless; as interminate sleep. [.] INTERM'INATE, v.t. [L. interminor.] To menace. [Not used.]
30520	intermination	[.] INTERMINA'TION, n. [L. interminor, to menace or forbid.] [.] A menace or threat. [Not used.]
30521	intermingle	[.] INTERMIN'GLE, v.t. [inter and mingle.] [.] To mingle or mix together; to put some things with others. [.] INTERMIN'GLE, v.i. To be mixed or incorporated.
30522	intermingled	[.] INTERMIN'GLED, pp. Intermixed. [.] [.] There are trees and intermingled temples rise.
30523	intermingling	[.] INTERMIN'GLING, ppr. Mingling or mixing together.
30524	intermission	[.] INTERMIS'SION, n. [L. intermissio. See Intermit.] [.] 1. Cessation for a time; pause; intermediate stop; as, to labor without intermission; service or business will begin after an intermission of one hour. [.] 2. Intervenient time. [.] 3. The temporary cessation ...
30525	intermissive	[.] INTERMIS'SIVE, a. Coming by fits or after temporary cessations; not continual.
30526	intermit	[.] INTERMIT', v.t. [L. intermitto; inter and mitto, to send.] [.] To cause to cease for a time; to interrupt; to suspend. [.] [.] Pray to the gods, to intermit the plague [.] [.] That needs must light on this ingratitude. [.] INTERMIT', v.i. To cease for a time; ...
30527	intermitted	[.] INTERMIT'TED, pp. Caused to cease for a time; suspended.
30528	intermittent	[.] INTERMIT'TENT, a. Ceasing at intervals; as an intermittent fever. [.] INTERMIT'TENT, n. A fever which entirely subsides or ceases at certain intervals. The ague and fever is called an intermittent.
30529	intermitting	[.] INTERMIT'TING, ppr. Ceasing for a time; pausing. [.] 1. Causing to cease.
30530	intermittingly	[.] INTERMIT'TINGLY, adv. With intermissions; at intervals.
30531	intermix	...
30532	intermixed	[.] INTERMIX'ED, pp. Mingled together.
30533	intermixing	[.] INTERMIX'ING, ppr. Intermingling.
30534	intermixture	[.] INTERMIX'TURE, n. A mass formed by mixture; a mass of ingredients mixed. [.] 1. Admixture; something additional mingled in a mass. [.] [.] In this height of impiety there wanted not an intermixture of levity and folly.
30535	intermontane	[.] INTERMONT'ANE, a. [L. inter and montanus, mons, a mountain.] [.] Between mountains; as intermontane soil.
30536	intermundane	[.] INTERMUND'ANE,a. [L. inter and mundanus, mundus, the world.] [.] Being between worlds or between orb and orb; as intermundane spaces.
30537	intermural	[.] INTERMU'RAL, a. [L. inter and muralis, murus, a wall.]between walls.
30538	intermuscular	[.] INTERMUSC'ULAR, a. [inter and muscle.] Between the muscles.
30539	intermutation	[.] INTERMUTA'TION, n. [inter and mutation.] [.] Interchange; mutual or reciprocal change.
30540	intermutual	[.] INTERMU'TUAL, for mutual, is an illegitimate word.
30541	intern	[.] INTERN', a. Internal. [Not much used.]
30542	internal	[.] INTERN'AL, a. [L. internus.] Inward; interior; being within any limit or surface; not external. We speak of the internal parts of a body, of a bone, of the earth, &c. Internal excellence is opposed to external. The internal peace of man, is peace of mind or conscience. ...
30543	internally	[.] INTERN'ALLY, adv. Inwardly; within the body; beneath the surface. [.] 1. Mentally; intellectually. [.] 2. Spiritually.
30544	international	[.] INTERNA'TIONAL, a. [inter and national.] Existing and regulating the mutual intercourse between different nations; as international law.
30545	internecine	[.] INTERNE'CINE, a. [L. internecinus, interneco, to kill; inter and neco.] Deadly; destructive. [Little used.]
30546	internecion	[.] INTERNE'CION, n. [L. internecio.] [.] Mutual slaughter or destruction. [Little used.]
30547	internection	[.] INTERNEC'TION, n. Connection. [Useless.]
30548	internode	[.] IN'TERNODE, n. [L. internodium; inter and nodus, knot. [.] In botany, the space between two joints of a plant.
30549	internuncio	[.] INTERNUN'CIO, n. [L. internuncius; inter and nuncius, a messenger.] [.] A messenger between two parties.
30550	interossealseous	[.] INTEROS'SEAL'SEOUS, a. [L. inter and os, a bone.] Situated between bones; as an interosseous ligament.
30551	interpeal	[.] INTERPE'AL, v.t. [L. interpello.] To interrupt. [Not used.]
30552	interpel	[.] INTERPEL', v.t. To set forth. [Not used.]
30553	interpellation	[.] INTERPELLA'TION, n. [L. interpellatio, interpello; inter and pello, to drive or thrust.] A summons; a citation. [.] 1. Interruption. [.] 2. An earnest address; intercession.
30554	interplead	[.] INTERPLE'AD, v.i. [inter and plead.] In law, to discuss a point incidentally happening, before the principal cause can be tried.
30555	interpleader	[.] INTERPLE'ADER, n. A bill of interpleader, in chancery, is where a person owes a debt or rent to one of the parties in suit, but, till the determination of it, he knows not to which,and he desired that they may interplead or settle their claims between themselves, that ...
30556	interpledge	[.] INTERPLEDGE, v.t. interplej'. To give and take as a mutual pledge.
30557	interpoint	[.] INTERPOINT', v.t. To point; to distinguish by stops or marks.
30558	interpolate	[.] IN'TERPOLATE, v.t. [L. interpolo; inter and polio, to polish.] [.] 1. To renew; to begin again; to carry on with intermission; as a succession of interpolated motions. [.] 2. To foist in; to insert, as a spurious word or passage in a manuscript or book; to add ...
30559	interpolated	[.] IN'TERPOLATED, pp. Inserted or added to the original.
30560	interpolating	[.] IN'TERPOLATING, ppr. Foisting in a spurious word or passage.
30561	interpolation	[.] INTERPOLA'TION, n. The act of foisting a word or passage into a manuscript or book. [.] 1. A spurious word or passage inserted in the genuine writings of an author. [.] [.] I have changed the situation of some of the Latin verses, and made some interpolations. [.] 2. ...
30562	interpolator	[.] IN'TERPOLATOR, n. [L.] One who foists into a book or manuscript, spurious words or passages; one who adds something to genuine writings.
30563	interpolish	[.] INTERPOL'ISH, v.t. To polish between.
30564	interpone	[.] INTERPO'NE, v.t. [L. inter and pono.] To set or insert between. [.] [Not in use.]
30565	interposal	[.] INTERPO'SAL, n. s as z. [from interpose.] [.] 1. The act of interposing; interposition; interference; agency between two persons. [.] 2. Intervention; a coming or being between.
30566	interpose	[.] INTERPO'SE, v.t. s as z. [L. interpono, interpositum; inter and pono, to place.] [.] 1. The act of interposing; interposition; interference; agency between two persons. [.] 2. To place between or among; to thrust in; to intrude, as an obstruction, interruption ...
30567	interposed	[.] INTERPO'SED, pp. Placed between or among; thrust in.
30568	interposer	[.] INTERPO'SER, n. One that interposes or comes between others; a mediator or agent between parties.
30569	interposing	[.] INTERPO'SING, ppr. Placing between; coming between; offering aid or services.
30570	interposit	[.] INTERPOS'IT, n. A place of deposit between one commercial city or country and another.
30571	interposition	[.] INTERPOSI'TION, n. [L. interpositio.] [.] 1. A being, placing or coming between; intervention; as the interposition of the Baltic sea between Germany and Sweden. The interposition of the moon between the earth and the sun occasions a solar eclipse. [.] 2. Intervenient ...
30572	interposure	[.] INTERPO'SURE, n. Interposal. [Not in use.]
30573	interpret	[.] INTER'PRET, v.t. [L. interpretor, from interpres.] [.] 1. To explain the meaning or words to a person who does not understand them; to expound; to translate unintelligible words into intelligible ones; as, to interpret the Hebrew language to an Englishman. [.] [.] ...
30574	interpretable	[.] INTER'PRETABLE, a. That may be interpreted or explained.
30575	interpretation	[.] INTERPRETA'TION, n. [L. interpretatio.] [.] 1. The act of interpreting; explanation of unintelligible words in language that is intelligible. Interpretation is the design of translation. [.] 2. The act of expounding or unfolding what is not understood or not obvious; ...
30576	interpretative	[.] INTER'PRETATIVE, a. Collected or known by interpretation. [.] [.] An interpretative siding with heretics. [.] 1. Containing explanation.
30577	interpretatively	[.] INTER'PRETATIVELY, adv. As may be collected by interpretation.
30578	interpreted	[.] INTER'PRETED, pp. Explained; expounded.
30579	interpreter	[.] INTER'PRETER, n. One that explains or expounds; an expositor; as an interpreter of the Scriptures. [.] 1. A translator; one who renders the words of one language in words of corresponding signification in another.
30580	interpreting	[.] INTER'PRETING, ppr. Explaining; expounding; translating.
30581	interpunction	[.] INTERPUNC'TION, n. [L. interpunctio, interpungo; inter and pungo, to point.] The making of points between sentences or parts of a sentence. But punctuation is generally used.
30582	interregnum	[.] INTERREG'NUM, n. [L. inter and regnum, rule or reign.] The time in which a throne is vacant, between the death or abdication of a king and the accession of his successor. An interregnum, in strictness, can happen only in governments where the king is elective; for ...
30583	interreign	[.] INTERREIGN, n. interra'ne. An interregnum, or vacancy of the throne.
30584	interrer	[.] INTER'RER, n. [from inter.] One that inters or buries.
30585	interrex	[.] IN'TERREX, n. [L. inter and rex, king.] A regent; a magistrate that governs during an interregnum.
30586	interrogate	[.] INTER'ROGATE, v.t. [L. interrogo; inter and rogo, to ask.] [.] To question; to examine by asking questions; as, to interrogate a witness. [.] INTER'ROGATE, v.i. To ask questions.
30587	interrogated	[.] INTER'ROGATED, pp. Examined by questions.
30588	interrogating	[.] INTER'ROGATING, ppr. Asking questions of one; examining by questions.
30589	interrogation	[.] INTERROGA'TION, n. The act of questioning; examination by questions. [.] 1. A question put; inquiry. [.] 2. A note that marks a question; as, does Job serve God for naught?
30590	interrogative	[.] INTERROG'ATIVE, a. Denoting a question; expressed in the form of a question; as an interrogative phrase or sentence. [.] INTERROG'ATIVE, n. A word used in asking questions; as who? what? which? why?
30591	interrogatively	[.] INTERROG'ATIVELY, adv. In the form of a question.
30592	interrogator	[.] INTER'ROGATOR, n. One who asks questions.
30593	interrogatory	[.] INTERROG'ATORY, n. A question or inquiry. In law, a particular question to a witness, who is to answer it under the solemnities of an oath. This may be in open court or before commissioners. [.] INTERROG'ATORY, a. Containing a question; expressing a question; ...
30594	interrupt	[.] INTERRUPT', v.t. [L. interrumpo, interruptus; inter and rumpo, to break.] [.] 1. To stop or hinder by breaking in upon the course or progress of any thing; to break the current or motion of; as a fall of rain interrupted our journey. There was not a tree nor a bush ...
30595	interrupted	[.] INTERRUPT'ED, pp. Stopped; hindered from proceeding.
30596	interruptedly	[.] INTERRUPT'EDLY, adv. With breaks or interruptions.
30597	interrupter	[.] INTERRUPT'ER, n. One that interrupts.
30598	interrupting	[.] INTERRUPT'ING, ppr. Hindering by breaking in upon.
30599	interruption	[.] INTERRUP'TION, n. [L. interruptio.] [.] 1. The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon progression. [.] 2. Breach of any thing extended; interposition; as an isle separated from the continent by the interruption of the sea. [.] 3. Intervention; interposition. [.] [.] ...
30600	interscapular	[.] INTERSCAP'ULAR, a. [L. inter and scapula, the shoulder-blade.] Situated between the shoulders.
30601	interscind	[.] INTERSCIND', v.t. [L. inter and scindo.] To cut off.
30602	interscribe	[.] INTERSCRI'BE, v.t. [L. inter and scribo.] To write between.
30603	intersecant	[.] INTERSE'CANT, a. [L. intersecans, interseco; inter and seco, to cut.] Dividing into parts; crossing.
30604	intersect	[.] INTERSECT', v.t. [L. interseco; inter, between, and seco, to cut.] [.] To cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts. Thus two lines or two planes may intersect each other. The ecliptic intersects the equator. [.] INTERSECT', v.i. To meet and cross each other; ...
30605	intersected	[.] INTERSECT'ED, pp. Cut or divided into parts; crossed.
30606	intersecting	[.] INTERSECT'ING, ppr. Cutting; crossing; as lines.
30607	intersection	[.] INTERSEC'TION, n. [L. intersectio.] The act or state of intersecting. [.] 1. The point or line in which two lines or two planes cut each other.
30608	interseminate	[.] INTERSEM'INATE, v.t. [L. interseminatus; inter, between, and semino, to sow.] To sow between or among. [Little used.]
30609	intersert	[.] INTERSERT', v.t. [L. intersero; inter, between, and sero, to throw.] [.] To set or put in between other things.
30610	intersertion	[.] INTERSER'TION, n. An insertion, or thing inserted between other things.
30611	interspace	[.] IN'TERSPACE, n. [inter and space.] A space between other things.
30612	intersperse	[.] INTERSPERSE, v.t. interspers'. [L. interspersus; inter, between, and spargo, to scatter.] To scatter or set here and there among other things; as an able argument interspersed with flowers of rhetoric. Intersperse shrubs among trees.
30613	interspersed	[.] INTERSPERS'ED, pp. Scattered or situated here and there among other things.
30614	interspersing	[.] INTERSPERS'ING, ppr. Scattering here and there among other things.
30615	interspersion	[.] INTERSPER'SION, n. The act of scattering or setting here and there among other things.
30616	interstellar	[.] INTERSTEL'LAR, a. [L. inter and stella, a star.] Situated beyond the solar system.
30617	interstice	[.] IN'TERSTICE, n. [L. interstitium; inter and sto, to stand.] [.] 1. A space between things; but chiefly, a narrow or small space between things closely set, or the parts which compose a body. We speak of the interstices between the teeth, or between the parts of wood ...
30618	interstinctive	[.] INTERSTINCT'IVE, a. Distinguishing. [Not used.]
30619	interstitial	[.] INTERSTI'TIAL, a. Pertaining to or containing interstices.
30620	interstratified	[.] INTERSTRA'TIFIED, a. Stratified among or between other bodies.
30621	intertalk	[.] INTERTALK, v.t. intertauk'. To exchange conversation. [Not used.]
30622	intertangle	[.] INTERTAN'GLE, v.t. To intertwist; to entangle.
30623	intertexture	[.] INTERTEX'TURE, n. [L. intertextus; inter and texo, to weave.]act of interweaving, or the state of things interwoven.
30624	intertie	[.] IN'TERTIE
30625	intertropical	[.] INTERTROP'ICAL, a. [inter and tropical.] Situated between the tropics.
30626	intertwine	[.] INTERTWI'NE, v.t. [inter and twine.] To unite by twining or twisting one with another.
30627	intertwined	[.] INTERTWI'NED, pp. Twined or twisted one with another.
30628	intertwining	[.] INTERTWI'NING, ppr. Twining one with another.
30629	intertwist	[.] INTERTWIST', v.t. [inter and twist.] To twist one with another.
30630	intertwisted	[.] INTERTWIST'ED, pp. Twisted one with another.
30631	intertwisting	[.] INTERTWIST'ING, ppr. Twisting one with another.
30632	interval	[.] IN'TERVAL, n. [L. intervallum; inter and vallum, a wall, or vallus, a stake. [.] 1. A space between things; a void space intervening between any two objects; as an interval between two columns, between two pickets or palisades, between two houses or walls, or between ...
30633	interveined	[.] INTERVEINED, a. [inter and vein.] Intersected as with veins. [.] [.] Fair champaign with less rivers interveined.
30634	intervene	[.] INTERVE'NE, v.i. [L. intervenio; inter and venio, to come.] [.] 1. To come or be between persons or things; to be situated between. Thus the Atlantic intervenes between Europe and America; the Mediterranean intervenes between Europe and Africa. [.] 2. To come ...
30635	intervenient	[.] INTERVE'NIENT, a. Coming or being between; intercedent; interposed. [Little used.]
30636	intervening	[.] INTERVE'NING, ppr. or a. Coming or being between persons or things, or between points of time; as intervening space or time; intervening events or misfortunes; intervening peace.
30637	intervention	[.] INTERVEN'TION, n. [L. interventio.] [.] 1. A state of coming or being between; interposition. Light is not interrupted by the intervention of a transparent body. [.] 2. Agency of persons between persons; interposition; mediation; any interference that may affect ...
30638	intervenue	[.] INTERVEN'UE, n. Interposition. [Not used.]
30639	intervert	[.] INTERVERT', v.t. [L. interverto; inter and verto, to turn.] [.] To turn to another course or to another use. [Little used.]
30640	interview	[.] IN'TERVIEW, n. [inter and view.] A mutual sight or view; a meeting; usually a formal meeting for some conference on an important subject; hence the word implies a conference or mutual communication of thoughts. The envoy had an interview with the king or with the ...
30641	intervolve	[.] INTERVOLVE, v.t. intervolv'. [L. intervolvo; inter and volvo, to roll.] To involve one within another.
30642	intervolved	[.] INTERVOLV'ED, pp. Involved one within another; wrapped together.
30643	intervolving	[.] INTERVOLV'ING, ppr. Involving one within another.
30644	interweave	[.] INTERWE'AVE, v.t. pret. interwove; pp. interwoven. [inter and weave.] [.] 1. To weave together; to intermix or unite in texture or construction; as threads of silk and cotton interwoven. [.] 2. To intermix; to set among or together; as a covert of interwoven trees. [.] 3. ...
30645	interweaving	[.] INTERWE'AVING, ppr. Weaving together. [.] INTERWE'AVING, n. Intertexture.
30646	interwish	[.] INTERWISH', v.t. [inter and wish.] To wish mutually to each other. [Little used.
30647	interworking	[.] INTERWORK'ING, n. The act of working together.
30648	interwreathed	[.] INTERWRE'ATHED, a. Woven into a wreath.
30649	intestable	[.] INTEST'ABLE, a. [L. intestabilis; in and testabilis; testis, a witness; testor, to testify.] [.] Not capable of making a will; legally unqualified or disqualified to make a testament; as, a person unqualified for want of discretion, or disqualified by loss of reason, ...
30650	intestacy	[.] INTEST'ACY, n. [from intestate.] The state of dying without making a will or disposing of one's effects.
30651	intestate	[.] INTEST'ATE, a. [L. intestatus; in and testatus,testor, to make a will.] [.] 1. Dying without having made a will. When a man dies intestate, his estate is committed for settlement to administrators. [.] 2. Not devised; not disposed of by will; as an intestate ...
30652	intestinal	[.] INTEST'INAL, a. [from intestine.] Pertaining to the intestines of an animal body; as the intestinal tube or canal.
30653	intestine	[.] INTEST'INE, a. [L. intestinus, from intus, within.] [.] 1. Internal; inward; opposed to external; applied to the human or other animal body; as an intestine disease. [.] 2. Internal with regard to a state or country; domestic, not foreign; as intestine feuds; ...
30654	inthirst	[.] INTHIRST, v.t. inthurst'. [in and thirst.] To make thirsty. [Not used.]
30655	inthrall	[.] INTHRALL', v.t. [in and thrall.] To enslave; to reduce to bondage or servitude; to shackle. The Greeks have been inthralled by the Turks. [.] [.] She soothes, but never can inthrall my mind.
30656	inthralled	[.] INTHRALL'ED, pp. Enslaved; reduced to servitude.
30657	inthralling	[.] INTHRALL'ING, ppr. Enslaving.
30658	inthrallment	[.] INTHRALL'MENT, n. Servitude; slavery; bondage.
30659	inthrone	[.] INTHRO'NE, v.t. [in and throne.] To seat on a throne; to raise to royalty or supreme dominion. [See Enthrone, which is the more common orthography.]
30660	inthronization	[.] INTHRONIZA'TION, n. The act of enthroning. [Not in use.]
30661	inthronize	[.] INTHRO'NIZE, v.t. To enthrone. [Not in use.]
30662	intimacy	[.] IN'TIMACY, n. [from intimate.] Close familiarity or fellowship; nearness in friendship.
30663	intimate	[.] IN'TIMATE,a. [L. intimus, superl. of intus, or interus, within.] [.] 1. Inmost; inward; internal; as intimate impulse. [.] 2. Near; close. [.] [.] He was honored with an intimate and immediate admission. [.] 3. Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; ...
30664	intimated	[.] IN'TIMATED, pp. Hinted; slightly mentioned or signified.
30665	intimately	[.] IN'TIMATELY, adv. Closely; with close intermixture and union of parts; as two fluids intimately mixed. [.] 1. Closely; with nearness of friendship or alliance; as two friends intimately united; two families intimately connected. [.] 2. Familiarly; particularly; ...
30666	intimating	[.] IN'TIMATING, ppr. Hinting; suggesting.
30667	intimation	[.] INTIMA'TION, n. Hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a declaration or remark communicating imperfect information. Our friend left us without giving any previous intimation of his design.
30668	intime	[.] IN'TIME, a. [L. intimus.] Inward; internal. [Not used.]
30669	intimidate	[.] INTIM'IDATE, v.t. [L. timidus, fearful; timeo, to fear.] [.] To make fearful; to inspire with fear; to dishearten; to abash. [.] [.] Now guilt once harbor'd in the conscious breast, [.] [.] Intimidates the brave, degrades the great.
30670	intimidated	[.] INTIM'IDATED, pp. Made fearful; abashed.
30671	intimidating	[.] INTIM'IDATING, ppr. Making fearful; abashing.
30672	intimidation	[.] INTIMIDA'TION, n. The act of making fearful; the state of being abashed.
30673	intinctivity	[.] INTINCTIV'ITY, n. [L. in and tinctus, dipped,stained.] [.] The want of the quality of coloring or tinging other bodies. Fuller's earth is distinguished from colorific earths by its intinctivity.
30674	intire	[.] INTIRE, INTIRELY,. [See Entire and its derivatives.]
30675	intirely	[.] INTIRE, INTIRELY,. [See Entire and its derivatives.]
30676	intitle	[.] INTITLE. [See Entitle.]
30677	into	[.] IN'TO, prep. [in and to.] Noting entrance or a passing from the outside of a thing to its interior parts. It follows verbs expressing motion. Come into the house; go into the church; one stream falls or runs into another. Water enters into the fine vessels of plants. [.] 1. ...
30678	intolerable	[.] INTOL'ERABLE, a. [L. intolerabilis; in and tolerabilis, tolero, to bear.] [.] 1. Not to be borne; that cannot be endured; as intolerable pain; intolerable heat or cold; an intolerable burden. [.] 2. Insufferable; as intolerable laziness.
30679	intolerableness	[.] INTOL'ERABLENESS, n. The quality of being not tolerable or sufferable.
30680	intolerably	[.] INTOL'ERABLY, adv. To a degree beyond endurance; as intolerably cold; intolerably abusive.
30681	intolerance	[.] INTOL'ERANCE, n. [from intolerant.] Want of toleration; the not enduring at all or not suffering to exist without persecution; as the intolerance of a prince or a church towards a religious sect.
30682	intolerant	[.] INTOL'ERANT, a. [L. in and tolero, to endure.] [.] 1. Not enduring; not able to endure. [.] [.] The powers of the human body being limited and intolerant of excesses. [.] 2. Not enduring difference of opinion or worship; refusing to tolerate others in the enjoyment ...
30683	intolerated	[.] INTOL'ERATED, a. Not endured; not tolerated.
30684	intoleration	[.] INTOLERA'TION, n. Intolerance; refusal to tolerate others in their opinions or worship.
30685	intomb	[.] INTOMB, v.t. intoom'. [in and tomb.] To deposit in a tomb; to bury.
30686	intombed	[.] INTOMBED, pp. intoom'ed. Deposited in a tomb; buried.
30687	intombing	[.] INTOMBING, ppr. intoom'ing. Depositing in a tomb; interring.
30688	intonate	[.] IN'TONATE, v.i. [L. intono, intonatus; in and tono, to sound or thunder.] [.] 1. To sound; to sound the notes of the musical scale. [.] 2. To thunder.
30689	intonation	...
30690	intone	[.] INTO'NE, v.i. [L. intono, supra.] To utter a sound, or a deep protracted sound. [.] [.] Ass intones to ass.
30691	intorsion	[.] INTOR'SION, n. [L. intorqueo, intorsum, to twist.] [.] A winding, bending or twisting. In botany, the bending or twining of any part of a plant towards one side or the other, or in any direction from the vertical.
30692	intort	[.] INTORT', v.t. [L. intortus, from intorqueo, to twist.] [.] To twist; to wreath; to wind; to wring.
30693	intorted	[.] INTORT'ED, pp. Twisted; made winding.
30694	intorting	[.] INTORT'ING, ppr. Winding; twisting.
30695	intoxicate	[.] INTOX'ICATE, v.t. [in and L. toxicum, which, Pliny informs us, is from taxa, a species of tree.] [.] 1. To inebriate; to make drunk; as with spirituous liquor. [.] [.] As with new wine intoxicated both, [.] [.] They swim in mirth-- [.] 2. To excite the spirits ...
30696	intoxicated	[.] INTOX'ICATED, pp. Inebriated; made drunk; excited to frenzy.
30697	intoxicating	[.] INTOX'ICATING, ppr. Inebriating; elating to excess or frenzy. [.] 1. Having qualities that produce inebriation; as intoxicating liquors.
30698	intoxication	[.] INTOXICA'TION, n. Inebriation; ebriety; drunkenness; the act of making drunk.
30699	intractability	[.] INTRACTABIL'ITY, n. The quality of being ungovernable; obstinacy; perverseness. [.] 1. Indocility.
30700	intractable	[.] INTRACT'ABLE, a. [L. intractabilis; in and tractabilis, tracto, to handle, manage, govern.] [.] 1. Not to be governed or managed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as an intractable temper. [.] 2. Not to be taught; indocile.
30701	intractableness	[.] INTRACT'ABLENESS
30702	intractably	[.] INTRACT'ABLY, adv. In a perverse, stubborn manner.
30703	intrafoliaceous	[.] INTRAFOLIA'CEOUS, a. [L. intra and folium, a leaf.] [.] In botany, growing on the inside of a leaf; as intrafoliaceous stipules.
30704	intrance	[.] INTRANCE. [See Entrance.]
30705	intranquillity	[.] INTRANQUIL'LITY, n. [in and tranquillity.] [.] Unquietness; inquietude; want of rest.
30706	intransient	[.] INTRAN'SIENT, a. Not transient; not passing suddenly away.
30707	intransitive	[.] INTRANS'ITIVE, a. [L. intransitivus; in and transeo, to pass over.] [.] In grammar, an intransitive verb is one which expresses an action or state that is limited to the agent, or in other words, an action that does not pass over to, or operate upon an object; as, I walk; ...
30708	intransitively	[.] INTRANS'ITIVELY, adv. Without an object following; in the manner of an intransitive verb.
30709	intransmissible	[.] INTRANSMIS'SIBLE, a. That cannot be transmitted.
30710	intransmutability	[.] INTRANSMUTABIL'ITY, n. The quality of not being transmutable.
30711	intransmutable	[.] INTRANSMU'TABLE, a. [in and transmutable.] [.] That cannot be transmuted or changed into another substance.
30712	intrant	[.] IN'TRANT, a. [L. intrans.] Entering; penetrating.
30713	intreasure	[.] INTREASURE, v.t. intrezh'ur. [in and treasure.] [.] To lay up as in a treasury. [Little used.]
30714	intreatful	[.] INTRE'ATFUL, a. Full of entreaty.
30715	intrench	[.] INTRENCH', v.t. [.] 1. To dig or cut a trench around a place, as in fortification; to fortify with a ditch and parapet. The army intrenched their camp, or they were intrenched. [.] 2. To furrow; to make hollows in. [.] [.] His face [.] [.] Deep scars of ...
30716	intrenchant	[.] INTRENCH'ANT, a. Not to be divided or wounded; indivisible. [Not used.]
30717	intrenched	[.] INTRENCH'ED, pp. Fortified with a ditch and parapet.
30718	intrenching	[.] INTRENCH'ING, ppr. Fortifying with a trench and parapet.
30719	intrenchment	[.] INTRENCH'MENT, n. Properly, a trench or ditch only; but as the earth thrown out of a trench forms a part,and often the most necessary and useful part of a fortification, hence intrenchment is generally understood to signify a ditch and parapet,and sometimes it signifies ...
30720	intrepid	[.] INTREP'ID, a. [L. intrepidus; in and trepidus, trepido, to tremble.] Literally, not trembling or shaking with fear; hence, fearless; bold; brave; undaunted; as an intrepid soldier.
30721	intrepidity	[.] INTREPID'ITY, n. Fearlessness; fearless bravery in danger; undaunted courage or boldness. The troops engaged with intrepidity.
30722	intrepidly	[.] INTREP'IDLY, adv. Without trembling or shrinking from danger; fearlessly; daringly; resolutely.
30723	intricable	[.] IN'TRICABLE, a. Entangling. [Not in use.]
30724	intricacy	[.] IN'TRICACY, n. [from intricate.] The state of being entangled; perplexity; involution; complication; as the intricacy of a knot,and figuratively, the intricacy of accounts,the intricacy of a cause in controversy, the intricacy of a plot.
30725	intricate	[.] IN'TRICATE, a. [L. intricatus, from intrico, to fold; in and tricor.] Entangled, involved; perplexed; complicated; obscure. We passed through intricate windings. We found the accounts intricate. The case on trial is intricate. The plot of a tragedy may be too intricate ...
30726	intricately	[.] IN'TRICATELY, adv. With involution or infoldings; with perplexity or intricacy.
30727	intricateness	[.] IN'TRICATENESS, n. The state of being involved; involution; complication; perplexity.
30728	intrication	[.] INTRICA'TION, n. Entanglement. [Not used.]
30729	intrigue	[.] INTRIGUE, n. intree'g. [Low L. intrico, intricor,to enwrap; tricor, to trifle, to show tricks; Gr. hair or a lock of hair, as we should say, a plexus.] [.] 1. A plot or scheme of a complicated nature, intended to effect some purpose by secret artifices. An intrigue ...
30730	intriguer	[.] INTRIGUER, n. intree'ger. One who intrigues; one who forms plots, or pursues an object by secret artifices.
30731	intriguing	[.] INTRIGUING, ppr. intree'ging. Forming secret plots or schemes. [.] 1. Addicted to intrigue; given to secret machinations.
30732	intriguingly	[.] INTRIGUINGLY, a. intree'gingly. With intrigue; with artifice or secret machinations.
30733	intrinsecate	[.] INTRIN'SECATE, a. Entangled; perplexed. [Not in use.]
30734	intrinsic	[.] INTRIN'SIC
30735	intrinsical	[.] INTRIN'SICAL, a. [L. intrinsecus; intra and secus.] [.] 1. Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not apparent or accidental; as the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or goodness of ...
30736	intrinsically	[.] INTRIN'SICALLY, adv. Internally; in its nature; really; truly. [.] [.] A lie is a thing absolutely and intrinsically evil.
30737	introduce	[.] INTRODU'CE, v.t. [L. introduco; intro, within, and duco, to lead.] [.] 1. To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher into a place; as, to introduce a person into a drawing room. [.] 2. To conduct and make known; to bring to be acquainted; as, to introduce a stranger ...
30738	introduced	[.] INTRODU'CED, pp. Led or conducted in; brought in; made acquainted; imported.
30739	introducer	[.] INTRODU'CER, n. One who introduces; one who conducts another to a place or person; one who makes strangers known to each other; one who brings any thing into notice or practice.
30740	introducing	[.] INTRODU'CING, ppr. Conducting or bringing in; making known, as one stranger to another; bringing any thing into notice or practice.
30741	introduction	[.] INTRODUC'TION, n. [L. introductio.] [.] 1. The action of conducting or ushering into a place; used of persons. We speak of the introduction of one stranger to another; the introduction of a foreign minister to a prince or court,and the introduction of company to ...
30742	introductive	[.] INTRODUC'TIVE, a. Serving to introduce; serving as the means to bring forward something.
30743	introductor	[.] INTRODUC'TOR, n. An introducer. [Not used.]
30744	introductory	[.] INTRODUC'TORY, a. Serving to introduce something else; previous; prefatory; preliminary; as introductory remarks; an introductory discourse.
30745	introgression	[.] INTROGRES'SION, n. [L. introgressio.] Entrance. [Not used.]
30746	intromission	[.] INTROMIS'SION, n. [L. intromissus, intromitto; intro and mitto, to send.] [.] 1. The action of sending in. [.] 2. In Scot's law, an intermeddling with the effects of another.
30747	intromit	[.] INTROMIT', v.t. [L. intromitto, supra.] [.] To send in; to let in; to admit. [.] 1. To allow to enter; to be the medium by which a thing enters. Glass in the window intromits light without cold into a room. [.] INTROMIT', v.i. To intermeddle with the effects ...
30748	introreception	[.] INTRORECEP'TION, n. The act of admitting into or within.
30749	introspect	[.] INTROSPECT', v.t. [L. introspicio; intro and specio, to look.] [.] To look into or within; to view the inside.
30750	introspection	[.] INTROSPEC'TION, n. A view of the inside or interior. [.] [.] I was forced to make an introspection into my own mind.
30751	introsusception	[.] INTROSUSCEP'TION
30752	introvenient	[.] INTROVE'NIENT, a. [L. intro and veniens,venio, to come.] [.] Coming in or between; entering. [Little used.]
30753	introversion	[.] INTROVER'SION, n. The act of turning inwards.
30754	introvert	[.] INTROVERT', v.t. [L. intro and verto.] To turn inwards.
30755	intrude	[.] INTRU'DE, v.i. [L. intrudo; in and trudo, to thrust. See Thrust.] [.] 1. To thrust one's self in; to come or go in without invitation or welcome; to enter, as into company, against the will of the company or the host; as, to intrude on families at unseasonable hours. ...
30756	intruded	[.] INTRU'DED, pp. Thrust in.
30757	intruder	[.] INTRU'DER, n. One who intrudes; one who thrusts himself in, or enters where he has no right or is not welcome. [.] [.] They were but intruders on the possession, during the minority of the heir. [.] [.] They were all strangers and intruders.
30758	intruding	[.] INTRUDING, ppr. Entering without invitation, right or welcome.
30759	intrusion	[.] INTRU'SION,n. s as z. [L. intrusio, from intrudo.] [.] 1. The action of thrusting in, or of entering into a place or state without invitation, right or welcome. The company may be disturbed by the intrusion of an unwelcome guest. [.] [.] --Many excellent strains ...
30760	intrusive	[.] INTRU'SIVE, a. Thrusting in or entering without right or welcome; apt to intrude.
30761	intrust	[.] INTRUST', v.t. [in and trust.] To deliver in trust; to confide to the care of; to commit to another with confidence in his fidelity; as, to intrust a servant with one's money or goods, or to intrust money or goods to a servant. We intrust an agent or factor with commercial ...
30762	intrusted	[.] INTRUST'ED, pp. Delivered in trust; committed to the hands or care of another, in confidence that he will be faithful in discharging his duty.
30763	intrusting	[.] INTRUST'ING, ppr. Delivering in trust; confiding to the care of.
30764	intuition	[.] INTUI'TION, n. [L. intuitus, intueor; in and tueor.] [.] A looking on; a sight or view; but restricted to mental view or perception. Particularly and appropriately,the act by which the mind perceives the agreement or disagreement of two ideas, or the truth of things, ...
30765	intuitive	[.] INTU'ITIVE, a. [.] 1. Perceived by the mind immediately, without the intervention of argument or testimony; exhibiting truth to the mind on bare inspection; as intuitive evidence. [.] 2. Received or obtained by intuition or simple inspection; as intuitive judgment ...
30766	intuitvely	[.] INTU'ITVELY, adv. By immediate perception; without reasoning; as, to perceive truth intuitively.
30767	intumesce	[.] INTUMESCE, v.i. intumes'. [L. intumesco; in and tumeo, to swell.] [.] To swell; to enlarge or expand with heat. [.] [.] In a higher heat it intumesces and melts into a yellowish black mass.
30768	intumescence	[.] INTUMES'CENCE, n. [supra.] The action of swelling. [.] 1. A swell; a swelling with bubbles; a rising and enlarging; a tumid state.
30769	inturgescence	[.] INTURGES'CENCE, n. [L. in and turgesco,to swell.] [.] A swelling; the action of swelling or state of being swelled.
30770	intuse	[.] INTU'SE, n. [L. intusus.] A bruise. [Not in use.]
30771	intussusception	[.] INTUSSUSCEPTION, n. The falling of one part of an intestine into another, or the passing of one part within another, causing a duplicature of the intestine.
30772	intwine	[.] INTWI'NE, v.t. [in and twine.] To twine or twist together; to wreath; as a wreath of flowers intwined.
30773	intwined	[.] INTWI'NED, pp. Twisted together.
30774	intwining	[.] INTWI'NING, ppr. Wreathing together.
30775	intwist	[.] INTWIST', v.t. [in and twist.] To twist together; to interweave.
30776	intwisted	[.] INTWIST'ED, pp. Twisted together.
30777	intwisting	[.] INTWIST'ING, ppr. Twisting together.
30778	inulin	[.] IN'ULIN, n. A peculiar vegetable principle extracted from the Inula helenium, or elecampane.
30779	inumbrate	[.] INUM'BRATE, v.t. [L. inumbro.] To shade.
30780	inunction	[.] INUNC'TION, n. [L. inunctus, inungo; in and ungo, to anoint.] [.] The action of anointing; unction.
30781	inunctuosity	[.] INUNCTUOS'ITY, n. [L. in and unctus, or Eng. unctuous.] [.] The want of unctuosity; destitution of greasiness or oiliness which is perceptible to the touch; as the inunctuosity of porcelain clay.
30782	inundant	[.] INUN'DANT, a. [L. inundans, infra.] Overflowing.
30783	inundate	[.] INUN'DATE, v.t. [L. inundo, inundatus; in and unda, a wave, or its root.] [.] 1. To overflow; to deluge; to spread over with a fluid. The low lands along the Mississippi are inundated almost every spring. [.] 2. To fill with an overflowing abundance or superfluity; ...
30784	inundated	[.] INUN'DATED, pp. Overflowed; spread over with a fluid; copiously supplied.
30785	inundating	[.] INUN'DATING, ppr. Overflowing; deluging; spreading over.
30786	inundation	[.] INUNDA'TION, n. [L. inundatio.] An overflow of water or other fluid; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over low grounds. Holland has frequently suffered immensely by inundations of the sea. The Delta in Egypt is annually enriched by the inundation of the Nile. [.] 1. ...
30787	inunderstanding	[.] INUNDERSTAND'ING, a. Void of understanding. [A bad word and not used.]
30788	inurbanity	[.] INURBAN'ITY, n. [in and urbanity.] Incivility; rude; unpolished manners or deportment; want of courteousness.
30789	inure	[.] INU'RE, v.t. [in and ure. Ure signifies use, practice, in old English.] [.] 1. To habituate; to accustom; to apply or expose in use or practice till use gives little or no pain or inconvenience, or makes little impression. Thus a man inures his body to labor and ...
30790	inured	[.] INU'RED, pp. Accustomed; hardened by use.
30791	inurement	[.] INU'REMENT, n. Use; practice; habit; custom; frequency.
30792	inuring	[.] INU'RING, ppr. Habituating; accustoming. [.] 1. Passing in use to the benefit of.
30793	inurn	[.] INURN', v.t. [in and urn.] To bury; to inter; to intomb. [.] [.] --The sepulcher [.] [.] Wherein we saw thee quietly inurned. [.] 1. To put in an urn.
30794	inurned	[.] INURN'ED, pp. Deposited in a tomb.
30795	inurning	[.] INURN'ING, ppr. Interring; burying.
30796	inusitation	[.] INUSITA'TION, n. Want of use; disuse. [Little used.]
30797	inustion	[.] INUS'TION, n. [L. inustio, inuro; in and uro, to burn.] [.] The action of burning. [.] 1. A branding; the action of marking by burning.
30798	inutile	[.] INU'TILE, a. [L. inutilis.] Unprofitable; useless. [Not in use.]
30799	inutility	[.] INUTIL'ITY, n. [L. inutilitas; in and utilitas. See Utility.] [.] Uselessness; the quality of being unprofitable; unprofitableness; as the inutility of vain speculations and visionary projects.
30800	inutterable	[.] INUT'TERABLE, a. That cannot be uttered.
30801	invade	[.] INVA'DE, v.t. [L. invado; in and vado, to go.] [.] 1. To enter a country, as an army with hostile intentions; to enter as an enemy, with a view to conquest or plunder; to attack. The French armies invaded Holland in 1795. They invaded Russia and perished. [.] 2. ...
30802	invaded	[.] INVA'DED, pp. Entered by an army with a hostile design; attacked; assaulted; infringed; violated.
30803	invader	[.] INVA'DER, n. One who enters the territory of another with a view to war, conquest or plunder. [.] 1. An assailant. [.] 2. An encroacher; an intruder; one who infringes the rights of another.
30804	invading	[.] INVA'DING, ppr. Entering on the possessions of another with a view to war, conquest or plunder; assaulting; infringing; attacking.
30805	invalescence	[.] INVALES'CENCE, n. [L. invalesco.] Strength; health.
30806	invaletudinary	[.] INVALETU'DINARY, a. Wanting health.
30807	invalid	[.] INVAL'ID, a. [L. invalidus; in and validus, strong, from valeo, to be strong, to avail.] [.] 1. Weak, of no force, weight or cogency. [.] 2. In law, having no force, effect or efficacy; void; null; as an invalid contract or agreement.
30808	invalidate	[.] INVAL'IDATE, v.t. [from invalid.] [.] 1. To weaken or lessen the force of; more generally, to destroy the strength or validity of; to render of no force or effect; as, to invalidate an agreement or a contract. [.] 2. To overthrow; to prove to be of no force; as, ...
30809	invalidated	[.] INVAL'IDATED, pp. Rendered invalid or of no force.
30810	invalidating	[.] INVAL'IDATING, ppr. Destroying the force and effect of.
30811	invalidity	[.] INVALID'ITY, n. Weakness; want of cogency; want of legal force or efficacy; as the invalidity of an agreement or of a will.
30812	invalidness	[.] INVAL'IDNESS, n. Invalidity; as the invalidness of reasoning.
30813	invaluable	[.] INVAL'UABLE, a. [in and valuable.] Precious above estimation; so valuable that its worth cannot be estimated; inestimable. The privileges of christians are invaluable.
30814	invaluably	[.] INVAL'UABLY, adv. Inestimably.
30815	invariable	[.] INVA'RIABLE, a. Constant in the same state; immutable; unalterable; unchangeable; that does not vary; always uniform. The character and the laws of the Supreme Being must necessarily be invariable.
30816	invariableness	[.] INVA'RIABLENESS, n. Constancy of state, condition or quality; immutability; unchangeableness.
30817	invariably	[.] INVA'RIABLY, adv. Constantly; uniformly; without alteration or change. We are bound to pursue invariably the path of duty.
30818	invaried	[.] INVA'RIED, a. Unvaried; not changing or altering.
30819	invasion	[.] INVA'SION, n. s as z. [L. invasio, from invado. See Invade.] [.] 1. A hostile entrance into the possessions of another; particularly, the entrance of a hostile army into a country for the purpose of conquest or plunder, or the attack of a military force. The north ...
30820	invasive	[.] INVA'SIVE, a. [from invade.] Entering on another's possessions with hostile designs; aggressive.
30821	invection	[.] INVEC'TION, n. Invective, which see. [Invection is little used.]
30822	invective	[.] INVEC'TIVE, n. [L. inveho. See Inveigh.] A railing speech or expression; something uttered or written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure or reproach on another; a harsh or reproachful accusation. It differs from reproof, as the latter may come from a friend and ...
30823	invectively	[.] INVEC'TIVELY, adv. Satirically; abusively.
30824	inveigh	[.] INVEIGH, v.i. inva'y. [L. inveho, to bear, throw or bring on or against; in and veho, to carry.] To exclaim or rail against; to utter censorious and bitter language against any one; to reproach; with against. The author inveighed sharply against the vices of the ...
30825	inveigher	[.] INVEIGHER, n. inva'yer. One who rails; a railer.
30826	inveighing	[.] INVEIGHING, ppr. inva'ying. Exclaiming against; railing at; uttering bitter words.
30827	inveigle	[.] INVE'IGLE, v.t. To entice; to seduce; to wheedle; to persuade to something evil by deceptive arts or flattery. [.] [.] Yet have they many baits and guileful spells [.] [.] To inveigle and invite th' unwary sense--
30828	inveigled	[.] INVE'IGLED, pp. Enticed; wheedled; seduced from duty.
30829	inveiglement	[.] INVE'IGLEMENT, n. Seduction to evil; enticement.
30830	inveigler	[.] INVE'IGLER, n. One who entices or draws into any design by arts and flattery.
30831	inveigling	[.] INVE'IGLING, ppr. Enticing; wheedling; persuading to any thing bad.
30832	inveiled	[.] INVEILED, a. Covered as with a veil.
30833	invent	[.] INVENT', v.t. [L. invenio, inventum; in and venio, to come; literally, to come to, to fall on, to meet, Eng. to find.] [.] 1. To find out something new; to devise something not before known; to contrive and produce something that did not before exist; as, to invent ...
30834	invented	[.] INVENT'ED, pp. Found out; devised; contrived; forged; fabricated.
30835	inventer	[.] INVENT'ER, n. [See Inventor.]
30836	inventing	[.] INVENT'ING, ppr. Finding out what was before unknown; devising or contriving something new; fabricating.
30837	invention	[.] INVEN'TION, n. [L. inventio.] [.] 1. The action or operation of finding out something new; the contrivance of that which did not before exist; as the invention of logarithms; the invention of the art of printing; the invention of the orrery. Invention differs from ...
30838	inventive	[.] INVENT'IVE, a. Able to invent; quick at contrivance; ready at expedients; as an inventive head or genius.
30839	inventor	[.] INVENT'OR, n. One who finds out something new; one who contrives and produces any thing not before existing; a contriver. The inventors of many of the most useful arts are not known.
30840	inventorially	[.] INVENTO'RIALLY, adv. In the manner of an inventory.
30841	inventoried	[.] IN'VENTORIED, pp. Inserted or registered in an inventory.
30842	inventory	[.] IN'VENTORY, n. [.] 1. An account, catalogue or schedule of all the goods and chattels of a deceased person. In some of the United States,the inventory must include an account of the real as well as the personal estate of the deceased. [.] 2. A catalogue of movables. [.] 3. ...
30843	inventress	[.] INVENT'RESS, n. [from invent.] A female that invents.
30844	inverse	[.] INVERSE, a. invers'. [L. inversus. See Invert.] [.] Inverted; reciprocal. Inverse proportion or ratio, is when the effect or result of any operation is less in proportion as the cause is greater, or is greater in proportion as the cause is less. Thus the time in which ...
30845	inversely	[.] INVERSELY, adv. invers'ly. In an inverted order or manner; when more produces less, and less produces more; or when one thing is greater or less, in proportion as another is less or greater.
30846	inversion	[.] INVER'SION, n. [L. inversio. See Invert.] [.] 1. Change of order, so that the last becomes first and the first last; a turning or change of the natural order of things. [.] [.] It is just the inversion of an act of parliament; your Lordship first signed it, and ...
30847	invert	[.] INVERT', v.t. [L.inverto; in and verto, to turn.] [.] 1. To turn into a contrary direction; to turn upside down; as, to invert a cone; to invert a hollow vessel. [.] 2. To place in a contrary order or method; as, to invert the rules of justice; to invert the order ...
30848	invertebral	[.] INVERT'EBRAL, a. Destitute of vertebral column, as animals.
30849	invertebrated	[.] INVERT'EBRATED, a. Destitute of a back bone or vertebral chain. [See Vertebrated.]
30850	inverted	[.] INVERT'ED, pp. Turned to a contrary direction; turned upside down; changed in order.
30851	invertedly	[.] INVERT'EDLY, adv. In a contrary or reversed order.
30852	invertent	[.] INVERT'ENT, n. A medicine intended to invert the natural order of the successive irritative motions in the system.
30853	inverting	[.] INVERT'ING, ppr. Turning in a contrary direction; changing the order.
30854	invest	[.] INVEST', v.t. [L. investio; in and vestio, to clothe. See Vest.] [.] 1. To clothe; to dress; to put garments on; to array; usually and most correctly followed by with, before the thing put on; as, to invest one with a mantle or robe. In this sense, it is used chiefly ...
30855	invested	[.] INVEST'ED, pp. Clothed; dressed; adorned; inclosed.
30856	investient	[.] INVEST'IENT, a. Covering; clothing.
30857	investigable	[.] INVEST'IGABLE, a. [from investigate.] That may be investigated or searched out; discoverable by rational search or disquisition. The causes or reasons of things are sometimes investigable.
30858	investigate	[.] INVEST'IGATE, v.t. [L. investigo; in and vestigo, to follow a track, to search; vestigium, a track or footstep.] [.] To search into; to inquire and examine into with care and accuracy; to find out by careful disquisition; as, to investigate the powers and forces of nature; ...
30859	investigated	[.] INVEST'IGATED, pp. Searched into; examined with care.
30860	investigating	[.] INVEST'IGATING, ppr. Searching into; inquiring into with care.
30861	investigation	[.] INVESTIGA'TION, n. [L. investigatio.] The action or process of searching minutely for truth, facts or principles; a careful inquiry to find out what is unknown, either in the physical or moral world, and either by observation and experiment, or by argument and discussion. ...
30862	investigative	[.] INVEST'IGATIVE, a. Curious and deliberate in researches.
30863	investigator	[.] INVEST'IGATOR, n. One who searches diligently into a subject.
30864	investiture	[.] INVEST'ITURE, n. The action of giving possession, or livery of seizin. [.] [.] The grant of land or a feud was perfected by the ceremony of corporal investiture, or open delivery of possession. [.] [.] It was customary for princes to make investiture of ecclesiastical ...
30865	investive	[.] INVEST'IVE, a. Clothing; encircling.
30866	investment	[.] INVEST'MENT, n. The action of investing. [.] 1. Clothes; dress; garment; habit. [We now use vestment.] [.] 2. The act of surrounding, blocking up or besieging by an armed force. [.] [.] The capitulation was signed by the commander of the fort, within six days ...
30867	inveteracy	[.] INVET'ERACY, n. [L. inveteratio. See Inveterate.] [.] Long continuance, or the firmness or deep rooted obstinacy of any quality or state acquired by time; as the inveteracy of custom and habit; usually or always applied in a bad sense; as the inveteracy of prejudice, ...
30868	inveterate	[.] INVET'ERATE, a. [L. inveteratus, invetero; in and vetero, from vetus, old.] [.] 1. Old; long established. [.] [.] It is an inveterate and received opinion-- [.] 2. Deep rooted; firmly established by long continuance; obstinate; used of evils; as an inveterate ...
30869	inveterately	[.] INVET'ERATELY, adv. With obstinacy; violently.
30870	inveterateness	[.] INVET'ERATENESS, n. Obstinacy confirmed by time; inveteracy; as the inveterateness of a mischief.
30871	inveteration	[.] INVETERA'TION, n. The act of hardening or confirming by long continuance.
30872	invidious	[.] INVID'IOUS, a. [L. invidiosus, from invideo, to envy; in and video, to see. Invideo signified properly, to look against.] [.] 1. Envious; malignant. [.] 2. Likely to incur ill will or hatred, or to provoke envy; hateful. [This is the usual sense.] [.] [.] ...
30873	invidiously	[.] INVID'IOUSLY, adv. Enviously; malignantly. [.] 1. In a manner likely to provoke hatred.
30874	invidiousness	[.] INVID'IOUSNESS, n. The quality of provoking envy or hatred.
30875	invigilance	[.] INVIG'ILANCE, n. Want of vigilance; neglect of watching.
30876	invigorate	...
30877	invigorated	[.] INVIG'ORATED, pp. Strengthened; animated.
30878	invigorating	[.] INVIG'ORATING, ppr. Giving fresh vigor to; strengthening.
30879	invigoration	[.] INVIGORA'TION, n. The action of invigorating, or state of being invigorated.
30880	invillaged	[.] INVIL'LAGED, a. Turned into a village.
30881	invincibility	[.] INVINCIBIL'ITY, n. The quality of being unconquerable; insuperableness.
30882	invincible	[.] INVIN'CIBLE, a. [L. in and vinco, to conquer.] [.] 1. Not to be conquered or subdued; that cannot be overcome; unconquerable; as an invincible army. [.] 2. Not to be overcome; insuperable; as, an invincible obstacle, error, habit or objection.
30883	invincibleness	[.] INVIN'CIBLENESS
30884	invincibly	[.] INVIN'CIBLY, adv. Unconquerably; insuperably.
30885	inviolability	[.] INVIOLABIL'ITY, n. [from inviolable.] The quality or state of being inviolable; as the inviolability of crowned heads. [.] 1. The quality of not being subject to be broken.
30886	inviolable	[.] INVI'OLABLE, a. [L. inviolabilis; in and violabilis, violo, to violate.] [.] 1. Not to be profaned; that ought not to be injured, polluted or treated with irreverence; as, a sacred place and sacred things should be considered inviolable. [.] 2. Not to be broken; ...
30887	inviolableness	[.] INVI'OLABLENESS
30888	inviolably	[.] INVI'OLABLY, adv. Without profanation; without breach or failure; as a sanctuary inviolably sacred; to keep a promise inviolably.
30889	inviolate	[.] INVI'OLATE, a. [L. inviolatus.] Unhurt; uninjured; unprofaned; unpolluted; unbroken. [.] [.] But let inviolate truth be always dear [.] [.] To thee.
30890	inviolated	[.] INVI'OLATED, a. Unprofaned; unbroken; unviolated.
30891	invious	[.] IN'VIOUS, a. [L. invius; in and via, way.] Impassable; untrodden.
30892	inviousness	[.] IN'VIOUSNESS, n. State of being impassable.
30893	inviscate	[.] INVISC'ATE, v.t. [L. in and viscus, glue, birdlime.] [.] 1. To lime; to daub with glue. [.] 2. To catch with glue or birdlime; to entangle with glutinous matter. [Little used.]
30894	inviscerate	[.] INVIS'CERATE, v.t. To breed; to nourish. [A bad word.]
30895	invisibility	[.] INVISIBIL'ITY
30896	invisible	[.] INVIS'IBLE, a. s as z. [L. invisibilis; in and visibilis, viso, to see.] That cannot be seen; imperceptible by the sight. Millions of stars, invisible to the naked eye, may be seen by the telescope. [.] [.] He endured, as seeing him who is invisible. Heb.11.
30897	invisibleness	[.] INVIS'IBLENESS, n. The state of being invisible; imperceptibleness to the sight.
30898	invisibly	[.] INVIS'IBLY, adv. In a manner to escape the sight; imperceptibly to the eye.
30899	invision	[.] INVIS'ION, n. s as z. [in and vision.] Want of vision, or the power of seeing. [Little used.]
30900	invitation	[.] INVITA'TION, n. [L. invitatio. See Invite.] The act of inviting; solicitation; the calling or requesting of a person's company to visit, to dine, or to accompany him to any place.
30901	invitatory	...
30902	invite	[.] INVI'TE, v.t. [L. invito.] [.] 1. To ask to do some act or to go to some place; to request the company of a person; as, to invite one to dine or sup; to invite friends to a wedding; to invite company to an entertainment; to invite one to an excursion into the country. [.] 2. ...
30903	invited	[.] INVI'TED, pp. Solicited; requested to come or go in person; allured.
30904	inviter	[.] INVI'TER, n. One who invites.
30905	inviting	[.] INVI'TING, ppr. Soliciting the company of; asking to attend. [.] 1. Alluring; tempting; drawing to; as an inviting amusement or prospect. [.] [.] Nothing is so easy and inviting as the retort of abuse and sarcasm. [.] INVI'TING, n. Invitation.
30906	invitingly	[.] INVI'TINGLY, adv. In such a manner as to invite or allure.
30907	invitingness	[.] INVI'TINGNESS, n. The quality of being inviting.
30908	invitrifiable	[.] INVIT'RIFIABLE, a. [in and vitrifiable, from vitrify.] [.] That cannot be vitrified or converted into glass.
30909	invocate	[.] IN'VOCATE, v.t. [L. invoco; in and voco, to call.] To invoke; to call on in supplication; to implore; to address in prayer. [.] [.] If Dagon by thy god, [.] [.] Go to his temple, invocate his aid-- [.] [Instead of this word,invoke is generally used.
30910	invocated	[.] IN'VOCATED, pp. Invoked; called on in prayer.
30911	invocating	[.] IN'VOCATING, ppr. Invoking.
30912	invocation	[.] INVOCA'TION, n. [L. invocatio.] [.] 1. The act of addressing in prayer. [.] 2. The form or act of calling for the assistance or presence of any being, particularly of some divinity; as the invocation of the muses. [.] [.] The whole poem is a prayer to Fortune, ...
30913	invoice	[.] IN'VOICE, n. [.] 1. In commerce, a written account of the particulars of merchandise, shipped or sent to a purchases, consignee, factor, &c. with the value or prices and charges annexed. [.] 2. A written account of ratable estate. [.] IN'VOICE, v.t. To make ...
30914	invoiced	[.] IN'VOICED, pp. Inserted in a list with the price or value annexed.
30915	invoicing	[.] IN'VOICING, ppr. Making an account in writing of goods,with their prices or values annexed; inserting in an invoice.
30916	invoke	[.] INVO'KE, v.t. [L. invoco; in and voco, to call; vox, a word.] [.] 1. To address in prayer; to call on for assistance and protection; as, to invoke the Supreme Being. Poets invoke the muses for assistance. [.] 2. To order; to call judicially; as, to invoke depositions ...
30917	invoked	[.] INVO'KED, pp. Addressed in prayer for aid; called.
30918	invoking	[.] INVO'KING, ppr. Addressing in prayer for aid; calling.
30919	involucel	[.] INVOL'UCEL, n. [dim. of involucre.] [.] A partial involucre; an volucret.
30920	involucellate	[.] INVOLU'CELLATE, a. [supra.] Surrounded with involucels.
30921	involucre	[.] INVOLU'CRE, n. [L. from involvo.] In botany, a calyx remote from the flower, particularly in the umbel, but applied also to the whorl and other kinds of inflorescence.
30922	involucred	[.] INVOLU'CRED, a. Having an involucre, as umbels,whorls,&c.
30923	involucret	[.] INVOLU'CRET, n. A small or partial involucrum.
30924	involucrum	[.] INVOLU'CRUM
30925	involuntarily	[.] INVOL'UNTARILY, adv. [from involuntary.] [.] 1. Not by choice; not spontaneously; against one's will. [.] 2. In a matter independent of the will.
30926	involuntariness	[.] INVOL'UNTARINESS, n. Want of choice or will. [.] 1. Independence on the will.
30927	involuntary	[.] INVOL'UNTARY, a. [L. in and voluntarius. See Voluntary.] [.] 1. Not having will or choice; unwilling. [.] 2. Independent of will or choice. The motion of the heart and arteries is involuntary, but not against the will. [.] 3. Not proceeding from choice; not ...
30928	involute	[.] IN'VOLUTE, n. [L. involutus.] A curve traced by the end of a string folded upon a figure, or unwound from it. [.] IN'VOLUTE
30929	involuted	[.] IN'VOLUTED, a. [L. involutus, involvo. See Involve.] [.] In botany, rolled spirally inwards. Involuted foliation or venation, is when the leaves within the bud have their edges rolled spirally inwards on both sides towards the upper surface.
30930	involution	[.] INVOLU'TION, n. [L. involutio. See Involve.] [.] 1. The action of involving or infolding. [.] 2. The state of being entangled or involved; complication. [.] [.] All things are mixed and causes blended by mutual involutions. [.] 3. In grammar, the insertion ...
30931	involve	[.] INVOLVE, v.t. involv'. [L. involvo; in and volvo, to roll, Eng. to wallow.] [.] 1. To envelop; to cover with surrounding matter; as, to involve one in smoke or dust. [.] 2. To envelop in any thing which exists on all sides; as, to involve in darkness or obscurity. [.] 3. ...
30932	involved	[.] INVOLV'ED, pp. Enveloped; implied; inwrapped; entangled.
30933	involving	[.] INVOLV'ING, ppr. Enveloping; implying; comprising; entangling; complicating.
30934	invulnerability	[.] INVULNERABIL'ITY
30935	invulnerable	[.] INVUL'NERABLE, a. [L. invulnerabilis. See Vulnerable.] [.] That cannot be wounded; incapable of receiving injury. [.] [.] Nor vainly hope [.] [.] To be invulnerable in those bright arms.
30936	invulnerableness	[.] INVUL'NERABLENESS, n. [from invulnerable.] The quality or state of being invulnerable, or secure from wounds or injury.
30937	inwall	[.] INWALL', v.t. [in and wall.] To inclose or fortify with a wall.
30938	inward	[.] IN'WARD, a. [.] 1. Internal; interior; placed or being within; as the inward structure of the body. [.] 2. Intimate; domestic; familiar. [.] 3. Seated in the mind or soul. [.] IN'WARD
30939	inwardly	[.] IN'WARDLY, adv. In the inner parts; internally. [.] [.] Let Benedict, like covered fire, [.] [.] Consume away in sighs, waste inwardly. [.] 1. In the heart; privately; secretly. He inwardly repines. It is not easy to treat with respect a person whom we inwardly ...
30940	inwardness	[.] IN'WARDNESS, n. Intimacy; familiarity. [Not used.] [.] 1. Internal state. [Unusual.]
30941	inwards	[.] IN'WARDS, adv. Toward the inside. Turn the attention inward. [.] 1. Toward the center or interior; as, to bend a thing inward. [.] 2. Into the mind or thoughts. [.] [.] Celestial light shine inward.
30942	inweave	[.] INWE'AVE, v.t. pret. inwove; pp. inwoven, inwove. [in and weave.] [.] To weave together; to intermix or intertwine by weaving. [.] [.] Down they cast [.] [.] Their crowns inwove with amaranth and gold.
30943	inwheel	[.] INWHEE'L, v.t. [in and wheel.] To encircle.
30944	inwit	[.] IN'WIT, n. [in and wit.] Mind; understanding.
30945	inwood	[.] INWOOD', v.t. To hide in woods.
30946	inworking	[.] INWORK'ING, ppr. or a. [in and work.] [.] Working or operating within. [.] INWORK'ING, n. Internal operation; energy within.
30947	inwove	[.] INWO'VE
30948	inwoven	[.] INWO'VEN, pp. of inweave. Woven in; intertwined by weaving.
30949	inwrap	[.] INWRAP, v.t. inrap'. [in and wrap.] To involve; to infold; to cover by wrapping; as, to be inwrapped in smoke or in a cloud; to inwrap in a cloke. [.] 1. To involve in difficulty or perplexity; to perplex. [.] 2. To ravish or transport.
30950	inwreathe	[.] INWREATHE, v.t. inre'the. [in and wreathe.] [.] To surround or encompass as with a wreath, or with something in the form of a wreath. [.] [.] Resplendent locks inwreathed with beams.
30951	inwrought	[.] INWROUGHT, pp. or a. inraut'. [in and wrought, from work.] [.] Wrought or worked in or among other things, adorned with figures.
30952	iodate	[.] I'ODATE, n. [See Iodine.] [.] A compound consisting of oxygen, iodin and a base.
30953	iodic	[.] I'ODIC, a. Iodic acid is a compound of iodin and oxygen.
30954	iodide	[.] I'ODIDE, n. A compound of iodin with a metal or other substance.
30955	iodin	[.] I'ODIN
30956	iodine	[.] I'ODINE, n. [Gr. resembling a violet.] In chimistry, a peculiar substance recently discovered by Courtois, a manufacturer of salt-peter in Paris. It is obtained from certain sea-weeds or marine plants. At the ordinary temperature of the atmosphere it is a solid, apparently ...
30957	iodous	[.] I'ODOUS, a. Iodous acid is a compound of iodin and oxygen, containing less of the latter than iodic acid.
30958	ioduret	[.] IOD'URET, n. A compound of iodin and a metallic or other base.
30959	iolite	[.] I'OLITE, n. [Gr. a violet, and stone.] A mineral of a violet blue color, with a shade of purple or black, called also dichroit and cordierite. It occurs in regular six-sided prisms. Its varieties are peliom and steinheilite. [.] [Note. By the regular principles of ...
30960	ionic	[.] ION'IC, a. [from Ionia.] The Ionic order, in architecture, is that species of column named from Ionia, in Greece. It is more slender than the Doric and Tuscan, but less slender and less ornamented than the Corinthian and Composite. It is simple, but majestic; its ...
30961	ipecacuanha	[.] IPECACUAN'HA, n. A root produced in South America. Four sorts are mentioned, gray, brown, white, and yellow. The gray, or genuine kind, is referred by Mutis to the Psychotria emetica, but more recently by Brotero to the Callicocca Ipecacuanha, a plant growing in Brazil. ...
30962	irascibility	[.] IRASCIBIL'ITY
30963	irascible	[.] IRAS'CIBLE, a. [L. irascor, from ira. See Ire.] [.] Very susceptible of anger; easily provoked or inflamed with resentment; irritable; as an irascible man; an irascible temper.
30964	irascibleness	[.] IRAS'CIBLENESS, n. [from irascible.] The quality of being irascible, or easily inflamed by anger; irritability of temper.
30965	ire	[.] IRE, n. [L. ira, wrath. See Eng. Wrath.] Anger; wrath; keen resentment; a word chiefly used in poetry. [.] [.] Thus will persist, relentless in his ire.
30966	ireful	[.] I'REFUL, a. [ire and full.] Angry; wrath; furious with anger. [.] [.] The ireful bastard Orleans.
30967	irefully	[.] I'REFULLY, adv. In an angry manner.
30968	irenarch	[.] I'RENARCH, n. [Gr.] An officer formerly employed in the Greek empire, to preserve the public tranquillity.
30969	iridescence	[.] IRIDES'CENCE, n. Exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow.
30970	iridescent	[.] IRIDES'CENT, a. [from iris.] Having colors like the rainbow.
30971	iridium	[.] IRID'IUM, n. [from iris.] A metal of a whitish color, not malleable, found in the ore of platinum, and in a native allow with osmium. Its specific gravity is above 18. It takes its name from the variety of colors which it exhibits while dissolving in muriatic acid. ...
30972	iris	[.] I'RIS, n. plu. irises. [L. iris, iridis, the rainbow.] [.] 1. The rainbow. [.] 2. An appearance resembling the rainbow. [.] 3. The colored circle which surrounds the pupil of the eye, by means of which that opening is enlarged and diminished. [.] 4. The ...
30973	irisated	[.] I'RISATED, a. Exhibiting the prismatic colors; resembling the rainbow.
30974	irised	[.] I'RISED, a. Containing colors like those of the rainbow.
30975	irish	[.] I'RISH, a. Pertaining to Ireland. [.] I'RISH, n. A native of Ireland. [.] 1. The language of the Irish; the Hiberno-Celtic.
30976	irishism	[.] I'RISHISM, n. A mode of speaking peculiar to the Irish.
30977	irk	[.] IRK, v.t. urk. To weary; to give pain to; used only impersonally; as, it irketh me, it gives me uneasiness. It is nearly obsolete.
30978	irksome	[.] IRK'SOME, a. Wearisome; tedious; tiresome; giving uneasiness; used of something troublesome by long continuance or repetition; as irksome hours; irksome toil or task.
30979	irksomely	[.] IRK'SOMELY, adv. In a wearisome or tedious manner.
30980	irksomeness	[.] IRK'SOMENESS, n. Tediousness; wearisomeness.
30981	iron	[.] IRON, n. i'urn, or i'rn. [L. ferrum, for herrum. The radical elements of this word are not easily ascertained.] [.] 1. A metal, the hardest, most common and most useful of all the metals; of a livid whitish color inclined to gray, internally composed, to appearance, ...
30982	iron-clay	[.] I'RON-CLAY, n. A substance intermediate between basalt and wacky, of a reddish brown color, and occurring massive or vesicular.
30983	ironed	[.] I'RONED, pp. Smoothed with an iron; shackled; armed with iron.
30984	ironflint	[.] I'RONFLINT, n. Ferruginous quartz; a subspecies of quartz, opake or translucent at the edges, with a fracture more or less conchoidal, shining and nearly vitreous. It is sometimes in very minute and perfect six-sided prisms, terminated at both extremities by six-sides ...
30985	ironhearted	[.] I'RONHE`ARTED, a. Hardhearted; unfeeling; cruel.
30986	ironical	[.] IRON'ICAL, a. Expressing one thing and meaning another. An ironical expression is often accompanied with a manner of utterance which indicates that the speaker intends to be understood in a sense directly contrary to that which the words convey.
30987	ironically	[.] IRON'ICALLY, adv. By way of irony; by the use of irony. A commendation may be ironically severe.
30988	ironist	[.] I'RONIST, n. One who deals in irony.
30989	ironmold	[.] I'RONMOLD, n. A spot on cloth made by applying rusty iron to the cloth when wet.
30990	ironmonger	[.] I'RONMONGER, n. A dealer in iron wares or hardware.
30991	ironsick	[.] I'RONSICK, a. In seamen's language, a ship is said to be ironsick, when her bolts and nails are so much corroded or eaten with rust that she has become leaky.
30992	ironstone	[.] I'RONSTONE, n. An ore of iron.
30993	ironwood	[.] I'RONWOOD, n. The popular name of a genus of trees called Sideroxylon, of several species; so called from their hardness.
30994	ironwork	[.] I'RONWORK, n. A general name of the parts or pieces of a building which consist of iron; any thing made of iron.
30995	ironworks	[.] I'RONWORKS, n. plu. The works or establishment where pig-iron is wrought into bars, &c.
30996	ironwort	[.] I'RONWORT, n. A genus of plants called Sideritis, of several species.
30997	irony	[.] I'RONY, a. [from iron.] Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; as irony chains; irony particles. [.] 1. Resembling iron; hard. [.] I'RONY, [L. ironia; Gr. a dissembler in speech.] [.] A mode of speech expressing a sense contrary to that which the speaker ...
30998	irous	[.] I'ROUS, a. [from ire.] Apt to be angry.
30999	irradiance	[.] IRRA'DIANCE
31000	irradiancy	[.] IRRA'DIANCY, n. [L. irradians, from irradio. See Irradiate.] [.] 1. Emission of rays of light on an object. [.] 2. Beams of light emitted; luster; splendor.
31001	irradiate	[.] IRRA'DIATE, v.t. [L.irradio; in and radio, to shine. See Ray.] [.] 1. To illuminate; to brighten; to make splendid; to adorn with luster. [.] 2. To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate; as, to irradiate the mind. [.] 3. To animate by heat or light. [.] 4. ...
31002	irradiated	[.] IRRA'DIATED, pp. Illuminated; enlightened; made luminous or bright; decorated with rays of light or with something shining.
31003	irradiating	[.] IRRA'DIATING, ppr. Illuminating; decorating with beams of light.
31004	irradiation	[.] IRRADIA'TION, n. The act of emitting beams of light. [.] 1. Illumination; brightness. [.] 2. Intellectual light. [.] 3. The act of emitting minute particles or effluvia from some substance.
31005	irrational	[.] IRRA'TIONAL, a. [L. irrationalis; in and rationalis, from ratio.] [.] 1. Not rational; void of reason or understanding. Brutes are irrational animals. [.] 2. Not according to the dictates of reason; contrary to reason; absurd. To pursue a course of life which ...
31006	irrationality	[.] IRRATIONAL'ITY, n. Want of reason or the powers of understanding.
31007	irrationally	[.] IRRA'TIONALLY, adv. Without reason; in a manner contrary to reason; absurdly.
31008	irreclaimable	[.] IRRECLA'IMABLE, a. [in and reclaimable.] [.] 1. Not to be reclaimed; that cannot be recalled from error or vice; that cannot be brought to reform. [.] 2. That cannot be tamed.
31009	irreclaimably	[.] IRRECLA'IMABLY, adv. So as not to admit of reformation.
31010	irreconcilable	[.] IRRECONCI'LABLE, a. [in and reconcilable.] [.] 1. Not to be recalled to amity, or a state of friendship and kindness; retaining enmity that cannot be appeased or subdued; as an irreconcilable enemy or faction. [.] 2. That cannot be appeased or subdued; as irreconcilable ...
31011	irreconcilableness	[.] IRRECONCI'LABLENESS, n. The quality of being irreconcilable; incongruity; incompatibility.
31012	irreconcilably	[.] IRRECONCI'LABLY, adv. In a manner that precludes reconciliation. Men may be irreconcilably opposed to each other.
31013	irreconcile	[.] IRREC'ONCILE, v.t. To prevent from being reconciled.
31014	irreconciled	[.] IRRECONCI'LED, a. [in and reconciled.] [.] 1. Not reconciled. [.] 2. Not atoned for.
31015	irreconcilement	[.] IRRECONCI'LEMENT, n. Want of reconciliation; disagreement.
31016	irreconciliation	[.] IRRECONCILIA'TION, n. Want of reconciliation.
31017	irrecoverable	[.] IRRECOV'ERABLE, a. [in and recoverable.] [.] 1. Not to be recovered or repaired; as an irrecoverable loss. [.] 2. That cannot be regained. Time past is irrecoverable. [.] 3. That cannot be obtained by demand or suit; as a debt. [.] 4. Not be remedied; as ...
31018	irrecoverableness	[.] IRRECOV'ERABLENESS, n. The state of being irrecoverable.
31019	irrecoverably	[.] IRRECOV'ERABLY, adv. Beyond recovery; beyond the possibility of being regained, repaired or remedied. Happiness may be irrecoverably lost. [.] 1. Beyond the possibility of being reclaimed. A profligate may be irrecoverably abandoned to vice. [.] [.] A profligate ...
31020	irrecuperable	[.] IRRECU'PERABLE, a. [L. in and recupero, to recover.] [.] Irrecoverable. [Not used.]
31021	irrecuperably	[.] IRRECU'PERABLY, adv. Irrecoverably. [Not used.]
31022	irredeemability	[.] IRREDEEMABIL'ITY, n. The quality of being not redeemable.
31023	irredeemable	[.] IRREDEE'MABLE, a. [in and redeemable.] [.] 1. That cannot be redeemed. [.] 2. Not subject to be paid at the pleasure of government; as irredeemable debts; irredeemable certificates or stock.
31024	irredeemableness	[.] IRREDEE'MABLENESS
31025	irreducible	[.] IRREDU'CIBLE, a. [in and reducible.] Not to be reduced; that cannot be brought back to a former state. [.] 1. That cannot be reduced or changed to a different state; as corpuscles of air irreducible into water.
31026	irreducibleness	[.] IRREDU'CIBLENESS, n. The quality of being irreducible.
31027	irrefragability	[.] IRREFRAGABIL'ITY, n. The quality of being irrefragable or incapable of refutation.
31028	irrefragable	[.] IRREFRA'GABLE, a. [in and refragable, L. refragor; re and the root of frango, to break.] [.] That cannot be refuted or overthrown; incontestable; undeniable; as an irrefragable argument; irrefragable reason or evidence.
31029	irrefragableness	[.] IRREFRA'GABLENESS
31030	irrefragably	[.] IRREFRA'GABLY, adv. With force or strength that cannot be overthrown; with certainty beyond refutation. We say, the point in debate was irrefragably proved.
31031	irrefutable	[.] IRREFU'TABLE, a. [Low L. irrefutabilis. See Refute.] [.] That cannot be refuted or disproved.
31032	irrefutably	[.] IRREFU'TABLY, adv. Beyond the possibility of refutation.
31033	irregeneracy	[.] IRREGEN'ERACY, n. Unregeneracy.
31034	irregular	[.] IRREG'ULAR, a. [L. irregularis; in and regularis, regula. See Regular.] [.] 1. Not regular; not according to common form or rules; as an irregular building or fortification. [.] 2. Not according to established principles or customs; deviating from usage; as the ...
31035	irregularity	[.] IRREGULAR'ITY, n. [.] 1. Deviation from a straight line or from any common or established rule; deviation from method or order; as the irregularity of proceedings. [.] 2. Deviation from law, human, or divine, or from moral rectitude; inordinate practice; vice. ...
31036	irregularly	[.] IRREG'ULARLY, adv. Without rule, method or order.
31037	irregulate	[.] IRREG'ULATE, v.t. To make irregular; to disorder. [Not in use.]
31038	irrelative	[.] IRREL'ATIVE, a. [in and relative.] Not relative; unconnected. [.] Irrelative chords, in music,have no common sound.
31039	irrelatively	[.] IRREL'ATIVELY, adv. Unconnectedly.
31040	irrelevancy	[.] IRREL'EVANCY, n. [from irrelevant.] Inapplicability; the quality of not being applicable, or of not serving to aid and support; as the irrelevancy of an argument or of testimony to a case in question.
31041	irrelevant	[.] IRREL'EVANT, a. [L. elevo, levo, to raise.] Not relevant; not applicable or pertinent; not serving to support. We call evidence, testimony and arguments irrelevant to a cause, when they are inapplicable to it, or do not serve so support it.
31042	irrelevantly	[.] IRREL'EVANTLY, adv. Without being to the purpose.
31043	irrelievable	[.] IRRELIE'VABLE, a. Not admitting relief.
31044	irreligion	[.] IRRELIG'ION, n. Want of religion, or contempt of it; impiety.
31045	irreligionist	[.] IRRELIG'IONIST, n. One who is destitute of religious principles; a despiser of religion.
31046	irreligious	[.] IRRELIG'IOUS, a. Destitute of religious principles; condemning religion; impious; ungodly. [.] [.] Shame and reproach are generally the portion of the impious and irreligious. [.] 1. Contrary to religion; profane; impious; wicked; as an irreligious speech; irreligious ...
31047	irreligiously	[.] IRRELIG'IOUSLY, adv. With impiety; wickedly.
31048	irreligiousness	[.] IRRELIG'IOUSNESS, n. Want of religious principles or practices; ungodliness.
31049	irremeable	[.] IRRE'MEABLE, a. [L. irremeabilis; in and remeo, to return; re and meo, to pass.] Admitting no return; as an irremeable way.
31050	irremediable	[.] IRREME'DIABLE, a. [.] 1. Not to be remedied; that cannot be cured; as an irremediable disease or evil. [.] 2. Not to be corrected or redressed; as irremediable error or mischief.
31051	irremediableness	[.] IRREME'DIABLENESS, n. State of being irremediable.
31052	irremediably	[.] IRREME'DIABLY, adv. In a manner or degree that precludes remedy, cure or correction.
31053	irremissible	[.] IRREMIS'SIBLE, a. [L. remitto. See Remit.] [.] Not to be pardoned; that cannot be forgiven or remitted.
31054	irremissibleness	[.] IRREMIS'SIBLENESS, n. The quality of being unpardonable.
31055	irremissibly	[.] IRREMIS'SIBLY, adv. So as not to be pardoned.
31056	irremovability	[.] IRREMOVABIL'ITY, n. [See Irremovable.] The quality or state of being irremovable, or not removable from office.
31057	irremovable	[.] IRREMOV'ABLE, a. [in and removable.] [.] 1. That cannot be moved or changed. [.] 2. That cannot be legally or constitutionally removed from office. [.]
31058	irremunerable	[.] IRREMU'NERABLE, a. [in and remunerable.] That cannot be rewarded.
31059	irrenowned	[.] IRRENOWN'ED, a. Not renowned; not celebrated.
31060	irreparability	[.] IRREPARABIL'ITY, n. [See Irreparable.] The quality or state of being irreparable, or beyond repair or recovery.
31061	irreparable	[.] IRREP'ARABLE, a. [L. irreparabilis. See Repair.] [.] 1. That cannot be repaired or mended; as an irreparable breach. [.] 2. That cannot be recovered or regained; as an irreparable loss.
31062	irreparably	[.] IRREP'ARABLY, adv. In a manner or degree that precludes recovery or repair.
31063	irrepealability	[.] IRREPEALABIL'ITY, n. [from irrepealable.] [.] The quality of being irrepealable.
31064	irrepealable	[.] IRREPE'ALABLE, a. [in and repealable. See Repeal.] [.] That cannot be legally repealed or annulled.
31065	irrepealableness	[.] IRREPE'ALABLENESS, n. Irrepealability.
31066	irrepealably	[.] IRREPE'ALABLY, adv. Beyond the power of repeal.
31067	irrepentance	[.] IRREPENT'ANCE, n. Want of repentance; impenitence.
31068	irrepleviable	[.] IRREPLEV'IABLE, a. [in and repleviable.] That cannot be replevied.
31069	irreplevisable	[.] IRREPLEV'ISABLE, a. [in and replevisable.] [.] That cannot be replevied.
31070	irreprehensible	[.] IRREPREHENS'IBLE, a. [in and reprehensible.] [.] Not reprehensible; not to be blamed or censured; free from fault.
31071	irreprehensiblenes	[.] IRREPREHENS'IBLENESS, n. The quality of being irreprehensible.
31072	irreprehensibly	[.] IRREPREHENS'IBLY, adv. In a manner not to incur blame; without blame.
31073	irrepresentable	[.] IRREPRESENT'ABLE, a. [in and represent.] Not to be represented; that cannot be figured or represented by any image.
31074	irrepressible	[.] IRREPRESS'IBLE, a. [in and repressible.] That cannot be repressed.
31075	irreproachable	[.] IRREPROACHABLE, a. [in and reproachable.] That cannot be justly reproached; free from blame; upright; innocent. An irreproachable life is the highest honor of a rational being.
31076	irreproachableness	[.] IRREPROACHABLENESS, n. The quality or state of being not reproachable.
31077	irreproachably	[.] IRREPROACHABLY, adv. In a manner not to deserve reproach; blamelessly; as deportment irreproachably upright.
31078	irreprovably	[.] IRREPROV'ABLY, adv. So as not to be liable to reproof or blame.
31079	irreprovalbe	[.] IRREPROV'ALBE, a. [in and reprovably.] That cannot be justly reproved; blameless; upright.
31080	irresistance	[.] IRRESIST'ANCE, n. s as z. [in and resistance.] [.] Forbearance to resist; non-resistance; passive submission.
31081	irresistibility	[.] IRRESISTIBIL'ITY
31082	irresistible	[.] IRRESIST'IBLE, a. That cannot be successfully resisted or opposed; superior to opposition. [.] [.] An irresistible law of our nature impels us to seek happiness.
31083	irresistibleness	[.] IRRESIST'IBLENESS, n. [from irresistible.] The quality of being irresistible; power or force beyond resistance or opposition.
31084	irresistibly	[.] IRRESIST'IBLY, adv. With a power that cannot be successfully resisted or opposed.
31085	irresoluble	[.] IRRES'OLUBLE, a. s as z. [L. in and resolvo.] [.] Not to be dissolved; incapable of dissolution.
31086	irresolubleness	[.] IRRES'OLUBLENESS, n. The quality of being indissoluble; resistance to separation of parts by heat.
31087	irresolute	[.] IRRES'OLUTE, a. s as z. [in and resolute.] Not firm or constant in purpose; not decided; not determined; wavering; given to doubt. Irresolute men either resolve not at all, or resolve and re-resolve.
31088	irresolutely	[.] IRRES'OLUTELY, adv. Without firmness of mind; without decision.
31089	irresoluteness	[.] IRRES'OLUTENESS, n. Want of firm determination or purpose; vacillation of mind.
31090	irresolution	[.] IRRESOLU'TION, n. Want of resolution; want of decision in purpose; a fluctuation of mind, as in doubt, or between hope and fear.
31091	irresolvedly	[.] IRRESOLV'EDLY, adv. s as z. [in and resolved.] [.] Without settled determination. [Little used.]
31092	irrespective	[.] IRRESPECT'IVE, a. [in and respective.] [.] Not regarding circumstances. [.] [.] According to this doctrine, it must be resolved wholly into the absolute, irrespective will of God.
31093	irrespectively	[.] IRRESPECT'IVELY, adv. Without regard to circumstances, or not taking them into consideration.
31094	irrespirable	[.] IRRES'PIRABLE, a. [in and respirable.] Unfit for respiration; not having the qualities which support animal life; as irrespirable air.
31095	irresponsibility	[.] IRRESPONSIBIL'ITY, n. Want of responsibility.
31096	irresponsible	[.] IRRESPONS'IBLE, a. [in and responsible.] Not responsible; not liable or able to answer for consequences; not answerable.
31097	irretentive	[.] IRRETEN'TIVE, a. Not retentive or apt to retain.
31098	irretrievable	[.] IRRETRIE'VABLE, a. [in and retrievable, from retrieve.] [.] Not to be recovered or repaired; irrecoverable; irreparable; as an irretrievable loss.
31099	irretrievableness	[.] IRRETRIE'VABLENESS, n. The state of being irretrievable.
31100	irretrievably	[.] IRRETRIE'VABLY, adv. Irreparably; irrecoverably; in a manner not to be regained.
31101	irreturnable	[.] IRRETURN'ABLE, a. Not to be returned.
31102	irreverence	[.] IRREV'ERENCE, n. [L. irreverentia; in and reverentia. See Reverence.] [.] 1. Want of reverence, or want of veneration; want of due regard to the authority and character of the Supreme Being. Irreverence toward God is analogous to disrespect toward man. [.] 2. ...
31103	irreverent	[.] IRREV'ERENT, a. [.] 1. Wanting in reverence and veneration; not entertaining or manifesting due regard to the Supreme Being. [.] 2. Proceeding from irreverence; expressive of a want of veneration; as an irreverent thought, word or phrase. [.] 3. Wanting in ...
31104	irreverently	[.] IRREV'ERENTLY, adv. Without due regard to the authority and character of the Supreme being; in an irreverent manner. [.] 1. Without due respect to superiors.
31105	irreversible	[.] IRREVERS'IBLE, a. [in and reversible.] That cannot be reversed; that cannot be recalled, repealed or annulled; as an irreversible decree or sentence.
31106	irreversibleness	[.] IRREVERS'IBLENESS, n. State of being irreversible.
31107	irreversibly	[.] IRREVERS'IBLY, adv. In a manner which precludes a reversal or repeal.
31108	irrevocability	[.] IRREVOCABIL'ITY
31109	irrevocable	[.] IRREV'OCABLE, a. [L. irrevocabilis; in and revocabilis, revoco; re and voco, to call.] Not to be recalled or revoked; that cannot be reversed, repealed or annulled; as an irrevocable decree, sentence, edict or doom; irrevocable fate; an irrevocable promise.
31110	irrevocableness	[.] IRREV'OCABLENESS, n. State of being irrevocable.
31111	irrevocably	[.] IRREV'OCABLY, adv. Beyond recall; in a manner precluding repeal.
31112	irrevokable	[.] IRREVO'KABLE, a. [in and revokable.] [.] Not to be recalled; irrevocable.
31113	irrevoluble	[.] IRREV'OLUBLE, a. That has no revolution. [Not used.]
31114	irrigate	[.] IR'RIGATE, v.t. [L. irrigo; in and rigo, to water.] [.] 1. To water; to wet; to moisten; to bedew. [.] 2. To water, as land, by causing a stream to flow upon it and spread over it.
31115	irrigated	[.] IR'RIGATED, pp. Watered; moistened.
31116	irrigating	[.] IR'RIGATING, ppr. Watering; wetting; moistening.
31117	irrigation	[.] IRRIGA'TION, n. The act of watering or moistening. [.] 1. In agriculture, the operation of causing water to flow over lands for nourishing plants.
31118	irriguous	[.] IRRIG'UOUS, a. [L. irriguus. See Irrigate.] [.] 1. Watered; watery; moist. [.] [.] The flowery lap [.] [.] Of some irriguous valley spreads her store. [.] 2. Dewy; moist.
31119	irrision	[.] IRRIS'ION, n. s as z. [L. irrisio, irrideo; in and ridio, to laugh.] The act of laughing at another.
31120	irritability	[.] IRRITABIL'ITY, n. [from irritable.] Susceptibility of excitement; the quality of being easily irritated or exasperated; as irritability of temper. [.] 1. In physiology, one of the four faculties of the sensorium, by which fibrous contractions are caused in consequence ...
31121	irritable	[.] IR'RITABLE, a. [from irritate.] Susceptible of excitement, or of heat and action, as animal bodies. [.] 1. Very susceptible of anger or passion; easily inflamed or exasperated; as an irritable temper. [.] 2. In physiology, susceptible of contraction, in consequence ...
31122	irritant	[.] IR'RITANT, a. Irritating. [.] IR'RITANT, n. That which excites or irritates.
31123	irritate	[.] IR'RITATE, v.t. [L. irrito; in and ira, wrath.] [.] 1. To excite heat and redness in the skin or flesh of living animal bodies, as by friction; to inflame; to fret; as, to irritate a wounded part by a coarse bandage. [.] 2. To excite anger; to provoke; to tease; ...
31124	irritated	[.] IR'RITATED, pp. Excited; provoked; caused to contract.
31125	irritating	[.] IR'RITATING, ppr. Exciting; angering; provoking; causing to contract.
31126	irritation	[.] IRRITA'TION, n. The operation of exciting heat, action, and redness in the skin or flesh of living animals, by friction or other means. [.] 1. The excitement of action in the animal system by the application of food, medicines and the like. [.] 2. Excitement of ...
31127	irritative	[.] IR'RITATIVE, a. Serving to excite or irritate. [.] 1. Accompanied with or produced by increased action or irritation; as an irritative fever.
31128	irritatory	[.] IR'RITATORY, a. Exciting; stimulating.
31129	irroration	[.] IRRORA'TION, n. [L. irroratio.] The act of bedewing; the state of being moistened with dew.
31130	irruption	[.] IRRUP'TION, n. [L. irruption; in and rumpo, to break or burst.] [.] 1. A bursting in; a breaking or sudden violent rushing into a place. Holland has been often inundated by irruptions of the sea. [.] 2. A sudden invasion or incursion; a sudden, violent inroad, ...
31131	irruptive	[.] IRRUP'TIVE, a. Rushing in or upon.
31132	is	[.] IS, v.i. iz. [L. est.] The third person singular of the substantive verb, which is composed of three or four distinct roots, which appear in the words am, be, are, and is. Is and was coincide with the Latin esse, and Goth.wesan. In the indicative, present tense, ...
31133	isabel	[.] IS'ABEL, n. Isabel yellow is a brownish yellow, with a shade of brownish red.
31134	isagogicical	[.] ISAGOG'IC'ICAL, a. Introductory.
31135	isagon	[.] IS'AGON, n. [Gr. equal, and an angle.] A figure whose angles are equal.
31136	isatis	[.] IS'ATIS, n. In zoology, the arctic fox or Canis lagopus.
31137	ischiadic	[.] ISCHIAD'IC, a. [L. ischiadicus, from ischias, the sciatica, from ischium, the hip.] Pertaining to the hip. The ischiadic passion or disease is ranked by Cullen with rheumatism. It is a rheumatic affection of the hip joint. It is called also sciatica. It is sometimes ...
31138	ischuretic	[.] ISCHURET'IC, a. [See Ischury.] [.] Having the quality of relieving ischury. [.] ISCHURET'IC, n. A medicine adapted to relieve ischury.
31139	ischury	[.] IS'CHURY, n. [Gr. to stop, and urine.] [.] A stoppage or suppression of urine.
31140	iserin	[.] IS'ERIN
31141	iserine	[.] IS'ERINE, n. A mineral of an iron black color, and of a splendent metallic luster, occurring in small obtuse angular grains. It is harder than feldspar, and consists of the oxyds of iron and titanium, with a small portion of uranium.
31142	ish	[.] ISH, a termination of English words,is, in Sax. isc. Dan.isk, G. isch; and not improbably, it is the termination esque, in French, as in grotesque, It.esco, in grotesco, and the Latin termination of the inceptive verb, as in fervesco. Annexed to English adjectives, ...
31143	isicle	[.] I'SICLE, a pendant shoot of ice,is more generally written icicle. [See Ice and Icicle.]
31144	isinglass	[.] I'SINGLASS, n. i'zinglass. [that is, ise or ice-glass.] [.] A substance consisting chiefly of gelatin, of a firm texture and whitish color, prepared from the sounds or air-bladders of certain fresh water fishes, particularly of the huso, a fish of the sturgeon kind, found ...
31145	isinglass-stone	[.] ISINGLASS-STONE. [See Mica.]
31146	islamism	[.] IS'LAMISM, n. The true faith, according to the Mohammedans; Mohammedanism.
31147	island	[.] ISLAND, n. i'land. [This is an absurd compound of isle and land, that is, land-in-water land, or ieland-land. There is no such legitimate word in English, and it is found only in books. The genuine word always used in discourse is our native word, Sax.ealong, D.G. eiland.] [.] 1. ...
31148	islander	[.] I'SLANDER, n. i'lander. An inhabitant of an ieland.
31149	isle	[.] ISLE
31150	islet	[.] ISLET, n. i'let. A little ieland.
31151	isochronal	[.] ISOCH'RONAL
31152	isochronous	[.] ISOCH'RONOUS, a. [Gr. equal, and time.] Uniform in time; of equal time; performed in equal times. [.] An isochronal line, is that in which a heavy body is supposed to descend without acceleration. [.] Isochronal vibrations of a pendulum are such as are performed in the ...
31153	isolate	[.] IS'OLATE, v.t. To place in a detached situation; to place by itself; to insulate.
31154	isolated	[.] IS'OLATED, pp. or a. Standing detached from others of a like kind; placed by itself or alone.
31155	isolating	[.] IS'OLATING, ppr. Placing by itself or detached like an isle.
31156	isomorphism	[.] ISOMORPH'ISM, n. [Gr. like, and form.] The quality of a substance by which it is capable of replacing another in a compound, without an alteration of its primitive form.
31157	isomorphous	[.] ISOMORPH'OUS, a. Capable of retaining its primitive form in a compound.
31158	isonomy	[.] IS'ONOMY, n. [Gr. equal, and law.] [.] Equal law; equal distribution of rights and privileges.
31159	isoperimetrical	[.] ISOPERIMET'RICAL, a. [See Isoperimetry.] [.] Having equal boundaries; as isoperimetrical figures or bodies.
31160	isoperimetry	[.] ISOPERIM'ETRY, n. [Gr. equal, around, and measure.] [.] In geometry, the science of figures having equal perimeters or boundaries.
31161	isosceles	[.] ISOS'CELES, a. [Gr. equal, and leg.] Having two legs only that are equal; as an isosceles triangle.
31162	isothermal	[.] ISOTHERM'AL, a. [Gr. equal, proper, and heat.] Having an equal degree of heat, or a like temperature.
31163	isotonic	[.] ISOTON'IC, a. [Gr. equal, and tone.] Having equal tones. The isotonic system, in music, consists of intervals, in which each concord is alike tempered,and in which there are twelve equal semitones.
31164	israelite	[.] IS'RAELITE, n. A descendant of Israel or Jacob; a Jew.
31165	israelitic	[.] ISRAELIT'IC
31166	israelitish	[.] ISRAELI'TISH, a. Pertaining to Israel.
31167	issuable	[.] IS'SUABLE, a. [from issue.] That may be issued. In law, an issuable term, is one in which issues are made up.
31168	issue	[.] ISSUE, n. ish'u. [.] 1. The act of passing or flowing out; a moving out of any inclosed place; egress; applied to water or other fluid, to smoke, to a body of men, &c. We say, an issue of water from a pipe, from a spring, or from a river; an issue of blood from ...
31169	issued	[.] IS'SUED, pp. Descended; sent out.
31170	issueless	[.] IS'SUELESS, a. Having no issue or progeny; wanting children.
31171	issuing	[.] IS'SUING, ppr. Flowing or passing out; proceeding from, sending out. [.] IS'SUING, n. A flowing or passing out. [.] 1. Emission; a sending out, as of bills or notes.
31172	isthmus	[.] ISTHMUS, n. ist'mus. [L.] A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland. Such is the Neck, so called,which connects Boston with the main land at Roxbury. But the word is applied to land of considerable ...
31173	it	[.] IT, pron. [L. id.] [.] 1. A substitute or pronoun of the neuter gender, sometimes called demonstrative, and standing for any thing except males and females, "Keep thy heart with all diligence,for out of it are the issues of life." Prov. 9. Here it is the substitute ...
31174	italian	[.] ITAL'IAN, a. Pertaining to Italy. [.] ITAL'IAN, n. A native of Italy. [.] 1. The language used in Italy, or by the Italians.
31175	italianate	[.] ITAL'IANATE, v.t. To render Italian,or conformable to Italian customs.
31176	italianize	[.] ITAL'IANIZE, v.i. To play the Italian; to speak Italian.
31177	italic	[.] ITAL'IC, a. Relating to Italy or its characters.
31178	italicize	[.] ITAL'ICIZE, v.t. To write or print in Italic characters.
31179	italics	[.] ITAL'ICS, n. plu. Italic letters or characters; characters first used in Italy,and which stand inclining; the letters in which this clause is printed. They are used to distinguish words for emphasis, importance, antithesis, &c.
31180	itch	[.] ITCH, n. [.] 1. A cutaneous disease of the human race, appearing in small watery pustules on the skin, accompanied with an uneasiness or irritation that inclines the patient to use friction. This disease is supposed by some authors to be occasioned by a small insect, ...
31181	itching	[.] ITCH'ING, ppr. Having a sensation that calls for scratching. [.] 1. Having a constant desire.
31182	itchy	[.] ITCH'Y, a. Infected with the itch.
31183	item	...
31184	iterable	[.] IT'ERABLE, a. That may be repeated. [Not used.]
31185	iterant	[.] IT'ERANT, a. [See Iterate.] Repeating; as an iterant echo.
31186	iterate	[.] IT'ERATE, v.t. [L. itero, to repeat, from iter, a going.] [.] To repeat; to utter or do a second time; as, to iterate advice or admonition; to iterate a trepass.
31187	iterated	[.] IT'ERATED, pp. Repeated.
31188	iterating	[.] IT'ERATING, ppr. Repeating; uttering or doing over again.
31189	iteration	[.] ITERA'TION, n. [L. iteratio.] Repetition; recital or performance a second time.
31190	iterative	[.] IT'ERATIVE, a. Repeating.
31191	itinerant	[.] ITIN'ERANT, a. [L. iter, a way or journey.] Passing or traveling about a country; wandering; not settled; as an itinerant preacher. [.] ITIN'ERANT, n. One who travels from place to place, particularly a preacher; one who is unsettled.
31192	itinerary	[.] ITIN'ERARY, n. [Low L. itinerarium, from iter, a going.] [.] An account of travels or of the distances of places; as the itinerary of Antoninus. [.] ITIN'ERARY, a. Traveling; passing from place to place, or done on a journey.
31193	itinerate	[.] ITIN'ERATE, v.i. [L. iter, a going; Low L. itinero.] [.] To travel from place to place, particularly for the purpose of preaching; to wander without a settled habitation.
31194	itself	[.] ITSELF', pron. [it and self.] The neutral reciprocal pronoun, or substitute applied to things. The thing is good in itself; it stands by itself. [.] [.] Borrowing of foreigners, in itself, makes not the kingdom rich or poor.
31195	ittrium	[.] IT'TRIUM, n. The undecomposable base of yttria; but better written yttrium, unless yttria should be written ittria.
31196	ivory	[.] I'VORY, n. [L. ebur.] The tusk of an elephant, a hard, solid substance, of a fine white color. This tooth is sometimes six or seven feet in length, hollow from the base to a certain highth, and filled with a compact medullary substance, seeming to contain a great ...
31197	ivory-black	[.] I'VORY-BLACK, n. A fine kind of soft blacking.
31198	ivy	[.] I'VY, n. A parasitic plant of the genus Hedera, which creeps along the ground, or if it finds support, rises on trees or buildings, climbing to a great highth.
31199	ivyed	[.] I'VYED, a. Overgrown with ivy.
31200	j	[.] J. This letter has been added to the English Alphabet in modern days; the letter I being written formerly in words where J is now used. It seems to have had the sound of y, in many words, as it still has in the German. The English sound of this letter may be expressed ...
31201	jabber	[.] JAB'BER, v.i. To talk rapidly or indistinctly; to chatter; to prate. [.] JAB'BER, n. Rapid talk with indistinct utterance of words.
31202	jabberer	[.] JAB'BERER, n. One that talks rapidly, indistinctly or unintelligibly.
31203	jabbering	[.] JAB'BERING, ppr. Prating; talking rapidly and confusedly.
31204	jabberment	[.] JAB'BERMENT, n. Idle prate.
31205	jabiru	[.] JAB'IRU, n. An aquatic fowl of the crane kind. [.] The Jabiru is the Mycteria Americana. It resembles the stork.
31206	jacamar	[.] JAC'AMAR, n. A kind of fowls arranged by Linne under the genus Alcedo; but their toes are differently placed, and their food consists of insects. They are about the size of a lark. Numerous species are described. [.] The Jacamars are arranged in a separate genus, Galbula, ...
31207	jacent	[.] JA'CENT, a. [L. jacens,jaceo, to lie.] Lying at length.
31208	jacinth	[.] JA'CINTH, n. [a different orthography of Hyacinth.] [.] 1. A genus of plants. [See Hyacinth.] [.] 2. A species of pellucid gems. [See Hyacinth.] Rev.21.
31209	jack	[.] JACK, n. [.] 1. A nickname or diminutive of John, used as a general term of contempt for any saucy of paltry fellow. [.] 2. The name of an instrument that supplies the place of a boy; an instrument to pull off boots. [.] 3. An engine to turn a spit; as a kitchen ...
31210	jackal	[.] JACK'AL, n. An animal of the genus Canis, resembling a dog and a fox; a native of Asia and Africa. It preys on poultry and other small animals. It is the Canis aureus of Linne.
31211	jackalent	[.] JACK'ALENT, n. [Jack in lent, a poor starved fellow.] [.] A simple sheepish fellow.
31212	jackanapes	[.] JACK'ANAPES, n. [jack and ape.] A monkey, an ape. [.] 1. A coxcomb; an impertinent fellow. [.] [.] A young upstart jackanapes.
31213	jackass	[.] JACK'ASS, n. The male of the ass.
31214	jackboots	[.] JACK'BOOTS, n. Boots that serve as armor for the legs.
31215	jackdaw	[.] JACK'DAW, n. [jack and daw.] A fowl of the genus Corvus,thievish and mischievous to the farmer.
31216	jacket	[.] JACK'ET, n. A short close garment worn by males, extending downwards to the hips; a short coat.
31217	jacketed	[.] JACK'ETED, a. Wearing a jacket.
31218	jackflag	[.] JACK'FLAG, n. A flag hoisted at the sprit-sail top-mast-head.
31219	jackpudding	[.] JACK'PUDDING, n. [jack and pudding.] A merry Andrew; a buffoon; a zany.
31220	jacksmith	[.] JACK'SMITH, n. A smith who makes jacks for the chimney.
31221	jacobin	[.] JAC'OBIN, n. [So named from the place of meeting, which was the monastery of the monks called Jacobines.] [.] The Jacobins, in France, during the late revolution, were a society of violent revolutionists, who held secret meetings in which measures were concerted to direct ...
31222	jacobine	[.] JAC'OBINE, n. A monk of the order of Dominicans. [.] 1. A pigeon with a high tuft.
31223	jacobinic	[.] JACOBIN'IC
31224	jacobinical	[.] JACOBIN'ICAL, a. Resembling the Jacobins of France; turbulent; discontented with government; holding democratic principles.
31225	jacobinism	[.] JAC'OBINISM, n. Jacobinic principles; unreasonable or violent opposition to legitimate government; an attempt to overthrow or change government by secret cabals or irregular means; popular turbulence.
31226	jacobinize	[.] JAC'OBINIZE, v.t. To taint with Jacobinism.
31227	jacobite	[.] JAC'OBITE, n. [from Jacobus, James.] A partizan or adherent of James II, king of England, after he abdicated the throne, and of his descendants; of course, an opposer of the revolution in 1688, in favor of William and Mary. [.] 1. One of a sect of christians in ...
31228	jacobitism	[.] JAC'OBITISM, n. The principles of the partizans of James II.
31229	jacobs-ladder	[.] JACOB'S-LADDER, n. A plant of the genus Polemonium.
31230	jacobs-staff	[.] JACOB'S-ST`AFF, n. A pilgrim's staff. [.] 1. A staff concealing a dagger. [.] 2. A cross staff; a kind of astrolabe.
31231	jacobus	[.] JAC'OBUS, n. [Jacobus, James.] A gold coin, value twenty-five shillings sterling, struck in the reign of James I.
31232	jaconet	[.] JACONET', n. A kind of coarse muslin.
31233	jactancy	[.] JAC'TANCY, n. [L. jactantia.] A boasting. [Not used.]
31234	jactitation	[.] JAC'TITATION, n. [L. jactito,jacto. It ought rather to be jactation, L. jactatio.] [.] 1. A tossing of the body; restlessness. [.] 2. A term in the canon law for a false pretension to marriage; vain boasting.
31235	jaculate	[.] JAC'ULATE, v.t. [L. jaculor.] To dart.
31236	jaculation	[.] JACULA'TION, n. The action of darting, throwing or lanching, as missive weapons.
31237	jaculator	[.] JAC'ULATOR, n. The shooting fish, a species of Chaetodon.
31238	jaculatory	[.] JAC'ULATORY, a. Darting or throwing out suddenly, or suddenly thrown out; uttered in short sentences. [See Ejaculatory.]
31239	jade	[.] JADE, n. [.] 1. A mean or poor horse; a tired horse; a worthless nag. [.] [.] Tired as a jade in overloaden cart. [.] 2. A mean woman; a word of contempt, noting sometimes age, but generally vice. [.] [.] She shines the first of battered jades. [.] 3. ...
31240	jaded	[.] JA'DED, pp. Tired; wearied; fatigued; harassed.
31241	jadery	[.] JA'DERY, n. The tricks of a jade.
31242	jading	[.] JA'DING, ppr. Tiring; wearying; harassing.
31243	jadish	[.] JA'DISH, a. Vitious; bad, like a jade. [.] 1. Unchaste.
31244	jag	[.] JAG, n. A small load.
31245	jagg	[.] JAGG, v.t. To notch; to cut into notches or teeth like those of a saw.
31246	jagged	[.] JAG'GED, pp. Notched; uneven. [.] 1. Having notches or teeth; cleft; divided; laciniate; as jagged leaves.
31247	jaggedness	[.] JAG'GEDNESS, n. The state of being denticulated; unevenness.
31248	jagging	[.] JAG'GING, ppr. Notching; cutting into teeth; dividing.
31249	jaggy	[.] JAG'GY, a. Set with teeth; denticulated; uneven.
31250	jaguar	[.] JAGUAR', n. The American tiger, or once of Brasil, belonging to the genus Felis.
31251	jah	[.] JAH, n. Jehovah.
31252	jail	[.] JAIL, n. A prison; a building or place for the confinement of persons arrested for debt or for crime, and held in the custody of the sheriff.
31253	jailbird	[.] JA'ILBIRD, n. A prisoner; one who has been confined in prison.
31254	jailer	[.] JA'ILER, n. The keeper of a prison.
31255	jailfever	[.] JA'ILFEVER, n. A contagious and fatal fever generated in jails and other places crowded with people.
31256	jakes	[.] JAKES, n. [L. jacio, to throw.] A house of office or back-house; a privy.
31257	jalap	[.] JAL'AP, n. The root of a plant, a species of Convolvulus. It is brought in thin transverse slices, and also whole, of an oval shape, hard, solid and heavy. It has little or no taste or smell, but is much used in powder as a cathartic.
31258	jam	[.] JAM, n. A conserve of fruits boiled with sugar and water. [.] 1. A kind of frock for children. [.] JAM, v.t. [.] 1. To press; to crowd; to wedge in. [.] 2. In England, to tread hard or make firm by treading, as land by cattle. [.] JAM
31259	jamb	[.] JAMB, n. Among the lead miners of Mendip, a thick bed of stone which hinders them when pursuing the veins of ore. [.] JAMB, n. jam. In architecture, a supporter; the side-piece or post of a door; the side-piece of a fireplace.
31260	jambee	[.] JAMBEE', n. A name formerly given to a fashionable cane.
31261	jambeux	[.] JAM'BEUX, n. [supra.] Armor for the legs.
31262	jane	[.] JANE, n. A coin of Genoa. [.] 1. A kind of fustian.
31263	jangle	[.] JAN'GLE, v.i. To quarrel in words; to altercate; to bicker; to wrangle. [.] JAN'GLE, v.t. To cause to sound untunably or discordantly. [.] [.] --E'er monkish rhymes [.] [.] Had jangl'd their fantastic chimes.
31264	jangler	[.] JAN'GLER, n. A wrangling, noisy fellow.
31265	jangling	[.] JAN'GLING, ppr. Wrangling; quarreling; sounding discordantly. [.] JAN'GLING, n. A noisy dispute; a wrangling.
31266	janitor	[.] JAN'ITOR, n. [L.] A door-keeper; a porter.
31267	janizarian	[.] JANIZA'RIAN, n. Pertaining to the Janizaries, or their government.
31268	janizary	...
31269	jannock	[.] JAN'NOCK, n. Oat-bread. [Local.]
31270	jansenism	[.] JAN'SENISM, n. The doctrine of Jansen in regard to free will and grace.
31271	jansenist	[.] JAN'SENIST, n. A follower of Jansen, bishop of Ypres, in Flanders.
31272	jant	[.] J`ANT, v.i. To ramble here and there; to make an excursion. [.] J`ANT, n. An excursion; a ramble; a short journey.
31273	jantily	[.] J`ANTILY, adv. [from janty.] Briskly; airily; gayly.
31274	jantiness	[.] J`ANTINESS, n. Airiness; flutter; briskness.
31275	janty	[.] J`ANTY, a. Airy, showy; fluttering; finical.
31276	january	[.] JAN'UARY. n. [L. januarius; L. geno, to beget, Eng. to begin.] [.] The first month of the year, according to the present computation. At the foundation of Rome, March was considered the first month. January and February were introduced by Numa Pompilius.
31277	japan	[.] JAPAN', n. [from the country in Asia, so called.] [.] This name is given to work varnished and figured in the manner practiced by the natives of Japan.
31278	japan-earth	[.] JAPAN-EARTH, n. Catechu, a combination of gummy and resinous matter, obtained from the juice of a species of palm tree. [.] Japan-earth or catechu, is obtained by decoction and evaporation from a species of Mimosa. It consists chiefly of tannin combined with a peculiar ...
31279	japanese	[.] JAPANE'SE, a. Pertaining to Japan or its inhabitants. [.] JAPANE'SE, n. A native of Japan; or the language of the inhabitants.
31280	japanned	[.] JAPAN'NED, pp. Varnished in a particular manner.
31281	japanner	[.] JAPAN'NER, n. One who varnishes in the manner of the Japanese, or one skilled in the art. [.] 1. A shoe-blacker.
31282	japanning	[.] JAPAN'NING, ppr. Varnishing in the manner of the Japanese; giving a glossy black surface. [.] JAPAN'NING, n. The art of varnishing and drawing figures on wood or other material, in the manner practiced by the Japanese.
31283	jape	[.] JAPE, v.i. To jest. [.] JAPE, v.t. To cheat. [.] JAPE, n. A jest; a trick.
31284	japer	[.] JA'PER, n. A jester.
31285	japhetic	[.] JAPHET'IC, a. Pertaining to Japheth, the eldest son of Noah; as the Japhetic nations, which people the North of Asia and all Europe; Japhetic languages.
31286	japu	[.] JAP'U, n. A bird of Brazil that suspends its nest.
31287	jar	[.] J`AR, v.i. To strike together with a short rattle or tremulous sound; to strike untunably or harshly; to strike discordantly; as a jarring sound. [.] [.] A string may jar in the best master's hand. [.] 1. To clash; to interfere; to act in opposition; to be inconsistent. [.] [.] ...
31288	jararaca	[.] JARARACA, n. A species of serpent in America, seldom exceeding 18 inches in length,having prominent veins on its head, and of a dusky brownish color, variegated with red and black spots. It is very poisonous.
31289	jarble	[.] J`ARBLE
31290	jardes	[.] JARDES, n. Callous tumors on the legs of a horse, below the bend of the ham on the outside.
31291	jargle	[.] J`ARGLE, v.i. To emit a harsh or shrill sound. [Not in use.]
31292	jargon	[.] J`ARGON, n. [.] 1. Confused, unintelligible talk or language; gabble; gibberish; cant. [.] [.] All jargon of the schools. [.] 2. A mineral, usually of a gray or greenish white color, in small irregular grains, or crystallized in quadrangular prisms surmounted ...
31293	jargonelle	[.] JARGONELLE, n. jargonel'. A species of pear.
31294	jargonic	[.] JARGON'IC, a. Pertaining to the mineral jargon.
31295	jarred	[.] J`ARRED, pp. [from jar.] Shaken.
31296	jarring	[.] J`ARRING, ppr. Shaking; making a harsh sound; discordant. [.] J`ARRING, n. A shaking; discord; dispute; collision.
31297	jashawk	[.] JAS'HAWK, n. A young hawk.
31298	jasmin	[.] JAS'MIN
31299	jasmine	[.] JAS'MINE, n. [It is sometimes written in English jessamine.] [.] A plant of the genus Jasminum, bearing beautiful flowers. There are several species. The common white jasmin is a climbing shrub, rising on supports 15 or 20 feet high. The name is also given to several ...
31300	jaspachate	[.] JAS'PACHATE, n. A name anciently given to some varieties of agate jasper.
31301	jasper	[.] J`ASPER, n. [L. iaspis.] A mineral of the siliceous kind, and of several varieties. It is less hard than flint or even than common quartz, but gives fire with steel. It is entirely opake, or sometimes feebly translucent at the edges, and it presents almost every ...
31302	jasperated	[.] J`ASPERATED, a. Mixed with jasper; containing particles of jasper; as a jasperated agate.
31303	jaspidean	[.] JASPIDE'AN, a. Like jasper; consisting of jasper, or partaking of jasper.
31304	jasponyx	[.] J`ASPONYX, n. The purest horn-colored onyx, with beautiful green zones, composed of genuine matter of the finest jaspers.
31305	jaunce	[.] JAUNCE, v.i. To bustle; to jaunt.
31306	jaundice	[.] JAUNDICE, n. j`andis. A disease which is characterized by a suffusion of bile over the coats of the eye and the whole surface of the body, by which they are tinged with a yellow color. Hence its name.
31307	jaundiced	[.] JAUNDICED, a. j`andised. Affected with the jaundice; suffused with a yellow color; as a jaundiced eye. [.] 1. Prejudiced; seeing with discolored organs.
31308	jaunt	[.] JAUNT. [See Jant.]
31309	javel	[.] JAV'EL, v.t. To bemire. [Not in use.]
31310	javelin	[.] JAV'ELIN, , n. A sort of spear about five feet and a half long, the shaft of which was of wood, but pointed with steel; used by horse or foot. Every Roman soldier carried seven javelins.
31311	jaw	[.] JAW, n. [.] 1. The bones of the mouth in which the teeth are fixed. They resemble a horse shoe. In most animals, the under jaw only is movable. [.] 2. The mouth. [.] 3. In vulgar language, scolding, wrangling, abusive clamor. [.] JAW, v.i. To scold; ...
31312	jawed	[.] JAW'ED, a. Denoting the appearance of the jaws.
31313	jawfall	[.] JAW'FALL, n. [jaw and fall.] Depression of the jaw; figuratively, depression of spirits.
31314	jawfallen	[.] JAW'FALLEN, a. Depressed in spirits; dejected.
31315	jawn	[.] JAWN, v.i. To yawn. [Not in use. See Yawn.]
31316	jawy	[.] JAW'Y, a. Relating to the jaws.
31317	jay	[.] JAY, n. A bird, the Corvus glandarius.
31318	jayet	[.] JAYET. [See Jet.]
31319	jazel	[.] JA'ZEL, n. A gem of an azure blue color.
31320	jealous	[.] JEALOUS, a. jel'us. [.] 1. Suspicious; apprehensive of rivalship; uneasy through fear that another has withdrawn or may withdraw from one the affections of a person he loves, or enjoy some good which he desires to obtain; followed by of, and applied both to the object ...
31321	jealously	[.] JEALOUSLY, adv. jel'usly. With jealousy or suspicion; emulously; with suspicious fear, vigilance or caution.
31322	jealousness	[.] JEALOUSNESS, n. jel'usness. The state of being jealous; suspicion; suspicious vigilance.
31323	jealousy	[.] JEALOUSY, n. jel'usy. [.] 1. That passion of peculiar uneasiness which arises from the fear that a rival may rob us of the affection of one whom we love, or the suspicion that he has already done it; or it is the uneasiness which arises from the fear that another ...
31324	jears	[.] JEARS, n. In sea-language, an assemblage of tackles by which the lower yards of a ship are hoisted or lowered. Hoisting is called swaying, and lowering is called striking. This word is sometimes written geers or gears. [See Gear.]
31325	jeat	[.] JEAT, n. A fossil of a fine black color. [See Jet.]
31326	jee	[.] JEE. A word used by teamsters, directing their teams to pass further to the right, or from the driver, when on the near side; opposed to hoi or haw.
31327	jeer	[.] JEER, v.i. To utter severe, sarcastic reflections; to scoff; to deride; to flout; to make a mock of; as, to jeer at one in sport. [.] JEER, v.t. To treat with scoffs or derision. [.] JEER, n. Railing language; scoff; taunt; biting jest; flout; jibe; mockery; ...
31328	jeered	[.] JEE'RED, pp. Railed at; derided.
31329	jeerer	[.] JEE'RER, n. A scoffer; a railer; a scorner; a mocker.
31330	jeering	[.] JEE'RING, ppr. Scoffing; mocking; deriding. [.] JEE'RING, n. Derision.
31331	jeeringly	[.] JEE'RINGLY, adv. With raillery; scornfully; contemptuously; in mockery.
31332	jeffersonite	[.] JEF'FERSONITE, n. A mineral occurring in crystalline masses, of a dark olive green color passing into brown, found imbedded in Franklinite and garnet, in New Jersey.
31333	jegget	[.] JEG'GET n. A kind of sausage. [Not in use.]
31334	jehovah	[.] JEHO'VAH, n. The Scripture name of the Supreme Being. If, as is supposed, this name is from the Hebrew substantive verb, the word denotes the Permanent Being, as the primary sense of the substantive verb in all languages, is to be fixed, to stand, to remain or abide. ...
31335	jehovist	[.] JEHO'VIST, n. Among critics, one who maintains that the vowel-points annexed to the word Jehovah in Hebrew, are the proper vowels of the word and express the true pronunciation. The Jehovists are opposed to the Adonists, who hold that the points annexed to the word ...
31336	jejune	[.] JEJU'NE, a. [L. jejunus, empty, dry.] [.] 1. Wanting; empty; vacant. [.] 2. Hungry; not saturated. [.] 3. Dry; barren; wanting interesting matter; as a jejune narrative.
31337	jejuneness	[.] JEJU'NENESS, n. Poverty, barrenness; particularly, want of interesting matter; a deficiency of matter that can engage the attention and gratify the mind; as the jejuneness of style or narrative. [Jejunity is not used.]
31338	jellied	[.] JEL'LIED, a. [See Jelly and Gelly.] Brought to the consistence of jelly.
31339	jelly	[.] JEL'LY, n. [L. gelo, to congeal. See Gelly.] [.] 1. The inspissated juice of fruit, boiled with sugar. [.] 2. Something viscous or glutinous; something of the consistency of jelly; a transparent sizy substance, obtained from animal substances by decoction; portable ...
31340	jellybag	[.] JEL'LYBAG, n. A bag through which jelly is distilled.
31341	jenite	[.] JEN'ITE, n. A different orthography of yenite, which see.
31342	jennet	[.] JEN'NET, n. A small Spanish horse, properly genet.
31343	jenneting	[.] JEN'NETING, n. [said to be corrupted from juneting, an apple ripe in June, or at St. Jean.] A species of early apple.
31344	jenny	[.] JEN'NY, n. A machine for spinning, moved by water or steam and used in manufactories.
31345	jentling	[.] JENT'LING, n. A fish, the blue chub, found in the Danube.
31346	jeofail	[.] JEOFAIL, n. jef'fail. An oversight in pleading or other proceeding at law; or the acknowledgment of a mistake.
31347	jeopard	[.] JEOPARD, v.t. jep'ard. [See Jeopardy.] To hazard; to put in danger; to expose to loss or injury. [.] [.] Zebulon and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives to the death in the high places of the field. Judges.5.
31348	jeoparder	[.] JEOPARDER, n. jep'arder. One who puts to hazard.
31349	jeopardize	[.] JEOPARDIZE, v.t. jep'ardize. To expose to loss or injury; to jeopard. [This is a modern word, used by respectable writers in America, but synonymous with jeopard and therefore useless.]
31350	jeopardous	[.] JEOPARDOUS, a jep'ardous. Exposed to danger; perilous; hazardous.
31351	jeopardously	[.] JEOPARDOUSLY, adv. jep'ardously. With risk or danger.
31352	jeopardy	[.] JEOPARDY, n. jep'ardy. Exposure to death, loss or injury; hazard; danger; peril. [.] [.] They were filled with water and were in jeopardy. [.] Luke 8.
31353	jerboa	[.] JER'BOA, n. A quadruped having very short fore legs.
31354	jerk	[.] JERK, v.t. [This is probably the Ch.Heb. to reach, to spit, that is, to throw out with a sudden effort.] [.] 1. To thrust out; to thrust with a sudden effort; to give a sudden pull, twitch, thrust or push, as, to jerk one under the ribs; to jerk one with the elbow. [.] 2. ...
31355	jerkin	[.] JERK'IN, n. A jacket; a short coat; a close waistcoat. [.] 1. A kind of hawk.
31356	jersey	[.] JER'SEY, n. [from the island so called.] [.] 1. Fine yarn of wool. [.] 2. The finest of wool separated from the rest; combed wool.
31357	jess	[.] JESS, n. Short straps of leather tied round the legs of a hawk, by which she is held on the fist. [.] 1. A ribbon that hangs down from a garland or crown in falconry.
31358	jessamin	[.] JES'SAMIN, n. A genus of plants and their flowers. [See Jasmin.]
31359	jesse	[.] JES'SE, n. A large brass candlestick branched into many sconces, hanging down in the middle of a church or choir.
31360	jessed	[.] JESS'ED, a. Having jesses on; a term in heraldry.
31361	jest	[.] JEST, n. [L. gestio.] [.] 1. A joke; something ludicrous uttered and meant only to excite laughter. Religion should never be the subject of jest. [.] 2. The object of laughter or sport; a laughing stock. [.] [.] Then let me be your jest, I deserve it. [.] [.] ...
31362	jester	[.] JEST'ER, n. A person given to jesting, sportive talk and merry pranks. [.] [.] --He rambled up and down [.] [.] With shallow jesters. [.] 1. One given to sarcasm. [.] [.] Now, as a jester, I accost you. [.] 2. A buffoon; a merry-andrew, a person formerly ...
31363	jesting	...
31364	jesting-stock	[.] JEST'ING-STOCK, n. A laughing stock; a butt of ridicule.
31365	jestingly	[.] JEST'INGLY, adv. In a jocose manner; not in earnest.
31366	jesuit	[.] JES'UIT, n. s as z. One of the society of Jesus, so called, founded by Ignatius Loyola; a society remarkable for their cunning in propagating their principles.
31367	jesuited	[.] JES'UITED, a. Conforming to the principles of the Jesuits.
31368	jesuitess	[.] JES'UITESS, n. A female Jesuit in principle.
31369	jesuitic	[.] JESUIT'IC
31370	jesuitical	[.] JESUIT'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the Jesuits or their principles and arts. [.] 1. Designing; cunning; deceitful; prevaricating.
31371	jesuitically	[.] JESUIT'ICALLY, adv. Craftily.
31372	jesuitism	[.] JES'UITISM, n. The arts, principles and practices of the Jesuits. [.] 1. Cunning, deceit; hypocrisy; prevarication; deceptive practices to effect a purpose.
31373	jet	[.] JET, n. [L. gagates.] A solid, dry, black,inflammable fossil substance, harder than asphalt, susceptible of a good polish, and glossy in its fracture, which is conchoidal or undulating. It is found not in strata or continued masses, but in unconnected heaps. It is ...
31374	jetsam	[.] JET'SAM
31375	jetson	[.] JET'SON
31376	jetteau	[.] JETTEAU, n. jet'to. A throw or spout of water.
31377	jettee	[.] JET'TEE, n. A projection in a building.
31378	jettison	[.] JET'TISON, n. In law and commerce, properly, the throwing of goods overboard in order to lighten a ship in a tempest for her preservation. The word may however be used for the goods thus thrown away, or adverbially. [.] Jetsam is where goods are cast into the sea, and ...
31379	jetty	[.] JET'TY, v.i. To jut. [.] JET'TY, n. A small pier or projection into a river for narrowing it and raising the water above that place. [.] JET'TY, a. Made of jet, or black as jet.
31380	jettyhead	[.] JET'TYHEAD, n. The projecting part of a wharf; the front of a wharf whose side forms one of the cheeks of a dock.
31381	jew	[.] JEW, n. [a contraction of Judas of Judah.] A Hebrew or Israelite.
31382	jewel	[.] JEW'EL, n. [Low L. jocale.] [.] 1. An ornament worn by ladies,usually consisting of a precious stone, or set with one or more; a pendant worn in the ear. [.] 2. A precious stone. [.] 3. A name expressive of fondness. A mother calls her child, her jewel. [.] JEW'EL, ...
31383	jewel-house	[.] JEW'EL-HOUSE
31384	jewel-like	[.] JEW'EL-LIKE, a. Brilliant as a jewel.
31385	jewel-office	[.] JEW'EL-OFFICE, n. The place where the royal ornaments are reposited.
31386	jeweled	[.] JEW'ELED, pp. Adorned with jewels.
31387	jeweler	[.] JEW'ELER, n. One who makes or deals in jewels and other ornaments.
31388	jeweling	[.] JEW'ELING, ppr. Adorning with jewels.
31389	jewelry	[.] JEW'ELRY, n. Jewels in general.
31390	jewess	[.] JEW'ESS, n. A Hebrew woman. Acts.24.
31391	jewish	[.] JEW'ISH, a. Pertaining to the Jews or Hebrews. Tit.1.
31392	jewishly	[.] JEW'ISHLY, adv. In the manner of the Jews.
31393	jewishness	[.] JEW'ISHNESS, n. The rites of the Jews.
31394	jewry	[.] JEW'RY, n. Judea; also, a district inhabited by Jews, whence the name of a street in London.
31395	jews-ear	[.] JEWS-EAR, n. The name of a species of Fungus, the Peziza auricula, bearing some resemblance to the human ear.
31396	jews-frankincense	[.] JEWS-FRANKINCENSE, n. A plant, a species of Styrax.
31397	jews-harp	[.] JEWS-HARP, n. [Jew and harp.] An instrument of music shaped like a harp, which, placed between the teeth and by means of a spring struck by the finger, gives a sound which is modulated by the breath into soft melody. It is called also Jews-trump.
31398	jews-mallow	[.] JEWS-MALLOW, n. A plant, species of Corchorus.
31399	jews-pitch	[.] JEWS-PITCH, n. Asphaltum, which see.
31400	jews-stone	[.] JEWS-STONE, n. The clavated spine of a very large egg-shaped sea urchin petrified. It is a regular figure, oblong and rounded, about three quarters of an inch in length, and half an inch in diameter. Its color is a pale dusky gray, with a tinge of dusky red.
31401	jezebel	[.] JEZ'EBEL, n. An impudent, daring, vitious woman.
31402	jib	[.] JIB, n. The foremost sail of a ship, being a large stay-sail extended from the outer end of the jib-boom towards the fore-top-mast-head. In sloops, it is on the bow-sprit, and extends towards the lower mast-head.
31403	jib-boom	[.] JIB-BOOM, n. A spar which is run out from the extremity of the bowsprit, and which serves as a continuation of it. Beyond this is sometimes extended the flying-jib-boom.
31404	jiboya	[.] JIBOY'A, n. An American serpent of the largest kind.
31405	jig	[.] JIG, n. A kind of light dance, or a tune or air. [.] 1. A ballad. [.] JIG, v.i. To dance a jig.
31406	jigger	[.] JIG'GER, n. In sea-language, a machine consisting of a rope about five feet long, with a block at one end and a sheave at the other, used to hold on the cable when it is heaved into the ship, by the revolution of the windlass.
31407	jiggish	[.] JIG'GISH, a. Suitable to a jig.
31408	jigmaker	[.] JIG'MAKER, n. One who makes or plays jigs. [.] 1. A ballad maker.
31409	jigpin	[.] JIG'PIN, n. A pin used by miners to hold the turn-beams, and prevent them from turning.
31410	jill	[.] JILL, n. A young woman; in contempt. [See Gill.]
31411	jilt	[.] JILT, n. [of uncertain etymology.] A woman who gives her lover hopes and capriciously disappoints him; a woman who trifles with her lover. [.] 1. A name of contempt for a woman. [.] JILT, v.t. To encourage a lover and then frustrate his hopes; to trick in ...
31412	jimmers	[.] JIM'MERS, n. Jointed hinges.
31413	jingle	[.] JIN'GLE, v.i. [.] 1. To make a sharp clattering sound; to ring as a little bell, or as small pieces of sonorous metal; as gingling halfpence. [.] 2. To utter affected or chiming sounds in periods or cadence.
31414	jingling	[.] JIN'GLING, ppr. Giving a sharp fine rattling sound, as a little bell or as pieces of metal.
31415	jippo	[.] JIP'PO, n. A waistcoat or kind of stays for females.
31416	job	[.] JOB, n. [of unknown origin, but perhaps allied to chop, primarily to strike or drive.] [.] 1. A piece of work; any thing to be done, whether of more or less importance. The carpenter or mason undertakes to build a house by the job. The erection of Westminster bridge ...
31417	jobber	[.] JOB'BER, n. One who does small jobs. [.] 1. A dealer in the public stocks or funds; usually called a stock-jobber. [.] 2. One who engages in a low, lucrative affair.
31418	jobbernowl	[.] JOB'BERNOWL, n. A loggerhead; a blockhead. [A low word.]
31419	jobs-tears	[.] JOB'S-TEARS, n. A plant of the genus Coix.
31420	jockey	[.] JOCK'EY, n. [said to be from Jackey, a diminutive of Jack, John; primarily, a boy that rides horses.] [.] 1. A man that rides horses in a race. [.] 2. A dealer in horses; one who makes it his business to buy and sell horses for gain. Hence, [.] 3. A cheat; ...
31421	jockeyship	[.] JOCK'EYSHIP, n. The art or practice of riding horses.
31422	joco-serious	[.] JOCO-SE'RIOUS, a. Partaking of mirth and seriousness.
31423	jocose	[.] JOCO'SE, a. [L. jocosus, from jocus, a joke.] [.] 1. Given to jokes and jesting; merry; waggish; used of persons. [.] 2. Containing a joke; sportive; merry; as jocose or comical airs.
31424	jocosely	[.] JOCO'SELY, adv. In jest; for sport or game; waggishly.
31425	jocoseness	[.] JOCO'SENESS, n. The quality of being jocose; waggery; merriment. [Jocosity is not used.]
31426	jocular	[.] JOC'ULAR, a. [L. jocularis, from jocus, a joke.] [.] 1. Jocose; waggish; merry; given to jesting; used of persons. [.] 2. Containing jokes; sportive; not serious; as a jocular expression or style.
31427	jocularity	[.] JOCULAR'ITY, n. Merriment; jesting.
31428	jocularly	[.] JOC'ULARLY, adv. In jest; for sport or mirth.
31429	joculary	[.] JOC'ULARY, a. Jocular. [Not in use.]
31430	joculator	[.] JOC'ULATOR, n. [L.] A jester; a droll; a minstrel.
31431	joculatory	[.] JOC'ULATORY, a. Droll; merrily said.
31432	jocund	[.] JOC'UND, a. [L. jocundus, from jocus, a joke.] [.] Merry; gay; airy; lively; sportive. [.] [.] Rural sports and jocund strains.
31433	jocundity	[.] JOCUND'ITY
31434	jocundly	[.] JOC'UNDLY, adv. Merrily; gayly.
31435	jocundness	[.] JOC'UNDNESS, n. State of being merry; gayety.
31436	jog	[.] JOG, v.t. [Eng. shock, shake.] To push or shake with the elbow or hand; to give notice or excite attention by a slight push. [.] [.] Sudden I jogged Ulysses. [.] JOG, v.i. To move by jogs or small shocks, like those of a slow trot. [.] [.] So hung his destiny, ...
31437	jogger	[.] JOG'GER, n. One who walks or moves heavily and slowly. [.] 1. One who gives a sudden push.
31438	jogging	[.] JOG'GING, ppr. Pushing slightly. [.] JOG'GING, n. A slight push or shake.
31439	joggle	[.] JOG'GLE, v.t. [from jog.] To shake slightly; to give a sudden but slight push.
31440	joggled	[.] JOG'GLED, pp. Slightly shaken.
31441	joggling	[.] JOG'GLING, ppr. Shaking slightly.
31442	johannes	[.] JOHAN'NES, n. [John, latinized.] A Portuguese gold coin of the value of eight dollars; contracted often into joe; as a joe, or half-joe. It is named from the figure of king John, which it bears.
31443	johnapple	[.] JOHN'APPLE, n. A sort of apple, good for spring use, when other fruit is spent.
31444	join	[.] JOIN, v.t. [L. jungo, jungere; jungo for jugo, jugum; Eng. yoke; [.] Gr. a yoke, and a pair, to join.] [.] 1. To set or bring one thing in contiguity with another. [.] [.] Woe to them that join house to house, that lay field to field. Is.5. [.] 2. To couple; ...
31445	joinder	[.] JOIN'DER, n. A joining; as a joinder in demurrer.
31446	joined	[.] JOIN'ED, pp. Added; united; set or fastened together; associated; confederated.
31447	joiner	[.] JOIN'ER, n. One whose occupation is to construct things by joining pieces of wood; but appropriately and usually, a mechanic who does the wood-work in the covering and finishing of buildings. This is the true and original sense of the word in Great Britain and in ...
31448	joinery	[.] JOIN'ERY, n. The art of fitting and joining pieces of timber in the construction of utensils or parts of a building, so as to form one entire piece.
31449	joinhand	[.] JOIN'HAND, n. Writing in which letters are joined in words; as distinguished from writing in single letters.
31450	joining	[.] JOIN'ING, ppr. Adding; making contiguous; uniting; confederating.
31451	joint	[.] JOINT, n. [L. junctura. See Join.] [.] 1. The joining of two or more things. [.] 2. In anatomy, the joining of two or more bones; an articulation; as the elbow, the knee, or the knuckle. [.] 3. A knot; the union of two parts of a plant; or the space between ...
31452	joint-heir	[.] JOINT'-HEIR, n. [joint and heir.] A heir having a joint interest with another. Rom.8.
31453	joint-tenancy	[.] JOINT-TEN'ANCY, n. [joint and tenant.] A tenure of estate by unity of interest, title, time and possession.
31454	joint-tenant	[.] JOINT-TEN'ANT, n. [joint and tenant.] One who holds an estate by joint-tenancy.
31455	jointed	[.] JOINT'ED, pp. Formed with articulations, as the stem of a plant. [.] 1. Separated into joints or quarters.
31456	jointer	[.] JOINT'ER, n. A long plane, a joiner's utensil.
31457	jointly	[.] JOINT'LY, adv. Together; unitedly; in concert; with cooperation. [.] 1. With union of interest; as, to be jointly concerned in a voyage.
31458	jointress	[.] JOINT'RESS, n. A woman who has a jointure.
31459	jointstool	[.] JOINT'STOOL, n. A stool consisting of parts inserted in each other.
31460	jointure	[.] JOINT'URE, n. An estate in lands or tenements, settled on a woman in consideration of marriage, and which she is to enjoy after her husband's decease. [.] JOINT'URE, v.t. To settle a jointure upon.
31461	jointured	[.] JOINT'URED, pp. Endowed with a jointure.
31462	joist	[.] JOIST, n. A small piece of timber, such as is framed into the girders and summers of a building to support a floor.
31463	joke	[.] JOKE, n. [L. jocus.] [.] 1. A jest; something said for the sake of exciting a laugh; something witty or sportive; raillery. A jealous person will rarely bear a joke. [.] 2. An illusion; something not real, or to no purpose. [.] [.] Inclose whole downs in walls,'tis ...
31464	joker	[.] JO'KER, n. A jester; a merry fellow.
31465	joking	[.] JO'KING, ppr. Jesting; making merry with.
31466	jole	...
31467	jollily	[.] JOL'LILY, adv. [See Jolly.] With noisy mirth; with a disposition to noisy mirth.
31468	jolliment	[.] JOL'LIMENT, n. Mirth; merriment.
31469	jolliness	[.] JOL'LINESS
31470	jollity	[.] JOL'LITY, n. [from jolly.] Noisy mirth; gayety; merriment; festivity. [.] [.] All was now turned to jollity and game. [.] 1. Elevation of spirit; gayety. [.] [.] He with a proud jollity commanded him to leave that quarrel for him who was only worthy to enter ...
31471	jolly	[.] JOL'LY, a. [.] 1. Merry; gay; lively; full of life and mirth; jovial. It expresses more life and noise than cheerful; as a jolly troop of huntsmen. [.] [It is seldom applied in colloquial usage to respectable company. We rarely say of respectable persons, they are ...
31472	jolly-boat	[.] JOL'LY-BOAT, n. A small boat belonging to a ship.
31473	jolt	[.] JOLT, v.i. To shake with short abrupt risings and fallings; as a carriage moving on rough ground. The carriage jolts. [.] JOLT, v.t. To shake with sudden jerks, as in a carriage on rough ground, or on a high trotting horse; as the horse or carriage jolts the ...
31474	jolter	[.] JOLTER, n. He or that which jolts.
31475	jolthead	[.] JOLTHEAD, n. A greathead; a dunce; a blockhead.
31476	jolting	[.] JOLTING, ppr. Giving sudden jerks or shakes.
31477	jonquil	[.] JON'QUIL, n. [L. juncus, a rush.] A plant of the genus Narcissus or daffodil, bearing beautiful flowers, of various colors,yellow and white.
31478	jorden	[.] JOR'DEN, n. A vessel for chamber uses.
31479	joso	[.] JO'SO, n. A small fish of the gudgeon kind.
31480	jostle	[.] JOS'TLE, v.t. jos'l. To run against; to push.
31481	jostled	[.] JOS'TLED, pp. Run against; pushed. We say, a thing is jostled out of its place.
31482	jostling	[.] JOS'TLING, ppr. Running against; pushing. [.] JOS'TLING, n. A running against; a crowding.
31483	jot	[.] JOT, n. [ Heb. yod.] An iota; a point; a tittle; the least quantity assignable. [.] [.] Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one title shall in no wise pass from the law till all shall be fulfilled. Matt.5. [.] [.] A man may read much, and acquire not a jot ...
31484	jotting	[.] JOT'TING, n. A memorandum.
31485	jouissance	[.] JOUIS'SANCE, n. Jollity; merriment. [Not in use.]
31486	journal	[.] JOURNAL, n. jur'nal. [L. diurnum. This was originally an adjective, signifying daily, as in Spenser and Shakespeare; but the adjective is obsolete.] [.] 1. A diary; an account of daily transactions and events; or the book containing such account. [.] 2. Among ...
31487	journalist	[.] JOURNALIST, n. jur'nalist. The writer of a journal or diary.
31488	journalize	[.] JOURNALIZE, v.t. jur'nalize. To enter in a journal.
31489	journey	[.] JOURNEY, n. jur'ny. [L. diurnus, dies.] [.] 1. The travel of a day. [.] 2. Travel by land to any distance and for any time, indefinitely; as a journey from London to Paris, or to Rome; a journey to visit a brother; a week's journey; we made two journeys to Philadelphia. [.] 3. ...
31490	journey-work	[.] JOUR'NEY-WORK, n. Work done for hire by a mechanic in his proper occupation. [This word is never applied to farming.]
31491	journeying	[.] JOUR'NEYING, ppr. Traveling; passing from place to place. [.] JOUR'NEYING, n. A traveling or passing from one place to another; as the journeyings of the children of Israel.
31492	journeyman	[.] JOUR'NEYMAN, n. [jounrey and man.] Strictly, a man hired to work by the day,but in fact, any mechanic who is hired to work for another in his employment, whether by the month,year or other term. It is applied only to mechanics in their own occupations.
31493	joust	[.] JOUST. [See Just.]
31494	jove	[.] JOVE, n. [L. Jovis.] [.] 1. The name of the Supreme Deity among the Romans. [.] 2. The planet jupiter. [.] [.] Or ask of yonder argent fields above. [.] [.] Why Jove's satellites are less than Jove. [.] 3. The air or atmosphere, or the god of the air. [.] [.] ...
31495	jovial	[.] JO'VIAL, a. [from Jove, supra.] Under the influence of Jupiter, the planet. [.] [.] --The fixed stars astrologically differenced by the planets, and esteemed Martial or Jovial according to the colors whereby they answer these planets. [.] JO'VIAL, a. [.] 1. ...
31496	jovialist	[.] JO'VIALIST, n. One who lives a jovial life.
31497	jovially	[.] JO'VIALLY, adv. Merrily; gayly; with noisy mirth.
31498	jovialness	[.] JO'VIALNESS, n. Noisy mirth; gayety.
31499	jowl	[.] JOWL, n. The cheek. [See Jole.]
31500	jowler	[.] JOWL'ER, n. The name of a hunting dog, beagle or other dog.
31501	jowter	[.] JOW'TER, n. A fish driver.
31502	joy	[.] JOY, n. [.] 1. The passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; that excitement of pleasurable feelings which is caused by success, good fortune,the gratification of desire or some good possessed, or by a rational prospect of possessing what ...
31503	joyance	[.] JOY'ANCE, n. Gayety; festivity.
31504	joyed	[.] JOY'ED, pp. Gladdened; enjoyed.
31505	joyful	[.] JOY'FUL, a. Full of joy; very glad; exulting. [.] [.] My soul shall be joyful in my God. Is.61. [.] Rarely, it has of before the cause of joy. [.] [.] Sad for their loss, but joyful of our life.
31506	joyfully	[.] JOY'FULLY, adv. With joy; gladly. [.] [.] Never did men more joyfully obey.
31507	joyfulness	[.] JOY'FULNESS, n. Great gladness; joy. Deut.28.
31508	joyless	[.] JOY'LESS, a. Destitute of joy; wanting joy. [.] [.] With downcast eyes the joyless victor sat. [.] Rarely followed by of; as joyless of the grove. [.] 1. Giving no joy or pleasure. [.] [.] A joyless, dismal, black and sorrowful issue.
31509	joylessly	[.] JOY'LESSLY, adv. Without joy.
31510	joylessness	[.] JOY'LESSNESS, n. State of being joyless.
31511	joyous	[.] JOY'OUS, a. Glad; gay; merry; joyful. [.] [.] Joyous the birds; fresh gales and gentle airs [.] [.] Whispered it. [.] 1. Giving joy. [.] [.] They, all as glad as birds of joyous prime-- [.] It has of, before the cause of joy. [.] [.] And joyous of our ...
31512	joyously	[.] JOY'OUSLY, adv. With joy or gladness.
31513	joyousness	[.] JOY'OUSNESS, n. The state of being joyous.
31514	jub	[.] JUB, n. A bottle or vessel.
31515	jubilant	[.] JU'BILANT, a. [L. jubilans. See Jubilee.] Uttering songs of [.] triumph; rejoicing; shouting with joy. [.] [.] While the bright pomp ascended jubilant.
31516	jubilation	[.] JUBILA'TION, n. [L. jubilatio. See Jubilee.] [.] The act of declaring triumph.
31517	jubilee	[.] JU'BILEE, n. [L. jubilum, from jubilo, to shout for joy; Heb. the blast of a trumpet, coinciding with Eng. bawl, peal, L. pello.] [.] 1. Among the Jews, every fiftieth year, being the year following the revolution of seven weeks of years, at which time all the slaves ...
31518	jucundity	[.] JUCUND'ITY, n. [L. jucunditas, from jucundus, sweet, pleasant. [.] Pleasantness; agreeableness. [Little used.]
31519	judaic	[.] JUDA'IC
31520	judaical	[.] JUDA'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the Jews.
31521	judaically	[.] JUDA'ICALLY, adv. After the Jewish manner.
31522	judaism	[.] JU'DAISM, n. [.] 1. The religious doctrines and rites of the Jews, as enjoined [.] in the laws of Moses. Judaism was a temporary dispensation. [.] 2. Conformity to the Jewish rites and ceremonies.
31523	judaize	[.] JU'DAIZE, v.i. To conform to the religious doctrines and rites of the Jews. [.] [.] They--prevailed on the Galatians to judaize so far as to observe the rites of Moses in various instances.
31524	judaizer	[.] JU'DAIZER, n. One who conforms to the religion of the Jews.
31525	judaizing	[.] JU'DAIZING, ppr. Conforming to the doctrines and rites of the Jews.
31526	judas-tree	[.] JU'DAS-TREE, n. A plant of the genus Cercis.
31527	juddock	[.] JUD'DOCK, n. A small snipe, called also Jack-snipe.
31528	judge	[.] JUDGE, n. [L. judex, supposed to be compounded of jus, law or right, and dico, to pronounce.] [.] 1. A civil officer who is invested with authority to hear and determine causes, civil or criminal, between parties, according to his commission; as the judges of the ...
31529	judged	[.] JUDG'ED, pp. Heard and determined; tried judicially; sentenced; censured; doomed.
31530	judger	[.] JUDG'ER, n. One who judges or passes sentence.
31531	judgeship	[.] JUDGESHIP, n. judj'ship. The office of a judge.
31532	judging	[.] JUDG'ING, ppr. Hearing and determining; forming an opinion; dooming.
31533	judgment	[.] JUDG'MENT, n. The act of judging; the act or process of the mind in comparing its ideas, to find their agreement or disagreement, and to ascertain truth; or the process of examining facts and arguments, to ascertain propriety and justice; or the process of examining ...
31534	judgment-day	[.] JUDG'MENT-DAY, n. The last day, or day when final judgment will be pronounced on the subjects of God's moral government.
31535	judgment-hall	[.] JUDG'MENT-HALL, n. The hall where courts are held.
31536	judgment-seat	[.] JUDG'MENT-SEAT, n. The seat or bench on which judges sit in court. [.] 1. A court; a tribunal. [.] [.] We shall all stand before the judgment-seat of Christ. Rom.14.
31537	judicative	[.] JU'DICATIVE, a. Having power to judge.
31538	judicatory	[.] JU'DICATORY, a. Dispensing justice. [.] JU'DICATORY, n. [L. judicatorium.] A court of justice; a tribunal. [.] 1. Distribution of justice.
31539	judicature	[.] JU'DICATURE, n. The power of distributing justice by legal trial and determination. A court of judicature is a court invested with powers to administer justice between man and man. [.] 1. A court of justice; a judicatory.
31540	judicially	[.] JUDI'CIALLY, adv. In the forms of legal justice; as a sentence judicially declared. [.] 1. By way of penalty or judgment; as, to be judicially punished.
31541	judiciary	[.] JUDI'CIARY n. [L. judiciarius.] [.] 1. Passing judgment or sentence. [.] 2. Pertaining to the courts of judicature or legal tribunals. [.] JUDI'CIARY, n. That branch of government which is concerned in the trial and determination of controversies between ...
31542	judicious	[.] JUDI'CIOUS, a. [.] 1. According to sound judgment; wise; prudent; rational; adapted to obtain a good end by the best means; used of things. Nothing is more important to success in the world than a judicious application of time, unless it may be a judicious expenditure ...
31543	judiciously	[.] JUDI'CIOUSLY, adv. With good judgment; with discretion or wisdom; skillfully. [.] [.] Longinus has judiciously preferred the sublime genius that sometimes errs,to the middling or indifferent one, which makes few faults, but seldom rises to excellence.
31544	judiciousness	[.] JUDI'CIOUSNESS, n. The quality of acting or being according to sound judgment.
31545	jug	[.] JUG, n. [Low L. caucus.] A vessel,usually earthen, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, used for holding and conveying liquors.
31546	juggle	[.] JUG'GLE, v.i. [L. joculor, to jest, from jocus, a joke; jocor, to joke;] [.] 1. To play tricks by slight of hand; to amuse and make sport by tricks, which make a false show of extraordinary powers. [.] 2. To practice artifice or imposture. [.] [.] Be these ...
31547	juggler	[.] JUG'GLER, n. [.] 1. One who practices or exhibits tricks by slight of hand; one who makes sport by tricks of extraordinary dexterity, by which the spectator is deceived. Jugglers are punishable by law. [.] 2. A cheat; a deceiver; a trickish fellow.
31548	juggling	[.] JUG'GLING, ppr. Playing tricks by slight of hand; deceiving. [.] JUG'GLING, n. The act or practice of exhibiting tricks of legerdemain.
31549	jugglingly	[.] JUG'GLINGLY, adv. In a deceptive manner.
31550	jugular	[.] JU'GULAR, a. [L. jugulum, the neck, either from jugum, a yoke, or from its radical sense, to extend, to join. See Join.] [.] Pertaining to the neck or throat; as the jugular vein. [.] JU'GULAR, n. A large vein of the neck.
31551	juice	[.] JUICE
31552	juiceless	[.] JUICELESS, a. ju'seless. Destitute of juice; dry; without moisture.
31553	juiciness	[.] JUICINESS, n. ju'siness. The state of abounding with juice; succulence in plants.
31554	juicy	[.] JUICY, a. ju'sy. Abounding with juice; moist; succulent.
31555	juise	[.] JUISE, n. [L. jus.] Judgment; justice.
31556	jujub	[.] JU'JUB
31557	jujube	[.] JU'JUBE, n. [L. zizyphum.] The name of a plant and of its fruit, which is pulpy and resembles a small plum. The plant is arranged under the genus Rhamnus. The fruit was formerly used in pectoral decoctions, but it is now in little reputation.
31558	juke	[.] JUKE, v.i. To perch. [Not used.]
31559	julep	[.] JU'LEP, n. In pharmacy, a medicine composed of some proper liquor and a sirup of sugar, of extemporaneous preparation, serving as a vehicle to other forms of medicine.
31560	julian	[.] JU'LIAN, a. Noting the old account of the year, as regulated by Julius Caesar, which continued to be used till 1752, when the Gregorian year, or new style, was adopted. [.] Julian Alps, called also Carnian, between Venetia and Noricum.
31561	julis	[.] JU'LIS, n. A small fish with a green back.
31562	julus	[.] JU'LUS, n. [Gr. a handful or bundle.] [.] 1. In botany, a catkin or ament, a species of calyx or inflorescence, consisting of chaffy scales arranged along a stalk, as in hazel, birch, willow, &c. [.] 2. A genus of multiped insects, of the order of Apters, of a ...
31563	july	[.] JULY', n. The seventh month of the year, during which the sun enters the sign Leo. It is so called from Julius, the surname of Caius Caesar, who was born in this month. Before that time, this month was called Quintilis, or the fifth month, according to the old Roman ...
31564	july-flower	[.] JULY-FLOWER, n. The name of certain species of plants. The clove July-flower is of the genus Dianthus; the queen's July-flower of the genus Hesperis; and the stock July-flower of the genus Cheiranthus. [See Gilly-flower.]
31565	jumart	[.] JU'MART, n. The offspring of a bull and a mare.
31566	jumble	[.] JUM'BLE, v.t. To mix in a confused mass; to put or throw together without order. It is often followed by together. [.] [.] One may observe how apt that is to jumble together passages of Scripture. [.] JUM'BLE, v.i. To meet, mix or unite in a confused manner. [.] JUM'BLE, ...
31567	jumbled	[.] JUM'BLED, pp. Mixed or collected in a confused mass.
31568	jumblement	[.] JUM'BLEMENT, n. Confused mixture. [Not in use.]
31569	jumbler	[.] JUM'BLER, a. One who mixes things in confusion.
31570	jumbling	[.] JUM'BLING, ppr. Putting or mixing in a confused mass.
31571	jument	[.] JU'MENT, n. [L. jumentum, a beast.] A beast of burden. [Not used.]
31572	jump	[.] JUMP, v.i. [.] 1. To leap; to skip; to spring. Applied to men, it signifies to spring upwards or forwards with both feet, in distinction from hop, which signifies to spring with one foot. A man jumps over a ditch; a beast jumps over a fence. A man jumps upon a ...
31573	jumper	[.] JUMP'ER, n. One who jumps.
31574	jumping	[.] JUMP'ING, ppr. Leaping; springing; bounding.
31575	juncate	[.] JUNC'ATE, n. [L. juncus, a rush.] [.] 1. A cheese-cake; a kind of sweetmeat of curds and sugar. [.] 2. Any kind of delicate food. [.] 3. A furtive or private entertainment. [It is now written junket.]
31576	juncous	[.] JUNC'OUS, a. [L. junceus or juncosus, from juncus, a rush.] [.] Full of bulrushes. [Little used.]
31577	junction	[.] JUNC'TION, n. [L. junctio, from jungo, to join.] [.] 1. The act or operation of joining; as the junction of two armies or detachments. [.] 2. Union; coalition; combination. [.] 3. The place or point of union.
31578	juncture	[.] JUNC'TURE, n. [L. junctura; jungo, to join.] [.] 1. A joining; union; amity; as the juncture of hearts. [Little used.] [.] 2. A union of two bodies; a seam; particularly, a joint or articulation. [.] 3. The line or point at which two bodies are joined. [.] 4. ...
31579	june	[.] JUNE, n. [L. junius.] The sixth month of the year, when the sun enters the sign Cancer.
31580	jungle	[.] JUN'GLE, n. In Hindoostan, a thick wood of small trees or shrubs.
31581	jungly	[.] JUN'GLY, a. Consisting of jungles; abounding with jungles.
31582	junior	[.] JU'NIOR, a. [L. from juvenis, young; quasi, juvenior.] [.] Younger; not as old as another; as a junior partner in a company. It is applied to distinguish the younger of two persons bearing the same name in one family or town, and opposed to elder; as John Doe junior. [.] JU'NIOR, ...
31583	juniority	[.] JUNIOR'ITY, n. The state of being junior.
31584	juniper	[.] JU'NIPER, n. [L. juniperus.] A tree or shrub bearing berries of a bluish color, of a warm, pungent, sweet taste, yielding when fresh, by expression, a rich, sweet, aromatic juice. They are useful carminatives and stomachics. The wood of the tree is of a reddish color, ...
31585	junk	[.] JUNK, n. [L. juncus.] [.] 1. Pieces of old cable or old cordage, used for making points, gaskets, mats, &c., and when untwisted and picked to pieces, it forms oakum for filling the seams of ships. [.] 2. A small ship used in China; a Chinese vessel. [An eastern ...
31586	junket	[.] JUNK'ET, n. [See Juncate.] A sweetmeat. [.] 1. A stolen entertainment. [.] JUNK'ET, v.i. To feast in secret; to make an entertainment by stealth. [.] 1. To feast. [.] [.] Job's children junketed and feasted together often.
31587	junto	[.] JUN'TO, n. [L. junctus, joined.] [.] 1. Primarily, a select council or assembly, which deliberates in secret on any affair of government. In a good sense, it is not used in English; but hence, [.] 2. A cabal; a meeting or collection of men combined for secret ...
31588	jupiter	[.] JU'PITER, n. [L. the air or heavens; Jovis pater.] [.] 1. The supreme deity among the Greeks and Romans. [.] 2. One of the superior planets, remarkable for its brightness. Its diameter is about eighty-nine thousand miles; its distance from the sun, four hundred ...
31589	juppon	[.] JUPPON', n. A short close coat.
31590	jurat	[.] JU'RAT, n. [L. juratus, sworn, from juro, to swear.] [.] In England, a magistrate in some corporations; an alderman, or an assistant to a bailiff.
31591	juratory	[.] JU'RATORY, a. [L. juro, to swear.] [.] Comprising an oath; as juratory caution. [Little used.]
31592	juridical	[.] JURID'ICAL, a. [L. juridicus; jus, juris, law, and dico, to pronounce.] [.] 1. Acting in the distribution of justice; pertaining to a judge. [.] 2. Used in courts of law or tribunals of justice.
31593	juridically	[.] JURID'ICALLY, adv. According to forms of law, or proceedings in tribunals of justice; with legal authority.
31594	jurisconsult	[.] JURISCON'SULT, n. [L. juris consultus; jus and consultus, consulo, to consult.] Among the Romans, a man learned in the law; a counselor at law; a master of Roman jurisprudence, who was consulted on the interpretation of the laws.
31595	jurisdiction	[.] JURISDIC'TION, n. [L. jurisdictio; jus, juris, law, and dictio, from dico, to pronounce.] [.] 1. The legal power of authority of doing justice in cases of complaint; the power of executing the laws and distributing justice. Thus we speak of certain suits or actions, ...
31596	jurisdictional	[.] JURISDIC'TIONAL, a. Pertaining to jurisdiction; as jurisdictional rights.
31597	jurisdictive	[.] JURISDIC'TIVE, a. Having jurisdiction.
31598	jurisprudence	[.] JURISPRU'DENCE, n. [L. jurisprudentia; jus, law, and prudentia, science.] The science of law; the knowledge of the laws, customs and rights of men in a state or community, necessary for the due administration of justice. The study of jurisprudence, next to that of ...
31599	jurisprudent	[.] JURISPRU'DENT, a. Understanding law.
31600	jurisprudential	[.] JURISPRUDEN'TIAL, a. Pertaining to jurisprudence.
31601	jurist	[.] JU'RIST, n. [L. jus, juris, law.] [.] 1. A man who professes the science of law; one versed in the law, or more particularly, in the civil law; a civilian. [.] 2. One versed in the law of nations, or who writes on the subject.
31602	juror	[.] JU'ROR, n. [L. jurator; or rather juro, to swear.] [.] One that serves on a jury; one sworn to deliver the truth on the evidence given him concerning any matter in question or on trial.
31603	jury	[.] JU'RY, n. [L. juro, to swear.] A number of freeholders, selected in the manner prescribed by law, empaneled and sworn to inquire into and try any matter of fact, and to declare the truth on the evidence given them in the case. Grand juries consist usually of twenty ...
31604	juryman	[.] JU'RYMAN, n. One who is empaneled on a jury, or who serves as a juror.
31605	jurymast	[.] JU'RYM`AST, n. A mast erected in a ship to supply the place of one carried away in a tempest or an engagement, &c. The most probable origin of the word jury, in this compound, is that proposed by Thomson, vix. from the Fr. jour, day, quasi, joure, temporary, or from ...
31606	juse	[.] JUSE, n. juse. The sap of vegetables; the fluid part of animal substances.
31607	just	[.] JUST, a. [L. justus. The primary sense is probably straight or close, from the sense of setting, erecting, or extending.] [.] 1. Regular; orderly; due; suitable. [.] [.] When all [.] [.] The war shall stand ranged in its just array. [.] 2. Exactly proportioned; ...
31608	justice	[.] JUST'ICE, n. [L. justitia, from justus, just.] [.] 1. The virtue which consists in giving to every one what is his due; practical conformity to the laws and to principles of rectitude in the dealings of men with each other; honesty; integrity in commerce or mutual ...
31609	justiceable	[.] JUST'ICEABLE, a. Liable to account in a court of justice. [Little used.]
31610	justicer	[.] JUST'ICER, n. An administrator of justice. [Little used.]
31611	justiceship	[.] JUST'ICESHIP, n. The office or dignity of a justice.
31612	justiciar	[.] JUSTI'CIAR, n. [L. justiciarius.] An administrator of justice. [.] 1. A chief justice. [.] 2. One that boasts of the justice of his own act. [Not used.]
31613	justiciary	[.] JUSTI'CIARY
31614	justifiable	[.] JUST'IFIABLE, a. [from justify.] That may be proved to be just; that may be vindicated on principles of law, reason, rectitude or propriety; defensible; vindicable. No breach of law or moral obligation is justifiable. The execution of a malefactor in pursuance of ...
31615	justifiableness	[.] JUST'IFIABLENESS, n. The quality of being justifiable; rectitude; possibility of being defended or vindicated.
31616	justifiably	[.] JUST'IFIABLY, adv. In a manner that admits of vindication or justification; rightly.
31617	justification	[.] JUSTIFICA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of justifying; a showing to be just or conformable to law, rectitude or propriety; vindication; defense. The court listened to the evidence and arguments in justification of the prisoner's conduct. Our disobedience to God's commands ...
31618	justificative	[.] JUSTIF'ICATIVE, a. Justifying; that has power to justify.
31619	justificator	[.] JUSTIFICA'TOR, n. One who justifies. [Little used.]
31620	justifier	[.] JUST'IFIER, n. One who justifies; one who vindicates,supports or defends. [.] 1. He who pardons and absolves from guilt and punishment. [.] [.] That he might be just, and the justifier of him who believeth in Jesus. Rom.3.
31621	justify	[.] JUST'IFY, v.t. [L. justus, just,and facio, to make.] [.] 1. To prove or show to be just, or conformable to law, right, justice, propriety or duty; to defend or maintain; to vindicate as right. We cannot justify disobedience or ingratitude to our Maker. We cannot ...
31622	justle	[.] JUS'TLE, v.i. jus'l. [See Jostle and Just.] To run against; to encounter; to strike against; to clash. [.] [.] The chariots shall rage in the streets; they shall justle one against another in the broad ways. Nah.2. [.] JUS'TLE, v.t. jus'l. To push; to drive; ...
31623	justly	[.] JUST'LY, adv. [from just.] In conformity to law, justice or propriety; by right. The offender is justly condemned. The hero is justly rewarded, applauded or honored. [.] 1. According to truth and facts. His character is justly described. [.] 2. Honestly; fairly; ...
31624	justness	[.] JUST'NESS, n. Accuracy; exactness; as the justness of proportions. [.] 1. Conformity to truth; as the justness of a description or representation. [.] 2. Justice; reasonableness; equity; as the justness of a cause or of a demand. [Justness is properly applied ...
31625	jut	[.] JUT, v.i. [a different spelling of jet.] To shoot forward; to project beyond the main body; as the jutting part of a building. A point of land juts into the sea. [.] JUT, n. A shooting forward; a projection.
31626	jut-window	[.] JUT-WINDOW, n. A window that projects form the line of a building.
31627	jutting	[.] JUT'TING, ppr. Shooting out; projecting.
31628	jutty	[.] JUT'TY, v.i. To jut. [Not used.] [.] JUT'TY, n. A projection in a building; also, a pier or mole.
31629	juvenile	[.] JU'VENILE, a. [L. juvenilis, from juvenis, young.] [.] 1. Young; youthful; as juvenile years or age. [.] 2. Pertaining or suited to youth; as juvenile sports.
31630	juvenility	[.] JUVENIL'ITY, n. Youthfulness; youthful age. [.] 1. Light and careless manner; the manners or customs of youth.
31631	juxtaposited	[.] JUXTAPOS'ITED, a. [L. juxta, near, and posited.] [.] Placed near; adjacent or contiguous.
31632	juxtaposition	[.] JUXTAPOSI'TION, n. [L. juxta,near, and position.] [.] A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity; as the parts of a substance or of a composition. The connection of words is sometimes to be ascertained by juxtaposition.
31633	k	[.] K, the eleventh letter of the English Alphabet,is borrowed from the Greeks, being the same character as the Greek kappa, answering to the oriental kaph. It represents a close articulation, formed by pressing the root of the tongue against the upper part of the mouth, ...
31634	kaaling	[.] KAALING, n. A bird, a species of starling, found in China.
31635	kabbos	[.] KAB'BOS, n. A fish of a brown color, without scales.
31636	kale	[.] KALE, n. [L. caulis.] Sea-cale, an esculent plant of the genus Crambe.
31637	kalendar	[.] KAL'ENDAR, n. [See Calendar.]
31638	kali	[.] KA'LI, n. A plant, a species of Salsola, or glass-wort, the ashes of which are used in making glass. Hence alkali, which see.
31639	kalif	[.] KA'LIF, n. [See Calif.]
31640	kalifate	[.] CALIPHATE or KALIFATE, n. The office or dignity of a calif; or the government of a calif.
31641	kalmia	[.] KAL'MIA, n. The name of a genus of evergreen shrubs, natives of N. America, called laurel, ivy-bush, calico-bush, &c.
31642	kam	[.] KAM, a. Crooked. [Not used.]
31643	kan	[.] KAN
31644	kangaroo	[.] KANGAROO', n. A singular animal found in New Holland, resembling in some respects the opossum. It belongs to the genus Didelphis. It has a small head, neck and shoulders,the body increasing in thickness to the rump. The fore legs are very short,useless in walking, ...
31645	kaolin	[.] KA'OLIN, n. A species of earth or variety of clay, used as one of the two ingredients in the oriental porcelain. The other ingredient is called in China petunse. Its color is white, with a shade of gray, yellow or red.
31646	karagane	[.] KAR'AGANE, n. A species of gray fox found in the Russian empire.
31647	karpholite	[.] KARPH'OLITE, n. [Gr. straw, and a stone.] [.] A mineral recently discovered. It has a fibrous structure and a yellow color.
31648	kata	[.] KA'TA, n. In syria, a fowl of the grous kind.
31649	kaun	[.] KAUN
31650	kaw	[.] KAW, v.i. [from the sound.] To cry as a raven, crow or rook. [.] KAW, n. The cry of the rave, crow or rook.
31651	kawn	[.] KAWN, n. In Turkey, a public inn.
31652	kayle	[.] KAYLE, n. [.] 1. A nine-pin, a kettle-pin; sometimes written keel. [.] 2. A kind of play in Scotland, in which nine holes ranged in threes, are made in the ground, and an iron ball rolled in among them.
31653	keck	[.] KECK, v.i. To heave the stomach; to reach, as in an effort to vomit. [Little used.] [.] KECK, n. A reaching or heaving of the stomach.
31654	keckle	[.] KECK'LE, v.t. To wind old rope round a cable to preserve its surface from being fretted, or to wind iron chains round a cable to defend it from the friction of a rocky bottom, or from the ice.
31655	kecksy	[.] KECK'SY, n. [L. cicuta.] Hemlock; a hollow jointed plant. [Not used in America.]
31656	kecky	[.] KECK'Y, a. Resembling a kex. [.] 1. An Indian scepter.
31657	kedge	[.] KEDGE, n. [allied probably to cag and keg.] A small anchor, used to keep a ship steady when riding in a harbor or river, and particularly at the turn of the tide, to keep her clear of her bower anchor, also to remove her from one part of a harbor to another, being ...
31658	kedlack	[.] KED'LACK, n. A weed that grows among wheat and rye; charlock. [I believe not used in America.]
31659	kee	[.] KEE, plu. of cow. [Local in England and not used in America.]
31660	keech	[.] KEECH, n. A mass or lump. [Not in use.]
31661	keel	[.] KEEL, n. [.] 1. The principal timber in a ship, extending from stem to stern at the bottom, and supporting the whole frame. [.] 2. A low flat-bottomed vessel, used in the river Tyne, to convey coals from Newcastle for loading the colliers. [.] 3. In botany, ...
31662	keelage	[.] KEE'LAGE, n. Duty paid for a ship entering Hartlepool, Eng.
31663	keeled	[.] KEE'LED, a. In botany, carinated; having a longitudinal prominence on the back; as a keeled leaf, calyx or nectary.
31664	keelfat	[.] KEE'LFAT, n. A cooler; a vessel in which liquor is set for cooling. [Not used.]
31665	keelhaul	[.] KEE'LHAUL, v.t. To haul under the keel of a ship. Keelhauling is a punishment inflicted in the Dutch navy for certain offenses. The offender is suspended by a rope from one yard arm, with weights on his legs,and a rope fastened to him, leading under the ship's bottom ...
31666	keeling	[.] KEE'LING, n. A kind of small cod, of which stock fish is made.
31667	keelson	[.] KEELSON, n. kel'son. A piece of timber in a ship, laid on the middle of the floor timbers over the keel, fastened with long bolts and clinched, and thus binding the floor timbers to the keel.
31668	keen	[.] KEEN, a. [.] 1. Eager; vehement; as hungry curs too keen at the sport. [.] [.] The sheep were so keen on the acorns-- [.] 2. Eager; sharp; as a keen appetite. [.] 3. Sharp; having a very fine edge; as a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge. We say a ...
31669	keenly	[.] KEE'NLY, adv. Eagerly; vehemently. [.] 1. Sharply; severely; bitterly.
31670	keenness	[.] KEE'NNESS, n. Eagerness; vehemence; as the keenness of hunger. [.] 1. Sharpness; fineness of edge; as the keenness of a razor. [.] 2. The quality of piercing; rigor; sharpness; as the keenness of the air or of cold. [.] 3. Asperity; acrimony; bitterness; as ...
31671	keep	[.] KEEP, v.t. pret. and pp. kept. [L. habeo, and capio.] [.] 1. To hold; to retain in one's power or possession; not to lose or part with; as, to keep a house or a farm; to keep any thing in the memory, mind or heart. [.] 2. To have in custody for security or preservation. [.] [.] ...
31672	keeper	[.] KEE'PER, n. One who keeps; one that holds or has possession of any thing. [.] 1. One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the custody of prisoners. [.] 2. One who has the care of a park or other inclosure,or the custody of beasts; as the ...
31673	keepership	[.] KEE'PERSHIP, n. The office of a keeper. [Little used.]
31674	keeping	[.] KEE'PING, ppr. Holding; restraining; preserving; guarding; protecting; performing. [.] KEE'PING, n. A holding; restraint; custody; guard; preservation. [.] 1. Feed; fodder. The cattle have good keeping. [.] 2. In painting, a representation of objects in ...
31675	keepsake	[.] KEE'PSAKE, n. Any thing kept, or given to be kept for the sake of the giver; a token of friendship.
31676	keffekil	[.] KEF'FEKIL, n. A stone, white or yellow, which hardens in the fire, and of which Turkey pipes are made.
31677	keffekill	[.] KEF'FEKILL, n. A mineral, the meerschaum, which see.
31678	keg	[.] KEG, n. A small cask or barrel; written more correctly cag.
31679	kell	[.] KELL, n. A sort of pottage. [Not used in America.] [.] KELL, n. The caul or omentum. [See Caul, the usual orthography of the word.] [.] 1. The chrysalis of the caterpillar.
31680	kelp	[.] KELP, n. The calcined ashes of sea weed, used in the manufacture of glass. This is a dark color alkaline substance, which, in a furnace, vitrifies and becomes transparent.
31681	kelpy	[.] KELP'Y, n. An imaginary spirit of the waters, in the form of a horse. [Local and vulgar.]
31682	kelson	[.] KEL'SON. [See Keelson.]
31683	kelter	[.] KELT'ER, n. The phrase,he is not in kelter, signifies, he is not in a proper dress or equipage, or not in readiness.
31684	kemb	[.] KEMB, v.t. To comb, which see. Kemb is an obsolete orthography.
31685	kemelin	[.] KEM'ELIN, n. A tub; a brewer's vessel. [Not in use.]
31686	ken	[.] KEN, v.t. [L. canus, white, caneo, to be white, and this with L. cano, to sing, canto, Eng. to cant, to chant; L. gigno.] [.] 1. To see at a distance; to descry. [.] [.] We ken them from afar. [.] 2. To know; to understand. [This verb is used chiefly in poetry.] [.] KEN, ...
31687	kendal-green	[.] KEN'DAL-GREEN, n. A species of green cloth made of kendal.
31688	kennel	[.] KEN'NEL, n. [L. canis, a dog.] [.] 1. A house or cot for dogs, or for a pack of hounds. [.] 2. A pack of hounds or their cry. [.] 3. The hole of a fox or other beast; a haunt. [.] KEN'NEL, n. [Eng.channel.] [.] 1. The water-course of a street; a little ...
31689	kenning	[.] KEN'NING, n. View, sight.
31690	kentle	[.] KEN'TLE, n. [L. centum.] In commerce, a hundred pounds in weight; as a kentle of fish. [It is written and pronounced also quintal.]
31691	kentledge	[.] KENT'LEDGE. n. In seamen's language, pigs of iron for ballast laid on the floor of a ship.
31692	kept	[.] KEPT, pret. and pp. of keep.
31693	kerb-stone	[.] KERB-STONE, KIRB-STONE. [See Curb-stone.]
31694	kerchief	[.] KER'CHIEF, n. [contracted from coverchief.] [.] 1. A head dress; a cloth to cover the head. [.] 2. A cloth used in dress. [.] The word is now seldom used, except in its compound, handkerchief, and sometimes neckerchief.
31695	kerchiefed	[.] KER'CHIEFED
31696	kerchieft	[.] KER'CHIEFT , a. Dressed; hooded; covered.
31697	kerf	[.] KERF, n. [Eng. to carve.] The cut of an ax, a saw, or other instrument; the notch or slit made in wood by cutting.
31698	kermes	[.] KERM'ES, n. In zoology, an insect produced in the excrescences of a species of small oak, or the body of an insect transformed into a grain, berry, or husk. This body is full of reddish juice, which [.] is used in dyeing red. Hence the word crimson.
31699	kermes-mineral	[.] KERM'ES-MINERAL, n. A mineral substance, so called from its color. It is a precipitate of antimony, obtained by fusion with a fixed alkali and subsequent solution in boiling water, or by simple ebullition.
31700	kern	[.] KERN, n. An Irish footman or foot-soldier. [.] 1. In English laws, an idle person or vagabond. [.] KERN, n. A hand-mill consisting of two stones, one of which is turned by the hand; usually written quern, which see. [.] 1. A churn. [.] KERN, v.i. [.] 1. ...
31701	kernel	[.] KERN'EL, n. [.] 1. The edible substance contained in the shell of a nut. [.] 2. Any thing included in a shell, husk or integument; a grain or corn; as a kernel of wheat or oats. [.] 3. The seed of pulpy fruit; as the kernel of an apple. [.] 4. The central ...
31702	kernelly	[.] KERN'ELLY, a. Full of kernels; resembling kernels.
31703	kersey	[.] KER'SEY, n. A species of coarse woolen cloth; a coarse stuff made chiefly in Kent and Devonshire in England.
31704	kerve	[.] KERVE, v.t. To carve. [Not used.]
31705	kerver	[.] KERV'ER, n. A carver. [Not used.]
31706	kesar	[.] KE'SAR, n. [from Caesar.] An emperor.
31707	kestrel	[.] KES'TREL, n. A fowl of the genus Falco, or hawk kind; called also stannel and windhover. It builds in hollow oaks, and feeds on quails and other small birds.
31708	ketch	[.] KETCH, n. A vessel with two masts, a main and mizen-mast,usually from 100 to 250 tones burden. Ketches are generally used as yachts or as bomb-vessels. The latter are called bomb-ketches.
31709	ketchup	[.] KETCH'UP, n. A sauce. [See Catchup.]
31710	kettle	[.] KET'TLE, n. A vessel of iron or other metal, with a wide mouth, usually without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liquor. [.] Among the Tartars, a kettle represents a family, or as many as feed from one kettle. [.] Among the Dutch, a battery of mortars ...
31711	kettle-drum	[.] KET'TLE-DRUM, n. An instrument of martial music, composed of two basins of copper or brass, rounded at the bottom and covered with vellum or goat-skin.
31712	kettle-drummer	[.] KET'TLE-DRUMMER, n. The man who beats the kettle-drum.
31713	kettle-pins	[.] KET'TLE-PINS, n. Nine pins; skittles.
31714	kevel	[.] KEV'EL, n. In ships, a piece of timber serving to belay the sheets or great ropes by which the bottoms of the fore-sail and main-sail are extended.
31715	kex	[.] KEX, n. Hemlock; the stem of the teasel; a dry stalk. [See Kecksy.]
31716	key	[.] KEY, n. ke. In a general sense, a fastener; that which fastens; as a piece of wood in the frame of a building, or in a chain, &c. [.] 1. An instrument for shutting or opening a lock, by pushing the bolt one way or the other. Keys are of various forms, and fitted ...
31717	key-cold	[.] KE'Y-COLD, a. Lifeless. [Not in use.]
31718	keyage	[.] KE'YAGE, n. Money paid for the use of a key or quay.
31719	keyed	[.] KE'YED, a. Furnished with keys; as a keyed instrument. [.] 1. Set to a key, as a tune.
31720	keyhole	[.] KE'YHOLE, n. A hole or aperture in a door or lock, for receiving a key.
31721	keystone	[.] KE'YSTONE, n. The stone on the top or middle of an arch or vault, which being wider at the top than at the bottom, enters like a wedge and binds the work; properly, the fastening-stone.
31722	khan	[.] KHAN, n. In Persia, an officer answering to a governor in Europe or America. Among the Tartars, a chief or prince. [See Khan.]
31723	khanate	[.] KHANATE, n. kaun'ate. The dominion or jurisdiction of a khan.
31724	kibe	[.] KIBE, n. [This word has the elements of chap, gap, gape.] [.] A chap or crack in the flesh occasioned by cold; an ulcerated chilblain; as in the heels.
31725	kibed	[.] KI'BED, a. Chapped; cracked with cold; affected with chilblains; as kibed heels.
31726	kiby	[.] KI'BY, a. Affected with kibes.
31727	kick	[.] KICK, v.t. To strike with the foot; as, a horse kicks a servant; a man kicks a dog. [.] KICK, v.i. To practice striking with the foot or feet; as a horse accustomed to kick. [.] 1. To thrust out the foot or feet with violence, either in wantonness, resistance, ...
31728	kicked	[.] KICK'ED, pp. Struck with the foot or feet.
31729	kicker	[.] KICK'ER, n. One that kicks.
31730	kicking	[.] KICK'ING, ppr. Striking with the foot; thrusting out the foot with violence. [.] KICK'ING, n. The act of striking with the foot, or of yerking the foot with violence. What cannot be effected by kicking, may sometimes be done by coaxing.
31731	kickshaw	[.] KICK'SHAW, n. [.] 1. Something fantastical or uncommon, or something that has no particular name. [.] 2. A dish so changed by cooking, that it can scarcely be known.
31732	kickshoe	[.] KICK'SHOE, n. A dancer, in contempt; a caperer; a buffoon. [A word used only by Milton.]
31733	kid	[.] KID, n. [L. hoedus; vulgar.] [.] 1. A young goat. [.] 2. A faggot; a bundle of heath and furze. [.] KID, v.t. or i. To bring forth a young goat. [.] 1. To make into a bundle, as faggots. [.] KID, v.t. To show, discover or make known.
31734	kidder	[.] KID'DER, n. An engrosser of corn, or one who carries corn, provisions and merchandize about the country for sale.
31735	kiddle	[.] KID'DLE, n. A kind of wear in a river for catching fish; corruptly pronounced kittle.
31736	kiddow	[.] KID'DOW, n. A web-footed fowl, called also guillemot, sea-hen, or skout.
31737	kidling	[.] KID'LING, n. A young kid.
31738	kidnap	[.] KID'NAP, v.t. To steal a human being, man, woman or child; or to seize and forcibly carry away any person whatever from his own country or state into another.
31739	kidnapped	[.] KID'NAPPED, pp. Stolen or forcibly carried away; as a human being.
31740	kidnapper	[.] KID'NAPPER, n. One who steals or forcibly carries away a human being; a manstealer.
31741	kidnapping	[.] KID'NAPPING, ppr. Stealing or forcibly carrying away human beings. [.] KID'NAPPING, n. The act of stealing, or forcible abduction of a human being from his own country or state. This crime was capital by the Jewish law, and in modern times is highly penal.
31742	kidney	[.] KID'NEY, n. [I have not found this word in any other language.] [.] 1. The kidneys are two oblong flattened bodies, extending from the eleventh and twelfth ribs to the fourth lumbar vertebra, behind the intestines. Their use is to separate the urine from the blood. [.] 2. ...
31743	kidney-bean	[.] KID'NEY-BEAN, n. A sort of bean so named from its resemblance to the kidney. It is of the genus Phaseolus.
31744	kidney-form	[.] KID'NEY-FORM
31745	kidney-shaped	[.] KID'NEY-SHAPED a. Having the form or shape of a kidney.
31746	kidney-vetch	[.] KID'NEY-VETCH, n. A plant of the genus Anthyllis.
31747	kidney-wort	[.] KID'NEY-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Saxifraga.
31748	kiffekill	[.] KIF'FEKILL
31749	kil	[.] KIL, n. A Dutch word,signifying a channel or bed of a river, and hence a stream.
31750	kilderkin	[.] KIL'DERKIN, n. A small barrel; a liquid measure containing two firkins, or 16 or 18 gallons.
31751	kill	[.] KILL, v.t. [.] 1. To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means. To kill an animal or a plant, is to put an end to the vital functions, either by destroying or essentially injuring the organs necessary to life, or by causing them to cease ...
31752	killas	[.] KIL'LAS, n. An argillaceous stone of a pale gray or greenish gray, of a lamellar or coarsely granular texture, found in Cornwall, England.
31753	killdee	[.] KILL'DEE, n. A small bird in America, so called from its voice or note; a species of plover.
31754	killed	[.] KILL'ED, pp. Deprived of life; quelled; calmed.
31755	killer	[.] KILL'ER, n. One who deprives of life; he or that which kills.
31756	killing	[.] KILL'ING, ppr. Depriving of life; quelling.
31757	killinite	[.] KIL'LINITE, n. A mineral, a variety of spodumene, found at Killeney, in Ireland.
31758	killow	[.] KIL'LOW, n. An earth of a blackish or deep blue color.
31759	kiln	[.] KILN, n. kil. [.] 1. A large stove or oven; a fabric of brick or stone which may be heated for the purpose of hardening, burning or drying any thing; as a kiln for baking or hardening earthen vessels; a kiln for drying grain or meal. [.] 2. A pile of brick constructed ...
31760	kiln-dried	[.] KIL'N-DRIED, pp. Dried in a kiln.
31761	kiln-dry	[.] KIL'N-DRY, v.t. kil-dry. To dry in a kiln; as, to kiln-dry or grain.
31762	kiln-drying	[.] KIL'N-DRYING, ppr. Drying in a kiln.
31763	kilogram	[.] KIL'OGRAM, n. In the new system of French weights and measures, a thousand grams. According to Lunier, the kilogram is equal in weight to a cubic decimeter of water, or two pounds, five drams and a half.
31764	kiloliter	[.] KIL'OLITER, n. [Gr. a thousand, and a Greek measure. See Liter.] [.] In the new French measures, a thousand liters; or 264 gallons and 44,231 cubic inches. According to Lunier, it is nearly equal to a ton of wine of Bourdeaux.
31765	kilometer	[.] KILOM'ETER, n. [Gr. a thousand, and a meter.] In the French system of measures, a thousand meters; the meter being the unit of linear measure. The kilometer is nearly equal to a quarter of a French league.
31766	kilt	[.] KILT, n. A kind of short petticoat worn by the highlanders of Scotland. [.] KILT, pp. Killed.
31767	kimbo	[.] KIM'BO
31768	kin	[.] KIN, n. [L. genus; Gr. connected with L. gigno, geno.] [.] 1. Relation, properly by consanguinity or blood,but perhaps sometimes used for relation by affinity or marriage. [.] [.] This man is of kin to me. [.] 2. Relatives; kindred; persons of the same race. [.] [.] ...
31769	kinate	[.] KIN'ATE, n. A salt formed by the union of kinic acid with a base.
31770	kind	[.] KIND, n. [.] 1. Race; genus; generic class; as in mankind or humankind. In technical language, kind answers to genus. [.] 2. Sort, in a sense more loose than genus; as, there are several kinds of eloquence and of style, many kinds of music, many kinds of government, ...
31771	kinded	[.] KIND'ED, a. Begotten.
31772	kindle	[.] KIN'DLE, v.t. [L. accendo; from the root of candeo, caneo, to be light or white, to shine.] [.] 1. To set on fire; to cause to burn with flame; to light; as, to kindle a fire. [.] 2. To inflame, as the passions; to exasperate; to rouse; to provoke; to excite to ...
31773	kindled	[.] KIN'DLED, pp. Set on fire; inflamed; excited into action.
31774	kindler	[.] KIN'DLER, n. He or that which kindles or sets on fire.
31775	kindless	[.] KINDLESS, a. Destitute of kindness; unnatural.
31776	kindliness	[.] KINDLINESS, n. Affection; affectionate disposition; benignity. [.] 1. Natural disposition.
31777	kindling	[.] KIN'DLING, ppr. Setting on fire; causing to burn with flame; exciting into action.
31778	kindly	[.] KINDLY, a. [See Kind, the noun.] Homogeneal; congenial; kindred; of the same nature. This Johnson supposes to be the original sense; but it is also used as a derivative of the adjective, in the sense of [.] 1. Mild; bland; softening; as kindly showers. [.] KINDLY, ...
31779	kindness	[.] KINDNESS, n. [from kind, the adjective.] [.] 1. Good will; benevolence; that temper or disposition which delights in contributing to the happiness of others, which is exercised cheerfully in gratifying their wishes, supplying their wants or alleviating their distresses; ...
31780	kindred	[.] KIN'DRED, n. [from kin, kind.] [.] 1. Relation by birth; consanguinity. [.] [.] Like her, of equal kindred to the throne. [.] 2. Relation by marriage; affinity. [.] 3. Relatives by blood or marriage, more properly the former. [.] [.] Thou shalt go unto ...
31781	kine	[.] KINE, plu. of cow. But cows, the regular plural, is now in general use.
31782	king	[.] KING, n. [.] 1. The chief or sovereign of a nation; a man invested with supreme authority over a nation, tribe or country; a monarch. Kings are absolute monarchs, when they possess the powers of government without control, or the entire sovereignty over a nation; ...
31783	kingapple	[.] KING'APPLE, n. A kind of apple, so called.
31784	kingbird	[.] KING'BIRD, n. A fowl of the genus Paradisea; also, a species of the genus Muscicapa, so called from its courage in attacking larger fowls.
31785	kingcraft	[.] KING'CR`AFT, n. The craft of kings; the act of governing; usually in a bad sense.
31786	kingcup	[.] KING'CUP, n. A flower, crowfoot.
31787	kingdom	[.] KING'DOM, n. [king and dom, jurisdiction.] [.] 1. The territory or country subject to a king; an undivided territory under the dominion of a king or monarch. The foreign possessions of a king are not usually included in the term kingdom. Thus we speak of the kingdom ...
31788	kingdomed	[.] KING'DOMED, a. Proud of royalty.
31789	kingfisher	[.] KING'FISHER, n. A fowl of the genus Alcedo.
31790	kinghood	[.] KING'HOOD, n. State of being a king.
31791	kingless	[.] KING'LESS, a. Having no king.
31792	kinglike	[.] KING'LIKE, a. Like a king.
31793	kingling	[.] KING'LING, n. A little king.
31794	kingly	[.] KING'LY, a. Belonging to a king; suitable to a king; as a kingly couch. [.] 1. Royal; sovereign; monarchical; as a kingly government. [.] 2. Noble; august; splendid; becoming a king; as kingly magnificence. [.] KING'LY, adv. With an air of royalty; with ...
31795	kings-evil	[.] KING'S-EVIL, n. A disease of the scrofulous kind.
31796	kings-spear	[.] KING'S-SPEAR, n. A plant of the genus Asphodelus.
31797	kingship	[.] KING'SHIP, n. Royalty; the state, office or dignity of a king.
31798	kingstone	[.] KING'STONE, n. A fish.
31799	kinic	[.] KIN'IC, a. Pertaining to cinchona; as the kinic acid.
31800	kink	[.] KINK, n. [L. cingo.] The twist of a rope or thread, occasioned by a spontaneous winding of the rope or thread when doubled, that is, by an effort of hard twisted ropes or threads to untwist, they wind about each other.
31801	kinkhaust	[.] KINK'HAUST, n. The chincough. [Not used.]
31802	kino	[.] KI'NO, n. An astringent resin obtained from an African tree. [.] Kino consists of tannin and extractive.
31803	kinsfolk	[.] KINS'FOLK, n. [kin and folk.] Relations; kindred; persons of the same family.
31804	kinsman	[.] KINS'MAN, n. [kin and man.] A man of the same race or family; one related by blood.
31805	kinswoman	[.] KINS'WOMAN, n. A female relation.
31806	kipper	[.] KIP'PER, n. A term applied to a salmon, when unfit to be taken, and to the time when they are so considered.
31807	kirk	[.] KIRK, n. kurk. In Scotland, a church. This is the same word as church, differently written and pronounced. [See Church.]
31808	kirkman	[.] KIRK'MAN, n. One of the church of Scotland.
31809	kirtle	[.] KIR'TLE, n. ker'tl. [.] 1. An upper garment; a gown; a petticoat; a short jacket; a mantle. [.] 2. A quantity of flax, about a hundred pounds. [.] [I know not that this word is used in America.]
31810	kirtled	[.] KIR'TLED, a. Wearing a kirtle.
31811	kiss	[.] KISS, v.t. [.] 1. To salute with the lips. [.] 2. To treat with fondness; to caress. [.] [.] The hearts of princes kiss obedience. [.] 3. To touch gently. [.] [.] When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees. [.] KISS, n. A salute given with the ...
31812	kissed	[.] KISS'ED, pp. Saluted with a kiss.
31813	kisser	[.] KISS'ER, n. One that kisses.
31814	kissing	[.] KISS'ING, ppr. Saluting with the lips.
31815	kissing-comfit	[.] KISS'ING-COMFIT, n. Perfumed sugar plums to sweeten the breath.
31816	kissing-crust	[.] KISS'ING-CRUST, n. In cookery, the crust of a loaf that touches another.
31817	kist	[.] KIST, n. A chest. [Not used.]
31818	kit	[.] KIT, n. A large bottle. [.] 1. A small fiddle. [.] 2. A kind of fish-tub, and a milk-pail. [.] [I know not that this word is used in America.]
31819	kitchen	[.] KITCH'EN, n. [L. coquina; from the root of L. coquo, to cook.] [.] 1. A cook-room; the room of a house appropriated to cookery. [.] [.] A fat kitchen makes a lean will. [.] 2. In ships, the galley or caboose. [.] 3. A utensil for roasting meat; as a tin ...
31820	kitchen-garden	[.] KITCH'EN-G`ARDEN, n. A garden or piece of ground appropriated to the raising of vegetables for the table.
31821	kitchen-maid	[.] KITCH'EN-MAID, n. A female servant whose business is to clean the kitchen and utensils of cookery, or in general, to do the work of a kitchen.
31822	kitchen-stuff	[.] KITCH'EN-STUFF, n. Fat collected form pots and dripping pans.
31823	kitchen-wench	[.] KITCH'EN-WENCH, n. The woman who cleans the kitchen and utensils of cookery.
31824	kitchen-work	[.] KITCH'EN-WORK, n. Work done in the kitchen; as cookery, washing, &c.
31825	kite	[.] KITE, n. A rapacious fowl of the genus Falco or hawk, remarkable for gliding through the air without frequently moving its wings; hence called glide. [.] 1. A name of reproach, denoting rapacity. [.] 2. A light frame of wood and paper constructed for flying in ...
31826	kitefoot	[.] KI'TEFOOT, n. A sort of tobacco, so called.
31827	kitesfoot	[.] KI'TESFOOT, n. A plant.
31828	kith	[.] KITH, n. Acquaintance.
31829	kitling	[.] KIT'LING, n. [L. catulus.] A whelp; the young of a beast.
31830	kitten	[.] KIT'TEN, n. kit'n. A young cat, or the young of the cat. [.] KIT'TEN, v.i. kit'n. To bring forth young, as a cat.
31831	kittiwake	[.] KIT'TIWAKE, n. A fowl of the genus Larus, or gull kind.
31832	kittle	[.] KIT'TLE, v.t. To tickle. [Not used.]
31833	klick	[.] KLICK, v.i. [a different orthography or diminutive of clack.] [.] 1. To make a small, sharp sound by striking two things together. [.] 2. In Scotland, to pilfer, by taking with a snatch. [.] KLICK, n. A stroke or blow. [A word in vulgar use.]
31834	knab	[.] KNAB, v.t. nab. To bite; to gnaw; to nibble. [This word may belong to the root of nibble, and it properly signifies to catch or seize suddenly with the teeth.]
31835	knabble	[.] KNAB'BLE, v.i. To bite or nibble. [Not used.]
31836	knack	[.] KNACK, n. nak. A little machine; a petty contrivance; a toy. [.] [.] A knack, a toy, a trick, a baby's cap. [.] 1. A readiness; habitual facility of performance; dexterity; adroitness. [.] [.] My author has a great knack at remarks. [.] [.] The Dean was ...
31837	knacker	[.] KNACK'ER, n. nak'er. A maker of knacks, toys or small work. [.] 1. A rope-maker, or collar-maker. [Not in use.]
31838	knag	[.] KNAG, n. nag. [.] 1. A knot in wood, or a protuberant knot; a wart. [.] 2. A peg for hanging things on. [.] 3. The shoot of a deer's horns.
31839	knaggy	[.] KNAG'GY, n. nag'gy. Knotty, full of knots; rough with knots; hence, rough in temper.
31840	knap	[.] KNAP, n. nap. A protuberance; a swelling. [Little used. See Knob.] [.] KNAP, v.t. nap. [See Knab.] [.] 1. To bite; to bite off; to break short. [Little used.] [.] 2. To strike with a sharp noise. [Little used.] [.] KNAP, v.i. nap. To make a short, ...
31841	knapbottle	[.] KNAP'BOTTLE, n. nap'bottle. A plant.
31842	knappish	[.] KNAP'PISH, a. nap'pish. Snappish. [See Snap.]
31843	knapple	[.] KNAP'PLE, v.i. nap'ple. To break off with an abrupt sharp noise.
31844	knapsack	[.] KNAP'SACK, n. nap'sack. A soldier's bag, carried on his back, and containing necessaries of food and clothing. It may be of leather or coarse cloth.
31845	knapweed	[.] KNAP'WEED, n. nap'weed. A plant of the genus Centaurea, so called probably from knap, a button.
31846	knar	[.] KN`AR, n. n`ar. A knot in wood.
31847	knarled	[.] KN`ARLED, a. Knotted. [See Gnarled.]
31848	knarry	[.] KN`ARRY, a. Knotty.
31849	knave	[.] KNAVE, n. nave. [.] 1. A boy; a man-child. [.] 2. A servant. [.] 3. A false deceitful fellow; a dishonest man or boy. [.] [.] In defiance of demonstration, knaves will continue to proselyte fools. [.] 4. A card with a soldier painted on it.
31850	knavery	[.] KNA'VERY, n. na'very. Dishonesty; deception in traffick; trick; petty villainy; fraud. [.] 1. Mischievous tricks or practices.
31851	knavish	[.] KNA'VISH, a. na'vish. Dishonest; fraudulent; as a knavish fellow, or a knavish trick or transaction. [.] 1. Waggish; mischievous. [.] [.] Cupid is a knavish lad, [.] [.] Thus to make poor females mad.
31852	knavishly	[.] KNA'VISHLY, na'vishly. Dishonestly; fraudulently. [.] 1. Waggishly; mischievously.
31853	knavishness	[.] KNA'VISHNESS, n. na'vishness. The quality or habit of knavery; dishonesty.
31854	knawel	[.] KNAW'EL, n. naw'el. A species of plant.
31855	knead	[.] KNEAD, v.t. nead. To work and press ingredients into a mass, usually with the hands; particularly, to work into a well mixed mass the materials of bread, cake or paste; as, to knead dough. [.] [.] The cake she kneaded was the savory meat.
31856	kneaded	[.] KNE'ADED, pp. ne'aded. Worked and pressed together.
31857	kneading	[.] KNE'ADING, ppr. ne'ading. Working and mixing into a well mixed mass.
31858	kneading-trough	[.] KNE'ADING-TROUGH, n. ne'ading-trauf. A trough or tray in which dough is worked and mixed.
31859	knebelite	[.] KNEB'ELITE, n. neb'elite. [from Von Knebel.] A mineral of a gray color, spotted with dirty white, brownish green, or green.
31860	knee	[.] KNEE, n. nee. [L. genu.] [.] 1. In anatomy, the articulation of the thigh and leg bones. [.] 2. In ship-building, a piece of timber somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent, having two branches or arms, and used to connect the beams of a ship with her ...
31861	knee-crooking	[.] KNEE-CROOKING, a. nee'crooking. Obsequious.
31862	knee-deep	[.] KNEE-DEEP, a. nee'-deep. Rising to the knees; as water or snow knee-deep.
31863	knee-high	[.] KNEE-HIGH, a. nee-hi. Rising to the knees; as water knee-high.
31864	knee-holly	[.] KNEE-HOLLY, n. nee'holly. A plant of the genus Ruscus.
31865	knee-tribute	[.] KNEE-TRIBUTE, n. nee'tribute. Tribute paid by kneeling; worship or obeisance by genuflection.
31866	kneed	[.] KNEED, a. need. Having knees; as in-kneed, out-kneed. [.] 1. In botany, geniculated; forming an obtuse angle at the joints, like the knee when a little bent; as kneed-grass.
31867	kneeholm	[.] KNEE'HOLM, n. nee'home. Kneeholly.
31868	kneel	[.] KNEEL, v.i. neel. To bend the knee; to fall on the knees; sometimes with down. [.] [.] As soon as you are dressed,kneel down and say the Lord's prayer.
31869	kneeler	[.] KNEE'LER, n. nee'ler. One who kneels or worships by kneeling.
31870	kneeling	[.] KNEE'LING, ppr. nee'ling. Falling on the knees.
31871	kneepan	[.] KNEE'PAN, n. nee'pan. The round bone on the fore part of the knee.
31872	knell	[.] KNELL, n. nell. Properly, the stroke of a bell; hence,the sound caused by striking a bell; appropriately and perhaps exclusively, the sound of a bell rung at a funeral; a tolling.
31873	knew	[.] KNEW, pret. of know.
31874	knife	[.] KNIFE,n. nife; plu. knives; nives. [.] 1. A cutting instrument with a sharp edge. Knives are of various shapes and sizes, adapted to their respective uses; as table knives; carving knives or carvers; penknives, &c. [.] 2. A sword or dagger.
31875	knight	[.] KNIGHT, n. nite. [.] 1. Originally, a knight was a youth, and young men being employed as servants, hence it came to signify a servant. But among our warlike ancestors, the word was particularly applied to a young man after he was admitted to the privilege of bearing ...
31876	knight-errant	[.] KNIGHT-ER'RANT, n. [knight and L. errans, erro, to wander.] [.] A wandering knight; a knight who traveled in search of adventures, for the purpose of exhibiting military skill, prowess and generosity.
31877	knight-errantry	[.] KNIGHT-ER'RANTRY, n. The practice of wandering in quest of adventures; the manners of wandering knights.
31878	knight-heads	[.] KNIGHT-HEADS, n. In ships, bollard timbers, two pieces of timber rising just within the stem, one on each side of the bowsprit to secure its inner end; also, two strong frames of timber which inclose and support the ends of the windlass.
31879	knight-marshal	[.] KNIGHT-M`ARSHAL, n. An officer in the household of the British king, who has cognizance of transgressions within the king's household and verge,and of contracts made there.
31880	knight-service	[.] KNIGHT-SERVICE, n. In English feudal law, a tenure of lands held by knights on condition of performing military service, every possessor of a knight's fee, or estate originally of twenty pounds annual value, being obliged to attend the king in his wars.
31881	knighthood	[.] KNIGHTHOOD, n. The character or dignity of a knight. [.] 1. A military order, honor, or degree of ancient nobility, conferred as a reward of valor or merit. It is of four kinds, military, regular, honorary, and social.
31882	knightliness	[.] KNIGHTLINESS, n. Duties of a knight.
31883	knightly	[.] KNIGHTLY, a. Pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; as a knightly combat.
31884	knit	[.] KNIT, v.t. nit. pret. and pp. knit or knitted. [L. nodo,whence nodus, Eng. knot.] [.] 1. To unite, as threads by needles; to connect in a kind of net-work; as, to knit a stocking. [.] 2. To unite closely; as, let our hearts be knit together in love. [.] 3. ...
31885	knittable	[.] KNIT'TABLE, a. nit'table. That may be knit.
31886	knitter	[.] KNIT'TER, n. nit'ter. One that knits.
31887	knitting	[.] KNIT'TING, ppr. nit'ting. Uniting by needles; forming texture; uniting in growth. [.] KNIT'TING, n. Junction.
31888	knitting-needle	[.] KNIT'TING-NEEDLE, n. nit'ting-needle. A long needle usually made of wire, used for knitting threads into stockings, garters, &c.
31889	knittle	[.] KNIT'TLE, n. nit'l. [from knit.] A string that gathers or draws together a purse. [.] 1. A small line used in ships to sling hammocks.
31890	knob	[.] KNOB, n. nob. A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; as a knob in the flesh or on a bone.
31891	knobbed	[.] KNOB'BED, a. nob'bed. Containing knobs; full of knobs.
31892	knobbiness	[.] KNOB'BINESS, n. nob'biness. [from knobby.] The quality of having knobs, or of being full of protuberances.
31893	knobby	[.] KNOB'BY, a. nob'by. Full of knobs or hard protuberances; hard.
31894	knock	[.] KNOCK, v.i. nok. [.] 1. To strike or beat with something thick or heavy; as, to knock with a club or with the fist; to knock at the door. We never use this word to express beating with a small stick or whip. [.] 2. To drive or be driven against; to strike against; ...
31895	knocker	[.] KNOCK'ER, n. nok'er. One that knocks. [.] 1. An instrument or kind of hammer, fastened to a door to be used in seeking for admittance.
31896	knocking	[.] KNOCK'ING, ppr. nok'ing. Beating; striking. [.] KNOCK'ING, n. nok'ing. A beating; a rap.
31897	knoll	[.] KNOLL, v.t. noll. [See Knell.] To ring a bell, usually for a funeral. [.] KNOLL, v.i. noll. To sound, as a bell. [.] [This word, I believe, is not used in America.] [.] KNOLL, n. noll. The top or crown of a hill; but more generally, a little round hill or ...
31898	knop	[.] KNOP, n. nop. [a different spelling of knap or nob.] [.] A knob; a tufted top; a bud; a bunch; a button.
31899	knopped	[.] KNOP'PED, a. nop'ped. Having knops or knobs; fastened as with buttons.
31900	knot	[.] KNOT, n. not. [L.nodus; probably connected with knit, but perhaps from swelling or gathering.] [.] 1. The complication of threads made by knitting; a tie; union of cords by interweaving; as a knot difficult to be untied. [.] 2. Any figure, the lines of which frequently ...
31901	knotberry	[.] KNOT'BERRY, n. not'berry. A plant of the genus Rubus.
31902	knotgrass	[.] KNOT'GRASS, n. not'grass. The name of several species of plants, so denominated from the joints of the stem. The common knotgrass is the Polygonum aviculare.
31903	knotless	[.] KNOT'LESS, a. not'less. Free from knots; without knots.
31904	knotted	[.] KNOT'TED, a. not'ted. Full of knots; having knots; as the knotted oak. [.] 1. Having intersecting figures.
31905	knottiness	[.] KNOT'TINESS, n. not'tiness. [from knotty.] [.] 1. Fullness of knots; the quality of having many knots or swellings. [.] 2. Difficulty of solution; intricacy.
31906	knotty	[.] KNOT'TY, a. not'ty. Full of knots; having many knots; as knotty timber. [.] 1. Hard; rugged; as a knotty head. [.] 2. Difficult; intricate; perplexed; as a knotty question or point.
31907	knout	[.] KNOUT, n. nout. A punishment in Russia, inflicted with a whip.
31908	know	[.] KNOW, v.t. no. pret. knew; pp. known. [L. nosco, cognosco, Gr. although much varied in orthography. Nosco makes novi, which, with g or c prefixed, gnovi or cnovi, would coincide with know, knew. So L. cresco, crevi, coincides with grow, grew. The radical sense of ...
31909	knowable	[.] KNOWABLE, a. no'able. That may be known; that may be discovered, understood or ascertained.
31910	knower	[.] KNOWER, n. no'er. One who knows.
31911	knowing	[.] KNOWING, ppr. no'ing. [.] 1. Having clear and certain perception of. [.] 2. a. Skillful; well informed; well instructed; as a knowing man. [.] The knowing and intelligent part of the world. [.] 3. Conscious; intelligent. [.] A knowing prudent cause. [.] KNOWING, ...
31912	knowingly	[.] KNOWINGLY, adv. no'ingly. With knowledge. He would not knowingly offend.
31913	knowledge	[.] KNOWL'EDGE, n. nol'lej. [.] 1. A clear and certain perception of that which exists, or of truth and fact; the perception of the connection and agreement, or disagreement and repugnancy of our ideas. [.] We can have no knowledge of that which does not exist. God ...
31914	knub	[.] KNUB,
31915	knubble	[.] KNUB'BLE, v.t. To beat; to strike with the knuckle. [Not used.]
31916	knuckle	[.] KNUCK'LE, n. nuk'l. [.] 1. The joint of a finger, particularly when protuberant by the closing of the fingers. [.] 2. The knee join of a calf; as a knuckle of veal. [.] 3. The joint of a plant. [Not used.] [.] KNUCK'LE, v.i. nuk'l. To yield; to submit ...
31917	knuckled	[.] KNUCK'LED, a. Jointed.
31918	knuff	[.] KNUFF, n. nuff. A lout; a clown. [Not used.]
31919	knur	[.] KNUR, nur.
31920	knurle	[.] KNURLE, n. nurle. A knot; a hard substance.
31921	knurled	[.] KNURL'ED, a. nurl'ed. Full of knots.
31922	knurly	[.] KNUR'LY, a. nur'ly. [from knur.] Full of knots; hard. This seems to be the same as gnarly.
31923	knurry	[.] KNUR'RY, a. nur'ry. Full of knots.
31924	koba	[.] KOBA, n. An antelope, with horns close at the base.
31925	kokob	[.] KO'KOB, n. A venomous serpent of America.
31926	kollyrite	[.] KOL'LYRITE, n. [Gr.] A variety of clay whose color is pure white, or with a shade of gray, red or yellow.
31927	kommanic	[.] KOM'MANIC, n. The crested lark of Germany.
31928	konilite	[.] KON'ILITE, n. [Gr. dust, and a stone.] [.] A mineral in the form of a loose powder, consisting chiefly of silex, and remarkably fusible.
31929	konite	[.] KONITE. [See Conite.]
31930	kopeck	[.] KO'PECK, n. A Russian coin, about the value of a cent.
31931	koran	[.] KO'RAN, n. Pronounced by oriental scholars korawn. [.] The Mohammedan book of faith; the alkoran.
31932	koret	[.] KO'RET, n. A delicious fish of the East Indies.
31933	korin	[.] KO'RIN, n. An antelope with slender smooth horns.
31934	koupholite	[.] KOUPH'OLITE, n. [Gr. light, and stone.] [.] A mineral, regarded as a variety of prehnite. It occurs in minute rhomboidal plates, of a greenish or yellowish white, translucid, glistening and pearly. It is found in the Pyrenees.
31935	kraal	[.] KRAAL, n. In the southern part of Africa, among the Hottentots, a village; a collection of huts.
31936	krag	[.] KRAG, n. A species of argillaceous earth.
31937	kraken	[.] KRA'KEN, n. A supposed enormous sea animal.
31938	krout	[.] CROUT, KROUT, n. [G., an herb.] Sour crout is made by laying minced or chopped cabbage in layers in a barrel, with a handful of salt and caraway seeds between the layers; then ramming down the whole, covering it, pressing it with a heavy weight, and suffering it to ...
31939	kruka	[.] KRU'KA, n. A bird of russia and Sweden, resembling a hedge sparrow.
31940	kufic	[.] KU'FIC, a. The Kufic letters were the ancient letters of the Arabic, so called from Kufa, or the Euphrates.
31941	kumiss	[.] KU'MISS, n. A liquor or drink made from mare's milk fermented and distilled; milkspirit, used by the Tartars.
31942	kuril	[.] KU'RIL, n. A bird, the black petrel.
31943	kurilian	[.] KURIL'IAN, a. The Kurilian isles are a chain in the Pacific, extending from the southern extremity of Kamschatka to Jesso.
31944	ky	[.] KY, n. Kine. [Not in use.]
31945	kyanite	[.] KY'ANITE, n. [Gr. sky colored. It is written also cyanite, but most improperly, if pronounced kyanite. Kyanite is doubtless the preferable orthography.] [.] A mineral found both massive and in regular crystals. It is frequently in broad or compressed six-sided ...
31946	kyanogen	[.] KYAN'OGEN, n. [Gr. blue and to beget.] [.] Carbureted azote; the compound base of prussic acid, called also prussine.
31947	l	[.] L, the twelfth letter of the English alphabet, is usually denominated a semi-vowel, or a liquid. It represents an imperfect articulation, formed by placing the tip of the tongue against the gum that incloses the roots of the upper teeth; but the sides of the tongue ...
31948	la	[.] LA, exclam. [perhaps corrupted from look, but this is doubtful.] Look; see; behold. [.] LA, in music, the syllable by which Guido denotes the last sound of each hexachord.
31949	lab	[.] LAB, n. a great talker; a blabber. Obs.
31950	labadist	[.] LAB'ADIST, n. the Labadists were followers of Jean de Labadie, who lived in the 17th century. They held that God can and does deceive men, that the observance of the sabbath is a matter of indifference, and other peculiar or heretical opinions.
31951	labdanum	[.] LABDANUM. [See Ladanum.]
31952	labefaction	[.] LABEFAC'TION, n. [L. labefactio, from labefacio, labo, to totter, and facio, to make.] [.] A weakening or loosening; a failing; decay; downfall; ruin.
31953	labefy	[.] LAB'EFY, v.t. To weaken or impair. [Not used.]
31954	label	[.] LA'BEL, n. [.] 1. A narrow slip of silk, paper or parchment, containing a name or title, and affixed to any thing, denoting its contents. Such are the labels affixed to the vessels of an apothecary. Labels also are affixed to deeds or writings to hold the appended ...
31955	labeled	[.] LA'BELED, pp. Furnished with a label.
31956	labeling	[.] LA'BELING, ppr. Distinguishing by a label.
31957	labent	[.] LA'BENT, a. [L. labens.] Sliding; gliding.
31958	labial	...
31959	labiate	[.] LA'BIATE,
31960	labiated	[.] LA'BIATED, a. [from L. labium, lip.] In botany, a labiate corol is irregular, monopetalous, with two lips, or monopetalous, consisting of a narrow tube with a wide mouth, divided into two or more segments arranged in two opposite divisions or lips. a labiate flower ...
31961	labile	[.] LA'BILE, a. [Low L. labilis.] Liable to err, fall or apostatize. [Not used.]
31962	labiodental	[.] LABIODENT'AL, a. [labium, a lip, and dens, a tooth.] [.] Formed or pronounced by the cooperation of the lips and teeth; as f and v.
31963	labor	[.] LA'BOR, n. [L. labor, from labo, to fail.] [.] 1. Exertion of muscular strength, or bodily exertion which occasions weariness; particularly, the exertion of the limbs in occupations by which subsistence is obtained, as in agriculture and manufactures, in distinction ...
31964	laborant	[.] LA'BORANT, n. A chimist. [Not used.]
31965	laboratory	[.] LAB'ORATORY, [.] n. [.] 1. A house or place where operations and experiments in chimistry, pharmacy, pyrotechny, &c., are performed. [.] 2. A place where arms are manufactured or repaired, or fire-works prepared; as the laboratory in Springfield, in Massachusetts. [.] 3. ...
31966	labored	[.] LA'BORED, pp. Tilled; cultivated; formed with labor.
31967	laborer	[.] LA'BORER, n. One who labors in a toilsome occupation; a man who does work that requires little skill, as distinguished from an artisan.
31968	laboring	[.] LA'BORING, ppr. [.] 1. Exerting muscular strength or intellectual power; toiling; moving with pain or with difficulty; cultivating. [.] 2. A laboring man, or laborer, is often used for a man who performs work that requires no apprenticeship or professional skill, ...
31969	laborious	[.] LABO'RIOUS, a. [L. laboriosus.] [.] 1. Using exertion; employing labor; diligent in work or service; assiduous; used of persons; as a laborious husbandman or mechanic; a laborious minister or pastor. [.] 2. Requiring labor; toilsome; tiresome; not easy; as laborious ...
31970	laboriously	[.] LABO'RIOUSLY, adv. With labor, toil or difficulty.
31971	laboriousness	[.] LABO'RIOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of being laborious, or attended with toil; toilsomeness; difficulty. [.] 2. Diligence; assiduity.
31972	laborless	[.] LA'BORLESS, a. Not laborious.
31973	laborsome	[.] LA'BORSOME, a. Made with great labor and diligence. [Not in use.]
31974	laburnum	[.] LABURN'UM, n. A tree of the genus Cytisus.
31975	labyrinth	[.] LAB'YRINTH, n. [L. labyrinthus; Gr.] [.] 1. Among the ancients, an edifice or place full of intricacies, or formed with winding passages, which rendered it difficult to find the way from the interior to the entrance. The most remarkable of these edifices mentioned, ...
31976	labyrinthian	[.] LABYRINTH'IAN, a. Winding; intricate; perplexed.
31977	lac	[.] LAC, n. [.] Gum-lac, so called, but improperly, not being a gum, but a resin. It is deposited on different species of trees in the East Indies, by an insect called Chermes lacca. Stick lac is the substance in its natural state, encrusting small twigs. When broken ...
31978	laccic	[.] LAC'CIC, a. Pertaining to lac, or produced from it; as laccic acid.
31979	lace	[.] LACE, n. [L. laqueus.] [.] 1. A work composed of threads interwoven into a net, and worked on a pillow with spindles or pins. Fine laces are manufactured in France, Italy and England. [.] 2. A string; a cord. [.] 3. A snare; a gin. [.] 4. A plaited string ...
31980	lace-bark	[.] LA'CE-BARK, n. A shrub in the West Indies, the Daphue lagetto, so called from the texture of its inner bark.
31981	laced	[.] LA'CED, pp. Fastened with lace or a string; also, tricked off with lace. [.] Laced coffee, coffee with spirits in it.
31982	laceman	[.] LA'CEMAN, n. A man who deals in lace.
31983	lacerable	[.] LAC'ERABLE, a. [See Lacerate.] That may be torn.
31984	lacerate	[.] LAC'ERATE, v.t. [L. lacero, to tear.] To tear; to rend; to separate a substance by violence or tearing; as, to lacerate the flesh. It is applied chiefly to the flesh, or figuratively to the heart. But sometimes it is applied to the political or civil divisions in ...
31985	lacerated	[.] LAC'ERATED, pp. or a. [.] 1. Rent; torn. [.] 2. In botany, having the edge variously cut into irregular segments; as a lacerated leaf.
31986	laceration	[.] LACERA'TION, n. The act of tearing or rending; the breach made by rending.
31987	lacerative	[.] LAC'ERATIVE, a. Tearing; having the power to tear; as lacerative humors.
31988	lacertine	[.] LAC'ERTINE, a. [L. lacertus.] Like a lizard.
31989	lacertus	[.] LACER'TUS, n. The girroc, a fish of the gar-fish kind; also, the lizard-fish.
31990	lacewoman	[.] LA'CEWOMAN, n. A woman who makes or sells lace.
31991	lache	[.] LACHE,
31992	laches	[.] LACH'ES, n. [L. laxus, lax, slow.] In law, neglect; negligence.
31993	lachrymable	[.] LACH'RYMABLE, a. Lamentable.
31994	lachrymal	[.] LACH'RYMAL, a. [L. lachryma, a tear.] [.] 1. Generating or secreting tears; as the lachrymal gland. [.] 2. Pertaining to tears; conveying tears.
31995	lachrymary	[.] LACH'RYMARY, a. Containing tears.
31996	lachrymation	[.] LACHRYMA'TION, n. The act of shedding tears.
31997	lachrymatory	[.] LACH'RYMATORY, n. A vessel found in sepulchers of the ancients, in which it has been supposed the tears of a deceased person's friends were collected and preserved with the ashes and urn. It was a small glass or bottle like a phial.
31998	lacing	[.] LAC'ING, ppr. Fastening with a string; adorned or trimmed with lace.
31999	laciniate	[.] LACIN'IATE,
32000	laciniated	[.] LACIN'IATED, a. [L. lacinia, a hem.] [.] 1. Adorned with fringes. [.] 2. In botany, jagged.
32001	lack	[.] LACK, v.t. [L. deliquium, which seems to be connected with linquo, to leave, to faint, and with liquo, to melt, liquid, &c.] [.] 1. To want; to be destitute of; not to have or possess. [.] If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask it of God - James 1. [.] 2. To ...
32002	lack-a-day	[.] LACK-A-DAY, exclam. of sorrow or regret; alas.
32003	lackbrain	[.] LACK'BRAIN, n. One that wants brains, or is deficient in understanding.
32004	lacker	[.] LACK'ER,
32005	lackered	[.] LACK'ERED, pp. Covered with lacker; varnished.
32006	lackey	[.] LACK'EY, n. [L. lego, to send.] [.] An attending servant; a footboy or footman. [.] LACK'EY, v.t. To attend servilely. [.] LACK'EY, v.i. To act as footboy; to pay servile attendance. [.] Oft have I servants seen on horses ride, the free and noble lackey ...
32007	lacklinen	[.] LACK'LINEN, a. Wanting shirts. [Little used.]
32008	lackluster	[.] LACK'LUSTER, a. Wanting luster or brightness.
32009	lacmus	[.] LAC'MUS, n. A blue pigment, formed from archil, a species of lichen. [See Archil.] It is prepared by bruising the archil, and adding quick lime and putrefied urine, or spirit of urine distilled from lime. The mixture, after cooling and the evaporation of the fluid, ...
32010	laconic	[.] LACON'IC,
32011	laconical	[.] LACON'ICAL, a. [l. laconicus, from Laconia or Lacomes, the Spartans.] [.] 1. Short; brief; pithy; sententious; expressing much in few words, after the manner of the Spartans; as a laconic phrase. [.] 2. Pertaining to Sparta or Lacedemonia.
32012	laconically	[.] LACON'ICALLY, adv. Briefly; concisely; as a sentiment laconically expressed.
32013	laconicism	[.] LACON'ICISM, n. [L. lacomismus.] [.] 1. A concise style. [.] 2. A brief sententious phrase or expression.
32014	laconics	[.] LACON'ICS, n. A book of Pausanias, which treats of Lacedemonia.
32015	laconism	[.] LA'CONISM,
32016	lacquer	[.] LAC'QUER, n. A kind of varnish. The basis of lackers is a solution of the substance called seed-lack or shell-lack, in spirit of wine or alcohol. Varnishes applied to metals improve their color and preserve them from tarnishing. [.] Lackers consist of different ...
32017	lactage	[.] LAC'TAGE,n. The produce of animals yielding milk.
32018	lactant	[.] LAC'TANT, a. [L. lactans, from lacto, to give suck; lac, milk.] Suckling; giving suck. [Little used.]
32019	lactary	[.] LAC'TARY, a. [L. lactarius, from lacto; lac, milk.] [.] Milky; full of white juice like milk. [Little used.] [.] LAC'TARY, n. [L. lactarius.] A dairyhouse.
32020	lactate	[.] LAC'TATE, n. In chimistry, a salt formed by the lactic acid, or acid of milk, with a base.
32021	lactation	[.] LACTA'TION, n. [L. lacto, to give suck.] The act of giving suck; or the time of suckling.
32022	lacteal	[.] LAC'TEAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to milk. [.] 2. Conveying chyle; as a lacteal vessel. [.] LAC'TEAL, n. A vessel or slender tube of animal bodies, for conveying chyle from the intestines to the common reservatory.
32023	lacteous	[.] LAC'TEOUS, a. [L. lacteus, from lac, milk. [.] 1. Milky; resembling milk. [.] 2. Lacteal; conveying chyle; as a lacteous vessel.
32024	lactescence	[.] LACTES'CENCE, n. [L. lactescens, lactescp, from lacto; lac, milk.] [.] 1. Tendency to milk; milkiness or milky color. [.] 2. In botany, milkiness; the liquor which flows abundantly from a plant, when wounded; commonly white, but sometimes yellow or red.
32025	lactescent	[.] LACTES'CENT, a. [.] 1. Producing milk or white juice. [.] 2. Abounding with a thick colored juice.
32026	lactic	[.] LAC'TIC, a. Pertaining to milk, or procured from sour milk or whey; as the lactic acid.
32027	lactiferous	[.] LACTIF'EROUS, a. [L. lac, milk, and fero, to bear.] [.] 1. Bearing or conveying milk or white juice; as a lactiferous duct. [.] 2. Producing a thick colored juice; as a plant.
32028	lacunar	[.] LAC'UNAR, n. [L.] An arched roof or ceiling.
32029	lacunose	[.] LACUNO'SE, a. [L. lacunosus, from lacuna, a ditch or hollow.] [.] Furrowed or pitted. A lacunose leaf has the disk depressed between the veins.
32030	lacunous	[.] LACU'NOUS,
32031	lad	[.] LAD, n. [Heb. to procreate or bear young.] A young man or boy; a stripling.
32032	ladanum	[.] LAD'ANUM, n. The resinous juice which exsudes from the leaves of the Cistus ladanifera, a shrub which grows in Arabia, Candia, and other parts of the Archipelago. It is collected with a kind of rake, with leather thongs attached to it, with which the shrubs are brushed. ...
32033	ladder	[.] LAD'DER, n. [.] 1. A frame of wood, consisting of two side pieces, connected by rounds inserted in them at suitable distances, and thus forming steps, by which persons may ascend a building, &c. [.] 2. That by which a person ascends or rises; means of ascending; ...
32034	lade	[.] LADE, v.t. pret. laded; pp. laded, laden. [.] 1. To load; to put on or in, as a burden or freight. We lade a ship with cotton. We lade a horse or other beast with corn. [.] And they laded their asses with the corn and departed thence. Gen. 42. [.] 2. To ...
32035	laded	[.] LA'DED,
32036	laden	[.] LA'DEN, pp. [.] 1. Loaded; charged with a burden or freight. [.] 2. a. Oppressed; burdened.
32037	lading	[.] LA'DING, ppr. Loading; charging with a burden or freight; throwing or dipping out. [.] LA'DING, n. That which constitutes a load or cargo; freight; burden; as the lading of a ship. Acts. 27.
32038	ladkin	[.] LAD'KIN, n. A little lad; a youth. [Little used.]
32039	ladle	[.] LA'DLE, n. [.] 1. A utensil somewhat like a dish, with a long handle, used for throwing or dipping out liquor from a vessel. [.] 2. The receptacle of a mill wheel, which receives the water which moves it. [.] 3. In gunnery, an instrument for drawing the charge ...
32040	ladle-ful	[.] LA'DLE-FUL, n. The quantity contained in a ladle.
32041	lady	[.] LA'DY, n. [.] 1. A woman of distinction. Originally, the title of lady was given to the daughters of earls and others in high rank, but by custom, the title belongs to any woman of genteel education. [.] 2. A word of complaisance; used of women. [.] 3. Mistress; ...
32042	lady-bird	[.] LA'DY-BIRD,
32043	lady-bug	[.] LA'DY-BUG,
32044	lady-cow	[.] LA'DY-COW,
32045	lady-day	[.] LA'DY-DAY, n. The day of the annunciation of the holy virgin, March 25th.
32046	lady-fly	[.] LA'DY-FLY, n. A small red vaginopennous or sheath-winged insect. [.] A coleopterous insect of the genus Coccinella.
32047	lady-like	[.] LA'DY-LIKE, a. [.] 1. Like a lady in manners; genteel; well bred. [.] 2. Soft; tender; delicate.
32048	ladyship	[.] LA'DYSHIP, n. The title of a lady.
32049	lag	[.] LAG, a. [This word belongs to the root of slack, slow, sluggish, languish, long; Gr. See the Verb.] [.] 1. Coming after or behind; slow; sluggish; tardy. [.] 2. Last; long delayed; as the lag end. [.] [This adjective is not now in use.] [.] LAG, n. ...
32050	laggard	[.] LAG'GARD, n. Slow; sluggish; backward. [Not used.]
32051	lagger	[.] LAG'GER, a. A loiterer; an idler; one who moves slowly and falls behind.
32052	lagging	[.] LAG'GING, ppr. Loitering; moving slowly and falling behind. [.] The nurse went lagging after with the child.
32053	lagoon	[.] LAGOON',
32054	lagune	[.] LAGU'NE, n. A fen, moor, marsh, shallow pond or lake; as the lagunes of Venice.
32055	laic	[.] LA'IC,
32056	laical	[.] LA'ICAL, a. [L. laicus, Gr. from people.] [.] Belonging to the laity or people, in distinction from the clergy.
32057	laid	[.] LAID, pret. and pp. of lay; so written for layed.
32058	lain	[.] LAIN, pp. of lie. Lien would be a more regular orthography, but lain is generally used.
32059	lair	[.] LAIR, n. [L. locus.] [.] 1. A place of rest; the bed or couch of a boar or wild beast. [.] 2. Pasture; the ground.
32060	laird	[.] LAIRD, n. [.] In the Scots dialect, a lord; the proprietor of a manor.
32061	laity	[.] LA'ITY, n. [Gr. people. See Laic.] [.] 1. The people, as distinguished from the clergy; the body of the people not in orders. [.] 2. The state of a layman, or of not being in orders. [Not used.]
32062	lake	[.] LAKE, v.i. [.] To play; to sport. North of England. This is play, without a prefix. [.] LAKE, n. [L. lacus. A lake is a stand of water, from the root of lay. Hence L. lagena, Eng. flagon.] [.] 1. A large and extensive collection of water contained in ...
32063	laky	[.] LA'KY, a. Pertaining to a lake or lakes.
32064	lama	[.] LAMA, n. [.] 1. The sovereign pontiff, or rather the god of the Asiatic Tartars. [.] 2. A small species of camel, the Camelus lama of South America.
32065	lamantin	[.] LAM'ANTIN,
32066	lamb	[.] LAMB, n. lam. [.] 1. The young of the sheep kind. [.] 2. The Lamb of God, in Scripture, the Savior Jesus Christ, who was typified by the paschal lamb. [.] Behold the lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world. John 1. [.] LAMB, v.t. To bring forth ...
32067	lambative	[.] LAM'BATIVE, a. [L. lambo, to lick.] [.] Taken by licking. [Little used.] [.] LAM'BATIVE, n. A medicine taken by licking with the tongue.
32068	lambent	[.] LAM'BENT, a. [L. lambens, lambo, to lick.] Playing about; touching lightly; gliding over; as a lambent flame.
32069	lambkin	[.] LAMBKIN, n. lam'kin. A small lamb.
32070	lamblike	[.] LAMBLIKE, a. lam'like. Like a lamb; gentle; humble; meek; as a lamblike temper.
32071	lamdoidal	[.] LAMDOID'AL, a. [Gr. the name of the letter A, form.] [.] In the form of the Greek A, the English L; as the lamdoidal suture.
32072	lame	[.] LAME, a. [.] 1. Crippled or disabled in a limb, or otherwise injured so as to be unsound and impaired in strength; as a lame arm or leg, or a person lame in one leg. [.] 2. Imperfect; not satisfactory; as a lame excuse. [.] 3. Hobbling; not smooth; as numbers ...
32073	lamel	[.] LAM'EL, n. [L. lamella. See Lamin.] A thin plate or scale of any thing.
32074	lamellar	[.] LAM'ELLAR, a. [from lamel.] Disposed in thin plates or scales.
32075	lamellarly	[.] LAM'ELLARLY, adv. In thin plates or scales.
32076	lamellate	[.] LAM'ELLATE,
32077	lamellated	[.] LAM'ELLATED, a. Formed in thin plates or scales, or covered with them.
32078	lamelliferous	[.] LAMELLIF'EROUS, a. [L. lamella and fero, to produce. [.] Producing plates; an epithet of polypiers presenting lamellar stars, or waved furrows a garnished with plates.
32079	lamelliform	[.] LAM'ELLIFORM, a. [L. lamella, a plate, and form.] Having the form of a plate.
32080	lamely	[.] LA'MELY, adv. [See Lame.] [.] 1. Like a cripple; with impaired strength; in a halting manner; as, to walk lamely. [.] 2. Imperfectly; without a complete exhibition of parts; as a figure lamely drawn; a scene lamely described. [.] 3. Weakly; poorly; unsteadily; ...
32081	lameness	[.] LA'MENESS, n. [.] 1. An impaired state of the body or limbs; loss of natural soundness and strength by a wound or by disease; particularly applied to the limbs, and implying a total or partial inability; as the lameness of the leg or arm. [.] 2. Imperfection; ...
32082	lament	[.] LAMENT', v.i. [L. lamentor.] [.] 1. To mourn; to grieve; to weep or wail; to express sorrow. [.] Jeremiah lamented for Josiah. 2Chron. 35. [.] 2. To regret deeply; to feel sorrow. [.] LAMENT', v.t. To bewail; to mourn for; to bemoan; to deplore. [.] One ...
32083	lamentable	[.] LAM'ENTABLE, a. [L. lamentabilis.] [.] 1. To be lamented; deserving sorrow; as a lamentable declension of morals. [.] 2. Mournful; adapted to awaken grief; as a lamentable tune. [.] 3. Expressing sorrow; as lamentable cries. [.] 4. Miserable; pitiful; low; ...
32084	lamentably	[.] LAM'ENTABLY, adv. [.] 1. Mournfully; with expressions or tokens of sorrow. [.] 2. So as to cause sorrow. [.] 3. Pitifully; despicably.
32085	lamentation
32086	lamented	[.] LAMENT'ED, pp. Bewailed; mourned for.
32087	lamenter	[.] LAMENT'ER, n. One who mourns, or cries out with sorrow.
32088	lamentin	[.] LAM'ENTIN, n. A species of the walrus or sea-cow, the Trichechus manatus.
32089	lamenting	[.] LAMENT'ING, ppr. Bewailing; mourning; weeping. [.] LAMENT'ING, n. A mourning; lamentation.
32090	lamia	[.] LA'MIA, n. [L.] A hag; a witch; a demon.
32091	lamin	[.] LAM'IN,
32092	lamina	[.] LAM'INA, n. [L. lamina.] [.] 1. A thin plate or scale; a layer or coat lying over another; applied to the plates of minerals, bones, &c. [.] 2. A bone, or part of a bone, resembling a thin plate, such as the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone. [.] 3. The ...
32093	laminable	[.] LAM'INABLE, a. Capable of being formed into thin plates.
32094	laminar	[.] LAM'INAR, a. In plates; consisting of thin plates or layers.
32095	laminate	[.] LAM'INATE,
32096	laminated	[.] LAM'INATED, a. Plated; consisting of plates, scales or layers, one over another.
32097	lamm	[.] LAMM, v.t. To beat. [Not in use.]
32098	lammas	[.] LAM'MAS, n. [.] The first day of August.
32099	lamp	[.] LAMP, n. [L. lampas; Gr. to shine; Heb.] [.] 1. A vessel for containing oil to be burned by means of a wick; or a light, a burning wick inserted in a vessel of oil. Hence, [.] 2. Figuratively, a light of any kind. The moon is called the lamp of heaven. [.] Thy ...
32100	lampas	[.] LAM'PAS, n. A lump of flesh of the size of a nut, in the roof of a horse's mouth, and rising above the teeth.
32101	lampblack	[.] LAMP'BLACK, n. [lamp and black; being originally made by means of a lamp or torch.] [.] A fine soot formed by the condensation of the smoke of burning pitch or resinous substances, in a chimney terminating in a cone of cloth.
32102	lampiate	[.] LAMP'IATE, n. A compound salt, composed of lampic acid and a base.
32103	lampic	[.] LAMP'IC, a. The lampic acid is obtained by the combustion of ether by means of a lamp.
32104	lamping	[.] LAMP'ING, a. Shining; sparkling. [Not used.]
32105	lampoon	[.] LAMPOON', n. A personal satire in writing; abuse; censure written to reproach and vex rather than to reform. [.] LAMPOON', v.t. To abuse with personal censure; to reproach in written satire.
32106	lampooner	[.] LAMPOON'ER, n. One who abuses with personal satire; the writer of a lampoon. [.] The squibs are those who are called libelers, lampooners, and pamphleteers.
32107	lampooning	[.] LAMPOON'ING, ppr. Abusing with personal satire.
32108	lampoonry	[.] LAMPOON'RY, n. Abuse.
32109	lamprey	[.] LAM'PREY, n. [L. labor, to slip, and most probably the animal is name from slipping. If, however, the sense is taken from licking the rocks, as Camden supposes, it accords with the sense of the technical name of the genus petromyzon, the rock-sucker.] [.] A genus ...
32110	lanate	[.] LA'NATE,
32111	lanated	[.] LAN'ATED, a. [L. lanatus, from lana, wool.] Wooly. In botany, covered with a substance like curled hairs; as a lanated leaf or stem.
32112	lance	[.] LANCE, n. l'ans. [L. lancea; Gr.] [.] A spear, an offensive weapon in form of a half pike, used by the ancients and thrown by the hand. It consisted of the shaft or handle, the wings and the dart. [.] LANCE, v.t. [.] 1. To pierce with a lance or with a sharp ...
32113	lancely	[.] LANCELY, a. l'ansly. Suitable to a lance.
32114	lanceolar	[.] LAN'CEOLAR, a. In botany, tapering towards each end.
32115	lanceolate	[.] LAN'CEOLATE,
32116	lanceolated	[.] LAN'CEOLATED, a. Shaped like a lance; oblong and gradually tapering toward each extremity; spear-shaped; as a lanceolate leaf.
32117	lancepesade	[.] LANCEPESA'DE, n. An officer under the corporal.
32118	lancer	[.] L'ANCER, n. One who lances; one who carries a lance.
32119	lancet	[.] L'ANCET, n. [.] 1. A surgical instrument, sharp-pointed and two-edged; used in venesection, and in opening tumors, abscesses, &c. [.] 2. A pointed window.
32120	lanch	[.] L'ANCH, v.t. [from lance.] [.] 1. To throw, as a lance; to dart; to let fly. [.] See whose arm can lanch the surer bolt. [.] 2. To move, or cause to slide from the land into the water; as, to lanch a ship. [.] L'ANCH, v.i. To dart or fly off; to push ...
32121	land	[.] LAND, n. [.] 1. Earth, or the solid matter which constitutes the fixed part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the sea or other waters, which constitute the fluid or movable part. Hence we say, the globe is terraqueous, consisting of land and water. ...
32122	landau	[.] LAN'DAU, n. A kind of coach or carriage whose top may be opened and thrown back; so called from a town in Germany.
32123	landed	[.] LAND'ED, pp. [.] 1. Disembarked; set on shore from a ship or boat. [.] 2. a. Having an estate in land; as a landed gentleman. [.] The house of commons must consist, for the most part, of landed men. [.] 3. Consisting in real estate or land; as landed security; ...
32124	landfall	[.] LAND'FALL, n. [land and fall.] [.] 1. A sudden translation of property in land by the death of a rich man. [.] 2. In seamen's language, the first land discovered after a voyage.
32125	landflood	[.] LAND'FLOOD, n. [land and flood.] An overflowing of land by water; an inundation. Properly, a flood from the land from the swelling of rivers; but I am not sure that it is always used in this sense.
32126	landgrave	[.] LAND'GRAVE, n. [.] In Germany, a count or earl; or an officer nearly corresponding to the earl of England, and the count of France. It is now a title of certain princes who possess estates or territories called landgraviates.
32127	landgraviate	[.] LANDGRA'VIATE, n. The territory held by a landgrave, or his office, jurisdiction or authority.
32128	landholder	[.] LAND'HOLDER, n. A holder, owner or proprietor of land.
32129	landing	[.] LAND'ING, ppr. Setting on shore; coming on shore. [.] LAND'ING,
32130	landing-place	[.] LAND'ING-PLACE, n. A place on the shore of the sea or of a lake, or on the bank of a river; where persons land or come on shore, or where goods are set on shore.
32131	landjobber	[.] LAND'JOBBER, n. A man who makes a business of buying land on speculation, or of buying and selling for the profit of bargains, or who buys and sells for others.
32132	landlady	[.] LAND'LADY, n. [See Landlord.] [.] 1. A woman who has tenants holding from her. [.] 2. The mistress of an inn.
32133	landless	[.] LAND'LESS, a. Destitute of land; having no property in land.
32134	landlock	[.] LAND'LOCK, v.t. [land and lock.] To inclose or encompass by land.
32135	landlocked	[.] LAND'LOCKED, pp. Encompassed by land, so that no point of the compass is open to the sea.
32136	landloper	[.] LAND'LOPER, n. [See Leap and Interloper.] [.] A landman; literally, a land runner; a term of reproach among seamen to designate a man who passes his life on land.
32137	landlord	[.] LAND'LORD, n. [.] 1. The lord of a manor or of land; the owner of land who has tenants under him. [.] 2. The master of an inn or tavern.
32138	landman	[.] LAND'MAN, n. A man who serves on land; opposed to seaman.
32139	landmark	[.] LAND'MARK, n. [land and mark.] [.] 1. A mark to designate the boundary of land; any mark or fixed object; as a marked tree, a stone, a ditch, or a heap of stones, by which the limits of a farm, a town or other portion of territory may be known and preserved. [.] Thou ...
32140	landscape	[.] LAND'SCAPE, n. [.] 1. A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including mountains, rivers, lakes, and whatever the land contains. [.] - Whilst the landscape round it measures, russet lawns and fallows gray, where the nibbling ...
32141	landslip	[.] LAND'SLIP, n. A portion of a hill or mountain, which slips or slides down; or the sliding down of a considerable tract of land from a mountain. landslips are not unfrequent in Swisserland.
32142	landsman	[.] LAND'SMAN, n. In seaman's language, a sailor on board a ship, who has not before been at sea.
32143	landstreight	[.] LAND'STREIGHT, n. A narrow slip of land. [Not used.]
32144	landward	[.] LAND'WARD, adv. Toward the land.
32145	lane	[.] LANE, n. [.] 1. A narrow way or passage, or a private passage, as distinguished from a public road or highway. A lane may be open to all passengers, or it may be inclosed and appropriated to a man's private use. In the United States, the word is used chiefly in ...
32146	langrage	[.] LAN'GRAGE,
32147	langrel	[.] LAN'GREL, n. Langrel shot or langrage, is a particular kind of shot used at sea for tearing sails and rigging, and thus disabling an enemy's ship. It consists of bolts, nails and other pieces of iron fastened together.
32148	langteraloo	[.] LANGTERALOO', n. A game at cards.
32149	language	[.] LAN'GUAGE, n. [L. lingua, the tongue, and speech.] [.] 1. Human speech; the expression of ideas by words or significant articulate sounds, for the communication of thoughts. Language consists in the oral utterance of sounds, which usage has made the representatives ...
32150	language-master	[.] LAN'GUAGE-MASTER, n. One whose profession is to teach languages.
32151	languaged	[.] LAN'GUAGED, a. Having a language; as many languaged nations.
32152	languet	[.] LAN'GUET, n. Any thing in the shape of the tongue. [Not English.]
32153	languid	[.] LAN'GUID, a. [L. languidus, from langueo, to droop or flag. See Languish.] [.] 1. Flagging; drooping; hence, feeble; weak; heavy; dull; indisposed to exertion. The body is languid after excessive action, which exhausts its powers. [.] 2. Slow; as languid motion. [.] 3. ...
32154	languidly	[.] LAN'GUIDLY, adv. Weakly; feebly; slowly.
32155	languidness	[.] LAN'GUIDNESS, n. [.] 1. Weakness from exhaustion of strength; feebleness; dullness; languor. [.] 2. Slowness.
32156	languish	[.] LAN'GUISH, v.i. [L. langueo, lachinisso; Gr. to flag, to lag. L. laxo, laxus, flacceo.] [.] 1. To lose strength or animation; to be or become dull, feeble or spiritless; to pine; to be or to grow heavy. We languish under disease or after excessive exertion. [.] She ...
32157	languisher	[.] LAN'GUISHER, n. One who languishes or pines.
32158	languishing	[.] LAN'GUISHING, ppr. [.] 1. Becoming or being feeble; losing strength; pining; withering; fading. [.] 2. a. Having a languid appearance; as a languishing eye.
32159	languishingly	[.] LAN'GUISHINGLY, adv. [.] 1. Weakly; feebly; dully; slowly. [.] 2. With tender softness.
32160	languishment	[.] LAN'GUISHMENT, n. [.] 1. The state of pining. [.] 2. Softness of look or mien, with the head reclined.
32161	languor	[.] LAN'GUOR, n. [L. languor.] [.] 1. Feebleness; dullness; heaviness; lassitude of body; that state of the body which is induced by exhaustion of strength, as by disease, by extraordinary exertion, by the relaxing effect of heat, or by weakness from any cause. [.] 2. ...
32162	languorous	[.] LAN'GUOROUS, a. Tedious; melancholy. Obs.
32163	langure	[.] LAN'GURE, v.t. To languish. [Not in use.]
32164	laniard	[.] LANIARD, n. lan'yard. [.] A short piece of rope or line, used for fastening something in ships, as the laniards of the gun-ports, of the buoy, of the cathook, &c., but especially used to extend the shrouds and stays of the masts, by their communication with the dead ...
32165	laniate	[.] LA'NIATE, v.t. [L. lanio.] To tear in pieces. [Little used.]
32166	laniation	[.] LANIA'TION, n. A tearing in pieces. [Little used.]
32167	laniferous	[.] LANIF'EROUS, a. [L. lanifer; lana, wool, and fero, to produce.] Bearing or producing wool.
32168	lanifice	[.] LAN'IFICE, n. [L. lanificium; lana, wool, and facio, to make.] [.] Manufacture of wool. [Little used.]
32169	lanigerous	[.] LANIG'EROUS, a. [L. laniger; lana, wool, and gero, to bear.] Bearing or producing wool.
32170	lank	[.] LANK, a. [Gr. probably allied to flank.] [.] 1. Loose or lax and easily yielding to pressure; not distended; not stiff or firm by distension; not plump; as a lank bladder or purse. [.] The clergy's bags are lank and lean with thy extortions. [.] 2. Thin; slender; ...
32171	lankly	[.] LANK'LY, adv. Thinly; loosely; laxly.
32172	lankness	[.] LANK'NESS, n. Laxity; flabbiness; leanness; slenderness.
32173	lanky	[.] LANK'Y, n. Lank. [Vulgar.]
32174	lanner	[.] LAN'NER,
32175	lanneret	[.] LAN'NERET, n. [L. laniarius, lanius, a butcher.] A species of hawk.
32176	lansquenet	[.] LANS'QUENET, n. [lance and knecht, a boy, a knight.] [.] 1. A common foot soldier. [.] 2. A game at cards.
32177	lantern	[.] LAN'TERN, n. [L. laterna.] [.] 1. A case or vessel made of tin perforated with many holes, or of some transparent substance, as glass, horn, or oiled paper; used for carrying a candle or other light in the open air, or into stables, &c. [.] A dark lantern is one ...
32178	lantern-fly	[.] LAN'TERN-FLY, n. An insect of the genus Fulgora.
32179	lantern-jaws	[.] LAN'TERN-JAWS, n. A thin visage.
32180	lanuginous	[.] LANU'GINOUS, a. [L. lanuginosus, from lanugo, down, from lana, wool.] [.] Downy; covered with down, or fine soft hair.
32181	laodicean	[.] LAODICE'AN, a. Like the christians of Laodicea: lukewarm in religion.
32182	laodiceanism	[.] LAODICE'ANISM, n. Lukewarmness in religion.
32183	lap	[.] LAP, n. [.] 1. The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely. [.] 2. The part of clothes that lies on the knees when a person sits down; hence, the knees in this position. [.] Men expect that happiness should drop into their laps. [.] LAP, ...
32184	lapdog	[.] LAP'DOG, n. A small dog fondled in the lap.
32185	lapfull	[.] LAP'FULL, n. As much as the lap can contain. 2Kings 4.
32186	lapicide	[.] LAP'ICIDE, n. A stone-cutter. [Not used.]
32187	lapidarious	[.] LAPIDA'RIOUS, a. [L. lapidarius, from lapis, a stone.] Stony; consisting of stones.
32188	lapidary	[.] LAP'IDARY, n. [L. lapidarius, lapis, a stone.] [.] 1. An artificer who cuts precious stones. [.] 2. A dealer in precious stones. [.] 3. A virtuoso skilled in the nature and kinds of gems or precious stones. [.] LAP'IDARY, a. Pertaining to the art of ...
32189	lapidate	[.] LAP'IDATE, v.t. [L. lapido.] To stone. [Not used.]
32190	lapidation	[.] LAPIDA'TION, n. The act of stoning a person to death.
32191	lapideous	[.] LAPID'EOUS, a. [L. lapideus.] Stony; of the nature of stone; as lapideous matter. [Little used.]
32192	lapidescence	[.] LAPIDES'CENCE, n. [L. lapidesco, from lapis, a stone.] [.] 1. The process of becoming stone; a hardening into a stony substance. [.] 2. A stony concretion.
32193	lapidescent	[.] LAPIDES'CENT, a. Growing or turning to stone; that has the quality of petrifying bodies. [.] LAPIDES'CENT, n. Any substance which has the quality of petrifying a body, or converting it to stone.
32194	lapidific	[.] LAPIDIF'IC, a. [L. lapis, a stone, and facio, to make.] Forming or converting into stone.
32195	lapidification	[.] LAPIDIFICA'TION, n. The operation of forming or converting into a stony substance, by means of a liquid charged with earthy particles in solution, which crystallize in the interstices, and end in forming free stone, pudding stone, &c.
32196	lapidify	[.] LAPID'IFY, v.t. [L. lapis, a stone, and facio, to form.] To form into stone. [.] LAPID'IFY, v.i. To turn into stone; to become stone.
32197	lapidist	[.] LAP'IDIST, n. A dealer in precious stones. [See lapidary.]
32198	lapis	[.] LAPIS, in Latin, a stone. Hence, [.] Lapis Bononiensis, the Bolognian stone. [.] Lapis Hepaticus, liver stone. [.] Lapis Lazuli, azure stone, an aluminous mineral, of a rich blue color, resembling the blue carbonate of copper. [See Lazuli.] [.] Lapis Lydius, ...
32199	lapped	[.] LAP'PED, pp. [See Lap.] Turned or folded over.
32200	lapper	[.] LAP'PER, n. [.] 1. One that laps; one that wraps or folds. [.] 2. One that takes up with his tongue.
32201	lappet	[.] LAP'PET, n. [dim. of lap.] A part of a garment or dress that hangs loose.
32202	lapping	[.] LAP'PING, ppr. [.] 1. Wrapping; folding; laying on. [.] 2. Licking; taking into the mouth with the tongue.
32203	lapse	[.] LAPSE, n. laps. [L. lapsus, from labor, to slide, to fall.] [.] 1. A sliding, gliding or flowing; a smooth course; as the lapse of a stream; the lapse of time. [.] 2. A falling or passing. [.] The lapse to indolence is soft and imperceptible, but the return ...
32204	lapsed	[.] LAPS'ED, pp. Fallen; passed from one proprietor to another by the negligence of the patron; as a lapsed benefice. A lapsed legacy is one which falls to the heirs through the failure of the legatee, as when the legatee dies before the testator.
32205	lapsided	[.] LAP'SIDED, a. [Lap and side.] Having one side heavier than the other, as a ship.
32206	lapsing	[.] LAPS'ING, ppr. Gliding; flowing; failing; falling to one person through the omission of another.
32207	lapwing	[.] LAP'WING, n. A bird of the genus Tringa; the tewit.
32208	lapwork	[.] LAP'WORK, n. Work in which one part laps over another.
32209	lar	[.] L'AR, n. plu. lares. [L.] A household deity.
32210	larboard	[.] L'ARBOARD, n. [Board, bord, is a side; but I know the meaning of lar. The Dutch use bakboard, and the Germans backbord.] [.] The left hand side of a ship, when a person stands with his face to the head; opposed to starboard. [.] L'ARBOARD, a. Pertaining to ...
32211	larceny	[.] L'ARCENY, n. [L. latrocinium.] [.] Theft; the act of taking and carrying away the goods or property of another feloniously. Larceny is of two kinds; simple larceny, or theft, not accompanied with any atrocious circumstance; and mixed or compound larceny, which includes ...
32212	larch	[.] L'ARCH, n. [L. larix.] [.] The common name of a division of the genus Pinus, species of which are natives of America, as well as of Europe.
32213	lard	[.] L'ARD, n. [L. lardum, laridum.] [.] 1. The fat of swine, after being melted and separated from the flesh. [.] 2. Bacon; the flesh of swine. [.] L'ARD, v.t. [.] 1. To stuff with bacon or pork. [.] The larded thighs on loaded altars laid. [.] 2. To ...
32214	lardaceous	[.] LARDA'CEOUS, a. Of the nature of lard; consisting of lard.
32215	larded	[.] L'ARDED, pp. Stuffed with bacon; fattened; mixed.
32216	larder	[.] L'ARDER, n. A room where meat is kept or salted.
32217	lardry	[.] L'ARDRY, n. A larder. [Not used.]
32218	large	[.] L'ARGE, a larj. [L. largus; Gr. wide, copious, and perhaps with floor.] [.] 1. Big; of great size; bulky; as a large body; a large horse or ox; a large mountain; a large tree; a large ship. [.] 2. Wide; extensive; as a large field or plain; a large extent of ...
32219	largeheartedness	[.] LARGEHE'ARTEDNESS, n. Largeness of heart; liberality. [Not used.]
32220	largely	[.] L'ARGELY, adv. [.] 1. Widely; extensively. [.] 2. Copiously; diffusely; amply. The subject was largely discussed. [.] 3. Liberally; bountifully. [.] - How he lives and eats; how largely gives. [.] 4. Abundantly. [.] They their fill of love and love's ...
32221	largeness	[.] L'ARGENESS, n. [.] 1. Bigness; bulk; magnitude; as the largeness of an animal. [.] 2. Greatness; comprehension; as the largeness of mind or of capacity. [.] 3. Extent; extensiveness; as largeness of views. [.] 4. Extension; amplitude; liberality; as the ...
32222	largess	[.] L'ARGESS, n. [L. largitio; from largus, large.] [.] A present; a gift or donation; a bounty bestowed.
32223	larghetto	[.] LARGHET'TO, Musical terms, directing to slow movement. Large is one degree quicker than grave, and two degrees quicker than adagio.
32224	largish	[.] L'ARGISH, a. Somewhat large. [Unusual.]
32225	largo	[.] L'ARGO,
32226	lark	[.] L'ARK, n. [As the Latin alauda coincides with laudo, Eng. loud so the first syllable of lark, laf, lau, lave. But I know not the sense of the word.] [.] A bird of the genus Alauda, distinguished for its singing.
32227	larker	[.] L'ARKER, n. A catcher of larks.
32228	larklike	[.] L'ARKLIKE, a. Resembling a lark in manners.
32229	larks-heel	[.] L'ARK'S-HEEL, n. A flower called Indian cress.
32230	larkspur	[.] L'ARKSPUR, n. A plant of the genus Delphinium.
32231	larmier	[.] L'ARMIER, n. [.] The flat jutting part of a cornice; literally, the dropper; the eave or drip of a house.
32232	larum	[.] LAR'UM, n. [.] Alarm; a noise giving notice of danger. [See Alarm, which is generally used.]
32233	larva	[.] L'ARVA,
32234	larvated	[.] L'ARVATED, a. Masked; clothed as with a mask.
32235	larve	[.] L'ARVE, n. [L. larva, a mask.] [.] An insect in the caterpillar state; eruca; the state of an insect when the animal is masked, and before it has attained its winged or perfect state; the first stage in the metamorphoses of insects, preceding the chrysalis and perfect ...
32236	laryngean	[.] LARYN'GEAN, a. [See Larynx.] Pertaining to the larynx.
32237	laryngotomy	[.] LARYNGOT'OMY, n. [larynx and Gr. to cut.] [.] The operation of cutting the larynx or windpipe; the making of an incision into the larynx for assisting respiration when obstructed, or removing foreign bodies; bronchotomy; tracheotomy.
32238	larynx	[.] LAR'YNX, n. [Gr.] In anatomy, the upper part of the windpipe or trachea, a cartilaginous cavity, which modulates the voice in speaking and singing.
32239	lascar	[.] LAS'CAR, n. In the East Indies, a native seaman, or a gunner.
32240	lasciviency	[.] LASCIVIENCY, LASCIVIENT. [Not used. See the next words.]
32241	lascivient	[.] LASCIVIENCY, LASCIVIENT. [Not used. See the next words.]
32242	lascivious	[.] LASCIV'IOUS, a. [L. lascivus, from laxus, laxo, to relax, to loosen.] [.] 1. Loose; wanton; lewd; lustful; as lascivious men; lascivious desires; lascivious eyes. [.] 2. Soft; wanton; luxurious. [.] He capers numbly in a lady's chamber, to the lascivious pleasing ...
32243	lasciviously	[.] LASCIV'IOUSLY, adv. Loosely; wantonly; lewdly.
32244	lasciviousness	[.] LASCIV'IOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. Looseness; irregular indulgence of animal desires; wantonness; lustfulness. [.] Who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lasciviousness. Eph. 4. [.] 2. Tendency to excite lust, and promote irregular indulgences. [.] The ...
32245	laserwort	[.] LA'SERWORT, n. Laserpitium, a genus of plants of several species, natives of Germany, Italy, France, &c.
32246	lash	[.] LASH, n. [.] 1. The thong or braided cord of a whip. [.] I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it. [.] 2. A leash or string. [.] 3. A stroke with a whip, or any thing pliant and tough. The culprit was whipped thirty nine lashes. [.] 4. A stroke ...
32247	lashed	[.] LASH'ED, pp. [.] 1. Struck with a lash; whipped; tied; made fast by a rope. [.] 2. In botany, ciliate; fringed.
32248	lasher	[.] LASH'ER, n. One that whips or lashes. [.] LASH'ER,
32249	lashing	[.] LASH'ING, n. A piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to another. [.] LASH'ING, n. Extravagance; unruliness.
32250	lass	[.] L'ASS, n. [.] A young woman; a girl.
32251	lassitude	[.] LAS'SITUDE, n. [L. lassitudo, from lassus, and this from laxus, laxo, to relax.] [.] 1. Weakness; dullness; heaviness; weariness; languor of body or mind, proceeding from exhaustion of strength by excessive labor or action, or other means. [.] 2. Among physicians, ...
32252	lasslorn	[.] L'ASSLORN, a. Forsaken by his lass or mistress.
32253	last	[.] L'AST, a. [See Late and Let.] [.] 1. That comes after all the others; the latest; applied to time; as the last hour of the day; the last day of the year. [.] 2. That follows all the others; that is behind all the others in place; hindmost; as, this was the last ...
32254	lastage	[.] L'ASTAGE, n. [See Last, a load.] [.] 1. A duty paid for freight or transportation. [.] [Not used in the United States.] [.] 2. Ballast. [Not used.] [.] 3. The lading of a ship. [Not used.]
32255	lastery	[.] L'ASTERY, n. A red color. [Not in use.]
32256	lasting	[.] L'ASTING, ppr. [.] 1. Continuing in time; enduring; remaining. [.] 2. a. Durable; of long continuance; that may continue or endure; as a lasting good or evil; a lasting color.
32257	lastingly	[.] L'ASTINGLY, adv. Durably; with continuance.
32258	lastingness	[.] L'ASTINGNESS, n. Durability; the quality or state of long continuance.
32259	lastly	[.] L'ASTLY, adv. [.] 1. In the last place. [.] 2. In the conclusion; at last; finally.
32260	latch	[.] LATCH, n. [L. ligula, from ligo, to tie, and with English lock. L. laqueus, from which we have lace, may belong to the same root. The primary sense of the root is to catch, to close, stop or make fast.] [.] 1. A small piece of iron or wood used to fasten a door. [.] 2. ...
32261	latchet	[.] LATCH'ET, n. [from latch.] The string that fastens a shoe. Mark 1.
32262	late	[.] LATE, a. [This word is from the root of let, the sense of which is to draw out, extend or prolong, hence to be slow or late. See Let. This adjective has regular terminations of the comparative and superlative degrees, later, latest, but it has also latter, and latest ...
32263	lated	[.] LA'TED, a. Belated; being too late. [Not used.]
32264	lateen	[.] LAT'EEN, a. A lateen sail is a triangular sail, extended by a lateen yard, which is slung about one quarter the distance from the lower end, which is brought down at the tack while the other end is elevated at an angle of about 45 degrees; used in xebecs, polacres ...
32265	lately	[.] LA'TELY, adv. Not long ago; recently. We called on a gentleman who has lately arrived from Italy.
32266	latency	[.] LA'TENCY, n. [See Latent.] The state of being concealed; abstruseness.
32267	lateness	[.] LA'TENESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being tardy, or of coming after the usual time; as the lateness of spring or of harvest. [.] 2. Time far advanced in any particular period; as lateness of the day or night; lateness in the season; lateness in life. [.] 3. The ...
32268	latent	[.] LA'TENT, a. [L. latens, lateo; Gr; Heb. to cover.] [.] Hid; concealed; secret; not seen; not visible or apparent. We speak of latent motives; latent reasons; latent springs of action. [.] Latent heat, is heat in combination, in distinction from sensible heat; ...
32269	later	[.] LA'TER, a. [comp. deg. of late.] Posterior; subsequent.
32270	lateral	[.] LAT'ERAL, a. [L. lateralis, from latus, a side, and broad, Gr., Eng. flat. The primary sense of these words is to extend, as in late, let.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the side; as the lateral view of an object. [.] 2. Proceeding from the side; as the lateral branches ...
32271	laterality	[.] LATERAL'ITY, n. The quality of having distinct sides. [Not used.]
32272	laterally	[.] LAT'ERALLY, adv. [.] 1. By the side; sideways. [.] 2. In the direction of the side.
32273	lateran	[.] LAT'ERAN, n. One of the churches at Rome. The name is said to have been derived from that of a man. [.] A latere, [L.] A legate a latere, is a pope's legate or envoy, so called because sent from his side, from among his favorites and counselors.
32274	latered	[.] LA'TERED, a. Delayed. Obs.
32275	laterifolious	[.] LATERIFO'LIOUS, a. [L. latus, side, and folium, leaf.] [.] In botany, growing on the side of a leaf at the base; as a laterifolious flower.
32276	lateritious	[.] LATERI'TIOUS, a. [L. lateritius, from later, a brick.] Like bricks; of the color of bricks. [.] Lateritious sediment, a sediment in urine resembling brick dust, observed after the crises of fevers, and at the termination of gouty paroxysms.
32277	lath	[.] L'ATH, n. [.] 1. A thin, narrow board or slip of wood nailed to the rafters of a building to support the tiles or covering. [.] 2. A thin narrow slip of wood nailed to the studs, to support the plastering. [.] L'ATH, v.t. To cover or line with laths. [.] L'ATH, ...
32278	lathe	[.] LATHE, n. [.] An engine by which instruments of wood, ivory, metals and other materials, are turned and cut into a smooth round form.
32279	lather	[.] LATH'ER, v.i. [.] To form a foam with water and soap; to become froth, or frothy matter. [.] LATH'ER, v.t. To spread over with the foam of soap. [.] LATH'ER, n. [.] 1. Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water. [.] 2. Foam or froth from profuse ...
32280	lathy	[.] L'ATHY, a. Thin as a lath; long and slender. [.] L'ATHY, a. Flabby; weak.
32281	latibulize	[.] LATIB'ULIZE, v.i. [L. latibulum, a hiding place.] [.] To retire into a den, burrow or cavity, and lie dormant in winter; to retreat and lie hid. [.] The tortoise latibulizes in October.
32282	laticlave	[.] LAT'ICLAVE, n. [L. laticlavium; latus, broad, and clavus, a stud.] [.] An ornament of dress worn by Roman senators. It is supposed to have been a broad stripe of purple on the fore part of the tunic, set with knobs or studs.
32283	latin	[.] LAT'IN, a. Pertaining to the Latins, a people of Latium, in Italy; Roman; as the Latin language. [.] Latin church, the western church; the christian church in Italy, France, Spain and other countries where the Latin language was introduced, as distinct from the Greek ...
32284	latinism	[.] LAT'INISM, n. A Latin idiom; a mode of speech peculiar to the Latins.
32285	latinist	[.] LAT'INIST, n. One skilled in Latin.
32286	latinity	[.] LATIN'ITY, n. Purity of the Latin style or idiom; the Latin tongue.
32287	latinize	[.] LAT'INIZE, v.t. To give to foreign words Latin terminations and make them Latin. [.] LAT'INIZE, v.i. To use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin.
32288	latirostrous	[.] LATIROS'TROUS, a. [L. latus, broad, and rostrum, beak.] Having a broad beak, as a fowl.
32289	latish	[.] LA'TISH, a. [from late.] Somewhat late.
32290	latitancy	[.] LAT'ITANCY, n. [L. latitans, latito, to lie hid, from lateo. See Latent.] [.] The state of lying concealed; the state of lurking.
32291	latitant	[.] LAT'ITANT, a. Lurking; lying hid; concealed. [.] [These words are rarely used. See latent.]
32292	latitat	[.] LAT'ITAT, n. [L. he lurks.] A writ by which a person is summoned into the king's bench to answer, as supposing he lies concealed.
32293	latitude	[.] LAT'ITUDE, n. [L. latitudo, breadth; latus, broad.] [.] 1. Breadth; width; extent from side to side. [.] 2. Room; space. [.] [In the foregoing senses, little used.] [.] 3. In astronomy, the distance of a star north or south of the ecliptic. [.] 4. In ...
32294	latitudinal	[.] LATITU'DINAL, a. Pertaining to latitude; in the direction of latitude.
32295	latitudinarian	[.] LATITUDINA'RIAN, a. Not restrained; not confined by precise limits; free; thinking or acting at large; as latitudinarian opinions or doctrines. [.] LATITUDINA'RIAN, n. [.] 1. One who is moderate in his notions, or not restrained by precise settled limits ...
32296	latitudinarianism	[.] LATITUDINA'RIANISM, n. [.] 1. Freedom or liberality of opinion, particularly in theology. [.] 2. Indifference to religion.
32297	latrant	[.] LA'TRANT, a. [L. latro, to bark.] Barking.
32298	latrate	[.] LA'TRATE, v.i. To bark as a dog. [Not used.]
32299	latration	[.] LATRA'TION, n. A barking. [Not used.]
32300	latria	[.] LA'TRIA, n. [L. from Gr.] The highest kind of worship, or that paid to God; distinguished by the Catholics from dulia, or the inferior worship paid to saints.
32301	latrobite	[.] LATRO'BITE, n. [from Latrobe.] A newly described mineral of a pale pink red color, massive or crystallized, from an isle near the Labrador coast.
32302	latrociny	[.] LAT'ROCINY, n. [L. latrocinium.] Theft; larceny. [Not in use.]
32303	latten	[.] LAT'TEN, n. Iron plate covered with tin.
32304	latten-brass	[.] LAT'TEN-BRASS, n. Plates of milled brass reduced to different thicknesses, according to the uses they are intended for.
32305	latter	[.] LAT'TER, a. [an irregular comparative of late.] [.] 1. Coming or happening after something else; opposed to former; as the former and latter rain; former or latter harvest. [.] 2. Mentioned the last of two. [.] The difference between reason and revelation - ...
32306	latterly	[.] LAT'TERLY, adv. Of late; in time not long past; lately.
32307	lattermath	[.] LAT'TERMATH, n. The latter mowing; that which is mowed after a former mowing.
32308	lattice	[.] LAT'TICE, n. [.] Any work of wood or iron, made by crossing laths, rods or bars, and forming open squares like net-work; as the lattice of a window. [.] The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice. Judges 5. [.] LAT'TICE, a. [.] 1. ...
32309	latticed	[.] LAT'TICED, pp. Furnished with a lattice.
32310	laud	[.] LAUD, n. [L. laus, laudis; Gr. ; Eng. loud. See Loud.] [.] 1. Praise; commendation; an extolling in words; honorable mention. [Little used.] [.] 2. That part of divine worship which consists in praise. [.] 3. Music or singing in honor of any one. [.] LAUD, ...
32311	laudable	[.] LAUD'ABLE, a. [L. laudabilis.] [.] 1. Praiseworthy; commendable; as laudable motives; laudable actions. [.] 2. Healthy; salubrious; as laudable juices of the body. [.] 3. Healthy; well digested; as laudable pus.
32312	laudableness	[.] LAUD'ABLENESS, n. The quality of deserving praise; praiseworthiness; as the laudableness of designs, purposes, motives or actions. [Laudability, in a like sense, has been used, but rarely.]
32313	laudably	[.] LAUD'ABLY, adv. In a manner deserving praise.
32314	laudanum	[.] LAUD'ANUM, n. [from L. laudo, to praise.] Opium dissolved in spirit or wine; tincture of opium.
32315	laudative	[.] LAUD'ATIVE, n. [L. laudativus.] A panegyric; an eulogy. [Little used.]
32316	laudatory	[.] LAUD'ATORY, a. Containing praise; tending to praise. [.] LAUD'ATORY, n. That which contains praise.
32317	lauder	[.] LAUD'ER, n. One who praises.
32318	laugh	[.] LAUGH, v.i. l'aff. [Heb.] [.] 1. To make the noise and exhibit the features which are characteristic of mirth in the human species. Violent laughter is accompanied with a shaking of the sides, and all laughter expels breath from the lungs. [.] 2. In poetry, ...
32319	laugh-worthy	[.] LAUGH-WORTHY, a. Deserving to be laughed at.
32320	laughable	[.] LAUGHABLE, a. l'affable. That may justly excite laughter; as a laughable story; a laughable scene.
32321	laugher	[.] LAUGHER, n. l'affer. One who laughs, or is fond of merriment. [.] The laughers are a majority.
32322	laughing	[.] LAUGHING, ppr. l'affing. Expressing mirth in a particular manner.
32323	laughing-stock	[.] LAUGHING-STOCK, n. An object of ridicule; a butt of sport.
32324	laughingly	[.] LAUGHINGLY, adv. l'affingly. In a merry way; with laughter.
32325	laughter	[.] LAUGHTER, n. l'affter. Convulsive merriment; an expression of mirth peculiar to man, consisting in a peculiar noise and configuration of features, with a shaking of the sides and expulsion of breath. [.] I said of laughter, it is mad. Eccles. 2.
32326	laumonite	[.] LAU'MONITE, n. Efflorescent zeolite; so called from Laumont, its discoverer. It is found in laminated masses, in groups of prismatic crystals or prismatic distinct concretions. Exposed to the air, it disintegrates.
32327	launch	[.] LAUNCH, [See Lanch, the more correct orthography.]
32328	laund	[.] LAUND, n. A lawn. [Not used.]
32329	launder	[.] LAUNDER, n. l'ander. [from L. lavo, to wash.] [.] A washer-woman; also, a long and hollow trough, used by miners to receive the powdered ore from the box where it is beaten. [.] LAUNDER, v.t. l'ander. To wash; to wet.
32330	launderer	[.] LAUNDERER, n. l'anderer. A man who follows the business of washing clothes.
32331	laundress	[.] LAUNDRESS, n. l'andress. [L. lavo.] [.] A washer-woman; a female whose employment is to wash clothes. [.] LAUNDRESS, v.i. l'andress. [supra.] To practice washing.
32332	laundry	[.] LAUNDRY, n. l'andry. [.] 1. A washing. [.] 2. The place or room where clothes are washed.
32333	laureate	[.] LAU'REATE, a. [L. laureatus, from laurea, a laurel.] [.] Decked or invested with laurel; as laureate hearse. [.] Soft on her lap her laureate son reclines. [.] Poet laureate, in Great Britain, an officer of the king's household, whose business is to compose an ...
32334	laureated	[.] LAU'REATED, pp. Honored with a degree and a laurel wreath.
32335	laureation
32336	laurel	[.] LAU'REL, n. [L. laurus.] [.] The bay-tree or Laurus, a genus of plants of several species.
32337	laureled	[.] LAU'RELED, a. Crowned or decorated with laurel, or with a laurel wreath; laureate.
32338	laurifferous	[.] LAURIF'FEROUS, a. [L. laurus and fero, to bear.] [.] Producing or bringing laurel.
32339	laurustin	[.] LAU'RUSTIN, n. [L. laurustinus.] A plant of the genus Viburnum, an evergreen shrub or tree, whose flowers are said to continue through the winter.
32340	lauskraut	[.] LAUS'KRAUT, n. A plant of the genus Delphinium.
32341	lautu	[.] LAU'TU, n. A band of cotton, twisted and worn on the head of the Inca of Peru, as a badge of royalty.
32342	lava	[.] L'AVA, n. [probably from flowing, and from the root of L. fluo, or lavo.] [.] 1. A mass or stream of melted minerals or stony matter which bursts or is thrown from the mouth or sides of a volcano, and is sometimes ejected in such quantities as to overwhelm cities. ...
32343	lavation	[.] LAVA'TION, n. [L. lavatio, from lavo.] A washing or cleansing.
32344	lavatory	[.] LAV'ATORY, n. [See lave.] [.] 1. A place for washing. [.] 2. A wash or lotion for a diseased part. [.] 3. A place where gold is obtained by washing.
32345	lave	[.] LAVE, v.t. [L. lavo; Gr.] [.] To wash; to bathe; a word used chiefly in poetry or rhetoric. [.] LAVE, v.i. [.] 1. To bathe; to wash one's self. [.] 2. To throw up or out; to lade out. [Not in use.]
32346	lave-eared	[.] LA'VE-EARED, a. Having large pendant ears. [Not in use.]
32347	laveer	[.] LAVEE'R, v.t. In seamen's language, to tack; to sail back and forth. [I believe this word is not in common use.]
32348	lavender	[.] LAV'ENDER, n. [L. lavendula.] A plant, or a genus of aromatic plants, Lavandula.
32349	laver	[.] LA'VER, n. A vessel for washing; a large basin; in scripture history, a basin placed in the court of the Jewish tabernacle, where the officiating priests washed their hands and feet and the entrails of victims.
32350	laverock	[.] LAVEROCK. [See lark.]
32351	laving	[.] LA'VING, ppr. Washing; bathing.
32352	lavish	[.] LAV'ISH, a. [I know not from what source we have received this word. It coincides in elements with L. liber, free, liberal, and lavo, to wash.] [.] 1. Prodigal; expending or bestowing with profusion; profuse. He was lavish of expense; lavish of praise; lavish ...
32353	lavished	[.] LAV'ISHED, pp. Expended profusely; wasted.
32354	lavisher	[.] LAV'ISHER, n. A prodigal; a profuse person.
32355	lavishing	[.] LAV'ISHING, ppr. Expending or laying out with profusion; wasting.
32356	lavishly	[.] LAV'ISHLY, adv. With profuse expense; prodigally; wastefully.
32357	lavishness	[.] LAV'ISHNESS, n. Profusion; prodigality.
32358	lavolta	[.] LAVOL'TA, An old dance in which was much turning and capering.
32359	law	[.] LAW, n. [L. lex; from the root of lay. See lay. A law is that which is laid, set or fixed, like statute, constitution, from L. statuo.] [.] 1. A rule, particularly an established or permanent rule, prescribed by the supreme power of a state to its subjects, for ...
32360	law-day	[.] LAW-DAY, n [.] 1. A day of open court. [.] 2. A leet or sheriff's tourn.
32361	lawful	[.] LAW'FUL, a. [.] 1. Agreeable to law; conformable to law; allowed by law; legal; legitimate. That is deemed lawful which no law forbids, but many things are lawful which are not expedient. [.] 2. Constituted by law; rightful; as the lawful owner of lands.
32362	lawfully	[.] LAW'FULLY, adv. Legally; in accordance with law; without violating law. We may lawfully do what the laws do not forbid.
32363	lawfulness	[.] LAW'FULNESS, n. The quality of being conformable to law; legality. The lawfulness of an action does not always prove its propriety or expedience.
32364	lawgiver	[.] LAW'GIVER, n. [law and give.] One who makes or enacts a law; a legislator.
32365	lawgiving	[.] LAW'GIVING, a. Making or enacting laws; legislative.
32366	lawing	[.] LAW'ING, n. Expeditation; the act of cutting off the claws and balls of the fore feet of mastiffs to prevent them from running after deer.
32367	lawless	[.] LAW'LESS, a. [.] 1. Not subject to law; unrestrained by law; as a lawless tyrant; lawless men. [.] 2. Contrary to law; illegal; unauthorized; as a lawless claim. [.] He needs no indirect nor lawless course. [.] 3. Not subject to the ordinary laws of nature; ...
32368	lawlessly	[.] LAW'LESSLY, adv. In a manner contrary to law.
32369	lawlessness	[.] LAW'LESSNESS, n. The quality or state of being unrestrained by law; disorder.
32370	lawn	[.] LAWN, n. [.] An open space between woods, or a plain in a park or adjoining a noble seat. [.] Betwixt them lawns or level downs, and flocks grazing the tender herbs, were interspers'd. [.] LAWN, n. [L. linum.] [.] A sort of fine linen. Its use in the ...
32371	lawny	[.] LAWN'Y, a. [.] 1. Level, as a plain; like a lawn. [.] 2. Made of lawn.
32372	lawsuit	[.] LAW'SUIT, n. [See suit.] a suit in law for the recovery of a supposed right; a process in law instituted by a party to compel another to do him justice.
32373	lawyer	[.] LAW'YER, n. [that is lawer, contracted from law-wer, law-man.] [.] One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to institute suits in courts of law, and to prosecute or defend the cause of clients. this is a general term, comprehending ...
32374	lawyer-like	[.] LAW'YER-LIKE, a. Like a real lawyer.
32375	lawyerly	[.] LAW'YERLY, a. Judicial.
32376	lax	[.] LAX, a. [L. laxus.] [.] 1. Loose; flabby; soft; not tense, firm or rigid; as lax flesh; a lax fiber. [.] 2. Slack; not tight or tense; as a lax cord. [.] 3. Not firly united; of loose texture; as gravel and the like laxer matter. [.] 4. Not rigidly exact; ...
32377	laxation	[.] LAXA'TION, n. [L. laxatio.] The act of loosening or slackening; or the state of being loose or slackened.
32378	laxative	[.] LAX'ATIVE, a. [L. laxo.] Having the power or quality of loosening or opening the bowels, and relieving from constipation. [.] LAX'ATIVE, n. A medicine that relaxes the bowels and relieves from costiveness; a gentle purgative.
32379	laxativeness	[.] LAX'ATIVENESS, n. The quality of relaxing.
32380	laxity	[.] LAX'ITY, n. [L. laxitas.] [.] 1. Looseness; slackness; the opposite of tenseness or tension. [.] 2. Looseness of texture. [.] 3. Want of exactness or precision; as laxity of expression. [.] 4. Looseness; defect of exactness; as laxity of morals. [.] 5. ...
32381	laxly	[.] LAX'LY, adv. Loosely; without exactness.
32382	laxness	[.] LAX'NESS, n. [.] 1. Looseness; softness; flabbiness; as the laxness of flesh or of muscles. [.] 2. Laxity; the opposite of tension. [.] 3. Looseness, as of morals or discipline. [.] 4. Looseness, as of the bowels. [.] 5. Slackness, as of a cord.
32383	lay	[.] LAY, pret. of lie. The estate lay in the county of Hartford. [.] When Ahab heard these words, he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his head, and fasted and lay in sackcloth. [.] 1Kings 21. [.] LAY, v.t. pret. and pp. laid. [L. loco, whence locus, Eng. ...
32384	lay-clerk	[.] LAY-CLERK, n. A vocal officiate in a cathedral.
32385	layer	[.] LA'YER, n. la'er. [from lay, the verb.] [.] 1. A stratum; a bed; a body spread over another; as a layer of clay or of sand. [.] 2. A shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock, laid under ground for growth or propagation. [.] 3. A hen that lays ...
32386	laying	[.] LA'YING, ppr. Putting; placing; applying; imputing; wagering.
32387	layland	[.] LA'YLAND, n. Land lying untilled; fallow ground. [Local.]
32388	layman	[.] LA'YMAN, n. la'man. [lay and man.] [.] 1. A man who is not a clergyman; one of the laity or people, distinct from the clergy. [.] 2. An image used by painters in contriving attitudes. [.] 3. A lay-clerk.
32389	laystall	[.] LA'YSTALL, n. [lay and stall.] A heap of dung, or a place where dung is laid.
32390	lazar	[.] LA'ZAR, n. [from Laxarus.] A person infected with nauseous and pestilential disease.
32391	lazar-house	[.] LA'ZAR-HOUSE, n. A lazaretto; also, a hospital for quarantine.
32392	lazar-like	[.] LA'ZAR-LIKE,
32393	lazaret	[.] LAZARET',
32394	lazaretto	[.] LAZARETTO, n. [.] A public building, hospital or pest-house for the reception of diseased persons, particularly for those affected with contagious distempers.
32395	lazarly	[.] LA'ZARLY, a. Full of sores; leprous.
32396	lazarwort	[.] LA'ZARWORT,
32397	laze	[.] LAZE, v.i. To live in idleness. [Vulgar.] [.] LAZE, v.t. To waste in sloth. [Vulgar.]
32398	lazily	[.] LA'ZILY, adv. [from lazy.] In a heavy, sluggish manner; sluggishly. [.] Whether he lazily and listlessly dreams away his time.
32399	laziness	[.] LA'ZINESS, n. [from lazy.] [.] 1. The state or quality of being lazy; indisposition to action or exertion; indolence; sluggishness; heaviness in motion; habitual sloth. Laziness differs from idleness; the latter being a mere defect or cessation of action, but ...
32400	lazing	[.] LA'ZING, a. Spending time in sluggish inaction. [.] [This is an ill-formed, inelegant word.]
32401	lazuli	[.] LAZ'ULI. Lapis Lazuli is a mineral of a fine, azure blue color, usually amorphous, or in rounded masses of a moderate size. It is often marked by yellow spots or veins of sulphuret of iron, and is much valued for ornamental work. It is distinguished from lazulite, ...
32402	lazulite	[.] LAZ'ULITE, n. A mineral of a light, indigo blue color, occurring in small masses, or crystallized in oblique four-sided prisms.
32403	lazy	[.] LA'ZY, a. [L. laxus, and it is doubtful whether this is of the same family.] [.] 1. Disinclined to action or exertion; naturally or habitually slothful; sluggish; indolent; averse to labor; heavy in motion. [.] Wicked men will ever live like rogues, and not fall ...
32404	ld	[.] LD, stands for lord.
32405	lea	[.] LEA,
32406	leach	[.] LEACH, v.t. [See leak. Perhaps L. lix may be from the same root.] [.] To wash, as ashes, by percolation, or causing water to pass through them, and thus to separate from them the alkali. The water thus charged with alkali, is called lye. [.] LEACH, n. A quantity ...
32407	leach-tub	[.] LE'ACH-TUB, n. A wooden vessel or tub in which ashes are leached. It is sometimes written letch-tub.
32408	lead	[.] LEAD, n. led. [.] 1. A metal of a dull white color, with a cast of blue. It is the least elastic and sonorous of all the metals, and at the same time it is soft and easily fusible. It is found native in small masses, but generally mineralized by sulphur, and sometimes ...
32409	leaden	[.] LEADEN, a. led'n. [from lead.] [.] 1. Made of lead; as a leaden ball. [.] 2. Heavy; indisposed to action. [.] 3. heavy; dull.
32410	leaden-hearted	[.] LEADEN-HE'ARTED, a. Stupid; destitute of feeling.
32411	leaden-heeled	[.] LEADEN-HEE'LED, a. Moving slowly.
32412	leaden-stepping	[.] LEADEN-STEP'PING, a. Moving slowly.
32413	leader	[.] LE'ADER, n. [.] 1. One that leads or conducts; a guide; a conductor. [.] 2. A chief; a commander; a captain. [.] 3. One who goes first. [.] 4. The chief of a party or faction; as the leader of the whigs or of the tories; a leader of the Jacobins. [.] 5. ...
32414	leading	[.] LE'ADING, ppr. [.] 1. Guiding; conducting; preceding; drawing; alluring; passing life. [.] 2. a. Chief; principal; capital; most influential; as a leading motive; a leading man in a party. [.] 3. showing the way by going first. [.] He left his mother a countess ...
32415	leading-strings	[.] LE'ADING-STRINGS, n. Strings by which children are supported when beginning to walk. [.] To be in leading strings, to be in a state of infancy or dependence, or in pupilage under the guidance of others.
32416	leadman	[.] LE'ADMAN, n. One who begins or leads a dance. Obs.
32417	leadwort	[.] LEADWORT, n. led'wort. Plumbago, a genus of plants.
32418	leady	[.] LEADY, a. led'dy. Of the color of lead.
32419	leaf	[.] LEAF, n. plu. leaves. [.] 1. In botany, leaves are organs of perspiration and inhalation in plants. They usually shoot from the sides of the stems and branches, but sometimes from the root; sometimes they are sessile; more generally supported by petioles. They ...
32420	leaf-stalk	[.] LE'AF-STALK, n. The petiole or stalk which supports a leaf.
32421	leafage	[.] LE'AFAGE, n. Abundance of leaves.
32422	leafed	[.] LE'AFED, pp. Having leaves.
32423	leafless	[.] LE'AFLESS, a. Destitute of leaves; as a leafless tree.
32424	leaflet	[.] LE'AFLET, n. [.] 1. A little leaf. [.] 2. In botany, one of the divisions of a compound leaf; a foliole.
32425	leafy	[.] LE'AFY, a. Full of leaves; as the leafy forest.
32426	league	[.] LEAGUE, n. leeg. [L. ligo, to bind.] [.] 1. An alliance or confederacy between princes or states for their mutual aid or defense; a national contract or compact. A league may be offensive or defensive, or both. It is offensive, when the contracting parties agree ...
32427	leagued	[.] LE'AGUED, pp. lee'ged. United in mutual compact; confederated.
32428	leaguer	[.] LE'AGUER, n. lee'ger. One who unites in a league; a confederate. [.] LE'AGUER, n. [.] Siege; investment of a town or fort by an army. [Little used.]
32429	leak	[.] LEAK, n. [Gr. a fissure or crevice, L. lacero and loquor, and perhaps Eng. clack. It seems that licerish is from the root of leak, and signifies properly watery.] [.] 1. A crack, crevice, fissure or hole in a vessel, that admits water, or permits a fluid to escape. [.] 2. ...
32430	leakage	[.] LE'AKAGE, n. [.] 1. A leaking; or the quantity of a liquor that enters or issues by leaking. [.] 2. An allowance, in commerce, of a certain rate per cent, for the leaking of casks, or the waste of liquors by leaking.
32431	leaky	[.] LE'AKY, a. [.] 1. That admits water or other liquor to pass in or out; as a leaky vessel; a leaky ship or barrel. [.] 2. Apt to disclose secrets; tattling; not close.
32432	leamer	[.] LE'AMER, n. A dog; a kind of hound.
32433	lean	[.] LEAN, v.i. [Gr., L. clino.] [.] 1. To deviate or move from a straight or perpendicular line; or to be in a position thus deviating. We say, a column leans to the north or to the east; it leans to the right or left. [.] 2. To incline or propend; to tend toward. [.] They ...
32434	leanly	[.] LE'ANLY, adv. Meagerly; without fat or plumpness.
32435	leanness	[.] LE'ANNESS, n. [.] 1. Destitution of fat; want of flesh; thinness of body; meagerness; applied to animals. [.] 2. Want of matter; poverty; emptiness; as the leanness of a purse. [.] 3. In Scripture, want of grace and spiritual comfort. [.] He sent leanness ...
32436	leany	[.] LE'ANY, a. Alert; brisk; active. [Not in use.]
32437	leap	[.] LEAP, v.i. [L. labor, perhaps. Heb.] [.] 1. To spring or rise from the ground with both feet, as man, or with all the feet, as other animals; to jump; to vault; as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a horse. [.] A man leapeth better with weights in his hands ...
32438	leap-frog	[.] LE'AP-FROG, n. A play of children in which they imitate the leap of frogs.
32439	leap-year	[.] LE'AP-YEAR, n. Blissextile, a year containing 366 days; every fourth year, which leaps over a day more than a common year. Thus in common years, if the first day of March is on Monday, the present year, it will, the next year, fall on Tuesday, but in leap-year it ...
32440	leaper	[.] LE'APER, n. One that leaps. A horse is called a good leaper.
32441	leaping	[.] LE'APING, ppr. Jumping; springing; bounding; skipping.
32442	leapingly	[.] LE'APINGLY, adv. By leaps.
32443	learn	[.] LEARN, v.t. lern. [.] 1. To gain knowledge of; to acquire knowledge or ideas of something before unknown. We learn the use of letters, the meaning of words and the principles of science. We learn things by instruction, by study, and by experience and observation. ...
32444	learned	[.] LEARNED, lern'ed,
32445	learnedly	[.] LEARNEDLY, adv. lern'edly. With learning or erudition; with skill; as, to discuss a question learnedly. [.] Every coxcomb swears as learnedly as they.
32446	learner	[.] LEARNER, n. lern'er. A person who is gaining knowledge from instruction, from reading or study, or by other means; one who is in the rudiments of any science or art.
32447	learning	[.] LEARNING, ppr. lern'ing. Gaining knowledge by instruction or reading, by study, by experience or observation; acquiring skill by practice. [.] LEARNING, n. lern'ing. [.] 1. The knowledge of principles or facts received by instruction or study; acquired knowledge ...
32448	learnt	[.] LEARNT, lernt. pp. Obtained as knowledge or information.
32449	leasable	[.] LE'ASABLE, a. That may be leased.
32450	lease	[.] LEASE, n. [See the Verb.] [.] 1. A demise or letting of lands, tenements or hereditaments to another for life, for a term of years, or at will, for a rent or compensation reserved; also, the contract for such letting. [.] 2. Any tenure by grant or permission. [.] Our ...
32451	leased	[.] LE'ASED, pp. Demised or let, as lands or tenements.
32452	leasehold	[.] LE'ASEHOLD, a. Held by lease; as a leasehold tenement.
32453	leaser	[.] LE'ASER, n. A gleaner; a gatherer after reapers.
32454	leash	[.] LEASH, n. [L. laqueus.] [.] 1. A thong of leather, or long line by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog. [.] 2. Among sportsmen, a brace and a half; tierce; three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks and hares. [.] 3. ...
32455	leasing	[.] LE'ASING, n. s as z. [.] Falsehood; lies. [Obsolete or nearly so.]
32456	leasow	[.] LE'ASOW, n. A pasture. Obs.
32457	least	[.] LEAST, a. [.] Smallest; little beyond others, either in size or degree; as the least insect; the least mercy. [.] Least is often used without the noun to which it refers. "I am the least of the apostles," that is, the least apostle of all the apostles. 1Cor. ...
32458	leasy	[.] LE'ASY, a. s as z. Thin; flimsy. It is usually pronounced sleazy.
32459	leat	[.] LEAT, n. A trench to conduct water to or from a mill.
32460	leather	[.] LEATH'ER,
32461	leather-coat	[.] LEATH'ER-COAT, n. An apple with a tough coat or rind.
32462	leather-dresser	[.] LEATH'ER-DRESSER, n. One who dresses leather; one who prepares hides for use.
32463	leather-jacket	[.] LEATH'ER-JACKET, n A fish of the Pacific ocean.
32464	leather-mouthed	[.] LEATH'ER-MOUTHED, a. [.] By leather-mouthed fish, I mean such as have their teeth in their throat, as the chub.
32465	leather-seller	[.] LEATH'ER-SELLER,
32466	leather-winged	[.] LEATH'ER-WINGED,
32467	leathern	[.] LEATH'ERN,
32468	leathery	[.] LEATH'ERY,
32469	leave	[.] LEAVE, n. [.] 1. Permission; allowance; license; liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed. [.] No friend has leave to bear away the dead. [.] David earnestly asked leave of me. 1Sam. 20. [.] 2. Farewell; adieu; ceremony of departure; ...
32470	leaved	[.] LE'AVED, a. [from leaf; but leafed would be preferable.] [.] 1. Furnished with foliage or leaves. [.] 2. Having a leaf, or made with leaves or folds; as a two-leaved gate.
32471	leaven	[.] LEAVEN, n. lev'n. [L. levo, Eng. to lift.] [.] 1. A mass of sour dough, which, mixed with a larger quantity of dough or paste, produces fermentation in it and renders it light. During the seven days of the passover, no leaven was permitted to be in the houses ...
32472	leavened	[.] LEAVENED, pp. lev'ened. Taised and made light by fermentation.
32473	leavening	[.] LEAVENING, ppr. lev'ening. Making light by fermentation. [.] LEAVENING, n. lev'ening. that which leavens or makes light.
32474	leavenous	[.] LEAVENOUS, a. lev'enous. containing leaven; tainted.
32475	leaver	[.] LE'AVER, n. [from leave.]One who leaves or relinquishes; one who forsakes.
32476	leaves	[.] LEAVES, n. plu. of leaf.
32477	leaving	[.] LE'AVING, ppr. Quitting; withdrawing from; relinquishing; suffering to remain; ceasing; desisting from.
32478	leavings	[.] LE'AVINGS, n. plu. [.] 1. Things left; remnant; relics. [.] The leavings of Pharsalia. [.] 2. Refuse; offal.
32479	leavy	[.] LE'AVY, a. [from leaf.] Full of leaves; covered with leaves. [An improper word; it ought to be leafy.
32480	lech	[.] LECH, for lick. Obs. [See Lick.]
32481	lecher	[.] LECH'ER, n. [.] A man given to lewdness; one addicted, in an exorbitant degree, to the indulgence of the animal appetite, and an illicit commerce with females. [.] LECH'ER, v.i. to practice lewdness; to indulge lust.
32482	lecherous	[.] LECH'EROUS, a. [.] 1 Addicted to lewdness; prone to indulge lust; lustful; lewd. [.] 2. Provoking lust.
32483	lecherously	[.] LECH'EROUSLY, adv. Lustfully; lewdly.
32484	lecherousness	[.] LECH'EROUSNESS, n. Lust, or strong propensity to indulge the sexual appetite.
32485	lechery	[.] LECH'ERY, n. Lewdness; free indulgence of lust; practice of indulging the animal appetite.
32486	lection	[.] LEC'TION, n. [L. lectio, from lego, to read, Gr.] [.] 1. A reading. [.] 2. A difference or variety in copies of a manuscript or book. [.] 3. A lesson or portion of Scripture read in divine service.
32487	lectionary	[.] LEC'TIONARY, n. The Romish servicebook, containing portions of Scripture.
32488	lecture	[.] LEC'TURE, n. [L. lectura, from lego, to read.] [.] 1. A discourse read or pronounced on any subject; usually, a formal or methodical discourse, intended for instruction; as a lecture on morals, philosophy, rhetoric, or theology. [.] 2. A reading; the act or practice ...
32489	lecturer	[.] LEC'TURER, n. [.] 1. One who reads or pronounces lectures; a professor or an instructor who delivers formal discourses for the instruction of others. [.] 2. A preacher in a church, hired by the parish to assist the rector, vicar or curate.
32490	lectureship	[.] LEC'TURESHIP, n. The office of a lecturer.
32491	lecturing	[.] LEC'TURING, ppr. Reading or delivering a discourse; reproving.
32492	lecturn	[.] LEC'TURN, n. A reading desk. [Not in use.]
32493	led	[.] LED, pret. and pp. of lead.
32494	leden	[.] LED'EN, n. Language; true meaning. Obs.
32495	ledge	[.] LEDGE, n. [.] 1. A stratum, layer or row. [.] The lowest ledge or row should be merely of stone. [.] 2. A ridge; a prominent row; as a ledge of rocks. [.] 3. A prominent part; a regular part rising or projecting beyond the rest. [.] 4. A small molding. [.] 5. ...
32496	ledger	[.] LEDG'ER, n. The principal book of accounts among merchants; the book into which the accounts of the journal are carried in a summary form. [See Leger.]
32497	lee	[.] LEE, n. plu. less. Dregs; sediment. [See Lees.] [.] LEE, n. [.] Literally, a calm or sheltered place, a place defended from the wind; hence, that part of the hemisphers towards which the wind blows, as opposed to that from which it proceeds. [.] Under the ...
32498	lee-lurch	[.] LEE'-LURCH, n. A sudden and violent roll of a ship to leeward in a high sea.
32499	lee-side	[.] LEE'-SIDE, n. The side of a ship or boat farthest from the point whence the wind blows; opposed to the weather-side.
32500	leech	[.] LEECH, n. [.] 1. A physician; a professor of the art of healing. [.] [This word, in the United States, is nearly or wholly obsolete. Even cow leech is not used.] [.] 2. A blood-sucker; an animal of the genus Hirudo, a species of aquatic worm, which is used ...
32501	leech-craft	[.] LEE'CH-CRAFT, n. The art of healing. Obs.
32502	leech-line	[.] LEE'CH-LINE, n. Leech-lines are ropes fastened to the middle of the leeches of the main-sail and fore-sail, serving to truss them up to the yards.
32503	leech-rope	[.] LEE'CH-ROPE, n. That part of the bolt-rope to which the skirt or border of a sail is sewed.
32504	leef	[.] LEEF, a. Kind; fond; pleasing; willing. Obs.
32505	leek	[.] LEEK, n. [.] A plant of the genus Allium, with a bulbous root. Numb. 11.
32506	leelite	[.] LEE'LITE, n. A mineral, so called from Dr. Lee, of St. John's College, Cambridge. It is described as a siliceous stone, and by some mineralogists considered to be a hydrate of silica.
32507	leer	[.] LEER, v.i. [.] 1. To look obliquely; to turn the eye and cast a look from a corner, either in contempt, defiance or frowning, or for a sly look. [.] 2. To look with a forced countenance. [.] LEER, v.t. To allure with smiles. [.] LEER, n. [.] 1. ...
32508	leering	[.] LEE'RING, ppr. Looking obliquely; casting a look askance.
32509	leeringly	[.] LEE'RINGLY, adv. With an arch oblique look or smile.
32510	lees	[.] LEES, n. [.] The grosser parts of any liquor which have settled on the bottom of a vessel; dregs; sediment; as the lees of wine.
32511	leese	[.] LEESE, v.t. To lose. Obs. [See Lose.] [.] LEESE, v.t. [L. lasus.] To hurt. Obs.
32512	leet	[.] LEET, n. In Great Britain, a court. The court-leet or view of frankpledge, is a court of record held once a year and not oftener, within a particular hundred, lordship or manor, before the steward of the leet. Its original intent was to view the frankpledges or freemen ...
32513	leet-ale	[.] LEET-ALE, n. A feast or merry making in the time of leet.
32514	leeward	[.] LEE'WARD, a. Pertaining to the part towards which the wind blows; as a leeward ship. [.] LEE'WARD, adv. Towards the lee, or that part towards which the wind blows; opposed to windward; as fall to leeward.
32515	leeway	[.] LEE'WAY, n. The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course, or the angle which the line of her way makes with her keel, when she is close-hauled.
32516	left	[.] LEFT, pret. and pp. of leave. [.] LEFT, a. [L. lavus; Gr. probably from the root of leave, Gr. and properly weak, deficient. Applied to the hand or arm, it denotes the weak arm, as opposed to the right, the strong or dextrous. Hence the ancient idea of sinister, ...
32517	left-handed	[.] LEFT-HAND'ED, a. [.] 1. Having the left hand or arm more strong and dextrous than the right; using the left hand and arm with more dexterity than the right. [.] 2. Unlucky; inauspicious; unseasonable. Obs.
32518	left-handedness	[.] LEFT-HAND'EDNESS, n. Habitual use of the left hand, or rather the ability to use the left hand with more ease and strength than the right.
32519	left-handiness	[.] LEFT-HAND'INESS, n. Awkwardness.
32520	leg	[.] LEG, n. [.] 1. The limb of an animal, used in supporting the body and in walking and running; properly, that part of the limb from the knee to the foot, but in a more general sense, the whole limb, including the thigh, the leg and the foot. [.] 2. The long or ...
32521	legacy	[.] LEG'ACY, [L. legatum, from lego, to send, to bequeath.] [.] A bequest; a particular thing, or certain sum of money given by last will or testament. [.] Good counsel is the best legacy a father can leave to his child.
32522	legacy-hunter	[.] LEG'ACY-HUNTER, n. One who flatters and courts for legacies.
32523	legal	[.] LE'GAL, a. [L. legalis, from lex, legis, law.] [.] 1. According to law; in conformity with law; as a legal standard or test; a legal procedure. [.] 2. Lawful; permitted by law; as a legal trade. Anything is legal which the laws do not forbid. [.] 3. According ...
32524	legality	[.] LEGAL'ITY, n. [.] 1. Lawfulness; conformity to law. [.] 2. In theology, a reliance on works for salvation.
32525	legalize	[.] LE'GALIZE, v.t. [.] 1. To make lawful; to render conformable to law; to authorize. What can legalize revenge? [.] 2. To sanction; to give the authority of law to that which is done without law or authority. Irregular proceedings may be legalized by a subsequent ...
32526	legally	[.] LE'GALLY, adv. Lawfully; according to law; in a manner permitted by law.
32527	legatary	[.] LEG'ATARY, n. [L. legatarius, from lego, to bequeath.] [.] A legatee; one to whom a legacy is bequeathed. [.] [But legatee is generally used.]
32528	legate	[.] LEG'ATE, n. [L. legatus, from lego, to send. See Lackey.] [.] 1. An embassador; but especially, [.] 2. The pope's embassador to a foreign prince or state; a cardinal or bishop sent as the pope's representative or commissioner to a sovereign prince. Legates ...
32529	legatee	[.] LEGATEE', n. [L. lego, to send.] One to whom a legacy is bequeathed.
32530	legateship	[.] LEG'ATESHIP, n. The office of a legate.
32531	legatine	[.] LEG'ATINE, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to a legate; as legatine power. [.] 2. Made by or proceeding from a legate; as a legatine constitution.
32532	legation	[.] LEGA'TION, n. [L. legatio, from lego, to send.] An embassy; a deputation; properly a sending, but generally, the person or persons sent as envoys or embassadors to a foreign court.
32533	legator	[.] LEGA'TOR, n. [L.] A testator; one who bequeaths a legacy. [Little used.]
32534	lege	[.] LEGE, v.t. To allege; to lighten. [Not in use.]
32535	legend	[.] LEG'END, n. [L. legenda, from lego, to read; originally, in the Romish church, a book of service or lessons to be read in worship.] [.] 1. A chronicle or register of the lives of saints, formerly read at matins and at the refectories of religious houses. Hence, [.] 2. ...
32536	legendary	[.] LEG'ENDARY, a. Consisting of legends; fabulous; strange. [.] LEG'ENDARY, n. A book of legends; a relater of legends.
32537	leger	[.] LEG'ER, n. Any thing that lies in a place; that which rests or remains; sometimes used as a noun, but more frequently as an adjective, as a leger ambassador, that is, resident; but the word is now obsolete, except in particular phrases. [.] A leger-line, in music, ...
32538	legerdemain	...
32539	legerity	[.] LEGER'ITY, n. Lightness; nimbleness. [Not in use.]
32540	legged	[.] LEG'GED, a. [from leg.] Having legs; used in composition; as a two-legged animal.
32541	leggin	[.] LEG'GIN, n. [from leg.] A cover for the leg; a garment that encloses the leg.
32542	legibility	[.] LEGIBIL'ITY, n. Legibleness; the quality or state of being legible.
32543	legible	[.] LEG'IBLE, a. [L. legibilis, from lego, to read.] [.] 1. That may be read; consisting of letters or figures that may be distinguished by the eye; as a fair, legible manuscript. [.] 2. That may be discovered or understood by apparent marks or indications. The ...
32544	legibleness	[.] LEG'IBLENESS, n. The quality or state of being legible.
32545	legibly	[.] LEG'IBLY, adv. In such a manner as may be read; as a manuscript legibly written.
32546	legion	[.] LE'GION, n. [L. legio, from lego, to collect.] [.] 1. In Roman antiquity, a body of infantry consisting of different numbers of men at different periods, from three to five thousand. Each legion was divided into ten cohorts, each cohort into ten companies, and ...
32547	legionary	[.] LE'GIONARY, a. [.] 1. Relating to a legion or to legions. [.] 2. Consisting of a legion or of legions; as a legionary force. [.] 3. Containing a great number; as a legionary body of errors. [.] LE'GIONARY, n. One of a legion.
32548	legislate	...
32549	legislation	[.] LEGISLA'TION, n. The act of passing a law or laws; the enacting of laws. [.] Pythagoras joined legislation to his philosophy.
32550	legislative	[.] LEG'ISLATIVE, a. [.] 1. Giving or enacting laws; as a legislative body. [.] 2. Capable of enacting laws; as legislative power. [.] 3. Pertaining to the enacting of laws; suitable to laws; as the legislative style. [.] 4. Done by enacting; as a legislative ...
32551	legislator	[.] LEGISLA'TOR, n. [L.] A lawgiver; one who makes laws for a state or community. This word is limited in its use to a supremem lawgiver, the lawgiver of a sovereign state or kingdom, and is not applied to men that make the by-laws of a subordinate corporation.
32552	legislatorship	[.] LEGISLA'TORSHIP, n. the office of a legislator. [Not in use.]
32553	legislatress	[.] LEGISLA'TRESS,
32554	legislatrix	[.] LEGISLA'TRIX, n. a female who makes laws.
32555	legislature	[.] LEG'ISLATURE, n. the body of men in a state or kingdom, invested with power to make and repeal laws; the supreme power of a state. The legislature of Great Britain consists of the house of lords and the house of commons with the king, whose sanction is necessary to ...
32556	legist	[.] LE'GIST, n. One skilled in the laws.
32557	legitimacy	[.] LEGIT'IMACY, n. [from legitimate.] [.] 1. Lawfulness of birth; opposed to bastardy. [.] 2. Genuineness; opposed to spuriousness. the legitimacy of his conclusions is not to be questioned.
32558	legitimate	[.] LEGIT'IMATE, a. [L. legitimus, from lex, law.] [.] 1. Lawfully begotten or born; born in wedlock; as legitimate heirs or children. [.] 2. Genuine; real; proceeding from a pure source; not false or spurious; as legitimate arguments or inferences. [.] LEGIT'IMATE, ...
32559	legitimately	[.] LEGIT'IMATELY, adv. [.] 1. Lawfully; according to law. [.] 2. Genuinely; not falsely.
32560	legitimateness	[.] LEGIT'IMATENESS, n. legality; lawfulness; genuineness.
32561	legitimation	[.] LEGITIMA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of rendering legitimate, or of investing an illegitimate child with the rights of one born in wedlock. [.] 2. Lawful birth. [Unusual.]
32562	legume	[.] LEG'UME,
32563	legumen	[.] LEGU'MEN, n. [L. legumen, lego to collect, and signifying that which collects, or holds, or a collection.] [.] 1. In botany, a pericarp or seed-vessel, of two valves, in which the seeds are fixed to one suture only. In the latter circumstance it differs from a ...
32564	leguminous	[.] LEGU'MINOUS, a. Pertaining to pulse; consisting of pulse. Leguminous plants are such as have a legume for a pericarp, as peas and beans.
32565	leisurable	[.] LEIS'URABLE, a. s as z. [See Leisure.] Vacant of employment; not occupied; as leisurable hours. [Little used.]
32566	leisurably	[.] LEIS'URABLY, adv. At leisure; without hurry. [Little used.]
32567	leisure	[.] LEISURE, n. lezh'ur or lee'zhur. [.] 1. Freedom from occupation or business; vacant time; time free from employment. [.] The desire of leisure is much more natural than of business and care. [.] I shall leave with him that rebuke to be considered at his leisure. [.] 2. ...
32568	leisurely	[.] LEIS'URELY, a. Done at leisure; not hasty; deliberate; slow; as a leisurely walk or march; a leisurely survey of life. [.] LEIS'URELY, adv. Not in haste or hurry; slowly; at leisure; deliberately. [.] We descended very leisurely, by friend being careful to ...
32569	leman	[.] LE'MAN, n. [See Love and Lief.] [.] A sweetheart; a gallant, or a mistress. Obs.
32570	leme	[.] LEME, n. A ray of light. [Not in use.] [.] LEME, v.i. To shine. Obs.
32571	leming	[.] LE'MING, n. A species of animal belonging to the genus Mus; a kind of rat, in the north of Europe, which sometimes migrates from north to south in immense numbers. [.] Lemnian earth, or sphragide, from the isle of Lemnos, in the Egean sea, a kind of astringent medicinal ...
32572	lemma	[.] LEM'MA, n. [Gr. from to receive.] [.] In mathematics, a previous proposition proved, or a proposition demonstrated for the purpose of being used in the demonstration of some other proposition. It is therefore a received truth.
32573	lemming	[.] LEM'MING,
32574	lemniscate	[.] LEM'NISCATE, n. [L. lemniscus, a ribbon; lemniscatus, adorned with ribbons.] A curve in the form of the figure 8.
32575	lemon	...
32576	lemonade	[.] LEMONA'DE, n. [.] A liquor consisting of lemon juice mixed with water and sweetened.
32577	lemur	[.] LE'MUR, n. [L.] A genus of quadrupeds, the Makis, natives of Africa and the East Indies.
32578	lemures	[.] LE'MURES, n. [L.] Hobgoblins; evil spirits. [Not English.]
32579	lend	[.] LEND, v.t. pret. and pp. lent. [.] 1. To grant to another for temporary use, on the express or implied condition that the thing shall be returned; as, to lend a book; or [.] 2. To grant a thing to be used, on the condition that its equivalent in kind shall be ...
32580	lendable	[.] LEND'ABLE, a. That may be lent.
32581	lender	[.] LEND'ER, n. [.] 1. One who lends. [.] The borrower is servant to the lender. Prov. 22. [.] 2. One who makes a trade of putting money to interest.
32582	lending	[.] LEND'ING, ppr. Granting for temporary use. [See Lend.] [.] LEND'ING, n. [.] 1. The act of loaning. [.] 2. That which is lent or furnished.
32583	lends	[.] LENDS, n. Loins. [Not in use.]
32584	length	[.] LENGTH, n. [.] 1. The extent of anything material from end to end; the longest line which can be drawn through a body, parallel to its sides; as the length of a church or of a ship; the length of a rope or line. [.] 2. Extent; extension. [.] Stretch'd at his ...
32585	lengthen	[.] LENGTH'EN, v.t. length'n. [.] 1. To extend in length; to make longer; to elongate; as, to lengthen a line. [.] 2. To draw out or extend in time; to protract; to continue in duration; as, to lengthen life. The days lengthen from December to June. [.] 3. To ...
32586	lengthened	[.] LENGTH'ENED, pp. Made longer; drawn out in length; continued in duration.
32587	lengthening	[.] LENGTH'ENING, ppr. Making longer; extending in length or in duration. [.] LENGTH'ENING, n. Continuation; protraction. Dan 4.
32588	lengthful	[.] LENGTH'FUL, a. Of great length in measure.
32589	lengthwise	[.] LENGTH'WISE, adv. In the direction of the length; in a longitudinal direction.
32590	lengthy	[.] LENGTH'Y, a. Being long or moderately long; not short; not brief; applied mostly to moral subjects, as to discourses, writings, arguments, proceedings, &c.; as a lengthy sermon; a lengthy dissertation; a lengthy detail. [.] Lengthy period. [.] No ministerial act ...
32591	lenient	[.] LE'NIENT, a. [L. leniens, from lenio, lenis, soft, mild. [.] 1. Softening; mitigating; assuasive. [.] Time, that on all things lays his lenient hand, yet tames not this. [.] Sometimes with of; as lenient of grief. [.] 2. Laxative; emollient. [.] Oils relax ...
32592	lenify	[.] LEN'IFY, v.t. To assuage; to soften; to mitigate. [Little used.]
32593	leniment	[.] LEN'IMENT, n. An assuasive. [Not used.]
32594	lenitive	[.] LEN'ITIVE, a. [L. lenio, to soften.] [.] Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or acrimony; assuasive; emollient. [.] LEN'ITIVE, n. [.] 1. A medicine or application that has the quality of easing pain; that which softens or mitigates. [.] 2. ...
32595	lenity	[.] LEN'ITY, n. [L. lenitas, from lenis, mild, soft.] [.] Mildness of temper; softness; tenderness; mercy. Young offenders may be treated with lenity. It is opposed to severity and rigor.
32596	lens	[.] LENS, n. plu. lenses. [L. lens, a lentil.] A transparent substance, usually glass, so formed that rays of light passing through it are made to change their direction, and to magnify or diminish objects at a certain distance. Lenses are double-convex, or convex on ...
32597	lent	[.] LENT, pp. of lend. [.] LENT, n. [.] The quadragesimal fast, or fast of forty days observed by the christian church before Easter, the festival of our Savior's resurrection. It begins at Ash Wednesday, and continues till Easter.
32598	lenten	[.] LENT'EN, a. Pertaining to lent; used in lent; sparing; as a lenten entertainment; a lenten salad.
32599	lenticular	[.] LENTIC'ULAR, a. [L. lenticularis, from lens, supra.] [.] 1. Resembling a lentil. [.] 2. Having the form of a lens; lentiform.
32600	lenticularly	[.] LENTIC'ULARLY, adv. In the manner of a lens; with a curve.
32601	lenticulite	[.] LENTIC'ULITE, n. A petrified shell.
32602	lentiform	[.] LENT'IFORM, a. [L. lens and forma, form.] Of the form of a lens.
32603	lentiginous	[.] LENTIG'INOUS, a. [L. lentigo, a freckle, from L. lens.] Freckly; scurfy; furfuraceous.
32604	lentigo	[.] LENTI'GO, n. A freckly eruption on the skin.
32605	lentil	[.] LEN'TIL, n. [L. lens.] A plant of the genus Ervum. It is an annual plant, rising with weak stalks about 18 inches. The seeds, which are contained in a pod, are round, flat, and a little convex in the middle. It is cultivated for fodder, and for its seeds.
32606	lentiscus	[.] LENTIS'CUS, n. [L. lentiscus.] [.] A tree of the genus Pistacia, the mastichtree, a native of Arabia, Persia, Syria, and the south of Europe. The wood is of a pale brown, resinous and fragrant. [See Mastich.]
32607	lentisk	[.] LEN'TISK,
32608	lentitude	[.] LENT'ITUDE, n. [L. lectus, slow.] Slowness. [Not used.]
32609	lentner	[.] LENT'NER, n. A kind of hawk.
32610	lentor	[.] LENT'OR, n. [L. from lentus, slow, tough, clammy.] [.] 1. Tenacity; viscousness. [.] 2. Slowness; delay; sluggishness. [.] 3. Siziness; thickness of fluids; viscidity; a term used in the humoral pathology.
32611	lentous	[.] LENT'OUS, a. [L. lentus, slow, thick.] Viscid; viscous; tenacious.
32612	lenzinite	[.] LEN'ZINITE, n. [from Lenzius, a German mineralogist.] [.] A mineral of two kinds, the opaline and argillaceous; a variety of clay, occurring usually in small masses of the size of a nut.
32613	leo	[.] LE'O, n. [L.] The Lion, the fifth sign of the zodiac.
32614	leonine	[.] LE'ONINE, a. [L. leoninus, from leo, lion.] Belonging to a lion; resembling a lion, or partaking of his qualities; as leonine fierceness or rapacity. [.] Leonine verses, so named from Leo, the inventor, are those, the end of which rhymes with the middle; as, [.] Gloria ...
32615	leoninely	[.] LE'ONINELY, adv. In the manner of a lion.
32616	leopard	[.] LEOPARD, n. lep'ard. [L. leo, lion, and pardus, pard. Gr. from Heb. to separate, that is, spotted, broken into spots.] [.] A rapacious quadruped of the genus Felis. It differs from the panther and the once in the beauty of its color, which is of a lively yellow, ...
32617	leopards-bane	[.] LEOP'ARD'S-BANE, n. A plant of the genus Doronicum. The German Leopard's-bane is of the genus Arnica.
32618	leper	[.] LEP'ER, n. [L. lepra, leprosy. Gr.] A person affected with leprosy.
32619	lepid	[.] LEP'ID, a. [L. lepidus.] Pleasant; jocose. [Little used.]
32620	lepidolite	[.] LEP'IDOLITE, n. [Gr. a scale.] A mineral found in scaly masses, ordinarily of a violet or lilac color; allied to mica. [.] Lepidolite is of a peach-blossom red color, sometimes gray; massive and in small concretions. On account of its beautiful color, it has been ...
32621	lepidopter	[.] LEP'IDOPTER,
32622	lepidoptera	[.] LEPIDOP'TERA, n. [Gr. a scale, and a wing.] The Lepidopteras are an order of insects having four wings covered with fine scales, like powder, as the butterfly.
32623	lepidopteral	[.] LEPIDOP'TERAL, a. Belonging to the order of Lepidopters.
32624	leporine	[.] LEP'ORINE, a. [L. leporinus, from lepus, a hare.] [.] Pertaining to a hare; having the nature or qualities of the hare.
32625	leprosity	[.] LEPROS'ITY, n. Squamousness. [Little used.]
32626	leprosy	[.] LEP'ROSY, n. [See Leper.] A foul cutaneous disease, appearing in dry, white, thin, scurfy scabs, attended with violent itching. It sometimes covers the whole body, rarely the face. One species of it is called elephantiasis. [.] The term leprosy is applied to two ...
32627	leprous	[.] LEP'ROUS, a. [See Leper.] Infected with leprosy; covered with white scales. [.] His hand was leprous as snow. Ex. 4.
32628	leprously	[.] LEP'ROUSLY, adv. In an infectious degree.
32629	lere	[.] LERE, n. Learning; lesson; lore. Obs. [.] LERE, v.t. To learn; to teach. Obs.
32630	lesion	[.] LE'SION, n. le'zhun. [L. lasio, from lado, to hurt.] [.] A hurting; hurt; wound; injury.
32631	less	[.] LESS, for unless. [Not in use.] [.] LESS, A terminating syllable of many nouns and some adjectives. Hence it is a privative word, denoting destitution; as a witless man, a man destitute of wit; childless, without children; fatherless; faithless; penniless; lawless, ...
32632	lessee	[.] LESSEE', n. [from lease.] The person to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate by lease.
32633	lessen	[.] LESS'EN, v.t. les'n. [from less.] [.] 1. To make less; to diminish; to reduce in bulk, size, quantity, number or amount; to make smaller; as, to lessen a kingdom or its population. [.] 2. To diminish in degree, state of quality; as, awkward manners tend to ...
32634	lessened	[.] LESS'ENED, pp. Made smaller; diminished.
32635	lessening	[.] LESS'ENING, ppr. Reducing in bulk, amount or degree; degrading.
32636	lesser	[.] LESS'ER, a. [This word is a corruption; but too well established to be discarded.] [.] Less; smaller. Authors always write the Lesser Asia. [.] By the same reason, may a man in a state of nature, punish the lesser breaches of that law. [.] God made the lesser ...
32637	lesson	[.] LES'SON, n. les'n. [L. lectio, from lego, to read.] [.] 1. Any thing read or recited to a teacher by a pupil or learner for improvement; or such a portion of a book as a pupil learns and repeats at one time. The instructor is pleased when his pupils recite their ...
32638	lessoned	[.] LES'SONED, pp. Taught; instructed.
32639	lessoning	[.] LES'SONING, ppr. Teaching.
32640	lessor	[.] LES'SOR, n. [from lease.] One who leases; the person who lets to farm, or gives a lease.
32641	lest	[.] LEST, con. That not; for fear that. [.] Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. Gen. 3. [.] The phrase may be thus explained. Ye shall not touch it; that separated or dismissed, ye die. That here refers to the preceding command or sentence; ...
32642	let	[.] LET, v.t. pret. and pp. let. Letted is obsolete. [To let out, like L. elocare, is to lease.] [.] 1. To permit; to allow; to suffer; to give leave or power by a positive act, or negatively, to withhold restraint; not to prevent. A leaky ship lets water enter into ...
32643	lethal	[.] LE'THAL, a. [L. lethalis, mortal, from Gr. oblivion.] Deadly; mortal; fatal.
32644	lethality	[.] LETHAL'ITY, n. Mortality.
32645	lethargic	[.] LETHAR'GIC,
32646	lethargical	[.] LETHAR'GICAL, a. [L. lethargicus.] Preternaturally inclined to sleep; drowsy; dull; heavy.
32647	lethargically	[.] LETHAR'GICALLY, adv. In a morbid sleepiness.
32648	lethargicalness	[.] LETHAR'GICALNESS,
32649	lethargicness	[.] LETHAR'GICNESS, n. Preternatural or morbid sleepiness or drowsiness.
32650	lethargied	[.] LETH'ARGIED, pp. or a. Laid asleep; entranced.
32651	lethargy	[.] LETH'ARGY, n. [L. lethargia; Gr. oblivion and idle.] [.] 1. Preternatural sleepiness; morbid drowsiness; continued or profound sleep, from which a person can scarcely be awaked, and if awaked, remains stupid. [.] 2. Dullness; inaction; inattention. [.] Europe ...
32652	lethe	[.] LE'THE, n. le'thee. [Gr. forgetfulness; L. lateo, to be hid.] Oblivion; a draught of oblivion.
32653	lethean	[.] LETHE'AN, a. Inducing forgetfulness or oblivion.
32654	lether	[.] LETH'ER, n. [.] 1. The skin of an animal dressed and prepared for use. [.] 2. Dressed hides in general. [.] 3. Skin; in an ironical sense.
32655	lether-seller	[.] LETH'ER-SELLER, n. A seller or dealer in leather.
32656	lether-winged	[.] LETH'ER-WINGED, a. Having wings like leather.
32657	lethern	[.] LETH'ERN, a. Made of leather; consisting of leather; as a lethern purse; a lethern girdle.
32658	lethery	[.] LETH'ERY, a. Resembling leather; tough.
32659	lethiferous	[.] LETHIF'EROUS, a. [L. lethum, death, and fero, to bring.] [.] Deadly; mortal; bringing death or destruction.
32660	letter	[.] LET'TER, n. [from let.] [.] 1. One who permits. [.] 2. One who retards or hinders. [.] 3. One who gives vent; as a blood-letter. [.] LET'TER, n. [L. litera.] [.] 1. A mark or character, written, printed, engraved or painted; used as the representative ...
32661	letter-case	[.] LET'TER-CASE, n. A case or book to put letters in.
32662	letter-founder	[.] LET'TER-FOUNDER, n. One who casts letters; a type-founder.
32663	letter-press	[.] LET'TER-PRESS, n. [letter and press.] Print; letters and words impressed on paper or other material by types.
32664	lettered	[.] LET'TERED, pp. Stamped with letters. [.] LET'TERED, a. [.] 1. Literate; educated; versed in literature or science.
32665	lettering	[.] LET'TERING, ppr. Impressing or forming letters on; as lettering a book on the cover.
32666	letterless	[.] LET'TERLESS, a. Illiterate; unlettered; not learned.
32667	lettuce	[.] LETTUCE, n. let'tis. [L. lactuca, according to Varro, from lac, milk.] [.] A genus of plants, the Lactuca, of many species, some of which are used as salads.
32668	leucin	[.] LEU'CIN,
32669	leucine	[.] LEU'CINE, n. [Gr. white.] A peculiar white pulverulent substance obtained from beef-fibers, treated with sulphuric acid, and afterwards with alcohol.
32670	leucite	[.] LEU'CITE, n. [Gr. white.] A stony substance, so called from its whiteness, found among volcanic productions in Italy, in crystals, or in irregular masses; formerly called crystals of white shorl, or white granite or granilite. [.] Hauy called this mineral, amphigene. ...
32671	leuco-ethiopic	[.] LEUCO-ETHIOP'IC, a. [Gr. white, and black.] [.] White and black; designating a white animal of a black species, or the albino.
32672	leucophlegmacy	[.] LEUCOPHLEG'MACY, n. [Gr. white, and phlegm.] [.] A dropsical habit of body, or the commencement of anasarca; paleness, with viscid juices and cold sweats.
32673	leucophlegmatic	[.] LEUCOPHLEGMAT'IC, a. Having a dropsical habit of body with a white bloated skin.
32674	leucothiop	[.] LEUCO'THIOP, n. [See Leuco-ethiopic.] An albino; a white man of a black race.
32675	leuthrite	[.] LEU'THRITE, n. [.] A substance that appears to be a recomposed rock, or a loose texture, gritty and harsh to the touch. Its color is a grayish white, tinged here and there with an ocherous brown. It includes small fragments of mica.
32676	levant	[.] LE'VANT, a. [L. levo.] [.] Eastern; denoting the part of the hemisphere where the sun rises. [.] Forth rush the levant and the ponent winds.
32677	levantine	[.] LEV'ANTINE, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to the Levant. [.] 2. Designating a particular kind of silk cloth. [.] LEV'ANTINE, n. A particular kind of silk cloth.
32678	levator	[.] LEVA'TOR, n. [L. from levo, to raise.] [.] 1. In anatomy, a muscle that serves to raise some part, as the lip or the eyelid. [.] 2. A surgical instrument used to raise a depressed part of the skull.
32679	leve	[.] LEVE, for believe. Obs.
32680	levee	[.] LEV'EE, n. [L. levo.] [.] 1. The time of rising. [.] 2. The concourse of persons who visit a prince or great personage in the morning. [.] 3. A bank or causey, particularly along a river to prevent inundation; as the levees along the Mississippi.
32681	level	[.] LEV'EL, a. [Eng. sleek. L. libella, libra, belong to the root.] [.] 1. Horizontal; coinciding with the plane of the horizon. To be perfectly level is to be exactly horizontal. [.] 2. Even; flat; not having one part higher than another; not ascending or descending; ...
32682	leveled	[.] LEV'ELED, pp. [.] 1. Reduced to a plane; made even. [.] 2. Reduced to an equal state, condition or rank. [.] 3. Reduced to an equality with something else. [.] 4. Elevated or depressed to a right line towards something; pointed to an object; directed to ...
32683	leveler	[.] LEV'ELER, n. [.] 1. One that levels or makes even. [.] 2. One that destroys or attempts to destroy distinctions, and reduce to equality.
32684	leveling	[.] LEV'ELING, ppr. [.] 1. Making level or even. [.] 2. Reducing to an equality of condition. [.] LEV'ELING, n. The art or practice of finding a horizontal line, or of ascertaining the different elevations of objects on the surface of the earth; in other words, ...
32685	levelness	[.] LEV'ELNESS, n. [.] 1. Evenness; equality of surface. [.] 2. Equality with something else.
32686	leven	[.] LEVEN. [See Leaven.]
32687	lever	[.] LEV'ER, n. [L. levo, to raise.] [.] In mechanics, a bar of metal, wood, or other substance, turning on a support called the fulcrum or prop. Its arms are equal, as in the balance; or unequal, as in steelyards. It is one of the mechanical powers, and is of three ...
32688	leveret	[.] LEV'ERET, n. A hare in the first year of her age.
32689	leverock	[.] LEV'EROCK, n. A bird, a lark. [See Lark.]
32690	levet	[.] LEV'ET, n. A blast of a trumpet; probably that by which soldiers are called in the morning. [Not used.]
32691	leviable	[.] LEV'IABLE, a. [from levy.] That may be levied; that may be assessed and collected; as sums leviable by course of law.
32692	leviathan	[.] LEVI'ATHAN, n. [Heb.] [.] 1. An aquatic animal, described in Job 41, and mentioned in other passages of Scripture. In Isaiah, it is called the crooked serpent. It is not agreed what animal is intended by the writers, whether the crocodile, the whale, or a species ...
32693	levigate	[.] LEV'IGATE, v.t. [L. lavigo, from lavis, smooth, Gr.] [.] 1. In pharmacy and chimistry, to rub or grind to a fine impalpable powder; to make fine, soft and smooth. [.] 2. To plane; to polish. [.] LEV'IGATE, a. Made smooth.
32694	levigated	[.] LEV'IGATED, pp. Reduced to a fine impalpable powder.
32695	levigating	[.] LEV'IGATING, ppr. Rendering very fine, soft and smooth, by grinding or rubbing.
32696	levigation	[.] LEVIGA'TION, n. The act or operation of grinding or rubbing a solid substance to a fine impalpable powder.
32697	levitation	[.] LEVITA'TION, n. [L. levis, levitas.] Lightness; buoyancy; act of making light.
32698	levite	[.] LE'VITE, n. [from Levi, one the sons of Jacob.] [.] One of the tribe or family of Levi; a descendant of Levi; more particularly, an officer in the Jewish church, who was employed in manual service, as in bringing wood and other necessaries for the sacrifices. The ...
32699	levitical	[.] LEVIT'ICAL, a. [.] 1. Belong to the Levites, or descendants of Levi; as the levitical law, the law given by Moses, which prescribed the duties and rights of the priests and Levites, and regulated the civil and religious concerns of the Jews. [.] 2. Priestly.
32700	levitically	[.] LEVIT'ICALLY, adv. After the manner of the Levites.
32701	leviticus	[.] LEVIT'ICUS, n. [from Levi, Levite.] A canonical book of the Old Testament, containing the laws and regulations which relate to the priests and Levites among the Jews, or the body of the ceremonial law.
32702	levity	[.] LEV'ITY, n. [L. levitas, from levis, light; connected perhaps with Eng. lift.] [.] 1. Lightness; the want of weight in a body, compared with another that is heavier. The ascent of a balloon in the air is owing to its levity, as the gas that fills it is lighter ...
32703	levy	[.] LEV'Y, v.t. [L. levo; Eng. to lift.] [.] 1. To raise; to collect. To levy troops, is to enlist or to order men into public service. To levy an army, is to collect troops and form an army by enrollment, conscription or other means. [.] 2. To raise; to collect ...
32704	lew	[.] LEW, a. Tepid; lukewarm; pale; wan. Obs.
32705	lewd	[.] LEWD, a. [Heb.] [.] 1. Given to the unlawful indulgence of lust; addicted to fornication or adultery; dissolute; lustful; libidinous. [.] Ezek. 23. [.] 2. Proceeding from unlawful lust; as lewd actions. [.] 3. Wicked; vile; profligate; licentious. Acts 27. [.] LEWD, ...
32706	lewdly	[.] LEWD'LY, adv. [.] 1. With the unlawful indulgence of lust; lustfully. [.] 2. Wickedly; wantonly. [.]
32707	lewdness	[.] LEWD'NESS, n. [.] 1. The unlawful indulgence of lust; fornication, or adultery. [.] 2. In Scripture, it generally denotes idolatry. [.] 3. Licentiousness; shamelessness.
32708	lewdster	[.] LEWD'STER, n. One given to the criminal indulgence of lust; a lecher. [Not used.]
32709	lexicographer	[.] LEXICOG'RAPHER, n. [See Lexicography.] The author of a lexicon or dictionary_webster1828.
32710	lexicographic	[.] LEXICOGRAPH'IC, a. Pertaining to the writing or compilation of a dictionary_webster1828.
32711	lexicography	[.] LEXICOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. a dictionary_webster1828, and to write.] [.] 1. The act of writing a lexicon or dictionary_webster1828, or the art of composing dictionaries. [.] 2. The composition or compilation of a dictionary_webster1828.
32712	lexicology	[.] LEXICOL'OGY, n. [Gr. a dictionary_webster1828, and discourse.] [.] The science of words; that branch of learning which treats of the proper signification and just application of words.
32713	lexicon	[.] LEX'ICON, n. [Gr. a dictionary_webster1828, from to speak.] [.] A dictionary_webster1828; a vocabulary or book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language, with the definition of each, or an explanation of its meaning.
32714	lexiconist	[.] LEX'ICONIST, n. A writer of a lexicon. [Little used.]
32715	lexigraphy	[.] LEX'IGRAPHY, n. [Gr. a word, and to write.] The art or practice of defining words.
32716	ley	[.] LEY, n. [See Lay.] A meadow or plain. The Welsh write lle, but as this word is from the root of lay, the latter is the more correct orthography.
32717	lherzolite	[.] LHER'ZOLITE, n. [from Lherz, in the Pyrenees.] [.] A mineral, a variety of pyroxene. When crystallized, its crystals are brilliant, translucid, very small, and of an emerald green.
32718	liability	[.] LIABIL'ITY, n. [.] 1. The state of being bound or obliged in law or justice; responsibility. The officer wishes to discharge himself from his liability. [.] 2. Exposedness; tendency; a state of being subject; as the liableness of a man to contract disease in ...
32719	liable	[.] LI'ABLE, a. [L. ligo. See Liege.] [.] 1. Bound; obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable. The surety is liable for the debt of his principal. The parent is not liable for debts contracted by a son who is a minor, except for necessaries. [.] This use ...
32720	liableness	[.] LI'ABLENESS,
32721	liar	[.] LIA'R, n. [from lie.] [.] 1. A person who knowingly utters falsehood; one who declares to another as a fact what he knows to be not true, and with an intention to deceive him. The uttering of falsehood by mistake, and without an intention to deceive, does not ...
32722	liard	[.] LI'ARD, a. Gray. Obs.
32723	lias	[.] LI'AS, n. A species of limestone, occurring in flat, horizontal strata, and supposed to be of recent formation.
32724	lib	[.] LIB, v.t. To castrate. [Not in use.]
32725	libation	[.] LIBA'TION, n. [L. libatio, from libo, to pour out, to taste.] [.] 1. The act of pouring a liquor, usually wine, either on the ground, or on a victim in sacrifice, in honor of some deity. The Hebrews, Greeks and Romans practiced libation. This was a solemn act ...
32726	libbard	[.] LIBBARD, an obsolete spelling of leopard.
32727	libbards-bane	[.] LIB'BARD'S-BANE, n. A poisonous plant.
32728	libel	[.] LI'BEL, n. [L. libellus, a little book, from liber, a book, from the sense of bark, and this from stripping separating. Hence liber, a book, and liber, free, are the same word.] [.] 1. A defamatory writing, L. libellus, famosus. Hence, the epithet being omitted, ...
32729	libelant	[.] LI'BELANT, n. One who libels; one who brings a libel or institutes a suit in an admiralty court. [.] The counsel for the libelant, contended they had a right to read the instructions.
32730	libeled	[.] LI'BELED, pp. [.] 1. Defamed by a writing or picture made public. [.] 2. Charged or declared against in an admiralty court.
32731	libeler	[.] LI'BELER, n. One who libels or defames by writing or pictures; a lampooner. [.] It is ignorance of ourselves which makes us the libelers of others.
32732	libeling	[.] LI'BELING, ppr. [.] 1. Defaming by a published writing or picture. [.] 2. Exhibiting charges against in court.
32733	libelous	[.] LI'BELOUS, a. Defamatory; containing that which exposes a person to public hatred, contempt and ridicule; as a libelous pamphlet or picture.
32734	liberal	[.] LIB'ERAL, a. [L. liberalis, from liber, free. See Libe.] [.] 1. Of a free heart; free to give or bestow; not close or contracted; munificent; bountiful; generous; giving largely; as a liberal donor; the liberal founders of a college or hospital. It expresses less ...
32735	liberality	[.] LIBERAL'ITY, n. [L. liberalitas. See Liberal.] [.] 1. Munificence; bounty. [.] That liberality is but cast away, which makes us borrow what we cannot pay. [.] 2. A particular act of generosity; a donation; a gratuity. In this sense, it has the plural number. ...
32736	liberalize	[.] LIB'ERALIZE, v.t. To render liberal or catholic; to enlarge; to free from narrow views or prejudices; as, to liberalize the mind.
32737	liberalized	[.] LIB'ERALIZED, pp. Freed from narrow views and prejudices; made liberal.
32738	liberalizing	[.] LIB'ERALIZING, ppr. Rendering liberal; divesting of narrow views and prejudices.
32739	liberally	[.] LIB'ERALLY, adv. [.] 1. Bountifully; freely; largely; with munificence. [.] If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not. James 1. [.] 2. With generous and impartial regard to other interests than our own; ...
32740	liberate	[.] LIB'ERATE, v.t. [L. libero, from liber, free.] [.] 1. To free; to release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; as, to liberate one from duress or imprisonment; to liberate the mind from the shackles of prejudice. [.] 2. To manumit; as, to liberate a ...
32741	liberated	[.] LIB'ERATED, pp. Freed; released from confinement, restraint or slavery; manumitted.
32742	liberating	[.] LIB'ERATING, ppr. Delivering from restraint or slavery.
32743	liberation	[.] LIBERA'TION, n. [L. liberatio.] The act of delivering from restraint, confinement or slavery.
32744	liberator	[.] LIB'ERATOR, n. One who liberates or delivers.
32745	libertarian	[.] LIBERTA'RIAN, a. [L. liber, free; libertas, liberty.] [.] Pertaining to liberty, or to the doctrine of free will, as opposed to the doctrine of necessity. [.] Remove from their mind libertarian prejudice.
32746	libertinage	[.] LIB'ERTINAGE, n. Libertinism, which is most used.
32747	libertine	[.] LIB'ERTINE, n. [L. libertinus, from liber, free.] [.] 1. Among the Romans, a freedman; a person manumitted or set free from legal servitude. [.] 2. One unconfined; one free from restraint. [.] 3. A man who lives without restraint of the animal passion; one ...
32748	libertinism	[.] LIB'ERTINISM, n. [.] 1. State of a freedman. [Little used.] [.] 2. Licentiousness of opinion and practice; an unrestrained indulgence of lust; debauchery; lewdness.
32749	liberty	[.] LIB'ERTY, n. [L. libertas, from liber, free.] [.] 1. Freedom from restraint, in a general sense, and applicable to the body, or to the will or mind. The body is at liberty, when not confined; the will or mind is at liberty, when not checked or controlled. A man ...
32750	libidinous	[.] LIBID'INOUS, a. [L. libidinosus, from libido, lubido, lust, from libeo, libet, lubet, to please, it pleaseth; Eng. love, which see. The root is lib or lub.] [.] Lustful; lewd; having an eager appetite for venereal pleasure.
32751	libidinously	[.] LIBID'INOUSLY, a. Lustfully; with lewd desire.
32752	libidinousness	[.] LIBID'INOUSNESS, n. The state or quality of being lustful; inordinate appetite for venereal pleasure.
32753	libidnist	[.] LIB'IDNIST, n. One given to lewdness.
32754	libra	[.] LI'BRA, n. [L.] The balance; the seventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the autumnal equinox, in September.
32755	librarian	[.] LIBRA'RIAN, n. [L. librarius, with a different signification, from liber, bark, a book.] [.] 1. The keeper or one who has the care of a library or collection of books. [.] 2. One who transcribes or copies books. [Not now used.]
32756	library	[.] LI'BRARY, n. [L. librarium, libraria, from liber, a book.] [.] 1. A collection of books belonging to a private person, or to a public institution or a company. [.] 2. An edifice or an apartment for holding a collection of books.
32757	librate	[.] LI'BRATE, v.t. [L. libro, from libra, a balance, a level; allied perhaps to Eng. level.] [.] To poise; to balance; to hold in equipoise. [.] LI'BRATE, v.i. To move, as a balance; to be poised. [.] Their parts all librate on too nice a beam.
32758	libration	[.] LIBRA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of balancing or state of being balanced; a state of equipoise, with equal weights on both sides of a center. [.] 2. In astronomy, an apparent irregularity of the moon's motions, by which it seems to librate about its axis. [.] Libration ...
32759	libratory	[.] LI'BRATORY, a. Balancing; moving like a balance, as it tends to an equipoise or level.
32760	lice	[.] LICE, plu of louse.
32761	lice-bane	[.] LICE-BANE, n. A plant.
32762	license	[.] LI'CENSE, n. [L. licentia, from liceo, to be permitted.] [.] 1. Leave; permission; authority or liberty given to do or forbear any act. A license may be verbal or written; when written, the paper containing the authority is called a license. A man is not permitted ...
32763	licenser	[.] LI'CENSER, n. One who grants permission; a person authorized to grant permission to others; as a licenser of the press.
32764	licentiate	[.] LICEN'TIATE, n. [from L. licentia.] [.] 1. One who has a license; as a licentiate in physic or medicine. [.] 2. In Spain, one who has a degree; as a licentiate in law or divinity. The officers of justice are mostly distinguished by this title. [.] LICEN'TIATE, ...
32765	licentious	[.] LICEN'TIOUS, a. [L. licentiosus.] [.] 1. Using license; indulging freedom to excess; unrestrained by law or morality; loose; dissolute; as a licentious man. [.] 2. Exceeding the limits of law or propriety; wanton; unrestrained; as licentious desires. Licentious ...
32766	licentiously	[.] LICEN'TIOUSLY, adv. With excess of liberty; in contempt of law and morality.
32767	licentiousness	[.] LICEN'TIOUSNESS, n. Excessive indulgence of liberty; contempt of the just restraints of law, morality and decorum. The licentiousness of authors is justly condemned; the licentiousness of the press is punishable by law. [.] Law is the god of wise men; licentiousness ...
32768	lich	[.] LICH, a. [See Like.] Like; even; equal. Obs. [.] LICH, n. [Heb. chalak, smooth. We have here an instance of the radical sense of man and body, almost exactly analogous to that of Adam, to make equal, to be like.]
32769	lichen	[.] LICH'EN, n. [L. from Gr.] [.] 1. In botany, the name for an extensive division of cryptogamian plants, constituting a genus in the order of Algae, in the Linnean system, but now forming a distinct natural order. They appear in the form of thin flat crust, covering ...
32770	lichenographic	[.] LICHENOGRAPH'IC,
32771	lichenographical	[.] LICHENOGRAPH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to lichenography.
32772	lichenographist	[.] LICHENOG'RAPHIST, n. One who describes the lichens.
32773	lichenography	[.] LICHENOG'RAPHY, n. [lichen and to write.] [.] A description of the vegetables called lichens; the science which illustrates the natural history of the lichens.
32774	licit	[.] LIC'IT, a. [L. licitus.] Lawful.
32775	licitly	[.] LIC'ITLY, adv. Lawfully.
32776	licitness	[.] LIC'ITNESS, n. Lawfulness.
32777	lick	[.] LICK, v.t. [L. lingo; Gr. See Like and Sleek.] [.] 1. To pass or draw the tongue over the surface; as, a dog licks a wound. [.] 2. To lap; to take in by the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks milk. 1Kings 21. [.] To lick up, to devour; to consume entirely. [.] Now ...
32778	licker	[.] LICK'ER, n. One that licks.
32779	lickerish	[.] LICK'ERISH, a. [Gr. sweet. The sense of watery, smooth, sweet, are allied; likeness is often connected with smoothness in radical sense, and sleek is probably from the root of lick, like.] [.] 1. Nice in the choice of food; dainty; as a lickerish palate. [.] 2. ...
32780	lickerishly	[.] LICK'ERISHLY, adv. Daintly.
32781	lickerishness	[.] LICK'ERISHNESS, n. Niceness of palate; daintiness.
32782	licorice	[.] LIC'ORICE, n. [L. glycyrrhiza; Gr. sweet, and root.] [.] A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza. The root of this plant abounds with a sweet balsamic juice, much used in pectoral compositions.
32783	licorous	[.] LICOROUS, LICOROUSNESS, for lickerish, &c. not used.
32784	licorousness	[.] LICOROUS, LICOROUSNESS, for lickerish, &c. not used.
32785	lictor	[.] LIC'TOR, n. [L. lick, to strike.] An officer among the Romans, who bore an ax and fasces or rods, as ensigns of his office. The duty of a lictor was to attend the chief magistrates when they appeared in public, to clear the way and cause due respect to be paid to ...
32786	lid	[.] LID. n. [L. claudo, cludo; Gr.; Heb.] [.] A cover; that which shuts the opening of a vessel or box; as the lid of a chest or trunk; also, the cover of the eye, the membrane which is drawn over the eyeball of an animal at pleasure, and which is intended for its protection; ...
32787	lie	[.] LIE, water impregnated with alkaline salt, is written lye, to distinguish it from lie, a falsehood. [.] LIE, n. [.] 1. A criminal falsehood; a falsehood uttered for the purpose of deception; an intentional violation of truth. Fiction, or a false statement ...
32788	lief	[.] LIEF, a. [See Love.] Dear; beloved. Obs. [.] LIEF, adv. [supra. This word coincides with love, L. lubet, libet, and the primary sense is to be free, prompt, ready.] [.] Gladly; willingly; freely; used in familiar speech, in the phrase, I had as lief go as ...
32789	liege	[.] LIEGE, a. [L. ligo, to bind; Gr. to bind, to bend; a withe.] [.] 1. Bound by a feudal tenure; obliged to be faithful and loyal to a superior, as a vassal to his lord; subject; faithful; as a liege man. By liege homage, a vassal was bound to serve his lord against ...
32790	liege-man	[.] LIE'GE-MAN, n. A vassal; a subject. Obs.
32791	lien	[.] LIEN, the obsolete participle of lie. [See Lain.] [.] LIEN, n. [supra.] A legal claim; as a lien upon land.
32792	lienteric	[.] LIENTER'IC, a. [from lientery.] Pertaining to a lientery.
32793	lientery	[.] LI'ENTERY, n. [L.; Gr. smooth, and an intestine.] [.] A flux of the bowels, in which the aliments are discharged undigested, and with little alteration either in color or substance.
32794	lier	[.] LIER, n. [from lie.] One who lies down; one who rests or remains; as a lier in wait or in ambush. Josh. 8.
32795	lieu	[.] LIEU, n. [L. locus, Eng. ley or lea. See Ley.] [.] Place; room; stead. It is used only with in. Let me have gold in lieu of silver. In lieu of fashionable honor, let justice by substituted.
32796	lieutenancy	[.] LIEUTENANCY, [.] n. luten'ancy. [See Lieutenant.] [.] 1. The office or commission of a lieutenant. [.] 2. The body of lieutenants.
32797	lieutenant	[.] LIEUTENANT, n. luten'ant. [L. tenens, holding.] [.] 1. An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence. Officers of this kind are civil, as the lord-lieutenant of a kingdom or county; or military, as a lieutenant general, a lieutenant colonel. [.] 2. ...
32798	lieutenantship	[.] LIEUTENANTSHIP. [See Lieutenancy.]
32799	lieve	[.] LIEVE, for lief, is vulgar. [See Lief.]
32800	lievrite	[.] LIE'VRITE, n. A mineral, called also yenite, which see.
32801	life	[.] LIFE, n. plu lives. [See Live.] [.] 1. In a general sense, that state of animals and plants, or of an organized being, in which its natural functions and motions are performed, or in which its organs are capable of performing their functions. A tree is not destitute ...
32802	life-blood	[.] LI'FE-BLOOD, n. [.] 1. The blood necessary to life; vital blood. [.] 2. That which constitutes or gives strength and energy. [.] Money, the life-blood of the nation. [.] LI'FE-BLOOD, a. Necessary as blood to life; essential.
32803	life-estate	[.] LIFE-ESTA'TE, n. An estate that continues during the life of the possessor.
32804	life-everlasting	[.] LIFE-EVERL'ASTING, n. A plant of the genus Gnaphalium.
32805	life-giving	[.] LI'FE-GIVING, a. Having power to give life; inspiriting; invigorating.
32806	lifeguard	[.] LI'FEGUARD, n. A guard of the life or person; a guard that attends the person of a prince, or other person.
32807	lifeless	[.] LI'FELESS, a. [.] 1. Dead; deprived of life; as a lifeless body. [.] 2. Destitute of life; unanimated; as lifeless matter. [.] 3. Destitute of power, force, vigor or spirit; dull; heavy; inactive. [.] 4. Void of spirit; vapid; as liquor. [.] 5. Torpid. [.] 6. ...
32808	lifelessly	[.] LI'FELESSLY, adv. Without vigor; dully; frigidly; heavily.
32809	lifelessness	[.] LI'FELESSNESS, n. Destitution of life, vigor and spirit; inactivity.
32810	lifelike	[.] LI'FELIKE, a. Like a living person.
32811	liferent	[.] LI'FERENT, n. The rent of an estate that continues for life.
32812	lifestring	[.] LI'FESTRING, n. a nerve or string that is imagined to be essential to life.
32813	lifetime	[.] LI'FETIME, n. The time that life continues; duration of life.
32814	lifeweary	[.] LI'FEWEARY, a. Tired of life; weary of living.
32815	lift	[.] LIFT, v.t. [We retain this sense in shoplifter. L. levo, elevo.] [.] 1. To raise; to elevate; as, to lift the foot or the hand; to lift the head. [.] 2. To raise; to elevate mentally. [.] To thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. Ps. 25. [.] 3. To raise in ...
32816	lifted	[.] LIFT'ED, pp. Raised; elevated; swelled with pride.
32817	lifter	[.] LIFT'ER, n. One that lifts or raises.
32818	lifting	[.] LIFT'ING, ppr. Raising; swelling with pride. [.] LIFT'ING, n. The act of lifting; assistance.
32819	lig	[.] LIG, v.i. to lie. [See Lie.] Obs.
32820	ligament	[.] LIG'AMENT, n. [L. ligamentum, from ligo, to bind, that is, to strain.] [.] 1. Any thing that ties or unites one thing or part to another. [.] Interwoven is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts. [.] 2. In anatomy, a strong, compact substance, ...
32821	ligamental	[.] LIGAMENT'AL,
32822	ligamentous	[.] LIGAMENT'OUS, a. Composing a ligament; of the nature of a ligament; binding; as a strong ligamentous membrane.
32823	ligation	[.] LIGA'TION, n. [L. ligatio.] The act of binding, or state of being bound.
32824	ligature	[.] LIG'ATURE, n. [L. ligatura.] [.] 1. Any thing that binds; a band or bandage. [.] 2. The act of binding; as, by a strict ligature of the parts. [.] 3. Impotence induced by magic. [.] 4. In music, a band or line connecting notes. [.] 5. Among printers, ...
32825	light	[.] LIGHT, n. lite. [L. lux, light and luceo, to shine. Eng. luck, both in elements and radical sense.] [.] 1. That ethereal agent or matter which makes objects perceptible to the sense of seeing, but the particles of which are separately invisible. It is now generally ...
32826	light-armed	[.] LI'GHT-ARMED, a. Armed with light weapons.
32827	light-bearer	[.] LI'GHT-BEARER, n. A torch-bearer.
32828	light-brain	[.] LI'GHT-BRAIN, n. An empty headed person.
32829	light-horse	[.] LI'GHT-HORSE, n. Light armed cavalry.
32830	light-house	[.] LI'GHT-HOUSE, n. A pharos; a tower or building erected on a rock or point of land, or on an isle in the sea, with a light or number of lamps on the top, intended to direct seamen in navigating ships at night.
32831	lighted	[.] LIGHTED, pp. li'ted. Kindled; set on fire; caused to burn. [Lit, for lighted, is inelegant.]
32832	lighten	[.] LIGHTEN, v.i. li'tn. [from light, the fluid.] [.] 1. To flash; to burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with an instantaneous illumination. [.] This dreadful night that thunders, lightens, opens graves, and roars as doth the lion. [.] 2. To shine like ...
32833	lighter	[.] LIGHTER, n. li'ter. [.] 1. One that lights; as a lighter of lamps. [.] 2. A large open flat-bottomed boat, used in loading and unloading ships.
32834	lighterman	[.] LIGHTERMAN, n. li'terman. A man who manages a lighter; a boatman.
32835	lightfingered	[.] LIGHTFINGERED, a. li'tefingered. Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; addicted to petty thefts.
32836	lightfoot	[.] LIGHTFOOT, li'tefoot,
32837	lightfooted	[.] LIGHTFOOTED, li'tefooted. a. Nimble in running or dancing; active. [Little used.]
32838	lightheaded	[.] LI'GHTHEADED, a. [See head.] [.] 1. Thoughtless; heedless; weak; volatile; unsteady. [.] 2. Disordered in the head; dizzy; delirious.
32839	lightheadedness	[.] LI'GHTHEADEDNESS, n. Disorder of the head; dizziness; deliriousness.
32840	lighthearted	[.] LI'GHTHE'ARTED, a. Free from grief or anxiety; gay; cheerful; merry.
32841	lightlegged	[.] LI'GHTLEGGED, a. Nimble; swift of foot.
32842	lightless	[.] LIGHTLESS, li'teless. Destitute of light; dark.
32843	lightly	[.] LIGHTLY, adv. li'tely. [.] 1. With little weight; as, to tread lightly; to press lightly. [.] 2. Without deep impression. [.] The soft ideas of the cheerful note, lightly received, were easily forgot. [.] 3. Easily; readily; without difficulty; of course. [.] 4. ...
32844	lightminded	[.] LIGHTMINDED, a. Unsettled; unsteady; volatile; not considerate. [.] He that is hasty to give credit, is lightminded.
32845	lightness	[.] LIGHTNESS, n. li'teness. [.] 1. Want of weight; levity; the contrary to heaviness; as the lightness of air, compared with water. [.] 2. Inconstancy; unsteadiness; the quality of mind which disposes it to be influenced by trifling considerations. [.] - Such is ...
32846	lightning	[.] LIGHTNING, n. li'tening. [that is, lightening, the participle present of lighten.] [.] 1. A sudden discharge of electricity from a cloud to the earth, or from the earth to a cloud, or from one cloud to another, that is, from a body positively charged to one negatively ...
32847	lightroom	[.] LI'GHTROOM, n. In a ship of war, a small apartment, having double glass windows towards the magazine, and containing lights by which the gunner fills cartridges.
32848	lights	[.] LIGHTS, n. lites. plu. [so called from their lightness.] [.] The lungs; the organs of breathing in animals. These organs in man we call lungs; in other animals, lights.
32849	lightsome	[.] LIGHTSOME, a. li'tesome. [.] 1. Luminous; not dark; not obscure. [.] White walls make rooms more lightsome than black. [Little used.] [.] The lightsome realms of love. [.] [In the latter passage, the word is elegant.] [.] 2. Gay; airy; cheering; exhilarating. [.] That ...
32850	lightsomeness	[.] LI'GHTSOMENESS, n. [.] 1. Luminousness; the quality of being light; opposed to darkness or darksomeness. [.] 2. Cheerfulness; merriment; levity. [This word is little used.]
32851	lign-aloes	[.] LIGN-AL'OES, n. [L. lignum, wood, and aloes.] Aloes-wood. Num. 24.
32852	ligneous	[.] LIG'NEOUS, a. [L. ligneus.] Wooden; made of wood; consisting of wood; resembling wood. The harder part of a plant is ligneous.
32853	lignification	[.] LIGNIFICA'TION, n. The process of becoming or of converting into wood, or the hard substance of a vegetable.
32854	ligniform	[.] LIG'NIFORM a. [L. lignum, wood, and form.] Like wood; resembling wood.
32855	lignify	[.] LIG'NIFY, v.t. [L. lignum, wood, and facio, to make.] To convert into wood. [.] LIG'NIFY, v.i. To become wood.
32856	lignite	[.] LIG'NITE, n. [L. lignum.] Fossil or bituminous wood, a mineral combustible substance.
32857	lignous	[.] LIG'NOUS, a. Ligneous. [Little used.]
32858	lignum-vitae	[.] LIGNUM-VIT'AE, n. [L.] Guaiacum or pockwood, a genus of plants, natives of warm climates. The common Lignumvitae is a native of the warm latitudes of America. If becomes a large tree, having a hard, brownish, brittle bark, and its wood firm, solid, ponderous, very ...
32859	ligulate	[.] LIG'ULATE,
32860	ligulated	...
32861	ligure	[.] LIG'URE, n. A kind of precious stone.
32862	ligurite	[.] LIG'URITE, n. [from Liguria.] A mineral occurring in oblique rhombic prisms, of an apple green color, occasionally speckled.
32863	like	[.] LIKE, a. [L., Heb., Gr. See Lick and Lickerish.] [.] 1. Equal in quantity, quality or degree; as a territory of like extent with another; men of like excellence. [.] More clergymen were impoverished by the late war, than ever in the like space before. [.] 2. ...
32864	like-minded	[.] LIKE-MINDED, a. Having a like disposition or purpose. Rom. 15.
32865	likelihood	[.] LI'KELIHOOD, n. [likely and hod.] [.] 1. Probability; verisimilitude; appearance of truth or reality. There is little likelihood that an habitual drunkard will become temperate. There is little likelihood that an old offender will be reformed. Prudence directs ...
32866	likeliness	[.] LI'KELINESS, n. [from likely.] [.] 1. Probability. [.] 2. The qualities that please. [See Likely.]
32867	likely	[.] LI'KELY, a. [that is, like-like.] [.] 1. Probable; that may be rationally though or believed to have taken place in time past, or to be true now or hereafter; such as is more reasonable than the contrary. A likely story, is one which evidence, or the circumstances ...
32868	liken	[.] LIKEN, v.t. li'kn. [.] To compare; to represent as resembling or similar. [.] Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, that built his house on a rock. Matt. 6.
32869	likened	[.] LI'KENED, pp. Compared.
32870	likeness	[.] LI'KENESS, n. [.] 1. Resemblance in form; similitude. The picture is a good likeness of the original. [.] 2. Resemblance; form; external appearance. Guard against an enemy in the likeness of a friend. [.] 3. One that resembles another; a copy; a counterpart. [.] I ...
32871	likening	[.] LI'KENING, ppr. Comparing; representing as similar.
32872	likewise	[.] LI'KEWISE, adv. [like and wise.] In like manner; also; moreover; too. [.] For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. Ps. 49.
32873	liking	[.] LI'KING, ppr. of like. [.] 1. Approving; being pleased with. [.] 2. a. Plump; full; of a good appearance. Dan. 1. Obs. [.] LI'KING, n. [.] 1. A good state of body; healthful appearance; plumpness. [.] Their young ones are in good liking - Job. 39. [.] 2. ...
32874	lilac	[.] LI'LAC, n. A plant or shrub of the genus syringa, a native of Persia. The common lilac is cultivated for its flowers, which are purple or white.
32875	lilalite	[.] LIL'ALITE, n. A species of earth of the argillaceous kind; called also lepidolite, which see.
32876	liliaceous	[.] LILIA'CEOUS, a. [L. liliaceus, from lilium, a lily.] [.] Pertaining to lilies; lily-like. A liliaceous corol is one that has six regular petals.
32877	lilied	[.] LIL'IED, a. Embellished with lilies. [.] By sandy Ladon's lilied banks.
32878	lill	[.] LILL, v.t. [See Loll. But lill is used in New England.]
32879	lilt	[.] LILT, v.i. [.] 1. To do any thing with dexterity or quickness. [Local.] [.] 2. To sing or play on the bagpipe.
32880	lily	[.] LIL'Y, n. [L. lilium; Gr.] A genus of plants of many species, which are all bulbous-rooted, herbaceous perennials, producing bell-shaped, hexapetalous flowers of great beauty and variety of colors. [.] Lily of the valley, a plant of the genus convallaria, with a ...
32881	lily-daffodil	[.] LILY-DAF'FODIL, n. A plant and flower.
32882	lily-handed	[.] LIL'Y-HANDED, a. Having white delicate hands.
32883	lily-hyacinth	[.] LIL'Y-HYACINTH, n. A plant.
32884	lily-livered	[.] LILY-LIV'ERED, a. White-livered; cowardly. [Not used.]
32885	limation	[.] LIMA'TION, n. [L. limo, to file.] The act of filing or polishing.
32886	limature	[.] LI'MATURE, n. [L. limo, to file.] [.] 1. A filing. [.] 2. Filings; particles rubbed off by filing.
32887	limb	[.] LIMB, n. lim. [L. limbus, edge or border, extremity; limes, limit. The sense of limb is from shooting or extending.] [.] 1. Edge or border. This is the proper signification of the word; but in this sense it is limited chiefly to technical use, and applied to the ...
32888	limbat	[.] LIM'BAT, n. A cooling periodical wind in the isle of Cyprus, blowing from the north west from eight o'clock, A.M. to the middle of the day or later.
32889	limbec	[.] LIM'BEC, n. [contracted from alembic.] A still; a word not now used. [.] LIM'BEC, v.t. To strain or pass through a still. Obs.
32890	limbed	[.] LIMB'ED, a. In composition, formed with regard to limbs; as well-limbed; large-limbed; short-limbed.
32891	limber	[.] LIM'BER, a. Easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding. In America, it is applied to material things; as a limber rod; a limber joint. [.] LIM'BER, n. In a ship, a square hole cut through the floor timbers, as a passage for water to the pump-well.
32892	limberness	[.] LIM'BERNESS, n. The quality of being easily bent; flexibleness; pliancy.
32893	limbers	[.] LIM'BERS, n. [.] 1. A two-wheeled carriage, having boxes for ammunition. [.] 2. Thills; shafts of a carriage. [Local.]
32894	limbilite	[.] LIM'BILITE,n. A mineral from Limbourg, in Swabia, of a honey yellow color, and compact texture.
32895	limbless	[.] LIMB'LESS, a. Destitute of limbs.
32896	limbo	[.] LIM'BO,
32897	limbus	[.] LIM'BUS, n. [L. limbus.] [.] 1. A region bordering on hell, or hell itself. [.] Among catholics, a place where the souls of persons are lodged after death. [.] 2. A place of restraint.
32898	lime	[.] LIME, n. [L. limus; Gr. and allied to clammy. On this word is formed slime.] [.] 1. A viscous substance, sometimes laid on twigs for catching birds. [.] 2. Calcarious earth, oxyd of calcium, procured from chalk and certain stones and shells, by expelling from ...
32899	lime-burner	[.] LI'ME-BURNER, n. One who burns stones to lime.
32900	limed	[.] LI'MED, pp. Smeared with lime; entangled; manured with lime.
32901	limehound	[.] LI'MEHOUND, n. A dog used in hunting the wild boar; a limer.
32902	limekiln	[.] LIMEKILN, n. li'mekil. A kiln or furnace in which stones or shells are exposed to a strong heat and reduced to lime.
32903	limestone	[.] LI'MESTONE, n. Stone of which lime is made by the expulsion of its carbonic acid, or fixed air. It is called carbonate of lime. Of this there are several species.
32904	limetwig	[.] LI'METWIG, n. A twig smeared with lime.
32905	limetwigged	[.] LI'METWIGGED, a. Smeared with lime.
32906	limewater	[.] LI'MEWATER, n. Water impregnated with lime.
32907	liming	[.] LI'MING, ppr. Daubing with viscous matter; entangling; manuring with lime.
32908	limit	[.] LIM'IT, n. [L. limes. See Limb.] [.] 1. Bound; border; utmost extent; the part that terminates a thing; as the limit of a town, city or empire; the limits of human knowledge. [.] 2. The thing which bounds; restraint. [.] 3. Limits, plu., the extent of the ...
32909	limitable	[.] LIM'ITABLE, a. That may be limited, circumscribed, bounded or restrained.
32910	limitaneous	[.] LIM'ITANEOUS, a. Pertaining to bounds.
32911	limitarian	[.] LIMITA'RIAN, a. That limits or circumscribes. [.] LIMITA'RIAN, n. One that limits; one who holds the doctrine that a part of the human race only are to be saved; opposed to universalist.
32912	limitary	[.] LIM'ITARY, a. Placed at the limit, as a guard. [.] - Proud limitary cherub.
32913	limitation	[.] LIMITA'TION, n. [L. limitatio.] [.] 1. The act of bounding or circumscribing. [.] 2. Restriction; restraint; circumscription. The king consented to a limitation of his prerogatives. Government by the limitation of natural rights secures civil liberty. [.] 3. ...
32914	limited	[.] LIM'ITED, pp. [.] 1. Bounded; circumscribed; restrained. [.] 2. a. Narrow; circumscribed. Our views of nature are very limited.
32915	limitedly	[.] LIM'ITEDLY, adv. With limitation.
32916	limitedness	[.] LIM'ITEDNESS, n. State of being limited.
32917	limiter	[.] LIM'ITER, n. [.] 1. He or that which limits or confines. [.] 2. A friar licensed to beg within certain bounds, or whose duty was limited to a certain district.
32918	limitless	[.] LIM'ITLESS, a. Having no limits; unbounded.
32919	limmer	[.] LIM'MER, n. [.] 1. A limehound; a mongrel. [.] 2. A dog engendered between a hound and a mastiff. [.] 3. A thill or shaft. [Local. See Limber.] [.] 4. A thill-horse. [Local.]
32920	limn	[.] LIMN, v.t. lim. [L. lumino.] To draw or paint; or to paint in water colors.
32921	limned	[.] LIM'NED, pp. lim'med. Painted.
32922	limner	[.] LIM'NER, n. [L. illuminator, in the middle ages, alluminor.] [.] 1. One that colors or paints on paper or parchment; one who decorates books with initial pictures. [.] 2. A portrait painter.
32923	limning	[.] LIMN'ING, ppr. Drawing; painting; painting in water colors.
32924	limous	[.] LI'MOUS, a. [L. limosus, from limus, slime.] Muddy; slimy; thick.
32925	limp	[.] LIMP, v.i. To halt; to walk lamely. [.] LIMP, n. A halt; act of limping. [.] LIMP, a. Vapid; weak. [Not used.]
32926	limper	[.] LIMP'ER, n. One that limps.
32927	limpet	[.] LIM'PET, n. [L. lepas; Gr. from to peel or strip off bark.] [.] A univalve shell of the genus Patella, adhering to rocks.
32928	limpid	[.] LIM'PID, a. [L. limpidus.] Pure; clear; transparent; as a limpid stream.
32929	limpidness	[.] LIM'PIDNESS, n. Clearness; purity.
32930	limping	[.] LIM'PING, ppr. Halting; walking lamely.
32931	limpingly	[.] LIM'PINGLY, adv. Lamely; in a halting manner.
32932	limsy	[.] LIM'SY, a. Weak; flexible.
32933	limy	[.] LI'MY, a. [See lime.] [.] 1. Viscous; glutinous; as limy snares. [.] 2. Containing lime; as a limy soil. [.] 3. Resembling lime; having the qualities of lime.
32934	lin	[.] LIN, v.i. To yield. Obs. [.] LIN, n. A pool or mere. [Not used.]
32935	linchpin	[.] LINCH'PIN, n. [.] A pin used to prevent the wheel of a carriage from sliding off the axle-tree.
32936	lincture	[.] LINC'TURE, n. [L. lingo, linctus.] Medicine taken by licking.
32937	linden	[.] LIN'DEN, n. [.] The lime-tree, or teil-tree, of the genus Tilia.
32938	line	[.] LINE, n. [L. linea, linum; Gr. flax.] [.] 1. In geometry, a quantity extended in length, without breadth or thickness; or a limit terminating a surface. [.] 2. A slender string; a small cord or rope. The angler uses a line and hook. The seaman uses a hand ...
32939	lineage	[.] LIN'EAGE, n. [.] Race; progeny; descendants in a line from a common progenitor.
32940	lineal	[.] LIN'EAL, a. [L. linealis, from linea, line.] [.] 1. Composed of lines; delineated; as lineal designs. [.] 2. In a direct line from an ancestor; as lineal descent; lineal succession. [.] 3. Hereditary; derived from ancestors. [.] 4. Allied by direct descent. [.] For ...
32941	lineality	[.] LINEAL'ITY, n. The state of being in the form of a line.
32942	lineally	[.] LIN'EALLY, adv. In a direct line; as, the prince is lineally descended from the conqueror.
32943	lineament	[.] LIN'EAMENT, n. [L. lineamentum.] [.] Feature; form; make; the outline or exterior of a body or figure, particularly of the face. [.] Man he seems in all his lineaments. [.] - The lineaments of the body. [.] - Lineaments of a character.
32944	linear	[.] LIN'EAR, a. [L. linearis.] [.] 1. Pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction. [.] 2. In botany, like a line; slender; of the same breadth throughout, except at the extremities; as linear leaf. [.] Linear numbers, in mathematics, such ...
32945	lineate	[.] LIN'EATE, a. In botany, marked longitudinally with depressed parallel lines; as a lineate leaf.
32946	lineation	[.] LINEA'TION, n. Draught; delineation, which see.
32947	lined	[.] LI'NED, pp. Covered on the inside.
32948	linen	[.] LIN'EN, n. [L. linun, flax, Gr. The sense is probably long, extended or smooth. In the latter sense, it would accord with L. linio, lenio.] [.] 1. Cloth made of flax or hemp. [.] 2. An under garment. [.] LIN'EN, a. [L. lineus.] [.] 1. Made of flax ...
32949	linen-draper	[.] LIN'EN-DRAPER, n. A person who deals in linens. [.] Linener and linen-man, in a like sense, are obsolete.
32950	ling	[.] LING, n. [.] A fish of the genus Gadus, or cod kind, which grows to the length of four feet or more, is very slender, with a flat head. This fish abounds on the coasts of Scotland and Ireland, and forms a considerable article of commerce. [.] LING, n. A species ...
32951	linger	[.] LIN'GER, v.i. [.] 1. To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow. [.] Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind. [.] Whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not. 2Peter 2. [.] 2. To hesitate; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense. [.] Perhaps ...
32952	lingerer	[.] LIN'GERER, n. One who lingers.
32953	lingering	[.] LIN'GERING, ppr. [.] 1. Delaying; loitering. [.] 2. a. Drawing out in time; remaining long; protracted; as a lingering disease. [.] To die is the fate of man; but to die with lingering anguish is generally his folly. [.] LIN'GERING, n. A delaying; a remaining ...
32954	lingeringly	[.] LIN'GERINGLY, adv. With delay; slowly; tediously.
32955	linget	[.] LIN'GET, n. A small mass of metal.
32956	lingle	[.] LIN'GLE, n. Shoemaker's thread. [Not in use or local.]
32957	lingo	[.] LIN'GO, n. [L. lingua.] Language; speech. [Vulgar.]
32958	linguadental	[.] LINGUADENT'AL, a. [L. lingua, tongue, and dens, a tooth.] [.] Formed or uttered by the joint use of the tongue and teeth; as the letters d and t. [.] LINGUADENT'AL, n. An articulation formed by the tongue and teeth.
32959	linguaform	[.] LIN'GUAFORM a. [lingua and form.] Having the form or shape of the tongue.
32960	lingual	[.] LIN'GUAL, a. [L. lingua, the tongue.] Pertaining to the tongue; as the lingual nerves, the ninth pair, which go to the tongue; the lingual muscle, or muscle of the tongue.
32961	linguist	[.] LIN'GUIST, n. [L. lingua, tongue.] A person skilled in languages; usually applied to a person well versed in the languages taught in colleges, Greek, Latin, and Hebrew.
32962	lingulate	[.] LIN'GULATE, a. [L. lingulatus, from lingua, tongue.] [.] Shaped like the tongue or a strap. [But ligulate is more generally used.]
32963	lingwort	[.] LINGWORT, n. An herb.
32964	liniment	[.] LIN'IMENT, n. [L. linimentum. from linio, lino, to anoint.] [.] A species of soft ointment; a composition of a consistence somewhat thinner than an unguent, but thicker than oil
32965	lining	[.] LI'NING, ppr. [See Line.] Covering on the inside, as a garment. [.] LI'NING, n. [.] 1. The inner covering of any thing, as of a garment or a box. The pleura is called the lining of the thorax. [.] 2. That which is within.
32966	link	[.] LINK, n. [.] 1. A single ring or division of a chain. [.] 2. Any thing doubled and closed like a link; as a link of horse hair. [.] 3. A chain; any thing connecting. [.] - And love, the common link, the new creation crowned. [.] 4. Any single constituent ...
32967	linkboy	[.] LINK'BOY,
32968	linked	[.] LINK'ED, pp. United; connected.
32969	linking	[.] LINK'ING, ppr. Uniting; connecting.
32970	linkman	[.] LINK'MAN, n. A boy or man that carries a link or torch to light passengers.
32971	linnet	[.] LIN'NET, n. [L. carduelis, from carduus, a thistle.] [.] A small singing bird of the genus Fingilla.
32972	linseed	[.] LINSEED. [See Lintseed.]
32973	linsey-woolsey	[.] LIN'SEY-WOOLSEY, a. Made of linen and wool; hence, vile; mean; of different and unsuitable parts.
32974	linstock	[.] LIN'STOCK, n. [lint and stock.] A pointed staff with a crotch or fork at one end, to hold a lighted match; used in firing cannon. It may be stuck in the ground or in the deck of a ship.
32975	lint	[.] LINT, n. [L. linteum, linteus, from linium, flax.] [.] Flax; but more generally, linen scraped into a soft substance, and used for dressing wounds and sores.
32976	lintel	[.] LINT'EL, n. [.] The head-piece of a door-frame or window-frame; the part of the frame that lies on the side-pieces. Ex. 41.
32977	lintseed	[.] LINT'SEED, n. Flaxseed.
32978	lion	[.] LI'ON, n. [L. leo, leonis, Gr.] [.] 1. A quadruped of the genus Felis, very strong, fierce and rapacious. The largest lions are eight or nine feet in length. The male has a thick head, beset with long bushy hair of a yellowish color. The lion is a native of Africa ...
32979	lion-mettled	[.] LI'ON-METTLED, a. Having the courage and spirit of a lion.
32980	lioness	[.] LI'ONESS, n. The female of the lion kind.
32981	lionlike	[.] LI'ONLIKE, a. Like a lion; fierce.
32982	lip	[.] LIP, n. [L. labium, labrum.] [.] 1. The edge or border of the mouth. The lips are two fleshy or muscular parts, composing the exterior of the mouth in man and many other animals. In man, the lips, which may be opened or closed at pleasure, form the covering of ...
32983	lip-devotion	[.] LIP-DEVO'TION, n. Prayers uttered by the lips without the desires of the heart.
32984	liplabor	[.] LIP'LABOR, n. Labor or action of the lips without concurrence of the mind; words without sentiments.
32985	lipogram	[.] LIP'OGRAM, n. [Gr. to leave, and a letter.] [.] A writing in which a single letter is wholly omitted.
32986	lipogrammatist	[.] LIPOGRAM'MATIST, n. One who writes any thing, dropping a single letter.
32987	lipothymous	[.] LIPOTH'YMOUS, a. [See Lipothymy.] Swooning; fainting.
32988	lipothymy	[.] LIPOTH'YMY, n. [Gr. to fail, and soul.] [.] A fainting; a swoon.
32989	lipped	[.] LIP'PED, a. [.] 1. Having lips. [.] 2. In botany, labiate.
32990	lippitude	[.] LIP'PITUDE, n. [L. lippitudo, from lippus, blear-eyed.] [.] Soreness of eyes; blearedness.
32991	lipwisdom	[.] LIP'WISDOM, n. Wisdom in talk without practice; wisdom in words not supported by experience.
32992	liquable	[.] LIQ'UABLE, a. [See Liquate.] That may be melted.
32993	liquate	[.] LI'QUATE, v.i. [L. liquo.] To melt; to liquefy; to be dissolved. [Little used.]
32994	liquation	[.] LIQUA'TION, n. [L. liquatio. See Liquate.] [.] 1. The act or operation of melting. [.] 2. The capacity of being melted; as a substance congealed beyond liquation.
32995	liquefaction	[.] LIQUEFAC'TION, n. [L. liquefactio, from liquefacio.] [.] 1. The act or operation of melting or dissolving; the conversion of a solid into a liquid by the sole agency of heat or caloric. Liquefaction, in common usage, signifies the melting of any substance, but ...
32996	liquefiable	[.] LIQ'UEFIABLE, a. That may be melted, or changed from a solid to a liquid state.
32997	liquefier	[.] LIQ'UEFIER, n. That which melts any solid substance.
32998	liquefy	[.] LIQ'UEFY, v.t. [L. liquefacio. See Liquid.] [.] To melt; to dissolve; to convert from a fixed or solid form to that of a liquid, and technically, to melt by the sole agency of heat or caloric. [.] LIQ'UEFY, v.i. To be melted; to become liquid.
32999	liquefying	[.] LIQ'UEFYING, ppr. Melting; becoming liquid.
33000	liquescency	[.] LIQUES'CENCY, n. [L. liquescentia.] Aptness to melt.
33001	liquescent	[.] LIQUES'CENT, a. Melting; becoming fluid.
33002	liqueur	[.] LIQUEUR, n. A spirituous cordial.
33003	liquid	[.] LIQ'UID, a. [L. liquidus, from liquo, to melt; lix and lug.] [.] 1. Fluid; flowing or capable of flowing; not fixed or solid. But liquid is not precisely synonymous with fluid. Mercury and air are fluid, but not liquid. [.] 2. Soft; clear; flowing; smooth; ...
33004	liquidate	[.] LIQ'UIDATE, v.t. [L. liquido.] [.] 1. To clear from all obscurity. [.] Time only can liquidate the meaning of all parts of a compound system. [.] 2. To settle; to adjust; to ascertain or reduce to precision in amount. [.] Which method of liquidating the ...
33005	liquidated	[.] LIQ'UIDATED, pp. Settled; adjusted; reduced to certainty; paid.
33006	liquidating	[.] LIQ'UIDATING, ppr. Adjusting; ascertaining; paying.
33007	liquidation	[.] LIQUIDA'TION, n. The act of settling and adjusting debts, or ascertaining their amount or balance due.
33008	liquidator	[.] LIQ'UIDATOR, n. He or that which liquidates or settles.
33009	liquidity	[.] LIQUID'ITY, n. [.] 1. The quality of being fluid or liquid. [.] 2. Thinness.
33010	liquidness	[.] LIQ'UIDNESS, n. The quality of being liquid; fluency.
33011	liquor	[.] LIQ'UOR, n. lik'or [L. liquor.] [.] A liquid or fluid substance. [See Liquid.] Liquor is a word of general signification, extending to water, milk, blood, say, juice, &c.; but its most common application is to spirituous fluids, whether distilled or fermented, ...
33012	liquorice	[.] LIQUORICE. [See Licorice.]
33013	lisbon	[.] LIS'BON, n. A species of wine exported from Lisbon, in Portugal.
33014	lisne	[.] LISNE, n. A cavity or hollow. [Not in use.]
33015	lisp	[.] LISP, v.i. [.] To speak with a particular articulation of the tongue and teeth, nearly as in pronouncing th. Lisping is particularly noticed in uttering th for s, as yeth for yes. It is most common in children. [.] I lisped in numbers, for the numbers came. [.] [.] LISP, ...
33016	lisper	[.] LISP'ER, n. One that lisps.
33017	lisping	[.] LISP'ING, ppr. Uttering with a lisp.
33018	lispingly	[.] LISP'INGLY, adv. With a lisp.
33019	list	[.] LIST, n. [L. licium.] [.] 1. In commerce, the border, edge or selvage of cloth; a strip of cloth forming the border, particularly of broadcloth, and serving to strengthen it. [.] 2. A line inclosing or forming the extremity of a piece of ground, or field of combat; ...
33020	listed	[.] LIST'ED, pp. [.] 1. Striped; particolored in stripes. [.] 2. Covered with list. [.] 3. Inclosed for combat. [.] 4. Engaged in public service; enrolled.
33021	listel	[.] LIST'EL, n. A list in architecture; a fillet.
33022	listen	[.] LIST'EN, v.i. lis'n. [.] 1. To hearken; to give ear; to attend closely with a view to hear. [.] On the green bank I sat, and listened long. [.] 2. To obey; to yield to advice; to follow admonition.
33023	listener	[.] LIST'ENER, n. One who listens; a hearkener.
33024	lister	[.] LIST'ER, n. One who makes a list or roll.
33025	listful	[.] LIST'FUL, a. Attentive. Obs.
33026	listing	[.] LIST'ING, ppr. Inclosing for combat; covering with list; enlisting.
33027	listless	[.] LIST'LESS, a. Not listening; not attending; indifferent to what is passing; heedless; inattentive; thoughtless; careless; as a listless hearer or spectator.
33028	listlessly	[.] LIST'LESSLY, adv. Without attention; heedlessly.
33029	listlessness	[.] LIST'LESSNESS, n. Inattention; heedlessness; indifference to what is passing and may be interesting.
33030	lit	[.] LIT, pret. of light. The bird lit on a tree before me. [.] I lit my pipe with the paper. [.] [This word, though used by some good writers, is very inelegant.]
33031	litany	[.] LIT'ANY, n. [Gr. supplication, to pray.] [.] A solemn form of supplication, used in public worship. [.] Supplications for the appeasing of God's wrath, were by the Greek church termed litanies, by the Latin, rogations.
33032	lite	[.] LITE, a. Little. [Not in use.]
33033	liter	[.] LITER, n. [Gr.] A French measure of capacity, being a cubic decimeter, containing, according to Lunier, about a pint and a half old French measure. The liter is equal to 60,02800 cubic inches, or nearly 2 1/8 wine pints.
33034	literal	[.] LIT'ERAL, a. [L. litera, a letter.] [.] 1. According to the letter; primitive; real; not figurative or metaphorical; as the literal meaning of a phrase. [.] 2. Following the letter or exact words; not free; as a literal translation. [.] 3. Consisting of letters. [.] The ...
33035	literalism	[.] LIT'ERALISM, n. That which accords with the letter.
33036	literality	[.] LITERAL'ITY, n. Original or literal meaning.
33037	literally	...
33038	literary	[.] LIT'ERARY, a. [L. literarius.] [.] 1. Pertaining to letters or literature; respecting learning or learned men; as a literary history; literary conversation. [.] 2. Derived from erudition; as literary fame. [.] 3. Furnished with erudition; versed in letters; ...
33039	literate	[.] LIT'ERATE, a. [L. literatus.] Learned; lettered; instructed in learning and science.
33040	literati	[.] LITERA'TI, n. plu. [L. literatus.] The learned; men of erudition.
33041	literator	[.] LIT'ERATOR, n. [L.] A petty schoolmaster.
33042	literature	[.] LIT'ERATURE, n. [L. literatura.] Learning; acquaintance with letters or books. Literature comprehends a knowledge of the ancient languages, denominated classical, history, grammar, rhetoric, logic, geography, &c. as well as of the sciences. A knowledge of the world ...
33043	lith	[.] LITH, n. A joint or limb. Obs.
33044	lithanthrax	[.] LITHAN'THRAX, n. [Gr. a stone, and a coal.] [.] Stone-coal, a black, compact, brittle, inflammable substance, of laminated texture, more or less shining.
33045	litharge	[.] LITH'ARGE, n. [L. lithargyros, Gr. the spume or scum of silver. [.] A semi-vitreous oxyd of lead, produced in refining silver by cupellation with lead. It appears in the form of soft flakes, or semi-transparent shining plates.
33046	lithe	[.] LITHE, a. That may be easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber; as the elephant's lithe proboscis. [.] LITHE, v.t. [.] 1. To smooth; to soften; to palliate. Obs. [.] 2. To listen. Obs.
33047	litheness	[.] LI'THENESS, n. Flexibility; limberness.
33048	lither	[.] LI'THER, a. [.] 1. Soft; pliant. Obs. [.] 2. Bad; corrupt. Obs.
33049	litherly	[.] LI'THERLY, adv. Slowly; lazily. Obs.
33050	litherness	[.] LI'THERNESS, n. Idleness; laziness. Obs.
33051	lithia	[.] LITH'IA, n. A new alkali, found in a mineral called petalite, of which the basis is a metal called lithium.
33052	lithiate	[.] LITH'IATE, n. [Gr. a stone.] A salt or compound formed by the lithic acid combined with a base.
33053	lithic	[.] LITH'IC, a. [supra.] Pertaining to the stone in the bladder. The lithic acid is obtained from a calculus in the bladder.
33054	lithobiblion	[.] LITHOBIBLION. [See Lithophyl.]
33055	lithocarp	[.] LITH'OCARP, n. [Gr. a stone, and fruit.] Fossil fruit; fruit petrified.
33056	lithocolla	[.] LITH'OCOLLA, n. [Gr. a stone, and glue.] A cement that unites stones.
33057	lithodendron	[.] LITHODEN'DRON, n. [Gr. stone, and tree.] Coral; so called from its resembling a petrified branch.
33058	lithogenesy	[.] LITHOGEN'ESY, n. [Gr. stone, and generation.] [.] The doctrine or science of the origin of minerals composing the globe, and of the causes which have produced their form and disposition.
33059	lithoglyphite	[.] LITHOGLYPH'ITE, n. [Gr. stone, and to engrave.] [.] A fossil that presents the appearance of being engraved or shaped by art.
33060	lithographer	[.] LITHOG'RAPHER, n. [See Lithography.] One who practices lithography.
33061	lithographic	[.] LITHOGRAPH'IC,
33062	lithographical	[.] LITHOGRAPH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to lithography.
33063	lithographically	[.] LITHOGRAPH'ICALLY, adv. By the lithographic art.
33064	lithography	[.] LITHOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. stone, and to engrave or write.] [.] The art of engraving, or of tracing letters, figures or other designs on stone, and of transferring them to paper by impression; an art recently invented by Mr. Sennefelder of Munich, in Bavaria.
33065	lithologic	[.] LITHOLOG'IC,
33066	lithological	[.] LITHOLOG'ICAL, a. [See Lithology.] [.] Pertaining to the science of stones.
33067	lithologist	[.] LITHOL'OGIST, n. A person skilled in the science of stones.
33068	lithology	[.] LITHOL'OGY, n. [Gr. stone, and discourse.] [.] 1. The science or natural history of stones. [.] 2. A treatise on stones found in the body.
33069	lithomancy	[.] LITH'OMANCY, n. [Gr. stone, and divination.] [.] Divination or prediction of events by means of stones.
33070	lithomarga	[.] LITHOMAR'GA,
33071	lithomarge	[.] LITH'OMARGE, n. [Gr. stone, and L. marga, marl.] [.] An earth of two species, friable and indurated, more siliceous than aluminous, distinguished by its great fineness and its fusibility into a soft slag.
33072	lithontriptic	[.] LITHONTRIP'TIC, a. [Gr. stone, and to wear or break.] [.] Having the quality of dissolving the stone in the bladder or kidneys. [.] LITHONTRIP'TIC, n. A medicine which has the power of dissolving the stone in the bladder or kidneys; a solvent of stone in the ...
33073	lithontriptor	[.] LITH'ONTRIPTOR,
33074	lithontripty	[.] LITH'ONTRIPTY,
33075	lithophagous	[.] LITHOPH'AGOUS, a. [Gr. stone, and to eat.] [.] Eating or swallowing stones or gravel, as the ostrich.
33076	lithophosphor	[.] LITH'OPHOSPHOR, n. [Gr. stone.]
33077	lithophosphoric	[.] LITHOPHOSPHOR'IC, a. Pertaining to lithophosphor; becoming phosphoric by heat.
33078	lithophyl	[.] LITH'OPHYL, n. [Gr. stone, and a leaf. [.] Bibliolite or lithobiblion, fossil leaves, or the figures of leaves on fossils.
33079	lithophyte	[.] LITH'OPHYTE, n. [Gr. stone, and a plant; literally, stone-plant.] [.] Stone-coral; a name given to those species of polypiers, whose substance is stony. The older naturalists classed them with vegetables.
33080	lithophytic	[.] LITHOPHYT'IC, a. Pertaining to lithophytes.
33081	lithophytous	[.] LITH'OPHYTOUS, a. Pertaining to or consisting of lithophytes.
33082	lithotome	[.] LITH'OTOME, n. [Gr. stone, and to cut.] [.] A stone so formed naturally as to appear as if cut artificially.
33083	lithotomic	[.] LITHOTOM'IC, a. Pertaining to or performed by lithotomy.
33084	lithotomist	[.] LITHOT'OMIST, n. [See Lithotomy.] One who performs the operation of cutting for the stone in the bladder; or one who is skilled in the operation.
33085	lithotomy	[.] LITHOT'OMY, n. [Gr. stone, and to cut.] [.] The operation, art or practice of cutting for the stone in the bladder.
33086	lithotritor	[.] LITH'OTRITOR, n. An instrument for triturating the stone in the bladder, so that it may be extracted without cutting; recently invented by Dr. Civiale.
33087	lithotrity	[.] LITH'OTRITY, n. The operation of triturating the stone in the bladder, by means of an instrument called lithotritor.
33088	lithoxyle	[.] LITHOX'YLE, n. [Gr. stone, and wood.] [.] Petrified wood. It differs from lignite, being really changed into stone; such as silicified woods, which are changed into varieties of silex, &c. [.]
33089	lithy	[.] LITH'Y, a. [See Lithe.] Easily bent; pliable. [This is probably the word which, in our popular use, is pronounced lathy.]
33090	litigant	[.] LIT'IGANT, a. [See Litigate.] Contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit; as the parties litigant. [.] LIT'IGANT, n. A person engaged in a lawsuit.
33091	litigate	[.] LIT'IGATE, v.t. [L. litigo, from lis, litis, a contest or debate.] [.] To contest in law; to prosecute or defend by pleadings, exhibition of evidence, and judicial debate; as, to litigate a cause or a question. [.] LIT'IGATE, v.i. To dispute in law; to carry ...
33092	litigated	[.] LIT'IGATED, pp. Contested judicially.
33093	litigating	[.] LIT'IGATING, ppr. Contesting in law.
33094	litigation	[.] LITIGA'TION, n. The act or process of carrying on a suit in a court of law or equity for the recovery of a right or claim; a judicial contest.
33095	litigious	[.] LITIG'IOUS, a. [L. litigiosus.] [.] 1. Inclined to judicial contest; given to the practice of contending in law; quarrelsome; contentious; applied to persons. a litigious man is a bad neighbor and a bad citizen. [.] 2. Disputable; controvertible; subject to ...
33096	litigiously	[.] LITIG'IOUSLY, adv. In a contentious manner.
33097	litigiousness	[.] LITIG'IOUSNESS, n. A disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits; inclination to judicial contests.
33098	litmus	[.] LIT'MUS,
33099	litorn	[.] LIT'ORN, n. A bird, a species of thrush, in size and shape resembling the hen-blackbird.
33100	litote	[.] LIT'OTE, n. [Gr. slender. diminution; extenuation.
33101	litter	[.] LIT'TER, n. [L. lectus, from the root of lego, Eng. lay.] [.] 1. A vehicle formed with shafts supporting a bed between them, in which a person may be borne by men or by a horse. If by the latter, it is called a horse-litter. A similar vehicle in India is called ...
33102	littered	[.] LIT'TERED, pp. [.] 1. Furnished with straw. [.] 2. a. Covered or overspread with litter, pieces, shreds, &c.
33103	little	[.] LIT'TLE, a. [.] 1. Small in size or extent; not great or large; as a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little table; a little book; a little hill; a little distance; a little child. [.] 2. Short in duration; as a little time or season; ...
33104	littleness	[.] LIT'TLENESS, n. [.] 1. Smallness of size or bulk; as the littleness of the body or of an animal. [.] 2. Meanness; want of grandeur; as littleness of conception. [.] 3. Want of dignity. Contemplations on the majesty of God displayed in his works, may awaken ...
33105	littoral	[.] LIT'TORAL, a. [L. littoralis, from litus, shore.] Belonging to a shore. [Little used.]
33106	lituite	[.] LIT'UITE, n. A fossil shell.
33107	liturgical	[.] LITUR'GICAL, a. [See Liturgy.] Pertaining to a liturgy.
33108	liturgy	[.] LIT'URGY, n. [Gr. public, and work. [.] In a general sense, all public ceremonies that belong to divine service; hence, in a restricted sense, among the Romanists, the mass; and among protestants, the common prayer, or the formulary of public prayers.
33109	live	[.] LIVE, v.i. liv. [.] 1. To abide; to dwell; to have settled residence in any place. Where do you live? I live in London. He lives in Philadelphia. He lives in a large house on Second street. The Swiss live on mountains. The Bedouin Arabs live in the dessert. [.] 2. ...
33110	liveless	[.] LIVELESS, not used. [See Lifeless.]
33111	liveliness	[.] LI'VELINESS, n. [from lively.] [.] 1. The quality or state of being lively or animated; sprightliness; vivacity; animation; spirit; as the liveliness of youth, contrasted with the gravity of age. [.] 2. An appearance of life, animation or spirit; as the liveliness ...
33112	livelode	[.] LIVELODE, for livelihood, not used.
33113	livelong	[.] LIVELONG, a. liv'long. [live and long.] [.] 1. Long in passing. [.] How could she sit the livelong day, yet never ask us once to play? [.] 2. Lasting; durable; as a livelong monument. [Not used.] [.] 3. A plant of the genus Sedum.
33114	lively	[.] LI'VELY, a. [.] 1. Brisk; vigorous; vivacious; active; as a lively youth. [.] 2. Gay; airy. [.] From grave to gay, from lively to severe. [.] 3. Representing life; as a lively imitation of nature. [.] 4. Animated; spirited; as a lively strain of eloquence; ...
33115	liver	[.] LIV'ER, n. One who lives. [.] And try if life be worth the liver's care. [.] It is often used with a word of qualification; as a high liver; a loose liver, &c. [.] LIV'ER, n. [.] A viscus or intestine of considerable size and of a reddish color, convex on ...
33116	livercolor	[.] LIV'ERCOLOR, a. Dark red; of the color of the liver.
33117	livered	[.] LIV'ERED, a. Having a liver; as white-livered.
33118	livergrown	[.] LIV'ERGROWN, a. Having a large liver.
33119	liverstone	[.] LIV'ERSTONE, n. A stone or species of earth of the barytic genus, of a gray or brown color, which, when rubbed or heated to redness, emits the smell of liver of sulphur, or alkaline sulphuret.
33120	liverwort	[.] LIV'ERWORT, n. The name of many species of plants. Several of the lichens are so called. The liverworts (Hepaticae) are a natural order of cryptogamian plants whose herbage is generally frondose, and resembling the leafy lichens, but whose seeds are contained in ...
33121	livery	[.] LIV'ERY, n. [.] 1. The act of delivering possession of lands or tenements; a term of English law. It is usual to say, livery of seisin, which is feudal investiture, made by the delivery of a turf, of a rod or twig, from the feoffor to the feoffee. In America, no ...
33122	livery-stable	[.] LIV'ERY-STABLE, n. A stable where horses are kept for hire.
33123	liveryman	[.] LIV'ERYMAN, n. [.] 1. One who wears a livery; as a servant. [.] 2. In London, a freeman of the city, of some distinction. the liverymen are chosen from among the freemen of each company, and from their number are elected the common council, sheriff and other ...
33124	lives	[.] LIVES, n. plu. of life.
33125	livestock	[.] LI'VESTOCK, n. [live and stock.] Horses, cattle and smaller domestic animals; a term applied in America to such animals as may be exported alive for foreign market.
33126	livid	[.] LIV'ID, a. [L. lividus; from liveo, to be black and blue.] [.] Black and blue; of a lead color; discolored, as flesh by contusion. [.] Upon my livid lips bestow a kiss.
33127	lividity	[.] LIVID'ITY,
33128	lividness	[.] LIV'IDNESS, n. A dark color, like that of bruised flesh. [Lividness is the preferable word.]
33129	living	[.] LIV'ING, ppr. [from live.] [.] 1. Dwelling; residing; existing; subsisting; having life or the vital functions in operation; not dead. [.] 2. a. Issuing continually from the earth; running; flowing; as a living spring or fountain; opposed to stagnant. [.] 3. ...
33130	livingly	[.] LIV'INGLY, adv. In a living state. [.] Livonica terra, a species of fine bole found in Livonia, brought to market in little cakes.
33131	livre	[.] LI'VRE, n. [L. libra.] A French money of account, equal to 20 sous, or ten pence sterling.
33132	lixivial	[.] LIXIV'IAL,
33133	lixiviate	[.] LIXIV'IATE,
33134	lixiviated	[.] LIXIV'IATED, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to lye or lixivium; of the quality of alkaline salts. [.] 2. Impregnated with salts from wood ashes.
33135	lixiviation	[.] LIXIVIA'TION, n. The operation or process of extracting alkaline salts from ashes by pouring water on them, the water passing through them imbibing the salts.
33136	lixivious	[.] LIXIV'IOUS, a. [L. lixivius, from lix lye.] [.] 1. Obtained by lixiviation; impregnated with alkaline salt extracted from wood ashes. Lixivial salts are those which are obtained by passing water through ashes, or by pouring it on them. [.] 2. Containing salt ...
33137	lixivium	[.] LIXIV'IUM, n. [L. from lix, lye.] [.] Lye; water impregnated with alkaline salts imbibed from wood ashes. It is sometimes applied to other extracts.
33138	lizard	[.] LIZ'ARD, n. [L. lacertus, lacerta, there has been a change of c into z or s, which may be the fact.] [.] In zoology, a genus of amphibious animals, called Lacerta, and comprehending the crocodile, alligator, chameleon, salamander, &c. But the name, in common life, ...
33139	lizard-tail	[.] LIZ'ARD-TAIL, n. A plant of the genus Saururus, and another of the genus Piper.
33140	lo	[.] LO, exclam. [.] Look; see; behold; observe. This word is used to excite particular attention in a hearer to some object of sight, or subject of discourse. [.] Lo, here is Christ. Matt 24. [.] Lo, we turn to the Gentiles. Acts 13.
33141	loach	[.] LOACH,
33142	load	[.] LOAD, n. [See lade.] [.] 1. A burden; that which is laid on or put in any thing for conveyance. Thus we lay a load on a beat or on a man's shoulders, or on a cart or wagon; and we say, a light load, heavy load. A load then is indefinite in quantity or weight. ...
33143	loaded	[.] LOADED, pp. [.] 1. Charged with a load or cargo; having a burden; freighted, as a ship; having a charge of powder, or powder and shot, as a gun. [.] 2. Burdened with any thing oppressive; as loaded with cares, with guilt or shame.
33144	loader	[.] LOADER, n. One who put on a load.
33145	loading	[.] LOADING, ppr. Charging with a load; burdening; encumbering; charging, as a gun. [.] LOADING, n. A cargo; a burden; also, any thing that makes part of a load.
33146	loadmanage	[.] LOADMANAGE, n. Pilotage; skill of a pilot. [Not in use.]
33147	loadsman	[.] LOADSMAN, n. [load and man.] A pilot. Obs.
33148	loadstar	[.] LOADSTAR,
33149	loadstone	[.] LOADSTONE, n. [from the verb lead and stone. The old orthography, lodestone, is most correct, as this word has no connection with the verb to load.] [.] The native magnet, an ore of iron in the lowest state of oxidation, which has the power of attracting metallic ...
33150	loaf	[.] LOAF, n. plu. loaves. [.] 1. A mass of bread when baked. It is larger than a cake. The size and price of a loaf, in large cities, are regulated by law. [.] 2. A mass or lump, as of sugar. [.] 3. Any thick mass.
33151	loaf-sugar	[.] LOAF-SUGAR, n. Sugar refined and formed into a conical mass.
33152	loam	[.] LOAM, n. [L. limus.] [.] A natural mixture of sand and clay with oxyd of iron; a species of earth or soil of different colors, whitish, brown or yellow, readily diffusible in water. [.] LOAM, v.t. To cover with loam.
33153	loamy	[.] LOAMY, a. Consisting of loam; partaking of the nature of loam, or resembling it.
33154	loan	[.] LOAN, n. [.] 1. The act of lending; a lending. [.] 2. That which is lent; any thing furnished for temporary use to a person at his request, on the express or implied condition that the specific thing shall be returned, or its equivalent in kind, but without compensation ...
33155	loan-office	[.] LO'AN-OFFICE, n. In America, a public office in which loans of money are negotiated for the public, or in which the accounts of loans are kept and the interest paid to the lenders.
33156	loan-officer	[.] LO'AN-OFFICER, n. A public officer empowered to superintend and transact the business of a loan-office.
33157	loath	[.] LOATH,
33158	loathe	[.] LOATHE,
33159	loather	[.] LOATHER, n. One that lothes.
33160	loathful	[.] LOATHFUL, a. [.] 1. Hating; abhorring through disgust. [.] 2. Abhorred; hated.
33161	loathing	[.] LOATHING, ppr. Hating from disgust; abhorring.
33162	loathingly	[.] LOATHINGLY, adv. In a fastidious manner.
33163	loathly	[.] LOATHLY, a. Hateful; exciting hatred. Obs. [.] LOATHLY, adv. Unwillingly; reluctantly. [See Lothly.]
33164	loathness	[.] LOATHNESS, n. Unwillingness; reluctance. [See Lothness.]
33165	loathsome	[.] LOATHSOME, a. [.] 1. Disgusting; exciting disgust. [.] 2. Hateful; abhorred; detestable. [.] 3. Causing fastidiousness. [See Lothesome.]
33166	loathsomeness	[.] LOATHSOMENESS, n. The quality which excites disgust, hatred or abhorrence.
33167	loaves	[.] LOAVES, plu of loaf.
33168	lob	[.] LOB, n. [.] 1. A dull, heavy, sluggish person. [.] 2. Something thick and heavy; as in lobworm.
33169	lobate	[.] LO'BATE,
33170	lobby	[.] LOB'BY, n. [.] 1. An opening before a room, or an entrance into a principal apartment, where there is a considerable space between that and the portico or vestibule. [.] 2. A small hall or waiting room. [.] 3. A small apartment taken from a hall or entry. [.] 4. ...
33171	lobe	[.] LOBE, n. [L. lobus; Gr.] [.] 1. A part or division of the lungs, liver, &c. [.] 2. The lower soft part of the ear. [.] 3. A division of a simple leaf. [.] 4. The cotyledon or placenta of a seed.
33172	lobed	[.] LO'BED, a. [from lobe.] Consisting of lobes. In botany, divided to the middle into parts distant from each other, with convex margins.
33173	lobspound	[.] LOBSPOUND, n. A prison.
33174	lobster	[.] LOB'STER, n. [.] A crustaceous fish of the genus Cancer. Lobsters have large claws and fangs, and four pair of legs. They are said to change their crust annually, and to be frightened at thunder or other loud report. They constitute an article of food.
33175	lobule	[.] LOB'ULE, n. A small lobe.
33176	local	[.] LO'CAL, a. [L. localis; from locus, place, loco. See Lay.] [.] 1. Pertaining to a place, or to a fixed or limited portion of space. We say, the local situation of the house is pleasant. We are often influenced in our opinions by local circumstances. [.] 2. ...
33177	locality	[.] LOCAL'ITY, n. [.] 1. Existence in a place, or in a certain portion of space. [.] It is thought that the soul and angels are devoid of quantity and dimension, and that they have nothing to do with grosser locality. [.] 2. Limitation to a county, district or ...
33178	locally	[.] LO'CALLY, adv. With respect to place; in place; as, to be locally separated or distant.
33179	locate	[.] LO'CATE, v.t. [L. loco,locatus.] [.] 1. To place; to set in a particular spot or position. [.] 2. To select, survey and settle the bounds of a particular tract of land; or to designate a portion of land by limits; as, to locate a tract of a hundred acres in a ...
33180	located	[.] LO'CATED, pp. Placed; situated; fixed in place.
33181	locating	[.] LO'CATING, ppr. Placing; designating the place of.
33182	location	[.] LOCA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of placing, or of designating the place of. [.] 2. Situation with respect to place. The location of the city on a large river is favorable for commerce. [.] 3. That which is located; a tract of land designated in place. [.] 4. ...
33183	loch	[.] LOCH, n. A lake; a bay or arm of the sea; used in Scotland. [.] LOCH, n. Loch or lohoch, is an Arabian name for the forms of medicines called eclegmas, lambatives, linctures, and the like.
33184	lochage	[.] LOCH'AGE, n. [Gr. a body of soldiers, and to lead.] [.] In Greece, an officer who commanded a lochus or cohort, the number of men in which is not certainly known.
33185	loche	[.] LOCHE, n. A small fish of the genus Cobitis, inhabiting small clear streams, and esteemed dainty food.
33186	lochia	[.] LO'CHIA, n. [Gr.] Evacuations which follow childbirth.
33187	lochial	[.] LO'CHIAL, a. Pertaining to evacuations from the womb after childbirth.
33188	lock	[.] LOCK, n. [L. floccus, Eng. lock.] [.] 1. Lock, in its primary sense, is any thing that fastens; but we now appropriate the word to an instrument composed of a spring, wards, and a bolt of iron or steel, used to fasten doors, chests and the like. The bolt is moved ...
33189	lockage	[.] LOCK'AGE, n. [.] 1. Materials for locks in a canal. [.] 2. Works which form a lock on a canal. [.] 3. Toll paid for passing the locks of a canal.
33190	locked	[.] LOCK'ED, pp. Made fast by a lock; furnished with a lock or locks; closely embraced.
33191	locker	[.] LOCK'ER, n. A close place, as a drawer or an apartment in a ship, that may be closed with a lock. [.] A shot-locker is a strong frame of plank near the pump-well in the hold, where shot are deposited.
33192	locket	[.] LOCK'ET, n. A small lock; a catch or spring to fasten a necklace or other ornament.
33193	lockram	[.] LOCK'RAM, n. A sort of coarse linen.
33194	locksmith	[.] LOCK'SMITH, n. An artificer whose occupation is to make locks.
33195	locky	[.] LOCK'Y, a. Having locks or tufts.
33196	locomotion	[.] LOCOMO'TION, n. [L. locus, place, and motio, motion.] [.] 1. The act of moving from place to place. [.] 2. The power of moving from place to place. Most animals possess locomotion; plants have life, but not locomotion.
33197	locomotive	...
33198	locomotivity	[.] LOCOMOTIV'ITY, n. The power of changing place.
33199	loculament	[.] LOC'ULAMENT, n. [L. loculamentum, from locus, loculus.] [.] In botany, the cell of a pericarp in which the seed is lodged. A pericarp is unilocular, bilocular, &c. [.]
33200	locust	[.] LO'CUST, n. [L. locusta.] An insect of the genus Gryllus. These insects are at times so numerous in Africa and the S. of Asia as to devour every green thing, and when they migrate, they fly in an immense cloud. [.] LO'CUST, n. A name of several plants and trees; ...
33201	locust-tree	[.] LO'CUST-TREE, n. A tree of the genus Hymenaea, and another of the genus Robinia. The Honey-Locust-tree, is of the genus Gleditsia.
33202	lode	[.] LODE, n. [.] 1. Among miners, a metallic vein, or any regular vein or course, whether metallic or not, but commonly a metallic vein. [.] 2. A cut or reach of water.
33203	lode-stone	[.] LO'DE-STONE, n. [from the verb to lead, and stone.] [.] 1. A magnet, an ore of iron; a stone found in iron mines, of a dark or black lead color, and of considerable hardness and weight. It attracts iron filings, and communicates to iron the same property of attraction. ...
33204	lodestar	[.] LODESTAR, n. [lead and star.] The star that leads; the polestar; the cynosure. Obs.
33205	lodgable	[.] LODG'ABLE, a. Capable of affording a temporary abode. [Not used.]
33206	lodge	[.] LODGE, v.t. [.] 1. To set, lay or deposit for keeping or preservation, for a longer or shorter time. The men lodged their arms in the arsenal. [.] 2. To place; to plant; to infix. [.] He lodged an arrow in a tender breast. [.] 3. To fix; to settle in the ...
33207	lodged	[.] LODG'ED, pp. Placed at rest; deposited; infixed; furnished with accommodations for a night or other short time; laid flat.
33208	lodger	[.] LODG'ER,n. [.] 1. One who lives at board, or in a hired room, or who has a bed in another's house for a night. [.] 2. One that resides in any place for a time.
33209	lodging	[.] LODG'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Placing at rest; depositing; furnishing lodgings. [.] 2. Resting for a night; residing for a time. [.] LODG'ING, n. [.] 1. A place of rest for a night, or of residence for a time; temporary habitation; apartment. [.] Wits take ...
33210	lodgment	[.] LODG'MENT, n. [.] 1. The act of lodging, or the state of being lodged; a being placed or deposited at rest for keeping for a time or for permanence. [.] 2. Accumulation or collection of something deposited or remaining at rest. [.] 3. In military affairs, an ...
33211	loffe	[.] LOFFE, v.i. To laugh. [Not used.]
33212	loft	[.] LOFT, n. [.] 1. Properly, an elevation; hence, in a building, the elevation of one story or floor above another; hence, a floor above another; as the second loft; third loft; fourth loft. Spenser seems to have used the word for the highest floor or top, and this ...
33213	loftily	[.] LOFT'ILY, adv. [from lofty.] [.] 1. On high; in an elevated place. [.] 2. Proudly; haughtily. [.] They are corrupt and speak wickedly concerning oppression; they speak loftily. Ps. 73. [.] 3. With elevation of language, diction or sentiment; sublimely. [.] My ...
33214	loftiness	[.] LOFT'INESS, n. [.] 1. Height; elevation in place or position; altitude; as the loftiness of a mountain. [.] 2. Pride; haughtiness. [.] Augustus and Tiberius had loftiness enough in their tempers - [.] 3. Elevation of attitude or mien; as loftiness of carriage. [.] 4. ...
33215	lofty	[.] LOFTY, a. [.] 1. Elevated in place; high; as a lofty tower; a lofty mountain. [But it expresses more than high, or at least is more emphatical, poetical and elegant.] [.] See lofty Lebanon his head advance. [.] 2. Elevated in condition or character. [.] Thus ...
33216	log	[.] LOG, n. [.] 1. A bulky piece or stick of timer unhewed. Pine logs are floated down rivers in America, and stopped at saw-mills. A piece of timber when hewed or squared, is not called a log, unless perhaps in constructing log-huts. [.] 2. In navigation, a machine ...
33217	log-board	[.] LOG'-BOARD, n. In navigation, two boards, shutting like a book, and divided into columns, containing the hours of the day and night, direction of the wind, course of the ship, &c., from which is formed the log-book.
33218	log-book	[.] LOG'-BOOK, n. A book into which are transcribed the contents of the log-board.
33219	log-reel	[.] LOG'-REEL, n. A reel in the gallery of a ship, on which the log line is wound.
33220	logarithm	[.] LOG'ARITHM, n. [Gr. ratio, and number.] [.] Logarithms are the exponents of a series of powers and roots. [.] The logarithm of a number is that exponent of some other number, which renders the power of the latter, denoted by the exponent, equal to the former. [.] When ...
33221	logarithmetic	[.] LOGARITHMET'IC,
33222	logarithmetical	[.] LOGARITHMET'ICAL,
33223	logarithmic	[.] LOGARITH'MIC, a. Pertaining to logarithms; consisting of logarithms.
33224	loggats	[.] LOG'GATS, n. The name of a play or game, the same as is now called kittle-pins. It was prohibited by Statute 33, Henry VIII. [Not in use.]
33225	loggerhead	[.] LOG'GERHEAD, n. [log and head.] [.] 1. A blockhead; a dunce; a dolt; a thick-skull. [.] 2. A spherical mass of iron, with a long handle; used to heat tar. [.] To fall to loggerheads, [.] To go to loggerheads, to come to blows; to fall to fighting without ...
33226	loggerheaded	[.] LOG'GERHEADED, a. Dull; stupid; doltish.
33227	logic	[.] LOG'IC, n. [L. id; Gr. from reason, to speak.] [.] The art of thinking and reasoning justly. [.] Logic is the art of using reason well in our inquiries after truth, and the communication of it to others. [.] Logic may be defined, the science or history of the ...
33228	logical	[.] LOG'ICAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to logic; used in logic; as logical subtitles. [.] 2. According to the rules of logic; as a logical argument or inference. This reasoning is strictly logical. [.] 3. Skilled in logic; versed in the art of thinking and reasoning; ...
33229	logically	[.] LOG'ICALLY, adv. According to the rules of logic; as, to argue logically.
33230	logician	[.] LOGI'CIAN, n. A person skilled in logic, or the art of reasoning. [.] Each fierce logician still expelling Locke.
33231	logistic	[.] LOGIS'TIC, a. Relating to sexagesimal fractions.
33232	logman	[.] LOG'MAN, n. [.] 1. A man who carries logs. [.] 2. One whose occupation is to cut and convey logs to a mill. [Local.]
33233	logographic	[.] LOGOGRAPH'IC,
33234	logographical	[.] LOGOGRAPH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to logography.
33235	logography	[.] LOGOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. a word, and to write.] [.] A method of printing, in which a type represents a word, instead of forming a letter.
33236	logogriphe	[.] LOG'OGRIPHE, n. [Gr.] A sort of riddle. Obs.
33237	logomachist	[.] LOGOM'ACHIST, n. One who contends about words.
33238	logomachy	[.] LOGOM'ACHY, n. [Gr. word, and contest, altercation.] [.] Contention in words merely, or rather a contention about words; a war of words.
33239	logometric	[.] LOGOMET'RIC, a. [Gr. ratio, and to measure.] [.] A logometric scale is intended to measure or ascertain chimical equivalents.
33240	logwood	[.] LOG'WOOD, n. A species of tree and wood, called also Campeachy-wood, from the bay of Campeachy in Spanish America, of the genus Haematoxylon, of which there is one species only. This tree has a crooked, deformed stem, growing to the height of 20 or 24 feet, with crooked ...
33241	lohoch	[.] LO'HOCH,
33242	lohock	[.] LO'HOCK, n. A medicine of a middle consistence between a soft electuary and a syrup. [See Loch.]
33243	loin	[.] LOIN, n. [L. clumis.] [.] The loins are the space on each side of the vertebrae, between the lowest of the false ribs and the upper portion of the os ilium or haunch bone, or the lateral portions of the lumbar region; called also the reins.
33244	loiter	[.] LOIT'ER, v.i. [.] To linger; to be slow in moving; to delay; to be dilatory; to spend time idly. [.] If we have loitered, let us quicken our pace.
33245	loiterer	[.] LOIT'ERER, n. A lingerer; one that delays or is slow in motion; an idler; one that is sluggish or dilatory. [.] Ever listless loiterers, that attend no cause, no trust, no duty and no friend.
33246	loitering	[.] LOIT'ERING, ppr. Lingering; delaying; moving slowly.
33247	loke	[.] LOKE, n. [Gr. darkness.] [.] 1. In the Scandinavian mythology, the evil deity, the author of all calamities; answering to the Arimanes of the Persians. [.] 2. A close narrow lane. [Local.]
33248	loll	[.] LOLL, v.i. [The sense of this word is to throw, to send. Hence it coincides with the Gr..] [.] 1. To recline; to lean; properly, to throw one's self down; hence, to lie at ease. [.] Void of care he lolls supine in state. [.] 2. To suffer the tongue to hang ...
33249	lollard	[.] LOLL'ARD, n. [.] The Lollards were a sect of early reformers in Germany and England, the followers of Wickliffe.
33250	lollardy	[.] LOLL'ARDY, n. The doctrines of the Lollards.
33251	lolling	[.] LOLL'ING, ppr. Throwing down or out; reclining at ease; thrusting out the tongue.
33252	lombardic	[.] LOMBARD'IC, a. Pertaining to the Lombards; an epithet applied to one of the ancient alphabets derived from the Roman, and relating to the manuscripts of Italy.
33253	loment	[.] LO'MENT, n. [L. lomentum.] An elongated pericarp, which never bursts. It consists, like the legume, of two valves, with the seeds attached to the under suture, but is divided into small cells, each containing a single seed.
33254	lomentaceous	[.] LOMENTA'CEOUS, a. [L. lomentum, bean meal, a color.] [.] Furnished with a loment. The lomentaceae are a natural order of plants, many of which furnish beautiful tinctures or dyes, and whose seeds are contained in a loment or legume.
33255	lomonite	[.] LOM'ONITE, n. Laumonite, or di-prismatic zeolite.
33256	lomp	[.] LOMP, n. A kind of roundish fish.
33257	londonism	[.] LON'DONISM, n. A mode of speaking peculiar to London.
33258	lone	[.] LONE, a. [.] 1. Solitary; retired; unfrequented; having no company. [.] And leave you in lone woods or empty walls. [.] 2. Single; standing by itself; not having others in the neighborhood; as a lone house. [.] 3. Single; unmarried, or in widowhood. [.] LONE, ...
33259	loneliness	[.] LO'NELINESS, n. [.] 1. Solitude; retirement; seclusion from company. He was weary of the loneliness of his habitation. [.] 2. Love of retirement; disposition to solitude. [.] I see the mystery of your loneliness.
33260	lonely	[.] LO'NELY, a. [.] 1. Solitary; retired; sequestered from company or neighbors; as a lonely situation; a lonely cell. [.] 2. Solitary; as the lonely traveler. [.] 3. Addicted to solitude or seclusion from company.
33261	loneness	[.] LO'NENESS, n. Solitude; seclusion.
33262	lonesome	[.] LO'NESOME, a. Solitary; secluded from society. [.] How horrid will these lonesome seats appear!
33263	lonesomeness	[.] LO'NESOMENESS, n. The state of being solitary; solitude.
33264	long	[.] LONG, a. [L. longus.] [.] 1. Extended; drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; opposed to short, and contradistinguished from broad or wide. Long is a relative term; for a thing may be long in respect to one thing, and short with respect to another. ...
33265	long-headed	[.] LONG'-HEADED, a. Having a great extent of thought.
33266	long-measure	[.] LONG-MEASURE, n. Lineal measure; the measure of length.
33267	long-sight	[.] LONG-SIGHT, n. Long-sightedness.
33268	long-sighted	[.] LONG-SIGHTED, a. Able to see at a great distance; used literally of the eyes, and figuratively of the mind or intellect.
33269	long-sightedness	[.] LONG-SIGHTEDNESS, n. [.] 1. The faculty of seeing objects at a great distance. [.] 2. In medicine, presbyopy; that defect of sight by which objects near at hand are seen confusedly, but at remoter distances distinctly.
33270	long-sufferance	[.] LONG-SUF'FERANCE, n. Forbearance to punish; clemency; patience.
33271	long-suffering	[.] LONG-SUF'FERING, n. Long endurance; patience of offense. [.] Despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering? Romans 2.
33272	long-winded	[.] LONG-WIND'ED, a. Long breathed; tedious in speaking, argument or narration; as a long-winded advocate.
33273	longanimity	[.] LONGANIM'ITY, n. [L. longanimitas; longus, long, and animus, mind.] [.] Forbearance; patience; disposition to endure long under offenses.
33274	longboat	[.] LONG'BOAT, n. The largest and strongest boat belonging to a ship.
33275	longer	[.] LON'GER, a. [comp. of long.] More long; of greater length; as a longer course. [.] LON'GER, adv. For a greater duration. This evil can be endured no longer.
33276	longest	[.] LON'GEST, a. Of the greatest extent; as the longest line. [.] LON'GEST, adv. For the greatest continuance of time. They who live longest, are most convinced of the vanity of life.
33277	longeval	[.] LONGE'VAL, a. [L. longus and avum.] Long lived.
33278	longevity	[.] LONGEV'ITY, n. [L. longavitas; longus, long, and avum, age.] [.] Length or duration of life; more generally, great length of life. [.] The instances of longevity are chiefly among the abstemious.
33279	longevous	[.] LONGE'VOUS, a. [L. longavus, supra.] Living a long time; of great age.
33280	longimanous	[.] LONGIM'ANOUS, a. [L. longus, long, and manus, hand.] Having long hands.
33281	longimetry	[.] LONGIM'ETRY, n. [L. longus, long, and Gr. measure.] [.] The art or practice of measuring distances or lengths, whether accessible or inaccessible.
33282	longing	[.] LONG'ING, ppr. Earnestly desiring; having a craving or preternatural appetite. [.] LONG'ING, n. An eager desire; a craving or preternatural appetite.
33283	longingly	[.] LONG'INGLY, adv. With eager wishes or appetite.
33284	longinquity	[.] LONGIN'QUITY, n. [L. longinquitas.] Great distance.
33285	longish	[.] LONG'ISH, a. Somewhat long; moderately long.
33286	longitude	[.] LON'GITUDE, n. [L. longitudo, from longus, long.] [.] 1. Properly length; as the longitude of a room; but in this sense not now used. Appropriately, in geography, [.] 2. The distance of any place on the globe from another place, eastward or westward; or the ...
33287	longitudinal	[.] LONGITU'DINAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to longitude or length; as longitudinal distance. [.] 2. Extending in length; running lengthwise, as distinguished from transverse or across; as the longitudinal diameter of a body. The longitudinal suture of the head runs ...
33288	longitudinally	[.] LONGITU'DINALLY, adv. In the direction of length. [.] Some of the fibers of the human body are placed longitudinally, others transversely.
33289	longlegged	[.] LONG'LEGGED, a. Having long legs.
33290	longlived	[.] LONG'LIVED, a. Having along life or existence; living long; lasting long.
33291	longly	[.] LONG'LY, adv. With longing desire. [Not used.]
33292	longness	[.] LONG'NESS, n. Length. [Little used.]
33293	longprimer	[.] LONG'PRIM'ER, n. A printing type of a particular size, between small pica and bourgeois.
33294	longshanked	[.] LONG'SHANKED, a. Having long legs.
33295	longsome	[.] LONG'SOME, a. Extended in length; tiresome; tedious; as a longsome plain. Obs.
33296	longspun	[.] LONG'SPUN, a. Spun or extended to a great length.
33297	longsuffering	[.] LONG'SUF'FERING, a. Bearing injuries or provocation for a long time; patient; not easily provoked. [.] The Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering and abundant in goodness. Ex. 34.
33298	longways	[.] LONGWAYS, a mistake for longwise.
33299	lonish	[.] LO'NISH, a. Somewhat solitary. [Not used and inelegant.]
33300	loo	[.] LOO, n. A game at cards.
33301	loobily	[.] LOOB'ILY, adv. [See Looby.] Like a looby; in an awkward, clumsy manner.
33302	looby	[.] LOOB'Y, n. An awkward, clumsy fellow; a lubber. [.] Who could give the looby such airs?
33303	loof	[.] LOOF, n. The after part of a ship's bow, or the part where the planks begin to be incurvated, as they approach the stem.
33304	loofed	[.] LOOF'ED, a. [See Aloof.] Gone to a distance. [Not used.]
33305	look	[.] LOOK, v.i. [See Light. The primary sense is to stretch, to extend, to shoot, hence to direct the eye. We observe its primary sense is nearly the same as that of seek. Hence, to look for is to seek.] [.] 1. To direct the eye towards an object, with the intention ...
33306	look-out	[.] LOOK'-OUT, n. A careful looking or watching for any object or event.
33307	looker	[.] LOOK'ER, n. One who looks. [.] A looker on, a mere spectator; one that looks on, but has no agency or interest in the affair.
33308	looking-glass	[.] LOOK'ING-GLASS, n. A glass which reflects the form of the person who looks on it; a mirror. [.] There is none so homely but loves a looking-glass.
33309	lool	[.] LOOL, n. In metallurgy, a vessel used to receive the washings of ores of metals.
33310	loom	[.] LOOM, n. [.] 1. In composition, heir-loom, in law, is a personal chattel that by special custom descends to an heir with the inheritance, being such a thing as cannot be separated from the estate, without injury to it; such as jewels of the crown, charters, deeds, ...
33311	loom-gale	[.] LOOM'-GALE, n. A gentle gale of wind.
33312	looming	[.] LOOM'ING, ppr. Appearing above the surface, or indistinctly, at a distance.
33313	loon	[.] LOON, n. [.] 1. A sorry fellow; a rogue; a rascal. [.] 2. A sea-fowl of the genus colymbus.
33314	loop	[.] LOOP, n. [.] 1. A folding or doubling of a string or a noose, through which a lace or cord may be run for fastening. [.] That the probation bear no hinge, nor loop to hang a doubt on. [.] 2. In iron-works, the part of a row or block of cast iron, melted off ...
33315	looped	[.] LOOP'ED, a. Full of holes.
33316	loophole	[.] LOOP'HOLE, n. [.] 1. A small aperture in the bulk-head and other parts of a merchant ship, through which small arms are fired at an enemy. [.] 2. A hole or aperture that gives a passage. [.] 3. A passage for escape; means of escape.
33317	loopholed	[.] LOOP'HOLED, a. Full of holes or openings for escape.
33318	looping	[.] LOOP'ING, n. In metallurgy, the running together of the matter of an ore into a mass, when the ore is only heated for calcination.
33319	loord	[.] LOORD, n. A dull stupid fellow; a drone. [Not in use.]
33320	loose	[.] LOOSE, v.t. loos. [Gr.; Heb.] [.] 1. To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening. [.] Canst thou loose the bands of Orion? Job 38. [.] Ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her; loose them, and bring them to me. Matt. 21. [.] 2. To relax. [.] The ...
33321	loosed	[.] LOOS'ED, pp. Untied; unbound; freed from restraint.
33322	loosely	[.] LOOSELY, adv. loos'ly. [.] 1. Not fast; not firmly; that may be easily disengaged; as things loosely tied or connected. [.] 2. Without confinement. [.] Her golden locks for haste were loosely shed about her ears. [.] 3. Without union or connection. [.] Part ...
33323	loosen	[.] LOOS'EN, v.t. loos'n. [from loose.] [.] 1. To free from tightness, tension, firmness or fixedness; as, to loosen a string when tied, or a knot; to loosen a joint; to loosen a rock in the earth. [.] 2. To render less dense or compact; as, to loosen the earth ...
33324	loosened	[.] LOOS'ENED, pp. Freed from tightness or fixedness; rendered loose.
33325	looseness	[.] LOOSENESS, n. loos'ness. [.] 1. The state of being loose or relaxed; a state opposite to that of being tight, fast, fixed or compact; as the looseness of a cord; the looseness of a robe; the looseness of the skin; the looseness of earth, or of the texture of cloth. [.] 2. ...
33326	loosening	[.] LOOS'ENING, ppr. Freeing from tightness, tension or fixedness; rendering less compact.
33327	loosestrife	[.] LOOSESTRIFE, n. loos'strife. In botany, the name of several species of plants, of the genera Lysimachia, Epilobium, Lythrum, and Gaura.
33328	loosing	[.] LOOS'ING, ppr. Setting free from confinement.
33329	lop	[.] LOP, v.t. [Eng. flap. The primary sense is evidently to fall or fell, or to strike down, and I think it connected with flap.] [.] 1. To cut off, as the top or extreme part of any thing; to shorten by cutting off the extremities; as, to lop a tree or its branches. [.] With ...
33330	lope	[.] LOPE, pret. of leap. Obs. [.] LOPE, n. [See leap.] [.] A leap; a long step. [A word in popular use in America.] [.] LOPE, v.i. To leap; to move or run with a long step, as a dog.
33331	loping	[.] LO'PING, ppr. Leaping; moving or running with a long step.
33332	lopped	[.] LOP'PED, pp. cut off; shortened by cutting off the top or end; bent down.
33333	lopper	[.] LOP'PER, n. One that lops.
33334	lopping	[.] LOP'PING, ppr. Cutting off; shortening by cutting off the extremity; letting fall. [.] LOP'PING, n. that which is cut off.
33335	loquacious	[.] LOQUA'CIOUS, a. [L. loquax, from loquor, to speak. Eng. to clack.] [.] 1. Talkative; given to continual talking. [.] Loquacious, brawling ever in the wrong. [.] 2. Speaking; noisy. [.] Bling British bards, with volant touch, traverse loquacious strings. [.] 3. ...
33336	loquaciousness	[.] LOQUA'CIOUSNESS,
33337	loquacity	[.] LOQUAC'ITY, n. [L. loquacitas.] Talkativeness; the habit or practice of talking continually or excessively. [.] Too great loquacity and too great taciturnity by fits.
33338	lord	[.] LORD, n. [.] 1. A master; a person possessing supreme power and authority; a ruler; a governor. [.] Man over man he made not lord. [.] But now I was the lord of this fair mansion. [.] 2. A tyrant; an oppressive ruler. [.] 3. A husband. [.] I oft in ...
33339	lording	[.] LORD'ING, n. A little lord; a lord, in contempt or ridicule. [Little used.]
33340	lordlike	[.] LORD'LIKE, a. [.] 1. Becoming a lord. [.] 2. Haughty; proud; insolent.
33341	lordliness	[.] LORD'LINESS, n. [from lordly.] [.] 1. Dignity; high station. [.] 2. Pride; haughtiness.
33342	lordling	[.] LORD'LING, n. A little or diminutive lord.
33343	lordly	[.] LORD'LY, a. [lord and like.] [.] 1. Becoming a lord; pertaining to a lord. [.] Lordly sins require lordly estates to support them. [.] 2. Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent. [.] Every rich and lordly swain, with pride would drag about her chain. [.] LORD'LY, ...
33344	lordship	[.] LORD'SHIP, n. [.] 1. The state of quality of being a lord; hence, a title of honor given to noblemen, except to dukes, who have the title of grace. [.] 2. A titulary compellation of judges and certain other persons in authority and office. [.] 3. Dominion; ...
33345	lore	[.] LORE, n. Learning; doctrine; lesson; instruction. [.] The law of nations, or the lore of war. [.] Lo! Rome herself, proud mistress now no more of arts, but thundering against heathen lore.
33346	lorel	[.] LOR'EL, n. An abandoned scoundrel; a vagrant. Obs.
33347	loresman	[.] LO'RESMAN, n. [lore and man.] An instructor. Obs.
33348	loricate	[.] LOR'ICATE, v.t. [L. lorico, loricatus, from lorica, a coat of mail.] [.] 1. To plate over; to spread over, as a plate for defense. [.] Nature hath loricated the sides of the tympanum in animals with ear-wax. [.] 2. To cover with a crust, as a chimical vessel, ...
33349	loricated	[.] LOR'ICATED, pp. Covered or plated over; encrusted.
33350	loricating	[.] LOR'ICATING, ppr. Covering over with a plate or crust.
33351	lorication	[.] LORICA'TION, n. The act or operation of covering any thing with a plate or crust for defense; as the lorication of a chimical vessel, to enable it to resist the action of fire, and sustain a high degree of heat.
33352	lorimer	[.] LOR'IMER, n. [L. lorum, a thong.] [.] A bridle-maker; one that makes bits for bridles, &c. [Not used.]
33353	loring	[.] LO'RING, n. Instructive discourse. Obs.
33354	loriot	[.] LO'RIOT, n. A bird called witwal; the oriole.
33355	loris	[.] LO'RIS, n. A small quadruped of Ceylon.
33356	lorn	[.] LORN, a. [See Forlorn.] Lost; forsaken; lonely.
33357	lory	[.] LO'RY, n. A subordinate genus of fowls of the parrot kind, forming the link between the parrot and parakeet.
33358	losable	[.] LOSABLE, a. That may be lost. [Little used.]
33359	lose	[.] LOSE, v.t. looz. pret. and pp. lost. [.] 1. To mislay; to part or be separated from a thing, so as to have no knowledge of the place where it is; as, to lose a book or a paper; to lose a record; to lose a dollar or a ducat. [.] 2. To forfeit by unsuccessful contest; ...
33360	losel	[.] LOS'EL, n. s as z. [from the root of loose.] a wasteful fellow, one who loses by sloth or neglect; a worthless person. Obs.
33361	losenger	[.] LOS'ENGER, n. a deceiver. Obs.
33362	loser	[.] LOSER, n. looz'er. One that loses, or that is deprived of any thing by defeat, forfeiture or the like; the contrary to winner or gainer. A loser by trade may be honest and moral; this cannot be said of a loser by gaming.
33363	losing	[.] LOS'ING, ppr. looz'ing. Parting from; missing; forfeiting; wasting; employing to no good purpose.
33364	loss	[.] LOSS, n. [.] 1. privation, as the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation. every loss is not a detriment. we cannot regret the loss of bad company or of evil habits. [.] 2. Destruction; ruin; as the loss of a ship at sea; the ...
33365	lossful	[.] LOSS'FUL, a. Detrimental. [Not used.
33366	lossless	[.] LOSS'LESS, a. Free from loss. [Not used.]
33367	lost	[.] LOST, pp. [from lose.] [.] 1. Mislaid or left in a place unknown or forgotten; that cannot be found; as a lost book. [.] 2. Ruined; destroyed; wasted or squandered; employed to no good purpose; as lost money; lost time. [.] 3. Forfeited; as a lost estate. [.] 4. ...
33368	lot	[.] LOT, n. [.] 1. That which, in human speech, is called chance, hazard, fortune; but in strictness of language, is the determination of Providence; as, the land shall be divided by lot. Num. 26. [.] 2. That by which the fate or portion of one is determined; that ...
33369	lote	[.] LOTE, n. [L. lotus, lotos.] [.] 1. A plant of the genus Celtis, the lote-tree, of several species. The wood of one species is very durable, and is used for timber. In Italy, flutes and other wind-instruments are made of it, and in England it is used for the ...
33370	loth	[.] LOTH, a. [In America, the primitive pronunciation of lath, that is, lawth, is retained in the adjective, which is written loth. The verb would be better written lothe, in analogy with cloth, clothe. See Loth.] [.] Disliking; unwilling; reluctant. He was loth to ...
33371	lothe	[.] LOTHE, v.t. To hate; to look on with hatred or abhorrence; particularly, to feel disgust at food or drink, either from natural antipathy, or a sickly appetite, or from satiety, or from its ill taste. [See Lothe.]
33372	lothed	[.] LO'THED, pp. Hatred; abhorred; turned from with disgust.
33373	lother	[.] LO'THER, n. One that lothes or abhors.
33374	lothful	[.] LO'THFUL, a. [.] 1. Hating; abhorring. [.] Which he did with lothful eyes behold. [.] 2. Disgusting; hated; exciting abhorrence. [.] Above the reach of lothful sinful lust.
33375	lothing	[.] LO'THING, ppr. [.] 1. Feeling disgust at; having extreme aversion to; as lothing food. [.] 2. Hating; abhorring; as lothing sin. [.] LO'THING, n. Extreme disgust; abhorrence. Ezek. 14.
33376	lothingly	[.] LO'THINGLY, adv. With extreme disgust or abhorrence; in a fastidious manner.
33377	lothly	[.] LOTH'LY, adv. Unwillingly; reluctantly. [.] This shows that you from nature lothly stray.
33378	lothness	[.] LOTH'NESS, n. Unwillingness; reluctance. [.] There grew among them a general silence and lothness to speak. [.]
33379	lothsome	[.] LO'THSOME, a. [.] 1. Causing an extreme aversion of appetite; exciting fastidiousness. Num. 11. [.] 2. Exciting extreme disgust; offensive; as a lothsome disease. Ps. 38. [.] 3. Odious; exciting hatred or abhorrence; detestable; as lothsome sloth.
33380	lothsomeness	[.] LO'THSOMENESS, n. the quality of exciting extreme disgust or abhorrence.
33381	lotion	[.] LO'TION, n. [L. lotio, from lavo, to wash.] [.] 1. A washing; particularly, a washing of the skin for the purpose of rendering it fair. [.] 2. A liquid preparation for washing some part of the body, to cleanse it of fourlness or deformity. [.] 3. In pharmacy, ...
33382	lottery	[.] LOT'TERY, n. [See Lot.] [.] 1. A scheme for the distribution of prizes by chance, or the distribution itself. Lotteries are often authorized by law, but many good men deem them immoral in principle, and almost all men concur in the opinion that their effects are ...
33383	loud	[.] LOUD, a. [L. laudo, to praise, and with a prefix, plaudo. Heb.] [.] 1. Having a great sound; high sounding; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as a loud voice; a loud cry; loud thunder. [.] 2. Uttering or making a great noise; as loud instruments. 2Chron. ...
33384	loudly	[.] LOUD'LY, adv. [.] 1. With great sound or noise; noisily. [.] Who long and loudly in the schools declaimed. [.] 2. Clamorously; with vehement complaints or importunity. He loudly complained of intolerance.
33385	loudness	[.] LOUD'NESS, n. [.] 1. Great sound or noise; as the loudness of a voice or of thunder. [.] 2. Clamor; clamorousness; turbulence; uproar.
33386	lough	[.] LOUGH, n. lok. a lake; a different orthography of loch and lake.
33387	lounge	[.] LOUNGE, v.i. to live in idleness; to spend time lazily.
33388	lounger	[.] LOUNG'ER, n. An idler; one who loiters away his time in indolence.
33389	lour	[.] LOUR. [See Lower.]
33390	louse	[.] LOUSE, n. lous. plu. lice. [.] A small insect of the genus Pediculus. It has six feet, two eyes, with long feelers and a sting in the mouth. It infests the bodies of men and other animals; but different animals are infested with different species. [.] LOUSE, ...
33391	louse-wort	[.] LOUSE-WORT, n. lous'-wort. A plant of the genus Pedicularis. The yellow louse-wort is of the genus Rhinanthus.
33392	lousily	[.] LOUS'ILY, adv. s as z. [from lousy.] In a mean, paltry manner; scurvily.
33393	lousiness	[.] LOUS'INESS, n. s as z. The state of abounding with lice.
33394	lousy	[.] LOUS'Y, a. s as z. [louse.] [.] 1. Swarming with lice; infested with lice. [.] 2. Mean; low; contemptible; as a lousy knave.
33395	lout	[.] LOUT, n. A mean awkward fellow; a bumpkin; a clown. [.] LOUT, v.i. To end; to bow; to stoop. [Obsolete or local.]
33396	loutish	[.] LOUT'ISH, a. Clownish; rude; awkward.
33397	loutishly	[.] LOUT'ISHLY, adv. Like a clown; in a rude, clumsy, awkward manner.
33398	louver	[.] LOUVER, n. loo'ver. An opening in the roof of a cottage for the smoke to escape.
33399	lovable	[.] LOV'ABLE, a. Worthy of love; amiable.
33400	lovage	[.] LOV'AGE, n. A plant of the genus Ligusticum.
33401	love	[.] LOVE, v.t. luv. [L. libeo, lubeo. See Lief. The sense is probably to be prompt, free, willing, from leaning, advancing, or drawing forward.] [.] 1. In a general sense to be pleased with; to regard with affection, on account of some qualities which excite pleasing ...
33402	love-broker	[.] LOVE-BROKER, n. A third person who acts as agent between lovers.
33403	love-darting	[.] LOVE-DARTING, a. Darting love.
33404	love-day	[.] LOVE-DAY, n. A day formerly appointed for an amicable adjustment of differences.
33405	love-favor	[.] LOVE-FAVOR, n. Something given to be worn in token of love.
33406	love-knot	[.] LOVE-KNOT, n. luv'-not. A knot so called, used as a token of love or representing mutual affection.
33407	love-labored	[.] LOVE-LABORED, a. Labored by love.
33408	love-lass	[.] LOVE-LASS, n. A sweetheart.
33409	love-letter	[.] LOVE-LETTER, n. A letter professing love; a letter of courtship.
33410	love-lock	[.] LOVE-LOCK, n. A curl or lock of hair so called; worn by men of fashion in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I.
33411	love-lorn	[.] LOVE-LORN, a. [love and lorn.] Forsaken by one's love; as the love-lorn nightingale.
33412	love-monger	[.] LOVE-MONGER, n. [love and monger.] One who deals in affairs of love. [Not used.]
33413	love-pined	[.] LOVE-PINED, a. Wasted by love.
33414	love-secret	[.] LOVE-SECRET, n. A secret between lovers.
33415	love-shaft	[.] LOVE-SHAFT, n. Cupid's arrow.
33416	love-sick	[.] LOVE-SICK, a. [.] 1. Sick or languishing with love or amorous desire; as a love-sick maid. [.] To the dear mistress of my love-sick mind. [.] 2. Dictated by a languishing lover, or expressive of languishing love. [.] Where nightingales their love-sick ditty ...
33417	love-song	[.] LOVE-SONG, n. A song expressing love.
33418	love-suit	[.] LOVE-SUIT, n Courtship; solicitation of union in marriage.
33419	love-tale	[.] LOVE-TALE, n. A narrative of love. [.] Cato's proper person to entrust a love-tale with.
33420	love-thought	[.] LOVE-THOUGHT, n. Amorous fancy. [Not used.]
33421	love-token	[.] LOVE-TOKEN, n. A present in token of love.
33422	love-toy	[.] LOVE-TOY, n. A small present from a lover.
33423	love-trick	[.] LOVE-TRICK, n. Art or artifice expressive of love. [.] Other love-tricks than glancing with the eyes.
33424	loveapple	[.] LOVE'APPLE, n. A plant of the genus Solanum.
33425	loved	[.] LOVED, pp. Having the affection of any one.
33426	loveless	[.] LOVELESS, a. Void of love; void of tenderness or kindness.
33427	lovelily	[.] LOVELILY, adv. luv'lily. [from lovely.] Amiably; in a manner to excite love.
33428	loveliness	[.] LOVELINESS, n. luv'liness. [from lovely.] [.] Amiableness; qualities of body or mind that may excite love. [.] If there is such a native loveliness in the sex, as to make them victorious when in the wrong, how resistless their power when they are on the side of ...
33429	lovely	[.] LOVELY, a. luv'ly. Amiable; that may excite love; possessing qualities which may invite affection. [.] Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives - 2Sam. 1.
33430	lover	[.] LOV'ER, n. [.] 1. One who loves; one who has a tender affection, particularly for a female. [.] Love is blind, and lovers cannot see - [.] 2. A friend; one who regards with kindness. [.] Your brother and his lover have embraced. [.] 3. One who likes or ...
33431	lovesome	[.] LOVESOME, a. Lovely. [Not used.]
33432	loving	[.] LOVING, ppr. [.] 1. Entertaining a strong affection for; having tender regard for. [.] 2. a. Fond; affectionate; as a loving friend. [.] 3. Expressing love or kindness; as loving words.
33433	loving-kindness	[.] LOVING-KINDNESS, n. Tender regard; mercy; favor; a scriptural word. [.] My loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him. [.] Ps. 89.
33434	lovingly	[.] LOVINGLY, adv. With love; with affection; affectionately. [.] It is no great matter to live lovingly with meek persons.
33435	lovingness	[.] LOVINGNESS, n. Affection; kind regard. [.] The only two bands of good will, loveliness and lovingness.
33436	low	[.] LOW, a. [.] 1. Not high or elevated; depressed below any given surface or place. Low ground or land, is land below the common level. Low is opposed to high, and both are relative terms. That which is low with respect to one thing, may be high with respect to ...
33437	low-born	[.] LOW-BORN, a. Born in low life.
33438	low-bred	[.] LOW-BRED, a. Bred in a low condition or manner; vulgar.
33439	low-spirited	[.] LOW-SPIR'ITED, a. Not having animation and courage; dejected; depressed; not lively or sprightly. Losses of property often render men low-spirited. Excessive severity breaks the mind, and renders the child or pupil low-spirited.
33440	low-spiritedness	[.] LOW-SPIR'ITEDNESS, n. Dejection of mind or courage; a state of low spirits.
33441	low-thoughted	[.] LOW-THOUGHT'ED, a. Having the thoughts employed on low subjects; not having sublime and elevated thoughts or contemplations; mean of sentiment; as low-thoughted care.
33442	low-wines	[.] LOW-WINES, n. [low and wine.] The liquor produced by the first distillation of molasses, or fermented liquors; the first run of the still.
33443	lowbell	[.] LOWBELL, n. [.] A kind of fowling in the night, in which the birds are wakened by a bell, and blinded by light, so as to be easily taken. [.] LOWBELL, v.t. To scare, as with a lowbell.
33444	lowe	[.] LOWE, A termination of names, as in Bed-low.
33445	lower	[.] LOWER, v.t. [from low.] [.] 1. To cause to descend; to let down; to take or bring down; as, to lower the main-sail of a sloop. [.] 2. To suffer to sink downwards. [.] 3. To bring down; to reduce or humble; as, to lower the pride of man. [.] 4. To lessen; ...
33446	loweringly	[.] LOW'ERINGLY, adv. with cloudiness or threatening gloom.
33447	lowermost	[.] LOWERMOST, a. [from low.] Lowest.
33448	lowery	[.] LOW'ERY, a. cloudy; gloomy.
33449	lowest	[.] LOWEST, a. [superl. of low.] Most low; deepest; most depressed or degraded, &c.
33450	lowing	[.] LOWING, ppr. Bellowing, as an ox. [.] LOWING, n. the bellowing or cry of cattle.
33451	lowland	[.] LOWLAND, n. land which is low with respect to the neighboring country; a low or level country. Thus the Belgic states are called Lowlands. The word is sometimes opposed to a mountainous country; as the Lowlands of Scotland. sometimes it denotes a marsh.
33452	lowlihood	[.] LOWLIHOOD, n. a humble state. Obs.
33453	lowliness	[.] LOWLINESS, n. [from lowly.] [.] 1. Freedom from pride; humility; humbleness of mind. [.] Walk - with all lowliness and meekness. Eph. 4. Phil. 2. [.] 2. Meanness; want of dignity; abject state. [In this sense little used.]
33454	lowly	[.] LOWLY, a. [low and like.] [.] 1. Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free from pride. [.] Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for I am meek and lovly in heart. Matt. 11. [.] He scorneth the scorners; but he giveth grace to the lowly. Prov. ...
33455	lown	[.] LOWN, n. [See Loon. a low fellow; a scoundrel.
33456	lowness	[.] LOWNESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being low or depressed; the state of being less elevated than something else; as the lowness of the ground, or of the water after the ebb-tide. [.] 2. Meanness of condition. Men are not to be despised or oppressed on account of ...
33457	loxodromic	[.] LOXODROM'IC, a. [Gr. oblique, and a course.] [.] Pertaining to oblique sailing by the rhomb; as loxodromic tables.
33458	loxodromics	[.] LOXODROM'ICS, n. The art of oblique sailing by the rhomb, which always makes an equal angle with every meridian; that is, when a ship sails neither directly under the equator, nor under the same meridian, but obliquely.
33459	loyal	[.] LOY'AL, a. [L. lex, law.] [.] Faithful to a prince or superior; true to plighted faith, duty or love; not treacherous; used of subjects to their prince, and of husband, wife and lovers; as a loyal subject; a loyal wife. [.] There Laodamia with Evadne moves, unhappy ...
33460	loyalist	[.] LOY'ALIST, n. A person who adheres to his sovereign; particularly, one who maintains his allegiance to his prince, and defends his cause in times of revolt or revolution.
33461	loyally	[.] LOY'ALLY, adv. With fidelity to a prince or sovereign, or to a husband or lover.
33462	loyalty	[.] LOY'ALTY, n. Fidelity to a prince or sovereign, or to a husband or lover. [.] He had such loyalty to the king as the law requires.
33463	lozenge	[.] LOZ'ENGE, n. [Gr. oblique, and a corner.] [.] 1. Originally, a figure with four equal sides, having two acute and two obtuse angles; a rhomb. [.] 2. In heraldry, a four-cornered figure, resembling a pane of glass in old casements. [.] 3. Among jewelers, lozenges ...
33464	lozenged	[.] LOZ'ENGED, a. Made into the shape of lozenges.
33465	lozengy	[.] LOZ'ENGY, a. In heraldry, having the field or charge covered with lozenges.
33466	lp	[.] LP, a contraction of lordship.
33467	lu	[.] LU. [See Loo.]
33468	lubbard	[.] LUBBARD. [Not used. See Lubber.]
33469	lubber	[.] LUB'BER, n. [.] A heavy, clumsy fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown. [.] And lingering lubbers lose many a penny.
33470	lubberly	[.] LUB'BERLY, a. Properly, tall and lank without activity; hence, bulky and heavy; clumsy; lazy; as a lubberly fellow or boy. [.] LUB'BERLY, adv. Clumsily; awkwardly.
33471	lubric	[.] LU'BRIC, a. [L. lubricus, slippery.] [.] 1. Having a smooth surface; slippery; as a lubric throat. [.] 2. Wavering; unsteady; as the lubric waves of state. [.] 3. Lascivious; wanton; lewd. [.] This lubric and adulterate age. [.] [This word is now little ...
33472	lubricant	[.] LU'BRICANT, n. [See Lubricate.] That which lubricates.
33473	lubricate	[.] LU'BRICATE, v.t. [L. lubrico, from lubricus, slippery; allied to labor, to slip or slide.] [.] To make smooth or slippery. Mucilaginous and saponaceous medicines lubricate the parts to which they are applied.
33474	lubricated	[.] LU'BRICATED, pp. Made smooth and slippery.
33475	lubricating	[.] LU'BRICATING, ppr. Rendering smooth and slippery.
33476	lubricator	[.] LU'BRICATOR, n. That which lubricates.
33477	lubricous	[.] LU'BRICOUS, a. [L. lubricus.] [.] 1. Smooth; slippery. [.] 2. Wavering; unstable; as lubricous opinions.
33478	lubrictiy	[.] LUBRIC'TIY, n. [.] 1. Smoothness of surface; slipperiness. [.] 2. Smoothness; aptness to glide over any thing, or to facilitate the motion of bodies in contact by diminishing friction. [.] 3. Slipperiness; instability; as the lubricity of fortune. [.] 4. ...
33479	lubrifaction	[.] LUBRIFAC'TION, n. [infra.] The act of lubricating or making smooth.
33480	lubrification	[.] LUBRIFICA'TION, n. [L. lubricus and facio, to make.] [.] The act or operation of making smooth and slippery.
33481	luce	[.] LUCE, n. A pike full grown.
33482	lucent	[.] LU'CENT, a. [L. lucens, from luceo, to shine. See light.] [.] Shining; bright; resplendent; as the sun's lucent orb.
33483	lucern	[.] LU'CERN, n. [.] A plant of the genus Medicago, cultivated for fodder.
33484	lucid	[.] LU'CID, a. [L. lucidus, from luceo, to shine. See Light.] [.] 1. Shining; bright; resplendent; as the lucid orbs of heaven. [.] 2. Clear; transparent; pellucid; as a lucid stream. [.] 3. Bright with the radiance of intellect; not darkened or confused by delirium ...
33485	lucidity	[.] LUCID'ITY, n. Brightness. [Not used.]
33486	lucidness	[.] LU'CIDNESS, n. Brightness; clearness.
33487	lucifer	[.] LU'CIFER, n. [L. lux, lucis, light, and fero, to bring.] [.] 1. The planet Venus, so called from its brightness. [.] 2. Satan. [.] And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, never to hope again.
33488	luciferian	[.] LUCIFE'RIAN, a. Pertaining to Lucifer, or to the Luciferians.
33489	luciferians	[.] LUCIFE'RIANS, n. A sect that followed Lucifer, bishop of Cagliari, in the fourth century. They held to the carnal nature of the soul, and that there is no place for repentance for such as fall.
33490	luciferous	[.] LUCIF'EROUS, a. [L. lucifer, supra.] Giving light; affording light or means of discovery.
33491	lucific	[.] LUCIF'IC, a. [L. lux, light, and facio, to make.] [.] Producing light.
33492	luciform	[.] LU'CIFORM, a. [L. lux, light, and forma, form.] [.] Having the form of light; resembling light. [.] The water prepares us, and purifies our luciform spirit to receive the divinity.
33493	luck	[.] LUCK, n. [.] That which happens to a person; an event, good or ill, affecting a man's interest or happiness, and which is deemed casual; fortune. Luck respects persons and their proceedings. We never say, in a literal sense, that a plant has the luck to grow in ...
33494	luckily	[.] LUCK'ILY, adv. [from lucky.] Fortunately; by good fortune; with a favorable issue; in a good sense. Luckily, we escaped injury.
33495	luckiness	[.] LUCK'INESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being fortunate; as the luckiness of a man or of an event. [.] 2. Good fortune; a favorable issue or event. [In this sense, luck is generally used.]
33496	luckless	[.] LUCK'LESS, a. [.] 1. Unfortunate; meeting with ill success; as a luckless gamester; a luckless maid. [.] 2. Unfortunate; producing ill or no good. [.] Prayers made and granted in a luckless hour.
33497	lucky	[.] LUCK'Y, a. [.] 1. Fortunate; meeting with good success; as a lucky adventurer. [.] 2. Fortunate; producing good by chance; favorable; as a lucky adventure; a lucky time; a lucky cast.
33498	lucrative	[.] LU'CRATIVE, a. [L. lucrativus, from lucror, to gain profit.] [.] Gainful; profitable; making increase of money or goods; as a lucrative trade; lucrative business or office.
33499	lucre	[.] LU'CRE, n. lu'ker. [L. lucrum.] Gain in money or goods; profit; usually in an ill sense, or with the sense of something base or unworthy. [.] The lust of lucre, and the dread of death. [.] A bishop must be blameless - not given to filthy lucre. Titus 1.
33500	lucriferous	[.] LUCRIF'EROUS, a. [L. lucrum, gain, and fero, to produce.] Gainful; profitable. [Little used.]
33501	lucrific	[.] LUCRIF'IC, a. [L. lucrum, gain, and facio to make.] Producing profit; gainful. [Not used.]
33502	luctation	[.] LUCTA'TION, n. [L. luctatio, from luctor, to wrestle or strive.] [.] Struggle; contest; effort to overcome in contest. [Little used.]
33503	luctual	[.] LUC'TUAL, a. [L. luctus, grief.] Producing grief. [Not used.]
33504	lucubrate	[.] LU'CUBRATE, v.i. [L. lucubro, to study by candle-light, from lucubrum, from lux, light.] [.] To study by candle-light or a lamp; to study by night.
33505	lucubration	[.] LUCUBRA'TION, n. [.] 1. Study by a lamp or by candle-light; nocturnal study. [.] 2. That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement.
33506	lucubratory	[.] LU'CUBRATORY, a. Composed by candle-light or by night.
33507	luculent	[.] LU'CULENT, a. [L. luculentus, from luceo, to shine.] [.] 1. Lucid; clear; transparent; as luculent rivers. [.] 2. Clear; evident; luminous. [.] The most luculent testimonies that the christian religion hath.
33508	lucullite	[.] LU'CULLITE, n. A subspecies of carbonate of lime, of three kinds.
33509	ludibrious	[.] LUDIB'RIOUS, a. [L. ludibriosus, from ludo, to sport.] Sportive; wanton.
33510	ludicrous	[.] LU'DICROUS, a. [L. ludicer, from ludo, to sport.] [.] Sportive; burlesque; adapted to raise laughter, without scorn or contempt. Ludicrous differs from ridiculous; the latter implying contempt or derision. [.] Plutarch quotes this instance of Homer's judgment, ...
33511	ludicrously	[.] LU'DICROUSLY, adv. Sportively; in burlesque; in a manner to raise laughter without contempt.
33512	ludicrousness	[.] LU'DICROUSNESS, n. Sportiveness; the quality of exciting laughter without contempt; merry cast.
33513	ludification	[.] LUDIFICA'TION, n. [L. ludificor.] The act of deriding.
33514	ludificatory	[.] LUDIF'ICATORY, a. Making sport; tending to excite derision.
33515	luff	[.] LUFF, n. The palm of the hand. [.] LUFF, n. [.] Weather-gage, or part towards the wind; or the sailing of a ship close to the wind. [.] LUFF, v.i. To turn the head of a ship towards the wind; to sail nearer the wind. Hence, in the imperative, luff, is ...
33516	lug	[.] LUG, v.t. [See Pluck.] [.] 1. To haul; to drag; to pull with force, as something heavy and moved with difficulty. [.] Howler lugs him still through hedges. [.] 2. To carry or convey with labor. [.] They must divide the image among them, and so lug off every ...
33517	luggage	[.] LUG'GAGE, n. [from lug.] [.] 1. Any thing cumbersome and heavy to be carried; traveling baggage. [.] I am gathering up my luggage and preparing for my journey. [.] 2. Something of more weight than value. [.] What do you mean to dote on such luggage?
33518	lugger	[.] LUG'GER, n. A vessel carrying three masts with a running bowsprit and lug-sails.
33519	luggs	[.] LUGGS, n. An insect like an earth-worm, but having legs.
33520	lugubrious	[.] LUGU'BRIOUS, a. [L. lugubris, from lugeo, to weep.] [.] Mournful; indicating sorrow; as a lugubrious look.
33521	lukewarm	[.] LU'KEWARM, a. [.] 1. Moderately warm; tepid; as lukewarm water; lukewarm heat. [.] 2. Not ardent; not zealous; cool; indifferent; as lukewarm obedience; lukewarm patriots. Rev. 3.
33522	lukewarmly	[.] LU'KEWARMLY, adv. [.] 1. With moderate warmth. [.] 2. With indifference; coolly.
33523	lukewarmness	[.] LU'KEWARMNESS, n. [.] 1. A mild or moderate heat. [.] 2. Indifference; want of zeal or ardor; coldness. [.] The defect of zeal is lukewarmness, or coldness in religion.
33524	lull	[.] LULL, v.t. [L. lallo. The sense is to throw down, to still, to appease. Seamen say, the wind lulls, when it subsides.] [.] To quiet; to compose; to cause to rest. The nation may be lulled into security. [.] - To lull him soft asleep. [.] Such sweet compulsion ...
33525	lullaby	[.] LULL'ABY, n. [lull and by. See By.] [.] A song to quiet babes; that which quiets.
33526	lulled	[.] LULL'ED, pp. Quieted; appeased; composed to rest.
33527	luller	[.] LULL'ER, n. One that lulls; one that fondles.
33528	lulling	[.] LULL'ING, ppr. Stilling; composing to rest.
33529	lum	[.] LUM, n. The chimney of a cottage.
33530	lumachel	[.] LUM'ACHEL,
33531	lumachella	[.] LUMACHEL'LA, n. A calcarious stone composed of shells and coral conglutinated, but so far retaining their organization as to exhibit different colors, and so hard as to admit of polish.
33532	lumbaginous	[.] LUMBAG'INOUS, a. Pertaining to lumbago.
33533	lumbago	[.] LUMBA'GO, n. [L. lumbus, loins.] A pain in the loins and small of the back, such as precedes certain fevers. [.] A rheumatic affection of the muscles about the loins.
33534	lumbar	[.] LUM'BAR, a. [L. lumbus, loins.] Pertaining to the loins. The lumbar region is the posterior portion of the body between the false ribs and the upper edge of the haunch bone.
33535	lumber	[.] LUM'BER, n. [.] 1. Any thing useless and cumbersome, or things bulky and thrown aside as of no use. [.] The very bed was violated - and thrown among the common lumber. [.] 2. In America, timber sawed or split for use; as beams, joists, boards, planks, staves, ...
33536	lumber-room	[.] LUM'BER-ROOM, n. A place for the reception of lumber or useless things.
33537	lumbric	[.] LUM'BRIC, n. [L. lumbricus, a worm.] A worm.
33538	lumbrical	[.] LUM'BRICAL, a. [L. lumbricus, a worm.] Resembling a worm; as the lumbrical muscles. [.] LUM'BRICAL, a. Pertaining to the loins. [.] LUM'BRICAL, n. A muscle of the fingers and toes, so named from its resembling a worm. Of these muscles, there are four ...
33539	lumbriciform	[.] LUMBRIC'IFORM, n. [L. lumbricus, a worm, and form.] Resembling a worm in shape.
33540	luminary	[.] LU'MINARY, n. [L. luminare, from lumen, light.] [.] 1. Any body that gives light, but chiefly one of the celestial orbs. The sun is the principal luminary in our system. the stars are inferior luminaries. [.] 2. One that illustrates any subject, or enlightens ...
33541	lumination	[.] LUMINATION. [See Illumination.]
33542	lumine	[.] LU'MINE, v.t. To enlighten. [Not used. See Illumine.]
33543	luminiferous	[.] LUMINIF'EROUS, a. [L. lumen, light, and fero, to produce.] [.] Producing light.
33544	luminous	[.] LU'MINOUS, a. [L. luminosus.] [.] 1. Shining; emitting light. The sun is a most luminous body. [.] 2. Light; illuminated. The moon is rendered luminous by the rays of the sun. [.] 3. Bright; shining; as a luminous color. [.] 4. Clear; as a luminous essay ...
33545	luminously	[.] LU'MINOUSLY, adv. With brightness or clearness.
33546	luminousness	[.] LU'MINOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of being bright or shining; brightness; as the luminousness of the sea. [.] 2. Clearness; perspicuity; as the luminousness of ideas, arguments or method. [.]
33547	lump	[.] LUMP, n. [.] 1. A small mass of matter of no definite shape; as a lump of earth; a lump of butter; a lump of sugar. [.] 2. A mass of things blended or thrown together without order or distinction; as copper, iron, gold, silver, lead, tin, promiscuously in one ...
33548	lumpen	[.] LUMP'EN, n. A long fish of a greenish color, and marked with lines.
33549	lumpfish	[.] LUMP'FISH, n. A thick fish of the genus Cyclopterus. The back is sharp and elevated; the belly flat, and of a crimson color. along the body run five rows of sharp bony tubercles. It swims edgewise; called also a sea-owl.
33550	lumping	[.] LUMP'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Throwing into a mass or sum. [.] 2. a. Bulky; heavy. [A low word.]
33551	lumpish	[.] LUMP'ISH, a. [.] 1. Like a lump; heavy; gross; bulky. [.] 2. Dull; inactive.
33552	lumpishly	[.] LUMP'ISHLY, adv. Heavily; with dullness or stupidity.
33553	lumpishness	[.] LUMP'ISHNESS, n. Heaviness; dullness; stupidity.
33554	lumpy	[.] LUMP'Y, a. Full of lumps or small compact masses. [.] Luna cornea, muriate of silver.
33555	lunacy	[.] LU'NACY, n. [from L. luna, the moon.] [.] 1. A species of insanity of madness, supposed to be influenced by the moon, or periodical in the month. [.] 2. Madness in general.
33556	lunar	[.] LU'NAR,
33557	lunarian	[.] LUNA'RIAN, n. An inhabitant of the moon.
33558	lunary	[.] LU'NARY, a. [L. lunaris. [.] 1. Pertaining to the moon; as lunar observations. [.] 2. Measured by the revolutions of the moon; as lunar days or years. [.] 3. Resembling the moon; orbed. [.] 4. Under the influence of the moon. Obs. [.] Lunar caustic, ...
33559	lunated	[.] LU'NATED, a. Formed like a half-moon.
33560	lunatic	[.] LU'NATIC, a. Affected by a species of madness, supposed to be influenced by the moon. [.] LU'NATIC, n. A person affected by insanity, supposed to be influenced or produced by the moon, or by its position in its orbit; a madman.
33561	lunation	[.] LUNA'TION, n. [L. lunatio.] A revolution of the moon.
33562	lunch	[.] LUNCH,
33563	luncheon	[.] LUNCH'EON, n. [.] Literally, a swallow; but in usage, a portion of food taken at any time, except at a regular meal. It is not unusual to take a luncheon before dinner. The passengers in the line-ships regularly have their lunch. [.] I sliced the luncheon from ...
33564	lune	[.] LUNE, n. [L. luna, the moon.] [.] 1. Any thing in the shape of a half-moon. [Little used.] [.] 2. A fit of lunacy or madness, or a freak. [Not used.] [.] 3. A leash; as the lune of a hawk.
33565	lunet	[.] LU'NET,
33566	lunette	[.] LUNETTE, n. [.] 1. In fortification, an enveloped counterguard, or elevation of earth made beyond the second ditch, opposite to the places of arms; or a covered place before the courtine, consisting of two faces that form an angle inward. It is commonly raised ...
33567	lung	[.] LUNG, n. [.] 1. The lungs are the organs of respiration in man and many other animals. There are two of these organs, each of which occupies its cavity in the thorax. They alternately inhale and expel the air, by means of which the necessary function of respiration ...
33568	lunge	[.] LUNGE, n. [See Allonge.] A sudden push or thrust.
33569	lunged	[.] LUNG'ED, a. Having lungs, or the nature or resemblance of lunged; drawing in and expelling air.
33570	lungis	[.] LUN'GIS, n. A lingerer; a dull drowsy fellow.
33571	lungwort	[.] LUNG'WORT, n. A plant of the genus Pulmonaria.
33572	luniform	[.] LU'NIFORM a. [L. luna, the moon, and form.] Resembling the moon.
33573	lunisolar	[.] LUNISO'LAR, a. [L. luna, moon, and solaris, sol, sun.] [.] Compounded of the revolutions of the sun and moon. [.] The lunisolar year consists of 532 common years; found by multiplying the cycle of the sun by that of the moon.
33574	lunistice	[.] LU'NISTICE, n. [L. luna, the moon, and sto, steti, or sisto, to stand.] [.] The farthest point of the moon's northing and southing, in its monthly revolution.
33575	lunt	[.] LUNT, n. The match-cord used for firing cannon.
33576	lunular	[.] LU'NULAR, a. [from L. luna, the moon.] In botany, like the new moon; shaped like a small crescent.
33577	lunulate	[.] LU'NULATE, a. [from L. luna, the moon.] In botany, resembling a small crescent.
33578	lupercal	[.] LU'PERCAL, a. Pertaining to the Lupercalia, or feasts of the Romans in honor of Pan; as a noun, the feast itself.
33579	lupine	[.] LU'PINE, n. [L. lupinus.] A kind of pulse. The genus Lupinus contains several species, mostly annual plants, bearing digitate leaves, and papilionaceous flowers. The seeds of the white lupine have a leguminous taste, accompanied with a disagreeable bitterness, and ...
33580	lupulin	[.] LU'PULIN, n. [L. lupulus, hops.] The fine yellow powder of hops.
33581	lurch	[.] LURCH, n. [This is the same word radically as lurk. The primary sense is to run, start, leap or frisk about, as a man or beast that flies from one tree or other object to another to conceal himself. Hence we see the peculiar applicability of this word in seamen's ...
33582	lurcher	...
33583	lurdan	[.] LUR'DAN, a. Blockish. [Not used.] [.] LUR'DAN, n. A clown; a blockhead. [Not used.]
33584	lure	[.] LURE, n. [.] 1. Something held out to call a hawk; hence, [.] 2. Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; as the lures of beauty or of gain. [.] LURE, v.i. To call hawks. [.] Standing by one that lured loud and shrill. [.] LURE, ...
33585	lured	[.] LU'RED, pp. Enticed; attracted; invited by the hope of pleasure or advantage.
33586	lurid	[.] LU'RID, a. [L. luridus.] Gloomy; dismal.
33587	luring	[.] LU'RING, ppr. Enticing; calling.
33588	lurk	[.] LURK, v.i. [.] 1. To lie hid; to lie in wait. [.] Let us lay wait for blood; let us lurk privily for the innocent. Prov. 1. [.] 2. To lie concealed or unperceived. See that no selfish motive lurks in the heart. [.] See the lurking gold upon the fatal tree. [.] 3. ...
33589	lurker	[.] LURK'ER, n. One that lurks or keeps out of sight.
33590	lurking	[.] LURK'ING, ppr. Lying concealed; keeping out of sight.
33591	lurking-place	[.] LURK'ING-PLACE, n. A place in which one lies concealed; a secret place; a hiding place; a den. 1Sam. 23.
33592	luscious	[.] LUS'CIOUS, a. [I know not the origin and affinities of this word.] [.] 1. Sweet or rich so as to cloy or nauseate; sweet to excess; as luscious food. [.] 2. Very sweet; delicious; grateful to the taste. [.] And raisins keep their luscious native taste. [.] 3. ...
33593	lusciously	[.] LUS'CIOUSLY, adv. [.] 1. With sweetness or richness that cloys or nauseates. [.] 2. Obscenely.
33594	lusciousness	[.] LUS'CIOUSNESS, n. Immoderate richness or sweetness that cloys or offends.
33595	lusern	[.] LU'SERN, n. A lynx.
33596	lush	[.] LUSH, a. Of a dark, keep, full color. [.] How lush and lusty the grass looks; how green! Obs.
33597	lusk	[.] LUSK, a. Lazy; slothful. [Not in use.] [.] LUSK, n. A lazy fellow; a lubber. [Not in use.]
33598	luskish	[.] LUSK'ISH, a. Inclined to be lazy.
33599	luskishly	[.] LUSK'ISHLY, adv. Lazily.
33600	luskishness	[.] LUSK'ISHNESS, n. Disposition to indolence; laziness. Obs.
33601	lusorious	[.] LUSO'RIOUS, a. [L. lusorius, from ludo, lusi, to sport.] [.] Used in play; sportive. [Little used.]
33602	lusory	[.] LU'SORY, a. [L. lusorius, as above.] Used in play; playful; as lusory methods of instructing children.
33603	lust	[.] LUST, n. [.] 1. Longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy; as the lust of gain. [.] My lust shall be satisfied upon them. Ex. 15. [.] 2. Concupiscence; carnal appetite; unlawful desire of carnal pleasure. Romans 1. 2Peter 2. [.] 3. Evil propensity; ...
33604	luster	[.] LUS'TER, n. [L. lustrum, lustro to purify.] [.] 1. Brightness; splendor; gloss; as the luster of the sun or stars; the luster of silk. [.] The sun's mild luster warms the vital air. [.] 2. The splendor of birth, of deeds or of fame; renown; distinction. [.] His ...
33605	lustful	[.] LUST'FUL, a. [.] 1. Having lust, or eager desire of carnal gratification; libidinous; as an intemperate and lustful man. [.] 2. Provoking to sensuality; inciting to lust or exciting carnal desire. [.] Thence his lustful orgies he enlarged. [.] 3. Vigorous; ...
33606	lustfully	[.] LUST'FULLY, ad. With concupiscence or carnal desire.
33607	lustfulness	[.] LUST'FULNESS, n. The state of having carnal desires; libidinousness.
33608	lustihood	[.] LUST'IHOOD, n. [lusty and hood.] Vigor of body. Obs.
33609	lustily	[.] LUST'ILY, adv. With vigor of body; stoutly; with vigorous exertion. [.] I determine to fight lustily for him.
33610	lustiness	[.] LUST'INESS, n. Vigor of body; stoutness; strength; robustness; sturdiness. [.] Cappadocian slaves were famous for their lustiness.
33611	lusting	[.] LUST'ING, ppr. Having eager desire; having carnal appetite. [.] LUST'ING, n. Eager desire; inordinate desire; desire of carnal gratification.
33612	lustless	[.] LUST'LESS, a. [.] 1. Listless; not willing. Obs. [.] 2. Not vigorous.
33613	lustral	[.] LUS'TRAL, a. [L. lustralis, from lustro, to purify.] [.] 1. Used in purification; as lustral water; lustral waves. [.] 2. Pertaining to purification; as lustral days.
33614	lustrate	[.] LUS'TRATE, v.t. [L. lustro, to cleanse. See Luster.] [.] 1. To make clear or pure; to purify. [See Illustrate.] [.] 2. To view; to survey.
33615	lustration	[.] LUSTRA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act or operation of making clear or pure; a cleansing or purifying by water. [.] And holy water for lustration bring. [.] 2. In antiquity, the sacrifices or ceremonies by which cities, fields, armies or people defiled by crimes, were ...
33616	lustrical	[.] LUS'TRICAL, a. Pertaining to purification.
33617	lustring	[.] LUS'TRING, n. A species of glossy silk cloth. [Corruptly written and pronounced lutestring.]
33618	lustrous	[.] LUS'TROUS, a. Bright; shining; luminous. [.] Good sparks and lustrous.
33619	lustrum	[.] LUS'TRUM, n. In ancient Rome, the space of five years.
33620	lustwort	[.] LUST'WORT, n. [lust and wort.] A plant of the genus Drosera.
33621	lusty	[.] LUST'Y, a. [from lust.] [.] 1. Stout; vigorous; robust; healthful; able of body. this is the correct sense of the word, comprehending full health and strength; as a lusty youth. But it is now used in the sense of, [.] 2. Bulky; large; of great size. This sense ...
33622	lutanist	[.] LU'TANIST, n. [from lute.] A person that plays on the lute. [.] A celebrated lutanist was playing to a large company.
33623	lutarious	[.] LUTA'RIOUS, a. [L. lutarius,from lutum, mud.] [.] 1. Pertaining to mud; living in mud. [.] 2. Of the color of mud.
33624	lutation	[.] LUTA'TION, n. [See Lute.] The act or method of luting vessels.
33625	lute	[.] LUTE, n. [L. laudo.] [.] An instrument of music with strings. It consists of four parts, viz; the table, the body or belly which has nine or ten sides, the neck, which has nine or ten stops or divisions marked with strings, and the head or cross. In the middle ...
33626	lute-case	[.] LU'TE-CASE, n. A case for a lute.
33627	lute-string	[.] LU'TE-STRING, n. The string of a lute.
33628	luted	[.] LU'TED, pp. Closed with lute.
33629	lutenist	[.] LU'TENIST, n. A performer on the lute.
33630	luter	[.] LU'TER,
33631	lutheran	[.] LU'THERAN, a. Pertaining to Luther, the reformer; as the Lutheran church. [.] LU'THERAN, n. A disciple or follower of Luther; one who adheres to the doctrines of Luther.
33632	lutheranism	[.] LU'THERANISM, n. The doctrines of religion as taught by Luther.
33633	luthern	[.] LU'THERN, n. In architecture, a kind of window over the cornice, in the roof of a building, to admit light into the upper story.
33634	luting	[.] LU'TING, n. [L. lutum, mud, clay.] Among chimists, a composition of clay or other tenacious substance used for stopping the juncture of vessels so closely as to prevent the escape or entrance of air.
33635	lutist	[.] LU'TIST, n. One who plays on a lute.
33636	lutulent	[.] LU'TULENT, a. [L. lutulentus, from lutum, mud.] Muddy; turbid; thick.
33637	luxate	[.] LUX'ATE, v.t. [L. luxo, laxo, laxus.] [.] To displace, or remove from its proper place, as a joint; to put out of joint; to dislocate. Lux, in a like sense, is, I believe, now used.
33638	luxated	[.] LUX'ATED, pp. Put out of joint; dislocated.
33639	luxating	[.] LUX'ATING, ppr. Removing or forcing out of its place, as a joint; dislocating.
33640	luxation	[.] LUXA'TION, n. [.] 1. That act of moving or forcing a joint from its proper place or articulation; or the state of being thus put out of joint. [.] 2. A dislocation; that which is dislocated.
33641	luxe	[.] LUXE, n. Luxury. [Not used.]
33642	luxuriance	[.] LUXU'RIANCE,
33643	luxuriancy	[.] LUXU'RIANCY, n. [L. luxurians, luxurio, to grow rank, or to wanton.] [.] 1. Rank growth; strong, vigorous growth; exuberance. [.] Flowers grow up in the garden with the greatest luxuriancy and profusion. [.] 2. Excessive or superfluous growth. [.] A fungus ...
33644	luxuriant	[.] LUXU'RIANT, a. [.] 1. Exuberant in growth; abundant; as a luxuriant growth of grass. [.] 2. Exuberant in plenty; superfluous in abundance. [.] Prune the luxuriant, the uncouth refine. [.] 3. A luxuriant flower multiplies the covers of the fructification so ...
33645	luxuriantly	[.] LUXU'RIANTLY, adv. With exuberant growth.
33646	luxuriate	[.] LUXU'RIATE, v.i. To grow exuberantly, or to grow to superfluous abundance.
33647	luxuriation	[.] LUXURIA'TION, n. The process of growing exuberantly, or beyond the natural growth.
33648	luxurious	[.] LUXU'RIOUS, a. [L. luxuriosus, from luxo, to loosen; luxor, to riot.] [.] 1. Voluptuous; indulging freely or excessively in the pleasures of the table, the gratification of appetite, or in rich and expensive dress and equipage; as a luxurious life; luxurious cities. [.] 2. ...
33649	luxuriously	[.] LUXU'RIOUSLY, adv. In abundance of rich diet, dress or equipage; deliciously; voluptuously.
33650	luxurist	[.] LUX'URIST, n. One given to luxury.
33651	luxury	[.] LUX'URY, n. [L. luxuria, from luxo, to loosen.] [.] 1. A free or extravagant indulgence in the pleasures of the table, as in rich and expensive diet, or delicious food and liquors; voluptuousness in the gratification of appetite; or the free indulgence in costly ...
33652	lvelihood	[.] L'VELIHOOD, n. [lively and hood, or lifelode, from lead. [.] Means of living; support of life; maintenance. Trade furnishes many people with an honest livelihood. Men of enterprise seek a livelihood where they can find it.
33653	ly	[.] LY, a termination of adjectives, is a contraction of Sax.lie, G.lich, D.lyk, Dan.lige, Sw.lik, Eng.like; as in lovely,manly, that is,love-like, man-like. As the termination of names, ly signifies field or plain, Sax. leag, Eng. lay, lea or ley, L. locus.
33654	lyam	[.] LY'AM, n. A leash for holding a hound.
33655	lycanthropy	[.] LYCAN'THROPY, n. [Gr. a wolf, and man.] [.] A kind of erratic melancholy.
33656	lycostom	[.] LYCOS'TOM, n. A Baltic fish resembling a herring.
33657	lydian	[.] LYD'IAN, a. [from Lydia.] [.] Noting a kind of soft slow music anciently in vogue. [.] Lydian stone, flinty slate.
33658	lye	[.] LYE, n. [L. lix, whence lixivium; Ant.L. lixa, whence Lugdunum, Leyden, Lyons, that is Water-town.] [.] Water impregnated with alkaline salt imbibed from the ashes of wood. [.] LYE, n. A falsehod. [See Lie.]
33659	lying	[.] LY'ING, ppr. of lie. Being prostrate. [See Lie.] [.] LY'ING, ppr. of lie. Telling falsehood. [.] Lying in, being in childbirth. [.] 1. n. The act of bearing a child.
33660	lymnite	[.] LYM'NITE, n. A kind of freshwater snail, found fossil.
33661	lymph	[.] LYMPH, n. [L. lympha.] Water, or a colorless fluid in animal bodies,separated from the blood and contained in certain vessels called lymphatics.
33662	lymphate	[.] LYMPH'ATE
33663	lymphated	[.] LYMPH'ATED, a. Frightened into madness; raving.
33664	lymphatic	[.] LYMPHAT'IC, a. Pertaining to lymph. [.] 1. Enthusiastic. [Not used.] [.] LYMPHAT'IC, n. A vessel of animal bodies which contains or conveys lymph. [.] [.] The lymphatics seem to perform the whole business of absorption. [.] 1. A mad enthusiast; a lunatic. ...
33665	lympheduct	[.] LYMPH'EDUCT, n. [L. lympha, lymph, and ductus, a duct.] [.] A vessel of animal bodies which conveys the lymph.
33666	lymphography	[.] LYMPHOG'RAPHY, n. [L. lympha, lymph; Gr. to describe.] [.] A description of the lymphatic vessels, their origin and uses.
33667	lynx	[.] LYNX, n. [L. lynx.] A quadruped of the genus Felis, resembling the common cat, but his ears are longer and his tail shorter. His hair is streaked with yellow, white and black colors. His air is sprightly; he howls like the wolf, and walks and leaps like a cat. This ...
33668	lyrate	[.] LY'RATE
33669	lyrated	[.] LY'RATED, a. [from lyre.] In botany, divided transversely into several jags, the lower ones smaller and more remote from each other than the upper ones; as a lyrate leaf.
33670	lyre	[.] LYRE, n. [L. lyra.] A stringed instrument of music, a kind of harp much used by the ancients.
33671	lyric	[.] LYR'IC
33672	lyrical	[.] LYR'ICAL, a. [L. lyricus.] Pertaining to a lyre or harp. Lyric poetry is such as is sung to the harp or lyre. This was much cultivated by the ancients, among whom Anacreon, Alcoeus, Stesichorus, Sappho and Horace are distinguished as lyric poets.
33673	lyricism	[.] LYR'ICISM, n. A lyric composition.
33674	lyrist	[.] LY'RIST, n. A musician who plays on the harp or lyre.
33675	lys	[.] LYS, n. A chinese measure of length, equal to 533 yards.
33676	lyterian	[.] LYTE'RIAN, a. [Gr. to loosen.] In medical science, terminating a disease; indicating the solution of a disease.
33677	lythrode	[.] LYTH'RODE, n. A mineral found in Norway; its color, an aurora-red, passing into brownish red or brown. It appears to be allied to elaolite, or fettstein. [.] Lythrode is probably a variety of fettstein.
33678	m	[.] M is the thirteenth letter of the English Alphabet, and a labial articulation, formed by a compression of the lips. It is called a semi-vowel, as the articulation or compression of the lips is accompanied with a humming sound through the nose, which constitutes a difference ...
33679	mab	[.] MAB, n. In northern mythology, the queen of the imaginary beings called fairies. [.] 1. A slattern. [.] MAB, v.i. To dress negligently.
33680	mac	[.] MAC, in names of Scotch and Irish origin, signifies son. [See Maid.]
33681	macao	[.] MACA'O, n. The name of a race of beautiful fowls of the parrot kind, under the genus Psittacus.
33682	macaroni	[.] MACARO'NI, n. [Gr. happy.] [.] 1. A kind of biscuit made of flour, eggs, sugar and almonds, and dressed with butter and spices. [.] 2. A sort of droll or fool, and hence, a fop; a fribble; a finical fellow.
33683	macaronic	[.] MACARON'IC, a. Pertaining to or like a macaroni; empty; trifling; vain; affected. [.] 1. Consisting of a mixture or jumble of ill formed or ill connected words. [.] MACARON'IC, n. A kind of burlesque poetry, in which native words are made to end in Latin terminations, ...
33684	macaroon	[.] MACAROON, the same as macaroni.
33685	macauco	[.] MACAU'CO, n. A name of several species of quadrupeds of the genus Lemur.
33686	macaw	[.] MACAW'
33687	maccabees	[.] MAC'CABEES, n. The name of two apocryphal books in the Bible.
33688	maccoboy	[.] MAC'COBOY, n. A kind of snuff.
33689	mace	[.] MACE, n. An ensign of authority borne before magistrates. Originally, the mace was a club or instrument of war, made of iron and much used by cavalry. It was in the shape of a coffee mill. Being no longer a weapon of war, its form is changed; it is made of silver ...
33690	mace-ale	[.] MA'CE-ALE, n. Ale spiced with mace.
33691	mace-bearer	[.] MA'CE-BEARER, n. A person who carries a mace before men in authority.
33692	mace-reed	[.] MACE-REED, or REED-MACE, n. A plant of the genus Typha.
33693	macerate	[.] MAC'ERATE, v.t. [L. macero, from macer, thin, lean; maceo, to be thin or lean; Eng. meager, meek.] [.] 1. To make lean; to wear away. [.] 2. To mortify; to harass with corporeal hardships; to cause to pine or waste away. [.] [.] Out of excessive zeal they macerate ...
33694	macerated	[.] MAC'ERATED, pp. Made thin or lean; steeped almost to solution.
33695	macerating	[.] MAC'ERATING, ppr. Making lean; steeping almost to solution; softening.
33696	maceration	[.] MACERA'TION, n. The act or the process of making thin or lean by wearing away, or by mortification. [.] 1. The act, process or operation of softening and almost dissolving by steeping in a fluid. [.] [.] The saliva serves for the maceration and dissolution of ...
33697	machiavelian	[.] MACHIAVE'LIAN, a. [from Machiavel, an Italian writer, secretary and historiographer to the republic of Florence.] [.] Pertaining to Machiavel, or denoting his principles; politically cunning; crafty; cunning in political management. [.] MACHIAVE'LIAN, n. One who ...
33698	machiavelism	[.] MACH'IAVELISM, n. The principles of Machiavel, or practice in conformity to them; political cunning and artifice, intended to favor arbitrary power.
33699	machicolation	[.] MACHICOLA'TION, n. In old castles,the pouring of hot substances through apertures in the upper part of the gate assailants; or the apertures themselves.
33700	machinal	[.] MACH'INAL, a. [See Machine.] Pertaining to machines.
33701	machinate	[.] MACH'INATE, v.t. [L. machinor.] [.] To plan; to contrive; to form a scheme.
33702	machinated	[.] MACH'INATED, pp. Planned; contrived.
33703	machinating	[.] MACH'INATING, ppr. Contriving; scheming.
33704	machination	[.] MACHINA'TION, n. The act of planning or contriving a scheme for executing some purpose, particularly an evil purpose; an artful design formed with deliberation.
33705	machinator	[.] MACH'INATOR, n. One that forms a scheme, or who plots with evil designs.
33706	machine	[.] MACHINE, n. [L. machina.] An artificial work, simple or complicated, that serves to apply or regulate moving power, or to produce motion, so as to save time or force. The simple machines are the six mechanical powers, viz.; the lever, the pulley, the axis and wheel,the ...
33707	machinery	[.] MACHINERY, n. A complicated work, or combination of mechanical powers in a work, designed to increase, regulate or apply motion and force; as the machinery of a watch or other chronometer. [.] 1. Machines in general. The machinery of a cotton-mill is often moved ...
33708	machining	[.] MACHINING, a. Denoting the machinery of a poem. [Not used.]
33709	machinist	[.] MACH'INIST, n. A constructor of machines and engines, or one well versed in the principles of machines.
33710	macigno	[.] MACIG'NO, n. A species of stone of two varieties, one of a grayish yellow color, the other of a bluish gray color.
33711	macilency	[.] MAC'ILENCY, n. [See Macilent.] Leanness.
33712	macilent	[.] MAC'ILENT, a. [L. macilentus, from macer, lean, thin. See Macerate.] Lean; thin; having little flesh.
33713	mackerel	[.] MACK'EREL, n. [L. macula, a spot; the spotted fish.] [.] A species of fish of the genus Scomber, an excellent table fish. [.] MACK'EREL, n. A pander or pimp. [.] Mackerel-gale, in Dryden, may mean a gate that ripples the surface of the sea, or one which is suitable ...
33714	mackerel-sky	[.] MACK'EREL-SKY, n. A sky streaked or marked like a mackerel.
33715	macle	[.] MAC'LE, n. A name given to chiastolite or hollow spar.
33716	maclurite	[.] MACLU'RITE, n. A mineral of a brilliant pale green color, so called in honor of Maclure, the mineralogist.
33717	macrocosm	[.] MAC'ROCOSM, n. [Gr. great, and world.] The great world; the universe, or the visible system of worlds; opposed to microcosm, or the world of man.
33718	macrology	[.] MACROL'OGY, n. [Gr. great, and discourse.] Long and tedious talk; prolonged discourse without matter; superfluity of words.
33719	mactation	[.] MACTA'TION, n. [L. macto, to kill.] [.] The act of killing a victim for sacrifice.
33720	macula	[.] MAC'ULA, n. [L.] A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or other luminous orb.
33721	maculate	[.] MAC'ULATE, v.t. [L. maculo.] To spot; to stain. [.] MAC'ULATE
33722	maculated	[.] MAC'ULATED, a. Spotted.
33723	maculation	[.] MACULA'TION, n. The act of spotting a spot; a stain.
33724	macule	[.] MAC'ULE, n. A spot. [supra.] [Little used.]
33725	mad	[.] MAD, a. [.] 1. Disordered in intellect; distracted; furious. [.] [.] We must bind our passions in chains, lest like mad folks, they break their locks and bolts. [.] 2. Proceeding from disordered intellect or expressing it; as a mad demeanor. [.] 3. Enraged; ...
33726	mad-cap	[.] MAD-CAP, a. [mad-caput or cap.] [.] A violent, rash, hot-headed person; a madman.
33727	madam	[.] MAD'AM, n. An appellation or complimentary title given to married and elderly ladies, or chiefly to them.
33728	madapple	[.] MAD'APPLE, n. A plant of the genus Solanum.
33729	madbrain	[.] MAD'BRAIN
33730	madbrained	[.] MAD'BRAINED, a. Disordered in mind; hot-headed; rash.
33731	madden	[.] MAD'DEN, v.t. mad'n. To make mad. [.] MAD'DEN, v.i. To become mad; to act as if mad. [.] [.] They rave, recite and madden round the land.
33732	maddened	[.] MAD'DENED, pp. Rendered mad.
33733	maddening	[.] MAD'DENING, ppr. Making mad or angry.
33734	madder	[.] MAD'DER, n. A plant of the genus Rubia, one species of which is much used in dyeing red. The root is used in medicine as an aperient and detergent, and is in great reputation as an emmenagogue. It is cultivated in France and Holland.
33735	madding	[.] MAD'DING, ppr. of mad. Raging; furious.
33736	made	[.] MADE, n. An earthworm. [But this is the Eng.moth.]
33737	madefaction	[.] MADEFAC'TION, n. [L. madefacio.] The act of making wet.
33738	madefied	[.] MAD'EFIED, pp. Made wet.
33739	madefy	[.] MAD'EFY, v.t. [L. madefio.] To make wet or moist; to moisten. [Not much used.]
33740	madefying	[.] MAD'EFYING, ppr. Making moist or wet.
33741	madeira	[.] MADEIRA, n. A rich wine made on the isle of Madeira.
33742	mademoiselle	[.] MADEMOISELLE, n. A young woman, or the title given to one; miss; also, the puppet sent from the French metropolis to exhibit the prevailing fashions.
33743	madheaded	[.] MAD'HEADED, n. Hot brained; rash.
33744	madhouse	[.] MAD'HOUSE, n. A house where insane persons are confined for cure or for restraint.
33745	madid	[.] MAD'ID, a. [L.madidus.] Wet; moist. [Not in use.]
33746	madly	[.] MAD'LY, adv. [from mad.] Without reason or understanding; rashly; wildly. [.] 1. With extreme folly or infatuated zeal or passion.
33747	madman	[.] MAD'MAN, n. A man raving or furious with disordered intellect; a distracted man. [.] 1. A man without understanding. [.] 2. One inflamed with extravagant passion, and acting contrary to reason.
33748	madness	[.] MAD'NESS, n. [from mad.] Distraction; a state of disordered reason or intellect, in which the patient raves or is furious. [.] [.] There are degrees of madness as of folly. [.] 1. Extreme folly; headstrong passion and rashness that act in opposition to reason; ...
33749	madona	[.] MADO'NA
33750	madonna	[.] MADON'NA, n. A term of compellation equivalent to madam. It is given to the virgin Mary.
33751	madrepore	[.] MAD'REPORE, n. A submarine substance of a stony hardness, resembling coral. It consists of carbonate of lime with some animal matter. It is of a white color, wrinkled on the surface,and full of cavities or cells, inhabited by a small animal. From a liquor discharged ...
33752	madreporite	[.] MAD'REPORITE, n. A name given to certain petrified bones found in Normandy, in France, belonging to a cetaceous fish or to a species of crocodile. These bones contain many little brown lines in zigzag, resembling entangled threads. They have none of the properties ...
33753	madrier	[.] MADRIE'R, n. A thick plank armed with iron plates, with a cavity to receive the mouth of a petard, with which it is applied to any thing intended to be broken down; also, a plank used for supporting the earth in mines.
33754	madrigal	[.] MAD'RIGAL, n. [.] 1. A little amorous poem, sometimes called a pastoral poem, containing a certain number of free unequal verses, not confined to the scrupulous regularity of a sonnet or the subtilty of the epigram, but containing some tender and delicate, though ...
33755	madwort	[.] MAD'WORT, n. A plant of the genus Alyssum.
33756	maestoso	[.] MAESTO'SO, an Italian word signifying majestic, a direction in music to play the part with grandeur and strength.
33757	maffle	[.] MAF'FLE, v.i. To stammer. [Not in use.]
33758	magazine	[.] MAGAZINE, n. [.] 1. A store of arms, ammunition or provisions; or the building in which such store is deposited. It is usually a public store or storehouse. [.] 2. In ships of war, a close room in the hold, where the gunpowder is kept. Large ships have usually ...
33759	magaziner	[.] MAGAZINER, n. One who writes for a magazine. [Little used.]
33760	mage	[.] MAGE, n. A magician. [Not used.] [.] Magellanic clouds, whitish clouds, or appearances like clouds near the south pole, which revolve like the stars; so called from Magellan, the navigator. They are three in number.
33761	maggot	[.] MAG'GOT, n. [.] 1. A worm or grub; particularly, the flyworm, from the egg of the large blue or green fly. This maggot changes into a fly. [.] 2. A whim; an odd fancy.
33762	maggoty	[.] MAG'GOTY, a. Full of maggots.
33763	maggoty-headed	[.] MAG'GOTY-HEADED, a. Having a head full of whims.
33764	magi	[.] MA'GI, n. plu. [L.] Wise men or philosophers of the East.
33765	magian	[.] MA'GIAN, a. [L. magus.] Pertaining to the Magi, a sect of philosophers in Persia. [.] MA'GIAN, n. One of the sect of the Persian Magi, who hold that there are two principles, one that cause of good, the other of evil. The knowledge of these philosophers was ...
33766	magianism	[.] MA'GIANISM, n. The philosophy or doctrines of the Magi.
33767	magic	[.] MAG'IC, n. [L. magia; Gr. a philosopher among the Persians.] [.] 1. The art or science of putting into action the power of spirits; or the science of producing wonderful effects by the aid of superhuman beings, or of departed spirits; sorcery; enchantment. [This ...
33768	magical	[.] MAG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to magic; used in magic; as a magic wand; magic art. [.] 1. Performed by magic, the agency of spirits, or by the invisible powers of nature; as magical effects.
33769	magically	[.] MAG'ICALLY, adv. By the arts of magic; according to the rules or rites of magic; by enchantment.
33770	magician	[.] MAGI'CIAN, n. One skilled in magic; one that practices the black art; an enchanter; a necromancer; a sorcerer or sorceress.
33771	magisterial	[.] MAGISTE'RIAL, a. [See Magistrate.] Pertaining to a master; such as suits a master; authoritative. [.] 1. Proud; lofty; arrogant; imperious; domineering. [.] [.] Pretenses go a great way with men that take fair words and magisterial looks for current payment. [.] 2. ...
33772	magisterially	[.] MAGISTE'RIALLY, adv. With the air of a master; arrogantly; authoritatively.
33773	magisterialness	[.] MAGISTE'RIALNESS, n. The air and manner of a master; haughtiness; imperiousness; peremptoriness.
33774	magistery	[.] MAG'ISTERY, n. [L. magisterium.] Among chimists, a precipitate; a fine substance deposited by precipitation; usually applied to particular kinds of precipitate, as that of bismuth, coal, crab's eyes, sulphur, &c.
33775	magistracy	[.] MAG'ISTRACY, a. [See Magistrate.] The office or dignity of a magistrate. [.] [.] Duelling is not only an usurpation of the divine prerogative, but it is an insult upon magistracy. [.] 1. The body of magistrates.
33776	magistral	[.] MAG'ISTRAL, a. Suiting a magistrate; authoritative. [.] MAG'ISTRAL, n. A sovereign medicine or remedy.
33777	magistrality	[.] MAGISTRAL'ITY, n. Despotic authority in opinion.
33778	magistrally	[.] MAG'ISTRALLY, adv. Authoritatively; with imperiousness.
33779	magistrate	[.] MAG'ISTRATE, n. [L. magistratus, from magister, master; magis, major, and ster, Teutonic steora, a director; steoran, to steer; the principal director.] A public civil officer, invested with the executive government of some branch of it. In this sense, a king is the ...
33780	magistratic	[.] MAGISTRAT'IC, a. Having the authority of a magistrate.
33781	magistrature	[.] MAG'ISTRATURE, n. Magistracy. [Little used.]
33782	magnanimity	[.] MAGNANIM'ITY, n. [L. magnanimitas; magnus, great, and animus, mind.] Greatness of mind; that elevation or dignity of soul, which encounters danger and trouble with tranquillity and firmness, which raises the possessor above revenge, and makes him delight in acts of ...
33783	magnanimous	[.] MAGNAN'IMOUS, a. [L. magnanimus.] [.] 1. Great of mind; elevated in soul or in sentiment; brave; disinterested; as a magnanimous prince or general. [.] 2. Dictated by magnanimity; exhibiting nobleness of soul; liberal and honorable; not selfish. [.] [.] There ...
33784	magnanimously	[.] MAGNAN'IMOUSLY, adv. With greatness of mind; bravely; with dignity and elevation of sentiment.
33785	magnesia	[.] MAGNE'SIA, n. s as z. [Gr. the lodestone.] [.] 1. A primitive earth, having for its base a metallic substance, called magnesium. It is generally found in combination with other substances. It is absorbent and antacid, and moderately cathartic.
33786	magnesian	[.] MAGNE'SIAN, a. Pertaining to magnesia, or partaking of its qualities.
33787	magnesite	[.] MAG'NESITE, n. Carbonated magnesia, or magnesia combined with silex. It occurs in amorphous masses, or in masses tuberous and spungiform; its color is yellowish gray, or white with spots, and dendritic delineations of blackish brown.
33788	magnesium	[.] MAGNE'SIUM, n. The undecomposable base of magnesia.
33789	magnet	[.] MAG'NET, n. [L. from Gr. Magnesia, in Asia Minor.] The lodestone; an ore of iron which has the peculiar properties of attracting metallic iron, of pointing to the poles, and of dipping or inclining downwards. These properties it communicates to iron by contact. A ...
33790	magnetic	[.] MAGNET'IC
33791	magnetical	[.] MAGNET'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the magnet; possessing the properties of the magnet, or corresponding properties; as a magnetic bar of iron, or a magnetic needle. [.] 1. Attractive. [.] [.] She that had all magnetic force along--
33792	magnetically	[.] MAGNET'ICALLY, adv. By means of magnetism; by the power of attraction.
33793	magneticalness	[.] MAGNET'ICALNESS, n. The quality of being magnetic.
33794	magnetics	[.] MAGNET'ICS, n. The science or principles of magnetism.
33795	magnetiferous	[.] MAGNETIF'EROUS, a. Producing or conducting magnetism.
33796	magnetism	[.] MAG'NETISM, n. That branch of science which treats of the properties of the magnet, the power of the lodestone, &c. [.] 1. Power of attraction; as the magnetism of interest. [.] Animal magnetism, a sympathy supposed to exist between the magnet and the human body, ...
33797	magnetize	[.] MAG'NETIZE, v.t. To communicate magnetic properties to any thing; as, to magnetize a needle. [.] [.] Seven of Deslon's patients were magnetized at Dr. Franklin's house. [.] MAG'NETIZE, v.i. To acquire magnetic properties; to become magnetic. A bar of iron ...
33798	magnetized	[.] MAG'NETIZED, pp. Made magnetic.
33799	magnetizing	[.] MAG'NETIZING, ppr. Imparting magnetism to.
33800	magnifiable	[.] MAG'NIFIABLE, a. [See Magnify.] That may be magnified; worthy of being magnified or extolled.
33801	magnific	[.] MAGNIF'IC
33802	magnifical	[.] MAGNIF'ICAL, a. [L. magnificus.] Grand; splendid; illustrious.
33803	magnifically	[.] MAGNIFICALLY, adv. In a magnificent manner.
33804	magnificate	[.] MAGNIF'ICATE, v.t. To magnify or extol. [Not used.]
33805	magnificence	[.] MAGNIFICENCE, n. [L.magnificentia.] Grandeur of appearance; greatness and splendor of show or state; as the magnificence of a palace or of a procession; the magnificence of a Roman triumph.
33806	magnificent	[.] MAGNIF'ICENT, a. Grand in appearance; splendid; pompous. [.] [.] Man he made, and for him built [.] [.] Magnificent this world. [.] 1. Exhibiting grandeur.
33807	magnificently	[.] MAGNIF'ICENTLY, adv. With splendor of appearance, or pomp of show. The minister was magnificently entertained at court. [.] 1. With exalted sentiments. We can never conceive too magnificently of the Creator and his works.
33808	magnifico	[.] MAGNIF'ICO, n. A grandee of Venice.
33809	magnifier	[.] MAG'NIFIER, n. [from magnify.] One who magnifies; one who extols or exalts in praises. [.] 1. A glass that magnifies; a convex lens which increases the apparent magnitude of bodies.
33810	magnify	[.] MAGNIFY, v.t. [L. magnifico; magnus, great, and facio, to make.] [.] 1. To make great or greater; to increase the apparent dimensions of a body. A convex lens magnifies the bulk of a body to the eye. [.] 2. To make great in representation; to extol; to exalt in ...
33811	magnifying	[.] MAG'NIFYING, ppr. Enlarging apparent bulk or dimensions; extolling; exalting.
33812	magniloquence	[.] MAGNIL'OQUENCE, n. [L. magnus, great, and loquens, speaking.] [.] A lofty manner of speaking; tumid, pompous words or style.
33813	magnitude	[.] MAG'NITUDE, n. [L. magnitudo.] Extent of dimensions or parts; bulk; size; applied to things that have length, breadth or thickness. [.] 1. Greatness; grandeur. [.] [.] With plain heroic magnitude of mind. [.] 2. Greatness, in reference to influence or effect; ...
33814	magnolia	[.] MAGNO'LIA, n. The laurel-leafed tulip tree, of several species.
33815	magpie	[.] MAG'PIE, n. [L. pica, with mag.] A chattering bird of the genus Corvus.
33816	maguey	[.] MAG'UEY, a. A species of aloe in Mexico, which furnished the natives with timber for their buildings. Its leaves were used for covering the roofs of their houses,and for paper, clothing and cordage. [.] The maguey is a species of the Genus Agave, and is now cultivated ...
33817	mahogany	[.] MAHOG'ANY, n. A tree of the genus Swietenia, growing in the tropical climates of America. The wood is of a reddish or brown color, very hard, and susceptible of a fine polish. Of this are made our most beautiful and durable pieces of cabinet furniture.
33818	mahometan	[.] MAHOM'ETAN
33819	mahound	[.] MA'HOUND, n. Formerly a contemptuous name for Mohammed and the devil, &c.
33820	maid	[.] MAID, n. A species of skate fish.
33821	maid-servant	[.] MA'ID-SERVANT, n. A female servant.
33822	maiden	[.] MA'IDEN, n. [.] 1. An unmarried woman, or a young unmarried woman; a virgin. [.] 2. A female servant. [.] 3. It is used in composition, to express the feminine gender, as in maid-servant. [.] MA'IDEN, n. A maid; also, an instrument for beheading criminals, ...
33823	maidenhair	[.] MA'IDENHAIR, n. A plant of the genus Adiantum.
33824	maidenhood	[.] MA'IDENHOOD, n. [.] 1. The state of being a maid or virgin; virginity. [.] [.] The modest lore of maidenhood. [.] 2. Newness; freshness; uncontaminated state.
33825	maidenlike	[.] MA'IDENLIKE, a. Like a maid; modest.
33826	maidenliness	[.] MA'IDENLINESS, n. The behavior that becomes a maid; modesty; gentleness.
33827	maidenlip	[.] MA'IDENLIP, n. A plant.
33828	maidenly	[.] MA'IDENLY, a. Like a maid; gentle; modest; reserved. [.] MA'IDENLY, adv. In a maidenlike manner.
33829	maidhood	[.] MA'IDHOOD, n. Virginity.
33830	maidmarian	[.] MAIDMAR'IAN, n. A dance; so called from a buffoon dressed like a man.
33831	maidpale	[.] MA'IDPALE, a. Pale, like a sick girl.
33832	mail	[.] MAIL, n. [L.macula.] [.] 1. A coat of steel net-work, formerly worn for defending the body against swords, poniards, &c. The mail was of two sorts, chain and plate mail; the former consisting of iron rings, each having four others inserted into it; the latter ...
33833	mail-coach	[.] MA'IL-COACH, n. A coach that conveys the public mails.
33834	mailed	[.] MA'ILED, pp. Covered with a mail or with armor; inclosed and directed, as letters in a bundle. [.] 1. a. Spotted; speckled.
33835	mailing	[.] MA'ILING, ppr. Investing with a coat of mail; inclosing in a wrapper and directing to a post office.
33836	maim	[.] MAIM, v.t. [.] 1. To deprive of the use of a limb, so as to render a person less able to defend himself in fighting, or to annoy his adversary. [.] 2. To deprive of a necessary part; to cripple; to disable. [.] [.] You maim'd the jurisdiction of all bishops. [.] MAIM, ...
33837	maimed	[.] MA'IMED, pp. Crippled; disabled in limbs; lame.
33838	maimedness	[.] MA'IMEDNESS, n. A state of being maimed.
33839	maiming	[.] MA'IMING, ppr. Disabling by depriving of the use of a limb; crippling; rendering lame or defective.
33840	main	[.] MAIN, a. [L. magnus.] [.] 1. Principal; chief; that which has most power in producing an effect, or which is mostly regarded in prospect; as the main branch or tributary stream of a river; the main timbers of an edifice; a main design; a main object. [.] [.] ...
33841	main-keel	[.] MA'IN-KEEL, n. The principal keel, as distinguished from the false keel.
33842	main-land	[.] MA'IN-LAND, n. The continent; the principal land, as opposed to an isle.
33843	main-mast	[.] MA'IN-MAST, n. The principal mast in a ship or other vessel.
33844	main-sail	[.] MA'IN-SAIL, n. The principal sail in a ship. The main-sail of a ship or brig is extended by a yard attached to the main-mast, and that of a sloop, by the boom.
33845	main-sheet	[.] MA'IN-SHEET, n. The sheet that extends and fastens the main-sail.
33846	main-top	[.] MA'IN-TOP, n. The top of the main-mast of a ship or brig.
33847	main-yard	[.] MA'IN-YARD, n. The yard on which the main-sail is extended, supported by the main-mast.
33848	mainly	[.] MA'INLY, adv. Chiefly; principally. [.] [.] He is mainly occupied with domestic concerns. [.] 1. Greatly; to a great degree; mightily.
33849	mainor	[.] MA'INOR, n. [ L. a manu, from the hand, or in the work.] The old law phrase, to be taken as a thief with the mainor, signifies, to be taken in the very act of killing venison or stealing wood, or in preparing so to do; or it denotes the being taken with the thing stolen ...
33850	mainpernable	[.] MAINPERN'ABLE, a. That may be admitted to give surety by mainpernors; that may be mainprized.
33851	mainpernor	[.] MAINPERN'OR, n. In law, a surety for a prisoner's appearance in court at a day. Mainpernors differ from bail, in that a man's bail may imprison or surrender him before the stipulated day of appearance; mainpernors can do neither; they are bound to produce him to answer ...
33852	mainprize	[.] MA'INPRIZE, n. [.] 1. In law, a writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take sureties for the prisoner's appearance, and to let him go at large. These sureties are called mainpernors. [.] 2. Deliverance of a prisoner on security for his appearance at ...
33853	mainswear	[.] MA'INSWEAR, v.i. To swear falsely; to perjure one's self.
33854	maintain	[.] MAINTA'IN, v.t. [L. manus and teneo.] [.] 1. To hold, preserve or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to maintain the digestive process or powers ...
33855	maintainable	[.] MAINTA'INABLE, a. That may be maintained, supported, preserved or sustained. [.] 1. That may be defended or kept by force or resistance; as, a military post is not maintainable. [.] 2. That may be defended by argument or just claim; vindicable; defensible.
33856	maintained	[.] MAINTA'INED, pp. Kept in any state; preserved; upheld; supported; defended; vindicated.
33857	maintainer	[.] MAINTA'INER, n. One who supports, preserves, sustains or vindicates.
33858	maintaining	[.] MAINTA'INING, ppr. Supporting; preserving; upholding; defending; vindicating.
33859	maintenance	[.] MA'INTENANCE, n. Sustenance; sustentation; support by means of supplies of food, clothing and other conveniences; as, his labor contributed little to the maintenance of his family. [.] 1. Means of support; that which supplies conveniences. [.] [.] Those of better ...
33860	maister	[.] MAISTER, for master, is obsolete.
33861	maistress	[.] MAISTRESS, for mistress, is obsolete.
33862	maiz	[.] MAIZ, n. A plant of the genus Zea, the native corn of America, called Indian corn.
33863	maja	[.] MA'JA, n. A bird of Cuba, of a beautiful yellow color, whose flesh is accounted a delicacy.
33864	majestic	[.] MAJES'TIC, a. [from majesty.] August; having dignity of person or appearance; grand; princely. The prince was majestic in person and appearance. [.] [.] In his face [.] [.] Sat meekness,hightened with majestic grace. [.] 1. Splendid; grand. [.] [.] Get ...
33865	majestical	[.] MAJES'TICAL, a. Majestic. [Little used.]
33866	majestically	[.] MAJES'TICALLY, adv. With dignity; with grandeur; with a lofty air or appearance.
33867	majesty	[.] MAJ'ESTY, n. [L. majestas, from the root of magis, major, more, greater.] [.] 1. Greatness of appearance; dignity; grandeur; dignity of aspect or manner; the quality or state of a person or thing which inspires awe or reverence in the beholder; applied with peculiar ...
33868	major	[.] MA'JOR, a. [L.] Greater in number, quantity or extent; as the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the territory. [.] 1. Greater in dignity. [.] [.] My major vow lies here. [.] 2. In music, an epithet applied to the ...
33869	major-domo	[.] MAJOR-DO'MO,n. [major and domus, house.] A man who holds the place of master of the house; a steward; also, a chief minister.
33870	major-general	[.] MA'JOR-GENERAL, n. A military officer who commands a division or a number of regiments; the next in rank below a lieutenant general.
33871	majoration	[.] MAJORA'TION, n. Increase; enlargement. [Not used.]
33872	majority	[.] MAJOR'ITY, n. [.] 1. The greater number; more than half; as a majority of mankind; a majority of votes in Congress. A measure may be carried by a large or small majority. [.] 2. Full age; the age at which the laws of a country permit a young person to manage ...
33873	make	[.] MAKE, v.t. pret. and pp. made. [.] 1. To compel; to constrain. [.] [.] They should be made to rise at an early hour. [.] 2. To form of materials; to fashion; to mold into shape; to cause to exist in a different form, or as a distinct thing. [.] [.] He fashioned ...
33874	makebate	[.] MA'KEBATE, n. One who excites contention and quarrels.
33875	makeless	[.] MA'KELESS, a. Matchless; without a mate.
33876	makepeace	[.] MA'KEPEACE, n. A peace-maker; one that reconciles persons when are variance.
33877	maker	[.] MA'KER, n. The Creator. [.] [.] The universal Maker we may praise. [.] 1. One that makes, forms, shapes, or molds; a manufacturer; as a maker of watches, or of jewelry; a maker of cloth. [.] 2. A poet.
33878	makeweight	[.] MA'KEWEIGHT, n. That which is thrown into a scale to make weight.
33879	maki	[.] MA'KI, n. An animal of the genus Lemur. [.] [.] The ring-tailed maki is of the size of a cat. [.] The common name of a subdivision of the Linnean genus Lemur, including the macauco,the mongooz, and the vari.
33880	making	[.] MA'KING, ppr. Forming; causing; compelling; creating; constituting. [.] MA'KING, n. The act of forming, causing or constituting. [.] 1. Workmanship. This is cloth of your own making. [.] 2. Composition; structure. [.] 3. A poem.
33881	mal	[.] MAL, or MALE, as a previx, in composition, denotes ill or veil, L. malus. [See Malady.]
33882	malachite	[.] MAL'ACHITE, n. [Gr. mallows, L. malva, soft, so names from its resembling the color of the leaf of mallows.] [.] An oxyd of copper, combined with carbonic acid, found in solid masses of a beautiful green color. It consists of layers, in the form of nipples or needles ...
33883	malacolite	[.] MAL'ACOLITE, n. [Gr. mallows, from its color.] [.] Another name for diopside, a variety of pyroxene.
33884	malacopterygeous	[.] MALACOPTERYG'EOUS, a. [Gr. soft, a point or feather.] [.] Having bony rays of fins, not sharp or pointed at the extremity; as a fish.
33885	malacostomous	[.] MALACOS'TOMOUS, a. [Gr. soft, and mouth.] [.] Having soft jaws without teeth; as a fish.
33886	maladministration	[.] MALADMINISTRA'TION, n. [See Mal and Administer.] Bad management of public affairs; vicious or defective conduct in administration, or the performance of official duties, particularly of executive and ministerial duties, prescribed by law; as the maladministration of ...
33887	malady	[.] MAL'ADY, n. [L. malum; Eng. mellow, L. mollis.] [.] 1. Any sickness or disease of the human body; any distemper from impaired, defective or morbid organic functions; more particularly, a lingering or deep seated disorder or indisposition. It may be applied to any ...
33888	malaga	[.] MAL'AGA, n. A species of wine imported from Malaga, in Spain.
33889	malanders	[.] MALAN'DERS, n. A dry scab on the pastern of a horse.
33890	malapert	[.] MAL'APERT, a. [mal and pert.] Saucy; quick, with impudence; sprightly, without respect or decency; bold; forward. [.] [.] Are you growing malapert?
33891	malapertly	[.] MAL'APERTLY, adv. Saucily; with impudence.
33892	malapertness	[.] MAL'APERTNESS, n. Sauciness; impudent pertness or forwardness; sprightliness of reply without decency.
33893	malapropos	[.] MALAPROPOS, adv. malap'ropo. Unsuitably.
33894	malar	[.] MA'LAR, a. [L. mala, the cheek.] Pertaining to the cheek.
33895	malate	[.] MAL'ATE, n. [L. malum, an apple.] A salt formed by the malic acid, the acid of apples, combined with a base.
33896	malaxate	[.] MAL'AXATE, v.t. To soften; to knead to softness.
33897	malaxation	[.] MALAXA'TION, n. The act of moistening and softening; or the forming of ingredients into a mass for pills or plasters. [Little used.]
33898	malconformation	[.] MALCONFORMA'TION, n. Ill form; disproportion of parts.
33899	malcontent	[.] MAL'CONTENT, n. [mal and content.] A discontented subject of government; one who murmurs at the laws and administration, or who manifests his uneasiness by overt acts, as in sedition or insurrection. [.] MAL'CONTENT
33900	malcontented	[.] MALCONTENT'ED, a. Discontented with the laws or the administration of government; uneasy; dissatisfied with the government. [.] [.] The famous malcontent earl of Leicester.
33901	malcontentedly	[.] MALCONTENT'EDLY, adv. With discontent.
33902	malcontentedness	[.] MALCONTENT'EDNESS, n. Discontentedness with the government; dissatisfaction; want of attachment to the government, manifested by overt acts.
33903	male	[.] MALE, a. [L. masculus, from mas,maris.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the sex that procreates young, and applied to animals of all kinds; as a male child; a male beast, fish, or fowl. [.] 2. Denoting the sex of a plant which produces the fecundating dust, or a flower or ...
33904	maledicency	[.] MALEDIC'ENCY, n. [L. maledicentia; male and dico.] [.] Evil speaking; reproachful language; proneness to reproach. [Little used.]
33905	maledicent	[.] MAL'EDICENT, a. Speaking reproachfully; slanderous. [Little used.]
33906	malediction	[.] MALEDIC'TION, n. [L. maledictio; male, evil, and dico, to speak.] [.] Evil speaking; denunciation of evil; a cursing; curse or execration.
33907	malefaction	[.] MALEFAC'TION, n. [L.male, evil, and facio, to do.] [.] A criminal deed; a crime; an offense against the laws. [Little used.]
33908	malefactor	[.] MALEFAC'TOR, n. [supra.] One who commits a crime; one guilty of violating the laws, in such a manner as to subject him to public prosecution and punishment, particularly to capital punishment; a criminal.
33909	malefice	[.] MAL'EFICE, n. An evil deed; artifice; enchantment. [Not in use.]
33910	maleficiate	[.] MALEFI'CIATE, v.t. To bewitch. [Not in use.]
33911	maleficiation	[.] MALEFICIA'TION, n. A bewitching. [Not in use.]
33912	maleficience	[.] MALEFI'CIENCE, n. [L. maleficientia.] [.] The doing of evil, harm or mischief.
33913	maleficient	[.] MALEFI'CIENT, a. Doing evil, harm or mischief.
33914	malengine	[.] MALEN'GINE, n. Guile; deceit. [Not in use.]
33915	malet	[.] MAL'ET, n. A little bag or budget; a portmanteau. [Not used.]
33916	malevolence	[.] MALEV'OLENCE, n. [L. malevolentia; malum, evil, and volens, volo, to will.] Ill will, personal hatred; evil disposition towards another; enmity of heart; inclination to injure others. It expresses less than malignity.
33917	malevolent	[.] MALEV'OLENT, a. Having an evil disposition towards another or others; wishing evil to others; ill disposed, or disposed to injure others. A malevolent heart rejoices in the misfortunes of others. [.] 1. Unfavorable; unpropitious; bringing calamity.
33918	malevolently	[.] MALEV'OLENTLY, adv. With ill will or enmity; with the wish or design to injure.
33919	malevolous	[.] MALEV'OLOUS, a. Malevolent. [Not in use.]
33920	malfeasance	[.] MALFE'ASANCE, n. Evil doing; wrong; illegal deed.
33921	malformation	[.] MALFORMA'TION, n. [mal and formation.] Ill or wrong formation; irregular or anomalous formation or structure of parts.
33922	malic	[.] MA'LIC, a. [L.malum, an apple.] Pertaining to apples; drawn from the juice of apples; as malic acid.
33923	malice	[.] MAL'ICE, n. [L.malitia, from malus, evil.] Extreme enmity of heart, or malevolence; a disposition to injure others without cause, from mere personal gratification or from a spirit of revenge; unprovoked malignity or spite. [.] [.] --Nor set down aught in malice. [.] MAL'ICE, ...
33924	malicious	[.] MALI'CIOUS, a. Harboring ill will or enmity without provocation; malevolent in the extreme; malignant in heart. [.] [.] I grant him bloody, [.] [.] Sudden, malicious, smacking of every sin [.] [.] That has a name. [.] 1. Proceeding from extreme hatred or ...
33925	maliciously	[.] MALI'CIOUSLY, adv. With malice; with extreme enmity or ill will; with deliberate intention to injure.
33926	maliciousness	[.] MALI'CIOUSNESS, n. The quality of being malicious; extreme enmity or disposition to injure; malignity.
33927	malign	[.] MALIGN, a. mali'ne. [L. malignus, from malus, evil. See Malady.] [.] 1. Having a very evil disposition towards others; harboring violent hatred or enmity; malicious; as malign spirits. [.] 2. Unfavorable; pernicious; tending to injure; as a malign aspect of planets. [.] 3. ...
33928	malignancy	[.] MALIG'NANCY, n. [See Malignant.] Extreme malevolence; bitter enmity; malice; as malignancy of heart. [.] 1. Unfavorableness; unpropitiousness; as the malignancy of the aspect of planets. [.] [.] The malignancy of my fate might distemper yours. [.] 2. Virulence; ...
33929	malignant	[.] MALIG'NANT, a. [L. malignus,maligno, from malus, evil.] [.] 1. Malicious; having extreme malevolence or enmity; as a malignant heart. [.] 2. Unpropitious; exerting pernicious influence; as malignant start. [.] 3. Virulent; as a malignant ulcer. [.] 4. Dangerous ...
33930	malignantly	[.] MALIG'NANTLY, adv. Maliciously; with extreme malevolence. [.] 1. With pernicious influence.
33931	maligner	[.] MALIGNER, n. One who regards or treats another with enmity; a traducer; a defamer.
33932	malignity	[.] MALIG'NITY, n. [L. malignitas.] Extreme enmity, or evil dispositions of heart towards another; malice without provocation, or malevolence with baseness of heart; deep rooted spite. [.] 1. Virulence; destructive tendency; as the malignity of an ulcer or disease. [.] 2. ...
33933	malignly	[.] MALIGNLY, adv. With extreme ill will. [.] 1. Unpropitiously; perniciously.
33934	malison	[.] MAL'ISON, n. Malediction. [Not in use.]
33935	malkin	[.] MALKIN, n. maw'kin. A mop; also, a low maid-servant.
33936	mall	[.] MALL, n. maul. [L. malleus.] [.] 1. A large heavy wooden beetle; an instrument for driving any thing with force. [.] 2. A blow. [.] MALL, n. mal. A public walk; a level shaded walk. [.] MALL, v.t. maul. To beat with a mall; to beat with something heavy; ...
33937	mallard	[.] MAL'LARD, n. A species of duck of the genus Anas.
33938	malleability	[.] MALLEABIL'ITY, n. [from malleable.] That quality of bodies which renders them susceptible of extension by beating. It is opposed to friability or brittleness.
33939	malleable	[.] MAL'LEABLE, a. [L. malleus. See Mall.] That may be drawn out and extended by beating; capable of extension by the hammer; a quality of metals, particularly of gold.
33940	malleableness	[.] MAL'LEABLENESS, n. Malleability, which see.
33941	malleate	[.] MAL'LEATE, v.t. To hammer; to draw into a plate or leaf by beating.
33942	malleation	[.] MALLEA'TION, n. The act of beating into a plate or leaf, as a metal; extension by beating.
33943	mallet	[.] MAL'LET, n. [L.malleus.] A wooden hammer or instrument for beating, or for driving pins; particularly used in carpentry, for driving the chisel.
33944	mallow	[.] MALLOW, n. [L. malva; Gr. soft; Eng. mellow.] [.] A plant of the genus Malva; so called form its emollient qualities. [.] Marsh-mallows, a plant of the genus Althaea.
33945	malmsey	[.] MALM'SEY, n. [L. vinum arvisium.] The name of a species of grape, and also of a kind of wine.
33946	malpractice	[.] MALPRAC'TICE, n. [mal and practice.] Evil practice; illegal or immoral conduct; practice contrary to established rules.
33947	malt	[.] MALT, n. Barley steeped in water, fermented and dried in a kiln, and thus prepared for brewing into ale or beer. [.] MALT, v.t. To make into malt; as, to malt barley. [.] MALT, v.i. To become malt. [.] [.] To house it green will make it malt worse.
33948	malt-dust	[.] MALT'-DUST, n. The grains or remains of malt. [.] [.] Malt-dust is an enricher of barren land.
33949	maltalent	[.] MAL'TALENT, n. Ill humor. [Not in use.]
33950	maltha	[.] MAL'THA, n. A variety of bitumen, viscid and tenacious, like pitch; unctuous to the touch and exhaling a bituminous odor.
33951	maltman	[.] MALTMAN
33952	maltreat	[.] MALTRE'AT, v.t. [mal and treat.] To treat ill; to abuse; to treat roughly, rudely, or with unkindness.
33953	maltreated	[.] MALTRE'ATED, pp. Ill treated; abused.
33954	maltreating	[.] MALTRE'ATING, ppr. Abusing; treating unkindly.
33955	maltreatment	[.] MALTRE'ATMENT, n. Ill treatment; ill usage; abuse.
33956	maltster	[.] MALTSTER, n. A man whose occupation is to make malt.
33957	maltworm	[.] MALTWORM, n. [malt and worm.] A tipler.
33958	malvaceous	[.] MALVA'CEOUS, a. [L.malvaceus, from malva, mallows.] [.] Pertaining to mallows.
33959	malversation	[.] MALVERSA'TION, n. [L. male, ill, and versor, to behave.] [.] Evil conduct; improper or wicked behavior; mean artifices, or fraudulent tricks.
33960	mam	[.] MAM
33961	mamaluke	[.] MAM'ALUKE
33962	mameluke	[.] MAM'ELUKE, n. The military force of Egypt consisted of soldiers called Mamelukes, who were originally mercenaries, but afterwards masters of the country. Their power has been recently annihilated by the present Pashaw of Egypt.
33963	mamma	[.] MAMM`A, n. [L. mamma, the breast or pap, and mother.] [.] A familiar word for mother,used by young children.
33964	mammal	[.] MAM'MAL, n. [L.mamma, the breast.] [.] In zoology, an animal that suckles its young. [See Mammifer.]
33965	mammalian	[.] MAMMA'LIAN, a. Pertaining to the mammals.
33966	mammalogist	[.] MAMMAL'OGIST, n. One who treats of mammiferous animals.
33967	mammalogy	[.] MAMMAL'OGY, n. [L.mamma, breast, and discourse.] [.] The science or doctrine of mammiferous animals. [See Mammifer.]
33968	mammary	[.] MAM'MARY, a. [See Mamma.] Pertaining to the breasts or paps; as the mammary arteries and veins.
33969	mammee	[.] MAMMEE', n. A tree of the genus Mammea, of two species, both large evergreens produced in hot climates.
33970	mammet	[.] MAM'MET, n. A puppet; a figure dressed.
33971	mammifer	[.] MAM'MIFER, n. [L. mamma, the breast, and fero, to bear.] [.] An animal which has breasts for nourishing its young. The mammifers have a double system of circulation, red and warm blood; the fetus is nourished in the matrix by means of one or more placentas, and the young ...
33972	mammiferous	[.] MAMMIF'EROUS, a. [supra.] Having breasts and nourishing the young by the milk secreted by them.
33973	mammiform	[.] MAM'MIFORM, a. [L.mamma and form.] [.] Having the shape or form of paps.
33974	mammillary	[.] MAM'MILLARY, a. [L. mamilla.] Pertaining to the paps; resembling a pap; an epithet applied to two small protuberances, like nipples, found under the fore ventricles of the brain, and to a process of the temporal bone. [.] 1. In mineralogy, applied to minerals composed ...
33975	mammillated	[.] MAM'MILLATED, a. Having small nipples, or little globes like nipples.
33976	mammoc	[.] MAM'MOC, n. A shapeless piece. [Not used.] [.] MAM'MOC, v.t. To tear in pieces. [Not used.]
33977	mammodis	[.] MAM'MODIS, n. Coarse, plain India muslins.
33978	mammon	[.] MAM'MON, n. Riches; wealth; or the god or riches. [.] [.] Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Matt.6.
33979	mammonist	[.] MAM'MONIST, n. A person devoted to the acquisition of wealth; one whose affections are placed supremely on riches; a worldling.
33980	mammoth	[.] MAM'MOTH, n. This name has been given to a hugh quadruped, now extinct, whose bones are found on both continents.
33981	man	[.] MAN, n. plu. men. [Heb.species, kind, image, similitude.] [.] 1. Mankind; the human race; the whole species of human beings; beings distinguished from all other animals by the powers of reason and speech, as well as by their shape and dignified aspect. "Os homini ...
33982	man-midwife	[.] MAN-MIDWIFE, n. A man who practices obstetrics.
33983	manacle	[.] MAN'ACLE, n. [L. manica; from manus,the hand.] An instrument of iron for fastening the hands; hand-cuffs; shackles. It is generally used in the plural,manacles. [.] MAN'ACLE, v.t. To put on hand-cuffs or other fastening for confining the hands. [.] 1. To ...
33984	manacled	[.] MAN'ACLED, pp. Hand-cuffed; shackled.
33985	manacling	[.] MAN'ACLING, ppr. Confining the hands; shackling.
33986	manage	[.] MAN'AGE, v.t. [.] 1. To conduct; to carry on; to direct the concerns of; as, to manage a farm; to manage the affairs of a family. [.] [.] What wars I manage, and what wreaths I gain. [.] 2. To train or govern, as a horse. [.] [.] They vault from hunters ...
33987	manageable	[.] MAN'AGEABLE, a. Easy to be used or directed to its proper purpose; not difficult to be moved or wielded. Heavy cannon are not very manageable. [.] 1. Governable; tractable; that may be controlled; as a manageable horse. [.] 2. That may be made subservient to ...
33988	manageableness	[.] MAN'AGEABLENESS, n. The quality of being easily used, or directed to its proper purpose; as the manageableness of an instrument. [.] 1. Tractableness; the quality of being susceptible of government and control; easiness to be governed.
33989	managed	[.] MAN'AGED, pp. Conducted; carried on; trained by discipline; governed; controlled; wielded.
33990	management	[.] MAN'AGEMENT, n. Conduct; administration; manner of treating, directing or carrying on; as the management of a family or of a farm; the management of state affairs. [.] 1. Cunning practice; conduct directed by art, design or prudence; contrivance. [.] [.] Mark ...
33991	manager	[.] MAN'AGER, n. One who has the conduct or direction of any thing; as the manager of a theater; the manager of a lottery, of a ball, &c. [.] [.] A skilful manager of the rabble. [.] [.] An artful manager, that crept between-- [.] 1. A person who conducts business ...
33992	managery	[.] MAN'AGERY, n. [from manage.] conduct; direction; administration. [.] 1. Husbandry; economy; frugality. [.] 2. Manner of using. [.] [Little used or obsolete in all its applications.]
33993	managing	[.] MAN'AGING, ppr. Conducting; regulating; directing; governing; wielding.
33994	manakin	[.] MAN'AKIN, n. The name of a beautiful race of birds found in warm climates.
33995	manati	[.] MANA'TI
33996	manation	[.] MANA'TION, n. [L.manatio, from mano,to flow.] [.] The act of issuing or flowing out. [Little used.]
33997	manatus	[.] MANA'TUS, n. The sea-cow, or fish-tailed walrus,an animal of the genus Trichechus, which grows to an enormous size; sometimes it is said, to the length twenty three feet. Of this animal there are two varieties,the australis, or lamentin, and borealis, or whale-tailed ...
33998	manchet	[.] MAN'CHET, n. A small loaf of fine bread. [Not used.]
33999	manchineel	[.] MANCHINEE'L, n. [L. mancanilla.] A tree of the genus Hippomane, growing in the West Indies to the size of a large oak. It abounds in an acrid, milky juice of a poisonous quality. It bears a fruit of the size of a pippin, which, when eaten, causes inflammation in ...
34000	mancipate	[.] MAN'CIPATE, v.t. [L. mancipo, from manceps,mancipium; manu capio, to take with the hand.] To enslave; to bind; to restrict. [Little used.]
34001	mancipation	[.] MANCIPA'TION, n. Slavery; involuntary servitude. [Little used.]
34002	manciple	[.] MAN'CIPLE, n. [L. manceps; manu capio, supra.] [.] A steward; an undertaker; a purveyor, particularly of a college.
34003	mandamus	[.] MANDA'MUS, n. [L. mando, to command; mandamus, we command. The primary sense is to send.] [.] In law, a command or writ, issuing from the king's bench in England, and in America, from some of the higher courts, directed to any person, corporation, or inferior court, ...
34004	mandarin	[.] MANDARIN, n. In China, a magistrate or governor of a province; also, the court language of China.
34005	mandatary	[.] MAN'DATARY
34006	mandate	[.] MAN'DATE, n. [L. mando, to command.] [.] 1. A command; an order, precept or injunction; a commission. [.] [.] This dream all powerful Juno sends; I bear [.] [.] Her mighty mandates, and her words you hear. [.] 2. In canon law, a rescript of the pope, commanding ...
34007	mandator	[.] MANDA'TOR, a. [L.] A director.
34008	mandatory	[.] MAN'DATORY, n. [L. mando, to command.] [.] 1. A person to whom the pope has by his prerogative given a mandate or order for his benefice. [.] 2. One to whom a command or charge is given. [.] 3. In law, one who undertakes, without a recompense, to do some act ...
34009	mandible	[.] MAN'DIBLE, n. [L. mando, to chew.] The jaw, the instrument of chewing; applied particularly to fowls.
34010	mandibular	[.] MANDIB'ULAR, a. Belonging to the jaw.
34011	mandil	[.] MAN'DIL, n. A sort of mantle. [Not in use.]
34012	mandilion	[.] MANDIL'ION, n. [supra.] A soldier's coat; a loose garment.
34013	mandlestone	[.] MAN'DLESTONE, n. Kernel-stone; almond-stone, called also amygdaloid; a name given to stones or rocks which have kernels enveloped in paste.
34014	mandment	[.] MANDMENT, for commandment, is not in use.
34015	mandolin	[.] MAN'DOLIN, n. A cithern or harp. [Not in use.]
34016	mandrake	[.] MAN'DRAKE, n. [L. mandragoras.] A plant of the genus Atropa, growing naturally in Spain, Italy and the Levant. It is a narcotic,and its fresh roots are a violent cathartic. Its effect in rendering barren women prolific is supposed to be imaginary.
34017	mandrel	[.] MAN'DREL, n. An instrument for confining in the lathe the substance to be turned.
34018	mandrill	[.] MAN'DRILL, n. A species of monkey.
34019	manducable	[.] MAN'DUCABLE, a. That can be chewed; fit to be eaten.
34020	manducate	[.] MAN'DUCATE, v.t. [L. mando.] To chew.
34021	manducated	[.] MAN'DUCATED, pp. Chewed.
34022	manducating	[.] MAN'DUCATING, ppr. Chewing; grinding with the teeth.
34023	manducation	[.] MANDUCA'TION, n. The act of chewing or eating.
34024	mane	[.] MANE, n. The hair growing on the upper side of the neck of a horse or other animal, usually hanging down on one side.
34025	maneater	[.] MAN'EATER, n. A human being that feeds on human flesh; a cannibal; an anthropophagite.
34026	maned	[.] MA'NED, a. Having a mane.
34027	manege	[.] MAN'EGE, n. A school for teaching horsemanship, and for training [.] horses.
34028	manerial	[.] MANERIAL. [See Manorial.]
34029	manes	[.] MA'NES, n. plu. [L.] The ghost, shade or soul of a deceased person; and among the ancient pagans, the infernal deities. [.] 1. The remains of the dead. [.] [.] Hail, O ye holy manes!
34030	maneuver	[.] MANEU'VER, n. [L. manus, the hand, and oeuvre, work, L. opera.] [.] 1. Management; dexterous movement, particularly in an army or navy; any evolution, movement or change of position among companies, battalions, regiments, ships, &c. for the purpose of distributing ...
34031	maneuvered	[.] MANEU'VERED, pp. Moved in position.
34032	maneuvering	[.] MANEU'VERING, ppr. Changing the position or order for advantageous attack or defense.
34033	manful	[.] MAN'FUL, a. [man and full.] Having the spirit of a man; bold; brave; courageous. [.] 1. Noble; honorable.
34034	manfully	[.] MAN'FULLY, adv. Boldly; courageously; honorably.
34035	manfulness	[.] MAN'FULNESS, n. Boldness; courageousness.
34036	mangaby	[.] MAN'GABY, n. A monkey with naked eyelids; the white-eyed monkey.
34037	manganese	[.] MAN'GANESE, n. A metal of a dusky white, or whitish gray color, very hard and difficult to fuse. It never occurs as a natural product in a metallic state. The substance usually so called is an oxyd of manganese, but not pure.
34038	manganesian	[.] MANGANE'SIAN, a. Pertaining to manganese; consisting of it or partaking of its qualities.
34039	manganesiate	[.] MANGANE'SIATE, n. A compound of manganesic acid, with a base.
34040	manganesic	[.] MANGANE'SIC, a. Obtained from manganese; as the manganesic acid. [.] [Manganic is ill formed.]
34041	manganesious	[.] MANGANE'SIOUS, a. Manganesious acid is an acid with a minimum of oxygen.
34042	mangcorn	[.] MANG'CORN, n. A mixture of wheat and rye, or other species of grain. [Not used in America.]
34043	mange	[.] MANGE, n. The scab or itch in cattle, dogs and other beasts.
34044	mangel-wurzel	[.] MANGEL-WURZEL, n. The root of scarcity, a plant of the beet kind.
34045	manger	[.] MANGER, n. [L. mando.] [.] 1. A trough or box in which fodder is laid for cattle, or the place in which horses and cattle are fed. [.] 2. In ships of war, a space across the deck, within the hawse-holes, separated from the after part of the deck, to prevent the ...
34046	manger-board	[.] MANGER-BOARD, n. The bulk-head on a ship's deck that separates the manger from the other part of the deck.
34047	manginess	[.] MANGINESS, n. [from mangy.] Scabbiness; infection of the mange.
34048	mangle	[.] MAN'GLE, v.t. [.] 1. To cut with a dull instrument and tear, or to tear in cutting; to cut in a bungling manner; applied chiefly to the cutting of flesh. [.] [.] And seized with fear, forgot his mangled meat. [.] 2. To curtail; to take by piece-meal. [.] MAN'GLE, ...
34049	mangled	[.] MAN'GLED, pp. Torn in cutting; smoothed with a mangle.
34050	mangler	[.] MAN'GLER, n. One who tears in cutting; one who uses a mangle.
34051	mangling	[.] MAN'GLING, ppr. Lacerating in the act of cutting; tearing.
34052	mango	[.] MAN'GO, n. The fruit of the mango tree, a native of the East Indies, of the genus Mangifera. It is brought to us only when pickled. Hence mango is the green fruit of the tree pickled. [.] 1. A green muskmelon pickled.
34053	mangonel	[.] MAN'GONEL, n. An engine formerly used for throwing stones and battering walls.
34054	mangonism	[.] MAN'GONISM, n. The art of setting off to advantage.
34055	mangonize	[.] MAN'GONIZE, v.t. To polish for setting off to advantage.
34056	mangostan	[.] MAN'GOSTAN
34057	mangosteen	[.] MANGOSTEE'N, n. A tree of the East Indies, of the genus Garcinia, so called from Dr. Garcin, who described it. The tree grows to the highth of 18 feet, and bears fruit of the size of a crab apple, the pulp of which is very delicious food.
34058	mangrove	[.] MAN'GROVE, n. A tree of the East and West Indies, otherwise called mangle, and of the genus Rhizophora. One species, the black mangle, grows in waters on the sides of rivers. The red mangrove does not grow in water. Its wood is of a deep red color, compact and heavy. ...
34059	mangy	[.] MANGY, a. [from mange.] Scabby; infected with the mange.
34060	manhater	[.] MAN'HATER, n. [man and hate.] One who hates mankind; a misanthrope.
34061	manhood	[.] MAN'HOOD, n. [man and hood.] The state of one who is a man, of an adult male, or one who is advanced beyond puberty, boyhood or childhood; virility. [.] 1. Virility; as opposed to womanhood. [.] 2. Human nature; as the manhood of Christ. [.] 3. The qualities ...
34062	mania	[.] MA'NIA, n. [L. and Gr.] Madness.
34063	maniable	[.] MAN'IABLE, a. Manageable; tractable. [Not in use.]
34064	maniac	[.] MA'NIAC, a. [L. maniacus.] Mad; raving with madness; raging with disordered intellect. [.] MA'NIAC, n. A madman; one raving with madness.
34065	maniacal	[.] MANI'ACAL, a. Affected with madness.
34066	manichean	[.] MANICHE'AN, a. Pertaining to the Manichees.
34067	manicheism	[.] MAN'ICHEISM, n. [supra.] The doctrines taught, or system of principles maintained by the Manichees.
34068	manichord	[.] MAN'ICHORD
34069	manicon	[.] MAN'ICON, n. A species of nightshade.
34070	manicordon	[.] MANICORD'ON, n. A musical instrument in the form of a spinet, whose strings, like those of the clavichord, are covered with little pieces of cloth to deaden and soften their sounds; whence it is called the dumb spinet.
34071	manifest	[.] MAN'IFEST, a. [L. manifestus.] [.] 1. Plain, open, clearly visible to the eye or obvious to the understanding; apparent; not obscure or difficult to be seen or understood. From the testimony, the truth we conceive to be manifest. [.] [.] Thus manifest to sight ...
34072	manifestation	[.] MANIFESTA'TION, n. The act of disclosing what is secret, unseen or obscure; discovery to the eye or to the understanding; the exhibition of any thing by clear evidence; display; as the manifestation of God's power in creation, or of his benevolence in redemption. [.] [.] ...
34073	manifested	[.] MAN'IFESTED, pp. Made clear; disclosed; made apparent, obvious or evident.
34074	manifestible	[.] MANIFEST'IBLE, a. That may be made evident.
34075	manifesting	[.] MAN'IFESTING, ppr. Showing clearly; making evident; disclosing, displaying.
34076	manifestly	[.] MAN'IFESTLY, adv. Clearly; evidently; plainly; in a manner to be clearly seen or understood.
34077	manifestness	[.] MAN'IFESTNESS, n. Clearness to the sight or mind; obviousness.
34078	manifesto	[.] MANIFEST'O, n. [L. manifestus,manifest.] A public declaration, usually of a prince or sovereign, showing his intentions, or proclaiming his opinions and motives; as a manifesto declaring the purpose of a prince to begin war,and explaining his motives. [Manifesto only ...
34079	manifold	[.] MAN'IFOLD, a. [many and fold.] Of divers kinds; many in number; numerous; multiplied. [.] [.] O Lord, how manifold are thy works! Ps.104. [.] [.] I know your manifold transgressions. Amos.5. [.] 1. Exhibited or appearing at divers times or in various ways; ...
34080	manifolded	[.] MAN'IFOLDED, a. Having many doublings or complications; as a manifolded shield. [Not used.]
34081	manifoldly	[.] MAN'IFOLDLY, adv. In a manifold manner; in many ways.
34082	manifoldness	[.] MAN'IFOLDNESS, n. Multiplicity.
34083	maniglions	[.] MANIG'LIONS, n. In gunnery, two handles on the back of a piece of ordnance, after the German way of casting.
34084	manihoc	[.] MA'NIHOC
34085	manihot	[.] MA'NIHOT, n. A plant of the genus Jatropha, or Cassada plant. It has palmated leaves, with entire lobes. Manioc is an acrid plant, but from its root is extracted a pleasant nourishing substance, called cassava. This is obtained by grating the root, and pressing out ...
34086	manikin	[.] MAN'IKIN, n. A little man.
34087	manil	[.] MAN'IL
34088	manilla	[.] MANIL'LA, n. [L. manus.] A ring or bracelet worn by persons in Africa.
34089	manioc	[.] MA'NIOC
34090	maniple	[.] MAN'IPLE, n. [L. manipulus,a handful. Qu.L. manus and the Teutonic full.] [.] 1. A handful. [.] 2. A small band of soldiers; a word applied only to Roman troops. [.] 3. A fanon, or kind of ornament worn about the arm of a mass priest; or a garment worn by the ...
34091	manipular	[.] MANIP'ULAR, a. Pertaining to the maniple.
34092	manipulation	[.] MANIPULA'TION, n. [L. manipulus, supra.] In general, work by hand; manual operation; as in mining, the manner of digging ore; in chimistry, the operation of preparing substances for experiments; in pharmacy, the preparation of drugs.
34093	mankiller	[.] MAN'KILLER, n. [man and kill.] One who slays a man.
34094	mankilling	[.] MAN'KILLING, a. Used to kill men.
34095	mankind	[.] MANKIND, n. [man and kind.] This word admits the accent either on the first or second syllable; the distinction of accent being inconsiderable.] [.] 1. The race or species of human beings. [.] [.] The proper study of mankind is man. [.] 2. A male, or the males ...
34096	manless	[.] MAN'LESS, a. [man and less.] Destitute of men; not manned; as a boat. [Little used.]
34097	manlike	[.] MAN'LIKE, a. Having the proper qualities of a man. [.] 1. Of man's nature.
34098	manliness	[.] MAN'LINESS, n. [from manly.] The qualities of a man; dignity; bravery; boldness.
34099	manling	[.] MAN'LING, n. A little man.
34100	manly	[.] MAN'LY, a. [man and like.] Manlike; becoming a man; firm; brave; undaunted. [.] [.] Serene and manly, hardened to sustain [.] [.] The load of life-- [.] 1. Dignified; noble; stately. [.] [.] He moves with manly grace. [.] 2. Pertaining to the adult age ...
34101	manna	[.] MAN'NA, n. [.] 1. A substance miraculously furnished as food for the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness of Arabia. Ex.16. [.] Josephus, Ant.B.3.1. considers the Hebrew word man, to signify what. In conformity with this idea, the seventy translate ...
34102	manner	[.] MAN'NER, n. [L. manus, the hand.] [.] 1. Form; method; way of performing or executing. [.] [.] Find thou the manner, and the means prepare. [.] 2. Custom; habitual practice. [.] [.] Show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them. This will ...
34103	mannerism	[.] MAN'NERISM, n. Adherence to the same manner; uniformity of manner.
34104	mannerist	[.] MAN'NERIST, n. An artist who performs his work in one unvaried manner.
34105	mannerliness	[.] MAN'NERLINESS, n. The quality of being civil and respectful in behavior; civility; complaisance.
34106	mannerly	[.] MAN'NERLY, a. Decent in external deportment; civil; respectful; complaisant; not rude or vulgar. [.] [.] What thou think'st meet and is most mannerly. [.] MAN'NERLY, adv. With civility; respectfully; without rudeness.
34107	manners	[.] MAN'NERS, n. plu. Deportment; carriage; behavior; conduct; course of life; in a moral sense. [.] [.] Evil communications corrupt good manners. 1 Cor.15. [.] 1. Ceremonious behavior; civility; decent and respectful deportment. [.] [.] Shall we, in our applications ...
34108	mannish	[.] MAN'NISH, a. [from man.] Having the appearance of a man; bold; masculine; as a mannish countenance. [.] [.] A woman impudent and mannish grown.
34109	manometer	[.] MANOM'ETER, n. [Gr. measure.] An instrument to measure or show the alterations in the rarity or density of the air.
34110	manometrical	[.] MANOMET'RICAL, a. Pertaining to the manometer; made by the manometer.
34111	manor	[.] MAN'OR, n. [L. maneo, to abide.] The land belonging to a lord or nobleman, or so much land as a lord or great personage formerly kept in his own hands for the use and subsistence of his family. In these days,a manor rather signifies the jurisdiction and royalty incorporeal,than ...
34112	manor-house	[.] MAN'OR-HOUSE
34113	manor-seat	[.] MAN'OR-SEAT, n. The house belonging to a manor.
34114	manorial	[.] MANO'RIAL
34115	manpleaser	[.] MAN'PLEASER, n. [man and pleaser.] One who pleases men, or one who takes uncommon pains to gain the favor of men.
34116	manqueller	[.] MAN'QUELLER, n. [man and quell.] [.] A mankiller; a manslayer; a murderer. [Not used.]
34117	manse	[.] MANSE, n. mans. [L. mansio, from maneo, to abide.] [.] 1. A house or habitation; particularly, a parsonage house. A capital manse is the manor-house or lord's court. [.] 2. A farm.
34118	manservant	[.] MAN'SERVANT, n. A male servant.
34119	mansion	[.] MAN'SION, n. [L. mansio, from maneo, to dwell.] [.] 1. Any place of residence; a house; a habitation. [.] [.] Thy mansion wants thee, Adam, rise. [.] [.] In my Father's house are many mansions. John 14. [.] 2. The house of the lord of a manor. [.] 3. ...
34120	mansion-house	[.] MAN'SION-HOUSE, n. The house in which one resides; an inhabited house.
34121	mansionary	[.] MAN'SIONARY, a. Resident; residentiary; as mansionary canons.
34122	mansionry	[.] MAN'SIONRY, n. A place of residence. [Not used.]
34123	manslaughter	[.] MAN'SLAUGHTER, n. [man and slaughter. See Slay.] [.] 1. In a general sense,the killing of a man or of men; destruction of the human species; murder. [.] 2. In law, the unlawful killing of a man without malice, express or implied. This may be voluntary, upon ...
34124	manslayer	[.] MAN'SLAYER, n. One that has slain a human being. The Israelites had cities of refuge for manslayers.
34125	manstealer	[.] MAN'STEALER, n. One who steals and sells men.
34126	manstealing	[.] MAN'STEALING, n. The act of stealing a human being.
34127	mansuete	[.] MAN'SUETE, a. [L.mansuetus.] Tame; gentle; not wild or ferocious. [Little used.]
34128	mansuetude	[.] MAN'SUETUDE, n. [L. mansuetudo.] Tameness; mildness; gentleness.
34129	manta	[.] MAN'TA, n. A flat fish that is very troublesome to pearlfishers.
34130	mantel	[.] MANTEL. [See Mantle.]
34131	mantelet	[.] MAN'TELET
34132	mantiger	[.] MANT'IGER, rather mantichor, or manticor, n. [L. manticora,mantichora.] A large monkey or baboon.
34133	mantle	[.] MAN'TLE, n. [Gr. a cloke.] [.] 1. A kind of cloke or loose garment to be worn over other garments. [.] [.] The herald and children are clothed with mantles of satin. [.] 2. A cover. [.] [.] Well covered with the night's black mantle. [.] 3. A cover; that ...
34134	mantle-piece	[.] MAN'TLE-PIECE
34135	mantle-shelf	[.] MAN'TLE-SHELF, n. The work over a fire-place, in front of the chimney.
34136	mantle-tree	[.] MAN'TLE-TREE, n. The piece of timber or stone in front of a chimney, over the fire-place, resting on the jambs. [.] [This word, according to Johnson,signifies the work over the fire-place, which we call a mantle-piece.]
34137	mantlet	[.] MANT'LET, n. [dim. of mantle.] A small cloke worn by women. [.] 1. In fortification, a kind of movable parapet or penthouse, made of planks, nailed one over another to the highth of almost six feet, cased with tin and set on wheels. In a siege, this is driven before ...
34138	mantling	[.] MANT'LING, n. In heraldry,the representation of a mantle, or the drapery of a coat of arms.
34139	manto	[.] MAN'TO, n. A robe; a cloke.
34140	mantology	[.] MANTOL'OGY, n. [Gr. divination,and discourse.] The act or art of divination or prophesying. [Little used.]
34141	mantua	[.] MAN'TUA, n. A lady's gown.
34142	mantua-maker	[.] MAN'TUA-MAKER, n. One who makes gowns for ladies.
34143	manual	[.] MAN'UAL, a. [L. manualis, from manus, the hand.] [.] 1. Performed by the hand; as manual labor or operation. [.] 2. Used or made by the hand; as a deed under the king's sign manual. [.] MAN'UAL, n. A small book, such as may be carried in the hand, or conveniently ...
34144	manuary	[.] MAN'UARY, a. Done by the hand. [Not used.]
34145	manubial	[.] MANU'BIAL, a. [L. manubialis, from manubioe, spoils.] [.] Belonging to spoils; taken in war. [Little used.]
34146	manuduction	[.] MANUDUC'TION, n. [L. manus,hand, and ductio, a leading.] [.] Guidance by the hand.
34147	manuductor	[.] MANUDUC'TOR, n. [L.manus,hand, and ductor, a leader.] [.] An officer in the ancient church, who gave the signal for the choir to sing, who beat time and regulated the music.
34148	manufactory	[.] MANUFAC'TORY, n. [See Manufacture.] [.] A house or place where goods are manufactured.
34149	manufactural	[.] MANUFAC'TURAL, a. Pertaining or relating to manufactures.
34150	manufacture	[.] MANUFAC'TURE, n. [L. manus, hand, and facio, to make.] [.] 1. The operation of making cloth, wares, utensils, paper, books, and whatever is used by man; the operation of reducing raw materials of any kind into a form suitable for use, by the hands, by art or machinery. [.] 2. ...
34151	manufactured	[.] MANUFAC'TURED, pp. Made form raw materials into forms for use.
34152	manufacturer	[.] MANUFAC'TURER, n. One who works raw materials into wares suitable for use. [.] 1. One who employs workmen for manufacturing; the owner of a manufactory.
34153	manufacturing	[.] MANUFAC'TURING, ppr. Making goods and wares from raw materials.
34154	manumise	[.] MANUMISE, for manumit, not used.
34155	manumission	[.] MANUMIS'SION, n. [L. manumissio. See Manumit.] [.] The act of liberating a slave from bondage, and giving him freedom.
34156	manumit	[.] MAN'UMIT, v.t. [L.manumitto; manus,hand, and mitto, to send.] [.] To release from slavery; to liberate from personal bondage or servitude; to free, as a slave.
34157	manumitted	[.] MAN'UMITTED, pp. Released from slavery.
34158	manumitting	[.] MAN'UMITTING, ppr. Liberating from personal bondage.
34159	manurable	[.] MANU'RABLE, a. [from manure.] That may be cultivated. This, though the original sense, is rarely or never used. The present sense of manure, would give the following signification. [.] 1. That may be manured, or enriched by manure.
34160	manurage	[.] MANU'RAGE, n. Cultivation. [Not used.]
34161	manurance	[.] MANU'RANCE, n. Cultivation. [Not used.]
34162	manure	[.] MANU'RE, v.t. [L.manus, hand, and ouvrer, to work, L. operor.] [.] 1. To cultivate by manual labor; to till. [.] [In this sense not now used.] [.] 2. To apply to land any fertilizing matter, as dung, compost, ashes, lime, fish, or any vegetable or animal substance. [.] 3. ...
34163	manured	[.] MANU'RED, pp. Dressed or overspread with a fertilizing substance.
34164	manurement	[.] MANU'REMENT, n. Cultivation; improvement. [Little used.]
34165	manurer	[.] MANU'RER, n. One that manures land.
34166	manuring	[.] MANU'RING, ppr. Dressing or overspreading land with manure; fertilizing. [.] MANU'RING, n. A dressing or spread of manure on land.
34167	manuscript	[.] MAN'USCRIPT, n. [L. manu scriptum, written with the hand.] [.] A book or paper written with the hand or pen. [.] MAN'USCRIPT, a. Written with the hand; not printed.
34168	manutenency	[.] MANUTEN'ENCY, n. Maintenance. [Not in use.]
34169	many	[.] MANY, a. men'ny. [.] 1. Numerous; comprising a great number of individuals. [.] [.] Thou shalt be a father of many nations. Gen.17. [.] [.] Not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. 1 Cor.1. [.] [.] Many are the afflictions ...
34170	many-cleft	[.] MANY-CLEFT', a. Multifid; having many fissures.
34171	many-colored	[.] MANY-COL'ORED, a. Having many colors or hues.
34172	many-cornered	[.] MANY-COR'NERED, a. Having many corners,or more than twelve; polygonal.
34173	many-flowered	[.] MANY-FLOW'ERED, a. Having many flowers.
34174	many-headed	[.] MANY-HEAD'ED, a. Having many heads; as a many-headed monster; many-headed tyranny.
34175	many-languaged	[.] MANY-LAN'GUAGED, a. Having many languages.
34176	many-leaved	[.] MANY-LE'AVED, a. Polyphyllous; having many leaves.
34177	many-mastered	[.] MANY-M`ASTERED, a. Having many masters.
34178	many-parted	[.] MANY-P`ARTED, a. Multipartite; divided into several parts; as a corol.
34179	many-peopled	[.] MANY-PE'OPLED, a. Having a numerous population.
34180	many-petaled	[.] MANY-PET'ALED, a. Having many petals.
34181	many-twinkling	[.] MANY-TWINK'LING, a. Variously twinkling or gleaming.
34182	many-valved	[.] MANY-VALV'ED, a. Multivalvular; having many valves.
34183	map	[.] MAP, n. [L. mappa, a cloth or towel, a Punic word.] A representation of the surface of the earth or of any part of it, drawn on paper or other material, exhibiting the lines of latitude and longitude,and the positions of countries, kingdoms, states, mountains, rivers, ...
34184	maple	[.] MA'PLE
34185	maple-sugar	[.] MAPLE-SU'GAR, n. Sugar obtained by evaporation from the juice of the rock maple.
34186	maple-tree	[.] MA'PLE-TREE, n. A tree of the genus Acer, of several species. Of the sap of the rock maple, sugar is made in America, in great quantities, by evaporation.
34187	mappery	[.] MAP'PERY, n. [from map.] The art of planning and designing maps.
34188	mar	[.] M`AR, v.t. [L. marceo.] [.] 1. To injure by cutting off a part, or by wounding and making defective; as, to mar a tree by incision. [.] [.] I pray you, mar no more trees by writing songs in their barks. [.] [.] Neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. ...
34189	maracan	[.] MAR'ACAN, n. A species of parrot in Brazil.
34190	maracock	[.] MAR'ACOCK, n. A plant of the genus Passiflora.
34191	maranatha	[.] MARANA'THA, n. The Lord comes or has come; a word used by the apostle Paul in expressing a curse. This word was used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; as much as to say, "may the Lord come quickly to take vengeance on thee for thy crimes."
34192	maranon	[.] MAR'ANON, n. The proper name of a river in South America, the largest in the world; most absurdly called Amazon.
34193	marasmus	[.] MARAS'MUS, n. [Gr. to cause to pine or waste away.] [.] Atrophy; a wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind of consumption.
34194	maraud	[.] MARAUD', v.i. [Heb. to rebel; L. cursus, curro.] [.] To rove in quest of plunder; to make an excursion for booty; to plunder.
34195	marauder	[.] MARAUD'ER, n. A rover in quest of booty or plunder; a plunderer; usually applied to small parties of soldiers.
34196	marauding	[.] MARAUD'ING, ppr. Roving in search of plunder. [.] MARAUD'ING, n. A roving for plunder; a plundering by invaders.
34197	maravedi	[.] MARAVE'DI, n. A small copper coin of Spain, equal to three mills American money, less than a farthing sterling.
34198	marble	[.] M`ARBLE, n. [L. marmor; Gr. white.] [.] 1. The popular name of any species of calcarious stone or mineral, of a compact texture, and of a beautiful appearance, susceptible of a good polish. The varieties are numerous, and greatly diversified in color. Marble is ...
34199	marbled	[.] M`ARBLED, pp. Diversified in color; veined like marble.
34200	marbled-hearted	[.] M`ARBLED-HE`ARTED, a. Having a heart like marble; hard hearted; cruel; insensible; incapable of being moved by pity, love or sympathy.
34201	marbling	[.] M`ARBLING, ppr. Variegating in colors; clouding or veining like marble. [.] M`ARBLING, n. The art or practice of variegating in color, in imitation of marble.
34202	marcasite	[.] M`ARCASITE, n. A name which has been given to all sorts of minerals, to ores, pyrites, and semi-metals. It is now obsolete.
34203	marcasitic	[.] MARCASIT'IC, a. Pertaining to marcasite; of the nature of marcasite.
34204	marcescent	[.] MARCES'CENT, a. [L. marcescens, marcesco.] [.] Withering; fading; decaying.
34205	marcessible	[.] MARCES'SIBLE, a. That may wither; liable to decay.
34206	march	[.] M`ARCH, n. [L. Mars, the god of war.] [.] The third month of the year. [.] M`ARCH, v.i. To border on; to be contiguous to. [.] M`ARCH, v.i. [L. marceo] [.] 1. To move by steps and in order, as soldiers; to move in a military manner. We say, the army marched, ...
34207	marcher	[.] M`ARCHER, n. The lord or officer who defended the marches or borders of a territory.
34208	marches	[.] M`ARCHES, n. plu. Borders; limits; confines; as lord of the marches.
34209	marching	[.] M`ARCHING, ppr. Moving or walking in order or in a stately manner. [.] M`ARCHING, n. Military movement; passage of troops.
34210	marchioness	[.] M`ARCHIONESS, n. The wife or widow of a marquis; or a female having the rank and dignity of a marquis.
34211	marchpane	[.] M`ARCHPANE, n. [L. panis, bread.] [.] A kind of sweet bread or biscuit. [Not used.]
34212	marcid	[.] M`ARCID, a. [L. marcidus, from marceo, to pine.] [.] Pining; wasted away; lean; withered.
34213	marcor	[.] M`ARCOR, n. [L.] The state of withering or wasting; leanness; waste of flesh. [Little used.]
34214	mare	[.] MARE, n. The female of the horse,or equine genus of quadrupeds. [.] A kind or torpor or stagnation which seems to press the stomach in sleep; the incubus. [It is now used only in the compound, nightmare, which ought to be written nightmar.]
34215	mareca	[.] MAR'ECA, n. A species of duck in South America.
34216	marena	[.] MARE'NA, n. A kind of fish somewhat like a pilchard.
34217	mareschal	[.] M`ARESCHAL, n. m`arshal. The chief commander of an army.
34218	margarate	[.] M`ARGARATE, n. [L. margarita, a pearl, from the Greek.] [.] In chimistry, a compound of margaric acid with a base.
34219	margaric	[.] MARGAR'IC, a. [supra.] Pertaining to pearl. The margaric acid is obtained by digesting soap made of hog's lard and potash, in water. It appears in the form of pearly scales.
34220	margarin	[.] M`ARGARIN
34221	margarine	[.] M`ARGARINE, n. A peculiar pearl-like substance, extracted from hog's lard; called also margarite and margaric acid.
34222	margarite	[.] M`ARGARITE, n. A pearl. [.] 1. Margaric acid. [.] 2. A mineral of a grayish white color found in Tyrol.
34223	margay	[.] M`ARGAY, n. An American animal of the cat kind.
34224	margin	[.] M`ARGIN, n. [L. margo.] [.] 1. A border; edge; brink; verge; as the margin of a river or lake. [.] 2. The edge of the leaf or page of a book, left blank or filled with notes. [.] 3. The edge of a wound. [.] 4. In botany, the edge of a leaf. [.] M`ARGIN, ...
34225	marginal	[.] M`ARGINAL, a. Pertaining to a margin. [.] 1. Written or printed in the margin; as a marginal note or gloss.
34226	marginally	[.] M`ARGINALLY, adv. In the margin of a book.
34227	marginated	[.] M`ARGINATED, a. Having a margin.
34228	margode	[.] M`ARGODE, n. A bluish gray stone, resembling clay in external appearance, but so hard as to cut spars and zeolites.
34229	margot	[.] M`ARGOT, n. A fish of the perch kind, found in the waters of Carolina.
34230	margrave	[.] M`ARGRAVE, n. Originally, a lord or keeper of the marches or borders; now a title of nobility in Germany, &c.
34231	margraviate	[.] MARGRA'VIATE, n. The territory or jurisdiction of a margrave.
34232	mariets	[.] MAR'IETS, n. A kind of violet, [violae marianae.]
34233	marigenous	[.] MARIG'ENOUS, a. [L. mare, the sea, and gigno, to produce.] [.] Produced in or by the sea.
34234	marigold	[.] MAR'IGOLD, n. A plant of the genus Calendula, bearing a yellow flower. There are several plants of different genera bearing this name; as the African marigold, of the genus Tagetes; corn-marigold, of the genus Chrysanthemum; fig-marigold, of the genus Mesembryanthemum; ...
34235	marikin	[.] MAR'IKIN, n. A species of monkey having a mane.
34236	marinate	[.] MAR'INATE, v.t. To salt or pickle fish, and then preserve them in oil or vinegar. [Little used.]
34237	marine	[.] MARINE, a. [L. marinus, from mare,the sea.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the sea; as marine productions or bodies; marine shells. [.] 2. Transacted at sea; done on the ocean; as a marine engagement. [.] 3. Doing duty on the sea; as a marine officer; marine forces. [.] [.] MARINE, ...
34238	mariner	[.] MAR'INER, n. [L. mare,the sea.] A seaman or sailor; one whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships.
34239	mariput	[.] MAR'IPUT, n. The zoril, an animal of the skunk tribe.
34240	marish	[.] MAR'ISH, n. [L. mare.] Low ground, wet or covered with water and coarse grass; a fen; a bog; a moor. It is now written marsh, which see. [.] MAR'ISH, a. Morry; fenny; boggy.
34241	marital	[.] MAR'ITAL, a. [L. maritus.] Pertaining to a husband.
34242	maritime	[.] MAR'ITIME, a. [L. maritimus, from mare, the sea.] [.] 1. Relating or pertaining to the sea or ocean; as maritime affairs. [.] 2. Performed on the sea; naval; as maritime service. [.] 3. Bordering on the sea; as a maritime coast. [.] 4. Situated near the ...
34243	marjoram	[.] M`ARJORAM, n. A plant of the genus Origanum, of several species. The sweet marjoram is peculiarly aromatic and fragrant, and much used in cookery. The Spanish marjoram is of the genus Urtica.
34244	mark	[.] M`ARK, n. [L. mercor, the primary sense of which is to go, to pass; Gr. to pass; Eng. fair, and fare.] [.] 1. A visible line made by drawing one substance on another; as a mark made by chalk or charcoal, or a pen. [.] 2. A line, groove or depression made by stamping ...
34245	markable	[.] M`ARKABLE, a. Remarkable. [Not in use.]
34246	marked	[.] M`ARKED, pp. Impressed with any note or figure of distinction; noted; distinguished by some character.
34247	marker	[.] M`ARKER, n. One who puts a mark on any thing. [.] 1. One that notes or takes notice.
34248	market	[.] M`ARKET, n. [L. mercatus, from mercor,to buy.] [.] 1. A public place in a city or town, where provisions or cattle are exposed to sale; an appointed place for selling and buying at private sale, a distinguished from an auction. [.] 2. A public building in which ...
34249	market-bell	[.] M`ARKET-BELL, n. The bell that gives notice of the time or day of market.
34250	market-cross	[.] M`ARKET-CROSS, n. A cross set up where a market is held.
34251	market-day	[.] M`ARKET-DAY, n. The day of a public market.
34252	market-folks	[.] M`ARKET-FOLKS, n. People that come to the market.
34253	market-house	[.] M`ARKET-HOUSE, n. A building for a public market.
34254	market-maid	[.] M`ARKET-MAID, n. A woman that brings things to market.
34255	market-man	[.] M`ARKET-MAN, n. A man that brings things to market.
34256	market-place	[.] M`ARKET-PLACE, n. The place where provisions or goods are exposed to sale.
34257	market-price	[.] M`ARKET-PRICE
34258	market-rate	[.] M`ARKET-RATE, n. The current price of commodities at any given time.
34259	market-town	[.] M`ARKET-TOWN, n. A town that has the privilege of a stated public market.
34260	market-woman	[.] M`ARKET-WOMAN, n. A woman that brings things to market or that attends a market for selling any thing.
34261	marketable	[.] M`ARKETABLE, n. That may be sold; salable. [.] 1. Current in market; as marketable value.
34262	marksman	[.] M`ARKSMAN, n. [Mark and man.] One that is skillful to hit a mark; he that shoots well. [.] 1. One who, not able to write, makes his mark instead of his name.
34263	marl	[.] M`ARL, n. [L. marga.] A species of calcarious earth, of different composition, being united with clay or fuller's earth. In a crude state, it effervesces with acids. It is found loose and friable, or more or less indurated. It possesses fertilizing properties and ...
34264	marlaceous	[.] MARLA'CEOUS, a. Resembling marl; partaking of the qualities of marl.
34265	marline	[.] M`ARLINE, n. A small line composed of two strands little twisted,and either tarred or white; used for winding round ropes and cables,to prevent their being fretted by the blocks, &c. [.] M`ARLINE, v.t. To wind marline round a rope.
34266	marline-spike	[.] M`ARLINE-SPIKE, n. A small iron like a large spike, used to open the bolt rope when the sail is to be sewed to it, &c.
34267	marling	[.] M`ARLING, n. The act of winding a small line about a rope, to prevent its being galled.
34268	marlite	[.] M`ARLITE, n. A variety of marl.
34269	marlitic	[.] MARLIT'IC, a. Partaking of the qualities of marlite.
34270	marlpit	[.] M`ARLPIT, n. A pit where marl is dug.
34271	marly	[.] M`ARLY, a. Consisting in or partaking of marl. [.] 1. Resembling marl. [.] 2. Abounding with marl.
34272	marmalade	[.] M`ARMALADE, n. [L. melo, mel.] The pulp of quinces boiled into a consistence with sugar, or a confection of plums, apricots, quinces, &c. boiled with sugar. In Scotland, it is made of Seville oranges and sugar only.
34273	marmalite	[.] M`ARMALITE, n. [Gr. to shine.] A mineral of a pearly or metallic luster; a hydrate of magnesia.
34274	marmoraceous	[.] MARMORA'CEOUS, a. Pertaining to or like marble. [See Marmorean, the more legitimate word.]
34275	marmorated	[.] M`ARMORATED, a. [L. marmor, marble.] [.] Covered with marble. [Little used.]
34276	marmoration	[.] MARMORA'TION, n. A covering or incrusting with marble. [Little used.]
34277	marmorean	[.] MARMO'REAN, a. [L. marmoreus.] Pertaining to marble. [.] 1. Made of marble.
34278	marmose	[.] M`ARMOSE, n. An animal resembling the opossum, but less. Instead of a bag, this animal has two longitudinal folds near the thighs, which serve to inclose the young.
34279	marmoset	[.] M`ARMOSET, n. A small monkey.
34280	marmot	[.] M`ARMOT, n. A quadruped of the genus Arctomys, allied to the murine tribe. It is about the size of the rabbit, and inhabits the higher region of the Alps and Pyrenees. The name is also given to other species of the genus. The woodchuck of North America is called the ...
34281	maroon	[.] MAROON', n. A name given to free blacks living on the mountains in the West India isles. [.] MAROON', v.t. To put a sailor a shore on a desolate isle, under pretense of his having committed some great crime.
34282	marque	[.] M`ARQUE
34283	marquetry	[.] M`ARQUETRY, n. Inlaid work; work inlaid with variegations of fine wood, shells, ivory and the like.
34284	marquis	[.] M`ARQUIS, n. A title of honor in Great Britain, next to that of duke. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has ceased, and marquis is now a mere title conferred by patent. [.] M`ARQUIS, ...
34285	marquisate	[.] M`ARQUISATE, n. The seigniory, dignity, or lordship of a marquis.
34286	marrer	[.] M`ARRER, n. [from mar.] One that mars, hurts or impairs.
34287	marriable	[.] MARRIABLE, for marriageable. [Not used.]
34288	marriage	[.] MAR'RIAGE, n. [L.mas, maris.] The act of uniting a man and woman for life; wedlock; the legal union of a man and woman for life. Marriage is a contract both civil and religious, by which the parties engage to live together in mutual affection and fidelity, till death ...
34289	marriage-articles	[.] MAR'RIAGE-ARTICLES, n. Contract or agreement on which a marriage is founded.
34290	marriageable	[.] MAR'RIAGEABLE, a. Of an age suitable for marriage; fit to be married. Young persons are marriageable at an earlier age in warm climates than in cold. [.] 1. Capable of union.
34291	married	[.] MAR'RIED, pp. [from marry.] United in wedlock. [.] 1. a. Conjugal; connubial; as the married state.
34292	marrow	[.] MAR'ROW, n. [.] 1. A soft oleaginous substance contained in the cavities of animal bones. [.] 2. The essence; the best part. [.] 3. In the Scottish dialect, a companion; fellow; associate; match. [.] MAR'ROW, v.t. To fill with marrow or with fat; to ...
34293	marrow-bone	[.] MAR'ROW-BONE, n. A bone containing marrow,or boiled for its marrow. [.] 1. The bone of the knee; in ludicrous language.
34294	marrowfat	[.] MAR'ROWFAT, n. A kind of rich pea.
34295	marrowish	[.] MAR'ROWISH, a. Of the nature of marrow.
34296	marrowless	[.] MAR'ROWLESS, a. Destitute of marrow.
34297	marrowy	[.] MAR'ROWY, a. Full of marrow; pithy.
34298	marry	[.] MAR'RY, v.t. [L. mas, maris, a male; L. vir, a husband, a lord or master.] [.] 1. To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to join a man and woman for life, and constitute them man and wife according to the laws or customs of a nation. By the laws, ordained clergymen have ...
34299	mars	[.] M`ARS, n. In mythology, the god of war; in modern usage, a planet; and in the old chimistry, a term for iron.
34300	marsh	[.] M`ARSH, n. A tract of low land, usually or occasionally covered with water, or very wet and miry, and overgrown with coarse grass or with detached clumps of sedge; a fen. It differs from swamp, which is merely moist or spungy land, but often producing valuable crops ...
34301	marsh-elder	[.] M`ARSH-EL'DER, n. The gelder rose, a species of Viburnum.
34302	marsh-mallow	[.] M`ARSH-MAL'LOW, n. A plant of the genus Althaea.
34303	marsh-marigold	[.] M`ARSH-MAR'IGOLD, n. A plant of the genus Caltha.
34304	marsh-rocket	[.] M`ARSH-ROCK'ET, n. A species of water cresses.
34305	marshal	[.] M`ARSHAL, n. [.] 1. The chief officer of arms, whose duty it is to regulate combats in the lists. [.] 2. One who regulates rank and order at a feast or any other assembly, directs the order of procession and the like. [.] 3. A harbinger; a pursuivant; one ...
34306	marshaled	[.] M`ARSHALED, pp. Arranged in due order.
34307	marshaler	[.] M`ARSHALER, n. One who disposes in due order.
34308	marshaling	[.] M`ARSHALING, ppr. Arranging in due order.
34309	marshalsea	[.] M`ARSHALSEA, n. In England, the prison in Southwark, belonging to the marshal of the king's household. [.] Court of marshalsea, a court formerly held before the steward and marshal of the king's house, to administer justice between the king's domestic servants.
34310	marshalship	[.] M`ARSHALSHIP, n. The office of a marshal.
34311	marshy	[.] M`ARSHY, a. [from marsh.] Wet; boggy; fenny. [.] 1. Produced in marshes; as a marshy weed.
34312	mart	[.] M`ART, n. [from market.] A place of sale or traffick. It was formerly applied chiefly to markets and fairs in cities and towns, but it has now a more extensive application. We say, the United States are a principal mart for English goods; England and France are the ...
34313	martagon	[.] M`ARTAGON, n. A kind of lily.
34314	martel	[.] M`ARTEL, v.t. To strike.
34315	marten	[.] MARTEN. [See Martin.]
34316	martial	[.] M`ARTIAL, a. [L. martialis; Mars, the god of war.] [.] 1. Pertaining to war; suited to war; as martial equipage; martial music; a martial appearance. [.] 2. Warlike; brave; given to war; as a martial nation or people. [.] 3. Suited to battle; as a martial array. [.] 4. ...
34317	martialism	[.] M`ARTIALISM, n. Bravery; martial exercises. [Not in use.]
34318	martialist	[.] M`ARTIALIST, n. A warrior; a fighter. [Not used.]
34319	martin	[.] M`ARTIN, n. [L. murus.] A bird of the genus Hirundo, which forms its nest in buildings. It was formerly written by some authors martlet.
34320	martinet	[.] M`ARTINET
34321	martinets	[.] M`ARTINETS, n. In ships, martinets are small lines fastened to the leech of a sail, to bring it close to the yard when the sail is furled.
34322	martingal	...
34323	martinmas	[.] M`ARTINMAS, n. [Martin and mass.] The feast of St. Martin, the eleventh of November.
34324	martlet	[.] M`ARTLET, n. In military language, a strict disciplinarian; so called from an officer of that name.
34325	martyr	[.] M`ARTYR, n. [Gr. a witness.] One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel. Stephen was the first christian martyr. [.] [.] To be a martyr signifies only to witness the truth of Christ. [.] 1. One who suffers death in defense of any cause. ...
34326	martyrdom	[.] M`ARTYRDOM, n. The death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of one's adherence to the faith of the gospel. [.] [.] He intends to crown their innocence with the glory of martyrdom.
34327	martyrize	[.] M`ARTYRIZE, v.t. To offer as a martyr. [Little used.]
34328	martyrological	[.] MARTYROLOG'ICAL, a. Registering or registered in a catalogue or martyrs.
34329	martyrologist	[.] MARTYROL'OGIST, n. A writer of martyrology, or an account of martyrs.
34330	martyrology	[.] MARTYROL'OGY, n. [Gr. a witness, and discourse.] A history or account of martyrs with their sufferings; or a register of martyrs.
34331	marvel	[.] M`ARVEL, n. [L. mirabilis, wonderful, from miror; demiror, mora, delay, and perhaps morior; Eng. demur, &c.] [.] 1. A wonder; that which arrests the attention and causes a person to stand or gaze, or to pause. [This word is nearly obsolete, or at least little used ...
34332	marveling	[.] M`ARVELING, ppr. Wondering.
34333	marvelous	[.] M`ARVELOUS, a. [.] 1. Wonderful; strange; exciting wonder or some degree of surprise. [.] [.] This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. Ps.118. [.] 2. Surpassing credit; incredible. [.] 3. The marvelous, in writings, is that which exceeds natural ...
34334	marvelously	[.] M`ARVELOUSLY, adv. Wonderfully; strangely; in a manner to excite wonder or surprise.
34335	marvelousness	[.] M`ARVELOUSNESS, n. Wonderfulness; strangeness.
34336	mary-bud	[.] MA'RY-BUD, n. The marigold.
34337	mascle	[.] M`ASCLE, n. m`asl. In heraldry, a lozenge, as it were perforated.
34338	masculine	[.] M`ASCULINE, a. [L. masculinus, from masculus, mas.] [.] 1. Having the qualities of a man; strong; robust; as a masculine body. [.] 2. Resembling man; coarse; opposed to delicate or soft; as masculine features. [.] 3. Bold; brave; as a masculine spirit or courage. [.] 4. ...
34339	masculinely	[.] M`ASCULINELY, adv. Like a man.
34340	masculineness	[.] M`ASCULINENESS, n. The quality or state of being manly; resemblance of man in qualities; as in coarseness of features, strength of body, boldness, &c.
34341	mash	[.] MASH, n. [L. mastico.] [.] 1. A mixture or mass of ingredients, beaten or blended together in a promiscuous manner. [.] 2. A mixture for a horse. [.] 3. A mesh. [See Mesh, the more common orthography.] [.] MASH, v.t. To beat into a confused mass. [.] 1. ...
34342	mashed	[.] MASH'ED, pp. Beat into a mass; bruised; crushed; mixed into a mash.
34343	mashing	[.] MASH'ING, ppr. Beating into a mass; bruising; crushing.
34344	mashing-tub	[.] MASH'ING-TUB, n. A tub for containing the mash in breweries.
34345	mashy	[.] MASH'Y, a. Produced by crushing or bruising.
34346	mask	[.] M`ASK, n. [.] 1. A cover for the face; that which conceals the face, especially a cover with apertures for the eyes and mouth; a visor. A mask is designed to conceal the face from beholders, or to preserve the complexion from injury by exposure to the weather and ...
34347	mask-house	[.] M`ASK-HOUSE, n. A place for masquerades.
34348	masked	[.] M`ASKED, pp. Having the face covered; concealed; disguised. [.] 1. a. In botany, personate.
34349	masker	[.] M`ASKER, n. One that wears a mask; one that plays the fool at a masquerade.
34350	maskery	[.] M`ASKERY, n. The dress or disguise of a masker.
34351	masking	[.] M`ASKING, ppr. Covering with a mask; concealing.
34352	maslin	[.] MASLIN. [See Meslin.]
34353	mason	[.] MA'SON, n. ma'sn. [.] 1. A man whose occupation is to lay bricks and stones, or to construct the walls of buildings, chimneys and the like, which consist of bricks or stones. [.] 2. A member of the fraternity of free masons.
34354	masonic	[.] MASON'IC, a. Pertaining to the craft or mysteries of free masons.
34355	masonry	[.] MA'SONRY, n. [.] 1. The art or occupation of a mason. [.] 2. The work or performance of a mason; as when we say, the wall is good masonry. [.] 3. The craft of free masons.
34356	masora	[.] MAS'ORA, n. [Heb.] A Hebrew work on the bible, by several Rabbins.
34357	masoretic	[.] MASORET'IC, a. [Heb. to deliver, whence masora, tradition, whence the Masorites, the adherents to the traditionary readings of the Scriptures.] Relating to the Masorites, who interpreted the Scriptures by tradition, and invented the Hebrew points to fix the true reading ...
34358	masorite	[.] MAS'ORITE, n. One of the writers of the Masora.
34359	masquerade	[.] MASQUERA'DE, n. [.] 1. A nocturnal assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation and other diversions. [.] [.] In courtly balls and midnight masquerades. [.] 2. Disguise. [.] [.] I came to visit thee in masquerade. [.] 3. ...
34360	masquerader	[.] MASQUERA'DER, n. A person wearing a mask; one disguised.
34361	masquerading	[.] MASQUERA'DING, ppr. Assembling in masks for diversion.
34362	mass	[.] M`ASS, n. [L. massa, a mass; Gr. to beat or pound.] [.] 1. A lump; a body of matter concreted, collected or formed into a lump; applied to any solid body; as a mass of iron or lead; a mass of flesh; as mass of ice; a mass of dough. [.] 2. A collective body of ...
34363	massacer	[.] MAS'SACER
34364	massacre	[.] MAS'SACRE, n. [.] 1. The murder of an individual, or the slaughter of numbers of human beings, with circumstances of cruelty; the indiscriminate killing of human beings, without authority or necessity, and without forms civil or military. It differs from assassination, ...
34365	massacrer	[.] MAS'SACRER, n. One who massacres. [A very bad word.]
34366	masser	[.] M`ASSER, n. A priest who celebrates mass.
34367	masseter	[.] MAS'SETER, n. [Gr. to chew.] A muscle which raises the under jaw.
34368	massicot	[.] MAS'SICOT
34369	massiness	[.] M`ASSINESS
34370	massive	[.] M`ASSIVE
34371	massiveness	[.] M`ASSIVENESS, n. [See Massy, Massive.] The state of being massy; great weight or weight with bulk; ponderousness.
34372	massy	[.] M`ASSY, a. Heavy; weighty; ponderous; bulky and heavy; as a massy shield; a massy rock. [.] [.] The yawning rocks in massy fragments fly.
34373	mast	[.] M`AST, n. A long, round piece of timber, elevated or designed to be raised perpendicularly or nearly so, on the keel of a ship or other vessel, to which the yards,sails and rigging are attached, and by which they are supported. A mast is a single stick, formed from ...
34374	masted	[.] M`ASTED, a. Furnished with a mast or masts.
34375	master	[.] M`ASTER, n. [L. magister, compounded of the root of magis, major, greater.] [.] 1. A man who rules, governs or directs either men or business. A man who owns slaves is their master; he who has servants is their master; he who has apprentices is their master; he ...
34376	master-hand	[.] M`ASTER-HAND, n. The hand of a man eminently skillful.
34377	master-jest	[.] M`ASTER-JEST, n. Principal jest.
34378	master-key	[.] M`ASTER-KEY, n. The key that opens many locks, the subordinate keys of which open only one each.
34379	master-lode	[.] M`ASTER-LODE, n. In mining, the principal vein of ore.
34380	master-piece	[.] M`ASTER-PIECE, n. A capital performance; any thing done or made with superior or extraordinary skill. [.] [.] This wondrous master-piece I fain would see. [.] 1. Chief excellence or talent. [.] [.] Dissimulation was his master-piece.
34381	master-sinew	[.] M`ASTER-SINEW, n. A large sinew that surrounds the hough of a horse, and divides it from the bone by a hollow place,where the wind-galls are usually seated.
34382	master-string	[.] M`ASTER-STRING, n. Principal string.
34383	master-stroke	[.] M`ASTER-STROKE, n. Capital performance.
34384	master-tooth	[.] M`ASTER-TOOTH, n. A principal tooth.
34385	master-touch	[.] M`ASTER-TOUCH, n. Principal performance.
34386	master-work	[.] M`ASTER-WORK, n. Principal performance.
34387	master-wort	[.] M`ASTER-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Imperatoria.
34388	masterdom	[.] M`ASTERDOM, n. Dominion, rule. [Not used.]
34389	masterful	[.] M`ASTERFUL, a. Having the skill of a master; also, imperious; arbitrary.
34390	masterless	[.] M`ASTERLESS, a. Destitute of a master or owner. [.] 1. Ungoverned; unsubdued.
34391	masterly	[.] M`ASTERLY, a. Formed or executed with superior skill; suitable to a master; most excellent; skillful; as a masterly design; a masterly performance; a masterly stroke of policy. [.] 1. Imperious. [.] M`ASTERLY, adv. With the skill of a master. [.] [.] Thou ...
34392	mastership	[.] M`ASTERSHIP, n. Dominion; rule; supreme power. [.] 1. Superiority; preeminence. [.] [.] Where noble youths for mastership should strive. [.] 2. Chief work; master-piece. [Not used.] [.] 3. Superior skill. [.] 4. Title of respect; in irony. [.] [.] ...
34393	mastery	[.] M`ASTERY, n. Dominion; power of governing or commanding. [.] [.] If divided by mountains, they will fight for the mastery of the passages of the tops-- [.] 1. Superiority in competition; preeminence. [.] [.] Every man that striveth for the mystery, is temperate ...
34394	mastful	[.] M`ASTFUL, a. [from mast.] Abounding with mast, or fruit of oak, beech and other forest trees; as the mastful chestnut.
34395	mastic	[.] MAS'TIC
34396	masticate	[.] MAS'TICATE, v.t. [L. mastico.] To chew; to grind with the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; as, to masticate food.
34397	masticated	[.] MAS'TICATED, pp. Chewed.
34398	masticating	[.] MAS'TICATING, ppr. Chewing; breaking into small pieces with the teeth.
34399	mastication	[.] MASTICA'TION, n. The act or operation of chewing solid food, breaking it into small pieces, and mixing it with saliva; thus preparing it for deglutition, and more easy digestion in the stomach. [.] [.] Mastication is a necessary preparation of solid aliment, without ...
34400	masticatory	[.] MAS'TICATORY, a. Chewing; adapted to perform the office of chewing food. [.] MAS'TICATORY, n. A substance to be chewed to increase the saliva.
34401	mastich	[.] MAS'TICH, n. [L. mastiche.] [.] 1. A resin exuding from the mastic-tree, a species of Pistacia, and obtained by incision. It is in white farinaceous tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and an aromatic. It is used also as an ingredient in drying ...
34402	masticot	[.] MAS'TICOT, n. Calcined white lead; yellow oxyd of lead. Lead exposed to the air while melting, is covered with a gray, dusky pellicle. This pellicle carefully taken off, is reduced by agitation to a greenish gray powder, inclining to yellow. This oxyd, separated ...
34403	mastiff	[.] M`ASTIFF, n. plu. mastiffs. Mastives is irregular. [Low L. mastivus.] A large species of dog, remarkable for strength and courage. Strabo informs us that the mastiffs of Britain were trained for war, and used by the Gauls in battle.
34404	mastless	[.] M`ASTLESS, a. Having no mast; as a vessel. [.] 1. Bearing no mast; as a mastless oak or beech.
34405	mastlin	[.] MASTLIN. [See Meslin.]
34406	mastodon	[.] MAS'TODON, n. [Gr. mamilla, and tooth.] A genus of mammiferous animals resembling the elephant, now extinct, and known only by their fossil remains. It includes the N. American mammoth.
34407	mastoid	[.] MAS'TOID, a. [Gr. the nipple or breast, and form.] [.] Resembling the nipple or breast; as the mastoid muscle; the mastoid process.
34408	mastress	[.] MASTRESS, for mistress, is not used.
34409	masty	[.] M`ASTY, a. Full of mast; abounding with acorns, &c.
34410	mat	[.] MAT, n. [L. matta.] [.] 1. A texture of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, or other material, to be laid on a floor for cleaning the boots and shoes of those who enter a house, and for other purposes. [.] 2. A web of rope-yard, used in ships to secure the standing ...
34411	matachin	[.] MAT'ACHIN, n. An old dance.
34412	matadore	[.] MAT'ADORE, n. One of the three principal cards in the game of omber and quadrille, which are always two black aces and the deuce in spades and clubs, and the seven in hearts and diamonds.
34413	match	[.] MATCH, n. [.] 1. Some very combustible substance used for catching fire from a spark, as hemp, flax, cotton, tow dipped in sulphur, or a species of dry wood,called vulgarly touch-wood. [.] 2. A rope or cord made of hempen tow, composed of three strands slightly ...
34414	matchable	[.] MATCH'ABLE, a. Equal; suitable; fit to be joined. [.] 1. Correspondent. [Little used.]
34415	matched	[.] MATCH'ED, pp. Equaled; suited; placed in opposition; married.
34416	matching	[.] MATCH'ING, ppr. Equaling; suiting; setting in opposition; uniting in marriage.
34417	matchless	[.] MATCH'LESS, a. Having no equal; as matchless impudence; a matchless queen; matchless love or charms.
34418	matchlessly	[.] MATCH'LESSLY, adv. In a manner or degree not to be equaled.
34419	matchlessness	[.] MATCH'LESSNESS, n. The state or quality of being without an equal.
34420	matchlock	[.] MATCH'LOCK, n. Formerly, the lock of a musket which was fired by a match.
34421	matchmaker	[.] MATCH'MAKER, n. One who makes matches for burning. [.] 1. One who contrives or effects a union by marriage.
34422	mate	[.] MATE, n. [.] 1. A companion; an associate; one who customarily associates with another. Young persons nearly of an age, and frequently associating, are called mates or playmates. [.] 2. A husband or wife. [.] 3. The male or female of animals which associate ...
34423	mateless	[.] MA'TELESS, a. Having no mate or companion. [.] Materia Medica, a general name for every substance used in medicine. [.] 1. An auxiliary branch of the science of medicine, which treats of the nature and properties of all the substances that are employed for the cure ...
34424	material	[.] MATE'RIAL, a. [L. materia, matter.] [.] 1. Consisting of matter; not spiritual; as material substance; material bodies. [.] 2. Important; momentous; more or less necessary; having influence or effect. [.] [.] Hold them for catholics or heretics, it is not a ...
34425	materialism	[.] MATE'RIALISM, n. The doctrine of materialists; the opinion of those who maintain that the soul of man is not a spiritual substance distinct from matter, but that it is the result or effect or the organization of matter in the body. [.] The irregular fears of a future ...
34426	materialist	[.] MATE'RIALIST, n. One who denies the existence of spiritual substances, and maintains that the soul of man is the result of a particular organization of matter in the body.
34427	materiality	[.] MATERIAL'ITY, n. Material existence; corporeity; not spirituality. [.] 1. Importance; as the materiality of facts.
34428	materialize	[.] MATE'RIALIZE, v.t. To reduce to a state of matter; also, to regard as matter.
34429	materially	...
34430	materiate	[.] MATE'RIATE
34431	materiated	[.] MATE'RIATED, . [L. materiatus.] Consisting of matter. [Little used.]
34432	materiation	[.] MATERIA'TION, n. The act of forming matter. [Not used.]
34433	maternal	[.] MATERN'AL, a. [L. maternus, from mater, mother.] Motherly; pertaining to a mother; becoming a mother; as maternal love; maternal tenderness.
34434	maternity	[.] MATERN'ITY, n. The character or relation of a mother.
34435	matfelon	[.] MAT'FELON, n. A plant of the genus Centaurea,knap-weed.
34436	math	[.] MATH, n. A mowing; as in aftermath.
34437	mathematic	[.] MATHEMAT'IC
34438	mathematical	[.] MATHEMAT'ICAL, a. [L. mathematicus.] Pertaining to mathematics; as mathematical knowledge; mathematical instruments. [.] 1. According to the principles of mathematics; as mathematical exactness.
34439	mathematically	[.] MATHEMAT'ICALLY, adv. According to the laws or principles of mathematical science. [.] 1. With mathematical certainty; demonstrably.
34440	mathematician	[.] MATHEMATI'CIAN, n. One versed in mathematics.
34441	mathematics	[.] MATHEMAT'ICS, n. [L. mathematica, from Gr. to learn.] The science of quantity; the science which treats of magnitude and number, or of whatever can be measured or numbered. This science is divided into pure or speculative, which considers quantity abstractly, without ...
34442	mathemeg	[.] MATH'EMEG, n. A fish of the cod kind, inhabiting Hudson's bay.
34443	mathes	[.] MATH'ES, n. An herb.
34444	mathesis	[.] MATH'ESIS, n. The doctrine of mathematics.
34445	matin	[.] MAT'IN, a. [L. matutinus.] Pertaining to the morning; used in the morning; as a matin trumpet. [.] MAT'IN, n. Morning. [Not used.]
34446	matins	[.] MAT'INS, n. Morning worship or service; morning prayers or songs. [.] [.] The vigils are celebrated before them, and the nocturne and matins, for the saints whose the relics are. [.] [.] The winged choristers began [.] [.] To chirp their matins. [.] 1. ...
34447	matrass	[.] MAT'RASS, n. [L. mitto.] A cucurbit; a chimical vessel in the shape of an egg, or with a tapering neck, open at the top, serving the purposes of digestion, evaporation, &c.
34448	matress	[.] MAT'RESS, n. A quilted bed; a bed stuffed with hair, moss or other soft material, and quilted.
34449	matrice	[.] MA'TRICE
34450	matricidal	[.] MAT'RICIDAL, a. Pertaining to matricide.
34451	matricide	[.] MAT'RICIDE, n. [L. matricidium; mater, mother, and coedo, to slay.] [.] 1. The killing or murder of a mother. [.] 2. The killer or murderer of his mother.
34452	matriculate	[.] MATRIC'ULATE, v.t. [L. matricula, a roll or register, from matrix.] [.] To enter or admit to membership in a body or society, particularly in a college or university, by enrolling the name in a register. [.] MATRIC'ULATE, n. One enrolled in a register, and thus ...
34453	matriculation	[.] MATRICULA'TION, n. The act of registering a name and admitting to membership.
34454	matrimonial	...
34455	matrimonially	[.] MATRIMO'NIALLY, adv. According to the manner or laws of marriage.
34456	matrimonious	[.] MATRIMO'NIOUS, a. Matrimonial. [Little used.]
34457	matrimony	[.] MAT'RIMONY, n. [L. matrimonium, from mater, mother.] [.] Marriage; wedlock; the union of man and woman for life; the nuptial state. [.] [.] If any man know cause why this couple should not be joined in holy matrimony, they are to declare it.
34458	matrix	[.] MA'TRIX, n. [L. matrix, from mater, mother.] [.] 1. The womb; the cavity in which the fetus of an animal is formed and nourished till its birth. [.] 2. A mold; the cavity in which any thing is formed, and which gives it shape; as the matrix of a type. [.] 3. ...
34459	matron	[.] MAT'RON, n. [L. matrona; from mater, mother.] [.] An elderly married woman, or an elderly lady.
34460	matronal	[.] MAT'RONAL, a. [L. matronalis.] Pertaining to a matron,suitable to an elderly lady or to a married woman; grave; motherly.
34461	matronize	[.] MAT'RONIZE, v.t. To render matronlike.
34462	matronlike	[.] MAT'RONLIKE, a. Having the manners of an elderly woman; grave; sedate; becoming a matron.
34463	matronly	[.] MAT'RONLY, a. Elderly; advanced in years.
34464	matross	[.] MATROSS', n. Matrosses are soldiers in a train of artillery, who are next to the gunners and assist them in loading, firing and sponging the guns. They carry fire-locks, and march with the store wagons as guards and assistants.
34465	mattamore	[.] MAT'TAMORE, n. In the east, a subterranean repository for wheat.
34466	matter	[.] MAT'TER, n. [L. materia; Heb. to measure; L. metior.] [.] 1. Substance excreted from living animal bodies; that which is thrown our of discharged in a tumor,boil or abscess; pus; purulent substance collected in an abscess, the effect of suppuration more or less perfect; ...
34467	matterless	[.] MAT'TERLESS, a. Void of matter.
34468	mattery	[.] MAT'TERY, a. Purulent; generating pus; as a mattery cough.
34469	mattock	[.] MAT'TOCK, n. A tool to grub up weeds or roots; a grubbing hoe.
34470	mattress	[.] MATTRESS. [See Matress, a more correct orthography.]
34471	maturant	[.] MAT'URANT, n. [L. maturo, from maturus, mature, ripe.] [.] In pharmacy, a medicine or application to a tumor, which promotes suppuration.
34472	maturate	[.] MAT'URATE, v.t. [L. maturo, to hasten, from maturus, ripe.] [.] To ripen; to hasten or promote suppuration. [.] MAT'URATE, v.i. To become ripe; to suppurate, as a tumor, and form pus.
34473	maturation	[.] MATURA'TION, n. The process of ripening or coming to maturity; ripeness. [.] 1. The process of suppurating; suppuration; the forming of pus in tumors.
34474	maturative	[.] MAT'URATIVE, a. Ripening; conducing to ripeness. [.] 1. Conducing to suppuration, or the formation of matter in a tumor or abscess.
34475	mature	[.] MATU'RE, a. [L. maturus; meto.] [.] 1. Ripe; perfected by time or natural growth; as a man of mature age. We apply it to a young man of mature age. We apply it to a young man who has arrived to the age when he is supposed to be competent to manage his own concerns; ...
34476	matured	[.] MATU'RED, pp. Ripened; advanced to perfection; prepared.
34477	maturely	[.] MATU'RELY, adv. With ripeness; completely. [.] 1. With full deliberation. A prince entering on war, ought, maturely to consider the state of his finances. [.] 2. Early; soon. [A Latinism, little used.]
34478	matureness	[.] MATU'RENESS, n. Ripeness; a state of perfection or completeness; as the maturity of age or of judgment; the maturity of corn or of grass; the maturity of a plan or scheme.
34479	maturing	[.] MATU'RING, ppr. Ripening; being in or coming to a complete state.
34480	maturity	[.] MATU'RITY
34481	matutinal	[.] MAT'UTINAL
34482	matutine	[.] MAT'UTINE, a. [L. matutinus.] Pertaining to the morning.
34483	matweed	[.] MAT'WEED, n. A plant of the genus Lygeum.
34484	maudlin	...
34485	mauger	[.] MAU'GER, adv. In spite of; in opposition to; not withstanding; used only in burlesque. [.] [.] This, mauger all the world, will I keep safe.
34486	maukin	[.] MAUKIN. [See Malkin.]
34487	maul	[.] MAUL, n. [L. malleus. See Mall.] [.] A heavy wooden hammer; written also mall. [.] MAUL, v.t. To beat and bruise with a heavy stick or cudgel; to wound in a coarse manner. [.] [.] Meek modern faith to murder, hack and maul.
34488	maunch	[.] MAUNCH, n. A loose sleeve. [Not used.]
34489	maund	[.] MAUND, n. A handbasket; a word used in Scotland. [.] MAUND
34490	maunder	[.] MAUND'ER, v.t. and i. To mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to beg. [.] MAUND'ER, n. A beggar.
34491	maunderer	[.] MAUND'ERER, n. A grumbler.
34492	maundering	[.] MAUND'ERING, n. Complaint.
34493	maundy-thursday	[.] MAUNDY-THURSDAY, n. The Thursday in passion week, or next before Good Friday.
34494	mausolean	[.] MAUSOLE'AN, a. Pertaining to a mausoleum; monumental.
34495	mausoleum	[.] MAUSOLE'UM, n. A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument.
34496	mauther	[.] MAU'THER, n. A foolish young girl. [Not used.]
34497	mavis	[.] MA'VIS, n. A bird, a species of Turdus.
34498	maw	[.] MAW, n. [.] 1. The stomach of brutes; applied to the stomach of human beings in contempt only. [.] 2. The craw of fowls.
34499	mawk	[.] MAWK, n. A maggot; a slattern. [Not in use.]
34500	mawkingly	[.] MAWK'INGLY, adv. Slatternly; sluttishly.
34501	mawkish	[.] MAWK'ISH, a. Apt to cause satiety or lothing. [.] [.] So sweetly mawkish, and so smoothly dull.
34502	mawkishness	[.] MAWK'ISHNESS, n. Aptness to cause lothing.
34503	mawky	[.] MAWK'Y, a. Maggoty. [Local.]
34504	mawmet	[.] MAW'MET, n. [from Mahomet.] A puppet; anciently, an idol.
34505	mawmetry	[.] MAW'METRY, n. The religion of Mohammed; also, idolatry.
34506	mawmish	[.] MAW'MISH, a. [from maw, or mawmet.] Foolish; silly; idle; nauseous.
34507	mawworm	[.] MAW'WORM, n. A worm that infests the stomach.
34508	maxillar	[.] MAX'ILLAR
34509	maxillary	[.] MAX'ILLARY, a. [L. maxillaris, from maxilla, the jaw-bone; probably from the root of mash.] Pertaining to the jaw; as the maxillary bones or glands.
34510	maxim	[.] MAX'IM, n. [L. maximum, literally the greatest.] [.] 1. An established principle or proposition; a principle generally received or admitted as true. It is nearly the same in popular usage, as axiom in philosophy and mathematics. [.] [.] It is a maxim of state, ...
34511	maxim-monger	[.] MAX'IM-MONGER, n. One who deals much in maxims.
34512	maximum	[.] MAX'IMUM, n. [L.] In mathematics, the greatest number or quantity attainable in any given case; opposed to minimum.
34513	may	[.] MAY, n. [L. Maius.] [.] 1. The fifth month of the year, beginning with January, but the third, beginning with March, as was the ancient practice of the Romans. [.] 2. A young woman. [.] 3. The early part of life. [.] [.] His May of youth and bloom of lustihood. [.] MAY, ...
34514	may-apple	[.] MA'Y-APPLE, n. A plant of the genus Podophyllum.
34515	may-bloom	[.] MA'Y-BLOOM, n. The hawthorn.
34516	may-bug	[.] MA'Y-BUG, n. A chaffer.
34517	may-bush	[.] MA'Y-BUSH, n. A plant of the genus Crataegus.
34518	may-day	[.] MA'Y-DAY, n. The first day of May.
34519	may-dew	[.] MA'Y-DEW, n. The dew of May, which is said to whiten linen, and to afford by repeated distillations, a red and odoriferous spirit. It has been supposed that from the preparation of this dew, the Rosicrucians took their name.
34520	may-duke	[.] MA'Y-DUKE, n. A variety of the common cherry.
34521	may-flower	[.] MA'Y-FLOWER, n. A plant; a flower that appears in May.
34522	may-fly	[.] MA'Y-FLY, n. An insect or fly that appears in May.
34523	may-game	[.] MA'Y-GAME, n. Sport or diversion; play, such as is used on the first of May.
34524	may-lady	[.] MA'Y-LADY, n. The queen or lady of May, in old May-games.
34525	may-lily	[.] MA'Y-LILY, n. The lily of the valley, of the genus Convallaria.
34526	may-morn	[.] MA'Y-MORN, n. Freshness; vigor.
34527	may-pole	[.] MA'Y-POLE, n. A pole to dance round in May; a long pole erected.
34528	may-weed	[.] MA'Y-WEED, n. A plant of the genus Anthemis.
34529	mayhem	[.] MAYHEM. [See Maim.]
34530	maying	[.] MA'YING, n. The gathering of flowers on May-day.
34531	mayor	[.] MA'YOR, n. [L. miror.] The chief magistrate of a city, who, in London and York, is called lord mayor. The mayor of a city, in America, is the chief judge of the city court, and is assisted, in some cases at least, by two or more aldermen. To the lord mayor of London ...
34532	mayoralty	[.] MA'YORALTY, n. The office of a mayor.
34533	mayoress	[.] MA'YORESS, n. The wife of a mayor.
34534	mazagan	[.] MAZ'AGAN, n. A variety of the common bean, [vicia faba.]
34535	mazard	[.] MAZ'ARD, n. [probably from the root of marsh.] [.] 1. The jaw. [Not used.] [.] 2. A kind of cherry. [.] MAZ'ARD, v.t. To knock on the head. [Not in use.]
34536	mazarine	[.] MAZARINE, n. A deep blue color. [.] 1. A particular way of dressing fowls. [.] 2. A little dish set in a larger one.
34537	maze	[.] MAZE, n. [.] 1. A winding and turning; perplexed state of things; intricacy; a state that embarrasses. [.] [.] The ways of heaven are dark and intricate, [.] [.] Puzzled with mazes, and perplexed with error. [.] 2. Confusion of thought; perplexity; uncertainty. [.] 3. ...
34538	mazedness	[.] MA'ZEDNESS, n. Confusion; astonishment.
34539	mazer	[.] MA'ZER, n. A maple cup.
34540	mazological	[.] MAZOLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to mazology.
34541	mazologist	[.] MAZOL'OGIST, n. One versed in mazology.
34542	mazology	[.] MAZOL'OGY, n. [Gr. a breast, and discourse.] [.] The doctrine of history of mammiferous animals.
34543	mazy	[.] MA'ZY, a. Winding; perplexed with turns and windings; intricate; as mazy error. [.] [.] To run the ring and trace the mazy round.
34544	me	[.] ME, pron. pers.; the objective case of I, answering to the oblique cases of ego, in Latin. [L. mihi.] Follow me; give to me; go with me. The phrase "I followed me close," is not in use. Before think, as in methinks, me is properly in the dative case,and the verb ...
34545	meacock	[.] ME'ACOCK, n. An uxorious, effeminate man. [Not used.] [.] ME'ACOCK, a. Lame; timorous; cowardly. [Not used.]
34546	mead	[.] MEAD, n. [L. madeo, to be wet.] A fermented liquor consisting of honey and water, sometimes enriched with spices.
34547	meadow	[.] MEADOW, n. med'o. A tract of low land. In America, the word is applied particularly to the low ground on the banks of rivers, consisting of a rich mold or an alluvial soil, whether grass land, pasture, tillage or wood land; as the meadows on the banks of the Connecticut. ...
34548	meadow-ore	[.] MEAD'OW-ORE, n. In mineralogy, conchoidal bog iron ore.
34549	meadow-rue	[.] MEAD'OW-RUE, n. A plant of the genus Thalictrum.
34550	meadow-saffron	[.] MEAD'OW-SAFFRON, n. A plant of the genus Colchicum.
34551	meadow-saxifrage	[.] MEAD'OW-SAXIFRAGE, n. A plant of the genus Peucedanum.
34552	meadow-sweet	[.] MEAD'OW-SWEET, n. A plant of the genus Spiraea.
34553	meadow-wort	[.] MEAD'OW-WORT, n. A plant.
34554	meadowy	[.] MEAD'OWY, a. Containing meadow.
34555	meager	[.] ME'AGER, a. [L. macer; Gr. small; allied to Eng. meek.] [.] 1. Thin; lean; destitute of flesh or having little flesh; applied to animals. [.] [.] Meager were his looks, [.] [.] Sharp misery had worn him to the bones. [.] 2. Poor; barren; destitute of richness, ...
34556	meagerly	[.] ME'AGERLY, adv. Poorly; thinly.
34557	meagerness	[.] ME'AGERNESS, n. Leanness; want of flesh. [.] 1. Poorness; barrenness; want of fertility or richness. [.] 2. Scantiness; barrenness; as the meagerness of service.
34558	meak	[.] MEAK, n. A hook with a long handle.
34559	meal	[.] MEAL, n. [.] 1. A portion of food taken at one time; a repast. It is customary in the U. States to eat three meals in a day. The principal meal of our ancestors was dinner, at noon. [.] 2. A part; a fragment; in the word piece-meal. [.] MEAL, n. [L. mola, ...
34560	meal-man	[.] MEA'L-MAN, n. A man that deals in meal.
34561	meal-time	[.] ME'AL-TIME, n. The usual time of eating meals.
34562	mealiness	[.] ME'ALINESS, n. The quality of being mealy; softness or smoothness to the touch.
34563	mealy	[.] ME'ALY, a. Having the qualities of meal; soft; smooth to the feel. [.] 1. Like meal; farinaceous; soft,dry and friable; as a mealy potato; a mealy apple. [.] 2. Overspread with something that resembles meal; as the mealy wings of an insect.
34564	mealy-mouthed	[.] ME'ALY-MOUTHED, a. Literally,having a soft mouth; hence,unwilling to tell the truth in plain language; inclined to speak of any thing in softer terms than the truth will warrant.
34565	mealy-mouthedness	[.] MEALY-MOUTH'EDNESS, n. Inclination to express the truth in soft words, or to disguise the plain fact; reluctance to tell the plain truth.
34566	mean	[.] MEAN, a. [L. communis, vulgus, minor and minuo.] [.] 1. Wanting dignity; low in rank or birth; as a man of mean parentage,mean birth or origin. [.] 2. Wanting dignity of mind; low minded; base; destitute of honor; spiritless. [.] [.] Can you imagine I so mean ...
34567	meander	[.] MEAN'DER, n. [the name of a winding river in Phrygia.] [.] 1. A winding course; a winding or turning in a passage; as the meanders of the veins and arteries. [.] [.] While lingering rivers in meanders glide. [.] 2. A maze; a labyrinth; perplexity; as the meanders ...
34568	meandering	[.] MEAN'DERING, ppr. or a. Winding in a course, passage or current.
34569	meandrian	[.] MEAN'DRIAN, a. Winding; having many turns.
34570	meaning	[.] ME'ANING, ppr. Having in mind; intending; signifying. [.] ME'ANING, n. That which exists in the mind, view or contemplation as a settled aim or purpose, though not directly expressed. We say, this or that is not his meaning. [.] 1. Intention; purpose; aim; ...
34571	meanly	[.] ME'ANLY, adv. [See Mean.] Moderately; not in a great degree. [.] [.] In the reign of Domitian, poetry was meanly cultivated. [Not used.] [.] 1. Without dignity or rank; in a low condition; as meanly born. [.] 2. Poorly; as meanly dressed. [.] 3. Without ...
34572	meanness	[.] ME'ANNESS, n. Want of dignity or rank; low state; as meanness of birth or condition. Poverty is not always meanness; it may be connected with it, but men of dignified minds and manners are often poor. [.] 1. Want of excellence of any kind; poorness; rudeness. [.] [.] ...
34573	meant	[.] MEANT, pret. and pp. of mean.
34574	mear	[.] MEAR. [See Mere.]
34575	mease	[.] ME'ASE, n. [from the root of measure.] The quantity of 500; as a mease of herrings. [Not used in America.]
34576	measle	[.] MEASLE, n. mee'zl. A leper. [Not in use.]
34577	measled	[.] MEASLED, a. mee'zled. [See Measles.] [.] Infected or spotted with measles.
34578	measles	[.] MEASLES, n. mee'zles; with a plural termination. [.] 1. A contagious disease of the human body,usually characterized by an eruption of small red points or spots, from which it has its name. [.] 2. A disease of swine. [.] 3. A disease of trees.
34579	measly	[.] MEASLY, a. mee'zly. Infected with measles or eruptions.
34580	measurable	[.] MEASURABLE, a. mezh'urable. [See Measure.] [.] 1. That may be measured; susceptible of mensuration or computation. [.] 2. Moderate; in small quantity or extent.
34581	measurableness	[.] MEASURABLENESS, n. mezh'urableness. [.] The quality of admitting mensuration.
34582	measurably	[.] MEASURABLY, adv. mezh'urably. Moderately; in a limited degree.
34583	measure	[.] MEASURE, n. mezh'ur. [L. mensura, from mensus, with a casual n, the participle of metior, to measure; Eng. to mete.] [.] 1. The whole extent or dimensions of a thing, including length, breadth and thickness. [.] [.] The measure thereof is longer than the earth ...
34584	measured	[.] MEASURED, pp. mezh'ured. Computed or ascertained by a rule; adjusted; proportioned; passed over. [.] 1. a. Equal; uniform; steady. He walked with measured steps.
34585	measureless	[.] MEASURELESS, a. mezh'urless. Without measure; unlimited; immeasurable.
34586	measurement	[.] MEASUREMENT, n. mezh'urment. The act of measuring; mensuration.
34587	measurer	[.] MEASURER, n. mezh'urer. One who measures; one whose occupation or duty is to measure commodities in market.
34588	measuring	[.] MEASURING, ppr. mezh'uring. Computing or ascertaining length, dimensions, capacity or amount. [.] 1. a. A measuring cast, a throw or cast that requires to be measured, or not to be distinguished from another but by measuring.
34589	meat	[.] MEAT, n. [.] 1. Food in general; any thing eaten for nourishment, either by man or beast. [.] [.] And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb--to you it shall be for meat. Gen.1. [.] [.] Every moving thing that liveth, shall be meat for you. [.] Gen.9. [.] [.] ...
34590	meat-offering	[.] ME'AT-OFFERING, n. An offering consisting of meat or food.
34591	meated	[.] ME'ATED, a. Fed; fattened. [Not used.]
34592	meathe	[.] MEATHE, n. Liquor or drink. [Not used.]
34593	meaty	[.] ME'ATY, a. Fleshy, but not fat. [Local.]
34594	meawl	[.] MEAWL. [See Mewl.]
34595	meazling	[.] ME'AZLING, ppr. Falling in small drops; properly mizzling, or rather mistling, from mist.
34596	mechanic	[.] MECHAN'IC
34597	mechanical	[.] MECHAN'ICAL, a. [L. mechanicus; Gr. a machine.] [.] 1. Pertaining to machines, or to the art of constructing machines; pertaining to the art of making wares, goods, instruments, furniture, &c. We say, a man is employed in mechanical labor; he lives by mechanical ...
34598	mechanically	[.] MECHAN'ICALLY, adv. According to the laws of mechanism, or good workmanship. [.] 1. By physical force or power. [.] 2. By the laws of motion, without intelligence or design, or by the force of habit. We say, a man arrives to such perfection in playing on an ...
34599	mechanicalness	[.] MECHAN'ICALNESS, n. The state of being mechanical, or governed by mechanism.
34600	mechanician	[.] MECHANI'CIAN, n. One skilled in mechanics.
34601	mechanics	[.] MECHAN'ICS, n. That science which treats of the doctrines of motion. It investigates the forces by which bodies are kept either in equilibrium or in motion, and is accordingly divided into statics and dynamics. [.] A mathematical science which shows the effects of powers ...
34602	mechanism	[.] MECH'ANISM, n. The construction of a machine, engine or instrument, intended to apply power to a useful purpose; the structure of parts, or manner in which the parts of a machine are united to answer its design. [.] 1. Action of a machine, according to the laws ...
34603	mechanist	[.] MECH'ANIST, n. The maker of machines, or one skilled in mechanics.
34604	mechlin	[.] MECH'LIN, n. A species of lace, made at Mechlin.
34605	mechoacan	[.] MECHO'ACAN, n. White jalap, the root of an American species of Convolvulus, from Mechoacan, in Mexico; a purgative of slow operation, but safe.
34606	meconiate	[.] MECO'NIATE, n. A salt consisting of meconic acid and a base.
34607	meconic	[.] MECON'IC, a. Meconic acid is an acid contained in opium.
34608	meconite	[.] MEC'ONITE, n. A small sandstone; ammite.
34609	meconium	[.] MECO'NIUM, n. [Gr. poppy.] [.] 1. The juice of the white poppy, which has the virtues of opium. [.] 2. The first faeces of infants.
34610	medal	[.] MED'AL, n. [L. metallum, metal.] An ancient coin, or a piece of metal in the form of a coin, stamped with some figure or device to preserve the portrait of some distinguished person, or the memory of an illustrious action or event.
34611	medallic	[.] MEDAL'LIC, a. Pertaining to a medal or to medals.
34612	medallion	[.] MEDAL'LION, n. A large antique stamp or medal. [.] 1. The representation of a medallion.
34613	medallist	[.] MED'ALLIST, n. A person that is skilled or curious in medals.
34614	meddle	[.] MED'DLE, v.i. [.] 1. To have to do; to take part; to interpose and act in the concerns of others, or in affairs in which one's interposition is not necessary; often with the sense of intrusion or officiousness. [.] [.] I have thus far been an upright judge, not ...
34615	meddler	[.] MED'DLER, n. One that meddles; one that interferes or busies himself with things in which he has no concern; an officious person; a busy body.
34616	meddlesome	[.] MED'DLESOME, a. Given to meddling; apt to interpose in the affairs of others; officiously intrusive.
34617	meddlesomeness	[.] MED'DLESOMENESS, n. Officious interposition in the affairs of others.
34618	meddling	[.] MED'DLING, ppr. Having to do; touching; handling; officiously interposing in other men's concerns. [.] 1. a. Officious; busy in other men's affairs; as a meddling neighbor.
34619	medial	[.] ME'DIAL, a. [L. medius, middle.] Mean; noting a mean or average. [.] Medial alligation, is a method of finding the mean rate or value of a mixture consisting of two or more ingredients of different quantities and values. In this case,the quantity and value of each ...
34620	mediant	[.] ME'DIANT, n. In music, an appellation given to the third above the key-note, because it divides the interval between the tonic and dominant into thirds.
34621	mediate	[.] ME'DIATE, a. [L. medius, middle.] Middle; being between the two extremes. [.] [.] Anxious we hover in a mediate state. [.] 1. Interposed; intervening; being between two objects. [.] [.] Soon the mediate clouds shall be dispelled. [.] 2. Acting by means, ...
34622	mediately	[.] ME'DIATELY, adv. By means or by a secondary cause,acting between the first cause and the effect. [.] [.] God worketh all things amongst us mediately,by secondary means. [.] [.] The king grants a manor to A,and A grants a portion of it to B. In this case, B holds ...
34623	mediation	[.] MEDIA'TION, n. [L. medius, middle.] [.] 1. Interposition; intervention; agency between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them. The contentions of individuals and families are often terminated by the mediation of friends. The controversies of nations ...
34624	mediator	[.] MEDIA'TOR, n. One that interposes between parties at variance for the purpose of reconciling them. [.] 1. By way of eminence, Christ is the mediator, the divine intercessor through whom sinners may be reconciled to an offended God. Tim.2. [.] [.] Christ is a ...
34625	mediatorial	[.] MEDIATO'RIAL, a. Belonging to a mediator; as mediatorial office or character. [Mediatory is not used.]
34626	mediatorship	[.] MEDIA'TORSHIP, n. The office of a mediator.
34627	mediatress	[.] MEDIA'TRESS
34628	mediatrix	[.] MEDIA'TRIX, n. A female mediator.
34629	medic	[.] MED'IC, n. A plant of the genus Medicago. The sea-medic is of the same genus; the medic vetch is of the genus Hedysarum.
34630	medicable	[.] MED'ICABLE, a. [See Medical.] That may be cured or healed.
34631	medical	[.] MED'ICAL, a. [L. medicus, from medcor, to heal; Gr. cure.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the art of healing diseases; as the medical profession; medical services. [.] 2. Medicinal; containing that which heals; tending to cure; as the medical properties of a plant.
34632	medically	[.] MED'ICALLY, adv. In the manner of medicine; according to the rules of the healing art, or for the purpose of healing; as a simple or mineral medically used or applied. [.] 1. In relation to the healing art; as a plant medically considered.
34633	medicament	[.] MED'ICAMENT, n. [L.medicamentum.] Any thing used for healing diseases or wounds; a medicine; a healing application.
34634	medicamental	[.] MEDICAMENT'AL, a. Relating to healing applications; having the qualities of medicaments.
34635	medicamentally	[.] MEDICAMENT'ALLY, adv. After the manner of healing applications.
34636	medicaster	[.] MED'ICASTER, n. A quack.
34637	medicate	[.] MED'ICATE, v.t. [L. medico.] To tincture or impregnate with healing substances, or with any thing medicinal.
34638	medicated	[.] MED'ICATED, pp. Prepared or furnished with any thing medicinal.
34639	medicating	[.] MED'ICATING, ppr. Impregnating with medical substances; preparing with any thing medicinal.
34640	medication	[.] MEDICA'TION, n. The act or process of impregnating with medicinal substances; the infusion of medicinal virtues. [.] 1. The use of medicine.
34641	medicinable	[.] MEDIC'INABLE, a. Having the properties of medicine; medicinal. [The latter is the word now used.]
34642	medicinal	[.] MEDIC'INAL, . [L. medicinalis.] Having the property of healing or of mitigating disease; adapted to the cure or alleviation of bodily disorders; as medicinal plants, medicinal virtues of minerals; medicinal springs. The waters of Saratoga and Ballston are remarkably ...
34643	medicinally	[.] MEDIC'INALLY, adv. In the manner of medicine; with medicinal qualities. [.] 1. With a view to healing; as, to use a mineral medicinally.
34644	medicine	[.] MED'ICINE, n. [L. medicina, from medeor, to cure; vulgarly and improperly pronounced med'sn.] [.] 1. Any substance, liquid or solid, that has the property of curing or mitigating disease in animals, or that is used for that purpose. Simples, plants and minerals ...
34645	mediety	[.] MEDI'ETY, n. [L.medietas; from L.medius, middle.] [.] The middle state or part; half; moiety. [Little used.]
34646	medin	[.] ME'DIN, n. A small coin.
34647	mediocral	[.] MEDIO'CRAL, a. [L. mediocris.] Being of a middle quality; indifferent; ordinary; as mediocral intellect. [Rare.]
34648	mediocrist	[.] ME'DIOCRIST, n. A person of middling abilities. [Not used.]
34649	mediocrity	[.] MEDIOC'RITY, n. [L.mediocritas, from mediocris, middling; medius,middle.] [.] 1. A middle state or degree; a moderate degree or rate. A mediocrity of condition is most favorable to morals and happiness. A mediocrity of talents well employed will generally ensure ...
34650	meditate	[.] MED'ITATE, v.i. [L. meditor.] [.] 1. To dwell on any thing in thought; to contemplate; to study; to turn or revolve any subject in the mind; appropriately but not exclusively used of pious contemplation, or a consideration of the great truths of religion. [.] [.] ...
34651	meditated	[.] MED'ITATED, pp. Planned; contrived.
34652	meditating	[.] MED'ITATING, ppr. Revolving in the mind; contemplating; contriving.
34653	meditation	[.] MEDITA'TION, n. [L.meditatio.] Close or continued thought; the turning or revolving of a subject in the mind; serious contemplation. [.] [.] Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. ...
34654	meditative	[.] MED'ITATIVE, a. Addicted to meditation. [.] 1. Expressing meditation or design.
34655	mediterrane	[.] MEDITERRA'NE
34656	mediterranean	[.] MEDITERRA'NEAN
34657	mediterraneous	[.] MEDITERRA'NEOUS, a. [L.medius, middle, and terra, land.] [.] 1. Inclosed or nearly inclosed with land; as the Mediterranean sea, between Europe and Africa. [Mediterrane is not used.] [.] 2. Inland; remote from the ocean or sea; as mediterraneous mountains.
34658	medium	[.] ME'DIUM, n. plu.mediums; media not being generally, though sometimes used. [L.] In philosophy, the space or substance through which a body moves or passes to any point. Thus either is supposed to be the medium through which the planets move; air is the medium through ...
34659	medlar	[.] MED'LAR, n. [L. mespilus.] A tree and a genus of trees, called Mespilus; also, the fruit of the tree. The German or common medlar is cultivated in gardens for its fruit.
34660	medle	[.] MED'LE, v.t. To mix; not used,but hence,
34661	medley	[.] MED'LEY, n. A mixture; a mingled and confused mass of ingredients; used often or commonly with some degree of contempt. [.] [.] This medley of philosophy and war. [.] [.] Love is a medley of endearments, jars, suspicions, reconcilements, wars--then peace again. [.] MED'LEY, ...
34662	medullar	[.] MEDUL'LAR
34663	medullary	[.] MED'ULLARY, a. [L. medullaris, from medulla, marrow.] [.] Pertaining to marrow; consisting of marrow; resembling marrow; as medullary substance.
34664	medullin	[.] MEDUL'LIN, n. [L. medulla.] The pith of the sunflower, which has neither taste nor smell. It is insoluble in water, ether, alcohol and oils,but soluble in nitric acid,and instead of yielding suberic acid, it yields the oxalic.
34665	meed	[.] MEED, n. [.] 1. Reward; recompense; that which is bestowed or rendered in consideration of merit. [.] [.] Thanks to men [.] [.] Of noble minds is honorable meed. [.] 2. A gift or present. [Not used.]
34666	meek	[.] MEEK, a. [L. mucus; Eng. mucilage; Heb. to melt.] [.] 1. Mild of temper; soft; gentle; not easily provoked or irritated; yielding; given to forbearance under injuries. [.] [.] Now the man Moses was very meek, above all men. Num.12. [.] 2. Appropriately,humble, ...
34667	meeken	[.] MEE'KEN, v.t. mee'kn. To make meek; to soften; to render mild.
34668	meekly	[.] MEE'KLY, adv. Mildly; gently; submissively; humbly; not proudly or roughly. [.] [.] And this mis-seeming discord meekly lay aside.
34669	meekness	[.] MEE'KNESS, n. Softness of temper; mildness; gentleness; forbearance under injuries and provocations. [.] 1. In an evangelical sense, humility; resignation; submission to the divine will, without murmuring or peevishness; opposed to pride, arrogance and refractoriness. ...
34670	meer	[.] MEER, a. Simple; unmixed; usually written mere. [.] MEER, n. A lake; a boundary. [See Mere.]
34671	meer-schaum	[.] MEER-SCHAUM, n. A hydrate of magnesia combined with silex. It occurs in beds in Natolia,and when first taken out, is soft,and makes lather like soap. It is manufactured into tobacco pipes,which are boiled in oil or wax,and baked.
34672	meered	[.] MEE'RED, a. Relating to a boundary. [See Mere.]
34673	meet	[.] MEET, a. [L. convenio.] Fit; suitable; proper; qualified; convenient; adapted, as to a use or purpose. [.] [.] Ye shall pass over armed before your brethren, the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war. Deut.3. [.] [.] It was meet that we should make ...
34674	meeter	[.] MEE'TER, n. One that meets another; one that accosts another.
34675	meeting	[.] MEE'TING, ppr. Coming together; encountering; joining; assembling. [.] MEE'TING, n. A coming together; an interview; as a happy meeting of friends. [.] 1. An assembly; a congregation; a collection of people; a convention. The meeting was numerous; the meeting ...
34676	meeting-house	[.] MEE'TING-HOUSE, a. A place of worship; a church.
34677	meetly	[.] MEE'TLY, adv. [from meet.] Fitly; suitably; properly.
34678	meetness	[.] MEE'TNESS, n. [from meet.] Fitness; suitableness; propriety.
34679	megacosm	[.] MEG'ACOSM, n. [Gr. great, and world.] The great world.
34680	megalonyx	[.] MEGALON'YX, n. [Gr. great, and a nail.] An animal now extinct, whose bones have been found in Virginia.
34681	megalopolis	[.] MEGALOP'OLIS, n. [Gr. great, and city.] [.] A chief city; a metropolis. [Not in use.]
34682	megatherium	[.] MEGATHE'RIUM
34683	megathery	[.] MEGATH'ERY , n. [Gr. great, and a wild beast.] A quadruped now extinct, but whose remains have been found in South America. It was larger than the megalonyx.
34684	megrim	[.] ME'GRIM, n. [ L. hemicrania, half the head.] Properly, a pain in the side of the head; hence, a disorder of the head; vertigo.
34685	meine	[.] MEINE, v.t. To mingle. [.] MEINE
34686	meionite	[.] MEIONITE, n. [Gr. less; from its low pyramids.]pyramidical feldspar, of a grayish white color. It occurs massive and crystallized.
34687	meiosis	[.] MEIO'SIS, n. [Gr.] Diminution; a rhetorical figure, a species of hyperbole, representing a thing less than it is.
34688	melampode	[.] MEL'AMPODE, n. [Gr. blackfoot.] The black hellebore.
34689	melanage	[.] MELANAGE, n. melanj'. A mixture. [Not English.]
34690	melanagogue	[.] MELANAGOGUE, n. melan'agog. [Gr. black, and to drive.] [.] A medicine supposed to expel black bile or choler.
34691	melancholic	[.] MEL'ANCHOLIC, a. [See Melancholy.] [.] 1. Depressed in spirits; affected with gloom; dejected; hypochondriac. Grief indulged to excess, has a tendency to render a person melancholic. [.] 2. Produced by melancholy; expressive of melancholy; mournful; as melancholic ...
34692	melancholily	[.] MEL'ANCHOLILY, adv. With melancholy.
34693	melancholiness	[.] MEL'ANCHOLINESS, n. State of being melancholy; disposition to indulge gloominess of mind.
34694	melancholious	[.] MELANCHO'LIOUS, a. Gloomy. [Not in use.]
34695	melancholist	[.] MEL'ANCHOLIST, n. One affected with melancholy.
34696	melancholize	[.] MEL'ANCHOLIZE, v.i. To become gloomy in mind. [.] MEL'ANCHOLIZE, v.t. To make melancholy. [.] [This verb is rarely or never used.]
34697	melancholy	[.] MEL'ANCHOLY, n. [Gr. black, and bile; L. melancholia.] [.] 1. A gloomy state of mind, often a gloomy state that is of some continuance, or habitual; depression of spirits induced by grief; dejection of spirits. This was formerly supposed to proceed from a redundance ...
34698	melanite	[.] MEL'ANITE, n. [Gr. black.] A mineral, a variety of garnet, of a velvet black or grayish black, occurring always in crystals of a dodecahedral form. [.] Melanite is perfectly opake. It is found among volcanic substances.
34699	melanitic	[.] MELANIT'IC, a. Pertaining to melanite.
34700	melanteri	[.] MEL'ANTERI, n. [Gr. black.] Salt or iron, or iron in a saline state, mixed with inflammable matter.
34701	melanure	[.] MEL'ANURE
34702	melanurus	[.] MELANU'RUS, n. A small fish of the Mediterranean.
34703	melasses	[.] MEL`ASSES, n. sing. [Gr. black, or honey.] The sirup which drains from Muscovado sugar when cooling; treacle.
34704	melilot	[.] MEL'ILOT, n. A plant of the genus Trifolium.
34705	meliorate	[.] ME'LIORATE, v.t. [L.melior,better.] To make better; to improve; as, to meliorate fruit by grafting, or soil by cultivation. Civilization has done much, but christianity more, to meliorate the condition of men in society. [.] [.] Nature by art we nobly meliorate. [.] ME'LIORATE, ...
34706	meliorated	[.] ME'LIORATED, pp. Made better; improved.
34707	meliorating	[.] ME'LIORATING, ppr. Improving; advancing in good qualities. [.] [.] The pure and benign light of revelation has had a meliorating influence on mankind.
34708	melioration	[.] MELIORA'TION, n. The act or operation of making better; improvement.
34709	meliority	[.] MELIOR'ITY, n. The state of being better. [Not in use.]
34710	mell	[.] MELL, v.i. To mix; to meddle. [Not in use.] [.] MELL, n. [L.mel.] Honey. [Not English.]
34711	mellate	[.] MEL'LATE, n. [L. mel, honey.] A combination of the mellitic acid with a base.
34712	melliferous	[.] MELLIF'EROUS, a. [L. mel, honey, and fero, to produce.] [.] Producing honey.
34713	mellification	[.] MELLIFICA'TION, n. [L. mellifico.] The making or production of honey.
34714	mellifluence	[.] MELLIF'LUENCE, n. [L. mel, honey, and fluo, to flow.] [.] A flow of sweetness, or a sweet smooth flow.
34715	mellifluent	[.] MELLIF'LUENT
34716	mellifluous	[.] MELLIF'LUOUS, a. Flowing with honey; smooth; sweetly flowing; as a mellifluous voice.
34717	mellit	[.] MEL'LIT, n. In farriery, a dry scab on the heel of a horse's fore foot,cured by a mixture of honey and vinegar.
34718	mellite	[.] MEL'LITE, n. [L.mel.] Honey stone; a mineral of a honey color,found only in very minute regular crystals.
34719	mellitic	[.] MELLIT'IC, a. Pertaining to honey stone.
34720	mellow	[.] MEL'LOW, a. [L. mollis, malus.] [.] 1. Soft with ripeness; easily yielding to pressure; as a mellow peach or apple; mellow fruit. [.] 2. Soft to the ear; as a mellow sound; a mellow pipe. [.] 3. Soft; well pulverized; not indurated or compact; as mellow ground ...
34721	mellowness	[.] MEL'LOWNESS, n. Softness; the quality of yielding easily to pressure; ripeness, as of fruit. [.] 1. Maturity; softness or smoothness from age, as of wine.
34722	mellowy	[.] MEL'LOWY, a. Soft, unctuous.
34723	melocotone	[.] MELOCOTO'NE, n. [L. malum cotoneum, quince-apple. Cotomeum is probably our cotton, and the fruit so named from its pubescence.] [.] A quince. But the name is sometimes given to a large kind of peach.
34724	melodious	[.] MELO'DIOUS, a. [See Melody.] Containing melody; musical; agreeable to the ear by a sweet succession of sounds; as a melodious voice; melodious strains. [.] [.] And music more melodious than the spheres.
34725	melodiously	[.] MELO'DIOUSLY, adv. In a melodious manner; musically.
34726	melodiousness	[.] MELO'DIOUSNESS, n. The quality of being agreeable to the ear by a sweet succession of sounds; musicalness.
34727	melodize	[.] MEL'ODIZE, v.t. To make melodious.
34728	melodrame	[.] MEL'ODRAME, n. [Gr. a song, and drama.] A dramatic performance in which songs are intermixed.
34729	melody	[.] MEL'ODY, n. [Gr. a limb, or a song, an ode; L. melos.] [.] An agreeable succession of sounds; a succession of sounds so regulated and modulated as to please the ear. To constitute melody, the sounds must be arranged according to the laws of rhythms, measure, or the due ...
34730	melon	[.] MEL'ON, n. [L. melo; Gr. an apple; L. mollis.] The name of certain plants and their fruit, as the water-melon, the musk-melon.
34731	melon-thistle	[.] MEL'ON-THISTLE, n. A plant of the genus Cactus.
34732	melrose	[.] MEL'ROSE, n. [mel and rose.] Honey of roses.
34733	melt	[.] MELT, v.t. [Eng.smelt,smalt. We have in these words decisive evidence that s, in smelten, &c. is a prefix. Melt, in English, is regular, forming melted for its past tense and passive participle. The old participle molten, is used only as an adjective.] [.] 1. ...
34734	melted	[.] MELT'ED, pp. Dissolved; made liquid; softened; discouraged.
34735	melter	[.] MELT'ER, n. One that melts any thing.
34736	melting	[.] MELT'ING, ppr. Dissolving; liquefying; softening; discouraging. [.] 1. a. Tending to soften; softening into tenderness; as melting eloquence. [.] MELT'ING, n. The act of softening; the act of rendering tender.
34737	meltingly	[.] MELT'INGLY, adv. In a manner to melt of soften. [.] 1. Like something melting.
34738	meltingness	[.] MELT'INGNESS, n. The power of melting or softening.
34739	melwel	[.] MEL'WEL, n. A fish.
34740	member	[.] MEM'BER, n. [L. membrum.] [.] 1. A limb of animal bodies, as a leg, an arm, an ear, a finger, that is, a subordinate part of the main body. [.] 2. A part of a discourse, or of a period or sentence; a clause; a part of a verse. Harmony in poetry is produced by ...
34741	membered	[.] MEM'BERED, a. Having limbs.
34742	membership	[.] MEM'BERSHIP, n. The state of being a member. [.] 1. Community; society.
34743	membranaceous	[.] MEMBRANA'CEOUS, a. Belonging to a membrane; consisting of membranes; as a membraneous covering. [.] [.] Birds of prey have membranaceous stomachs, not muscular. [.] 1. In botany, a membranaceous leaf has no distinguishable pulp between the two surfaces. In general, ...
34744	membrane	[.] MEM'BRANE, n. [L. membrana.] In anatomy, a thin, white, flexible skin, formed by fibers interwoven like net-work, and serving to cover some part of the body. [.] The term is applied to the thin expanded parts, of various texture, both in animals and vegetables.
34745	membraneous	[.] MEMBRA'NEOUS
34746	membraniform	[.] MEMBRA'NIFORM, a. Having the form of a membrane or of parchment.
34747	membranous	[.] MEM'BRANOUS
34748	memento	[.] MEMENT'O, n. [L. memini. See Memory.] A hint, suggestion; notice or memorial to awaken memory; that which reminds. [.] [.] He is but a man, and seasonable mementos may be useful.
34749	memoir	[.] MEM'OIR, n. A species of history written by a person who had some share in the transactions related. Persons often write their own memoirs. [.] 1. A history of transactions in which some person had a principal share, is called his memoirs, though compiled or written ...
34750	memorable	[.] MEM'ORABLE, a. [L.memorabilis. See Memory.] [.] Worthy to be remembered; illustrious; celebrated; distinguished. [.] [.] By tombs, by books, by memorable deeds.
34751	memorably	[.] MEM'ORABLY, adv. In a manner worthy to be remembered.
34752	memorandum	[.] MEMORAND'UM, n. plu. memorandums or memoranda. [L.] [.] A note to help the memory. [.] [.] I entered a memorandum in my pocketbook.
34753	memorative	[.] MEM'ORATIVE, a. Adapted or tending to preserve the memory of any thing.
34754	memorial	[.] MEMO'RIAL, a. [L.memorialis. See Memory.] [.] 1. Preservative of memory. [.] [.] There high in air memorial of my name, [.] [.] Fix the smooth oar, and bid me live to fame. [.] 2. Contained in memory; as memorial possession. [.] MEMO'RIAL, n. That ...
34755	memorialist	[.] MEMO'RIALIST, n. One who writes a memorial. [.] 1. One who presents a memorial to a legislative or any other body, or to a person.
34756	memorialize	[.] MEMO'RIALIZE, v.t. To present a memorial to; to petition by memorial.
34757	memorist	[.] MEM'ORIST, n. One who causes to be remembered. [Not used.]
34758	memorize	[.] MEM'ORIZE, v.t. To record; to commit to memory by writing. [.] [.] They neglect to memorize their conquest of the Indians. [.] 1. To cause to be remembered. [.] [.] They meant to memorize another Golgotha.
34759	memory	[.] MEM'ORY, n. [L. memoria; Gr. to remember, from mind, or the same root. See Mind.] [.] 1. The faculty of the mind by which it retains the knowledge of past events, or ideas which are past. A distinction is made between memory and recollection. Memory retains past ...
34760	memphian	[.] MEMPH'IAN, a. [from Memphis, the ancient metropolis of Egypt, said to be altered from Menuf, Memf. Ludolf.] [.] Pertaining to Memphis; very dark; a sense borrowed from the darkness of Egypt in the time of Moses.
34761	men	...
34762	menace	[.] MEN'ACE, v.t. [L. minor.] [.] 1. To threaten; to express or show a disposition or determination to inflict punishment or other evil. The combined powers menaced France with war on every side. [.] 2. To show or manifest the probability of future evil or danger ...
34763	menaced	[.] MEN'ACED, pp. Threatened.
34764	menacer	[.] MEN'ACER, n. One that threatens.
34765	menachanite	[.] MEN'ACHANITE, n. An oxyd of titanium, or mineral of a grayish or iron black color, occurring in very small rounded grains, imperfectly lamellar, and of a glistening luster; found near Menachan, in Cornwall, Eng.
34766	menachanitic	[.] MENACHANIT'IC, a. Pertaining to menachanite.
34767	menacing	[.] MEN'ACING, ppr. Threatening; declaring a disposition or determination to inflict evil. [.] 1. a. Exhibiting the danger or probability of an evil or catastrophe to come; as a menacing attitude.
34768	menage	[.] MEN'AGE, n. A collection of brute animals.
34769	menagery	[.] MEN'AGERY, n. A yard or place in which wild animals are kept, or a collection of wild animals.
34770	menagogue	[.] MENAGOGUE, n. men'agog. [Gr. menstrua, and to drive.] [.] A medicine that promotes the menstrual flux.
34771	menail	[.] ME'NAIL, n. A domestic servant.
34772	mend	[.] MEND, v.t. [L. emendo, menda, a fault, spot or blemish.] [.] 1. To repair, as a breach; to supply a part broken or defective; as, to mend a garment, a road, a mill-dam, a fence, &c. [.] 2. To correct; to set right; to alter for the better; as, to mend the life ...
34773	mendable	[.] MEND'ABLE, a. Capable of being mended.
34774	mendacious	[.] MENDA'CIOUS, a. [L. mendax.] Lying; false. [Little used.]
34775	mendacity	[.] MENDAC'ITY, n. [L.mendax, false, lying.] Falsehood. [.] [The proper signification of this word would be a disposition to lie, or habitual lying.]
34776	mended	[.] MEND'ED, pp. Repaired; made better; improved.
34777	mender	[.] MEND'ER, n. One who mends or repairs.
34778	mendicancy	[.] MEND'ICANCY, a. [L. medicans.] Beggary; a state of begging.
34779	mendicant	[.] MEND'ICANT, a. [L. mendicans, from mendico, to beg; allied to L.mando, to command, demand.] [.] 1. Begging; poor to a state of beggary; as reduced to a mendicant state. [.] 2. Practicing beggary; as a mendicant friar. [.] MEND'ICANT, n. A beggar; one that ...
34780	mendicate	[.] MEND'ICATE, v.t. To beg, or practice begging. [Not used.]
34781	mendicity	[.] MENDIC'ITY,n. [L.mendicitas.] [.] The state of begging; the life of a beggar.
34782	mendment	[.] MENDMENT, for amendment. [Not in use.]
34783	mends	[.] MENDS, for amends, not used.
34784	menhaden	[.] MENHA'DEN, n. A species of fish.
34785	menial	[.] ME'NIAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to servants or domestic servants; low; mean. [.] [.] The women attendants perform only the most menial offices. [.] [Johnson observes on this passage, that Swift seems not to have known the meaning of this word. But this is the only ...
34786	menilite	[.] MEN'ILITE, n. A mineral substance found at Menil Montant near Paris, of the nature of silex, of a brown liver color on the interior, and ordinarily of a clear blue on the surface. It is found in the shape of the kidneys, of the size of the hand or larger; sometimes ...
34787	meniscus	[.] MENIS'CUS, n. plu. meniscuses. [Gr. a little moon.] [.] A lens convex on one side, and concave on the other.
34788	menispermate	[.] MENISPERM'ATE, n. A compound of menispermic acid and a salifiable base.
34789	menispermic	[.] MENISPERM'IC, a. The menispermic acid is obtained from the seeds of the menispermum cocculus.
34790	meniver	[.] MEN'IVER, n. A small white animal in Russia, or its fur which is very fine.
34791	menology	[.] MENOL'OGY, n. [Gr. month, and discourse.] [.] 1. A register of months. [.] 2. In the Greek church, martyrology, or a brief calendar of the lives of the saints, for each day in the year, or a simple remembrance of those whose lives are not written.
34792	menow	[.] MEN'OW, n. A small fresh water fish, the minnow.
34793	menpleaser	[.] MEN'PLEASER, n. One who is solicitous to please men, rather than to please God, by obedience to him commands.
34794	mensal	[.] MEN'SAL, a. [L. mensalis, from mensa, a table.] [.] Belonging to the table; transacted at table. [Little used.]
34795	menstrual	[.] MEN'STRUAL, a. [L. menstrualis, from mensis, month.] [.] 1. Monthly; happening once a month; as the menstrual flux. [.] 2. Lasting a month; as the menstrual orbit of the moon. [.] 3. Pertaining to a menstruum.
34796	menstruant	[.] MEN'STRUANT, a. Subject to monthly flowings.
34797	menstruous	[.] MEN'STRUOUS, a. [L. menstruus, from mensis, a month.] [.] 1. Having the monthly flow or discharge; as a female. [.] 2. Pertaining to the monthly flow of females.
34798	menstruum	[.] MEN'STRUUM, n. plu. menstruums. [from L. mensis, month. The use of this word is supposed to have originated in some notion of the old chimists, about the influence of the moon in the preparation of dissolvents. Johnson.] [.] A dissolvent or solvent; any fluid or subtilized ...
34799	mensurability	[.] MENSURABIL'ITY, n. [from mensurable.] Capacity of being measured.
34800	mensurable	[.] MEN'SURABLE, a. [L. mensura, measure. The n is probably casual, and the word is the same as measurable.] [.] Measurable; capable of being measured.
34801	mensural	[.] MEN'SURAL, a. Pertaining to measure.
34802	mensurate	[.] MEN'SURATE, v.t. [L.mensura,measure.] [.] To measure. [Little used.]
34803	mensuration	[.] MENSURA'TION, n. The act, process or art of measuring, or taking the dimensions of any thing. [.] 1. Measure; the result of measuring.
34804	mental	[.] MEN'TAL, a. Pertaining to the mind; intellectual; as mental faculties; mental operations; mental sight; mental taste.
34805	mentally	[.] MEN'TALLY, adv. Intellectually; in the mind; in thought or meditation; in idea.
34806	mention	[.] MEN'TION, n. [L. mentio, from Gr. to put in mind; L. moneo and mind.] A hint; a suggestion; a brief notice or remark expressed in words or writing; used chiefly after make. [.] [.] Make no mention of other gods. Josh.23. [.] [.] I will make mention of thy righteousness. ...
34807	mentioned	[.] MEN'TIONED, pp. Named; stated.
34808	mentioning	[.] MEN'TIONING, ppr. Naming; uttering.
34809	mentorial	[.] MENTO'RIAL, a. [from Mentor,the friend and adviser of Ulysses.] [.] Containing advice or admonition.
34810	meny	[.] ME'NY, n. [See Menial.] A retinue or family of servants; domestics.
34811	mephitic	[.] MEPHIT'IC, a. [L. mephitis, an ill smell.] Offensive to the smell; foul; poisonous; noxious; pestilential; destructive to life. [.] Mephitic acid is carbonic acid.
34812	mephitis	[.] MEPH'ITIS
34813	mephitism	[.] MEPH'ITISM, n. Foul, offensive or noxious exhalations from dissolving substances, filth or other source; also,carbonic acid gas.
34814	mercantante	[.] MERCANTAN'TE, n. A foreign trader. [Not in use.]
34815	mercantile	[.] MER'CANTILE, a. [L. mercans, mercor, to buy.] [.] 1. Trading; commercial; carrying on commerce; as mercantile nations; the mercantile class of men. [.] 2. Pertaining or relating to commerce or trade; as mercantile business.
34816	mercat	[.] MER'CAT, n. [L. mercatus.] Market; trade. [Not in use.]
34817	mercenarily	[.] MER'CENARILY, adv. In a mercenary manner.
34818	mercenariness	[.] MER'CENARINESS, n. [from mercenary.] [.] Venality; regard to hire or reward.
34819	mercenary	[.] MER'CENARY, a. [L. mercenarius, from merces, reward, wages, mercor, to guy.] [.] 1. Venal; that may be hired; actuated by the hope of reward; moved by the love of money; as a mercenary prince or judge. [.] 2. Hired; purchased by money; as mercenary services; mercenary ...
34820	mercer	[.] MER'CER, n. [L. merx, wares, commodities.] [.] One who deals in silks.
34821	mercership	[.] MER'CERSHIP, n. The business of a mercer.
34822	mercery	[.] MER'CERY, n. The commodities or goods in which a mercer deals; trade of mercers.
34823	merchand	[.] MER'CHAND, v.i. To trade. [Not used.]
34824	merchandise	[.] MER'CHANDISE, n. [.] 1. The objects of commerce; wares, goods, commodities, whatever is usually bought or sold in trade. But provisions daily sold in market, horses, cattle, and fuel are not usually included in the term,and real estate never. [.] 2. Trade; traffick; ...
34825	merchandry	[.] MER'CHANDRY, n. Trade; commerce. [Not in use.]
34826	merchant	[.] MER'CHANT, n. [L.mercor,to buy.] [.] 1. A man who trafficks or carries on trade with foreign countries,or who exports and imports goods and sells them by wholesale. [.] 2. In popular usage, any trader, or one who deals in the purchase and sale of goods. [.] 3. ...
34827	merchantable	[.] MER'CHANTABLE, a. Fit for market; such as is usually sold in market or such as will bring the ordinary price; as merchantable wheat or timber.
34828	merchantlike	[.] MER'CHANTLIKE, a. Like a merchant.
34829	merchantman	[.] MER'CHANTMAN, n. A ship or vessel employed in the transportation of goods, as distinguished from a ship of war.
34830	merciable	[.] MER'CIABLE, a. Merciful. [Not in use.]
34831	merciful	[.] MER'CIFUL, a. [from mercy.] Having or exercising mercy; compassionate; tender; disposed to pity offenders and to forgive their offenses; unwilling to punish for injuries; applied appropriately to the Supreme being. [.] [.] The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, ...
34832	mercifully	[.] MER'CIFULLY, adv. With compassion or pity; tenderly; mildly.
34833	mercifulness	[.] MER'CIFULNESS, n. Tenderness towards offenders; willingness to forbear punishment; readiness to forgive.
34834	mercify	[.] MER'CIFY, v.t. To pity. [Not in use.]
34835	merciless	[.] MER'CILESS, a. Destitute of mercy; unfeeling; pitiless; hard-hearted; cruel; as a merciless tyrant. [.] 1. Not sparing; as the merciless waves or tempest.
34836	mercilessly	[.] MER'CILESSLY, adv. In a manner void of mercy or pity; cruelly.
34837	mercilessness	[.] MER'CILESSNESS, n. Want of mercy or pity.
34838	mercurial	[.] MERCU'RIAL, a. [L. mercurialis.] [.] 1. Formed under the influence of Mercury; active; sprightly; full of fire or vigor; as a mercurial youth; a mercurial nation. [.] 2. Pertaining to quicksilver; containing quicksilver,or consisting of mercury; as mercurial preparations ...
34839	mercurialist	[.] MERCU'RIALIST, n. One under the influence of Mercury, or one resembling Mercury in variety of character.
34840	mercuriate	[.] MERCU'RIATE, n. A combination of the oxyd of mercury with another substance. [.] Mercuric acid, a saturated combination of mercury and oxygen.
34841	mercurification	[.] MERCURIFICA'TION, n. In metallurgic chimistry,the process or operation of obtaining the mercury from metallic minerals in its fluid form. [.] 1. The act of mixing with quicksilver.
34842	mercurify	[.] MERCU'RIFY, v.t. To obtain mercury from metallic minerals, which it is said may be done by a large lens, the intense heat of which expels the mercury in fumes, which are afterwards condensed.
34843	mercury	[.] MER'CURY, n. [L. Mercurius. In mythology, Mercury is the god of eloquence and of commerce, called by the Greeks Hermes, and his name is said to be formed from merces, or mercor. But in antiquity, there were several persons or deities of this name.] [.] 1. Quicksilver, ...
34844	mercy	[.] MER'CY, n. [L. misericordia.] [.] 1. That benevolence, mildness or tenderness of heart which disposes a person to overlook injuries, or to treat an offender better than he deserves; the disposition that tempers justice, and induces an injured person to forgive trespasses ...
34845	mercy-seat	[.] MER'CY-SEAT, n. The propitiatory; the covering of the ark of the covenant among the Jews. This was of gold, and its ends were fixed to two cherubs, whose wings extended forward, and formed a kind of throne for the majesty of God, who is represented in Scripture as ...
34846	merd	[.] MERD, n. [L. merda.] Ordure; dung.
34847	mere	[.] MERE, a. [L. merus.] This or that only; distinct from any thing else. [.] [.] From mere success nothing can be concluded in favor of a nation. [.] [.] What if the head,the eye or ear repin'd [.] [.] To serve mere engines to the ruling mind? [.] 1. Absolute; ...
34848	merely	[.] ME'RELY, adv. Purely; only; solely; thus and no other way; for this and no other purpose. [.] [.] Price not your life for other ends [.] [.] Than merely to oblige your friends.
34849	meretricious	[.] MERETRI'CIOUS, a. [L. meretricius, from meretrix, a prostitute.] [.] 1. Pertaining to prostitutes; such as in practiced by harlots; as meretricious arts. [.] 2. Alluring by false show; worn for disguise; having a gaudy but deceitful appearance; false; as meretricious ...
34850	meretriciously	[.] MERETRI'CIOUSLY ,adv. In the manner of prostitutes; with deceitful enticements.
34851	meretriciousness	[.] MERETRI'CIOUSNESS, n. The arts of a prostitute; deceitful enticements.
34852	merganser	[.] MERGAN'SER, n. [L. mergo, to dive.] A water fowl of the genus Mergus; called also goosander.
34853	merge	[.] MERGE, v.t. [L. mergo.] To immerse; to cause to be swallowed up. [.] [.] The plaintiff became the purchaser and merged his term in the fee. [.] MERGE, v.i. To be sunk, swallowed or lost.
34854	merger	[.] MERG'ER, n. [L. mergo, to merge.] In law, a merging or drowning of a less estate in a greater; as when a reversion in fee simple descends to or is purchased by a tenant of the same estate for years, the term for years is merged, lost, annihilated in the inheritance ...
34855	meridian	[.] MERID'IAN, n. [L. meridies.] [.] 1. In astronomy and geography, a great circle supposed to be drawn or to pass through the poles of the earth, and the zenith and nadir of any given place, intersecting the equator at right angles, and dividing the hemisphere into ...
34856	meridional	[.] MERID'IONAL, a. Pertaining to the meridian. [.] 1. Southern. [.] 2. Southerly; having a southern aspect. [.] Meridional distance is the departure from the meridian, or easting or westing.
34857	meridionality	[.] MERIDIONAL'ITY, n. The state of being in the meridian. [.] 1. Position in the south; aspect towards the south.
34858	meridionally	[.] MERID'IONALLY, adv. In the direction of the meridian.
34859	merit	[.] MER'IT, n. [L. meritum, from mereo, to earn or deserve.] [.] 1. Desert; goodness or excellence which entitles one to honor or regard; worth; any performance or worth which claims regard or compensation; applied to morals, to excellence in writing, or to valuable ...
34860	merit-monger	[.] MER'IT-MONGER, n. One who advocates the doctrine of human merit,as entitled to reward, or depends on merit for salvation.
34861	meritable	[.] MER'ITABLE, a. Deserving of reward. [Not in use.]
34862	merited	[.] MER'ITED, pp. Earned; deserved.
34863	meriting	[.] MER'ITING, ppr. Earning; deserving.
34864	meritorious	[.] MERITO'RIOUS, a. Deserving of reward or of notice, regard, fame or happiness, or of that which shall be a suitable return for services or excellence of any kind. We applaud the meritorious services of the laborer, the soldier and the seaman. We admire the meritorious ...
34865	meritoriously	[.] MERITO'RIOUSLY, adv. In such a manner as to deserve reward.
34866	meritoriousness	[.] MERITO'RIOUSNESS, n. The state or quality of deserving a reward or suitable return.
34867	meritory	[.] MER'ITORY, a. Deserving of reward. [Not used.]
34868	merle	[.] MERLE, n. [L.merula.] A blackbird.
34869	merlin	[.] MER'LIN, n. A species of hawk of the genus Falco.
34870	merlon	[.] MER'LON, n. In fortification, that part of a parapet which lies between two embrasures.
34871	mermaid	[.] MER'MAID, n. [L.mare, the sea, and maid.] A marine animal, said to resemble a woman in the upper parts of the body, and a fish in the lower part. The male is called the merman.
34872	merops	[.] ME'ROPS, n. A genus of birds called bee-eaters.
34873	merrily	[.] MER'RILY, adv. [from merry.] With mirth; with gayety and laughter; jovially. [See Mirth and Merry.] [.] [.] Merrily sing and sport and play.
34874	merrimake	[.] MER'RIMAKE, n. [merry and make.] A meeting for mirth; a festival; mirth. [.] MER'RIMAKE, v.i. To be merry or jovial; to feast.
34875	merriment	[.] MER'RIMENT, n. Mirth; gayety with laughter or noise; noisy sports; hilarity; frolick.
34876	merriness	[.] MER'RINESS, n. Mirth; gayety with laughter.
34877	merry	[.] MER'RY, a. [.] 1. Gay and noisy; jovial; exhilarated to laughter. [.] [.] Man is the merriest species of the creation. [.] [.] They drank and were merry with him. Gen.43. [.] 2. Causing laughter or mirth; as a merry jest. [.] 3. Brisk; as a merry gale. ...
34878	merry-andrew	[.] MERRY-AN'DREW, n. A buffoon; a zany; one whose business is to make sport for others.
34879	merry-making	[.] MER'RY-MAKING, a. Producing mirth. [.] [.] Mirth, music,merry-making melody [.] [.] Speed the light hours no more at Holyrood.
34880	merry-meeting	[.] MER'RY-MEETING, n. A festival; a meeting for mirth.
34881	merry-thought	[.] MER'RY-THOUGHT, n. The forked bone of a fowl's breast, which boys and girls break by pulling each one side; the longest part broken betokening priority of marriage.
34882	mersion	[.] MER'SION, n. [L. mersio, from mergo, to dive or sink.] [.] The act of sinking or plunging under water. But immersion is generally used.
34883	mesaraic	[.] MESARA'IC, a. [Gr. middle, and intestines.] The same as mesenteric; pertaining to the mesentery.
34884	meseems	[.] MESEE'MS, verb impersonal. [me and seems.] It seems to me. It is used also in the past tense, meseemed.
34885	mesenteric	[.] MESENTER'IC, a. [See Mesentery.] Pertaining to the mesentery; as mesenteric glands or arteries.
34886	mesentery	[.] MES'ENTERY, n. [Gr. middle, and intestine.] A fatty membrane placed in the middle of the intestines, and to which they are attached. This prevents them from becoming entangled with each other by convolutions. It is formed by a duplicature of the peritoneum.
34887	mesh	[.] MESH, n. [.] 1. The opening or space between the threads of a net. [.] 2. The grains or wash of a brewery. [.] MESH, n. [.] 1. The opening or space between the threads of a net. [.] 2. The grains or wash of a brewery. [.] MESH, v.t. To catch ...
34888	meshy	[.] MESH'Y, a. Formed like net-work; reticulated.
34889	meslin	[.] MES'LIN, n. [L. miscellaneus, from misceo, to mix.] [.] A mixture of different sorts of grain; in America, a mixture of wheat and rye.
34890	mesne	[.] MESNE, a. meen. In law, middle; intervening; as a mesne lord, that is, a lord who holds land of a superior, but grants a part of it to another person. In this case,he is a tenant to the superior, but lord or superior to the second grantee, and called the mesne lord. [.] Mesne ...
34891	mesocolon	[.] MES'OCOLON, n. [Gr. middle, and colon.] [.] In anatomy, that part of the mesentery, which, having reached the extremity of the ileum, contracts and changes its name, or that part of the mesentery to which the colon is attached.
34892	mesoleucys	[.] MESOLEU'CYS, n. [Gr. middle, and white.] [.] A precious stone with a streak of white in the middle.
34893	mesolite	[.] MES'OLITE, n. A mineral of the zeolite family.
34894	mesologarithm	[.] MESOLOG'ARITHM, n. [Gr. middle, and logarithm.] [.] A logarithm of the co-sines and co-tangents. [.] The former is called by Napier an antilogarithm, the latter a differential.
34895	mesomelas	[.] MESOM'ELAS, n. [Gr. middle, and black.] A precious stone with a black vein parting every color in the midst.
34896	mesotype	[.] MES'OTYPE, n. [Gr. middle, and form, type.] Prismatic zeolite; a mineral divided into three subspecies, fibrous zeolite, natrolite,and mealy zeolite. This is said by some writers to be so named from its property,when transparent, of doubling images. Others say it ...
34897	mesprise	[.] MESPRISE, n. Contempt; a French word. [Not in use.]
34898	mess	[.] MESS, n. [L. mensa.] [.] 1. A dish or a quantity of food prepared or set on a table at one time; as a mess of pottage; a mess of herbs; a mess of broth. [.] 2. A medley; a mixed mass; a quantity. [.] 3. As much provender or grain as is given to a beast at once. [.] 4. ...
34899	message	[.] MES'SAGE, n. [L. missus, mitto, to send.] [.] 1. Any notice, word or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another. We send a servant with a verbal or written message. [.] [.] The welcome message made, was soon received. [.] [.] 2. An official ...
34900	messager	[.] MES'SAGER
34901	messenger	[.] MES'SENGER, n. [.] 1. One who bears a message or an errand; the bearer of a verbal or written communication, notice or invitation from one person to another, or to a public body; one who conveys dispatches from one prince or court to another. [.] 2. A harbinger; ...
34902	messiah	[.] MESSI'AH, a. [Heb. anointed.] Christ, the anointed; the Savior of the world. [.] [.] I know that when Messiah cometh, who is called Christ, he will tell us all things. Jesus answered her, I that speak to thee am he. John 4.
34903	messiahship	[.] MESSI'AHSHIP, n. The character, state or office of the Savior. [.] [.] Josephus--whose prejudices were against the Messiahship and religion of Jesus.
34904	messieurs	[.] MES'SIEURS, n. [plu. of monsieur, my lord.] Sirs; gentlemen.
34905	messuage	[.] MESS'UAGE, n. In law, a dwelling house and adjoining land, appropriated to the use of the household, including the adjacent buildings.
34906	mestee	[.] MESTEE', n. A person of a mixed breed.
34907	met	[.] MET, pret. and pp. of meet.
34908	metabasis	[.] METAB'ASIS, n. [Gr. from beyond, and to go.] In rhetoric, transition; a passing from one thing to another.
34909	metabola	[.] METAB'OLA, n. [Gr. beyond, and a casting.] In medicine, a change of air, time or disease. [Little used.]
34910	metacarpal	[.] METACARP'AL, a. [from metacarpus.] Belonging to the metacarpus.
34911	metacarpus	[.] METACARP'US, n. [Gr. beyond, and the wrist.] In anatomy, the part of the hand between the wrist and the fingers.
34912	metachronism	[.] METACH'RONISM, n. [Gr. beyond, and time.] An error in chronology, by placing an event after its real time.
34913	metage	[.] ME'TAGE, n. [from mete.] Measurement of coal; price of measuring.
34914	metagrammatism	[.] METAGRAM'MATISM, n. [Gr. beyond, and a letter.] [.] Anagrammatism, or metagrammatism, is a transposition of the letters of a name into such a connection as to express some perfect sense applicable to the person named.
34915	metal	[.] METAL, n. met'l. [L. metallum.] A simple, fixed, shining, opake body or substance, insoluble in water, fusible by heat, a good conductor of heat and electricity, capable when in the state of an oxyd, of uniting with acids and forming with them metallic salts. Many ...
34916	metalepsis	[.] METALEP'SIS, n. [Gr. participation; beyond, and to take.] [.] In rhetoric, the continuation of a trope in one word through a succession of significations, or the union of two or more tropes of a different kind in one word, so that several gradations or intervening senses ...
34917	metaleptic	[.] METALEP'TIC, a. Pertaining to a metalepsis or participation; translative. [.] 1. Transverse; as the metaleptic motion of a muscle.
34918	metaleptically	[.] METALEP'TICALLY, adv. By transposition.
34919	metallic	[.] METAL'LIC, a. [L. metallicus.] Pertaining to a metal or metals; consisting of metal; partaking of the nature of metals; like a metal; as a metallic substance; metallic ore; metallic brightness.
34920	metalliferous	[.] METALLIF'EROUS, a. [L. metallum, metal, and fero, to produce.] [.] Producing metals.
34921	metalliform	[.] METAL'LIFORM, a. Having the form of metals; like metal.
34922	metalline	[.] MET'ALLINE, a. Pertaining to a metal; consisting of metal. [.] 1. Impregnated with metal; as metalline water.
34923	metallist	[.] MET'ALLIST, n. A worker in metals, or one skilled in metals.
34924	metallization	[.] METALLIZA'TION, n. The act or process of forming into a metal; the operation which gives to a substance its proper metallic properties.
34925	metallize	[.] MET'ALLIZE, v.t. To form into metal; to give to a substance its proper metallic properties.
34926	metallography	[.] METALLOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. metal, and description.] An account of metals, or a treatise on metallic substances.
34927	metalloid	[.] MET'ALLOID, n. A name sometimes applied to the metallic bases of the alkalies and earths.
34928	metalloidal	[.] METALLOID'AL, a. Having the form or appearance of a metal.
34929	metallurgic	[.] MET'ALLURGIC, a. [See Metallurgy.] Pertaining to metallurgy, or the art of working metals.
34930	metallurgist	[.] MET'ALLURGIST, n. One whose occupation is to work metals, or to purify, refine and prepare metals for use.
34931	metallurgy	[.] MET'ALLURGY, n. [Gr. metal, and work.] The art of working metals, comprehending the whole process of separating them from other matters in the ore, smelting, refining and parting them. Gilding is also a branch of metallurgy. But in a more limited and usual sense, ...
34932	metalman	[.] MET'ALMAN, n. A worker in metals; a coppersmith or tinman.
34933	metamorphic	[.] METAMORPH'IC
34934	metamorphose	[.] METAMORPH'OSE, v.t. [Gr. over, beyond, and form.] To change into a different form; to transform; particularly, to change the form of insects, as from the larva to a winged animal. The ancients pretended that Jupiter was metamorphosed into a bull, and Lycaon into a ...
34935	metamorphoser	[.] METAMORPH'OSER, n. One that transforms or changes the shape.
34936	metamorphosic	[.] METAMORPH'OSIC, a. [See Metamorphose.] [.] Changing the form; transforming.
34937	metamorphosing	[.] METAMORPH'OSING, ppr. Changing the shape.
34938	metamorphosis	[.] METAMORPH'OSIS, n. Change of form or shape; transformation; particularly, a change in the form of being; as the metamorphosis of an insect from the aurelia or chrysalis state into a winged animal. [.] 1. Any change of form or shape.
34939	metamorphostical	[.] METAMORPHOS'TICAL, a. Pertaining to or effected by metamorphosis.
34940	metaphor	[.] MET'APHOR, n. [Gr. to transfer, over, to carry.] A short similitude; a similitude reduced to a single word; or a word expressing similitude without the signs of comparison. Thus "that man is a fox," is a metaphor; but "that man is like a fox," is a similitude or comparison. ...
34941	metaphoric	[.] METAPHOR'IC
34942	metaphorical	[.] METAPHOR'ICAL, a. Pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; as a metaphorical use of words; a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense.
34943	metaphorically	[.] METAPHOR'ICALLY, adv. In a metaphorical manner; not literally.
34944	metaphorist	[.] MET'APHORIST, n. One that makes metaphors.
34945	metaphrase	[.] MET'APHRASE, n. [Gr. over, according to or with, and phrase.] [.] A verbal translation; a version or translation or one language into another, word for word.
34946	metaphrast	[.] MET'APHRAST, n. A person who translates from one language into another, word for word.
34947	metaphrastic	[.] METAPHRAS'TIC, a. Close or literal in translation.
34948	metaphysic	[.] METAPHYS'IC
34949	metaphysical	[.] METAPHYS'ICAL, a. s as z. [See Metaphysics.] [.] 1. Pertaining or relating to metaphysics. [.] 2. According to rules or principles of metaphysics; as metaphysical reasoning. [.] 3. Preternatural or supernatural. [Not used.]
34950	metaphysically	[.] METAPHYS'ICALLY, adv. In the manner of metaphysical science.
34951	metaphysician	[.] METAPHYSI'CIAN, n. s as z. One who is versed in the science of metaphysics.
34952	metaphysics	[.] METAPHYS'ICS, n. s as z. [Gr. after, and physics. It is said that this name was given to the science by Aristotle or his followers, who considered the science of natural bodies, physics, as the first in the order of studies, and the science of mind or intelligence to ...
34953	metaplasm	[.] MET'APLASM, n. [Gr. transformation; over, and to form.] [.] In grammar, a transmutation or change made in a word by transposing or retrenching a syllable or letter.
34954	metastasis	[.] METAS'TASIS, n. [Gr. mutation; over, and to place.] A translation or removal of a disease form one part to another, or such an alteration as is succeeded by a solution.
34955	metatarsal	[.] METATAR'SAL, a. [from metatarsus.] Belonging to the metatarsus.
34956	metatarsus	[.] METATAR'SUS, n. [Gr. beyond, and tarsus.] The middle of the foot, or part between the ankle and the toes.
34957	metathesis	[.] METATH'ESIS, n. [Gr. over, and to set.] [.] 1. Transposition; a figure by which the letters or syllables of a word are transposed; as pistris for pristis. [.] 2. In medicine, a change or removal of a morbid cause, without expulsion.
34958	mete	[.] METE, v.t. [L. metior; Heb. to measure.] To measure; to ascertain quantity, dimensions or capacity by any rule or standard. [Obsolescent.] [.] METE, n. Measure; limit; boundary; used chiefly in the plural, in the phrase, metes and bounds.
34959	metempsychose	[.] METEMP'SYCHOSE, v.t. To translate from one body to another, as the soul.
34960	metempsychosis	[.] METEMPSYCHO'SIS, n. [Gr. beyond, and animation, life; to animate.] [.] Transmigration; the passing of the soul of a man after death into some other animal body. Pythagoras and his followers held that after death the soul of men pass into other bodies, and this doctrine ...
34961	metemptosis	[.] METEMP'TOSIS, n. [Gr. after, and to fall.] In chronology,the solar equation necessary to prevent the new moon from happening a day too late, or the suppression of the bissextile once in 134 years. The opposite to this is the proemptosis, or the addition of a day every ...
34962	meteor	[.] ME'TEOR, n. [Gr. sublime, lofty.] [.] 1. In a general sense, a body that flies or floats in the air, and in this sense it includes rain,hail, snow, &c. But in a restricted sense, in which it is commonly understood. [.] 2. A fiery or luminous body or appearance ...
34963	meteoric	[.] METEOR'IC, a Pertaining to meteors; consisting of meteors. [.] 1. Proceeding from a meteor; as meteoric stones.
34964	meteorize	[.] ME'TEORIZE, v.i. To ascend in vapors. [Not used.]
34965	meteorolite	[.] MET'EOROLITE
34966	meteorologic	[.] METEOROLOG'IC
34967	meteorological	[.] METEOROLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the atmosphere and its phenomena. A meteorological table or register is an account of the state of the air and its temperature, weight, dryness or moisture, winds, &c. ascertained by the barometer, thermometer, hygrometer, anemometer ...
34968	meteorologist	[.] METEOROL'OGIST
34969	meteorology	[.] METEOROL'OGY, n. [Gr. lofty, and discourse.] The science which treats of the atmosphere and its phenomena, particularly in its relation to heat and moisture.
34970	meteoromancy	[.] METEOROM'ANCY
34971	meteoroscopy	[.] METEOROS'COPY, n. [Gr. lofty, and to view.] That part of astronomy which treats of sublime heavenly bodies, distance of stars, &c.
34972	meteorous	[.] METE'OROUS, a. Having the nature of a meteor.
34973	meter	[.] ME'TER, n. [from mete.] One who measures; used in compounds, as in coal-meter, land-meter. [.] ME'TER, n. [L. metrum.] [.] 1. Measure; verse; arrangement of poetical feet, or of long and short syllables in verse. Hexameter is a meter of six feet. This word ...
34974	meterolite	[.] MET'EROLITE, n. A meteoric stone; a stone or solid compound of earthy and metallic matter which falls to the earth after the displosion of a luminous meteor or fire ball; called also aerolite.
34975	meterologist	[.] METEROL'OGIST, n. A person skilled in meteors; one who studies the phenomena of meteors, or keeps a register of them.
34976	meteromancy	[.] METEROM'ANCY, n. [Gr. a meteor, and divination.] A species of divination by meteors, chiefly by thunder and lightning; held in high estimation by the Romans.
34977	metewand	[.] ME'TEWAND, n. [mete and wand.] A staff or rod of a certain length, used as a measure.
34978	meteyard	[.] ME'TEYARD, n. A yard, staff or rod, used as a measure. [We now use yard.]
34979	metheglin	[.] METHEG'LIN, n. A liquor made of honey and water boiled and fermented, often enriched with spices.
34980	methinks	[.] METHINKS, v. impers. pp. methought. [me and think.] It seems to me; it appears to me; I think. Me is here in the dative. The word is not antiquated, but is not elegant.
34981	method	[.] METH'OD, n. [L. methodus; Gr. with, and way.] [.] 1. A suitable and convenient arrangement of things, proceedings or ideas; the natural or regular disposition of separate things or parts; convenient order for transacting business, or for comprehending any complicated ...
34982	methodic	[.] METHOD'IC
34983	methodical	[.] METHOD'ICAL, a. Arranged in convenient order; disposed in a just and natural manner, or in a manner to illustrate a subject, or to facilitate practical operations; as a methodical arrangement of the parts of a discourse or of arguments; a methodical treatise; methodical ...
34984	methodically	[.] METHOD'ICALLY, adv. In a methodical manner; according to natural or convenient order.
34985	methodism	[.] METH'ODISM, n. The doctrines and worship of the sect of christians called Methodists.
34986	methodist	[.] METH'ODIST, n. One that observes method. [.] 1. One of a sect of christians, founded by Morgan, or rather by John Wesley, and so called from the exact regularity of their lives, and the strictness of their principles and rules. [.] 2. A physician who practices ...
34987	methodistic	[.] METHODIS'TIC, a. Resembling the Methodists; partaking of the strictness of Methodists.
34988	methodize	...
34989	methought	[.] METHOUGHT, pret. of methinks. It seemed to me; I thought.
34990	metic	[.] ME'TIC, n. [Gr. house.] In ancient Greece, a sojourner; a resident stranger in a Grecian city or place.
34991	meticulous	[.] METIC'ULOUS, a. [L. Feticulosus.] Timid. [ Not used.]
34992	metonymic	[.] METONYM'IC
34993	metonymical	[.] METONYM'ICAL, a. [See Metonymy.] Used by way of metonymy, by putting one word for another.
34994	metonymically	[.] METONYM'ICALLY, adv. By putting one word for another.
34995	metonymy	[.] MET'ONYMY, n. [Gr. over, beyond, and name.] In rhetoric, a trope in which one word is put for another; a change of names which have some relation to each other; as when we say, "a man keeps a good table." instead of good provisions. "We read Virgil." that is, his ...
34996	metope	[.] METOPE, n. met'opy. [Gr. with, near or by, and an aperture or hollow.] In architecture, the space between the triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which among the ancients used to be painted or adorned with carved work.
34997	metoposcopist	[.] METOPOS'COPIST, n. [infra.] One versed in physiognomy.
34998	metoposcopy	[.] METOPOS'COPY, n. [Gr. the forehead, and to view.] The study of physiognomy; the art of discovering the character or the dispositions of men by their features, or the lines of the face.
34999	metre	[.] METRE. [See Meter.]
35000	metrical	[.] MET'RICAL, a. [L. metricus.] [.] 1. Pertaining to measure, or due arrangement or combination of long and short syllables. [.] 2. Consisting of verses; as metrical compositions.
35001	metrology	[.] METROL'OGY, n. [Gr. measure, and discourse.] [.] 1. A discourse on measures or mensuration; the description of measures. [.] 2. An account of measures, or the science of weights and measures.
35002	metropolis	[.] METROP'OLIS, n. [L. from Gr. mother, and city. It has no plural.] [.] Literally, the mother-city, that is, the chief city or capital of a kingdom, state or country, as Paris in France, Madrid in Spain, London in Great Britain. In the United States, Washington, in the ...
35003	metropolitan	[.] METROPOL'ITAN, a. Belonging to a metropolis, or to the mother church; residing in the chief city. [.] METROPOL'ITAN, n. The bishop of the mother church; an archbishop.
35004	metropolite	[.] METROP'OLITE, a. A metropolitan. [Not used.]
35005	metropolitic	[.] METROPOL'ITIC
35006	metropolitical	[.] METROPOLIT'ICAL, a. Pertaining to a metropolis; chief or principal of cities; archiepiscopal.
35007	mettle	[.] METTLE, n. met'l. [usually supposed to be corrupted from metal. [.] L. animus, animosus.] Spirit; constitutional ardor; that temperament which is susceptible of high excitement. It is not synonymous with courage, though it may be accompanied with it, and is sometimes ...
35008	mettled	[.] MET'TLED, a. High spirited; ardent; full of fire.
35009	mettlesome	[.] MET'TLESOME, a. Full of spirit; possessing constitutional ardor; brisk; fiery; as a mettlesome horse.
35010	mettlesomeness	[.] MET'TLESOMENESS, n. The state of being high spirited.
35011	mew	[.] MEW, n. A seafowl of the genus Larus; a gull. [.] MEW, n. A cage for birds; an inclosure; a place of confinement. [.] MEW, v.t. [from the noun.] To shut up; to inclose; to confine, as in a cage or other inclosure. [.] [.] More pity that the eagle should ...
35012	mewing	[.] MEW'ING, ppr. Casting the feathers or skin; crying.
35013	mewl	[.] MEWL, v.i. [L. mugio, to low.] To cry or squall, as a child.
35014	mewler	[.] MEWL'ER, n. One that squalls or mewls.
35015	mezereon	[.] MEZE'REON, n. A plant of the genus Daphne; the spurge olive.
35016	mezzo	[.] MEZZO, in music, denotes middle, mean.
35017	mezzorelievo	[.] MEZZORELIE'VO, n. Middle relief.
35018	mezzotinto	[.] MEZZOTINT'O, n. [L. tinctus, painted.] A particular manner of engraving or representation of figures on copper,in imitation of painting in Indian ink. To perform this the plate is scratched and furrowed in different directions; the design is then drawn on the face, ...
35019	miasm	[.] MI'ASM
35020	miasma	[.] MIAS'MA, n. [Gr. to pollute.] Infecting substances floating in the air; the effluvia or fine particles of any putrefying bodies, rising and floating in the atmosphere, and considered to be noxious to health.
35021	miasmatic	[.] MIASMAT'IC, a. Pertaining to miasma; partaking of the qualities of noxious effluvia.
35022	mica	[.] MI'CA, n. [L. mica, a grain or particle; mico, to shine.] A mineral of a foliated structure, consisting of thin flexible lamels or scales, having a shining surface. The scales are sometimes parallel, sometimes interwoven, sometimes wavy or undulated, sometimes representing ...
35023	micaceous	[.] MICA'CEOUS, a. Pertaining to mica; resembling mica or partaking of its properties.
35024	micarel	[.] MIC'AREL, n. A species of argillaceous earth; a mineral of a brownish or blackish red color, commonly crystallized in rhomboidal prisms, or in prisms of six sides.
35025	mice	[.] MICE, plu. of mouse.
35026	michaelite	[.] MI'CHAELITE, n. A subvariety of siliceous sinter, found in the isle of St. Michael.
35027	michaelmas	[.] MICH'AELMAS, n. The feast of St. Michael, a festival of the Romish church, celebrated Sept.29; hence, [.] 1. In colloquial language, autumn.
35028	miche	[.] MICHE, v.i. [.] 1. To lie hid; to skulk; to retire or shrink from view. [.] 2. To pilfer.
35029	micher	[.] MICH'ER, n. One who skulks, or creeps out of sight; a thief.
35030	michery	[.] MICH'ERY, n. Theft, cheating.
35031	miching	[.] MICH'ING, ppr. Retiring; skulking; creeping from sight; mean; cowardly. [Vulgar.]
35032	mickle	[.] MICK'LE, a. Much; great. [Obsolete,but retained in the Scottish language.]
35033	mico	[.] MI'CO, n. A beautiful species of monkey.
35034	microcosm	[.] MIC'ROCOSM, n. [Gr. small, and world.] Literally, the little world; but used for man, supposed to be an epitome of the universe or great world. [.] Microcosmic salt,a triple salt of soda, ammonia and phosphoric acid, obtained from urine.
35035	microcosmical	[.] MICROCOS'MICAL, a. Pertaining to the microcosm.
35036	microcoustic	[.] MICROCOUS'TIC, n. [Gr. small, and to hear.] An instrument to augment small sounds, and assist in hearing.
35037	micrography	[.] MICROG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. small, and to describe.] The description of objects too small to be discerned without the aid of a microscope.
35038	micrometer	[.] MICROM'ETER, n. [Gr. small, and measure.] An instrument for measuring small objects or spaces, by the help of which,the apparent magnitude of objects viewed through the microscope or telescope, is measured with great exactness.
35039	microphone	[.] MIC'ROPHONE, n. [Gr. small, and sound.] An instrument to augment small sounds; a microcoustic.
35040	microscope	[.] MIC'ROSCOPE, n. [Gr. small, and to view.] An optical instrument consisting of lenses or mirrors,which magnify objects,and thus render visible minute objects which cannot be seen by the naked eye, or enlarge the apparent magnitude of small visible bodies, so as to enable ...
35041	microscopic	[.] MICROSCOP'IC
35042	microscopical	[.] MICROSCOP'ICAL, a. Made by the aid of a microscope; as microscopic observation. [.] 1. Assisted by a microscope. [.] [.] Evading even the microscopic eye. [.] 2. Resembling a microscope; capable of seeing small objects. [.] [.] Why has not man a microscopic ...
35043	microscopically	[.] MICROSCOP'ICALLY, adv. By the microscope; with minute inspection.
35044	micturition	[.] MICTURI'TION, n. [L. micturio.] The act of making water, or passing the urine.
35045	mid	[.] MID, a. [L. medius.] [.] 1. Middle; at equal distance from extremes; as the mid hour of night. [.] 2. Intervening. [.] [.] No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings, [.] [.] Shall, lifting in mid air, suspend their wings.
35046	mid-course	[.] MID-COURSE, n. The middle of the course or way.
35047	mid-day	[.] MID'-DAY, a. Being at noon; meridional; as the mid-day sun. [.] MID'-DAY, n. The middle of the day; noon.
35048	mida	[.] MI'DA, n. [Gr.] A worm, or the beanfly.
35049	middest	[.] MID'DEST, a. superl. of mid. [.] [.] Among the middest crowd. [Not used.]
35050	middle	[.] MIDDLE, a. mid'l. [L. medius.] [.] 1. Equally distant from the extremes; as the middle point of a line or circle; the middle station of life. The middle path or course is most safe. [.] 2. Intermediate; intervening. [.] [.] Will, seeking good, finds many middle ...
35051	middle-aged	[.] MID'DLE-AGED, a. Being about the middle of the ordinary age of man. A middle-aged man is so called from the age of thirty five or forty to forty five or fifty.
35052	middle-earth	[.] MID'DLE-EARTH, n. The world.
35053	middlemost	[.] MID'DLEMOST, a. Being in the middle, or nearest the middle of a number of things that are near the middle. If a thing is in the middle, it cannot be more so, and in this sense the word is improper. But when two or more things are near the middle, one may be nearer ...
35054	middling	[.] MID'DLING, a. Of middle rank, state, size or quality; about equally distant from the extremes; moderate. Thus we speak of people of the middling class or sort, neither high nor low; of a man of middling capacity or understanding; a man of middling size; fruit of a ...
35055	midge	[.] MIDGE, n. A gnat or flea. [Not used.]
35056	midland	[.] MID'LAND, a. Being in the interior country; distant from the coast or sea shore; as midland towns or inhabitants. [.] 1. Surrounded by the sea; mediterranean. [.] [.] And on the midland sea the French had aw'd.
35057	midleg	[.] MID'LEG, n. Middle of the leg.
35058	midmost	[.] MID'MOST, a. Middle; as the midmost battles.
35059	midnight	[.] MID'NIGHT, n. The middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night. [.] MID'NIGHT, a. Being in the middle of the night; as midnight studies. [.] 1. Dark as midnight; very dark; as midnight gloom.
35060	midriff	[.] MID'RIFF, n. In anatomy, the diaphragm; the muscle which divides the trunk into two cavities, the thorax and abdomen.
35061	midsea	[.] MID'SEA, n. The Mediterranean sea.
35062	midship	[.] MID'SHIP, a. Being or belonging to the middle of a ship; as a midship beam.
35063	midshipman	[.] MID'SHIPMAN, n. In ships of war, a kind of naval cadet, whose business is to second the orders of the superior officers and assist in the necessary business of the ship, particularly in managing the sails,that he may be trained to a knowledge of the machinery, discipline ...
35064	midships	[.] MID'SHIPS, adv. In the middle of a ship; properly amidships.
35065	midst	[.] MIDST, n. [contracted from middest, the superlative of mid.] [.] The middle. [.] [.] There is nothing said or done in the midst of the play, which might not have been placed in the beginning. [.] The phrase, in the midst, often signifies involved in, surrounded or overwhelmed ...
35066	midstream	[.] MID'STREAM, n. The middle of the stream.
35067	midsummer	[.] MID'SUMMER, n. The middle of summer; the summer solstice, about the 21st of June.
35068	midward	[.] MID'WARD, adv. Midst. [Not in use.]
35069	midway	[.] MID'WAY, n. The middle of the way or distance. [.] [.] Paths indirect, or in the midway faint. [.] MID'WAY, a. Being in the middle of the way or distance; as the midway air. [.] MID'WAY, adv. In the middle of the way or distance; half way. [.] [.] ...
35070	midwife	[.] MID'WIFE, n. [supposed by Junius and Skinner to be meedwife, a woman that has a reward. This is probably a mistake. The word is a compound of mid, with, and wif,a woman; in analogy with the L. obstetrix, from obsto, obstiti, to stand before. L. cum, with, and madre, ...
35071	midwifery	[.] MID'WIFERY, n. The art or practice of assisting women in childbirth; obstetrics. [.] 1. Assistance at childbirth. [.] 2. Help or cooperation in production.
35072	miemite	[.] MI'EMITE, n. Granular miemite is a sub-variety of magnesian limestone, first found at Miemo, in Tuscany. It occurs massive, or crystallized in flat, double,three-sided pyramids. Its color is light green or greenish white.
35073	mien	[.] MIEN, n. Look; air; manner; external appearance; carriage; as a lofty mien; a majestic mien.
35074	miff	[.] MIFF, n. A slight degree of resentment. [Colloquial.]
35075	miffed	[.] MIF'FED, a. Slightly offended.
35076	might	[.] MIGHT, n. pret. of may. Had power or liberty. He might go, or might have gone. [.] 1. It sometimes denotes was possible, implying ignorance of the fact in the speaker. Orders might have been given for the purpose. [.] MIGHT, n. [.] 1. Strength; force; power; ...
35077	mightily	[.] MI'GHTILY, adv. [from mighty.] With great power, force of strength; vigorously; as, to strive mightily. [.] 1. Vehemently; with great earnestness. [.] [.] Cry mightily to God. Jonah 3. [.] 2. Powerfully; with great energy. [.] [.] Whereto I also labor, ...
35078	mightiness	[.] MI'GHTINESS, n. Power; greatness; highth of dignity. [.] [.] How soon this mightiness meets misery! [.] 1. A title of dignity; as their High Mightinesses.
35079	mighty	[.] MI'GHTY, a. Having great bodily strength or physical power; very strong or vigorous; as a mighty arm. [.] 1. Very strong; valiant; bold; as a mighty man of valor. Judges 6. [.] 2. Very powerful; having great command. [.] [.] Cush begat Nimrod; he began to ...
35080	migniard	[.] MIGNIARD, a. Soft; dainty; delicate; pretty.
35081	mignonette	[.] MIGNONETTE
35082	migonet	[.] MIG'ONET, n. An annual flower or plant of the genus Reseda, having the scent of raspberries.
35083	migrate	[.] MI'GRATE, v.i. [L. migro.] To pass or remove from one country or from one state to another, with a view to permanent residence, or residence of some continuance. The first settlers of New England migrated first to Holland, and afterwards to America. Some species of ...
35084	migrating	[.] MI'GRATING, ppr. Removing from one state to another for a permanent residence. The people of the eastern states are continually migrating to the western states.
35085	migration	[.] MIGRA'TION, n. [L. migratio.] The act of removing from one kingdom or state to another, for the purpose of permanent residence, or a residence of some continuance. [.] 1. Change of place; removal; as the migration of the center of gravity.
35086	migratory	[.] MI'GRATORY, a. Removing or accustomed to remove from one state or country to another for permanent residence. [.] 1. Roving; wandering; occasionally removing for pasturage; as the migratory Tartars. [.] 2. Passing from one climate to another; as fowls.
35087	milch	[.] MILCH, a. Giving milk; as a milch cow. It is now applied only to beasts.
35088	mild	[.] MILD, a. [The primary sense is soft or smooth, L. mollis, Eng. mellow.] [.] 1. Soft; gently and pleasantly affecting the senses; not violent; as a mild air; a mild sun; a mild temperature; a mild light. [.] [.] The rosy morn resigns her light [.] [.] And milder ...
35089	mild-spirited	[.] MILD-SPIR'ITED, a. Having a mild temper.
35090	mildew	[.] MIL'DEW, n. [L. melligo, from mel, honey.] [.] 1. Honey dew; a thick, clammy, sweet juice, found on the leaves of plants, which is said to injure the plants by corroding them, or otherwise preventing them from coming to perfection. [.] 2. Spots on cloth or paper ...
35091	mildewed	[.] MIL'DEWED, pp. Tainted or injured by mildew.
35092	mildewing	[.] MIL'DEWING, ppr. Tainting with mildew.
35093	mildly	[.] MILDLY, adv. Softly; gently; tenderly; not roughly or violently; moderately; as, to speak mildly; to burn mildly; to operate mildly.
35094	mildness	[.] MILDNESS, n. Softness; gentleness; as the mildness of words or speech; mildness of voice. [.] 1. Tenderness; mercy; clemency; as mildness of temper. [.] 2. Gentleness of operation; as the mildness of a medicine. [.] 3. Softness; the quality that affects the ...
35095	mile	[.] MILE, n. [L. mille passus, a thousand paces; passus being dropped in common usage.] A measure of length or distance, containing eight furlongs, 320 rods, poles or perches, 1760 yards, 5280 feet, or 80 chains. The Roman mile was a thousand paces, equal to 1600 yards ...
35096	mileage	[.] MI'LEAGE, n. Fees paid for travel by the mile.
35097	milestone	[.] MI'LESTONE, n. A stone set to mark the distance or space of a mile.
35098	milfoil	[.] MIL'FOIL, n. [L. millefolium, a thousand leaves.] [.] A plant of the genus Achillea; yarrow.
35099	miliary	[.] MIL'IARY, a. [L.milium, millet.] [.] 1. Resembling millet seeds; as a miliary eruption; miliary glands. The miliary glands are the sebaceous glands of the skin. [.] 2. Accompanied with an eruption like millet seeds; as a miliary fever.
35100	milice	[.] MILICE,for militia, is not in use.
35101	miliolite	[.] MIL'IOLITE, n. Fossil remains of the Miliola, a genus of univalve shells.
35102	militancy	[.] MIL'ITANCY, n. Warfare. [Little used.]
35103	militant	[.] MIL'ITANT, a. [L. militans, milito, to fight.] [.] 1. Fighting; combating; serving as a soldier. [.] 2. The church militant, is the christian church on earth, which is supposed to be engaged in a constant warfare against its enemies; thus distinguished from the ...
35104	militarily	[.] MIL'ITARILY, adv. In a soldierly manner.
35105	military	[.] MIL'ITARY, a. [L. militaris, from miles, a soldier; milito, to fight.] [.] 1. Pertaining to soldiers or to arms; as a military parade or appearance; military discipline. [.] 2. Engaged in the service of soldiers or arms; as a military man. [.] 3. Warlike; becoming ...
35106	militate	[.] MIL'ITATE, v.i. [L. milito.] To militate against, is to oppose; to be or to act in opposition. [.] Paley writes, to militate with; but in America, against is generally used.
35107	militia	[.] MILI'TIA, n. [L. from miles, a soldier; Gr. war, to fight, combat, contention. The primary sense of fighting is to strive, struggle, drive, or to strike, to beat, Eng. moil, L. molior; Heb. to labor or toil.] The body of soldiers in a state enrolled for discipline, ...
35108	milk	[.] MILK, n. [.] 1. A white fluid or liquor, secreted by certain glands in female animals, and drawn from the breasts for the nourishment of their young. [.] 2. The white juice of certain plants. [.] 3. Emulsion made by bruising seeds. [.] MILK, v.t. [L. ...
35109	milk-trefoil	[.] MILK-TRE'FOIL, n. A plant, the cytisus.
35110	milken	[.] MILK'EN, a. Consisting of milk. [Not used.]
35111	milker	[.] MILK'ER, n. One that milks.
35112	milkiness	[.] MILK'INESS, n. Qualities like those of milk; softness.
35113	milkmaid	[.] MILK'MAID, n. A woman that milks or is employed in the dairy.
35114	milkman	[.] MILK'MAN, N. A man that sells milk or carries milk to market.
35115	milkpail	[.] MILK'PAIL, n. A pail which receives the milk drawn from cows.
35116	milkpan	[.] MILK'PAN, n. A pan in which milk is set.
35117	milkporridge	[.] MILK'PORRIDGE
35118	milkpottage	[.] MILK'POTTAGE, n. A species of food composed of milk or milk and water, boiled with meal or flour.
35119	milkscore	[.] MILK'SCORE, n. An account of milk sold or purchased in small quantities, scored or marked.
35120	milksop	[.] MILK'SOP, n. A soft, effeminate, feeble-minded man.
35121	milktooth	[.] MILK'TOOTH, n. The fore tooth of a foal, which is cast within two or three years.
35122	milkwhite	[.] MILK'WHITE, a. White as milk.
35123	milkwoman	[.] MILK'WOMAN, n. A woman that sells milk.
35124	milky	[.] MILK'Y, a. Made of milk. [.] 1. Resembling milk; as milky sap or juice. [.] 2. Yielding milk; as milky mothers. [.] 3. Soft; mild; gentle; timorous; as a milky heart.
35125	milky-way	[.] MILK'Y-WAY, n. The galaxy; a broad luminous path or circle in the heavens, supposed to be the blended light of innumerable fixed stars, which are not distinguishable with ordinary telescopes.
35126	mill	[.] MILL, n. [L. mille, a thousand.] A money of account of the United States, value the tenth of a cent, or the thousandth of a dollar. [.] MILL, n. [L. mola, molo, mel, honey, mollis; Eng. mellow, mild, mold, meal. [.] 1. A complicated engine or machine for grinding ...
35127	millcog	[.] MILL'COG, n. The cog of a mill wheel.
35128	milldam	[.] MILL'DAM, n. A dam or mound to obstruct a water course, and raise the water to an altitude sufficient to turn a mill wheel.
35129	millenarian	[.] MILLENA'RIAN, a. Consisting of a thousand years; pertaining to the millenium. [.] MILLENA'RIAN, n. A chiliast; one who believes in the millenium, and that Christ will reign on earth with his saints a thousand years before the end of the world.
35130	millenary	[.] MIL'LENARY, a. Consisting of a thousand.
35131	millenial	[.] MILLEN'IAL, a. Pertaining to the millenium, or to a thousand years; as millenial period; millenial happiness.
35132	millenist	[.] MIL'LENIST, n. One who holds to the millenium. [Not used.]
35133	millenium	[.] MILLEN'IUM, n. [L. mille, a thousand, and annus, year.] [.] A thousand years; a word used to denote the thousand years mentioned in Revelations 20. during which period Satan shall be bound and restrained from seducing men to sin, and Christ shall reign on earth with his ...
35134	milleped	[.] MIL'LEPED, n. [L.mille, a thousand, and pes, foot.] The wood-louse, an insect having many feet, a species of Oniscus.
35135	millepore	[.] MIL'LEPORE, n. [L. mille, a thousand, and porus, a pore.] [.] A genus of lithophytes or polypiers of various forms, which have the surface perforated with little holes or pores, or even without any apparent perforation.
35136	milleporite	[.] MIL'LEPORITE, n. Fossil millepores.
35137	miller	[.] MIL'LER, n. [from mill.] One whose occupation is to attend a grist-mill. [.] 1. An insect whose wings appear as if covered with white dust or powder, like a miller's clothes.
35138	millers-thumb	[.] MIL'LER'S-THUMB, n. A small fish found in small streams.
35139	millesimal	[.] MILLES'IMAL, a. [L. millesimus, from mille, a thousand.] [.] Thousandth; consisting of thousandth parts; as millesimal fractions.
35140	millet	[.] MIL'LET, n. [L. milium.] A plant of the genus Milium, of several species, one of which is cultivated as an esculent grain. [.] The Indian millet is of the genus Holcus.
35141	millhorse	[.] MILL'HORSE, n. A horse that turns a mill.
35142	milliary	[.] MIL'LIARY, a. [L. milliarium, a milestone.] [.] Pertaining to a mile; denoting a mile; as a milliary column.
35143	milligram	[.] MIL'LIGRAM, n. [L. mille, a thousand, and Gr. a gram.] [.] In the system of French weights and measures,the thousandth part of a gram, equal to a cubic millimeter of water. [.] The milligram is equal to .0154 English grains.
35144	milliliter	[.] MIL'LILITER, n. [L. mille, a thousand, and liter.] [.] A French measure of capacity containing the thousandth part of a liter or cubic decimeter, equal to .06103 decimals of a cubic inch.
35145	millimeter	[.] MILLIM'ETER, n. [L. mille, a thousand, and metrum, a measure.] [.] A French lineal measure containing the thousandth part of a meter; equal to .03937 decimals of an inch. It is the least measure of length.
35146	milliner	[.] MIL'LINER, n. [Johnson supposes this word to be Milaner, form Milan, in Italy.] A woman who makes and sells head-dresses,hats or bonnets, &c. for females.
35147	millinery	[.] MIL'LINERY, n. The articles made or sold by milliners, as head-dresses, hats or bonnets, laces, ribbons and the like.
35148	million	[.] MILLION, n. mil'yun. [L. mille, a thousand.] [.] 1. The number of ten hundred thousand, or a thousand thousand. It is used as a noun or an adjective; as a million of men, or a million men. As a noun, it has a regular plural, millions. [.] 2. In common usage, ...
35149	millionary	[.] MILL'IONARY, a. Pertaining to millions; consisting of millions; as the millionary chronology of the Pundits.
35150	millioned	[.] MILL'IONED, a. Multiplied by millions. [Not used.]
35151	millionth	[.] MILL'IONTH, a. The ten hundred thousandth.
35152	millpond	[.] MILL'POND, n. A pond or reservoir of water raised for driving a mill wheel.
35153	millrace	[.] MILL'RACE, n. The current of water that drives a mill wheel, or the canal in which it is conveyed.
35154	millrea	[.] MILLRE'A
35155	millree	[.] MILLREE', n. A coin of Portugal of the value of $1.24 cents.
35156	millstone	[.] MILL'STONE, n. A stone used for grinding grain.
35157	milt	[.] MILT, n. [.] 1. In anatomy, the spleen, a viscus situated in the left hypochondrium under the diaphragm. [.] 2. The soft roe of fishes, or the spermatic part of the males. [.] MILT, v.t. To impregnate the roe or spawn of the female fish.
35158	milter	[.] MILT'ER, n. A male fish.
35159	miltwort	[.] MILT'WORT, n. A plant of the genus Asplenium.
35160	mime	[.] MIME, n. A buffoon. [See Mimic.] [.] 1. A kind of dramatic farce. [.] MIME, v.i. To mimic, or play the buffoon. [See Mimic.]
35161	mimer	[.] MI'MER, n. A mimic. [See Mimic.]
35162	mimesis	[.] MIME'SIS, n. [Gr.] In rhetoric, imitation of the voice or gestures of another.
35163	mimetic	[.] MIMET'IC, a. [Gr.] Apt to imitate; given to aping or mimicry.
35164	mimic	[.] MIM'IC
35165	mimical	[.] MIM'ICAL, a. [L. mimus, mimicus; Gr. to imitate.] [.] 1. Imitative; inclined to imitate or to ape; having the practice or habit of imitating. [.] [.] Man is of all creatures the most mimical in gestures, speech, &c. [.] 2. Consisting of imitation; as mimic gestures. [.] [.] ...
35166	mimick	[.] MIM'ICK, v.t. To imitate or ape for sport; to attempt to excite laughter or derision by acting or speaking like another; to ridicule by imitation. [.] [.] --The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply, [.] [.] The habit mimick, and the mien belie.
35167	mimicry	[.] MIM'ICRY, n. Ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule.
35168	mimographer	[.] MIMOG'RAPHER, n. [Gr.] A writer of farces.
35169	mina	[.] MI'NA, n. [L. mina.] A weight or denomination of money. The mina of the Old Testament was valued at sixty shekels. The Greek or Attic mina, was valued at a hundred drachmas, about f2. l7s.sterling, $10.44 cents.
35170	minacious	[.] MINA'CIOUS, a. [L. minax, from minor, to threaten.] [.] Threatening; menacing.
35171	minacity	[.] MINAC'ITY, n. [L. minax.] Disposition to threaten. [Little used.]
35172	minaret	[.] MIN'ARET, n. A small spire or steeple, or spire-like ornament in Saracen architecture.
35173	minatory	[.] MIN'ATORY, a. Threatening; menacing.
35174	mince	[.] MINCE, v.t. mins. [L. minuo, to diminish; L. minor, smaller; minuo, to diminish; Gr. small, slender; to diminish; L. minutus, minute. [.] 1. To cut or chop into very small pieces; as, to mince meat. [.] 2. To diminish in speaking; to retrench, cut off or omit ...
35175	mince-pie	[.] MINCE-PIE
35176	minced	[.] MIN'CED, pp. Cut or chopped into very small pieces.
35177	minced-pie	[.] MINCED-PIE, n. A pie made with minced meat and other ingredients, baked in paste.
35178	mincing	[.] MIN'CING, ppr. Cutting into small pieces; speaking or walking affectedly.
35179	mincingly	[.] MIN'CINGLY, adv. In small parts; not fully.
35180	mind	[.] MIND, n. [L. reminiscor; L. mens; Gr. memory, mention, to remember, mind, ardor of mind, vehemence; anger. Mind signifies properly intention, a reaching or inclining forward to an object, from the primary sense of extending, stretching or inclining, or advancing eagerly, ...
35181	mind-stricken	[.] MIND-STRICKEN, a. Moved; affected in mind. [Not used.]
35182	minded	[.] MINDED, a. Disposed; inclined. [.] [.] If men were minded to live virtuously. [.] [.] Joseph was minded to put her away privily. Matt.1. [.] Minded is much used in composition; as high-minded; low-minded; feeble-minded; sober-minded; double-minded.
35183	mindedness	[.] MINDEDNESS, n. Disposition; inclination towards any thing; as heavenly mindedness.
35184	mindfilling	[.] MINDFILLING, a. Filling the mind.
35185	mindful	[.] MINDFUL, a. Attentive; regarding with care; bearing in mind; heedful; observant. [.] [.] I promise to be mindful of your admonitions. [.] [.] What is man, that thou art mindful of him? Ps.7.
35186	mindfully	[.] MINDFULLY, adv. Attentively; heedfully.
35187	mindfulness	[.] MINDFULNESS, n. Attention; regard; heedfulness.
35188	minding	[.] MINDING, ppr. Regarding; heeding. [.] MINDING, n. Regard.
35189	mindless	[.] MINDLESS, a. Inattentive; heedless; forgetful; negligent; careless. [.] [.] Cursed Athens, mindless of thy worth. [.] 1. Not endued with mind or intellectual powers; as mindless bodies. [.] 2. Stupid; unthinking; as a mindless slave.
35190	mine	[.] MINE, a. called sometimes a pronominal adj. [L. meus.] [.] My; belonging to me. It was formerly used before nouns beginning with vowels. "I kept myself from mine iniquity." Ps.18. But this use is no longer retained. We now use my before a vowel as well as before an ...
35191	mine-digger	[.] MI'NE-DIGGER, n. One that digs mines.
35192	miner	[.] MI'NER, n. One that digs for metals and other fossils. [.] 1. One who digs canals or passages under the walls of a fort, &c. Armies have sappers and miners.
35193	mineral	[.] MIN'ERAL, n. [Low L. minera, a matrix or vein of metals, whence mineralia; all from mine.] [.] A body destitute of organization, and which naturally exists within the earth or at its surface. [.] Minerals were formerly divided into salts, earths, inflammables and ores; ...
35194	mineralist	[.] MIN'ERALIST, n. One versed or employed in minerals.
35195	mineralization	[.] MINERALIZA'TION, n. [See Mineralize.] [.] 1. The process of forming an ore by combination with another substance; the natural operation of uniting a metallic substance with another. [.] 2. The process of converting into a mineral, as a bone or a plant. [.] 3. ...
35196	mineralize	[.] MIN'ERALIZE, v.t. [from mineral] In mineralogy, to combine with a metal in forming an ore or mineral. Sulphur mineralizes many of the metals. [.] 1. To convert into a mineral. [.] [.] In these caverns, the bones are not mineralized. [.] 2. To impregnate with ...
35197	mineralized	[.] MIN'ERALIZED, pp. Deprived of its usual properties by being combined with another substance or formed into an ore; as, metallic substances are mineralized. [.] 1. Converted into a mineral. [.] 2. Impregnated with a mineral.
35198	mineralizer	[.] MIN'ERALIZER, n. A substance which mineralizes another or combines with it in an ore, and thus deprives it of its usual and peculiar properties. Sulphur is one of the most common mineralizers.
35199	mineralogical	[.] MINERALOG'ICAL, a. [See Mineralogy.] Pertaining to the science of minerals; as a mineralogical table.
35200	mineralogically	[.] MINERALOG'ICALLY, adv. In mineralogy.
35201	mineralogist	[.] MINERAL'OGIST, n. One who is versed in the science of minerals, or one who treats or discourses of the properties of mineral bodies.
35202	mineralogy	[.] MINERAL'OGY, n. [mineral and Gr. discourse.] The science which treats of the properties of mineral substances, and teaches us to characterize, distinguish and class them according to their properties. It comprehends the study or science of all inorganic substances ...
35203	mingle	[.] MIN'GLE, v.t. [.] 1. To mix; to blend; to unite in one body; as, to mingle liquors of different kinds. [.] 2. To mix or blend without order or promiscuously. [.] [.] There was fire mingled with hail. Ex.9. [.] 3. To compound; to unite in a mass, as solid ...
35204	mingled	[.] MIN'GLED, pp. Mixed; united promiscuously.
35205	mingledly	[.] MIN'GLEDLY, adv. Confusedly.
35206	mingler	[.] MIN'GLER, n. One that mingles.
35207	mingling	[.] MIN'GLING, ppr. Mixing; uniting without order.
35208	miniard	[.] MIN'IARD, a. Soft; dainty. [Little used.]
35209	miniardize	[.] MIN'IARDIZE, v.t. To render soft, delicate or dainty.
35210	miniate	[.] MIN'IATE, v.t. [L. minium, vermillion.] To paint or tinge with vermillion.
35211	miniature	[.] MIN'IATURE, n. [.] 1. A painting in water colors on vellum, ivory or paper, with points or dots; sometimes in oil colors. The term is usually applied to portraits painted on a very small scale. [.] 2. A picture or representation in a small compass, or less than ...
35212	minikin	[.] MIN'IKIN, a. Small; diminutive; used in slight contempt. [.] MIN'IKIN, n. A small sort of pins. [.] 1. A darling; a favorite. [See Minion.]
35213	minim	[.] MIN'IM, n. [.] 1. A little man or being; a dwarf. [.] 2. One of a certain reformed order of Franciscans or Minimi. [.] 3. A note in music, equal to half a semi-breve or two crotchets. [.] 4. A short poetical encomium. [.] 5. A small fish.
35214	minimum	[.] MIN'IMUM, n. [L.] The least quantity assignable in a given case.
35215	minimus	[.] MIN'IMUS, n. [L.] A being of the smallest size.
35216	mining	[.] MI'NING, ppr. Digging into the earth, as for fossils and minerals; sapping. [.] 1. a. Designating the business of digging mines; as the mining districts of Siberia.
35217	minion	[.] MIN'ION, a. [infra.] Fine; trim; dainty. [Not used.]
35218	minioning	[.] MIN'IONING, n. Kind treatment.
35219	minionlike	[.] MIN'IONLIKE
35220	minionly	[.] MIN'IONLY, adv. Finely; daintily.
35221	minionship	[.] MIN'IONSHIP, n. State of being a minion.
35222	minious	[.] MIN'IOUS, n. [from L. minium.] Of the color of red lead or vermillion.
35223	minish	[.] MIN'ISH, v.t. [L. minuo, to lessen.] [.] To lessen; to diminish. [See Diminish.]
35224	minister	[.] MIN'ISTER, n. [L.] [.] 1. Properly, a chief servant; hence, an agent appointed to transact or manage business under the authority of another; in which sense, it is a word of very extensive application. [.] [.] Moses rose up and his minister Joshua. Ex.24. [.] 2. ...
35225	ministered	[.] MIN'ISTERED, pp. Served; afforded; supplied.
35226	ministerial	[.] MINISTE'RIAL, a. Attending for service; attendant; acting at command. [.] [.] Enlight'ning spirits and ministerial flames. [.] 1. Acting under superior authority; pertaining to a minister. [.] [.] For the ministerial offices in court, there must be an eye ...
35227	ministerially	[.] MINISTE'RIALLY, adv. In a ministerial manner or character.
35228	ministering	[.] MIN'ISTERING, ppr. Attending and serving as a subordinate agent; serving under superior authority. Heb.1. [.] 1. Affording aid or supplies; administering things needful.
35229	ministery	[.] MINISTERY. [See Ministry.]
35230	ministral	[.] MIN'ISTRAL, a. Pertaining to a minister. [Little used.]
35231	ministrant	[.] MIN'ISTRANT, a. Performing service as a minister; attendant on service; acting under command. [.] [.] Princedoms and dominations ministrant.
35232	ministration	[.] MINISTRA'TION, n. [L. ministratio.] The act of performing service as a subordinate agent; agency; intervention for aid or service. [.] [.] --Because their widows were neglected in the daily ministrations. Acts.6. [.] 1. Office of a minister; service; ecclesiastical ...
35233	ministress	[.] MIN'ISTRESS, n. A female that ministers.
35234	ministry	[.] MIN'ISTRY, n. [L. ministerium.] The office, duties or functions of a subordinate agent of any kind. [.] 1. Agency; service; aid; interposition; instrumentality. [.] [.] He directs the affairs of this world by the ordinary ministry of second causes. [.] 2. ...
35235	ministryship	[.] MINISTRYSHIP, for ministry,is little used and hardly proper.
35236	minium	[.] MIN'IUM, n. [L.] The red oxyd of lead, produced by calcination. Lead exposed to air while melting is covered with a gray dusky pellicle. This taken off and agitated becomes a greenish gray powder, inclining to yellow. This oxyd, separated by sifting from the grains ...
35237	mink	[.] MINK, n. An American quadruped of the genus Mustela, an amphibious animal that burrows in the earth on the side of a river or pond, whose fur is more valuable than that of the muskrat.
35238	minnoc	[.] MINNOC, used by Shakespeare, is supposed by Johnson to be the same as minx.
35239	minnow	[.] MIN'NOW
35240	minor	[.] MI'NOR, a. [L. minuo, to diminish. See Mince.] [.] 1. Less; smaller; sometimes applied to the bulk or magnitude of a single object; more generally to amount, degree or importance. We say, the minor divisions of a body, the minor part of a body; opposed to the major ...
35241	minorate	[.] MI'NORATE, v.t. To diminish. [Not used.]
35242	minoration	[.] MINORA'TION, n. A lessening; diminution.
35243	minorite	[.] MI'NORITE, n. A Franciscan friar.
35244	minority	[.] MINOR'ITY, n. [L. minor.] [.] 1. The state of being under age. [See Minor.] [.] 2. The smaller number; as the minority of the senate or house of representatives; opposed to majority. We say, the minority was large or small; AB was in the minority; the minority ...
35245	minotaur	[.] MIN'OTAUR, n. [L.. minotaurus; from man, which must have been in early ages a Latin word, and taurus, a bull.] [.] A fabled monster, half man and half bull.
35246	minow	[.] MIN'OW, n. A very small fish, a species of Cyprinus.
35247	minster	[.] MIN'STER, n. A monastery; an ecclesiastical convent or fraternity; but it is said originally to have been the church of a monastery; a cathedral church.
35248	minstrel	[.] MIN'STREL, n. A singer and musical performer on instruments. Minstrels were formerly poets as well as musicians, and held in high repute by our rude ancestors. Their attendance was sought and their performances lavishly rewarded by princes. It was in the character ...
35249	minstrelsy	[.] MIN'STRELSY, n. The arts and occupations of minstrels; instrumental music. [.] 1. A number of musicians. [.] [.] The minstrelsy of heaven.
35250	mint	[.] MINT, n. [L. moneta.] [.] 1. The place where money is coined by public authority. In Great Britain, formerly, there was a mint in almost every county; but the privilege of coining is now considered as a royal prerogative in that country, and as the prerogative of ...
35251	mintage	[.] MINT'AGE, n. That which is coined or stamped. [.] 1. The duty paid for coining.
35252	minter	[.] MINT'ER, n. A coiner; also, an inventor.
35253	mintman	[.] MINT'MAN, n. A coiner; one skilled in coining or in coins.
35254	mintmaster	[.] MINT'M`ASTER, n. The master or superintendent of a mint. [.] 1. One who invents or fabricates.
35255	minuend	[.] MIN'UEND, n. [L. minuendus, minuo, to lessen.] [.] In arithmetic, the number form which another number is to subtracted.
35256	minuet	[.] MIN'UET,n. [.] 1. A slow graceful dance, consisting of a coupee, a high step and a balance. [.] 2. A tune or air to regulate the movements in the dance so called; a movement of three crotchets or three quavers in a bar.
35257	minum	[.] MIN'UM, n. [.] 1. A small kind of printing types; now written minion. [.] 2. A note of slow time containing two crotchets; now written minim, which see.
35258	minute	[.] MINU'TE, a. [L. minutus.] [.] 1. Very small,little or slender; of very small bulk or size; small in consequence; as a minute grain of sand; a minute filament. The blood circulates through very minute vessels. Minute divisions of a subject often perplex the understanding. ...
35259	minute-book	[.] MIN'UTE-BOOK, n. A book of short hints.
35260	minute-glass	[.] MIN'UTE-GLASS, n. A glass, the sand of which measures a minute.
35261	minute-guns	[.] MIN'UTE-GUNS, n. Guns discharged every minute.
35262	minute-hand	[.] MIN'UTE-HAND, n. The hand that points to the minutes on a clock or watch.
35263	minute-watch	[.] MIN'UTE-WATCH, n. A watch that distinguishes minutes of time, or on which minutes are marked.
35264	minutely	[.] MINU'TELY, adv. [from minute.] To a small point of time, space or matter; exactly; nicely; as, to measure the length of any thing minutely; to ascertain time minutely; to relate a story minutely.
35265	minuteness	[.] MINU'TENESS, n. Extreme smallness, fineness or slenderness; as the minuteness of the particles of air or of a fluid; the minuteness of the filaments of cotton; the minuteness of details in narration. [.] 1. Attention to small things; critical exactness; as the minuteness ...
35266	minutiae	[.] MINU'TIAE, n. [L.] The smaller particulars.
35267	minx	[.] MINX, n. A pert, wanton girl. [.] 1. A she-puppy.
35268	miny	[.] MI'NY, a. [from mine.] Abounding with mines. [.] 1. Subterraneous.
35269	mirable	[.] MI'RABLE, a. Wonderful. [Not in use.]
35270	miracle	[.] MIR'ACLE, n. [L. miraculum, from miror, to wonder.] [.] 1. Literally, a wonder or wonderful thing; but appropriately, [.] 2. In theology, an event or effect contrary to the established constitution and course of things, or a deviation from the known laws of nature; ...
35271	miracle-monger	[.] MIR'ACLE-MONGER, n. An impostor who pretends to work miracles.
35272	miraculous	[.] MIRAC'ULOUS, a. Performed supernaturally, or by a power beyond the ordinary agency of natural laws; effected by the direct agency of Almighty power, and not by natural causes; as the miraculous healing of the sick or raising the dead by Christ. [.] 1. Supernatural; ...
35273	miraculously	[.] MIRAC'ULOUSLY, adv. By miracle; supernaturally. [.] AEneas, wounded as he was, could not have engaged him in single combat, unless his hurt had been miraculously healed. [.] 1. Wonderfully; by extraordinary means.
35274	miraculousness	[.] MIRAC'ULOUSNESS, n. The state of being effected by miracle or by supernatural agency.
35275	mirador	[.] MIRADOR, n. [L. miror.] A balcony or gallery commanding an extensive view.
35276	mire	[.] MIRE, n. Deep mud; earth so wet and soft as to yield to the feet and to wheels. [.] MIRE, v.t. To plunge and fix in mire; to set or stall in mud. We say, a horse, an ox or a carriage is mired, when it has sunk deep into mud and its progress is stopped. [.] 1. ...
35277	mire-crow	[.] MIRE-CROW, n. The sea-crow or pewit gull, of the genus Larus.
35278	miriness	[.] MI'RINESS, n. [from miry.] The state of consisting of deep mud.
35279	mirk	[.] MIRK, a. Dark. [See Murky.]
35280	mirksome	[.] MIRK'SOME, a. Dark; obscure. [See Murky.]
35281	mirksomeness	[.] MIRK'SOMENESS, n. Obscurity. [See Murky.]
35282	mirror	[.] MIR'ROR, n. [L. miror, to admire.] [.] 1. A looking glass; any glass or polished substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of light. [.] [.] In the clear mirror of thy ruling star [.] [.] I saw, alas! some dread event depend. [.] 2. A pattern; ...
35283	mirror-stone	[.] MIR'ROR-STONE, n. A bright stone.
35284	mirth	[.] MIRTH, n. merth. Social merriment; hilarity; high excitement of pleasurable feelings in company; noisy gayety; jollity. Mirth differs from joy and cheerfulness, as always implying noise. [.] [.] With genial joy to warm the soul, [.] [.] Bright Helen mixed a ...
35285	mirthful	[.] MIRTH'FUL, a. Merry; jovial; festive. [.] [.] The feast was served, the bowl was crown'd, [.] [.] To the king's pleasure went the mirthful round.
35286	mirthless	[.] MIRTH'LESS, a. Without mirth or hilarity.
35287	miry	[.] MI'RY, a. [from mire.] Abounding with deep mud; full of mire; as a miry road; a miry lane. [.] 1. Consisting of mire.
35288	mis	[.] MIS, a prefix, denotes error, or erroneous, wrong, from the verb miss, to err, to go wrong.
35289	misacceptation	[.] MISACCEPTA'TION, n. The act of taking or understanding in a wrong sense.
35290	misadventure	[.] MISADVEN'TURE, n. Mischance; misfortune; ill luck; an unlucky accident. [.] 1. In law, homicide by misadventure,is when a man, doing a lawful act, without any intention of injury, unfortunately kills another. This is called excusable homicide.
35291	misadventured	[.] MISADVEN'TURED, a. Unfortunate.
35292	misadvised	[.] MISADVI'SED, a. [See Advise.] Ill advised; ill directed.
35293	misaffect	[.] MISAFFECT', v.t. To dislike.
35294	misaffected	[.] MISAFFECT'ED, a. Ill disposed.
35295	misaffirm	[.] MISAFFIRM', v.t. To affirm incorrectly.
35296	misaimed	[.] MISA'IMED, a. Not rightly aimed or directed.
35297	misalledge	[.] MISALLEDGE, v.t. misallej'. To state erroneously.
35298	misallegation	[.] MISALLEGA'TION, n. Erroneous statement.
35299	misalliance	[.] MISALLI'ANCE, n. Improper association.
35300	misallied	[.] MISALLI'ED, a. Ill allied or associated.
35301	misanthrope	[.] MIS'ANTHROPE
35302	misanthropic	[.] MISANTHROP'IC
35303	misanthropical	[.] MISANTHROP'ICAL, a. Hating or having a dislike to mankind.
35304	misanthropist	[.] MISAN'THROPIST, n. [Gr. to hate, and man.] A hater of mankind.
35305	misanthropy	[.] MISAN'THROPY, n. Hatred or dislike to mankind; opposed to philanthropy.
35306	misapplication	[.] MISAPPLICA'TION, n. A wrong application; an application to a wrong person or purpose.
35307	misapplied	[.] MISAPPLI'ED, pp. Applied to a wrong person or purpose.
35308	misapply	[.] MISAPPLY', v.t. To apply to a wrong person or purpose; as to misapply a name or title; to misapply our talents or exertions; to misapply public money.
35309	misapplying	[.] MISAPPLY'ING, ppr. Applying to a wrong person or purpose.
35310	misapprehend	[.] MISAPPREHEND', v.t. To misunderstand; to take in a wrong sense.
35311	misapprehended	[.] MISAPPREHEND'ED, pp. Not rightly understood.
35312	misapprehending	[.] MISAPPREHEND'ING, ppr. Misunderstanding.
35313	misapprehension	[.] MISAPPREHEN'SION, n. A mistaking or mistake; wrong apprehension of one's meaning or of a fact.
35314	misascribe	[.] MISASCRI'BE, v.t. To ascribe falsely or erroneously.
35315	misassign	[.] MISASSIGN, v.t. [See Assign.] To assign erroneously.
35316	misattend	[.] MISATTEND', v.t. To disregard.
35317	misbecome	[.] MISBECOME, v.t. misbecum'. [See Become.] [.] Not to become; to suit ill; not to befit. [.] [.] Thy father will not act what misbecomes him.
35318	misbecoming	[.] MISBECOM'ING, ppr. or a. Unseemly; unsuitable; improper; indecorous.
35319	misbecomingness	[.] MISBECOM'INGNESS, n. Unbecomingness; unsuitableness.
35320	misbegot	[.] MISBEGOT'
35321	misbegotten	[.] MISBEGOT'TEN, ppr. or a. Unlawfully or irregularly begotten.
35322	misbehave	[.] MISBEHA'VE, v.i. To behave ill; to conduct one's self improperly.
35323	misbehaved	[.] MISBEHA'VED, a. Guilty of ill behavior; ill bred; rude.
35324	misbehavior	[.] MISBEHA'VIOR, n. misbeha'vyor. Ill conduct; improper, rude or uncivil behavior.
35325	misbelief	[.] MISBELIE'F, n. Erroneous belief; false religion.
35326	misbelieve	[.] MISBELIE'VE, v.t. To believe erroneously.
35327	misbeliever	[.] MISBELIE'VER, n. One who believes wrongly; one who holds a false religion.
35328	misbelieving	[.] MISBELIE'VING, a. Believing erroneously; irreligious.
35329	misbeseem	[.] MISBESEE'M, v.t. To suit ill.
35330	misbestow	[.] MISBESTOW, v.t. To bestow improperly.
35331	misborn	[.] MIS'BORN, a. Born to evil.
35332	miscalculate	[.] MISCAL'CULATE, v.t. To calculate erroneously.
35333	miscalculated	[.] MISCAL'CULATED, pp. Erroneously calculated.
35334	miscalculating	[.] MISCAL'CULATING, ppr. Committing errors in calculation.
35335	miscalculation	[.] MISCALCULA'TION, n. Erroneous calculation.
35336	miscall	[.] MISCALL', v.t. To call by a wrong name; to name improperly.
35337	miscalled	[.] MISCALL'ED, pp. Misnamed.
35338	miscalling	[.] MISCALL'ING, ppr. Misnaming.
35339	miscarriage	[.] MISCAR'RIAGE, n. Unfortunate event of an undertaking; failure. [.] [.] When a counselor, to save himself, [.] [.] Would lay miscarriages upon his prince. [.] 1. Ill conduct; evil or improper behavior; as the failings and miscarriages of the righteous. [.] 2. ...
35340	miscarry	[.] MISCAR'RY, v.i. To fail of the intended effect; not to succeed; to be unsuccessful; to suffer defeat; applied to persons or undertakings, and to things. We say, a project, scheme, design, enterprise, attempt, has miscarried. [.] [.] Have you not heart of Frederick, ...
35341	miscarrying	[.] MISCAR'RYING, ppr. Failing of the intended effect; suffering abortion. Hos.9.
35342	miscast	[.] MISC`AST, v.t. To cast or reckon erroneously. [.] MISC`AST, pp. Erroneously cast or reckoned. [.] MISC`AST, n. An erroneous cast or reckoning.
35343	miscasting	[.] MISC`ASTING, ppr. Casting or reckoning erroneously.
35344	miscellanarian	[.] MISCELLANA'RIAN, a. [See Miscellany.] [.] Belonging to miscellanies; of miscellanies. [.] [.] Miscellanarian authors. [.] MISCELLANA'RIAN, n. A writer of miscellanies.
35345	miscellane	[.] MIS'CELLANE, n. [L. miscellaneus.] A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; now called meslin.
35346	miscellaneous	[.] MISCELLA'NEOUS, a. [L. miscellaneus, from misceo, to mix.] [.] Mixed; mingled; consisting of several kinds; as a miscellaneous publication; a miscellaneous rabble.
35347	miscellaneousness	[.] MISCELLA'NEOUSNESS, n. The state of being mixed; composition of various kinds.
35348	miscellany	[.] MIS'CELLANY, n. [L.miscellanea, from misceo, to mix.] [.] 1. A mass or mixture of various kinds; particularly, [.] 2. A book or pamphlet containing a collection of compositions on various subjects, or a collection of various kinds of compositions. [.] MIS'CELLANY, ...
35349	miscenter	[.] MISCEN'TER, v.t. To place amiss. [Not in use.]
35350	mischance	[.] MISCH`ANCE, n. Ill luck; ill fortune; misfortune; mishap; misadventure. [.] [.] It is a man's unhappiness, his mischance or calamity, but not his fault.
35351	mischaracterize	[.] MISCHAR'ACTERIZE, v.t. [See Character.] To characterize falsely or erroneously; to give a wrong character to. [.] [.] They totally mischaracterize the action.
35352	mischarge	[.] MISCH`ARGE, v.t. To mistake in charging, as an account. [.] MISCH`ARGE, n. A mistake in charging, as an account; an erroneous entry in an account.
35353	mischief	[.] MIS'CHIEF, n. [.] 1. Harm; hurt; injury; damage; evil, whether intended or not. A new law is made to remedy the mischief. [.] 2. Intentional injury; harm or damage done by design. [.] [.] Thy tongue deviseth mischief. Ps.52. [.] 3. Ill consequence; evil; ...
35354	mischief-maker	[.] MIS'CHIEF-MAKER, n. One who makes mischief; one who excites or instigates quarrels or enmity.
35355	mischief-making	[.] MIS'CHIEF-MAKING, a. Causing harm; exciting enmity or quarrels.
35356	mischievous	[.] MIS'CHIEVOUS, a. Harmful; hurtful; injurious; making mischief; of persons; as a mischievous man or disposition. [.] 1. Hurtful; noxious; as a mischievous thing. [.] 2. Inclined to do harm; as a mischievous boy.
35357	mischievously	[.] MIS'CHIEVOUSLY, adv. With injury, hurt, loss or damage. We say, the law operates mischievously. [.] 1. With evil intention or disposition. The injury was done mischievously.
35358	mischievousness	[.] MIS'CHIEVOUSNESS, n. Hurtfulness; noxiousness. [.] 1. Disposition to do harm, or to vex or annoy; as the mischievousness of youth. [.] Mischief denotes injury, harm or damage of less malignity and magnitude than what are usually called crimes. We never give the name ...
35359	mischna	[.] MISCH'NA, n. A part of the Jewish Talmud. [See Mishna.]
35360	mischoose	[.] MISCHOOSE, v.t. mischooz'. To choose wrong; to make a wrong choice.
35361	mischosen	[.] MISCHO'SEN, pp. Chosen by mistake.
35362	miscible	[.] MIS'CIBLE, a. [L. misceo, to mix.] [.] That may be mixed. Oil and water are not miscible.
35363	miscitation	[.] MISCITA'TION, n. A wrong citation; erroneous quotation.
35364	miscite	[.] MISCI'TE, v.t. To cite erroneously or falsely.
35365	misclaim	[.] MISCLA'IM, n. A mistaken claim or demand.
35366	miscomputation	[.] MISCOMPUTA'TION, n. Erroneous computation; false reckoning.
35367	miscompute	[.] MISCOMPU'TE, v.t. To compute or reckon erroneously.
35368	misconceit	[.] MISCONCE'IT
35369	misconceive	[.] MISCONCE'IVE, v.t. or i. To receive a false notion or opinion of any thing; to misjudge; to have an erroneous understanding of any thing. [.] [.] To yield to others just and reasonable causes of those things, which, for want of due consideration heretofore, they ...
35370	misconceived	[.] MISCONCE'IVED, pp. Wrongly understood; mistaken.
35371	misconceiving	[.] MISCONCE'IVING, ppr. Mistaking; misunderstanding.
35372	misconception	[.] MISCONCEP'TION, n. Erroneous conception; false opinion; wrong notion or understanding of a thing. [.] [.] Great errors and dangers result from a misconception of the names of things.
35373	misconduct	[.] MISCON'DUCT, n. Wrong conduct; ill behavior; ill management.
35374	misconducted	[.] MISCONDUCT'ED, pp. Ill managed; badly conducted.
35375	misconducting	[.] MISCONDUCT'ING, ppr. Mismanaging; misbehaving.
35376	misconjecture	[.] MISCONJEC'TURE, n. A wrong conjecture or guess. [.] MISCONJEC'TURE, v.t. or i. To guess wrong.
35377	misconstruction	[.] MISCONSTRUC'TION, n. Wrong interpretation of words or things; a mistaking of the true meaning; as a misconstruction of words or actions.
35378	misconstrue	[.] MISCON'STRUE, v.t. To interpret erroneously either words or things. It is important not to misconstrue the Scriptures. [.] [.] Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent. [.] [.] A virtuous emperor was much affected to find his actions misconstrued.
35379	misconstrued	[.] MISCON'STRUED, pp. Erroneously interpreted.
35380	misconstruer	[.] MISCON'STRUER, n. One who makes a wrong interpretation.
35381	misconstruing	[.] MISCON'STRUING, ppr. Interpreting wrongly.
35382	miscorrect	[.] MISCORRECT', v.t. To correct erroneously; to mistake in attempting to correct another. [.] [.] He passed the first seven years of his life at Mantua, not seventeen, as Scaliger miscorrects his author.
35383	miscorrected	[.] MISCORRECT'ED, pp. Mistaken in the attempt to correct.
35384	miscounsel	[.] MISCOUN'SEL, v.t. To advise wrong.
35385	miscount	[.] MISCOUNT', v.t. To count erroneously; to mistake in counting. [.] MISCOUNT', v.i. To make a wrong reckoning. [.] MISCOUNT', n. An erroneous counting or numbering.
35386	miscreance	[.] MIS'CREANCE
35387	miscreancy	[.] MIS'CREANCY, n. [See Miscreant.] Unbelief; false faith; adherence to a false religion.
35388	miscreant	[.] MIS'CREANT, n. [L. credens, credo.] [.] 1. An infidel, or one who embraces a false faith. [.] 2. A vile wretch; an unprincipled fellow.
35389	miscreate	[.] MISCREA'TE
35390	miscreated	[.] MISCREA'TED, a. Formed unnaturally or illegitimately; deformed.
35391	misdate	[.] MISDA'TE, n. A wrong date. [.] MISDA'TE, v.i. To date erroneously.
35392	misdeed	[.] MISDEE'D, n. An evil deed; a wicked action. [.] [.] Evils which our own misdeeds have wrought.
35393	misdeem	[.] MISDEE'M, v.t. To judge erroneously; to misjudge; to mistake in judging.
35394	misdemean	[.] MISDEME'AN, v.t. To behave ill.
35395	misdemeanor	[.] MISDEME'ANOR, n. Ill behavior; evil conduct; fault; mismanagement. [.] 1. In law, an offense of a less atrocious nature than a crime. Crimes and misdemeanors are mere synonymous terms; but in common usage, the word crime is made to denote offenses of a deeper and ...
35396	misdesert	[.] MISDESERT', n. Ill desert.
35397	misdevotion	[.] MISDEVO'TION, n. False devotion; mistaken piety. [Little used.]
35398	misdiet	[.] MISDI'ET, n. Improper diet or food. [Not used.]
35399	misdirect	[.] MISDIRECT', v.t. To give a wrong direction to; as to misdirect a passenger. [.] 1. To direct to a wrong person or place; as, to misdirect a letter.
35400	misdirected	[.] MISDIRECT'ED, pp. Directed wrong, or to a wrong person or place.
35401	misdirecting	[.] MISDIRECT'ING, ppr. Directing wrong, or to a wrong person or place.
35402	misdisposition	[.] MISDISPOSI'TION, n. Disposition to evil. [Not in use.]
35403	misdistinguish	[.] MISDISTIN'GUISH, v.t. To make wrong distinctions.
35404	misdo	[.] MISDO, v.t. [See Do.] To do wrong; to do amiss; to commit a crime or fault.
35405	misdoer	[.] MISDOER, n. One who does wrong; one who commits a fault or crime.
35406	misdoing	[.] MISDOING, ppr. Doing wrong; committing a fault or crime. [.] MISDOING, n. A wrong done; a fault or crime; an offense.
35407	misdoubt	[.] MISDOUBT, v.t. misdout'. [See Doubt.] To suspect of deceit or danger. [An ill formed word and not in use.]
35408	misdoubtful	[.] MISDOUBT'FUL, a. Misgiving. [Not used.]
35409	mise	[.] MISE, n. meze. [L. mitto.] [.] 1. In law, an issue to be tried at the grand assize. [.] 2. Expense; cost. [.] 3. A tax or tallage; in Wales, an honorary gift of the people to a new king or prince of Wales; also, a tribute paid in the county Palatine of Chester ...
35410	misemploy	[.] MISEMPLOY', v.t. To employ to no purpose, or to a bad purpose; as, to misemploy time, power, advantages, talents, &c.
35411	misemployed	[.] MISEMPLOY'ED, pp. Used to no purpose, or to a bad one.
35412	misemploying	[.] MISEMPLOY'ING, ppr. Using to no purpose, or to a bad one.
35413	misemployment	[.] MISEMPLOY'MENT, n. Ill employment; application to no purpose, or to a bad purpose.
35414	misentry	[.] MISEN'TRY, n. An erroneous entry or charge, as of an account.
35415	miser	[.] MI'SER, n. s as z. [L. miser, miserable.] A miserable person; one wretched or afflicted. [.] 1. A wretch; a mean fellow. [.] 2. An extremely covetous person; a sordid wretch; a niggard; one who in wealth makes himself miserable by the fear of poverty. [This ...
35416	miserabale	[.] MIS'ERABALE, a. s as z. [L. miser, miserabilis.] [.] 1. Very unhappy from grief, pain, calamity, poverty, apprehension of evil, or other cause. It however expresses somewhat less than wretched. [.] [.] What hopes delude thee, miserable man? [.] 2. Very poor; ...
35417	miserableness	[.] MIS'ERABLENESS, n. State of misery; poorness.
35418	miserably	[.] MIS'ERABLY, adv. Unhappily; calamitously. [.] [.] The fifth was miserably stabbed to death. [.] 1. Very poorly or meanly; wretchedly. They were miserably entertained. [.] 2. In misery or unhappiness.
35419	miserly	[.] MI'SERLY, a. [See Miser.] Very covetous; sordid; niggardly; parsimonious.
35420	misery	[.] MIS'ERY, n. s as z. [L. miseria.] [.] 1. Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind. A man suffers misery from the gout, or from great afflictions, distress, calamity,and other evils. Misery expresses somewhat less than wretchedness. [.] [.] Misery is as ...
35421	misestimate	[.] MISES'TIMATE, v.t. To estimate erroneously.
35422	misfall	[.] MISFALL', v.t. To befall, as ill luck; to happen to unluckily.
35423	misfare	[.] MISFA'RE, n. Ill fare; misfortune.
35424	misfashion	[.] MISFASH'ION, v.t. To form wrong.
35425	misfeasance	[.] MISFE'ASANCE, n. misfe'zance. In law, a trespass; a wrong done.
35426	misform	[.] MISFORM', v.t. To make of an ill form; to put in an ill shape.
35427	misfortune	[.] MISFOR'TUNE, n. Ill fortune; ill luck; calamity; an evil or cross accident; as loss of property at sea or by fire. [.] [.] Consider why the change was wrought, [.] [.] You'll find it his misfortune, not his fault.
35428	misfortuned	[.] MISFOR'TUNED, a. Unfortunate.
35429	misgive	[.] MISGIVE, v.t. misgiv'. [See Give.] To fill with doubt; to deprive of confidence; to fail; usually applied to the heart. [.] [.] So doth my heart misgive me. [.] [.] His heart misgave him. [.] 1. To give or grant amiss. [Not in use.]
35430	misgiving	[.] MISGIV'ING, ppr. Filling with doubt or distrust; failing. [.] MISGIV'ING, n. A failing of confidence; doubt; distrust. [.] [.] Doubts, suspicions and misgivings.
35431	misgotten	[.] MISGOT'TEN, a. Unjustly obtained.
35432	misgovern	[.] MISGOV'ERN, v.t. To govern ill; to administer unfaithfully. [.] [.] Solyman charged him bitterly that he had misgoverned the state.
35433	misgovernance	[.] MISGOV'ERNANCE, n. Ill government; disorder; irregularity.
35434	misgoverned	[.] MISGOV'ERNED, pp. Ill governed; badly administered. [.] 1. Rude; unrestrained; as rude, misgoverned hands.
35435	misgovernment	[.] MISGOV'ERNMENT, n. Ill administration of public affairs. [.] 1. Ill management in private affairs. [.] 2. Irregularity; disorder.
35436	misgraff	[.] MISGR`AFF, v.t. To graft amiss.
35437	misground	[.] MISGROUND', v.t. To found erroneously.
35438	misguidance	[.] MISGUI'DANCE, n. Wrong direction; guidance into error.
35439	misguide	[.] MISGUI'DE, v.t. To lead or guide into error; to direct ill; as, to misguide the understanding or mind.
35440	misguided	[.] MISGUI'DED, pp. Let astray by evil counsel or wrong direction; as a misguided prince.
35441	misguiding	[.] MISGUI'DING, ppr. Giving wrong direction to; leading into error.
35442	misgum	[.] MIS'GUM
35443	misgurn	[.] MIS'GURN, n. An anguilliform fish about the size of a common eel.
35444	mishap	[.] MISHAP', n. Ill chance; evil accident; ill luck; misfortune. [.] [.] Secure from worldly chances and mishaps.
35445	mishappen	[.] MISHAP'PEN, v.i. To happen ill.
35446	mishear	[.] MISHE'AR, v.t. To mistake in hearing.
35447	mishna	[.] MISH'NA, n. A collection or digest of Jewish traditions and explanations of Scripture.
35448	mishnic	[.] MISH'NIC, a. Pertaining or relating to the Mishna.
35449	misimprove	[.] MISIMPROVE, v.t. misimproov'. To improve to a bad purpose; to abuse; as, to misimprove time, talents, advantages.
35450	misimproved	[.] MISIMPROVED, pp. Used to a bad purpose.
35451	misimprovement	[.] MISIMPROVEMENT, n. misimproov'ment. Ill use or employment; improvement to a bad purpose.
35452	misinfer	[.] MISINFER', v.t. To draw a wrong inference.
35453	misinform	[.] MISINFORM', v.t. To give erroneous information to; to communicate an incorrect statement of facts.
35454	misinformation	[.] MISINFORMA'TION, n. Wrong informations; false account or intelligence received.
35455	misinformed	[.] MISINFORM'ED, pp. Wrongly informed.
35456	misinformer	[.] MISINFORM'ER, n. One that gives wrong information.
35457	misinforming	[.] MISINFORM'ING, ppr. Communicating erroneous information to.
35458	misinstruct	[.] MISINSTRUCT', v.t. To instruct amiss.
35459	misinstruction	[.] MISINSTRUC'TION, n. Wrong instruction.
35460	misintelligence	[.] MISINTEL'LIGENCE, n. Wrong information; disagreement.
35461	misinterpret	[.] MISINTER'PRET, v.t. To interpret erroneously; to understand or to explain in a wrong sense.
35462	misinterpretation	[.] MISINTERPRETA'TION, n. The act of interpreting erroneously.
35463	misinterpreted	[.] MISINTER'PRETED, a. Erroneously understood or explained.
35464	misinterpreter	[.] MISINTER'PRETER, n. One who interprets erroneously.
35465	misinterpreting	[.] MISINTER'PRETING, ppr. Erroneously interpreting.
35466	misjoin	[.] MISJOIN', v.t. To join unfitly or improperly.
35467	misjoined	[.] MISJOIN'ED, pp. Improperly united.
35468	misjoining	[.] MISJOIN'ING, ppr. Joining unfitly or improperly.
35469	misjudge	[.] MISJUDGE, v.t. misjudg'. To mistake in judging of; to judge erroneously. [.] MISJUDGE, v.i. misjudg'. To err in judgment; to form false opinions or notions.
35470	misjudged	[.] MISJUDG'ED, pp. Judged erroneously.
35471	misjudging	[.] MISJUDG'ING, ppr. Judging erroneously of; forming a wrong opinion or inference.
35472	misjudgment	[.] MISJUDG'MENT, n. A wrong or unjust determination.
35473	miskin	[.] MIS'KIN, n. A little bagpipe.
35474	miskindle	[.] MISKIN'DLE, v.t. To kindle amiss; to inflame to a bad purpose.
35475	mislaid	[.] MISLA'ID, pp. Laid in a wrong place, or place not recollected; lost.
35476	mislay	[.] MISLA'Y, v.t. To lay in a wrong place. [.] [.] The fault is generally mislaid upon nature. [.] 1. To lay in a place not recollected; to lose. [.] [.] If the butler be the tell-tale, mislay a spoon so as he may never find it.
35477	mislayer	[.] MISLA'YER, n. One that lays in a wrong place; one that loses.
35478	mislaying	[.] MISLA'YING, ppr. Laying in a wrong place, or place not remembered; losing.
35479	misle	[.] MISLE, v.i. mis'l. [from mist, and properly mistle.] [.] To rain in very fine drops, like a thick mist.
35480	mislead	[.] MISLE'AD, v.t. pret. and pp. misled. [See Lead.] [.] To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive. [.] [.] Trust not servants who mislead or misinform you, [.] [.] But of the two, less dangerous is th' offense, [.] [.] ...
35481	misleader	[.] MISLE'ADER, n. One who leads into error.
35482	misleading	[.] MISLE'ADING, ppr. Leading into error; causing to err; deceiving.
35483	misled	[.] MISLED', pp. of mislead. Let into error; led a wrong way. [.] [.] --To give due light [.] [.] To the misled and lonely traveller.
35484	misletoe	[.] MISLETOE, n. mis'lto. A plant or shrub that grows on trees. It is of the genus Viscum. The berry contains a glutinous substance, and the shrub is said to be propagated by birds. This plant was held in great veneration by the Druids.
35485	mislike	[.] MISLI'KE, v.t. To dislike; to disapprove; to have aversion to; as, to mislike a man or an opinion. [.] [For this word, dislike is generally used.] [.] MISLI'KE, n. Dislike; disapprobation; aversion.
35486	misliked	[.] MISLI'KED, pp. Disliked; disapproved.
35487	misliker	[.] MISLI'KER, n. One that dislikes.
35488	misliking	[.] MISLI'KING, ppr. Disliking; disapproving.
35489	mislin	[.] MISLIN, [See Meslin.]
35490	mislive	[.] MISLIVE, v.i.. misliv'. To live amiss. [Not used.]
35491	misluck	[.] MISLUCK', n. Ill luck; misfortune.
35492	misly	[.] MIS'LY, a. [See Misle and Mist.] Raining in very small drops.
35493	mismanage	[.] MISMAN'AGE, v.t. To manage ill; to administer improperly; as, to mismanage public affairs. [.] MISMAN'AGE, v.i. To behave ill; to conduct amiss.
35494	mismanaged	[.] MISMAN'AGED, pp. Ill managed or conducted.
35495	mismanager	[.] MISMAN'AGER, n. One that manages ill.
35496	mismanaging	[.] MISMAN'AGING, ppr. Managing ill.
35497	mismanagment	[.] MISMAN'AGMENT, n. Ill or improper management; ill conduct; as the mismanagement of public or private affairs.
35498	mismark	[.] MISM`ARK, v.t. To mark with the wrong token; to mark erroneously.
35499	mismarked	[.] MISM`ARKED, pp. Wrongly marked.
35500	mismarking	[.] MISM`ARKING, ppr. Marking erroneously.
35501	mismatch	[.] MISMATCH', v.t. To match unsuitably.
35502	mismatched	[.] MISMATCH'ED, pp. Unsuitably matched; ill joined.
35503	mismatching	[.] MISMATCH'ING, ppr. Matching in an unsuitable manner.
35504	misname	[.] MISNA'ME, v.t. To call by the wrong name.
35505	misnamed	[.] MISNA'MED, pp. Called by a wrong name.
35506	misnaming	[.] MISNA'MING, ppr. Calling by a wrong name.
35507	misnomer	[.] MISNO'MER,n. In law, the mistaking of the true name of a person; a misnaming. [Misnosmer, as written by Blackstone, must be a corrupt orthography. In no dialect has name, L. nomen, been written with s, unless by mistake.
35508	misobedience	[.] MISOBE'DIENCE, n. Erroneous obedience or disobedience. [Not used.]
35509	misobserve	[.] MISOBSERVE, v.t. misobzerv'. To observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing.
35510	misogamist	[.] MISOG'AMIST, n. [Gr. to hate, and marriage.] A hater of marriage.
35511	misogynist	[.] MISOG'YNIST, n. [Gr. to hate, and woman.] A woman hater. [Unusual.]
35512	misogyny	[.] MISOG'YNY, n. [supra.] Hatred of the female sex.
35513	misopinion	[.] MISOPIN'ION, n. Erroneous opinion.
35514	misorder	[.] MISOR'DER, v.t. To order ill; to manage erroneously. [.] 1. To manage ill; to conduct badly. [.] MISOR'DER, n. Irregularity; disorderly proceedings. [We now use disorder.]
35515	misorderly	[.] MISOR'DERLY, a. Irregular; disorderly.
35516	mispell	[.] MISPELL, MISPEND, &c. [See Miss-spell, Miss-spend.]
35517	mispend	[.] MISPELL, MISPEND, &c. [See Miss-spell, Miss-spend.]
35518	mispersuade	[.] MISPERSUA'DE, v.t. To persuade amiss, or to lead to a wrong notion.
35519	mispersuasion	[.] MISPERSUA'SION, n. A false persuasion; wrong notion or opinion.
35520	mispikel	[.] MISPIK'EL, n. Arsenical pyrite; an ore of arsenic, containing this metal in combination with iron, sometimes found in cubic crystals, but more often without any regular form.
35521	misplace	[.] MISPLA'CE, v.t. To put in a wrong place; as, the book is misplaced. [.] 1. To place on an improper object; as, he misplaced his confidence.
35522	misplaced	[.] MISPLA'CED, pp. Put in a wrong place, or on an improper object.
35523	misplacing	[.] MISPLA'CING, ppr. Putting in a wrong place, or on a wrong object.
35524	misplead	[.] MISPLE'AD, v.i. To err in pleading.
35525	mispleading	[.] MISPLE'ADING, ppr. Making a mistake in pleading. [.] MISPLE'ADING, n. A mistake in pleading.
35526	mispoint	[.] MISPOINT', v.t. To point improperly; to err in punctuation.
35527	misprint	[.] MISPRINT', v.t. To mistake in printing; to print wrong. [.] MISPRINT', n. A mistake in printing; a deviation from the copy.
35528	misprinted	[.] MISPRINT'ED, pp. Erroneously printed.
35529	misprinting	[.] MISPRINT'ING, ppr. Printing wrong.
35530	misprise	[.] MISPRI'SE
35531	misprision	[.] MISPRISION, n. misprizh'un. [supra.] Neglect; contempt. [.] 1. In law, any high offense under the degree of capital, but nearly bordering thereon. Misprision is contained in every treason and felony. Misprisions are divided into negative and positive; negative, ...
35532	misprize	[.] MISPRI'ZE, v.t. [.] 1. To mistake. [.] 2. To slight or undervalue. [.] [.] O for those vanish'd hours, so much mispris'd.
35533	misproceeding	[.] MISPROCEE'DING, n. Wrong or irregular proceeding.
35534	misprofess	[.] MISPROFESS', v.t. To make a false profession; to make pretensions to skill which is not possessed.
35535	mispronounce	[.] MISPRONOUNCE, v.t. mispronouns'. To pronounce erroneously; as, to mispronounce a word, a name, &c. [.] MISPRONOUNCE, v.i. mispronouns'. To speak incorrectly.
35536	mispronunciation	[.] MISPRONUNCIA'TION, n. A wrong or improper pronunciation.
35537	misproportion	[.] MISPROPO'RTION, v.t. To err in proportioning one thing to another; to join without due proportion.
35538	misproud	[.] MISPROUD', v. Vitiously proud. [Not used.]
35539	misquotation	[.] MISQUOTA'TION, n. An erroneous quotation; the act of quoting wrong.
35540	misquote	[.] MISQUO'TE, v.t. To quote erroneously; to cite incorrectly.
35541	misquoted	[.] MISQUO'TED, pp. Incorrectly quoted or cited.
35542	misquoting	[.] MISQUO'TING, ppr. Quoting or citing erroneously.
35543	misrate	[.] MISRA'TE, v.t. To rate erroneously; to estimate falsely.
35544	misrecital	[.] MISRECI'TAL, n. An inaccurate recital.
35545	misrecite	[.] MISRECI'TE, v.t. To recite erroneously.
35546	misrecited	[.] MISRECI'TED, pp. Recited incorrectly.
35547	misreciting	[.] MISRECI'TING, ppr. Reciting erroneously.
35548	misreckon	[.] MISRECK'ON, v.t. To reckon or compute wrong.
35549	misreckoned	[.] MISRECK'ONED, pp. Reckoned or computed erroneously.
35550	misreckoning	[.] MISRECK'ONING, ppr. Reckoning wrong; and as a noun, an erroneous computation.
35551	misrelate	[.] MISRELA'TE, v.t. To relate falsely or inaccurately.
35552	misrelated	[.] MISRELA'TED, pp. Erroneously related or told.
35553	misrelating	[.] MISRELA'TING, ppr. Relating or telling erroneously.
35554	misrelation	[.] MISRELA'TION, n. Erroneous relation or narration.
35555	misremember	[.] MISREMEM'BER, v.t. To mistake in remembering; not to remember correctly.
35556	misremembered	[.] MISREMEM'BERED, pp. Inaccurately recollected.
35557	misremembering	[.] MISREMEM'BERING, ppr. Remembering inaccurately.
35558	misreport	[.] MISREPORT, v.t. To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of. [.] MISREPORT, n. An erroneous report; a false or incorrect account given.
35559	misreported	[.] MISREPORTED, pp. Incorrectly reported.
35560	misreporting	[.] MISREPORTING, ppr. Reporting incorrectly.
35561	misrepresent	[.] MISREPRESENT', v.t. To represent falsely or incorrectly; to give a false or erroneous representation, either maliciously, ignorantly or carelessly.
35562	misrepresentation	[.] MISREPRESENTA'TION, n. The act of giving a false or erroneous representation. [.] 1. A false or incorrect account given, either from mistake, carelessness or malice.
35563	misrepresented	[.] MISREPRESENT'ED, pp. Falsely or erroneously represented.
35564	misrepresenter	[.] MISREPRESENT'ER, n. One who gives a false or erroneous account.
35565	misrepresenting	[.] MISREPRESENT'ING, ppr. Giving a false or erroneous representation. [.] [Note. This word is so customarily used for an euphemism, or as a softer expression for lie or falsehood, as to convey the idea generally of intentional falsehood. This signification however ...
35566	misrepute	[.] MISREPU'TE, v.t. To have in wrong estimation.
35567	misreputed	[.] MISREPU'TED, pp. or a. Erroneously reputed.
35568	misrule	[.] MISRU'LE, n. Disorder; confusion; tumult from insubordination. [.] [.] Enormous riot and misrule-- [.] 1. Unjust domination.
35569	misruly	[.] MISRU'LY, a. Unruly; ungovernable; turbulent.
35570	miss	[.] MISS, n. [.] 1. The title of a young woman or girl; as little masters and misses. [.] 2. A kept mistress; a prostitute retained; a concubine. [.] MISS, v.t. [L. mitto, misi; omitto, omisi.] [.] 1. To fail in aim; to fail of reaching the object; not to ...
35571	missal	[.] MIS'SAL, n. The Romish mass-book.
35572	missay	[.] MISSA'Y, v.t. To say wrong; to slander. [Little used.] [.] MISSA'Y, v.i. To speak ill.
35573	missaying	[.] MISSA'YING, n. Wrong expression.
35574	misseem	[.] MISSEE'M, v.i. To make a false appearance. [.] 1. To misbecome.
35575	missel	[.] MIS'SEL
35576	missel-bird	[.] MIS'SEL-BIRD, n. A species of thrush.
35577	misseldine	[.] MIS'SELDINE, n. The mistletoe. [Not used.]
35578	missemblance	[.] MISSEM'BLANCE, n. False resemblance.
35579	misserve	[.] MISSERVE, v.t. misserv'. To serve unfaithfully.
35580	misshape	[.] MISSHA'PE, v.t. [See Shape.] To shape ill; to give an ill form to; to deform. [.] [.] And horribly misshapes with ugly sights. [.] [.] A misshaped figure. [.] [.] Misshapen mountains.
35581	misshaped	[.] MISSHA'PED [.]
35582	misshapen	[.] MISSHA'PEN, pp. Ill formed; deformed; ugly.
35583	missile	[.] MIS'SILE, a. [L. missilis, from missus, sent; mitto, to send.] [.] Thrown or sent, or that may be thrown. A missile weapon is one that is thrown by the hand, or from an engine in war, in distinction from such as are held or retained in the hand, or fixed. An arrow, ...
35584	missing	[.] MISS'ING, ppr. [from miss.] Failing to hit, to reach or to find; discovering to be wanting. [.] 1. a. Lost; absent from the place where it was expected to be found; wanting. My horse is missing; my pen or my book is missing. [.] [.] For a time caught up to God, ...
35585	mission	[.] MIS'SION, n. [L. missio, from mitto, to send.] [.] 1. A sending or being sent, usually the latter; a being sent or delegated by authority, with certain powers for transacting business; commission; as sent on a foreign mission. [.] [.] How to begin, how to accomplish ...
35586	missionary	[.] MIS'SIONARY, n. One sent to propagate religion. Christian missionaries are called missionaries of the cross. [.] MIS'SIONARY, a. Pertaining to mission; as a missionary meeting; a missionary fund.
35587	missioner	[.] MISSIONER, for missionary, is not used.
35588	missive	[.] MIS'SIVE, a. Such as is sent; as a letter missive. [.] 1. Thrown or sent, or such as may be sent; as a missive weapon. [.] MIS'SIVE, n. A letter sent, or messenger.
35589	misspeak	[.] MISSPE'AK, v.i. [See Speak.] To err or mistake in speaking. [.] MISSPE'AK, v.t. To utter wrong.
35590	misspell	[.] MISSPELL'. v.t. To spell wrong; to write or utter with wrong letters.
35591	misspelled	[.] MISSPELL'ED
35592	misspelling	[.] MISSPELL'ING, ppr. Spelling wrong. [.] MISSPELL'ING, n. A wrong spelling; false orthography.
35593	misspelt	[.] MISSPELT', pp. Spelled wrong, or with wrong letters.
35594	misspend	[.] MISSPEND', v.t. To spend amiss; to waste or consume to no purpose, or to a bad one; as, to misspend time or money; to misspend life. [.] 1. To waste. [.] [.] The genial moisture due [.] [.] To apples, otherwise misspends itself.
35595	misspender	[.] MISSPEND'ER, n. One that consumes prodigally or improperly.
35596	misspending	[.] MISSPEND'ING, pp. Spending to no purpose, or to a bad one.
35597	misspense	[.] MISSPENSE, n. misspens'. A spending improperly; a wasting.
35598	misspent	[.] MISSPENT', ppr. Ill spent; expended or consumed to no purpose, or to a bad one; as misspent time or life.
35599	misspoke	[.] MISSPO'KE
35600	misspoken	[.] MISSPO'KEN, pp. Uttered or spoken amiss.
35601	misstate	[.] MISSTA'TE, v.t. To state wrong; to make an erroneous representation of facts; as, to misstate a question in debate.
35602	misstated	[.] MISSTA'TED, pp. Stated erroneously.
35603	misstatement	[.] MISSTA'TEMENT, n. A wrong statement; an erroneous representation, verbal or written; as a misstatement of facts in testimony, or of accounts in a report.
35604	misstating	[.] MISSTA'TING, ppr. Stating falsely or erroneously.
35605	missy	[.] MIS'SY, n. The sulphate of iron, having lost the water of its crystallization, is called sori; more thoroughly calcined, it is yellow, and called missy.
35606	mist	[.] MIST, n. [L. mixtus, mistus, from misceo, to mix.] [.] 1. Water falling in very numerous, but fine and almost imperceptible drops. [.] [.] A mist is a multitude of small but solid globules, which therefore descend. [.] 2. That which dims or darkens, and obscures ...
35607	mist-encumbered	[.] MIST-ENCUM'BERED, a. Loaded with mist.
35608	mistakable	[.] MISTA'KABLE, a. That may be misconceived or mistaken.
35609	mistake	[.] MISTA'KE, v.t. To take wrong; to conceive or understand erroneously; to misunderstand or misapprehend. [.] [.] 'Tis to mistake them costs the time and pain. [.] 1. To take one thing or person for another. [.] [.] We mistake the eloquence of self-apology for ...
35610	mistaken	[.] MISTA'KEN. In the use of this participle, there is a peculiarity which ought to be carefully noticed. When used of persons, it signified to be in an error, to be wrong; as, I am mistaken, you are mistaken, he is mistaken. But when used of things, it signified misunderstood, ...
35611	mistaker	[.] MISTA'KER, n. One that mistakes or misunderstands.
35612	mistaking	[.] MISTA'KING, ppr. Making a mistake; erring from the truth; misconceiving. [.] MISTA'KING, n. An error; a mistake.
35613	mistakingly	[.] MISTA'KINGLY, adv. Erroneously; falsely.
35614	mistaught	[.] MISTAUGHT', pp. Wrongly taught; as a mistaught youth.
35615	misteach	[.] MISTE'ACH, v.t. [See Teach.] To teach wrong; to instruct erroneously.
35616	misteaching	[.] MISTE'ACHING, ppr. Instructing erroneously.
35617	mistell	[.] MISTELL', v.t. [See Tell.] To tell erroneously.
35618	mistemper	[.] MISTEM'PER, v.t. To temper ill; to disorder.
35619	mistempered	[.] MISTEM'PERED, pp. Tempered ill.
35620	mister	[.] MIS'TER, n. The common title of address to gentlemen, and to men of all classes. In writing, it is expressed by the abbreviation Mr. [.] MIS'TER, v.t. To occasion loss. [Not in use.]
35621	misterm	[.] MISTERM', v.t. To term or denominate erroneously.
35622	mistermed	[.] MISTERM'ED, pp. Wrongly denominated.
35623	misterming	[.] MISTERM'ING, ppr. Denominating erroneously.
35624	mistful	[.] MIST'FUL, a. Clouded with mist.
35625	misthink	[.] MISTHINK', v.i. [See Think.] To think wrong. [Little used.]
35626	misthought	[.] MISTHOUGHT', pp. of misthink. Thought wrong of. [.] [.] Adam, misthought of her to thee so dear.
35627	mistime	[.] MISTI'ME, v.t. To time wrong; not to adapt to the time. [.] MISTI'ME, v.i. To neglect the proper time.
35628	mistimed	[.] MISTI'MED, pp. Ill timed; done at a wrong time.
35629	mistiming	[.] MISTI'MING, ppr. Ill timing; doing unseasonably.
35630	mistiness	[.] MIST'INESS, n. [See Mist.] A state of being misty; a state of thick rain in very small drops.
35631	mistion	[.] MIS'TION, n. [L. mistus, mixtus. See Mix.] [.] 1. A state of being mixed. [.] 2. Mixture; a mingling.
35632	mistitle	[.] MISTI'TLE, v.t. To call by a wrong title or name.
35633	mistitled	[.] MISTI'TLED, pp. Wrongly named.
35634	mistle	[.] MISTLE, v.i. mis'l. [from mist.] [.] To fall in very fine drops, as rain. [See Missle.]
35635	mistletoe	[.] MISTLETOE
35636	mistlike	[.] MIST'LIKE, a. Resembling mist.
35637	mistold	[.] MISTOLD, pp. Erroneously told. [See Tell.]
35638	mistook	[.] MISTOOK', pret. of mistake.
35639	mistrain	[.] MISTRA'IN, v.t. To train or educate amiss.
35640	mistranslate	[.] MISTRANSLA'TE, v.t. To translate erroneously.
35641	mistranslated	[.] MISTRANSLA'TED, pp. Erroneously rendered into another language.
35642	mistranslating	[.] MISTRANSLA'TING, ppr. Translating incorrectly.
35643	mistranslation	[.] MISTRANSLA'TION, n. An erroneous translation or version.
35644	mistress	[.] MIS'TRESS, n. [L. magistra.] [.] 1. A woman who governs; correlative to servant, slave, or subject. [.] [.] My mistress here lies murdered in her bed. [.] 2. The female head of a family. [.] 3. That which governs; a sovereign. Rome was mistress of the world. [.] 4. ...
35645	mistress-ship	[.] MIS'TRESS-SHIP, n. Female rule or dominion.
35646	mistrust	[.] MISTRUST', n. Want of confidence or trust; suspicion. [.] MISTRUST', v.t. To suspect; to doubt; to regard with jealousy or suspicion. [.] [.] Fate her own book mistrusted at the sight.
35647	mistrusted	[.] MISTRUST'ED, pp. Suspected.
35648	mistrustful	[.] MISTRUST'FUL, a. Suspicious; doubting; wanting confidence in.
35649	mistrustfully	[.] MISTRUST'FULLY, adv. With suspicion or doubt.
35650	mistrustfulness	[.] MISTRUST'FULNESS, n. Suspicion; doubt.
35651	mistrusting	[.] MISTRUST'ING, ppr. Suspecting; having no confidence in.
35652	mistrustingly	[.] MISTRUST'INGLY, adv. With distrust or suspicion.
35653	mistrustless	[.] MISTRUST'LESS, a. Unsuspecting; unsuspicious.
35654	mistune	[.] MISTU'NE, v.t. To tune wrong or erroneously; to put out of tune.
35655	misturn	[.] MISTURN', v.t. To pervert. [Not used.]
35656	mistutor	[.] MISTU'TOR, v.t. To instruct amiss.
35657	misty	[.] MIST'Y, a. [from mist.] Overspread with mist; filled with very minute drops of rain; as misty weather; a misty atmosphere; a misty night or day. [.] 1. Dim; obscure; clouded; as misty sight.
35658	misunderstand	[.] MISUNDERSTAND', v.t. To misconceive; to mistake; to take in a wrong sense.
35659	misunderstanding	[.] MISUNDERSTAND'ING, ppr. Mistaking the meaning. [.] MISUNDERSTAND'ING, n. Misconception; mistake of the meaning; error. [.] 1. Disagreement; difference; dissension; sometimes a softer name for quarrel.
35660	misunderstood	[.] MISUNDERSTOOD', pp. Misconceived; mistaken; understood erroneously.
35661	misusage	[.] MISUSAGE, n. misyu'zage. Ill usage; abuse.
35662	misuse	[.] MISUSE, v.t. misyu'ze.
35663	misused	[.] MISUSED, pp. misyu'zed. Improperly used or applied; misapplied; misemployed; abused.
35664	misusing	[.] MISUSING, ppr. misyu'zing. Using improperly; abusing; misapplying.
35665	misvouch	[.] MISVOUCH', v.t. To vouch falsely.
35666	miswear	[.] MISWEAR, v.t. To swear ill.
35667	miswed	[.] MISWED', v.t. To wed improperly.
35668	miswedded	[.] MISWED'DED, pp. Ill matched.
35669	misween	[.] MISWEE'N, v.i. To misjudge; to distrust.
35670	miswend	[.] MISWEND', v.i. To go wrong.
35671	miswrite	[.] MISWRI'TE, v.t. [See Write.] To write incorrectly.
35672	miswrought	[.] MISWROUGHT, a. misraut'. Badly wrought.
35673	misy	[.] MISY. [See Missy.]
35674	miszealous	[.] MISZEALOUS, a. miszel'ous. Actuated by false zeal.
35675	mite	[.] MITE, n. [Heb. small.] [.] 1. A very small insect of the genus Acarus. [.] 2. In Scripture, a small piece of money, the quarter of a denarius, or about seven English farthings. [.] 3. Any thing proverbially very small; a very little particle or quantity. [.] 4. ...
35676	mitella	[.] MITEL'LA, n. A plant.
35677	miter	[.] MI'TER, n. [.] 1. A sacerdotal ornament worn on the head by bishops and certain abbots, on solemn occasions. [.] 2. In architecture, an angle of 45 degrees. [.] 3. In Irish history, a sort of base money or coin. [.] 4. Figuratively, the dignity of bishops ...
35678	mitered	[.] MI'TERED, ppr. or a. Wearing a miter. [.] 1. Honored with the privilege of wearing a miter. [.] 2. Cut or joined at an angle of 45 degrees.
35679	mithic	[.] MITHIC. [See Mythic.]
35680	mithridate	[.] MITH'RIDATE, n. In pharmacy, an antidote against poison, or a composition in form of an electuary, supposed to serve either as a remedy or a preservative against poison. It takes its name from Mithridates, king of Pontus, the inventor.
35681	mithridatic	[.] MITHRIDAT'IC, a. Pertaining to mithridate, or its inventor, Mithridates.
35682	mitigable	[.] MIT'IGABLE, a. That may be mitigated.
35683	mitigant	[.] MIT'IGANT, a. [L. mitigans, mitigo, from mitis, mild.] [.] 1. Softening; lenient; lenitive. [.] 2. Diminishing; easing; as pain. [.]
35684	mitigate	[.] MIT'IGATE, v.t. [L.. mitigo, from mitis, soft, mild.] [.] 1. To alleviate, as suffering; to assuage; to lessen; as, to mitigate pain or grief. [.] [.] And counsel mitigates the greatest smart. [.] 2. To make less severe; as, to mitigate doom. [.] 3. To abate; ...
35685	mitigated	[.] MIT'IGATED, pp. Softened; alleviated; moderated; diminished.
35686	mitigating	[.] MIT'IGATING, ppr. Softening; alleviating; tempering; moderating; abating.
35687	mitigation	[.] MITIGA'TION, n. [L. mitigatio.] Alleviation; abatement or diminution of any thing painful, harsh, severe, afflictive or calamitous; as the mitigation of pain, grief, rigor, severity, punishment or penalty.
35688	mitigative	[.] MIT'IGATIVE, a. Lenitive; tending to alleviate.
35689	mitigator	[.] MIT'IGATOR, n. He or that which mitigates.
35690	mitten	[.] MIT'TEN, n. [.] 1. A cover for the hand, worn to defend it from cold or other injury. It differs from a glove, in not having a separate cover for each finger. [.] 2. A cover for the arm only. [.] To handle without mittens, to treat roughly; a popular colloquial ...
35691	mittent	[.] MIT'TENT, a. [L. mittens, from mitto, to send.] [.] Sending forth; emitting. [Not used.]
35692	mittimus	[.] MIT'TIMUS, n. [L. we send.] In law, a precept or command in writing, under the hand or hand and seal of a justice of the peace or other proper officer, directed to the keeper of a prison, requiring him to imprison an offender; a warrant of commitment to prison. [.] 1. ...
35693	mitu	[.] MITU, n. A fowl of the turkey kind, found in Brazil.
35694	mity	[.] MI'TY, a. [from mite.] Having or abounding with mites.
35695	mix	[.] MIX, v.t. pret. and pp. mixed or mixt. [L. misceo, mixtum; Heb. to mix.] [.] 1. To unite or blend promiscuously two or more ingredients into a mass or compound; applied both to solids and liquids; as, to mix flour and salt; to mix wines. [.] 2. To join; to associate; ...
35696	mixed	[.] MIX'ED, pp. United in a promiscuous mass or compound; blended; joined; mingled; associated. [.] 1. a. Promiscuous; consisting of various kinds or different things; as a mixed multitude.
35697	mixen	[.] MIX'EN, n. A dunghill; a laystall.
35698	mixer	[.] MIX'ER, n. One who mixes or mingles.
35699	mixing	[.] MIX'ING, ppr. Uniting or blending in a mass or compound; joining in company; associating.
35700	mixtilineal	[.] MIXTILIN'EAL
35701	mixtilinear	[.] MIXTILIN'EAR, a. [L. mixtus, mixed, and linea, line.] [.] Containing a mixture of lines, right, curved, &c.
35702	mixtion	[.] MIX'TION, n. [L. mixtus.] Mixture; promiscuous assemblage.
35703	mixtly	[.] MIXT'LY, adv. With mixture.
35704	mixture	[.] MIX'TURE, n. [L. mixtura.] The act of mixing, or state of being mixed. Compounds are made by the mixture of different substances. [.] 1. A mass or compound, consisting of different ingredients blended without order. In this life there is a mixture of good and ...
35705	mizmaze	[.] MIZ'MAZE, n. A cant word for a maze or labyrinth.
35706	mizzen	[.] MIZZEN, n. miz'n. In sea-language, the aftermost of the fixed sails of a ship, extended sometimes by a gaff, and sometimes by a yard which crosses the mast obliquely.
35707	mizzen-mast	[.] MIZ'ZEN-MAST, n. The mast which supports the after-sails, and stands nearest to the stern.
35708	mizzle	[.] MIZ'ZLE, v.i. To mistle. [See Mistle.]
35709	mizzy	[.] MIZ'ZY, n. A bog or quagmire.
35710	mnemonic	[.] MNEMONIC, a. nemon'ic. [infra.] Assisting the memory.
35711	mnemonics	[.] MNEMON'ICS, n. [from Gr. to remember.] The art of memory; the precepts and rules intended to teach the method of assisting the memory.
35712	mo	[.] MO, a. More.
35713	moan	[.] MOAN, v.t. To lament; to deplore; to bewail with an audible voice. [.] [.] Ye floods, ye woods,ye echoes, moan [.] [.] My dear Columbo dead and gone. [.] MOAN, v.i. To grieve; to make lamentations. [.] [.] Unpitied and unheard, where misery moans. [.] MOAN, ...
35714	moaned	[.] MOANED, pp. Lamented; deplored.
35715	moanful	[.] MOANFUL, a. Sorrowful; expressing sorrow.
35716	moanfully	[.] MOANFULLY, adv. With lamentation.
35717	moaning	[.] MOANING, ppr. Lamenting; bewailing.
35718	moat	[.] MOAT, n. In fortification, a ditch or deep trench round the rampart of a castle or other fortified place. It is sometimes filled with water. [.] MOAT, v.t. To surround with a ditch for defense; as a moated castle.
35719	mob	[.] MOB, n. [from L. mobilis, movable, variable.] [.] [.] 1. A crowd or promiscuous multitude of people, rude, tumultuous and disorderly. [.] 2. A disorderly assembly. [.] [.] Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have ...
35720	mobbish	[.] MOB'BISH, a. Like a mob; tumultuous; mean; vulgar.
35721	mobcap	[.] MOB'CAP, n. A plain cap or head-dress for females.
35722	mobile	[.] MO'BILE, a. Movable. [Not used.] MO'BILE, n. [L. mobilis.] The mob; the populace. [.] Primum mobile, in the ancient astronomy, a ninth heaven or sphere, supposed to be beyond the fixed stars, and to be the first mover of all the lower spheres.
35723	mobility	[.] MOBIL'ITY, n. [L. mobilitas, from moveo, to move.] [.] 1. Susceptibility of motion; capacity of being moved. [.] 2. Aptitude to motion; activity; readiness to move. [.] 3. In cant language, the populace. [.] 4. Fickleness; inconstancy.
35724	moble	[.] MOB'LE, v.t. To wrap the head in a hood.
35725	moccason	[.] MOC'CASON, n. A shoe or cover for the feet, made of deer-skin or other soft leather, without a sole, and ornamented on the upper side; the customary shoe worn by the native Indians.
35726	mocha-stone	[.] MO'CHA-STONE, n. Dendritic agate; a mineral in the interior of which appear brown, reddish brown, blackish or green delineations of shrubs destitute of leaves. These in some cases may have been produced by the filtration of the oxyds of iron and manganese; but in ...
35727	mock	[.] MOCK, v.t. [.] 1. Properly, to imitate; to mimick; hence, to imitate in contempt or derision; to mimick for the sake of derision; to deride by mimicry. [.] 2. To deride; to laugh at; to ridicule; to treat with scorn or contempt. [.] [.] As he was going up ...
35728	mock-lead	[.] MOCK'-LEAD
35729	mockable	[.] MOCK'ABLE, a. Exposed to derision. [Little used.]
35730	mockage	[.] MOCK'AGE, n. Mockery. [Not used.]
35731	mocked	[.] MOCK'ED, pp. Imitated or mimicked in derision; laughed at; ridiculed; defeated; illuded.
35732	mocker	[.] MOCK'ER, n. One that mocks; a scorner; a scoffer; a derider.
35733	mockery	[.] MOCK'ERY, n. The act of deriding and exposing to contempt, by mimicking the words or actions of another. [.] 1. Derision; ridicule; sportive insult or contempt; contemptuous merriment at persons or things. [.] [.] Grace at meals is now generally so performed ...
35734	mockeson	[.] MOCK'ESON, n. The name of a serpent.
35735	mocking	[.] MOCK'ING, ppr. Imitating in contempt; mimicking; ridiculing by mimicry; treating with sneers and scorn; defeating; deluding. [.] MOCK'ING, n. Derision; insult.
35736	mocking-bird	[.] MOCK'ING-BIRD, n. The mocking thrush of America; a bird of the genus Turdus.
35737	mocking-stock	[.] MOCK'ING-STOCK, n. A butt of sport.
35738	mockingly	[.] MOCK'INGLY, adv. By way of derision; in contempt.
35739	mockle	[.] MOCKLE. [See Mickle.]
35740	mockore	[.] MOCK'ORE, n. A sulphuret of zink, the same as blend, which see.
35741	modal	[.] MO'DAL, a. [See Mode.] Consisting in mode only; relating to form; having the form without the essence or reality; as the modal diversity of the faculties of the soul.
35742	modality	[.] MODAL'ITY, n. The quality of being modal, or being in form only.
35743	mode	[.] MODE, n. [L. modus, metior. The primary sense of mode is measure hence form. Measure is from extending, the extent, hence a limit, and hence the derivative sense of restraining. See Meet and Measure.] [.] 1. Manner of existing or being; manner; method; form; fashion; ...
35744	model	[.] MODEL, n. mod'l. [L. modulus, from modus.] [.] 1. A pattern of something to be made; any thing of a particular form, shape or construction, intended for imitation; primarily, a small pattern; a form in miniature of something to be made on a larger scale; as the model ...
35745	modeled	[.] MOD'ELED, pp. Formed according to a model; planned; shaped; formed.
35746	modeler	[.] MOD'ELER, n. A planner; a contriver.
35747	modeling	[.] MOD'ELING, ppr. Forming according to a model; planning; forming; shaping.
35748	moderate	[.] MOD'ERATE, a. [L. moderatus, from moderor, to limit, from modus, a limit.] [.] 1. Literally, limited; restrained; hence, temperate; observing reasonable bounds in indulgence; as moderate in eating or drinking, or in other gratifications. [.] 2. Limited in quantity; ...
35749	moderated	[.] MOD'ERATED, pp. Reduced in violence, rigor or intensity; allayed; lessened; tempered; qualified.
35750	moderately	[.] MOD'ERATELY, adv. Temperately; mildly; without violence. [.] 1. In a middle degree;; not excessively; as water moderately warm. [.] [.] Each nymph but moderately fair.
35751	moderateness	[.] MOD'ERATENESS, n. State of being moderate; temperateness; a middle state between extremes; as the moderateness of the weather; used commonly of things, as moderation is of persons.
35752	moderating	[.] MOD'ERATING, ppr. Reducing in violence or excess; allaying; tempering; becoming more mild.
35753	moderation	[.] MODERA'TION, n. [L. moderatio.] The state of being moderate, or of keeping a due mean between extremes or excess of violence. The General's moderation after victory was more honorable than the victory itself. [.] [.] In moderation placing all my glory, [.] [.] ...
35754	moderator	[.] MODERA'TOR, n. He or that which moderates or restrains. Contemplation is an excellent moderator of the passions. [.] 1. The person who presides over a meeting or assembly of people to preserve order, propose questions, regulate the proceedings and declare the vote; ...
35755	moderatorship	[.] MODERA'TORSHIP, n. The office of a moderator.
35756	modern	[.] MOD'ERN, a. [L. modo, and ern, which we find in other Latin words that have reference to time, as in hodiernus, hesternus.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the present time, or time not long past; late; recent; not ancient or remote in past time; as modern days, ages or time; ...
35757	modernism	[.] MOD'ERNISM, n. Modern practice; something recently formed, particularly in writing.
35758	modernist	[.] MOD'ERNIST, n. One who admires the moderns.
35759	modernize	[.] MOD'ERNIZE, v.t. To render modern; to adapt ancient compositions to modern persons or things, or rather to adapt the ancient style or idiom to modern style and taste.
35760	modernized	[.] MOD'ERNIZED, pp. Rendered conformable to modern usage.
35761	modernizer	[.] MOD'ERNIZER, n. He that renders modern.
35762	modernizing	[.] MOD'ERNIZING, ppr. Rendering modern.
35763	modernly	[.] MOD'ERNLY, adv. In modern times. [Not in use.]
35764	modernness	[.] MOD'ERNNESS, n. The quality of being modern; recentness; novelty.
35765	moderns	[.] MOD'ERNS, n. Those who have lived in times recently past, or are now living; opposed to the ancients.
35766	modest	[.] MOD'EST, a. [L. modestus, from modus, a limit.] [.] 1. Properly, restrained by a sense of propriety; hence, not forward or bold; not presumptuous or arrogant; not boastful; as a modest youth; a modest man. [.] 2. Not bold or forward; as a modest maid. The word ...
35767	modestly	[.] MOD'ESTLY, adv. Not boldly; not arrogantly or presumptuously; with due respect. He modestly expressed his opinions. [.] 1. Not loosely or wantonly; decently; as, to be modestly attired; to behave modestly. [.] 2. Not excessively; not extravagantly.
35768	modesty	[.] MOD'ESTY, n. [L. modestia.] That lowly temper which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance. This temper when natural, springs in some measure from timidity, and in young and inexperienced persons, is allied to bashfulness and diffidence. ...
35769	modesty-piece	[.] MOD'ESTY-PIECE, n. A narrow lace worn by females over the bosom.
35770	modicum	[.] MOD'ICUM, n. [L.] A little; a small quantity.
35771	modifiable	[.] MOD'IFIABLE, a. [from modify.] That may be modified or diversified by various forms and differences; as modifiable matter.
35772	modification	[.] MODIFICA'TION, n. [from modify.] The act of modifying, or giving to any thing new forms, or differences of external qualities or modes. [.] If these powers of cogitation, volition and sensation are not inherent in matter as such, nor acquirable to matter by any motion ...
35773	modifier	[.] MOD'IFIER, n. He or that which modifies.
35774	modify	[.] MOD'IFY, v.t. [L. modificor; modus, limit, manner, and facio, to make.] [.] 1. To change the form or external qualities of a thing; to shape; to give a new form of being to; as, to modify matter, light or sound. [.] 2. To vary; to give a new form to any thing; ...
35775	modifying	[.] MOD'IFYING, ppr. Changing the external qualities; giving a new form to; moderating.
35776	modillion	[.] MODILLION, n. modil'yun. [L. modiolus, from modus.] [.] In architecture, an ornament in the cornice of the Ionic, Corinthian and composite columns; a sort of bracket serving to support the projecture of the larmier or drip; a dental.
35777	modish	[.] MO'DISH, a. [from mode.] According to the mode or customary manner; fashionable; as a modish dress; a modish feast.
35778	modishly	[.] MO'DISHLY, adv. Fashionably; in the customary mode.
35779	modishness	[.] MO'DISHNESS, n. The state of being fashionable. [.] 1. Affectation of the fashion.
35780	modulate	[.] MOD'ULATE, v.t. [L. modulor, from modus, limit, measure.] [.] 1. To form sound to a certain key, or to a certain proportion. [.] 2. To very or inflect sound in a natural, customary or musical manner. Thus the organs of speech modulate the voice in reading or ...
35781	modulated	[.] MOD'ULATED, pp. Formed to a certain key; varied; inflected.
35782	modulating	[.] MOD'ULATING, ppr. Forming to a certain proportion; varying; inflecting.
35783	modulation	[.] MODULA'TION, n. [L. modulatio.] [.] 1. The act of forming any thing to a certain proportion; as the different proportion and modulation of matter. [.] 2. The act of inflecting the voice in reading or speaking; a rising or falling of the voice. [.] 3. In music, ...
35784	modulator	[.] MOD'ULATOR, n. He or that which modulates. The tongue is a principal modulator of the human voice.
35785	module	[.] MOD'ULE, n. [L. modulus.] A model or representation. [.] 1. In architecture, a certain measure or size taken at pleasure for regulating the proportion of columns, and the symmetry or disposition of the whole building. The usual module of a column is its semidiameter ...
35786	modus	[.] MO'DUS, n. [L.] A compensation for tithes; an equivalent in money or other certain thing, given to a parson or vicar by the owners of land in lieu of tithes. The whole phrase is modus decimandi; but modus alone is commonly used.
35787	modwall	[.] MOD'WALL, n. A bird.
35788	moe	[.] MOE, a. More. [Not used.]
35789	mogul	[.] MOGUL', n. The name of a prince or emperor of the nation in Asia called Moguls or Monguls.
35790	mohair	[.] MO'HAIR, n. The hair of a kind of goat in Turkey, of which are made camlets, which are sometimes called by the same name.
35791	mohair-shell	[.] MO'HAIR-SHELL, n. In conchology, a peculiar species of Voluta, of a closely and finely reticulated texture, resembling on the surface mohair, or a close web of the silkworm.
35792	mohammedan	[.] MOHAM'MEDAN. This word and the name of the Arabian prophet, so called, are written in many different ways. The best authorized and most correct orthography seems to be Mohammed, Mohammedan. [See Mohammedan.]
35793	mohammedanism	[.] MOHAM'MEDANISM, n. The religion or doctrines and precepts of Mohammed, contained in a book called the Koran or Alkoran.
35794	mohammedanize	[.] MOHAM'MEDANIZE, v.t. To render conformable to the modes or principles of the Mohammedans.
35795	mohawk	[.] MO'HAWK
35796	mohock	[.] MO'HOCK, n. The appellation given to certain ruffians who infested the streets of London; so called from the nation of Indians of that name in America.
35797	moidore	[.] MOI'DORE, n. A gold coin of Portugal, valued at $6, or f1.7s sterling.
35798	moiety	[.] MOI'ETY, n. [L. medietas.] The half; one of two equal parts; as a moiety of an estate, of goods or of profits; the moiety of a jury or of a nation.
35799	moil	[.] MOIL, v.t. To daub; to make dirty. [Little used.] [.] 1. To weary. [See the next word.] [.] MOIL, v.i. [Gr. labor, combat; to strive, to fight; L. molior, and miles.] To labor; to toil; to work with painful efforts. [.] [.] Now he must moil and drudge ...
35800	moist	[.] MOIST, a. [L. madeo.] [.] 1. Moderately wet; damp; as a moist atmosphere or air. [.] [.] Exhalation dusk and moist. [.] 2. Containing water or other liquid in a perceptible degree.
35801	moisten	[.] MOISTEN, v.t. mois'n. To make damp; to wet in a small degree. [.] [.] A pipe a little moistened on the inside. [.] [.] His bones are moistened with marrow. Job 21.
35802	moistened	[.] MOISTENED, pp. mois'nd. Made wet in a small degree.
35803	moistener	[.] MOISTENER, n. mois'ner. He or that which moistens.
35804	moistening	[.] MOISTENING, ppr. mois'ning. Wetting moderately.
35805	moistful	[.] MOIST'FUL, a. Full of moisture.
35806	moistness	[.] MOIST'NESS, n. Dampness; a small degree of wetness.
35807	moisture	[.] MOIST'URE, n. A moderate degree of wetness. [.] [.] Set such plants as require much moisture, on sandy, dry grounds. [.] 1. A small quantity of any liquid; as the moisture of the body.
35808	moisty	[.] MOIST'Y, a. Drizzling. [Not in use.]
35809	mokes	[.] MOKES, of a net, the meshes. [Not in use.]
35810	moky	[.] MO'KY, a. Muggy; dark; murky.
35811	molar	[.] MO'LAR, a. [L. molaris.] Having power to grind; grinding; as the molar teeth.
35812	molasses	[.] MOLASSES, an incorrect orthography of melasses.
35813	mold	[.] MOLD, n. [L. mollis.] [.] 1. Fine soft earth, or earth easily pulverized, such as constitutes soil; as black mold. [.] [.] A mortal substance of terrestrial mold. [.] 2. A substance like down which forms on bodies which lie long in warm and damp air. The microscope ...
35814	mold-warp	[.] MOLD-WARP, n. A mole; a small animal of the genus Talpa, that moves under ground and turns up the mold or surface of the earth.
35815	moldable	[.] MOLDABLE, a. That may be molded or formed.
35816	molded	[.] MOLDED, pp. Formed into a particular shape; kneaded. [.] 1. Covered with mold.
35817	molder	[.] MOLDER, n. He who molds or forms into shape. [.] MOLDER, v.i. [.] 1. To turn to dust by natural decay; to crumble; to perish; to waste away by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water. In this manner, animal and vegetable ...
35818	moldering	[.] MOLDERING, ppr. Turning to dust; crumbling; wasting away.
35819	moldiness	[.] MOLDINESS, n. [from moldy.] The state of being moldy.
35820	molding	[.] MOLDING, ppr. [from mold.] Forming into shape; kneading. [.] MOLDING, n. Any thing cast in a mold, or which appears to be so; hence, in architecture, a projecture beyond the wall, column, wainscot, &c. an assemblage of which forms a cornice, a door-case, or other ...
35821	moldy	[.] MOLDY, a. [from mold.] Overgrown with mold.
35822	mole	[.] MOLE, n. [.] 1. A spot, mark or small permanent protuberance on the human body, from which usually issue one or more hairs. [.] 2. [L.mola.] A mass of fleshy matter of a spherical figure, generated in the uterus. [.] MOLE, n. [L. moles.] [.] 1. A mound ...
35823	mole-bat	[.] MO'LE-BAT, n. A fish.
35824	mole-cast	[.] MO'LE-C`AST, n. A little elevation of earth made by a mole.
35825	mole-catcher	[.] MO'LE-CATCHER, n. One whose employment is to catch moles.
35826	mole-cricket	[.] MO'LE-CRICKET, n. An insect of the genus Gryllus.
35827	mole-eyed	[.] MO'LE-EYED, a. Having very small eyes; blind.
35828	mole-hill	[.] MO'LE-HILL, n. A little hillock or elevation of earth thrown up by moles working under ground; hence proverbially, a very small hill, or other small thing, compared with a larger. [.] [.] --Having leaped over such mountains, lie down before a mole-hill.
35829	mole-track	[.] MO'LE-TRACK, n. The course of a mole under ground.
35830	mole-warp	[.] MO'LE-WARP, n. A mole. [See Mole and mold-warp.]
35831	molecule	[.] MO'LECULE, n. A very minute particle of matter. Molecules are elementary, constituent, or integrant. The latter result from the union of the elementary.
35832	molest	[.] MOLEST', v.t. [L. molestus, troublesome, molo. See Mill.] [.] To trouble; to disturb; to render uneasy. [.] [.] They have molested the church with needless opposition.
35833	molestation	[.] MOLESTA'TION, n. Disturbance; annoyance; uneasiness given. [It usually expresses less than vexation.]
35834	molested	[.] MOLEST'ED, pp. Disturbed; troubled; annoyed.
35835	molester	[.] MOLEST'ER, n. One that disturbs.
35836	molestful	[.] MOLEST'FUL, a. Troublesome.
35837	molesting	[.] MOLEST'ING, ppr. Disturbing; troubling.
35838	molien	[.] MO'LIEN, n. A flowering tree of China.
35839	moliminous	[.] MOLIM'INOUS, a. [from L. molimen.] Very important. [Not used.]
35840	molinist	[.] MO'LINIST, n. A follower of the opinions of Molina, a Spanish Jesuit, in respect to grace; an opposer of the Jansenists.
35841	mollient	[.] MOL'LIENT, a. [L. molliens, mollio. See Mellow.] [.] Softening; assuaging; lessening. [See Emollient, which is generally used.]
35842	mollifiable	[.] MOL'LIFIABLE, a. [from mollify.] That may be softened.
35843	mollification	[.] MOLLIFICA'TION, n. The act of mollifying or softening. [.] 1. Mitigation; an appeasing.
35844	mollified	[.] MOL'LIFIED, pp. Softened; appeased.
35845	mollifier	[.] MOL'LIFIER, n. That which softens, appeases or mitigates. [.] 1. He that softens, mitigates or pacifies.
35846	mollify	[.] MOL'LIFY, v.t. [L. mollio.] To soften; to make soft or tender. Is.1. [.] 1. To assuage, as pain or irritation. [.] 2. To appease; to pacify; to calm or quiet. [.] 3. To qualify; to reduce in harshness or asperity.
35847	mollusca	[.] MOLLUS'CA, n. [from L. mollis, soft.] In zoology, a division or class of animals whose bodies are soft, without an internal skeleton, or articulated covering. Some of them breathe by lungs, others by gills; some live on land, others in water. Some of them are naked; ...
35848	molluscan	[.] MOLLUS'CAN
35849	molluscous	[.] MOLLUS'COUS, a. Pertaining to the mollusca, or partaking of their properties. [Molluscous is used, but is less analogical than molluscan.]
35850	molossus	[.] MOLOS'SUS, n. [Gr.] In Greek and Latin verse, a foot of three long syllables.
35851	molt	[.] MOLT, v.i. To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, &c.; as an animal. Fowls molt by losing their feathers, beasts by losing their hair, serpents by casting their skins, and deer their horns. The molting of the hawk is called mewing.
35852	molten	[.] MOLTEN, pp. of melt. Melted. [.] 1. a. Made of melted metal; as a molten image.
35853	molting	[.] MOLTING, ppr. Casting or shedding a natural covering, as hair, feathers, skin or horns. [.] MOLTING, n. The act or operation by which certain animals, annually or at certain times, cast off or lose their hair, feathers, skins, horns, &c.
35854	moly	[.] MO'LY, n. [L. from Gr.] Wild garlic, a plant having a bulbous root.
35855	molybden	[.] MOLYB'DEN
35856	molybdena	[.] MOLYB'DENA, n. [Gr. a mass of lead.] An ore of molybdenum, a scarce mineral of a peculiar form, and sometimes confounded with plumbago, from which however it is distinguished by its more shining, scaly appearance, and a more greasy feel.
35857	molybdenous	[.] MOLYB'DENOUS, a. Pertaining to molybden, or obtained from it. The molybdenous acid is the deutoxyd of molybdenum.
35858	molybdenum	[.] MOLYB'DENUM, n. A metal which has not been reduced into masses of any magnitude, but has been obtained only in small separate globules, in a blackish, brilliant mass. These are brittle and extremely infusible. [.] The most common natural compound of this metal is ...
35859	mome	[.] MOME, n. A dull, silent person; a stupid fellow; a stock; a post.
35860	moment	[.] MO'MENT, n. [L. momentum. This word is contracted from motamentum, or some other word,the radical verb of which signified to move, rush, drive or fall suddenly, which sense gives that of force. The sense of an instant of time is from falling or rushing, which accords ...
35861	momental	[.] MOMENT'AL, a. Important. [Not in use.]
35862	momentally	[.] MOMENT'ALLY, adv. For a moment.
35863	momentaneous	[.] MOMENTANEOUS, MOMENTANY, not used. [See Momentary.]
35864	momentany	[.] MOMENTANEOUS, MOMENTANY, not used. [See Momentary.]
35865	momentarily	[.] MO'MENTARILY, adv. Every moment.
35866	momentary	[.] MO'MENTARY, a. Done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time; as a momentary pang. [.] [.] Momentary as a sound, [.] [.] Swift as a shadow, short as any dream.
35867	momently	[.] MO'MENTLY, adv. For a moment. [.] 1. In a moment; every moment. We momently expect the arrival of the mail.
35868	momentous	[.] MOMENT'OUS, a. Important; weighty; of consequence. Let no false step be made in the momentous concerns of the soul.
35869	momentum	[.] MOMENT'UM, n. [L.] In mechanics, impetus; the quantity of motion in a moving body. This is always equal to the quantity of matter multiplied into the velocity.
35870	mommery	[.] MOM'MERY
35871	momot	[.] MO'MOT, n. The name of a genus of birds in S. America, whose beak and tongue resemble the toucan's.
35872	monachal	[.] MON'ACHAL, a. [L. monachus; Gr. a monk.] [.] Pertaining to monks or a monastic life; monastic.
35873	monachism	[.] MON'ACHISM, n. The state of monks; a monastic life.
35874	monad	[.] MON'AD, n. [Gr. unity, from sole.] [.] 1. An ultimate atom, or simple unextended point. [.] 2. An indivisible thing.
35875	monadelph	[.] MON'ADELPH, n. [Gr. sole, and brother.] In botany, a plant whose stamens are united in one body by the filaments.
35876	monadelphian	[.] MONADELPH'IAN, a. Having the stamens united in one body by the filaments.
35877	monadic	[.] MONAD'IC
35878	monadical	[.] MONAD'ICAL, a. Having the nature or character of a monad.
35879	monander	[.] MONAN'DER, n. [Gr. one, and a male.] [.] In botany, a plant having one stamen only.
35880	monandrian	[.] MONAN'DRIAN, a. Having one stamen only.
35881	monarch	[.] MON'ARCH, n. [Gr. sole, and a chief.] [.] 1. The prince or ruler of a nation, who exercises all the powers of government without control, or who is vested with absolute sovereign power; an emperor, king or prince invested with [.] an unlimited power. This is the strict ...
35882	monarchal	[.] MONARCH'AL, a. Pertaining to a monarch; suiting a monarch; sovereign; regal; imperial. [.] [.] Satan, whom now transcendent glory raised [.] [.] Above his fellows, with monarchial pride--
35883	monarchess	[.] MON'ARCHESS, n. A female monarch; an empress.
35884	monarchic	[.] MONARCH'IC
35885	monarchical	[.] MONARCH'ICAL, a. Vested in a single ruler; as monarchical government or power. [.] 1. Pertaining to monarchy.
35886	monarchist	[.] MON'ARCHIST, n. An advocate of monarchy.
35887	monarchize	[.] MON'ARCHIZE, v.i. [.] 1. To play the king; to act the monarch. [.] 2. To convert to a monarchy. [.] MON'ARCHIZE, v.t. To rule; to govern.
35888	monarchy	[.] MON'ARCHY, n. [Gr. See Monarch.] [.] 1. A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a single person. Such a state is usually called an empire or a kingdom; and we usually give this denomination to a large state only. But the same ...
35889	monastery
35890	monastic	[.] MONAS'TIC
35891	monastical	[.] MONAS'TICAL, a. [Low L. monasticus; Gr. sole, separate.] [.] Pertaining to monasteries, monks and nuns; recluse; secluded from the temporal concerns of life and devoted to religion; as a monastic life; monastic orders.
35892	monastically	[.] MONAS'TICALLY, adv. Reclusely; in a retired manner; in the manner of monks.
35893	monasticism	[.] MONAS'TICISM, n. Monastic life.
35894	monday	[.] MONDAY, n. The second day of the week.
35895	monde	[.] MONDE, n. The world; also, a glove, an ensign of authority.
35896	monecian	[.] MONE'CIAN, n. [Gr. sole and house.] In botany, one of that class of plants, whose male and female flowers are on the same plant. [.] MONE'CIAN, a. Pertaining to the class of plants above described.
35897	money	[.] MONEY, n. plu. moneys. [.] 1. Coin; stamped metal; any piece of metal, usually gold, silver or copper, stamped by public authority, and used as the medium of commerce. We sometimes give the name of money to other coined metals,and to any other material which rude ...
35898	money-bag	[.] MONEY-BAG, n. A bag or purse for holding money.
35899	money-box	[.] MONEY-BOX, n. A box or till to hold money.
35900	money-broker	[.] MONEY-BROKER, n. A broker who deals in money.
35901	money-changer	[.] MONEY-CHANGER, n. A broker who deals in money or exchanges.
35902	money-lender	[.] MONEY-LENDER, n. One who lends money.
35903	money-matter	[.] MONEY-MATTER, n. An account consisting of charges of money; an account between debtor and creditor.
35904	money-scrivener	[.] MONEY-SCRIVENER, n. A person who raises money for others.
35905	money-spinner	[.] MONEY-SPINNER, n. A small spider.
35906	money-wort	[.] MONEY-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Lysimachia.
35907	moneyage	[.] MONEYAGE, n. Anciently, in England, a general land tax levied by the two first Norman kings, a shilling on each hearth.
35908	moneyed	[.] MONEYED, a. Rich in money; having money; able to command money; used often in opposition to such as have their wealth in real estate. [.] [.] Invite moneyed men to lend to the merchants. [.] 1. Consisting in money; as moneyed capital.
35909	moneyer	[.] MONEYER, n. A banker; one who deals in money. [.] 1. A coiner of money. [Little used in either sense.]
35910	moneyless	[.] MONEYLESS, a. Destitute of money; pennyless.
35911	moneys-worth	[.] MONEY'S-WORTH, n. Something that will bring money. [.] 1. Full value; the worth of a thing in money.
35912	monger	[.] MONGER, n. A trader; a dealer; now used only or chiefly in composition; as a fish-monger, iron-monger,news-monger, cheese-monger.
35913	mongrel	[.] MONGREL, a. [See Mingle.] Of a mixed breed; of different kinds. [.] MONGREL, n. An animal of a mixed breed.
35914	moniliform	[.] MONIL'IFORM, a. [L. monile, a necklace, and form.] [.] Like a necklace.
35915	moniment	[.] MON'IMENT, n. [L. monimemtum, from moneo, to admonish.] [.] 1. An inscription; something to preserve memory. [.] 2. A mark; an image; a superscription. [.]
35916	monish	[.] MON'ISH, v.t. To admonish; to warn. [Not used.] [See Admonish.]
35917	monisher	[.] MON'ISHER, n. An admonisher, which see.
35918	monishment	[.] MON'ISHMENT, n. Admonition.
35919	monition	...
35920	monitive	[.] MON'ITIVE, a. Admonitory; conveying admonition.
35921	monitor	[.] MON'ITOR, n. [L.] One who warns of faults or informs of duty; one who gives advice and instruction by way of reproof or caution. [.] [.] You need not be a monitor to the king. [.] 1. In schools, a person authorized to look to the scholars in the absence of the ...
35922	monitorial	[.] MONITORIAL, a. [.] 1. Relating to a monitor. [.] 2. Performed by monitors or a monitor; as monitorial instruction. [.] 3. Conducted by or under the instruction of monitors, or subordinate teachers; as monitorial schools.
35923	monitory	[.] MON'ITORY, a. Giving admonition; warning; instructing by way of caution. [.] [.] Losses, miscarriages and disappointments are monitory and instructive. [.] MON'ITORY, n. Admonition; warning.
35924	monitress	[.] MON'ITRESS, n. A female monitor.
35925	monk	[.] MONK, n. [L. monachus.] A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion. Monks usually live in monasteries, on entering which they take a vow to observe certain rules. Some however live as hermits in solitude,and ...
35926	monkery	[.] MONKERY, n. The life of monks; the monastic life.
35927	monkey	[.] MONKEY, n. The popular name of the ape and baboon. But in zoology, monkey is more properly the name of those animals of the genus Simia, which have long tails. Ray distributes animals of this kind into three classes; apes which have no tails; monkeys with long tails; ...
35928	monkhood	[.] MONKHOOD, n. The character of a monk.
35929	monkish	[.] MONKISH, a. Like a monk, or pertaining to monks; monastic; as monkish manners; monkish dress; monkish solitude.
35930	monoceros	[.] MONOC'EROS, n. [Gr. sole and horn.] The unicorn.
35931	monochord	[.] MON'OCHORD, n. [Gr. sole, only, and chord.] A musical instrument of one string. As its name imports, it had originally but one string; but it is generally constructed with two, by means of which the musician is better enabled to try the proportions of sounds and intervals, ...
35932	monochromatic	[.] MONOCHROMAT'IC, a. [Gr. sole, and color.] Consisting of one color, or presenting rays of light of one color only.
35933	monocotyle	[.] MON'OCOTYLE
35934	monocotyledon	[.] MONOCOTYL'EDON, n. [Gr. sole, and a hollow.] In botany, a plant with only one cotyledon or seed-lobe.
35935	monocotyledonous	[.] MONOCOTYLED'ONOUS, a. Having only one seed-lobe or seminal leaf.
35936	monocular	[.] MONOC'ULAR
35937	monocule	[.] MON'OCULE, n. [supra.] An insect with one eye.
35938	monoculous	[.] MONOC'ULOUS, a. [Gr. sole, and L. oculus, eye.] [.] Having one eye only.
35939	monodactylous	[.] MONODACTYLOUS, a. [Gr.] Having one toe only, as an animal.
35940	monodist	[.] MONODIST, n. One who writes a monody.
35941	monodon	[.] MON'ODON, n. [Gr. having one tooth or shoot.] The unicorn fish, or sea-unicorn, which has a remarkable horn projecting from its head. [This horn is really a tusk, of which there are two, but only one of them is usually developed.] [.] It is called also the monoceros, ...
35942	monody	[.] MON'ODY, n. [Gr. sole, and song.] [.] A song or poem sung by one person only.
35943	monogam	[.] MON'OGAM, n. [Gr. sole, and marriage.] In botany, a plant that has a simple flower, though the anthers are united.
35944	monogamian	[.] MONOGAM'IAN, a. Pertaining to the order of plants that have a simple flower.
35945	monogamist	[.] MONOG'AMIST, n. [supra.] One who disallows second marriages.
35946	monogamous	[.] MONOG'AMOUS, a. Having one wife only and not permitted to marry a second.
35947	monogamy	[.] MONOG'AMY, n. [supra.] The marriage of one wife only, or the state of such as are restrained to a single wife.
35948	monogram	[.] MON'OGRAM, n. [Gr. sole and letter.] A character or cypher composed of one, two or more letters interwoven, being an abbreviation of a name; used on seals, &c.
35949	monogrammal	[.] MON'OGRAMMAL, a. Sketching in the manner of a monogram.
35950	monograph	[.] MON'OGRAPH, n. [Gr. sole, and to describe.] An account or description of a single thing or class of things; as a monograph of violets in botany; a monograph of an Egyptian mummy.
35951	monographic	[.] MONOGRAPH'IC
35952	monographical	[.] MONOGRAPH'ICAL, a. Drawn in lines without colors. [.] 1. Pertaining to a monograph.
35953	monography	[.] MONOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. sole, and to describe.] A description drawn in lines without colors.
35954	monogyn	[.] MON'OGYN, n. [Gr. sole, and a female.] In botany, a plant having only one style or stigma.
35955	monogynian	[.] MONOGYN'IAN, a. Pertaining to the order monogynia; having only one style or stigma.
35956	monologue	[.] MONOLOGUE, n. mon'olog. [Gr. sole, and speech.] [.] 1. A soliloquy; a speech uttered by a person alone. [.] 2. A poem, song or scene composed for a single performer.
35957	monomachy	[.] MONOM'ACHY, n. [Gr. sole, and combat.] A duel; a single combat.
35958	monome	[.] MON'OME, n. [Gr. sole, and name.] In algebra, a quantity that has one name only.
35959	monomial	[.] MONO'MIAL, n. In algebra, a quantity expressed by one name or letter.
35960	monopathy	[.] MONOP'ATHY, n. [Gr. sole, and suffering.] Solitary suffering or sensibility.
35961	monopetalous	[.] MONOPET'ALOUS, a. [Gr. only, and flower-leaf.] In botany, having only one petal, or a one-petaled corol; as a monopetalous corol or flower.
35962	monophthong	[.] MON'OPHTHONG, n. [Gr. sole, and sound.] A simple vowel-sound.
35963	monophthongal	[.] MONOPHTHON'GAL, a. Consisting of a simple vowel-sound.
35964	monophyllous	[.] MONOPH'YLLOUS, a. [Gr. sole, and leaf.] Having one leaf only.
35965	monophysite	[.] MONOPH'YSITE, n. [Gr. only, and nature.] One who maintains that Jesus Christ had but one nature, or that the human and divine nature were so united as to form one nature only.
35966	monopolist	[.] MONOP'OLIST
35967	monopolize	[.] MONOP'OLIZE, v.t. [Gr. sole, and to sell.] [.] 1. To purchase or obtain possession of the whole of any commodity or goods in market with the view of selling them at advanced prices, and of having the power of commanding the prices; as, to monopolize sugar or tea. [.] 2. ...
35968	monopolizer	[.] MONOP'OLIZER, n. One that monopolizes; a person who engrosses a commodity by purchasing the whole of that article in market for the purpose of selling it at an advanced price; or one who has a license or privilege granted by authority, for the sole buying or selling ...
35969	monopoly	[.] MONOP'OLY, n. [L.monopolium.] The sole power of vending any species of goods, obtained either by engrossing the articles in market by purchase, or by a license from the government confirming this privilege. Thus the East India Company in Great Britain has a monopoly ...
35970	monoptote	[.] MONOP'TOTE, n. [Gr. only, and case.] A noun having only one oblique case.
35971	monospermous	[.] MONOSPERM'OUS, a. [Gr. only, and seed.] Having one seed only.
35972	monostich	[.] MON'OSTICH, n. [Gr. only, and verse.] A composition consisting of one verse only.
35973	monostrophic	[.] MONOSTROPH'IC, a. [Gr. having one strophe.] Having one strophe only; not varied in measure; written in unvaried measure.
35974	monosyllabic	[.] MONOSYLLAB'IC, a. [See Monosyllable.] [.] 1. Consisting of one syllable; as a monosyllabic word. [.] 2. Consisting of words of one syllable; as a monosyllabic verse.
35975	monosyllable	[.] MONOSYL'LABLE, n. [Gr. only, and a syllable.] [.] A word of one syllable.
35976	monosyllabled	[.] MONOSYL'LABLED, a. Formed into one syllable.
35977	monotheism	[.] MON'OTHEISM, n. [Gr. only, and God.] The doctrine or belief of the existence of one God only.
35978	monothelite	[.] MONOTH'ELITE, n. [Gr. one, and will.] One who holds that Christ had but one will.
35979	monotone	[.] MON'OTONE, n. [See Monotony.] In rhetoric, a sameness of sound, or the utterance of successive syllables on one unvaried key, without inflection or cadence.
35980	monotonic	[.] MONOTON'IC, a. Monotonous. [Little used.]
35981	monotonous	[.] MONOT'ONOUS, a. Continued in the same tone without inflection or cadence; unvaried in tone.
35982	monotonously	[.] MONOT'ONOUSLY, adv. With one uniform tone; without inflection of voice.
35983	monotony	[.] MONOT'ONY, n. [Gr. sole, and sound.] [.] 1. Uniformity of tone or sound; want of inflections of voice in speaking; want of cadence or modulation. [.] 2. Uniformity; sameness. [.] [.] At sea, every thing that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts ...
35984	monsieur	[.] MONSIEUR, n. Sir; Mr.
35985	monsoon	[.] MONSOON',n. A periodical wind, blowing six months from the same quarter or point of the compass, then changing and blowing the same time from the opposite quarter. The monsoons prevail in the East Indies, and are called also trade winds. But we usually give the denomination ...
35986	monster	[.] MON'STER, n. [L. monstrum, from monstro,to show. So we say in English, a sight. See Muster.] [.] 1. An animal produced with a shape or with parts that are not natural, as when the body is ill formed or distorted, or the limbs too few or too many, or when any part ...
35987	monster-taming	[.] MON'STER-TAMING, a. Taming monsters.
35988	monstrosity	[.] MONSTROS'ITY, n. The state of being monstrous, or out of the common order of nature. [.] [.] We often read of monstrous births; but we see a greater monstrosity in education, when a father begets a son and trains him up into a beast. [.] 1. An unnatural production; ...
35989	monstrous	[.] MON'STROUS, a. [L. monstrosus.] Unnatural in form; out of the common course of nature; as a monstrous birth or production. [.] 1. Strange; very wonderful; generally expressive of dislike. [.] 2. Enormous; huge; extraordinary; as a monstrous highth; a monstrous ...
35990	monstrously	[.] MON'STROUSLY, adv. In a manner out of the common order of nature; hence, shockingly; terribly; hideously; horribly; as a man monstrously wicked. [.] 1. To a great degree; enormously; extravagantly. [.] [.] Who with his wife is monstrously in love.
35991	monstrousness	[.] MON'STROUSNESS, n. The state of being monstrous. [.] 1. Enormity; irregular nature or behavior.
35992	montanic	[.] MONTAN'IC, a. [L. montanus, from mons, mountain.] Pertaining to mountains; consisting in mountains.
35993	montanism	[.] MON'TANISM, n. The tenets of Montanus.
35994	montanist	[.] MON'TANIST, n. A follower of the heresiarch Montanus, a Phrygian by birth, who pretended he was inspired by the Holy Spirit and instructed in several points not revealed to the apostles. His sect sprung up in the second century.
35995	montanistic	[.] MONTANIST'IC, a. Pertaining to the heresy of Montanus.
35996	montanize	[.] MON'TANIZE, v.i. To follow the opinions of Montanus.
35997	montant	[.] MONT'ANT, n. A term in fencing.
35998	montero	[.] MONTE'RO, n. A horseman's cap.
35999	monteth	[.] MONTETH', n. A vessel in which glasses are washed; so called from the name of the inventor.
36000	month	[.] MONTH, n. [L. mensis; Gr. a month, from the moon.] A space or period of time constituting a division of the year. Month originally signified the time of one revolution of the moon, a lunation, or the period from one change or conjunction of the moon with the sun to ...
36001	monthly	[.] MONTHLY, a. Continued a month or performed in a month; as the monthly revolution of the moon. [.] 1. Done or happening once a month, or every month; as the monthly concert of prayer; a monthly visit. [.] MONTHLY, adv. Once a month; in every month. The moon ...
36002	months-mind	[.] MONTH'S-MIND, n. Earnest desire; strong inclination.
36003	montmartrite	[.] MONTM`ARTRITE, n. A mineral of a yellowish color, occurring massive, and found at Montmartre, near Paris. It is soft, but resists the weather. It is a compound of the sulphate and carbonate of lime.
36004	montoir	[.] MONTOIR, n. In horsemanship, a stone used for aiding to mount a horse.
36005	monument	[.] MON'UMENT, n. [L. monumentum, from moneo, to admonish or remind.] [.] 1. Any thing by which the memory of a person or an event is preserved or perpetuated; a building, stone or other thing placed or erected to remind men of the person who raised it, or of a person ...
36006	monumental	[.] MONUMENT'AL, a. Pertaining to a monument; as a monumental inscription. [.] 1. Serving as a monument; memorial; preserving memory. [.] [.] Of pine or monumental oak. [.] [.] A work outlasting monumental brass. [.] 2. Belonging to a tomb; as a monumental ...
36007	monumentally	[.] MONUMENT'ALLY, adv. By way of memorial.
36008	mood	[.] MOOD, n. [L. modus. See Mode.] [.] 1. The form of an argument; the regular determination of propositions according to their quantity, as universal or particular, and their quality, as affirmative or negative. [.] 2. Style of music. [.] 3. The variation of ...
36009	moodily	[.] MOOD'ILY, adv. [from moody.] Sadly.
36010	moodiness	[.] MOOD'INESS, n. Anger; peevishness.
36011	moody	[.] MOOD'Y, a. Angry; peevish; fretful; out of humor. [.] [.] Every peevish moody malcontent. [.] 1. Mental; intellectual; as moody food. [.] 2. Sad; pensive. [.] 3. Violent; furious.
36012	moon	[.] MOON, n. [.] 1. The heavenly orb which revolves round the earth; a secondary planet or satellite of the earth, whose borrowed light is reflected to the earth and serves to dispel the darkness of night. Its mean distance from the earth is 60 1/2 semidiameters of ...
36013	moon-trefoil	[.] MOON-TRE'FOIL, n. A plant of the genus Medicago.
36014	mooned	[.] MOON'ED, a. Taken for the moon.
36015	moonet	[.] MOON'ET, n. A little moon.
36016	moonish	[.] MOON'ISH, a. Like the moon; variable.
36017	moonless	[.] MOON'LESS, a. Not favored with moonlight.
36018	moonlight	[.] MOON'LIGHT, n. The light afforded by the moon. [.] MOON'LIGHT, a. Illuminated by the moon; as moonlight revels.
36019	moonling	[.] MOON'LING, n. A simpleton.
36020	moonloved	[.] MOON'LOVED, a. Loved when the moon shines.
36021	moonshine	[.] MOON'SHINE, n. The light of the moon. [.] 1. In burlesque, a month. [.] [.] A matter of moonshine, a matter of no consequence or of indifference. [.] MOON'SHINE
36022	moonshiny	[.] MOON'SHINY, a. Illuminated by the moon; as a fair moonshine night. [.] [.] I went to see them in a moonshiny night.
36023	moonstone	[.] MOON'STONE, n. A variety of adularia, of a white color, or a yellowish or greenish white, somewhat iridescent, found in blunt amorphous masses, or crystallized in truncated rhomboidal prisms, or in rectangular tables, or in hexahedral prisms beveled at both ends. The ...
36024	moonstruck	[.] MOON'STRUCK, a. Affected by the influence of the moon; lunatic; as moonstruck madness.
36025	moony	[.] MOON'Y, a. Lunated; having a crescent for a standard; in resemblance of the moon; as the moony troops or moony host of the sultans of Turkey.
36026	moor	[.] MOOR, n. [.] 1. A tract of land overrun with heath. [.] 2. A marsh; a fen; a tract of wet low ground, or ground covered with stagnant water. [.] MOOR, n. [Gr. dark, obscure.] A native of the northern coast of Africa, called by the Romans from the color ...
36027	moorcock	[.] MOOR'COCK
36028	moored	[.] MOOR'ED, pp. Made fast in a station by cables or chains.
36029	moorfowl	[.] MOOR'FOWL
36030	moorhen	[.] MOOR'HEN, n. A fowl of the genus Tetrao, found in moors; red-game; gor-cock.
36031	mooring	[.] MOOR'ING, ppr. Confining to a station by cables or chains. [.] MOOR'ING, n. In seamen's language, moorings are the anchors, chains and bridles laid athwart the bottom of a river or harbor to confine a ship.
36032	moorish	[.] MOOR'ISH, a. Marshy; fenny; watery. [.] [.] Along the moorish fens. [.] 1. Pertaining to the Moors in Africa.
36033	moorland	[.] MOOR'LAND, n. A marsh or tract of low water ground. [.] 1. Land rising into moderate hills, foul, cold and full of bogs, as in Staffordshire, England.
36034	moorstone	[.] MOOR'STONE, n. A species of granite.
36035	moory	[.] MOOR'Y, a. Marshy; fenny; boggy; watery. [.] [.] As when thick mists arise from moory vales.
36036	moose	[.] MOOSE, n. moos. [a native Indian name.] [.] An animal of the genus Cervus, and the largest of the deer kind, growing sometimes to the highth of 17 hands, and weighing 1200 pounds. This animal has palmated horns,with a short thick neck, and an upright mane of a light ...
36037	moot	[.] MOOT, v.t. [L. contra.] To debate; to discuss; to argue for and against. The word is applied chiefly to the disputes of students in law, who state a question and discuss it by way of exercise to qualify themselves for arguing causes in court. [.] MOOT, v.i. To ...
36038	moot-case	[.] MOOT'-CASE
36039	moot-hall	[.] MOOT-HALL
36040	mooted	[.] MOOT'ED, pp. Debated; disputed; controverted.
36041	mooter	[.] MOOT'ER, n. A disputer of a mooted case.
36042	mooting	[.] MOOT'ING, ppr. Disputing; debating for exercise. [.] MOOT'ING, n. The exercise of disputing.
36043	mop	...
36044	mope	[.] MOPE, v.i. [I have not found this word, unless in the D. moppen, to pout.] [.] To be very stupid; to be very dull; to drowse; to be spiritless or gloomy. [.] [.] Demoniac phrensy, moping melancholy. [.] [.] --Or but a sickly part of one true sense [.] [.] Could ...
36045	mope-eyed	[.] MO'PE-EYED, a. Short-sighted; purblind.
36046	moped	[.] MO'PED, pp. Made stupid. [.] [.] A young, low spirited, moped creature.
36047	moping	[.] MO'PING, ppr. Affected with dullness; spiritless; gloomy.
36048	mopish	[.] MO'PISH, a. Dull; spiritless; stupid; dejected.
36049	mopishness	[.] MO'PISHNESS, n. Dejection; dullness; stupidity.
36050	moppet	[.] MOP'PET
36051	mopsey	[.] MOP'SEY, n. [from mop; L. mappa.] A rag-baby; a puppet made of cloth; a fondling name of a little girl.
36052	mopus	[.] MO'PUS, n. A mope; a drone.
36053	moral	[.] MOR'AL, a. [L. moralis, from mos, moris, manner.] [.] 1. Relating to the practice, manners or conduct of men as social beings in relation to each other, and with reference to right and wrong. The word moral is applicable to actions that are good or evil, virtuous ...
36054	moraler	[.] MOR'ALER, n. A moralizer. [Not in use.]
36055	moralist	[.] MOR'ALIST, n. [.] 1. One who teaches the duties of life, or a writer of essays intended to correct vice and inculcate moral duties. [.] 2. One who practices moral duties; a mere moral person.
36056	morality	[.] MORAL'ITY, n. The doctrine or system of moral duties, or the duties of men in their social character; ethics. [.] [.] The system of morality to be gathered from the writings of ancient sages, falls very short of that delivered in the gospel. [.] 1. The practice ...
36057	moralization	[.] MORALIZA'TION, n. Moral reflections, or the act of making moral reflections. [.] 1. Explanation in a moral sense.
36058	moralize	[.] MOR'ALIZE, v.t. [.] 1. To apply to a moral purpose, or to explain in a moral sense. [.] [.] This fable is moralized in a common proverb. [.] [.] Did he not moralize this spectacle? [.] 2. To furnish with manners or examples. [.] 3. To render moral or ...
36059	moralized	[.] MOR'ALIZED, pp. Applied to a moral purpose, or explained in a moral sense. [.] 1. Rendered moral or less corrupt.
36060	moralizer	[.] MOR'ALIZER, n. One who moralizes.
36061	moralizing	[.] MOR'ALIZING, ppr. Applying to a moral purpose, or explaining in a moral sense. [.] 1. Making moral reflections in words or writing. [.] MOR'ALIZING, n. The application of facts to a moral purpose, or the making of moral reflections. [.] [.] His moralizings ...
36062	morally	[.] MOR'ALLY, adv. In a moral or ethical sense; according to the rules of morality. [.] [.] By good, morally so called, bonum honestum ought chiefly to be understood. [.] 1. Virtuously; honestly; according to moral rules in external department. He resolves to live ...
36063	morals	[.] MOR'ALS, n. plu. The practice of the duties of life; as a man of correct morals. [.] 1. Conduct; behavior; course of life, in regard to good and evil. [.] [.] Some, as corrupt in their morals as vice could make them, have been solicitous to have their children ...
36064	morancy	[.] COMMORANCE,MORANCY, n. A dwelling or ordinary residence in a place; abode; habitation. [.] [.] Commorancy consists in usually lying there.
36065	morass	[.] MORASS', n. A marsh; a fen; a tract of low moist ground.
36066	morassy	[.] MORASS'Y, a. Marshy; fenny.
36067	moravian	[.] MORA'VIAN, a. Pertaining to Moravia. [.] MORA'VIAN, n. One of a religious sect, called the United Brethren.
36068	morbid	[.] MOR'BID, a. [L. morbidus, form morbus, a disease, from the root of morior, to die.] Diseased; sickly; not sound and healthful; as morbid humors; a morbid constitution; a morbid state of the juices of a plant; a morbid sensibility.
36069	morbidness	[.] MOR'BIDNESS, n. A state of being diseased, sickly or unsound.
36070	morbific	[.] MORBIF'IC
36071	morbifical	[.] MORBIF'ICAL, a. [L. morbus, disease, and facio, to make. [.] Causing disease; generating a sickly state; as morbific matter.
36072	morbillous	[.] MORBIL'LOUS, a. [L. morbilli, measles, a medical term from morbus.] [.] Pertaining to the measles; measly; partaking of the nature of measles, or resembling the eruptions of that disease.
36073	morbose	[.] MORBO'SE, a. [L. morbosus.] Proceeding from disease; unsound; unhealthy; as a morbose tumor or excrescence in plants.
36074	morbosity	[.] MORBOS'ITY, n. A diseased state.
36075	mordacious	[.] MORDA'CIOUS, a. [L. mordax, infra.] Biting; given to biting.
36076	mordaciously	[.] MORDA'CIOUSLY, adv. In a biting manner; sarcastically.
36077	mordacity	[.] MORDAC'ITY, n. [L. mordacitas, from mordeo, to bite.] [.] The quality of biting.
36078	mordant	[.] MOR'DANT, n. A substance which has a chimical affinity for coloring matter and serves to fix colors; such as alum.
36079	mordicancy	[.] MOR'DICANCY, n. A biting quality; corrosiveness.
36080	mordicant	[.] MOR'DICANT, a. [L. mordeo, to bite.] Biting; acrid; as the mordicant quality of a body.
36081	mordication	[.] MORDICA'TION, n. [from L. mordeo, to bite.] The act of biting or corroding; corrosion. [.] [.] Another cause is the mordication of the orifices, especially of the mesentery veins.
36082	more	[.] MORE, a. [L. magis; mare for mager; but this is conjecture.] [.] 1. Greater in quality, degree or amount; in a general sense; as more land; more water; more courage; more virtue; more power or wisdom; more love; more praise; more light. It is applicable to every ...
36083	moreen	[.] MOREE'N, n. A stuff used for curtains, &c.
36084	morel	[.] MOREL', n. Garden nightshade, a plant of the genus Solanum. [.] 1. A kind of cherry.
36085	moreland	[.] MORELAND. [See Moorland.]
36086	moreness	[.] MO'RENESS, n. Greatness.
36087	moreover	[.] MOREO'VER, adv. [more and over.] Beyond what has been said; further; besides; also; likewise. [.] [.] Moreover,by them is thy servant warned. Ps.19.
36088	moresk	[.] MORESK'
36089	moresque	[.] MORESQUE, a. Done after the manner of the Moors.
36090	morglay	[.] MOR'GLAY, n. [L. mors, death.] A deadly weapon.
36091	morgray	[.] MOR'GRAY, n. A Mediterranean fish of a pale reddish gray color, spotted with brown and white. It is called also the rough hound-fish. It weighs about twenty ounces and is well tasted.
36092	morice	[.] MORICE. [See Morisco.]
36093	morigeration	[.] MORIGERA'TION, n. [See Morigerous.] Obsequiousness; obedience.
36094	morigerous	[.] MORIG'EROUS, a. [L. morigerus; mos, moris,manner, and gero, to carry.] Obedient; obsequious. [Little used.]
36095	moril	[.] MOR'IL, n. A mushroom of the size of a walnut, abounding with little holes.
36096	morilliform	[.] MORIL'LIFORM, a. Having the form of the moril, a mushroom.
36097	morillon	[.] MOR'ILLON, n. A fowl of the genus Anas.
36098	morinel	[.] MOR'INEL, n. A bird, called also dotteril.
36099	moringa	[.] MORIN'GA, n. A plant.
36100	morion	[.] MOR'ION, n. Armor for the head; a helmet or casque to defend the head.
36101	morisco	[.] MORIS'CO
36102	morisk	[.] MO'RISK, n. [from Moor.] A dance, or a dancer of the morris or moorish dance. [See Morris.]
36103	morkin	[.] MOR'KIN, n. [L. mortuus, dead, and kin, kind.] [.] Among hunters, a beast that has died by sickness or mischance.
36104	morland	[.] MOR'LAND
36105	morling	[.] MOR'LING
36106	mormo	[.] MOR'MO,n. A bugbear; false terror.
36107	morn	[.] MORN, n. The first part of the day; the morning; a word used chiefly in poetry. [.] [.] And blooming peach shall ever bless thy morn.
36108	morning	[.] MORN'ING, n. [.] 1. The first part of the day, beginning at twelve o'clock at night and extending to twelve at noon. Thus we say, a star rises at one o'clock in the morning. In a more limited sense, morning is the time beginning an hour or two before sunrise, or ...
36109	morning-gown	[.] MORNING-GOWN, n. A gown worn in the morning before one is formally dressed.
36110	morning-star	[.] MORNING-STAR, n. The planet Venus, when it precedes the sun in rising, and shines in the morning.
36111	morocco	[.] MOROC'CO, n. A fine kind of leather; leather dressed in a particular manner; said to be borrowed from the Moors.
36112	morose	[.] MORO'SE, a. [L. morosus. Morose then is from the root of L. moror, to delay, stop, hinder, whence commoror, to dwell; Eng. demur.] [.] Of a sour temper; severe; sullen and austere. [.] [.] Some have deserved censure for a morose and affected taciturnity; others have ...
36113	morosely	[.] MORO'SELY, adv. Sourly; with sullen austerity.
36114	moroseness	[.] MORO'SENESS, n. Sourness of temper; sullenness. Moroseness is not precisely peevishness or fretfulness, though often accompanied with it. It denotes more of silence and severity or ill humor, than the irritability or irritation which characterizes peevishness. [.] [.] ...
36115	morosity	[.] MOROS'ITY, n. Moroseness. [Not used.]
36116	moroxylic	[.] MOROX'YLIC, a. Moroxylic acid is obtained from a saline exsudation from the morrus alba or white mulberry.
36117	morphew	[.] MOR'PHEW, n. A scurf on the face. [.] MOR'PHEW, v.t. To cover with scurf.
36118	morphia	[.] MOR'PHIA, n. A vegetable alkali extracted from opium,of which it constitutes the narcotic principle.
36119	morrice	[.] MOR'RICE
36120	morris	[.] MOR'RIS
36121	morris-dance	[.] MOR'RIS-DANCE, n. A moorish dance; a dance in imitation of the Moors, as sarabands, chacons, &c. usually performed with castanets, tambours, &c. by young men in their shirts, with bells at their feet and ribbons of various colors tied round their arms and flung across ...
36122	morris-dancer	[.] MOR'RIS-DANCER, n. One who dances a morris-dance.
36123	morris-pike	[.] MOR'RIS-PIKE, n. A moorish pike.
36124	morrow	[.] MOR'ROW, n. [.] 1. The day next after the present. [.] [.] Till this stormy night is gone, [.] [.] And th' eternal morrow dawn. [.] This word is often preceded by on or to. [.] [.] The Lord did that thing on the morrow. Ex.9. [.] [.] To morrow shall ...
36125	morse	[.] MORSE, n. mors. In zoology, the sea-horse, or walrus, an animal of the genus Trichechus, which sometimes grows to the length of 18 feet. This animal has a round head, small mouth and eyes, thick lips,a short neck, and a body thick in the middle and tapering towards ...
36126	morsel	[.] MOR'SEL, n. [from L. morsus, a bite, form mordeo.] [.] 1. A bite; a mouthful; a small piece of food. [.] [.] Every morsel to a satisfied hunger is only a new labor to a tired digestion. [.] 2. A piece; a meal; something to be eaten. [.] [.] On these herbs ...
36127	morsure	[.] MOR'SURE, n. The act of biting.
36128	mort	[.] MORT, n. A tune sounded at the death of game. [.] 1. A salmon in his third year.
36129	mortal	[.] MOR'TAL, a. [L. mortalis, from mors, death, or morior, to die, that is, to fall.] [.] 1. Subject to death; destined to die. Man is mortal. [.] 2. Deadly; destructive to life; causing death, or that must cause death; as a mortal wound; mortal poison. [.] [.] ...
36130	mortality	[.] MORTAL'ITY, n. [L. mortalitas.] Subjection to death or the necessity of dying. [.] [.] When I saw her die, [.] [.] I then did think on your mortality. [.] 1. Death. [.] [.] Gladly would I meet [.] [.] Mortality, my sentence. [.] 2. Frequency of death; ...
36131	mortalize	[.] MOR'TALIZE, v.t. To make mortal.
36132	mortally	[.] MOR'TALLY, adv. Irrecoverably; in a manner that must cause death; as mortally wounded. [.] 1. Extremely. [.] [.] Adrian mortally envied poets, painters and artificers, in works wherein he had a vein to excel.
36133	mortar	[.] MOR'TAR, n. [L. mortarium.] [.] 1. A vessel of wood or metal in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or bruised with a pestle. [.] 2. A short piece of ordnance, thick and wide, used for throwing bombs, carcasses,shells, &c.; so named from ...
36134	morter	[.] MOR'TER, n. A lamp or light.
36135	mortgage	[.] MORTGAGE, n. mor'gage. [.] 1. Literally, a dead pledge; the grant of an estate in fee as security for the payment of money, and on the condition that if the money shall be paid according to the contract, the grant shall be void, and the mortgagee shall re-convey ...
36136	mortgaged	[.] MORTGAGED, pp. mor'gaged. Conveyed in fee as security for the payment of money.
36137	mortgagee	[.] MORTGAGEE, n. morgagee'. The person to whom an estate is mortgaged.
36138	mortgager	[.] MORTGAGER, n. mor'gager. [from mortgage. Mortgagor is an orthography that should have no countenance.] [.] The person who grants an estate as security for a debt, as above specified.
36139	mortiferous	[.] MORTIF'EROUS, a. [L. mortifer; mors, death, and fero, to bring.] [.] Bringing or producing death; deadly; fatal; destructive.
36140	mortification	[.] MORTIFICA'TION, n. [See Mortify.] [.] 1. In medicine and surgery, the death and consequent putrefaction of one part of any animal body, while the rest is alive; or the loss of heat and action in some part of a living animal, followed by a dissolution of organic ...
36141	mortified	[.] MOR'TIFIED, pp. Affected by sphacelus or gangrene. [.] 1. Humbled; subdued; abased.
36142	mortifiedness	[.] MOR'TIFIEDNESS, n. Humiliation; subjection of the passions.
36143	mortifier	[.] MOR'TIFIER, n. He or that which mortifies.
36144	mortify	[.] MOR'TIFY, v.t. [L. mors, death, and facio, to make.] [.] 1. To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of some part of a living animal; to change to sphacelus or gangrene. Extreme inflammation speedily mortifies flesh. [.] 2. To subdue or bring into subjection, ...
36145	mortifying	[.] MOR'TIFYING, ppr. Changing from soundness to gangrene or sphacelus. [.] 1. Subduing; humbling; restraining. [.] 2. a. Humiliating; tending to humble or abase. [.] [.] He met with a mortifying repulse.
36146	mortise	[.] MORTISE, n. mor'tis. A cut or hollow place made in timber by the augur and chisel, to receive the tenon of another piece of timber.
36147	mortised	[.] MOR'TISED, pp. Having a mortise; joined by a mortise and tenon.
36148	mortising	[.] MOR'TISING, ppr. Making a mortise; uniting by a mortise and tenon.
36149	mortling	[.] MORT'LING, n. Wool plucked from a dead sheep.
36150	mortmain	[.] MORT'MAIN, n. In law, possession of lands or tenements in dead hands, or hands that cannot alienate. Alienation in mortmain is an alienation of lands or tenements to any corporation, sole or aggregate, ecclesiastical or temporal, particularly to religious houses, ...
36151	mortpay	[.] MORT'PAY, n. Dead pay; payment not made. [Not used.]
36152	mortress	[.] MOR'TRESS, n. [from mortar.] A dish of meat of various kinds beaten together. [Not used.]
36153	mortuary	[.] MOR'TUARY, n. [.] 1. A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by and due to the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner. It seems to have been originally a voluntary bequest or donation, intended to make amends for any failure in the payment ...
36154	mosaic	[.] MOSA'IC, a. s as z. [L. musivum.] [.] 1. Mosaic work is an assemblage of little pieces of glass, marble, precious stones, &c. of various colors, cut square and cemented on a ground of stucco, in such a manner as to imitate the colors and gradations of painting. [.] 2. ...
36155	moschatel	[.] MOS'CHATEL, n. [L. muscus, musk.] A plant of the genus Adoxa, hollow root or inglorious. There is one species only, whose leaves and flowers smell like musk; and hence it is sometimes called musk-crowfoot.
36156	mosk	[.] MOSK, n. A Mohammedan temple or place of religious worship. Mosks are square building, generally constructed of stone. Before the chief gate is a square court paved with white marble, and surrounded with a low gallery whose roof is supported by pillars of marble. ...
36157	moss	[.] MOSS, n. [L. muscus.] The mosses are one of the seven families or classes into which all vegetables are divided by Linne in the Philosophia Botanica. In Ray's method, the mosses form the third class, and in Tournefort's, they constitute a single genus. In the sexual ...
36158	moss-grown	[.] MOSS-GROWN, a. Overgrown with moss; as moss-grown towers.
36159	mossed	[.] MOSS'ED, pp. Overgrown with moss.
36160	mossiness	[.] MOSS'INESS, n. [from mossy.] The state of being overgrown with moss.
36161	mossy	[.] MOSS'Y, a. Overgrown with moss; abounding with moss. [.] [.] Old trees are more mossy than young. [.] 1. Shaded or covered with moss, or bordered with moss; as mossy brooks; mossy fountains.
36162	most	[.] MOST, a. superl. of more. [.] 1. Consisting of the greatest number. That scheme of life is to be preferred, which presents a prospect of the most advantages with the fewest inconveniences. [.] [.] Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness. Prov.20. [.] 2. ...
36163	mosthwat	[.] MOSTHWAT, adv. For the most part.
36164	mostic	[.] MOS'TIC, n. A painter's staff or stick on which he rests his hand in painting.
36165	mostly	[.] MOSTLY, adv. For the greatest part. The exports of the U. States consist mostly of cotton, rice, tobacco, flour and lumber.
36166	mot	[.] MOT. [See Motto.]
36167	motacil	[.] MO'TACIL, n. [L. motacilla.] A bird of the genus Motacilla or wagtail.
36168	mote	[.] MOTE, in folkmote, &c. signifies a meeting. [.] [.] [.] MOTE, n. A small particle; any thing proverbially small; a spot. [.] [.] Why beholdest thou the mote in thy brother's eye? Matt.7. [.] [.] The little motes in the sun do ever stir, though there ...
36169	motet	[.] MO'TET, n. A musical composition; an air or hymn.
36170	moth	[.] MOTH, n. [.] 1. An animal of the genus Phalaena, which breeds in yard and garments, and often does injury by eating the substance and destroying the texture. Matt.6. [.] The name is also applied to the whole genus. [.] 2. Figuratively, that which gradually and ...
36171	motheat	[.] MOTH'EAT, v.t. [moth and eat.] To eat or prey upon, as a moth eats a garment.
36172	motheaten	[.] MOTH'EATEN, a. Eaten by moths. Job.13.
36173	mothen	[.] MOTH'EN, a. Full of moths. [Not in use.]
36174	mother	[.] MOTHER, n. [L. mater, mother; matrix, the womb; materia, matter, stuff, materials of which any thing is made. We observe that in some other languages, as well as in English, the same word signifies a female parent, and the thick slime formed in vinegar; and in all ...
36175	mother-in-law	[.] MOTHER-IN-LAW, n. The mother of a husband or wife.
36176	mother-water	[.] MOTHER-WATER, n. A fluid remaining after the evaporation of salt water, and containing deliquescent salts and impurities.
36177	mother-wit	[.] MOTHER-WIT, n. Native wit; common sense.
36178	mother-wort	[.] MOTHER-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Leonurus.
36179	motherhood	[.] MOTHERHOOD, n. The state of being a mother.
36180	motherless	[.] MOTHERLESS, a. Destitute of a mother; having lost a mother; as motherless children.
36181	motherly	[.] MOTHERLY, a. Pertaining to a mother; as motherly power or authority. [.] 1. Becoming a mother; tender; parental; as motherly love or care. [.] MOTHERLY, adv. In the manner of a mother.
36182	mothery	[.] MOTHERY, a. Concreted; resembling or partaking of the nature of mother; as the mothery substance in liquors.
36183	mothmullen	[.] MOTH'MULLEN, n. A plant.
36184	mothwort	[.] MOTH'WORT, n. A plant.
36185	mothy	[.] MOTH'Y, a. [from moth.] Full of moths; as an old mothy saddle.
36186	motion	[.] MO'TION, n. [L. motio. See Move.] The act or process of changing place; change of local position; the passing of a body from one place to another; change of distance between bodies; opposed to rest. [.] Animal motion is that which is performed by animals in consequence ...
36187	motioner	[.] MO'TIONER, n. A mover. [Not used.]
36188	motionless	[.] MO'TIONLESS, a. Wanting motion; being at rest. [.] [.] I grow a statue, fixed and motionless.
36189	motive	[.] MO'TIVE, a. [See the Noun.] Causing motion; having power to move or tending to move; as a motive argument; motive power. [.] MO'TIVE, n. [.] 1. That which incites to action; that which determines the choice, or moves the will. Thus we speak of good motives, ...
36190	motivity	[.] MOTIV'ITY, n. The power of producing motion.
36191	motley	[.] MOT'LEY, a. [Eng.mote.] [.] 1. Variegated in color; consisting of different colors; dappled; as a motley coat. [.] 2. Composed of different or various parts, characters or kinds; diversified; as a motley style. [.] [.] And doubts of motley hue. [.] [This ...
36192	motor	[.] MO'TOR, n. [L. from moveo, to move.] [.] A mover. The metals are called motors of electricity.
36193	motory	[.] MO'TORY, a. Giving motion; as motory muscles.
36194	motto	[.] MOT'TO, n. Primarily, a word; but more commonly, a sentence or phrase prefixed to an essay or discourse, containing the subject of it, or added to a device. [.] In heraldry, the motto is carried in a scroll, alluding to the bearing or to the name of the bearer, or expressing ...
36195	mould	[.] MOULD, an incorrect orthography. [See Mold, and its derivatives.]
36196	moult	[.] MOULT. [See Molt.]
36197	mounch	[.] MOUNCH
36198	mound	[.] MOUND, n. [L. mons. See Mount.] Something raised as a defense or fortification,usually a bank of earth or stone; a bulwark; a rampart or fence. [.] [.] God has thrown [.] [.] That mountain as his garden mound, high raised. [.] [.] To thrid the thickets or ...
36199	mounded	[.] MOUND'ED, pp. Surrounded or defended by mounds. [.] [.] The lakes high mounded.
36200	mounding	[.] MOUND'ING, ppr. Defending by a mound.
36201	mount	[.] MOUNT, n. [L. mons, literally a heap or an elevation.] [.] 1. A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably above the common surface of the surrounding land. Mount is used for an eminence or elevation of earth, indefinite in highth or size, and may be a ...
36202	mountain	[.] MOUNT'AIN, n. [L. adjective, montanus.] A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land, but of no definite altitude. We apply mountain to the largest eminences on the globe; but sometimes the word is used for a large hill. ...
36203	mountain-blue	[.] MOUNT'AIN-BLUE, n. Malachite; carbonate of copper.
36204	mountain-green	[.] MOUNT'AIN-GREEN, n. A carbonate of copper.
36205	mountain-parsley	[.] MOUNT'AIN-PARSLEY, n. A plant of the genus Athamanta.
36206	mountain-rose	[.] MOUNT'AIN-ROSE, n. A plant.
36207	mountain-soap	[.] MOUNT'AIN-SOAP, n. A mineral of a pale brownish black color.
36208	mountaineer	[.] MOUNTAINE'ER
36209	mountainer	[.] MOUNT'AINER, a. An inhabitant of a mountain. [.] 1. A rustic; a freebooter; a savage.
36210	mountainet	[.] MOUNT'AINET, n. A small mountain; a hillock. [Not used.]
36211	mountainous	[.] MOUNT'AINOUS, a. Full of mountains; as the mountainous country of the Swiss. [.] 1. Large as a mountain; huge; as a mountainous heap. [.] 2. Inhabiting mountains. [Not used.]
36212	mountainousness	[.] MOUNT'AINOUSNESS, n. The state of being full of mountains.
36213	mountant	[.] MOUNT'ANT, a. Rising on high.
36214	mountebank	[.] MOUNT'EBANK, n. [.] 1. One who mounts a bench or state in the market or other public place, boasts of his skill in curing diseases, vends medicines which he pretends are infallible remedies, and thus deludes the ignorant multitude. Persons of this character may ...
36215	mountebankery	[.] MOUNT'EBANKERY, n. Quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.
36216	mounted	[.] MOUNT'ED, pp. Raised; seated on horseback; placed on a carriage; covered or embellished; furnished with guns.
36217	mountenaunce	[.] MOUNT'ENAUNCE, n. Amount in space. [Not used.]
36218	mounter	[.] MOUNT'ER, n. One that mounts or ascends.
36219	mounting	[.] MOUNT'ING, ppr. Rising; soaring; placing on horseback; ascending an eminence; embellishing.
36220	mountingly	[.] MOUNT'INGLY, adv. By rising or ascending.
36221	mounty	[.] MOUNT'Y, n. The rise of a hawk.
36222	mourn	[.] MOURN, v.i. [L. maereo.] [.] 1. To express grief or sorrow; to grieve; to be sorrowful. Mourning may be expressed by weeping or audible sounds, or by sobs, sighs or inward silent grief. [.] [.] Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep. Gen.23. [.] [.] Blessed ...
36223	mourne	[.] MOURNE, n. morn. The round end of a staff; the part of a lance to which the steel is fixed, or the ferrel. [Not used.]
36224	mourner	[.] MOURNER,n. One that mourns or is grieved at any loss or misfortune. [.] 1. One that follows a funeral in the habit of mourning. [.] 2. Something used at funerals. [.] [.] The mourner eugh and builder oak were there.
36225	mournful	[.] MOURNFUL, a. Intended to express sorrow, or exhibiting the appearance of grief, as a mournful bell; mournful music. [.] [.] No funeral rites nor man in mournful weeds. [.] 1. Causing sorrow; sad; calamitous; as a mournful death. [.] 2. Sorrowful; feeling grief. [.] [.] ...
36226	mournfully	[.] MOURNFULLY, adv. In a manner expressive of sorrow; with sorrow. Mal.3.
36227	mournfulness	[.] MOURNFULNESS, n. Sorrow; grief; state of mourning. [.] 1. Appearance or expression of grief.
36228	mourning	[.] MOURNING, ppr. Grieving; lamenting; sorrowing; wearing the appearance of sorrow. [.] MOURNING, n. The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow. [.] 1. The dress or customary habit worn by mourners. [.] [.] And ev'n the pavements were with ...
36229	mourning-dove	[.] MOURNING-DOVE, n. A species of dove found in the U. States, the Columba Caroliniensis.
36230	mourningly	[.] MOURNINGLY, adv. With the appearance of sorrow.
36231	mouse	[.] MOUSE, n. plu.mice. [L. mus; The L. mus forms muris in the genitive, and the root is not obvious.] [.] 1. A small animal of the genus Mus, inhabiting houses. The name is also applied to many other species of the genus, as the field mouse, meadow mouse, rock mouse, ...
36232	mouse-ear	[.] MOUSE-EAR, n. mouse'-ear. A plant of the genus Hieracium; also, a plant of the genus Myosotis, called likewise mouse-ear scorpion grass. The mouse-ear chickweed is of the genus Cerastium.
36233	mouse-hole	[.] MOUSE-HOLE, n. mous'hole. A hole where mice enter or pass; a very small hole or entrance. [.] [.] He can creep in at a mouse-hole.
36234	mouse-hunt	[.] MOUSE-HUNT, n. mous'hunt. A hunting for mice. [.] 1. A mouser; one that hunts mice.
36235	mouse-tail	[.] MOUSE-TAIL, n. mous'-tail. A plant of the genus Myosurus.
36236	mouse-trap	[.] MOUSE-TRAP, n. mous'trap. A trap for catching mice.
36237	mouser	[.] MOUSER, n. mouz'er. One that catches mice. The cat is a good mouser.
36238	mouth	[.] MOUTH, n. [.] 1. The aperture in the head of an animal, between the lips, by which he utters his voice and receives food. In a more general sense, the mouth consists of the lips, the gums, the insides of the cheeks, the palate, the salival glands, the uvula and ...
36239	mouthed	[.] MOUTH'ED,pp. Uttered with a full, swelling, affected voice. [.] 1. Taken into the mouth; chewed. [.] 2. a. Furnished with a mouth; used chiefly in composition; as well-mouthed; foul-mouthed, contumelious, reproachful or obscene; mealy-mouthed, bashful, reserved ...
36240	mouthfriend	[.] MOUTH'FRIEND, n. One who professes friendship without entertaining it; a pretended friend.
36241	mouthful	[.] MOUTH'FUL, n. As much as the mouth contains at once. [.] 1. A quantity proverbially small; a small quantity.
36242	mouthhonor	[.] MOUTH'HONOR, n. Civility expressed without sincerity.
36243	mouthing	[.] MOUTH'ING, ppr. Uttering with an affected swelling voice.
36244	mouthless	[.] MOUTH'LESS, a. Destitute of a mouth.
36245	mouthmade	[.] MOUTH'MADE, a. Expressed without sincerity; hypocritical.
36246	mouthpiece	[.] MOUTH'PIECE, n. The piece of a musical wind instrument to which the mouth is applied.
36247	movable	[.] MOVABLE, a. [from move.] That may be moved; that can or may be lifted, carried, drawn, turned or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; susceptible of motion. [.] 1. That may or does change from one time to another; as a movable feast. [.] A movable ...
36248	movableness	[.] MOVABLENESS, n. The state or quality of being movable; mobility; susceptibility of motion.
36249	movables	[.] MOVABLES, plu. Goods, wares, commodities,furniture; any species of property not fixed, and thus distinguished from houses and lands.
36250	movably	[.] MOVABLY, adv. So that it may be moved.
36251	move	[.] MOVE, v.t. moov. [L. moveo.] [.] 1. To impel; to carry, convey or draw from one place to another; to cause to change place or posture in any manner or by any means. The wind moves a ship; the cartman moves goods; the horse moves a cart or carriage. Mere matter cannot ...
36252	moved	[.] MOVED, pp. Stirred; excited.
36253	moveless	[.] MOVELESS, a. That cannot be moved; fixed. [.] [.] The Grecian phalanx, moveless as a tower.
36254	movement	[.] MOVEMENT, n. Motion; a passing, progression, shaking, turning or flowing; any change of position in a material body; as the movement of an army in marching or maneuvering; the movement of a wheel or a machine. [.] 1. The manner of moving. [.] 2. Excitement; agitation; ...
36255	movent	[.] MO'VENT, a. [L. movens.] Moving; not quiescent. [Little used.] [.] MO'VENT, n. That which moves any thing. [Little used.]
36256	mover	[.] MOVER, n. The person or thing that gives motion or impels to action. [.] 1. He or that which moves. [.] 2. A proposer; one that offers a proposition, or recommends any thing for consideration or adoption; as the mover of a resolution in a legislative body.
36257	moving	[.] MOVING, ppr. Causing to move or act; impelling; instigating; persuading; influencing. [.] 1. a. Exciting the passions or affections; touching; pathetic; affecting; adapted to excite or affect the passions; as a moving address or discourse. [.] MOVING, n. Motive; ...
36258	movingly	[.] MOVINGLY, adv. In a manner to excite the passions or affect sensibility; pathetically. [.] [.] His air, his voice, his looks and honest soul, [.] [.] Speak all so movingly in his behalf.
36259	movingness	[.] MOVINGNESS, n. The power of affecting, as the passions.
36260	mow	[.] MOW, n. A heap, mass or pile of hay deposited in a barn. [.] [We never give this name to hay piled in the field or open air. The latter is called a stack or rick.] [.] MOW, v.t. To lay hay in a heap or mass in a barn, or to lay it in a suitable manner. [.] MOW, ...
36261	mowburn	[.] MOW'BURN, v.i. To heat and ferment in the mow, as hay when housed too green.
36262	mowe	[.] MOWE, v.i. To be able; must; may.
36263	mowed	[.] MOWED
36264	mower	[.] MOWER, n. One who mows; a man dexterous in the use of the scythe.
36265	mowing	[.] MOW'ING, ppr. Putting into a mow.
36266	mown	[.] MOWN, pp. Cut with a scythe. [.] 1. Cleared of grass with a scythe, as land.
36267	moxa	[.] MOX'A, n. The down of the mugwort of China; a soft lanuginous substance prepared in Japan from the young leaves of a species of Artemisia. In the eastern countries, it is used for the gout,&c. by burning it on the skin. This produces a dark colored spot,the exulceration ...
36268	moyle	[.] MOYLE, n. A mule. [See Mule.]
36269	much	[.] MUCH, a. [.] 1. Great in quantity or amount. [.] [.] Thou shalt carry much seed into the field, and gather but little in. Deut.28. [.] [.] Manasseh wrought much wickedness in the sight of the Lord to provoke him to anger. 2 Kings 21. [.] [.] Return with ...
36270	muchwhat	[.] MUCHWHAT, adv. Nearly; almost. [Not elegant.]
36271	mucic	[.] MU'CIC, a. [from mucus.] The mucic acid is the same as the saccholactic. It is obtained from gums, &c.
36272	mucid	[.] MU'CID, a. [L. mucidus, from muceo.] Musty; moldy; slimy.
36273	mucidness	[.] MU'CIDNESS, n. Mustiness; sliminess.
36274	mucilage	[.] MU'CILAGE, n. [L. mucus, the slimy discharges from the nose; Heb. to dissolve, to putrefy.] [.] 1. In chimistry, one of the proximate elements of vegetables. The same substance is a gum when solid, and a mucilage when in solution. [.] [.] Both the ingredients ...
36275	mucilaginous	[.] MUCILAG'INOUS, a. Pertaining to or secreting mucilage; as the mucilaginous glands. [.] 1. Slimy; ropy; moist, soft and lubricous; partaking of the nature of mucilage; as a mucilaginous gum.
36276	mucilaginousness	[.] MUCILAG'INOUSNESS, n. Sliminess; the state of being mucilaginous.
36277	mucite	[.] MU'CITE, n. A combination of a substance with mucous acid.
36278	muck	[.] MUCK, n. [L. mucus.] [.] 1. Dung in a moist state, or a mass of dung and putrefied vegetable matter. [.] [.] With fattening muck besmear the roots. [.] 2. Something mean, vile or filthy. [.] To run a muck, to run madly and attack all we meet. [.] Running a muck, ...
36279	muckender	[.] MUCK'ENDER, n. A pocket handkerchief. [Not used.]
36280	mucker	[.] MUCK'ER, v.t. [from muck.] To scrape together money by mean labor or shifts. [Not used in America.]
36281	muckerer	[.] MUCK'ERER, n. A miser; a niggard. [Not used.]
36282	muckheap	[.] MUCK'HEAP
36283	muckhill	[.] MUCK'HILL, n. A dunghill.
36284	muckiness	[.] MUCK'INESS, n. Filthiness; nastiness.
36285	muckle	[.] MUCK'LE, a. Much.
36286	mucksweat	[.] MUCK'SWEAT, n. Profuse sweat.
36287	muckworm	[.] MUCK'WORM, n. A worm that lives in muck. [.] 1. A miser; one who scrapes together money by mean labor and devices.
36288	mucky	[.] MUCK'Y, a. Filthy; nasty.
36289	mucoso-saccharine	[.] MUCOSO-SAC'CHARINE, a. Partaking of the qualities of mucilage and sugar.
36290	mucous	[.] MU'COUS, a. [See Mucus.] Pertaining to mucus or resembling it; slimy, ropy and lubricous; as a mucous substance. [.] 1. Secreting a slimy substance; as the mucous membrane. [.] [.] The mucous membrane lines all the cavities of the body which open externally, ...
36291	mucousness	[.] MU'COUSNESS, n. The state of being mucous; sliminess.
36292	mucronate	[.] MU'CRONATE
36293	mucronated	[.] MU'CRONATED, a. [L. mucronatus, from mucro, a point.] [.] Narrowed to a point; terminating in a point.
36294	muculent	[.] MU'CULENT, a. [L. muculentus.] Slimy; moist and moderately viscous.
36295	mucus	[.] MU'CUS, n. [L. See Mucilage and Muck.] [.] 1. A viscid fluid secreted by the mucous membrane, which it serves to moisten and defend. It covers the lining membranes of all the cavities which open externally, such as those of the mouth, nose, lungs, intestinal canal, ...
36296	mud	[.] MUD, n. [L. madeo.] Moist and soft earth of any kind, such as is found in marshes and swamps, at the bottom or rivers and ponds, or in highways after rain. [.] MUD, v.t. To bury in mud or slime. [.] 1. To make turbid or foul with dirt; to stir the sediment ...
36297	muddily	[.] MUD'DILY, adv. [from muddyl] Turbidly; with foul mixture. [.] [.] Lucilius--writ loosely and muddily.
36298	muddiness	[.] MUD'DINESS, n. Turbidness; foulness caused by mud, dirt or sediment; as the muddiness of a stream.
36299	muddle	[.] MUD'DLE, v.t. [from mud.] To make foul, turbid or muddy, as water. [.] [.] He did ill to muddle the water. [.] 1. To intoxicate partially; to cloud or stupefy, particularly with liquor. [.] [.] He was often drunk, always muddled. [.] [.] Epicurus seems ...
36300	muddled	[.] MUD'DLED, pp. Made turbid; half drunk; stupefied.
36301	muddling	[.] MUD'DLING, ppr. Making foul with dirt or dregs; making half drunk; stupefying.
36302	muddy	[.] MUD'DY, a. [from mud.] Foul with dirt or fine earthy particles; turbid, as water or other fluids; as a muddy stream. Water running on fine clay always appears muddy. [.] 1. Containing mud; as a muddy ditch; a muddy road. [.] 2. Dirty; dashed, soiled or besmeared ...
36303	muddy-headed	[.] MUDDY-HEADED, a. Having a dull understanding.
36304	mudwort	[.] MUD'WORT, n. A species of Limosella, the least water plaintain.
36305	mue	[.] MUE. [See Mew.]
36306	muff	[.] MUFF, n. A warm cover for the hands, usually made of fur or dressed skins.
36307	muffin	[.] MUF'FIN, n. A delicate or light cake.
36308	muffle	[.] MUF'FLE, v.t. [.] 1. To cover from the weather by cloth, fur or any garment; to cover close, particularly the neck and face. [.] [.] You must be muffled up like ladies. [.] [.] The face lies muffled up within the garment. [.] 2. To blindfold. [.] [.] ...
36309	muffled	[.] MUF'FLED, pp. Covered closely, especially about the face; involved; blindfolded.
36310	muffler	[.] MUF'FLER, n. A cover for the face; a part of female dress.
36311	muffling	[.] MUF'FLING, ppr. Covering closely, especially about the face; wrapping close; involving; blindfolding.
36312	mufflon	[.] MUF'FLON, n. The wild sheep or musmon.
36313	mufti	[.] MUF'TI, n. The high priest or chief of the ecclesiastical order among the Mohammedans.
36314	mug	[.] MUG, n. [I know not whence derived.] A kind of cup from which liquors are drank. In American, the word is applied chiefly or solely to an earthen cup.
36315	muggard	[.] MUG'GARD, a. [See Muggy.] Sullen;; displeased. [Not in use.]
36316	muggish	[.] MUG'GISH
36317	muggnet	[.] MUG'GNET, n. A species of wild fresh water duck.
36318	muggy	[.] MUG'GY, a. [.] 1. Moist; damp;; moldy; as muggy straw. [.] 2. Moist; damp; close; warm and unelastic; as muggy air. [.] [This is the principal use of the word in America.]
36319	mughouse	[.] MUG'HOUSE, n. [form mug.] An alehouse.
36320	mugient	[.] MU'GIENT, a. [L. mugio, to bellow.] Lowing; bellowing. [Not used.]
36321	mugil	[.] MU'GIL, n. [L.] The mullet, a genus of fishes of the order of abdominals.
36322	mugweed	[.] MUG'WEED, n. A plant of the genus Valantia.
36323	mugwort	[.] MUG'WORT, n. A plant of the genus Artemisia.
36324	mulatto	[.] MULAT'TO, n. [L. mulus, a mule.] A person that is the offspring of a negress by a white man, or of a white woman by a negro.
36325	mulberry	[.] MUL'BERRY, n. The berry or fruit of a true of the genus Morus.
36326	mulberry-tree	[.] MUL'BERRY-TREE, n. The tree which produces the mulberry.
36327	mulch	[.] MULCH, n. [Heb. to dissolve.] Half rotten straw.
36328	mulct	[.] MULCT, n. [L. mulcta or multa.] A fine imposed on a person guilty of some offense or misdemeanor, usually a pecuniary fine. [.] MULCT, v.t. [L. mulcto.] To fine; to punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a pecuniary fine.
36329	mulctuary	[.] MULCT'UARY, a. Imposing a pecuniary penalty.
36330	mule	[.] MULE, n. [L. mulus.] [.] 1. A quadruped of a mongrel breed,usually generated between an ass and a mare, sometimes between a horse and a she-ass. But the name is applied to any animal produced by a mixture of different species. [.] 2. A plant or vegetable produced ...
36331	mule-wort	[.] MU'LE-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Hemionitis.
36332	muleteer	[.] MULETEE'R, n. A mule-driver.
36333	muliebrity	[.] MULIEB'RITY, n. [from L. muliebris, from mulier, a woman.] [.] Womanhood; the state of being a woman; a state in females corresponding to virility in man; also, effeminacy; softness.
36334	mulier	[.] MU'LIER, n. [L.] In law, lawful issue born in wedlock though begotten before.
36335	mulish	[.] MU'LISH, a. Like a mule; sullen; stubborn.
36336	mull	[.] MULL, v.t. [L. mollio, to soften.] [.] 1. To soften; or to heat, sweeten and enrich with spices; as, to mull wine. [.] [.] Drink new cider, mull'd with ginger warm. [.] 2. To dispirit or deaden. [.] MULL, n. In Scottish, a snuff-box, made of the small ...
36337	mullen	[.] MUL'LEN, n. [L. mollis, soft.] A plant of the genus Verbascum.
36338	muller	[.] MUL'LER, n. [L. molaris, from mola, a mill-stone.] [.] 1. A stone held in the hand with which colors and other matters are ground on another stone; used by painters and apothecaries. [.] 2. An instrument used by glass grinders, being a piece of wood with the piece ...
36339	mullet	[.] MUL'LET, n. [L. mullus.] A fish of the genus Mugil. The lips are membranaceous; the inferior one carinated inwards; it has no teeth, and the body is of a whitish color. This fish frequents the shore and roots in the sand like a hog. It is an excellent fish for the ...
36340	mulligrubs	[.] MUL'LIGRUBS, n. A twisting of the intestines; sullenness. [A low word.]
36341	mullion	[.] MUL'LION,n. A division in a window frame; a bar. [.] MUL'LION, v.t. To shape into divisions.
36342	mullock	[.] MUL'LOCK, n. Rubbish.
36343	mulse	[.] MULSE, n. [L. mulsus.] Wine boiled and mingled with honey.
36344	multangular	[.] MULTAN'GULAR, a. [L. multus, many, and angulus, angle; Basque, mola, a multitude; multsa, much.] [.] Having many angles; polygonal.
36345	multangularly	[.] MULTAN'GULARLY, adv. With many angles or corners.
36346	multicapsuler	[.] MULTICAP'SULER, a. [L. multus, many, and capsula, a chest.] [.] In botany, having many capsules.
36347	multicavous	[.] MULTICA'VOUS, a. [L. multus, many, and cavus, hollow.] [.] Having many holes or cavities.
36348	multifarious	[.] MULTIFA'RIOUS, a. [L. multifarius.] Having great multiplicity; having great diversity or variety; as multifarious artifice.
36349	multifariously	[.] MULTIFA'RIOUSLY, adv. With great multiplicity and diversity; with great variety of modes and relations.
36350	multifariousness	[.] MULTIFA'RIOUSNESS, n. Multiplied diversity.
36351	multifid	[.] MUL'TIFID, a. [L. multifidus, multus, many, and findo, to divide.] [.] Having many divisions; many-cleft; divided into several parts by linear sinuses and straight margins; as a multifid leaf or corol.
36352	multiflorous	[.] MULTIF'LOROUS, a. [L. multus, many, and flos,flower.] [.] Many-flowered; having many flowers.
36353	multiform	[.] MUL'TIFORM, a. [L. multiformis; multus, many, and forma, form.] [.] Having many forms, shapes or appearances; as the multiform operations of the air-pump.
36354	multiformity	[.] MULTIFORM'ITY, n. Diversity of forms; variety of shapes or appearances in the same thing.
36355	multigenerous	[.] MULTIGEN'EROUS, a. [L. multigenus; multus, many, and genus, kind.] [.] Having many kinds.
36356	multijugous	[.] MULTIJU'GOUS, a. [L. multus, many, and jugum, a yoke, a pair.] [.] Consisting of many pairs.
36357	multilateral	[.] MULTILAT'ERAL, a. [L. multus, many, and latus, side.]many sides. A multilateral figure must also be multangular.
36358	multilineal	[.] MULTILIN'EAL, a. Having many lines.
36359	multilocular	[.] MULTILOC'ULAR, a. [L. multus, many, and loculus, a cell.] [.] Having many cells; as a multilocular pericarp.
36360	multiloquous	[.] MULTIL'OQUOUS, a. [L. multus, many, and loquor, to speak.] [.] Speaking much; very talkative; loquacious.
36361	multinomial	[.] MULTINO'MIAL
36362	multinominal	[.] MULTINOM'INAL, a. [L. multus, many, and nomen, name.] [.] Having many names or terms.
36363	multiparous	[.] MULTIP'AROUS, a. [L. multus,many, and pario, to bear.] [.] Producing many at a birth. A serpent is a multiparous animal.
36364	multipartite	[.] MULTIP'ARTITE, a. [L. multus, many, and partitus, divided.] [.] Divided into many parts; having several parts.
36365	multiped	[.] MUL'TIPED, n. [L. multus,many, and pes, foot.] [.] An insect that has many feet. [.] MUL'TIPED, a. Having many feet.
36366	multiple	[.] MUL'TIPLE, a. [L. multiplex; multus, many, and plico, to fold.] [.] Containing many times. [.] MUL'TIPLE, n. In arithmetic, a common multiple of two or more numbers contains each of them a certain number of times exactly; thus 24 is a common multiple of 3 and 4. ...
36367	multiplex	[.] MUL'TIPLEX, a. [L.] Many-fold; having petals lying over each other in folds.
36368	multipliable	[.] MUL'TIPLIABLE, a. That may be multiplied.
36369	multipliableness	[.] MUL'TIPLIABLENESS, n. Capacity of being multiplied.
36370	multiplicable	[.] MUL'TIPLICABLE, a. That may be multiplied.
36371	multiplicand	[.] MULTIPLICAND', n. [L. multiplicandus. See Multiply.] [.] In arithmetic, the number to be multiplied by another, which is called the multiplier.
36372	multiplicate	[.] MUL'TIPLICATE, a. [L. multiplicatus.] [.] 1. Consisting of many, or more than one. [.] 2. A multiplicate flower is a sort of luxuriant flower, having the corol multiplied so far as to exclude only some of the stamens.
36373	multiplication	[.] MULTIPLICA'TION, n. [L. multiplicatio.] [.] 1. The act of multiplying or of increasing number; as the multiplication of the human species by natural generation. [.] 2. In arithmetic, a rule or operation by which any given number may be increased according to any ...
36374	multiplicative	[.] MUL'TIPLICATIVE, a. Tending to multiply; having the power to multiply or increase numbers.
36375	multiplicator	[.] MULTIPLICA'TOR, n. The number by which another number is multiplied; a multiplier.
36376	multiplicity	[.] MULTIPLIC'ITY, n. [L. multiplex.] [.] 1. A state of being many; as a multiplicity of thoughts or objects. [.] 2. Many of the same kind. The pagans of antiquity had a multiplicity of deities.
36377	multiplied	[.] MUL'TIPLIED, pp. Increased in numbers. [.] 1. Numerous; often repeated; as multiplied aggressions.
36378	multiplier	[.] MUL'TIPLIER, n. One who multiplies, or increases number. [.] 1. The number in arithmetic by which another is multiplied; the multiplicator.
36379	multiply	[.] MUL'TIPLY, v.t. [L. multiplico; multus, many, and plico, to fold or double.] [.] 1. To increase in number; to make more by natural generation or production, or by addition; as, to multiply men, horses or other animals; to multiply evils. [.] [.] I will multiply ...
36380	multiplying	[.] MUL'TIPLYING, ppr. Increasing in number. [.] 1. Growing or becoming numerous.
36381	multipotent	[.] MULTIP'OTENT, a. [L. multipotens; multus, many, much, and potens, powerful.] Having manifold power, or power to do many things; as Jove multipotent.
36382	multipresence	[.] MULTIPRES'ENCE, n. [L. multus, many, and proesentia, presence.] [.] The power or act of being present in many places at once, or in more places than one.
36383	multisiliquous	[.] MULTISIL'IQUOUS, a. [L. multus, many, and siliqua, a pod.] [.] Having many pods or seed-vessels.
36384	multisonous	[.] MULTIS'ONOUS, a. [L. multus, many, and sonus, sound.] [.] Having many sounds, or sounding much.
36385	multisyllable	[.] MULTISYL'LABLE, n. A word of many syllables; a polysyllable. [The latter is mostly used.]
36386	multitude	[.] MUL'TITUDE, n. [L. multitudo, form multus, many.] [.] 1. The state of being many; a great number. [.] 2. A number collectively; the sum of many. [.] 3. A great number, indefinitely. [.] [.] It is a fault in a multitude of preachers, that they utterly neglect ...
36387	multitudinous	[.] MULTITU'DINOUS, a. Consisting of a multitude or great number. [.] 1. Having the appearance of a multitude; as the multitudinous sea. [.] 2. Manifold; as the multitudinous tongue.
36388	multivagant	[.] MULTIV'AGANT
36389	multivagous	[.] MULTIV'AGOUS, a. [L. multivagus.] Wandering much. [Not used.]
36390	multivalve	[.] MUL'TIVALVE, n. [L. multus,many, and valvoe, valves, folding doors.] An animal which has a shell of many valves. [.] MUL'TIVALVE
36391	multivalvular	[.] MULTIVALV'ULAR, a. Having many valves.
36392	multiversant	[.] MULTIV'ERSANT, a. [L. multus, many, and verto, to form.] [.] Protean; turning into many shapes; assuming many forms.
36393	multivious	[.] MULTIV'IOUS, a. [L. multus, many, and via, way.] [.] Having many ways or roads. [Little used.]
36394	multocular	[.] MULTOC'ULAR, a. [L. multus,many, and oculus, eye.] [.] Having many eyes, or more eyes than two.
36395	multure	[.] MUL'TURE, n. [L. molitura, a grinding. See Mill.] [.] 1. In Scots law, the toll or emolument given to the proprietor of a mill for grinding corn. [.] 2. A grist or grinding.
36396	mum	[.] MUM, a. [See Mumble, Mumm, and Mummery.] [.] 1. Silent; not speaking. [.] [.] The citizens are mum; say not a word. [.] 2. As an exclamation or command, be silent; hush. [.] [.] Mum the, and no more proceed. [.] 3. As a noun, silence. [.] MUM, n. ...
36397	mumble	[.] MUM'BLE, v.i. [.] 1. To mutter; to speak with the lips or other organs partly closed, so as to render the sounds inarticulate and imperfect; to utter words with a grumbling tone. [.] [.] Peace, you mumbling fool. [.] [.] --A wrinkled hag, with age grown double, [.] [.] ...
36398	mumbled	[.] MUM'BLED, pp. Uttered with a low inarticulate voice; chewed softly or with a low muttering sound.
36399	mumbler	[.] MUM'BLER, n. One that speaks with a low inarticulate voice.
36400	mumbling	[.] MUM'BLING, ppr. Uttering with a low inarticulate voice; chewing softly or with a grumbling sound.
36401	mumblingly	[.] MUM'BLINGLY, adv. With a low inarticulate utterance. [Mumble and mutter are not always synonymous; mutter often expresses peevishness, which mumble does not.]
36402	mumm	[.] MUMM, v.t. [Gr. Momus, the deity of sport and ridicule, a buffoon.] [.] To mask; to sport or make diversion in a mask or disguise.
36403	mummer	[.] MUM'MER, n. One who masks himself and makes diversion in disguise; originally, one who made sport by gestures without speaking. [.] [.] Jugglers and dancers, anticks, mummers.
36404	mummery	[.] MUM'MERY, n. An entertainment or frolick in masks; a farcical entertainment in which masked persons play antic tricks.
36405	mummify	[.] MUM'MIFY, v.t. [infra.] To make into a mummy.
36406	mummy	[.] MUM'MY, n. [.] 1. A dead human body embalmed and dried after the Egyptian manner; a name perhaps given to it from the substance used in preserving it. There are two kinds of mummies. The first are bodies dried by the heat of the sun. Such are found in the sands ...
36407	mummy-chog	[.] MUM'MY-CHOG, n. A small fish of the carp kind.
36408	mump	[.] MUMP, v.t. [.] 1. To nibble; to bite quick; to chew with continued motion; as a mumping squirrel. [.] 2. To talk loud and quick. [.] 3. To go begging. [.] 4. To deceive; to cheat.
36409	mumper	[.] MUMP'ER, n. A beggar.
36410	mumping	[.] MUMP'ING, n. Begging tricks; foolish tricks; mockery.
36411	mumpish	[.] MUMP'ISH, a. Dull; heavy; sullen; sour.
36412	mumps	[.] MUMPS, n. [See Mum, Mumble, Mumm.] [.] 1. Sullenness; silent displeasure. [Little used.] [.] 2. A disease,the cynanche parotidoea, a swelling of the parotid glands.
36413	munch	[.] MUNCH, v.t.chew by great mouthfuls. [Vulgar.] [.] MUNCH, v.i. To chew eagerly by great mouthfuls. [Vulgar.]
36414	muncher	[.] MUNCH'ER, n. One that munches.
36415	mund	[.] MUND, Sax. mund, protection, patronage, peace, is found in old laws; as mundbrece, that is, a breaking or violation of the peace. It is retained in names, as in Edmund, Sax. eadmund, happy peace, as in Greek Irenoeus, Hesychius.
36416	mundane	[.] MUN'DANE, a. [L.mundanus, from mundus, the world.] [.] Belonging to the world; as mundane sphere; mundane space.
36417	mundantiy	[.] MUNDAN'TIY, n. Worldliness. [Not used.]
36418	mundation	[.] MUNDA'TION, n. [L. mundus,clean.] [.] The act of cleansing. [Not used.]
36419	mundatory	[.] MUN'DATORY, a. [L. mundo, to cleanse.] Cleansing; having power to cleanse. [Little used.]
36420	mundic	[.] MUN'DIC, n. A kind of marcasite; a mineral substance, so called from its shining appearance.
36421	mundification	[.] MUNDIFICA'TION, n. [L. mundus,clean, and facio, to make.] [.] The act or operation of cleansing any body from dross or extraneous matter.
36422	mundificative	[.] MUNDIF'ICATIVE, a. Cleansing; having the power to cleanse. [.] MUNDIF'ICATIVE, n. A medicine that has the quality of cleansing.
36423	mundify	[.] MUN'DIFY, v.t. [L. mundus,clean, and facio, to make.] [.] To cleanse. [Little used.]
36424	munerary	[.] MU'NERARY, a. [L. munus, a gift.] Having the nature of a gift. [Little used.]
36425	munerate	[.] MUNERATE, MUNERATION. [Not used. See Remunerate.]
36426	muneration	[.] MUNERATE, MUNERATION. [Not used. See Remunerate.]
36427	mungrel	[.] MUN'GREL, n. [See Mongrel.] An animal generated between different kinds, as a dog. [.] MUN'GREL, a. Generated between different kinds; degenerate.
36428	municipal	[.] MUNIC'IPAL, a. [L.municipalis, from municeps, a person who enjoys the rights of a free citizen; munus, office, duty, and capio, to take.] [.] 1. Pertaining to a corporation or city; as municipal rights; municipal officers. [.] 2. Pertaining to a state, kingdom ...
36429	municipality	[.] MUNICIPAL'ITY, n. In France, a certain district or division of the country; also, its inhabitants.
36430	munificence	[.] MUNIF'ICENCE, n. [L. munificentia; munus, a gift or favor, and facio, to make.] [.] 1. A giving or bestowing liberally; bounty; liberality. To constitute munificence, the act of conferring must be free, and proceed from generous motives. [.] [.] A state of poverty ...
36431	munificent	[.] MUNIF'ICENT, a. Liberal in giving or bestowing; generous; as a munificent benefactor or patron.
36432	munificently	[.] MUNIF'ICENTLY, adv. Liberally; generously.
36433	muniment	[.] MU'NIMENT, n. [L. munimentum, from munio, to fortify.] [.] 1. A fortification of any kind; a strong hold; a place of defense. [.] 2. Support; defense. [.] 3. Record; a writing by which claims and rights are defended or maintained. Termes de la ley.
36434	munite	[.] MU'NITE,v.t. To fortify. [Not in use.]
36435	munition	[.] MUNI'TION, n. [L. munitio, from munio, to fortify.] [.] 1. Fortification. [.] 2. Ammunition; whatever materials are used in war for defense, or for annoying an enemy. The word includes guns of all kinds, mortars, &c. and their loading. [.] 3. Provisions of ...
36436	munity	[.] MU'NITY, n. Freedom; security. [Not used.] [See Immunity.]
36437	munnion	[.] MUNNION, n. mun'yon. [See Munition.] An upright piece of timber which separates the several lights in a window frame. [See Mullion.]
36438	muns	[.] MUNS, n. The mouth. [Vulgar.]
36439	murage	[.] MU'RAGE, n. [L. murus, a wall.] Money paid for keeping walls in repair. Termes de la ley.
36440	mural	[.] MU'RAL, a. [L. muralis, from murus, a wall.] [.] 1. Pertaining to a wall. [.] [.] --Soon repaired her mural breach. [.] 2. Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep; as a mural precipice. [.] Mural crown, among the ancient Romans, a golden crown or circle of ...
36441	murder	[.] MUR'DER, n. [L. mors.] [.] 1. The act of unlawfully killing a human being with premeditated malice, by a person of sound mind. To constitute murder in law, the person killing another must be of sound mind or in possession of his reason, and the act must be done ...
36442	murdered	[.] MUR'DERED, pp. Slain with malice prepense.
36443	murderer	[.] MUR'DERER, n. A person who in possession of his reason, unlawfully kills a human being with premeditated malice. [.] 1. A small piece of ordnance.
36444	murderess	[.] MUR'DERESS, n. A female who commits murder.
36445	murdering	[.] MUR'DERING, ppr. Killing a human being with malice premeditated.
36446	murderous	[.] MUR'DEROUS, a. Guilty of murder; as the murderous king. [.] 1. Consisting in murder; done with murder; bloody; cruel; as murderous rapine. [.] 2. Bloody; sanguinary; committing murder; as murderous tyranny. [.] 3. Premeditating murder; as murderous intent ...
36447	murderously	[.] MUR'DEROUSLY, adv. In a murderous or cruel manner.
36448	mure	[.] MURE, n. [L. murus.] A wall. [Not used.] [.] MURE, v.t. To inclose in walls; to wall. [.] [But immure is chiefly used.]
36449	muriacite	[.] MU'RIACITE, n. [See Muriate.] A stone composed of salt,sand and gypsum.
36450	muriate	[.] MU'RIATE, n. [L. muria, muries, salt water, brine; amarus, bitter; Heb. to be bitter.] A salt formed by muriatic acid combined with a base.
36451	muriated	[.] MU'RIATED, a. Combined with muriatic acid. [.] 1. Put in brine.
36452	muriatic	[.] MURIAT'IC, a. Having the nature of brine or salt water; pertaining to sea salt. The muriatic acid is the acid of marine salt.
36453	muriatiferous	[.] MURIATIF'EROUS, a. Producing muriatic substances or salt.
36454	muricalcite	[.] MURICAL'CITE, n. Rhomb-spar.
36455	muricated	[.] MU'RICATED, a. [L. muricatus, from murex,the point of a rock.] [.] 1. Formed with sharp points; full of sharp points or prickles. [.] 2. In botany,having the surface covered with sharp points, or armed with prickles.
36456	muricite	[.] MU'RICITE, n. Fossil remains of the murex, a genus of shells.
36457	murine	[.] MU'RINE, a. [L. murinus, from mus, muris, a mouse.] [.] Pertaining to a mouse or to mice.
36458	murk	[.] MURK, n. Darkness. [Little used.]
36459	murky	[.] MURK'Y, a. Dark; obscure; gloomy. [.] [.] A murky storm deep lowering o'er our heads.
36460	murmur	[.] MUR'MUR, n. [L. See the Verb.] A low sound continued or continually repeated, as that of a stream running in a stony channel, or that of flame. [.] [.] Black melancholy sits, [.] [.] Deepens the murmur of the falling floods, [.] [.] And breathes a browner ...
36461	murmurer	[.] MUR'MURER, n. One who murmurs; one who complains sullenly; a grumbler.
36462	murmuring	[.] MUR'MURING, ppr. Uttering complaints in a low voice or sullen manner; grumbling; complaining.
36463	murmuringly	[.] MUR'MURINGLY, adv. With a low sound; with complaints.
36464	murmurous	[.] MUR'MUROUS, a. Exciting murmur or complaint.
36465	murr	[.] MURR, n. A catarrh. [Not in use.]
36466	murrain	[.] MURRAIN, n. mur'rin. [L. morior, to die.] [.] An infectious and fatal disease among cattle. Ex.9.
36467	murre	[.] MUR'RE, n. A kind of bird.
36468	murrey	[.] MUR'REY, a. [from the root of Moor, an African.] [.] Of a dark red color.
36469	murrhine	[.] MUR'RHINE, a. [L. murrhinus.] An epithet given to a delicate kind of ware or porcelain brought from the east; Pliny says from Carmania, now Kerman, in Persia.
36470	murrion	[.] MUR'RION, n. [L. murus, a wall. See Mural.] [.] A helmut; a casque; armor for the head; written also morion.
36471	musard	[.] MUS`ARD, n. A dreamer; one who is apt to be absent in mind.
36472	muscadel	[.] MUS'CADEL
36473	muscadine	[.] MUS'CADINE
36474	muscat	[.] MUSCAT'
36475	muscatel	[.] MUS'CATEL , a. [.] 1. An appellation given to a kind of rich wine, and to the grapes which produce it. The word is also used as a noun. [.] 2. A sweet pear.
36476	muscle	[.] MUS'CLE, n. [L. musculus, a muscle,and a little mouse.] [.] 1. In anatomy,the muscles are the organs of motion, consisting of fibers or bundles of fibers inclosed in a thin cellular membrane. The muscles are susceptible of contraction and relaxation, and in a healthy ...
36477	muscosity	[.] MUSCOS'ITY, n. Mossiness.
36478	muscovado	[.] MUSCOVA'DO, n. Unrefined sugar; the raw material from which loaf and lump sugar are procured by refining. Muscovado is obtained from the juice of the sugar cane by evaporation and draining off the liquid part called molasses. [.] [This word is used wither as a noun ...
36479	muscovy-duck	[.] MUS'COVY-DUCK, n. The musk-duck, Anas moschata.
36480	muscovy-glass	[.] MUS'COVY-GLASS, n. Mica, which see.
36481	muscular	[.] MUS'CULAR, a. [from muscle.] Pertaining to a muscle; as a muscular fiber. [.] 1. Performed by a muscle; as muscular motion. [.] 2. Strong; brawny; vigorous; as a muscular body or frame.
36482	muscularity	[.] MUSCULAR'ITY, n. The state of being muscular.
36483	musculite	[.] MUS'CULITE, n. A petrified muscle or shell.
36484	musculous	[.] MUS'CULOUS, a. [L. musculosus.] Full of muscles. [.] 1. Strong; brawny. [.] 2. Pertaining to a muscle or to muscles.
36485	muse	[.] MUSE, n. s as z. [L. musa.] [.] 1. Properly, song; but in usage, the deity or power of poetry. Hence poets in modern times, as in ancient, invoke the aid of the Muse or Muses, or in other words,the genius of poetry. [.] [.] Granville commands; your aid, O Muses, ...
36486	museful	[.] MU'SEFUL, a. Thinking deeply or closely; silently thoughtful. [.] [.] Full of museful mopings.
36487	museless	[.] MU'SELESS, a. Disregarding the power of poetry.
36488	muser	[.] MU'SER, n. One who thinks closely in silence, or one apt to be absent in mind.
36489	muset	[.] MU'SET, n. The place through which the hare goes to relief; a hunting term.
36490	museum	[.] MUSE'UM, n. [Gr. a place for the muses or for study.] [.] A house or apartment appropriated as a repository of things that have an immediate relation to the arts; a cabinet of curiosities.
36491	mush	[.] MUSH, n. The meal of maiz boiled in water.
36492	mushroom	[.] MUSH'ROOM, n. [.] 1. The common name of numerous cryptogamian plants of the natural order of Fungi. Some of them are esculent, others poisonous. Mushrooms grow on dunghills and in moist rich ground,and often spring up in a short time. [.] [.] The origin of man, ...
36493	mushroom-stone	[.] MUSH'ROOM-STONE, n. A fossil or stone that produces mushrooms; the Lyncurius.
36494	music	[.] MU'SIC, n. s as z. [L. musica.] [.] 1. Melody or harmony; any succession of sounds so modulated as to please the ear, or any combination of simultaneous sounds in accordance or harmony. Music is vocal or instrumental. Vocal music is the melody of a single voice, ...
36495	music-book	[.] MU'SIC-BOOK, n. A book containing tunes or songs for the voice or for instruments.
36496	music-master	[.] MU'SIC-M`ASTER, n. One who teaches music.
36497	musical	[.] MU'SICAL, a. Belonging to music; as musical proportion; a musical instrument. [.] 1. Producing music or agreeable sounds; as a musical voice. [.] 2. Melodious; harmonious; pleasing to the ear; as musical sounds or numbers.
36498	musically	[.] MU'SICALLY, adv. In a melodious or harmonious manner; with sweet sounds.
36499	musicalness	[.] MU'SICALNESS, n. The quality of being melodious or harmonious.
36500	musician	[.] MUSI'CIAN, n. A person skilled in the science of music, or one that sings or performs on instruments of music according to the rules of the art.
36501	musimon	[.] MUS'IMON, n. An animal esteemed a species of sheep, described by the ancients as common in Corsica, Sardinia and Barbary. Buffon considers it to be the sheep in a wild state.
36502	musing	[.] MU'SING, ppr. Meditating in silence. [.] MU'SING, n. Meditation; contemplation.
36503	musk	[.] MUSK, n. [L. muscus; Gr.musk, and moss.] A strong scented substance obtained from a cyst or bag near the navel of the Thibet musk [Moschus moschiferus,] an animal that inhabits the Asiatic Alps, especially the Altaic chain. This animal is a little more than three ...
36504	musk-seed	[.] MUSK'-SEED, n. A plant of the genus Hibiscus.
36505	musket	[.] MUSK'ET, n. [L. musca, a fly.] [.] 1. A species of fire-arms used in war, and fired by means of a lighted match. This manner of firing was in use as late as the civil war in England. But the proper musket is no longer in use. The name, however, in common speech, ...
36506	musketeer	[.] MUSKETEE'R, n. A soldier armed with a musket.
36507	musketoe	[.] MUSKE'TOE, n. [L. musca, a fly.] A small insect of the genus Culex, that is bred in water; a species of gnat that abounds in marshes and low lands, and whose sting is peculiarly painful and vexatious.
36508	musketoon	[.] MUSKETOON', n. A short thick musket, carrying five ounces of iron, or seven and a half of lead; the shortest kind of blunderbuss. [.] 1. One who is armed with a musketoon.
36509	muskiness	[.] MUSK'INESS, n. [from musk.] The scent of musk.
36510	muskmelon	[.] MUSK'MELON, n. [musk and melon.] A delicious species of melon; named probably from its fragrance.
36511	muskrat	[.] MUSK'RAT
36512	musky	[.] MUSK'Y, a. Having the odor of musk; fragrant.
36513	muslin	[.] MUS'LIN, n. s as z. A sort of fine cotton cloth, which bears a downy knot on its surface. [.] MUS'LIN, a. Made of muslin; as a muslin gown.
36514	muslinet	[.] MUSLINET', n. A sort of coarse cotton cloth.
36515	musmon	[.] MUS'MON
36516	musquash	...
36517	musrole	[.] MUS'ROLE, n. The nose band of a horse's bridle.
36518	muss	[.] MUSS, n. A scramble. [Not used.]
36519	mussel	[.] MUSSEL. [See Muscle.]
36520	mussite	[.] MUS'SITE, n. [from the valley of Mussa, in Piedmont.] [.] A variety of pyroxene of a greenish white color; otherwise called diopside.
36521	mussulman	[.] MUS'SULMAN, n. A Mohammedan or follower of Mohammed. The word, it is said, signifies in the Turkish language a true believer, or orthodox. It may be from Ar. eslam, salvation.
36522	mussulmanish	[.] MUS'SULMANISH, a. Mohammedan.
36523	must	[.] MUST, v.i. [.] 1. To be obliged; to be necessitated. It expresses both physical and moral necessity. A man must eat for nourishment, and he must sleep for refreshment. We must submit to the laws or be exposed to punishment. A bill in a legislative body must ...
36524	mustac	[.] MUS'TAC, n. A small tufted monkey.
36525	mustaches	[.] MUSTA'CHES, n. [Gr. the upper lip, and the hair growing on it.] Long hair on the upper lip.
36526	mustard	[.] MUS'TARD, n. A plant of the genus Sinapis,and its seed, which has a pungent taste and is a powerful stimulant. It is used externally in cataplasms, and internally as a diuretic and stimulant.
36527	mustee	[.] MUSTEE'
36528	musteline	[.] MUS'TELINE, a. [L. mustelinus, from mustela, a weasel.] [.] Pertaining to the weasel or animals of the genus Mustela; as a musteline color; the musteline genus.
36529	muster	[.] MUS'TER, v.t. [L. monstro, to show.] Properly, to collect troops for review, parade and exercise; but in general, to collect or assemble troops, persons or things. The officers muster their soldiers regularly; they muster all their forces. The philosopher musters ...
36530	muster-book	[.] MUS'TER-BOOK, n. A book in which forces are registered.
36531	muster-master	[.] MUS'TER-M`ASTER, n. One who takes an account of troops, and of their arms and other military apparatus. The chief officer of this kind is called muster-master-general.
36532	muster-roll	[.] MUS'TER-ROLL, n. A roll or register of the troops in each company, troop or regiment.
36533	mustily	[.] MUS'TILY, adv. [from musty.] Moldily; sourly.
36534	mustiness	[.] MUS'TINESS, n. The quality of being musty or sour; moldiness; damp foulness.
36535	musty	[.] MUS'TY, a. [from must.] Moldy; sour; foul and fetid; as a musty cask; musty corn or straw; musty books. [.] 1. State; spoiled by age. [.] [.] The proverb is somewhat musty. [.] 2. Having an ill flavor; as musty wine. [.] 3. Dull; heavy; spiritless. [.] [.] ...
36536	mutability	[.] MUTABIL'ITY, n. [L. mutabilitas, from mutabilis, muto, to change.] [.] 1. Changeableness; susceptibility of change; the quality of being subject to change or alteration, either in form, state or essential qualities. [.] [.] Plato confesses that the heavens and ...
36537	mutable	[.] MU'TABLE, a. [L. mutabilis, from muto, to change.] [.] 1. Subject to change; changeable; that may be altered in form, qualities or nature. Almost every thing we see on earth is mutable; substances are mutable in their form, and we all know by sad experience how mutable ...
36538	mutableness	[.] MU'TABLENESS, n. Changeableness; mutability; instability.
36539	mutation	[.] MUTA'TION, n. [L. mutatio.] The act or process of changing. [.] 1. Change; alteration, either in form or qualities. [.] [.] The vicissitude or mutations in the superior globe are no fit matter for this present argument.
36540	mute	[.] MUTE, a. [L. mutus.] [.] 1. Silent; not speaking; not uttering words, or not having the power of utterance; dumb. Mute may express temporary silence, or permanent inability to speak. [.] [.] To the mute my speech is lost. [.] In this phrase, it denotes unable ...
36541	mutely	[.] MU'TELY, adv. Silently; without uttering words or sounds.
36542	muteness	[.] MU'TENESS, n. Silence; forbearance of speaking.
36543	mutilate	[.] MU'TILATE, v.t. [L. mutilo, probably from the root of meto, to cut off.] [.] 1. To cut off a limb or essential part of an animal body. To cut off the hand or foot is to mutilate the body or the person. [.] 2. To cut or break off, or otherwise separate any important ...
36544	mutilated	[.] MU'TILATED, pp. Deprived of a limb or of an essential part. [.] MU'TILATED
36545	mutilating	[.] MU'TILATING, ppr. Retrenching a limb or an essential part.
36546	mutilation	[.] MUTILA'TION, n. [L. mutilatio.] The act of mutilating; deprivation of a limb or of an essential part. [.] 1. Mutilation is a term of very general import,applied to bodies, to statues, to buildings and to writings; but appropriately, it denotes the retrenchment of ...
36547	mutilator	[.] MU'TILATOR,n. One who mutilates.
36548	mutilous	[.] MU'TILOUS, a. Mutilated; defective; imperfect. [.] Mutine, a mutineer, and mutine, to mutiny, are not in use.
36549	mutineer	[.] MUTINE'ER, n. [See Mutiny.] One guilty of mutiny; a person in military or naval service, who rises in opposition to the authority of the officers, who openly resists the government of the army or navy, or attempts to destroy due subordination.
36550	muting	[.] MU'TING, n. The dung of fowls.
36551	mutinous	[.] MU'TINOUS, a. Turbulent; disposed to resist the authority of laws and regulations in an army or navy, or openly resisting such authority. [.] 1. Seditious. [See Mutiny.]
36552	mutinously	[.] MU'TINOUSLY, adv. In a manner or with intent to oppose lawful authority or due subordination in military or naval service.
36553	mutinousness	[.] MU'TINOUSNESS, n. The state of being mutinous; opposition to lawful authority among military men.
36554	mutiny	[.] MU'TINY, n. [L. muto, to change.] An insurrection of soldiers or seamen against the authority of their commanders; open resistance of officers or opposition to their authority. A mutiny is properly the act of numbers, but by statutes and orders for governing the army ...
36555	mutter	[.] MUT'TER, v.i. [L. mutio, muttio, and musso,mussito; allied perhaps to muse, which see.] [.] 1. To utter words with a low voice and compressed lips, with sullenness or in complaint; to grumble; to murmur. [.] [.] Meantime your filthy foreigner will stare, [.] [.] ...
36556	muttered	[.] MUT'TERED, pp. Uttered in a low murmuring voice.
36557	mutterer	[.] MUT'TERER, n. A grumbler; one that mutters.
36558	muttering	[.] MUT'TERING, ppr. Uttering with a low murmuring voice; grumbling; murmuring.
36559	mutteringly	[.] MUT'TERINGLY, adv. With a low voice; without distinct articulation.
36560	mutton	[.] MUTTON, n. [.] 1. The flesh of sheep, raw or dressed for food. [.] 2. A sheep. [But this sense is now obsolete or ludicrous.]
36561	muttonfist	[.] MUT'TONFIST, n. A large red brawny hand.
36562	mutual	[.] MU'TUAL, a. [L. mutuus, from muto, to change.] [.] Reciprocal; interchanged , each acting in return or correspondence to the other; given and received. Mutual love is that which is entertained by two persons each for the other; mutual advantage is that which is conferred ...
36563	mutuality	[.] MUTUAL'ITY, n. Reciprocation; interchange.
36564	mutually	[.] MU'TUALLY, adv. Reciprocally, in the manner of giving and receiving. [.] [.] The tongue and the pen mutually assist one another. [.] [Note-Mutual and mutually properly refer to two persons or their intercourse; but they may be and often are applied to numbers acting ...
36565	mutuation	[.] MUTUA'TION, n. [L.mutuatio.] The act of borrowing. [Little used.]
36566	mutule	[.] MU'TULE, n. In architecture, a square modillion under the cornice. In French, it is rendered a corbel or bracket.
36567	muzzle	[.] MUZ'ZLE, n. [.] 1. The mouth of a thing; the extreme or end for entrance or discharge; applied chiefly to the end of a tube, as the open end of a common fusee or pistol,or of a bellows. [.] 2. A fastening for the mouth which hinders from biting. [.] [.] With ...
36568	muzzle-ring	[.] MUZZLE-RING, n. The metalline ring or circle that surrounds the mouth of a cannon or other piece.
36569	my	[.] MY, pronoun. adj. [contracted from migen, mine. Me was originally mig, and the adjective migen. So in L. meus. See Mine.] [.] Belonging to me; as, this is my book. Formerly, mine was used before a vowel, and my before a consonant; my is now used before both. We say, ...
36570	mynheer	[.] MYNHEE'R, n. A Dutchman.
36571	myographical	[.] MYOGRAPH'ICAL, a. [See Myography.] [.] Pertaining to a description of the muscles.
36572	myographist	[.] MYOG'RAPHIST, n. One who describes the muscles of animals.
36573	myography	[.] MYOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. a muscle, and to describe.] A description of the muscles of the body.
36574	myological	[.] MYOLOG'ICAL, a. [See Myology.] [.] Pertaining to the description and doctrine of the muscles.
36575	myology	[.] MYOL'OGY, n. [Gr. muscle, and discourse.] [.] A description of the muscles, or the doctrine of the muscles of the human body.
36576	myope	[.] MY'OPE, n. [Gr. to shut, and the eye.] A short-sighted person.
36577	myopy	[.] MY'OPY, n. Short-sightedness.
36578	myriad	[.] MYR'IAD, n. [Gr. extreme, innumerable.] [.] 1. The number of ten thousand. [.] 2. An immense number, indefinitely.
36579	myriameter	[.] MYRIAM'ETER, n. [Gr. ten thousand, and measure.] [.] In the new system of French measures, the length of ten thousand meters, equal to two mean leagues of the ancient measure.
36580	myriarch	[.] MYR'IARCH, n. [Gr. ten thousand, and chief.] [.] A captain or commander of ten thousand men.
36581	myriare	[.] MYR'IARE, [Gr. are; L. area.] A French linear measure of ten thousand areas, or 100,000 square meters.
36582	myricin	[.] MYR'ICIN, n. The substance which remains after bees-wax, or the wax of the myrica cordifolia, has been digested in alcohol.
36583	myrioliter	[.] MYRIOL'ITER, n. [Gr. a pound.] A French measure of capacity containing ten thousand liters, or 610,280 cubic inches.
36584	myrmidon	...
36585	myrobalan	[.] MYROB'ALAN, n. [L. myrobolanum; Gr. unguent, and a nut.] [.] A dried fruit of the plum kind brought from the East Indies, of which there are several kinds, all slightly purgative and astringent, but not now used in medicine.
36586	myropolist	[.] MYROP'OLIST, n. [Gr. unguent, and to sell.] [.] One that sells unguents. [Little used.]
36587	myrrh	[.] MYRRH, n. mer. [L. myrrha.] A gum-resin that comes in the form of drops or globules of various colors and sizes, of a pretty strong but agreeable smell, and of a bitter taste. It is imported from Egypt, but chiefly from the southern or eastern parts of Arabia; from ...
36588	myrrhine	[.] MYR'RHINE, a. [L. myrrhinus.] Made of the myrrhine stone. [See Murrine.]
36589	myrtiform	[.] MYR'TIFORM, a. [L. myrtus, myrtle, and form.] [.] Resembling myrtle or myrtle berries.
36590	myrtle	[.] MYR'TLE, n. [L. myrtus.] A plant of the genus Myrtus, of several species. The common myrtle rises with a shrubby upright stem, eight or ten feet high. Its branches form a close full head, closely garnished with oval lanceolate leaves. It has numerous small, pale ...
36591	myrus	[.] MY'RUS, n. A species of sea-serpent, of the anguilliform kind.
36592	myself	[.] MYSELF', pron. A compound of my and self, used after I, to express emphasis, marking emphatically the distinction between the speaker and another person; as, I myself will do it; I have done it myself. [.] 1. In the objective case, the reciprocal of I. I ...
36593	mystagogue	[.] MYSTAGOGUE, n. mys'tagog. [Gr. one initiated in mysteries, and a leader.] [.] 1. One who interprets mysteries. [.] 2. One that keeps church relics and shows them to strangers.
36594	mysterial	[.] MYSTE'RIAL, a. Containing a mystery or enigma.
36595	mysteriarch	[.] MYSTE'RIARCH, n. [Gr. mystery, and chief.] [.] One presiding over mysteries.
36596	mysterious	[.] MYSTE'RIOUS, a. [See Mystery.] Obscure; hid from the understanding; not clearly understood. The birth and connections of the man with the iron mask in France are mysterious, and have never been explained. [.] 1. In religion, obscure; secret; not revealed or explained; ...
36597	mysteriously	[.] MYSTE'RIOUSLY, adv. Obscurely; enigmatically. [.] 1. In a manner wonderfully obscure and unintelligible.
36598	mysteriousness	[.] MYSTE'RIOUSNESS, n. Obscurity; the quality of being hid from the understanding, and calculated to excite curiosity or wonder. [.] 1. Artful perplexity.
36599	mystery	[.] MYS'TERY, n. [L. mysterium; Gr. a secret. This word in Greek is rendered also murium latibulum; but probably both senses are from that of hiding or shutting; Gr. to shut, to conceal. [.] 1. A profound secret; something wholly unknown or something kept cautiously ...
36600	mystic	[.] MYS'TIC
36601	mystical	[.] MYS'TICAL, a. [L.mysticus.] Obscure; hid; secret. [.] 1. Sacredly obscure or secret; remote from human comprehension. [.] [.] God hath revealed a way mystical and supernatural. [.] 2. Involving some secret meaning; allegorical; emblematical; as mystic dance; ...
36602	mystically	[.] MYS'TICALLY, adv. In a manner or by an act implying a secret meaning.
36603	mysticalness	[.] MYS'TICALNESS, n. The quality of being mystical, or of involving some secret meaning.
36604	mysticism	[.] MYS'TICISM, n. Obscurity of doctrine. [.] 1. The doctrine of the Mystics, who profess a pure, sublime and perfect devotion, wholly disinterested, and maintain that they hold immediate intercourse with the divine Spirit.
36605	mystics	[.] MYS'TICS, n. A religious sect who profess to have direct intercourse with the Spirit of God.
36606	mythic	[.] MYTH'IC, a. [from Gr. a fable.] Fabulous.
36607	mythological	[.] MYTHOLOG'ICAL, a. [See Mythology.] [.] Relating to mythology; fabulous.
36608	mythologically	[.] MYTHOLOG'ICALLY, adv. In a way suited to the system of fables.
36609	mythologist	[.] MYTHOL'OGIST, n. One versed in mythology; one who writes on mythology, or explains the fables of the ancient pagans.
36610	mythologize	[.] MYTHOL'OGIZE, v.i. To relate or explain the fabulous history of the heathen.
36611	mythology	[.] MYTHOL'OGY,n. [Gr. a fable, and discourse.] A system of fables or fabulous opinions and doctrines respecting the deities which heathen nations have supposed to preside over the world or to influence the affairs of it.
36612	mytilite	[.] MYT'ILITE, n. [Gr. a kind of shell.] [.] In geology, a petrified muscle or shell of the genus Mytilus.
36613	n	[.] N is the fourteenth letter of the English Alphabet, and an articulation formed by placing the end of the tongue against the root of the upper teeth. It is an imperfect mute or semi-vowel, and a nasal letter; the articulation being accompanied with a sound through the ...
36614	nab	[.] NAB, n. The summit of a mountain or rock. [.] NAB, v.t. To catch suddenly; to seize by a sudden grasp or thrust; a word little used and only in low language.
36615	nabob	[.] NABOB, n. [.] 1. A deputy or prince in India, subordinate to the Subahs; hence, [.] 2. A man of great wealth.
36616	nacreous	[.] NACREOUS, a. [see Naker.] Having a pearly luster.
36617	nacrite	[.] NACRITE, n. [See Naker.] A rare mineral, called also talckite, consisting of scaly parts; glimmering, pearly, friable, with a greasy feel; the color, a greenish white.
36618	nactareous	[.] NACTAREOUS, a. Resembling nectar; very sweet and pleasant. [.] [.] The juice nectareous and the balmy dew.
36619	nadir	[.] NADIR, n. [.] 1. Natara, to be like, proportional, corresponding to, opposite. [.] 2. That point of the heavens or lower hemisphere directly opposite to the zenith; the point directly under the place where we stand.
36620	nadle-stein	[.] NADLE-STEIN, n. Needle-stone; rutile.
36621	naeve	[.] NAEVE, n. A spot.
36622	nafe	[.] NAFE, n. A kind of tufted sea-fowl.
36623	naff	[.] NAFF, n. A kind of tufted sea-fowl.
36624	nag	[.] NAG, n. [.] 1. A small horse; a horse in general, or rather a sprightly horse. [.] [.] 2. A paramour; in contempt.
36625	naiad	[.] NAIAD, n. To flow. [.] 1. In mythology, a water nymph; a deity that presides over rivers and springs.
36626	naid	[.] NAID, n. To flow
36627	nail	[.] NAIL, n. If the word was originally applied to a claw or talon, the primary sense may be to catch, or it may be a shoot. [.] 1. The claw or talon of a fowl or other animal. [.] 2. The horny substance growing at the end of the human fingers and toes. [.] 3. A small ...
36628	nailed	[.] NAILED, pp. Fastened with nails; studded.
36629	nailer	[.] NAILER, n. One whose occupation is to make nails.
36630	nailery	[.] NAILERY, n. A manufactory where nails are made.
36631	nailing	[.] NAILING,ppr. Fastening with nails; studding.
36632	naively	[.] NAIVELY, adv. With native or unaffected simplicity.
36633	naivete	[.] NAIVETE, n. Native simplicity; unaffected plainness or ingenuousness.
36634	naivty	[.] NAIVTY, n. Native simplicity; unaffected plainness or ingenuousness.
36635	naked	[.] NAKED, a. Open, discovered, to strip. [.] 1. Not covered; bare; having no clothes on; as a naked body or a naked limb. [.] 2. Unarmed; defenseless; open; exposed; having no means of defense or protection against an enemys attack, or against other injury. [.] [.] Behold ...
36636	nakedly	[.] NAKEDLY, adv. [.] 1. Without covering. [.] 2. Simply ;barely ;merely; in the abstract. [.] 3. Evidently.
36637	nakedness	[.] NAKEDNESS, n. [.] 1. Want of covering or clothing; nudity; bareness. [.] 2. Want of means of defense. [.] [.] Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land are ye come. Gen 42. [.] 3. Plainness; openness to view. [.] To uncover nakedness, in Scripture, ...
36638	naker	[.] NAKER, n. Mother of pearl; the white substance which constitutes the interior surface of a shell producing a pearl.
36639	nall	[.] NALL, n. An awl, such as collar-makers or shoe-makers use.
36640	name	[.] NAME, n. [.] 1. That by which a thing is called; the sound or combination of sounds used to express an idea, or any material substance, quality or act; an appellation attached to a thing by customary use, by which it may be vocally distinguished from other things. ...
36641	named	[.] NAMED, pp. Called; denominated; designated by name.
36642	nameless	[.] NAMELESS, a. [.] 1. Without a name; not distinguished by an appellation; as a nameless star. [.] 2. He or that whose name is not known or mentioned.
36643	namely	[.] NAMELY, adv. To mention by name; particularly. [.] [.] For the excellency of the soul, namely, its power of divining in dreams; that several such divinations have been made, none can question.
36644	namer	[.] NAMER, n. One that names or calls by name.
36645	namesake	[.] NAMESAKE, n. One that has the same name as another.
36646	naming	[.] NAMING, ppr. Calling; nominating; mentioning.
36647	nan	[.] NAN, a Welsh word signifying what, used as an interrogative. [This word has been extensively used within my memory by the common people of New England.]
36648	nankeen	[.] NANKEEN, n. [Nankin a Chinese word.] A species of cotton cloth of a firm texture, from China, now imitated by the manufacturers in Great Britain.
36649	nap	[.] NAP, n. To lean, that is, to nod. [.] 1. A short sleep or slumber. [.] NAP, v. I. [.] 1. To have a short sleep; to be drowsy. [.] 2. To be in a careless, secure state. [.] NAP, n. [.] 1. The woolly or villous substance on the surface of cloth. [.] 2. ...
36650	nape	[.] NAPE, n. A knob; to be hard or callous, whence a callus. [.] 1. The prominent joint of the neck behind.
36651	napery	[.] NAPERY, n. Linen for the table; table cloths or linen cloth in general.
36652	naphew	[.] NAPHEW, n. [a turnep;a knob] A plant.
36653	naphtha	[.] NAPHTHA, n. [from nafata, to push out, as pustules, to throw out, to boil, to be angry. In Ambaric, neft or nepht, from this sense, signifies a gun or musket.] [.] 1. An inflammable mineral substance of the bituminous kind, of a light brown or yellowish color, sharp ...
36654	naphthaline	[.] NAPHTHALINE, n. A peculiar crystalizable substance, deposited from naphtha distilled from coal tar, consisting of hydrogen and carbon.
36655	napkin	[.] NAPKIN, n. [nape, cloth; of which napkin is a diminutive.] [.] 1. A cloth used for wiping the hands; a towel. [.] 2. A handkerchief.
36656	napless	[.] NAPLESS, a. Without nap; threadbare.
36657	nappal	[.] NAPPAL, n. Soap rock.
36658	nappiness	[.] NAPPINESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of being sleepy or inclined to take naps. [.] 2. The quality of having a nap; abundance of nap; as on cloth.
36659	nappy	[.] NAPPY, frothy; spumy; as nappy beer.
36660	naptaking	[.] NAPTAKING, a. Taking naps. [.] NAPTAKING, n. A taking by surprise, as when one is not on his guard; unexpected onset when one is unprepared.
36661	narcissus	[.] NARCISSUS, n. In botany, the daffodil, a genus of plants of several species. They are of the bulbous rooted tribe, perennial in root, but with annual leaves and flower stalks.
36662	narcotic	[.] NARCOTIC, n. A medicine which stupefies the senses and renders insensible to pain; hence, a medicine which induces sleep; a soporific; and opiate.
36663	narcotically	[.] NARCOTICALLY, adv. By producing torpor or drowsiness.
36664	narcoticness	[.] NARCOTICNESS, n. The quality of inducing sleep or removing pain.
36665	narcotine	[.] NARCOTINE, n. The pure narcotic principle of opium.
36666	nard	[.] NARD, n. [.] 1. A plant usually called spikenard, spica nardi; highly valued by the ancients, both as an article of luxury and of medicine. It is an odorous or aromatic plant. [.] 2. An unguent prepared from the plant.
36667	nardine	[.] NARDINE, a. Pertaining to nard; having the qualities of spikenard.
36668	nare	[.] NARE, n. The nostril.
36669	narrable	[.] NARRABLE, a. That may be related, told, or narrated.
36670	narrate	[.] NARRATE, v.t. [.] 1. To tell, rehearse or recite, as a story; to relate the particulars of any event or transaction , or any series of incidents. [.] 2. To write, as the particulars of a story or history, We never say, to narrate a sentence, a sermon or an oration, ...
36671	narrated	[.] NARRATED, pp. Related; told.
36672	narrating	[.] NARRATING, ppr. Relating; telling; reciting.
36673	narration	[.] NARRATION, n. [.] 1. The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; rehearsal; recital. [.] 2. Relation; story; history; the relation in words or writing, of the particulars of any transaction or event,, or of any series of transactions or events. [.] 3. ...
36674	narrative	...
36675	narratively	[.] NARRATIVELY, adv. By way of narration, story, or recital.
36676	narrator	[.] NARRATOR, n. One that narrates; one that relates a series of events or transactions.
36677	narratory	[.] NARRATORY, a. Giving an account of events.
36678	narrow	[.] NARROW, a. I suspect this word and near to be contracted by the loss of g, nig, narrow, strait; nigiaw, to narrow; for the D. has naauw, narrow, close, G. with a prefix. In this case, the word belongs to the root of nigh; to approach. [.] 1. Of little breadth; not ...
36679	narrowed	[.] NARROWED, pp. Contracted; made less wide.
36680	narrowing	[.] NARROWING,ppr. Contracting; making less broad.
36681	narrowings	[.] NARROWINGS, n. The part of a stocking which is narrowed.
36682	narrowly	[.] NARROWLY, adv. [.] 1. With little breadth. [.] 2. Contractedly; without much extent. [.] 3. Closely; accurately; with minute scrutiny; as, to look or watch narrowly; to search narrowly. [.] 4. Nearly; within a little; by a small distance; as, he narrowly escaped. [.] 5. ...
36683	narrowness	[.] NARROWNESS, n. [.] 1. Smallness of breadth or distance from side to side; as the narrowness of cloth, of a street or highway, of a stream or sea. [.] 2. Smallness of extent; contractedness; as the narrowness of capacity or comprehension; narrowness of knowledge ...
36684	narrows	[.] NARROWS, n. A strait; a narrow passage through a mountain, or a narrow channel of water between one sea or lake and another; a sound. It is usually in the plural, but sometimes in the singular.
36685	narwal	[.] NARWAL, n. The Monodon monoceros, a cetaceous animal found in the northern seas, which grows to twenty feet in length. The spiracle of this animal is on the anterior part of the skull. When young it has two teeth or horns, but when old it has but one, which projects ...
36686	nas	[.] NAS, for ne has, has not.
36687	nasal	[.] NASAL, a. Pertaining to the nose; formed or affected by the nose; as a nasal sound; a nasal letter. [.] NASAL, n. [.] 1. A letter whose sound is affected by the nose. [.] 2. A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine.
36688	nascal	[.] NASCAL, n. [.] 1. A kind of medicated pessary. [.] 2. Pessary made of wool or cotton, to raise the nose when compressed.
36689	nascent	[.] NASCENT, a. [to be born] beginning to exist or to grow; coming into being.
36690	naseberry	[.] NASEBERRY, n. The naseberry tree is a species of the genus Sloanea.
36691	nasicornous	[.] NASICORNOUS, a. Having a horn growing on the nose.
36692	nastily	[.] NASTILY, adv. [.] 1. In a nasty manner; filthily; dirtily. [.] 2. Obscenely.
36693	nastiness	[.] NASTINESS, n. [.] 1. Extreme filthiness; dirtiness; filth. [.] 2. Obscenity; ribaldry.
36694	nasturtion	[.] NASTURTION, n. A plant of the genus Tropaeolum; Indian cresses.
36695	nasty	[.] NASTY, a. [.] 1. Disgustingly filthy; very dirty, foul or defiled; nauseous. [.] 2. Obscene.
36696	nasus	[.] NASUS, n. A fresh water fish, about nine inches in length, resembling the chub. It is found in the Danube, Rhine and other large rivers of Germany.
36697	natal	[.] NATAL, a. Pertaining to birth. The natal day is the day of birth or nativity. So we say, natal hour; natal place.
36698	natalitial	[.] NATALITIAL, a. Pertaining to ones birth or birth day, or consecrated to ones activity.
36699	natalitious	[.] NATALITIOUS, a. Pertaining to ones birth or birth day, or consecrated to ones nativity.
36700	natant	[.] NATANT, a. In botany, swimming; floating on the surface of water; as the leaf of an aquatic plant.
36701	natation	[.] NATATION, n. A swimming; the act of floating on the water
36702	natatory	[.] NATATORY, a. Enabling to swim.
36703	natch	[.] NATCH, n. The part of an ox between the loins, near the rump.
36704	nathless	[.] NATHLESS, adv. Nevertheless; not the less; notwithstanding.
36705	nathmore	[.] NATHMORE, adv. Not the more; never the more.
36706	nation	[.] NATION, n. [to be born] [.] 1. A body of people inhabiting the same country, or united under the same sovereign or government; as the English nation; the French nation. It often happens that many nations are subject to one government; in which case, the word nation ...
36707	national	[.] NATIONAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to a nation; as national customs, dress or language. [.] 2. Public; general; common to a nation; as a national calamity. [.] 3. Attached or unduly attached to ones own country. The writer manifested much national prejudice. He ...
36708	nationality	[.] NATIONALITY, n. National character; also, the quality of being national, or strongly attached to ones own nation.
36709	nationalize	[.] NATIONALIZE, v.t. To make national; to give to one the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar attachments which belong to citizens of the same nation.
36710	nationally	[.] NATIONALLY, adv. In regard to the nation; as a whole nation. [.] [.] The jews-bing nationally espoused to God by covenant.
36711	native	[.] NATIVE, a. [.] 1. Produced by nature; original; born with the being; natural; not acquired; as native genius; native affections; a native talent or disposition; native cheerfulness; native simplicity. [.] 2. Produced by nature; not factitious or artificial; as ...
36712	natively	[.] NATIVELY, adv. By birth, naturally; originally.
36713	nativeness	[.] NATIVENESS, n. State of being produced by nature.
36714	nativity	[.] NATIVITY, n. [.] 1. Birth; the coming into life or the world. The feast of Christmas is observed in memory of Christs nativity. [.] 2. Time, place and manner of birth; as, to calculate ones nativity. [.] 3. State or place of being produced. [.] [.] These, ...
36715	natka	[.] NATKA, n. A bird, a species of shrike.
36716	natrolite	[.] NATROLITE, n. A variety of mesotype or zeolite, so called by Klaproth on account of the great quantity of soda it contains.
36717	natron	[.] NATRON, n. Native carbonate of soda, or mineral alkali. [See niter]
36718	natural	[.] NATURAL, a. [to be born or produced] [.] 1. Pertaining to nature; produced or effected by nature, or by the laws of growth, formation or motion impressed on bodies or beings by divine power. Thus we speak of the natural growth of animals or plants; the natural motion ...
36719	naturalism	[.] NATURALISM, n. Mere state of nature.
36720	naturalist	[.] NATURALIST, n. One that studies natural history and philosophy or physics; one that is versed in natural history or philosophy. It is more generally applied to one that is versed in natural history.
36721	naturalization	[.] NATURALIZATION, n. [See Naturalize] The act of investing an alien with the rights and privileges of a native subject or citizen. Naturalization in Great Britain is only by act of parliament. In the United States, it is by act of Congress, vesting certain tribunals ...
36722	naturalize	[.] NATURALIZE, v.t. [from natural, nature.] [.] 1. To confer on an alien the rights and privileges of a native subject or citizen; to adopt foreigners into a nation or state, and place them in the condition of natural born subjects. [.] 2. To make natural; to render ...
36723	naturalized	[.] NATURALIZED, pp. Invested with the privileges of natives; rendered easy and familiar; adapted to a climate; acclimated; received as native.
36724	naturalizing	[.] NATURALIZING, ppr. Vesting with the rights of native subjects; making easy; acclimating; adopting.
36725	naturally	[.] NATURALLY, adv. [.] 1. According to nature; by the force or impulse of nature; not by art or habit. We are naturally prone to evil. [.] 2. According to nature; without affectation; with just representation; according to life. [.] 3. According to the usual course ...
36726	naturalness	[.] NATURALNESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being given or produced by nature; as the naturalness of desire. [.] 2. Conformity to nature, or to truth and reality; not affectation ; as the naturalness of the eyebrows.
36727	naturals	[.] NATURALS, n. plu. Among physicians, whatever belongs naturally to an animal; opposed to non-naturals. [ It may perhaps be sometimes used in the singular.]
36728	nature	[.] NATURE, n. [L. from nature, born, produced,] [.] 1. In a general sense, whatever is made or produced; a word that comprehends all the works of God; the universe. Of a phoenix we say, there is no such thing in nature. [.] [.] And look through nature up to natures ...
36729	naturist	[.] NATURIST, n. One who ascribes every thing t nature.
36730	naturity	[.] NATURITY, n. The quality or state of being produced by nature. [ A very bad word and not used.]
36731	naufrage	[.] NAUFRAGE, n. [L. A ship, and to break See wreck, which is from the same root, break] Shipwreck. [Not in use]
36732	naufragous	[.] NAUFRAGOUS, a. Causing shipwreck. [Little used]
36733	naught	[.] NAUGHT, n. Nothing. [.] [.] Doth Job serve God for naught? Job 1. [.] [.] Thou sellest thy people for naught. Psalm 44. [.] To set at naught, to slight, to disregard or despise. [.] [.] Ye have set at naught all my counsel. Proverbs 1. [.] NAUGHT, adv. ...
36734	naughtily	[.] NAUGHTILY, adv. nautily. Wickedly; corruptly.
36735	naughtiness	[.] NAUGHTINESS, n. Nautiness. [.] 1. Badness; wickedness; evil principle or purpose. [.] [.] I know thy pride and the naughtiness of thy heart. 1 Samuel 17. [.] 2. Slight wickedness of children; perverseness; mischievousness. [.] , a. Nauty. [.] 1. Wicked; corrupt. ...
36736	naulage	[.] NAULAGE, n. The freight of passengers in a ship.
36737	naumachy	[.] NAUMACHY, n. [.] 1. Among the ancient Romans, a show or spectacle representing a sea-fight. [.] 2. The place where these shows were exhibited.
36738	nausea	[.] NAUSEA, n. Originally and properly, sea-sickness; hence, any similar sickness of the stomach, accompanied with a propensity to vomit; qualm; loathing; squeamishness of the stomach.
36739	nauseate	[.] NAUSEATE, v.t. [.] 1. To lothe; to reject with disgust. [.] [.] The patient nauseates and lothes wholesome foods. [.] [.] Old age, with silent pace, comes creeping on, Nauseates the praise which in her youth she won. [.] 2. To affect with disgust.
36740	nauseous	[.] NAUSEOUS, a. Lothesome; disgustful; disgusting; regarded with abhorrence; as a nauseous drug or medicine.
36741	nauseously	[.] NAUSEOUSLY, adv. Lothesomely; disgustfully.
36742	nauseousness	[.] NAUSEOUSNESS, n. Lothesomeness; quality of exciting disgust; as the nauseousness of a drug or medicine. [.] [.] The nauseousness of such company disgusts a reasonable man.
36743	nautic	[.] NAUTIC, a. [L. A seaman, a ship, See Navy] Pertaining to seamen or navigation; as nautical skill; a nautical almanack.
36744	nautical	[.] NAUTICAL, a. [L. A seaman, a ship, See Navy] Pertaining to seamen or navigation; as nautical skill; a nautical almanack.
36745	nautilite	[.] NAUTILITE, n. A fossil nautilus.
36746	nautilus	[.] NAUTILUS, n. [L.,Gr. A ship] A genus of marine animals, whose shell consists of one spiral valve divided into several apartments by partitions. There are many species. This animal, when it sails, extends two of its arms, and between these supports a membrane that ...
36747	naval	[.] NAVAL, a. [L. Gr. A ship] [.] 1. Consisting of ships; as a naval force or armament. [.] 2. Pertaining to ships; as naval stores.
36748	navals	[.] NAVALS, n. Naval affairs. [Not used]
36749	navarch	[.] NAVARCH, n. In ancient Greece, the commander of a fleet.
36750	navarchy	[.] NAVARCHY, n. [from L. And admiral.] Knowledge of managing ships.
36751	nave	[.] NAVE, n. [.] 1. The thick piece of timber in the center of a wheel, in which the spokes are inserted; called also the hob. [.] 2. The middle or body of a church extending from the balluster or rail of the door, to the chief choir.
36752	navel	[.] NAVEL, n. The center of the lower part of the abdomen, or the point where the umbilical cord passes out of the fetus. The umbilical cord is a collection of vessels by which the fetus of an animal communicates with the parent by means of the placenta, to which it is ...
36753	navel-gall	[.] NAVEL-GALL, n. A bruise on the top of the chine of the back of a horse, behind the saddle.
36754	navel-string	[.] NAVEL-STRING, n. The umbilical cord. [See navel]
36755	navel-wort	[.] NAVEL-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Cotyledon. It has the appearance of houseleek.
36756	navew	[.] NAVEW, n. A plant of the genus Brassica. It has a spindle-shaped root, less than the turnep.
36757	navicular	[.] NAVICULAR, a. [L., a little ship] [.] 1. Relating to small ships or boats. [.] 2. Shaped like a boat; cymbiform. The navicular bone is the scaphoid bone of the wrist.
36758	navigable	[.] NAVIGABLE, a. [L. From navigo, to sail, from navis, a ship] To pass on water in ships; to sail. [.] [.] The Phoenicians navigated to the extremities of the Western ocean.
36759	navigate	[.] NAVIGATE, v.t. [.] 1. To pass over in ships; to sail on ; as to navigate the Atlantic. [.] 2. To steer, direct or manage in sailing; as, to navigate a ship.
36760	navigation	[.] NAVIGATION, ppr. Passing on or over in sailing; steering and managing in sailing. [.] NAVIGATION, n. [.] 1. The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels. [.] 2. The art of conducting ships or vessels from one place to another. ...
36761	navigator	[.] NAVIGATOR, n. One that navigates or sails; chiefly, one who directs the course of a ship, or one who is skillful in the art of navigation. We say, a bold navigator, an experienced navigator, an able navigator.
36762	navy	[.] NAVY, n. [Gr. From to swim. To swim then is to move up and down.] [.] 1. A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company. [.] [.] The navy of Hiram brought gold from Ophir. 1 Kings 10. [.] 2. The whole of the ships of war belonging ...
36763	nawl	[.] NAWL, n. An awl. [Not in use]
36764	nay	[.] NAY, adv. [a contracted word, to deny] [.] 1. No; a word that expresses negation. [.] [.] I tell you nay, but except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Luke 13. [.] 2. It expresses also refusal. [.] [.] He that will not when he may, When he would he shall ...
36765	nayward	[.] NAYWARD, n. Tendency to denial. [Not used]
36766	nayword	[.] NAYWORD, n. A by-word; a proverbial reproach; a watch-word.
36767	nazarite	[.] NAZARITE, n. A jew who professed extraordinary purity of life and devotion.
36768	nazaritism	[.] NAZARITISM, n. The doctrines of practice of the Nazarites.
36769	ne	[.] NE, not, is obsolete. We find it in early English writers, prefixed to other words; as nill, for ne will, will not; nas, for ne has, has not; nis for ne is, is not.
36770	neaf	[.] NEAF, n. The fist.
36771	neal	[.] NEAL, v.t. To temper and reduce to a due consistence by heat. But neal is now rarely used. [See Anneal] [.] NEAL, v.i. To be tempered by heat. [Little used] [See Anneal]
36772	neap	[.] NEAP, n. [This word may belong to the root of neb, nib; nose] The tongue or pole of a cart, sled or wagon. [.] NEAP, a. [to incline, to fall] The neap tides are those which happen in the middle of the second and fourth quarters of the moon. They are low tides, ...
36773	neap-tide	[.] NEAP-TIDE, n. Low tide. [See Neap.]
36774	neaped	[.] NEAPED, BENEAPED, a. Left aground. A ship is said to be neaped, when left aground, particularly on the height of a spring tide, so that she will not float till the return of the next spring tide.
36775	neapolitan	[.] NEAPOLITAN, a. Belonging to Naples, in Italy.
36776	near	[.] NEAR, a. [This seems to be a contracted word, from nigher, the comparative of neh, nih or nieh; strait, narrow; to narrow] [.] 1. Nigh; not far distant in place, time or degree. Regularly, near should be followed by to, but this is often omitted. We say, a house ...
36777	nearest	[.] NEAREST, a. Shortest; most direct; as the nearest way to London. So we use nearer for shorter. [The use of these words is not correct, but very common.]
36778	nearly	[.] NEARLY, adv. [.] 1. At no great distance; not remotely. [.] 2. Closely; as two persons nearly related or allied. [.] 3. Intimately; pressingly; with a close relation to ones interest or happiness. It nearly concerns us to preserve peace with our neighbor. [.] 4. ...
36779	nearness	[.] NEARNESS, n. [.] 1. Closeness; small distance. The nearness of a place to a market enhances the value of lands. [.] 2. Close alliance by blood; propinquity; as the nearness of brothers and sisters, parents and children. [.] 3. Close union by affection; intimacy ...
36780	neat	[.] NEAT, n. [Neat coincides with the root of need in elements, and if connected with it, the sense is a herd or collection, from crowding, pressing; but this is doubtful.] [.] 1. Cattle of the bovine genus, as bulls, oxen and cows. In America, this word is used in composition, ...
36781	neatherd	[.] NEATHERD, n. A person who has the care of cattle; a cow-keeper.
36782	neatly	[.] NEATLY, adv. [.] 1. With neatness; in a neat manner; in a cleanly manner; as a garment neatly washed. [.] 2. With good taste; without tawdry ornaments; as a lady neatly dressed. [.] 3. Nicely; handsomely; as a vessel neatly gilt.
36783	neatness	[.] NEATNESS, n. [.] 1. Exact cleanliness; entire freedom from foul matter; as the neatness of a floor or of a garment. [.] 2. Purity; freedom from ill chosen words; as the neatness of style. [.] 3. Freedom from useless or tawdry ornaments; with good adjustment of ...
36784	neatress	[.] NEATRESS, n. [from neat, cattle] A female who takes care of cattle. [ Not used in the United States]
36785	neb	[.] NEB, n. [G. In the different dialects, it signifies a bill, beak, the nose, or the face, from extending or shooting. It is also written nib.] The nose; the beak of a fowl; the bill; the mouth.
36786	nebulab	[.] NEBULAB, n. [fog, mist; Probably the primary sense is thick or mixed.] [.] 1. A dark spot, a film in the eye, or a slight opacity of the cornea. [.] 2. In astronomy, a cluster of fixed stars, not distinguishable from each other or scarcely visible to the naked eye, ...
36787	nebule	[.] NEBULE, n . [fog, mist; Probably the primary sense is thick or mixed.] [.] 1. A dark spot, a film in the eye, or a slight opacity of the cornea. [.] 2. In astronomy, a cluster of fixed stars, not distinguishable from each other or scarcely visible to the naked eye, ...
36788	nebulosity	[.] NEBULOSITY, n. [from nebulous.] The state of being cloudy or hazy.
36789	nebulous	[.] NEBULOUS, a. [.] 1. Cloudy; hazy. [.] 2. Resembling a small cloud or collection of vapors.
36790	necessarian	[.] NECESSARIAN,n. [See Necessary.] An advocate for the doctrine of philosophical necessity; more properly necessitarian.
36791	necessaries	[.] NECESSARIES, n. plu. [from necessary] Things necessary for some purpose; as the necessaries of life.
36792	necessarily	[.] NECESSARILY, adv. [.] 1. By necessity; in such a manner that it cannot be otherwise. Truth is necessarily opposite to falsehood. A square is necessarily different from a circle. [.] 2. Indispensably. Most men are necessarily occupied in procuring their subsistence. [.] 3. ...
36793	necessariness	[.] NECESSARINESS, n. The state of being necessary.
36794	necessary	[.] NECESSARY, a. [.] [.] 1. That must be; that cannot be otherwise; indispensably requisite. It is necessary that every effect should have a cause. [.] 2. Indispensable; requisite; essential; that cannot be otherwise without preventing the purpose intended. Air ...
36795	necessitarian	[.] NECESSITARIAN, n. One who maintains the doctrine of philosophical necessity in regard to the origin and existence of things.
36796	necessitate	[.] NECESSITATE, v.t. To make necessary or indispensable; to render unavoidable; to compel. [.] [.] The marquis of Newcastle, being pressed on both sides, was necessitated to draw all his army into York. [.] [.] Sickness might necessitate his removal from court.
36797	necessitated	[.] NECESSITATED,pp. Made necessary, indispensable or unavoidable.
36798	necessitating	[.] NECESSITATING, ppr. Making necessary or indispensable.
36799	necessitation	[.] NECESSITATION, n. The act of making necessary; compulsion. [Little used]
36800	necessitied	[.] NECESSITIED, a. In a state of want. [ Not in use.]
36801	necessitous	[.] NECESSITOUS, a. [.] 1.Very needy or indigent; pressed with poverty. [.] [.] There are multitudes of necessitous heirs and penurious parents. [.] 2. Narrow; destitute; pinching; as necessitous circumstances.
36802	necessitousness	[.] NECESSITOUSNESS, n. Extreme poverty or destitution of the means of living; pressing want.
36803	necessitude	[.] NECESSITUDE, n. Necessitousness; want. [ Not used.]
36804	necessity	[.] NECESSITY, n. [.] 1. That which must be and cannot be otherwise, or the cause of that which cannot be otherwise. It is of necessity that a thing cannot be and not be at the same time. It is of necessity that two contradictory propositions cannot both be true. [.] 2. ...
36805	neck	[.] NECK, n. [G. This word is properly the nape or vertebrae of the neck behind, and is so rendered in other languages, L. that is a knob or mass.] [.] 1. The part of an animals body which is between the head and the trunk, and connects them. In man and many other ...
36806	neckatee	[.] NECKATEE,n . A gorget; a kerchief for a womans neck. [Not in use.]
36807	neckbeef	[.] NECKBEEF, n. The coarse flesh of the neck of cattle, sold at a low price. [.] [.] As cheap as neckbeef.
36808	necked	[.] NECKED, a. Having a neck ; as in stiff-necked.
36809	neckerchief	[.] NECKERCHIEF, n. A gorget; a kerchief for a womans neck. [ Not in use.]
36810	necklace	[.] NECKLACE, n. A string of beads or precious stones, worn by women on the neck.
36811	necklaced	[.] NECKLACED, a. Marked as with a necklace.
36812	neckland	[.] NECKLAND, n. A neck or long tract of land.
36813	neckverse	[.] NECKVERSE, n. The verse formerly read to entitle a party to the benefit of clergy, said to be the first verse of the fifty first Psalm, Miserere mei, & c.
36814	neckweed	[.] NECKWEED, n. Hemp; in ridicule.
36815	necrological	[.] NECROLOGICAL, a. Pertaining to or giving an account of the dead or of deaths.
36816	necrologist	[.] NECROLOGIST, n. One who gives an account of deaths.
36817	necrology	[.] NECROLOGY, n. [dead, and discourse] An account of the dead or of deaths; a register of deaths.
36818	necromancer	[.] NECROMANCER, n. [See Necromancy.] One who pretends to foretell future events by holding converse with departed spirits; a conjurer.
36819	necromancy	[.] NECROMANCY, n. [Gr. Dead, and divination.] [.] 1. The art of revealing future events by means of a pretended communication with the dead. This imposture is prohibited. Deuteronomy 18. [.] 2. Enchantment; conjuration.
36820	necromantic	[.] NECROMANTIC, a. Pertaining to necromancy; performed by necromancy. [.] NECROMANTIC, n. Trick; conjuration.
36821	necromantically	[.] NECROMANTICALLY, adv. By necromancy or the black art; by conjuration.
36822	necronite	[.] NECRONITE, n. [Gr., dead] Fetid feldspar, a mineral which when struck or pounded, exhales a fetid odor like that of putrid flesh.
36823	nectar	[.] NECTAR, n. [.] 1. In fabulous history and poetry, the drink of the gods; hence, [.] 2. A very sweet and pleasant drink.
36824	nectarean	[.] NECTAREAN, a. Resembling nectar; very sweet and pleasant. [.] [.] The juice nectareous and the balmy dew.
36825	nectared	[.] NECTARED, a. Imbued with nectar; mingled with nectar; abounding with nectar.
36826	nectarial	[.] NECTARIAL, a. Pertaining to the nectary of a plant. [.] [.] Stamens inserted into the margin of a glandulous nectarial ring.
36827	nectariferous	[.] NECTARIFEROUS, a. [L., to bear] Producing nectar or nomus; as a nectariferous glandule.
36828	nectarine	[.] NECTARINE, a. Sweet as nectar. [.] NECTARINE, n. A fruit, a variety of the peach with a smooth rind.
36829	nectarize	[.] NECTARIZE, v.t. To sweeten.
36830	nectarous	[.] NECTAROUS, a. Sweet as nectar.
36831	nectary	...
36832	nedder	[.] NEDDER, n. An adder.
36833	need	[.] NEED, n. [to be in want. The primary sense is to press.] [.] 1. Want; occasion for something; necessity; a state that requires supply or relief. It sometimes expresses urgent want; pressing exigency. [.] [.] What further need have we of witnesses? Matthew 26. [.] 2. ...
36834	needed	[.] NEEDED, pp. Wanted.
36835	needer	[.] NEEDER, n. One that wants.
36836	needful	[.] NEEDFUL, a. Necessary, as supply or relief; requisite. [.] [.] All things needful for defense abound.
36837	needfully	[.] NEEDFULLY, adv. Necessarily.
36838	needily	[.] NEEDILY, adv. [from needy] In want or poverty.
36839	neediness	[.] NEEDINESS, n. [from needy] Want; poverty; indigence.
36840	needing	[.] NEEDING, ppr. Wanting; requiring, as supply or relief.
36841	needle	[.] NEEDLE, n. [G. something sharp or pointed. It may be allied to nettle.] [.] 1. A small instrument of steel pointed at one end, with an eye at the other to receive a thread; used in sewing and embroidery. Needles are also used by surgeons in sewing up wounds. [.] 2. ...
36842	needle-fish	[.] NEEDLE-FISH, n. A fish of the genus Syngnathus. The middle of the body is hexangular. Also, the sea-urchin.
36843	needle-maker	[.] NEEDLE-MAKER, n. One who manufactures needles.
36844	needle-ore	[.] NEEDLE-ORE, n. Acicular bismuth glance.
36845	needle-shell	[.] NEEDLE-SHELL, n. The sea-urchin.
36846	needle-stone	[.] NEEDLE-STONE, n. A mineral of the zeolite family.
36847	needle-zeolite	[.] NEEDLE-ZEOLITE, n. A species of zeolite of a grayish white color.
36848	needleful	[.] NEEDLEFUL, n. As much thread as is put at once in a needle.
36849	needler	[.] NEEDLER, n. One who manufactures needles.
36850	needless	[.] NEEDLESS, a. [.] 1. Not wanted; unnecessary; not requisite; as needless labor; needless expenses. [.] 2. Not wanting.
36851	needlessly	[.] NEEDLESSLY, adv. Without necessity.
36852	needlessness	[.] NEEDLESSNESS, n. Unnecessariness.
36853	needlework	[.] NEEDLEWORK, n. Work executed with a needle; or the business of a seamstress. It is used particularly for embroidery.
36854	needment	[.] NEEDMENT, n. Something needed or wanted. [Not used.]
36855	needs	[.] NEEDS, adv. Necessarily; indispensably; generally used with must.
36856	needy	[.] NEEDY, a. Necessitous; indigent; very poor; distressed by want of the means of living. [.] [.] To relieve the needy and comfort the afflicted, are duties that fall in our way every day. [.] [.] Spare the blushes of needy merit.
36857	neer	[.] NEER, a contraction of never.
36858	neese	[.] NEESE, v.i. To sneeze [See sneeze, which is formed on this word.]
36859	neesewort	[.] NEESEWORT, n. A plant.
36860	neesing	[.] NEESING, n. A sneezing.
36861	nef	[.] NEF, n. The nave of a church. [Not used. See Nave.]
36862	nefandous	[.] NEFANDOUS, a. [L. Unlawful, or to utter.] Wicked in the extreme; abominable; atrociously sinful or villianous; detestably vile.
36863	nefariously	[.] NEFARIOUSLY, adv. With extreme wickedness; abominably.
36864	negation	[.] NEGATION, n. [L. The sense is to thrust, to stop or repel; for in Italian, negare is to deny, and annegare is to deny, and to drown, to stifle in water; to drown or inundate.] [.] 1. Denial; a declaration that something is not; opposed to affirmation; as, the soul ...
36865	negative	[.] NEGATIVE, a. [.] 1. Implying denial or negation; opposed to affirmative, as a negative proposition is that which denies. Matter is not spirit. [.] 2. Implying absence; opposed to positive. [.] [.] There is a negative way of denying Christ, when we do not acknowledge ...
36866	negatively	[.] NEGATIVELY, adv. [.] 1. With or by denial; as, he answered negatively. [.] 2. In the form of speech implying the absence of something; opposed to positively. [.] [.] I shall show what this image of god in man is, negatively, by showing wherein it does not consist, ...
36867	negatory	[.] NEGATORY, a. That denies; belonging to negation. [Little used.]
36868	negboor	[.] NEGBOOR, n. [.] 1. One who lives near another. In large towns, a neighbor is one who lives within a few doors. In the country, a neighbor may live at a greater distance; a dn in new settlements, where the people are thinly scattered over the country, a neighbor ...
36869	neger	[.] NEGER, n. [L. niger] A black person; one of the African race.
36870	neglect	[.] NEGLECT, v.t. [G. To let, to leave, to suffer to pass. The sense of the latter words then is to leave behind, or permit to remain; I suspect the L. To be composed of the same prefix, as n is not radical in the latter. But of this I am not confident.] [.] 1. To omit ...
36871	neglected	[.] NEGLECTED, pp. Omitted to be done; slighted; disregarded.
36872	neglecter	[.] NEGLECTER, n. One that neglects.
36873	neglectful	[.] NEGLECTFUL, a. [.] 1. Heedless; careless; inattentive. [.] 2. Accustomed or apt to omit what may or ought to be done. [.] 3. Treating with neglect or slight. [.] 4. Indicating neglect, slight or indifference; as a neglectful countenance.
36874	neglectfully	[.] NEGLECTFULLY, adv. With neglect; with heedless inattention; with careless indifference.
36875	neglecting	[.] NEGLECTING, ppr. Omitting; passing by; forbearing to do; slighting; treating with indifference.
36876	neglectingly	[.] NEGLECTINGLY, adv. Carelessly; heedlessly.
36877	neglection	[.] NEGLECTION, n. The state of being negligent. [Not used.]
36878	neglective	[.] NEGLECTIVE, a. Inattentive; regardless of. [Little used.]
36879	negligee	[.] NEGLIGEE, n. A kind of gown formerly worn.
36880	negligence	[.] NEGLIGENCE, n. [.] 1. Neglect; omission to do; more generally, [.] 2. Habitual omission of that which ought to be done, or a habit of omitting to do things, either from carelessness or design. Negligence is usually the child of sloth or laziness, and the parent ...
36881	negligent	[.] NEGLIGENT, a. [.] 1. Careless; heedless; apt or accustomed to omit what ought to be done; inattentive to business or necessary concerns. It is applied to a particular instance of neglect, or it denotes habitually careless or inattentive. 2 Chronicles 29. 2 Peter ...
36882	negligently	[.] NEGLIGENTLY, adv. [.] 1. Carelessly; heedlessly; without exactness; as a person negligently dressed; a piece negligently written; a farm negligently cultivated. [.] 2. With slight, disregard or inattention.
36883	negotiability	[.] NEGOTIABILITY, n. The quality of being negotiable or transferable by indorsement.
36884	negotiable	[.] NEGOTIABLE, a. [from negotiate] That may be transferred by assignment or indorsement; that may be passed from the owner to another person so as to vest the property in the assignee; as a negotiable note or bill or exchange.
36885	negotiant	[.] NEGOTIANT, n. One who negotiates; a negotiator. [Not used.]
36886	negotiate	[.] NEGOTIATE, v.i. [ L. An errand, business; to go on errands, to negotiate.] [.] 1. To transact business; to treat with another respecting purchase and sale; to hold intercourse in bargaining or trade, either in person or by a broker or substitute; as, to negotiate ...
36887	negotiated	[.] NEGOTIATED, pp. Procured or obtained by agreement with another; sold or transferred for a valuable consideration.
36888	negotiating	[.] NEGOTIATING, ppr. Treating with; transacting business.
36889	negotiation	[.] NEGOTIATION, n. [.] 1. The act of negotiating; the transacting of business in traffick; the treating with another respecting sale or purchase. [.] 2. The transaction of business between nations; the mutual intercourse of governments by their agents, in making treaties ...
36890	negotiator	[.] NEGOTIATOR, n. One that negotiates; one that treats with others either as principal or agent, in respect to purchase and sale, or public compacts.
36891	negress	[.] NEGRESS, n. [See Negro.] A female of the black race of Africa.
36892	negro	[.] NEGRO, n. [It is remarkable that our common people retain the exact Latin pronunciation of this word, neger.] A native or descendant of the black race of men in Africa. The word is never applied to the tawny or olive colored inhabitants of the northern coast of Africa, ...
36893	negus	[.] NEGUS, n . A liquor made of wine, water, sugar, nutmeg and lemon juice; so called, it is said, from its first maker, Col. Negus.
36894	neif	[.] NEIF, n. [.] 1. The neaf or fist. [Not used.] [.] 2. A slave. [Not used.]
36895	neigh	[.] NEIGH, v.i. [signifies to jar or quarrel; a sharp noise.] To utter the voice of a horse, expressive of want or desire; to whinny. [.] NEIGH, n. na. The voice of a horse; a whinnying.
36896	neighbor	[.] NEIGHBOR, n. [.] 1. One who lives near another. In large towns, a neighbor is one who lives within a few doors. In the country, a neighbor may live at a greater distance; and in new settlements, where the people are thinly scattered over the country, a neighbor ...
36897	neighborhood	[.] NEIGHBORHOOD, n. [.] 1. A place near; vicinity; the adjoining district or any place not distant. He lives in my neighborhood. [.] 2. State of being near each other; as several states in a neighborhood. [.] 3. The inhabitants who live in the vicinity of each ...
36898	neighboring	[.] NEIGHBORING, a. Living or being near; as the neighboring inhabitants; neighboring countries or nations.
36899	neighborliness	[.] NEIGHBORLINESS, n. State or quality of being neighborly.
36900	neighborly	[.] NEIGHBORLY, a. [.] 1. Becoming a neighbor; kind; civil. [.] [.] Judge if this be neighborly dealing. [.] 2. Cultivating familiar intercourse; interchanging frequent visits; social. Friend, you are not neighborly. [.] NEIGHBORLY, adv. With social civility; ...
36901	neighborship	[.] NEIGHBORSHIP, n. State of being neighbors. [Not in use.]
36902	neither	[.] NEITHER, n. [Compound pronoun, pronominal adjective, or a substitute, and not either, or not other. Not either; not the one nor the other.] [.] 1. It refers to individual things or persons; as, which road shall I take? Neither, take neither road. The upright judge ...
36903	nemolite	[.] NEMOLITE, n. An arborized stone.
36904	nemoral	[.] NEMORAL, a. Pertaining to a wood or grove.
36905	nemorous	[.] NEMOROUS, a. Woody.
36906	nempne	[.] NEMPNE, v.t. To call.
36907	nenia	[.] NENIA, n. A funeral song; an elegy.
36908	nenuphar	[.] NENUPHAR, n. The water lily or water rose, a species of Nymphaea.
36909	neodamode	[.] NEODAMODE, n. In ancient Greece, a person newly admitted to citizenship.
36910	neologic	[.] NEOLOGIC, a. Pertaining to neology; employing new words.
36911	neological	[.] NEOLOGICAL, a. Pertaining to neology; employing new words.
36912	neologism	[.] NEOLOGISM, n. A new word or expression.
36913	neologist	[.] NEOLOGIST, n. One who introduces new words into a language. Lavoisier has been a successful neologist.
36914	neology	[.] NEOLOGY, n. The introduction of a new word or of new words into a language. The present nomenclature of chimistry is a remarkable instance of neology.
36915	neonomian	[.] NEONOMIAN, n. One who advocates new laws, or desires Gods law to be altered.
36916	neophyte	[.] NEOPHYTE, n. [.] 1. A new convert or proselyte; a name given by the early Christians to such heathens as had recently embraced the Christian faith, and were considered as regenerated by baptism. [.] 2. A novice; one newly admitted to the order of priest. [.] 3. ...
36917	neoteric	[.] NEOTERIC, a. [Gr. Young, from new] New; recent in origin; modern.
36918	neoterical	[.] NEOTERICAL, a. [Gr. Young, from new] New; recent in origin; modern.
36919	nep	[.] NEP, n. A plant of the genus Nepeta; catmint.
36920	nepenthe	[.] NEPENTHE, n. [Gr. not, and grief.] A drug or medicine that drives away pain and grief. [Little used.]
36921	nephelin	[.] NEPHELIN, n. [Gr. A cloud] A mineral found mixed with other substances, primitive or volcanic, in small masses or veins, granolamellar and in hexahedral crystals. It is white or yellow.
36922	nepheline	[.] NEPHELINE, n. [Gr. A cloud] A mineral found mixed with other substances, primitive or volcanic, in small masses or veins, granolamellar and in hexahedral crystals. It is white or yellow.
36923	nephew	[.] NEPHEW, n. [.] 1. The son of a brother or sister. [.] 2. A grandson; also a descendant. [Not much used.]
36924	nephrite	[.] NEPHRITE, n. A mineral, a subspecies of jade, of a leek green color, massive and in rolled pieces. It occurs in granite and gnesis, and is remarkable for its hardness and tenacity. It was formerly worn as a remedy for diseases of the kidneys, but is now cut into handles ...
36925	nephritic	[.] NEPHRITIC, a. [Gr. From the kidneys.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the kidneys or organs of urine; as a nephritic disease. [.] 2. Affected with the stone or gravel; as a nephritic patient. [.] 3. Relieving or curing the stone or gravel, or disorders of the kidneys in ...
36926	nephritical	[.] NEPHRITICAL, a. [Gr. From the kidneys.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the kidneys or organs of urine; as a nephritic disease. [.] 2. Affected with the stone or gravel; as a nephritic patient. [.] . Relieving or curing the stone or gravel, or disorders of the kidneys in ...
36927	nephritis	[.] NEPHRITIS, n. In medicine, an inflammation of the kidneys.
36928	nephrotomy	[.] NEPHROTOMY, n. [Gr. A kidney, to cut] In surgery, the operation of extracting a stone from the kidney. [.]
36929	nepotism	[.] NEPOTISM, n. [from nephew] [.] 1. Fondness for nephews. [.] 2. Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to nephews and other relations.
36930	neptunian	[.] NEPTUNIAN, a. [the fabled deity of the ocean.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the ocean or sea. [.] 2. Formed by water or aqueous solution; as Neptunian rocks. [.] NEPTUNIAN, n. One who adopts the theory that the whole earth was once covered with water, or rather that ...
36931	neptunist	[.] NEPTUNIST, n. One who adopts the theory that the whole earth was once covered with water, or rather that the substances of the globe were formed from aqueous solution ; opposed to the Plutonic theory.
36932	nereid	[.] NEREID, n. In mythology, a sea nymph. In ancient monuments, the Nereids are represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish. They were the daughters of Nereus, and constantly attended Neptune.
36933	nerfling	[.] NERFLING, n. A fresh water fish of Germany, of the lether-mouthed kind, and apparently a variety of rudd.
36934	nerite	[.] NERITE, n. A genus of univalvular shells.
36935	neritite	[.] NERITITE, n. A petrified shell of the genus Nerita.
36936	nerve	[.] NERVE, n. [.] 1. An organ of sensation and motion in animals. The nerves are prolongations of the medullary substance of the brain, which ramify and extend to every part of the body. [.] 2. A sinew or tendon. [.] 3. Strength; firmness of body; as a man of nerve. [.] 4. ...
36937	nerved	[.] NERVED, pp. [.] 1. Armed with strength. [.] 2. In botany, having vessels simple and unbranched, extending from the base towards the tip; as a nerved leaf.
36938	nerveless	[.] NERVELESS, a. Destitute of strength; weak.
36939	nervine	[.] NERVINE,a. That has the quality of relieving in disorders of the nerves. [.] NERVINE, n. A medicine that affords relief from disorders of the nerves.
36940	nervose	[.] NERVOSE, a. In botany [See Nerved, No.2]
36941	nervous	[.] NERVOUS, a. [.] 1. Strong; vigorous; as a nervous arm. [.] 2. Pertaining to the nerves; seated in or affecting the nerves; as a nervous disease or fever. [.] 3. Having the nerves affected; hypochondriac; a colloquial use of the word. [.] 4. Possessing or manifesting ...
36942	nervously	[.] NERVOUSLY, adv. With strength or vigor.
36943	nervousness	[.] NERVOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. Strength; force; vigor. [.] 2. The state of being composed of nerves.
36944	nervy	[.] NERVY, a. Strong; vigorous.
36945	nescience	[.] NESCIENCE, n. Want of knowledge; ignorance.
36946	nesh	[.] NESH, a. Soft; tender; nice. [Not used.]
36947	ness	[.] NESS, a termination of appellatives, denotes state or quality, as in goodness, greatness.
36948	nest	[.] NEST, n. [.] 1. The place or bed formed or used by a bird for incubation or the mansion of her young, until they are able to fly. The word is used also for the bed in which certain insects deposit their eggs. [.] 2. Any place where irrational animals are produced. [.] 3. ...
36949	nestegg	[.] NESTEGG, n. An egg left in the nest to prevent the hen from forsaking it.
36950	nestle	[.] NESTLE, v.i. [.] 1. To settle; to harbor; to lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest. [.] [.] The king-fisher nestles in hollow banks. [.] [.] Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of the wild country, and their nestle till succors came. [.] 2. ...
36951	nestling	[.] NESTLING, n. [.] 1. A young bird in the nest, or just taken from the nest. [.] 2. A nest. [.] NESTLING, a. Newly hatched; being yet in the nest.
36952	nestorian	[.] NESTORIAN, n. A follower of Nestorius, a heretic of the fifth century, who taught that Christ was divided into two persons.
36953	net	[.] NET, n. [.] 1. An instrument for catching fish and fowls, or wild beasts, formed with twine or thread interwoven with meshes. [.] 2. A cunning device; a snare. Mich 7. [.] 3. Inextricable difficulty. Job 18. [.] 4. Severe afflictions. Job 19. [.] NET, ...
36954	net-work	[.] NET-WORK, n. A complication of threads, twine or cords united at certain distances, forming meshes, interstices or open space between the knots or intersections; reticulated or decussated work.
36955	nether	[.] NETHER, a. [This word is of the comparative degree; the positive occurs only in composition, as in beneath. It is used only in implied comparison, as in the nether part, the nether millstone; but we never say, one part is nether than another. It is not much used.] [.] 1. ...
36956	nethermost	[.] NETHERMOST, a. Lowest; as the nethermost hell; the nethermost abyss.
36957	netting	[.] NETTING, n. [.] 1. A piece of network. [.] 2. A complication of ropes fastened across each other, to be stretched along the upper part of a ships quarter to contain hammocks. Netting is also employed to hammocks. Netting is also employed to hold the fore and ...
36958	nettle	[.] NETTLE, n. A plant of the genus Urtica, whose prickles fret the skin and occasion very painful sensations. [.] [.] And near the noisome nettle blooms the rose. [.] NETTLE, v.t. To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to excite sensations of displeasure or uneasiness, ...
36959	nettle-tree	[.] NETTLE-TREE, n. A tree of the genus Celtis whose leaves are deeply serrated, and end in a sharp point.
36960	nettled	[.] NETTLED, pp. Fretted; irritated.
36961	nettler	[.] NETTLER, n. One that provokes, stings or irritates.
36962	nettling	[.] NETTLING, ppr. Irritating; vexing.
36963	neurological	[.] NEUROLOGICAL, a. [See Neurology.] Pertaining to neurolgy, or to a description of the nerves of animals.
36964	neurologist	[.] NEUROLOGIST, n. One who describes the nerves of animals.
36965	neurology	[.] NEUROLOGY,n. [Gr. A nerve, and discourse.] A description of the nerves of animal bodies, or the doctrine of the nerves.
36966	neuropter	[.] NEUROPTER, n. [Gr., a nerve, and a wing.] The neuropters are an order of insects having four membranous, transparent, naked wings, reticulated with veins.
36967	neuroptera	[.] NEUROPTERA, n. [Gr., a nerve, and a wing.] The neuropters are an order of insects having four membranous, transparent, naked wings, reticulated with veins.
36968	neuropteral	[.] NEUROPTERAL, a. Belonging to the order of neuropters.
36969	neurospast	[.] NEUROSPAST, n. [Gr. To draw with strings.] A puppet; a little figure put in motion.
36970	neurotic	[.] NEUROTIC, a. [Gr. A nerve.] Useful in disorders of the nerves. [.] NEUROTIC, n. A medicine useful in the disorders of the nerves.
36971	neurotomical	[.] NEUROTOMICAL, a. [See Neurotomy.] Pertaining to the anatomy or dissection of the nerves.
36972	neurotomist	[.] NEUROTOMIST, n. One who dissects the nerves.
36973	neurotomy	[.] NEUROTOMY, n. [Gr. A nerve, and to cut.] [.] 1. The dissection of a nerve. [.] 2. The art or practice of dissecting the nerves.
36974	neuter	[.] NEUTER, a. [L. not either.] [.] 1. Not adhering to either party; taking no part with either side, either when persons are contending, or questions are discussed. It may be synonymous with indifferent, or it may not. The United States remained neuter during the French ...
36975	neutral	[.] NEUTRAL, a. [L. From neuter.] [.] 1. Not engaged on either side; not taking an active part with either of contending parties. It is policy for a nation to be neutral when other nations are at war. Belligerents often obtain supplies from neutral states. [.] 2. ...
36976	neutralist	[.] NEUTRALIST, n. A neutral. [Little used.]
36977	neutrality	[.] NEUTRALITY, n. [.] 1. The state of being unengaged in disputes or contests between others; the state of taking no part on either side. States often arm to maintain their neutrality. [.] 2. A state of indifference in feeling or principle. [.] 3. Indifference ...
36978	neutralization	[.] NEUTRALIZATION, n. [from neutralize.] [.] 1. The act of neutralizing or destroying the peculiar properties of a body by combination with another body or substance. [.] 2. The act of reducing to a state of indifference or neutrality.
36979	neutralize	[.] NEUTRALIZE, v.t. [.] 1. To render neutral; to reduce to a state of indifference between different parties or opinions. [.] 2. In chimistry, to destroy or render inert or imperceptible the peculiar properties of a body by combining it with a different substance. ...
36980	neutralized	[.] NEUTRALIZED, pp. Reduced to neutrality or indifference.
36981	neutralizer	[.] NEUTRALIZER, n. That which neutralizes; that which destroys, disguises or renders inert the peculiar properties of a body. The base of a salt is its neutralizer.
36982	neutralizing	[.] NEUTRALIZING, ppr. Destroying or rendering inert the peculiar properties of a substance; reducing to indifference or inactivity.
36983	neutrally	[.] NEUTRALLY, adv. Without taking part with either side; indifferently.
36984	never	[.] NEVER, adv. [.] 1. Not ever; not at any time; at no time. It refers to the past or the future. This man was never at Calcutta; he will never be there. [.] 2. It has a particular use in the following sentences. [.] Ask me never so much dower and gift. Genesis ...
36985	nevertheless	[.] NEVERTHELESS, adv. Not the less; notwithstanding; that is, in opposition to any thing, or without regarding it. It rained, nevertheless, we proceeded on our journey; we did not the less proceed on our journey; we proceeded in opposition to the rain, without regarding ...
36986	new	[.] NEW, a. [.] 1. Lately made, invented, produced or come into being; that has existed a short time only; recent in origin; novel; opposed to old, and used of things; as a new coat; a new house; a new book; a new fashion; a new theory; the new chimistry; a new discovery. [.] 2. ...
36987	new-fangled	[.] NEW-FANGLED, a. [new and fangle.] New made; formed with the affectation of novelty; in contempt. [.] [.] New-fangled devices.
36988	new-fangledness	[.] NEW-FANGLEDNESS, n. Vain or affected fashion or form.
36989	new-fashioned	[.] NEW-FASHIONED, a. Made in a new form, or lately come into fashion.
36990	new-model	[.] NEW-MODEL, v.t. To give a new form to.
36991	new-modeled	[.] NEW-MODELED, a. Formed after a new model.
36992	new-modeling	[.] NEW-MODELING, ppr. Giving a new form to.
36993	newel	[.] NEWEL, n. In architecture, the upright post about which are formed winding stairs, or a cylinder of stone formed by the end of the steps of the winding stairs. [.] 2. Novelty. [Not used.]
36994	newing	[.] NEWING, n. Yeast or barm.
36995	newish	[.] NEWISH, a. Somewhat new; nearly new.
36996	newly	[.] NEWLY, adv. [.] 1. Lately; freshly; recently. [.] [.] He rubbd it oer with newly gathered mint. [.] 2. With a new form, different from the former. [.] [.] And the refined mind doth newly fashion Into a fairer form. [.] 3. In a manner not existing before.
36997	newness	[.] NEWNESS, n. [.] 1. Lateness of origin; recentness; state of being lately invented or produced; as the newness of a dress; the newness of a system. [.] 2. Novelty; the state of being first known or introduced. The newness of the scene was very gratifying. [.] 3. ...
36998	news	[.] NEWS, n. [ From new; This word has a plural form, but is almost always united with a verb in the singular.] [.] 1. Recent account; fresh information of something that has lately taken place at a distance, or of something before unknown; tidings. We have news from ...
36999	news-monger	[.] NEWS-MONGER, n. One that deals in news; one who employs much time in hearing and telling news.
37000	newspaper	[.] NEWSPAPER, n. A sheet of paper printed and distributed for conveying news; a public print that circulates news, advertisements, proceedings of legislative bodies, public documents and the like.
37001	newt	[.] NEWT, n. A small lizard; an eft.
37002	newtonian	[.] NEWTONIAN, a. Pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, or formed or discovered by him; as the Newtonian philosophy or system. [.] NEWTONIAN, n. A follower of Newton in philosophy.
37003	next	[.] NEXT, a. [.] 1. Nearest in place; that has no object intervening between it and some other; immediately preceding, or preceding in order. We say, the next person before or after another. [.] [.] Her princely guest was next her side, in order sat the rest. [.] 2. ...
37004	nias	[.] NIAS, for an eyas, a young hawk.
37005	nib	[.] NIB, n. [.] 1. The bill or beak of a fowl. [.] 2. The point of any thing, particularly of a pen.
37006	nibbed	[.] NIBBED, a. Having a nib or point.
37007	nibble	[.] NIBBLE, v.t. [from nib.] [.] 1. To bite by little at a time; to eat slowly or in small bits. So sheep are said to nibble the grass. [.] 2. To bite, as a fish does the bait; to carp at; just to catch by biting. [.] NIBBLE, v.i. [.] 1. To bite at; as, fishes ...
37008	nibbler	[.] NIBBLER, n. One that bites a little at a time; a carper.
37009	nibbling	[.] NIBBLING, ppr. Biting in small bits; carping.
37010	nibiliary	[.] NIBIL'IARY, n. [See Noble.] A history of noble families.
37011	nice	[.] NICE, a. [G. To eat dainties or sweetmeats] [.] 1. Properly, soft; whence, delicate; tender; dainty; sweet or very pleasant to the taste; as a nice bit; nice food. [.] 2. Delicate; fine; applied to texture, composition or color; as cloth of a nice texture; nice ...
37012	nicely	[.] NICELY, adv. [.] 1. With delicate perception; as, to be nicely sensible. [.] 2. Accurately; exactly; with exact order or proportion; as the parts of a machine or building nicely adjusted; a shape nicely proportioned; a dress nicely fitted tot he body; the ingredients ...
37013	nicene	[.] NICENE, a. Pertaining to Nice, a town of Asia Minor. The Nicene creed, was a summary of Christian faith composed by the council of Nice against Arianism, A.D. 325, altered and confirmed by the council of Constantinople, A.D. 381.
37014	niceness	[.] NICENESS, n. [.] 1. Delicacy of perception; the quality of perceiving small differences; as niceness of taste. [.] 2. Extreme delicacy; excess of scrupulousness or exactness. [.] [.] Unlike the niceness of our modern dames. [.] 3. Accuracy; minute exactness; ...
37015	nicety	[.] NICETY, n. [.] 1. Niceness; delicacy of perception. [.] 2. Excess of delicacy; fastidiousness; squeamishness. [.] [.] So love doth lothe disdainful nicety. [.] 3. Minute difference; as the niceties of words. [.] 4. Minuteness of observation or discrimination; ...
37016	nich	[.] NICH, n. A cavity, hollow, or recess within the thickness of a wall, for a statue or bust.
37017	niche	[.] NICHE, n. A cavity, hollow, or recess within the thickness of a wall, for a statue or bust.
37018	nick	[.] NICK, n. In the northern mythology, an evil spirit of the saters; hence the modern vulgar phrase, Old Nick, the evil one. [.] NICK, n. [G. The nape; a continual nodding. The word seems to signify a point, from shooting forward.] [.] 1. The exact point of time ...
37019	nickar-tree	[.] NICKAR-TREE, n. A tree of the genus Guilandina, which grows in the western parts of the United States, and bears a nut of the size of a pignut.
37020	nickel	[.] NICKEL, n. A metal of a white or reddish white color, of great hardness, very difficult to be purified, always magnetic, and when perfectly pure, malleable. It is generally obtained from its sulphuret.
37021	nickelic	[.] NICKELIC, a. The nickelic acid is a saturated combination of nickel and oxygen.
37022	nicker	[.] NICKER, n. One who watches for opportunities to pilfer or practice knavery.
37023	nickname	[.] NICKNAME, n. [G. To banter. Signifies to surname, to call by a name of reproach.] A name given in contempt, derision or reproach; an opprobrious appellation. [.] NICKNAME, v.t. To give a name of reproach; to call by an opprobrious appellation. [.] [.] You nickname ...
37024	nicknamed	[.] NICKNAMED, pp. Named in derision.
37025	nicknaming	[.] NICKNAMING, ppr. Calling by a name in contempt or derision.
37026	nicolaitan	[.] NICOLAITAN, n. One of a sect in the ancient Christian church, so named from Nicolas, a deacon of the church of Jerusalem. They held that all married women should be common to prevent jealousy. They are not charged with erroneous opinions respecting God, but with licentious ...
37027	nicotian	[.] NICOTIAN, a. Pertaining to or denoting tobacco; and as a noun, tobacco; so called from Nicot, who first introduced it into France, A.D. 1560.
37028	nicotin	[.] NICOTIN, n. The peculiar principle in the leaves of tobacco; a colorless substance of an acrid taste. It is precipitated from its solution by the tincture of nutgalls.
37029	nictate	[.] NICTATE, v.i. [L. to wink.] To wink.
37030	nictating	[.] NICTATING, ppr. or a. Winking. The nictitating membrane is a thin membrane that covers and protects the eyes of some animals, without entirely obstructing the sight.
37031	nictation	[.] NICTATION, n. The act of winking.
37032	nictitating	[.] NICTITATING, ppr. or a. Winking. The nictitating membrane is a thin membrane that covers and protects the eyes of some animals, without entirely obstructing the sight.
37033	nide	[.] NIDE, n. [L. A nest.] A brood; as a nide of pheasants.
37034	nidget	[.] NIDGET, n. A dastard. [Not in use.]
37035	nidificate	[.] NIDIFICATE, v.i. [L. A nest.] To make a nest.
37036	nidification	[.] NIDIFICATION, n. The act or operation of building a nest, and the hatching and feeding of young in the nest.
37037	niding	[.] NIDING, n. A despicable coward; a dastard.
37038	nidor	[.] NIDOR, n. Scent, savor.
37039	nidorosity	[.] NIDOROSITY, n. Eructation with the taste of undigested roast meat.
37040	nidorous	[.] NIDOROUS, a. Resembling the smell or taste of roasted meat.
37041	nidulant	[.] NIDULANT, a. [L. Nest.] In botany, nestling; lying loose in pulp or cotton, within a berry or pericarp.
37042	nidulation	[.] NIDULATION, n. The time of remaining in the nest; as of a bird.
37043	nidus	[.] NIDUS, n. [L.] A nest; a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, &c.
37044	niece	[.] NIECE, n. The daughter of a brother or sister.
37045	nifle	[.] NIFLE, n. A trifle.
37046	niggard	[.] NIGGARD, n. [straight, narrow; to haggle, to be sordidly parsimonious; exhibiting analogies similar to those of wretch, wreck and haggle.] A miser; a person meanly close and covetous; a sordid wretch who saves every cent, or spends grudgingly. [.] [.] Serve him as ...
37047	niggardise	[.] NIGGARDISE, n. Niggardliness. [Not in use.]
37048	niggardish	[.] NIGGARDISH, a. Somewhat covetous or niggardly.
37049	niggardliness	[.] NIGGARDLINESS, n. Mean covetousness; sordid parsimony; extreme avarice manifested in sparing expense. [.] [.] Niggardliness is not good husbandry.
37050	niggardly	[.] NIGGARDLY, a. [.] 1. Meanly covetous or avaricious; sordidly parsimonious; extremely sparing of expense. [.] [.] Where the owner of the house will be bountiful, it is not for the steward to be niggardly. [.] 2. Sparing; wary; cautiously avoiding profusion. [.] NIGGARDLY, ...
37051	niggardness	[.] NIGGARDNESS, n. Niggardliness. [Not used.]
37052	niggardy	[.] NIGGARDY, n. Niggardliness. [Not used.]
37053	niggle	[.] NIGGLE, v.t. and I. To mock; to trifle with. [Not in use.]
37054	nigh	[.] NIGH, a. [G. A preposition signifying to, on or after, that is, approaching, pressing on, making towards; strait, narrow.] [.] 1. Near; not distant or remote in place or time. [.] [.] The loud tumult shows the battle nigh. [.] [.] When the fig-tree putteth forth ...
37055	nighly	[.] NIGHLY, adv. Nearly; within a little. [.] [.] A cube and a sphere nighly of the same bigness. [Not used.]
37056	nighness	[.] NIGHNESS, n. Nearness; proximity in place, time or degree.
37057	night	[.] NIGHT, n. [The sense may be dark, black, or it may be the decline of the day, from declining, departing.] [.] 1. That part of the natural day when the sun is beneath the horizon, or the time from sunset to sunrise. [.] 2. The time after the close of life; death. ...
37058	night-angling	[.] NIGHT-ANGLING, n. The angling for or catching fish in the night.
37059	night-bird	[.] NIGHT-BIRD, n. A bird that flies only in the night.
37060	night-born	[.] NIGHT-BORN, a. Produced in darkness.
37061	night-brawler	[.] NIGHT-BRAWLER, n. One who excites brawls or makes a tumult at night.
37062	night-cap	[.] NIGHT-CAP, n. A cap worn in bed or in undress.
37063	night-crow	[.] NIGHT-CROW, n. A fowl that cries in the night.
37064	night-dew	[.] NIGHT-DEW, n. The dew formed in the night.
37065	night-dog	[.] NIGHT-DOG, n. A dog that hunts in the night; used by deer-stealers.
37066	night-dress	[.] NIGHT-DRESS, n. A dress worn at night.
37067	night-faring	[.] NIGHT-FARING, a. Traveling in the night.
37068	night-fire	[.] NIGHT-FIRE, n. [.] 1. Ignis fatuus; Will with a wisp; Jack with a lantern. [.] 2. Fire burning in the night.
37069	night-fly	[.] NIGHT-FLY, n. An insect that flies in the night.
37070	night-founded	[.] NIGHT-FOUNDED, a. Lost or distressed in the night.
37071	night-gown	[.] NIGHT-GOWN, n. A loose gown used for undress.
37072	night-hag	[.] NIGHT-HAG, n. A witch supposed to wander in the night.
37073	night-man	[.] NIGHT-MAN, n. One who removes filth from cities in the night.
37074	night-piece	[.] NIGHT-PIECE, n. A piece of painting so colored as to be supposed seen by candle-light.
37075	night-rail	[.] NIGHT-RAIL, n. A loose robe or garment worn over the dress at night. [Not used.]
37076	night-raven	[.] NIGHT-RAVEN, n. A fowl of ill omen that cries in the night.
37077	night-rest	[.] NIGHT-REST, n. Rest or repose at night.
37078	night-robber	[.] NIGHT-ROBBER, n. One that robs or steals in the night.
37079	night-rule	[.] NIGHT-RULE, n. A tumult or frolick in the night.
37080	night-shining	[.] NIGHT-SHINING, a. Shining in the night; luminous in darkness.
37081	night-shriek	[.] NIGHT-SHRIEK, n. A shriek or outcry in the night.
37082	night-spell	[.] NIGHT-SPELL, n. A charm against accidents at night.
37083	night-tripping	[.] NIGHT-TRIPPING, a. Tripping about in the night; as a night-tripping fairy.
37084	night-vision	[.] NIGHT-VISION, n. A vision at night. Daniel 2.
37085	night-waking	[.] NIGHT-WAKING, a. Watching in the night.
37086	night-walk	[.] NIGHT-WALK, n. A walk in the evening or night.
37087	night-walker	[.] NIGHT-WALKER, n. [.] 1. One that walks in his sleep; a somnambulist. [.] 2. One that roves about in the night for evil purposes. Night-walkers are punishable by law.
37088	night-walking	[.] NIGHT-WALKING, a. Roving in the night. [.] NIGHT-WALKING, n. A roving in the streets at night with evil designs.
37089	night-wanderer	[.] NIGHT-WANDERER, n. One roving at night.
37090	night-wandering	[.] NIGHT-WANDERING, a. Wandering in the night.
37091	night-warbling	[.] NIGHT-WARBLING, a. Warbling or singing in the night.
37092	night-watch	[.] NIGHT-WATCH, n. [.] 1. A period in the night, as distinguished by the change of the watch. Night-watches, however, in the Psalms, seems to mean the night or time of sleep in general. [.] 2. A watch or guard in the night.
37093	night-watcher	[.] NIGHT-WATCHER, n. One that watches in the night with evil designs.
37094	night-witch	[.] NIGHT-WITCH, n. A night hag; a witch that appears in the night.
37095	nighted	[.] NIGHTED, a. Darkened; clouded; black. [Little used.]
37096	nightfall	[.] NIGHTFALL, n. The close of the day; evening.
37097	nightingale	[.] NIGHTINGALE, n. [.] 1. A small bird that sings at night, of the genus Motacilla; Philomela or Philomel. [.] 2. A word of endearment.
37098	nightish	[.] NIGHTISH, a. Pertaining to night, or attached to the night.
37099	nightly	[.] NIGHTLY, a. [.] 1. Done by night; happening in the night, or appearing in the night; as nightly sports; nightly dews. [.] 2. Done every night. The watch goes his nightly round. [.] NIGHTLY, adv. [.] 1. By night. [.] [.] Thee, Sion, and the flowery brooks ...
37100	nightmar	[.] NIGHTMAR, n. Incubus; a sensation in sleep resembling the pressure of a weight on the breast or about the praecordia. It is usually the effect of indigestion or of a loaded stomach.
37101	nightshade	[.] NIGHTSHADE, n. A plant of the genus Solanum. The deadly nightshade is of the genus Atropa; the American nightshade of the genus Phytolacea; the bastard nightshade of the genus Rivina; the enchanter's nightshade of the genus Circaea; the Malabar nightshade of the genus ...
37102	nightward	[.] NIGHTWARD, a. Approaching towards night.
37103	nigrescent	[.] NIGRES'CENT, a. [L. to grow black.] Growing black; changing to a black color; approaching to blackness.
37104	nigrin	[.] NIG'RIN, n. An ore of titanium, found in black grains or rolled pieces.
37105	nigrine	[.] NIG'RINE, n. An ore of titanium, found in black grains or rolled pieces.
37106	nihility	[.] NIHIL'ITY, n. Nothingness; a state of being nothing.
37107	nill	[.] NILL, v.t. Not to will; to refuse; to reject. [.] NILL, v.i. To be unwilling. [.] NILL, n. The shining sparks of brass in trying and melting the ore.
37108	nilometer	[.] NILOM'ETER, n. An instrument for measuring the rise of water in the Nile during the flood.
37109	nim	[.] NIM, v.t. To take; to steal; to filch.
37110	nimble	...
37111	nimble-footed	[.] NIM'BLE-FOOTED, a. Running with speed; light of foot.
37112	nimble-witted	[.] NIM'BLE-WITTED, a. Quick; ready to speak.
37113	nimbleness	[.] NIM'BLENESS, n. Lightness and agility in motion; quickness; celerity; speed; swiftness. It implies lightness and springiness. [.] [.] The stag thought it better to trust to the nimbleness of his feet. [.] [.] Ovid ranged over Parnassus with great nimbleness and ...
37114	nimbless	[.] NIM'BLESS, n. Nimbleness.
37115	nimbly	[.] NIM'BLY, adv. With agility; with light, quick motion. [.] [.] He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber.
37116	nimiety	[.] NIM'IETY, n. The state of being too much. [Not in use.]
37117	nimmer	[.] NIM'MER, n. A thief. [Not in use.]
37118	nincompoop	[.] NIN'COMPOOP, n. [said to be a corruption of L. non compos, not of sound mind.] A fool; a blockhead; a trifling dotard. [A low word.]
37119	nine	[.] NINE, a. Denoting the number composed of eight and one; as nine men; nine days. [.] NINE, n. The number composed of eight and one; or the number less by a unit than ten; three times three.
37120	nine-fold	[.] NI'NE-FOLD, a. Nine times repeated.
37121	nine-holes	[.] NI'NE-HOLES, n A game in which holes are made in the ground, into which a pellet is to be bowled.
37122	nine-pence	[.] NI'NE-PENCE, n. A silver coin of the value of nine pence.
37123	nine-pins	[.] NI'NE-PINS, n. A play with nine pins or sharpened pieces of wood set on end, at which a bowl is rolled for throwing them down. We say, to play at nine-pins, or a game at nine-pins.
37124	nine-score	[.] NI'NE-SCORE, n. The number of nine times twenty.
37125	nineteen	[.] NI'NETEEN, a. Noting the number of nine and ten united; as nineteen years.
37126	nineteenth	[.] NI'NETEENTH, a. The ordinal of nineteen; designating nineteen.
37127	ninetieth	[.] NI'NETIETH, a. The ordinal of ninety.
37128	ninety	[.] NI'NETY, a. Nine times ten; as ninety years.
37129	ninny	[.] NIN'NY, n. A fool; a simpleton.
37130	ninth	[.] NINTH, a. The ordinal of nine; designating the number nine, the next preceding ten; as the ninth day or month. [.] NINTH, n. In music, an interval containing an octave and a tone.
37131	nip	[.] NIP, v.t. [G. a nipping tool; to nip, to cut off, to pinch.] [.] 1. To cut, bite or pinch off the end or nib, or to pinch off with the ends of the fingers. The word is used in both senses; the former is probably the true sense. Hence, [.] 2. To cut off the end ...
37132	nipped	[.] NIP'PED, pp. Pinched; bit; cropped; blasted.
37133	nipper	[.] NIP'PER, n. [.] 1. A satirist. [Not used.] [.] 2. A fore tooth of a horse. The nippers are four.
37134	nippers	[.] NIP'PERS, n. Small pinchers.
37135	nipping	[.] NIP'PING, ppr. Pinching; pinching off; biting off the end; cropping; clipping; blasting; killing.
37136	nippingly	[.] NIP'PINGLY, adv. With bitter sarcasm.
37137	nipple	[.] NIP'PLE, n. [.] 1. A teat; a dug; the spungy protuberance by which milk is drawn from the breasts of females. [.] 2. The orifice at which any animal liquor is separated.
37138	nipplewort	[.] NIP'PLEWORT, n. A plant of the genus Lapsana.
37139	nipt	[.] NIPT, pp. Pinched; bit; cropped; blasted.
37140	nisan	[.] NIS'AN, n. A month of the Jewish calendar, the first month of the sacred year and seventh of the civil year, answering nearly to our March. It was originally called Abibi, but began to be called Nisan after the captivity.
37141	nisiprius	[.] NISIPRIUS, n. In law, a writ which lies in cases where the jury being impaneled and returned before the justices of the bench, one of the parties requests to have this writ for the ease of the country, that the cause may be tried before the justices of the same county. ...
37142	nit	[.] NIT, n. The egg of a louse or other small insect.
37143	nitency	[.] NI'TENCY, n. [L. to shine.] [.] 1. Brightness; luster. [Little used.] [.] 2. [L. to strive.] Endeavor; effort; spring to expand itself. [Little used.]
37144	niter	[.] NI'TER, n. [In Hebrew, the verb under which this word appears signifies to spring, leap, shake, and to strip or break; in Ch. to strip or to fall off; in Syriac, the same; in Sam. to keep, to watch or guard.] A salt, called also salt-peter [stone-salt,] and in the ...
37145	nithing	[.] NITH'ING, n. A coward; a dastard; a poltroon. [See Niding.]
37146	nitid	[.] NIT'ID, a. [.] 1. Bright; lustrous; shining. [.] 2. Gay; spruce; fine; applied to persons. [Little used.]
37147	nitrate	[.] NI'TRATE, n. A salt formed by the union of the nitric acid with a base; as nitrate of soda.
37148	nitrated	[.] NI'TRATED, a. Combined with niter.
37149	nitric	[.] NI'TRIC, a. Impregnated with niter. Nitric acid is the acid saturated with oxygen, or an acid composed of oxygen and nitrogen or azote.
37150	nitrification	[.] NITRIFICATION, n. The process of forming niter.
37151	nitrify	[.] NITRIFY, v.t. [L.] To form into niter.
37152	nitrite	[.] NI'TRITE, n. A salt formed by the combination of the nitrous acid with a base.
37153	nitro-muriatic	[.] NITRO-MURIAT'IC, a. Partaking of niter and muria or sea-salt. The nitro-muriatic acid is a combination or mixture of nitric and muriatic acid.
37154	nitrogen	[.] NI'TROGEN, n. [Gr. to produce.] The element of niter; that which produces niter; that element or component part of air which is called azote. [See Azote.]
37155	nitrogenous	[.] NITROG'ENOUS, a. Pertaining to nitrogen; producing niter.
37156	nitroleucic	[.] NITROLEU'CIC, a. Designating an acid obtained from leucine acted on by niter.
37157	nitrometer	[.] NITROM'ETER, n. [Gr. to measure.] An instrument for ascertaining the quality or value of niter.
37158	nitrous	[.] NI'TROUS, a. Pertaining to niter; partaking of the qualities of niter, or resembling it. Nitrous acid is one of the compounds formed of nitrogen and oxygen, in which the oxygen is in a lower proportion than that in which the same elements form nitric acid.
37159	nitry	[.] NI'TRY, a. Nitrous; pertaining to niter; producing niter.
37160	nitter	[.] NIT'TER, n. [from nit.] The horse bee that deposits nits on horses.
37161	nittily	[.] NIT'TILY, adv. [from nitty.] Lousily. [Not used.]
37162	nitty	[.] NIT'TY, a. [from nit.] Full of nits; abounding with nits.
37163	nival	[.] NI'VAL, a. [L. snow.] Abounding with snow; snowy.
37164	niveous	[.] NI'VEOUS, a. Snowy; resembling snow; partaking of the qualities of snow.
37165	no	[.] NO. an abbreviation of number.
37166	nobilitate	[.] NOBIL'ITATE, v.t. [See Noble.] To make noble; to ennoble.
37167	nobilitation	[.] NOBILITA'TION, n. The act of making noble.
37168	nobility	[.] NOBIL'ITY, n. [.] 1. Dignity of mind; greatness; grandeur; that elevation of soul which comprehends bravery, generosity, magnamimity, intrepidity, and contempt of every thing that dishonors character. [.] [.] Though she hated Amphialus, yet the nobility of her ...
37169	noble	[.] NO'BLE, a. [.] 1. Great; elevated; dignified; being above every thing that can dishonor reputation; as a nobel mind; a noble courage; noble deeds of valor. [.] 2. Exalted; elevated; sublime. [.] [.] Statues, with winding ivy crown'd, belong to nobler poets for ...
37170	nobleness	[.] NO'BLENESS, n. [.] 1. Greatness; dignity; ingenuousness; magnanimity; elevation of mind or of condition, particularly of the mind. [.] [.] His purposes are full of honesty, nobleness and integrity. [.] [.] Greatness of mind and nobleness their seat build in her ...
37171	nobless	[.] NOBLESS', n. [.] 1. The nobility; persons of noble rank collectively, including males and females. [.] 2. Dignity; greatness; noble birth or condition. [In these senses, not now used.]
37172	noblewoman	[.] NO'BLEWOMAN, n. A female of noble rank.
37173	nobly	[.] NO'BLY, adv. [.] 1. Of noble extraction; descended from a family of rank; as nobly born or descended. [.] 2. With greatness of soul; heroically; with magnanimity; as a deed nobly done. He nobly preferred death to disgrace. [.] 3. Splendidly; magnificently. ...
37174	nobody	[.] NO'BODY, n. [no and body.] No person; no one.
37175	nocent	[.] NO'CENT, a. [L. to hurt, from striking.] Hurtful; mischievous; injurious; doing hurt; as nocent qualities.
37176	nocive	[.] NO'CIVE, a. Hurtful; injurious.
37177	nock	[.] NOCK, n. A notch. [See Notch.] [.] NOCK, v.t. To place in the notch.
37178	noctambulation	[.] NOCTAMBULA'TION, n. [L. night, to walk.] A rising from bed and walking in sleep.
37179	noctambulist	[.] NOCTAM'BULIST, n. One who rises from bed and walks in his sleep. Arbuthnot uses noctambulo in the same sense; but it is a less analogical word.
37180	noctidial	[.] NOCTID'IAL, a. [L. night, and dies, day.] Comprising a night and a day. [Little used.]
37181	noctiferous	[.] NOCTIF'EROUS, a. [L. night, and to bring.] Bringing night. [Not used.]
37182	noctiluca	[.] NOCTIL'UCA, n. [L. night, and to shine.] A species of phosphorus which shines in darkness without the previous aid of solar rays.
37183	noctilucous	[.] NOCTIL'UCOUS, a. Shining in the night.
37184	noctivagant	[.] NOCTIV'AGANT, a. [L. night, and to wander.] Wandering in the night.
37185	noctivagation	[.] NOCTIVAGA'TION, n. A roving in the night.
37186	noctuary	[.] NOC'TUARY, n. [from L. night.] An account of what passes in the night.
37187	noctule	[.] NOC'TULE, n. [from L. night.] A large species of bat.
37188	nocturn	[.] NOC'TURN, n. [L. by night.] An office of devotion, or religious service by night.
37189	nocturnal	[.] NOCTURN'AL, a. [L. night.] [.] 1. Pertaining to night; as nocturnal darkness. [.] 2. Done or happening at night; as a nocturnal expedition or assault; a nocturnal visit. [.] 3. Nightly; done or being every night. [.] [.] From gilded roofs depending lamps display ...
37190	nocument	[.] NOCUMENT, n. [L. To hurt.] Harm.
37191	nod	[.] NOD, v.i. [Gr. contracted; a nod; to nod, to beckon, a leap a spring; to leap, to throb or beat, as the pulse] [.] 1. To incline the head with a quick motion, either forward or sidewise, as persons nod in sleep. [.] 2. To bend or incline with a quick motion; as ...
37192	nodated	[.] NODATED, a. Knotted. A nodated hyperbola is one that by turning round crosses itself.
37193	nodation	[.] NODATION, n. [L. To tie.] The act of making a knot, or state of being knotted. [Little used.]
37194	nodden	[.] NODDEN, a. Bent; inclined. [Not in use.]
37195	nodder	[.] NODDER, n. One who nods; a drowsy person.
37196	nodding	[.] NODDING, ppr. Inclining the head with a short quick motion.
37197	noddle	[.] NODDLE, n. [L. A lump; or from nod.] The head; in contempt. [.] [.] Come, master, I have a project in my noddle.
37198	noddy	[.] NODDY, n. [.] 1. A simpleton; a fool. [.] 2. A fowl of the genus Sterna, very simple and easily taken. [.] 3. A game at cards.
37199	node	[.] NODE, n. [.] 1. Properly, a knot; a knob; hence, [.] 2. In surgery, a swelling of the periosteum, tendons or bones. [.] 3. In astronomy, the point where the orbit of a planet intersects the ecliptic. These points are two, and that where a planet ascends northward ...
37200	nodose	[.] NODOSE, a. [L. Knot.] Knotted; having knots or swelling joints.
37201	nodosity	[.] NODOSITY, n. Knottiness.
37202	nodous	[.] NODOUS, a. Knotty; full of knots.
37203	nodular	[.] NODULAR, a. Pertaining to or in the form of a nodule or knot.
37204	nodule	[.] NODULE, n. A little knot or lump.
37205	noduled	[.] NODULED, a. Having little knots or lumps.
37206	nog	[.] NOG, n. A little pot; also, ale.
37207	noggen	[.] NOGGEN, a. Hard; rough; harsh. [Not used.]
37208	noggin	[.] NOGGIN, n. A small mug or wooden cup.
37209	nogging	[.] NOGGING, n. A partition of scantlings filled with bricks.
37210	noiance	[.] NOIANCE, n. [See Annoy.] Annoyance; trouble; mischief; inconvenience. [Not used.]
37211	noie	[.] NOIE, for annoy is not in use.
37212	noier	[.] NOIER, for annoyer is not in use.
37213	noious	[.] NOIOUS, for troublesome is not in use.
37214	noise	[.] NOISE, n. [.] 1. Sound of any kind, or proceeding from any cause, as the sound made by the organs of speech, by the wings of an insect, the rushing of the wind, or the roaring of the sea, of cannon or thunder, a low sound, a high sound, &c.; a word of general signification. [.] 2. ...
37215	noise-maker	[.] NOISE-MAKER, n. One who makes a clamor.
37216	noised	[.] NOISED, pp. Spread by report; much talked of.
37217	noiseful	[.] NOISEFUL, a. Loud; clamorous; making much noise or talk.
37218	noiseless	[.] NOISELESS, a. Making no noise or bustle; silent; as the noiseless foot of time. [.] [.] So noiseless would I live.
37219	noisily	[.] NOISILY, adv. With noise; with making a noise.
37220	noisiness	[.] NOISINESS, n. The state of being noisy; loudness of sound; clamorousness.
37221	noising	[.] NOISING, ppr. Spreading by report.
37222	noisome	[.] NOISOME, a. [.] 1. Noxious to health; hurtful; mischievous; unwholesome; insalubrious; destructive; as noisome winds; noisome effluvia or miasmata; noisome pestilence. [.] 2. Noxious; injurious. [.] 3. Offensive to the smell or other senses; disgusting; fetid. [.] [.] Foul ...
37223	noisomely	[.] NOISOMELY, adv. With a fetid stench; with an infectious steam.
37224	noisomeness	[.] NOISOMENESS, n. Offensiveness to the smell; quality that disgusts.
37225	noisy	[.] NOISY [.] 1. Making a loud sound. [.] 2. Clamorous; turbulent; as the noisy crowd. [.] 3. Full of noise. [.] [.] O leave the noisy town. [.] Nolens volens, [L.] unwilling or willing; whether he will or not.
37226	noli-me-tangere	[.] NOLI-ME-TANGERE, n. [L. Touch me not.] [.] 1. A plant of the genus Impatiens, called also balsamine; also, a plant of the genus Momordica, or male balsam apple, one species of which is called the wild or spurting cucumber. [.] 2. Among physicians, an ulcer or cancer, ...
37227	nolition	[.] NOLITION, n. Unwillingness; opposed to volition. [Little used.]
37228	noll	[.] NOLL, n. The head; the noddle. [Not used.]
37229	nomad	[.] NOMAD, n. [Gr. Living on pasturage, to distribute or divide, to feed. This verb is connected with L. Nemus, a wood, a place over-grown with trees, and also a pasture, the primary sense of which is probably to spring or shoot, for the verb signifies among other things, ...
37230	nomadic	[.] NOMADIC, a. Pastoral; subsisting by the tending of cattle, and wandering for the sake of pasturage; as the nomadic tribes of Asia.
37231	nomadize	[.] NOMADIZE, v.i. To wander with flocks and herds for the sake of finding pasturage; to subsist by the grazing of herds on herbage of natural growth. [.] [.] The Vogules nomadize chiefly about the rivers Irtish, Oby, Kama and Volga.
37232	nomadizing	[.] NOMADIZING, ppr. Leading a pastoral life and wandering or removing from place to place for the sake of finding pasture.
37233	nomancy	[.] NOMANCY, n. [Gr. Name, and divination.] The art or practice of divining the destiny of persons by the letters which form their names.
37234	nombles	[.] NOMBLES, n. The entrails of a deer.
37235	nombril	[.] NOMBRIL, n. The center of an escutcheon.
37236	nome	[.] NOME, n. [.] 1. A province or tract of country; an Egyptian government or division. [.] 2. In the ancient Greek music, any melody determined by inviolable rules. [.] 3. In algebra, a quantity with a sign prefixed or added to it, by which it is connected with ...
37237	nomenclator	[.] NOMENCLATOR [.] 1. A person who calls things or persons by their names. In Rome, candidates for office were attended each by a nomenclator, who informed the candidate of the names of the persons they met, and whose votes they wished to solicit. [.] 2. In modern ...
37238	nomenclatress	[.] NOMENCLATRESS, n. A female nomenclator.
37239	nomenclatural	[.] NOMENCLATURAL, a. Pertaining or according to a nomenclature.
37240	nomenclature	[.] NOMENCLATURE, n. [See Nomenclator.] [.] 1. A list or catalogue of the more usual and important words in a language, with their significations; a vocabulary or dictionary_webster1828. [.] 2. The names of things in any art or science, or the whole vocabulary of names ...
37241	nomial	[.] NOMIAL, n. A single name or term in mathematics.
37242	nominal	[.] NOMINAL, a. [.] 1. Titular; existing in name only; as , a nominal distinction or difference is a difference in name and not in reality. [.] 2. Pertaining to a name or names; consisting in names. [.] NOMINAL, n. The Nominalists were a sect of school philosophers, ...
37243	nominalist	[.] NOMINALIST, n. The Nominalists were a sect of school philosophers, the disciples of Ocham or Ocdcam, in the 14th century, who maintained that words and not things are the object of dialectics. They were the founders of the university of Leipsic.
37244	nominalize	[.] NOMINALIZE, v.t. To convert into a noun. [Not in use and ill formed.]
37245	nominally	[.] NOMINALLY, adv. By name or in name only.
37246	nominate	[.] NOMINATE, v.t. [L. Name. See Name.] [.] 1. To name; to mention by name. [.] 2. To call; to entitle; to denominate. [.] 3. To name or designate by name for an office or place; to appoint; as, to nominate an heir or an executor. [.] 4. Usually, to name for an ...
37247	nominated	[.] NOMINATED, pp. Named; mentioned by name; designated or proposed for an office or for election.
37248	nominately	[.] NOMINATELY, adv. By name; particularly.
37249	nominating	[.] NOMINATING, ppr. Naming; proposing for an office or for choice by name.
37250	nomination	[.] NOMINATION, n. [.] 1. The act of naming or of nominating; the act of proposing by name for an office. [.] 2. The power of nominating or appointing to office. [.] [.] The nomination of persons to places being a prerogative of the king-- [.] 3. The state of being ...
37251	nominative	[.] NOMINATIVE, a. Pertaining to the name which precedes a verb, or to the first case of nouns; as the nominative case or nominative word.
37252	nominator	[.] NOMINATOR, n. One that nominates.
37253	nominee	...
37254	nomothetic	[.] NOMOTHETIC, a. Legislative; enacting laws.
37255	nomothetical	[.] NOMOTHETICAL, a. Legislative; enacting laws.
37256	non	[.] NON, adv. [L.] Not. This word is used in the English language as a prefix only, for giving a negative sense to words; as in non-residence, non-performance, non-existence, non-payment, non-concurrence, non-admission, non-appearance, non-attendance, non-conformity, non-compliance, ...
37257	non-ability	[.] NON-ABILITY, n. A want of ability; in law, an exception taken against a plaintiff in a cause, when he is unable legally to commence a suit.
37258	non-appearance	[.] NON-APPEARANCE, n. Default of appearance, as in court, to prosecute or defend.
37259	non-appointment	[.] NON-APPOINTMENT, n. Neglect of appointment.
37260	non-attendance	[.] NON-ATTENDANCE, n. A failure to attend; omission of attendance.
37261	non-attention	[.] NON-ATTENTION, n. Inattention.
37262	non-bituminous	[.] NON-BITUMINOUS, a. Containing no bitumen.
37263	non-claim	[.] NON-CLAIM, n. A failure to make claim within the time limited by law; omission of claim.
37264	non-communion	[.] NON-COMMUNION, n. Neglect or failure of communion.
37265	non-compliance	[.] NON-COMPLIANCE, n. Neglect or failure of compliance.
37266	non-complying	[.] NON-COMPLYING, a. Neglecting or refusing to comply. [.] Non compos mentis, or non compose, [L.] not of sound mind; not having the regular use of reason; as a noun, an idiot; a lunatic; one devoid of reason, either by nature or by accident.
37267	non-conducting	[.] NON-CONDUCTING, a. Not conducting; not transmitting another fluid. Thus in electricity, wax is a non-conducting substance.
37268	non-conduction	[.] NON-CONDUCTION, a. Not conducting; not transmitting another fluid. Thus in electricity, wax is a non-conducting substance.
37269	non-conductor	[.] NON-CONDUCTOR, n. A substance which does not conduct, that is, transmit another substance or fluid, or which transmits it with difficulty. Thus wool is a non-conductor of heat; glass and dry wood are non-conductors of the electrical fluid.
37270	non-conformist	[.] NON-CONFORMIST, n. One who neglects or refuses to conform to the rites and mode of worship of an established church.
37271	non-conformity	[.] NON-CONFORMITY, n. [.] 1. Neglect or failure of conformity. [.] 2. The neglect or refusal to unite with an established church in its rites and mode of worship.
37272	non-contagious	[.] NON-CONTAGIOUS, a. Not contagious.
37273	non-contagiousness	[.] NON-CONTAGIOUSNESS, n. The quality or state of being not communicable from a diseased to a healthy body.
37274	non-cotemporaneous	[.] NON-COTEMPORANEOUS, a. Not being cotemporary, or not of cotemprary origin.
37275	non-descript	[.] NON-DESCRIPT, a. [L. Not, non, and described.] That has not been described. [.] NON-DESCRIPT, n. Any thing that has not been described. Thus a plant or animal newly discovered is called a non-descript.
37276	non-elect	[.] NON-ELECT, n. [L. non, not, and elected.] One who is not elected or chosen to salvation.
37277	non-electric	[.] NON-ELECTRIC, a. Conducting the electric fluid. [.] NON-ELECTRIC, n. A substance that is not an electric, or which transmits the fluid; as metals.
37278	non-emphatic	[.] NON-EMPHATIC, a. Having no emphasis; unemphatic.
37279	non-emphatical	[.] NON-EMPHATICAL, a. Having no emphasis; unemphatic.
37280	non-entity	[.] NON-ENTITY, n. [.] 1. Non-existence; the negation of being. [.] 2. A thing not existing. [.] [.] There was no such thing as rendering evil for evil, when evil was a non-entity.
37281	non-episcopal	[.] NON-EPISCOPAL, a. Not episcopal; not of the episcopal church or denomination.
37282	non-episcopalian	[.] NON-EPISCOPALIAN, n. One who does not belong to the episcopal church or denomination.
37283	non-essential	[.] NON-ESSENTIAL, n. Non-essentials are things not essential to a particular purpose.
37284	non-execution	[.] NON-EXECUTION, n. Neglect of execution; non-performance.
37285	non-existence	[.] NON-EXISTENCE, n. [.] 1. Absence of existence; the negation of being. [.] 2. A thing that has no existence or being.
37286	non-exportation	[.] NON-EXPORTATION, n. A failure of exportation; a not exporting goods or commodities.
37287	non-importation	[.] NON-IMPORTATION, n. Want or failure of importation; a not importing goods.
37288	non-juring	[.] NON-JURING, a. [L. Non, not, and to swear.] Not swearing allegiance; an epithet applied to the party in Great Britain that would not swear allegiance to the Hanoverian family and government.
37289	non-juror	[.] NON-JUROR, n. In Great Britain, one who refused to take the oath of allegiance to the government and crown of England at the revolution, when James II abdicated the throne, and the Hanoverian family was introduced. The non-jurors were the adherents of James.
37290	non-manufacturing	[.] NON-MANUFACTURING, a. Not carrying on manufactures; as non-manufacturing states.
37291	non-metallic	[.] NON-METALLIC, a. Not consisting of metal.
37292	non-naturals	[.] NON-NATURALS, n. In medicine, things which, by the abuse of them, become the causes of disease, as meat, drink, sleep, rest, motion, the passions, retentions, excretions, &c. [.] Functions or accidents not strictly belonging to man.
37293	non-observance	[.] NON-OBSERVANCE, n. Neglect or failure to observe or fulfill. [.] Non obstante, [L. Notwithstanding,] a clause in statutes and letters patent, importing a license form the king to do a thing which at common law might be lawfully done, but being restrained by act of ...
37294	non-payment	[.] NON-PA'YMENT, n. Neglect of payment.
37295	non-ponderosity	[.] NON-PONDEROS'ITY, n. Destitution of weight; levity.
37296	non-ponderous	[.] NON-PON'DEROUS, a. Having no weight.
37297	non-production	[.] NON-PRODUCTION, n. A failure to produce or exhibit.
37298	non-proficiency	[.] NON-PROFI'CIENCY, n. Failure to make progress.
37299	non-proficient	[.] NON-PROFI'CIENT, n. One who has failed to improve or make progress in any study or pursuit. [.] Non Pros. contraction of nolle prosequi, the plaintiff will not prosecute. It is used also as a verb.
37300	non-regardance	[.] NON-REG'ARDANCE, n. Want of due regard.
37301	non-rendition	[.] NON-RENDI'TION, n. Neglect of rendition; the not rendering what is due. [.] [.] The non-payment of a debt, or the non-rendition of a service which is due, is an injury for which the subsequent reparation of the loss sustained- is and atonement.
37302	non-resemblance	[.] NON-RESEM'BLANCE, n. Unlikeness; dissimilarity.
37303	non-residence	[.] NON-RES'IDENCE, n. Failure or neglect of residing at the place where one is stationed, or where official duties require one to reside, or on one's own lands.
37304	non-resident	[.] NON-RES'IDENT, a. Not residing in a particular place, on one's own estate, or in one's proper place; as a non-resident clergyman or proprietor of lands. [.] NON-RES'IDENT, n. One who does not reside on one's own lands, or in the place 2where official duties require. ...
37305	non-resistance	[.] NON-RESIST'ANCE, n. The omission of resistance; passive obedience; submission to authority, power or usurpation without opposition.
37306	non-resistant	[.] NON-RESIST'ANT, a. Making no resistance to power or oppression.
37307	non-sane	[.] NON-SA'NE, a. [L. non, not, and sound.] Unsound; not perfect; as a person of nonsane memory.
37308	non-solution	[.] NON-SOLU'TION, n. Failure of solution or explanation.
37309	non-solvency	[.] NON-SOLV'ENCY, n. Inablility to pay debts.
37310	non-solvent	[.] NON-SOLV'ENT, a. Not able to pay debts; insolvent.
37311	non-sparing	[.] NON-SPARING, a. Sparing none; alldestroying; merciless.
37312	non-usance	[.] NON-USANCE, n. Neglect of use.
37313	non-user	[.] NON-USER, n. [.] 1. A not using; failure to use; neglect of official duty; default of performing the duties and services required of an officer. [.] [.] An office may be forfeited by misuser or nonuser. [.] 2. Neglect or omission of use. [.] A franchise may ...
37314	nonage	[.] NONAGE, n. [non, not, and age] Minority; the time of life before a person, according to the laws of his country, becomes of age to manage his own concerns. Legal maturity of age is different in different countries. In this country, as in Great Britain, a mans nonage ...
37315	nonagesimal	[.] NONAGESIMAL, a. [L. Ninetieth.] Noting the 90th degree of the ecliptic; being in the highest point of the ecliptic.
37316	nonagon	[.] NONAGON, n. [L. Nine, and Gr. an angle.] A figure having nine sides and nine angles.
37317	nonce	[.] NONCE, n. Purpose; intent; design. [Not in use.]
37318	none	[.] NONE, a. [.] 1. Not one; used of persons or things. [.] [.] There is none that doeth good; no, not one. Psalm 14. [.] 2. Not any; not a part; not the least portion. [.] [.] Six days shall ye gather it, but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there ...
37319	nones	[.] NONES, n. [.] 1. In the Roman calendar, the fifth day of the months January, February, April, June, August, September, November and December, and the seventh day of March, May July and October. The nones were nine days from the ides. [.] 2. Prayers, formerly so ...
37320	nonesuch	[.] NONESUCH, n. [.] 1. An extraordinary thing; a thing that has not its equal. [.] 2. A plant of the genus Lychnis.
37321	nonillion	[.] NONILLION, n. [L. Nine and million] The number of nine million millions.
37322	nonpareil	[.] NONPAREIL, n. nonparel'. [.] 1. Excellence unequaled. [.] 2. A sort of apple. [.] 3. A sort of printing type very small, and the smallest now used except three. [.] NONPAREIL, a. nonparel'. Having no equal; peerless.
37323	nonplus	[.] NON'PLUS, n. [L. not, and plus, more, further.] Puzzle; insuperable difficulty; a state in which one is unable to proceed or decide. [.] NON'PLUS, v.t. To puzzle; to confound; to put to a stand; to stop by embarrassment. [.] [.] Your situation has nonplussed ...
37324	nonsense	[.] NON'SENSE, n. [.] 1. No sense; words or language which have no meaning, or which convey no just ideas; absurdity. [.] 2. Trifles; things of no importance.
37325	nonsensical	[.] NONSENS'ICAL, a. Unmeaning; absurd; foolish.
37326	nonsensically	[.] NONSENS'ICALLY, adv. Absurdly; without meaning.
37327	nonsensicalness	[.] NONSENS'ICALNESS, n. Jargon; absurdity; that which conveys no proper ideas.
37328	nonsensitive	[.] NONSENS'ITIVE, a. Wanting sense or perception.
37329	nonsuch	[.] NONSUCH. [See Nonesuch.]
37330	nonsuit	[.] NON'SUIT, n. In law, the default, neglect or non-appearance of the plaintiff in a suit, when called in court, by which the plaintiff signifies his intention to drop the suit. Hence a nonsuit amounts to a stoppage of the suit. A nonsuit differs from a retraxit; a nonsuit ...
37331	nonsuited	[.] NON'SUITED, pp. Adjudged to have deserted the suit by default of appearance; as a plaintiff.
37332	nonsuiting	[.] NON'SUITING, ppr. Adjudging to have abandoned the suit by non-appearance or other neglect; as a plaintiff.
37333	noodle	[.] NOO'DLE, n. A simpleton. [A vulgar word.]
37334	nook	[.] NOOK, n. [See Nich.] A corner; a narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between bodies; as a hollow nook.
37335	noon	[.] NOON, n. [ said to be from naw, that is up or ultimate, that limits, also nine. I has been supposed that the ninth hour, among the Romans, was the time of eating the chief meal; this hour was three o'clock, P.M. In Danish, none is an afternooning, a collation.] [.] 1. ...
37336	noonday	[.] NOON'DAY, n. Mid-day; twelve o'clock in the day. [.] NOON'DAY, a. Pertaining to mid-day; meridional; as the noonday heat.
37337	nooning	[.] NOON'ING, n. Repose at noon; sometimes, repast at noon.
37338	noonstead	[.] NOON'STEAD, n. The station of the sun at noon.
37339	noontide	[.] NOON'TIDE, n. [See Tide, which signifies time.] The time of noon; mid-day. [.] NOON'TIDE, a. Pertaining to noon; meridional.
37340	noose	[.] NOOSE, n. A running knot, which binds the closer the more it is drawn. [.] [.] Where the hangman does dispose to special friend the knot of noose. [.] NOOSE, v.t. To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to ensnare.
37341	nopal	[.] NO'PAL, n. A Plant of the genus Cactus, from which the cochineal is collected in Mexico; Indian fig or raquette. The fruit resembles a fig.
37342	nope	[.] NOPE, n. A provincial name for the bullfinch or red tail.
37343	nor	[.] NOR, connective. [ne and or.] [.] 1. A word that denies ro renders negative the second or subsequent part of a proposition, or a proposition following another negative proposition; correlative to neither or not. [.] [.] I neither love no fear thee. [.] [.] Fight ...
37344	normal	...
37345	norman	[.] NOR'MAN, n. In seamen's language, a short wooden bar to be thrust into a hole of the windlass, on which to fasten the cable. [.] NOR'MAN, n. [north-man or nord-man.] A Norwegian, or a native of Normandy. [.] NOR'MAN, a. Pertaining to Normandy; as the Norman ...
37346	norroy	[.] NOR'ROY, n. [north and roy, north king.] The title of the third of the three kings at arms or provincial heralds.
37347	north	[.] NORTH, n. [I know not the origin of this word, nor its primary sense. It may have been applied first to the pole star, or to the wind, like Boreas.] One of the cardinal points, being that point of the horizon which is directly opposite to the sun in the meridian, ...
37348	northeast	[.] NORTHE'AST, n. The point between the north and east, at an equal distance from each. [.] NORTHE'AST, a. Pertaining to the northeast, or proceeding from that point; as a northeast wind.
37349	northerly	[.] NORTH'ERLY, a. Being towards the north, or nearer towards the north than to any other cardinal point. [We use this word and northern with considerable latitude.] [.] NORTH'ERLY, adv. [.] 1. Towards the north; as, to sail northerly. [.] 2. In a northern direction; ...
37350	northern	[.] NORTH'ERN, a. [.] 1. Being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west. [.] 2. In a direction towards the north, or a point near it; as, to steer a northern course.
37351	northernly	[.] NORTH'ERNLY, adv. Toward the north. [Not used.]
37352	northing	[.] NORTH'ING, n. [.] 1. The motion or distance of a planet from the equator northward. [.] [.] As the tides of the sea obey the southing and northing of the sea-- [.] 2. Course or distance northward of the equator.
37353	northward	[.] NORTH'WARD, a. Being towards the north, or nearer to the north than to the east and west points. [.] NORTH'WARD, adv. Towards the north, or towards a point nearer to the north than the east and west points.
37354	northwest	[.] NORTHWEST', n. The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each. [.] NORTHWEST', a. [.] 1. Pertaining to the point between the north and west; being in the northwest; as the northwest coast. [.] 2. Proceeding from the northwest; ...
37355	northwestern	[.] NORTHWEST'ERN, a. Pertaining to or being in the northwest, or in a direction to the northwest; as a northwestern course.
37356	norwegian	[.] NORWE'GIAN, a. Belonging to Norway. [.] NORWE'GIAN, n. A native of Norway.
37357	nose	[.] NOSE, n. [.] 1. The prominent part of the face which is the organ of smell, consisting of two similar cavities called nostrils. The nose serves also to modulate the voice in speaking, and to discharge the tears which flow through the lachrymal ducts. Through this ...
37358	nose-fish	[.] NO'SE-FISH, n. A fish of the lether-mouthed kind, with a flat blunt snout; called also broad-snout.
37359	nose-smart	[.] NO'SE-SMART, n. A plant, nasturtium; cresses.
37360	nosebleed	[.] NO'SEBLEED, n. [.] 1. A hemorrhage or bleeding at the nose. [.] 2. A plant of the genus Achillea.
37361	nosed	[.] NO'SED, a. [.] 1. Having a nose; as in long-nosed. [.] 2. Having sagacity.
37362	nosegay	[.] NO'SEGAY, n. A bunch of flowers used to regale the sense of smelling. [.] [.] As on the nosegay in her breast reclined.
37363	noseless	[.] NO'SELESS, a. Destitute of a nose.
37364	nosethril	[.] NOSETHRIL. [See Nostril.]
37365	nosle	[.] NOS'LE, n. [from nose.] A little nose; the extremity of a thing; as the nosle of a bellows. [See Nozzle.]
37366	nosological	[.] NOSOLOG'ICAL, a. [See Nosology.] Pertaining to nosology, or a systematic classification of diseases.
37367	nosologist	[.] NOSOL'OGIST, n. One who classifies diseases, arranges them in order and gives them suitable names.
37368	nosology	[.] NOSOL'OGY, n. [Gr. disease, and discourse.] [.] 1. A treatise on diseases, or a systematic arrangement or classification of diseases with names and definitions, according to the distinctive character of each class, order, genus and species. [.] 2. That branch of ...
37369	nosopoetic	[.] NOSOPOET'IC, a. [Gr. disease, and to produce.] Producing diseases. [Little used.]
37370	nostril
37371	nostrum	[.] NOS'TRUM, n. [L. from ours.] A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the inventor or proprietor.
37372	not	[.] NOT, adv. [See Naught.] [.] 1. A word that expreses negation, denial or refusal; as, he will no go; will you remain? I will not. In the first member of a sentence, it may be followed by nor or neither; as not for a price nor reward; I was not in sfety, neither had ...
37373	notable	[.] NOT'ABLE, a. [L. known; to know.] [.] 1. Remarkable; worthy of notice; memorable; observable; distinguished or noted. [.] [.] They bore two or three charges from the horse with notable courage. [.] [.] Two young men of notable strength. 2 Maccabees. [.] 2. ...
37374	notableness	[.] NOT'ABLENESS, n. [.] 1. Activity; industriousness; care. [Little used.] [.] 2. Remarkableness.
37375	notably	[.] NOT'ABLY, adv. [.] 1. Memorably; remarkably; eminently. [.] 2. With show of consequence or importance.
37376	notarial	[.] NOTA'RIAL, a. [from notary.] [.] 1. Pertaining to a notary; as a notarial seal; notarial evidence or attestation. [.] 2. Done or taken by a notary.
37377	notary	[.] NO'TARY, n. [L. known.] [.] 1. Primarily, a person employed to take notes of contracts, trials and proceedings in courts among the Romans. [.] 2. In modern usage, an officer authorized to attest contracts or writings of any kind, to give them the evidence of authenticity. ...
37378	notation	[.] NOTA'TION, n. [L. to mark.] [.] 1. The act or practice of recording any thing by marks, figures or characters; particularly in arithmetic and algebra, the expressing of numbers and quantities by figures, signs or characters appropriate for the purpose. [.] 2. Meaning; ...
37379	notch	[.] NOTCH, n. [G. to crack or flaw. It seems to be the same word in origin as niche, nick.] [.] 1. A hollow cut in any thing; a nick; an indentation. [.] [.] And on the stick ten equal notches makes. [.] 2. An opening or narrow passge through a mountain or hill. ...
37380	note	[.] NOTE, for ne wote, knew not or could not. [.] NOTE, n. [L. to know.] [.] 1. A mark or token; something by which a thing may be known; a visible sign. [.] [.] They who appertain to the visible church have all the notes of external profession. [.] 2. A mark ...
37381	note-book	[.] NO'TE-BOOK, n. [.] 1. A book in which memorandums are written. [.] 2. A book in which notes of hand are registered.
37382	noted	[.] NO'TED, pp. [.] 1. Set down in writing. [.] 2. Observed; noticed. [.] 3. Remarkable; much known by reputation or reprot; eminent; celebrated; as a noted author; a noted commander; a noted traveler.
37383	notedly	[.] NO'TEDLY, adv. With observation or notice.
37384	notedness	[.] NO'TEDNESS, n. Conspicuousness; eminence; celebrity.
37385	noteless	[.] NO'TELESS, a. Not attracting notice; not conspicuous.
37386	noter	[.] NO'TER, n. One who takes notice; an annotator.
37387	noteworthy	[.] NO'TEWORTHY, a. Worthy of observation or notice.
37388	nothing	[.] NOTH'ING, n. [no and thing.] [.] 1. Not any thing; not any being or existence; a word that denies the existence of any thing; non-entity; opposed to something. The world was created from nothing. [.] 2. Non-existnce; a state of annihilation. [.] 3. Not any thing; ...
37389	nothingness	[.] NOTH'INGNESS, n. [.] 1. Nihility; non-existence. [.] 2. Nothing; a thing of no value.
37390	notice	[.] NO'TICE, n. [.] 1. Observation by the eye or by the other senses. We take notice of objects passing or standing before us; we take notice of the owrds of a speaker; we take notice of a peculiar taste of food, or of the smeel of an orange, and of our peculiar sensations. ...
37391	noticeable	[.] NO'TICEABLE, a. That may be observed; worthy of observation.
37392	noticed	[.] NO'TICED, pp. Observed; seen; remarked; treated with attention.
37393	noticing	[.] NO'TICING, ppr. Observing; seeing; regarding; remarking on; treating with attention.
37394	notification	[.] NOTIFICA'TION, n. [See Notify.] [.] 1. The act of notifying or giving notice; the act of making known, particularly the act of givning official notice or information to the public, or to individuals, corporations, companies or societies, by words, by writing or by ...
37395	notified	[.] NO'TIFIED, pp. [.] 1. Made known; applied to things. This design of the king was notified to the court of Berlin. [.] 2. Informed by words, writing or toher means; applied to persons. The inhabitants of the city have been notified that a meeting is to be held ...
37396	notify	[.] NO'TIFY, v.t. [L. known, and to make.] [.] 1. To make known; to declare; to publish. The laws of God notify to man his will and our duty. [.] 2. To make known by private communication; to give information of. The allied sovereigns have notified the spanish court ...
37397	notifying	[.] NO'TIFYING, ppr. Making known; giving notice to.
37398	notion	[.] NO'TION, n. [L. known; to know.] [.] 1. Conception; mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined. We may have a just notion of power, or false notions respecting spirit. [.] Notion and idea are primarily different; idea being the conception of something ...
37399	notional	[.] NO'TIONAL, a. [.] 1. Imaginary; ideal; existing in idea only; visionary; fantastical. [.] [.] Notional good, by fancy only made. A notional and imaginary thing. [.] 2. Dealing in imaginary things; whimsical; fanciful; as a notional man.
37400	notionality	[.] NOTIONAL'ITY, n. Empty ungrounded opinion. [Not used.]
37401	notionally	[.] NO'TIONALLY, adv. In mental apprehension; in conception; not in reality. [.] [.] Two faculties notionally or really distinct.
37402	notionist	[.] NO'TIONIST, n. One who holds to an ungrounded opinion.
37403	notoriety	[.] NOTORI'ETY, n. [See Notorious.] [.] 1. Exposure to public knowledge; the state of being publicly or generally known; as the notoriety of a crime. [.] 2. Public knowledge. [.] [.] They were not subjects in their own nature so exposed to public notoriety.
37404	notorious	[.] NOTO'RIOUS, a. [L. known.] [.] 1. Publicly knwon; manifest to the world; evident; usually, knwon to disadvantage; hence almost always used in all ill sense; as a notorious thief; a notorious crime or vice; a man notorious for lewdness or gaming. [.] 2. In a good ...
37405	notoriously	[.] NOTO'RIOUSLY, adv. Publicly; openly; in a manner to be known or manifest.
37406	notoriousness	[.] NOTO'RIOUSNESS, n. The state of being open or known; notoriety.
37407	nott	[.] NOTT, a. Shorn.
37408	notus	[.] NO'TUS, n. [L.] The south wind.
37409	notwheat	[.] NOT'WHEAT, n. [smooth, shorn.] Wheat not bearded.
37410	notwithstanding	[.] NOTWITHSTAND'ING, the participle of withstand, with not prefixed, and signifying not opposing; nevertheless. It retains in all cases its participial signification. For example, "I will surely rend the knigdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant; notwithstanding, ...
37411	nought	[.] NOUGHT. See Naught.
37412	noul	[.] NOUL, n. The top of the head. [Not in use.]
37413	nould	[.] NOULD, ne would, would not.
37414	noun	[.] NOUN, n. [altered from L. name.] In grammar, a name; that sound or combination of sounds by which a thing is called, whether material or immaterial. [See Name.]
37415	nourish	[.] NOURISH, v.t. [G. to nourish, cannot be the same word unless they have lost a dental, which may perhaps be the fact.] [.] 1. To feed and cause to grow; to supply a living or organized body, animal or vegetable, with matter which increases its bulk or supplies the ...
37416	nourishable	[.] NOURISHABLE, a. Susceptible of nourishment; as the nourishable parts of the body.
37417	nourished	[.] NOURISHED, pp. Fed; supplied with nutriment; caused to grow.
37418	nourisher	[.] NOURISHER, n. The person or thing that nourishes.
37419	nourishing	[.] NOURISHING, ppr. [.] 1. Feeding; supplying with aliment; supporting with food. [.] 2. Promoting growth; nutritious; as a nourishing diet.
37420	nourishment	[.] NOURISHMENT, n. [.] 1. That which serves to promote the growth of animals or plants, or to repair the waste of animal bodies; food; sustenance; nutriment. [.] 2. Nutrition; support of animal or vegetable bodies. [.] 3. Instruction, or that which promotes growth ...
37421	nouriture	[.] NOURITURE. [See Nurture.]
37422	noursling	[.] NOURSLING. [See Nursling.]
37423	novaculite	[.] NOVAC'ULITE, n. [L. a razor.] Razor-stone; Turkey-hone; coticular shist; whet-slate, a variety of argillaceous slate.
37424	novatian	[.] NOVA'TIAN, n. In church history, one of the sect of Novatus or Novatianus, who held that the lapsed might not be received again into communion with the church, and that second marriages are unlawful.
37425	novatianism	[.] NOVA'TIANISM, n. The opinions of the Novations. [.] [.] One Hypolitus, a Roman presbyter, had been seduced into Novatianism.
37426	novation	[.] NOVATION. [See Innovation.]
37427	novator	[.] NOVATOR. [See Innovator.]
37428	novel	[.] NOV'EL, a. [.] 1. New; of recent origin or intorduction; not ancient; hence, unusual; as a novel heresy; novel opinions. The proceedings of the court were novel. [.] 2. In the civil law, the novel consititutions are those which are supplemental to the code, and ...
37429	novelism	[.] NOV'ELISM, n Innovation. [Little used.]
37430	novelist	[.] NOV'ELIST, n. [.] 1. An innovator; an asserter of novelty. [.] 2. A writer of a novel or of novels. [.] 3. A writer of news.
37431	novelize	[.] NOV'ELIZE, v.i. To innovate. [Not in use.]
37432	novelty	[.] NOV'ELTY, n. Newness; recentness of origin or introduction. [.] [.] Novelty is the great parent of pleasure.
37433	november	[.] NOVEM'BER, n. [L. from nine; the ninth month, according to the ancient Roman year, beginning in March.] The eleventh month of the year.
37434	novenary	[.] NO'VENARY, n. [nine.] The number nine; nine collectively.
37435	novennial	[.] NO'VEN'NIAL, a. Done every ninth year.
37436	novercal	[.] NOVER'CAL, a. [L. a step-mother.] Pertaining to a step-mother; suitable to a step-mother; in the manner of a step-mother.
37437	novice	[.] NOV'ICE, n. [L. from new.] [.] 1. One who is new in any business; one unacquainted or unskilled; one in the rudiments; a beginner. [.] [.] I am young, a novice in the trade. [.] 2. One that has entered a religious house but has not taken the vow; a probationer. [.] 3. ...
37438	novitiate	...
37439	novitious	[.] NOVI'TIOUS, a. Newly invented. [Not used.]
37440	novity	[.] NOV'ITY, n. Newness. [Not used.]
37441	now	[.] NOW, adv. [.] 1. At the present time. [.] [.] I have a patient now living at an advanced age, who discharged blood from his lungs thirty years ago. [.] 2. A little while ago; very lately. [.] [.] They that but now for honor and for plate, made the sea blush ...
37442	noway	[.] NO'WAY, adv. [no and way.] In no manner or degree. [These can hardly be considered as compound words.]
37443	noways	[.] NO'WAYS, adv. [no and way.] In no manner or degree. [These can hardly be considered as compound words.]
37444	nowed	[.] NOW'ED, a. Knotted; tied in a knot; used in heraldry.
37445	nowel	[.] NOW'EL, n. A shout of joy or christmas song.
37446	nowes	[.] NOWES, n. The marriage knot.
37447	nowhere	[.] NO'WHERE, adv. Not in any place or state. Happiness is nowhere to be found but in the practice of virtue. [.] But it is better to write no and where as separate words.
37448	nowise	[.] NO'WISE, adv. [no and wise; often by mistake written noways.] Not in any manner or degree.
37449	noxious	[.] NOXIOUS, a. [L. from hurt.] [.] 1. Hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious; destructive; unwholesome; insalubrious; as noxious air, food, climate; pernicious; corrupting to morals; as noxious practices or examples; noxious haunts of vice. [.] 2. Guilty; criminal. [.] [.] Those ...
37450	noxiously	[.] NOX'IOUSLY, adv. Hurtfully; perniciously.
37451	noxiousness	[.] NOX'IOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. Hurtfulness; the quality that injures, impairs or destroys; insalubrity; as the noxiousness of foul air. [.] 2. The quality that corrupts or perverts; as the noxiousness of doctrines. [.] [.] Noy, noyance, noyer, noyful, noyous, noysance. ...
37452	noyau	[.] NOYAU, n. A rich cordial.
37453	nozle	[.] NOZ'LE, n. [from nose.] The nose; the extremity of any thing; the snout.
37454	nozzle	[.] NOZ'ZLE, n. [from nose.] The nose; the extremity of any thing; the snout.
37455	nubble	[.] NUB'BLE, v.t. [for knubble, from knob, the fist.] To beat or bruise with the fist. [Not used.]
37456	nubiferous	[.] NUBIF'EROUS, a. [L. a cloud or fog, and to produce.] Brining or producing clouds.
37457	nubile	[.] NU'BILE, a. [L. to marry.] Marriageable; of an age suitable for marriage.
37458	nubilous	[.] NU'BILOUS, a. Cloudy.
37459	nuciferous	[.] NUCIF'EROUS, a. [L. nut and to bear.] Bearing or producing nuts.
37460	nucleus	[.] NU'CLEUS, n. [L. a nut.] [.] 1. Properly, the kernel of a nut; but in usage, any body about which matter is collected. [.] 2. The body of a comet, called also its head, which appears to be surrounded with light.
37461	nudation	[.] NUDA'TION, n. [L. to make bare.] The act of stripping or making bare or naked.
37462	nude	[.] NUDE, a. [.] 1. Bare. [.] 2. In law, void; of no force.
37463	nudity	[.] NU'DITY, n. [.] 1. Nakedness. [.] 2. Nudities, in the plural, naked parts which decency requires to be concealed. [.] 3. In painting and sculpture, the naked parts of the human figure, or parts not covered with drapery. [.] Nudum Pactum, [L.] in law, an agreement ...
37464	nugacity	[.] NUGAC'ITY, n. [L. trifles.] Futility; trifling talk or behavior.
37465	nugation	[.] NUGA'TION, n. [L. to trifle.] The act or practice of trifling. [Little used.]
37466	nugatory	[.] NU'GATORY, a. [.] 1. Trifling; vain; futile; insignificant. [.] 2. Of no force; inoperative; ineffectual. The laws are sometimes rendered nugatory by inexecution. Any agreement may be rendered nugatory by something which contravenes its execution.
37467	nuisance	[.] NU'ISANCE, n. [L. to annoy. Blackstone writes nusance, and it is desirable that his example may be followed.] [.] [.] 1. That which annoys or gives trouble and vexation; that which is offensive or noxious. A liar is a nusance to society. [.] 2. In law, that which ...
37468	nul	[.] NUL, in law, signifies no, not any; as nul diseizin; nul tiel record; nul tort.
37469	null	[.] NULL, v.t. [L. not any.] To annul; to deprive of validity; to destroy. [Not much used.] [See Annul.] [.] NULL, a. Void; of no legal or binding force or validity; of no efficacy; invalid. The contract of a minor is null in law, except for necessaries. [.] NULL, ...
37470	nullifidian	[.] NULLIFID'IAN, a. [L. none, and faith.] Of no faith; of no religion or honesty. [Not used.]
37471	nullified	[.] NUL'LIFIED, pp. Made void.
37472	nullify	[.] NUL'LIFY, v.t. [L. none, and to make.] To annul; to make void; to render invalid; to deprive of legal force or efficacy.
37473	nullity	[.] NUL'LITY, n. [.] 1. Nothingness; want of existence. [.] 2. Want of legal force, validity or efficacy.
37474	numb	[.] NUMB, a. [.] 1. Torpid; destitute of the power of sensation and motion; as, the fingers or limbs are numb with cold. [.] 2. Producing numbness; benumbing; as the numb cold night. [Not used nor proper.] [.] NUMB, v.t. To make torpid; to deprive of the power ...
37475	numbed	[.] NUMBED, pp. Rendered torpid.
37476	number	[.] NUM'BER, n. [Probably the radical sense is to speak, name or tell, as our word tell, in the other dialects, is to number. Number may be allied to name, as the Spaniards use nombre for name, and the French word written with the same letters, is number.] [.] 1. The ...
37477	numbered	[.] NUM'BERED, pp. Counted; enumerated.
37478	numberer	[.] NUMBERER, n. One that counts numbers.
37479	numbering	[.] NUM'BERING, ppr. Counting; ascertaining the units of a multitutde or collection.
37480	numberless	[.] NUM'BERLESS, a. That cannot be counted; innumerable.
37481	numbers	[.] NUM'BERS, n. The title of the fourth book of the Pentateuch.
37482	numbing	[.] NUMBING, ppr. Making torpid.
37483	numbles	[.] NUM'BLES, n. The entrails of a deer.
37484	numbness	[.] NUMBNESS, n. Torpor; that state of a living body in which it has not the power of feeling or motion, as when paralytc or chilled by cold.
37485	numerable	[.] NU'MERABLE, a. That may be numbered or counted.
37486	numeral	[.] NU'MERAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to number; consisting of number. [.] [.] The dependence of a long train of numeral progressions. [.] 2. Expressing number; representing number; standing as a substitute for figures; as numeral letters; as X for 10; L for fifty; ...
37487	numerally	[.] NU'MERALLY, adv. According to number; in number.
37488	numerary	[.] NU'MERARY, a. Belonging to a certain number. [.] [.] A supernumerary canon, when he obtains a prebend, becomes a numerary canon.
37489	numerate	[.] NU'MERATE, v.t. To count or reckon in numbers; to calculate. [But enumerate is generally used.]
37490	numeration	[.] NUMERA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act or art of numbering. [.] [.] Numeration is but still the adding of one unit more, and giving to the whole a new name or sign. [.] 2. In arithmetic, notation; the art of expressing in characters any number proposed in words, or of ...
37491	numerator	[.] NU'MERATOR, n. [L.] [.] 1. One that numbers. [.] 2. In arithmetic, the number in vulgar fractions which shows how many parts of a unit are taken. Thus when a unit is divided into 9 parts, and we take 5, we express it thus, 5/9, that is, five ninths; 5 being the ...
37492	numeric	[.] NUMER'IC, a. [L., number.] [.] 1. Belonging to number; denoting number; consisting in numbers; as numerical algebra; numerical characters. [.] 2. Numerical difference, is that by which one individual is distinguished from another. The same numerical body is identically ...
37493	numerical	[.] NUMER'ICAL, a. [L., number.] [.] 1. Belonging to number; denoting number; consisting in numbers; as numerical algebra; numerical characters. [.] 2. Numerical difference, is that by which one individual is distinguished from another. The same numerical body is identically ...
37494	numerically	[.] NUMER'ICALLY, adv. [.] 1. In numbers; as parts of a thing numerically expressed. [.] 2. With respect to number or sameness in number; as, a thing is numerically the same, or numerically different.
37495	numerist	[.] NU'MERIST, n. One that deals in numbers. [Not used.]
37496	numerosity	[.] NUMEROS'ITY, n. The state of being numerous. [Not used.]
37497	numerous	[.] NU'MEROUS, a. [L.] [.] 1. Being many, or consisting of a great number of individuals; as a numerous army; a numerous body; a numerous people. [.] 2. Consisting of poetic numbers; melodious; musical. In prose, a style becomes numerous by the alternate disposition ...
37498	numerously	[.] NUMEROUSLY, adv. In great numbers.
37499	numerousness	[.] NU'MEROUSNESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of being numerous or many; the quality of consisting of a great number of individuals; as the numerousness of an army or of an assembly. [.] 2. The quality of consisting of poetic numbers; melodiousness; musicalness.
37500	numismatic	[.] NUMISMAT'IC, a. [L., money, coin; Gr., to suppose, to sanction, law or custom.] Pertaining money, coin or medals.
37501	numismatics	[.] NUMISMAT'ICS, n. The science of coins and medals.
37502	numismatologist	[.] NUMISMATOL'OGIST, n. One versed in the knowledge of coins and medals.
37503	numismatology	[.] NUMISMATOL'OGY, n. [Gr., coin, and discourse.] The branch of historical science which treats of coins and medals.
37504	nummary	[.] NUM'MARY, a. [L., a coin.] Pertaining to coin or money.
37505	nummular	[.] NUM'MULAR, a. [L., a coin.] Pertaining to coin or money.
37506	nummulite	[.] NUM'MULITE, n. [L., money.] Fossil remains of a chambered shell of a flattened form, formerly mistaken for money.
37507	numps	[.] NUMPS, n. A dolt; a blockhead. [Not used.]
37508	numskull	[.] NUM'SKULL, n. [numb and skull.] A dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow.
37509	numskulled	[.] NUM'SKULLED, a. Dull in intellect; stupid; doltish.
37510	nun	...
37511	nunchion	[.] NUN'CHION, n. A portion of food taken between meals. [qu. from noon, or a corruption of luncheon.]
37512	nunciature	[.] NUN'CIATURE, n. [See Nuncio] The office of a nuncio.
37513	nuncio	[.] NUN'CIO, n. [L., a messenger.] [.] 1. An embassador from the pope to some catholic prince or state, or who attends some congress or assembly as the pope's representative. [.] 2. A messsenger; one who brings intelligence.
37514	nuncupate	[.] NUN'CUPATE, v.t. [L.] To declare publicly or solemnly. [Not used.]
37515	nuncupation	[.] NUNCUPA'TION, n. A naming.
37516	nuncupative	[.] NUNCU'PATIVE, a. [L., to declare.] [.] 1. Nominal; existing only in name. [.] 2. Publicly or solemnly declaratory. [.] 3. Verbal, not written. A nuncupative will or testament is one which is made by the verbal declaration of the testator, and depends merely on ...
37517	nuncupatory	[.] NUNCU'PATORY, a. [L., to declare.] [.] 1. Nominal; existing only in name. [.] 2. Publicly or solemnly declaratory. [.] 3. Verbal, not written. A nuncupative will or testament is one which is made by the verbal declaration of the testator, and depends merely on ...
37518	nundinal	[.] NUN'DINAL, a. [L., a fair or market, every nine days.] [.] 1. Pertaining to a fair or to a market day. [.] 2. A nundinal letter, among the Romans, was one of the eight first letters of the alphabet, which were repeated successively from the first to the last dya ...
37519	nundinate	[.] NUN'DINATE, v.i. To buy and sell at fairs. [Not used.]
37520	nundination	[.] NUNDINA'TION, n. Traffick in fairs. [Not used.]
37521	nunnation	[.] NUNNA'TION, n. In Arabic grammar, from the name of N, the pronunciation of n at the end of words.
37522	nunnery	[.] NUN'NERY, n. A house in which nuns reside; a cloister in which females under a vow of chastity and devoted to religion, reside during life.
37523	nuptial	[.] NUP'TIAL, a. [L., to marry.] [.] 1. Pertaining to marriage; done at a wedding; as nuptial rites and ceremonies; nuptial torch. [.] 2. Constituting marriage; as the nuptial knot or band. [.] [.] The Bible has mitigated the horrors of war; it has given effectual ...
37524	nuptials	[.] NUP'TIALS, n. plu. Marriage, which see.
37525	nurse	[.] NURSE, n. [.] 1. A woman that has the care of infants, or a woman employed to tend the children of others. [.] 2. A woman who suckles infants. [.] 3. A woman that has the care of a sick person. [.] 4. A man who has the care of the sick. [.] 5. A person that ...
37526	nursed	[.] NURS'ED, pp. Tended in infancy or sickness; nourished from the breast maintained; cherished.
37527	nurser	[.] NURS'ER, n. One that cherishes or encourages growth.
37528	nursery	[.] NURS'ERY, n. [.] 1. The place or apartment in a house appropriated to the care of children. [.] 2. A place where young trees are propagated for the purpose of being transplanted; a plantation of young trees. [.] 3. The place where any thing is fostered and the ...
37529	nursing	[.] NURS'ING, ppr. Tending; nourishing at the breast; education; maintaining.
37530	nursling	[.] NURS'LING, n. [.] 1. An infant; a child. [.] [.] 2. One that is nursed.
37531	nurture	[.] NUR'TURE, n. [.] 1. That which nourishes; food; diet. [.] 2. That which promotes growth; education; instruction. Ephesians 6. [.] NUR'TURE, v.t. [.] 1. To feed; to nourish. [.] 2. To educate; to bring or train up. [.] [.] He was nurtured where he was ...
37532	nusance	[.] NU'SANCE, n. [L. to annoy. Blackstone writes nusance, and it is desirable that his example may be followed.] [.] 1. That which annoys or gives trouble and vexation; that which is offensive or noxious. A liar is a nusance to society. [.] 2. In law, that which incommodes ...
37533	nut	[.] NUT, n. [It seems to be allied to knot, a bunch or hard lump.] [.] 1. The fruit of certain trees and shrubs, consisting of a hard shell inclosing a kernel. A nut is properly the pericarp of the fruit. Various kinds of nuts are distinguished; as walnut, chestnut, ...
37534	nut-breaker	[.] NUT-BREAKER. [See Nutcracker.]
37535	nut-hatch	[.] NUT'-HATCH, n. The common name of birds of the genus sitta. The common European nut-hatch is called also nut-jobber and nut-pecker.
37536	nutation	[.] NUTA'TION, n. [L., a nodding, to nod.] In astronomy, a kind of tremulous motion of the axis of the earth, by which in its annual revolution it is twice inclined to the ecliptic, and as often returns to its former position.
37537	nutgall	[.] NUT'GALL, n. An excrescence of the oak.
37538	nutmeg	[.] NUT'MEG, n. [L. But it may be questionable whether the last syllable in English, meg, is not from L., mace, the bark that envelops the nut.] The fruit of a tree of the genus Myristica, growing in the isles of the East Indies and South Sea. The tree gorws to the gighth ...
37539	nutrication	[.] NUTRICA'TION, n. Manner of feeding or being fed. [Not in use.]
37540	nutrient	[.] NU'TRIENT, a. [L.] Nourishing; promoting growth. [.] NU'TRIENT, n. Any substance which nourishes by promoting the growth or repairing the waste of animal bodies.
37541	nutriment	[.] NU'TRIMENT, n. [L., from to nourish.] [.] 1. That which nourishes; that which promotes the growth or repairs the natural waste of animal bodies, or that which promotes the growth of vegetables; food; aliment. [.] 2. That which promotes enlargement or improvement; ...
37542	nutrimental	[.] NUTRIMENT'AL, a. Having the qualities of food; alimental.
37543	nutrition	[.] NUTRI'TION, n. [L., to nourish.] [.] 1. The act or process of promoting the growth or repairing the waste of animal bodies; the act or process of promoting growth in vegetables. [.] 2. That which nourishes; nutriment. [.] [.] Fixed like a plant on his peculiar ...
37544	nutritious	[.] NUTRI'TIOUS, a. Nourishing; promoting the growth or repairing the waste of animal bodies. Milk is very nutritious.
37545	nutritive	[.] NU'TRITIVE, a. Having the quality of nourishing; nutrimental; alimental; as a nutritive food.
37546	nutriture	[.] NU'TRITURE, n. The quality of nourishing. [Not used.]
37547	nuzzle	[.] NUZ'ZLE, v.t.[qu. from noursle.] To nurse; to foster. [Vulgar.]
37548	nyctalops	[.] NYC'TALOPS, n. [Gr., night and the eye.] [.] 1. One that sees best in the night. [.] 2. One who loses his sight as night comes on, and remains blind till morning.
37549	nyctalopy	[.] NYC'TALOPY, n. [.] 1. The faculty of seeing best in darkness, or the disorder from which this faculty proceeds. [.] 2. In present usage, the disorder in which the patient loses his sight as night approaches, and remains blind till morning.
37550	nye	[.] NYE, n. A brood or flock of pheasants.
37551	nylgau	[.] NYL'GAU, n. A quadruped of the genus Bos, a native of the interior of India, of a middle size between the cow and the deer. Its body, horns and tail are not unlike those of a bull; the head, neck and legs resemble those of the deer. The color is an ash gray.
37552	nymph	[.] NYMPH, n. [.] 1. In mythology, a goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows and waters. According to the ancients, all the world was full of nymphs, some terrestrial, others celestial; and these had names assigned to them according to their place of residence, or ...
37553	nympha	[.] NYMPH'A, n. Another name of the pupa, chrysalis, or aurelia; the second state of an insect, passing to its perfect form.
37554	nymphean	[.] NYMPHE'AN, a. Pertaining to nymphs; inhabited by nymphs; as a nymphean cave.
37555	nymphical	[.] NYMPH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to nymphs.
37556	nymphish	[.] NYMPH'ISH, a. Relating to nymphs; lady-like.
37557	nymphlike	[.] NYMPH'LIKE, a. Resembling nymphs.
37558	nymphly	[.] NYMPH'LY, a. Resembling nymphs.
37559	nys	[.] NYS, [ne and is.] None is; is not.
37560	o	[.] O is the fifteenth letter, and the fourth vowel in the English Alphabet. The shape of this letter seems to have been taken from the circular configuration of the lips in uttering the sound. It corresponds in figure with the Coptic O, and nearly with the Syriac initial ...
37561	oaf	[.] OAF, n. [said to be a corruption of ouph or elf, a fairy or demon, and to denote a foolish child left by fairies in the place of one of better intellects which they steal.] [.] 1. A changeling; a foolish child left by fairies in the place of another. [.] 2. ...
37562	oafish	[.] OAFISH, a. Stupid; dull; doltish. [Little used.]
37563	oafishness	[.] OAFISHNESS, n. Stupidity; dullness; folly. [Little used.]
37564	oak	[.] OAK, n. [It is probably that the first syllable, oak, was originally an adjective expressing some quality, as hard or strong, and by the disuse of tree, oak became the name of the tree.] [.] A tree of the genus Quercus, or rather the popular name of the genus itself, ...
37565	oak-apple	[.] OAK-APPLE, n. A kind of spungy excrescence on oak leaves or tender branches, &c. produced in consequence of the puncture of an insect. It is called also oak leaf gall, or gall-nut.
37566	oaken	[.] OAKEN, a. o'kn. [.] 1. Made of oak or consisting of oak; as an oaken plank or bench; an oaken bower. [.] 2. Composed of branches of oak; as an oaken garland.
37567	oakenpin	[.] OAKENPIN, n. An apple; so called from its hardness.
37568	oakling	[.] OAKLING, n. A young oak.
37569	oakum	[.] OAKUM, n. [.] The substance of old ropes untwisted and pulled into loose hemp; used for caulking the seams of ships, stopping leaks, &c. That formed from untarred ropes is called white oakum.
37570	oaky	[.] OAKY, a. [from oak.] Hard; firm; strong.
37571	oar	[.] OAR, n. An instrument for rowing boats, being a piece of timber round or square at one end, and flat at the other. The round end is the handle, and the flat end the blade. [.] To boat the oars, in seamanship, to cease rowing and lay the oars in the boat. [.] To ...
37572	oary	[.] OARY, a. Having the form or use of an oar; as the swan's oary feet.
37573	oast	[.] OAST,
37574	oat	[.] OAT, n. [.] A plant of the genus Avena, and more usually, the seed of the plant. The word is commonly used in the plural, oats. This plant flourishes best in cold latitudes, and degenerates in the warm. The meal of this grain, oatmeal, forms a considerable and ...
37575	oat-thistle	[.] OAT-THISTLE, n. A plant. [Not used.]
37576	oatcake	[.] OATCAKE, n. A cake made of the meal of oats. [.]
37577	oaten	[.] OATEN, a. o'tn. [.] 1. Made of oatmeal; as oaten cakes. [.] 2. Consisting of an oat straw or stem; as an oaten pipe.
37578	oath	[.] OATH, n. [.] A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed. The appeal to God in an oath, implies that the person imprecates his vengeance and renounces his favor if the declaration is false, or if the declaration ...
37579	oathable	[.] OATHABLE, a. Capable of having an oath administered to. [Not used.]
37580	oathbreaking	[.] OATHBREAKING, n. The violation of an oath; perjury.
37581	oatmalt	[.] OATMALT, n. Malt made of oats.
37582	oatmeal	[.] OATMEAL, n. [.] 1. Meal of oats produced by grinding or pounding. [.] 2. A plant. [Not used.]
37583	ob	[.] OB, a Latin preposition, signifies primarily, in front, before, and hence against, towards; as in objicio, to object, that is, to throw against. It has also the force of in or on; as in obtrude. In composition, the letter b is often changed into the first letter of ...
37584	obambulate	[.] OBAM'BULATE, v.i. [L. obambulo.] To walk about. [Not used.]
37585	obambulation	[.] OBAMBULA'TION, n. A walking about. [Not used.]
37586	obbligato	[.] OBBLIGA'TO, an. A term in music, signifying on purpose for the instrument named.
37587	obcordate	[.] OBCORD'ATE, a. [L. from ob and cor, the heart.] [.] In botany, shaped like a heart, with the apex downward; as an obcordate petal or legume.
37588	obdormition	[.] OBDORMI'TION, n. [L. obdormio, to sleep.] Sleep; sound sleep. [Little used.]
37589	obduce	[.] OBDU'CE, v.t. [L. obduco; ob and duco, to lead.] To draw over, as a covering. [Little used.]
37590	obduct	[.] OBDUCT', v.t. [L. obduco.] To draw over; to cover. [Not in use.]
37591	obduction	[.] OBDUC'TION, n. [L. obductio.] The act of drawing over, as a covering; the act of laying over. [Little used.]
37592	obduracy	[.] OB'DURACY, n. [See Obdurate.] Invincible hardness of heart; impenitence that cannot be subdued; inflexible persistency in sin; obstinacy in wickedness. [.] God may by almighty grace hinder the absolute completion of sin in final obduracy.
37593	obdurate	[.] OB'DURATE, a. [L. obduro, to harden; ob and duro.] [.] 1. Hardened in heart; inflexibly hard; persisting obstinately in sin or impenitence. [.] 2. Hardened against good or favor; stubborn; unyielding; inflexible. [.] The custom of evil makes the heart obdurate ...
37594	obdurately	[.] OB'DURATELY, adv. Stubbornly; inflexibly; with obstinate impenitence.
37595	obdurateness	[.] OB'DURATENESS, n. Stubbornness; inflexible persistence in sin.
37596	obduration	[.] OBDURA'TION, n. The hardening of the heart; hardness of heart; stubbornness.
37597	obdure	[.] OBDU'RE, v.t. [L. obduro.] [.] 1. To harden; to render obstinate in sin. [Little used.] [.] 2. To render inflexible. [Little used.]
37598	obdured	[.] OBDU'RED, pp. or a. Hardened; inflexible; impenitent.
37599	obduredness	[.] OBDU'REDNESS, n. Hardness of heart; stubbornness. [Little used.]
37600	obedience	[.] OBE'DIENCE, n. [L. obedientia. See Obey.] [.] Compliance with a command, prohibition or known law and rule of duty prescribed; the performance of what is required or enjoined by authority, or the abstaining from what is prohibited, in compliance with the command ...
37601	obedient	[.] OBE'DIENT, a. [L. obediens.] Submissive to authority; yielding compliance with commands, orders or injunctions; performing what is required, or abstaining from what is forbid. [.] The chief his orders gives; the obedient band, with due observance, wait the chief's ...
37602	obediential	[.] OBEDIEN'TIAL, a. According to the rule of obedience; in compliance with commands; as obediential submission.
37603	obediently	[.] OBE'DIENTLY, adv. With obedience; with due submission to commands; with submission or compliance with orders.
37604	obeisance	[.] OBE'ISANCE, n. [L. obedio.] [.] A bow or courtesy; an act of reverence made by an inclination of the body or the knee. Gen. 37.
37605	obeliscal	[.] OBELIS'CAL, a. In the form of an obelisk.
37606	obelisk	[.] OB'ELISK, n. [L. obeliscus; Gr. a spit.] [.] 1. A truncated, quadrangular and slender pyramid intended as an ornament, and often charged with inscriptions or hieroglyphics. Some ancient obelisks appear to have been erected in honor of distinguished persons or ...
37607	obequitate	[.] OBEQ'UITATE, v.i. [L. obequito; ob and equito, to ride; equus, a horse.] To ride about. [Not used.]
37608	obequitation	[.] OBEQUITA'TION, n. The act of riding about. [Not used.]
37609	oberration	[.] OBERRA'TION, n. [L. oberro; ob and erro, to wander.] The act of wandering about. [Little used.]
37610	obese	[.] OBE'SE, a. [L. obesus.] Fat; fleshy. [Little used.]
37611	obeseness	[.] OBE'SENESS,
37612	obesity	[.] OBES'ITY, n. [L. obesitas.] Fatness; fleshiness; incumbrance of flesh.
37613	obey	[.] OBEY, v.t. [L. obedio; Gr.] [.] 1. To comply with the commands, orders or instructions of a superior, or with the requirements of law, moral, political or municipal; to do that which is commanded or required, or to forbear doing that which is prohibited. [.] Children, ...
37614	obeyed	[.] OBEYED, pp. Complied with; performed; as a command; yielded to.
37615	obeyer	[.] OBEYER, n. One who yields obedience.
37616	obeying	[.] OBEYING, ppr. Complying with commands; submitting to.
37617	obfirm	[.] OBFIRM, obferm',
37618	obfirmate	[.] OBFIRMATE, obferm'ate. v.t. To make firm; to harden in resolution. [Not used.]
37619	obfuscate	[.] OBFUS'CATE, v.t. [L. ob and fusco, to obscure.] To darken; to obscure.
37620	obfuscated	[.] OBFUS'CATED, pp. Darkened in color.
37621	obfuscation	[.] OBFUS'CATION, n. The act of darkening or rendering obscure; a clouding. [.] Obfuscations of the cornea.
37622	obit	[.] OB'IT, n. [L. obiit, obivit; ob and eo, to go.] Properly, death; decease; hence, funeral solemnities or anniversary service for the soul of the deceased on the day of his death.
37623	obitual	[.] OBIT'UAL, a. [L. obeo, to die; obitus, death.] Pertaining to obits, or the days when funeral solemnities are celebrated; as obitual days.
37624	obituary	...
37625	object	[.] OB'JECT, n. [L. objectum, objectus. See the Verb.] [.] 1. That about which any power or faculty is employed, or something apprehended or presented to the mind by sensation or imagination. Thus that quality of a rose which is perceived by the sense of smell, is ...
37626	object-glass	[.] OB'JECT-GLASS, n. In a telescope or microscope, the glass placed at the end of a tube next the object.
37627	objectable	[.] OBJECT'ABLE, a. That may be opposed.
37628	objection	[.] OBJEC'TION, n. [L. objectio.] [.] 1. The act of objecting. [.] 2. That which is presented in opposition; adverse reason or argument. The defendant urged several objections to the plaintiff's claims. The plaintiff has removed or overthrown those objections. [.] 3. ...
37629	objectionable	[.] OBJEC'TIONABLE, a. Justly liable to objections; such as may be objected against.
37630	objective	[.] OBJECT'IVE, a. [.] 1. Belonging to the object; contained in the object. [.] Objective certainty, is when the proposition is certainly true in itself; and subjective, when we are certain of the truth of it. The one is in things, the other in our minds. [.] 2. ...
37631	objectively	[.] OBJECT'IVELY, adv. [.] 1. In the manner of an object; as a determinate idea objectively in the mind. [.] 2. In the state of an object.
37632	objectiveness	[.] OBJECT'IVENESS, n. The state of being an object. [.] Is there such a motion or objectiveness of external bodies, which produceth light?
37633	objector	[.] OBJECT'OR, n. One that objects; one that offers arguments or reasons in opposition to a proposition or measure.
37634	objurgate	[.] OBJUR'GATE, v.t. [L. objurgo; ob and jurgo, to chide.] To chide; to reprove. [Not used.]
37635	objurgation	[.] OBJURGA'TION, n. [L. objurgatio.] The act of chiding by way of censure; reproof; reprehension. [Little used.]
37636	objurgatory	[.] OBJUR'GATORY, a. Containing censure or reproof; culpatory. [Little used.]
37637	oblada	[.] OBLA'DA, n. A fish of the sparus kind, variegated with longitudinal lines, and having a large black spot on each side near the tail.
37638	oblate	[.] OBLA'TE, a. [L. oblatur, offero; ob and fero, to bear.] [.] Flattened or depressed at the poles; as an oblate spheroid, which is the figure of the earth.
37639	oblateness	[.] OBLA'TENESS, n. The quality or state of being oblate.
37640	oblation	[.] OBLA'TION, n. [L. oblatio, from offero; ob and fero, to bear or bring.] [.] Any thing offered or presented in worship or sacred service; an offering; a sacrifice. [.] Bring no more vain oblations. Is. 1.
37641	oblectate	[.] OBLEC'TATE, v.t. [L. oblecto.] To delight; to please highly. [Not used.]
37642	oblectation	[.] OBLECTA'TION, n. The act of pleasing highly; delight.
37643	obligate	[.] OB'LIGATE, v.t. [L. obligo; ob and ligo, to bind.] [.] To bind, as one's self, in a moral and legal sense; to impose on, as a duty which the law or good faith may enforce. A man may obligate himself to pay money, or erect a house, either by bond, by covenant or ...
37644	obligated	[.] OB'LIGATED, pp. Bound by contract or promise.
37645	obligating	[.] OB'LIGATING, ppr. Bound by covenant, contract, promise or bond.
37646	obligation	[.] OBLIGA'TION, n. [L. obligatio.] [.] 1. The binding power of a vow, promise, oath or contract, or of law, civil, political or moral, independent of a promise; that which constitutes legal or moral duty, and which renders a person liable to coercion and punishment ...
37647	obligato	[.] OBLIGATO. [See Obbligato.]
37648	obligatory	[.] OB'LIGATORY, a. Binding in law or conscience; imposing duty; requiring performance or forbearance of some act; followed by on; to is obsolete. [.] As long as law is obligatory, so long our obedience is due.
37649	oblige	[.] OBLI'GE, v.t. pronounced as written, not oblege. [L. obligo; ob and ligo, to bind.] [.] 1. To constrain by necessity; to compel by physical force. an admiral may be obliged to surrender his ships, or he may be obliged by adverse winds to delay sailing. [.] 2. ...
37650	obliged	[.] OBLI'GED, pp. Bound in duty or in law; compelled; constrained; favored; indebted.
37651	obligee	[.] OBLIGEE', n. The person to whom another is bound, or the person to whom a bond is given.
37652	obligement	[.] OBLI'GEMENT, n. Obligation. [Little used.]
37653	obliger	[.] OBLI'GER, n. One that obliges.
37654	obliging	[.] OBLI'GING, ppr. [.] 1. Binding in law or conscience; compelling; constraining. [.] 2. Doing a favor to. [.] No man can long be the enemy of one whom he is in the habit of obliging. [.] OBLI'GING, a. Having the disposition to do favors, or actually conferring ...
37655	obligingly	[.] OBLI'GINGLY, adv. With civility; kindly; complaisantly.
37656	obligingness	[.] OBLI'GINGNESS, n. [.] 1. Obligation. [Little used.] [.] 2. Civility; complaisance; disposition to exercise kindness.
37657	obligor	[.] OBLIGOR', n. The person who binds himself or gives his bond to another.
37658	oblike	[.] OBLI'KE, a. obli'ke. [L. obliquus;.] [.] 1. Deviating from a right line; not direct; not perpendicular; not parallel; aslant. [.] It has a direction oblique to that of the former motion. [.] An oblique angle is either acute or obtuse; any angle except a right ...
37659	obliquation	[.] OBLIQUA'TION, n. [L. obliquo, from obliquus, oblique.] [.] 1. Declination from a strait line or course; a turning to one side; as the obliquation of the eyes. [.] 2. Deviation from moral rectitude.
37660	oblique	[.] OBLI'QUE,
37661	obliquely	[.] OBLI'QUELY, adv. [.] 1. In a line deviating from a right line; not directly; not perpendicularly. [.] Declining from the noon of day, the sun obliquely shoots his burning ray. [.] 2. Indirectly; by a side glance; by an allusion; not in the direct or plain meaning. [.] His ...
37662	obliqueness	[.] OBLI'QUENESS, n. Obliquity.
37663	obliquity	[.] OBLIQ'UITY, n. [L. obliquitas.] [.] 1. Deviation from a right line; deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity; as the obliquity of the ecliptic to the equator. [.] 2. Deviation from moral rectitude. [.] To disobey God or oppose his will in any thing imports ...
37664	obliterate	[.] OBLIT'ERATE, v.t. [L. oblitero; ob and litera, letter.] [.] 1. To efface; to erase or blot out any thing written; or to efface any thing engraved. A writing may be obliterated by erasure, by blotting, or by the slow operation of time or natural causes. [.] 2. ...
37665	obliterated	[.] OBLIT'ERATED, pp. Effaced; erased; worn out; destroyed.
37666	obliterating	[.] OBLIT'ERATING, ppr. Effacing; wearing out; destroying.
37667	obliteration	[.] OBLITERA'TION, n. The act of effacing; effacement; a blotting out or wearing out; extinction.
37668	oblivion	[.] OBLIV'ION, n. [L. oblivio.] [.] 1. Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance. [.] Among our crimes oblivion may be set. [.] 2. A forgetting of offenses, or remission of punishment. An act of oblivion is an amnesty, or general pardon of crimes and offenses, granted ...
37669	oblivious	[.] OBLIV'IOUS, a. [L. obliviosus.] [.] 1. Causing forgetfulness. [.] The oblivious calm of indifference. [.] Behold the wonders of th' oblivious lake. [.] 2. Forgetful.
37670	oblocutor	[.] OB'LOCUTOR, n. A gainsayer. [Not in use.]
37671	oblong	[.] OB'LONG, a. [L. oblongus.] Longer than broad. [.] OB'LONG, n. A figure or solid which is longer than it is broad.
37672	oblong-ovate	[.] OBLONG-OVATE, a. In botany, between oblong and ovate, but inclined to the latter.
37673	oblongish	[.] OB'LONGISH, a. Somewhat oblong.
37674	oblongly	[.] OB'LONGLY, a. In an oblong form.
37675	oblongness	[.] OB'LONGNESS, n. The state of being longer than broad.
37676	obloquious	[.] OBLO'QUIOUS, a. [See Obloquy.] Containing obloquy; reproachful. [Little used.]
37677	obloquy	[.] OB'LOQUY, n. [L. obloquor; ob and loquor, to speak.] [.] 1. Censorious speech; reproachful language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions. [.] Shall names that made your city the glory of the earth, be mentioned with obloquy and detraction? [.] 2. ...
37678	obluctation	[.] OBLUCTA'TION, n. [L. obluctor; ob and luctor, to struggle.] [.] A struggling or striving against; resistance. [Little used.]
37679	obmutescence	[.] OBMUTES'CENCE, n. [L. obmutesco, to be silent.] [.] 1. Loss of speech; silence, [.] 2. A keeping silence.
37680	obnoxious	[.] OBNOX'IOUS, a. [L. obnoxius; ob and noxius, hurtful, from noceo.] [.] 1. Subject; answerable. [.] [.] The writings of lawyers, which are tied and obnoxious to their particular laws. [.] 2. Liable; subject to cognizance or punishment. [.] [.] We know ourselves ...
37681	obnoxiously	[.] OBNOX'IOUSLY, adv. [.] 1. In a state of subjection or liability. [.] 2. Reprehensibly; odiously; offensively.
37682	obnoxiousness	[.] OBNOX'IOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. Subjection or liableness to punishment. [.] 2. Odiousness; offensiveness. The obnoxiousness of the law rendered the legislature unpopular.
37683	obnubilate	[.] OBNU'BILATE, v.t. [L. obnubilor; ob and nubilo; nubes, mist, cloud.] [.] To cloud; to obscure.
37684	obnubilation	[.] OBNUBILA'TION, n. The act or operation of making dark or obscure.
37685	obole	[.] OB'OLE, n. [L. obolus.] In pharmacy, the weight of ten grains or half a scruple.
37686	obolus	[.] OB'OLUS, n. [L. from G.] A small silver coin of Athens, the sixth part of a drachma, about two cents in value, or a penny farthing sterling.
37687	obovate	[.] OBO'VATE, a. In botany, inversely ovate; having the narrow end downward; as an obovate leaf.
37688	obreption	[.] OBREP'TION, n. [L. obrepo; ob and repo, to creep.] [.] The act of creeping on with secrecy or by surprise.
37689	obreptitious	[.] OBREPTI'TIOUS, a. [supra.] Done or obtained by surprise; with secrecy or by concealment of the truth.
37690	obscene	[.] OBSCE'NE, a. [L. obscaenus.] [.] 1. Offensive to chastity and delicacy; impure; expressing or presenting to the mind or view something which delicacy, purity and decency forbid; to be exposed; as obscene language; obscene pictures. [.] 2. Foul; filthy; offensive; ...
37691	obscenely	[.] OBSCE'NELY, adv. In a manner offensive to chastity or purity; impurely; unchastely.
37692	obsceneness	[.] OBSCE'NENESS,
37693	obscenity	[.] OBSCEN'ITY, n. [L. obscaenitas.] [.] 1. Impurity in expression or representation; that quality in words or things which presents what is offensive to chastity or purity of mind; ribaldry. [.] Cowley asserts plainly that obscenity has no place in wit. [.] Those ...
37694	obscuration	[.] OBSCURA'TION, n. [L. obscuratio.] [.] 1. The act of darkening. [.] 2. The state of being darkened or obscured; as the obscuration of the moon in an eclipse.
37695	obscure	[.] OBSCU'RE, a. [L. obscurus.] [.] 1. Dark; destitute of light. [.] Whoso curseth his father or mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. Prov. 20. [.] 2. Living in darkness; as the obscure bird. [.] 3. Not easily understood; not obviously intelligible; ...
37696	obscurely	[.] OBSCU'RELY, adv. [.] 1. Darkly; not clearly; imperfectly; as an object obscurely seen; obscurely visible. [.] 2. Out of sight; in a state not to be noticed; privately; in retirement; not conspicuously. [.] There live retired, content thyself to be obscurely ...
37697	obscureness	[.] OBSCU'RENESS,
37698	obscurity	[.] OBSCU'RITY, n. [L. obscuritas.] [.] 1. Darkness; want of light. [.] We wait for light, but behold obscurity. Is. 59. [.] 2. A state of retirement from the world; a state of being unnoticed; privacy. [.] You are not for obscurity designed. [.] 3. Darkness ...
37699	obsecrate	[.] OB'SECRATE, v.t. [L. obsecro.] To beseech; to intreat; to supplicate; to pray earnestly.
37700	obsecration	[.] OBSECRA'TION, n. [.] 1. Intreaty; supplication. [.] 2. A figure of rhetoric, in which the orator implores the assistance of God or man.
37701	obsequent	[.] OB'SEQUENT, a. [L. obsequens.] Obedient; submissive to. [Little used.]
37702	obsequies	[.] OB'SEQUIES, n. plu. [L. obsequium, complaisance, from obsequor, to follow.] [.] Funeral rites and solemnities; the last duties performed to a deceased person. [.] [Milton uses the word in the singular, but the common usage is different.]
37703	obsequious	[.] OBSE'QUIOUS, a. [from L. obsequium, complaisance, from obsequor, to follow; ob and sequor.] [.] 1. Promptly obedient or submissive to the will of another; compliant; yielding to the desires of others, properly to the will or command of a superior, but in actual ...
37704	obsequiously	[.] OBSE'QUIOUSLY, adv. [.] 1. With ready obedience; with prompt compliance. [.] They rise and with respectful awe, at the word given, obsequiously withdraw. [.] 2. With reverence for the dead. [Not used.]
37705	obsequiousness	...
37706	observable	[.] OBSERV'ABLE, a. s as z. [See Observe.] [.] 1. That may be observed or noticed. [.] 2. Worthy of observation or of particular notice; remarkable. [.] I took a just account of every observable circumstance of the earth, stone, metal or other matter.
37707	observably	[.] OBSERV'ABLY, adv. s as z. In a manner worthy of note.
37708	observance	[.] OBSERV'ANCE, n. s as z. [.] 1. The act of observing; the act of keeping or adhering to in practice; performance; as the observance of rules, rites, ceremonies or laws. [.] Love rigid honesty, and strict observance of impartial laws. [.] 2. Respect; ceremonial ...
37709	observanda	[.] OBSERVAND'A, n. plu. s as z. [L.] Things to be observed.
37710	observant	[.] OBSERV'ANT, a. s as z. [.] 1. Taking notice; attentively viewing or noticing; as an observant spectator or traveler. [.] 2. Obedient; adhering to in practice; with of. He is very observant of the rules of his order. [.] We are told how observant Alexander was ...
37711	observation	[.] OBSERVA'TION, n. s as z. [L. observatio. See Observe.] [.] 1. The act of observing or taking notice; the act of seeing or of fixing the mind on any thing. We apply the word to simple vision, as when one says, a spot on the sun's disk did not fall under his observation; ...
37712	observator	[.] OBSERVA'TOR, n. s as z. [.] 1. One that observes or takes notice. [.] 2. A remarker.
37713	observatory	[.] OBSERV'ATORY, n s as z. [.] A place or building for making observations on the heavenly bodies; as the royal observatory at Greenwich. [.]
37714	observe	[.] OBSERVE, v.t. obzerv'. [L. observo; ob and servo, to keep or hold. The sense is to hold in view, or to keep the eyes on.] [.] 1. To see or behold with some attention; to notice; as, to observe a halo round the moon; I observed a singular phenomenon; we observe ...
37715	observed	[.] OBSERV'ED, pp. s as z. [.] 1. Noticed by the eye or the mind. [.] 2. Kept religiously; celebrated; practiced. [.]
37716	observer	[.] OBSERV'ER, n. s as z. [.] 1. One who observes; one that takes notice; particularly, one who looks to with care, attention or vigilance. [.] Careful observers may foretell the hour, by sure prognostic, when to dread a shower. [.] Creditors are great observers ...
37717	observing	[.] OBSERV'ING, ppr. s as z. [.] 1. Taking notice by the eye or the intellect. [.] 2. Remarking. [.] 3. Keeping; adhering to in practice; fulfilling. [.] 4. a. Giving particular attention; habitually taking notice; attentive to what passes. He is an observing ...
37718	observingly	[.] OBSERV'INGLY, adv. s as z. Attentively; carefully; with close observation.
37719	obsess	[.] OBSESS', v.t. [L. obsideo, obsessus; ob and sedeo, to sit.] To besiege. [Not used.]
37720	obsession	[.] OBSESS'ION, n. [L. obsessio.] The act of besieging; the first attack of Satan antecedent to possession. [Little used.]
37721	obsidian	[.] OBSID'IAN, n. A mineral of two kinds, translucent and transparent. The translucent has a velvet black color; the transparent is of a dark blue. These occur massive in porphyry, gneiss or granite, generally invested with a gray opake crust. [.] The fracture of obsidian ...
37722	obsidional	[.] OBSID'IONAL, a. [L. obsidionalis; ob and sedeo, to sit.] Pertaining to a siege.
37723	obsignate	[.] OB'SIGNATE, v.t. [L. obsigno; ob and signo, to seal.] To seal up; to ratify. [Little used.]
37724	obsignation	[.] OBSIGNA'TION, n. The act of sealing; ratification by sealing; confirmation.
37725	obsignatory	[.] OBSIG'NATORY, a. Ratifying; confirming by sealing.
37726	obsolescent	[.] OBSOLES'CENT, a. [L. obsolesco, to go out of use.] [.] Going out of use; passing into desuetude. [.] All the words compounded of here and a preposition, except hereafter, are obsolete or absolescent.
37727	obsolete	[.] OBSOLE'TE, a. [L. obsoletus.] [.] 1. Gone into disuse; disused; neglected; as an obsolete word; an obsolete statute; applied chiefly to words or writings. [.] 2. In botany, obscure; not very distinct.
37728	obsoleteness	[.] OBSOLE'TENESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being neglected in use; a state of desuetude. [.] 2. In botany, indistinctness.
37729	obstacle	[.] OB'STACLE, n. [L. obsto, to withstand; ob and sto.] [.] That which opposes; any thing that stands in the way and hinders progress; hinderance; obstruction, either in a physical or moral sense. An army may meet with obstacles on its march; bad roads are obstacles ...
37730	obstancy	[.] OB'STANCY, n. [L. obstantia; ob and sto.] Opposition; impediment; obstruction. [Not used.]
37731	obstetric	[.] OBSTET'RIC, a. [L. obstetrix, a midwife; ob and sto, to stand before.] [.] Pertaining to midwifery, or the delivery of women in childbed; as the obstetric art.
37732	obstetricate	[.] OBSTET'RICATE, v.i. [See Obstetric.] To perform the office of a midwife. [Little used.] [.] OBSTET'RICATE, v.t. To assist as a midwife. [Little used.]
37733	obstetrication	[.] OBSTETRICA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of assisting as a midwife. [.] 2. The office of a midwife.
37734	obstetrician	[.] OBSTETRI'CIAN, n. One skilled in the art of assisting women in parturition.
37735	obstetrics	[.] OBSTET'RICS, n. The art of assisting women in parturition; midwifery.
37736	obstinacy	[.] OB'STINACY, n. [L. obstinatio, from obsto, to stand against, to oppose; ob and sto.] [.] 1. A fixedness in opinion or resolution that cannot be shaken at all, or not without great difficulty; firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose or system; ...
37737	obstinate	[.] OB'STINATE, a. [L. obstinatus.] [.] 1. Stubborn; pertinaciously adhering to an opinion or purpose; fixed firmly in resolution; not yielding to reason, arguments or other means. [.] I have known great cures done by obstinate resolutions of drinking no wine. [.] No ...
37738	obstinately	[.] OB'STINATELY, adv. Stubbornly; pertinaciously; with fixedness of purpose not to be shaken, or not without difficulty; as a sinner obstinately bent on his own destruction. [.] Inflexible to ill and obstinately just.
37739	obstinateness	[.] OB'STINATENESS, n. Stubbornness; pertinacity in opinion or purpose; fixed determination.
37740	obstipation	[.] OBSTIPA'TION, n. [L. obstipo; ob and stipo, to crowd.] [.] 1. The act of stopping up; as a passage. [.] 2. In medicine, costiveness.
37741	obstreperous	...
37742	obstreperously	[.] OBSTREP'EROUSLY, adv. Loudly; clamorously; with tumultuous noise.
37743	obstreperousness	[.] OBSTREP'EROUSNESS, n. Loudness; clamor; noisy turbulence.
37744	obstriction	[.] OBSTRIC'TION, n. [L. obstrictus, obstringo; ob and stringo, to strain.] [.] Obligation; bond.
37745	obstruct	[.] OBSTRUCT', v.t. [L. obstruo; ob and struo, to set.] [.] 1. To block up; to stop up or close; as a way or passage; to fill with obstacles or impediments that prevent passing; as, to obstruct a road, highway or channel; to obstruct the canals or fine vessels of the ...
37746	obstructed	[.] OBSTRUCT'ED, pp. [.] 1. Blocked up; stopped; as a passage. [.] 2. Hindered; impeded; as progress. [.] 3. Retarded; interrupted.
37747	obstructer	[.] OBSTRUCT'ER, n. One that obstructs or hinders.
37748	obstructing	[.] OBSTRUCT'ING, ppr. Blocking up; stopping; impeding; interrupting.
37749	obstruction	[.] OBSTRUC'TION, n. [L. obstructio.] [.] 1. The act of obstructing. [.] 2. Obstacle; impediment; any thing that stops or closes a way or channel. Bars of sand at the mouths of rivers are often obstructions to navigation. [.] 3. That which impedes progress; hinderance. ...
37750	obstructive	[.] OBSTRUCT'IVE, a. [.] Presenting obstacles; hindering; causing impediment. [.] OBSTRUCT'IVE, n. Obstacle; impediment. [Little used.]
37751	obstruent	[.] OB'STRUENT, a. [L. obstruens.] Blocking up; hindering. [.] OB'STRUENT, n. Any thing that obstructs the natural passages in the body.
37752	obstupefaction	[.] OBSTUPEFAC'TION, n. [L. obstupefacio.] The act of making stupid or insensible. [See Stupefaction, which is generally used.]
37753	obstupefactive	[.] OBSTUPEFAC'TIVE, a. [L. obstupefacio.] Stupefying; rendering insensible, torpid or inert. [Little used. See Sti[efactove/]
37754	obtain	[.] OBTA'IN, v.t. [L. obtineo; ob and teneo, to hold.] [.] 1. To get; to gain; to procure; in a general sense, to gain possession of a thing, whether temporary or permanent; to acquiare. this word usually implies exertion to get possession, and in this it differs from ...
37755	obtainable	[.] OBTA'INABLE, a. That may be obtained; that may be procured or gained.
37756	obtained	[.] OBTA'INED, pp. Gained; procured; acquired.
37757	obtainer	[.] OBTA'INER, n. One who obtains.
37758	obtaining	[.] OBTA'INING, ppr. Gaining; procuring; acquiring.
37759	obtainment	[.] OBTA'INMENT, n. The act of obtaining.
37760	obtend	[.] OBTEND', v.t. [L. obtendo; ob and tendo; literally, to stretch against or before.] [.] 1. To oppose; to hold out in opposition. [.] 2. To pretend; to offer as the reason of any thing. [Not used. This word is rarely used.]
37761	obtenebration	[.] OBTENEBRA'TION, n. [from L. ob and tenebrae, darkness.] [.] A darkening; act of darkening; darkness. [.] In every megrim or vertigo there is an obtenebration joined with a semblance of turning round. [Little used.]
37762	obtension	[.] OBTEN'SION, n. The act of obtending. [Not used.]
37763	obtest	[.] OBTEST', v.t. [L. obtestor; ob and testor, to witness. To beseech; to supplicate. [.] Obtest his clemency. [.] OBTEST', v.i. To protest.
37764	obtestation	[.] OBTESTA'TION, n. [.] 1. Supplication; entreaty. [.] 2. Solemn injunction.
37765	obtesting	[.] OBTEST'ING, ppr. Beseeching; supplicating.
37766	obtrectation	[.] OBTRECTA'TION, n. [L. obtrectatio, from obtrecto; ob and tracto.] [.] Slander; detraction; calumny. [Little used.]
37767	obtrude	[.] OBTRU'DE, v.t. [L. obltrudo; ob and trudo, Eng. to thrust.] [.] 1. To thrust in or on; to throw, crowd or thrust into any place or state by force or imposition, or without solicitation. Men obtrude their vain speculations upon the world. [.] A cause of common ...
37768	obtruded	[.] OBTRU'DED, pp. Thrust in by force or unsolicited.
37769	obtruder	[.] OBTRU'DER, n. One who obtrudes.
37770	obtruding	[.] OBTRU'DING, ppr. Thrusting in or on; entering uninvited.
37771	obtruncate	[.] OBTRUN'CATE, v.t. [L. obtrunco; ob and trunco, to cut off.] [.] To deprive of a limb; to lop. [Little used.]
37772	obtruncation	[.] OBTRUNCA'TION, n. The act of lopping or cutting off. [Little used.]
37773	obtrusion	[.] OBTRU'SION, n. s as z. [L. obtrudo, obtrusus.] [.] The act of obtruding; a thrusting upon others by force or unsolicited; as the obtrusion of crude opinions on the world.
37774	obtrusive	[.] OBTRU'SIVE, a. Disposed to obtrude any thing upon others; inclined to intrude or thrust one's self among others, or to enter uninvited. [.] Not obvious, not obtrusive, but retired, the more desirable.
37775	obtrusively	[.] OBTRU'SIVELY, adv. By way of obtrusion or thrusting upon others, or entering unsolicited.
37776	obtund	[.] OBTUND', v.t. [L. obtundo; ob and tundo, to beat.] [.] To dull; to blunt; to quell; to deaden; to reduce the edge, pungency or violent action of any thing; as, to obtund the acrimony of the gall.
37777	obturation	[.] OBTURA'TION, n. [L. obturatus, from obturo, to stop up.] [.] The act of stopping by spreading over or covering.
37778	obturator	[.] OB'TURATOR, n. In anatomy, the obturators are muscles which rise from the outer and inner side of the pelvis around foramen thyroideum, and are rotators of the thigh.
37779	obtusangular	[.] OBTUSANG'ULAR, a. [obtuse and angular.] [.] Having angles that are obtuse, or larger than right angles.
37780	obtuse	[.] OBTU'SE, a. [L. obtusus, from obtundo, to beat against.] [.] 1. Blunt; not pointed or acute. Applied to angles, it denotes one that is larger than a right angle, or more than ninety degrees. [.] 2. Dull; not having acute sensibility; as obtuse senses. [.] 3. ...
37781	obtusely	[.] OBTU'SELY, adv. [.] 1. Without a sharp point. [.] 2. Dully; stupidly.
37782	obtuseness	[.] OBTU'SENESS, n. [.] 1. Bluntness; as the obtuseness of an edge or a point. [.] 2. Dullness; want of quick sensibility; as the obtuseness of the senses. [.] 3. Dullness of sound.
37783	obtusion	[.] OBTU'SION, n. s as z. [.] 1. The act of making blunt. [.] 2. The state of being dulled or blunted; as the obtusion of the senses.
37784	obumbrate	[.] OBUM'BRATE, v.t. [L. obumbro; ob and umbra, a shade.] [.] To shade; to darken; to cloud. [Little used.]
37785	obumbration	[.] OBUMBRA'TION, n. The act of darkening or obscuring.
37786	obvention	[.] OBVEN'TION, n. [L. obvenio, ob and venio, to come.] [.] Something occasional; that which happens not regularly, but incidentally. [Not used.]
37787	obversant	[.] OBVERS'ANT, a. [L. obversans, obversor; ob and versor, to turn.] [.] Conversant; familiar. [Not used.]
37788	obverse	[.] OBVERSE, a. obvers'. In botany, having the base narrower than the top; as a leaf.
37789	obvert	[.] OBVERT', v.t. [L. obverto; ob and verto, to turn.] To turn towards.
37790	obverted	[.] OBVERT'ED, pp. Turned towards.
37791	obverting	[.] OBVERT'ING, ppr. Turning towards.
37792	obviate	[.] OB'VIATE, v.t. [L. obvius; ob and via, way.] [.] Properly, to meet in the way; to oppose; hence, to prevent by interception, or to remove at the beginning or in the outset; hence in present usage, to remove in general, as difficulties or objections; to clear the ...
37793	obviated	[.] OB'VIATED, pp. Removed, as objections or difficulties.
37794	obviating	[.] OB'VIATING, ppr. Removing, as objections in reasoning or planning.
37795	obvious	[.] OB'VIOUS, a. [L. obvus. See the Verb.] [.] 1. Meeting; opposed in front. [.] I to the evil turn my obvious breast. [Not now used.] [.] 2. Open; exposed. [Little used.] [.] 3. Plain; evident; easily discovered, seen or understood; readily perceived by ...
37796	obviously	[.] OB'VIOUSLY, adv. [.] 1. Evidently; plainly; apparently; manifestly. Men do not always pursue what is obviously their interest. [.] 2. Naturally. [.] 3. Easily to be found.
37797	obviousness	[.] OB'VIOUSNESS, n. State of being plain or evident to the eye or the mind.
37798	obvolute	[.] OB'VOLUTE,
37799	obvoluted	[.] OB'VOLUTED, a. [L. obvolutus, obvolvo; ob and volvo, to roll.] In botany, obvolute foliation is when the margins of the leaves alternately embrace the straight margin of the opposite leaf.
37800	occasion	[.] OCCA'SION, n. s as z. [L. occasio, from oceido, to fall; ob and cado.] [.] 1. Properly, a falling, happening or coming to; an occurrence, casualty, incident; something distinct from the ordinary course or regular orders of things. [.] 2. Opportunity; convenience; ...
37801	occasionable	[.] OCCA'SIONABLE, a. s as z. That may be caused or occasioned. [Little used.]
37802	occasional	[.] OCCA'SIONAL, a. s as z. [.] 1. Incidental; casual; occurring at times, but not regular or systematic; made or happening as opportunity requires or admits. We make occasional remarks on the events of the age. [.] 2. Produced by accident; as the occasional origin ...
37803	occasionally	[.] OCCA'SIONALLY, adv. s as z. According to incidental exigence; at times, as convenience requires or opportunity offers; not regularly. He was occasionally present at our meetings. We have occasionally lent our aid.
37804	occasioned	[.] OCCA'SIONED, pp. s as z. Caused incidentally; caused; produced.
37805	occasioner	[.] OCCA'SIONER, n. s as z. One that causes or produces, either incidentally or otherwise. [.] He was the occasioner of loss to his neighbor.
37806	occasioning	[.] OCCA'SIONING, ppr. s as z. Causing incidentally or otherwise.
37807	occasive	[.] OCCA'SIVE, a. Falling; descending; western; pertaining to the setting sun. [.] Amplitude is ortive or occasive.
37808	occecation	[.] OCCECA'TION, n. [L. occaecatio; ob and caeco, to blind.] [.] The act of making blind. [Little used.]
37809	occident	[.] OC'CIDENT, n. [L. occidens, occido, to fall; ob and cade.] [.] The west; the western quarter of the hemisphere; so called from the decline or fall of the sun.
37810	occidental	[.] OCCIDENT'AL, a. [L. occidentalis.] Western; opposed to oriental; pertaining to the western quarter of the hemisphere, or to some part of the earth westward of the speaker or spectator; as occidental climates; occidental pearl; occidental gold.
37811	occiduous	[.] OCCID'UOUS, a. [L. occido, occiduus.] Western. [Little used.]
37812	occipital	[.] OCCIP'ITAL, a. [from L. occiput, the back part of the heat; ob and caput.] [.] Pertaining to the back part of the head, or to the occiput.
37813	occiput	[.] OC'CIPUT, n. [L. ob and caput, head.] The hinder part of the head, or that part of the skull which forms the hind part of the head.
37814	occision	[.] OCCIS'ION, n. s as z. [L. occisio, from occido, to kill; ob and caedo.] [.] A killing; the act of killing. [Not used.]
37815	occlude	[.] OCCLU'DE, v.t. [L. occludo; ob and cludo, claudo, to shut.] [.] To shut up; to close. [Little used.]
37816	occluse	[.] OCCLU'SE, a. [L. occlusus.] Shut; closed. [Little used.]
37817	occlusion	[.] OCCLU'SION, n. s as z. [L. occlusio.] a shutting up; a closing. [.] [This is an elegant word, though little used.]
37818	occult	[.] OCCULT', a. [L. occultus, occulo; ob and celo, to conceal.] [.] Hidden from the eye or understanding; invisible; secret; unknown; undiscovered; undetected; as the occult qualities of matter. [.] The occult sciences are magic, necromancy, &c. [.] Occult lines, ...
37819	occultation	[.] OCCULTA'TION, n. [L. occultatio.] [.] 1. a hiding; also, the time a star or planet is hid from our sight, when eclipsed by the interposition of the body of a planet. [.] 2. In astronomy, the hiding of a star or planet from our sight, by passing behind some other ...
37820	occulted	[.] OCCULT'ED, a. Hid; secret. [Not used.]
37821	occultness	[.] OCCULT'NESS, n. the state of being concealed from view; secretness.
37822	occupancy	[.] OC'CUPANCY, n. [L. occupo, to take or seize; ob and capio, to seize.] [.] 1. The act of taking possession. [.] 2. In law, the taking possession of a thing not belonging to any person. the person who first takes possession of land is said to have or hold it by ...
37823	occupant	[.] OC'CUPANT, n. [.] 1. He that occupies or takes possession; he that has possession. [.] 2. In law, one that first takes possession of that which has no legal owner. The right of property, either in wild beasts and fowls, or in land belonging to no person, vests ...
37824	occupate	[.] OC'CUPATE, v.t. [L. occupo.] To hold; to possess; to take up. [Not used.]
37825	occupation	[.] OCCUPA'TION, n. [L. occupatio.] [.] 1. The act of taking possession. [.] 2. Possession; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as lands in the occupation of AB. [.] 3. That which engages the time and attention; employment; business. He devotes to study all ...
37826	occupier	[.] OC'CUPIER, n. [.] 1. One that occupies or takes possession. [.] 2. One who holds possession. [.] 3. One who follows an employment. Ezek. 27.
37827	occupy	[.] OC'CUPY, v.t. [L. occupo; ob and capio, to seize or take.] [.] 1. To take possession. The person who first occupies land which has no owner, has the right of property. [.] 2. To keep in possession; to possess; to hold or keep for use. The tenant occupies a ...
37828	occupying	[.] OC'CUPYING, ppr. Taking or keeping possession; employing.
37829	occur	[.] OCCUR', v.i. [L. occurro; ob and curro, to run.] [.] 1. Primarily, to meet; to strike against; to clash; and so used by Bentley, but this application is obsolete. [.] 2. To meet or come to the mind; to be presented to the mind, imagination or memory. We say, ...
37830	occurrence	[.] OCCUR'RENCE, n. [.] 1. Literally, a coming or happening; hence, any incident or accidental event; that which happens without being designed or expected; any single event. We speak of an unusual occurrence, or of the ordinary occurrences of life. [.] 2. Occasional ...
37831	occurrent	[.] OCCUR'RENT, n. Incident; any thing that happens. Obs.
37832	occursion	[.] OCCUR'SION, n. [L. occursio, from occurro, to meet.] A meeting of bodies; a clash.
37833	ocean	[.] OCEAN, n. o'shun. [L. oceanus; Gr.; Heb. to encompass, whence a circle. This is probably an error. The word seems to have for its origin greatness or extent.] [.] 1. The vast body of water which covers more than three fifths of the surface of the globe, called ...
37834	oceanic	[.] OCEANIC, a. oshean'ic. Pertaining to the ocean.
37835	ocellated	[.] O'CELLATED, a. [L. ocellatus, from ocellus, a little eye.] [.] 1. Resembling an eye. [.] 2. Formed with the figues of little eyes.
37836	ocelot	[.] O'CELOT, n. the Mexican panther.
37837	ocher	[.] O'CHER, n. [L. ochra; Gr. from pale.] [.] A variety of clay deeply colored by the oxyd of iron. Its most common colors are red, yellow and brown. It is used as a pigment.
37838	ocherous	[.] O'CHEROUS, a. [.] 1. Consisting of ocher; as ocherous matter. [.] 2. Resembling ocher; as an ocherous color.
37839	ochimy	[.] OCH'IMY, n. [corrupted from alchimy.] A mixed base metal.
37840	ochlocracy	[.] OCHLOC'RACY, n. [Gr. the people or a multitude, and to govern.] [.] A form of government in which the multitude or common people rule.
37841	ochrey	[.] O'CHREY, a. Partaking of ocher. [Not used.]
37842	ochroits	[.] OCH'ROITS, n. Cerite.
37843	ocra	[.] O'CRA, n. A viscous vegetable substance in the West Indies, used in soups, &c. [.] It is obtained by boiling the green pods of the Hibiscus esculentus. also, the name of the plant itself.
37844	octachord	[.] OC'TACHORD, n. an instrument or system of eight sounds.
37845	octagon	[.] OC'TAGON, n. [Gr. eight and angle.] [.] 1. In geometry, a figure of eight sides and eight angles. When the sides and angles are equal, it is a regular octagon which may be inscribed in a circle. [.] 2. In fortification, a place with eight bastions.
37846	octagonal	[.] OCTAG'ONAL, a. Having eight sides and eight angles.
37847	octahedral	[.] OCTAHE'DRAL, a. [See octahedron.] Having eight equal sides.
37848	octahedrite	[.] OCTAHE'DRITE, n. Pyramidical ore of titanium.
37849	octahedron	[.] OCTAHE'DRON, n. [Gr. eight and a base.] [.] In geometry, a solid contained by eight equal and equilateral triangles. it is one of the five regular bodies.
37850	octander	[.] OCTAN'DER, n. [Gr. eight, and a male.] In botany, a plant having eight stamens.
37851	octandrian	[.] OCTAN'DRIAN, n. Having eight stamens.
37852	octangular	[.] OCTAN'GULAR, a. [L. octo, eight, and angular.] Having eight angles.
37853	octant	[.] OC'TANT, n. [L. octans, an eighth part, from octo, eight.] [.] In astronomy, that aspect of two planets in which they are distant from each other the eighth part of a circle or 45 degrees.
37854	octave	[.] OC'TAVE, a. [infra.] Denoting eight. [.] OC'TAVE, n. [L. octavus, eighth.] [.] 1. The eighth day after a festival. [.] 2. Eight days together after a festival. [.] 3. In music, an eighth, or an interval of seven degrees or twelve semitones. The octave ...
37855	octavo	[.] OCTA'VO, n. [L. octavus, eighth.] A book in which a sheet is folded into eight leaves. The word is used as a noun or an adjective. We say, an octavo, or an octavo volume. The true phrase is, a book in octavo.
37856	octennial	[.] OCTEN'NIAL, a. [L. octo, eight, and annus, year.] [.] 1. Happening every eighth year. [.] 2. Lasting eight years.
37857	octile	[.] OC'TILE, n. The same as octant, supra.
37858	october	[.] OCTO'BER, n. [L. from octo, eighth; the eighth month of the primitive Roman year which began in march.] [.] The tenth month of the year in our calendar, which follows that of Numa and Julius Caesar.
37859	octodecimal	[.] OCTODEC'IMAL, a. [L. octo, eight, and decem, ten.] [.] In crystallography, designating a crystal whose prisms, or the middle part, has eight faces, and the two summits together ten faces.
37860	octodentate	[.] OCTODEN'TATE, a. [L. octo, eight, and dentatus, toothed.] Having eight teeth.
37861	octofid	[.] OC'TOFID, a. [L. octo, eight, and findo, to cleave.] [.] In botany, cleft or separated into eight segments; as a calyx.
37862	octogenary	[.] OC'TOGENARY, a. [L. octogenarius, from octogeni, eighty.] Of eighty years of age. [.] OC'TOGENARY, n. A person eighty years of age.
37863	octolocular	[.] OCTOLOC'ULAR, a. [L. octo, eight, and locus, place.] In botany, having eight cells for seeds.
37864	octonary	[.] OC'TONARY, a. [L. octonarius.] Belonging to the number eight.
37865	octonocular	[.] OCTONOC'ULAR, a. [L. octo, eight, and oculus, eye.] Having eight eyes.
37866	octopetalous	[.] OCTOPET'ALOUS, a. [Gr. eight and a petal.] Having eight petals or flower-leaves.
37867	octoradiated	[.] OCTORA'DIATED, a. [L. octo, eight, and radius, ray.] Having eight rays.
37868	octospermous	[.] OCTOSPERM'OUS, a. [Gr. eight, and seed.] Containing eight seeds.
37869	octostyle	[.] OC'TOSTYLE, n. [Gr. eight, and style.] In ancient architecture, the face of an edifice adorned with eight columns, or a range of eight columns.
37870	octosyllable	[.] OCTOSYL'LABLE, a. [L. octo, eight, and syllaba, syllable.] Consisting of eight syllables.
37871	octuple	[.] OC'TUPLE, a. [L. octuplus; octo, eight, and plico, to fold.] Eight-fold.
37872	ocular	[.] OC'ULAR, a. [L. ocularius, from oculus, eye.] [.] Depending on the eye; known by the eye; received by actual sight; as ocular proof; ocular demonstration or evidence.
37873	ocularly	[.] OC'ULARLY, adv. By the eye, sight or actual view.
37874	oculate	[.] OC'ULATE, a. [L. oculatus.] Furnished with eyes; knowing by the eye.
37875	oculiform	[.] OC'ULIFORM, a. [L. oculus, eye, and forma, form.] [.] In the form of an eye; resembling the eye in form; as an oculiform pebble.
37876	oculist	[.] OC'ULIST, n. [from L. oculus, the eye.] One skilled in diseases of the eyes, or one who professes to cure them. [.] Oculus beli, a semi-pellucid gem, a variety of agate of a grayish white color, variegated with yellow, and with a black central nucleus. Its variegations ...
37877	odd	[.] ODD, a. [.] 1. Not even; not divisible into equal numbers; as one, three, five, seven, &c. [.] Good luck lies in odd numbers. [.] 2. Left or remaining after the union, estimate or use of even numbers; or remaining after round numbers or any number specified; ...
37878	oddity	[.] ODD'ITY, n. [.] 1. Singularity; strangeness; as the oddity of dress, manners or shape; oddity of appearance. [.] 2. A singular person; in colloquial language. This man is an oddity.
37879	oddly	[.] ODD'LY, adv. [.] 1. Not evenly. [Little used.] [.] 2. Strangely; unusually; irregularly; singularly; uncouthly; as oddly dressed; oddly formed. [.] A figure oddly turned. [.] A black substance lying on the ground very oddly shaped.
37880	oddness	[.] ODD'NESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being not even. [.] 2. Singularity; strangeness; particularity; irregularity; uncouthness; as the oddness of dress or shape; the oddness of an event or accident.
37881	odds	[.] ODDS, n. s as z. [It is used both in the singular and plural.] [.] 1. Inequality; excess of either compared with the other; difference in favor of one and against another. [.] Preeminent by so much odds. [.] In this example, much marks the singular number, and ...
37882	ode	[.] ODE, n. [L. ode; Gr.] A short poem or song; a poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem. The ode is of the greater or less kind; the less is characterized by sweetness and ease; the greater by sublimity, rapture and quickness of transition. [.] Pindar ...
37883	odious	[.] O'DIOUS, a. [L. odiosus, from odi, I hated, Eng. hate.] [.] 1. Hateful; deserving hatred. It expresses something less than detestable and abominable; as an odious name; odious vice. [.] All wickedness is odious. [.] 2. Offensive to the senses; disgusting; ...
37884	odiously	[.] O'DIOUSLY, adv. [.] 1. Hatefully; in a manner to deserve or excite hatred. [.] 2. Invidiously; so as to cause hate.
37885	odiousness	[.] O'DIOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. Hatefulness; the quality that deserves or may excite hatred; as the odiousness of sin. [.] 2. The state of being hated. [Not usual.]
37886	odium	[.] O'DIUM, n. [L.] [.] 1. Hatred; dislike. This measure brought a general odium on his government. [.] 2. The quality that provokes hatred; offensiveness. [.] She threw the odium of the fact on me.
37887	odontalgic	[.] ODONTAL'GIC, a. [Gr. a tooth, and pain.] Pertaining to the tooth-ache. [.] ODONTAL'GIC, n. A remedy for the tooth-ache.
37888	odontalgy	[.] ODONTAL'GY, n. Tooth-ache.
37889	odor	[.] O'DOR, n. [L.] Smell; scent; fragrance; a sweet or an offensive smell; perfume.
37890	odorament	[.] O'DORAMENT, n. [L. odoramentum.] A perfume; a strong scent.
37891	odorate	[.] O'DORATE, a. [L. odoratus.] Scented; having a strong scent, fetid or fragrant.
37892	odorating	[.] O'DORATING, a. Diffusing odor or scent; fragrant.
37893	odoriferous	[.] ODORIF'EROUS, a. [L. odoriferus; odor and fero, to bear.] [.] 1. Giving scent; diffusing fragrance; fragrant; perfumed; usually, sweet of scent; as odoriferous spices; odoriferous flowers. [.] 2. Bearing scent; as odoriferous gales.
37894	odoriferousness	[.] ODORIF'EROUSNESS, n. The quality of diffusing scent; fragrance; sweetness of scent.
37895	odorous	[.] O'DOROUS, a. Sweet of scent; fragrant.
37896	odorousness	[.] O'DOROUSNESS, n. Fragrance; the quality of diffusing scent, or of exciting the sensation of smell.
37897	oeconomical	[.] OECONOMICAL, OECONOMY, OEDEMATOUS, OESOPHAGUS. [See Economical, Economy, Edematous, Esophagus.]
37898	oeconomy	[.] OECONOMICAL, OECONOMY, OEDEMATOUS, OESOPHAGUS. [See Economical, Economy, Edematous, Esophagus.]
37899	oedematous	[.] OECONOMICAL, OECONOMY, OEDEMATOUS, OESOPHAGUS. [See Economical, Economy, Edematous, Esophagus.]
37900	oeiliad	[.] OEILIAD, n. A glance; a wink.
37901	oer	[.] O'ER, contracted from over, which see.
37902	oesophagus	[.] OECONOMICAL, OECONOMY, OEDEMATOUS, OESOPHAGUS. [See Economical, Economy, Edematous, Esophagus.]
37903	of	[.] OF, prep. ov. [Gr.] [.] 1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing. [.] I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1Cor. 11. [.] For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Josh. 11. [.] It ...
37904	off	[.] OFF, a. auf. Most distant; as the off horse in a team.
37905	offal	[.] OF'FAL, n. [.] 1. Waste meat; the parts of an animal butchered which are unfit for use or rejected. [.] 2. Carrion; coarse meat. [.] 3. Refuse; that which is thrown away as of no value, or fit only for beasts. [.] 4. Any thing of no value; rubbish.
37906	offend	[.] OFFEND', v.t. [L. offendo; of and fendo, obs. to strike, hit, meet, or thrust against. We use the simple verb in fend, to fend off, to fence.] [.] 1. To attack; to assail. [Not used.] [.] 2. To displease; to make angry; to affront. It expresses rather less ...
37907	offended	[.] OFFEND'ED, pp. Displeased.
37908	offender	[.] OFFEND'ER, n. One that offends; one that violates any law, divine or human; a criminal; a trespasser; a transgressor; one that does an injury. The man who robs, steals, or commits an assault, is an offender.
37909	offending	[.] OFFEND'ING, ppr. Displeasing; making angry; causing to stumble; committing sin.
37910	offendress	[.] OFFEND'RESS, n. A female that offends.
37911	offense	[.] OFFENSE, n. offens'. [L. offensus, offensa.] [.] 1. Displeasure; anger, or moderate anger. He gave them just cause of offense. He took offense. [.] 2. Scandal; cause of stumbling. Christ is called a stone of stumbling and rock of offense to both the houses ...
37912	offenseful	[.] OFFENSEFUL, a. offens'ful. Giving displeasure; injurious. [Not used.]
37913	offenseless	[.] OFFENSELESS, a. offens'less. Unoffending; innocent; inoffensive.
37914	offensive	[.] OFFENS'IVE, a. [.] 1. Causing displeasure or some degree of anger; displeasing. All sin is offensive to God. Rude behavior is offensive to men. Good breeding forbids us to use offensive words. [.] 2. Disgusting; giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable; ...
37915	offensively	[.] OFFENS'IVELY, adv. [.] 1. In a manner to give displeasure; as language offensively harsh or sarcastic. [.] 2. Injuriously; mischievously. [.] 3. By way of invasion or first attack. The enemy was not in a condition to act offensively. [.] 4. Unpleasantly ...
37916	offensiveness	[.] OFFENS'IVENESS, n. [.] 1. The quality that offends or displeases; as the offensiveness of rude language or behavior. [.] 2. Injuriousness; mischief. [.] 3. Cause of disgust; the quality that gives pain to the senses, or unpleasant sensations; as the offensiveness ...
37917	offer	[.] OF'FER, v.t. [L. offero; ob and fero, to bring.] [.] 1. Literally, to bring to or before; hence, to present for acceptance or rejection; to exhibit something that may be taken or received or not. He offered me a sum of money. He offered me his umbrella to defend ...
37918	offerable	[.] OF'FERABLE, a. That may be offered.
37919	offered	[.] OF'FERED, pp. Presented for acceptance or rejection; presented in worship or devotion; immolated; bid; presented to the eye or the mind.
37920	offerer	[.] OF'FERER, n. One that offers; one that sacrifices or dedicates in worship.
37921	offering	[.] OF'FERING, ppr. Presenting; proposing; sacrificing; bidding; presenting to the eye or mind. [.] OF'FERING, n. That which is presented in divine service; an animal or a portion of bread or corn, or of gold and silver, or other valuable articles, presented to God ...
37922	offertory	[.] OF'FERTORY, n. The act of offering, or the thing offered. [Little used.] [.] 1. Offertory was properly an anthem chanted or a voluntary played on the organ during the offering and a part of the mass, in the Catholic church; but since the reformation it denotes ...
37923	offerture	[.] OF'FERTURE, n. Offer; proposal. [Not used.]
37924	office	[.] OF'FICE, n. [L. officium; ob and facio, to make or do.] [.] 1. A particular duty, charge or trust conferred by public authority and for a public purpose; an employment undertaken by commission or authority from government or those who administer it. Thus we speak ...
37925	officer	[.] OF'FICER, n. A person commissioned or authorized to perform any public duty. Officers are civil, military or ecclesiastical. There are great officers of state, and subordinate officers. Military and naval officers of the same grade usually take rank according to ...
37926	officered	[.] OF'FICERED, pp. Furnished with officers.
37927	official	[.] OFFI'CIAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to an office or public trust. The secretary is engaged in official duties. [.] 2. Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority; as an official statement ...
37928	officially	[.] OFFI'CIALLY, adv. By the proper officer; by virtue of the proper authority; in pursuance of the special powers vested; as accounts or reports officially verified or rendered; letters officially communicated; persons officially notified.
37929	officialty	[.] OFFI'CIALTY, n. The charge or office of an official.
37930	officiate	[.] OFFI'CIATE, v.t. [.] 1. To act as an officer in his office; to transact the appropriate business of an office or public trust. At this court the chief justice officiated. [.] The bishops and priests officiate at the altar. [.] 2. To perform the appropriate ...
37931	officiating	[.] OFFI'CIATING, ppr. Performing the appropriate duties of an office; performing the office of another.
37932	officinal	[.] OFFIC'INAL, a. [L. officina, a shop.] [.] Used in a shop or belonging to it. Officinal drugs, medicines and simples are such as are required to be constantly kept in the shops of apothecaries.
37933	officious	[.] OFFI'CIOUS, a. [L. officiosus.] [.] 1. Kind; obliging; doing kind offices. [.] Yet not to earth are those bright luminaries Officious. [.] 2. Excessively forward in kindness; importunately interposing services. [.] You are too officious in her behalf that ...
37934	officiously	[.] OFFI'CIOUSLY, adv. [.] 1. Kindly; with solicitous care. [.] Let thy goats officiously be nurs'd. [.] 2. With importunate or excessive forwardness. [.] Flattering crowds officiously appear, to give themselves, not you, a happy year. [.] 3. In a busy meddling ...
37935	officiousness	[.] OFFI'CIOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. Eagerness to serve; usually, an excess of zeal to serve others, or improper forwardness, interposing in affairs without being desired, or with a disposition to meddle with the concerns of others. [.] 2. Service. [Little used.]
37936	offing	[.] OFF'ING, n. [from off.] That part of the sea which is at a good distance from the shore, or at a competent distance, where there is deep water and no need of a pilot. We saw a ship in the offing.
37937	offscouring	[.] OFF'SCOURING, n. [off and scour.] That which is scoured off; hence, refuse; rejected matter; that which is vile or despised. Lam. 3. 1Cor. 4.
37938	offset	[.] OFF'SET, n. [off and set.] [.] 1. A shoot; a sprout from the roots of a plant. [.] 2. In surveying, a perpendicular let fall from the stationary lines to the hedge, fence or extremity of an inclosure. [.] 3. In accounts, a sum, account or value set off against ...
37939	offspring	[.] OFF'SPRING, n. [off and spring. [.] 1. A child or children; a descendant or descendants, however remote from the stock. Act. 17. Rev. 22. [.] 2. Propagation; generation. [.] 3. Production of any kind.
37940	offuscate	[.] OFFUSCATE, OFFUSCATION. [See Obfuscate, Obfuscation.]
37941	offuscation	[.] OFFUSCATE, OFFUSCATION. [See Obfuscate, Obfuscation.]
37942	offward	[.] OFF'WARD, adv. [off and ward.] Leaning off, as a ship on shore.
37943	oft	[.] OFT, adv. Often; frequently; not rarely. It was formerly used in prose and may be so used still; but is more generally used in poetry. [.] Oft she rejects, but never one offends.
37944	often	[.] OFTEN, adv. of'n. comp. oftener; superl. oftenset. Frequently; many times; not seldom. [.] OFTEN, a. of'n. Frequent. [Improper.]
37945	oftenness	[.] OFTENNESS, n. of'nness. Frequency. [Not used.]
37946	oftentimes	[.] OFTENTIMES, adv. of'ntimes. [often and times.] Frequently; often; many times.
37947	ofttimes	[.] OFT'TIMES, adv. [oft and times.] Frequently; often.
37948	og	[.] OG. [See Ogee.]
37949	ogdoastich	[.] OGDOAS'TICH, n. [Gr. eighth, and a verse.] A poem of eight lines. [Little used.]
37950	ogee	[.] OGEE', n. [.] 1. In architecture, a molding consisting of two members, the one concave, the other convex, or of a round and a hollow somewhat like an S. [.] 2. In gunnery, an ornamental molding in the shape of an S, used on guns, mortars and howitzers.
37951	ogganition	[.] OGGANI'TION, n. [L. obgannio, ogganio, to growl.] [.] The murmuring of a dog; a grumbling or snarling. [Not used.]
37952	ogham	[.] O'GHAM, n. A particular kind of stenography or writing in cipher practiced by the Irish.
37953	ogive	[.] OGIVE, n. o'jiv. In architecture, an arch or branch of the Gothic vault, which passing diagonally from one angle to another forms a cross with the other arches. The middle where the ogives cross each other, is called the key. The members or moldings of the ogives ...
37954	ogle	[.] O'GLE, v.t. [L. oculus. See Eye.] [.] To view with side glances, as in fondness or with design to attract notice. [.] And ogling all their audience, then they speak. [.] O'GLE, n. A side glance or look.
37955	ogler	[.] O'GLER, n. One that ogles.
37956	ogling	[.] O'GLING, ppr. Viewing with side glances. [.] O'GLING, n. The act of viewing with side glances.
37957	oglio	[.] OGLIO, now written olio, which see.
37958	ogre	[.] O'GRE,
37959	ogress	[.] O'GRESS, n. An imaginary monster of the East. [.] O'GRESS, n. In heraldry, a cannon ball of a black color.
37960	oh	[.] OH, exclam. Denoting surprise, pain, sorrow or anxiety.
37961	oil	[.] OIL, n. It seems to be named from its inflammability, for aelan, is to kindle, and to oil; hence anaelan, to anneal; aeled, fire. L. oleum; Gr.] [.] An unctuous substance expressed or drawn from several animal and vegetable substances. The distinctive characters ...
37962	oil-nut	[.] OIL'-NUT, n. The butternut of North America. [.] OIL'-NUT,
37963	oiled	[.] OIL'ED, pp. Smeared or anointed with oil.
37964	oiler	[.] OIL'ER, n. One who deals in oils and pickles.
37965	oiliness	[.] OIL'INESS, n. The quality of being oily; unctuousness; greasiness; a quality approaching that of oil.
37966	oiling	[.] OIL'ING, ppr. Smearing or anointing with oil.
37967	oilman	[.] OIL'MAN, n. One who deals in oils and pickles.
37968	oily	[.] OIL'Y, a. [.] 1. Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the qualities of oil; as oily matter or substance. [.] 2. Resembling oil; as an oily appearance. [.] 3. Fatty; greasy.
37969	oily-grain	[.] OILY-GRAIN, n. A plant.
37970	oily-palm	[.] OILY-PALM, n. A tree.
37971	oint	[.] OINT, v.t. [L. ungo, like joindre from jungo.] [.] To anoint; to smear with an unctuous substance. [.] They oint their naked limbs with mother'd oil.
37972	ointed	[.] OINT'ED, pp. Anointed; smeared with an oily or greasy matter.
37973	ointing	[.] OINT'ING, ppr. Anointing.
37974	ointment	[.] OINT'MENT, n. Unguent; any soft, unctuous substance or compound, used for smearing, particularly the body or a diseased part.
37975	oisanite	[.] OIS'ANITE, n. Pyramidical ore of titanium.
37976	oke	[.] OKE, n. An Egyptian and Turkish weight, equal to about two pounds and three quarters, English avoirdupois weight.
37977	oker	[.] OKER. [See Ocher.]
37978	olate	[.] OLATE, v.t. [L. To lay waste, alone.] [.] 1. To deprive of inhabitants; to make desert. The earth was nearly desolated by the flood. [.] 2. To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; to destroy improvements or works of art. An inundation desolates fields. Whole countries ...
37979	old	[.] OLD, a. [.] 1. Advanced far in years or life; having lived beyond the middle period, or rather towards the end of life, or towards the end of the ordinary term of living; applied to animals or plants; as an old man; an old age; an old camel or horse; an old tree. ...
37980	old-fashioned	[.] OLD-FASH'IONED, a. formed according to obsolete fashion or custom; as an old-fashioned dress. [.] Old-fashioned men of wit.
37981	old-wife	[.] OLD-WIFE, n. [.] 1. A contemptuous name for an old prating woman. 1Tim. 4. [.] 2. A fish of the genus Labrus, and another of the genus Balistes.
37982	olden	[.] OLDEN, a. Old; ancient. [Used in poetry.]
37983	oldness	...
37984	oleaginous	[.] OLEAG'INOUS, a. [L. oleaginus, from oleum, oil.] Having the qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.
37985	oleaginousness	[.] OLEAG'INOUSNESS, n. Oiliness.
37986	oleander	[.] OLEAN'DER, n. a plant of the genus Nerium the rose-bay or South sea rose; a beautiful shrub with flowers in clusters, of a fine purple color, but of an indifferent smell. The plant, especially the bark of the roots, is said to be poisonous.
37987	oleaster	[.] OLEAS'TER, n. [L. from olea, the olive tree.] [.] A plant of the genus Elaeagnus; the wild olive.
37988	oleate	[.] O'LEATE, n. A compound of oleic acid with a salifiable base.
37989	olefiant	[.] OLEF'IANT, a. [L. oleo, olfacio.] Olefiant gas is a compound of one prime of carbon and one of hydrogen, called by Ure carbureted hydrogen, to distinguish it from the gas resulting from one prime of carbon and two of hydrogen, which he calls subcarbureted hydrogen. [.] Olefiant ...
37990	oleic	[.] O'LEIC, a. [from oil.] The oleic acid is obtained from a soap made by digesting hog's lard in potash lye.
37991	oleosaccharum	[.] OLEOSAC'CHARUM, n. A mixture of oil and sugar.
37992	oleose	[.] O'LEOSE,
37993	oleous	[.] O'LEOUS, a. [L. olcosus.] Oily. [Little used.]
37994	oleraceous	[.] OLERA'CEOUS, a. [L. oleracceus, from olus, oleris, pot-herbs.] [.] Pertaining to pot-herbs; of the nature or qualities of herbs for cookery.
37995	olfact	[.] OLFACT', v.t. [L. olfacto, olfacio; oleo, to smell, and facio, to make.] [.] To smell; used in burlesque, but not otherwise authorized.
37996	olfactory	[.] OLFACT'ORY, a. [L. olfacio, supra.] Pertaining to smelling; having the sense of smelling; as olfactory nerves.
37997	oliban	[.] OL'IBAN,
37998	olibanum	[.] OLIBA'NUM, n. [The word signifies then frankincense, and it is so named from its whiteness.] [.] A gum-resin consisting of tears or drops, of a yellow transparent color and disagreeable smell. It is brought from Turkey and the East Indies. It is not, as Linne supposed, ...
37999	olid	[.] OL'ID,
38000	olidous	[.] OL'IDOUS, a. [L. olidus, from oleo, to smell.] Fetid; having a strong disagreeable smell. [Little used.]
38001	oligarchal	[.] OLIGARCH'AL,
38002	oligarchical	[.] OLIGARCH'ICAL, a. [See Oligrachy.] Pertaining to oligrachy, or government by a few.
38003	oligist	[.] OL'IGIST,'IC, a. [Gr. least.] Oligist iron, so called, is a crystallized tritoxyd of iron.
38004	oligrachy	[.] OL'IGRACHY, n. [Gr. few, and rule.] [.] A form of government in which the supreme power is placed in a few hands; a species of aristocracy.
38005	olio	[.] O'LIO, n. [L. olla, a pot.] [.] 1. A mixture; a medley. [.] 2. A miscellany; a collection of various pieces; applied to musical collections.
38006	olitory	[.] OL'ITORY, a. [L. olitor, a gardener, from olus, pot-herbs.] [.] Belonging to a kitchen garden; as olitory seeds. It may perhaps be used as a noun.
38007	olivaceous	[.] OLIVA'CEOUS, a. [from L. oliva, olive.] Of the color of the olive.
38008	olivaster	[.] OLIVAS'TER, n. [L. oliva, olive.] Of the color of the olive, tawny.
38009	olive	[.] OL'IVE, n. [L. oliva, from olea, an olive tree; Gr. See Oil] [.] A plant or tree of the genus Olea. The common olive tree grows in warm climates and rises to the height of twenty or thirty feet, having an upright stem with numerous branches. This tree is much ...
38010	olive-yard	[.] OL'IVE-YARD, n. An inclosure or piece of ground in which olives are cultivated. Ex.23.
38011	olived	[.] OL'IVED, a. Decorated with olive trees.
38012	olivenite	[.] OL'IVENITE, n. An ore of copper.
38013	olivin	[.] OL'IVIN,
38014	olivine	[.] OL'IVINE, n. [from olive.] A subspecies of prismatic chrysolite of a brownish green, often inclining to a yellowish or grayish green, usually found in roundish grains in other stones; sometimes in large masses, but not crystallized. It is a constituent of many lavas ...
38015	olympean	[.] OLYM'PEAN, a. Pertaining to Olympus; or to Olympis, a town in Greece. [.] Olympic games, or Olympics, solemn games among the ancient Greeks, dedicated to Olympian Jupiter, and celebrated once in four years at Olympia. [See Olympiad.]
38016	olympiad	[.] OLYM'PIAD, n. [L. Olympias; Gr. from Olympus, a mountain of Macedonia.] [.] A period of four years reckoned from one celebration of the Olympic games to another, and constituting an important epoch in history and chronology. The first Olympiad commenced 775 years ...
38017	omber	[.] OM'BER,
38018	ombre	[.] OM'BRE, n. [L. homo.] [.] A game at cards, borrowed from the Spaniards, usually played by three persons, though sometimes by two or five.
38019	ombrometer	[.] OMBROM'ETER, n. [Gr. rain, and measure.] [.] A machine or instrument to measure the quantity of rain that falls.
38020	omega	[.] OME'GA, n. [Gr. great O.] The name of the last letter of the Greek alphabet, as Alpha, A, is the first. Hence in Scripture, Alpha and Omega denotes the first and last, the beginning and the ending. Rev.
38021	omelet	[.] OM'ELET, n. A kind of pancake or fritter made with eggs and other ingredients.
38022	omen	[.] O'MEN, n. [L. omen; Heb. an augur.] [.] A sign or indication of some future event; a prognostic. Superstition and ignorance multiply omens; philosophy and truth reject all omens, except such as may be called causes of the events. Without a miracle, how can one ...
38023	omened	[.] O'MENED, a. Containing an omen or prognostic.
38024	omentum	[.] OMENT'UM, n. [L.] In anatomy, the caul or epiploon; a membranaceous covering of the bowels, being placed under the peritoneum and immediately above the intestines.
38025	omer	[.] OMER
38026	ominate	[.] OM'INATE, v.t. [L. ominor, from omen.] To presage; to foreshow; to foretoken. [Little used.] [.] OM'INATE, v.i. To foretoken.
38027	omination	[.] OMINA'TION, n. A foreboding; a presaging; prognostic. [Little used.]
38028	ominous	[.] OM'INOUS, a. [L. ominosus.] [.] 1. Foreboding or presaging evil; indicating a future evil event; inauspicious. [.] In the heathen worship of God, a sacrifice without a heart was accounted ominous. [.] 2. Foreshowing or exhibiting signs of good. [.] Though ...
38029	ominously	[.] OM'INOUSLY, adv. With good or bad omens.
38030	ominousness	[.] OM'INOUSNESS, n. The quality of being ominous.
38031	omissible	[.] OMIS'SIBLE, a. [L. omissus. See Omit.] That may be omitted.
38032	omission	[.] OMIS'SION, n. [L. omissio, from omitto, omissus.] [.] 1. Neglect or failure to do something which a person had power to do, or which duty required to be done. Omission may be innocent or criminal; innocent, when no duty demands performance, but criminal when duty ...
38033	omissive	[.] OMIS'SIVE, a. Leaving out.
38034	omit	[.] OMIT', v.t. [L. omitto; ob and mitto, to send.] [.] 1. To leave, pass by or neglect; to fail or forbear to do or to use; as, to omit an opportunity of writing a letter. To omit known duty is criminal. [.] 2. To leave out; not to insert or mention; as, to omit ...
38035	omittance	[.] OMIT'TANCE, n. Forbearance; neglect. [Not used.]
38036	omitted	[.] OMIT'TED, pp. Neglected; passed by; left out.
38037	omitting	[.] OMIT'TING, ppr. Neglecting or failing to do or use; passing by; leaving out.
38038	omnifarious	[.] OMNIFA'RIOUS, a. [Low L. omnifarius.] Of all varieties, forms or kinds.
38039	omniferous	[.] OMNIF'EROUS, a. [L. omnifer; omnis, all, and fero, to bear.] [.] All-bearing; producing all kinds.
38040	omnific	[.] OMNIF'IC, a. [L. omnis, all, and facio, to make.] All-creating. [.] Thou deep, peace! said then th' omnific word, your discord end.
38041	omniform	[.] OM'NIFORM, a. [L. omnis, all, and forma, form.] Having every form or shape.
38042	omniformity	[.] OMNIFORM'ITY, n. The quality of having every form.
38043	omnigenous	[.] OMNIG'ENOUS, a. [L. omnigenus; omnis, all, every, and genus, kind.] Consisting of all kinds.
38044	omniparity	[.] OMNIPAR'ITY, n. [L. omnis, all, and par, equal.] General equality.
38045	omnipercipience	[.] OMNIPERCIP'IENCE, n. [L. omnis, and percipiens, perceiving.] [.] Perception of every thing.
38046	omnipercipient	[.] OMNIPERCIP'IENT, a. Perceiving every thing.
38047	omnipotence	[.] OMNIP'OTENCE,'OTENCY, n. [L. omnipotens; omnis, all, and potens, powerful.] [.] 1. Almighty power; unlimited or infinite power; a word in strictness applicable only to God. Hence it is sometimes used for God. The works of creation demonstrate the omnipotence of ...
38048	omnipotent	[.] OMNIP'OTENT, a. [supra.] [.] 1. Almighty; possessing unlimited power; all powerful. The being that can create worlds must be omnipotent. [.] 2. Having unlimited power of a particular kind; as omnipotent love.
38049	omnipotently	[.] OMNIP'OTENTLY, adv. With almighty power.
38050	omnipresence	[.] OMNIPRES'ENCE, n. s as z. [L. omnis, and presens, present.] [.] Presence in every place at the same time; unbounded or universal presence; ubiquity. Omnipresence is an attribute peculiar to God.
38051	omnipresent	[.] OMNIPRES'ENT, a. Present in all places at the same time; ubiquitary; as the omnipresent Jehovah.
38052	omnipresential	[.] OMNIPRESEN'TIAL, a. Implying universal presence.
38053	omniscience	[.] OMNIS'CIENCE,
38054	omnisciency	[.] OMNIS'CIENCY, n. [L. omnis, all, and scientia, knowledge.] [.] The quality of knowing all things at once; universal knowledge; knowledge unbounded or infinite. Omniscience is an attribute peculiar to God.
38055	omniscient	[.] OMNIS'CIENT, a. Having universal knowledge or knowledge of all things; infinitely knowing; all-seeing; as the omniscient God.
38056	omniscious	[.] OMNIS'CIOUS, a. [L. omnis, all, and scio, to know.] All-knowing. [Not used.]
38057	omnium	...
38058	omnivorous	[.] OMNIV'OROUS, a. [L. omnivorus; omnis, all, and voro, to eat.] [.] All-devouring; eating every thing indiscriminately.
38059	omoplate	[.] OM'OPLATE, n. [Gr. shoulder, and broad.] The shoulder blade or scapula.
38060	omphacine	[.] OM'PHACINE, a. [Gr. from unripe fruit.] [.] Pertaining to or expressed from unripe fruit. Omphacine oil is a viscous brown juice extracted from green olives. With this the wrestlers in the ancient gymnastic exercises used to anoint their bodies.
38061	omphacite	[.] OM'PHACITE, n. A mineral of a pale leek green color, massive or disseminated, and in narrow radiated concretions.
38062	omphalic	[.] OM'PHALIC, n. [Gr. the navel.] Pertaining to the navel.
38063	omphalocele	[.] OMPHAL'OCELE, n. [L. navel, and tumor.] A rupture at the navel.
38064	omphalopter	[.] OM'PHALOPTER,
38065	omphaloptic	[.] OMPHALOP'TIC, n. [Gr. navel, and optic.] [.] An optical glass that is convex on both sides; commonly called a convex lens.
38066	omphalotomy	[.] OMPHALOT'OMY, n. [Gr. the navel, and to cut.] [.] The operation of dividing the navel string.
38067	omy	[.] O'MY, a. Mellow; as land.
38068	on	[.] ON, pre. [L. in; Gr. Hence they denote nearness, closeness or contiguity, and from meeting the Latin in and the English un have their power of negation or opposing.] [.] 1. Being in contact with the surface or upper part of a thing and supported by it; placed or ...
38069	onager	[.] ON'AGER, n. [L.] The wild ass.
38070	onanism	[.] O'NANISM, n. [from Onan, in Scripture.] The crime of self-pollution.
38071	once	[.] ONCE, adv. wuns. [from one.] [.] 1. One time. [.] Trees that bear mast are fruitful but once in two years. [.] 2. One time, though no more. The mind once tainted with vice is prone to grow worse and worse. [.] 3. At one former time; formerly. [.] My soul ...
38072	one	[.] ONE, a. wun. [L. unus; Gr.] [.] 1. Single in number; individual; as one man; one book. There is one sun only in our system of planets. [.] 2. Indefinitely, some or any. You will one day repent of your folly. But in this phrase, one day is equivalent to some ...
38073	one-berry	[.] ONE-BERRY, n. wun'-berry. A plant of the genus Paris; true love.
38074	one-eyed	[.] ONE-EYED, a wun'-eyed. Having one eye only.
38075	oneirocritic	[.] ONEIROCRIT'IC, n. [Gr. a dream, and discerning.] [.] An interpreter of dreams; one who judges what is signified by dreams. [.] [.] ONEIROCRIT'IC, n. The art of interpreting dreams. [.] ONEIROCRIT'IC,
38076	oneirocritical	[.] ONEIROCRIT'ICAL,
38077	oneiromancy	[.] ONEIROM'ANCY, n. [Gr. a dream, and divination.] Divination by dreams.
38078	onement	[.] ONEMENT, n. wun'ment. State of being one. [Not in use.]
38079	oneness	[.] ONENESS, n. wun'ness. [from one.] Singleness in number; individuality; unity; the quality of being one. [.] Our God is one, or rather very oneness.
38080	onerary	[.] ON'ERARY, a. [L. onerarius, from onus, a load; onero, to load.] [.] Fitted or intended for the carriage of burdens; comprising a burden.
38081	onerate	[.] ON'ERATE, v.t. [L. onero, from onus, a burden.] To load; to burden.
38082	oneration	[.] ONERA'TION, n. The act of loading.
38083	onerous	[.] ON'EROUS, a. [L. onerosus, from onus, a load. [.] 1. Burdensome; oppressive. [.] 2. In Scots law, being for the advantage of both parties; as an onerous contract; opposed to gratuitous.
38084	onion	[.] ONION, n. un'yun. [.] A plant of the genus Allium; and particularly, its bulbous root, much used as an article of food.
38085	onirocritic	[.] ONIROCRIT'IC, a. Having the power of interpreting dreams or pretending to judge of future events signified by dreams. [.] My oneirocritical correspondent.
38086	onkotomy	[.] ONKOT'OMY, n. [Gr. tumor, and to cut.] [.] In surgery, the opening of a tumor or abscess.
38087	only	[.] ONLY, a. [.] 1. Single; one along; as, John was the only man present. [.] 2. This and no other. This is an only child. [.] 3. This above all others. He is the only man for music.
38088	onomancy	[.] ON'OMANCY, n. [Gr. name, and divination.] Divination by the letters of a name. [.] Destinies were superstitiously, by onomancy, deciphered out of names.
38089	onomantic	[.] ONOMAN'TIC,
38090	onomantical	[.] ONOMAN'TICAL, a. Predicting by names, or the letters composing names.
38091	onomatope	[.] ON'OMATOPE,
38092	onomatopy	[.] ON'OMATOPY, n. [Gr. name, and to make.] [.] 1. In grammar and rhetoric, a figure in which words are formed to resemble the sound made by the thing signified; as, to buzz, as bees; to crackle, as burning thorns or brush. [.] 2. A word whose sound corresponds to ...
38093	onset	[.] ON'SET, n. [on and set.] [.] 1. A rushing or setting upon; a violent attack; assault; a storming; appropriately, the assault of an army or body of troops upon an enemy or a fort. [.] The shout of battle now began and rushing sound of onset. [.] 2. An attack ...
38094	onslaught	[.] ONSLAUGHT, n. on'slaut. [on and slay.] Attack; storm; onset. [Not used.]
38095	ontologic	[.] ONTOLOG'IC
38096	ontological	[.] ONTOLOG'ICAL, a. [See Ontology.] Pertaining to the science of being in general and its affections.
38097	ontologist	[.] ONTOL'OGIST, n. One who treats of or considers the nature and qualities of being in general.
38098	ontology	[.] ONTOL'OGY, n. [Gr. from and discourse.] [.] That part of the science of metaphysics which investigates and explains the nature and essence of all beings, their qualities and attributes.
38099	onward	[.] ON'WARD, adv. [L. versus.] [.] 1. Toward the point before or in front; forward; progressively; in advance; as, to move onward. [.] Not one looks backward, onward still he goes. [.] 2. In a state of advanced progression. [.] 3. A little further or forward. [.] ON'WARD, ...
38100	onycha	[.] ON'YCHA, n. [from Gr.] Supposed to be the odoriferous shell of the onyxfish, or the onyx. Ex. 30.
38101	onyx	[.] ON'YX, n. [Gr. a nail. L. onyx.] A semi-pellucid gem with variously colored zones or veins, a variety of chalcedony.
38102	oolite	[.] O'OLITE, n. [Gr. an egg, and stone, from its resemblance to the roes of fish.] [.] Egg-stone, a variety of concreted carbonate of lime; oviform limestone.
38103	ooze	[.] OOZE, v.i. ooz. [The origin of this word is not easily ascertained. Heb. See Issue.] [.] To flow gently; to percolate, as a liquid through the pores of a substance, or through small openings. Water oozes from the earth and through a filter. [.] The latent ...
38104	oozing	[.] OOZ'ING, ppr. Flowing gently; percolating.
38105	oozy	[.] OOZ'Y, a. Miry; containing soft mud; resembling ooze; as the oozy bed of a river.
38106	opacate	[.] O'PACATE, v.t. [L. opaco.] To shade; to darken; to obscure; to cloud. [Not used.]
38107	opacity	[.] OPAC'ITY, n. [L. opacitas.] [.] 1. Opakeness; the quality of a body which renders it impervious to the rays of light; want of transparency. Opacity may exist in bodies of any color. [.] 2. Darkness; obscurity.
38108	opacous	[.] OPA'COUS, a. [L. opacus.] [.] 1. Not pervious to the rays of light; not transparent. [.] 2. Dark; obscure. [See Opake.]
38109	opacousness	[.] OPA'COUSNESS, n. Imperviousness to light.
38110	opah	[.] O'PAH, n. A fish of a large kind with a smooth skin found on the coast of Guinea.
38111	opake	[.] OPA'KE, a. [L. opacus.] [.] 1. Impervious to the rays of light; not transparent. [This is the word now generally used.] Chalk is an opake substance. [.] 2.Dark; obscure.
38112	opakeness	[.] OPA'KENESS, n. The quality of being impervious to light; want of transparency; opacity.
38113	opal	[.] O'PAL, n. [L. opalus or opalum.] A stone of the silicious genus, and of several varieties. It is one of the most beautiful of this genus, by reason of its changeableness of color by reflection and refraction. Kirwan distributes opals into four families, opal, semi-opal, ...
38114	opalescence	[.] OPALES'CENCE, n. A colored shining luster reflected from a single spot in a mineral. It is sometimes simple and sometimes stellar.
38115	opalescent	[.] OPALES'CENT, a. Resembling opal; reflecting a colored luster from a single spot.
38116	opaline	[.] O'PALINE, a. Pertaining to or like opal.
38117	opalize	[.] O'PALIZE, v.t. To make to resemble opal; as opalized wood.
38118	opaque	[.] OPAQUE. [See Opake.]
38119	opaqueness	[.] OPAQUENESS. [See Opakeness.]
38120	ope	[.] OPE, a. Open. Obs. [.] OPE, v.t. To open; used only in poetry, and probably a contracted word.
38121	open	[.] OPEN, a o'pn. [.] 1. Unclosed; not shut; as, the gate is open; an open door or window; an open book; open eyes. [.] 2. Spread; expanded. He received his son with open arms. [.] 3. Unsealed; as an open letter. [.] 4. Not shut or fast; as an open hand. [.] 5. ...
38122	opened	[.] OPENED, pp. o'pned. Unclosed; unbarred; unsealed; uncovered; revealed; disclosed; made plain; freed from obstruction.
38123	opener	[.] OPENER, n. o'pner. [.] 1. One that opens or removed any fastening or covering. [.] 2. One that explains; an interpreter. [.] 3. That which separates; that which rends. [.] 4. An aperient in medicine.
38124	openeyed	[.] OPENEYED, a. o'pneyed. Watchful; vigilant.
38125	openhanded	[.] OPENHANDED, a. o'pnhanded. Generous; liberal; munificent. [.]
38126	openhearted	[.] OPENHE'ARTED, a. o'pnharted. Candid; frank; generous.
38127	openheartedly	[.] OPENHE'ARTEDLY, adv. With frankness; without reserve.
38128	openheartedness	[.] OPENHE'ARTEDNESS, n. Frankness; candor; sincerity; munificence; generosity.
38129	opening	[.] OPENING, ppr. o'pning. Unclosing; unsealing; uncovering; revealing; interpreting. [.] OPENING, n. o'pning. [.] 1. A breach; an aperture; a hole or perforation. [.] 2. A place admitting entrance; as a bay or creek. [.] 3. Dawn; first appearance or visibleness; ...
38130	openly	[.] OPENLY, adv. o'pnly. [.] 1. Publicly; not in private; without secrecy; as, to avow our sins and follies openly. [.] How grossly and openly do many of us contradict the precepts of the gospel by our ungodliness and worldly lusts! [.] 2. Plainly; evidently; without ...
38131	openmouthed	[.] OPENMOUTHED, a. o'pnmouthed. Greedy; ravenous; clamorous; as an open-mouthed lion.
38132	openness	[.] OPENNESS, n. o'pnness. [.] 1. Freedom from covering or obstruction; as the openness of a country. [.] 2. Plainness; clearness; freedom from obscurity or ambiguity; as, deliver your answers with more openness. [.] 3. Freedom from disguise; unreservedness; plainness. [.] 4. ...
38133	opera	[.] OP'ERA, n. [L. opera, work, labor.] [.] A dramatic composition set to music and sung on the stage, accompanied with musical instruments and enriched with magnificent dresses, machines, dancing, &c.
38134	operable	[.] OP'ERABLE, a. Practicable. [Not used.]
38135	operant	[.] OP'ERANT, a. [See Operate.] Having power to produce an effect. [Not used. We now use operative.]
38136	operate	[.] OP'ERATE, v.i. [L. operor; Heb. signifies to be strong, to prevail.] [.] 1. To act; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical. External bodies operate on animals by means of perception. Sound operates upon the auditory nerves through the medium of air. ...
38137	operatical	[.] OPERAT'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the opera; a word used by musicians.
38138	operating	[.] OP'ERATING, ppr. Acting; exerting agency or power; performing some manual act in surgery.
38139	operation	[.] OPERA'TION, n. [L. operatio.] [.] 1. The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical or moral. [.] Speculative painting without the assistance of manual operation, can never attain to perfection. [.] The pain and sickness ...
38140	operative	[.] OP'ERATIVE, a. [.] 1. Having the power of acting; exerting force, physical or moral; having or exerting agency; active in the production of effects. [.] In actions of religion we should be zealous, active and operative, so far as prudence will permit. [.] It ...
38141	operator	[.] OP'ERATOR, n. [.] 1. He or that which operates; he or that which produces an effect. [.] 2. In surgery, the person who performs some act upon the human body by means of the hand, or with instruments; as a skillful operator.
38142	operculate	[.] OPER'CULATE,
38143	operculated	[.] OPER'CULATED, a. [L. operculatur, from operio, to cover.] In botany, having a lid or cover, as a capsule.
38144	operculiform	[.] OPER'CULIFORM, a. [L. operculum, a lid, and form.] Having the form of a lid or cover.
38145	operose	[.] OPERO'SE, a. [L. operosus, from opera, operor.] [.] Laborious; attended with labor; tedious.
38146	operoseness	[.] OPERO'SENESS, n. the state of being laborious.
38147	opetide	[.] O'PETIDE, n. [ope and tide.] The ancient time of marriage, from Epiphany to Ash Wednesday.
38148	ophidian	[.] OPHID'IAN, a. [Gr. a serpent.] Pertaining to serpents; designating an order of vertebral animals destitute of feet or fins.
38149	ophidion	[.] OPHID'ION, n. [Gr. a serpent.] a fish of the anguilliform kind, resembling the common eel, but shorter, more depressed and of a paler color; found in the mediterranean.
38150	ophiologic	[.] OPHIOLOG'IC,
38151	ophiological	[.] OPHIOLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to ophiology.
38152	ophiologist	[.] OPHIOL'OGIST, n. One versed in the natural history of serpents.
38153	ophiology	[.] OPHIOL'OGY, n. [Gr. serpent, and discourse.] [.] That part of natural history which treats of serpents, or which arranges and describes the several kinds.
38154	ophiomancy	[.] OPHIOM'ANCY, n. [Gr. a serpent, and divination.] [.] In antiquity, the art of divining or predicting events by serpents, as by their manner of eating or by their coils.
38155	ophiomorphous	[.] OPHIOMORPH'OUS, a. [Gr. form.] Having the form of a serpent.
38156	ophiophagous	[.] OPHIOPH'AGOUS, a. [Gr. a serpent, to eat.] Eating or feeding on serpents.
38157	ophite	[.] O'PHITE, n. [Gr. a serpent.] Pertaining to a serpent. [.] O'PHITE, a. [Gr. a serpent, whence a stone spotted like a serpent.] [.] Green porphyry, or serpentine; a variety of greenstone of a dusky green color of different shades, sprinkled with spots of a lighter ...
38158	ophithalmic	[.] OPHITHAL'MIC, a. [See Ophthalmy.] Pertaining to the eye.
38159	ophiuchus	[.] OPHIU'CHUS, n. [Gr. a serpent, and to have.] [.] A constellation in the northern hemisphere.
38160	ophthalmoscopy	[.] OPHTHALMOS'COPY, n. [Gr. the eye, and to view.] [.] A branch of physiognomy which deduces the knowledge of a man's temper and manner from the appearance of the eyes.
38161	ophthalmy	[.] OPH'THALMY, n. [Gr. from the eye.] [.] A disease of the eyes; an inflammation of the membranes which invest the eye. [.] Inflammation of the eye or its appendages.
38162	opiate	[.] O'PIATE, n. [from opium.] [.] 1. Primarily, a medicine of a thicker consistence than syrup, prepared with opium. [.] A soft electuary. [.] Electuaries when soft are call opiata. [.] But in modern usage generally, [.] 2. Any medicine that has the quality ...
38163	opifcicer	[.] OPIFC'ICER, n. [L. opifex; opus, work, and facio, to do.] [.] One who performs any work. [Not used.]
38164	opinable	[.] OPI'NABLE, a. [L. opinor.] That may be thought. [Not used.]
38165	opination	[.] OPINA'TION, n. Act of thinking; opinion. [Not used.]
38166	opinative	[.] OPIN'ATIVE, a. Stiff in opinion. [Not used.]
38167	opinator	[.] OPINA'TOR, n. One fond of his own opinions; one who holds an opinion. [Not in use.]
38168	opine	[.] OPI'NE, v.i. [L. opinor.] To think; to suppose. Obs.
38169	opined	[.] OPI'NED, pp. Thought; conceived. obs.
38170	opiner	[.] OPI'NER, n. One who thinks or holds an opinion. Obs.
38171	opiniaster	[.] OPINIAS'TER,
38172	opiniastrous	[.] OPINIAS'TROUS,
38173	opiniate	[.] OPIN'IATE, v.t. To maintain one's opinion with obstinacy. Obs.
38174	opiniated	[.] OPIN'IATED, a. Unduly attached to one's own opinions.
38175	opiniater	[.] OPINIA'TER, a. Stiff in opinion; obstinate. Obs.
38176	opiniative	[.] OPIN'IATIVE, a. [.] 1. Very stiff in adherence to preconceived notions. [.] 2. Imagined; not proved.
38177	opiniativeness	[.] OPIN'IATIVENESS, n. Undue stiffness in opinion.
38178	opiniator	[.] OPINIA'TOR, n. One unduly attached to his own opinion. Obs.
38179	opiniatre	[.] OPINIA'TRE, a. Unduly attached to one's own opinion, or stiff in adhering to it. Obs.
38180	opiniatry	[.] OPIN'IATRY, n. Unreasonable attachment to one's own notions; obstinacy in opinions. Obs.
38181	opining	[.] OPI'NING, ppr. Thinking. Obs. [.] OPI'NING, n. Opinion; notion. Obs.
38182	opinion	[.] OPINION, n. opin'yon. [L. opinio, from opinor, to thing, Gr., L. suppono.] [.] 1. The judgment which the mind forms of any proposition, statement, theory or event, the truth or falsehood of which is supported by a degree of evidence that renders it probably, but ...
38183	opinionate	[.] OPIN'IONATE,
38184	opinionated	[.] OPIN'IONATED, a. Stiff in opinion; firmly or unduly adhering to one's own opinion; obstinate in opinion.
38185	opinionately	[.] OPIN'IONATELY, adv. Obstinately; conceitedly.
38186	opinionative	[.] OPIN'IONATIVE, a. Fond of preconceived notions; unduly attached to one's own opinions.
38187	opinionatively	[.] OPIN'IONATIVELY, adv. With undue fondness for one's own opinions; stubbornly.
38188	opinionativeness	[.] OPIN'IONATIVENESS, n. Excessive attachment to one's own opinions; obstinacy in opinion.
38189	opinioned	[.] OPIN'IONED, a. Attached to particular opinions; conceited.
38190	opinionist	[.] OPIN'IONIST, n. One fond of his own notions, or one unduly attached to his own opinions.
38191	opisthodome	[.] OPIS'THODOME, n. [Gr. that is behind, and house.] [.] In Greece, a part or place in the back part of a house.
38192	opium	[.] O'PIUM, n. [L. opium; Gr. from juice.] [.] Opium is the inspissated juice of the capsules of the papaver somniferum, or somniferous white poppy with which the fields in Asia Minor are sown, as ours are with wheat and rye. It flows from incisions made in the heads ...
38193	ople-tree	[.] O'PLE-TREE, n. [L. opulus.] The witch-hazel. Obs.
38194	opobalsam	[.] OPOBAL'SAM, n. [L. Gr. juice, and balsamum.] [.] The balm or balsam of Gilead. It has a yellowish or greenish yellow color, a warm bitterish aromatic taste, and an acidulous fragrant smell. It is held in esteem as a medicine and as an odoriferous unguent and cosmetic. ...
38195	opodeldoc	[.] OPODEL'DOC, n. [.] 1. The name of a plaster, said to have been invented by Mindererus; but in modern usage. [.] 2. A saponaceous camphorated liniment; a solution of soap in ardent spirits, with the addition of camphor and essential oils.
38196	opopanax	[.] OPO'PANAX, n. [L.; Gr. juice, and a plant.] [.] A gum-resin of a tolerably firm texture, brought in loose granules or drops, sometimes in larger masses. This substance on the outside is of a brownish red color, with specks of white, and within of a dusky yellow ...
38197	opossum	[.] OPOS'SUM, n. A quadruped of the genus Didelphis. It has a prehensile tail, like some of the monkeys, and is distinguished by a pouch or false belly, in which it protects and carries its young. The name is also given to other species of the genus, some of which want ...
38198	oppidan	[.] OP'PIDAN, n. [L. oppidanus, from oppidum a city or town.] [.] 1. An inhabitant of a town. [Not used.] [.] 2. An appellation given to the students of Eton school in England. [.] OP'PIDAN, a. Pertaining to a town. [Not used.]
38199	oppignerate	[.] OPPIG'NERATE, v.t. [L. oppignero; ob and pignero, to pledge, from pignus, pledge.] To pledge; to pawn. [Not in use.]
38200	oppilate	[.] OP'PILATE, v.t. [L. oppilo; ob and pilo, to drive.] [.] To crown together; to fill with obstructions.
38201	oppilation	[.] OPPILA'TION, n. The act of filling or crowding together; a stopping by redundant matter; obstructions, particularly in the lower intestines.
38202	oppilative	[.] OP'PILATIVE, a. Obstructive.
38203	oppleted	[.] OPPLE'TED, a. [L. oppletus.] Filled; crowded. [Not in use.]
38204	oppone	[.] OPPO'NE, v.t. [L. oppono; ob and pono, to put.] To oppose. [Not used.]
38205	opponency	[.] OPPO'NENCY, n. [See Opponent.] The opening of an academical disputation; the proposition of objections to a tenet; an exercise for a degree. [I believe not used in America.]
38206	opponent	[.] OPPO'NENT, a. [L. opponens, oppono; ob and pono, to set, put or lay, that is, to thrust against; Heb. to build, that is, to set, to found, L. fundo.] That opposes; opposite; adverse. [.] OPPO'NENT, n. One that opposes; particularly, one that opposes in controversy, ...
38207	opportune	[.] OPPORTU'NE, a. [L. opportunus; ob and porto, to bear or bring; probably from the root of fero or porto, to bear. The sense of the verb opporto, would be to bring to or upon. See Impart, Importune. In this and all words of like signification, the primary sense is ...
38208	opportunely	[.] OPPORTU'NELY, adv. Seasonably; at a time favorable for the purpose. It has been applied to place, as well as to time, but its proper application is to time, and hence it accords with seasonably, rather than with conveniently.
38209	opportunity	[.] OPPORTU'NITY, n. [L. opportunitas.] [.] 1. Fit or convenient time; a time favorable for the purpose; suitable time combined with other favorable circumstances. Suitableness of time is the predominant signification, but it includes generally circumstances of place ...
38210	opposal	[.] OPPO'SAL, n. s as z. Opposition. [Not used.]
38211	oppose	[.] OPPO'SE, v.t. s as z. [L. oppono, opposui. The change of n into s is unusual. Two different verbs may be used, as in L. fero, tuli. See Pose.] [.] 1. To set; against; to put in opposition, with a view to counterbalance or countervail, and thus to hinder defeat, ...
38212	opposed	[.] OPPO'SED, pp. s as z. [.] 1. To act adversely; with against; as, a servant opposed against the act. [Not used.] [.] 2. To object or act against in controversy. [.] OPPO'SED, pp. [.] 1. Set in opposition; resisted. [.] 2. a. Being in opposition in ...
38213	opposeless	[.] OPPO'SELESS, a. Not to be opposed; irresistible. [Not in use.]
38214	opposer	[.] OPPO'SER, n. [.] 1. One that opposes; an opponent in party, in principle, in controversy or argument. We speak of the opposers of public measures; the opposers of ecclesiastical discipline; an opposer of christianity or of orthodoxy. [.] 2. One who acts in opposition; ...
38215	opposite	[.] OP'POSITE, a. [L. oppositus.] [.] 1. Standing or situated in front; facing; as an edifice opposite to the Exchange. Brooklyn lies opposite to New York, or on the opposite side of the river. [.] 2. Adverse; repugnant. [.] - Novels, by which the reader is misled ...
38216	oppositely	[.] OP'POSITELY, adv. [.] 1. In front; in a situation to face each other. [.] 2. Adversely; against each other. [.] Winds from all quarters oppositely blow.
38217	oppositeness	[.] OP'POSITENESS, n. The state of being opposite or contrary.
38218	oppositifolious	[.] OPPOSITIFO'LIOUS, a. [L. oppositus and folium, a leaf.] [.] In botany, opposite to the leaf; as an oppositifolious peduncle.
38219	opposition	[.] OPPOSI'TION, n. [L. oppositio.] [.] 1. Situation so as to front something else; a standing over against; as the opposition of two mountains or buildings. [.] 2. The act of opposing; attempt to check, restrain or defeat. he makes opposition to the measure; ...
38220	oppositionist	[.] OPPOSI'TIONIST, n. One that belongs to the party opposing the administration.
38221	oppositive	[.] OPPOS'ITIVE, a. that may be put in opposition.
38222	oppress	[.] OPPRESS', v.t. [L. appressus, from opprimo; ob and premo, to press.] [.] 1. To load or burden with unreasonable impositions; to treat with unjust severity, rigor or hardship; as, to oppress a nation with taxes or contributions; to oppress one by compelling him to ...
38223	oppressed	[.] OPPRESS'ED, pp. burdened with unreasonable impositions; overpowered; overburdened; depressed.
38224	oppressing	[.] OPPRESS'ING, ppr. Overburdening.
38225	oppression	[.] OPPRES'SION, n. [.] 1. The act of oppressing; the imposition of unreasonable burdens, either in taxes or services; cruelty; severity. [.] 2. The state of being oppressed or overburdened; misery. [.] the Lord - saw the oppression of Israel. 2Kings. 8. [.] 3. ...
38226	oppressive	[.] OPPRESS'IVE, a. [.] 1. Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe; as oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service. [.] 2. Tyrannical; as an oppressive government. [.] 3. Heavy; overpowering; overwhelming; as oppressive grief or woe.
38227	oppressively	[.] OPPRESS'IVELY, adv. In a manner to oppress; with unreasonable severity.
38228	oppressiveness	[.] OPPRESS'IVENESS, n. The quality of being oppressive.
38229	oppressor	[.] OPPRESS'OR, n. One that oppresses; one that imposes unjust burdens on others; one that harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity. [.] Power when employed to relieve the oppressed and to punish the oppressor, becomes a great blessing.
38230	opprobrious	[.] OPPRO'BRIOUS, a. [See Opprobrium.] [.] 1. Reproachful and contemptuous; scurrilous; as opprobrious language; opprobrious words or terms. [.] 2. Blasted with infamy; despised; rendered hateful; as an opprobrious name.
38231	opprobriously	[.] OPPRO'BRIOUSLY, adv. With reproach mingled with contempt; scurrilously.
38232	opprobriousness	[.] OPPRO'BRIOUSNESS, n. Reproachfulness mingled with contempt; scurrility.
38233	opprobrium	[.] OPPRO'BRIUM, n. [L. ob and probrum, disgrace.] [.] Reproach mingled with contempt or disdain.
38234	oppugn	[.] OPPUGN, v.t oppu'ne. [L. oppugno; ob and pugno, to fight, from pugnus, the fist.] [.] To attack; to oppose; to resist. [.] They said the manner of their impeachment they could not but conceive did oppugn the rights of parliament. [.] [It is never used in the ...
38235	oppugnancy	[.] OPPUG'NANCY, n. Opposition; resistance.
38236	oppugnation	[.] OPPUGNA'TION, n. Opposition; resistance.
38237	oppugned	[.] OPPUGNED, pp. oppu'ned. Opposed; resisted.
38238	oppugner	[.] OPPUGNER, n. oppu'ner. One who opposes or attacks; that which opposes.
38239	oppugning	[.] OPPUGNING, ppr. oppu'ning. Attacking; opposing.
38240	opsimathy	[.] OPSIM'ATHY, n. [Gr. late and to learn.] Late education; education late in life. [Little used.]
38241	opsonation	[.] OPSONA'TION, n. [L. obsono, to cater.] A catering; a buying of provisions. [Not used.]
38242	optable	[.] OP'TABLE, a. [L. optabilis, from opto, to desire.] Desirable. [Not used.]
38243	optation	[.] OPTA'TION, n. [L. optatio.] A desiring; the expression of a wish.
38244	optative	[.] OP'TATIVE, a. [L. optativus, from opto, to desire or wish.] [.] Expressing desire or wish. The optative mode, in grammar, is that form of the verb in which wish or desire is expressed. [.] OP'TATIVE, n. Something to be desired. [Little used.]
38245	optic	[.] OP'TIC,'TICAL, a. [Gr. from to see, the eye.] [.] 1. Relating or pertaining to vision or sight. [.] 2. Relating to the science of optics. [.] Optic angle, is that which the optic axes of the eyes make with one another, as they tend to meet at some distance ...
38246	optician	[.] OPTI'CIAN, n. [.] 1. A person skilled in the science of optics. [.] 2. One who makes or sells optic glasses and instruments.
38247	optics	[.] OP'TICS, n. The science which treats of light and the phenomena of vision.
38248	optimacy	[.] OP'TIMACY, n. [L. optimates, grandees, from optimus, best.] The body of nobles; the nobility.
38249	optimism	[.] OP'TIMISM, n. [L. optimus, best.] The opinion or doctrine that every thing in nature is ordered for the best; or the order of things in the universe that is adapted to produce the most good. [.] The true and amiable philosophy of optimism. [.] A system of strict ...
38250	optimity	[.] OPTIM'ITY, n. The state of being best.
38251	option	[.] OP'TION, n. [L. optio, from opto, to wish or desire.] [.] 1. The power of choosing; the right of choice or election; as the archbishop's option in collating to a vacant benefice. [.] There is an option left to the United States of America, whether they will be ...
38252	optional	[.] OP'TIONAL, a. [.] 1. Left to one's wish or choice; depending on choice or preference. It is optional with you to go or stay. [.] 2. Leaving something to choice. [.] Original writs are either optional or peremptory.
38253	opulence	[.] OP'ULENCE, n. [L. opulentia, from opes, wealth.] Wealth; riches; affluence. [Opulency is little used.]
38254	opulent	[.] OP'ULENT, a. [L. opulentus.] Wealthy; rich; affluent; having a large estate or property.
38255	opulently	[.] OP'ULENTLY, adv. Richly; with abundance or splendor.
38256	opuscule	[.] OPUS'CULE, n. [L. opusculum.] A small work.
38257	or	[.] OR, a termination of Latin nouns, is a contraction of vir, a man, or from the same radix. The same word vir, is in our mother tongue, wer, and from this we have the English termination er. [.] It denotes an agent, as in actor, creditor. We annex it to many words ...
38258	orach	[.] OR'ACH,
38259	oracle	[.] OR'ACLE, n. [L. oraculum, from oro, to utter.] [.] 1. Among pagans, the answer of a god or some person reputed to be a god, to an inquiry made respecting some affair of importance, usually respecting some future event, as the success of an enterprise or battle. [.] 2. ...
38260	oracular	[.] ORAC'ULAR,
38261	oracularly	[.] ORAC'ULARLY,
38262	oraculous	[.] ORAC'ULOUS, a. [.] 1. Uttering oracles; as an oracular tongue. [.] The oraculous seer. [.] 2. Grace; venerable; like an oracle; as an oracular shade. [.] They have something venerable and oracular in that unadorned gravity and shortness in the expression. [.] 3. ...
38263	oraculously	[.] ORAC'ULOUSLY, [.] adv. [.] 1. In the manner of an oracle. [.] 2. Authoritatively; positively.
38264	oraculousness	[.] ORAC'ULOUSNESS, n. The state of being oracular.
38265	oraison	[.] OR'AISON, n. [L. oratio.] Prayer; verbal supplication or oral worship; now written orison.
38266	oral	[.] O'RAL, a. [L. os, oris, the mouth.] Uttered by the mouth or in words; spoken, not written; as oral traditions; oral testimony; oral law.
38267	orally	[.] O'RALLY, adv. By mouth; in words, without writing; as traditions derived orally from ancestors.
38268	orang-outang	[.] ORANG-OU'TANG, n. The satyr or great ape (Simia satyrus,) an animal with a flat face and deformed resemblance of the human form. These animals walk erect like man, feed on fruits, sleep on trees, and make a shelter against inclemencies of the weather. They grow to ...
38269	orange	[.] OR'ANGE, n. [L. aurantium; so named from aurum, gold, which the orange resembles in color.] [.] The fruit of a species of Citrus which grows in warm climates. The fruit is round and depressed; it has a rough rind, which when ripe is yellow. This contains a vesicular ...
38270	orange-musk	[.] OR'ANGE-MUSK, n. A species of pear.
38271	orange-peel	[.] OR'ANGE-PEEL, n. The rind of an orange separated from the fruit.
38272	orange-tawny	[.] OR'ANGE-TAWNY, a. Of the color of an orange.
38273	orange-wife	[.] OR'ANGE-WIFE, n. A woman that sells oranges.
38274	orangery	[.] OR'ANGERY, n. A plantation of orange trees.
38275	oration	[.] ORA'TION, n. [L. oratio, from oro, to pray, to utter.] [.] 1. A speech or discourse composed according to the rules of oratory, and spoken in public. Orations may be reduced to three kinds; demonstrative, deliberative, and judicial. [.] 2. In modern usage, an ...
38276	orator	[.] OR'ATOR, n. [L.] [.] 1. A public speaker. In ancient Rome, orators were advocates for clients in the forum and before the senate and people. They were employed in causes of importance instead of the common patron. [.] 2. In modern usage, a person who pronounces ...
38277	oratorial	[.] ORATO'RIAL,
38278	oratorially	[.] ORATO'RIALLY,
38279	oratorical	[.] ORATOR'ICAL, a. Pertaining to an orator or to oratory; rhetorical; becoming an orator. We say, a man has many oratorical flourishes, or he speaks in an oratorical way.
38280	oratorically	[.] ORATOR'ICALLY, adv. In a rhetorical manner.
38281	oratorio	[.] ORATO'RIO, n. [.] 1. In Italian music, a sacred drama of dialogues, containing recitatives, duets, trios, ritornellos, choruses, &c. The subjects are mostly taken from the Scriptures. [.] 2. A place of worship; a chapel.
38282	oratory	[.] OR'ATORY, n. [Low L. oratoria, from orator.] [.] 1. The art of speaking well, or of speaking according to the rules of rhetoric, in order to persuade. To constitute oratory, the speaking must be just and pertinent to the subject; it must be methodical, all parts ...
38283	oratress	[.] OR'ATRESS,
38284	oratrix	[.] OR'ATRIX, n. A female orator.
38285	orb	[.] ORB, n. [L. orbis.] [.] 1. A spherical body; as the celestial orbs. [.] 2. In astronomy, a hollow globe or sphere. [.] 3. A wheel; a circular body that revolves or rolls; as the orbs of a chariot. [.] 4. A circle; a sphere defined by a line; as, he move ...
38286	orbate	[.] ORB'ATE, a. [L. orbatus.] Bereaved; fatherless; childless.
38287	orbation	[.] ORBA'TION, n. [L. orbatio, from orbo, to bereave.] [.] Privation of parents or children, or privation in general. [Not used.]
38288	orbed	[.] ORB'ED, a. [.] 1. Round; circular; orbicular. [.] 2. Formed into a circle or round shape. [.] 3. Rounded or covered on the exterior. [.] The wheels were orbed with gold.
38289	orbic	[.] ORB'IC, a. Spherical.
38290	orbicular	[.] ORBIC'ULAR, a. [L. orbiculus.] Spherical; circular; in the form of an orb.
38291	orbicularly	[.] ORBIC'ULARLY, adv. Spherically.
38292	orbicularness	[.] ORBIC'ULARNESS, n. Sphericity; the state of being orbicular.
38293	orbiculate	[.] ORBIC'ULATE,
38294	orbiculated	[.] ORBIC'ULATED, a. [L. orbiculatus.] Made or being in the form of an orb. In botany, an orbiculate or orbicular leaf is one that has the periphery of a circle, or both its longitudinal and transverse diameters equal.
38295	orbiculation	[.] ORBICULA'TION, n. The state of being made in the form of an orb.
38296	orbis	[.] ORB'IS,
38297	orbit	[.] ORB'IT, n. [L. orbita, a trace or track, from orbis, a wheel.] [.] 1. In astronomy, the path of a planet or comet; the curve line which a planet describes in its periodical revolution round its central body; as the orbit of Jupiter or Mercury. The orbit of the ...
38298	orbital	[.] ORB'ITAL,
38299	orbitual	[.] ORBIT'UAL, a. Pertaining to the orbit. [Orbital is the preferable word.]
38300	orbitude	[.] ORB'ITUDE,
38301	orbity	[.] ORB'ITY, n. [L. orbitas.] Bereavement by loss of parents or children. [Little used.]
38302	orby	[.] ORB'Y, a. [from orb.] Resembling an orb.
38303	orc	[.] ORC, n. [L. orea; Gr.] A sea-fish, a species of whale. [.] The Delphinus orca is the grampus.
38304	orchal	[.] ORCHAL,
38305	orchanet	[.] OR'CHANET, n. A plant, [Anchusa tinctoria.]
38306	orchard	[.] OR'CHARD, n. [See Yard.] [.] An inclosure for fruit trees. In Great Britain, a department of the garden appropriated to fruit trees of all kinds, but chiefly to apple trees. In America, any piece of land set with apple trees, is called an orchard; and orchards ...
38307	orcharding	[.] OR'CHARDING, n. [.] 1. The cultivation of orchards. [.] 2. Orchards in general.
38308	orchardist	[.] OR'CHARDIST, n. One that cultivates orchards.
38309	orchel	[.] ORCHEL,
38310	orchester	[.] OR'CHESTER,
38311	orchestra	[.] OR'CHESTRA, n. [L. orchestra; Gr. a dancer, to dance; originally, the place for the chorus of dancers.] [.] 1. The part of a theater or other public place appropriated to the musicians. In the Grecian theaters, the orchester was a part of the stage; it was of a ...
38312	orchestral	[.] OR'CHESTRAL, a. [supra.] Pertaining to an orchester; suitable for or performed in the orchester.
38313	orchil	[.] ORCHIL, [See Archil.]
38314	orchis	[.] OR'CHIS, n. [L. orchis; Gr.] A genus of plants, called fool-stones.
38315	ord	[.] ORD, n. An edge or point; as in ordhelm. [.] Ord signifies beginning; as in ords and ends.
38316	ordain	[.] ORDA'IN, v.t. [L. ordino, from ordo, order.] [.] 1. Properly, to set; to establish in a particular office or order; hence, to invest with a ministerial function or sacerdotal power; to introduce and establish or settle in the pastoral office with the customary forms ...
38317	ordainabale	[.] ORDA'INABALE, a. That may be appointed.
38318	ordained	[.] ORDA'INED, pp. Appointed; instituted; established; invested with ministerial or pastoral functions; settled.
38319	ordainer	[.] ORDA'INER, n. One who ordains, appoints or invests with sacerdotal powers.
38320	ordaining	[.] ORDA'INING, ppr. Appointing; establishing; investing with sacerdotal or pastoral functions.
38321	ordeal	[.] OR'DEAL, n. [The last syllable is deal, to divide or distribute. The sense of the prefix is less obvious. But the real sense is not obvious. The practice of ordeal however seems to have had its origin in the belief that the substances used had each its particular ...
38322	order	[.] OR'DER, n. [L. ordo.] [.] 1. Regular disposition or methodical arrangement of things; a word of extensive application; as the order of troops or parade; the order of books in a library; the order of proceedings in a legislative assembly. Order is the life of business. [.] Good ...
38323	ordered	[.] OR'DERED, pp. Regulated; methodized; disposed; commanded; managed.
38324	orderer	[.] OR'DERER, n. [.] 1. One that gives orders. [.] 2. One that methodizes or regulates.
38325	ordering	[.] OR'DERING, ppr. Regulating; systemizing; commanding; disposing. [.] OR'DERING, n. Disposition; distribution. 2Chron. 24.
38326	orderless	[.] OR'DERLESS, a. Without regularity; disorderly; out of rule.
38327	orderliness	[.] OR'DERLINESS, n. [from orderly.] [.] 1. Regularity; a state of being methodical. [.] 2. The state of being orderly.
38328	orderly	[.] OR'DERLY, a. [.] 1. Methodical; regular [.] 2. Observant of order or method. [.] 3. Well regulated; performed in good order; not tumultuous; as an orderly march. [.] 4. According to established method. [.] 5. Not unruly; not inclined to break from inclosures; ...
38329	ordinability	[.] ORDINABIL'ITY, n. Capability of being appointed. [Not used.]
38330	ordinable	[.] OR'DINABLE, a. Such as may be appointed. [Not used.]
38331	ordinal	[.] OR'DINAL, a. [L. ordinalis.] Noting order; as the ordinal numbers, first, second, third, &c. [.] OR'DINAL, n. [.] 1. A number noting order. [.] 2. A book containing the order of divine service; a ritual.
38332	ordinance	[.] OR'DINANCE, n. [.] 1. A rule established by authority; a permanent rule of action. An ordinance may be a law or statute of sovereign power. In this sense it is often used in the Scriptures. Ex. 15. Num. 10. Ezra 3. It may also signify a decree, edict or rescript, ...
38333	ordinant	[.] OR'DINANT, a. [L. ordinans.] Ordaining; decreeing. [Not used.]
38334	ordinarily	[.] OR'DINARILY, adv. Primarily, according to established rules or settled method; hence, commonly; usually; in most cases as a winter more than ordinarily severe.
38335	ordinary	[.] OR'DINARY, a. [L. ordinarius.] [.] 1. According to established order; methodical; regular; customary; as the ordinary forms of law or justice. [.] 2. Common; usual. [.] Method is not less requisite in ordinary conversation than in writing. [.] 3. Of common ...
38336	ordinate	[.] OR'DINATE, v.t. To appoint. [Not used.] [.] OR'DINATE, a. [L. ordinatus.] Regular; methodical. An ordinate figure is one whose sides and angles are equal. [.] OR'DINATE, n. In geometry and conic sections, a line drawn from any point of the circumference ...
38337	ordinately	[.] OR'DINATELY, adv. In a regular methodical manner.
38338	ordination	[.] ORDINA'TION, n. [L. ordinatio.] [.] 1. The state of being ordained or appointed; established order or tendency consequent on a decree. [.] Virtue and vice have a natural ordination to the happiness and misery of life respectively. [.] 2. The act of conferring ...
38339	ordinative	[.] OR'DINATIVE, a. Directing; giving order.
38340	ordnance	[.] ORD'NANCE, n. [from ordinance.] Cannon or great guns, mortars and howitzers; artillery.
38341	ordonnance	[.] OR'DONNANCE, n. In painting, the disposition of the parts of a picture, either in regard to the whole piece or to the several parts.
38342	ordure	[.] OR'DURE, n. Dung; excrements.
38343	ore	[.] ORE, n. [L. as, aris, brass. [.] 1. The compound of a metal and some other substance, as oxygen, sulphur or carbon, called its mineralizer, by which its properties are disguised or lost. Metals found free from such combination and exhibiting naturally their appropriate ...
38344	ore-weed	[.] OR'E-WEED,
38345	ore-wood	[.] OR'E-WOOD, n. Sea Weed. [Not used.]
38346	oread	[.] O'READ, n. [from Gr. mountain.] A mountain nymph.
38347	orfgild	[.] ORF'GILD, n. [.] The restitution of goods or money stolen, if taken in the day time.
38348	orfrays	[.] OR'FRAYS, n. Fringe of gold; gold embroidery.
38349	orgal	[.] OR'GAL, n. Argal; lees of wine dried; tartar.
38350	organ	[.] OR'GAN, n. [L. organum; Gr.] [.] 1. A natural instrument of action or operation, or by which some process is carried on. Thus the arteries and veins of animal bodies are organs of circulation; the lungs are organs of respiration; the nerves are organs of perception ...
38351	organ-builder	[.] OR'GAN-BUILDER, n. An artist whose occupation is to construct organs.
38352	organ-loft	[.] OR'GAN-LOFT, n. The loft where an organ stands.
38353	organ-pipe	[.] OR'GAN-PIPE, n. The pipe of a musical organ.
38354	organ-stop	[.] OR'GAN-STOP, n. The stop of an organ, or any collection of pipes under one general name.
38355	organic	[.] ORGAN'IC,
38356	organical	[.] ORGAN'ICAL, a. [l. organicus.] [.] 1. Pertaining to an organ or to organs; consisting of organs or containing them; as the organic structure of the human body or of plants. [.] 2. Produced by the organs; as organic pleasure. [.] 3. Instrumental; acting as ...
38357	organically	[.] ORGAN'ICALLY, adv. [.] 1. With organs; with organical structure or disposition of parts. The bodies of animals and plants are organically framed. [.] 2. By means of organs.
38358	organicalness	[.] ORGAN'ICALNESS, n. The state of being organical.
38359	organism	[.] OR'GANISM, n. Organical structure; as the organism of bodies. [.]
38360	organist	[.] OR'GANIST, n. [.] 1. One who plays on the organ. [.] 2. One who sung in parts; an old musical use of the word.
38361	organization	[.] ORGANIZA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act or process of forming organs or instruments of action. [.] 2. The act of forming or arranging the parts of a compound or complex body in a suitable manner for use or service; the act of distributing into suitable divisions and ...
38362	organize	[.] OR'GANIZE, v.t. [.] 1. To form with suitable organs; to construct so that one part may cooperate with another. [.] Those nobler faculties of the soul organized matter could never produce. [.] 2. To sing in parts; as, to organize the hallelujah. [.] 3. To ...
38363	organized	[.] OR'GANIZED, pp. Formed with organs; constructed organically; systemized; reduced to a form in which all the parts may act together to one end. Animals and plants are organized bodies. Minerals are not organized bodies.
38364	organizing	[.] OR'GANIZING, ppr. Constructing with suitable organs; reducing to system in order to produce united action to one end.
38365	organographic	[.] ORGANOGRAPH'IC,
38366	organographical	[.] ORGANOGRAPH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to organography.
38367	organography	[.] ORGANOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr.] [.] In botany, a description of the organs of plants, or of the names and kinds of their organs.
38368	organy	[.] ORGANY. [See origan.]
38369	organzine	[.] ORGAN'ZINE, n. Silk twisted into threads; thrown silk.
38370	orgasm	[.] OR'GASM, n. [Gr. to swell; to irritate.] [.] Immoderate excitement or action; as the orgasm of the blood or spirits.
38371	orgeat	[.] OR'GEAT, n. A liquor extracted from barley and sweet almonds.
38372	orgeis	[.] OR'GEIS, n. A fish, called also organ-ling; supposed to be from Orkneys, on the coast of which it is taken.
38373	orgies	[.] OR'GIES, n. plu. [Gr. to swell; fury; L. orgia.] [.] Frantic revels at the feast in honor of Bacchus, or the feast itself. This feast was held in the night; hence nocturnal orgies.
38374	orgillous	[.] ORGIL'LOUS, a. [Gr. to swell.] Proud; haughty. [Not used.]
38375	orgues	[.] OR'GUES, n. [.] 1. In the military art, long thick pieces of timber, pointed and shod with iron and hung over a gateway, to be let down in case of attack. [.] 2. A machine composed of several musket barrels united, by means of which several explosions are made ...
38376	orichalch	[.] OR'ICHALCH,
38377	orichalcum	[.] ORICHAL'CUM, n. [L. orichalcum, mountain brass; Gr. aurichalcum, gold-brass.] [.] A metallic substance resembling gold in color, but inferior in value; the brass of the ancients.
38378	oriel	[.] O'RIEL,
38379	oriency	[.] O'RIENCY, n. [See Orient.] Brightness or strength of color. [Little used.]
38380	orient	[.] O'RIENT, a. [L. oriens, from orior, to arise.] [.] 1. Rising, as the sun. [.] - Moon, that now meet'st the orient sun. [.] The orient morn. [.] 2. Eastern; oriental. [.] 3. Bright; shining; glittering; as orient pearls. [.] O'RIENT, n. The east; ...
38381	oriental	[.] ORIENT'AL, a. [.] 1. Eastern; situated in the east; as oriental seas or countries. [.] 2. Proceeding from the east; as the oriental radiations of the sun. [.] ORIENT'AL, n. A native or inhabitant of some eastern part of the world. We give the appellation ...
38382	orientalism	[.] ORIENT'ALISM, n. An eastern mode of speech; an idiom of the eastern languages.
38383	orientalist	[.] ORIENT'ALIST, [.] n. [.] 1. An inhabitant of the eastern parts of the world. [.] 2. One versed in the eastern languages and literature.
38384	orientality	[.] ORIENTAL'ITY, n. The state of being oriental or eastern. [Not used.]
38385	orifice	[.] OR'IFICE, n. [L. orificium; os, oris, mouth, and facio, to make.] [.] The mouth or aperture of a tube, pipe or other cavity; as the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound. [.] The orifice of Etna.
38386	oriflamb	[.] OR'IFLAMB, n. The ancient royal standard of France.
38387	origan	[.] OR'IGAN,
38388	origanum	[.] ORIGA'NUM, n. [L. from Gr.] Marjoram, a genus of plants. One species of this genus is a rich aromatic, excellent for culinary purposes.
38389	origenism	[.] OR'IGENISM, n. The doctrines or tenets of Origen, who united Platonism with christianity.
38390	origenist	[.] OR'IGENIST, n. A follower of Origen of Alexandria, a celebrated christian father. The Origenists held that the souls of men have a pre-existent state; that they are holy intelligences, and sin before they are united to the body; that Christ will be crucified hereafter ...
38391	origin	[.] OR'IGIN, n. [L. origo.] [.] 1. The first existence or beginning of any thing; as the origin of Rome. In history it is necessary, if practicable, to trace all events to their origin. [.] 2. Fountain; source; cause; that from which any thing primarily proceeds; ...
38392	original	[.] ORIG'INAL, n. [.] 1. Origin. [See Origin, with which it accords in signification.] [.] 2. Fountain; source; cause; that from which any thing primarily proceeds; that which gives existence or beginning. The apostasy is believed to have been the origin of moral ...
38393	originality	[.] ORIGINAL'ITY, n. [.] 1. The quality or state of being original. [.] 2. The power of originating or producing new thoughts, or uncommon combinations of thought; as originality of genius.
38394	originally	[.] ORIG'INALLY, adv. [.] 1. Primarily; from the beginning or origin. [.] God is originally holy in himself. [.] 2. At first; at the origin. [.] 3. By the first author; as a book originally written by another hand.
38395	originalness	[.] ORIG'INALNESS, n. The quality or state of being original.
38396	originary	[.] ORIG'INARY, a. [.] 1. Productive; causing existence. [.] The production of animals in the originary way, requires a certain degree of warmth. [.] 2. Primitive; original. [.] [This word is little used.]
38397	originate	[.] ORIG'INATE, v.t. To cause to be; to bring into existence; to produce what is new. [.] The change is to be effected without a decomposition of the whole civil and political mass, for the purpose of originating a new civil order out of the elements of society. [.] That ...
38398	originated	[.] ORIG'INATED, pp. Brought into existence.
38399	originating	[.] ORIG'INATING, ppr. Bringing into existence.
38400	origination	[.] ORIGINA'TION, n. [.] 1 The act of bringing or coming into existence; first production. [.] Descartes first introduced the fancy of making a world, and deducing the origination of the universe from mechanical principles. [.] 2. Mode of production or bringing ...
38401	orillon	[.] ORIL'LON, n. In fortification, a rounding of earth, faced with a wall, raised on the shoulder of those bastions that have casemates, to cover the cannon in the retired flank, and prevent their being dismounted.
38402	oriol	[.] O'RIOL, n. A small apartment next a hall, where particular persons dine; a sort of recess. Obs.
38403	oriole	[.] O'RIOLE, n. A genus of birds of the order of picae.
38404	orion	[.] ORI'ON, n. [Gr. unfortunately accented by the poets on the second syllable.] [.] A constellation in the southern hemisphere, containing seventy eight stars.
38405	orison	[.] OR'ISON, n. [L. oratio, from, oro.] [.] A prayer of supplication. [.] Lowly they bowed adoring, and began their orisons, each morning duly paid.
38406	ork	[.] ORK, n. [L. orca.] A fish.
38407	orle	[.] ORLE, n. [infra.] In heraldry, an ordinary in the form of a fillet, round the shield.
38408	orlet	[.] OR'LET,
38409	orlo	[.] OR'LO, n. [Heb.] In architecture, a fillet under the ovolo of a capital.
38410	orlop	...
38411	ornament	[.] OR'NAMENT, n. [L. ornamentum, from orno, to adorn. Varro informs us that this was primitively osnamentum; but this is improbable. See Adorn.] [.] 1. That which embellishes; something which, added to another thing, renders it more beautiful to the eye. [.] The ...
38412	ornamental	[.] ORNAMENT'AL, a. Serving to decorate; giving additional beauty; embellishing. [.] Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others about their ankles.
38413	ornamentally	[.] ORNAMENT'ALLY, adv. In such a manner as to add embellishment.
38414	ornamented	[.] OR'NAMENTED, pp. Decorated; embellished; beautified.
38415	ornamenting	[.] OR'NAMENTING, ppr. Decorating; embellishing.
38416	ornate	[.] OR'NATE, a. [L. ornatus.] Adorned; decorated; beautiful.
38417	ornately	[.] OR'NATELY, adv. With decoration.
38418	ornateness	[.] OR'NATENESS, n. State of being adorned.
38419	ornature	[.] OR'NATURE, n. Decoration. [Little used.]
38420	orniscopics	[.] ORNISCOP'ICS, n. Divination by the observation of fowls.
38421	orniscopist	[.] ORNIS'COPIST, n. [Gr. a bird, and to view.] [.] One who views the flight of fowls in order to foretell future events by their manner of flight. [Little used.]
38422	ornitholite	[.] ORNITH'OLITE, n. A petrified bird.
38423	ornithological	[.] ORNITHOLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to ornithology.
38424	ornithologist	[.] ORNITHOL'OGIST, n. [See Ornithology.] A person who is skilled in the natural history of fowls, who understands their form, structure, habits and uses; one who describes birds.
38425	ornithology	[.] ORNITHOL'OGY, n. [Gr. a fowl, and discourse.] [.] The science of fowls, which comprises a knowledge of their form, structure, habits and uses.
38426	ornithomancy	[.] ORNITH'OMANCY, n. [Gr. a fowl, and divination.] [.] Augury, a species of divination by means of fowls, their flight, &c.
38427	orohaned	[.] OR'OHANED, a. Bereft of parents or friends.
38428	orological	[.] OROLOG'ICAL, a. [See Orology.] Pertaining to a description of mountains.
38429	orologist	[.] OROL'OGIST, n. A describer of mountains.
38430	orology	[.] OROL'OGY, n. [Gr. a mountain, and discourse.] The science or description of mountains.
38431	orphan	[.] OR'PHAN, n. [Gr.] [.] A child who is bereaved of father or mother or of both. [.] OR'PHAN, a. Bereaved of parents.
38432	orphanage	[.] OR'PHANAGE,
38433	orphanism	[.] OR'PHANISM, n. The state of an orphan.
38434	orphanotrophy	[.] ORPHANOT'ROPHY, n. [Gr. orphan, and food.] A hospital for orphans.
38435	orphean	[.] OR'PHEAN,
38436	orpheus	[.] OR'PHEUS, n. A fish found in the Mediterranean, broad, flat and thick, and sometimes weighing twenty pounds. The orpheus of the Greeks is said to have been a different fish.
38437	orphic	[.] OR'PHIC, a. Pertaining to Orpheus, the poet and musician; as Orphic hymns.
38438	orpiment	[.] OR'PIMENT, n. [L. auripigmentum; aurum, gold, and pigmentum.] [.] Sulphuret of arsenic, found native and then an ore of arsenic, or artificially composed. The native orpiment appears in yellow, brilliant and seemingly talcky masses of various sizes. The red orpiment ...
38439	orpine	[.] OR'PINE, n. A plant of the genus Sedum, lesser houseleek or live-long. The bastard orpine is of the genus Andrachine; the lesser orpine of the genus Crassula.
38440	orrach	[.] OR'RACH, n. A plant of the genus Atriplex, used as a substitute for spinage. [.] Wild orach is of the genus Chenopodium.
38441	orrery	[.] OR'RERY, n. A machine so constructed as to represent by the movements of its parts, the motions and phases of the planets in their orbits. This machine was invented by George Graham, but Rowley, a workman, borrowed one from him, and made a copy for the earl of Orrery, ...
38442	orris	[.] OR'RIS, n. [.] 1. The plant iris, of which orris seems to be a corruption; fleur de lis or flag-flower. [.] 2. A sort of gold or silver lace.
38443	ort	[.] ORT, n. A fragment; refuse.
38444	ortalon	[.] OR'TALON, n. A small bird of the genus Alauda.
38445	orthite	[.] OR'THITE, n. [Gr. straight.] A mineral occurring in straight layers in felspath rock with albite, &c. It is of a blackish brown color, resembling gadolinite, but differs from it is fusibility.
38446	orthoceratite	[.] ORTHOCER'ATITE, n. [Gr. straight, and a horn.] [.] The name of certain fossil univalve shells, straight or but slightly curved, arranged by Cuvier in the genus Nantilus.
38447	orthodox	[.] OR'THODOX, a. [See Orthodoxy.] [.] 1. Sound in the christian faith; believing the genuine doctrines taught in the Scriptures; opposed to heretical; as an orthodox christian. [.] 2. According with the doctrines of Scripture; as an orthodox creed or faith.
38448	orthodoxly	[.] OR'THODOXLY, adv. With soundness of faith.
38449	orthodoxness	[.] OR'THODOXNESS, n. The state of being sound in the faith, or of according with the doctrines of Scripture.
38450	orthodoxy	[.] OR'THODOXY, n. [Gr. right, true, and opinion, from to think.] [.] 1. Soundness of faith; a belief in the genuine doctrines taught in the Scriptures. [.] Basil bears full and clear testimony to Gregory's orthodoxy. [.] 2. Consonance to genuine scriptural doctrines; ...
38451	orthodromic	[.] ORTHODROM'IC, a. [See orthodromy.] Pertaining to orthodromy.
38452	orthodromics	[.] ORTHODROM'ICS, n. The art of sailing in the arc of a great circle, which is the shortest distance between any two points on the surface of the globe.
38453	orthodromy	[.] OR'THODROMY, n. [Gr. right, and course.] The sailing in a straight course.
38454	orthoepist	[.] OR'THOEPIST, n. [See Orthoepy.] One who pronounces words correctly, or who is well skilled in pronunciation.
38455	orthoepy	[.] OR'THOEPY, n. [Gr. right, and word, or to speak.] [.] The art of uttering words with propriety; a correct pronunciation of words.
38456	orthogon	[.] OR'THOGON, n. [Gr. right, and angle.] A rectangular figure.
38457	orthogonal	[.] ORTHOG'ONAL, a. Right angled; rectangular.
38458	orthographer	[.] ORTHOG'RAPHER, n. [See Orthography.] One that spells words correctly, according to common usage.
38459	orthographic	[.] ORTHOGRAPH'IC,
38460	orthographical	[.] ORTHOGRAPH'ICAL, a. [.] 1. Correctly spelled; written with the proper letters. [.] 2. Pertaining to the spelling of words; as, to make an orthographical mistake. [.] Orthographic projection of the sphere, a delineation of the sphere upon a plane that cuts ...
38461	orthographically	[.] ORTHOGRAPH'ICALLY, adv. [.] 1. According to the rules of proper spelling. [.] 2. In the manner of orthographic projection.
38462	orthography	[.] ORTHOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. right, and writing.] [.] 1. The art of writing words with the proper letters, according to common usage. [.] 2. The part of grammar which treats of the nature and properties of letters, and of the art of writing words correctly. [.] 3. ...
38463	orthology	[.] ORTHOL'OGY, n. [Gr. right, and discourse.] The right description of things.
38464	orthometry	[.] ORTHOM'ETRY, n. [Gr. right, and measure.] [.] The art or practice of constructing verse correctly; the laws of correct versification.
38465	orthopny	[.] ORTHOP'NY, n. [Gr. right, erect, and breath; to breathe.] [.] 1. A species of asthma in which respiration can be performed on in an erect posture. [.] 2. Any difficulty of breathing.
38466	ortive	...
38467	ortolan	[.] OR'TOLAN, n. [L. hortulanus, from hortus, a garden.] [.] A bird of the genus Emberiza, about the size of the lark, with black wings. It is found in France and Italy, feeds on panic grass, and is delicious food.
38468	orts	[.] ORTS, n. Fragments; pieces; refuse.
38469	orval	[.] OR'VAL, n. The herb clary.
38470	orvietan	[.] ORVIE'TAN, n. An antidote or counter poison. [Not used.]
38471	oryctognostic	[.] ORYCTOGNOS'TIC, a. Pertaining to oryctognosy.
38472	oryctognosy	[.] ORYCTOG'NOSY, n. [Gr. fossil, and knowledge.] [.] That branch of mineralogy which has for its object the classification of minerals, according to well ascertained characters, and under appropriate denominations. [.] Oryctognosy consists in the description of minerals, ...
38473	oryctography	[.] ORYCTOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. fossil, and to describe.] [.] That part of natural history in which fossils are described.
38474	oryctology	[.] ORYCTOL'OGY, n. [Gr. fossil, and discourse.] That part of physics which treats of fossils.
38475	oscheocele	[.] OS'CHEOCELE, n. [Gr. the scrotum, and a tumor.] A rupture in the scrotum; scrotal hernia.
38476	oscillate	[.] OS'CILLATE, v.i. [L. oscillo, from ant. cillo, Gr. to move.] [.] To swing; to move backward and forward; to vibrate.
38477	oscillation	[.] OSCILLA'TION, n. [L. oscillatio.] Vibration; a moving backward and forward, or swinging like a pendulum.
38478	oscillatory	[.] OS'CILLATORY, a. Moving backward and forward like a pendulum; swinging; as an oscillatory motion.
38479	oscitancy	[.] OS'CITANCY, n. [L. oscito, to yawn, from os, the mouth.] [.] 1. The act of gaping or yawning. [.] 2. Unusual sleepiness; drowsiness; dullness. [.] It might proceed from the oscitancy of transcribers.
38480	oscitant	[.] OS'CITANT, a. [.] 1. Yawning; gaping. [.] 2. Sleepy; drowsy; dull; sluggish.
38481	oscitantly	[.] OS'CITANTLY, adv. Carelessly.
38482	oscitation	[.] OSCITA'TION, n. The act of yawning or gaping from sleepiness.
38483	osculation	[.] OSCULA'TION, n. [L. osculatio, a kissing.] In geometry, the contract between any given curve and its osculatory circle, that is, a circle of the same curvature with the given curve.
38484	osculatory	[.] OS'CULATORY, a. An osculatory circle, in geometry, is a circle having the same curvature with any curve at any given point. [.] OS'CULATORY, n. In church history, a tablet or board, with the picture of Christ or the virgin, &c. which is kissed by the priest and ...
38485	osier	[.] OSIER, n. o'sher. A willow or water willow, or the twig of the willow, used in making baskets.
38486	osmazome	[.] OS'MAZOME, n. [Gr. odor, and juice.] [.] A substance of an aromatic flavor, obtained from the flesh of the ox.
38487	osmium	[.] OS'MIUM, n. [Gr. odor.] A metal recently discovered, and contained in the ore of platinum. A native alloy of this metal with iridium is found in grains along the rivers in South America. Osmium has a dark gray color; it is not volatile when heated in close vessels, ...
38488	osmund	[.] OS'MUND, n. A plant, or a genus of plants, osmunda, moonwort. The most remarkable species is the osmund royal or flowering fern, growing in marshes, the root of which boiled, is very slimy, and is used in stiffening linen.
38489	osnaburg	[.] OSNABURG, n. oz'nburg. A species of coarse linen imported from Osnaburg, in Germany.
38490	ospray	[.] OS'PRAY, n. [L. ossifraga; as, a bone, and frango, to break; the bone-breaker.] [.] The sea-eagle, a fowl of the genus Falco or hawk, of the size of a peacock. This is our fish hawk. It feeds on fish which it takes by suddenly darting upon them, when near the surface ...
38491	osselet	[.] OS'SELET, n. [L. os, osis, a bone.] [.] A hard substance growing on the inside of a horse's knee, among the small bones.
38492	osseous	[.] OS'SEOUS, a. [L. osseus, from os, a bone.] Bony; resembling bone.
38493	ossicle	[.] OS'SICLE, n. [L. ossiculum.] A small bone.
38494	ossiferous	[.] OSSIF'EROUS, a. [L. os, a bone, and fero, to produce.] [.] Producing or furnishing bones.
38495	ossific	[.] OSSIF'IC, a. [L. os, a bone, and facio, to make.] [.] Having power to ossify or change carneous and membranous substances to bone.
38496	ossification	[.] OSSIFICA'TION, n. [from ossify.] [.] 1. The change or process of changing from flesh or other matter of animal bodies into a bony substance; as the ossification of an artery. [.] 2. The formation of bones in animals.
38497	ossified	[.] OS'SIFIED, pp. Converted into bone, or a hard substance like bone.
38498	ossifrage	[.] OS'SIFRAGE, n. [L. ossifraga. See Ospray.] [.] The ospray or sea-eagle. In Leviticus 11:13, it denotes a different fowl.
38499	ossify	[.] OS'SIFY, v.t. [L. os, bone, anf facio, to form.] [.] To form bone; to change from a soft animal substance into bone, or convert into a substance of the hardness of bones. This is done by the deposition of calcarious phosphate or carbonate on the part. [.] OS'SIFY, ...
38500	ossivorous	[.] OSSIV'OROUS, a. [L. os, bone, and voro, to eat.] [.] Feeding on bones; eating bones; as ossivorous quadrupeds.
38501	ossuary	[.] OS'SUARY, n. [L. ossuarium.] A charnel house; a place where the bones of the dead are deposited.
38502	ost	[.] OST,
38503	ostensibility	[.] OSTENSIBIL'ITY, n. [See Ostensible.] The quality or state of appearing or being shown.
38504	ostensible	[.] OSTEN'SIBLE, a. [L. ostendo, to show.] [.] 1. That may be shown; proper or intended to be shown. [.] 2. Plausible; colorable. [.] 3. Appearing; seeming; shown, declared or avowed. We say, the ostensible reason or motive for a measure may be the real one, ...
38505	ostensibly	[.] OSTEN'SIBLY, adv. In appearance; in a manner that is declared or pretended. [.] An embargo and non-intercourse which totally defeat the interests they are ostensible destined to promote.
38506	ostensive	[.] OSTEN'SIVE, a. [L. ostendo.] Showing; exhibiting. Ostensive demonstration, is one which plainly and directly demonstrates the truth of a proposition.
38507	ostent	[.] OS'TENT, n. [L. ostentum, from ostendo.] [.] 1. Appearance; air; manner; mien. [Little used.] [.] 2. Show; manifestation; token. [Little used.] [.] 3. A prodigy; a portent; any thing ominous. [Little used.]
38508	ostentate	[.] OS'TENTATE, v.t. [L. ostento.] To make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit boastingly. [Not used.]
38509	ostentation	[.] OSTENTA'TION, n. [L. ostentatio.] [.] 1. Outward show or appearance. [.] 2. Ambitious display; vain show; display of any thing dictated by vanity, or intended to invite praise or flattery. Ostentation of endowments is made by boasting or self-commendation. ...
38510	ostentatious	[.] OSTENTA'TIOUS, a. [.] 1. Making a display from vanity; boastful; fond of presenting one's endowments or works to others in an advantageous light. [.] Your modesty is so far from being ostentatious of the good you do - [.] 2. Showy; gaudy; intended for vain ...
38511	ostentatiously	[.] OSTENTA'TIOUSLY, adv. With vain display; boastfully.
38512	ostentatiousness	[.] OSTENTA'TIOUSNESS, n. Vain display; vanity; boastfulness.
38513	ostentator	[.] OSTENTA'TOR, n. [L.] One who makes a vain show; a boaster. [Little used.]
38514	ostentous	[.] OSTENT'OUS, a. Fond of making a show. [Little used.]
38515	osteocol	[.] OS'TEOCOL,
38516	osteocolla	[.] OSTEOCOL'LA, n. [Gr. a bone, and glue.] A carbonate of lime, a fossil formed by incrustation on the stem of a plant. It is found in long, thick, and irregular cylindric pieces, generally hollow, sometimes filled with calcarious earth, and in size, from that of a ...
38517	osteocope	[.] OS'TEOCOPE, n. [Gr. a bone, and labor, uneasiness.] [.] Pain in the bones; a violent fixed pain in any part of a bone.
38518	osteologer	[.] OSTEOL'OGER,
38519	osteologic	[.] OSTEOLOG'IC,
38520	osteological	[.] OSTEOLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to a description of the bones.
38521	osteologically	[.] OSTEOLOG'ICALLY, adv. According to osteology.
38522	osteologist	[.] OSTEOL'OGIST, n. [See Osteology.] One who describes the bones of animals.
38523	osteology	[.] OSTEOL'OGY, n. [Gr. a bone, and discourse.] [.] 1. A description of the bones; that part of anatomy which treats of the bones. [.] 2. The system of animal bones.
38524	ostiary	[.] OS'TIARY, n. [L. ostium, mouth.] The mouth or opening by which a river discharges its waters into the sea, or into a lake.
38525	ostler	[.] OSTLER. [See Hostler.]
38526	ostlery	[.] OSTLERY. [See Hostlery.]
38527	ostmen	[.] OST'MEN, n. plu. East men; Danish settlers in Ireland, so called.
38528	ostracism	[.] OSTRACISM, n. [Gr. from a shell, or potter's ware.] [.] 1. In Grecian antiquity, banishment by the people of Athens, of a person whose merit and influence gave umbrage to them. It takes this name from the shell on which the name or the note of acquittal or condemnation ...
38529	ostracite	[.] OS'TRACITE, n. [Gr. from a shell.] [.] An oyster shell in its fossil state, or a stone formed in the shell, the latter being dissolved. This stone is found in many parts of England, and has been in repute for its efficacy in cases of the gravel.
38530	ostracize	[.] OS'TRACIZE, v.t. [See Ostracism.] To banish by the popular voice, particularly a person eminent for public services, but who has lost his popularity.
38531	ostrich	[.] OS'TRICH, n. [L. struthio-camelus; Gr. a sparrow, and an ostrich. The meaning of the name is not obvious. Eng. strut, L. struthio, Gr., L. avis. The primary sense of struz, struthio, &c. is to reach, stretch, extend or erect; but whether this name was given to ...
38532	otacoustic	[.] OTACOUS'TIC, a. [Gr. ears, and to hear.] Assisting the sense of hearing; as an otacoustic instrument. [.] OTACOUS'TIC, n. An instrument to facilitate hearing.
38533	otency	[.] OMNIP'OTENCE,'OTENCY, n. [L. omnipotens; omnis, all, and potens, powerful.] [.] 1. Almighty power; unlimited or infinite power; a word in strictness applicable only to God. Hence it is sometimes used for God. The works of creation demonstrate the omnipotence of ...
38534	other	[.] OTH'ER, a. [Heb.] [.] 1. Not the same; different; not this or these. [.] Then the other company which is left shall escape. Gen. 32. [.] Behold, it was turned again as his other flesh. Ex. 4. [.] Other lords besides thee have had dominion over us. Is. 26. [.] There ...
38535	othergates	[.] OTH'ERGATES, adv. [other and gate, for way, manner.] Of another manner. Obs.
38536	otherguise	[.] OTH'ERGUISE, adv. [other and guise, manner.] Of another kind. [corruptly pronounced otherguess.]
38537	otherwhere	[.] OTH'ERWHERE, adv. [other and where.] In some other place; or in other places.
38538	otherwhile	[.] OTH'ERWHILE,
38539	otherwhiles	[.] OTH'ERWHILES, adv. [other and while.] At other times.
38540	otherwise	[.] OTH'ERWISE, adv. [other and wise, manner.] [.] 1. In a different manner. [.] Thy father was a worthy prince, and merited, alas! a better fate; but heaven thought otherwise. [.] 2. By other causes. [.] Sir John Norris failed in the attempt of Lisborn, and ...
38541	otomo	[.] OT'OMO, n. A fowl of the Lagopus kind, about the size of a tame pigeon, a native of Germany, and highly esteemed for food.
38542	otter	[.] OT'TER,
38543	ottoman	[.] OT'TOMAN, a. Designating something that pertains to the Turks or to their government; as the ottoman power or empire. The word originated in Othman or Osman, the name of a sultan who assumed the government about the year 1300.
38544	ouch	[.] OUCH, n. [.] 1. A bezil or socket in which a precious stone or seal is set. Ex. 39. [.] 2. The blow given by a boar's tusk.
38545	ought	[.] OUGHT. [See Aught, the true orthography.]
38546	ounce	[.] OUNCE, n. ouns. [L. uncia, the twelfth part of any thing; Gr; but the Greek is from Latin. Inch is from the same root, being the twelfth part of a foot.] [.] 1. A weight, the twelfth part of a pound troy, and the sixteenth of a pound avoirdupois. In troy weight, ...
38547	ounded	[.] OUND'ED,
38548	ounding	[.] OUND'ING, a. Waving. [L. unda. Not used.]
38549	ouphe	[.] OUPHE, n. oof'y. A fairy; a goblin; an elf. Obs.
38550	ouphen	[.] OUPHEN, n. oof'en. Elfish. Obs.
38551	our	[.] OUR, a. [.] 1. Pertaining or belonging to us; as our country; our rights; our troops. [.] 2. Ours, which is primarily the possessive case of our, is never used as an adjective, but as a substitute for the adjective and the noun to which it belongs. Your house ...
38552	ouranography	[.] OURANOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. heaven, and to describe.] A description of the heavens.
38553	ourself	[.] OURSELF', pron. reciprocal. [our and self.] This is added after we and us, and sometimes is used without either for myself, in the regal style only, as, we ourself will follow. [.] - Unless we would denude ourself of all force to defend us.
38554	ourselves	[.] OURSELVES, plu. of ourself. We or us, not others; added to we, by way of emphasis or opposition. [.] We ourselves might distinctly number in words a great deal farther than we usually do. [.] Safe in ourselves, while on ourselves we stand.
38555	ouse	[.] OUSE, n. ooz. [from ooze.] Tanner's bark.
38556	ousel	[.] OUSEL, n. oo'zl. The blackbird, a species of the genus Turdus.
38557	oust	[.] OUST, n. [L. ustus.] A kiln to dry hops or malt.
38558	ousted	[.] OUST'ED, pp. Taken away; removed; ejected.
38559	ouster	[.] OUST'ER, n. Amotion of possession; disseizin; dispossession; ejection. [.] Ouster of the freehold is effected by abatement, intrusion, disseizin, discontinuance or deforcement. [.] A delivery of lands out of the bands of a guardian, or out of the king's hands; ...
38560	ousting	[.] OUST'ING, ppr. Taking away; removing; ejecting.
38561	out	[.] OUT, adv. [.] 1. Without; on the outside; not within; on the exterior or beyond the limits of any inclosed place or given line; opposed to in or within; as, to go out and come in; to rush out. [.] 2. Abroad; not at home. The master of the house is out; a colloquial ...
38562	outact	[.] OUTACT', v.t. To do beyond; to exceed in act. [.] He has made me heir to treasures, would make me outact a read widow's whining.
38563	outbalance	[.] OUTBAL'ANCE, v.t. To out weigh; to exceed in weight or effect. [.] Let dull Ajax bear away my right, when all his days outbalance this one night.
38564	outbar	[.] OUTB'AR, v.t. To shut out by bars or fortification. [.] These to outbar with painful pionings.
38565	outbid	[.] OUTBID', v.t. To bid more than another; to offer a higher price. [.] For Indian spices, for Peruvian gold, prevent the greedy and outbid the bold.
38566	outbidden	[.] OUTBID'DEN, pp. Exceeded in the price offered.
38567	outbidder	[.] OUTBID'DER, n. One that outbids.
38568	outbidding	[.] OUTBID'DING, ppr. Bidding a price beyond another.
38569	outblown	[.] OUTBLOWN, pp. Inflated; swelled with wind.
38570	outblush	[.] OUTBLUSH', v.t. To exceed in rosy color.
38571	outborn	[.] OUT'BORN, a. Foreign; not native. [Little used.]
38572	outbound	[.] OUT'BOUND, a. Destined or proceeding from a country or harbor to a distant country or port; as an outbound ship. [.] [The usual phrase among seamen is outward bound.]
38573	outbrave	[.] OUTBRA'VE, v.t. [.] 1. To bear down by more daring or insolent conduct. [.] I would outstare the sternest eyes that look, outbrave the heart most daring on the earth, to win thee, lady. [.] 2. To exceed in splendid appearance. [.] The towers as well as men ...
38574	outbrazen	[.] OUTBRA'ZEN, v.t. To bear down with a brazen face or impudence.
38575	outbreak	[.] OUT'BREAK, n. A bursting forth; eruption. [.] The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind.
38576	outbreaking	[.] OUT'BREAKING, n. That which bursts forth.
38577	outbreathe	[.] OUTBRE'ATHE, v.t. [.] 1. To weary by having better breath. [.] 2. To expire.
38578	outbud	[.] OUTBUD', v.i. To sprout forth.
38579	outbuild	[.] OUTBUILD, v.t. outbild'. To exceed in building, or in durability of building.
38580	outcant	[.] OUTCANT', v.t. To surpass in canting.
38581	outcast	[.] OUT'CAST, pp. or a. Cast out; thrown away; rejected as useless. [.] OUT'CAST, n. One who is cast out or expelled; an exile; one driven from home or country. Is. 16.
38582	outcept	[.] OUTCEPT, for except, is not in use.
38583	outclimb	[.] OUTCLIMB, v.t. To climb beyond.
38584	outcompass	[.] OUTCOM'PASS, v.t. To exceed due bounds.
38585	outcraft	[.] OUTCR'AFT, v.t. To exceed in cunning.
38586	outcry	[.] OUT'CRY, n. [.] 1. A vehement or loud cry; cry of distress. [.] 2. Clamor; noisy opposition or detestation. [.] 3. Sale at public auction.
38587	outdare	[.] OUTDA'RE, v.t. To dare or venture beyond.
38588	outdate	[.] OUTDA'TE, v.t. To antiquate; as outdated ceremonies. [Not used.]
38589	outdo	[.] OUTDO, v.t. pret. outdid; pp. outdone. [See Do.] [.] To excel; to surpass; to perform beyond another. [.] An imposture outdoes the original. [.] I grieve to be outdone by Gay.
38590	outdoing	[.] OUTDOING, ppr. Excelling; surpassing in performance. [.] OUTDOING, n. Excess in performance.
38591	outdone	[.] OUTDONE, pp. Of outdo.
38592	outdrink	[.] OUTDRINK', v.t. [See Drink.] To exceed in drinking.
38593	outdwell	[.] OUTDWELL', v.t. To dwell or stay beyond.
38594	outer	[.] OUT'ER, a. [comp. of out.] Being on the outside; external; opposed to inner; as the outer wall; the outer part of a thing; the outer court or gate.
38595	outerly	[.] OUT'ERLY, adv. Towards the outside.
38596	outermost	[.] OUT'ERMOST, a. [superl. from outer.] Being on the extreme external part; remotest from the midst; as the outermost row.
38597	outface	[.] OUTFA'CE, v.t. To brave; to bear down with an imposing front or with impudence; to stare down.
38598	outfall	[.] OUT'FALL, n. A fall of water; a canal.
38599	outfawn	[.] OUT'FAWN, v.t. To exceed in fawning or adulation.
38600	outfeast	[.] OUTFE'AST, v.t. To exceed in feasting.
38601	outfit	[.] OUT'FIT, n. A fitting out, as of a ship for a voyage; usually in the plural, outfits, the expenses of equipping and furnishing a ship for a voyage.
38602	outflank	[.] OUTFLANK', v.t. To extend the flank of one army beyond that of another.
38603	outfly	[.] OUTFLY, v.t. To fly faster than another; to advance before in flight or progress.
38604	outfool	[.] OUTFOOL', v.t. To exceed in folly.
38605	outform	[.] OUT'FORM, n. External appearance.
38606	outfrown	[.] OUTFROWN', v.t. To frown down; to overbear by frowning.
38607	outgate	[.] OUT'GATE, n. An outlet; a passage outward.
38608	outgeneral	[.] OUTGEN'ERAL, v.t. To exceed in generalship; to gain advantage over by superior military skill.
38609	outgive	[.] OUTGIVE, v.t. outgiv'. To surpass in giving.
38610	outgo	[.] OUTGO', v.t. [See Go.] [.] 1. To go beyond; to advance before in going; to go faster. [.] 2. To surpass; to excel. [.] 3. To circumvent; to overreach.
38611	outgoing	[.] OUTGO'ING, ppr. Going beyond.
38612	outgrin	[.] OUTGRIN', v.t. To surpass in grinning.
38613	outgrow	[.] OUTGROW, v.t. [.] 1. To surpass in growth. [.] 2. To grow too great or too old for any thing. Children outgrow their garments, and men outgrow their usefulness.
38614	outgrown	[.] OUTGROWN, pp. Of outgrow.
38615	outguard	[.] OUT'GUARD, n. A guard at a distance from the main body of an army; or a guard at the farthest distance; any thing for defense placed at a distance from the thing to be defended.
38616	outherod	[.] OUTHER'OD, v.t. To surpass in enormity, absurdity or cruelty.
38617	outhouse	[.] OUT'HOUSE, n. A small house or building at a little distance from the main house.
38618	outjest	[.] OUTJEST', v.t. To overpower by jesting.
38619	outjuggle	[.] OUTJUG'GLE, v.t. To surpass in juggling.
38620	outknave	[.] OUTKNAVE, v.t. outna've. To surpass in knavery.
38621	outland	[.] OUT'LAND, a. Foreign. Obs.
38622	outlander	[.] OUT'LANDER, n. A foreigner; not a native. Obs.
38623	outlandish	[.] OUTLAND'ISH, a. [.] 1. Foreign; not native. [.] Nevertheless, even him did outlandish women cause to sin. [.] Neh. 13. [.] 2. Born or produced in the interior country, or among rude people; hence, vulgar; rustic; rude; clownish. [This is the sense in which the ...
38624	outlast	[.] OUTL'AST, v.t. To last longer than something else; to exceed in duration. Candles laid in bran will outlast others of the same stuff.
38625	outlaw	[.] OUT'LAW, n. A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection. Formerly any person might kill an outlaw; but it is now held unlawful for any person to put to death an outlaw, except the sheriff, who has a warrant for that purpose. [.] OUT'LAW, ...
38626	outlawed	[.] OUT'LAWED, pp. Excluded from the benefit of law.
38627	outlawing	[.] OUT'LAWING, ppr. Depriving of the benefit of law.
38628	outlawry	[.] OUT'LAWRY, n. The putting a man out of the protection of law, or the process by which a man is deprived of that protection; the punishment of a man who when called into court, contemptuously refuses to appear.
38629	outlay	[.] OUT'LAY, n. A laying out or expending; expenditure.
38630	outleap	[.] OUTLE'AP, v.t. To leap beyond; to pass by leaping.
38631	outlet	[.] OUT'LET, n. Passage outward; the place or the means by which any thing escapes or is discharged. A gate is the outlet of a city or fort. The mouth of a river is its outlet. Colonies are the outlets of a populous nation.
38632	outlicker	[.] OUT'LICKER, n. In ships, a small piece of timber fastened to the top of the poop.
38633	outlie	[.] OUTLI'E, v.t. To exceed in lying.
38634	outlier	[.] OUT'LIER, n. One who does not reside in the place with which his office or duty connects him.
38635	outline	[.] OUT'LINE, n. Contour; the line by which a figure is defined; the exterior line. [.] OUT'LINE, v.t. To draw the exterior line; to delineate; to sketch.
38636	outlive	[.] OUTLIVE, v.t. outliv'. [.] 1. To live beyond; to survive; to live after something has ceased; as, a man may outlive his children; a person may outlive his estate, his fame and his usefulness. [.] They live too long who happiness outlive. [.] 2. To live better ...
38637	outliver	[.] OUTLIV'ER, n. A survivor.
38638	outlook	[.] OUTLOOK', v.t. [.] 1. To face down; to browbeat. [.] 2. To select. [Not in use.]
38639	outlope	[.] OUT'LOPE, n. [See Lope and Leap.] An excursion. [Not used.]
38640	outluster	[.] OUTLUS'TER,
38641	outlustre	[.] OUTLUS'TRE, v.t. To excel in brightness.
38642	outlying	[.] OUTLY'ING, a. [.] 1. Lying or being at a distance from the main body or design. [.] 2. Being on the exterior or frontier.
38643	outmarch	[.] OUTM'ARCH, v.t. To march faster than; to march so as to leave behind. [.] The horse outmarched the foot.
38644	outmeasure	[.] OUTMEASURE, v.t. outmezh'ur. To exceed in measure or extent.
38645	outmost	[.] OUT'MOST, a. Farthest outward; most remote from the middle.
38646	outnumber	[.] OUTNUM'BER, v.t. To exceed in number. The troops outnumbered those of the enemy.
38647	outpace	[.] OUTPA'CE, v.t. To outgo; to leave behind.
38648	outparamour	[.] OUTPAR'AMOUR, v.t. [See Paramour.] To exceed in keeping mistresses.
38649	outparish	[.] OUT'PARISH, n. A parish lying without the walls, or on the border.
38650	outpart	[.] OUT'PART, n. A part remote from the center or main part.
38651	outpass	[.] OUTP'ASS, v.t. To pass beyond; to exceed in progress.
38652	outpoise	[.] OUTPOISE, v.t. outpoiz'. To outweigh.
38653	outporch	[.] OUT'PORCH, n. An entrance.
38654	outpost	[.] OUT'POST, n. [.] 1. A post or station without the limits of a camp, or at a distance from the main body of an army. [.] 2. The troops placed at such a station.
38655	outpour	[.] OUTPOUR, v.t. [.] 1. To pour out; to send forth in a stream. [.] 2. To effuse.
38656	outpouring	[.] OUT'POURING, n. A pouring out; effusion.
38657	outpray	[.] OUTPRA'Y, v.t. To exceed in prayer or in earnestness of entreaty.
38658	outpreach	[.] OUTPRE'ACH, v.t. To surpass in preaching; to produce more effect in inculcating lessons or truth. [.] And for a villain's quick conversion a pill'ry can outpreach a parson.
38659	outprize	[.] OUTPRI'ZE, v.t. To exceed in value or estimated worth.
38660	outrage	[.] OUT'RAGE, v.t. [L. ultra, beyond.] [.] To treat with violence and wrong; to abuse by rude or insolent language; to injure by rough, rude treatment of any kind. [.] Base and insolent minds outrage men, when they have hopes of doing it without a return. [.] This ...
38661	outrageous	[.] OUTRA'GEOUS, a. [.] 1. Violent; furious; exorbitant; exceeding all bounds of moderation; as outrageous villainies; outrageous talk; outrageous abuse. [.] 2. Excessive; exceeding reason or decency; as outrageous panegyric. [.] 3. Enormous; atrocious; as outrageous ...
38662	outrageously	[.] OUTRA'GEOUSLY, adv. With great violence; furiously; excessively.
38663	outrageousness	[.] OUTRA'GEOUSNESS, n. Fury; violence; enormity.
38664	outraze	[.] OUTRA'ZE, v.t. To raze to extermination.
38665	outre	[.] OUTRE, a. ootra'y. Being out of the common course or limits; extravagant.
38666	outreach	[.] OUTRE'ACH, v.t. To go or extend beyond.
38667	outreason	[.] OUTRE'ASON, v.t. To excel or surpass in reasoning.
38668	outreckon	[.] OUTRECK'ON, v.t. To exceed in assumed computation.
38669	outreign	[.] OUTREIGN, v.t. To reign through the whole of.
38670	outride	[.] OUTRI'DE, v.t. To pass by riding; to ride faster than. [.] OUTRI'DE, v.i. To travel about on horseback, or in a vehicle.
38671	outrider	[.] OUT'RIDER, n. [.] 1. A summoner whose office is to cite men before the sheriff. [Not used.] [.] 2. One who travels about on horseback. [.] 3. An attending servant.
38672	outrigger	[.] OUT'RIGGER, n. In seamen's language, a strong beam fixed on the side of a ship and projecting from it, in order to secure the masts in the operation of careening, by counteracting the strain it suffers from the effort of the careening tackle; also, a boom occasionally ...
38673	outright	[.] OUT'RIGHT, adv. [.] 1. Immediately; without delay; at once. [.] 2. Completely.
38674	outrival	[.] OUTRI'VAL, v.t. To surpass in excellence.
38675	outroar	[.] OUTROAR, v.t. To exceed in roaring.
38676	outrode	[.] OUT'RODE, n. An excursion.
38677	outroot	[.] OUTROOT', v.t. To eradicate; to extirpate.
38678	outrun	[.] OUTRUN', v.t [.] 1. To exceed in running; to leave behind in running. [.] 2. To exceed; as, to outrun one's income.
38679	outsail	[.] OUTSA'IL, v.t. To sail faster than; to leave behind in sailing.
38680	outscape	[.] OUTSCA'PE, n. Power of escaping. [Not used.]
38681	outscorn	[.] OUTSCORN', v.t. To bear down or confront by contempt; to despise.
38682	outscourings	[.] OUTSCOUR'INGS, n. [out and scour.] Substances washed or scoured out.
38683	outsell	[.] OUTSELL', v.t. [.] 1. To exceed in amount of sales. [.] 2. To exceed in the prices of things sold. [.] 3. To gain a higher price.
38684	outset	[.] OUT'SET, n. Beginning; first entrance on any business. [.] Every thing almost depends upon giving a proper direction to this outset of life.
38685	outshine	[.] OUTSHI'NE, v.t. [.] 1. To send forth brightness or luster. [.] 2. To excel in luster or excellence; as Homer outshines all other poets.
38686	outshoot	[.] OUTSHOOT', v.t. [.] 1. To exceed in shooting. [.] 2. To shoot beyond.
38687	outshut	[.] OUTSHUT', v.t. To shut out or exclude.
38688	outside	[.] OUTSI'DE, n. [.] 1. The external part of a thing; the part, end or side which forms the surface or superficies. [.] 2. Superficial appearance; exterior; as the outside of a man or of manners. [.] Created beings see nothing but our outside. [.] 3. Person; ...
38689	outsit	[.] OUTSIT', v.t. To sit beyond the time of any thing.
38690	outskip	[.] OUTSKIP', v.t. To avoid by flight.
38691	outskirt	[.] OUT'SKIRT, n. Border; outpost; suburb.
38692	outsleep	[.] OUTSLEE'P, v.t. To sleep beyond.
38693	outsoar	[.] OUTSOAR, v.t. To soar beyond.
38694	outsound	[.] OUTSOUND', v.t. To surpass in sound.
38695	outspeak	[.] OUTSPE'AK, v.t. To speak something beyond; to exceed.
38696	outsport	[.] OUTSPORT, v.t. To sport beyond; to outdo in sporting.
38697	outspread	[.] OUTSPREAD', v.t To extend; to spread; to diffuse.
38698	outstand	[.] OUTSTAND', v.t. [.] 1. To resist effectually; to withstand; to sustain without yielding. [Little used.] [.] 2. To stand beyond the proper time. [.] OUTSTAND', v.i. To project outwards from the main body.
38699	outstanding	[.] OUTSTAND'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Resisting effectually. [Little used.] [.] 2. Projecting outward. [.] 3. Not collected; unpaid; as outstanding debts. [.] The whole amount of revenues - as well outstanding as collected.
38700	outstare	[.] OUTSTA'RE, v.t. To face down; to browbeat; to outface with effrontery; as we say, to stare out of countenance.
38701	outstep	[.] OUTSTEP', v.t. To step or go beyond; to exceed.
38702	outstorm	[.] OUTSTORM', v.t. To overbear by storming. [.] Insults the tempest and outstorms the skies.
38703	outstreet	[.] OUT'STREET, n. A street in the extremities of a town.
38704	outstretch	[.] OUTSTRETCH', v.t. To extend; to stretch or spread out; to expand.
38705	outstride	[.] OUTSTRI'DE, v.t. To surpass in striding.
38706	outstrip	[.] OUTSTRIP', v.t. To outgo; to outrun; to advance beyond.
38707	outswear	[.] OUTSWEAR, v.t. To exceed in swearing; to overpower by swearing.
38708	outsweeten	[.] OUTSWEE'TEN, v.t. To exceed in sweetness.
38709	outswell	[.] OUTSWELL', v.t. To overflow; to exceed in swelling.
38710	outtalk	[.] OUTTALK, v.t. outtauk'. To overpower by talking; to exceed in talking.
38711	outthrow	[.] OUTTHROW, v.t. To throw out or beyond.
38712	outtongue	[.] OUTTONGUE, v.t. outtung'. To bear down by talk, clamor or noise.
38713	outtop	[.] OUTTOP', v.t. To overtop. [Not used.]
38714	outvalue	[.] OUTVAL'UE, v.t. To exceed in price or value.
38715	outvenom	[.] OUTVEN'OM, v.t. To exceed in poison.
38716	outvie	[.] OUTVI'E, v.t. To exceed; to surpass.
38717	outvillain	[.] OUTVIL'LAIN, v.t. To exceed in villainy.
38718	outvoice	[.] OUTVOICE, v.t. outvois'. To exceed in roaring or clamor. [Not used.]
38719	outvote	[.] OUTVO'TE, v.t. To exceed in the number of votes given; to defeat by plurality of suffrages.
38720	outwalk	[.] OUTWALK, v.t. outwauk'. [.] 1. To walk faster than; to leave behind in walking. [.] 2. To exceed the walking of a specter.
38721	outwall	[.] OUT'WALL, n. [.] 1. The exterior wall of a building or fortress. [.] 2. Superficial appearance. [Unusual.]
38722	outward	[.] OUT'WARD, a. [L. versus.] [.] 1. External; exterior; forming the superficial part; as the outward coat of an onion; an outward garment. [.] 2. External; visible; opposed to inward; as outward hate. [.] 3. Extrinsic; adventitious. [.] And outward honor for ...
38723	outward-bound	[.] OUTWARD-BOUND', a. Proceeding from a port or country.
38724	outwardly	[.] OUT'WARDLY, adv. [.] 1. Externally; opposed to inwardly; as outwardly content, but inwardly uneasy. [.] 2. In appearance; not sincerely. Many may inwardly reverence the goodness which they outwardly seem to despise.
38725	outwards	[.] OUT'WARDS, adv. [.] 1. To the outer parts; tending or directed towards the exterior. [.] The light falling on them [black bodies] is not reflected outwards. [.] 2. From a port or country; as a ship bound outwards.
38726	outwash	[.] OUTWASH', v.t. To wash out; to cleanse from. [Little used.]
38727	outwatch	[.] OUTWATCH', v.t. To surpass in watching.
38728	outwear	[.] OUTWEAR, v.t. [.] 1. To wear out. [Not used.] [.] 2. To pass tediously to the end. [.] By the stream, if I the night outwear - [.] 3. To last longer than something else. [This is the common signification.]
38729	outweed	[.] OUTWEE'D, v.t. To weed out; to extirpate, as a weed.
38730	outweep	[.] OUTWEE'P, v.t. To exceed in weeping.
38731	outweigh	[.] OUTWEIGH, v.t. outwa'y. [See Weigh.] [.] 1. To exceed in weight. [.] 2. To exceed in value, influence or importance. [.] One self-approving hour whole years outweighs of stupid starers and of loud huzzas.
38732	outwell	[.] OUTWELL', v.t. or i. To pour out. [Not used.]
38733	outwent	[.] OUTWENT', pret. of outgo.
38734	outwhore	[.] OUTWHO'RE, v.t. To exceed in lewdness.
38735	outwin	[.] OUTWIN', v.t. To get out of. [Not used.]
38736	outwind	[.] OUTWIND, v.t. To extricate by winding; to unloose.
38737	outwing	[.] OUTWING', v.t. To move faster on the wing; to outstrip.
38738	outwit	[.] OUTWIT', v.t. To surpass in design or stratagem; to overreach; to defeat or frustrate by superior ingenuity.
38739	outwork	[.] OUT'WORK, n. The part of a fortification most remote from the main fortress or citadel.
38740	outworn	[.] OUTWORN, pp. [See Wear.] Worn out; consumed by use.
38741	outworth	[.] OUTWORTH, v.t. To exceed in value.
38742	outwrest	[.] OUTWREST, v.t. outrest'. To extort; to draw from or forth by violence.
38743	outwrite	[.] OUTWRITE, v.t. outri'te. To surpass in writing.
38744	outwrought	[.] OUTWROUGHT, pp. outraut'. [See Work.] Outdone; exceeded in act or efficacy.
38745	outzany	[.] OUTZA'NY, v.t. [See Zany.] To exceed in buffoonery.
38746	oval	[.] O'VAL, a. [L. ovum, an egg.] [.] 1. Of the shape or figure of an egg; oblong; curvilinear; resembling the longitudinal section of an egg. It is sometimes synonymous with elliptical; but an ellipsis is equally broad at both ends, and is not strictly egg-shaped. [.] 2. ...
38747	ovarious	[.] OVA'RIOUS, a. Consisting of eggs; as ovarious food.
38748	ovary	[.] O'VARY, n. [L. ovarium, from ovum, an egg.] [.] The part of a female animal in which the eggs are formed or lodged; or the part in which the fetus is supposed to be formed.
38749	ovate	[.] O'VATE,
38750	ovate-lanceolate	[.] OVATE-LAN'CEOLATE, a. Having something of the form of an egg and a lance, inclining to the latter.
38751	ovate-subulate	[.] OVATE-SUB'ULATE, a. Having something of the form of an egg and an awl, but most tending to the latter.
38752	ovated	[.] O'VATED, a. [L. ovatus, from ovum, an egg.] Egg-shaped; as an ovate leaf.
38753	ovation	[.] OVA'TION, n. [L. ovatio.] In Roman antiquity, a lesser triumph allowed to commanders who had conquered without blood, or defeated an inconsiderable enemy.
38754	ovato-oblong	[.] OVATO-OB'LONG, a. Oblong in the shape of an egg, or with the end lengthened.
38755	oven	[.] OVEN, n. uv'n. [.] An arch of brick or stone work, for baking bread and other things for food. Ovens are made in chimneys or set in the open air.
38756	over	[.] O'VER, prep. [L. super., Gr.] [.] 1. Across; from side to side; implying a passing or moving either above the substance or thing, or on the surface of it. Thus we say, a dog leaps over a stream, or over a table; a boat sails over a lake. [.] 2. Above in place ...
38757	overabound	[.] OVERABOUND', v.i. To abound more than enough; to be superabundant.
38758	overact	[.] OVERACT', v.t. To act or perform to excess; as, he overacted his part. [.] OVERACT', v.i. To act more than is necessary.
38759	overagitate	[.] OVERAG'ITATE, v.t. To agitate or discuss beyond what is expedient.
38760	overalls	[.] O'VERALLS, n. A kind of trousers.
38761	overanxious	[.] OVERANX'IOUS, a. Anxious to excess.
38762	overarch	[.] OVER'ARCH, v.t. To arch over; to cover with an arch. [.] Brown with o'erarching shades.
38763	overawe	[.] OVERAWE, v.t. overaw'. To restrain by awe, fear or superior influence. [.] The kind was present in person to overlook that magistrates and overawe the subjects with the terror of his sword.
38764	overbalance	[.] OVERBAL'ANCE, v.t. To weigh down; to exceed in weight, value or importance. The evils which spring from vice overbalance all its pleasures. [.] OVERBAL'ANCE, n. Excess of weight or value; something more than an equivalent; as an overbalance of exports; an overbalance ...
38765	overbattle	[.] OVERBAT'TLE, a. [.] Too fruitful; exuberant. [Not used.]
38766	overbear	[.] OVERBEAR, v.t. [See Bear.] To bear down; to repress; to subdue. [.] The point of reputation, when the news first came of the battle lost, did overbear the reason of war. [.] Yet fortune, valor, all is overborne by numbers. [.] Till overborne with weight the ...
38767	overbearing	[.] OVERBEARING, ppr. [.] 1. Bearing down; repressing. [.] 2. a. Haughty and dogmatical; disposed or tending to repress or subdue by insolence or effrontery.
38768	overbend	[.] OVERBEND', v.t. To bend or stretch to excess.
38769	overbid	[.] OVERBID', v.t. [.] 1. To bid or offer beyond. [.] 2. To bid or offer more than an equivalent.
38770	overblow	[.] OVERBLOW, v.i. [.] 1. To blow with too much violence; a seaman's phrase. [.] 2. To blow over, or be past its violence. [Not used.] [.] OVERBLOW, v.t. To blow away; to dissipate by wind.
38771	overblown	[.] OVERBLOWN, pp. Blown by and gone; blown away; driven by; past. [.] And when this cloud of sorrow's overblown.
38772	overboard	[.] OVERBOARD, adv. Literally, over the side of a ship; hence, out of a ship or from on board; as, to fall overboard; which of course is to fall into the water.
38773	overbrow	[.] OVERBROW', v.t. To hang over.
38774	overbuilt	[.] OVERBUILT, pp. overbilt'. Built over.
38775	overbulk	[.] OVERBULK', v.t. To oppress by bulk. [Not used.]
38776	overburden	[.] OVERBUR'DEN, v.t. To load with too great weight.
38777	overburdened	[.] OVERBUR'DENED, pp. Overloaded.
38778	overburn	[.] OVERBURN', v.t. To burn too much.
38779	overbusy	[.] OVERBUSY, a. overbiz'zy. Too busy; officious.
38780	overbuy	[.] OVERBUY', v.t. To buy at too dear a rate.
38781	overcanopy	[.] OVERCAN'OPY, v.t. To cover as with a canopy.
38782	overcare	[.] OVERCA'RE, n. Excessive care or anxiety.
38783	overcareful	[.] OVERCA'REFUL, a. Careful to excess.
38784	overcarry	[.] OVERCAR'RY, v.t. To carry too far; to carry or urge beyond the proper point.
38785	overcast	[.] OVERC'AST, v.t. [.] 1. To cloud; to darken; to cover with gloom. [.] The clouds that overcast our morn shall fly. [.] 2. To cast or compute at too high a rate; to rate too high. [.] The king in his account of peace and calms did much overcast his fortunes ...
38786	overcautious	[.] OVERCAU'TIOUS, a. Cautious or prudent to excess.
38787	overcharge	[.] OVERCH'ARGE, v.t. [.] 1. To charge or load to excess; to cloy; to oppress. [.] The heavy load of abundance with which we overcharge nature - [.] 2. To crowd too much. [.] Our language is overcharged with consonants. [.] 3. To burden. [.] 4. To fill to ...
38788	overclimb	[.] OVERCLIMB, v.t. To climb over.
38789	overcloud	[.] OVERCLOUD', v.t. To cover or overspread with clouds.
38790	overcloy	[.] OVERCLOY', v.t. To fill beyond satiety.
38791	overcold	[.] OVERCOLD, a. Cold to excess.
38792	overcome	[.] OVERCOME, v.t. [See Come.] [.] 1. To conquer; to vanquish; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle. [.] 2. To surmount; to get the better of; as, to overcome difficulties or obstacles. [.] 3. To overflow; to surcharge. [Not used.] [.] 4. To come upon; ...
38793	overcomer	[.] OVERCOMER, n. One who vanquishes or surmounts.
38794	overcomingly	[.] OVERCOMINGLY, adv. With superiority.
38795	overconfidence	[.] OVERCON'FIDENCE, n. Excessive confidence.
38796	overcorn	[.] OVERCORN', v.t. To corn to excess.
38797	overcount	[.] OVERCOUNT', v.t. To rate above the true value.
38798	overcover	[.] OVERCOV'ER, v.t. To cover completely.
38799	overcredulous	[.] OVERCRED'ULOUS, a. Too apt to believe.
38800	overcrow	[.] OVERCROW, v.t. To crow as in triumph. [Not used.]
38801	overcurious	[.] OVERCU'RIOUS, a. Curious or nice to excess.
38802	overdate	[.] OVERDA'TE, v.t. To date beyond the proper period.
38803	overdight	[.] OVERDI'GHT, a. Covered over. Obs.
38804	overdiligent	[.] OVERDIL'IGENT, a. Diligent to excess.
38805	overdo	[.] OVERDO, v.t. [.] 1. To do or perform too much. [.] 2. To harass; to fatigue; to oppress by too much action or labor. [.] 3. To boil, bake or road too much. [.] OVERDO, v.i. To labor too hard; to do too much.
38806	overdone	[.] OVERDONE, pp. [.] 1. Overacted; acted to excess. [.] 2. Wearied or oppressed by too much labor. [.] 3. Boiled, baked or roasted too much.
38807	overdose	[.] OVERDOSE, n. Too great a dose.
38808	overdress	[.] OVERDRESS', v.t. To dress to excess; to adorn too much.
38809	overdrink	[.] OVERDRINK', v.t. To drink to excess.
38810	overdrive	[.] OVERDRI'VE, v.t. To drive too hard, or beyond strength. [.] Gen. 33.
38811	overdry	[.] OVERDRY', v.t. To dry too much.
38812	overeager	[.] OVERE'AGER, a. Too eager; too vehement in desire.
38813	overeagerly	[.] OVERE'AGERLY, adv. With excessive eagerness.
38814	overeagerness	[.] OVERE'AGERNESS, n. Excess of earnestness.
38815	overeat	[.] OVERE'AT, v.t. To eat to excess.
38816	overelegant	[.] OVEREL'EGANT, a. Elegant to excess.
38817	overempty	[.] OVEREMP'TY, v.t. To make too empty.
38818	overeye	[.] OVEREYE, v.t. [.] 1. To superintend; to inspect. [Little used.] [.] 2. To observe to remark.
38819	overfall	[.] O'VERFALL, n. A cataract; the fall of a river.
38820	overfatigue	[.] OVERFATIGUE, n. overfatee'g. To fatigue to excess. [.] OVERFATIGUE, v.t. overfatee'g. To fatigue to excess.
38821	overfeed	[.] OVERFEE'D, v.t. To feed to excess.
38822	overfill	[.] OVERFILL', v.t. To fill to excess; to surcharge.
38823	overfloat	[.] OVERFLOAT, v.t. To overflow; to inundate.
38824	overflourish	[.] OVERFLOURISH, v.t. overflur'ish. To make excessive display or flourish.
38825	overflow	[.] OVERFLOW, v.t. [.] 1. To spread over, as water; to inundate; to cover with water or other fluid. [.] 2. To fill beyond the brim. [.] 3. To deluge; to overwhelm; to cover, as with numbers. [.] The northern nations overflowed all christendom. [.] OVERFLOW, ...
38826	overflowing	[.] OVERFLOWING, ppr. Spreading over, as a fluid; inundating; running over the brim or banks. [.] OVERFLOWING, a. Abundant; copious; exuberant. [.] OVERFLOWING, n. Exuberance; copiousness.
38827	overflowingly	[.] OVERFLOWINGLY, adv. Exuberantly; in great abundance.
38828	overflush	[.] OVERFLUSH', v.t. To flush to excess.
38829	overflushed	[.] OVERFLUSH'ED, pp. [.] 1. Flushed to excess; reddened to excess. [.] 2. Elated to excess.
38830	overfly	[.] OVERFLY', v.t. To pass over or cross by flight.
38831	overforward	[.] OVERFOR'WARD, a. Forward to excess.
38832	overforwardness	[.] OVERFOR'WARDNESS, a. Too great forwardness or readiness; officiousness.
38833	overfreight	[.] OVERFREIGHT, v.t. overfra'te. [See Freight.] [.] To load too heavily; to fill with too great quantity or numbers; as, to overfreight a boat.
38834	overfruitful	[.] OVERFRU'ITFUL, a. Too rich; producing superabundant crops.
38835	overget	[.] OVERGET', v.t. To reach; to overtake. [Not used.]
38836	overgild	[.] OVERGILD', v.t. To gild over; to varnish.
38837	overgird	[.] OVERGIRD', v.t. To gird or bind too closely.
38838	overglance	[.] OVERGL'ANCE, v.t. To glance over; to run over with the eye.
38839	overgo	[.] OVERGO', v.t. [.] 1. To exceed; to surpass. [.] 2. To cover. [Not used.]
38840	overgone	[.] OVERGONE, pp. overgawn'. Injured; ruined.
38841	overgorge	[.] OVERGORGE, v.t. overgorj'. To gorge to excess.
38842	overgrassed	[.] OVERGR'ASSED, pp. Overstocked with grass; overgrown with grass.
38843	overgreat	[.] OVERGREAT, a. Too great.
38844	overgrow	[.] OVERGROW, v.t. [.] 1. To cover with growth or herbage. [.] 2. To grow beyond; to rise above. [.] OVERGROW, v.i. To grow beyond the fit or natural size; as a hugh overgrown ox.
38845	overgrowth	[.] OVERGROWTH, n. Exuberant or excessive growth.
38846	overhale	[.] OVERHALE. [See Overhaul.]
38847	overhandle	[.] OVERHAND'LE, v.t. To handle too much; to mention too often.
38848	overhang	[.] OVERHANG', v.t. [.] 1. To impend or hang over. [.] 2. To jut or project over. [.] OVERHANG', v.i. To jut over.
38849	overharden	[.] OVERH'ARDEN, v.t. To harden too much; to make too hard.
38850	overhastily	[.] OVERHASTILY, adv. In too much haste.
38851	overhastiness	[.] OVERHASTINESS, n. Too much haste; percipitation.
38852	overhasty	[.] OVERHASTY, a. Too hasty; precipitate.
38853	overhaul	[.] OVERHAUL', v.t. [.] 1. To spread over. [.] 2. To turn over for examination; to separate and inspect. [.] 3. To draw over. [.] 4. To examine again. [.] 5. To gain upon in a chase; to overtake.
38854	overhead	[.] OVERHEAD, adv. overhed'. Aloft; above; in the zenith or ceiling.
38855	overhear	[.] OVERHE'AR, v.t. To hear by accident; to hear what is not addressed to the hearer, or not intended to be heard by him.
38856	overheard	[.] OVERHE'ARD, pp. Heard by accident.
38857	overheat	[.] OVERHE'AT, v.t. To heat to excess.
38858	overhele	[.] OVERHE'LE, v.t. To cover over. [Not used.]
38859	overhend	[.] OVERHEND', v.t. To overtake. [Not used.]
38860	overjoy	[.] OVERJOY', v.t. To give great joy to; to transport with gladness.
38861	overlabor	[.] OVERLA'BOR, v.t. [.] 1. To harass with toil. [.] 2. To execute with too much care.
38862	overlade	[.] OVERLA'DE, v.t. To load with too great a cargo or other burden.
38863	overladen	[.] OVERLA'DEN, pp. Overburdened; loaded to excess.
38864	overlaid	[.] OVERLA'ID, pp. [See Overlay.] Oppressed with weight; smothered; covered over.
38865	overlarge	[.] OVERL'ARGE, a. Too large; too great.
38866	overlargeness	[.] OVERL'ARGENESS, n. Excess of size.
38867	overlash	[.] OVERLASH', v.i. [.] 1. To exaggerate. [Little used.] [.] 2. To proceed to excess. [Little used.]
38868	overlay	[.] OVERLA'Y, v.t. [.] 1. To lay too much upon; to oppress with incumbent weight; as a country overlaid with inhabitants. [.] Our sins have overlaid our hopes. [.] 2. To cover to spread over the surface; as, to overlay capitals of columns with silver; cedar overlaid ...
38869	overlaying	[.] OVERLA'YING, n. A superficial covering. Ex. 38.
38870	overleap	[.] OVERLE'AP, v.t. To leap over; to pass or move from side to side by leaping; as, to overleap a ditch or a fence.
38871	overleather	[.] O'VERLEATHER,
38872	overleaven	[.] OVERLEAVEN, v.t. overlev'n. [.] 1. To leaven too much; to cause to rise and swell too much. [.] 2. To mix too much with; to corrupt.
38873	overlether	[.] O'VERLETHER, n. The leather which forms or is intended to form the upper part of a shoe; that which is over the foot. [With us, this is called upper leather.]
38874	overliberal	[.] OVERLIB'ERAL, a. Too liberal; too free; abundant to excess; as overliberal diet.
38875	overlight	[.] OVERLIGHT, n. Too strong a light.
38876	overlive	[.] OVERLIVE, v.t. overliv'. To outlive; to live longer than another; to survive. [We generally use outlive.] [.] OVERLIVE, v.i. overliv'. To live too long.
38877	overliver	[.] OVERLIV'ER, n. One that lives longest; a survivor.
38878	overload	[.] OVERLOAD, v.t. To load with too heavy a burden or cargo; to fill to excess; as, to overload the stomach or a vehicle.
38879	overlong	[.] OVERLONG', a. Too long.
38880	overlook	[.] OVERLOOK', v.t. [.] 1. To view from a higher place; applied to persons; as, to stand on a hill and overlook a city. [.] 2. To stand in a more elevated place, or to rise so high as to afford the means of looking down on; applied to things. The tower overlooked ...
38881	overlooker	[.] OVERLOOK'ER, n. One that overlooks.
38882	overloop	[.] OVERLOOP, now written orlop, which see.
38883	overlove	[.] OVERLOVE, v.t. To love to excess; to prize or value too much.
38884	overly	[.] O'VERLY, a. Careless; negligent; inattentive. [Not used.]
38885	overmast	[.] OVERM'AST, v.t. To furnish with a mast or with masts that are too long or too heavy for the weight of keel.
38886	overmasted	[.] OVERM'ASTED, pp. Having masts too long or too heavy for the ship.
38887	overmaster	[.] OVERM'ASTER, v.t. To overpower; to subdue; to vanquish; to govern.
38888	overmatch	[.] OVERMATCH', v.t. To be too powerful for; to conquer; to subdue; to oppress by superior force. [.] OVERMATCH', n. One superior in power; one able to overcome.
38889	overmeasure	[.] OVERMEASURE, v.t. overmezh'ur. To measure or estimate too largely. [.] OVERMEASURE, n. overmezh'ur. Excess of measure; something that exceeds the measure proposed.
38890	overmix	[.] OVERMIX', v.t. To mix with too much.
38891	overmodest	[.] OVERMOD'EST, a. Modest to excess; bashful.
38892	overmost	[.] O'VERMOST, a. Highest; over the rest in authority.
38893	overmuch	[.] OVERMUCH', a. Too much; exceeding what is necessary or proper. [.] OVERMUCH', adv. In too great a degree. [.] OVERMUCH', n. More than sufficient.
38894	overmuchness	[.] OVERMUCH'NESS, n. Superabundance. [Not used and barbarous.]
38895	overmultitude	[.] OVERMUL'TITUDE, v.t. To exceed in number. [Not used.]
38896	overname	[.] OVERNA'ME, v.t. To name over or in a series. [Not used.]
38897	overneat	[.] OVERNE'AT, a. Excessively neat.
38898	overnight	[.] OVERNIGHT, n. Night before bed-time. [See Over, prep.]
38899	overnoise	[.] OVERNOISE, v.t. overnoiz'. To overpower by noise.
38900	overoffended	[.] OVEROFFEND'ED, a. Offended to excess.
38901	overoffice	[.] OVEROF'FICE, v.t. To lord by virtue of an office. [Not used.]
38902	overofficious	[.] OVEROFFI'CIOUS, a. Too busy; too ready to intermeddle; too importunate.
38903	overpaint	[.] OVERPA'INT, v.t. To color or describe too strongly.
38904	overpass	[.] OVERP'ASS, v.t. [.] 1. To cross; to go over. [.] 2. To overlook; to pass without regard. [.] 3. To omit, as in reckoning. [.] 4. To omit; not to receive or include. [.]
38905	overpassed	[.] OVERP'ASSED,
38906	overpast	[.] OVERP'AST, pp. Passed by; passed away; gone; past.
38907	overpay	[.] OVERPA'Y, v.t [.] 1. To pay too much or more than is due. [.] 2. To reward beyond the price or merit.
38908	overpeer	[.] OVERPEE'R, v.t. To overlook; to hover over. [Not used.]
38909	overpeople	[.] OVERPE'OPLE, v.t. To overstock with inhabitants.
38910	overperch	[.] OVERPERCH', v.t. To perch over or above; to fly over.
38911	overpersuade	[.] OVERPERSUA'DE, v.t. To persuade or influence against one's inclination or opinion.
38912	overpicture	[.] OVERPIC'TURE, v.t. To exceed the representation or picture.
38913	overplus	[.] O'VERPLUS, n. [over and L. plus, more.] [.] Surplus; that which remains after a supply, or beyond a quantity proposed. Take what is wanted and return the overplus. [.] It would look like a fable to report that this gentleman gives away all which is the overplus ...
38914	overply	[.] OVERPLY', v.t. To ply to excess; to exert with too much vigor.
38915	overpoise	[.] OVERPOISE, v.t. overpoiz'. To outweigh. [.] OVERPOISE, n. overpoiz'. Preponderant weight.
38916	overpolish	[.] OVERPOL'ISH, v.t. To polish too much.
38917	overponderous	[.] OVERPON'DEROUS, a. To heavy; too depressing.
38918	overpost	[.] OVERPOST, v.t. To hasten over quickly.
38919	overpower	[.] OVERPOW'ER, v.t. [.] 1. To affect with a power or force that cannot be borne; as, the light overpowers the eyes. [.] 2. To vanquish by force; to subdue; to reduce to silence in action or submission; to defeat.
38920	overpress	[.] OVERPRESS', v.t. [.] 1. To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to overwhelm. [.] 2. To overcome by importunity.
38921	overprize	[.] OVERPRI'ZE, v.t. To value or prize at too high a rate.
38922	overprompt	[.] OVERPROMPT', a. Too prompt; too ready or eager.
38923	overpromptness	[.] OVERPROMPT'NESS, n. Excessive promptness; precipitation.
38924	overproportion	[.] OVERPROPO'RTION, v.t. To make of too great proportion.
38925	overquietness	[.] OVERQUI'ETNESS, n. Too much quietness.
38926	overrake	[.] OVERRA'KE, v.t. To break in upon a ship. When the waves break in upon a ship riding at anchor, it is said, they overrake her, or she is overraked.
38927	overrank	[.] OVERRANK', a. Too rank or luxuriant.
38928	overrate	[.] OVERRA'TE, v.t. To rate at too much; to estimate at a value or amount beyond the truth.
38929	overreach	[.] OVERRE'ACH, v.t. [.] 1. To reach beyond in any direction; to rise above; to extend beyond. [.] 2. To deceive by cunning, artifice or sagacity; to cheat. [.] OVERRE'ACH, v.i. Applied to horses, to strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of ...
38930	overreacher	[.] OVERRE'ACHER, n. One that overreaches; one that deceives.
38931	overreaching	[.] OVERRE'ACHING, n. The act of deceiving; a reaching too far.
38932	overread	[.] OVERRE'AD, v.t. To read over; to peruse. [Not used.]
38933	overred	[.] OVERRED', v.t. To smear with a red color. [Not used.]
38934	overrid	[.] OVERRID',
38935	overridden	[.] OVERRID'DEN, pp. Rid to excess.
38936	override	[.] OVERRI'DE, v.t. [.] 1. To ride over. [Not used.] [.] 2. To ride too much; to ride beyond the strength of the horse.
38937	overripen	[.] OVERRI'PEN, v.t. To make too ripe.
38938	overroast	[.] OVERROAST, v.t. To roast too much.
38939	overrule	[.] OVERRU'LE, v.t. [.] 1. To influence or control by predominant power; to subject to superior authority. The law must overrule all private opinions of right and wrong. [.] His passion and animosity overruled his conscience. [.] 2. To govern with high authority. [.] 3. ...
38940	overruler	[.] OVERRU'LER, n. One who controls, directs or governs.
38941	overruling	[.] OVERRU'LING, pp. [.] 1. Controlling; subjecting to authority. [.] 2. a. Exerting superior and controlling power; as an overruling Providence.
38942	overrun	[.] OVERRUN', v.t. [.] 1. To run or spread over; to grow over; to cover all over. The sluggard's farm is overrun with weeds. Some plants unchecked will soon overrun a field. The Canada thistle is overrunning the northern parts of New England, as it has overrun Normandy. [.] 2. ...
38943	overrunner	[.] OVERRUN'NER, n. One that overruns.
38944	overrunning	[.] OVERRUN'NING, ppr. Spreading over; ravaging; changing the disposition of types.
38945	oversaturate	[.] OVERSAT'URATE, v.t. To saturate to excess.
38946	oversaturated	[.] OVERSAT'URATED, pp. More than saturated.
38947	oversaturating	[.] OVERSAT'URATING, ppr. Saturating to excess.
38948	overscrupulous	[.] OVERSCRU'PULOUS, a. Scrupulous to excess.
38949	oversea	[.] OVERSEA, a. Foreign; from beyond sea.
38950	oversee	[.] OVERSEE', v.t. [.] 1. To superintend; to overlook, implying care. [.] 2. To pass unheeded; to omit; to neglect. [Not used.]
38951	overseen	[.] OVERSEE'N, pp. [.] 1. Superintended. [.] 2. Mistaken; deceived. [Not used.]
38952	overseer	[.] OVERSEE'R, n. [.] 1. One who overlooks; a superintendent; a supervisor. [.] 2. An officer who has the care of the poor or of an idiot, &c.
38953	overset	[.] OVERSET', v.t [.] 1. To turn from the proper position or basis; to turn upon the side, or to turn bottom upwards; as, to overset a coach, a ship or a building. [.] 2. To subvert; to overthrow; as, to overset the constitution of a state; to overset a scheme of ...
38954	overshade	[.] OVERSHA'DE, v.t. To cover with shade; to cover with any thing that causes darkness; to render dark or gloomy.
38955	overshadow	[.] OVERSHAD'OW, v.t [.] 1. To throw a shadow over; to overshade. [.] 2. To shelter; to protect; to cover with protecting influence.
38956	overshadower	[.] OVERSHAD'OWER, n. One that throws a shade over any thing.
38957	overshadowing	[.] OVERSHAD'OWING, ppr. Throwing a shade over; protecting.
38958	overshoot	[.] OVERSHOOT', v.t. [.] 1. To shoot beyond the mark. [.] 2. To pass swiftly over. [.] To overshoot one's self, to venture too far; to assert too much. [.] OVERSHOOT', v.i. To fly beyond the mark.
38959	overshot	[.] OVERSHOT', pp. Shot beyond.
38960	oversight	[.] O'VERSIGHT, n. [.] 1. Superintendence; watchful care. 1Peter 5. [.] 2. Mistake; an overlooking; omission; error.
38961	oversize	[.] OVERSI'ZE, v.t. [.] 1. To surpass in bulk or size. [Not much used.] [.] 2. To cover with viscid matter.
38962	overskip	[.] OVERSKIP', v.t. [.] 1. To skip or leap over; to pass by leaping. [.] 2. To pass over. [.] 3. To escape.
38963	oversleep	[.] OVERSLEE'P, v.t. To sleep too long; as, to oversleep the usual hour of rising.
38964	overslip	[.] OVERSLIP', v.t. To slip or pass without notice; to pass undone, unnoticed or unused; to omit; to neglect; as, to overslip time or opportunity.
38965	overslow	[.] OVERSLOW, v.t. To render slow; to check; to curb. [Not used.]
38966	oversnow	[.] OVERSNOW, v.t. To cover with snow. [Not much used.]
38967	oversold	[.] OVERSOLD, pp. Sold at too high a price.
38968	oversoon	[.] OVERSOON', adv. Too soon.
38969	oversorrow	[.] OVERSOR'ROW, v.t. To grieve or afflict to excess.
38970	overspan	[.] OVERSPAN', v.t. To reach or extend over.
38971	overspeak	[.] OVERSPE'AK, v.t. To speak too much; to use too many words.
38972	overspent	[.] OVERSPENT', pp. [See Spend.] Harassed or fatigued to an extreme degree.
38973	overspread	[.] OVERSPREAD, v.t. overspred'. [.] 1. To spread over; to cover over. The deluge overspread the earth. [.] 2. To scatter over. [.] OVERSPREAD, v.i. overspred'. To be spread or scattered over; as, weeds overspread the ground.
38974	overstand	[.] OVERSTAND', v.t. To stand too much on price or conditions; to lose a sale by holding the price too high.
38975	overstare	[.] OVERSTA'RE, v.t. To stare wildly. [Not used.]
38976	overstep	[.] OVERSTEP', v.t. To step over or beyond; to exceed.
38977	overstock	[.] OVERSTOCK', n. Superabundance; more than is sufficient. [.] OVERSTOCK', v.t. [.] 1. To fill too full; to crowd; to supply with more than is wanted. The world may be overstocked with inhabitants. The market is often overstocked with goods. [.] 2. To furnish ...
38978	overstore	[.] OVERSTO'RE, v.t. To store with too much; to supply or fill with superabundance.
38979	overstrain	[.] OVERSTRA'IN, v.i. To strain to excess; to make too violent efforts. [.] OVERSTRA'IN, v.t. To stretch too far.
38980	overstrew	[.] OVERSTREW',
38981	overstrike	[.] OVERSTRI'KE, v.t. To strike beyond.
38982	overstrow	[.] OVERSTROW, v.t. To spread or scatter over.
38983	overstrown	[.] OVERSTROWN, pp. Spread or scattered over.
38984	oversupply	[.] OVERSUPPLY', v.t. To furnish more than is sufficient.
38985	oversway	[.] OVERSWA'Y, v.t. To overrule; to bear down; to control.
38986	overswell	[.] OVERSWELL', v.t. To swell or rise above; to overflow.
38987	overt	[.] O'VERT, a. [L. aperio.] [.] Open to view; public; apparent; as overt virtues; an overt essay. But the word is now used chiefly in law. Thus an overt act of treason is distinguished from secret design or intention not carried into effect, and even from words spoken. ...
38988	overtake	[.] OVERTA'KE, v.t. [.] 1. To come up with in a course, pursuit, progress or motion; to catch. [.] The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake. Ex. 15. [.] 2. To come upon; to fall on afterwards. Vengeance shall overtake the wicked. [.] 3. To take by surprise. [.] Brethren, ...
38989	overtask	[.] OVERT'ASK, v.t. To impose too heavy a task or injunction on.
38990	overtax	[.] OVERTAX', v.t. To tax too heavily.
38991	overthrow	[.] OVERTHROW, v.t. [See Throw.] [.] 1. To turn upside down. [.] His wife overthrew the table. [.] 2. To throw down. [.] 3. To ruin; to demolish. [.] When the walls of Thebes he overthrew. [.] 4. To defeat; to conquer; to vanquish; as, to overthrow an army ...
38992	overthrower	[.] OVERTHROWER, n. One that overthrows, defeats or destroys.
38993	overthwart	[.] OVERTHWART', a. [.] 1. Opposite; being over the way or street. [.] 2. Crossing at right angles. [.] 3. Cross; perverse; adverse; contradictions. [.] OVERTHWART', prep. Across; from side to side.
38994	overthwartly	[.] OVERTHWART'LY, adv. [.] 1. Across; transversely. [.] 2. Perversely.
38995	overthwartness	[.] OVERTHWART'NESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being athwart or lying across. [.] 2. Perverseness; pervicacity.
38996	overtire	[.] OVERTI'RE, v.t. To tire to excess; to subdue by fatigue.
38997	overtitle	[.] OVERTI'TLE, v.t. To give too high a title to.
38998	overtly	[.] O'VERTLY, adv. Openly; in open view; publicly.
38999	overtook	[.] OVERTOOK', pret. of overtake.
39000	overtop	[.] OVERTOP', v.t. [.] 1. To rise above the top. [.] 2. To excel; to surpass. [.] 3. To obscure; to make of less importance by superior excellence.
39001	overtower	[.] OVERTOW'ER, v.t. To soar too high.
39002	overtrip	[.] OVERTRIP', v.t. To trip over; to walk nimbly over.
39003	overtrust	[.] OVERTRUST', v.t. To trust with too much confidence.
39004	overture	[.] O'VERTURE, n. [.] 1. Opening; disclosure; discovery. [In this literal sense, little used.] [.] 2. Proposal; something offered for consideration, acceptance or rejection. The prince made overtures of peace, which were accepted. [.] 3. The opening piece, ...
39005	overturn	[.] OVERTURN', v.t. [.] 1. To overset; to turn or throw from a basis or foundation; as, to overturn a carriage or a building. [.] 2. To subvert; to ruin; to destroy. [.] 3. To overpower; to conquer.
39006	overturnable	[.] OVERTURN'ABLE, a. That may be overturned. [Not much used.]
39007	overturned	[.] OVERTURN'ED, pp. Overset; overthrown.
39008	overturner	[.] OVERTURN'ER, n. One that overturns or subverts.
39009	overturning	[.] OVERTURN'ING, ppr. Oversetting; overthrowing; subverting. [.] OVERTURN'ING, n. An oversetting; subversion; change; revolution.
39010	overvail	[.] OVERVA'IL,
39011	overvalue	[.] OVERVAL'UE, v.t. To rate at too high a price.
39012	overveil	[.] OVERVEIL, v.t. To cover; to spread over.
39013	overvote	[.] OVERVO'TE, v.t. To outvote; to outnumber in votes given.
39014	overwatch	[.] OVERWATCH', v.t. To watch to excess; to subdue by long want of rest.
39015	overwatched	[.] OVERWATCH'ED, a. Tired by too much watching.
39016	overweak	[.] OVERWE'AK, a. Too weak; too feeble.
39017	overweary	[.] OVERWE'ARY, v.t. To subdue with fatigue.
39018	overweather	[.] OVERWEATHER, v.t. overweth'er. [See Weather.] To bruise or batter by violence of weather.
39019	overween	[.] OVERWEE'N, v.i. [seen is obsolete, except in composition. See the word.] [.] 1. To think too highly; to think arrogantly or conceitedly. [.] 2. To reach beyond the truth in thought; to think too favorably. [.]
39020	overweening	[.] OVERWEE'NING, ppr. [.] 1. Thinking too highly or conceitedly. [.] 2. a. That thinks too highly, particularly of one's self; conceited; vain; as overweening pride; an overweening brain.
39021	overweeningly	[.] OVERWEE'NINGLY, adv. With too much vanity or conceit.
39022	overweigh	[.] OVERWEIGH, v.t. To exceed in weight; to cause to preponderate; to outweigh; to overbalance.
39023	overweight	[.] OVERWEIGHT, n. Greater weight; preponderance.
39024	overwhelm	[.] OVERWHELM', v.t. [.] 1. To overspread or crush beneath something violent and weighty, that covers or encompasses the whole; as, to overwhelm with waves. [.] 2. To immerse and bear down; in a figurative sense; as, to be overwhelmed with cares, afflictions or business. [.] 3. ...
39025	overwhelming	[.] OVERWHELM'ING, ppr. Crushing with weight or numbers.
39026	overwhelmingly	[.] OVERWHELM'INGLY, adv. In a manner to overwhelm.
39027	overwing	[.] OVERWING', v.t. To outflank; to extend beyond the wing of an army.
39028	overwise	[.] OVERWI'SE, a. s as z. Wise to affectation.
39029	overwiseness	[.] OVERWI'SENESS, n. Pretended or affected wisdom.
39030	overword	[.] OVERWORD', v.t. To say too much.
39031	overwork	[.] OVERWORK', v.t. To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much; to tire.
39032	overworn	[.] OVERWORN, a. [.] 1. Worn out; subdued by toil. [.] 2. Spoiled by time.
39033	overwrestle	[.] OVERWRESTLE, v.t. overres'l. To subdue by wrestling.
39034	overwrought	[.] OVERWROUGHT, pp. overraut'. [.] 1. Labored to excess. [.] 2. Worked all over; as overwrought with ornaments.
39035	overyeared	[.] OVERYE'ARED, a. Too old. [Not used.]
39036	overzealed	[.] OVERZE'ALED, a. Too much excited with zeal; ruled by too much zeal.
39037	overzealous	[.] OVERZEALOUS, a. overzel'ous. Too zealous; eager to excess.
39038	ovicular	[.] OVIC'ULAR, a. [from L. ovum, an egg.] Pertaining to an egg.
39039	oviduct	[.] O'VIDUCT, n. [L. ovum, an egg, and ductus, a duct.] [.] In animals, a passage for the egg from the ovary to the womb, or a passage which conveys the egg from the ovary.
39040	oviform	[.] O'VIFORM, a. [L. ovum, egg, and forma, form.] Having the form or figure of an egg.
39041	ovine	[.] O'VINE, a. [L. ovinus, from ovis, sheep.] Pertaining to sheep; consisting of sheep.
39042	oviparous	[.] OVIP'AROUS, a. [L. ovum, egg, and pario, to produce.] [.] Producing eggs, or producing young from eggs. Fowls and reptiles are oviparous animals.
39043	ovoid	[.] O'VOID, a. [L. ovum, egg, and Gr. form.] Having the shape of an egg.
39044	ovolo	[.] O'VOLO, n. In architecture, a round molding, the quarter of a circle; called also the quarter round.
39045	owe	[.] OWE, v.t. o. [Gr., Eng. own.] [.] 1. To be indebted; to be obliged or bound to pay. The merchants owe a large sum to foreigners. [.] A son owes help and honor to his father. [.] One was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. [.] Matt. 18. [.] Owe ...
39046	owing	[.] OWING, ppr. [This is used in a passive form, contrary to analogy, for owen or owed. But the use is inveterately established.] [.] 1. Due; that moral obligation requires to be paid; as the money owing to a laborer for services, or to another country for goods. [.] 2. ...
39047	owl	[.] OWL, n. [L. ulula, ululo.] [.] A fowl of the genus Strix, that flies chiefly in the night.
39048	owler	[.] OWL'ER, n. One that conveys contraband goods.
39049	owlet	[.] OWL'ET, n. An owl, which see.
39050	owling	[.] OWL'ING, n. The offense of transporting wool or sheep out of England, contrary to the statute. [.] [This explanation of owling favors the derivation of the word from wool.]
39051	own	[.] OWN, a. [See Owe and Ought.] [.] 1. Belonging to; possessed; peculiar; usually expressing property with emphasis, or in express exclusion of others. It follows my, your, his, their, thy, her. God created man in his own image. Adam begat a son in his own likeness. ...
39052	owned	[.] OWNED, pp. [.] 1. The legal title being vested in; as, the property is owned by a company. [.] 2. Acknowledged; avowed; confessed.
39053	owner	[.] OWNER, n. The rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not. [.] The ox knoweth his owner. Is. 1. [.] The centurion believed the master and owner of the ship. Act. 27.
39054	ownership	[.] OWNERSHIP, n. Property; exclusive right of possession; legal or just claim or title. The ownership of the estate is in A; the possession is in B.
39055	owning	[.] OWNING, ppr. [.] 1. Having the legal or just title to. [.] 2. Acknowledging; avowing; confessing.
39056	owre	[.] OWRE, n. [L. urus.] A beast. [Not used.]
39057	owse	[.] OWSE, n. Bark of oak beaten or ground to small pieces.
39058	owser	[.] OW'SER, n. Bark and water mixed in a tan-pit.
39059	ox	[.] OX, n. plu. oxen. pron. ox'n. [.] The male of the bovine genus of quadrupeds, castrated and grown to his size or nearly so. The young male is called in America a steer. The same animal not castrated is called a bull. These distinctions are well established with ...
39060	ox-eye	[.] OX'-EYE, n. [ox and eye.] A plant of the genus Buphthalmum; another of the genus Anthemis; also, the ox-eye daisy or Chrysanthemum.
39061	ox-eyed	[.] OX'-EYED, a. Having large full eyes, like those of an ox.
39062	oxalate	[.] OX'ALATE, n. [See Oxalic.] In chimistry, a salt formed by a combination of the oxalic acid with a base.
39063	oxalic	[.] OXAL'IC, a. [Gr. sorrel,, acid.] [.] Pertaining to sorrel. The oxalic acid is the acid of sorrel.
39064	oxbane	[.] OX'BANE, n. A plant, buphonos.
39065	oxfly	[.] OX'FLY, n. A fly hatched under the skin of cattle.
39066	oxgang	[.] OX'GANG, n. [ox and gang, going.] In ancient laws, as much land as an ox can plow in a year; said to be fifteen acres, or as others allege, twenty acres.
39067	oxheal	[.] OX'HEAL, n. A plant.
39068	oxiodic	[.] OXIOD'IC, a. Pertaining to or consisting of the compound of oxygen and iodine.
39069	oxlike	[.] OX'LIKE, a. [ox and like.] Resembling an ox.
39070	oxlip	[.] OX'LIP, n. A plant, the cowslip.
39071	oxstall	[.] OX'STALL, n. A stall or stand for oxen.
39072	oxtongue	[.] OXTONGUE, n. ox'tung. A plant of the genus Picris.
39073	oxy-iodine	[.] OXY-I'ODINE, n. In chimistry, a compound of the chloriodic and oxiodic acids.
39074	oxycrate	[.] OX'YCRATE, n. [Gr. acid, and to mix.] [.] A mixture of water and vinegar. [Little used.]
39075	oxyd	[.] OX'YD, n. [Gr. acid, sharp, vinegar.] [.] In chimistry, a substance formed by the combination of a portion of oxygen with some base; or a substance combined with oxygen, without being in the state of an acid.
39076	oxydability	[.] OXYDABIL'ITY, n. The capacity of being converted into an oxyd.
39077	oxydable	[.] OX'YDABLE, a. Capable of being converted into an oxyd.
39078	oxydate	[.] OX'YDATE, v.t. To convert into an oxyd, as metals and other substances, by combination with oxygen. It differs from acidify, to make acid, or to convert into an acid, as in oxydation the acid that enters into combination is not sufficient to form an acid.
39079	oxydated	[.] OX'YDATED, pp. Converted into an oxyd.
39080	oxydating	[.] OX'YDATING, ppr. Converting into an oxyd.
39081	oxydation	[.] OXYDA'TION, n. The operation or process of converting into an oxyd, as metals or other substances, by combining with them a certain portion of oxygen.
39082	oxydize	[.] OX'YDIZE, v.t. To oxydate, which see.
39083	oxydized	[.] OX'YDIZED, pp. Oxydated.
39084	oxydizement	[.] OX'YDIZEMENT, n. Oxydation.
39085	oxydizing	[.] OX'YDIZING, ppr. Oxydating. [Oxydize and its derivatives are now more generally used than oxydate, though there seems to be no ground for the preference.]
39086	oxygen	[.] OX'YGEN, n. [Gr. acid, and to generate.] [.] In chimistry, oxygen or oxygen gas is an element or substance so named from its property of generating acids; it is the respirable part of air, vital air, or the basis of it; it is called the acidifying principle, and ...
39087	oxygenate	[.] OX'YGENATE, v.t. To unite or cause to combine with oxygen, without the evolution of heat or light; to acidify by oxygen.
39088	oxygenated	[.] OX'YGENATED, pp. United with oxygen.
39089	oxygenating	[.] OX'YGENATING, ppr. Uniting with oxygen.
39090	oxygenation	[.] OXYGENA'TION, n. The act, operation or process of combining with oxygen.
39091	oxygenizable	[.] OX'YGENIZABLE, a. Capable of being oxygenized.
39092	oxygenize	[.] OX'YGENIZE, v.t. To oxygenate, which see.
39093	oxygenized	[.] OX'YGENIZED, pp. United with oxygen.
39094	oxygenizement	[.] OX'YGENIZEMENT, n. Oxygenation.
39095	oxygenizing	[.] OX'YGENIZING, ppr. Oxygenating.
39096	oxygenous	[.] OXYG'ENOUS, a. Pertaining to oxygen, or obtained from it.
39097	oxygon	[.] OX'YGON, n. [Gr. sharp, and an angle.] [.] A triangle having three acute angles.
39098	oxymel	[.] OX'YMEL, n. [Gr. acid, and honey.] [.] A mixture of vinegar and honey.
39099	oxymoron	[.] OXYMO'RON, n. [Gr. a smart saying which at first view appears foolish.] [.] A rhetorical figure, in which an epithet of a quite contrary signification is added to a word; as cruel kindness. [.] Oxyprussic acid, chloroprussic acid.
39100	oxyrrhodine	[.] OXYR'RHODINE, n. [compounded of Gr. acid, and rose.] [.] A mixture of two parts of the oil of roses with one of the vinegar of roses.
39101	oxytone	[.] OX'YTONE, a. [Gr. sharp, and tone.] [.] Having an acute sound. [.] OX'YTONE, n. An acute sound.
39102	oyer	[.] OY'ER, n. [.] 1. In law, a hearing or trial of causes. A court of oyer and terminer is constituted by a commission to inquire, hear and determine all treasons, felonies and misdemeanors. [.] 2. The hearing, as of a writ, bond, note or other specialty; as when ...
39103	oyes	[.] OYES, This word is used by the sheriff or his substitute in making proclamation in court, requiring silence and attention. it is thrice repeated, and most absurdly pronounced, O yes.
39104	oylet-hole	[.] OYLET-HOLE. [See Eyelet-hole.]
39105	oyster	[.] OYS'TER, n. [L. ostrea; Gr. probably connected in origin with bone, and named from its hardness.] [.] A bivalvular testaceous animal, found adhering to rocks or other fixed substances in salt water which is shallow, or in the mouths of rivers. Oysters are deemed ...
39106	oyster-shell	[.] OYS'TER-SHELL, n. The hard covering or shell of the oyster.
39107	oyster-wench	[.] OYS'TER-WENCH,
39108	oyster-wife	[.] OYS'TER-WIFE,
39109	oyster-woman	[.] OYS'TER-WOMAN, n. A woman whose occupation is to sell oysters; a low woman.
39110	p	[.] P is the sixteenth letter of the English Alphabet, and a labial articulation formed by a close compression of the anterior part of the lips, as in ep. It is convertible into b and f, sometimes into v. [.] This letter is found int he oriental languages, from which it was ...
39111	paage	[.] PAAGE, n. [See Pay.] A toll for passage over another persons grounds. [Not used.]
39112	pabular	[.] PABULAR, a. [L., food.] Pertaining to food; affording food or aliment.
39113	pabulation	[.] PABULATION, n. [L., to feed.] The act of feeding or procuring provender.
39114	pabulous	[.] PABULOUS, a. [L., food.] Affording aliment or food; alimental.
39115	pabulum	[.] PABULUM, n. [L.] [.] 1. Food; aliment; that which feeds. [.] 2. Fuel; that which supplies the means of combustion.
39116	paca	[.] PACA, n. A small animal of America, bearing some resemblance to a hare and a pig. It is a species of cavy; called also the spotted cavy.
39117	pacate	[.] PACATE, a. [L.] Peaceful; tranquil. [Not used.]
39118	pacated	[.] PACATED, a. Appeased. [Little used.]
39119	pacation	[.] PACATION, n. [L., to calm or appease.] The act of appeasing.
39120	paccan	[.] PACCAN, n. An American tree and its nut.
39121	pace	[.] PACE, n. [L., to open, Gr., to tread. See Pass.] [.] 1. A step. [.] 2. The space between the two feet in walking, estimated at two feet and a half. But the geometrical pace is five feet, or the whole space passed over by the same foot from one step to another. Sixty ...
39122	paced	[.] PACED, a. [.] 1. Having a particular gait; used chiefly in composition; as slow-paced. [.] 2. In composition, going all lengths; as a thorough-paced intriguer.
39123	pacer	[.] PACER, n. One that paces; a horse that paces.
39124	pachydermatous	[.] PACHYDERMATOUS, a. [Gr., thick, skin.] Having a thick skin; an epithet applied to an order of animals, called Pachydermata, embracing all the hoofed quadrupeds which do not ruminate, as the elephant, mastodon or North American mammoth, hippopotamus, sus or hog, rhinoceros, ...
39125	pacific	[.] PACIFIC, a. [L., to make peace. See Peace.] [.] 1. Peace-making; conciliatory; suited to make or restore peace; adapted to reconcile differences; mild; appeasing; as, to offer pacific propositions to a belligerent power. The measures proposed are in their nature ...
39126	pacification	[.] PACIFICATION, n. [L. See Pacify. [.] 1. The act of making peace between nations or parties at variance. [.] 2. The act of appeasing or pacifying wrath.
39127	pacificator	[.] PACIFICATOR, n. [L.] A peace-maker; one that restores amity between contending parties or nations.
39128	pacificatory	[.] PACIFICATORY, a. Tending to make peace; conciliatory.
39129	pacified	[.] PACIFIED, pp. Appeased; tranquilized.
39130	pacifier	[.] PACIFIER, n. One who pacifies.
39131	pacify	[.] PACIFY, v.t. [L., peace, and to make.] [.] 1. To appease, as wrath or other violent passion or appetite; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay agitation or excitement; as, to pacify a man when angry, or to pacify his wrath or rage; the word being applied both to the ...
39132	pacifying	[.] PACIFYING, ppr. Appeasing; tranquilizing.
39133	pack	[.] PACK, n. [See the Verb.] [.] 1. A bundle of any thing inclosed in a cover or bound fast with cords; a bale; as a pack of goods or cloth. The soldier bears a pack on his back. [.] 2. A burden or load; as a pack of sorrows. [.] 3. A number of cards, or the number ...
39134	package	[.] PACK'AGE, n. A bundle or bale; a quantity pressed or bound together; as a package of cloth. [.] 1. A charge made for packing goods.
39135	packcloth	[.] PACK'CLOTH, n. A cloth for packing goods, or in which they are tied.
39136	packed	[.] PACK'ED, pp. Put together and pressed; tied or bound in a bundle; put down and salted, as meat; sent off; united iniquitously.
39137	packer	[.] PACK'ER, n. One that packs; an officer appointed to pack meat, as beef, port, fish, &c.
39138	packet	[.] PACK'ET, n. [.] 1. A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as a packet of letters. [.] 2. A dispatch-vessel; a ship or other vessel employed by government to convey letters from country to country or from port to port. [.] 3. A vessel employed in ...
39139	packet-boat	[.] PACKET-BOAT. [See Packet.]
39140	packet-ship	[.] PACK'ET-SHIP, n. A ship that sails regularly between distant countries for the conveyance of dispatches, letters, passengers,&c.
39141	packhorse	[.] PACK'HORSE, n. A horse employed in carrying packs or goods and baggage. [.] 1. A beast of burden.
39142	packing	[.] PACK'ING, ppr. Laying together in close order; binding in a bundle; putting in barrels with salt, &c.; uniting, as men for a fraudulent purpose. [.] PACK'ING, n. A trick; collusion.
39143	packsaddle	[.] PACK'SADDLE, n. A saddle on which packs or burdens are laid for conveyance.
39144	packstaff	[.] PACK'STAFF, n. A staff on which a traveler occasionally supports his pack.
39145	packthread	[.] PACK'THREAD, n. Strong thread or twine used in tying up parcels.
39146	paco	[.] PA'CO
39147	pacos	[.] PA'COS, n. An animal of South America, resembling the camel in shape, but much smaller. It is sometimes called the Peruvian sheep, on account of its long thick hair.
39148	pact	[.] PACT, n. [L. pactus, from pango. See Pack.] [.] A contract; an agreement or covenant.
39149	paction	[.] PAC'TION, n. [L. pactio. See Pack.] An agreement or contract.
39150	pactional	[.] PAC'TIONAL, a. By way of agreement.
39151	pactitious	[.] PACTI'TIOUS, a. Settled by agreement or stipulation.
39152	pad	[.] PAD, n. [.] 1. A foot path; a road. [Not now used.] [.] 2. An easy paced horse. [.] 3. A robber that infests the road on foot; usually called a foot- pad. [.] PAD, n. A soft saddle, cushion or bolster stuffed with straw, hair or other soft substance. [.] PAD, ...
39153	padar	[.] PAD'AR, n. Grouts; coarse flour or meal. [Not used in U. States.]
39154	padder	[.] PAD'DER, n. A robber on foot; a highwayman.
39155	paddle	[.] PAD'DLE, v.i. [L. pes,pedis,the foot, and this is allied to Gr., to tread.] [.] 1. To row; to beat the water, as with oars. [.] 2. To play in the water with the hands, as children; or with the feet, as fowls or other animals. [.] 3. To finger. [.] PAD'DLE, ...
39156	paddle-staff	[.] PAD'DLE-STAFF, n. A staff headed with broad iron.
39157	paddler	[.] PAD'DLER, n. On that paddles.
39158	paddock	[.] PAD'DOCK, n. A toad or frog. [.] PAD'DOCK, n. [.] 1. A small inclosure for deer or other animals. [.] 2. An inclosure for races with hounds, &c.
39159	paddock-pipe	[.] PAD'DOCK-PIPE, n. A plant of the genus Equisetum.
39160	paddock-stool	[.] PAD'DOCK-STOOL, n. A plant of the genus Agaricus; a mushroom, vulgarly toadstool.
39161	padelion	[.] PADELI'ON, n. A plant.
39162	padlock	[.] PAD'LOCK, n. A lock to be hung on a staple and held by a link. [.] PAD'LOCK, v.t. To fasten with a padlock; to stop; to shut; to confine.
39163	padnag	[.] PAD'NAG, n. An ambling nag.
39164	padow-pipe	[.] PAD'OW-PIPE, n. A plant. [See Paddock-pipe.]
39165	paduasoy	[.] PADUASOY', n. A particular kind of silk stuff.
39166	paean	[.] PAE'AN
39167	paer-stainer	[.] PA'ER-STAINER, n. One that stains, colors or stamps paper for hangings.
39168	pagan	[.] PA'GAN, n. [L. paganus, a peasant or countryman, from pagus, a village.] A heathen; a Gentile; an idolater; one who worships false gods. This word was originally applied to the inhabitants of the country, who on the first propagation of the christian religion adhered ...
39169	paganism	[.] PA'GANISM, n. Heathenism; the worship of false gods, or the system of religious opinions and worship maintained by pagans. [.] [.] Men instructed from their infancy in the principles and duties of christianity, never sink to the degradation of paganism.
39170	paganize	[.] PA'GANIZE, v.t. To render heathenish; to convert to heathenism. [.] PA'GANIZE, v.i. To behave like pagans.
39171	paganized	[.] PA'GANIZED, pp. Rendered heathenish.
39172	paganizing	[.] PA'GANIZING, ppr. Rendering heathenish; behaving like pagans; adopting heathen principles and practice.
39173	page	[.] PAGE, n. [Gr. a boy.] [.] 1. A boy attending on a great person, rather for formality or show, than for servitude. [.] [.] He had two pages of honor, on either hand one. [.] 2. A boy or man that attends on a legislative body. In Massachusetts,the page is a ...
39174	pageant	[.] PAGEANT, n. pa'jent. [L. pegma; Gr. something showy carried in triumph.] [.] 1. A statue in show, or a triumphal car, chariot, arch or other pompous thing, decorated with flags, &c. and carried in public shows and processions. [.] 2. A show; a spectacle of entertainment; ...
39175	pageanty	[.] PA'GEANTY, n. Show; pompous exhibition or spectacle. [.] [.] Such pageantry to be the people shown.
39176	pagil	[.] PA'GIL, n. A plant and flower of the genus Primula or primrose; cowslip-primrose.
39177	paginal	[.] PAG'INAL, a. Consisting of pages.
39178	pagod	[.] PA'GOD
39179	pagoda	[.] PAGO'DA, n. [.] 1. A temple in the East Indies in which idols are worshiped. [.] 2. An idol; an image of some supposed deity. [.] PAGO'DA, n. A gold or silver coin current in Hindoostan, of different values in different parts of India, from $1.75 cts. to ...
39180	pagodite	[.] PA'GODITE, n. A name given to the mineral of which the Chinese make their pagodas. It is called also lardite, koreite, and agalmatolite.
39181	paid	[.] PAID, pret. and pp. of pay; paid for payed.
39182	paigle	[.] PA'IGLE
39183	pail	[.] PAIL, n. An open wooden vessel used in families for carrying liquids, as water and milk,usually containing from eight to twelve quarts.
39184	pail-full	[.] PA'IL-FULL, n. The quantity that a pail will hold.
39185	pailmail	[.] PAILMAIL. [See Pallmall.]
39186	pain	[.] PAIN, n. [L. paena; Gr. penalty, and pain, labor.] [.] 1. An uneasy sensation in animal bodies, of any degree from slight uneasiness to extreme distress or torture, proceeding from pressure, tension or spasm, separation of parts by violence, or any derangement of ...
39187	painful	[.] PA'INFUL, a. Giving pain, uneasiness or distress to the body; as a painful operation in surgery. [.] 1. Giving pain to the mind; afflictive; disquieting; distressing. [.] [.] Evils have been more painful to us in the prospect, than in the actual pressure. [.] 2. ...
39188	painfully	[.] PA'INFULLY, adv. With suffering of body; with affliction, uneasiness or distress of mind. [.] 1. Laboriously; with toil; with laborious effort or diligence.
39189	painfulness	[.] PA'INFULNESS, n. Uneasiness or distress of body. [.] 1. Affliction; sorrow; grief; disquietude or distress of mind. [.] 2. Laborious effort or diligence; toil.
39190	painim	[.] PA'INIM, n. A pagan. [Not used.] [.] PA'INIM, a. Pagan; infidel. [Not used.]
39191	painless	[.] PA'INLESS, a. Free from pain. [.] 1. Free from trouble.
39192	painstaker	[.] PA'INSTAKER, n. A laborious person.
39193	painstaking	[.] PA'INSTAKING, a. Laborious; industrious. [.] PA'INSTAKING, n. Labor; great industry.
39194	paint	[.] PA'INT, v.t. [L. pingo,pictus.] [.] 1. To form a figure or likeness in colors; as, to paint a hero or a landscape. [.] 2. To cover or besmear with color or colors, either with or without figures; as, to paint a cloth; to paint a house. [.] 3. To represent by ...
39195	painted	[.] PA'INTED, pp. Colored; rubbed over with paint; as a painted house or cloth. [.] 1. Represented in form by colors. [.] 2. Described.
39196	painter	[.] PA'INTER, n. One whose occupation is to paint; one skilled in representing things in colors. [.] PA'INTER, n. A rope used to fasten a boat to a ship or other object.
39197	painting	[.] PA'INTING, ppr. Representing in colors; laying on colors. [.] [.] [.] PA'INTING, n. The art of forming figures or resembling objects in colors on canvas or other material, or the art of representing to the eye by means of figures and colors, any object of ...
39198	painture	[.] PA'INTURE, n. The art of painting.
39199	pair	[.] PAIR, n. [L. par; Heb. to join, couple or associate.] [.] 1. Two things of a kind, similar in form, applied to the same purpose,and suited to each other or used together; as a pair of gloves or stockings; a pair of shoes; a pair of oxen or horses. [.] 2. Two of ...
39200	pair-royal	[.] PAIR-ROYAL, n. Three of a sort in certain games of cards.
39201	paired	[.] PA'IRED, pp. Joined in couples, fitted; suited.
39202	pairing	[.] PA'IRING, ppr. Uniting in pairs; fitting.
39203	palace	...
39204	palace-court	[.] PAL'ACE-COURT, n. The domestic court of the kings of Great Britain, which administers justice between the king's domestic servants. It is held once a week before the steward of the household and knight marshal; its jurisdiction extending twelve miles in circuit from ...
39205	palacious	[.] PALA'CIOUS, a. [from palace.] Royal; noble; magnificent. [Not used.]
39206	palankeen	[.] PALANKEE'N
39207	palanquin	[.] PALAN'QUIN, n. A covered carriage used in India, China, &c. borne on the shoulders of men, and in which a single person is conveyed from place to place.
39208	palatable	[.] PAL'ATABLE, a. [from palate.] Agreeable to the taste; savory. [.] 1. That is relished.
39209	palatableness	[.] PAL'ATABLENESS, n. The quality of being agreeable to the taste; relish.
39210	palatal	[.] PAL'ATAL, a. Pertaining to the palate; uttered by the aid of the palate. [.] PAL'ATAL, n. A letter pronounced by the aid of the palate, or an articulation of the root of the tongue with the roof of the mouth; as g hard and k, in eg, ek.
39211	palate	[.] PAL'ATE, n. [L. palatum, properly the arch or cope of heaven.] [.] 1. The roof or upper part of the mouth. The glands in this part of the mouth secrete a mucous fluid, which lubricates the mouth and throat, and facilitates deglutition. [.] 2. Taste. [.] [.] ...
39212	palatial	[.] PALA'TIAL, a. [from palate.] Pertaining to the palate; as the palatial retraction of the tongue. [.] PALA'TIAL, a. [from L. palatium, palace.] Pertaining to a palace; becoming a palace; magnificent.
39213	palatic	[.] PAL'ATIC, a Belonging to the palate. [Not used.]
39214	palatinate	[.] PALAT'INATE, n. [L. palatinus. See Palatine.] [.] The province or seignory of a palatine; as the Palatinate of the Rhine in Germany, called the upper and lower Palatinate.
39215	palatine	[.] PAL'ATINE, a. [L. palatinus, from palatium, palace.] Pertaining to a palace; an epithet applied originally to persons holding an office or employment in the king;s palace; hence it imports possessing royal privileges; as a count palatine. [.] In England, formerly, ...
39216	palative	[.] PAL'ATIVE, a. Pleasing to the taste. [Not used.]
39217	palaver	[.] PAL`AVER, n. [.] 1. Idle talk. [.] 2. Flattery; adulation. [This is used with us in the vulgar dialect.] [.] 3. Talk; conversation; conference; a sense used in Africa, as appears by the relations of missionaries. [.] PAL`AVER, v.t. To flatter. [In vulgar ...
39218	pale	[.] PALE, a. [L. palleo,pallidus.] [.] 1. White or whitish; wan; deficient in color; not ruddy or fresh of color; as a pale face or skin; pale cheeks. We say also, a pale red, a pale blue,that is, a whitish red or blue. Pale is not precisely synonymous with white, as ...
39219	pale-eyed	[.] PA'LE-EYED, a. Having eyes dimmed.
39220	pale-faced	[.] PA'LE-FACED, a. Having a pale or wan face. [.] 1. Causing paleness of face; as pale-faced fear.
39221	pale-hearted	[.] PA'LE-HE`ARTED, a. Dispirited.
39222	paleaceous	[.] PALEA'CEOUS, a. [L. palea, straw, chaff.] [.] 1. Chaffy; resembling chaff, or consisting of it; as a paleaceous pappus. [.] 2. Chaffy; furnished with chaff; as a paleaceous receptacle.
39223	paled	[.] PA'LED, pp. Inclosed with pales or pickets. [.] 1. Striped.
39224	palely	[.] PA'LELY, adv. Wanly; not freshly or ruddily.
39225	palendar	[.] PAL'ENDAR, n. A kind of coasting vessel.
39226	paleness	...
39227	paleography	[.] PALEOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. ancient, and writing.] [.] 1. The art of explaining ancient writings. More correctly, [.] 2. An ancient manner of writing; as Punic paleography.
39228	paleologist	[.] PALEOL'OGIST, n. One who writes on antiquity, or one conversant with antiquity.
39229	paleology	[.] PALEOL'OGY, n. [Gr. ancient, and discourse.] A discourse or treatise on antiquities, or the knowledge of ancient things.
39230	paleous	[.] PA'LEOUS, a. [L. palea,chaff.] Chaffy; like chaff.
39231	palestrian	[.] PALES'TRIAN
39232	palestric	[.] PALES'TRIC, a. [Gr. a struggling or wrestling, to wrestle, to strive.] Pertaining to the exercise of wrestling.
39233	palet	[.] PAL'ET, n. The crown of the head. [Not used.]
39234	palette	[.] PALETTE. [See Pallet.]
39235	palfrey	[.] PAL'FREY, n. [Low L. paraveredi, [plu of veredus,] horses of a large size, used for carrying the baggage of an army.] [.] 1. A horse used by noblemen and others for state, distinguished from a war horse. [.] 2. A small horse fit for ladies.
39236	palfreyed	[.] PAL'FREYED, a. Riding on a palfrey.
39237	palification	[.] PALIFICA'TION, n. [from L. palus,a stake or post.] The act or practice of driving piles or posts into the ground for making it firm.
39238	palindrome	[.] PAL'INDROME, n. [Gr. again.] A word, verse or sentence that is the same when read backwards or forwards; as madam, or "Roma tibi subito motibus ibit amor."
39239	paling	[.] PA'LING, ppr. Inclosing with pales. [.] PA'LING, n. A fence formed with pales.
39240	palinode	[.] PAL'INODE
39241	palinody	[.] PAL'INODY, n. [Gr. again, and a song.] A recantation, or declaration contrary to a former one.
39242	palisade	[.] PALISA'DE, n. A fence or fortification consisting of a row of stakes or posts sharpened and set firmly in the ground. In fortification, the posts are set two or three inches apart, parallel to the parapet in the covered way, to prevent a surprise. [.] Palisades serve ...
39243	palish	[.] PA'LISH, a. [from pale.] Somewhat pale or wan; as a palish blue.
39244	pall	[.] PALL, n. [L. pallium.] [.] 1. A cloke; a mantle of state. [.] 2. The mantle of an archbishop. [.] 3. The cloth thrown over a dead body at funerals. [.] PALL, n. In heraldry, a figure like the Greek. [.] PALL, v.t. To cloke; to cover or invest. [.] PALL, ...
39245	palladium	[.] PALLA'DIUM, n. [Gr. from Pallas,the goddess.] [.] 1. Primarily, a statue of the goddess Pallas, which represented her as sitting with a pike in her right hand, and in her left a distaff and spindle. On the preservation of this statue depended the safety of Troy. ...
39246	pallet	[.] PAL'LET, n. [L. pala.] [.] 1. Among painters, a little oval table or board, or piece of ivroy, on which the painter places the colors to be used. On the middle the colors are mixed to obtain the tints required. [.] 2. Among potters, crucible makers, &c. a wooden ...
39247	palliament	[.] PAL'LIAMENT, n. [L. pallium, a cloke.] A dress; a robe. [Not used.]
39248	palliard	[.] PAL'LIARD, n. A lecher; a lewd person. [Not used nor English.]
39249	palliardise	[.] PAL'LIARDISE, n. Fornication. [Not used.]
39250	palliate	[.] PAL'LIATE, v.t. [Low L. pallio, from pallium, a cloke or robe.] [.] 1. To clothe. [.] 2. To cover with excuse; to conceal the enormity of offenses by excuses and apologies; hence, to extenuate; to lessen; to soften by favorable representations; as, to palliate ...
39251	palliated	[.] PAL'LIATED, pp. Covered by excuses; extenuated; softened.
39252	palliating	[.] PAL'LIATING, ppr. Concealing the enormity or most censurable part of conduct; extenuating; softening.
39253	palliation	[.] PALLIA'TION, n. The act of palliating; concealment of the most flagrant circumstances of an offense; extenuation by favorable representation; as the palliation of faults, offenses, vices or crimes. [.] 1. Mitigation; alleviation; abatement; as of a disease.
39254	palliative	[.] PAL'LIATIVE, a. Extenuating; serving to extenuate by excuses or favorable representation. [.] 1. Mitigating; alleviating; as pain or disease. [.] PAL'LIATIVE, n. That which extenuates. [.] 1. That which mitigates, alleviates or abates the violence of pain, ...
39255	pallid	[.] PAL'LID, a. [L. pallidus, from palleo, to become pale. See Pale.] [.] Pale; wan; deficient in color; not high colored; as a pallid countenance; pallid blue.
39256	pallidly	[.] PAL'LIDLY, adv. Palely; wanly.
39257	pallidness	[.] PAL'LIDNESS, n. Paleness; wanness.
39258	pallmall	[.] PALL'MALL, n. [L. pila, a ball, and malleus, mallet.] A play in which a ball is driven through an iron ring by a mallet; also, the mallet.
39259	pallor	[.] PAL'LOR, n. [L.] Paleness.
39260	palm	[.] PALM, n. p`am.. [L. palma.] [.] 1. The inner part of the hand. [.] 2. A hand or hand's breadth; a lineal measure of three inches. [.] 3. The broad triangular part of an anchor at the end of the arms. [.] 4. The name of many species of plants, but particularly ...
39261	palm-sunday	[.] PALM-SUNDAY, n. p`am-sunday. The Sunday next before Easter; so called in commemoration of our Savior's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, when the multitude strewed palm branches in the way.
39262	palm-tree	[.] PALM-TREE, n. p`am-tree. The date tree, or Phoenix Lactylifera, a native of Asia and Africa, which grows to the highth of 60 and even of 100 feet, with an upright stem, crowned with a cluster of leaves or branches eight or nine feet long, extending all around like ...
39263	palmar	[.] PAL'MAR, a. [L. palmaris.] Of the breadth of the hand.
39264	palmated	[.] PAL'MATED, a. [L. palmatus, from palma, palm.] [.] 1. Having the shape of a hand; resembling a hand with the fingers spread; as palmated leaves or stones. [.] 2. Entirely webbed; as the palmated feet of aquatic fowls.
39265	palmer	[.] PALMER, n. p`amer. One that returned from the Holy Land bearing branches of palm; a pilgrim or crusader.
39266	palmer-worm	[.] PALMER-WORM, n. p`amer-worm. A worm covered with hair; supposed to be so called because he wanders over all plants. Joel 1.
39267	palmetto	[.] PALMET'TO, n. A species of palm-tree, growing in the West Indies, of the genus Chamaerops.
39268	palmiferous	[.] PALMIF'EROUS, a. [L. palma and fero, to bear.] Bearing palms.
39269	palmiped	[.] PAL'MIPED, a. [L. palma and pes, foot.] Web-footed; having the toes connected by a membrane; as a water fowl. [.] PAL'MIPED, n. A fowl that has webbed feet, or the toes connected by a membrane.
39270	palmister	[.] PAL'MISTER, n. [L. palma.] One who deals in palmistry, or pretends to tell fortunes by the palm of the hand.
39271	palmistry	[.] PAL'MISTRY, n. [L. palma, palm.] The art or practice of divining or telling fortunes by the lines and marks in the palm of the hand; a trick of imposture, much practiced by gypsies. [.] 1. Addison used it humorously for the action of the hand.
39272	palmy	[.] PALMY, a. p`amy. Bearing palms.
39273	palp	[.] PALP, v.t. to feel. [Not authorized.]
39274	palpability	[.] PALPABIL'ITY, n. [from palpable.] [.] The quality of being perceptible by the touch.
39275	palpable	[.] PAL'PABLE, a. [L. palpor, to feel.] [.] 1. Perceptible by the touch; that may be felt; as a palpable substance; palpable darkness. [.] 2. Gross; coarse; easily perceived and detected; as a palpable absurdity. [.] 3. Plain; obvious; easily perceptible; as palpable ...
39276	palpableness	[.] PAL'PABLENESS, n. The quality of being palpable; plainness; obviousness; grossness.
39277	palpably	[.] PAL'PABLY, adv. In such a manner as to be perceived by the touch. [.] 1. Grossly; plainly; obviously. [.] [.] Clodius was acquitted by a corrupt jury that had palpably taken shares of money.
39278	palpation	[.] PALPA'TION, n. [L. palpatio, from palpo, to feel, to stroke, from the root of feel, and Gr. to shake. Probably the primary sense is to beat or strike gently, or to touch, or to spring, to leap.] [.] The act of feeling.
39279	palpitate	[.] PAL'PITATE, v.i. [L. palpito, from palpo. Palpito illustrates the primary sense of palpo.] To beat gently; to beat, as the heart; to flutter, that is, to move with little throws; as we say, to go pit a pat; applied particularly to a preternatural or excited movement ...
39280	palpitation	[.] PALPITA'TION, n. [L. palpitatio.] A beating of the heart; particularly, a preternatural beating or pulsation excited by violent action of the body, by fear, fright or disease. [.] 1 A violent, irregular motion of the heart.
39281	palsgrave	[.] PALS'GRAVE, n. pawlzgrave. [L. palatium, palace, and graf, an earl.] A count or earl who has the superintendence of the king's palace.
39282	palsical	[.] PAL'SICAL, a. s as z. [from palsy.] Affected with palsy; paralytic.
39283	palsied	[.] PAL'SIED, a. [from palsy.] Affected with palsy.
39284	palsy	[.] PAL'SY, n. s as z. [supposed to be contracted from Gr. relaxation; to loosen or relax.] The loss or defect of the power of voluntary muscular motion in the whole body, or in a particular part; paralysis. When one side only of the body is affected, it is called hemiplegy. ...
39285	palter	[.] PAL'TER, v.i. [Eng. fail.] To shift; to dodge; to play tricks. Rather, to fail; to come short; to balk. [.] [.] Romans,that have spoke the word [.] [.] And will not palter. [.] PAL'TER, v.t. To squander. [Not used.]
39286	palterer	[.] PAL'TERER, n. One that palters, fails or falls short.
39287	paltriness	[.] PAL'TRINESS, n. [from paltry.] The state of being paltry,vile or worthless.
39288	paltry	[.] PAL'TRY, a. [Gr. vile, and to fail.] Ragged; mean; vile; worthless; despicable; as a paltry boy; a paltry slave; a paltry trifle.
39289	paly	[.] PA'LY, a. [from pale.] Pale; wanting color; used only in poetry. [.] 1. In heraldry, divided by pales into four equal parts.
39290	pam	[.] PAM, n. [supposed to be from palm, victory.] The knave of clubs.
39291	pamper	[.] PAM'PER, v.t. [L. bibo.] [.] 1. To feed to the full; to glut; to saginate; to feed luxuriously; as, to pamper the body or the appetite. [.] [.] We are proud of a body fattening for worms and pampered for corruption and the grave. [.] 2. To gratify to the full; ...
39292	pampered	[.] PAM'PERED, pp. Fed high; glutted or gratified to the full.
39293	pampering	[.] PAM'PERING, ppr. Glutting; feeding luxuriously; gratifying to the full. [.] PAM'PERING, a. Luxuriancy.
39294	pamphlet	[.] PAM'PHLET, n. A small book consisting of a sheet of paper, or of sheets stitched together but not bound. [.] PAM'PHLET, v.t. To write a pamphlet or pamphlets.
39295	pamphleteer	[.] PAMPHLETEE'R, n. A writer of pamphlets; a scribbler.
39296	pan	[.] PAN, n. [.] 1. A vessel broad and somewhat hollow or depressed in the middle, or with a raised border; used for setting milk and other domestic purposes. [.] 2. The part of a gun-lock or other fire-arms which holds the priming that communicates with the charge. [.] 3. ...
39297	panacea	[.] PANACE'A, n. [L. from Gr. all, and to cure.] [.] 1. A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine. [.] 2. An herb.
39298	panada	[.] PANA'DA
39299	panado	[.] PANA'DO,n. [L. panis.] A kind of food made by boiling bread in water to the consistence of pulp and sweetened.
39300	pancake	[.] PAN'CAKE, n. A thin cake fried in a pan. [.] [.] Some folks think it will never be good times, till houses are tiled with pancakes.
39301	panch	[.] PANCH, n. Among seamen, a thick and strong mat, to be fastened on yards to prevent friction.
39302	pancratic	[.] PANCRAT'IC
39303	pancratical	[.] PANCRAT'ICAL, a. [Gr. all, and strength.] Excelling in all gymnastic exercises; very strong or robust.
39304	pancreas	[.] PAN'CREAS, n. [Gr. all, and flesh.] A gland of the body situated between the bottom of the stomach and the vertebers of the loins, reaching from the liver to the spleen, and attached to the peritonaeum. It is two fingers in breadth, and six in length, soft and supple. ...
39305	pancreatic	[.] PANCREAT'IC, a. Pertaining to the pancreas; as pancreatic juice.
39306	pancy	[.] PANCY. [See Pansy.]
39307	pandect	[.] PAN'DECT, n. [L. pandectoe, from Gr. all, and to contain,to take.] [.] 1. A treatise which contains the whole of any science. [.] 2. Pandects, in the plural,the digest or collection of civil or Roman law, made by order of the emperor Justinian, and containing ...
39308	pandemic	[.] PANDEM'IC, a. [Gr. all, and people.] Incident to a whole people; epidemic; as a pandemic disease.
39309	pander	[.] PAN'DER, n. [L. mango.] A pimp, a procurer; a male bawd; a mean profligate wretch who caters for the lust of others. [.] PAN'DER, v.t. To pimp; to procure lewd women for others. [.] PAN'DER, v.i. To act as agent for the lusts of others. [.] 1. To be subservient ...
39310	panderage	[.] PAN'DERAGE, n. A procuring of sexual connection.
39311	panderism	[.] PAN'DERISM, n. The employment or vices of a pander; a pimping.
39312	panderly	[.] PAN'DERLY, a. Pimping; acting the pander.
39313	pandiculation	[.] PANDICULA'TION, n. [L. pandiculor,to yawn, to stretch.] [.] A yawning; a stretching; the tension of the solids that accompanies yawning, or that restlessness and stretching that accompanies the cold fit of an intermittent.
39314	pandit	[.] PAN'DIT
39315	pandoran	[.] PAN'DORAN, n. [Gr.] An instrument of music of the lute kind; a bandore.
39316	pandore	[.] PAN'DORE
39317	pane	[.] PANE, n. A square of glass. [.] 1. A piece of any thing in variegated works.
39318	panegyric	[.] PANEGYR'IC, n. [L. panegyricus, from Gr. a public meeting or celebration, all, and an assembly.] [.] 1. An oration or eulogy in praise of some distinguished person or achievement; a formal or elaborate encomium. [.] 2. An encomium; praise bestowed on some eminent ...
39319	panegyris	[.] PANEGY'RIS, n. A festival; a public meeting.
39320	panegyrist	[.] PANEGYR'IST, n. One who bestows praise; an eulogist; an encomiast, either by writing or speaking.
39321	panegyrize	[.] PAN'EGYRIZE, v.t. To praise highly; to write or pronounce an eulogy on. [.] PAN'EGYRIZE, v.i. To bestow praises.
39322	panegyrized	[.] PAN'EGYRIZED, pp. Highly praised or eulogized.
39323	panegyrizing	[.] PAN'EGYRIZING, ppr. Praising highly; eulogizing.
39324	panel	[.] PAN'EL, n. [.] 1. A square piece of board, or other piece somewhat similar inserted between other pieces; as the panel of a door. [.] 2. A piece of parchment or schedule, containing the names of persons summoned by the sheriff. Hence more generally, [.] 3. ...
39325	paneless	[.] PA'NELESS, a. Without panes of glass.
39326	pang	[.] PANG, n. Extreme pain; anguish; agony of body; particularly, a sudden paroxysm of extreme pain, as in spasm, or childbirth. Is.21. [.] [.] I saw the hoary traitor, [.] [.] Grin in the pangs of death, and bit the ground. [.] PANG, v.t. To torture; to give ...
39327	pangolin	[.] PAN'GOLIN, n. A species of Manis or scaly lizard, found only in Hindoostan.
39328	panic	[.] PAN'IC, n. A sudden fright; particularly, a sudden fright without real cause, or terror inspired by a trifling cause or misapprehension of danger; as, the troops were seized with a panic; they fled in a panic. [.] PAN'IC, a. Extreme or sudden; applied to fright; ...
39329	panic-grass	[.] PAN'IC-GRASS, n. A plant of the genus Panicum.
39330	panicle	[.] PAN'ICLE, n. [L. panicula, down upon reeds, cat's tail, allied to L. pannus, cloth.] In botany, a species of inflorescence, in which the flowers or fruits are scattered on peduncles variously subdivided, as in oats and some of the grasses. The panicle is of various ...
39331	panicled	[.] PAN'ICLED, a. Furnished with panicles.
39332	paniculate	[.] PANIC'ULATE
39333	paniculated	[.] PANIC'ULATED, a. Having branches variously subdivided; as a paniculate stem. [.] 1. Having the flowers in panicles; as a paniculate inflorescence.
39334	pannade	[.] PAN'NADE, n. The curvet of a horse. [See Panic.]
39335	pannage	[.] PAN'NAGE, n. [from L. panis.] The food of swine in the woods; as beach nuts, acorns, &c. called also pawns; also, the money taken by agistors for the mast of the king's forest.
39336	pannel	[.] PAN'NEL, n. [L. pannus,cloth.] A kind of rustic saddle. [.] 1. The stomach of a hawk.
39337	pannellation	[.] PANNELLA'TION, n. The act of impanneling a jury. [Not used.]
39338	pannier	[.] PANNIER, n. pan'yer. [L. panis, bread.] A wicker basket; primarily, a bread-basket, but used for carrying fruit or other things on a horse.
39339	pannikel	[.] PAN'NIKEL, n. The brain pan or skull. [Not in use.]
39340	panoply	[.] PAN'OPLY, n. [Gr. all,and arms.] Complete armor or defense. [.] [.] We had need to take the christian panoply, to put on the whole armor of God.
39341	panorama	[.] PANOR`AMA, n. [Gr. all, and view, to see.] Complete or entire view; a circular painting having apparently no beginning or end, from the center of which the spectator may have a complete view of the objects presented.
39342	pansophical	[.] PANSOPH'ICAL, a. [See Pansophy.[ Pretending to have a knowledge of every thing.
39343	pansophy	[.] PAN'SOPHY, n. [Gr. all, and wisdom.] Universal wisdom or knowledge. [Little used.]
39344	pansy	[.] PAN'SY, n. A plant and flower of the genus Viola; the viola tricolor, or garden violet.
39345	pant	[.] P`ANT, v.i. [.] 1. To palpitate; to beat with preternatural violence or rapidity, as the heart in terror, or after hard labor, or in anxious desire or suspense. [.] [.] Yet might her piteous heart be seen to pant and quake. [.] 2. To have the breast heaving, ...
39346	pantaloon	[.] PANTALOON', n. [.] 1. A garment for males in which breeches and stockings are in a piece; a species of close long trowsers extending to the heels. [.] 2. A character in the Italian comedy,and a buffoon in pantomimes; so called from his close dress.
39347	panter	[.] P`ANTER, n. One that pants.
39348	pantess	[.] P`ANTESS, n. [from pant.] The difficulty of breathing in a hawk.
39349	pantheism	[.] PAN'THEISM, n. [Gr. all, and God, whence theism.] The doctrine that the universe is God, or the system of theology in which it is maintained that the universe is the supreme God.
39350	pantheist	[.] PANTHE'IST, n. One that believes the universe to be God; a name given to the followers of Spinosa. [.] [.] The earliest Grecian pantheist of whom we read is Orpheus.
39351	pantheistic	[.] PANTHEIS'TIC
39352	pantheistical	[.] PANTHEIS'TICAL, n. Pertaining to pantheism; confounding God with the universe.
39353	pantheon	[.] PANTHE'ON, n. [Gr. all, and God.] A temple or magnificent edifice at Rome, dedicated to all the gods. It is now converted into a church. It was built or embellished by Agrippa, son-in-law to Augustus, is of a round or cylindrical form, with a spherical dome, and ...
39354	panther	[.] PAN'THER, n. [L. from Gr.] A fierce, ferocious quadruped of the genus Felis, of the size of a large dog, with short hair, of a yellow color, diversified with roundish black spots. This animal is carnivorous, and will climb trees in pursuit of small animals. It is ...
39355	pantile	[.] PAN'TILE, n. A gutter tile.
39356	panting	[.] P`ANTING, ppr. [See Pant.] Palpitating; breathing with a rapid succession of inspirations and expirations; longing. [.] P`ANTING, n. Palpitation; rapid breathing; longing.
39357	pantingly	[.] P`ANTINGLY, adv. With palpitation or rapid breathing.
39358	pantler	[.] PANT'LER, n. [L. panis, bread.] The officer in a great family who has charge of the bread.
39359	pantofle	[.] PAN'TOFLE, n. A slipper for the foot.
39360	pantograph	[.] PAN'TOGRAPH, n. [Gr. all, and to describe.] A mathematical instrument so formed as to copy any sort of drawing or design.
39361	pantographic	[.] PANTOGRAPH'IC
39362	pantographical	[.] PANTOGRAPH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to a pantograph; performed by a pantograph.
39363	pantography	[.] PANTOG'RAPHY, n. General description; view of an entire thing.
39364	pantometer	[.] PANTOM'ETER, n. [Gr. all, and to measure.] An instrument for measuring all sorts of elevations, angles and distances.
39365	pantometric	[.] PANTOMET'RIC
39366	pantometrical	[.] PANTOMET'RICAL, a. Pertaining to a pantometer; performed by a pantometer.
39367	pantomime	[.] PAN'TOMIME, n. [L. pantomimus; Gr. all, and a mimic.] [.] 1. One that imitates all sorts of actions and characters without speaking; one that expresses his meaning by mute action. The pantomimes of antiquity used to express in gestures and action, whatever the chorus ...
39368	pantomimic	[.] PANTOMIM'IC
39369	pantomimical	[.] PANTOMIM'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the pantomime; representing characters and actions by dumb show.
39370	panton	[.] PAN'TON
39371	panton-shoe	[.] PAN'TON-SHOE, n. [L. pando, to open.] A horse shoe contrived to recover a narrow and hoof-bound heel.
39372	pantry	[.] PAN'TRY, n. [L. panarium, from panis, bread.] An apartment or closet in which provisions are kept.
39373	panurgy	[.] PAN'URGY, n. [Gr. all, and work.] Skill in all kinds or work or business; craft.
39374	pap	[.] PAP, n. [L. papilla.] A nipple of the breast; a teat. [.] PAP, n. [Low L. papa.] [.] 1. A soft food for infants, made with bread boiled or softened with water. [.] 2. The pulp of fruit. [.] PAP, v.t. To feed with pap.
39375	papa	[.] PAP`A, n. [L. papa.] Father; a word with us used by children.
39376	papacy	[.] PA'PACY, n. [.] 1. The office and dignity of the pope or bishop of Rome; popedom. [.] 2. Papal authority.
39377	papal	[.] PA'PAL, a. Belonging to the pope or pontiff of Rome; popish; as papal authority; the papal chair. [.] 1. Proceeding from the pope; as a papal license or indulgence; a papal edict. [.] 2. Annexed to the bishopric of Rome.
39378	papalin	[.] PA'PALIN, n. A papist. [Not used.]
39379	papaverous	[.] PAPAV'EROUS, a. [L. papavereus, from papaver,a poppy.] [.] Resembling the poppy; of the nature or qualities of poppies.
39380	papaw	[.] PAPAW', n. The carica papaya, a tree growing in warm climates to the highth of eighteen or twenty feet, with a soft herbaceous stem, naked nearly to the top, where the leaves issue on every side on long foot-stalks. Between the leaves grow the flower and the fruit, ...
39381	pape	[.] PAPE, n. The pope.
39382	paper	[.] PA'PER, n. [L. papyrus, the name of an Egyptian plant, from which was made a kind of paper.] [.] 1. A substance formed into thin sheets on which letters and figures are written or printed. Paper is made of different materials; but among us it is usually made of linen ...
39383	paper-credit	[.] PAPER-CRED'IT, n. Evidences of debt; promissory notes, &c. passing current in commercial transactions. [.] 1. Notes or bills emitted by public authority, promising the payment of money. The revolution in N. America was carried on by means of paper-credit.
39384	paper-faced	[.] PA'PER-FACED, a. Having a face as white as paper.
39385	paper-kite	[.] PA'PER-KITE, n. A light frame covered with paper for flying in the air like a kite.
39386	paper-maker	[.] PA'PER-MAKER, n. One that manufactures paper.
39387	paper-mill	[.] PA'PER-MILL, n. A mill in which paper is manufactured.
39388	paper-money	[.] PAPER-MONEY, n. Notes or bills issued by authority, and promising the payment of money, circulated as the representative of coin. We apply the word to notes or bills issued by a state or by a banking corporation; rarely or never to private notes or bills of exchange, ...
39389	papescent	[.] PAPES'CENT, a. [from pap.] Containing pap; having the qualities of pap.
39390	papess	[.] PA'PESS, n. A female pope.
39391	papil	[.] PAP'IL, n. [L. papilla.] A small pap or nipple.
39392	papilio	[.] PAPIL'IO, n. [L.] A butterfly. In zoology a genus of insects of numerous species. These insects are produced from the caterpillar. The chrysalis is the tomb of the caterpillar and the cradle of the butterfly.
39393	papilionaceous	[.] PAPILIONA'CEOUS, a. Resembling the butterfly; a term in botany, used to describe the corols of plants which have the shape of a butterfly,such as that of the pea. The papilionaceous plants are of the leguminous kind. [.] The papilionaceous corol is usually four-petaled, ...
39394	papillary	[.] PAP'ILLARY
39395	papillate	[.] PAP'ILLATE, v.i. To grow into a nipple.
39396	papillose	[.] PAP'ILLOSE, a. Nipply; covered with fleshy dots or points; verrucose; warty; as a papillose leaf. [.] Covered with soft tubercles, as the ice-plant.
39397	papillous	[.] PAP'ILLOUS, a. Pertaining to the pap or nipple; resembling the nipple; covered with papils.
39398	papism	[.] PA'PISM, n. Popery.
39399	papist	[.] PA'PIST,n. A Roman catholic; one that adheres to the church of Rome and the authority of the pope.
39400	papistic	[.] PAPIS'TIC
39401	papistical	[.] PAPIS'TICAL, a. Popish; pertaining to popery; adherent to the church of Rome and its doctrines and ceremonies.
39402	papistry	[.] PA'PISTRY, n. Popery; the doctrines and ceremonies of the church of Rome.
39403	papized	[.] PA'PIZED, a. Conformed to popery.
39404	pappous	[.] PAP'POUS, a. [from L. pappus.] Downy; furnished with a pappus, as the seeds of certain plants, such as thistles, dandelions, &c.
39405	pappus	[.] PAP'PUS, n. [L. from Gr. an old man or grandfather,hence a substance resembling gray hairs.] The soft downy substance that grows on the seeds of certain plants, as on those of the thistle.
39406	pappy	[.] PAP'PY, a. [from pap.] Like pap; soft; succulent.
39407	papulae	[.] PAP'ULAE, n. [L.] Pimples; blisters; eruptions on the skin.
39408	papulose	[.] PAP'ULOSE, a. Covered with vesicular points or with little blisters; as a papulose leaf.
39409	papulous	[.] PAP'ULOUS, a. Full of pimples or pustules.
39410	papyrus	[.] PAPY'RUS, n. [L.] An Egyptian plant, a kind of reed, of which the ancients made paper.
39411	par	[.] P`AR, n. [L. par, equal, paro.] [.] 1. State of equality; equal value; equivalence without discount or premium. Bills of exchange are at par, above par, or below par. Bills are at par, when they are sold at their nominal amount for coin or its equivalent. [.] 2. ...
39412	parable	[.] PAR'ABLE, n. [L. parabilis.] Easily procured. [Not used.] [.] PAR'ABLE, n. [L. parabola; Gr. to throw forward or against, to compare to or against; as in confero, collatum, to set together, or one thing with another.] A fable or allegorical relation or representation ...
39413	parabola	[.] PARAB'OLA, n. [L. See Parable.] A conic section arising from cutting a cone by a plane parallel to one of its sides, or parallel to a plane that touches one of its sides.
39414	parabole	[.] PARABOLE, n. parab'oly. [See Parable.] In oratory, similitude; comparison.
39415	parabolic	[.] PARABOL'IC
39416	parabolical	[.] PARABOL'ICAL, a. Expressed by parable or allegorical representation; as parabolical instruction or description. [.] 1. [from parabola.] Having the form of a parabola; as a parabolic curve.
39417	parabolically	[.] PARABOL'ICALLY, adv. By way of parable. [.] 1. In the form of a parabola.
39418	paraboliform	[.] PARABOL'IFORM, a. Having the form of a parabola.
39419	parabolism	[.] PARAB'OLISM, n. [from parabola.] In algebra, the division of the terms of an equation by a known quantity that is involved or multiplied in the first term.
39420	paraboloid	[.] PARAB'OLOID, n. [Gr. form.] In geometry, a paraboliform curve whose ordinates are supposed to be in the subtriplicate, subquadruplicate, &c., ratio of their respective abscissae. Another species is when the parameter multiplied into the square of the abscissae, is equal ...
39421	paracelsian	[.] PARACEL'SIAN,n. A physician who follows the practice of Paracelsus, a Swiss physician of celebrity, who lived at the close of the fifteenth century. [.] PARACEL'SIAN, a. Denoting the medical practice of Paracelsus.
39422	paracentesis	[.] PARACENTE'SIS
39423	paracentesy	[.] PARACEN'TESY, n. [Gr. through, and to pierce.] The operation in surgery called tapping.
39424	paracentric	[.] PARACEN'TRIC
39425	paracentrical	[.] PARACEN'TRICAL, a. [Gr. beyond, and center.] Deviating from circularity.
39426	parachment-maker	[.] P`ARACHMENT-MAKER, n. One who dresses skins for parchment.
39427	parachronism	[.] PARACH'RONISM, n. [Gr. beyond, and time.] An error in chronology; a mistake in regard to the true date of an event.
39428	parachute	[.] PAR'ACHUTE, n. [Gr. against.] In aerostation, an instrument to prevent the rapidity of descent.
39429	paraclete	[.] PAR'ACLETE, n. [Gr. to call.] Properly, an advocate; one called to aid or support; hence, the consoler, comforter or intercessor,a term applied to the Holy Spirit.
39430	parade	[.] PARA'DE,n. [L. paro.] [.] 1. In military affairs, the place where troops assemble for exercise, mounting guard or other purpose. [.] 2. Show; ostentation; display. [.] [.] Be rich, but of your wealth make no parade. [.] 3. Pompous procession. [.] [.] ...
39431	paraded	[.] PARA'DED, pp. Assembled and arrayed.
39432	paradigm	[.] PARADIGM, n. par'adim. [Gr. example, to show.] An example; a model. In grammar, an example of a verb conjugated in the several modes, tenses and persons.
39433	paradigmatic	[.] PARADIGMAT'IC
39434	paradigmatical	[.] PARADIGMAT'ICAL, a. Exemplary. [Little used.]
39435	paradigmatize	[.] PARADIG'MATIZE, v.t. To set forth as a model or example. [Little used.]
39436	parading	[.] PARA'DING, ppr. Assembling and arraying in due order; making an ostentatious show.
39437	paradise	[.] PAR'ADISE, n. [Gr.] The garden of Eden, in which Adam and Eve were placed immediately after their creation. [.] 1. A place of bliss; a region of supreme felicity or delight. [.] [.] The earth [.] [.] Shall all be paradise-- [.] 2. Heaven, the blissful ...
39438	paradisea	[.] PARADIS'EA, n. Bird of Paradise, a genus of fowls, natives of the isles in the East Indies and of New Guinea.
39439	paradisean	[.] PARADIS'EAN
39440	paradisiacal	[.] PARADISI'ACAL, a. Pertaining to Eden or Paradise, or to a place of felicity. [.] 1. Suiting paradise; like paradise.
39441	paradox	[.] PAR'ADOX, n. [Gr. beyond, and opinion; to or suppose.] [.] A tenet or proposition contrary to received opinion, or seemingly absurd,yet true in fact. [.] [.] A gloss there is to color that paradox, and make it appear in show not to be altogether unreasonable.
39442	paradoxical	[.] PARADOX'ICAL, a. Having the nature of a paradox. [.] 1. Inclined to tenets or notions contrary to received opinions; applied to persons.
39443	paradoxically	[.] PARADOX'ICALLY, adv. In a paradoxical manner, or in a manner seemingly absurd.
39444	paradoxicalness	[.] PARADOX'ICALNESS, n. State of being paradoxical.
39445	paradoxology	[.] PARADOXOL'OGY, n. [paradox and Gr.discourse.] [.] The use of paradoxes. [Not used.]
39446	paragoge	[.] PARAGOGE, n. par'agojy. [Gr. a drawing out.] The addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word; as dicier for dici. This is called a figure in grammar.
39447	paragogic	[.] PARAGOG'IC
39448	paragogical	[.] PARAGOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to a paragoge; lengthening a word by the addition of a letter or syllable.
39449	paragon	[.] PAR'AGON, n. [L. par,equal.] [.] 1. A model or pattern; a model by way of distinction, implying superior excellence or perfection; as a paragon of beauty or eloquence. [.] 2. A companion; a fellow. [.] 3. Emulation; a match for trial. [.] PAR'AGON, v.t. [.] 1. ...
39450	paragram	[.] PAR'AGRAM,n. [Gr.] A play upon words or a pun.
39451	paragrammatist	[.] PARAGRAM'MATIST, n. A punster.
39452	paragraph	[.] PAR'AGRAPH, n. [Gr. a marginal note; to write near or beyond the text; beyond, and to write.] A distinct part of a discourse or writing; any portion or section of a writing or chapter which relates to a particular point, whether consisting of one sentence or many sentences. ...
39453	paragraphic	[.] PARAGRAPH'IC, a. Consisting of paragraphs or short divisions, with breaks.
39454	paragraphically	[.] PARAGRAPH'ICALLY, adv. By paragraphs; with distinct breaks or divisions.
39455	paralepsis	[.] PARALEP'SIS
39456	paralepsy	[.] PAR'ALEPSY, n. [Gr. omission; beyond or by, and to leave.] [.] In rhetoric, a pretended or apparent omission; a figure by which a speaker pretends to pass by what at the same time he really mentions.
39457	paralipomena	[.] PARALIPOM'ENA, n. [Gr. to omit; beyond, and to leave.] [.] Things omitted; a supplement containing things omitted in the preceding work. The books of Chronicles are so called.
39458	paralize	[.] PAR'ALIZE, v.t. [Gr.] To affect as with palsy; to check action, or destroy the power of action.
39459	parallactic	[.] PARALLAC'TIC
39460	parallactical	[.] PARALLAC'TICAL, a. [See Parallax.] Pertaining to the parallax of a heavenly body.
39461	parallax	[.] PAR'ALLAX, n. [Gr. to vary, to decline or wander; beyond, and to change.] In astronomy, the change of place in a heavenly body in consequence of being viewed from different points. [.] Diurnal parallax, the difference between the place of a celestial body, as seen from ...
39462	parallel	[.] PAR'ALLEL, a. [Gr. against or opposite, and one the other.] [.] 1. In geometry, extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant. One body or line is parallel to another, when the surfaces of the bodies or the lines are at an equal distance throughout ...
39463	parallelable	[.] PAR'ALLELABLE, a. That may be equaled. [Not much used.]
39464	parallelism	[.] PAR'ALLELISM, n. State of being parallel. [.] 1. Resemblance; equality of state; comparison.
39465	parallelly	[.] PAR'ALLELLY, adv. In a parallel manner; with parallelism.
39466	parallelogram	[.] PARALLEL'OGRAM, n. [Gr.] [.] 1. In geometry, a right lined quadrilateral figure, whose opposite sides are parallel and equal. [.] 2. In common use,this word is applied to quadrilateral figures of more length than breadth, and this is its sense in the passage cited ...
39467	parallelogramic	[.] PARALLELOGRAM'IC
39468	parallelogramical	[.] PARALLELOGRAM'ICAL, a. Having the properties of a parallelogram.
39469	parallelopiped	[.] PARALLELOPIP'ED, n. [parallel and Gr. on, and a plain.] [.] In geometry, a regular solid comprehended under six parallelograms,the opposite ones of which are similar, parallel and equal to each other, or it is a prism whose base is a parallelogram. It is always triple ...
39470	parallelopipedia	[.] PARALLELOPIPE'DIA, n. A genus of spars,externally of a determinate and regular figure, always found loose and separate from other bodies, and in the form of an oblique parallelopiped,with six parallelogramic sides and eight solid angles.
39471	paralogism	[.] PARAL'OGISM, n. [Gr. beyond, and reasoning; discourse, reason.] [.] In logic, a fallacious argument or false reasoning; an error committed in demonstration, when a consequence is drawn from principles which are false, or though true, are not proved; or when a proposition ...
39472	paralogize	[.] PARAL'OGIZE, v.i. To reason falsely.
39473	paralogy	[.] PARAL'OGY, n. False reasoning. [supra.]
39474	paralysis	[.] PARAL'YSIS, n. [Gr. to loosen, dissolve or weaken.] Palsy; the loss of the power of muscular motion, or of the command of the muscles.
39475	paralytic	[.] PARALYT'IC
39476	paralytical	[.] PARALYT'ICAL, a. Affected with palsy; deprived of the power of muscular motion; sometimes, weak; trembling; subject to an involuntary shaking; as a paralytic arm. [.] 1. Inclined or tending to palsy.
39477	parameter	[.] PARAM'ETER, n. [ Gr.] [.] 1. The latus rectum of a parabola. It is a third proportional to the abscissa and any ordinate, so that the square of the ordinate is always equal to the rectangle under the parameter and abscissa; but in the ellipsis and hyperbola it ...
39478	paramount	[.] PAR'AMOUNT, a. [.] 1. Superior to all others; possessing the highest title or jurisdiction; as lord paramount, the chief lord of the fee, or of lands, tenements and hereditaments. In England, the king is lord paramount, of whom all the land in the kingdom is supposed ...
39479	paramour	[.] PAR'AMOUR, n. [L. per, and amour.] [.] 1. A lover; a wooer. [.] 2. A mistress.
39480	paranthine	[.] PARANTHINE. [See Scapolite.]
39481	paranymph	[.] PAR'ANYMPH, n. [Gr. by, and a bride or spouse.] [.] 1. A brideman; one who leads the bride to her marriage. [.] 2. One who countenances and supports another.
39482	parapegm	[.] PARAPEGM, n. par'apem. [Gr.] A brazen table fixed to a pillar, on which laws and proclamations were anciently engraved; also, a table set in a public place, containing an account of the rising and setting of the stars, eclipses, seasons, &c.
39483	parapet	[.] PAR'APET, n. [L. pectus.] Literally, a wall or rampart to the breast or breast high; but in practice,a wall, rampart or elevation of earth for covering soldiers from an enemy's shot.
39484	parapherna	[.] PARAPHER'NA
39485	paraphernal	[.] PARAPHERNAL, a. Pertaining to or consisting in parapherna; as paraphernal property.
39486	paraphernalia	[.] PARAPHERNA'LIA, n. [Gr. beyond, and dower.] The goods which a wife brings with her at her marriage, or which she possesses beyond her dower or jointure, and which remain at her disposal after her husband's death. Such are her apparel and her ornaments, over which ...
39487	paraphrase	[.] PAR'APHRASE, n. s as z. [Gr. beyond, and phrase.] An explanation of some text or passage in a book, in a more clear and ample manner than is expressed in the words of the author. Such as the paraphrase of the New Testament by Erasmus. [.] [.] In paraphrase, or translation ...
39488	paraphrased	[.] PAR'APHRASED, pp. Amply explained or translated.
39489	paraphrasing	[.] PAR'APHRASING, ppr. Explaining or translating amply and freely.
39490	paraphrast	[.] PAR'APHRAST, n. [Gr.] One that paraphrases; one that explains or translates in words more ample and clear than the words of the author.
39491	paraphrastically	[.] PARAPHRAS'TICALLY, adv. In a paraphrastic manner.
39492	paraphrenitis	[.] PARAPHREN'ITIS, n. [Gr. delirium.] An inflammation of the diaphragm.
39493	paraplegy	[.] PAR'APLEGY, n. [Gr. beyond, and stroke; to smite.] [.] That kind of palsy which affects the lower part of the body.
39494	paraquet	[.] PARAQUET', n. A little parrot.
39495	parasang	[.] PAR'ASANG, n. A persian measure of length, which Herodotus states to be thirty stadia, nearly four English miles; but in different times and places, it has been 30, 40 or 50 stadia.
39496	parasceuastic	[.] PARASCEUAS'TIC, a. Preparatory.
39497	parasceve	[.] PARASCE'VE, n. [Gr. preparation.] Preparation; the sabbath-eve of the Jews.
39498	paraselene	[.] PARASELE'NE, n. [Gr. about or near, and the moon.] A mock moon; a luminous ring or circle encompassing the moon, in which sometimes are other bright spots bearing some resemblance to the moon.
39499	parasite	[.] PAR'ASITE, n. [L. parasita; Gr. by, and corn.] [.] 1. In ancient Greece, a priest or minister of the gods whose office was to gather of the husbandman the corn allotted for public sacrifices. The parasites also superintended the sacrifices. [.] 2. In modern usage, ...
39500	parasitic	[.] PARASIT'IC
39501	parasitical	[.] PARASIT'ICAL, a. Flattering; wheedling; fawning for bread or favors. [.] 1. Growing on the stem or branch of another plant; as a parasitic plant.
39502	parasitically	[.] PARASIT'ICALLY, adv. In a flattering or wheedling manner; by dependence on another.
39503	parasitism	[.] PAR'ASITISM, n. The behavior or manners of a parasite.
39504	parasol	[.] PAR'ASOL, n. [L. sol.] A small umbrella used by ladies to defend themselves from rain, or their faces from the sun's rays.
39505	parat	[.] PAR'AT, n. A fish or the mullet kind, found in Brazil.
39506	parathesis	[.] PARATH'ESIS, n. [Gr.] In grammar, apposition, or the placing of two or more nouns in the same case.
39507	paravail	[.] PARAVA'IL, a. In feudal law, the tenant paravail, is the lowest tenant holding under a mean or mediate lord, as distinguished from a tenant in capite, who holds immediately of the king.
39508	paravant	[.] PAR'AVANT
39509	paravaunt	[.] PAR'AVAUNT, adv. In front; publicly. [Not English nor used.]
39510	parboil	[.] P`ARBOIL, v.t. [.] 1. To boil in part; to boil in a moderate degree. [.] 2. To cause little pustules or pushes on the skin by means of heat; as parboiled wretches.
39511	parbreak	[.] P`ARBREAK, v.i. [See Break.] To vomit.
39512	parbuckle	[.] P`ARBUCKLE, n. Among seamen, a rope like a pair of slings for hoisting casks, &c.
39513	parcel	[.] P`ARCEL, n. [L. particula, particle, from pars, part.] [.] 1. A part; a portion of any thing taken separately. [.] [.] The same experiments succeed on two parcels of the white of an egg. [.] 2. A quantity; any mass. [.] 3. A part belonging to a whole; as ...
39514	parceled	[.] P`ARCELED, pp. Divided into portions.
39515	parceling	[.] P`ARCELING, ppr. Dividing into portions. [.] P`ARCELING, n. Among seamen, long narrow slips of canvas daubed with tar and bound about a rope like a bandage, before it is sewed. It is used also to raise a mouse on the stays, &c.
39516	parcenary	[.] P`ARCENARY, n. Co-heirship; the holding or occupation of lands of inheritance by two or more persons. It differs from joint-tenancy, which is created by deed or devise; whereas parcenary, or co-parcenary, is created by the descent of lands from an ancestor.
39517	parcener	[.] P`ARCENER, n. [L. pars.] Parcener or co-parcener is a co-heir, or one who holds lands by descent from an ancestor in common with another or with others; as when land descends to a man's daughters, sisters, aunts, cousins, or their representatives. In this case, all ...
39518	parch	[.] P`ARCH, v.t. [I know not from what source we have received this word. It corresponds in elements with the Italian bruciare, to burn or roast. Qu. L. peraresco.] [.] 1. To burn the surface of a thing; to scorch; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn. [.] 2. To ...
39519	parched	[.] P`ARCHED, pp. Scorched; dried to extremity.
39520	parchedness	[.] P`ARCHEDNESS, n. The state of being scorched or dried to extremity.
39521	parching	[.] P`ARCHING, ppr. Scorching; drying to extremity. [.] 1. a. Having the quality of burning or drying; as the parching heat of African sands.
39522	parchment	[.] P`ARCHMENT, [L. pergamena; purgo] The skin of a sheep or goat dressed or prepared and rendered fit for writing on. This is done by separating all the flesh and hair, rubbing the skin with pumice stone, and reducing its thickness with a sharp instrument. Vellum is ...
39523	pard	[.] P`ARD, n. [L. pardus.] The leopard; or in poetry, any spotted beast. Instead of pard, we generally use leopard,the lion-pard. Pardale, from the Latin pardalis, is not used.
39524	pardon	[.] P`ARDON, v.t. [L. per and dono, to give; per having the sense of the English for in forgive, and re in L. remitto, properly to give back or away.] [.] 1. To forgive; to remit; as an offense or crime. Guilt implies a being bound or subjected to censure, penalty or ...
39525	pardonable	[.] P`ARDONABLE, a. That may be pardoned; applied to persons. The offender is pardonable. [.] 1. Venial; excusable; that may be forgiven, overlooked or passed by; applied to things; as a pardonable offense.
39526	pardonableness	[.] P`ARDONABLENESS, n. The quality of being pardonable; venialness; susceptibility of forgiveness; as the pardonableness of sin.
39527	pardonably	[.] P`ARDONABLY, adv. In a manner admitting of pardon; venially; excusably.
39528	pardoned	[.] P`ARDONED, pp. Forgiven; excused.
39529	pardoner	[.] P`ARDONER, n. One that forgives; one that absolves an offender. [.] 1. One that sells the pope's indulgences.
39530	pardoning	[.] P`ARDONING, ppr. Forgiving; remitting an offense or crime; absolving from punishment.
39531	pare	[.] PARE, v.t. [L. paro; Gr. lame; to mutilate; Heb. to create; to cut off. The primary sense is to thrust or drive, hence to drive off, to separate, to stop by setting or repelling, as in parry, or to drive off or out, as in separating or producing.] [.] 1. To cut ...
39532	pared	[.] PA'RED, pp. Freed from any thing superfluous on the surface or at the extremities.
39533	paregoric	[.] PAREGOR'IC, a. [Gr. to mitigate.] [.] Mitigating; assuaging pain; as paregoric elixir. [.] PAREGOR'IC, n. A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne.
39534	parelcon	[.] PAREL'CON, n. [Gr. to draw out.] In grammar, the addition of a word or syllable to the end of another.
39535	parembole	[.] PAREMBOLE, n. parem'boly. [Gr. insertion.] In rhetoric,the insertion of something relating to the subject in the middle of a period. It differs from the parenthesis only in this; the parembole relates to the subject,the parenthesis is foreign from it.
39536	parenchyma	[.] PAREN'CHYMA, n. [Gr. to suffuse.] [.] 1. In anatomy, the solid and interior part of the viscera, or the substance contained in the interstices between the blood vessels of the viscera; a spungy substance. [.] [.] Parenchyma is the substance or basis of the glands. [.] 2. ...
39537	parenchymatous	[.] PARENCHYM'ATOUS
39538	parenchymous	[.] PAREN'CHYMOUS, a. [See the Noun.] Pertaining to parenchyma; spungy; soft; porous.
39539	parenesis	[.] PAREN'ESIS, n. [Gr. to exhort.] Persuasion; exhortation. [Little used.]
39540	parenetic	[.] PARENET'IC
39541	parenetical	[.] PARENET'ICAL, a. Hortatory; encouraging.
39542	parent	[.] PA'RENT, n. [L. parens, from pario, to produce or bring forth. The regular participle of pario is pariens,and parens is the regular participle of pareo, to appear.] [.] 1. A father or mother; he or she that produces young. The duties of parents to their children ...
39543	parentage	[.] PAR'ENTAGE, n. Extraction; birth; condition with respect to the rank of parents; as a man of mean parentage; a gentleman of noble parentage.
39544	parental	[.] PARENT'AL, a. Pertaining to parents; as parental government. [.] 1. Becoming parents; tender; affectionate; as parental care of solicitude.
39545	parentation	[.] PARENTA'TION, n. [from L. parento.] [.] Something done or said in honor of the dead.
39546	parenthesis	[.] PAREN'THESIS, n. [Gr. to insert.] A sentence, or certain words inserted in a sentence, which interrupt the sense or natural connection of words, but serve to explain or qualify the sense of the principal sentence. The parenthesis is usually included in hooks or curved ...
39547	parentheticical	[.] PARENTHET'IC'ICAL, a. Pertaining to a parenthesis; expressed in a parenthesis. [.] 1. Using parenthesis.
39548	parenticide	[.] PARENT'ICIDE, n. [L. parens and coedo.] One who kills a parent.
39549	parentless	[.] PA'RENTLESS, a. Deprived of parents.
39550	parer	[.] PA'RER, n. [from pare.] He or that which pares; an instrument for paring.
39551	parergy	[.] PAR'ERGY, n. [Gr. beyond, and work.] Something unimportant, or done by the by. [Not used.]
39552	pargasite	[.] P`ARGASITE, n. [from the isle Pargas, in Finland.] A mineral of a grayish or bluish green, in rounded grains, with a dull, dun surface, rarely bright; or in crystals in carbonate of lime, in little plates mixed with lamellar mica; a variety of actinolite.
39553	parget	[.] P`ARGET, n. Gypsum or plaster stone. [.] 1. Plaster laid on roofs or walls. [.] 2. Paint. [.] Parget is applied to the several kinds of gypsum, which when slightly calcined, is called plaster of Paris, and is used in casting statues, in stucco for floors, ceilings, ...
39554	pargeted	[.] P`ARGETED, pp. Plastered; stuccoed.
39555	pargeter	[.] P`ARGETER, n. A plasterer.
39556	pargeting	[.] P`ARGETING, ppr. Plastering; as a noun, plaster or stucco.
39557	parhelion	[.] PARHE'LION, n. [Gr. near, and the sun.] A mock sun or meteor, appearing in the form of a bright light near the sun; sometimes tinged with colors like the rainbow, with a luminous train.
39558	parial	[.] PA'RIAL
39559	parian	[.] PA'RIAN, a. Pertaining to Paros, an isle in the Egean sea; as Parian marble. [.] Parian chronicle, a chronicle of the city of Athens, engraved on marble in capital letters in the isle of Paros. It contains a chronological account of events from Cecrops, 1582 years before ...
39560	parietal	[.] PARIE'TAL, a. [from L. paries, a wall, properly a partition wall, from the root of part or pare.] Pertaining to a wall. [.] 1. The parietal bones form the sides and upper part of the skull. They are so called because they defend the brain like walls.
39561	parietary	[.] PARI'ETARY, n. [L. paries, a wall.] A plant, the pellitory of the wall, of the genus Parietaria.
39562	parietine	[.] PAR'IETINE, n. [L. paries, wall.] A piece of a wall. [Not used.]
39563	paring	[.] PA'RING, ppr. Cutting or shaving off the extremities. [.] PA'RING, n. That which is pared off; rind separated from fruit; a piece clipped off. [.] 1. The act or practice of cutting off the surface of grass land, for tillage.
39564	paris	[.] PAR'IS, n. A plant, herb Paris or true-love, or rather a genus of plants of one species.
39565	parish	[.] PAR'ISH, n. [Low L. parochia; Gr. a dwelling or near residence; near, and house, or to dwell; or more probably from the Gr. a salary or largess, an allowance for support; to afford, yield or supply, whence L. parocha, entertainment given to embassadors at the public ...
39566	parishioner	[.] PARISH'IONER, n. One that belongs to a parish.
39567	parisyllabic	[.] PARISYLLAB'IC
39568	parisyllabical	[.] PARISYLLAB'ICAL, a. [L. par, equal, and syllaba, syllable.] [.] Having equal or like syllables.
39569	paritor	[.] PAR'ITOR, n. [for apparitor.] A beadle; a summoner of the courts of civil law.
39570	parity	[.] PAR'ITY, n. [L. par, equal. See Pair and Peer.] [.] 1. Equality; as parity of reason. [.] 2. Equality; like state or degree; as a parity of orders or persons.
39571	park	[.] P`ARK, n. [L. parcus, saving.] A large piece of ground inclosed and privileged for wild beasts of chase, in England, by the king's grant or by prescription. To constitute a park, three things are required; a royal grant or license; inclosure by pales, a wall or hedge; ...
39572	parker	[.] P`ARKER, n. The keeper of a park.
39573	parkleaves	[.] P`ARKLEAVES, n. A plant of the genus Hypericum.
39574	parlance	[.] P`ARLANCE, n. Conversation; discourse; talk.
39575	parle	[.] PARLE, n. p`arl. Conversation; talk; oral treaty or discussion. [Not used.] [See Parley.]
39576	parley	[.] P`ARLEY, v.i. [L. fero, or pario.] In a general sense, to speak with another; to discourse; but appropriately, to confer with on some point of mutual concern; to discuss orally; hence, to confer with an enemy; to treat with by words; as on an exchange of prisoners, ...
39577	parliament	[.] P`ARLIAMENT, n. Literally, a speaking, conference, mutual discourse or consultation; hence, [.] 1. In Great Britain, the grand assembly of the three estates, the lords spiritual, lords temporal, and the commons; the general council of the nation constituting the ...
39578	parliamentarian	[.] PARLIAMENTA'RIAN
39579	parliamentary	[.] PARLIAMENT'ARY, a. Pertaining to parliament; as parliamentary authority. [.] 1. Enacted or done by parliament; as a parliamentary act. [.] 2. According to the rules and usages of parliament, or to the rules and customs of legislative bodies.
39580	parliamenteer	[.] PARLIAMENTEE'R , n. One of those who adhered to the parliament in the time of Charles I.
39581	parlor	[.] P`ARLOR, n. Primarily, the apartment in a nunnery where the nuns are permitted to meet and converse with each other; hence with us, the room in a house which the family usually occupy when they have no company, as distinguished from a drawing room intended for the ...
39582	parlous	[.] P`ARLOUS, a. Keen; sprightly; waggish. [Not used.]
39583	parochial	[.] PARO'CHIAL, a. [from L. parochia.] Belonging to a parish; as parochial clergy; parochial duties.
39584	parochiality	[.] PAROCHIAL'ITY, n. The state of being parochial.
39585	parochian	[.] PARO'CHIAN, a. Pertaining to a parish. [.] PARO'CHIAN, n. [supra.] A parishioner.
39586	parodic	[.] PAROD'IC
39587	parodical	[.] PAROD'ICAL, a. [See Parody.] Copying after the manner of parody.
39588	parody	[.] PAR'ODY, n. [Gr. ode.] [.] 1. A kind of writing in which the words of an author or his thoughts are, by some slight alterations, adapted to a different purpose; a kind of poetical pleasantry, in which verses written on one subject, are altered and applied to another ...
39589	paroket	[.] PAR'OKET, n. A small species of parrot. [.] [More properly perroquet, which see.]
39590	parol	[.] PAROL
39591	parole	[.] PARO'LE, n. [L. parabola.] [.] 1. Properly, a word; hence, in a legal sense, words or oral declaration; word of mouth. Formerly, conveyances were made by parol or word of mouth only. [.] 2. Pleadings in a suit; as anciently all pleadings were viva voce or ore ...
39592	paronomasia	[.] PARONOMA'SIA
39593	paronomastic	[.] PARONOMAS'TIC
39594	paronomastical	[.] PARONOMAS'TICAL, a. Pertaining to paronomasy; consisting in a play upon words.
39595	paronomasy	[.] PARONOM'ASY , n. [from Gr. to transgress law or rule.] [.] A rhetorical figure, by which words nearly alike in sound, but of different meanings, are affectedly or designedly used; a play upon words; a pun. [See Pun.]
39596	paronychia	[.] PARONYCH'IA, n. [Gr. by, and the nail.] In surgery, a whitlow or felon.
39597	paronymous	[.] PARON'YMOUS, a. [Gr. name.] Resembling another word.
39598	paroquet	[.] PAR'OQUET
39599	parotid	[.] PAROT'ID, a. [Gr. near, and ear.] Pertaining to or denoting certain glands below and before the ears, or near the articulation of the lower jaw. The parotid glands secrete a portion of the saliva.
39600	parotis	[.] PARO'TIS, n. [Gr. See Parotid.] [.] 1. The parotid gland; a secreting salivary conglomerate gland below and before the ear. [.] 2. An inflammation or abscess of the parotid gland.
39601	paroxysm	[.] PAR'OXYSM, n. [Gr. to excite or sharpen; and sharp.] An exasperation or exacerbation of a disease; a fit of higher excitement or violence in a disease that has remissions or intermissions; as the paroxysm of a fever or gout.
39602	paroxysmal	[.] PAROXYS'MAL, a. Pertaining to paroxysm; as a paroxysmal disposition.
39603	parphrastictical	[.] PARPHRAS'TIC'TICAL, a. Free, clear and ample in explanation; explaining or translating in words more clear and ample than those of the author; not verbal or literal.
39604	parrel	[.] PAR'REL, n. [L. paro. It coincides with apparel, which see.] [.] Among seamen, an apparatus or frame made or ropes, trucks and ribs, so contrived as to go round the mast, and being fastened at both ends to a yard, serves to hoist it.
39605	parricidal	[.] PARRICI'DAL
39606	parricide	[.] PAR'RICIDE, n. [L. paricida, from pater, father, and coedo, to kill.] [.] 1. A person who murders his father or mother. [.] 2. One who murders an ancestor, or any one to whom he owes reverence. Blackstone applies the word to one who kills his child. [.] 3. ...
39607	parridicious	[.] PARRIDIC'IOUS, a. [See Parricide.] Pertaining to parricide; containing the crime of murdering a parent or child. [.] 1. Committing parricide.
39608	parried	[.] PAR'RIED, pp. [See Parry.] Warded off; driven aside.
39609	parrot	[.] PAR'ROT, n. [.] 1. The name of fowls of the genus Psittacus, of numerous species. The bill is hooked and the upper mandible movable. The hooked bill of the parrot is used in climbing. These fowls are found almost every where in tropical climates. They breed in ...
39610	parry	[.] PAR'RY, v.t. [.] 1. In fencing, to ward off; to stop or to put or turn by; as, to parry a thrust. [.] 2. To ward off; to turn aside; to prevent a blow from taking effect. [.] 3. To avoid; to shift off. [.] [.] The French government has parried the payment ...
39611	parrying	[.] PAR'RYING, ppr. Warding off, as a thrust or blow.
39612	parse	[.] PARSE, v.t. p`ars. [from L. pars, part.] In grammar, to resolve a sentence into its elements, or to show the several parts of speech composing a sentence, and their relation to each other by government or agreement.
39613	parsimonious	[.] PARSIMO'NIOUS, a. [See Parsimony.] Sparing in the use or expenditure of money; covetous; near; close. It differs from frugal, in implying more closeness or narrowness of mind, or an attachment to property somewhat excessive, or a disposition to spend less money that ...
39614	parsimoniously	[.] PARSIMO'NIOUSLY, adv. With a very sparing use of money; covetously.
39615	parsimoniousness	[.] PARSIMO'NIOUSNESS, n. A very sparing use of money, or a disposition to save expense.
39616	parsimony	[.] P`ARSIMONY, n. [L. parsimonia, from parcus, saving,literally close; Eng. park.] Closeness or sparingness in the use or expenditure of money; sometimes used perhaps in a good sense, implying due or justifiable caution in expenditure, in which sense it differs little ...
39617	parsley	[.] P`ARSLEY, n. [L. petroselinon; Gr. a stone, and parsley; stone-parsley, a plant growing among rocks.] A plant of the genus Apium. The leaves of parsley are used in cookery, and the root is an aperient medicine.
39618	parsnep	[.] P`ARSNEP, n. [L. napus, which occurs also in turnep.] A plant of the genus Pastinaca. The root of the garden parsnep is deemed a valuable esculent.
39619	parson	[.] PARSON, n. p`arsn. [.] 1. The priest of a parish or ecclesiastical society; the rector or incumbent of a parish, who has the parochial charge or cure of souls. It is used in this sense by all denominations of christians; but among independents or congregationalists ...
39620	parsonage	[.] P`ARSONAGE, n. In America, the glebe and house belonging to a parish or ecclesiastical society, and appropriated to the maintenance of the incumbent or settled pastor of a church. [.] 1. In England, the benefice of a parish, or the house appropriated to the residence ...
39621	part	[.] P`ART, n. [L. pars, partis.] [.] 1. A portion, piece or fragment separated from a whole thing; as, to divide an orange into five parts. [.] 2. A portion or quantity of a thing not separated in fact, but considered or mentioned by itself. In what part of England ...
39622	partable	[.] PARTABLE. [See Partible.]
39623	partage	[.] P`ARTAGE, n. Division; severance; the act of dividing or sharing; a French word. [Little used.]
39624	partake	[.] PARTA'KE, v.i. pret. partook; pp. partaken. [part and take.] [.] 1. To take a part, portion or share in common with others; to have a share or part; to participate; usually followed by of, sometimes less properly by in. All men partake of the common bounties of ...
39625	partaken	[.] PARTA'KEN, pp. Shared with others; participated.
39626	partaker	[.] PARTA'KER, n. One who has or takes a part, share or portion in common with others; a sharer; a participator; usually followed by of. [.] [.] If the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things-- Rom.15. [.] [.] Sometimes followed by in. [.] [.] ...
39627	partaking	[.] PARTA'KING, ppr. Sharing with others; participating. [.] PARTA'KING, n. An associating; combination in an evil design.
39628	parted	[.] P`ARTED, pp. Separated; divided; severed.
39629	parter	[.] P`ARTER, n. One that parts or separates.
39630	parterre	[.] PARTERRE, n. parta're. In gardening, a level division of ground furnished with evergreens and flowers; sometimes cut into shell and scroll work with alleys.
39631	partial	[.] P`ARTIAL, a. [L. pars.] [.] 1. Biased to one party; inclined to favor one party in a cause, or one side of a question, more than the other; not indifferent. It is important to justice that a judge should not be partial. [.] [.] Self-love will make men partial ...
39632	partialist	[.] P`ARTIALIST, n. One who is partial. [Unusual.]
39633	partiality	[.] PARTIALITY, n. parshal'ity. Inclination to favor one party or one side of a question more than the other; an undue bias of mind towards one party or side, which is apt to warp the judgment. Partiality springs from the will and affections, rather than from a love ...
39634	partialize	[.] P`ARTIALIZE, v.t. To render partial. [Not used.]
39635	partially	[.] P`ARTIALLY, adv. With undue bias of mind to one party or side; with unjust favor or dislike; as, to judge partially. [.] 1. In part; not totally; as, the story may be partially true; the body may be partially affected with disease; the sun and moon are often partially ...
39636	partibility	[.] PARTIBILITY, n. [See Partible.] Susceptibility of division, partition or severance; separability; as the partibility of an inheritance.
39637	partible	[.] P`ARTIBLE, a. Divisible; separable; susceptible of severance or partition; as, an estate of inheritance may be partible.
39638	participable	[.] PARTIC'IPABLE, a. [See Participate.] That may be participated or shared.
39639	participant	[.] PARTIC'IPANT, a. [See Participate.] Sharing; having a share or part; followed by of. [.] [.] The prince saw he should confer with one participant of more than monkish speculations. [.] PARTIC'IPANT, n. A partaker; one having a share or part.
39640	participate	[.] PARTIC'IPATE, v.i. [L. participo; pars, part, and capio, to take.] [.] 1. To partake; to have a share in common with others. The heart of sensibility participates in the sufferings of a friend. It is sometimes followed by of. [.] [.] He would participate of ...
39641	participated	[.] PARTIC'IPATED, pp. Shared in common with others; partaken.
39642	participating	[.] PARTIC'IPATING, ppr. Having a part or share; partaking.
39643	participation	[.] PARTICIPA'TION, n. The state of sharing in common with others; as a participation of joys or sorrows. [.] 1. The act or state of receiving or having part of something. [.] [.] Those deities are so by participation, and subordinate to the Supreme. [.] 2. Distribution; ...
39644	participative	[.] PARTIC'IPATIVE, a. Capable of participating.
39645	participial	[.] PARTICIP'IAL, a. [L. participialis. See Participle.] [.] 1. Having the nature and use of a participle. [.] 2. Formed from a participle; as a participial noun.
39646	participially	[.] PARTICIP'IALLY, adv. In the sense or manner of a participle.
39647	participle	[.] P`ARTICIPLE, n. [L. participium, from participo; pars, part, and capio,to take.] [.] 1. In grammar, a word so called because it partakes of the properties of a noun and of a verb; as having, making, in English; habens, faciens, in Latin. The English participles ...
39648	particle	[.] P`ARTICLE, n. [L. particula, from pars, part.] [.] 1. A minute part or portion of matter; as a particle of sand, of lime or of light. [.] 2. In physics, a minute part of a body, an aggregation or collection of which constitutes the whole body or mass. The word ...
39649	particular	[.] PARTIC'ULAR, a. [Low L. particularis, from particula.] [.] 1. Pertaining to a single person or thing; not general; as, this remark has a particular application. [.] 2. Individual; noting or designating a single thing by way of distinction. Each plant has its particular ...
39650	particularity	[.] PARTICULAR'ITY, n. Distinct notice or specification of particulars. [.] [.] --Even descending to particularities, what kingdoms he should overcome. [.] 1. Singleness; individuality; single act; single case. [.] 2. Petty account; minute incident. [.] [.] ...
39651	particularize	...
39652	particularly	[.] PARTIC'ULARLY, adv. Distinctly; singly. [.] 1. In an especial manner. [.] [.] This exact propriety of Virgil I particularly regarded as a great part of his character.
39653	particulate	[.] PARTICULATE, to mention, is not in use.
39654	parting	[.] P`ARTING, ppr. [from part.] Dividing; separating; breaking in pieces. [.] 1. a. Given at separation; as a parting kiss or look. [.] 2. Departing; declining; as the parting day. [.] P`ARTING, n. Division; separation. Ezek.21. [.] 1. In chimistry, an ...
39655	partisan	[.] P`ARTISAN, n. s as z. [.] 1. An adherent to a party or faction. [.] 2. In war, the commander of a party or detachment of troops, sent on a special enterprise hence, [.] 3. By way of distinction, a person able in commanding a party, or dexterous in obtaining ...
39656	partite	[.] P`ARTITE, a. [L. partitus, from partio, to divide. See Part.] [.] In botany, divided. A partite leaf is a simple leaf separated down to the base.
39657	partition	[.] PARTI'TION, n. [L. partitio, from partio, to divide.] [.] 1. The act of dividing, or state of being divided. [.] 2. Division; separation; distinction. [.] [.] And good from bad find no partition. [.] 3. Separate part; as lodged in a small partition. [.] 4. ...
39658	partitive	[.] P`ARTITIVE, a. In grammar, distributive; as a noun partitive.
39659	partitively	[.] P`ARTITIVELY, adv. In a partitive manner; distributively.
39660	partlet	[.] P`ARTLET, n. [from part.] A ruff; a band or collar for the neck. [.] 1. A hen.
39661	partly	[.] P`ARTLY, adv. In part; in some measure or degree; not wholly.
39662	partner	[.] P`ARTNER, n. [from part.] One who partakes or shares with another; a partaker; an associate; as, she is partner of my life, of my joys, of my griefs. [.] [.] Those of the race of Shem were no partners in the unbelieving work of the tower. [.] 1. An associate ...
39663	partnership	[.] P`ARTNERSHIP, n. The association of two or more persons for the purpose of undertaking and prosecuting any business, particularly trade or manufactures, at their joint expense. In this case, the connection is formed by contract; each partner furnishing a part of the ...
39664	partook	[.] PARTOOK', pret. of partake.
39665	partridge	[.] P`ARTRIDGE, n. [L. perdix.] A wild fowl of the genus Tatrao. Latham arranges the partridge and quail in a genus under the name of Perdix, and assigns the grous to the genus Tetrao. The partridge is esteemed a great delicacy at the table. [.] The term partridge ...
39666	parturiate	[.] PARTU'RIATE, v.i. [L. parturio, from partus, birth, from pario, to bear.] To bring forth young. [Little used.]
39667	parturient	[.] PARTU'RIENT, a. [L. parturiens.] Bringing forth or about to bring forth young.
39668	parturition	[.] PARTURI'TION, n. [L. parturio.] The act of bringing forth or being delivered of young.
39669	party	[.] P`ARTY, n. [L. pars. See Part.] [.] 1. A number of persons united in opinion or design, in opposition to others in the community. It differs from faction, in implying a less dishonorable association, or more justifiable designs. Parties exist in all governments; ...
39670	party-colored	[.] P`ARTY-COLORED, a. Having divers colors; as a party-colored plume; a party-colored flower.
39671	party-jury	[.] P`ARTY-JURY, n. A jury consisting of half natives and half foreigners.
39672	party-man	[.] P`ARTY-MAN, n. One of a party; usually, a factious man; a man of violent party principles; an abettor of a party.
39673	party-spirit	[.] P`ARTY-SPIRIT, n. The spirit that supports a party.
39674	party-wall	[.] P`ARTY-WALL, n. A wall that separates one house from the next.
39675	paru	[.] PAR'U, n. A singular American fish.
39676	parvis	[.] P`ARVIS, n. A church or church porch. [Not used.]
39677	parvitude	[.] P`ARVITUDE
39678	parvity	[.] P`ARVITY, n. Littleness. [Not used.]
39679	pas	[.] PAS, n. Right of going foremost; precedence. [Not used.]
39680	pasch	[.] PASCH, n. [See Paschal.] The passover; the feast of Easter. [Not used.]
39681	pasch-egg	[.] PASCH-EGG, n. An egg stained and presented to young persons, about the time of Easter. [Local.]
39682	paschal	[.] PAS'CHAL, a. [L. pascha.] Pertaining to the passover, or to Easter.
39683	pash	[.] PASH, n. [L. facies, face.] A face. [Not used.] [.] 1. A blow. [Not used.] [.] PASH, v.t. To strike; to strike down. [Not used.]
39684	pashaw	[.] PASHAW', n. In the Turkish dominions, a viceroy, governor or commander; a bashaw.
39685	pashawlic	[.] PASHAW'LIC, n. The jurisdiction of a pashaw.
39686	pasigraphy	[.] PASIG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. all, and writing.] A system of universal writing, or a manner of writing that may be understood and used by all nations.
39687	pasque-flower	[.] PASQUE-FLOWER, n. pask'-flower. A flower, a species of anemone.
39688	pasquil	[.] PAS'QUIL
39689	pasquiler	[.] PAS'QUILER, n. A lampooner.
39690	pasquin	[.] PAS'QUIN, n. A mutilated statue at Rome, in a corner of the palace of Ursini, so called from a cobbler of that name who was remarkable for his sneers and gibes. On this statue it has been customary to paste satiric papers. Hence, a lampoon.
39691	pasquinade	[.] PASQUINA'DE, v.t. To lampoon; to satirize.
39692	pass	[.] P`ASS, v.i. [Eng. pat, and as a noun, a pass, a defile, an ambling, pace; passen, to be fit, to suit; L. patior, whence passion, to suffer, and peto, competo, in the sense of fit; Gr. to walk or step, to suffer; The word pass coincides with L. passus, a step, and this ...
39693	pass-parole	[.] P`ASS-PARO'LE, n. [pass and parole.] In military affairs, a command given at the head of an army and communicated by word of mouth to the rear.
39694	passable	[.] P`ASSABLE, a. That may be passed, traveled or navigated. The roads are not passable. The stream is passable in boats. [.] 1. That may be penetrated; as a substance passable by a fluid. [.] 2. Current; receivable; that may be or is transferred from hand to hand; ...
39695	passably	[.] P`ASSABLY, adv. Tolerably. [See Passibly.]
39696	passade	[.] PASSA'DE
39697	passado	[.] PASSA'DO, n. A push or thrust.
39698	passage	[.] P`ASSAGE, n. [.] 1. The act of passing or moving by land or water, or through the air or other substance; as the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a fowl; the passage of light or a meteor; the passage of fluids through the pores of the body, ...
39699	passager	[.] P`ASSAGER, n. A traveler or voyager; one who passes or journeys on foot, in a vehicle, or in a ship or boat. This word is usually written corruptly passenger, and the first vowel is often short.
39700	passed	[.] P`ASSED
39701	passenger	[.] P`ASSENGER, n. One who is traveling, as in a public coach, or in a ship, or on foot. This is the usual, though corrupt orthography. [.] Passenger falcon, a kind of migratory hawk.
39702	passer	[.] P`ASSER, n. One that passes; a passenger.
39703	passerine	[.] P`ASSERINE, a. [L. passer, a sparrow.] Pertaining to sparrows, or to the order of birds to which sparrows belong, the Passeres.
39704	passibility	[.] PASSIBIL'ITY, n. The quality or capacity of receiving impressions from external agents; aptness to feel or suffer.
39705	passible	[.] PAS'SIBLE, a. Susceptible of feeling or of impressions from external agents. [.] [.] Apollinarius held even Deity to be passible.
39706	passibleness	[.] PASSIBLENESS, the same as passibility.
39707	passing	[.] P`ASSING, ppr. Moving; proceeding. [.] 1. a. Exceeding; surpassing; eminent. [.] 2. Adverbially used to enforce or enhance the meaning of another word; exceedingly; as passing fair; passing strange.
39708	passing-bell	[.] P`ASSING-BELL, n. The bell that rings at the hour of death to obtain prayers for the passing soul. It is also used for the bell that rings immediately after death.
39709	passing-note	[.] P`ASSING-NOTE, n. In music, a note introduced between two others for the purpose of softening a distance or melodizing a passage.
39710	passingly	[.] P`ASSINGLY, adv. Exceedingly.
39711	passion	[.] PAS'SION, n. [L. passio, from patior, to suffer.] [.] 1. The impression or effect of an external agent upon a body; that which is suffered or received. [.] [.] A body at rest affords us no idea of any active power to move, and when set in motion, it is rather ...
39712	passion-flower	[.] PAS'SION-FLOWER, n. A flower and plant of the genus Passiflora.
39713	passion-week	[.] PAS'SION-WEEK, n. The week immediately preceding the festival of Easter; so called because in that week our Savior's passion and death took place.
39714	passionary	[.] PAS'SIONARY, n. A book in which are described the sufferings of saints and martyrs.
39715	passionate	[.] PAS'SIONATE, a. [.] 1. Easily moved to anger; easily excited or agitated by injury or insult; applied to persons. [.] [.] Homer's Achilles is haughty and passionate. [.] 2. Highly excited; vehement; warm; applied to things; as passionate affection; passionate ...
39716	passionately	[.] PAS'SIONATELY, adv. With passion; with strong feeling; ardently; vehemently; as, to covet any thing passionately; to be passionately fond. [.] 1. Angrily; with vehement resentment; as, to speak passionately.
39717	passionateness	[.] PAS'SIONATENESS, n. State of being subject to passion or anger. [.] 1. Vehemence of mind.
39718	passioned	[.] PAS'SIONED, a. Disordered; violently affected. [.] 1. Expressing passion.
39719	passionless	[.] PAS'SIONLESS, a. Not easily excited to anger; of a calm temper. [.] 1. Void of passion.
39720	passive	[.] P`ASSIVE, a. [L. passivus, from passus, patior, to suffer.] [.] 1. Suffering; not acting, receiving or capable of receiving impressions from external agents. We were passive spectators, not actors in the scene. [.] [.] The mind is wholly passive in the reception ...
39721	passively	[.] P`ASSIVELY, adv. With a passive nature or temper; with a temper disposed to submit to the acts of external agents,without resistance. [.] 1. Without agency. [.] 2. According to the form of the passive verb.
39722	passiveness	...
39723	passivity	[.] PASSIV'ITY, n. Passiveness, which see. [Little used.] [.] 1. The tendency of a body to persevere in a given state, either of motion or rest, till disturbed by another body.
39724	passless	[.] P`ASSLESS, a. Having no passage.
39725	passover	[.] P`ASSOVER, n. [pass and over.] A feast of the Jews, instituted to commemorate the providential escape of the Hebrews, in Egypt, when God smiting the first-born of the Egyptians, passed over the houses of the Israelites, which were marked with the blood of the paschal ...
39726	passport	[.] P`ASSPORT, n. [.] 1. A written license from a king or other proper authority, granting permission or safe conduct for one to pass through his territories, or to pass from one country to another, or to navigate a particular sea without hindrance or molestation. [.] 2. ...
39727	passy-measure	[.] PAS'SY-MEASURE, n. An old stately kind of dance; a cinque-pace.
39728	past	[.] P`AST , pp. Gone by; done; accomplished; ended. [.] 1. Enacted; having received all the formalities necessary to constitute a law.
39729	paste	[.] PASTE, n. [L. pistus, or Gr. to sprinkle, or some root which signifies to mix and knead.] [.] 1. A soft composition of substances, as flour moistened with water or milk and kneaded, or any kind of earth moistened and formed to the consistence of dough. Paste made ...
39730	pasteboard	[.] PASTEBOARD, n. A species of thick paper formed of several single sheets pasted one upon another, or by macerating paper and casting it in molds, &c. It is used for the covering of books, for bonnets, &c.
39731	pastel	[.] PAS'TEL, n. A plant, the woad, of the genus Isatis. [.] 1. A coloring substance.
39732	pastern	[.] PAS'TERN, n. The part of a horse's leg between the joint next the foot and the coronet of the hoof. [.] 1. The human leg; in contempt.
39733	pastern-joint	[.] PAS'TERN-JOINT, n. The joint in a horse's leg next the foot.
39734	pasticcio	[.] PASTIC'CIO, n. A medley; an olio.
39735	pastil	[.] PAS'TIL, n. [L. pastillus.] [.] 1. A roll of paste, or a kind of paste made of different colors ground with gum-water in order to make crayons. [.] 2. In pharmacy, a dry composition of sweet smelling resins, aromatic woods, &c. burnt to clear and scent the air ...
39736	pastime	[.] P`ASTIME, n. [pass and time.] Sport; amusement; diversion; that which amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably. [.] P`ASTIME, v.i. To sport; to use diversion. [Little used.]
39737	pastor	[.] P`ASTOR, n. [L. from pasco, pastum, to feed.] [.] 1. A shepherd; one that has the care of flocks and herds. [.] 2. A minister of the gospel who has the charge of a church and congregation, whose duty is to watch over the people of his charge, and instruct them ...
39738	pastoral	[.] P`ASTORAL, a. [L. pastoralis.] Pertaining to shepherds; as a pastoral life; pastoral manners. [.] 1. Descriptive of the life of shepherds; as a pastoral poem. [.] 2. Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church; as pastoral care or duties; a pastoral ...
39739	pastorate	[.] P`ASTORATE, n. The office, state or jurisdiction of a spiritual pastor.
39740	pastorlike	[.] P`ASTORLIKE
39741	pastorly	[.] P`ASTORLY , a. Becoming a pastor.
39742	pastorship	[.] P`ASTORSHIP, n. The office or rank of pastor.
39743	pastry	[.] PASTRY, n. [from paste.] Things in general which are made of paste, or of which paste constitutes a principal ingredient, as pies, tarts, cake and the like. [.] 1. The place where pastry is made.
39744	pastry-cook	[.] PASTRY-COOK, n. One whose occupation is to make and sell articles made of paste.
39745	pasturable	[.] P`ASTURABLE, a. [from pasture.] Fit for pasture. [.]
39746	pasturage	[.] P`ASTURAGE, n. [.] 1. The business of feeding or grazing cattle. [.] 2. Grazing ground; land appropriated to grazing. [.] 3. Grass for feed.
39747	pasture	[.] P`ASTURE, n. [L. pasco, pastum, to feed.] [.] 1. Grass for the food of cattle; the food of cattle taken by grazing. [.] 2. Ground covered with grass appropriated for the food or cattle. The farmer has a hundred acres of pasture. It is sometimes called pasture-land. [.] 3. ...
39748	pasty	[.] PASTY, a. Like paste; of the consistence of paste. [.] PASTY, n. [from paste.] A pie made of paste and baked without a dish.
39749	pat	[.] PAT, a. Fit; convenient; exactly suitable either as to time or place. [Not an elegant word, but admissible in burlesque.] [.] PAT, adv. Fitly; conveniently. [.] PAT, n. A light quick blow or stroke with the fingers or hand. [.] PAT, v.t. To strike ...
39750	pataca	[.] PATA'CA
39751	patache	[.] PATA'CHE, n. A tender or small vessel employed in conveying men or orders from one ship or place to another.
39752	patacoon	[.] PATACOON', n. A Spanish coin of the value of 4s. 8d.sterling, or about $1.04 cents.
39753	patavinity	[.] PATAVIN'ITY, n. The use of local words, or the peculiar style or diction of Livy, the Roman historian; so denominated from Patavium or Padua, the place of his nativity.
39754	patch	[.] PATCH, n. [.] 1. A piece of cloth sewed on a garment to repair it. [.] 2. A small piece of any thing used to repair a breach. [.] 3. A small piece of silk used to cover a defect on the face, or to add a charm. [.] 4. A piece inserted in mosaic or variegated ...
39755	patched	[.] PATCH'ED, pp. Mended with a patch or patches; mended clumsily.
39756	patcher	[.] PATCH'ER, n. One that patches or botches.
39757	patchery	[.] PATCH'ERY, n. Bungling work; botchery; forgery.
39758	patching	[.] PATCH'ING, ppr. Mending with a piece or pieces; botching.
39759	patchwork	[.] PATCH'WORK, n. Work composed of pieces of various figures sewed together. [.] 1. Work composed of pieces clumsily put together.
39760	pate	[.] PATE, n. [.] 1. The head, or rather the top of the head; applied to persons, it is now used in contempt or ridicule. [.] 2. The skin of a calf's head. [.] 3. In fortification, a kind of platform resembling what is called a horse shoe.
39761	pated	[.] PA'TED, a. In composition, having a pate; as long-pated, cunning; shallow-pated, having weak intellect.
39762	patee	[.] PATEE'
39763	patefaction	[.] PATEFAC'TION,n. [L. patefactio; pateo, to open, and facio, to make.] The act of opening or manifesting; open declaration.
39764	patelliform	[.] PATEL'LIFORM, a. [L. patella, a dish, and form.] Of the form of a dish or saucer.
39765	patellite	[.] PAT'ELLITE, n. Fossil remains of the patella, a shell.
39766	paten	[.] PAT'EN
39767	patent	[.] PAT'ENT, a. [L. patens, from pateo, to open.] [.] 1. In botany, spreading; forming an acute angle with the stem or branch; as a patent leaf. [See Letter.] [.] 2. Open to the perusal of all; as letters patent. [See Letter.] [.] 3. Appropriated by letters patent. [.] [.] ...
39768	patent-rolls	[.] PATENT-ROLLS, n. The records or registers of patents.
39769	patented	[.] PAT'ENTED, pp. Granted by patent; secured by patent or by law as an exclusive privilege.
39770	patentee	[.] PATENTEE', n. One to whom a grant is made or a privilege secured by patent or by law.
39771	patenting	[.] PAT'ENTING, ppr. Granting by patent; securing as a privilege.
39772	paternal	[.] PATERN'AL, a. [L. paternus, from pater, father.] [.] 1. Pertaining to a father; fatherly; as paternal care of affection; paternal favor or admonition. [.] 2. Derived from the father; hereditary; as a paternal estate.
39773	paternity	[.] PATERN'ITY, n. Fathership; the relation of a father. [.] [.] The world, while it had scarcity of people, underwent no other dominion than paternity and eldership.
39774	paternoster	[.] PA'TERNOSTER, n. [L. our father.] The Lord's prayer.
39775	path	[.] P`ATH, n. plu. paths. [Gr. to tread.] [.] 1. A way beaten or trodden by the feet of man or beast, or made hard by wheels; that part of a highway on which animals or carriages ordinarily pass; applied to the ground only, and never to a paved street in a city. [.] 2. ...
39776	pathetic	[.] PATHET'IC
39777	pathetical	[.] PATHET'ICAL, a. [Gr. passion; to suffer.] Affecting or moving the passions, particularly pity, sorrow, grief or other tender emotion; as a pathetic song or discourse; pathetic expostulation. [.] [.] No theory of the passions can teach a man to be pathetic.
39778	pathetically	[.] PATHET'ICALLY, adv. In such a manner as to excite the tender passions.
39779	patheticalness	[.] PATHET'ICALNESS, n. The quality of moving the tender passions.
39780	pathfly	[.] P`ATHFLY, n. A fly found in foot-paths.
39781	pathic	[.] PATH'IC, n. [Gr.] A catamite; a male that submits to the crime against nature.
39782	pathless	[.] P`ATHLESS, a. Having no beaten way; untrodden; as a pathless forest; a pathless coast.
39783	pathognomonic	[.] PATHOGNOMON'IC, a. [Gr. passion or suffering, and to know.] [.] Indicating that which is inseparable from a disease, being found in that and in no other; hence, indicating that by which a disease may be certainly known; characteristic; as pathognomonic symptoms.
39784	pathognomy	[.] PATHOG'NOMY, n. [Gr. signification.] Expression of the passions; the science of the signs by which human passions are indicated.
39785	pathologic	[.] PATHOLOG'IC
39786	pathological	[.] PATHOLOG'ICAL, a. [See Pathology.] Pertaining to pathology.
39787	pathologically	[.] PATHOLOG'ICALLY, adv. In the manner of pathology.
39788	pathologist	[.] PATHOL'OGIST, n. One who treats of pathology.
39789	pathology	...
39790	pathos	[.] PA'THOS, n. [Gr. to suffer.] Passion; warmth or vehemence, in a speaker; or in language, that which excites emotions and passions.
39791	pathway	[.] P`ATHWAY, n. A path;usually, a narrow way to be passed on foot. [.] 1. A way; a course of life. Prov.12.
39792	patible	[.] PAT'IBLE, a. [L. patibilis, from patior, to suffer.] [.] Sufferable; tolerable; that may be endured. [Not used.]
39793	patibulary	[.] PATIB'ULARY, a. [L. patibulum, a gallows.] [.] Belonging to the gallows,or to execution on the cross.
39794	patience	[.] PATIENCE, n. pa'shens. [L. patientia, from patior, to suffer.] [.] 1. The suffering of afflictions, pain, toil, calamity, provocation or other evil, with a calm, unruffled temper; endurance without murmuring or fretfulness. Patience may spring from constitutional ...
39795	patient	[.] PATIENT, a. pa'shent. [L. patiens.] [.] 1. Having the quality of enduring evils without murmuring or fretfulness; sustaining afflictions of body or mind with fortitude, calmness or christian submission to the divine will; as a patient person, or a person of patient ...
39796	patiently	[.] PA'TIENTLY, adv. With calmness or composure; without discontent or murmuring. Submit patiently to the unavoidable evils of life. [.] 1. With calm and constant diligence; as, to examine a subject patiently. [.] 2. Without agitation, uneasiness or discontent; ...
39797	patin	[.] PAT'IN, n. [L. patina.] A plate. [Not used.] [.] 1. In the Romish church, the cover of the chalice,used for holding particles of the host.
39798	patly	[.] PAT'LY, adv. [from pat.] Fitly; conveniently.
39799	patness	[.] PAT'NESS, n. [from pat.] Fitness; suitableness; convenience.
39800	patriarch	[.] PA'TRIARCH, n. [L. patriarcha; Gr. a family, father, and a chief.] [.] 1. The father and ruler of a family; one who governs by paternal right. It is usually applied to the progenitors of the Israelites, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the sons of Jacob, or to the heads ...
39801	patriarchal	[.] PATRIARCH'AL
39802	patriarchate	[.] PA'TRIARCHATE
39803	patriarchic	[.] PATRIARCH'IC, a. Belonging to patriarchs; possessed by patriarchs; as patriarchal power or jurisdiction; a patriarchal see. [.] 1. Subject to a patriarch; as a patriarchal church. [.] Patriarchal cross, in heraldry, is that where the shaft is twice crossed, the lower ...
39804	patriarchship	[.] PA'TRIARCHSHIP, n. The office,dignity or jurisdiction of a patriarch or ecclesiastical superior.
39805	patriarchy	[.] PA'TRIARCHY, n. The jurisdiction of a patriarch; a patriarchate.
39806	patrician	[.] PATRI'CIAN, a. [L. patricius, from pater, father.] Senatorial; noble; not plebeian. This epithet is derived from the Roman patres, fathers, the title of Roman senators; as patrician birth or blood; patrician families. [.] PATRI'CIAN, n. A nobleman. In the Roman ...
39807	patrimonial	[.] PATRIMO'NIAL, a. Pertaining to a patrimony; inherited from ancestors; as a patrimonial estate.
39808	patrimonially	[.] PATRIMO'NIALLY, adv. By inheritance.
39809	patrimony	[.] PAT'RIMONY, n. [L.patrimonium, from pater, father.] [.] 1. A right or estate inherited from one's ancestors. [.] 2. A church estate or revenue; as St. Peter's patrimony.
39810	patriot	[.] PAT'RIOT, n. [L. patria, one's native country, form pater, father.] [.] A person who loves his country, and zealously supports and defends it and its interests. [.] [.] Such tears as patriots shed for dying laws. [.] PAT'RIOT, a. Patriotic; devoted to the welfare ...
39811	patriotic	[.] PATRIOT'IC, a. Full of patriotism; actuated by the love of one's country; as a patriotic hero or statesman. [.] 1. Inspired by the love of one's country; directed to the public safety and welfare; as patriotic zeal.
39812	patriotism	[.] PAT'RIOTISM ,n. Love of one's country; the passion which aims to serve one's country, either in defending it from invasion, or protecting its rights and maintaining its laws and institutions in vigor and purity. Patriotism is the characteristic of a good citizen, ...
39813	patristic	[.] PATRIS'TIC
39814	patristical	[.] PATRIS'TICAL, a. [from L. pater, patres, fathers.] [.] Pertaining to the ancient fathers of the christian church.
39815	patrocinate	[.] PATROC'INATE, v.t. To patronize. [Not used.]
39816	patrocination	[.] PATROCINA'TION, n. Countenance; support. [Not used.]
39817	patrol	[.] PATROL
39818	patroll	[.] PATROLL,n. [.] 1. In war, a round; a walking or marching round by a guard in the night, to watch and observe what passes, and to secure the peace and safety of a camp or other place. [.] 2. The guard or persons who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose ...
39819	patrolling	[.] PATROLLING, ppr. Going the rounds, as a guard.
39820	patron	[.] PAT'RON, n. [L. patronus; Gr. father.] [.] 1. Among the Romans, a master who had freed his slave, and retained some rights over him after his emancipation; also, a man of distinction under whose protection another placed himself. Hence, [.] 2. One who countenances, ...
39821	patronage	[.] PAT'RONAGE, n. Special countenance or support; favor or aid afforded to second the views of a person or to promote a design. [.] 1. Guardianship, as of a saint. [.] 2. Advowson; the right of presentation to a church or ecclesiastical benefice. [.] PAT'RONAGE, ...
39822	patronal	[.] PAT'RONAL, a. Doing the office of a patron; protecting; supporting; favoring; defending. [Little used.]
39823	patroness	...
39824	patronize	[.] PAT'RONIZE, v.t. To support; to countenance; to defend; as a patron his client. [.] 1. To favor; to lend aid to promote; as an undertaking. [.] 2. To maintain; to defend; to support. [.] [.] This idea has been patronized by two states only.
39825	patronized	[.] PAT'RONIZED, pp. Defended; supported; favored; promoted.
39826	patronizer	[.] PAT'RONIZER, n. One that supports, countenances or favors.
39827	patronizing	[.] PAT'RONIZING, ppr. Defending; supporting; favoring; promoting.
39828	patronless	[.] PAT'RONLESS, a. Destitute of a patron.
39829	patronymic	[.] PATRONYM'IC, n. [L. patronymicus; from Gr. father, and name.] [.] A name of men or women derived from that of their parents or ancestors; as Tydides, the son of Tydeus, Pelides, the son of Peleus, that is, Achilles.
39830	pattee	[.] PATTEE', n. In heraldry, a cross small in the center, and widening to the extremities which are broad.
39831	patten	[.] PAT'TEN, n. [.] 1. The base of a column or pillar. [.] 2. A wooden shoe with an iron ring, worn to keep the shoes from the dirt or mud.
39832	patten-maker	[.] PAT'TEN-MAKER, n. One that makes pattens.
39833	patter	[.] PAT'TER, v.i. To strike, as falling drops of water or hail, with a quick succession of small sounds; as pattering hail. [.] [.] The stealing shower is scarce to patter heard.
39834	pattering	[.] PAT'TERING, ppr. Striking with a quick succession of small sounds.
39835	pattern	[.] PAT'TERN, n. [.] 1. An original or model proposed for imitation; the archetype; an exemplar; that which is to be copies or imitated, either in things or in actions; as the pattern of a machine; a pattern of patience. Christ was the most perfect pattern of rectitude,patience ...
39836	patty	[.] PAT'TY, n. A little pie.
39837	patty-pan	[.] PAT'TY-PAN, n. A pan to bake a little pie in.
39838	patulous	[.] PAT'ULOUS, a. [L. patulus, from pateo, to be open.] [.] Spreading, as a patulous calyx; bearing the flowers loose or dispersed, as a patulous peduncle.
39839	pauciloquy	[.] PAUCIL'OQUY, n. [L. paucus, few, and loquor, to speak.] [.] The utterance of few words. [Little used.]
39840	paucity	[.] PAU'CITY, n. [L. paucitas, from paucus, few.] [.] 1. Fewness; smallness of number; as the paucity of schools. [.] 2. Smallness of quantity; as paucity of blood.
39841	paum	[.] PAUM, v.t. To impose by fraud; a corruption of palm.
39842	paunch	[.] PAUNCH, n. [L. pantex.] The belly and its contents. [.] The paunch, in ruminating quadrupeds, is the first and largest stomach, into which the food is received before rumination. [.] PAUNCH, v.t. To pierce or rip the belly; to eviscerate; to take out the contents ...
39843	pauper	[.] PAUP'ER, n. [L. pauper.] A poor person; particularly, one so indigent as to depend on the parish or town for maintenance.
39844	pauperism	[.] PAUP'ERISM, n. The state of being poor or destitute of the means of support; the state of indigent persons requiring support from the community. The increase of pauperism is an alarming evil.
39845	pause	[.] PAUSE, n. paux. [L. pausa; Gr. to cease, or cause to rest.] [.] 1. A stop; a cessation or intermission of action, of speaking, singing, playing or the like; a temporary stop or rest. [.] 2. Cessation proceeding from doubt; suspense. [.] [.] I stand in pause ...
39846	pauser	[.] PAUS'ER, n. s as z. One who pauses; one who deliberates.
39847	pausing	[.] PAUS'ING, ppr. Stopping for a time; ceasing to speak or act; deliberating.
39848	pausingly	[.] PAUS'INGLY, adv. After a pause; by breaks.
39849	pavan	[.] PAVAN', n. [L. pavo, a peacock.] A grave dance among the Spaniards. In this dance, the performers make a kind of wheel before each other, the gentlemen dancing with cap and sword,princes with long robes, and the ladies with long trails; the motions resembling the ...
39850	pave	[.] PAVE, v.t. [L. pavio; Gr. to beat, to strike.] [.] 1. To lay or cover with stone or brick so as to make a level or convenient surface for horses, carriages or foot passengers; to floor with brick or stone; as, to pave a street; to pave a side-walk; to pave a court ...
39851	paved	[.] PA'VED, pp. Laid over with stones or bricks; prepared; as a way.
39852	pavement	[.] PA'VEMENT, n. [L. pavimentum.] A floor or covering consisting of stones or bricks, laid on the earth in such a manner as to make a hard and convenient passage; as a pavement of pebbles, of bricks, or of marble. [.] PA'VEMENT, v.t. To pave; to floor with stone ...
39853	paver	[.] PA'VER
39854	pavier	[.] PA'VIER, n. One who lays stones for a floor, or whose occupation is to pave.
39855	pavilion	[.] PAVILION, n. pavil'yun. [L. papilio, a butterfly, and a pavilion.] [.] 1. A tent; a temporary movable habitation. [.] 2. In architecture, a kind of turret or building, usually insulated and contained under a single roof; sometimes square and sometimes in the form ...
39856	pavilioned	[.] PAVIL'IONED, pp. Furnished with pavilions; sheltered by a tent.
39857	paving	[.] PA'VING, ppr. Flooring with stones or bricks. [.] PA'VING, n. Pavement; a floor of stones or bricks.
39858	pavo	[.] PA'VO, n. [L. a peacock.] A constellation in the southern hemisphere, consisting of fourteen stars; also a fish.
39859	pavone	[.] PAVO'NE, n. [L. pavo.] A peacock. [Not used.]
39860	pavonine	[.] PAV'ONINE, a. [L. pavoninus, from pavo, a peacock.] [.] Resembling the tail of a peacock; iridescent.
39861	paw	[.] PAW, n. [L. pes, pedis; Eng. foot.] [.] 1. The foot of beasts of prey having claws, as the lion, the tiger, the dog, cat, &c. Lev.11. [.] 2. The hand; in contempt.
39862	pawed	[.] PAW'ED, a. Having paws. [.] 1. Broad footed.
39863	pawky	[.] PAWK'Y, a. Arch; cunning. [Local.]
39864	pawl	[.] PAWL, n. [Eng. pole; L. palus. See Pole.] Among seamen, a short bar of wood or iron fixed close to the capstan or windlass of a ship to prevent it from rolling back or giving way.
39865	pawn	[.] PAWN, n. [L. pignus.] [.] 1. Something given or deposited as security for the payment of money borrowed; a pledge. Pawn is applied only to goods, chattels or money, and not to real estate. [.] [.] Men will not take pawns without use. [.] 2. A pledge for the ...
39866	pawned	[.] PAWN'ED, pp. Pledged; given in security.
39867	pawnee	[.] PAWNEE', n. The person to whom a pawn is delivered as security; one that takes any thing in pawn. [.] [.] If the pawn is laid up and the pawnee robbed,he is not answerable.
39868	pawner	[.] PAWN'ER, n. One that pledges any thing as security for the payment of borrowed money.
39869	pawning	[.] PAWN'ING, ppr. Pledging, as goods; giving as security.
39870	pax	[.] PAX, n. [L. pax, peace.] A little image or piece of board with the image of Christ upon the cross on it, which people before the reformation,used to kiss after the service; the ceremony being considered as the kiss of peace.
39871	pay	[.] PAY, v.t. pret. and pp. paid. [.] 1. To discharge a debt; to deliver to a creditor the value of the debt, either in money or goods, to his acceptance or satisfaction, by which the obligation of the debtor is discharged. [.] 2. To discharge a duty created by promise ...
39872	pay-bill	[.] PA'Y-BILL, n. A bill of money to be paid to the soldiers of a company.
39873	pay-day	[.] PA'Y-DAY, n. The day when payment is to be made or debts discharged; the day on which wages or money is stipulated to be paid.
39874	pay-office	[.] PA'Y-OFFICE, n. A place or office where payment is made of public debts.
39875	payable	[.] PA'YABLE, a. That may or ought to be paid. In general, money is payable as soon as it is due, or at the time payment is stipulated,or at the expiration of the credit; but by the usage of merchants, three or more days of grace are allowed to the debtor, and a note ...
39876	payee	[.] PAYEE', n. The person to whom money is to be paid; the person named in a bill or note to whom the amount is promised or directed to be paid.
39877	payer	[.] PAY'ER, n. One that pays. In bills of exchange,the person on whom the bill is drawn, and who is directed to pay the money to the holder.
39878	paymaster	[.] PA'YMASTER, n. One who is to pay; one from whom wages or reward is received. [.] 1. In the army, an officer whose duty is to pay the officers and soldiers their wages,and who is entrusted with money for this purpose.
39879	payment	[.] PA'YMENT, n. The act of paying, or giving compensation. [.] 1. The thing given in discharge of a debt or fulfillment of a promise. [.] 2. Reward; recompense. [.] 3. Chastisement; sound beating. [Not used.]
39880	paynim	[.] PAYNIM. [See Painim.]
39881	payse	[.] PAYSE, PAYSER, for poise, poiser, not used.
39882	payser	[.] PAYSE, PAYSER, for poise, poiser, not used.
39883	pea	[.] PEA, n. [L. pisum.] A plant and its fruit of the genus Pisum, of many varieties. This plant has a papilionaceous flower,and the pericarp is a legume, called in popular language a pod. In the plural, we write peas, for two or more individual seeds, but pease, for an ...
39884	pea-shell	[.] PE'A-SHELL, n. The legume or pericarp of the pea.
39885	peace	[.] PEACE, n. [L. pax, paco, to appease.] [.] 1. In a general sense, a state of quiet or tranquillity; freedom from disturbance or agitation; applicable to society, to individuals, or to the temper of the mind. [.] 2. Freedom from war with a foreign nation; public ...
39886	peace-offering	[.] PE'ACE-OFFERING, n. An offering that procures peace. Among the Jews, an offering or sacrifice to God for atonement and reconciliation for a crime or offense.
39887	peace-officer	[.] PE'ACE-OFFICER, n. A civil officer whose duty is to preserve the public peace, to prevent or punish riots, &c; as a sheriff, or constable.
39888	peace-parted	[.] PE'ACE-PARTED, a. Dismissed from the world in peace.
39889	peaceable	[.] PE'ACEABLE, a. Free from war, tumult or public commotion. We live in peaceable times. The reformation was introduced in a peaceable manner. [.] 1. Free from private feuds or quarrels. The neighbors are peaceable. These men are peaceable. [.] 2. Quiet; undisturbed; ...
39890	peaceableness	[.] PE'ACEABLENESS, n. The state of being peaceable; quietness. [.] 1. Disposition to peace.
39891	peaceably	[.] PE'ACEABLY, adv. Without war; without tumult or commotion; without private feuds and quarrels. [.] 1. Without disturbance; quietly; without agitation; without interruption.
39892	peacebreaker	[.] PE'ACEBREAKER, n. One that violates or disturbs public peace.
39893	peaceful	[.] PE'ACEFUL, a. Quiet; undisturbed; not in a state of war or commotion; as a peaceful time; a peaceful country. [.] 1. Pacific; mild; calm; as peaceful words; a peaceful temper. [.] 2. Removed from noise or tumult; still; undisturbed; as the peaceful cottage; the ...
39894	peacefully	[.] PE'ACEFULLY, adv. Without war or commotion. [.] 1. Quietly; without disturbance. [.] [.] Our loved earth, where peacefully we slept. [.] 2. Mildly; gently.
39895	peacefulness	[.] PE'ACEFULNESS, n. Quiet; freedom from war, tumult, disturbance or discord. [.] 1. Freedom from mental perturbation; as peacefulness of mind.
39896	peaceless	[.] PE'ACELESS, a. Without peace; disturbed.
39897	peacemaker	[.] PE'ACEMAKER, n. One who makes peace by reconciling parties that are at variance. [.] [.] Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. Matt.5.
39898	peach	[.] PEACH, n. A tree and its fruit, of the genus Amygdalus, of many varieties. This is a delicious fruit, the produce of warm or temperate climates. In America, the peach thrives and comes to perfection in the neighborhood of Boston, northward of which it usually fails. [.] PEACH, ...
39899	peach-color	[.] PE'ACH-COLOR, n. The pale red color of the peach blossom.
39900	peach-colored	[.] PEA'CH-COLORED, a. Of the color of a peach blossom.
39901	peach-tree	[.] PE'ACH-TREE, n. The tree that produces the peach.
39902	peacher	[.] PE'ACHER, n. An accuser. [Not used.]
39903	peachick	[.] PE'ACHICK, n. The chicken or young of the peacock.
39904	peacock	[.] PE'ACOCK, n. [L. pavo.] A large and beautiful fowl of the genus Pavo, properly the male of the species, but in usage the name is applied to the species in general. The feathers of this fowl's tail are very long, and variegated with rich and elegant colors. The peacock ...
39905	peacock-fish	[.] PE'ACOCK-FISH, n. A fish of the Indian seas, having streaks of beautiful colors.
39906	peahen	[.] PE'AHEN, n. The hen or female of the peacock.
39907	peak	[.] PEAK, n. [Eng. pike, beak.] [.] 1. The top of a hill or mountain, ending in a point; as the peak of Teneriffe. [.] 2. A point; the end of any thing that terminates in a point. [.] 3. The upper corner of a sail which is extended by a gaff or yard; also, the ...
39908	peaking	[.] PE'AKING, a. Mean; sneaking; poor. [Vulgar.]
39909	peakish	[.] PE'AKISH, a. Denoting or belonging to an acuminated situation.
39910	peal	[.] PEAL, n. [from L. pello, whence appello, to appeal. The sense is to drive; a peal is a driving of sound. This word seems to belong to the family of L. balo,and Eng. to bawl,jubilee, bell, &c.] [.] A loud sound, usually a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, ...
39911	pealed	[.] PE'ALED, pp. Assailed with sound; resounded; celebrated.
39912	pealing	[.] PE'ALING, ppr. Uttering a loud sound or successive sounds; resounding.
39913	pean	[.] PE'AN , n. Among the ancients, a song of rejoicing in honor of Apollo; hence, a song of triumph. [.] 1. In ancient poetry, a foot of four syllables; written also paeon. Of this there are four kinds; the first consisting of one long and three short syllables, or ...
39914	peanism	[.] PE'ANISM, n. The song or shouts of praise or of battle; shouts of triumph.
39915	pear	[.] PEAR, n. [L. pyrum.] The fruit of the Pyrus communis, of many varieties, some of which are delicious to the taste.
39916	pear-tree	[.] PEAR-TREE, n. The tree that produces pears.
39917	pearch	[.] PEARCH. [See Perch.]
39918	pearl	[.] PEARL, n. perl. [.] 1. A white, hard, smooth, shining body, usually roundish, found in a testaceous fish of the oyster kind. The pearl-shell is called matrix perlarum, mother of pearl, and the pearl is found only in the softer part of the animal. It is found in ...
39919	pearl-eyed	[.] PEARL-EYED, a. perl'-eyed. Having a speck in the eye.
39920	pearl-grass	[.] PEARL-GRASS, n. A plant of the genus Sagina.
39921	pearl-sinter	[.] PEARL-SINTER, n. Fiorite; a variety of silicious sinter, the color gray and white.
39922	pearl-spar	[.] PEARL-SPAR, n. perl'-spar. Brown spar.
39923	pearl-stone	[.] PEARL-STONE, n. A mineral regarded as a volcanic production. It occurs in basaltic and porphyritic rocks, and is classed with pitch stone. [.] [.] Pearl-stone is a subspecies of indivisible quartz.
39924	pearl-wort	[.] PEARL-WORT
39925	pearlash	[.] PEARLASH, n. perl'ash. An alkali obtained from the ashes of wood; refined potash.
39926	pearled	[.] PEARLED, a. perl'ed. Set or adorned with pearls.
39927	pearly	[.] PEARLY, a. perl'y. Containing pearl; abounding with pearls; as pearly shells; a pearly shore. [.] 1. Resembling pearls; clear; pure; transparent; as the pearly flood; pearly dew.
39928	pearmain	[.] PEARMAIN, n. A variety of the apple.
39929	peas-antlike	[.] PEAS-ANTLIKE
39930	peas-antly	[.] PEAS-ANTLY, a. Rude, clownish; illiterate; resembling peasants.
39931	peas-cod	[.] PE'AS-COD
39932	peasant	[.] PEASANT, n. pez'ant. A countryman; one whose business is rural labor. [.] PEASANT, a. pez'ant. Rustic; rural.
39933	peasantry	[.] PEASANTRY, n. pez'antry. Peasants; rustics; the body of country people. [.] 1. Rusticity. [Not used.]
39934	pease	[.] PEASE, n. Peas collectively, or used as food. [See Pea.]
39935	peastone	[.] PE'ASTONE, n. A subspecies of limestone.
39936	peat	[.] PEAT, n. A substance resembling turf, used as fuel. It is found in low grounds or moorish lands, and is of several species; one is of a brown or yellowish brown color, and when first cut has a viscid consistence, but hardens when exposed to the air; another consists ...
39937	peat-moss	[.] PEAT-MOSS, n. [peat and moss.] An earthy material used as fuel. [.] 1. A fen producing peat.
39938	pebble	[.] PEB'BLE
39939	pebble-crystal	[.] PEB'BLE-CRYSTAL, n. A crystal in form of nodules, found in earthy stratums and irregular in shape.
39940	pebbled	[.] PEB'BLED, a. Abounding with pebbles.
39941	pebblestone	[.] PEB'BLESTONE, n. In popular usage, a roundish stone of any kind from the size of a nut to that of a man's head. In a philosophical sense, minerals distinguished from flints by their variety of colors, consisting of crystalline matter debased by earths of various kinds, ...
39942	pebbly	[.] PEB'BLY, a. Full of pebbles; abounding with small roundish stones.
39943	pec-cary	[.] PEC-CARY, n. A quadruped of Mexico, in general appearance resembling a hog, but its body is less bulky, its legs shorter, and its bristles thicker and stronger, like the quills of the porcupine. Its color is black and white, and it has on the hind part of the back ...
39944	pecary	[.] PEC'ARY
39945	peccability	[.] PECCABIL'ITY, n. [from peccable.] State of being subject to sin; capacity of sinning.
39946	peccable	[.] PEC'CABLE, a. [from L. pecco.] [.] Liable to sin; subject to transgress the divine law.
39947	peccadillo	[.] PECCADIL'LO, n. [L. peccatum.] [.] 1. A slight trespass or offense; a petty crime or fault. [.] 2. A sort of stiff ruff.
39948	peccancy	[.] PEC'CANCY, n. [from peccant.] Bad quality; as the peccancy of the humors. [.] 1. Offense.
39949	peccant	[.] PEC'CANT, a. [L. peccans. See Peccable.] [.] 1. Sinning; guilty of sin or transgression; criminal; as peccant angels. [.] 2. Morbid; bad; corrupt; not healthy; as peccant humors. [.] 3. Wrong; bad; defective; informal; as a peccant citation. [Not used.] [.] PEC'CANT, ...
39950	peccavi	[.] PECCA'VI. [L. I have offended.] A colloquial word used to express confession or acknowledgment of an offense.
39951	pechblend	...
39952	peck	[.] PECK, n. [.] 1. The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as a peck of wheat or oats. [.] 2. In low language, a great deal; as, to be in a peck of troubles. [.] PECK, v.t. [.] 1. To strike with the beak; to thrust the beak into, as a ...
39953	pecked	[.] PECK'ED, pp. Struck or penetrated with a beak or pointed instrument.
39954	pecker	[.] PECK'ER, n. One that pecks; a bird that pecks holes in trees; a woodpecker.
39955	pecking	[.] PECK'ING, ppr. Striking with the bill; thrusting the beak into; thrusting into with a pointed instrument; taking up food with the beak.
39956	peckled	[.] PECKLED, for speckled, not used.
39957	pectinal	[.] PEC'TINAL, a. [L. pecten, a comb; pecto, to comb.] [.] Pertaining to a comb; resembling a comb. [.] PEC'TINAL, n. A fish whose bones resemble the teeth of a comb.
39958	pectinate	[.] PEC'TINATE
39959	pectinated	[.] PEC'TINATED, a. [from L. pecten, a comb.] Having resemblance to the teeth of a comb. In botany, a pectinate leaf is a sort of pinnate leaf, in which the leaflets are toothed like a comb. [.] A mineral is pectinated, when it presents short filaments, crystals or ...
39960	pectination	[.] PECTINA'TION, n. The state of being pectinated. [.] 1. A combing; the combing of the head.
39961	pectinite	[.] PEC'TINITE, n. [L. pecten, a comb.] [.] A fossil pecten or scallop, or scallop petrified.
39962	pectoral	[.] PEC'TORAL, a. [L. pectoralis, from pectus, breast.] [.] Pertaining to the breast; as the pectoral muscles; pectoral medicines. [.] The pectoral fins of a fish are situated on the sides of the fish, behind the gills. [.] PEC'TORAL, n. A breastplate. [.] 1. A ...
39963	peculate	[.] PEC'ULATE, v.i. [L. peculatus, peculor, from peculium, private property, from pecus, cattle.] [.] 1. To defraud the public of money or goods entrusted to one's care, by appropriating the property to one's own use; to defraud by embezzlement. [.] 2. Among civilians, ...
39964	peculation	[.] PECULA'TION, n. The act, practice or crime of defrauding the public by appropriating to one's own use the money or goods entrusted to one's care for management or disbursement; embezzlement of public money or goods.
39965	peculator	[.] PEC'ULATOR, n.[L.] One that defrauds the public by appropriating to his own use money entrusted to his care.
39966	peculiar	[.] PECU'LIAR, a. [L. peculiaris, from peculium, one's own property, from pecus, cattle.] [.] 1. Appropriate; belonging to a person and to him only. Almost every writer has a peculiar style. Most men have manners peculiar to themselves. [.] 2. Singular; particular. ...
39967	peculiarity	[.] PECULIAR'ITY, n. Something peculiar to a person or thing; that which belongs to or is found in one person or thing and in no other; as a peculiarity of style or manner of thinking; peculiarity in dress.
39968	peculiarize	[.] PECU'LIARIZE, v.t. To appropriate; to make peculiar.
39969	peculiarly	[.] PECU'LIARLY, adv. Particularly; singly. [.] 1. In a manner not common to others.
39970	peculiarness	[.] PECU'LIARNESS, n. The state of being peculiar; appropriation. [Little used.]
39971	pecuniary	[.] PECU'NIARY, a. [L. pecuniarius, from pecunia, money, from pecus, cattle.] [.] 1. Relating to money; as pecuniary affairs or losses. [.] 2. Consisting of money; as a pecuniary mulct or penalty.
39972	pecunious	[.] PECU'NIOUS, a. Full of money. [Not used.]
39973	ped	[.] PED, n. [for pad.] A small pack-saddle. [.] 1. A basket; a hamper.
39974	pedagogic	[.] PEDAGOG'IC
39975	pedagogical	[.] PEDAGOG'ICAL, a. [from pedagogue.] [.] Suiting or belonging to a teacher of children or to a pedagogue.
39976	pedagogism	[.] PED'AGOGISM, n. The business, character or manners of a pedagogue.
39977	pedagogue	[.] PEDAGOGUE, n. ped'agog.[Gr. a child, and to lead.] [.] 1. A teacher of children; one whose occupation is to instruct young children; a schoolmaster. [.] 2. A pedant.
39978	pedagogy	[.] PED'AGOGY, n. Instruction in the first rudiments; preparatory discipline.
39979	pedal	[.] PE'DAL, a. [L. pedalis, from pes,pedis,foot.] [.] Pertaining to a foot.
39980	pedal-note	[.] PED'AL-NOTE, n. In music, a holding note.
39981	pedaneous	[.] PEDA'NEOUS, a. [L.pedaneus, from pes, the foot.] [.] Going on foot; walking.
39982	pedant	[.] PED'ANT, n. [.] 1. A schoolmaster. [.] 2. A person who makes a vain display of his learning.
39983	pedantic	[.] PEDANT'IC
39984	pedantical	[.] PEDANT'ICAL, a. Ostentatious of learning; vainly displaying or making a show of knowledge; applied to persons or things; as a pedantic writer or scholar; a pedantic description or expression.
39985	pedantically	[.] PEDANT'ICALLY, adv. With a vain or boastful display of learning.
39986	pedantize	[.] PED'ANTIZE, v.i. To play the pedant; to domineer over lads; to use pedantic expressions.
39987	pedantry	[.] PED'ANTRY, n. Vain ostentation of learning; a boastful display of knowledge of any kind. [.] [.] Horace has enticed me into this pedantry of quotation. [.] [.] Pedantry is the unseasonable ostentation of learning.
39988	pedarian	[.] PEDA'RIAN, n. A Roman senator who gave his vote by the feet, that is, by walking over to the side he espoused, in divisions of the senate.
39989	pedate	[.] PED'ATE, a. [L. pedatus, from pes, the foot.] In botany, divided like the toes. A pedate leaf is one in which a bifid petiole connects several leaflets on the inside only.
39990	pedatifid	[.] PED'ATIFID, a. [L. pes, foot, and findo, to divide.] [.] A pedatifid leaf, in botany, is one whose parts are not entirely separate, but connected like the toes of a water-fowl.
39991	peddle	[.] PED'DLE, v.i. To be busy about trifles. [.] 1. To travel about the country and retail goods. He peddles for a living. [.] PED'DLE, v.t. To sell or retail, usually by traveling about the country.
39992	peddling	[.] PED'DLING, ppr. Traveling about and selling small wares. [.] 1. a. Trifling; unimportant.
39993	pederast	[.] PED'ERAST, n. [Gr. a boy, and love.] A sodomite.
39994	pederastic	[.] PEDERAS'TIC, a. Pertaining to pederasty.
39995	pederasty	[.] PED'ERASTY, n. Sodomy; the crime against nature.
39996	pederero	[.] PEDERE'RO, n. [L. petra; Gr. so named from the use of stones in the charge, before the invention or iron balls.] [.] A swivel gun; sometimes written paterero.
39997	pedestal	[.] PED'ESTAL, n. [L. pes, the foot.] In architecture, the lowest part of a column or pillar; the part which sustains a column or serves as its foot. It consists of three parts,the base, the die and the cornice.
39998	pedestrial	[.] PEDES'TRIAL, a. [L. pedestris.] Pertaining to the foot.
39999	pedestrian	[.] PEDES'TRIAN, a. [L. pedestris, form pes, the foot.] [.] Going on foot; walking; made on foot; as a pedestrian journey. [.] PEDES'TRIAN, n. One that walks or journeys on foot. [.] 1. One that walks for a wager; a remarkable walker.
40000	pedestrious	[.] PEDES'TRIOUS, a. Going on foot; not winged.
40001	pedicel	[.] PED'ICEL
40002	pedicellate	[.] PED'ICELLATE, a. Having a pedicel, or supported by a pedicel.
40003	pedicle	[.] PED'ICLE, n. [L. pediculus, form pes, the foot.] In botany, the ultimate division of a common peduncle; the stalk that supports one flower only when there are several on a peduncle.
40004	pedicular	[.] PEDIC'ULAR
40005	pediculous	[.] PEDIC'ULOUS, a. [L. pedicularis, form pediculus, a louse.] [.] Lousy; having the lousy distemper.
40006	pedigree	[.] PED'IGREE, n. [probably from L. pes,pedis, foot.] [.] 1. Lineage; line of ancestors from which a person or tribe descends; genealogy. [.] [.] Alterations of surnames--have obscured the truth of our pedigrees. [.] 2. An account or register of a line of ancestors. [.] [.] ...
40007	pediluvy	[.] PED'ILUVY, n. [L. pes, foot,and lavo, to wash.] [.] The bathing of the feet; a bath for the feet.
40008	pediment	[.] PED'IMENT, n. [from L. pes, the foot.] In architecture, an ornament that crowns the ordinances, finishes the fronts of buildings and serves as a decoration over gates, windows and niches. It is of two forms, triangular and circular. A pediment is properly the representation ...
40009	pedler	[.] PED'LER, n. [L.pes, pedis,the foot.] A traveling foot-trader; one that carries about small commodities on his back, or in a cart or wagon, and sells them.
40010	pedleress	[.] PED'LERESS, n. A female pedler.
40011	pedlery	[.] PED'LERY, n. Small wares sold or carried about for sale by pedlers.
40012	pedobaptism	[.] PEDOBAP'TISM, n. [Gr. a child, and baptism.] [.] The baptism of infants or of children.
40013	pedobaptist	[.] PEDOBAP'TIST, n. One that holds to infant baptism; one that practices the baptism of children. Most denominations of christians are pedobaptists.
40014	pedometer	[.] PEDOM'ETER, n. [L. pes, the foot, and Gr.measure.] An instrument by which paces are numbered as a person walks, and the distance from place to place ascertained. It also marks the revolutions of wheels. This is done by means of wheels with teeth and a chain or string ...
40015	pedometrical	[.] PEDOMET'RICAL, a. Pertaining to or measured by a pedometer.
40016	peduncle	[.] PEDUN'CLE, n. [L. pes,the foot.] In botany,the stem or stalk that supports the fructification of a plant,and of course the fruit.
40017	peduncular	[.] PEDUN'CULAR, a. Pertaining to a peduncle; growing from a peduncle; as a peduncular tendril.
40018	pedunculate	[.] PEDUN'CULATE, a. Growing on a peduncle; as a pedunculate flower.
40019	pee	[.] PEE, v.i. To look with one eye. [Not used.]
40020	peed	[.] PEED, a. Blind of one eye. [Not used.]
40021	peek	[.] PEEK, in our popular dialect, is the same as peep, to look through a crevice.
40022	peel	[.] PEEL, v.t. [L. pilo, to pull off hair and to pillage; pilus, the hair.] [.] 1. To strip off skin, bark or rind without a cutting instrument; to strip by drawing or tearing off the skin; to bark; to flay; to decorticate. When a knife is used, we call it paring. ...
40023	peeled	[.] PEE'LED, pp. Stripped of skin, bark or rind; plundered; pillaged.
40024	peeler	[.] PEE'LER, n. One that peels, strips or flays. [.] 1. A plunderer; pillaged.
40025	peeling	[.] PEE'LING, ppr. Stripping off skin or bark; plundering.
40026	peep	[.] PEEP, v.i. [L. pipio; Heb. to cry out.] [.] 1. To begin to appear; to make the first appearance; to issue or come forth from concealment, as through a narrow avenue. [.] [.] I can see his pride [.] [.] Peep through each part of him. [.] [.] When flowers ...
40027	peep-hole	[.] PEE'P-HOLE
40028	peeper	[.] PEE'PER, n. A chicken just breaking the shell. [.] 1. In familiar language,the eye.
40029	peeping-hole	[.] PEE'PING-HOLE, n. A hole or crevice through which one may peep or look without being discovered.
40030	peer	[.] PEER, n. [L. par.] [.] 1. An equal; one of the same rank. A man may be familiar with his peers. [.] 2. An equal in excellence or endowments. [.] [.] In song he never had his peer. [.] 3. A companion; a fellow; an associate. [.] [.] He all his peers in ...
40031	peerage	[.] PEE'RAGE, n. [See Peer, an equal.] [.] The rank or dignity of a peer or nobleman. [.] 1. The body of peers.
40032	peerdom	[.] PEE'RDOM, n. Peerage. [Not used.]
40033	peeress	[.] PEE'RESS, n. The consort of a peer; a noble lady.
40034	peerless	[.] PEE'RLESS, a. Unequaled; having no peer or equal; as peerless beauty or majesty.
40035	peerlessly	[.] PEE'RLESSLY, adv. Without an equal.
40036	peerlessness	[.] PEE'RLESSNESS, n. The state of having no equal.
40037	peevish	[.] PEE'VISH, a. [.] 1. Fretful; petulant; apt to mutter and complain; easily vexed or fretted; querulous; hard to please. [.] [.] She is peevish, sullen, froward. [.] 2. Expressing discontent and fretfulness. [.] [.] I will not presume [.] [.] To send such ...
40038	peevishly	[.] PEE'VISHLY, adv. Fretfully; petulantly; with discontent and murmuring.
40039	peevishness	[.] PEE'VISHNESS, n. Fretfulness; petulance; disposition to murmur; sourness of temper; as childish peevishness. [.] [.] When peevishness and spleen succeed.
40040	peg	[.] PEG, n. [This is probably from the root of L.pango, pactus; Gr. denoting that which fastens, or allied to beak and picket.] [.] 1. A small pointed piece of wood used in fastening boards or other work of wood, &c. It does the office of a nail. The word is applied ...
40041	pegger	[.] PEG'GER, n. One that fastens with pegs.
40042	pegm	[.] PEGM, n. pem. [Gr.] A sort of moving machine in the old pageants.
40043	pegmatite	[.] PEG'MATITE, n. Primitive granitic rock, composed essentially of lamellar feldspar and quartz; frequently with a mixture of mica. In it are found kaolin, tin tourmaline, beryl, aqua marina, tantale, scheelin and other valuable minerals.
40044	peirastic	[.] PEIRAS'TIC,a. [Gr. to strain, to attempt.] Attempting; making trial. [.] 1. Treating of or representing trials or attempts; as the peirastic dialogues of Plato.
40045	peise	[.] PEISE. [See Poise.]
40046	pekan	[.] PEK'AN, n. A species of weasel.
40047	pelage	[.] PEL'AGE, n. [L. pilus, hair.] The vesture or covering of wild beasts, consisting of hair, fur or wool.
40048	pelagian	[.] PELA'GIAN
40049	pelagianism	[.] PELA'GIANISM, n. The doctrines of Pelagius.
40050	pelagic	[.] PEL'AGIC, a. [L. pelagus, the sea.] Pertaining to the sea; as pelagian shells.
40051	pelf	[.] PELF, n. [probably allied to pilfer.] Money; riches; but it often conveys the idea of something ill gotten or worthless. It has no plural.
40052	pelican	[.] PEL'ICAN, n. [Low L. pelicanus.] [.] 1. A fowl of the genus Pelicanus. It is larger than the swan, and remarkable for its enormous bill, to the lower edges of the under chop of which is attached a pouch or bag, capable of being distended so as to hold many quarts ...
40053	peliom	[.] PE'LIOM, n. [Gr. black color.] A mineral, a variety of iolite.
40054	pelisse	[.] PELISSE, n. pelee's. [L. pellis,skin.] Originally, a furred robe or coat. But the name is now given to a silk coat or habit worn by ladies.
40055	pell	[.] PELL, n. [L. pellis.] A skin or hide. [.] Clerk of the pells, in England, an officer of the exchequer, who enters every teller's bill on the parchment rolls, the roll or receipts and the roll of disbursements.
40056	pellet	[.] PEL'LET, n. [L. pila, a ball.] [.] A little ball; as a pellet of wax or lint. [.] 1. A bullet; a ball for fire-arms. [Not now used.]
40057	pelleted	[.] PEL'LETED, a. Consisting of bullets.
40058	pellicle	[.] PEL'LICLE, n. [L.pellicula, dim. of pellis, skin.] [.] A thin skin or film. [.] 1. Among chimists, a thin saline crust formed on the surface of a solution of salt evaporated to a certain degree. This pellicle consists of saline particles crystallized.
40059	pellitory	[.] PEL'LITORY, n. [L. parietaria, the wall plant, from paries.] [.] The name of several plants of different genera. The pellitory of the wall or common pellitory is of the genus Parietaria; the bastard pellitory of the genus Achillea; and the pellitory of Spain is the Anthemis ...
40060	pellucid	[.] PELLU'CID, a. [L. pellucidus; per and lucidus; very bright. See Light.] Perfectly clear; transparent; not opake; as a body as pellucid as crystal.
40061	pellucidity	[.] PELLUCID'ITY
40062	pellucidness	[.] PELLU'CIDNESS, n. Perfect clearness; transparency; as the pellucidity of the air; the pellucidness of a gem.
40063	pelt	[.] PELT, n. [L. pellis.] [.] 1. The skin of a beast with the hair on it; a raw hide. [.] 2. The quarry of a hawk all torn. [.] 3. A blow or stroke from something thrown. [infra.] [.] PELT, v.t. [L. pello.] [.] 1. Properly, to strike with something thrown, ...
40064	peltate	[.] PELT'ATE
40065	peltated	[.] PELT'ATED, a. [L. pelta, a target.] In botany, having the shape of a target or round shield, as a peltate stigma; having the petiole inserted in the disk, as a peltate leaf.
40066	peltately	[.] PELT'ATELY, adv. In the form of a target.
40067	pelted	[.] PELT'ED, pp. Struck with something thrown or driven.
40068	pelter	[.] PELT'ER, n. One that pelts; also, a pinch-penny; a mean, sordid person.
40069	pelting	[.] PELT'ING, ppr. Striking with something thrown or driven. [.] PELT'ING, n. An assault with any thing thrown. [.] PELT'ING, a. In Shakespeare,mean; paltry. [Improper.]
40070	peltry	[.] PEL'TRY, n. [from pelt, a skin.] The skins of animals producing fur; skins in general,with the fur on them; furs in general.
40071	pelvimeter	[.] PELVIM'ETER, n. [L. pelvis, and Gr. measure.] An instrument to measure the dimensions of the female pelvis.
40072	pelvis	[.] PEL'VIS, n. [L. pelvis, a bason.] The cavity of the body formed by the os sacrum, os coccyx, and ossa innominata, forming the lower part of the abdomen.
40073	pen	[.] PEN, n. [L. penna; pinna, a fin, that is, a shoot or point.] [.] 1. An instrument used for writing, usually made of the quill of some large fowl, but it may be of any other material. [.] 2. A feather, a wing. [Not used.] [.] PEN, v.t. pret. and pp. penned. ...
40074	penal	[.] PE'NAL, a. [L. poena; Gr. pain, punishment. See Pain.] [.] 1. Enacting punishment; denouncing the punishment of offenses; as a penal law or statute; the penal code. Penal statutes must be construed strictly. [.] 2. Inflicting punishment. [.] [.] Adamantine ...
40075	penality	[.] PENAL'ITY, n. Liableness or condemnation to punishment. [Not used.]
40076	penalty	[.] PEN'ALTY, n. [.] 1. The suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime, offense or trespass, as a punishment. A fine is a pecuniary penalty. The usual penalties inflicted on the person, are whipping, cropping, ...
40077	penance	[.] PEN'ANCE, n. [.] 1. The suffering, labor or pain to which a person voluntarily subjects himself, or which is imposed on him by authority as a punishment for his faults, or as an expression of penitence; such as fasting, flagellation, wearing chains, &c. Penance is ...
40078	pence	[.] PENCE, n. pens. The plural of penny, when used of a sum of money or value. When pieces of coin are mentioned, we use pennies.
40079	pencil	[.] PEN'CIL, n. [L. penicillus.] [.] 1. A small brush used by painters for laying on colors. The proper pencils are made of fine hair or bristles, as of camels, badgers or squirrels, or of the down of swans, inclosed in a quill. The larger pencils, made of swine's bristles, ...
40080	pencil-shaped	[.] PEN'CIL-SHAPED, a. Having the shape of a pencil.
40081	penciled	[.] PEN'CILED, pp. Painted, drawn or marked with a pencil. [.] 1. Radiated; having pencils of rays.
40082	penciling	[.] PEN'CILING, ppr. Painting, drawing or marking with a pencil.
40083	pendant	[.] PEND'ANT, n. [L. pendeo, to hang.] [.] 1. An ornament or jewel hanging at the ear, usually composed of pearl or some precious stone. [.] 2. Any thing hanging by way of ornament. [.] 3. In heraldry, a part hanging from the label, resembling the drops in the ...
40084	pendence	[.] PEND'ENCE, n. [L. pendens, pendeo, to hang.] Slope; inclination.
40085	pendency	[.] PEND'ENCY, n. [L.pendens, pendeo, supra.] Suspense; the state of being undecided; as, to wait during the pendency of a suit or petition.
40086	pendent	[.] PEND'ENT, a. [L. pendens.] Hanging; fastened at one end, the other being loose. [.] [.] With ribbons pendent, flaring about her head. [.] 1. Jutting over; projecting; as a pendant rock. [.] 2. Supported above the ground.
40087	pending	[.] PEND'ING, a. [L. pendeo, to hang; pendente lite.] Depending; remaining undecided; not terminated. This was done, pending the suit.
40088	pendulosity	[.] PENDULOS'ITY
40089	pendulous	[.] PEND'ULOUS, a. [L. pendulus, from pendeo, to hang.] [.] Hanging; swinging; fastened to one end,the other being movable. The dewlap of an animal is pendulous.
40090	pendulousness	[.] PEND'ULOUSNESS, n. [See Pendulous.] The state of hanging; suspension. [The latter is the preferable word.]
40091	pendulum	[.] PEND'ULUM, n. [L. pendulus, pendulum.] A vibrating body suspended from a fixed point; as the pendulum of a clock. The oscillations of a pendulum depend on gravity, and are always performed in nearly equal times, supposing the length of the pendulum and the gravity ...
40092	penetrability	[.] PENETRABIL'ITY, n. [from penetrable.] Susceptibility of being penetrated, or of being entered or passed through by another body. [.] [.] There being no mean between penetrability and impenetrability.
40093	penetrable	[.] PEN'ETRABLE, a. [L. penetrabilis. See Penetrate.] [.] 1. That may be penetrated,entered, or pierced by another body. [.] [.] Let him try thy dart, [.] [.] And pierce his only penetrable part. [.] 2. Susceptible of moral or intellectual impression. [.] [.] ...
40094	penetrail	[.] PEN'ETRAIL, n. [L.penetralia.] Interior parts. [Not used.]
40095	penetrancy	[.] PEN'ETRANCY, n. [L. penetrans.] Power of entering or piercing; as the penetrancy of subtil effluvia.
40096	penetrant	[.] PEN'ETRANT, a. [L. penetrans.] Having the power to enter or pierce; sharp; subtil; as penetrant spirit; food subtilized and rendered fluid and penetrant.
40097	penetrate	[.] PEN'ETRATE, v.t. [L. penetro, from the root of pen, a point.] [.] 1. To enter or pierce; to make way into another body; as, a sword or dart penetrates the body; oil penetrates wood; marrow, the most penetrating of oil substances. [.] 2. To affect the mind; to ...
40098	penetrated	[.] PEN'ETRATED, pp. Entered; pierced; understood; fathomed.
40099	penetrating	[.] PEN'ETRATING, ppr. Entering; piercing; understanding. [.] 1. a. Having the power of entering or piercing another body; sharp; subtil. Oil is a penetrating substance. [.] 2. Acute; discerning; quick to understand; as a penetrating mind.
40100	penetration	[.] PENETRA'TION, n. The act of entering a body. [.] 1. Mental entrance into any thing abstruse; as a penetration into the abstruse difficulties of algebra. [.] 2. Acuteness; sagacity; as a man of great or nice penetration.
40101	penetrative	[.] PEN'ETRATIVE, a. Piercing; sharp; subtil. [.] [.] Let not air be too gross nor too penetrative. [.] 1. Acute; sagacious; discerning; as penetrative wisdom. [.] 2. Having the power to affect or impress the mind; as penetrative shame.
40102	penetrativeness	[.] PEN'ETRATIVENESS, n. The quality of being penetrative.
40103	penfish	[.] PEN'FISH, n. A kind of eelpout with a smooth skin.
40104	penguin	[.] PEN'GUIN, n. [L. pinguidine, with fatness.] [.] 1. A genus of fowls of the order of Palmipeds. The penguin is an aquatic fowl with very short legs, with four toes, three of which are webbed; the body is clothed with short feathers, set as compactly as the scales ...
40105	penicil	[.] PEN'ICIL, n. [L. penicillus. See Pencil.] [.] 1. Among physicians, a tent or pledget for wounds or ulcers. [.] 2. A species of shell.
40106	peninsula	[.] PENIN'SULA, n. [L. pene, almost, and insula, an isle.] [.] 1. A portion of land, connected with a continent by a narrow neck or isthmus, but nearly surrounded with water. Thus Boston stands on a peninsula. [.] 2. A large extent of country joining the main land ...
40107	peninsular	[.] PENIN'SULAR, a. In the form or state of a peninsula; pertaining to a peninsula.
40108	peninsulate	[.] PENIN'SULATE, v.t. To encompass almost with water; to form a peninsula. [.] [.] South river peninsulates Castle hill farm, and at high tides, surrounds it.
40109	peninsulated	[.] PENIN'SULATED, pp. Almost surrounded with water.
40110	peninsulating	[.] PENIN'SULATING, ppr. Nearly surrounding with water.
40111	penitence	[.] PEN'ITENCE
40112	penitency	[.] PENITENCY, n. [L. poenitentia, from poeniteo, from poena, pain, punishment. See Pain.] Repentance; pain; sorrow or grief of heart for sins or offenses; contrition. Real penitence springs from a conviction of guilt and ingratitude to God, and is followed by amendment ...
40113	penitent	[.] PEN'ITENT, a. [L.poenitens.] Suffering pain or sorrow of heart on account of sins, crimes or offenses; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense of guilt and resolving on amendment of life. [.] [.] The proud he tam'd, the penitent he cheer'd. [.] PEN'ITENT, n. ...
40114	penitential	[.] PENITEN'TIAL, a. Proceeding from or expressing penitence or contrition of heart; as penitential sorrow or tears. [.] PENITEN'TIAL, n. Among the Romanists, a book containing the rules which relate to penance and the reconciliation of penitents.
40115	penitentiary	[.] PENITEN'TIARY, a. Relating to penance, or to the rules and measures of penance. [.] PENITEN'TIARY, n. One that prescribes the rules and measures of penance. [.] 1. A penitent; one that does penance. [.] 2. At the court of Rome, an office in which are examined ...
40116	penitently	[.] PEN'ITENTLY, adv. With penitence; with repentance, sorrow or contrition for sin.
40117	penknife	[.] PEN'KNIFE, n. [See Pen and Knife.] A small knife used for making and mending pens.
40118	penman	[.] PEN'MAN, n. plu. penmen. [See Pen and Man.] [.] 1. A man that professes or teaches the art of writing. More generally, [.] 2. One that writes a good hand. [.] 3. An author; a writer; as the sacred penmen.
40119	penmanship	[.] PEN'MANSHIP, n. The use of the pen in writing; the art of writing. [.] 1. Manner of writing; as good or bad penmanship.
40120	pennached	[.] PEN'NACHED, a. Radiated; diversified with natural stripes of various colors; as a flower. [Little used.]
40121	pennant	[.] PEN'NANT
40122	pennate	[.] PEN'NATE
40123	pennated	[.] PEN'NATED, a. [L.pennatus, winged, from penna, a quill or wing.] [.] 1. Winged. [.] 2. In botany, a pennate leaf is a compound leaf in which a simple petiole has several leaflets attached to each side of it. [See Pinnate.]
40124	penned	[.] PEN'NED, pp. Written. [.] PEN'NED, a. Winged; having plumes.
40125	penner	[.] PEN'NER, n. A writer. [.] 1. A pen-case. [Local.]
40126	penniform	[.] PEN'NIFORM, a. [L.penna, a feather or quill, and form.] [.] Having the form of a quill or feather.
40127	penniless	[.] PEN'NILESS, a. [from penny.] Moneyless; destitute of money; poor.
40128	penning	[.] PEN'NING, ppr. Committing to writing.
40129	pennon	[.] PEN'NON, n. [L.pannus, a cloth] [.] 1. A small flag; a banner. [See Pendant.] [.] 2. A tackle for hoisting things on board a ship.
40130	penny	[.] PEN'NY, n. plu. pennies or pence. Pennies denotes the number of coins; pence the amount of pennies in value. [.] 1. An ancient English silver coin; but now an imaginary money of account, twelve of which are equal to a shilling. It is the radical denomination from ...
40131	pennypost	[.] PEN'NYPOST, n. One that carries letters from the post office and delivers them to the proper persons for a penny or other small compensation.
40132	pennyroyal	[.] PENNYROY'AL, n. A plant of the genus Mentha. [.] The English pennyroyal is the Mentha pulegium; the N. American pennyroyal is the Cunila pulegioides.
40133	pennyweight	[.] PEN'NYWEIGHT, n. A troy weight containing twenty four grains, each grain being equal in weight to a grain of wheat from the middle of the ear, well dried. It was anciently the weight of a silver penny,whence the name. Twenty penny-weights make an ounce troy.
40134	pennywise	[.] PEN'NYWISE, a. Saving small sums at the hazard of larger; niggardly on improper occasions.
40135	pennyworth	...
40136	pensile	[.] PEN'SILE, a. [L. pensilis, from pendeo, to hang.] [.] 1. Hanging; suspended; as a pensile bell. [.] 2. Supported above the ground; as a pensile garden.
40137	pensileness	[.] PEN'SILENESS, n. The state of hanging.
40138	pension	[.] PEN'SION, n. [L.pensio, form pendo, pensum, to pay.] [.] 1. An annual allowance of a sum of money to a person by government in consideration of past services, civil or military. Men often receive pensions for eminent services on retiring from office. But in particular, ...
40139	pensionary	[.] PEN'SIONARY, a. Maintained by a pension; receiving a pension; as pensionary spies. [.] 1. Consisting in a pension; as a pensionary provision for maintenance. [.] PEN'SIONARY, n. A person who receives a pension from government for past services, or a yearly ...
40140	pensioned	[.] PEN'SIONED, pp. Having a pension.
40141	pensioner	[.] PEN'SIONER, n. One to whom an annual sum of money is paid by government in consideration of past services. [.] 1. One who receives an annual allowance for services. [.] 2. A dependant. [.] 3. In the university of Cambridge, and in that of Dublin, an undergraduate ...
40142	pensioning	[.] PEN'SIONING, ppr. Granting an annual allowance for past services.
40143	pensive	[.] PEN'SIVE, a. [L.penso, to weigh, to consider; pendo, to weigh.] [.] 1. Literally, thoughtful; employed in serious study or reflection; but it often implies some degree of sorrow, anxiety, depression or gloom of mind; thoughtful and sad, or sorrowful. [.] [.] Anxious ...
40144	pensively	[.] PEN'SIVELY, adv. With thoughtfulness; with gloomy seriousness or some degree of melancholy.
40145	pensiveness	[.] PEN'SIVENESS, n. Gloomy thoughtfulness; melancholy; seriousness from depressed spirits.
40146	penstock	[.] PEN'STOCK, n. [pen and stock.] A narrow or confined place formed by a frame of timber planked or boarded, for holding or conducting the water of a mill-pond to a wheel, and furnished with a flood gate which may be shut or opened at pleasure.
40147	pent	[.] PENT, pp. of pen. Shut up; closely confined.
40148	pentacapsular	[.] PENTACAP'SULAR, a. [Gr. five, and capsular.] In botany, having five capsules.
40149	pentachord	[.] PEN'TACHORD,n. [Gr. five, and chord.] [.] 1. An instrument of music with five strings. [.] 2. An order or system of five sounds.
40150	pentacoccous	[.] PEN'TACOCCOUS, a. [Gr. five, and L. coccus, a berry.] [.] Having or containing five grains or seeds, or having five cells with one seed in each.
40151	pentacoster	[.] PEN'TACOSTER, n. [Gr.] In ancient Greece, a military officer commanding fifty men; but the number varied.
40152	pentacostys	[.] PEN'TACOSTYS, n. [Gr.] A body of fifty soldiers; but the number varied.
40153	pentacrinite	[.] PENTAC'RINITE, n. The fossil remains of a zoophyte.
40154	pentacrostic	[.] PENTACROS'TIC, a. [Gr. five, and acrostic.] Containing five acrostics of the same name in five divisions of each verse. [.] PENTACROS'TIC, n. A set of verses so disposed as to have five acrostics of the same name in five divisions of each verse.
40155	pentadactyl	[.] PENTADAC'TYL, n. [Gr. five, and finger.] [.] 1. In botany, a plant called five fingers; a name given to the Ricinus or Palma Christi, from the shape of its leaf. [.] 2. In ichthyology, the five fingered fish; a name given to a fish common in the East Indian seas, ...
40156	pentagon	[.] PEN'TAGON, n. [Gr. five, and a corner.] [.] 1. In geometry, a figure of five sides and five angles. [.] 2. In fortification, a fort with five bastions.
40157	pentagonal	[.] PENTAG'ONAL
40158	pentagonous	[.] PENTAG'ONOUS, a. Having five corners or angles.
40159	pentagraph	[.] PEN'TAGRAPH, n. [Gr. five, and to write.] An instrument for drawing figures in any proportion at pleasure, or for copying or reducing a figure, plan, print, &c. to any desired size.
40160	pentagraphic	[.] PENTAGRAPH'IC
40161	pentagraphical	[.] PENTAGRAPH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to a pentagraph; performed by a pentagraph.
40162	pentagyn	[.] PEN'TAGYN, n. [Gr. five, and a female.] In botany, a plant having five pistils.
40163	pentagynian	[.] PENTAGYN'IAN, a. Having five pistils.
40164	pentahedral	[.] PENTAHE'DRAL
40165	pentahedron	[.] PENTAHE'DRON, n. [Gr. five, and a side or base.] [.] A figure having five equal sides.
40166	pentahedrous	[.] PENTAHE'DROUS, a. Having five equal sides.
40167	pentahexahedral	[.] PENTAHEXAHE'DRAL, a. [Gr. five, and hexahedral.] In crystalography, exhibiting five ranges of faces one above another, each range containing six faces.
40168	pentameter	[.] PENTAM'ETER, n. [Gr. five, and measure.] In ancient poetry, a verse of five feet. The two first feet may be either dactyls or spondees; the third is always a spondee, and the two last anapests. A pentameter verse subjoined to a hexameter, constitutes what is called ...
40169	pentander	[.] PENTAN'DER, n. [Gr. five, and a male.] In botany, a plant having five stamens.
40170	pentandrian	[.] PENTAN'DRIAN, a. Having five stamens.
40171	pentangular	[.] PENTAN'GULAR, a. [Gr. five, and angular.] [.] Having five corners or angles.
40172	pentapetalous	[.] PENTAPET'ALOUS, a. [Gr. five, and a petal.] [.] Having five petals or flower leaves.
40173	pentaphyllous	[.] PENTAPH'YLLOUS, a. [Gr. five, and a leaf.] Having five leaves.
40174	pentarchy	[.] PEN'TARCHY,n. [Gr. five, and rule.] [.] A government in the hands of five persons.
40175	pentaspast	[.] PEN'TASPAST, n. [Gr. five, and to draw.] [.] An engine with five pulleys.
40176	pentaspermous	[.] PENTASPERM'OUS, a. [Gr. five, and seed.] Containing five seeds.
40177	pentastich	[.] PEN'TASTICH, n. [Gr. five, and verse.] [.] A composition consisting of five verses.
40178	pentastyle	[.] PEN'TASTYLE, n. [Gr. five, and a column.] In architecture, a work containing five rows of columns.
40179	pentateuch	[.] PEN'TATEUCH, n. [Gr. five, and a book or composition.] [.] The first five books of the Old Testament.
40180	penteconter	[.] PEN'TECONTER, n. [from the Greek.] A Grecian vessel of fifty oars,smaller than a trireme.
40181	pentecost	[.] PEN'TECOST,n. [Gr. fiftieth.] [.] 1. A solemn festival of the Jews, so called because celebrated on the fiftieth day after the sixteenth of Nisan, which was the second day of the passover. It was called the feast of weeks, because it was celebrated seven weeks after ...
40182	pentecostal	[.] PEN'TECOSTAL, a. Pertaining to Whitsuntide.
40183	pentecostals	[.] PENTECOS'TALS, n. Oblations formerly made by parishioners to the parish priest at the feast of Pentecost, and sometimes by inferior churches to the mother church.
40184	penthouse	[.] PENT'HOUSE, n. A shed standing aslope from the main wall or building.
40185	pentice	[.] PEN'TICE, n. [L. pendo, to bend.] A sloping roof. [Little used.]
40186	pentile	[.] PEN'TILE, n. A tile for covering the sloping part of a roof.
40187	pentremite	[.] PEN'TREMITE, n. A genus of zoophytes or fossil shells.
40188	penult	[.] PENULT', n. [L. penultimus; pene, almost, and ultimus, last.] [.] The last syllable of a word except one.
40189	penultimate	[.] PENULT'IMATE, a. [supra.] The last but one; a word used of the last syllable of a word except one. It may be sometimes used as a noun.
40190	penumbra	[.] PENUM'BRA, n. [L.pene, almost,and umbra,shade.] In astronomy, a partial shade or obscurity on the margin of the perfect shade in an eclipse, or between the perfect shade, where the light is entirely intercepted,and the full light.
40191	penurious	[.] PENU'RIOUS, a. [L.penuria, scarcity, want; Gr. poor; rare.] [.] 1. Excessively saving or sparing in the use of money; parsimonious to a fault; sordid; as a penurious man. It expresses somewhat less than niggardly. [.] 2. Scanty; affording little; as a penurious ...
40192	penuriously	[.] PENU'RIOUSLY, adv. In a saving or parsimonious manner; with scanty supply.
40193	penury	[.] PEN'URY, n. [L. penuria, from Gr. needy.] [.] Want of property; indigence; extreme poverty. [.] [.] All innocent they were exposed to hardship and penury.
40194	peon	[.] PE'ON, n. In Hindoostan, a foot soldier, or a footman armed with sword and target; said to be corrupted from piadah. [Qu. L. pes, pedis.] Hence, [.] 1. In France, a common man in chess; usually written and called pawn.
40195	peony	[.] PE'ONY, n. [L. poeonia; Gr. from Apollo.] [.] A plant and flower of the genus Paeonia. It is written also piony.
40196	people	[.] PEOPLE, n. [L. populus.] [.] 1. The body of persons who compose a community, town, city or nation. We say, the people of a town; the people of London or Paris; the English people. In this sense, the word is not used in the plural, but it comprehends all classes of ...
40197	peopled	[.] PEOPLED, pp. Stocked or furnished with inhabitants.
40198	peopling	[.] PEOPLING, ppr. Stocking with inhabitants.
40199	peoplish	[.] PEOPLISH, a. Vulgar.
40200	pepastic	[.] PEPAS'TIC, n. [Gr. to concoct or mature.] A medicine that serves to help digestion; applied particularly to such medicines as tend to promote the digestion of wounds.
40201	pepper	[.] PEP'PER, n. [L. piper.] A plant and its seed or grain, of the genus Piper. The stem of the plant is a vine requiring a prop, which is usually a tree. The leaves are oval and the flower white. We have three kinds of pepper,the black,the white, and the long. The black ...
40202	pepper-box	[.] PEP'PER-BOX, n. A small box with a perforated lid,used for sprinkling pulverized pepper on food.
40203	pepper-cake	[.] PEP'PER-CAKE, n. A kind of spiced cake or gingerbread.
40204	pepper-corn	[.] PEP'PER-CORN, n. The berry or seed of the pepper-plant. [.] 1. Something of inconsiderable value; as lands held at the rent of a pepper-corn.
40205	pepper-gingerbread	[.] PEPPER-GIN'GERBREAD, n. A kind of cake made in England.
40206	pepper-pot	[.] PEP'PER-POT, n. A plant of the genus Capsicum.
40207	pepper-tree	[.] PEP'PER-TREE, n. A plant of the venus Vitis.
40208	pepper-water	[.] PEP'PER-WATER, n. A liquor prepared from powdered black pepper; used in microscopical observations.
40209	pepper-wort	[.] PEP'PER-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Lepidium.
40210	peppered	[.] PEP'PERED, pp. Sprinkled with pepper; pelted; spotted.
40211	peppergrass	[.] PEP'PERGRASS, n. A plant of the genus Pilularia; also, a plant of the genus Lepidium.
40212	peppering	[.] PEP'PERING, ppr. Sprinkling with pepper; pelting. [.] 1. a. Hot; pungent; angry.
40213	peppermint	[.] PEP'PERMINT, n. A plant of the genus Mentha. It is aromatic and pungent. Also, a liquor distilled from the plant.
40214	peppermint-tree	[.] PEP'PERMINT-TREE, n. The Eucalyptus piperita, a native of New South Wales.
40215	peptic	[.] PEP'TIC, a. [Gr. to digest.] [.] Promoting digestion; dietetic, as peptic precepts.
40216	per	[.] PER, a Latin preposition, denoting through, passing,or over the whole extent, as in perambulo. Hence it is sometimes equivalent to very in English, as in peracutus, very sharp. As a prefix, in English, it retains these significations, and in chimistry it is used to ...
40217	peracute	[.] PERACU'TE, a. [L. peracutus; per, through, and acutus, sharp.] [.] Very sharp; very violent; as a peracute fever. [Little used.]
40218	peradventure	[.] PERADVENT'URE, adv. [L. venio, to come.] By chance; perhaps; it may be. [.] It has been used as a noun for doubt or question, but rather improperly. The word is obsolescent and inelegant.
40219	peragrate	[.] PER'AGRATE, v.i. [L. peragro; per, through, over, and ager, a field.] To travel over or through; to wander; to ramble. [Little used.]
40220	peragration	[.] PERAGRA'TION, n. The act of passing through any space; as the peragration of the moon in her monthly revolution. [Little used.]
40221	perambulate	[.] PERAM'BULATE, v.t. [L. perambulo; per and ambulo, to walk.] [.] To walk through or over; properly and technically, to pass through or over for the purpose of surveying or examining something; to visit as overseers; as, to perambulate a parish. So in New England, the ...
40222	perambulated	[.] PERAM'BULATED, pp. Passed over; inspected.
40223	perambulating	[.] PERAM'BULATING, ppr. Passing over or through for the purpose of inspection.
40224	perambulation	[.] PERAMBULA'TION,n. The act of passing or walking through or over. [.] 1. A traveling survey or inspection. [.] 2. A district within which a person has the right of inspection; jurisdiction. [.] 3. Annual survey of the bounds of a parish in England, or of a ...
40225	perambulator	[.] PERAM'BULATOR, n. An instrument or wheel for measuring distances, to be used in surveying or traveling; called also a pedometer.
40226	perbisulphate	[.] PERBISUL'PHATE, n. A sulphate with two proportions of sulphuric acid, and combined with an oxyd at the maximum of oxydation.
40227	percarbureted	[.] PERC`ARBURETED, a. The percarbureted hydrogen of the French chimists is said to be the only definite compound of these two elements.
40228	percase	[.] PERCA'SE, adv. [per and case, by case.] [.] Perhaps; perchance. [Not used.]
40229	perceant	[.] PER'CEANT, n. Piercing; penetrating. [Not used.]
40230	perceivable	[.] PERCE'IVABLE, a. [See Perceive.] Perceptible; that may be perceived; that may fall under perception or the cognizance of the senses; that may be felt, seen, heard, smelt or tasted. We say, the roughness of cloth is perceivable; the dawn of the morning is perceivable; ...
40231	perceivably	[.] PERCE'IVABLY, adv. In such a manner as to be perceived.
40232	perceivance	[.] PERCE'IVANCE, n. Power of perceiving. [Not in use.]
40233	perceive	[.] PERCE'IVE, v.t. [L. percipio; per and capio, to take.] [.] 1. To have knowledge or receive impressions of external objects through the medium or instrumentality of the senses or bodily organs; as, to perceive light or color; to perceive the cold or ice or the taste ...
40234	perceived	[.] PERCE'IVED, pp. Known by the senses; felt; understood; observed.
40235	perceiver	[.] PERCE'IVER, n. One who perceives, feels or observes.
40236	perceptibility	[.] PERCEPTIBIL'ITY, n. The state or quality of being perceptible; as the perceptibility of light or color. [.] 1. Perception. [Less proper.]
40237	perceptible	[.] PERCEP'TIBLE, a. [L. percipio, perceptus.] [.] 1. That may be perceived; that may impress the bodily organs; that may come under the cognizance of the senses; as a perceptible degree of heat or cold; a perceptible odor; a perceptible sound. A thing may be too minute ...
40238	perceptibly	[.] PERCEP'TIBLY, adv. In a manner to be perceived. [.] [.] The woman decays perceptibly every week.
40239	perception	[.] PERCEP'TION, n. [L. perceptio. See Perceive.] [.] 1. The act of perceiving or of receiving impressions by the senses; or that act or process of the mind which makes known an external object. In other words, the notice which the mind takes of external objects. ...
40240	perceptive	[.] PERCEP'TIVE, a. Having the faculty of perceiving.
40241	perceptivity	[.] PERCEPTIV'ITY, n. The power of perception of thinking.
40242	perch	[.] PERCH, n. [L. perca.] A fish of the genus Perca. This fish has a deep body, very rough scales, an arched back, and prickly dorsal fins. [.] PERCH, n. [L. pertica.] [.] 1. A pole; hence, a roost for fowls, which is often a pole; also, any thing on which they ...
40243	perchance	[.] PERCH`ANCE, adv. [per and chance.] By chance; perhaps.
40244	perchers	[.] PERCH'ERS, n. Paris candles anciently used in England; also, a larger sort of wax candles which were usually set on the altar.
40245	perchlorate	[.] PERCHLO'RATE, n. A compound of perchloric acid with a base.
40246	perchloric	[.] PERCHLO'RIC, a. Perchloric acid is chlorine converted into an acid by combining with a maximum of oxygen.
40247	percipient	[.] PERCIP'IENT, a. [L. percipiens.] Perceiving; having the faculty of perception. Animals are percipient beings; mere matter is not percipient. [.] PERCIP'IENT, n. One that perceives or has the faculty of perception.
40248	perclose	[.] PERCLO'SE, n. s as z. Conclusion. [Not used.]
40249	percolate	[.] PER'COLATE, v.t. [L. percolo; per and colo, to strain.] To strain through; to cause to pass through small interstices, as a liquor; to filter. [.] PER'COLATE, v.i. To pass through small interstices; to filter; as, water percolates through a porous stone.
40250	percolated	[.] PER'COLATED, pp. Filtered; passed through small interstices.
40251	percolating	[.] PER'COLATING, ppr. Filtering.
40252	percolation	[.] PERCOLA'TION, n. The act of straining or filtering; filtration; the act of passing through small interstices, as liquor through felt or a porous stone. [.] [.] Percolation is intended for the purification of liquors.
40253	percuss	[.] PERCUSS', v.t. [L. percussus, from percutio, to strike.] [.] To strike. [Little used.]
40254	percussion	[.] PERCUS'SION, n. [L.percussio.] The act of striking one body against another, with some violence; as the vibrations excited in the air by percussion. [.] 1. The impression one body makes on another by falling on it or striking it. [.] 2. The impression or effect ...
40255	percutient	[.] PERCU'TIENT, n. [L.percutiens.] That which strikes, or has power to strike.
40256	perdifoil	[.] PER'DIFOIL, n. [L. perdo, to lose, and folium, leaf.] A plant that annually loses or drops its leaves; opposed to evergreen. [.] [.] The passion flower of America and the jasmine of Malabar, which are evergreens in their native climates, become perdifoils when transplanted ...
40257	perdition	[.] PERDI'TION, n. [L. perditio, from perdo, to lose, to ruin.] [.] 1. Entire loss or ruin; utter destruction; as the perdition of the Turkish fleet. [.] [In this sense, the word is now nearly or wholly obsolete.] [.] 2. The utter loss of the soul or of final happiness ...
40258	perdu	[.] PERDU'
40259	perdue	[.] PERDU'E, adv. [L. perdo.] Close; in concealment. [.] [.] The moderator, out of view, [.] [.] Beneath the desk had lain perdue.
40260	perdulous	[.] PER'DULOUS, a. [L. perdo.] Lost; thrown away. [Not used.]
40261	perdurable	[.] PERDU'RABLE, a. [L.perduro; per and duro, to last.] [.] Very durable; lasting; continuing long. [Not used.]
40262	perdurably	[.] PERDU'RABLY, adv. Very durably. [Not used.]
40263	perduration	[.] PERDURA'TION, n. Long continuance. [Not used.]
40264	perdy	[.] PER'DY, adv. Certainly; verily; in truth.
40265	peregal	[.] PER'EGAL, a. Equal. [Not used.]
40266	peregrinate	[.] PER'EGRINATE, v.i. [L.peregrinor, from peregrinus, a traveler or stranger; peragro, to wander; per and ager.] [.] To travel from place to place or from one country to another; to live in a foreign country.
40267	peregrination	[.] PEREGRINA'TION, n. A traveling from one country to another; a wandering; abode in foreign countries.
40268	peregrinator	[.] PER'EGRINATOR, n. A traveler into foreign countries.
40269	peregrine	[.] PER'EGRINE, a. [L. peregrinus.] Foreign; not native. [Little used.] [.] Peregrine falcon, a species of hawk, the black hawk or falcon, found in America and in Asia, and which wanders in summer to the Arctic circle.
40270	perempt	[.] PEREMPT', v.t. [L. peremptus, perimo, to kill.] [.] In law, to kill; to crush or destroy. [Not used.]
40271	peremption	[.] PEREMP'TION, n. [L. peremptio.] A killing; a quashing; nonsuit. [Not used.]
40272	peremptorily	[.] PER'EMPTORILY, adv. [from peremptory.] Absolutely; positively; in a decisive manner; so as to preclude further debate. [.] [.] Never judge peremptorily on first appearances.
40273	peremptoriness	[.] PER'EMPTORINESS, n. Positiveness; absolute decision; dogmatism. [.] [.] Peremptoriness is of two sorts; one, a magisterialness in matters of opinion; the other, a positiveness in matters of fact.
40274	peremptory	[.] PER'EMPTORY, a. [L. peremptorius, from peremptus, taken away, killed.] [.] 1. Express; positive; absolute; decisive; authoritative; in a manner to preclude debate or expostulation. The orders of the commander are peremptory. [.] 2. Positive in opinion or judgment. ...
40275	perennial	[.] PEREN'NIAL, a. [L. perennis; per and annus, a year.] [.] 1. Lasting or continuing without cessation through the year. [.] 2. Perpetual; unceasing; never failing. [.] 3. In botany, continuing more than two years; as a perennial stem or root. [.] 4. Continuing ...
40276	perennially	[.] PEREN'NIALLY, adv. Continually; without ceasing.
40277	perennity	[.] PEREN'NITY, n. [L. perennitas.] An enduring or continuing through the whole year without ceasing.
40278	pererration	[.] PERERRA'TION, n. [L. perrro; per and erro, to wander.] [.] A wandering or rambling through various places.
40279	perfect	[.] PER'FECT, a. [L. perfectus, perficio, to complete; per and facio, to do or make through, to carry to the end.] [.] 1. Finished; complete; consummate; not defective; having all that is requisite to its nature and kind; as a perfect statue; a perfect likeness; a perfect ...
40280	perfected	[.] PER'FECTED, pp. Finished; completed.
40281	perfecter	[.] PER'FECTER, n. One that makes perfect.
40282	perfectibility	[.] PERFECTIBIL'ITY, n. [from perfectible.] [.] The capacity of becoming or being made perfect.
40283	perfectible	[.] PERFECT'IBLE, a. Capable of becoming or being made perfect, or of arriving at the utmost perfection of the species.
40284	perfecting	[.] PER'FECTING, ppr. Finishing; completing; consummating.
40285	perfection	[.] PERFEC'TION, n. [L. perfectio.] The state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing requisite is wanting; as perfection in an art or science; perfection in a system of morals. [.] 1. Physical perfection, is when a natural object has all its powers, faculties ...
40286	perfectional	[.] PERFEC'TIONAL, a. Made complete.
40287	perfectionate	[.] PERFEC'TIONATE, used by Dryden and Tooke, in lieu of the verb to perfect, is a useless word.
40288	perfectionist	[.] PERFEC'TIONIST, n. One pretending to perfection; an enthusiast in religion.
40289	perfective	[.] PERFECT'IVE, a. Conducing to make perfect or bring to perfection; followed by of. [.] [.] Praise and adoration are actions perfective of the soul.
40290	perfectively	[.] PERFECT'IVELY, adv. In a manner that brings to perfection.
40291	perfectly	[.] PER'FECTLY, adv. In the highest degree of excellence. [.] 1. Totally; completely; as work perfectly executed or performed; a thing perfectly new. [.] 2. Exactly; accurately; as a proposition perfectly understood.
40292	perfectness	[.] PER'FECTNESS, n. Completeness; consummate excellence; perfection. [.] 1. The highest degree of goodness or holiness of which man is capable in this life. [.] [.] And above all things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. Col.3. [.] 2. Accurate ...
40293	perficient	[.] PERFI'CIENT, n. [L. perficiens.] One who endows a charity.
40294	perfidious	[.] PERFID'IOUS, a. [L. perfidus; per and fidus, faithful. Per in this word signifies through, beyond, or by, aside.] [.] 1. Violating good faith or vows; false to trust or confidence reposed; treacherous; as a perfidious agent; a perfidious friend. [See Perfidy.] [.] 2. ...
40295	perfidiously	[.] PERFID'IOUSLY, adv. Treacherously; traitorously; by breach of faith or allegiance.
40296	perfidiousness	[.] PERFID'IOUSNESS, n. The quality of being perfidious; treachery; traitorousness; breach of faith, of vows or allegiance.
40297	perfidy	[.] PER'FIDY, n. [L. perfidia; per and fides, faith.] The act of violating faith, a promise, vow or allegiance; treachery; the violation of a trust reposed. Perfidy is not applied to violations of contracts in ordinary pecuniary transactions, but to violations of faith ...
40298	perflate	[.] PERFLA'TE,v.t. [L. perflo; per and flo, to blow.] To blow through.
40299	perflation	[.] PERFLA'TION, n. The act of blowing through.
40300	perfoliate	[.] PERFO'LIATE, a. [L. per and folium, a leaf.] In botany, a perfoliate or perforated leaf,is one that has the base entirely surrounding the stem transversely.
40301	perforate	[.] PER'FORATE, v.t. [L. perforo; per and foro; Eng. to bore.] [.] 1. To bore through. [.] 2. To pierce with a pointed instrument; to make a hole or holes through any thing by boring or driving; as, to perforate the bottom of a vessel.
40302	perforated	[.] PER'FORATED, pp. Bored or pierced through; pierced.
40303	perforating	[.] PER'FORATING, ppr. Boring or piercing through; piercing.
40304	perforation	[.] PERFORA'TION, n. The act of boring or piercing through. [.] 1. A hole or aperture passing through any thing, or into the interior of a substance, whether natural or made by an instrument.
40305	perforative	[.] PER'FORATIVE, a. Having power to pierce; as an instrument.
40306	perforator	[.] PER'FORATOR, n. An instrument that bores or perforates.
40307	perforce	[.] PERFORCE, adv. [per and force.] By force or violence.
40308	perform	[.] PERFORM', v.t. [L. per and formo, to make.] [.] 1. To do; to execute; to accomplish; as, to perform two days' labor in one day; to perform a noble deed or achievement. [.] 2. To execute; to discharge; as, to perform a duty or office. [.] 3. To fulfill; as, ...
40309	performable	[.] PERFORM'ABLE, a. That may be done, executed or fulfilled; practicable.
40310	performance	[.] PERFORM'ANCE, n. Execution or completion of any thing; a doing; as the performance of work or of an undertaking; the performance of duty. [.] 1. Action; deed; thing done. [.] 2. The acting or exhibition of character on the state. Garrick was celebrated for his ...
40311	performed	[.] PERFORM'ED, pp. Done; executed; discharged.
40312	performer	[.] PERFORM'ER, n. One that performs any thing,particularly in an art; as a good performer on the violin or organ; a celebrated performer in comedy or tragedy, or in the circus.
40313	performing	[.] PERFORM'ING, ppr. Doing; executing; accomplishing. [.] PERFORM'ING, n. Act done; deed; act of executing.
40314	perfumatory	[.] PERFU'MATORY, a. [from perfume.] That perfumes.
40315	perfume	[.] PERFU'ME, n. [L. per and fumus, smoke, or fumo, to fumigate.] [.] 1. A substance that emits a scent or odor which affects agreeably the organs of smelling, as musk, civet, spices or aromatics of any kind; or any composition of aromatic substances. [.] 2. The scent, ...
40316	perfumed	[.] PERFU'MED, pp. Scented; impregnated with fragrant odors.
40317	perfumer	[.] PERFU'MER, n. He or that which perfumes. [.] 1. One whose trade is to see perfumes.
40318	perfumery	[.] PERFU'MERY, n. Perfumes in general.
40319	perfuming	[.] PERFU'MING, ppr. Scenting; impregnating with sweet odors.
40320	perfunctorily	[.] PERFUNC'TORILY, adv. [L. perfunctorie, from perfungor; per and fungor, to do or execute.] Carelessly; negligently; in a manner to satisfy external form.
40321	perfunctoriness	[.] PERFUNC'TORINESS, n. Negligent performance; carelessness.
40322	perfunctory	[.] PERFUNC'TORY, a. [supra.] Slight; careless; negligent. [.] 1. Done only for the sake of getting rid of the duty.
40323	perfuse	[.] PERFU'SE, v.t. s as z. [L. perfusus, perfundo; per and fundo,to pour.] To sprinkle, pour or spread over.
40324	pergola	[.] PER'GOLA, n. A kind of arbor.
40325	perhaps	[.] PERHAPS', adv. [per and hap. See Happen.] By chance; it may be. [.] [.] Perhaps her love, perhaps her kingdom charmed him.
40326	periagua	[.] PERIAGUA [See Pirogue.]
40327	perianth	[.] PER'IANTH, n. [Gr. about, and flower.] The calyx of a flower when contiguous to the other parts of fructification.
40328	periapt	[.] PER'IAPT, n. [Gr. to fit or tie to.] An amulet; a charm worn to defend against disease or mischief. [Not used.]
40329	periauger	[.] PERIAUGER
40330	pericardium	[.] PERICARD'IUM, n. [Gr. around, and the heart.] A membrane that incloses the heart. It contains a liquor which prevents the surface of the heart from becoming dry by its continual motion.
40331	pericarp	[.] PER'ICARP,n. [Gr. about, and fruit.] The seed-vessel of a plant; a general name including the capsule, legume, silique, follicle, drupe, pome, berry and strobile.
40332	pericranium	[.] PERICRA'NIUM, n. [Gr. about,and the skull.] The periosteum or membrane that invests the skull.
40333	periculous	[.] PERIC'ULOUS, a. [L. periculosus. See Peril.] [.] Dangerous; hazardous.
40334	peridodecahedral	[.] PERIDODECAHE'DRAL, a. [Gr.] Designating a crystal whose primitive form is a four sided prism,and in its secondary form is converted into a prism of twelve sides.
40335	peridot	[.] PER'IDOT, n. Another name of the chrysolite. It may be known by its leek or olive green color of various shades, and by its infusibility. It is found in grains, granular masses,and rounded crystals.
40336	periecian	[.] PERIE'CIAN, n. [Gr.] An inhabitant of the opposite side of the globe,in the same parallel of latitude.
40337	perigee	[.] PER'IGEE
40338	perigeum	[.] PERIGE'UM, n. [Gr. about, and the earth.] That point in the orbit of the sun or moon in which it is at the least distance from the earth; opposed to apogee.
40339	perigord-stone	[.] PER'IGORD-STONE, n. An ore of manganese of a dark gray color, like basalt or trap; so called from Perigord, in France.
40340	perigraph	[.] PER'IGRAPH, n. [Gr. about, and a writing.] [.] 1. A careless or inaccurate delineation of any thing. [.] 2. The white lines or impressions that appear on the musculus rectus of the abdomen.
40341	perigynous	[.] PERIG'YNOUS, a. [Gr. about, and female.] In botany, inserted around the pistil, as the corol or stamens; having the corol or stamens inserted around the pistil, as a flower or plant.
40342	perihelion	[.] PERIHE'LION
40343	perihelium	[.] PERIHE'LIUM, n. [Gr. about, and the sun.] That part of the orbit of a planet or comet, in which it is at its least distance from the sun; opposed to aphelion.
40344	perihexahedral	[.] PERIHEXAHE'DRAL, a. [Gr.] Designating a crystal whose primitive form is a four sided prism, and in the secondary form is converted into a prism of six sides.
40345	peril	[.] PER'IL, n. [L. periculum, from Gr. to try, to attempt, that is, to strain; an attempt, danger, hazard; to pass, to thrust in or transfix; L. experior; Eng. experience.] [.] 1. Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; particular exposure of person or property to injury,loss ...
40346	perilous	[.] PER'ILOUS, a. Dangerous; hazardous; full of risk; as a perilous undertaking; a perilous situation. [.] 1. Vulgarly used for very, like mighty; as perilous shrewd. [.] 2. Smart; witty; as a perilous [parlous boy.] [.] [.] [Vulgar and obsolete.]
40347	perilously	[.] PER'ILOUSLY, adv. Dangerously; with hazard.
40348	perilousness	[.] PER'ILOUSNESS, n. Dangerousness; danger; hazard.
40349	perimeter	[.] PERIM'ETER, n. [Gr. about, and measure.] In geometry, the bounds and limits of a body or figure. The perimeters of surfaces or figures are lines; those of bodies are surfaces. In circular figures, instead of perimeter, we use circumference or periphery.
40350	perioctahedral	[.] PERIOCTAHE'DRAL, a. [Gr. octahedral.] Designating a crystal whose primitive form is a four sided prism, and in its secondary form is converted into a prism of eight sides.
40351	period	[.] PE'RIOD, n. [L. periodus; Gr. about, and way.] [.] 1. Properly, a circuit; hence, the time which is taken up by a planet in making its revolution round the sun, or the duration of its course till it returns to the point of its orbit where it began. Thus the period ...
40352	periodic	[.] PERIOD'IC
40353	periodical	[.] PERIOD'ICAL, a. [.] 1. Performed in a circuit, or in a regular revolution in a certain time, or in a series of successive circuits; as the periodical motion of the planets round the sun; the periodical motion of the moon round the earth. [.] 2. Happening by ...
40354	periodically	[.] PERIOD'ICALLY, adv. At stated periods; as a festival celebrated periodically.
40355	periosteum	...
40356	peripatetic	[.] PERIPATET'IC, a. [Gr. to walk about.] Pertaining to Aristotle's system of philosophy, or to the sect of his followers. [.] PERIPATET'IC, n. A follower of Aristotle, so called because the founders of his philosophy taught, or his followers disputed questions, walking ...
40357	peripateticism	[.] PERIPATET'ICISM, n. The notions or philosophical system of Aristotle and his followers.
40358	peripheral	[.] PERIPH'ERAL, a. Peripheric.
40359	peripheric	[.] PERIPHER'IC
40360	peripherical	[.] PERIPHER'ICAL, a. Pertaining to a periphery; constituting a periphery.
40361	periphery	[.] PERIPH'ERY, n. [Gr. around, and to bear.] The circumference of a circle, ellipsis, or other regular curvilinear figure.
40362	periphrase	[.] PER'IPHRASE, n. s as z. [Gr. about, and to speak.] Circumlocution; a circuit of words; the use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a figure of rhetoric employed to avoid a common and trite manner of expression. [.] PER'IPHRASE, v.t. To express ...
40363	periphrasis	[.] PERIPHRASIS. [See Periphrase.]
40364	periphrastic	[.] PERIPHRAS'TIC
40365	periphrastical	[.] PERIPHRAS'TICAL, a. Circumlocutory; expressing or expressed in more words than are necessary; expressing the sense of one word in many.
40366	periphrastically	[.] PERIPHRAS'TICALLY, adv. With circumlocution.
40367	periplus	[.] PER'IPLUS, n. [Gr. about, and to sail.] Circumnavigation; a voyage round a certain sea or sea coast.
40368	peripneumonic	[.] PERIPNEUMON'IC, a. Pertaining to peripneumony; consisting in an inflammation of the lungs.
40369	peripneumony	[.] PERIPNEU'MONY, n. [Gr. about, and the lungs.] An inflammation of the lungs, or of some part of the thorax, attended with acute fever and difficult respiration.
40370	peripolygonal	[.] PERIPOLYG'ONAL, a. [Gr. polygon.] In crystalography, having a great number of sides.
40371	periscian	[.] PERIS'CIAN, n. [Gr. around, and shadow.] An inhabitant of a frigid zone or within a polar circle, whose shadow moves round, and in the course of the day falls in every point of compass. The Greek word periscii, in the plural, is generally used in geographies; but ...
40372	perish	[.] PER'ISH, v.i.[L. pereo, supposed to be compounded of per and eo, to go; literally, to depart wholly.] [.] 1. To die; to lose life in any manner; applied to animals. Men perish by disease or decay, by the sword, by drowning, by hunger or famine, &c. [.] 2. To die; ...
40373	perishable	[.] PER'ISHABLE, a. Liable to perish; subject to decay and destruction. The bodies of animals and plants are perishable. The souls of men are not perishable. [.] 1. Subject to speedy decay. [.] [.] Property of a perishable nature saved from a wreck, may be sold ...
40374	perishableness	[.] PER'ISHABLENESS, n. Liableness to decay or destruction.
40375	perisperm	[.] PER'ISPERM, n. [Gr. around, and seed.] A thick, farinaceous, fleshy, horny or woody part of the seed of plants, either entirely or only partially surrounding the embryo, and inclosed within the investing membrane. It corresponds to the albumen of Gaertner.
40376	perispheric	[.] PERISPHER'IC, a. [Gr.] Globular; having the form of a ball.
40377	perissological	[.] PERISSOLOG'ICAL, a. Redundant in words.
40378	perissology	[.] PERISSOL'OGY, n. [Gr. redundant,and discourse.] Superfluous words; much talk to little purpose. [Little used.]
40379	peristaltic	[.] PERISTAL'TIC, a. [Gr. to involve.] Spiral; vermicular or worm-like. The peristaltic motion of the intestines is performed by the contraction of the circular and longitudinal fibers composing their fleshy coats, by which the chyle is driven into the orifices of the ...
40380	peristerion	[.] PERISTE'RION, n. [Gr.] The herb vervain.
40381	peristyle	[.] PER'ISTYLE, n. [Gr. about, and a column.] A circular range of columns, or a building encompassed with a row of columns on the outside.
40382	perisystole	[.] PERISYSTOLE, n. perisys'toly. [Gr. about, and contraction.] The pause or interval between the systole or contraction, and the diastole or dilatation of the heart.
40383	perite	[.] PERI'TE, a. [L. peritus.] Skillful. [Little used.]
40384	peritoneal	[.] PERITO'NEAL, a. Pertaining to the peritoneum.
40385	peritoneum	[.] PERITONE'UM, n. [Gr. about, and to stretch.] A thin, smooth, lubricous membrane investing the whole internal surface of the abdomen, and more or less completely, all the viscera contained in it.
40386	periwig	[.] PER'IWIG, n. A small wig; a kind of close cap formed by an intertexture of false hair, worn by men for ornament or to conceal baldness. Periwigs were in fashion in the days of Addison. [.] PER'IWIG, v.t. To dress with a periwig, or with false hair, or with any ...
40387	periwinkle	[.] PER'IWINKLE, n. [L. vinca.] [.] 1. A sea snail, or small shell fish. [.] 2. A plant of the genus Vinca.
40388	perjure	[.] PERJURE, v.t. per'jur. [L. perjuro; per and juro, to swear; that is, to swear aside or beyond.] Willfully to make a false oath when administered by lawful authority or in a court of justice; to forswear; as, the witness perjured himself.
40389	perjured	[.] PER'JURED, pp. Guilty of perjury; having sworn falsely.
40390	perjurer	[.] PER'JURER, n. One that willfully takes a false oath lawfully administered.
40391	perjuring	[.] PER'JURING, ppr. Taking a false oath lawfully administered.
40392	perjurious	[.] PERJU'RIOUS, a. Guilty of perjury; containing perjury.
40393	perjury	[.] PER'JURY, n. [L. perjurium.] The act or crime of willfully making a false oath, when lawfully administered; or a crime committed when a lawful oath is administered in some judicial proceeding, to a person who swears willfully, absolutely and falsely in a matter material ...
40394	perk	[.] PERK, a. Properly, erect; hence, smart; trim. [.] PERK, v.i. To hold up the head with affected smartness. [.] PERK, v.t. To dress; to make trim or smart; to prank.
40395	perkin	[.] PERK'IN, n. Cyderkin; a kind of cyder made by steeping the murk in water. [.] Perlate acid, the acidulous phosphate of soda. [.] Perlated acid,or ouretic, biphosphate of soda.
40396	perlexity	[.] PERLEX'ITY, n. Intricacy; entanglement. The jury were embarrassed by the perplexity of the case. [.] 1. Embarrassment of mind; disturbance from doubt, confusion, difficulty or anxiety. [.] [.] Perplexity not suffering them to be idle, they think and do, as it ...
40397	perlous	[.] PER'LOUS, for perilous, is not used.
40398	perlustration	[.] PERLUSTRA'TION, n. [L. perlustro; per and lustro, to survey.] [.] The act of viewing all over.
40399	permagy	[.] PER'MAGY n. A little Turkish boat.
40400	permanence	[.] PER'MANENCE
40401	permanency	[.] PER'MANENCY, n. [See Permanent.] Continuance in the same state, or without a change that destroys the form or nature of a thing; duration; fixedness; as the permanence of a government or state; the permanence of institutions or of a system of principles. [.] 1. ...
40402	permanent	[.] PER'MANENT, a. [L.permanens, permaneo,per and maneo, to remain.] [.] Durable; lasting; continuing in the same state, or without any change that destroys the form or nature of the thing. The laws, like the character of God, are unalterably permanent. Human laws and institutions ...
40403	permanently	[.] PER'MANENTLY, adv. With long continuance; durably; in a fixed state or place; as a government permanently established.
40404	permansion	[.] PERMAN'SION, n. [L. permansio.] Continuance. [Not used.]
40405	permeability	[.] PERMEABIL'ITY, n. [infra.] The quality or state of being permeable.
40406	permeable	[.] PER'MEABLE, a. [L.permeo; per and meo, to pass or glide.] [.] That may be passed through without rupture or displacement of its parts, as solid matter; applied particularly to substances that admit the passage of fluids. Thus cloth, leather, wood are permeable to water ...
40407	permeant	[.] PER'MEANT, a. [supra.] Passing through. [Not used.]
40408	permeate	[.] PER'MEATE, v.t. [L.permeo; per and meo, to glide, flow, or pass.] [.] To pass through the pores or interstices of a body; to penetrate and pass through a substance without rupture or displacement of its parts; applied particularly to fluids which pass through substances ...
40409	permeated	[.] PER'MEATED, pp. Passed through, as by a fluid.
40410	permeating	[.] PER'MEATING, ppr. Passing through the pores or interstices of a substance.
40411	permeation	[.] PERMEA'TION, n. The act of passing through the pores or interstices of a body.
40412	permiscible	[.] PERMIS'CIBLE, a. [L. permisceo; per and misceo, to mix.] [.] That may be mixed. [Little used.]
40413	permissible	[.] PERMIS'SIBLE, a. [See Permit.] That may be permitted or allowed.
40414	permission	[.] PERMIS'SION, n. [L.permissio, from permitto, to permit.] [.] 1. The act of permitting or allowing. [.] 2. Allowance; license or liberty granted. [.] [.] You have given me your permission for this address.
40415	permissive	[.] PERMIS'SIVE, a. Granting liberty; allowing. [.] 1. Granted; suffered without hinderance. [.] [.] Thus I emboldened spake,and freedom used [.] [.] Permissive,and acceptance found.
40416	permissively	[.] PERMIS'SIVELY, adv. By allowance; without prohibition or hinderance.
40417	permistion	[.] PERMIS'TION
40418	permit	[.] PERMIT', v.t. [L. permitto; per and mitto, to send.] [.] 1. To allow; to grant leave or liberty to by express consent. He asked my leave and I permitted him. [.] 2. To allow by silent consent or by not prohibiting; to suffer without giving express authority. The ...
40419	permittance	[.] PERMIT'TANCE, n. Allowance; forbearance of prohibition; permission.
40420	permixtion	[.] PERMIX'TION, n. [L. permistio, permixtio.] The act of mixing; the state of being mingled.
40421	permutation	[.] PERMUTA'TION, n. [L. permutatio,permuto; per and muto, to change.] [.] 1. In commerce, exchange of one thing for another; barter. [.] 2. In the canon law, the exchange of one benefice for another. [.] 3. In algebra, change or different combination of any number ...
40422	permute	[.] PERMU'TE, v.t. [L.permuto; per and muto, to change.] [.] To exchange; to barter. [Not used.]
40423	permuter	[.] PERMU'TER, n. One that exchanges. [Not used.]
40424	pernancy	[.] PER'NANCY, n. A taking or reception, as the receiving of rents or tithes in kind.
40425	pernicious	[.] PERNI'CIOUS, a. [L. perniciosus, from pernicies; perneco, to kill; per and nex, necis,death.] [.] 1. Destructive; having the quality of killing, destroying or injuring; very injurious or mischievous. Food, drink or air may be pernicious to life or health. [.] 2. ...
40426	perniciously	[.] PERNI'CIOUSLY, adv. Destructively; with ruinous tendency or effects.
40427	perniciousness	[.] PERNI'CIOUSNESS, n. The quality of being very injurious, mischievous or destructive.
40428	pernicity	[.] PERNIC'ITY, n. [L. pernicitas, from pernix.] [.] Swiftness of motion; celerity. [Little used.]
40429	pernoctation	[.] PERNOCTA'TION, n. [L. pernocto; per and nox, night.] [.] The act of passing the whole night; a remaining all night.
40430	perogue	[.] PEROGUE. [See Pirogue.]
40431	peroration	[.] PERORA'TION, n. [L. peroratio, from peroro; per and oro, to pray.] [.] The concluding part of an oration, in which the speaker recapitulates the principal points of his discourse or argument, and urges them with greater earnestness and force,with a view to make a deep ...
40432	peroxyd	[.] PEROX'YD, n. [per and oxyd.] A substance containing an unusual quantity of oxygen.
40433	peroxydize	[.] PEROX'YDIZE, v.t. To oxydize to the utmost degree.
40434	perpend	[.] PERPEND', v.t. [L. perpendo; per and pendo, to weigh.] [.] To weigh in the mind; to consider attentively. [Little used.]
40435	perpender	[.] PERPEND'ER, n. A coping stone.
40436	perpendicle	[.] PERPEND'ICLE, n. [L. perpendiculum.] [.] Something hanging down in a direct line; a plumb line.
40437	perpendicular	[.] PERPENDIC'ULAR, a. [L. perpendicularis, from perpendiculum, a plumb line; perpendeo; per and pendeo, to hang.] [.] 1. Hanging or extending in a right line from any point towards the center of the earth or of gravity, or at right angles with the plane of the horizon. [.] 2. ...
40438	perpendicularity	[.] PERPENDICULAR'ITY, n. The state of being perpendicular.
40439	perpendicularly	[.] PERPENDIC'ULARLY, adv. In a manner to fall on another line at right angles. [.] 1. So as to fall on the plane of the horizon at right angles; in a direction towards the center of the earth or of gravity.
40440	perpension	[.] PERPEN'SION, n. [L. perpendo.] Consideration. [Not used.]
40441	perpession	[.] PERPES'SION, n. [L.perpessio,perpetior, to suffer; per and patior.] [.] Suffering; endurance. [Not used.]
40442	perpetrate	[.] PER'PETRATE, v.t. [L. perpetro; per and patro, to go through, to finish.] To do; to commit; to perform; in an ill sense, that is, always used to express an evil act; as, to perpetrate a crime or an evil design.
40443	perpetrated	[.] PER'PETRATED, pp. Done; committed; as an evil act.
40444	perpetrating	[.] PER'PETRATING, ppr. Committing; as a crime or evil act.
40445	perpetration	[.] PERPETRA'TION, n. The act of committing a crime. [.] 1. An evil action.
40446	perpetrator	[.] PER'PETRATOR, n. One that commits a crime.
40447	perpetual	[.] PERPET'UAL, a. [L. perpetuus, from perpes, perpetis; per and pes, from a root signifying to pass.] [.] 1. Never ceasing; continuing forever in future time; destined to be eternal; as a perpetual covenant; a perpetual statute. [.] [Literally true with respect to the ...
40448	perpetually	[.] PERPET'UALLY, adv. Constantly; continually; applied to things which proceed without intermission, or which occur frequently or at intervals, without limitation. A perennial spring flows perpetually; the weather varies perpetually. [.] [.] The Bible and common prayer ...
40449	perpetuate	[.] PERPET'UATE, v.t. [L. perpetuo.] To make perpetual; to eternize. [.] 1. To cause to endure or to be continued indefinitely; to preserve from extinction or oblivion; as, to perpetuate the remembrance of a great event or of an illustrious character. The monument ...
40450	perpetuated	[.] PERPET'UATED, pp. Made perpetual; continued through eternity, or for an indefinite time.
40451	perpetuating	[.] PERPET'UATING, ppr. Continuing forever or indefinitely.
40452	perpetuation	[.] PERPETUA'TION, n. The act of making perpetual, or of preserving from extinction or oblivion through an endless existence, or for an indefinite period of time.
40453	perpetuity	[.] PERPETU'ITY, n. [L.perpetuitas.] Endless duration; continuance to eternity. [.] 1. Continued uninterrupted existence, or duration for an indefinite period of time; as the perpetuity of laws and institutions; the perpetuity of fame. [.] 2. Something of which there ...
40454	perphosphate	[.] PERPHOS'PHATE, n. A phosphate in which the phosphoric acid is combined with an oxyd at the maximum of oxydation.
40455	perplex	[.] PERPLEX', v.t. [L. perplexus, perplexor; per and plector, to twist; L. plico, to fold.] [.] 1. To make intricate; to involve; to entangle; to make complicated and difficult to be understood or unraveled. [.] [.] What was thought obscure,perplexed and too hard ...
40456	perplexed	[.] PERPLEX'ED, pp. Made intricate; embarrassed; puzzled.
40457	perplexedly	[.] PERPLEX'EDLY, adv. Intricately; with involution.
40458	perplexedness	[.] PERPLEX'EDNESS, n. Intricacy; difficulty from want of order or precision. [.] 1. Embarrassment of mind from doubt or uncertainty.
40459	perquadrisulphate	[.] PERQUADRISUL'PHATE, n. A sulphate with four proportions of sulphuric acid combined with a maximum oxyd.
40460	perquisite	[.] PER'QUISITE, n. s as z. [L.perquisitus, perquiro; per and quoero, to seek.] A fee or pecuniary allowance to an officer for services, beyond his ordinary salary or settled wages; or a fee allowed by law to an officer for a specific service, in lieu of an annual salary. ...
40461	perquisited	[.] PER'QUISITED, a. Supplied with perquisites. [A bad word and not used.]
40462	perquisition	[.] PERQUISI'TION, n. s as z. [L. perquisitus.] [.] An accurate inquiry or search.
40463	perroquet	[.] PERROQUET', n. A species of parrot; also, the Alca Psittacula, an aquatic fowl inhabiting the isles of Japan and the western shores of American.
40464	perry	[.] PER'RY, n. The juice of pears, which being clarified by fermentation, is a pleasant drink.
40465	perscrutation	[.] PERSCRUTA'TION, n. [L. perscrutatio, perscrutor.] [.] A searching thoroughly; minute search or inquiry.
40466	persecute	[.] PER'SECUTE, v.t. [L. persequor; per and sequor, to pursue. See Seek and Essay.] [.] 1. In a general sense, to pursue in a manner to injure, vex or afflict; to harass with unjust punishment or penalties for supposed offenses; to inflict pain from hatred or malignity. [.] 2. ...
40467	persecuted	[.] PER'SECUTED, pp. Harassed by troubles or punishments unjustly inflicted, particularly for religious opinions.
40468	persecuting	[.] PER'SECUTING, ppr. Pursuing with enmity or vengeance, particularly for adhering to a particular religion.
40469	persecution	[.] PERSECU'TION, n. The act or practice of persecuting; the infliction of pain, punishment or death upon others unjustly, particularly for adhering to a religious creed or mode of worship, either by way of penalty or for compelling them to renounce their principles. ...
40470	persecutor	[.] PER'SECUTOR, n. One that persecutes; one that pursues another unjustly and vexatiously, particularly on account of religious principles. [.] [.] Henry rejected the pope's supremacy, but retained every corruption beside, and became a cruel persecutor.
40471	perseverance	[.] PERSEVE'RANCE, n. [L. perseverantia. See Persevere.] [.] 1. Persistence in any thing undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business or enterprise begun; applied alike to good or evil. [.] [.] Perseverance keeps honor bright. [.] [.] Patience ...
40472	perseverant	[.] PERSEVE'RANT, a. Constant in pursuit of an undertaking. [Not used.]
40473	persevere	[.] PERSEVE'RE, v.i. [L.persevero. The last component part of this word, severo,must be the same as in assevero, with the radical sense of set, fixed or continued. So persist is formed with per and sisto, to stand. Constant and continue have a like primary sense. So ...
40474	persevering	[.] PERSEVE'RING, ppr. Persisting in any business or course begun. [.] 1. a. Constant in the execution of a purpose or enterprise; as a persevering student.
40475	perseveringly	[.] PERSEVE'RINGLY, adv. With perseverance or continued pursuit of what is undertaken.
40476	persiflage	[.] PER'SIFLAGE, n. [L. sibilo, to hiss.] A jeering; ridicule.
40477	persimmon	[.] PERSIM'MON, n. A tree and its fruit, a species of Diospyros, a native of the states south of New York. The fruit is like a plum, and when not ripe, very astringent.
40478	persist	[.] PERSIST', v.i. [L. persisto; per and sisto, to stand or be fixed.] [.] To continue steadily and firmly in the pursuit of any business or course commenced; to persevere. [Persist is nearly synonymous with persevere; but persist frequently implies more obstinacy than persevere, ...
40479	persistence	[.] PERSIST'ENCE, n. The state of persisting; steady pursuit of what is undertaken; perseverance in a good or evil course, more generally in that which is evil and injurious to others, or unadvisable. [.] 1. Obstinacy; contumacy.
40480	persistent	[.] PERSIST'ENT
40481	persisting	[.] PERSIST'ING, a. In botany, continuing without withering; opposed to marcescent; as a persisting stigma; continuing after the corol is withered, as a persistent calyx; continuing after the leaves drop off, as a persistent stipule; remaining on the plant till the fruit ...
40482	persistive	[.] PERSIST'IVE, a. Steady in pursuit; not receding from a purpose or undertaking; persevering.
40483	person	[.] PERSON, n. per'sn. [L. persona; said to be compounded of per, through or by, and sonus, sound; a Latin word signifying primarily a mask used by actors on the state.] [.] 1. An individual human being consisting of body and soul. We apply the word to living beings ...
40484	personable	[.] PER'SONABLE, a. Having a well formed body or person; graceful; of good appearance; as a personable man or woman. [.] 1. In law, enabled to maintain pleas in court. [.] 2. Having capacity to take any thing granted or given. [.] [The two latter senses, I believe, ...
40485	personage	[.] PER'SONAGE, n. A man or woman of distinction; as an illustrious personage. [.] 1. Exterior appearance; stature; air; as a tall personage; a stately personage. [.] 2. Character assumed. [.] [.] The Venetians,naturally grave,love to give in to the follies of ...
40486	personal	[.] PER'SONAL, a. [L. personalis.] Belonging to men or women, not to things; not real. [.] [.] Every man so termed by way of personal difference only. [.] 1. Relating to an individual; affecting individuals; peculiar or proper to him or her, or to private actions ...
40487	personality	[.] PERSONAL'ITY, n. That which constitutes an individual a distinct person, or that which constitutes individuality. [.] [.] The personality of an intelligent being extends itself beyond present existence to what is past, only by consciousness-- [.] 1. Direct application ...
40488	personally	[.] PER'SONALLY, adv. In person; by bodily presence; not by representative or substitute; as, to be personally present; to deliver a letter personally. They personally declared their assent to the measure. [.] 1. With respect to an individual; particularly. [.] [.] ...
40489	personate	[.] PER'SONATE, v.t. To represent by a fictitious or assumed character so as to pass for the person represented. [.] 1. To represent by action or appearance; to assume the character and act the part of another. [.] 2. To pretend hypocritically. [Little used.] [.] 3. ...
40490	personation	[.] PERSONA'TION, n. The counterfeiting of the person and character of another.
40491	personator	[.] PER'SONATOR, n. One who assumes the character of another. [.] 1. One that acts or performs.
40492	personification	[.] PERSONIFICA'TION, n. [from personify.] The giving to an inanimate being the figure or the sentiments and language of a rational being; prosopopoeia; as, "confusion heard his voice."
40493	personified	[.] PERSON'IFIED, pp. Represented with the attributes of a person.
40494	personify	[.] PERSON'IFY, v.t. [L. persona and facio.] To give animation to inanimate objects; to ascribe to an inanimate being the sentiments, actions or language of a rational being or person,or to represent an inanimate being with the affections and actions of a person. Thus ...
40495	personifying	[.] PERSON'IFYING, ppr. Giving to an inanimate being the attributes of a person.
40496	personize	[.] PER'SONIZE, v.t. To personify. [Not much used.]
40497	perspective	[.] PERSPEC'TIVE, a. [infra.] Pertaining to the science of optics; optical. [.] 1. Pertaining to the art of perspective. [.] PERSPEC'TIVE, n. [L. perspicio; per and specio, to see.] [.] 1. A glass through which objects are viewed. [.] 2. The art of drawing ...
40498	perspectively	[.] PERSPEC'TIVELY, adv. Optically; through a glass; by representation.
40499	perspicable	[.] PER'SPICABLE, a. Discernible.
40500	perspicacious	[.] PERSPICA'CIOUS, a. [L. perspicax, from perspicio.] [.] 1. Quick sighted; sharp of sight. [.] 2. Of acute discernment.
40501	perspicaciousness	[.] PERSPICA'CIOUSNESS, n. Acuteness of sight.
40502	perspicacity	[.] PERSPICAC'ITY, n. [L. perspicacitas.] [.] 1. Acuteness of sight; quickness of sight. [.] 2. Acuteness of discernment or understanding.
40503	perspicacy	[.] PER'SPICACY, n. Acuteness of sight or discernment.
40504	perspicil	[.] PER'SPICIL, n. [L.per and speculum, a glass.] [.] An optic glass. [Little used.]
40505	perspicuity	[.] PERSPICU'ITY, n. [L. perspicuitas, from perspicio.] [.] 1. Transparency; clearness; that quality of a substance which renders objects visible through it. [Little used.] [.] 2. Clearness to mental vision; easiness to be understood; freedom from obscurity or ambiguity; ...
40506	perspicuous	[.] PERSPIC'UOUS, a. [L.perspicuus.] [.] Transparent; translucent. [Little used.] [.] 1. Clear to the understanding; that may be clearly understood; not obscure or ambiguous. Language is perspicuous when it readily presents to the reader or hearer the precise ideas ...
40507	perspicuously	[.] PERSPIC'UOUSLY, adv. Clearly; plainly; in a manner to be easily understood.
40508	perspicuousness	[.] PERSPIC'UOUSNESS, n. Clearness to intellectual vision; plainness; freedom from obscurity. [.] [We generally apply perspicuous to objects of intellect, and conspicuous to objects of ocular sight.]
40509	perspirability	[.] PERSPIRABIL'ITY, n. [from perspirable.] [.] The quality of being perspirable.
40510	perspirable	[.] PER'SPIRABLE, a. [from L. perspiro. See Perspire.] [.] 1. That may be perspired; that may be evacuated through the pores of the skin. [.] 2. Emitting perspiration. [Not proper.]
40511	perspiration	[.] PERSPIRA'TION, n. [L. perspiro. See Perspire.] [.] 1. The act of perspiring; excretion by the cuticular pores; evacuation of the fluids of the body through the pores of the skin. [.] 2. Matter perspired.
40512	perspirative	[.] PER'SPIRATIVE, a. Performing the act of perspiration.
40513	perspiratory	[.] PER'SPIRATORY, a. Perspirative.
40514	perspire	[.] PERSPI'RE, v.i. [L. per and spiro, to breathe.] [.] 1. To evacuate the fluids of the body through the pores of the skin; as, a person perspires freely. [.] 2. To be evacuated or excreted through the pores of the skin; as, a fluid perspires. [.] PERSPI'RE,v.t. ...
40515	perstringe	[.] PERSTRINGE, v.t. perstrinj'. [L. perstringo; per and stringo, to graze or brush.] To graze; to glance on.
40516	persuadable	[.] PERSUA'DABLE, a. [See Persuade.] That may be persuaded.
40517	persuadably	[.] PERSUA'DABLY, adv. So as to be persuaded.
40518	persuade	[.] PERSUA'DE, v.t. [L. persuadeo; per and suadeo, to urge or incite.] [.] 1. To influence by argument, advice, intreaty or expostulation; to draw or incline the will to a determination by presenting motives to the mind. [.] [.] I should be glad, if I could persuade ...
40519	persuaded	[.] PERSUA'DED, pp. Influenced or drawn to an opinion or determination by argument, advice or reasons suggested; convinced; induced.
40520	persuader	[.] PERSUA'DER, n. One that persuades or influences another. [.] 1. That which incites. [.] [.] Hunger and thirst at once. [.] [.] Powerful persuaders!
40521	persuading	[.] PERSUA'DING, ppr. Influencing by motives presented.
40522	persuasibility	[.] PERSUASIBIL'ITY, n. Capability of being persuaded.
40523	persuasible	[.] PERSUA'SIBLE, a. [L. persuasibilis.] [.] That may be persuaded or influenced by reasons offered.
40524	persuasibleness	[.] PERSUA'SIBLENESS, n. The quality of being influenced by persuasion.
40525	persuasion	[.] PERSUA'SION, n. s as z. [L. persuasio.] [.] 1. The act of persuading; the act of influencing the mind by arguments or reasons offered, or by any thing that moves the mind or passions, or inclines the will to a determination. [.] [.] For thou hast all the arts ...
40526	persuasive	[.] PERSUA'SIVE, a. Having the power of persuading; influencing the mind or passions; as persuasive eloquence; persuasive evidence.
40527	persuasively	[.] PERSUA'SIVELY, adv. In such a manner as to persuade or convince.
40528	persuasiveness	[.] PERSUA'SIVENESS, n. The quality of having influence on the mind or passions.
40529	persuasory	[.] PERSUA'SORY, a. Having the power or tendency to persuade.
40530	persulphate	[.] PERSUL'PHATE, n. A combination of sulphuric acid with the peroxyd of iron.
40531	pert	[.] PERT, a. [.] 1. Lively; brisk; smart. [.] [.] Awake the pert and nimble spirit of mirth. [.] [.] On the lawny sands and shelves, [.] [.] Trip the pert fairies, and the dapper elves. [.] 2. Forward; saucy; bold; indecorously free. [.] [.] A lady bids ...
40532	pertain	[.] PERTA'IN, v.i. [L. pertineo, per and tenco, to hold.] [.] 1. To belong; to be the property, right or duty of. [.] [.] Men hate those who affect honor by ambition, which pertaineth not to them. [.] [.] He took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah. 2 ...
40533	perterebration	[.] PERTEREBRA'TION, n. [L. per and terebratio.] [.] The act of boring through.
40534	perterer	[.] PERT'ERER, n. One that troubles or harasses with vexation.
40535	pertilence	[.] PERT'ILENCE, n. [L. pestilentia, from pestilens; pestis,plague.] [.] 1. Plague, appropriately so called; but in a general sense, any contagious or infectious disease that is epidemic and mortal. [.] 2. Corruption or moral disease destructive to happiness. [.] [.] ...
40536	pertinacious	[.] PERTINA'CIOUS, a. [L.pertinax; per and teneo, to hold.] [.] 1. Holding or adhering to any opinion, purpose or design with obstinacy; obstinate; perversely resolute or persistent; as pertinacious in opinion; a man of pertinacious confidence. [.] 2. Resolute; firm; ...
40537	pertinaciously	[.] PERTINA'CIOUSLY, adv. Obstinately; with firm or perverse adherence to opinion or purpose. He pertinaciously maintains his first opinions.
40538	pertinaciousness	[.] PERTINA'CIOUSNESS
40539	pertinacity	[.] PERTINAC'ITY, n. [L. pertinacia.] Firm or unyielding adherence to opinion or purpose; obstinacy. He pursues his scheme with pertinacity. [.] 1. Resolution; constancy.
40540	pertinacy	[.] PER'TINACY, n. [supra.] Obstinacy; stubbornness; persistency; resolution; steadiness. [Little used.]
40541	pertinence	[.] PER'TINENCE
40542	pertinency	[.] PER'TINENCY, n. [L. pertinens,pertineo; per and teneo, to hold.] [.] Justness of relation to the subject or matter in hand; fitness; appositeness; suitableness. [.] [.] I have shown the fitness and pertinency of the apostle's discourse to the person he addressed.
40543	pertinent	[.] PER'TINENT, a. [L. pertinens.] Related to the subject or matter in [.] hand; just to the purpose; adapted to the end proposed; apposite; not foreign to the thing intended. We say, he used an argument not pertinent to his subject or design. The discourse abounds with ...
40544	pertinently	[.] PER'TINENTLY, adv. Appositely; to the purpose. He answered pertinently.
40545	pertinentness	[.] PER'TINENTNESS, n. Appositeness.
40546	pertingent	[.] PERTIN'GENT, a. [L. pertingens.] Reaching to.
40547	pertly	[.] PERT'LY, adv. Briskly; smartly; with prompt boldness. [.] 1. Saucily; with indecorous confidence or boldness.
40548	pertness	[.] PERT'NESS, n. Briskness; smartness. [.] 1. Sauciness; forward promptness or boldness; implying less than effrontery or impudence. [.] [.] Pertness and ignorance may ask a question in three lines, which it will cost learning and ingenuity thirty pages to answer. [.] 2. ...
40549	perturb	[.] PERTURB'
40550	perturbate	[.] PER'TURBATE, v.t. [L. perturbo; per and turbo, properly to turn, or to stir by turning.] [.] 1. To disturb; to agitate; to disquiet. [.] 2. To disorder; to confuse. [.] [This verb is little used. The participle is in use.]
40551	perturbation	[.] PERTURBA'TION, n. [L. perturbatio.] [.] 1. Disquiet or agitation of mind. [.] 2. Restlessness of passions; great uneasiness. [.] 3. Disturbance; disorder; commotion in public affairs. [.] 4. Disturbance of passions; commotion of spirit. [.] 5. Cause of ...
40552	perturbator	[.] PERTURBA'TOR
40553	perturbed	[.] PERTURB'ED, pp. Disturbed; agitated; disquieted. [.] [.] Rest, rest, perturbed spirit.
40554	perturber	[.] PERTURB'ER, n. One that disturbs or raises commotion. [Little used.]
40555	pertuse	[.] PERTU'SE
40556	pertused	[.] PERTU'SED, a. [L. pertusus, pertundo; per and tundo, to beat.] [.] 1. Punched; pierced with holes. [.] 2. In botany, full of hollow dots on the surface, as a leaf.
40557	pertusion	[.] PERTU'SION, n. s as z. [L. pertusus, pertundo.] [.] 1. The act of punching, piercing or thrusting through with a pointed instrument. [.] [.] The manner of opening a vein in Hippocrates's time, was by stabbing or pertusion. [.] 2. A little hole made by punching; ...
40558	peruke	[.] PERU'KE, n. An artificial cap of hair; a periwig.
40559	peruke-maker	[.] PERU'KE-MAKER, n. A maker of perukes; a wig-maker.
40560	peruriousness	[.] PERU'RIOUSNESS, n. Parsimony; a sordid disposition to save money. [.] 1. Scantiness; not plenty.
40561	perusal	[.] PERU'SAL, n. s as z. [from peruse.] The act of reading. [.] [.] This treatise requires application in the perusal. [.] 1. Careful view or examination. [Unusual.]
40562	peruse	[.] PERU'SE, v.t. s as z. [Some of the senses of this word would lead to the inference that it is from the Latin perviso. If not, I know not its origin.] [.] 1. To read, or to read with attention. [.] 2. To observe; to examine with careful survey. [.] [.] I have ...
40563	perused	[.] PERU'SED, pp. Read; observed; examined.
40564	peruser	[.] PERU'SER, n. One that reads or examines.
40565	perusing	[.] PERU'SING, ppr. Reading; examining.
40566	peruvian	[.] PERU'VIAN, a. Pertaining to Peru, in South America. [.] Peruvian bark, the bark of the Cinchona, a tree of Peru; called also Jesuits' bark. The taste is bitter and pungent,and it is used as an astringent and tonic, in cases of debility, and particularly as a febrifuge ...
40567	pervade	[.] PERVA'DE, v.t. [L. pervado; per and vado,to go; Eng. to wade.] [.] 1. To pass through an aperture,pore or interstice; to permeate; as liquors that pervade the pores. [.] 2. To pass or spread through the whole extent of a thing and into every minute part. [.] [.] ...
40568	pervaded	[.] PERVA'DED, pp. Passed through; permeated; penetrated in every part.
40569	pervading	[.] PERVA'DING, ppr. Passing through or extending to every part of a thing.
40570	pervasion	[.] PERVA'SION, n. s as z. The act of pervading or passing through the whole extent of a thing.
40571	perverse	[.] PERVERSE, a. pervers'. [L. perversus. See Pervert.] [.] 1. Literally, turned aside; hence, distorted from the right. [.] 2. Obstinate in the wrong; disposed to be contrary; stubborn; untractable. [.] [.] To so perverse a sex all grace is vain. [.] 3. Cross; ...
40572	perversely	[.] PERVERSELY, adv. pervers'ly. With intent to vex; crossly; peevishly; obstinately in the wrong.
40573	perverseness	[.] PERVERSENESS, n. pervers'ness. Disposition to cross or vex; untractableness; crossness of temper; a disposition uncomplying, unaccommodating or acting in opposition to what is proper or what is desired by others. [.] [.] Her whom he wishes most, shall seldom gain [.] [.] [.] ...
40574	perversion	[.] PERVER'SION, n. [L. perversus.] The act of perverting; a turning from truth or propriety; a diverting from the true intent or object; change to something worse. We speak of the perversion of the laws, when they are misinterpreted or misapplied; a perversion of reason, ...
40575	perversity	[.] PERVERS'ITY, n. Perverseness; crossness; disposition to thwart or cross.
40576	perversive	[.] PERVERS'IVE, a. Tending to pervert or corrupt.
40577	pervert	[.] PERVERT', v.t. [L. perverto; per and verto, to turn.] [.] 1. To turn from truth, propriety, or from its proper purpose; to distort from its true use or end; as, to pervert reason by misdirecting it; to pervert the laws by misinterpreting and misapplying them; to ...
40578	perverted	[.] PERVERT'ED, pp. Turned from right to wrong; distorted; corrupted; misinterpreted; misemployed.
40579	perverter	[.] PERVERT'ER, n. One that perverts or turns from right to wrong; one that distorts, misinterprets or misapplies.
40580	pervertible	[.] PERVERT'IBLE, a. That may be perverted.
40581	perverting	[.] PERVERT'ING, ppr. Turning from right to wrong; distorting; misinterpreting; misapplying; corrupting. [.] [Pervert, when used of persons, usually implies evil design.]
40582	pervestigate	[.] PERVES'TIGATE, v.t. [L. pervestigo; per and vestigo, to trace; vestigium, a track.] To find out by research.
40583	pervestigation	[.] PERVESTIGA'TION, n. Diligent inquiry; thorough research.
40584	pervicacious	[.] PERVICA'CIOUS, a. [L. pervicax; composed perhaps of per and Teutonic wigan, to strive or contend.] [.] Very obstinate; stubborn; willfully contrary or refractory.
40585	pervicaciously	[.] PERVICA'CIOUSLY, adv. With willful obstinacy.
40586	pervicaciousness	[.] PERVICA'CIOUSNESS
40587	pervicacity	[.] PERVICAC'ITY , n. Stubbornness; willful obstinacy. [Little used.]
40588	pervious	[.] PER'VIOUS, a. [L. pervius; per and via, way, or from the root of that word.] [.] 1. Admitting passage; that may be penetrated by another body or substance; permeable; penetrable. We say, glass is pervious to light; a porous stone is pervious to water; a wood is ...
40589	perviousness	[.] PER'VIOUSNESS, n. The quality of admitting passage or of being penetrated; as the perviousness of glass to light.
40590	pesade	[.] PESA'DE, n. The motion of a horse when he raises his fore quarters, keeping his hind feet on the ground without advancing.
40591	peso	[.] PE'SO, n. [supra.] A Spanish coin weighing an ounce; a piaster; a piece of eight.
40592	pessary	[.] PES'SARY, n. [L. pessus.] A solid substance composed of wool, lint or linen, mixed with powder, oil, wax, &c. made round and long like a finger, to be introduced into the neck of the matrix for the cure of some disorder.instrument that is introduced into the vagina ...
40593	pest	[.] PEST, n. [L. pestis; Heb. to be fetid.] [.] 1. Plague; pestilence; a fatal epidemic disease. [.] [.] Let fierce Achilles [.] [.] The god propitiate, and the pest assuage. [.] 2. Any thing very noxious, mischievous or destructive. The tale bearer, the gambler,the ...
40594	pester	[.] PEST'ER, v.t. To trouble; to disturb; to annoy; to harass with little vexations. [.] [.] We are pestered with mice and rats. [.] [.] A multitude of scribblers daily pester the world with their insufferable stuff. [.] 1. To encumber.
40595	pestered	[.] PEST'ERED, pp. Troubled; disturbed; annoyed.
40596	pestering	[.] PEST'ERING, ppr. Troubling; disturbing.
40597	pesterous	[.] PEST'EROUS, a. Encumbering; burdensome. [Little used.]
40598	pesthouse	[.] PEST'HOUSE, n. A house or hospital for persons infected with any contagious and mortal disease.
40599	pestiferous	[.] PESTIF'EROUS, a. [L. pestis, plague, and fero, to produce.] [.] 1. Pestilential; noxious to health; malignant; infectious; contagious. [.] 2. Noxious to peace, to morals or to society; mischievous; destructive. [.] 3. Troublesome; vexatious.
40600	pestilent	[.] PEST'ILENT, a. [L. pestilens, from pestis, plague.] [.] 1. Producing the plague, or other malignant, contagious disease; noxious to health and life; as a pestilent air or climate. [.] 2. Mischievous; noxious to morals or society; destructive; in a general sense; ...
40601	pestilential	[.] PESTILEN'TIAL, a. Partaking of the nature of the plague or other infectious disease; as a pestilential fever. [.] 1. Producing or tending to produce infectious disease; as pestilential vapors. [.] 2. Mischievous; destructive; pernicious.
40602	pestilently	[.] PEST'ILENTLY, adv. Mischievously; destructively.
40603	pestillation	[.] PESTILLA'TION, n. [from L. pistillum; Eng. pestle.] [.] The act of pounding and bruising in a mortar. [Little used.]
40604	pestle	[.] PESTLE, n. pes'l. [L. pistillum, and probably pinso, for piso, to pound or beat.] An instrument for pounding and breaking substances in a mortar. [.] Pestle of port, a gammon of bacon.
40605	pet	[.] PET, n. [This word may be contracted from petulant, or belong to the root of that word. Peevish, which is evidently a contracted word, may be from the same root.] [.] A slight fit of peevishness or fretful discontent. [.] [.] Life given for noble purposes must not ...
40606	petal	[.] PE'TAL, n. [Gr. to expand; L. pateo.] In botany, a flower leaf. In flowers of one petal, the corol and petal are the same. In flowers of several petals, the corol is the whole,and the petals are the parts, or the petal is one of the leaves of which the whole corol ...
40607	petal-shaped	[.] PET'AL-SHAPED, a Having the shape of a petal.
40608	petaled	[.] PET'ALED
40609	petaline	[.] PET'ALINE, a. Pertaining to a petal; attached to a petal; as a petaline nectary.
40610	petalism	[.] PET'ALISM, n. [Gr. See Petal.] A form of sentence among the ancient Syracusans,by which they proscribed a citizen whose wealth or popularity alarmed their jealousy, or who was suspected of aspiring to sovereign power; temporary proscription, or banishment for five ...
40611	petalite	[.] PET'ALITE, n. [Gr. a leaf.] A rare mineral occurring in masses, having a foliated structure; its color milk white or shaded with gray, red or green. The new alkali,lithia, was first discovered in this mineral.
40612	petaloid	[.] PET'ALOID, a. [petal and Gr. form.] Having the form of petals.
40613	petalous	[.] PET'ALOUS, a. Having petals; as a petaled flower; opposed to apetalous. This word is much used in compounds; as one-petaled; three petaled.
40614	petard	[.] PET`ARD, n. An engine of war made of metal, nearly in the shape of a hat, to be loaded with powder and fixed on a madrier or plank, and used to break gates, barricades, draw-bridges and the like, by explosion.
40615	petechiae	[.] PETE'CHIAE, n. Purple spots which appear on the skin in malignant fevers.
40616	petechial	[.] PETE'CHIAL, a. Spotted. A petechial fever is a malignant fever accompanied with purple spots on the skin.
40617	petency	[.] COMPETENCE,PETENCY, n. [.] 1. Sufficiency; such a quantity as is sufficient; property or means of subsistence sufficient to furnish the necessaries and conveniences of life, without superfluity. [.] [.] Reasons whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, [.] [.] Lie ...
40618	peter	[.] PETER
40619	peterel	[.] PET'EREL
40620	peterpence	[.] PE'TERPENCE,n. A tax or tribute formerly paid by the English people to the pope; being a penny for every house, payable at Lammas day. It was called also Romescot.
40621	peterwort	[.] PE'TERWORT, n. A plant.
40622	petiolar	[.] PET'IOLAR
40623	petiolary	[.] PET'IOLARY, a. Pertaining to a petiole, or proceeding from it; as a petiolar tendril. [.] 1. Formed from a petiole; as a petiolar bud. [.] 2. Growing on a petiole; as a petiolar gland.
40624	petiolate	[.] PET'IOLATE
40625	petiole	[.] PET'IOLE, n. [L. petiolus, probably a diminutive from pes, pedis.] [.] In botany, a leaf-stalk; the foot-stalk of a leaf.
40626	petioled	[.] PET'IOLED, a. Growing on a petiole; as a petiolate leaf.
40627	petit	[.] PETIT, a. pet'ty. Small; little; mean. [.] This word petit is now generally written petty. [.] Petit constable, an inferior civil officer subordinate to the high constable. [.] Petit jury, a jury of twelve freeholders who are empanneled to try causes at the bar of a ...
40628	petit-maitre	[.] PETIT-MAITRE, n. pet'ty-maitre. A spruce fellow that dangles about females; a fop; a coxcomb.
40629	petition	[.] PETI'TION, n. [L. petitio, from peto, to ask, properly to urge or press.] [.] 1. In a general sense, a request, supplication or prayer; but chiefly and appropriately, a solemn or formal supplication; a prayer addressed by a person to the Supreme Being, for something ...
40630	petitionarily	[.] PETI'TIONARILY, adv. By way of begging the question.
40631	petitionary	[.] PETI'TIONARY, a. Supplicatory; coming with a petition. [.] [.] Pardon thy petitionary countrymen. [.] 1. Containing a petition or request; as a petitionary prayer; a petitionary epistle.
40632	petitioner	[.] PETI'TIONER, n. One that presents a petition, either verbal or written.
40633	petitioning	[.] PETI'TIONING, ppr. Asking as a favor, grant, right or mercy; supplicating. [.] PETI'TIONING, n. The act of asking or soliciting; solicitation; supplication. Tumultuous petitioning is made penal by statute.
40634	petitory	[.] PET'ITORY, a. Petitioning; soliciting. [Not used.]
40635	petong	[.] PETONG', n. The Chinese name of a species of copper of a white color. It is sometimes confounded with tutenag.
40636	petre	[.] PETRE, [See Saltpeter.]
40637	petrean	[.] PETRE'AN, a. [L.petra, a rock.] Pertaining to rock or stone.
40638	petrel	[.] PET'REL, n. An aquatic fowl of the genus Procellaria.
40639	petrescence	[.] PETRES'CENCE, n. The process of changing into stone.
40640	petrescent	[.] PETRES'CENT, a. [Gr. a stone; L. petra.] [.] Converting into stone; changing into stony hardness.
40641	petrifaction	[.] PETRIFAC'TION,n. [See Petrify.] The process of changing into stone; the conversion of wood or any animal or vegetable substance into stone or a body of stony hardness. [.] [.] When the water in which wood is lodged is slightly impregnated with petrescent particles, ...
40642	petrifactive	[.] PETRIFAC'TIVE, a. Pertaining to petrifaction. [.] 1. Having power to convert vegetable or animal substances into stone.
40643	petrific	[.] PETRIF'IC, a. Having power to convert into stone. [.] [.] The cold, dry, petrific mace of a false and unfeeling philosophy.
40644	petrificate	[.] PET'RIFICATE, v.t. To petrify. [Not used.]
40645	petrification	[.] PETRIFICA'TION, n. The process of petrifying. [.] 1. That which is petrified; a petrifaction. [.] [.] [The latter word is generally used.] [.] 2. Obduracy; callousness.
40646	petrified	[.] PET'RIFIED, pp. Changed into stone. [.] 1. Fixed in amazement.
40647	petrify	[.] PET'RIFY, v.t. [L. petra; Gr. a stone or rock, and facio, to make.] [.] 1. To convert to stone or stony substance; as an animal or vegetable substance. [.] [.] North of Quito,there is a river that petrifies any sort of wood or leaves. [.] 2. To make callous ...
40648	petrifying	[.] PET'RIFYING, ppr. Converting into stone; as petrifying operation.
40649	petrol	[.] PE'TROL
40650	petroleum	[.] PETRO'LEUM, n. [Gr. a stone, and oil; quasi petrolaion.] [.] Rock oil, a liquid inflammable substance or bitumen exuding from the earth and collected on the surface of the water in wells, in various parts of the world, or oozing from cavities in rocks. This is essentially ...
40651	petronel	[.] PET'RONEL, n. A horseman's pistol.
40652	petrosilex	[.] PET'ROSILEX, n. [L. petra, Gr. a stone, and silex, flint.] [.] Rock stone; rock flint, or compact feldspar.
40653	petrosilicious	[.] PETROSILI'CIOUS, a. Consisting of petrosilex; as petrosilicious breccias.
40654	petrous	[.] PE'TROUS, a. [L. petra, a stone.] Like stone; hard; stony.
40655	petticoat	[.] PET'TICOAT, n. A garment worn by females and covering the lower limbs.
40656	pettifog	[.] PET'TIFOG, v.i. [L. voco, like advocate.] [.] To do small business; as a lawyer. [Vulgar.]
40657	pettifogger	[.] PET'TIFOGGER, n. An inferior attorney or lawyer who is employed in small or mean business.
40658	pettifoggery	[.] PET'TIFOGGERY, n. The practice of a pettifogger; tricks; quibbles.
40659	pettiness	[.] PET'TINESS, n. [from petty.] Smallness; littleness.
40660	pettish	[.] PET'TISH, a. [from pet.] Fretful; peevish; subject to freaks of ill temper.
40661	pettishly	[.] PET'TISHLY, adv. In a pet; with a freak of ill temper.
40662	pettishness	[.] PET'TISHNESS, a. Fretfulness; petulance; peevishness.
40663	pettitoes	[.] PET'TITOES, n. [petty and toes.] The toes or feet of a pig; sometimes used for the human feet in contempt.
40664	petto	[.] PET'TO, n. [L. pectus, the breast.] [.] The breast; hence, in petto, in secrecy; in reserve.
40665	petty	[.] PET'TY, a. Small; little; trifling; inconsiderable; as a petty trespass; a petty crime. [.] 1. Inferior; as a petty prince. [.] We usually write petty constable, petty jury, petty larceny, petty treason. [See Petit.]
40666	pettychaps	[.] PET'TYCHAPS, n. A small bird of the genus Motacilla, called also beambird; found in the north of Europe. [.] The beambird is the spotted fly-catcher, of the genus Muscicapa.
40667	pettycoy	[.] PET'TYCOY, n. An herb.
40668	petulanceulancy	[.] PET'ULANCE'ULANCY, n. [L. petulantia.] Freakish passion; peevishness; pettishness; sauciness. Peevishness is not precisely synonymous with petulance; the former implying more permanence of a sour, fretful temper; the latter more temporary or capricious irritation. [.] [.] ...
40669	petulant	[.] PET'ULANT, a. [L. petulans.] Saucy; pert or forward with fretfulness or sourness of temper; as a petulant youth. [.] 1. Manifesting petulance; proceeding from pettishness; as a petulant demand; a petulant answer. [.] 2. Wanton; freakish in passion.
40670	petulantly	[.] PET'ULANTLY, adv. With petulance; with saucy pertness.
40671	petunse	[.] PETUNSE
40672	petuntse	[.] PETUNTSE
40673	petuntze	[.] PETUNTZE, n. petuns'. Porcelain clay so called, used by the Chinese in the manufacture of porcelain or chinaware. It is a variety of feldspar.
40674	pew	[.] PEW, n. [L. podium.] An inclosed seat in a church. Pews were formerly made square; in modern churches in America they are generally long and narrow, and sometimes called slips. [.] PEW, v.t. To furnish with pews. [Little used.]
40675	pew-fellow	[.] PEW'-FELLOW, n. A companion.
40676	pewet	[.] PE'WET, n. An aquatic fowl, the sea crow or mire crow, of the genus Larus. [.] 1. The lapwing.
40677	pewter	[.] PEW'TER, n. [.] 1. A composition or factitious metal, consisting of tin and lead, or tin, lead and brass, in the proportions of a hundred pounds of tin to fifteen of lead, and six of brass. This was formerly in extensive use in domestic utensils or vessels; but ...
40678	pewterer	[.] PEW'TERER, n. One whose occupation is to make vessels and utensils of pewter.
40679	phaeton	[.] PHA'ETON, n. [Gr. to shine.] [.] 1. In mythology, the son of Phoebus and Clymene, or of Cephalus and Aurora,that is, the son of light or of the sun. This aspiring youth begged of Phoebus that he would permit him to guide the chariot of the sun, in doing which he ...
40680	phagedenic	[.] PHAGEDEN'IC, a. [Gr. to eat.] Eating or corroding flesh; as a phagedenic ulcer or medicine. [.] Phagedenic water, is made from quick lime and corrosive sublimate. [.] PHAGEDEN'IC, n. A medicine or application that eats away proud or fungous flesh.
40681	phalangious	[.] PHALAN'GIOUS, a. [Gr. a kind of spider.] Pertaining to the genus of spiders denominated phalangium.
40682	phalangite	[.] PHAL'ANGITE, n. [Gr. a legionary soldier.] [.] A soldier belonging to a phalanx.
40683	phalanx	[.] PHAL'ANX, n. In Grecian antiquity, a square battalion or body of soldiers, formed in ranks and files close and deep, with their shields joined and pikes crossing each other, so as to render it almost impossible to break it. The Macedonian phalanx, celebrated for its ...
40684	phalarope	[.] PHAL'AROPE, n. The name of several species of water fowls inhabiting the northern latitudes of Europe and America.
40685	phantasm	[.] PHAN'TASM, n. [Gr. to show, to shine, to appear.] [.] That which appears to the mind; the image of an external object; hence, an idea or notion. It usually denotes a vain or airy appearance; something imagined. [.] [.] All the interim is [.] [.] Like a phantasm ...
40686	phantastic	[.] PHANTAS'TIC
40687	phantasy	[.] PHAN'TASY, [See Fantastic and Fancy.]
40688	phantom	[.] PHAN'TOM, n. [L.phantasma.] [.] 1. Something that appears; an apparition; a specter. [.] [.] Strange phantoms rising as the mists arise. [.] 2. A fancied vision.
40689	pharaon	[.] PHA'RAON, n. The name of a game of chance.
40690	pharaonic	[.] PHARAON'IC, a. Pertaining to the Pharaohs or kings of Egypt, or to the old Egyptians.
40691	pharisaicalness	[.] PHARISA'ICALNESS, n. Devotion to external rites and ceremonies; external show of religion without the spirit of it.
40692	pharisaicical	[.] PHARISA'IC'ICAL, a. [from Pharisee.] Pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the Pharisees, a sect among the Jews, distinguished by their zeal for the traditions of the elders, and by their exact observance of these traditions and the ritual law. Hence pharisaic denotes ...
40693	pharisaism	[.] PHAR'ISAISM, n. The notions, doctrines and conduct of the Pharisees, as a sect. [.] 1. Rigid observance of external forms of religion without genuine piety; hypocrisy in religion.
40694	pharisean	[.] PHARISE'AN, a. Following the practice of the Pharisees.
40695	pharisee	[.] PHAR'ISEE, n. [Heb. to separate.] One of a sect among the Jews, whose religion consisted in a strict observance of rites and ceremonies and of the traditions of the elders,and whose pretended holiness led them to separate themselves as a sect, considering themselves ...
40696	pharmaceutic	[.] PHARMACEU'TIC
40697	pharmaceutical	[.] PHARMACEU'TICAL, a. [Gr. to practice witchcraft or use medicine; poison or medicine.] Pertaining to the knowledge or art of pharmacy, or to the art of preparing medicines.
40698	pharmaceutically	[.] PHARMACEU'TICALLY, adv. In the manner of pharmacy.
40699	pharmaceutics	[.] PHARMACEU'TICS, n. The science of preparing and exhibiting medicines.
40700	pharmacolite	[.] PHAR'MACOLITE, n. Arseniate of lime, snow white or milk white, inclining to reddish or yellowish white. It occurs in small reniform, botryoidal and globular masses, and has a silky luster.
40701	pharmacologist	[.] PHARMACOL'OGIST, n. [Gr.] One that writes on drugs, or the composition and preparation of medicines.
40702	pharmacology	[.] PHARMACOL'OGY, n. [supra.] The science or knowledge of drugs, or the art of preparing medicines. [.] 1. A treatise on the art of preparing medicines.
40703	pharmacopaeia	[.] PHARMACOPAE'IA
40704	pharmacopolist	[.] PHARMACOP'OLIST, n. [Gr. to sell.] [.] One that sells medicines; an apothecary.
40705	pharmacopy	[.] PHAR'MACOPY, n. [Gr. to make.] A dispensatory; a book or treatise describing the preparations of the several kinds of medicines, with their uses and manner of application.
40706	pharmacy	[.] PHAR'MACY, n. [Gr. a medicament, whether salutary or poisonous.] [.] The art or practice of preparing, preserving and compounding substances, whether vegetable, mineral or animal, for the purposes of medicine; the occupation of an apothecary.
40707	pharos	[.] PHA'ROS, n. [Gr. This word is generally supposed to be taken from the name of a small isle, near Alexandria,in Egypt. But qu. is not the word from the root of fire, or from the Celtic fairim, to watch, and the isle so called from the tower upon it?] [.] 1. A light-house ...
40708	pharyngotomy	[.] PHARYNGOT'OMY, n. [Gr. the muscular and glandular bag that leads to the esophagus, and to cut.] [.] The operation of making an incision into the pharynx to remove a tumor or any thing that obstructs the passage.
40709	phase	[.] PHASE
40710	phasel	[.] PHAS'EL, n. [Gr.] The French bean or kidney bean.
40711	phasis	[.] PHA'SIS, n. plu. phases. [Gr. to shine.] [.] 1. In a general sense, an appearance; that which is exhibited to the eye; appropriately, any appearance or quantity of illumination of the moon or other planet. The moon presents different phases at the full and the quadratures. [.] 2. ...
40712	phasm	[.] PHASM
40713	phasma	[.] PHAS'MA,n. [Gr. supra.] Appearance; fancied apparition; phantom. [.] [Little used.]
40714	phassachate	[.] PHAS'SACHATE, n. The lead colored agate. [See Agate.]
40715	pheasant	[.] PHEASANT, n. phez'ant. [L. phasianus.] A fowl of the genus Phasianus, of beautiful plumage, and its flesh delicate food.
40716	pheer	[.] PHEER, n. A companion. [See Peer.]
40717	pheese	[.] PHEESE, v.t. To comb. [See Fease.]
40718	phengite	[.] PHEN'GITE, n. [Gr. to shine.] A beautiful species of alabaster, superior in brightness to most species of marbles.
40719	phenicopter	[.] PHEN'ICOPTER, n. [Gr. red winged; red, and wing.] [.] A fowl of the genus Phaenicopterus, the flamingo, inhabiting the warm latitudes of both continents.
40720	phenix	[.] PHE'NIX, n. [L. phoenix, the palm or date tree, and a fowl.] [.] 1. The fowl which is said to exist single, and to rise again from its own ashes. [.] 2. A person of singular distinction.
40721	phenogamian	[.] PHENOGAM'IAN, a. [Gr.] In botany, having the essential organs of fructification visible.
40722	phenomenology	[.] PHENOMENOL'OGY, n. [phenomenon and Gr. discourse.] [.] A description or history of phenomena.
40723	phenomenon	[.] PHENOM'ENON, n. plu. phenomena. [Gr. to appear.] [.] In a general sense, an appearance; any thing visible; whatever is presented to the eye by observation or experiment,or whatever is discovered to exist; as the phenomena of the natural world; the phenomena of heavenly ...
40724	pheon	[.] PHE'ON, n. In heraldry, the barbed iron head of a dart.
40725	phial	[.] PHI'AL, n. [L. phiala.] [.] 1. A glass vessel or bottle; in common usage, a small glass vessel used for holding liquors, and particularly liquid medicines. It is often written and pronounced vial. [.] 2. A large vessel or bottle made of glass; as the Leyden phial, ...
40726	philadelphian	[.] PHILADELPH'IAN, a. [Gr.] Pertaining to Philadelphia, or to Ptolemy Philadelphus. [.] PHILADELPH'IAN, n. One of the family of love.
40727	philanthropic	[.] PHILANTHROP'IC
40728	philanthropical	[.] PHILANTHROP'ICAL, a. [See Philanthropy.] Possessing general benevolence; entertaining good will towards all men; loving mankind. [.] 1. Directed to the general good.
40729	philanthropist	[.] PHILAN'THROPIST, n. A person of general benevolence; one who loves or wishes well to his fellow men, and who exerts himself in doing them good.
40730	philanthropy	[.] PHILAN'THROPY, n. [Gr. to love, a friend, and man.] The love of mankind; benevolence towards the whole human family; universal good will. It differs from friendship, as the latter is an affection for individuals.
40731	philippic	[.] PHILIP'PIC, n. An oration of Demosthenes, the Grecian orator, against Philip, king of Macedon, in which the orator inveighs against the indolence of the Athenians. Hence the word is used to denote any discourse or declamation full of acrimonious invective. The fourteen ...
40732	philippize	[.] PHIL'IPPIZE, v.i. To write or utter invective; to declaim against. [Unusual.] [.] 1. To side with Philip; to support or advocate Philip.
40733	phillyrea	[.] PHILLYRE'A, n. A genus of plants, Mock privet.
40734	philologer	[.] PHILOL'OGER
40735	philologic	[.] PHILOLOG'IC
40736	philological	[.] PHILOLOG'ICAL, a. [See Philology.] Pertaining to philology, or to the study and knowledge of language.
40737	philologist	[.] PHILOL'OGIST, n. One versed in the history and construction of language. Philologist is generally used.
40738	philologize	[.] PHILOL'OGIZE, v.i. To offer criticisms. [Little used.]
40739	philology	[.] PHILOL'OGY, n. [Gr. to love, a word.] [.] 1. Primarily, a love of words, or a desire to know the origin and construction of language. In a more general sense, [.] 2. That branch of literature which comprehends a knowledge of the etymology or origin and combination ...
40740	philomath	[.] PHI'LOMATH, n. [Gr. a lover, and to learn.] A lover of learning.
40741	philomathic	[.] PHILOMATH'IC, a. Pertaining to the love of learning. [.] 1. Having a love of letters.
40742	philomathy	[.] PHIL'OMATHY, n. The love of learning.
40743	philomel	[.] PHI'LOMEL
40744	philomela	[.] PHILOME'LA, n. [from Philomela, daughter of Pandion, king of Athens, who was changed into a nightingale.] [.] The nightingale.
40745	philomot	[.] PHIL'OMOT, a. Of the color of a dead leaf.
40746	philomusical	[.] PHILOMU'SICAL, a. Loving music.
40747	philopolemic	[.] PHILOPOLEM'IC, a. [Gr. a lover, and warlike.] [.] Ruling over opposite or contending natures; an epithet of Minerva.
40748	philosophation	[.] PHILOSOPHA'TION, n. Philosophical discussion. [Not used.]
40749	philosopheme	[.] PHILOS'OPHEME, n. [Gr.] Principle of reasoning; a theorem. [.] [Little used.]
40750	philosopher	[.] PHILOS'OPHER, n. [See Philosophy.] A person versed in philosophy, or in the principles of nature and morality; one who devotes of nature and morality; one who devotes himself to the study of physics, or of moral or intellectual science. [.] 1. In a general sense, ...
40751	philosophic	[.] PHILOSOPH'IC
40752	philosophical	[.] PHILOSOPH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to philosophy; as a philosophical experiment or problem. [.] 1. Proceeding from philosophy; as philosophic price. [.] 2. Suitable to philosophy; according to philosophy; as philosophical reasoning or arguments. [.] 3. Skilled ...
40753	philosophically	[.] PHILOSOPH'ICALLY, adv. In a philosophical manner; according to the rules or principles of philosophy; as, to argue philosophically. [.] 1. Calmly; wisely; rationally.
40754	philosophism	[.] PHILOS'OPHISM, n. [Gr. a lover, and sophism.] [.] 1. The love of fallacious arguments or false reasoning. [.] 2. The practice of sophistry.
40755	philosophist	[.] PHILOS'OPHIST, n. A lover of sophistry; one who practices sophistry.
40756	philosophistic	[.] PHILOSOPHIS'TIC
40757	philosophistical	[.] PHILOSOPHIS'TICAL, a. Pertaining to the love or practice of sophistry.
40758	philosophize	[.] PHILOS'OPHIZE, v.i. [from philosophy.] To reason like a philosopher; to search into the reason and nature of things; to investigate phenomena and assign rational causes for their existence. Sir Isaac Newton lays down four rules of philosophizing. [.] [.] Two doctors ...
40759	philosophizing	[.] PHILOS'OPHIZING, ppr. Searching into the reasons of things; assigning reasons for phenomena.
40760	philosophy	[.] PHILOS'OPHY, n. [L. philosophia; Gr. love, to love, and wisdom.] [.] 1. Literally, the love of wisdom. But in modern acceptation, philosophy is a general term denoting an explanation of the reasons of things; or an investigation of the causes of all phenomena both ...
40761	philosphate	[.] PHILOS'PHATE, v.i. [L. philosophor, philosophatus.] [.] To play the philosopher; to moralize. [Not used.]
40762	philter	[.] PHIL'TER, n. [L. philtra; Gr. to love.] [.] 1. A potion intended or adapted to excite love. [.] 2. A charm to excite love. [.] PHIL'TER, v.t. To impregnate with a love-potion; as, to philter a draught. [.] 1. To charm to love; to excite to love or animal ...
40763	phiz	[.] PHIZ, n. [supposed to be a contraction of physiognomy.] [.] The face or visage; in contempt.
40764	phlebotomist	[.] PHLEBOT'OMIST,n. [See Phlebotomy.] [.] One that opens a vein for letting blood; a blood-letter.
40765	phlebotomize	[.] PHLEBOT'OMIZE, v.t. To let blood from a vein.
40766	phlebotomy	[.] PHLEBOT'OMY, n. [Gr. a vein, and to cut.] The act or practice of opening a vein for letting blood for the cure of diseases or preserving health.
40767	phlegm	[.] PHLEGM
40768	phlegmagogue	[.] PHLEGMAGOGUE, n. phleg'magog. [Gr. phlegm, and to drive.] [.] A term anciently used to denote a medicine supposed to possess the property of expelling phlegm.
40769	phlegmatic	[.] PHLEGMAT'IC, a. [Gr.] [.] 1. Abounding in phlegm; as phlegmatic humors; a phlegmatic constitution. [.] 2. Generating phlegm; as phlegmatic meat. [.] 3. Watery. [.] 4. Cold; dull; sluggish; heavy; not easily excited into action or passion; as a phlegmatic ...
40770	phlegmatically	[.] PHLEGMAT'ICALLY, adv. Coldly; heavily.
40771	phlegmon	[.] PHLEG'MON, n. [Gr. to burn.] An external inflammation and tumor, attended with burning heat.
40772	phlegmonous	[.] PHLEG'MONOUS, a. Having the nature or properties of a phlegmon; inflammatory; burning; as a phlegmonous tumor.
40773	phlem	[.] PHLEM, n. [Gr. inflammation; and pituitous matter, to burn; hence the word must have originally expressed the matter formed by suppuration.] [.] 1. Cold animal fluid; water matter; one of the four humors of which the ancients supposed the blood to be composed. [.] 2. ...
40774	phleme	[.] PHLEME, n. [See Fleam.]
40775	phlogistian	[.] PHLOGIS'TIAN, n. A believer in the existence of phlogiston.
40776	phlogistic	[.] PHLOGIS'TIC, a. [See Phlogiston.] [.] Partaking of phlogiston; inflaming.
40777	phlogisticate	[.] PHLOGIS'TICATE, v.t. To combine phlogiston with.
40778	phlogistication	[.] PHLOGISTICA'TION, n. The act or process of combining with phlogiston.
40779	phlogiston	[.] PHLOGIS'TON, n. [Gr. to burn or inflame.] [.] The principle of inflammability; the matter of fire in composition with other bodies. Stahl gave this name to an element which he supposed to be pure fire fixed in combustible bodies, in order to distinguish it from fire in ...
40780	pholadite	[.] PHO'LADITE, n. A petrified shell of the genus Pholas.
40781	phonics	[.] PHON'ICS, n. [Gr. sound.] The doctrine or science of sounds; otherwise called acoustics. [.] 1. The art of combining musical sounds.
40782	phonocamptic	[.] PHONOCAMP'TIC, a. [Gr. sound, and to inflect.] Having the power to inflect sound, or turn it from its direction, and thus to alter it.
40783	phonolite	[.] PHON'OLITE, n. [Gr. sound, and stone.] Sounding stone; a name proposed as a substitute for klingstein [jingling stone.]
40784	phonological	[.] PHONOLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to phonology.
40785	phonology	[.] PHONOL'OGY, n. [Gr. sound, voice, and discourse.] A treatise on sounds, or the science or doctrine of the elementary sounds uttered by the human voice in speech, including its various distinctions or subdivisions of tones.
40786	phosgene	[.] PHOS'GENE, a. [Gr. light, and to generate.] Generating light. Phosgene gas is generated by the action of light on chlorin and carbonic oxyd gas.
40787	phosphate	[.] PHOS'PHATE, n. [See Phosphor and Phosphorus.] [.] 1. A salt formed by a combination of phosphoric acid with a base of earth, alkali or metal. [.] 2. A mineral found in Estremadura, &c.
40788	phosphite	[.] PHOS'PHITE, n. A salt formed by a combination of phosphorous acid with a salifiable base.
40789	phospholite	[.] PHOS'PHOLITE, n. [phosphor and Gr. a stone.] [.] An earth united with phosphoric acid.
40790	phosphor	[.] PHOS'PHOR, n. [Gr. light, to shine, and to bring. See Phosphorus.] [.] The morning star or Lucifer; Venus, when it precedes the sun and shines in the morning. In this sense, it is also written Phosphorus.
40791	phosphorate	[.] PHOS'PHORATE, v.t. To combine or impregnate with phosphorus.
40792	phosphorated	[.] PHOS'PHORATED, pp. Combined or impregnated with phosphorus.
40793	phosphorating	[.] PHOS'PHORATING, ppr. Combining with phosphorus.
40794	phosphoresce	[.] PHOSPHORESCE, v.i. phosphoress'. [See Phosphorus.] [.] To shine, as phosphorus, by exhibiting a faint light without sensible heat. [.] [.] Arenaceous limestone phosphoresces in the dark, when scraped with a knife.
40795	phosphorescence	[.] PHOSPHORES'CENCE, n. A faint light or luminousness of a body, unaccompanied with sensible heat. It is exhibited by certain animals, as well as by vegetable and mineral substances.
40796	phosphorescent	[.] PHOSPHORES'CENT, a. Shining with a faint light; luminous without sensible heat.
40797	phosphorescing	[.] PHOSPHORES'CING, ppr. Exhibiting light without sensible heat.
40798	phosphoric	[.] PHOS'PHORIC, a. Pertaining to or obtained from phosphorus. The phosphoric acid is formed by a saturated combination of phosphorus and oxygen.
40799	phosphorite	[.] PHOS'PHORITE, n. A species of calcarious earth; a subspecies of apatite.
40800	phosphoritic	[.] PHOSPHORIT'IC, a. Pertaining to phosphorite, or of the nature of phosphorite.
40801	phosphorous	[.] PHOS'PHOROUS, a. The phosphorous acid is formed by a combination of phosphorus with oxygen.
40802	phosphorus	[.] PHOS'PHORUS
40803	phosphuret	[.] PHOS'PHURET, n. A combination of phosphorus not oxygenated, with a base; as phosphyret of iron or copper.
40804	phosphureted	[.] PHOS'PHURETED, a. Combined with a phosphuret.
40805	photizite	[.] PHO'TIZITE, n. A mineral, an oxyd of manganese.
40806	photologic	[.] PHOTOLOG'IC
40807	photological	[.] PHOTOLOG'ICAL, a. [See Photology.] Pertaining to photology, or the doctrine of light.
40808	photology	[.] PHOTOL'OGY, n. [Gr. light, and discourse.] The doctrine or science of light, explaining its nature and phenomena.
40809	photometer	[.] PHOTOM'ETER, n. [Gr. light, and measure.] [.] An instrument for measuring the relative intensities of light.
40810	photometric	[.] PHOTOMET'RIC
40811	photometrical	[.] PHOTOMET'RICAL, a. Pertaining to or made by a photometer.
40812	phrase	[.] PHRASE, n. s as z. [Gr. to speak.] [.] 1. A short sentence or expression. A phrase may be complete, as when it conveys complete sense, as humanum est errare, to err is human; or it may be incomplete, as when it consists of several words without affirming any thing, ...
40813	phraseless	[.] PHRA'SELESS, a. Not to be expressed or described.
40814	phraseologic	[.] PHRASEOLOG'IC
40815	phraseological	[.] PHRASEOLOG'ICAL, a. Peculiar in expression; consisting of a peculiar form of words.
40816	phraseology	[.] PHRASEOL'OGY, n. [Gr. phrase, and to speak.] [.] 1. Manner of expression; peculiar words used in a sentence; diction. [.] 2. A collection of phrases in a language.
40817	phrenetic	[.] PHRENET'IC, a. [Gr. See Phrensy.] Subject to strong or violent sallies of imagination or excitement, which in some measure pervert the judgment and cause the person to act in a manner different from the more rational part of mankind; wild and erratic; partially mad. ...
40818	phrenic	[.] PHREN'IC, a. [from Gr. the diaphragm.] Belonging to the diaphragm; as a phrenic vein.
40819	phrenitis	[.] PHREN'ITIS, n. [Gr. from the mind; L. animus, animosus,and the Teutonic mod; Eng. mood.] [.] 1. In medicine, an inflammation of the brain, or of the meninges of the brain, attended with acute fever and delirium. [.] 2. Madness, or partial madness; delirium; phrenzy. ...
40820	phrenology	[.] PHRENOL'OGY, n. [Gr. the mind, and discourse.] The science of the human mind and its various properties. [.] Phrenology is now applied to the science of the mind as connected with the supposed organs of thought and passion in the brain, broached by Gall.
40821	phrensy	[.] PHREN'SY, n. s as z. [supra.] Madness; delirium, or that partial madness which manifests itself in wild and erratic sallies of the imagination. It is written also frenzy. [.] [.] Demoniac phrensy; moping melancholy.
40822	phrontistery	[.] PHRON'TISTERY, n. [Gr. to think; mind.] A school or seminary of learning. [Not used.]
40823	phrygian	...
40824	phthagorean	[.] PHTHAGOREAN, n. A follower of Pythagoras, the founder of the Italic sect of philosophers.
40825	phthisic	[.] PHTHIS'IC, n. tiz'zic. A consumption. [Little used.]
40826	phthisical	[.] PHTHISICAL, a. tiz'zical. [Gr. See Phthisis.] Wasting the flesh; as a phthisical consumption.
40827	phthisis	[.] PHTHISIS, n. the'sis or thi'sis. [Gr. to consume.] A consumption occasioned by ulcerated lungs.
40828	phylacter	[.] PHYLAC'TER
40829	phylactered	[.] PHYLAC'TERED, a. Wearing a phylactery; dressed like the Pharisees.
40830	phylacteric	[.] PHYLAC'TERIC
40831	phylacterical	[.] PHYLACTER'ICAL, a. Pertaining to phylacteries.
40832	phylactery	[.] PHYLAC'TERY, n. [Gr. to defend or guard.] [.] 1. In a general sense, any charm, spell or amulet worn as a preservative from danger or disease. [.] 2. Among the Jews, a slip of parchment on which was written some text of Scripture, particularly of the decalogue, ...
40833	phyllite	[.] PHYL'LITE, n. [Gr. a leaf, and a stone.] A petrified leaf, or a mineral having the figure of a leaf.
40834	phyllophorous	[.] PHYLLOPH'OROUS, a. [Gr. a leaf, and to bear.] Leaf-bearing; producing leaves.
40835	physalite	[.] PHYS'ALITE, n. [Gr. to swell or inflate, and a stone.] A mineral of a greenish white color, a subspecies of prismatic topaz; called also pyrophysalite, as it intumesces in heat.
40836	physeter	[.] PHYSETER. [See Cachalot.]
40837	physianthropy	[.] PHYSIAN'THROPY, n. [Gr.nature,and man.] The philosophy of human life, or the doctrine of the constitution and diseases of man, and the remedies.
40838	physic	[.] PHYS'IC, n. s as z. [Gr. from nature; to produce.] [.] 1. The art of healing diseases. This is now generally called medicine. [.] 2. Medicines; remedies for diseases. We desire physic only for the sake of health. [.] 3. In popular language, a medicine that ...
40839	physical	[.] PHYS'ICAL, a. Pertaining to nature or natural productions, or to material things, as opposed to things moral or imaginary. We speak of physical force or power, with reference to material things; as, muscular strength is physical force; armies and navies are the physical ...
40840	physically	[.] PHYS'ICALLY, adv. According to nature; by natural power or the operation of natural laws in the material system of things, as distinguished from moral power or influence. We suppose perpetual motion to by physically impossible. [.] [.] I am not now treating physically ...
40841	physician	[.] PHYSI'CIAN, n. A person skilled in the art of healing; one whose profession is to prescribe remedies for diseases. [.] 1. In a spiritual sense, one that heals moral diseases; as a physician of the soul.
40842	physico-logic	[.] PHYSICO-LOG'IC, n. Logic illustrated by natural philosophy.
40843	physico-logical	[.] PHYSICO-LOG'ICAL. a. Pertaining to physico-logic. [Little used.]
40844	physico-theology	[.] PHYSICO-THEOL'OGY, n. [physic or physical and theology.] Theology or divinity illustrated or enforced by physics or natural philosophy.
40845	physics	[.] PHYS'ICS, n. s as z. In its most extensive sense, the science of nature or of natural objects, comprehending the study or knowledge of whatever exists. [.] 1. In the usual and more limited sense, the science of the material system, including natural history and ...
40846	physiognomer	[.] PHYSIOGNOMER. [See Physiognomist.]
40847	physiognomicical	[.] PHYSIOGNOM'IC'ICAL, a. s as z. [See Physiognomy.] Pertaining to physiognomy; expressing the temper,disposition or other qualities of the mind by signs in the countenance; or drawing a knowledge of the state of the mind from the features of the face.
40848	physiognomics	[.] PHYSIOGNOM'ICS, n. Among physicians, signs in the countenance which indicate the state, temperament or constitution of the body and mind.
40849	physiognomist	[.] PHYSIOG'NOMIST, n. One that is skilled in physiognomy; one that is able to judge of the particular temper or other qualities of the mind, by signs in the countenance.
40850	physiognomy	[.] PHYSIOG'NOMY, n. [Gr. nature, and knowing; to know.] [.] 1. The art or science of discerning the character of the mind from the features of the face; or the art of discovering the predominant temper or other characteristic qualities of the mind by the form of the ...
40851	physiography	[.] PHYSIOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. nature, and to describe.] A description of nature, or the science of natural objects.
40852	physiologer	[.] PHYSIOL'OGER, n. A physiologist. [The latter is generally used.]
40853	physiologic	[.] PHYSIOLOG'IC
40854	physiological	[.] PHYSIOLOG'ICAL, a. [See Physiology.] Pertaining to physiology; relating to the science of the properties and functions of living beings.
40855	physiologically	[.] PHYSIOLOG'ICALLY, adv. According to the principles of physiology.
40856	physiologist	[.] PHYSIOL'OGIST, n. One who is versed in the science of living beings, or in the properties and functions of animals and plants. [.] 1. One that treats of physiology.
40857	physiology	[.] PHYSIOL'OGY, n. [Gr. nature, to discourse.] [.] 1. According to the Greek, this word signifies a discourse or treatise of nature, but the moderns use the word in a more limited sense, for the science of the properties and functions of animals and plants, comprehending ...
40858	physy	[.] PHYSY, for fusee. [Not used.]
40859	phytivorous	[.] PHYTIV'OROUS, a. [Gr. a plant, and L. voro, to eat.] Feeding on plants or herbage; as phytivorous animals.
40860	phytographical	[.] PHYTOGRAPH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the description of plants.
40861	phytography	[.] PHYTOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. a plant, and description.] A description of plants.
40862	phytolite	[.] PHYT'OLITE, n. [Gr. a plant, and a stone.] A plant petrified, or fossil vegetable.
40863	phytologist	[.] PHYTOL'OGIST, n. [See Phytology.] One versed in plants, or skilled in phytology; a botanist.
40864	phytology	[.] PHYTOL'OGY, n. [Gr. a plant, and discourse.] A discourse or treatise of plants, or the doctrine of plants; description of the kinds and properties of plants. [.] Pia mater, [L.] in anatomy, a thin membrane immediately investing the brain.
40865	piaba	[.] PIABA, n. A small fresh water fish of Brazil, about the size of the minnow, much esteemed for food.
40866	piacle	[.] PI'ACLE,n. [L. piaculum.] An enormous crime. [Not used.]
40867	piacular	[.] PIAC'ULAR,
40868	piaculous	[.] PIAC'ULOUS, a. [L. piacularis, from pio, to expiate.] [.] 1. Expiatory; having power to atone. [.] 2. Requiring expiation. [.] 3. Criminal; atrociously bad. [.] [.] [These words are little used.]
40869	pianet	[.] PI'ANET, n. [L. pica or picus.] A bird, the lesser woodpecker. [.] 1. The magpie.
40870	pianist	[.] PI'ANIST, n. A performer on the forte-piano, or one well skilled in it.
40871	piano-forte	[.] PIANO-FORTE, n. [L. planus,plain, smooth; L. fortis, strong.] [.] A keyed musical instrument of German origin and of the harpsichord kind, but smaller; so called from its softer notes or expressions. Its tones are produced by hammers instead of quills, like the virginal ...
40872	piaster	[.] PIAS'TER, n. An Italian coin of about 80 cents value, or 3s.7d. sterling. But the value is different in different states or countries. It is called also, a piece of eight.
40873	piazza	[.] PIAZ'ZA, n. [Eng. id.] In building, a portico or covered walk supported by arches or columns.
40874	pibroch	[.] PI'BROCH, n. A wild irregular species of music, peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland. It is performed on a bagpipe, and adapted to excite or assuage passion, and particularly to rouse a martial spirit among troops going to battle.
40875	pica	[.] PI'CA, n. In ornithology, the pie or mag-pie, a species of Corvus. [.] 1. In medicine, a vitiated appetite which makes the patient crave what is unfit for food, as chalk, ashes, coal, &c. [.] 2. A printing type of a large size; probably named from litera picata, ...
40876	picaroon	[.] PICAROON', n. A plunderer; a pirate. This word is not applied to a highway robber, but to pirates and plunderers of wrecks. [.] [.] In all wars, Corsica and Majorca have been nests of picaroons.
40877	piccadil	[.] PIC'CADIL
40878	piccadilly	[.] PICCADIL'LY
40879	piccage	[.] PIC'CAGE, n. Money paid at fairs for breaking ground for booths.
40880	pick	[.] PICK, v.t. [L. pecto.] [.] 1. To pull off or pluck with the fingers something that grows or adheres to another thing; to separate by the hand, as fruit from trees; as, to pick apples or oranges; to pick strawberries. [.] 2. To pull off or separate with the teeth, ...
40881	pickapack	[.] PICKAPACK, adv. In manner of a pack. [Vulgar.]
40882	pickardil	[.] PICK'ARDIL , n. [probably from the root of pike, peak.] [.] A high collar or a kind of ruff.
40883	pickax	[.] PICK'AX, n. [pick and ax.] An ax with a sharp point at tone end and a broad blade at the other.
40884	pickback	[.] PICK'BACK, a. On the back.
40885	picked	[.] PICK'ED, pp. Plucked off by the fingers, teeth or claws; cleaned by picking; opened by an instrument; selected. [.] PICK'ED
40886	pickedness	[.] PICK'EDNESS, n. State of being pointed at the end; sharpness. [.] 1. Foppery; spruceness.
40887	pickeer	[.] PICKEE'R, v.t. [.] 1. To pillage; to pirate. [.] 2. To skirmish, as soldiers on the outposts of an army, or in pillaging parties.
40888	picker	[.] PICK'ER, n. One that picks or culls. [.] 1. A pickax or instrument for picking or separating. [.] 2. One that excites a quarrel between himself and another.
40889	pickerel	[.] PICK'EREL, n. [from pike.] A small pike, a fish of the genus Esox.
40890	pickerel-weed	[.] PICK'EREL-WEED, n. A plant supposed to breed pickerels.
40891	picket	[.] PICK'ET, n. A stake sharpened or pointed; used in fortification and encampments. [.] 1. A narrow board pointed; used in making fence. [.] 2. A guard posted in front of an army to give notice of the approach of the enemy. [.] 3. A game at cards. [See Piquet.] [.] 4. ...
40892	picketed	[.] PICK'ETED, pp. Fortified or inclosed with pickets.
40893	picketing	[.] PICK'ETING, ppr. Inclosing or fortifying with pickets.
40894	picking	[.] PICK'ING, ppr. Pulling off with the fingers or teeth; selecting. [.] PICK'ING, n. The act of plucking; selection; gathering; gleaning.
40895	pickle	[.] PICK'LE, n. Brine; a solution of salt and water, sometimes impregnated with spices,in which flesh, fish or other substance is preserved; as pickle for beef; pickle for capers or for cucumbers; pickle for herring. [.] 1. A thing preserved in pickle. [.] 2. A state ...
40896	pickle-herring	[.] PICKLE-HER'RING, n. A merry Andrew; a zany; a buffoon.
40897	picklock	[.] PICK'LOCK, n. [pick and lock.] An instrument for opening locks without the key. [.] 1. A person who picks locks.
40898	picknick	[.] PICK'NICK, n. An assembly where each person contributes to the entertainment.
40899	pickpocket	[.] PICK'POCKET, n. One who steals from the pocket of another.
40900	pickpurse	[.] PICK'PURSE, n. One that steals from the purse of another.
40901	pickthank	[.] PICK'THANK, n. An officious fellow who does what he is not desired to do, for the sake of gaining favor; a whispering parasite.
40902	picktooth	[.] PICK'TOOTH, n. An instrument for picking or cleaning the teeth. [But toothpick is more generally used.]
40903	pico	[.] PICO, n. A peak; the pointed head of a mountain.
40904	picrolite	[.] PIC'ROLITE, n. A mineral composed chiefly of the carbonate of magnesia, of a green color. [See Pikrolite.]
40905	picromel	[.] PIC'ROMEL, n. [Gr. bitter.] The characteristic principle of bile.
40906	picrotoxin	[.] PICROTOX'IN, n. [Gr. bitter, and L. toxicum.] The bitter and poisonous principle of the Cocculus Indicus.
40907	pict	[.] PICT, n. [L. pictus, pingo.] A person whose body is painted.
40908	pictorial	[.] PICTO'RIAL, a. [L. pictor,a painter.] Pertaining to a painter; produced by a painter.
40909	pictural	[.] PIC'TURAL, n. A representation. [Not in use.]
40910	picture	[.] PIC'TURE, n. [L. pictura, from pingo, to paint.] [.] 1. A painting exhibiting the resemblance of any thing; a likeness drawn in colors. [.] [.] Pictures and shapes are but secondary objects. [.] 2. The words of painters; painting. [.] [.] Quintilian, when ...
40911	pictured	[.] PIC'TURED, pp. Painted in resemblance; drawn in colors; represented.
40912	picturesk	[.] PICTURESK', a. [L. pictura, or pictor. In English,this would be picturish.] Expressing that peculiar kind of beauty which is agreeable in a picture, natural or artificial; striking the mind with great power or pleasure in representing objects of vision, and in painting ...
40913	pictureskly	[.] PICTURESK'LY , adv. In a picturesque manner.
40914	pictureskness	[.] PICTURESK'NESS, n. The state of being picturesque.
40915	picturesque	[.] PICTURESQUE
40916	picturesquely	[.] PICTURESQUELY
40917	picturesqueness	[.] PICTURESQUENESS
40918	piddle	[.] PID'DLE, v.i. [This is a different spelling of peddle, or from the same source.] [.] 1. To deal in trifles; to spend time in trifling objects; to attend to trivial concerns or the small parts rather than to the main. [.] 2. To pick at table; to eat squeamishly ...
40919	piddler	[.] PID'DLER, n. One who busies himself about little things. [.] 1. One that eats squeamishly or without appetite.
40920	pie	[.] PIE, n. [Gr. thick; or from mixing.] [.] An article of food consisting of paste baked with something in it or under it, as apple, minced meat, &c. [.] PIE, n. [L. pica.] The magpie, a party-colored bird of the genus Corvus. It is sometimes written pye. [.] 1. ...
40921	piebald	[.] PI'EBALD, a. Of various colors; diversified in color; as a piebald horse.
40922	piece	[.] PIECE, n. [Heb. to cut off or clip.] [.] 1. A fragment or part of any thing separated from the whole, in any manner, by cutting, splitting, breaking or tearing; as, to cut in pieces, break in pieces, tear in pieces, pull in pieces, &c.; a piece of a rock; a piece ...
40923	pieced	[.] PIE'CED, pp. Mended or enlarged by a piece or pieces.
40924	pieceless	[.] PIE'CELESS, a. Not made of pieces; consisting of an entire thing.
40925	piecemeal	[.] PIE'CEMEAL, adv. [.] 1. In pieces; in fragments. [.] [.] On which it piecemeal broke. [.] 2. By pieces; by little and little in succession. [.] [.] Piecemeal they win this acre first, then that. [.] PIE'CEMEAL, a. Single; separate; made of parts or ...
40926	piecemealed	[.] PIE'CEMEALED, a. Divided into small pieces.
40927	piecer	[.] PIE'CER, n. One that pieces; a patcher.
40928	pied	[.] PI'ED, a. [allied probably to pie,in piebald, and a contracted word, perhaps from the root of L. pictus.] [.] Variegated with spots of different colors; spotted. We now apply the word chiefly or wholly to animals which are marked with large spots of different colors. ...
40929	piedness	[.] PI'EDNESS, n. Diversity of colors in spots.
40930	pieled	[.] PIE'LED, a. [See Peel.] Bald; bare.
40931	piepoudre	[.] PIE'POUDRE, n. An ancient court of record in England,incident to every fair and market, of which the steward of him who owns or has the toll, is the judge. It had jurisdiction of all causes arising in the fair or market.
40932	pier	[.] PIER, n. [L. petra.] [.] 1. A mass of solid stone work for supporting an arch or the timbers of a bridge or other building. [.] 2. A mass of stone work or a mole projecting into the sea, for breaking the force of the waves and making a safe harbor.
40933	pierce	[.] PIERCE, v.t. pers. [.] 1. To thrust into with a pointed instrument; as, to pierce the body with a sword or spear; to pierce the side with a thorn. [.] 2. To penetrate; to enter; to force a way into; as, a column of troops pierced the main body of the enemy; a ...
40934	pierceable	[.] PIERCEABLE, a. pers'able. That may be pierced.
40935	pierced	[.] PIERCED, pp. pers'ed. Penetrated; entered by force; transfixed.
40936	piercer	[.] PIERCER, n. pers'er. An instrument that pierces, penetrates or bores. [.] 1. One that pierces or perforates.
40937	piercing	[.] PIERCING, ppr. pers'ing. Penetrating; entering, as a pointed instrument; making a way by force into another body. [.] 1. Affecting deeply; as eloquence piercing the heart. [.] 2. a. Affecting; cutting; keen.
40938	piercingly	[.] PIERCINGLY, adv. pers'ingly. With penetrating force or effect; sharply.
40939	piercingness	[.] PIERCINGNESS, n. pers'ingness. The power of piercing or penetrating; sharpness; keenness.
40940	pietism	[.] PI'ETISM, n. [See Piety.] Extremely strict devotion, or affectation of piety.
40941	pietist	[.] PI'ETIST, n. One of a sect professing great strictness and purity of life, despising learning, school theology and ecclesiastical polity, as also forms and ceremonies in religion, and giving themselves up to mystic theology. This sect sprung up among the protestants ...
40942	piety	[.] PI'ETY, n. [L. pietas, from pius, or its root, probably a contracted word.] [.] 1. Piety in principle, is a compound of veneration or reverence of the Supreme Being and love of his character, or veneration accompanied with love; and piety in practice, is [.] the exercise ...
40943	piezometer	[.] PIEZOM'ETER, n. [Gr. to press, and measure.] An instrument for ascertaining the compressibility of water, and the degree of such compressibility under any given weight.
40944	pig	[.] PIG, n. [.] 1. The young of swine, male or female. [.] 2. An oblong mass of unforged iron, lead or other metal. A pig of lead is the eighth of a fother, or 250 pounds. [.] PIG, v.t. or i. To bring forth pigs.
40945	pigeon	[.] PIG'EON, n. A fowl of the genus Columba, of several species, as the stock dove, the ring dove, the turtle dove, and the migratory or wild pigeon of America. The domestic pigeon breeds in a box, often attached to a building, called a dovecot or pigeon-house. The wild ...
40946	pigeon-foot	[.] PIG'EON-FOOT, n. A plant.
40947	pigeon-hearted	[.] PIG'EON-HE`ARTED, a. Timid; easily frightened.
40948	pigeon-hole	[.] PIG'EON-HOLE, n. A little apartment or division in a case for papers.
40949	pigeon-holes	[.] PIG'EON-HOLES, n. An old English game in which balls were rolled through little cavities or arches.
40950	pigeon-livered	[.] PIG'EON-LIVERED, a. Mild in temper; soft; gentle.
40951	pigeon-pea	[.] PIG'EON-PEA, n. A plant of the genus Cytisus.
40952	piggin	[.] PIG'GIN, n. A small wooden vessel with an erect handle, used as a dipper.
40953	pigheaded	[.] PIG'HEADED, a. Having a large head; stupid.
40954	pight	[.] PIGHT, pp. pite. Pitched; fixed; determined. [.] PIGHT, v.t. To pierce.
40955	pightel	[.] PIGHTEL, n. A little inclosure. [Local.]
40956	pigmean	[.] PIGME'AN, a. [from pigmy.] Very small; like a pigmy; as an image of pigmean size.
40957	pigment	[.] PIG'MENT, n. [L. pigmentum, from the root of pingo, to paint.] [.] Paint; a preparation used by painters, dyers, &c. to impart colors to bodies.
40958	pigmy	[.] PIG'MY, n. [L. pygmoeus; Gr. the fist.] A dwarf; a person of very small stature; a name applied to a fabled nation said to have been devoured by cranes. [.] PIG'MY, a. Very small in size; mean; feeble; inconsiderable.
40959	pignoration	[.] PIGNORA'TION,n. [L. pignero, to pledge.] The act of pledging or pawning.
40960	pignorative	[.] PIG'NORATIVE, a. Pledging; pawning. [Little used.]
40961	pignut	[.] PIG'NUT, n. [pig and nut.] The ground nut, a plant of the genus Bunium; also, a tree and its fruit of the genus Juglans.
40962	pigsney	[.] PIG'SNEY, n. A word of endearment to a girl. [Little used.]
40963	pigtail	[.] PIG'TAIL, n. [pig and tail.] A cue; the hair of the head tied in the form of a pig's tail. [.] 1. A small roll of tobacco.
40964	pigwidgeon	[.] PIGWID'GEON, n. [pig and widgeon.] A fairy; a cant word for any thing very small.
40965	pike	[.] PIKE, n. [This word belongs to a numerous family of words expressing something pointed, or a sharp point, or as verbs, to dart,to thrust, to prick.] [.] 1. A military weapon consisting of a long wooden shaft or staff, with a flat steel head pointed; called the spear. ...
40966	piked	[.] PIK'ED, a. Pointed; sharp. [.] [.] Let the stake be made picked at the top.
40967	pikeman	[.] PI'KEMAN, n. A soldier armed with a pike.
40968	pikestaff	[.] PI'KESTAFF, n. The staff or shaft of a pike.
40969	pikrolite	[.] PIK'ROLITE, n. [Gr.bitter, and a stone.] A mineral found at Taberg, in Sweden, supposed to be a variety of serpentine.
40970	pil-garlick	[.] PIL-G`ARLICK
40971	pilaster	[.] PILAS'TER, n. A square column, sometimes insulated; but usually pilasters are set within a wall, projecting only one quarter of their diameter. Their bases, capitals and entablatures have the same parts as those of columns.
40972	pilch	[.] PILCH,n. [L. pellis, a skin.] A furred gown or case; something lined with fur. [Not used.]
40973	pilchard	[.] PIL'CHARD, n. A fish resembling the herring, but thicker and rounder; the nose is shorter and turns up; the under jaw is shorter; the back more elevated, and the belly less sharp. These fishes appear on the Cornish coast in England, about the middle of July, in immense ...
40974	pile	[.] PILE, n. [L. pila.] [.] 1. A heap; a mass or collection of things in a roundish or elevated form; as a pile of stones; a pile of bricks; a pile of wood or timber; a pile of ruins. [.] 2. A collection of combustibles for burning a dead body; as a funeral pile. [.] 3. ...
40975	pileate	[.] PIL'EATE
40976	pileated	[.] PIL'EATED, a. [L. pileus, a cap.] Having the form of a cap or cover for the head.
40977	pilement	[.] PI'LEMENT, n. An accumulation. [Not used.]
40978	piler	[.] PI'LER, n. [from pile, a heap.] One who piles or forms a heap.
40979	piles	[.] PILES, n. plu. The hemorrhoids, a disease.
40980	pileworm	[.] PI'LEWORM, n. A worm found in piles in Holland.
40981	pilewort	[.] PI'LEWORT, n. A plant of the genus Ranunculus.
40982	pilfer
40983	pilfered	[.] PIL'FERED, pp. Stolen in small parcels.
40984	pilferer	[.] PIL'FERER, n. One that pilfers or practices petty theft.
40985	pilfering	[.] PIL'FERING, pp. Stealing; practicing petty thefts. [.] PIL'FERING, n. Petty theft. [.] [.] Pilfering was so universal in all the South sea islands, that it was hardly recognized in the moral code of the natives as an offense, much less a crime.
40986	pilferingly	[.] PIL'FERINGLY, adv. With petty theft; filchingly.
40987	pilgrim	[.] PIL'GRIM, n. [L. peregrinus. Gu.L. peragro, to wander, palor.] [.] 1. A wanderer; a traveler; particularly, one that travels to a distance from his own country to visit a holy place, or to pay his devotion to the remains of dead saints. [See Pilgrimage.] [.] 2. ...
40988	pilgrimage	[.] PIL'GRIMAGE, n. A long journey, particularly a journey to some place deemed sacred and venerable, in order to pay devotion to the relics of some deceased saint. Thus in the middle ages, kings, princes, bishops and others made pilgrimages to Jerusalem,in pious devotion ...
40989	pilgrimize	[.] PIL'GRIMIZE, v.i. To wander about as a pilgrim. [Not used.]
40990	pill	[.] PILL, n. [L. pila, a ball; pilula, a little ball.] [.] 1. In pharmacy, a medicine in the form of a little ball or small round mass, to be swallowed whole. [.] 2. Any thing nauseous. [.] PILL, v.t. To rob; to plunder; to pillage, that is, to peel, to strip. ...
40991	pillage	[.] PILL'AGE, n. [.] 1. Plunder; spoil; that which is taken from another by open force, particularly and chiefly from enemies in war. [.] 2. The act of plundering. [.] 3. In architecture, a square pillar behind a column to bear up the arches. [.] PILL'AGE, ...
40992	pillaged	[.] PILL'AGED, pp. Plundered by open force.
40993	pillager	[.] PILL'AGER, n. One that plunders by open violence; a plunderer.
40994	pillaging	[.] PILL'AGING, ppr. Plundering; stripping.
40995	pillar	[.] PIL'LAR, n. [L. pila, a pile, a pillar, a mortar and pestle. The L. pila denotes a heap, or things thrown, put or driven together.] [.] Literally, a pile or heap; hence, [.] 1. A kind or irregular column round an insulate, but deviating from the proportions of a just ...
40996	pillared	[.] PIL'LARED, a. Supported by pillars. [.] 1. Having the form of a pillar.
40997	pilled-garlick	[.] PILL'ED-G`ARLICK,n. [pilled, peeled,and garlick.] One who has lost his hair by disease; a poor forsaken wretch.
40998	piller	[.] PILL'ER, n. One that pills or plunders. [Not used.]
40999	pillery	[.] PILL'ERY, n. Plunder; pillage; rapine. [Not in use.]
41000	pillion	[.] PILLION, n. pil'yun, [L. pilus, hair, or from stuffing. See Pillow.] [.] 1. A cushion for a woman to ride on behind a person on horseback. [.] 2. A pad; a pannel; a low saddle. [.] 3. The pad of a saddle that rests on the horse's back.
41001	pilloried	[.] PIL'LORIED, a. Put in a pillory.
41002	pillory	[.] PIL'LORY, n. [L. palus, a stake, a pile.] A frame of wood erected on posts, with movable boards and holes, through which are put the head and hands of a criminal for punishment. [.] PIL'LORY, v.t. To punish with the pillory.
41003	pillow	[.] PIL'LOW, n. [L. pulvinar; from L. pilus, hair, or from stuffing.] [.] 1. A long cushion to support the head of a person when reposing on a bed; a sack or case filled with feathers, down or other soft material. [.] 2. In a ship, the block on which the inner end ...
41004	pillow-bier	[.] PIL'LOW-BIER
41005	pillow-case	[.] PIL'LOW-CASE, n. The case or sack of a pillow which contains the feathers. Pillow-bier is the pillow-bearer.
41006	pillowed	[.] PIL'LOWED, pp. or a. Supported by a pillow.
41007	pillowing	[.] PIL'LOWING, ppr. Resting or laying on a pillow.
41008	pilose	[.] PILO'SE
41009	pilosity	[.] PILOS'ITY, n. [supra.] Hairiness.
41010	pilot	[.] PI'LOT, n. [.] 1. One who steers a ship in a dangerous navigation, or rather one whose office or occupation is to steer ships, particularly along a coast, or into and out of a harbor, bay or river, where navigation is dangerous. [.] 2. A guide; a director of ...
41011	pilot-fish	[.] PI'LOT-FISH, n. A fish, a species of Gasterosteus, called also rudder-fish, of an oblong shape; so named because it often accompanies ships.
41012	pilotage	[.] PI'LOTAGE, n. The compensation made or allowed to one who directs the course of a ship. [.] 1. The pilot's skill or knowledge of coasts, rocks, bars and channels. [Not now used.]
41013	piloting	[.] PI'LOTING, ppr. Steering; as a ship in dangerous navigation. [.] PI'LOTING, n. The act of steering a ship.
41014	pilotism	[.] PI'LOTISM
41015	pilotry	[.] PI'LOTRY, n. Pilotage; skill in piloting. [Not used.]
41016	pilous	[.] PI'LOUS, a. [L. pilosus, from pilus, hair.] Hairy. A pilose leaf, in botany, is one covered with long distinct hairs. A pilose receptacle has hairs between the florets.
41017	pilser	[.] PIL'SER, n. The moth or fly that runs into a flame.
41018	pimelite	[.] PIM'ELITE, n. [Gr. fat, and stone.] A terrene substance of an apple green color, fat and unctuous to the touch, tender and not fusible by the blowpipe. It is supposed to be colored by nickel. It is a variety of steatite.
41019	piment	[.] PI'MENT, n. Wine with a mixture of spice or honey.
41020	pimento	[.] PIMEN'TO, n. Jamaica pepper, popularly called allspice. The tree producing this spice is of the genus Myrtus, and grows spontaneously in Jamaica in great abundance.
41021	pimp	[.] PIMP, n. A man who provides gratifications for the lust of others; a procurer; a pander. [.] PIMP, v.i. To pander; to procure lewd women for the gratification of others.
41022	pimpernel	[.] PIM'PERNEL
41023	pimpillo	[.] PIM'PILLO, n. A plant of the genus Cactus.
41024	pimpinel	[.] PIM'PINEL, n. [L. pimpinella.] The name of several plants of different genera. The scarlet pimpernel is of the genus Anagallis, the water pimpernel of the genus Veronica, and the yellow pimpernel of the genus Lysimachia.
41025	pimpinella	[.] PIMPINEL'LA, n. A genus of plants, including the burnet saxifrage and the anise.
41026	pimping	[.] PIMP'ING, ppr. Pandering; procuring lewd women for others. [.] PIMP'ING, a. Little; petty.
41027	pimple	[.] PIM'PLE, n. A small pustule on the face or other part of the body, usually a red pustule.
41028	pimpled	[.] PIM'PLED, a. Having red pustules on the skin; full of pimples.
41029	pimplike	[.] PIMP'LIKE, a. Like a pimp; vile; infamous; mean.
41030	pin	[.] PIN, n. [L. penna,pinna.] [.] 1. A small pointed instrument made of brass wire and headed; used chiefly by females for fastening their clothes. [.] 2. A piece of wood or metal sharpened or pointed,used to fasten together boards,plank or other timber. The larger ...
41031	pin-maker	[.] PIN'-MAKER, n. One whose occupation is to make pins.
41032	pinaster	[.] PINAS'TER, n. [L. See Pine.] The wild pine.
41033	pincase	[.] PIN'CASE, n. A case for holding pins.
41034	pincers	[.] PINCERS, an erroneous orthography of pinchers,which see.
41035	pinch	[.] PINCH, v.t. [.] 1. To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, the teeth, claws, or with an instrument, &c. [.] 2. To squeeze or compress between any two hard bodies. [.] 3. To squeeze the flesh till it is pained or livid. [.] 4. To gripe; ...
41036	pinchbeck	[.] PINCH'BECK, n. [said to be from the name of the inventor.] [.] An alloy of copper; a mixture of copper and zink, consisting of three or four parts of copper with one of zink.
41037	pincher	[.] PINCH'ER, n. He or that which pinches.
41038	pinchers	[.] PINCH'ERS, n. plu. [from pinch, not from the French pincette.] [.] An instrument for drawing nails from boards and the like, or for griping things to be held fast.
41039	pinchfist	[.] PINCH'FIST
41040	pinchpenny	[.] PINCH'PENNY, n. A miser; a niggard.
41041	pincushion	[.] PIN'CUSHION, n. A small case stuffed with some soft material, in which females stick pins for safety and preservation.
41042	pindaric	[.] PINDAR'IC, a. After the style and manner of Pindar. [.] PINDAR'IC, n. An ode in imitation of the odes of Pindar the Grecian, and prince of the lyric poets; an irregular ode.
41043	pindust	[.] PIN'DUST, n. Small particles of metal made by pointing pins.
41044	pine	[.] PINE, n. [L. pinus.] A tree of the genus Pinus, of many species, some of which furnish timber of the most valuable kind. The species which usually bear this name in the United States, are the white pine, Pinus strobus,the prince of our forests; the yellow pine, Pinus ...
41045	pine-apple	[.] PINE-APPLE, n. The ananas, a species of Bromelia, so called from its resemblance to the cone of the pine tree.
41046	pineal	[.] PIN'EAL, a. [L. pinus.] The pineal gland is a part of the brain, about the bigness of a pea, situated in the third ventricle; so called from its shape. It was considered by Descartes as the seat of the soul.
41047	pineful	[.] PI'NEFUL, a. Full of woe. [Not used.]
41048	pinery	[.] PI'NERY, n. A place where pine-apples are raised.
41049	pinfold	[.] PIN'FOLD, n. [pin or pen and fold; Eng. to pound.] [.] A place in which beasts are confined. We now call it a pound.
41050	pingle	[.] PIN'GLE, n. A small close. [Not used.]
41051	pinguid	[.] PIN'GUID, a. [L. pinguis; Gr. compact; L. pactus; Eng.pack.] [.] Fat; unctuous. [Not used.]
41052	pinhole	[.] PIN'HOLE, n. A small hole made by the puncture or perforation of a pin; a very small aperture.
41053	pining	[.] PI'NING, ppr. Languishing; wasting away.
41054	pinion	[.] PINION, n. pin'yon. [.] 1. The joint of a fowl's wing, remotest from the body. [.] 2. A fether; a quill. [.] 3. A wing. [.] [.] Hope humbly then, on trembling pinions soar. [.] 4. The tooth of a smaller wheel, answering to that of a larger. [.] 5. ...
41055	pinioned	[.] PIN'IONED, pp. Confined by the wings; shackled. [.] 1. a. Furnished with wings.
41056	pinionist	[.] PIN'IONIST, n. A winged animal; a fowl. [Not used.]
41057	pinirolo	[.] PINIRO'LO, n. A bird resembling the sandpiper, but larger; found in Italy.
41058	pinite	[.] PIN'ITE, n. [from Pini, a mine in Saxony.] [.] A mineral holding a middle place between steatite and mica; the micarel of Kirwan. It is found in prismatic crystals of a greenish white color, brown or deep red. It occurs also massive.
41059	pink	[.] PINK, n. [.] 1. An eye, or a small eye; but now disused except in composition, as in pink-eyed, pink-eye. [.] 2. A plant and flower of the genus Dianthus, common in our gardens. [.] 3. A color used by painters; from the color of the flower. [.] 4. Any ...
41060	pink-eyed	[.] PINK'-EYED, a. Having small eyes.
41061	pinnace	[.] PIN'NACE, n. A small vessel navigated with oars and sails, and having generally two masts rigged like those of a schooner; also, a boat usually rowed with eight oars.
41062	pinnacle	[.] PIN'NACLE, n. [L. pinna.] [.] 1. A turret, or part of a building elevated above the main building. [.] [.] Some metropolis [.] [.] With glistering spires and pinnacles adorn'd. [.] 2. A high spiring point; summit. [.] PIN'NACLE, v.t. To build or furnish ...
41063	pinnacled	[.] PIN'NACLED, pp. Furnished with pinnacles.
41064	pinnage	[.] PIN'NAGE, n. Poundage of cattle. [Not used.] [See Pound.]
41065	pinnate	[.] PIN'NATE
41066	pinnated	[.] PIN'NATED, a. [L. pinnatus, from pinna, a fether or fin.] [.] In botany, a pinnate leaf is a species of compound leaf wherein a simple petiole has several leaflets attached to each side of it.
41067	pinnatifid	[.] PIN'NATIFID, a. [L. pinna, a fether, and findo, to cleave.] [.] In botany, fether-cleft. A pinnatifid leaf is a species of simple leaf, divided transversely by oblong horizontal segments or jags, not extending to the mid rib.
41068	pinnatiped	[.] PIN'NATIPED, a. [L. pinna and pes, foot.] Fin-footed; having the toes bordered by membranes.
41069	pinned	[.] PIN'NED, pp. Fastened with pins; confined.
41070	pinner	[.] PIN'NER, n. One that pins or fastens; also, a pounder of cattle, or the pound keeper. [.] 1. A pin-maker. [.] 2. The lappet of a head which flies loose.
41071	pinnite	[.] PIN'NITE, n. Fossil remains of the Pinna, a genus of shells.
41072	pinnock	[.] PIN'NOCK, n. A small bird, the tomtit.
41073	pinnulate	[.] PIN'NULATE, a. A pinnulate leaf is one in which each pinna is subdivided.
41074	pint	[.] PINT, n. Half a quart, or four gills. In medicine, twelve ounces. It is applied both to liquid and dry measure.
41075	pintle	[.] PIN'TLE, n. A little pin. In artillery, a long iron bolt.
41076	pinules	[.] PIN'ULES, n. plu. In astronomy, the sights of an astrolabe.
41077	pioneer	[.] PIONEE'R, n. [.] 1. In the art and practice of war, one whose business is to march with or before an army, to repair the road or clear it of obstructions, work at intrenchments, or form mines for destroying an enemy's works. [.] 2. One that goes before to remove ...
41078	pioning	[.] PI'ONING, n. The work of pioneers. [Not used.]
41079	piony	[.] PI'ONY
41080	pious	[.] PI'OUS, a. [L. pius.] [.] 1. Godly; reverencing and honoring the Supreme Being in heart and in the practice of the duties he has enjoined; having due veneration and affection for the character of God, and habitually obeying his commands; religious; devoted to the ...
41081	piously	[.] PI'OUSLY, adv. In a pious manner; with reverence and affection for God; religiously; with due regard to sacred things or to the duties God has enjoined. [.] 1. With due regard to natural or civil relations and to the duties which spring from them.
41082	pip	[.] PIP, n. A disease of fowls; a horny pellicle that grows on the tip of their tongue. [.] 1. A spot on cards. [.] PIP, v.i. [L. pipio.] To cry or chirp, as a chicken; commonly pronounced peep.
41083	pipe	[.] PIPE, n. [Eng. fife.] [.] 1. A wind instrument of music, consisting of a long tube of wood or metal; as a rural pipe. The word, I believe, is not now the proper technical name of any particular instrument, but is applicable to any tubular wind instrument, and it ...
41084	pipe-fish	[.] PI'PE-FISH, n. A fish of the genus Syngnathus.
41085	pipe-tree	[.] PIPE-TREE, n. The lilac.
41086	piped	[.] PI'PED, a. Formed with a tube; tubular.
41087	piper	[.] PI'PER, n. One who plays on a pipe or wind instrument.
41088	piperidge	[.] PIP'ERIDGE, n. A shrub, the berberis, or barberry. [.] [.] The piperidge of New England is the nyssa villosa, a large tree with very tough wood.
41089	piperin	[.] PIP'ERIN, n. A concretion of volcanic ashes. [.] 1. A peculiar crystalline substance extracted from black pepper. The crystals of piperin are transparent, of a straw color, and they assume the tetrahedral prismatic form with oblique summits.
41090	piping	[.] PI'PING, ppr. Playing on a pipe. [.] 1. a. Weak; feeble; sickly. [Vulgar and not in use in America.] [.] 2. Very hot; boiling; from the sound of boiling fluids. [Used in vulgar language.]
41091	pipistrel	[.] PIPIS'TREL, n. A species of bat, the smallest of the kind.
41092	pipkin	[.] PIP'KIN, n. [dim. of pipe.] A small earthen boiler.
41093	pippin	[.] PIP'PIN, n. A kind of apple; a tart apple. This name in America is given to several kinds of apples, as to the Newtown pippin, an excellent winter apple, and the summer pippin, a large apple, but more perishable than the Newtown pippin.
41094	piquancy	[.] PIQUANCY, n. pik'ancy. [infra.] Sharpness; pungency; tartness; severity.
41095	piquant	[.] PIQUANT, a. pik'ant. [.] 1. Pricking; stimulating to the tongue; as rock as piguant to the tongue as salt. [.] 2. Sharp; tart; pungent; severe; as piquant railleries.
41096	piquantly	[.] PIQUANTLY, adv. pik'antly. With sharpness or pungency; tartly.
41097	pique	[.] PIQUE, n. peek. An offense taken; usually, slight anger, irritation or displeasure at persons, rather temporary than permanent, and distinguished either in degree or temporariness from settled enmity or malevolence. [.] [.] Out of personal pique to those in service, ...
41098	piqued	[.] PIQUED, pp. pee'ked. Irritated; nettled; offended; excited.
41099	piqueer	[.] PIQUEER. [See Pickeer.]
41100	piqueerer	[.] PIQUEE'RER,n. A plunderer; a freebooter. [See Pickeerer.]
41101	piquet	[.] PIQUET. [See Picket.] [.] PIQUET, n. piket'. A game at cards played between two persons, with only thirty two cards; all the deuces, threes, fours, fives and sixes being set aside.
41102	piquing	[.] PIQUING, ppr. pee'king. Irritating; offending; priding.
41103	piracy	[.] PI'RACY, n. [L. piratica, from Gr. to attempt, to dare, to enterprise, whence L. periculum, experior; Eng. to fare.] [.] 1. The act, practice or crime of robbing on the high seas; the taking of property from others by open violence and without authority, on the sea; ...
41104	piragua	[.] PIRAGUA, n. pirau'gua. This word is variously written, periagua or pirogue. The former is the spelling of Washington and Jefferson; the latter of Charlevoix.] [.] 1. A canoe formed out of the truck of a tree, or two canoes united. [.] 2. In modern usage in America, ...
41105	pirate	[.] PI'RATE, n. [L. pirata.] [.] 1. A robber on the high seas; one that by open violence takes the property of another on the high seas. In strictness, the word pirate is one who makes it his business to cruise for robbery or plunder; a freebooter on the seas. [.] 2. ...
41106	pirated	[.] PI'RATED, pp. Taken by theft or without right.
41107	piratical	[.] PIRAT'ICAL, a. [L. piraticus.] Robbing or plundering by open violence on the high seas; as a piratical commander or ship. [.] 1. Consisting in piracy; predatory; robbing; as a piratical trade or occupation. [.] 2. Practicing literary theft. [.] [.] The errors ...
41108	piratically	[.] PIRAT'ICALLY, adv. By piracy.
41109	pirating	[.] PI'RATING, ppr. Robbing on the high seas; taking without right, as a book or writing. [.] 1. a. Undertaken for the sake of piracy; as a pirating expedition.
41110	pirogue	[.] PIROGUE piro'ge
41111	pirry	[.] PIR'RY, n. A rough gale of wind; a storm. [Not used.]
41112	piscary	[.] PIS'CARY, n. [L. piscis, a fish; piscor, to fish.] [.] In law, the right or privilege of fishing in another man's waters.
41113	piscation	[.] PISCA'TION, n. [L. piscatio. See Piscary and Fish.] [.] The act or practice of fishing.
41114	piscatory	[.] PIS'CATORY, a. [L. piscatorius.] Relating to fishes or to fishing; as a piscatory eclogue.
41115	pisces	[.] PIS'CES, n. plu. [L. piscis.] In astronomy, the Fishes, the twelfth sign or constellation in the zodiac.
41116	piscine	[.] PIS'CINE, a. [L. piscis, a fish.] [.] Pertaining to fish or fishes; as piscine remains.
41117	piscivorous	[.] PISCIV'OROUS, a. [L. piscis, a fish,and voro, to eat.] [.] Feeding or subsisting on fishes. Many species of aquatic fowls are piscivorous.
41118	pish	[.] PISH, exclam. A word expressing contempt; sometimes spoken and written pshaw. [.] PISH, v.i. To express contempt.
41119	pisiform	[.] PIS'IFORM, a. [L. pisum, a pea, and forma, form.] [.] Having the form of a pea. [.] [.] Masses of pisiform argillaceous iron ore.
41120	pismire	[.] PIS'MIRE, n. The insect called the ant or emmet.
41121	pisolite	[.] PIS'OLITE, n. [Gr. a pea, and a stone.] Peastone, a carbonate of lime, slightly colored by the oxyd of iron. It occurs in little globular concretions of the size of a pea or larger, which usually contain each a grain of sand as a nucleus. These concretions in union ...
41122	pisophalt	[.] PIS'OPHALT, n. Pea-mineral or mineral-pea; a soft bitumen, black and of a strong pungent smell. It appears to be petrol passing to asphalt. It holds a middle place between petrol, which is liquid,and asphalt, which is dry and brittle.
41123	piss	[.] PISS, v.t. To discharge the liquor secreted by the kidneys and lodged in the urinary bladder. [.] PISS, n. Urine; the liquor secreted by the kidneys into the bladder of an animal and discharged through the proper channel.
41124	pissabed	[.] PISS'ABED, n. The vulgar name of a yellow flower, growing among grass.
41125	pissasphalt	[.] PIS'SASPHALT, n. [Gr. pitch, and asphalt.] Earth-pitch; pitch mixed with bitumen, natural or artificial; a fluid opake mineral substance, thick and inflammable,but leaving a residuum after burning.
41126	pissburnt	[.] PISS'BURNT, a. Stained with urine.
41127	pist	[.] PIST
41128	pistachio	[.] PISTA'CHIO,n. [L. pistachia.] The nut of the Pistacia terebinthus or turpentine tree, containing a kernel of a pale greenish color, of a pleasant taste, resembling that of the almond, and yielding a well tasted oil. It is wholesome and nutritive. The tree grows in ...
41129	pistacite	[.] PIS'TACITE
41130	pistareen	[.] PISTAREE'N, n. A silver coin of the value of 17 or 18 cents, or 9d sterling.
41131	pistazite	[.] PIS'TAZITE, [See Epidote.]
41132	piste	[.] PISTE, n. The track or foot-print of a horseman on the ground he goes over.
41133	pistil	[.] PIS'TIL, n. [L. pistillum, a pestle.] In botany, the pointal, an organ of female flowers adhering to the fruit for the reception of the pollen, supposed to be a continuation of the pith, and when perfect, consisting of three parts, the germ or ovary, the style, and ...
41134	pistillaceous	[.] PISTILLA'CEOUS, a. Growing on the germ or seed bud of a flower.
41135	pistillate	[.] PIS'TILLATE, a. Having or consisting in a pistil.
41136	pistillation	[.] PISTILLA'TION, n. [L. pistillum, a pestle, that is, a beater or driver.] The act of pounding in a mortar. [Little used.]
41137	pistilliferous	[.] PISTILLIF'EROUS, a. [pistil and L. fero, to bear.] [.] Having a pistil without stamens; as a female flower.
41138	pistol	[.] PIS'TOL, n. A small fire-arm, or the smallest fire-arm used, differing from a musket chiefly in size. Pistols are of different lengths, and borne by horsemen in cases at the saddle bow, or by a girdle. Small pistols are carried in the pocket. [.] PIS'TOL, v.t. ...
41139	pistole	[.] PISTO'LE, n. A gold coin of Spain, but current in the neighboring countries.
41140	pistolet	[.] PIS'TOLET, n. A little pistol.
41141	piston	[.] PIS'TON, n. [L. pinso, the primary sense of which is to press, send, drive, thrust or strike, like embolus.] [.] A short cylinder of metal or other solid substance, used in pumps and other engines or machines for various purposes. It is fitted exactly to the bore of ...
41142	pit	[.] PIT, v.t. To indent; to press into hollows. [.] 1. To mark with little hollows, as by variolous pustules; as the face pitted by the small pocks. [.] 2. To set in competition, as in combat.
41143	pit-coal	[.] PIT'-COAL, n. Fossil coal; coal dug from the earth.
41144	pit-fish	[.] PIT-FISH, n. A small fish of the Indian seas, about the size of a smelt, of a green and yellow color. It has the power of protruding or retracting its eyes at pleasure.
41145	pitahaya	[.] PITAHA'YA, n. A shrub of California, which yields a delicious fruit, the Cactus Pitajaya.
41146	pitapat	[.] PIT'APAT, adv. [probably allied to beat.] In a flutter; with palpitation or quick succession of beats; as, his heart went pitapat. [.] PIT'APAT, n. A light quick step. [.] [.] Now I hear the pitapat of a pretty foot, through the dark alley.
41147	pitch	[.] PITCH, n. [L. pix; Gr. most probably named from its thickness or inspissation; L. figo.] [.] 1. A thick tenacious substance,the juice of a species of pine or fir called abies picea, obtained by incision from the bark of the tree. When melted and pressed in bags ...
41148	pitched	[.] PITCH'ED, pp. Set; planted; fixed; thrown headlong; set in array; smeared with pitch.
41149	pitcher	[.] PITCH'ER, n. [.] 1. An earthen vessel with a spout for pouring out liquors. This is its present signification. It seems formerly to have signified a water pot, jug or jar with ears. [.] 2. An instrument for piercing the ground.
41150	pitchfarthing	[.] PITCH'FARTHING, n. A play in which copper coin is pitched into a hole; called also chuck-farthing, from the root of choke.
41151	pitchfork	[.] PITCH'FORK, n. A fork or farming utensil used in throwing hay or sheaves of grain, in loading or unloading carts and wagons.
41152	pitchiness	[.] PITCH'INESS, n. [from pitch.] Blackness; darkness. [Little used.]
41153	pitching	[.] PITCH'ING, ppr. Setting; planting or fixing; throwing headlong; plunging; daubing with pitch; setting, as a tune. [.] 1. a. Declivous; descending; sloping; as a hill. [.] PITCH'ING, n. In navigation, the rising and falling of the head and stern of a ship, ...
41154	pitchpipe	[.] PITCH'PIPE, n. An instrument used by choristers in regulating the pitch or elevation of the key or leading note of a tune.
41155	pitchy	[.] PITCH'Y, a. Partaking of the qualities of pitch; like pitch. [.] 1. Smeared with pitch. [.] 2. Black; dark; dismal; as the pitchy mantle of night.
41156	piteous	[.] PIT'EOUS, a. [See Pity.] Sorrowful; mournful; that may excite pity; as a piteous look. [.] 1. Wretched; miserable; deserving compassion; as a piteous condition. [.] 2. Compassionate; affected by pity. [.] 3. Pitiful; paltry; poor; as piteous amends.
41157	piteously	[.] PIT'EOUSLY, adv. In a piteous manner; with compassion. [.] 1. Sorrowfully; mournfully.
41158	piteousness	[.] PIT'EOUSNESS, n. Sorrowfulness. [.] 1. Tenderness; compassion.
41159	pitfall	[.] PIT'FALL, n. A pit slightly covered for concealment, and intended to catch wild beasts or men. [.] PIT'FALL, v.t. To lead into a pitfall.
41160	pith	[.] PITH, n. [.] 1. The soft spungy substance in the center of plants and trees. [.] 2. In animals, the spinal marrow. [.] 3. Strength or force. [.] 4. Energy; cogency; concentrated force; closeness and vigor of thought and style. [.] 5. Condensed substance ...
41161	pithily	[.] PITH'ILY, adv. With strength; with close or concentrated force; cogently; with energy.
41162	pithiness	[.] PITH'INESS, n. Strength; concentrated force; as the pithiness of a reply.
41163	pithless	[.] PITH'LESS, a. Destitute of pith; wanting strength. [.] 1. Wanting cogency or concentrated force.
41164	pithole	[.] PIT'HOLE, n. A mark made by disease.
41165	pithy	[.] PITH'Y, a. Consisting of pith; containing pith; abounding with pith; as a pithy substance; a pithy stem. [.] 1. Containing concentrated force; forcible; energetic; as a pithy word or expression. [.] [.] This pithy speech prevailed and all agreed. [.] 2. Uttering ...
41166	pitiable	[.] PIT'IABLE, a. Deserving pity; worthy of compassion; miserable; as pitiable persons; a pitiable condition.
41167	pitiableness	[.] PIT'IABLENESS, n. State of deserving compassion.
41168	pitied	[.] PIT'IED, pp. Compassionated. [See the verb, to pity.]
41169	pitiful	[.] PIT'IFUL, a. [See Pity.] Full of pity; tender; compassionate; having a heart to feel sorrow and sympathy for the distressed. James 5. 1 Pet.3. [This is the proper sense of the word.] [.] 1. Miserable; moving compassion; as a sight most pitiful; a pitiful condition. [.] 2. ...
41170	pitifully	[.] PIT'IFULLY, adv. With pity; compassionately. [.] [.] Pitifully behold the sorrows of our hearts. [.] 1. In a manner to excite pity. [.] [.] They would sign and groan as pitifully as other men. [.] 2. Contemptibly; with meanness.
41171	pitifulness	[.] PIT'IFULNESS, n. Tenderness of heart that disposes to pity; mercy; compassion. [.] 1. Contemptibleness.
41172	pitiless	[.] PIT'ILESS, a. Destitute of pity; hardhearted; applied to persons; as a pitiless master. [.] 1. Exciting no pity; as a pitiless state.
41173	pitilessly	[.] PIT'ILESSLY, adv. Without mercy or compassion.
41174	pitilessness	[.] PIT'ILESSNESS, n. Unmercifulness; insensibility to the distresses of others.
41175	pitman	[.] PIT'MAN, n. The man that stands in a pit when sawing timber with another man who stands above.
41176	pittance	[.] PIT'TANCE, n. [The word signifies primarily, a portion of food allowed to a monk. The Spanish has pitar, to distribute allowances of meat, and pitancero, a person who distributes allowances, or a friar who lives on charity.] [.] 1. An allowance of meat in a monastery. [.] 2. ...
41177	pituitary	[.] PITU'ITARY, a. [L. pituita, phlegm, rheum; Gr. to spit.] [.] That secretes phlegm or mucus; as the pituitary membrane. [.] The pituitary gland is a small oval body on the lower side of the brain, supposed by the ancients to secrete the mucus of the nostrils.
41178	pituite	[.] PIT'UITE, n. [L. pituita.] Mucus.
41179	pituitous	[.] PITU'ITOUS, a. [L. pituitosus.] Consisting of mucus, or resembling it in qualities.
41180	pity	[.] PITY, n. [The Latin,Italian, Spanish and Portuguese languages unite pity and piety in the same word, and the word may be from the root of compassion; L. patior, to suffer.] [.] 1. The feeling or suffering of one person, excited by the distresses of another; sympathy ...
41181	pivot	[.] PIV'OT, n. A pin on which any thing turns.
41182	pix	[.] PIX, n. [L. pyxis.] A little box or chest in which the consecrated host is kept in Roman catholic countries. [.] 1. A box used for the trial of gold and silver coin.
41183	pizzle	[.] PIZ'ZLE, n. In certain quadrupeds, the part which is official to generation and the discharge of urine.
41184	placability	[.] PLACABIL'ITY
41185	placable	[.] PLA'CABLE, a. [L. placabilis, from placo, to pacify; probably formed on the root of lay. See Please.] [.] That may be appeased or pacified; appeasable; admitting its passions or irritations to be allayed; willing to forgive. [.] [.] Methought I saw him placable and ...
41186	placableness	[.] PLA'CABLENESS, n. [from placable.] The quality of being appeasable; susceptibility of being pacified.
41187	placard	[.] PLAC`ARD, n. Properly, a written or printed paper posted in a public place. It seems to have been formerly the name of an edict, proclamation or manifesto issued by authority, but this sense is, I believe, seldom or never annexed to the word. A placard now is an ...
41188	placate	[.] PLA'CATE, v.t. [L. placo, to appease.] [.] To appease or pacify; to conciliate.
41189	place	[.] PLACE, n. [.] 1. A particular portion of space of indefinite extent, occupied or intended to be occupied by any person or thing, and considered as the space where a person or thing does or may rest or has rested, as distinct from space in general. [.] [.] Look ...
41190	place-man	[.] PLA'CE-MAN, n. One that has an office under a government.
41191	placed	[.] PLA'CED, pp. Set; fixed; located; established.
41192	placenta	[.] PLACEN'TA, n. [L.] [.] 1. In anatomy, the substance that connects the fetus to the womb, a soft roundish mass or cake by which the circulation is carried on between the parent and the fetus. [.] 2. The part of a plant or fruit to which the seeds are attached.
41193	placental	[.] PLACEN'TAL, a. Pertaining to the placenta.
41194	placentation	[.] PLACENTA'TION, n. In botany, the disposition of the cotyledons or lobes in the vegetation or germination of seeds.
41195	placer	[.] PLA'CER, n. One who places, locates or sets.
41196	placid	[.] PLAC'ID, a. [L. placidus, from placo, to appease.] [.] 1. Gentle; quiet; undisturbed; equable; as a placid motion of the spirits. [.] 2. Serene; mild; unruffled; indicating peace of mind; as a placid countenance or smile. [.] 3. Calm; tranquil; serene; not ...
41197	placidly	[.] PLAC'IDLY, adv. Mildly; calmly; quietly; without disturbance or passion.
41198	placidness	[.] PLAC'IDNESS, n. Calmness; quiet; tranquillity; unruffled state. [.] 1. Mildness; gentleness; sweetness of disposition.
41199	placit	[.] PLAC'IT, n. [L. placitum, that which pleases, a decree, from placeo, to please.] A decree or determination. [Not in use.]
41200	placket	[.] PLACK'ET,n. A petticoat. If this is the sense of the word in Shakespeare, it is a derivative. The word signifies the opening of the garment; but it is nearly or wholly obsolete.
41201	plad	[.] PLAD, n. A striped or variegated cloth worn by the highlanders in Scotland. It is a narrow woolen stuff worn round the waist or on the shoulders, reaching to the knees, and in cold weather to the feet. It is worn by both sexes.
41202	plagiarism	[.] PLA'GIARISM, n. [from plagiary.] The act of purloining another man's literary works, or introducing passages from another man's writings and putting them off as one's own; literary theft.
41203	plagiarist	[.] PLA'GIARIST, n. One that purloins the writings of another and puts them off as his own.
41204	plagiary	[.] PLA'GIARY, n. [L. plagium, a kidnapping, probably from plagoe,nets, toils, that which is layed or spread, from the root of Eng. lay. The L. plaga, a stroke, is the same word differently applied, a laying on.] [.] 1. A thief in literature; one that purloins another's ...
41205	plague	[.] PLAGUE, n. plag. [L. plaga, a stroke; Gr. See Lick and Lay. The primary sense is a stroke or striking. So afflict is from the root of flog, and probably of the same family as plague.] [.] 1. Any thing troublesome or vexatious; but in this sense, applied to the ...
41206	plagueful	[.] PLAGUEFUL, a. Abounding with plagues; infected with plagues.
41207	plaguily	[.] PLAGUILY, adv. Vexatiously; in a manner to vex,harass or embarrass; greatly; horribly. [In vulgar use.]
41208	plaguy	[.] PLAGUY, a. Vexatious; troublesome; tormenting. [Vulgar.]
41209	plaice	[.] PLAICE
41210	plaid	[.] PLAID
41211	plain	[.] PLAIN, a. [L. planus; splendor. Gr. to wander.] [.] 1. Smooth; even; level; flat; without elevations and depressions; not rough; as plain ground or land; a plain surface. In this sense, in philosophical writings, it is written plane. [.] 2. Open; clear. [.] [.] ...
41212	plain-dealing	[.] PLAIN-DE'ALING, a. [plain and deal.] Dealing or communicating with frankness and sincerity; honest; open; speaking and acting without art; as a plain-dealing man. [.] PLAIN-DE'ALING, n. A speaking or communicating with openness and sincerity; management without ...
41213	plain-hearted	[.] PLA'IN-HE`ARTED, a. Having a sincere heart; communicating without art, reserve or hypocrisy; of a frank disposition.
41214	plain-heartedness	[.] PLAIN-HE`ARTEDNESS, n. Frankness of disposition; sincerity.
41215	plain-song	[.] PLA'IN-SONG, n. The plain unvaried chant of churches; so called in contradistinction from the prick-song, or variegated music sung by note.
41216	plain-spoken	[.] PLA'IN-SPOKEN, a. Speaking with plain, unreserved sincerity.
41217	plain-work	[.] PLA'IN-WORK, n. Plain needlework, as distinguished from embroidery.
41218	plainly	[.] PLA'INLY, adv. With a level surface. [Little used.] [.] 1. Without cunning or disguise. [.] 2. Without ornament or artificial embellishment; as, to be plainly clad. [.] 3. Frankly; honestly; sincerely; as, deal plainly with me. [.] 4. In earnest; fairly. [.] 5. ...
41219	plainness	[.] PLA'INNESS, n. Levelness; evenness or surface. [.] 1. Want of ornament; want of artificial show. [.] [.] So modest plainness sets off sprightly wit. [.] 2. Openness; rough, blunt or unrefined frankness. [.] [.] Your plainness and your shortness please me ...
41220	plaint	[.] PLAINT, n. [L. plango, to strike, to beat, to lament, whence complaint; Gr. to strike, from the root disused, whence, a stroke; L. plaga, Eng. plague.] [.] 1. Lamentation; complaint; audible expression of sorrow. [.] [.] From inward grief [.] [.] His bursting ...
41221	plaintful	[.] PLA'INTFUL, a. Complaining; expressing sorrow with an audible voice; as my plaintful tongue.
41222	plaintif	[.] PLA'INTIF, n. In law, the person who commences a suit before a tribunal, for the recovery of a claim; opposed to defendant. [.] [Prior uses this word as an adjective, in the French sense, for plaintive, but the use is not authorized.]
41223	plaintive	[.] PLA'INTIVE, a. Lamenting; complaining; expressive of sorrow; as a plaintive sound or song. [.] 1. Complaining; expressing sorrow or grief; repining. [.] [.] To sooth the sorrows of her plaintive son.
41224	plaintively	[.] PLA'INTIVELY ,adv. In a manner expressive of grief.
41225	plaintiveness	[.] PLA'INTIVENESS, n. The quality or state of expressing grief.
41226	plaintless	[.] PLA'INTLESS, a. Without complaint; unrepining.
41227	plaise	[.] PLAISE, n. A fish of the genus Pleuronectes, growing to the size of eight or ten pounds or more. This fish is more flat and square than the halibut.
41228	plait	[.] PLAIT, n. [Gr. to twist.] [.] 1. A fold; a doubling; as of cloth. [.] [.] It is very difficult to trace out the figure of a vest through all the plaits and folding of the drapery. [.] 2. A braid of hair; a tress. [.] PLAIT, v.t. To fold; to double in ...
41229	plaited	[.] PLA'ITED, pp. Folded; braided; interwoven.
41230	plaiter	[.] PLA'ITER, n. One that plaits or braids.
41231	plaiting	[.] PLA'ITING, ppr. Folding; doubling; braiding.
41232	plan	[.] PLAN,n. [.] 1. A draught or form; properly, the representation of any thing drawn on a plane, as a map or chart, which is a representation of some portion of land or water. But the word is applied particularly to the model of a building, showing the form, extent ...
41233	planary	[.] PLA'NARY, a. Pertaining to a plane.
41234	planch	[.] PLANCH, v.t. [See Plank.] To plank; to cover with planks or boards.
41235	planched	[.] PLANCH'ED, pp. Covered or made of planks or boards.
41236	plancher	[.] PLANCH'ER, n. A floor.
41237	planchet	[.] PLANCH'ET, n. [See Plank.] A flat piece of metal or coin.
41238	planching	[.] PLANCH'ING, n. The laying of floors in a building; also, a floor of boards or planks.
41239	plane	[.] PLANE, n. [from L. planus. See Plain.] In geometry, an even or level surface, like plain in popular language. [.] 1. In astronomy, an imaginary surface supposed to pass through any of the curves described on the celestial sphere; as the plane of the ecliptic; the ...
41240	plane-tree	[.] PLA'NE-TREE, n. [L. platanus.] A tree of the genus Platanus. The oriental plane-tree is a native of Asia; it rises with a straight smooth branching stem to a great highth, with palmated leaves and long pendulous peduncles, sustaining several heads of small close sitting ...
41241	planed	[.] PLA'NED, pp. Made smooth with a plane; leveled.
41242	planet	[.] PLAN'ET, n. [L. planeta; Gr. wandering, to wander, allied to L. planus. See Plant.] A celestial body which revolves about the sun or other center, or a body revolving about another planet as its center. The planets which revolve about the sun as their center, are ...
41243	planet-struck	[.] PLAN'ET-STRUCK, a. Affected by the influence of planets; blasted.
41244	planetarium	[.] PLANETA'RIUM, n. An astronomical machine which, by the movement of its parts, represents the motions and orbits of the planets, agreeable to the Copernican system.
41245	planetary	[.] PLAN'ETARY, a. Pertaining to the planets; as planetary inhabitants; planetary motions. [.] 1. Consisting of planets; as a planetary system. [.] 2. Under the dominion or influence of a planet; as a planetary hour. [Astrology.] [.] 3. Produced by planets; as ...
41246	planeted	[.] PLAN'ETED, a. Belonging to planets.
41247	planetical	[.] PLANET'ICAL, a. Pertaining to planets. [Not used.]
41248	planifolious	[.] PLANIFO'LIOUS, a. [L. planus, plain, and folium, leaf.] [.] In botany, a planifolious flower is one made up of plain leaves, set together in circular rows round the center. [See Planipetalous.]
41249	planimetric	[.] PLANIMET'RIC
41250	planimetrical	[.] PLANIMET'RICAL, a. Pertaining to the mensuration of plain surfaces.
41251	planimetry	[.] PLANIM'ETRY, n. [L. planus, plain, and Gr. to measure.] [.] The mensuration of plain surfaces, or that part of geometry which regards lines and plain figures, without considering their highth or depth.
41252	planipetalous	[.] PLANIPET'ALOUS, a. [L. planus, plain, and Gr. a petal.] [.] In botany, flat-leafed, as when the small flowers are hollow only at the bottom, but flat upwards, as in dandelion and succory.
41253	planish	[.] PLAN'ISH, v.t. [from plane.] To make smooth or plain; to polish; used by manufacturers.
41254	planished	[.] PLAN'ISHED, pp. Made smooth.
41255	planishing	[.] PLAN'ISHING, ppr. Making smooth; polishing.
41256	planisphere	[.] PLAN'ISPHERE, n. [L. planus, plain, and sphere.] A sphere projected on a plane, in which sense, maps in which are exhibited the meridians and other circles, are planispheres.
41257	plank	[.] PLANK, n. A broad piece of sawed timber, differing from a board only in being thicker. In America, broad pieces of sawed timber which are not more than an inch or an inch and a quarter thick, are called boards; like pieces from an inch and a half to three or four ...
41258	planned	[.] PLAN'NED, pp. Devised; schemed.
41259	planner	[.] PLAN'NER, n. One who plans or forms a plan; a projector.
41260	planning	[.] PLAN'NING, ppr. Scheming; devising; making a plan.
41261	plano-conical	[.] PLANO-CON'ICAL, a. [ plain and conical.] [.] Plain or level on one side and conical on the other.
41262	plano-convex	[.] PLANO-CON'VEX, a. [plain and convex.] Plain or flat on one side and convex on the other; as a plano-convex lens.
41263	plano-subulate	[.] PLANO-SUB'ULATE, a. [See Subulate.] Smooth and awl-shaped.
41264	planohorizontal	[.] PLANO'HORIZON'TAL, a. Having a level horizontal surface or position.
41265	plant	[.] PLANT, n. [L. planta; splendeo, splendor.] [.] 1. A vegetable; an organic body, destitute of sense and spontaneous motion, adhering to another body in such a manner as to draw from it its nourishment, and having the power of propagating itself by seeds; "whose seed ...
41266	plant-louse	[.] PLANT'-LOUSE, n. An insect that infests plants; a vine fretter; the puceron.
41267	plantable	[.] PLANT'ABLE, a. Capable of being planted.
41268	plantage	[.] PLANT'AGE, n. [L. plantago.] An herb, or herbs in general. [Not in use.]
41269	plantain	[.] PLANT'AIN, n. [L. plantago.] A plant of the genus Plantago, of several species. The water plantain is of the genus Alisma. [.] PLANT'AIN
41270	plantain-tree	[.] PLANT'AIN-TREE, n. A tree of the genus Musa, the most remarkable species of which are, the paradisiaca or plantain, and the sapietum or banana tree. The plantain rises with a soft stem fifteen or twenty feet high, and the fruit is a substitute for bread.
41271	plantal	[.] PLANT'AL, a. Belonging to plants. [Not used.]
41272	plantation	[.] PLANTA'TION, n. [L. plantatio, from planto, to plant.] [.] 1. The act of planting or setting in the earth for growth. [.] 2. The place planted; applied to ground planted with trees,as an orchard or the like. [.] 3. In the United States and the West Indies, ...
41273	planted	[.] PLANT'ED, pp. Set in the earth for propagation; set; fixed; introduced; established. [.] 1. Furnished with seeds or plants for growth; as a planted field. [.] 2. Furnished with the first inhabitants; settled; as territory planted with colonists. [.] 3. Filled ...
41274	planter	[.] PLANT'ER, n. One that plants, sets, introduces or establishes; as a planter of maiz; a planter of vines; the planters of a colony. [.] 1. One that settles in a new or uncultivated territory; as the first planters in Virginia. [.] 2. One who owns a plantation; ...
41275	plantership	[.] PLANT'ERSHIP, n. The business of a planter, or the management of a plantation, as in the West Indies.
41276	planticle	[.] PLANT'ICLE, n. A young plant or plant in embryo.
41277	planting	[.] PLANT'ING, ppr. Setting in the earth for propagation; setting; settling; introducing; establishing. [.] PLANT'ING, n. The act or operation of setting in the ground for propagation, as seeds, trees, shrubs, &c.
41278	plash	[.] PLASH, n. [Gr. superabundant moisture.] [.] 1. A small collection of standing water; a puddle. [.] 2. The branch of a tree partly cut or lopped and bound to other branches. [.] PLASH, v.i. To dabble in water; usually splash. [.] PLASH, v.t. [L. plico, ...
41279	plashing	[.] PLASH'ING, ppr. Cutting and interweaving, as branches in a hedge. [.] PLASH'ING, n. The act or operation of cutting and lopping small trees and interweaving them, as in hedges.
41280	plashy	[.] PLASH'Y, a. Watery; abounding with puddles.
41281	plasm	[.] PLASM, n. [Gr. to form.] A mold or matrix in which any thing is cast or formed to a particular shape. [Little used.]
41282	plasma	[.] PLAS'MA, n. A silicious mineral of a color between grass green and leek green, occurring in angular pieces in beds, associated with common chalcedony, and among the ruins of Rome.
41283	plasmatic	[.] PLASMAT'IC
41284	plasmatical	[.] PLASMAT'ICAL, a. Giving shape; having the power of giving form.
41285	plaster	[.] PL`ASTER, n. [L. emplastrum; Gr. to daub or smear, properly to lay or spread on; to daub or to fashion, mold or shape.] [.] 1. A composition of lime, water and sand, well mixed into a kind of paste and used for coating walls and partitions of houses. This composition ...
41286	plaster-stone	[.] PL`ASTER-STONE, n. Gypsum, which see. This when pulverized is extensively used as a manure.
41287	plastered	[.] PL`ASTERED, pp. Overlaid with plaster.
41288	plasterer	[.] PL`ASTERER, n. One that overlays with plaster. [.] 1. One that makes figures in plaster.
41289	plastering	[.] PL`ASTERING, ppr. Covering with or laying on plaster. [.] PL`ASTERING, n. The act or operation of overlaying with plaster. [.] 1. The plaster-work of a building; a covering of plaster.
41290	plastic	[.] PLAS'TIC, a. [Gr. to form.] Having the power to give form or fashion to a mass of matter; as the plastic hand of the Creator; the plastic virtue of nature.
41291	plasticity	[.] PLASTIC'ITY, n. The quality of giving form or shape to matter.
41292	plastron	[.] PLAS'TRON, n. [See Plaster.] A piece of leather stuffed; used by fencers to defend the body against pushes.
41293	plat	[.] PLAT, v.t. [from plait, or plat, flat.] [.] To weave; to form by texture. Matt.27.
41294	platane	[.] PLA'TANE, n. [L. platanus.] The planetree, which see.
41295	platband	[.] PLAT'BAND, n. A border of flowers in a garden, along a wall or the side of a parterre. [.] 1. In architecture, a flat square molding whose highth much exceeds its projecture, such as the faces of an architrave. [.] 2. The lintel of a door or window. [.] 3. ...
41296	plate	[.] PLATE, n. [L. Latus, with the radical sense of laid, spread.] [.] 1. A piece of metal, flat or extended in breadth. [.] 2. Armor of plate, composed of broad pieces, and thus distinguished from mail. [.] 3. A piece of wrought silver, as a dish or other shallow ...
41297	plated	[.] PLA'TED, pp. Covered or adorned with plate; armed with plate; beaten into plates.
41298	platen	[.] PLAT'EN, n. [from its flatness.] Among printers, the flat part of a press by which the impression is made.
41299	platey	[.] PLA'TEY, a. Like a plate; flat.
41300	platform	[.] PLAT'FORM, n. [plat, flat, form.] The sketch of any thing horizontally delineated; the ichnography. [.] 1. A place laid out after any model. [.] 2. In the military art, an elevation of earth or a floor of wood or stone, on which cannons are mounted to fire on ...
41301	platina	[.] PLATI'NA
41302	plating	[.] PLA'TING, ppr. Overlaying with plate or with a metal; beating into thin lamens. [.] PLA'TING, n. The art or operation of covering any thing with plate or with a metal, particularly of overlaying a baser metal with a thin plate of silver. The coating of silver ...
41303	platiniferous	[.] PLATINIF'EROUS, a. [platina and fero, to produce.] [.] Producing patina; as platiniferous sand.
41304	platinum	[.] PLATI'NUM, n. A metal discovered in the mines of Choco in Peru, nearly of the color of silver, but less bright, and the heaviest of the metals. Its specific gravity is to that of water as 23 to 1. It is harder than iron, undergoes no alteration in air, resists the ...
41305	platonic	[.] PLATON'IC, a. Pertaining to Plato the philosopher, or to his philosophy, his school or his opinions. [.] Platonic love, is a pure spiritual affection subsisting between the sexes, unmixed with carnal desires, and regarding the mind only and its excellencies; a species ...
41306	platonically	[.] PLATON'ICALLY, adv. After the manner of Plato.
41307	platonism	[.] PLA'TONISM, n. The philosophy of Plato, consisting of three branches, theology, physics and mathematics. Under theology is included moral philosophy. The foundation of Plato's theology is the opinion that there are two eternal, primary, independent and incorruptible ...
41308	platonist	[.] PLA'TONIST
41309	platonize	[.] PLA'TONIZE, v.i. To adopt the opinions or philosophy of Plato. [.] PLA'TONIZE, v.t. To explain on the principles of the Platonic school, or to accommodate to those principles.
41310	platonized	[.] PLA'TONIZED, pp. Accommodated to the philosophy of Plato.
41311	platonizer	[.] PLA'TONIZER, n. One that adheres to the philosophy of Plato; a follower of Plato.
41312	platonizing	[.] PLA'TONIZING, ppr. Adopting the principles of Plato; accommodating to the principles of the Platonic school.
41313	platoon	[.] PLATOON', n. A small square body of soldiers or musketeers, drawn out of a battalion of foot when they form a hollow square, to strengthen the angles; or a small body acting together, but separate from the main body; as, to fire by platoons.
41314	platter	[.] PLAT'TER, n. [from plate.] A large shallow dish for holding the provisions of a table. [.] 1. One that plats or forms by weaving. [See Plat.]
41315	platter-faced	[.] PLAT'TER-FACED, a. Having a broad face.
41316	platting	[.] PLAT'TING, n. Work done by platting or interweaving.
41317	platypus	[.] PLAT'YPUS, n. A quadruped of New Holland, whose jaws are elongated into the shape of a duck's bill. The body is covered with thick hair and the feet are webbed. [.] This animal has been arranged with the Mammalia, but it is now presumed to be oviparous; at least its ...
41318	plaudit	[.] PLAUD'IT, n. [L. plaudo, to praise, said to be taken from plaudite,a demand of applause by players when they left the stage.] [.] Applause; praise bestowed.
41319	plausibility	[.] PLAUSIBIL'ITY, n. s as z. [See Plausible.] Speciousness; superficial appearance of right.
41320	plausible	[.] PLAUS'IBLE, a. s as z. [L. plausibilis, from plaudo, to clap hands in token of approbation; laus, laudo; Eng. loud.] [.] 1. That may be applauded; that may gain favor or approbation; hence, superficially pleasing; apparently right; specious; popular; as a plausible ...
41321	plausibleness	[.] PLAUS'IBLENESS, n. Speciousness; show of right or propriety; as the plausibleness of Arminianism.
41322	plausibly	[.] PLAUS'IBLY, adv. With fair show; speciously; in a matter adapted to gain favor or approbation. [.] [.] They could talk plausibly about what they did not understand.
41323	plausive	[.] PLAUS'IVE, a. Applauding; manifesting praise. [.] 1. Plausible.
41324	play	[.] PLAY, v.i. [.] 1. To use any exercise for pleasure or recreation; to do something not as a task or for profit, but for amusement; as, to play at cricket. [.] [.] The people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. Ex.32. [.] 2. To sport; to frolick; ...
41325	play-day	[.] PLA'Y-DAY
41326	play-pleasure	[.] PLA'Y-PLEASURE, n. Idle amusement. [Not used.]
41327	playbill	[.] PLA'YBILL, n. A printed advertisement of a play, with the parts assigned to the actors.
41328	playbook	[.] PLA'YBOOK, n. A book of dramatic compositions.
41329	playdebt	[.] PLA'YDEBT, n. A debt contracted by gaming.
41330	played	[.] PLA'YED, pp. Acted; performed; put in motion.
41331	player	[.] PLA'YER, n. One who plays in any game or sport. [.] 1. An idler. [.] 2. An actor of dramatic scenes; one whose occupation is to imitate characters on the stage. [.] 3. A mimic. [.] 4. One who performs on an instrument of music. [.] 5. A gamester. [.] 6. ...
41332	playfellow	[.] PLA'YFELLOW, n. A companion in amusements or sports.
41333	playful	[.] PLA'YFUL, a. Sportive; given to levity; as a playful child. [.] 1. Indulging a sportive fancy; as a playful genius.
41334	playfully	[.] PLA'YFULLY, adv. In a sportive manner.
41335	playfulness	[.] PLA'YFULNESS, n. Sportiveness.
41336	playgame	[.] PLA'YGAME, n. Play of children.
41337	playhouse	[.] PLA'YHOUSE, n. A house appropriated to the exhibition of dramatic compositions; a theater.
41338	playing-day	[.] PLA'YING-DAY, n. A day given to play or diversion; a day exempt from work.
41339	playmate	[.] PLA'YMATE, n. A playfellow; a companion in diversions.
41340	playsome	[.] PLA'YSOME, a. Playful; wanton.
41341	playsomeness	[.] PLA'YSOMENESS, n. Playfulness; wantonness.
41342	plaything	[.] PLA'YTHING, n. A toy; any thing that serves to amuse. [.] [.] A child knows his nurse,and by degrees the playthings of a little more advanced age.
41343	playwright	[.] PLA'YWRIGHT, n. A maker of plays.
41344	plea	[.] PLEA, n. [L. lis, litis.] [.] 1. In law, that which is alleged by a party in support of his demand; but in a more limited and technical sense, the answer of the defendant to the plaintiff's declaration and demand. That which the plaintiff alleges in his declaration ...
41345	pleach	[.] PLEACH, v.t. [L. plico.] To bend; to interweave. [Not in use.]
41346	plead	[.] PLEAD, v.i. [See Plea.] In a general sense, to argue in support of a claim, or in defense against the claim of another. [.] 1. In law, to present an answer to the declaration of a plaintiff; to deny the plaintiff's declaration and demand, or to allege facts which ...
41347	pleadable	[.] PLE'ADABLE, a. That may be pleaded; that may be alleged in proof, defense or vindication; as a right or privilege pleadable at law.
41348	pleaded	[.] PLE'ADED, pp. Offered or urged in defense; alleged in proof or support.
41349	pleader	[.] PLE'ADER, n. One who argues in a court of justice. [.] 1. One that forms pleas or pleadings; as a special pleader. [.] 2. One that offers reasons for or against; one that attempts to maintain by arguments. [.] [.] So fair a pleader any cause may gain.
41350	pleading	[.] PLE'ADING, ppr. Offering in defense; supporting by arguments or reasons; supplicating. [.] PLE'ADING, n. The art of supporting by arguments, or of reasoning to persuade.
41351	pleadings	[.] PLE'ADINGS, n. In law, the mutual altercations between the plaintiff and defendant, or written statements of the parties in support of their claims, comprehending the declaration, count or narration of the plaintiff,the plea of the defendant in reply, the replication ...
41352	pleasance	[.] PLEASANCE, n. plez'ance. [See Please.] Gayety; pleasantry; merriment.
41353	pleasant	[.] PLEASANT, a. plez'ant. [.] 1. Pleasing; agreeable; grateful to the mind or to the senses; as a pleasant ride; a pleasant voyage; a pleasant view. Light is pleasant to the eye; an orange is pleasant to the taste; harmony is pleasant to the ear; a rose is pleasant ...
41354	pleasantly	[.] PLEASANTLY, adv. plez'antly. In such a manner as to please or gratify. [.] 1. Gayly; merrily; in good humor. [.] 2. Lightly; ludicrously.
41355	pleasantness	[.] PLEASANTNESS, n. plez'antness. State of being pleasant or agreeable; as the pleasantness of a situation. [.] 1. Cheerfulness; gayety; merriment; as the pleasantness of youth.
41356	pleasantry	[.] PLEASANTRY, n. plez'antry. Gayety; merriment. [.] [.] The harshness of reasoning is not a little softened and smoothed by the infusions of mirth and pleasantry. [.] 1. Sprightly saying; lively talk; effusion of humor. [.] [.] The grave abound in pleasantries, ...
41357	please	[.] PLEASE, v.t. s as z. [L. placere, placeo.] [.] 1. To excite agreeable sensations or emotions in; to gratify; as, to please the taste; to please the mind. [.] [.] Their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem, Hamor's son. Gen.34. [.] [.] Leave such to trifle with ...
41358	pleased	[.] PLE'ASED, pp. Gratified; affected with agreeable sensations or emotions.
41359	pleaseman	[.] PLE'ASEMAN, n. An officious person who courts favor servilely; a pickthank.
41360	pleaser	[.] PLE'ASER, n. One that pleases or gratifies; one that courts favor by humoring or flattering compliances or a show of obedience; as men-pleasers. Eph.6. Col.3.
41361	pleasing	[.] PLE'ASING, ppr. Gratifying; exciting agreeable sensations or emotions in. [.] PLE'ASING, a. Giving pleasure or satisfaction; agreeable to the senses or to the mind; as a pleasing prospect; a pleasing reflection; pleasing manners. [.] 1. Gaining approbation. ...
41362	pleasingly	[.] PLE'ASINGLY, adv. In such a manner as to give pleasure.
41363	pleasingness	[.] PLE'ASINGNESS, n. The quality of giving pleasure.
41364	pleasurable	[.] PLEASURABLE, a. plezh'urable. [from pleasure.] Pleasing; giving pleasure; affording gratification. [.] [.] Planting of orchards is very profitable as well as pleasurable.
41365	pleasurableness	[.] PLEAS'URABLENESS, n. The quality of giving pleasure.
41366	pleasurably	[.] PLEAS'URABLY, adv. With pleasure; with gratification of the senses or the mind.
41367	pleasure	[.] PLEASURE, n. plezh'ur. [.] 1. The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish or happiness produced by enjoyment or the expectation of good; opposed to pain. We receive pleasure from the indulgence of appetite; ...
41368	pleasure-boat	[.] PLEAS'URE-BOAT, n. A boat appropriated to sailing for amusement.
41369	pleasure-carriage	[.] PLEAS'URE-CARRIAGE, n. A carriage for pleasure.
41370	pleasure-ground	[.] PLEAS'URE-GROUND, n. Ground laid out in an ornamental manner and appropriated to pleasure or amusement.
41371	pleasureful	[.] PLEAS'UREFUL, a. Pleasant; agreeable. [Little used.]
41372	pleasurist	[.] PLEAS'URIST, n. A person devoted to worldly pleasure. [Little used.]
41373	plebeian	[.] PLEBE'IAN, a. [L. plebeius, from plebs, the common people.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the common people; vulgar; as plebeian minds; plebeian sports. [.] 2. Consisting of common people; as a plebeian throng. [.] PLEBE'IAN, n. One of the common people or lower ...
41374	plebeiance	[.] PLEBE'IANCE, n. The common people. [Not in use.]
41375	pledge	[.] PLEDGE, n. [L. plico.] [.] 1. Something put in pawn; that which is deposited with another as security for the repayment of money borrowed, or for the performance of some agreement or obligation; a pawn. A borrows ten pounds of B, and deposits his watch as a pledge ...
41376	pledged	[.] PLEDG'ED, pp. Deposited as security; given in warrant.
41377	pledgee	[.] PLEDGEE', n. The person to whom any thing is pledged.
41378	pledger	[.] PLEDG'ER, n. One that pledges or pawns any thing; one that warrants or secures. [Pledgor, in Blackstone, is not to be countenanced.] [.] 1. One that accepts the invitation to drink after another, or that secures another by drinking.
41379	pledgery	[.] PLEDG'ERY, n. A pledging; suretyship. [Not in use.]
41380	pledget	[.] PLEDG'ET, n. [from folding or laying.] In surgery, a compress or small flat tent of lint, laid over a wound to imbibe the matter discharged and keep it clean.
41381	pledging	[.] PLEDG'ING, ppr. Depositing in pawn or as security; giving warrant for security or safety.
41382	pleiads	[.] PLEIADS, n. ple'yads. [L. Pleiades; Gr. to sail, as the rising of seven stars indicated the time of safe navigation.] [.] In astronomy, a cluster of seven stars in the neck of the constellation Taurus. The Latins called them Vergilioe, from ver, spring, because of their ...
41383	plenal	[.] PLE'NAL, a. [See Plenary.] Full. [Not used.]
41384	plenarily	[.] PLE'NARILY, adv. [from plenary.] Fully; completely.
41385	plenariness	[.] PLE'NARINESS, n. Fullness; completeness.
41386	plenarty	[.] PLEN'ARTY, n. The state of a benefice when occupied.
41387	plenary	[.] PLE'NARY, a. [L. plenus.] Full; entire; complete; as a plenary license; plenary consent; plenary indulgence. The plenary indulgence of the pope is an entire remission of penalties to all sins. [.] PLE'NARY, n. Decisive procedure. [Not used.]
41388	plenilunary	[.] PLENILU'NARY, a. Relating to the full moon.
41389	plenilune	[.] PLEN'ILUNE, n. [L. plenilunium; plenus, full, and luna, moon.] [.] The full moon. [Not used.]
41390	plenipotence	[.] PLENIP'OTENCE, n. [L. plenus, full, and potentia, power.] [.] Fullness or completeness of power.
41391	plenipotent	[.] PLENIP'OTENT, a. [L. plenipotens, supra.] [.] Possessing full power.
41392	plenipotentiary	[.] PLENIPOTEN'TIARY,n. A person invested with full power to transact any business; usually, an embassador or envoy to a foreign court, furnished with full power to negotiate a treaty or to transact other business. [.] PLENIPOTEN'TIARY, a. Containing full power; ...
41393	plenish	[.] PLENISH, for replenish, not used.
41394	plenist	[.] PLE'NIST, n. [L. plenus.] One who maintains that all space is full of matter.
41395	plenitude	[.] PLEN'ITUDE, n. [L. plenitudo, from plenus, full.] [.] Fullness; as the plenitude of space. [.] 1. Repletion; animal fullness; plethora; redundancy of blood and humors in the animal body. [.] 2. Fullness; complete competence; as the plenitude of the pope's power. [.] 3. ...
41396	plenteous	[.] PLEN'TEOUS, a. [from plenty.] Abundant; copious; plentiful; sufficient for every purpose; as a plenteous supply of provisions; a plenteous crop. [.] 1. Yielding abundance; as a plenteous fountain. [.] [.] The seven plenteous years. Gen.41. [.] 2. Having an ...
41397	plenteously	[.] PLEN'TEOUSLY, adv. In abundance; copiously; plentifully.
41398	plenteousness	[.] PLEN'TEOUSNESS, n. Abundance; copious supply; plenty; as the seven years of plenteousness in Egypt.
41399	plentiful	...
41400	plentifully	[.] PLEN'TIFULLY, adv. Copiously; abundantly; with ample supply.
41401	plentifulness	[.] PLEN'TIFULNESS, n. The state of being plentiful; abundance. [.] 1. The quality of affording full supply.
41402	plenty	[.] PLEN'TY, n. [from L. plenus.] Abundance; copiousness; full or adequate supply; as, we have a plenty of corn for bread; the garrison has a plenty of provisions. Its application to persons, as a plenty of buyers or sellers, is inelegant. [.] 1. Fruitfulness; a poetic ...
41403	plenum	[.] PLE'NUM, n. [L.] Fullness of matter in space.
41404	pleonasm	[.] PLE'ONASM, n. [L. pleonasmus; Gr. full, more, L. pleo, in impleo, to fill.] Redundancy of words in speaking or writing; the use of more words to express ideas, than are necessary. This may be justifiable when we intend to present thoughts with particular perspicuity ...
41405	pleonaste	[.] PLE'ONASTE, n. [Gr. abundant; from its four facets, sometimes found on each solid angle of the octahedron.] [.] A mineral, commonly considered as a variety of the spinelle ruby. [See Ceylonite.]
41406	pleonastic	[.] PLEONAS'TIC
41407	pleonastical	[.] PLEONAS'TICAL, a. Pertaining to pleonasm; partaking of pleonasm; redundant.
41408	pleonastically	[.] PLEONAS'TICALLY, adv. With redundancy of words.
41409	plerophory	[.] PLEROPH'ORY, n. [Gr. full, and to bear.] [.] Full persuasion or confidence. [Little used.]
41410	plesh	[.] PLESH, for plash, not used.
41411	plethora	[.] PLETH'ORA, n. [Gr. fullness.] Literally, fullness. [.] In medicine, fullness of blood; excess of blood; repletion; the state of the vessels of the human body, when they are too full or overloaded with fluids.
41412	plethoric	[.] PLETH'ORIC, a. Having a full habit of body, or the vessels overcharged with fluids.
41413	plethory	[.] PLETH'ORY. [See Plethora.]
41414	plethron	[.] PLETH'RON
41415	plethrum	[.] PLETH'RUM, n. [Gr.] A square measure used in Greece, but the contents are not certainly known. Some authors suppose it to correspond with the Roman juger, or 240 feet; others allege it to be double the Egyptian aurora, which was the square of a hundred cubits.
41416	pleura	[.] PLEU'RA, n. [Gr. the side.] In anatomy, a thin membrane which covers the inside of the thorax.
41417	pleurisy	[.] PLEU'RISY, n. [Gr. the side.] An inflammation of the pleura or membrane that covers the inside of the thorax. It is accompanied with fever, pain, difficult respiration and cough. The usual remedies are venesection, other evacuations, diluents, &c.
41418	pleuritic	[.] PLEURIT'IC
41419	pleuritical	[.] PLEURIT'ICAL, a. Pertaining to pleurisy; as pleuritic symptoms or affections. [.] 1. Diseased with pleurisy.
41420	plevin	[.] PLEV'IN, n. A warrant of assurance.
41421	plexiform	[.] PLEX'IFORM, n. [L. plexus, a fold, and form.] [.] In the form of net-work; complicated.
41422	plexus	[.] PLEX'US, n. [L.] Any union of vessels, nerves or fibers, in the form of net-work.
41423	pliability	[.] PLIABIL'ITY, n. [from pliable.] The quality of bending or yielding to pressure or force without rupture; flexibility; pliableness.
41424	pliable	...
41425	pliableness	[.] PLI'ABLENESS, n. Flexibility; the quality of yielding to force or to moral influence; pliability; as the pliableness of a plant or of the disposition.
41426	pliancy	[.] PLI'ANCY, n. [from pliant.] Easiness to be bent; in a physical sense; as the pliancy of a rod, of cordage or of limbs. [.] 1. Readiness to yield to moral influence; as pliancy of temper.
41427	pliant	[.] PLI'ANT, a. That may be easily bent; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; flexile; lithe; limber; as a pliant thread. [.] 1. That may be easily formed or molded to a different shape; as pliant wax. [.] 2. Easily yielding to moral ...
41428	pliantness	[.] PLI'ANTNESS, n. Flexibility.
41429	plica	[.] PLI'CA, n. [L. a fold.] The plica polonica is a disease of the hair, peculiar to Poland and the neighboring countries. In this disease, the hair of the head is matted or clotted by means of an acrid viscid humor which exudes from the hair.
41430	plicate	[.] PLI'CATE
41431	plicated	[.] PLI'CATED, a. [L. plicatus, plico, to fold.] [.] Plaited; folded like a fan; as a plicate leaf.
41432	plication	[.] PLICA'TION, n. [from L. plico.] A folding or fold.
41433	plicature	[.] PLIC'ATURE, n. [L. plicatura; plico, to fold.] A fold; a doubling.
41434	pliers	[.] PLI'ERS, n. plu. An instrument by which any small thing is seized and bent.
41435	pliform	[.] PLI'FORM, a. In the form of a fold or doubling.
41436	plight	[.] PLIGHT, v.t. plite. [L. plico; flecto, to bend; ligo. See Alloy and Ply.] [.] 1. To pledge; to give as security for the performance of some act; but never applied to property or goods. We say, he plighted his hand, his faith, his vows, his honor, his truth or troth. ...
41437	plighted	[.] PLIGHTED, pp. pli'ted. Pledged.
41438	plighter	[.] PLIGHTER, n. pli'ter. One that pledges; that which plights.
41439	plighting	[.] PLIGHTING, ppr. pli'ting; Pledging.
41440	plim	[.] PLIM, v.i. To swell. [Not in use.]
41441	plinth	[.] PLINTH, n. [Gr. a brick or tile; L. plinthus.] [.] In architecture, a flat square member in form of a brick, which serves as the foundation of a column; being the flat square table under the molding of the base and pedestal, at the bottom of the order. Vitruvius gives ...
41442	plod	[.] PLOD, v.i. To travel or work slowly or with steady laborious diligence. [.] [.] A plodding diligence brings us sooner to our journey's end, than a fluttering way of advancing by starts. [.] [.] Some stupid, plodding, money-loving wight. [.] 1. To study heavily ...
41443	plodder	[.] PLOD'DER, n. A dull, heavy, laborious person.
41444	plodding	...
41445	plot	[.] PLOT, n. [a different orthography of plat.] [.] 1. A plat or small extent of ground; as a garden plot. [.] [.] It was a chosen plot of fertile land. [.] [.] When we mean to build, [.] [.] We first survey the plot. [.] 2. A plantation laid out. [.] 3. ...
41446	plotted	[.] PLOT'TED, pp. Contrived; planned.
41447	plotter	[.] PLOT'TER, n. One that plots or contrives; a contriver. [.] 1. A conspirator.
41448	plotting	[.] PLOT'TING, ppr. Contriving; planning; forming an evil design.
41449	plough	[.] PLOUGH. [See Plow.]
41450	plover	[.] PLOV'ER, n. [L. pluvialis, rainy; pluo, to rain.] [.] The common name of several species of birds that frequent the banks of rivers and the sea shore, belonging to the genus Charadrius.
41451	plow	[.] PLOW, n. [.] 1. In agriculture, an instrument for turning up, breaking and preparing the ground for receiving the seed. It is drawn by oxen or horses and saves the labor of digging; it is therefore the most useful instrument in agriculture. [.] [.] The emperor ...
41452	plow-bote	[.] PLOW'-BOTE, n. In English law, wood or timber allowed to a tenant for the repair of instruments of husbandry.
41453	plow-land	[.] PLOW'-LAND, n. Land that is plowed, or suitable for tillage.
41454	plowboy	[.] PLOW'BOY, n. A boy that drives or guides a team in plowing; a rustic boy.
41455	plowed	[.] PLOW'ED, pp. Turned up with a plow; furrowed.
41456	plower	[.] PLOW'ER, n. One that plows land; a cultivator.
41457	plowing	[.] PLOW'ING, ppr. Turning up with a plow; furrowing. [.] PLOW'ING, n. The operation of turning up ground with a plow; as the first and second plowing; three plowings.
41458	plowman	[.] PLOW'MAN, n. One that plows or holds a plow. [.] At last the robber binds the plowman and carries him off with the oxen. [.] 1. A cultivator of grain; a husbandman. [.] 2. A rustic; a countryman; a hardy laborer.
41459	plowshare	[.] PLOW'SHARE, n. [See Shear.] The part of a plow which cuts the ground at the bottom of the furrow, and raises the slice to the mold-board, which turns it over.
41460	pluck	[.] PLUCK, v.t. [.] 1. To pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off, out or from, with a twitch. Thus we say, to pluck feathers from a fowl; to pluck hair or wool from a skin; to pluck grapes or other fruit. [.] [.] They pluck the fatherless from the breast. ...
41461	plucked	[.] PLUCK'ED, pp. Pulled off; stripped of feathers or hair.
41462	plucker	[.] PLUCK'ER, n. One that plucks.
41463	plucking	[.] PLUCK'ING, ppr. Pulling off; stripping.
41464	plug	[.] PLUG, n. A stopple; any piece of pointed wood or other substance used to stop a hole, but larger than a peg or spile. [.] Hawse-plug, in marine affairs, a plug to stop a hawse-hole. [.] Shot-plug, a plug to stop a breach made by a cannon ball in the side of a ship. [.] PLUG, ...
41465	plum	[.] PLUM, n. [.] 1. The fruit of a tree belonging to the genus Prunus. The fruit is a drupe, containing a nut or stone with prominent sutures and inclosing a kernel. The varieties of the plum are numerous and well known. [.] 2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin. [.] 3. ...
41466	plum-cake	[.] PLUM-CAKE, n. Cake containing raisins or currants.
41467	plum-porridge	[.] PLUM-POR'RIDGE, n. Porridge with plums.
41468	plum-pudding	[.] PLUM-PUD'DING, n. Pudding containing raisins or currants.
41469	plum-tree	[.] PLUM-TREE, n. A tree that produces plums.
41470	plumage	[.] PLU'MAGE, n. The feathers that cover a fowl. [.] [.] Smit with her varying plumage, spare the dove.
41471	plumb	[.] PLUMB, n. plum. [L. plumbum, lead; probably a clump or lump.] [.] A mass of lead attached to a line, and used to ascertain a perpendicular position of buildings and the like. But the word as a noun is seldom used, except in composition. [See Plumb-line.] [.] PLUMB, ...
41472	plumb-line	[.] PLUMB-LINE, n. plum'-line. A line perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; or a line directed to the center of gravity in the earth.
41473	plumbaginous	[.] PLUMBAG'INOUS, a. Resembling plumbago; consisting of plumbago, or partaking of its properties.
41474	plumbago	[.] PLUMBA'GO, n. [L.] A mineral consisting of carbon and iron; used for pencils, &c.
41475	plumbean	[.] PLUM'BEAN
41476	plumbed	[.] PLUMBED, pp. plum'med. Adjusted by a plumb-line.
41477	plumbeous	[.] PLUM'BEOUS, a. Consisting of lead; resembling lead. [.] 1. Dull; heavy; stupid.
41478	plumber	[.] PLUMBER, n. plum'mer. One who works in lead.
41479	plumbery	[.] PLUMBERY, n. plum'mery. Works in lead; manufactures of lead; the place where lead is wrought. [.] 1. The art of casting and working lead, or of making sheets and pipes of lead.
41480	plumbiferous	[.] PLUMBIF'EROUS, a. [L. plumbum, lead, and fero, to produce.] [.] Producing lead.
41481	plume	[.] PLUME, n. [L. pluma.] [.] 1. The feather of a fowl, particularly a large feather. [.] 2. A feather worn as an ornament, particularly an ostrich's feather. [.] [.] And his high plume that nodded o'er his head. [.] 3. Pride; towering mien. [.] 4. Token ...
41482	plume-alum	[.] PLUME-AL'UM, n. A kind of asbestus.
41483	plumeless	[.] PLU'MELESS, a. Without feathers or plumes.
41484	plumigerous	[.] PLUMIG'EROUS, a. [L. pluma, a feather, and gero, to wear.] [.] Feathered; having feathers.
41485	plumiped	[.] PLU'MIPED, a. [infra.] Having feet covered with feathers. [.] PLU'MIPED, n. [L. pluma, feather, and pes, foot.] [.] A fowl that has feathers on its feet.
41486	plummet	[.] PLUM'MET, n. [See Plumb.] [.] 1. A long piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water. [.] 2. An instrument used by carpenters, masons, &c. in adjusting erections to a perpendicular line, and with a square, to determine a horizontal line. ...
41487	plumming	[.] PLUM'MING, n. Among miners, the operation of finding by means of a mine dial the place where to sink an air shaft, or to bring an adit to the work,or to find which way the lode inclines.
41488	plumose	[.] PLU'MOSE
41489	plumosity	[.] PLUMOS'ITY, n. The state of having feathers.
41490	plumous	[.] PLU'MOUS, a. [L. plumosus.] Feathery; resembling feathers. [.] 1. In botany, a plumose bristle is one that has hairs growing on the sides of the main bristle. Plumose pappus or down is a flying crown to some seeds, composed of feathery hairs.
41491	plump	[.] PLUMP, a. [.] 1. Full; swelled with fat or flesh to the full size; fat; having a full skin; round; as a plump boy; a plump habit of body. [.] [.] The famish'd crow grows plump and round. [.] 2. Full; blunt; unreserved; unqualified; as a plump lie. [.] PLUMP, ...
41492	plumper	[.] PLUMP'ER, n. Something carried in the mouth to dilate the cheeks; any thing intended to swell out something else. [.] 1. A full unqualified lie. [In vulgar use.]
41493	plumply	[.] PLUMP'LY, adv. Fully; roundly; without reserve; as, to assert a thing plumply; a word in common popular use.
41494	plumpness	[.] PLUMP'NESS, n. Fullness of skin; distention to roundness; as the plumpness of a boy; plumpness of the eye or cheek.
41495	plumpy	[.] PLUMP'Y, a. Plump; fat; jolly. [Not elegant.]
41496	plumule	[.] PLU'MULE, n. In botany, the ascending scaly part of the corculum or heart of a seed; the scaly part of the embryo plant within the seed, which rises and becomes the stem or body. It extends itself into the cavity of the lobes, and is terminated by a small branch resembling ...
41497	plumy	[.] PLU'MY, a. [from plume.] Feathered; covered with feathers. [.] 1. Adorned with plumes; as a plumy crest.
41498	plunder	[.] PLUN'DER, v.t. [.] 1. To pillage; to spoil; to strip; to take the goods of an enemy by open force. Nebuchadnezzar plundered the temple of the Jews. [.] 2. To take by pillage or open force. The enemy plundered all the goods they found. We say, he plundered the ...
41499	plundered	[.] PLUN'DERED, pp. Pillaged; robbed.
41500	plunderer	[.] PLUN'DERER, n. A hostile pillager; a spoiler. [.] 1. A thief; a robber.
41501	plundering	[.] PLUN'DERING, ppr. Pillaging; robbing.
41502	plunge	[.] PLUNGE, v.t. [.] 1. To thrust into water or other fluid substance, or into any substance that is penetrable; to immerse in a fluid; to drive into flesh, mire or earth, &c.; as, to plunge the body in water; to plunge the arm into fire or flame; to plunge a dagger ...
41503	plunged	[.] PLUNG'ED, pp. Thrust into a fluid or other penetrable substance; immersed; involved in straits.
41504	plungeon	[.] PLUN'GEON, n. A sea fowl.
41505	plunger	[.] PLUNG'ER, n. One that plunges; a diver. [.] 1. A cylinder used as a forcer in pumps.
41506	plunging	[.] PLUNG'ING, ppr. Immersing; diving; rushing headlong.
41507	plungy	[.] PLUNG'Y, a. Wet. [Not used.]
41508	plunket	[.] PLUNK'ET, n. A kind of blue color.
41509	plural	[.] PLU'RAL, a. [L. pluralis, from plus, pluris, more.] [.] 1. Containing more than one; consisting of two or more, or designating two or more; as a plural word. [.] 2. In grammar, the plural number is that which designates more than one, that is, any number except ...
41510	pluralist	[.] PLU'RALIST, n. A clerk or clergyman who holds more ecclesiastical benefices than one, with cure of souls.
41511	plurality	[.] PLURAL'ITY, n. [L. pluralis.] [.] 1. A number consisting of two or more of the same kind; as a plurality of gods; a plurality of worlds. [.] 2. A state of being or having a greater number. [.] 3. In elections, a plurality of votes is when one candidate has ...
41512	plurally	[.] PLU'RALLY, adv. In a sense implying more than one.
41513	pluriliteral	[.] PLURILIT'ERAL, a. [L. plus and litera, letter.] [.] Containing more letters than three. [.] PLURILIT'ERAL, n. A word consisting of more letters than three.
41514	plurisy	[.] PLU'RISY, n. [L. plus, pluris.] Superabundance. [Not used.]
41515	plus	[.] PLUS, [L. more,] in algebra, a character marked thus,+, used as the sign of addition.
41516	plush	[.] PLUSH, n. Shag; a species of shaggy cloth or stuff with a velvet nap on one side, composed regularly of a woof of a single thread and a double warp; the one, wool of two threads twisted, the other of goat's or camel's hair. But some plushes are made wholly of worsted; ...
41517	plusher	[.] PLUSH'ER, n. A marine fish.
41518	plutonian	[.] PLUTO'NIAN, a. Plutonic, which see. [.] PLUTO'NIAN, n. One who maintains the origin of mountains, &c. to be from fire. [.] The Plutonian theory of the formation of rocks and mountains is opposed to the Neptunian.
41519	plutonic	[.] PLUTON'IC, a. [from Pluto, in mythology, the king of the infernal regions.] Pertaining to or designating the system of the Plutonists; as the Plutonic theory.
41520	plutonist	[.] PLU'TONIST, n. One who adopts the theory of the formation of the world in its present state from igneous fusion. [.]
41521	pluvial	[.] PLU'VIAL
41522	pluviameter	[.] PLUVIAM'ETER, n. [L. pluvia, rain, and Gr.measure.] A rain gage, an instrument for ascertaining the quantity of water that falls in rain, or in rain and snow, in any particular climate or place.
41523	pluviametrical	[.] PLUVIAMET'RICAL, a. Pertaining to a pluviameter; made or ascertained by a pluviameter.
41524	pluvious	[.] PLU'VIOUS, a. [L. pluvialis, from pluvia, rain.] Rainy; humid.
41525	ply	[.] PLY, v.t. [Gr. to fold; L. plico.] [.] 1. To lay on, to put to or on with force and repetition; to apply to closely, with continuation of efforts or urgency. [.] [.] And plies him with redoubled strokes. [.] [.] The hero from afar [.] [.] Plies him with ...
41526	plyer	[.] PLY'ER, n. He or that which plies. In fortification, plyers denotes a kind of balance used in raising and letting down a drawbridge, consisting of timbers joined in the form of St. Andrew's cross.
41527	plying	[.] PLY'ING, ppr. Laying on with steadiness or repetition; applying closely; employing; performing; urging; pressing or attempting to make way against the wind. [.] PLY'ING, n. Urgent solicitation. [.] 1. Effort to make way against the wind.
41528	pneumatic	[.] PNEUMATIC
41529	pneumatical	[.] PNEUMATICAL, a. numat'ic. [Gr. breath, spirit; to breathe or blow.] [.] 1. Consisting of air, as a thin compressible substance; opposed to dense or solid substances. [.] [.] The pneumatic substance being, in some bodies, the native spirit of the body. [.] 2. ...
41530	pneumatics	[.] PNEUMAT'ICS, n. In natural philosophy, that branch which treats of air. In chimistry, that branch which treats of the gases. [.] 1. In the schools, the doctrine of spiritual substances, as God, angels, and the souls of men.
41531	pneumatocele	[.] PNEUMAT'OCELE, n. [Gr. air, and a tumor.] In surgery, a distension of the scrotum by air.
41532	pneumatological	[.] PNEUMATOLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to pneumatology.
41533	pneumatologist	[.] PNEUMATOL'OGIST, n. One versed in pneumatology.
41534	pneumatology	[.] PNEUMATOL'OGY, n. [Gr. air, and discourse.] [.] 1. The doctrine of the properties of elastic fluids, or of spiritual substances. [.] 2. A treatise on elastic fluids, or on spiritual substances.
41535	pneumonia	[.] PNEUMO'NIA
41536	pneumonic	[.] PNEUMON'IC, a. Pertaining to the lungs; pulmonic. [.] PNEUMON'IC, n. A medicine for affections of the lungs.
41537	pneumony	[.] PNEU'MONY, n. [Gr. the lungs, to breathe.] [.] In medicine, an inflammation of the lungs.
41538	poach	[.] POACH, v.t. [.] 1. To boil slightly. [.] 2. To dress by boiling slightly and mixing in a soft mass. [.] 3. To begin and not complete. [.] 4. To tread soft ground, or snow and water, as cattle, whose feet penetrate the soil of soft substance and leave deep ...
41539	poachard	[.] POACHARD
41540	poached	[.] POACHED, pp. Slightly boiled or softened; trodden with deep footsteps; stolen.
41541	poacher	[.] POACHER, n. One that steals game.
41542	poachiness	[.] POACHINESS, n. Wetness and softness; the state of being easily penetrable by the feet of beasts; applied to land.
41543	poachy	[.] POACHY, a. Wet and soft; such as the feet of cattle will penetrate to some depth; applied to land or ground of any kind.
41544	pochard	[.] POCHARD, n. [from poach.] A fresh water duck of an excellent taste, weighing a pound and twelve ounces. It is the red headed duck of Lawson; found in America and in the north of Europe.
41545	pock	[.] POCK, n. [Eng. big.] A pustule raised on the surface of the body in the variolous and vaccine diseases, named from the pustules, small pox, or as it ought to be written,small pocks.
41546	pocket	[.] POCK'ET, n. [.] 1. A small bag inserted in a garment for carrying small articles. [.] 2. A small bag or net to receive the balls in billiards. [.] 3. A certain quantity; as a pocket of hops, as in other cases we use sack. [Not used in America.] [.] POCK'ET, ...
41547	pocket-book	[.] POCK'ET-BOOK, n. A small book of paper covered with leather; used for carrying papers in the pocket.
41548	pocket-glass	[.] POCK'ET-GLASS, n. A portable looking glass.
41549	pocket-hole	[.] POCK'ET-HOLE, n. The opening into a pocket.
41550	pocket-lid	[.] POCK'ET-LID, n. The flap over the pocket-hole.
41551	pocket-money	[.] POCK'ET-MONEY, n. Money for the pocket or for occasional expenses.
41552	pockiness	[.] POCK'INESS, n. The state of being pocky.
41553	pockwood	[.] POCK'WOOD, n. Lignum vitae, a very hard wood.
41554	pocky	[.] POCK'Y, a. [from pock.] Infected with the small pocks; full of pocks. [.] 1. Vile; rascally; mischievous; contemptible. [In vulgar use.]
41555	poculent	[.] POC'ULENT, a. [L. poculentus, from poculum, a cup.] [.] Fit for drink. [Not used.]
41556	pod	[.] POD, n. The pericarp, capsule or seed vessel of certain plants. The silique or pod is an oblong, membranaceous, two valved pericarp, having the seeds fixed along both sutures. A legume is a pericarp of two valves, in which the seeds are fixed along one suture only. [.] According ...
41557	podagric	[.] PODAG'RIC
41558	podagrical	[.] PODAG'RICAL, a. [L. podagra; Gr. the foot, and a seizure.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the gout; gouty; partaking of the gout. [.] 2. Afflicted with the gout.
41559	podded	[.] POD'DED, a. Having its pods formed; furnished with pods.
41560	podder	[.] POD'DER, n. A gatherer of pods.
41561	podge	[.] PODGE, n. A puddle; a plash.
41562	poem	[.] PO'EM, n. [L. poema; Gr. to make, to compose songs.] [.] 1. A metrical composition; a composition in which the verses consist of certain measures, whether in blank verse or in rhyme; as the poems of Homer or of Milton; opposed to prose. [.] 2. This term is also ...
41563	poesy	[.] PO'ESY, n. [L. poesis; Gr. to make.] [.] 1. The art or skill of composing poems; as, the heavenly gift of poesy. [.] 2. Poetry; metrical composition. [.] [.] Music and poesy used to quicken you. [.] 3. A short conceit engraved on a ring or other thing.
41564	poet	[.] PO'ET, n. [L. poeta. See Poem.] [.] 1. The author of a poem; the inventor or maker of a metrical composition. [.] [.] A poet is a maker, as the word signifies; and he who cannot make, that is, invent,hath his name for nothing. [.] 2. One skilled in making ...
41565	poet-laureat	[.] POET-LAUREAT, n. A poet employed to compose poems for the birth days of a prince or other special occasion.
41566	poet-musician	[.] POET-MUSI'CIAN, n. An appellation given to the bard and lyrist of former ages, as uniting the professions of poetry and music.
41567	poetaster	[.] PO'ETASTER, n. A petty poet; a pitiful or rhymer or writer of verses.
41568	poetess	[.] PO'ETESS, n. A female poet.
41569	poetic	[.] POET'IC
41570	poetical	[.] POET'ICAL, a. [L. poeticus.] [.] 1. Pertaining to poetry; suitable to poetry; as a poetical genius; poetic turn or talent; poetic license. [.] 2. Expressed in poetry or measure; as a poetical composition. [.] 3. Possessing the peculiar beauties of poetry; sublime; ...
41571	poetically	[.] POET'ICALLY, adv. With the qualities of poetry; by the art of poetry; by fiction.
41572	poetics	[.] POET'ICS, n. The doctrine of poetry.
41573	poetize	[.] PO'ETIZE, v.i. To write as a poet; to compose verse.
41574	poetress	[.] PO'ETRESS, n. A female poet.
41575	poetry	[.] PO'ETRY, n. [Gr.] Metrical composition; verse; as heroic poetry; dramatic poetry; lyric or Pindaric poetry. [.] 1. The art or practice of composing in verse. He excels in poetry. [.] 2. Poems; poetical composition. We take pleasure in reading poetry. [.] 3. ...
41576	poignancy	[.] POIGNANCY, n. poin'ancy. [See Poignant.] [.] 1. Sharpness; the power of stimulating the organs of taste. [.] 2. Point; sharpness; keenness; the power of irritation; asperity; as the poignancy of wit or sarcasm. [.] 3. Severity; acuteness.
41577	poignant	[.] POIGNANT, a. poin'ant. [L. pungere, pungo, to prick.] [.] 1. Sharp; stimulating the organs of taste; as poignant sauce. [.] 2. Pointed; keen; bitter; irritating; satirical; as poignant wit. [.] 3. Severe; piercing; very painful or acute; as poignant pain or ...
41578	poignantly	[.] POIGNANTLY, adv. poin'antly. In a stimulating, piercing or irritating manner; with keenness or point.
41579	point	[.] POINT, n. [L. punctum, from pungo, to prick, properly to thrust, pret. pepugi, showing that n is not radical.] [.] 1. The sharp end of any instrument or body; as the point of a knife, of a sword or of a thorn. [.] 2. A string with a tag; as a silken point. [.] 3. ...
41580	pointal	[.] POINT'AL, n. In botany, the pistil of a plant; an organ or viscus adhering to the fruit for the reception of the pollen. Its appearance is that of a column or set of columns in the center of the flower.
41581	pointed	[.] POINT'ED, pp. Sharpened; formed to a point; directed; aimed. [.] 1. Aimed at a particular person or transaction. [.] 2. a. Sharp; having a sharp point; as a pointed rock. [.] 3. Epigrammatical; abounding in conceits or lively turns; as pointed wit.
41582	pointedly	[.] POINT'EDLY, adv. In a pointed manner; with lively turns of thought or expression. [.] [.] He often wrote too pointedly for his subject. [.] 1. With direct assertion; with direct reference to a subject; with explicitness; as, he declared pointedly he would accede ...
41583	pointedness	[.] POINT'EDNESS, n. Sharpness; pickedness with asperity. [.] 1. Epigrammatical keenness or smartness. [.] [.] In this you excel Horace, that you add pointedness of thought.
41584	pointel	[.] POINT'EL, n. Something on a point. [.] [.] These poises or pointels are, for the most part, little balls set at the top of a slender stalk, which they can move every way at pleasure. [.] 1. A kind of pencil or style.
41585	pointer	[.] POINT'ER, n. Any thing that points. [.] 1. The hand of a time-piece. [.] 2. A dog that points out the game to sportsmen.
41586	pointing	[.] POINT'ING, ppr. Directing the finger; showing; directing. [.] 1. Marking with points; as a writing. [.] 2. Filling the joints and crevices of a wall with mortar or cement. [.] POINT'ING, n. The art of making the divisions of a writing; punctuation. [.] 1. ...
41587	pointing-stock	[.] POINT'ING-STOCK, n. An object of ridicule or scorn.
41588	pointless	[.] POINT'LESS, a. Having no point; blunt; obtuse; as a pointless sword. [.] 1. Having no smartness or keenness.
41589	poise	[.] POISE, n. poiz. [.] 1. Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend or tend to the center. [.] 2. The weight or mass of metal used in weighing with steelyards, to balance the substance weighed. [.] 3. Balance; equilibrium; a state in which things are ...
41590	poised	[.] POIS'ED, pp. Balanced; made equal in weight; resting in equilibrium.
41591	poising	[.] POIS'ING, ppr. Balancing.
41592	poison	[.] POISON, n. poiz'n. [L. pus.] [.] 1. A substance which, when taken into the stomach,mixed with the blood or applied to the skin or flesh, proves fatal or deleterious by an action not mechanical; venom. The more active and virulent poisons destroy life in a short ...
41593	poison-tree	[.] POIS'ON-TREE, n. A tree that poisons the flesh. This name is given to a species of Rhus or sumac,the Rhus vernix or poison ash, a native of America; also to the bohun upas of Java.
41594	poisoned	[.] POIS'ONED, pp. Infected or destroyed by poison.
41595	poisoner	[.] POIS'ONER, n. One who poisons or corrupts; that which corrupts.
41596	poisoning	[.] POIS'ONING, ppr. Infecting with poison; corrupting.
41597	poisonous	[.] POIS'ONOUS, a. Venomous; having the qualities of poison; corrupting; impairing soundness of purity.
41598	poisonously	[.] POIS'ONOUSLY, adv. With fatal or injurious effects; venomously.
41599	poisonousness	[.] POIS'ONOUSNESS, n. The quality of being fatal or injurious to health and soundness; venomousness.
41600	poitrel	[.] POI'TREL, n. [L. pectorale, from pectus, the breast.] [.] 1. Armor for the breast. [.] 2. A graving tool.
41601	poize	[.] POIZE, a common spelling of poise. [See Poise.]
41602	poke	[.] POKE, n. A pocket; a small bag; as a pig in a poke. [.] POKE
41603	poke-weed	[.] PO'KE-WEED, n. The popular name of a plant of the genus Phytolacca, otherwise called cocum and garget; a native of N. America. As a medicine, it has emetic and cathartic qualities, and has had some reputation as a remedy for rheumatism. It was formerly called in ...
41604	poker	[.] PO'KER, n. [from poke.] An iron bar used in stirring the fire when coal is used for fuel. [.] PO'KER, n. [L. bos, bovis.] Any frightful object, especially in the dark; a bugbear; a word in common popular use in America.
41605	poking	[.] PO'KING, ppr. Feeling in the dark; stirring with a poker; thrusting at with the horns; putting a poke on. [.] PO'KING, a. Drudging; servile.
41606	poking-stick	[.] PO'KING-STICK, n. An instrument formerly used in adjusting the plaits of ruffs then worn.
41607	polacre	[.] POLA'CRE, n. A vessel with three masts, used in the Mediterranean. The masts are usually of one piece, so that they have neither tops, caps nor cross-trees, nor horses to their upper yards.
41608	polar	[.] PO'LAR, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to the poles of the earth, north or south, or to the poles of artificial globes; situated near one of the poles; as polar regions; polar seas; polar ice or climates. [.] 2. Proceeding from one of the regions near the poles, as polar ...
41609	polarity	[.] POLAR'ITY, n. That quality of a body in virtue of which peculiar properties reside in certain points; usually, as in electrified or magnetized bodies, properties of attraction or repulsion, or the power of taking a certain direction. Thus we speak of the polarity ...
41610	polarization	[.] POLARIZA'TION, n. The act of giving polarity to a body. [.] Polarization of light, a change produced upon light by the action of certain media, by which it exhibits the appearance of having polarity, or poles possessing different properties. This property of light was ...
41611	polarize	[.] PO'LARIZE, v.t. To communicate polarity to.
41612	polarized	[.] PO'LARIZED, pp. Having polarity communicated to.
41613	polarizing	[.] PO'LARIZING, ppr. Giving polarity to.
41614	polary	[.] PO'LARY, a. [See Polar.] Tending to a pole; having a direction to a pole.
41615	pole	[.] POLE, n. [L. palus. See Pale.] [.] 1. A long slender piece of wood, or the stem of a small tree deprived of its branches. Thus seamen use poles for setting or driving boats in shallow water; the stems of small trees are used for hoops and called hoop-poles; the ...
41616	pole-ax	[.] PO'LE-AX
41617	pole-axe	[.] PO'LE-AXE, n. An ax fixed to a pole or handle; or rather a sort of hatchet with a handle about fifteen inches in length, and a point or claw bending downward from the back of its head. It is principally used in actions at sea, to cut away the rigging of the enemy ...
41618	pole-davy	[.] PO'LE-DAVY, n. A sort of coarse cloth.
41619	pole-star	[.] PO'LE-STAR, n. A star which is vertical, or nearly so, to the pole of the earth; a lodestar. The northern pole-star is of great use to navigators in the northern hemisphere. [.] 1. That which serves as a guide or director.
41620	polecat	[.] PO'LECAT, n. A quadruped of the genus Mustela; the fitchew or fitchet.
41621	polemarch	[.] POL'EMARCH, n. [Gr. war, and to rule, or chief.] [.] 1. Anciently, a magistrate of Athens and Thebes, who had under his care all strangers and sojourners in the city, and all children of parents who had lost their lives in the service of their country. [.] 2. ...
41622	polemic	[.] POLEM'IC
41623	polemical	[.] POLEM'ICAL, a. [Gr. war.] [.] 1. Controversial; disputative; intended to maintain an opinion or system in opposition to others; as a polemic treatise, discourse, essay or book; polemic divinity. [.] 2. Engaged in supporting an opinion or system by controversy; ...
41624	polemoscope	[.] POLEM'OSCOPE, n. [Gr. war, and to view.] An oblique perspective glass contrived for seeing objects that do not lie directly before the eye. It consists of a concave glass placed near a plane mirror in the end of a short round tube, and a convex glass in a hole in the ...
41625	poley	[.] PO'LEY, n. [L. polium; Gr. white.] A plant. The poley grass is of the genus Lythrum.
41626	poley-grass	[.] PO'LEY-GRASS, n. A plant of the genus Lythrum.
41627	poley-mountain	[.] PO'LEY-MOUNTAIN, n. A plant of the genus Teucrium.
41628	police	[.] POLICE, n. [L. politia; Gr. city.] [.] 1. The government of a city or town; the administration of the laws and regulations of a city or incorporated town or borough; as the police of London, of New York or Boston. The word is applied also to the government of all ...
41629	police-officer	[.] POLICE-OFFICER, n. An officer entrusted with the execution of the laws of a city.
41630	policed	[.] POL'ICED, a. Regulated by laws; furnished with a regular system of laws and administration.
41631	policy	[.] POL'ICY, n. [L. politia; Gr. city.] [.] 1. Policy, in its primary signification, is the same as polity, comprehending the fundamental constitution or frame of civil government in a state or kingdom. But by usage, policy is now more generally used to denote what ...
41632	poling	[.] PO'LING, n. In gardening, the operation of dispersing the worm-casts all over the walks, with long ash poles. This destroys the worm-casts and is beneficial to the walks. [.] PO'LING, ppr. Furnishing with poles for support. [.] 1. Bearing on poles. [.] 2. ...
41633	polish	[.] PO'LISH, a. Pertaining to Poland, a level country on the south of Russia and the Baltic.
41634	polishable	[.] POL'ISHABLE, a. Capable of being polished.
41635	polished	[.] POL'ISHED, pp. Made smooth and glossy; refined.
41636	polisher	[.] POL'ISHER, n. The person or instrument that polishes.
41637	polishing	[.] POL'ISHING, ppr. Making smooth and glossy; refining. [.] POL'ISHING, n. Smoothness; glossiness; refinement.
41638	polite	[.] POLI'TE, a. [L. politus, polished, from polio, supra.] [.] 1. Literally, smooth, glossy, and used in this sense till within a century. [.] [.] Rays of light falling on a polite surface. [.] [This application of the word is, I believe, entirely obsolete.] [.] 2. ...
41639	politely	[.] POLI'TELY, adv. With elegance of manners; genteelly; courteously.
41640	politeness	[.] POLI'TENESS, n. Polish or elegance of manners; gentility; good breeding; ease and gracefulness of manners, united with a desire to please others and a careful attention to their wants and wishes. [.] 1. Courteousness; complaisance; obliging attentions.
41641	politic	[.] POL'ITIC, a. [L. politicus; Gr. a city.] [.] 1. Wise; prudent and sagacious in devising and pursuing measures adapted to promote the public welfare; applied to persons; as a politic prince. [.] 2. Well devised and adapted to the public prosperity; applied to things. [.] [.] ...
41642	political	[.] POLIT'ICAL, a. [supra.] Pertaining to policy, or to civil government and its administration. Political measures or affairs are measures that respect the government of a nation or state. So we say, political power or authority; political wisdom; a political scheme; ...
41643	politically	[.] POLIT'ICALLY, adv. With relation to the government of a nation or state. [.] 1. Artfully; with address.
41644	politicaster	[.] POLIT'ICASTER, n. A petty politician; a pretender to politics.
41645	politician	[.] POLITI'CIAN, a. Cunning; using artifice. [.] POLITI'CIAN,n. One versed in the science of government and the art of governing; one skilled in politics. [.] 1. A man of artifice or deep contrivance.
41646	politics	[.] POL'ITICS, n. The science of government; that part of ethics which consists in the regulation and government of a nation or state, for the preservation of its safety, peace and prosperity; comprehending the defense of its existence and rights against foreign control ...
41647	politize	[.] POL'ITIZE, v.i. To play the politician. [Not in use.]
41648	politure	[.] POL'ITURE, n. [See Polish.] [.] Polish; the gloss given by polishing. [Not used.]
41649	polity	[.] POL'ITY, n. [Gr.] The form or constitution of civil government of a nation or state; and in free states, the frame or fundamental system by which the several branches of government are established, and the powers and duties or each designated and defined. [.] [.] ...
41650	poll	[.] POLL, n. [.] 1. The head of a person, or the back part of the head, and in composition, applied to the head of a beast, as in poll-evil. [.] 2. A register of heads, that is, of persons. [.] 3. The entry of the names of electors who vote for civil officers. ...
41651	poll-evil	[.] POLL-EVIL, n. [poll and evil.] A swelling or impostem on a horse's head, or on the nape of the neck between the ears.
41652	pollack	[.] POL'LACK, n. A fish, a species of Gadus or cod.
41653	pollard	[.] POL'LARD, n. [from poll.] A tree lopped. [.] 1. A clipped coin. [.] 2. The chub fish. [.] 3. A stag that has cast his horns. [.] 4. A mixture of bran and meal. [.] POL'LARD, v.t. To lop the tops of trees; to poll.
41654	pollen	[.] POL'LEN, n. [L. pollen, pollis, fine flour; pulvis.] [.] 1. The fecundating dust or fine substance like flour or meal, contained in the anther of flowers, which is dispersed on the pistil for impregnation; farin or farina. [.] 2. Fine bran.
41655	pollenger	[.] POL'LENGER, n. Brushwood.
41656	pollenin	[.] POL'LENIN, n. [from pollen.] A substance prepared from the pollen of tulips, highly inflammable, and insoluble in agents which dissolve other vegetable products. Exposed to the air, it soon undergoes putrefaction.
41657	poller	[.] POLLER, n. [from poll.] One that shaves persons; a barber. [Not used. [.] 1. One that lops or polls trees. [.] 2. A pillager; a plunderer; one that fleeces by exaction. [Not used.] [.] 3. One that registers voters, or one that enters his name as a voter.
41658	pollicitation	[.] POLLICITA'TION, n. [L. pollicitatio.] A promise; a voluntary engagement, or a paper containing it.
41659	pollinctor	[.] POLLINC'TOR, n. [L.] One that prepares materials for embalming the dead; a kind of undertaker.
41660	polliniferous	[.] POLLINIF'EROUS, a. [L. pollen and fero, to produce.] [.] Producing pollen.
41661	pollock	[.] POL'LOCK
41662	pollute	[.] POLLU'TE, v.t. [L. polluo; polluceo and possideo.] [.] 1. To defile; to make foul or unclean; in a general sense. But appropriately, among the Jews, to make unclean or impure, in a legal or ceremonial sense, so as to disqualify a person for sacred services, or to ...
41663	polluted	[.] POLLU'TED, pp. Defiled; rendered unclean; tainted with guilt; impaired; profaned.
41664	pollutedness	[.] POLLU'TEDNESS, n. The state of being polluted; defilement.
41665	polluter	[.] POLLU'TER, n. A defiler; one that pollutes or profanes.
41666	polluting	[.] POLLU'TING, ppr. Defiling; rendering unclean; corrupting; profaning.
41667	pollution	[.] POLLU'TION, n. [L. pollutio.] [.] 1. The act of polluting. [.] 2. Defilement; uncleanness; impurity; the state of being polluted. [.] 3. In the Jewish economy, legal or ceremonial uncleanness, which disqualified a person for sacred services or for common intercourse ...
41668	pollux	[.] POL'LUX, n. A fixed star of the second magnitude, in the constellation Gemini or the Twins. [.] 1. [See Castor.]
41669	polonaise	[.] POLONA'ISE
41670	polonese	[.] POLONE'SE, n. A robe or dress adopted from the fashion of the Poles; sometimes worn by ladies. [.] POLONE'SE, n. The Polish language.
41671	polonoise	[.] POLONOISE, n. In music, a movement of three crotchets in a bar, with the rhythmical cesure on the last.
41672	polt	[.] POLT, n. A blow, stroke or striking; a word in common popular use in N. England.
41673	polt-foot	[.] POLT-FOOT, n. A distorted foot. [Not in use.] [.] POLT-FOOT
41674	polt-footed	[.] POLT-FOOTED, a. Having distorted feet. [Not in use.]
41675	poltroon	[.] POLTROON', n. An arrant coward; a dastard; a wretch without spirit or courage.
41676	poltroonery	[.] POLTROON'ERY, n. Cowardice; baseness of mind; want of spirit.
41677	polverin	[.] POL'VERIN
41678	polverine	[.] POL'VERINE, n. [L. pulvis, dust.] The calcined ashes of a plant, of the nature of pot and pearl ashes, brought from the Levant and Syria. In the manufacture of glass, it is preferred to other ashes, as the glass made with it is perfectly white.
41679	poly	[.] PO'LY
41680	polyacoustic	[.] POLYACOUS'TIC, a. [Gr. many, and to hear.] That multiples or magnifies sound; as a noun, an instrument to multiply sounds.
41681	polyadelph	[.] POL'YADELPH, n. [Gr. many, and brother. [.] 1. In botany, a plant having its stamens united in three or more bodies or bundles by the filaments.
41682	polyadelphian	[.] POLYADELPH'IAN, a. Having its stamens united in three or more bundles.
41683	polyander	[.] POLYAN'DER, n. [Gr. many, and a male.] In botany, a plant having many stamens, or any number above twenty, inserted in the receptacle.
41684	polyandrian	[.] POLYAN'DRIAN, a. Having many stamens, that is, any number above twenty, inserted in the receptacle.
41685	polyandry	[.] POLYAN'DRY, n. [supra.] The practice of females' having more husbands than one at the same time; plurality of husbands.
41686	polyanth	[.] POL'YANTH
41687	polyanthos	[.] POLYANTH'OS, n. [Gr. many, and a flower.] A plant of the genus Primula or primrose, whose flower stalks produce flowers in clusters.
41688	polyautography	[.] POLYAUTOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. many, he himself, and to write.] [.] The act or practice of multiplying copies of one's own handwriting or of manuscripts, by engraving on stone; a species of lithography.
41689	polychord	[.] POL'YCHORD, a. [Gr. many and chord.] [.] Having many chords or strings.
41690	polychrest	[.] POL'YCHREST, n. [Gr. many, and useful.] In pharmacy, a medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases.
41691	polychroite	[.] POL'YCHROITE, n. [Gr. many, and to color.] [.] The coloring matter of saffron.
41692	polycotyledon	[.] POLYCOTYL'EDON, n. [Gr. many, and a cavity.] In botany, a plant that has many or more than two cotyledons or lobes to the seed.
41693	polycotyledonous	[.] POLYCOTYLED'ONOUS, a. Having more than two lobes to the seed.
41694	polyedric	[.] POLYEDRIC
41695	polyedrous	[.] POLYEDROUS. [See Polyhedron and Polyhedral.]
41696	polygam	[.] POL'YGAM
41697	polygamian	[.] POLYGAM'IAN, n. [Gr. many, and marriage.] In botany, a plant which bears hermaphrodite flowers, with male or female flowers, or both, not inclosed in the same common calyx, but scattered either on the same plant, or on two or three distinct individuals. [.] POLYGAM'IAN, ...
41698	polygamist	[.] POLYG'AMIST, n. [See Polygamy.] A person who maintains the lawfulness of polygamy.
41699	polygamous	[.] POLYG'AMOUS, a. Consisting of polygamy. [.] 1. Inclined to polygamy; having a plurality of wives.
41700	polygamy	[.] POLYG'AMY, n. [Gr. many, and marriage.] A plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; or the having of such plurality. When a man has more wives than one, or a woman more husbands than one, at the same time, the offender is punishable for polygamy. Such is the ...
41701	polygar	[.] POL'YGAR, n. In Hindoostan, an inhabitant of the woods.
41702	polygenous	[.] POLYG'ENOUS, a. [Gr. many, and kind.] Consisting of many kinds; as a polygenous mountain, which is composed of strata of different species of stone.
41703	polyglot	[.] POL'YGLOT, a. [Gr. many, and tongue.] Having or containing many languages; as a polyglot lexicon or Bible. [.] POL'YGLOT, n. A book containing many languages, particularly the Bible containing the Scriptures in several languages. [.] 1. One who understands ...
41704	polygon	[.] POL'YGON, n. [Gr. many, and an angle.] In geometry, a figure of many angles and sides, and whose perimeter consists at least of more than four sides.
41705	polygonal	[.] POLYG'ONAL
41706	polygonous	[.] POLYG'ONOUS, a. Having many angles.
41707	polygonum	[.] POLYG'ONUM
41708	polygram	[.] POL'YGRAM, n. [Gr. many, and a writing.] [.] A figure consisting of many lines.
41709	polygraph	[.] POL'YGRAPH, n. [See Polygraphy.] An instrument for multiplying copies of a writing with ease and expedition.
41710	polygraphic	[.] POLYGRAPH'IC
41711	polygraphical	[.] POLYGRAPH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to polygraphy; as a polygraphic instrument. [.] 1. Done with a polygraph; as a polygraphic copy or writing.
41712	polygraphy	[.] POLYG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. many, and a writing; to write.] [.] The art of writing in various ciphers, and of deciphering the same.
41713	polygyn	[.] POL'YGYN, n. [Gr. many, and a female.] [.] In botany, a plant having many pistils.
41714	polygynian	[.] POLYGYN'IAN, a. Having many pistils.
41715	polygyny	[.] POLYG'YNY, n. [Gr. many, and a female.] [.] The practice of having more wives than one at the same time.
41716	polyhalite	[.] POLYHA'LITE, n. [Gr. many, and salt.] A mineral or salt occurring in masses of a fibrous structure, of a brick red color, being tinged with iron. It contains sulphates of lime, of magnesia, of potash and of soda.
41717	polyhedral	[.] POLYHE'DRAL
41718	polyhedron	[.] POLYHE'DRON, n. [Gr. many, and side.] [.] 1. In geometry, a body or solid contained under many sides or planes. [.] 2. In optics, a multiplying glass or lens consisting of several plane surfaces disposed in a convex form.
41719	polyhedrous	[.] POLYHE'DROUS, a. [See Polyhedron.] Having many sides; as a solid body.
41720	polylogy	[.] POLYL'OGY, n. [Gr. many, and discourse.] [.] A talking much; talkativeness; garrulity. [Not in use.]
41721	polymathic	[.] POLYMATH'IC, a. [See Polymathy.] Pertaining to polymathy.
41722	polymathy	[.] POLYM'ATHY, n. [Gr.many, and learning; to learn.] The knowledge of many arts and sciences; acquaintance with many branches of learning or with various subjects.
41723	polymnite	[.] POL'YMNITE, n. [stone of many marshes.] A stone marked with dendrites and black lines, and so disposed as to represent rivers, marshes and ponds.
41724	polymorph	[.] POL'YMORPH, n. [Gr. many and form.] A name given by Soldani to a numerous tribe or series of shells, which are very small, irregular and singular in form, and which cannot be referred to any known genus.
41725	polymorphous	[.] POLYMORPH'OUS, a. [supra.] Having many forms.
41726	polyneme	[.] POL'YNEME, n. A fish having a scaly compressed head,with a blunt prominent nose, and pliform appendages to the pectoral fins.
41727	polynesia	[.] POLYNE'SIA, n. s as z. [Gr. many and isle.] A new term in geography, used to designate a great number of isles in the Pacific ocean, as the Pelew isles, the Ladrones, the Carolinas,the Sandwich isles,the Marquesas, the Society isles and the Friendly isles.
41728	polynesian	[.] POLYNE'SIAN, a. Pertaining to Polynesia.
41729	polynome	[.] POL'YNOME, n. [Gr. many and name.] In algebra, a quantity consisting of many terms.
41730	polynomial	[.] POLYNO'MIAL, a. Containing many names or terms.
41731	polyonomous	[.] POLYON'OMOUS, a. [Gr. many and name.] [.] Having many names or titles; many-titled.
41732	polyonomy	[.] POLYON'OMY, n. [supra.] Variety of different names.
41733	polyoptrum	[.] POLYOP'TRUM,. n. [Gr. many and to see.] A glass through which objects appear multiplied.
41734	polype	[.] POL'YPE
41735	polypetalous	[.] POLYPET'ALOUS, a. [Gr. many and a petal.] In botany, having many petals; as a polypetalous corol.
41736	polyphonic	[.] POLYPHON'IC, a. [infra.] Having or consisting of many voices or sounds.
41737	polyphonism	[.] POLYPH'ONISM
41738	polyphony	[.] POLYPH'ONY, n. [Gr. many and sound.] Multiplicity of sounds, as in the reverberations of an echo.
41739	polyphyllous	[.] POLYPH'YLLOUS, a. [Gr. many and leaf.] In botany, many-leafed; as a polyphyllous calyx or perianth.
41740	polypier	[.] POL'YPIER, n. The name given to the habitations of polypes, or to the common part of those compound animals called polypes.
41741	polypite	[.] POL'YPITE, n. Fossil polype.
41742	polypode	[.] POL'YPODE, n. [Gr.] An animal having many feet; the milleped or wood-louse.
41743	polypody	[.] POLYP'ODY, n. [L. polypodium, from the Greek. See Polype.] [.] A plant of the genus Polypodium, of the order of Filices or ferns. The fructifications are in roundish points, scattered over the inferior disk of the frons or leaf. There are numerous species, of which ...
41744	polypous	[.] POL'YPOUS, a. [from polypus.] Having the nature of the polypus; having many feet or roots, like the polypus; as a polypous concretion.
41745	polypus	[.] POL'YPUS, n. [Gr. many and foot.] [.] 1. Something that has many feet or roots. [.] 2. In zoology, a species of fresh water insect, belonging to the genus Hydra and order of zoophytes. Of this animal it is remarkable, that if cut into pieces, each part will shoot ...
41746	polyscope	[.] POL'YSCOPE, n. [Gr. many and to view.] A glass which makes a single object appear as many.
41747	polyspast	[.] POL'YSPAST,n. [Gr. many and to draw.] A machine consisting of many pulleys.
41748	polysperm	[.] POL'YSPERM, n. [Gr. many and seed.] A tree whose fruit contains many seeds.
41749	polyspermous	[.] POLYSPERM'OUS, a. Containing many seeds; as a polyspermous capsule or berry.
41750	polysyllabic	[.] POLYSYLLAB'IC
41751	polysyllabical	[.] POLYSYLLAB'ICAL, a. [from polysyllable.] Pertaining to a polysyllable; consisting of many syllables,or of more than three.
41752	polysyllable	[.] POL'YSYLLABLE, n. [Gr.many and a syllable.] A word of many syllables, that is, consisting of more syllables than three, for words of a less number than four are called monosyllables, dissyllables and trisyllables.
41753	polysyndeton	[.] POLYSYN'DETON, n. [Gr. many and connecting.] A figure of rhetoric by which the copulative is often repeated; as, "we have ships and men and money and stores."
41754	polytechnic	[.] POLYTECH'NIC, a. [Gr.many and art.] Denoting or comprehending many arts; as a polytechnic school.
41755	polytheism	[.] POL'YTHEISM, n. [Gr. many and God.] The doctrine of a plurality of gods or invisible beings superior to man, and having an agency in the government of the world.
41756	polytheist	[.] POL'YTHEIST, n. A person who believes in or maintains the doctrine of a plurality of gods.
41757	polytheistic	[.] POLYTHEIS'TIC
41758	polytheistical	[.] POLYTHEIS'TICAL, a. Pertaining to polytheism; as polytheistic belief or worship. [.] 1. Holding a plurality of gods; as a polytheistic writer.
41759	pomace	[.] POMACE, n. [from L. pomum, an apple.] The substance of apples or of similar fruit crushed by grinding. In America, it is so called before and after being pressed. [See Pomp and Pommel.]
41760	pomaceous	[.] POMA'CEOUS, a. Consisting of apples; as pomaceous harvests. [.] 1. Like pomace.
41761	pomade	[.] POMA'DE, n. Perfumed ointment. [Little used.]
41762	pomander	[.] PO'MANDER, n. A sweet ball; a perfumed ball or powder.
41763	pomatum	[.] POMA'TUM, n. An unguent or composition used in dressing the hair. It is also used in medicine.
41764	pome	[.] POME, n. [L. pomum.] In botany, a pulpy pericarp without valves, containing a capsule or core, as the apple, pear, &c. [.] POME, v.i. To grow to a head, or form a head in growing. [Not used.]
41765	pome-water	[.] PO'ME-WATER, n. A sort of apple.
41766	pomecitron	[.] POMECIT'RON, n. A citron apple.
41767	pomegranate	[.] POMEGRAN'ATE, n. [L. pomum, an apple, and granatum, grained. See Grain and Granate.] [.] 1. The fruit of a tree belonging to the genus Punica. This fruit is as large as an orange, having a hard rind filled with a soft pulp and numerous seeds. It is of a reddish ...
41768	pomegranate-tree	[.] POMEGRANATE-TREE, n. The tree which produces pomegranates.
41769	pomeroy	[.] PO'MEROY
41770	pomeroyal	[.] POMEROY'AL, n. Royal apple; a particular sort of apple.
41771	pomiferous	[.] POMIF'EROUS, a. [L. pomum, an apple, and fero, to produce.] [.] Apple-bearing; an epithet applied to plants which bear the larger fruits, such as melons, gourds, pumpkins, cucumbers, &c. in distinction from the bacciferous or berry-bearing plants.
41772	pomme	[.] POMME
41773	pommel	[.] POMMEL, n. [L. pomum, an apple, or a similar fruit.] [.] 1. A knob or ball. 2 Chron. 4. [.] 2. The knob on the hilt of a sword; the protuberant part of a saddle-bow; the round knob on the frame of a chair, &c. [.] POMMEL, v.t. [from the noun.] To beat as ...
41774	pommeled	[.] POMMELED, pp. Beaten; bruised. [.] 1. In heraldry, having pommels; as a sword or dagger.
41775	pommelion	[.] POMME'LION, n. [from pommel.] The cascabel or hindmost knob of a cannon.
41776	pommette	[.] POMMETTE, n. In heraldry, a cross with one or more knobs at each of the ends.
41777	pomp	[.] POMP, n. [L. pompa; bombus; Eng. bomb, bombast.] [.] 1. A procession distinguished by ostentation of grandeur and splendor; as the pomp of a Roman triumph. [.] 2. Show of magnificence; parade; splendor. [.] [.] Hearts formed for love, but doom'd in vain to ...
41778	pompatic	[.] POMPAT'IC, a. [Low L. pompaticus, pompatus.] [.] Pompous; splendid; ostentatious. [Not in use.]
41779	pompet	[.] POMP'ET, n. The ball which printers use to black the types.
41780	pompholyx	[.] POM'PHOLYX,n. [L. from Gr. a tumor; a blast, a puff, a bubble, a pustule. See Pomp.] The white oxyd which sublimes during the combustion of zink; called flowers of zink. It rises and adheres to the dome of the furnace and the covers of crucibles.
41781	pompion	[.] POMP'ION, n. [See Pomp and Pomace.] A pumpkin; a plant and its fruit of the genus Cucurbita.
41782	pompire	[.] POM'PIRE, n. [L. pomum, apple, and pyrus, pear.] [.] A sort of pearmain.
41783	pomposity	[.] POMPOS'ITY, n. Pompousness; ostentation; boasting.
41784	pompous	[.] POMP'OUS, a. [.] 1. Displaying pomp; showy with grandeur; splendid; magnificent; as a pompous procession; a pompous triumph. [.] 2. Ostentatious; boastful; as a pompous account of private adventures.
41785	pompously	[.] POMP'OUSLY, adv. With great parade or display; magnificently; splendidly; ostentatiously.
41786	pompousness	[.] POMP'OUSNESS, n. The state of being pompous; magnificence; splendor; great display of show; ostentatiousness.
41787	pomptine	[.] POMP'TINE, a. [L. pontina, a lake.] Designating a large marsh between Rome and Naples.
41788	pond	[.] POND, n. [L. pono; pontus, the sea.] [.] 1. A body of stagnant water without an outlet, larger than a puddle, and smaller than a lake; or a like body of water with a small outlet. In the United States, we give this name to collections of water in the interior country, ...
41789	pond-weed	[.] POND'-WEED, n. [pond and weed.] A plant of the genus Potamogeton. The triple-headed pond-weed is of the genus Zannichellia.
41790	ponder	[.] PON'DER, v.t. [L. pondero, from pondo, pondus, a pound; pendeo,pendo, to weigh.] [.] 1. To weigh in the mind; to consider and compare the circumstances or consequences of an event, or the importance of the reasons for or against a decision. [.] [.] Mary kept all ...
41791	ponderable	[.] PON'DERABLE, a. That may be weighed; capable of being weighed.
41792	ponderal	[.] PON'DERAL, a. [from L. pondus, weight.] Estimated or ascertained by weight, as distinguished from numeral; as a ponderal drachma.
41793	ponderance	[.] PON'DERANCE, n. Weight; gravity.
41794	ponderate	[.] PON'DERATE, v.t. To weigh in the mind; to consider. [Not in use.]
41795	ponderation	[.] PONDERA'TION, n. The act of weighing. [Little used.]
41796	pondered	[.] PON'DERED, pp. Weighed in the mind; considered; examined by intellectual operation.
41797	ponderer	[.] PON'DERER, n. One that weighs in his mind.
41798	pondering	[.] PON'DERING, ppr. Weighing intellectually; considering; deliberating on.
41799	ponderingly	[.] PON'DERINGLY, adv. With consideration or deliberation.
41800	ponderosity	[.] PONDEROS'ITY, n. Weight; gravity; heaviness.
41801	ponderous	[.] PON'DEROUS, a. [L. ponderosus.] [.] 1. Very heavy; weighty; as a ponderous shield; a ponderous load. [.] 2. Important; momentous; as a ponderous project. [This application of the word is unusual.] [.] 3. Forcible; strongly impulsive; as a motion vehement or ...
41802	ponderously	[.] PON'DEROUSLY, adv. With great weight.
41803	ponderousness	[.] PON'DEROUSNESS, n. Weight; heaviness; gravity.
41804	ponent	[.] PO'NENT, a. [L. ponens, form pono, to set.] [.] Western; as the ponent winds. [Little used.]
41805	pongo	[.] PON'GO, n. A name of the orang outang. [.] The name pongo was applied by Buffon to a large species of orang outang, which is now ascertained to have been an imaginary animal. It is applied by Cuvier to the largest species of ape known, which inhabits Borneo, and resembles ...
41806	poniard	[.] PONIARD, n. pon'yard. [L. pugnus.] A small dagger; a pointed instrument for stabbing, borne in the hand or at the girdle, or in the pocket. [.] PONIARD, v.t. pon'yard. To pierce with a poniard; to stab.
41807	ponk	[.] PONK, n. A nocturnal spirit; a hag. [Not in use.]
41808	pontage	[.] PONT'AGE, n. [L. pons, pontis, a bridge.] [.] A duty paid for repairing bridges.
41809	pontee	[.] PONTEE', n. In glass words, an iron instrument used to stick the glass at the bottom, for the more convenient fashioning the neck of it.
41810	pontic	[.] PONT'IC, a. [L. Pontus, the Euxine sea.] [.] Pertaining to the Pontus, Euxine, or Black Sea.
41811	pontif	[.] PONT'IF, n. [L. pontifex; said to be from pons, a bridge, and facio, to make.] A high priest. The Romans had a college of pontifs; the Jews had their pontifs; and in modern times, the pope is called pontif or sovereign pontif.
41812	pontific	[.] PONTIF'IC, a. Relating to priests; popish.
41813	pontifical	[.] PONTIF'ICAL, a. [L. pontificalis.] Belonging to a high priest; as pontifical authority; hence, belonging to the pope; popish. [.] 1. Splendid; magnificent. [.] 2. Bridge-building. [Not used.] [.] PONTIF'ICAL, n. A book containing rites and ceremonies ecclesiastical. [.] 1. ...
41814	pontificality	[.] PONTIFICAL'ITY, n. The state and government of the pope; the papacy. [Not used.]
41815	pontifically	[.] PONTIF'ICALLY, adv. In a pontifical manner.
41816	pontificate	[.] PONTIF'ICATE, n. [L. pontificatus.] The state or dignity of a high priest; particularly, the office or dignity of the pope. [.] [.] He turned hermit in the view of being advanced to the pontificate. [.] 1. The reign of a pope. [.] [.] Painting, sculpture ...
41817	pontifice	[.] PONT'IFICE, n. Bridge-work; structure or edifice of a bridge. [Little used.]
41818	pontificial	[.] PONTIFI'CIAL, a. Popish.
41819	pontifician	[.] PONTIFI'CIAN, a. Popish; papistical. [.] PONTIFI'CIAN, n. One that adheres to the pope; a papist.
41820	pontine	[.] PON'TINE
41821	pontlevis	[.] PONT'LEVIS, n. In horsemanship, a disorderly resisting of a horse by rearing repeatedly on his hind legs, so as to be in danger of coming over.
41822	pontoon	[.] PONTOON', n. [L. pons, a bridge, probably from the root of pono, to lay.] [.] 1. A flat-bottomed boat, whose frame of wood is covered and lined with tin, or covered with copper; used in forming bridges over rivers for armies. [.] 2. A lighter; a low flat vessel ...
41823	pony	[.] PO'NY, n. A small horse.
41824	pood	[.] POOD, n. A Russian weight, equal to 40 Russian or 36 English pounds.
41825	pool	[.] POOL, n. [L. palus; Gr. probably from setting, standing, like L. stagnum, or from issuing, as a spring.] [.] A small collection of water in a hollow place, supplied by a spring, and discharging its surplus water by an outlet. It is smaller than a lake, and in New England ...
41826	poop	[.] POOP, n. [L. puppis; probably a projection.] [.] The highest and aftmost part of a ship's desk. [.] POOP, v.t. To strike upon the stern, as a heavy sea. [.] 1. To strike the stern, as one vessel that runs her stem against another's stern.
41827	pooping	[.] POOP'ING, n. The shock of a heavy sea on the stern or quarter of a ship, when scudding in a tempest; also, the action of one ship's running her stem against another's stern.
41828	poor	[.] POOR, a. [L. pauper.] [.] 1. Wholly destitute of property, or not having property sufficient for a comfortable subsistence; needy. It is often synonymous with indigent, and with necessitous, denoting extreme want; it is also applied to persons who are not entirely ...
41829	poor-spirited	[.] POOR-SPIR'ITED, a. Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base.
41830	poor-spiritedness	[.] POOR-SPIR'ITEDNESS, n. Meanness or baseness of spirit; cowardice.
41831	poorjohn	[.] POOR'JOHN, n. A sort of fish [callarius] of the genus Gadus.
41832	poorly	[.] POOR'LY, adv. Without wealth; in indigence or want of the conveniences and comforts of life; as, to live poorly. [.] 1. With little or no success; with little growth, profit or advantage; as, wheat grows poorly on the Atlantic borders of New England; these men have ...
41833	poorness	[.] POOR'NESS, n. Destitution of property; indigence; poverty; want; as the poorness of the exchequer. [.] [.] No less I hate him than the gates of hell, [.] [.] That poorness can force an untruth to tell. [.] [In this sense, we generally use poverty.] [.] 1. ...
41834	pop	[.] POP, n. A small smart quick sound or report. [.] POP, v.i. To enter or issue forth with a quick, sudden motion. [.] [.] I startled at his popping upon me unexpectedly. [.] 1. To dart; to start from place to place suddenly. [.] POP, v.t. To thrust ...
41835	pope	[.] POPE, n. [Low L. papa.] [.] 1. The bishop of Rome, the head of the catholic church. [.] 2. A small fish, called also a ruff.
41836	pope-joan	[.] PO'PE-JOAN, n. A game of cards.
41837	pope-s-eye	[.] PO'PE-S-EYE, n. [pope and eye.] The gland surrounded with fat in the middle of the thigh.
41838	popedom	[.] PO'PEDOM, n. The place, office or dignity of the pope; papal dignity. [.] 1. The jurisdiction of the pope.
41839	popeling	[.] PO'PELING, n. An adherent of the pope.
41840	popery	[.] PO'PERY, n. The religion of the church of Rome, comprehending doctrines and practices.
41841	popgun	[.] POP'GUN, n. A small gun or tube used by children to shoot wads and make a noise.
41842	popinjay	[.] POP'INJAY, n. [.] 1. A parrot. [.] 2. A woodpecker, a bird with a gay head. [.] [.] The green woodpecker, with a scarlet crown, a native of Europe. [.] 3. A gay, trifling young man; a fop or coxcomb.
41843	popish	[.] PO'PISH, a. Relating to the pope; taught by the pope; pertaining to the pope or to the church of Rome; as popish tenets or ceremonies.
41844	popishly	[.] PO'PISHLY, adv. In a popish manner; with a tendency to popery; as, to be popishly affected or inclined.
41845	poplar	[.] POP'LAR, n. [L. populus.] A tree of the genus Populus, of several species, as the abele, the white poplar,the black poplar, the aspen-tree, &c. It is numbered among the aquatic trees.
41846	poplin	[.] POP'LIN, n. A stuff made of silk and worsted.
41847	popliteal	[.] POPLIT'EAL
41848	poplitic	[.] POPLIT'IC, a. [from L. poples,the ham.] [.] Pertaining to the ham or knee joint.
41849	poppet	[.] POPPET. [See Puppet.]
41850	poppy	[.] POP'PY, n. [L. papaver.] A plant of the genus Papaver, of several species, from one of which, the somniferum or white poppy, is collected opium. This is the milky juice of the capsule when half grown, which exudes from incisions in the cortical part of the capsule, ...
41851	populace	[.] POP'ULACE, n. [L. populus. See People.] The common people; the vulgar; the multitude, comprehending all persons not distinguished by rank, education, office, profession or erudition.
41852	populacy	[.] POP'ULACY, n. The populace or common people.
41853	popular	[.] POP'ULAR, a. [L. popularis. See People.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the common people; as the popular voice; popular elections. [.] [.] So the popular vote inclines. [.] 2. Suitable to common people; familiar; plain; easy to be comprehended; not critical or abstruse. [.] [.] ...
41854	popularity	[.] POPULAR'ITY, n. [L. popularitas.] Favor of the people; the state of possessing the affections and confidence of the people in general; as the popularity of the ministry; the popularity of a public officer or of a preacher. It is applied also to things; as the popularity ...
41855	popularize	[.] POP'ULARIZE, v.t. To make popular or common; to spread among the people; as, to popularize philosophy or physics; to popularize a knowledge of chimical principles.
41856	popularized	[.] POP'ULARIZED, pp. Made popular, or introduced among the people.
41857	popularizing	[.] POP'ULARIZING, ppr. Making popular, or introducing among the people.
41858	popularly	[.] POP'ULARLY, adv. In a popular manner; so as to please the populace. [.] [.] The victor knight, [.] [.] Bareheadaed, popularly low had bow'd. [.] 1. According to the conceptions of the common people.
41859	populate	[.] POP'ULATE, v.i. [L. populus.] To breed people; to propagate. [.] [.] When there be great shoals of people which go on to populate. [.] POP'ULATE, v.t. To people; to furnish with inhabitants, either by natural increase, or by immigration or colonization.
41860	populated	[.] POP'ULATED, pp. Furnished with inhabitants; peopled.
41861	populating	[.] POP'ULATING, ppr. Peopling.
41862	population	[.] POPULA'TION, n. The act or operation of peopling or furnishing with inhabitants; multiplication of inhabitants. The value of our western lands is annually enhanced by population. [.] 1. The whole number of people or inhabitants in a country. The population of England ...
41863	populosity	[.] POPULOS'ITY, n. Populousness. [Not used.]
41864	populous	[.] POP'ULOUS, a. [L. populosus.] Full of inhabitants; containing many inhabitants in proportion to the extent of the country. A territory containing fifteen or twenty inhabitants to a square mile is not a populous country. The Netherlands, and some parts of Italy, containing ...
41865	populously	[.] POP'ULOUSLY, adv. With many inhabitants in proportion to the extent of country.
41866	populousness	[.] POP'ULOUSNESS, n. The state of having many inhabitants in proportion to the extent of country. [.] [.] By populousness, in contradistinction to population, is understood the proportion the number bears to the surface of the ground they live on.
41867	porcated	[.] POR'CATED, a. [L. porca, a ridge.] Ridged; formed in ridges.
41868	porcelain	[.] POR'CELAIN, n. [L. portulaca.] [.] 1. The finest species of earthen ware, originally manufactured in China and Japan, but now made in several European countries. All earthen wares which are white and semi-transparent, are called porcelains, but they differ much ...
41869	porcellaneous	[.] PORCELLA'NEOUS, a. [from porcelain.] Pertaining to or resembling porcelain; as porcellaneous shells.
41870	porcellanite	[.] POR'CELLANITE, n. A silicious mineral, a species of jasper, of various colors. It seems to be formed accidentally in coal mines which have indurated and semi-vitrified beds of coal-shale or slate-clay. It is sometimes marked with vegetable impressions of a brick ...
41871	porch	[.] PORCH, n. [L. porticus, from porta, a gate, entrance or passage, or from portus, a shelter.] [.] 1. In architecture, a kind of vestibule supported by columns at the entrance of temples, halls, churches or other buildings. [.] 2. A portico; a covered walk. [.] 3. ...
41872	porcine	[.] POR'CINE, a. [L. porcinus, from porcus. See Pork.] [.] Pertaining to swine; as the porcine species of animals.
41873	porcupine	[.] POR'CUPINE, n. [L. porcus; spina, a spine or thorn.] [.] In zoology, a quadruped of the genus Hystrix. The crested porcupine has a body about two feet in length, four toes on each of the fore feet, and five on each of the hind feet, a crested head, a short tail, and ...
41874	porcupine-fish	[.] POR'CUPINE-FISH, n. A fish which is covered with spines or prickles. It is of the diodon kind,and about fourteen inches in length.
41875	pore	[.] PORE, n. [Gr. to go, to pass.; Eng. to fare. See Fare.] [.] 1. In anatomy, a minute interstice in the skin of an animal, through which the perspirable matter passes to the surface or is excreted. [.] 2. A small spiracle, opening or passage in other substances; ...
41876	pore-blind	[.] PO'RE-BLIND
41877	porer	[.] PO'RER, n. One who pores or studies diligently.
41878	porgy	[.] POR'GY, n. A fish of the gilt-head kind.
41879	poriness	[.] PO'RINESS, n. [from pory.] [.] The state of being pory or having numerous pores.
41880	porism	[.] PO'RISM, n. [Gr. acquisition, to gain, a passing, to pass.] [.] In geometry, a name given by ancient geometers to two classes of propositions. Euclid gave this name to propositions involved in others which he was investigating, and obtained without a direct view to their ...
41881	poristic	[.] PORIS'TIC
41882	poristical	[.] PORIS'TICAL, a. Pertaining to a porism; seeking to determine by what means and in how many ways a problem may be solved.
41883	porite	[.] PO'RITE, n. plu. porites. A petrified madrepore.
41884	pork	[.] PORK, n. [L. porcus, a hog or pig; porca, a ridge; or from his snout and rooting.] The flesh of swine, fresh or salted, used for food.
41885	porkeater	[.] PORK'EATER, n. One that feeds on swine's flesh.
41886	porker	[.] PORKER, n. A hog; a pig. [Not used in America.]
41887	porket	[.] PORKET, n. A young hog.
41888	porkling	[.] PORKLING, n. A pig.
41889	porosity	[.] POROS'ITY, n. [from porous.] The quality or state of having pores or interstices.
41890	porous	[.] PO'ROUS, a. [from pore.] Having interstices in the skin or substance of the body; having spiracles or passages for fluids; as a porous skin; porous wood; porous earth.
41891	porousness	[.] PO'ROUSNESS, n. The quality of having pores, porosity; as the porousness of the skin of an animal, or of wood, or of fossils. [.] 1. The porous parts. [Not authorized.]
41892	porpess	[.] POR'PESS, n. In zoology, a cetaceous fish of the genus Delphinus, whose back is usually blackish or brown, whence it is called in Dutch, bruinvisch, brown fish; the body is thick towards the head, but more slender towards the tail, which is semi-lunar. This fish preys ...
41893	porphyraceous	[.] PORPHYRA'CEOUS, a. [See Porphyry.] Pertaining to porphyry; resembling porphyry. [.] 1. Containing or composed of porphyry; as porphyraceous mountains.
41894	porphyritic	[.] PORPHYRIT'IC
41895	porphyrize	[.] POR'PHYRIZE, v.t. To cause to resemble porphyry; to make spotted in its composition.
41896	porphyry	[.] POR'PHYRY, n. [Gr. purple; L. porphyrites.] A mineral consisting of a homogeneous ground with crystals of some other mineral imbedded, giving to the mass a speckled complexion. One variety of Egyptian porphyry has a purple ground, whence the name of the species; but ...
41897	porphyry-shell	[.] PORPHYRY-SHELL, n. An animal or shell of the genus Murex. It is of the snail kind, the shell consisting of one spiral valve. From one species of this genus was formerly obtained a liquor that produced the Tyrian purple.
41898	porpite	[.] POR'PITE
41899	porpites	[.] POR'PITES, n. The hair-button-stone, a small species of fossil coral of a roundish figure, flattened and striated from the center to the circumference; found immersed in stone.
41900	porraceous	[.] PORRA'CEOUS, a. [L. porraceus, from porrum, a leek or onion.] [.] Greenish; resembling the leek in color.
41901	porrection	[.] PORREC'TION, n. [L. porrectio,porrigo; per or por; Eng. for, fore, and rego; to reach.] The act of stretching forth. [Not used.]
41902	porret	[.] POR'RET, n. [L. porrum.] A scallion; a leek or small onion.
41903	porridge	[.] POR'RIDGE,n. [L. farrago, or from porrum, a leek.] [.] A kind of food made by boiling meat in water; broth. [.] This mixture is usually called in America, broth or soup, but not porridge. With us, porridge is a mixture of meal or flour, boiled with water. Perhaps this ...
41904	porridge-pot	[.] POR'RIDGE-POT, n. The pot in which flesh, or flesh and vegetables are boiled for food.
41905	porringer	[.] POR'RINGER, n. [.] 1. A small metal vessel in which children eat porridge or milk, or used in the nursery for warming liquors. [.] 2. A head-dress in the shape of a porringer; in contempt.
41906	port	[.] PORT, n. [L. portus, porto, to carry; L. fero; Eng. to bear.] [.] 1. A harbor; a haven; any bay,cove, inlet or recess of the sea or of a lake or the mouth of a river, which ships or vessels can enter, and where they can lie safe from injury by storms. Ports may ...
41907	port-bar	[.] PORT-BAR, n. A bar to secure the ports of a ship in a gale of wind. [.] Port-charges, in commerce, charges to which a ship or its cargo is subjected in a harbor, as wharfage, &c.
41908	port-crayon	[.] PORT-CRAYON, n. A pencil-case.
41909	port-fire	[.] PORT-FIRE, n. A composition for setting fire to powder, &c. frequently used in preference to a match. It is wet or dry. The wet is composed of saltpeter, four parts, of sulphur one, and of mealed powder four; mixed and sifted,moistened with a little lintseed oil,and ...
41910	port-hole	[.] PORT-HOLE, n. [port and hole.] [.] The embrasure of a ship of war. [See Port.]
41911	port-man	[.] PORT-MAN, n. [port and man.] An inhabitant or burgess, as of a cinque port.
41912	port-mote	[.] PORT-MOTE, n. Anciently, a court held in a port town.
41913	port-rope	[.] PORT-ROPE, n. A rope to draw up a portlid.
41914	portable	[.] PORTABLE, a. [L. porto, to carry.] [.] 1. That may be carried by the hand or about the person, on horseback, or in a traveling vehicle; not bulky or heavy; that may be easily conveyed from place to place with one's traveling baggage; as a portable bureau or secretary. [.] 2. ...
41915	portableness	[.] PORTABLENESS, n. The quality of being portable.
41916	portage	[.] PORTAGE, n. The act of carrying. [.] 1. The price of carriage. [.] 2. A port-hole. [Unusual.] [.] 3. A carrying place over land between navigable waters.
41917	portal	[.] PORTAL, n. In architecture, a little gate, where there are two gates of different dimensions. [.] 1. A little square corner of a room, separated from the rest by a wainscot, and forming a short passage into a room. [.] 2. A kind of arch of joiner's work before ...
41918	portance	[.] PORTANCE, n. Air; mien; carriage; port; demeanor.
41919	portass	[.] PORTASS, n. A breviary; a prayer book. [portuis, porthose.] [.] [Not used.]
41920	portative	[.] PORTATIVE, a. Portable. [Not used.]
41921	portcullis	[.] PORTCUL'LIS, n. [L. clausus.] In fortification, an assemblage of timbers joined across one another, like those of a harrow, and each pointed with iron; hung over the gateway of a fortified town, to be let down in case of surprise, to prevent the entrance of an enemy. [.] PORTCUL'LIS, ...
41922	portcullised	[.] PORTCUL'LISED, a. Having a portcullis.
41923	porte	[.] PORTE, n. The Ottoman court, so called from the gate of the Sultan's palace where justice is administered; as the Sublime Porte.
41924	ported	[.] PORTED, a. Having gates. [Not used.] [.] 1. Borne in a certain or regular order.
41925	portend	[.] PORTEND', v.t. [L. portendo; por; Eng. fore, and tendo, to stretch.] To foreshow; to foretoken; to indicate something future by previous signs. [.] [.] A moist and cool summer portends a hard winter.
41926	portended	[.] PORTEND'ED, pp. Foreshown; previously indicated by signs.
41927	portending	[.] PORTEND'ING, ppr. Foreshowing.
41928	portension	[.] PORTEN'SION, n. The act of foreshowing. [Not in use.]
41929	portent	[.] PORTENT', n. [L. portentum.] An omen of ill; any previous sign or prodigy indicating the approach of evil or calamity. [.] [.] My loss by dire portents the god foretold.
41930	portentous	...
41931	porter	[.] PORTER, n. [L. porta, a gate.] [.] 1. A man that has the charge of a door or gate; a door-keeper. [.] 2. One that waits at the door to receive messages. [.] 3. [L. porto.] A carrier; a person who carries or conveys burdens for hire. [.] 4. A malt liquor ...
41932	porterage	[.] PORTERAGE, n. Money charged or paid for the carriage of burdens by a porter. [.] 1. The business of a porter or door-keeper.
41933	porteress	[.] PORTERESS, n. [from porter.] A female guardian of a gate.
41934	porterly	[.] PORTERLY, a. Coarse; vulgar. [Little used.]
41935	portesse	[.] PORTESSE. [See Portass.]
41936	portfolio	[.] PORTFOLIO, n. [L. folium.] A case of the size of a large book, to keep loose papers in. [.] To have or hold the portfolio, is to hold the office of minister of foreign affairs.
41937	portglave	[.] PORTGLAVE, n. A sword-bearer. [Not in use.]
41938	portgrave	[.] PORTGRAVE
41939	portgreve	[.] PORTGREVE
41940	portico	[.] PORTICO, n. [L. porticus, form porta or portus.] In architecture, a kind of gallery on the ground, or a piazza encompassed with arches supported by columns; a covered walk. The roof is sometimes flat; sometimes vaulted.
41941	portion	[.] PORTION, n. [L. portio, from partio, to divide, from pars, part. See Part.] [.] 1. In general, a part of any thing separated from it. Hence, [.] 2. A part, though not actually divided, but considered by itself. [.] [.] These are parts of his ways, but how ...
41942	portioned	[.] PORTIONED, pp. Divided into shares or parts. [.] 1. Endowed; furnished with a portion.
41943	portioner	[.] PORTIONER, n. One who divides or assigns in shares.
41944	portioning	[.] PORTIONING, ppr. Dividing; endowing.
41945	portionist	[.] PORTIONIST, n. One who has a certain academical allowance or portion. [.] 1. The incumbent of a benefice which has more rectors or vicars than one.
41946	portland-stone	[.] PORTLAND-STONE, n. A compact sandstone from the isle of Portland in England, which forms a calcarious cement.
41947	portlast	[.] PORTLAST
41948	portlid	[.] PORTLID, n. The lid that closes a porthole.
41949	portliness	[.] PORTLINESS, n. [from portly.] Dignity of mien or of personal appearance, consisting in size and symmetry of body, with dignified manners and demeanor.
41950	portly	[.] PORTLY, a. [from port.] Grand or dignified in mien; of a noble appearance and carriage. [.] 1. Bulky; corpulent.
41951	portmanteau	[.] PORTMAN'TEAU, n. [L. mantele.] A bag usually made of leather, for carrying apparel and other furniture on journeys, particularly on horseback.
41952	portoise	[.] PORTOISE, n. The gunwale of a ship. [.] To lower the yards a portlast, is to lower them to the gunwale. [.] To ride a portoise, is to have the lower yards and top-masts struck or lowered down, when at anchor in a gale of wind.
41953	portrait	[.] PORTRAIT, n. [Eng. to portray; pour; for, fore, and traire; L. trahere; Eng. to draw.] A picture or representation of a person, and especially of a face, drawn from the life. [.] [.] In portraits, the grace, and we may add, the likeness, consist more in the general ...
41954	portraiture	[.] PORTRAITURE, n. A portrait; painted resemblance.
41955	portray	[.] PORTRA'Y, v.t. [.] 1. To paint or draw the likeness of any thing in colors; as, to portray a king on horseback; to portray a city or temple with a pencil or with chalk. [.] 2. To describe in words. It belongs to the historian to portray the character of Alexander ...
41956	portrayed	[.] PORTRA'YED, pp. Painted or drawn to the life; described.
41957	portrayer	[.] PORTRA'YER, n. One who paints, draws to the life or describes.
41958	portraying	[.] PORTRA'YING, ppr. Painting or drawing the likeness of; describing.
41959	portreeve	[.] PORTREEVE, n. [L. portus, a port.] Formerly, the chief magistrate of a port or maritime town. This officer is now called mayor or bailiff.
41960	portress	[.] PORTRESS
41961	portreve	[.] PORTREVE, n. [The modern orthography of portgreve, which see.] [.] The chief magistrate of a port or maritime town.
41962	porwigle	[.] POR'WIGLE, n. A tadpole; a young frog. [Not used.]
41963	pory	[.] PORY, a. [from pore.] Full of pores or small interstices.
41964	pose	[.] POSE, n. s as z. [See the Verb.] In heraldry, a lion, horse or other beast standing still, with all his feet on the ground. [.] POSE, n. s as z. A stuffing of the head; catarrh. [.] POSE, v.t. s as z. [L. posui.] [.] 1. To puzzle, [a word of the same ...
41965	posed	[.] PO'SED, pp. Puzzled; put to a stand; interrogated closely.
41966	poser	[.] PO'SER, n. One that puzzles by asking difficult questions; a close examiner.
41967	posing	[.] PO'SING, ppr. Puzzling; putting to a stand; questioning closely.
41968	posited	[.] POS'ITED, a. [L. positus, from pono, to put; probably however, pono is a different root, and positus from the root of pose.] [.] Put; set; placed.
41969	position	[.] POSI'TION, n. [L. positio, form positus. See Pose and Posited.] [.] 1. State of being placed; situation; often with reference to other objects, or to different parts of the same object. [.] [.] We have different prospects of the same thing according to our different ...
41970	positional	[.] POSI'TIONAL, a. Respecting position. [Not used.]
41971	positive	[.] POS'ITIVE, a. [Low L. positivus.] [.] 1. Properly, set; laid down; expressed; direct; explicit; opposed to implied; as, he told us in positive words; we have his positive declaration to the fact; the testimony is positive. [.] 2. Absolute; express; not admitting ...
41972	positively	[.] POS'ITIVELY, adv. Absolutely; by itself, independent of any thing else; not comparatively. [.] [.] Good and evil removed may be esteemed good or evil comparatively, and not positively or simply. [.] 1. Not negatively; really; in its own nature; directly; inherently. ...
41973	positiveness	[.] POS'ITIVENESS, n. Actualness; reality of existence; not mere negation. [.] The positiveness of sins of commission lies both in the habitude of the will and in the executed act too; the positiveness of sins of omission is in the habitude of the will only. [.] 1. ...
41974	positivity	[.] POSITIV'ITY, n. Peremptoriness. [Not used.]
41975	positure	[.] POSITURE, for posture, is not in use. [See Posture.]
41976	posnet	[.] POS'NET, n. [See Pose.] A little basin; a porringer, skillet or saucepan.
41977	posological	[.] POSOLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to posology.
41978	posology	[.] POSOL'OGY, n. [Gr. how much, and discourse.] [.] In medicine, the science or doctrine of doses.
41979	pospolite	[.] POS'POLITE, n. A kind of militia in Poland, consisting of the gentry, who in case of invasion, are summoned to arms for the defense of the country. [.] Posse comitatus, in law, the power of the country, or the citizens, who are summoned to assist an officer in suppressing ...
41980	possess	[.] POSSESS', v.t. [L. possessus, possideo, a compound of po, a Russian preposition, perhaps by, and sedeo, to sit; to sit in or on. [.] 1. To have the just and legal title, ownership or property of a thing; to own; to hold the title of, as the rightful proprietor, or ...
41981	possessed	[.] POSSESS'ED, pp. Held by lawful title; occupied; enjoyed; affected by demons or invisible agents.
41982	possessing	[.] POSSESS'ING, ppr. Having or holding by absolute right or title; occupying; enjoying.
41983	possession	[.] POSSES'SION, n. The having, holding or detention of property in one's power or command; actual seizin or occupancy, either rightful or wrongful. One man may have the possession of a thing, and another may have the right of possession or property. [.] [.] If the ...
41984	possessioner	[.] POSSES'SIONER, n. One that has possession of a thing, or power over it. [Little used.]
41985	possessive	[.] POSSESS'IVE, a. [L. possessivus.] Pertaining to possession; having possession. [.] Possessive case, in English grammar, is the genitive case, or case of nouns and pronouns, which expresses, 1st, possession, ownership, as John's book; or 2dly, some relation of one thing ...
41986	possessor	[.] POSSESS'OR, n. An occupant; one that has possession; a person who holds in his hands or power any species of property, real or personal. The owner or proprietor of property is the permanent possessor by legal right; the lessee of land and the bailee of goods are temporary ...
41987	possessory	[.] POSSESS'ORY, a. Having possession; as a possessory lord. [.] Possessory action, in law, an action or suit in which the right of possession only, and not that of property, is contested.
41988	posset	[.] POS'SET, n. [L. posca.] Milk curdled with wine or other liquor. [.] POS'SET, v.t. To curdle; to turn.
41989	possibility	[.] POSSIBIL'ITY, n. [from possible.] The power of being or existing; the power of happening; the state of being possible. It often implies improbability or great uncertainty. There is a possibility that a new star may appear this night. There is a possibility of a ...
41990	possible	[.] POS'SIBLE, a. [L. possibilis, from posse. See Power.] [.] That may be or exist; that may be now, or may happen or come to pass; that may be done; not contrary to the nature of things. It is possible that the Greeks and Turks may now be engaged in battle. It is possible ...
41991	possibly	[.] POS'SIBLY, adv. By any power, moral or physical, really existing. Learn all that can possibly be known. [.] [.] Can we possibly his love desert? [.] 1. Perhaps; without absurdity. [.] [.] Arbitrary power tends to make a man a bad sovereign, who might possibly ...
41992	post	[.] POST, a. Suborned; hired to do what is wrong. [Not in use.] [.] POST, n. [L. postis, from positus, the given participle of pono, to place.] [.] 1. A piece of timber set upright, usually larger than a stake, and intended to support something else; as the posts ...
41993	post-chaise	[.] POST-CHAISE, n. [See Chaise.] A carriage with four wheels for the conveyance of travelers.
41994	post-disseizin	[.] POST-DISSE'IZIN, n. A subsequent disseizin. A writ of post-disseizin is intended to put in possession a person who has been disseized after a judgment to recover the same lands of the same person, under the statute of Merton.
41995	post-disseizor	[.] POST-DISSE'IZOR, n. A person who disseizes another of lands which he had before recovered of the same person.
41996	post-existence	[.] POST-EXIST'ENCE, n. Subsequent or future existence.
41997	post-fine	[.] POST-FINE, n. In English law, a fine due to the king by prerogative, after a licentia concordandi given in a fine of lands and tenements; called also the king's silver.
41998	post-hackney	[.] POST-HACK'NEY, n. [post and hackney.] A hired posthorse.
41999	post-haste	[.] POST-HASTE, n. Haste or speed in traveling, like that of a post or courier. [.] POST-HASTE, adv. With speed or expedition. He traveled post-haste, that is, by an ellipsis, with post-haste.
42000	post-horse	[.] POST-HORSE, n. A horse stationed for the use of couriers.
42001	post-house	[.] POST-HOUSE, n. A house where a post-office is kept for receiving and dispatching letters by public mails; a post-office. [.] [The latter word is now in general use.]
42002	post-note	[.] POST-NOTE, n. [post and note.] In commerce, a bank note intended to be transmitted to a distant place by the public mail,and made payable to order. In this it differs from a common bank note, which is payable to the bearer.
42003	post-office	[.] POST-OFFICE, n. An office or house where letters are received for delivery to the persons to whom they are addressed, or to be transmitted to other places in the public mails; a post-house.
42004	post-paid	[.] POST-PAID, a. Having the postage paid on; as a letter.
42005	post-town	[.] POST-TOWN, n. A town in which a post-office is established by law. [.] 1. A town in which post-horses are kept.
42006	postable	[.] POSTABLE, a. That may be carried. [Not used.]
42007	postage	[.] POSTAGE, n. The price established by law to be paid for the conveyance of a letter in a public mail. [.] 1. A portage. [Not used.]
42008	postboy	[.] POSTBOY, n. A boy that rides as post; a courier.
42009	postdate	[.] POSTDA'TE, v.t. [L. post, after, and date, L. datum.] [.] To date after the real time; as, to postdate a contract, that is, to date it after the true time of making the contract.
42010	postdiluvial	[.] POSTDILU'VIAL
42011	postdiluvian	[.] POSTDILU'VIAN, a. [L. post, after, and diluvium, the deluge.] [.] Being or happening posterior to the flood in Noah's days. [.] POSTDILU'VIAN, n. A person who lived after the flood, or who has lived since that event.
42012	postea	[.] POSTEA, n. [L.] The record of what is done in a cause subsequent to the joining of issue and awarding of trial.
42013	posted	[.] POSTED, pp. Placed; stationed. [.] 1. Exposed on a post or by public notice. [.] 2. Carried to a ledger, as accounts.
42014	poster	[.] POSTER, n. One who posts; also, a courier; one that travels expeditiously.
42015	posterior	[.] POSTE'RIOR, a. [from L. posterus, from post.] [.] 1. Later or subsequent in time. [.] [.] Hesiod was posterior to Homer. [.] 2. Later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after. [Unfrequent.]
42016	posteriority	[.] POSTERIOR'ITY, n. The state of being later or subsequent; as posteriority of time or of an event; opposed to priority.
42017	posteriors	[.] POSTE'RIORS, n. plu. The hinder parts of an animal body.
42018	posterity	[.] POSTER'ITY, n. [L. posteritas, from posterus, from post, after.] [.] 1. Descendants; children, children's children, &c. indefinitely; the race that proceeds from a progenitor. The whole human race are the posterity of Adam. [.] 2. In a general sense, succeeding ...
42019	postern	[.] POSTERN, n. [L. post, behind.] [.] 1. Primarily, a back door or gate; a private entrance; hence, any small door or gate. [.] 2. In fortification , a small gate, usually in the angle of the flank of a bastion, or in that of the curtain or near the orillon, descending ...
42020	postfix	[.] POSTFIX, n. [L. post, after, and fix.] In grammar, a letter, syllable or word added to the end of another word; a suffix.
42021	postfixed	[.] POSTFIX'ED, pp. Added to the end of a word.
42022	postfixing	[.] POSTFIX'ING, ppr. Adding to the end of a word.
42023	posthume	[.] POST'HUME, a. Posthumous. [Not used.]
42024	posthumous	[.] POST'HUMOUS, a. [L. post, after, and humus, earth; humatus,buried.] [.] 1. Born after the death of the father, or taken from the dead body of the mother; as a posthumous son or daughter. [.] 2. Published after the death of the author; as posthumous works. [.] 3. ...
42025	posthumously	[.] POST'HUMOUSLY, adv. After one's decease.
42026	postic	[.] POSTIC, a. [L. posticus.] Backward. [Not used.]
42027	postil	[.] POS'TIL, n. [L. post.] A marginal note; originally, a note in the margin of the Bible, so called because written after the text. [.] POS'TIL, v.t. To write marginal notes; to gloss; to illustrate with marginal notes.
42028	postiler	[.] POS'TILER, n. One who writes marginal notes; one who illustrates the text of a book by notes in the margin.
42029	postillion	[.] POSTILLION, n. postil'yon. One that rides and guides the first pair of horses in a coach or other carriage; also, one that rides one of the horses, when one pair only is used, either in a coach or post-chaise.
42030	posting	[.] POSTING, ppr. Setting up on a post; exposing the name or character to reproach by public advertisement. [.] 1. Placing; stationing. [.] 2. Transferring accounts to a ledger.
42031	postliminiar	[.] POSTLIMIN'IAR
42032	postliminious	[.] POSTLIMIN'IOUS, a. [See Postliminium.] Contrived, done or existing subsequently; as a post-liminious application.
42033	postliminium	[.] POSTLIMIN'IUM
42034	postliminy	[.] POSTLIM'INY, n. [L. post, after, and limen, end, limit.] [.] Postliminium, among the Romans, was the return of a person to his own country who had gone to sojourn in a foreign country, or had been banished or taken by an enemy. [.] In the modern law of nations, the ...
42035	postman	[.] POSTMAN, n. A post or courier; a letter-carrier.
42036	postmark	[.] POSTMARK, n. The mark or stamp of a post-office on a letter.
42037	postmaster	[.] POSTMASTER, n. The officer who has the superintendence and direction of a post-office. [.] Postmaster-general, is the chief officer of the post-office department, whose duty is to make contracts for the conveyance of the public mails and see that they are executed, and ...
42038	postmeridian	[.] POSTMERID'IAN, a. [L. postmeridianus. See Meridian.] [.] Being or belonging to the afternoon; as postmeridian sleep.
42039	postnate	[.] POSTNATE, a. [L. post, after, and natus, born.] Subsequent. [Little used.]
42040	postnuptial	[.] POSTNUPTIAL, a. [post and nuptial.] Being or happening after marriage; as a postnuptial settlement on a wife.
42041	postpone	[.] POSTPO'NE, v.t. [L. postpono; post, after, and pono, to put.] [.] 1. To put off; to defer to a future or later time; to delay; as, to postpone the consideration of a bill or question to the afternoon, or to the following day. [.] 2. To set below something else ...
42042	postponed	[.] POSTPO'NED, pp. Delayed; deferred to a future time; set below in value.
42043	postponement	[.] POSTPO'NEMENT, n. The act of deferring to a future time; temporary delay of business.
42044	postponing	[.] POSTPO'NING, ppr. Deferring to a future time.
42045	postposition	[.] POSTPOSI'TION, n. [post and position.] The state of being put back or out of the regular place.
42046	postremote	[.] POSTREMO'TE, a. [post and remote.] More remote in subsequent time or order.
42047	postscript	[.] POSTSCRIPT, n. [L. post, after, and scriptum, written.] [.] A paragraph added to a letter after it is concluded and signed by the writer; or any addition made to a book or composition after it had been supposed to be finished, containing something omitted, or something ...
42048	postulant	[.] POS'TULANT, n. [See Postulate.] One who makes demand.
42049	postulate	[.] POS'TULATE, n. [L. postulatum, from postulo, to demand, from the root of posco, to ask or demand. The sense is to urge or push.] [.] A position or supposition assumed without proof, or one which is considered as self-evident, or too plain to require illustration. [.] [.] ...
42050	postulation	[.] POSTULA'TION, n. [L. postulatio.] The act of supposing without proof; gratuitous assumption. [.] 1. Supplication; intercession; also, suit; cause.
42051	postulatory	[.] POS'TULATORY, a. Assuming without proof. [.] 1. Assumed without proof.
42052	postulatum	[.] POSTULA'TUM, n. [L.] A postulate, which see.
42053	posture	[.] POS'TURE, n. [L. positura; pono, positus.] [.] 1. In painting and sculpture, attitude; the situation of a figure with regard to the eye, and of the several principal members with regard to each other, by which action is expressed. Postures should be accommodated ...
42054	posture-master	[.] POS'TURE-MASTER, n. One that teaches or practices artificial postures of the body.
42055	posy	[.] PO'SY, n. s as z. [.] 1. A motto inscribed on a ring, &c. [.] 2. A bunch of flowers.
42056	pot	[.] POT, n. [.] 1. A vessel more deep than broad, made of earth, or iron or other metal, used for several domestic purposes; as an iron pot, for boiling meat or vegetables; a pot for holding liquors; a cup, as a pot of ale; an earthen pot for plants, called a flower ...
42057	pot-companion	[.] POT-COMPAN'ION, n. An associate or companion in drinking; applied generally to habitual hard drinkers.
42058	pot-hook	[.] POT'-HOOK, n. A hook on which pots and kettles are hung over the fire. [.] 1. A letter or character like a pot-hook; a scrawled letter.
42059	pot-valiant	[.] POT-VAL'IANT, a. [pot and valiant.] Courageous over the cup; heated to valor by strong drink.
42060	potable	[.] PO'TABLE, a. [Low L. potabilis; from L. poto, to drink; potus, drink; Gr. to drink.] Drinkable; that may be drank; as water fresh and potable. [.] [.] Rivers run potable gold. [.] PO'TABLE, n. Something that may be drank.
42061	potableness	[.] PO'TABLENESS, n. The quality of being drinkable.
42062	potage	[.] POT'AGE, n. A species of food made of meat boiled to softness in water, usually with some vegetables or sweet herbs.
42063	potager	[.] POT'AGER, n. [from potage.] A porringer.
42064	potagro	[.] POTAG'RO
42065	potance	[.] PO'TANCE, n. With watchmakers,the stud in which the lower pivot of the verge is placed.
42066	potargo	[.] POTAR'GO, n. A kind of pickle imported from the West Indies.
42067	potash	[.] POT'ASH, n. [pot and ashes.] The popular name of vegetable fixed alkali in an impure state, procured from the ashes of plants by lixiviation and evaporation. The matter remaining after evaporation is refined in a crucible or furnace, and the extractive substance burnt ...
42068	potassa	[.] POTAS'SA, n. The scientific name of vegetable alkali or potash.
42069	potassium	[.] POTAS'SIUM, n. A name given to the metallic basis of vegetable alkali. According to Dr. Davy, 100 parts of potash consist of 86.1 parts of the basis, and 13.9 of oxygen. [.] Potassium has the most powerful affinity for oxygen of all substances known; it takes it from ...
42070	potation	[.] POTA'TION, n. [L. potatio. See Potable.] [.] 1. A drinking or drinking bout. [.] 2. A draught. [.] 3. A species of drink.
42071	potato	[.] POTA'TO, n. A plant and esculent root of the genus Solanum, a native of America. The root of this plant, which is usually called potatoe, constitutes one of the cheapest and most nourishing species of vegetable food; it is the principal food of the poor in some countries, ...
42072	potch	[.] POTCH, v.t. [Eng. to poke.] To thrust; to push. [Not used.] [.] 1. To poach; to boil slightly. [Not used.]
42073	potelot	[.] PO'TELOT, n. The sulphuret of molybden.
42074	potence	[.] PO'TENCE, n. In heraldry, a cross whose ends resemble the head of a crutch.
42075	potency	[.] PO'TENCY, n. [L. potentia, from potens; possum, posse. See Power.] [.] 1. Power; physical power, energy or efficacy; strength. [.] 2. Moral power; influence; authority. [.] [.] Now arriving [.] [.] At place of potency and sway o' th' state.
42076	potent	[.] PO'TENT, a. [L. potens.] Powerful; physically strong; forcible; efficacious; as a potent medicine. [.] [.] Moses once more his potent rod extends. [.] 1. Powerful, in a moral sense; having great influence; as potent interest; a potent argument. [.] 2. Having ...
42077	potentacy	[.] PO'TENTACY, n. Sovereignty. [Not used.]
42078	potentate	[.] PO'TENTATE, n. A person who possesses great power or sway; a prince; a sovereign; an emperor, king or monarch. [.] [.] Exalting him not only above earthly princes and potentates, but above the highest of the celestial hierarchy.
42079	potential	[.] POTEN'TIAL, a. [L. potentialis.] Having power to impress on us the ideas of certain qualities, though the qualities are not inherent in the thing; as potential heat or cold. [.] 1. Existing in possibility, not in act. [.] [.] This potential and imaginary materia ...
42080	potentiality	[.] POTENTIAL'ITY, n. Possibility; not actuality. [.]
42081	potentially	[.] POTEN'TIALLY, adv. In possibility; not in act; not positively. [.] [.] This duration of human souls is only potentially infinite. [.] 1. In efficacy, not in actuality; as potentially cold.
42082	potently	[.] PO'TENTLY, adv. Powerfully; with great force or energy. [.] [.] You are potently opposed.
42083	potentness	[.] PO'TENTNESS, n. Powerfulness; strength; might. [Little used.]
42084	potestative	[.] PO'TESTATIVE, a. [from L. potestas.] Authoritative. [Not used.]
42085	potgun	[.] POTGUN, for popgun. [Not used.]
42086	pothecary	[.] POTH'ECARY, contracted from apothecary, and very vulgar. [See the latter.]
42087	pother	[.] POTH'ER, n. [This word is vulgarly pronounced bother. Its origin and affinities are not ascertained.] [.] 1. Bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter. [Low.] [.] 2. A suffocating cloud. [.] POTH'ER, v.i. To make a blustering ineffectual effort; to make a stir. [.] POTH'ER, ...
42088	potherb	[.] POT'HERB, n. An herb for the pot or for cookery; a culinary plant.
42089	potion	[.] PO'TION, n. [L. potio; poto, to drink.] [.] A draught; usually, a liquid medicine; a dose.
42090	potlid	[.] POT'LID, n. The lid or cover of a pot.
42091	potsherd	[.] POT'SHERD, n. A piece or fragment of a broken pot. Job 2.
42092	potstone	[.] POT'STONE, n. Potstone appears to be indurated black talck, passing into serpentine. It has a curved and undulatingly lamellar structure, passing into slaty. [.] Potstone is of a greenish gray color. It occurs massive, or in granular concretions. [.] Potstone is a variety ...
42093	pottage	[.] POT'TAGE, n. Broth; soup. [See Potage, the more correct orthography.]
42094	potted	[.] POT'TED, pp. Preserved or inclosed in a pot; drained in a cask.
42095	potter	[.] POT'TER, n. [form pot.] One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels.
42096	pottern-ore	[.] POT'TERN-ORE, n. A species of ore, which, from its aptness to vitrify like the glazing of potter's ware,the miners call by this name.
42097	pottery	[.] POT'TERY, n. The vessels or ware made by potters; earthen ware, glazed and baked. [.] 1. The place where earthen vessels are manufactured.
42098	potting	[.] POT'TING, n. [form pot.] Drinking; tippling. [.] 1. In the W. Indies,the process of putting sugar in casks for draining. [.] POT'TING, ppr. Preserving in a pot; draining, as above; drinking.
42099	pottle	[.] POT'TLE, n. [.] 1. A liquid measure of four pints. [.] 2. A vessel; a pot or tankard.
42100	pouch	[.] POUCH, n. [.] 1. A small bag; usually, a leathern bag to be carried in the pocket. [.] 2. A protuberant belly. [.] 3. The bag or sack of a fowl, as that of the pelican. [.] POUCH, v.t. To pocket; to save. [.] 1. To swallow; used of fowls, whose crop ...
42101	poule	[.] POULE, n. The stakes played for in certain games of cards.
42102	poult	[.] POULT, n. A young chicken. [Little used.]
42103	poulterer	[.] POULTERER,n. [.] 1. One who makes it his business to sell fowls for the table. [.] 2. Formerly, in England, an officer of the king's household, who had the charge of the poultry.
42104	poultice	[.] POULTICE, n. [L. puls, pultis.] A cataplasm; a soft composition of meal, bran, or the like substance, to be applied to sores, inflamed parts of the body, &c. [.] POULTICE, v.t. To apply a cataplasm to.
42105	poultive	[.] POULTIVE, for poultice, is not used.
42106	poultry	[.] POULTRY, n. [L. pullus, a chicken, or other young animal; allied to Eng. foal; L. pullulo.] Domestic fowls which are propagated and fed for the table,such as cocks and hens, capons, turkeys, ducks and geese.
42107	poultry-yard	[.] POULTRY-YARD, n. A yard or place where fowls are kept for the use of the table.
42108	pounce	[.] POUNCE, n. pouns. [.] 1. Gum-sandarach pulverized, a fine powder used to prevent ink from spreading on paper. [.] 2. Charcoal dust inclosed in some open stuff, as muslin, &c. to be passed over holes pricked in the work, to mark the lines or designs on a paper ...
42109	pounce-box	[.] POUNCE-BOX
42110	pounced	[.] POUN'CED, pp. Furnished with claws or talons.
42111	pouncet-box	[.] POUN'CET-BOX, n. A small box with a perforated lid, used for sprinkling pounce on paper.
42112	pound	[.] POUND, n. [L. pondo, pondus, weight, a pound; pendo, to weigh, to bend.] [.] 1. A standard weight consisting of twelve ounces troy or sixteen ounces avoirdupois. [.] 2. A money of account consisting of twenty shillings, the value of which is different in different ...
42113	poundage	[.] POUND'AGE, n. [from pound.] A sum deducted from a pound, or a certain sum paid for each pound. [.] 1. In England, a subsidy of 12d. in the pound, granted to the crown on all goods exported or imported, and if by aliens, more.
42114	poundbreach	[.] POUND'BREACH, n. The breaking of a public pound for releasing beasts confined in it.
42115	pounded	[.] POUND'ED, pp. Beaten or bruised with a heavy instrument; pulverized or broken by pounding. [.] 1. Confined in a pound; impounded.
42116	pounder	[.] POUND'ER, n. A postle; the instrument of pounding. [.] 1. A person or thing denominated from a certain number of pounds; as a cannon is called a twelve-pounder; a person of ten pounds annual income is called a ten-pounder; a note or bill is called a ten-pounder. [.] 2. ...
42117	pounding	[.] POUND'ING, ppr. Beating; bruising; pulverizing; impounding.
42118	poupeton	[.] POUPETON, n. A puppet or little baby.
42119	poupies	[.] POUPIES, n. In cookery, a mess of victuals made of veal steaks and slices of bacon.
42120	pour	[.] POUR, v.t. [.] 1. To throw, as a fluid in a stream, either out of a vessel, or into it; as, to pour water from a pail, or out of a pail; to pour wine into a decanter. Pour is appropriately but not exclusively applied to fluids, and signifies merely to cast or throw, ...
42121	poured	[.] POURED, pp. Sent forth; thrown; as a fluid.
42122	pourer	[.] POURER, n. One that pours.
42123	pouring	[.] POURING, ppr. Sending, as a fluid; driving in a current or continued stream.
42124	pourlieu	[.] POURLIEU. [See Purlieu.]
42125	pourpresture	[.] POURPRES'TURE, n. In law, a wrongful inclosure or encroachment on another's property.
42126	poursuivant	[.] POURSUIVANT. [See Pursuivant.]
42127	pourveyance	[.] POURVEYANCE. [See Purveyance.]
42128	pousse	[.] POUSSE, corrupted from pulse, peas.
42129	pout	[.] POUT, n. A fish of the genus Gadus, about an inch in length; the whiting pout. [.] 1. A bird. [.] 2. A fit of sullenness. [Colloquial.] [.] POUT, v.i. [.] 1. To thrust out the lips, as in sullenness, contempt or displeasure; hence, to look sullen. [.] 2. ...
42130	pouter	[.] POU'TER, n. A variety of the common domestic pigeon, with an inflated breast.
42131	pouting	[.] POUT'ING, ppr. Shooting out, as the lips. [.] 1. Looking sullen.
42132	poverty	[.] POV'ERTY, n. [L. paupertas. See Poor.] [.] 1. Destitution of property; indigence; want of convenient means of subsistence. The consequence of poverty is dependence. [.] [.] The drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty. Prov.23. [.] 2. Barrenness of ...
42133	powder	[.] POW'DER, n. [L. pulvis.] [.] 1. Any dry substance composed of minute particles, whether natural or artificial; more generally, a substance comminuted or triturated to fine particles. Thus dust is the powder of earth; flour is the powder of grain. But the word is ...
42134	powder-box	[.] POW'DER-BOX, n. A box in which hair-powder is kept.
42135	powder-cart	[.] POW'DER-CART, n. A cart that carries powder and shot for artillery.
42136	powder-chest	[.] POW'DER-CHEST, n. A small box or case charged with powder, old nails, &c. fastened to the side of a ship, to be discharged at an enemy attempting to board.
42137	powder-flask	[.] POW'DER-FLASK, n. A flask in which gunpowder is carried.
42138	powder-horn	[.] POW'DER-HORN, n. A horn in which gunpowder is carried by sportsmen.
42139	powder-mill	[.] POW'DER-MILL, n. A mill in which gunpowder is made.
42140	powder-room	[.] POW'DER-ROOM, n. The apartment in a ship where gunpowder is kept.
42141	powdered	[.] POW'DERED, pp. Reduced to powder; sprinkled with powder; corned; salted.
42142	powdering	[.] POW'DERING, ppr. Pulverizing; sprinkling with powder; corning; salting.
42143	powdering-tub	[.] POW'DERING-TUB, n. A tub or vessel in which meat is corned or salted. [.] 1. The place where an infected lecher is cured.
42144	powdery	[.] POW'DERY, a. Friable; easily crumbling to pieces. [.] 1. Dusty; sprinkled with powder. [.] 2. Resembling powder.
42145	powdike	[.] POW'DIKE, n. A marsh or fen dike. [Local.]
42146	power	[.] POW'ER, n. [The Latin has posse, possum, potes, potentia. The primary sense of the verb is to strain, to exert force.] [.] 1. In a philosophical sense, the faculty of doing or performing any thing; the faculty of moving or of producing a change in something; ability ...
42147	powerful	[.] POW'ERFUL, a. Having great physical or mechanical power; strong; forcible; mighty; as a powerful army or navy; a powerful engine. [.] 1. Having great moral power; forcible to persuade or convince the mind; as a powerful reason or argument. [.] 2. Possessing great ...
42148	powerfully	[.] POW'ERFULLY, adv. With great force or energy; potently; mightily; with great effect; forcibly; either in a physical or moral sense. Certain medicines operate powerfully on the stomach; the practice of virtue is powerfully recommended by its utility.
42149	powerfulness	[.] POW'ERFULNESS, n. The quality of having or exerting great power; force; power; might.
42150	powerless	[.] POW'ERLESS, a. Destitute of power, force or energy; weak; impotent; not able to produce any effect.
42151	powldron	[.] POWL'DRON, n. In heraldry, that part of armor which covers the shoulders.
42152	powter	[.] POW'TER
42153	pox	[.] POX, n. Strictly, pustules or eruptions of any kind, but chiefly or wholly restricted to three or four diseases, the small pox, chicken pox,the vaccine and the venereal diseases. Pox, when used without an epithet, signifies the latter, lues venerea.
42154	poy	[.] POY, n. A rope dancer's pole.
42155	poze	[.] POZE, for pose, to puzzle. [See Pose.]
42156	practic	[.] PRAC'TIC, for practical, is not in use. It was formerly used for practical, and Spenser uses it in the sense of artful.
42157	practicability	[.] PRACTICABIL'ITY
42158	practicable	[.] PRAC'TICABLE, a. [.] 1. That may be done, effected or performed by human means, or by powers that can be applied. It is sometimes synonymous with possible, but the words differ in this; possible is applied to that which might be performed, if the necessary powers ...
42159	practicableness	[.] PRACTICABLENESS, n. [from practicable.] The quality or state of being practicable; feasibility.
42160	practicably	[.] PRAC'TICABLY, adv. In such a manner as may be performed. "A rule practicably applied before his eyes," is not correct language. It is probably a mistake for practically.
42161	practical	[.] PRAC'TICAL, a. [L. practicus.] Pertaining to practice or action. [.] 1. Capable of practice or active use; opposed to speculative; as a practical understanding. [.] 2. That may be used in practice; that may be applied to use; as practical knowledge. [.] 3. ...
42162	practically	[.] PRAC'TICALLY, adv. In relation to practice. [.] 1. By means of practice or use; by experiment; as practically wise or skillful. [.] 2. In practice or use; as a medicine practically safe; theoretically wrong, but practically right.
42163	practicalness	[.] PRAC'TICALNESS, n. The quality of being practical.
42164	practice	[.] PRAC'TICE, n. [Gr. to act, to do, to make; Eng. to brook, and broker; L. fruor, for frugor or frucor, whence fructus, contracted into fruit; frequens.] [.] 1. Frequent or customary actions; a succession of acts of a similar kind or in a like employment; as the practice ...
42165	practiced	[.] PRAC'TICED, pp. Done by a repetition of acts; customarily performed or used.
42166	practicer	[.] PRAC'TICER, n. One that practices; one that customarily performs certain acts. [.] 1. One who exercises a profession. In this sense, practitioner is generally used.
42167	practicing	[.] PRAC'TICING, ppr. Performing or using customarily; exercising, as an art or profession.
42168	practisant	[.] PRAC'TISANT, n. An agent. [Not used.]
42169	practitioner	[.] PRACTI'TIONER, n. One who is engaged in the actual use or exercise of any art or profession, particularly in law or medicine. [.] 1. One who does any thing customarily or habitually. [.] 2. One that practices sly or dangerous arts.
42170	praecognita	[.] PRAECOG'NITA, n. plu. [L. before known.] Things previously known in order to understand something else. Thus a knowledge of the structure of the human body is one of the praeacognita of medical science and skill.
42171	praemunire	[.] PRAEMUNI'RE, n. [a corruption of the L. praemonere, to pre-admonish.] [.] 1. A writ, or the offense for which it is granted. The offense consists in introducing a foreign authority or power into England, that is, introducing and maintaining the papal power, creating ...
42172	pragmatic	[.] PRAGMAT'IC
42173	pragmatical	[.] PRAGMAT'ICAL, a. [L. pragmaticus; Gr. business; to do. See Practice.] Forward to intermeddle; meddling; impertinently busy or officious in the concerns of others, without leave or invitation. [.] [.] The fellow grew so pragmatical, that he took upon him the government ...
42174	pragmatically	[.] PRAGMAT'ICALLY, adv. In a meddling manner; impertinently.
42175	pragmaticalness	[.] PRAGMAT'ICALNESS, n. The quality of intermeddling without right or invitation.
42176	pragmatist	[.] PRAG'MATIST, n. One who is impertinently busy or meddling.
42177	prairy	[.] PRAIRY, n. An extensive tract of land, mostly level, destitute of trees, and covered with tall coarse grass. These prairies are numerous in the United States, west of the Alleghany mountains, especially between the Ohio, Mississippi and the great lakes.
42178	praisable	[.] PRA'ISABLE, a. That may be praised. [Not used.]
42179	praise	[.] PRAISE, n. s as z. [L. pretium.] [.] 1. Commendation bestowed on a person for his personal virtues or worthy actions, on meritorious actions themselves, or on any thing valuable; approbation expressed in words or song. Praise may be expressed by an individual, ...
42180	praised	[.] PRA'ISED, pp. Commended; extolled.
42181	praiseful	[.] PRA'ISEFUL, a. Laudable; commendable. [Not used.]
42182	praiseless	[.] PRA'ISELESS, a. Without praise or commendation.
42183	praiser	[.] PRA'ISER, n. One who praises, commends or extols; an applauder; a commender.
42184	praiseworthily	[.] PRAISEWORTHILY, adv. In a manner deserving of commendation.
42185	praiseworthiness	[.] PRAISEWORTHINESS, n. The quality of deserving commendation.
42186	praiseworthy	[.] PRAISEWORTHY, a. Deserving of praise or applause; commendable; as a praiseworthy action.
42187	praising	[.] PRA'ISING, ppr. Commending; extolling in words or song.
42188	pram	[.] PRAM
42189	prame	[.] PRAME, n. A flat-bottomed boat or lighter; used in Holland for conveying goods to or from a ship in loading or unloading. [.] 1. In military affairs, a kind of floating battery or flat-bottomed vessel, mounting several cannon; used in covering the disembarkation ...
42190	prance	[.] PR`ANCE, v.i. prans. [.] 1. To spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle. [.] [.] Now rule thy prancing steed. [.] 2. To ride with bounding movements; to ride ostentatiously. [.] [.] Th' insulting tyrant prancing o'er the field. [.] 3. To walk or strut ...
42191	prancing	[.] PR`ANCING, ppr. Springing; bounding; riding with gallant show. [.] PR`ANCING, n. A springing or bounding, as of a high spirited horse. Judg.5.
42192	prank	[.] PRANK, v.t. To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or adjust to ostentation. [.] [.] In sumptuous tire she joyed herself to prank. [.] It is often followed by up. [.] [.] --And me, poor lowly maid, [.] [.] Most goddess-like prankt up. [.] PRANK, n. Properly, ...
42193	pranked	[.] PRANK'ED
42194	pranker	[.] PRANK'ER, n. One that dresses ostentatiously.
42195	pranking	[.] PRANK'ING, ppr. Setting off or adorning for display. [.] PRANK'ING, n. Ostentatious display of dress.
42196	prankt	[.] PRANKT, pp. Adorned in a showy manner.
42197	prase	[.] PRASE, n. s as z. A silicious mineral; a subspecies of quartz of a leek green color.
42198	prason	[.] PRASON, n. pra'sn. [Gr.] A leek; also, a sea weed green as a leek.
42199	prate	[.] PRATE, v.i. To talk much and without weight, or to little purpose; to be loquacious; as the vulgar express it, to run on. [.] [.] To prate and talk for life and honor, [.] [.] And make a fool presume to prate of love. [.] PRATE, v.t. To utter foolishly. [.] [.] ...
42200	prater	[.] PRA'TER, n. One that talks much to little purpose, or on trifling subjects.
42201	pratic	[.] PRAT'IC
42202	prating	[.] PRA'TING, ppr. Talking much on a trifling subject; talking idly.
42203	pratingly	[.] PRA'TINGLY, adv. With much idle talk; with loquacity.
42204	pratique	[.] PRATIQUE, n. In commerce, primarily, converse; intercourse; the communication between a ship and the port in which she arrives. Hence, a license or permission to hold intercourse and trade with the inhabitants of a place, after having performed quarantine, or upon ...
42205	prattle	[.] PRAT'TLE, v.i. [dim. of prate.] To talk much and idly; to be loquacious on trifling subjects. [.] This word is particularly applied to the talk of children. [.] PRAT'TLE, n. Trifling talk; loquacity on trivial subjects. [.] [.] Mere prattle without practice, [.] [.] ...
42206	prattlement	[.] PRAT'TLEMENT, n. Prattle.
42207	prattler	[.] PRAT'TLER, n. An idle talker.
42208	prattling	[.] PRAT'TLING, ppr. Talking much on trivial affairs.
42209	pravity	[.] PRAV'ITY, n. [L. pravitas, from pravus, crooked, evil.] [.] Deviation from right; moral perversion; want of rectitude; corrupt state; as the pravity of human nature; the pravity of the will.
42210	prawn	[.] PRAWN. n. A small crustaceous fish of the genus Cancer, with a serrated snout bending upwards.
42211	praxis	[.] PRAX'IS, n. [L. from the Gr. See Practice.] Use; practice. [.] 1. An example or form to teach practice.
42212	pray	[.] PRAY, v.i. [L. precor; proco; this word belongs to the same family as preach and reproach; Heb. to bless, to reproach; rendered in Job 2.9, to curse; properly, to reproach, to rail at or upbraid. In Latin the word precor signifies to supplicate good or evil, and precis ...
42213	prayer	[.] PRA'YER, n. In a general sense, the act of asking for a favor, and particularly with earnestness. [.] 1. In worship, a solemn address to the Supreme Being, consisting of adoration, or an expression of our sense of God's glorious perfections, confession of our sins, ...
42214	prayer-book	[.] PRA'YER-BOOK, n. A book containing prayers or the forms of devotion, public or private.
42215	prayerful	[.] PRA'YERFUL, a. Devotional; given to prayer; as a prayerful frame of mind. [.] 1. Using much prayer.
42216	prayerfully	[.] PRA'YERFULLY, adv. With much prayer.
42217	prayerless	[.] PRA'YERLESS, a. Not using prayer; habitually neglecting the duty of prayer to God; as a prayerless family.
42218	prayerlessness	[.] PRA'YERLESSNESS, n. Total or habitual neglect of prayer.
42219	praying	[.] PRA'YING, ppr. Asking; supplicating.
42220	prayingly	[.] PRA'YINGLY, adv. With supplication to God.
42221	pre	[.] PRE, an English prefix, is the L. proe, before, probably a contracted word.
42222	pre-elect	[.] PRE-ELECT', v.t. [pre and elect.] To choose or elect beforehand.
42223	pre-election	[.] PRE-ELEC'TION, n. Choice or election by previous determination of the will.
42224	pre-eminence	[.] PRE-EM'INENCE, n. [.] 1. Superiority in excellence; distinction in something commendable; as pre-eminence in honor or virtue; pre-eminence in eloquence, in legal attainments or in medical skill. [.] [.] The preeminence of christianity to any other religious scheme-- [.] 2. ...
42225	pre-eminent	[.] PRE-EM'INENT, a. [L. proe, before, and eminens, emineo. See Menace.] [.] 1. Superior in excellence; distinguished for something commendable or honorable. [.] [.] In goodness and in power preeminent. [.] 2. Surpassing others in evil or bad qualities; as pre-eminent ...
42226	pre-eminently	[.] PRE-EM'INENTLY, adv. In a preeminent degree; with superiority or distinction above others; as pre-eminently wise or good. [.] 1. In a bad sense; as pr-eminently guilty.
42227	pre-emption	[.] PRE-EMP'TION, n. [L. proe, before, and emptio, a buying; emo, to buy.] The act of purchasing before others. [.] 1. The right of purchasing before others. Prior discovery of unoccupied land gives the discoverer the prior right of occupancy. Prior discovery of ...
42228	pre-engage	[.] PRE-ENGA'GE, v.t. [pre and engage.] To engage by previous contract. [.] [.] To Cipseus by his friends his suit he mov'd, [.] [.] But he was pre-engag'd by former ties. [.] 1. To engage or attach by previous influence. [.] [.] The world has the unhappy advantage ...
42229	pre-engaged	[.] PRE-ENGA'GED, pp. Previously engaged by contract or influence.
42230	pre-engagement	[.] PRE-ENGA'GEMENT, n. Prior engagement; as by stipulation or promise. A would accept my invitation, but for his pre-engagement to B. [.] 1. Any previous attachment binding the will or affections. [.] [.] My pre-engagements to other themes were not unknown to those ...
42231	pre-engaging	[.] PRE-ENGA'GING, ppr. Previously engaging.
42232	pre-establish	[.] PRE-ESTAB'LISH, v.t. [pre and establish.] [.] To establish or settle beforehand.
42233	pre-established	[.] PRE-ESTAB'LISHED, pp. Previously established.
42234	pre-establishing	[.] PRE-ESTAB'LISHING, ppr. Settling or ordaining beforehand.
42235	pre-establishment	[.] PRE-ESTAB'LISHMENT, n. Settlement beforehand.
42236	pre-examination	[.] PRE-EXAMINA'TION, n. Previous examination.
42237	pre-examine	[.] PRE-EXAM'INE, v.t. To examine beforehand.
42238	pre-exist	[.] PRE-EXIST', v.i. [pre and exist.] To exist beforehand or before something else. It has been believed by many philosophers that the souls of men pre-exist, that is, exist before the formation of the body.
42239	pre-existence	...
42240	pre-existent	[.] PRE-EXIST'ENT, a. Existing beforehand; preceding in existence. [.] [.] What mortal knows his pre-existent state?
42241	pre-existimation	[.] PRE-EXISTIMA'TION, n. Previous esteem. [Not in use.]
42242	pre-existing	[.] PRE-EXIST'ING, ppr. Previously existing.
42243	pre-expectation	[.] PRE-EXPECTA'TION, n. Previous expectation.
42244	preach	[.] PREACH, v.i. [L. proeco, a crier; precor.] [.] 1. To pronounce a public discourse on a religious subject, or from a subject, or from a text of Scripture. The word is usually applied to such discourses as are formed from a text of Scripture. This is the modern sense ...
42245	preached	[.] PRE'ACHED, pp. Proclaimed; announced in public discourse; inculcated.
42246	preacher	[.] PRE'ACHER, n. One who discourses publicly on religious subjects. [.] 1. One that inculcates any thing with earnestness. [.] [.] No preacher is listened to but time.
42247	preachership	[.] PRE'ACHERSHIP, n. The office of a preacher. [Not used.]
42248	preaching	[.] PRE'ACHING, ppr. Proclaiming; publishing in discourse; inculcating. [.] PRE'ACHING, n. The act of preaching; a public religious discourse.
42249	preachman	[.] PRE'ACHMAN, n. A preacher; in contempt.
42250	preachment	[.] PRE'ACHMENT, n. A discourse or sermon; in contempt; a discourse affectedly solemn.
42251	preacquaintance	[.] PREACQUA'INTANCE, n. Previous acquaintance or knowledge.
42252	preacquainted	[.] PREACQUA'INTED, a. Previously acquainted.
42253	preadamite	[.] PREAD'AMITE, n. [pre, before, and Adam.] [.] An inhabitant of the earth that lived before Adam.
42254	preadamitic	[.] PREADAMIT'IC, a. Designating what existed before Adam; as fictitious preadamitic periods.
42255	preadministration	[.] PREADMINISTRA'TION, n. Previous administration.
42256	preadmonish	[.] PREADMON'ISH, v.t. To admonish previously.
42257	preadmonition	[.] PREADMONI'TION, n. Previous warning or admonition.
42258	preamble	[.] PRE'AMBLE, n. [L. proe, before, and ambulo, to go.] [.] 1. Something previous; introduction to a discourse or writing. [.] 2. The introductory part of a statute, which states the reasons and intent of the law. [.] PRE'AMBLE, v.t. To preface; to introduce ...
42259	preambulary	[.] PREAM'BULARY
42260	preambulate	[.] PREAM'BULATE, v.i. [L. proe, before, and ambulo, to walk.] [.] To walk or go before.
42261	preambulation	[.] PREAMBULA'TION, n. A preamble. [Not in use.] [.] 1. A walking or going before.
42262	preambulatory	[.] PREAM'BULATORY, a. Going before; preceding.
42263	preambulous	[.] PREAM'BULOUS, a. Previous; introductory. [Not used.]
42264	preapprehension	[.] PREAPPREHEN'SION, n. [See Apprehend.] [.] An opinion formed before examination.
42265	prease	[.] PREASE, n. Press; crowd. [Not used. See Press.]
42266	preasing	[.] PRE'ASING, ppr. or a. Crowding. [Not used.]
42267	preaudience	[.] PREAU'DIENCE, n. [See Audience.] Precedence or rank at the bar among lawyers; right of previous audience.
42268	prebend	[.] PREB'END, n. [L. proebeo, to afford, to allow.] [.] 1. The stipend or maintenance granted out of the estate of a cathedral or collegiate church. Prebends are simple or dignitary; simple, when they are restricted to the revenue only, and dignitary, when they have ...
42269	prebendal	[.] PREBEND'AL, a. Pertaining to a prebend.
42270	prebendary	[.] PREB'ENDARY, n. An ecclesiastic who enjoys a prebend; the stipendiary of a cathedral church. [.] A prebendary differs from a canon in this; the prebendary receives his prebend in consideration of his officiating in the church; the canon merely in consequence of ...
42271	prebendaryship	[.] PREB'ENDARYSHIP, n. The office of a prebendary; a canonry.
42272	precarious	[.] PRECA'RIOUS, a. [L. precarius, from precor, to pray or entreat; primarily, depending on request, or on the will of another. [.] 1. Depending on the will or pleasure of another; held by courtesy liable to be changed or lost at the pleasure of another. A privilege ...
42273	precariously	[.] PRECA'RIOUSLY, adv. At the will or pleasure of others; dependently; by an uncertain tenure; as, he subsists precariously.
42274	precariousness	[.] PRECA'RIOUSNESS, n. Uncertainty; dependence on the will or pleasure of others, or on unknown events; as the precariousness of life or health.
42275	precative	[.] PRE'CATIVE
42276	precatory	[.] PRE'CATORY, a. [L. precor, to pray.] Suppliant; beseeching.
42277	precaution	[.] PRECAU'TION,n. [L. precautus, proecaveo; proe, before,and caveo, to take care.] Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good in possession. [.] PRECAU'TION, v.t. To warn or advise beforehand for preventing mischief ...
42278	precautional	[.] PRECAU'TIONAL, a. Preventive of mischief.
42279	precautionary	[.] PRECAU'TIONARY, a. Containing previous caution; as precautionary advice or admonition. [.] 1. Proceeding from previous caution; adapted to prevent mischief or secure good; as precautionary measures.
42280	precedaneous	[.] PRECEDA'NEOUS, a. [form precede, L. proecedo.] [.] Preceding; antecedent; anterior. [Not used.]
42281	precede	[.] PRECE'DE, v.t. [L. proecedo; proe, before, and cedo, to more.] [.] 1. To go before in the order of time. The corruption of morals precedes the ruin of a state. [.] 2. To go before in rank or importance. [.] 3. To cause something to be before; to make to take ...
42282	preceded	[.] PRECE'DED, pp. Being gone before.
42283	precedence	[.] PRECE'DENCE
42284	precedency	[.] PRECE'DENCY, n. The act or state of going before; priority in time; as the precedence of one event. [.] 1. The state of going or being before in rank or dignity or the place of honor; the right to a more honorable place in public processions, in seats or in the ...
42285	precedent	[.] PRECE'DENT, a. Going before in time; anterior; antecedent; as precedent services; a precedent fault of the will. [.] [.] The world, or any part thereof, could not be precedent to the creation of man. [.] A precedent condition, in law, is a condition which must happen ...
42286	precedented	[.] PREC'EDENTED, a. Having a precedent; authorized by an example of a like kind.
42287	precedently	[.] PRECE'DENTLY, adv. Beforehand; antecedently.
42288	precellence	[.] PRECEL'LENCE, n. Excellence. [Not in use.]
42289	precentor	[.] PRECEN'TOR, n. [Low L. proecentor; L. proe, before, and canto, to sing.] The leader of the choir in a cathedral; called also the chanter or master of the choir.
42290	precept	[.] PRE'CEPT, n. [L. proeceptum, from proecipio, to command; proe, before, and capio, to take.] [.] 1. In a general sense, any commandment or order intended as an authoritative rule of action; but applied particularly to commands respecting moral conduct. The ten commandments ...
42291	preceptial	[.] PRECEP'TIAL, a. Consisting of precepts. [Not in use.]
42292	preception	[.] PRECEP'TION, n. A precept. [Not in use.]
42293	preceptive	[.] PRECEP'TIVE, a. [L. proeceptivus.] Giving precepts or commands for the regulation of moral conduct; containing precepts; as the preceptive parts of the Scriptures. [.] 1. Directing in moral conduct; giving rules or directions; didactic. [.] [.] The lesson given ...
42294	preceptor	[.] PRECEP'TOR, n. [L. proeceptor. See Precept.] [.] 1. In a general sense, a teacher; an instructor. [.] 2. In a restricted sense, the teacher of a school; sometimes, the principal teacher of an academy or other seminary.
42295	preceptorial	[.] PRECEPTO'RIAL, a. Pertaining to a preceptor.
42296	preceptory	[.] PRECEP'TORY, a. Giving precepts. [.] PRECEP'TORY,n. A subordinate religious house where instruction was given.
42297	precession	[.] PRECES'SION, n. [L. proecessus, proecedo, to go before.] [.] 1. Literally, the act of going before, but in this sense rarely or never used. [.] 2. In astronomy, the precession of the equinox, is an annual motion of the equinox, or point when the ecliptic intersects ...
42298	precinct	[.] PRE'CINCT, n. [L. proecinctus, proecingo, to cencompass; proe and cingo, to surround or gird.] [.] 1. The limit, bound or exterior line encompassing a place; as the precincts of light. [.] 2. Bounds of jurisdiction, or the whole territory comprehended within the ...
42299	preciosity	[.] PRECIOSITY, for preciousness or value, not used.
42300	precious	[.] PRE'CIOUS, a. [L. pretiosus, from pretium, price. See Praise.] [.] 1. Of great price; costly; as a precious stone. [.] 2. Of great value or worth; very valuable. [.] [.] She is more precious than rubies. Prov.3. [.] 3. Highly valued; much esteemed. [.] [.] ...
42301	preciously	[.] PRE'CIOUSLY, adv. Valuably; to a great price. [.] 1. Contemptibly; in irony.
42302	preciousness	[.] PRE'CIOUSNESS, n. Valuableness; great value; high price.
42303	precipe	[.] PRECIPE, n. pres'ipy. [L. proecipio. See Precept.] [.] In law, a writ commanding the defendant to do a certain thing, or to show cause to the contrary; giving him his choice to redress the injury or to stand the suit.
42304	precipice	[.] PREC'IPICE, n. [L. proecipitium, from proeceps,headlong; proe, forward,and ceps, for caput, head. See Chief.] [.] 1. Strictly, a falling headlong; hence, a steep descent of land; a fall or descent of land, perpendicular or nearly so. [.] [.] Where wealth, like ...
42305	precipient	[.] PRECIP'IENT, a. [L. proecipiens. See Precept.] [.] Commanding; directing.
42306	precipitability	[.] PRECIPITABIL'ITY, n. [from precipitable.] [.] The quality or state of being precipitable.
42307	precipitable	[.] PRECIP'ITABLE, a. [from L. proecipito, from proeceps, headlong.] [.] That may be precipitated or cast to the bottom, as a substance in solution.
42308	precipitance	[.] PRECIP'ITANCE
42309	precipitant	[.] PRECIP'ITANT, a. [L. proecipitans, proecipito, from proeceps,headlong.] [.] 1. Falling or rushing headlong; rushing down with velocity. [.] [.] They leave their little lives [.] [.] Above the clouds,precipitant to earth. [.] 2. Hasty; urged with violent ...
42310	precipitantly	[.] PRECIP'ITANTLY, adv. With great haste; with rash unadvised haste; with tumultuous hurry.
42311	precipitate	[.] PRECIP'ITATE, v.t. [L. proecipito, from proeceps, headlong. See Precipice.] [.] 1. To throw headlong; as, he precipitated himself from a rock. [.] 2. To urge or press with eagerness or violence; as, to precipitate a flight. [.] 3. To hasten. [.] [.] Short ...
42312	precipitated	[.] PRECIP'ITATED, pp. Hurried; hastened rashly; thrown headlong.
42313	precipitately	[.] PRECIP'ITATELY, adv. Headlong; with steep descent. [.] 1. Hastily; with rash haste; without due caution. Neither praise nor censure precipitately.
42314	precipitating	[.] PRECIP'ITATING, ppr. Throwing headlong; hurrying; hastening rashly.
42315	precipitation	[.] PRECIPITA'TION, n. [L. proecipitatio.] [.] 1. The act of throwing headlong. [.] 2. A falling, flowing or rushing down with violence and rapidity. [.] [.] The hurry, precipitation and rapid motion of the water. [.] 3. Great hurry; rash, tumultuous haste; ...
42316	precipitator	[.] PRECIP'ITATOR, n. One that urges on with vehemence or rashness.
42317	precipitous	[.] PRECIP'ITOUS, a. [L. proeceps.] Very steep; as a precipitous cliff or mountain. [.] 1. Headlong; directly or rapidly descending; as a precipitous fall. [.] 2. Hasty; rash; heady. [.] [.] Advice unsafe, precipitous and bold.
42318	precipitously	[.] PRECIP'ITOUSLY, adv. With steep descent; in violent haste.
42319	precipitousness	[.] PRECIP'ITOUSNESS, n. Steepness of descent. [.] 1. Rash haste.
42320	preciptancy	[.] PRECIP'TANCY, n. [from precipitant.] Headlong hurry; rash haste; haste in resolving, forming an opinion or executing a purpose without due deliberation. [.] [.] Hurried on by the precipitance of youth. [.] [.] [.] [.] Rashness and precipitance of judgment. [.] 1. ...
42321	precise	[.] PRECI'SE, a. [L. proecisus, from proecido, to cut off; proe and coedo; literally, cut or pared away, that is, pared to smoothness or exactness.] [.] 1. Exact; nice; definite; having determinate limitations; not loose, vague, uncertain or equivocal; as precise rules ...
42322	precisely	[.] PRECI'SELY, adv. Exactly; nicely; accurately; in exact conformity to truth or to a model. The ideas are precisely expressed. The time of an eclipse may be precisely determined by calculation. [.] [.] When more of these orders than one are to be set in several ...
42323	preciseness	...
42324	precisian	[.] PRECI'SIAN, n. s as z. One that limits or restrains. [.] 1. One who is rigidly or ceremoniously exact in the observance of rules.
42325	precisianism	[.] PRECI'SIANISM, n. Excessive exactness; superstitious rigor. [.] [These two words are, I believe, little used, or not at all.]
42326	precision	[.] PRECI'SION, n. s as z. [L. proecisio.] Exact limitation; exactness; accuracy. Precision in the use of words is a prime excellence in discourse; it is indispensable in controversy, in legal instruments and in mathematical calculations. Neither perspicuity nor precision ...
42327	precisive	[.] PRECI'SIVE, a. Exactly limiting by separating what is not relative to the purpose; as precisive abstraction.
42328	preclude	[.] PRECLU'DE, v.t. [L. proecludo; proe, before, and cludo, claudo, to shut.] [.] 1. To prevent from entering by previously shutting the passage, or by any previous measures; hence, to hinder from access, possession or enjoyment. Sin, by its very nature, precludes the ...
42329	precluded	[.] PRECLU'DED, pp. Hindered from entering or enjoyment; debarred from something by previous obstacles.
42330	precluding	[.] PRECLU'DING, ppr. Shutting out; preventing from access or possession or from having place.
42331	preclusion	[.] PRECLU'SION, n. s as z. The act of shutting out or preventing from access or possession; the state of being prevented from entering, possession or enjoyment.
42332	preclusive	[.] PRECLU'SIVE, a. Shutting out, or tending to preclude; hindering by previous obstacles.
42333	preclusively	[.] PRECLU'SIVELY, adv. With hinderance by anticipation.
42334	precocious	[.] PRECO'CIOUS, a. [L. proecox; proe, before, and coquo, to cook or prepare.] [.] 1. Ripe before the proper or natural time; as precocious trees. [.] 2. Premature.
42335	precociousness	[.] PRECO'CIOUSNESS
42336	precocity	[.] PRECOC'ITY, n. Rapid growth and ripeness before the usual time; prematureness. [.] [.] I cannot learn that he gave, in his youth, any evidence of that precocity which sometimes distinguishes uncommon genius.
42337	precogitate	[.] PRECOG'ITATE, v.t. [L. proecogito; proe and cogito.] [.] To consider or contrive beforehand. [Little used.]
42338	precogitation	[.] PRECOGITA'TION, n. Previous thought or consideration.
42339	precognita	[.] PRECOGNITA. [See Proecognita.]
42340	precognition	[.] PRECOGNI'TION, n. [L. proe, before, and cognitio, knowledge.] [.] 1. Previous knowledge; antecedent examination. [.] 2. In Scots law, an examination of witnesses to a criminal act, before a judge, justice of the peace or sheriff, before the prosecution of the ...
42341	precompose	[.] PRECOMPO'SE, v.t. [See compose.] To compose beforehand.
42342	precomposed	[.] PRECOMPO'SED, pp. Composed beforehand.
42343	precomposing	[.] PRECOMPO'SING, ppr. Composing beforehand.
42344	preconceit	[.] PRECONCE'IT, n. [See Preconceive.] An opinion or notion previously formed.
42345	preconceive	[.] PRECONCE'IVE, v.t. [L. proe, before, and concipio, to conceive.] [.] To form a conception or opinion beforehand; to form a previous notion or idea. [.] [.] In a dead plain, the way seems the longer, because the eye has preconceived it shorter than the truth.
42346	preconceived	[.] PRECONCE'IVED, pp. Conceived beforehand; previously formed; as preconceived opinions; preconceived ends or purposes.
42347	preconceiving	[.] PRECONCE'IVING, ppr. Conceiving or forming beforehand.
42348	preconception	[.] PRECONCEP'TION, n. Conception or opinion previously formed.
42349	preconcert	[.] PRECONCERT', v.t. [pre and concert.] [.] To concert beforehand; to settle by previous agreement.
42350	preconcerted	[.] PRECONCERT'ED, pp. Previously concerted or settled.
42351	preconcerting	[.] PRECONCERT'ING, ppr. Contriving and settling beforehand.
42352	preconization	[.] PRECONIZA'TION, n. [L. proeconium, from proeco, a crier. [.] A publishing by proclamation, or a proclamation. [Not used.]
42353	preconsign	[.] PRECONSIGN, v.t. [pre and consign.] [.] To consign beforehand; to make a previous consignment of.
42354	preconstitute	[.] PRECON'STITUTE, v.t. [pre and constitute.] [.] To constitute or establish beforehand.
42355	preconstituted	[.] PRECON'STITUTED, pp. Previously established.
42356	preconstituting	[.] PRECON'STITUTING, ppr. Constituting beforehand.
42357	precontract	[.] PRECON'TRACT, n. [pre and contract.] [.] A contract previous to another.
42358	precontracted	[.] PRECONTRACT'ED, pp. Previously contracted or stipulated; previously engaged by contract; as a woman precontracted to another man.
42359	precontracting	[.] PRECONTRACT'ING, ppr. Stipulating or covenanting beforehand.
42360	precurse	[.] PRECURSE, n. precurs'. [L. proecursus, proecurro; proe and curro, to run.] A forerunning. [Not used.]
42361	precursor	[.] PRECURS'OR, n. [L. proecursor, supra.] A forerunner; a harbinger; he or that which precedes an event and indicates its approach; as Jove's lightnings, the precursors of thunder. [.] A cloud in the southwest, in winter, is often the precursor of a snow storm. A hazy ...
42362	precursory	[.] PRECURS'ORY, a. Preceding as the harbinger; indicating something to follow; as precursory symptoms of a fever. [.] PRECURS'ORY, n. An introduction. [Not used.]
42363	predaceous	[.] PREDA'CEOUS, a. [L. proedaceus, from proeda, prey, spoil.] [.] Living by prey.
42364	predal	[.] PRE'DAL, a. [L. proeda, prey.] Pertaining to prey. [.] 1. Practicing plunder.
42365	predatory	[.] PRED'ATORY, a. [L. proedatorius, from proeda, prey.] [.] 1. Plundering; pillaging; characterized by plundering; practicing rapine; as a predatory war; a predatory excursion; a predatory party. [.] 2. Hungry; ravenous; as predatory spirits or appetite. [Hardly ...
42366	predecease	[.] PREDECE'ASE, v.i. [pre and decease.] To die before.
42367	predeceased	[.] PREDECE'ASED, a. Dead before.
42368	predecessor	[.] PREDECES'SOR, n. [L. proe and decedo, to depart.] A person who has preceded another in the same office. The king, the president, the judge, or the magistrate, follows the steps of his predecessor, or he does not imitate the example of his predecessors. It is distinguished ...
42369	predesign	[.] PREDESIGN, v.t. To design or purpose beforehand; to predetermine.
42370	predesigned	[.] PREDESIGNED, pp. Purposed or determined previously.
42371	predesigning	[.] PREDESIGNING, ppr. Designing previously.
42372	predestinarian	[.] PREDESTINA'RIAN, n. [See Predestinate.] [.] One that believes in the doctrine of predestination.
42373	predestinate	[.] PREDES'TINATE, a. Predestinated; foreordained. [.] PREDES'TINATE, v.t. [L. proedestino; proe and destino, to appoint. [.] To predetermine or foreordain; to appoint or ordain beforehand by an unchangeable purpose. [.] [.] Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate ...
42374	predestinated	[.] PREDES'TINATED, pp. Predetermined; foreordained; decreed.
42375	predestinating	[.] PREDES'TINATING, ppr. Foreordaining; decreeing; appointing beforehand by an unchangeable purpose. [.] 1. Holding predestination. [.] [.] And pricks up his predestinating ears.
42376	predestination	[.] PREDESTINA'TION, n. The act of decreeing or foreordaining events; the decree of God by which he hath, from eternity, unchangeably appointed or determined whatever comes to pass. It is used particularly in theology to denote the preordination of men to everlasting ...
42377	predestinator	[.] PREDES'TINATOR, n. Properly, one that foreordains. [.] 1. One that holds to predestination.
42378	predestine	[.] PREDES'TINE, v.t. To decree beforehand; to foreordain. [.] [.] And bid predestined empires rise and fall.
42379	predeterminate	[.] PREDETERM'INATE, a. Determined beforehand; as the predeterminate counsel of God.
42380	predetermination	[.] PREDETERMINA'TION, n. [See Predetermine.] [.] 1. Previous determination; purpose formed beforehand; as the predetermination of God's will. [.] 2. Premotion; that concurrence of God which determines men in their actions.
42381	predetermine	[.] PREDETERM'INE, v.t. [pre and determine.] [.] 1. To determine beforehand; to settle in purpose or counsel. [.] [.] If God foresees events,he must have predetermined them. [.] 2. To doom by previous decree.
42382	predial	[.] PRE'DIAL, a. [L. proedium, a farm or estate.] [.] 1. Consisting of land or farms; real estate. [.] 2. Attached to land or farms; as predial slaves. [.] 3. Growing or issuing from land; as predial tithes.
42383	predicability	[.] PREDICABIL'ITY, n. [from predicable.] The quality of being predicable, or capable of being affirmed of something, or attributed to something.
42384	predicable	[.] PRED'ICABLE, a. [L. proedicabilis, from proedico, to affirm; proe and dico, to say.] That may be affirmed of something; that may be attributed to. Animal is predicable of man. Intelligence is not predicable of plants. More or less is not predicable of a circle or ...
42385	predicament	[.] PREDIC'AMENT, n. [L. proedicamentum, from proedico, to affirm.] [.] 1. In logic, a category; a series or order of all the predicates or attributes contained under any genus. The school philosophers distribute all the objects of our thoughts and ideas into genera ...
42386	predicamental	[.] PREDICAMENT'AL, a. Pertaining to a predicament.
42387	predicant	[.] PRED'ICANT, n. [L. proedicans, proedico.] [.] One that affirms any thing.
42388	predicate	[.] PRED'ICATE, v.t. [L. proedico; proe and dico, to say.] [.] To affirm one thing of another; as, to predicate whiteness of snow. Reason may be predicated of man. [.] PRED'ICATE, v.i. To affirm; to comprise an affirmation. [.] PRED'ICATE, n. In logic, that which, ...
42389	predication	[.] PREDICA'TION, n. [L. proedicatio.] Affirmation of something, or the act of affirming one thing of another.
42390	predicatory	[.] PRED'ICATORY, a. Affirmative; positive.
42391	predict	[.] PREDICT', v.t. [L. proedictus, proedico; proe, before, and dico, to tell.] To foretell; to tell beforehand something that is to happen. Moses predicted the dispersion of the Israelites. Christ predicted the destruction of Jerusalem.
42392	predicted	[.] PREDICT'ED, pp. Foretold; told before the event.
42393	predicting	[.] PREDICT'ING, ppr. Foretelling.
42394	prediction	[.] PREDIC'TION, n. [L. proedictio.] A foretelling; a previous declaration of a future event; prophecy. The fulfillment of the predictions of the prophets is considered to be a strong argument in favor of the divine origin of the Scriptures.
42395	predictive	[.] PREDICT'IVE, a. Foretelling; prophetic.
42396	predictor	[.] PREDICT'OR, n. A foreteller; one who prophesies.
42397	predigestion	[.] PREDIGES'TION, n. [pre and digestion.] Too hasty digestion. [.] [.] Predigestion fills the body with crudities.
42398	predilection	[.] PREDILEC'TION, n. [L.proe, before, and dilectus, dilito, to love.] [.] A previous liking; a prepossession of mind in favor of something.
42399	predisponent	[.] PREDISPO'NENT, n. That which predisposes.
42400	predispose	[.] PREDISPO'SE, v.t. s as z. [pre and dispose.] [.] 1. To incline beforehand; to give a previous disposition to; as, to predispose the mind or temper to friendship. [.] 2. To fit or adapt previously; as, debility predisposes the body to disease.
42401	predisposed	[.] PREDISPO'SED, pp. Previously inclined or adapted.
42402	predisposing	[.] PREDISPO'SING, ppr. Inclining or adapting beforehand. [.] 1. a. Tending or able to give predisposition or liableness; as the predisposing causes of disease.
42403	predisposition	[.] PREDISPOSI'TION, n. Previous inclination or propensity to any thing; applied to the mind. [.] 1. Previous fitness or adaptation to any change, impression or purpose; applied to matter; as the predisposition of the body to disease; the predisposition of the seasons ...
42404	predominance	[.] PREDOM'INANCE
42405	predominancy	[.] PREDOM'INANCY, n. [See Predominant.] [.] 1. Prevalence over others; superiority in strength, power, influence or authority; ascendancy; as the predominance of a red color in a body of various colors; the predominance of love or anger among the passions; the predominance ...
42406	predominant	[.] PREDOM'INANT, a. [L. proe and dominans, dominor, to rule.] [.] Prevalent over others; superior in strength, influence or authority; ascendant; ruling; controlling; as a predominant color; predominant beauty or excellence; a predominant passion. [.] [.] Those helps--were ...
42407	predominantly	[.] PREDOM'INANTLY, adv. With superior strength or influence.
42408	predominate	[.] PREDOM'INATE, v.i. [L. proe, before, and dominor, to rule, from dominus, lord.] To prevail; to surpass in strength, influence or authority; to be superior; to have controlling influence. In some persons, the love of money predominates over all other passions; in ...
42409	predominating	[.] PREDOM'INATING, ppr. Having superior strength or influence; ruling; controlling.
42410	predomination	[.] PREDOMINA'TION, n. Superior strength or influence.
42411	preen	[.] PREEN, n. A forked instrument used by clothiers in dressing cloth. [.] PREEN, v.t. To clean, compose and dress the feathers, as fowls, to enable them to glide more easily through the air or water. For this purpose they are furnished with two glands on their ...
42412	preening	[.] PREE'NING, ppr. Cleaning and composing the feathers, as fowls.
42413	preface	[.] PREF'ACE, n. [L. proefatio; proe, before, and for, fari, fatus, to speak.] Something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay, intended to inform the hearer or reader of the main design, or in general, of whatever is necessary ...
42414	prefaced	[.] PREF'ACED, pp. Introduced with preliminary observations.
42415	prefacer	[.] PREF'ACER, n. The writer of a preface.
42416	prefacing	[.] PREF'ACING, ppr. Introducing with preliminary remarks.
42417	prefatory	[.] PREF'ATORY, a. Pertaining to a preface; introductory to a book, essay or discourse.
42418	prefect	[.] PRE'FECT, n. [L. proefectus; proe, before,and factus, made; but directly from proeficior, proefectus.] [.] 1. In ancient Rome, a chief magistrate who governed a city or province in the absence of the king, consuls or emperor. [.] 2. A governor, commander, chief ...
42419	prefectship	[.] PRE'FECTSHIP
42420	prefecture	[.] PRE'FECTURE, n. The office of a chief magistrate, commander or viceroy. [.] 1. Jurisdiction of a perfect.
42421	prefer	[.] PREFER', v.t. [L. proefero; proe, before, and fero, to bear or carry.] [.] 1. Literally, to bear or carry in advance, in the mind, affections or choice; hence, to regard more than another; to honor or esteem above another. [.] It is sometimes followed by above, ...
42422	preferable	[.] PREF'ERABLE, a. Worthy to be preferred or chosen before something else; more eligible; more desirable. Virtue is far preferable to vice, even for its pleasures in this life. [.] 1. More excellent; of better quality; as, Madeira wine is preferable to claret.
42423	preferableness	[.] PREF'ERABLENESS, n. The quality or state of being preferable.
42424	preferably	[.] PREF'ERABLY, adv. In preference; in such a manner as to prefer one thing to another. [.] [.] How comes he to choose Plautus preferably to Terance?
42425	preference	[.] PREF'ERENCE, n. The act of preferring one thing before another; estimation of one thing above another; choice of one thing rather than another. [.] [.] Leave the critics on either side to contend about the preference due to this or that sort of poetry. [.] It ...
42426	preferment	[.] PREFER'MENT, n. Advancement to a higher office, dignity or station. Change of manners and even of character often follows preferment. A profligate life should be considered a disqualification for preferment, no less than want of ability. [.] 1. Superior place ...
42427	preferred	[.] PREFER'RED, pp. Regarded above others; elevated in station.
42428	preferrer	[.] PREFER'RER, n. One who prefers.
42429	preferring	[.] PREFER'RING, ppr. Regarding above others; advancing to a higher station; offering; presenting.
42430	prefigurate	[.] PREFIG'URATE, v.t. [See Prefigure.] To show by antecedent representation. [Little used.]
42431	prefiguration	[.] PREFIGURA'TION, n. Antecedent representation by similitude. [.] [.] A variety of prophecies and prefigurations had their punctual accomplishment in the author of this institution.
42432	prefigurative	[.] PREFIG'URATIVE, a. Showing by previous figures, types of similitude. The sacrifice of the paschal lamb was prefigurative of the death of Christ.
42433	prefigure	[.] PREFIG'URE, v.t. [L. proe, before, and figuro, to fashion.] [.] To exhibit by antecedent representation, or by types and similitude. [.] [.] In the Old Testament, things are prefigured, which are performed in the New.
42434	prefigured	[.] PREFIG'URED, pp. Exhibited by antecedent signs, types or similitude.
42435	prefiguring	[.] PREFIG'URING, ppr. Showing antecedently by similitude.
42436	prefine	[.] PREFI'NE, v.t. [L. proefinio; proe, before, and finio, to limit; finis, limit.] To limit beforehand. [Little used.]
42437	prefinition	[.] PREFINI'TION, n. Previous limitation. [Little used.]
42438	prefix	[.] PREFIX', v.t. [L. proefigo; proe, before, and figo, to fix.] [.] 1. To put or fix before, or at the beginning of another thing; as, to prefix a syllable to a word; to prefix an advertisement to a book. [.] 2. To set or appoint beforehand; as, to prefix the hour ...
42439	prefixed	[.] PREFIX'ED, pp. Set before; appointed beforehand; settled.
42440	prefixing	[.] PREFIX'ING, ppr. Putting before; previously appointing; establishing.
42441	prefixion	[.] PREFIX'ION, n. The act of prefixing.
42442	preform	[.] PREFORM', v.t. [pre and form.] To form beforehand.
42443	preformative	[.] PREFORM'ATIVE, n. [L. proe, before, and formative.] [.] A formative letter at the beginning of a word.
42444	prefulgency	[.] PREFUL'GENCY, n. [l. proefulgens; proe, before, and fulgeo, to shine.] Superior brightness or effulgency.
42445	pregnable	[.] PREG'NABLE, a. That may be taken or won by force; expugnable. [Little used.]
42446	pregnancy	[.] PREG'NANCY, n. [See Pregnant.] The state of a female who has conceived, or is with child. [.] 1. Fertility; fruitfulness; inventive power; as the pregnancy of wit or invention. [.] Pregnance, in a like sense, is not used.
42447	pregnant	[.] PREG'NANT, a. [L. proegnans; supposed to be compounded of proe, before, and geno; Gr. to beget.] [.] 1. Being with young, as a female; breeding; teeming. [.] 2. Fruitful; fertile; impregnating; as pregnant streams. [.] 3. Full of consequence; as a pregnant ...
42448	pregnantly	[.] PREG'NANTLY, adv. Fruitfully. [.] 1. Fully; plainly; clearly. [Not used.]
42449	pregravate	[.] PRE'GRAVATE, v.t. [L. proegravo.] [.] To bear down; to depress. [Not in use.]
42450	pregravitate	[.] PREGRAV'ITATE, v.i. To descend by gravity.
42451	pregustation	[.] PREGUSTA'TION, n. [L. proe and gusto, to taste.] [.] The act of tasting before another.
42452	prehensile	[.] PREHEN'SILE, a. [L. prehendo, to take or seize; prehensus.] [.] Seizing; grasping; adapted to seize or grasp. The tails of some monkeys are prehensile.
42453	prehension	[.] PREHEN'SION, n. A taking hold; a seizing; as with the hand or other limb.
42454	prehnite	[.] PREHN'ITE, n. A mineral of the silicious kind, of an apple green or greenish gray color. It has been called shorl, emerald, chrysoprase, felspath, chrysolite, and zeolite. It has some resemblance to zeolite, but differs from it in several particulars, and is therefore ...
42455	preinstruct	[.] PREINSTRUCT', v.t. [pre and instruct.] To instruct previously.
42456	preinstructed	[.] PREINSTRUCT'ED, pp. Previously instructed or directed.
42457	preinstructing	[.] PREINSTRUCT'ING, ppr. Previously instructing.
42458	preintimation	[.] PREINTIMA'TION, n. [pre and intimation.] [.] Previous intimation; a suggestion beforehand.
42459	prejudge	[.] PREJUDGE, v.t. prejudg'. [L. proe and judico, to judge.] [.] 1. To judge in a cause before it is heard, or before the arguments and facts in the case are fully known. [.] [.] The committee of council hath prejudged the whole case, by calling the united sense ...
42460	prejudged	[.] PREJUDG'ED, pp. Judged beforehand; determined unheard.
42461	prejudging	[.] PREJUDG'ING, ppr. Judging or determining without a hearing or before the case is fully understood.
42462	prejudgment	[.] PREJUDG'MENT, n. Judgment in a case without a hearing or full examination.
42463	prejudicacy	[.] PREJU'DICACY, n. Prejudice; prepossession. [Not used.]
42464	prejudicate	[.] PREJU'DICATE, v.t. [L. proe, before, and judico, to judge.] [.] To prejudge; to determine beforehand to disadvantage. [.] [.] Our dearest friend [.] [.] Prejudicates the business. [.] PREJU'DICATE, v.i. To form a judgment without due examination of the facts ...
42465	prejudicated	[.] PREJU'DICATED, pp. Prejudged.
42466	prejudicating	[.] PREJU'DICATING, ppr. Prejudging.
42467	prejudication	[.] PREJUDICA'TION, n. The act of judging without due examination of facts and evidence. [.] 1. In Roman oratory, prejudications were of three kinds; first, precedents or adjudged cases, involving the same points of law; second, previous decisions on the same question ...
42468	prejudicative	[.] PREJU'DICATIVE, a. Forming an opinion or judgment without examination.
42469	prejudice	[.] PREJ'UDICE, n. [L. prejudicium; proe and judico.] [.] 1. Prejudgment; an opinion or decision of mind, formed without due examination of the facts or arguments which are necessary to a just and impartial determination. It is used in a good or bad sense. Innumerable ...
42470	prejudiced	[.] PREJ'UDICED, pp. or a. Prepossessed by unexamined opinions; biased.
42471	prejudicial	[.] PREJUDI'CIAL, a. Biased or blinded by prejudices; as a prejudicial eye. [Not in use.] [.] 1. Hurtful; mischievous; injurious; disadvantageous; detrimental; tending to obstruct or impair. A high rate of interest is prejudicial to trade and manufactures. Intemperance ...
42472	prejudicialness	[.] PREJUDI'CIALNESS, n. The state of being prejudicial; injuriousness.
42473	prelacy	[.] PRE'LACY, n. [from prelate.] The office or dignity of a prelate. [.] [.] Prelacies may be termed the greater benefices. [.] 1. Episcopacy; the order of bishops. [.] [.] How many are there that call themselves protestants, who put prelacy and popery together ...
42474	prelate	[.] PRE'LATE, n. [L. proelatus, proefero.] An ecclesiastic of the higher order, as an archbishop, bishop or patriarch; a dignitary of the church.
42475	prelateship	[.] PRE'LATESHIP, n. The office of a prelate.
42476	prelatic	[.] PRELAT'IC
42477	prelatical	[.] PRELAT'ICAL, a. Pertaining to prelates or prelacy; as prelatical authority.
42478	prelatically	[.] PRELAT'ICALLY, adv. With reference to prelates.
42479	prelation	[.] PRELA'TION, n. [L. proelatio, proefero.] Preference; the setting of one above another. [Little used.]
42480	prelatism	[.] PRE'LATISM, n. Prelacy; episcopacy.
42481	prelatist	[.] PRE'LATIST, n. [form prelate.] An advocate for prelacy or the government of the church by bishops; a high churchman. [.] [.] I am an episcopalian, but not a prelatist.
42482	prelature	[.] PRE'LATURE
42483	prelatureship	[.] PRE'LATURESHIP, n. The state or dignity of a prelate.
42484	prelaty	[.] PRE'LATY, n. Episcopacy; prelacy. [Not in use.]
42485	prelect	[.] PRELECT', v.t. [L. proelectus, proelego; proe, before, and lego, to read.] To read a lecture or public discourse.
42486	prelection	[.] PRELEC'TION, n. [L. proelectio.] A lecture or discourse read in public or to a select company.
42487	prelector	[.] PRELEC'TOR, n. A reader of discourses; a lecturer.
42488	prelibation	...
42489	preliminary	[.] PRELIM'INARY, a. [L. proe, before, and limen, threshhold or limit.] [.] Introductory; previous; proemial; that precedes the main discourse or business; as preliminary observations to a discourse or book; preliminary articles to a treaty; preliminary measures. [.] PRELIM'INARY, ...
42490	prelude	[.] PRE'LUDE, n. [Low L. proeludium, from proeludo; proe, before, and ludo, to play.] [.] 1. A short flight of music, or irregular air played by a musician before he begins the piece to be played, or before a full concert. [.] 2. Something introductory or that shows ...
42491	preluded	[.] PRELU'DED, pp. Preceded by an introductory performance; preceded.
42492	preluder	[.] PRE'LUDER, n. One that plays a prelude, or introduces by a previous irregular piece of music.
42493	preluding	[.] PRELU'DING, ppr. Playing an introductory air; preceding.
42494	preludium	[.] PRELU'DIUM, n. [Low L.] A prelude.
42495	prelusive	[.] PRELU'SIVE, a. Previous; introductory; indicating that something of a like kind is to follow; as prelusive drops.
42496	prelusory	[.] PRELU'SORY, a. Previous; introductory; prelusive.
42497	premature	[.] PREMATU'RE, a. [L. proematurus; proe, before, and maturus, ripe.] [.] 1. Ripe before the natural or proper time; as the premature fruits of a hot bed. [.] 2. Happening, arriving, performed or adopted before the proper time; as a premature fall of snow in autumn; ...
42498	prematurely	[.] PREMATU'RELY, adv. Too soon; too early; before the proper time; as fruits prematurely ripened; opinions prematurely formed; measures prematurely taken. [.] 1. Without due evidence or authentication; as intelligence prematurely received.
42499	prematureness	[.] PREMATU'RENESS
42500	prematurity	[.] PREMATU'RITY, n. Ripeness before the natural or proper time. [.] 1. Too great haste; unseasonable earliness.
42501	premeditate	[.] PREMED'ITATE, v.t. [L. proemeditor; proe, before, and meditor, to mediate.] To think on and revolve in the mind beforehand; to contrive and design previously; as, to premeditate theft or robbery. [.] [.] With words premeditated thus he said. [.] PREMED'ITATE, ...
42502	premeditated	[.] PREMED'ITATED, pp. Previously considered or meditated. [.] 1. Previously contrived, designed or intended; deliberate; willful; as premeditated murder.
42503	premeditately	[.] PREMED'ITATELY, adv. With previous meditation.
42504	premeditating	[.] PREMED'ITATING, ppr. Previously meditating; contriving or intending beforehand.
42505	premeditation	[.] PREMEDITA'TION, n. [L. proemeditatio.] [.] 1. The act of meditating beforehand; previous deliberation. [.] [.] A sudden thought may be higher than nature can raise without premeditation. [.] 2. Previous contrivance or design formed; as the premeditation of ...
42506	premerit	[.] PREMER'IT, v.t. [pre and merit.] [.] To merit or deserve beforehand. [Little used.]
42507	premices	[.] PREM'ICES, n. [L. primitioe, primus.] First fruits. [Not used.]
42508	premier	[.] PRE'MIER, a. [L. primus, first.] First; chief; principal; as the premier place; premier minister. [.] PRE'MIER, n. The first minister of state; the prime minister.
42509	premiership	[.] PRE'MIERSHIP, n. The office or dignity of the first minister of state.
42510	premise	[.] PREMI'SE, v.t. s as z. [L. proemissus, proemitto, to send before.] [.] 1. To speak or write before, or as introductory to the main subject; to offer previously, as something to explain or aid in understanding what follows. [.] [.] I premise these particulars ...
42511	premises	[.] PREM'ISES, n. [L. proemissa.] [.] 1. In logic, the two first propositions of a syllogism, from which the inference or conclusion is drawn; as, [.] [.] All sinners deserve punishment; [.] [.] A B is a sinner. [.] These propositions, which are the premises, ...
42512	premiss	[.] PREM'ISS, n. Antecedent proposition. [Rarely used.]
42513	premium	[.] PRE'MIUM, n. [L.] Properly, a reward or recompense; a prize to be won by competition; the reward or prize to be adjudged to the best performance or production. [.] 1. The recompense or prize offered for a specific discovery or for success in an enterprise; as for ...
42514	premonish	[.] PREMON'ISH, v.t. [L. proemoneo; proe and moneo, to warn.] [.] To forewarn; to admonish beforehand.
42515	premonished	[.] PREMON'ISHED, pp. Forewarned.
42516	premonishing	[.] PREMON'ISHING, ppr. Admonishing beforehand.
42517	premonishment	[.] PREMON'ISHMENT, n. Previous warning or admonition; previous information.
42518	premonition	[.] PREMONI'TION, n. Previous warning,notice or information. Christ gave to his disciples premonitions of their sufferings.
42519	premonitory	[.] PREMON'ITORY, a. Giving previous warning or notice.
42520	premonstrants	[.] PREMON'STRANTS, n. [L. proemonstrans.] A religious order of regular canons or monks of Premontre, in the isle of France; instituted by Norbert, in 1120. They are called also white canons. These monks were poor at first, but within 30 years they had more than 100 ...
42521	premonstrate	[.] PREMON'STRATE, v.t. [L. proemonstro; proe, before, and monstro,to show.] To show beforehand. [Little used.]
42522	premonstration	[.] PREMONSTRA'TION, n. A showing beforehand. [Little used.]
42523	premorse	[.] PREMORSE, a. premors'. [L. proemordeo, proemorsus; proe and mordeo, to gnaw.] Bitten off. [.] Premorse roots, in botany, are such as are not tapering, but blunt at the end, as if bitten off short. [.] leaves, are such as end very obtusely with unequal notches.
42524	premotion	[.] PREMO'TION, n. [pre and motion.] Previous motion or excitement to action.
42525	premunire	[.] PREMUNI'RE, n. [See Proemunire. ] [.] 1. In law, the offense of introducing foreign authority into England, and the writ which is grounded on the offense. [.] 2. The penalty incurred by the offense above described. [.] [.] Woolsey incurred a premunire, and ...
42526	premunition	[.] PREMUNI'TION, n. [L. proemunitio, from proemunio.] [.] An anticipation of objections.
42527	prenomen	[.] PRENO'MEN, n. [L. proenomen.] Among the Romans, a name prefixed to the family name, answering to our christian name; as Caius, Lucius, Marcus, &c.
42528	prenominate	[.] PRENOM'INATE, v.t. [L. proe and nomino, to name.] To forename. [.] PRENOM'INATE, a. Forenamed.
42529	prenomination	[.] PRENOMINA'TION, n. The privilege of being named first.
42530	prenotion	[.] PRENO'TION, n. [L. proenotio; proe and nosco, to know.] [.] A notice or notion which precedes something else in time; previous notion or thought; foreknowledge.
42531	prensation	[.] PRENSA'TION, n. [L. prensatio, from prenso, to seize.] [.] The act of seizing with violence. [Little used.]
42532	prentice	[.] PRENTICE, a colloquial contraction of apprentice, which see.
42533	prenticeship	[.] PRENTICESHIP, a contraction of apprenticeship, which see.
42534	prenunciation	[.] PRENUNCIA'TION, n. [L. proenuncio; proe and nuncio, to tell.] [.] The act of telling before. [Not used.]
42535	preobtain	[.] PREOBTA'IN, v.t. To obtain beforehand.
42536	preobtained	[.] PREOBTA'INED, pp. Previously obtained.
42537	preoccupancy	[.] PREOC'CUPANCY, n. [L. proeoccupans.] [.] 1. The act of taking possession before another. The property of unoccupied land is vested by preoccupancy. [.] 2. The right of taking possession before others. The first discoverer of unoccupied land has the preoccupancy ...
42538	preoccupate	[.] PREOC'CUPATE, v.t. [L. proeoccupo; proe and occupo, to seize.] [.] 1. To anticipate; to take before. [.] 2. To prepossess; to fill with prejudices. [.] [Instead of this, preoccupy is used.]
42539	preoccupation	[.] PREOCCUPA'TION, n. A taking possession before another; prior occupation. [.] 1. Anticipation. [.] 2. Prepossession. [.] 3. Anticipation of objections.
42540	preoccupy	[.] PREOC'CUPY, v.t. [L. proeoccupo; proe, before, and occupo, to seize.] [.] 1. To take possession before another; as, to preoccupy a country or land not before occupied. [.] 2. To prepossess; to occupy by anticipation or prejudices. [.] [.] I think it more respectful ...
42541	preominate	[.] PREOM'INATE, v.t. [L. proe and ominor, to prognosticate.] [.] To prognosticate; to gather from omens any future event.
42542	preopinion	[.] PREOPIN'ION, n. [pre and opinion.] Opinion previously formed; prepossession.
42543	preoption	[.] PREOP'TION, n. [pre and option.] The right of first choice.
42544	preordain	[.] PREORDA'IN, v.t. [pre and ordain.] To ordain or appoint beforehand; to predetermine. All things are supposed to be preordained by God.
42545	preordained	[.] PREORDA'INED, pp. Antecedently ordained or determined.
42546	preordaining	[.] PREORDA'INING, ppr. Ordaining beforehand.
42547	preordinance	[.] PREOR'DINANCE, n. [pre and ordinance.] [.] Antecedent decree or determination.
42548	preordinate	[.] PREOR'DINATE, a. Foreordained. [Little used.]
42549	preordination	[.] PREORDINA'TION, n. The act of foreordaining; previous determination.
42550	preparable	[.] PREPA'RABLE, a. [See Prepare.] That may be prepared.
42551	preparation	[.] PREPARA'TION, n. [L. proeparatio. See Prepare.] [.] 1. The act or operation of preparing or fitting for a particular purpose,use, service or condition; as the preparation of land for a crop of wheat; the preparation of troops for a campaign; the preparation of a ...
42552	preparative	[.] PREPAR'ATIVE,a. Tending to prepare or make ready; having the power of preparing, qualifying or fitting for any thing; preparatory. [.] [.] He spent much time in quest of knowledge preparative to this work. [.] PREPAR'ATIVE, n. That which has the power of preparing ...
42553	preparatively	[.] PREPAR'ATIVELY, adv. By way of preparation.
42554	preparatory	[.] PREPAR'ATORY, a. [.] 1. Previously necessary; useful or qualifying; preparing the way for any thing by previous measures of adaptation. The practice of virtue and piety is preparatory to the happiness of heaven. [.] 2. Introductory; previous; antecedent and adapted ...
42555	prepare	[.] PREPA'RE, v.t. [L. paro.] [.] 1. In a general sense, to fit, adapt or qualify for a particular purpose, end, use, service or state, by any means whatever. We prepare ground for seed by tillage; we prepare cloth for use by dressing; we prepare medicines by pulverization, ...
42556	prepared	[.] PREPA'RED, pp. Fitted; adapted; made suitable; made ready; provided.
42557	preparedly	[.] PREPA'REDLY, adv. With suitable previous measures.
42558	preparedness	[.] PREPA'REDNESS, n. The state of being prepared or in readiness.
42559	preparer	[.] PREPA'RER, n. One that prepares, fits or makes ready. [.] 1. One that provides. [.] 2. That which fits or makes suitable; as, certain manures are preparers of land for particular crops.
42560	preparing	[.] PREPA'RING, ppr. Fitting; adapting; making ready; providing.
42561	prepense	[.] PREPENSE, a. prepens'. [L. proepensus, proependeo; proe and pendeo, to incline to hand down.] [.] Preconceived; premeditated; aforethought. [.] [.] Malice prepense is necessary to constitute murder. [.] PREPENSE, v.t. prepens'. [supra.] [.] To weigh or consider ...
42562	prepensed	[.] PREPENS'ED, pp. or a. Previously conceived; premeditated. [Little used.] [See Prepense.]
42563	prepollence	[.] PREPOL'LENCE
42564	prepollency	[.] PREPOL'LENCY, n. [L. proepollens, proepolleo; proe and polleo.] [.] Prevalence; superiority of power.
42565	prepollent	[.] PREPOL'LENT, a. Having superior gravity or power; prevailing.
42566	preponder	[.] PREPOND'ER, v.t. [See Preponderate.] To outweigh. [Not used.]
42567	preponderance	[.] PREPOND'ERANCE
42568	preponderancy	[.] PREPOND'ERANCY, n. [See Preponderate.] [.] 1. An outweighing; superiority of weight. The least preponderance of weight on one side of a ship or boat will make it incline or heel. [.] 2. Superiority of power, force or weight; in a figurative sense; as a preponderance ...
42569	preponderant	[.] PREPOND'ERANT, a. Outweighing.
42570	preponderate	[.] PREPOND'ERATE, v.t. [L. proepondero; proe, before, and pondero, to weigh.] [.] 1. To outweigh; to overpower by weight. [.] [.] An inconsiderable weight, by distance from the center of the balance, will preponderate greater magnitudes. [.] 2. To overpower by ...
42571	preponderating	[.] PREPOND'ERATING, ppr. Outweighing; inclining to one side.
42572	preponderation	[.] PREPONDERA'TION, n. The act or state of outweighing any thing, or of inclining to one side.
42573	prepose	[.] PREPO'SE, v.t. s as z. To put before. [Not much used.]
42574	preposition	[.] PREPOSI'TION, n. s as z. [L. proepositio, proepono, proepositus; proe and pono, to put.] In grammar, a word usually put before another to express some relation or quality, action or motion to or from the thing specified; as medicines salutary to health; music agreeable ...
42575	prepositional	[.] PREPOSI'TIONAL, a. Pertaining to a preposition, or to preceding position.
42576	prepositive	[.] PREPOS'ITIVE, a. Put before; as a prepositive particle. [.] PREPOS'ITIVE, n. [supra.] A word or particle put before another word.
42577	prepositor	[.] PREPOS'ITOR, n. [L. proepositor.] A scholar appointed by the instructor to inspect other scholars.
42578	prepositure	[.] PREPOS'ITURE, n. The office or place of a provost; a provostship.
42579	prepossess	[.] PREPOSSESS', v.t. [pre and possess.] To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous possession of. [.] 1. To preoccupy the mind or heart so as to preclude other things; hence, to bias or prejudice. A mind prepossessed with opinions favorable to a person or cause, ...
42580	prepossessed	[.] PREPOSSESS'ED, pp. Preoccupied; inclined previously to favor or disfavor.
42581	prepossessing	[.] PREPOSSESS'ING, ppr. Taking previous possession. [.] 1. a. Tending to invite favor; having power to secure the possession of favor, esteem or love. The countenance, address and manners of a person are sometimes prepossessing on a first acquaintance.
42582	prepossession	[.] PREPOSSES'SION, n. Preoccupation; prior possession. [.] 1. Preconceived opinion; the effect of previous impressions on the mind or heart, in favor or against any person or thing. It is often used in a good sense; sometimes it is equivalent to prejudice, and sometimes ...
42583	preposterous	[.] PREPOS'TEROUS, a. [L. proeposterus; proe, before,and posterus, latter.] [.] 1. Literally, having that first which ought to be last; inverted in order. [.] [.] The method I take may be censured as preposterous, because I treat last of the antediluvian earth, which ...
42584	preposterously	[.] PREPOS'TEROUSLY, adv. In a wrong or inverted order; absurdly; foolishly.
42585	preposterousness	[.] PREPOS'TEROUSNESS, n. Wrong order or method; absurdity; inconsistency with nature or reason.
42586	prepotency	[.] PREPO'TENCY, n. [L. proepotentia; proe and potentia, power.] [.] Superior power; predominance. [Little used.]
42587	prepotent	[.] PREPO'TENT, a. [L. proepotens.] Very powerful. [Little used.]
42588	prepuce	[.] PRE'PUCE, n. [L. proeputium.] The foreskin; a prolongation of the cutis of the penis, covering the glans.
42589	preremote	[.] PREREMO'TE, a. [pre and remote.] More remote in previous time or prior order. [.] [.] In some cases, two more links of causation may be introduced; one of them may be termed the preremote cause, the other the postremote effect.
42590	prerequire	[.] PREREQUI'RE, v.t. [pre and require.] To require previously.
42591	prerequisite	[.] PREREQ'UISITE, a. s as z. [pre and requisite.] Previously required or necessary to something subsequent; as, certain attainments are prerequisite to an admission or orders. [.] PREREQ'UISITE, n. Something that is previously required or necessary to the end proposed. ...
42592	preresolve	[.] PRERESOLVE, v.t. s as z. [pre and resolve.] [.] To resolve previously.
42593	preresolved	[.] PRERESOLV'ED, pp. Resolved beforehand; previously determined.
42594	preresolving	[.] PRERESOLV'ING, ppr. Resolving beforehand.
42595	prerogative	[.] PREROG'ATIVE, [L. proerogativa, precedence in voting; proe, before, and rogo, to ask or demand.] An exclusive or peculiar privilege. A royal prerogative, is that special pre-eminence which a king has over all other persons, and out of the course of the common law, ...
42596	prerogative-court	[.] PREROG'ATIVE-COURT, n. In Great Britain, a court for the trial of all testamentary causes, where the deceased has left bona notabilia, or effects of the value of five pounds, in two different dioceses. In this case, the probate of the will belongs to the metropolitan ...
42597	prerogative-office	[.] PREROG'ATIVE-OFFICE, n. The office in which the wills proved in the prerogative court, are registered.
42598	prerogatived	[.] PREROG'ATIVED, a. Having prerogative. [Little used.]
42599	presage	[.] PRE'SAGE, n. [L. proesagium; proe, before, and sagio, to perceive or foretell.] Something which foreshows a future event; a prognostic; a present fact indicating something to come. [.] [.] Joy and shout, presage of victory.
42600	presaged	[.] PRESA'GED, pp. Foreboded; foreshown; foretold.
42601	presageful	[.] PRESA'GEFUL, a. Full of presages; containing presages.
42602	presagement	[.] PRESA'GEMENT, n. A foreboding; foretoken. [.] 1. A foretelling; prediction.
42603	presager	[.] PRESA'GER, n. A foreteller; a foreshower.
42604	presaging	[.] PRESA'GING, ppr. Foreshowing; foretelling.
42605	presbyter	[.] PRES'BYTER, n. [Gr. old, elder.] [.] 1. In the primitive christian church, an elder; a person somewhat advanced in age, who had authority in the church, and whose duty was to feed the flock over which the Holy Spirit had made him overseer. [.] 2. A priest; a person ...
42606	presbyterial	[.] PRESBYTE'RIAL
42607	presbyterian	[.] PRESBYTE'RIAN, a. Pertaining to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical government by presbyters. [.] 1. Consisting of presbyters; as presbyterian government. The government of the church of Scotland is presbyterian. [.] PRESBYTE'RIAN, n. One that maintains the ...
42608	presbyterianism	[.] PRESBYTE'RIANISM, n. The doctrines, principles and discipline or government of presbyterians.
42609	presbytery	[.] PRES'BYTERY, n. A body of elders in the christian church. [.] [.] Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. 1 Tim.4. [.] 1. In ecclesiastical government, a judicatory consisting ...
42610	prescience	[.] PRESCIENCE, n. presi'ence or pre'shens. [Low L. proescientia; proe, before, and scientia, knowledge.] Foreknowledge; knowledge of events before they take place. Absolute prescience belongs to God only. [.] [.] Of things of the most accidental and mutable nature, ...
42611	prescient	[.] PRESCIENT, a. presi'ent or pre'shent. Foreknowing; having knowledge of events before they take place. [.] [.] Who taught the nations of the field and wood, [.] [.] Prescient, the tides or tempests to withstand?
42612	prescind	[.] PRESCIND', v.t. [L. proescindo; proe and scindo, to cut.] [.] To cut off; to abstract. [Little used.]
42613	prescindent	[.] PRESCIND'ENT, a. Cutting off; abstracting.
42614	prescious	[.] PRE'SCIOUS, a. [L. proescius; proe and scio, to know.] [.] Foreknowing; having foreknowledge; as prescious of ills.
42615	prescribe	[.] PRESCRI'BE, v.t. [L. proescribo, to write before.] [.] 1. In medicine, to direct, as a remedy to be used or applied to a diseased patient. Be not offended with the physician who prescribes harsh remedies. [.] 2. To set or lay down authoritatively for direction; ...
42616	prescribed	[.] PRESCRI'BED, pp. Directed; ordered.
42617	prescriber	[.] PRESCRI'BER, n. One that prescribes.
42618	prescribing	[.] PRESCRI'BING, ppr. Directing; giving as a rule of conduct or treatment.
42619	prescript	[.] PRE'SCRIPT, a. [L. proescriptus.] Directed; prescribed. [.] PRE'SCRIPT, n. [L. proescriptum.] A direction; a medical order for the use of medicines. [But prescription is chiefly used.] [.] 1. Direction; precept; model prescribed.
42620	prescriptible	[.] PRESCRIP'TIBLE a. That may be prescribed for.
42621	prescription	[.] PRESCRIP'TION, n. [L. proescriptio. See Prescribe.] [.] 1. The act of prescribing or directing by rules; or that which is prescribed; particularly, a medical direction of remedies for a disease and the manner of using them; a recipe. [.] 2. In law, prescribing ...
42622	prescriptive	[.] PRESCRIP'TIVE, a. Consisting in or acquired by immemorial use and enjoyment; as a prescriptive right or title. [.] [.] The right to be drowsy in protracted toil, has become prescriptive. [.] 1. Pleading the continuance and authority of custom.
42623	preseance	[.] PRES'EANCE, n. Priority of place in sitting. [Not in use.]
42624	presence	[.] PRES'ENCE, n. s as z. [L. proesentia; proe, before, and esse, to be.] The existence of a person or thing in a certain place; opposed to absence. This event happened during the king's presence at the theater. In examining the patient, the presence of fever was not ...
42625	presence-chamber	[.] PRES'ENCE-CHAMBER
42626	presence-room	[.] PRES'ENCE-ROOM, n. The room in which a great personage receives company.
42627	presensation	[.] PRESENSA'TION, n. [pre and sensation.] Previous notion or idea.
42628	presension	[.] PRESEN'SION, n. [L. proesensio proesentio; proe and sentio, to perceive.] Previous perception. [Little used.]
42629	present	[.] PRES'ENT, a. s as z. [L. proesens; proe and sum, esse, to be.] [.] 1. Being in a certain place; opposed to absent. [.] 2. Being before the face or near; being in company. Inquire of some of the gentlemen present. [.] [.] These things have I spoken unto you, ...
42630	presentable	[.] PRESENT'ABLE, a. That may be presented; that may be exhibited or represented. [.] 1. That may be offered to a church living; as a presentable clerk. [.] 2. That admits of the presentation of a clerk; as a church presentable. [Unusual.]
42631	presentaneous	[.] PRESENTA'NEOUS, a. [L. proesentaneus.] Ready; quick; immediate; as presentaneous poison.
42632	presentation	[.] PRESENTA'TION, n. The act of presenting. [.] [.] Prayers are sometimes a presentation of mere desires. [.] 1. Exhibition; representation; display; as the presentation of fighting on the stage. [.] 2. In ecclesiastical law, the act of offering a clerk to the ...
42633	presentative	[.] PRESENT'ATIVE, a. In ecclesiastical affairs, that has the right of presentation, or offering a clerk to the bishop for institution. Advowsons are presentative, collative or donative. [.] [.] An advowson presentative is where the patron hath a right of presentation ...
42634	presented	[.] PRESENT'ED, pp. Offered; given; exhibited to view; accused.
42635	presentee	[.] PRES'ENTEE, n. One presented to a benefice.
42636	presenter	[.] PRESENT'ER, n. One that presents.
42637	presential	[.] PRESEN'TIAL, a. Supposing actual presence. [Little used.]
42638	presentiality	[.] PRESENTIAL'ITY, n. The state of being present. [Little used.]
42639	presentiate	[.] PRESEN'TIATE, v.t. To make present. [Little used.]
42640	presentific	[.] PRESENTIF'IC
42641	presentifical	[.] PRESENTIF'ICAL, a. Making present. [Not in use.]
42642	presentificly	[.] PRESENTIF'ICLY, adv. In such a manner as to make present. [Not in use.]
42643	presentiment	[.] PRESENT'IMENT, n. [pre and sentiment.] Previous conception, sentiment or opinion; previous apprehension of something future.
42644	presently	[.] PRES'ENTLY, adv. s as z. At present; at this time. [.] [.] The towns and forts you presently have. [.] 1. In a short time after; soon after. [.] [.] Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me. Phil.2. [.] [.] ...
42645	presentment	[.] PRESENT'MENT, n. s as z. The act of presenting. [.] 1. Appearance to the view; representation. [.] 2. In law, a presentment, properly speaking, is the notice taken by a grand jury of any offense from their own knowledge or observation, without any bill of indictment ...
42646	presentness	[.] PRES'ENTNESS, n. s as z. Presence; as presentness of mind. [Not used.]
42647	preservable	[.] PRESERV'ABLE, a. [See Preserve.] That may be preserved.
42648	preservation	[.] PRESERVA'TION, n. The act of preserving or keeping safe; the act of keeping from injury, destruction or decay; as the preservation of life or health; the preservation of buildings from fire or decay; the preservation of grain from insects; the preservation of fruit ...
42649	preservative	[.] PRESERV'ATIVE, a. Having the power or quality of keeping safe from injury, destruction or decay; tending to preserve. [.] PRESERV'ATIVE, n. That which preserves or has the power of preserving; something that tends to secure a person or thing in a sound state, ...
42650	preservatory	[.] PRESERV'ATORY, a. That tends to preserve. [.] PRESERV'ATORY, n. That which has the power of preserving; a preservative.
42651	preserve	[.] PRESERVE, v.t. prezerv'. [Low L. proeservo; proe and servo, to keep.] [.] 1. To keep or save from injury or destruction; to defend from evil. [.] [.] God did send me before you to preserve life. Gen.45. [.] [.] O Lord, preserve me from the violent man. Ps. ...
42652	preserved	[.] PRESERV'ED, pp. Saved from injury, destruction or decay; kept or defended from evil; seasoned with sugar for preservation.
42653	preserver	[.] PRESERV'ER, n. The person or thing that preserves; one that saves or defends from destruction or evil. [.] [.] What shall I do to thee, O thou preserver of men? Job.7. [.] 1. One that makes preserves of fruits.
42654	preserving	[.] PRESERV'ING, ppr. Keeping safe from injury, destruction or decay; defending from evil.
42655	preside	[.] PRESI'DE, v.i. s as z. [L. proesideo; proe, before, and sedeo, to sit.] [.] 1. To be set over for the exercise of authority; to direct, control and govern, as the chief officer. A man may preside over a nation or province; or he may preside over a senate, or a ...
42656	presidency	[.] PRES'IDENCY, n. Superintendence; inspection and care. [.] 1. The office of president. Washington was elected to the presidency of the United States by a unanimous vote of the electors. [.] 2. The term during which a president holds his office. President J. ...
42657	president	[.] PRES'IDENT, n. [L. proesidens.] [.] 1. An officer elected or appointed to preside over a corporation, company or assembly of men, to keep order, manage their concerns or govern their proceedings; as the president of a banking company; the president of a senate, &c. [.] 2. ...
42658	presidential	[.] PRESIDEN'TIAL, a. Pertaining to a president; as the presidential chair. [.] 1. Presiding over.
42659	presidentship	[.] PRES'IDENTSHIP, n. The office and place of president. [.] 1. The term for which a president holds his office.
42660	presidial	[.] PRESID'IAL
42661	presidiary	[.] PRESID'IARY, a. [L. proesidium, a garrison; proe and sedeo.] [.] Pertaining to a garrison; having a garrison.
42662	presignification	[.] PRESIGNIFICA'TION, n. [from presignify.] [.] The act of signifying or showing beforehand.
42663	presignify	[.] PRESIG'NIFY, v.t. [pre and signify.] To intimate or signify beforehand; to show previously.
42664	press	[.] PRESS, v.t. [L.pressus.] [.] 1. To urge with force or weight; a word of extensive use, denoting the application of any power, physical or moral, to something that is to be moved or affected. We press the ground with the feet when we walk; we press the couch on which ...
42665	press-gang	[.] PRESS'-GANG, n. [press and gang.] A detachment of seamen under the command of an officer, empowered to impress men into the naval service.
42666	pressed	[.] PRESS'ED, pp. Urged by force or weight; constrained; distressed; crowded; embraced; made smooth and glossy by pressure, as cloth.
42667	presser	[.] PRESS'ER, n. One that presses.
42668	pressing	[.] PRESS'ING, ppr. Urging with force or weight; squeezing; constraining; crowding; embracing; distressing; forcing into service; rolling in a press. [.] 1. a. Urgent; distressing. [.] PRESS'ING, n. The act or operation of applying force to bodies. The pressing ...
42669	pressingly	[.] PRESS'INGLY, adv. With force or urgency; closely.
42670	pression	[.] PRES'SION, n. The act of pressing. But pressure is more generally used. [.] 1. In the Cartesian philosophy, an endeavor to move.
42671	pressitant	[.] PRESS'ITANT, a. Gravitating; heavy. [Not in use.]
42672	pressman	[.] PRESS'MAN, n. In printing, the man who manages the press and impresses the sheets. [.] 1. One of a press-gang, who aids in forcing men into the naval service.
42673	pressure	[.] PRESS'URE, n. [L. pressura.] The act of pressing or urging with force. [.] 1. The act of squeezing or crushing. Wine is obtained by the pressure of grapes. [.] 2. The state of being squeezed or crushed. [.] 3. The force of one body acting on another by weight ...
42674	prest	[.] PREST, sometimes used for pressed. [See Press.] [.] PREST, a. [L. proesto, to stand before or forward; proe and sto.] [.] 1. Ready; prompt. [.] 2. Neat; tight. [.] PREST, n. A loan. [.] 1. Formerly, a duty in money, to be paid by the sheriff on ...
42675	prest-money	[.] PREST'-MONEY, n. Money paid to men impressed into the service.
42676	prestation	[.] PRESTA'TION, n. [L. proestatio.] Formerly, a payment of money; sometimes used for purveyance.
42677	prestation-money	[.] PRESTA'TION-MONEY, n. A sum of money paid yearly by archdeacons and other dignitaries to their bishop, pro exteriore jurisdictione.
42678	prester	[.] PRES'TER, n. [Gr. to kindle or inflame.] [.] 1. A meteor thrown from the clouds with such violence, that by collision it is set on fire. [.] 2. The external part of the neck, which swells when a person is angry.
42679	prestiges	[.] PRES'TIGES, n. [L. proestigioe.] Juggling tricks; impostures.
42680	prestigiation	[.] PRESTIGIA'TION, n. [L. proestigioe, tricks.] The playing of legerdemain tricks; a juggling.
42681	prestigiator	[.] PRESTIGIA'TOR, n. A juggler; a cheat.
42682	prestigiatory	[.] PRESTIG'IATORY, a. Juggling; consisting of impostures.
42683	prestigious	[.] PRESTIG'IOUS, a. Practicing tricks; juggling.
42684	prestimony	[.] PRES'TIMONY, n. [L. proesto, to supply; proe and sto.] In canon law, a fund for the support of a priest, appropriated by the founder, but not erected into any title of benefice, and not subject to the pope or the ordinary, but of which the patron is the collator. [.] But ...
42685	presto	[.] PRES'TO, adv. [L. proesto.] [.] 1. In music, a direction for a quick lively movement or performance. [.] 2. Quickly; immediately; in haste.
42686	prestriction	[.] PRESTRIC'TION, n. [L. proestringo, proestrictus.] Dimness.
42687	presumable	[.] PRESU'MABLE, a. s as z. [from presume.] That may be presumed; that may be supposed to be true or entitled to belief, without examination or direct evidence, or on probable evidence.
42688	presumably	[.] PRESU'MABLY, adv. By presuming or supposing something to be true, without direct proof.
42689	presume	[.] PRESU'ME, v.t. s as z. [L. proesumo; proe, before,and sumo, to take.] To take or suppose to be true or entitled to belief, without examination or positive proof, or on the strength of probability. We presume that a man is honest, who has not been known to cheat or ...
42690	presumed	[.] PRESU'MED, pp. Supposed or taken to be true, or entitled to belief, without positive proof.
42691	presumer	[.] PRESU'MER, n. One that presumes; also, an arrogant person.
42692	presuming	[.] PRESU'MING, ppr. Taking as true, or supposing to be entitled to belief, on probable evidence. [.] 1. a. Venturing without positive permission; too confident; arrogant; unreasonably bold.
42693	presumption	[.] PRESUMP'TION, n. [L. proesumption.] [.] 1. Supposition of the truth or real existence of something without direct or positive proof of the fact, but grounded on circumstantial or probable evidence which entitles it to belief. Presumption in law is of three sorts, ...
42694	presumptive	[.] PRESUMP'TIVE, a. Taken by previous supposition; grounded on probable evidence. [.] 1. Unreasonably confident; adventuring without reasonable ground to expect success; presumptuous; arrogant. [.] Presumptive evidence, in law, is that which is derived from circumstances ...
42695	presumptively	[.] PRESUMP'TIVELY, adv. By presumption, or supposition grounded on probability.
42696	presumptuous	[.] PRESUMP'TUOUS, a. [.] 1. Bold and confident to excess; adventuring without reasonable ground of success; hazarding safety on too slight grounds; rash; applied to persons; as a presumptuous commander. [.] [.] There is a class of presumptuous men whom age has not ...
42697	presumptuously	[.] PRESUMP'TUOUSLY, adv. With rash confidence. [.] 1. Arrogantly; insolently. [.] 2. Willfully; in bold defiance of conscience or violation of known duty; as, to sin presumptuously. Num.15. [.] 3. With groundless and vain confidence in the divine favor.
42698	presumptuousness	[.] PRESUMP'TUOUSNESS, n. The quality of being presumptuous or rashly confident; groundless confidence; arrogance; irreverent boldness or forwardness.
42699	presupposal	[.] PRESUPPOSAL, n. presuppo'zal. [pre and supposal.] [.] Supposal previously formed; presupposition.
42700	presuppose	[.] PRESUPPO'SE, v.t. presuppo'ze. [Eng. pre and suppose.] To suppose as previous; to imply as antecedent. The existence of created things presupposes the existence of a Creator. [.] [.] Each kind of knowledge presupposes many necessary things learned in other sciences ...
42701	presupposed	[.] PRESUPPO'SED, pp. Supposed to be antecedent.
42702	presupposing	[.] PRESUPPO'SING, ppr. Supposing to be previous.
42703	presupposition	[.] PRESUPPOSI'TION, n. Supposition previously formed. [.] 1. Supposition of something antecedent.
42704	presurmise	[.] PRESURMISE, n. presurmi'ze. [pre and surmise.] [.] A surmise previously formed.
42705	pretend	[.] PRETEND', v.t. [L. proetendo; proe, before, and tendo, to tend, to reach or stretch.] [.] 1. Literally, to reach or stretch forward; used by Dryden, but this use is not well authorized. [.] 2. To hold out, as a false appearance; to offer something feigned instead ...
42706	pretended	[.] PRETEND'ED, pp. Held out, as a false appearance; feigned; simulated. [.] 1. a. Ostensible; hypocritical; as a pretended reason or motive; pretended zeal.
42707	pretendedly	[.] PRETEND'EDLY, adv. By false appearance or representation.
42708	pretender	[.] PRETEND'ER, n. One who makes a show of something not real; one who lays claim to any thing. [.] 1. In English history, the heir of the royal family of Stuart, who lays claim to the crown of Great Britain, but is excluded by law.
42709	pretendership	[.] PRETEND'ERSHIP, n. The right or claim of the Pretender.
42710	pretending	[.] PRETEND'ING, ppr. Holding out a false appearance; laying claim to, or attempting to make others believe one is what in truth he is not, or that he has or does something which he has or does not; making hypocritical professions.
42711	pretendingly	[.] PRETEND'INGLY, adv. Arrogantly; presumptuously.
42712	pretense	[.] PRETENSE, n. pretens'. [L. proetensus, proetendo.] [.] 1. A holding out or offering to others something false or feigned; a presenting to others, either in words or actions, a false or hypocritical appearance, usually with a view to conceal what is real, and thus ...
42713	pretensed	[.] PRETENS'ED, a. Pretended; feigned; as a pretensed right to land. [Little used.]
42714	pretension	[.] PRETEN'SION, n. [.] 1. Claim, true or false; a holding out the appearance of right or possession of a thing, with a view to make others believe what is not real, or what, if true, is not yet known or admitted. A man may make pretensions to rights which he cannot ...
42715	pretentative	[.] PRETENT'ATIVE, a. [L. proe and tento, to try.] [.] That may be previously tried or attempted. [Little used.]
42716	preter	[.] PRETER, a Latin preposition, [proeter,] is used in some English words as a prefix. Its proper signification is beyond, hence beside, more.
42717	preterimperfect	[.] PRETERIMPER'FECT, a. [beyond or beside unfinished.] In grammar, designating the tense which expresses action or being not perfectly past; an awkward epithet, very ill applied.
42718	preterit	[.] PRE'TERIT, a. [L. proeteritus, proetereo; proeter, beyond, and eo, to go.] Past; applied to the tense in grammar which expresses an action or being perfectly past or finished, often that which is just past or completed, but without a specification of time. It is called ...
42719	preterition	[.] PRETERI'TION, n. [L. proeterio, to pass by.] [.] 1. The act of going past; the state of being past. [.] 2. In rhetoric, a figure by which, in pretending to pass over any thing, we make a summary mention of it; as, "I will not say, he is valiant, he is learned, ...
42720	preteritness	[.] PRE'TERITNESS, n. [from preterit.] The state of being past. [Little used.]
42721	preterlapsed	[.] PRETERLAPS'ED, a. [L. proeterlapsus, proeterlabor; proeter and labor, to glide.] Past; gone by; as preterlapsed ages.
42722	preterlegal	[.] PRETERLE'GAL, a. [L. proeter and legal.] Exceeding the limits of law; not legal. [Little used.]
42723	pretermission	[.] PRETERMIS'SION. n. [L. proetermissio, from proetermitto.] [.] A passing by; omission. [.] 1. In rhetoric, the same as preterition.
42724	pretermit	[.] PRETERMIT', v.t. [L. proetermitto; proeter, beyond, and mitto, to send.] To pass by; to omit.
42725	preternatural	[.] PRETERNAT'URAL, a. [L. proeter and natural.] Beyond what is natural, or different from what is natural; irregular. We call those events in the physical world preternatural, which are extraordinary, which are deemed to be beyond or without the ordinary course of things, ...
42726	preternaturality	[.] PRETERNATURAL'ITY, n. Preternaturalness. [Little used.]
42727	preternaturally	[.] PRETERNAT'URALLY, adv. In a manner beyond or aside from the common order of nature; as vessels of the body preternaturally distended.
42728	preternaturalness	[.] PRETERNAT'URALNESS, n. A state or manner different from the common order of nature.
42729	preterperfect	[.] PRETERPER'FECT, a. [L. proeter and perfectus.] Literally, more than complete or finished; an epithet equivalent to preterit, applied to the tense of verbs which expresses action or being absolutely past. [Grammar.]
42730	preterpluperfect	[.] PRETERPLUPER'FECT, a. [L. proeter, beyond, plus, more, and perfectus, perfect.] Literally, beyond more than perfect; an epithet designating the tense of verbs which expresses action or being past prior to another past event or time; better denominated the prior past ...
42731	pretex	[.] PRETEX', v.t. [L. proetexo; proe and texo, or tego, texui.] [.] To cloak; to conceal. [Not used.]
42732	pretext	[.] PRETEXT', n. [L. proetextus.] Pretense; false appearance; ostensible reason or motive assigned or assumed as a color or cover for the real reason or motive. He gave plausible reasons for this conduct, but these were only a pretext to conceal his real motives. [.] [.] ...
42733	pretor	[.] PRE'TOR, n. [L. proetor, from the root of proe, before.] [.] Among the ancient Romans, a judge; an officer answering to the modern chief justice or chancellor, or to both. In later times, subordinate judges appointed to distribute justice in the provinces, were created ...
42734	pretorial	[.] PRETO'RIAL, a. Pertaining to a pretor or judge; judicial.
42735	pretorian	[.] PRETO'RIAN, a. Belonging to a pretor or judge; judicial; exercised by the pretor; as pretorian power or authority. [.] Pretorian bands or guards, in Roman history, were the emperor's guards. Their number was ultimately increased to ten thousand men.
42736	pretorship	[.] PRE'TORSHIP, n. The office of pretor.
42737	prettily	[.] PRETTILY, adv. prit'tily. [from pretty.] In a pretty manner; with neatness and taste; pleasingly; without magnificence or splendor; as a woman prettily dressed; a parterre prettily ornamented with flowers. [.] 1. With decency, good manners and decorum without dignity. [.] [.] ...
42738	prettiness	[.] PRETTINESS, n. prit'tiness. [from pretty.] [.] 1. Diminutive beauty; a pleasing form without stateliness or dignity; as the prettiness of the face; the prettiness of a bird or other small animal; the prettiness of dress. [.] 2. Neatness and taste displayed on ...
42739	pretty	[.] PRETTY, a. prit'ty. [.] 1. Having diminutive beauty; of a pleasing form with the strong lines of beauty, or without gratefulness and dignity; as a pretty face; a pretty person; a pretty flower. [.] [.] The pretty gentleman is the most complaisant creature in the ...
42740	pretypified	[.] PRETYP'IFIED, pp. [from pretypify.] Antecedently represented by type; prefigured.
42741	pretypify	[.] PRETYP'IFY, v.t. [pre and typify.] To prefigure; to exhibit previously in a type.
42742	pretypifying	[.] PRETYP'IFYING, ppr. Prefiguring.
42743	prevail	[.] PREVA'IL, v.i. [L. proevaleo; proe, before, and valeo, to be strong or well. Valeo seems to be from the same root as the Eng. well. The primary sense is to stretch or strain forward, to advance.] [.] 1. To overcome; to gain the victory or superiority; to gain the ...
42744	prevailing	[.] PREVA'ILING, ppr. Gaining advantage, superiority or victory; having effect; persuading; succeeding. [.] 1. a. Predominant; having more influence; prevalent; superior in power. The love of money and the love of power are the prevailing passions of men. [.] 2. ...
42745	prevailment	[.] PREVA'ILMENT, a. Prevalence. [Little used.]
42746	prevalence	[.] PREV'ALENCE
42747	prevalency	[.] PREV'ALENCY, n. Superior strength, influence or efficacy; most efficacious force in producing an effect. [.] [.] The duke better knew what kind of arguments were of prevalence with him. [.] 1. Predominance; most general reception or practice; as the prevalence ...
42748	prevalent	[.] PREV'ALENT, a. Gaining advantage or superiority; victorious. [.] [.] Brennus told the Roman embassadors,that prevalent arms were as good as any title. [.] 1. Powerful; efficacious; successful; as prevalent supplications. [.] 2. Predominant; most generally ...
42749	prevalently	[.] PREV'ALENTLY, adv. With predominance or superiority; powerfully. [.] [.] The evening star so falls into the main [.] [.] To rise at morn more prevalently bright.
42750	prevaricate	[.] PREVAR'ICATE, v.i. [L. proevaricor; proe and varico, varicor, to straddle.] [.] 1. To shuffle; to quibble; to shift or turn from one side to the other, from the direct course or from truth; to play foul play. [.] [.] I would think better of himself, than that ...
42751	prevarication	[.] PREVARICA'TION, n. A shuffling or quibbling to evade the truth or the disclosure of truth; the practice of some trick for evading what is just or honorable; a deviation from the plain path of truth and fair dealing. [.] 1. In the civil law, the collusion of an informer ...
42752	prevaricator	[.] PREVAR'ICATOR, n. One that prevaricates; a shuffler; a quibbler. [.] 1. A sham dealer; one who colludes with a defendant in a sham prosecution. [.] 2. One who abuses his trust.
42753	prevene	[.] PREVE'NE, v.t. [L. proevenio; proe, before, and venio, to come.] [.] Literally, to come before; hence, to hinder. [Not used.]
42754	prevenient	[.] PREVE'NIENT, a. [L. proeveniens.] Going before; preceding; hence,preventive; as prevenient grace.
42755	prevent	[.] PREVENT', v.t. [L. proevenio, supra.] [.] 1. To go before; to precede. [.] [.] I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried. Ps.119. [.] 2. To precede, as something unexpected or unsought. [.] [.] The days of my affliction prevented me. Job.30. [.] 2 ...
42756	preventable	[.] PREVENT'ABLE, a. That may be prevented or hindered.
42757	prevented	[.] PREVENT'ED, pp. Hindered from happening or taking effect.
42758	preventer	[.] PREVENT'ER, n. One that goes before. [Not in use.] [.] 1. One that hinders; a hinderer; that which hinders; as a preventer of evils or of disease.
42759	preventing	[.] PREVENT'ING, ppr. Going before. [.] 1. Hindering; obviating.
42760	preventingly	[.] PREVENT'INGLY, adv. In such a manner or way as to hinder.
42761	prevention	[.] PREVEN'TION, n. The act of going before. [.] 1. Preoccupation; anticipation. [Little used.] [.] 2. The act of hindering; hinderance; obstruction of access or approach. [.] [.] Prevention of sin is one of the greatest mercies God can vouchsafe. [.] 3. ...
42762	preventional	[.] PREVEN'TIONAL, a. Tending to prevent.
42763	preventive	[.] PREVENT'IVE, a. Tending to hinder; hindering the access of; as a medicine preventive of disease. [.] PREVENT'IVE, n. That which prevents; that which intercepts the access or approach of. Temperance and exercise are excellent preventives of debility and languor. [.] 1. ...
42764	preventively	[.] PREVENT'IVELY, adv. By way of prevention; in a manner that tends to hinder.
42765	previous	[.] PRE'VIOUS, a. [L. proevius; proe, before, and via, way, that is, a going.] Going before in time; being or happening before something else; antecedent; prior; as a previous intimation of a design; a previous notion; a previous event. [.] [.] Sound from the mountain, ...
42766	previously	[.] PRE'VIOUSLY, adv. In time preceding; beforehand; antecedently; as a plan previously formed.
42767	previousness	[.] PRE'VIOUSNESS, n. Antecedence; priority in time.
42768	prevision	[.] PREVI'SION, n. s as z. [L. proevisus, proevideo; proe,before, and video, to see.] Foresight; foreknowledge; prescience.
42769	prewarn	[.] PREWARN', v.t. [See Warn.] [.] To warn beforehand; to give previous notice of.
42770	prey	[.] PREY, n. [L. proeda.] [.] 1. Spoil; booty; plunder; goods taken by force from an enemy in war. [.] [.] And they brought the captives and the prey and the spoil to Moses and Eleazar the priest. Num.31. [.] In this passage,the captives are distinguished from prey. ...
42771	preyer	[.] PREYER, n. He or that which preys; a plunderer; a waster; a devourer.
42772	preying	[.] PREYING, ppr. Plundering; corroding; wasting gradually.
42773	price	[.] PRICE, n. [L. pretium. See Praise.] [.] 1. The sum or amount of money at which a thing is valued, or the value which a seller sets on his goods in market. A man often sets a price on goods which he cannot obtain, and often takes less than the price set. [.] 2. ...
42774	priceless	[.] PRI'CELESS, a. Invaluable; too valuable to admit of a price. [.] 1. Without value; worthless or unsalable.
42775	prick	[.] PRICK, v.t. [.] 1. To pierce with a sharp pointed instrument or substance; as, to prick one with a pin, a needle, a thorn or the like. [.] 2. To erect a pointed thing, or with an acuminated point; applied chiefly to the ears, and primarily to the pointed ears ...
42776	pricked	[.] PRICK'ED, pp. Pierced with a sharp point; spurred; goaded; stung with pain; rendered acid or pungent; marked; designated.
42777	pricker	[.] PRICK'ER, n. A sharp pointed instrument. [.] 1. In colloquial use, a prickle. [.] 2. A light horseman. [Not in use.]
42778	pricket	[.] PRICK'ET, n. A buck in his second year.
42779	pricking	[.] PRICK'ING, ppr. Piercing with a sharp point; goading; affecting with pungent pain; making or becoming acid. [.] PRICK'ING, n. A sensation of sharp pain, or of being pricked.
42780	prickle	[.] PRICK'LE, n. In botany, a small pointed shoot or sharp process, growing from the bark only, and thus distinguished from the thorn, which grows from the wood of a plant. Thus the rose, the bramble, the gooseberry and the barberry are armed with prickles. [.] 1. ...
42781	prickle-back	[.] PRICK'LE-BACK, n. A small fish, so named from the prickles on its back; the stickle-back.
42782	prickliness	[.] PRICK'LINESS, n. [from prickly.] The state of having many prickles.
42783	pricklouse	[.] PRICK'LOUSE, n. A low word in contempt for a taylor.
42784	prickly	[.] PRICK'LY, a. Full of sharp points or prickles; armed with prickles; as a prickly shrub.
42785	prickmadam	[.] PRICK'MADAM, n. A species of house-leek.
42786	prickpunch	[.] PRICK'PUNCH, n. A piece of tempered steel with a round point, to prick a round mark on cold iron.
42787	pricksong	[.] PRICK'SONG, n. A song set to music, or a variegated song; in distinction from a plain song.
42788	prickwood	[.] PRICK'WOOD, n. A tree of the genus Euonymus.
42789	pride	[.] PRIDE, n. [.] 1. Inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, accomplishments, rank or elevation in office, which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve, and often in contempt of others. [.] [.] ...
42790	prideful	[.] PRI'DEFUL, a. Full of pride; insolent; scornful.
42791	prideless	[.] PRI'DELESS, a. Destitute of pride; without pride.
42792	priding	[.] PRI'DING, ppr. Indulging pride or self-esteem; taking pride; valuing one's self.
42793	pridingly	[.] PRI'DINGLY, adv. With pride; in pride of heart.
42794	prie	[.] PRIE, supposed to be so written for privet. [.] PRIE, for pry.
42795	prief	[.] PRIEF, for proof, obsolete.
42796	prier	[.] PRI'ER, n. [from pry.] One who inquires narrowly; one who searches and scrutinizes.
42797	priest	[.] PRIEST, n. [L. proestes, a chief, one that presides; proe, before,and sto, to stand, or sisto.] [.] 1. A man who officiates in sacred offices. Among pagans, priests were persons whose appropriate business was to offer sacrifices and perform other sacred rites of ...
42798	priestcraft	[.] PRIE'STCRAFT, n. [priest and craft.] The stratagems and frauds of priests; fraud or imposition in religious concerns; management of selfish and ambitious priests to gain wealth and power, or to impose on the credulity of others.
42799	priestess	[.] PRIE'STESS, n. A female among pagans, who officiated in sacred things.
42800	priesthood	[.] PRIE'STHOOD, n. The office or character of a priest. [.] 1. The order of men set apart for sacred offices; the order composed of priests.
42801	priestlike	[.] PRIE'STLIKE, a. Resembling a priest, or that which belongs to priests.
42802	priestliness	[.] PRIE'STLINESS, n. The appearance and manner of a priest.
42803	priestly	[.] PRIE'STLY, a. Pertaining to a priest or to priests; sacerdotal; as the priestly office. [.] 1. Becoming a priest; as priestly sobriety and purity of life.
42804	priestridden	[.] PRIE'STRIDDEN, a. [priest and ridden. See Ride.] Managed or governed by priests.
42805	prieve	[.] PRIEVE, for prove.
42806	prig	[.] PRIG, n. [.] 1. A pert, conceited, saucy, pragmatical fellow. [.] 2. A thief. [.] PRIG, v.i. To haggle about the price of a commodity. [.] PRIG, v.t. To filch or steal.
42807	prill	[.] PRILL, n. A birt or turbot.
42808	prim	[.] PRIM, a. Properly, straight; erect; hence, formal; precise; affectedly nice. [.] PRIM, v.t. To deck with great nicety; to form with affected preciseness.
42809	primacy	[.] PRI'MACY, n. [L. primatus, from primus, first. See Prime.] [.] 1. The chief ecclesiastical station or dignity; the office or dignity of an archbishop. [.] 2. Excellency; supremacy.
42810	primage	[.] PRI'MAGE, n. In commerce, a small duty payable to the master and mariners of a ship.
42811	primal	[.] PRI'MAL, a. [See Prime.] First. [Not in use.]
42812	primarily	[.] PRI'MARILY, adv. [from primary.] In the first place; originally; in the first intention. The word emperor primarily signifies a general or military commander in chief. In diseases,the physician is to attend to the part primarily affected.
42813	primariness	[.] PRI'MARINESS, n. The state of being first in time, in act or intention.
42814	primary	[.] PRI'MARY, a. [L. primarius. See Prime.] [.] 1. First in order of time; original; as the church of Christ in its primary institution. [.] [.] These I call original or primary qualities of body. [.] 2. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal. Our ancestors ...
42815	primate	[.] PRI'MATE, n. [Low L. primas. See Prime.] [.] The chief ecclesiastic in the church; an archbishop.
42816	primateship	[.] PRI'MATESHIP, n. The office or dignity of an archbishop.
42817	primatial	[.] PRIMA'TIAL, a. Pertaining to a primate.
42818	primatical	[.] PRIMAT'ICAL, a. Pertaining to a primate.
42819	prime	[.] PRIME, a. [L. primus.] [.] 1. First in order of time; original; as prime fathers; prime creation. [.] In this sense, the use of the word is nearly superseded by primitive, except in the phrase, prime cost. [.] 2. First in rank, degree or dignity; as prime minister. [.] 3. ...
42820	primed	[.] PRI'MED, pp. Having powder in the pan; having the first color in painting.
42821	primely	[.] PRI'MELY, adv. At first; originally; primarily. [.] 1. Most excellently.
42822	primeness	[.] PRI'MENESS, n. The state of being first. [.] 1. Supreme excellence. [Little used in either sense.]
42823	primer	[.] PRI'MER, a. First; original. [Not in use.]
42824	primer-fine	[.] PRIMER-FI'NE, n. In England, a fine due to the king on the writ or commencement of a suit by fine.
42825	primer-seizin	[.] PRIMER-SE'IZIN, n. [prime and seizin.] In feudal law, the right of the king, when a tenant in capite died seized of a knight's fee, to receive of the heir, if of full age, one year's profits of the land if in possession, and half a year's profits if the land was in ...
42826	primero	[.] PRIME'RO, n. A game at cards.
42827	primeval	[.] PRIME'VAL, a. [L. primus, first, and oevum, age, primoevus.] [.] Original; primitive; as the primeval innocence of man; primeval day.
42828	primevous	[.] PRIME'VOUS, a. Primeval.
42829	primigenial	[.] PRIMIGE'NIAL, a. [L. primigenius; primus, first, and genus, kind, or gignor, to beget.] First born; original; primary.
42830	primigenous	[.] PRIMIG'ENOUS, a. [supra.] First formed or generated; original; as semi-primigenous strata.
42831	priming	[.] PRI'MING, ppr. Putting powder in the pan of a fire-arm. [.] 1. Laying on the first color. [.] PRI'MING, n. The powder in the pan of a gun, or laid along the channel of a cannon for conveying fire to the charge. [.] 1. Among painters, the first color laid ...
42832	priming-wire	[.] PRI'MING-WIRE, n. A pointed wire, used to penetrate the vent of a piece, for examining the powder of the charge or for piercing the cartridge.
42833	primipilar	[.] PRIMIP'ILAR, a. [L. primipilus, the centurion of the first cohort of a Roman legion.] Pertaining to the captain of the vanguard.
42834	primitial	[.] PRIMI'TIAL, a. Being of the first production.
42835	primitive	[.] PRIM'ITIVE, a. [L. primitivus; from primus, first.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the beginning or origin; original; first; as the primitive state of Adam; primitive innocence; primitive ages; the primitive church; the primitive christian church or institutions; the primitive ...
42836	primitively	[.] PRIM'ITIVELY, adv. Originally; at first. [.] 1. Primarily; not derivatively. [.] 2. According to the original rule or ancient practice.
42837	primitiveness	[.] PRIM'ITIVENESS, n. State of being original; antiquity; conformity to antiquity.
42838	primity	[.] PRIM'ITY, n. The state of being original. [Not used.]
42839	primness	[.] PRIM'NESS, n. [from prim.] Affected formality or niceness; stiffness; preciseness.
42840	primogenial	[.] PRIMOGE'NIAL, a. [L. primigenius. See Primigenial.] [.] First born, made or generated; original; primary; constituent; elemental; as primogenial light; primogenial bodies.
42841	primogenitor	[.] PRIMOGEN'ITOR, n. [L. primus, first, and genitor, father.] [.] The first father or forefather.
42842	primogeniture	[.] PRIMOGEN'ITURE, n. [L. primus, first, and genitus, begotten. [.] 1. The state of being born first of the same parents; seniority by birth among children. [.] 2. In law, the right which belongs to the eldest son or daughter. Thus in Great Britain, the right of ...
42843	primogenitureship	[.] PRIMOGEN'ITURESHIP, n. The right of eldership.
42844	primordial	[.] PRIMOR'DIAL, a. [L. primordialis, primordium; primus, first, and ordo, order.] First in order; original; existing from the beginning. [.] PRIMOR'DIAL, n. Origin; first principle or element.
42845	primordian	[.] PRIMOR'DIAN, n. A kind of plum.
42846	primordiate	[.] PRIMOR'DIATE, a. [See Primordial.] Original; existing from the first.
42847	primp	[.] PRIMP, v.i. To be formal or affected. [Not English, or local.]
42848	primrose	[.] PRIM'ROSE, n. s as z. [L. primula veris; primus, first, and rose; literally, the first or an early rose in spring.] [.] A plant of the genus Primula, of several varieties, as the white, the red, the yellow flowered, the cowslip, &c. Shakespeare uses the word for gay ...
42849	primy	[.] PRI'MY, a. Blooming. [Not used.]
42850	prince	[.] PRINCE, n. prins. [L. princeps.] [.] 1. In a general sense, a sovereign; the chief and independent ruler of a nation or state. Thus when we speak of the princes of Europe, we include emperors and kings. Hence, a chief in general; as a prince of the celestial host. [.] 2. ...
42851	princedom	[.] PRINCEDOM, n. prins'dom. The jurisdiction, sovereignty, rank or estate of a prince. [.] [.] Under thee, as head supreme, [.] [.] Thrones, princedoms, powers, dominions, I reduce.
42852	princelike	[.] PRINCELIKE, a. prins'like. Becoming a prince.
42853	princeliness	[.] PRINCELINESS, n. prins'liness. [from princely.] [.] The state, manner or dignity of a prince.
42854	princely	[.] PRINCELY, a. prins'ly. Resembling a prince; having the appearance of one high born; stately; dignified; as a princely gentleman; a princely youth. [.] 1. Having the rank of princes; as a man of princely birth; a princely dame. [.] 2. Becoming a prince; royal; ...
42855	princess	[.] PRIN'CESS, n. A female sovereign, as an empress or queen. [.] 1. A sovereign lady of rank next to that of a queen. [.] 2. The daughter of a king. [.] 3. The consort of a prince; as the princess of Wales.
42856	principal	[.] PRIN'CIPAL, a. [L. principalis, from princeps.] [.] 1. Chief; highest in rank, character or respectability; as the principal officers of a government; the principal men of a city, town, or state. Acts 25. 1 Chron.24. [.] 2. Chief; most important or considerable; ...
42857	principality	[.] PRINCIPAL'ITY, n. [.] 1. Sovereignty; supreme power. [.] 2. A prince; one invested with sovereignty. Tit.3. [.] 3. The territory of a prince; or the country which gives title to a prince; as the principality of Wales. [.] 4. Superiority; predominance. ...
42858	principally	[.] PRIN'CIPALLY, adv. Chiefly; above all. [.] [.] They mistake the nature of criticism, who think its business is principally to find fault.
42859	principalness	[.] PRIN'CIPALNESS, n. The state of being principal or chief.
42860	principate	[.] PRIN'CIPATE, n. Principality; supreme rule.
42861	principia	[.] PRINCIP'IA, n. plu. [L. principium.] First principles.
42862	principiation	[.] PRINCIPIA'TION, n. [from L. principium.] Analysis into constituent or elemental parts. [Not used.]
42863	principle	[.] PRIN'CIPLE, n. [L. principium, beginning.] [.] 1. In a general sense, the cause, source or origin of any thing; that from which a thing proceeds; as the principle of motion; the principles of action. [.] 2. Element; constituent part; primordial substance. [.] [.] ...
42864	principled	[.] PRIN'CIPLED, pp. Established in opinion or in tenets; firmly fixed in the mind.
42865	princock	[.] PRIN'COCK
42866	princox	[.] PRIN'COX, n. A coxcomb; a conceited person; a pert young rogue; a ludicrous word. [Little used.]
42867	prink	[.] PRINK, v.i. [.] 1. To prank; to dress for show. [.] 2. To strut; to put on stately airs.
42868	print	[.] PRINT, v.t. [L. imprimo; in and premo, to press; promptus, pressed or pressing forward.] [.] 1. In general, to take or form letters, characters or figures on paper, cloth or other material by impression. Thus letters are taken on paper by impressing it on types ...
42869	printed	[.] PRINT'ED, pp. Impressed; indented.
42870	printer	[.] PRINT'ER, n. One that prints books, pamphlets or papers. [.] 1. One that stains or prints cloth with figures, as calico. [.] 2. One that impresses letters or figures with copper-plates.
42871	printing	[.] PRINT'ING, ppr. Impressing letters,characters or figures on any thing; making marks or indentations. [.] PRINT'ING, n. The art or practice of impressing letters, characters or figures on paper, cloth or other material; the business of a printer; typography.
42872	printing-ink	[.] PRINT'ING-INK, n. Ink used by printers of books.
42873	printing-paper	[.] PRINT'ING-PAPER, n. Paper to be used in the printing of books, pamphlets, &c.; as distinguished from writing-paper, press-paper, wrapping-paper, &c.
42874	printing-press	[.] PRINT'ING-PRESS, n. A press for the printing of books, &c.
42875	printless	[.] PRINT'LESS, a. That leaves no print or impression; as printless feet.
42876	prior	[.] PRI'OR, a. [L. comp. Probably the first syllable is contracted from pris, prid, or some other word, for the Latin has prisce, pristinus.] [.] Preceding in the order of time; former; antecedent; anterior; as a prior discovery; prior obligation. The discovery of the ...
42877	priorate	[.] PRI'ORATE, n. Government by a prior.
42878	prioress	[.] PRI'ORESS, n. A female superior of a convent of nuns.
42879	priority	[.] PRIOR'ITY, n. The state of being antecedent in time, or of preceding something else; as priority of birth. The priority of Homer or Hesiod has been a subject of dispute. [.] 1. Precedence in place or rank. [.] Priority of debts, is a superior claim to payment, or ...
42880	priorly	[.] PRI'ORLY, adv. Antecedently. [A bad word and not used.]
42881	priorship	[.] PRI'ORSHIP, n. The state or office of prior.
42882	priory	[.] PRI'ORY, n. A convent of which a prior is the superior; in dignity below an abbey. [.] 1. Priories are the churches given to priors in titulum, or by way of title.
42883	prisage	[.] PRI'SAGE, n. A right belonging to the crown of England, of taking two tons of wine from every ship importing twenty tons or more; one before and one behind the mast. This by charter of Edward I. was exchanged into a duty of two shillings for every tun imported by ...
42884	priscillianist
42885	prism	[.] PRISM, n. [Low L. prisma; Gr. to cut with a saw, to press or strain.] A solid whose bases or ends are any similar, equal and parallel plane figures, and whose sides are parallelograms. [.] A prism of glass is one bounded by two equal and parallel triangular ends ...
42886	prismatic	[.] PRISMAT'IC
42887	prismatical	[.] PRISMAT'ICAL, a. Resembling a prism; as a prismatic form. [.] 1. Separated or distributed by a prism; formed by a prism; as prismatic colors. [.] 2. Pertaining to a prism.
42888	prismatically	[.] PRISMAT'ICALLY, adv. In the form or manner of a prism.
42889	prismatoidal	[.] PRISMATOID'AL, a. [L. prisma.] Having a prismatic form.
42890	prismoid	[.] PRIS'MOID, n. [L. prisma and Gr. form.] [.] A body that approaches to the form of a prism.
42891	prismy	[.] PRIS'MY, a. Pertaining to or like a prism.
42892	prison	[.] PRISON, n. priz'n. [L. prendo.] [.] 1. In a general sense, any place of confinement or involuntary restraint; but appropriately, a public building for the confinement or safe custody of debtors and criminals committed by process of law; a jail. Originally, a prison, ...
42893	prison-base	[.] PRIS'ON-BASE, n. A kind of rural sports; commonly called prison-bars.
42894	prison-house	[.] PRIS'ON-HOUSE, n. A house in which prisoners are confined; a jail. Judges 16.
42895	prisoned	[.] PRIS'ONED, pp. Imprisoned; confined; restrained.
42896	prisoner	[.] PRIS'ONER, n. One who is confined in a prison by legal arrest or warrant. [.] 1. A person under arrest or in custody of the sheriff, whether in prison or not; as a prisoner at the bar of a court. [.] 2. A captive; one taken by an enemy in war. [.] 3. One whose ...
42897	prisoning	[.] PRIS'ONING, ppr. Confining; imprisoning.
42898	prisonment	[.] PRIS'ONMENT, n. Confinement in a prison; imprisonment. [.] [The latter is commonly used.]
42899	pristine	[.] PRIS'TINE, a. [L. pristinus. See Prior and Proe.]original; primitive; as the pristine state of innocence; the pristine manners of a people; the pristine constitution of things.
42900	prithee	[.] PRITH'EE, a corruption of pray thee, as I prithee; but it is generally used without the pronoun, prithee.
42901	privacy	[.] PRI'VACY, n. [form private.] A state of being in retirement from the company or observation of others; secrecy. [.] 1. A place of seclusion from company or observation; retreat; solitude; retirement. [.] [.] Her sacred privacies all open lie. [.] 2. Privity. ...
42902	privado	[.] PRIVA'DO, n. A secret friend. [Not used.]
42903	private	[.] PRI'VATE, a. [L. privatus, from privo, to bereave, properly to strip or separate; privus, singular, several, peculiar to one's self, that is, separate; rapio, diripio, eripio; privo for perivo or berivo.] [.] 1. Properly, separate; unconnected with others; hence, ...
42904	privateer	[.] PRIVATEE'R, n. [from private.] A ship or vessel of war owned and equipped by a private man or by individuals, at their own expense, to seize or plunder the ships of an enemy in war. Such a ship must be licensed or commissioned by government, or it is a pirate. [.] PRIVATEE'R, ...
42905	privately	[.] PRI'VATELY, adv. In a secret manner; not openly or publicly. [.] 1. In a manner affecting an individual or company. He is not privately benefited.
42906	privateness	[.] PRI'VATENESS, n. Secrecy; privacy. [.] 1. Retirement; seclusion from company or society. [.] 2. The state of an individual in the rank of common citizens, or not invested with office.
42907	privation	[.] PRIVA'TION, n. [L. privatio, from privo. See Private.] [.] 1. The state of being deprived; particularly, deprivation or absence of what is necessary for comfort. He endures his privations with wonderful fortitude. [.] 2. The act of removing something possessed; ...
42908	privative	[.] PRIV'ATIVE, a. Causing privation. [.] 1. Consisting in the absence of something; not positive. Privative is in things, what negative is in propositions; as privative blessings, safeguard, liberty and integrity. [.] PRIV'ATIVE, n. That of which the essence ...
42909	privatively	[.] PRIV'ATIVELY, adv. By the absence of something. [.] 1. Negatively. [.] [.] The duty of the new covenant is set down first privatively. [Unusual.]
42910	privativeness	[.] PRIV'ATIVENESS, n. Notation of the absence of something.
42911	privet	[.] PRIV'ET, n. A plant of the genus Ligustrum. The evergreen privet is of the genus Rhamnus. Mock privet is of the genus Phillyrea.
42912	privilege	[.] PRIV'ILEGE, n. [L. privilegium; privus, separate, private, and lex, law; originally a private law, some public act that regarded an individual.] [.] 1. A particular and peculiar benefit or advantage enjoyed by a person, company or society, beyond the common advantages ...
42913	privileged	[.] PRIV'ILEGED, pp. Invested with a privilege; enjoying a peculiar right or immunity. The clergy in Great Britain were formerly a privileged body of men. No person is privileged from arrest for indictable crimes.
42914	privileging	[.] PRIV'ILEGING, ppr. Investing with a peculiar right or immunity.
42915	privily	[.] PRIV'ILY, adv. [from privy.] Privately; secretly. [.] [.] --False teachers among you, who shall privily bring in damnable heresies. 2 Pet.2.
42916	privity	[.] PRIV'ITY, n. Privacy; secrecy; confidence. [.] [.] I will to you, in privity, discover the drift of my purpose. [Little used.] [.] 1. Private knowledge; joint knowledge with another of a private concern, which is often supposed to imply consent or concurrence. [.] [.] ...
42917	privy	[.] PRIV'Y, a. [L. privus. See Private.] [.] 1. Private; pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; as the privy purse; the privy confer of a king. [.] 2. Secret; clandestine; not open or public; as a privy attempt to kill one. [.] 3. ...
42918	privy-counselor	[.] PRIVY-COUN'SELOR, n. A member of the privy council. [.] [.] Privy-counselors are made by the king's nomination without patent or grant.
42919	privy-seal	[.] PRIV'Y-SEAL
42920	privy-signet	[.] PRIVY-SIG'NET, n. In England, the seal which the king uses previously in grants, &c. which are to pass the great seal, or which he uses in matters of subordinate consequence, which do not require the great seal. [.] 1. Privy-seal, is used elliptically for the principal ...
42921	prize	[.] PRIZE, n. [.] 1. That which is taken from an enemy in war; any species of goods or property seized by force as spoil or plunder; or that which is taken in combat, particularly a ship. A privateer takes an enemy's ship as a prize. They make prize of all the property ...
42922	prize-fighter	[.] PRI'ZE-FIGHTER, n. One that fights publicly for a reward.
42923	prized	[.] PRI'ZED, pp. Rated; valued; esteemed.
42924	prizer	[.] PRI'ZER, n. One that estimates or sets the value of a thing.
42925	prizing	[.] PRI'ZING, ppr. Rating; valuing; esteeming.
42926	pro	[.] PRO, a Latin and Greek preposition, signifying for, before, forth, is probably contracted from prod, coinciding with It. proda, a prow, prode, brave; having the primary sense of moving forward. See Prodigal. In the phrase, pro and con, that is, pro and contra, it ...
42927	proa	[.] PRO'A, n. Flying proa, a vessel used in the south seas, with the head and stern exactly alike,but with the sides differently formed. That which is intended for the lee side is flat, the other rounding. To prevent oversetting, the vessel is furnished with a frame extended ...
42928	probability	[.] PROBABIL'ITY, n. [L. probabilitas. See Probable.] [.] 1. Likelihood; appearance of truth; that state of a case or question of fact which results from superior evidence or preponderation of argument on one side, inclining the mind to receive it as the truth, but ...
42929	probable	[.] PROB'ABLE, a. [L. probabilis, from probo, to prove. See Prove.] [.] 1. Likely; having more evidence than the contrary, or evidence which inclines the mind to belief, but leaves some room for doubt. [.] That is accounted probable, which has better arguments producible ...
42930	probably	[.] PROB'ABLY, adv. Likely; in likelihood; with the appearance of truth or reality; as, the story is probably true; the account is probably correct. [.] Distinguish between what may possibly, and what will probably be done.
42931	probang	[.] PRO'BANG, n. [See Probe.] In surgery, an instrument of whalebone and spunge, for removing obstructions in the throat or esophagus. [.] A flexible piece of whalebone, with spunge fixed to the end.
42932	probate	[.] PRO'BATE, n. [L. probatus, probo, to prove.] [.] 1. The probate of a will or testament is the proving of its genuineness and validity, or the exhibition of the will to the proper officer, with the witnesses if necessary, and the process of determining its validity, ...
42933	probation	[.] PROBA'TION, n. [L. probatio.] The act of proving; proof. [.] 1. Trial; examination; any proceeding designed to ascertain truth; in universities, the examination of a student, as to his qualifications for a degree. [.] 2. In a monastic sense, trial or the year ...
42934	probational	[.] PROBA'TIONAL, a. Serving for trial.
42935	probationary	[.] PROBA'TIONARY, a. Serving for trial. [.] [.] All the probationary work of man is ended when death arrives.
42936	probationer	[.] PROBA'TIONER, n. One who is on trial, or in a state to give proof of certain qualifications for a place or state. [.] [.] While yet a young probationer, [.] [.] And candidate for heaven. [.] 1. A novice. [.] 2. In Scotland, a student in divinity, who, producing ...
42937	probationership	[.] PROBA'TIONERSHIP, n. The state of being a probationer; novitiate. [Little used.]
42938	probationship	[.] PROBA'TIONSHIP, n. A state of probation; novitiate; probation. [Little used and unnecessary.]
42939	probative	[.] PRO'BATIVE, a. Serving for trial or proof.
42940	probator	[.] PROBA'TOR, n. [L.] An examiner; an approver. [.] 1. In law, an accuser.
42941	probatory	[.] PRO'BATORY, a. Serving for trial. [.] 1. Serving for proof. [.] 2. Relating to proof. [.] Probatum est, [L. it is proved.] an expression subjoined to a receipt for the cure of a disease, denoting that it has been tried or proved.
42942	probe	[.] PROBE, n. [L. probo.] A surgeon's instrument for examining the depth or other circumstances of a wound, ulcer or cavity, or the direction of a sinus, or for searching for stones in the bladder and the like. [.] PROBE, v.t. To examine a wound,ulcer or some cavity ...
42943	probe-scissors	[.] PRO'BE-SCISSORS, n. Scissors used to open wounds,the blade of which, to be thrust into the orifice, has a button at the end.
42944	probity	[.] PROB'ITY, n. [L. probitas, from probo, to prove.] [.] Primarily, tried virtue or integrity, or approved actions; but in general, strict honesty; sincerity; veracity; integrity in principle, or strict conformity of actions to the laws of justice. Probity of mind or principle ...
42945	problem	[.] PROB'LEM, n. [L. problema; Gr. to throw forward, and to throw; L. pello.] A question proposed. [.] 1. In logic, a preposition that appears neither absolutely true nor false, and consequently may be asserted either in the affirmative or negative. [.] 2. In geometry, ...
42946	problematical	[.] PROBLEMAT'ICAL, a. Questionable; uncertain; unsettled; disputable; doubtful. [.] [.] Diligent inquiries into problematical guilt, leave a gate wide open to informers.
42947	problematically	[.] PROBLEMAT'ICALLY, adv. Doubtfully; dubiously; uncertainly.
42948	problematize	[.] PROB'LEMATIZE, v.t. To propose problems. [Ill formed and not used.]
42949	proboscis	[.] PROBOS'CIS, n. [L. from Gr. before, and to feed or graze.] [.] The snout or trunk of an elephant and of other animals, particularly of insects. The proboscis of an elephant is a flexible muscular pipe or canal of about 8 feet in length, and is properly the extension ...
42950	procacious	[.] PROCA'CIOUS, a. [L. procax; pro, forward.]petulant; saucy. [Little used.]
42951	procacity	[.] PROCAC'ITY, n. [L. procacitas.] [.] Impudence; petulance. [Little used.]
42952	procatarctic	...
42953	procatarxis	[.] PROCATARX'IS, n. [Gr. supra.] [.] The predisposing cause of a disease.
42954	procede	[.] PROCE'DE, v.i. [L. procedo; pro, forward, and cedo, to move. the more correct orthography is procede, in analogy with precede, concede, recede, procedure.] [.] 1. To move, pass or go forward from one place to another; applied to persons or things. A man proceeds ...
42955	procedure	[.] PROCE'DURE, n. The act of proceeding or moving forward; progress; process; operation; series of actions; as the procedure of the soul in certain actions. But it is more generally applied to persons; as, this is a strange procedure in a public body. The motions of ...
42956	proceed	[.] PROCEE'D
42957	proceeder	[.] PROCEE'DER, n. One who goes forward, or who makes a progress.
42958	proceeding	[.] PROCEE'DING, ppr. Moving forward; passing on; issuing; transacting; carrying on. [.] PROCEE'DING, n. Process or movement from one thing to another; a measure or step taken in business; transaction; in the plural, a course of measures or conduct; course of dealing ...
42959	proceeds	[.] PROCEE'DS, n. plu. Issue; rent; produce; as the proceeds of an estate. [.] 1. In commerce, the sum, amount or value of goods sold or converted into money. The consignee was directed to sell the cargo and vest the proceeds in coffee. The proceeds of the goods sold ...
42960	proceleusmatic	[.] PROCELEUSMAT'IC, a. [Gr. mandate, incitement.] [.] Inciting; animating; encouraging. This epithet is given to a metrical foot in poetry, consisting of four short syllables.
42961	proception	[.] PROCEP'TION, n. Preoccupation. [Ill formed and not in use.]
42962	procerity	[.] PROCER'ITY, n. [L. proceritas, from procerus, tall.] [.] Tallness; highth of stature. [Little used.]
42963	process	[.] PROC'ESS, n. [L. processus, from procedo. See Proceed.] [.] 1. A proceeding or moving forward; progressive course; tendency; as the process of man's desire. [.] 2. Proceedings; gradual progress; course; as the process of a war. [.] 3. Operations; experiment; ...
42964	procession	[.] PROCES'SION, n. [L. processio. See Proceed.] [.] 1. The act of proceeding or issuing. [.] 2. A train of persons walking, or riding on horseback or in vehicles, in a formal march, or moving with ceremonious solemnity; as a procession of clergy and people in the ...
42965	processional	[.] PROCES'SIONAL, a. Pertaining to a procession; consisting in a procession. [.] PROCES'SIONAL, n. A book relating to processions of the Romish church.
42966	processionary	[.] PROCES'SIONARY, a. Consisting in procession; as processionary service.
42967	prochein	[.] PROCHEIN, a. pro'shen. [L. proximus.] Next; nearest; used in the law phrase, prochein amy, the next friend, any person who undertakes to assist an infant or minor in prosecuting his rights.
42968	prochronism	[.] PRO'CHRONISM, n. [Gr. to precede in time, before, and time.] [.] An antedating; the dating of an event before the time it happened; hence, an error in chronology.
42969	procidence	[.] PRO'CIDENCE, n. [L. procidentia; procido, to fall down.] [.] A falling down; a prolapsus; as of the intestinum rectum.
42970	prociduous	[.] PROCID'UOUS, a. That falls from its place.
42971	procinct	[.] PROCINCT', n. [L. procinctus; procingo, to prepare, that is, to gird.] Complete preparation for action. [Little used.]
42972	proclaim	[.] PROCLA'IM, v.t. [L. proclamo; pro and clamo, to cry out. See Claim.] [.] 1. To promulgate; to announce; to publish; as, to proclaim a fast; to proclaim a feast. Lev.23. 1 Kings 21. [.] [.] He hath sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives. Is.61. [.] 2. ...
42973	proclaimed	[.] PROCLA'IMED, pp. Published officially; promulgated; made publicly known.
42974	proclaimer	[.] PROCLA'IMER, n. One who publishes by authority; one that announces or makes publicly known.
42975	proclaiming	[.] PROCLA'IMING, ppr. Publishing officially; denouncing; promulgating; making publicly known.
42976	proclamation	[.] PROCLAMA'TION, n. [L. proclamatio, from proclamo.] [.] 1. Publication by authority; official notice given to the public. [.] [.] King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah. [.] 1 Kings 15. [.] 2. In England, a declaration of the king's will, openly published. [.] [.] ...
42977	proclive	[.] PROCLI'VE, a. Proclivous. [Not used.]
42978	proclivity	[.] PROCLIV'ITY, n. [L. proclivitas, proclivis; pro and clivus, a cliff.] [.] 1. Inclination; propensity; proneness; tendency. [.] [.] The sensitive appetite may engender a proclivity to steal, but not a necessity to steal. [.] 2. Readiness; facility of learning. [.] [.] ...
42979	proclivous	[.] PROCLI'VOUS, a. [L. proclivus, proclivis, supra.] [.] Inclined; tending by nature.
42980	proconsul	[.] PROCON'SUL, n. [L. pro, for, and consul.] [.] A Roman magistrate sent to govern a province with consular authority. The proconsuls were appointed from the body of the senate, and their authority expired at the end of a year from their appointment.
42981	proconsular	[.] PROCON'SULAR, a. Pertaining to a proconsul; as proconsular powers. [.] 1. Under the government of a proconsul; as a proconsular province.
42982	proconsulship	[.] PROCON'SULSHIP, n. The office of a proconsul, or the term of his office.
42983	procrastinate	[.] PROCRAS'TINATE, v.t. [L. procrastinor; pro and crastinus; cras, to-morrow.] To put off from day to day; to delay; to defer to a future time; as, to procrastinate repentance. [.] PROCRAS'TINATE, v.i. To delay; to be dilatory. [.] [.] I procrastinate more than ...
42984	procrastinated	[.] PROCRAS'TINATED, pp. Delayed; deferred.
42985	procrastinating	[.] PROCRAS'TINATING, ppr. Delaying; putting off to a future time.
42986	procrastination	[.] PROCRASTINA'TION, n. [L. procrastinatio.] [.] A putting off to a future time; delay; dilatoriness.
42987	procrastinator	[.] PROCRAS'TINATOR, n. One that defers the performance of any thing to a future time.
42988	procreant	[.] PRO'CREANT, a. [L. procreans. See Procreate.] [.] Generating; producing; productive; fruitful.
42989	procreate	[.] PRO'CREATE, v.t. [L. procreo; pro and creo, to create.] [.] 1. To beget; to generate and produce; to engender; used properly of animals. [.] 2. To produce; used of plants, but hardly allowable.
42990	procreated	[.] PRO'CREATED, pp. Begotten; generated.
42991	procreating	[.] PRO'CREATING, ppr. Begetting; generating; as young.
42992	procreation	[.] PROCREA'TION, n. [L. procreatio.] [.] The act of begetting; generation and production of young.
42993	procreative	[.] PRO'CREATIVE, a. Generative; having the power to beget.
42994	procreativeness	[.] PRO'CREATIVENESS, n. The power of generating.
42995	procreator	[.] PRO'CREATOR, n. One that begets; a generator; a father or sire.
42996	proctor	[.] PROC'TOR, n. [contracted from L. procurator, from procuro; pro and curo.] [.] 1. In a general sense, one who is employed to manage the affairs of another. [.] 2. Appropriately, a person employed to manage another's cause in a court of civil or ecclesiastical law, ...
42997	proctorage	[.] PROC'TORAGE, n. Management; in contempt.
42998	proctorical	[.] PROCTOR'ICAL, a. Belonging to the academical proctor; magisterial.
42999	proctorship	[.] PROC'TORSHIP, n. The office or dignity of the proctor of a university.
43000	procumbent	[.] PROCUM'BENT, a. [L. procumbens, procumbo; pro and cubo, to lie down.] Lying down or on the face; prone. [.] 1. In botany, trailing; prostrate; unable to support itself, and therefore lying on the ground, but without putting forth roots; as a procumbent stem.
43001	procurable	[.] PROCU'RABLE, a. [from procure.] That may be procured; obtainable.
43002	procuracy	[.] PRO'CURACY, n. [from L. procuro.] The management of any thing. [Not used.]
43003	procuration	[.] PRO'CURA'TION, n. [L. procuratio. See Procure.] [.] 1. The act of procuring. [Procurement is generally used.] [.] 2. The management of another's affairs. [.] 3. The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another. [.] 4. A ...
43004	procurator	[.] PROC'URATOR, n. The manager of another's affairs. [See Proctor.]
43005	procuratorial	[.] PROCURATO'RIAL, a. Pertaining to a procurator or proctor; made by a proctor.
43006	procuratorship	[.] PROCURA'TORSHIP, n. The office of a procurator.
43007	procuratory	[.] PROCU'RATORY, a. Tending to procuration.
43008	procure	[.] PROCU'RE, v.t. [L. procuro; pro and curo, to take care.] [.] 1. To get; to gain; to obtain; as by request, loan, effort, labor or purchase. We procure favors by request; we procure money by borrowing; we procure food by cultivating the earth; offices are procured ...
43009	procured	[.] PROCU'RED, pp. Obtained, caused to be done; effected; brought on.
43010	procurement	[.] PROCU'REMENT, n. The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment. [.] 1. A causing to be effected. [.] [.] They think it done [.] [.] By her procurement.
43011	procurer	[.] PROCU'RER, n. One that procures or obtains; that which brings on or causes to be done. [.] 1. A pimp; a pander.
43012	procuress	[.] PROCU'RESS, n. A bawd.
43013	procuring	[.] PROCU'RING, ppr. Getting; gaining; obtaining. [.] 1. Causing to come or to be done. [.] 2. a. That causes to come; bringing on. [.] [.] Sin is the procuring cause of all our woes.
43014	prodigal	[.] PROD'IGAL, a. [L. produgus, from prodigo, to drive forth, to lavish.] [.] 1. Given to extravagant expenditures; expending money or other things without necessity; profuse, lavish; wasteful; not frugal or economical; as a prodigal man; the prodigal son. A man may ...
43015	prodigality	[.] PRODIGAL'ITY, n. [.] 1. Extravagance in the expenditure of what one possesses, particularly of money; profusion; waste; excessive liberality. It is opposed to frugality, economy, and parsimony. [.] [.] By the Roman law a man of notorious prodigality was treated ...
43016	prodigalize	[.] PROD'IGALIZE, v.i. To be extravagant in expenditures. [Not used.]
43017	prodigally	[.] PROD'IGALLY, adv. With profusion of expenses; extravagantly; lavishly; wastefully; as an estate prodigally dissipated. [.] 1. With liberal abundance; profusely. [.] [.] Nature not bounteous now, but lavish grows, [.] [.] Out paths with flow'rs she prodigally ...
43018	prodigious	[.] PRODIG'IOUS, a. [L. prodigiosus. See Prodigy.] [.] 1. Very great; huge; enormous in size, quantity, extent, &c.; as a mountain of prodigious size or altitude; a prodigious mass or quantity of water; an ocean or plain of prodigious extent. Hence, [.] 2. Wonderful; ...
43019	prodigiously	[.] PRODIG'IOUSLY, adv. Enormously; wonderfully; astonishingly; as a number prodigiously great. [.] 1. Very much; extremely; in familiar language. He was prodigiously pleased.
43020	prodigiousness	[.] PRODIG'IOUSNESS, n. Enormousness of size; the state of having qualities that excite wonder or astonishment.
43021	prodigy	[.] PROD'IGY, n. [L. prodigium, from prodigo, to shoot out, drive out, properly to spread to a great extent. [.] 1. Any thing out of the ordinary process of nature, as so extraordinary as to excite wonder or astonishment; as a prodigy of learning. [.] 2. Something ...
43022	prodition	[.] PRODI'TION, n. [L. proditio, form prodo, to betray; supposed to be compounded of pro and do, to give.] Treachery; treason.
43023	proditor	[.] PROD'ITOR, n. [L.] A traitor. [Not in use.]
43024	proditorious	[.] PRODITO'RIOUS, a. Treacherous; perfidious; traitorous. [Not in use.] [.] 1. Apt to make discoveries or disclosures. [Not in use.]
43025	proditory	[.] PROD'ITORY, a. Treacherous; perfidious.
43026	prodrome	[.] PRO'DROME, n. [Gr. to run.] A forerunner. [Not in use.]
43027	produce	[.] PRODU'CE, v.t.[L. produco; pro and duco, to lead or draw.] [.] 1. To bring forward; to bring or offer to view or notice; as, to produce a witness or evidence in court. [.] [.] Produce your cause. Is.41. [.] 2. To exhibit to the public. [.] [.] Your parents ...
43028	produced	[.] PRODU'CED, pp. Brought into life, being or view; yielded.
43029	producement	[.] PRODU'CEMENT, n. Production. [Not used.]
43030	producent	[.] PRODU'CENT, n. One that exhibits or offers to view or notice. [Not much used.]
43031	producer	[.] PRODU'CER, n. One that generates; one that produces.
43032	producibility	[.] PRODUCIBIL'ITY, n. The power or producing. [Not used.]
43033	producible	[.] PRODU'CIBLE, a. [.] 1. That may be brought into being; that may be generated or made; as producible salts. [.] 2. That may be brought into view or notice; that may be exhibited.
43034	producibleness	[.] PRODU'CIBLENESS, n. The state or quality of being producible; as the producibleness of salts.
43035	producing	[.] PRODU'CING, ppr. Generating; bringing into existence or notice.
43036	product	[.] PROD'UCT, n. [L. productus, from produco.] [.] 1. That which is produced by nature, as fruits, grain, metals; as the product of land; the products of the season. [.] 2. That which is formed or produced by labor or by mental application; as the products of manufacturers, ...
43037	productile	[.] PRODUC'TILE, a. That may be extended in length.
43038	production	[.] PRODUC'TION, n. [L. productio.] [.] 1. The act or process of producing, bringing forth or exhibiting to view. [.] 2. That which is produced or made; as the productions of the earth, comprehending all vegetables and fruits; the productions of art, as manufactures ...
43039	productive	[.] PRODUC'TIVE, a. [.] 1. Having the power of producing; as, productive labor is that which increases the number or amount of products; opposed to unproductive labor. The labor of the farmer and mechanic is productive; the labor of officers and professional men is unproductive ...
43040	productiveness	[.] PRODUC'TIVENESS, n. The quality of being productive; as the productiveness of land or labor.
43041	proem	[.] PRO'EM, n. [L. proemium; Gr. before, and way.] Preface; introduction; preliminary observations to a book or writing. [.] PRO'EM, v.t. To preface. [Not used.]
43042	proemial	[.] PROE'MIAL, a. Introductory; prefatory; preliminary.
43043	proemptosis	[.] PROEMP'TOSIS, n. [Gr. to fall before.] In chronology, the lunar equation or addition of a day, necessary to prevent the new moon from happening a day too soon.
43044	profanation	[.] PROFANA'TION, n. [L. profano. See Profane.] [.] 1. The act of violating sacred things, or of treating them with contempt or irreverence; as the profanation of the sabbath by sports, amusements or unnecessary labor; the profanation of a sanctuary; the profanation ...
43045	profane	[.] PROFA'NE, a. [L. profanus; pro and fanum, a temple.] [.] 1. Irreverent to any thing sacred; applied to persons. A man is profane when he takes the name of God in vain, or treats sacred things with abuse and irreverence. [.] 2. Irreverent; proceeding from a contempt ...
43046	profaned	[.] PROFA'NED, pp. Violated; treated with irreverence or abuse; applied to common uses; polluted.
43047	profanely	[.] PROFA'NELY, adv. With irreverence to sacred things or names. [.] [.] The character of God profanely impeached. [.] 1. With abuse or contempt for any thing venerable. [.] [.] That proud scholar--speaks of Homer too profanely.
43048	profaneness	[.] PROFA'NENESS, n. Irreverence of sacred things; particularly, the use of language which implies irreverence towards God; the taking of God's name in vain. [.] Profaneness in men is vulgar and odious; in females, is shocking and detestable.
43049	profaner	[.] PROFA'NER, n. One who by words or actions, treats sacred things with irreverence; one who uses profane language. [.] 1. A polluter; a defiler; as a profaner of the temple.
43050	profaning	[.] PROFA'NING, ppr. Violating; treating with irreverence; polluting.
43051	profanity	[.] PROFAN'ITY, n. Profaneness, which see. [.] In a revel of debauchery, amid the brisk interchange of profanity and folly, religion might appear a dumb, unsocial intruder.
43052	profection	[.] PROFEC'TION, n. [L. profectio.] A going forward; advance; progression. [Not in use.]
43053	profert	[.] PRO'FERT, n. [L.3d.person of profero.] In law, the exhibition of a record or paper in open court.
43054	profess	[.] PROFESS', v.t. [L. professus, profiteor; pro and fateor.] [.] 1. To make open declaration of; to avow or acknowledge. [.] [.] Let no man who professes himself a christian, keep so heathenish a family as not to see God by daily worshipped in it. [.] [.] They ...
43055	professed	[.] PROFESS'ED
43056	professedly	[.] PROFESS'EDLY, adv. By profession; by open declaration or avowal. [.] [.] I could not grant too much to men--professedly my subjects. [.] [.] England I traveled over, professedly searching all places as I passed along.
43057	professing	[.] PROFESS'ING, ppr. Openly declaring; avowing; acknowledging.
43058	profession	[.] PROFES'SION, n. [L. professio.] [.] 1. Open declaration; public avowal or acknowledgment of one's sentiments or belief; as professions of friendship or sincerity; a profession of faith or religion. [.] The professions of princes,when a crown is the bait, are a ...
43059	professional	[.] PROFES'SIONAL, a. Pertaining to a profession or to a calling; as professional studies, pursuits, duties,engagements; professional character or skill.
43060	professionally	[.] PROFES'SIONALLY, adv. By profession or declaration. He is professionally a friend to religion. [.] 1. By calling; as one employed professionally.
43061	professor	[.] PROFESS'OR, n. [L.] One who makes open declaration of his sentiments or opinions; particularly, one who makes a public avowal of his belief in the Scriptures and his faith in Christ, and thus unites himself to the visible church. [.] 1. One that publicly teaches ...
43062	professorial	[.] PROFESSO'RIAL, a. [L. professorius.] Pertaining to a professor; as the professorial chair.
43063	professorship	[.] PROFESS'ORSHIP, n. The office of a professor or public teacher of the sciences.
43064	professory	[.] PROFESS'ORY, a. Pertaining to a professor.
43065	profest	[.] PROFEST', pp. Openly declared, avowed or acknowledged; as a professed foe; a professed tyrant; a professed christian; a professed atheist.
43066	proffer	[.] PROF'FER, v.t. [L. profero; pro and fero, to bear.] [.] 1. To offer for acceptance; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship. [.] 2. To essay or attempt of one's own accord. [.] [.] None [.] [.] So hardy as to proffer or accept [.] [.] ...
43067	proffered	[.] PROF'FERED, pp. Offered for acceptance.
43068	profferer	[.] PROF'FERER, n. One who offers any thing for acceptance.
43069	proffering	[.] PROF'FERING, ppr. Offering for acceptance.
43070	proficience	[.] PROFI'CIENCE
43071	proficiency	[.] PROFI'CIENCY, n. [from L. proficiens, from proficio,to advance forward; pro and facio, to make.] Advance in the acquisition of any art, science or knowledge; improvement; progression in knowledge. Students are examined that they may manifest their proficiency in ...
43072	proficient	[.] PROFI'CIENT, n. One who has made considerable advances in any business, art, science or branch of learning; as a proficient in a trade or occupation; a proficient in mathematics, in anatomy, in music, &c.
43073	proficuous	[.] PROFIC'UOUS, a. [L. proficuus, proficio, supra.] [.] Profitable; advantageous; useful. [Little used.]
43074	profile	[.] PROFILE, n. pro'fil. [L. filum, a thread or line.] [.] 1. Primarily, an outline of contour; hence, in sculpture and painting, a head or portrait represented sidewise or in a side view; the side face or half face; as, to draw or appear in profile; the profile of Pope ...
43075	profiled	[.] PRO'FILED, pp. Drawn so as to present a side view.
43076	profiling	[.] PRO'FILING, ppr. Drawing a portrait so as to represent a side view; drawing an outline.
43077	profit	[.] PROF'IT, n. [L. profectus, proficio, to profit, literally to proceed forward, to advance; pro and facio. The primary sense of facio is to urge or drive. [.] 1. In commerce, the advance in the price of goods sold beyond the cost of purchase. Net profit is the gain ...
43078	profitable	[.] PROF'ITABLE, a. Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; as a profitable trade; profitable business; a profitable study or profession. [.] 1. Useful; advantageous. [.] [.] What was so profitable to the empire, became fatal to the emperor.
43079	profitableness	[.] PROF'ITABLENESS, n. Gainfulness; as the profitableness of trade. [.] 1. Usefulness; advantageousness.
43080	profitably	[.] PROF'ITABLY, adv. With gain; gainfully. Our ships are profitably employed. [.] 1. Usefully; advantageously; with improvement. Our time may be profitably occupied in reading.
43081	profited	[.] PROF'ITED, pp. Benefited; advanced in interest or happiness; improved. [.] [.] What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? Matt.16.
43082	profiting	[.] PROF'ITING, ppr. Gaining interest or advantage; improving. [.] PROF'ITING, n. Gain; advantage; improvement. [.] [.] That thy profiting may appear to all. 1 Tim.4.
43083	profitless	[.] PROF'ITLESS, a. Void of profit, gain or advantage.
43084	profligacy	[.] PROF'LIGACY, n. [See Profligate.] A profligate or very vicious course of life; a state of being abandoned in moral principle and in vice.
43085	profligate	[.] PROF'LIGATE, a. [L. profligatus, profligo, to rout, to ruin; pro and fligo, to drive or dash. The word then signifies dashed, broken or ruined in morals. See Flog and Afflict.] [.] Abandoned to vice; lost to principle,virtue or decency; extremely vicious; shameless ...
43086	profligately	[.] PROF'LIGATELY, adv. Without principle or shame. [.] 1. In a course of extreme viciousness; as, to spend life profligately.
43087	profligateness	[.] PROF'LIGATENESS, n. The quality or state of being lost to virtue and decency. [.] 1. An abandoned course of life; extreme viciousness; profligacy.
43088	profligation	[.] PROFLIGA'TION, n. Defeat; rout. [Not used.]
43089	profluence	[.] PROF'LUENCE, n. [L. profluens, profluo; pro and fluo, to flow.] [.] A progress or course. [Not used.]
43090	profluent	[.] PROF'LUENT, a. Flowing forward; as a profluent stream.
43091	profound	[.] PROFOUND', a. [L.profundus; pro and fundus, bottom. See Found.] [.] 1. Deep; descending or being far below the surface, or far below the adjacent places; as a gulf profound. [.] 2. Intellectually deep; that enters deeply into subjects; not superficial or obvious ...
43092	profoundly	[.] PROFOUND'LY, adv. Deeply; with deep concern. [.] [.] Why sigh you so profoundly? [.] 1. With deep penetration into science or learning; with deep knowledge or insight; as profoundly wise; profoundly skilled in music or painting.
43093	profoundness	[.] PROFOUND'NESS, n. Depth of place. [.] 1. Depth of knowledge or of science.
43094	profundity	[.] PROFUND'ITY, n. [L. profundus.] Depth of place, knowledge or of science.
43095	profuse	[.] PROFU'SE, a. [L.profusus, profundo, to pour out; pro and fundo.] [.] 1. Lavish; liberal to excess; prodigal; as a profuse government; a profuse administration. Henry the eighth, a profuse king, dissipated the treasures which the parsimony of his father had amassed. ...
43096	profusely	[.] PROFU'SELY, adv. Lavishly; prodigally; as an income profusely expended. [.] 1. With exuberance; with rich abundance. The earth is profusely adorned with flowers; ornaments may be too profusely scattered over a building.
43097	profuseness	[.] PROFU'SENESS, n. Lavishness; prodigality; extravagant expenditures. [.] [.] Hospitality sometimes degenerates into profuseness. [.] 1. Great abundance; profusion; as profuseness of ornaments.
43098	profusion	[.] PROFU'SION, s. s as z. [L. profusio.] [.] 1. Lavishness; prodigality; extravagance of expenditures; as, to waste an estate by profusion. [.] [.] What meant thy pompous progress through the empire, [.] [.] Thy vast profusion to the factious nobles? [.] 2. ...
43099	prog	[.] PROG, v.i. [L. proco, procor.] [.] 1. To shift meanly for provisions; to wander about and seek provisions where they are to be found; to live by beggarly tricks. [A low word.] [.] [.] You are the lion; I have been endeavoring to prog for you. [.] PROG, n. ...
43100	progenerate	[.] PROGEN'ERATE, v.t. [L.progenero.] To beget. [Not in use.]
43101	progeneration	[.] PROGENERA'TION, n. The act of begetting; propagation. [Not used.]
43102	progenitor	[.] PROGEN'ITOR, n. [L. from progigno; pro and gigno, to beget.] [.] An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather. [.] [.] Adam was the progenitor of the human race.
43103	progeniture	[.] PROGEN'ITURE, n. A begetting or birth. [Little used.]
43104	progeny	[.] PROG'ENY, n. [L.progenies, from progignor.] Offspring; race; children; descendants of the human kind, or offspring of other animals; as the progeny of a king; the progeny of Adam; the progeny of beasts or fowls; a word of general application.
43105	prognosis	[.] PROGNO'SIS, n. [Gr. to know before.] In medicine, the art of foretelling the event of a disease; the judgment of the event of a disease by particular symptoms.
43106	prognostic	[.] PROGNOS'TIC, a. Foreshowing; indicating something future by signs or symptoms; as the prognostic symptoms of a disease; prognostic signs. [.] PROGNOS'TIC, n. In medicine, the judgment formed concerning the event of a disease by means of the symptoms. [.] 1. ...
43107	prognosticable	[.] PROGNOS'TICABLE, a. That may be foreknown or foretold.
43108	prognosticate	[.] PROGNOS'TICATE, v.t. [from prognostic.] [.] 1. To foreshow; to indicate a future event by present signs. A clear sky at sunset prognosticates a fair day. [.] 2. To foretell by means of present signs; to predict. [.] [.] I neither will nor can prognosticate [.] [.] ...
43109	prognosticated	[.] PROGNOS'TICATED, pp. Foreshown; foretold.
43110	prognosticating	[.] PROGNOS'TICATING, ppr. Foreshowing; foretelling.
43111	prognostication	[.] PROGNOSTICA'TION, n. The act of foreshowing a future event by present signs. [.] 1. The act of foretelling an event by present signs. [.] 2. A foretoken; previous sign.
43112	prognosticator	[.] PROGNOS'TICATOR, n. A foreknower or foreteller of a future event by present signs.
43113	programma	[.] PROGRAM'MA, n. [Gr. to write previously; to write.] [.] 1. Anciently, a letter sealed with the king's seal. [.] 2. In a university, a billet or advertisement to invite persons to an oration. [.] 3. A proclamation or edict posted in a public place. [.] 4. ...
43114	progress	[.] PROG'RESS, n. [L. progressus, progedior; pro and gradior, to step or go. See Grade and Degree.] [.] 1. A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward. A man makes a slow progress or a rapid progress on a journey; a ship makes slow progress against the tide. He ...
43115	progression	[.] PROGRES'SION, n. [L. progressio, progredior.] [.] 1. The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course; motion onwards. [.] 2. Intellectual advance; as the progression of thought. [.] 3. Course; passage. [.] 4. In mathematics, regular or proportional advance ...
43116	progressional	[.] PROGRES'SIONAL, a. That advances; that is in a state of advance.
43117	progressive	[.] PROGRESS'IVE, a. Moving forward; proceeding onward; advancing; as progressive motion or course; opposed to retrograde. [.] 1. Improving. The arts are in a progressive state.
43118	progressively	[.] PROGRESS'IVELY, adv. By motion onward; by regular advances.
43119	progressiveness	[.] PROGRESS'IVENESS, n. The state of moving forward; an advancing; state of improvement; as the progressiveness of science, arts or taste.
43120	prohibit	[.] PROHIB'IT, v.t. [L. prohibeo; pro and habeo, to hold.] [.] 1. To forbid; to interdict by authority; applicable to persons or things, but implying authority or right. God prohibited Adam to eat of the fruit of a certain tree. The moral law prohibits what is wrong ...
43121	prohibited	[.] PROHIB'ITED, pp. Forbid; interdicted; hindered.
43122	prohibiter	[.] PROHIB'ITER, n. One who prohibits or forbids; a forbidder; an interdicter.
43123	prohibiting	[.] PROHIB'ITING, ppr. Forbidding; interdicting; debarring.
43124	prohibition	[.] PROHIBI'TION, n. [L. prohibitio.] [.] 1. The act of forbidding or interdicting; a declaration to hinder some action; interdict. [.] [.] The law of God in the ten commandments consists mostly of prohibitions; "thou shalt not do such a thing." [.] 2. In law, ...
43125	prohibitive	[.] PROHIB'ITIVE
43126	prohibitory	[.] PROHIB'ITORY, a. Forbidding; implying prohibition.
43127	proin	[.] PROIN, v.t. To lop; to trim; to prune. [See Prune.] [.] PROIN, v.i. To be employed in pruning.
43128	project	[.] PROJECT', v.t. [L. projicio; pro, forward,and jacio, to throw.] [.] 1. To throw out; to cast or shoot forward. [.] [.] Th' ascending villas [.] [.] Project long shadows o'er the crystal tide. [.] 2. To cast forward in the mind; to scheme; to contrive; to ...
43129	projected	[.] PROJECT'ED, pp. Cast out or forward; schemed; devised; delineated.
43130	projectile	[.] PROJECT'ILE, a. Impelling forward; as a projectile force. [.] 1. Given by impulse; impelled forward; as projectile motion. [.] PROJECT'ILE, n. A body projected, or impelled forward by force, particularly through the air. [.] 1. Projectiles, in mechanical ...
43131	projecting	[.] PROJECT'ING, ppr. Throwing out or forward; shooting out; jutting; scheming; contriving.
43132	projection	[.] PROJEC'TION, n. [L. projectio.] The act of throwing or shooting forward. [.] 1. A jutting out; extension beyond something else. [.] 2. The act of scheming; plan; scheme; design of something to be executed. [.] 3. Plan; delineation; the representation of something; ...
43133	projectment	[.] PROJECT'MENT, n. Design; contrivance. [Little used.]
43134	projector	[.] PROJECT'OR, n. One who forms a scheme or design. [.] 1. One who forms wild or impracticable schemes.
43135	projecture	[.] PROJECT'URE, n. A jutting or standing out beyond the line or surface of something else.
43136	prolapse	[.] PROLAPSE, n. prolaps'. [L.prolapsus, prolabor.] [.] A falling down or falling out of some part of the body, as of the uterus or intestines. [.] PROLAPSE, v.i. prolaps'. To fall down or out; to project too much.
43137	prolapsion	[.] PROLAP'SION
43138	prolapsus	[.] PROLAP'SUS, [ See Prolapse.]
43139	prolate	[.] PROLA'TE, v.t. [L. prolatum, profero.] [.] To utter; to pronounce. [Not used.]
43140	prolation	[.] PROLA'TION, n. [L. prolatio, from profero.] [.] Utterance;pronunciation. [Little used.] [.] 1. Delay; act of deferring. [Not used.] [.] 2. A method in music of determining the power of semibreves and minims.
43141	prolegomena	[.] PROLEGOM'ENA, n. plu. [Gr. to speak.] Preliminary observations; introductory remarks or discourses prefixed to a book or treatise.
43142	prolepsis	[.] PROLEP'SIS
43143	prolepsy	[.] PROLEP'SY, n. [Gr. to take.] [.] 1. Anticipation; a figure in rhetoric by which objections are anticipated or prevented. [.] 2. An error in chronology, when an event is dated before the actual time; an anachronism.
43144	proleptic	[.] PROLEP'TIC
43145	proleptical	[.] PROLEP'TICAL, a. Pertaining to prolepsis or anticipation. [.] 1. Previous; antecedent. [.] 2. In medicine, anticipating the usual time; applied to a periodical disease, whose paroxysm returns at an earlier hour at every repetition.
43146	proleptically	[.] PROLEP'TICALLY, adv. By way of anticipation.
43147	proletarian	[.] PROLETA'RIAN, a. [L. proletarius, from proles, offspring.]vile; vulgar. [Not used.]
43148	proletary	[.] PRO'LETARY, n. A common person. [Not used.]
43149	proliferous	[.] PROLIF'EROUS, a. [infra.] In botany, prolific; as a proliferous flower. [.] A proliferous stem is one which puts forth branches only from the center of the top, or which shoots out new branches from the summits of the former ones, as the pine and fir. [.] A proliferous ...
43150	prolific	[.] PROLIF'IC
43151	prolificacy	[.] PROLIF'ICACY, n. Fruitfulness; great productiveness.
43152	prolifical	[.] PROLIF'ICAL, a. [L.proles, offspring, and facio, to make.] [.] 1. Producing young or fruit; fruitful; generative; productive; applied to animals and plants; as a prolific female; a prolific tree. [.] 2. Productive; having the quality of generating; as a controversy ...
43153	prolifically	[.] PROLIF'ICALLY, adv. Fruitfully; with great increase.
43154	prolification	[.] PROLIFICA'TION, n. [See Prolific.] The generation of young or of plants. [.] 1. In botany, the production of a second flower from the substance of the first. This is either from the center of a simple flower, or from the side of an aggregate flower.
43155	prolificness	[.] PROLIF'ICNESS, n. The state of being prolific.
43156	prolix	[.] PROLIX, a. [L. prolixus; pro and laxus, literally drawn out.] [.] 1. Long; extended to a great length; minute in narration or argument; applied only to discourses, speeches and writings; as a prolix oration; a prolix poem; a prolix sermon. [.] 2. Of long duration. ...
43157	prolixity	[.] PROLIX'ITY
43158	prolixly	[.] PROLIX'LY, adv. At great length.
43159	prolixness	[.] PROLIX'NESS, n. Great length; minute detail; applied only to discourses and writings. Prolixity is not always tedious.
43160	prolocutor	[.] PROLOC'UTOR, n. [L.proloquor; pro and loquor, to speak.] [.] The speaker or chairman of a convocation.
43161	prolocutorship	[.] PROLOC'UTORSHIP, n. The office of station of a prolocutor.
43162	prologize	[.] PRO'LOGIZE, v.i. To deliver a prologue. [Not in use.]
43163	prologue	...
43164	prolong	[.] PROLONG', v.t. [L.pro and longus. See Long.] [.] 1. To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of. Temperate habits tend to prolong life. [.] 2. To lengthen; to draw out in time by delay; to continue. [.] [.] Th' unhappy queen with talk prolong'd the night. [.] 3. ...
43165	prolongate	[.] PROLON'GATE, v.t. To extend or lengthen in space; as, to prolongate a line. [.] 1. To extend in time. [Little used.]
43166	prolongated	[.] PROLON'GATED, pp. Extended in space; continued in length.
43167	prolongating	[.] PROLON'GATING, ppr. Lengthening in space.
43168	prolongation	[.] PROLONGA'TION, n. The act of lengthening in time or space; as the prolongation of life. [.] [.] The prolongation of a line. [.] 1. Extension of time by delay or postponement; as the prolongation of days for payment.
43169	prolonged	[.] PROLONG'ED, pp. Lengthened in duration or space.
43170	prolonger	[.] PROLONG'ER, n. He or that which lengthens in time or space.
43171	prolonging	[.] PROLONG'ING, ppr. Extending in time; continuing in length.
43172	prolusion	[.] PROLU'SION, n. s as z. [L. prolusio, proludo; pro and ludo, to play.] A prelude; entertainment; diverting performance. [Little used.]
43173	promenade	[.] PROMENA'DE, n. [.] 1. A walk for amusement or exercise. [.] 2. A place for walking.
43174	promerit	[.] PROMER'IT, v.t. [L. promereo, promeritum; pro and mereo, to merit.] [.] 1. To oblige; to confer a favor on. [.] 2. To deserve; to procure by merit. [.] [.] [This word is little used or not at all.]
43175	promethean	[.] PROMETHE'AN, a. Pertaining to Prometheus, who stole fire from heaven.
43176	prominence	[.] PROM'INENCE
43177	prominency	[.] PROM'INENCY, n. [L.prominentia, from promineo; pro and minor, to menace,that is, to shoot forward.] A standing out from the surface of something, or that which juts out; protuberance; as the prominence of a joint; the prominence of a rock or cliff; the prominence of ...
43178	prominent	[.] PROM'INENT, a. [L. prominens.] Standing out beyond the line or surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as a prominent figure on a vase. [.] 1. Full; large; as a prominent eye. [.] 2. Eminent; distinguished above others; as a prominent character. [.] 3. ...
43179	prominently	[.] PROM'INENTLY, adv. In a prominent manner; so as to stand out beyond the other parts; eminently; in a striking manner; conspicuously.
43180	promiscuous	[.] PROMIS'CUOUS, a. [L.promiscuus; pro and misceo, to mix.] [.] 1. Mingled; consisting of individuals united in a body or mass without order; confused; undistinguished; as a promiscuous crowd or mass. [.] [.] A wild where weeds and flow'rs promiscuous shoot. [.] 2. ...
43181	promiscuously	[.] PROMIS'CUOUSLY, adv. In a crowd or mass without order; with confused mixture; indiscriminately; as men of all classes promiscuously assembled; particles of different earths promiscuously united. [.] 1. Without distinction of kinds. [.] [.] Like beasts and birds ...
43182	promiscuousness	[.] PROMIS'CUOUSNESS, n. A state of being mixed without order or distinction.
43183	promise	[.] PROM'ISE, n. [L. promissum, from promitto, to send before or forward; pro and mitto, to send.] [.] 1. In a general sense, a declaration, written or verbal, made by one person to another, which binds the person who makes it, either in honor, conscience or law, to ...
43184	promise-breach	[.] PROM'ISE-BREACH, n. Violation of promise.
43185	promise-breaker	[.] PROM'ISE-BREAKER, n. A violator of promises.
43186	promised	[.] PROM'ISED, pp. Engaged by word or writing; stipulated.
43187	promisee	[.] PROMISEE', n. The person to whom a promise is made.
43188	promiser	[.] PROM'ISER, n. One who promises; one who engages, assures, stipulates or covenants. Fear, says Dryden, is a great promiser. We may say that hope is a very liberal promiser. [.] The import of a promise, when disputed, is not to be determined by the sense of the promiser, ...
43189	promising	[.] PROM'ISING, ppr. Engaging by words or writing; stipulating; assuring. [.] 1. Affording just expectations of good or reasonable ground of hope; as a promising youth; a promising prospect. [In this sense, the word may be a participle or an adjective.]
43190	promissorily	[.] PROM'ISSORILY, adv. By way of promise.
43191	promissory	[.] PROM'ISSORY, a. Containing a promise or binding declaration of something to be done or forborne. [.] 1. In law, a promissory note is a writing which contains a promise of the payment of money or the delivery of property to another, at or before a time specified, ...
43192	promontory	[.] PROM'ONTORY, n. [L. promontorium; pro, forward, and mons, a mountain.] In geography, a high point of land or rock, projecting into the sea beyond the line of the coast; a head land. It differs from a cape in denoting high land; a cape may be a similar projection of ...
43193	promote	[.] PROMO'TE, v.t. [L. promotus, promoveo, to move forward; pro and moveo, to move.] [.] 1. To forward; to advance; to contribute to the growth, enlargement or excellence of any thing valuable, or to the increase of any thing evil; as, to promote learning, knowledge, ...
43194	promoted	[.] PROMO'TED, pp. Advanced; exalted.
43195	promoter	[.] PROMO'TER, n. He or that which forwards, advances or promotes; an encourager; as a promoter of charity. [.] 1. One that excites; as a promoter of sedition. [.] 2. An informer; a make-bate.
43196	promoting	[.] PROMO'TING, ppr. Forwarding; advancing; exciting; exalting.
43197	promotion	[.] PROMO'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of promoting; advancement; encouragement; as the promotion of virtue or morals; the promotion of peace or of discord. [.] 2. Exaltation in rank or honor; preferment. [.] [.] My promotion will be thy destruction. [.] [.] Promotion ...
43198	promotive	[.] PROMO'TIVE, a. Tending to advance or promote; tending to encourage.
43199	promove	[.] PROMOVE, v.t. To advance. [Not used.]
43200	prompt	[.] PROMPT, a. [L. promptus, from promo.] [.] 1. Ready and quick to act as occasion demands. [.] [.] Very discerning and prompt in giving orders. [.] 2. Of a ready disposition; acting with cheerful alacrity; as prompt in obedience or compliance. [.] [.] Tell ...
43201	prompted	[.] PROMPT'ED, pp. Incited; moved to action; instigated; assisted in speaking or learning.
43202	prompter	[.] PROMPT'ER, n. One that prompts; one that admonishes or incites to action. [.] 1. One that is placed behind the scenes in a play-house, whose business is to assist the speakers when at a loss, by uttering the first words of a sentence or words forgotten; or any person ...
43203	prompting	[.] PROMPT'ING, ppr. Inciting; moving to action; aiding a speaker when at a loss for the words of his piece.
43204	promptitude	[.] PROMPT'ITUDE, n. [L. promptus.] [.] 1. Readiness; quickness of decision and action when occasion demands. In the sudden vicissitudes of a battle, promptitude in a commander is one of the most essential qualifications. [.] 2. Readiness of will; cheerful alacrity; ...
43205	promptly	[.] PROMPT'LY, adv. Readily; quickly; expeditiously; cheerfully.
43206	promptness	[.] PROMPT'NESS, n. Readiness; quickness of decision or action. The young man answered questions with great promptness. [.] 1. Cheerful willingness; alacrity. [.] 2. Activity; briskness; as the promptness of animal actions.
43207	promptuary	[.] PROMPT'UARY, n. [L. promptuarium.] That form which supplies are drawn; a storehouse; a magazine; a repository.
43208	prompture	[.] PROMPT'URE, n. Suggestion; incitement.
43209	promulgate	[.] PROMUL'GATE, v.t. [L. promulgo.] To publish; to make known by open declaration; as, to promulgate the secrets of a council. It is particularly applied to the publication of laws and the gospel. The moral law was promulgated at mount Sinai. The apostles promulgated ...
43210	promulgated	[.] PROMUL'GATED, pp. Published; made publicly known.
43211	promulgating	[.] PROMUL'GATING, ppr. Publishing.
43212	promulgation	[.] PROMUL'GATION, n. The act of promulgating; publication; open declaration; as the promulgation of the law or of the gospel.
43213	promulgator	[.] PROMUL'GATOR, n. A publisher; one who makes known or teaches publicly what was before unknown.
43214	promulge	[.] PROMULGE, v.t. promulj'. To promulgate; to publish or teach. [Less used than promulgate.]
43215	promulged	[.] PROMULG'ED, pp. Published.
43216	promulger	[.] PROMULG'ER, n. One who publishes or teaches what was before unknown.
43217	promulging	[.] PROMULG'ING, ppr. Publishing.
43218	pronation	[.] PRONA'TION, n. [from L. pronus, having the face downwards.] [.] 1. Among anatomists, that motion of the radius whereby the palm of the hand is turned downwards; the act of turning the palm downwards; opposed to supination. [.] 2. That position of the hand, when ...
43219	pronator	[.] PRONA'TOR, n. A muscle of the fore arm which serves to turn the palm of the hand downward; opposed to supinator.
43220	prone	[.] PRONE, a. [L. pronus.] Bending forward; inclined; not erect. [.] 1. Lying with the face downward; contrary to supine. [.] 2. Headlong; precipitous; inclining in descent. [.] [.] Down thither prone in flight. [.] 3. Sloping; declivous; inclined. [.] [.] ...
43221	proneness	[.] PRO'NENESS, n. The state of bending downwards; opposed to the erectness of man. [.] 1. The state of lying with the face downwards; contrary to supineness. [.] 2. Descent; declivity; as the proneness of a hill. [.] 3. Inclination of mind, heart or temper; propension; ...
43222	prong	[.] PRONG, n. [.] 1. A sharp pointed instrument. [.] [.] Prick it on a prong of iron. [.] 2. The tine of a fork or of a similar instrument; as a fork of two or three prongs. [This is the sense in which it is used in America.]
43223	pronghoe	[.] PRONG'HOE, n. A hoe with prongs to break the earth.
43224	pronity	[.] PRONITY, for proneness, is not used.
43225	pronominal	[.] PRONOM'INAL, a. [L.pronomen. See Pronoun.] [.] Belonging to or of the nature of a pronoun.
43226	pronoun	[.] PRO'NOUN, n. [L. pronomen; pro, for, and nomen,name.] [.] In grammar, a word used instead of a noun or name, to prevent the repetition of it. The personal pronouns in English, are I, thou or you,he, she, we, ye and they. The last is used for the name of things, as well ...
43227	pronounce	[.] PRONOUNCE, v.t. pronouns'. [L. pronuncio; pro and nuncio.] [.] 1. To speak; to utter articulately. The child is not able to pronounce words composed of difficult combinations of letters. Adults rarely learn to pronounce correctly a foreign language. [.] 2. To ...
43228	pronounceable	[.] PRONOUNCEABLE, a. pronouns'able. That may be pronounced or uttered.
43229	pronounced	[.] PRONOUN'CED, pp. Spoken; uttered; declared solemnly.
43230	pronouncer	[.] PRONOUN'CER, n. One who utters or declares.
43231	pronouncing	[.] PRONOUN'CING, ppr. Speaking;uttering; declaring. [.] 1. a. Teaching pronunciation.
43232	pronunciation	[.] PRONUNCIA'TION, n. [L. pronunciatio.] [.] 1. The act of uttering with articulation; utterance; as the pronunciation of syllables or words; distinct or indistinct pronunciation. [.] 2. The mode of uttering words or sentences; particularly, the art or manner of ...
43233	pronunciative	[.] PRONUN'CIATIVE, a. Uttering confidently; dogmatical.
43234	proof	[.] PROOF,n. [.] 1. Trial; essay; experiment; any effort, process or operation that ascertains truth or fact. Thus the quality of spirit is ascertained by proof; the strength of gun-powder, of fire arms and of cannon is determined by proof; the correctness of operations ...
43235	proofless	[.] PROOF'LESS, a. Wanting sufficient evidence to induce belief; not proved.
43236	prop	[.] PROP, v.t. [.] 1. To support or prevent from falling by placing something under or against; as, to prop a fence or an old building. [.] 2. To support by standing under or against. [.] [.] Till the bright mountains prop th' incumbent sky. [.] 3. To support; ...
43237	propagable	[.] PROP'AGABLE, a. [See Propagate.] That may be continued or multiplied by natural generation or production; applied to animals and vegetables. [.] 1. That may be spread or extended by any means, as tenets, doctrines or principles.
43238	propagandism	[.] PROP'AGANDISM, n. [See Propagate.] The art or practice of propagating tenets or principles.
43239	propagandist	[.] PROPAGAND'IST, n. A person who devotes himself to the spread of any system of principles. [.] [.] Bonaparte selected a body to compose his Sanhedrim of political propagandists.
43240	propagate	[.] PROP'AGATE, v.t. [L. propago. See Prop. The Latin noun propago, is the English prop, and the termination ago, as in cartilago, &c. The sense of the noun is that which is set or thrust in.] [.] 1. To continue or multiply the kind by generation or successive production; ...
43241	propagated	[.] PROP'AGATED, pp. Continued or multiplied by generation or production of the same kind; spread; extended.
43242	propagating	[.] PROP'AGATING, ppr. Continuing or multiplying the kind by generation or production; spreading and establishing.
43243	propagation	[.] PROPAGA'TION, n. [L.propagatio.] [.] 1. The act of propagating; the continuance or multiplication of the kind by generation or successive production; as the propagation of animals or plants. [.] [.] There is not in nature any spontaneous generation, but all come ...
43244	propagator	[.] PROP'AGATOR, n. One that continues or multiplies his own species by generation. [.] 1. One that continues or multiplies any species of animals or plants. [.] 2. One that spreads or causes to circulate, as a report. [.] 3. One that plants and establishes in ...
43245	propel	[.] PROPEL', v.t. [L. propello; pro, forward,and pello, to drive.] [.] To drive forward; to urge or press onward by force. The wind or steam propels ships; balls are propelled by the force of gun-powder; mill wheels are propelled by water or steam; the blood is propelled ...
43246	propelled	[.] PROPEL'LED, pp. Driven forward.
43247	propelling	[.] PROPEL'LING, ppr. Driving forward.
43248	propend	[.] PROPEND', v.i. [L. propendeo; pro, forward,and pendeo, to hang.] [.] To lean towards; to incline; to be disposed in favor of any thing. [Little used.]
43249	propendency	[.] PROPEND'ENCY, n. [L. propendens.] A leaning towards; inclination; tendency of desire to any thing. [.] 1. Preconsideration; attentive deliberation. [Little used.]
43250	propending	[.] PROPEND'ING, ppr. Inclining towards.
43251	propense	[.] PROPENSE, a. propens'. [L. propensus.] Leaning towards, in a moral sense; inclined; disposed, either to good or evil; as women propense to holiness.
43252	propension	[.] PROPEN'SION
43253	propensity	[.] PROPENS'ITY, n. [L. propensio.] [.] 1. Bent of mind, natural or acquired; inclination; in a moral sense; disposition to any thing good or evil, particularly to evil; as a propensity to sin; the corrupt propensity of the will. [.] [.] It requires critical nicety ...
43254	proper	[.] PROP'ER, a. [L. proprius, supposed to be allied to prope, near.] [.] 1. Peculiar; naturally or essentially belonging to a person or thing; not common. That is not proper, which is common to many. Every animal has his proper instincts and inclinations, appetites ...
43255	properly	[.] PROP'ERLY, adv. Fitly; suitably; in a proper manner; as a word properly applied; a dress properly adjusted. [.] 1. In a strict sense. [.] [.] The miseries of life are not properly owing to the unequal distribution of things.
43256	properness	[.] PROP'ERNESS, n. The quality of being proper. [Little used.] [.] 1. Tallness. [Not in use.] [.] 2. Perfect form; handsomeness.
43257	property	[.] PROP'ERTY, n. [This seems to be formed directly from proper. The Latin is proprietas.] [.] 1. A peculiar quality of any thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally essential to it; called by logicians an essential mode. Thus color is a property of light; ...
43258	prophane	[.] PROPHANE. [See Profane.]
43259	prophasis	[.] PRO'PHASIS, n. [Gr. to foretell.] In medicine, prognosis; foreknowledge of a disease.
43260	prophecy	[.] PROPH'ECY, n. [Gr. to foretell, before and to tell. This ought to be written prophesy.] [.] 1. A foretelling; prediction; a declaration of something to come. As God only knows future events with certainty, no being but God or some person informed by him, can utter ...
43261	prophesied	[.] PROPH'ESIED, pp. Foretold; predicted.
43262	prophesier	[.] PROPH'ESIER, n. One who predicts events.
43263	prophesy	[.] PROPH'ESY, v.t. To foretell future events; to predict. [.] [.] I hate him, for he doth not prophesy good concerning [.] me, but evil. 1 Kings.22. [.] 1. To foreshow. [Little used.] [.] PROPH'ESY, v.i. To utter predictions; to make declaration of events to ...
43264	prophesying	[.] PROPH'ESYING, ppr. Foretelling events. [.] PROPH'ESYING, n. The act of foretelling or of preaching.
43265	prophet	[.] PROPH'ET, n. [L. propheta.] [.] 1. One that foretells future events; a predicter; a foreteller. [.] 2. In Scripture, a person illuminated, inspired or instructed by God to announce future events; as Moses, Elijah, David, Isaiah, &c. [.] 3. An interpreter; one ...
43266	prophetess	[.] PROPH'ETESS, n. A female prophet; a woman who foretells future events, as Miriam, Huldah, Anna, &c. Ex.15. Judg.4. Luke 2.
43267	prophetic	[.] PROPHET'IC
43268	prophetical	[.] PROPHET'ICAL, a. Containing prophecy; foretelling future events; as prophetic writings. [.] 1. Unfolding future events; as prophetic dreams. [.] [.] It has of before the thing foretold. [.] [.] And fears are oft prophetic of th' event.
43269	prophetically	[.] PROPHET'ICALLY, adv. By way of prediction; in the manner of prophecy.
43270	prophetize	[.] PROPH'ETIZE, v.i. To give prediction. [Not used]
43271	prophylactic	[.] PROPHYLAC'TIC
43272	prophylactical	[.] PROPHYLAC'TICAL, a. [Gr. to prevent, to guard against; to preserve.] [.] In medicine, preventive; defending from disease.
43273	propination	[.] PROPINA'TION, n. [L. propinatio, propino; Gr. to drink.] [.] The act of pledging, or drinking first and then offering the cup to another.
43274	propine	[.] PROPI'NE, v.t. [L.propino, supra.] To pledge; to drink first and then offer the cup to another. [Not used.] [.] 1. To expose. [Not used.]
43275	propinquity	[.] PROPIN'QUITY, n. [L.propinquitas, from propinquus, near.] [.] 1. Nearness in place; neighborhood. [.] 2. Nearness in time. [.] 3. Nearness of blood; kindred.
43276	propitiable	[.] PROPI'TIABLE, a. [See Propitiate.] That may be induced to favor, or that may be made propitious.
43277	propitiate	[.] PROPI'TIATE, v.t. [L. propitio; pio. Eng. pity.] [.] To conciliate; to appease one offended and render him favorable; to make propitious. [.] [.] Let fierce Achilles, dreadful in his rage, [.] [.] The god propitiate and the pest assuage.
43278	propitiated	[.] PROPI'TIATED, pp. Appeased and rendered favorable; conciliated.
43279	propitiating	[.] PROPI'TIATING, ppr. Conciliating; appeasing the wrath of and rendering favorable.
43280	propitiation	[.] PROPITIATION, n. propisia'shon. [.] 1. The act of appeasing wrath and conciliating the favor of an offended person; the act of making propitious. [.] 2. In theology, the atonement or atoning sacrifice offered to God to assuage his wrath and render him propitious ...
43281	propitiator	[.] PROPITIA'TOR, n. One who propitiates.
43282	propitiatory	[.] PROPI'TIATORY, a. Having the power to make propitious; as a propitiatory sacrifice. [.] PROPI'TIATORY, n. Among the Jews,the mercy-seat; the lid or cover of the ark of the covenant, lined within and without with plates of gold. This was a type of Christ.
43283	propitious	[.] PROPI'TIOUS, a. [L.propitius.] Favorable; kind; applied to men. [.] 1. Disposed to be gracious or merciful; ready to forgive sins and bestow blessings; applied to God. [.] 2. Favorable; as a propitious season.
43284	propitiously	[.] PROPI'TIOUSLY, adv. Favorably; kindly.
43285	propitiousness	[.] PROPI'TIOUSNESS, n. Kindness; disposition to treat another kindly; disposition to forgive. [.] 1. Favorableness; as the propitiousness of the season or climate.
43286	proplasm	[.] PRO'PLASM, n. [Gr. a device.] A mold; a matrix.
43287	proplastice	[.] PROPLAS'TICE, n. [supra.] The art of making molds for castings.
43288	propolis	[.] PRO'POLIS, n. [Gr. before the city, or the front of the city.] [.] A thick odorous substance having some resemblance to wax and smelling like storax; used by bees to stop the holes and crevices in their hives to prevent the entrance of cold air, &c. Pliny represents ...
43289	proponent	[.] PROPO'NENT, n. [L. proponens; pro and pono, to place.] [.] One that makes a proposal, or lays down a proposition.
43290	proportion	[.] PROPORTION, n. [L.proportio; pro and portio, part or share. See Portion.] [.] 1. The comparative relation of any one thing to another. Let a man's exertions be in proportion to his strength. [.] 2. The identity or similitude of two ratios. Proportion differs ...
43291	proportionable	...
43292	proportionably	[.] PROPORTIONABLY, adv. According to proportion or comparative relation; as a large body, with limbs proportionably large.
43293	proportional	[.] PROPORTIONAL, a. Having a due comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional. In pharmacy, medicines are compounded of certain proportional quantities of ingredients. The velocity of a moving body is proportional ...
43294	proportionality	[.] PROPORTIONAL'ITY, n. The quality of being in proportion.
43295	proportionally	[.] PROPORTIONALLY, adv. In proportion; in due degree; with suitable comparative relation; as all parts of a building being proportionally large.
43296	proportionate	[.] PROPORTIONATE, a. Adjusted to something else according to a certain rate or comparative relation; proportional. [.] [.] The connection between the end and means is proportionate. [.] [.] Punishment should be proportionate to the transgression. [.] PROPORTIONATE, ...
43297	proportionately	[.] PROPORTIONATELY, adv. With due proportion; according to a settled or suitable rate or degree.
43298	proportionateness	[.] PROPORTIONATENESS, n. The state of being adjusted by due or settled proportion or comparative relation; suitableness of proportions.
43299	proportioned	[.] PROPORTIONED, pp. Made or adjusted with due proportion or with symmetry of parts.
43300	proportioning	[.] PROPORTIONING, ppr. Making proportional.
43301	proportionless	[.] PROPORTIONLESS, a. Without proportion; without symmetry of parts.
43302	proposal	[.] PROPO'SAL, n. s as z. [from propose.] [.] 1. That which is offered or propounded for consideration or acceptance; a scheme or design, terms or conditions proposed; as, to make proposals for a treaty of peace; to offer proposals for erecting a building; to make proposals ...
43303	propose	[.] PROPO'SE, v.t. s as z. [L. propono, proposui;] [.] 1. To offer for consideration, discussion, acceptance or adoption; as, to propose a bill or resolve to a legislative body; to propose terms of peach; to propose a question or subject for discussion; to propose an ...
43304	proposed	[.] PROPO'SED, pp. Offered or presented for consideration, discussion, acceptance or adoption.
43305	proposer	[.] PROPO'SER, n. One that offers any thing for consideration or adoption.
43306	proposing	[.] PROPO'SING, ppr. Offering for consideration, acceptance or adoption.
43307	proposition	[.] PROPOSI'TION, n. s as z. [L. propositio, from propositus, propono.] [.] 1. That which is proposed; that which is offered for consideration, acceptance or adoption; a proposal; offer of terms. The enemy made propositions of peace; the propositions were not accepted. [.] 2. ...
43308	propositional	[.] PROPOSI'TIONAL, a. Pertaining to a proposition; considered as a proposition; as a propositional sense.
43309	propound	[.] PROPOUND', v.t. [L. propono; pro and pono, to set, put or place.] [.] 1. To propose; to offer for consideration; as, to propound a rule of action. [.] [.] The existence of the church hath been propounded as an object of faith. [.] 2. To offer; to exhibit; to ...
43310	propounded	[.] PROPOUND'ED, pp. Proposed; offered for consideration.
43311	propounder	[.] PROPOUND'ER, n. One that proposes or offers for consideration.
43312	propounding	[.] PROPOUND'ING, ppr. Proposing; offering for consideration.
43313	propped	[.] PROP'PED, pp. [from prop.] Supported; sustained by something placed under.
43314	propping	[.] PROP'PING, ppr. Supporting by something beneath.
43315	proprefect	[.] PROPRE'FECT, n. Among the Romans, a prefect's lieutenant commissioned to do a part of the duty of the perfect.
43316	propretor	[.] PROPRE'TOR, n. [L.proproetor.] Among the Romans, a magistrate who, having discharged the office of pretor at home, was sent into a province to command there with his former pretorial authority; also, an officer sent extraordinarily into the provinces to administer ...
43317	proprietary	[.] PROPRI'ETARY, n. [.] 1. A proprietor or owner; one who has the exclusive title to a thing; one who possesses or holds the title to a thing in his own right. The grantees of Pennsylvania and Maryland and their heirs were called the proprietaries of those provinces. [.] 2. ...
43318	proprietor	...
43319	proprietress	[.] PROPRI'ETRESS, n. A female who has the exclusive legal right to a thing.
43320	propriety	[.] PROPRI'ETY, n. [L. proprietas, from proprius.] [.] 1. Property; peculiar or exclusive right of possession; ownership. [This primary sense of the word, as used by Locke, Milton, Dryden, &c. seems not to be nearly or wholly obsolete. See Property.] [.] 2. Fitness; ...
43321	propt	[.] PROPT. [See Propped.]
43322	propugn	[.] PROPUGN, v.t. propu'ne. [L. propugno; pro and pugno, to fight.] [.] To contend for; to defend; to vindicate. [Little used.]
43323	propugnacle	[.] PROPUG'NACLE, n. [L. propugnaculum.] A fortress. [Not used.]
43324	propugnation	[.] PROPUGNA'TION, n. [L. propugnatio.] Defense. [Not used.]
43325	propugner	[.] PROPUGNER, n. propu'ner. A defender; a vindicator.
43326	propulsation	[.] PROPULSA'TION, n. [L. propulsatio,propulso. See Propel.] [.] The act of driving away or repelling; the keeping at a distance.
43327	propulse	[.] PROPULSE, v.t. propuls'. [L. propulso; pro and pulso, to strike. See Propel.] To repel; to drive off. [Little used.]
43328	propulsion	[.] PROPUL'SION, n. [L.propulsus, propello. See Propel.] [.] The act of driving forward. [.] Pro rata, [L.] in proportion.
43329	prore	[.] PRORE, n. [L. prora.] The prow or fore part of a ship. [Not in use, except in poetry.] [.] Pro re nata, [L.] according to exigencies or circumstances.
43330	prorogation	[.] PROROGA'TION, n. [L. prorogatio. See Prorogue.] [.] 1. Continuance in time or duration; a lengthening or prolongation of time; as the prorogation of something already possessed. [This use is uncommon.] [.] 2. In England, the continuance of parliament from one ...
43331	prorogue	[.] PROROGUE, v.t. prorog. [L. prorogo; pro and rogo. The latter word signifies to ask, or to propose; but the primary sense is to reach, to stretch forward; and this is its import in the derivative prorogo.] [.] 1. To protract; to prolong. [.] [.] He prorogued ...
43332	proruption	[.] PRORUP'TION, n. [L. proruptus, prorumpo; pro and rumpo, to burst.] [.] The act of bursting forth; a bursting out.
43333	prosaic	[.] PROSA'IC, a. s as z. [L. prosaicus, from prosa,prose.] [.] Pertaining to prose; resembling prose; not restricted by numbers; applied to writings; as a prosaic composition.
43334	prosal	[.] PRO'SAL, a. Prosaic. [Not used.]
43335	proscribe	[.] PROSCRI'BE, v.t. [L. proscribo; pro and scribo, to write. The sense of this word originated in the Roman practice of writing the names of persons doomed to death, and posting the list in public.] [.] 1. To doom to destruction; to put one out of the protection of ...
43336	proscribed	[.] PROSCRI'BED, pp. Doomed to destruction; denounced as dangerous, or as unworthy of reception; condemned; banished.
43337	proscriber	[.] PROSCRI'BER, n. One that dooms to destruction; one that denounces as dangerous, or as utterly unworthy of reception.
43338	proscribing	[.] PROSCRI'BING, ppr. Dooming to destruction; denouncing as unworthy of protection or reception; condemning; banishing.
43339	proscription	[.] PROSCRIP'TION, n. [L.proscriptio.] The act of proscribing or dooming to death; among the Romans,the public offer of a reward for the head of a political enemy. Such were the proscriptions of Sylla and Marius. Under the triumvirate, many of the best Roman citizens ...
43340	proscriptive	[.] PROSCRIP'TIVE, a. Pertaining to or consisting in proscription; proscribing.
43341	prose	[.] PROSE, n. s as z. [L. prosa.] [.] 1. The natural language of man; language loose and unconfined to poetical measure, as opposed to verse or metrical composition. [.] [.] Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme. [.] 2. A prayer used in the Romish church on ...
43342	prosecute	[.] PROS'ECUTE, v.t. [L. prosecutus, prosequor; pro and sequor, to follow; Eng. to seed. See Essay.] [.] 1. To follow or pursue with a view to reach, execute or accomplish; to continue endeavors to obtain or complete; to continue efforts already begun; as, to prosecute ...
43343	prosecuted	[.] PROS'ECUTED, pp. Pursued, or begun and carried on for execution or accomplishment, as a scheme; pursued for redress or punishment in a court of law, as a person; demanded in law, as a right or claim.
43344	prosecuting	[.] PROS'ECUTING, ppr. Pursuing, or beginning and carrying on for accomplishment; pursuing for redress or punishment; suing for, as a right or claim.
43345	prosecution	[.] PROSECU'TION, n. The act or process of endeavoring to gain or accomplish something; pursuit by efforts of body or mind; as the prosecution of a scheme, plan, design or undertaking; the prosecution of war or of commerce; the prosecution of a work, study, argument or ...
43346	prosecutor	[.] PROS'ECUTOR, n. One who pursues or carries on any purpose, plan or business. [.] 1. The person who institutes and carries on a criminal suit in a legal tribunal, or one who exhibits criminal charges against an offender. The attorney general is the prosecutor for ...
43347	proselyte	[.] PROS'ELYTE, n. [Gr. to come.] A new convert to some religion or religious sect, or to some particular opinion, system or party. Thus a Gentile converted to Judaism is a proselyte; a pagan converted to christianity is a proselyte; and we speak familiarly of proselytes ...
43348	proselytism	[.] PROS'ELYTISM, n. The making of converts to a religion or religious sect, or to any opinion, system or party. [.] [.] They were possessed with a spirit of proselytism in the most fanatical degree. [.] 1. Conversion to a system or creed.
43349	proselytize	[.] PROS'ELYTIZE, to make converts, or to convert, is not well authorized, or not in common use, and is wholly unnecessary.
43350	prosemination	[.] PROSEMINA'TION, n. [L. proseminatus; pro and semino, to sow.] [.] Propagation by seed. [Not used.]
43351	prosenneahedral	[.] PROSENNEAHE'DRAL, a. [Gr.] In crystalography, having nine faces on two adjacent parts of the crystal.
43352	proser	[.] PRO'SER, n. s as z. [from prose.] A writer of prose. [.] 1. In cant language, one who makes a tedious narration of uninteresting matters.
43353	prosodial	[.] PROSO'DIAL
43354	prosodian	[.] PROSO'DIAN, n. [from prosody.] One skilled in prosody or in the rules of pronunciation and metrical composition.
43355	prosodical	[.] PROSOD'ICAL, a. [from prosody.] Pertaining to prosody or the quantity and accents of syllables; according to the rules of prosody.
43356	prosodist	[.] PROS'ODIST, n. [from prosody.] One who understands prosody.
43357	prosody
43358	prosopolepsy	[.] PROSOPOLEP'SY, n. [Gr.] Respect of persons; more particularly, a premature opinion or prejudice against a person, formed by a view of his external appearance.
43359	prosopopeia	[.] PROSOPOPE'IA
43360	prosopopy	[.] PROS'OPOPY, n. [Gr. perso, and to make.] A figure in rhetoric by which things are represented as persons, or by which things inanimate are spoken of as animated beings, or by which an absent person is introduced as speaking, or a deceased person is represented as alive ...
43361	prospect	[.] PROS'PECT, n. [L. prospectus, prospicio, to look forward; pro and specio, to see.] [.] 1. View of things within the reach of the eye. [.] [.] Eden and all the coast in prospect lay. [.] 2. View of things to come; intellectual sight; expectation. The good man ...
43362	prospection	[.] PROSPEC'TION, n. The act of looking forward, or of providing for future wants.
43363	prospective	[.] PROSPECT'IVE, a. Looking forward in time; regarding the future; opposed to retrospective. [.] [.] The supporting of Bible societies is one of the points on which the promises, at the time of ordination, had no prospective bearing. [.] 1. Acting with foresight. [.] [.] ...
43364	prospectively	[.] PROSPECT'IVELY, adv. With reference to the future.
43365	prospectus	[.] PROSPECT'US, n. [L.] The plan of a literary work, containing the general subject or design, with the manner and terms of publication, and sometimes a specimen of it.
43366	prosper	[.] PROS'PER, v.t. [L.prospero, from prosperus, from the Gr. to carry to or toward; to bear.] To favor; to render successful. PROS'PER, v.i. To be successful; to succeed. [.] [.] The Lord made all ...
43367	prospered	[.] PROS'PERED, pp. Having success; favored.
43368	prospering	[.] PROS'PERING, ppr. Rendering successful; advancing in growth, wealth or any good.
43369	prosperity	[.] PROSPER'ITY, n. [L. prosperitas.] Advance or gain in any thing good or desirable; successful progress in any business or enterprise; success; attainment of the object desired; as the prosperity of arts; agricultural or commercial prosperity; national prosperity. Our ...
43370	prosperous	[.] PROS'PEROUS, a. [L.prosperus.] Advancing in the pursuit of any thing desirable; making gain or increase; thriving; successful; as a prosperous trade; a prosperous voyage; a prosperous expedition or undertaking; a prosperous man, family or nation; a prosperous war. [.] [.] ...
43371	prosperously	[.] PROS'PEROUSLY, adv. With gain or increase; successfully.
43372	prosperousness	[.] PROS'PEROUSNESS, n. The state of being successful; prosperity.
43373	prospicience	[.] PROSPI'CIENCE, n. [L.prospiciens.] The act of looking forward.
43374	prostate	[.] PROS'TATE, a. [From Gr. to set before.] In anatomy, the prostate gland is a gland situated just before the neck of the bladder in males, and surrounding the beginning of the urethra. It is situated on the under and posterior part of the neck of the bladder, so as ...
43375	prosternation	[.] PROSTERNA'TION, n. [L. prosterno, to prostrate; pro and sterno.] [.] A state of being cast down; dejection; depression. [Little used.]
43376	prosthesis	[.] PROS'THESIS
43377	prosthetic	[.] PROSTHET'IC, a. [Gr.] Prefixed, as a letter to a word.
43378	prostitute	[.] PROS'TITUTE, v.t. [L.prostituo; pro and statuo, to set.] [.] 1. To offer freely to a lewd use, or to indiscriminate lewdness. [.] [.] Do not prostitute thy daughter. Lev.19. [.] 2. To give up to any vile or infamous purpose; to devote to any thing base; to ...
43379	prostituted	[.] PROS'TITUTED, pp. Offered to common lewdness; devoted to base purposes.
43380	prostituting	[.] PROS'TITUTING, ppr. Offering to indiscriminate lewdness; devoting to infamous uses.
43381	prostitution	[.] PROSTITU'TION, n. [L. prostituo.] [.] 1. The act or practice of offering the body to an indiscriminate intercourse with men; common lewdness of a female. [.] 2. The act of setting one's self to sale, or offering one's self to infamous employments; as the prostitution ...
43382	prostitutor	[.] PROS'TITUTOR, n. One who prostitutes; one who submits himself or offers another to vile purposes.
43383	prostrate	[.] PROS'TRATE, a. [L. prostratus, from prosterno, to lay flat; pro and sterno.] [.] 1. Lying at length, or with the body extended on the ground or other surface. [.] [.] Groveling and prostrate on yon lake of fire. [.] 2. Lying at mercy, as a supplicant. [.] 3. ...
43384	prostrated	[.] PROS'TRATED, pp. Laid at length; laid flat; thrown down; destroyed.
43385	prostrating	[.] PROS'TRATING, ppr. Laying flat; throwing down; destroying.
43386	prostration	[.] PROSTRA'TION, n. The act of throwing down or laying flat; as the prostration of the body, of trees or of corn. [.] 1. The act of falling down, or the act of bowing in humility or adoration; primarily, the act of falling on the face, but it is now used for kneeling ...
43387	prostyle	[.] PRO'STYLE, n. [Gr. a column.] In architecture, a range of columns in the front of a temple.
43388	prosyllogism	[.] PROSYL'LOGISM, n. [pro and syllogism.] A prosyllogism is when two or more syllogisms are so connected that the conclusion of the former is the major or minor of the following.
43389	protasis	[.] PRO'TASIS, n. [Gr. to present.] [.] 1. A proposition; a maxim. [.] 2. In the ancient drama, the first part of a comic or tragic piece, in which the several persons are shown, their characters intimated, and the subject proposed and entered on. The protasis might ...
43390	protatic	[.] PROTAT'IC, a. [Gr.] Being placed in the beginning; previous.
43391	protean	[.] PRO'TEAN, a. Pertaining to Proteus; readily assuming different shapes. [See Proteus.]
43392	protect	[.] PROTECT', v.t. [L.protectus, protego; pro and tego; to cover; Gr. with a prefix; Eng. deck. See Deck.] To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; a word of general import both in a literal and figurative sense. Walls protect ...
43393	protected	[.] PROTECT'ED, pp. Covered or defended from injury; preserved in safety.
43394	protecting	[.] PROTECT'ING, ppr. Shielding from injury; defending; preserving in safety.
43395	protection	[.] PROTEC'TION, n. The act of protecting; defense; shelter from evil; preservation from loss, injury or annoyance. We find protection under good laws and an upright administration. How little are men disposed to acknowledge divine protection! [.] 1. That which protects ...
43396	protective	[.] PROTECT'IVE, a. Affording protection; sheltering; defensive.
43397	protector	[.] PROTECT'OR, n. One that defends or shields from injury, evil or oppression; a defender; a guardian. The king or sovereign is, or ought to be, the protector of the nation; the husband is the protector of his wife, and the father of his children. [.] 1. In England, ...
43398	protectorate	[.] PROTECT'ORATE, n. Government by a protector.
43399	protectorship	[.] PROTECT'ORSHIP, n. The office of a protector or regent.
43400	protectress	[.] PROTECT'RESS, n. A woman or female that protects.
43401	protend	[.] PROTEND', v.t. [L.protendo; pro and tendo, to stretch.] [.] To hold out; to stretch forth. [.] [.] With his protended lance he makes defense.
43402	protended	[.] PROTEND'ED,, pp. Reached or stretched forth.
43403	protending	[.] PROTEND'ING, ppr. Stretching forth.
43404	protense	[.] PROTENSE, n. protens'. Extension. [Not used.]
43405	protervity	[.] PROTERV'ITY, n. [L.protervitas, from protervus; pro and torvus, crabbed.] Peevishness; petulance. [Little used.]
43406	protest	[.] PROTEST', v.i. [L. protestor; pro and testor, to affirm it.] [.] 1. To affirm with solemnity; to make a solemn declaration of a fact or opinion; as, I protest to you, I have no knowledge of the transaction. [.] 2. To make a solemn declaration expressive of opposition; ...
43407	protestant	[.] PROT'ESTANT, a. Pertaining to those who, at the reformation of religion,protested against a decree of Charles V. and the diet of Spires; pertaining to the adherents of Luther, or others of the reformed churches; as the protestant religion. [.] PROT'ESTANT, n. ...
43408	protestantism	[.] PROT'ESTANTISM, n. The protestant religion.
43409	protestantly	[.] PROT'ESTANTLY, adv. In conformity to the protestants. [A very bad word and not used.]
43410	protestation	[.] PROTESTA'TION, n. [.] 1. A solemn declaration of a fact, opinion or resolution. [.] 2. A solemn declaration of dissent; a protest; as the protestation of certain noblemen against an order of council. [.] 3. In law, a declaration in pleading, by which the party ...
43411	protested	[.] PROTEST'ED, pp. Solemnly declared or alleged; declared against for non-acceptance or non-payment.
43412	protester	[.] PROTEST'ER, n. One who protests; one who utters a solemn declaration. [.] 1. One who protests a bill of exchange.
43413	protesting	[.] PROTEST'ING, ppr. Solemnly declaring or affirming; declaring against for non-acceptance or non-payment.
43414	proteus	[.] PRO'TEUS, n. [L.] In mythology, a marine deity,the son of Oceanus and Tethys, whose distinguishing characteristic was the faculty of assuming different shapes. Hence we denominate one who easily changes his form or principles, a Proteus.
43415	prothesis	[.] PROTH'ESIS, n. [Gr.] In surgery, the addition of an artificial part to supply a defect of the body; as a wooden leg, &c.
43416	prothonotariship	[.] PROTHON'OTARISHIP, n. The office of a prothonotary. [An awkward, harsh word and little used.]
43417	prothonotary	[.] PROTHON'OTARY, n. [Low L.protonotarius; Gr. first, and L. notarius, a scribe.] [.] 1. Originally, the chief notary; and anciently, the title of the principal notaries of the emperors of Constantinople. Hence, [.] 2. In England, an officer in the court of king's ...
43418	protocol	[.] PRO'TOCOL, n. [Low L. protocollum; Gr. first, and glue; so called perhaps from the gluing together of pieces of paper, or from the spreading of it on tablets. It was formerly the upper part of a leaf of a book on which the title or name was written.] [.] 1. The ...
43419	protocolist	[.] PRO'TOCOLIST, n. In Russia, a register or clerk.
43420	protomartyr	[.] PRO'TOM`ARTYR, n. [Gr. first, and martyr.] [.] 1. The first martyr; a term applied to Stephen, the first christian martyr. [.] 2. The first who suffers or is sacrificed in any cause.
43421	protoplast	[.] PRO'TOPLAST, n. [Gr. first and formed.] The original; the thing first formed, as a copy to be imitated. Thus Adam has been called our protoplast.
43422	protoplastic	[.] PROTOPLAS'TIC, a. First formed.
43423	protopope	[.] PRO'TOPOPE, n. [Gr. first, and pope.] Chief pope or imperial confessor, an officer of the holy directing synod,the supreme spiritual court of the Greek church in Russia.
43424	protosulphate	[.] PROTOSUL'PHATE, n. In chimistry, the combination of sulphuric acid with a protoxyd.
43425	prototype	[.] PRO'TOTYPE, n. [Gr. first, and type, form, model.] [.] An original or model after which any thing is formed; the pattern of any thing to be engraved, cast, &c,; exemplar; archetype.
43426	protoxyd	[.] PROTOX'YD, n. [Gr. first, and acid.] A substance combined with oxygen in the first degree, or any oxyd formed by the first degree of oxydizement.
43427	protoxydize	[.] PROTOX'YDIZE, v.t. To oxydize in the first degree.
43428	protract	[.] PROTRACT', v.t. [L. protractus, from pro and traho, to draw.] [.] 1. To draw out or lengthen in time; to continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to protract a discussion; to protract a war or a negotiation. [.] 2. To delay; to defer; to put off to a ...
43429	protracted	[.] PROTRACT'ED, pp. Drawn out in time; delayed.
43430	protracter	[.] PROTRACT'ER, n. One who protracts or lengthens in time.
43431	protracting	[.] PROTRACT'ING, ppr. Drawing out or continuing in time; delaying.
43432	protraction	[.] PROTRAC'TION, n. The act of drawing out or continuing in time; the act of delaying the termination of a thing; as the protraction of a debate.
43433	protractive	[.] PROTRACT'IVE, a. Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing; delaying. [.] [.] He suffered their protractive arts.
43434	protractor	[.] PROTRACT'OR, n. An instrument for laying down and measuring angles on paper with accuracy and dispatch, and by which the use of the line of chords is superseded. It is of various forms, semicircular, rectangular or circular.
43435	protreptical	[.] PROTREP'TICAL, a. [Gr. to exhort; and to turn.] Hortatory; suasory; intended or adapted to persuade. [Little used.]
43436	protrude	[.] PROTRU'DE, v.t. [L. protrudo; pro and trudo, to thrust. See Thrust.] [.] 1. To thrust forward; to drive or force along; as food protruded from the stomach into the intestine. [.] 2. To thrust out, as from confinement. The contents of the abdomen are protruded ...
43437	protruded	[.] PROTRU'DED, pp. Thrust forward or out.
43438	protruding	[.] PROTRU'DING, ppr. Thrusting forward or out.
43439	protrusion	[.] PROTRU'SION, n. s as z. The act of thrusting forward or beyond the usual limit; a thrusting or driving; a push.
43440	protrusive	[.] PROTRU'SIVE, a. Thrusting or impelling forward; as protrusive motion.
43441	protuberance	[.] PROTU'BERANCE, n. [L. protuberans, protubero; pro and tuber, a puff, bunch or knob.] A swelling or tumor on the body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; any thing swelled or pushed beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; on the surface on the earth, a hill, knoll or ...
43442	protuberant	[.] PROTU'BERANT, a. Swelling; prominent beyond the surrounding surface; as a protuberant joint; a protuberant eye.
43443	protuberate	[.] PROTU'BERATE, v.i. [L. protubero, supra. To swell or be prominent beyond the adjacent surface; to bulge out. [.] [.] If the navel protuberates, make a small puncture with a lancet through the skin.
43444	protuberation	[.] PROTUBERA'TION, n. The act of swelling beyond the surrounding surface.
43445	protuberous	[.] PROTU'BEROUS, a. Protuberant.
43446	proud	[.] PROUD, a. [.] 1. Having inordinate self-esteem; possessing a high or unreasonable conceit of one's own excellence, either of body or mind. A man may be proud of his person, of his talents,of his accomplishments or of his achievements. He may be proud of any thing ...
43447	proudly	[.] PROUD'LY, adv. With an inordinate self-esteem; in a proud manner; haughtily; ostentatiously; with lofty airs or mien. [.] [.] Proudly he marches on and void of fear.
43448	provable	[.] PROVABLE, a. [See Prove.] That may be proved.
43449	provably	[.] PROVABLY, adv. In a manner capable of proof.
43450	provand	[.] PRO'VAND, n. Provender. [Not in use.]
43451	prove	[.] PROVE, v.t. prov. [L. probo.] [.] 1. To try; to ascertain some unknown quality or truth by an experiment, or by a test or standard. Thus we prove the strength of gunpowder by experiment; we prove the strength or solidity of cannon by experiment. We prove the contents ...
43452	proved	[.] PROVED, pp. Tried; evinced; experienced.
43453	proveditor	[.] PROVED'ITOR
43454	provedore	[.] PROVEDO'RE, n. A purveyor; one employed to procure supplies for an army. [.] Proveditor, in Venice and other parts of Italy, is an officer who superintends matters of policy.
43455	proven	[.] PROVEN, a word used by Socttish writers for proved.
43456	provencial	[.] PROVEN'CIAL, a. Pertaining to Provence, in France.
43457	provender	[.] PROV'ENDER, n. [L. vivo, to live, and from vivanda; Eng.viand.] [.] 1. Dry food for beasts, usually meal, or a mixture of meal and cut straw or hay. In a more general sense, it may signify dry food of any kind. [.] 2. Provisions; meat; food. [.] [.] [Not used ...
43458	prover	[.] PROVER, n. One that proves or tries; that which proves.
43459	proverb	[.] PROV'ERB, n. [L. proverbium; pro and verbum, a word.] [.] 1. A short sentence often repeated, expressing a well known truth or common fact, ascertained by experience or observation; a maxim of wisdom. [.] [.] The proverb is true, that light gains make heavy purses, ...
43460	proverbial	[.] PROVERB'IAL,a. Mentioned in a proverb; as a proverbial cure or remedy. [.] [.] In case of excesses, I take the German proverbial cure, by a hair of the same beast, to be the worst in the world. [.] 1. Comprised in a proverb; used or current as a proverb; as a ...
43461	proverbialist	[.] PROVERB'IALIST, n. One who speaks proverbs.
43462	proverbialize	[.] PROVERB'IALIZE, v.t. To make a proverb; to turn into a proverb, or to use proverbially. [Unusual.]
43463	proverbially	[.] PROVERB'IALLY, adv. In a proverb; as, it is proverbially said.
43464	provide	[.] PROVI'DE, v.t. [L. provideo,literally to see before; pro and video, to see.] [.] 1. To procure beforehand; to get, collect or make ready for future use; to prepare. [.] [.] Abraham said, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt-offering. Gen.22. [.] [.] ...
43465	provided	[.] PROVI'DED, pp. Procured beforehand; made ready for future use; supplied; furnished; stipulated. [.] 1. Stipulated as a condition, which condition is expressed in the following sentence or words; as, "provided that nothing in this act shall prejudice the rights of ...
43466	providence	[.] PROV'IDENCE, n. [L. providentia.] [.] 1. The act of providing or preparing for future use or application. [.] [.] Providence for war is the best prevention of it. [Now little used.] [.] 2. Foresight; timely care; particularly, active foresight, or foresight ...
43467	provident	[.] PROV'IDENT, a. Foreseeing wants and making provision to supply them; forecasting; cautious; prudent in preparing for future exigences; as a provident man; a provident animal. [.] [.] The parsimonious emmet, provident [.] [.] Of future. [.] [.] Orange is what ...
43468	providential	[.] PROVIDEN'TIAL, a. Effected by the providence of God; referable to divine providence; proceeding from divine direction or superintendence; as the providential contrivance of things; a providential escape from danger. How much are we indebted to God's unceasing providential ...
43469	providentially	[.] PROVIDEN'TIALLY, adv. By means of God's providence. [.] [.] Every animal is providentially directed to the use of its proper weapons.
43470	providently	[.] PROV'IDENTLY, adv. With prudent foresight; with wise precaution in preparing for the future.
43471	provider	[.] PROVI'DER, n. One who provides, furnishes or supplies; one that procures what is wanted.
43472	province	[.] PROV'INCE, n. [L. provincia; usually supposed to be formed from pro and vinco, to conquer. This is very doubtful, as provinco was not used by the Romans.] [.] 1. Among the Romans, a country of considerable extent, which being reduced under their dominion, was new-modeled, ...
43473	provincial	[.] PROVIN'CIAL, a. Pertaining to a province or relating to it; as a provincial government; a provincial dialect. [.] 1. Appendant to the principal kingdom or state; as provincial dominion; provincial territory. [.] 2. Not polished; rude; as provincial accent or ...
43474	provincialism	[.] PROVIN'CIALISM, n. A peculiar word or manner of speaking in a province or district of country remote from the principal country or from the metropolis.
43475	provinciality	[.] PROVINCIAL'ITY, n. Peculiarity of language in a province.
43476	provinciate	[.] PROVIN'CIATE, v.t. To convert into a province. [Unusual.]
43477	provine	[.] PROVI'NE, v.i. To lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for propagation.
43478	proving	[.] PROVING, ppr. Trying; ascertaining; evincing; experiencing. [.]
43479	provision	[.] PROVI'SION, n. s as z. [L. provisio, provideo. See Provide.] [.] 1. The act of providing or making previous preparation. [.] 2. Things provided; preparation; measures taken beforehand, either for security, defense or attack, or for the supply of wants. We make ...
43480	provisional	[.] PROVI'SIONAL, a. Provided for present need or for the occasion; temporarily established; temporary; as a provisional government or regulation; a provisional treaty.
43481	provisionally	[.] PROVI'SIONALLY, adv. By way of provision; temporarily; for the present exigency.
43482	provisionary	[.] PROVI'SIONARY, a. Provisional; provided for the occasion; not permanent.
43483	proviso	[.] PROVI'SO, n. s as z. [L. provisus, ablative proviso, it being provided.] An article or clause in any statute, agreement, contract, grant or other writing, by which a condition is introduced; a conditional stipulation that affects an agreement, contract, law, grant, ...
43484	provisor	[.] PROVI'SOR, n. In church affairs, a person appointed by the pope to a benefice before the death of the incumbent, and to the prejudice of the rightful patron. Formerly the pope usurped the right of presenting to church livings, and it was his practice to nominate persons ...
43485	provisory	[.] PROVI'SORY, a. Making temporary provision; temporary. [.] 1. Containing a proviso or condition; conditional.
43486	provocation
43487	provocative	[.] PROVO'CATIVE, a. Exciting; stimulating; tending to awaken or incite appetite or passion. [.] PROVO'CATIVE, n. Any thing that tends to excite appetite or passion; a stimulant; as a provocative of hunger or of lust.
43488	provocativeness	[.] PROVO'CATIVENESS, n. The quality of being provocative or stimulating.
43489	provoke	[.] PROVO'KE, v.t. [L.provoco, to call forth; pro and voco, to call.] [.] 1. To call into action; to arouse; to excite; as, to provoke anger or wrath by offensive words or by injury; to provoke war. [.] 2. To make angry; to offend; to incense; to enrage. [.] [.] ...
43490	provoked	[.] PROVO'KED, pp. Excited; roused; incited; made angry; incensed.
43491	provoker	[.] PROVO'KER, n. One that excites anger or other passion; one that excites war or sedition. [.] 1. That which excites, causes or promotes.
43492	provoking	[.] PROVO'KING, ppr. Exciting into action; inciting; inducing by motives; making angry. [.] 1. a. Having the power or quality of exciting resentment; tending to awaken passion; as provoking words; provoking treatment.
43493	provokingly	[.] PROVO'KINGLY, adv. In such a manner as to excite anger.
43494	provost	[.] PRO'VOST, n. [L. proepositus, placed before, from proepono; proe and pono, to set or place.] In a general sense, a person who is appointed to superintend or preside over something; the chief magistrate of a city or town; as the provost of Edinburgh or of Glasgow, answering ...
43495	provostship	[.] PRO'VOSTSHIP, n. The office of a provost.
43496	prow	[.] PROW,n. [L. prora.] [.] 1. The forepart of a ship. [.] 2. In seamen's language, the beak or pointed cutwater of a xebec or galley. The upper part is usually furnished with a grating platform. [.] 3. The name of a particular kind of vessel used in the East ...
43497	prowess	[.] PROW'ESS, n. Bravery; valor; particularly, military bravery; gallantry; intrepidity in war; fearlessness of danger. [.] [.] Men of such prowess as not to know fear in themselves.
43498	prowest	[.] PROW'EST, a. [superl. of prow.] Bravest.
43499	prowl	[.] PROWL, v.t. [I know not the origin of this word, nor from what source it is derived. It may be derived from the root of stroll, troll, with a different prefix.] To rove over. [.] [.] He prowls each place, still in new colors deck'd. [.] PROWL, v.i. To rove ...
43500	prowler	[.] PROWL'ER, n. One that roves about for prey.
43501	prowling	[.] PROWL'ING, ppr. Wandering about in search of prey or plunder.
43502	proximal	[.] PROX'IMAL. [See Proximate.]
43503	proximate	[.] PROX'IMATE, a. [L. superl.proximus.] Nearest; next. A proximate cause is that which immediately precedes and produces the effect, as distinguished from the remote, mediate or predisposing cause.
43504	proximately	[.] PROX'IMATELY, adv. Immediately; by immediate relation to or effect on.
43505	proxime	[.] PROX'IME, a. Next; immediately. [Not used.]
43506	proximity	[.] PROXIM'ITY, n. [L. proximitas.] The state of being next; immediate nearness either in place, blood or alliance. The succession to the throne and to estates is usually regulated by proximity of blood.
43507	proxy	[.] PROX'Y, n. [contracted from procuracy, or some word from the root of procure, proctor.] [.] 1. The agency of another who acts as a substitute for his principal; agency of a substitute; appearance of a representative. None can be familiar by proxy. None can be virtuous ...
43508	proxyship	[.] PROX'YSHIP, n. The office or agency of a proxy.
43509	pruce	[.] PRUCE, n. [from Prussia.] Prussian leather. [Not in use.]
43510	prude	[.] PRUDE, n. [Gr. prudence.] A woman of great reserve, coyness, affected stiffness of manners and scrupulous nicety. [.] [.] Less modest than the speech of prudes.
43511	prudence	[.] PRU'DENCE, n. [L. prudentia.] Wisdom applied to practice. [.] Prudence implies caution in deliberating and consulting on the most suitable means to accomplish valuable purposes, and the exercise of sagacity in discerning and selecting them. Prudence differs from ...
43512	prudent	[.] PRU'DENT, a. Cautious; circumspect; practically wise; careful of the consequences of enterprises, measures or actions; cautious not to act when the end is of doubtful utility, or probably impracticable. [.] [.] The prudent man looketh well to his going. Prov.14. [.] [.] ...
43513	prudential	[.] PRUDEN'TIAL, a. Proceeding from prudence; dictated or prescribed by prudence; as prudential motives; prudential rules. [.] 1. Superintending the discretionary concerns of a society; as a prudential committee.
43514	prudentiality	[.] PRUDENTIAL'ITY, n. The quality of being prudential; eligibility on principles of prudence. [Not used.]
43515	prudentially	[.] PRUDEN'TIALLY, adv. In conformity with prudence; prudently.
43516	prudentials	[.] PRUDEN'TIALS, n. plu. Maxims of prudence or practical wisdom. [.] [.] Many stanzas in poetic measures contain rules relating to common prudentials, as well as to religion. [.] 1. The subordinate discretionary concerns and economy of a company, society or corporation. ...
43517	prudently	[.] PRU'DENTLY, adv. With prudence; with due caution or circumspection; discretely; wisely; as domestic affairs prudently managed; laws prudently framed or executed. [.] 1. With frugality; economically; as income prudently expended.
43518	prudery	[.] PRU'DERY, n. [from prude.] Affected scrupulousness; excessive nicety in conduct; stiffness; affected reserve or gravity; coyness.
43519	prudish	[.] PRU'DISH, a. [from prude.] Affectedly grave; very formal, precise or reserved; as a prudish woman; prudish manners. [.] [.] A formal lecture, spoke with prudish face.
43520	prune	[.] PRU'NE, v.t. [.] 1. To lop or cut off the superfluous branches of trees, to make them bear better fruit or grow higher, or to give them a more handsome and regular appearance. [.] 2. To clear from any thing superfluous; to dress; to trim. [.] [.] His royal ...
43521	pruned	[.] PRU'NED, pp. Divested of superfluous branches; trimmed. [.] 1. Cleared of what is unsuitable or superfluous.
43522	prunel	[.] PRU'NEL, n. A plant.
43523	prunello	[.] PRUNEL'LO, n. A kind of stuff of which clergymen's gowns are made. [.] PRUNEL'LO, n. A kind of plum.
43524	pruner	[.] PRU'NER, n. One that prunes trees or removes what is superfluous.
43525	pruniferous	[.] PRUNIF'EROUS,a. [L. prunum, a plum, and fero, to bear.] [.] Bearing plums.
43526	pruning	[.] PRU'NING, ppr. Lopping off superfluous branches; trimming; clearing of what is superfluous. [.] PRU'NING, n. In gardening and agriculture, the lopping off the superfluous branches of trees,either for improving the trees or their fruit.
43527	pruning-hook	[.] PRU'NING-HOOK
43528	pruning-knife	[.] PRU'NING-KNIFE, n. An instrument used in pruning trees. It is of various forms.
43529	prurience	[.] PRU'RIENCE
43530	pruriency	[.] PRU'RIENCY, n. [L. pruriens, prurio, to itch.] An itching, longing desire or appetite for any thing.
43531	prurient	[.] PRU'RIENT, a. Itching; uneasy with desire.
43532	pruriginous	[.] PRURIG'INOUS, a. [L. pruriginosus, from prurigo, an itching, from prurio, to itch.] Tending to an itch.
43533	prussian	[.] PRUSSIAN, a. [from Prussia.] Pertaining to Prussia. [.] blue, a combination of iron with ferrocyanic acid. This is used as a pigment of a beautiful blue color.
43534	prussiate	[.] PRUSSIATE, n. A salt formed by the union of the prussic acid, or coloring matter of prussian blue, with a salifiable base; as the prussiate of alumin.
43535	prussic	[.] PRUSSIC, a. The prussic acid is a compound of kyanogen or cyanogen, prussic gas and hydrogen, and hence called hydrocyanic acid. It is one of the strongest poisons known.
43536	pry	[.] PRY, v.i. [a contracted word, the origin of which is not obvious.] [.] To peep narrowly; to inspect closely; to attempt to discover something with scrutinizing curiosity, whether impertinently or not; as, to pry into the mysteries of nature, or into the secrets of state. [.] [.] ...
43537	prying	[.] PRY'ING, ppr. Inspecting closely; looking into with curiosity.
43538	pryingly	[.] PRY'INGLY, adv. With close inspection or impertinent curiosity.
43539	prytane	[.] PRY'TANE
43540	prytanis	[.] PRYT'ANIS, n. [Gr.] In ancient Greece, a president of the senate of five hundred. [.] [It is to be noted that in words beginning with Ps and Pt, the letter p has no sound.]
43541	psalm	[.] PSALM, n. s`am. [L. psalmus; Gr. to touch or beat, to sing.] [.] A sacred song or hymn; a song composed on a divine subject and in praise of God. The most remarkable psalms are those composed by David and other Jewish saints, a collection of one hundred and fifty of ...
43542	psalmist	[.] PS`ALMIST, n. A writer or composer of sacred songs; a title particularly applied to David and the other authors of the scriptural psalms. [.] 1. In the church of Rome, a clerk, precentor, singer or leader of music in the church.
43543	psalmlography	[.] PSALMLOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. psalm, and to write.] [.] The act or practice of writing psalms or sacred songs and hymns.
43544	psalmody	[.] PS`ALMODY, n. The act, practice or art of singing sacred songs. Psalmody has always been considered an important part of public worship.
43545	psalmographer	[.] PSALMOG'RAPHER
43546	psalmographist	[.] PSALMOG'RAPHIST, n. [See Psalmography.] [.] A writer of psalms or divine songs and hymns.
43547	psalter
43548	psaltery	[.] PSAL'TERY, n. [Gr.] An instrument of music used by the Hebrews,the form of which is not now known. That which is now used is a flat instrument in form of a trapezium or triangle truncated at the top, strung with thirteen chords of wire, mounted on two bridges at the ...
43549	psammite	[.] PSAM'MITE, n. [Gr. sand.] A species of micaceous sandstone.
43550	pseudo	[.] PSEUDO, Gr. false, a prefix signifying false, counterfeit or spurious.
43551	pseudo-apostle	[.] PSEUDO-APOS'TLE, n. A false apostle; one who falsely pretends to be an apostle.
43552	pseudo-china	[.] PSEUDO-CHI'NA, n. The false China root, a plant of the genus Smilax, found in America.
43553	pseudo-galena	[.] PSEUDO-GALE'NA, n. False galena or black jack.
43554	pseudo-metallic	[.] PSEUDO-METAL'LIC, a. Pseudo-metallic luster is that which is perceptible only when held towards the light; as in minerals.
43555	pseudo-tinea	[.] PSEUDO-TINEA, n. In natural history, the name of a remarkable species of insect or larva, resembling a moth. It feeds on wax, and is a terrible enemy to bees, as it enters the hive and sometimes compels the bees to abandon it, being covered with a coat that is impervious ...
43556	pseudo-volcanic	[.] PSEUDO-VOLCAN'IC, a. Pertaining to or produced by a pseudo-volcano.
43557	pseudo-volcano	[.] PSEUDO-VOLCA'NO, n. A volcano that emits smoke and sometimes flame, but no lava; also, a burning mine of coal.
43558	pseudograph	[.] PSEU'DOGRAPH
43559	pseudography	[.] PSEUDOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. false, and writing.] False writing.
43560	pseudology	[.] PSEUDOL'OGY, n. [Gr. false, and discourse.] Falsehood of speech.
43561	pseudomorphous	[.] PSEUDOMORPH'OUS, a. [pseudo and Gr. form.] Not having the true form. A pseudomorphous mineral is one which has received its form from some extraneous cause, not from natural crystallization.
43562	pshaw	[.] PSHAW, exclam. An expression of contempt, disdain or dislike.
43563	psoas	[.] PSO'AS, n. [Gr.] The name of two inside muscles of the loins.
43564	psora	[.] PSO'RA, n. [Gr.] The itch.
43565	psychologic	[.] PSYCHOLOG'IC
43566	psychological	[.] PSYCHOLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to a treatise on the soul, or to the study of the soul of man.
43567	psychology	[.] PSYCHOL'OGY, n. [Gr. soul, and discourse.] A discourse or treatise on the human soul; or the doctrine of the nature and properties of the soul.
43568	ptarmigan	[.] PT`ARMIGAN, n. A fowl of the genus Tetrao,the lagopus or white game. The color of the plumage is a pale brown or ash, elegantly crossed or mottled with dusky spots and minute bars; the belly and wings are white. This fowl is seen on the summits of mountains in the ...
43569	ptisan	[.] PTISAN, n. tiz'an. [L. ptisana; Gr. to pound.] [.] A decoction of barley with other ingredients.
43570	ptolemaic	[.] PTOLEMA'IC, a. [from Ptolemy, the geographer and astrologer.] [.] Pertaining to Ptolemy. The Ptolemaic system,in astronomy, is that maintained by Ptolemy, who supposed the earth to be fixed in the center of the universe, and that the sun and stars revolve around it. ...
43571	ptsymagogue	[.] PTSY'MAGOGUE, n. [Gr. saliva, and to drive.] [.] A medicine that promotes discharges of saliva.
43572	ptyalism	[.] PTY'ALISM, n. [Gr. a spitting, to spit often.] [.] In medicine, salivation; an unnatural or copious flow of saliva.
43573	puberty	[.] PU'BERTY, n. [L.pubertas, from pubes.] The age at which persons are capable of procreating and bearing children. This age is different in different climates, but is with us considered to be at fourteen years in males, and twelve in females.
43574	pubes	[.] PU'BES, n. [L.] In botany, the hairiness of plants; a downy or villous substance which grows on plants; pubescence.
43575	pubescence	[.] PUBES'CENCE, n. [L. pubescens, pubesco, to shoot, to grow mossy or hairy.] [.] 1. The state of a youth who has arrived at puberty; or the state of puberty. [.] 2. In botany, hairiness; shagginess; the hairy or downy substance on plants.
43576	pubescent	[.] PUBES'CENT, a. Arriving at puberty. [.] 1. In botany, covered with pubescence, such as hair, bristles, beard, down, &c.; as the leaves of plants.
43577	public	[.] PUB'LIC, a. [L.publicus, from the root of populus, people; that is, people-like.] [.] 1. Pertaining to a nation, state or community; extending to a whole people; as a public law, which binds the people of a nation or state, as opposed to a private statute or resolve, ...
43578	public-hearted	[.] PUB'LIC-HE`ARTED, a. Public-spirited. [Not used.]
43579	public-minded	[.] PUB'LIC-MINDED, a. Disposed to promote the public interest. [Little used.]
43580	public-mindedness	[.] PUB'LIC-MINDEDNESS, n. A disposition to promote the public weal or advantage. [Little used.]
43581	public-spirited	...
43582	public-spiritednes	[.] PUBLIC-SPIR'ITEDNESS, n. A disposition to advance the public good, or a willingness to make sacrifices of private interest to promote the common weal.
43583	publican	[.] PUB'LICAN, n. [L.publicanus, from publicus.] [.] 1. A collector of toll or tribute. Among the Romans, a publican was a farmer of the taxes and public revenues,and the inferior officers of this class were deemed oppressive. [.] [.] As Jesus sat at meat in the ...
43584	publication	[.] PUBLICA'TION, n. [L. publicatio, from publico, from publicus.] [.] 1. The act of publishing or offering to public notice, notification to a people at large, either by words, writing or printing; proclamation; divulgation; promulgation; as the publication of the law ...
43585	publicist	[.] PUB'LICIST, n. A writer on the laws of nature and nations; one who treats of the rights of nations.
43586	publicity	[.] PUBLIC'ITY, n. The state of being public or open to the knowledge of a community; notoriety.
43587	publicly	[.] PUB'LICLY, adv. Openly; with exposure to popular view or notice; without concealment; as property publicly offered for sale; an opinion publicly avowed; a declaration publicly made. [.] 1. In the name of the community. A reward is publicly offered for the discovery ...
43588	publicness	[.] PUB'LICNESS, n. The state of being public, or open to the view or notice of people at large; as the publicness of a sale. [.] 1. State of belonging to the community; as the publicness of property.
43589	publish	[.] PUB'LISH, v.t. [L.publico. See Public.] [.] 1. To discover or make known to mankind or to people in general what before was private or unknown; to divulge, as a private transaction; to promulgate or proclaim, as a law or edict. We publish a secret, by telling it ...
43590	published	[.] PUB'LISHED, pp. Made known to the community; divulged; promulgated; proclaimed.
43591	publisher	[.] PUB'LISHER, n. One who makes known what was before private or unknown; one that divulges, promulgates or proclaims. [.] 1. One who sends a book or writing into the world for common use; one that offers a book, pamphlet, &c., for sale. [.] 2. One who utters, passes ...
43592	publishing	[.] PUB'LISHING, ppr. Making known; divulging; promulgating; proclaiming; selling or offering publicly for sale; uttering.
43593	publishment	[.] PUB'LISHMENT, n. In popular usage in New England, a notice of intended marriage.
43594	puccoon	[.] PUCCOON', n. A plant, a species of Sanguinaria; the blood-root.
43595	puce	[.] PUCE, a. Of a dark brown color.
43596	pucelage	[.] PU'CELAGE, n. A state of virginity. [Little used.]
43597	puceron	[.] PU'CERON, n. The name of a tribe of small insects which are found in great numbers on the bark and leaves of plants, and live by sucking the sap; the Aphid, vine fretter, or plant louse.
43598	puck	[.] PUCK, n. A demon; a mischievous spirit.
43599	pucker	[.] PUCK'ER, v.t. [L. pectus; Gr. signifies closely, densely, to cover.] To gather into small folds or wrinkles; to contract into ridges and furrows; to corrugate. [.] [.] His face pale and withered, and his skin puckered in wrinkles. [.] It is usually followed by ...
43600	puckered	[.] PUCK'ERED, pp. Gathered in folds; wrinkled.
43601	puckering	[.] PUCK'ERING, ppr. Wrinkling.
43602	puddening	[.] PUD'DENING, n. In seamen's language, a thick wreath or circle of cordage, tapering from the middle towards the ends, and fastened about the mast below the trusses, to prevent the yards from falling down when the ropes sustaining them are shot away.
43603	pudder	[.] PUD'DER, n. [This is supposed to be the same as pother.] [.] A tumult; a confused noise; bustle. [Vulgar.] [.] PUD'DER, v.i. To make a tumult or bustle. [.] PUD'DER, v.t. To perplex; to embarrass; to confuse; vulgarly to bother.
43604	pudding	[.] PUD'DING, n. [.] 1. A species of food of a soft or moderately hard consistence, variously made, but usually a compound of flour, or meal of maiz, with milk and eggs, sometimes enriched with raisins and called plum-pudding. [.] 2. An intestine. [.] 3. An intestine ...
43605	pudding-grass	[.] PUD'DING-GRASS, n. A plant of the genus Mentha.
43606	pudding-gross	[.] PUD'DING-GROSS, n. A plant.
43607	pudding-pie	[.] PUD'DING-PIE, n. A pudding with meat baked in it.
43608	pudding-sleeve	[.] PUD'DING-SLEEVE, n. A sleeve of the full dress clerical gown.
43609	pudding-stone	[.] PUD'DING-STONE, n. Conglomerate; a coarse sandstone composed of silicious pebbles, flint, &c.united by a cement.
43610	pudding-time	[.] PUD'DING-TIME, n. The time of dinner; pudding being formerly the first dish set on the table, or rather first eaten; a practice not yet obsolete among the common people of New England. [.] 1. The nick of time; critical time.
43611	puddle	[.] PUD'DLE, n. A small stand of dirty water; a muddy splash. [.] PUD'DLE, v.t. To make foul or muddy; to pollute with dirt; to mix dirt and water. [.] 1. To make thick or close.
43612	puddled	[.] PUD'DLED, pp. Made muddy or foul.
43613	puddling	[.] PUD'DLING, ppr. Making muddy or dirty.
43614	puddly	[.] PUD'DLY, a. Muddy; foul; dirty.
43615	puddock	[.] PUD'DOCK'
43616	pudency	[.] PU'DENCY, n. [L. pudens,pudeo, to blush or be ashamed.] [.] Modesty; shamefacedness.
43617	pudenda	[.] PUDEN'DA,n. plu. [L.] The parts of generation.
43618	pudic	[.] PU'DIC
43619	pudical	[.] PU'DICAL, a. [L. pudicus, modest.] Pertaining to the parts which modesty requires to be concealed; as the pudic artery.
43620	pudicity	[.] PUDIC'ITY, n. [L. pudicitia.] Modesty; chastity.
43621	pue-fellow	[.] PUE-FELLOW. [See Pew-fellow.]
43622	puerile	[.] PU'ERILE, a. [L. puerilis, from puer, a boy.] [.] Boyish; childish; trifling; as a puerile amusement.
43623	puerility	[.] PUERIL'ITY, n. [L. puerilitas, from puer, a boy.] [.] 1. Childishness; boyishness; the manners or actions of a boy; that which is trifling. [.] 2. In discourse, a thought or expression which is flat, insipid or childish.
43624	puerperal	[.] PUER'PERAL, a. [L. puerpera, a lying-in-woman; puer, a boy, and pario, to bear.] Pertaining to childbirth; as a puerperal fever.
43625	puerperous	[.] PUER'PEROUS, a. [L. puerperus, supra.] Bearing children; lying in.
43626	puet	[.] PUET. [See Pewet.]
43627	puff	[.] PUFF, n. [.] 1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; a quick forcible blast; a whiff. [.] 2. A sudden and short blast of wind. [.] 3. A fungous ball filled with dust. [.] 4. Any thing light and porous, or something swelled and light; as ...
43628	puff-ball	[.] PUFF-BALL, n. A fungus or mushroom full of dust, of the genus Lycoperdon.
43629	puffed	[.] PUFF'ED, pp. Driven out suddenly, as air or breath; blown up; swelled with air; inflated with vanity or pride; praised.
43630	puffer	[.] PUFF'ER, n. One that puffs; one that praises with noisy commendation.
43631	puffin	[.] PUFF'IN, n. A water fowl of the genus Alca or auk. [.] 1. A kind of fish. [.] 2. A kind of fungus with dust; a fuzzball.
43632	puffin-apple	[.] PUFF'IN-APPLE, n. A sort of apple so called.
43633	puffing	[.] PUFF'ING, ppr. Driving out the breath with a single, sudden blast; blowing up; inflating; praising pompously.
43634	puffingly	[.] PUFF'INGLY, adv. Tumidly; with swell. [.] 1. With vehement breathing or shortness of breath.
43635	puffy	[.] PUFF'Y, a. Swelled with air or any soft matter; tumid with a soft substance; as a puffy tumor. [.] 1. Tumid; turgid; bombastic; as a puffy style.
43636	pug	[.] PUG, n. The name given to a little animal treated with familiarity, as a monkey, a little dog, &c.
43637	puggered	[.] PUGGERED, for puckered, is not in use.
43638	pugh	[.] PUGH, exclam. A word used in contempt or disdain.
43639	pugil	[.] PU'GIL, n. [L. pugillum, from the root of pugnus, the fist; probably coinciding with the Greek, to make thick, that is, to close or press.] [.] As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers.
43640	pugilism	[.] PU'GILISM, n. [L. pugil, a champion or prize-fighter, from the Gr. id.; the fist; with the fist; to close or make fast; allied probably to pack, L.pango.] [.] The practice of boxing or fighting with the fist.
43641	pugilist	[.] PU'GILIST, n. A boxer; one who fights with his fists.
43642	pugilistic	[.] PUGILIS'TIC, a. Pertaining to boxing or fighting with the fist.
43643	pugnacious	[.] PUGNA'CIOUS, a. [L. pugnax, from pugna, a fight; from pugnus, the fist. See Pugil.] [.] Disposed to fight; inclined to fighting; quarrelsome; fighting.
43644	pugnacity	[.] PUGNAC'ITY, n. Inclination to fight; quarrelsomeness. [Little used.]
43645	puisne	[.] PUISNE, a. pu'ny. [.] 1. In law, younger or inferior in rank; as a chief justice and three puisne justices of the court of common please; the puisne barons of the court of exchequer. [.] 2. Later in date. [Not used.]
43646	puissance	[.] PU'ISSANCE, n. [L. posse, possum, potes, potest.] [.] Power; strength; might; force.
43647	puissant	[.] PU'ISSANT, a. Powerful; strong; mighty; forcible; as a puissant prince or empire.
43648	puissantly	[.] PU'ISSANTLY, adv. Powerfully; with great strength.
43649	puke	[.] PUKE, v.i. [Heb. to evacuate, to empty; L. vacuo; to burst forth; L. spuo, for spuco,with a prefix. The radical sense is to throw or drive.] To vomit; to eject from the stomach. [.] PUKE, n. A vomit; a medicine which excites vomiting. [.] PUKE, a. Of a ...
43650	puked	[.] PU'KED, pp. Vomited.
43651	puker	[.] PU'KER,n. A medicine causing vomiting.
43652	puking	[.] PU'KING, ppr. Vomiting.
43653	pulchritude	[.] PUL'CHRITUDE, n. [L.pulchritudo, from pulcher, beautiful.] [.] 1. Beauty; handsomeness; grace; comeliness; that quality of form which pleases the eye. [.] 2. Moral beauty; those qualities of the mind which good men love and approve.
43654	pule	[.] PULE, v.i. [L. pello.] [.] 1. To cry like a chicken. [.] 2. To whine; to cry as a complaining child; to whimper. [.] [.] To speak puling like a beggar at halimass.
43655	pulic	[.] PU'LIC, n. A plant.
43656	pulicose	[.] PU'LICOSE
43657	pulicous	[.] PU'LICOUS, a. [L. pulicosus, from pulex, a flea.] [.] Abounding n with fleas. [Not used.]
43658	puling	[.] PU'LING, ppr. Crying like a chicken; whining. [.] PU'LING, n. A cry, as of a chicken; a whining.
43659	pulingly	[.] PU'LINGLY, adv. With whining or complaint.
43660	puliol	[.] PU'LIOL, n. A plant.
43661	pulkha	[.] PULK'HA, n. A Laplander's traveling sled or sleigh.
43662	pull	[.] PULL, v.t. [L. vello.] [.] 1. To draw; to draw towards one or to make an effort to draw. Pull differs from draw; we use draw when motion follows the effort, and pull is used in the same sense; but we may also pull forever without drawing or moving the thing. This ...
43663	pullback	[.] PULL'BACK, n. That which keeps back, or restrains from proceeding.
43664	pulled	[.] PULL'ED, pp. Drawn towards one; plucked.
43665	pullen	[.] PULL'EN, n. [L.pullus. See Pullet and Foal.] Poultry. [.] [Not used.]
43666	puller	[.] PULL'ER, n. One that pulls.
43667	pullet	[.] PULL'ET, n. [L. pullus; Gr. coinciding with Eng.foal.] [.] A young hen or female of the gallinaceous kind of fowls.
43668	pulley	[.] PULL'EY, n. plu. pulleys. [L. polus; Gr. to turn.] [.] A small wheel turning on a pin in a block, with a furrow or groove in which runs the rope that turns it. [.] The pulley is one of the mechanical powers. The word is used also in the general sense of tackle, to denote ...
43669	pullicat	[.] PUL'LICAT, n. A kind of silk handkerchief.
43670	pulling	[.] PULL'ING, ppr. Drawing; making an effort to draw; plucking.
43671	pullulate	[.] PUL'LULATE, v.i. [L. pullulo, from pullus, a shoot.] [.] To germinate; to bud.
43672	pullulation	[.] PULLULA'TION, n. A germinating or budding; the first shooting of a bud.
43673	pulmonary	...
43674	pulmonic	[.] PULMON'IC, a. [L. pulmo,the lungs.] Pertaining to the lungs; affecting the lungs; as a pulmonic disease; pulmonic consumption. [.] PULMON'IC, n. A medicine for diseases of the lungs. [.] 1. One affected by a disease of the lungs.
43675	pulp	[.] PULP, n. [L.pulpa. This is probably allied to L. puls, pulmentum; Gr. from softness.] [.] 1. A soft mass; in general. [.] 2. The soft substance within a bone; marrow. [.] 3. The soft,succulent part of fruit; as the pulp of an orange. [.] 4. The aril or ...
43676	pulpit	[.] PUL'PIT, n. [L. pulpitum, a state, scaffold, or higher part of a stage.] [.] 1. An elevated place or inclosed stage in a church, in which the preacher stands. It is called also a desk. [.] 2. In the Roman theater, the pulpitum was the place where the players ...
43677	pulpit-eloquence	[.] PULPIT-EL'OQUENCE
43678	pulpit-orator	[.] PULPIT-OR'ATOR, n. An eloquent preacher.
43679	pulpit-oratory	[.] PULPIT-OR'ATORY, n. Eloquence or oratory in delivering sermons. [.] Pulpitically in Chesterfield, is not an authorized word.
43680	pulpous	[.] PULP'OUS, a. [from pulp.] Consisting of pulp or resembling it; soft like pap.
43681	pulpousness	[.] PULP'OUSNESS, n. Softness; the quality of being pulpous.
43682	pulpy	[.] PULP'Y, a. Like pulp; soft; fleshy; succulent; as the pulpy covering of a nut; the pulpy substance of a peach or cherry.
43683	pulsate	[.] PULS'ATE, v.i. [L. pulsatus,pulso, to beat, from the root of pello, to drive.] To beat or throb. [.] [.] The heart of a viper or frog will continue to pulsate long after it is taken from the body.
43684	pulsatile	[.] PULS'ATILE, a. [L.pulsatilis, from pulso,to beat.] [.] That is or may be struck or beaten; played by beating; as a pulsatile instrument of music.
43685	pulsation	[.] PULSA'TION, n. [L. pulsatio,supra.] The beating or throbbing of the heart or of an artery, in the process of carrying on the circulation of the blood. The blood being propelled by the contraction of the heart, causes the arteries to dilate, so as to render each dilation ...
43686	pulsative	[.] PULS'ATIVE, a. Beating; throbbing.
43687	pulsator	[.] PULSA'TOR, n. A beater; a striker.
43688	pulsatory	[.] PULS'ATORY, a. Beating; throbbing; as the heart and arteries.
43689	pulse	[.] PULSE, n. puls. [L. pulsus, from pello, to drive.] [.] 1. In animals, the beating or throbbing of the heart and arteries;more particularly, the sudden dilatation of an artery, caused by the projectile force of the blood, which is perceptible to the touch. Hence ...
43690	pulsific	[.] PULSIF'IC, a. [pulse and L. facio, to make.] [.] Exciting the pulse; causing pulsation.
43691	pulsion	[.] PUL'SION, n. [from L. pulsus.] The act of driving forward; in opposition to suction or traction. [Little used.]
43692	pultaceous	[.] PULTA'CEOUS, a. [L. puls. See Pulp.] [.] Macerated; softened; nearly fluid.
43693	pulverable	[.] PUL'VERABLE, a. [from L. pulvis, dust, probably from pello, pulso, or its root, that which is beaten fine, or that which is driven. See Powder.] That may be reduced to fine powder; capable of being pulverized.
43694	pulverate	[.] PUL'VERATE, v.t. To beat or reduce to powder or dust. [.] [But pulverize is generally used.]
43695	pulverin	[.] PUL'VERIN
43696	pulverine	[.] PUL'VERINE, n. Ashes of barilla.
43697	pulverization	[.] PULVERIZA'TION, n. [from pulverize.] [.] The act of reducing to dust or powder.
43698	pulverize	[.] PUL'VERIZE, v.t. To reduce to fine powder, as by beating, grinding, &c. Friable substances may be pulverized by grinding or beating; but to pulverize malleable bodies, other methods must be pursued.
43699	pulverized	[.] PUL'VERIZED, pp. Reduced to fine powder.
43700	pulverizing	[.] PUL'VERIZING, ppr. Reducing to fine powder.
43701	pulverous	[.] PUL'VEROUS, a. Consisting of dust or powder; like powder.
43702	pulverulence	[.] PULVER'ULENCE, n. Dustiness; abundance of dust or powder.
43703	pulverulent	[.] PULVER'ULENT, a. Dusty; consisting of fine powder; powdery. [.] 1. Addicted to lying and rolling in the dust, as fowls.
43704	pulvil	[.] PUL'VIL, n. A sweet scented powder. [Little used.] [.] PUL'VIL, v.t. To sprinkle with a perfumed powder. [Not used.]
43705	puma	[.] PU'MA, n. A rapacious quadruped of America, of the genus Felis.
43706	pumice	[.] PUM'ICE, n. [L. pumex, supposed to be from the root of spuma,foam.] [.] A substance frequently ejected from volcanoes, of various colors, gray, white, reddish brown or black; hard, rough and porous; specifically lighter than water, and resembling the slag produced in ...
43707	pumice-stone	[.] PUM'ICE-STONE, n. The same as pumice.
43708	pumiceous	[.] PUMI'CEOUS, a. Pertaining to pumice; consisting of pumice or resembling it.
43709	pummel	[.] PUMMEL. [See Pommel.]
43710	pump	[.] PUMP, n. [The L. bombus is of the same family, as is the Eng.bombast.] [.] 1. A hydraulic engine for raising water, by exhausting the incumbent air of a tube or pipe, in consequence of which the water rises in the tube by means of the pressure of the air on the ...
43711	pump-spear	[.] PUMP'-SPEAR, n. The bar to which the upper box of a pump is fastened, and which is attached to the brake or handle.
43712	pumper	[.] PUMP'ER, n. The person or the instrument that pumps.
43713	pumpion	[.] PUMP'ION, n. A plant and its fruit, of the genus Cucurbita.
43714	pumpkin	[.] PUMP'KIN, n. A pompion. [This is the common orthography of the word in the United States.]
43715	pun	[.] PUN, n. An expression in which a word has at once different meanings; an expression in which two different applications of a word present an odd or ludicrous idea; a kind of quibble or equivocation; a low species of wit. Thus a man who had a tall wife named Experience, ...
43716	punch	[.] PUNCH, n. [L. punctum, pungo.] An instrument of iron or steel, used in several arts for perforating holes in plates of metal, and so contrived as to cut out a piece. [.] PUNCH, n. A drink composed of water sweetened with sugar, with a mixture of lemon juice and ...
43717	punchbowl	[.] PUNCH'BOWL, n. A bowl in which punch is made, or from which it is drank.
43718	punched	[.] PUNCH'ED, pp. Perforated with a punch.
43719	puncheon	[.] PUNCH'EON, n. [.] 1. A small piece of steel, on the end of which is engraved a figure or letter, in creux or relievo, with which impressions are stamped on metal or other substance; used in coinage, in forming the matrices of types, and in various arts. [.] 2. ...
43720	puncher	[.] PUNCH'ER, n. One that punches. [.] 1. A punch or perforating instrument.
43721	punchinello	[.] PUNCHINEL'LO, n. A punch; a buffoon.
43722	punching	[.] PUNCH'ING, ppr. Perforating with a punch; driving against.
43723	punchy	[.] PUNCH'Y, a. Short and thick, or fat.
43724	punctate	[.] PUNC'TATE
43725	punctated	[.] PUNC'TATED, a. [L. punctus, pungo.] Pointed. [.] 1. In botany, perforated; full of small holes; having hollow dots scattered over the surface.
43726	punctiform	[.] PUNC'TIFORM, a. [L. punctum, point, and form.] Having the form of a point.
43727	punctilio	[.] PUN'CTIL'IO, n. A nice point of exactness in conduct, ceremony or proceeding; particularity or exactness in forms; as the punctilios of a public ceremony.
43728	punctilious	[.] PUNCTIL'IOUS, a. Very nice or exact in the forms of behavior, ceremony or mutual intercourse; very exact in the observance of rules prescribed by law or custom; sometimes, exact to excess.
43729	punctiliously	[.] PUNCTIL'IOUSLY, adv. With exactness or great nicety.
43730	punctiliousness	[.] PUNCTIL'IOUSNESS, n. Exactness in the observance of forms or rules; attentive to nice points of behavior or ceremony.
43731	puncto	[.] PUNC'TO, n. [L. punctum, from pungo, to prick.] [.] 1. Nice point of form or ceremony. [.] 2. The point in fencing.
43732	punctual	[.] PUNC'TUAL, a. [L. punctum, a point.] [.] 1. Consisting in a point; as this punctual spot. [Little used.] [.] 2. Exact; observant of nice points; punctilious, particularly in observing time, appointments or promises. It is honorable in a man to be punctual to ...
43733	punctualist	[.] PUNC'TUALIST, n. One that is very exact in observing forms and ceremonies.
43734	punctuality	[.] PUNCTUAL'ITY, n. Nicety; scrupulous exactness. He served his prince with punctuality. [.] 1. It is now used chiefly in regard to time. He pays his debts with punctuality. He is remarkable for the punctuality of his attendance.
43735	punctually	[.] PUNC'TUALLY, adv. Nicely; exactly; with scrupulous regard to time, appointments, promises or rules; as, to attend a meeting punctually; to pay debts or rent punctually; to observe punctually one's engagements.
43736	punctualness	[.] PUNC'TUALNESS, n. Exactness; punctuality.
43737	punctuate	[.] PUNC'TUATE, v.t. [L. punctum, a point.] To mark with points; to designate sentences, clauses or other divisions of a writing by points, which mark the proper pauses.
43738	punctuated	[.] PUNC'TUATED, pp. Pointed. [.] 1. Having the divisions marked with points.
43739	punctuating	[.] PUNC'TUATING, ppr. Marking with points.
43740	punctuation	[.] PUNCTUA'TION, n. In grammar, the act or art of pointing a writing or discourse, or the act or art of marking with points the divisions of a discourse into sentences and clauses or members of a sentence. Punctuation is performed by four points, the period (.); the colon ...
43741	punctulate	[.] PUNC'TULATE, v.t. [L. punctulum.] To mark with small spots. [Not used.]
43742	puncture	[.] PUNC'TURE, n. [L. punctura.] The act of perforating with a pointed instrument; or a small hole made by it; as the puncture of a nail,needle or pin. [.] [.] A lion may perish by the puncture of an asp. [.] PUNC'TURE,v.t. To prick; to pierce with a small pointed ...
43743	punctured	[.] PUNC'TURED, pp. Pricked; pierced with a sharp point.
43744	puncturing	[.] PUNC'TURING, ppr. Piercing with a sharp point.
43745	pundit	[.] PUN'DIT, n. In Hindoostan, a learned Bramin; one versed in the Sanscrit language, and in the science, laws and religion of that country.
43746	pundle	[.] PUN'DLE, n. A short and fat woman. [Not used.]
43747	pungar	[.] PUN'GAR, n. A fish.
43748	pungency	[.] PUN'GENCY, n. [L. pungens, pungo, to prick.] [.] 1. The power of pricking or piercing; as the pungency of a substance. [.] 2. That quality of a substance which produces the sensation of pricking, or affecting the taste like minute sharp points; sharpness; acridness. [.] 3. ...
43749	pungent	[.] PUN'GENT, a. [L. pungens,pungo.] Pricking; stimulating; as pungent snuff. [.] [.] The pungent grains of titillating dust. [.] 1. Acrid; affecting the tongue like small sharp points; as the sharp and pungent taste of acids. [.] 2. Piercing; sharp; as pungent ...
43750	punic	[.] PU'NIC, a. [L. punicus, pertaining to Carthage or its inhabitants, from Poeni, the Carthaginians.] Pertaining to the Carthaginians; faithless; treacherous; deceitful; as punic faith. [.] PU'NIC, n. The ancient language of the Carthaginians, of which Plautus has ...
43751	punice	[.] PU'NICE, n. A wall-louse; a bug. [Not in use.]
43752	puniceous	[.] PUNI'CEOUS, a. [L. puniceus. See Punic.] Purple.
43753	puniness	[.] PU'NINESS, n. [from puny.] Littleness; pettiness; smallness with feebleness.
43754	punish	[.] PUN'ISH, v.t. [L. punio, from the root of poena,pain. The primary sense is to press or strain.] [.] 1. To pain; to afflict with pain, loss or calamity for a crime or fault; primarily, to afflict with bodily pain, as to punish a thief with pillory or stripes; but ...
43755	punishable	[.] PUN'ISHABLE, a. Worthy of punishment. [.] 1. Liable to punishment; capable of being punished by law or right; applied to persons or offenses; as, a man is punishable for robbery or for trespass; a crime is punishable by law.
43756	punishableness	[.] PUN'ISHABLENESS, n. The quality of deserving or being liable to punishment.
43757	punished	[.] PUN'ISHED, pp. Afflicted with pain or evil as the retribution of a crime or offense; chastised.
43758	punisher	[.] PUN'ISHER, n. One that inflicts pain, loss or other evil for a crime or offense.
43759	punishing	[.] PUN'ISHING, ppr. Afflicting with pain, penalty or suffering of any kind, as the retribution of a crime or offense.
43760	punishment	[.] PUN'ISHMENT, n. Any pain or suffering inflicted on a person for a crime or offense, by the authority to which the offender is subject, either by the constitution of God or of civil society. The punishment of the faults and offenses of children by the parent, is by ...
43761	punition	[.] PUNI'TION, n. [L. punitio, from punio.] Punishment. [Little used.]
43762	punitive	[.] PU'NITIVE, a. Awarding or inflicting punishment; that punishes; as punitive law or justice.
43763	punitory	[.] PU'NITORY, a. Punishing or tending to punishment.
43764	punk	[.] PUNK, n. A prostitute; a strumpet.
43765	punner	[.] PUN'NER, n. A punster, which see.
43766	punning	[.] PUN'NING, ppr. [from pun.] Using a word at once in different senses. [.] PUN'NING, n. The art or practice of using puns; a playing on words.
43767	punster	[.] PUN'STER, n. One that puns or is skilled in punning; a quibbler; a low wit.
43768	punt	[.] PUNT, v.i. To play at basset and omber. [.] PUNT, n. [L. pons, a bridge.] A flat-bottomed boat used in caulking and repairing ships.
43769	punter	[.] PUNT'ER, n. One that plays in basset against the banker or dealer.
43770	puny	[.] PU'NY, a. [.] 1. Properly, young or younger; but in this sense not used. [.] 2. Inferior; petty; of an under rate; small and feeble. This word generally includes the signification of both smallness and feebleness; as a puny animal; a puny subject; a puny power; ...
43771	pup	[.] PUP, v.i. [This word appears to be radically the same as the L. pupa, Eng. babe.] To bring forth whelps or young, as the female of the canine species. [.] PUP, n. A puppy.
43772	pupa	[.] PU'PA, n. [L. supra.] In natural history, an insect in that state in which it resembles an infant in swaddling clothes. As some insects in this state have a bright exterior,as if gilded, it has been called chrysalis or aurelia, from the Gr. and L. aurum, gold; but ...
43773	pupil	[.] PU'PIL, n. [L. pupilla, dim. of pupa,pupus. See Pup.] [.] The apple of the eye; a little aperture in the middle of the iris and uvea of the eye, through which the rays of light pass to the crystalline humor, to be painted on the retina. [.] PU'PIL, n. [L. pupillus, ...
43774	pupilage	[.] PU'PILAGE, n. The state of being a scholar, or under the care of an instructor for education and discipline. [.] 1. Wardship; minority. [.] [.] In this latter sense, the Scots use pupilarity.
43775	pupilary	[.] PU'PILARY, a. [L. pupillaris.] Pertaining to a pupil or ward.
43776	pupivorous	[.] PUPIV'OROUS, a. [pupa and L. voro.] Feeding on the larvas and chrysalides of insects.
43777	puppet	[.] PUP'PET, n. [L. pupus. See Pup.] [.] 1. A small image in the human form, moved by a wire in a mock drama; a wooden tragedian. [.] 2. A doll. [.] 3. A word of contempt.
43778	puppet-player	[.] PUP'PET-PLAYER, n. One that manages the motions of puppets.
43779	puppet-show	[.] PUP'PET-SHOW, n. A mock drama performed by wooden images moved by wires.
43780	puppetman	[.] PUP'PETMAN
43781	puppetmaster	[.] PUP'PETM`ASTER, n. The master of a puppet-show.
43782	puppetry	[.] PUP'PETRY, n. Affectation.
43783	puppy	[.] PUP'PY, n. [See Pup.] A whelp; the young progeny of a bitch or female of the canine species. [.] 1. Applied to persons, a name expressing extreme contempt. [.] PUP'PY, v.t. To bring forth whelps.
43784	puppyism	[.] PUP'PYISM, n. Extreme meanness. [.] 1. Extreme affectation.
43785	pur	[.] PUR, v.i. To utter a low murmuring continued sound, as a cat. [.] PUR, v.t. to signify by purring. [.] PUR, n. The low murmuring continued sound of a cat.
43786	purana	[.] PURANA, n. Among the Hindoos, a sacred poem or book.
43787	puranic	[.] PURAN'IC, a. Pertaining to the sacred poems of the Hindoos.
43788	purbeck-stone	[.] PURBECK-STONE, n. A hard sandstone, the cement of which is calcarious.
43789	purblind	[.] PUR'BLIND, a. [said to be from pore and blind.] [.] Near sighted or dim sighted or; seeing obscurely; as a purblind eye; a purblind mole.
43790	purblindness	[.] PUR'BLINDNESS, n. Shortness of sight; near sightedness; dimness of vision.
43791	purchasable	[.] PUR'CHASABLE, a. [from purchase.] That may be brought, purchased or obtained for a consideration.
43792	purchase	[.] PUR'CHASE, v.t. [This word seems to be considered by Blackstone as formed from the L. perquisitio. This is an error. The word is from the root of chase; purchaser is to pursue to the end or object, and hence to obtain. In Law Latin, purchase, the noun, was written ...
43793	purchase-money	[.] PUR'CHASE-MONEY, n. The money paid for any thing bought.
43794	purchased	[.] PUR'CHASED, pp. Obtained or acquired by one's own act or agreement. [.] 1. Obtained by paying an equivalent in money. [.] 2. Obtained by labor, danger, art, &c.
43795	purchaser	[.] PUR'CHASER, n. In law, one who acquires or obtains by conquest or by deed or gift, or in any manner other than by descent or inheritance. In this sense, the word is by some authors written purchasor. [.] 1. One who obtains or acquires the property of any thing ...
43796	purchasing	[.] PUR'CHASING, ppr. Buying; obtaining by one's own act or for a price.
43797	pure	[.] PURE, a. [L. purus.] [.] 1. Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; clear; free from mixture; as pure water; pure clay; pure sand; pure air; pure silver of gold. Pure wine is very scare. [.] 2. Free from moral defilement; without spot; not sullied ...
43798	purely	[.] PU'RELY, adv. In a pure manner; with an entire separation of heterogeneous or foul matter. Is.1. [.] 1. Without any mixture of improper or vicious words or phrases. [.] 2. Innocently; without guilt. [.] 3. Merely; absolutely; without connection with any thing ...
43799	pureness	[.] PU'RENESS, n. Clearness; an unmixed state; separation or freedom from any heterogeneous or foreign matter; as the pureness of water or other liquor; the pureness of a metal; the pureness of marl or clay; the pureness of air. [.] 1. Freedom from moral turpitude or ...
43800	purfile	[.] PUR'FILE, n. A sort of ancient trimming for women's gowns, made of tinsel and thread,called also bobbin work. [.] [The thing and the name are obsolete.]
43801	purfle	[.] PUR'FLE, v.t. To decorate with a wrought or flowered border; to embroider; as, to purfle with blue and white, or with gold and pearl. [.] PUR'FLE
43802	purflew	[.] PUR'FLEW, n. A border of embroidered work. [.] 1. In heraldry, ermins, peans or furs which compose a bordure.
43803	purgament	[.] PURG'AMENT, n. [L. purgamen.] A cathartic.
43804	purgation	[.] PURGA'TION, n. [L. purgatio. See Purge.] [.] 1. The act or operation of cleansing or purifying by separating and carrying off impurities or whatever is superfluous; applied to the body; as,the bowels are cleansed by purgation. So also in pharmacy and in chimistry, ...
43805	purgative	[.] PURG'ATIVE, a. Having the power of cleansing; usually,having the power of evacuating the bowels; cathartic. [.] PURG'ATIVE, n. A medicine that evacuates the bowels; a cathartic.
43806	purgatorial	[.] PURGATO'RIAL
43807	purgatorian	[.] PURGATO'RIAN, a. Pertaining to purgatory.
43808	purgatory	[.] PURG'ATORY, a. [L. purgatorius, from purgo, to purge.] [.] Tending to cleanse; cleansing; expiatory. [.] PURG'ATORY, n. Among catholics, a supposed place or state after death, in which the souls of persons are purified, or in which they expiate such offenses committed ...
43809	purge	[.] PURGE, v.t. purj. [L. purgo.] [.] 1. To cleanse or purify by separating and carrying off whatever is impure, heterogeneous,foreign or superfluous; as, to purge the body by evacuation; to purge the Augean stable. It is followed by away, of, or off. We say, to purge ...
43810	purged	[.] PURG'ED, pp. Purified; cleansed; evacuated.
43811	purger	[.] PURG'ER, n. A person or thing that purges or cleanses. [.] 1. A cathartic.
43812	purging	[.] PURG'ING, ppr. Cleansing; purifying; carrying off impurities or superfluous matter. [.] PURG'ING, n. A diarrhea or dysentery; preternatural evacuation by stool; looseness of bowels.
43813	purification	[.] PURIFICA'TION, n. [L.purificatio. See Purify.] [.] 1. The act of purifying; the act or operation of separating and removing from any thing that which is heterogeneous or foreign to it; as the purification of liquors or of metals. [.] 2. In religion, the act or ...
43814	purificative	[.] PURIF'ICATIVE
43815	purificatory	[.] PURIF'ICATORY, a. Having power to purify; tending to cleanse.
43816	purifier	[.] PU'RIFIER, n. [from purify.] That which purifies or cleanses; a cleanser; a refiner. Fire was held by the ancients to be an excellent purifier.
43817	puriform	[.] PU'RIFORM, a. [L. pus, puris and form.] [.] Like pus; in the form of pus.
43818	purify	[.] PU'RIFY, v.t. [L. purifico; purus, pure, and facio, to make.] [.] 1. To make pure or clear; to free from extraneous admixture; as, to purify liquors or metals; to purify the blood; to purify the air. [.] 2. To free from pollution ceremonially; to remove whatever ...
43819	purifying	[.] PU'RIFYING, pp. Removing foreign or heterogeneous matter; cleansing from pollution; fining; making clear. [.] PU'RIFYING, n. The act or operation of making pure or of cleansing from extraneous matter or from pollution.
43820	purim	[.] PU'RIM, n. Among the Jews,the feast of lots, instituted to commemorate their deliverance from the machinations of Haman. Esth.9.
43821	purist	[.] PU'RIST, n. One excessively nice in the use of words.
43822	puritan	[.] PU'RITAN, n. [from pure.] A dissenter from the church of England. The puritans were so called in derision, on account of their professing to follow the pure word of God, in opposition to all traditions and human constitutions. [.] Hume gives this name to three parties; ...
43823	puritanic	[.] PURITAN'IC
43824	puritanical	[.] PURITAN'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the puritans or their doctrines and practice; exact; rigid; as puritanical notions or opinions; puritanical manners.
43825	puritanism	[.] PU'RITANISM, n. The notions or practice of puritans.
43826	puritanize	[.] PU'RITANIZE, v.i. To deliver the notions of puritans.
43827	purity	[.] PU'RITY, n. [L. puritas, form purus.] [.] 1. Freedom from foreign admixture or heterogeneous matter; as the purity of water, of wine, of spirit; the purity of drugs; the purity of metals. [.] 2. Cleanness; freedom from foulness or dirt; as the purity of a garment. [.] [.] ...
43828	purl	[.] PURL, n. [supposed to be contracted from purfle.] [.] 1. An embroidered and puckered border. [.] 2. A kind of edging for bone-lace. [.] PURL, n. A species of malt liquor; ale or beer medicated with wormwood or aromatic herbs. [.] PURL, n. Two rounds ...
43829	purlieu	[.] PURLIEU, n. pur'lu. A border; a limit; a certain limited extent or district; originally, the ground near a royal forest, which being severed from it, was made purlieu,that is, pure or free from the forest laws.
43830	purlin	[.] PUR'LIN, n. In architecture, a piece of timber extending from end to end of a building or roof, across and under the rafters, to support them in the middle.
43831	purling	[.] PURL'ING, ppr. [from purl.] Murmuring or gurgling, as a brook. [.] PURL'ING, n. The continued gentle murmur of a small stream.
43832	purloin	[.] PURLOIN', v.t. [.] 1. Literally, to take or carry away for one's self; hence, to steal; to take by theft. [.] [.] Your butler purloins your liquor. [.] 2. To take by plagiarism; to steal from books or manuscripts.
43833	purloined	[.] PURLOIN'ED, pp. Stolen; taken by plagiarism.
43834	purloiner	[.] PURLOIN'ER, n. A thief; a plagiary.
43835	purloining	[.] PURLOIN'ING, ppr. Stealing; committing literary theft. [.] PURLOIN'ING, n. Theft; plagiarism.
43836	purparty	[.] PUR'PARTY, n. In law, a share, part or portion of an estate, which is allotted to a co-parcener by partition.
43837	purple	[.] PUR'PLE, a. [L. purpureus; purpura, a shell from which the color was obtained.] [.] 1. Designating a color composed of red and blue blended, much admired, and formerly the roman emperors wore robes of this color. [.] 2. In poetry, red or livid; dyed with blood. [.] [.] ...
43838	purples	[.] PUR'PLES,n. plu. Spots of a livid red on the body; livid eruptions which appear in certain malignant diseases; a purple fever.
43839	purplish	[.] PUR'PLISH, a. Somewhat purple.
43840	purport	[.] PUR'PORT, n. [.] 1. Design or tendency; as the purport of Plato's dialogue. [.] 2. Meaning; import; as the purport of a word or phrase. [.] PUR'PORT, v.t. To intend; to intend to show. [.] 1. To mean; to signify.
43841	purported	[.] PUR'PORTED, pp. Designed; intended; meant.
43842	purporting	[.] PUR'PORTING, ppr. Designing; intending; importing.
43843	purpose	[.] PUR'POSE, n. [L. propositum, propono; pro, before,and pono, to set or place.] [.] 1. That which a person sets before himself as an object to be reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view is directed in any plan, measure or exertion. We believe the ...
43844	purposed	[.] PUR'POSED, pp. Intended; designed; applied to things. [.] 1. Resolved; having formed a design or resolution; applied to persons. [.] [.] I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. Ps.17.
43845	purposeless	[.] PUR'POSELESS, a. Having no effect. [Little used.]
43846	purposely	[.] PUR'POSELY, adv. By design; intentionally; with predetermination. [.] [.] In composing this discourse, I purposely declined all offensive and displeasing truths. [.] [.] So much they scorn the crown, I purposely declined all offensive and displeasing truths. [.] [.] ...
43847	purpresture	[.] PUR'PRESTURE, n. In law, a nuisance, consisting in an inclosure of or encroachment on something that belongs to the public; as a house erected or inclosure made on the king's demesnes, or of a highway, &c.
43848	purprise	[.] PUR'PRISE, n. A close or inclosure; also, the whole compass of a manor.
43849	purpurate	[.] PUR'PURATE, n. A compound of purpuric acid and a salifiable base.
43850	purpure	[.] PUR'PURE, n. In heraldry, purple, represented in engraving by diagonal lines.
43851	purpuric	[.] PUR'PURIC, a. Purpuric acid is produced by the action of nitric acid upon the lithic or uric acid.
43852	purr	[.] PURR, v.i. To murmur as a cat. [See Pur.] [.] PURR, n. A sea lark.
43853	purre	[.] PURRE, n. Cyderkin or perkin; the liquor made by steeping the gross matter of pressed apples.
43854	purring	[.] PUR'RING, ppr. Murmuring as a cat.
43855	purrock	[.] PUR'ROCK, n. [for paddock or parrock, park.] A small enclosure.
43856	purse	[.] PURSE, n. purs. [L. byrsa, an ox hide; Gr. id.] [.] 1. A small bag in which money is contained or carried in the pocket. It was formerly made of leather, and is still made of this material by common people. It is usually of silk net-work. [.] 2. A sum of money ...
43857	purse-pride	[.] PURSE-PRIDE, n. Pride of money; insolence proceeding from the possession of wealth.
43858	purse-proud	[.] PURSE-PROUD, a. Proud of wealth; puffed up with the possession of money or riches.
43859	pursed	[.] PURS'ED, pp. Put in a purse. [.] 1. Contracted into folds or wrinkles.
43860	pursenet	[.] PURSENET, n. purs'net. A net, the mouth of which may be closed or drawn together like a purse.
43861	purser	[.] PURS'ER, n. In the navy, an officer who has charge of the provisions of a ship of war, and attends to their preservation and distribution among the officers and crew.
43862	pursiness	[.] PURSINESS, a mistake for pussiness. [See Pussy.]
43863	purslain	[.] PURS'LAIN, n. [The Latin is portulaca. See Leek.] [.] A plant of the genus Portulaca. The sea purslain is of the genus Atriplex. The tree sea purslain is the Atriplex halimus. (See Purslain tree.) The water purslain is of the genus Peplis.
43864	purslain-tree	[.] PURS'LAIN-TREE, n. [L. halimus.] A shrub proper for hedges.
43865	pursuable	[.] PURSU'ABLE, a. [from pursue.] [.] That may be pursued, followed of prosecuted.
43866	pursuance	[.] PURSU'ANCE, a. [from pursue.] A following; prosecution,process or continued exertion to reach or accomplish something; as in pursuance of the main design. [.] 1. Consequence; as in pursuance of an order from the commander in chief.
43867	pursuant	[.] PURSU'ANT, a. [from pursue] Done in consequence or prosecution of any thing; hence, agreeable; conformable. Pursuant to a former resolution the house proceeded to appoint the standing committees. This measure was adopted pursuant to a former order.
43868	pursue	[.] PURSUE, v.t. [L. sequor; prosequor, or persequor. See Seek.] [.] 1. To follow; to go or proceed after or in a like direction. The captain pursued the same course as former navigators have taken. A subsequent legislature pursued the course of their predecessors. [.] 2. ...
43869	pursued	[.] PURSU'ED, pp. Followed; chased; prosecuted; continued.
43870	pursuer	[.] PURSU'ER, n. One that follows; one that chases; one that follows in haste with a view to overtake.
43871	pursuing	[.] PURSU'ING, ppr. Following; chasing; hastening after to overtake; prosecuting; proceeding in; continuing.
43872	pursuit	[.] PURSUIT, n. The act of following with a view to overtake; a following with haste, either for sport or in hostility; as the pursuit of game; the pursuit of an enemy. [.] 1. A following with a view to reach, accomplish or obtain; endeavor to attain to or gain; as ...
43873	pursuivant	[.] PUR'SUIVANT, n. A state messenger; an attendant on the heralds.
43874	pursy	[.] PURS'Y, a corrupt orthography. [See Pussy.]
43875	purtenance	[.] PUR'TENANCE, n. [from the L.pertinens, pertineo. See Appurtenance.] Appurtenance; but applied to the pluck of an animal, Ex.12.
43876	purulence	[.] PU'RULENCE
43877	purulency	[.] PU'RULENCY, n. [L.purulentus, from pus,puris, matter.] [.] The generation of pus or matter; pus.
43878	purulent	[.] PU'RULENT, a. Consisting of pus or matter; partaking of the nature of pus.
43879	purvey	[.] PURVEY, v.t. [L. provideo.] [.] 1. To provide; to provide with conveniences. [.] 2. To procure. [.] PURVEY, v.i. To purchase provisions; to provide.
43880	purveyance	[.] PURVEYANCE, n. Procurement of provisions or victuals. [.] 1. Provision; victuals provided. [.] 2. In English laws, the royal prerogative or right of pre-emption, by which the king was authorized to buy provision and necessaries for the use of his household at ...
43881	purveyor	[.] PURVEYOR, n. One who provides victuals, or whose business is to make provision for the table; a victualer. [.] 1. An officer who formerly provided or exacted provision for the king's household. [.] 2. One who provides the means of gratifying lust; a procurer; ...
43882	purview	[.] PUR'VIEW, n. [.] 1. Primarily, a condition or proviso; but in this sense not used. [.] 2. The body of a statute, or that part which begins with "Be it enacted," as distinguished form the preamble. [.] 3. In modern usage, the limit or scope of a statute; the ...
43883	pus	[.] PUS, n. [L.] The white or yellowish matter generated in ulcers and wounds in the process of healing.
43884	push	[.] PUSH, v.t. [.] 1. To press against with force; to drive or impel by pressure; or to endeavor to drive by steady pressure, without striking; opposed to draw. We push a thing forward by force applied behind it; we draw by applying force before it. We may push without ...
43885	pushed	[.] PUSHED, pp. Pressed; urged; driven.
43886	pusher	[.] PUSHER, n. One that drives forward.
43887	pushing	[.] PUSHING, ppr. Pressing; driving; urging forward. [.] 1. a. Pressing forward in business; enterprising; driving; vigorous.
43888	pushpin	[.] PUSHPIN, n. A child's play in which pins are pushed alternately.
43889	pusillanimity	[.] PUSILLANIM'ITY, n. [L. pusillanimitas; pusillus,small, weak, and animus,courage.] Want of that firmness and strength of mind which constitutes courage or fortitude; weakness of spirit; cowardliness; that feebleness of mind which shrinks from trifling or imaginary ...
43890	pusillanimous	[.] PUSILLAN'IMOUS, a. [.] 1. Destitute of that strength and firmness of mind which constitute courage, bravery and fortitude; being of weak courage; mean spirited; cowardly; applied to persons; as a pusillanimous prince. [.] 2. Proceeding from weakness of mind or ...
43891	pusillanimously	[.] PUSILLAN'IMOUSLY, adv. With want of courage.
43892	pusillanimousness	[.] PUSILLAN'IMOUSNESS, n. Pusillanimity; want of courage.
43893	puss	[.] PUSS, n. [.] 1. The fondling name of a cat. [.] 2. The sportsman's name for a hare.
43894	pussiness	[.] PUS'SINESS, n. [from pussy.] A state of being swelled or bloated; inflation; hence, shortness of breath.
43895	pussy	[.] PUS'SY, a. Properly, inflated, swelled; hence, fat, short and thick; and as persons of this make labor in respiration, the word is used for short breathed.
43896	pustulate	[.] PUS'TULATE, v.t. [L. pustulatus. See Pustule.] [.] To form into pustules or blisters.
43897	pustule	[.] PUSTULE, n. pus'l or pus'tul; the former is the usual pronunciation in America. [L. pustula; from the root of push.] [.] A pimple or wheal; a small push or eruption on the skin.
43898	pustulous	[.] PUS'TULOUS, a. [L. pustulosus.] Full of pustules or pimples.
43899	put	[.] PUT, v.t. pret. and pp. put. [Gr.a germ, shoot or twig. We find the same word in the L. puto, to prune, that is, to thrust off, also to think or consider, that is, to set in the mind, as we use suppose, L. supono. But we see the English sense more distinctly in the ...
43900	put-off	[.] PUT-OFF, n. An excuse; a shift for evasion or delay.
43901	putage	[.] PU'TAGE, n. [See Put, a prostitute.] In law, prostitution or fornication on the part of a female.
43902	putanism	[.] PU'TANISM, n. Customary lewdness or prostitution of a female.
43903	putative	[.] PU'TATIVE, a. [L. puto, to suppose.] Supposed; reputed; commonly thought or deemed; as the putative father of a child.
43904	putid	[.] PU'TID,a. [L. putidus, from puteo, to have an ill smell.] [.] Mean; base; worthless.
43905	putidness	[.] PU'TIDNESS, n. Meanness; vileness.
43906	putlog	[.] PUT'LOG, n. A short piece of timber used in scaffolds.
43907	putredinous	[.] PUTRED'INOUS, a. [from L. putredo, from putreo, putris.] [.] Proceeding from putrefaction, or partaking of the putrefactive process; having an offensive smell.
43908	putrefaction
43909	putrefactive	[.] PUTREFAC'TIVE, a. Pertaining to putrefaction; as the putrefactive smell or process. [.] 1. Tending to promote putrefaction; causing putrefaction.
43910	putrefied	[.] PU'TREFIED, pp. Dissolved; rotten.
43911	putrefy	[.] PU'TREFY, v.t. [L. putrefacio; putris,putrid, and facio, to make.] [.] 1. To cause to dissolve; to disorganize and reduce to the simple constituent elements, as animal or vegetable bodies; to cause to rot. Heat and moisture soon putrefy dead flesh or vegetables. [.] 2. ...
43912	putrescence	[.] PUTRES'CENCE, n. [from L. putrescens, putresco.] [.] The state of dissolving, as an animal or vegetable substance; a putrid state.
43913	putrescent	[.] PUTRES'CENT, a. Becoming putrid; passing from an organized state into the constituent elements. [.] 1. Pertaining to the process of putrefaction; as a putrescent smell.
43914	putrescible	[.] PUTRES'CIBLE, a. That may be putrefied; liable to become putrid; as putrescible substances.
43915	putrid	[.] PU'TRID, a. [L.putridus, from putris, putreo.] [.] 1. In a state of dissolution or disorganization, as animal and vegetable bodies; corrupt; rotten; as putrid flesh. Indicating a state of dissolution; tending to disorganize the substances composing the body; malignant; ...
43916	putridity	[.] PUTRID'ITY, n. The state of being putrid; corruption.
43917	putridness	[.] PU'TRIDNESS
43918	putry	[.] PU'TRY, a. Rotten. [Not used.]
43919	putter	[.] PUT'TER, n. [from put.] One who puts or places.
43920	putter-on	[.] PUT'TER-ON, n. An inciter or instigator.
43921	putting	[.] PUT'TING, ppr. [from put.] Setting; placing; laying.
43922	putting-stone	[.] PUT'TING-STONE, n. In Scotland, a stone laid at the gates of great houses for trials of strength.
43923	puttoc	[.] PUT'TOC, n. A kite.shrouds, probably a mistake for futtoc-shrouds.
43924	putty	[.] PUT'TY, n. A kind of paste or cement compounded of whiting and linseed oil, beaten or kneaded to the consistence of dough; used in fastening glass in sashes and in stopping crevices. [.] 1. A powder of calcined tin, used in polishing glass and steel.
43925	puzzle	[.] PUZ'ZLE, v.t. [from the root of pose, which see.] [.] 1. To perplex; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to gravel. [.] [.] A shrewd disputant in those points, is dexterous in puzzling others. [.] [.] He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his own blunders. [.] 2. ...
43926	puzzle-headed	[.] PUZ'ZLE-HEADED, a. Having the head full of confused notions.
43927	puzzled	[.] PUZ'ZLED, pp. Perplexed; intricate; put to a stand.
43928	puzzler	[.] PUZ'ZLER, n. One that perplexes.
43929	puzzling	[.] PUZ'ZLING, ppr. Perplexing; embarrassing; bewildering.
43930	puzzolan	[.] PUZ'ZOLAN
43931	puzzolana	[.] PUZZOLA'NA, n. A loose porous volcanic substance or stone.
43932	pycnite	[.] PYC'NITE, n. [Gr. compact.] A mineral, the shorlite of Kirwan, or shorlous topaz of Jameson. It usually appears in long irregular prisms or cylinders,longitudinally striated, and united in bundles.
43933	pycnostyle	[.] PYC'NOSTYLE, n. [Gr. thick, and column.] In ancient architecture, a building where the columns stand very close to each other; only one diameter and a half of the column being allowed to each intercolumniation.
43934	pye	[.] PYE, n. [probably a contracted word, and the same as pie, a mass.] [.] A confused mass; the state of printing types when the sorts are mixed. [.] PYE, n. A bird. [See Pie.]
43935	pygarg	[.] PY'GARG
43936	pygargus	[.] PYG`ARGUS, n. [Gr.] A fowl of the genus Falco, the female of the hen harrier.
43937	pygmean	[.] PYGME'AN, a. Pertaining to a pygmy or dwarf; very small; dwarfish.
43938	pygmy	[.] PYG'MY, n. [L. pygmoeus; Gr. the fist; as big as the fist.] [.] A dwarf; a person not exceeding a cubit in highth. This appellation was given by the ancients to a fabulous race of beings inhabiting Thrace, who waged war with the cranes and were destroyed.
43939	pylagore	[.] PYL'AGORE, n. [Gr.] In ancient Greece, a delegate or representative of a city, sent to the Amphictyonic council.
43940	pyloric	[.] PYLOR'IC, a. Pertaining to the pylorus; as the pyloric artery.
43941	pylorus	[.] PYLO'RUS, n. [Gr. a gate.] The lower and right orifice of the stomach.
43942	pyracanth	[.] PYR'ACANTH, n. [Gr. fiery thorn.] A plant; a kind of thorn of the genus Mespilus.
43943	pyrallolite	[.] PYRAL'LOLITE, n. [Gr. fire, and alluding to its changes of color before the blowpipe.] A new mineral found in Finland, massive and in crystals, friable and yielding to the knife. Its color is greenish.
43944	pyramid	[.] PYR'AMID, n. [L. pyramis. The origin and composition of this word are not ascertained. It is supposed that the Gr. fire, forms one of its component parts.] A solid body standing on a triangular, square or polygonal base, and terminating in a point at the top; or in ...
43945	pyramidal	[.] PYRAM'IDAL, a. Pyramidical.
43946	pyramidical	[.] PYRAMID'ICAL, a. Having the form of a pyramid. [.] [.] The particles of earth being cubical, those of fire, pyramidical. [.] [.] A pyramidical rock.
43947	pyramidically	[.] PYRAMID'ICALLY, adv. In the form of a pyramid.
43948	pyramidoid	[.] PYRAM'IDOID
43949	pyramis	[.] PYR'AMIS, n. [L.] A pyramid.
43950	pyramoid	[.] PYR'AMOID, n. [pyramid and Gr. form.] A solid figure, formed by the rotation of a semi-parabola about its base or greatest ordinate.
43951	pyre	[.] PYRE, n. [L. pyra.] A funeral pile; a pile to be burnt.
43952	pyrenite	[.] PYR'ENITE, n. A mineral of a grayish black color, found in the Pyrenees, and considered as a variety of garnet. It occurs in minute rhombic dodecahedrons.
43953	pyretology	[.] PYRETOL'OGY, n. [Gr. fever, from fire, and discourse.] [.] A discourse or treatise on fevers, or the doctrine of fevers.
43954	pyrgom	[.] PYR'GOM, n. A mineral, called also fassaite.
43955	pyriform	[.] PYRIFORM, a. [L., a pear, and form.] Having the form of a pear.
43956	pyritaceous	[.] PYRITACEOUS, a. Pertaining to pyrite. [See Pyritic.]
43957	pyrite	[.] PYRITE, n. plu. pyrites. [Gr., fire.] Fire-stone; a genus of inflammable substances composed of sulphur and iron or other metal; a sulphuret of iron or other metal. [.] [.] Hence sable coal his massy couch extends, and stars of gold the sparkling pyrite blends. [.] [I ...
43958	pyritic	[.] PYRITIC, PYRITICAL, PYRITOUS, a. Pertaining to pyrite; consisting of or resembling pyrite.
43959	pyritical	[.] PYRITIC, PYRITICAL, PYRITOUS, a. Pertaining to pyrite; consisting of or resembling pyrite.
43960	pyritiferous	[.] PYRITIFEROUS, a. [pyrite and L., to produce.] Containing or producing pyrite.
43961	pyritize	[.] PYRITIZE, v.t. To convert into pyrite.
43962	pyritology	[.] PYRITOLOGY, n. [pyrite and Gr., discourse.] A discourse or treatise on pyrites.
43963	pyritous	[.] PYRITIC, PYRITICAL, PYRITOUS, a. Pertaining to pyrite; consisting of or resembling pyrite.
43964	pyrogom	[.] PYROGOM, n. A variety of diopside.
43965	pyrolatry	[.] PYROLATRY, n. [Gr., fire; worship.] The worship of fire.
43966	pyroligneous	[.] PYROLIGNEOUS, PYROLIGNIC, PYROLIGNOUS, a. [Gr., fire; L., wood.] Generated or procured by the distillation of wood; a term applied to the acid obtained by the distillation of wood.
43967	pyrolignic	[.] PYROLIGNEOUS, PYROLIGNIC, PYROLIGNOUS, a. [Gr., fire; L., wood.] Generated or procured by the distillation of wood; a term applied to the acid obtained by the distillation of wood.
43968	pyrolignite	[.] PYROLIGNITE, n. [supra.] A salt formed by the combination of pyrolignous acid with another substance.
43969	pyrolignous	[.] PYROLIGNEOUS, PYROLIGNIC, PYROLIGNOUS, a. [Gr., fire; L., wood.] Generated or procured by the distillation of wood; a term applied to the acid obtained by the distillation of wood.
43970	pyrolithic	[.] PYROLITHIC, a. [Gr., fire; stone.] The pyrolithic acid is an acid of recent discovery. It is obtained from the silvery white plates which sublime from uric acid concretions, when distilled in a retort.
43971	pyrologist	[.] PYROLOGIST, n. [See Pyrology.] A believer in the doctrine of latent heat.
43972	pyrology	[.] PYROLOGY, n. [Gr., fire; discourse.] A treatise on heat; or the natural history of heat, latent and sensible.
43973	pyromalate	[.] PYROMALATE, n. [See Pyromalic.] A compound of malic acid and a salifiable base.
43974	pyromalic	[.] PYROMALIC, a. [Gr., fire; L., an apple.] The pyromalic acid is a substance obtained by the distillation from the malic acid.
43975	pyromancy	[.] PYROMANCY, n. [Gr., fire; divination.] Divination by fire.
43976	pyromantic	[.] PYROMANTIC, a. Pertaining to pyromancy. [.] PYROMANTIC, n. One who pretends to divine by fire.
43977	pyrometer	[.] PYROMETER, n. [Gr., fire; measure.] [.] 1. An instrument for measuring the expansion of bodies by heat. [.] 2. An instrument for measuring degrees of heat above those indicated by the mercurial thermometer; as the pyrometer of Wedgewood.
43978	pyromucite	[.] PYROMUCITE, n. A combination of pyromucous acid with another substance.
43979	pyromucous	[.] PYROMUCOUS, a. [Gr., fire; L.] The pyromucous acid is obtained by the distillation of sugar or other saccharine substance.
43980	pyrope	[.] PYROPE, n. [Gr., fire; face.] A mineral regarded as a variety of garnet, occurring in small masses or grains, never in crystals. Its color is a poppy or blood red, frequently with a tinge of orange.
43981	pyrophane	[.] PYROPHANE, n. [Gr., fire; clear.] A mineral which in its natural state is opake, but rendered transparent by heat.
43982	pyrophanous	[.] PYROPHANOUS, a. Rendered transparent by heat.
43983	pyrophorous	[.] PYROPHOROUS, a. Pertaining to or resembling pyrophorus.
43984	pyrophorus	[.] PYROPHORUS, n. [Gr., fire; bearing.] A substance which takes fire on exposure to air, or which maintains or retains light.
43985	pyrophysalite	[.] PYROPHYSALITE. [See Topaz and Physalite.]
43986	pyrorthite	[.] PYRORTHITE, n. A mineral little known, resembling orthite, but very different from it, for it burns in the flame of the blowpipe like charcoal; whereas orthite melts. Pyrorthite is in black plates, thin and almost parallel.
43987	pyroscope	[.] PYROSCOPE, n. [Gr., fire; to view.] An instrument for measuring the pulsatory motion of the air, or the intensity of heat radiating from a fire.
43988	pyrosmalite	[.] PYROSMALITE, n. A mineral of a liver brown color, or pistachio green, occurring in six sided prisms, of a lamellar structure, found in Sweden.
43989	pyrotartaric	[.] PYROTARTARIC, PYROTARTAROUS, a. [Gr., fire and tartar.] Denoting an acid obtained by distilling pure tartrite of potash.
43990	pyrotartarous	[.] PYROTARTARIC, PYROTARTAROUS, a. [Gr., fire and tartar.] Denoting an acid obtained by distilling pure tartrite of potash.
43991	pyrotartrite	[.] PYROTARTRITE, n. A salt formed by the combination of pyrotartarous acid with another substance.
43992	pyrotechnic	[.] PYROTECHNIC, PYROTECHNICAL, a. [Gr., fire, art.] Pertaining to fire works or the art of forming them.
43993	pyrotechnical	[.] PYROTECHNIC, PYROTECHNICAL, a. [Gr., fire, art.] Pertaining to fire works or the art of forming them.
43994	pyrotechnics	[.] PYROTECHNICS, PYROTECHNY, n. [supra.] The art of making fire words; or the science which teaches the management and application of fire in its various operations, in gunnery, rockets, &c.
43995	pyrotechnist	[.] PYROTECHNIST, n. One skilled in pyrotechny.
43996	pyrotechny	[.] PYROTECHNICS, PYROTECHNY, n. [supra.] The art of making fire words; or the science which teaches the management and application of fire in its various operations, in gunnery, rockets, &c.
43997	pyrotic	[.] PYROTIC, a. [Gr., to burn.] Caustic. [See Caustic.] [.] PYROTIC, n. A caustic machine.
43998	pyroxene	[.] PYROXENE, n. [Gr., fire; a stranger; a guest in fire, unaltered.] Augite. A species of minerals of the class of stones, which has been named volcanic shorl; but it is a family which comprehends many substances of different appearances. It is almost always crystalized, ...
43999	pyroxenic	[.] PYROXENIC, a. Pertaining to pyroxene, or partaking of its qualities.
44000	pyrrhic	[.] PYRRHIC, n. [L., Gr., a nimble dance.] [.] 1. In poetry, a foot consisting of two short syllables. [.] 2. An ancient military dance.
44001	pyrrhin	[.] PYRRHIN, n. [Gr.] A vegeto-animal substance, detected in rain water by M. Brandes.
44002	pyrrhonic	[.] PYRRHONIC, a. Pertaining to Pyrrhonism.
44003	pyrrhonism	[.] PYRRHONISM, n. [from Pyrrho, the founder of the sceptics.] Scepticism; universal doubt.
44004	pyrrhonist	[.] PYRRHONIST, n. A sceptic; one who doubts of every thing.
44005	pythagorean	[.] PYTHAGOREAN, PYTHAGORIC, PYTHAGORICAL, a. Belonging to the philosophy of Pythagoras.
44006	pythagoric	[.] PYTHAGOREAN, PYTHAGORIC, PYTHAGORICAL, a. Belonging to the philosophy of Pythagoras.
44007	pythagorical	[.] PYTHAGOREAN, PYTHAGORIC, PYTHAGORICAL, a. Belonging to the philosophy of Pythagoras.
44008	pythagorism	[.] PYTHAGORISM, n. The doctrines of Pythagoras.
44009	pythian	[.] PYTHIAN, a. [from Pythia, the priestess of Apollo.] Pertaining to the priestess of Apollo, who delivered oracles.
44010	pythoness	[.] PYTHONESS, n. [L., Gr., a dragon or serpent.] A sort of witch; also, the female or priestess who gave oracular answers at Delphi, in Greece.
44011	pythonic	[.] PYTHONIC, a. Pretending to foretell future events.
44012	pythonist	[.] PYTHONIST, n. A conjurer.
44013	pyx	[.] PYX, n. [L, Gr.] The box in which the catholics keep the host.
44014	q	[.] Q is the seventeenth letter of the English Alphabet; an articulation borrowed from the oriental koph or qoph, Hebrew. It is supposed to be an articulation more deeply guttural than that of K; indeed it might have been pronounced as we pronounce qu; for we observe that ...
44015	quab	[.] QUAB, n. [.] A fish of Russian rivers, which delights in clear water.
44016	quachilto	[.] QUACHIL'TO, n. A Brazilian fowl of the moor-hen kind, of a fine black color variegated with white. It voice resembles the crowing of a cock.
44017	quack	[.] QUACK, v.i. [.] 1. To cry like a duck or goose. [.] 2. To boast; to bounce; to talk noisily and ostentatiously; as, pretenders to medical skill quack of their cures. [.] QUACK, n. [from the verb.] [.] 1. A boaster; one who pretends to skill or knowledge ...
44018	quackened	[.] QUACK'ENED, a. Almost choked or suffocated.
44019	quackery	[.] QUACK'ERY, n. The boastful pretensions or mean practice of an ignoramus, particularly in medicine; empiricism.
44020	quackish	[.] QUACK'ISH, a. Like a quack; boasting of skill not possessed; trickish.
44021	quackism	[.] QUACK'ISM, n. The practice of quackery.
44022	quackled	[.] QUACK'LED,
44023	quacksalver	[.] QUACK'SALVER, n. [.] One who boasts of his skill in medicines and salves, or of the efficacy of his prescriptions; a charlatan.
44024	quad	[.] QUAD, a. Evil; bad. [Not used.]
44025	quadragene	[.] QUAD'RAGENE, n. [L. quadrageni.] A papal indulgence multiplying remissions by forties.
44026	quadragesima	[.] QUADRAGES'IMA, n. [L. quadragesimus, fortieth, from quatuor, four.] [.] Lent; so called because it consists of forty days.
44027	quadragesimal	[.] QUADRAGES'IMAL, a. [supra.] Belonging to Lent; used in Lent.
44028	quadragesimals	[.] QUADRAGES'IMALS, n. plu. [supra.] Offerings formerly made to the mother church on mid-lent Sunday.
44029	quadrangle	[.] QUAD'RANGLE, n. [L. quadratus, square, from quatuor, four, and angulus, angle.] [.] In geometry, a quadrilateral figure; a square; a figure consisting of four sides and four angles.
44030	quadrangular	[.] QUADRAN'GULAR, a. [supra.] [.] 1. Square; having four sides and four angles. [.] 2. In botany, having four prominent angles, as a stem or leaf.
44031	quadrant	[.] QUAD'RANT, n. [L. quadrans, a fourth.] [.] 1. The fourth part; the quarter. [.] 2. In geometry, the quarter of a circle; the arc of a circle containing ninety degrees; also, the space or area included between this arc and two radii drawn from the center to each ...
44032	quadrantal	[.] QUADRANT'AL, a. [supra.] Pertaining to a quadrant; also, included in the fourth part of a circle; as quadrantal space. [.] QUADRANT'AL, n. [supra.] A vessel used by the Romans; originally called amphora. It was square and contained 80 pounds of water.
44033	quadrat	...
44034	quadrate	[.] QUAD'RATE, a. [.] 1. Square; having four equal and parallel sides. [.] 2. Divisible into four equal parts. [.] 3. Square; equal; exact. [.] 4. Suited; fitted; applicable; correspondent. [.] QUAD'RATE, n. [.] 1. A square; a surface with four equal ...
44035	quadratic	...
44036	quadratrix	[.] QUAD'RATRIX, n. [.] 1. A square or squared figure. [.] 2. In geometry, a mechanical line by means of which we can find right lines equal to the circumference of circles or other curves and their several parts.
44037	quadrature	[.] QUAD'RATURE, n. [L. quadratura.] [.] 1. The act of squaring; the reducing of a figure to a square. Thus the finding of a square which shall contain just as much area as a circle or a triangle, is the quadrature of that circle or triangle. [.] 2. A quadrate; ...
44038	quadrel	[.] QUAD'REL, n. In architecture, a kind of artificial stone made of chalky earth and dried in the shade for two years; so called from being square.
44039	quadrennial	[.] QUADREN'NIAL, a. [L. quadriennium; quadra or quadrans, from quatuor, four, and annus, year.] [.] 1. Comprising four years; as a quadrennial period. [.] 2. Occurring once in four years as quadrennial games.
44040	quadrennially	[.] QUADREN'NIALLY, adv. Once in four years.
44041	quadrible	[.] QUAD'RIBLE, a. [L. quadro, to square.] That may be squared.
44042	quadricapsular	[.] QUADRICAP'SULAR,a. [L. quadra and capsula.] [.] In botany, having four capsules to a flower; as a quadricapsular pericarp.
44043	quadridecimal	[.] QUADRIDEC'IMAL, a. [L. quadra and decem.] [.] In crystallography, designating a crystal whose prism or the middle part has four faces and two summits, containing together ten faces.
44044	quadridentate	[.] QUADRIDEN'TATE, a. [L. quadra and dentatus, toothed.] [.] In botany, having four teeth on the edge.
44045	quadrifid	[.] QUAD'RIFID, a. [L. quadrifidus; quadra and findo, to divide.] [.] In botany, four-cleft, as a quadrifid perianth; cut into four segments, with linear sinuses and straight margins, as a quadrifid leaf.
44046	quadrijugous	[.] QUADRIJU'GOUS, a. [L. quadra and jugum, yoke.] [.] In botany, pinnate, with four pairs of leaflets; as a quadrijugous leaf.
44047	quadrilateral	[.] QUADRILAT'ERAL, a. [L. quadra, or quatuor, four, and latus, side.] Having four sides and four angles. [.] QUADRILAT'ERAL, n. A figure having four sides and four angles; a quadrangular figure.
44048	quadrilateralness	[.] QUADRILAT'ERALNESS, n. The property of having four right lined sides, forming as many right angles.
44049	quadriliteral	[.] QUADRILIT'ERAL, a. [L. quadra, or quatuor, four, and litera, letter.] [.] Consisting of four letters.
44050	quadrille	[.] QUADRILLE, n. quadril', or cadril'. [.] 1. A game played by four persons with 40 cards, being the remainder of the pack after the four tens, nines and eights are discarded. [.] 2. A kind of dance.
44051	quadrilobate	[.] QUAD'RILOBATE,
44052	quadrilobed	[.] QUAD'RILOBED, a. [L. quadra, or quatuor, four, and lobe, Gr.] [.] In botany, having four lobes; as a quadrilobed leaf.
44053	quadrilocular	[.] QUADRILOC'ULAR, a. [L. quadra, quatuor, and loculus, a cell.] [.] Having four cells; four-celled; as a quadrilocular pericarp.
44054	quadrin	[.] QUAD'RIN, n. [L. quadrinus.] A mite; a small piece of money, in value about a farthing. [Not in use.]
44055	quadrinomial	[.] QUADRINO'MIAL, a. [L. quadra, quatuor, and nomen, name.] [.] Consisting of four denominations or terms.
44056	quadripartite	[.] QUADRIP'ARTITE, a. [L. quadra, quatuor, and partitus, divided.] [.] Divided into four parts, or consisting of four corresponding parts.
44057	quadripartitely	[.] QUADRIP'ARTITELY, adv. In four divisions; in a quadripartite distribution.
44058	quadripartition	[.] QUADRIPARTI'TION, n. A division by four or into four parts; or the taking the fourth part of any quantity or number.
44059	quadriphyllous	[.] QUADRIPH'YLLOUS, a. [L. quadra, quatuor, four, and Gr. leaf.] Having four leaves.
44060	quadrireme	[.] QUAD'RIREME, n. [L. quadriremis; quatuor, four, and remus, oar.] [.] A galley with four benches of oars or rowers.
44061	quadrisyllable	[.] QUADRISYL'LABLE, n. [L. quadra, quatuor, and syllable.] A word consisting of four syllables.
44062	quadrivalve	[.] QUAD'RIVALVE,
44063	quadrivalves	[.] QUAD'RIVALVES, n. plu. [L. quadra, quatuor, and valva, valve.] A door with four folds or leaves.
44064	quadrivalvular	[.] QUADRIVALV'ULAR, a. In botany, having four valves; four-valved; as a quadrivalve pericarp.
44065	quadrivial	[.] QUADRIV'IAL, a. [L. quadrivium; quatuor, four, and via, way.] Having four ways meeting in a point.
44066	quadroon	[.] QUADROON', n. [L. quadra, quatuor.] In Spanish America, the offspring of a mulatto woman by a white man; a person quarter-blooded.
44067	quadruman	[.] QUAD'RUMAN, n. [L. quadra and manus, hand.] [.] An animal having four hands or limbs that correspond to the hands of a man, as a monkey.
44068	quadrumanous	[.] QUAD'RUMANOUS, a. Having four hands; four-handed.
44069	quadrune	[.] QUAD'RUNE, n. A gritstone with a calcarious cement.
44070	quadruped	[.] QUAD'RUPED, a. [L. quadrupes; quadra, quatuor, four, and pes, foot.] Having four legs and feet. [.] QUAD'RUPED, n. An animal having four legs and feet, as a horse, an ox, a lion, &c.
44071	quadruple	...
44072	quadruplicate	[.] QUADRU'PLICATE, a. Fourfold; four times repeated; as a quadruplicate ratio or proportion. [.] QUADRU'PLICATE, v.t. [L. quadruplico; quatuor and plico, to fold.] To make fourfold; to double twice.
44073	quadruplication	[.] QUADRUPLICA'TION, n. The act of making fourfold and taking four times the simple sum or amount.
44074	quadruply	[.] QUAD'RUPLY, adv. To a fourfold quantity; as, to be quadruply recompensed.
44075	quaere	[.] QUAERE, [L.] Inquire; better written query, which see.
44076	quaestor	[.] QUAESTOR. [See Questor.]
44077	quaff	[.] QU'AFF, v.t. [.] To drink; to swallow in large draughts. [.] He quaffs the muscadel. [.] They in communion sweet quaff immortality and joy. [.] QU'AFF, v.i. To drink largely or luxuriously.
44078	quaffed	[.] QU'AFFED, pp. Drank; swallowed in large draughts.
44079	quaffer	[.] QU'AFFER, n. One that quaffs or drinks largely. [.] QU'AFFER, v.t. To feel out. [Not in use.]
44080	quaffing	[.] QU'AFFING, ppr. Drinking; swallowing draughts.
44081	quaggy	[.] QUAG'GY, a. [supposed to be from the root of quake.] [.] Yielding to the feet or trembling under the foot, as soft wet earth.
44082	quagmire	[.] QUAG'MIRE, n. [that is, quake-mire.] Soft wet land, which has a surface firm enough to bear a person, but which shakes or yields under the feet.
44083	quahaug	[.] QUAHAUG, n. quaw'hog. In New England, the popular name of a large species of clams or bivalvular shells. [This name is probably derived from the natives.]
44084	quaid	[.] QUAID, a. or pp. [for quailed.] Crushed, subdued, or depressed. [Not used.]
44085	quail	[.] QUAIL, v.i. [Quail, in English, signifies to sink or languish, to curdle, and to crush or quell.] [.] 1. To sink into dejection; to languish; to fail in spirits. [Little used.] [.] 2. To fade; to wither. Obs. [.] QUAIL, v.i. [.] To curdle; to coagulate; ...
44086	quail-pipe	[.] QUA'IL-PIPE, n. A pipe or call for alluring quails into a net; a kind of leathern purse in the shape of a pear, partly filled with horse hair, with a whistle at the end.
44087	quailing	[.] QUA'ILING, ppr. Failing; languishing. Obs. [.] QUA'ILING, n. The act of failing in spirit or resolution; decay. Obs.
44088	quaint	[.] QUAINT, a. [The latter word would lead us to refer quaint to the Latin accinctus, ready, but Skinner thinks it more probably from comptus, neat, well dressed.] [.] 1. Nice; scrupulously and superfluously exact; having petty elegance; as a quaint phrase; a quaint ...
44089	quaintly	[.] QUA'INTLY, adv. [.] 1. Nicely; exactly; with petty neatness or spruceness; as hair more quaintly curled. [.] 2. Artfully. [.] Breathe his faults so quaintly. [.] 3. Ingeniously; with dexterity. [.] I quaintly stole a kiss.
44090	quaintness	[.] QUA'INTNESS, n. [.] 1. Niceness; petty neatness or elegance. [.] There is a majesty in simplicity, which is far above the quaintness of wit. [.] 2. Oddness; peculiarity.
44091	quake	[.] QUAKE, v.i. [.] 1. To shake; to tremble; to be agitated with quick but short motions continually repeated; to shudder. Thus we say, a person quakes with fear or terror, or with cold. Heb. 12. [.] 2. To shake with violent convulsions, as well as with trembling; ...
44092	quaker	...
44093	quakerism	[.] QUA'KERISM, n. The peculiar manners, tenets or worship of the quakers.
44094	quakerly	[.] QUA'KERLY, a. Resembling quakers.
44095	quakery	[.] QUA'KERY, n. Quakerism.
44096	quaking	[.] QUA'KING, ppr. Shaking; trembling. [.] QUA'KING, n. A shaking; tremulous agitation; trepidation. [.] Dan. 10.
44097	quaking-grass	[.] QUA'KING-GRASS, n. An herb.
44098	qualifiable	[.] QUAL'IFIABLE, a. [from qualify.] That may be qualified; that may be abated or modified.
44099	qualification	[.] QUALIFICA'TION, n. [.] 1. Any natural endowment or any acquirement which fits a person for a place, office or employment, or enables him to sustain any character with success. Integrity and talents should be considered as indispensable qualifications for men entrusted ...
44100	qualified	[.] QUAL'IFIED, pp. Fitted by accomplishments or endowments; modified. [.] Qualified fee, in law, a base fee, or an estate which has a qualification annexed to it, and which ceases with the qualification, as a grant to A and his heirs, tenants of the manor of Dale. [.] Qualified ...
44101	qualifiedness	[.] QUAL'IFIEDNESS, n. The state of being qualified or fitted.
44102	qualifier	[.] QUAL'IFIER, n. He or that which qualifies; that which modifies, reduces, tempers or restrains.
44103	qualify	[.] QUAL'IFY, v.t. [L. qualis, such, and facio, to make.] [.] 1. To fit for any place, office, occupation or character; to furnish with the knowledge, skill or other accomplishment necessary for a purpose; as, to qualify a man for a judge, for a minister of state or ...
44104	qualifying	[.] QUAL'IFYING, ppr. Furnishing with the necessary qualities, properties or accomplishments for a place, station or business; furnishing with legal power; abating; tempering; modifying; restraining.
44105	quality	[.] QUAL'ITY, n. [L. qualitas, from qualis, such.] [.] 1. Property; that which belongs to a body or substance, or can be predicated of it. Qualities are natural or accidental. thus whiteness is a natural quality of snow; softness is a natural quality of wool and fur; ...
44106	qualm	[.] QU'ALM, n. quam. [.] 1. A rising in the stomach, as it is commonly called; a fit of nausea, or a disposition or effort of the stomach to eject its contents. [.] 2. A sudden fit or seizure of sickness at the stomach; a sensation of nausea; as qualms of heart-sickagony. [.] For ...
44107	qualmish	[.] QU'ALMISH, a. quamish. [supra.] Sick at the stomach; inclined to vomit; affected with nausea or sicklylanguor.
44108	qualmishness	[.] QU'ALMISHNESS, n. Nausea.
44109	quamoclit	[.] QUAM'OCLIT, n. A plant of the genus Ipomoea.
44110	quandary	[.] QUAN'DARY, n. Doubt; uncertainty; a state of difficulty or perplexity. [.] QUAN'DARY, v.t. To bring into a state of uncertainty or difficulty. [Not used.]
44111	quantitative	[.] QUAN'TITATIVE, a. [See Quantity.] Estimable according to quantity.
44112	quantitive	[.] QUAN'TITIVE, a. [See Quantity.] Estimable according to quantity.
44113	quantity	[.] QUAN'TITY, n. [L. quantitas, from quantus, how much, or as much as.] [.] 1. That property of any thing which may be increased or diminished. [.] This definition is defective, and as applicable to many other properties as to quantity. A definition strictly philosophical ...
44114	quantum	[.] QUAN'TUM, n. [L.] The quantity; the amount. [.] Quantum meruit, in law, an action grounded on a promise that the defendant would pay to the plaintiff for his service as much as he should deserve. [.] Quantum valebat, an action to recover of the defendant for goods ...
44115	quarantine	[.] QUAR'ANTINE, n. [L. quartus, fourth; Eng. quart. See Quart and Square.] [.] 1. Properly, the space of forty days; appropriately, the term of forty days during which a ship arriving in port and suspected of being infected with a malignant, contagious disease, is ...
44116	quarantined	[.] QUARANTINED, pp. Restrained from communication with the shore for a limited period; as a ship or its crew and passengers.
44117	quarantining	[.] QUARANTINING, ppr. Prohibiting from intercourse with the port; as a ship or its crew and passengers.
44118	quarre	[.] QUARRE, for quarry, not in use.
44119	quarrel	[.] QUAR'REL, n. [L. queror, to complain, that is, to cry out with a loud voice. Hence we see the primary sense is the same as brawl. The L. queror coincides in elements with to call, to bawl, to shout, and gearan, a complaint. Heb. [.] 1. A brawl; a petty fight ...
44120	quarreler	[.] QUAR'RELER, n. One who quarrels, wrangles or fights.
44121	quarreling	[.] QUAR'RELING, ppr. Disputing with vehemence or loud angry words; scolding; wrangling; fighting; finding fault; disagreeing. [.] QUAR'RELING, n. [supra.] Contention; dispute in angry words; breach of concord; a caviling or finding fault; disagreement.
44122	quarrelous	[.] QUAR'RELOUS, a. Apt or disposed to quarrel; petulant; easily provoked to enmity or contention. [Little used.]
44123	quarrelsome	[.] QUAR'RELSOME, a. Apt to quarrel; given to brawls and contention; inclined to petty fighting; easily irritated or provoked to contest; irascible; choleric; petulant.
44124	quarrelsomely	[.] QUAR'RELSOMELY, adv. In a quarrelsome manner; with a quarrelsome temper; petulantly.
44125	quarrelsomeness	[.] QUAR'RELSOMENESS, n. Disposition to engage in contention and brawls; petulance.
44126	quarried	[.] QUAR'RIED, pp. Dug from a pit or cavern.
44127	quarry	[.] QUAR'RY, n. [.] 1. A square; as a quarry of glass. [Not in use.] [.] 2. An arrow with a square head. [See Quarrel. Not in use.] [.] 3. In falconry, the game which a hawk is pursuing or has killed. [Perhaps from L. quaero.] [.] 4. Among hunters, a part ...
44128	quarrying	[.] QUAR'RYING, ppr. Digging stones from a quarry.
44129	quarryman	[.] QUAR'RYMAN, n. A man who is occupied in quarrying stones.
44130	quart	[.] QUART, n. quort. [L. quartus.] [.] 1. The fourth part; a quarter. [Not in use.] [.] 2. The fourth part of a gallon; two pints. [.] 3. A vessel containing the fourth of a gallon. [.] 4. A sequence of four cards in the game of picket.
44131	quartan	[.] QUARTAN, quort'an. [L. quartanus, the fourth.] [.] Designating the fourth; occurring every fourth day; as a quartan ague or fever.
44132	quartation	[.] QUARTA'TION, n. In chimistry and metallurgy, the operation by which the quantity of one thing is made equal to the fourth part of another thing.
44133	quarter	[.] QUARTER, n. quort'er. [L. quartus, the fourth part.] [.] 1. The fourth part; as the quarter of an hour or of a mile; one quarter of the expense. Living is a quarter dearer in the city than in the country. [.] 2. In weight, the fourth part of a hundred pounds ...
44134	quarter-day	[.] QUARTER-DAY, n. The day that completes three months, the quarter of a year; the day when quarterly payments are made of rent or interest.
44135	quarterage	[.] QUART'ERAGE, n. A quarterly allowance.
44136	quartered	[.] QUART'ERED, pp. Divided into four equal parts or quarters; separated into distinct parts; lodged; stationed for lodging.
44137	quartering	[.] QUART'ERING, ppr. Dividing into quarters or into distinct parts; stationing for lodgings. [.] [.] QUART'ERING, n. [.] 1. A station. [.] 2. Assignment of quarters for soldiers. [.] 3. The division of a shield containing many coats.
44138	quarterly	[.] QUART'ERLY, a. [.] 1. Containing or consisting of a fourth part; as quarterly seasons. [.] 2. Recurring at the end of each quarter of the year; as quarterly payments of rent; a quarterly visitation or examination. The secretary requires quarterly returns from ...
44139	quartern	[.] QUART'ERN, n. The fourth part of a pint; a gill.
44140	quartile	[.] QUART'ILE, n. An aspect of the planets, when they are distant from each other a quarter of the circle, ninety degrees, or three signs.
44141	quarto	[.] QUART'O, n. [L. quartus.] A book of the size of the fourth of a sheet; a size made by twice folding a sheet, which then makes four leaves. [.] QUART'O, a. Denoting the size of a book in which a sheet makes four leaves.
44142	quartz	[.] QUARTZ, n. quortz. A species of silicious minerals, of various colors, white, gray, reddish, yellowish or brownish; commonly amorphous, and frequently crystallized. The subspecies and varieties are numerous. [.]
44143	quartzy	[.] QUARTZ'Y, a. Pertaining to quartz; partaking of the nature or qualities of quartz; resembling quartz. [Quartzy is the regular adjective, and quartzose and quartzous may be dispensed with.]
44144	quas	[.] QUAS, n. In Russia, a drink of common domestic use; being a liquor prepared from pollard, meal and bread, or from meal and malt, by an acid fermentation.
44145	quash	[.] QUASH, v.t. [L. quasso, quatio.] [.] 1. Properly, to beat down or beat in pieces; to crush. [.] The whales against sharp rocks, like reeling vessels, quash'd. [.] 2. To crush; to subdue; as, to quash a rebellion. [.] 3. In law, to abate, annul, overthrow ...
44146	quashed	[.] QUASH'ED, pp. Crushed; subdued; abated.
44147	quashing	[.] QUASH'ING, ppr. Crushing; subduing; abating.
44148	quassation	[.] QUASSA'TION, n. [L. quassatio.] The act of shaking; concussion; the state of being shaken.
44149	quassia	[.] QUAS'SIA, n. A plant, or rather a genus of plants of three species, the amara, simaruba, and excelsa or polygama, natives of South America and of some of the isles of the West Indies, and possessing valuable medicinal qualities.
44150	quat	[.] QUAT, n. A pustule or pimple. [Not used.]
44151	quater-cousins	[.] QUATER-COUSINS, n. ka'ter-cuzns. [L. quatuor, four, and cousin.] [.] Those within the first four degrees of kindred.
44152	quatern	[.] QUAT'ERN, a. [L. quaterni, four, from quatuor, four.] [.] Consisting of four; fourfold; growing by fours; as quatern leaves.
44153	quaternary	[.] QUATERN'ARY, n. [L. quaternarius, from quatuor, four.] [.] The number four. [.] QUATERN'ARY, a. Consisting of four.
44154	quaternion	[.] QUATERN'ION, n. [L. quaternio, from quatuor, four.] [.] 1. The number four. [.] 2. A file of four soldiers. Acts 12. [.] QUATERN'ION, v.t. To divide into files or companies.
44155	quaternity	[.] QUATERN'ITY, n. [supra.] The number four.
44156	quatrain	[.] QUAT'RAIN, n. [L. quatror, four.] [.] A stanza of four lines rhyming alternately.
44157	quave	[.] QUAVE, for quaver, is not used.
44158	quavemire	[.] QUAVEMIRE, for quagmire, is not used.
44159	quaver	[.] QUA'VER, v.i. [.] 1. To shake the voice; to utter or form sound with rapid vibrations, as in singing; to sing with tremulous modulations of voice. [.] 2. To tremble; to vibrate. [.] The finger - moved with a quavering motion. [.] QUA'VER, n. [.] 1. ...
44160	quavered	[.] QUA'VERED, a. or pp. Distributed into quavers.
44161	quaverer	[.] QUA'VERER, n. A warbler.
44162	quavering	[.] QUA'VERING, ppr. Shaking the voice or the sound of an instrument. [.] QUA'VERING, n. The act of shaking the voice, or of making rapid vibrations of sound on an instrument of music.
44163	quay	[.] QUAY, n. ke. [.] A key; a mole or wharf, constructed in harbors for securing vessels and receiving goods unladen or to be shipped on board. [.] QUAY, v.t. To furnish with quays.
44164	queach	[.] QUEACH, n. A thick bushy plot. Obs. [.] QUEACH, v.i. To stir; to move. Obs. [See Quick.]
44165	queachy	[.] QUE'ACHY, a. [from queach.] [.] 1. Shaking; moving, yielding or trembling under the feet, as moist or boggy ground. [.] The queachy fens. [.] Godwin's queachy sands. [.] [This word is still in use in New England, and if the word is from the root of quick, ...
44166	quean	[.] QUEAN, n. [.] A worthless woman; a slut; a strumpet. [Not in common use.]
44167	queasiness	[.] QUE'ASINESS, n. s as z. [from queasy.] Nausea; qualmishness; inclination to vomit.
44168	queasy	[.] QUE'ASY, a. s as z. [.] 1. Sick at the stomach; affected with nausea; inclined to vomit. [.] 2. Fastidious; squeamish; delicate. [.] 3. Causing nausea; as a queasy question.
44169	queck	[.] QUECK, v.i. [.] To shrink; to flinch. Obs.
44170	queen	[.] QUEEN, n. [.] 1. The consort of a king; a queen consort. [.] 2. A woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom; a queen-regent; as Elizabeth, queen of England; Mary, queen of Scotland. [.] 3. The sovereign of a swarm of bees, or the female of the hive. [.] A hive ...
44171	queen-apple	[.] QUEE'N-APPLE, n. A kind of apple, so called.
44172	queen-dowager	[.] QUEEN-DOW'AGER, n. The window of a king.
44173	queen-gold	[.] QUEE'N-GOLD, n. A royal duty or revenue belonging to every queen of England during her marriage to the king.
44174	queening	[.] QUEE'NING, n. An apple.
44175	queenlike	[.] QUEE'NLIKE, a. Resembling a queen.
44176	queenly	[.] QUEE'NLY, a. Like a queen; becoming a queen; suitable to a queen.
44177	queer	[.] QUEER, a. [.] Odd; singular; hence, whimsical.
44178	queerly	[.] QUEE'RLY, adv. In an odd or singular manner.
44179	queerness	[.] QUEE'RNESS, n. Oddity; singularity; particularity. [A familiar, not an elegant word.]
44180	queest	[.] QUEEST, n. A ring dove, a species of pigeon.
44181	queint	[.] QUEINT, pret. and pp. of quench.
44182	quell	[.] QUELL, v.t. [.] 1. To crush; to subdue; to cause to cease; as, to quell an insurrection or sedition. [.] 2. To quiet; to allay; to reduce to peace; as, to quell the tumult of the soul. [.] 3. To subdue; to reduce. [.] This quell'd her pride. [.] QUELL, ...
44183	quelled	[.] QUELL'ED, pp. Crushed; subdued; quieted.
44184	queller	[.] QUELL'ER, n. One that crushes or subdues.
44185	quelling	[.] QUELL'ING, ppr. Crushing; subduing; reducing to peace.
44186	quelque-chose	[.] QUELQUE-CHOSE, n. keck-shows. [.] A trifle; a kickshaw.
44187	queme	[.] QUEME, v.t. To please. Obs.
44188	quench	[.] QUENCH, v.t. [.] 1. To extinguish; to put out; as, to quench flame. [.] 2. To still; to quiet; to repress; as, to quench a passion or emotion. [.] 3. To allay or extinguish; as, to quench thirst. [.] 4. To destroy. [.] 5. To check; to stifle; as, to quench ...
44189	quenchable	[.] QUENCH'ABLE, a. That may be quenched or extinguished.
44190	quenched	[.] QUENCH'ED, pp. Extinguished; allayed; repressed.
44191	quencher	[.] QUENCH'ER, n. He or that which extinguishes.
44192	quenching	[.] QUENCH'ING, ppr. Extinguishing; quieting; stifling; repressing.
44193	quenchless	[.] QUENCH'LESS, a. That cannot be quenched or repressed; inextinguishable; as quenchless fire or fury.
44194	quercitron	[.] QUER'CITRON, n. [L. quercus, an oak.] The bark of the yellow oak, used in dyeing.
44195	querele	[.] QUER'ELE, n. [L. querla.] A complaint to a court. [Not in use.]
44196	querent	[.] QUE'RENT, n. [L. querens, queror, to complain.] [.] The complainant; the plaintiff. [Not in use.] [.] QUE'RENT, n. [L. quaerens, quaero, to inquire.] [.] To inquirer. [Not much used.]
44197	querimonious	[.] QUERIMO'NIOUS, a. [L. querimonia, complaint, from queror.] [.] Complaining; querulous; apt to complain.
44198	querimoniously	[.] QUERIMO'NIOUSLY, adv. With complaint; querulously.
44199	querimoniousness	[.] QUERIMO'NIOUSNESS, n. Disposition to complain; a complaining temper.
44200	querist	[.] QUE'RIST, n. [from L. quaero, to inquire.] One who inquires or asks questions.
44201	querk	[.] QUERK. [See Quirk.]
44202	querkened	[.] QUERK'ENED, a. Choked. [Illegitimate and obsolete.]
44203	querl	[.] QUERL, v.t. To twirl; to turn or wind round; to coil; as, to querl a cord, thread or rope. [This is a legitimate English word, in common use in New England. It may be a dialectical variation of whirl and twirl.]
44204	quern	[.] QUERN, n. [.] A hand-mill for grinding grain; a mill, the stone of which was turned by hand, used before the invention of windmills and watermills.
44205	querpo	[.] QUERP'O, n. [L. corpus.] [.] A waistcoat or garment close to the body.
44206	querquedule	[.] QUER'QUEDULE, n. [L. querquedula.] An aquatic fowl, a species of teal of the genus Anas.
44207	querry	[.] QUER'RY, n. A groom. [See Equerry.]
44208	querulous	[.] QUER'ULOUS, a. [L. querulus, from queror, to complain. See Quarrel.] [.] 1. Complaining or habitually complaining; disposed to murmur; as a querulous man or people. [.] 2. Expressing complaint; as a querulous tone of voice.
44209	querulously	[.] QUER'ULOUSLY, adv. In a complaining manner.
44210	querulousness	[.] QUER'ULOUSNESS, n. Disposition to complain, or the habit or practice of murmuring.
44211	query	[.] QUE'RY, n. [from L. quaere, imperative of quaero; perhaps Heb. to seek, to search, to inquire.] [.] A question; an inquiry to be answered or resolved. [.] I will conclude by proposing some queries. [.] QUE'RY, v.i. To ask a question or questions. [.] Three ...
44212	quest	[.] QUEST, n. [L. quaero, quaestus. As the letter r is rarely changed into s, perhaps the L. quaesivi, quaestus, may be from the root of quaeso.] [.] 1. The act of seeking; search; as, to rove in quest of game; to go in quest of a lost child; in quest of property, ...
44213	questant	[.] QUEST'ANT, n. [supra.] A seeker. [Not used.]
44214	question	[.] QUESTION, n. ques'chun. [L. quaestio. See Quest.] [.] 1. The act of asking; an interrogatory; as, to examine by question and answer. [.] 2. That which is asked; something proposed which is to be solved by answer. What is the question? [.] 3. Inquiry; disquisition; ...
44215	questionable	[.] QUES'TIONABLE, a. [.] 1. That may be questioned; doubtful; uncertain; disputable. the deed is of questionable authority. [.] It is questionable whether Galen ever saw the dissection of a human body. [.] 2. Suspicious; liable to be doubted or disputed; liable ...
44216	questionableness	[.] QUES'TIONABLENESS, n. The quality or state of being doubtful, questionable or suspicious.
44217	questionary	[.] QUES'TIONARY, a. Inquiring; asking questions; as questionary epistles.
44218	questioned	[.] QUES'TIONED, pp. [.] 1. Interrogated; examined by questions. [.] 2. Doubted; disputed.
44219	questioner	[.] QUES'TIONER, n. One that asks questions; an inquirer.
44220	questioning	[.] QUES'TIONING, ppr. Interrogating; calling in question; doubting.
44221	questionist	[.] QUES'TIONIST, n. A questioner; an inquirer.
44222	questionless	[.] QUES'TIONLESS, adv. Beyond a question or doubt; doubtless; certainly.
44223	questman	[.] QUEST'MAN
44224	questmonger	[.] QUEST'MONGER, n. A starter of lawsuits or prosecutions. [Not used.]
44225	questor	[.] QUES'TOR, n. [L. quaestor. See Quest and Query.] [.] In Roman antiquity, an officer who had the management of the public treasure; the receiver of taxes, tribute, &c.
44226	questorship	[.] QUES'TORSHIP, n. [.] 1. The office of a questor or Roman treasurer. [.] 2. The term of a questor's office.
44227	questrist	[.] QUES'TRIST, n. A seeker; a pursuer. [Not in use.]
44228	questuary	[.] QUES'TUARY, a. Studious of profit. [.] QUES'TUARY, n. One employed to collect profits.
44229	queue	[.] QUEUE. [See Cue.]
44230	quib	[.] QUIB, n. [.] A sarcasm; a bitter taunt; a quip; a gibe.
44231	quibble	[.] QUIB'BLE, n. [.] 1. A start or turn from the point in question, or from plain truth; an evasion; a cavil; a pretense; as, to answer a sound argument by quibbles. [.] Quirks and quibbles have no place in the search after truth. [.] 2. A pun; a low conceit. [.] QUIB'BLE, ...
44232	quibbler	[.] QUIB'BLER, n. [.] 1. One who evades plain truth by trifling artifices, play upon words, or cavils. [.] 2. A punster.
44233	quick	[.] QUICK, v.i. [.] To stir; to move. [Not in use.] [.] QUICK, a. [If q is a dialectical prefix, as I suppose, this word coincides with the L. vigeo, vegeo, and vig, veg, radical, coincide with wag.] [.] 1. Primarily, alive; living; opposed to dead or unanimated; ...
44234	quick-grass	[.] QUICK-GRASS. [See Quitch-grass.]
44235	quick-match	[.] QUICK-MATCH, n. [See Match.] A combustible preparation formed of cotton strands dipped in a boiling composition of white vinegar, saltpeter and mealed powder; used by artillerymen.
44236	quick-sighted	[.] QUICK'-SIGHTED, a. Having quick sight or acute discernment; quick to see or discern.
44237	quicken	[.] QUICKEN, v.t. quik'n. [.] 1. Primarily, to make alive; to vivify; to revive or resuscitate, as from death or an inanimate state. Rom. 4. [.] Hence flocks and herds, and men and beasts and fowls, with breath are quicken'd and attract their souls. [.] 2. To ...
44238	quicken-tree	[.] QUICK'EN-TREE, n. A tree, the wild sorb, a species of wild ash. [.] the Sorbus aucuparia, or mountain ash, a species of service tree.
44239	quickened	[.] QUICK'ENED, pp. [.] 1. Made alive; revived; vivified; reinvigorated. [.] 2. Accelerated; hastened. [.] 3. Stimulated; incited.
44240	quickener	[.] QUICK'ENER, n. [.] 1. One who revives, vivifies, or communicates life. [.] 2. That which reinvigorates. [.] 3. That which accelerates motion or increases activity.
44241	quickening	[.] QUICK'ENING, ppr. Giving life; accelerating; inciting.
44242	quicklime	[.] QUICK'LIME, n. [See Lime.] Any calcarious substance deprived of its fixed or carbonic air, or an earthy substance calcined; as chalk, limestone, oyster-shells, &c.; unslaked lime. Calcarious stones and shells are reduced to quicklime by being subjected for a considerable ...
44243	quickly	[.] QUICK'LY, adv. [.] 1. Speedily; with haste or celerity. [.] 2. Soon; without delay.
44244	quickness	[.] QUICK'NESS, n. [.] 1. Speed; velocity; celerity; rapidity; as the quickness of motion. [.] 2. Activity; briskness; promptness, as the quickness of the imagination or wit. [.] 3. Acuteness of perception; keep sensibility; as quickness of sensation. [.] 4. ...
44245	quicksand	[.] QUICK'SAND, n. [.] 1. Sand easily moved or readily yielding to pressure, loose sand abounding with water. [.] 2. Unsolid ground.
44246	quickscented	[.] QUICK'SCENTED, a. Having an acute perception by the nose; of an acute smell.
44247	quickset	[.] QUICK'SET, n. A living plant set to grow, particularly for a hedge. [.] QUICK'SET, v.t. To plant with living shrubs or trees for a hedge or fence; as, to quickset a ditch.
44248	quicksightedness	[.] QUICK'SIGHTEDNESS, n. Quickness of sight or discernment; readiness to see or discern.
44249	quicksilver	[.] QUICK'SILVER, n. [that is, living silver, argentum vivum, so called from its fluidity.] [.] Mercury, a metal found both native and in the state of ore, in mines, in various parts of the world, and so remarkably fusible as to be congealable only with the intense cold ...
44250	quicksilvered	[.] QUICK'SILVERED, a. Overlaid with quicksilver.
44251	quid	[.] QUID, n. A vulgar pronunciation of cud; as a quid of tobacco.
44252	quidam	[.] QUI'DAM, n. [L.] Somebody. [Not in use.]
44253	quiddany	[.] QUID'DANY, n. [L. cydonium.] [.] Marmalade; a confection of quinces prepared with sugar.
44254	quiddative	[.] QUID'DATIVE, a. Constituting the essence of a thing.
44255	quiddit	[.] QUID'DIT, n. [L. quidlibet.] A subtilty; an equivocation. [Not in use.]
44256	quiddity	[.] QUID'DITY, n. [L. quid, what.] [.] 1. A barbarous term used in school philosophy for essence, that unknown and undefinable something which constitutes its peculiar nature, or answers the question, quidest? The essence of a thing constitutes it tale quid, such a ...
44257	quidnunc	[.] QUID'NUNC, n. [L. what now.] One who is curious to know every thing that passes; one who knows or pretends to know all occurrences. [.] Quid pro quo, [L.] in law, an equivalent; something given or done for another thing; mutual consideration and performance.
44258	quiesce	[.] QUIESCE, v.i. quiess'. [L. quiesco.] To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound.
44259	quiescence	[.] QUIES'CENCE,
44260	quiescency	[.] QUIES'CENCY, n. [L. quiescens, quiesco. See quiet.] [.] 1. Rest; repose; state of a thing without motion. [.] 2. Rest of the mind; a state of the mind free from agitation or emotion. [.] 3. Silence; the having no sound; as of a letter.
44261	quiescent	[.] QUIES'CENT, a. [L. quiescens.] [.] 1. Resting being in a state of repose; still: not moving; as a quiescent body or fluid. [.] 2. Not ruffled with passion; unagitated; as the mind. [.] 3. Silent; not sounded; having no sound; as a quiescent letter. Sow ...
44262	quiet	[.] QUI'ET, a. [L. quietus.] [.] 1. Still; being in a state of rest; now moving. Judges 16. [.] 2. Still; free from alarm or disturbance; unmolested; as a quiet life. [.] In his days the land was quiet ten years. 2Chron. 14. [.] 3. Peaceable; not turbulent; ...
44263	quieted	[.] QUI'ETED, pp. Made still; calmed; pacified.
44264	quieter	[.] QUI'ETER, n. The person or thing that quiets.
44265	quieting	[.] QUI'ETING, ppr. Reducing to rest or stillness; appeasing; tranquilizing.
44266	quietism	[.] QUI'ETISM, n. Peace or tranquility of mind; apathy; dispassion; indisturbance; inaction. In history, quietism is the system of the quietists, who maintained that religion consists in the internal rest or recollection of the mind, employed in contemplating God and ...
44267	quietist	[.] QUI'ETIST, n. One of a sect of mystics, originated by Molino, a Spanish priest, who maintained the principles of quietism.
44268	quietly	[.] QUI'ETLY, adv. [.] 1. In a quiet state; without motion; in a state of rest; as, to lie or sit quietly. [.] 2. Without tumult, alarm, dispute or disturbance; peaceably; as, to live quietly. [.] 3. Calmly; without agitation or violent emotion; patiently. submit ...
44269	quietness	[.] QUI'ETNESS, n. [.] 1. A state of rest; stillness. [.] 2. Calm; tranquility; as the quietness of the ocean or atmosphere. [.] 3. Freedom from agitation or emotion; calmness; coolness; as the quietness of the mind. [.] 4. Freedom from disturbance, disorder ...
44270	quietsome	[.] QUI'ETSOME, a. Calm; still; undisturbed. [Not in use.]
44271	quietude	[.] QUI'ETUDE, n. Rest; repose; quiet; tranquility.
44272	quietus	[.] QUIE'TUS, n. [L.] Rest; repose; death; hence, a final discharge or acquittance; that which silences claims.
44273	quill	[.] QUILL, n. [L. calamus.] [.] 1. The large strong feather of a goose or other large fowl; used much for writing pens. Hence, [.] 2. The instrument of writing; as the proper subject of his quill. [.] 3. The spine or prickle of a porcupine. [.] 4. A piece ...
44274	quillet	[.] QUIL'LET, n. [L. quidlibet, what you please.] [.] Subtilty; nicety; fraudulent distinction; petty cant. [Not much used.]
44275	quilt	[.] QUILT, n. [L. culcita.] [.] A cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton or other substance between two cloths and sewing them together; as beds covered with magnificent quilts. [.] QUILT, v.t. [.] 1. To stitch together two pieces of cloth with some soft ...
44276	quilted	[.] QUILT'ED, pp. Stitched together, as two pieces of cloth, with a soft substance between them.
44277	quilting	[.] QUILT'ING, ppr. Stitching together, as two cloths, with some soft substance between them. [.] QUILT'ING, n. [.] 1. The act of forming a quilt. [.] 2. In New England, the act of quilting by a collection of females who bestow their labor gratuitously to aid ...
44278	quinary	[.] QUI'NARY, a. [L. quinarius, from quinque, five.] Consisting of five.] Consisting of five; as a quinary number.
44279	quinate	[.] QUI'NATE, a. [from L. quinque.] In botany, a quinate leaf is a sort of digitate leaf having five leaflets on a petiole.
44280	quince	[.] QUINCE, n. quins. [L. cydonius.] [.] The fruit of the Pyrus cydonia, so named from Cydonia, a town of Crete, famous for abounding with this fruit. One species of this fruit is of an oblong shape, from which probably it has its French name. [.] QUINCE,
44281	quince-tree	[.] QUINCE-TREE, n. The tree which produces the quince.
44282	quinch	[.] QUINCH, v.i. [probably a vulgar pronunciation of wince or winch.] To stir, wince or flounce. [Not in use.]
44283	quincuncial	[.] QUINCUN'CIAL, a. [from L. quincunx.] Having the form of a quincunx.
44284	quincunx	[.] QUIN'CUNX, n. [L. composed of quinque, five, and uncia, ounce.] [.] In gardening, the quincunx order is a plantation of trees disposed in a square, consisting of five trees, one at each corner and a fifth in the middle, thus :.:; which order repeated indefinitely, ...
44285	quindecagon	[.] QUINDEC'AGON, n. [L. quinque, five Gr. ten, and angle.] [.] In geometry, a plain figure with fifteen sides and fifteen angles.
44286	quindecemvir	[.] QUINDEC'EMVIR, n. [L. quinque, five, decem, ten, and vir, man.] [.] In Roman history, one of a collection or body of fifteen magistrates, whose business was to preside over the sacrifices.
44287	quindecemvirate	[.] QUINDECEM'VIRATE, n. The body of fifteen magistrates, of their office.
44288	quinia	[.] QUIN'IA,
44289	quinine	[.] QUIN'INE, n. In pharmacy, a substance prepared from yellow bark possessing in a concentrated form, the tonic virtues of the bark, and capable of forming salts with acids. One of these, the sulphate of quinine, is much employed in intermittent fevers and other diseases, ...
44290	quinquagesima	[.] QUINQUAGES'IMA, n. [L. fifty.] Quinquagesima Sunday, so called as being about the fiftieth day before Easter; Shrove Sunday.
44291	quinquangular	[.] QUINQUAN'GULAR, a. [L. quinque, five, and angulus, angle.] [.] Having five angles or corners.
44292	quinquarticular	[.] QUINQUARTIC'ULAR, a. [L. quinque, five, and articulus, article.] [.] Consisting of five articles. [Little used.]
44293	quinquecapsular	[.] QUINQUECAP'SULAR, a. [L. quinque, five, and capsula, a little chest.] [.] In botany, having five capsules to a flower; as a quinquecapsular pericarp.
44294	quinquedentate	[.] QUINQUEDEN'TATE, a. [L. quinque, five, and dentatus, toothed; dens, tooth.] In botany, five-toothed.
44295	quinquefarious	[.] QUINQUEFA'RIOUS, a. [L. quinque, five. Eng. to fare, or from the root of vary.] In botany, opening into five parts.
44296	quinquefid	[.] QUIN'QUEFID, a. [L. quinque, five, and findo, to split.] [.] In botany, five-cleft; cut into five segments with linear sinuses and straight margins; as a leaf.
44297	quinquefoliated	[.] QUINQUEFO'LIATED, a. [L. quinque, five, and folium, leaf.] having five leaves.
44298	quinqueliteral	[.] QUINQUELIT'ERAL, a. [L. quinque, five, and litera, letter.] [.] Consisting of five letters.
44299	quinquelobate	[.] QUIN'QUELOBATE,
44300	quinquelobed	[.] QUIN'QUELOBED, a. [L. quinque, five, and lobus, lobe.] [.] Five-lobed; divided to the middle into five distinct parts with convex margins.
44301	quinquelocular	[.] QUINQUELOC'ULAR, a. [L. quinque, five, and loculus, a cell.] [.] Five-celled; having five cells; as a pericarp.
44302	quinquennial	[.] QUINQUEN'NIAL, a. [L. quinquennalis, quinquennis; quinque, five, and annus, year.] Occurring once in five years, or lasting five years.
44303	quinquepartite	[.] QUINQUEP'ARTITE, a. [L. quinque, five, and partitus, divided.] [.] 1. Divided into five parts almost to the base. [.] 2. Consisting of two parts.
44304	quinquereme	[.] QUIN'QUEREME, n. [L. quinque, five, and remus, oar.] [.] A galley having five seats or rows of oars.
44305	quinquevalve	[.] QUIN'QUEVALVE,
44306	quinquevalvular	[.] QUINQUEVALV'ULAR, a. [L. quinque, five, and valve, valves.] Having five valves, as a pericarp.
44307	quinquevir	[.] QUIN'QUEVIR, n. [L. quinque, five, and vir, man.] One of an order of five priests in Rome.
44308	quinsy	[.] QUIN'SY, n. s as z. [.] 1. An inflammation of the throat; a species of angina which renders respiration difficult, or intercepts it. [.] 2. An inflammation of the fauces, particularly of the tonsils.
44309	quint	[.] QUINT, n. [from L. quintus, fifth.] A set of sequence of five; as in piquet.
44310	quintain	[.] QUINT'AIN, n. A post with a turning top.
44311	quintal	[.] QUINT'AL, n. [l. centum, a hundred.] [.] A hundred pounds in weight; or a weight of that number of pounds; sometimes written and pronounced kentle.
44312	quintessence	[.] QUINTES'SENCE, n. [L. quinta essentia, fifth essence.] [.] 1. In alchimy, the fifth or last and highest essence of power in a natural body. Hence, [.] 2. An extract from any thing, containing its virtues or most essential part in a small quantity. [.] Let ...
44313	quintessential	[.] QUINTESSEN'TIAL, a. Consisting of quintessence.
44314	quintile	[.] QUINT'ILE, n. [L. quintus, fifth.] The aspect of planets when distant from each other the fifth part of the zodiac, or 72 degrees.
44315	quintin	...
44316	quintuple	[.] QUINT'UPLE, a. [L. quintuplus, fivefold; quintus and plico.] [.] Fivefold; containing five times the amount.
44317	quip	[.] QUIP, n. [.] A smart sarcastic turn; a taunt; a severe retort. [.] QUIP, v.t. To taunt; to treat with a sarcastic retort. [.] QUIP, v.i. To scoff.
44318	quire	[.] QUIRE, n. [L. chorus; Gr.] [.] 1. A body of singers; a chorus. [See Chorus and Choir.] [.] 2. The part of a church where the service is sung. [.] QUIRE, n. [.] A collection of paper consisting of twenty four sheets, each having a single fold. [.] QUIRE, ...
44319	quirister	[.] QUIR'ISTER, n. One that sings in concert; more generally, the leader of a quire, particularly in divine service; a chorister. But in America, this word is little used and vulgar. The word used is chorister.
44320	quiritation	[.] QUIRITA'TION, n. [L. quirtatio, from quirito, from queror.] A crying for help. [Not used.]
44321	quirk	[.] QUIRK, n. quurk. [.] 1. Literally, a turn; a starting from the point or line; hence, an artful turn for evasion or subterfuge; a shift; a quibble; as the quirks of a pettifogger. [.] 2. A fit or turn; a short paroxysm; as a quirk of joy or grief. [.] 3. A smart ...
44322	quirkish	[.] QUIRK'ISH, a. [.] 1. Consisting of quirks, turns, quibbles or artful evasions. [.] 2. Resembling a quirk.
44323	quirpele	[.] QUIRP'ELE, n. The Indian ferret, an animal of the weasel kind.
44324	quit	[.] QUIT, v.t. pret. and pp. quit or quitted. [L. cedo. The sense of quit is to leave, to withdraw from; but the primary sense of the root must have been to move or to send; for to requite is to send back.] [.] 1. To leave; to depart from, either temporarily or forever. ...
44325	quitch-grass	[.] QUITCH'-GRASS, n. [properly quick-grass, probably from its vigorous growth, or the difficulty of eradicating it.] [.] Dog-grass; a species of grass which roots deeply and is not easily killed.
44326	quitclaim	[.] QUIT'CLAIM, v.t. [quit and claim.] To release a claim by deed without covenants of warranty; to convey to another who hath some right in lands or tenements, all one's right, title and interest in the estate, by relinquishing all claim to them. The words used in the ...
44327	quitclaimed	[.] QUIT'CLAIMED, pp. Released by deed.
44328	quitclaiming	[.] QUIT'CLAIMING. pp. Conveying by deed of release.
44329	quite	[.] QUITE, adv. [from quit; that is, primarily, free or clear by complete performance.] [.] Completely; wholly; entirely; totally; perfectly. The work is not quite done; the object is quite accomplished. [.] He hath sold us and quite devoured also our money. Gen. ...
44330	quits	[.] QUITS, adv. [from quit.] An exclamation used when mutual demands are adjusted and the parties are even, each quit of the other.
44331	quittal	[.] QUIT'TAL, n. Return; repayment.
44332	quittance	[.] QUIT'TANCE, n. [.] 1. Discharge from a debt or obligation; an acquittance. [See Acquittance, which is chiefly used.] [.] 2. Recompense; return; repayment. [.] QUIT'TANCE, v.t. To repay. [Not in use.]
44333	quitted	[.] QUIT'TED, pp. Left; relinquished; acquitted.
44334	quitter	[.] QUIT'TER. n. [.] 1. One who quits. [.] 2. A deliverer. [Not in use.] [.] 3. Scoria of tin.
44335	quitter-bone	[.] QUIT'TER-BONE, n. In farriery, a hard round swelling on the coronet, between the heel and the quarter, usually on the inside of the foot.
44336	quiver	[.] QUIV'ER, n. [.] A case or sheath for arrows. [.] Take the quiver and thy bow. Gen. 27. [.] QUIV'ER, a. Nimble; active. [Not in use.] [.] QUIV'ER, v.i. [.] 1. To shake or tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver. This word expresses that tremulous ...
44337	quivered	[.] QUIV'ERED, a. [from the noun quiver.] [.] 1. Furnished with a quiver; as the quivered nymph. [.] 2. Sheathed as in a quiver. [.] - Whose quills stand quivered at his ear.
44338	quivering	[.] QUIV'ERING, ppr. Trembling, as with cold or fear; moving with a tremulous agitation. [.] QUIV'ERING, n. The act of shaking or trembling; agitation; as, to be seized with a quivering.
44339	quixotic	[.] QUIXOT'IC, a. Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance.
44340	quixotism	[.] QUIX'OTISM, n. Romantic and absurd notions; schemes or actions like those of Don Quixote, the hero of Cervantes.
44341	quiz	[.] QUIZ, n. An enigma; a riddle or obscure question. [.] QUIZ, v.t. To puzzle. [A popular, but not an elegant word.] [.] Quo Warranto, in Law Latin, a writ brought before a proper tribunal, to inquire by what warrant a person or corporation exercises certain ...
44342	quob	[.] QUOB, v.i. To move, as the fetus in utero; to throb. [Local, vulgar, and little used.]
44343	quodlibet	[.] QUOD'LIBET, n. [L. what you please.] A nice point; a subtilty.
44344	quodlibetarian	[.] QUODLIBETA'RIAN, n. One who talks and disputes on any subject at pleasure.
44345	quodlibetical	[.] QUODLIBET'ICAL, a. Not restrained to a particular subject; moved or discussed at pleasure for curiosity or entertainment.
44346	quodlibetically	[.] QUODLIBET'ICALLY, adv. At pleasure; for curiosity; so as to be debated for entertainment.
44347	quoif	[.] QUOIF, n. A cap or hood. [See Coif.] [.] QUOIF, v.t. To cover or dress with a coif. [This word may be discarded with advantage.]
44348	quoiffure	[.] QUOIF'FURE, n. A head dress.
44349	quoil	[.] QUOIL. [See Coil, the better word.]
44350	quoin	[.] QUOIN, n. [See Coin. [.] 1. A corner. [.] 2. An instrument to raise any thing; a wedge employed to raise cannon to a proper level, and for other purposes. [.] 3. In architecture, the corner of a brick or stone wall.
44351	quoit	[.] QUOIT, n. [.] 1. A kind of horse shoe to be pitched or thrown at a fixed object in play. In common practice, a plain flat stone is used for this purpose. [.] 2. In some authors, the discus of the ancients, thrown in trials of strength. [.] QUOIT, v.i. ...
44352	quoll	[.] QUOLL, n. An animal of New Holland, resembling the polecat.
44353	quondam	[.] QUON'DAM, used adjectively. [L.] Having been formerly; former; as a quondam king or friend.
44354	quook	[.] QUOOK, pret. of quake. Obs.
44355	quorum	[.] QUO'RUM, n. [L. gen. plu. of qui, who.] [.] 1. A bench of justices, or such a number of officers or members as is competent by law or constitution to transact business; as a quorum of the house of representatives. A constitutional quorum was not present. [.] 2. ...
44356	quota	[.] QUO'TA, n. [L. quotus.] [.] A just part or share; or the share, part or proportion assigned to each. Each state was ordered to furnish its quota of troops.
44357	quotation	[.] QUOTA'TION, n. [from quote.] [.] 1. The act of quoting or citing. [.] 2. The passage quoted or cited; the part of a book or writing named, repeated or adduced as evidence or illustration. [.] 3. In mercantile language, the naming of the price of commodities; ...
44358	quote	[.] QUOTE, v.t. [.] 1. To cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat or adduce a passage from an author or speaker, by way of authority or illustration; as, to quote a passage from Homer; to quote the words of Peter, or a passage of Paul's writings; to quote ...
44359	quoted	[.] QUO'TED, pp. Cited; adduced; named.
44360	quoter	[.] QUO'TER, n. One that cites the words of an author or speaker.
44361	quoth	[.] QUOTH, v.i. [L. inquio, contracted.] [.] To say; to speak. This verb is defective, being used only in the first and third persons in the present and past tenses, as quoth I, quoth he, and the nominative always follows the verb. It is used only in ludicrous language, ...
44362	quotidian	[.] QUOTID'IAN, a. [L. quotidianus; quotus and dies.] Daily; occurring or returning daily; as a quotidian fever. [.] QUOTID'IAN, n. [.] 1. A fever whose paroxysms return every day. [.] 2. Any thing returning daily.
44363	quotient	[.] QUO'TIENT, n. [L. quoties, how often.] [.] In arithmetic, the number resulting from the division of one number by another, and showing how often a less number is contained in a greater. Thus 3)12(4. Here 4 is the quotient, showing that 3 is contained 4 times in ...
44364	r	[.] R is the eighteenth letter of the English Alphabet, and an articulation sui generis, having little or no resemblance in pronunciation to any other letter. But from the position of the tongue in uttering it, it is commutable with l, into which letter it is changed in ...
44365	ra	[.] RA, as an inseparable prefix or preposition, is the Latin re, coming to us through the Italian and French, and primarily signifying again, repetition. [See Re.]
44366	rabate	[.] RABA'TE, v.t. [See Beat and Abate.] [.] In falconry, to recover a hawk to the fist.
44367	rabato	[.] RABA'TO, n. A neckband or ruff. [Not in use.]
44368	rabbet	[.] RAB'BET, v.t. [.] 1. To pare down the edge of a board or other piece of timber, for the purpose of receiving the edge of another piece by lapping and thus uniting the two. [.] 2. To lap and unite the edges of boards, &c. In ship carpentry, to let the edge of ...
44369	rabbet-plane	[.] RAB'BET-PLANE, n. A joiner's plane for paring or cutting square down the edge of a board, &c.
44370	rabbeted	[.] RAB'BETED, pp. Pared down the edge of a board; united by a rabbet joint.
44371	rabbeting	[.] RAB'BETING, ppr. Paring down the edge of a board; uniting by a rabbet joint.
44372	rabbi	[.] RAB'BI,
44373	rabbin	[.] RAB'BIN, n. [.] A title assumed by the Jewish doctors, signifying master or lord. This title is not conferred by authority, but assumed or allowed by courtesy to learned men.
44374	rabbinic	[.] RABBIN'IC,
44375	rabbinical	[.] RABBIN'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the Rabbins, or to their opinions, learning and language.
44376	rabbinism	[.] RAB'BINISM, n. A Rabbinic expression or phraseology; a peculiarity of the language of the Rabbins.
44377	rabbinist	[.] RAB'BINIST, n. Among the Jews, one who adhered to the Talmud and the traditions of the Rabbins, in opposition to the Caraites, who rejected the traditions.
44378	rabbinite	[.] RAB'BINITE, n. The same as rabbinist.
44379	rabbit	[.] RAB'BIT, n. [.] A small quadruped of the genus Lepus, which feeds on grass or other herbage, and burrows in the earth. The rabbit is said to be less sagacious than the hare. It is a very prolific animal, and is kept in warrens for the sake of its flesh.
44380	rabble	[.] RAB'BLE, n. [L. rabula, a brawler, from rabo, to rave.] [.] 1. A tumultuous crowd of vulgar, noisy people; the mob; a confused disorderly crowd. [.] 2. The lower class of people, without reference to an assembly; the dregs of the people.
44381	rabble-charming	[.] RAB'BLE-CHARMING, a. Charming or delighting the rabble.
44382	rabblement	[.] RAB'BLEMENT, n. A tumultuous crowd of low people. [Not in use.]
44383	rabdology	[.] RABDOL'OGY, n. [Gr. a rod, and discourse.] [.] A method of performing mathematical operations by little square rods.
44384	rabid	[.] RAB'ID, a. [L. rabidus, from rabio, rabo, to rage.] [.] Furious; raging; mad; as a rabid dog or wolf. It is particularly applied to animals of the canine genus, affected with the distemper called rabies, and whose bite communicates hydrophobia.
44385	rabidness	[.] RAB'IDNESS, n. Furiousness; madness.
44386	rabinet	[.] RAB'INET, n. A kind of smaller ordnance.
44387	raca	[.] R'ACA, n. A Syriac word signifying empty, beggarly, foolish; a term of extreme contempt. Matt. 5.
44388	race	[.] RACE, n. [L. radix and radius having the same original. This word coincides in origin with rod, ray, radiate, &c.] [.] 1. The lineage of a family, or continued series of descendants from a parent who is called the stock. A race is the series of descendants indefinitely. ...
44389	race-ginger	[.] RACE-GIN'GER, n. Ginger in the root or not pulverized.
44390	race-horse	[.] RA'CE-HORSE, n. A horse bred or kept for running in contest; a horse that runs in competition.
44391	racemation	[.] RACEMA'TION, n. [L. racemus, a cluster.] [.] 1. A cluster, as of grapes. [.] 2. The cultivation of cluster of grapes.
44392	raceme	[.] RAC'EME, n. [L. racemus, a bunch of berries. [.] In botany a species of inflorescence, consisting of a peduncle with short lateral branches. It is simple or compound, naked or leafy, &c.
44393	racemiferous	[.] RACEMIF'EROUS, a. [L. racemus, a cluster, and fero, to bear.] [.] Bearing racemes or clusters; as the racemiferous fig-tree.
44394	racemous	[.] RAC'EMOUS, a. Growing in racemes or clusters.
44395	racer	[.] RA'CER, n. [from race.] a runner; one that contends in a race. [.] And bade the nimblest racer seize the prize.
44396	rach	[.] RACH, n. A setting dog.
44397	raciness	[.] RA'CINESS, n. The quality of being racy.
44398	rack	[.] RACK, n. [Eng. to reach. See Reach and Break.] [.] 1. An engine of torture, used for extorting confessions from criminals or suspected persons. The rack is entirely unknown in free countries. [.] 2. Torture; extreme pain; anguish. [.] A fit of the stone puts ...
44399	rack-rent	[.] RACK'-RENT, n. An annual rent of the full value of the tenement or near it.
44400	racked	[.] RACK'ED, pp. [.] 1. Tortured; tormented; strained to the utmost. [.] 2. Drawn off, as liquor.
44401	racker	[.] RACK'ER, n. One that tortures or torments; one that racks.
44402	racket	[.] RACK'ET, n. [This word belong to the root of crack. See Rocket.] [.] 1. A confused, clattering noise, less loud than uproar; applied to the confused sounds of animal voices, or such voices mixed with other sound. We say, the children make a racket; the racket ...
44403	rackety	[.] RACK'ETY, a. Making a tumultuous noise.
44404	racking	[.] RACK'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Torturing; tormenting; straining; drawing off. [.] 2. a. Tormenting; excruciating; as a racking pain. [.] RACK'ING, n. [.] 1. Torture; a stretching on the rack. [.] 2. Torment of the mind; anguish; as the rackings of conscience. [.] 3. ...
44405	racking-pace	[.] RACK'ING-PACE, n. The racking-pace of a horse is an amble, but with a quicker and shorter tread.
44406	racoon	[.] RACOON', n. An American quadruped of the genus Ursus. It is somewhat larger than a fox, and its fur is deemed valuable, next to that of the beaver. This animal lodges in a hollow tree, feeds on vegetables, and its flesh is palatable food. It inhabits North America ...
44407	racy	[.] RA'CY, a. [L. radix.] [.] Strong; flavorous; tasting of the soil; as racy cider; racy wine. [.] Rich racy verses, in which we the soil from which they come, taste, smell and see.
44408	rad	[.] RAD, the old pret. of read.
44409	raddle	[.] RAD'DLE, v.t. [.] To twist; to wind together. [Not in use.] [.] RAD'DLE, n. [supra.] A long stick used in hedging; also, a hedge formed by interweaving the shoots and branches of trees or shrubs. [.] [I believe the two foregoing words are not used in the ...
44410	raddock	[.] RAD'DOCK,
44411	radial	[.] RA'DIAL, a. [from L. radius, a ray, a rod, a spoke. See Radius and Ray.] [.] Pertaining to the radius or to the fore arm of the human body; as the radial artery or nerve. [.] The radial muscles are two muscles of the fore arm, one of which bends the wrist, the ...
44412	radiance	[.] RA'DIANCE,
44413	radiancy	[.] RA'DIANCY, n. [L. radians, radio, to beam or shoot rays. See Radius and Ray.] [.] Properly, brightness shooting in rays or beams; hence in general, brilliant or sparkling luster; vivid brightness; as the radiance of the sun. [.] The Son girt with omnipotence, ...
44414	radiant	[.] RA'DIANT, a. Shooting or darting rays of light; beaming with brightness; emitting a vivid light or splendor; as the radiant sun. [.] Mark what radiant state she spreads. [.] Radiant in glittering arms and beamy pride. [.] RA'DIANT, n. In optics, the luminous ...
44415	radiantly	[.] RA'DIANTLY, adv. With beaming brightness; with glittering splendor. [.]
44416	radiate	[.] RA'DIATE, v.i. [L. radio. See Ray.] [.] 1. To issue in rays, as light; to dart, as beams of brightness; to shine. [.] Light radiates from luminous bodies directly to our eyes. [.] 2. To issue and proceed in direct lines from a point. [.] RA'DIATE, v.t. ...
44417	radiated	[.] RA'DIATED, pp. [.] 1. Adorned with rays of light. [.] 2. Having crystals diverging from a center.
44418	radiating	[.] RA'DIATING, ppr. Darting rays of light; enlightening; as the radiating point in optics.
44419	radiation	[.] RADIA'TION, n. [L. radiatio.] [.] 1. The emission and diffusion of rays of light; beamy brightness. [.] 2. The shooting of any thing from a center, like the diverging rays of light.
44420	radical	[.] RAD'ICAL, a. [L. radicalis, from radix, root. See Race and Ray.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the root or origin; original; fundamental; as a radical truth or error; a radical evil; a radical difference of opinions or systems. [.] 2. Implanted by nature; native; constitutional; ...
44421	radicality	[.] RADICAL'ITY, n. [.] 1. Origination. [.] 2. A being radical; a quantity which has relation to a root.
44422	radically	[.] RAD'ICALLY, adv. [.] 1. Originally; at the origin or root; fundamentally; as a scheme or system radically wrong or defective. [.] 2. Primitively; essentially; originally; without derivation. [.] These great orbs thus radically bright.
44423	radicalness	[.] RAD'ICALNESS, n. The state of being radical or fundamental.
44424	radicant	[.] RAD'ICANT, a. [L. radicans.] In botany, rooting; as a radicant stem or leaf.
44425	radicate	[.] RAD'ICATE, v.t. [L. radicatus, radicor, from radix, root.] [.] To root; to plant deply and firmly; as radicated opinions; radicated knowledge. [.] Meditation will radicate these seeds. [.] RAD'ICATE,
44426	radicated	[.] RAD'ICATED, pp. or a. Deeply planted. [.] - Prejudices of a whole race of people radicated by a succession of ages.
44427	radication	[.] RADICA'TION, n. [from radicate.] [.] 1. The process of taking root deeply; as the radication of habits. [.] 2. In botany, the disposition of the root of a plant with respect to the ascending and descending caudex and the radicles.
44428	radicle	[.] RAD'ICLE, n. [L. radicula, from radix.] [.] 1. That part of the seed of a plant which upon vegetating becomes the root. [.] 2. The fibrous part of a root, by which the stock or main body of it is terminated.
44429	radiometer	[.] RADIOM'ETER, n. [L. radius, rod, and Gr. measure.] [.] The forestaff, an instrument for taking the altitudes of celestial bodies.
44430	radish	[.] RAD'ISH, n. [See Ruddy.] [.] A plant of the genus Raphanus, the root of which is eaten raw. Horse-radish is of the genus Cochlearia. Water-radish is of the genus Sisymbrium.
44431	radius	[.] RA'DIUS, n. [L. id, a ray, a rod, a beam, a spoke, that is, a shoot; radio, to shine, that is, to dart beams. See Ray.] [.] 1. In geometry, a right line drawn or extending from the center of a circle to the periphery, and hence the semidiameter of the circle. ...
44432	radix	[.] RA'DIX, n. [L. a root.] [.] 1. In etymology, a primitive word from which spring other words. [.] 2. In logarithms, the base of any system of logarithms, or that number whose logarithm is unity. Thus in Briggs', or the common system of logarithms, the radix is ...
44433	raff	[.] R'AFF, v.t. [Heb.] [.] To sweep; to snatch, draw or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep. Obs. [.] Their causes and effects I thus raff up together. [.] R'AFF, n. [.] 1. The sweepings of society; the rabble; the mob. This is used chiefly ...
44434	raffle	[.] RAF'FLE, v.i. [Heb. to strive. See Raff.] [.] To cast dice for a prize, for which each person concerned in the game lays down a stake, or hazards a part of the value; as, to raffle for a watch. [.] RAF'FLE, n. A game of chance, or lottery in which several ...
44435	raffler	[.] RAF'FLER, n. One who raffles.
44436	raffling	[.] RAF'FLING, ppr. The act of throwing dice for a prize staked by a number.
44437	raft	[.] R'AFT, n. [Gr. to sew that is, to fasten together, and allied to reeve; or Gr. whence a flooring. See Rafter and Roof.] [.] An assemblage of boards, planks or pieces of timber fastened together horizontally and floated down a stream; a float. [.] R'AFT, pp. ...
44438	rafter	[.] R'AFTER, n. [Gr. to cover; a roof.] [.] A roof timber; a piece of timber that extends from the plate of a building to the ridge and serves to support the covering of the roof.
44439	raftered	[.] R'AFTERED, a. Built or furnished with rafters.
44440	rafty	[.] R'AFTY, a. Damp; musty. [Local.]
44441	rag	[.] RAG, n. [Gr. a torn garment; tear; a rupture, a rock, a crag; to tear asunder.] [.] 1. Any piece of cloth torn from the rest; a tattered cloth, torn or worn till its texture is destroyed. Linen and cotton rags are the chief materials of paper. [.] 2. Garments ...
44442	ragamuffin	[.] RAGAMUF'FIN, n. [.] A paltry fellow; a mean wretch.
44443	rage	[.] RAGE, n. [Heb. to grind or gnash the teeth.] [.] 1. Violent anger accompanied with furious words, gestures or agitation; anger excited to fury. Passion sometimes rises to rage. [.] Torment and loud lament and furious rage. [.] 2. Vehemence or violent exacerbation ...
44444	rageful	[.] RA'GEFUL, a. Full of rage; violent; furious.
44445	ragery	[.] RA'GERY, n. Wantonness. [Not used.]
44446	ragg	[.] RAGG, n. Rowley ragg, a species of silicious stone, of a dusky or dark gray color, with shining crystals, of a granular texture, and by exposure to the air acquiring an ochery crust.
44447	ragged	[.] RAG'GED, a. [from rag.] [.] 1. Rent or worn into tatters, or till its texture is broken; as a ragged coat; a ragged sail. [.] 2. Broken with rough edges; uneven; as a ragged rock. [.] 3. Having the appearance of being broken or torn; jagged; rough with sharp ...
44448	raggedness	[.] RAG'GEDNESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being dressed in tattered clothes. [.] 2. The state of being rough or broken irregularly; as the raggedness of a cliff.
44449	raging	[.] RA'GING, ppr. [from rage.] [.] 1. Acting with violence or fury. [.] 2. a. Furious; impetuous; vehemently driven or agitated; as the raging sea or tempest. [.] RA'GING, n. Fury; violence; impetuosity. Jonah 1.
44450	ragingly	[.] RA'GINGLY, adv. With fury; with violent impetuosity.
44451	ragman	[.] RAG'MAN, n. A man who collects or deals in rags, the materials of paper.
44452	ragmans-roll	[.] RAGMAN'S-ROLL, n. A roll or register of the value of benefices in Scotland, made by Ragimund, a legate of the pope, according to which the clergy were afterwards taxed by the court of Rome. [See Rigmarole.]
44453	ragoo	[.] RAGOO',
44454	ragout	[.] RAGOUT, n. A sauce or seasoning for exciting a languid appetite; or a high seasoned dish, prepared with fish, flesh, greens and the like, stewed with salt, pepper, cloves, &c.
44455	ragstone	[.] RAG'STONE, n. A stone of the silicious kind, so named from its rough fracture. It is of a gray color, the texture obscurely laminar or rather fibrous, the lamins consisting of a congeries of grains of a quartzy appearance, coarse and rough. It effervesces with acids, ...
44456	ragwort	[.] RAG'WORT, n. A plant of the genus Senecio.
44457	rail	[.] RAIL, n. [.] 1. A cross beam fixed at the ends in two upright posts. [.] [In New England, this is never called a beam; pieces of timber of the proper size for rails are called scantling.] [.] 2. In the United States, a piece of timber cleft, hewed or sawed, ...
44458	rail-bird	[.] RAIL-BIRD, n. A bird of the genus Cuculus.
44459	railer	[.] RA'ILER, n. One who scoffs, insults, censures or reproaches with opprobrious language.
44460	railing	[.] RA'ILING, ppr. [.] 1. Clamoring with insulting language; uttering reproachful words. [.] 2. a. Expressing reproach; insulting; as a railing accusation. 2Peter 2. [.] RA'ILING, n. Reproachful or insolent language. 1Peter 3. [.] RA'ILING, ppr. Inclosing ...
44461	railingly	[.] RA'ILINGLY, adv. With scoffing or insulting language.
44462	raillery	[.] RA'ILLERY, n. [.] Banter; jesting language; good humored pleasantry or slight satire; satirical merriment. [.] Let raillery be without malice or heat. [.] - Studies employed on low objects; the very naming of them is sufficient to turn them into raillery.
44463	railleur	[.] RA'ILLEUR, n. A banterer; a jester; a mocker. [Not English nor in use.]
44464	raiment	[.] RA'IMENT, n. [for arrayment. See Array and Ray.] [.] 1. Clothing in general; vestments; vesture; garments. [.] Gen. 24. Deut. 8. [.] Living, both food and raiment she supplies. [.] 2. A single garment. [.] [In this sense it is rarely used, and indeed is ...
44465	rain	[.] RAIN, v.i. [It seems that rain is contracted from regen. It is the Gr. to rain, to water, which we retain in brook, and the Latins, by dropping the prefix, in rigo, irrigo, to irrigate. The primary sense is to pour out, to drive forth. Heb.] [.] 1. To fall in ...
44466	rain-deer	[.] RA'IN-DEER, n. [.] The rane, a species of the cervine genus. [See Rane.]
44467	rain-water	[.] RA'IN-WATER, n. Water that has fallen from the clouds.
44468	rainbat	[.] RA'INBAT, a. Beaten or injured by the rain. [Not used.]
44469	rainbow	[.] RA'INBOW, n. A bow, or an arch of a circle, consisting of all the colors formed by the refraction and reflection of rays of light from drops of rain or vapor, appearing in the part of the hemisphere opposite to the sun. When the sun is at the horizon, the rainbow ...
44470	raininess	[.] RA'ININESS, n. [from rainy.] The state of being rainy.
44471	rainy	[.] RA'INY, a. Abounding with rain; wet; showery; as rainy weather; a rainy day or season.
44472	raise	[.] RAISE, v.t. raze. [This word occurs often in the Gothic version of the gospels, Luke 3:8. John 6:40, 44. These verbs appear to be the L. gradior, gressus, without the prefix. L. to go to walk, to pass.] [.] 1. To lift; to take up; to heave; to lift from a low ...
44473	raised	[.] RA'ISED, pp. Lifted; elevated; exalted; promoted; set upright; built; made or enlarged; produced; enhanced; excited; restored to life; levied; collected; roused; invented and propagated; increased.
44474	raiser	[.] RA'ISER, n. One who raises; that which raises; one that builds; one that levies or collects; one that begins, produces or propagates.
44475	raisin	[.] RAISIN, n. razn. [.] A dried grape. Grapes are suffered to remain on the vines till they are perfectly ripe, and then dried in an oven, or by exposure to the heat of the sun. Those dried in the sun are the sweetest.
44476	raising	[.] RA'ISING, ppr. Lifting; elevating; setting upright; exalting; producing; enhancing; restoring to life; collecting; levying; propagating, &c. [.] RA'ISING, n. [.] 1. The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life. [.] 2. ...
44477	raja	[.] RA'JA, n. [L. rex, regis.] In India, a prince. some of the rajahs are said to be independent princes; others are tributary to the Mogul.
44478	rajah	[.] RA'JAH,
44479	rajahship	[.] RA'JAHSHIP, n. The dignity or principality of a rajah.
44480	rake	[.] RAKE, n. [.] An instrument consisting of a head-piece in which teeth are inserted, and a long handle; used for collecting hay or other light things which are spread over a large surface, or in gardens for breaking and smoothing the earth. [.] RAKE, n. [.] A ...
44481	raked	[.] RA'KED, pp. Scraped; gathered with a rake; cleaned with a rake; cannonaded fore and aft.
44482	rakehell	[.] RA'KEHELL, n. [.] A lewd, dissolute fellow; a debauchee; a rake.
44483	rakehelly	[.] RA'KEHELLY, a. Dissolute; wild.
44484	raker	[.] RA'KER, n. One that rakes.
44485	rakeshame	[.] RA'KESHAME, n. A vile dissolute wretch.
44486	raking	[.] RA'KING, ppr. [.] 1. Scraping; gathering with a rake; cleaning and smoothing with a rake; cannonading in the direction of the length; inclining. [.] And raking chase-guns through our sterns they send. [.] 2. a. That rakes; as a raking fire or shot. [.] RA'KING, ...
44487	rakish	[.] RA'KISH, a. Given to a dissolute life; lewd; debauched.
44488	rakishness	[.] RA'KISHNESS, n. Dissolute practices.
44489	rally	[.] RAL'LY, v.t. [This seems to be a compound of re, ra, and lier, L. ligo, to unite.] [.] 1. To reunite; to collect and reduce to order troops dispersed or thrown into confusion. [.] 2. To collect; to unite; as things scattered. [.] RAL'LY, v.t. [See Raillery.] [.] To ...
44490	ram	[.] RAM, n. [See the Verb.] [.] 1. The male of the sheep or ovine genus; in some parts of England called a tup. In the United States, the word is applied, I believe, to no other male, except in the compound ram-cat. [.] 2. In astronomy, Aries, the sign of the zodiac ...
44491	ramadan	[.] RAM'ADAN, n. Among the Mohammedans, a solemn season of fasting.
44492	ramage	[.] RAM'AGE, n. [L. ramus, a branch.] [.] 1. Branches of trees. [Not in use.] [.] 2. The warbling of birds sitting on boughs. [.] 3. [See Rummage.]
44493	ramble	[.] RAM'BLE, v.i. [.] 1. To rove; to wander; to walk, ride or sail from place to place, without any determinate object in view; or to visit many places; to rove carelessly or irregularly; as, to ramble about the city; to ramble over the country. [.] Never ask leave ...
44494	rambler	[.] RAM'BLER, n. One that rambles; a rover; a wanderer.
44495	rambling	[.] RAM'BLING, ppr. Roving; wandering; moving or going irregularly. [.] RAM'BLING, n. A roving; irregular excursion.
44496	rambooze	[.] RAM'BOOZE,
44497	rambuse	[.] RAM'BUSE, n. a drink made of wine, ale, eggs and sugar in winter, or of wine, milk, sugar and rose water in summer.
44498	ramekin	[.] RAM'EKIN,
44499	raments	[.] RAM'ENTS, n. [L. ramenta, a chip.] [.] 1. Scrapings; shavings;. [Not used.] [.] 2. In botany, loose scales on the stems of plants.
44500	rameous	[.] RA'MEOUS, a. [L. ramus, a branch.] In botany, belonging to a branch; growing on or shooting from a branch.
44501	ramequins	[.] RAM'EQUINS, n. In cookery, small slices of bread covered with a farce of cheese and eggs.
44502	ramification	[.] RAMIFICA'TION, n. [L. ramus, a branch.] [.] 1. The process of branching or shooting branches from a stem. [.] 2. A branch; a small division proceeding from a main stock or channel; as the ramifications of a family; the ramifications of an artery. [.] 3. A ...
44503	ramified	[.] RAM'IFIED, pp. divided into branches.
44504	ramify	[.] RAM'IFY, v.t. [L. ramus, a branch, and facio, to make.] [.] To divide into branches or parts; as, to ramify an art, a subject or scheme. [.] RAM'IFY, v.i. [.] 1. To shoot into branches, as the stem of a plant. [.] When the asparagus begins to ramify - [.] 2. ...
44505	ramifying	[.] RAM'IFYING, ppr. shooting into branches or divisions.
44506	ramish	[.] RAM'ISH, a. [.] Rank; strong scented. [.]
44507	ramishness	[.] RAM'ISHNESS, n. [from ram.] Rankness; a strong scent.
44508	rammed	[.] RAM'MED, pp. [See Ram.] Driven forcibly.
44509	rammer
44510	ramming	[.] RAM'MING, ppr. Driving with force.
44511	ramoon	[.] RAMOON', n. A tree of America.
44512	ramous	[.] RA'MOUS, a. [L. ramosus, from ramus, a branch.] [.] 1. In botany, branched, as a stem or root; having lateral divisions. [.] 2. Branchy; consisting of branches; full of branches.
44513	ramp	[.] RAMP, v.i. [See Ramble and Romance.] [.] 1. To climb, as a plant; to creep up. [.] Plants furnished with tendrils catch hold, and so ramping on trees, they mount to a great height. [.] 2. To spring; to leap; to bound; to prance; to frolic. [.] Their bridles ...
44514	rampallian	[.] RAMPAL'LIAN, n. A mean wretch. [Not in use.]
44515	rampancy	[.] RAMP'ANCY, n. [from rampant.] Excessive growth or practice; excessive prevalence; exuberance; extravagance; as the rampancy of vice.
44516	rampant	[.] RAMP'ANT, a. [See Ramp and Ramble.] [.] 1. Overgrowing the usual bounds; rank in growth; exuberant; as rampant weeds. [.] 2. Overleaping restraint; as rampant vice. [.] 3. In heraldry, applied to the lion, leopard or other beast, rampant denotes the animal ...
44517	rampart	[.] RAM'PART, n. [Hence we see rampart is from L. reparo; re and paro. See Parry and Repair.] [.] 1. In fortification, an elevation or mound of earth round a place, capable of resisting cannon shot, and formed into bastions, curtains, &c. [.] No standards from the ...
44518	rampion	[.] RAM'PION, n. [from ramp.] The name of several plants; as the common esculent rampion, a species of Campanula; the crested rampion, a species of Lobelia; the horned rampion, a species of Phyteuma.
44519	rampire	[.] RAMP'IRE, n. The same as rampart; but obsolete.
44520	ramsons	[.] RAM'SONS, n. A plant, a species of Allium.
44521	ran	[.] RAN, the pret. of run. In old writers, open robbery.
44522	rancescent	[.] RANCES'CENT, a. [L. ranceo, to be rank.] Becoming rancid or sour.
44523	ranch	[.] RANCH, v.t. [corrupted from wrench.] To sprain; to injure by violent straining or contortion. [Not used.]
44524	rancid	[.] RAN'CID, a. [L. rancidus, from ranceo, to be rank. This is the Eng. rank, luxuriant in growth.] [.] Having a rank smell; strong scented; sour; musty; as rancid oil.
44525	rancidity	[.] RANCID'ITY,
44526	rancidness	[.] RAN'CIDNESS, n. The quality of being rancid; a strong, sour scent, as of old oil. [.] The rancidity of oils may be analogous to the oxidation of metals.
44527	rancor	[.] RAN'COR, n. [L. from ranceo, to be rank.] [.] 1. The deepest malignity or spite; deep seated and implacable malice; inveterate enmity. [This is the strongest term for enmity which the English language supplies.] [.] It issues from the rancor of a villain. [.] 2. ...
44528	rancorous	[.] RAN'COROUS, a. Deeply malignant; implacably spiteful or malicious; intensely virulent. [.] So flam'd his eyes with rage and ranc'rous ire. [.] Rancorous opposition to the gospel of Christ.
44529	rancorously	[.] RAN'COROUSLY, adv. With deep malignity or spiteful malice.
44530	rand	[.] RAND, n. [.] A border; edge; margin; as the rand of a shoe.
44531	random	[.] RAN'DOM, n. [.] 1. A roving motion or course without direction; hence, want of direction, rule or method; hazard; chance; used in the phrase, at random, that is, without a settled point of direction; at hazard. [.] 2. Course; motion; progression; distance of a ...
44532	random-shot	[.] RAN'DOM-SHOT, n. A shot not directed to a point, or a shot with the muzzle of the gun elevated above a horizontal line.
44533	randy	[.] RAN'DY, a. Disorderly; riotous. [Not used or local.]
44534	rane	[.] RANE,
44535	ranedeer	[.] RANEDEER, n. [.] A species of deer found in the northern parts of Europe and Asia. He has large branched palmated horns, and travels with great speed. Among the Laplanders, he is a substitute for the horse, the cow, the goat and the sheep, as he furnishes food, ...
44536	ranforce	[.] RAN'FORCE, n. The ring of a gun next to the vent. [.] [I do not find this word in modern books.]
44537	range	[.] RANGE, v.t. [.] 1. To set in a row or in rows; to place in a regular line, lines or ranks; to dispose in the proper order; as, to range troops in a body; to range men or ships in the order of battle. [.] 2. To dispose in proper classes, orders or divisions; as, ...
44538	ranged	[.] RANGED, pp. Disposed in a row or line; placed in order; passed in roving placed in a particular direction.
44539	ranger	[.] RANGER, n. [.] 1. One that ranges; a rover; a robber. [Now little used.] [.] 2. A dog that beats the ground. [.] 3. In England, a sworn officer of a forest, appointed by the king's letters patent, whose business is to walk through the forest, watch the deer, ...
44540	rangership	[.] RANGERSHIP, n. The office of the keeper of a forest or park.
44541	ranging	[.] RANGING, ppr. Placing in a row or line; disposing in order, method or classes; roving; passing near and in the direction of. [.] RANGING, n. The act of placing in lines or in order; a roving, &c.
44542	rank	[.] RANK, the old pret. of ring. [Nearly obsolete.]
44543	ranked	[.] RANK'ED, pp. Placed in a line; disposed in an order or class; arranged methodically.
44544	ranker	[.] RANK'ER, n. One that disposes in ranks; one that arranges.
44545	ranking	[.] RANK'ING, ppr. Placing in ranks or lines; arranging; disposing in orders or classes; having a certain rank or grade.
44546	rankle	[.] RANK'LE, v.i. [from rank.] [.] 1. To grow more rank or strong; to be inflamed; to fester; as a rankling wound. [.] A malady that burns and rankles inward. [.] 2. To become more violent; to be inflamed; to rage; as rankling malice; rankling envy. Jealousy rankles ...
44547	rankly	[.] RANK'LY, adv. [.] 1. With vigorous growth; as, grass or weeks grow rankly. [.] 2. Coarsely; grossly.
44548	rankness	[.] RANK'NESS, n. [.] 1. Vigorous growth; luxuriance; exuberance; as the rankness of plants or herbage. [.] 2. Exuberance; excess; extravagance; as the rankness of pride; the rankness of joy. [.] 3. Extraordinary strength. [.] The crane's pride is in the rankness ...
44549	ranny	[.] RAN'NY, n. The shrew-mouse.
44550	ransack	[.] RAN'SACK, v.t. [Eng. rand, and ran is rapine. The last syllable coincides with the English verb to sack, to pillage.] [.] 1. To plunder; to pillage completely; to strip by plundering; as, to ransack a house or city. [.] Their vow is made to ransack Troy. [.] 2. ...
44551	ransacked	[.] RAN'SACKED, pp. Pillaged; search narrowly.
44552	ransacking	[.] RAN'SACKING, ppr. Pillaging; searching narrowly.
44553	ransom	[.] RAN'SOM, n. [.] 1. The money or price paid for the redemption of a prisoner or slave, or for goods captured by an enemy; that which procures the release of a prisoner or captive, or of captured property, and restores the one to liberty and the other to the original ...
44554	ransomed	[.] RAN'SOMED, pp. Redeemed or rescued from captivity, bondage or punishment by the payment of an equivalent.
44555	ransomer	[.] RAN'SOMER, n. One that redeems.
44556	ransoming	[.] RAN'SOMING, ppr. Redeeming from captivity, bondage or punishment by giving satisfaction to the possessor; rescuing; liberating.
44557	ransomless	[.] RAN'SOMLESS, a. Free from ransom.
44558	ranter	[.] RANT'ER, n. A noisy talker; a boisterous preacher.
44559	ranting	[.] RANT'ING, ppr. Uttering high sounding words without solid sense; declaiming or preaching with boisterous empty words.
44560	rantipole	[.] RANT'IPOLE, a. [from rant.] Wild; roving; rakish. [A low word.] [.] RANT'IPOLE, v.i. To run about wildly. [Low.]
44561	rantism	[.] RANT'ISM, n. The practice or tenets of ranters.
44562	ranty	[.] RANT'Y, a. Wild; noisy; boisterous.
44563	ranula	[.] RAN'ULA, n. [L. rana, a frog; dim. a little frog.] [.] A swelling under the tongue, similar to the encysted tumors in different parts of the body.
44564	ranunculus	[.] RANUN'CULUS, n. [L. from rana, a frog.] [.] In botany, crowfoot, a genus of plants of many species, some of them beautiful flowering plants, particularly the Asiatic, or Turkey and Persian ranunculus, which is diversified with many rich colors.
44565	rap	[.] RAP, v.i. [L. rapio, rapidus, rapid.] [.] To strike with a quick sharp blow; to knock; as, to rap on the door. [.] RAP, v.t. To strike with a quick blow; to knock. [.] with one great peal they rap the door. [.] To rap out, to utter with sudden violence; ...
44566	rapacious	[.] RAPA'CIOUS, a. [L. rapax, from rapio, to seize. See Rap.] [.] 1. Given to plunder; disposed or accustomed to seize by violence; seizing by force; as a rapacious enemy. [.] Well may thy lord, appeas'd redeem thee quite from death's rapacious claim. [.] 2. Accustomed ...
44567	rapaciously	[.] RAPA'CIOUSLY, adv. By rapine; by violent robbery or seizure.
44568	rapaciousness	[.] RAPA'CIOUSNESS, n. The quality of being rapacious; disposition to plunder or to exact by oppression.
44569	rapacity	[.] RAPAC'ITY, n. [L. rapacitas, from rapax, rapio.] [.] 1. Addictedness to plunder; the exercise of plunder; the act or practice of seizing by force; as the rapacity of a conquering army; the rapacity of pirates; the rapacity of a Turkish pashaw; the rapacity of extortioners. [.] 2. ...
44570	rape	[.] RAPE, n. [L. rapio, raptus. See Rap.] [.] 1. In a general sense, a seizing by violence; also, a seizing and carrying away by force, as females. [.] 2. In law, the carnal knowledge of a woman forcibly and against her will. [.] 3. Privation; the act of seizing ...
44571	raperoot	[.] RA'PEROOT. [See Rape.]
44572	rapeseed	[.] RA'PESEED, n. The seed of the rape, from which oil is expressed.
44573	rapid	[.] RAP'ID, a. [L. rapidus, from rapio, the primary sense of which is to rush.] [.] 1. Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; as a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion. [.] Part shun the goal with rapid wheels. [.] 2. Advancing with haste or speed; ...
44574	rapidity	[.] RAPID'ITY, n. [L. rapiditas.] [.] 1. Swiftness; celerity; velocity; as the rapidity of a current; the rapidity of motion of any kind. [.] 2. Haste in utterance; as the rapidity of speech or pronunciation. [.] 3. Quickness of progression or advance; as rapidity ...
44575	rapidly	[.] RAP'IDLY, adv. [.] 1. With great speed, celerity or velocity; swiftly; with quick progression; as, to run rapidly; to grow or improve rapidly. [.] 2. With quick utterance; as, to speak rapidly.
44576	rapidness	[.] RAP'IDNESS, n. Swiftness; speed; celerity; rapidity.
44577	rapids	[.] RAP'IDS, n. plu. The part of a river where the current moves with more celerity than the common current. Rapids imply a considerable descent of the earth, but not sufficient to occasion a fall of the water, or what is called a cascade or cataract.
44578	rapier	[.] RA'PIER, n. A small sword used only in thrusting.
44579	rapier-fish	[.] RA'PIER-FISH, n. The sword-fish.
44580	rapil	[.] RAP'IL,
44581	rapillo	[.] RAPIL'LO, n. Pulverized volcanic substances.
44582	rapine	[.] RAP'INE, n. [L. rapina; rapio, to seize.] [.] 1. The act of plundering; the seizing and carrying away of things by force. [.] 2. Violence; force. [.] RAP'INE, v.t. To plunder.
44583	rapparee	[.] RAPPAREE', n. A wild Irish plunderer; so called from rapery, a half pike that he carries.
44584	rappee	[.] RAPPEE', n. A coarse kind of snuff.
44585	rapper	[.] RAP'PER, n. [from rap.] [.] 1. One that raps or knocks. [.] 2. The knocker of a door. [Not in common use.] [.] 3. An oath or a lie. [Not in use.]
44586	rapport	[.] RAP'PORT, n. Relation; proportion. [Not in use.]
44587	rapt	[.] RAPT, pp. [from rap.] Transported; ravished. [.] RAPT, v.t. To transport or ravish. [Not legitimate or in use.] [.] RAPT, n. [.] 1. An ecstasy; a trance. [.] 2. Rapidity. [Not in use.]
44588	rapter	[.] RAP'TER,
44589	raptor	[.] RAP'TOR, n. [l. raptor.] A ravisher; a plunderer.
44590	rapture	[.] RAP'TURE, n. [L. raptus, rapio.] [.] 1. A seizing by violence. [Little used.] [.] 2. Transport; ecstasy; violence of a pleasing passion; extreme joy or pleasure. [.] Music when thus applied, raises in the mind of the hearer great conceptions; it strengthens ...
44591	raptured	[.] RAP'TURED, a. Ravished; transported. [.] [But enraptured is generally used.]
44592	rapturist	[.] RAP'TURIST, n. An enthusiast.
44593	rapturous	[.] RAP'TUROUS, a. Ecstatic; transporting; ravishing; as rapturous joy, pleasure or delight.
44594	rare	[.] RARE, a. [L. rarus, thin.] [.] 1. Uncommon; not frequent; as a rare event; a rare phenomenon. [.] 2. Unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found. [.] Rare work, all fill'd with terror and delight. [.] Above the rest I judge one beauty rare. [.] 3. ...
44595	rareeshow	[.] RA'REESHOW, n. [rare and show.] A show carried in a box.
44596	rarefaction	[.] RAREFAC'TION, n. [See Rarefy.] [.] The act or process of expanding or distending bodies, by separating the parts and rendering the bodies more rare or porous, by which operation they appear under a larger bulk, or require more room, without an accession of new matter; ...
44597	rarefiable	[.] RAR'EFIABLE, a. Capable of being rarefied.
44598	rarefy	[.] RAR'EFY, v.t. [L. rarefacio; rarus, rare, and facio, to make.] [.] To make thin and porous or less dense; to expand or enlarge a body without adding to it any new portion of its own matter; opposed to condense. [.] RAR'EFY, v.i. To become thin and porous.
44599	rarefying	[.] RAR'EFYING, ppr. Making thin or less dense.
44600	rarely	[.] RA'RELY, adv. [.] 1. Seldom; not often; as things rarely seen. [.] 2. Finely; nicely. [little used.]
44601	rareness	[.] RA'RENESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being uncommon; uncommonness; infrequency. [.] And let the rareness the small gift commend. [.] 2. Value arising from scarcity. [.] 3. Thinness; tenuity; as the rareness of air or vapor. [.] 4. Distance from each other; ...
44602	rareripe	[.] RA'RERIPE, a. [.] Early ripe; ripe before others, or before the usual season. [.] RA'RERIPE, n. An early fruit, particularly a kind of peach which ripens early.
44603	rarity	[.] RAR'ITY, n. [L. raritas.] [.] 1. Uncommonness; infrequency. [.] Far from being fond of a flower for its rarity - [.] 2. A thing valued for its scarcity. [.] I saw three rarities of different kinds, which pleased me more than any other shows in the place. [.] 3. ...
44604	rascal	[.] RAS'CAL, n. [.] A mean fellow; a scoundrel; in modern usage, a trickish dishonest fellow; a rogue; particularly applied to men and boys guilty of the lesser crimes, and indicating less enormity or guilt than villain. [.] I have sense to serve my turn in store, ...
44605	rascalion	[.] RASCAL'ION, n. [from rascal.] A low mean wretch.
44606	rascality	[.] RASCAL'ITY, n. [.] 1. The low mean people. [.] 2. Mean trickishness or dishonesty; base fraud. [This is its sense in present usage in America.]
44607	rascally	[.] RAS'CALLY, a. [.] 1. Meanly trickish or dishonest; vile. [.] 2. Mean; vile; base; worthless; as a rascally porter.
44608	rase	[.] RASE, v.t. s as z. [L. rasus, rado.] [.] 1. To pass along the surface of a thing, with striking or rubbing it at the same time; to graze. [.] Might not the bullet which rased his cheek, have gone into his head? Obs. [.] 2. To erase; to scratch or rub out; ...
44609	rash	[.] RASH, a. [.] 1. Hasty in council or action; precipitate; resolving or entering on a project or measure without due deliberation and caution, and thus encountering unnecessary hazard; applied to persons; as a rash statesman or minister; a rash commander. [.] 2. ...
44610	rasher	[.] RASH'ER, n. A thin slice of bacon; a thin cut.
44611	rashly	[.] RASH'LY, adv. With precipitation; hastily; without due deliberation. [.] He that doth any thing rashly, must do it willingly. [.] So rashly brave, to dare the sword of Theseus.
44612	rashness	[.] RASH'NESS, n. [.] 1. To much haste in resolving or in undertaking a measure; precipitation; inconsiderate readiness or promptness to decide or act, implying disregard of consequences or contempt of danger; applied to persons. The failure of enterprises is often ...
44613	rasp	[.] R'ASP, n. [See Rase.] [.] 1. A large rough file; a grater. [.] 2. A raspberry, which see. [.] R'ASP, v.t. [See Rase.] [.] To rub or file with a rasp; to rub or grate with a rough file; as, to rasp wood to make it smooth; to rasp bones to powder.
44614	raspatory	[.] R'ASPATORY, n. A surgeon's rasp.
44615	raspberry	[.] R'ASPBERRY, n. [from rasp, so named from the roughness of the brambles.] [.] The fruit of a bramble or species of rubus; a berry growing on a prickly plant; as the black raspberry; the red and the white raspberry.
44616	raspberry-bush	[.] R'ASPBERRY-BUSH, n. The bramble producing raspberries.
44617	rasure	[.] RA'SURE, n. s as z. [L. rasura, from rado, rasus. See Rase.] [.] 1. The act of scraping or shaving; the act of erasing. [.] 2. The mark by which a letter, word or any part of a writing is erased, effaced or obliterated; an erasure.
44618	rat	[.] RAT, n. [Probably named from gnawing, and from the root of L. rodo.] [.] A small quadruped of the genus Mus, which infests houses, stores and ships; a troublesome race of animals. [.] To smell a rat, to be suspicious, to be on the watch from suspicion; as a cat ...
44619	ratable	[.] RA'TABLE, a. [from rate.] [.] 1. That may be rated, or set at a certain value; as a Danish ore ratable at two marks. [.] 2. Liable or subjected by law to taxation; as ratable estate.
44620	ratably	[.] RA'TABLY, adv. By rate or proportion; proportionally.
44621	ratafia	[.] RATAFIA, n. ratafee'. A fine spirituous liquor, prepared from the kernels of several kinds of fruits, particularly of cherries, apricots and peaches.
44622	ratan	[.] RATAN', n. A small cane, the growth of India.
44623	ratch	[.] RATCH, n. In clock work, a sort of wheel having twelve fangs, which serve to lift the detents every hour and thereby cause the clock to strike.
44624	ratchet	[.] RATCH'ET, n. In a watch, a small tooth at the bottom of the fusee or barrel, which stops it in winding up.
44625	ratchil	[.] RATCH'IL, n. Among miners, fragments of stone.
44626	rate	[.] RATE, n. [L. ratus, reor, contracted from retor, redor, or resor. See Ratio and Reason.] [.] 1. The proportion or standard by which quantity or value is adjusted; as silver valued at the rate of six shillings and eight pence the ounce. [.] The rate and standard ...
44627	rated	[.] RA'TED, pp. [.] 1. Set at a certain value; estimated; set in a certain order or rank. [.] 2. Chid; reproved.
44628	rater	[.] RA'TER, n. One who sets a value on or makes an estimate.
44629	rath	[.] RATH, n. A hill. Obs. [.] RATH, a. [See Ready.] [.] Early; coming before others, or before the usual time. [.] Bring the rath primrose, that forsaken dies. [.] We sometimes see the word rath-ripe, early ripe; but it is obsolete or nearly so. In the United ...
44630	rather	[.] RATH'ER, adv. [I would rather go, or sooner go. The use is taken from pushing or moving forward.] [L. ante, before.] But he said, yea rather, happy are they that hear the word of God and keep it. Luke 11.] [.] 1. More readily or willingly; with better liking; ...
44631	rathoffite	[.] RATH'OFFITE, n. A mineral brought from Sweden, of the garnet kind. Its color is a dingy brownish black, and it is accompanied with calcarious spar and small crystals of hornblend.
44632	ratification	[.] RATIFICA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of ratifying; confirmation. [.] 2. The act of giving sanction and validity to something done by another; as the ratification of a treaty by the senate of the United States.
44633	ratified	[.] RAT'IFIED, pp. Confirmed; sanctioned; made valid.
44634	ratifier	[.] RAT'IFIER, n. He or that which ratifies or sanctions.
44635	ratify	[.] RAT'IFY, v.t. [L. ratum facio, to make firm.] [.] 1. To confirm; to establish; to settle. [.] We have ratified to them the borders of Judea. [.] 2. To approve and sanction; to make valid; as, to ratify an agreement or treaty.
44636	ratifying	[.] RAT'IFYING, ppr. Confirming; establishing; approving and sanctioning.
44637	rating	[.] RA'TING, ppr. [from rate.] [.] 1. Setting at a certain value; assigning rant to; estimating. [.] 2. Chiding; reproving.
44638	ratio	[.] RA'TIO, n. ra'sho. [L. from ratus, reor, to think or suppose, to set, confirm or establish. Reor is contracted from redor or retor, and primarily signifies to throw, to thrust, hence to speak, to set in the mind, to think, like L. suppono; and setting gives the sense ...
44639	ratiocinate	[.] RA'TIOCINATE, v.i. [L. ratiocinor, from ratio, reason.] To reason; to argue. [Little used.]
44640	ratiocination	[.] RATIOCINA'TION, n. [L. ratiocinatio.] The act or process of reasoning, or of deducing consequences from premises. [See Reasoning.]
44641	ratiocinative	[.] RATIOC'INATIVE, a. Argumentative; consisting in the comparison of propositions or facts, and the deduction of inferences from the comparison; as a ratiocinative process. [A bad word and little used.]
44642	ration	[.] RA'TION, n. [L. ratio, proportion.] [.] A portion or fixed allowance of provisions, drink and forage, assigned to each soldier in an army for his daily subsistence and for the subsistence of horses. Officers have several rations according to their rank or number ...
44643	rational	[.] RA'TIONAL, a. [L. rationalis.] [.] 1. Having reason or the faculty of reasoning; endowed with reason; opposed to irrational; as, man is a rational being; brutes are not rational animals. [.] It is our glory and happiness to have a rational nature. [.] 2. Agreeable ...
44644	rationale	[.] RATIONA'LE, n. [.] 1. A detail with reasons; a series of reasons assigned; as Dr. Sparrow's rationale of the Common Prayer. [.] 2. An account or solution of the principles of some opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, &c.
44645	rationalist	[.] RA'TIONALIST, n. One who proceeds in his disquisitions and practice wholly upon reason.
44646	rationality	[.] RATIONAL'ITY, n. [.] 1. The power of reasoning. [.] God has made rationality the common portion of mankind. [.] 2. Reasonableness. [.] Well directed intentions, whose rationalities will not bear a rigid examination.
44647	rationally	[.] RA'TIONALLY, adv. In consistency with reason; reasonably. We rationally expect every man will pursue his own happiness.
44648	rationalness	[.] RA'TIONALNESS, n. The state of being rational or consistent with reason.
44649	ratlin	[.] RAT'LIN,
44650	ratline	[.] RAT'LINE, n. A small line traversing the shrouds of a ship, making the step of a ladder for ascending to the mast-heads.
44651	ratoon	[.] RATOON', n. [.] A sprout from the root of the sugar cane, which has been cut.
44652	ratsbane	[.] RATS'BANE, n. [rat and bane.] Poison for rats; arsenic.
44653	ratsbaned	[.] RATS'BANED, a. Poisoned by ratsbane.
44654	ratteen	[.] RATTEEN', n. A thick woolen stuff quilled or twilled.
44655	rattinet	[.] RATTINET', n. A woolen stuff thinner than ratteen.
44656	rattle	[.] RAT'TLE, v.i. [.] 1. To make a quick sharp noise rapidly repeated, by the collision of bodies not very sonorous. When bodies are sonorous, it is called jingling. We say, the wheels rattle over the pavement. [.] And the rude hail in rattling tempest forms. [.] He ...
44657	rattle-headed	[.] RAT'TLE-HEADED, a. Noisy; giddy; unsteady.
44658	rattlesnake	[.] RAT'TLESNAKE, n. A snake that has rattles at the tail, of the genus Crotalus. The rattles consist of articulated horny cells, which the animal vibrates in such a manner as to make a rattling sound. The poison of the rattlesnake is deadly.
44659	rattlesnake-root	[.] RATTLESNAKE-ROOT, n. A plant or root of the genus Polygala, and another of the genus Prenanthes.
44660	rattlesnake-weed	[.] RATTLESNAKE-WEED, n. A plant of the genus Eryngium.
44661	rattling	[.] RAT'TLING, ppr. Making a quick succession of sharp sounds. [.] RAT'TLING, n. A rapid succession of sharp sounds. Nah. 3.
44662	raucity	[.] RAU'CITY, n. [L. raucus, hoarse. Raucus is the Eng. rough, which see.] [.] 1. Hoarseness; a loud rough sound; as the raucity of a trumpet. [.] 2. Among physicians, hoarseness of the human voice.
44663	raucous	[.] RAU'COUS, a. Hoarse; harsh. [Not in use.]
44664	raught	[.] RAUGHT, the old participle of reach. Obs.
44665	raunch	[.] RAUNCH. [See Wrench.]
44666	ravage	[.] RAV'AGE, n. [L. rapio.] [.] 1. Spoil; ruin; waste; destruction by violence, wither by men, beasts or physical causes; as the ravage of a lion; the ravages of fire or tempest; the ravages of an army. [.] Would one think 'twene possible for love to make such ravage ...
44667	ravaged	[.] RAV'AGED, pp. Wasted; destroyed; pillaged.
44668	ravager	[.] RAV'AGER, n. a plunderer a spoiler; he or that which lays waste.
44669	ravaging	[.] RAV'AGING, ppr. Plundering; pillaging; laying waste.
44670	rave	[.] RAVE, v.i. [L. rabio, to rave, to rage or be furious; rabies, rage.] [.] 1. To wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk irrationally; to be wild. [.] when men thus rave, we may conclude their brains are turned. [.] 2. To utter furious exclamations; ...
44671	ravel	[.] RAVEL, v.t. rav'l. [.] 1. To entangle; to entwist together; to make intricate; to involve; to perplex. [.] What glory's due to him that could divide such ravel'd inte'rests, has the knot unty'd? [.] 2. To untwist; to unweave or unknot; to disentangle; as, to ...
44672	raveled	[.] RAV'ELED, pp. Twisted together; made intricate; disentangled.
44673	ravelin	[.] RAV'ELIN, n. [.] In fortification, a detached work with two faces which make a salient angle, without any flanks, and raised before the counterscarp, of the place. In this it differs from a half moon, which is placed before an angle.
44674	raveling	[.] RAV'ELING, ppr. Twisting or weaving; untwisting; disentangling.
44675	raven	[.] RAVEN, n. ra'ven. [Heb. from its color. But this may be L. corvus, rapio.] [.] A large fowl of a black color, of the genus Corvus. [.] RAVEN, v.t. rav'n. [.] 1. To devour with great eagerness; to eat with voracity. [.] Our natures do pursue, like rats ...
44676	ravened	[.] RAV'ENED, pp. Devoured with voracity.
44677	ravener	[.] RAV'ENER, n. One that ravens or plunders.
44678	ravening	[.] RAV'ENING, ppr. Preying with rapacity; voraciously devouring; as a ravening wolf. [.] RAV'ENING, n. Eagerness for plunder. Luke 11.
44679	ravenous	[.] RAV'ENOUS, a. [.] 1. Furiously voracious; hungry even to rage; devouring with rapacious eagerness; as a ravenous wolf, lion or vulture. [.] 2. Eager for prey or gratification; as ravenous appetite or desire.
44680	ravenously	[.] RAV'ENOUSLY, adv. With raging voracity.
44681	ravenousness	[.] RAV'ENOUSNESS, n. Extreme voracity; rage for prey; as the ravenousness of a lion.
44682	raver	[.] RA'VER, n. [from rave.] One that raves or is furious.
44683	ravet	[.] RAV'ET, n. An insect shaped like a cock-chaffer, which infests the West Indies.
44684	ravin	[.] RAVIN. [See raven.]
44685	ravine	[.] RAV'INE, n. A long deep hollow worn by a stream or torrent of water; hence, any long deep hollow or pass through mountains, &c.
44686	raving	[.] RA'VING, ppr. or a. Furious with delirium; mad; distracted.
44687	ravingly	[.] RA'VINGLY, adv. With furious wildness or frenzy; with distraction.
44688	ravish	[.] RAV'ISH, v.t. [L. rapio.] [.] 1. To seize and carry away by violence. [.] These hairs which thou dost ravish from my chin, will quicken and accuse thee. [.] This hand shall ravish thy pretended right. [.] 2. To have carnal knowledge of a woman by force and ...
44689	ravished	[.] RAV'ISHED, pp. Snatched away by violence; forced to submit to carnal embrace; delighted to ecstasy.
44690	ravisher	[.] RAV'ISHER, n. [.] 1. One that takes by violence. [.] 2. One that forces a woman to his carnal embrace. [.] 3. One that transports with delight.
44691	ravishing	[.] RAV'ISHING, ppr. [.] 1. Snatching or taking by violence; compelling to submit to carnal intercourse; delighting to ecstasy. [.] 2. a. Delighting to rapture; transporting. [.] RAV'ISHING, n. [.] 1. A seizing and carrying away by violence. [.] 2. Carnal ...
44692	ravishingly	[.] RAV'ISHINGLY, adv. To extremity of delight.
44693	ravishment	[.] RAV'ISHMENT, n. [.] 1. The act of forcing a woman to carnal connection; forcible violation of chastity. [.] 2. Rapture; transport of delight; ecstasy; pleasing violence of the mind or senses. [.] All things joy with ravishment attracted by thy beauty still ...
44694	raw	[.] RAW, a. [L. crudus, rodo.] [.] 1. Not altered from its natural state; not roasted, boiled or cooked; not subdued by heat; as raw meat. [.] 2. Not covered with skin; bare, as flesh. [.] If there is quick raw flesh in the risings, it is an old leprosy. Lev. ...
44695	rawhead	[.] RAW'HEAD, n. The name of a specter, mentioned to frighten children; as rawhead and bloody bones.
44696	rawish	[.] RAW'ISH, a. Somewhat raw; cool and damp. [Not much used.]
44697	rawly	[.] RAW'LY, adv. [.] 1. In a raw manner. [.] 2. Unskillfully; without experience. [.] 3. Newly.
44698	rawness	...
44699	ray	[.] RAY, n. [L. radius.] [.] 1. a line of light, or the right line supposed to be described by a particle of light. a collection of parallel rays constitutes a beam; a collection of diverging or converging rays, a pencil. [.] The mixed solar beam contains, 1st. calorific ...
44700	rayless	[.] RA'YLESS, a. Destitute of light; dark; not illuminated.
44701	raze	[.] RAZE, n. A root. [See Race-ginger, under Race.] [.] RAZE, v.t. [L. rasus, rado. See Rase and Erase.] [.] 1. To subvert from the foundation; to overthrow; to destroy; to demolish; as, to raze a city to the ground. [.] The royal hand that raz'd unhappy Troy. [.] 2. ...
44702	razed	[.] RA'ZED, pp. Subverted; overthrown; wholly ruined; erased; extirpated.
44703	razee	[.] RAZEE', n. A ship of war cut down to a smaller size.
44704	razing	[.] RA'ZING, ppr. subverting; destroying; erasing; extirpating.
44705	razor	[.] RA'ZOR, n. [L. rasus, rado, to scrape.] [.] An instrument for shaving off beard or hair. Razors of a boar, a boar's tusks.
44706	razor-bill	[.] RA'ZOR-BILL, n. An aquatic fowl, the Alca torda; also, the Rhynchops nigra or cut-water.
44707	razor-fish	[.] RA'ZOR-FISH, n. A species of fish with a compressed body.
44708	razorable	[.] RA'ZORABLE, a. Fit to be shaved. [Not in use.]
44709	razure	[.] RA'ZURE, n. [L. rasura, from rado.] [.] The act of erasing or effacing; obliteration. [.] [See Rasure.]
44710	re	[.] RE, a prefix or inseparable particle in the composition of words, denotes return, repetition, iteration. It is contracted from red, which the Latins retained in words beginning with a vowel, as in redamo, redeo, redintegro. In a few English words, all or most of ...
44711	re-collect	[.] RE-COLLECT', v.t. To gather again; to collect what has been scattered; as, to re-collect routed troops.
44712	re-create	[.] RE-CREA'TE, v.t. To create or form anew. [.] An opening the campaign of 1776, instead of reinforcing, it was necessary to re-create the army.
44713	re-created	[.] RE-CREA'TED, pp. Created or formed anew.
44714	re-creating	[.] RE-CREA'TING, ppr. Creating or forming anew.
44715	re-creation	[.] RE-CREA'TION, n. A forming anew.
44716	re-echo	[.] RE-ECH'O, v.t [re and echo.] To echo back; to reverberate again; as, the hills re-echo the roar of cannon. [.] RE-ECH'O, v.i. [supra.] To echo back; to return back or be reverberated; as an echo. [.] And a loud groan re-echoes from the main. [.] RE-ECH'O, ...
44717	re-echoed	[.] RE-ECH'OED, pp. [supra.] Returned, as sound; reverberated again.
44718	re-echoing	[.] RE-ECH'OING, ppr. Returning or reverberating an echo.
44719	re-edification	[.] RE-EDIFICA'TION, n. [from re-edify.] Act or operation of rebuilding; state of being rebuilt.
44720	re-edified	[.] RE-ED'IFIED, pp. Rebuilt.
44721	re-edify	[.] RE-ED'IFY, v.t. [.] To rebuild; to build again after destruction.
44722	re-edifying	[.] RE-ED'IFYING, ppr. Rebuilding.
44723	re-elect	[.] RE-ELECT', v.t. [re and elect.] To elect again; as, to re-elect the former governor.
44724	re-elected	[.] RE-ELECT'ED, pp. Elected again; re-chosen.
44725	re-electing	[.] RE-ELECT'ING, ppr. Electing again.
44726	re-election	[.] RE-ELEC'TION, n. Election a second time, or repeated election; as the re-election of a former representative.
44727	re-eligibility	[.] RE-ELIGIBIL'ITY, n. The capacity of being re-elected to the same office.
44728	re-eligible	[.] RE-EL'IGIBLE, a. [re and eligible.] Capable of being elected again to the same office.
44729	re-embark	[.] RE-EMB'ARK, v.t. [re and embark.] To embark or put on board again. [.] RE-EMB'ARK, v.i. To embark or go on board again.
44730	re-embarkation	[.] RE-EMBARKA'TION, n. A putting on board or a going on board again.
44731	re-embattle	[.] RE-EMBAT'TLE, v.t. [re and embattle.] To array again for battle; to arrange again in the order of battle.
44732	re-embattled	[.] RE-EMBAT'TLED, pp. Arrayed again for battle.
44733	re-embattling	[.] RE-EMBAT'TLING, ppr. Arranging again in battle array.
44734	re-embody	[.] RE-EMBOD'Y, v.t. [re and embody.] To embody again.
44735	re-enact	[.] RE-ENACT', v.t. [re and enact.] To enact again.
44736	re-enacted	[.] RE-ENACT'ED, pp. Enacted again.
44737	re-enacting	[.] RE-ENACT'ING, ppr. Enacting anew; passing again into a law.
44738	re-enaction	[.] RE-ENAC'TION, n. The passing into a law again.
44739	re-enactment	[.] RE-ENACT'MENT, n. The enacting or passing of a law a second time; the renewal of a law.
44740	re-enforce	[.] RE-ENFORCE, v.t. [re and enforce.] To strengthen with new force, assistance or support, as to re-enforce an argument; but particularly, to strengthen an army or a fort with additional troops, or a navy with additional ships.
44741	re-enforced	[.] RE-ENFORCED, pp. Strengthened by additional force, troops or ships.
44742	re-enforcement	[.] RE-ENFORCEMENT, n. [.] 1. The act of re-enforcing. [.] 2. Additional force; fresh assistance; particularly, additional troops or force to augment the strength of an army or of ships. [.] 3. Any augmentation of strength or force by something added.
44743	re-enforcing	[.] RE-ENFORCING, ppr. Strengthening by additional force.
44744	re-engage	[.] RE-ENGA'GE, v.t. To engage a second time. [.] RE-ENGA'GE, v.i. To engage again; to enlist a second time; to covenant again.
44745	re-enjoy	[.] RE-ENJOY', v.t. [re and enjoy.] To enjoy anew or a second time.
44746	re-enjoyed	[.] RE-ENJOY'ED, pp. Enjoyed again.
44747	re-enjoying	[.] RE-ENJOY'ING, ppr. Enjoying anew.
44748	re-enjoyment	[.] RE-ENJOY'MENT, n. A second or repeated enjoyment.
44749	re-enkindle	[.] RE-ENKIN'DLE, v.t. [re and enkindle.] To enkindle again; to rekindle.
44750	re-enkindled	[.] RE-ENKIN'DLED, pp. Enkindled again.
44751	re-enkindling	[.] RE-ENKIN'DLING, ppr. Enkindling anew.
44752	re-enlist	[.] RE-ENLIST', v.t. To enlist a second time. [See Re-inlist.]
44753	re-enter	[.] RE-EN'TER, v.t. [re and enter.] To enter again or anew. [.] RE-EN'TER, v.i. To enter anew.
44754	re-entered	[.] RE-EN'TERED, pp. Entered again.
44755	re-entering	[.] RE-EN'TERING, ppr. [.] 1. Entering anew. [.] 2. Entering in return; as salient and re-entering angles.
44756	re-enthrone	[.] RE-ENTHRO'NE, v.t. [re and enthrone.] To enthrone again; to replace on a throne.
44757	re-enthroned	[.] RE-ENTHRO'NED, pp. Raised again to a throne.
44758	re-enthroning	[.] RE-ENTHRO'NING, ppr. Replacing on a throne.
44759	re-entrance	[.] RE-EN'TRANCE, n. [re and entrance.] The act of entering again.
44760	re-establish	[.] RE-ESTAB'LISH, v.t. [re and establish.] To establish anew; to fix or confirm again; as, to re-establish a covenant; to re-establish health.
44761	re-established	[.] RE-ESTAB'LISHED, pp. Established or confirmed again.
44762	re-establisher	[.] RE-ESTAB'LISHER, n. One who establishes again.
44763	re-establishing	[.] RE-ESTAB'LISHING, ppr. Establishing anew; confirming again.
44764	re-establishment	[.] RE-ESTAB'LISHMENT, n. The act of establishing again; the state of being re-established; renewed confirmation; restoration.
44765	re-estate	[.] RE-ESTA'TE, v.t. [re and estate.] To re-establish. [Not used.]
44766	re-examination	[.] RE-EXAMINA'TION, n. A renewed or repeated examination.
44767	re-examine	[.] RE-EXAM'INE, v.t. [re and examine.] To examine anew.
44768	re-examined	[.] RE-EXAM'INED, ppr. Examined again.
44769	re-examining	[.] RE-EXAM'INING, ppr. Examining anew.
44770	re-exchange	[.] RE-EXCHANGE, n. [re and exchange.] [.] 1. A renewed exchange. [.] 2. In commerce, the exchange chargeable on the redraft of a bill of exchange. [.] The rate of re-exchange is regulated with respect to the drawer, at the course of exchange between the place ...
44771	re-export	[.] RE-EXPORT, v.t. [re and export.] To export again; to export what has been imported. In the United States, a drawback is allowed on commodities re-exported.
44772	re-exportation	[.] RE-EXPORTA'TION, n. The act of exporting what has been imported.
44773	re-exported	[.] RE-EXPORTED, pp. Exported after being imported.
44774	re-exporting	[.] RE-EXPORTING, ppr. Exporting what has been imported.
44775	re-ferment	[.] RE-FERMENT', v.t. [re and ferment.] To ferment again.
44776	re-find	[.] RE-FIND, v.t. [re and find.] To find again; to experience anew.
44777	re-formation	[.] RE-FORMA'TION, n. The act of forming anew; a second forming in order; as the re-formation of a column of troops into a hollow square.
44778	re-resolve	[.] RE-RESOLVE, v.t. re-rezolv'. To resolve a second time.
44779	reabsorb	[.] REABSORB', v.t. [re and absorb.] [.] 1. To draw in or inbibe again what has been effused, extravasated or thrown off; used of fluids; as, to reabsorb chyle, lymph, blood, gas, &c. [.] 2. To swallow up again.
44780	reabsorbed	[.] REABSORB'ED, pp. Imbibed again. [.]
44781	reabsorbing	[.] REABSORB'ING, ppr. Reimbibing.
44782	reabsorption	[.] REABSORP'TION, n. The act or process of inbibing what has been previously thrown off, effused or extravasated; the swallowing a second time.
44783	reaccess	[.] REACCESS', n. [re and access.] A second access or approach; a visit renewed.
44784	reach	[.] REACH, v.t. Raught, the ancient preterit, is obsolete. The verb is now regular; pp. reached. L. rego, to rule or govern, to make right or straight, that is, to strain or stretch, the radical sense. The English sense of reach appears in L. porrigo and porricio. ...
44785	reached	[.] RE'ACHED, pp. Stretched out; extended; touched by extending the arm; attained to; obtained.
44786	reacher	[.] RE'ACHER, n. One that reaches or extends; one that delivers by extending the arm.
44787	reaching	[.] RE'ACHING, ppr. Stretching out; extending; touching by extension of the arm; attaining to; gaining; making efforts to vomit.
44788	react	[.] REACT', v.t. [re and act.] To act or perform a second time; as, to react a play. The same scenes were reacted at Rome. [.] REACT', v.i. [.] 1. To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force. Every elastic body ...
44789	reacted	[.] REACT'ED, pp. Acted or performed a second time.
44790	reacting	[.] REACT'ING, ppr. Acting again; in physics, resisting the impulse of another body.
44791	reaction	[.] REAC'TION, n. [.] 1. In physics, counteraction; the resistance made by a body to the action or impulse of another body, which endeavors to change its state, either of motion or rest. Action and reaction are equal. [.] 2. Any action in resisting other action ...
44792	read	[.] READ, n. [See the Verb.] [.] 1. Counsel. [Obs.] [.] 2. Saying; sentence. Obs. [.] READ, v.t. The preterit and pp. read, is pronounced red. [Gr. to say or tell, to flow; a speaker, a rhetorician. The primary sense of read is to speak, to utter, that ...
44793	readable	[.] RE'ADABLE, a. That may be read; fit to be read.
44794	readeption	[.] READEP'TION, n. [from L. re and adeptus, obtained.] [.] A regaining; recovery of something lost. [Not much used.]
44795	reader	[.] RE'ADER, n. [.] 1. One that reads; any person who pronounces written words; particularly, one whose office is to read prayers in a church. [.] 2. By way of distinction, one that reads much; one studious in books.
44796	readership	[.] RE'ADERSHIP, n. [See Read.] the office of reading prayers in a church.
44797	readily	[.] READILY, adv. red'ily. [See Ready.] [.] 1. Quickly; promptly; easily. I readily perceive the distinction you make. [.] 2. Cheerfully; without delay or objection; without reluctance. He readily granted my request.
44798	readiness	[.] READINESS, n. red'iness. [from ready.] [.] 1. Quickness; promptness; promptitude; facility; freedom from hinderance or obstruction; as readiness of speech; readiness of thought; readiness of mind in suggesting an answer; readiness of reply. [.] 2. Promptitude; ...
44799	reading	[.] RE'ADING, ppr. [.] 1. Pronouncing or perusing written or printed words or characters of a book or writing. [.] 2. Discovering by marks; understanding. [.] RE'ADING, n. [.] 1. The act of reading; perusal. [.] 2. Study of books; as a man of extensive ...
44800	readjourn	[.] READJOURN', v.t. [re and adjourn.] [.] 1. To adjourn a second time. [.] 2. To cite or summon again. [Not used.]
44801	readjust	[.] READJUST', v.t. [re and adjust.] To settle again; to put in order again what had been discomposed.
44802	readjusted	[.] READJUST'ED, pp. Adjusted again; resettled.
44803	readjusting	[.] READJUST'ING, ppr. Adjusting again.
44804	readjustment	[.] READJUST'MENT, n. A second adjustment.
44805	readmission	[.] READMIS'SION, n. [re and admission.] The act of admitting again what had been excluded; as the readmission of fresh air into an exhausted receiver; the readmission of a student into a seminary.
44806	readmit	[.] READMIT', v.t. [re and admit.] To admit again. [.] Whose ear is ever open and his eye gracious to readmit the suppliant.
44807	readmittance	[.] READMIT'TANCE, n. A second admittance; allowance to enter again.
44808	readopt	[.] READOPT', v.t. [re and adopt.] To adopt again.
44809	readorn	[.] READORN', v.t. To adorn anew; to decorate a second time.
44810	readvertency	[.] READVERT'ENCY, n. [re and advertency.] The act of reviewing.
44811	ready	[.] READY, a. red'y. [Eng. to rid; redo, ready; rida, to ride; bereda, to prepare. Gr. easy. The primary sense is to go, move, or advance forward, and it seems to be clear that ready, ride, read, riddle, are all of one family, and probably from the root of L. gradior. ...
44812	reaffirm	[.] REAFFIRM', v.t. [re and affirm.] To affirm a second time.
44813	reaffirmance	[.] REAFFIRM'ANCE, n. A second confirmation.
44814	reagent	[.] REA'GENT, n. [re and agent.] In chimistry, a substance employed to precipitate another in solution, or to detect the ingredients of a mixture. [.] Bergman reckons barytic muriate to be one of the most sensible reagents.
44815	reaggravation	[.] REAGGRAVA'TION, n. [re and aggravation.] [.] In the Romish ecclesiastical law, the last monitory, published after three admonitions and before the last excommunication. Before they proceed to fulminate the last excommunication, they publish an aggravation and a ...
44816	reak	[.] REAK, n. A rush. [Not in use.]
44817	real	[.] RE'AL, a. [Low L. realis. The L. res and Eng. thing coincide exactly with the Heb. a word, a thing, an event. See Read and Thing.] [.] 1. Actually being or existing; not fictitious or imaginary; as a description of real life. The author describes a real scene ...
44818	realgar	[.] RE'ALGAR, n. [.] A combination of sulphur and arsenic; red sulphuret of arsenic. Realgar differs from orpiment in having undergone a greater degree of heat.
44819	realist	[.] RE'ALIST, n. A scholastic philosopher, who maintains that things and not words, are the objects of dialectics; opposed to nominal or nominalist.
44820	reality	[.] REAL'ITY, n. [.] 1. Actual being or existence of any thing; truth; fact; in distinction from mere appearance. [.] A man may fancy he understands a critic, when in reality he does not comprehend his meaning. [.] 2. Something intrinsically important, not merely ...
44821	realization	[.] REALIZA'TION, n. [from realize.] [.] 1. The act of realizing or making real. [.] 2. The act of converting money into land. [.] 3. The act of believing or considering as real. [.] 4. The act of bringing into being or act.
44822	realize	[.] RE'ALIZE, v.t. [.] 1. To bring into being or act; as, to realize a scheme or project. [.] We realize what Archimedes had only in hypothesis, weighing a single grain of sand against the globe of earth. [.] 2. To convert money into land, or personal into real ...
44823	realized	[.] RE'ALIZED, pp. Brought into actual being; converted into real estate; impressed, received or treated as a reality; felt in its true force; rendered actual, tangible or effective.
44824	realizing	[.] RE'ALIZING, ppr. [.] 1. Bringing into actual being; converting into real estate; impressing as a reality; feeling as one's own or in its real force; rendering tangible or effective. [.] 2. a. That makes real, or that brings home as a reality; as a realizing view ...
44825	realledge	[.] REALLEDGE, v.t. reallej'. [re and alledge.] To alledge again.
44826	really	[.] RE'ALLY, adv. [.] 1. With actual existence. [.] 2. In truth; in fact; not in appearance only; as things really evil. [.] The anger of the people is really a short fit of madness. [.] In this sense, it is used familiarly as a slight corroboration of an opinion ...
44827	realm	[.] REALM, n. relm. [L. rex, king, whence regalis, royal.] [.] 1. A royal jurisdiction or extent of government; a kingdom; a king's dominions; as the realm of England. [.] 2. Kingly government; as the realm of bees. [Unusual.]
44828	realty	[.] RE'ALTY, n. [L. rex.] [.] 1. Lovalty. [Not in use.] [.] 2. Reality. [Not in use.] [.] 3. In law, immobility. [See Reality.]
44829	ream	[.] REAM, n. [L. remus., ramus, a branch, for the shoots of trees or shrubs were the first bands used by men. See Gird and Withe.] [.] A bundle or package of paper, consisting of twenty quires.
44830	reanimate	[.] REAN'IMATE, v.t. [re and animate.] [.] 1. To revive; to resuscitate; to restore to life; as a person dead or apparently dead; as, to reanimate a drowned person. [.] 2. To revive the spirits when dull or languid; to invigorate; to infuse new life or courage into; ...
44831	reanimated	[.] REAN'IMATED, pp. Restored to life or action.
44832	reanimating	[.] REAN'IMATING, ppr. Restoring life to; invigorating with new life and courage.
44833	reanimation	[.] REANIMA'TION, n. The act or operation of reviving from apparent death; the act or operation of giving fresh spirits, courage or vigor.
44834	reannex	[.] REANNEX', v.t. [re and annex.] To annex again; to reunite; to annex what has been separated.
44835	reannexation	[.] REANNEXA'TION, n. The act of annexing again.
44836	reannexed	[.] REANNEX'ED, pp. Annexed or united again.
44837	reannexing	[.] REANNEX'ING, ppr. Annexing again; reuniting.
44838	reap	[.] REAP, v.t. [L. rapio, carpo; Gr. a sickle, to reap; Eng. crop.] [.] 1. To cut grain with a sickle; as, to reap wheat or rye. [.] When ye reap the harvest, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field. Lev. 19. [.] 2. To clear of a crop by reaping; as, ...
44839	reaped	[.] RE'APED, pp. Cut with a sickle; received as the fruit of labor or works.
44840	reaper	[.] RE'APER, n. One that cuts grain with a sickle.
44841	reaping	[.] RE'APING, ppr. Cutting grain with a sickle; receiving as the fruit of labor or the reward of works.
44842	reaping-hook	[.] RE'APING-HOOK, n. An instrument used in reaping; a sickle.
44843	reapparel	[.] REAPPAR'EL, v.t. [re and apparel.] To clothe again.
44844	reappareled	[.] REAPPAR'ELED, pp. Clothed again.
44845	reappareling	[.] REAPPAR'ELING, ppr. Clothing again.
44846	reappear	[.] REAPPE'AR, v.i. [re and appear.] To appear a second time.
44847	reappearance	[.] REAPPE'ARANCE, n. A second appearance.
44848	reappearing	[.] REAPPE'ARING, ppr. Appearing again.
44849	reapplication	[.] REAPPLICA'TION, n. [See Reapply. A second application.
44850	reapply	[.] REAPPLY', v.t. or i. [re and apply.] To apply again.
44851	reapplying	[.] REAPPLY'ING, ppr. Applying again.
44852	reappoint	[.] REAPPOINT', v.t. To appoint again.
44853	reappointment	[.] REAPPOINT'MENT, n. A second appointment.
44854	reapportion	[.] REAPPORTION, v.t. To apportion again.
44855	reapportioned	[.] REAPPORTIONED, pp. Apportioned again.
44856	reapportioning	[.] REAPPORTIONING, ppr. Apportioning. again.
44857	reapportionment	[.] REAPPORTIONMENT, n. A second apportionment.
44858	rear	[.] REAR, n. [.] 1. In a general sense, that which is behind or backwards; appropriately, the part of an army which is behind the other, either when standing on parade or when marching; also, the part of a fleet which is behind the other. It is opposed to front or van. ...
44859	rear-admiral	[.] REAR-ADMIRAL. [See Admiral.]
44860	rear-guard	[.] RE'AR-GU'ARD, n. The body of an army that marches in the rear of the main body to protect it.
44861	rear-line	[.] REAR-LINE, n. The line in the rear of an army.
44862	rear-mouse	[.] RE'AR-MOUSE, n. The leather-winged bat.
44863	rear-rank	[.] REAR-RANK, n. The rank of a body of troops which is in the rear.
44864	reared	[.] RE'ARED, pp. Raised; lifted; brought up; educated; elevated.
44865	rearing	[.] RE'ARING, ppr. Raising; educating; elevating.
44866	rearward	[.] RE'ARWARD, n. [from rear. See Rereward.] [.] 1. The last troop; the rear-guard. [.] 2. The end; the tail; the train behind. [.] 3. The latter part.
44867	reascend	[.] REASCEND', v.i. [re and ascend.] To rise, mount or climb again. [.] REASCEND', v.t. To mount or ascend again. [.] He mounts aloft and reascends the skies.
44868	reascended	[.] REASCEND'ED, pp. Ascended again.
44869	reascending	[.] REASCEND'ING, ppr. Ascending again.
44870	reascension	[.] REASCEN'SION, n. The act of reascending; a remounting.
44871	reascent	[.] REASCENT', n. A returning ascent; acclivity.
44872	reason	[.] REASON, n. re'zn. [L. ratio, which is from ratus, and which proves reor to be contracted from redo, redor, and all unite with rod, L. radius, &c. Gr. to say or speak, whence rhetoric. See Read.] [.] 1. That which is thought or which is alleged in words, as the ...
44873	reasonable	[.] RE'ASONABLE, a. [.] 1. Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; as a reasonable being. [In this sense, rational is now generally used.] [.] 2. Governed by reason; being under the influence of reason; thinking, speaking or acting rationally or according ...
44874	reasonableness	[.] RE'ASONABLENESS, n. [.] 1. The faculty of reason. [In this sense, little used.] [.] 2. Agreeableness to reason; that state or quality of a thing which reason supports or justifies; as the reasonableness of our wishes, demands or expectations. [.] the reasonableness ...
44875	reasonably	[.] RE'ASONABLY, adv. [.] 1. In a manner or degree agreeable to reason; in consistency with reason. We may reasonably suppose self interest to be the governing principle of men. [.] 2. Moderately; in a moderate degree; not fully; in a degree reaching to mediocrity. ...
44876	reasoner	[.] RE'ASONER, n. One who reasons or argues; as a fiar reasoner; a close reasoner; a logical reasoner.
44877	reasoning	[.] RE'ASONING, ppr. arguing; deducing inferences from premises; debating; discussing. [.] RE'ASONING, n. The act or process of exercising the faculty of reason; that act or operation of the mind by which new or unknown propositions are deduced from previous ones ...
44878	reasonless	[.] RE'ASONLESS, a. [.] 1. Destitute of reason; as a reasonless man or mind. [.] 2. Void of reason; not warranted or supported by reason. [.] This proffer is absurd and reasonless.
44879	reassemblage	[.] REASSEM'BLAGE, n. assemblage a second time.
44880	reassemble	[.] REASSEM'BLE, v.t. [re and assemble.] to collect again. [.] REASSEM'BLE, v.i. to assemble or convene again.
44881	reassembled	[.] REASSEM'BLED, pp. assembled again.
44882	reassembling	[.] REASSEM'BLING, ppr. assembling again.
44883	reassert	[.] REASSERT', v.t. [re and asset.] To assert again; to maintain after suspension or cessation. [.] Let us hope - we may have a body of authors who will reassert our claim to respectability in literature.
44884	reasserted	[.] REASSERT'ED, pp. Asserted or maintained anew.
44885	reasserting	[.] REASSERT'ING, ppr. Asserting again; vindicating anew.
44886	reassign	[.] REASSIGN, v.t. [re and assign.] To assign back; to transfer back what has been assigned.
44887	reassimilate	[.] REASSIM'ILATE, v.t. [re and assimilate.] [.] To assimilate or cause to resemble anew; to change again into a like or suitable substance.
44888	reassimilated	[.] REASSIM'ILATED, pp. Assimilated anew; changed again to a like substance.
44889	reassimilating	[.] REASSIM'ILATING, ppr. Assimilating again.
44890	reassimilation	[.] REASSIMILA'TION, n. A second or renewed assimilation.
44891	reassume	[.] REASSU'ME, v.t. [re and assume.] To resume; to take again.
44892	reassumed	[.] REASSU'MED, pp. Resumed; assumed again.
44893	reassuming	[.] REASSU'MING, ppr. Assuming or taking again.
44894	reassumption	[.] REASSUMP'TION, n. A resuming; a second assumption.
44895	reassurance	[.] REASSU'RANCE, n. [See Sure and Assurance.] [.] A second assurance against loss; or the assurance of property by an underwriter, to relieve himself from a risk he has taken.
44896	reassure	[.] REASSURE, v.t. reashu're. [re and assure.] [.] 1. To restore courage to; to free from fear or terror. [.] They rose with fear, till dauntless Pallas reassur'd the rest. [.] 2. To insure a second time against loss, or rather to insure by another what one has ...
44897	reassured	[.] REASSU'RED, pp. [.] 1. Restored from fear; re-encouraged. [.] 2. Insured against loss by risk taken, as an underwriter.
44898	reassurer	[.] REASSU'RER, n. One who insures the first underwriter.
44899	reassuring	[.] REASSU'RING, ppr. [.] 1. Restoring from fear, terror or depression of courage. [.] 2. Insuring against loss by insurance.
44900	reastiness	[.] RE'ASTINESS, n. Rancidness. [Not in use or local.]
44901	reasty	[.] RE'ASTY, a. Covered with a kind of rust and having a rancid taste; applied to dried meat. [Not in use or local.]
44902	reate	[.] RE'ATE, n. A kind of long small grass that grows in water and complicates itself. [Not in use or local.]
44903	reattach	[.] REATTACH', v.t. [re and attach.] To attach a second time.
44904	reattachment	[.] REATTACH'MENT, n. A second attachment.
44905	reattempt	[.] REATTEMPT', v.t. [re and attempt.] To attempt again.
44906	reave	[.] REAVE, v.t. To take away by stealth or violence; to bereave. Obs. [See Bereave.]
44907	rebaptism	[.] REBAP'TISM, n. A second baptism.
44908	rebaptization	[.] REBAPTIZA'TION, n. [from rebaptize.] A second baptism.
44909	rebaptize	[.] REBAPTI'ZE, v.t. [re and baptize.] To baptize a second time.
44910	rebaptized	[.] REBAPTI'ZED, pp. Baptized again.
44911	rebaptizing	[.] REBAPTI'ZING, ppr. Baptizing a second time.
44912	rebate	[.] REBA'TE, v.t. [.] To blunt; to beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness. [.] He doth rebate and blunt his natural edge. [.] The keener edge of battle to rebate. [.] REBA'TE,
44913	rebatement	[.] REBA'TEMENT, n. [.] 1. Diminution. [.] 2. In commerce, abatement in price; deduction. [.] 3. In heraldry, a diminution or abatement of the bearings in a coat of arms.
44914	rebato	[.] REBA'TO, n. A sort of ruff. [See Rabato.]
44915	rebeck	[.] RE'BECK, n. A three stringed fiddle. [Not much used.]
44916	rebel	[.] REB'EL, n. [L. rebellis, making war again.] [.] 1. One who revolts from the government to which he owes allegiance, either by openly renouncing the authority of that government, or by taking arms and openly opposing it. A rebel differs from an enemy, as the latter ...
44917	rebelled	[.] REBEL'LED, pp. or a. Rebellious; guilty of rebellion.
44918	rebeller	[.] REBEL'LER, n. One that rebels.
44919	rebelling	[.] REBEL'LING, ppr. Renouncing the authority of the government to which one owes allegiance; rising in opposition to lawful authority.
44920	rebellion	[.] REBEL'LION, n. [L. rebellio. among the Romans, rebellion was originally a revolt or open resistance to their government by nations that had been subdued in war. It was a renewed war.] [.] 1. An open and avowed renunciation of the authority of the government to ...
44921	rebellious	[.] REBEL'LIOUS, a. Engaged in rebellion; renouncing the authority and dominion of the government to which allegiance is due; traitorously resisting government or lawful authority. Deut. 9. Deut. 21.
44922	rebelliously	[.] REBEL'LIOUSLY, adv. With design to throw off the authority of legitimate government; in opposition to the government, to which one is bound by allegiance; with violent or obstinate disobedience to lawful authority.
44923	rebelliousness	[.] REBEL'LIOUSNESS, n. The quality or state of being rebellious.
44924	rebellow	[.] REBEL'LOW, v.i. [re and bellow.] To bellow in return; to echo back a loud roaring noise. [.] The cave rebellow'd and the temple shook.
44925	rebellowing	[.] REBEL'LOWING, ppr. Bellowing in return or in echo.
44926	rebild	[.] REBILD', v.t. [re and build.] To build again; to renew a structure; to build or construct what has been demolished; as, to rebuild a house, a wall, a wharf or a city.
44927	rebilding	[.] REBILD'ING, ppr. Building again.
44928	rebilt	[.] REBILT', pp. Built again; reconstructed.
44929	reblossom	[.] REBLOS'SOM, v.i. [re and blossom.] To blossom again.
44930	reboation	[.] REBOA'TION, n. [L. rebo; re and boo.] [.] The return of a loud bellowing sound. [Not used.]
44931	reboil	[.] REBOIL', v.i. [L. re and bullio.] To take fire; to be hot.
44932	rebound	[.] REBOUND', v.i. [.] To spring back; to start back; to be reverberated by an elastic power resisting force or impulse impressed; as a rebounding echo. [.] Bodies absolutely hard, or so soft as to be void of elasticity, will not rebound from one another. [.] REBOUND', ...
44933	rebounding	[.] REBOUND'ING, ppr. Springing or flying back; reverberating.
44934	rebrace	[.] REBRA'CE, v.t. [re and brace.] To brace again.
44935	rebreathe	[.] REBRE'ATHE, v.i. [re and breathe.] To breathe again.
44936	rebuff	[.] REBUFF', n. [.] 1. Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden resistance. [.] The strong rebuff of some tumultuous cloud. [.] 2. Sudden check; defeat. [.] 3. Refusal; rejection of solicitation. [.] REBUFF', v.t. To beat back; to offer sudden ...
44937	rebuild	[.] REBUILD',
44938	rebuilding	[.] REBUILD'ING,
44939	rebuilt	[.] REBUILT',
44940	rebukable	[.] REBU'KABLE, a. [from rebuke.] Worthy of reprehension.
44941	rebuke	[.] REBU'KE, v.t. [See Pack and Impeach.] [.] 1. To chide; to reprove; to reprehend for a fault; to check by reproof. [.] The proud he tam'd, the penitent he cheer'd, not to rebuke the rich offender fear'd. [.] Thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbor. Lev. 19. [.] 2. ...
44942	rebuked	[.] REBU'KED, pp. Reproved; reprehended; checked; restrained; punished for faults.
44943	rebukeful	[.] REBU'KEFUL, a. Containing or abounding with rebukes.
44944	rebukefully	[.] REBU'KEFULLY, adv. With reproof or reprehension.
44945	rebuker	[.] REBU'KER, n. One that rebukes; a chider; one that chastises or restrains.
44946	rebuking	[.] REBU'KING, ppr. Chiding; reproving; checking; punishing.
44947	rebullition	[.] REBULLI'TION, n. [See ebullition and Boil.] Act of boiling or effervescing. [Little used.]
44948	rebury	[.] REBURY, v.t. reber'ry. [re and bury.] To inter again.
44949	rebus	[.] RE'BUS, n. [L. from res, which is of the class Rd, Rs, and of the same family as riddle. See Riddle, Read and Real.] [.] 1. An enigmatical representation of some name, &c. by using figures or pictures instead of words. A gallant in love with a woman named Rose ...
44950	rebut	[.] REBUT', v.t. [See Butt and Pout.] [.] To repel; to oppose by argument, plea or countervailing proof. [It is used by lawyers in a general sense.] [.] REBUT', v.i. [.] 1. To retire back. Obs. [.] 2. To answer, as a plaintiff's sur-rejoinder. [.] The ...
44951	rebutted	[.] REBUT'TED, pp. Repelled; answered.
44952	rebutter	...
44953	rebutting	[.] REBUT'TING, ppr. Repelling; opposing by argument, countervailing allegation or evidence.
44954	recall	[.] RECALL', v.t. [re and call.] [.] 1. To call back; to take back; as, to recall words or declarations. [.] 2. To revoke; to annul by a subsequent act; as, to recall a decree. [.] 3. To call back; to revive in memory; as, to recall to mind what has been forgotten. [.] 4. ...
44955	recallable	[.] RECALL'ABLE, a. That may be recalled. [.] Delegates recallable at pleasure.
44956	recalled	[.] RECALL'ED, pp. Called back; revoked.
44957	recalling	[.] RECALL'ING, ppr. Calling back; revoking.
44958	recant	[.] RECANT', v.t. [L. recanto; re and canto. See Cant.] [.] To retract; to recall; to contradict a former declaration. [.] How soon would ease recant vows made in pain, as violent as void. [.] RECANT', v.i. To recall words; to revoke a declaration or proposition; ...
44959	recantation	[.] RECANTA'TION, n. The act of recalling; retraction; a declaration that contradicts a former one.
44960	recanted	[.] RECANT'ED, pp. Recalled; retracted.
44961	recanter	[.] RECANT'ER, n. One that recants.
44962	recanting	[.] RECANT'ING, ppr. Recalling; retracting.
44963	recapacitate	[.] RECAPAC'ITATE, v.t. [re and capacitate.] To qualify again; to confer capacity on again.
44964	recapacitated	[.] RECAPAC'ITATED, pp. Capacitated again.
44965	recapacitating	[.] RECAPAC'ITATING, ppr. Conferring capacity again.
44966	recapitulate	[.] RECAPIT'ULATE, v.t. [L. capitulum. See Capitulate.] [.] To repeat the principal things mentioned in a preceding discourse, argument or essay; to give a summary of the principal facts, points or arguments.
44967	recapitulated	[.] RECAPIT'ULATED, pp. Repeated in a summary.
44968	recapitulating	[.] RECAPIT'ULATING, ppr. Repeating the principal things in a discourse or argument.
44969	recapitulation	[.] RECAPITULA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of recapitulating. [.] 2. A summary or concise statement or enumeration of the principal points or facts in a preceding discourse, argument or essay.
44970	recapitulatory	[.] RECAPIT'ULATORY, a. Repeating again; containing recapitulation.
44971	recaption	[.] RECAP'TION, n. [L. re and captio; capio, to take.] [.] The act of retaking; reprisal; the retaking of one's own goods, chattels, wife or children from one who has taken them and wrongfully detains them. [.] Writ of recaption, a writ to recover property taken by ...
44972	recaptor	[.] RECAP'TOR, n. [re and captor.] One who retakes; one that takes a prize which had been previously taken.
44973	recapture	[.] RECAP'TURE, n. [re and capture.] [.] 1. The act of retaking; particularly, the retaking of a prize or goods from a captor. [.] 2. A prize retaken. [.] RECAP'TURE, v.t. To retake; particularly, to retake a prize which had been previously taken.
44974	recaptured	[.] RECAP'TURED, pp. Retaken.
44975	recapturing	[.] RECAP'TURING, ppr. Retaking, as a prize from the captor.
44976	recarnify	[.] REC'ARNIFY, v.t. [re and carnify, from L. caro, flesh.] [.] To convert again into flesh. [Not much used.]
44977	recarried	[.] RECAR'RIED, pp. Carried back or again.
44978	recarry	[.] RECAR'RY, v.t. [re and carry.] To carry back.
44979	recarrying	[.] RECAR'RYING, ppr. Carrying back.
44980	recast	[.] REC'AST, v.t. [re and cast.] [.] 1. To cast again; as, to recast cannon. [.] 2. To throw again. [.] 3. To mold anew. [.] 4. To compute a second time. [.] REC'AST, pp. Cast again; molded anew.
44981	recasting	[.] REC'ASTING, ppr. Casting again; molding anew.
44982	recede	[.] RECE'DE, v.i. [L. recedo; re and cedo.] [.] 1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw. [.] Like the hollow roar of tides receding from th' insulted shore. [.] All bodies moved circularly, endeavor to recede from the center. [.] 2. To withdraw a claim or pretension; ...
44983	receded	[.] RECE'DED, pp. Ceded back; regranted.
44984	receding	[.] RECE'DING, ppr. [.] 1. Withdrawing; retreating; moving back. [.] 2. Ceding back; regranting.
44985	receipt	[.] RECE'IPT,
44986	receit	[.] RECE'IT, n. rece't. [L. receptus. This word wought to follow the analogy of conceit, deceit, from L. conceptus, deceptus, and be written without p, receit.] [.] 1. The act of receiving; as the receit of a letter. [.] 2. The place of receiving; as the receit ...
44987	receivable	[.] RECE'IVABLE, a. That may be received. [.]
44988	receivableness	[.] RECE'IVABLENESS, n. Capability of being received.
44989	receive	[.] RECE'IVE, v.t. [L. recipio; re and capio, to take.] [.] 1. To take, as a thing offered or sent; to accept. He had the offer of a donation, but he would not receive it. [.] 2. To take as due or as a reward. He received the money on the day it was payable. He ...
44990	received	[.] RECE'IVED, pp. Taken; accepted; admitted; embraced; entertained; believed.
44991	receivedness	[.] RECE'IVEDNESS, n. General allowance or belief; as the receivedness of an opinion.
44992	receiver	[.] RECE'IVER, n. [.] 1. One who takes or receives in any manner. [.] 2. An officer appointed to receive public money; a treasurer. [.] 3. One who takes stolen goods from a thief, knowing them to be stolen, and incurs the guilt of partaking in the crime. [.] 4. ...
44993	receiving	[.] RECE'IVING, ppr. Taking; accepting; admitting; embracing; believing; entertaining.
44994	recelebrate	[.] RECEL'EBRATE, v.t. [re and celebrate.] To celebrate again.
44995	recelebrated	[.] RECEL'EBRATED, pp. Celebrated anew.
44996	recelebrating	[.] RECEL'EBRATING, ppr. Celebrating anew.
44997	recelebration	[.] RECELEBRA'TION, n. A renewed celebration.
44998	recency	[.] RE'CENCY, n. [L. recens.] [.] 1. Newness; new state; late origin; as the recency of a wound or tumor. [.] 2. Lateness in time; freshness; as the recency of a transaction.
44999	recense	[.] RECENSE, v.t. recens'. [L. recenso; re and censeo.] [.] To review; to revise.
45000	recension	[.] RECEN'SION, n. [L. recensio.] Review; examination; enumeration.
45001	recent	[.] RE'CENT, a. [L. recens.] [.] 1. New; being of late origin or existence. [.] The ancients believed some parts of Egypt to be recent, and formed by the mud discharged into the sea by the Nile. [.] 2. Late; modern; as great and worthy men ancient or recent. [Modern ...
45002	recently	[.] RE'CENTLY, adv. Newly; lately; freshly; not long since; as advices recently received; a torn recently built or repaired; an isle recently discovered.
45003	recentness	[.] RE'CENTNESS, n. Newness; freshness; lateness of origin or occurrence; as the recentness of alluvial land; the recentness of news or of events.
45004	receptacle	[.] RECEP'TACLE, n. [L. receptaculum, from receptus, recipio.] [.] 1. A place or vessel into which something is received or in which it is contained, as a vat, a tun, a hollow in the earth, &c. The grave is the common receptacle of the dead. [.] 2. In botany, one ...
45005	receptacular	[.] RECEPTAC'ULAR, a. In botany, pertaining to the receptacle or growing on it, as the nectary.
45006	receptary	[.] REC'EPTARY, n. Thing received. [Not in use.]
45007	receptibility	[.] RECEPTIBIL'ITY, n. The possibility of receiving.
45008	reception	[.] RECEP'TION, n. [L. receptio.] [.] 1. The act of receiving; in a general sense; as the reception of food into the stomach, or of air into the lungs. [.] 2. The state of being received. [.] 3. Admission of any thing sent or communicated; as the reception of ...
45009	receptive	[.] RECEP'TIVE, a. Having the quality of receiving or admitting what is communicated. [.] Imaginary space is receptive of all bodies.
45010	receptivity	[.] RECEPTIV'ITY, n. The state or quality of being receptive.
45011	receptory	[.] RECEP'TORY, a. Generally or popularly admitted or received. [Not in use.]
45012	recess	[.] RECESS', n. [L. recessus, from recedo. See Recede.] [.] 1. A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; as the recess of the tides. [.] 2. A withdrawing from public business or notice; retreat; retirement. [.] My recess hath given them confidence that I may be ...
45013	recession	[.] RECES'SION, n. [L. recessio.] [.] 1. The act of withdrawing, retiring or retreating. [.] 2. The act of receding from a claim, or of relaxing a demand. [.] 3. A cession or granting back; as the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign.
45014	rechange	[.] RECHANGE, v.t. [re and change.] To change again.
45015	rechanged	[.] RECHANGED, pp. Changed again.
45016	rechanging	[.] RECHANGING, ppr. Changing again.
45017	recharge	[.] RECH'ARGE, v.t. [re and charge.] [.] 1. To charge or accuse in return. [.] 2. To attack again; to attack anew. [.]
45018	recharged	[.] RECH'ARGED, pp. Accused in return; attacked anew.
45019	recharging	[.] RECH'ARGING, ppr. Accusing in return; attacking anew.
45020	recheat	[.] RECHE'AT, n. [.] Among hunters, a lesson which the huntsman winds on the horn when the hounds have lost the game, to call them back from pursuing a counter scent. [.] RECHE'AT, v.t. To blow the recheat.
45021	rechoose	[.] RECHOOSE, v.t. rechooz'. To choose a second time.
45022	rechosen	[.] RECHOSEN, pp. or a. recho'zn. Re-elected; chosen again.
45023	recidivation	[.] RECIDIVA'TION, n. [L. recidivus, from recido, to fall back; re and cado, to fall.] [.] A falling back; a backsliding. [Not much used.]
45024	recidivous	[.] RECID'IVOUS, a. [L. recidivus.] Subject to backslide. [Little used.]
45025	recipe	[.] RECIPE, n. res'ipy. [L. imperative of recipio, to take.] [.] A medical prescription; a direction of medicines to be taken by a patient.
45026	recipient	[.] RECIP'IENT, n. [L. recipiens, recipio.] [.] 1. A receiver; the person or thing that receives; he or that to which any thing is communicated. [.] 2. The receiver of a still.
45027	reciprocal	[.] RECIP'ROCAL, a. [L. reciprocus.] [.] 1. Acting in vicissitude or return; alternate. [.] Corruption is reciprocal to generation. [.] 2. Mutual; done by each to the other; as reciprocal love; reciprocal benefits or favors; reciprocal duties; reciprocal aid. [.] 3. ...
45028	reciprocally	[.] RECIP'ROCALLY, adv. Mutually; interchangeably; in such a manner that each affects the other and is equally affected by it. [.] These two particles do reciprocally affect each other with the same force.
45029	reciprocalness	[.] RECIP'ROCALNESS, n. Mutual return; alternateness.
45030	reciprocate	[.] RECIP'ROCATE, v.i. [L. reciproco.] To act interchangeably; to alternate. [.] One brawny smith the puffing bellows plies, and draws and blows reciprocating air. [.] RECIP'ROCATE, v.t. To exchange; to interchange; to give and return mutually; as, to reciprocate ...
45031	reciprocated	[.] RECIP'ROCATED, pp. Mutually given and returned; interchanged.
45032	reciprocating	[.] RECIP'ROCATING, ppr. Interchanging; each giving or doing to the other the same thing.
45033	reciprocation	[.] RECIPROCA'TION, n. [L. reciprocatio.] [.] 1. Interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning; as the reciprocation of kindnesses. [.] 2. Alternation; as the reciprocation of the sea in the flow and ebb of tides. [.] 3. Regular return or alternation of two ...
45034	reciprocity	[.] RECIPROC'ITY, n. Reciprocal obligation or right; equal mutual rights or benefits to be yielded or enjoyed. The commissioners offered to negotiate a treaty on principles of reciprocity.
45035	recision	[.] RECI'SION, n. s as z. [L. recisio, from recido, to cut off; re and caedo.] [.] The act of cutting off.
45036	recital	...
45037	recitation	[.] RECITA'TION, n. [L. recitatio.] [.] 1. Rehearsal; repetition of words. [.] 2. In colleges and schools, the rehersal of a lesson by pupils before their instructor.
45038	recitative	[.] RECIT'ATIVE, a. [See recite.] [.] Reciting; rehearsing; pertaining to musical pronunciation. [.] RECIT'ATIVE, n. a kind of musical pronunciation, such as that in which the several parts of the liturgy are rehearsed in churches, or that of actors on the stage, ...
45039	recitatively	[.] RECIT'ATIVELY, adv. In the manner of recitative.
45040	recite	[.] RECI'TE, v.t. [L. recito; re and cito, to call or name.] [.] 1. To rehearse; to repeat the words of another or of a writing; as, to recite the words of an author or of a deed or covenant. [.] 2. In writing, to copy; as, the words of a deed are recited in the ...
45041	recited	[.] RECI'TED, pp. Rehearsed; told; repeated; narrated.
45042	reciter	[.] RECI'TER, n. One that recites or rehearses; a narrator.
45043	reciting	[.] RECI'TING, ppr. Rehearsing; telling; repeating narrating.
45044	reck	[.] RECK, v.i. [L. rego. See Rack and Reckon.] [.] To care; to mind; to rate at much; as we say, to reckon much of; followed by of. Obs. [.] Thou's but a lazy loorde, and recks much of thy swinke. [.] I reck as little what betideth me, as much I wish all good ...
45045	reckless	[.] RECK'LESS, a. Careless; heedless; mindless. [.] I made the king reckless, as them diligent.
45046	recklessness	[.] RECK'LESSNESS, n. Heedlessness; carelessness; negligence. [.] [These words, formerly disused, have been recently revived.]
45047	reckon	[.] RECKON, v.t. rek'n. [L. rego, rectus, whence regnum, regno, Eng. to reign and right.] [.] 1. To count; to number; that is, to tell the particulars. [.] The priest shall reckon to him the money, according to the years that remain, even to the year of jubilee, and ...
45048	reckoned	[.] RECKONED, pp. rek'nd. Counted; numbered; esteemed; reputed; computed; set or assigned to in account.
45049	reckoner	[.] RECKONER, n. rek'ner. One who reckons or computes. [.] Reckoners without their host must reckon twice.
45050	reckoning	[.] RECKONING, ppr. rek'ning. Counting; computing; esteeming; reputing; stating an account mutually.
45051	reckoning-book	[.] RECK'ONING-BOOK, n. a book in which money received and expended is entered. [.]
45052	reclaim	[.] RECLA'IM, v.t. [L. reclama. re and clamo, to call. See Claim.] [.] 1. To claim back; to demand to have returned. The vender may reclaim the goods. [.] 2. To call back from error, wandering or transgression, to the observance of moral rectitude; to reform; ...
45053	reclaimable	[.] RECLA'IMABLE, a. That may be reclaimed, reformed or tamed.
45054	reclaimant	[.] RECLA'IMANT, n. One that opposes, contradicts or remonstrates against.
45055	reclaimed	[.] RECLA'IMED, pp. Recalled from a vicious life; reformed; tamed; domesticated; recovered.
45056	reclaiming	[.] RECLA'IMING, ppr. Recalling to a regular course of life; reforming; recovering; taking; demanding.
45057	reclamation	[.] RECLAMA'TION, n. [.] 1. Recovery. [.] 2. Demand; challenge of something to be restored; claim made.
45058	reclinate	[.] REC'LINATE, a. [L. reclinatus. See recline.] [.] In botany, reclined, as a leaf; bend downwards, so that the point of the leaf is lower than the base. [.] A reclinate stem is one that bends in an arch towards the earth.
45059	reclination	[.] RECLINA'TION, n. That act of leaning or reclining.
45060	recline	[.] RECLI'NE, v.t. [L. reclino; re and clino, to lean.] [.] To lean back; to lean to one side or sideways; as, to recline the head on a pillow, or on the bosom of another, or on the arm. [.] The mother reclin'd her dying head upon his breast. [.] RECLI'NE, v.i. ...
45061	reclined	[.] RECLI'NED, pp. Inclined back or sideways.
45062	reclining	[.] RECLI'NING, ppr. Leaning back or sideways; resting; lying.
45063	reclose	[.] RECLO'SE, v.t. s as z. [re and close.] To close or shut again.
45064	reclosed	[.] RECLO'SED, pp. Closed again.
45065	reclosing	[.] RECLO'SING, ppr. Closing again.
45066	reclude	[.] RECLU'DE, v.t. [L. recludo; re and claudo, cludo.] To open. [Little used.]
45067	recluse	[.] RECLU'SE, a. [.] Shut up; sequestered; retired from the world or from public notice; solitary; as a recluse monk or hermit; a recluse life. [.] I all the live-long day consume in meditation deep, recluse from human converse. [.] RECLU'SE, n. [.] 1. A person ...
45068	reclusely	[.] RECLU'SELY, adv. In retirement or seclusion from society.
45069	recluseness	[.] RECLU'SENESS, n. Retirement; seclusion from society.
45070	reclusion	[.] RECLU'SION, n. s as z. A state of retirement from the world; seclusion.
45071	reclusive	[.] RECLU'SIVE, a. Affording retirement from society.
45072	recoagulation	[.] RECOAGULA'TION, n. [re and coagulation.] A second coagulation.
45073	recoct	[.] RECOCT', a. [L. recoctus, recoquo.] New vamped. [Not used.]
45074	recognition	[.] RECOGNITION, n. reconish'on or recognish'on. [L. recognitio.] [.] 1. Acknowledgment; formal avowal; as the recognition of a final concord on a writ of covenant. [.] 2. Acknowledgment; memorial. [.] 3. Acknowledgment; solemn avowal by which a thing is owned ...
45075	recognitor	[.] RECOGNITOR, n. recon'itor. One of a jury upon assize.
45076	recognizable	[.] RECOGNIZABLE, a. recon'izable. [from recognize.] That may be recognized or acknowledged.
45077	recognizance	[.] RECOGNIZANCE, n. recon'izance. [.] 1. Acknowledgment of a person or thing; avowal; profession; as the recognizance of christians, by which they avow their belief in their religion. [.] 2. In law, an obligation of record which a man enters into before some court ...
45078	recognize	[.] RECOGNIZE, v.t. rec'onize. [L. recognosco; re and cognosco, to know. The g in these words has properly no sound in English.] [.] 1. To recollect or recover the knowledge of, either with an avowal of that knowledge or not. We recognize a person at a distance, when ...
45079	recognized	[.] REC'OGNIZED, pp. Acknowledged; recollected as known; bound by recognizance.
45080	recognizee	[.] RECOGNIZEE, n. reconizee'. The person to whom a recognizance is made.
45081	recognizing	[.] REC'OGNIZING, ppr. Acknowledging; recollecting as known; entering a recognizance.
45082	recognizor	[.] RECOGNIZOR, n. reconizor'. One who enters into a recognizance.
45083	recoil	[.] RECOIL', v.i. [.] 1. To move or start back; to roll back; as, a cannon recoils when fired; waves recoil from the shore. [.] 2. To fall back; to retire. [.] 3. To rebound; as, the blow recoils. [.] 4. To retire; to flow back; as, the blood recoils with horror ...
45084	recoiling	[.] RECOIL'ING, ppr. Starting or falling back; retiring; shrinking. [.] RECOIL'ING, n. The act of starting or falling back; a shrinking; revolt.
45085	recoilingly	[.] RECOIL'INGLY, adv. With starting back or retrocession.
45086	recoin	[.] RECOIN', v.t. [re and coin.] To coin again; as, to recoin gold or silver.
45087	recoinage	[.] RECOIN'AGE, n. [.] 1. The act of coining anew. [.] 2. That which is coined anew.
45088	recoined	[.] RECOIN'ED, pp. Coined again.
45089	recoining	[.] RECOIN'ING, ppr. Coining anew.
45090	recollect	[.] RECOLLECT', v.t. [re and collect; L. recolligo, recollectus.] [.] 1. To collect again; applied to ideas that have escaped from the memory; to recover or call back ideas to the memory. I recollect what was said at a former interview; or I cannot recollect what was ...
45091	recollected	[.] RECOLLECT'ED, pp. Recalled to the memory.
45092	recollecting	[.] RECOLLECT'ING, ppr. Recovering to the memory.
45093	recollection	[.] RECOLLEC'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of recalling to the memory, as ideas that have escaped; or the operation by which ideas that have escaped; or the operation by which ideas are recalled to the memory or revived in the mind. Recollection differs from remembrance, ...
45094	recollective	[.] RECOLLECT'IVE, a. Having the power of recollecting.
45095	recollet	[.] REC'OLLET, n. A monk of a reformed order of Franciscans.
45096	recombination	[.] RECOMBINA'TION, n. Combination a second time.
45097	recombine	[.] RECOMBI'NE, v.t. [re and combine.] To combine again. [.] If we recombine these two elastic fluids.
45098	recombined	[.] RECOMBI'NED, pp. Combined anew.
45099	recombining	[.] RECOMBI'NING, ppr. Combining again.
45100	recomfort	[.] RECOMFORT, v.t. [re and comfort.] [.] 1. To comfort again; to console anew. [.] 2. To give new strength.
45101	recomforted	[.] RECOMFORTED, pp. Comforted again.
45102	recomforting	[.] RECOMFORTING, ppr. Comforting again.
45103	recomfortless	[.] RECOMFORTLESS, a. Without comfort. [Not used.]
45104	recommence	[.] RECOMMENCE, v.t. recommens'. [re and commence.] To commence again; to begin anew.
45105	recommenced	[.] RECOMMEN'CED, pp. Commenced anew.
45106	recommencing	[.] RECOMMEN'CING, ppr. Beginning again.
45107	recommend	[.] RECOMMEND', v.t. [re and commend.] [.] 1. To praise to another; to offer or commend to another's notice, confidence or kindness by favorable representations. [.] Maecenas recommended Virgil and Horace to Augustus. [.] [In this sense, commend, though less common, ...
45108	recommendable	[.] RECOMMEND'ABLE, a. That may be recommended; worthy of recommendation or praise.
45109	recommendation	[.] RECOMMENDA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of recommending or of commending; the act of representing in a favorable manner for the purpose of procuring the notice, confidence or civilities of another. We introduce a friend to a stranger by a recommendation of his virtues ...
45110	recommendatory	[.] RECOMMEND'ATORY, a. That commends to another; that recommends.
45111	recommended	[.] RECOMMEND'ED, pp. Praised; commended to another.
45112	recommender	[.] RECOMMEND'ER, n. One who commends.
45113	recommending	[.] RECOMMEND'ING, ppr. Praising to another; commending.
45114	recommission	[.] RECOMMIS'SION, v.t. [re and commission.] To commission again. [.] Officers whose time of service had expired, were to be recommissioned.
45115	recommissioned	[.] RECOMMIS'SIONED, pp. Commissioned again.
45116	recommissioning	[.] RECOMMIS'SIONING, ppr. Commissioning again.
45117	recommit	[.] RECOMMIT', v.t. [re and commit.] [.] 1. To commit again; as, to recommit persons to prison. [.] 2. To refer again to a committee; as, to recommit a bill to the same committee.
45118	recommitment	[.] RECOMMIT'MENT, n. A second or renewed commitment; a renewed reference to a committee.
45119	recommitted	[.] RECOMMIT'TED, pp. Committed anew; referred again.
45120	recommitting	[.] RECOMMIT'TING, ppr. Committing again; referring again to a committee.
45121	recommunicate	[.] RECOMMU'NICATE, v.i. [re and communicate.] To communicate again.
45122	recompact	[.] RECOMPACT', v.t. [re and compact.] To join anew. [.] Repair and recompact my scatter'd body.
45123	recompensation	[.] RECOMPENSA'TION, n. Recompense. [Not used.]
45124	recompense	[.] REC'OMPENSE, v.t. [.] 1. To compensate; to make return of an equivalent for any thing given, done or suffered; as, to recompense a person for services, for fidelity or for sacrifices of time, for loss or damages. [.] The word is followed by the person or the service. ...
45125	recompensed	[.] REC'OMPENSED, pp. Rewarded; requited.
45126	recompensing	[.] REC'OMPENSING, ppr. Rewarding; compensating; requiting.
45127	recompilement	[.] RECOMPI'LEMENT, n. [re and compilement.] New compilation or digest; as a recompilement of laws.
45128	recompose	[.] RECOMPO'SE, v.t. s as z. [re and compose.] [.] 1. To quiet anew; to compose or tranquilize that which is ruffled or disturbed; as, to recompose the mind. [.] 2. To compose anew; to form or adjust again. [.] We produced a lovely purple which we can destroy or ...
45129	recomposed	[.] RECOMPO'SED, pp. Quieted again after agitation; formed anew; composed a second time.
45130	recomposing	[.] RECOMPO'SING, ppr. Rendering tranquil after agitation; forming or adjusting anew.
45131	recomposition	[.] RECOMPOSI'TION, n. Composition renewed.
45132	reconcilable	[.] RECONCI'LABLE, a. [.] 1. Capable of being reconciled; capable of renewed friendship. The parties are not reconcilable. [.] 2. That may be made to agree to be consistent; consistent. [.] The different accounts of the numbers of ships are reconcilable. [.] 3. ...
45133	reconcilableness	[.] RECONCI'LABLENESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of being reconcilable; consistency; as the reconcilableness of parts of Scripture which apparently disagree. [.] 2. Possibility of being restored to friendship and harmony.
45134	reconcile	[.] RECONCI'LE, v.t. [L. reconcilio; re and concilio; con and calo, to call, Gr. The literal sense is to call back into union.] [.] 1. To conciliate anew; to call back into union and friendship the affections which have been alienated; to restore to friendship or ...
45135	reconciled	[.] RECONCI'LED, pp. Brought into friendship from a state of disagreement or enmity; made consistent; adjusted.
45136	reconcilement	[.] RECONCI'LEMENT, n. [.] 1. Reconciliation; renewal of friendship. Animosities sometimes make reconcilement impracticable. [.] 2. Friendship renewed. [.] No cloud of anger shall remain, but peace assured and reconcilement.
45137	reconciler	[.] RECONCI'LER, n. [.] 1. One who reconciles; one who brings parties at variance into renewed friendship. [.] 2. One who discovers the consistence of proposition.
45138	reconciliation	[.] RECONCILIA'TION, n. [L. reconciliatio.] [.] 1. The act of reconciling parties at variance; renewal of friendship after disagreement or enmity. [.] Reconciliation and friendship with God, really form the basis of all rational and true enjoyment. [.] 2. In Scripture, ...
45139	reconciliatory	[.] RECONCIL'IATORY, a. Able or tending to reconcile.
45140	reconciling	[.] RECONCI'LING, ppr. Bringing into favor and friendship after variance; bringing to content or satisfaction; showing to be consistent; adjusting; making to agree.
45141	recondensation	[.] RECONDENSA'TION, n. The act of recondensing.
45142	recondense	[.] RECONDENSE, v.t. recondens'. [re and condense.] To condense again.
45143	recondensed	[.] RECONDENS'ED, pp. Condensed anew.
45144	recondensing	[.] RECONDENS'ING, ppr. Condensing again.
45145	recondite	[.] REC'ONDITE, a. [L. reconditus, recondo; re and condo to conceal.] [.] 1. Secret; hidden from the view or intellect; abstruse; as recondite causes of things. [.] 2. Profound; dealing in things abstruse; as recondite studies.
45146	reconditory	[.] RECOND'ITORY, n. [supra.] A repository; a store-house or magazine. [Little used.]
45147	reconduct	[.] RECONDUCT', v.t [re and conduct.] To conduct back or again.
45148	reconducted	[.] RECONDUCT'ED, pp. Conducted back or again.
45149	reconducting	[.] RECONDUCT'ING, ppr. Conducting back or again.
45150	reconfirm	[.] RECONFIRM', v.t. [re and confirm.] To confirm anew.
45151	reconjoin	[.] RECONJOIN', v.t. [re and conjoin.] To join or conjoin anew.
45152	reconjoined	[.] RECONJOIN'ED, pp. Joined again.
45153	reconjoining	[.] RECONJOIN'ING, ppr. Joining anew.
45154	reconnoiter	[.] RECONNOIT'ER, v.t. [.] To view; to survey; to examine by the eye; particularly in military affairs, to examine the state of an enemy's army or camp, or the ground for military operations.
45155	reconnoitered	[.] RECONNOIT'ERED, pp. Viewed; examined by personal observation.
45156	reconnoitering	[.] RECONNOIT'ERING, ppr. Viewing; examining by personal observation.
45157	reconquer	[.] RECONQUER, v.t. recon'ker. [re and conquer.] [.] 1. To conquer again; to recover by conquest. [.] 2. To recover; to regain.
45158	reconquered	[.] RECON'QUERED, pp. Conquered again; regained.
45159	reconquering	[.] RECON'QUERING, ppr. Conquering again; recovering.
45160	reconsecrate	[.] RECON'SECRATE, v.t. [re and consecrate.] To consecrate anew.
45161	reconsecrated	[.] RECONSECRATED, pp. Consecrated again.
45162	reconsecrating	[.] RECON'SECRATING, ppr. Consecrating again.
45163	reconsecration	[.] RECONSECRA'TION, n. A renewed consecration.
45164	reconsider	[.] RECONSID'ER, v.t. [re and consider.] [.] 1. To consider again; to turn in the mind again; to review. [.] 2. To annul; to take into consideration a second time and rescind; as, to reconsider a motion in a legislative body; to reconsider a vote. The vote has been ...
45165	reconsideration	[.] RECONSIDERA'TION, n. [.] 1. A renewed consideration or review in the mind. [.] 2. A second consideration; annulment; recision.
45166	reconsidered	[.] RECONSID'ERED, pp. Considered again; rescinded.
45167	reconsidering	[.] RECONSID'ERING, ppr. Considering again; rescinding.
45168	reconsolate	[.] RECON'SOLATE, v.t. To console or comfort again. [Not in use.]
45169	reconvene	[.] RECONVE'NE, v.t. [re and convene.] To convene or call together again. [.] RECONVE'NE, v.i. To assemble or come together again.
45170	reconvened	[.] RECONVE'NED, pp. Assembled anew.
45171	reconvening	[.] RECONVE'NING, ppr. Assembling anew.
45172	reconversion	[.] RECONVER'SION, n. [re and conversion.] A second conversion.
45173	reconvert	[.] RECONVERT', v.t. [re and convert.] To convert again.
45174	reconverted	[.] RECONVERT'ED, pp. Converted again.
45175	reconverting	[.] RECONVERT'ING, ppr. Converting again.
45176	reconvey	[.] RECONVEY, v.t. [re and convey.] [.] 1. To convey back or to its former place; as, to reconvey goods. [.] 2. To transfer back to a former owner; as, to reconvey an estate.
45177	reconveyed	[.] RECONVEYED, pp. Conveyed back; transferred to a former owner.
45178	reconveying	[.] RECONVEYING, ppr. Conveying back; transferring to a former owner.
45179	record	[.] RECORD', v.t. [L. recorder, to call to mind, to remember, from re and cor, cordis, the heart or mind.] [.] 1. To register; to enroll; to write or enter in a book or on parchment, for the purpose of preserving authentic or correct evidence of a thing; as, to record ...
45180	recordation	[.] RECORDA'TION, n. [L. recordatio.] Remembrance. [Not in use.]
45181	recorded	[.] RECORD'ED, pp. Registered; officially entered in a book or on parchment; imprinted on the memory.
45182	recorder	[.] RECORD'ER, n. [.] 1. A person whose official duty is to register writings or transactions; one who enrolls or records. [.] 2. An officer of a city who is keeper of the rolls or records, or who is invested with judicial powers. [.] 3. Formerly, a kind of flute, ...
45183	recording	[.] RECORD'ING, ppr. Registering; enrolling; imprinting on the memory.
45184	recouch	[.] RECOUCH', v.i. [re and couch.] To retire again to a lodge, as lions.
45185	recount	[.] RECOUNT', v.t. [re and count.] [.] To relate in detail; to recite; to tell or narrate the particulars; to rehearse. [.] Say from these glorious seeds what harvest flows, recount our blessings, and compare our woes.
45186	recounted	[.] RECOUNT'ED, pp. Related or told in detail; recited.
45187	recounting	[.] RECOUNT'ING, ppr. Relating in a series; narrating.
45188	recountment	[.] RECOUNT'MENT, n. Relation in detail; recital. [Little used.]
45189	recoured	[.] RECOURED, for recovered or recured. [Not used.]
45190	recourse	[.] RECOURSE, n. [L. recursus; re and cursus, curro, to run.] Literally, a running back; a return. [.] 1. Return; a new attack. [Not in use.] [.] 2. A going to with a request or application, as for aid or protection. Children have recourse to their parents for ...
45191	recourseful	[.] RECOURSEFUL, a. Moving alternately. [Not in use.]
45192	recover	[.] RECOVER, v.t. [L. recupero; re and capio, to take.] [.] 1. To regain; to get or obtain that which was lost; as, to recover stolen goods; to recover a town or territory which an enemy had taken; to recover sight or senses; to recover health or strength after sickness. [.] David ...
45193	recoverable	[.] RECOVERABLE, a. [.] 1. That may be regained or recovered. Goods lost or sunk in the ocean are not recoverable. [.] 2. That may be restored from sickness. [.] 3. That may be brought back to a former condition. [.] A prodigal course is like the sun's, but ...
45194	recovered	[.] RECOVERED, pp. Regained; restored obtained by judicial decision.
45195	recoveree	[.] RECOVEREE', n. In law, the tenant or person against whom a judgment is obtained in common recovery.
45196	recovering	[.] RECOVERING, ppr. Regaining; obtaining in return or by judgment in law; regaining health.
45197	recoveror	[.] RECOVEROR, n. In law, the demandant or person who obtains a judgment in his favor in common recovery.
45198	recovery	[.] RECOVERY, n. [.] 1. The act of regaining, retaking or obtaining possession of anything lost. The crusades were intended for the recovery of the holy land from the Saracens. We offer a reward for the recovery of stolen goods. [.] 2. Restoration from sickness ...
45199	recreant	[.] REC'REANT, a. [See Craven.] [.] 1. Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; hence, cowardly; mean spirited. [.] 2. Apostate; false. [.] Who for so many benefits receiv'd, turn'd recreant to God, ingrate and false. [.] REC'REANT, ...
45200	recreate	[.] REC'REATE, v.t. [L. recero; re and creo, to create.] [.] 1. To refresh after toil; to reanimate, as languid spirits or exhausted strength; to amuse or divert in weariness. [.] Painters when they work on white grounds, place before them colors mixed with blue and ...
45201	recreated	[.] REC'REATED, pp. Refreshed; diverted; amused; gratified.
45202	recreating	[.] REC'REATING, ppr. Refreshing after toil; reanimating the spirits or strength; diverting; amusing.
45203	recreation	[.] RECREA'TION, n. [.] 1. Refreshment of the strength and spirits after toil; amusement; diversion. [.] 2. Relief from toil or pain; amusement in sorrow or distress.
45204	recreative	[.] REC'REATIVE, a. Refreshing; giving new vigor or animation; giving relief after labor or pain; amusing; diverting. Choose such sports as are recreative and healthful. [.] Let the music be recreative.
45205	recreatively	[.] REC'REATIVELY, adv. With recreation or diversion.
45206	recreativeness	[.] REC'REATIVENESS, n. The quality of being refreshing or diverting.
45207	recrement	[.] REC'REMENT, n. [L. recrementum; probably re and cerno, to secrete.] [.] Superfluous matter separated from that which is useful; dross; scoria; spume; as the recrement of ore or of the blood.
45208	recremental	[.] RECREMENT'AL,
45209	recrementitial	[.] RECREMENTI'TIAL,
45210	recrementitious	[.] RECREMENTI'TIOUS, a. Drossy; consisting of superfluous matter separated from that which is valuable.
45211	recriminate	[.] RECRIM'INATE, v.i. [L. re and criminor, to accuse.] [.] 1. To return one accusation with another. [.] It is not my business to recriminate. [.] 2. To charge an accuser with the like crime. [.] RECRIM'INATE, v.t. To accuse in return.
45212	recriminating	[.] RECRIM'INATING, ppr. Returning one accusation with another.
45213	recrimination	[.] RECRIMINA'TION, n. [.] 1. The return of one accusation with another. [.] 2. In law, an accusation brought by the accused against the accuser upon the same fact.
45214	recriminator	[.] RECRIM'INATOR, n. He that accuses the accuser of a like crime.
45215	recriminatory	[.] RECRIM'INATORY, a. Retorting accusation.
45216	recross	[.] RECROSS', v.t. To cross a second time.
45217	recrossed	[.] RECROSS'ED, pp. Crossed a second time.
45218	recrossing	[.] RECROSS'ING, ppr. Crossing a second time.
45219	recrudescence	[.] RECRUDES'CENCE,
45220	recrudescency	[.] RECRUDES'CENCY, n. [from L. recrudescens; re and crudesco, to grow raw; crudus, raw.] [.] The state of becoming sore again.
45221	recrudescent	[.] RECRUDES'CENT, a. Growing raw, sore or painful again.
45222	recruit	[.] RECRUIT, v.t. [L. cresco.] [.] 1. To repair by fresh supplies any thing wasted. We say, food recruits the flesh; fresh air and exercise recruit the spirits. [.] Her cheeks glow the bright, recruiting their color. [.] 2. To supply with new men any deficiency ...
45223	recruited	[.] RECRUITED, pp. Furnished with new supplies of what is wasted.
45224	recruiting	[.] RECRUITING, ppr. Furnishing with fresh supplies; raising new soldiers for an army. [.] RECRUITING, n. The business of raising new soldiers to supply the loss of men in an army.
45225	recruitment	[.] RECRUITMENT, n. The act or business of raising new supplies of men for an army.
45226	recrystalize	[.] RECRYS'TALIZE, v.i. To crystalize a second time.
45227	rectangle	[.] RECT'ANGLE, n. [L. rectangulus; rectus, right, and angulus, angle.] [.] 1. A right angled parallelogram. [.] 2. In arithmetic, the product of two lines multiplied into each other.
45228	rectangled	[.] RECT'ANGLED, a. Having right angles, or angles of ninety degrees.
45229	rectangular	[.] RECTAN'GULAR, a. Right angled; having angles of ninety degrees.
45230	rectangularly	[.] RECTAN'GULARLY, adv. with or at right angles.
45231	rectifiable	[.] RECTIFIABLE, a. [from rectify.] that may be rectified; capable of being corrected or set right; as a rectifiable mistake.
45232	rectification	[.] RECTIFICA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act or operation of correcting, amending or setting right that which is wrong or erroneous; as the retification of errors, mistakes or abuses. [.] 2. In chimistry, the process of refining or purifying any substance by repeated distiliation, ...
45233	rectified	[.] REC'TIFIED, pp. Corrected; set or made right; refined by repeated distiliation or sublimation.
45234	rectifier	[.] REC'TIFIER, n. [.] 1. One that corrects or amends. [.] 2. One who refines a substance by repeated distiliation. [.] 3. An instrument that shows the variations of the compass, and rectifies the course of a ship.
45235	rectify	[.] REC'TIFY, v.t. [L. rectus, right, and facio, to make.] [.] 1. To make right; to correct that which is wrong, erroneous or false; to amend; as, to rectify errors, mistakes or abuses; to rectify the will, the judgment, opinions; to rectify disorders. [.] 2. In ...
45236	rectifying	[.] REC'TIFYING, ppr. Correcting; amending; refining by repeated distiliation or sublimation.
45237	rectilineal	[.] RECTILIN'EAL,
45238	rectilinear	[.] RECTILIN'EAR, a. [L. rectus, right, and linea, line.] [.] Right lined; consisting of a right line or of right lines; straight; as a rectilinear figure or course; a rectilinear side or way.
45239	rectilineous	[.] RECTILIN'EOUS, a. Rectilinear. Obs.
45240	rectitude	[.] REC'TITUDE, n. [L. rectus, right, straight.] [.] In morality, rightness of principle or practice; uprightness of mind; exact conformity to truth, or to the rules prescribed for moral conduct, either by divine or human laws. Rectitude of mind is the disposition to ...
45241	rector	[.] REC'TOR, n. [L. rector, from rego, rectum, to rule.] [.] 1. A ruler or governor. [.] God is the supreme rector of the world. [.] [This application of the word is unusual.] [.] 2. A clergyman who has the charge and cure of a parish, and has the tithes, &c.; ...
45242	rectoral	[.] REC'TORAL,
45243	rectorial	[.] RECTO'RIAL, a. Pertaining to a rector.
45244	rectorship	[.] REC'TORSHIP, n. The office or rank of a rector.
45245	rectory	[.] REC'TORY, n. [.] 1. A parish church, parsonage or spiritual living, with all its rights, tithes and glebes. [.] 2. A rector's mansion or parsonage house.
45246	rectress	[.] REC'TRESS,
45247	rectrix	[.] REC'TRIX, n. [L. rectrix.] A governess.
45248	rectum	[.] REC'TUM, n. [L.] In anatomy, the third and last of the large intestines.
45249	recubation	[.] RECUBA'TION, n. [L. recubo; re and cubo, to lie down.] [.] The act of lying or leaning. [Little used.]
45250	recule	[.] RECU'LE, v.i. To recoil. [Not used. See Recoil.]
45251	recumb	[.] RECUMB', v.i. [L. recumbo; re and cumbo, to lie down.] To lean; to recline; to repose.
45252	recumbence	[.] RECUMB'ENCE, n. [from L. recumbens.] The act of reposing or resting in confidence.
45253	recumbency	[.] RECUMB'ENCY, n. [.] 1. The posture of leaning, reclining or lying. [.] 2. Rest; repose; idle state.
45254	recumbent	[.] RECUMB'ENT, a. [L. recumbens.] [.] 1. Leaning; reclining; as the recumbent posture of the Romans at their meals. [.] 2. Reposing; inactive; idle.
45255	recuperation	[.] RECUPERA'TION, n. [L. recuperatio.] Recovery, as of any thing lost.
45256	recuperative	[.] RECU'PERATIVE,
45257	recuperatory	[.] RECU'PERATORY, a. Tending to recovery; pertaining to recovery.
45258	recur	[.] RECUR', v.i. [L. recurro; re and curro, to run.] [.] 1. To return to the thought or mind. [.] When any word has been used to signify an idea, the old idea will recur in the mind, when the word is heard. [.] 2. To resort; to have recourse. [.] If to avoid ...
45259	recure	[.] RECU'RE, v.t. [re and cure.] To cure; to recover. [Not in use.] [.] RECU'RE, n. Cure; recovery. [Not in use.]
45260	recureless	[.] RECU'RELESS, a. Incapable of cure or remedy. [Not in use.]
45261	recurrence	[.] RECUR'RENCE,
45262	recurrency	[.] RECUR'RENCY, n. [See Recur.] [.] 1. Return; as the recurrence of error. [.] 2. Resort; the having recourse.
45263	recurrent	[.] RECUR'RENT, a. [L. recurrens. [.] 1. Returning from time to time; as recurrent pains of a disease. [.] 2. In crystallography, a recurrent crystal is one whose faces, being counted in annular ranges from one extremity to the other, furnish two different numbers ...
45264	recursion	[.] RECUR'SION, n. [L. recursus, recurro; re and curro, to run.] Return. [Little used.]
45265	recurvate	[.] RECURV'ATE, v.t. [L. recurro; re and curvo, to bend.] To bend back. [.] RECURV'ATE, a. [.] 1. In botany, bent, bowed or curved downwards; as a recurvate leaf. [.] 2. Bent outward; as a recurvate prickle, awn, petiole, calyx or corol.
45266	recurvation	[.] RECURVA'TION,
45267	recurve	[.] RECURVE, v.t. recurv'. [L. recurvo, supra.] To bend back.
45268	recurved	[.] RECURV'ED, pp. Bent back or downwards; as a recurved leaf.
45269	recurviroster	[.] RECURV'IROSTER, n. [L. recurvus, bent back, and rostrum, a beak.] [.] A fowl whose beak or bill bends upwards, as the avoset.
45270	recurvity	[.] RECURV'ITY, n. A bending or flexure backwards.
45271	recurvous	[.] RECURV'OUS, a. [L. recurvus.] Bent backwards.
45272	recusancy	[.] RECU'SANCY, n. Non-conformity. [See Recusant.]
45273	recusant	[.] RECU'SANT, a. s as z. [L. recusans, recuso, to refuse; re and the root of causa, signifying to drive. The primary sense is to repel or drive back.] [.] Refusing to acknowledge the supremacy of the king, or to conform to the established rites of the church; as a ...
45274	recusation	[.] RECUSA'TION, n. [L. recusatio.] [.] 1. Refusal. [.] 2. In law, the act of refusing a judge, or challenging that he shall not try the cause, on account of his supposed partiality. [This practice is now obsolete.]
45275	recuse	[.] RECU'SE, v.t. s as z. [L. recuso.] To refuse or reject, as a judge; to challenge that the judge shall not try the cause. [The practice and the word are obsolete.]
45276	red	[.] RED, a. [Gr red, and a rose, from its color. Heb. to descend, to bring down. L. gradior, also to correct, to teach, erudio.] [.] Of a bright color, resembling blood. Red is a simple or primary color, but of several different shades or hues, as scarlet, crimson, ...
45277	red-berried	[.] RED'-BERRIED, a. Having or bearing red berries; as red-berried shrub cassia.
45278	red-bird	[.] RED-BIRD, n. The popular name of several birds in the United States, as the Tanagra aestiva or summer red-bird, the Tanagra rubra, and the Baltimore oriole or hangnest.
45279	red-chalk	[.] RED-CHALK, n. A kind of clay ironstone; reddle.
45280	red-hot	[.] RED'-HOT, n. Red with heat; heated to redness; as red-hot iron; red-hot balls.
45281	red-led	[.] RED'-LED, n. red-led. [red and lead.] Minium, or red oxyd of lead, composed of 88 parts of lead and 12 of oxygen.
45282	redact	[.] REDACT', v.t. [L. redactus, redigo; red, re, and ago.] [.] To force; to reduce to form. [Not used.]
45283	redan	[.] RED'AN, n. [written sometimes redent and redens; said to be contracted from L. recedens. Lunier.] [.] In fortification, a work indented, or formed with salient and re-entering angles, so that one part may flank and defend another.
45284	redargue	[.] RED'ARGUE, v.t. [L. redarguo; red, re, and arguo.] To refute. [Not in use.]
45285	redargution	[.] REDARGU'TION, n. [supra.] Refutation; conviction. [Not in use.]
45286	redbreast	[.] RED'BREAST, n. A bird so called from the color of its breast, a species of Motacilla. In America, this name is given to the robin, so called, a species of Turdus.
45287	redbud	[.] RED'BUD, n. A plant or tree of the genus Cercis.
45288	redden	[.] REDDEN, v.t. red'n. [from red.] To make red. [.] REDDEN, v.i. red'n. [.] 1. To grow or become red. [.] - The coral redden and the ruby glow. [.] 2. To blush. [.] Appius reddens at each word you speak.
45289	reddendum	[.] REDDEND'UM, n. In law, the clause by which rent is reserved in a lease.
45290	reddish	[.] RED'DISH, a. Somewhat red; moderately red. Lev. 13.
45291	reddishness	[.] RED'DISHNESS, n. Redness in a moderate degree.
45292	reddition	[.] REDDI'TION, n. [L. reddo, to return.] [.] 1. A returning of any thing; restitution; surrender. [.] 2. Explanation; representation.
45293	redditive	[.] RED'DITIVE, a. [L. redditivus, from reddo.] [.] Returning; answering to an interrogative; a term of grammar.
45294	reddle	[.] RED'DLE, n. [from red.] Red chalk, commonly used as a pigment. It is a mineral of a florid color, but not of a deep red.
45295	rede	[.] REDE, n. Counsel; advice. Obs. [.] REDE, v.t. To counsel or advise. Obs.
45296	redeem	[.] REDEE'M, v.t. [L. redimo; red, re, and emo, to obtain or purchase.] [.] 1. To purchase back; to ransom; to liberate or rescue from captivity or bondage, or from any obligation or liability to suffer or to be forfeited, by paying an equivalent; as, to redeem prisoners ...
45297	redeemable	[.] REDEE'MABLE, a. [.] 1. That may be redeemed; capable of redemption. [.] 2. That may be purchased or paid for in gold and silver, and brought into the possession of government or the original promiser. [.] The capital of the debt of the United States may be considered ...
45298	redeemableness	[.] REDEE'MABLENESS, n. The state of being redeemable.
45299	redeemed	[.] REDEE'MED, pp. Ransomed; delivered from bondage, distress, penalty, liability, or from the possession of another, by paying an equivalent.
45300	redeemer	[.] REDEE'MER, n. [.] 1. One who redeems or ransoms. [.] 2. The Savior of the world, JESUS CHRIST.
45301	redeeming	[.] REDEE'MING, ppr. Ransoming; procuring deliverance from captivity, capture, bondage, sin, distress or liability to suffer, by the payment of an equivalent.
45302	redeliberate	[.] REDELIB'ERATE, v.i. [re and deliberate.] To deliberate again. [.] REDELIB'ERATE, v.t. To reconsider. [Not in use.]
45303	redeliver	[.] REDELIV'ER, v.t. [re and deliver.] [.] 1. To deliver back. [.] 2. To deliver again; to liberate a second time.
45304	redeliverance	[.] REDELIV'ERANCE, n. A second deliverance.
45305	redelivered	[.] REDELIV'ERED, pp. Delivered back; liberated again.
45306	redelivering	[.] REDELIV'ERING, ppr. Delivering back; liberating again.
45307	redelivery	[.] REDELIV'ERY, n. The act of delivering back; also, a second delivery or liberation.
45308	redemand	[.] REDEM'AND, v.t. [re and demand.] [.] To demand back; to demand again. [.] REDEM'AND, n. A demanding back again.
45309	redemandable	[.] REDEM'ANDABLE, a. That may be demanded back.
45310	redemanded	[.] REDEM'ANDED, pp. Demanded back or again.
45311	redemanding	[.] REDEM'ANDING, ppr. Demanding back or again.
45312	redemise	[.] REDEMI'SE, v.t. s as z. [re and demise.] To convey or transfer back, as an estate in fee simple, fee tail, for life or a term of years. [.] REDEMI'SE, n. Reconveyance; the transfer of an estate back to the person who has demised it; as the demise and redemise ...
45313	redemised	[.] REDEMI'SED, pp. Reconveyed, as an estate.
45314	redemising	[.] REDEMI'SING, ppr. Reconveying.
45315	redemption	[.] REDEMP'TION, n. [L. redemptio. See Redeem.] [.] 1. Repurchase of captured goods or prisoners; the act of procuring the deliverance of persons or things from the possession and power of captors by the payment of an equivalent; ransom; release; as the redemption ...
45316	redemptioner	[.] REDEMP'TIONER, n. One who redeems himself, or purchases his release from debt or obligation to the master of a ship by his services; or one whose services are sold to pay the expenses of his passage to America.
45317	redemptory	[.] REDEMP'TORY, a. Paid for ransom; as Hector's redemptory price.
45318	redented	[.] REDENT'ED, a. Formed like the teeth of a saw; indented.
45319	redescend	[.] REDESCEND', v.i. [re and descent.] To descend again.
45320	redescending	[.] REDESCEND'ING, ppr. Descending again.
45321	redeye	[.] RED'EYE, n. [red and eye.] A fish of a red color, particularly the iris.
45322	redgum	[.] RED'GUM, n. A disease of new born infants; an eruption of red pimples in early infancy.
45323	redient	[.] RED'IENT, a. [L. rediens, redeo, to return.] Returning.
45324	redigest	[.] REDIGEST', v.t. To digest or reduce to form a second time.
45325	redigested	[.] REDIGEST'ED, pp. Digested again.
45326	redigesting	[.] REDIGEST'ING, ppr. Digesting a second time; reducing again to order.
45327	redintegrate	[.] REDIN'TEGRATE, v.t. [L. redintegro; red, re, and integro, from integer, whole.] [.] To make whole again; to renew; to restore to a perfect state. [.] REDIN'TEGRATE, a. Renewed; restored to wholeness or a perfect state.
45328	redintegrated	[.] REDIN'TEGRATED, pp. Renewed; restored to entireness.
45329	redintegrating	[.] REDIN'TEGRATING, ppr. Restoring to a perfect state.
45330	redintegration	[.] REDINTEGRA'TION, n. [.] 1. Renovation; restoration to a whole or sound state. [.] 2. In chimistry, the restoration of any mixed body or matter to its former nature and constitution.
45331	redisburse	[.] REDISBURSE, v.t. redisburs'. [re and disburse.] To repay or refund.
45332	redispose	[.] REDISPOSE, v.t. s as z. [re and dispose.] To dispose or adjust again.
45333	redisposed	[.] REDISPO'SED, pp. Disposed anew.
45334	redisposing	[.] REDISPO'SING, ppr. Disposing or adjusting anew.
45335	redisseizin	[.] REDISSE'IZIN, n. [re and disseizin.] In law, a writ of redisseizin, is a writ to recover seizin of lands or tenements against a redisseizor.
45336	redisseizor	[.] REDISSE'IZOR, n. [re and disseizor.] A person who disseizes lands or tenements a second time, or after a recovery of the same from him in an action of novel disseizin.
45337	redissolve	[.] REDISSOLVE, v.t. redizolv'. [re and dissolve.] To dissolve again.
45338	redissolved	[.] REDISSOLV'ED, pp. Dissolved a second time.
45339	redissolving	[.] REDISSOLV'ING, ppr. Dissolving again.
45340	redistribute	[.] REDISTRIB'UTE, v.t. [re and distribute.] To distribute again; to deal back again.
45341	redistributed	[.] REDISTRIB'UTED, pp. Distributed again or back.
45342	redistributing	[.] REDISTRIB'UTING, pp. Distributing again or back.
45343	redistribution	[.] REDISTRIBU'TION, n. A dealing back, or a second distribution.
45344	redly	[.] RED'LY, adv. With redness.
45345	redness	[.] RED'NESS, n. [See Red.] The quality of being red; red color.
45346	redolence	[.] RED'OLENCE,
45347	redolency	[.] RED'OLENCY, n. [from redolent.] Sweet scent.
45348	redolent	[.] RED'OLENT, a. [L. redolens, redoleo; red, re, and oleo, to smell.] [.] Having or diffusing a sweet scent.
45349	redouble	[.] REDOUBLE, v.t. redub'l. [re and double.] [.] 1. To repeat in return. [.] 2. To repeat often; as, to redouble blows. [.] 3. To increase by repeated or continued additions. [.] And AEtna rages with redoubl'd heat. [.] REDOUBLE, v.i. redub'l. To ...
45350	redoubled	[.] REDOUBLED, pp. redub'ld. Repeated in return; repeated over and over; increased by repeated or continued additions.
45351	redoubling	[.] REDOUBLING, ppr. redub'ling. Repeating in return; repeating again and again; increasing by repeated or continued additions.
45352	redound	[.] REDOUND, v.i. [L. redundo; red, re, and undo, to rise or swell, as waves.] [.] 1. To be sent, rolled or driven back. [.] The evil, soon driven back, redounded as a flood on those from whom it sprung. [.] 2. To conduce in the consequence; to contribute; to result. [.] The ...
45353	redounding	[.] REDOUND'ING, ppr. Conducing; contributing; resulting.
45354	redout	[.] REDOUT', n. [L. reductus, reduco, to bring back; literally a retreat. The usual orthography, redoubt, is egregiously erroneous.] [.] In fortification, an outwork; a small square fort without any defense, except in front; used in trenches, lines of circumvallation, ...
45355	redoutable	[.] REDOUT'ABLE, a. [.] Formidable; that is to be dreaded; terrible to foes; as a redoubtable hero. Hence the implied sense is valiant.
45356	redouted	[.] REDOUT'ED, a. Formidable. [Not in use.]
45357	redpole	[.] RED'POLE, n. A bird with a red head or poll, of the genus Fringilla.
45358	redraft	[.] REDR'AFT, v.t. [re and draft.] To draw or draft anew. [.] REDR'AFT, n. [.] 1. A second draft or copy. [.] 2. In the French commercial code, a new bill of exchange which the holder of a protested bill draws on the drawer or indorsers, by which he reimburses ...
45359	redrafted	[.] REDR'AFTED, pp. Drafted again; transcribed into a new copy.
45360	redrafting	[.] REDR'AFTING, ppr. Redrawing; drafting or transcribing again.
45361	redraw	[.] REDRAW', v.t. [re and draw.] [.] 1. To draw again. In commerce, to draw a new bill of exchange, as the holder of a protested bill, on the drawer or indorsers. [.] 2. To draw a second draft or copy.
45362	redress	[.] REDRESS', v.t. [.] 1. To set right; to amend. [.] In yonder spring of roses, find what to redress till noon. [.] [In this sense, as applied to material things, rarely used.] [.] 2. To remedy; to repair; to relieve from, and sometimes to indemnify for; as, ...
45363	redressed	[.] REDRESS'ED, pp. Remedied; set right; relieved; indemnified.
45364	redresser	[.] REDRESS'ER, n. One who gives redress.
45365	redressing	[.] REDRESS'ING, ppr. Setting right; relieving; indemnifying.
45366	redressive	[.] REDRESS'IVE, a. Affording relief.
45367	redressless	[.] REDRESS'LESS, a. Without amendment; without relief.
45368	redsear	[.] REDSE'AR, v.i. [red and sear.] To break or crack when too hot, as iron under the hammer; a term of workmen.
45369	redshank	[.] RED'SHANK, n. [.] 1. A bird of the genus Scolopax. [.] 2. A contemptuous appellation for bare legged persons.
45370	redshort	[.] RED'SHORT, a. [red and short.] Brittle, or breaking short when red hot, as a metal; a term of workmen.
45371	redstart	[.] RED'START,
45372	redstreak	[.] RED'STREAK, n. [red and streak.] [.] 1. A sort of apple, so called from its red streaks. [.] 2. Cider pressed from the red streak apples.
45373	redtail	[.] RED'TAIL, n. [red and start.] A bird of the genus Motacilla.
45374	reduce	[.] REDU'CE, v.t. [L. reduco; re and duco, to lead or bring.] [.] 1. Literally, to bring back; as, to reduce these bloody days again. [.] [In this sense, not in use.] [.] 2. To bring to a former state. [.] It were but just and equal to reduce me to my dust. [.] 3. ...
45375	reduced	[.] REDU'CED, pp. Brought back; brought to a former state; brought into any state or condition; diminished; subdued; impoverished.
45376	reducement	[.] REDU'CEMENT, n. The act of bringing back; the act of diminishing; the act of subduing; reduction. [.] [This word is superseded by reduction.]
45377	reducer	[.] REDU'CER, n. One that reduces.
45378	reducible	[.] REDU'CIBLE, a. That may be reduced. [.] All the parts of painting are reducible into these mentioned by the author.
45379	reducibleness	[.] REDU'CIBLENESS, n. The quality of being reducible.
45380	reducing	[.] REDU'CING, ppr. Bringing back; bringing to a former state, or to a different state or form; diminishing; subduing; impoverishing.
45381	reduct	[.] REDUCT', v.t. [L. reductus, reduco.] To reduce. [Not in use.] [.] REDUCT', n. In building, a little place taken out of a larger to make it more regular and uniform, or for some other convenience.
45382	reduction	[.] REDUC'TION, n. [L. reductio.] [.] 1. The act of reducing, or state of being reduced; as the reduction of a body to powder; the reduction of things to order. [.] 2. Diminution; as the reduction of the expenses of government; the reduction of the national debt. [.] 3. ...
45383	reductive	[.] REDUC'TIVE, a. Having the power of reducing. [.] REDUC'TIVE, n. That which has the power of reducing.
45384	reductively	[.] REDUC'TIVELY, adv. By reduction; by consequence.
45385	redundance	[.] REDUND'ANCE,
45386	redundancy	[.] REDUND'ANCY, n. [L. redundantia, red-undo. See Redound.] [.] 1. Excess or superfluous quantity; superfluity; superabundance; as a redundancy of bile. [.] Labor throws off redundancies. [.] 2. In discourse, superfluity of words.
45387	redundant	[.] REDUND'ANT, a. [.] 1. Superfluous; exceeding what is natural or necessary; superabundant; exuberant; as a redundant quantity of bile or food. [.] Notwithstanding the redundant oil in fishes, they do not increase fat so much as flesh. [.] Redundant words, in ...
45388	redundantly	[.] REDUND'ANTLY, adv. With superfluity or excess; superfluously; superabundantly.
45389	reduplicate	[.] REDU'PLICATE, v.t. [L. reduplico; re and duplico. See Duplicate.] [.] To double.
45390	reduplication	[.] REDUPLICA'TION, n. The act of doubling.
45391	reduplicative	[.] REDU'PLICATIVE, a. Double.
45392	redwing	[.] RED'WING, n. [red and wing.] A bird of the Turdus.
45393	ree	[.] REE,
45394	reechy	[.] REECH'Y, a. [a mis-spelling of reeky. See Reek.] [.] Tarnished with smoke; sooty; foul; as a reechy neck.
45395	reed	[.] REED, n. [.] 1. The common name of many aquatic plants; most of them large grasses, with hollow jointed stems, such as the common reed of the genus Arundo, the bamboo, &c. The bur-reed is of the genus Sparganium; the Indian Flowering reed of the genus Canna. [.] 2. ...
45396	reeded	[.] REE'DED, a. [.] 1. Covered with reeds. [.] 2. Formed with channels and ridges like reeds.
45397	reeden	[.] REEDEN, a. ree'dn. Consisting of a reed or reeds' as reeden pipes.
45398	reedgrass	[.] REE'DGRASS, n. A plant, bur-reed, of the genus Sparganium.
45399	reedless	[.] REE'DLESS, a. Destitute of reeds; as reedless banks.
45400	reedmace	[.] REE'DMACE, n. A plant of the genus Typha.
45401	reedy	[.] REE'DY, a. Abounding with reeds; as a reedy pool.
45402	reef	[.] REEF, n. [.] A certain portion of a sail between the top or bottom and a row of eyelet holes, which is folded or rolled up to contract the sail, when the violence of the wind renders it necessary. [.] REEF, n. [.] A chain or range of rocks lying at or near ...
45403	reef-bank	[.] REE'F-BANK, n. A piece of canvas sewed across a sail, to strengthen it in the part where the eyelet holes are formed.
45404	reef-line	[.] REE'F-LINE, n. A small rope formerly used to reef the courses by being passed through the holes of the reef spirally.
45405	reef-tackle	[.] REE'F-TACKLE, n. A tackle upon deck, communicating with its pendant, and passing through a block at the top-mast head, and through a hole in the top-sail-yard-arm, is attached to a cringle below the lowest reef; used to pull the skirts of the top-sails close to the ...
45406	reefed	[.] REE'FED, pp. Having a portion of the top or bottom folded and made fast to the yard.
45407	reefing	[.] REE'FING, ppr. Folding and making fast to the yard, as a portion of a sail.
45408	reek	[.] REEK, n. [.] 1. Vapor; steam. [.] 2. A rick, which see. [.] REEK, v.i. [L. fragro. The primary sense is to send out or emit, to extend, to reach.] [.] To steam; to exhale; to emit vapor; applied especially to the vapor of certain moist substances, rather ...
45409	reeking	[.] REE'KING, ppr. Steaming; emitting vapor.
45410	reeky	[.] REE'KY, a. Smoky; soiled with smoke or steam; foul.
45411	reel	[.] REEL, n. [See Reel, to stagger.] [.] 1. A frame or machine turning on an axis, and on which yarn is extended for winding, either into skeins, or from skeins on to spools and quills. On a reel also seamen wind their log-lines, &c. [.] 2. A kind of dance. [.] REEL, ...
45412	reermouse	[.] RE'ERMOUSE, n. A rearmouse; a bat.
45413	reeve	[.] REEVE, n. A steward. Obs. [.] REEVE, n. A bird, the female of the ruff. [.] REEVE, v.t. In seamen's language, to pass the end of a rope through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ring-bolt, cringle, &c.
45414	refect	[.] REFECT', v.t. [L. refectus, reficio; re and facio, to make.] [.] To refresh; to restore after hunger or fatigue. [Not in use.]
45415	refection	[.] REFEC'TION, n. [L. refectio.] [.] 1. Refreshment after hunger or fatigue. [.] 2. A spare meal or repast.
45416	refective	[.] REFECT'IVE, a. Refreshing; restoring. [.] REFECT'IVE, n. That which refreshes.
45417	refectory	[.] REFECT'ORY, n. A room of refreshment; properly, a hall or apartment in convents and monasteries, where a moderate repast is taken.
45418	refel	[.] REFEL', v.t. [L. refello.] To refute; to disprove; to repress; as, to refel the tricks of a sophister. [Little used.]
45419	refer	[.] REFER', v.t. [L. refero; re and fero, to bear.] [.] 1. To direct, leave or deliver over to another person or tribunal for information or decision; as when parties to a suit refer their cause to another court; or the court refers a cause to individuals for examination ...
45420	referable	[.] REF'ERABLE, a. [.] 1. That may be referred; capable of being considered in relation to something else. [.] 2. That may be assigned; that may be considered as belonging to or related to. [.] It is a question among philosophers, whether all the attractions which ...
45421	referee	[.] REFEREE', n. One to whom a thing is referred; particularly, a person appointed by a court to hear, examine and decide a cause between parties, pending before the court, and make report to the court. In New England, a referee differs from a arbitrator, in being appointed ...
45422	reference	[.] REF'ERENCE, n. [.] 1. A sending, dismission or direction to another for information. [.] 2. Relation; respect; view towards. [.] The christian religion commands sobriety, temperance and moderation, in reference to our appetites and passions. [.] 3. Allusion ...
45423	referendary	[.] REFEREND'ARY, n. [.] 1. One to whose decision a cause is referred. [Not in use.] [.] 2. An officer who delivered the royal answer to petitions.
45424	referment	[.] REFER'MENT, n. Reference for decision. [Not used.]
45425	referred	[.] REFER'RED, pp. Dismissed or directed to another; assigned, as to a class, order or cause; assigned by a court to persons appointed to decide.
45426	referrible	[.] REFER'RIBLE, a. That may be referred; referable.
45427	referring	[.] REFER'RING, ppr. Dismissing or directing to another for information; alluding; assigning, as to a class, order, cause, &c; or assigning to private persons for decision.
45428	refine	[.] REFI'NE, v.t. [.] 1. To purify; in a general sense; applied to liquors, to depurate; to defecate; to clarify; to separate, as liquor, from all extraneous matter. In this sense, the verb is used with propriety, but it is customary to use fine. [.] 2. Applied to ...
45429	refined	[.] REFI'NED, pp. Purified; separated from extraneous matter; assayed, as metals; clarified, as liquors; polished; separated from what is coarse, rude or improper.
45430	refinedly	[.] REFI'NEDLY, adv. With affected nicety or elegance.
45431	refinedness	[.] REFI'NEDNESS, n. State of being refined; purity; refinement; also, affected purity.
45432	refinement	[.] REFI'NEMENT, n. [.] 1. The act of purifying by separating from a substance all extraneous matter; a clearing from dross, dregs or recrement; as the refinement of metals or liquors. [.] 2. The state of being pure. [.] The more bodies are of a kin to spirit in ...
45433	refiner
45434	refinery	[.] REFI'NERY, n. The place and apparatus for refining metals.
45435	refining	[.] REFI'NING, ppr. Purifying; separating from alloy or any extraneous matter; polishing; improving in accuracy, delicacy or purity.
45436	refit	[.] REFIT', v.t. [re and fit.] To fit or prepare again; to repair; to restore after damage or decay; as, to refit ships of war.
45437	refitted	[.] REFIT'TED, pp. Prepared again; repaired.
45438	refitting	[.] REFIT'TING, ppr. Repairing after damage or decay.
45439	reflect	[.] REFLECT', v.t. [L. reflecto; re and flecto, to bend.] [.] To throw back; to return. In the rainbow, the rays of light are reflected as well as refracted. [.] Bodies close together reflect their own color. [.] REFLECT', v.i. [.] 1. To throw back light; ...
45440	reflected	[.] REFLECT'ED, pp. Thrown back; returned; as reflected light.
45441	reflectent	[.] REFLECT'ENT, a. Bending or flying back; as the ray descendent, and ray reflectent.
45442	reflectible	[.] REFLECT'IBLE, a. That may be reflected or thrown back.
45443	reflecting	[.] REFLECT'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Throwing back. [.] 2. Turning back, as thoughts upon themselves or upon past events. [.] 3. Reflecting on, casting censure or reproach.
45444	reflectingly	[.] REFLECT'INGLY, adv. With reflection; with censure.
45445	reflection	[.] REFLEC'TION, n. [from reflect.] [.] 1. The act of throwing back; as the reflection of light or colors. The angle of incidence and the angle of reflection are always equal. [.] 2. The act of bending back. [.] 3. That which is reflected. [.] As the sun in ...
45446	reflective	[.] REFLECT'IVE, a. [.] 1. Throwing back images; as a reflective mirror. [.] In the reflective stream the sighing bride, viewing her charms impair'd - [.] 2. Considering the operation of the mind, or things past; as reflective reason.
45447	reflector	[.] REFLECT'OR, n. [.] 1. One who reflects or considers. [.] 2. That which reflects.
45448	reflex	[.] RE'FLEX, a. [L. reflexus.] [.] 1. Directed back; as a reflex act of the soul, the turning of the intellectual eye inward upon its own actions. [.] 2. Designating the parts of a painting illuminated by light reflected from another part of the same picture. [.] 3. ...
45449	reflexibility	[.] REFLEXIBIL'ITY, n. The quality of being reflexible or capable of being reflected; as the reflexibility of the rays of light.
45450	reflexible	[.] REFLEX'IBLE, a. Capable of being reflected or thrown back. [.] The light of the sun consists of rays differently refrangible and reflexible.
45451	reflexion	[.] REFLEX'ION. [See Reflection.]
45452	reflexity	[.] REFLEX'ITY, n. Capacity of being reflected.
45453	reflexive	[.] REFLEX'IVE, a. Having respect to something past. [.] Assurance reflexive cannot be a divine faith.
45454	reflexively	[.] REFLEX'IVELY, adv. In a direction backward.
45455	refloat	[.] RE'FLOAT, n. [re and float.] Reflux; ebb; a flowing back. [Little used.]
45456	reflorescence	[.] REFLORES'CENCE, n. [re and florescence.] A blossoming anew.
45457	reflourish	[.] REFLOURISH, v.i. reflur'ish. [re and flourish.] To flourish anew.
45458	reflourishing	[.] REFLOUR'ISHING, ppr. Flourishing again.
45459	reflow	[.] REFLOW, v.i. [re and flow.] To flow back; to ebb.
45460	reflowing	[.] REFLOWING, ppr. Flowing backing; ebbing.
45461	refluctuation	[.] REFLUCTUA'TION, n. A flowing back.
45462	refluence	[.] REF'LUENCE,
45463	refluency	[.] REF'LUENCY, n. [from refluent.] A flowing back.
45464	refluent	[.] REF'LUENT, a. [L. refluens; re and fluo.] [.] 1. Flowing back; ebbing; as the refluent tide. [.] 2. Flowing back; returning, as a fluid; as refluent blood.
45465	reflux	[.] RE'FLUX, n. [L. refluxus.] A flowing back; the returning of a fluid; as the flux and reflux of the tides; the flux and reflux of Euripus.
45466	refocillate	[.] REFO'CILLATE, v.t. [L. refocillo; re and the root of focus.] To refresh; to revive; to give new vigor to. [Little used.]
45467	refocillation	[.] REFOCILLA'TION, n. The act of refreshing or giving new vigor; restoration of strength by refreshment. [Little used.]
45468	refoment	[.] REFOMENT', v.t. [re and foment.] [.] 1. To foment anew; to warm or cherish again. [.] 2. To excite anew.
45469	refomented	[.] REFOMENT'ED, pp. Fomented or incited anew.
45470	refomenting	[.] REFOMENT'ING, ppr. Fomenting anew; exciting again.
45471	reform	[.] REFORM', v.t. [L. reformo; re and formo, to form.] [.] 1. To change from worse to better; to amend; to correct; to restore to a former good state, or to bring from a bad to a good state; as, to reform a profligate man; to reform corrupt manners or morals. [.] The ...
45472	reformation	[.] REF'ORMATION, n. [.] 1. The act of reforming; correction or amendment of life, manners, or of any thing vicious or corrupt; as the reformation of manners; reformation of the age; reformation of abuses. [.] Satire lashes vice into reformation. [.] 2. By way of ...
45473	reformed	[.] REFORM'ED, pp. Corrected; amended; restored to a good state; as a reformed profligate; the reformed church.
45474	reformer	[.] REFORM'ER, n. [.] 1. One who effects a reformation or amendment; as a reformer of manners or of abuses. [.] 2. One of those who commenced the reformation of religion from popish corruption; as Luther, Melancthon, Zuinglius and Calvin.
45475	reforming	[.] REFORM'ING, ppr. Correcting what is wrong; amending; restoring to a good state.
45476	reformist	[.] REFORM'IST, n. [.] 1. One who is of the reformed religion. [.] 2. One who proposes or favors a political reform.
45477	refortification	[.] REFORTIFICA'TION, n. A fortifying a second time.
45478	refortify	[.] REFOR'TIFY, v.t. [re and fortify.] To fortify anew.
45479	refossion	[.] REFOS'SION, n. The act of digging up.
45480	refound	[.] REFOUND', v.t. [re and found.] To found or cast anew.
45481	refract	[.] REFRACT', v.t. [L. refractus, refringo; re and frango, to break.] [.] To break the natural course of the rays of light; to cause to deviate from a direct course. A dense medium refracts the rays of light, as they pass into it from a rare medium.
45482	refractarias	[.] REFRACTA'RIAS, n. A mineral. [.]
45483	refracted	[.] REFRACT'ED, pp. [.] 1. Turned from a direct course, as rays of light. [.] 2. a. In botany, bent back at an acute angle; as a refracted corol.
45484	refracting	[.] REFRACT'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Turning from a direct course. [.] 2. a. That turns rays from a direct course; as a refracting medium.
45485	refraction	[.] REFRAC'TION, n. The deviation of a moving body, chiefly rays of light, from a direct course. This is occasioned by the different densities of the mediums through which light passes. [.] Refraction out of a rarer medium into a denser, is made towards the perpendicular. [.] Refraction ...
45486	refractive	[.] REFRACT'IVE, a. That refracts or has power to refract or turn from a direct course; as refractive densities.
45487	refractoriness	[.] REFRACT'ORINESS, n. [from refractory.] [.] Perverse or sullen obstinacy in opposition or disobedience. [.] I never allowed any man's refractoriness against the privileges and orders of the house.
45488	refractory	[.] REFRACT'ORY, a. [L. refractarius, from refragor, to resist; re and fragor, from frango.] [.] 1. Sullen or perverse in opposition or disobedience; obstinate in non-compliance; as a refractory child; a refractory servant. [.] Raging appetites that are most disobedient ...
45489	refragable	[.] REFRA'GABLE, a. [L. refragor; re and frango.] [.] That may be refuted that is, broken.
45490	refrain	[.] REFRA'IN, v.t. [L. refaeno; re and fraeno, to curb; fraenum, a rein. See Rein.] [.] To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action. [.] My son - refrain thy foot from their path. Prov. 1. [.] Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood ...
45491	refrained	[.] REFRA'INED, pp. Held back; restrained. [.]
45492	refraining	[.] REFRA'INING, ppr. Holding back; forbearing.
45493	reframe	[.] REFRA'ME, v.t. [re and frame.] To frame again.
45494	refrangibility	[.] REFRANGIBIL'ITY, n. [from refrangible.] [.] The disposition of rays of light to be refracted or turned out of a direct course, in passing out of one transparent body or medium into another.
45495	refrangible	[.] REFRAN'GIBLE, a. [L. re and frango, to break.] [.] Capable of being refracted or turned out of a direct course in passing from one medium to another; as rays of light.
45496	refrenation	[.] REFRENA'TION, n. [See refrain.] The act of restraining. [Not used.]
45497	refresh	[.] REFRESH', v.t. [See Fresh.] [.] 1. To cool; to allay heat. [.] A dew coming after a heat refresheth. [.] 2. To give new strength to; to invigorate; to relieve after fatigue; as, to refresh the body. A man or a beast is refreshed by food and rest. Ex. 23. [.] 3. ...
45498	refreshed	[.] REFRESH'ED, pp. Cooled; invigorated; revived; cheered.
45499	refresher	[.] REFRESH'ER, n. He or that which refreshes, revives or invigorates.
45500	refreshing	[.] REFRESH'ING, ppr. or a. Cooling; invigorating; reviving; reanimating. [.] REFRESH'ING, n. Refreshment; relief after fatigue or suffering.
45501	refreshment	[.] REFRESH'MENT, n. [.] 1. Act of refreshing; or new strength or vigor received after fatigue; relief after suffering; applied to the body. [.] 2. New life or animation after depression; applied to the mind or spirits. [.] 3. That which gives fresh strength or ...
45502	refret	[.] REFRET', n. The burden of a song.
45503	refrigerant	[.] REFRIG'ERANT, a. [See Refrigerate.] [.] Cooling; allaying heat. [.] REFRIG'ERANT, n. Among physicians, a medicine which abates heat and refreshes the patient.
45504	refrigerate	[.] REFRIG'ERATE, v.t. [L. refrigero; re and frigus, cold.] To cool; to allay the heat of; to refresh.
45505	refrigerated	[.] REFRIG'ERATED, pp. Cooled.
45506	refrigerating	[.] REFRIG'ERATING, ppr. Allaying heat; cooling.
45507	refrigeration	[.] REFRIGERA'TION, n. The act of cooling; the abatement of heat; state of being cooled.
45508	refrigerative	[.] REFRIG'ERATIVE, a. Cooling. [.] REFRIG'ERATIVE, n. A remedy that allays heat.
45509	refrigeratory	[.] REFRIG'ERATORY, a. Cooling; mitigating heat. [.] REFRIG'ERATORY, n. [.] 1. In distillation, a vessel filled with cold water, through which the worm passes; by which means the vapors are condensed as they pass through the worm. [.] 2. Any thing internally ...
45510	refrigerium	[.] REFRIGE'RIUM, n. [L.] Cooling refreshment; refrigeration. [Not in use.]
45511	reft	[.] REFT, pp. of reave. [.] 1. Deprived; bereft. [Not in use.] [.] 2. pret. of reave. Took away. [Not in use.]
45512	refuge	[.] REF'UGE, n. [L. refugium, refugio; re and fugio, to flee.] [.] 1. Shelter or protection from danger or distress. [.] - Rocks, dens and caves, but I in none of these find place or refuge. [.] We have made lies our refuge. Is. 28. [.] - We might have strong ...
45513	refugee	[.] REFUGEE', n. [.] 1. One who flies to a shelter or place of safety. [.] 2. One who, in times of persecution or political commotion, flees to a foreign country for safety; as the French refugees, who left France after the revocation of the edict of Nantz, and ...
45514	refulgence	[.] REFUL'GENCE,
45515	refulgency	[.] REFUL'GENCY, n. [L. refulgens, refulgeo; re and fulgeo, to shine.] A flood of light; splendor.
45516	refulgent	[.] REFUL'GENT, a. Casting a bright light; shining; splendid; as refulgent beams; refulgent light; refulgent arms. [.] A conspicuous and refulgent truth.
45517	refulgently	[.] REFUL'GENTLY, adv. With a flood of light; with great brightness.
45518	refund	[.] REFUND', v.t. [L. refundo; re and fundo, to pour.] [.] 1. To pour back. [.] Were the humors of the eye tinctured with any color, they would refund that color upon the object. [Unusual or obsolete.] [.] 2. To repay; to return in payment or compensation for ...
45519	refunded	[.] REFUND'ED, pp. Poured back; repaid.
45520	refunding	[.] REFUND'ING, ppr. Pouring back; returning by payment or compensation.
45521	refusable	[.] REFU'SABLE, a. s as z. [from refuse.] That may be refused.
45522	refusal	[.] REFU'SAL, n. s as z. [.] 1. The act of refusing; denial of any thing demanded, solicited or offered for acceptance. The first refusal is not always proof that the request will not be ultimately granted. [.] 2. The right of taking in preference to others; the ...
45523	refuse	[.] REFU'SE, v.t. s as z. [L. recuso; re and the root of causor, to accuse; causa, cause. The primary sense of causor is to drive, to throw or thrust at, and recuso is to drive back, to repel or repulse, the sense of refuse.] [.] 1. To deny a request, demand, invitation ...
45524	refused	[.] REFU'SED, pp. Denied; rejected; not accepted.
45525	refuser	[.] REFU'SER, n. One that refuses or rejects.
45526	refusing	[.] REFU'SING, ppr. Denying; declining to accept; rejecting.
45527	refutable	[.] REFU'TABLE, a. [from refute.] That may be refuted or disproved; that may be proved false or erroneous.
45528	refutal	[.] REFU'TAL, n. Refutation. [Not used.]
45529	refutation	[.] REFUTA'TION, n. [L. refutatio. See Refute.] [.] The act or process of refuting or disproving; the act of proving to be false or erroneous; the overthrowing of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory, by argument or countervailing proof.
45530	refute	[.] REFU'TE, v.t. [L. refuto; re and futo, Obs. The primary sense of futo, is to drive or thrust, to beat back.] [.] To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence or countervailing proof; to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute. We say, to refute arguments, ...
45531	refuted	[.] REFU'TED, pp. Disproved; proved to be false or erroneous.
45532	refuter	[.] REFU'TER, n. One that refutes.
45533	refuting	[.] REFU'TING, ppr. Proving to be false or erroneous; confuting.
45534	regain	[.] REGA'IN, v.t. [re and gain.] [.] To gain anew; to recover what has escaped or been lost.
45535	regained	[.] REGA'INED, pp. Recovered; gained anew.
45536	regaining	[.] REGA'INING, ppr. Gaining anew; recovering.
45537	regal	[.] RE'GAL, a. [L. regalis, from rex, L. rectus. See Reck and Reckon.] [.] Pertaining to a king; kingly; royal; as a regal title; regal authority; regal state, pomp or splendor; regal power or sway. But we say, a royal or kingly government, not a regal one. We never ...
45538	regale	[.] REGA'LE, n. The prerogative of monarchy. [.] REGA'LE, n. [See the verb, below.] A magnificent entertainment or treat given to embassadors and other persons of distinction. [.] REGA'LE, v.t. [Eng. gale, gallant, jolly; Gr.] [.] To refresh; to entertain ...
45539	regaled	[.] REGA'LED, pp. Refreshed; entertained; gratified.
45540	regalement	[.] REGA'LEMENT, n. Refreshment; entertainment; gratification.
45541	regalia	[.] REGA'LIA, n. [L. from rex, king.] [.] 1. Ensigns of royalty; the apparatus of a coronation; as the crown, scepter, &c. [.] 2. In law, the rights and prerogatives of a king. [.]
45542	regaling	[.] REGA'LING, ppr. Refreshing; entertaining; gratifying.
45543	regality	[.] REGAL'ITY, n. [from L. regalis.] Royalty; sovereignty; kingship. [.] He came partly in by the sword and had high courage in all points of regality.
45544	regally	[.] RE'GALLY, adv. In a royal manner.
45545	regard	[.] REG'ARD, v.t. [.] 1. To look towards; to point or be directed. [.] It is a peninsula which regardeth the main land. [.] 2. To observe; to notice with some particularity. [.] If much you note him, you offend him; feed and regard him not. [.] 3. To attend ...
45546	regardable	[.] REG'ARDABLE, a. Observable; worthy of notice.
45547	regardant	[.] REG'ARDANT, a. [.] 1. In law, a villain regardant is one annexed to the manor or land. [.] 2. In heraldry, looking behind, as a lion or other beast.
45548	regarded	[.] REG'ARDED, pp. Noticed; observed; esteemed; respected.
45549	regarder	[.] REG'ARDER, n. [.] 1. One that regards. [.] 2. In law, the regarder of the forest is an officer whose business is to view the forest, inspect the officers, and inquire of all offenses and defaults.
45550	regardful	[.] REG'ARDFUL, a. Taking notice; heedful; observing with care; attentive. [.] Let a man be very tender and regardful of every pious motion made by the Spirit of God on his heart.
45551	regardfully	[.] REG'ARDFULLY, adv. [.] 1. Attentively; heedfully. [.] 2. Respectfully.
45552	regarding	[.] REG'ARDING, ppr. [.] 1. Noticing; considering with care; attending to; observing; esteeming; caring for. [.] 2. Respecting; concerning; relating to.
45553	regardless	[.] REG'ARDLESS, a. [.] 1. Not looking or attending to; heedless; negligent; careless; as regardless of life or of health; regardless of danger; regardless of consequences. [.] Regardless of the bliss wherein he sat. [.] 2. Not regarded; slighted. [.]
45554	regardlessly	[.] REG'ARDLESSLY, adv. Heedlessly; carelessly; negligently.
45555	regardlessness	[.] REG'ARDLESSNESS, n. Heedlessness; inattention; negligence.
45556	regata	[.] REGA'TA,
45557	regather	[.] REGATH'ER, v.t. To gather or collect a second time.
45558	regathered	[.] REGATH'ERED, pp. Collected again.
45559	regathering	[.] REGATH'ERING, ppr. Gathering a second time.
45560	regatta	[.] REGAT'TA, n. In Venice, a grand rowing match in which many boats are rowed for a prize.
45561	regel	[.] REG'EL,
45562	regency	[.] RE'GENCY, n. [L. regens, from rego, to govern.] [.] 1. Rule' authority; government. [.] 2. Vicarious government. [.] 3. The district under the jurisdiction of a vicegerent. [.] 4. The body of men entrusted with vicarious government; as a regency constituted ...
45563	regeneracy	[.] REGEN'ERACY, n. [See Regenerate.] The state of being regenerated.
45564	regenerate	[.] REGEN'ERATE, v.t. [L. regenero; re and genero. See Generate.] [.] 1. To generate or produce anew; to reproduce. [.] Through all the soil a genial ferment spreads, regenerates the plants and new adorns the meads. [.] 2. In theology, to renew the heart by a ...
45565	regenerated	[.] REGEN'ERATED, pp. [.] 1. Reproduced. [.] 2. Renewed; born again.
45566	regenerateness	[.] REGEN'ERATENESS, n. The state of being regenerated.
45567	regenerating	[.] REGEN'ERATING, ppr. [.] 1. Reproducing. [.] 2. Renovating the nature by the implantation of holy affections in the heart.
45568	regeneration	[.] REGENERA'TION, n. [.] 1. Reproduction; the act of producing anew. [.] 2. In theology, new birth by the grace of God; that change by which the will and natural enmity of man to God and his law are subdued, and a principle of supreme love to God and his law, or ...
45569	regeneratory	[.] REGEN'ERATORY, a. Renewing; having the power to renew; tending to reproduce or renovate.
45570	regent	[.] RE'GENT, a. [L. regens, from rego, to rule. [.] 1. Ruling; governing; as a regent principle. [.] 2. Exercising vicarious authority. [.] Queen regent, a queen who governs; opposed to queen consort. [.] RE'GENT, n. [.] 1. A governor; a ruler; in a general ...
45571	regentess	[.] RE'GENTESS, n. A protectress of a kingdom.
45572	regentship	[.] RE'GENTSHIP, n. [.] 1. The power of governing, or the office of a regent. [.] 2. Deputed authority.
45573	regerminate	[.] REGERM'INATE, v.i. [re and germinate.] [.] To germinate again. [.] Perennial plants regerminate several years successively.
45574	regerminating	[.] REGERM'INATING, ppr. Germinating anew.
45575	regermination	[.] REGERMINA'TION, n. A sprouting or germination anew.
45576	regest	[.] REGEST', n. A register. [Not in use.]
45577	regible	[.] REG'IBLE, a. Governable. [Not in use.]
45578	regicide	[.] REG'ICIDE, n. [L. rex, king, and caedo, to slay.] [.] 1. A king-killer; one who murders a king. [.] 2. The killing or murder of a king.
45579	regil	[.] REG'IL, n. A fixed star of the first magnitude in Orion's left foot.
45580	regimen	[.] REG'IMEN, n. [L. from rego, to govern.] [.] 1. In medicine, the regulation of diet with a view to the preservation or restoration of health; or in a more general sense, the regulation of all the non-naturals for the same purposes. [.] 2. Any regulation or remedy ...
45581	regiment	[.] REG'IMENT, n. [L. regimen.] [.] 1. In military affairs, a body of men, either horse, foot or artillery, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel and major, and consisting of a number of companies, usually from eight to ten. [.] 2. Government; mode of ruling; ...
45582	regimental	[.] REGIMENT'AL, a. Belonging to a regiment; as regimental officers; regimental clothing.
45583	regimentals	[.] REGIMENT'ALS, n. plu. The uniform worn by the troops of a regiment.
45584	regimented	[.] REG'IMENTED, pp. Formed into a regiment; incorporated with a regiment.
45585	region	[.] REGION, n. re'jun. [L. regio, rego.] [.] 1. A tract of land or space of indefinite extent, usually a tract of considerable extent. It is sometimes nearly synonymous with country; as all the region of Argob. Deut. 3. [.] He had dominion over all the region on ...
45586	register	[.] REG'ISTER, n. [Low L. registrum, from regero, to set down in writing; re and gero, to carry.] [.] 1. A written account or entry of acts, judgments or proceedings, for preserving and conveying to future times an exact knowledge of transactions. The word appropriately ...
45587	registership	[.] REG'ISTERSHIP, n. The office of register.
45588	registrar	[.] REG'ISTRAR, n. An officer in the English universities, who has the keeping of all the public records.
45589	registration	[.] REGISTRA'TION, n. The act of inserting in a register.
45590	registry	[.] REG'ISTRY, n. [.] 1. The act of recording or writing in a register. [.] 2. The place where a register is kept. [.] 3. A series of facts recorded.
45591	reglement	[.] REG'LEMENT, n. Regulation. [Not used.] [.]
45592	reglet	[.] REG'LET, n. [L. regula, rego.] [.] A ledge of wood exactly planed, used by printers to separate lines and make the work more open.
45593	regnant	[.] REG'NANT, a. [L. regno, to reign.] [.] 1. Reigning; exercising regal authority; as a queen regnant. The modern phrase is queen regent. [.] 2. Ruling; predominant; prevalent; having the chief power; as vices regnant. We now say, reigning vices.
45594	regorge	[.] REGORGE, v.t. regorj'. [.] 1. To vomit up; to eject from the stomach; to throw back or out again. [.] 2. To swallow again. [.] 3. To swallow eagerly.
45595	regrade	[.] REGRA'DE, v.i. [L. regredior; re and gradior, to go.] To retire; to go back. [Not used.]
45596	regraft	[.] REGR'AFT, v.t. [re and graft.] To graft again.
45597	regrafted	[.] REGR'AFTED, pp. Grafted again.
45598	regrafting	[.] REGR'AFTING, ppr. Grafting anew.
45599	regrant	[.] REGR'ANT, v.t. [re and grant.] To grant back. [.] REGR'ANT, n. The act of granting back to a former proprietor.
45600	regranted	[.] REGR'ANTED, pp. Granted back.
45601	regranting	[.] REGR'ANTING, ppr. Granting back.
45602	regrate	[.] REGRA'TE, v.t. [.] 1. To offend; to shock. [Little used.] [.] 2. To buy provisions and sell them again in the same market or fair; a practice which, by raising the price is a public offense and punishable. Regrating differs from engrossing and monopolizing, ...
45603	regrater	[.] REGRA'TER, n. One who buys provisions and sells them in the same market or fair.
45604	regrating	[.] REGRA'TING, ppr. Purchasing provisions and selling them in the same market.
45605	regreet	[.] REGREE'T, v.t. [re and greet.] To greet again; to resalute.
45606	regreeted	[.] REGREE'TED, pp. Greeting again or in return.
45607	regreeting	[.] REGREE'TING, ppr. Greeting again; resaluting.
45608	regress	[.] RE'GRESS, n. [L. regressus, regredior.] [.] 1. Passage back; return; as ingress and regress. [.] 2. The power of returning or passing back.
45609	regression	[.] REGRES'SION, n. The act of passing back or returning.
45610	regressive	[.] REGRESS'IVE, a. Passing back; returning.
45611	regressively	[.] REGRESS'IVELY, adv. In a backward way or manner; by return.
45612	regret	[.] REGRET', n. [.] 1. Grief; sorrow; pain of mind. We feel regret at the loss of friends, regret for our own misfortunes, or for the misfortunes of others. [.] Never any prince expressed a more lively regret for the loss of a servant. [.] Her piety itself would ...
45613	regretful	[.] REGRET'FUL, a. Full of regret.
45614	regretfully	[.] REGRET'FULLY, adv. With regret.
45615	regretted	[.] REGRET'TED, pp. Lamented.
45616	regretting	[.] REGRET'TING, ppr. Lamenting; grieving at; repenting.
45617	reguerdon	[.] REGUERDON, n. regerd'on. [See Reward.] [.] A reward; a recompense. [Not in use.] [.] REGUERDON, v.t. regerd'on. To reward. [Not in use.]
45618	regular	[.] REG'ULAR, a. [L. regularis, from regula, a rule, from rego, to rule.] [.] 1. Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule, law or principle, to a prescribed mode or to established customary forms; as a regular epic poem; a regular verse in poetry; a regular ...
45619	regularity	[.] REGULAR'ITY, n. [.] 1. Agreeableness to a rule or to established order; as the regularity of legal proceedings. [.] 2. Method; certain order. Regularity is the life of business. [.] 3. Conformity to certain principles; as the regularity of a figure. [.] 4. ...
45620	regularly	[.] REG'ULARLY, adv. [.] 1. In a manner accordant to a rule or established mode; as a physician or lawyer regularly admitted to practice; a verse regularly formed. [.] 2. In uniform order; at certain intervals or periods; as day and night regularly returning. [.] 3. ...
45621	regulate	[.] REG'ULATE, v.t. [.] 1. To adjust by rule, method or established mode; as, to regulate weights and measures; to regulate the assize of bread; to regulate our moral conduct by the laws of God and of society; to regulate our manners by the customary forms. [.] 2. ...
45622	regulated	[.] REG'ULATED, pp. Adjusted by rule, method or forms; put in good order; subjected to rules or restrictions.
45623	regulating	[.] REG'ULATING, ppr. Adjusting by rule, method or forms; reducing to order; subjecting to rules or restrictions.
45624	regulation	[.] REGULA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of regulating or reducing to order. [.] 2. A rule or order prescribed by a superior for the management of some business, or for the government of a company or society.
45625	regulator	[.] REG'ULATOR, n. [.] 1. One who regulates. [.] 2. The small spring of a watch, which regulates its motions by retarding or accelerating them. [.] 3. Any part of a machine which regulates its movements.
45626	reguline	[.] REG'ULINE, a. [See Regulus.] Pertaining to regulus or pure metal. [.] Bodies which we can reduce to the metallic or reguline state.
45627	regulize	[.] REG'ULIZE, v.t. To reduce to regulus or pure metal; to separate pure metal from extraneous matter.
45628	regulus	[.] REG'ULUS, n. [L. a petty king.] [.] In chimistry, the finer or pure part of a metallic substance, which, in the melting of ores, falls to the bottom of the crucible.
45629	regurgitate	[.] REGURG'ITATE, v.t. [L. re and gurges.] [.] To throw or pour back as from a deep or hollow place; to pour or throw back in great quantity. [.] REGURG'ITATE, v.i. To be thrown or poured back.
45630	regurgitated	[.] REGURG'ITATED, pp. Thrown or poured back.
45631	regurgitating	[.] REGURG'ITATING, ppr. Throwing or pouring back.
45632	regurgitation	[.] REGURGITA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of pouring back. [.] 2. The act of swallowing again; reabsorption.
45633	rehabilitate	[.] REHABIL'ITATE, v.t. [.] To restore to a former capacity; to reinstate; to qualify again; to restore, as a delinquent to a former right, rank or privilege lost or forfeited; a term of the civil and canon law.
45634	rehabilitated	[.] REHABIL'ITATED, pp. Restored to a former rank, right privilege or capacity; reinstated.
45635	rehabilitating	[.] REHABIL'ITATING, ppr. Restoring to a former right, rank, privilege or capacity; reinstating.
45636	rehabilitation	[.] REHABILITA'TION, n. The act of reinstating in a former rank or capacity; restoration to former rights.
45637	rehear	[.] REHE'AR, v.t. pret. and pp. reheard. [re and hear.] [.] To hear again; to try a second time; as, to rehear a cause in the court of king's bench.
45638	reheard	[.] REHE'ARD, pp. Heard again.
45639	rehearing	[.] REHE'ARING, ppr. Hearing a second time. [.] REHE'ARING, n. [.] 1. A second hearing. [.] 2. In law, a second hearing or trial.
45640	rehearsal	[.] REHEARSAL, n. rehers'al. [from rehearse.] [.] 1. Recital; repetition of the words of another or of a written work; as the rehearsal of the Lord's prayer. [.] 2. Narration; a telling or recounting, as of particulars in detail; as the rehearsal of a soldier's ...
45641	rehearse	[.] REHEARSE, v.t. rehers.' [.] 1. To recite; to repeat the words of a passage or composition; to repeat the words of another. [.] When the words were heard which David spoke, they rehearsed them before Saul. 1Sam. 17. [.] 2. To narrate or recount events or transactions. [.] There ...
45642	rehearsed	[.] REHEARSED, pp. rehers'ed. Recited; repeated; as words; narrated.
45643	rehearser	[.] REHEARSER, n. rehers'er. One who recites or narrates.
45644	rehearsing	[.] REHEARSING, ppr. rehers'ing. Reciting; repeating words; recounting; telling; narrating.
45645	reigle	[.] RE'IGLE, n. A hollow cut or channel for guiding any thing; as the reigle of a side post for a flood gate.
45646	reign	[.] REIGN, v.i. rane. [L. regno, a derivative of rego, regnum.] [.] 1. To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to rule; to exercise government, as a king or emperor; or to hold the supreme power. George the third reigned over Great Britain more than fifty ...
45647	reigning	[.] REIGNING, ppr. ra'ning. [.] 1. Holding or exercising supreme power; ruling; governing as king, queen or emperor. [.] 2. a. Predominating; prevailing; as a reigning vice or disease.
45648	reimbark	[.] REIMBARK. [See Re-embark.]
45649	reimbody	[.] REIMBOD'Y, v.i. [re and imbody or embody.] [.] To imbody again; to be formed into a body anew.
45650	reimbursable	[.] REIMBURS'ABLE, a. That may be repaid. [.] A loan has been made of two million of dollars, reimbursable in ten years.
45651	reimburse	[.] REIMBURSE, v.t. reimburs'. [.] To refund; to replace in a treasury or in a private coffer, an equivalent to the sum taken from it, lost or expended; as, to reimburse the expenses of a war or a canal. The word is used before the person expending, or the treasury from ...
45652	reimbursed	[.] REIMBURS'ED, pp. Repaid; refunded; made good, as loss or expense.
45653	reimbursement	[.] REIMBURSEMENT, n. reimburs'ment. The act of repaying or refunding; repayment; as the reimbursement of principal and interest.
45654	reimburser	[.] REIMBURS'ER, n. One who repays or refunds what has been lost or expended.
45655	reimbursing	[.] REIMBURS'ING, ppr. Repaying; refunding; making good, as loss or expense.
45656	reimplant	[.] REIMPLANT', v.t. [re and implant.] To implant again.
45657	reimplanted	[.] REIMPLANT'ED, pp. Implanted anew.
45658	reimplanting	[.] REIMPLANT'ING, ppr. Implanting again.
45659	reimportune	[.] REIMPORTU'NE, v.t. [re and importune.] To importune again.
45660	reimportuned	[.] REIMPORTU'NED, pp. Importuned again.
45661	reimportuning	[.] REIMPORTU'NING, ppr. Importuning again.
45662	reimpregnate	[.] REIMPREG'NATE, v.t. [re and impregnate.] [.] To impregnate again.
45663	reimpregnated	[.] REIMPREG'NATED, pp. Impregnated again.
45664	reimpregnating	[.] REIMPREG'NATING, ppr. Impregnating again.
45665	reimpress	[.] REIMPRESS', v.t. [re and impress.] To impress anew.
45666	reimpressed	[.] REIMPRESS'ED, pp. Impressed again.
45667	reimpressing	[.] REIMPRESS'ING, ppr. Impressing again.
45668	reimpression	[.] REIMPRES'SION, n. A second or repeated impression.
45669	reimprint	[.] REIMPRINT', v.t. [re and imprint.] To imprint again.
45670	reimprinted	[.] REIMPRINT'ED, pp. Imprinted again.
45671	reimprinting	[.] REIMPRINT'ING, ppr. Imprinting anew.
45672	rein	[.] REIN, n. [L. retina, retinaculum. If contracted from the Latin, it is from retineo, otherwise from the root of arrest.] [.] 1. The strap of a bridle, fastened to the curb or snaffle on each side, by which the rider of a horse restrains and governs him. [.] 2. ...
45673	reindeer	[.] REINDEER, n. [.] A species of the cervine genus; more correctly written ranedeer, or rather rane, which is the true name.
45674	reinfect	[.] REINFECT', v.t [re and infect.] To infect again.
45675	reinfected	[.] REINFECT'ED, pp. Infected again.
45676	reinfecting	[.] REINFECT'ING, ppr. Infecting again.
45677	reinfectious	[.] REINFEC'TIOUS, a. Capable of infecting again.
45678	reinforce	[.] REINFORCE, v.t. [re and enforce.] To give new force to; to strengthen by new assistance or support. [It is written also re-enforce; but reinforce seems now to be the most common.]
45679	reinforced	[.] REINFORCED, pp. Strengthened by additional force.
45680	reinforcement	[.] REINFORCEMENT, n. New force added; fresh supplies of strength; particularly, additional troops or ships.
45681	reinforcing	[.] REINFORCING, ppr. Adding fresh force to.
45682	reingratiate	[.] REINGRA'TIATE, v.t. To ingratiate again. [.] REINGRA'TIATE, v.t. [re and ingratiate.] To ingratiate again; to recommend again to favor.
45683	reingratiated	[.] REINGRA'TIATED, pp. Reinstated in favor.
45684	reingratiating	[.] REINGRA'TIATING, ppr. Ingratiating again.
45685	reinhabit	[.] REINHAB'IT, v.t. [re and inhabit.] To inhabit again.
45686	reinhabited	[.] REINHAB'ITED, pp. Inhabited again.
45687	reinhabiting	[.] REINHAB'ITING, ppr. Inhabiting a second time.
45688	reinless	[.] REINLESS, a. Without rein; without restraint; unchecked.
45689	reinlist	[.] REINLIST',v.t. or i. [re and inlist.] To inlist again. [.] [It is written also re-enlist.]
45690	reinlisted	[.] REINLIST'ED, pp. Inlisted anew.
45691	reinlisting	[.] REINLIST'ING, ppr. Inlisting anew.
45692	reinlistment	[.] REINLIST'MENT, n. The act of inlisting anew; the act of engaging again in military service.
45693	reinquire	[.] REINQUI'RE, v.t. To inquire a second time.
45694	reins	[.] REINS, n. plu. [L. ren, renes.] [.] 1. The kidneys; the lower part of the back. [.] 2. In Scripture, the inward parts; the heart, or seat of the affections and passions. Ps. 73.
45695	reinsert	[.] REINSERT', v.t. [re and insert.] To insert a second time.
45696	reinserted	[.] REINSERT'ED, pp. Inserted again.
45697	reinserting	[.] REINSERT'ING, ppr. Inserting again.
45698	reinsertion	[.] REINSER'TION, n. A second insertion.
45699	reinspect	[.] REINSPECT', v.t. [re and inspect.] To inspect again, as provisions.
45700	reinspection	[.] REINSPEC'TION, n. The act of inspecting a second time.
45701	reinspire	[.] REINSPI'RE, v.t. [re and inspire.] To inspire anew.
45702	reinspired	[.] REINSPI'RED, pp. Inspired again.
45703	reinspiring	[.] REINSPI'RING, ppr. Inspiring again.
45704	reinstall	[.] REINSTALL', v.t. [re and install.] To install again; to seat anew.
45705	reinstalled	[.] REINSTALL'ED, pp. Installed anew.
45706	reinstalling	[.] REINSTALL'ING, ppr. Installing again.
45707	reinstallment	[.] REINSTALL'MENT, n. A second installment.
45708	reinstate	[.] REINSTA'TE, v.t. [re and instate.] To place again in possession or in a former state; to restore to a state from which one has been removed; as, to reinstate a king in the possession of the kingdom; to reinstate one in the affections of his family.
45709	reinstated	[.] REINSTA'TED, pp. Replaced in possession or in a former state.
45710	reinstatement	[.] REINSTA'TEMENT, n. The act of putting in a former state; re-establishment.
45711	reinstating	[.] REINSTA'TING, ppr. Replacing in a former state; putting again in possession.
45712	reinsurance	[.] REINSU'RANCE, n. [re and insurance. See Sure.] [.] An insurance of property already insured; a second insurance of the same property. Such reinsurance is permitted by the French commercial code; but in England is prohibited by statute, except when the first underwriter ...
45713	reinsure	[.] REINSU'RE, v.t. [re and insure.] To insure the same property a second time by other underwriters. [.] The insurer may cause the property insured to be reinsured by other persons.
45714	reinsured	[.] REINSU'RED, pp. Insured a second time by other persons.
45715	reinsuring	[.] REINSU'RING, ppr. Insuring a second time by other persons.
45716	reintegrate	[.] REIN'TEGRATE, v.t. [L. redintegro; red, re, and integro, from integer.] [.] To renew with regard to any state or quality; to restore. [Little used.]
45717	reinterrogate	[.] REINTER'ROGATE, v.t. [re and interrogate.] [.] To interrogate again; to question repeatedly.
45718	reinthrone	[.] REINTHRO'NE, v.t. [re and inthrone. See Enthrone.] [.] To replace on the throne.
45719	reinthroned	[.] REINTHRO'NED, pp. Placed again on the throne.
45720	reinthroning	[.] REINTHRO'NING, ppr. Replacing on the throne.
45721	reinthronize	[.] REINTHRO'NIZE, v.t. To reinthrone. [Not in use.]
45722	reinvest	[.] REINVEST', v.t. [re and invest.] To invest anew.
45723	reinvested	[.] REINVEST'ED, pp. Invested again.
45724	reinvesting	[.] REINVEST'ING, ppr. Investing anew.
45725	reinvestment	[.] REINVEST'MENT, n. The act of investing anew; a second or repeated investment.
45726	reinvigorate	[.] REINVIG'ORATE, v.t. To revive vigor in; to reanimate.
45727	reit	[.] REIT, n. Sedge; sea weed.
45728	reiterate	[.] REIT'ERATE, v.t. [L. re and itero.] [.] To repeat; to repeat again and again; as reiterated crimes; to reiterate requests.
45729	reiterated	[.] REIT'ERATED, pp. Repeated again and again.
45730	reiterating	[.] REIT'ERATING, ppr. Repeating again and again.
45731	reiteration	[.] REITERA'TION, n. Repetition.
45732	reject	[.] REJECT', v.t. [L. rejicio, rejectus, re and jacio, to throw.] [.] 1. To throw away, as any thing useless or vile. [.] 2. To cast off. [.] Have I rejected those that me ador'd? [.] 3. To cast off; to forsake. Jer. 7. [.] 4. To refuse to receive; to slight; ...
45733	rejectable	[.] REJECT'ABLE, a. That may be rejected.
45734	rejectamenta	[.] REJECTAMENT'A, n. [from L. rejecto.] Things thrown out or away. [Ill formed.]
45735	rejectaneous	[.] REJECTA'NEOUS, a. [from the L.] Not chosen or received; rejected.
45736	rejected	[.] REJECT'ED, pp. Thrown away; cast off; refused; slighted.
45737	rejecter	[.] REJECT'ER, n. One that rejects or refuses.
45738	rejecting	[.] REJECT'ING, ppr. Throwing away; casting off; refusing to grant or accept; slighting.
45739	rejection	[.] REJEC'TION, n. [L. rejectio.] The act of throwing away; the act of casting off or forsaking; refusal to accept or grant.
45740	rejective	[.] REJECT'IVE, a. That rejects, or tends to cast off.
45741	rejectment	[.] REJECT'MENT, n. Matter thrown away.
45742	rejoice	[.] REJOICE, v.i. rejois'. [.] To experience joy and gladness in a high degree; to be exhilarated with lively and pleasurable sensations; to exult. [.] When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. Prov. ...
45743	rejoiced	[.] REJOIC'ED, pp. Made glad; exhilarated.
45744	rejoicer	[.] REJOIC'ER, n. One that rejoices.
45745	rejoicing	[.] REJOIC'ING, ppr. Animating with gladness; exhilarating; feeling joy. [.] REJOIC'ING, ppr. Animating with gladness; exhilarating; feeling joy. [.] REJOIC'ING, n. [.] 1. The act of expressing joy and gladness. [.] The voice of rejoicing and salvation ...
45746	rejoicingly	[.] REJOIC'INGLY, adv. With joy or exultation.
45747	rejoin	[.] REJOIN', v.t. [re and join.] [.] 1. To join again; to unite after separation. [.] 2. To meet one again. [.] REJOIN', v.i. [.] 1. To answer to a reply. [.] 2. In law pleadings, to answer, as the defendant to the plantif's replication.
45748	rejoinder	[.] REJOIND'ER, n. [.] 1. An answer to a reply; or in general, an answer. [.] 2. In law pleadings, the defendants's answer to the plantif's replication.
45749	rejoined	[.] REJOIN'ED, pp. Joined again; reunited.
45750	rejoining	[.] REJOIN'ING, ppr. Joining again; answering a plaintiff's replication.
45751	rejoint	[.] REJOINT', v.t. [re and joint.] To reunite joints.
45752	rejolt	[.] REJOLT, n. [re and jolt.] A reacting jolt or shock. [Not used.]
45753	rejourn	[.] REJOURN, v.t. rejurn'. [See Adjourn.] [.] To adjourn to another hearing or inquiry. [Not used.]
45754	rejudge	[.] REJUDGE, v.t. rejuj'. [re and judge.] To judge again; to re-examine; to review; to call to a new trial and decision. [.] Rejudge his acts, and dignify disgrace.
45755	rejudged	[.] REJUDG'ED, pp. Reviewed; judged again.
45756	rejudging	[.] REJUDG'ING, ppr. Judging again.
45757	rejuvenescence	[.] REJUVENES'CENCE,'CENCY, n. [L. re and juvenescens; juvenis, a youth.] [.] A renewing of youth; the state of being young again.
45758	rekindle	[.] REKIN'DLE, v.t. [re and kindle.] [.] 1. To kindle again; to set on fire anew. [.] 2. To inflame again; to rouse anew.
45759	rekindled	[.] REKIN'DLED, pp. Kindled again; inflamed anew.
45760	rekindling	[.] REKIN'DLING, ppr. Kindling again; inflaming anew.
45761	relaid	[.] RELA'ID, pp. Laid a second time.
45762	reland	[.] RELAND', v.t. [re and land.] To land again; to put on land what had been shipped or embarked. [.] RELAND', v.i. To go on shore after having embarked.
45763	relanded	[.] RELAND'ED, pp. Put on shore again.
45764	relanding	[.] RELAND'ING, ppr. Landing again.
45765	relapse	[.] RELAPSE, v.i. relaps'. [L. relapsus, relabor, to slide back; re and labor, to slide.] [.] 1. To slip or slide back; to return. [.] 2. To fall back; to return to a former state or practice; as, to relapse into vice or error after amendment. [.] 3. To fall ...
45766	relapser	[.] RELAPS'ER, n. One that relapses into vice or error.
45767	relapsing	[.] RELAPS'ING, ppr. Sliding or falling back, as into disease or vice.
45768	relate	[.] RELA'TE, v.t. [L. relatus, refero; re and fero, to produce.] [.] 1. To tell; to recite; to narrate the particulars of an event; as, to relate the story of Priam; to relate the adventures of Don Quixote. [.] 2. To bring back; to restore. [Not in use.] [.] 3. ...
45769	related	[.] RELA'TED, pp. [.] 1. Recited; narrated. [.] 2. a. Allied by kindred; connected by blood or alliance, particularly by consanguinity; as a person related in the first or second degree.
45770	relater	[.] RELA'TER, n. One who tells, recites or narrates; a historian.
45771	relating	[.] RELA'TING, ppr. [.] 1. Telling; reciting; narrating. [.] 2. a. Having relation or reference; concerning.
45772	relation	[.] RELA'TION, n. [L. relatio, refero.] [.] 1. The act of telling; recital; account; narration; narrative of facts; as a historical relation. We listened to the relation of his adventures. [.] 2. Respect; reference; regard. [.] I have been importuned to make some ...
45773	relational	[.] RELA'TIONAL, a. Having relation or kindred. [.] We might be tempted to take these two nations for relational stems.
45774	relationship	[.] RELA'TIONSHIP, n. The state of being related by kindred, affinity or other alliance. [.] [This word is generally tautological and useless.]
45775	relative	[.] REL'ATIVE, a. [L. relativus.] [.] 1. Having relation; respecting. The arguments may be good, but they are not relative to the subject. [.] 2. Not absolute or existing by itself; considered as belonging to or respecting something else. [.] Every thing sustains ...
45776	relatively	[.] REL'ATIVELY, adv. In relation or respect to something else; not absolutely. [.] Consider the absolute affections of any being as it is in itself, before you consider it relatively.
45777	relativeness	[.] REL'ATIVENESS,n. The state of having relation.
45778	relator	[.] RELA'TOR, n., In law, one who brings an information in the nature of a quo warranto.
45779	relax	[.] RELAX', v.t. [L. relaxo; re and laxo, to slacken.] [.] 1. To slacken; to make less tense or rigid; as, to relax a rope or cord; to relax the muscles or sinews; to relax the reins in riding. [.] 2. To loosen; to make less close or firm; as, to relax the joints. [.] 3. ...
45780	relaxable	[.] RELAX'ABLE, a. That may be remitted.
45781	relaxation	[.] RELAXA'TION, n. [L. relaxatio.] [.] 1. The act of slackening or remitting tension; as a relaxation of the muscles, fibers or nerves; a relaxation of the whole system. [.] 2. Cessation of restraint. [.] 3. Remission or abatement of rigor; as a relaxation of ...
45782	relaxative	[.] RELAX'ATIVE, a. Having the quality of relaxing. [See Laxative.]
45783	relaxed	[.] RELAX'ED, pp. Slackened; loosened; remitted or abated in rigor or in closeness; made less vigorous; languid.
45784	relaxing	[.] RELAX'ING, ppr. Slackening; loosening; remitting or abating in rigor, severity or attention; rendering languid.
45785	relay	[.] RELA'Y, n. [.] 1. A supply of horses placed on the road to be in readiness to relieve others, that a traveler may proceed without delay. [.] 2. Hunting dogs kept in readiness at certain places to pursue the game, when the dogs that have been in pursuit are weary. [.] RELA'Y, ...
45786	relaying	[.] RELA'YING, ppr. Laying a second time.
45787	release	[.] RELE'ASE, v.t. [.] 1. To set free from restraint of any kind, either physical or moral; to liberate from prison, confinement or servitude. [.] Matt. 15. Mark 15. [.] 2. To free from pain, care, trouble, grief, &c. [.] 3. To free from obligation or penalty; ...
45788	released	[.] RELE'ASED, pp. Set free from confinement; freed from obligation or liability; freed from pain; quitclaimed.
45789	releasement	[.] RELE'ASEMENT, n. The act of releasing from confinement or obligation.
45790	releaser	[.] RELE'ASER, n. One who releases.
45791	releasing	[.] RELE'ASING, ppr. Liberating from confinement or restraint; freeing from obligation or responsibility, or from pain or other evil; quitclaiming.
45792	relegate	[.] REL'EGATE, v.t. [L. relego; re and lego, to send.] To banish; to send into exile.
45793	relegated	[.] REL'EGATED, pp. Sent into exile.
45794	relegating	[.] REL'EGATING, ppr. Banishing.
45795	relegation	[.] RELEGA'TION, n. [L. relegatio.] The act of banishment; exile.
45796	relent	[.] RELENT', v.i. [L. blandus, which unites the L. blandus with lentus. The English is from re and L. lentus, gentle, pliant, slow, the primary sense of which is soft or yielding. The L. lenis is probably of the same family. See Bland.] [.] 1. To soften; to become ...
45797	relenting	[.] RELENT'ING, ppr. Softening in temper; becoming more mild or compassionate. [.] RELENT'ING, n. The act of becoming more mild or compassionate.
45798	relentless	[.] RELENT'LESS, a. Unmoved by pity unpitying; insensible to the distress of others; destitute of tenderness; as a pray to relentless despotism. [.] For this th' avenging pow'r employs his darts, [.] Thus will persist relentless in his ire. [.] Relentless thoughts, ...
45799	relessee	[.] RELESSEE', n. [See Release.] The person to whom a release is executed.
45800	relessor	[.] RELESSOR', n. The person who executes a release. [.] There must be a privity of estate between the relessor and release.
45801	relevance	[.] REL'EVANCE,
45802	relevancy	[.] REL'EVANCY, n. [See Relevant.] [.] 1. The state of being relevant, or of affording relief or aid. [.] 2. Pertinence; applicableness. [.] 3. In Scots law, sufficiency to infer the conclusion.
45803	relevant	[.] REL'EVANT, a. [L. relever, to relieve, to advance, to raise; re and lever, to raise.] [.] 1. Relieving; lending aid or support. [.] 2. Pertinent; applicable. The testimony is not relevant to the case. The argument is not relevant to the question. [This is ...
45804	relevation	[.] RELEVA'TION, n. A raising or lifting up. [Not in use.]
45805	reliance	[.] RELI'ANCE, n. [from rely.] Rest or repose of mind, resulting from a full belief of the veracity or integrity of a person, or of the certainty of a fact; trust; confidence; dependence. We may have perfect reliance on the promises of God; we have reliance on the testimony ...
45806	relic	[.] REL'IC, n. [L. reliquiae, from relinquo, to leave; re and linquo.] [.] 1. That which remains; that which is left after the loss or decay of the rest; as the relics of a town; the relics of magnificence; the relics of antiquity. The relics of saints, real or pretended, ...
45807	relict	[.] REL'ICT, n. [L. relictus, relicta, from relinquo, to leave.] [.] A widow; a woman whose husband is dead.
45808	relief	[.] RELIE'F, n. [.] 1. The removal, in whole or in part, of any evil that afflicts the body of mind; the removal or alleviation of pain, grief, want, care, anxiety, toil or distress, or of any thing oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained. Rest gives ...
45809	relier	[.] RELI'ER, n. [from rely.] One who relies, or places full confidence in.
45810	relievable	[.] RELIE'VABLE, a. Capable of being relieved; that may receive relief.
45811	relieve	[.] RELIE'VE, v.t. [L. relevo. See Relief.] [.] 1. To free, wholly or partially, from pain, grief, want, anxiety, care, toil, trouble, burden, oppression or any thing that is considered to be an evil; to ease of any thing that pains the body or distresses the mind. ...
45812	relieved	[.] RELIE'VED, pp. [.] 1. Freed from pain or other evil; eased or cured; aided; succored; dismissed from watching. [.] 2. Alleviated or removed; as pain or distress.
45813	reliever	[.] RELIE'VER, n. One that relieves; he or that which gives ease.
45814	relieving	[.] RELIE'VING, ppr. Removing pain or distress, or abating the violence of it; easing; curing; assisting; dismissing from a post, as a sentinel; supporting.
45815	relievo	[.] RELIE'VO, n. Relief; prominence of figures in statuary, architecture, &c.; apparent prominence of figures in painting.
45816	relight	[.] RELIGHT, v.t. reli'te. [re and light.] [.] 1. To light anew; to illuminate again. [.] 2. To rekindle; to set on fire again.
45817	relighted	[.] RELIGHTED, pp. Lighted anew; rekindled.
45818	relighting	[.] RELIGHTING, ppr. Lighting again; rekindling.
45819	religion	[.] RELIGION, n. relij'on. [L. religio, from religo, to bind anew; re and ligo, to bind. This word seems originally to have signified an oath or vow to the gods, or the obligation of such an oath or vow, which was held very sacred by the Romans.] [.] 1. Religion, in ...
45820	religionary	[.] RELIG'IONARY, a. Relating to religion; pious. [Not used.]
45821	religionist	[.] RELIG'IONIST, n. A bigot to any religious persuasion.
45822	religious	[.] RELIG'IOUS, a. [L. religiosus.] [.] 1. Pertaining or relating to religion; as a religious society; a religious sect; a religious place; religious subjects. [.] 2. Pious; godly; loving and reverencing the Supreme Being and obeying his precepts; as a religious ...
45823	religiously	[.] RELIG'IOUSLY, adv. [.] 1. Piously; with love and reverence to the Supreme Being; in obedience to the divine commands. [.] 2. According to the rites of religion. [.] 3. Reverently; with veneration. [.] 4. Exactly; strictly; conscientiously; as a vow or promise ...
45824	religiousness	[.] RELIG'IOUSNESS, n. The quality or state of being religious.
45825	relinquish	[.] RELIN'QUISH, v.t. [L. relinquo, re and linquo, to leave, to fail or faint; from the same root as liqueo, liquo, to melt or dissolve, deliquium, a fainting. Hence the sense is to withdraw or give way; to relinquish is to recede from.] [.] 1. To withdraw from; to ...
45826	relinquished	[.] RELIN'QUISHED, pp. Left; quitted; given up.
45827	relinquisher	[.] RELIN'QUISHER, n. One who leaves or quits.
45828	relinquishing	[.] RELIN'QUISHING, ppr. Quitting; leaving; giving up.
45829	relinquishment	[.] RELIN'QUISHMENT, n. The act of leaving or quitting; a forsaking; the renouncing a claim to.
45830	reliquary	[.] REL'IQUARY, n. [L. relinquo.] [.] A depository for relics; a casket in which relics are kept.
45831	reliquidate	[.] RELIQ'UIDATE, v.t. [re and liquidate.] [.] To liquidate anew; to adjust a second time.
45832	reliquidated	[.] RELIQ'UIDATED, pp. Liquidated again.
45833	reliquidating	[.] RELIQ'UIDATING, ppr. Liquidating again.
45834	reliquidation	[.] RELIQUIDA'TION, n. A second or renewed liquidation; a renewed adjustment.
45835	relish	[.] REL'ISH, n. [.] 1. Taste; or rather, a pleasing taste; that sensation of the organs which is experienced when we take food or drink of an agreeable flavor. Different persons have different relishes. Relish is often natural, and often the effect of habit. [.] 2. ...
45836	relishable	[.] REL'ISHABLE, a. Gustable; having an agreeable taste.
45837	relished	[.] REL'ISHED, pp. Giving an agreeable taste; received with pleasure.
45838	relive	[.] RELIVE, v.i. reliv'. [re and live.] To live again; to revive. [.] RELIVE, v.t. reliv'. To recall to life. [Not in use.]
45839	reloan	[.] RELOAN, v.t. [re and loan.] To loan again; to lend what has been lent and repaid. [.] RELOAN, n. A second lending of the same money.
45840	reloaned	[.] RELOANED, pp. Loaned again.
45841	reloaning	[.] RELOANING, ppr. Loaning again.
45842	relove	[.] RELOVE, v.t. [re and love.] To love in return. [Not in use.]
45843	relucent	[.] RELU'CENT, a. [L. relucens, relucco; re and lucco, to shine.] [.] Shining; transparent; clear; pellucid; as a relucent stream.
45844	reluct	[.] RELUCT', v.i. [L. reluctor; re and luctor, to struggle.] To strive or struggle against. [Little used.]
45845	reluctance	[.] RELUCT'ANCE,
45846	reluctancy	[.] RELUCT'ANCY, n. [literally a straining or striving against.] [.] Unwillingness; great opposition of mind; repugnance; with to or against; as, to undertake a war with reluctance. He has a great reluctance to this measure. [.] Bear witness, heav'n with what reluctancy ...
45847	reluctant	[.] RELUCT'ANT, a. [.] 1. Striving against; unwilling; much opposed in heart. [.] Reluctant now I touch'd the trembling string. [.] 2. Unwilling; acting with slight repugnance; coy. [.] 3. Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with reluctance; as reluctant ...
45848	reluctantly	[.] RELUCT'ANTLY, adv. With opposition of heart; unwillingly. What is undertaken reluctantly is seldom well performed.
45849	reluctate	[.] RELUCT'ATE, v.t. To resist; to struggle against.
45850	reluctation	[.] RELUCTA'TION, n. Repugnance; resistance.
45851	relucting	[.] RELUCT'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Striving to resist. [.] 2. a. Averse; unwilling.
45852	relume	[.] RELU'ME, v.t. [L. re and lumen, light.] To rekindle; to light again.
45853	relumed	[.] RELU'MED, pp. Rekindled; lighted again.
45854	relumine	[.] RELU'MINE, v.t. [re and lumino; re and lumen, light, from lucco, to shine.] [.] 1. To light anew; to rekindle. [.] 2. To illuminate again.
45855	relumined	[.] RELU'MINED, pp. Rekindled; illuminated anew.
45856	reluming	[.] RELU'MING, ppr. Kindling or lighting anew.
45857	relumining	[.] RELU'MINING, ppr. Rekindling; enlightening anew.
45858	rely	[.] RELY', v.i. [re and lie, or from the root of lie, lay.] [.] To rest on something, as the mind when satisfied of the veracity, integrity or ability of persons, or of the certainty of facts or of evidence; to have confidence in; to trust in; to depend; with on. We ...
45859	relying	[.] RELY'ING, ppr. Reposing on something, as the mind; confiding in; trusting in; depending.
45860	remade	[.] REMA'DE, pret. and pp. of remake.
45861	remain	[.] REMA'IN, v.i. [L. remaneo; re and maneo, Gr.] [.] 1. To continue; to rest or abide in a place for a time indefinite. They remained a month in Rome. We remain at an inn for a night, for a week, or a longer time. [.] Remain a widow at thy father's house, till ...
45862	remainder	[.] REMA'INDER, n. [.] 1. Any thing left after the separation and removal of a part. [.] If these decoctions be repeated till the water comes off clear, the remainder yields no salt. [.] The last remainders of unhappy Troy. [.] 2. Relics; remains; the corpse ...
45863	remainder-man	[.] REMA'INDER-MAN, n. In law, he who has an estate after a particular estate is determined.
45864	remaining	[.] REMA'INING, ppr. Continuing; resting; abiding for an indefinite time; being left after separation and removal of a part, or after loss or destruction, or after a part is passed, as of time.
45865	remains	...
45866	remake	[.] REMA'KE, v.t. pret. and pp. remade. [re and make.] To make anew.
45867	remand	[.] REM'AND, v.t. [L. re and mando.] [.] To call or send back him or that which is ordered to a place; as, to remand an officer from a distant place; to remand an envoy from a foreign court.
45868	remanded	[.] REM'ANDED, pp. Called or sent back.
45869	remanding	[.] REM'ANDING, ppr. Calling or sending back.
45870	remanent	[.] REM'ANENT, n. [L. remanens.] The part remaining. [Little used. It is contracted into remnant.] [.] REM'ANENT, a. Remaining. [little used.]
45871	remark	[.] REM'ARK, n. Notice or observation, particularly notice or observation expressed in words or writing; as the remarks of an advocate; the remarks made in conversation; the judicious or the uncandid remarks of a critic. A remark is not always expressed, for we say, a ...
45872	remarkable	[.] REM'ARKABLE, a. [.] 1. Observable; worthy of notice. [.] 'Tis remarkable that they talk most, who have the least to say. [.] 2. Extraordinary; unusual; that deserves particular notice, or that may excite admiration or wonder; as the remarkable preservation of ...
45873	remarkableness	[.] REM'ARKABLENESS, n. Observableness; worthiness of remark; the quality of deserving particular notice.
45874	remarkably	[.] REM'ARKABLY, adv. [.] 1. In a manner or degree worthy of notice; as, the winters of 1825, 1826 and 1828 were remarkably free from snow. The winter of 1827 was remarkable for a great quantity of snow. [.] 2. In an extraordinary manner.
45875	remarked	[.] REM'ARKED, pp. Noticed; observed; expressed in words or writing.
45876	remarker	[.] REM'ARKER, n. An observer; one who makes remarks.
45877	remarking	[.] REM'ARKING, ppr. Observing; taking notice of; expressing in words or writing.
45878	remarried	[.] REMAR'RIED, pp. Married again or a second time.
45879	remarry	[.] REMAR'RY, v.t. [re and marry.] To marry again or a second time.
45880	remarrying	[.] REMAR'RYING, ppr. Marrying again or a second time.
45881	remasticate	[.] REMAS'TICATE, v.t. [re and masticate.] To chew or masticate again; to chew over and over, as in chewing the cud.
45882	remasticated	[.] REMAS'TICATED, pp. Chewed again or repeatedly.
45883	remasticating	[.] REMAS'TICATING, ppr. Chewing again or over and over.
45884	remastication	[.] REMASTICA'TION, n. The act of masticating again or repeatedly.
45885	remediable	[.] REME'DIABLE, a. [from remedy.] That may be remedied or cured. The evil is believed to be remediable.
45886	remedial	[.] REME'DIAL, a. [L. remedialis.] Affording a remedy; intended for a remedy, or for the removal of an evil. [.] The remedial part of law is so necessary a consequence of the declaratory and directory, that laws without it must be very vague and imperfect. Statutes ...
45887	remediate	[.] REME'DIATE, in the sense of remedial, is not in use.
45888	remedied	[.] REM'EDIED, pp. [from remedy.] Cured; healed; repaired.
45889	remediless	[.] REMED'ILESS, a. [In modern books, the accent is placed on the first syllable, which would be well if there were no derivatives; but remedilessly, remedilessness, require the accent on the second syllable.] [.] 1. Not admitting a remedy; incurable; desperate; as ...
45890	remedilessly	[.] REMED'ILESSLY, adv. In a manner or degree that precludes a remedy.
45891	remedilessness	[.] REMED'ILESSNESS, n. Incurableness.
45892	remedy	[.] REM'EDY, n. [L. remedium; re and medeor, to heal.] [.] 1. That which cures a disease; any medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores health; with for; as a remedy for the gout. [.] 2. That which counteracts an evil of any kind; with for, ...
45893	remedying	[.] REM'EDYING, ppr. Curing; healing; removing; restoring from a bad to a good state.
45894	remelt	[.] REMELT', v.t. [re and melt.] To melt a second time.
45895	remelted	[.] REMELT'ED, pp. Melted again.
45896	remelting	[.] REMELT'ING, ppr. Melting again.
45897	remember	[.] REMEM'BER, v.t. [Low L. rememoror; re and memoror. See Memory.] [.] 1. To have in the mind an idea which had been in the mind before, and which recurs to the mind without effort. [.] We are said to remember any thing, when the idea of it arises in the mind with ...
45898	remembered	[.] REMEM'BERED, pp. Kept in mind; recollected.
45899	rememberer	[.] REMEM'BERER, n. One that remembers.
45900	remembering	[.] REMEM'BERING, ppr. Having in mind.
45901	remembrance	[.] REMEM'BRANCE, n. [.] 1. The retaining or having in mind an idea which had been present before, or an idea which had been previously received from an object when present, and which recurs to the mind afterwards without the presence of its object. Technically, remembrance ...
45902	remembrancer	[.] REMEM'BRANCER, n. [.] 1. One that reminds, or revives the remembrance of any thing. [.] God is present in the consciences of good and bad; he is there a remembrancer to call our actions to mind. [.] 2. An officer in the exchequer of England, whose business is ...
45903	rememorate	[.] REMEM'ORATE, v.t [L. rememoratus, rememoror.] [.] To remember; to revive in the memory. [Not in use.]
45904	rememoration	[.] REMEMORA'TION, n. Remembrance. [Not in use.]
45905	remercie	[.] REMER'CIE,
45906	remercy	[.] REMER'CY, v.t. To thank. [Not in use.]
45907	remigrate	[.] REM'IGRATE, v.i. [L. remigro; re and migro, to migrate.] [.] To remove back again to a former place or state; to return. [See Migrate.]
45908	remigration	[.] REMIGRA'TION, n. Removal back again; a migration to a former place.
45909	remind	[.] REMIND, v.t. [re and mind.] [.] 1. To put in mind; to bring to the remembrance of; as, to remind a person of his promise. [.] 2. To bring to notice or consideration. The infirmities of old age remind us of our mortality.
45910	reminded	[.] REMINDED, pp. Put in mind.
45911	reminding	[.] REMINDING, ppr. Putting in mind; calling attention to.
45912	reminiscence	...
45913	reminiscential	[.] REMINISCEN'TIAL, a. Pertaining to reminiscence or recollection.
45914	remise	[.] REMI'SE, v.t. s as z. [L. remissus, remitto; re and mitto, to send.] [.] To give or grant back; to release a claim; to resign or surrender by deed. A B hath remised, released, and forever quitclaimed to B C, all his right to the manor of Dale.
45915	remised	[.] REMI'SED, pp. Released.
45916	remising	[.] REMI'SING, ppr. Surrendering by deed.
45917	remiss	[.] REMISS', a. [L. remissus, supra.] [.] 1. Slack; dilatory; negligent; not performing duty or business; not complying with engagements at all, or not in due time; as to be remiss in attendance on official duties; remiss in payment of debts. [.] 2. Slow; slack; ...
45918	remissible	[.] REMISS'IBLE, a. That may be remitted or forgiven.
45919	remission	[.] REMIS'SION, n. [L. remissio, from remitto, to send back.] [.] 1. Abatement; relaxation; moderation; as the remission of extreme rigor. [.] 2. Abatement; diminution of intensity; as the remission of the sun's heat; the remission of cold; the remission of close ...
45920	remissly	[.] REMISS'LY, adv. [.] 1. Carelessly; negligently; without close attention. [.] 2. Slowly; slackly; not vigorously; not with ardor.
45921	remissness	[.] REMISS'NESS, n. Slackness; slowness; carelessness; negligence; want of ardor or vigor; coldness; want of ardor; want of punctuality; want of attention to any business, duty or engagement in the proper time or with the requisite industry.
45922	remit	[.] REMIT', v.t. [L. remitto, to send back; re and mitto, to send.] [.] 1. To relax, as intensity; to make less tense or violent. [.] So willingly doth God remit his ire. [.] 2. To forgive; to surrender the right of punishing a crime; as, to remit punishment. [.] 3. ...
45923	remitment	[.] REMIT'MENT, n. [.] 1. The act of remitting to custody. [.] 2. Forgiveness; pardon.
45924	remittal	[.] REMIT'TAL, n. A remitting; a giving up; surrender; as the remittal of the first fruits.
45925	remittance	[.] REMIT'TANCE, n. [.] 1. In commerce, the act of transmitting money, bills or the like, to a distant place, in return or payment for goods purchased. [.] 2. The sum or thing remitted in payment.
45926	remitted	[.] REMIT'TED, pp. Relaxed; forgiven; pardoned; sent back; referred; given up; transmitted in payment.
45927	remitter	[.] REMIT'TER, n. [.] 1. One who remits, or makes remittance for payment. [.] 2. In law, the restitution of a more ancient and certain right to a person who has right to lands, but is out of possession and hath afterwards the freehold cast upon him by some subsequent ...
45928	remnant	[.] REM'NANT, n. [contracted from remanent. See Remain.] [.] 1. Residue; that which is left after the separation, removal or destruction of a part. [.] The remnant that are left of the captivity. Neh. 1. [.] 2. That which remains after a part is done, performed, ...
45929	remodel	[.] REMOD'EL, v.t. [re and model.] To model or fashion anew.
45930	remodeled	[.] REMOD'ELED, pp. Modeled anew.
45931	remodeling	[.] REMOD'ELING, ppr. Modeling again.
45932	remold	[.] REMOLD, v.t. [re and mold.] To mold or shape anew.
45933	remolded	[.] REMOLDED, pp. Molded again.
45934	remolding	[.] REMOLDING, ppr. Molding anew.
45935	remolten	[.] REMOLTEN, a or pp. [re and molten, from melt.] Melted again.
45936	remonstrance	[.] REMON'STRANCE, n. [.] 1. Show; discovery. [Not in use.] [.] 2. Expostulation; strong representation of reasons against a measure, either public or private, and when addressed to a public body, a prince or magistrate, it may be accompanied with a petition or ...
45937	remonstrant	[.] REMON'STRANT, a. Expostulatory; urging strong reasons against an act. [.] REMON'STRANT, n. One who remonstrates. The appellation of remonstrants is given to the Arminians who remonstrated against the decisions of the Synod of Dort, in 1618.
45938	remonstrate	[.] REMON'STRATE, v.i. [L. remonstro; re and monstro, to show. See Muster.] [.] 1. To exhibit or present strong reasons against an act, measure of any course of proceedings; to expostulate. Men remonstrate by verbal argument, or by a written exposition of reasons. [.] 2. ...
45939	remonstrating	[.] REMON'STRATING, ppr. Urging strong reasons against a measure.
45940	remonstration	[.] REMONSTRA'TION, n. The act of remonstrating. [Little used.]
45941	remonstrator	[.] REMON'STRATOR, n. One who remonstrates.
45942	remora	[.] REM'ORA, n. [L. from re and moror, to delay.] [.] 1. Delay; obstacle; hinderance. [Not in use.] [.] 2. The sucking fish, a species of Echeneis, which is said to attach itself to the bottom or side of a ship and retard its motion.
45943	remorate	[.] REM'ORATE, v.t. [L. remoror.] To hinder; to delay. [Not in use.]
45944	remord	[.] REMORD', v.t. [L. remordeo; re and mordeo, to gnaw.] [.] To rebuke; to excite to remorse. [Not in use.] [.] REMORD', v.i. To feel remorse. [Not in use.]
45945	remordency	[.] REMORD'ENCY, n. Compunction; remorse.
45946	remorse	[.] REMORSE, n. remors'. [L. remorsus, from remordeo.] [.] 1. The keen pain or anguish excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed. [.] 2. Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion. [.] Curse on th' unpard'ning prince, whom tears can ...
45947	remorsed	[.] REMORS'ED, a. Feeling remorse or compunction. [Not used.]
45948	remorseful	[.] REMORSEFUL, a. remors'ful. [.] 1. Full of remorse. [.] 2. Compassionate; feeling tenderly. [Not in use.] [.] 3. Pitiable. [Not in use.]
45949	remorseless	[.] REMORSELESS, a. remors'less. Unpitying; cruel; insensible to distress; as the remorseless deep. [.] Remorseless adversaries.
45950	remorselessly	[.] REMORSELESSLY, adv. remors'lessly. Without remorse.
45951	remorselessness	[.] REMORSELESSNESS, n. remors'lessness. Savage cruelty; insensibility to distress.
45952	remote	[.] REMO'TE, a. [L. remotus, removeo; re and moveo, to move.] [.] 1. Distant in place; not near; as a remote country; a remote people. [.] Give me a life remote from guilty courts. [.] 2. Distant in time, past or future; as remote antiquity. Every man is apt to ...
45953	remotely	[.] REMO'TELY, adv. [.] 1. At a distance in space or time; not nearly. [.] 2. At a distance in consanguinity or affinity. [.] 3. Slightly; in a small degree; as, to be remotely affected by an event.
45954	remoteness	[.] REMO'TENESS, n. [.] 1. State of being distant in space or time; distance; as the remoteness of a kingdom or of a star; the remoteness of the deluge from our age; the remoteness of a future event, of an evil or of success. [.] 2. Distance in consanguinity or affinity. [.] 3. ...
45955	remotion	[.] REMO'TION, n. The act of removing; the state of being removed to a distance. [Little used.]
45956	remount	[.] REMOUNT', v.t. To mount again; as, to remount a horse. [.] REMOUNT', v.i. To mount again; to reascend.
45957	removability	[.] REMOVABIL'ITY, n. The capacity of being removable from an office or station; capacity of being displaced.
45958	removable	[.] REMOVABLE, a. [from remove.] [.] 1. That may be removed from an office or station. [.] Such curate is removable at the pleasure of the rector of the mother church. [.] 2. That may be removed from one place to another.
45959	removal	[.] REMOVAL, n. [.] 1. The act of moving from one place to another for residence; as the removal of a family. [.] 2. The act of displacing from an office or post. [.] 3. The act of curing or putting away; as the removal of a disease. [.] 4. The state of being ...
45960	remove	[.] REMOVE, v.t. [L. removeo; re and moveo, to move.] [.] 1. To cause to change place; to put from its place in any manner; as, to remove a building. [.] Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark. Deut. 19. [.] 2. To displace from an office. [.] 3. To take ...
45961	removed	[.] REMOVED, pp. [.] 1. Changed in place; carried to a distance; displaced from office; placed far off. [.] 2. a. Remote; separate from others.
45962	removedness	[.] REMOVEDNESS, n. State of being removed; remoteness.
45963	remover	[.] REMOVER, n. One that removes; as a remover of landmarks.
45964	removing	[.] REMOVING, ppr. changing place; carrying or going from one place to another; displacing; banishing.
45965	remunerability	[.] REMUNERABIL'ITY, n. the capacity of being rewarded.
45966	remunerable	[.] REMU'NERABLE, a. [from remunerate.] That may be rewarded; fit or proper to be recompensed.
45967	remunerate	[.] REMU'NERATE, v.t. [L. remunero; re and munero, from munus, a gift.] [.] to reward; to recompense; to requite; in a good sense; to pay an equivalent to for any service, loss, expense or other sacrifice; as, to remunerate the troops of an army for their services and ...
45968	remunerated	[.] REMU'NERATED, pp. Rewarded; compensated.
45969	remunerating	[.] REMU'NERATING, ppr. Rewarding; recompensing.
45970	remuneration	[.] REMUNERA'TION, n. [.] 1. Reward; recompense; the act of paying an equivalent for services, loss or sacrifices. [.] 2. The equivalent given for services, loss or sufferings.
45971	remunerative	[.] REMU'NERATIVE, a. Exercised in rewarding; that bestows rewards; as remunerative justice.
45972	remuneratory	[.] REMU'NERATORY, a. Affording recompense; rewarding.
45973	remurmur	[.] REMUR'MUR, v.t. [L. remurmuro; re and murmuro.] [.] to utter back in murmurs; to return in murmurs; to repeat in low hoarse sounds. [.] The trembling trees in every plain and wood, her fate remurmur to the silver flood. [.] REMUR'MUR, v.i. to murmur back; ...
45974	remurmured	[.] REMUR'MURED, pp. Uttered back in murmurs.
45975	remurmuring	[.] REMUR'MURING, ppr. uttering back in low sounds.
45976	renal	[.] RE'NAL, a. [L. renalis, from renes, the kidneys.] [.] Pertaining to the kidneys or reins; as the renal arteries.
45977	renard	[.] REN'ARD, n. a fox; a name used in fables, but not in common discourse.
45978	renascency	[.] RENAS'CENCY, n. The state of springing or being produced again.
45979	renascent	[.] RENAS'CENT, a. [L. renascens, renascor; re and nascor, to be born.] [.] Springing or rising into being again; reproduced.
45980	renascible	[.] RENAS'CIBLE, a. That may be reproduced; that may spring again into being.
45981	renavigate	[.] RENAV'IGATE, v.t. [re and navigate.] To navigate again; as, to renavigate the Pacific ocean.
45982	renavigated	[.] RENAV'IGATED, pp. Navigated again; sailed over anew.
45983	renavigating	[.] RENAV'IGATING, ppr. Navigating again.
45984	rencounter	[.] RENCOUN'TER, n. Literally, a meeting of two bodies. Hence, [.] 1. A meeting in opposition or contest. [.] The jostling chiefs in rude rencounter join. [.] 2. A casual combat; a sudden contest or fight without premeditation; as between individuals or small ...
45985	rend	[.] REND, v.t. pret. and pp. rent. [Eng. cranny, L. crena, Gr.] [.] 1. To separate any substance into parts with force or sudden violence; to tear asunder; to split; as, powder rends a rock in blasting; lightning rends an oak. [.] An empire from its old foundation ...
45986	render	[.] REND'ER, n. [from rend.] One that tears by violence.
45987	renderable	[.] REN'DERABLE, a. That may be rendered.
45988	rendered	[.] REN'DERED, pp. Returned; paid back; given; assigned; made; translated; surrendered; afforded.
45989	rendering	[.] REN'DERING, ppr. Returning; giving back; assigning; making; translating; surrendering; affording. [.] REN'DERING, n. Version; translation.
45990	rendezvous	[.] REN'DEZVOUS, n. [This word is anglicized, and may well be pronounced as an English word.] [.] 1. A place appointed for the assembling of troops, or the place where they assemble; or the port or place where ships are ordered to join company. [.] 2. A place of ...
45991	rendezvousing	[.] REN'DEZVOUSING, ppr. Assembling at a particular place.
45992	rendible	[.] REN'DIBLE, a. [.] 1. That may be yielded or surrendered. [.] 2. That may be translated. [little used in either sense.]
45993	rendition	[.] RENDI'TION, n. [from render.] [.] 1. The act of yielding possession; surrender. [.] 2. Translation.
45994	renegade	[.] REN'EGADE,
45995	renegado	[.] RENEGA'DO, n. [L. re and nego, to deny.] [.] 1. An apostate from the faith. [.] 2. One who deserts to an enemy; a deserter. [.] 3. A vagabond. [This is the sense in which this word is mostly used in popular language.]
45996	renege	[.] RENE'GE, v.t. [L. renego.] To deny; to disown. Obs. [.] RENE'GE, v.i. To deny. Obs.
45997	renerve	[.] RENERVE, v.t. renerv'. [re and nerve.] To nerve again; to give new vigor to.
45998	renerved	[.] RENERV'ED, pp. Nerved anew.
45999	renerving	[.] RENERV'ING, ppr. Giving new vigor to.
46000	renew	[.] RENEW', v.t. [L. renovo; re and novo, or re and new.] [.] 1. To renovate; to restore to a former state, or to a good state, after decay or depravation; to rebuild; to repair. [.] Asa renewed the altar of the Lord. 2Chron. 15. [.] 2. To re-establish; to confirm. [.] Let ...
46001	renewable	[.] RENEW'ABLE, a. That may be renewed; as a lease renewable at pleasure.
46002	renewal	[.] RENEW'AL, n. [.] 1. The act of renewing; the act of forming anew; as the renewal of a treaty. [.] 2. Renovation; regeneration. [.] 3. Revival; restoration to a former or to a good state.
46003	renewed	[.] RENEW'ED, pp. Made new again; repaired; re-established; repeated; revived; renovated; regenerated.
46004	renewedness	[.] RENEW'EDNESS, n. State of being renewed.
46005	renewer	[.] RENEW'ER, n. One who renews.
46006	renewing	[.] RENEW'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Making new again; repairing; re-establishing; repeating; reviving; renovating. [.] 2. a. Tending or adapted to renovate. [.] RENEW'ING, n. The act of making new; renewal.
46007	reniform	[.] REN'IFORM, a. [L. renes, the kidneys, and form.] [.] Having the form or shape of the kidneys.
46008	renitence	[.] REN'ITENCE,
46009	renitency	[.] REN'ITENCY, n. [L. renitens, renitor, to resist; re and nitor, to struggle or strive.] [.] 1. The resistance of a body to pressure; the effort of matter to resume the place or form from which it has been driven by the impulse of other matter; the effect of elasticity. [.] 2. ...
46010	renitent	[.] REN'ITENT, a. Resisting pressure or the effect of it; acting against impulse by elastic force.
46011	rennet	[.] REN'NET, n. [.] The concreted milk found in the stomach of a sucking quadruped, particularly of the calf. It is also written runnet, and this is the preferable orthography. [.] REN'NET,
46012	renneting	[.] REN'NETING, n. A kind of apple.
46013	renounce	[.] RENOUNCE, v.t. renouns'. [L. renuncio; re and nuncio, to declare, from the root of nomen, name.] [.] 1. To disown; to disclaim; to reject; as a title or claim; to refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to; as, to renounce a title to land or a claim to reward; ...
46014	renounced	[.] RENOUN'CED, pp. Disowned; denied; rejected; disclaimed.
46015	renouncement	[.] RENOUNCEMENT, n. renouns'ment. The act of disclaiming or rejecting; renunciation.
46016	renouncer	[.] RENOUN'CER, n. One who disowns or disclaims.
46017	renouncing	[.] RENOUN'CING, ppr. Disowning; disclaiming; rejecting. [.] RENOUN'CING, n. The act of disowning, disclaiming, denying or rejecting.
46018	renovate	[.] REN'OVATE, v.t. [L. renovo; re and novo, to make new; novus, new.] [.] To renew; to restore to the first state, or to a good state, after decay, destruction or depravation. It is synonymous with renew, except in its fourth definition, supra.
46019	renovated	[.] REN'OVATED, pp. Renewed; made new, fresh or vigorous.
46020	renovating	[.] REN'OVATING, ppr. Renewing.
46021	renovation	[.] RENOVA'TION, n. [L. renovatio.] [.] 1. The act of renewing; a making new after decay, destruction or depravation; renewal; as the renovation of the heart by grace. [.] There is something inexpressibly pleasing in the annual renovation of the world. [.] 2. A ...
46022	renown	[.] RENOWN', n. [.] Fame; celebrity; exalted reputation derived from the extensive praise of great achievements or accomplishments. [.] Giants of old, men of renown. Gen. 6. Num. 16. [.] RENOWN', v.t. To make famous. [.] Soft elocution does thy style renown. [.] A ...
46023	renowned	[.] RENOWN'ED, a. Famous; celebrated for great and heroic achievements, for distinguished qualities or for grandeur; eminent; as renowned men; a renowned king; a renowned city.
46024	renownedly	[.] RENOWN'EDLY, adv. With fame or celebrity.
46025	renownless	[.] RENOWN'LESS, a. Without renown; inglorious.
46026	rent	[.] RENT, pp. of rend. Torn asunder; split or burst by violence; torn. [.] RENT, n. [from rend. [.] 1. A fissure; a break or breach made by force; as a rent made in the earth, in a rock or in a garment. [.] 2. A schism; a separation; as a rent in the church. [.] RENT, ...
46027	rentable	[.] RENT'ABLE, a. That may be rented.
46028	rentage	[.] RENT'AGE, n. Rent. [Not used.]
46029	rental	[.] RENT'AL, n. A schedule or account of rents.
46030	rented	[.] RENT'ED, pp. Leased on rent.
46031	renter	[.] RENT'ER, n. One who leases an estate; more generally, the lessee or tenant who takes an estate or tenement on rent. [.] RENT'ER, v.t. [L. retracho, retrahere; re and traho, to draw.] [.] 1. To fine-draw; to sew together the edges of two pieces of cloth without ...
46032	rentered	[.] REN'TERED, pp. Fine-drawn; sewed artfully together.
46033	renterer	[.] REN'TERER, n. a Fine-drawer.
46034	rentering	[.] REN'TERING, ppr. Fine-drawing; sewing artfully together.
46035	renting	[.] RENT'ING, ppr. Leasing on rent; taking on rent. [.]
46036	rentroll	[.] RENT'ROLL, n. [rent and roll.] A rental; a list or account of rents or income.
46037	renunciation	[.] RENUNCIA'TION, n. [L. renunciatio.] The act of renouncing; a disowning; rejection. [See Renounce.]
46038	renverse	[.] RENVERSE, v.t. renvers'. To reverse. [Not used.] [.] RENVERSE, a. renvers'. In heraldry, inverted; set with the head downward or contrary to the natural posture.
46039	renversement	[.] RENVERSEMENT, n. renvers'ment. The act of reversing. [Not in use.]
46040	reobtain	[.] REOBTA'IN, v.t. [re and obtain.] To obtain again.
46041	reobtainable	[.] REOBTA'INABLE, a. That may be obtained again.
46042	reobtained	[.] REOBTA'INED, pp. Obtained again.
46043	reobtaining	[.] REOBTA'INING, ppr. Obtaining again.
46044	reoppose	[.] REOPPO'SE, v.t. s as z. To oppose again.
46045	reordain	[.] REORDA'IN, v.t. [re and ordain.] [.] To ordain again, as when the first ordination is defective.
46046	reordained	[.] REORDA'INED, pp. Ordained again.
46047	reordaining	[.] REORDA'INING, ppr. Ordaining again.
46048	reordination	[.] REORDINA'TION, n. A second ordination.
46049	reorganization	[.] REORGANIZA'TION, n. The act of organizing anew; as repeated reorganization of the troops.
46050	reorganize	[.] REOR'GANIZE, v.t. [re and organize.] To organize anew; to reduce again to a regular body, or to a system; as, to reorganize a society or an army.
46051	reorganized	[.] REOR'GANIZED, pp. Organized anew.
46052	reorganizing	[.] REOR'GANIZING, ppr. Organizing anew.
46053	repacified	[.] REPAC'IFIED, pp. Pacified or appeased again.
46054	repacify	[.] REPAC'IFY, v.t. [re and pacify.] To pacify again.
46055	repacifying	[.] REPAC'IFYING, ppr. Pacifying again.
46056	repack	[.] REPACK', v.t. [re and pact.] To pack a second time; as, to repack beef or pork.
46057	repacked	[.] REPACK'ED, pp. Packed again.
46058	repacker	[.] REPACK'ER, n. One that repacks.
46059	repacking	[.] REPACK'ING, ppr. Packing anew.
46060	repaid	[.] REPA'ID, pp. of repay. Paid back.
46061	repair	[.] REPA'IR, v.t. [L. reparo; re and paro, to prepare. See Pare.] [.] 1. To restore to a sound or good state after decay, injury, dilapidation or partial destruction; as, to repair a house, a wall or a ship; to repair roads and bridges. Temperance and diet may repair ...
46062	repairable	[.] REPA'IRABLE, a. That may be repaired; reparable.
46063	repaired	[.] REPA'IRED, pp. Restored to a good or sound state; rebuilt; made good.
46064	repairer	[.] REPA'IRER, n. One who repairs, restores or makes amends; as the repairer of decay.
46065	repairing	[.] REPA'IRING, ppr. Restoring to a sound state; rebuilding; making amends for loss or injury.
46066	repand	[.] REPAND', a. [L. repandus.] In botany, a repand leaf is one, the rim of which is terminated by angles having sinuses between them, inscribed in the segment of a circle; or which has a bending or waved margin, without any angles; of which is bordered with numerous minute ...
46067	repandous	[.] REPAND'OUS, a. [supra.] Bent upwards; convexedly crooked.
46068	reparable	[.] REP'ARABLE, a. [L. reparabilis. See Repair.] [.] 1. That may be repaired or restored to a sound or good state; as, a house or wall is not reparable. [.] 2. That may be retrieved or made good; as, the loss is reparable. [.] 3. That may be supplied by an equivalent; ...
46069	reparably	[.] REP'ARABLY, adv. In a manner admitting of restoration to a good state, or of amends, supply or indemnification.
46070	reparation	[.] REPARA'TION, n. [.] 1. That act of repairing; restoration to soundness or a good state; as the reparation of a bridge or of a highway. [.] 2. Supply of what is wasted; as the reparation of decaying health or strength after disease or exhaustion. [.] 3. Amends; ...
46071	reparative	[.] REPAR'ATIVE, a. That repairs; restoring to a sound or good state; that amends defect or makes good. [.] REPAR'ATIVE, n. That which restores to a good state; that which makes amends.
46072	repartee	[.] REPARTEE', n. [.] A smart, ready and witty reply. [.] Cupid was as bad as he; hear but the youngster's repartee. [.] REPARTEE', v.i. To make smart and witty replies.
46073	repass	[.] REP'ASS, v.t. [.] To pass again; to pass or travel back; as, to repass a bridge or a river; to repass the sea. [.] REP'ASS, v.i. To pass or go back; to move back; as troops passing and repassing before our eyes.
46074	repassed	[.] REP'ASSED, pp. Passed or traveled back.
46075	repassing	[.] REP'ASSING, ppr. Passing back.
46076	repast	[.] REP'AST, n. [L. re and pasco, to feed.] [.] 1. The act of taking food; or the food taken; a meal. [.] From dance to sweet repast they turn. [.] A repast without luxury. [.] 2. Good; victuals. [.] Go, and get me some repast. [.] REP'AST, v.t. To feed; ...
46077	repasture	[.] REP'ASTURE, n. Food; entertainment. [not in use.]
46078	repay	[.] REPA'Y, v.t. [.] 1. To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or advanced. [.] 2. To make return or requital; in a good or bad sense; as, to repay kindness; to repay an injury. [.] Benefits which cannot be repaid - are not commonly found to increase ...
46079	repayable	[.] REPA'YABLE, a. That is to be repaid or refunded; as money lent, repayable at the end of sixty days.
46080	repaying	[.] REPA'YING, ppr. Paying back; compensating; requiting.
46081	repayment	[.] REPA'YMENT, n. [.] 1. The act of paying back; reimbursement. [.] 2. The money or other thing repaid.
46082	repeal	[.] REPE'AL, v.t. [L. appello; ad and pello.] [.] 1. To recall. [Obsolete as it respects persons.] [.] 2. To recall, as a deed, will, law or statute; to revoke; to abrogate by an authoritative act, or by the same power that made or enacted; as, the legislature may ...
46083	repealability	[.] REPEALABIL'ITY, n. The quality of being repealable.
46084	repealable	[.] REPEA'LABLE, a. Capable of being repealed; revocable by the same power that enacted. It is held as a sound principle, that charters or grants which vest rights in individuals or corporations, are not repealable without the consent of the grantees, unless a clause ...
46085	repealed	[.] REPE'ALED, pp. Revoked; abrogated.
46086	repealer	[.] REPE'ALER, n. One that repeals.
46087	repealing	[.] REPE'ALING, ppr. Revoking; abrogating.
46088	repeat	[.] REPE'AT, v.t. [L. repeto; re and peto, to make at or drive towards. this verb ought to be written repete, in analogy with compete, and with repetition.] [.] 1. To do, make, attempt or utter again; to iterate; as, to repeat an action; to repeat an attempt or exertion; ...
46089	repeated	[.] REPE'ATED, pp. done, attempted or spoken again; recited.
46090	repeatedly	[.] REPE'ATEDLY, adv. More than once; again and again, indefinitely. He has been repeatedly warned of his danger.
46091	repeater	[.] REPE'ATER, n. [.] 1. One that repeats; one that recites or rehearses. [.] 2. A watch that strikes the hours at will, by the compression of a spring.
46092	repeating	[.] REPE'ATING, ppr. Doing or uttering again.
46093	repedation	[.] REPEDA'TION, n. [Low L. repedo; re and pes, the foot.] A stepping or going back. [Not in use.]
46094	repel	[.] REPEL', v.t. [l. repello; re and pello, to drive.] [.] 1. to drive back; to force to return; to check advance; as, to repel an enemy or an assailant. [.] Hippomedon repell'd the hostile tide. [.] And virtue may repel, though not invade. [.] 2. To resist; ...
46095	repelled	[.] REPEL'LED, pp. Driven back; resisted.
46096	repellency	[.] REPEL'LENCY, n. [.] 1. The principle of repulsion; the quality of a substance which expands or separates particles and enlarges the volume; as the repellency of heat. [.] 2. The quality that repels, drives back or resists approach; as the repellency of the electric ...
46097	repellent	[.] REPEL'LENT, a. Driving back; able or tending to repel. [.] REPEL'LENT, n. In medicine, a medicine which drives back morbid humors into the mass of the blood, from which they were unduly secreted; or which prevents such an afflux of fluid to a part, as would raise ...
46098	repeller	[.] REPEL'LER, n. He or that which repels.
46099	repelling	[.] REPEL'LING, ppr. Driving back; resisting advance or approach effectually.
46100	repent	[.] RE'PENT, a. [L. repo, to creep.] Creeping; as a repent root.
46101	repentance	[.] REPENT'ANCE, n. [.] 1. Sorrow for any thing done or said; the pain or grief which a person experiences in consequence of the injury or inconvenience produced by his own conduct. [.] 2. In theology, the pain, regret or affliction which a person feels on account ...
46102	repentant	[.] REPENT'ANT, a. [.] 1. Sorrowful for past conduct or words. [.] 2. Sorrowful for sin. [.] 3. Expressing or showing sorrow for sin; as repentant tears; repentant ashes; repentant sighs. [.] REPENT'ANT, n. [.] 1. One who repents; a penitent. [.] 2. ...
46103	repenter	[.] REPENT'ER, n. One that repents.
46104	repenting	[.] REPENT'ING, ppr. Grieving for what is past; feeling pain or contrition for sin. [.] REPENT'ING, n. Act of repenting. Hosea 11.
46105	repentingly	[.] REPENT'INGLY, adv. With repentance.
46106	repeople	[.] REPEOPLE, v.t. [re and people.] [.] To people anew; to furnish again with a stock of people. The world after the flood was repeopled by the descendants of one family.
46107	repeopled	[.] REPEOPLED, pp. Stocked anew with inhabitants.
46108	repeopling	[.] REPEOPLING, ppr. Furnishing again with a stock of inhabitants. [.] REPEOPLING, n. [supra.] The act of furnishing again with inhabitants.
46109	repercuss	[.] REPERCUSS', v.t. [L. repercutio; re and percutio; per and quatio, to shake, to beat.] To beat back.
46110	repercussion	[.] REPERCUS'SION, n. [L. repercussio.] [.] 1. The act of driving back; reverberation; as the repercussion of sound. [.] 2. In music, frequent repetition of the same sound.
46111	repercussive	[.] REPERCUSS'IVE, a. [.] 1. Driving back; having the power of sending back; causing to reverberate; as repercussive rocks. [.] 2. Repellent; as a repercussive medicine. [Not in use.] [.] 3. Driven back; reverberated. [.] REPERCUSS'IVE, n. A repellent. ...
46112	repertitious	[.] REPERTI'TIOUS, a. [from L. repertus, reperio.] Found; gained by finding. [Not in use.]
46113	repertory	[.] REP'ERTORY, n. [L. repertorium, from reperio, to find again; re and aperio, to uncover.] [.] 1. A place in which things are disposed in an orderly manner, so that they can be easily found, as the index of a book, a common-place book, &c. [.] 2. A treasury; a ...
46114	repetend	[.] REPETEND;, n. [L. repetendus, repeto.] The parts of decimals continually repeated.
46115	repetition	[.] REPETI'TION, n. [L. repetitio. See Repeat.] [.] 1. The act of doing or uttering a second time; iteration of the same act, or of the same words or sounds. [.] 2. The act of reciting or rehearsing; the act of reading over. [.] 3. Recital. [.] 4. Recital ...
46116	repetitional	[.] REPETI'TIONAL,
46117	repetitionary	[.] REPETI'TIONARY, a. Containing repetition. [Little used.]
46118	repine	[.] REPI'NE, v.i. [re and pine.] [.] 1. To fret one's self; to be discontented; to feel inward discontent which preys on the spirits; with at or against. It is our duty never to repine at the allotments of Providence. [.] 2. To complain discontentedly; to murmur. [.] Multitudes ...
46119	repiner	[.] REPI'NER, n. One that repines or murmurs.
46120	repining	...
46121	repiningly	[.] REPI'NINGLY, adv. With murmuring or complaint.
46122	replace	[.] REPLA'CE, v.t. [.] 1. To put again in the former place; as, to replace a book. [.] The earl - was replaced in his government. [.] 2. To put in a new place. [.] 3. To repay; to refund; as, to replace a sum of money borrowed [.] 4. To put a competent substitute ...
46123	replaced	[.] REPLA'CED, pp. Put again in a former place; supplied by a substitute. Thus in petrification, the animal or vegetable substance gradually wastes away, and is replaced by silex.
46124	replacement	[.] REPLA'CEMENT, n. The act of replacing.
46125	replacing	[.] REPLA'CING, ppr. Putting again in a former place; supplying the place of with a substitute.
46126	replait	[.] REPLA'IT, v.t. [re and plait.] To plait or fold again; to fold one part over another again and again.
46127	replaited	[.] REPLA'ITED, pp. Folded again or often.
46128	replaiting	[.] REPLA'ITING, ppr. Folding again or often.
46129	replant	[.] REPLANT', v.t. To plant again.
46130	replantable	[.] REPLANT'ABLE, a. That may be planted again.
46131	replantation	[.] REPLANTA'TION, n. The act of planting again.
46132	replanted	[.] REPLANT'ED, pp. Planted anew.
46133	replanting	[.] REPLANT'ING, ppr. Planting again.
46134	replead	[.] REPLE'AD, v.t. [re and plead.] To plead again.
46135	repleader	[.] REPLE'ADER, n. In law, a second pleading or course of pleadings; or the power of pleading again. [.] Whenever a repleader is granted, the pleadings must begin de novo.
46136	replenish	[.] REPLEN'ISH, v.t. [L. re and plenus, full.] [.] 1. To fill; to stock with numbers or abundance. The magazines are replenished with corn. The springs are replenished with water. [.] Multiply and replenish the earth. Gen. 1. [.] 2. To finish; to complete. ...
46137	replenished	[.] REPLEN'ISHED, pp. Filled; abundantly supplied.
46138	replenishing	[.] REPLEN'ISHING, ppr. Filling; supplying with abundance.
46139	replete	[.] REPLE'TE, a. [L. repletus; re and pleo, to fill.] Completely filled; full. [.] His words replete with guile.
46140	repletion	[.] REPLE'TION, n. [L. repletio.] [.] 1. The state of being completely filled; or superabundant fullness. [.] 2. In medicine, fullness of blood; plethorn.
46141	repletive	[.] REPLE'TIVE, a. Filling; replenishing.
46142	repleviable	[.] REPLEV'IABLE, a. [See Replevy.] In law, that may be replevied.
46143	replevied	[.] REPLEV'IED, pp. Taken by a writ of replevin.
46144	replevin	[.] REPLEV'IN, n. [See Replevy.] [.] 1. An action or remedy granted on a distress, by which a person whose cattle or goods are distrained, has them returned to his own possession upon giving security to try the right of taking in a suit at law, and if that should be ...
46145	replevisable	[.] REPLEV'ISABLE, a. That may be replevied; but little used, being superseded by repleviable.
46146	replevy	[.] REPLEV'Y, v.t. [re and pledge. Law L. replegiabilis and replegiare.] [.] 1. To take back, by a writ for that purpose cattle or goods that have been distrained, upon giving security to try the right of distraining in a suit at law, and if that should be determined ...
46147	replevying	[.] REPLEV'YING, ppr. Retaking a distress. [See Replevy.]
46148	replication	[.] REPLICA'TION, n. [L. replicatio. See Reply.] [.] 1. An answer; a reply. Particularly, [.] 2. In law pleadings, the reply of the plaintiff to the defendant's plea. [.] 3. Return or repercussion of sound. [Not used.]
46149	replier	[.] REPLI'ER, n. One who answers; he that speaks or writes in return to something spoken or written.
46150	reply	[.] REPLY', v.i. [L. replico; re and plico, to fold, that is, to turn or send to. See apply, Employ and Ply.] [.] 1. To answer; to make a return in words or writing to something said or written by another. [.] O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Rom. ...
46151	replying	[.] REPLY'ING, ppr. Answering either in words or writing.
46152	repolish	[.] REPOL'ISH, v.t. To polish again.
46153	repolished	[.] REPOL'ISHED, pp. Polished again.
46154	repolishing	[.] REPOL'ISHING, ppr. Polishing anew.
46155	report	[.] REPORT, v.t. [l. reporto, to carry back; re and porto, to bear.] [.] 1. To bear or bring back an answer, or to relate what has been discovered by a person sent to examine, explore or investigate; as, a messenger reports to his employer what he has seen or ascertained. ...
46156	reported	[.] REPORTED, pp. Told, related or stated in answer to inquiry or direction; circulated in popular rumors; reputed; stated officially.
46157	reporter	[.] REPORTER, n. [.] 1. One that gives an account, verbal or written, official or unofficial. [.] 2. An officer or person who makes statements of law proceedings and decisions, or of legislative debates.
46158	reporting	[.] REPORTING, ppr. Giving account; relating; presenting statements of facts or of adjudged cases in law.
46159	reportingly	[.] REPORTINGLY, adv. By report or common fame.
46160	reposal	[.] REPO'SAL, n. s as z. [from repose.] The act of reposing or resting.
46161	repose	[.] REPO'SE, v.t. s as z. [l. repono, reposui.] [.] 1. To lay at rest. [.] - After the toil of battle, to repose your wearied virtue. [.] 2. To lay; to rest, as the mind, in confidence or trust; as, to repose trust or confidence in a person's veracity. [.] 3. ...
46162	reposed	[.] REPO'SED, pp. Laid at rest; placed in confidence.
46163	reposedness	[.] REPO'SEDNESS, n. State of being at rest.
46164	reposing	[.] REPO'SING, ppr. Laying at rest; placing in confidence; lying at rest; sleeping.
46165	reposit	[.] REPOS'IT, v.t. [L. repositus, repono.] To lay up; to lodge, as for safety or preservation. [.] Others reposit their young in holes.
46166	reposited	[.] REPOS'ITED, pp. Laid up; deposited for safety or preservation.
46167	repositing	[.] REPOS'ITING, ppr. Laying up or lodging for safety or preservation.
46168	reposition	[.] REPOSI'TION, n. The act of replacing; as the reposition of a bone.
46169	repository	[.] REPOS'ITORY, n. [L. repositorium, from repono.] [.] A place where things are or may be deposited for safety or preservation. A granary is a repository for corn, an arsenal for arms. The mind or memory is called the repository of ideas.
46170	repossess	[.] REPOSSESS', v.t. [re and possess.] To possess again. [.] Nor shall my father repossess the land. [.] To repossess one's self, to obtain possession again.
46171	repossessed	[.] REPOSSESS'ED, pp. Possessed again.
46172	repossessing	[.] REPOSSESS'ING, ppr. Possessing again; obtaining possession again.
46173	repossession	[.] REPOSSES'SION, n. The act of possessing again; the state of possessing again.
46174	repour	[.] REPOUR, v.t. [re and pour.] To pour again.
46175	reprehend	[.] REPREHEND', v.t. [l. reprehendo; re and prehendo, to seize.] [.] 1. To chide; to reprove. [.] Pardon me for reprehending thee. [.] 2. To blame; to censure. [.] I nor advise, nor reprehend the choice. [.] 3. To detect of fallacy. [.] This color will be ...
46176	reprehended	[.] REPREHEND'ED, pp. Reproved; blamed.
46177	reprehender	[.] REPREHEND'ER, n. One that reprehends; one that blames or reproves.
46178	reprehending	[.] REPREHEND'ING, ppr. Reproving; blaming.
46179	reprehensible	[.] REPREHEN'SIBLE, a. [L. reprehensus.] [.] Blamable; culpable; censurable; deserving reproof; applied to persons or things; as a reprehensible person; reprehensible conduct.
46180	reprehensibleness	[.] REPREHEN'SIBLENESS, n. Blamableness; culpableness.
46181	reprehensibly	[.] REPREHEN'SIBLY, adv. Culpably; in a manner to deserve censure or reproof.
46182	reprehension	[.] REPREHEN'SION, n. [L. reprehensio.] [.] Reproof; censure; open blame. Faults not punishable, may deserve reprehension.
46183	reprehensive	[.] REPREHEN'SIVE, a. Containing reproof.
46184	reprehensory	[.] REPREHEN'SORY, a. Containing reproof.
46185	represent	[.] REPRESENT', v.t. s as z. [L. repraesento; re and Low L. praesenter, from praesens, present.] [.] 1. To show or exhibit by resemblance. [.] Before him burn seven lamps, as in a zodiac, representing the heavenly fires. [.] 2. To describe; to exhibit to the mind ...
46186	representance	[.] REPRESENT'ANCE, n. Representation; likeness. [Not used.]
46187	representant	[.] REPRESENT'ANT, n. A representative. [Not in use.]
46188	representation	[.] REPRESENTA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of representing, describing or showing. [.] 2. That which exhibits by resemblance; image, likeness, picture or statue; as representations of God. [.] 3. Any exhibition of the form or operations of a thing by something resembling ...
46189	representative	[.] REPRESENT'ATIVE, a. [.] 1. Exhibiting a similitude. [.] They own the legal sacrifices, though representative, to be proper and real. [.] 2. Bearing the character or power of another; as a council representative of the people. [.] REPRESENT'ATIVE, n. [.] 1. ...
46190	representatively	[.] REPRESENT'ATIVELY, adv. [.] 1. In the character of another; by a representative. [.] 2. By substitution; by delegation of power.
46191	representativeness	[.] REPRESENT'ATIVENESS, n. The state or quality of being representative. [.] Dr. Burnet observes that every thought is attended with consciousness and representativeness.
46192	represented	[.] REPRESENT'ED, pp. Shown; exhibited; personated; described; stated; having substitutes.
46193	representer	[.] REPRESENT'ER, n. [.] 1. One who shows, exhibits or describes. [.] 2. A representative; one that acts by deputation. [Little used.]
46194	representing	[.] REPRESENT'ING, ppr. Showing; exhibiting; describing; acting in another's character; acting in the place of another.
46195	representment	[.] REPRESENT'MENT, n. Representation; image; an idea proposed as exhibiting the likeness of something.
46196	repress	[.] REPRESS', v.t. [L. repressus, reprimo; re and premo, to press.] [.] 1. To crush; to quell; to put down; to subdue; to suppress; as, to repress sedition or rebellion; to repress the first risings of discontent. [.] 2. To check; to restrain. [.] Such kings favor ...
46197	repressed	[.] REPRESS'ED, pp. Crushed; subdued.
46198	represser	[.] REPRESS'ER, n. One that crushes or subdues.
46199	repressing	[.] REPRESS'ING, ppr. Crushing; subduing; checking.
46200	repression	[.] REPRES'SION, n. [.] 1. The act of subduing; as the repression of tumults. [.] 2. Check; restraint.
46201	repressive	[.] REPRESS'IVE, a. Having power to crush; tending to subdue or restrain.
46202	reprieval	[.] REPRIE'VAL, n. Respit; reprieve. [Not in use.]
46203	reprieve	[.] REPRIE'VE, v.t. [I know not the origin of this word.] [.] 1. To respit after sentence of death; to suspend or delay the execution of for a time; as, to reprieve a criminal for thirty days. [.] He reprieves the sinner from time to time. [.] 2. To grant a respit ...
46204	reprieved	[.] REPRIE'VED, pp. Respited; allowed a longer time to live than the sentence of death permits.
46205	reprieving	[.] REPRIE'VING, ppr. Respiting; suspending the execution of for a time.
46206	reprimand	[.] REP'RIMAND, v.t. [If this word is from L. reprimo, it must be formed from the participle reprimendus.] [.] 1. To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault. [.] Germanicus was severely reprimanded by Tiberius, for traveling into Egypt without his permission. [.] 2. ...
46207	reprimanded	[.] REP'RIMANDED, pp. Severely reproved.
46208	reprimanding	[.] REP'RIMANDING, ppr. Reproving severely.
46209	reprint	[.] REPRINT', v.t. [re and print.] [.] 1. To print again; to print a second or any new edition. [.] 2. To renew the impression of any thing. [.] The business of redemption is - to reprint God's image on the soul.
46210	reprinted	[.] REPRINT'ED, pp. Printed anew; impressed again.
46211	reprinting	[.] REPRINT'ING, ppr. Printing again; renewing an impression.
46212	reprisal	[.] REPRI'SAL, n. s as z. [L. prendo.] [.] 1. The seizure or taking of any thing from an enemy by way of retaliation or indemnification for something taken or detained by him. [.] 2. That which is taken from an enemy to indemnify an owner for something of his which ...
46213	reprise	[.] REPRI'SE, n. s as z. A taking by way of retaliation. Obs. [.] REPRI'SE, v.t. s as z. [.] 1. To take again. obs. [.] 2. To recompense; to pay. Obs.
46214	reprizes	[.] REPRI'ZES, n. plu. In law, yearly deductions out of a manor, as rent-charge, rent-seek, &c.
46215	reproach	[.] REPROACH, v.t. [L. prox, in proximus.] [.] 1. To censure in terms of opprobrium or contempt. [.] Mezentius with his ardor warm'd his fainting friends, reproach'd their shameful flight, repell'd the victors. [.] 2. To charge with a fault in severe language. [.] That ...
46216	reproachable	[.] REPROACHABLE, a. [.] 1. Deserving reproach. [.] 2. Opprobrious; scurrilous. [Not proper.]
46217	reproached	[.] REPROACHED, pp. Censured in terms of contempt; upbraided.
46218	reproachful	[.] REPROACHFUL, a. [.] 1. Expressing censure with contempt; scurrilous; opprobrious; as reproachful words. [.] 2. Shameful; bringing or casting reproach; infamous; base; vile; as reproachful conduct; a reproachful life.
46219	reproachfully	[.] REPROACHFULLY, adv. [.] 1. In terms of reproach; opprobriously; scurrilously [.] 1Tim. 5. [.] 2. Shamefully; disgracefully; contemptuously.
46220	reprobate	[.] REPROBATE, a. [L. reprobatus, reprobo, to disallow; re and probo, to prove.] [.] 1. Not enduring proof or trial; not of standard purity or fineness; disallowed; rejected. [.] Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them. Jer. 6. [.] 2. ...
46221	reprobated	[.] REP'ROBATED, pp. Disapproved with abhorrence; rejected; abandoned to wickedness or to destruction.
46222	reprobateness	[.] REP'ROBATENESS, n. The state of being reprobate.
46223	reprobater	[.] REP'ROBATER, n. One that reprobates.
46224	reprobating	[.] REP'ROBATING, ppr. Disapproving with extreme dislike; rejecting; abandoning to wickedness or to destruction.
46225	reprobation	[.] REPROBA'TION, n. [L. reprobatio.] [.] 1. The act of disallowing with detestation, or of expressing extreme dislike. [.] 2. The act of abandoning or state of being abandoned to eternal destruction. [.] When a sinner is so hardened as to feel no remorse or misgiving ...
46226	reprobationer	[.] REPROBA'TIONER, n. One who abandons others to eternal destruction.
46227	reproduce	[.] REPRODU'CE, v.t. [re and produce.] To produce again; to renew the production of a thing destroyed. Trees are reproduced by new shoots from the roots or stump; and certain animals, as the polype, are reproduced from cuttings.
46228	reproduced	[.] REPRODU'CED, pp. Produced anew.
46229	reproducer	[.] REPRODU'CER, n. One or that which reproduces.
46230	reproducing	[.] REPRODU'CING, ppr. Producing anew.
46231	reproduction	[.] REPRODUC'TION, n. The act or process of reproducing that which has been destroyed; as the reproduction of plants or animals from cuttings or slips. The reproduction of several parts of lobsters and crabs is one of the greatest curiosities in natural history.
46232	reproof	[.] REPROOF', n. [from reprove. [.] 1. Blame expressed to the face; censure for a fault; reprehension. [.] Those best can bear reproof, who merit praise. [.] He that hateth reproof is brutish. Prov 12. [.] 2. Blame cast; censure directed to a person.
46233	reprovable	[.] REPROVABLE, a. [from reprove.] Worthy of reproof; deserving censure; blamable.
46234	reprove	[.] REPROVE, v.t. [L. reprobo; re and probo, to prove.] [.] 1. To blame; to censure. [.] I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices - Ps. 50. [.] 2. To charge with a fault to the face; to chide; to reprehend. Luke 3. [.] 3. To blame for; with of; as, to reprove ...
46235	reproved	[.] REPROVED, pp. Blamed; reprehended; convinced of a fault.
46236	reprover	[.] REPROVER, n. One that reproves; he or that which blames. Conscience is a bold reprover.
46237	reproving	[.] REPROVING, ppr. Blaming; censuring.
46238	reprune	[.] REPRU'NE, v.t. [re and prune.] To prune a second time.
46239	repruned	[.] REPRU'NED, pp. Pruned a second time.
46240	repruning	[.] REPRU'NING, ppr. Pruning a second time.
46241	reptile	[.] REP'TILE, a. [L. reptilis, from repo, to creep, Gr. See Creep.] [.] 1. Creeping; moving on the belly, or with many small feet. [.] 2. Groveling; low; vulgar; as a reptile race or crew; reptile vices. [.] REP'TILE, n. [.] 1. An animal that moves on ...
46242	republic	[.] REPUB'LIC, n. [L. respublica; res and publica; public affairs.] [.] 1. A commonwealth; a state in which the exercise of the sovereign power is lodged in representatives elected by the people. In modern usage, it differs from a democracy or democratic state, in ...
46243	republican	[.] REPUB'LICAN, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to a republic; consisting of a commonwealth; as a republican constitution or government. [.] 2. Consonant to the principles of a republic; as republican sentiments or opinions; republican manners. [.] REPUB'LICAN, n. One ...
46244	republicanism	[.] REPUB'LICANISM, n. [.] 1. A republican form or system of government. [.] 2. Attachment to a republican form of government.
46245	republicanize	[.] REPUB'LICANIZE, v.t. To convert to republican principles; as, to republicanize the rising generation.
46246	republication	[.] REPUBLICA'TION, n. [re and publication.] [.] 1. A second publication, or a new publication of something before published. [.] 2. A second publication, as of a former will, renewal. [.] If there be many testaments, the last overthrows all the former; but the ...
46247	republish	[.] REPUB'LISH, v.t. [re and publish.] [.] 1. To publish a second time, or to publish a new edition of a work before published. [.] 2. To publish anew. [.] Unless, subsequent to the purchase or contract, the devisor republishes his will.
46248	republished	[.] REPUB'LISHED, pp. Published anew.
46249	republisher	[.] REPUB'LISHER, n. One who republishes.
46250	republishing	[.] REPUB'LISHING, ppr. Publishing again.
46251	repudiable	[.] REPU'DIABLE, a. [from repudiate.] That may be rejected; fit or proper to be put away.
46252	repudiate	[.] REPU'DIATE, v.t. [L. repudio.] [.] 1. To cast away; to reject; to discard. [.] Atheists - repudiate all title to the kingdom of heaven. [.] 2. Appropriately, to put away; to divorce; as a wife.
46253	repudiated	[.] REPU'DIATED, pp. Cast off; rejected; discarded; divorced.
46254	repudiating	[.] REPU'DIATING, ppr. Casting off; rejecting; divorcing.
46255	repudiation	[.] REPUDIA'TION, n. [L. repudiatio.] [.] 1. Rejection. [.] 2. Divorce; as the repudiation of a wife.
46256	repugn	[.] REPUGN, n. repu'ne. [L. repugno; re and pugno. [.] To oppose; to resist. [Not used.]
46257	repugnance	[.] REPUG'NANCE,
46258	repugnancy	[.] REPUG'NANCY, n. [L. repugnantia, from repugno, to resist; re and pugno, to fight.] [.] 1. Opposition of mind; reluctance; unwillingness. [.] 2. Opposition or struggle of passions; resistance. [.] 3. Opposition of principles or qualities; inconsistency; contrariety. [.] But ...
46259	repugnant	[.] REPUG'NANT, a. [L. repugnans.] [.] 1. Opposite; contrary; inconsistent; properly followed by to. Every sin is repugnant to the will of God. Every thing morally wrong, is repugnant both to the honor, as well as to the interest of the offender. [.] 2. Disobedient; ...
46260	repugnantly	[.] REPUG'NANTLY, adv. With opposition; in contradiction.
46261	repullulate	[.] REPUL'LULATE, v.i. [L. re and pullulo, to bud.] To bud again.
46262	repullulation	[.] REPULLULA'TION, n. The act of budding again.
46263	repulse	[.] REPULSE, n. repuls'. [L. repulsa, from repello; re and pello, to drive.] [.] 1. A being checked in advancing, or driven back by force. The enemy met with a repulse and retreated. [.] 2. Refusal; denial. [.] REPULSE, v.t. repuls'. [L. repulsus, repello.] [.] To ...
46264	repulsed	[.] REPULS'ED, pp. Repelled; driven back.
46265	repulser	[.] REPULS'ER, n. One that repulses or drives back.
46266	repulsing	[.] REPULS'ING, ppr. Driving back.
46267	repulsion	[.] REPUL'SION, n. [.] 1. In physics, the power of repelling or driving off; that property of bodies which causes them to recede from each other or avoid coming in contact. [.] 2. The act of repelling.
46268	repulsive	[.] REPULS'IVE, a. [.] 1. Repelling; driving off, or keeping from approach. The repulsive power of the electric fluid is remarkable. [.] 2. Cold; reserved; forbidding; as repulsive manners.
46269	repulsiveness	[.] REPULS'IVENESS, n. The quality of being repulsive or forbidding.
46270	repulsory	[.] REPULS'ORY, a. Repulsive; driving back.
46271	repurchase	[.] REPUR'CHASE, v.t. [re and purchase.] To buy again; to buy back; to regain by purchase or expense. [.] REPUR'CHASE, n. The act of buying again; the purchase again of what has been sold.
46272	repurchased	[.] REPUR'CHASED, pp. Bought back or again; regained by expense; as a throne repurchased with the blood of enemies.
46273	repurchasing	[.] REPUR'CHASING, ppr. Buying back or again; regaining by the payment of a price.
46274	reputable	[.] REP'UTABLE, a. [from repute.] [.] 1. Being in good repute; held in esteem; as a reputable man or character; reputable conduct. It expresses less than respectable and honorable, denoting the good opinion of men, without distinction or great qualities. [.] 2. ...
46275	reputableness	[.] REP'UTABLENESS, n. The quality of being reputable.
46276	reputably	[.] REP'UTABLY, adv. With reputation; without disgrace or discredit; as, to fill an office reputably.
46277	reputation	[.] REPUTA'TION, n. [L. reputatio.] [.] 1. Good name; the credit, honor or character which is derived from a favorable public opinion or esteem. Reputation is a valuable species of property or right, which should never be violated. With the loss of reputation, a man ...
46278	repute	[.] REPU'TE, v.t. [L. reputo; re and puto, to think.] [.] To think; to account; to hold; to reckon. [.] The king was reputed a prince most prudent. [.] Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight. Job. 18. [.] REPU'TE, n. [.] 1. Reputation; ...
46279	reputed	[.] REPU'TED, pp. Reckoned; accounted.
46280	reputedly	[.] REPU'TEDLY, adv. In common opinion or estimation.
46281	reputeless	[.] REPU'TELESS, a. Disreputable; disgraceful.
46282	reputing	[.] REPU'TING, ppr. Thinking; reckoning; accounting.
46283	request	[.] REQUEST', n. [L. requisitus, requiro; re and quaero, to seek. See Quest, Question.] [.] 1. The expression of desire to some person for something to be granted or done; an asking; a petition. [.] Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen. ...
46284	requested	[.] REQUEST'ED, pp. Asked; desired; solicited.
46285	requester	[.] REQUEST'ER, n. One who requests; a petitioner.
46286	requesting	[.] REQUEST'ING, ppr. Asking; petitioning.
46287	requicken	[.] REQUICK'EN, v.t. [re and quicken.] To reanimate; to give new life to.
46288	requickened	[.] REQUICK'ENED, pp. Reanimated.
46289	requickening	[.] REQUICK'ENING, ppr. Reanimating; invigorating.
46290	requiem	[.] RE'QUIEM, n. [L.] [.] 1. In the Romish church, a hymn or mass sung for the dead, for the rest of his soul; so called from the first word. [.] 2. Rest; quiet; peace. [Not in use.]
46291	requietory	[.] REQUI'ETORY, n. [Low L. requietorium.] A sepulcher. [Not in use.]
46292	requirable	[.] REQUI'RABLE, a. [from require.] That may be required; fit or proper to be demanded.
46293	require	[.] REQUI'RE, v.t. [L. requiro; re and quaero, to seek. See Query.] [.] 1. To demand; to ask, as of right and by authority. We require a person to do a thing, and we require a thing to be done. [.] Why then doth my lord require this thing? 1Chron. 21. [.] 2. ...
46294	required	[.] REQUI'RED, pp. Demanded; needed; necessary.
46295	requirement	[.] REQUI'REMENT, n. Demand; requisition. [.] This ruler was one of those who believe that they can fill us every requirement contained in the rule of righteousness. [.] The Bristol water is of service where the secretions exceed the requirements of health.
46296	requirer	[.] REQUI'RER, n. One who requires.
46297	requiring	[.] REQUI'RING, ppr. Demanding; needing;
46298	requisite	[.] REQ'UISITE, a. s as z. [L. requiitus, from requiro.] [.] Required by the nature of things or by circumstances; necessary; so needful that it cannot be dispensed with. Repentance and faith are requisite to salvation. Air is requisite to support life. Heat is requisite ...
46299	requisitely	[.] REQ'UISITELY, adv. Necessarily; in a requisite manner.
46300	requisiteness	[.] REQ'UISITENESS, n. The state of being requisite or necessary; necessity.
46301	requisition	[.] REQUISI'TION, n. [See Require.] [.] Demand; application made as of right. Under the old confederation of the American states, congress often made requisitions on the states for money to supply the treasury; but they had no power to enforce their requisitions, and ...
46302	requisitive	[.] REQUIS'ITIVE, a. Expressing or implying demand.
46303	requisitory	[.] REQUIS'ITORY, a. Sought for; demanded. [Little used.]
46304	requital	[.] REQUI'TAL, n. [from requite.] [.] 1. Return for any office, good or bad; in a good sense, compensation; recompense; as the requital of services; in a bad sense, retaliation or punishment, as the requital of evil deeds. [.] 2. Return; reciprocal action. [.] No ...
46305	requite	[.] REQUI'TE, v.t. [from quit, L. cedo.] [.] 1. To repay either good or evil; in a good sense, to recompense; to return an equivalent in good; to reward. [.] I also will requite you this kindness. 2Sam. 2. 1Tim. 5. [.] In a bad sense, to retaliate; to return evil ...
46306	requited	[.] REQUI'TED, pp. Repaid; recompensed; rewarded.
46307	requiter	[.] REQUI'TER, n. One who requites.
46308	requiting	[.] REQUI'TING, ppr. Recompensing; rewarding; giving in return.
46309	rere-mouse	[.] RE'RE-MOUSE, n. A bat. [See Rear-mouse.]
46310	rere-ward	[.] RE'RE-WARD, n. [rear and ward.] The part of an army that marches in the rear, as the guard; the rear guard. [The latter othography is to be preferred.] Num. 10. Is. 52.
46311	resail	[.] RESA'IL, v. or i. [re and sail.] To sail back.
46312	resale	[.] RESA'LE, n. [re and sale.] [.] 1. A sale at second hand. [.] 2. To return a salutation.
46313	resalute	[.] RESALU'TE, v.t. [L. resaluto; re and saluto, to salute.] [.] 1. To salute or greet anew. [.] 2. To return a salutation.
46314	resaluted	[.] RESALU'TED, pp. Saluted again.
46315	resaluting	[.] RESALU'TING, ppr. Saluting anew.
46316	rescind	[.] RESCIND', v.t. [L. rescindo; re and scindo; to cut.] [.] 1. To abrogate; to revoke; to annul; to vacate an act by the enacting authority or by superior authority; as, to rescind a law, a resolution or a vote; to rescind an edict or decree; to rescind a judgment. [.] 2. ...
46317	rescission	[.] RESCISSION, n. resizh'on. [L. rescissus.] [.] 1. The act of abrogating, annulling or vacating; as the rescission of a law, decree or judgment. [.] 2. A cutting off.
46318	rescissory	[.] RESCIS'SORY, a. Having power to cut off or to abrogate.
46319	rescous	[.] RES'COUS, in law. [See Rescue.]
46320	rescribe	[.] RESCRI'BE, v.t. [L. rescribo; re and scribo, to write.] [.] 1. To write back. [.] 2. To write over again.
46321	rescript	[.] RE'SCRIPT, n. [L. rescriptum, rescribo.] The answer of an emperor, when consulted by particular persons on some difficult question. This answer serves as a decision of the question, and is therefore equivalent to an edict or decree.
46322	rescriptively	[.] RESCRIP'TIVELY, adv. By rescript. [Unusual.]
46323	rescuable	[.] RES'CUABLE, a. That may be rescued.
46324	rescue	[.] RESCUE, v.t. res'cu.[L. re and quatio.] [.] To free or deliver from any confinement, violence, danger or evil; to liberate from actual restraint, or to remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil; as, to rescue a prisoner from an officer; to rescue seamen ...
46325	rescued	[.] RES'CUED, pp. Delivered from confinement or danger; or forcibly taken from the custody of the law.
46326	rescuer	[.] RES'CUER, n. One that rescues or retakes.
46327	rescuing	[.] RES'CUING, ppr. Liberating from restraint or danger; forcibly taking from the custody of the law.
46328	research	[.] RESEARCH, n. reserch'. Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or principles; laborious or continued search after truth; as researches of human wisdom. [.] RESEARCH, v.t. reserch'. [.] 1. To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently ...
46329	researcher	[.] RESEARCHER, n. reserch'er. One who diligently inquires or examines.
46330	reseat	[.] RESE'AT, v.t. [re and seat.] To seat or set again.
46331	reseated	[.] RESE'ATED, pp. Seated again.
46332	reseating	[.] RESE'ATING, ppr. Seating again.
46333	resection	[.] RESEC'TION, n. [L. resectio, reseco.] The act of cutting or paring off.
46334	reseek	[.] RESEE'K, v.t. pret. and pp. resought. [re and seek.] [.] To seek again.
46335	reseize	[.] RESE'IZE, v.t. [re and seize.] [.] 1. To seize again; to seize a second time. [.] 2. In law, to take possession of lands and tenements which have been disseized. [.] Whereupon the sheriff is commanded to reseize the land and all the chattels thereon, and keep ...
46336	reseized	[.] RESE'IZED, pp. Seized again.
46337	reseizer	[.] RESE'IZER, n. One who seizes again.
46338	reseizing	[.] RESE'IZING, ppr. Seizing again.
46339	reseizure	[.] RESEIZURE, n. resc'zhur. A second seizure; the act of seizing again.
46340	resell	[.] RESELL', v.t. To sell again; to sell what has been bought or sold.
46341	resemblable	[.] RESEM'BLABLE, a. [See Resemble.] That may be compared. [Not in use.]
46342	resemblance	[.] RESEM'BLANCE, n. [See Resemble.] [.] 1. Likeness; similitude, either of external form or of qualities. We observe a resemblance between persons, a resemblance in shape, a resemblance in manners, a resemblance in dispositions. Painting and poetry bear a great resemblance ...
46343	resemble	[.] RESEM'BLE, v.t. s as z. [See similar.] [.] 1. To have the likeness of; to bear the similitude of something, either in form, figure or qualities. One man may resemble another in features; he may resemble a third person in temper or deportment. [.] Each one resembled ...
46344	resembled	[.] RESEM'BLED, pp. Likened; compared.
46345	resembling	[.] RESEM'BLING, ppr. Having the likeness of; likening; comparing.
46346	resend	[.] RESEND', v.t. pret. and pp. resent. [re and send.] [.] To send again; to send back. [Not in use.]
46347	resent
46348	resented	[.] RESENT'ED, pp. Taken ill; being in some measure angry at.
46349	resenter	[.] RESENT'ER, n. [.] 1. One who resents; one that feels an injury deeply. [.] 2. In the sense of one that takes a thing well. Obs.
46350	resentful	[.] RESENT'FUL, a. Easily provoked to anger; of an irritable temper.
46351	resenting	[.] RESENT'ING, ppr. Taking ill; feeling angry at.
46352	resentingly	[.] RESENT'INGLY, adv. [.] 1. With a sense of wrong or affront; with a degree of anger. [.] 2. With deep sense or strong perception. Obs.
46353	resentive	[.] RESENT'IVE, a. Easily provoked or irritated; quick to feel an injury or affront.
46354	resentment	[.] RESENT'MENT, n. [.] 1. The excitement of passion which proceeds from a sense of wrong offered to ourselves, or to those who are connected with us; anger. This word usually expresses less excitement than anger, though it is often synonymous with it. It expresses ...
46355	reservation	[.] RESERVA'TION, n. s as z. [L. reservo.] [.] 1. The act of reserving or keeping back or in the mind; reserve; concealment or withholding from disclosure; as mental reservation. [.] 2. Something withheld, either not expressed or disclosed, or not given up or brought ...
46356	reservative	[.] RESERV'ATIVE, a. Keeping; reserving.
46357	reservatory	[.] RESERV'ATORY, n. [from reserve.] A place in which things are reserved or kept.
46358	reserve	[.] RESERVE, v.t. rezerv'. [L. reservo; re and servo, to keep.] [.] 1. To keep in store for future or other use; to withhold from present use for another purpose. The farmer sells his corn, reserving only what is necessary for his family. [.] Hast thou seen the treasures ...
46359	reserved	[.] RESERV'ED, pp. [.] 1. Kept for another or future use; retained. [.] 2. a. Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward in conversation; not free or frank. [.] To all obliging, yet reserv'd to all. [.] Nothing reserv'd or sullen was to see.
46360	reservedly	[.] RESERV'EDLY, adv. [.] 1. With reserve; with backwardness; not with openness or frankness. [.] 2. Scrupulously; cautiously; coldly.
46361	reservedness	[.] RESERV'EDNESS, n. Closeness; want of frankness, openness or freedom. A man may guard himself by that silence and reservedness which every one may innocently practice.
46362	reserver	[.] RESERV'ER, n. One that reserves.
46363	reserving	[.] RESERV'ING, ppr. Keeping back; keeping for other use or for use at a future time; retaining.
46364	reservoir	...
46365	reset	[.] RE'SET, n. In Scots law, the receiving and harboring of an outlaw or a criminal.
46366	resettle	[.] RESET'TLE, v.t. [re and settle.] [.] 1. To settle again. [.] 2. To install, as a minister of the gospel. [.] RESET'TLE, v.i. to settle in the ministry a second time; to be installed.
46367	resettled	[.] RESET'TLED, pp. Settled again; installed.
46368	resettlement	[.] RESET'TLEMENT, n. [.] 1. The act of settling or composing again. [.] The resettlement of my discomposed soul. [.] 2. The state of settling or subsiding again; as the resettlement of lees. [.] 3. A second settlement in the ministry.
46369	resettling	[.] RESET'TLING, ppr. Settling again; installing.
46370	reship	[.] RESHIP', v.t. [re and ship.] To ship again; to ship what has been conveyed by water or imported; as coffee and sugar imported into New York, and reshipped for Hamburg.
46371	reshipment	[.] RESHIP'MENT, n. [.] 1. the act of shipping or loading on board of a ship a second time; the shipping for exportation what has been imported. [.] 2. That which is reshipped.
46372	reshipped	[.] RESHIP'PED, pp. Shipped again.
46373	reshipping	[.] RESHIP'PING, ppr. Shipping again.
46374	resiance	[.] RE'SIANCE, n. [See Resnant.] Residence; abode. Obs.
46375	resiant	[.] RE'SIANT, a. [L. resideo. See Reside.] [.] Resident; dwelling; present in a place. Obs.
46376	reside	[.] RESI'DE, v.i. s as z. [L. resideo, resido; re and sedeo, to sit, to settle.] [.] 1. to dwell permanently or for a length of time; to have a settled abode for a time. the peculiar uses of this word are to be noticed. When the word is appliced to the natives of ...
46377	residence	[.] RES'IDENCE, n. [.] 1. The act of abiding or dwelling in a place for some continuance of time; as the residence of an American in France or Italy for a year. [.] The confessor had often made considerable residences in Normandy. [.] 2. The place of abode; a ...
46378	resident	[.] RES'IDENT, a. [L. residens.] [.] Dwelling or having an abode in a place for a continuance of time, but not definite; as a minister resident at the court of St. James. A B is now resident in South America. [.] RES'IDENT, n. [.] 1. One who resides or dwells ...
46379	residentiary	[.] RESIDEN'TIARY, a. Having residence. [.] RESIDEN'TIARY, n. An ecclesiastic who keeps a certain residence.
46380	resider	[.] RESI'DER, n. One who resides in a particular place.
46381	residing	[.] RESI'DING, ppr. Dwelling in a place for some continuance of time.
46382	residual	[.] RESID'UAL, a. Remaining after a part is taken.
46383	residuary	[.] RESID'UARY, a. [L. residuus. See Reside.] [.] Pertaining to the residue or part remaining; as the residuary advantage of an estate. [.] Residuary legatee, in law, the legatee to whom is bequeathed the part of goods and estate which remains after deducting all ...
46384	residue	[.] RES'IDUE, n. [L. residuus.] [.] 1. That which remains after a part is taken, separated, removed or designated. [.] The locusts shall eat the residue of that which has escaped. Ex. 10. [.] The residue of them will I deliver to the sword. Jer. 15. [.] 2. ...
46385	residuum	[.] RESID'UUM, n. [L.] [.] 1. Residue; that which is left after any process of separation or purification. [.] 2. In law, the part of an estate or of goods and chattels remaining after the payment of debts and legacies.
46386	resiege	[.] RESIE'GE, v.t. [re and siege.] To seat again; to reinstate. Obs.
46387	resign	[.] RESIGN, v.t. rezi'ne. [L. resigno; re and signo, to sign. The radical sense of sign is to send, to drive, hence to set. To resign is to send, to drive, hence to set. To resign is to send back or send away.] [.] 1. To give up; to give back, as an office or commission, ...
46388	resignation	[.] RESIGNA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of resigning or giving up, as a claim or possession; as the resignation of a crown or commission. [.] 2. Submission; unresisting acquiescence; as a blind resignation to the authority of other men's opinions. [.] 3. Quiet submission ...
46389	resigned	[.] RESIGNED, pp. [.] 1. Given up; surrendered; yielded. [.] 2. a. Submissive to the will of God.
46390	resignedly	[.] RESIGNEDLY, adv. With submission.
46391	resigner	[.] RESIGNER, n. One that resigns.
46392	resigning	[.] RESIGNING, ppr. Giving up; surrendering; submitting.
46393	resignment	[.] RESIGNMENT, n. The act of resigning. Obs.
46394	resilah	[.] RES'ILAH, n. An ancient patriarchal coin.
46395	resilience	[.] RESIL'IENCE,
46396	resiliency	[.] RESIL'IENCY, n. s as z. [L. resiliens, resilio; re and salio, to spring.] [.] The act of leaping or springing back, or the act of rebounding; as the resilience of a ball or of sound.
46397	resilient	[.] RESIL'IENT, a. [L. resiliens.] Leaping or starting back; rebounding.
46398	resilition	[.] RESILI'TION, n. [L. resilio.] The act of springing back; resilience.
46399	resin	[.] RES'IN,n. s as z. [L., Gr. to flow.] [.] An inflammable substance, hard when cool, but viscid when heated, exuding in a fluid state from certain kinds of trees, as pine, either spontaneously or by incision. Resins are soluble in oils and alcohol, and are said to ...
46400	resiniferous	[.] RESINIF'EROUS, a. [L. resina and fero, to produce.] [.] Yielding resin; as a resiniferous tree or vessels.
46401	resiniform	[.] RES'INIFORM, a. Having the form of resin.
46402	resino-electric	[.] RESINO-ELEC'TRIC, a. Containing or exhibiting negative electricity, or that kind which is produced by the friction of resinous substances.
46403	resino-extractive	[.] RES'INO-EXTRAC'TIVE, a. Designating extractive matter in which resin predominates.
46404	resinous	[.] RES'INOUS, a. Partaking of the qualities of resin; like resin. Resinous substances are combustible. [.] Resinous electricity, is that electricity which is excited by rubbing bodies of the resinous kind. This is generally negative.
46405	resinously	[.] RES'INOUSLY, adv. By means of resin; as resinously electrified.
46406	resinousness	[.] RES'INOUSNESS, n. The quality of being resinous.
46407	resipiscence	[.] RESIPIS'CENCE, n. [L. resipisco, from resipio; re and sapio, to taste.] [.] Properly, wisdom derived from severe experience; hence, repentance. [Little used.]
46408	resist	[.] RESIST, v.t. rezist'. [L. resisto; re and sisto, to stand.] [.] 1. Literally, to stand against; to withstand; hence, to act in opposition, or to oppose. a dam or mound resists a current of water passively, by standing unmoved and interrupting its progress. An ...
46409	resistance	[.] RESIST'ANCE, n. [.] 1. The act of resisting; opposition. Resistance is passive, as that of a fixed body which interrupts the passage of a moving body; or active, as in the exertion of force to stop, repel or defeat progress or designs. [.] 2. The quality of ...
46410	resistant	[.] RESIST'ANT, n. he or that which resists.
46411	resisted	[.] RESIST'ED, pp. Opposed; counteracted; withstood.
46412	resister	[.] RESIST'ER, n. One that opposes or withstands.
46413	resistibility	[.] RESISTIBIL'ITY, n. [.] 1. The quality of resisting. [.] The name body, being the complex idea of extension and resistibility together in the same subject - [.] 2. Quality of being resistible; as the resistibility of grace.
46414	resistible	[.] RESIST'IBLE, a. That may be resisted; as a resistible force; resistible grace.
46415	resisting	[.] RESIST'ING, ppr. withstanding; opposing. [.] Resisting medium, a substance which opposes the passage of a body through it.
46416	resistive	[.] RESIST'IVE, a. Having the power to resist.
46417	resistless	[.] RESIST'LESS, a. [.] 1. That cannot be effectually opposed or withstood; irresistible. [.] Resistless in her love as in her hate. [.] 2. That cannot resist; helpless.
46418	resistlessly	[.] RESIST'LESSLY, adv. So as not to be opposed or denied.
46419	resold	[.] RESOLD, pp. of resell. Sold a second time, or sold after being bought.
46420	resoluble	[.] RES'OLUBLE, a. s as z. [re and L. solubilis. See Resolve.] [.] That may be melted or dissolved; as bodies resoluble by fire.
46421	resolute	[.] RES'OLUTE, a. [The Latin resolutus has a different signification. See Resolve.] [.] Having a fixed purpose; determined; hence, bold; firm; steady; constant in pursuing a purpose. [.] Edward is at hand, ready to fight; therefore be resolute.
46422	resolutely	[.] RES'OLUTELY, adv. [.] 1. With fixed purpose; firmly; steadily; with steady perseverance. Persist resolutely in a course of virtue. [.] 2. Boldly; firmly. [.] Some of these facts he examines, some be resolutely denies.
46423	resoluteness	[.] RES'OLUTENESS, n. Fixed purpose; firm determination; unshaken firmness.
46424	resolution	[.] RESOLU'TION, n. [L. resolutio. See Resolve.] [.] 1. The act, operation or process of separating the parts which compose a complex idea or a mixed body; the act of reducing any compound or combination to its component parts; analysis; as the resolution of complex ...
46425	resolutioner	[.] RESOLU'TIONER, n. One who joins in the declaration of others. [Not in use.]
46426	resolutive	[.] RES'OLUTIVE, a. Having the power to dissolve or relax. [Not much used.]
46427	resolvable	[.] RESOLV'ABLE, a. That may be resolved or reduced to first principles.
46428	resolve	[.] RESOLVE, v.t. rezolv'. [L. resolvo; re and solvo, to loose.] [.] 1. To separate the component parts of a compound substance; to reduce to first principles; as, to resolve a body into its component or constituent parts; to resolve a body into its elements. [.] 2. ...
46429	resolved	[.] RESOLV'ED, pp. [.] 1. Separated into its component parts; analyzed. [.] 2. Determined in purpose; as, I am resolved not to keep company with gamesters. This phrase is properly, "I have resolved;" as we say, a person is deceased, or has deceased; he is retired, ...
46430	resolvedly	[.] RESOLV'EDLY, adv. With firmness of purpose.
46431	resolvedness	[.] RESOLV'EDNESS, n. Fixedness of purpose; firmness; resolution.
46432	resolvent	[.] RESOLV'ENT, n. That which has the power of causing solution. In medicine, that which has power to disperse inflammation and prevent the suppuration of tumors; a discutient.
46433	resolver	[.] RESOLV'ER, n. One that resolves or forms a firm purpose.
46434	resolving	[.] RESOLV'ING, ppr. Separating into component parts; analyzing; removing perplexities or obscurity; discussing, as tumors; determining. [.] RESOLV'ING, n. The act of determining or forming a fixed purpose; a resolution.
46435	resonance	[.] RES'ONANCE, n. s as z. [L. resonans.] [.] 1. A resounding; a sound returned from the sides of a hollow instrument of music; reverberated sound or sounds. [.] 2. A sound returned.
46436	resonant	[.] RES'ONANT, a. [L. resonans; re and sono, to sound.] Resounding; returning sound; echoing back.
46437	resorb	[.] RESORB', v.t. [L. resorbeo; re and sorbeo, to drink in.] To swallow up.
46438	resorbent	[.] RESORB'ENT, a. Swallowing up.
46439	resort	[.] RESORT', v.i. s as z. [.] 1. To have recourse; to apply; to betake. [.] The king thought it time to resort to other counsels. [.] 2. To go; to repair. [.] The people resort to him again. Mark 10. John 18. [.] 3. To fall back. [.] The inheritance of ...
46440	resorter	[.] RESORT'ER, n. One that resorts or frequents.
46441	resorting	[.] RESORT'ING, ppr. Going; having recourse; betaking; frequenting.
46442	resound	[.] RESOUND', v.t. s as z. [L. resono; re and sono, to sound.] [.] 1. To send back sound; to echo. [.] And Albion's cliffs resound the rural lay. [.] 2. To sound; to praise or celebrate with the voice or the sound of instruments. [.] 3. To praise; to extol ...
46443	resounded	[.] RESOUND'ED, pp. Echoed; returned, as sound; celebrated.
46444	resounding	[.] RESOUND'ING, ppr. Echoing; returning, as sound.
46445	resource	[.] RESOURCE, n. [.] 1. Any source of aid or support; an expedient to which a person may resort for assistance, safety or supply; means yet untried; resort. An enterprising man finds resources in his own mind. [.] Pallas view'd his foes pursuing and his friends ...
46446	resourceless	[.] RESOURCELESS, a. Destitute of resources. [A word not to be countenanced.]
46447	resow	[.] RESOW, v.t. pret. resowed; pp. resowed or resown. [re and sow.] To sow again.
46448	resowed	[.] RESOWED,
46449	resown	[.] RESOWN, pp. Sown anew.
46450	respeak	[.] RESPE'AK, v.t. pret. respoke; pp. respoken, respoke. [re and speak. [.] 1. To answer; to speak in return; to reply. [Little used.] [.] 2. To speak again; to repeat.
46451	respect	[.] RESPECT', v.t. [L. respecto, or respectus, from respicio; re and specio, to view.] [.] 1. To regard; to have regard to in design or purpose. [.] In orchards and gardens, we do not so much respect beauty, as variety of ground for fruits, trees and herbs. [.] 2. ...
46452	respectability	[.] RESPECTABIL'ITY, n. State or quality of being respectable; the state or qualities which deserve or command respect.
46453	respectable	[.] RESPECT'ABLE, a. [.] 1. Possessing the worth or qualities which deserve or command respect; worth of esteem and honor; as a respectable citizen; respectable company. [.] No government, any more than an individual, will long be respected, without being truly respectable. [.] 2. ...
46454	respectableness	[.] RESPECT'ABLENESS, n. Respectability.
46455	respectably	[.] RESPECT'ABLY, adv. [.] 1. With respect; more generally, in a manner to merit respect. [.] 2. Moderately, but in a manner not to be despised.
46456	respected	[.] RESPECT'ED, pp. Held in honorable estimation.
46457	respecter	[.] RESPECT'ER, n. One that respects; chiefly used in the phrase, respecter of persons, which signifies a person who regards the external circumstances of others in his judgment, and suffers his opinion to be biased by them, to the prejudice of candor, justice and equity. [.] I ...
46458	respectful	[.] RESPECT'FUL, a. Marked or characterized by respect; as respectful deportment. [.] With humble joy and with respectful fear.
46459	respectfully	[.] RESPECT'FULLY, adv. With respect; in a manner comporting with due estimation.
46460	respectfulness	[.] RESPECT'FULNESS, n. The quality of being respectful.
46461	respecting	[.] RESPECT'ING, ppr. Regarding; having regard to; relating to. This word, like concerning, has reference to a single word or to a sentence. In the sentence, "his conduct respecting us is commendable," respecting has reference to conduct. But when we say, "respecting ...
46462	respective	[.] RESPECT'IVE, a. [.] 1. Relative; having relation to something else; not absolute; as the respective connections of society. [.] 2. Particular; relating to a particular person or thing. Let each man retire to his respective place of abode. The officers were ...
46463	respectively	[.] RESPECT'IVELY, adv. [.] 1. As relating to each; particularly; as each belongs to each. Let each man respectively perform his duty. [.] The impressions from the objects of the senses do mingle respectively every one with its kind. [.] 2. Relatively; not absolutely. [.] 3. ...
46464	respectless	[.] RESPECT'LESS, a. Having no respect; without regard; without reference. [Little used.]
46465	respectlessness	[.] RESPECT'LESSNESS, n. The state of having no respect or regard; regardlessness. [Little used.]
46466	resperse	[.] RESPERSE, v.t. respers'. [L. respersus, respergo; re and spargo, to sprinkle.] To sprinkle. [Rarely used.]
46467	respersion	[.] RESPER'SION, n. [L. respersio.] The act of sprinkling.
46468	respirable	[.] RES'PIRABLE, a. [from respire.] That may be breathed; fit for respiration or for the support of animal life; as respirable air. Azotic gas is not respirable.
46469	respiration	[.] RESPIRA'TION, n. [L. respiratio.] [.] 1. The act of breathing; the act of inhaling air into the lungs and again exhaling or expelling it, by which animal life is supported. The respiration of fishes, [for these cannot live long without air,] appears to be performed ...
46470	respiratory	[.] RES'PIRATORY, a. Serving for respiration; as respiratory organs.
46471	respire	[.] RESPI'RE, v.i. [L. respiro; re and spiro, to breathe.] [.] 1. To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs and exhale it, for the purpose of maintaining animal life. [.] 2. To catch breath. [.] 3. To rest; to take rest from toil. [.] RESPI'RE, v.t. To exhale; ...
46472	respired	[.] RESPI'RED, pp. Breathed; inhaled and exhaled.
46473	respiring	[.] RESPI'RING, ppr. Breathing; taking breath.
46474	respit	[.] RES'PIT, n. [.] 1. Pause; temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or operation; interval of rest. [.] Some pause and respit only I require. [.] 2. In law, reprieve; temporary suspension of the execution of a capital offender. [.] 3. Delay; forbearance; ...
46475	respited	[.] RES'PITED, pp. Relieved from labor; allowed a temporary suspension of execution.
46476	respiting	[.] RES'PITING, ppr. Relieving from labor; suspending the execution of a capital offender.
46477	resplendence	[.] RESPLEN'DENCE,
46478	resplendency	[.] RESPLEN'DENCY, n. [L. resplendens, resplendeo; re and splendeo, to shine.] [.] Brilliant luster; vivid brightness; splendor. [.] Son! thou in whom my glory I behold in full resplendence, heir of all my might.
46479	resplendent	[.] RESPLEN'DENT, a. [supra.] Very bright; shining with brilliant luster. [.] With royal arras and resplendent gold.
46480	resplendently	[.] RESPLEN'DENTLY, adv. With brilliant luster; with great brightness.
46481	resplit	[.] RESPLIT', v.t. [re and split.] To split again.
46482	respond	[.] RESPOND', v.i. [L. respondeo; re and spondeo, to promise, that is, to sent to. Hence respondeo is to send back.] [.] 1. To answer; to reply. [.] A new affliction strings a new chord in the heart, which responds to some new note of complaint within the wide scale ...
46483	responded	[.] RESPOND'ED, pp. Answered; satisfied by payment.
46484	respondent	[.] RESPOND'ENT, a. Answering; that answers to demand or expectation. [.] - Wealth respondent to payment and contributions. [.] RESPOND'ENT, n. [.] 1. One that answers in a suit, particularly a chancery suit. [.] 2. In the schools, one who maintains a thesis ...
46485	responding	[.] RESPOND'ING, ppr. Answering; corresponding.
46486	responsal	[.] RESPONS'AL, a. Answerable; responsible. [Not in use.] [.] RESPONS'AL, n. [.] 1. Response; answer. [.] 2. One who is responsible. [Not in use.]
46487	response	[.] RESPONSE, n. respons'. [L. responsum.] [.] 1. An answer or reply; particularly, an oracular answer. [.] 2. The answer of the people or congregation to the priest, in the litany and other parts of divine service. [.] 3. Reply to an objection in a formal disputation. [.] 4. ...
46488	responsibility	[.] RESPONSIBIL'ITY, n. [from responsible.] [.] 1. The state of being accountable or answerable, as for a trust or office, or for a debt. [.] It is used in the plural; as heavy responsibilities. [.] 2. Ability to answer in payment; means of paying contracts.
46489	responsible	[.] RESPONS'IBLE, a. [from L. responsus, respondeo.] [.] 1. Liable to account; accountable; answerable; as for a trust reposed, or for a debt. We are all responsible for the talents entrusted to us by our Creator. A guardian is responsible for the faithful discharge ...
46490	responsibleness	[.] RESPONS'IBLENESS, n. [.] 1. State of being liable to answer, repay or account; responsibility. [.] 2. Ability to make payment of an obligation or demand.
46491	responsion	[.] RESPON'SION, n. [L. responsio.] The act of answering. [Not used.]
46492	responsive	[.] RESPONS'IVE, a. [.] 1. Answering; making reply. [.] 2. Correspondent; suited to something else. [.] The vocal lay responsive to the strings.
46493	responsory	[.] RESPONS'ORY, a. Containing answer. [.] RESPONS'ORY, n. A response; the alternate speaking, in church service.
46494	rest	[.] REST, n. [L. resto, if the latter is a compound of re and sto; but is an original word. See Verb.] [.] 1. Cessation of motion or action of any kind, and applicable to any body or being; as rest from labor; rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind. A body ...
46495	rest-harrow	[.] REST-HARROW, n. A plant of the genus Ononis.
46496	restagnant	[.] RESTAG'NANT, a. [L. restagnans.] Stagnant; remaining without a flow or current. [Not much used.]
46497	restagnate	[.] RESTAG'NATE, v.i. [L. restagno; re and stagno, to stagnate.] [.] To stand or remain without flowing. [.] [This word is superseded by stagnate.]
46498	restagnation	[.] RESTAGNA'TION, n. Stagnation, which see.
46499	restant	[.] REST'ANT, a. [L. restans, reto.] In botany, remaining, as footstalks after the fructification has fallen off.
46500	restauration	[.] RESTAURA'TION, n. [L. restauro.] Restoration to a former good state. [.] [The present orthography is restoration, which see.]
46501	rested	[.] REST'ED, pp. Laid on for support.
46502	restem	[.] RESTEM', v.t. [re and stem.] To force back against the current.
46503	restful	[.] REST'FUL, a. [from rest.] Quiet; being at rest.
46504	restfully	[.] REST'FULLY, adv. In a state of rest or quiet.
46505	restif	[.] REST'IF, a. [L. resto.] [.] 1. Unwilling to go, or only running back; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; as a restif steed. It seems originally to have been used of horses that would not be driven forward. It is sometimes written restive. [.] All ...
46506	restifness	[.] REST'IFNESS, n. [.] 1. Obstinate reluctance or indisposition to move. [.] 2. Obstinate unwillingness.
46507	restinction	[.] RESTINC'TION, n. [L. restinctio, restinguo; re and extinguo.] [.] The act of quenching or extinguishing.
46508	resting	[.] REST'ING, ppr. Ceasing to move or act; ceasing to be moved or agitated; lying; leaning; standing; depending or relying.
46509	resting-place	[.] REST'ING-PLACE, n. A place for rest.
46510	restinguish	[.] RESTIN'GUISH, v.t. [L. restinguo; re and extinguo.] To quench or extinguish.
46511	restitute	[.] RES'TITUTE, v.t. [L. restituo; re and statuo, to set.] [.] To restore to a former state. [Not used.]
46512	restitution	[.] RESTITU'TION, n. [L. restitutio.] [.] 1. The act of returning or restoring to a person some thing or right of which he has been unjustly deprived; as the restitution of ancient rights to the crown. [.] Restitution is made by restoring a specific thing taken away ...
46513	restitutor	[.] RES'TITUTOR, n. One who makes restitution. [little used.]
46514	restive	[.] RESTIVE, RESTIVENESS. [See Restif.]
46515	restiveness	[.] RESTIVE, RESTIVENESS. [See Restif.]
46516	restless	[.] REST'LESS, a. [.] 1. Unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as a restless child. [.] 2. Being without sleep; uneasy. [.] Restless he pass'd the remnant of the night. [.] 3. Passed in unquietness; as, the patient has had a restless night. [.] 4. Uneasy; unquiet; ...
46517	restlessly	[.] REST'LESSLY, adv. Without rest; unquietly. [.] When the mind casts and turns itself restlessly from one thing to another.
46518	restlessness	[.] REST'LESSNESS, n. [.] 1. Uneasiness; unquietness; a state of disturbance or agitation, either of body or mind. [.] 2. Want of sleep or rest; uneasiness. [.] 3. Motion; agitation; as the restlessness of the magnetic needle.
46519	restorable	[.] RESTO'RABLE, n. [from restore.] That may be restored to a former good condition; as restorable land.
46520	restoral	[.] RESTO'RAL, n. Restitution. [Not in use.]
46521	restoration	[.] RESTORA'TION, n. [L. restauro.] [.] 1. The act of replacing in a former state. [.] Behold the different climes agree, rejoicing in thy restoration. [.] So we speak of the restoration of a man to his office, or to a good standing in society. [.] 2. Renewal; ...
46522	restorative	[.] RESTO'RATIVE, a. That has power to renew strength and vigor. [.] RESTO'RATIVE, n. A medicine efficacious in restoring strength and vigor, or in recruiting the vital powers.
46523	restore	[.] RESTO'RE, v.t. [L. restauro. This is a compound of re and the root of store, story, history. The primary sense is to set, to lay or to throw, as in Gr. solid.] [.] 1. To return to a person, as a specific thing which he has lost, or which has been taken from him ...
46524	restored	[.] RESTO'RED, pp. Returned; brought back; retrieved; recovered; cured; renewed; re-established.
46525	restorement	[.] RESTO'REMENT, n. The act of restoring; restoration. [Not used.]
46526	restorer	[.] RESTO'RER, n. One that restores; one that returns what is lost or unjustly detained; one who repairs or re-establishes.
46527	restoring	[.] RESTO'RING, ppr. Returning what is lost or taken; bringing back; recovering; curing; renewing; repairing; re-establishing.
46528	restrain	[.] RESTRA'IN, v.t. [L. restringo; re and stringo, to strain. The letter g appears from the participle to be casual; stringo, for strigo. Hence strictus, strict, stricture. If the two letters st are removed, the word rigo coincides exactly, in primary sense, with L. ...
46529	restrainable	[.] RESTRA'INABLE, a. Capable of being restrained.
46530	restrained	[.] RESTRA'INED, pp. Held back from advancing or wandering; withheld; repressed; suppressed; abridged; confined.
46531	restrainedly	[.] RESTRA'INEDLY, adv. With restraint; with limitation.
46532	restrainer	[.] RESTRA'INER, n. He or that which restrains.
46533	restraining	[.] RESTRA'INING, ppr. [.] 1. Holding back from proceeding; checking; repressing; hindering from motion or action; suppressing. [.] 2. a. Abridging; limiting; as a restraining statute.
46534	restraint	[.] RESTRA'INT, n. [.] 1. The act or operation of holding back or hindering from motion, in any manner; hinderance of the will, or of any action, physical, moral or mental. [.] 2. Abridgment of liberty; as the restraint of a man by imprisonment or by duress. [.] 3. ...
46535	restrict	[.] RESTRICT', v.t. [L. restrictus, from restringo. See Restrain.] [.] To limit; to confine; to restrain within bounds; as, to restrict words to a particular meaning; to restrict a patient to a certain diet.
46536	restricted	[.] RESTRICT'ED, pp. Limited; confined to bounds.
46537	restricting	[.] RESTRICT'ING, ppr. Confining to limits.
46538	restriction	[.] RESTRIC'TION, n. [L. restrictus.] [.] 1. Limitation; confinement within bounds. [.] This is to have the same restriction as all other recreations. [.] Restriction of words, is the limitation of their signification in a particular manner or degree. [.] 2. ...
46539	restrictive	[.] RESTRICT'IVE, a. [.] 1. Having the quality of limiting or of expressing limitation; as a restrictive particle. [.] 2. Imposing restraint; as restrictive laws of trade. [.] 3. Styptic. [Not used.]
46540	restrictively	[.] RESTRICT'IVELY, adv. With limitation.
46541	restringe	[.] RESTRINGE, v.t restrinj. [L. restringo, supra.] To confine; to contract; to astringe.
46542	restringency	[.] RESTRIN'GENCY, n. The quality or power of contracting.
46543	restringent	[.] RESTRIN'GENT, a. Astringent; styptic. [.] RESTRIN'GENT, n. A medicine that operates as an astringent or styptic.
46544	restrive	[.] RESTRI'VE, v.i. [re and strive.] To strive anew.
46545	resty	[.] REST'Y, a. The same as restive or restif, of which it is a contraction.
46546	resubjection	[.] RESUBJEC'TION, n. [re and subjection.] A second subjection.
46547	resublimation	[.] RESUBLIMA'TION, n. A second sublimation.
46548	resublime	[.] RESUBLI'ME, v.t. [re and sublime.] To sublime again; as, to resublime mercurial sublimate.
46549	resublimed	[.] RESUBLI'MED, pp. sublimed a second time.
46550	resubliming	[.] RESUBLI'MING, ppr. Subliming again.
46551	resudation	[.] RESUDA'TION, n. [L. resudatus, resudo; re and sudo, to sweat.] The act of sweating again.
46552	result	[.] RESULT', v.i s as z. [L. resulto, resilio; re and salio, to leap.] [.] 1. to leap back; to rebound. [.] The huge round stone, resulting with a bound - [.] 2. To preceed, spring or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, conbination of circumstances, ...
46553	resultance	[.] RESULT'ANCE, n. The act of resulting.
46554	resultant	[.] RESULT'ANT, n. In mechanics, a force which is the combined effect of two or more forces, acting in different directions.
46555	resulting	[.] RESULT'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Proceeding as a consequence, effect or conclusion of something; coming to a determination. [.] 2. In law, resulting use, is a use which returns to him who raised it, after its expiration or during the impossibility of vesting in the person ...
46556	resumable	[.] RESU'MABLE, a. s as z. [from resume.] That may be taken back, or that may be taken up again.
46557	resume	[.] RES'UME, v.t. s as z. [L. resumo; re and sumo, to take.] [.] 1. To take back what has been given. [.] The sun, like this from which our sight we have, gaz'd on too long, resumes the light he gave. [.] 2. To take back what has been taken away. [.] They resume ...
46558	resumed	[.] RESU'MED, pp. Taken back; taken again; begun again after interruption.
46559	resuming	[.] RESU'MING, ppr. Taking back; taking again; beginning again after interruption.
46560	resummon	[.] RESUM'MON, v.t. [.] 1. To summon or call again. [.] 2. To recall; to recover.
46561	resummoned	[.] RESUM'MONED, pp. Summoned again; recovered.
46562	resummoning	[.] RESUM'MONING, ppr. Recalling; recovering.
46563	resumption	[.] RESUMP'TION, n. [L. resumptus.] [.] The act of resuming, taking back or taking again; as the resumption of a grant.
46564	resumptive	[.] RESUMP'TIVE, a. Taking back or again.
46565	resupinate	[.] RESUP'INATE, a. [L. resupinatus, resupino; re and supino, supinus, lying on the back.] [.] In botany, reversed; turned upside down. A resupinate corol is when the upper lip faces the ground, and the lower lip the sky. A resupinate leaf is when the upper surface ...
46566	resupination	[.] RESUPINA'TION, n. [supra.] The state of lying on the back; the state of being resupinate or reversed, as a corol.
46567	resupine	[.] RESU'PINE, a. Lying on the back.
46568	resurrection	[.] RESURREC'TION, n. s as z. [L. resurrectus, resurgo; re and surgo, to rise.] [.] A rising again; chiefly, the revival of the dead of the human race, or their return from the grave, particularly at the general judgment. By the resurrection of Christ we have assurance ...
46569	resurvey	[.] RESURVEY, v.t. [re and survey.] To survey again or anew; to review.
46570	resurveyed	[.] RESURVEY'ED, pp. Surveyed again.
46571	resurveying	[.] RESURVEYING, ppr. surveying anew; reviewing.
46572	resuscitate	...
46573	resuscitated	[.] RESUS'CITATED, pp. Revived; revivified; reproduced.
46574	resuscitating	[.] RESUS'CITATING, ppr. Reviving; revivifying; reproducing.
46575	resuscitation	[.] RESUSCITA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of reviving from a state of apparent death; the state of being revivified. [.] 2. The reproducing of a mixed body from its ashes.
46576	resuscitative	[.] RESUS'CITATIVE, a. Reviving; revivifying; raising from apparent death; reproducing.
46577	retail	[.] RETA'IL,
46578	retailed	[.] RETA'ILED, pp. Sold in small quantities.
46579	retailer	[.] RETA'ILER,
46580	retailing	[.] RETA'ILING, ppr. Selling in small quantities.
46581	retain	[.] RETA'IN, v.t. [L. retineo; re and teneo, to hold.] [.] 1. To hold or keep in possession; not to lose or part with or dismiss. The memory retains ideas which facts or arguments have suggested to the mind. [.] They did not like to retain God in their knowledge. ...
46582	retained	[.] RETA'INED, pp. Held; kept in possession; kept as an associate; kept in pay; kept from escape.
46583	retainer	[.] RETA'INER, n. [.] 1. One who retains; as an executor, who retains a debt due from the testator. [.] 2. One who is kept in service; an attendant; as the retainers of the ancient princes and nobility. [.] 3. An adherent; a dependant; a hanger on. [.] 4. A ...
46584	retaining	[.] RETA'INING, ppr. Keeping in possession; keeping as an associate; keeping from escape; hiring; engaging by a fee.
46585	retake	[.] RETA'KE, v.t. pret. retook; pp. retaken. [re and take.] [.] 1. To take again. [.] 2. To take from a captor; to recapture; as, to retake a ship or prisoners.
46586	retaker	[.] RETA'KER, n. One who takes again what has been taken; a recaptor.
46587	retaking	[.] RETA'KING, ppr. Taking again; taking from a captor. [.] RETA'KING, n. A taking again; recapture.
46588	retaliate	[.] RETAL'IATE, v.t. [Low L. retalio; re and talio, from talis, like.] [.] To return like for like; to repay or requite by an act of the same kind as has been received. It is now seldom used except in a bad sense, that is, to return evil for evil; as, to retaliate injuries. ...
46589	retaliated	[.] RETAL'IATED, pp. Returned, as like for like.
46590	retaliating	[.] RETAL'IATING, ppr. Returning, like for like.
46591	retaliation	[.] RETALIA'TION, n. [.] 1. The return of like for like; the doing that to another which he has done to us; requital of evil. [.] 2. In a good sense, return of good for good. [.] God takes what is done to others as done to himself, and by promise obliges himself ...
46592	retaliatory	[.] RETAL'IATORY, a. Returning like for like; as retaliatory measure; retaliatory edicts.
46593	retard	[.] RET'ARD, v.t. [L. retardo; re and tardo, to delay, tardus, slow, late. See Target.] [.] 1. To diminish the velocity of motion; to hinder; to render more slow in progress; as, to retard the march of an army; to retard the motion of a ship. The resistance of air ...
46594	retardation	[.] RETARDA'TION, n. The act of abating the velocity of motion; hinderance; the act of delaying; as the retardation of the motion of a ship; the retardation of hoary hairs.
46595	retarded	[.] RET'ARDED, pp. Hindered in motion; delayed.
46596	retarder	[.] RET'ARDER, n. One that retards, hinders or delays.
46597	retarding	[.] RET'ARDING, ppr. Abating the velocity of motion; hindering; delaying.
46598	retardment	[.] RET'ARDMENT, n. The act of retarding or delaying.
46599	retch	[.] RETCH, v.i. [See Reach.] [.] To make an effort to vomit; to heave; as the stomach; to strain, as in vomiting; properly to reach.
46600	retchless	[.] RETCHLESS, careless, is not in use. [See Reckless.]
46601	retection	[.] RETEC'TION, n. [L. retectus, from retego, to uncover; re and tego, to cover.] [.] The act of disclosing or producing to view something concealed; as the retection of the native color of the body.
46602	retent	[.] RETENT', n. That which is retained.
46603	retention	[.] RETEN'TION, n. [L. retentio, retineo; re and teneo, to hold.] [.] 1. The act of retaining or keeping. [.] 2. The power of retaining; the faculty of the mind by which it retains ideas. [.] 3. In medicine, the power of retaining, or that state of contraction ...
46604	retentive	[.] RETEN'TIVE, a. Having the power to retain; as a retentive memory; the retentive faculty; the retentive force of the stomach; a body retentive of heat or moisture.
46605	retentiveness	[.] RETEN'TIVENESS, n. The quality of retention; a retentiveness of memory.
46606	reticence	[.] RET'ICENCE,
46607	reticency	[.] RET'ICENCY, n. [L. reticentia, reticeo; re and tacco, to be silent.] [.] Concealment by silence. In rhetoric, aposiopesis or suppression; a figure by which a person really speaks of a thing, while he makes a show as if he would say nothing on the subject.
46608	reticle	[.] RET'ICLE, n. [L. reticulum, from rete, a net.] [.] 1. A small net. [.] 2. A contrivance to measure the quantity of an eclipse; a kind of micrometer.
46609	reticular	[.] RETIC'ULAR, a. [supra.] Having the form of a net or of net-work; formed with interstices; as a reticular body or membrane. [.] In anatomy, the reticular body, or rete mucosum, is the layer of the skin, intermediate between the cutis and the cuticle, the principal ...
46610	reticulate	[.] RETIC'ULATE,
46611	reticulated	[.] RETIC'ULATED, a. [L. reticulatus, from rete, a net.] Netted; resembling net-work; having distinct veins crossing like net-work; as a reticulate corol or petal.
46612	reticulation	[.] RETICULA'TION, n. Net-work; organization of substances resembling a net.
46613	retiform	[.] RET'IFORM, a. [L. retiformis; rete, a net, and forma, form.] [.] Having the form of a net in texture; composed of crossing lines and interstices; as the retiform coat of the eye.
46614	retina	[.] RET'INA, n. [L. from rete, a net.] In anatomy, one of the coats of the eye, being an expansion of the optic nerve over the bottom of the eye, where the sense of vision is first received.
46615	retinasphalt	[.] RETINASPHALT', n. A bituminous or resinous substance of a yellowish or reddish brown color, found in irregular pieces very light and shining. [See Retinite.]
46616	retinite	[.] RET'INITE, n. [Gr. resin.] Pitchstone; stone of fusible pitch, of a resinous appearance, compact, brown, reddish, gray, yellowish, blackish or bluish, rarely homogeneous, and often containing crystals of feldspar and scales of mica. It is the pechstein porphyry or ...
46617	retinue	[.] RET'INUE, n. [L. retineo; re and tenco, to hold.] [.] The attendants of a prince or distinguished personage, chiefly on a journey or an excursion; a train of persons.
46618	retirade	[.] RETIRA'DE, n. [.] In fortification, a kind of retrenchment in the body of a bastion or other work, which is to be disputed inch by inch, after the defenses are dismantled. It usually consists of two faces, which make a re-entering angle.
46619	retire	[.] RETI'RE, v.i. [.] 1. To withdraw; to retreat; to go from company or from a public place into privacy; as, to retire from the world; to retire from notice. [.] 2. To retreat from action or danger; as, to retire from battle. [.] 3. To withdraw from a public station. ...
46620	retired	[.] RETI'RED, a. [.] 1. Secluded from much society or from public notice; private. He lives a retired life; he has a retired situation. [.] 2. Secret; private; as retired speculations. [.] 3. Withdrawn.
46621	retiredly	[.] RETI'REDLY, adv. In solitude or privacy.
46622	retiredness	[.] RETI'REDNESS, n. A state of retirement; solitude; privacy or secrecy.
46623	retirement	[.] RETI'REMENT, n. [.] 1. The act of withdrawing from company or from public notice or station. [.] 2. The state of being withdrawn; as the retirement of the mind from the senses. [.] 3. Private abode; habitation secluded from much society or from public life. [.] Caprea ...
46624	retiring	[.] RETI'RING, ppr. [.] 1. Withdrawing; retreating; going into seclusion or solitude. [.] 2. a. Reserved; not forward or obtrusive; as retiring modesty; retiring manners.
46625	retold	[.] RETOLD, pret. and pp. of retell; as a story retold.
46626	retort	[.] RETORT', v.t. [L. retortus, retorqueo; re and torqueo, to throw.] [.] 1. To throw back; to reverberate. [.] And they retort that beat again to the first giver. [.] 2. To return an argument, accusation, censure or incivility; as, to retort the charge of vanity. [.] He ...
46627	retorted	[.] RETORT'ED, pp. Returned; thrown back; bent back.
46628	retorter	[.] RETORT'ER, n. One that retorts.
46629	retorting	[.] RETORT'ING, ppr. Returning; throwing back.
46630	retortion	[.] RETOR'TION, n. The act of retorting.
46631	retoss	[.] RETOSS', v.t. [re and toss.] To toss back.
46632	retossed	[.] RETOSS'ED, pp. Tossed back.
46633	retossing	[.] RETOSS'ING, ppr. Tossing back.
46634	retouch	[.] RETOUCH, v.t. retuch'. [re and touch.] To improve by new touches; as, to retouch a picture or an essay.
46635	retouched	[.] RETOUCHED, pp. retuch'ed. Touched again; improved by new touches.
46636	retouching	[.] RETOUCHING, ppr. retuch'ing. Improving by new touches.
46637	retrace	[.] RETRA'CE, v.t. [.] 1. To trace back; to go back in the same path or course; as, to retrace one's steps; to retrace one's proceedings. [.] 2. To trace back, as a line. [.] Then if the line of Tumus you retrace, he springs from Inachus of Argive race.
46638	retraced	[.] RETRA'CED, pp. Traced back.
46639	retracing	[.] RETRA'CING, ppr. Tracing back.
46640	retract	[.] RETRACT', v.t. [L. retractus, retraho; re and traho, to draw.] [.] 1. To recall, as a declaration, words or saying; to disavow; to recant; as, to retract an accusation, charge or assertion. [.] I would as freely have retracted the charge of idolatry, as I ever ...
46641	retractable	[.] RETRACT'ABLE, a. That may be retracted or recalled.
46642	retractation	[.] RETRACTA'TION, n. [L. retractatio.] [.] The recalling of what has been said; recantation; change of opinion declared.
46643	retracted	[.] RETRACT'ED, pp. Recalled; recanted; disavowed.
46644	retractile	[.] RETRACT'ILE, a. Capable of being drawn back. [.] A walrus with fiery eyes - retractile from external injuries.
46645	retracting	[.] RETRACT'ING, ppr. Recalling; disavowing; recanting.
46646	retraction	[.] RETRAC'TION, n. [from retract.] [.] 1. The act of withdrawing something advanced, or changing something done. [.] 2. Recantation; disavowal of the truth of what has been said; declaration of change of opinion. [.] 3. Act of withdrawing a claim. [.] Other ...
46647	retractive	[.] RETRACT'IVE, a. Withdrawing; taking from. [.] RETRACT'IVE, n. That which withdraws or takes from.
46648	retraict	[.] RETRA'ICT, n. Retreat. Obs.
46649	retrait	[.] RETRA'IT, n. A cast of countenance; a picture. Obs.
46650	retraxit	[.] RETRAX'IT, n. [L. retraho, retraxi.] In law, the withdrawing or open renunciation of a suit in court, by which the plaintiff loses his action.
46651	retreat	[.] RETRE'AT, n. [L. retractus, retraho; re and traho.] [.] 1. The act of retiring; a withdrawing of one's self from any place. [.] But beauty's triumph is well tim'd retreat. [.] 2. Retirement; state of privacy or seclusion from noise, bustle or company. [.] Here ...
46652	retreated	[.] RETRE'ATED, as a passive participle, though used by Milton, is not good English.
46653	retrench	[.] RETRENCH', v.t. [.] 1. To cut off; to pare away. [.] And thy exuberant parts retrench. [.] 2. To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses. [.] 3. To confine; to limit. [Not proper.] [.] RETRENCH', v.i. To live at less ...
46654	retrenched	[.] RETRENCH'ED, pp. Cut off; curtailed; diminished.
46655	retrenching	[.] RETRENCH'ING, ppr. Cutting off; curtailing.
46656	retrenchment	[.] RETRENCH'MENT, n. [.] 1. The act of lopping off; the act of removing what is superfluous; as the retrenchment of words or lines in a writing. [.] 2. The act of curtailing, lessening or abridging; diminution; as the retrenchment of expenses. [.] 3. In military ...
46657	retribute	[.] RETRIB'UTE, v.t. [L. retribuo; re and tribuo, to give or bestow.] [.] To pay back; to make payment, compensation or reward in return; as, to retribute one for his kindness; to retribute to a criminal what is proportionate to his offense.
46658	retributed	[.] RETRIB'UTED, pp. Paid back; given in return; rewarded.
46659	retributer	[.] RETRIB'UTER, n. One that makes retribution.
46660	retributing	[.] RETRIB'UTING, ppr. Requiting; making repayment; rewarding.
46661	retribution	[.] RETRIBU'TION, n. [.] 1. Repayment; return accommodated to the action; reward; compensation. [.] In good offices and due retributions, we may not be pinching and niggardly. [.] 2. A gratuity or present given for services in the place of a salary. [.] 3. The ...
46662	retributive	[.] RETRIB'UTIVE,
46663	retributory	[.] RETRIB'UTORY, a. Repaying; rewarding for good deeds, and punishing for offenses; as retributive justice.
46664	retrievable	[.] RETRIE'VABLE, a. [from retrieve.] That may be retrieved or recovered.
46665	retrieve	[.] RETRIE'VE, v.t. [.] 1. To recover; to restore from loss or injury to a former good state; as to retrieve the credit of a nation; to retrieve one's character; to retrieve a decayed fortune. [.] 2. To repair. [.] Accept my sorrow, and retrieve my fall. [.] 3. ...
46666	retrieved	[.] RETRIE'VED, pp. Recovered; repaired; regained; recalled.
46667	retrieving	[.] RETRIE'VING, ppr. Recovering; repairing; recalling.
46668	retroaction	[.] RETROAC'TION, n. [L. retro, backward, and action.] [.] 1. Action returned, or action backwards. [.] 2. Operation on something past or preceding.
46669	retroactive	...
46670	retroactively	[.] RETROAC'TIVELY, adv. By returned action or operation; by operating on something past.
46671	retrocede	[.] RETROCE'DE, v.t. [L. retro, back, and cedo, to give.] [.] To cede or grant back; as, to retrocede a territory to a former proprietor.
46672	retroceded	[.] RETROCE'DED, pp. Granted back.
46673	retroceding	[.] RETROCE'DING, ppr. Ceding back.
46674	retrocession	[.] RETROCES'SION, n. [.] 1. A ceding or granting back to a former proprietor. [.] 2. The act of going back.
46675	retroduction	[.] RETRODUC'TION, n. [L. retroduco; retro, back, and duco, to lead.] A leading or bringing back.
46676	retroflex	[.] RET'ROFLEX, a. [L. retro, back, and flexus, bent.] [.] In botany, bent this way and that, or in different directions, usually in a distorted manner; as a retroflex branch.
46677	retrofract	[.] RET'ROFRACT,
46678	retrofracted	[.] RETROFRACT'ED, a. [L. retro, back, and fractus, broken.] [.] Reduced to hang down as it were by force so as to appear as if broken; as a retrofract peduncle. [.] Bent back towards its insertion, as if it were broken.
46679	retrogradation	[.] RETROGRADA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of moving backwards; applied to the apparent motion of the planets. [.] 2. A moving backwards; decline in excellence.
46680	retrograde	[.] RET'ROGRADE, a. [L. retrogradior; retro, backwards, and gradior, to go.] [.] 1. Going or moving backwards. [.] 2. In astronomy, apparently moving backward and contrary to the succession of the signs, as a planet. [.] 3. Declining from a better to a worse state. [.] RET'ROGRADE, ...
46681	retrogression	[.] RETROGRES'SION, n. The act of going backward.
46682	retrogressive	[.] RETROGRESS'IVE, a. Going or moving backward; declining from a more perfect to a less perfect state. [.] Geography is at times retrogressive.
46683	retromingency	[.] RETROMIN'GENCY, n. [L. retro, backward, and mingo, to discharge urine.] [.] The act of quality of discharging the contents of the bladder backwards.
46684	retromingent	[.] RETROMIN'GENT, a. Discharging the urine backwards. [.] RETROMIN'GENT, n. In zoology, an animal that discharges its urine backwards. [.] The retromingents are a division of animals whose characteristic is that they discharge their urine backwards, both male ...
46685	retropulsive	[.] RETROPUL'SIVE, a. [L. retro, back, and pulsus, pello, to drive.] [.] Driving back; repelling.
46686	retrorsely	[.] RETRORSELY, adv. retros'ly. [L. retrorsum, backward.] In a backward direction; as a stem retrorsely aculeate.
46687	retrospect	[.] RET'ROSPECT, n. [L. retro, back, and specio, to look.] [.] A looking back on things past; view or contemplation of something past. The retrospect of a life well spent affords peace of mind in old age.
46688	retrospection	[.] RETROSPEC'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of looking back on things past. [.] 2. The faculty of looking back on past things.
46689	retrospective	[.] RETROSPECT'IVE, a. [.] 1. Looking back on past events; as a retrospective view. [.] 2. Having reference to what is past; affecting things past. A penal statute can have no retrospective effect or operation.
46690	retrospectively	[.] RETROSPECT'IVELY, adv. By way of retrospect.
46691	retroversion	[.] RETROVER'SION, n. A turning or falling backwards; as the retroversion of the uterus.
46692	retrovert	[.] RET'ROVERT, v.t. To turn back.
46693	retroverted	[.] RET'ROVERTED, a. [L. retro, back, and verto, to turn.] Turned back.
46694	retrude	[.] RETRU'DE, v.t. [L. retrudo; re and trudo, to thrust.] To thrust back.
46695	retund	[.] RETUND', v.t. [l. retundo; re and rundo, to beat.] [.] To blunt; to turn; as an edge; to dull; as, to retund the edge of a weapon.
46696	return	[.] RETURN, v.i. [L. torno.] [.] 1. To come or go back to the same place. The gentleman goes from the country to London and returns, or the citizen of London rides into the country and returns. The blood propelled from the heart, passes through the arteries to the ...
46697	returnable	[.] RETURN'ABLE, a. [.] 1. That may be returned or restored. [.] 2. In law, that is legally to be returned, delivered, given or rendered; as a writ or precept returnable at a certain day; a verdict returnable to the court; an attachment returnable to the king's ...
46698	returned	[.] RETURN'ED, pp. Restored; given or sent back; repaid; brought or rendered to the proper court or officer.
46699	returner	[.] RETURN'ER, n. One who returns; one that repays or remits money.
46700	returning	[.] RETURN'ING, ppr. Giving, carrying or sending back; coming or going back; making report.
46701	returning-officer	[.] RETURN'ING-OFFICER, n. The officer whose duty it is to make returns of writs, precepts, juries, &c.
46702	returnless	[.] RETURN'LESS, a. Admitting no return. [Little used.]
46703	retuse	[.] RETU'SE, a. [L. retusus, retundo.] In botany, a retuse leaf is one ending in a blunt sinus, or whose apex is blunt. This term is applied also to the seed.
46704	reunion	[.] REUN'ION, n. [.] 1. A second union; union formed anew after separation or discord; as a reunion of parts or particles of matter; a reunion of parties or sects. [.] 2. In medicine, union of parts separated by wounds or accidents.
46705	reunite	[.] REUNI'TE, v.t. [re and unite.] [.] 1. To unite again; to join after separation. [.] 2. In medicine, union of parts separated by wounds or accidents. [.] REUNI'TE, v.i. To be united again; to join and cohere again.
46706	reunited	[.] REUNI'TED, pp. United or joined again; reconciled.
46707	reuniting	[.] REUNI'TING, ppr. Uniting again; reconciling.
46708	reussite	[.] REUS'SITE, n. [from Reuss, the place where it is found.] [.] A salt found in the form of a mealy efforescence, or crystallized in flat six sided prisms, and in acicular crystals.
46709	reve	[.] REVE, n. The bailiff of a franchise or manor. It is usually written reve.
46710	reveal	[.] REVE'AL, v.t. [L. revelo; re and velo, to veil.] [.] 1. To disclose; to discover; to show; to make known something before unknown or concealed; as, to reveal secrets. [.] 2. To disclose, discover or make known from heaven. God has been pleased to reveal his ...
46711	revealed	[.] REVE'ALED, pp. Disclosed; discovered; made known; laid open.
46712	revealer	[.] REVE'ALER, n. [.] 1. One that discloses or makes known. [.] 2. One that brings to view.
46713	revealing	[.] REVE'ALING, ppr. Disclosing; discovering; making known.
46714	revealment	[.] REVE'ALMENT, n. The act of revealing. [Little used.]
46715	reveille	[.] REVEILLE,
46716	revel	[.] REV'EL, v.i. [L. rabo, rabio, to rage, whence rabies, rabid.] [.] 1. To feast with loose and clamorous merriment; to carouse; to act the bacchanalian. [.] Antony, that revels long o'nights. [.] 2. To move playfully or without regularity. [.] REV'EL, n. ...
46717	revel-rout	[.] REV'EL-ROUT, n. [See Rout.] [.] 1. Tumultuous festivity. [.] 2. A mob; a rabble tumultuously assembled; an unlawful assembly.
46718	revelation	[.] REVELA'TION, n. [L. revelatus, revelo. See Reveal.] [.] 1. The act of disclosing or discovering to others what was before unknown to them; appropriately, the disclosure or communication of truth to men by God himself, or by his authorized agents, the prophets and ...
46719	reveler	[.] REV'ELER, n. [See Revel.] One who feasts with noisy merriment.
46720	reveling	[.] REV'ELING, ppr. Feasting with noisy merriment; carousing. [.] REV'ELING, n. A feasting with noisy merriment; revelry. Gal. 5. 1Peter 4.
46721	revelly	[.] REV'ELLY, n. [L. vigilo. See Watch.] [.] In military affairs, the beat of drum about break of day, to give notice that it is time for the soldiers to rise and for the sentinels to forbear challenging. [.] [This word might well be anglicised rev'elly.]
46722	revelry	[.] REV'ELRY, n. Noisy festivity; clamorous jollity.
46723	revendicate	[.] REVEN'DICATE, v.t. [L. vindico. See vindicate.] [.] To reclaim what has been taken away; to claim to have restored what has been seized. [.] Should some subsequent fortunate revolution deliver it from the conqueror's yoke, it can revendicate them.
46724	revendicated	[.] REVEN'DICATED, pp. Reclaimed; regained; recovered.
46725	revendicating	[.] REVEN'DICATING, ppr. Reclaiming; redemanding; recovering.
46726	revendication	[.] REVENDICA'TION, n. The act of reclaiming or demanding the restoration of any thing taken by an enemy; as by right of postliminium. [.] The endless disputes which would spring from the revendication of them, have introduced a contrary practice.
46727	revenge	[.] REVENGE, v.t. revenj'. [L. vindex, vindico. See Vindicate.] [.] 1. To inflict pain or injury in return for an injury received. [.] [Note. this word and avenge were formerly used as synonymous, and it is so used in the common version of the Scripture, and applied ...
46728	revenged	[.] REVENG'ED, pp. Punished in return for an injury; spitefully punished. The injury is revenged.
46729	revengeful	[.] REVENGEFUL, a. revenj'ful. [.] 1. full of revenge or a desire to inflict pain or evil for injury received; spiteful; malicious; wreaking revenge. [.] If thy revengeful heart cannot forgive. [.] 2. Vindictive; inflicting punishment. [.] May my hands never brandish ...
46730	revengefully	[.] REVENGEFULLY, adv. revenj'fully. By way of revenge; vindictively; with the spirit of revenge.
46731	revengefulness	[.] REVENGEFULNESS, n. revenj'fulness. Vincidtiveness.
46732	revengeless	[.] REVENGELESS, a. revenj'less. Unrevenged.
46733	revengement	[.] REVENGEMENT, n. revenj'ment. Revenge; return of an injury. [Little used.]
46734	revenger	[.] REVENG'ER, n. [.] 1. One who revenges; one who inflicts pain on another spitefully in return for an injury. [.] 2. One who inflicts just punishment for injuries. [Less proper.]
46735	revenging	[.] REVENG'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Inflicting pain or evil spitefully for injury or affront received. [.] 2. Vindicating; punishing.
46736	revengingly	[.] REVENG'INGLY, adv. With revenge; with the spirit of revenge; vindictively.
46737	revenue	[.] REV'ENUE, n. [L. revenio; re and venio, to come.] [.] 1. In a general sense, the annual rents, profits, interest or issues of any species of property, real or personal, belonging to an individual or to the public. When used of individuals, it is equivalent to income. ...
46738	reverb	[.] REVERB', v.t. To reverberate. [Not in use.]
46739	reverberant	[.] REVERB'ERANT, a. [L. reverberans. See Reverberate.] [.] Returning sound; resounding; driving back.
46740	reverberate	[.] REVERB'ERATE, v.t. [l. reverbero; re and verbero, to beat.] [.] 1. To return, as sound; to send back; to echo; as, an arch reverberates the voice. [.] 2. To send or beat back; to repel; to reflect; as, to reverberate rays of light [.] 3. To send or drive back; ...
46741	reverberated	[.] REVERB'ERATED, pp. Driven back; sent back; driven from side to side.
46742	reverberating	[.] REVERB'ERATING, ppr. Driving or sending back; reflecting, as light; echoing, as sound.
46743	reverberation	[.] REVERBERA'TION, n. [.] The act of driving or sending back; particularly, the act of reflecting light and heat or repelling sound. Thus we speak of the reverberation of the rays of light from an object, the reverberation of sound in echoes, or the reverberation of ...
46744	reverberatory	[.] REVERB'ERATORY, a. Returning or driving back; as a reverberatory furnace or kiln. [.] REVERB'ERATORY, n. A furnace with a kind of dome that reflects the flame upon a vessel placed within it, so as to surround it.
46745	revere	[.] REVE'RE, v.t. [L. revereor; re and vereor, to fear.] [.] To regard with fear mingled with respect and affection; to venerate; to reverence; to honor in estimation. [.] Marcus Aurelius, whom he rather revered as his father, than treated as his partner in the empire ...
46746	revered	[.] REVE'RED, pp. Regarded with fear mingled with respect and affection.
46747	reverence	[.] REV'ERENCE, n. [L. reverentia.] [.] 1. Fear mingled with respect and esteem; veneration. [.] When quarrels and factions are carried openly, it is a sign that the reverence of government is lost. [.] The fear acceptable to God, is a filial fear, an awful reverence ...
46748	reverenced	[.] REV'ERENCED, pp. Regarded with fear mingled with respect and affection.
46749	reverencer	[.] REV'ERENCER, n. One that regards with reverence.
46750	reverencing	[.] REV'ERENCING, ppr. Regarding with fear mixed with respect and affection.
46751	reverend	[.] REV'EREND, a. [L. reverendus.] [.] 1. Worthy of reverence; entitled to respect mingled with fear and affection; as reverend and gracious senators. [.] A reverend sire among them came. [.] [This epithet is, I believe, never applied to the Supreme Being, or to ...
46752	reverent	[.] REV'ERENT, a. [.] 1. Expressing reverence, veneration or submission; as reverent words or terms; a reverent posture in prayer; reverent behavior. [.] 2. Submissive; humble; impressed with reverence. [.] They prostrate fell before him reverent.
46753	reverential	[.] REVEREN'TIAL, a. [from reverence.] Proceeding from reverence, or expressing it; as reverential fear or awe; reverential gratitude or esteem. [.] Religion - consisting in a reverential esteem of things sacred.
46754	reverentially	[.] REVEREN'TIALLY, adv. With reverence, or show of reverence.
46755	reverently	...
46756	reverer	[.] REVE'RER, n. One who reveres or venerates.
46757	reverie	[.] REVERIE. [See Revery.]
46758	revering	[.] REVE'RING, ppr. Regarding with fear mixed with respect and affection; venerating.
46759	reversal	[.] REVERS'AL, a. [See Reverse.] Intended to reverse; implying reverse. [.] REVERS'AL, n. [from reverse.] A change or overthrowing; as the reversal of a judgment, which amounts to an official declaration that it is false. So we speak of the reversal of an attainder ...
46760	reverse	[.] REVERSE, v.t. revers'. [L. reversus, reverto; re and verto, to turn.] [.] 1. To turn upside down; as, to reverse a pyramid or cone. [.] 2. To overturn; to subvert; as, to reverse the state. [.] 3. To turn back; as with swift wheel reverse. [.] 4. To turn ...
46761	reversed	[.] REVERS'ED, pp. [.] 1. Turned side for side or end for end; changed to the contrary. [.] 2. In law, overthrown or annulled. [.] 3. a. In botany, resupinate; having the upper lip larger and more expanded than the lower; as a reversed corol.
46762	reversedly	[.] REVERS'EDLY, adv. In a reversed manner.
46763	reverseless	[.] REVERSELESS, a. revers'less. Not to be reversed; irreversible.
46764	reversely	[.] REVERSELY, adv. revers'ly. On the other hand; on the opposite.
46765	reversible	[.] REVERS'IBLE, a. That may be reversed; as a reversible judgment or sentence.
46766	reversing	[.] REVERS'ING, ppr. Turning upside down; subverting; turning the contrary way; annulling.
46767	reversion	[.] REVER'SION, n. [L. reversio.] [.] 1. In general sense, a returning; appropriately, in law, the returning of an estate to the grantor or his heirs, after a particular estate is ended. Hence, [.] 2. The residue of an estate left in the grantor, to commence in ...
46768	reversionary	[.] REVER'SIONARY, a. Pertaining to a reversion, that is, to be enjoyed in succession, or after the determination of a particular estate; as a reversionary interest or right.
46769	reversioner	[.] REVER'SIONER, n. The person who has a reversion, or who is entitled to lands or tenements, after a particular estate granted is determined.
46770	revert	[.] REVERT', v.t. [L. reverto; re and verto, to turn.] [.] 1. To turn back; to turn to the contrary; to reverse. [.] Till happy chance revert the cruel scene. [.] [Instead of revert, in this sense, reverse is generally used.] [.] 2. To drive or turn back; to ...
46771	reverted	[.] REVERT'ED, pp. Reversed; turned back.
46772	revertent	[.] REVERT'ENT, n. A medicine which restores the natural order of the inverted irritative motions in the animal system.
46773	revertible	[.] REVERT'IBLE, a. That may revert or return.
46774	reverting	[.] REVERT'ING, ppr. Turning back; returning.
46775	revertive	[.] REVERT'IVE, a. Changing; reversing.
46776	revery	[.] REV'ERY, n. [.] 1. Properly, a raving or delirium; but its sense, as generally used, is a loose or irregular train of thoughts, occurring in musing or meditation; wild, extravagant conceit of the fancy or imagination. There are reveries and extravagancies which ...
46777	revest	[.] REVEST', v.t. [Low L. revestio; re and vestio, to clothe.] [.] 1. to clothe again. [.] 2. To reinvest; to vest again with possession or office; as, to revest a magistrate with authority. [.] 3. to lay out in something less fleeting than money; as, to revest ...
46778	revested	[.] REVEST'ED, pp. clothed again; invested anew.
46779	revestiary	[.] REVEST'IARY, n. [L. revestio.] [.] The place or apartment in a church or temple where the dresses are deposited; now contracted into vestry.
46780	revetment	[.] REVET'MENT, n. [.] In fortification, a strong wall on the outside of a rampart, intended to support the earth.
46781	revibrate	[.] REVI'BRATE, v.i. [re and vibrate.] to vibrate back or in return.
46782	revibration	[.] REVIBRA'TION, n. the act of vibrating back.
46783	reviction	[.] REVIC'TION, n. [l. re and vivo, victum, to live.] Return to life. [Not used.]
46784	revictual	[.] REVICTUAL, v.t. revit'l. [re and victual.] to furnish again with provisions.
46785	revictualed	[.] REVICTUALED, pp. revit'ld. furnished with victuals again.
46786	revictualing	[.] REVICTUALING, ppr. revit'ling. supplying again with provisions.
46787	revie	[.] REVI'E, v.t. [re and vie.] to accede to the proposal of a stake and to overtop it; an old phrase at cards. Obs. [.] REVI'E, v.i. To return the challenge of a wager at cards; to make a retort.
46788	review	[.] REVIEW, v.t. revu'. [re and view.] [.] 1. To look back on. [.] 2. to see again. [.] i shall review Sicilia. [.] 3. To view and examine again; to reconsider; to revise; as, to review a manuscript. It is said that Virgil was prevented by death from reviewing ...
46789	reviewed	[.] REVIEW'ED, pp. Resurveyed; re-examined; inspected; critically analyzed.
46790	reviewer	[.] REVIEW'ER, n. One that reviews or re-examines; an inspector; one that critically examines a new publication, and communicates his opinion upon its merits.
46791	reviewing	[.] REVIEW'ING, ppr. Looking back on; seeing again; revising; re-examining; inspecting, as an army; critically examining and remarking on.
46792	revigorate	[.] REVIG'ORATE, v.t. [re and vigor.] To give new vigor to. [Not in use.]
46793	revile	[.] REVI'LE, v.t. [re and vile.] [.] To reproach; to treat with opprobrious and contemptuous language. [.] She revileth him to his face. [.] Thou shalt not revile the gods. Ex. 22. [.] Blessed are ye when men shall revile you. Matt. 5. [.] REVI'LE, n. Reproach; ...
46794	reviled	[.] REVI'LED, pp. Reproached; treated with opprobrious or contemptuous language.
46795	revilement	[.] REVI'LEMENT, n. Reproach; contemptuous language.
46796	reviler	[.] REVI'LER, n. One who reviles another; one who treats another with contemptuous language.
46797	reviling	[.] REVI'LING, ppr. Reproaching; treating with language of contempt. [.] REVI'LING, n. The act of reviling or treating with reproachful words. Is. 51.
46798	revilingly	[.] REVI'LINGLY, adv. With reproachful or contemptuous language; with opprobrium.
46799	revindicate	[.] REVIN'DICATE, v.t. To vindicate again; to reclaim; to demand and take back what has been lost.
46800	revisal	[.] REVI'SAL, n. [from revise.] Revision; the act of reviewing and re-examining for correction and improvement; as the revisal of a manuscript; the revisal of a proof sheet.
46801	revise	[.] REVI'SE, v.t. s as z. [L. revisus, reviso, to revisit; re and viso, to see, to visit.] [.] 1. To review; to re-examine; to look over with care for correction; as, to revise a writing; to revise a proof sheet. [.] 2. To review, alter and amend; as, to revise statutes. [.] REVI'SE, ...
46802	revised	[.] REVI'SED, pp. Reviewed; re-examined for correction.
46803	reviser	[.] REVI'SER, n. One that revises or re-examines for correction.
46804	revising	[.] REVI'SING, ppr. Reviewing; re-examining for correction.
46805	revision	[.] REVI'SION, n. [.] 1. The act of reviewing; review; re-examination for correction; as the revision of a book or writing or of a proof sheet; a revision of statutes. [.] 2. Enumeration of inhabitants.
46806	revisional	[.] REVI'SIONAL,
46807	revisionary	[.] REVI'SIONARY, a. Pertaining to revision.
46808	revisit	[.] REVIS'IT, v.t. s as z. [L. revisito; re and visito, from viso, to see or visit.] To visit again [.] Let the pale sire revisit Thebes.
46809	revisitation	[.] REVISITA'TION, n. The act of revisiting.
46810	revisited	[.] REVIS'ITED, pp. Visited again.
46811	revisiting	[.] REVIS'ITING, ppr. Visiting again.
46812	revisor	[.] REVI'SOR, n. In Russia, one who has taken the number of inhabitants.
46813	revival	[.] REVI'VAL, n. [from revive.] [.] 1. Return, recall or recovery to life from death or apparent death; as the revival of a drowned person. [.] 2. Return or recall to activity from a state of languor; as the revival of spirits. [.] 3. Recall, return or recovery ...
46814	revive	[.] REVI'VE, v.i. [L. revivisco; re and vivo, to live.] [.] 1. To return to life; to recover life. [.] The soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. 1Kings 17. Romans 14. [.] 2. To recover new life or vigor; to be reanimated after depression. [.] When ...
46815	revived	[.] REVI'VED, pp. Brought to life; reanimated; renewed; recovered; quickened; cheered; reduced to a metallic state.
46816	reviver	[.] REVI'VER, n. That which revives; that which invigorates or refreshes; one that redeems from neglect or depression.
46817	revivificate	[.] REVIV'IFICATE, v.t. [L. re and vivifico; vivus, alive, and facio, to make.] [.] To revive; to recall or restore to life. [Little used.]
46818	revivification	[.] REVIVIFICA'TION, n. [.] 1. Renewal of life; restoration of life; or the act of recalling to life. [.] 2. In chimistry, the reduction of a metal to its metallic state.
46819	revivify	[.] REVIV'IFY, v.t. [.] 1. To recall to life; to reanimate. [.] 2. To give new life or vigor to. [.]
46820	reviving	[.] REVI'VING, ppr. Bringing to life again; reanimating; renewing; recalling to the memory; recovering from neglect or depression; refreshing with joy or hope; reducing to a metallic state.
46821	reviviscence	[.] REVIVIS'CENCE,
46822	reviviscency	[.] REVIVIS'CENCY, n. Renewal of life; return to life.
46823	reviviscent	[.] REVIVIS'CENT, a. Reviving; regaining or restoring life or action.
46824	revivor	[.] REVI'VOR, n. In law, the reviving of a suit which is abated by the death of any of the parties. This is done by a bill of revivor.
46825	revocable	[.] REV'OCABLE, a. [l. revocabilis. See Revoke.] [.] That may be recalled or revoked; that may be repealed or annulled; as a revocable edict or grant.
46826	revocableness	[.] REV'OCABLENESS, n. The quality of being revocable.
46827	revocate	[.] REV'OCATE, v.t. [L. revoco; re and voco, to call.] To recall; to call back. [Not in use. See revoke.]
46828	revocation	[.] REVOCA'TION, n. [L. revocatio.] [.] 1. The act of recalling or calling back; as the revocation of Calvin. [.] 2. State of being recalled. [.] 3. Repeal; reversal; as the revocation of the edict of Nantz. A law may cease to operate without an express revocation. ...
46829	revoke	[.] REVO'KE, v.t. [L. revoco; re and voco, to call.] [.] 1. To recall; to repeal; to reverse. A law, decree or sentence is revoked by the same authority which enacted or passed it. A charter or grant which vests rights in a corporation, cannot be legally revoked without ...
46830	revoked	[.] REVO'KED, pp. Repealed; reversed.
46831	revokement	[.] REVO'KEMENT, n. Revocation; reversal. [Little used.]
46832	revoking	[.] REVO'KING, ppr. Reversing; repealing.
46833	revolt	[.] REVOLT', v.i. [L. revolvo; re and volvo, to turn. Eng. wallow.] [.] 1. To fall off or turn from one to another. [.] 2. To renounce allegiance and subjection to one's prince or state; to reject the authority of a sovereign; as a province or a number of people. ...
46834	revolted	[.] REVOLT'ED, pp. [.] 1. Having swerved from allegiance or duty. [.] 2. Shocked; grossly offended.
46835	revolter	[.] REVOLT'ER, n. [.] 1. One who changes sides; a deserter. [.] 2. One who renounces allegiance and subjection to his prince or state. [.] 3. In Scripture, one who renounces the authority and laws of God. Jer. 6. Hos. 9.
46836	revolting	[.] REVOLT'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Changing sides; deserting. [.] 2. Disclaiming allegiance and subjection to a prince or state. [.] 3. Rejecting the authority of God. [.] 4. a. Doing violence, as to the feelings; exciting abhorrence.
46837	revolute	...
46838	revolution	[.] REVOLU'TION, n. [L. revolutus, revolvo.] [.] 1. In physics, rotation; the circular motion of a body on its axis; a course or motion which brings every point of the surface or periphery of a body back to the place at which it began to move; as the revolution of a ...
46839	revolutionary	[.] REVOLU'TIONARY, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to a revolution in government; as a revolutionary war; revolutionary crimes or disasters. [.] 2. Tending to produce a revolution; as revolutionary measures.
46840	revolutioner	[.] REVOLU'TIONER, n. [.] 1. One who is engaged in effecting a revolution; a revolutionist. [.] 2. In England, one who favored the revolution in 1688.
46841	revolutionist	[.] REVOLU'TIONIST, n. One engaged in effecting a change of government; the favorer of a revolution.
46842	revolutionize	[.] REVOLU'TIONIZE, v.t. [.] 1. To effect a change in the form of a political constitution; as, to revolutionize a government. [.] 2. To effect an entire change of principles in. [.] The gospel, if received in truth, has revolutionized his soul.
46843	revolutionized	[.] REVOLU'TIONIZED, pp. Charged in constitutional form and principles.
46844	revolutionizing	[.] REVOLU'TIONIZING, ppr. Changing the form and principles of a constitution.
46845	revolvency	[.] REVOLV'ENCY, n. State, act or principle of revolving; revolution. [.] Its own revolvency upholds the world.
46846	revomit	[.] REVOM'IT, v.t. [re and vomit;] [.] To vomit or pour forth again; to reject from the stomach.
46847	revomited	[.] REVOM'ITED, pp. Vomited again.
46848	revomiting	[.] REVOM'ITING, ppr. Vomiting again.
46849	revulsion	[.] REVUL'SION, n. [L. revulsus, revello; re and vello, to pull.] [.] 1. In medicine, the act of turning or diverting a flux of humors or any cause of disease, from one part of the body to another. [.] 2. The act of holding or drawing back.
46850	revulsive	[.] REVUL'SIVE, a. Having the power of revulsion. [.] REVUL'SIVE, n. [.] 1. That which has the power of diverting humors from one part to another. [.] 2. That which has the power of withdrawing.
46851	rew	[.] REW, n. A row. [Not in use.]
46852	reward	[.] REWARD', v.t. a as aw. [[L. re, denoting return.] [.] To give in return, either good or evil. [.] Thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. 1Sam. 24. [.] Hence, when good is returned for good, reward signifies to repay, to recompense, to ...
46853	rewardable	[.] REWARD'ABLE, a. That may be rewarded; worthy of recompense.
46854	rewardableness	[.] REWARD'ABLENESS, n. The state of being worthy of reward.
46855	rewarded	[.] REWARD'ED, pp. Requited; recompensed or punished.
46856	rewarder	[.] REWARD'ER, n. One who rewards; one that requites or recompenses. Heb. 11.
46857	rewarding	[.] REWARD'ING, ppr. Making an equivalent return for good or evil; requiting; recompensing or punishing.
46858	reword	[.] REWORD, v.t. [re and word.] To repeat in the same words. [Not in use.]
46859	rewrite	[.] REWRI'TE, v.t. To write a second time.
46860	rewritten	[.] REWRIT'TEN, pp. Written again.
46861	reys	[.] REYS, n. The master of an Egyptian bark or ship.
46862	rhabarbarate	[.] RHAB'ARBARATE, a. [See Rhubarb.] Impregnated or tinctured with rhubarb.
46863	rhabdology	[.] RHABDOL'OGY, n. [Gr. a staff or want, and discourse.] [.] The act or art of computing or numbering by Napier's rods or Napier's bones.
46864	rhabdomancy	[.] RHAB'DOMANCY, n. [Gr. a rod, and divination.] [.] Divination by a rod or wand.
46865	rhapsodic	[.] RHAPSOD'IC,
46866	rhapsodical	[.] RHAPSOD'ICAL, a. [from rhapsody.] Pertaining to or consisting of rhapsody; unconnected.
46867	rhapsodist	[.] RHAP'SODIST, n. [from rhapsody.] [.] 1. One that writes or speaks without regular dependence of one part of his discourse on another. [.] 2. One who recites or signs rhapsodies for a livelihood; or one who makes and repeats verses extempore. [.] 3. Anciently, ...
46868	rhapsody	[.] RHAP'SODY, n. [Gr. to sew or unite, and a song.] [.] Originally, a discourse in verse, sung or rehearsed by a rhapsodist; or a collection of verses, particularly those of Homer. In modern usage, a collection of passages thoughts or authorities, composing a new piece, ...
46869	rhein-berry	[.] RHEIN-BERRY, n. Buckthorn, a plant.
46870	rhenish	[.] RHE'NISH, a. Pertaining to the river Rhine, or to Rheims in France; as Rhemish wine; as a noun, the wine produced on the hills about Rheims, which is remarkable as a solvent of iron.
46871	rhetian	[.] RHE'TIAN, a. Pertaining to the ancient Rhaeti, or to Rhaetia, their country; as the Rhetian Alps, now the country of Tyrol and the Grisons. [.]
46872	rhetizite	[.] RHET'IZITE, n. A mineral occurring in masses or in radiated concretions, and of a white color.
46873	rhetor	[.] RHE'TOR, n. [L. from Gr. an orator or speaker.] [.] A rhetorician. [Little used.]
46874	rhetoric	[.] RHET'ORIC, n. [Gr. from to speak, to flow. Eng. to read. The primary sense is to drive or send. See Read.] [.] 1. The art of speaking with propriety, elegance and force. [.] 2. The power of persuasion or attraction; that which allures or charms. We speak ...
46875	rhetorical	[.] RHETOR'ICAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to rhetoric; as the rhetorical art. [.] 2. Containing the rules of rhetoric; as a rhetorical treatise. [.] 3. Oratorial; as a rhetorical flourish.
46876	rhetorically	[.] RHETOR'ICALLY, adv. In the manner of rhetoric; according to the rules of rhetoric; as, to treat a subject rhetorically; a discourse rhetorically delivered.
46877	rhetoricate	[.] RHETOR'ICATE, v.i. To play the orator. [Not in use.]
46878	rhetorication	[.] RHETORICA'TION, n. Rhetorical amplification. [Not in use.]
46879	rhetorician	[.] RHETORI'CIAN, n. [.] 1. One who teaches the art of rhetoric, or the principles and rules of correct and elegant speaking. [.] The ancient sophists and rhetoricians, who had young auditors, lived till they were a hundred years old. [.] 2. One well versed in the ...
46880	rhetorize	[.] RHET'ORIZE, v.i. To play the orator. [.] RHET'ORIZE, v.t. To represent by a figure of oratory.
46881	rheum	[.] RHEUM, n. [Gr. from to flow.] [.] 1. An increased and often inflammatory action of the vessels of an organ; but generally applied to the inflammatory action of the mucous glands, attended with increased discharge and an altered state of their excreted fluids. [.] 2. ...
46882	rheumatic	[.] RHEUMAT'IC, a. [L. rheumaticus; Gr. from rheum, which see.] [.] Pertaining to rheumatism, or partaking of its nature, as rheumatic pains or affections.
46883	rheumatism	[.] RHEU'MATISM, n. [L. rheumatismus; Gr. from a watery humor, from to flow; the ancients supposing the disease to proceed from a defluxion of humors.] [.] A painful disease affecting muscles and joints of the human body, chiefly the larger joints, as the hips, knees, ...
46884	rheumy	[.] RHEU'MY, a. [from rheum.] [.] 1. Full of rheum or watery matter; consisting of rheum or partaking of its nature. [.] 2. Affected with rheum. [.] 3. Abounding with sharp moisture; causing rheum.
46885	rhime	[.] RHIME. [See Rhyme.]
46886	rhino	[.] RHI'NO, n. A cant word for gold and silver, or money.
46887	rhinocerial	[.] RHINOCE'RIAL, a. [from rhinoceros.] [.] Pertaining to the rhinoceros; resembling the rhinoceros.
46888	rhinoceros	[.] RHINOC'EROS, n. [L. rhinoceros; Gr. nose-horn.] [.] A genus of quadrupeds of two species, one of which, the unicorn, as a single horn growing almost erect from the nose. This animal when full grown, is said to be 12 feet in length. There is another species with ...
46889	rhinoceros-bird	[.] RHINOCEROS-BIRD, n. A bird of the genus Buceros, having a crooked horn on the forehead, joined to the upper mandible.
46890	rhodian	[.] RHO'DIAN, a. Pertaining to Rhodes, an isle of the Mediterranean; as Rhodian laws.
46891	rhodium	[.] RHO'DIUM, n. A metal recently discovered among grains of crude platinum.
46892	rhododendron	[.] RHODODEN'DRON, n. [Gr. a rose and a tree.] [.] The dwarf rosebay.
46893	rhodonite	[.] RHO'DONITE, n. A mineral of a red, reddish, or yellowish white color, and splintery fracture, occurring compact or fibrous in the Hartz at Strahlberg, &c.
46894	rhoetizite	[.] RHOE'TIZITE,
46895	rhomb	[.] RHOMB, n. [L. rhombus; Gr from to turn or whirl round, to wander, to roam or rove; literally, a deviating square.] [.] In geometry, an oblique angled parallelogram, or a quadrilateral figure whose sides are equal and parallel, but the angles unequal, two of the angles ...
46896	rhomb-spar	[.] RHOMB-SPAR, n. A mineral of a grayish white, occurring massive disseminated and crystallized in rhomboids, imbedded in chlorite slate, limestone, &c. It consists chiefly of carbonates of lime and magnesia.
46897	rhombic	[.] RHOMB'IC, a. Having the figure of a rhomb.
46898	rhombo	[.] RHOM'BO, n. A fish of turbot kind.
46899	rhomboid	[.] RHOM'BOID, n. [Gr. rhomb, and form.] [.] 1. In geometry, a figure having some resemblance to a rhomb; or a quadrilateral figure whose opposite sides and angles are equal, but which is neither equilateral nor equiangular. [.] 2. a. In anatomy, the rhomboid muscle ...
46900	rhomboidal	[.] RHOMBOID'AL, a. Having the shape of a rhomboid, or a shape approaching it.
46901	rhubarb	[.] RHU'BARB, n. [.] A plant of the genus Rheum, of several species; as the rhapontic, or common rhubarb; the palmated, or true Chinese rhubarb; the compact or Tartarian; the undulated or wave-leafed Chinese rhubarb; and the rubes, or currant rhubarb of mount Libanus. ...
46902	rhubarbarine	[.] RHUB'ARBARINE, n. A vegetable substance obtained from rhubarb.
46903	rhumb	[.] RHUMB, n. [from rhomb.] In navigation, a vertical circle of any given place, or the intersection of such a circle with the horizon; in which last sense, rhumb is the same as a point of the compass.
46904	rhumb-line	[.] RHUMB-LINE, n. In navigation, a line prolonged from any point of the compass on a nautical chart, except from the four cardinal points.
46905	rhyme	[.] RHYME,
46906	rhymeless	[.] RHY'MELESS, a. Destitute of rhyme; not having consonance of sound.
46907	rhymer	[.] RHY'MER,
46908	rhymic	[.] RHY'MIC, a. Pertaining to rhyme.
46909	rhymist	[.] RHY'MIST,
46910	rhymster	[.] RHY'MSTER, n. One who makes rhymes; a versifier; a poor poet.
46911	rhythm	[.] RHYTHM,
46912	rhythmical	[.] RHYTH'MICAL, a. [Gr., L. rhythmicus.] [.] Having proportion of sound, or one sound proportioned to another; harmonical. [.] Duly regulated by cadences, accents and quantities.
46913	rhythmus	[.] RHYTH'MUS, n. [Gr.] [.] 1. In music, variety in the movement as to quickness or slowness, or length and shortness of the notes; or rather the proportion which the parts of the motion have to each other. [.] 2. Meter; verse; number.
46914	rial	[.] RIAL, n. A Spanish coin. [See Real.]
46915	riant	[.] RI'ANT, a. Laughing; exciting laughter. [Not anglicized.]
46916	rib	[.] RIB, n. [L. costa, signifies side, border, extremity.] [.] 1. A bone of animal bodies which forms a part of the frame of the thorax. The ribs in the human body are twelve on each side, proceeding from the spine to the sternum, or towards it, and serving to inclose ...
46917	ribald	[.] RIB'ALD, n. [.] A low, vulgar, brutal wretch; a lewd fellow. [.] RIB'ALD, a. Low; base; mean.
46918	ribaldish	[.] RIB'ALDISH, a. Disposed to ribaldry.
46919	ribaldry	[.] RIB'ALDRY, n. Mean, vulgar language; chiefly, obscene language.
46920	riban	[.] RIB'AN, n. In heraldry, the eighth part of a bend.
46921	ribbed	[.] RIB'BED, pp. or a. [.] 1. Furnished with ribs; as ribbed with steel. [.] 2. Inclosed as with ribs. [.] 3. Marked or formed with rising lines and channels; as ribbed cloth.
46922	ribin	[.] RIB'IN, n. [.] 1. A filet of silk; a narrow web of silk used for an ornament, as a badge, or for fastening some part of female dress. [.] 2. In naval architecture, a long narrow flexible piece of timber, nailed upon the outside of the ribs from the stem to the ...
46923	ribroast	[.] RIB'ROAST, v.t. [rib and roast.] To beat soundly; a burlesque word.
46924	ribroasted	[.] RIB'ROASTED, pp. Soundly beaten.
46925	ribroasting	[.] RIB'ROASTING, ppr. Beating soundly.
46926	ribwort	[.] RIB'WORT, n. A plant of the genus Plantago.
46927	ric	[.] RIC,
46928	rice	[.] RICE, n. [L. oryza; Gr.] [.] A plant of the genus Oryza, and its seed. The calyx is a bivalvular uniflorous glume; the corol bivalvular, nearly equal, and adhering to the seed. There is only one species. This plant is cultivated in all warm climates, and the ...
46929	rice-bird	[.] RICE-BIRD,
46930	rice-bunting	[.] RICE-BUNTING, n. A bird of the United States, the Emberiza oryzivora; so named from its feeding on rice in the southern states. In New England it is called bob-lincoln.
46931	rich	[.] RICH, a. [L. rego, regnum, Eng. reach, region, from extending.] [.] 1. Wealthy; opulent; possessing a large portion of land, goods or money, or a larger portion than is common to other men or to men of like rank. A farmer may be rich with property which would not ...
46932	riched	[.] RICH'ED, pp. Enriched. [Not used.]
46933	riches	[.] RICH'ES, n. [This is in the singular number in fact, but treated as the plural.] [.] 1. Wealth; opulence; affluence; possessions of land, good or money in abundance. [.] Riches do not consist in having more gold and silver, but in having more in proportion than ...
46934	richly	[.] RICH'LY, adv. [.] 1. With riches; with opulence; with abundance of goods or estate; with ample funds; as a hospital richly endowed. [.] In Belmont is a lady richly left. [.] 2. Gaily; splendidly; magnificently; as richly dressed; richly ornamented. [.] 3. ...
46935	richness	[.] RICH'NESS, n. [.] 1. Opulence; wealth. [.] 2. Finery; splendor. [.] 3. Fertility; fecundity; fruitfulness; the qualities which render productive; as the richness of a oil. [.] 4. Fullness; abundance; as the richness of a treasury. [.] 5. Quality of abounding ...
46936	rick	[.] RICK, as a termination, denotes jurisdiction, or a district over which government is exercised, as in bishopric. L. rego, to rule, and region.
46937	rickets	[.] RICK'ETS, n. [In technical language, rachitis, Gr. from back or spine, Eng. rack, applied to the neck piece of meat. See Rack and Ridge.] [.] A disease which affects children, and in which the joints become knotted, and the legs and spine grow crooked. As the ...
46938	rickety	[.] RICK'ETY, a. [.] 1. Affected with rickets. [.] 2. Weak; feeble in the joints; imperfect.
46939	ricochet	[.] RIC'OCHET, n. In gunnery, the firing of guns, mortars or howitzers with small charges, and elevated a few degrees, so as to carry the balls or shells just over the parapet, and cause them to roll along the opposite rampart. This is called ricochet-firing, and the ...
46940	rid	[.] RID, pret of ride. [.] RID, v.t. pret. rid; pp. id. [.] 1. To free; to deliver; properly, to separate, and thus to deliver or save. [.] That he might rid him out of their hands. Gen. 37. [.] I will rid you out of their bondage. Ex. 6. [.] 2. To separate; ...
46941	riddance	[.] RID'DANCE, n. [.] 1. Deliverance; a setting free; as riddance from all adversity. [.] 2. Disencumbrance. [.] 3. The act of clearing away. [.] Thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field. Lev. 23.
46942	ridden	[.] RID'DEN,
46943	ridding	[.] RID'DING, ppr. Freeing; clearing; disencumbering.
46944	riddle	[.] RID'DLE, n. [See Cradle.] [.] An instrument for cleaning grain, being a large sieve with a perforated button, which permits the grain to pass through it, but retains the chaff. [.] RID'DLE, v.t. To separate, as grain from the chaff with a riddle; as, to riddle ...
46945	riddler	[.] RID'DLER, n. One who speaks ambiguously or obscurely.
46946	riddlingly	[.] RID'DLINGLY, adv. In the manner of a riddle; secretly.
46947	ride	[.] RIDE, v.i. pret. rode or rid; pp. rid, ridden. [L rheda, a chariot or vehicle.] [.] 1. To be carried on horseback, or on any beast, or in any vehicle. We ride on a horse, on a camel, in a coach, chariot, wagon, &c. [.] 2. To be borne on or in a fluid. A ship ...
46948	rider	[.] RI'DER, n. [.] 1. One who is borne on a horse or other beast, or in a vehicle. [.] 2. One who breaks or manages a horse. [.] 3. The matrix of an ore. [.] 4. An inserted leaf or an additional clause, as to a bill in parliament. [.] 5. In ship building, ...
46949	ridge	[.] RIDGE, n. [L. rugo.] [.] 1. The back or top of the back. [.] 2. A long or continued range of hills or mountains; or the upper part of such a range. We say, a long ridge of hills, or the highest ridge. [.] 3. A steep elevation, eminence or protuberance. [.] Part ...
46950	ridgil	[.] RIDG'IL,
46951	ridgling	[.] RIDG'LING, n. The male of any beast half gelt.
46952	ridgy	[.] RIDG'Y, a. Having a ridge or ridges; rising in a ridge.
46953	ridicule	[.] RID'ICULE, n. [L. ridiculum, from rideo, to laugh or laugh at.] [.] 1. Contemptuous laughter; laughter with some degree of contempt; derision. It expresses less than scorn. Ridicule is aimed at what is not only laughable, but improper, absurd or despicable. Sacred ...
46954	ridiculed	[.] RID'ICULED, pp. Treated with laughter and contempt; derided.
46955	ridiculer	[.] RID'ICULER, n. One that ridicules.
46956	ridiculing	[.] RID'ICULING, ppr. Laughing at in contempt; exposing to contempt and derision.
46957	ridiculous	[.] RIDIC'ULOUS, a. [L. ridiculus.] [.] That may justly excite laughter with contempt; as a ridiculous dress; ridiculous behavior. A fop and a dandy are ridiculous in their dress.
46958	ridiculously	[.] RIDIC'ULOUSLY, adv. In a manner worthy of contemptuous merriment; as a man ridiculously vain.
46959	ridiculousness	[.] RIDIC'ULOUSNESS, n. The quality of being ridiculous; as the ridiculousness of worshiping idols.
46960	riding	[.] RI'DING, ppr. [from ride.] [.] 1. Passing or traveling on a beast or in a vehicle; floating. [.] 2. a. Employed to travel on any occasion. [.] No suffragan bishop shall have more than one riding apparitor. [.] RI'DING, n. [.] 1. A road cut in a wood ...
46961	riding-clerk	[.] RI'DING-CLERK, n. In England, one of the six clerks in chancery.
46962	riding-coat	[.] RI'DING-COAT, n. A coat for riding on a journey.
46963	riding-habit	[.] RI'DING-HABIT, n. A garment worn by females when they ride or travel.
46964	riding-hood	[.] RI'DING-HOOD, n. A hood used by females when they ride; a kind of cloak with a hood.
46965	riding-school	[.] RI'DING-SCHOOL, n. A school or place where the art of riding is taught. It may in some places be called a riding-house.
46966	ridotto	[.] RIDOT'TO, n. [L. reductus.] [.] 1. A public assembly. [.] 2. A musical entertainment consisting of singing and dancing, in the latter of which the whole company join.
46967	rie	[.] RIE. [See Rye.]
46968	rife	[.] RIFE, a. [Heb. to multiply.] [.] Prevailing; prevalent. It is used of epidemic diseases. [.] The plague was then rife in Hungary.
46969	rifely	[.] RI'FELY, adv. Prevalently; frequently. [.] It was rifely reported that the Turks were coming in a great fleet.
46970	rifeness	[.] RI'FENESS, n. Frequency; prevalence.
46971	riffraff	[.] RIFF'RAFF, n. Sweepings; refuse.
46972	rifle	[.] RI'FLE, v.t. [This is one of the family of rip, rive, reap, raffle, L. rapio. Eng. rub, &c.] [.] 1. To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away. [.] Till time shall rifle ev'ry youthful grace. [.] 2. To strip; to rob; to pillage; to plunder. [.] You ...
46973	rifled	[.] RI'FLED, pp. Seized and carried away by violence; pillaged; channeled.
46974	rifleman	[.] RI'FLEMAN, n. A man armed with a rifle.
46975	rifler	[.] RI'FLER, n. A robber; one that seizes and bears away by violence.
46976	rifling	[.] RI'FLING, ppr. Plundering; seizing and carrying away by violence; grooving.
46977	rift	[.] RIFT, n. [from rive.] A cleft; a fissure; an opening made by riving or splitting. [.] RIFT, v.t. to cleave; to rive; to split; as, to rift an oak or a rock. [.] RIFT, v.i. [.] 1. to burst open; to split. [.] Timber - not apt to rift with ordnance. [.] 2. ...
46978	rifted	[.] RIFT'ED, pp. split; rent; cleft.
46979	rifting	[.] RIFT'ING, ppr. splitting; cleaving; bursting.
46980	rig	[.] RIG, n. A ridge, which see. [.] RIG, v.t. [.] 1. to dress; to put on; when applied to persons, not elegant, but rather a ludicrous word, to express the putting on of a gay, flaunting or unusual dress. [.] Jack was rigged out in his gold and silver lace, with ...
46981	rigadoon	[.] RIGADOON', n. a gay brisk dance performed by one couple, and said to have been borrowed from Provdence in France.
46982	rigation	[.] RIGA'TION, n. [L. rigatio, from rigo, Gr. See Rain.] [.] The act of watering; but irrigation is generally used.
46983	rigged	[.] RIG'GED, pp. Dressed; furnished with shrouds, stays, &c. as a ship.
46984	rigger	[.] RIG'GER, n. One that rigs or dresses; one whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship.
46985	rigging	[.] RIG'GING, ppr. Dressing; fitting with shrouds, braces, &c. [.] RIG'GING, n. Dress; tackle; particularly, the ropes which support the masts, extend and contract the sails, &c. of a ship. This is of two kinds, standing rigging, as the shrouds and stays, and running ...
46986	riggish	[.] RIG'GISH, a. Wanton; lewd. [Not in use.]
46987	riggle	[.] RIG'GLE, v.i. To move one way and the other. [See Wriggle.]
46988	right	[.] RIGHT, a. rite. [L. rectus, from the root of rego, properly to strain or stretch, whence straight.] [.] Properly; strained; stretched to straightness; hence, [.] 1. Straight. A right line in geometry is the shortest line that can be drawn or imagined between ...
46989	right-hand	[.] RIGHT-HAND, n. The hand opposite to the left, usually the strongest, most convenient or dextrous hand, and hence its name in other languages, as well as in our.
46990	righted	[.] RIGHTED, pp. Relieved from injustice; set upright.
46991	righten	[.] RIGHTEN, v.t. To do justice to. Obs.
46992	righteous	[.] RIGHTEOUS, a. ri'chus. [.] 1. Just; accordant to the divine law. Applied to persons, it denotes one who is holy in heart, and observant of the divine commands in practice; as a righteous man. Applied to things, it denotes consonant to the divine will or to justice; ...
46993	righteously	[.] RIGHTEOUSLY, adv. ri'chusly. Justly; in accordance with the laws of justice; equitably; as a criminal righteously condemned. [.] Thou shalt judge the people righteously. Ps. 67.
46994	righteousness	[.] RIGHTEOUSNESS, n. ri'chusness. [.] 1. Purity of heart and rectitude of life; conformity of heart and life to the divine law. Righteousness, as used in Scripture and theology, in which it is chiefly used, is nearly equivalent to holiness, comprehending holy principles ...
46995	righter	[.] RIGHTER, n. One who sets right; one who does justice or redresses wrong.
46996	rightful	[.] RIGHTFUL, a. [.] 1. Having the right or just claim according to established laws; as the rightful heir to a throne or an estate. [.] 2. Being by right, or by just claim; as a rightful lord; rightful property; rightful judge. [.] 3. Just; consonant to justice; ...
46997	rightfully	[.] RIGHTFULLY, adv. According to right, law or justice; as a title rightfully vested.
46998	rightfulness	[.] RIGHTFULNESS, n. [.] 1. Justice; accordance with the rules of right; as the rightfulness of a claim to lands or tenements. [.] 2. Moral rectitude. [.] But still although we fail of perfect rightfulness. [Not usual.]
46999	righting	[.] RIGHTING, pp. Doing justice; to; setting upright.
47000	rightly	[.] RIGHTLY, adv. [.] 1. According to justice; according to the divine will or moral rectitude; as duty rightly performed. [.] 2. Properly; fitly; suitably; as a person rightly named. [.] 3. According to truth or fact; not erroneously. He has rightly conjectured. [.] 4. ...
47001	rightness	[.] RIGHTNESS, n. [.] 1. Correctness; conformity to truth or to the divine will, which is the standard of moral rectitude. It is important that a man should have such persuasion of the rightness of his conscience as to exclude rational doubt. [.] 2. Straightness; ...
47002	rigid	[.] RIG'ID, a. [Gr. to be stiff; L. frigeo, frigidus; Heb. to be still, to be stiff.] [.] 1. Stiff; not pliant; not easily bent. It is applied to bodies or substances that are naturally soft or flexible, but not fluid. We never say, a rigid stone or rigid iron, nor ...
47003	rigidity	...
47004	rigidly	[.] RIG'IDLY, adv. [.] 1. Stuffy; unpliantly. [.] 2. Severely; strictly; exactly; without laxity, indulgence or abatement; as, to judge rigidly; to criticize rigidly; to execute a law rigidly.
47005	rigidness	[.] RIG'IDNESS, n. [.] 1. Stiffness of a body; the quality of not being easily bent; as the rigidness of a limb or of flesh. [.] 2. Severity of temper; strictness in opinion or practice; but expressing less than inflexibility.
47006	riglet	[.] RIG'LET, n. [L. regula, rego.] a flat thin piece of wood, used for picture frames; also used in printing; to regulate the margin, 7c.
47007	rigmarole	[.] RIG'MAROLE, n. a repetition of stories; a succession of stories.
47008	rigol	[.] RIG'OL, n. A circle; a diadem.
47009	rigoli	[.] RIG'OLI, n. a musical instrument consisting of several sticks bound together, but separated by beads.
47010	rigor	[.] RIG'OR, n. [L. from rigeo, to be stiff. [.] 1. Stiffness; rigidness; as Gorgonian rigor. [.] 2. In medicine, a sense of chilliness, with contradiction of the skin; a convulsive shuddering or slight tremor, as in the cold fit of a fever. [.] 3. Stiffness of ...
47011	rigorous	[.] RIG'OROUS, a. [.] 1. Severe; allowing no abatement or mitigation; as a rigorous officer of justice. [.] 2. Severe; exact; strict; without abatement or relaxation; as a rigorous execution of law; an enforcement of rigorous discipline. [.] 3. Exact; strict; scrupulously ...
47012	rigorously	[.] RIG'OROUSLY, adv. [.] 1. Severely; without relaxation, abatement or mitigation; as a sentence rigorously executed. [.] 2. Strictly; exactly; with scrupulous nicety; rigidly. [.] The people would examine his works more vigorously than himself.
47013	rigorousness	[.] RIG'OROUSNESS, n. [.] 1. Severity without relaxation or mitigation; exactness. [.] 2. Severity
47014	rill	[.] RILL, n. [.] A small brook; a rivulet; a streamlet. [.] RILL, v.i. to run in a small stream, or in streamlets.
47015	rillet	[.] RILL'ET, n. A small stream; a rivulet.
47016	rim	[.] RIM, n. [.] 1. the border, edge or margin of a thing; as the rim of a kettle or bason; usually applied to things circular or curving. [.] 2. the lower part of the belly or abdomen. [.] RIM, v.t. to put on a rim or hoop at the border.
47017	rime	[.] RIME, n. [The deduction of this word from the Greek is a palpable error. The true orthography is rime or ryme; but as rime is hoar frost, and rhyme gives the true pronunciation, it may be convenient to continue the present orthography. [.] 1. In poetry, the correspondence ...
47018	rimose	[.] RI'MOSE,
47019	rimous	[.] RI'MOUS, a. [L. rimosus, from rima.] In botany, chinky; abounding with clefts, cracks or chinks; as the bark of trees.
47020	rimple	[.] RIM'PLE, n. A fold or wrinkle. [See rumple.] [.] RIM'PLE, v.t. To rumple; to wrinkle.
47021	rimpling	[.] RIM'PLING, n. Undulation.
47022	rimy	[.] RI'MY, a. [from rime.] Abounding with rime; frosty.
47023	rind	[.] RIND, n. [Gr.] [.] The bark of a plant; the skin or coat of fruit that may be pared or peeled off; also, the inner bark of trees. [.] RIND, v.t. To bark; to decorticate. [Not in use.]
47024	rindle	[.] RIN'DLE, n. A small water course or gutter.
47025	ring	[.] RING, n. [.] 1. A circle, or a circular line, or any thing in the form of a circular line or hoop. Thus we say of men, they formed themselves into a ring, to see a wrestling match. Rings of gold were made for the ark. Ex. 25. Rings of gold or other material ...
47026	ring-bolt	[.] RING'-BOLT, n. An iron bolt with an eye to which is fitted a ring of iron.
47027	ring-streaked	[.] RING'-STREAKED, a. [ring and streak.] Having circular streaks or lines on the body; as ring-streaked goats. Gen. 30.
47028	ring-worm	[.] RING'-WORM, n. [ring and worm.] A circular eruption on the skin; a kind of tetter. [Herpes serpigo.]
47029	ringdove	[.] RING'DOVE, n. A species of pigeon, the Columba palumbus, the largest of the European species.
47030	ringent	[.] RING'ENT, a. [L. ringor, to make wry faces, that is, to wring or twist.] [.] In botany, a ringent or labiate corol is one which is irregular, monopetalous, with the border usually divided into two parts called the upper and lower lip; or irregular and gaping, like ...
47031	ringer	[.] RING'ER, n. One who rings. [In the sense of wringer, not used.]
47032	ringing	[.] RING'ING, ppr. Causing to sound, as a bell; sounding; fitting with rings. [.] RING'ING, n. The act of sounding or of causing to sound.
47033	ringlead	[.] RING'LEAD, v.t. To conduct. [Little used.]
47034	ringleader	[.] RING'LEADER, n. [ring and leader.] The leader of any association of men engaged in violating of law or an illegal enterprise, as rioters, mutineers and the like. this name is derived from the practice which men associating to oppose law have sometimes adopted, of ...
47035	ringlet	[.] RING'LET, n. [.] 1. A small ring. [.] 2. A curl; particularly, a curl of hair. [.] Her golden tresses in wanton ringlets wav'd [.] 3. A circle. [.] To dance our ringlets in the whistling wind.
47036	rinse	[.] RINSE, v.t. rins. [Our common people pronounce this word rens, retaining their native pronunciation. This is one of a thousand instances in which the purity of our vernacular language has been corrupted by those who have understood French better than their mother ...
47037	rinsed	[.] RINS'ED, pp. Cleansed with a second water; cleaned.
47038	rinser	[.] RINS'ER, n. One that rinses.
47039	rinsing	[.] RINS'ING, ppr. Cleansing with a second water.
47040	riot	[.] RI'OT, n. [.] 1. In a general sense, tumult; uproar; hence technically, in law, a riotous assembling of twelve persons or more, and not dispersing upon proclamation. [.] The definition of riot must depend on the laws. In Connecticut, the assembling of three persons ...
47041	rioter	[.] RI'OTER, n. [.] 1. One who indulges in loose festivity or excessive feasting. [.] 2. In law, one guilty of meeting with others to do an unlawful act, and declining to retire upon proclamation.
47042	rioting	[.] RI'OTING, ppr. Reveling; indulging in excessive feasting. [.] RI'OTING, n. A reveling.
47043	riotise	[.] RI'OTISE, n. Dissoluteness; luxury. [Not in use.]
47044	riotous	...
47045	riotously	[.] RI'OTOUSLY, adv. [.] 1. With excessive or licentious luxury. [.] 2. In the manner of an unlawful assembly; tumultuously; seditiously.
47046	riotousness	[.] RI'OTOUSNESS, n. The state or quality of being riotous.
47047	rip	[.] RIP, v.t. [L. rapio. Eng. reap and rive; allied perhaps to the L. crepo.] [.] 1. To separate by cutting or tearing; to tear or cut open or off; to tear off or out by violence; as, to rip open a garment by cutting the stitches; to rip off the skin of a beast; to ...
47048	ripe	[.] RIPE, a. [.] 1. Brought to perfection in growth or to the best state; mature; fit for use; as ripe fruit; ripe corn. [.] 2. Advanced to perfection; matured; as ripe judgment, or ripe in judgment. [.] 3. Finished; consummate; as a ripe scholar. [.] 4. Brought ...
47049	ripely	[.] RI'PELY, adv. Maturely; at the fit time.
47050	ripen	[.] RIPEN, v.i. ri'pn. [.] 1. To grow ripe; to be matured; as grain or fruit. Grain ripens best in dry weather. [.] 2. To approach or come to perfection; to be fitted or prepared; as, a project is ripening for execution. [.] RIPEN, v.t. ri'pn. [.] 1. To ...
47051	ripeness	[.] RI'PENESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being ripe or brought to that state of perfection which fits for use; maturity; as the ripeness of grain. [.] 2. Full growth. [.] Time which made them their fame outlive, to Cowley scarce did ripeness give. [.] 3. Perfection; ...
47052	riphean	[.] RIPHE'AN, a. An epithet given to certain mountains in the north of Asia, probably signifying snowy mountains.
47053	ripier	[.] RIP'IER,
47054	ripped	[.] RIP'PED, pp. Torn or cut off or out; torn open.
47055	ripper	[.] RIP'PER, n. In old laws, one who brings fish to market in the inland country.
47056	ripping	[.] RIP'PING, ppr. Cutting or tearing off or open; tearing up. [.] RIP'PING, n. [.] 1. A tearing. [.] 2. A discovery. Obs.
47057	ripple	[.] RIP'PLE, v.i. [.] To fret on the surface; as water when agitated or running over a rough bottom, appears rough and broken, or as if ripped or torn. [.] RIP'PLE, v.t. [.] 1. To clean, as flax. [.] 2. To agitate the surface of water. [.] RIP'PLE, n. [.] 1. ...
47058	rippling	[.] RIP'PLING, ppr. Fretting on the surface. [.] RIP'PLING, n. [.] 1. The ripple dashing on the shore, or the noise of it. [.] 2. The act or method of cleaning flax; a hatcheling.
47059	ript	[.] RIPT, pp. for ripped.
47060	riptowell	[.] RIP'TOWELL, n. A gratuity given to tenants after they had reaped their lord's corn.
47061	rise	[.] RISE, v.i. rize. pret. rose; pp. risen; pron. rose, rizn. [See Raise.] [.] 1. To move to pass upward in any manner; to ascend; as, a fog rises from a river or from low ground; a fish rises in water; fowls rise in the air; clouds rise from the horizon towards the ...
47062	risen	[.] RIS'EN, pp. [See Rise.]
47063	riser	[.] RI'SER, n. [.] 1. One that rises; as an early riser. [.] 2. Among joiners, the upright board of a stair.
47064	risibility	[.] RISIBIL'ITY, n. [from risible.] [.] 1. The quality of laughing, or of being capable of laughter. Risibility is peculiar to the human species. [.] 2. Proneness to laugh.
47065	risible	[.] RI'SIBLE, a. [L. risibilis, from rideo, risi, to laugh. See Ridiculous.] [.] 1. Having the faculty or power of laughing. Man is a risible animal. [.] 2. Laughable; capable of exciting laughter. The description of Falstaff in Shakespeare, exhibits a risible ...
47066	rising	[.] RI'SING, ppr. [.] 1. Getting up; ascending; mounting; springing; proceeding from; advancing; swelling; increasing; appearing above the horizon; reviving from death, &c. [.] 2. Increasing in wealth, power or distinction; as a rising state; a rising character. [.] RI'SING, ...
47067	risk	[.] RISK, n. [.] 1. Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to harm. He, at the risk of his life, saved a drowning man. [.] 2. In commerce, the hazard of loss, either of ship, goods or other property. Hence, risk signifies also the degree of hazard or danger; for the premiums ...
47068	risked	[.] RISK'ED, pp. Hazarded; exposed to injury or loss.
47069	risker	[.] RISK'ER, n. One who hazards.
47070	risking	[.] RISK'ING, ppr. Hazarding; exposing to injury or loss.
47071	risse	[.] RISSE, obsolete pret. of rise.
47072	rite	[.] RITE, n. [L. ritus.] [.] The manner of performing divine or solemn service as established by law, precept or custom; formal act of religion, or other solemn duty. The rites of the Israelites were numerous and expensive; the rites of modern churches are more simple. ...
47073	ritornello	[.] RITORNEL'LO, n. [.] In music, a repeat; the burden of a song, or the repetition of a verse or strain.
47074	ritual	[.] RIT'UAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to rites; consisting of rites; as ritual service or sacrifices. [.] 2. Prescribing rites; as the ritual law. [.] RIT'UAL, n. A book containing the rites to be observed, or the manner of performing divine service in a particular ...
47075	ritualist	[.] RIT'UALIST, n. One skilled in the ritual.
47076	ritually	[.] RIT'UALLY, adv. By rites; or by a particular rite.
47077	rivage	[.] RIV'AGE, n. A bank, shore or coast. [Not in use.]
47078	rival	[.] RI'VAL, n. [L. rivalis; Heb. to contend, to strive. See Raffle.] [.] 1. One who is in pursuit of the same object as another; one striving to reach or obtain something which another is attempting to obtain, and which one only can possess; a competitor; as rivals ...
47079	rivality	[.] RIVAL'ITY, n. Rivalry. [Not in use.]
47080	rivalry	[.] RI'VALRY, n. [from rival.] Competition; a strife or effort to obtain an object which another is pursuing; as rivalry in love; or an endeavor to equal or surpass another in some excellence; emulation; as rivalry for superiority at the bar or in the senate.
47081	rivalship	[.] RI'VALSHIP, n. [.] 1. The state or character of a rival. [.] 2. Strife; contention for superiority; emulation; rivalry.
47082	rive	[.] RIVE, v.t. pret. rived; pp. rived or riven. [L. rumpo, rupi. It may be allied to the family of L. rapio, reap, rip.] [.] To split; to cleave; to rend asunder by force; as, to rive timber for rails or shingles with wedges; the riven oak; the riven clouds. [.] The ...
47083	rivel	[.] RIV'EL, v.t. [This word is obsolete, but shrivel, from the same root, is in use. It may be allied to ruffle.] [.] To contract into wrinkles; to shrink; as riveled fruits; riveled flowers.
47084	riven	[.] RIV'EN, pp. of rive. Split; rent or burst asunder.
47085	river	[.] RI'VER, n. One who rives or splits.
47086	river-dragon	[.] RIV'ER-DRAGON, n. A crocodile; a name given by Milton to the king of Egypt.
47087	river-god	[.] RIV'ER-GOD, n. A deity supposed to preside over a river, as its tutelary divinity; a naiad.
47088	river-horse	[.] RIV'ER-HORSE, n. The hippopotamus, an animal inhabiting rivers.
47089	river-water	[.] RIV'ER-WATER, n. The water of a river, as distinguished from rain-water.
47090	riveret	[.] RIV'ERET, n. A small river. [Not in use.]
47091	rivet	[.] RIV'ET, v.t. [Heb. to drive.] [.] 1. To fasten with a rivet or with rivets; as, to rivet two pieces of iron. [.] 2. To clinch; as, to rivet a pin or bolt. [.] 3. To fasten firmly; to make firm, strong or immovable; as, to rivet friendship or affection. [.] RIV'ET, ...
47092	riveted	[.] RIV'ETED, pp. Clinched; made fast.
47093	riveting	[.] RIV'ETING, ppr. Clinching; fastening firmly.
47094	rivulet	[.] RIV'ULET, n. [L. rivulus.] A small stream or book; a streamlet. [.] By fountain or by shady rivulet, he sought them.
47095	rix-dollar	[.] RIX-DOL'LAR, n. [.] A silver coin of Germany, Denmark and Sweden, of different value in different places. In Hamburg and some other parts of Germany, its value is the same as the American dollar, or 4-6d sterling. In other parts of Germany, its value is 3-6d sterling, ...
47096	rixation	[.] RIXA'TION, n. [L. rixatio, from rixor, to brawl or quarrel.] [.] A brawl or quarrel. [Not in use.]
47097	roach	[.] ROACH, n. [.] A fish of the genus Cyprinus, found in fresh water, easily caught and tolerably good for food. [.] As sound as a roach, is a phrase supposed to have been originally, as sound as a rock.
47098	road	[.] ROAD, n. [L. gradior. See Grade.] [.] 1. An open way or public passage; ground appropriated for travel, forming a communication between one city, town or place and another. The word is generally applied to highways, and as a generic term it includes highway, street ...
47099	roader	[.] ROADER,
47100	roadstead	[.] ROADSTEAD. [See Road.]
47101	roadster	[.] ROADSTER, n. Among seamen, a vessel riding at anchor in a road or bay.
47102	roadway	[.] ROADWAY, n. A highway.
47103	roam	[.] ROAM, v.i. [If m is radical, this word seems to be connected with ramble, L. ramus.] [.] To wander; to ramble; to rove; to walk or move about from place to place without any certain purpose or direction. The wolf and the savage roam in the forest. [.] Daphne roaming ...
47104	roamer	[.] ROAMER, n. A wanderer; a rover; a rambler; a vagrant.
47105	roaming	[.] ROAMING, ppr. Wandering; roving. [.] ROAMING, n. The act of wandering.
47106	roan	[.] ROAN, a. A roan horse is one that is of a bay, sorrel or dark color, with spots of gray or white thickly interspersed.
47107	roan-tree	[.] ROAN-TREE, n. A tree of the genus Sorbus; the mountain ash.
47108	roar	[.] ROAR, v.i. [.] 1. To cry with a full, loud, continued sound; to bellow, as a beast; as a roaring bull; a roaring lion. [.] 2. To cry aloud, as in distress. [.] The suff'ring chief roar'd out for anguish. [.] 3. To cry aloud; to bawl; as a child. [.] 4. ...
47109	roarer	[.] ROARER, n. One that roars, man or beast.
47110	roaring	[.] ROARING, ppr. Crying like a bull or lion; uttering a deep loud sound. [.] ROARING, n. The cry of a lion or other beast; outcry of distress, Job 3; loud continued sound of the billows of the sea or of a tempest. Is. 5.
47111	roary	[.] ROARY, a. Dewy; more properly rory.
47112	roast	[.] ROAST, v.t. [If the verb is from the noun, the sense is to dress or cook on a gridiron or grate, and rist, rost, coincide in elements with L. rastellum, a rake. If the verb is the root, the sense probably is to contract or crisp, or to throw or agitate, hence to make ...
47113	roasted	[.] ROASTED, pp. Dressed by exposure to heat on a spit.
47114	roaster	[.] ROASTER, n. [.] 1. One that roasts meat; also, a gridiron. [.] [.] 2. A pig for roasting.
47115	roasting	[.] ROASTING, ppr. [.] 1. Preparing for the table by exposure to heat on a spit; drying and parching. [.] 2. Bantering with severity. [.] ROASTING, n. A severe teasing or bantering.
47116	rob	[.] ROB, n. [.] The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, mixed with honey or sugar to the consistence of a conserve. [.] ROB, v.t. [.] 1. In law, to take from the person of another feloniously, forcibly and by putting him in fear; as, to rob a passenger on the road. [.] 2. ...
47117	roballo	[.] ROBAL'LO, n. A fish found in Mexico, which affords a most delicate food.
47118	robbe	[.] ROB'BE, n. The sea dog or seal.
47119	robbed	[.] ROB'BED, pp. Deprived feloniously and by violence; plundered; seized and carried away by violence.
47120	robber	...
47121	robbery	[.] ROB'BERY, n. [.] 1. In law, the forcible and felonious taking from the person of another any money or goods, putting him in fear, that is, by violence or by menaces of death or personal injury. Robbery differs from theft, as it is a violent felonious taking from ...
47122	robbing	[.] ROB'BING, ppr. Feloniously taking from the person of another; putting him in fear; stripping; plundering; taking from another unlawfully or by wrong or oppression.
47123	robbins	[.] ROB'BINS,
47124	robe	[.] ROBE, n. [.] 1. A kind of gown or long loose garment worn over other dress, particularly by persons in elevated stations. The robe is properly a dress of state or dignity, as of princes, judges, priests, &c. See Ex. 29:55. 1Sam. 24:4. Matt. 27:28. [.] 2. A ...
47125	robed	[.] RO'BED, pp. Dressed with a robe; arrayed with elegance.
47126	robersman	[.] ROB'ERSMAN,
47127	robert	[.] ROB'ERT,
47128	robertine	[.] ROB'ERTINE, n. One of an order of monks, so called from Robert Flower, the founder, A.D. 1187.
47129	robertsman	[.] ROB'ERTSMAN, n. In the old statutes of England, a bold stout robber or night thief, said to be so called from Robinhood, a famous robber.
47130	robin	[.] ROB'IN, n. [L. rubecula, from rubeo, to be red.] [.] 1. A bird of the genus Motacilla, called also redbreast. This is the English application of the word. [.] 2. In the United States, a bird with a red breast, a species of Turdus.
47131	robin-goodfellow	[.] ROBIN-GOODFELLOW, n. An old domestic goblin.
47132	roborant	[.] ROB'ORANT, a. [L. roborans, roboro.] Strengthening. [.] ROB'ORANT, n. A medicine that strengthens; but corroborant is generally used.
47133	roboration	[.] ROBORA'TION, n. [from L. roboro, from robur, strength.] [.] A strengthening. [Little used.]
47134	roboreous	[.] ROBO'REOUS, a. [L. roborcus, from robur, strength, and an oak.] [.] Made of oak.
47135	robust	[.] ROBUST', a. [L. robustus, from robur, strength.] [.] 1. Strong; lusty; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; forceful; as a robust body; robust youth. It implies full flesh and sound health. [.] 2. Sound; vigorous; as robust health. [.] 3. Violent; rough; rude. [.] Romp ...
47136	robustness	[.] ROBUST'NESS, n. Strength; vigor, or the condition of the body when it has full firm flesh and sound health.
47137	rocambole	[.] ROC'AMBOLE,
47138	roche-alum	[.] ROCHE-ALUM, n. [.] Rock-alum, a purer kind of alum. [.] Rochelle salt, tartrate of potash and soda.
47139	rochet	[.] ROCH'ET, n. [.] A surplice; the white upper garment of a priest worn while officiating. [.] ROCH'ET, n. A fish, the roach, which see.
47140	rock	[.] ROCK, n. [Gr., L. rupes, from the root of rumpo, to break or burst. If this is not the origin of rock, I know not to what root to assign it.] [.] 1. A large mass of stony matter, usually compounded of two or more simple minerals, either bedded in the earth or ...
47141	rock-alum	[.] ROCK'-ALUM, n. The purest kind of alum. [See Roche-alum.
47142	rock-butter	[.] ROCK-BUTTER, n. A subsulphite of alumin, oozing from aluminous rocks.
47143	rock-crystal	[.] ROCK-CRYS'TAL, n. The most perfect variety of silicious earth or quartz; limpid quartz. When purest it is white or colorless, but it is found of a grayish or yellowish white, pale yellow or citron. Its most usual form is that of hexagonal prisms, surmounted by hexagonal ...
47144	rock-rose	[.] ROCK'-ROSE, n. A plant of the genus Cistus.
47145	rock-ruby	[.] ROCK-RUBY, n. A name sometimes given to the garnet, when it is of a strong, but not a deep red, and has a cast of blue.
47146	rock-salt	[.] ROCK'-SALT, n. Fossil or mineral salt; salt dug from the earth; muriate of soda. But in America, this name is sometimes given to salt that comes in large crystals from the West Indies, which salt is formed by evaporation from sea water, in large basons or cavities, ...
47147	rocked	[.] ROCK'ED, pp. [from rock, the verb.] Moved one way and the other.
47148	rocker	[.] ROCK'ER, n. One who rocks the cradle; also, the curving piece of wood on which a cradle or chair rocks.
47149	rocket	[.] ROCK'ET, n. [.] An artificial fire-work, consisting of a cylindrical case of paper, filled with a composition of combustible ingredients, as niter, charcoal and sulphur. This being tied to a stick and fired, ascends into the air and bursts. [.] ROCK'ET, n. ...
47150	rockiness	[.] ROCK'INESS, n. [from rocky.] State of abounding with rocks.
47151	rocking	[.] ROCK'ING, ppr. Moving backwards and forwards.
47152	rockless	[.] ROCK'LESS, a. Being without rocks.
47153	rocky	[.] ROCK'Y, a. [from rock.] [.] 1. Full of rocks; as a rocky mountain; rocky shore. [.] 2. Resembling a rock; as the rocky orb of a shield. [.] 3. Very hard; stony; obdurate; insusceptible of impression; as a rocky bosom.
47154	rod	[.] ROD, n. [L. radius, ray, radix, root.] [.] 1. The shoot or long twig of any woody plant; a branch, or the stem of a shrub; as a rod of hazle, of birch, of oak or hickory. Hence, [.] 2. An instrument of punishment or correction; chastisement. [.] I will chasten ...
47155	rode	[.] RODE, pret. of ride; also, a cross. [See Rood.]
47156	rodomont	[.] ROD'OMONT, n. [.] A vain boaster. [.] ROD'OMONT, a. Bragging; vainly boasting.
47157	rodomontade	[.] RODOMONTA'DE, n. [See Rodomont.] [.] Vain boasting; empty bluster or vaunting; rant. [.] I could show that the rodomontades of Almanzor are neither so irrational nor impossible. [.] RODOMONTA'DE, v.i. To boast; to brag; to bluster; to rant.
47158	rodomontadist	[.] RODOMONT'ADIST,
47159	rodomontador	[.] RODOMONTA'DOR, n. A blustering boaster; one that brags or vaunts.
47160	roe	[.] ROE,
47161	roe-stone	[.] RO'E-STONE, n. Called also oolite, which see.
47162	roebuck	[.] ROEBUCK, n. [.] 1. A species of deer, the Cervus capreolus, with erect cylindrical branched horns, forked at the summit. This is one of the smallest of the cervine genus, but of elegant shape and remarkably nimble. It prefers a mountainous country, and herds in ...
47163	rogation	[.] ROGA'TION, n. [L. rogatio; rogo, to ask.] [.] 1. Litany; supplication. [.] He perfecteth the rogations or litanies before in use. [.] 2. In Roman jurisprudence, the demand by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people.
47164	rogation-week	[.] ROGA'TION-WEEK, n. The second week before Whitsunday, thus called from the three fasts observed therein; viz, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, called rogation-days, because of the extraordinary prayers then made for the fruits of the earth, or as a preparation for ...
47165	rogue	[.] ROGUE, n. rog. [Gr., Eng. rogue, by transposition of letters. The word arga, in the laws of the Longobards, denotes a cuckold.] [.] 1. In law, a vagrant; a sturdy beggar; a vagabond. Persons of this character were, by the ancient laws of England, to be punished ...
47166	roguery	[.] ROGUERY, n. [.] 1. The life of a vagrant. [Not little used.] [.] 2. Knavish tricks; cheating; fraud; dishonest practices. [.] Tis no scandal grown, for debt and roguery to quit the town. [.] 3. Waggery; arch tricks; mischievousness.
47167	rogueship	[.] ROGUESHIP, n. The qualities or personage of a rogue.
47168	roguish	[.] ROGUISH, a. [.] 1. Vagrant; vagabond. [Nearly obsolete.] [.] 2. Knavish; fraudulent; dishonest. [This is the present sense of the word.] [.] 3. Waggish; wanton; slightly mischievous.
47169	roguishly	[.] ROGUISHLY, adv. Like a rogue; knavishly; wantonly.
47170	roguishness	[.] ROGUISHNESS, n. [.] 1. The qualities of a rogue; knavery; mischievousness. [.] 2. Archness; sly cunning; as the roguishness of a look.
47171	roguy	[.] ROGUY, a. Knavish; wanton. [Not in use.]
47172	roil	[.] ROIL, v.t. [.] 1. To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment; as, to roil wine, cider or other liquor in casks or bottles. [.] 2. To excite some degree of anger; to disturb the passion of resentment. [These senses are in common use in New England, ...
47173	roiled	[.] ROIL'ED, pp. Rendered turbid or foul by disturbing the lees or sediment; angered slightly; disturbed in mind by an offense.
47174	roiling	[.] ROIL'ING, ppr. Rendering turbid; or exciting the passion of anger. [.] [Note. This word is as legitimate as any in the language.]
47175	roint	[.] ROINT, [See Aroynt.]
47176	roist	[.] ROIST,
47177	roister	[.] ROIST'ER, v.i. [.] To bluster; to swagger; to bully; to be bold, noisy, vaunting or turbulent. [Not in use.] [.] ROIST'ER,
47178	roisterer	[.] ROIST'ERER, n. A bold, blustering, turbulent fellow. [Not in use.]
47179	rokambole	[.] ROK'AMBOLE, n. A sort of wild garlic, the Allisum scorodoprasum, growing naturally in Denmark and Sweden. It has a heart-shaped root at the side of the stalk.
47180	roky	[.] RO'KY, a. [See Reek.] Misty; foggy; cloudy. [Not in use.]
47181	roll	[.] ROLL, v.t. [It is usual to consider this word as formed by contraction from the Latin rotula, a little wheel, from rota.] [.] 1. To move by turning on the surface, or with a circular motion in which all parts of the surface are successively applied to a plane; as, ...
47182	rolled	[.] ROLLED, pp. Moved by turning; formed into a round or cylindrical body; leveled with a roller, as land.
47183	roller	[.] ROLLER, n. [.] 1. That which rolls; that which turns on its own axis; particularly, a cylinder of wood, stone or metal, used in husbandry and the arts. Rollers are of various kinds and used for various purposes. [.] 2. A bandage; a fillet; properly, a long and ...
47184	rolling	[.] ROLLING, ppr. Turning over; revolving; forming into a cylinder or round mass; leveling, as land. [.] ROLLING, n. The motion of a ship from side to side.
47185	rolling-pin	[.] ROLLING-PIN, n. A round piece of wood, tapering at each end, with which paste is molded and reduced to a proper thickness.
47186	rolling-press	[.] ROLLING-PRESS, n. An engine consisting of two cylinders, by which cloth is calendared, waved and tabbied; also an engine for taking impressions from copper plates; also, a like engine for drawing plates of metal, &c.
47187	rolly-pooly	[.] ROLLY-POOLY, n. [said to be roll and pool, or roll, ball and pool.] [.] A game in which a ball, rolling into a certain place, wins.
47188	romage	[.] ROMAGE, n. Bustle; tumultuous search. [See Rummage.]
47189	romal	[.] ROMAL, n. romaul'. A species of silk handkerchief.
47190	roman	[.] RO'MAN, a. [L. Romanus, from Roma, the principal city of the Romans in Italy. Rome is the oriental name Ramah, elevated, that is, a hill; for fortresses and towns were often placed on hills for security; Heb. to be high, to raise.] [.] 1. Pertaining to Rome, or to ...
47191	romance	[.] ROMANCE, n. romans', ro'mans. [.] 1. A fabulous relation or story of adventures and incidents, designed for the entertainment of readers; a tale of extraordinary adventures, fictitious and often extravagant, usually a tale of love or war, subjects interesting the ...
47192	romancer	[.] ROMAN'CER,
47193	romancing	[.] ROMAN'CING,
47194	romancy	[.] ROMAN'CY, a. Romantic. [Not proper.]
47195	romanism	[.] RO'MANISM, n. The tenets of the church of Rome.
47196	romanist	[.] RO'MANIST, n. An adherent to the papal religion; a Roman catholic.
47197	romanize	[.] RO'MANIZE, v.t. [.] 1. To latinize; to fill with Latin words or modes of speech. [.] 2. To convert to the Roman catholic religion, or to papistical opinions. [.] RO'MANIZE, v.i. To conform to Romish opinions, customs or modes of speech.
47198	romanized	[.] RO'MANIZED, pp. Latinized.
47199	romansh	[.] ROMANSH', n. The language of the Grisons in Switzerland, a corruption of the Latin.
47200	romantic	[.] ROMAN'TIC, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to romance, or resembling it; wild; fanciful; extravagant; as a romantic taste; romantic notions; romantic expectations; romantic zeal. [.] 2. Improbably or chimerical; fictitious; as a romantic tale. [.] 3. Fanciful; wild; ...
47201	romantically	[.] ROMAN'TICALLY, adv. Wildly; extravagantly.
47202	romanticness	[.] ROMAN'TICNESS, n. [.] 1. Wildness; extravagance; fancifulness. [.] 2. Wildness of scenery.
47203	romanzovite	[.] ROMAN'ZOVITE, n. A recently discovered mineral of the garnet kind, of a brown or brownish yellow color; named from count Romanzoff.
47204	romepenny	[.] ROMEPENNY,
47205	romescot	[.] ROMESCOT, n. A tax of a penny on a house, formerly paid by the people of England to the church of Rome.
47206	romish	[.] RO'MISH, a. [from Rome.] Belonging or relating to Rome, or to the religion professed by the people of Rome and of the western empire, of which Rome was the metropolis; catholic; popish; as the Romish church; the Romish religion, ritual or ceremonies.
47207	romist	[.] RO'MIST, n. A papist.
47208	romp	[.] ROMP, n. [a different spelling of ramp. See Ramp and Romance.] [.] 1. A rude girl who indulges in boisterous play. [.] 2. Rude play or frolic. [.] Romp loving miss is haul'd about in gallantry robust. [.] ROMP, v.i. To play rudely and boisterously; to ...
47209	rompee	[.] ROMPEE', n. [L. rumpo, to break.] In heraldry, an ordinary that is broken, or a chevron, a bend or the like, whose upper points are cut off.
47210	romping	[.] ROMP'ING, ppr. Playing rudely; as a noun, rude boisterous play.
47211	rompish	[.] ROMP'ISH, a. Given to rude play; inclined to romp.
47212	rompishness	[.] ROMP'ISHNESS, n. Disposition to rude boisterous play; or the practice of romping.
47213	rompu	[.] ROM'PU,
47214	rondeau	[.] RONDEAU,'DO, n. [.] 1. A kind of poetry, commonly consisting of thirteen verses, of which eight have one rhyme, and five another. It is divided into three couplets, and at the end of the second and third, the beginning of the rondeau is repeated in an equivocal ...
47215	rondle	[.] RON'DLE, n. [from round.] A round mass. [Not in use.]
47216	rondure	[.] RON'DURE, n. A round; a circle. [Not in use.]
47217	rong	[.] RONG, the old pret. and pp. of ring, now rung.
47218	ronion	[.] RONION, n. run'yon. A fat bulky woman. [Not in use.]
47219	ront	[.] RONT, n. An animal stinted in its growth. [Now written and pronounced runt.]
47220	rood	[.] ROOD, n. [a different orthography of rod, which see.] [.] 1. The fourth part of an acre, or forty square rods. [See Acre.] [.] 2. A pole; a measure of five yards; a rod or perch. [Not used in America, and probably local in England.] [.] ROOD, n. The cross; ...
47221	roodloft	[.] ROOD'LOFT, n. A loft or gallery in a church on which relics and images were set to view.
47222	roof	[.] ROOF, n. [.] 1. The cover or upper part of a house or other building, consisting of rafters covered with boards, shingles or tiles, with a side or sides sloping from the ridge, for the purpose of carrying off the water that falls in rain or snow. In Asia, the roofs ...
47223	roofed	[.] ROOF'ED, pp. Furnished or covered with a roof or arch.
47224	roofing	[.] ROOF'ING, ppr. Covering with a roof. [.] ROOF'ING, n. The materials of which a roof is composed; or materials for a roof.
47225	roofless	[.] ROOF'LESS, a. [.] 1. Having no roof; as a roofless house. [.] 2. Having no house or home; unsheltered.
47226	roofy	[.] ROOF'Y, a. Having roofs.
47227	rook	[.] ROOK, n. [L. graculus; probably from its voice. See Crow and Croak.] [.] 1. A fowl of the genus Corvus, the fowl mentioned by Virgil under this name. This fowl resembles the crow, but differs from it in not feeding on carrion, but on insects and grain. In crows ...
47228	rookery	[.] ROOK'ERY, n. [.] 1. A nursery of rooks. [.] 2. In low language, a brothel.
47229	rooky	[.] ROOK'Y, a. Inhabited by rooks; as the rooky wood.
47230	room	[.] ROOM, n. [.] 1. Space; compass; extent of place, great or small. Let the words occupy as little room as possible. [.] 2. Space or place unoccupied. [.] Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. Luke 14. [.] 3. Place for reception or ...
47231	roomage	[.] ROOM'AGE, n. [from room.] Space; place. [Not used.]
47232	roomful	[.] ROOM'FUL, a. Abounding with rooms.
47233	roominess	[.] ROOM'INESS, n. Space; spaciousness; large extent of space. [.] Roomth, space, and roomthy, spacious, are ill formed words and not used in the United States.
47234	roomy	[.] ROOM'Y, a. Spacious; wide; large; having ample room; as a roomy mansion; a roomy deck.
47235	roost	[.] ROOST, n. [.] The pole or other support on which fowls rest at night. [.] He clapp'd his wings upon his roost. [.] At roost, in a state for rest and sleep. [.] ROOST, v.i. [.] 1. To sit, rest or sleep, as fowls on a pole, tree or other thing at night. [.] 2. ...
47236	roosting	[.] ROOST'ING, ppr. Sitting for rest and sleep at night.
47237	root	[.] ROOT, n. [L. radix. A root is a shoot, and only a different application of rod, L. radius.] [.] 1. That part of a plant which enters and fixes itself in the earth, and serves to support the plant in an erect position, while by means of its fibrils it imbibes nutriment ...
47238	rooted	[.] ROOT'ED, pp. Having its roots planted or fixed in the earth; hence, fixed; deep; radical; as rooted sorrow; rooted aversion; rooted prejudices.
47239	rootedly	[.] ROOT'EDLY, adv. Deeply; from the heart.
47240	rooter	[.] ROOT'ER, n. One that roots; or one that tears up by the roots.
47241	rooting	[.] ROOT'ING, ppr. Striking or taking root; turning up with the snout.
47242	rootlet	[.] ROOT'LET, n. A radicle; the fibrous part of a root.
47243	rooty	[.] ROOT'Y, a. Full of roots; as rooty ground.
47244	ropalic	[.] ROPAL'IC, a. [Gr. a club.] Club-formed; increasing or selling towards the end.
47245	rope	[.] ROPE, n. [.] 1. A large string or line composed of several strands twisted together. It differs from cord, line and string, only in its size; being the name given to all sorts of cordage above an inch in circumference. Indeed the smaller ropes, when used for ...
47246	rope-band	[.] RO'PE-BAND, [See Robbin.]
47247	rope-bands	[.] ROPE-BANDS, n. [rope and bands.] Short flat plaited pieces of rope with an eye in one end, used in pairs to tie the upper edges of square sails to their yards.
47248	rope-dancer	[.] RO'PE-DANCER, n. [rope and dancer.] [.] One that walks on a rope suspended.
47249	rope-ladder	[.] RO'PE-LADDER, n. A ladder made of ropes.
47250	rope-maker	[.] RO'PE-MAKER, n. One whose occupation is to make ropes or cordage. [I do not know that roper is ever used.]
47251	rope-making	[.] RO'PE-MAKING, n. The art or business of manufacturing ropes or cordage.
47252	rope-trick	[.] RO'PE-TRICK, n. A trick that deserves the halter.
47253	rope-walk	[.] RO'PE-WALK, n. A long covered walk, or a long building over smooth ground, where ropes are manufactured.
47254	rope-yarn	[.] RO'PE-YARN, n. Yarn for ropes, consisting of a single thread. The threads are twisted into strands, and the strands into ropes.
47255	ropery	[.] RO'PERY, n. [.] 1. A place where ropes are made. [Not used in the United States.] [.] 2. A trick that deserves the halter.
47256	ropiness	[.] RO'PINESS, n. [from ropy.] Stringiness, or aptness to draw out in a string or thread without breaking, as of glutinous substances; viscosity; adhesiveness.
47257	ropy	[.] RO'PY, a. [from rope.] Stringy; adhesive; that may be drawn into a thread; as a glutinous substance; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as ropy wine; ropy lees.
47258	roquelaur	[.] ROQ'UELAUR, n. A cloak for men.
47259	roral	[.] RO'RAL, a. [L. roralis, from ros, dew.] [.] Pertaining to dew or consisting of dew; dewy.
47260	roration	[.] RORA'TION, n. [L. roratio.] A falling of dew. [Not used.]
47261	rorid	[.] RO'RID, a. [L. roridus.] Dewy.
47262	roriferous	[.] RORIF'EROUS, a. [L. ros, dew, and fero, to produce.] Generating or producing dew.
47263	rorifluent	[.] RORIF'LUENT, a. [L. ros, dew, and fluo, to flow.] Flowing with dew. [Not used.]
47264	rosaceous	[.] ROSA'CEOUS, a s as z. [L. rosaceus. See Rose.] [.] Rose-like; composed of several petals, arranged in a circular form; as a rosaceous corol.
47265	rosary	[.] RO'SARY, n. s as z. [L. rosarium. See Rose.] [.] 1. A bed of roses, or place where roses grow. [.] 2. A chaplet. [.] 3. A string of beads used by Roman catholics, on which they count their prayers.
47266	rosasic	[.] ROSAS'IC, a. The rosasic acid is obtained from the urine of persons affected with intermitting and nervous fevers.
47267	roscid	[.] ROS'CID, a. [L. roscidus, from ros, dew.] [.] Dewy; containing dew, or consisting of dew. [Not used.]
47268	rose	[.] ROSE, n. s as z. [L., Gr. from the root of red, ruddy. See Red.] [.] 1. A plant and flower of the genus Rosa, of many species and varieties, as the wild canine or dog-rose, the white rose, the red rose, the cinnamon rose, the eglantine or sweet briar, &c. There ...
47269	rose-gall	[.] RO'SE-GALL, n. An excrescence on the dog-rose.
47270	rose-mallow	[.] ROSE-MALLOW, n. A plant of the genus Alcea, larger than the common mallow.
47271	rose-noble	[.] RO'SE-NOBLE, n. A ancient English gold coin, stamped with the figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward III and current at 6s. 8d. or according to Johnson, at 16 shillings.
47272	rose-quartz	[.] RO'SE-QUARTZ, n. A subspecies of quartz, rose red or milk white.
47273	rose-root	[.] RO'SE-ROOT, n. A plant of the genus Rhodiola.
47274	rose-water	[.] RO'SE-WATER, n. Water tinctured with roses by distillation.
47275	rose-wood	[.] RO'SE-WOOD, n. A plant or tree of the genus Aspalathus, growing in warm climates, from which is obtained the oleum rhodii, an agreeable perfume, used in scenting pomatum and liniments.
47276	roseal	[.] RO'SEAL, a. [L. roseus.] Like a rose in smell or color.
47277	roseate	[.] RO'SEATE, a. [.] 1. Rosy; full of roses; as roseate bowers. [.] 2. Blooming; of a rose color; as roseate beauty.
47278	rosebay	[.] RO'SEBAY, n. A plant, the Nerium oleander. The dwarf rosebay is the rhododendron.
47279	rosed	[.] RO'SED, A crimsoned; flushed.
47280	rosemary	[.] RO'SEMARY, n. [L. rosmarinus, sea-rose; rosa and marinus.] [.] A verticillate plant of the genus Rosmarinus, growing naturally in the southern part of France, Spain and Italy. It has a fragrant smell and a warm pungent bitterish taste.
47281	roset	[.] RO'SET, n. A red color used by painters.
47282	rosicrucian	[.] ROSICRU'CIAN, n. [L. ros, dew, and crux, cross; dew, the most powerful dissolvent of gold, according to these fanatics, and cross, the emblem of light.] [.] The Rosicrucians were a sect or cabal of hermetical philosophers, or rather fanatics, who sprung up in Germany ...
47283	rosier	[.] ROSIER, n ro'zhur. A rose bush. [Not in use.]
47284	rosin	...
47285	rosiness	[.] RO'SINESS, n. s as z. The quality of being rosy, or of resembling the color of the rose.
47286	rosiny	[.] ROS'INY, a. Like rosin, or partaking of its qualities.
47287	rosland	[.] ROS'LAND, n. [.] Heathy land; land full of ling; moorish or watery land.
47288	rospo	[.] ROS'PO, n. A fish of Mexico, perfectly round, without scales, and good for food.
47289	ross	[.] ROSS, n. The rough scaly matter on the surface of the bark of certain trees.
47290	rossel	[.] ROSS'EL, n. Light land. [Not used in America.]
47291	rosselly	[.] ROSS'ELLY, a. Loose; light. [Not in use.]
47292	rosset	[.] ROS'SET, n. The large ternate bat.
47293	rossignol	[.] ROS'SIGNOL, n. The nightingale.
47294	rostel	[.] ROS'TEL, n. [L. rostellum, dim of rostrum, a beak.] [.] In botany, the descending plane part of the coracle or heart, in the first vegetation of a seed.
47295	roster	[.] ROS'TER, n. In military affairs, a plan or table by which the duty of officers is regulated. [.] In Massachusetts, a list of the officers of a division, brigade, regiment or battalion, containing under several heads their names, rank, the corps to which they belong, ...
47296	rostral	[.] ROS'TRAL, a. [from L. rostrum, beak.] [.] 1. Resembling the beak of a ship. [.] 2. Pertaining to the beak.
47297	rostrate	[.] ROS'TRATE,
47298	rostrated	[.] ROS'TRATED, a. [L. rostratus.] [.] 1. In botany, beaked; having a process resembling the beak of a bird. [.] 2. Furnished or adorned with beaks; as rostrated galleys.
47299	rostrum	[.] ROS'TRUM, n. [L.] [.] 1. The beak or bill of a bird. [.] 2. The beak or head of a ship. [.] 3. In ancient Rome, a scaffold or elevated place in the forum, where orations, pleadings funeral harangues, &c., were delivered. [.] 4. The pipe which conveys the ...
47300	rosy	[.] RO'SY, a. [from rose.] [.] 1. Resembling a rose in color or qualities; blooming; red; blushing; charming. [.] While blooming youth and gay delight sit on thy rosy check contest. [.] The rosy morn resigns her light. [.] 2. Made in the form of a rose.
47301	rot	[.] ROT, v.i. [.] To lose the natural cohesion and organization of parts, as animal and vegetable substances; to be decomposed and resolved into its original component parts by the natural process, or the gradual operation of heat and air; to putrefy. [.] ROT, v.t. ...
47302	rota	[.] RO'TA, n. [L. rota. See Rotary.] [.] 1. An ecclesiastical court of Rome, composed of twelve prelates, of whom one must be a German, another a Frenchman, and two Spaniards; the other eight are Italians. This is one of the most august tribunals in Rome, taking cognizance ...
47303	rotalite	[.] RO'TALITE, n. A genus of fossil shells.
47304	rotary	[.] RO'TARY, a. [L. rota, a wheel. L. curro.] [.] Turning, as a wheel on its axis; as rotary motion.
47305	rotate	[.] RO'TATE, a. In botany, wheel-shaped; monopetalous, spreading flat, without any tube, or expanding into a flat border, with scarcely any tube; as a rotate corol.
47306	rotated	[.] RO'TATED, a. [L. rotatus.] Turned round, as a wheel.
47307	rotation	[.] ROTA'TION, n. [L. rotatio, from roto, to turn; rota, a wheel.] [.] 1. The act of turning, as a wheel or solid body on its axis, as distinguished from the progressive motion of a body revolving round another body or a distant point. Thus the daily turning of the ...
47308	rotative	[.] RO'TATIVE, a. Turning, as a wheel; rotary. [Little used.]
47309	rotato-plane	[.] ROTA'TO-PLANE, a. In botany, wheel-shaped and flat, without a tube; as a rotato-plane corol.
47310	rotator	[.] ROTA'TOR, n. [L.] That which gives a circular or rolling motion; a muscle producing a rolling motion.
47311	rotatory	[.] RO'TATORY, a. [from rotator.] [.] 1. Turning on an axis, as a wheel; rotary. [.] 2. Going in a circle; following in succession; as rotatory assemblies. [.] [This word is often used, probably by mistake, for rotary. It may be regularly formed from rotator, ...
47312	rote	[.] ROTE, n. A kind of violin or harp. Obs. [.] ROTE, n. [L. rota, a wheel.] [.] Properly, a round of words; frequent repetition of words or sounds, without attending to the signification, or to principles and rules; a practice that impresses words in the memory ...
47313	rother-beasts	[.] ROTH'ER-BEASTS, n. [.] Cattle of the bovine genus; called in England black cattle. [Not used in America.]
47314	rother-nails	[.] ROTH'ER-NAILS, n. [corrupted from rudder-nails.] [.] Among shipwrights, nails with very full heads, used for fastening the rudder irons of ships.
47315	rothoffite	[.] ROTH'OFFITE, n. A variety of grenate, brown or black, found in Sweden. It has a resemblance to melanite, another variety, but differs from it in having a small portion of alumin.
47316	rotoco	[.] RO'TOCO, n. An eastern weight of 5 pounds.
47317	rotten	[.] ROTTEN, a. rot'n. [.] 1. Putrid; carious; decomposed by the natural process of decay; as a rotten plank. [.] 2. Not firm or trusty; unsound; defective in principle; treacherous; deceitful. [.] 3. Defective in substance; not sound or hard. [.] 4. Fetid; ill ...
47318	rotten-stone	[.] ROT'TEN-STONE, n. A soft stone or mineral, called also Tripoli, terra Tripolitana, from the country from which it was formerly brought. It is used in all sorts of finer grinding and polishing in the arts, and for cleaning furniture of metallic substances. The rotten-stone ...
47319	rottenness	[.] ROT'TENNESS, n. State of being decayed or putrid; cariousness; putrefaction; unsoundness.
47320	rotund	[.] ROTUND', a. [L. rotundus, probably formed on rota, a wheel, as jocundus on jocus.] [.] 1. Round; circular; spherical. [.] 2. In botany, circumscribed by one unbroken curve, or without angles; as a rotund leaf.
47321	rotundifolious	[.] ROTUNDIFO'LIOUS, a. [L. rotundus, round, and folium, a leaf.] Having round leaves.
47322	rotundity	[.] ROTUND'ITY, n. Roundness; sphericity; circularity; as the rotundity of a globe.
47323	rotundo	[.] ROTUND'O, n. A round building; any building that is round both on the outside and inside. The most celebrated edifice of this kind is the Pantheon at Rome.
47324	roucou	[.] ROUCOU, n. roo'coo. A substance used in dyeing; the same as anotta.
47325	rouge	[.] ROUGE, n. roozh. Red paint; a substance used for painting the cheeks. [.] ROUGE, vi. [supra.] To paint the face, or rather the cheeks. [.] ROUGE, v.t. [supra.] To paint, or tinge with red paint.
47326	rough	[.] ROUGH, a. [L. raucus. Eng. rye, that is rough. L. ruga, a wrinkle. Gr. to snore. L. ruga, a wrinkle, a ridge. See Ridge. The primary sense is to stretch or strain; but applied to roughness or wrinkling, it is to draw or contract, a straining together.] [.] 1. ...
47327	rough-cast	[.] ROUGH-CAST, v.t. ruf'-cast. [rough and cast.] [.] 1. To form in its first rudiments, without revision, correction and polish. [.] 2. To mold without nicety or elegance, or to form with asperities. [.] 3. To cover with a mixture of plaster and shells or pebbles; ...
47328	rough-draught	[.] ROUGH-DRAUGHT, n. ruf'-draft. A draught in its rudiments; a draught not perfected; a sketch.
47329	rough-draw	[.] ROUGH-DRAW, v.t. ruf'-draw. To draw or delineate coarsely.
47330	rough-drawn	[.] ROUGH-DRAWN, pp. ruf'-drawn. Coarsely drawn.
47331	rough-footed	[.] ROUGH-FOOTED, a. ruf'-footed. Feather-footed; as a rough-footed dove.
47332	rough-hew	[.] ROUGH-HEW, v.t. ruf'-hew. [rough and hew.] [.] 1. To hew coarsely without smoothing; as, to rough-hew timber. [.] 2. To give the first form or shape to a thing. [.] There's a divinity that shapes our ends, rough-hew them how we will.
47333	rough-hewn	[.] ROUGH-HEWN, pp. or a ruf'-hewn. [.] 1. Hewn coarsely without smoothing. [.] 2. Rugged; unpolished; of coarse manners; rude. [.] A rough-hewn seaman. [.] 3. Unpolished; not nicely finished.
47334	rough-shod	[.] ROUGH-SHOD, a. ruf'-shod. Shod with shoes armed with points; as a rough-shod horse. [This word is not generally used in America. In New England, instead of rough-shod, calked is used.]
47335	rough-work	[.] ROUGH-WORK, v.t. ruf'-work. [rough and work.] [.] To work over coarsely, without regard to nicety, smoothness or finish.
47336	rough-wrought	[.] ROUGH-WROUGHT, a. ruf'-raut. Wrought or done coarsely.
47337	roughen	[.] ROUGHEN, v.t ruf'n. [from rough.] To make rough. [.] ROUGHEN, v.i. ruf'n. To grow or become rough.
47338	roughings	[.] ROUGHINGS, n. ruf'ings. Grass after mowing or reaping. [Local.]
47339	roughly	[.] ROUGHLY, adv. ruf'ly. [.] 1. With uneven surface; with asperities on the surface. [.] 2. Harshly; uncivilly; rudely; as, to be treated roughly. [.] 3. Severely; without tenderness; as, to blame too roughly. [.] 4. Austerely to the taste. [.] 5. Boisterously; ...
47340	roughness	[.] ROUGHNESS, n. ruf'ness. [.] 1. Unevenness of surface, occasioned by small prominences; asperity of surface; as the roughness of a board, of a floor, or of a rock. [.] 2. Austereness to the taste; as the roughness of sloes. [.] 3. Taste of astringency. [.] 4. ...
47341	rought	[.] ROUGHT, for raught; pret. of reach. Obs.
47342	rouleau	[.] ROULEAU, n. roolo'. A little roll; a roll of guineas in paper.
47343	roun	[.] ROUN, v.i. To whisper. Obs. [.] ROUN, v.t. To address in a whisper. Obs.
47344	rounce	[.] ROUNCE, n. rouns'. The handle of a printing press.
47345	rounceval	[.] ROUN'CEVAL, n. A variety of pea, so called.
47346	round	[.] ROUND, a. [.] 1. Cylindrical; circular; spherical or globular. Round is applicable to a cylinder as well as to a globe or sphere. We say, the barrel of a musket is round; a ball is round; a circle is round. [.] 2. Full; large; as a round sum or price.
47347	roundabout	[.] ROUND'ABOUT, a. [round and about.] [.] 1. Indirect; going round; loose. [.] Paraphrase is a roundabout way of translating. [.] 2. Ample; extensive; as roundabout sense. [.] 3. Encircling; encompassing. [.] [In any sense, this word is inelegant.] [.] [.] ROUND'ABOUT, ...
47348	roundel	[.] ROUND'EL,
47349	roundelay	[.] ROUND'ELAY,
47350	rounder	[.] ROUND'ER, n. [See Rondure.] Circumference; inclosure. [Not in use.]
47351	roundhead	[.] ROUND'HEAD, n. [round and head.] A name formerly given to a puritan, from the practice which prevailed among the puritans of cropping the hair round.
47352	roundheaded	[.] ROUND'HEADED, a. Having a round head or top.
47353	roundhouse	[.] ROUND'HOUSE, n. [.] 1. A constable's prison; the prison to secure persons taken up by the night-watch, till they can be examined by a magistrate. [.] 2. In a ship of war, a certain necessary near the head, for the use of particular officers. [.] 3. In large ...
47354	rounding	[.] ROUND'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Making round or circular. [.] 2. Making full, flowing and smooth. [.] ROUND'ING, a. Round or roundish; nearly round. [.] ROUND'ING, n. Among seamen, old ropes wound about the part of the cable which lies in the hawse, or athwart ...
47355	roundish	[.] ROUND'ISH, a. Somewhat round; nearly round; as a roundish seed; a roundish figure.
47356	roundishness	[.] ROUND'ISHNESS, n. The state of being roundish.
47357	roundlet	[.] ROUND'LET, n. A little circle.
47358	roundly	[.] ROUND'LY, adv. [.] 1. In a round form or manner. [.] 2. Openly; boldly; without reserve; peremptorily. [.] He affirms every thing roundly. [.] 3. Plainly; fully. He gives them roundly to understand that their duty is submission. [.] 4. Briskly; with speed. [.] When ...
47359	roundness	[.] ROUND'NESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of being round, circular, spherical, globular or cylindrical; circularity; sphericity; cylindrical form; rotundity; as the roundness of the globe, of the orb of the sun, of a ball, of a bowl, &c. [.] 2. Fullness; smoothness of ...
47360	roundo	[.] ROUND'O, n. [.] 1. A sort of ancient poem, consisting of thirteen verses, of which eight are in one kind of rhyme and five in another. It is divided into couplets; at the end of the second and third of which, the beginning of the poem is repeated, and that, if possible, ...
47361	roundridge	[.] ROUND'RIDGE, v.t. [round and ridge.] In tillage, to form round ridges by plowing.
47362	roundrobin	[.] ROUND'ROBIN, n. [.] A written petition, memorial or remonstrance signed by names in a ring or circle.
47363	rounds	[.] ROUNDS, n. plu. [.] 1. [See Round, n. No. 5.] [.] 2. Round-top. [See Top.]
47364	rouse	[.] ROUSE, v.t. rouz. [This word, written also arouse, seems to belong to the family of raise or rush. See Raise.] [.] 1. To wake from sleep or repose. Gen. 49. [.] 2. To excite to thought or action from a state of idleness, languor, stupidity or inattention. [.] 3. ...
47365	roused	[.] ROUS'ED, pp. Awakened from sleep; excited to thought or action.
47366	rouser	[.] ROUS'ER, n. One that rouses or excites.
47367	rousing	[.] ROUS'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Awaking from sleep; exciting; calling into action. [.] 2. a. Having power to awaken or excite. [.] 3. Great; violent; as a rousing fire. [Vulgar.]
47368	rout	[.] ROUT, n. [.] 1. A rabble; a clamorous multitude; a tumultuous crowd; as a rout of people assembled. [.] The endless routs of wretched thralls. [.] 2. In law, a rout is where three persons or more meet to do an unlawful act upon a common quarrel, as forcibly ...
47369	routine	[.] ROUTINE, n. rootee'n. [L. rota, a wheel.] [.] 1. A round of business, amusements or pleasure, daily or frequently pursued; particularly, a course of business or official duties, regularly or frequently returning. [.] 2. Any regular habit or practice not accommodated ...
47370	rove	[.] ROVE, v.i. [L. rapio.] [.] To wander; to ramble; to range; to go, move or pass without certain direction in any manner, by walking, riding, flying or otherwise. [.] For who has power to walk, has power to rove. [.] ROVE, v.t. To wander over; as roving a field; ...
47371	rover	[.] RO'VER, n. [.] 1. A wanderer; one who rambles about. [.] 2. A fickle or inconstant person. [.] 3. A robber or pirate; a freebooter. [So corsair is from L. cursus, curro, to run. [.] At rovers, without any particular aim; at random; as shooting at rovers. [.] [I ...
47372	roving	[.] RO'VING, ppr. Rambling; wandering; passing a cord through an eye.
47373	row	[.] ROW, n. [.] A series of persons or things arranged in a continued line; a line; a rank; a file; as a row of trees; a row of gems or pearls; a row of houses or columns. [.] Where the bright Seraphim in burning row. [.] ROW, v.t. [Gr. to row, an oar. If the ...
47374	row-lock	[.] ROW-LOCK, n. That part of a boat's gunwale on which the oar rests in rowing.
47375	row-port	[.] ROW-PORT, n. A little square hole in the side of small vessels of war, near the surface of the water, for the use of an oar for rowing in a calm.
47376	rowable	[.] ROWABLE, a. Capable of being rowed or rowed upon. [Not in use.]
47377	rowed	[.] ROWED, pp. Driven by oars.
47378	rowel	[.] ROW'EL, n. [L. rota.] [.] 1. The little wheel of a spur, formed with sharp points. [.] 2. Among farriers, a roll of hair or silk, used as an issue on horses, answering to a seton in surgery. [.] 3. A little flat ring or wheel of plate or iron on horses' bits. [.] ROW'EL, ...
47379	rowen	[.] ROW'EN, n. [Heb. to be green, to thrive.] [.] Rowen is a field kept up till after Michaelmas, that the corn left on the ground may sprout into green. [.] Turn your cows that give milk into your rowens, till snow comes. [.] In New England, the second growth of ...
47380	rower	[.] ROWER, n. One that rows or manages an oar in rowing.
47381	rowing	[.] ROWING, ppr. Impelling, as a boat by oars.
47382	rowley-ragg	[.] ROWLEY-RAGG, [See Ragg.]
47383	royal	[.] ROY'AL, a. [L. regalis, from rex, king. See Reck and Right.] [.] 1. Kingly; pertaining to a king; regal; as royal power or prerogative; a royal garden; royal domains; the royal family. [.] 2. Becoming a king; magnificent; as royal state. [.] 3. Noble; illustrious. [.] How ...
47384	royalism	[.] ROY'ALISM, n. Attachment to the principles or cause of royalty, or to a royal government.
47385	royalist	[.] ROY'ALIST, n. An adherent to a king, or one attached to a kingly government. [.] Where Candish fought, the royalist prevail'd.
47386	royalize	[.] ROY'ALIZE, v.t. To make royal.
47387	royally	[.] ROY'ALLY, adv. In a kingly manner; like a king; as becomes a king. [.] His body shall be royally interr'd.
47388	royalty	[.] ROY'ALTY, n. [.] 1. Kingship; the character, state or office of a king. [.] Royalty by birth was the sweetest way of majesty. [.] 2. Royalties, plu. emblems of royalty; regalia. [.] 3. Rights of a king; prerogatives.
47389	royne	[.] ROYNE, v.t. To bite; to gnaw. [Not in use.]
47390	roynish	[.] ROYN'ISH, a. [.] Mean; paltry; as the roynish clown. [Not in use.]
47391	roytelet	[.] ROY'TELET, n. A little king. [Not in use.]
47392	roytish	[.] ROY'TISH, a. Wild; irregular. [Not in use.]
47393	rub	[.] RUB, v.t. [L. probrum, exprobro; Gr. to rub. We have the elements of the word in scrape, scrub, L. scribo, Gr.] [.] 1. To move something along the surface of a body with pressure; as, to rub the face or arms with the hand; to rub the body with flannel. Vessels ...
47394	rubbage	[.] RUBBAGE,
47395	rubber	[.] RUB'BER, n. [.] 1. One that rubs. [.] 2. The instrument or thing used in rubbing or cleaning. [.] 3. A coarse file, or the rough part of it. [.] 4. A whetstone; a rubstone. [.] 5. The gaming, two games out of three; or the game that decides the contest; ...
47396	rubbidge	[.] RUBBIDGE,
47397	rubbish	[.] RUB'BISH, n. [from rub; properly, that which is rubbed off; but not now used in this limited sense.] [.] 1. Fragments of buildings; broken or imperfect pieces of any structure; ruins. [.] He saw the towns one half in rubbish lie. [.] 2. Waste or rejected matter; ...
47398	rubble	[.] RUBBLE, for rubbish, vulgar and not used.
47399	rubble-stone	[.] RUB'BLE-STONE, n. A stone, so called from its being rubbed and worn by water; graywacke.
47400	rubefacient	[.] RU'BEFACIENT, a. [L. rubefacio, infra.] Making red. [.] RU'BEFACIENT, n. In medicine, a substance or external application which excites redness of the skin.
47401	rubellite	[.] RU'BELLITE, n. [from L. rubeus, red.] A silicious mineral of a red color of various shades; the red shorl; siberite. It occurs in accumulated groups of a middle or large size, with straight tubular-like stria. In a red heat, it becomes snow-white and seems to phosphoresce. [.] Rubellite ...
47402	rubescent	[.] RUBES'CENT, a. [L. rubescens, rubesco, from rubeo, to redden or to be red.] [.] Growing or becoming red; tending to a red color.
47403	rubican	[.] RU'BICAN, a. [L. rubeo, to be red.] [.] Rubican color of a horse, is a bay, sorrel or black, with a light gray or white upon the flanks, but the gray or white not predominant there.
47404	rubicel	[.] RU'BICEL, n. [L. rubeo, to be red.] A gem or mineral, a variety of ruby of a reddish color, from Brazil.
47405	rubicund	[.] RU'BICUND, a. [L. rubicundus.] Inclining to redness.
47406	rubied	[.] RU'BIED, a. Red as a ruby; as a rubied lip; rubied nectar.
47407	rubific	[.] RUBIF'IC, a. [L. ruber and facio.] Making red; as rubific rays.
47408	rubification	[.] RUBIFICA'TION, n. The act of making red.
47409	rubiform	[.] RU'BIFORM, n. [L. ruber, red, and form.] Having the form of red; as, the rubiform rays of the sun are least refrangible.
47410	rubify	[.] RU'BIFY, v.t. [L. ruber, red and facio, to make.] To make red. [Little used.]
47411	rubious	[.] RU'BIOUS, a. [L. rubeus.] Red; ruddy. [Not in use.]
47412	ruble	[.] RU'BLE, n. roo'bl. [.] A silver coin of Russia, of the value of about fifty seven cents, or two shillings and seven pence sterling; in Russia, a hundred kopecks; originally, the fourth part of a grivna or pound, which was cut into four equal parts.
47413	rubric	[.] RU'BRIC, n. [L. rubrica; rubeo, to be red.] [.] 1. In the canon law, a title or article in certain ancient law books; so called because written in red letters. [.] 2. Directions printed in prayer books. [.] The rubric and the rules relating to the liturgy are ...
47414	rubrical	[.] RU'BRICAL, a. Red. [.] RU'BRICAL, a. Placed in rubrics.
47415	rubricate	[.] RU'BRICATE, v.t. [L. rubricatus.] To mark or distinguish with red. [.] RU'BRICATE, a. Marked with red.
47416	ruby	[.] RU'BY, n. [L. rubeo, to be red.] [.] 1. A precious stone; a mineral of a carmine red color, sometimes verging to violet, or intermediate between carmine and hyacinth red; but its parts vary in color, and hence it is called sapphire ruby or orange red, and by some ...
47417	ruck	[.] RUCK, v.t. [l. rugo, to wrinkle, to fold; ruga, a fold.] [.] 1. To cower; to bend and set close. [Not in use.] [.] 2. To wrinkle; as, to ruck up cloth or a garment. [.] [In this sense, the word is still used by the common people of New England.] [.] RUCK, ...
47418	ructation	[.] RUCTA'TION, n. [L. ructo, to belch.] The act of belching wind from the stomach.
47419	rud	[.] RUD, to make red, used by Spenser, is a different spelling of red. Obs. [See Ruddy.] [.] RUD, n. [See Red and Ruddy.] [.] 1. Redness; blush; also, red ocher. [.] 2. The fish rudd.
47420	rudd	[.] RUDD, n. [probably from red, ruddy.] A fish of the genus Cyprinus, with a deep body like the bream, but thicker, a prominent back, and small head. The back is of an olive color; the sides and belly yellow, marked with red; the ventral and anal fins and tail of a ...
47421	rudder	[.] RUD'DER, n. [See Row. The oar was the first rudder used by man, and is still the instrument of steering certain boats.] [.] 1. In navigation, the instrument by which a ship is steered; that part of the helm which consists of a piece of timber, broad at the bottom, ...
47422	ruddiness	[.] RUD'DINESS, n. [from ruddy.] The state of being ruddy; redness, or rather a lively flesh color; that degree of redness which characterizes high health; applied chiefly to the complexion or color of the human skin; as the ruddiness of the cheeks or lips.
47423	ruddle	[.] RUD'DLE, n. [.] The name of a species of chalk or red earth, colored by iron.
47424	ruddle-man	[.] RUD'DLE-MAN, n. One who digs ruddle.
47425	ruddoc	[.] RUD'DOC, n. [.] A bird; otherwise called red-breast.
47426	ruddock	[.] RUD'DOCK, n. [from red, ruddy, which see.] A bird, the red-breast.
47427	ruddy	[.] RUD'DY, a. [.] 1. Of a red color; of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in high health. Thus we say, reddy cheeks, ruddy lips, a reddy face or skin, a ruddy youth; and in poetic language, ruddy fruit. But the word is chiefly applied to the human ...
47428	rude	[.] RUDE, a. [L. rudis. The sense is probably rough, broken, and this word may be allied to raw and crude.] [.] 1. rough; uneven; rugged; unformed by art; as rude workmanship, that is, roughly finished; rude and unpolished stones. [.] 2. Rough; of coarse manners; ...
47429	rudely	[.] RU'DELY, adv. [.] 1. With roughness; as a mountain rudely formed. [.] 2. Violently; fiercely; tumultuously. The door was rudely assaulted. [.] 3. In a rude or uncivil manner; as, to be rudely accosted. [.] 4. Without exactness or nicety; coarsely; as work ...
47430	rudeness	[.] RU'DENESS, n. [.] 1. A rough broken state; unevenness; wildness; as the rudeness of a mountain, country or landscape. [.] 2. Coarseness of manners; incivility; rusticity; vulgarity. [.] And kings the rudeness of their joy must bear. [.] 3. Ignorance; unskillfulness. [.] What ...
47431	rudenture	[.] RU'DENTURE, n. [L. rudens, a rope.] [.] In architecture, the figure of a rope or staff, plain or carved, with which the flutings of columns are sometimes filled.
47432	ruderary	[.] RU'DERARY, a. [Low L. ruderarius; from the root of rudis, and indicating the primary sense of rude to be broken.] Belonging to rubbish. [Not used.]
47433	ruderation	[.] RUDERA'TION, n. [L. ruderatio, from rudero, to pave with broken stones.] [.] The act of paving with pebbles or little stones. [Not used.]
47434	rudesby	[.] RU'DESBY, n. An uncivil turbulent fellow. [Not in use.]
47435	rudiment	[.] RU'DIMENT, n. [L. rudimentum. If connected with erudio, it denotes what is taught. But the real origin is not obvious.] [.] 1. A first principle or element; that which is to be first learnt; as the rudiments of learning or science. Articulate sounds are the ...
47436	rudimental	[.] RUDIMENT'AL, a. Initial; pertaining to rudiments, or consisting in first principles; as rudimental essays.
47437	rue	[.] RUE, v.t. ru. [L. rudo, to roar, to bray.] [.] To lament; to regret; to grieve for; as, to rue the commission of a crime; to rue the day. [.] Thy will chose freely what it now so justly rues. [.] RUE, v.i. To have compassion. [Not in use.] [.] RUE, ...
47438	rueful	[.] RUEFUL, a ru'ful. [rue and full.] [.] 1. Woeful; mournful; sorrowful; to be lamented. [.] Spur them to rueful work. [.] 2. Expressing sorrow. [.] He sigh'd and cast a rueful eye.
47439	ruefully	[.] RU'EFULLY, adv. Mournfully; sorrowfully.
47440	ruefulness	[.] RU'EFULNESS, n. Sorrowfulness; mournfulness.
47441	rueing	[.] RU'EING, n. Lamentation.
47442	ruelle	[.] RUELLE, n. ruel'. [.] A circle; a private circle or assembly at a private house. [Not in use.]
47443	rufescent	[.] RUFES'CENT, a. [L. rufesco, to grow red.] Reddish; tinged with red.
47444	ruff	[.] RUFF, n. [.] 1. A piece of plaited linen worn by females around the neck. [.] 2. Something puckered or plaited. [.] 3. A small fish, a species of Perca. [.] 4. A bird of the genus Tringa, with a tuft of feathers around the neck of the male, whence the name. ...
47445	ruffian	[.] RUF'FIAN, n. [.] A boisterous, brutal fellow; a fellow ready for any desperate crime; a robber; a cut-throat; a murderer. [.] RUF'FIAN, a. Brutal; savagely boisterous; as ruffian rage. [.] RUF'FIAN, v.i. To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.
47446	ruffian-like	[.] RUF'FIAN-LIKE, a. Like a ruffian; bold in crimes; violent; licentious.
47447	ruffing	[.] RUF'FING, ppr. Beating a roll of the drum.
47448	ruffle	[.] RUF'FLE, v.t. [.] 1. Properly, to wrinkle; to draw or contract into wrinkles, open plaits or folds. [.] 2. To disorder by disturbing a smooth surface; to make uneven by agitation; as, to ruffle the sea or a lake. [.] She smooth'd the ruffl'd seas. [.] 3. ...
47449	ruffled	[.] RUF'FLED, pp. Disturbed; agitated; furnished with ruffles.
47450	ruffler	[.] RUF'FLER, n. A bully; a swaggerer. [Not in use.]
47451	ruffling	[.] RUF'FLING, ppr. Disturbing; agitating; furnishing with ruffles. [.] RUF'FLING, n. Commotion; disturbance; agitation. [.] RUF'FLING,
47452	rufous	[.] RU'FOUS, a. [L. rufus, rubeo.] [.] Reddish; of a reddish color, or rather of a yellowish red.
47453	rufter-hood	[.] RUF'TER-HOOD, n. In falconry, a hood to be worn by a hawk when she is first drawn.
47454	rug	[.] RUG, n. [This belongs to the great family of rough, L. ruga, raucus.] [.] 1. A coarse nappy woolen cloth used for a bed cover, and in modern times particularly, for covering the carpet before a fire-place. This name was formerly given to a coarse kind of frieze ...
47455	rugged	[.] RUG'GED, a. [from the root of rug, rough, which see.] [.] 1. Rough; full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points or crags, or otherwise uneven; as a rugged mountain; a rugged road. [.] 2. Uneven; not neat or regular. [.] His well ...
47456	ruggedly	[.] RUG'GEDLY, adv. In a rough or rugged manner.
47457	ruggedness	[.] RUG'GEDNESS, n. [.] 1. The quality or state of being rugged; roughness; asperity of surface; as the ruggedness of land or of roads. [.] 2. Roughness of temper; harshness; surliness. [.] 3. Coarseness; rudeness of manners. [.] 4. Storminess; boisterousness; ...
47458	ruggowned	[.] RUG'GOWNED, a. Wearing a coarse gown or rug.
47459	rugin	[.] RUG'IN, n. A nappy cloth. [Not used.]
47460	rugine	[.] RU'GINE, n. A surgeon's rasp.
47461	rugose	[.] RU'GOSE,
47462	rugosity	[.] RUGOS'ITY, n. A state of being wrinkled. [Little used.]
47463	rugous	[.] RU'GOUS, a. [L. rugosus, from ruga, a wrinkle.] [.] 1. Wrinkled; full of wrinkles. [.] 2. In botany rugose leaf is when the veins are more contracted than the disk, so that the latter rises into little inequalities, as in sage, primrose, cowslip. &c.
47464	ruin	[.] RU'IN, n. [L. ruo, to fall, to rush down.] [.] 1. Destruction; fall; overthrow; defeat; that change of any thing which destroys it, or entirely defeats its object, or unfits it for use; as the ruin of a house; the ruin of a ship or an army; the ruin of a constitution ...
47465	ruinate	[.] RU'INATE, v.t. To demolish; to subvert; to destroy; to reduce to poverty. [This word is ill formed and happily is become obsolete.]
47466	ruination	[.] RUINA'TION, n. Subversion; overthrow; demolition. [Inelegant and obsolete.]
47467	ruined	[.] RU'INED, pp. Demolished; destroyed; subverted; reduced to poverty; undone.
47468	ruiner	[.] RU'INER, n. One that ruins or destroys.
47469	ruiniform	[.] RU'INIFORM a. [L. ruina and form.] Having the appearance of ruins, or the ruins of houses. Certain minerals are said to be ruiniform.
47470	ruining	[.] RU'INING, ppr. Demolishing; subverting; destroying; reducing to poverty; bringing to endless misery.
47471	ruinous	[.] RU'INOUS, a. [l. ruinosus.] [.] 1. Fallen to ruin; entirely decayed; demolished; dilapidated; as an edifice, bridge or wall in a ruinous state. [.] 2. Destructive; baneful; pernicious; bringing or tending to bring certain ruin. Who can describe the ruinous practice ...
47472	ruinously	[.] RU'INOUSLY, adv. In a ruinous manner; destructively.
47473	ruinousness	[.] RU'INOUSNESS, n. A ruinous state or quality.
47474	rule	[.] RULE, n. [L. regula, from rego, to govern, that is, to stretch, strain or make straight.] [.] 1. Government; sway; empire; control; supreme command or authority. [.] A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame. Prov. 17. [.] And his stern rule ...
47475	ruled	[.] RU'LED, pp. Governed; controlled; conducted; managed; established by decision.
47476	ruler	[.] RU'LER, n. [.] 1. One that governs, whether emperor, king, pope or governor; any one that exercises supreme power over others. [.] 2. One that makes or executes laws in a limited or free government. Thus legislators and magistrates are called rulers. [.] 3. ...
47477	ruling	[.] RU'LING, ppr. [.] 1. Governing; controlling the will and actions of intelligent beings, or the movements of other physical bodies. [.] 2. Marking by a ruler. [.] 3. Deciding; determining. [.] 4. a. Predominant; chief; controlling; as a ruling passion.
47478	ruly	[.] RU'LY, a. [from rule.] Orderly; easily restrained. [Not in use.] [See Unruly.]
47479	rum	[.] RUM, n. [.] 1. Spirit distilled from cane juice; or the scummings of the juice from the boiling house, or from the treacle or molasses which drains from sugar, or from dunder, the lees of former distillations. [.] In the United States, rum is distilled from molasses ...
47480	rumble	[.] RUM'BLE, v.i. [Heb., Gr., L. fremo.] [.] To make a low, heavy, continued sound; as thunder rumbles at a distance, but when near, its sound is sharp and rattling. A heavy carriage rumbles on the pavement.
47481	rumbler	[.] RUM'BLER, n. The person or thing that rumbles.
47482	rumbling	[.] RUM'BLING, ppr. Making a low, heavy continued sound; as rumbling thunder. A rumbling noise is a low, heavy, continued noise. [.] RUM'BLING, n. A low, heavy, continued sound. Jer. 47.
47483	rumbud	[.] RUM'BUD, n. A grog blossom; the popular name of a redness occasioned by the detestable practice of excessive drinking. rumbuds usually appear first on the nose, and gradually extend over the face.
47484	ruminant	[.] RU'MINANT, a. [L. rumino.] Chewing the cud; having the property of chewing again what has been swallowed; as ruminant animals. [.] RU'MINANT, n. An animal that chews the cud. Ruminants are four footed, hairy and viviparous.
47485	ruminate	[.] RU'MINATE, v.i. [L. rumino, from rumen, the cud.] [.] 1. To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed. Oxen, sheep, deer, goats, camels, hares and squirrels ruminate in fact; other animals, as moles, bees, crickets, beetles, crabs, ...
47486	ruminated	[.] RU'MINATED, pp. Chewed again; mused on.
47487	ruminating	[.] RU'MINATING, ppr. Chewing the cud; musing.
47488	rumination	[.] RUMINA'TION, n. [L. ruminatio.] [.] 1. The act of chewing the cud. [.] 2. The power or property of chewing the cud. [.] Rumination is given to animals, to enable them at once to lay up a great store of food, and afterwards to chew it. [.] 3. A musing or ...
47489	ruminator	[.] RU'MINATOR, n. One that ruminates or muses on any subject; one that pauses to deliberate and consider.
47490	rummage	[.] RUM'MAGE, n. A searching carefully by looking into every corner and by tumbling over things. [.] RUM'MAGE, v.t. [l. rimor.] [.] To search narrowly by looking into every corner and turning over or removing goods or other things. [.] Our greedy seamen rummage ...
47491	rummaged	[.] RUM'MAGED, pp. Searched in every corner.
47492	rummaging	[.] RUM'MAGING, ppr. Searching in every corner.
47493	rummer	[.] RUM'MER, n. [.] A glass or drinking cup. [Not in use.]
47494	rumor	[.] RU'MOR, n. [L.] [.] 1. Flying or popular report; a current story passing from one person to another without any known authority for the truth of it. [.] Rumor next and chance and tumult and confusion all embroil'd. [.] When ye shall hear of wars and rumors ...
47495	rumored	[.] RU'MORED, pp. Told among the people; reported.
47496	rumorer	[.] RU'MORER, n. A reporter; a teller of news.
47497	rumoring	[.] RU'MORING, ppr. Reporting; telling news.
47498	rump	[.] RUMP, n. [.] 1. The end of the back bone of an animal with the parts adjacent. Among the Jews, the rump was esteemed the most delicate part of the animal. [.] 2. The buttocks.
47499	rumple	[.] RUM'PLE, v.t. [.] To wrinkle; to make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; as, to rumple and apron or a cravat. [.] RUM'PLE, n. A fold or plait.
47500	rumpled	[.] RUM'PLED, pp. Formed into irregular wrinkles or folds.
47501	rumpless	[.] RUMP'LESS, a. Destitute of a tail; as a rumpless fowl.
47502	rumpling	[.] RUMP'LING, ppr. Making uneven.
47503	run	[.] RUN, v.i. pret. ran or run; pp. run. [.] 1. To move or pass in almost any manner, as on the feet or on wheels. Men and other animals run on their feet; carriages run on wheels, and wheels run on their axle-trees. [.] 2. To move or pass on the feet with celerity ...
47504	runagate	[.] RUN'AGATE, n. A fugitive; an apostate; a rebel; a vagabond.
47505	runaway	[.] RUN'AWAY, n. [run and away.] One that flies from danger or restraint; one that deserts lawful service; a fugitive.
47506	runcation	[.] RUNCA'TION, n. [L. runcatio.] A weeding. [Not in use.]
47507	runcinate	[.] RUN'CINATE, a. [L. runcina, a saw.] In botany, a runcinate leaf is a sort of pinnatifid leaf, with the lobes convex before and straight behind, like the teeth of a double saw, as in the dandelion. [.] Lion toothed; cut into several transverse acute segments, pointing ...
47508	rundle	[.] RUND'LE, n. [from round.] [.] 1. A round; a step of a ladder. [.] 2. Something put round an axis; a peritrochium; as a cylinder with a rundle about it.
47509	rundlet	[.] RUND'LET,
47510	rune	[.] RUNE, n. [See Runic.] The runic letter or character.
47511	runer	[.] RU'NER, n. A bard or learned man among the ancient Goths. [See Runic.]
47512	runes	[.] RU'NES, n. plu. Gothic poetry or rhymes.
47513	rung	[.] RUNG, pret. and pp. of ring. [.] RUNG, n. A floor timber in a ship, whence the end is called a rung-head; more properly a floor-head.
47514	runic	[.] RU'NIC, a. [.] An epithet applied to the language and letters of the ancient Goths.
47515	runlet	[.] RUN'LET, n. [from round.] A small barrel of no certain dimensions. It may contain from 3 to 20 gallons.
47516	runnel	[.] RUN'NEL, n. [from run.] A rivulet or small brook. [Not in use.]
47517	runner	[.] RUN'NER, n. [from run.] [.] 1. One that runs; that which runs. [.] 2. A racer. [.] 3. A messenger. [.] 4. A shooting sprig. [.] In every root there will be one runner, with little buds on it. [.] 5. One of the stones of a mill. [.] 6. A bird. [.] 7. ...
47518	runnet	[.] RUN'NET, n. [.] The concreted milk found in the stomachs of calves or other sucking quadrupeds. The same name is given to a liquor prepared by steeping the inner membrane of a calf's stomach in water, and to the membrane itself. This is used for coagulating milk, ...
47519	running	[.] RUN'NING, ppr. [.] 1. Moving or going with rapidity; flowing. [.] 2. a. Kept for the race; as a running horse. [.] 3. In succession; without any intervening day, year, &c.; as, to visit two days running; to sow land two years running. [.] 4. Discharging ...
47520	running-fight	[.] RUN'NING-FIGHT, n. A battle in which one party flees and the other pursues, but the party fleeing keeps up the contest.
47521	running-rigging	[.] RUNNING-RIG'GING, n. That part of a ship's rigging or ropes which passes through blocks, &c.; in distinction from standing-rigging.
47522	running-title	[.] RUNNING-TITLE, n. In printing, the title of a book that is continued from page to page on the upper margin.
47523	runnion	[.] RUN'NION, n. A paltry scurvy wretch.
47524	runt	[.] RUNT, n. [See Runnet.] [.] Any animal small below the natural or usual size of the species. [.] Of tame pigeons, are croppers, carriers and runts.
47525	rupee	[.] RUPEE', n. [.] A silver coin of the East Indies, of the value of 2s. 4d. or 2s. 6d. sterling; about 52 or 56 cents.
47526	ruption	[.] RUP'TION, n. [L. ruptio, rumpo, to break.] Breach; a break or bursting open.
47527	rupture	[.] RUP'TURE, n. [L. ruptus, rumpo, to break.] [.] 1. The act of breaking or bursting; the state of being broken or violently parted; as the rupture of the skin; the rupture of a vessel or fiber. [.] 2. Hernia; a preternatural protrusion of the contents of the abdomen. [.] 3. ...
47528	rupture-wort	[.] RUP'TURE-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Herniaria, and another of the genus Linum.
47529	ruptured	[.] RUP'TURED, pp. Broken; burst.
47530	rupturing	[.] RUP'TURING, ppr. Breaking; bursting.
47531	rural	[.] RU'RAL, a. [L. ruralis, from rus, the country.] [.] Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from a city or town; suiting the country, or resembling it; as rural scenes; a rural prospect; a rural situation; rural music.
47532	ruralist	[.] RU'RALIST, n. One that leads a rural life.
47533	rurally	[.] RU'RALLY, adv. As in the country.
47534	ruralness	[.] RU'RALNESS, n. The quality of being rural.
47535	ruricolist	[.] RURIC'OLIST, n. [L. ruricola; rus, the country, and colo, to inhabit.] [.] An inhabitant of the country. [Not in use.]
47536	rurigenous	[.] RURIG'ENOUS, a. [L. rus, the country, and gignor, to be born.] [.] Born in the country. [Not in use.]
47537	ruse	[.] RUSE, n. Artifice; trick; stratagem; wile; fraud; deceit. [Not English.]
47538	rush	[.] RUSH, n. [Heb. usually rendered sea-weed, and applied to the Arabic gulf, Deut. 1:1 Numbers 21:14. This correspondence deserves notice, as illustrating certain passages in the Scriptures.] [.] 1. A plant of the genus Juncus of many species. The pith of the rush ...
47539	rush-candle	[.] RUSH-CANDLE, n. A small blinking taper made by stripping a rush, except one small strip of the bark which holds the pith together, and dipping it in tallow.
47540	rush-light	[.] RUSH-LIGHT, n. [.] 1. The light of a rush-candle; a small feeble light. [.] 2. A rush-candle.
47541	rushed	[.] RUSH'ED, a. Abounding with rushes.
47542	rusher	[.] RUSH'ER, n. [.] 1. One who rushes forward. [.] 2. One who formerly strewed rushes on the floor at dances.
47543	rushiness	[.] RUSH'INESS, n. [from rushy.] The state of abounding with rushes.
47544	rushing	[.] RUSH'ING, ppr. Moving forward with impetuosity.
47545	rushy	[.] RUSH'Y, a. [.] 1. Abounding with rushes. [.] 2. Made of rushes. [.] My rushy couch and fugal fare.
47546	rusk	[.] RUSK, n. [.] 1. A kind of light cake. [.] 2. Hard bread for stores.
47547	rusma	[.] RUS'MA, n. A brown and light iron substance, with half as much quicklime steeped in water, of which the Turkish women make their psilothron to take off their hair.
47548	russ	[.] RUSS, a. roos. Pertaining to the Russ or Russians. [The native word is Russ. We have Russia from the south of Europe.] [.] RUSS, n. roos. The language of the Russ or Russians.
47549	russet	[.] RUS'SET, a. [L. russus. See Red and Ruddy.] [.] 1. Of a reddish brown color; as a russet mantle. [.] Our summer such a russet livery wears. [.] 2. Coarse; homespun; rustic. [.] RUS'SET, n. A country dress. [.] RUS'SET,
47550	russeting	[.] RUS'SETING, n. A kind of apple of a russet color and rough skin. [I have never known a pear so called in America, though it seems that in England pears have this name.]
47551	russian	[.] RUSSIAN, a roo'shan. Pertaining to Russia. [.] RUSSIAN, n. roo'shan. A native of Russia.
47552	rust	[.] RUST, n. [Gr. probably from its color, and allied to ruddy, red, as L. rubigo is from rubeo. See Ruddy.] [.] 1. The oxyd of a metal; a substance composed of oxygen combined with a metal, and forming a rough coat on its surface. All metals except gold are liable ...
47553	rusted	[.] RUST'ED, pp. Affected with rust.
47554	rustic	[.] RUST'IC,
47555	rustical	[.] RUST'ICAL, a. [L. rusticus, from rus, the country.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the country; rural; as the rustic gods of antiquity. [.] 2. Rude; unpolished; rough; awkward; as rustic manners or behavior. [.] 3. Coarse; plain; simple; as rustic entertainment; rustic ...
47556	rustically	[.] RUST'ICALLY, adv. Rudely; coarsely; without refinement or elegance.
47557	rusticalness	[.] RUST'ICALNESS, n. The quality of being rustical; rudeness; coarseness; want of refinement.
47558	rusticate	[.] RUST'ICATE, v.i. [L. rusticor, from rus.] To dwell or reside in the country. [.] RUST'ICATE, v.t. To compel to reside in the country; to banish from a town or college for a time.
47559	rusticated	[.] RUST'ICATED, pp. Compelled to reside in the country.
47560	rusticating	[.] RUST'ICATING, ppr. Compelling to reside in the country.
47561	rustication	[.] RUSTICA'TION, n. [.] 1. Residence in the country. [.] 2. In universities and colleges, the punishment of a student for some offense, by compelling him to leave the institution and reside for a time in the country.
47562	rusticity	[.] RUSTIC'ITY, n. [L. rusticitas.] [.] The qualities of a countryman; rustic manners; rudeness; coarseness; simplicity; artlessness.
47563	rustily	[.] RUST'ILY, adv. In a rusty state.
47564	rustiness	[.] RUST'INESS, n. [from rusty.] The state of being rusty.
47565	rusting	[.] RUST'ING, ppr. Contracting rust; causing to rust.
47566	rustle	[.] RUSTLE, v.i. rus'l. [.] To make a quick succession of small sounds, like the rubbing of silk cloth or dry leaves; as a rustling silk; rustling leaves or trees; rustling wings. [.] He is coming; I hear the straw rustle.
47567	rustling	[.] RUS'TLING, ppr. Making the sound of silk cloth when rubbed. [.] RUS'TLING, n. A quick succession of small sounds, as a brushing among dry leaves or straw.
47568	rusty	[.] RUST'Y, a. [.] 1. Covered or affected with rust; as a rusty knife or sword. [.] 2. Dull; impaired by inaction or neglect of use. [.] 3. Surly; morose. [.] 4. Covered with foul or extraneous matter.
47569	rut	[.] RUT, n. The copulation of deer. [.] RUT, v.i. To lust, as deer. [.] RUT, n. [L. rota, a wheel.] The track of a wheel.
47570	ruth	[.] RUTH, n. [from rue.] [.] 1. Mercy; pity; tenderness; sorrow for the misery of another Obs. [.] 2. Misery; sorrow. Obs.
47571	ruthenus	[.] RUTHENUS, n. A fish of the genus Accipenser.
47572	ruthful	[.] RUTHFUL, a. [.] 1. Rueful; woeful; sorrowful. Obs. [.] 2. Merciful. Obs.
47573	ruthfully	[.] RUTHFULLY, adv. [.] 1. Woefully; sadly. Obs. [.] 2. Sorrowfully; mournfully. Obs.
47574	ruthless	[.] RUTHLESS, a. Cruel; pitiless; barbarous; insensible to the miseries of others. [.] Their rage the hostile bands restrain, all but the ruthless monarch of the main.
47575	ruthlessly	[.] RUTHLESSLY, adv. Without pity; cruelly; barbarously.
47576	ruthlessness	[.] RUTHLESSNESS, n. Want of compassion; insensibility to the distresses of others.
47577	rutil	[.] RU'TIL,
47578	rutilant	[.] RU'TILANT, a. [L. rutilans, rutilo, to whine; perhaps from the root of red, ruddy.] [.] Shining.
47579	rutilate	[.] RU'TILATE, v.i. [L. rutilo.] To shine; to emit rays of light. [not used.]
47580	rutile	[.] RU'TILE, n. Sphene, an oxyd of titanium, of a dark red color, or of a light or brownish red. It occurs massive, disseminated, membranous, and in crystals.
47581	rutter	[.] RUT'TER, n. [See ride.] [.] A horseman or trooper. [Not in use.]
47582	rutterkin	[.] RUT'TERKIN, n. A word of contempt; an old crafty fox or beguiler. [Not in use.]
47583	ruttier	[.] RUT'TIER, n. Direction of the road or course at sea; an old traveler acquainted with roads; an old soldier. [Not in use.]
47584	ruttish	[.] RUT'TISH, a. [from rut.] Lustful; libidinous.
47585	ruttle	[.] RUT'TLE, for rattle, not much used.
47586	ryal	[.] RY'AL, n. A coin. [See Rial.]
47587	ryder	[.] RY'DER, n. A clause added to a bill in parliament. [See Rider and Ride.]
47588	rye	[.] RYE, n. [This word is the English rough.] [.] 1. An esculent grain of the genus Secale, of a quality inferior to wheat, but a species of grain easily cultivated, and constituting a large portion of bread stuff. [.] 2. A disease in a hawk.
47589	rye-grass	[.] RYE-GRASS, n. A species of strong grass, of the genus Hordeum.
47590	ryot	[.] RY'OT, n. In Hindoostan, a renter of land by a lease which is considered as perpetual, and at a rate fixed by ancient surveys and valuations.
47591	s	[.] S, the nineteenth letter of the English Alphabet, is a sibilant articulation, and numbered among the semi-vowels. It represents the hissing made by driving the breath between the end of the tongue and the roof of the mouth, just above the upper teeth. It has two uses; ...
47592	sabaoth	[.] SABAOTH, n. Armies; a word used, Rom. 9:29, James 5:4, the Lord of Sabaoth.
47593	sabbatarian	[.] SABBATARIAN, n. [from sabbath.] One who observes the seventh day of the week as the sabbath, instead of the first. A sect of baptists are called sabbatarians. They maintain that the Jewish sabbath has not been abrogated. [.] SABBATARIAN, a. Pertaining to those ...
47594	sabbath	[.] SABBATH, n. [.] 1. The day which God appointed to be observed by the Jews as a day of rest from all secular labor or employments, and to be kept holy and consecrated to his service and worship. This was originally the seventh day of the week, the day on which ...
47595	sabbath-breaker	[.] SABBATH-BREAKER, n. One who profanes the sabbath by violating the laws of God or man which enjoin the religious observance of that day.
47596	sabbath-breaking	[.] SABBATH-BREAKING, n. A profanation of the sabbath by violating the injunction of the fourth commandment, or the municipal laws of a state which require the observance of that day as holy time. All unnecessary secular labor, visiting, traveling, sports, amusements ...
47597	sabbathless	[.] SABBATHLESS, a. Without intermission of labor.
47598	sabbatic	[.] SABBATIC,
47599	sabbatical	[.] SABBATICAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to the sabbath. [.] 2. Resembling the sabbath; enjoying or bringing an intermission of labor. [.] Sabbatical year, in the Jewish economy, was every seventh year, in which the Israelites were commanded to suffer their fields ...
47600	sabbatism	[.] SABBATISM, n. Rest; intermission of labor.
47601	sabean	[.] SABEAN, [See Sabian.]
47602	sabeism	[.] SABEISM, N. The same as Sabianism.
47603	sabellian	[.] SABELLIAN, a. Pertaining to the heresy of Sabellius. [.] SABELLIAN, n. A follower of Sabellius, a philosopher of Egypt in the third century, who openly taught that there is one person only in the Godhead, and that the Word and Holy Spirit are only virtues, emanations ...
47604	sabellianism	[.] SABELLIANISM, n. The doctrines or tenets of Sabellius.
47605	saber	[.] SABER,
47606	sabian	[.] SABIAN,
47607	sabianism	[.] SABIANISM, n. That species of idolatry which consisted in worshiping the sun, moon and stars. This idolatry existed in the world, and was propagated by the inhabitants who migrated westward into Europe, and continued among our ancestors till they embraced the christian ...
47608	sabine	[.] SABINE, n. A plant; usually written savin, which see.
47609	sable	[.] SABLE, n. [.] 1. A small animal of the weasel kind, the mustela zibelina, found in the northern latitudes of America and Asia. It resembles the martin, but has a longer head and ears. Its hair is cinereous, but black at the tips. This animal burrows in the earth ...
47610	sabliere	[.] SAB'LIERE, n. [L. sabulum.] [.] 1. A sand pit. [Not much used.] [.] 2. In carpentry, a piece of timber as long, but not so thick as a beam.
47611	sabot	[.] SABOT, n. A wooden shoe. [Not English.]
47612	sabre	[.] SABRE, n. A sword or cimitar with a broad and heavy blade, thick at the back, and a little falcated or hooked at the point; a faulchion.
47613	sabulosity	[.] SABULOS'ITY, n. [from sabulous.] Sandiness; grittiness.
47614	sabulous	[.] SAB'ULOUS, a. [L. sabulosus, from sabulum, sand.] Sandy; gritty.
47615	sac	[.] SAC, n. [This is the English sake, which see.] [.] In English law, the privilege enjoyed by the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes and imposing fines.
47616	saccade	[.] SACCA'DE, n. A sudden violent check of a horse by drawing or twitching the reins on a sudden and with one pull; a correction used when the horse bears heavy on the hand. It should be used discretely.
47617	sacchariferous	[.] SACCHARIF'EROUS, a. [L. saccharum, sugar, and fero, to produce.] [.] Producing sugar; as sacchariferous canes. The maple is a sacchariferous tree.
47618	saccharine	[.] SAC'CHARINE, a. [L. saccharum, sugar.] [.] Pertaining to sugar; having the qualities of sugar; as a saccharine taste; the saccharine matter of the cane juice.
47619	saccholactic	[.] SACCHOLAC'TIC, a. [L. saccharum, sugar, and lac, milk.] [.] A term in the new chimistry, denoting an acid obtained from the sugar of milk; now called mucic acid.
47620	saccholate	[.] SAC'CHOLATE, n. In chimistry, a salt formed by the union of the saccholactic acid with a base.
47621	sacerdotal	[.] SACERDO'TAL, a. [L. sacerdotalis, from sacerdos, a priest. See Sacred.] [.] Pertaining to priests or the priesthood; priestly; as sacerdotal dignity; sacerdotal functions or garments; sacerdotal character.
47622	sachel	[.] SACH'EL, n. [L. sacculus, dim. of saccus.] [.] A small sack or bag; a bag in which lawyers and children carry papers and books.
47623	sachem	[.] SA'CHEM, n. In America, a chief among some of the native Indian tribes. [See Sagamore.]
47624	sack	[.] SACK, n. [L. saccus. Heb. See the verb to sack.] [.] 1. A bag, usually a large cloth bag, used for holding and conveying corn, small wares, wool, cotton, hops, and the like. Gen 42. [.] Sack of wool, in England, is 22 stone of 14lb. each, or 308 pounds. In ...
47625	sack-posset	[.] SACK-POS'SET, n. [sack and posset.] A posset made of sack, milk and some other ingredients.
47626	sackage	[.] SACK'AGE, n. The act of taking by storm and pillaging.
47627	sackbut	[.] SACK'BUT, n. [The last syllable is the L. buxus.] [.] A wind instrument of music; a kind of trumpet, so contrived that it can be lengthened or shortened according to the tone required.
47628	sackcloth	[.] SACK'CLOTH, n. [sack and cloth.] Cloth of which sacks are made; coarse cloth. This word is chiefly used in Scripture to denote a cloth or garment worn in mourning, distress or mortification. [.] Gird you with sackcloth and mourn before Abner. 2Sam. 3. [.] Esther ...
47629	sackclothed	[.] SACK'CLOTHED, a. Clothed in sackcloth.
47630	sacked	[.] SACK'ED, pp. Pillaged; stormed and plundered.
47631	sacker	[.] SACK'ER, n. One that takes a town or plunders it.
47632	sackful	[.] SACK'FUL, n. A full sack or bag.
47633	sacking	[.] SACK'ING, ppr. Taking by assault and plundering or pillaging. [.] SACK'ING, n. The act of taking by storm and pillaging. [.] SACK'ING, n. [.] 1. Cloth of which sacks or bags are made. [.] 2. The coarse cloth or canvas fastened to a bedstead for supporting ...
47634	sackless	[.] SACK'LESS, a. [.] Quiet; peaceable; not quarrelsome; harmless; innocent. [Local.]
47635	sacrament	[.] SAC'RAMENT, n. [L. sacramentum, an oath, from sacer, sacred.] [.] 1. Among ancient christian writers, a mystery. [Not in use.] [.] 2. An oath; a ceremony producing an obligation; but not used in this general sense. [.] 3. In present usage, an outward and ...
47636	sacramental	[.] SACRAMENT'AL, a. Constituting a sacrament or pertaining to it; as sacramental rites or elements. [.] SACRAMENT'AL, n. That which relates to a sacrament.
47637	sacramentally	[.] SACRAMENT'ALLY, adv. After the manner of a sacrament.
47638	sacramentarian	[.] SACRAMENTA'RIAN, n. One that differs from the Romish church in regard to the sacraments, or to the Lord's supper; a word applied by the catholics to protestants.
47639	sacramentary	[.] SACRAMENT'ARY, n. [.] 1. An ancient book of the Romish church, written by pope Gelasius, and revised, corrected and abridged by St. Gregory, in which were contained all the prayers and ceremonies practiced in the celebration of the sacraments. [.] 2. A sacramentarian; ...
47640	sacre	[.] SACRE. [See Saker.]
47641	sacred	[.] SA'CRED, a. [L. sacer, sacred, holy, cursed, damnable. We here see the connection between sacredness and secrecy. The sense is removed or separated from that which is common, vulgar, polluted, or open, public; and accursed is separated from society or the privileges ...
47642	sacredly	[.] SA'CREDLY, adv. [.] 1. Religiously; with due reverence as of something holy or consecrated to God; as, to observe the sabbath sacredly; the day is sacredly kept. [.] 2. Inviolably; strictly; as, to observe one's word sacredly; a secret to be sacredly kept.
47643	sacredness	[.] SA'CREDNESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being sacred, or consecrated to God, to his worship or to religious uses; holiness; sanctity; as the sacredness of the sanctuary or its worship; the sacredness of the sabbath; the sacredness of the clerical office. [.] 2. Inviolableness; ...
47644	sacrific	[.] SACRIF'IC,
47645	sacrificable	[.] SACRIF'ICABLE, a. Capable of being offered in sacrifice. [Ill formed, harsh and not used.]
47646	sacrifical	[.] SACRIF'ICAL, a. [L. sacrificus. See Sacrifice.] Employed in sacrifice.
47647	sacrificant	[.] SACRIF'ICANT, n. [L. sacrificans.] One that offers a sacrifice.
47648	sacrificator	[.] SACRIFICA'TOR, n. A sacrificer; one that offers a sacrifice. [Not used.]
47649	sacrificatory	[.] SACRIF'ICATORY, a. Offering sacrifice.
47650	sacrifice	[.] SAC'RIFICE, v.t. sac'rifize. [L. sacrifico; sacer, sacred, and facio, to make.] [.] 1. To offer to God in homage or worship, by killing and consuming, as victims on an altar; to immolate, either as an atonement for sin, or to procure favor, or to express thankfulness; ...
47651	sacrificed	[.] SAC'RIFICED, pp. Offered to God upon an altar; destroyed, surrendered, or suffered to be lost.
47652	sacrificer	[.] SAC'RIFICER, n. One that sacrifices or immolates.
47653	sacrificial	[.] SACRIFI'CIAL, a. Performing sacrifice; included in sacrifice; consisting in sacrifice.
47654	sacrilege	[.] SAC'RILEGE, n. [L. sacrilegium; sacer, sacred, and lego, to take or steal.] [.] The crime of violating or profaning sacred things; or the alienating to laymen or to common purposes what has been appropriated or consecrated to religious persons or uses. [.] And ...
47655	sacrilegious	[.] SACRILE'GIOUS, a. [L. sacrilegus.] [.] 1. Violating sacred things; polluted with the crime of sacrilege. [.] Above the reach of sacrilegious hands. [.] 2. Containing sacrilege; as a sacrilegious attempt or act.
47656	sacrilegiously	[.] SACRILE'GIOUSLY, adv. With sacrilege; in violation of sacred things; as sacrilegiously invading the property of a church.
47657	sacrilegiousness	[.] SACRILE'GIOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of being sacrilegious. [.] 2. Disposition to sacrilege.
47658	sacrilegist	[.] SAC'RILEGIST, n. One who is guilty of sacrilege.
47659	sacring	[.] SA'CRING, ppr. Consecrating. [Not in use.]
47660	sacring-bell	[.] SA'CRING-BELL, n. A bell rung before the host.
47661	sacrist	[.] SA'CRIST, n. A sacristan; a person retained in a cathedral to copy out music for the choir, and take care of the books.
47662	sacristan	[.] SAC'RISTAN, n. [L. sacer, sacred.] [.] An officer of the church who has the care of the utensils or movables of the church. It is now corrupted into sexton.
47663	sacristy	[.] SAC'RISTY, n. [L. sacer, sacred.] [.] An apartment in a church where the sacred utensils are kept; now called the vestry.
47664	sacrosanct	[.] SAC'ROSANCT, a. [L. sacrosanctus; sacer and sanctus, holy.] Sacred; inviolable. [Not in use.]
47665	sad	[.] SAD, a. [It is probable this word is from the root of set. I have not found the word is from the root of set. I have not found the word in the English sense, in any other language.] [.] 1. Sorrowful; affected with grief; cast down with affliction. [.] Th' angelic ...
47666	sadden	[.] SADDEN, v.t. sad'n. [.] 1. To make sad or sorrowful; also, to make melancholy or gloomy. [.] 2. To make dark colored. Obs. [.] 3. To make heavy, firm or cohesive. [.] Marl is binding, and saddening of land is the great prejudice it doth to clay lands. ...
47667	saddened	[.] SAD'DENED, pp. Made sad or gloomy.
47668	saddening	[.] SAD'DENING, ppr. Making sad or gloomy.
47669	saddle	[.] SADDLE, n. sad'l. [L. sedeo, sedile.] [.] 1. A seat to be placed on a horse's back for the rider to sit on. Saddles are variously made, as the common saddle and the hunting saddle, and for females the side-saddle. [.] 2. Among seamen, a cleat or block of wood ...
47670	saddle-backed	[.] SAD'DLE-BACKED, a. Having a low back and an elevated neck and head, as a horse.
47671	saddle-bow	[.] SAD'DLE-BOW, n. The bows of a saddle, or the pieces which form the front.
47672	saddle-maker	[.] SAD'DLE-MAKER,
47673	saddler	[.] SAD'DLER, n. One whose occupation is to make saddles.
47674	sadducean	[.] SADDUCE'AN, a. Pertaining to the Sadducees, a sect among the ancient Jews, who denied the resurrection, a future state, and the existence of angels. Acts 23.
47675	sadducism	[.] SAD'DUCISM, n. The tenets of the Sadducees.
47676	sadly	[.] SAD'LY, adv. [.] 1. Sorrowfully; mournfully. [.] He sadly suffers in their grief. [.] 2. In a calamitous or miserable manner. The misfortunes which others experience we may one day sadly feel. [.] 3. In a dark color. Obs.
47677	sadness	[.] SAD'NESS, n. [.] 1. Sorrowfulness; mournfulness; dejection of mind; as grief and sadness at the memory of sin. [.] 2. A melancholy look; gloom of countenance. [.] Dim sadness did not spare Celestial visages. [.] 3. Seriousness; sedate gravity. Let every ...
47678	safe	[.] SAFE, a. [L. salvus, from salus, safety, health.] [.] 1. Free from danger of any kind; as safe from enemies; safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from the malice of foes. [.] 2. Free from hurt, injury or damage; as, to walk safe over red hot plowshares. ...
47679	safe-conduct	[.] SAFE-CON'DUCT, n. [safe and conduct.] [.] That which gives a safe passage, either a convoy or guard to protect a person in an enemy's country or in a foreign country, or a writing, a pass or warrant of security given to a person by the sovereign of a country to enable ...
47680	safe-keeping	[.] SAFE-KEE'PING, n. [safe and keep.] The act of keeping or preserving in safety from injury or from escape.
47681	safeguard	[.] SA'FEGU'ARD, n. [safe and guard.] [.] 1. He or that which defends or protects; defense; protection. [.] The sword, the safeguard of thy brother's throne. [.] 2. A convoy or guard to protect a traveler. [.] 3. A passport; a warrant of security given by a ...
47682	safely	...
47683	safeness	[.] SA'FENESS, n. [.] 1. Freedom from danger; as the safeness of an experiment. [.] 2. The state of being safe, or of conferring safety; as the safeness of a bridge or of a beat.
47684	safety	[.] SA'FETY, n. [.] 1. Freedom from danger or hazard; as the safety of an electrical experiment; the safety of a voyage. [.] I was not in safety, nor had I rest. Job 3. [.] 2. Exemption from hurt, injury or loss. We crossed the Atlantic in safety.
47685	safety-valve	[.] SA'FETY-VALVE, n. A valve by means of which a boiler is preserved from bursting by the force of steam.
47686	safflow	[.] SAF'FLOW,
47687	safflower	[.] SAF'FLOWER, n. The plant, bastard saffron, of the genus Carthamus. [.] SAF'FLOWER, n. A deep red fecula separated from orange-colored flowers, particularly those of the Carthamustinctorius; called also Spanish red and China lake. [.] The dried flowers of the ...
47688	saffron	[.] SAF'FRON, n. [The radical sense is to fail, or to be hollow, or to be exhausted. [.] 1. A plant of the genus Crocus. The bastard saffron is of the genus Carthamus, and the meadow saffron of the genus Colchicum. [.] 2. In the materia medica, saffron is formed ...
47689	sag	[.] SAG, v.i. [a different spelling of swag, which see.] [.] 1. To yield; to give way; to lean or incline from an upright position, or to bend from a horizontal position. Our workmen say, a building sags to the north or south; or a beam sags by means of its weight. [.] 2. ...
47690	sagacious	[.] SAGA'CIOUS, a. [L. sagax, from sagus, wise, foreseeing; saga, a wise woman; sagio, to perceive readily. The latter signifies wise, prudent, sage, and an essay, which unites this word with seek, and L. sequor.] [.] 1. Quick of scent; as a sagacious hound; strictly ...
47691	sagaciously	[.] SAGA'CIOUSLY, adv. [.] 1. With quick scent. [.] 2. With quick discernment or penetration.
47692	sagaciousness	[.] SAGA'CIOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of being sagacious; quickness of scent. [.] 2. Quickness or acuteness of discernment.
47693	sagacity	[.] SAGAC'ITY, n. [L. sagacitas.] [.] 1. Quickness or acuteness of scent; applied to animals. [.] 2. Quickness or acuteness of discernment or penetration; readiness of apprehension; the faculty of readily discerning and distinguishing ideas, and of separating truth ...
47694	sagamore	[.] SAG'AMORE, n. Among some tribes of American Indians, a king or chief.
47695	sagapen	[.] SAG'APEN,
47696	sagapenum	[.] SAGAPE'NUM, n. In pharmacy, a gum-resin, brought from Persia and the East in granules or in masses. It is a compact substance, heavy, of a reddish color, with small whitish or yellowish specks. It is an attenuant, sperient and discutient.
47697	sagathy	[.] SAG'ATHY, n. A kind of serge; a slight woolen stuff.
47698	sage	[.] SAGE, n. A plant of the genius Salvia, of several species; as the officinalis, or common large sage, of several varieties; the tomentosa or balsamic sage; the auriculata, or sage of virtue; and the pomifera. [.] SAGE, a. [L. saga, sagus, sagio. See sagacious.] [.] 1. ...
47699	sagely	[.] SA'GELY, adv. Wisely; with just discernment and prudence.
47700	sagene	[.] SAGE'NE, n. A Russian measure of about seven English feet. [See Sajene.]
47701	sageness	[.] SA'GENESS, n. Wisdom; sagacity; prudence; gravity.
47702	sagenite	[.] SAG'ENITE, n. Acicular rutile.
47703	sagittal	[.] SAG'ITTAL, a. [L. sagittalis, from sagitta, an arrow; that which is thrown or driven, probably from the root of say and sing.] [.] Pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; as sagittal bars of yellow. [.] In anatomy, the sagittal suture is the suture which ...
47704	sagittarius	[.] SAGITTA'RIUS, n. [L. an archer.] One of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters November 22.
47705	sagittary	[.] SAG'ITTARY, n. [supra.] A centaur, an animal half man, half horse, armed with a bow and quiver.
47706	sagittate	[.] SAG'ITTATE, a. In botany, shaped like the head of an arrow; triangular, hollowed at the base, with angles at the hinder part; or with the hinder angles acute, divided by a sinus; applied to the leaf, stipula or anther.
47707	sago	[.] SA'GO, n. a dry mealy substance or granulated paste, imported from Java and the Philippine and Molucca isles. It is the pith or marrow of a species of palm tree, and much used in medicine as a restorative diet.
47708	sagoin	[.] SAGOIN', n. The Sagoins form a division of the genus Simia, including such of the monkeys of America as have hairy tails, not prehensile.
47709	sagy	[.] SA'GY, a. [from sage.] Full of sage; seasoned with sage.
47710	sahlite	[.] SAH'LITE, n. A mineral name from the mountain Sahla, in Westermania, where it was discovered. It is of a light greenish gray color, occurs massive, and composed of coarse granular concretion. It is called also malacolite; a subspecies or variety of augite.
47711	saic	[.] SAIC, n. a Turkish or Grecian vessel, very common in the Levant, a kind of ketch which has no top-gallant-sail, nor mizen-top-sail.
47712	said	[.] SAID, pret. and pp. of say; so written for sayed. [.] 1. Declared; uttered; reported. [.] 2. Aforesaid; before mentioned.
47713	sail	[.] SAIL, n. [L. sal, salt.] [.] 1. In navigation, a spread of canvas, or an assemblage of several breadths of canvas, [or some substitute for it,] sewed together with a double seam at the borders, and edged with a cord called the bolt-rope, to be extended on the masts ...
47714	sail-board	[.] SA'IL-BOARD, a. [See Broad.] Spreading like a sail.
47715	sail-borne	[.] SA'IL-BORNE, n. Borne or conveyed by sails.
47716	sail-loft	[.] SA'IL-LOFT, n. A loft or apartment where sails are cut out and made.
47717	sail-maker	[.] SA'IL-MAKER, n. [.] 1. One whose occupation is to make sails. [.] 2. An officer on board ships of war, whose business is to repair or alter sails.
47718	sail-making	[.] SA'IL-MAKING, n. The art or business of making sails.
47719	sail-yard	[.] SA'IL-YARD, n. The yard or spar on which sails are extended.
47720	sailable	[.] SA'ILABLE, a. Navigable; that may be passed by ships.
47721	sailed	[.] SA'ILED, pp. Passed in ships or other water craft.
47722	sailer	[.] SA'ILER, n. [.] 1. One that sails; a seaman; usually sailor. [.] 2. A ship or other vessel, with reference to her manner of sailing. Thus we say, a heavy sailer; a fast sailer; a prime sailer.
47723	sailing	[.] SA'ILING, ppr. Moving on water or in air; passing in a ship or other vessel. [.] SA'ILING, n. [.] 1. The act of moving on water; or the movement of a ship or vessel impelled or wafted along the surface of water by the action of wind on her sails. [.] 2. ...
47724	sailor	[.] SA'ILOR, n. [a more common spelling than sailer.] [.] A mariner; a seaman; one who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels, or one who understands the management of ships in navigation. The word however does not by itself express any particular ...
47725	saim	[.] SAIM, n. [L. sebum, contracted.] Lard. [Local.]
47726	sain	[.] SAIN, for sayen, pp. of say. Obs.
47727	sainfoin	[.] SA'INFOIN,
47728	saint	[.] SAINT, n. [L. sanctus.] [.] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue. It is particularly applied to the apostles and other holy persons mentioned in Scripture. A hypocrite may imitate a saint. Ps. 16. [.] 2. One of the ...
47729	saint-seeming	[.] SA'INT-SEEMING, a. Having the appearance of a saint.
47730	sainted	[.] SA'INTED, pp. [.] 1. Canonized; enrolled among the saints. [.] 2. a. Holy; pious; as, thy father was a most sainted king. [.] 3. Sacred; as the gods on sainted hills.
47731	saintess	[.] SA'INTESS, n. A female saint.
47732	saintfoin	[.] SA'INTFOIN, n. A plant cultivated for fodder, of the genus Hedysarum.
47733	saintlike	[.] SA'INTLIKE, a. [saint and like.] [.] 1. Resembling a saint; as a saintlike prince. [.] 2. Suiting a saint; becoming a saint. [.] Gloss'd over only with a saintlike show.
47734	saintly	[.] SA'INTLY, a. Like a saint; becoming a holy person; as wrongs with saintly patience borne.
47735	saintship	[.] SA'INTSHIP, n. The character or qualities of a saint.
47736	sajene	[.] SAJE'NE, n. [written also sagene. Tooke writes it sajene.] [.] A Russian measure of length, equal to seven feet English measure.
47737	sake	[.] SAKE, n. [Heb. to press or oppress. The primary sense is to strain, urge, press or drive forward, and this is from the same root as seek, essay and L. sequor, whence we have pursue and prosecute. We have analogous words in cause, thing, and the L. res.] [.] 1. ...
47738	saker	[.] SA'KER, n. [.] 1. A hawk; a species of falcon. [.] 2. A piece of artillery.
47739	sakeret	[.] SAK'ERET, n. The male of the sakerhawk.
47740	sal	[.] SAL, n. [See Salt.] Salt; a word much used in chimistry and pharmacy.
47741	sal-alembroth	[.] SAL-ALEMBROTH, n. A compound muriate of mercury and ammonia.
47742	salable	[.] SA'LABLE, a. [from sale.] That may be sold; that finds a ready market; being in good demand.
47743	salableness	[.] SA'LABLENESS, n. The state of being salable.
47744	salably	[.] SA'LABLY, adv. In a salable manner.
47745	salacious	[.] SALA'CIOUS, a. [L. salax, from the root of sal, salt; the primary sense of which is shooting, penetrating, pungent, coinciding probably with L. salio, to leap. Salacious then is highly excited, or prompt to leap.] Lustful; lecherous.
47746	salaciously	[.] SALA'CIOUSLY, adv. Lustfully; with eager animal appetite.
47747	salaciousness	[.] SALA'CIOUSNESS,
47748	salacity	[.] SALAC'ITY, n. Lust; lecherousness; strong propensity to venery.
47749	salad	[.] SAL'AD, n. [.] Raw herbs, usually dressed with salt, vinegar, oil or spices, and eaten for giving a relish to other food. [.] Leaves eaten raw, are termed salad.
47750	salading	[.] SAL'ADING, n. Vegetables for salads.
47751	salam	[.] SALAM', n. [Oriental, peace or safety.] A salutation or compliment of ceremony or respect. [Not in use.]
47752	salamander	[.] SAL'AMANDER, n. [L. Gr. salamandra.] An animal of the genus Lacerta or Lizard, one of the smaller species of the genus, not being more than six or seven inches in length. It has a short cylindrical tail, four toes on the four feet, and a naked body. The skin is ...
47753	salamandrine	[.] SALAMAN'DRINE, a. Pertaining to or resembling a salamander; enduring fire. [.] Sal ammoniac, muriate of ammonia. The native sal ammoniac is of two kinds, volcanic and conchoidal.
47754	salaried	[.] SAL'ARIED, a. Enjoying a salary.
47755	salary	[.] SAL'ARY, n. [L. salarium; said to be from sal, salt, which was part of the pay of Roman soldiers.] [.] The recompense or consideration stipulated to be paid to a person for services, usually a fixed sum to be paid by the year, as to governors, magistrates, settled ...
47756	sale	[.] SALE, n. [The primary sense of sell, is simply to deliver or cause to pass from one person to another.] [.] 1. The act of selling; the exchange of a commodity for money of equivalent value. The exchange of one commodity for another is barter or permutation, and ...
47757	salebrosity	[.] SALEBROS'ITY, n. [See Salebrous.] Roughness or ruggedness of a place or road.
47758	salebrous	[.] SAL'EBROUS, a. [L. salebrosus, from salebra, a rough place; probably allied to salio, to shoot out.] Rough; rugged; uneven. [Little used.]
47759	salep	[.] SAL'EP, n. [said to be a Turkish word; written also salop, saloop and saleb.] [.] In the materia medica, the dried root of a species of orchis; also, a preparation of this root to be used as food.
47760	salesman	[.] SA'LESMAN, n. [sale and man.] One that sells clothes ready made.
47761	salework	[.] SA'LEWORK, n. Work or things made for sale; hence, work carelessly done. This last sense is a satire on man.
47762	salic	[.] SAL'IC, a. [The origin of this word is not ascertained.] [.] The Salic law of France is a fundamental law, by virtue of which males only can inherit the throne.
47763	salient	[.] SA'LIENT, a. [L. saliens, salio, to leap.] [.] 1. Leaping; an epithet in heraldry applied to a lion or other beast, represented in a leaping posture, with his right foot in the dexter point, and his hinder left foot in the sinister base of the escutcheon, by which ...
47764	saliferous	[.] SALIF'EROUS, a. [L. sal, salt, and fero, to produce.] [.] Producing or bearing salt; as saliferous rock.
47765	salifiable	[.] SAL'IFIABLE, a. [from salify.] Capable of becoming a salt, or of combining with an acid to form a neutral salt. Salifiable bases are alkalies, earths and metallic oxyds.
47766	salification	[.] SALIFICA'TION, n. The act of salifying.
47767	salified	[.] SAL'IFIED, pp. Formed into a neutral salt by combination with an acid.
47768	salify	[.] SAL'IFY, v.t. [L. sal, salt, and facio, to make.] [.] To form into a neutral salt, by combining an acid with an alkali, earth or metal.
47769	salifying	[.] SAL'IFYING, ppr. Forming into a salt by combination with an acid.
47770	saligot	[.] SAL'IGOT, n. A plant, the water thistle.
47771	salination	[.] SALINA'TION, n. [L. sal, salt; salinator, a salt maker.] [.] The act of washing with salt water.
47772	saline	[.] SALI'NE,
47773	saliniferous	[.] SALINIF'EROUS, a. [L. sal, salinum, and fero, to produce.] Producing salt.
47774	saliniform	[.] SALIN'IFORM, a. [L. sal, salinum, and form.] Having the form of salt.
47775	salino-terrene	[.] SALINO-TERRENE, a. [L. sal, salinum, and terrenus, from terra, earth.] Denoting a compound of salt and earth.
47776	salinous	[.] SALI'NOUS, a. [L. sal, salt.] [.] 1. Consisting of salt or constituting salt; as saline particles; saline substances. [.] 2. Partaking of the qualities of salt; as a saline taste.
47777	salite	[.] SAL'ITE, v.t. [L. salio, from sal, salt.] To salt; to impregnate or season with salt. [Little used.]
47778	saliva	[.] SALI'VA,
47779	salival	[.] SAL'IVAL,
47780	salivary	[.] SAL'IVARY, a. [from saliva.] Pertaining to saliva; secreting or conveying saliva; as salivary glands; salivary ducts or canals.
47781	salivate	[.] SAL'IVATE, v.t. [from saliva.] [.] To excite an unusual secretion and discharge of saliva in a person, usually by mercury; to produce ptyalism in a person. Physicians salivate their patients in diseases of the glands, of the liver, in the venereal disease, in yellow ...
47782	salivated	[.] SAL'IVATED, pp. Having an increased secretion of saliva from medicine.
47783	salivating	[.] SAL'IVATING, ppr. Exciting increased secretion of saliva.
47784	salivation	[.] SALIVA'TION, n. The act or process of promoting ptyalism, or of producing an increased secretion of saliva, for the cure of disease.
47785	salive	[.] SAL'IVE, n. [L. saliva.] [.] The fluid which is secreted by the salivary glands, and which serves to moisten the mouth and tongue. It moistens our food also, and by being mixed with it in mastication, promotes digestion. When discharged from the mouth, it is called ...
47786	salivous	[.] SALI'VOUS, a. Pertaining to saliva; partaking of the nature of saliva.
47787	sallet	[.] SAL'LET, n. A head-piece or helmet. [.] SAL'LET,
47788	salleting	[.] SAL'LETING, n. [corrupted from salad. Not in use.]
47789	salliance	[.] SAL'LIANCE, n. [from sally.] An issuing forth. [Not in use.]
47790	sallow	[.] SAL'LOW, n. [L. salix.] A tree of the willow kind, or genus Salix. [.] SAL'LOW, a. [L. salix, the tree, supra.] [.] Having a yellowish color; of a pale sickly color, tinged with a dark yellow; as a sallow skin.
47791	sallowness	[.] SAL'LOWNESS, n. A yellowish color; paleness tinged with a dark yellow; as sallowness of complexion.
47792	sally	[.] SAL'LY, n. [See the Verb.] In a general sense, a spring; a darting or shooting. Hence, [.] 1. An issue or rushing of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers. [.] 2. A spring or darting of intellect, fancy or imagination; flight; sprightly exertion. ...
47793	sally-port	[.] SAL'LY-PORT, n. [.] 1. In fortification, a postern gate, or a passage under ground from the inner to the outer works, such as from the higher flank to the lower, or to the tenailles, or to the communication from the middle of the curtain to the ravelin. [.] 2. ...
47794	sallying	[.] SAL'LYING, ppr. Issuing or rushing out.
47795	salmagundi	[.] SALMAGUN'DI, n. [See salpicon.] [.] A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring with oil, vinegar, pepper and onions. [.] Salmiac, a contraction of sal ammoniac.
47796	salmon	[.] SALMON, n. sam'mon. [L. salmo.] [.] A fish of the genus Salmo, found in all the northern climates of America, Europe and Asia, ascending the rivers for spawning in spring, and penetrating to their head streams. It is a remarkably strong fish, and will even leap ...
47797	salmon-trout	[.] SALMON-TROUT, n. sam'mon-trout. A species of trout resembling the salmon in color.
47798	saloon	[.] SALOON', n. [See Hall.] [.] In architecture, a lofty spacious hall, vaulted at the top, and usually comprehending two stories with two ranges of windows. It is a magnificent room in the middle of a building, or at the head of a gallery, &c. It is a state room much ...
47799	saloop	[.] SALOOP,
47800	salop	[.] SALOP, [See Salep.]
47801	salpicon	[.] SAL'PICON, n. [.] Stuffing; farce; chopped meat or bread, &c. used to stuff legs of veal; called also salmagundi. [I believe not used.]
47802	salsamentarious	[.] SALSAMENTA'RIOUS, a. [L. salsamentarius.] Pertaining to salt things. [Not in use.]
47803	salsify	[.] SAL'SIFY, n. Goat's beard, a plant of the genus Tragopogon.
47804	salsoacid	[.] SALSOAC'ID, a. [L. salsus, salt, and acidus, acid.] [.] Having a taste compounded of saltness and acidness. [Little used.]
47805	salsuginous	[.] SALSU'GINOUS, a. [from L. salsugo, from sal, salt.] Saltish; somewhat salt.
47806	salt	[.] SALT, n. [Gr.; L. The radical sense is probably pungent, and if s is radical, the word belongs to the root of L. salio; but this is uncertain.] [.] 1. Common salt is the muriate of soda, a substance used for seasoning certain kinds of food, and for the preservation ...
47807	salt-work	[.] SALT'-WORK, n. A house or place where salt is made.
47808	saltant	[.] SALT'ANT, a. [L. saltans, from salto, to leap.] Leaping; jumping; dancing.
47809	saltation	[.] SALTA'TION, n. [L. saltatio, from salto, to leap.] [.] 1. A leaping or jumping. [.] 2. Beating or palpitation; as the saltation of the great artery.
47810	saltcat	[.] SALT'CAT, n. A lump or heap of salt, made at the salt-works, which attracts pigeons.
47811	salted	[.] SALT'ED, pp. Sprinkled, seasoned or impregnated with salt.
47812	salter	[.] SALT'ER, n. [.] 1. One who salts; one who gives or applies salt. [.] 2. One that sells salt.
47813	saltern	[.] SALT'ERN, n. A salt-work; a building in which salt is made by boiling or evaporation.
47814	saltier	[.] SALT'IER, n. [L. salto, to leap.] [.] In heraldry, one of the honorable ordinaries, in the form of St. Andrew's cross.
47815	saltinbanco	[.] SALT'INBANCO, n. A mountebank; a quack. [Not in use.]
47816	salting	[.] SALT'ING, ppr. Sprinkling, seasoning or impregnating with salt. [.] SALT'ING, n. The act of sprinkling or impregnating with salt.
47817	saltish	[.] SALT'ISH, a. Somewhat salt; tinctured or impregnated moderately with salt.
47818	saltishly	[.] SALT'ISHLY, adv. With a moderate degree of saltness.
47819	saltishness	[.] SALT'ISHNESS, n. A moderate degree of saltness.
47820	saltless	[.] SALT'LESS, a. Destitute of salt; insipid.
47821	saltly	[.] SALT'LY, adv. With taste of salt; in a salt manner.
47822	saltness	[.] SALT'NESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of being impregnated with salt; as the saltness of sea water or of provisions. [.] 2. Taste of salt.
47823	saltpeter	[.] SALTPE'TER,'TRE, n. [salt and Gr. stone.] A neutral salt formed by the nitric acid in combination with potash, and hence denominated nitrate of potash. It is found native in the East Indies, in Spain, in Naples and other places. It is also found on walls sheltered ...
47824	saltpetrous	[.] SALTPE'TROUS, a. Pertaining to saltpeter, or partaking of its qualities; impregnated with saltpeter.
47825	salts	[.] SALTS, n. The salt water of rivers entering from the ocean.
47826	salubrious	[.] SALU'BRIOUS, a. [L. saluber, salubris, from salus. See safe.] [.] Favorable to health; healthful; promoting health; as salubrious air or water; a salubrious climate.
47827	salubriously	[.] SALU'BRIOUSLY, adv. So as to promote health.
47828	salubrity	[.] SALU'BRITY, n. [L. salubritas.] Wholesomeness; healthfulness; favorableness to the preservation of health; as the salubrity of aid, of a country or climate.
47829	salutariness	[.] SAL'UTARINESS, n. [See Salutary.] [.] 1. Wholesomeness; the quality of contributing to health or safety. [.] 2. The quality of promoting good or prosperity
47830	salutary	[.] SAL'UTARY, a. [L. salutaris, from salus, health.] [.] 1. Wholesome; healthful; promoting health. Diet and exercise are salutary to men of sedentary habits. [.] 2. Promotive of public safety; contributing to some beneficial purpose. The strict discipline of ...
47831	salutation	[.] SALUTA'TION, n. [L. salutatio. See Salute.] [.] The act of saluting; a greeting; the act of paying respect or reverence by the customary words or actions; as in inquiring of persons their welfare, expressing to them kind wishes, bowing, &c. Luke 1. Mark 12. [.] In ...
47832	salute	[.] SALU'TE, v.t. [L. saluto; salus or salvus.] [.] 1. To greet; to hail; to address with expressions of kind wishes. [.] If ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? Matt 5. [.] 2. To please; to gratify. [Unusual.] [.] 3. To kiss. [.] 4. ...
47833	saluted	[.] SALU'TED, pp. Hailed; greeted.
47834	saluter	[.] SALU'TER, n. One who salutes.
47835	salutiferous	[.] SALUTIF'EROUS, a. [L. salutifer; salus, health, and fero, to bring.] Bringing health; healthy; as salutiferous air.
47836	salvability	[.] SALVABIL'ITY, n. [from salvable.] The possibility of being saved or admitted to everlasting life.
47837	salvable	[.] SALV'ABLE, a. [L. salvus, safe; salvo, to save.] [.] That may be saved, or received to everlasting happiness.
47838	salvage	[.] SALV'AGE, n. [L. salvus, salvo.] [.] In commerce, a reward or recompense allowed by law for the saving of a ship, or goods from loss at sea, either by shipwreck or other means, or by enemies or pirates. [.] SALV'AGE, for savage, not used. [See Savage.]
47839	salvation	[.] SALVA'TION, n. [L. salvo, to save.] [.] 1. The act of saving; preservation from destruction, danger or great calamity. [.] 2. Appropriately in theology, the redemption of man from the bondage of sin and liability to eternal death, and the conferring on him everlasting ...
47840	salvatory	[.] SALV'ATORY, n. A place where things are preserved; a repository.
47841	salve	[.] SALVE, n. sav. [L. salvus.] [.] 1. A glutinous composition or substance to be applied to wounds or sores; when spread on leather or cloth, it is called a plaster. [.] 2. Help; remedy. [.] SALVE, v.t. sav. [.] 1. To heal by applications or medicaments. ...
47842	salver	[.] SAL'VER, n. A piece of plate with a foot; or a plate on which any thing is presented.
47843	salvific	[.] SALVIF'IC, a. [L. salvus and facio.] Tending to save or secure safety. [A bad word and not used.]
47844	salvo	[.] SAL'VO, n. [from the L. salvo jure, an expression used in reserving rights.] An exception; a reservation; an excuse. [.] They admit many salvos, cautions and reservations.
47845	salvor	[.] SALV'OR, n. One who saves a ship or goods at sea.
47846	samaritan	[.] SAMAR'ITAN, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to Samaria, the principal city of the ten tribes of Israel, belonging to the tribe of Ephraim, and after the captivity of those tribes, repeopled by Cuthites from Assyria or Chaldea. [.] 2. Denoting the ancient characters and alphabet ...
47847	sambo	[.] SAM'BO, n. The offspring of a black person and a mulatto.
47848	same	[.] SAME, a. [L. simul, together. Gr. Shall we suppose then that s has passed into an aspirate in this word, as in salt, Gr. or has the Greek word lost s? The word same may be the L. idem or dem, dialectically varied. The primary sense is to set, to place, to put together.] [.] 1. ...
47849	sameness	[.] SA'MENESS, n. [.] 1. Identity; the state of being not different or other; as the sameness of an unchangeable being. [.] 2. Near resemblance; correspondence; similarity; as a sameness of manner; a sameness of sound; the sameness of objects in a landscape. [.] Samian ...
47850	samiel	[.] SA'MIEL,
47851	samite	[.] SAM'ITE, n. A species of silk stuff. Obs.
47852	samlet	[.] SAM'LET, n. A little salmon.
47853	samp	[.] SAMP, n. A species of food composed of maize broken or bruised, boiled and mixed with milk; a dish borrowed from the natives of America, but not much used.
47854	sampane	[.] SAMP'ANE, n. A kind of vessel used by the Chinese.
47855	samphire	[.] SAM'PHIRE, n. [said to be a corruption of Saint Pierre.] [.] A plant of the genus Crithmum. The golden samphire is of the genus Inula. [.] Samphire grows on rocks near the sea shore, where it is washed by the salt water. It is used for pickling.
47856	sample	[.] SAM'PLE, n. [L. exemplum.] [.] 1. A specimen; a part of any thing presented for inspection or intended to be shown, as evidence of the quality of the whole; as a sample of cloth or of wheat. Goods are often purchased in market by samples. [.] I design this as ...
47857	sampler	[.] SAM'PLER, n. [L. exemplar, supra.] A pattern of work; a specimen; particularly, a piece of needle work by young girls for improvement.
47858	samsons-post	[.] SAM'SON'S-POST, n. In ships, a notched post used instead of a ladder; also, a piece of timber that forms a return for a tackle fall.
47859	sanable	[.] SAN'ABLE, a. [L. sanabilis, from sano, to heal; sanus, sound. See Sound.] [.] That may be healed or cured; susceptible of remedy.
47860	sanation	[.] SANA'TION, n. [L. sanatio, from sano, to heal.] The act of healing or curing. [Not used.]
47861	sanative	[.] SAN'ATIVE, a. [L. sano, to heal.] Having the power to cure or heal; healing; tending to heal.
47862	sanativeness	[.] SAN'ATIVENESS, n. The power of healing.
47863	sanctificate	[.] SANC'TIFICATE, v.t. To sanctify. [Not in use.]
47864	sanctification	[.] SANCTIFICA'TION, n. [See Sanctify.] [.] 1. The act of making holy. In an evangelical sense, the act of God's grace by which the affections of men are purified or alienated from sin and the world, and exalted to a supreme love to God. [.] God hath from the beginning ...
47865	sanctified	[.] SANC'TIFIED, pp. [.] 1. Made holy; consecrated; set apart for sacred services. [.] 2. Affectedly holy.
47866	sanctifier	[.] SANC'TIFIER, n. He that sanctifies or makes holy. In theology, the Holy Spirit is, by way of eminence, denominated the Sanctifier.
47867	sanctify	[.] SANC'TIFY, v.t. [Low L. sanctifico; from sanctus, holy, and facio, to make.] [.] 1. In a general sense, to cleanse, purify or make holy. [.] 2. To separate, set apart or appoint to a holy, sacred or religious use. [.] God blessed the seventh day and sanctified ...
47868	sanctifying	[.] SANC'TIFYING, ppr. [.] 1. Making holy; purifying from the defilements of sin; separating to a holy use. [.] 2. a. Tending to sanctify; adapted to increase holiness.
47869	sanctimonious	[.] SANCTIMO'NIOUS, a. [L. sanctimonia, from sanctus, holy.] [.] Saintly; having the appearance of sanctity; as a sanctimonious pretense.
47870	sanctimoniously	[.] SANCTIMO'NIOUSLY, adv. With sanctimony.
47871	sanctimoniousness	[.] SANCTIMO'NIOUSNESS, n. State of being sanctimonious; sanctity, or the appearance of it. [little used.]
47872	sanctimony	[.] SANC'TIMONY, n. [L. sanctimonia.] Holiness; devoutness; scrupulous austerity; sanctity, or the appearance of it. [Little used.]
47873	sanction	[.] SANC'TION, n. [L. sanctio, from sanctus, holy, solemn, established.] [.] 1. Ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body. A treaty is not valid without the sanction of the president ...
47874	sanctioned	[.] SANC'TIONED, pp. Ratified; confirmed; authorized.
47875	sanctioning	[.] SANC'TIONING, ppr. Ratifying; authorizing.
47876	sanctitude	[.] SANC'TITUDE, n. [L. sanctus, sanctitudo.] Holiness; sacredness.
47877	sanctity	[.] SANC'TITY, n. [L. sanctitas.] [.] 1. Holiness; state of being sacred or holy. God attributes no sanctity to place. [.] 2. Goodness; purity; godliness; as the sanctity of love; sanctity of manners. [.] 3. Sacredness; solemnity; as the sanctity of an oath. [.] 4. ...
47878	sanctuarize	[.] SANC'TUARIZE, v.t. [from sanctuary.] To shelter by means of a sanctuary or sacred privileges. [A bad word and not used.]
47879	sanctuary	[.] SANC'TUARY, n. [L. sanctuarium, from sanctus, sacred.] [.] 1. A sacred place; particularly among the Israelites, the most retired part of the temple at Jerusalem, called the Holy of Holies, in which was kept the ark of the covenant, and into which no person was ...
47880	sand	[.] SAND, n. [.] 1. Any mass or collection of fine particles of stone, particularly of fine particles of silicious stone, but not strictly reduced to powder or dust. [.] That finer matter called sand, is no other than very small pebbles. [.] 2. Sands, in the plural, ...
47881	sandal	[.] SAN'DAL, n. [L. sandalium; Gr.] [.] 1. A kind of shoe, consisting of a sole fastened to the foot. The Greek and Roman ladies wore sandals made of a rich stuff, ornamented with gold or silver. [.] 2. A shoe or slipper worn by the pope and other Romish prelates ...
47882	sandal-wood	[.] SAN'DAL-WOOD,
47883	sandarac	[.] SAN'DARAC,
47884	sandarach	[.] SAN'DARACH, n. [L. sandaraca.] [.] 1. A resin in white tears, more transparent than those of mastic; obtained from the juniper tree, in which it occupies the place between the bark and the wood. It is used in powder to prevent ink from sinking or spreading. This ...
47885	sanded	[.] SAND'ED, pp. [.] 1. Sprinkled with sand; as a sanded floor. [.] 2. a. Covered with sand; barren. [.] 3. Marked with small spots; variegated with spots; speckled; of a sandy color, as a hound. [.] 4. Short sighted.
47886	sanderling	[.] SAND'ERLING, n. A bird of the plover kind.
47887	sanders	[.] SAN'DERS, n. [.] A kind of wood which grows in the East Indies and on some of the isles of the Pacific. It is of three kinds, the white, the yellow, and the red. The tree which produces the two former is of the genus Santalum. It grows to the size of a walnut tree. ...
47888	sandever	[.] SAN'DEVER,
47889	sandiness	[.] SAND'INESS, n. [from sandy.] [.] 1. The state of being sandy; as the sandiness of a road. [.] 2. The state of being of a sandy color.
47890	sandish	[.] SAND'ISH, a. [from sand.] Approaching the nature of sand; loose; not compact.
47891	sandiver	[.] SAN'DIVER, n. [.] Glass-gall; a whitish salt which is cast up from the materials of glass in fusion, and floating on the top, is skimmed off. A similar substance is thrown out in eruptions of volcanoes. It is used by gilders of iron, and in the fusion of certain ...
47892	sandix	[.] SAND'IX, n. A kind of minium or red lead, made of ceruse, but inferior to the true minium.
47893	sandpiper	[.] SAND'PIPER, n. A bird of the genus Tringa.
47894	sandstone	[.] SAND'STONE, n. [sand and stone.] Sandstone is, in most cases, composed chiefly of grains of quartz united by a cement, calcarious, marly, argillaceous, or even silicious. The texture of some kinds is loose, of others close; the fracture is granular or earthy. [.] Sandstones ...
47895	sandy	[.] SAND'Y, a. [.] 1. Abounding with sand; full of sand; covered or sprinkled with sand; as a sandy desert or plain; a sandy road or soil. [.] 2. Consisting of sand; not firm or solid; as a sandy foundation. [.] 3. Of the color of sand; of a yellowish red color; ...
47896	sane	[.] SANE, a. [L. sanus, Eng. sound. This is the Eng. sound. See sound.] [.] 1. Sound; not disordered or shattered; healthy; as a sane body. [.] 2. Sound; not disordered; having the regular exercise of reason and other faculties of the mind; as a sane person; a ...
47897	sang	[.] SANG, pret. of sing.
47898	sangiac	[.] SAN'GIAC, n. A Turkish governor of a province.
47899	sanguiferous	[.] SANGUIF'EROUS, a. [L. sanguifer; sanguis, blood, and fero, to carry.] [.] Conveying blood. The sanguiferous vessels are the arteries and veins.
47900	sanguification	[.] SANGUIFICA'TION, n. [L. sanguis, blood, and facio, to make.] [.] In the animal economy, the production of blood; the conversion of chyle into blood.
47901	sanguifier	[.] SAN'GUIFIER, n. A producer of blood.
47902	sanguifluous	[.] SANGUIF'LUOUS, a. [L. sanguis, blood, and fluo, to flow.] Floating or running with blood.
47903	sanguify	[.] SAN'GUIFY, v.i. To produce blood.
47904	sanguifying	[.] SAN'GUIFYING, ppr. Producing blood.
47905	sanguin	[.] SAN'GUIN, a. [L. sanguineus, from sanguis, blood.] [.] 1. Red; having the color of blood; as a sanguine color or countenance. [.] 2. Abounding with blood; plethoric; as a sanguine habit of body. [.] 3. Warm; ardent; as a sanguine temper. [.] 4. Confident. ...
47906	sanguinary	[.] SAN'GUINARY, a. [L. sanguinarius, from sanguis, blood.] [.] 1. Bloody; attended with much bloodshed; murderous; as a sanguinary war, contest or battle. [.] 2. Blood thirsty; cruel; eager to shed blood. [.] Passion - makes us brutal and sanguinary. [.] SAN'GUINARY, ...
47907	sanguine	[.] SAN'GUINE,
47908	sanguineless	[.] SAN'GUINELESS, a. Destitute of blood; pale. [A bad word and little used.]
47909	sanguinely	[.] SAN'GUINELY, adv. Ardently; with confidence of success.
47910	sanguineness	[.] SAN'GUINENESS, n. [.] 1. Redness; color of blood in the skin; as sanguineness of countenance. [.] 2. Fullness of blood; plethory; as sanguineness of habit. [.] 3. Ardor; heat of temper; confidence.
47911	sanguineous	[.] SANGUIN'EOUS, a. [L. sanguineus.] [.] 1. Abounding with blood; plethoric. [.] 2. Constituting blood.
47912	sanguinity	[.] SANGUIN'ITY, for sanguineness, is not in use.
47913	sanguisuge	[.] SAN'GUISUGE, n. [L. sanguisuga; sanguis, blood, and sugo, to suck.] [.] The blood-sucker; a leech, or horse leech.
47914	sanhedrim	[.] SAN'HEDRIM, n. [Low L. synedrium; Gr. with, together and seat.] [.] The great council of seventy elders among the Jews, whose jurisdiction extended to all important affairs. They received appeals from inferior tribunals, and had power of life and death.
47915	sanicle	[.] SAN'ICLE, n. [from L. sano, to heal.] Self-heal, a plant or genus of plants, the Sanicula; also, a plant of the genus Saxifraga. The American bastard sanicle is of the genus Mitella, and the bear's ear sanicle of the genus Cortusa.
47916	sanidium	[.] SANID'IUM, n. A genus of fossils of the class of selenites, composed of plain flat plates.
47917	sanies	[.] SA'NIES, n. [L.] A thin acrid discharge from wounds or sores; a serous matter, less thick and white than pus.
47918	sanious	[.] SA'NIOUS, a. [from sanies.] [.] 1. Pertaining to sanies, or partaking of its nature and appearance; thin; serous; as the sanious matter of an ulcer. [.] 2. Running a thin serous matter; as a sanious ulcer.
47919	sanity	[.] SAN'ITY, n. [L. sanitas. See Sane.] Soundness; particularly, a sound state of mind; the state of a mind in the perfect exercise of reason.
47920	sank	[.] SANK, pret. of sink, but nearly obsolete.
47921	sannah	[.] SAN'NAH, n. The name of certain kinds of India muslins.
47922	sans	[.] SANS, pret. Without.
47923	sanscrit	[.] SAN'SCRIT, n. [.] The ancient language of Hindoostan, from which are formed all the modern languages or dialects of the great peninsula of India. It is the language of the Bramins, and in this are written the ancient books of the country; but it is now obsolete. ...
47924	santer	[.] SANTER. [See Saunter.]
47925	santon	[.] SANT'ON, n. A Turkish priest; a kind of dervis, regarded by the vulgar as a saint.
47926	sap	[.] SAP, n. [.] 1. The juice of plants of any kind, which flows chiefly between the wood and the bark. From the sap of a species of maple, is made sugar of a good quality by evaporation. [.] 2. The alburnum of a tree; the exterior part of the wood, next to the bark. ...
47927	sapadillo-tree	[.] SAPADIL'LO-TREE, n. A tree of the genus Sloanea.
47928	sapajo	[.] SAP'AJO, n. The sapajos form a division of the genus Simia, including such of the monkeys of America as have prehensile tails.
47929	sapid	[.] SAP'ID, a. [L. sapidus, from sapio, to taste.] [.] Tasteful; tastable; having the power of affecting the organs of taste; as sapid water.
47930	sapidity	[.] SAPID'ITY,
47931	sapidness	[.] SAP'IDNESS, n. Taste; tastefulness; savor; the quality of affecting the organs of taste; as the sapidness of water or fruit.
47932	sapience	[.] SA'PIENCE, n. [L. sapientia, from sapio, to taste, to know.] [.] Wisdom; sageness; knowledge. [.] - Still has gratitude and sapience to spare the folks that give him ha' pence.
47933	sapient	[.] SA'PIENT, a. Wise; sage; discerning. [.] There the sapient king held dalliance.
47934	sapiential	[.] SAPIEN'TIAL, a. Affording wisdom or instructions for wisdom. [Not much used.]
47935	sapless	[.] SAP'LESS, a. [from sap.] [.] 1. Destitute of sap; as a sapless tree or branch. [.] 2. Dry; old; husky; as a sapless usurer.
47936	sapling	[.] SAP'LING, n. [from sap.] A young tree. [.] Nurse the saplings tall.
47937	saponaceous	[.] SAPONA'CEOUS, a. [from L. sapo, soap.] Soapy; resembling soap; having the qualities of soap. Saponaceous bodies are often formed by oil and alkali.
47938	saponary	[.] SAP'ONARY, a. Saponaceous.
47939	saponification	[.] SAPONIFICA'TION, n. Conversion into soap.
47940	saponify	[.] SAPON'IFY, v.t. [L. sapo, soap, and facio, to make.] [.] To convert into soap by combination with an alkali.
47941	saponule	[.] SAP'ONULE, n. A combination of volatile or essential oil with some base.
47942	sapor	[.] SA'POR, n. [L.] Taste; savor; relish; the power of affecting the organs of taste. [.] There is some sapor in all aliments.
47943	saporific	[.] SAPORIF'IC, a. [L. sapor and facio, to make.] [.] Having the power to produce taste; producing taste.
47944	saporosity	[.] SAPOROS'ITY, n. The quality of a body by which it excites the sensation of taste.
47945	saporous	[.] SA'POROUS, a. Having taste; yielding some kind of taste.
47946	sapota	[.] SAPO'TA, n. In botany, a tree or plant of the genus Achras.
47947	sappadillo-tree	[.] SAPPADIL'LO-TREE,
47948	sappare	[.] SAP'PARE, n. A mineral or species of earth, the kyanite; called by Hauy, disthene.
47949	sapped	[.] SAP'PED, pp. Undermined; subverted.
47950	sapper	[.] SAP'PER, n. One who saps. In an army, sappers and miners are employed in working at saps, to protect soldiers in their approach to a besieged place, or to undermine the works.
47951	sapphic	[.] SAPPHIC, a. saf'ic. Pertaining to Sappho, a Grecian poetess; as sapphic odes; Sapphic verse. The Sapphic verse consists of eleven syllables in five feet, of which the first, fourth and fifth are trochees, the second a spondee, and the third a dactyl, in the first ...
47952	sapphire	[.] SAP'PHIRE, n. [L. sapphirus; Gr. to scrape, to shine, to be fair, open, beautiful.] [.] A species of silicious gems or minerals, of several varieties. In hardness it is inferior to the diamond only. Its colors are blue, red, violet, yellow, green, white, or limpid, ...
47953	sapphirine	[.] SAP'PHIRINE, a. Resembling sapphire; made of sapphire; having the qualities of sapphire.
47954	sappiness	[.] SAP'PINESS, n. [from sappy.] The state or quality of being full of sap; succulence; juiciness.
47955	sappy	[.] SAP'PY, a. [.] 1. Abounding with sap; juicy; succulent. [.] 2. Young; not firm; weak. [.] When he had passed this weak and sappy age - [.] 3. Weak in intellect. [.] SAP'PY, a. [Gr. to putrefy.] Musty; tainted. [Not in use.]
47956	saraband	[.] SAR'ABAND, n. [.] A dance and a tune used in Spain, said to be derived from the Saracens.
47957	saracenic	[.] SARACEN'IC, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to the Saracens, inhabitants of Arabia; so called from sara, a desert. [.] 2. Denoting the architecture of the Saracens, the modern Gothic.
47958	saragoy	[.] SAR'AGOY, n. The opossum of the Molucca isles.
47959	sarasin	[.] SAR'ASIN,
47960	sarcasm	[.] S'ARCASM, n. [l. sarcasmus; Gr. from to deride or sneer at, primarily to fly or pluck off the skin.] [.] A keen reproachful expression; a satirical remark or expression, uttered with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe. Of this we have an example in ...
47961	sarcastic	[.] SARCAS'TIC,
47962	sarcastical	[.] SARCAS'TICAL, a. Bitterly satirical; scornfully severe; taunting. [.] What a fierce and sarcastic reprehension would this have drawn from the friendship of the world!
47963	sarcastically	[.] SARCAS'TICALLY, adv. In a sarcastic manner; with scornful satire.
47964	sarcenet	[.] S'ARCENET, n. A species of fine thin woven silk.
47965	sarcocele	[.] S'ARCOCELE, n. [Gr. flesh, and tumor.] [.] A spurious rupture or hernia, in which the testicle is swelled or indurated, like a scirrhus, or enlarged by a fleshy excrescence much beyond its natural size.
47966	sarcocol	[.] S'ARCOCOL,
47967	sarcocolla	[.] S'ARCOCOL'LA, [.] n. [Gr. compounded of flesh and glue.] [.] A semi-transparent solid substance, imported from Arabia and Persia in grains of a light yellow or red color. It is sometimes called a gum resin, as it partakes of the qualities of both gum and resin. ...
47968	sarcolite	[.] S'ARCOLITE, n. [flesh-stone.] A substance of a vitreous nature, and of a rose flesh color, found near Vesuvius. The French call it hydrolite, water stone. [.] Sarcolite is a variety of analcime.
47969	sarcological	[.] SARCOLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to sarcology.
47970	sarcology	[.] SARCOL'OGY, n. [Gr. flesh, and discourse.] [.] That part of anatomy which treats of the soft parts of the body, as the muscles, fat, intestines, vessels, &c.
47971	sarcoma	[.] SARCO'MA, n. [Gr from flesh.] Any fleshy excrescence on an animal body.
47972	sarcophagous	[.] SARCOPH'AGOUS, a. [See sarcophagus.] Feeding on flesh; flesh-eating.
47973	sarcophagus	[.] SARCOPH'AGUS, n. [L. from Gr. flesh and to eat.] [.] 1. A species of stone used among the Greeks in their sculptures, which was so called because it consumed the flesh of bodies deposited in it within a few weeks. It is otherwise called lapis Assius, and said to ...
47974	sarcophagy	[.] SARCOPH'AGY, n. [supra.] The practice of eating flesh.
47975	sarcotic	[.] SARCOT'IC, a. [Gr. flesh.] In surgery, producing or generating flesh. [.] SARCOT'IC, n. A medicine or application which promotes the growth of flesh; an incarnative.
47976	sardachate	[.] S'ARDACHATE, n. The clouded and spotted agate, of a pale flesh color.
47977	sardan	[.] S'ARDAN, n. A fish resembling the herring.
47978	sarde	[.] S'ARDE,
47979	sardel	[.] S'ARDEL,
47980	sardine	[.] S'ARDINE,
47981	sardius	[.] S'ARDIUS, n. [L. sardius; Gr. from Sardis, in Asia Minor, now Sart.] A precious stone. One of this kind was set in Aaron's breastplate. Ex. 28.
47982	sardoin	[.] S'ARDOIN, n. A mineral, a variety of carnelian, which displays on its surface a rich reddish brown, but when held between the eye and the light, appears of a deep blood red.
47983	sardonian	[.] SARDO'NIAN,
47984	sardonic	[.] SARDON'IC, a. Sardonian or sardonic laughter, a convulsive involuntary laughter, so called from the herba sardonia, a species of ranunculus, which is said to produce such convulsive motions in the cheeks and lips as are observed during a fit of laughter. [.] SARDON'IC, ...
47985	sardonyx	[.] S'ARDONYX, n. [L. sardonyches, from Gr. from Sardis, a city of Asia Minor, and a nail; so named, according to Pliny, from the resemblance of its color to the flesh under the nail.] [.] A silicious stone or gem, nearly allied to carnelian. Its color is a reddish ...
47986	sargus	[.] S'ARGUS, n. A fish of the Mediterranean, whose body is variegated with brown transverse rings, resembling the variegations of the perch. This is also a name of the gardon.
47987	sark	[.] S'ARK, n. [.] 1. In Scotland, a shirt. [.] 2. A shark. [Not used.]
47988	sarlac	[.] S'ARLAC, n. The grunting ox of Tartary.
47989	sarmatian	[.] SARMA'TIAN,
47990	sarmatic	[.] SARMAT'IC, a. Pertaining to Sarmatia and its inhabitants, the ancestors of the Russians and Poles.
47991	sarmentous	[.] SARMENT'OUS, a. [L. sarmentosus, from sarmentum, a twig.] [.] A sarmentous stem, in botany, is one that is filiform and almost naked, or having only leaves in bunches at the joints or knots, where it strikes root.
47992	saronic	[.] SARON'IC, a. Denoting a gulf of Greece between Attica and Sparta.
47993	sarplar	[.] S'ARPLAR, n. A sarplar of wool is a sack containing 80 tod; a tod contains two stone of 14 pounds each.
47994	sarplier	[.] S'ARPLIER, n. Canvas, or a packing cloth.
47995	sarrasine	[.] SAR'RASINE, n. [.] 1. A plant, a kind of birth wort. [.] 2. A portcullis or herse.
47996	sarsa	[.] S'ARSA,
47997	sarsaparilla	[.] S'ARSAPARIL'LA, n. A plant, a species of Smilax, valued in medicine for its mucilaginous and farinaceous or demulcent qualities.
47998	sarse	[.] S'ARSE, n. A fine sieve; usually written searce or searse. [Little used.] [.] S'ARSE, v.t. [from the noun.] To sift through a sarse. [Little used.]
47999	sart	[.] S'ART, n. A piece of woodland turned into arabic. [Not used in America.]
48000	sash	[.] SASH, n. [.] 1. A belt worn for ornament. Sashes are worn by military officers as badges of distinction, round the waist or over the shoulders. They are usually of silk, variously made and ornamented. [.] 2. The frame of a window in which the lights or panes ...
48001	sashoon	[.] SASH'OON, n. A kind of leather stuffing put into a boot for the wearer's ease.
48002	sassafras	[.] SAS'SAFRAS, n. [L. saxifraga; saxum, a stone, and frango, to break.] [.] A tree of the genus Laurus, whose bark has an aromatic smell and taste.
48003	sasse	[.] SASSE, n. A sluice, canal or lock on a navigable river; a word found in old British statutes.
48004	sassolin	[.] SAS'SOLIN,
48005	sassoline	[.] SAS'SOLINE, n. Native boracic acid, found in saline incrustations on the borders of hot springs near Sasso, in the territory of Florence.
48006	sassorol	[.] SAS'SOROL,
48007	sassorolla	[.] SASSOROL'LA, n. A species of pigeon, called rock pigeon.
48008	sastra	[.] SAS'TRA, n. Among the Hindoos, a sacred book; a book containing sacred ordinances. The six great Sastras, in the opinion of the Hindoos, contain all knowledge, human and divine. These are the Veda, Upaveda, Vedanga, Purana, Dherma, and Dersana.
48009	sat	[.] SAT, pret of sit.
48010	satan	[.] SA'TAN, n. [Heb. an adversary.] The grand adversary of man; the devil or prince of darkness; the chief of the fallen angels.
48011	satanic	[.] SATAN'IC,
48012	satanical	[.] SATAN'ICAL, a. Having the qualities of Satan; resembling Satan; extremely malicious or wicked; devilish; infernal. [.] Detest the slander which with a satanic smile, exults over the character it has ruined.
48013	satanically	[.] SATAN'ICALLY, adv. With the wicked and malicious spirit of Satan; diabolically.
48014	satanism	[.] SA'TANISM, n. The evil and malicious disposition of Satan; a diabolical spirit.
48015	satanist	[.] SA'TANIST, n. A very wicked person. [Little used.]
48016	satchel	[.] SATCH'EL, n. [See Sachel.] A little sack or bag.
48017	sate	[.] SATE, v.t. [L. satio. The primary sense is to stuff, to fill, from crowding, driving.] [.] To satiate; to satisfy appetite; to glut; to feed beyond natural desire. [.] While the vultures sate their maws with full repast.
48018	sated	[.] SA'TED, pp. Filled; glutted; satiated.
48019	sateless	[.] SA'TELESS, a. Insatiable; not capable of being satisfied.
48020	satellite	[.] SAT'ELLITE, n. [L. satelles.] [.] 1. A secondary planet or moon; a small planet revolving round another. In the solar system, eighteen satellites have been discovered. The earth has one, called the moon, Jupiter four, Saturn seven, and Herschel six. [.] 2. ...
48021	satellitious	[.] SATELLI'TIOUS, a. Consisting of satellites.
48022	satiate	[.] SATIATE, v.t. sa'shate. [L. satiatus, from satio. See sate.] [.] 1. To fill; to satisfy appetite or desire; to feed to the full, or to furnish enjoyment to the extent of desire; as, to satiate appetite or sense. [.] 2. To fill to the extent of want; as, to ...
48023	satiation	[.] SATIA'TION, n. The state of being filled.
48024	satiety	[.] SATI'ETY, n. [L. satietas. See Sate.] [.] Properly, fullness of gratification, either of the appetite or any sensual desire; but it usually implies fullness beyond desire; an excess of gratification which excites wearisomeness or lothing; state of being glutted. [.] In ...
48025	satin	[.] SAT'IN, n. [Gr. L. sindon. Heb.] [.] A species of glossy silk cloth, of a thick close texture.
48026	satin-flower	[.] SAT'IN-FLOWER, n. A plant of the genus Lunaria.
48027	satin-spar	[.] SAT'IN-SPAR, n. A mineral, fibrous limestone.
48028	satinet	[.] SATINET', n. [.] 1. A thin species of satin. [.] 2. A particular kind of woolen cloth.
48029	satire	[.] SAT'IRE, n. [L. satira; so named from sharpness, pungency. See satyriasis.] [.] 1. A discourse or poem in which wickedness or folly is exposed with severity. It differs from lampoon and pasquinade, in being general rather than personal. [.] 2. Severity of remark. ...
48030	satiric	[.] SATIR'IC,
48031	satirical	[.] SATIR'ICAL, a. [L. satiricus.] [.] 1. Belonging to satire; conveying satire; as a satiric style. [.] 2. Censorious; severe in language.
48032	satirically	[.] SATIR'ICALLY, adv. With severity of remark; with invective; with intention to censure.
48033	satirist	[.] SAT'IRIST, n. One who writes satire. [.] Wycherly, in his writings, is the sharpest satirist of his time.
48034	satirize	[.] SAT'IRIZE, v.t. To censure with keenness or severity. [.] It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished virtues.
48035	satirized	[.] SAT'IRIZED, pp. Severely censured.
48036	satirizing	[.] SAT'IRIZING, ppr. Censuring with severity.
48037	satisfaction	[.] SATISFAC'TION, n. [L. satisfactio. See Satisfy.] [.] 1. That state of the mind which results from the full gratification of desire; repose of mind or contentment with present possession and enjoyment. Sensual pleasure affords no permanent satisfaction. [.] 2. ...
48038	satisfactive	[.] SATISFAC'TIVE, a. Giving satisfaction. [Little used or not at all.]
48039	satisfactorily	[.] SATISFAC'TORILY, adv. [.] 1. In a manner to give satisfaction or content. [.] 2. In a manner to impress conviction or belief. The crime was satisfactorily proved.
48040	satisfactoriness	[.] SATISFAC'TORINESS, n. The power of satisfying or giving content; as the satisfactoriness of pleasure or enjoyment.
48041	satisfactory	[.] SATISFAC'TORY, a. [.] 1. Giving or producing satisfaction; yielding content; particularly, relieving the mind from doubt or uncertainty and enabling it to rest with confidence; as, to give a satisfactory account of any remarkable transaction. A judge seeks for satisfactory ...
48042	satisfied	[.] SAT'ISFIED, pp. Having the desires fully gratified; made content. [.]
48043	satisfier	[.] SAT'ISFIER, n. One that gives satisfaction.
48044	satisfy	[.] SAT'ISFY, v.t. [L. satisfacio; satis, enough, and facio, to make.] [.] 1. To gratify wants, wishes or desires to the full extent; to supply possession or enjoyment till no more is desired. The demands of hunger may be easily satisfied; but who can satisfy the ...
48045	satisfying	[.] SAT'ISFYING, ppr. Giving content; feeding or supplying to the full extent of desire; convincing; paying.
48046	sative	[.] SA'TIVE, a. [L. sativus, from sero, satum, to sow.] Sown in gardens.
48047	satrap	[.] SAT'RAP, n. In Persia, an admiral; more generally, the governor of a province.
48048	satrapal	[.] SAT'RAPAL, a. Pertaining to a satrap or a satrapy.
48049	satrapess	[.] SAT'RAPESS, n. A female satrap.
48050	satrapy	[.] SAT'RAPY, n. The government or jurisdiction of a satrap.
48051	saturable	[.] SAT'URABLE, a. [See Saturate.] That may be saturated; capable of saturation.
48052	saturanlian	[.] SATURAN'LIAN, a. [from L. saturnalia, feasts of Saturn.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the festivals celebrated in honor of Saturn, Dec. 16, 17 or 18, in which men indulged in riot without restraint. Hence, [.] 2. Loose; dissolute; sportive.
48053	saturant	[.] SAT'URANT, a. [L. saturans.] Saturating; impregnating to the full. [.] SAT'URANT, n. In medicine, a substance which neutralizes the acid in the stomach; an absorbent.
48054	saturate	[.] SAT'URATE, v.t. [L. saturo, from satur, filled; satio, to feed to the full. See Sate.] [.] 1. To impregnate or unite with, till no more can be received. Thus an acid saturates an alkali, and an alkali saturates an acid, when the solvent can contain no more of ...
48055	saturated	[.] SAT'URATED, pp. Supplied to fullness.
48056	saturating	[.] SAT'URATING, ppr. Supplying to fullness.
48057	saturation	[.] SATURA'TION, n. In a general sense, a filling or supply to fullness. In chimistry, the union, combination or impregnation of one body with another by natural attraction, affinity or mixture, till the receiving body can contain no more; or solution continued till the ...
48058	saturday	[.] SAT'URDAY, n. [.] The last day of the week; the day next preceding the sabbath.
48059	saturity	[.] SATU'RITY, n. [L. saturitas. See Saturate.] [.] Fullness of supply; the state of being saturated. [Little used.]
48060	saturn	[.] SAT'URN, n. [L. saturnus.] [.] 1. In mythology, one of the oldest and principal deities, the son of Coelus and Terra, (heaven and earth,) and the father of Jupiter. He answers to the Greek Chronus or Time. [.] 2. In astronomy, one of the planets of the solar ...
48061	saturnian	[.] SATURN'IAN, a. In fabulous history, pertaining to Saturn, whose age or reign, from the mildness and wisdom of his government, is called the golden age; hence, golden; happy; distinguished for purity, integrity and simplicity. [.] Th' Augustus, born to bring Saturnian ...
48062	saturnine	[.] SAT'URNINE, a. [L. Saturnus.] [.] 1. Supposed to be under the influence of Saturn. Hence, [.] 2. Dull; heavy; grave; not readily susceptible of excitement; phlegmatic; as a saturnine person or temper.
48063	saturnist	[.] SAT'URNIST, n. A person of a dull, grave, gloomy temperament.
48064	saturnite	[.] SAT'URNITE, n. A metallic substance of recent discovery, separated from lead in torrefaction, resembling lead in its color, weight, solubility in acids, &c. but more fusible and brittle; easily scorified and volatilized.
48065	satyr	[.] SA'TYR, n. [l. satyrus; Gr. a monkey, a fawn.] [.] In mythology, a sylvan deity or demi-god, represented as a monster, half man and half goat, having horns on his head, a hairy body, with the feet and tail of a goat. Satyrs are usually found in the train of Bacchus, ...
48066	satyriasis	[.] SATYRI'ASIS, n. [Gr. We observe in this word a connection with satire, in the sense of excitement, pungency.] [.] Immoderate venereal appetite.
48067	satyrion	[.] SATYR'ION, n. A plant.
48068	sauce	[.] SAUCE, n. [L. salsus, salt, from sal.] [.] 1. A mixture or composition to be eaten with food for improving its relish. [.] High sauces and rich spices are brought from the Indies. [.] 2. In New England, culinary vegetables and roots eaten with flesh. This ...
48069	sauce-box	[.] SAUCE-BOX, n. saus'-box. [from saucy.] A saucy impudent fellow.
48070	sauce-pan	[.] SAUCE-PAN, n. saus'-pan. A small pan for sauce, or a small skillet with a long handle, in which sauce or small things are boiled.
48071	saucer	[.] SAU'CER, n. [.] 1. A small pan in which sauce is set on a table. [.] 2. A piece of china or other ware, in which a tea cup or coffee cup is set.
48072	saucily	[.] SAU'CILY, adv. [from saucy.] Impudently; with impertinent boldness; petulantly.
48073	sauciness	[.] SAU'CINESS, n. Impudence; impertinent boldness; petulance; contempt of superiors.
48074	saucisse	[.] SAU'CISSE,
48075	saucisson	[.] SAU'CISSON, n. [.] In mining or gunnery, a long pipe or bag, made of cloth well pitched, or of leather, filled with powder, and extending from the chamber of the mine to the entrance of the gallery. To preserve the powder from dampness, it is generally placed in ...
48076	saucy	[.] SAU'CY, a. [from sauce; L. salsus, salt or salted. The use of this word leads to the primary sense of salt, which must be shooting forward, penetrating, pungent, for boldness is a shooting forward.] [.] 1. Impudent; bold to excess; rude; transgressing the rules ...
48077	saul	[.] SAUL, an old spelling of soul.
48078	saunders	[.] SAUNDERS. [See Sandal and Sanders.]
48079	saunter	[.] SAUNTER, v.i. s'anter. [.] 1. To wander about idly; as sauntering from place to place. [.] 2. To loiter; to linger. [.] This must not run it into a lazy sauntering about ordinary things.
48080	saunterer	[.] S'AUNTERER, n. One that wanders about idly.
48081	sauntering	[.] S'AUNTERING, ppr. Wandering about lazily or idly; loitering.
48082	saurian	[.] SAU'RIAN, a. [Gr. a lizard.] Pertaining to lizards; designating an order of reptiles.
48083	sausage	[.] SAUS'AGE, n. [L. salsus.] [.] The intestine of an animal stuffed with minced meat and seasoned.
48084	saussurite	[.] SAUS'SURITE, n. A mineral so named from Saussure, the discoverer, of a white gray or green color, found at the foot of mount Rosa. It approaches andalusite.
48085	savable	[.] SA'VABLE, a. [from save.] Capable of being saved.
48086	savableness	[.] SA'VABLENESS, n. Capability of being saved.
48087	savage	[.] SAV'AGE, a. [L. silva, a wood, or silvicola, an inhabitant of a wood, or silvaticus.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the forest; wild; remote from human residence and improvements; uncultivated; as a savage wilderness. [.] Cornels and savage berries of the wood. [.] 2. ...
48088	savagely	[.] SAV'AGELY, adv. In the manner of a savage; cruelly; inhumanly.
48089	savageness	[.] SAV'AGENESS, n. [.] 1. Wildness; an untamed, uncultivated or uncivilized state; barbarism. Hence, [.] 2. Cruelty; barbarousness. [.] Wolves and bears, they say, casting their savageness aside, have done like offices of pity.
48090	savagery	[.] SAV'AGERY, n. [.] 1. Wild growth, as of plants. [.] 2. Cruelty; barbarity.
48091	savagism	[.] SAV'AGISM, n. The state of rude uncivilized men; the state of men in their native wildness and rudeness. [.] The greater part of modern philosophers have declared for the original savagism of men.
48092	savanna	[.] SAVAN'NA, n. [.] An extensive open plain or meadow, or a plain destitute of trees.
48093	save	[.] SAVE, v.t. [L. salvo. As salve is used in Latin for salutation or wishing health, as hail is in English, I suspect this word to be from the root of heal or hail, the first letter being changed. Gr. See Salt.] [.] 1. To preserve from injury, destruction or evil ...
48094	saveall	[.] SA'VEALL, n. [save and all.] A small pan inserted in a candlestick to save the ends of candles.
48095	saved	[.] SA'VED, pp. Preserved from evil; injury or destruction; kept frugally; prevented; spared; taken in time.
48096	savelin	[.] SA'VELIN, n. A fish of the trout kind, having very small scales and a black back.
48097	saver	[.] SA'VER, n. [.] 1. One that saves, preserves or rescues from evil or destruction; as the saver of the country. [.] 2. One that escapes loss, but without gain. [.] 3. One that is frugal in expenses; an economist.
48098	savin	[.] SAV'IN, n. A tree or shrub of the genus Juniperus. The savin of Europe resembles the red cedar of America, and the latter is sometimes called savin.
48099	saving	[.] SA'VING, ppr. [.] 1. Preserving from evil or destruction; hindering from waste or loss; sparing; taking or using in time. [.] 2. Excepting. [.] 3. a. Frugal; not lavish; avoiding unnecessary expenses; economical; parsimonious. But it implies less rigorous ...
48100	savingly	[.] SA'VINGLY, adv. [.] 1. With frugality or parsimony. [.] 2. So as to be finally saved from eternal death; as savingly converted.
48101	savingness	[.] SA'VINGNESS, n. [.] 1. Frugality; parsimony, caution not to expend money without necessity or use. [.] 2. Tendency to promote eternal salvation. [.]
48102	savior	[.] SAVIOR, n. savyur. One that saves or preserves; but properly applied only to Jesus Christ, the Redeemer, who has opened the way to everlasting salvation by his obedience and death, and who is therefore called the Savior, by way of distinction, the Savior of men, the ...
48103	savor	[.] SA'VOR, n. [L. sapor, sapio, to taste.] [.] 1. Taste or odor; something that perceptibly affects the organs of taste and smell; as the savor of an orange or rose; an ill savor; a sweet savor. [.] I smell sweet savors - [.] In Scripture, it usually denotes smell, ...
48104	savorily	[.] SA'VORILY, adv. [from savory.] [.] 1. With gust or appetite. [.] 2. With a pleasing relish.
48105	savoriness	[.] SA'VORINESS, n. Pleasing taste or smell; as the savoriness of a pineapple or a peach.
48106	savorless	[.] SA'VORLESS, a. Destitute of smell or taste; insipid.
48107	savorly	[.] SA'VORLY, a. Well seasoned; of good taste. [.] SA'VORLY, adv. With a pleasing relish.
48108	savory	[.] SA'VORY, a. [from savor.] Pleasing to the organs of smell or taste; as a savory odor. [.] Make me savory meat. Gen. 27.
48109	savoy	[.] SAVOY', n. A variety of the common cabbage, much cultivated for winter use.
48110	saw	[.] SAW, pret. of see. [.] SAW, n. [See the Verb.] [.] 1. A cutting instrument consisting of a blade or thin plate of iron or steel, with one edge dentated or toothed. [.] 2. A saying; proverb; maxim; decree. Obs. [See Say.] [.] SAW, v.t. pret. sawed; ...
48111	saw-fly	[.] SAW'-FLY, n. A genus of flies, having a serrated sting.
48112	saw-pit	[.] SAW'-PIT, n. A pit over which timber is sawed by two men, one standing below the timber and the other above.
48113	sawed	[.] SAW'ED, pp. Cut, divided or formed with a saw.
48114	sawer	[.] SAW'ER, n. One that saws; corrupted into sawyer.
48115	sawyer	[.] SAW'YER, n. [.] 1. One whose occupation is to saw timber into planks or boards, or to saw wood for fuel. [.] 2. In America, a tree which, being undermined by a current of water, and falling into the stream, lies with its branches above water, which are continually ...
48116	saxifrage	[.] SAX'IFRAGE, n. [L. saqxifraga; composed of saxum, a stone, and frango, to break.] [.] A medicine that has the property of breaking or dissolving the stone in the bladder. But in botany, a genus of plants of many species. The burnet saxifrage is of the genus Pimpinella; ...
48117	saxifragous	[.] SAXIF'RAGOUS, a. Dissolving the stone.
48118	saxon	[.] SAX'ON, n. [.] 1. One of the nation or people who formerly dwelt in the northern part of Germany, and who invaded and conquered England in the fifth and sixth centuries. The Welsh still call the English Saesons. [.] 2. The language of the Saxons. [.] SAX'ON, ...
48119	saxonism	[.] SAX'ONISM, n. An idiom of the Saxon language.
48120	saxonist	[.] SAX'ONIST, n. One versed in the Saxon language.
48121	say	[.] SAY, v.t. pret. and pp. said, contracted from sayed. [.] 1. To speak; to utter in words; as, he said nothing; he said many things; he says not a word. Say a good word for me. [.] It is observable that although this word is radically synonymous with speak and ...
48122	saye	[.] SAYE, n. In commerce, a kind of serge used for linings, shirts, aprons, &c.
48123	saying	[.] SA'YING, ppr. Uttering in articulate sounds or words; speaking; telling; relating; reciting. [.] SA'YING, n. [.] 1. An expression; a sentence uttered; a declaration. [.] Moses fled at this saying. Acts 7. [.] Cicero treasured up the sayings of Scaevola. [.] 2. ...
48124	scab	[.] SCAB, n. [L. scabbies, scaber, rough.] [.] 1. An encrusted substance, dry and rough, formed over a sore in healing. [.] 2. The itch or mange in horses; a disease of sheep. [.] 3. A mean, dirty paltry fellow. [Low.]
48125	scabbard	[.] SCAB'BARD, n. The sheath of a sword. [.] SCAB'BARD, v.t. To put in a sheath.
48126	scabbed	[.] SCAB'BED, a. [from scab.] [.] 1. Abounding with scabs; diseased with scabs. [.] 2. Mean; paltry; vile; worthless.
48127	scabbedness	[.] SCAB'BEDNESS, n. The state of being scabbed.
48128	scabbiness	[.] SCAB'BINESS, n. [from scabby.] The quality of being scabby.
48129	scabby	[.] SCAB'BY, a. [from scab.] [.] 1. Affected with scabs; full of scabs. [.] 2. Diseased with the scab or mange; mangy.
48130	scabious	[.] SCA'BIOUS, a. [L. scabisus, from scabies, scab.] [.] Consisting of scabs; rough itch; leprous; as scabious eruptions. [.] SCA'BIOUS, n. A plant of the genus Scabiosa.
48131	scabredity	[.] SCABRED'ITY, n. [L. scabredo, scabrities.] Roughness; ruggedness. [Not in use.]
48132	scabrous	[.] SCA'BROUS, a. [L. scabrosus, scaber, from scabies, scab. [.] 1. Rough; rugged; having sharp points. [.] 2. Harsh; unmusical.
48133	scabrousness	[.] SCA'BROUSNESS, n. Roughness; ruggedness.
48134	scabwort	[.] SCAB'WORT, n. A plant, a species of Helenium.
48135	scad	[.] SCAD, n. [.] 1. A fish, the shad which see. [.] 2. A fish of the genus Caranx.
48136	scaffold	[.] SCAF'FOLD, n. [The last syllable is the L. fala.] [.] [.] 1. Among builders, an assemblage or structure of timbers, boards or planks, erected by the wall of a building to support the workmen. [.] 2. A temporary gallery or stage raised either for shows or spectators. [.] 3. ...
48137	scaffoldage	[.] SCAF'FOLDAGE, n. A gallery; a hollow floor.
48138	scaffolding	[.] SCAF'FOLDING, n. [.] 1. A frame or structure for support in an elevated place. [.] 2. That which sustains; a frame; as the scaffolding of the body. [.] 3. Temporary structure for support. [.] 4. Materials for scaffolds.
48139	scalable	[.] SCA'LABLE, a. That may be sealed.
48140	scalade	[.] SCALA'DE,
48141	scalado	[.] SCALA'DO, n. [L. scala, a latter. See Scale.] [.] A storm or assault on a fortified place, in which the soldiers enter the place by means of ladders. It is written also escalade.
48142	scalary	[.] SCA'LARY, a. Resembling a ladder; formed with steps. [Little used.]
48143	scald	[.] SCALD, v.t. [L. caleo, caida, calidus. I suppose the primary sense of caleo is to contract, to draw, to make hard.] [.] 1. To burn or painfully affect and injure by immersion in or contact with a liquor of a boiling heat, or a heat approaching it; as, to scald ...
48144	scalded	[.] SCALD'ED, pp. Injured by a hot liquor; exposed to boiling heat.
48145	scalder	[.] SCALD'ER, n. A scald; a Scandinavian poet.
48146	scaldhead	[.] SCALD'HEAD, n. [See Scald.] A lothesome affection of the head, in which it is covered with a continuous scab. [.]
48147	scaldic	[.] SCALD'IC, a. Pertaining to the scalds or poets of antiquity; composed by scalds.
48148	scalding	[.] SCALD'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Burning or injuring by hot liquor. [.] 2. Exposing to a boiling heat in liquor.
48149	scalding-hot	[.] SCALD'ING-HOT, a. So hot as to scald the skin.
48150	scale	[.] SCALE, n. [L. id. If the sense is to strip, it coincides with the Gr. to spoil.] [.] 1. The dish of a balance; and hence, the balance itself, or whole instrument; as, to turn the scale. [.] Long time in even scale the battle hung. [.] But in general, we use ...
48151	scale-stone	[.] SCA'LE-STONE, n. A rare mineral, called also tafelspath and tabular spar, occurring in masses composed of thin lamins collected into large prismatic concretions or hexahedral prisms. It color is grayish or pearly white, tinged with green, yellow or red.
48152	scaled	[.] SCA'LED, pp. [.] 1. Ascended by ladders or steps; cleared of scales; pared; scattered. [.] 2. a. Having scales like a fish; squamous; as a scaled snake.
48153	scaleless	[.] SCA'LELESS, a. Destitute of scales.
48154	scalene	[.] SCALE'NE,
48155	scalenous	[.] SCALE'NOUS, a. [Gr. oblique, unequal.] [.] A scalene triangle, is one whose sides and angles are unequal.
48156	scaliness	[.] SCA'LINESS, n. [from scaly.] the state of being scaly; roughness.
48157	scaling	[.] SCA'LING, ppr. [.] 1. Ascending by ladders or steps; storming. [.] 2. Stripping of scales. [.] 3. Peeling; paring.
48158	scaling-ladder	[.] SCA'LING-LADDER, n. a ladder made for enabling troops to scale a wall.
48159	scall	[.] SCALL, n. [See Scald and Scaldhead.] [.] Scab; scabbiness; leprosy. [.] It is a dry scall, even a leprosy on the head. Lev. 42.
48160	scallion	[.] SCAL'LION, n. [ascalonia.] [.] a plant of the genus Allium; a variety of the common onion, which never forms a bulb at the root.
48161	scallop	[.] SCAL'LOP, n. [This is from the root of shell, scale; coinciding with scalp.] [.] 1. A shell fish, or rather a genus of shell fish, called pecten. The shell is bivalvular, the hinge toothless, having a small ovated hollow. The great scallop is rugged and imbricated ...
48162	scalp	[.] SCALP, n. [L. scalpo.] [.] 1. The skin of the top of the head; as a hairless scalp. [.] 2. The skin of the top of the head cut or torn off. A scalp among the Indians of America is a trophy of victory. [.] SCALP, v.t. To deprive of the scalp, or integuments ...
48163	scalped	[.] SCALP'ED, pp. Deprived of the skin of the head.
48164	scalpel	[.] SCALP'EL, n. [L. scalpellum, from scalpo, to scrape.] [.] In surgery, a knife used in anatomical dissections and surgical operations.
48165	scalper	[.] SCALP'ER,
48166	scalping	[.] SCALP'ING, ppr. Depriving of the skin of the top of the head.
48167	scalping-iron	[.] SCALP'ING-IRON, n. An instrument of surgery, used in scraping foul and carious bones; a raspatory.
48168	scaly	[.] SCA'LY, a. [from scale.] [.] 1. Covered or abounding with scales; rough; as a scaly fish; the scaly crocodile. [.] 2. Resembling scales, lamina or layers. [.] 3. In botany, composed of scales lying over each other, as a scaly bulb; having scales scattered ...
48169	scamble	[.] SCAM'BLE, v.i. [.] 1. To stir quick; to be busy; to scramble; to be bold or turbulent. [.] 2. To shift awkwardly. [.] SCAM'BLE, v.t. To mangle; to maul.
48170	scambler	[.] SCAM'BLER, n. A bold intruder upon the generosity or hospitality of others.
48171	scambling	[.] SCAM'BLING, ppr. Stirring; scrambling; intruding.
48172	scamblingly	[.] SCAM'BLINGLY, adv. With turbulence and noise; with bold intrusiveness.
48173	scammel	[.] SCAM'MEL, n. A bird.
48174	scammoniate	[.] SCAMMO'NIATE, a. [from scammony.] Made with scammony. [Not used.]
48175	scammony	[.] SCAM'MONY, n. [L. scammonia.] [.] 1. A plant of the genus convolvulus. [.] 2. A gum resin, obtained from the plant of that name, of a blackish gray color, a strong nauseous smell, and a bitter and very acrid taste. The best scammony comes from Aleppo, in light ...
48176	scamper	[.] SCAMP'ER, v.i. [.] To run with speed; to hasten escape.
48177	scampering	[.] SCAMP'ERING, ppr. Running with speed; hastening in flight. [.]
48178	scan	[.] SCAN, v.t. [L. ascendo. See Ascend.] [.] 1. To examine with critical care; to scrutinize. [.] The actions of men in high stations are all conspicuous, and liable to be scanned and sifted. [.] 2. To examine a verse by counting the feet; or according to modern ...
48179	scandal	[.] SCAN'DAL, n. [L. scandalum; Gr. In Greek, this word signifies a stumbling block, something against which a person impinges, or which causes him to fall.] [.] 1. Offense given by the faults of another. [.] His lustful orgies he enlarg'd even to the hill of scandal. [.] [In ...
48180	scandalize	[.] SCAN'DALIZE, v.t. [Gr. L. scandalizo.] [.] 1. To offend by some action supposed criminal. [.] I demand who they are whom we scandalize by using harmless things? [.] 2. To reproach; to disgrace; to defame; as a scandalizing libeler.
48181	scandalized	[.] SCAN'DALIZED, pp. Offended; defamed; disgraced.
48182	scandalizing	[.] SCAN'DALIZING, ppr. Giving offense to; disgracing.
48183	scandalous	[.] SCAN'DALOUS, a. [.] 1. Giving offense. [.] Nothing scandalous or offensive to any. [.] 2. Opprobrious; disgraceful to reputation; that brings shame or infamy; as a scandalous crime or vice. How perverted must be the mind that considers seduction or dueling ...
48184	scandalously	[.] SCAN'DALOUSLY, adv. [.] 1. Shamefully; in a manner to give offense. [.] His discourse at table was scandalously unbecoming the dignity of his station. [.] 2. Censoriously; with a disposition to find fault; as a critic scandalously nice.
48185	scandalousness	[.] SCAN'DALOUSNESS, n. The quality of being scandalous; the quality of giving offense, or of being disgraceful. [.] Scandalum magnatum, in law, a defamatory speech or writing made or published to the injury of a person of dignity.
48186	scandent	[.] SCAND'ENT, a. [L. scandens, scando, to climb.] [.] Climbing, either with spiral tendrils for its support, or by adhesive fibers, as a stalk; climbing; performing the office of a tendril, as a petiole.
48187	scanned	[.] SCAN'NED, pp. Critically sifted or examined; resolved into feet in recital.
48188	scanning	[.] SCAN'NING, ppr. Critically examining; resolving into feet, as verse.
48189	scansion	[.] SCAN'SION, n. The act of scanning.
48190	scant	[.] SCANT, v.t. [.] To limit; to straiten; as, to scant one in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries; to scant a garment in cloth. [.] I am scanted in the pleasure of dwelling on your actions. [.] SCANT, v.i. To fail or become less; as, the ...
48191	scantily	[.] SCANT'ILY, adv. [from scanty.] [.] 1. Not fully; not plentifully. the troops were scantily supplied with flour. [.] 2. Sparingly; niggardly; as, to speak scantily of one. [Unusual.]
48192	scantiness	[.] SCANT'INESS, n. [.] 1. Narrowness; want of space or compass; as the scantiness of our heroic verse. [.] 2. Want of amplitude, greatness or abundance; limited extent. [.] Alexander was much troubled at the scantiness of nature itself. [.] 3. Want of fullness; ...
48193	scantle	[.] SCANT'LE, v.t. To be deficient; to fail. [.] SCANT'LE, v.i. To divide into thin or small pieces; to shiver.
48194	scantlet	[.] SCANT'LET, n. [See Scantling.] A small pattern; a small quantity. [Not in use.]
48195	scantling	[.] SCANT'LING, n. [.] 1. A pattern; a quantity cut for a particular purpose. [.] 2. A small quantity; as a scantling of wit. [.] 3. A certain proportion or quantity. [.] 4. In the United States, timber sawed or cut into pieces of a small size, as for studs, ...
48196	scantly	[.] SCANT'LY, adv. [.] 1. Scarcely; hardly. Obs. [.] 2. Not fully or sufficiently; narrowly; penuriously; without amplitude.
48197	scantness	[.] SCANT'NESS, n. [from scant.] Narrowness; smallness; as the scantness of our capacities.
48198	scanty	[.] SCANT'Y, a. [from scant, and having the same signification.] [.] 1. Narrow; small; wanting amplitude or extent. [.] His dominions were very narrow and scanty. [.] Now scantier limits the proud arch confine. [.] 2. Poor; not copious or full; not ample; hardly ...
48199	scapaism	[.] SCAP'AISM, n. [Gr. to dig or make hollow.] [.] Among the Persians, a barbarous punishment inflicted on criminals by confining them in a hollow tree till they died.
48200	scape	[.] SCAPE, v.t. To escape; a contracted word, not now used except in poetry, and with a mark of elision. [See Escape.] [.] SCAPE, n. [.] 1. An escape. [See Escape.] [.] 2. Means of escape; evasion. [.] 3. Freak; aberration; deviation. [.] 4. Loose act ...
48201	scape-goat	[.] SCA'PE-GOAT, n. [escape and goat.] In the Jewish ritual, a goat which was brought to the door of the tabernacle, where the high priest laid his hands upon him, confessing the sins of the people, and putting them on the heat of the goat; after which the goat was sent ...
48202	scapeless	[.] SCA'PELESS, a. [from scape.] In botany, destitute of a scape.
48203	scapement	[.] SCA'PEMENT, n. The method of communicating the impulse of the wheels to the pendulum of a clock.
48204	scaphite	[.] SCA'PHITE, n. [L. scapha.] Fossil remains of the scapha.
48205	scapolite	[.] SCAP'OLITE, n. [Gr. a rod, and a stone.] [.] A mineral which occurs massive, or more commonly in four or eight sides prisms, terminated by four sided pyramids. It takes its name from its long crystals, often marked with deep longitudinal channels, and collected ...
48206	scapula	[.] SCAP'ULA, n. [L.] The shoulder blade.
48207	scapular	[.] SCAP'ULAR, a. [L. scapularis.] Pertaining to the shoulder, or to the scapula; as the scapular arteries. [.] SCAP'ULAR, n. [supra.] [.] 1. In anatomy, the name of two pairs of arteries, and as many veins. [.] 2. In ornithology, a feather which springs from ...
48208	scapulary	[.] SCAP'ULARY, n. A part of the habit of certain religious orders in the Romish church, consisting of two narrow slips of cloth worn over the gown, covering the back and breast, and extending to the feet. This is worn as a badge of peculiar veneration for the virgin ...
48209	scar	[.] SC'AR, n. [.] 1. A mark in the skin or flesh of an animal made by a wound or an ulcer, and remaining after the wound or ulcer is healed. The soldier is proud of his scars. [.] 2. Any mark or injury; a blemish. [.] The earth had the beauty of youth - and not ...
48210	scarab	[.] SCAR'AB,
48211	scarabee	[.] SCAR'ABEE, n. [L. scarabaeus, from Gr.] [.] A beetle; an insect of the genus Scarabaeus, whose wings are cased. [See Beetle.]
48212	scaramouch	[.] SCAR'AMOUCH, n. [.] A buffoon in motley dress.
48213	scarce	[.] SCARCE, a. [.] 1. Not plentiful or abundant; being in small quantity in proportion to the demand. We say, water is scarce, wheat, rye, barley is scarce, money is scarce, when the quantity is not fully adequate to the demand. [.] 2. Being few in number and scattered; ...
48214	scarcely	[.] SCARCELY, adv. [.] 1. Hardly; scantly. [.] We scarcely think our miseries our foes. [.] 2. Hardly; with difficulty. [.] Slowly he sails, and scarcely stems the tides.
48215	scarceness	[.] SCARCENESS,
48216	scarcity	[.] SCARCITY, n. [.] 1. Smallness of quantity, or smallness in proportion to the wants or demands; deficiency defeat of plenty; penury; as a scarcity of grain; a great scarcity of beauties; a scarcity of lovely women. [.] Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its ...
48217	scare	[.] SCARE, v.t. [L. ex and cor, heart; but qu.] [.] To fright; to terrify suddenly; to strike with sudden terror. [.] The noise of thy crow-bow will scare the herd, and so my shot is lost. [.] To scare away, to drive away by frightening.
48218	scarecrow	[.] SCARECROW, n. [scarce and crow.] [.] 1. Any frightful thing set up to frighten crows or other fowls from corn fields; hence, any thing terrifying without danger; a vain terror. [.] A scarecrow set to frighten fools away. [.] 2. A fowl of the sea gull kind; ...
48219	scared	[.] SCARED, pp. Frightened; suddenly terrified.
48220	scarefire	[.] SCAREFIRE, n. A fire breaking out so as to frighten people. [Not used.]
48221	scarf	[.] SCARF, n. plu. scarfs [.] Something that hangs loose upon the shoulders; as a piece of cloth. [.] Put on your hood and scarf.
48222	scarfskin	[.] SC'ARFSKIN, n. [scarf and skin.] The cuticle; the epidermis; the outer thin integument of the body.
48223	scarification	[.] SCARIFICA'TION, n. [L. scarificatio. See Scarify.] [.] In surgery, the operation of making several incisions in the skin with a lancet or other cutting instrument, particularly the cupping instrument.
48224	scarificator	[.] SCARIFICA'TOR, n. An instrument used in scarification.
48225	scarifier	[.] SCAR'IFIER, n. [from scarify.] [.] 1. The person who scarifies. [.] 2. The instrument used for scarifying.
48226	scarify	[.] SCAR'IFY, v.t. [L. scarifico. Gr. L. facio, to make. But the Greek is from a pointed instrument, or a sharp pointed piece of wood.] [.] To scratch or cut the skin of an animal, or to make small incisions by means of a lancet or cupping instrument, so as to draw ...
48227	scarifying	[.] SCAR'IFYING, ppr. Making small incisions in the skin with an instrument.
48228	scarious	[.] SCA'RIOUS, a. [Low L. scarrosus, rough.] In botany, tough, thin [.] SCA'RIOUS, a. [Low L. scarrosus, rough.] In botany, tough, thin and semi-transparent, dry and sonorous to the touch; as a perianth.
48229	scarlatina	[.] SCARLATI'NA, n. the scarlet fever; called in popular language, the canker rash.
48230	scarlatinous	[.] SCARLAT'INOUS, a. Of a scarlet color; pertaining to the scarlet fever.
48231	scarlet	[.] SC'ARLET, n. [.] 1. A beautiful bright red color, brighter than crimson. [.] 2. Cloth of a scarlet color. [.] All her household are clothed with scarlet. Prov. 31. [.] SC'ARLET, a. of the color called scarlet; of a bright red color; as a scarlet cloth ...
48232	scarlet-bean	[.] SC'ARLET-BEAN, n. A plant; a red bean.
48233	scarlet-fever	[.] SC'ARLET-FE'VER, n. [scarlatina.] a disease in which the body is covered with an efflorescence or red color, first appearing about the neck and breast, and accompanied with a sore throat.
48234	scarlet-oak	[.] SC'ARLET-OAK, n. a species of oak, the Quercus coccifera, or kermes oak, producing small glandular excrescences, called kermes or scarlet grain.
48235	scarmage	[.] SC'ARMAGE,
48236	scarmoge	[.] SC'ARMOGE, peculiar modes of spelling skirmish. [Not in use or local.]
48237	scarn	[.] SC'ARN, n. Dung. [Not in use or local.]
48238	scarn-bee	[.] SC'ARN-BEE, n. a beetle. [Not in use or local.]
48239	scarp	[.] SC'ARP, n. [.] In fortification, the interior talus or slope of the ditch next the place, at the foot of the rampart. [.] SC'ARP, n. In heraldry, the scarf which military commanders wear for ornament; borne somewhat like a battoon sinister, but broader, and ...
48240	scarus	[.] SCA'RUS, n. A fish. [See Scar.]
48241	scary	[.] SCA'RY, n. Barren land having only a thin coat of grass upon it. [Local.]
48242	scatch	[.] SCATCH, n. A kind of horsebit for bridles.
48243	scatches	[.] SCATCH'ES, n. plu. Stilts to put the feet in for walking in dirty places.
48244	scate	[.] SCATE, n. [This word may belong to the root of shoot, and L. scateo.] [.] A wooden shoe furnished with a steel plate for sliding on ice. [.] SCATE, v.i. To slide or move on scates. [.] SCATE, n. [l. squatina, squatus.] A fish, a species of ray.
48245	scatebrous	[.] SCA'TEBROUS, a. [L. scatebra, a spring; scateo, to overflow.] Abounding with springs.
48246	scath	[.] SCATH, v.t. To damage; to waste; to destroy. [Little used.] [.] SCATH, n. Damage; injury; waste; harm. [Little used.]
48247	scathful	[.] SCATH'FUL, a. Without waste or damage. [Little used.]
48248	scathless	[.] SCATH'LESS, a. Without waste or damage. [Little used.]
48249	scatter	[.] SCAT'TER, v.t. [L. scateo, discutio; Gr. to scatter, to discuss. This word may be formed on the root of discutio. The primary sense is to drive or throw.] [.] 1. To disperse; to dissipate; to separate or remove things to a distance from each other. [.] From ...
48250	scattered	[.] SCAT'TERED, pp. [.] 1. Dispersed; dissipated; thinly spread; sprinkled or thinly spread over. [.] 2. In botany, irregular in position; without any apparent regular order; as scattered branches.
48251	scatteredly	[.] SCAT'TEREDLY, adv. In a dispersed manner; separately. [Not much used.]
48252	scattering	[.] SCAT'TERING, ppr. [.] 1. Dispersing; spreading thinly; sprinkling. [.] 2. a. Not united; divided among many; as scattering votes.
48253	scatteringly	[.] SCAT'TERINGLY, adv. Loosely; in a dispersed manner; thinly; as habitations scatteringly placed over the country.
48254	scatterling	[.] SCAT'TERLING, n. A vagabond; one that no fixed habitation or residence. [Little used.]
48255	scaturient	[.] SCATU'RIENT, a. [L. scaturiens.] Springing, as the water of a fountain. [Not used.]
48256	scaturiginous	[.] SCATURIG'INOUS, a. [L. scaturigo.] Abounding with springs. [Not used.]
48257	scaup	[.] SCAUP, n. A fowl of the duck kind.
48258	scavage	[.] SCAV'AGE, n. [.] In ancient customs, a toll or duty exacted of merchant-strangers by mayors, sheriffs, &c. for goods shown or offered for sale within their precincts.
48259	scavenger	[.] SCAV'ENGER, n. [L. scabio.] [.] A person whose employment is to clean the streets of a city, by scraping or sweeping and carrying off the filth.
48260	scelerat	[.] SCEL'ERAT, n. [L. sceleratus.] a villain; a criminal. [Not in use.]
48261	scene	[.] SCENE, n. [L. scena; Gr. Heb. The Greek word signifies a tent, hut or cottage. In L. it is an arbor or stage. The primary sense is to set or throw down.] [.] 1. A stage; the theater or place where dramatic pieces and other shows are exhibited. It does not appear ...
48262	scenery	[.] SCE'NERY, n. The appearance of a place, or of the various objects presented to view; or the various objects themselves as seen together. Thus we may say, the scenery of the landscape presented to the view from mount Holyoke, in Hampshire county, Massachusetts, is ...
48263	scenic	[.] SCEN'IC,
48264	scenical	[.] SCEN'ICAL, a. [L. scenicus.] Pertaining to scenery; dramatic; theatrical.
48265	scenographic	[.] SCENOGRAPH'IC,
48266	scenographical	[.] SCENOGRAPH'ICAL, a. [See scenography.] Pertaining to scenography; drawn in perspective.
48267	scenographically	[.] SCENOGRAPH'ICALLY, adv. In perspective.
48268	scenography	[.] SCENOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. scene, to describel.] [.] the representation of a body on a perspective plane; or a description of it in all its dimensions as it appears to the eye.
48269	scent	[.] SCENT, n. [L. sentio, to perceive.] [.] 1. Odor; smell; that substance which issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; as the scent of an orange or an apple; the scent of musk. The word is applicable to any odor, agreeable or offensive. [.] 2. ...
48270	scentful	[.] SCENT'FUL, a. [.] 1. Odorous; yielding much smell. [.] 2. Of quick smell.
48271	scentless	[.] SCENT'LESS, a. Inodorous; destitute of smell.
48272	scepter	[.] SCEP'TER, n. [L. sceptrum; Gr. from to send or thrust; coinciding with L. scipio, that is, a shoot or rod.] [.] 1. A staff or batoon borne by kings on solemn occasions, as a badge of authority. Hence, [.] 2. The appropriate ensign of royalty; an ensign of higher ...
48273	sceptered	[.] SCEP'TERED, a. Bearing a scepter; as a sceptered prince. [.] To Britain's queen the scepter'd suppliant bends. [.] Gold-scepter'd Juno.
48274	sceptic	[.] SCEP'TIC, n. [Gr. from to look about, to consider, to speculate. See Show.] [.] 1. One who doubts the truth and reality of any principle or system of principles or doctrines. In philosophy, a Pyrrhonist or follower of Pyrrho, the founder of a sect of sceptical ...
48275	sceptical	[.] SCEP'TICAL, a. [.] 1. Doubting; hesitating to admit the certainty of doctrines or principles; doubting of every thing. [.] 2. Doubting or denying the truth of revelation. [.] The sceptical system subverts the whole foundation of morals.
48276	sceptically	[.] SCEP'TICALLY, adv. With doubt; in a doubting manner.
48277	scepticism	[.] SCEP'TICISM, n. [.] 1. The doctrines and opinions of the Pyrrhonists or sceptical philosophers; universal doubt; the scheme of philosophy which denies the certainty of any knowledge respecting the phenomena of nature. [.] 2. In theology, a doubting of the truth ...
48278	scepticize	[.] SCEP'TICIZE, v.i. To doubt; to pretend to doubt of every thing. [Little used.]
48279	scession	[.] SCES'SION, n. [L. secessio. See Secede.] [.] 1. The act of withdrawing, particularly from followship and communion. [.] 2. The act of departing; departure.
48280	schaalstein	[.] SCHAALSTEIN,
48281	schedule	[.] SCHED'ULE, n. [L. schedula, from scheda, a sheet or leaf of paper; Gr. from to cut or divide; L. scindo, for scido. The pronunciation ought to follow the analogy of scheme, &c.] [.] 1. A small scroll or piece of paper or parchment, containing some writing. [.] 2. ...
48282	scheelin	[.] SCHEE'LIN,
48283	scheich	[.] SCHEICH, Among the Arabians and Moors, an old man, and hence a chief, a lord, a man of eminence.
48284	schelium	[.] SCHE'LIUM, n. A different, name of tungsten, a hard brittle metal of a grayish white color, and brilliant.
48285	schematism	[.] SCHE'MATISM, n. [Gr. See Scheme.] [.] 1. Combination of the aspects of heavenly bodies. [.] 2. Particular form or disposition of a thing. [A word not much used.]
48286	schematist	[.] SCHE'MATIST, n. A projector; one given to forming schemes. [Schemer is more generally used.]
48287	scheme	[.] SCHEME, n. [L. schema; Gr. from a contracted word, probably from to have or hold.] [.] 1. A plan; a combination of things connected and adjusted by design; a system. [.] We shall never be able to give ourselves a satisfactory account of the divine conduct without ...
48288	schemer	[.] SCHE'MER, n. One that contrives; a projector; a contriver.
48289	scheming	[.] SCHE'MING, ppr. [.] 1. Planning; contriving. [.] 2. a. Given to forming schemes; artful.
48290	schemist	[.] SCHE'MIST, n. A schemer; a projector.
48291	schene	[.] SCHENE, n. [L. schaenos; Gr.] An Egyptian measure of length, equal to sixty stadia, or about 7 1/2 miles.
48292	schesis	[.] SCHE'SIS, n. [Gr. from to have or hold.] [.] Habitude; general state or disposition of the body or mind, or of one thing with regard to other things.
48293	schiller-spar	[.] SCHILLER-SPAR, n. A mineral containing two subspecies, bronzite and common schiller-spar.
48294	schism	[.] SCHISM, n. sizm. [L. schisma; Gr. to divide, L. scindo.] [.] 1. In a general sense, division or separation; but appropriately, a division or separation in a church or denomination of christians, occasioned by diversity of opinions; breach of unity among people of ...
48295	schismatic	[.] SCHISMAT'IC, sizmat'ic,
48296	schismatical	[.] SCHISMAT'ICAL, a. sizmat'ical. Pertaining to schism; implying schism; partaking of the nature of schism; tending to schism; as schismatical opinions or proposals.
48297	schismatically	[.] SCHISMAT'ICALLY, adv. In a schismatical manner; by separation from a church on account of a diversity of opinions.
48298	schismaticalness	[.] SCHISMAT'ICALNESS, n. The state of being schismatical.
48299	schismatize	[.] SCHIS'MATIZE, v.i. To commit or practice schism; to make a breach of communion in the church.
48300	schismless	[.] SCHISM'LESS, a. Free from schism; not affected by schism. [Little used.]
48301	schist	[.] SCHIST. [See Shist.]
48302	scholar	[.] SCHOL'AR, n. [Low L. scholaris, from schola, a school; Gr. leisure, a school. See School.] [.] 1. One who learns of a teacher; one who is under the tuition of a preceptor; a pupil; a disciple; hence, any member of a college, academy or school; applicable to the ...
48303	scholar-like	[.] SCHOL'AR-LIKE, a. Like a scholar; becoming a scholar.
48304	scholarity	[.] SCHOLAR'ITY, n. Scholarship. [Not used.]
48305	scholarship	[.] SCHOL'ARSHIP, n. [.] 1. Learning; attainments in science or literature; as a man of great scholarship. [.] 2. Literary education; as any other house of scholarship. [Unusual.] [.] 3. Exhibition or maintenance for a scholar; foundation for the support of a ...
48306	scholastic	[.] SCHOLAS'TIC,
48307	scholastical	[.] SCHOLAS'TICAL, a. [L. scholasticus.] [.] 1. Pertaining to a scholar, to a school or to schools; as scholastic manners or pride; scholastic learning. [.] 2. Scholar-like; becoming a scholar; suitable to schools; as scholastic precision. [.] 3. Pedantic; formal. [.] Scholastic ...
48308	scholastically	[.] SCHOLAS'TICALLY, adv. In the manner of schools; according to the niceties or method of the schools.
48309	scholasticism	[.] SCHOLAS'TICISM, n. The method or subtilties of the schools. [.] The spirit of the old scholasticism, which spurned laborious investigation and slow induction -
48310	scholiast	[.] SCHO'LIAST, n. [Gr. See scholium.] [.] A commentator or annotator; one who writes notes upon the works of another for illustrating his writings.
48311	scholiaze	[.] SCHO'LIAZE, v.i. To write notes on an author's works. [Not used.]
48312	scholical	[.] SCHO'LICAL, a. Scholastic. [Not in use.]
48313	scholium	[.] SCHO'LIUM, n. plu. scholia or scholiums. [L. scholion; Gr. from leisure, lucubration.] [.] In mathematics, a remark or observation subjoined to a demonstration.
48314	scholy	[.] SCHO'LY, n. A scholium. [Not in use.] [.] SCHO'LY, v.i. To write comments. [Not in use.]
48315	school	[.] SCHOOL, n. [L. schola; Gr. leisure, vacation from business, lucubration at leisure, a place where leisure is enjoyed, a school. The adverb signifies at ease, leisurely, slowly, hardly, with labor or difficulty. I think, must have been derived from the Latin. This ...
48316	school-fellow	[.] SCHOOL'-FELLOW, n. [See Fellow.] One bred at the same school; an associate in school.
48317	school-house	[.] SCHOOL'-HOUSE, n. [See House.] A house appropriated for the use of schools, or for instruction; but applied only to building for subordinate schools, not to colleges. In Connecticut and some other states, every town is divided into school-districts, and each district ...
48318	schoolery	[.] SCHOOL'ERY, n. Something taught; precepts. [Not used.]
48319	schooling	[.] SCHOOL'ING, ppr. Instructing; teaching; reproving. [.] SCHOOL'ING, n. [.] 1. Instruction in school; tuition. [.] 2. Compensation for instruction; price or reward paid to an instructor for teaching pupils. [.] 3. Reproof; reprimand. He gave his son a ...
48320	schoolmaid	[.] SCHOOL'MAID, n. [See Maid.] A girl at school.
48321	schoolman	[.] SCHOOL'MAN, n. [See Man.] [.] 1. A man versed in the niceties of academical disputation or of school divinity. [.] Unlearn'd, he knew no schoolman's subtil art. [.] 2. A writer of scholastic divinity or philosophy. [.] Let subtil schoolmen teach these friends ...
48322	schoolmaster	[.] SCHOOL'MASTER, n. [See Master. [.] 1. The man who presides over and teaches a school; a teacher, instructor or preceptor of a school. [Applied now only or chiefly to the teachers of primary school.] [.] Adrian VI. was sometime schoolmaster to Charles V. [.] 2. ...
48323	schoolmistress	[.] SCHOOL'MISTRESS, n. [See Mistress.] A woman who governs and teaches a school.
48324	schooner	[.] SCHOON'ER, n. A vessel with two masts, whose main-sail and fore- sail are suspended by gaffs, like a sloop's main-sail, and stretched below by booms.
48325	schorl	[.] SCHORL. [See Shorl.]
48326	schware	[.] SCHWARE, n. A copper coin and money of account in Bremen, value one fifth of a groat, and 72 groats make a thaler,[dollar.]
48327	sciagraphical	[.] SCIAGRAPH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to sciagraphy.
48328	sciagraphy	[.] SCIAG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. a shadow, and to describe.] [.] 1. The art of sketching or delineating. [.] 2. In architecture, the profile or section of a building to exhibit its interior structure. [.] 3. In astronomy, the art of finding the hour of the day or night ...
48329	sciatheric	[.] SCIATHER'IC,
48330	sciatherical	[.] SCIATHER'ICAL, a. [Gr. a shadow, and a catching.] [.] Belonging to a sun-dial. [Little used.]
48331	sciatherically	[.] SCIATHER'ICALLY, adv. After the manner of a sun-dial.
48332	sciatic	[.] SCIAT'IC,
48333	sciatica	[.] SCIAT'ICA, n. [L. sciatica, from Gr. pain in the hips, from the hip, from the loin.] Rheumatism in the hip.
48334	sciatical	[.] SCIAT'ICAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to the hip; as the sciatic artery. [.] 2. Affecting the hip; as sciatic pains.
48335	science	[.] SCI'ENCE, n. [L. scientia, from scio, to know.] [.] 1. In a general sense, knowledge, or certain knowledge; the comprehension or understanding of truth or facts by the mind. The science of God must be perfect. [.] 2. In philosophy, a collection of the general ...
48336	scient	[.] SCI'ENT, a. [L. sciens.] Skillful. [Not used.]
48337	sciential	[.] SCIEN'TIAL, Producing science.
48338	scientific	[.] SCIENTIF'IC,
48339	scientifical	[.] SCIENTIF'ICAL, a. [L. scientia and facio, to make.] [.] 1. Producing certain knowledge or demonstration; as scientific evidence. [.] 2. According to the rules or principles of science; as a scientific arrangement of fossils. [.] 3. Well versed in science; ...
48340	scientifically	[.] SCIENTIF'ICALLY, adv. [.] 1. In such a manner as to produce knowledge. [.] It is easier to believe, than to be scientifically instructed. [.] 2. According to the rules or principles of science.
48341	scillitin	[.] SCIL'LITIN, n. [See Squill.] a white transparent acrid substance, extracted from squills by Vogel.
48342	scimitar	[.] SCIM'ITAR, [See cimiter.]
48343	scink	[.] SCINK, n. a cast calf. [Not in use or local.]
48344	scintillant	[.] SCIN'TILLANT, a. [See Scintillate.] emitting sparks or fine igneous particles; sparkling.
48345	scintillate	[.] SCIN'TILLATE, v.i. [L. scintillo. This word seems to be a diminutive formed on the Teutonic scinan, Eng. to shine.] [.] 1. To emit sparks or fine igneous particles. [.] Marbles do not scintillate with steel. [.] 2. to sparkle, as the fixed stars.
48346	scintillating	[.] SCIN'TILLATING, ppr. emitting sparks; sparkling.
48347	scintillation	[.] SCINTILLA'TION, n. the act of emitting sparks or igneous particles; the act of sparkling.
48348	sciolism	[.] SCI'OLISM, n. [See Sciolist.] Superficial knowledge.
48349	sciolist	[.] SCI'OLIST, n. [L. sciolus, a diminutive formed on scio, to know.] [.] One who knows little, or who knows many things superficially; a smatterer. [.] These passages in that book, were enough to humble the presumption of our modern sciolists, if their pride were ...
48350	sciolous	[.] SCI'OLOUS, a. Superficially or imperfectly knowing.
48351	sciomachy	[.] SCIOM'ACHY, n. [Gr. a shadow, and a battle.] [.] A battle with a shadow. [Little used.]
48352	scion	[.] SCION. [See Cion.]
48353	scioptic	[.] SCIOP'TIC, a. [Gr. shadow and to see.] [.] Pertaining to the camera obscura, or to the art of exhibiting images through a hole in a darkened room. [.] SCIOP'TIC, n. A sphere or globe with a lens made to turn like the eye; used in experiments with the camera ...
48354	scioptics	[.] SCIOP'TICS, n. The science of exhibiting images of external objects, received through a double convex glass into a darkened room.
48355	sciroc	[.] SCI'ROC,
48356	scirocco	[.] SCIROC'CO, n. In Italy, a southeast wind; a hot suffocating wind, blowing from the burning deserts of Africa. This name is given also, in the northeast of Italy, to a cold bleak wind from the Alps.
48357	scirrosity	[.] SCIRROS'ITY, n. [See Scirrus.] An induration of the glands.
48358	scirrous	[.] SCIR'ROUS, a. [.] 1. Indurated; hard; knotty; as a gland. [.] 2. Proceeding from scirrus; as scirrous affections; scirrous disease.
48359	scirrus	[.] SCIR'RUS, n. [L. scirrus; Gr.] [.] In surgery and medicine, a hard tumor on any part of the body, usually proceeding from the induration of a gland, and often terminating in a cancer.
48360	sciscitation	[.] SCISCITA'TION, n. [L. sciscitor, to inquire or demand.] [.] The act of inquiring; inquiry; demand. [Little used.]
48361	scissible	[.] SCIS'SIBLE, a. [L. scissus, scindo, to cut.] Capable of being cut or divided by a sharp instrument; as scissible matter or bodies.
48362	scissile	[.] SCIS'SILE, a. [L. scissilis, from scindo, to cut.] [.] That may be cut or divided by a sharp instrument.
48363	scission	[.] SCISSION, n. sizh'on. [L. scissio, scindo, to cut.] [.] The act of cutting or dividing by an edged instrument.
48364	scissors	[.] SCISSORS, n. siz'zors, plu. [L. scissor, from scindo, to cut, Gr.] [.] A cutting instrument resembling shears, but smaller, consisting of two cutting blades movable on a pin in the center, by which they are fastened. Hence we usually say, a pair of scissors.
48365	scissure	[.] SCIS'SURE, n. [L. scissura, from scindo, to cut.] [.] A longitudinal opening in a body, made by cutting. [This cannot legitimately be a crack, rent or fissure. In this use it may be an error of the press for fissure.
48366	scitamineous	[.] SCITAMIN'EOUS, a. Belonging to the Scitamineae, one of Linne's natural orders of plants.
48367	sclavonian	[.] SCLAVO'NIAN,
48368	sclerotic	[.] SCLEROT'IC, a. [Gr. hard; hardness.] [.] Hard; firm; as the sclerotic coat or tunicle of the eye. [.] SCLEROT'IC, n. [.] 1. The firm white outer coat of the eye. [.] 2. A medicine which hardens and consolidates the parts to which it is applied.
48369	scoat	[.] SCOAT. [See Scot.]
48370	scobiform	[.] SCOB'IFORM, a. [L. scobs, saw dust, and form.] [.] Having the form of saw dust or raspings.
48371	scobs	[.] SCOBS, n. [L. from scabo, to scrape.] Raspings of ivory, hartshorn or other hard substance; dross of metals, &c.
48372	scoff	[.] SCOFF, v.i. [Gr. The primary sense is probably to throw. But I do not find the word in the English and Greek sense, in any modern language except the English.] [.] To treat with insolent ridicule, mockery or contumelious language; to manifest contempt by derision; ...
48373	scoffer	[.] SCOFF'ER, n. One who scoffs; one that mocks, derides or reproaches in the language of contempt; a scorner. [.] There shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, and saying, "Where is the promise of his coming?" 2Peter 3.
48374	scoffing	[.] SCOFF'ING, ppr. Deriding or mocking; treating with reproachful language.
48375	scoffingly	[.] SCOFF'INGLY, adv. In mockery or contempt; by way of derision. [.] Aristotle applied this hemistich scoffingly to the sycophants at Athens.
48376	scold	[.] SCOLD, v.i. [.] To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter railing or harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; with at; as, to scold at a servant. A scolding tongue, a scolding wife, a scolding husband, a scolding master, who can endure? [.] Pardon me, 'tis ...
48377	scolder	[.] SCOLDER, n. One that scolds or rails.
48378	scolding	[.] SCOLDING, ppr. [.] 1. Railing with clamor; uttering rebuke in rude and boisterous language. [.] 2. a. Given to scolding. [.] SCOLDING, The uttering of rude, clamorous language by way of rebuke or railing; railing language.
48379	scoldingly	[.] SCOLDINGLY, adv. With rude clamor or railing.
48380	scollop	[.] SCOL'LOP, n. [.] 1. A pectinated shell. [See Scallop.] [.] 2. An indenting or cut like those of a shell. [.] SCOL'LOP, v.t. To form or cut with scollops.
48381	scolopendra	...
48382	scomm	[.] SCOMM, n. [L. scomma; Gr. See Scoff.] [.] 1. A buffoon. [Not in use.] [.] 2. A flout; a jeer. [Not in use.]
48383	sconce	[.] SCONCE, n. [.] 1. A fort or bulwark; a work for defense. Obs. [.] 2. A hanging or projecting candlestick, generally with a mirror to reflect the light. [.] Golden sconces hang upon the walls. [.] 3. The circular tube with a brim in a candlestick, into which ...
48384	scoop	[.] SCOOP, n. [.] 1. A large ladle; a vessel with a long handle fastened to a dish, used for dipping liquors; also, a little hollow piece of wood for bailing boats. [.] 2. An instrument of surgery. [.] 3. A sweep; a stroke; a swoop. [.] SCOOP, v.t. [.] 1. ...
48385	scooped	[.] SCOOP'ED, pp. Taken out as with a scoop or ladle; hollowed; excavated; removed so as to leave a hollow.
48386	scooper	[.] SCOOP'ER, n. One that scoops; also, a water fowl.
48387	scooping	[.] SCOOP'ING, ppr. Lading out; making hollow; excavating; removing so as to leave a hollow.
48388	scope	[.] SCOPE, n. [L. scopus; Gr. from to see or view; Heb. to see, to behold] The primary sense is to stretch or extend, to reach; properly, the whole extent, space or reach, hence the whole space viewed, and hence the limit or ultimate end.] [.] 1. Space; room; amplitude ...
48389	scopiform	[.] SCO'PIFORM, a. [L. scopa, a broom, and form.] Having the form of a broom or besom. [.] Zeolite, stelliform or scopiform.
48390	scoppet	[.] SCOP'PET, v.t. To lade out. [Not in use.]
48391	scoptical	[.] SCOP'TICAL, a. [Gr.] Scoffing. [Not in use.]
48392	scopulous	[.] SCOP'ULOUS, a. [L. scopulosus.] Full of rocks; rocky. [Not in use.]
48393	scorbute	[.] SCORBUTE, n. [L. scorbutus.] Scurvy. [Not in use.]
48394	scorbutic	[.] SCORBU'TIC,
48395	scorbutical	[.] SCORBU'TICAL, a. [L. scorbutus, the scurvy. See Scurf, Scurvy.] [.] 1. Affected or diseased with scurvy; as a scorbutic person. [.] 2. Pertaining to scurvy, or partaking of its nature; as scorbutic complaints or symptoms. [.] 3. Subject to scurvy; as a scorbutic ...
48396	scorbutically	[.] SCORBU'TICALLY, adv. With the scurvy, or with a tendency to it; as a woman scorbutically affected. [.]
48397	scorce	[.] SCORCE. [See Scorse.]
48398	scorch	[.] SCORCH, v.t. [.] 1. To burn superficially; to subject to a degree of heat that changes the color of a thing, or both the color and texture of the surface. Fire will scorch linen or cotton very speedily in extremely cold weather. [.] 2. To burn; to affect painfully ...
48399	scorched	[.] SCORCH'ED, pp. Burnt on the surface; pained by heat.
48400	scorching	[.] SCORCH'ING, ppr. Burning on the surface; paining by heat.
48401	scorching-fennel	[.] SCORCH'ING-FENNEL, n. A plant of the genus Thapsia; deadly carrot.
48402	scordium	[.] SCOR'DIUM, n. [L.] A plant, the water-germander, a species of Teucrium.
48403	score	[.] SCORE, n. [.] 1. A notch or incision; hence, the number twenty. Our ancestors, before the knowledge of writing, numbered and kept accounts of numbers by cutting notches on a stick or tally, and making one notch the representative of twenty. A simple mark answered ...
48404	scored	[.] SCO'RED, pp. Notched; set down; marked; prepared for hewing. [.] In botany, a scored stem is marked with parallel lines or grooves.
48405	scoria	[.] SCO'RIA, n. [L. from the Gr. rejected matter, that which is thrown off.] [.] Dross; the recrement of metals in fusion, or the mass produced by melting metals and ores.
48406	scoriaceous	[.] SCORIA'CEOUS, a. Pertaining to dross; like dross or the recrement of metals; partaking of the nature of scoria.
48407	scorification	[.] SCORIFICA'TION, n. In metallurgy, the act or operation of reducing a body, either wholly or in part, into scoria.
48408	scorified	[.] SCO'RIFIED, pp. Reduced to scoria.
48409	scoriform	[.] SCO'RIFORM, a. [L. scoria and form.] Like scoria; in the form of dross.
48410	scorify	[.] SCO'RIFY, v.t. To reduce to scoria or drossy matter.
48411	scorifying	[.] SCO'RIFYING, ppr. Reducing to scoria.
48412	scoring	[.] SCO'RING, ppr. Notching; marking; setting down as an account or debt; forming a score.
48413	scorious	[.] SCO'RIOUS, a. Drossy; recrementitious.
48414	scorn	[.] SCORN, n. [.] 1. Extreme contempt; that disdain which springs from a person's opinion of the meanness of an object, and a consciousness or belief of his own superiority or worth. [.] He thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone. Esther 3. [.] Every sullen ...
48415	scorned	[.] SCORN'ED, pp. Extremely contemned or despised; disdained.
48416	scorner	[.] SCORN'ER, n. [.] 1. One that scorns; a contemner; a despiser. [.] They are great scorners of death. [.] 2. A scoffer; a derider; in Scripture, one who scoffs at religion, its ordinances and teachers, and who makes a mock of sin and the judgments and threatenings ...
48417	scornful	[.] SCORN'FUL, a. [.] 1. Contemptuous; disdainful; entertaining scorn; insolent. [.] Th' enamor'd deity the scornful damsel shuns. [.] 2. Acting in defiance or disregard. [.] Scornful of winter's frost and summer's sun. [.] 3. In Scripture, holding religion ...
48418	scornfully	[.] SCORN'FULLY, adv. With extreme contempt; contemptuously; insolently. [.] The sacred rights of the christian church are scornfully trampled on in print -
48419	scornfulness	[.] SCORN'FULNESS, n. The quality of being scornful.
48420	scorning	[.] SCORN'ING, ppr. Holding in great contempt; despising; disdaining. [.] SCORN'ING, n. The act of contemning; a treating with contempt, slight or disdain. [.] How long will the scorners delight in their scorning? [.] Prov. 1. Ps. 123.
48421	scorpion	[.] SCOR'PION, n. [L. scorpio; Gr. probably altered from the Oriental.] [.] 1. In zoology, an insect of the genus Scorpio, or rather the genus itself, containing several species, natives of southern or warm climates. This animal has eight feet, two claws in front, ...
48422	scorpion-fly	[.] SCOR'PION-FLY, n. An insect of the genus Panorna, having a tail which resembles that of a scorpion.
48423	scorpion-grass	[.] SCOR'PION-GRASS,
48424	scorpion-senna	[.] SCOR'PION-SENNA, n. A plant of the genus Coronilla.
48425	scorpion-wort	[.] SCOR'PION-WORT, n. A plant, the Ornithopus scorpioides.
48426	scorpions-thorn	[.] SCOR'PION'S-THORN, n. A plant of the genus Ulex.
48427	scorse	[.] SCORSE, n. [L. ex and cursus.] A course or dealing; barter. Obs. [.] SCORSE, v.t. [.] 1. To chase. Obs. [.] 2. To barter or exchange. Obs. [.] SCORSE, v.i. To deal for the purchase of a horse. Obs.
48428	scortatory	[.] SCORT'ATORY, a. [L. scortator, from scortor.] Pertaining to or consisting in lewdness.
48429	scorza	[.] SCOR'ZA, n. [L. ex and cortex.] In mineralogy, a variety of epidote.
48430	scot	[.] SCOT,
48431	scotal	[.] SCOT'AL,
48432	scotale	[.] SCOT'ALE, n. [scot and ale.] In law, the keeping of an alehouse by the officer of a forest, and drawing people to spend their money for liquor, for fear of his displeasure.
48433	scotch	[.] SCOTCH, v.t. [.] To support, as a wheel, by placing some obstacle to prevent its rolling. Our wagoners and cartmen scot the wheels of their wagons and carts, when in ascending a hill they stop to give their team rest, or for other purpose. In Connecticut, I have ...
48434	scotch-collops	[.] SCOTCH-COLLOPS,
48435	scotch-hopper	[.] SCOTCH-HOPPER, n. A play in which boys hop over scotches or lines in the ground.
48436	scotched-collops	[.] SCOTCHED-COLLOPS, n. Veal cut into small pieces.
48437	scoter	[.] SCO'TER, n. The black diver or duck, a species of Anas.
48438	scotfree	[.] SCOT'FREE, a. [.] 1. Free from payment or scot; untaxed. [.] 2. Unhurt; clear; safe.
48439	scotia	[.] SCO'TIA, n. In architecture, a semicircular cavity or channel between the tores in the bases of columns.
48440	scotish	[.] SCOT'ISH,
48441	scotist	[.] SCO'TIST, n. [.] One of the followers of Scotus, a sect of school divines who maintained the immaculate conception of the virgin, or that she was born without original sin; in opposition to the Thomists, or followers of Thomas Aquinas.
48442	scotomy	[.] SCOT'OMY, n. [Gr. vertigo, from to darken.] [.] Dizziness or swimming of the head, with dimness of sight.
48443	scottering	[.] SCOT'TERING, n. A provincial word in Herefordshire, England, denoting the burning of a wad of pease straw at the end of harvest.
48444	scotticism	[.] SCOT'TICISM, n. An idiom or peculiar expression of the natives of Scotland.
48445	scottish	[.] SCOT'TISH, a. Pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, or to their country or language; as Scottish industry or economy; a Scotish chief; the Scottish dialect.
48446	scoundrel	...
48447	scoundrelism	[.] SCOUN'DRELISM, n. Baseness; turpitude; rascality.
48448	scour	[.] SCOUR, v.t. [.] 1. To rub hard with something rough, for the purpose of cleaning; as, to scour a kettle; to scour a musket; to scour armor. [.] 2. To clean by friction; to make clean or bright. [.] 3. To purge violently. [.] 4. To remove by scouring. [.] Never ...
48449	scoured	[.] SCOUR'ED, pp. Rubbed with something rough, or made clean by rubbing; severely purged; brushed along.
48450	scourer	[.] SCOUR'ER, n. [.] 1. One that scours or cleans by rubbing. [.] 2. A drastic cathartic. [.] 3. One that runs with speed.
48451	scourge	[.] SCOURGE, n. skurj. [L. corriggia, from corrigo, to straighten.] [.] 1. To whip; a lash consisting of a strap or cord; an instrument of punishment or discipline. [.] A scourge of small cords. John 2. [.] 2. A punishment; vindictive affliction. [.] Famine ...
48452	scourged	[.] SCOURG'ED, pp. Whipped; lashed; punished severely; harassed.
48453	scourger	[.] SCOURG'ER, n. One that scourges or punishes; one that afflicts severely.
48454	scourging	[.] SCOURG'ING, ppr. Whipping; lashing with severity; punishing or afflicting severely.
48455	scouring	[.] SCOUR'ING, ppr. Rubbing hard with something rough; cleaning by rubbing; cleansing with a drastic cathartic; ranging over for clearing. [.] SCOUR'ING, n. A rubbing hard for cleaning; a cleansing by a drastic purge; looseness; flux.
48456	scourse	[.] SCOURSE. [See Scorse.]
48457	scout	[.] SCOUT, n. [L. ausculto, culto, colo; Gr. the ear.] [.] 1. In military affairs, a person sent before an army, or to a distance, for the purpose of observing the motions of an enemy or discovering any danger, and giving notice to the general. Horsemen are generally ...
48458	scovel	[.] SCO'VEL, n. [L. scopa.] [.] A mop for sweeping ovens; a maulkin.
48459	scow	[.] SCOW, n. [.] A large flat bottomed boat; used as a ferry boat, or for loading and unloading vessels. [A word in good use in New England. [.] SCOW, v.t. To transport in a scow.
48460	scowl	[.] SCOWL, v.i. [Gr. to twist.] [.] 1. To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe or angry. [.] She scowl'd and frown'd with froward countenance. [.] 2. To look gloomy, frowning, dark or tempestuous; ...
48461	scowling	[.] SCOWL'ING, ppr. contracting the brows into wrinkles; frowning; expressing displeasure or sullenness.
48462	scowlingly	[.] SCOWL'INGLY, adv. With a wrinkled, frowning aspect; with a sullen look.
48463	scrabble	[.] SCRAB'BLE, v.i. [L. scribo, Eng. grave, engrave, &c. See Scrape.] [.] 1. To scrape, paw or scratch with the hands; to move along on the hands and knees by clawing with the hands; to scramble; as, to scrabble up a cliff or a tree. [a word in common popular use ...
48464	scrabbling	[.] SCRAB'BLING, ppr. Scraping; scratching; scrambling; making irregular marks.
48465	scrag	[.] SCRAG, n. [This word is formed from the root of rag, crag, Gr. rack.] [.] Something thin or lean with roughness. A raw boned person is called a scrag, but the word is vulgar.
48466	scragged	[.] SCRAG'GED,
48467	scraggedness	[.] SCRAG'GEDNESS,
48468	scraggily	[.] SCRAG'GILY, adv. With leanness and roughness.
48469	scragginess	[.] SCRAG'GINESS, n. Leanness, or leanness with roughness; ruggedness; roughness occasioned by broken irregular points.
48470	scraggy	[.] SCRAG'GY, a. [supra.] [.] 1. Rough with irregular points or a broken surface; as a scraggy hill; a scragged back bone. [.] 2. Lean with roughness. [.]
48471	scramble	[.] SCRAM'BLE, v.i. [It is not improbably that this word is corrupted from the root of scrape, scrabble.] [.] 1. To move or climb by seizing objects with the hand, and drawing the body forward; as, to scramble up a cliff. [.] 2. To seize or catch eagerly at any thing ...
48472	scrambler	[.] SCRAM'BLER, n. One who scrambles; one who climbs by the help of the hands.
48473	scrambling	[.] SCRAM'BLING, ppr. [.] 1. Climbing by the help of the hands. [.] 2. Catching at eagerly and without ceremony. [.] SCRAM'BLING, n. [.] 1. The act of climbing by the help of the hands. [.] 2. The act of seizing or catching at with eager haste and without ...
48474	scranch	[.] SCR'ANCH, v.t. [.] To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to craunch. [This is in vulgar use in America.]
48475	scrannel	[.] SCRAN'NEL, a. Slight; poor. [.] Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw. [Not in use.]
48476	scrap	[.] SCRAP, n. [from scrape.] [.] 1. A small piece; properly something scraped off, but used for any thing cut off; a fragment; a crumb; as scraps of meat. [.] 2. A part; a detached piece; as scraps of history or poetry; scraps of antiquity; scraps of authors. [.] 3. ...
48477	scrape	[.] SCRAPE, v.t. [L. scribo, Gr. to write. See Grave.] [.] 1. To rub the surface of any thing with a sharp or rough instrument, or with something hard; as, to scrap the floor; to scrape a vessel for cleaning it; to scrape the earth; to scrape the body. Job 2. [.] 2. ...
48478	scraped	[.] SCRA'PED, pp. Rubbed on the surface with a sharp or rough instrument; cleaned by rubbing; cleared away by scraping.
48479	scraper	[.] SCRA'PER, n. [.] 1. An instrument with which any thing is scraped; as a scraper for shoes. [.] 2. An instrument drawn by oxen or horses, and used for scraping earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, canals, &c. [.] 3. An instrument having two or ...
48480	scraping	[.] SCRA'PING, ppr. Rubbing the surface with something sharp or hard; cleaning by a scraper; removing by rubbing; playing awkwardly on a violin.
48481	scrat	[.] SCRAT, v.t. [formed on the root of L. rado.] To scratch. [Not in use.] [.] SCRAT, v.i. To rake; to search. [Not in use.] [.] SCRAT, n. An hermaphrodite. [Not in use.]
48482	scratch	[.] SCRATCH, v.t. [L. rado.] [.] 1. To rub and tear the surface of any thing with something sharp or ragged; as, to scratch the cheeks with the nails; to scratch the earth with a rake; to scratch the hands or face by riding or running among briers. [.] A sort of small ...
48483	scratched	[.] SCRATCH'ED, pp. Torn by the rubbing of something rough or pointed.
48484	scratcher	[.] SCRATCH'ER, n. He or that which scratches.
48485	scratches	[.] SCRATCH'ES, n. plu. Cracked ulcers on a horse's foot, just above the hoof.
48486	scratching	[.] SCRATCH'ING, ppr. Rubbing with something pointed or rough; rubbing and tearing the surface.
48487	scratchingly	[.] SCRATCH'INGLY, adv. With the action of scratching.
48488	scraw	[.] SCRAW, n. Surface; cut turf. [Not in use.]
48489	scrawl	[.] SCRAWL, v.t. [.] 1. To draw or mark awkwardly and irregularly. [.] 2. To write awkwardly. [.] SCRAWL, v.i. [.] 1. To write unskillfully and inelegantly. [.] Though with a golden pen you scrawl. [.] 2. To creep; to crawl. [This is from crawl, but ...
48490	scrawler	[.] SCRAWL'ER, n. One who scrawls; a hasty or awkward writer.
48491	scray	[.] SCRAY, n. A fowl called the sea swallow, of the genus Terna.
48492	screable	[.] SCRE'ABLE, a. [L. screabilis, from screo, to spit out.] That may be spit out. Obs.
48493	screak	[.] SCREAK, v.i. [This word is only a different orthography of screech and shriek, but is not elegant.] [.] To utter suddenly a sharp shrill sound or outcry; to scream; as in a sudden fright; also, to creak, as a door or wheel. [See Screech.] [.] [When applied to ...
48494	scream	[.] SCREAM, v.i. [English skirmish.] [.] 1. To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, as in a fright or in extreme pain; to shriek. [.] The fearful matrons raise a screaming cry. [.] 2. To utter a shrill harsh cry; as the screaming owl. [.] SCREAM, ...
48495	screamer	[.] SCRE'AMER, n. A fowl, or genus of fowls, of the grallic order, of two species, natives of America.
48496	screaming	[.] SCRE'AMING, ppr. Uttering suddenly a sharp shrill cry; crying with a shrill voice. [.] SCRE'AMING, n. The act of crying out with a shriek of terror or agony.
48497	screech	[.] SCREECH, v.i. [See Screak and Shriek.] [.] 1. To cry out with a sharp shrill voice; to utter a sudden shrill cry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek. [.] 2. To utter a sharp cry, as an owl; thence called screech-owl. [.] SCREECH, n. [.] 1. ...
48498	screech-owl	[.] SCREE'CH-OWL, n. An owl that utters a harsh disagreeable cry at night, no more ominous of evil than the notes of the nightingale.
48499	screeching	[.] SCREE'CHING, ppr. Uttering a shrill or harsh cry.
48500	screed	[.] SCREED, n. With plasterers, the floated work behind a cornice.
48501	screen	[.] SCREEN, n. [L. cerno, excerno, Gr. to separate, to sift, to judge, to fight, contend skirmish. The primary sense of the root is to separate, to drive or force asunder, hence to sift, to discern, to judge, to separate or cut off danger.] [.] 1. Any thing that separates ...
48502	screened	[.] SCREE'NED, pp. Protected or sheltered from injury or danger; sifted.
48503	screening	[.] SCREE'NING, ppr. Protecting from injury or danger.
48504	screw	[.] SCREW, n. [.] 1. A cylinder of wood or metal, grooved spirally; or a cylinder with a spiral channel or thread cut in such a manner that it is equally inclined to the base of the cylinder throughout the whole length. A screw is male or female. In the male screw, ...
48505	screwed	[.] SCREW'ED, pp. Fastened with screws; pressed with screws; forced.
48506	screwer	[.] SCREW'ER, n. He or that which screws.
48507	screwing	[.] SCREW'ING, ppr. Turning a screw; fastening or pressing with a screw.
48508	scribble	[.] SCRIB'BLE, v.t. [L. scribillo, dim. of scribo, to write. See Scribe.] [.] 1. To write with haste, or without care or regard to correctness or elegance; as, to scribble a letter or pamphlet. [.] 2. To fill with artless or worthless writing. [.] SCRIB'BLE, ...
48509	scribbled	[.] SCRIB'BLED, pp. Written hastily and without care.
48510	scribbler	[.] SCRIB'BLER, n. A petty author; a writer of no reputation. [.] The scribbler pinch'd with hunger, writes to dine.
48511	scribe	[.] SCRIBE, n. [L. scriba, from scribo, to write; formed probably on the root of grave, scrape, scrub. The first writing was probably engraving on wood or stone.] [.] 1. In a general sense, a writer. Hence, [.] 2. A notary; a public writer. [.] 3. In ecclesiastical ...
48512	scrimer	[.] SCRI'MER, n. A fencing-master. Obs.
48513	scrimp	[.] SCRIMP, v.t. [.] To contract; to shorten; to make too small or short; to limit or straiten; as, to scrimp the pattern of a coat. [.] SCRIMP, a. Short; scanty. [.] SCRIMP, n. A pinching miser; a niggard; a close fisted person.
48514	scrine	[.] SCRINE, n. [L. scrinium;, cerno, secerno.] [.] A shrine; a chest, book-case or other place where writings or curiosities are deposited. [See shrine, which is generally used.]
48515	scringe	[.] SCRINGE, v.i. To cringe, of which this word is a corruption.
48516	scrip	[.] SCRIP, n. [This belongs to the root of gripe, our vulgar grab, that is, to seize or press.] [.] A small bag; a wallet; a satchel. David put five smooth stones in a scrip. 1Sam. 17. Matt. 10. [.] SCRIP, n. [L. scriptum, scriptio, from scribo, to write.] [.] A ...
48517	scrippage	[.] SCRIP'PAGE, n. That which is contained in a scrip. [Not in use.]
48518	script	[.] SCRIPT, n. A scrip. [Not in use.]
48519	scriptory	[.] SCRIP'TORY, a. [L. scriptorius. See Scribe.] [.] Written; expressed in writing; not verbal. [Little used.]
48520	scriptural	[.] SCRIP'TURAL, a. [from scripture.] [.] 1. Contained in the Scriptures, so called by way of eminence, that is, in the Bible; as a scriptural word, expression or phrase. [.] 2. According to the Scriptures or sacred oracles; as a scriptural doctrine.
48521	scripturalist	[.] SCRIP'TURALIST, n. One who adheres literally to the Scriptures and makes them the foundation of all philosophy.
48522	scripture	[.] SCRIP'TURE, n. [L. scriptura, from scribo, to write.] [.] 1. In its primary sense, a writing; any thing written. [.] 2. Appropriately, and by way of distinction, the books of the Old and New Testament; the Bible. The word is used either in the singular or plural ...
48523	scripturist	[.] SCRIP'TURIST, n. One well versed in the Scriptures.
48524	scrivener	[.] SCRIV'ENER, n. [See Scribe.] [.] 1. A writer; one whose occupation is to draw contracts or other writings. [.] 2. One whose business is to place money at interest.
48525	scrofula	[.] SCROF'ULA, n. [L.] [.] A disease, called vulgarly the king's evil, characterized by hard, scirrous, and often indolent tumors in the glands of the neck, under the chin, in the arm-pits, &c.
48526	scrofulous	[.] SCROF'ULOUS, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to scrofula, or partaking of its nature; as scrofulous tumors; a scrofulous habit of body. [.] 2. Diseased or affected with scrofula. [.] Scrofulous persons can never be duly nourished.
48527	scroll	[.] SCROLL, n. [probably formed from roll, or its root.] [.] A roll of paper or parchment; or a writing formed into a roll. [.] Here is the scroll of every man's name. [.] The heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll. Is. 34.
48528	scrotum	[.] SCRO'TUM, n. The bag which contains the testicles.
48529	scroyle	[.] SCROYLE, n. [.] A mean fellow; a wretch. [Not in use.]
48530	scrub	[.] SCRUB, v.t. [This word is probably formed on rub, or its root, and perhaps scrape, L. scribo, may be from the same radix.] [.] To rub hard, either with the hand or with a cloth or an instrument; usually, to rub hard with a brush, or with something coarse or rough, ...
48531	scrubbed	[.] SCRUB'BED,
48532	scrubby	[.] SCRUB'BY, a. Small and mean; stunted in growth; as a scrubbed boy; a scrubby cur; a scrubby tree.
48533	scruf	[.] SCRUF, for scurf, not in use.
48534	scruple	[.] SCRU'PLE, n. [L. scrupulus, a doubt; scrupulum, the third part of a dram, from scrupus, a chess-man; probably a piece, a small thing, from scrapping, like scrap.] [.] 1. Doubt; hesitation from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; backwardness; ...
48535	scrupled	[.] SCRU'PLED, pp. Doubted; questioned.
48536	scrupler	[.] SCRU'PLER, n. A doubter; one who hesitates.
48537	scrupling	[.] SCRU'PLING, ppr. Doubting; hesitating; questioning.
48538	scrupulosity	[.] SCRUPULOS'ITY, n. [L. scrupulositas.] [.] 1. The quality or state of being scrupulous; doubt; doubtfulness respecting some difficult point, or proceeding from the difficulty or delicacy of determining how to act; hence, the caution or tenderness arising from the ...
48539	scrupulous	[.] SCRU'PULOUS, a. [L. scrupulosus.] [.] 1. Nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act; cautious in decision from a fear of offending or doing wrong. Be careful in moral conduct, not to offend scrupulous brethren. [.] ***************************************************************** [.] The ...
48540	scrupulously	...
48541	scrupulousness	[.] SCRU'PULOUSNESS, n. The state or quality of being scrupulous; niceness, exactness or caution in determining or in acting, from a regard to truth, propriety or expedience.
48542	scrutable	[.] SCRU'TABLE, a. [See Scrutiny.] Discoverable by inquiry or critical examination.
48543	scrutation	[.] SCRUTA'TION, n. Search; scrutiny.
48544	scrutator	[.] SCRUTA'TOR, n. [L. from scrutor.] One that scrutinizes; a close examiner or inquirer.
48545	scrutinize	[.] SCRU'TINIZE, v.t. [from scrutiny.] To search closely; to examine or inquire into critically; as, to scrutinize the measures of administration; to scrutinize the private conduct or motives of individuals.
48546	scrutinized	[.] SCRU'TINIZED, pp. Examined closely.
48547	scrutinizer	[.] SCRU'TINIZER, n. One who examines with critical care.
48548	scrutinous	[.] SCRU'TINOUS, a. Closely inquiring or examining; captious.
48549	scrutiny	[.] SCRU'TINY, n. [L. scrutinium, from scrutor, to search closely, to pry into.] [.] 1. Close search; minute inquiry; critical examinatiion; as a scrutiny of votes; narrower
48550	scrutoir	[.] SCRUTO'IR, n. A kind of desk, case of drawers or cabinet, with a lid opening downward for the convenience of writing on it.
48551	scruze	[.] SCRUZE, v.t. To crowd; to squeeze.
48552	scud	[.] SCUD, v.i. [.] 1. In a gereral sense, to be driven or to flee or fly with haste. In seamen's language, to be driven with precipitation before a tempest. This is done with a sail extended on the foremast of the ship, or when the wind is too violent, ...
48553	scudding	[.] SCUD'DING, ppr. Driving or being driven before a tempest; running with fleetness.
48554	scuddle	[.] SCUD'DLE, v.i.. To run with a kind of affected haste; commonly pronounced scuttle.
48555	scuffle	[.] SCUF'FLE, n. [This is a different orthography of shuffle; from shove, or its root.] [.] 1. A contention or trial of strength between two persons, who embrace each other's bodies; a struggle with close embrace, to decide which shall throw the ...
48556	scuffler	[.] SCUF'FLER, n. One who scuffles.
48557	scuffling	[.] SCUF'FLING, ppr. Striving for superiority with close embrace; struggling for contending without order.
48558	scug	[.] SCUG, v.t. To hide.
48559	sculk	[.] SCULK, v.i. To retire into a close or covered place for concealment; to lurl; to lie close from shame, fear of injury or detection. [.] No news of Phyl! the bridegroom came, and thought his bride had sculk'd for shame. Swift. [.] ...
48560	sculker	[.] SCULK'ER, n. A lurker; one that lies close for hiding.
48561	sculking	[.] SCULK'ING, ppr. Withdrawing into a close or covered place for concealment; lying close.
48562	scull	[.] SCULL, n. [.] 1. The brain pan. [.] 2. A boat; a cock boat. [.] 3. One who scull a boat. But properly. [.] 4. A short oar, whose loom is only equal in length to half the breadth of the boat to be rowed, so that one man can manage ...
48563	scullcap	[.] SCULL'CAP [See Skull-cap.]
48564	sculler	[.] SCULL'ER, n. [.] 1. A boat rowed by one man with two sculls or short oars. [.] 2. One that sculls, or rows with sculls; one that impels a boat by an oar over the stern.
48565	scullery	[.] SCULL'ERY, n. [probably from the root of shell, scale, G. schale, a scale, a shell, a dish or cup. Skulls and shells were the cups, bowls and siches or rude men.] A place where dishes, kettles and other ...
48566	scullion	[.] SCULL'ION, n. A servant taht cleans pots and kettles, and does other menial services in the kitchen.
48567	scullionly	[.] SCULL'IONLY, a. Like a scullion; base; low; mean.
48568	sculp	[.] SCULP, v.t. [L. sculpo, scalpo.] To carve; to engrave.
48569	sculptile	[.] SCULP'TILE, a. [L. sculptilis,] Formed by carving; as sculptile images.
48570	sculptor	[.] SCULP'TOR, n. [L. See Sculp.] One whose occupation is to carve wood or stone int images; a carver.
48571	sculpture	[.] SCULP'TURE, n. [L. sculptura.] [.] 1. The art of carving, cutting or hewing wood or stone into images of men, beasts or other things. Sculpture is a generic term, including carving or statuary and engraving. [.] 2. Carved work. [.] ...
48572	sculptured	[.] SCULP'TURED, pp. Carved; engraved; as a sculptured vase; sculptured marble.
48573	sculpturing	[.] SCULP'TURING, ppr. Carving; engraving.
48574	scum	[.] SCUM, n. [.] 1. The extraneous matter or impurities which rise to the surface of liquors in boiling or fermentation, or which form on the surface by other means. The word is also applied to the scoria of metals. [.] 2. The refuse; the recrement; ...
48575	scumber	[.] SCUM'BER, n. The dung of the fox.
48576	scummed	[.] SCUM'MED, pp. Cleaned of scum; skimmed.
48577	scummer	[.] SCUM'MER, n. An instrument used for taking off the scum of liquors; a skimmer.
48578	scumming	[.] SCUM'MING, ppr. Clearing of scum; slimming.
48579	scummings	[.] SCUM'MINGS, n. The matter skimmed from boiling liquors; as the scummings of the boiling house.
48580	scupper	[.] SCUP'PER, n. The scuppers or scupper holes of a ship, are channels cut through the water ways and sides of a ship at proper distances, and lined with lead for carrying off the water from the deck.
48581	scupper-hose	[.] SCUP'PER-HOSE, n. A lethern pipe attached to the mouth of the scuppers of the lower deck of a ship, to prevent the water from entering.
48582	scupper-nail	[.] SCUP'PER-NAIL, n. A nail with a very broad head for covering a large surface of the hose.
48583	scupper-plug	[.] SCUP'PER-PLUG, n. A plug to stop a scupper.
48584	scurf	[.] SCURF, n. [L. scorbutus.] [.] 1. A dry military scab or crust formed on the skin of an animal. [.] 2. The soil or foul remains of any thing adherent; as the scurf of crimes. [Not common nor elegant.] Dryden. [.] ...
48585	scurff	[.] SCURFF, n. Another name for the bulltrout.
48586	scurfiness	[.] SCURF'INESS, n. The state of being scurfy.
48587	scurfy	[.] SCURF'Y, a. [.] 1. Having scurf; covered with scurf. [.] 2. Resembling scurf.
48588	scurril	[.] SCUR'RIL, a. [L. scurrilis, from scurra ,a buffoon.] Such as befits a buffoon or vulgar jester; low; mean; grossly opprobrious in language; scurrilour; as scurril jests; scurril scoffing; scurril taunts.
48589	scurrility	[.] SCURRIL'ITY, n. [L. scurrilitas.] Such low. vulgar, indecent or abusive language as is used by mean fellows, buffoons, jesters and the like; grossness of reproach or invective; obscene jests, &c. [.] Banish scurrility and profaneness. ...
48590	scurrilous	[.] SCUR'RILOUS, a. [.] 1. Using the low and indecent language of the meaner sort of people, or such as only the licence of buffoons can warrant; as a scurrilous fellow. [.] 2. Containing low indecency or abuse; mean; foul; vile; obscenely jocular; ...
48591	scurrilously	[.] SCUR'RILOUSLY, adv. With gross reproach; with low indecent language. [.] It is barbarous incivility, scurrilously to sport with what others count religion.
48592	scurrilousness	[.] SCUR'RILOUSNESS, n. Indecency of language; vulgarity; baseness of manners.
48593	scurtinizing	[.] SCUR'TINIZING, ppr. Inquiring into with critical minuteness or exactness.
48594	scurvily	[.] SCUR'VILY, adv. [from scurvy.] Basely; meanly; with coarse and vulgar incivility. [.] The clergy were never more learned, or so scurvily treated. Swift.
48595	scurviness	[.] SCUR'VINESS, n. [from scurvy.] The state of being scurvy.
48596	scurvogel	[.] SCUR'VOGEL, n. A Brazilian fowl of the stork kind, the jabiru guacu.
48597	scurvy	[.] SCUR'VY, n. [from scurf; scurvy for scurfy; Low L. scorbutus.] A disease characterized by great debility, a pale bloated face, bleeding spongy gums, large livid tumors on the body, offensive breath, aversion to exercise, oppression ...
48598	scurvy-grass	[.] SCUR'VY-GRASS, n. A plant of the genus Cochlearia; spoonwort. It grows on rocks near the sea, has an acrid, bitter taste, and is remarkable as a remedy for the scurvy. It is eaten raw as a salad.
48599	scuses	[.] 'SCUSES, for excuses.
48600	scut	[.] SCUT, n. The tail of a hare or other animal whose tail is short.
48601	scutage	[.] SCU'TAGE, n. [Law L. scutagium, from scutum, a shield.] In English history, a tax or contributiion levied upon those who held lands by knight service; originally, a composition for personal service which the tenant owed to his lord, but ...
48602	scutcheon	[.] SCUTCHEON, A contractiion of escutcheon, which see.
48603	scute	[.] SCUTE, n. [L. scutum, a buckler.] A french gold coin of 3s. 4d. sterling.
48604	scutellated	[.] SCU'TELLATED, a. [L. scutella, a dish. See Scuttle.] Formed like a pan; divided into small surfaces; as the scutellated bone of a sturgeon.
48605	scutiform	[.] SCU'TIFORM, a. [L. scutum, a buckler, and form.] Having a form of a buckler or shield.
48606	scuttle	[.] SCUT'TLE, n. [L. scutella, a pan or saucer.] A broad shallow basket; so called from its resemblance to a dish. [.] SCUT'TLE, n. [.] 1. In ships, a small hatchway or opening in the deck, large enough to admit a man, and with a lid for ...
48607	scuttle-butt	[.] SCUT'TLE-BUTT, n. A butt or cask having a square piece sawn out of its lilge, and lashed
48608	scuttle-cask	[.] SCUT'TLE-CASK, upon deck.
48609	scuttle-fish	[.] SCUT'TLE-FISH, n. The cuttle-fich, so called. [See Cuttle-fish.]
48610	scuttled	[.] SCUT'TLED, pp. Having holes made in the bottom or sides; sunk by means of cutting holes in the bottom or side.
48611	scuttling	[.] SCUT'TLING, ppr. Cutting holes in the bottom or sides; sinking by such holes.
48612	scytale	[.] SCYT'ALE, n. A species of serpent.
48613	scythe	[.] SCYTHE, A wrong spelling. [See Sythe.]
48614	scythian	[.] SCYTH'IAN, a. Pretaining to Scythia, a name given to the northern part of Asia, and Europe adjoining to Asia. [.] SCYTH'IAN, n. [See Scot.] A native of Scythia.
48615	sdain	[.] SDAIN, for disdain. [Not in use.]
48616	sdeinful	[.] SDEINFUL, for disdainful. [Not in use.]
48617	sea	[.] SEA, n. see. [This word, like lake, signifies primarily a seat, set or lay, a repository, a bason.] [.] 1. A large bason, cisternor laver which Solomon made in the temple, so large as to contain more than six thousand gallons. This was called the ...
48618	sea-anemony	[.] SEA-ANEM'ONY, n. The animal flower, which see.
48619	sea-ape	[.] SE'A-APE, n. [sea and ape.] The name given to a marine animal which plays tricks like an ape.
48620	sea-bank	[.] SE'A-BANK, n. [sea and bank.] [.] 1. The sea shore. [.] 2. A bank or mole to defend against the sea.
48621	sea-bar	[.] SE'A-BAR, n. [sea and bar.] The sea-swallow.
48622	sea-bat	[.] SE'A-BAT, n. [sea and bat.] A sort of flying fish.
48623	sea-bathed	[.] SEA-BA'THED, a. [sea and bathe.] Bathed dipped or washed in the sea.
48624	sea-bear	[.] SE'A-BEAR, n. [sea and bear.] An animal of the bear kind that frequents the sea; the white or polar bear; also, the ursine seal.
48625	sea-beard	[.] SE'A-BEARD, n. [sea and beard.] A marine plant.
48626	sea-beast	[.] SE'A-BEAST, n. [sea and beast.] A beast or monstrous animal of the sea.
48627	sea-beat	[.] SE'A-BEAT, a. [sea and beat.] Beaten by the sea; lashed by the waves.
48628	sea-beaten	[.] SE'A-BEATEN, [.] Along the sea-beat shore. Pope
48629	sea-boat	[.] SE'A-BOAT, n. [sea and boat.] A vessel that bears the sea firmly, without laboring or straining her masts and rigging.
48630	sea-bord	[.] SE'A-BORD, a. Bordering on the sea or ocean.
48631	sea-bordering	[.] SEA-BORD'ERING,
48632	sea-born	[.] SE'A-BORN, a. [sea and born.] [.] 1. Born of the sea; produced by the sea; as Neptune and his sea-born niece. [.] 2. Born at sea.
48633	sea-bound	[.] SE'A-BOUND, a. [sea and bound.] Bounded by the sea.
48634	sea-bounded	[.] SE'A-BOUNDED,
48635	sea-boy	[.] SE'A-BOY, n. [sea and boy.] A boy employed on shipboard.
48636	sea-breach	[.] SE'A-BREACH, n. [sea and breach.] Irruption of the sea by breaking the banks.
48637	sea-bream	[.] SE'A-BREAM, n. [sea and bream.] A fish of the Sparus kind.
48638	sea-breeze	[.] SE'A-BREEZE, n. [sea and breeze.] A wind or current of air blowing from the sea upon land; for the most part blowing during the day only, and subsiding at night.
48639	sea-built	[.] SE'A-BUILT, a. [sea and built.] Built for the sea; as sea-built forts, [ships.]
48640	sea-cabbage	[.] SE'A-CAB'BAGE, n. [sea and cabbage.] Sea-colewort, a plant of the genus Crambe.
48641	sea-cale	[.] SE'A-CALE,
48642	sea-calf	[.] SE'A-CALF, n. [sea and calf.] The connom seal, a species of Phoca.
48643	sea-cap	[.] SE'A-CAP, n. [sea and cap.] A cap made to be worn at sea.
48644	sea-card	[.] SE'A-C'ARD, n. [sea and card.] The mariner's card or compass.
48645	sea-carp	[.] SE'A-CARP, n. [sea and carp.] A spotted fish fiving among rocks and stones.
48646	sea-change	[.] SE'A-CHANGE, n. [sea and change.] A change wrought by the sea.
48647	sea-chart	[.] SE'A-CH'ART, n. [sea and chart.] A chart or map on which the line of the shore, isles, shoals, b [.] harbors, &c. are delineated.
48648	sea-circled	[.] SE'A-CIRCLED, a. [sea and circle.] Surrounded by the sea.
48649	sea-coal	[.] SE'A-COAL, n. [sea and coal.] Coal brought by sea; a vulgar name for fossil coal, in distinction from charcoal.
48650	sea-coast	[.] SE'A-COAST, n. [sea and coast.] The shore or border of the land adjacent to the sea or ocean.
48651	sea-cob	[.] SE'A-COB, n. [sea and cob.] A fowl, called also sea-gull.
48652	sea-colewort	[.] SE'A-COLEWORT, n. Sea-cale, which see.
48653	sea-compass	[.] SE'A-COMPASS, n. [sea and campass.] The mariner's card and needle; the compass constructed for use at sea.
48654	sea-coot	[.] SE'A-COOT, n. [sea and coot.] A sea fowl,
48655	sea-cow	[.] SE'A-COW, n. [sea and cow.] The Trichecus manatus, or manati. [See Manati.]
48656	sea-crow	[.] SE'A-CROW, n. [sea and crow.] A fowl of the full kind; the mire-crow or pewet.
48657	sea-devil	[.] SE'A-DEVIL, n. [sea and devil.] The fishing frog or toad-fish, of the genus Lophius; a fish of a deformed shape, resembling a tadpole, growing to a large size, with a head larger than the whole body.
48658	sea-dog	[.] SE'A-DOG, n. [sea and dog.] [.] 1. A fish, perhaps the shark. [.] 2. The sea-calf or common seal.
48659	sea-dragon	[.] SE'A-DRAGON, n. [sea and dragon.] A marine monster caught in England in 1749, resembling in some degree an alligator, but having two large fins which served for swimming or flying, It had two legs terminating in hoofs, like those of an ass. Its body ...
48660	sea-ear	[.] SE'A-EAR, n. [sea and ear.] A sea plant.
48661	sea-eel	[.] SE'A-EEL, n. [sea and eel.] An eel caught in salt water; the conger.
48662	sea-encircled	[.] SEA-ENCIR'CLED, a. [sea and encircled.] Encompassed by the sea.
48663	sea-farer	[.] SE'A-FARER, n. [sea and fare.] One that follows the seas; a mariner.
48664	sea-faring	[.] SE'A-FARING, a. Following the business of a seaman; customarily employed in navigation.
48665	sea-fennel	[.] SE'A-FENNEL, n. [sea and fennel.] The sea as samphire.
48666	sea-fight	[.] SE'A-FIGHT, n. [sea and fight.] An engagement between ships at sea; a naval action.
48667	sea-fish	[.] SE'A-FISH, n. [sea and fish.] Any marine fish; any fish that lives usually in salt water.
48668	sea-fowl	[.] SE'A-FOWL, n. [sea and fowl.] A marine fowl; any fowl that lives by the sea, and procures it food from salt water.
48669	sea-fox	[.] SE'A-FOX, n. A species of squalus, having a tail longer than the body.
48670	sea-gage	[.] SE'A-GAGE, n. [sea and gage.] The depth that a vessel sinks in the water.
48671	sea-garland	[.] SE'A-G'ARLAND, n. [sea and garland.] A plant.
48672	sea-girdles	[.] SE'A-GIRDLES, n. [sea and girdle.] A sort of sea mushroom.
48673	sea-girt	[.] SE'A-GIRT, a. [sea and girt.] Surrounded by the water of the sea or ocean; as a sea-girt isle.
48674	sea-god	[.] SE'A-GOD, n. [sea and god.] A marine deity; a fabulous being supposed to preside over the ocean or sea; as Neptune.
48675	sea-gown	[.] SE'A-GOWN, n. [sea and gown.] A gown or garment with short sleeves, worn by mariners. [.]
48676	sea-grass	[.] SE'A-GR'ASS, [sea and grass.] A plant growing on the sea shore; an aquatic plant of the genus Ruppia.
48677	sea-green	[.] SE'A-GREEN, a. [sea and green.] Having the color of sea water; being of a faint green color. [.] SE'A-GREEN, n. [.] 1. The color of the sea water. [.] 2. A plant, the saxifrage.
48678	sea-gull	[.] SE'A-GULL, n. [sea and gull.] A fowl of the genus Larus; a species of gull; called also sea-crow.
48679	sea-hare	[.] SE'A-HARE, n. [sea and hare.] A marine animal of the genus Laplysia, whose body is covered with membranes reflected; it has lateral pore on the right side, and four feelers resembling ears. The body is nearly oval, soft, gelatinous and punctated. ...
48680	sea-hedghog	[.] SEA-HEDGHOG, n. A sea shell, a species of Echinus, so called from its prickles, which resemble in some measure those of the hedghog or urchin.
48681	sea-hen	[.] SE'A-HEN, n. [sea and hen.] Anothe name of the guillemot.
48682	sea-hog	[.] SE'A-HOG, n. [sea and hog.] The porpes, which see.
48683	sea-holly	[.] SE'A-HOLLY, n. [sea and holly.] A plant of the genus Eryngium.
48684	sea-holm	[.] SE'A-HOLM, n. [.] 1. A small uninhabited isle. [.] 2. Sea-holly.
48685	sea-horse	[.] SE'A-HORSE, n. [sea and horse.] [.] 1. In ichthyoilogy, the morse, a species of Trichechus or walrus. [.] 2. The hippopotamus, or river horse. [.] 3. A fish of the needle-fish kind, four or five inches in length, ane ...
48686	sea-legs	[.] SE'A-LEGS, n. [sea and leg.] The ability to walk on a ship' deck when pitching or rolling.
48687	sea-lemon	[.] SE'A-LEMON, n. [sea and lemon] A marine animal of the genus Doris, having an oval body, convex, marked with numerous punctures, and of a lemon color.
48688	sea-like	[.] SE'A-LIKE, a. [sea and like] Resembling the sea.
48689	sea-lion	[.] SE'A-LION, n. [sea and lion] An animal of the genus Phoca or seal, which has a mane like a lion, the Phoca jubata.
48690	sea-maid	[.] SE'A-MAID, n. [sea and maid] [.] 1. The mermaid. [See Mermaid.] [.] 2. A sea nymph.
48691	sea-mall	[.] SE'A-MALL, n. A fowl, a species of gull or Larus.
48692	sea-man	[.] SE'A-MAN, n. [sea and man] [.] 1. A sailor; a mariner; a man whose occupation is to assist in the management of ships at sea. [.] 2. By way of distinction, a skillful mariner; also, a man who is well versed in the art of navigating ...
48693	sea-mark	[.] SE'A-M'ARK, n. [sea and mark.] Any elevated object on land which serves for a direction to mariners in entering a harbor, or in sailing along or approaching a coast; a beacon; as a light-house, a mountain, &c.
48694	sea-mew	[.] SE'A-MEW,
48695	sea-monster	[.] SE'A-MONSTER, n. [sea and monster.] A huge marine animal. Lam. 4.
48696	sea-moss	[.] SE'A-MOSS, n. [sea and moss.] A name given to coral. [See Coral.]
48697	sea-navelwort	[.] SEA-NAVELWORT, n. [sea, navel and wort.] A plant growing in Syria, which is said to effect great cures.
48698	sea-needle	...
48699	sea-nettle	[.] SE'A-NETTLE, n. [sea and nettle.] Another name of the animal flower, sea-anemony.
48700	sea-nursed	[.] SE'A-NURSED, a. [sea and nursed.] Nursed by the sea.
48701	sea-nymph	[.] SE'A-NYMPH, n. [sea and nymph.] A nymph or goddess of the sea.
48702	sea-onion	[.] SE'A-ONION, n. [sea and onion.] A plant.
48703	sea-ooze	[.] SE'A-OOZE, n. [sea and ooze.] The soft mud on or near the sea shore.
48704	sea-otter	[.] SE'A-OTTER, n. [sea and otter.] A species of otter that has hind feet like those of a seal. It feeds on shell fish.
48705	sea-owl	[.] SE'A-OWL, n. [sea and owl.] Another name of the lump-fish.
48706	sea-pad	[.] SE'A-PAD, n. The star-fish. [Stella marina.]
48707	sea-panther	[.] SE'A-PANTHER, n. [sea and panther.] A fish like a lamprey.
48708	sea-pheasant	[.] SE'A-PHEASANT, n. [sea and pheasant.] The pin-tailed duck.
48709	sea-pie	[.] SE'A-PIE, n. [sea and pie, pica.] A fowl of the genus Haematopus, and grallic order; called
48710	sea-piece	[.] SE'A-PIECE, n. [sea and piece.] A picture representing a scene at sea.
48711	sea-plant	[.] SE'A-PLANT, n. [sea and plant.] A plant that grows in salt water, as the fucus, conferva &c.
48712	sea-pool	[.] SE'A-POOL, n. [sea and pool.] A lake of salt water.
48713	sea-pye	[.] SE'A-PYE, also the oyster-catcher, from its thrusting its beak into oysters when open, and taking out the animal.
48714	sea-resembling	[.] SEA-RESEM'BLING, a. Like the sea; sea-like.
48715	sea-risk	[.] SE'A-RISK, n. [sea and risk.] Hazard or risk at sea; danger of injury or destruction by the sea.
48716	sea-robber	[.] SE'A-ROBBER, n. [sea and robber.] A pirate; one that robs on the high seas.
48717	sea-rocket	[.] SE'A-ROCKET, n. A plant of the genus Bunias.
48718	sea-room	[.] SE'A-ROOM, n..[sea and room.] Ample space or distance from land, shoals or rocks, sufficient for a ship to drive or scud without danger of shipwreck.
48719	sea-rover	[.] SE'A-ROVER, n. [sea and rover.] [.] 1. A pirate; one that cruizes for plunder. [.] 2. A ship or vessel that is employed in cruizing for plunder.
48720	sea-ruff	[.] SE'A-RUFF, n. A kind of sea fish. [L. orphus.]
48721	sea-scorpion	[.] SEA-SCOR'PION, n. [sea and scorpion.] Another name for a fatherlasher.
48722	sea-serpent	[.] SE'A-SERPENT, n. [sea and serpent.] A huge animal like a serpent inhabiting the sea.
48723	sea-service	[.] SE'A-SERVICE, n. [sea and service.] Naval service; service in the navy or in ships of war.
48724	sea-shark	[.] SE'A-SH'ARK, n. [sea and shark.] A ravenous sea fish.
48725	sea-shell	[.] SE'A-SHELL, n. [sea ansd shell.] A marine shell; a shell that grows in the sea.
48726	sea-shore	[.] SEA-SHO'RE, n. [sea and shore.] The coast of the sea; the land that lied adjacent to the sea or ocean.
48727	sea-sick	[.] SE'A-SICK, a. [sea and sick.] Affected with sickness or nausea by means of the pitching or rolling of a vessel.
48728	sea-sickness	[.] SE'A-SICKNESS, n. The sickness or nausea occasioned by the pitching and rolling of a ship in an agitated sea.
48729	sea-side	[.] SE'A-SIDE, n. [sea and side.] The land bordering on the sea; the country adjacent to the sea, or near it.
48730	sea-star	[.] SE'A-ST'AR, n. [sea and star.] The starfish, a genus of marine animals, called technically Asterias.
48731	sea-surgeon	[.] SEA-SUR'GEON, n. [sea and surgeon.] A surgeon employed on shipboard.
48732	sea-surrounded	[.] SEA-SURROUND'ED, a. [sea and surround.] Encompassed by the sea.
48733	sea-term	[.] SE'A-TERM, n. [sea and term.] A word or term used appropriately by seamen, or peculiar to the art of navigation.
48734	sea-thief	[.] SE'A-THIEF, n. [sea and thief.] A pirate.
48735	sea-toad	[.] SE'A-TOAD, n. [sea and toad.] An ugly fish, so called.
48736	sea-torn	[.] SE'A-TORN, a. [sea and torn.] Torn by or at sea.
48737	sea-tossed	[.] SE'A-TOSSED, a. [sea and tossed.] Tossed by sea.
48738	sea-urchin	[.] SE'A-URCHIN, n. [sea and urchin.] A genus of marine animals, the Echinus, of many species. The body is roundish, covered with a bony crust, and often set with movable prickles.
48739	sea-walled	[.] SE'A-WALLED, a. [sea and walled.] Surrounded or defended by the sea.
48740	sea-water	[.] SE'A-WATER, n. [sea and water.] Water of the sea or ocean, which is salt.
48741	sea-weed	[.] SE'A-WEED, n. [sea and weed.] A marine plant of the genus Fucus, used as manure, and for glass and soap. A common name for the marine algae, and some other plants growing in salt water.
48742	sea-withwind	[.] SE'A-WITHWIND, n. Bindweed.
48743	sea-wolf	[.] SE'A-WOLF, n. [sea and wolf. See Wolf.] A fish of the genus Anarrhicas, found in northern latitudes, about Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Scotland, England, &c. This fish is so named from its fierceness and ravenousness. It grows sometimes to ...
48744	sea-wormwood	[.] SEA-WORM'WOOD, n. A sort of wormwood growing in the sea, the Artemisia maritima.
48745	seaboard	[.] SE'ABOARD, adv. Towards the sea.
48746	seabord	[.] SE'ABORD n. The sea shore.
48747	seal	[.] SEAL, n. The common name for the species of the genus Phoca. These animals are ampibious, most of the inhabiting the sea coasts, particularly in the higher latitudes. They have six cutting teeth in the upper jaw, and four in the lower. Their hind feet are placed ...
48748	sealed	[.] SE'ALED, pp. Furnished with a seal; fastened with a seal; confirmed; closed.
48749	sealer	[.] SE'ALER, n. [.] 1. One who seals; an officer in chancery who seals writs and instruments. [.] 2. In New England, an officer appointed by the town or other proper authority, to examine and try weithts and measures, and set a stamp on such as are ...
48750	sealing	[.] SE'ALING, ppr. Fixing a seal; fastening with a seal; confirming; closing; keeping secret; fixing a piece of wood or iron in a wall with cement. [.] SE'ALING, n. [from seal, the animal] The operation of taking seals and curing their skins.
48751	sealing-voyage	[.] SE'ALING-VOYAGE, n. A voyage for the purpose of killing seals and obtaining their skins.
48752	sealing-wax	[.] SE'ALING-WAX, n. [seal and wax.] A compound of gum lac and the red oxyd of mercury; used for fastening a folded letter and thus consealing the writing, and for receiving impressions of seals set to instruments. Sealing wax is hard or soft, and may ...
48753	seam	[.] SEAM, n. [.] 1. The suture or uniting of two edges of cloth by the needle. [.] The coat was without seam , woven from the top throughout. John 29. [.] 2. The joint or juncture of planks in a ship's side or deck; or rather ...
48754	seam-rent	[.] SE'AM-RENT, n. [seam and rent.] The rent of a seam; the separation of a suture.
48755	seaman	[.] SEAMAN. [See under Sea.]
48756	seamanship	...
48757	seamed	[.] SE'AMED, pp. Marked with seams; having seams or scars. [.] [.]
48758	seaming	[.] SE'AMING, ppr. Marking with scars; making seams.
48759	seamless	[.] SE'AMLESS, a. Having mo seam; as the seamless garment of Christ.
48760	seamouse	[.] SE'AMOUSE, n. [sea and mouse.] A marine animal of the genus Aphrodita.
48761	seamster	[.] SE'AMSTER, n. One that sews well, or whose occupation is to sew.
48762	seamstress	[.] SE'AMSTRESS, n. A woman whose occupation is sewing.
48763	seamy	[.] SE'AMY, a. Having a seam; containing seams or showing them.
48764	sean	[.] SEAN, n. a met. [See Seine.]
48765	seaport	...
48766	seapoy	[.] SE'APOY, n. A native of India in the military service of an European power, and disceplined SE'POY, after the European maner.
48767	sear	[.] SEAR, v. t. [Gr. to dry; to parch; dry. L. torreo, in a diffrent dialect.] [.] 1. To burn to dryness and hardness the surface of any thing; to cauterize; to expose to a degree of heat that changes the color of the surface, ar makes it ...
48768	sear-cloth	[.] SE'AR-CLOTH, n. A cloth to cover a sore; a plaster.
48769	searce	[.] SEARCE, v. t. sers. To shift; to bolt; to separate the fine part of meal from the coarse. [Little used.] [.] SEARCE, n. sers. A sieve; a bolter. [Little used.]
48770	searcer	[.] SEARCER, n. sers'er. One that sifts or bolts. [Little used.]
48771	search	[.] SEARCH, v. t. serch [.] 1. To look over or through for the purpose of finding something; to explore; to examine by inspection; as, to search the house for a book; to search the wood for a thief.
48772	searchable	[.] SEARCHABLE, a. serch'able. That may be searched or explored.
48773	searched	[.] SEARCHED, pp. serch'ed. Looked over carefully; explored; examined.
48774	searcher	[.] SEARCHER, n. serch'er. [.] 1. One who searches, explores or examines for the prupose of finding something. [.]
48775	searching	[.] SEARCHING, pp. serch'ing. [.] 1. Looking into or over; exploring; examining; inquiring; seeking; investigating. [.] 2. a. Penetrating; trying; close; as a searching discourse. [.] SEARCHING, n. search'ing. Exanination; ...
48776	searchless	[.] SEARCHLESS, n. serch'less. Inscrutable; eluding search or investigation.
48777	seared	[.] SE'ARED, pp. [from sear.] Burnt on the furface; cauterized; hardened;
48778	searedness	[.] SE'AREDNESS, n. The state of being seared, cauterized or hardened; hardness; hence insensibility.
48779	season	[.] SE'ASON. n. se'zn.Season literally signifies that which comes or arrives; and in this general sense, is synonymous with time. Hence, [.] 1. A fit or suitable time; the convenient time; the usual or appointed time; as, the messenger arrived ...
48780	seasonable	[.] SE'ASONABLE, a. Opportune; that comes, happens or is done in good time, in due season or in proper time for the purpose; as a seasonable supply of rain. [.] Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction. Ecclus.
48781	seasonableness	[.] SE'ASONABLENESS, n. Opportuneness of time; that state of being in good time, or in time convenient for the prupose or sufficiently early.
48782	seasonably	[.] SE'ASONABLY, adv. In due time; in time convenient; sufficiently early; as, to sow or plant seasonably.
48783	seasonage	[.] SE'ASONAGE, n. Seasoning; sauce. [Not used.]
48784	seasoned	[.] SE'ASONED, pp. Mixed or sprinkled with something that gives a relish; tempered; moderated; qualified; matured; dried and hardened.
48785	seasoner	[.] SE'ASONER, n. He that seasons; that which seasons, matures or gives a relish.
48786	seasoning	[.] SE'ASONING, ppr. Giving a relish by something added; moderating; qualifying; maturing; drying and hardening; fitting by habit. [.] SE'ASONING, n. [.] 1. That which is added to any species of food to give it a higher relish; usually, something pungent ...
48787	seat	[.] SEAT, n. [L. sedes, situs.] [.] 1. That on which one sits; a chair, bench, stool or any other thing on which a person sits. [.] Christ--overthrew the tables of the money changers and the seats of them that sold doves. ...
48788	seated	[.] SE'ATED, pp. Placed in a chair or on a bench, &c.; set; fixed; settled; established; furnished with a seat.
48789	seating	[.] SE'ATING, ppr. Placing on a seat; setting; settling; furnishing with a seat; having its seats assigned to individuals, as a church.
48790	seaves	[.] SEAVES, n. plu. [Heb. suf.] Rushes.
48791	seavy	[.] SE'AVY, a. Overgrown with rushes.
48792	seaward	[.] SE'AWARD, a. [sea and ward.] Directed towards the sea. [.] SE'AWARD, adv. Towards the sea.
48793	seaworthy	[.] SE'AWORTHY, A. [sea and worthy.] Fit for a voyage; worthy of being trusted to transport a cargo with safety; as a seaworthy ship.
48794	sebaceous	[.] SEBA'CEOUS, a. [Low L. sebaceus, from sebum, sevum, tallow.] Made of tallow or fat; pretaining to fat.
48795	sebacic	[.] SEBAC'IC, a. [supra.] In chimistry, pretaining to fat; obtained fro fat; as the sebacic acid.
48796	sebate	[.] SE'BATE, n. [supra.] In chimistry, a salt formed by the sebacic acid and a base. [.]
48797	sebesten	[.] SEBES'TEN, n. The Assyrian plum, a plant of the genus Cordia, a species of jujube.
48798	secant	[.] SE'CANT, a. [L. secans, seco, to cut or cut off, coinciding with Eng. saw.] Cutting; dividing into two parts. [.] SE'CANT, n. [.] 1. In geometry, a line that cuts another, or divides it into parts. The secant of a circle ...
48799	secede	[.] SECE'DE, v.i. [L. secedo; se, from, and cedo, to move. Se is an inseparable preposition or prefix in Latin, but denoting departure or separation.] To withdraw from fellowship, communion or association; to separate ones's self; as, certain ...
48800	seceder	[.] SECE'DER, n. One who secedes. In Scotland, the seceders are a numerous body of presbyterians who seceded from the communion of the established church, about the year 1733.
48801	seceding	[.] SECE'DING, ppr. Withdrawing from fellowship or communion.
48802	secern	[.] SECERN', v.t. [L. secerno; se and cerno, to separate.] In the animal economy, to secrete. [.] The mucus secerned in the nose--is a laudable humor. Arbuthnot.
48803	secerned	[.] SECERN'ED, pp. Separated; secreted.
48804	secernent	[.] SECERN'ENT, n. That which promotes secretion; that which increases the irritative motions, which constitute secretion.
48805	secerning	[.] SECERN'ING, ppr. Separating; secreting; as secerning vessels.
48806	seclude	[.] SECLU'DE, v. t. [L. secludo; se and claudo, cludo, to shut.] [.] 1. To separate, as from company or society, and usually to keep apart for some length of tome, or to confine in a separate state; as persons in low spirits seclude ...
48807	secluded	[.] SECLU'DED, pp. Separated from others; living in retirement; shut out.
48808	secluding	[.] SECLU'DING, ppr. Separating from others; confining in solitude or in a separate state; preventing entrance.
48809	seclusion	[.] SECLU'SION, n. s as z. The act of separating from society or connection; the state of being separate or apart; separation; a shutting out; as to live in seclusion.
48810	second	[.] SEC'OND, a. [L. secundus; L. sequor, to follow. See Seek.] [.] 1. That immediately follows the first; the mext following the first in order of place or time; the ordinal of two. Take the second book from the shelf. ...
48811	second-hand	[.] SEC'OND-HAND, n. Possession received from the first possessor. [.] SEC'OND-HAND, a. [.] 1. Not original or primary; received from another. [.] The have but a second-hand or implicit knowledge. Locke. [.] ...
48812	second-rate	[.] SEC'OND-RATE, n. [second and rate.] The second order in size, dignity, or value. [.] They call it thunder of the second-rate. Addison. [.] So we say, a ship of the second-rate. [.] [.] SEC'OND-RATE, ...
48813	second-sight	...
48814	second-sighted	[.] SEC'OND-SIGHTED, a. Having the power of second-sight.
48815	secondarily	...
48816	secondariness	[.] SEC'ONDARINESS, n. The state of being secondary.
48817	secondary	[.] SEC'ONDARY, a. [L. secundarius, from secundus.] [.] 1. Succeeding next in order to the first; subordinate. [.] Where there is moral right on the one hand, not secondary right can discharge it.
48818	seconded	[.] SEC'ONDED, pp. Supported; aided.
48819	seconder	[.] SEC'ONDER, n. One that supported what another attempts, or what he affirms, or hat he moves or proposes; as the seconder of an enterprise or of a motion.
48820	secondly	[.] SEC'ONDLY, adv. In the second place.
48821	secrecy	[.] SE'CRECY, n. [from secret.] [.] 1. Properly, a state of separation; hence, concealment from the observation of others, or from the notice of any persons not concerned; privacy; a state of being bid from view. When used of an individual, secrecy ...
48822	secret	[.] SE'CRET, a. [L. secretus. This is given as the participle of secerno, but is radically a different word. The radical sense of seg is to separate, as in L. seco, to cut off; and not improbably this word is contracted into the Latin ...
48823	secretariship	[.] SEC'RETARISHIP, n. The office of a secretary.
48824	secretary	[.] SEC'RETARY, n. [L. secretus, secret;originally a confident, one entrusted with secrets.] [.] 1. A person employed by a public body, by a company or by an individual, to write orders, letters, dispatches, public or private papers, and the like. ...
48825	secrete	[.] SECRE'TE, v.t. [.] 1. To hide; to conceal; to remove from observation or the knowledge of others; as to secrete stolen goods. [.] 2. To secrete one's self; to retire from notice into a private place; to abscend. [.] 3. In the animal ...
48826	secreted	[.] SECRE'TED, pp. Concealed; secerned.
48827	secreting	[.] SECRE'TING, ppr. Hiding; secerning.
48828	secretion	[.] SECRE'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of secerning; the act of the producing from the blood substances different from the blood itself, or from any of its constituents, as bile, saliva, mucus, urine, &c. This was considered 0by the older physiologists as ...
48829	secretist	[.] SE'CRETIST, n. A dealer in secrets. [Not in use.]
48830	secretitious	[.] SECRETI'TIOUS, a. Parted by an animal in secretion.
48831	secretly	[.] SE'CRETLY, adv. [.] 1. Privately; privily; not openly; without the knowledge of others; as, to dispatch a messenger secretly. [.] 2. Inwardly; not apparently or visibly; latently. [.] Now secretly with inward ...
48832	secretness	[.] SE'CRETNESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being hid or concealed. [.] 2. The quality of keeping a secret.
48833	sect	[.] SECT, n. [L. Sp. secta; from L. seco, to cut off, to separate.] [.] 1. A body or number of persons united in tenets, chiefly in philosophy or religion, but constituting a distinct party by holding sentiments different from those of other ...
48834	sectarian	[.] SECTA'RIAN, a. [L. secrarius.] Pertaining to a sect or sects; as sectarian principles or prejudices.
48835	sectarianism	[.] SECTA'RIANISM, n. The disposition to dissent from the established church or predominant religion, and to form new sects.
48836	sectarism	[.] SECT'ARISM, n. Sectarianism. [Little used.]
48837	sectarist	[.] SECT'ARIST, n. A secretary. [Not much used.]
48838	sectary	[.] SECT'ARY, n. [.] 1. A person who separates from an established church, or from the prevailing denomination of christians; one that belongs to a sect; a dissenter. [.] 2. a follower; a pupil. [Not in use.]
48839	sectator	[.] SECTA'TOR, n. A follower; a disciple; an adherent to a sect. [Not now used.]
48840	sectile	[.] SECT'ILE, a. [L. sectilus, from seco, to cut.] A sectile mineral is one that is midway between the briddle and the malleable, as soapstone and plumbago.
48841	section	[.] SEC'TION, n. [L. sectio; seco, to cut off.] [.] 1. The act of cutting or of separating by cutting; as the section of the bodies.
48842	sectional	[.] SEC'TIONAL, A. Pertaining to a section or distinct part of a larger body or territory.
48843	sector	[.] SECT'OR, n. [L. seco, to cut.] [.] 1. In geometry, a part of a circle comprehended between two radii and the arch; or a mixed triangle, formed by two radii and the arch of a circle. [.] 2. A mathematical instrument so marked ...
48844	secular	[.] SEC'ULAR, a. [L. secularis, from seculum, the world or an age.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the present world, or to things not spiritual or holy; relating to things not immediately or primarily respecting the soul, but the body; worldly. ...
48845	secularity	[.] SECULAR'ITY, n. Worldiness; supreme attention to the things of the present life.
48846	secularization	[.] SECULARIZA'TION, n. [foom secularize.] the act of converting a regular person, place or benefice into a secular one. Most cathedral churchses were formerly regular, that is, the canons were of religious or monastic orders; but they have since been secularized. ...
48847	secularize	[.] SEC'ULARIZE, v. t. [.] 1. To make secular; to convert from spiritual appropriation to scular or common use; to convert that which is regular or monastic into secular; as, the ancient regular cathedral churches were secularized. [.] ...
48848	secularized	[.] SEC'ULARIZED, pp. Converted from regular to secular.
48849	secularizing	[.] SEC'ULARIZING, ppr. Converting from regular or monastic to secular.
48850	secularly	[.] SEC'ULARLY, adv. In a worldy manner.
48851	secularness	[.] SEC'ULARNESS, n. A secular disposition; worldliness; worldly mindedness.
48852	secundine	[.] SEC'UNDINE, n. Secundines, in the plural, as generally used, are the several coats or membranes in which the fetus is wrapped in the womb; the after-birth.
48853	secure	[.] SECU'RE, a. [L. securus.] [.] 1. Free from danger of being taken by an enemy; that may resist assault or attack. Teh place is well fortified and very secure. Gibraltar is a secure fortress. In this sense, secure is followed ...
48854	secured	[.] SECU'RED, pp. Effectually guarded or protected; made certain; put beyond hazard; effectually confined; made fast.
48855	securely	[.] SECU'RELY, adv. [.] 1. Without danger; safely; as, to pass a river on ice securely. But safely is generally used. [.] 2. Without fear or apprehension; carelessly; in an unguarded state; in confidence of safety. [.] ...
48856	securement	[.] SECU'REMENT, n. Security; protection. [Not used.]
48857	secureness	[.] SECU'RENESS, n. Confidence of safety; exemption from fear; hence, want of vigilance or caution.
48858	securer	[.] SECU'RER, n. He or that which secures or protects.
48859	securiform	[.] SECU'RIFORM, a. [L. securis, an ax or hatchet, and form.] In botany, having the form of an ax or hatchet.
48860	security	[.] SECU'RITY, n. [L. securitas.] [.] 1. Protection; effectual defense or saftey from danger of any kind; as a chain of forts erected for the security of the frontiers. [.] 2. That which protects or guards from danger. A navy constitutes ...
48861	sedan	[.] SEDAN', n. [L. sedeo; like L. esseda] A portable chair or cover vehicle for carrying a single person. It is borne on poles by two men.
48862	sedate	[.] SEDA'TE, a. [L. sedatus, from sedo, to calm or appease, that is, to set, to cause to subside.] Settled; composed; calm; quiet; tranquil; still; serene; unruffled by passion; udisturbed; as a sedate soul, mind or temper. So we say, ...
48863	sedately	[.] SEDA'TELY, adv. Calmly; without agitation of mind.
48864	sedateness	[.] SEDA'TENESS, n. Calmness of mind, manner or countenance; freedom from agitation; a settled state; composure; serenity; tranquillity; as sedateness of temper or soul; sedateness of countenance; sedateness of conversation.
48865	sedation	[.] SEDA'TION, n. The act of calming. [Not in use.]
48866	sedative	[.] SEDATIVE, a. [*L. sedo, to calm.] In medicine, moderating muscular action or animal energy.*
48867	sedentarily	[.] SED'ENTARILY, adv. [from sedentary.] The state of being sedentary, or living without much action.
48868	sedentariness	[.] SED'ENTARINESS, n. The state of being sedentary.
48869	sedentary	[.] SED'ENTARY, a. [L. sedentarius, from sedens, sedeo, to sit.] [.] 1. Accustomed to sit much, or to pass most of the time in a sitting posture; as a sedentary man. Students, taylors and women are sedentary persons. [.] ...
48870	sedge	[.] SEDGE, n. [L. seco, to cut; that is sword grass, like L. gladiolus.] [.] 1. A narrow flag, or growth of such flags; called in the north of England, seg or sag. [.] 2. In New England, a species of very coarse ...
48871	sedged	[.] SEDG'ED, a. Composed of flags or sedge.
48872	sedgy	[.] SEDG'Y, a. Overgrown with sedge. [.] On the gentle Severn's sedgy bank. Shak.
48873	sediment	[.] SED'IMENT, n. [L. sedimentum, from sedeo, to settle.] The matter which subsides to the bottom of liquors; settlings; lees; dregs.
48874	sedition	[.] SEDI''TION, n. [L. seditio. The sense of this word is the contrary of that which is naturally deducible from sedo, or sedeo, denoting a rising or raging, rather than an appeasing. But to set is really to throw down, to drive, and ...
48875	seditionary	[.] SEDI''TIONARY, n. An inciter or promoter of sedition.
48876	seditious	[.] SEDI''TIOUS, a. [L. seditiosus.] [.] 1. Pertaining to sedition; partaking of the nature of sedition; as seditious behavior; seditious strife. [.] 2. Tending to excite sedition; as seditious words. [.] ...
48877	seditiously	[.] SEDI''TIOUSLY, adv. With tumultious opposition to law; in a manner to violate the public peace.
48878	seditiousness	[.] SEDI''TIOUSNESS, n. The disposition to excite popular commotion in opposition to law; or the act of exciting such commotion.
48879	seduce	[.] SEDU'CE, v. t. [L. seduco; se, from, and duco, to lead.] [.] 1. To draw aside or entice from the path of rectitude and duty in any manner, by flattery, [.] promises, bribes or otherwise; to tempt and lead to iniquity; to ...
48880	seducement	[.] SEDU'CEMENT, n. [.] 1. The act of seducing; seduction. [.] 2. The means employed to seduce; the arts of flattery, falsehood and deception.
48881	seducer	[.] SEDU'CER, n. [.] 1. One that seduces; one that by temptation or arts, entices another to depart from the path of rectitude and duty; pre-eminently, one that by flattery, promises or falsehood, persuades a female to surrender her chastity. The seducer ...
48882	seducible	[.] SEDU'CIBLE, a. Capable of being drawn aside from the path of rectitude; corruptible.
48883	seducing	[.] SEDU'CING, ppr. Enticing from the path of virtue or chastity.
48884	seduction	[.] SEDU'CTION, n. [L. seductio.] [.] 1. The act of seducing or of enticing from the path of duty. [.] 2. Appropriately, the act or crime of persuading a female, by flattery or deception, to surrender her chastity. A woman who is ...
48885	seductive	[.] SEDUC'TIVE, a. Tending to lead astray; apt to mislead by flattering appearances.
48886	sedulity	[.] SEDU'LITY, n. [L. sedulitas. See Sedulous.] Diligent and assiduous application to business; constant attention; unremitting industry in any pursuit. It denotes constancy and perseverance rather than intenseness of application. ...
48887	sedulous	[.] SED'ULOUS, a. [L. sedulus, from the root of sedeo, to sit; as assiduous from assideo.] Literally, sitting close to an employment; hence, assiduous; diligent in application or pursuit; constant, steady and persevering in business ...
48888	sedulously	[.] SED'ULOUSLY, adv. Assiduously; industriously; diligently; with constant or continued application.
48889	sedulousness	[.] SED'ULOUSNESS, n. Assiduity; assiduousness; steady diligence; continued industry or effort.
48890	sedused	[.] SEDU'SED, pp. Drawn or enticed from virtue; corrupted; depraved.
48891	see	[.] SEE, n. [.] 1. The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop.
48892	seed	[.] SEED, n. [.] 1. The substance, animal or vegetable, which nature prepares for the reproduction and conservation of the species. The seeds of plants are a deciduous part, containing the rudiments of a new vegetable. In some cases, the seeds costitute ...
48893	seed-bud	[.] SEE'D-BUD, n. [seed and bud.] The germ, germen or rudiment of the fruit in embryo.
48894	seed-cake	[.] SEE'D-CAKE, n. [seed and cake.] A sweet cake containing aromatic seeds.
48895	seed-coat	[.] SEE'D-COAT, n. In botany, the aril or outer coat of a seed.
48896	seed-leaf	[.] SEE'D-LEAF, n. In botany, the primary leaf. The seed-leaves are the cotyledons or lobes of a seed expanded and in the vegetation.
48897	seed-lip	[.] SEE'D-LIP, n. A vessle in which a sower carries the seed to be dispersed.
48898	seed-lobe	[.] SEE'D-LOBE, n. The lobe of a seed; a cotyledon, which see.
48899	seed-lop	[.] SEE'D-LOP,
48900	seed-pearl	[.] SEE'D-PEARL, n. [seed and pearl.] Small grains of pearl.
48901	seed-plat	[.] SEE'D-PLAT, n. [seed and plat.]
48902	seed-time	[.] SEE'D-TIME, n. [seed and time] The season proper for sowing. [.] While the earth remaineth, seed-time and harvest, and cold and heat, and winter, and day and night, shall not cease. Gen. 8.
48903	seed-vessel	[.] SEE'D-VESSEL, n. In botany, the pericarp which contains the seeds.
48904	seedling	[.] SEE'DLING, n. A young plant or root just sprung from the seed.
48905	seedness	[.] SEE'DNESS, N. Seed-time. [Not in use.]
48906	seedsman	[.] SEE'DSMAN, n. [seed and man.] A person who deals in seeds; also, a sower.
48907	seedy	[.] SEE'DY, a. [from seed.] [.] 1. Abounding with seeds. [.] 2. Having a peculiar flavor, supposed to be derived from the weeds growing amoung vines; applied to French brandy.
48908	seeing	[.] SEE'ING, ppr. [from see.] Perceiving by the eye; knowing; understanding; observing; beholding. [.] [Note. This participle appears to be used indefinitely, or without direct reference to a person or persons. "Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye ...
48909	seek	[.] SEEK, v.t. pret and pp. sought, pronounced sawt. [L. sequor, to follow; for to seek is to go after, and the primary sense is to advance, to press, to drive forward, as in the L. peto.] [.] 1. To go in searh or ...
48910	seek-sorrow	[.] SEE'K-SORROW, n. [seek and sorrow.] One that contrives to give himself vexation. [Little used.]
48911	seeker	[.] SEEKER, n. [.] 1. One that seeks; an inquirer; as a seeker of truth. [.] 2. One of a sect that profess no determinate religion.
48912	seel	[.] SEEL, v. t. To close the eyes; a term of falconry, from the practice of the closing the eyes of a wild hawk. [.] SEEL, v. i. [See Sell.] To lean ; to incline to one side. Obs. [.] SEEL, n. The rolling ...
48913	seelily	[.] SEE'LILY, adv. In a silly manner. Obs.
48914	seeling	[.] SEE'LING,
48915	seely	[.] SEE'LY, a. [from seel.] [.] 1. Lucky; fortunate. Obs. [.] 2. Silly; foolish; simple. Obs. [See Silly.]
48916	seem	[.] SEEM, v. i. [.] 1. To appear; to make or have a show or semblance. [.] Thou art not what thou seems't. Shak. [.] All seem'd well pleased; all seem'd, but were not all. Milton. [.] ...
48917	seemer	[.] SEE'MER, n. One that carries an appearance or semblance. [.] Hence we shall see [.] If pow'r change purpose, what our seemers be. Shak.
48918	seeming	[.] SEE'MING, ppr. [.] 1. Appearing; having the appearance or semblance, whether real or not. [.] 2. a. Specious. [.] SEE'MING, n. [.] 1. Appearance; show; semblance. [.] 2. Fair appearance. [.] ...
48919	seemingly	[.] SEE'MINGLY, adv. In appearance; in show; in semblance. [.] This the father seemingly complied with. Addison. [.] they depend often on remote and seemingly disproportioned causes. Atterbury.
48920	seemingness	[.] SEE'MINGNESS, n. Fair appearance; plausibility.
48921	seemless	[.] SEE'MLESS, a. Unseemly; unfit; indecorous. Obs.
48922	seemliness	[.] SEE'MLINESS, n. [from seemly.] Comliness; grace; fitness; propriety; decency; decorum. [.] When seemliness combines with portliness. Camden.
48923	seemly	[.] SEE'MLY, a. Becoming; fit; suited to the object, occasion, purpose or character; suitable. [.] Suspense of judgement and excercise of charity were safer and seemlier for christian men, than the hot pursuit of these controversies. Hooker. [.] ...
48924	seemlyhead	[.] SEE'MLYHEAD, [See Head and Hood.] Comely or decent appearance. Obs.
48925	seen	[.] SEEN, pp. of see. [.] 1. Beheld; observed; understood. [.] 2. a. Versed; skilled. [.] Noble Boyle, not less in nature seen- Obs. Dryden.
48926	seer	[.] SEER, n. [from see.] [.] 1. One who sees; as a seer of visions. [.] 2. A prophet; a person who forsees future events.
48927	seer-wood	[.] SEER-WOOD, [See Sear, and Sear-wood, dry wood.]
48928	seethe	[.] SEETHE, v. t. pret. seethed, sod; pp. seethed, sodden. [Heb. to seethe, to boil, to swell, to be inflated.] To boil; to decoct or prepare for food in hot liquor; as, to seethe flesh. [.] Thou ...
48929	seethed	[.] SEE'THED, pp. Boiled; decoated.
48930	seether	[.] SEE'THER, n. A boiler; a pot for boiling things.
48931	seething	[.] SEE'THING, ppr. Boiling; decoating.
48932	seg	[.] SEG, n. Sedge. [Not in use.]
48933	seghol	[.] SEG'HOL, n. a Hebrew vowel-point, or short vowel.
48934	segholate	[.] SEG'HOLATE, a. Marked with a seghol.
48935	segment	[.] SEG'MENT, n. [L. segmentum, from seco, to cut off.] [.] 1. In geometry, that part of the circle contained between a chord and an arch of that circle, or so much of the circle as is cut off by the chord. [.] 2. In general, ...
48936	segnity	[.] SEG'NITY, n. [from L. segnis.] Sluggishness; dullness; inactivity. [Not used.]
48937	segregate	[.] SEG'REGATE, v. t. [L. segrego; se, from, and grex, flock.] To separate from others; to set apart. [.] SEG'REGATE, a. Select. [Little used.]
48938	segregated	[.] SEG'REGATED, pp. Separated; parted from others.
48939	segregating	[.] SEG'REGATING, ppr. Separating.
48940	segregation	[.] SEGREGA'TION, n. Separation from others; a parting.
48941	sehat-fish	[.] SEH'AT-FISH, n. A fish, a species of Silurus, having a long slimy body destitute of scales, and the back dusky, like that of an eel.
48942	seigneurial	[.] SEIGNEURIAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to the lord of a manor; manorial. [.] 2. Vested with large powers; independent.
48943	seignior	[.] SEIGNIOR, n. [L. senior, elder.] A lord; the lord of a manor; but used also in the sout of Europe as a title of honor. The sultan of Turkey is called Grand Seignior.
48944	seigniorage	[.] SEIGNIORAGE, n. A royal right or prerogative of the king of England, by which he claims an allowance of gold and silver brought in the mass to be exchanged for coin.
48945	seigniorial	[.] SEIGNIO'RIAL, the same as seigneurial.
48946	seigniorize	[.] SEIGNIORIZE, v.t. To lord it over. [Little used.]
48947	seigniory	[.] SEIGNIORY, n. [.] 1. A lordship; a manor. [.] 2. The power or authority of a lord; dominion. [.] O'Neal never had any seignory over that country, but what he got by encroachment upon the English.
48948	sein	[.] SEIN, n. [L. sagena.] A large net for catching fish. The seins used for taking shad in the Connecticut, sometimes sweep nearly the whole breadth of the river.
48949	seiner	[.] SE'INER, n. A fisher with a sein or net. [Not much used.]
48950	seity	[.] SE'ITY, n. [L. se, one's self.] Something peculiar to a man's self. [Not well authorized.]
48951	seize	[.] SEIZE, v.t. [.] 1. To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold on; or to gripe or grasp suddenly. The tiger rushes from the thicket and seizes his prey. A dog seizes an animal by the throat. The hawk seizes a chicken with his claws. The ...
48952	seized	[.] SE'IZED, pp. Suddenly caught or grasped; taken by force; invaded suddenly; taken possession of; fastened with a cord; having possession.
48953	seizer	[.] SE'IZER, n. One that seizes.
48954	seizing	[.] SE'IZING, ppr. Falling on and grasping suddenly; laying hold on suddenly; taking possession by force, or taking by warrant; fastening. [.] SE'IZING, n. [.] 1. The act of taking or grasping suddenly. [.] 2. In seamen's language, ...
48955	seizor	[.] SE'IZOR, n. One who seizes.
48956	seizure	[.] SE'IZURE, n. [.] 1. The act of seizing; the act of laying hold on suddenly; as the seizure of a thief. [.] 2. The act of taking possession by force; as the seizure of lands or goods; the seizureof a town by an enemy; ...
48957	sejant	[.] SE'JANT, a. In heraldry, sitting, like a great cat with the fore feet straight; applied to a lion or other beast.
48958	sejugous	[.] SEJU'GOUS, a. [L. sejigus; sex, six, and jugum, yoke.] In botany, a sejugous leaf is a pinnate leaf having six pairs of leaflets.
48959	sejunction	[.] SEJUNC'TION, n. [l. sejunctio; se, from, and jungo, to join.] The act of disjoining; a disuniting; separation. [Little used.]
48960	sejungible	[.] SEJUNG'IBLE, a. [supra.] That may be disjoined. [Little used.]
48961	seke	[.] SEKE, for sick, oblolete. [See Sick.]
48962	selcouth	[.] SEL'COUTH, a. Rarely known; unusual; uncommon. Obs.
48963	seldom	[.] SEL'DOM, adv. [Sel probably signifies separate, distinct, coinciding with L. solus.] Rarely; not often; not frequently. [.] Wisdom and youth are seldom joined in one. Hooker. [.] SEL'DOM, a. Rare; ...
48964	seldomness	[.] SEL'DOMNESS, n. Rareness; uncommonness; infrequency.
48965	seldshown	[.] SELD'SHOWN, a. Rarely shown or exhibited. [Not in use.]
48966	select	[.] SELECT', v. t. [L. selectus, from seligo; se, from, and lego, to pick, cull or gather.] to choose and take from a number; to take by preference from among others; to pick out; to cull; as, to select the best authors ...
48967	selected	[.] SELECT'ED, pp. Chosen and taken by preference from among a number; picked; culled.
48968	selectedly	[.] SELECT'EDLY, adv. With care in selection.
48969	selecting	[.] SELECT'ING, ppr. Choosing and taking from a number; picked; culled.
48970	selection	[.] SELEC'TION, n. [L. selectio.] [.] 1. The act of choosing and taking from among a number; a taking from a number by preference. [.] 2. A numbers of things selected or taken from others by preference. I have a small but valuable selection ...
48971	selective	[.] SELECT'IVE, a. Selecting; tending to select. [Unusual.]
48972	selectman	[.] SELECT'MAN, n. [select and man.] In New England, a town officer chosen anually to manage the concerns of the town, provide for the poor, &c. Their number is usually from three to seven in each town, and these constitute a kind of executive ...
48973	selectness	[.] SELECT'NESS, n. The state of being select or well chosen.
48974	selector	[.] SELECT'OR, n. [L.] One that selects or chooses from among a number.
48975	seleniate	[.] SELE'NIATE, n. a compound of selenic acid with a base.
48976	selenic	[.] SELEN'IC, a. Pertaining to selenium, or extracted from it; as selenic acid.
48977	selenite	[.] SEL'ENITE, n. [Gr. the moon; so called on account of its reflecting the the moon's light with brilliancy.] Foliated or crystalized sulphate of lime. Selenite is a subspecies of sulphate of lime, of two varieties, massive and acicular.
48978	selenitic	[.] SELENIT'IC, a. Pertaining to selenite; resembling it, or partaking of its nature or properties.
48979	selenitical	[.] SELENIT'ICAL,
48980	selenium	[.] SELE'NIUM, n. [supra.] A new elementary body or substance, extracted from the pyrite of Fahlun in Sweden. It is of a gray dark brown color, with a brilliant metallic luster, and slighty translucent. It is doubted whether it ought to be classified with the ...
48981	seleniuret	[.] SELENIU'RET, n. A newly discovered mineral, of a shining lead gray color, with granular SELENU'RET, texture. It is composed chiefly of selenium, silver and copper.
48982	selenographic	[.] SELENOGRAPH'IC, a. [infra.] Belonging to selenography.
48983	selenographical	[.] SELENOGRAPH'ICAL,
48984	selenography	[.] SELENOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. the moon; to describe.] A desciption of the moon and its phenomena; a branch of cosmography.
48985	self	[.] SELF, a. or pron. plu. selves; used chiefly in composition. [.] 1. In old authors, this sometimes signifies particular, very, or same. "And on tham sylfan geare;" in that same year, that very year. Sax. Chron. A.D. ...
48986	self-abased	[.] SELF-ABA'SED, a. [self and abase.] Humbled by conscious guilt or shame.
48987	self-abasement	[.] SELF-ABA'SEMENT, n. Humiliation or abasement proceeding from consciouness of inferiority, guilt or shame.
48988	self-abasing	[.] SELF-ABA'SING, a. Humbling by the consciouness of guilt or by shame.
48989	self-abuse	[.] SELF-ABU'SE, n. [selfand abuse.] The abuse of one's own person or powers.
48990	self-accusing	[.] SELF-ACCU'SING, a. [self and accuse.] Accusing one's self; as a self-accusing look.
48991	self-activity	[.] SELF-ACTIV'ITY, n. [self and activity.] Self-motion, or the power of moving one's self without foreign aid.
48992	self-admiration	[.] SELF-ADMIRA'TION, n. Admiration of one's self.
48993	self-admiring	[.] SELF-ADMI'RING, a. Admiring one's self.
48994	self-affairs	[.] *SELF-AFFA'IRS, n. plu. [self* and affair.] One's own private business.**
48995	self-affrighted	[.] SELF-AFFRIGHTED, a. [self and affright.] Frightened at one's self.
48996	self-applause	[.] SELF-APPLAUSE, n. self-applauz'. Applause of one's self.
48997	self-approving	[.] SELF-APPROVING, a. That approves of one's own conduct.
48998	self-assumed	[.] SELF-ASSU'MED, a. Assumed by one's own act and without authority.
48999	self-banished	[.] SELF-BAN'ISHED, a. [self and banish.] Exiled voluntarily.
49000	self-begotten	[.] SELF-BEGOT'TEN, a. [self and beget.] Begotten by one's own powers.
49001	self-cenceited	[.] SELF-CENCE'ITED, a. Vain; having a high or overweening opinion of one's own person or merits.
49002	self-centered	[.] SELF-CEN'TERED, a. [self and center.] Centered in itself. [.] The earth self-center'd and unmoved. Dryden.
49003	self-charity	[.] SELF-CHAR'ITY, n. [self and charity.] Love of one's self.
49004	self-communicative	[.] SELF-COMMU'NICATIVE, a. [self and communicative.] Imparted or communicated by its own powers.
49005	self-conceit	[.] SELF-CONCE'IT, n. [self and conceit.] A high opinion of one's self; vanity.
49006	self-conceitedness	[.] SELF-CONCE'ITEDNESS, n. Vanity; an overweening opinion of one's own person or accomplishments.
49007	self-confidence	[.] SELF-CON'FIDENCE, n. [self and confidence.] Confidence in one's own judgement or ability; reliance on one's own opinion or powers, without other aid.
49008	self-confident	[.] SELF-CON'FIDENT, a. Confident of one's own strength or powers; relying on the correctness of one's own judgement, or the competence of one's own powers, without other aid.
49009	self-confiding	[.] SELF-CONFI'DING, a. Confiding in one's own judgement or powers, without other aid.
49010	self-conscious	[.] SELF-CON'SCIOUS, a. [self and conscious.] Conscious in one's self.
49011	self-considering	[.] SELF-CONSID'ERING, a. [self and consider.] Considering in one's own mind; deliberating.
49012	self-consuming	[.] SELF-CONSU'MING, a. [self and consume.] That consumes itself.
49013	self-contradiction	[.] SELF-CONTRADIC'TION, n. [self and contradiction.] the art of contradicting itself; repugnancy in terms. To be and not to be at the same time, is a self-contradiction; a proposition consisting of two members, one of which contradicts the ...
49014	self-contradictory	[.] SELF-CONTRADICT'ORY, a. Contradicting itself.
49015	self-convicted	[.] SELF-CONVICT'ED, a. [self and convict.] Convited by one's own consciouness, knowledge or avowal.
49016	self-conviction	[.] SELF-CONVIC'TION, n. Conviction proceeding from one's own consciouness, knowledge or confession.
49017	self-created	[.] SELF-CREA'TED, a. Created by one's self; not formed or constituted by another.
49018	self-deceit	[.] SELF-DECE'IT, n. [self and deceit.] Deception respecting one's self, or that originates from one's own mistake; self-deception.
49019	self-deceived	[.] SELF-DECE'IVED, a. [self and deceive.] Deceived or mislead respecting one's self by one's own mistake or error.
49020	self-deception	[.] SELF-DECEP'TION, n. [supra.] Deception concerning one's self proceeding from one's own mistake.
49021	self-deceving	[.] SELF-DECE'VING, a. Deceiving one's self.
49022	self-defense	[.] SELF-DEFENSE, n. self-defens'. [self and defense.] The act of defending one's own person, property or reputation. A man may be justifiable in killing another in self-defense.
49023	self-delusion	[.] SELF-DELU'SION, n. [self and delusion.] The delusion of one's self; or respesting one'self.
49024	self-denial	[.] SELF-DENI'AL, n. [self and denial.] The denial of one's self; the forbearing to gratify one's own appetites or desires.
49025	self-dependent	[.] SELF-DEPEND'ENT, a. Depending on one's self.
49026	self-depending	[.] SELF-DEPEND'ING,
49027	self-destruction	[.] SELF-DESTRUC'TION, n. [self and destruction.] The desruction of one's self; voluntary destruction.
49028	self-destructive	[.] SELF-DESTRUC'TIVE, a. Tending to the destruction of one's self.
49029	self-determination	[.] SELF-DETERMINA'TION, n. [self and determination.] Determination by one's own mind; or determination by its own powers, without extraneous impulse or influnce.
49030	self-determining	[.] SELF-DETERM'INING, a. Determining by or of itself; determining or deciding without extraneous power or influence; As the self-determining power of the will.
49031	self-devoted	[.] SELF-DEVO'TED, a. [self and devote.] Devoted in person, or voluntarily devoted in person.
49032	self-devotement	[.] SELF-DEVO'TEMENT, n. The devoting of one's person and services voluntarily to any difficult or hazardous employment.
49033	self-devouring	[.] SELF-DEVOUR'ING, a. [self and devour.] Devouring one's self and itself.
49034	self-diffusive	[.] SELF-DIFFU'SIVE, a. [self and diffusive.] Having power to diffuse itself; that diffuses itself.
49035	self-enjoyment	[.] SELF-ENJOY'MENT, n. [self and enjoyment.] Internal satisfaction or pleasure.
49036	self-esteem	[.] SELF-ESTEE'M, n. [self and esteem.] The esteem or good opinion of one's self.
49037	self-estimation	[.] SELF-ESTIMA'TION, n. The esteem or good opinion of one's self.
49038	self-evidence	[.] SELF-EV'IDENCE, n. [self and evidence.] Evidence or certainty resulting from a proposition without proof; evidence that ideas offer to the mind upon bare statement.
49039	self-evident	[.] SELF-EV'IDENT, a. Evident without proof or reasoning; that produces certainty or clear conviction upon a bare presentation to the mind; as a self-evident propostion or truth. That two and three make five, is self-evident.
49040	self-evidently	[.] SELF-EV'IDENTLY, adv. By means of self-evidence.
49041	self-exaltation	[.] SELF-EXALTA'TION, n. The exaltation of one's self.
49042	self-exalting	[.] SELF-EXALT'ING, a. Exalting one's self.
49043	self-examination	[.] SELF-EXAMINA'TION, n. [self and examination.] An examination or scrutiny into one's own state,conduct or motives, particularly in regard to religious affections and duties.
49044	self-existence	[.] SELF-EXIST'ENCE, n. [self and existence.] Inherent existence; the existence possossed by virtue of a being's own nature, and independent of any other being or cause; an attribute peculiar to God.
49045	self-existent	[.] SELF-EXIST'ENT, A. Existing by its own nature or essense, independent of any other cause. God is the only self-existent being.
49046	self-exusing	[.] SELF-EXU'SING, a. Excusing one's self.
49047	self-flattering	[.] SELF-FLAT'TERING, a. [self and flatter.] Flattering one's self.
49048	self-flattery	[.] SELF-FLAT'TERY, n. Flattery of one's self.
49049	self-glorious	[.] SELF-GLORIOUS, a. [self and glorious.] Springing from vain glory or vanity; vain; boastful.
49050	self-harming	[.] SELF-H'ARMING, a. [self and harm.] Injuring or hurting one's self or itself.
49051	self-heal	[.] SELF'-HEAL, n. [self and heal.] A plant of the genus Sanicula, and another of the genus Prunella.
49052	self-healing	[.] SELF-HE'ALING, a. Having the power or property of healing itself. The self-healing power of living animals and vegetables is a property as wonderful as it is indicative of divine goodness. [.]
49053	self-homicide	[.] SELF-HOM'ICIDE, n. [self and homicide.] The killing of one's self.
49054	self-idolized	[.] SELF-I'DOLIZED, a. Idolized by one's self.
49055	self-imparting	[.] SELF-IMP'ARTING, a. [self and impart.] Inparting by its own powers and will.
49056	self-imposture	[.] SELF-IMPOS'TURE, n. [self and imposture.] Imposture practiced on one's self.
49057	self-interest	[.] SELF-IN'TEREST, n. [self and interest.] Private interest; the interest or advantage of one's self.
49058	self-interested	[.] SELF-IN'TERESTED, a. Having self-interest; particularly concerned for one's self.
49059	self-justifier	[.] SELF-JUS'TIFIER, n. One who excuses or justifies himself.
49060	self-kindled	[.] SELF-KIN'DLED, a. [self and kindle.] Kindled of itself, or without extraneous aid or power.
49061	self-knowing	[.] SELF-KNOWING, a. [self and know.] Knowing of itself, or without communication from another.
49062	self-knowledge	[.] SELF-KNOWL'EDGE, n. The knowledge of one's own real character, abilities, worth or demerit.
49063	self-love	[.] SELF-LOVE, n. [self and love.] The love of one's own person or happiness.
49064	self-loving	[.] SELF-LOV'ING, a. Loving one's self.
49065	self-motion	[.] SELF-MO'TION, n. [self and motion.] Motion given by inherent powers, without external impulse; spontaneous motion. [.] Matter is not indued with self-motion. Cheyne.
49066	self-moved	[.] SELF-MOVED, a. [self and move.] Moved by inherent power without the aid of extraneous influence.
49067	self-moving	[.] SELF-MOVING, a. Moving or exiting to action by ingerent power, without the impulse of another body or extraneous ingluence.
49068	self-murder	[.] SELF-MUR'DER, n. [self and murder.] The murder of one's self; suicide.
49069	self-neglecting	[.] SELF-NEGLECT'ING, n. [self and neglect.] A neglecting of one's self. [.] Self-love is not so great a sin as self-neglecting. Shak.
49070	self-opinion	[.] SELF-OPIN'ION, n. [self and opinion.] One's own opinion.
49071	self-opinioned	[.] SELF-OPIN'IONED, a. Valuing one's own opinion highly.
49072	self-partiality	[.] SELF-PARTIAL'ITY; n. [self and partiality.] That partiality by which a man overrates his own worth when compared with others.
49073	self-pleasing	[.] SELF-PLE'ASING, a. [self and please.] Pleasing one's self; gratifying one's own wishes.
49074	self-praise	[.] SELF-PRAISE, n. [self and praise.] The praise of one's self; self-applause.
49075	self-preference	[.] SELF-PREF'ERENCE, n. [self and preference.] The preference of one's self to others.
49076	self-preservation	[.] SELF-PRESERVA'TION, n. [self and preservation.] The preservation of one's self from destruction or injury.
49077	self-repellency	[.] SELF-REPEL'LENCY, n. [self and repellency.] The inherent power of repulsion in a body.
49078	self-repelling	[.] SELF-REPEL'LING, a. [self and repel.] Repelling by its own inherent power.
49079	self-reproved	[.] SELF-REPROVED, a. [self and reprove.] Reproved by consciousness or one's own sense of guilt.
49080	self-reproving	[.] SELF-REPROVING, a. Reproving by consciouness. [.] SELF-REPROVING, n. The act of reproving by a conscious sense of guilt.
49081	self-restrained	[.] SELF-RESTRA'INED, a. [self an restrain.] Restrained by itself, or by one's own power or will; not controlled by external force or authority.
49082	self-restraining	[.] SELF-RESTRA'INING, a. Restraining or controlling itself.
49083	self-same	[.] SELF'-SAME, a. [self and same.] Numerically the same; the very same; identical.
49084	self-slaughter	[.] SELF-SLAUGHTER, n. self-slau'ter. [self and slaughter.] The slaughter of one's self.
49085	self-subdued	[.] SELF-SUBDU'ED, a. [self and subdue.] Subdued by one's own power or means.
49086	self-subversive	[.] SELF-SUBVER'SIVE, a. Overturning or subverting itself.
49087	self-sufficiency	[.] SELF-SUFFI''CIENCY, n. [self and sufficiency.] An overweening opinion of one's own strength or worth; excessive confidence in one's own competence or sufficiency.
49088	self-sufficient	[.] SELF-SUFFI''CIENT, a. Having full confidence in one's own strength, abilities or endowments; whence, haughty; overbearing.
49089	self-tormenter	[.] SELF-TORMENT'ER, n. One who torments himself.
49090	self-tormenting	[.] SELF-TORMENT'ING, a. [self and torment.] Tormenting one's self; as self-tormenting sin.
49091	self-valuing	[.] SELF-VAL'UING, a. Esteeming one's self.
49092	self-will	[.] SELF-WILL', n. [self and will.] One's own will; obstinacy.
49093	self-willed	[.] SELF-WILL'ED, a. Governed by one's own will; not yielding to the will or wishes of others; not accomodating or compliant; obstinate.
49094	self-wrong	[.] SELF-WRONG', n. [self and wrong.] Wrong done by a person to himself.
49095	selfconsciouness	[.] SELF'CON'SCIOUNESS, n. Consciouness within one's self.
49096	selfdenying	[.] SELF'DENY'ING, a. Denying one's self; a forbearing to indulge one's one appetites or desires.
49097	selfish	[.] SELF'ISH, a. Regarding one's own interest chiefly or soley; influenced in actions by a view to private advantage.
49098	selfishly	[.] SELF'ISHLY, adv. The exclusive of a person to his own interest or happiness; or that supreme self-love or self-preference, which leads a person in his actions to direct his purposes to the advancement of his own interest, power or happiness, without regarding the ...
49099	selfness	[.] SELF'NESS, n. Self-love; selfishness. [Not in use.]
49100	sell	[.] SELL, for self; and sells for selves. [Scot.] [.] SELL, n. [L. sella.] A saddle, and a throne. Obs. [.] SELL, v. t. pret. and pp. sold. [ [.] 1. To transfer property or the exclusive right of possession ...
49101	sellander	[.] SEL'LANDER, n. A dry scab in a horses hough or pastern.
49102	seller	[.] SELL'ER, n. The person that sells; a vender.
49103	selling	[.] SELL'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Transferring the property of a thing for a price or equivalent in money. [.] 2. Betraying for money.
49104	selvedge	[.] SELV'EDGE, n. The edgr of a cloth, where it is closed by complication the threads; a woven border, or border of the close works.
49105	selvedged	[.] SELV'EDGED, a. Having a selvedge.
49106	selves	[.] SELVES, plu. of self.
49107	semblable	[.] SEM'BLABLE, a. Like; similar; resembles.
49108	semblably	[.] SEM'BLABLY, adv. In like manner. [Not in use.]
49109	semblance	[.] SEM'BLANCE, n. [.] 1. Likeness; resemblance; actual similitude; as the semblance of worth; semblance of virtue. [.] The semblance and initations of shells. Woodward. [.] 2. Appearance; show; figure; form. [.] ...
49110	semblant	[.] SEM'BLANT, n. Show; figure; resemblance. [Not in use.] [.] SEM'BLANT, a. Like; resembling. [Not in use.]
49111	semblative	[.] SEM'BLATIVE, a. Resembling; fit; suitable; according to. [.] And all is semblativea woman's part. Shak. [Not in use.]
49112	semble	[.] SEM'BLE, v. t. To imitate; to represent or make similar. [.] Where sembling art may carve the fair effect. Shak. [Not in use.]
49113	semi	[.] SEM'I, L. semi, In composition, signifies half.
49114	semi-acidified	[.] SEMI-ACID'IFIED, a. or pp. Half acidified. [See Acidified.]
49115	semi-amplexicaul	[.] SEMI-AMPLEX'ICAUL, a. [L. semi, amplexus, or amplector, to embrace, and caulis, stem.] [.] In botang, embracing the stem half way, as a stem.
49116	semi-annual	[.] SEMI-AN'NUAL, a. [semi and annual.] Half yearly.
49117	semi-annually	[.] SEMI-AN'NUALLY, adv. Every half year.
49118	semi-annular	[.] SEMI-AN'NULAR, a. [L. semi and annulus, a ring.] Having the figure of a half circle; that is, half round.
49119	semi-aperture	[.] SEMI-AP'ERTURE, n. [semi and aperture.] The half of an aperture.
49120	semi-arian	[.] SEMI-A'RIAN, n. [See Arian.] In ecclesiastical history, the Semi-arians were a branch of the Arians, who in appearance condemned the errors of Arius, but acquiesced in some of his principles, disguising them under more moderate terms. they did not acknowledge ...
49121	semi-arianism	[.] SEMI-A'RIANISM, n. The doctrines or tenets of the Semi-arians. The semi-arianism of modern times consists in maintaining the Son to have been from all eternity begotten by the will of the father.
49122	semi-barbarian	[.] SEMI-BARBA'RIAN, a. [semi and barbarian.] Half savage; partially civilized.
49123	semi-castrate	[.] SEMI-CAS'TRATE, v. t. To deprive of one testicle.
49124	semi-castration	[.] SEMI-CASTRA'TION, n. Half castration; deprivation of one testicle.
49125	semi-columnar	[.] SEMI-COLUM'NAR, a. [semi and columnar.] Like a half column; flat on one side and round on the other; a term of botany,applied to a stem, leaf or petiole.
49126	semi-compact	[.] SEMI-COM'PACT, a. [semi and compact.] Half compact; imperfectly indurated.
49127	semi-crustaceous	[.] SEMI-CRUSTA'CEOUS, a. [semi and crustaceous.] Half crustaceous.
49128	semi-cylindric	[.] SEMI-CYLIN'DRIC, a. [semi and cylindric.] Half cylindrical.
49129	semi-cylindrical	[.] SEMI-CYLIN'DRICAL,
49130	semi-deistical	[.] SEMI-DEIS'TICAL, a. Half deistical; bordering on deism.
49131	semi-diameter	[.] SEMI-DIAM'ETER, n. [semi and diameter.] Half the diameter; a right line or the length of a right line drawn from the center or sphere to its circumference or periphery; a radius.
49132	semi-diapason	[.] SEMI-DIAPA'SON, n. [semi and diapason.] In music, an imperfect octave, or an octave diminished by a lesser semitone.
49133	semi-diapente	[.] SEMI-DIAPEN'TE, n. An imperfect fifth; a hemi-diapente.
49134	semi-diaphaneity	[.] SEMI-DIAPHANE'ITY, n. [See Semidiaphanous.] Half or imperfect transparency. [Little used.] [Instead of this, translucency is used.]
49135	semi-diaphanous	[.] SEMI-DIAPH'ANOUS, a. [semi and diaphanous.] Half or imperfecty transparent. [Instead of this, translecent is now used.]
49136	semi-diatessaron	[.] SEMI-DIATES'SARON, n. [semi and diatessaron.] In music, an imperfect or defective fourth.
49137	semi-ditone	[.] SEM'I-DITONE, n. [semi and It. ditono.] In music, a lesser third, having its terms as 6 to 5; a hemi-ditone.
49138	semi-double	[.] SEM'I-DOUBLE, n. [semi and double.] In the Romish breviary, an office celebrated with less solemnity than the double ones, but with more than the single ones.
49139	semi-fluid	[.] SEMI-FLU'ID, a. [semi and fluid.] Imperfectly fluid.
49140	semi-formed	[.] SEM'I-FORMED, a. [semi and formed.] Half formed; imperfectly formed; as semi-formed crystals.
49141	semi-indurated	[.] SEMI-IN'DURATED, a. [semi and indurated.] Imperfectly indurated or hardened.
49142	semi-lapidified	[.] SEMI-LAPID'IFIED, a. [semi and lapidified.] Imperfectly changed into stone.
49143	semi-lenticular	[.] SEMI-LENTIC'ULAR, a. [semi and lenticular.] Half lenticular or convex; imperfectly resembling a lens.
49144	semi-metal	[.] SEM'I-METAL, n. [semi and metal.] An imperfect metal, or rather a metal that is not malleable, [.] as bismuth, arsenic, nickel, cobalt, zinc, antimony, maganese, tungsten, molybden, and uranite. The name however is usually given to the ...
49145	semi-metallic	[.] SEMI-METAL'LIC, a. Pertaining to a semi-metal, or partaking of its noture and qualities.
49146	semi-opa-cous	[.] SEMI-OPA-COUS,
49147	semi-opake	[.] SEMI-OPA'KE, a. [L. semi and opacus.] Half transparent only.
49148	semi-opal	[.] SEM'I-OPAL, n. A variety of opal.
49149	semi-orbiclar	[.] SEMI-ORBIC'LAR, a. [semi and orbicular.] Having the shape of a half orb or sphere.
49150	semi-ordinate	...
49151	semi-osseous	[.] SEMI-OS'SEOUS, a. [semi and osseous.] Half as hard as bone.
49152	semi-ovate	[.] SEMI-O'VATE, a. [semi and ovate.] Half egg-shaped.
49153	semi-oxygenated	[.] SEMI-OX'YGENATED, a. Half saturated with oxygen.
49154	semi-palmate	[.] SEMI-PAL'MATE, a. [semi and palmate.] Half palmated or webbed.
49155	semi-palmated	[.] SEMI-PAL'MATED,
49156	semi-pelagian	[.] SEMI-PELA'GIAN, n.In ecclesiastical history, the Semi-pelagians are persons who retain some tincture of the doctrines of pelagius. See Pelegianism. They hold that God has not by predestination dispensed his grace to one more than another; that Christ ...
49157	semi-pelagianism	[.] SEMI-PELA'GIANISM, n. The doctrines or tenets of the Semi-pelagians, supra.
49158	semi-pellucid	[.] SEMI-PELLU'CID, a. [semi and pellucid.] Half clear, or imperfectly transparent; as a semi-pellucid gem.
49159	semi-pellucidity	[.] SEMI-PELLUCID'ITY, n. The quality or state of being imperfecty transparent.
49160	semi-perspicuous	[.] SEMI-PERSPIC'UOUS, a. [semi and perspicuous.] Half transparent; imperfectly clear.
49161	semi-phlogisticate	[.] SEMI-PHLOGIS'TICATED, a. [semi and phlogisticated.] Partially impregnated with phlogiston.
49162	semi-primigenous	[.] SEMI-PRIMIG'ENOUS, a. [semi and primigenous.] In geology, of a middle nature between substances of primary and secondaryformation.
49163	semi-proof	[.] SEM'I-PROOF, n. [semi and proof.] Half proof evidence from the testimony of a single witness. [Little used.]
49164	semi-protolite	[.] SEMI-PRO'TOLITE, n. [semi and Gr. first and stone.] A species of fossil of a middle nature between substances of primary and those of secondary formation.
49165	semi-quadrate	[.] SEMI-QUAD'RATE, n. [L. semi and quadratus, or quartus, fourth.] An aspect of the SEMI-QUAR'TILE, planets, when distant from each other at half a quadrant, or forty-five degrees, one sign and a half.
49166	semi-quintile	[.] SEMI-QUIN'TILE, n. [L. semi and quintilis.] An aspect of the planets, when distant from each other half of the quintile, or thirty-six degrees.
49167	semi-savage	[.] SEMI-SAV'AGE, a. [semi and savage.] Half savage; half barbarian. [.] SEMI-SAV'AGE, n. One who is half savage or imperfectly civilized.
49168	semi-sextile	[.] SEMI-SEX'TILE, n. [semi and sextile.] An aspect of the planets, when they are distant from each other the twelfth part of a circle, or thirty degrees.
49169	semi-spheric	[.] SEMI-SPHER'IC, A. [semi and spherical.] Having the figure of a half sphere.
49170	semi-spherical	[.] SEMI-SPHER'ICAL,
49171	semi-spheroidal	[.] SEMI-SPHEROID'AL, a. [semi and spheroidal.] Formed like a half spheroid.
49172	semi-transept	[.] SEMI-TRAN'SEPT, n. [semi and transept; L. trans and septum.] the half of a transept or cross aisle.
49173	semi-transparency	[.] SEMI-TRANSPA'RENCY, n. Imperfect transparency; partial opakeness.
49174	semi-transparent	[.] SEMI-TRANSPA'RENT, a. [semi and transparent.] Half or imperfectly transparent.
49175	semi-vitreous	[.] SEMI-VIT'REOUS, a. Partially vitreous.
49176	semi-vitrification	[.] SEMI-VITRIFICA'TION, n. [semi and vitrification.] [.] 1. The state of being imperfectly vitrified. [.] 2. A substance imperfectly vitrified.
49177	semi-vitrified	[.] SEMI-VITRIFIED, a. [SeeVitrify.] Half or imperfectly vitrified; partially converted into glass.
49178	semi-vocal	[.] SEM'I-VOCAL, a. [semi and vocal.] Pertaining to a semi-vowel; Half vocal; imperfectly sounding.
49179	semi-vowel	[.] SEM'I-VOWEL, n. [semi and vowel.] In grammar, a half vowel, or an articulation which is accompanied with an imperfect sound. Thus el, em, en, though uttered with close organs do not wholly interrupt the sound; and they are ...
49180	semibreve	[.] SEM'IBREVE, [semi and breve; formerly written semibref.] In music, a note of half the duration of time of the breve. It is the measure note by which all others are regulated. It contains the time of two minims, four crotchets, eights quavers, ...
49181	semicircle	[.] SEM'ICIRCLE, n. [semi and circle.] [.] 1. The half of a circle; the part of a circle comprehended between its diameter and half of its circumference. [.] 2. Any body in the form of a half circle.
49182	semicircled	[.] SEM'ICIRCLED, a. Having the form of a half circle.
49183	semicircular	[.] SEM'ICIRCULAR,
49184	semicolon	[.] SEM'ICOLON, n. [semi and colon.] In grammar, and punctuation, the point [;] the mark of pause to be observed- in reading or speaking, of less duration than the colon, double the duration of the comma, or half the duration of the period. ...
49185	semific	[.] SEMIF'IC, a. [L. semen, seed and facio, to make.] Forming or producing seed.
49186	semifloret	[.] SEM'IFLORET, n. [semi and floret.] A half floret, which is tubulous at the beginning, like a floret, and afterwards expanded in the form of a tongue.
49187	semiflosculous	[.] SEMIFLOS'CULOUS, a. [semi and L. flosculous, a little flower. Semifloscular is also used, but is less analogical.] Composed of semiflorets; ligulate; as a semiflosculous flower.
49188	semilunar	[.] SEMILU'NAR, a. [L. semi, and luna, moon.] Resembling in form a half moon.
49189	semilunary	[.] SEMILU'NARY,
49190	seminal	[.] SEM'INAL, a. [L. seminalis, from semen, seed; from the root of sow.] [.] 1. Pertaining to seed, or to the elements of production. [.] 2. Contained in a seed; radical; rudimental; original; as seminal principles of generation; ...
49191	seminality	[.] SEMINAL'ITY, n. The nature of seed; or the power of being produced.
49192	seminarist	[.] SEM'INARIST, n. [from seminary.] A Romish priest educated in a seminary.
49193	seminary	[.] SEM'INARY, n. [L. seminarium, from semen, seed; semino, to sow.] [.] 1. A seed-plant; ground where seed is sown for producing plants for transplantation; a nursery; as, to transplant trees from a seminary. [.] [In this sense, the ...
49194	seminate	[.] SEM'INATE, v. t. [L. semino] To sow; to spread; to propagate.
49195	semination	[.] SEMINA'TION, n. [L. seminatio.] [.] 1. The act of sowing. [.] 2. In botany, the natural dispersion of seeds.
49196	semined	[.] SEM'INED, a. Thick covered, as with seeds.
49197	seminiferous	[.] SEMINIF'EROUS, a. [L. semen, seed, and fero, to produce.] Seed-bearing; producing seed.
49198	seminifical	[.] SEMINIF'ICAL,
49199	seminification	[.] SEMINIFICA'TION, n. Propagation from the seed or seminal parts.
49200	semiped	[.] SEM'IPED, n. [semi and L. pes, a foot.] A half foot in poetry.
49201	semipedal	[.] SEMIPE'DAL, a. Containing a half foot.
49202	semiquaver	[.] SEM'IQUAVER, n. [semi and quaver.] In music, a note of half the duration of the quaver; the sixteenth of the semibreve. [.] SEM'IQUAVER, v. t. To sound or sing in semiquavers.
49203	semitertian	[.] SEMITER'TIAN, a. [semi and tertian.] Compounded of a tertian and a quotidian ague. [.] SEMITER'TIAN, n. Am intermittent compounded of a tertian and a quotidian.
49204	semitone	[.] SEM'ITONE, n. [semi and tone.] In music, half a tone; an interval of sound, as between mi and fa on the diatonic scale, which is only half the distance of an interval between ut and re, or sol and la. ...
49205	semitonic	[.] SEMITON'IC, a. Pertaining to a semitone; consisting of a simitone.
49206	sempervirent	[.] SEMPERVI'RENT, a. [L. semper, always and virens, flourishing.] Always fresh; evergreen.
49207	sempervive	[.] SEMP'ERVIVE, n. [L. semper, always, and vivus, alive.] A plant.
49208	sempiternal	[.] SEMPITERN'AL, a. [L. sempiternus; semper, always, and eternus, eternal.] [.] 1. Eternal in futurity; everlasting; endless; having beginning, but no end. [.] 2. Eternal; everlasting.
49209	sempiternity	[.] SEMPITERN'ITY, n. [L. sempiternitas.] Future duration without end.
49210	semster	[.] SEM'STER, n. A seamster; a man who uses a needle. [Not in use.]
49211	sen	[.] SEN, adv. This word is usedby some of our common people for since. It seems to be a contraction of since, or it is the Sw. sen, Dan. seen, slow, late.
49212	senary	[.] SEN'ARY, a. [L. seni, senarius.] Of six; belonging to six; containing six.
49213	senate	[.] SEN'ATE, n. [L. senatus, from senex, old.] [.] 1.An a assembly or council of senators; a body of the principal inhabitants of the city or state, [.] with a share in the government. The senate of ancient Rome was one of the most illustrious ...
49214	senate-house	[.] SEN'ATE-HOUSE, n. A house in which a senate meets, or a place of public council.
49215	senator	[.] SEN'ATOR, n. [.] 1. A mimber of a senate. In Rome one of the qualifications of a senator was the possession of property to the amount of 80,000 sesterces, about 7000 pounds sterling, or thirty dollars. In Scotland, the lords of session are called senators ...
49216	senatorial	[.] SENATO'RIAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to a senate; becoming a senator; as senatorial robes; senatorial eloquence. [.] 2. Entitled to elect a senator; as senatorial district.
49217	senatorially	[.] SENATO'RIALLY, adv. In the manner of a senate; with dignity or solemnity.
49218	senatorship	[.] SEN'ATORSHIP, n. The office or dignity of a senator.
49219	send	[.] SEND, v. t. pret. and pp. sent. [.] 1. In a general sense, to throw, cast or thrust; to impel or drive by force to a distance, either with the hand or with an instrument or by other means. We send a ball with the hand or with ...
49220	sendal	[.] SEN'DAL, n. A light thin stuff of silk or thread. [Not in use.] [.]
49221	sender	[.] SEND'ER, n. One that sends.
49222	senega	[.] SEN'EGA, n. A plant called rattlesnake root, of the genus Polygala.
49223	seneka	[.] SEN'EKA,
49224	senescence	[.] SENES'CENCE, n. [L. senesco, from senex, old. See Senate.] The state of growing old; decay by time.
49225	seneschal	[.] SEN'ESCHAL, n. A steward; an officer in the houses of princes and dignitaries, who has the superintendance of feasts and domestic ceremonies. In some instances, the seneschal is an officer who has the dispensing of justice, as the high seneschal of England, &c.
49226	sengreen	[.] SEN'GREEN, n. A plant, the houseleek, of the genus Sempervivium.
49227	senile	[.] SE'NILE, a. [L. senilis.] Pertaining to old age; proceeding from age.
49228	senility	[.] SENIL'ITY, n. Old age. [Not much used.]
49229	senior	[.] SENIOR, a. see'nyor. [L. senior, comp. of senex, old.] Elder or older; but as an adjective, it usually signifies older in office; as the senior pastor of a church, where there are colleagues; a senior counselor. In such use, senior ...
49230	seniority	[.] SENIOR'ITY, n. [.] 1. Eldership; superior age; priority of birth. He is the elder brother, and entitled to the plae of seniority. [.] 2. Priority in office; as the seniority of a pastor or counselor.
49231	senna	[.] SEN'NA, n. The leaf of the cassia senna, a native of the east, used as a cathartic.
49232	sennight	[.] SENNIGHT, n. sen'nit. [contracted from sevennight, as fortnight from fourteennight.] The space of seven nights and days; a week. The court will be held this sennight, that is, a week from this day; or the court will be held next ...
49233	senocular	[.] SENOC'ULAR, a. [L. seni, six, and oculus, the eye.] Having six eyes. [.] Most animals are binocular, spiders are octonocular, and some are senocular.
49234	sensated	[.] SENS'ATED, a. [See Sense.] Perceived by the senses. [Not used.]
49235	sensation	[.] SENSA'TION, n. [from L. sensus, sentio, to perceive. See Sense.] The perception of external objects by means of the senses.
49236	sense	[.] SENSE, n. [from L. sensus, from sentio, to feel or perceive.] [.] 1. The faculty of the soul by which it perceives external objects by means of impressions made on certain organs of the boky. [.] Sense is a branch of perception. the five ...
49237	sensed	[.] SENS'ED, pp. Perceived by the senses. [Not in use.]
49238	senseful	[.] SENSEFUL, a. sens'ful. Reasonable; judicious. [Not in use.]
49239	senseless	[.] SENSELESS, a. sens'less. [.] 1. Wanting the faculty of perception. The body when dead is senseless; but a limb or other part of the body may be senseless, when the rest of the boky enjoys its usual sensibility. [.] 2. Unfelling; ...
49240	senselessly	[.] SENSELESSLY adv. sens'lessly. In a senseless manner; stupidly; unreasonably; as a man senselessly arrogant.
49241	senselessness	[.] SENSELESSNESS, n. sens'lessness. Unreasonableness; folly; stupidity; absurdity.
49242	sensibility	[.] SENSIBIL'ITY, n. [.] 1. Susceptibility of impressions; the capacity for feeling or perceiving the impressions of external objects; applied to the animal bodies; as when we say, a frozen limb has lost its sensibility. [.] 2. Acuteness ...
49243	sensible	[.] SENS'IBLE, a. [.] 1. Having the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; capable of perceiving by the instrumentality of the proper organs. We say the body or the flesh is sensible, when it feels the impulse of an external body. It ...
49244	sensibleness	[.] SENS'IBLENESS, n. [.] 1. Possibility of being perceived by the senses; as the sensibleness of odor or sound. [.] 2. Actual perception by the mind or body; as the sensibleness of an impression on the organs. [But qu.] [.] 3. ...
49245	sensibly	[.] SENS'IBLY, adv. [.] 1. In a manner to be perceived by the senses; perceptibly to the senses; as pain sensibly increased; motion sensibly accelerated. [.] 2. With perception, either of mind or body. He feels his loss very sensibly. [.] ...
49246	sensitive	[.] SENS'ITIVE, a. [L. sensitivus, from sensus, sentio.] [.] 1. Having sense or feeling, or having the capacity of perceiving impressions from external objects; as sensitive soul; sensitive appetite; sensitive faculty. ...
49247	sensitive-plant	[.] SENS'ITIVE-PLANT, n. A plant of the genus Mimosa [mimic,] so called from the sensibility of its leaves and footstalks, which shrink, contract and fall on being slightly touched.
49248	sensitively	[.] SENS'ITIVELY, adv. In a sensitive manner.
49249	sensorial	[.] SENS'ORIAL, a. Pertaining to the sensory or sensorium; as sensorial faculties; sensorial motion or powers.
49250	sensorium	[.] SENSO'RIUM, n. [from L. senus, sentio.]
49251	sensory	[.] SENS'ORY,
49252	sensual	[.] SENSUAL, a. [from L. sensus.] [.] Pertaining to the senses, as distinct from the mind or soul. [.] Far as creation's ample range extends. [.] The scale of sensual, mental pow'rs ascends. Pope. [.] ...
49253	sensualist	[.] SENSU'ALIST, n. Aperson given to the indulgence of the appetites or senses; one who places his chief happiness in carnal pleasures.
49254	sensuality	[.] SENSUAL'ITY, n. Devotedness o the gratification of the bodily appetites; free indulgence in carnal or sensual pleasures. [.] Those pamper'd animals [.] That rage in savage sensuality. Shak. [.] They ...
49255	sensualize	[.] SENS'UALIZE, v. t. To make sensual; to subject to the love of sensual pleasure; to debase by carnal gratifications; as sensualized by pleasure. [.] By the neglect of prayer, the thoughts are sensualized.
49256	sensually	[.] SENS'UALLY, adv. In a sensual manner.
49257	sensuous	[.] SENS'UOUS, a. [from sense.] Tender; pathetic. [Not in use.]
49258	sent	[.] SENT, pret. and pp. of send.
49259	sentence	[.] SEN'TENCE, n. [from L. sententia, from sentio, to think.] [.] 1. In law, a judgement pronounced by a court or judge upon a criminal; a jdicial decision publicly and officially declared in a criminal prosecution. In technical language, ...
49260	sentential	[.] SENTEN'TIAL, a. [.] 1. Comprising sentences. [.] 2. Pertaining to a sentence or full period; as a sentential pause.
49261	sententious	[.] SENTEN'TIOUS, a. [.] 1. Abounding with sentences, axioms and maxims; short and energetic; as a sententious style or discourse; sententious truth. [.] How he apes his sire, [.] Ambitiously sententious. ...
49262	sententiously	[.] SENTEN'TIOUSLY, adv. In short expressive periods; with striking brevity. [.] Nausicca delivers her judgement sententiously, to give it more weight. Broome.
49263	sententiousness	[.] SENTEN'TIOUSNESS, n. Pithiness of sentences; brevity with strength. [.] The Medea I esteem for its gravity and sententiousness. Dryden.
49264	sentient	[.] SENTIENT, a. sen'shent. [L. sentiens, sentio.] That perceives; having the faculty of perception. Man is a sentient being; he possesses a sentient principle.
49265	sentiment	[.] SEN'TIMENT, n. [from L. sentio, to feel, perceive or think.] [.] 1. Properly. a thought prompted by passion or feeling. [.] 2. In a popular sense, Thought; opinion; notion; judgement; the decilion of the mind formed by deliberation ...
49266	sentimental	[.] SENTIMENT'AL, a. [.] 1. Abounding with sentiment, or just opinions or reflections; as a sentimental discourse. [.] 2. Expressing quick intellectual feeling. [.] 3. Affecting sensibility; in a contemptuous sense.
49267	sentimentalist	[.] SENTIMENT'ALIST, n. One that affects sentiment, fine feeling or exquisite sensibility.
49268	sentimentality	[.] SENTIMENTAL'ITY, n. Affectation of fine feeling or exqisite sensibility.
49269	sentinel	...
49270	sentry	[.] SEN'TRY, n. [.] 1. [See Sentinel.] [.] 2. Guard; watch; the duty of a sentines. [.] O'er my slumbers sentry keep. Brown.
49271	sentry-box	[.] SEN'TRY-BOX, n. A box to cover a sentinel at his post, and shelter him from the weather.
49272	sepal	[.] SE'PAL, n. [from L. sepio.] In botany, the small leaf or part of a calyx.
49273	separability	[.] SEPARABIL'ITY, n. [from separable.] The quality of being separable, or of admitting separation or disunion.
49274	separable	[.] SEP'ARABLE, a. That may be separated, disjoined, disunited or rent; as the separable parts of plants; qualities not separable from the substance in which they exsist.
49275	separableness	[.] SEP'ARABLENESS, n. The quality of being capable of separation or disunion. [.] Trials permit me not to doubt of the separablenessof a yellow tincture from gold.
49276	separate	[.] SEP'ARATE, v. t. [L. separo.] [.] 1. To disunite; to divide; to sever; to part, in almost any manner, either things naturally or casually joined. The parts of a solid substance may be separated by breaking, cutting or splitting, or by ...
49277	separated	[.] SEP'ARATED, pp. Divided; parted; disunited; disconnected.
49278	separately	[.] SEP'ARATELY, adv. In a separate or unconnected state; apart; distinctly; singly. The opinions of the council were separately taken.
49279	separateness	[.] SEP'ARATENESS, n. The state of being separate.
49280	separation	[.] SEPARA'TION, n. [L. separatio.] [.] 1. The act of separating, severing or disconnecting; disjunction; as the separation of the soul from the body. [.] 2. The state of being separate; disunion; disconection. [.] ...
49281	separatist	[.] SEP'ARATIST, n. One that withdraws from an established church, to which he has belonged; a dissenter; a seceder; a schismatic; a sectary.
49282	separator	[.] SEP'ARATOR, n. One that divides or disjoins; a divider.
49283	separatory	[.] SEP'ARATORY, a. That separates; as separatory ducts. [Little used.] [.] SEP'ARATORY, n. A chimical vessel for separating liquors; and a surgical instrument for separating the pericranium from the cranium.
49284	sepatating	[.] SEP'ATATING, ppr. Dividing; disjoining; putting or driving asunder; disconecting; decompsing.
49285	sepawn	[.] SEPAWN', n. A species of food consisting of mial of maiz boiled in water. It is in New York
49286	sepiment	[.] SEP'IMENT, n. [L. sepimentum, from sepio, to inclose.] A hedge; a fence; something that seperates or defends.
49287	sepin	[.] SEPIN', and Pennsylvania what hasty-pudding is in New England.
49288	sepose	[.] SEPO'SE, v.t. sepo'ze. [L. sepono, sepositus.] To set apart. [Not in use.]
49289	seposition	[.] SEPOSI''TION, n. The act of setting apart; segregation. [Not in use.]
49290	sepoy	[.] SE'POY, n. A native of India, employed as a soldier in the service of European powers.
49291	seps	[.] SEPS, n. [L. from Gr. Cuvier.] A species of venomous eft or lizard. A genus of lizards, the efts, closely resembling the serpents, from which they scarcely differ, expect in their short and often indistinct feet, and the marks of an external auditory ...
49292	sept	[.] SEPT, n. [L. prosapia; or Heb. See Class Sb. No. 23.] A clan, race or family, proceeding from a common progrnitor; used of the races or families in Ireland.
49293	septangular	[.] SEPTAN'GULAR, a. [L. septem, seven, and angulus, angle.] Having seven angles or sides.
49294	septaria	[.] SEPTA'RIA, n. [L. septa, partitions.] A name given to nodules or spheroidal mass of calcarios marl, whose interior present numerous fissures or seams of some crystalized substance, which divide the mass.
49295	september	[.] SEPTEM'BER, n. [*L. septem, seven.] The seventh month from march, which was formerly the first month of the year. September is now the ninth conth of the year.*
49296	septempartite	[.] SEPTEM'PARTITE, a. Divided into seven parts.
49297	septenary	[.] SEP'TENARY, a. [L. septenarius, from septem, seven.] Consisting of seven; as a sepenary number. [.] SEP'TENARY, n. The number seven.
49298	septennial	[.] SEPTEN'NIAL, a. [L. septennis; septem, seven, and annus, year.] [.] 1. Lasting or continuing seven years; as septennial parliaments. [.] 2. Happening or returning once in wvery seven years; as septennial ...
49299	septentrion	[.] SEPTEN'TRION, n. [L. septentrio.] The north or northern regions. [.] SEPTEN'TRION, [L. septentrionalis] Northern; pertaining to the north.
49300	septentrional	[.] SEPTEN'TRIONAL [.] From cold septerion blasts.
49301	septentrionality	[.] SEPTENTRIONAL'ITY, n. Northerliness. [A bad word.]
49302	septentrionate	[.] SEPTEN'TRIONATE, v.i. To tend northerly. [This word septentrion and its derivatives are hardly anglicized; they are harsh, unnecessary and little used, and may well be suffered to pass into disuse.]
49303	septfoil	[.] SEPT'FOIL, n. [L. septem and folium; seven leaved.] A plant of the genus Tormentilla.
49304	septic	[.] SEP'TIC, a. [Gr. to putrefy.]
49305	septical	[.] SEP'TICAL,
49306	septicity	[.] SEPTIC'ITY, n. Tendency to putrefaction.
49307	septilateral	[.] SEPTILAT'ERAL, a. [L. septem, seven and latus, side.] Having seven sides; as a septilateral figure.
49308	septinsular	[.] SEPTIN'SULAR, a. [L. septum, seven, and insula, isle.] Consisting of seven isles; as the septinsular republic of the Ionian isles.
49309	septuagenary	[.] SEPTUAG'ENARY, a. [L. septuagenarius, from septuaginta, seventy.] Consisting of seventy. [.] SEPTUAG'ENARY, n. A person seventy years of age.
49310	septuagesima	[.] SEPTUAGES'IMA, n. [L. septuagesimus, seventieth.] THe third Sunday before Lent, or before [.] Quadragesima Sunday, supposed to be called because it is about seventy days before Easter.
49311	septuagesimal	[.] SEPTUAGES'IMAL, a. [supra.] Cosisting of seventy. [.] Our abriged and septuagesimal age. Brown.
49312	septuagint	[.] SEP'TUAGINT, n. [L. septuaginta, seventy; septem, seven, and some word signifying ten.] A Greek version of the Old Testament, so call because it was the work of seventy, or rather of seventy-two interpreters. This translation from the Hebrew ...
49313	septuary	[.] SEP'TUARY, n. [L. septum, seven.] Something composed of seven; a week. [Little used.]
49314	septuple	[.] SEP'TUPLE, a. [Low L. septuplex; septum, seven. and plico, to fold.] Seven fold; seven times as much.
49315	sepulcher	[.] SEP'ULCHER, n. [from L. sepulchrum, from sepelio, to bury, which seems to be formed with a prefix on the Goth. filhan, to bury.] A grave; atomb; the place in which a dead body of a human being is interred, or a place destined for that purpose. ...
49316	sepulchral	[.] SEPUL'CHRAL, a. [L. sepulchralis, from sepulchrum.] Pertaining to burial, to grave, or to monuments erected to the memory of the dead; as sepulchral stone; a sepulchral statue; a sepulchral inscription.
49317	sepulture	[.] SEP'ULTURE, n. Burial; internment; the act of depositing the dead body of a human being in the grave. [.] Where we may royal sepulture prepare. Dryden.
49318	sequacious	[.] SEQUA'CIOUS, a. [L. sequax, from sequor, to follow. See Seek.] [.] 1. Following; attendant. [.] Trees uprooted left their place,
49319	sequaciousness	[.] SEQUA'CIOUSNESS, n. State of being sepuacious; disposition to follow.
49320	sequacity	[.] SEQUAC'ITY, n. [supra.] [.] 1.A following, or disposition to follow. [.] 2. Ductility; pliableness. [Little used.]
49321	sequel	[.] SE'QUEL, n. [L. sequor, to follow.] [.] 1. That which follows; a succeeding part; as the sequel of a man's adventures or history. [.] 2. Consequence; event. Lit the sun or moon cease, fail or swerve, and the sequel would ...
49322	sequence	[.] SE'QUENCE, n. [L. sequens, sequor.] [.] 1. A following, or that which follows; aconsequent. [.] 2. Order of succession. [.] How art thou king But by fair sequence and succession? Shak. [.] ...
49323	sequent	[.] SE'QUENT, a. [supra.] [.] 1. Following; succeeding. [.] 2. Consequential. [Little used.] [.] SE'QUENT, n. A follower. [Not in use.]
49324	sequester	[.] SEQUES'TER, v.t. [L. sequestro, to sever or separate, to put int the hands of and indifferent person, as a deposit; sequester, belonging to mediation or umpirage, and as a noun an umpire, referee, midiator. This word is probably a compound of ...
49325	sequestered	[.] SEQUES'TERED, pp. Seized asnd detained for a time, to satisfy a demand; separated; also, being in retirement; secluded; private; as a sequestered situation.
49326	sequestrable	[.] SEQUES'TRABLE, a. That may be seqestered or separated; subject or liable to sequestration.
49327	sequestrate	[.] SEQUES'TRATE, v. t. To seqester. [It is less used than seqester, but exactly synonymous.]
49328	sequestration	[.] SEQUESTRA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of taking a thing from parties contending for it, and entrusting it to an indifferent person. [.] 2. In the civil law, the act of the ordinary, disposing of the goods and chattels of one deceased, whose estate ...
49329	sequestrator	[.] SEQUESTRA'TOR, n. [.] 1. One that sequesters property, or takes the possession of it for a time, to satilfy a demand out of its rents or profits. [.] 2. One to whom the keeping of sequestered property is committed.
49330	sequin	[.] SE'QUIN, n. A gold coin of Venice and Turkey, of different value in different places. At Venice, its value is about 9s. 2d. sterling, or $2.04. In other parts of Italy, it is stated to be of the 9s. value, or $2. It is sometimes written chequin and zechin. ...
49331	seraglio	[.] SERAGLIO, n. seral'yo. The palace of the Grand Seignior or Turkish sultan, or the palace of a prince. The seraglio of the sultan is a long range of buildings inhabited by the Grand Seignior and all the officers and dependents of his court; and in it is transacted ...
49332	seraph	[.] SER'APH, n. plu. seraphs; but sometimes the Hebrew plural, seraphim, is used. [from Heb. to burn.] An angel of the highest order. [.] As full, as perfect in vile man that mourns, [.] As the rapt seraph that ...
49333	seraphic	[.] SERAPH'IC, a.
49334	seraphical	[.] SERAPH'ICAL, [.] 1. Pertaining to a seraph; angelic; sublime; as seraphic purity; seraphic fervor. [.] 2. Pure; refined from sensuality. [.] 3. Burning or inflamed with love or zeal. Thus St. Bonaventure was called the seraphic ...
49335	seraphim	[.] SER'APHIM, n. [the Hebrew plural of seraph.] Angels of the highest order in the celestial hierarchy. [It is sometimes improperly written seraphims.]
49336	seraskier	[.] SERAS'KIER, n. A Turkish commander or general of land forces.
49337	serass	[.] SERASS' n. A fowl of the East Indies, of the crane kind.
49338	sere	[.] SERE, a. Dry; withered; usually written sear, which see. [.] SERE, n. A claw or talon. [Not in use.]
49339	serenade	[.] SERENA'DE, n. [from L. serenus, clear, serene.] [.] 1. Properly, music performed in a clear night; hence, an entertainment of music given in the night by a lover to his mistress under her window. It cosists of generally instrumental music, but that ...
49340	serenata	[.] SERENA'TA, n. A vocal piece of music on an armorous subject.
49341	serene	[.] SERE'NE, a. [L. serenus; Heb. Ch. Syr. Ar. to shine. Class Sr. No. 2. 23.47.] [.] 1. Clear or fair, and calm; as a serene sky; serene air; Serene imports great purity. [.] 2. Bright. [.] The moon, serene ...
49342	serenely	[.] SERE'NELY, adv. [.] 1. Calmly; quietly. [.] The setting sun now shown serenely bright. Pope. [.] 2. With unruffled temper; colly.
49343	sereneness	[.] SERE'NENESS, n. The state of being serene; serenity.
49344	serenitude	[.] SEREN'ITUDE, n. Calmness. [Not in use.]
49345	serenity	[.] SEREN'ITY, n. [L. serenitas.] [.] 1. Clearness and calmness; as the serenity of the air or sky. [.] 2. Calmness; quietness; stillness; peace. [.] A general peace and serenity newly succeeded general trouble. ...
49346	serf	[.] SERF, n. [L. servus.] A servant or slave employed in husbandry, and in some countries, attached to the soil and transferred with it. The serfs in Poland are slaves.
49347	serge	[.] SERGE, n. A wollen quilted stuff manufactured in a loom with four treddles, after the manner of ratteens.
49348	serge-maker	[.] SERGE-MAKER, n. A manufacturer of serges.
49349	sergeant	[.] SERGEANT, n. s'arjent. [L. serviens, serving, for so was this word written in Latin.] [.] 1. Formerly, an officer in England, nearly answering to to the more modern bailif of the hundred; also, an officer whose duty was to attend on the king, ...
49350	sergeantry	[.] SERGEANTRY, n. s'arjentry. In england, sergeantry is of two kinds; grand sergeantry and petit sergeantry. Grand sergeantry, is a particular kind of knight service, a tenure by which the tenant was bound to do some special honorary service ...
49351	sergeantship	[.] SERGEANTSHIP, n. s'argentship. The office of a sergeant.
49352	sericeous	[.] SERI''CEOUS, a. [L. sericus, from sericum, silk.] Pertaining to silk; consisting of silk; silky. In botany, covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface; as a sericeous leaf.
49353	series	[.] SE'RIES, n. [L. this word probably belongs to the Shemetic, the primary sense of which is to stretch or strain.] [.] 1. A continued succession in the things of the same order, and bearing the same relation to each other; as a series of kings; a series ...
49354	serin	[.] SER'IN, n. A songbird of Italy and Germany.
49355	serious	[.] SE'RIOUS, a. [L. serius.] [.] 1. Grave in manner or disposition; solemn; not light, gay or volatile; as a serious man; a serious habit or disposition. [.] 2. Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or making ...
49356	seriously	[.] SE'RIOUSLY, adv. Gravely; solemnly; in earnest; without levity. One of the first duties of a rational being is to inquire seriously why he was created, and what he is to do to answer the purpose of his cretion.
49357	seriousness	[.] SE'RIOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. Gravity of manner or of mind; solemnity. He spoke with great serioulness, or with an air of seriousness. [.] 2. Earnest attention, particularly to religious concerns [.] That spirit of religion ...
49358	sermocination	[.] SERMOCINA'TION, n. Speech-making. [Not used.]
49359	sermocinator	[.] SERMOCINA'TOR, n. One that makes sermons or speeches. [Not in use.]
49360	sermon	[.] SER'MON, n. [.] 1. A discourse delivered in public by a licensed clergymen for the purpose of religious instruction, and usually grounded on some text or passage of Scripture. Sermons are extemporary addresses or written discourses. [.] ...
49361	sermoning	[.] SER'MONING, n. Discourse; instruction; advice. [Not in use.]
49362	sermonize	[.] SER'MONIZE, v. i. [.] 1. To preach. [.] 2. To inculate rigid rules. [.] 3. To make sermons; to compose or write a sermons or sermons. [This is the sense in which the verb is generally used in the U. States.]
49363	sermonizer	[.] SER'MONIZER, n. One that composes sermons.
49364	sermonizing	[.] SER'MONIZING, ppr. Preaching; inculating rigid precepts; composing sermons.
49365	sermountain	[.] SER'MOUNTAIN, n. A plant of the genus Laserpitium; laserwort; seseli.
49366	seroon	[.] SEROON, n. [.] 1. A seroon of almonds is the quantity of two hudred pounds; of anise seed, three to four hundred weight; of Caltile soap, from two hundred and a half to three hundred and three quarters. [.] 2. A bale or package.
49367	serosity	[.] SEROS'ITY, In medicine, the watery part of the blood.
49368	serotine	[.] SER'OTINE, n. A species of bat.
49369	serous	[.] SE'ROUS, a. [.] 1. Thin; watery; like whey; used of that part of the blood which separates in coagulation from the grumous or red part. [.] 2. Pertaining to serum.
49370	serpent	[.] SER'PENT, n. [L. serpens, creeping; serpo, to creep.] [.] 1. An animal of the order of Serpentes, [creepers, crawlers,] Of the class of Amphibia. Serpents are amphibious animals, breathing through the mouth bymeans of lungs only; having ...
49371	serpent-cucumber	[.] SERPENT-CUCUMBER, n. A plant of the genus Trichosanthes.
49372	serpent-eater	[.] SER'PENT-EATER, n. A fowl of Africa that devours serpents.
49373	serpent-fish	[.] SER'PENT-FISH, n. A fish of the genus Taenia, resembling a snake, but of a red color.
49374	serpentaria	[.] SERPENTA'RIA, n. A plant, called also snake root; a species of Aristolochia.
49375	serpentarius	[.] SERPENTA'RIUS, n. A constellation in the northern hemisphere, containing seventy-four stars.
49376	serpentine	[.] SER'PENTINE, a. [L. serpentinus, from serpens.] [.] 1. Resembling a serpent; usually, winding and turing one way and the other, like a moving serpent; anfractuous; as a serpentine road or course. [.] 2. Spiral; twisted; as a ...
49377	serpentine-stone	[.] SER'PENTINE-STONE, either shades and spots resembling a serpent's skin. Serpentine is often nearly allied to the harder varieties of steatite and potstone. It prisents two varieties, precious serpentine, and common serpentine.
49378	serpentize	[.] SER'PENTIZE, v.t. To wind; to turn or bend, first in one direction and then in opposite; to meander [.] The road serpentized through a tall shrubbery. Barrow, Trav. in Africa.
49379	serpents-tongue	[.] SER'PENTS-TONGUE, n. A plant of the genus Ophioglossum.
49380	serpet	[.] SER'PET, n. A basket. [Not in use.]
49381	serpiginous	[.] SERPIG'INOUS, a. [L. from serpo, to creep.] A kind of herpes or tetter; called in popular language, a ringworm.
49382	serprntine	[.] SER'PRNTINE, n. A species of talck or magnesian stone, usually of an obscure green color,
49383	serpulite	[.] SER'PULITE, n. Petrified shells or fossil remains of the genus Serpula.
49384	serr	[.] SERR, v.t. To crowd, press or drive together. [ Not in use.]
49385	serrate	[.] SER'RATE, [L. serratus, from serro, to saw; serra, a saw.] Jagged; notched; indented on the
49386	serrated	[.] SER'RATED, edge, like a saw. In botany, having sharp notches about the edge, pointing towards the extremity; as a serrate leaf.
49387	serration	[.] SERRA'TION, n. Formation in the shape of a saw.
49388	serrature	[.] SER'RATURE, n. An indenting or indenture in the edge of any thing, like those of a saw.
49389	serrous	[.] SER'ROUS, a. Like the teeth of a saw; irregular. [Little used.]
49390	serrulate	[.] SER'RULATE, a. Finely serrate; having very minute teeth or notches.
49391	serry	[.] SER'RY, v.t. To crowd; to press together. [Not in use.]
49392	serum	[.] SE'RUM, n. [L.] [.] 1. The thin transparent part of the blood. [.] 2. The thin part of milk; whey.
49393	serval	[.] SER'VAL, n. An animal of the feline genus, resembling the lynx in form and size, and the panther in spots; a native of Malabar.
49394	servant	[.] SERV'ANT, [L. servans, from servo, to keep or hold; properly one that waits, that is, stops, holds, attends, or one that is bound.] [.] 1. A person, male or female, that attends another for the pupose of performing menial offices for him, ...
49395	serve	[.] SERVE, v.t. serv. [L. servio. This verb is supposed to be from the noun servus, a servant or slave, and this from servo, to keep.] [.] 1. To work for; to bestow the labor of boky and mind in the employment of another. [.] ...
49396	served	[.] SERV'ED, pp. Attended; waited on; worshiped; levied.
49397	service	[.] SERV'ICE, n. [From L. servitium.] [.] 1. In a general sense, labor of body or of body and mind, performed at the command of a superior, or the pursuance of duty, or for the benefit of another. Service is voluntary or involuntary. ...
49398	serviceable	[.] SERV'ICEABLE, a. [.] 1. That does service; that promotes happiness, interest, advantage or any good; useful; beneficial; advantageous. Rulers may be very serviceable to religion by their example. The attentions of my friends were very serviceable ...
49399	serviceableness	[.] SERV'ICEABLENESS, n. [.] 1. Usefulness of promoting good of any kind; beneficialness. [.] All action being for some end, its aptness to be commanded or forbidden must be founded upon its serviceableness or disserviceableness to some ...
49400	servient	[.] SERV'IENT, a. [L. serviens.] Subordinate. [Not in use.]
49401	servile	[.] SERV'ILE, a. [L. servilis, from servio, to serve.] [.] 1. Such as pertains to a servant or slave; slavish; mean; such as proceeds from dependence; as servile fear; servile obedience. [.] 2. Held in subjection; dependent. [.] ...
49402	servilely	[.] SERV'ILELY, adv. [.] 1. Meanly; slavishly; with base submission or obsequiousness. [.] 2.With base deference to another; as, to copy servilely; to adopt opinions servilely.
49403	servileness	[.] SERV'ILENESS, n.
49404	servility	[.] SERVIL'ITY, [.] 1. Slavery; the condition of a slave or bondman. [.] To be a queen in bondage is more vile [.] Than is a slave in base servility. Shak. [.] 2. Mean submission; baseness; slavishness. [.] ...
49405	serving	[.] SERV'ING, ppr. Working for; acting in subordination to; yielding obedience to; worshiping; also, performing duties; as serving in the army.
49406	serving-maid	[.] SERV'ING-MAID, n. A female servant; a menial.
49407	serving-man	[.] SERV'ING-MAN, n. A male servant; a menial.
49408	servitor	[.] SERV'ITOR, n. [From L. servio, to serve.] [.] 1. A servant; an attendant. [.] 2. One that acts under another; a follower or adherent. [.] 3. One that professes duty and obedience. [.] 4. In the university of Oxford, ...
49409	servitorship	[.] SERV'ITORSHIP, n. The office of a servitor.
49410	servitude	[.] SERV'ITUDE, n. [L. servitudo or servitus. See Serve.] [.] 1. The condition of a slave; the state of involuntary subjection to a master; slavery; bondage. Such is the state of slaves in America. A large portion of the human race is in ...
49411	sesame	[.] SES'AME, n. [L. sesama.] Oily grain; a genus of annual herbaceous plants, from the
49412	sesamum	[.] SES'AMUM, seeds of which an oil is expressed. One species of it is cultivated in Carolina, and the blacks use the seed for food. It is called there bene.
49413	sesban	[.] SES'BAN, n. A plant; a species of AEschynomene or Bastard sensitive plant.
49414	seseli	[.] SES'ELI, n. [L. Gr. seselis.] A genus of plants; meadow saxifrage; hartwort.
49415	sesqipedal	[.] SESQIP'EDAL, a. [L. sesqui, one and a half, and pedalis, from pes, a foot.]
49416	sesquiduplicate	[.] SESQUIDU'PLICATE, a. [L. sesqui, supra, and duplicatis, double.] Designating the ratio of two and a half to one, or where the greater term contains the lesser twice and a half, as that of 50 to 20.
49417	sesquilter	[.] SESQUIL'TER, a. [L. from sesqui, half as much more, and alter, other.]
49418	sesquilteral	[.] SESQUIL'TERAL, [.] 1. In geometry, designating a ratio where one quantity or number contains another once, and half as much more; as 9 contains 6 and its half. [.] 2. A sesquialteral floret, is when large fertile floret is accompanied ...
49419	sesquipedalian	[.] SESQUIPEDA'LIAN, Containing a foot and a half; as a sesquipedalian pigmy. [.] Addison uses sesquipedal as a noun.
49420	sesquiplicate	[.] SESQUIP'LICATE, a. [L. sesqui, one and a half, and plicatus, plico, to fold.] Designating the ratio of one and a half to one; as the sesquiplicate proportion of the periodical times of the planets.
49421	sesquitertian	[.] SESQUITER'TIAN, a. [L. sesqui, one and a half, and tertius, third.] Designating the
49422	sesquitertional	[.] SESQUITER'TIONAL, ratio of one and one third.
49423	sesquitone	[.] SES'QUITONE, n. In music, a minor third, or interval of three semitones. [.]
49424	sess	[.] SESS, n. [L. sessio.] A tax. [Little used or not at all. See Assessment.]
49425	sessile	[.] SES'SILE, a. [L. sessilis. See Set.] In botany, sitting on the stem. A sessile leaf issues directly from the stem or branch, without petiole or footstalk. A sessile flower has no peduncle. Sessile pappus or down has no stipe, ...
49426	session	[.] SES'SION, n. [L. sessio, from sedeo. See Set.] [.] 1. A sitting or being placed; as the ascension of Christ and his session at the right hand of God. [.] 2. The actual sitting of a court, council, legislature, &c.; or ...
49427	sesterce	[.] SES'TERCE, n. [L. sestertius.] A Roman coin or denomination of money, in value the fourth part of a denarius, and originally containing two asses and a half, about two pence sterling or four cents.The sestertium, that is, sestertium pondus, was two ...
49428	set	[.] SET, v.t. pret. pp. set. [L. sedo; to compose, as a book, to dispose or put in order, to establish, found or institute, to possess, to cease; L. sedo, sedeo and sido, coinciding with sit, but all of one family. From the Norman ...
49429	set-foil	[.] SET-FOIL. [See Sept-foil.]
49430	set-off	[.] SET'-OFF, n. [set and off.] The act of admitting one claim to counterbalance another. In a set-off the defendant acknowledges the justice of the plantif's demand, but sets up a demand of his own to counter balance it in whole or in part. [.] ...
49431	setaceous	[.] SETA'CEOUS, a. [L. seta, a bristle.] [.] 1. Bristly; set with strong hairs; consisting of strong hairs; as a stiff setaceous tail. [.] 2. In botany, bristle-shaped; having the thickness and length of a bristle; as a setaceous ...
49432	setiform	[.] SE'TIFORM, a. [L. seta, a bristle, and form.] Having the form of a bristle.
49433	seton	[.] SE'TON, n. [l. seta, a bristle.] In surgery, a few horsehairs or small threads, or a twist of silk, drawn through the skin by a large needle, by which a small opening is made and which is continued for the discharge of humors. [.]
49434	setous	[.] SE'TOUS, a. [L. setosus, from seta, a bristle.] In botany, bristly; having the surface set with bristles; as a setous seaf or receptacle.
49435	settee	[.] SETTEE', n. [from set.] [.] 1. A long seat with a back to it. [.] A vessel with one deck and a very long sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails; used in the Mediterranean.
49436	setter	[.] SET'TER, n. [.] 1. One that sets; as a setter on, or inciter; a setter up; a setter forth, &c. [.] 2. A dogs that beats the field and starts birds for sportsmen. [.] 3. A man that performs the office of a setting dogor ...
49437	setter-wort	[.] SET'TER-WORT, n. A plant, a species of Helleborus.
49438	setting	[.] SET'TING, ppr. Placing; putting; fixing; studding; appointing; sinking below the horizon, &c. [.] SET'TING, n. [.] 1. The act of putting, placing, fixing or establishing. [.] 2. The act of sinking below the horizon. The setting of stars is ...
49439	setting-dog	[.] SET'TING-DOG, n. A setter; a dog trained to find and start birds for sportsmen.
49440	settle	[.] SET'TLE, n. [L. sedile. See Set.] A seat or bench; something to sit on. [.] SET'TLE, v.t. [from set.] [.] 1. To place in a permanent condition after wandering or fluctuation. [.] I will settle you after ...
49441	settled	[.] SET'TLED, pp. Placed; established; determined; composed; adjusted.
49442	settledness	[.] SET'TLEDNESS, n. The state of being settled; confirmed state. [Little used.]
49443	settlement	[.] SET'TLEMENT, n. [.] 1. The act of settling, the state of being settled. [.] 2. The falling of the foul of foreign matter of liquors to the bottom; subsidence. [.] 3. The matter that subsides; lees; dregs. [Not used. For this we use settlings.] [.] ...
49444	settling	[.] SET'TLING, ppr. Placing; fixing; establishing; regulating; adjusting; planting or colonizing; subsiding; composing; ordaining or installing; becoming the pastor of a church or parish. [.] SET'TLING, n. [.] 1. The act of making a settlement; a planting ...
49445	setwall	[.] SET'WALL, n. [set and wall.] A plant. The garden setwall is a species of Valeriana.
49446	seven	[.] SEVEN, a. sev'n [L. septem.] Four and three; one more than six or less than eight. Seven days constitute a week. We read in Scripture of seven years of plenty, and seven years of famine, seven trumpets, seven ...
49447	sevenfold	[.] SEV'ENFOLD, a. [seven and fold.] Repeated seven times; doubled seven times; increased to seven times the size or amount; as the sevenfold shield of Ajax; sevenfold rage. [.] SEV'ENFOLD, adv. Seven times as much or often. [.] ...
49448	sevennight	[.] SEV'ENNIGHT, n. [seven and night.] A week; the period of seven days and nights; or the time from one day of the week to the next day of the same denomination preceding or following. Our ancestors numbered the diurnal rebolutions of the earth by nights, ...
49449	sevenscore	[.] SEV'ENSCORE, n. [seven and score, twenty notches or marks.] Seven times twenty, that is, a hundred and forty. [.] The old countess of Desmond, who lived sevenscore years, dentized twice or thrice. Bacon.
49450	seventeen	[.] SEV'ENTEEN, a. [seven-ten.] Seven and ten.
49451	seventeenth	[.] SEV'ENTEENTH, a. [from seventeen.] The ordinal of seventeen; the seventh after the tenth. [.] On the seventeenth day of the second month- all the fountains of the great deep were broken up. Gen. 7.
49452	seventh	[.] SEV'ENTH, a. [.] 1. The ordinal of seven; the first after the sixth. [.] On the seventh day God ended his work which he had made, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work which he had made. Gen. 2. [.] 2. ...
49453	seventhly	[.] SEV'ENTHLY, adv. In the seventh place.
49454	seventieth	[.] SEV'ENTIETH, a. [from seventy.] The ordinal of seventy; as a man in the seventieth year of his age. The seventieth year begins immediately after the close of the sixth-ninth.
49455	seventy	[.] SEV'ENTY, a. [Gr. ten.] Seven times ten. [.] That he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem. [.] ...
49456	sever	[.] SEV'ER, v.t. [There may be a doubt whether sever is derived from the Latin separo. Heb. Ch. Syr. Ar. to break.] [.] 1. To part or divide by violence; to separate by parting or rending; as, to sever the body or the arm at a single stroke. [.] ...
49457	several	[.] SEV'ERAL, a. [from several.] [.] 1. Separate; distinct; not common to two or more; as a several fishery; a several estate. A several fishery is one held by the owner of the soil, or by title derived from the owner. A several ...
49458	severality	[.] SEVERAL'ITY, n. Each particular singly taken; distinction. [Not in use.]
49459	severalize	[.] SEV'ERALIZE, v.t. To distinguish. [Not in use.]
49460	severally	[.] SEV'ERALLY, adv. Separately; distinctly; apart from others. Call the men severally by name. [.] I could not keep my eye steady on them severally so as to number them.
49461	severalty	[.] SEV'ERALTY, n. A state of separation from the rest, or from all others. An estate in severalty, is that which the tenant holds in his own right, without being joined in interest with any other person. It is distinguished from joint-tenacy, coparcenary and common. [.] ...
49462	severance	[.] SEV'ERANCE, n. Separation; the act of dividing or disuniting. The sevrance of a jointure is make by destroying the unity of interest. Thus when there are two joint-tenants for life, and the inheritance is purchased by or descends upon either, it is a servrance. [.] ...
49463	severe	[.] SEVE'RE, a. [L. severus.] [.] 1. Rigid; harsh; not mild or indulgent; as severe words; severe treatment; severe wrath. [.] 2. Sharp; hard rigorous. [.] Let your zeal-be more severe against thyself ...
49464	severely	[.] SEVE'RELY, adv. [.] 1. Harshly; sharply; as, the chide one severely. [.] 2. Strictly; rigorously; as, to judge one severely. [.] To be or fondly or severely kind. Savage. [.] 3. With extreme ...
49465	severite	[.] SEV'ERITE, n. A mineral found near St. Sever, in France, occurring in small masses, white without luster, a little harder than lithomarge.
49466	severity	[.] SEVER'ITY, n. [L. sveritas.] [.] 1. Harshness; rigor; austerity; want of mildness or indulgence; as the severity of a reprimand or reproof. [.] 2. Rigor; extreme strictness; as the severity of discipline or government. [.] ...
49467	sevruga	[.] SEVRU'GA, n. A fish, the accipenser stellatus.
49468	sew	[.] SEW, To follow. [Not used. See Sue.] [.] SEW, v.t. pronounced so, and better written soe. To unite or fasten together with a needle and thread. [.] They sewed fig leaves together and made themselves aprons. ...
49469	sewed	[.] SEW'ED, pp. United by stitches.
49470	sewel	[.] SEW'EL, n. Among huntsmen, something hung up to prevent deer entering a place.
49471	sewer	[.] SEW'ER, n. [L. sicco.] A drain or passage to cnvey off waterunder ground; a subterraneous canal, particularly in cities; corruptly pronounced Shore or soer. [.] SEW'ER, n. An officer who serves up the feast and arranges the dishes. Obs. [.] SEW'ER, ...
49472	sewing	[.] SEW'ING, ppr. Joining with the needle or with stitches.
49473	sewster	[.] SEW'STER, n. A woman that sews or spins. Obs.
49474	sex	[.] SEX, n. [L. sexus; from L. seco, to divide.] [.] 1. The distinction between male and female; or the property or character by which an animal is male or female. The male sex is usually characterized by muscular strength, boldness ...
49475	sexagenarian	[.] SEXAGENA'RIAN, n. [infra.] A person who has arrived at the age of sixty years.
49476	sexagenary	[.] SEX'AGENARY, a. [L. sexagenarius, from sex, six, and a word signifying ten, seen in viginti; bis-genti.] Designating the number sixty; as a noun, a person sixty years of age; also, something composed of sixty.
49477	sexagesima	[.] SEXAGES'IMA, n. [L. sexagesimus, sextieth.] The second Sunday before Lent, the next to Shrove-Sunday, so called as being the 60th day before Easter.
49478	sexagesimal	[.] SEXAGES'IMAL, a. Sixtieth; pertaining to the number sexty. Sexagenary or sexgesimal arithmetic, is a method of comutation by sexties, as that which is used in dividing minutes into seconds
49479	sexangled	[.] SEXAN'GLED, a. [L. sex, six, and angulus, angle.] Having six angles; hexagonal.
49480	sexangular	[.] SEXAN'GULAR,
49481	sexdecimal	[.] SEXDEC'IMAL, a. [L. sex, six, and decem, ten.] In crystalography, when a prism or the middle part of a crystal has six faces and two summits, and taken together, ten faces, or the reverse.
49482	sexennial	[.] SEXEN'NIAL, a. [L. sex, six, and annus, year.] Lasting six years, or happening once in six years.
49483	sexfid	[.] SEX'FID, a. [L. sex, six, and findo, to divide.] In botany, six-cleft; as a sexfid calyx or nectary.
49484	sexinnially	[.] SEXIN'NIALLY, adv. Once in six years.
49485	sexlocular	[.] SEXLOC'ULAR, a. [L. sex, six, and loculus, cell.] In botany, six-celled; having six cells for seeds; as a sexlocular pericarp.
49486	sextain	[.] SEX'TAIN, n. [L. sextans, a sixth, from sex, six.] A stanza of six lines. [.]
49487	sextant	[.] SEX'TANT, n. [L. sextans, a sixth. the Romans divided the as into 12 ounces; a sixth, or two ounces, was the sextans.] [.] 1. In mathematics, the sixth part of a circle. Hence, [.] 2. An instrument formed like a quadrant, excepting ...
49488	sextary	[.] SEX'TARY, n. [L. sextarius.] A measure of a pint and a half. [.] SEX'TARY, n. The same as sacristan. [Not used.]
49489	sextile	[.] SEX'TILE, n. [L. sextilis, from sex, six.] Denoting the aspect or position of two planets, when distant from each other 60 degrees or two signs. This position is marked thus*.
49490	sexton	[.] SEX'TON, n. [contracted from sacristan, which see.] An under officer of the church, whose buiness is to take care of the vessels, vestments, &c. belonging to the church, to attend on the officiating clergyman and perform other duties pertaining to the church, ...
49491	sextonship	[.] SEX'TONSHIP, n. The office of a sexton.
49492	sextry	[.] SEX'TRY,
49493	sextuple	[.] SEX'TUPLE, a. [Low L. sextuplus; sex, six, and duplus, double.] [.] 1. Sixfold; six times as much. [.] 2. In music, denoting a mixed sort of triple, beaten in double time, or a measure of two times composed of six equal ...
49494	sexual	[.] SEX'UAL, a. [from sex.] [.] 1. Pertaining to sex or the sexes; distinguishing the sex; denoting what is particular to the distinction and office of male and female; as sexual characteristics; sexual intercourse, connection or commerce. [.] ...
49495	sexualist	[.] SEX'UALIST, n. One who believes and maintains the doctrine of sexes in plants; or onw who classifies the differences of the sexes and parts of fructification.
49496	sexuality	[.] SEXUAL'ITY, n. The state of being distinguished by sex.
49497	sezin	[.] SE'ZIN, n. [.] 1. In law, possession. Seizin is of two sorts, seizin in deed or fact, and seizin in law. Seizin in fact or deed, is actual or corporal possession; seizin in law, is when something is ...
49498	shab	[.] SHAB v.i. To play mean tricks. In some parts of New England, it signifies to reject or dismiss; as,a woman who shabs her suitor. It is however very vulgar and very obsolete.
49499	shabbily	[.] SHAB'BILY, adv. [from shabby.] [.] 1. Raggedly; with rent or ragged clothes; as, to be clothed shabbily. [.] 2. Maenly; in a despicable manner.
49500	shabbiness	[.] SHAB'BINESS, n. [.] 1. Raggedness; as the shabbiness of a garment. [.] 2. Meanness; paltriness.
49501	shabby	[.] SHAB'BY, a. [.] 1. Ragged; torn or worn to rags; as a shabby coat; shabby clothes. [.] 2. Clothed with ragged garments. [.] The dean was so shabby- Swift. [.] 3. Mean; paltry; despicable; as ...
49502	shack	[.] SHACK, n. In ancient customs of England, a liberty of witer pasturage. In Norfolk and Suffolk, the lord of the manot has a shack, that is, liberty of feeding his sheep at pleasure on his tenants' lands during the dix winter months. In Norfolk, shack ...
49503	shackle	[.] SHACK'LE, n. Stubble. [In Scotish, shag is the refuse of barley, or that which is not well filled, and is given to horses. The word shack then is probably from a root which signifies to break, to reject, or to waste, or it may be allied to shag and ...
49504	shackled	[.] SHACK'LED, pp. Tied; confined; embarrassed.
49505	shackles	[.] SHACK'LES, [.] 1. Fetters, gyves, handcuffs, cords or something else that confines the limbs so as to restrain the use of them, or prevent free motion. [.] 2. That which obstructs or embarrasses free action. [.] His very will ...
49506	shackling	[.] SHACK'LING, ppr. Fettering; binding; confining.
49507	shad	[.] SHAD, n. It has no plural termination. Shad is singular or plural. A fish, a species of Clupea. Shad enter the rivers in England and America in the spring in immense numbers.
49508	shaddock	[.] SHAD'DOCK, n. A variety of the orange (Citrus aurantium;) pampelmoe. A large species of orange (Citrus decumana.)
49509	shade	[.] SHADE, n. [L. scutum, a shield.] [.] 1. Literally, the interception, cutting of or interruption of the rays of light; hence, the obscurity which is caused by such interception. Shad differs from shadow, as it implies no particular form ...
49510	shaded	[.] SHA'DED, pp. Defended from the rays of the sun; darkened.
49511	shader	[.] SHA'DER, n. He or that which shades.
49512	shadiness	[.] SHA'DINESS, n. [from shady.] The state of being shady; umbrageousness; as the shadiness of the forest.
49513	shading	[.] SHA'DING, ppr. Sheltering from the sun's rays.
49514	shadow	[.] SHAD'OW, n. [.] 1. Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a plane and represtnting the form of the body which intercepts the rays of light; as the shadow of a man, of a tree or a tower. The shadow of the ...
49515	shadow-grass	[.] SHAD'OW-GRASS, n. A kind of grass so called. [Gramen sylvaticum.]
49516	shadowed	[.] SHAD'OWED, pp. Represented imperfectly or typically.
49517	shadowing	[.] SHAD'OWING, ppr. Representing by faint or imperfect resemblance. [.] SHAD'OWING, n. Shade or gradation of light and color. [This should be shading.]
49518	shadowy	[.] SHAD'OWY, a. [.] 1. Full of shade; dark; gloomy. [.] This shadowy desert, unfrequented woods. Shak. [.] 2. Not brightly luminous; faintly light. [.] More pleasant light
49519	shady	[.] SHA'DY, a. [from shade.] [.] 1. Abounding with shade or shades; overspread with shade. [.] And Amaryllis fills the shady groves. Dryden. [.] 2. Sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat. [.] ...
49520	shaeful	[.] SHA'EFUL, n. a. [shame and full.] [.] 1. That brings shame or disgrace; scandalous; disgraceful; injurious to reputation. It expresses less than infamous and ignominious. [.] His naval preparations were not more suprising ...
49521	shaffle	[.] SHAF'FLE, v.i. [See Shuffle.] To hobble or limp. [Not in use.]
49522	shaffler	[.] SHAF'FLER, n. A hobbler; one that limps. [Not in use.]
49523	shaft	[.] SH'AFT, n. L. scapus; from the root of shape, from setting, or shooting, extending.] [.] 1. An arrow; a missile weapin; as the archer and the shaft. [.] So loftly was the pile, a Parthian bow [.] Whith ...
49524	shafted	[.] SH'AFTED, a. Having a handle; a term in heraldry, applied to a spearhead.
49525	shaftment	[.] SH'AFTMENT, n. A span, a measure of about six inches. [Not in use.]
49526	shag	[.] SHAG, n. [.] 1. Coarse hair or nap, or rough wooly hair. [.] True Witney broadcloth, with its shag unshorn. Gay. [.] 2. A kind of cloth having a long coarse nap. [.] 3. In orinthology, an aquatic fowl, the ...
49527	shagged	[.] SHAG'GED, a.
49528	shaggedness	[.] SHAG'GEDNESS, n.
49529	shagginess	[.] SHAG'GINESS, The state of being shaggt; roughness with long losse hair or wool.
49530	shaggy	[.] SHAG'GY, [.] 1. Rough with long hair or wool. [.] About his shoulders hangs the shaggy skin. Dryden. [.] 2. Rough; rugged; as the shaggy tops of hills. [.] And throw the shaggy spoils ...
49531	shagreen	...
49532	shah	[.] SHAH, n. A Persian signifying king.
49533	shaik	[.] SHAIK, n.
49534	shail	[.] SHAIL, v.t. To walk sidewise. [Low and not in use.] [.] [This word is probably the G. schielen, Dan. skieler, to squint.]
49535	shake	[.] SHAKE, v.t. pret. shook; pp. shaken. [.] 1. To cause to move with quick vibrations; to move rapidly one way and the other; to agitate; as, the wind shakes a tree; an earthquake shakes the hills or the earth. [.] ...
49536	shaken	[.] SHAKEN, pp. sha'kn. [.] 1. Impelled with a vacillating motion; agitated. [.] 2. a. Cracked or split; as shaken timber. [.] Nor is the wood shaken nor twisted, as those about Capetown. Barrow. [.] [Our ...
49537	shaker	[.] SHA'KER, n. [.] 1. A person or thing that shakes or agitates; as the shaker of the earth. [.] 2. In the United States, shakers is the name given to the very singular sect of Christians, so called from the agitations or movements whisc ...
49538	shaking	[.] SHA'KING, ppr. Impelling to a wavering motion; causing to vacillate or waver; agitating. [.] 2. Trembling; shivering; quaking. [.] SHA'KING, n. [.] 1. The act of shaking or agitating; brandishing. [.] 2. Concussion. [.] ...
49539	shaky	[.] SHA'KY, a. Cracked, as timber.
49540	shal	[.] SHAL, verb auxiliary. pret, should. [L. scelus.]
49541	shale	[.] SHALE, v.t. To peel. [Not in use. See Shell.] [.] SHALE, n. [.] 1. A shell or husk. [.] 2. In natural history, a species of shist or shistous clay; slate clay; generall of a bluish or yellowish gray color, more rarely ...
49542	shall	[.] SHALL, [.] 1. Shall is primarily in the present, and in our mother tongue was followed by a verb in the infinitive, like other verbs. "Ic sceal fram the beon gefullod." I have need to be baptized of thee. "Ic nu sceal ...
49543	shalloon	[.] SHALLOON', n. A slight woolen stuff.
49544	shallop	[.] SHAL'LOP, n. [This word is changed into sloop; but the two words have now different significations.] [.] 1. A sort of large boat with two masts, and usually rigged like a schooner. [.] 2. A small light vessel with a main-mast and fore-mast, ...
49545	shallow	[.] SHAL'LOW, a. [.] 1. Not deep; having little depth; shoal; as shallow water; a shallow stream; a shallow brook. [.] 2. Not deep; not entering far into the earth; as a shallow furrow; a shallow trench. [.] ...
49546	shallow-brained	[.] SHAL'LOW-BRAINED, a. Weak in the intellect; foolish; empty headed.
49547	shallowly	[.] SHAL'LOWLY, adv. [.] 1. With little depth. [.] 2. Superficially; simply; without depth of thought or judgement; not wisely.
49548	shallowness	[.] SHAL'LOWNESS, n. [.] 1. Want of depth; small depth; as the shallowness of water, of a river, of a stream. [.] 2. Superficialness of intellect; want of power to enter deeply into subjects; emptiness; stillness.
49549	shalm	[.] SHALM, n. A kind of musical pipe. [Not used.]
49550	shalote	[.] SHALO'TE, n. The French echalote anglicized. [See Eschalot.]
49551	shalstone	[.] SHAL'STONE, n. A mineral found only in the Bannet of Temeswar, of a grayish, yellowish or reddish white; tafelspath.
49552	shalt	[.] SHALT, the second person singular of shall; as, thou shalt not steal.
49553	sham	[.] SHAM, n. That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud or device that deludes and disappoints; delusion; imposture. [Not an elegant word.] [.] Believe who will the solemn sham, not I. Addison. [.] SHAM, a. False; counterfeit; ...
49554	shaman	[.] SHAM'AN, n. In russia, a wizzard or conjurer, who by enchantment pretends to cure diseases, ward off misfortunes and foretell events.
49555	shambles	[.] SHAM'BLES, n. [L. scamnum a bench; from L. scando.] [.] 1. The place where butcher's meat is sold; a flesh-market. [.] 2. In mining, a nich or shelf at suitable distances to receive the ore which is thrown from one to another, ...
49556	shambling	[.] SHAM'BLING, a. [from scamble, scambling.] Moving with an awkward, irregular, cumsy pace; as a shambling trot; shambling legs. [.] SHAM'BLING, n. An awkward, clumsy, irregular pace or gait.
49557	shame	[.] SHAME, n. [.] 1. A painful sensation excited by a consciousness of guilt, or of having done something which injures reputation; or by of that which nature nature or modesty prompts us to conceal. Shame is particularly excited by the disclosure of actions ...
49558	shamed	[.] SHA'MED, pp. Made ashamed.
49559	shamefaced	[.] SHA'MEFACED, a. Bashful; easily confused or put out of countenance. A man may be shamefaced to excess. [.] Conscience is a blushing shamefaced spirit. Shak. [.] Your shamefac'd virtue shunn'd the people's ...
49560	shamefacedly	[.] SHA'MEFACEDLY, adv. Bashfully; with excessive modesty.
49561	shamefacedness	[.] SHA'MEFACEDNESS, n. Bashfulness; excess of modesty.
49562	shamefully	[.] SHA'MEFULLY, adv. [.] 1. Disgracefully; in a manner to bring reproach. He shamefully deserted his friend. [.] 2. With indignity or indecency; in a manner that may cause shame. [.] How shamefully that maid he did torment. ...
49563	shamefulness	[.] SHA'MEFULNESS, n. Disgracefulness.
49564	shameless	[.] SHA'MELESS, a. [shame and less.] [.] 1. Destitute of shame; wanting modesty; impudent; brazen-faced; immodest; audacious; insensible to disgrace. [.] Such shameless bards we have. Pope. [.] 2. Done ...
49565	shamelessly	[.] SHA'MELESSLY, adv. Without shame; impudently; as a man shamelessly wicked.
49566	shamelessnes	[.] SHA'MELESSNES, n. Destitution of shame; want of sensiblity to desgrace or dishonor; impudence. [.] He that blushes not at his crime, but adds shamelessness to shame, has nothing left to restore him to virture. Taylor.
49567	shamer	[.] SHA'MER, n. One who makes ashamed; that which confounds.
49568	shaming	[.] SHA'MING, ppr. Making ashamed; causing to blush; confounding.
49569	shammer	[.] SHAM'MER, n. [from sham.] One that shams; an imposter. [Low.]
49570	shammy	[.] SHAM'MY, [.] 1. A species of wild goat, (Capra rupicapra, goat of the rocks,) inhabiting the mountains of Savoy, Piedmont, and Pyrenees. [.] The shamois is now considered as a species of antelope, (Antelope rupicapra.) [.] 2. A kind ...
49571	shamois	[.] SHAMOIS, n.
49572	shamrock	[.] SHAM'ROCK, n. The Irish name for three-leafed grass.
49573	shank	[.] SHANK, n. [.] 1. The whole joint from the knee to the ankle. In a horse, th epart of the fore leg between the knee and footlock. [.] 2. The tibia or large bone of the leg; as crooked shanks. [.] 3. The long part of an instrument; ...
49574	shank-painter	[.] SHANK-PAINTER, n. With seamen, a short rope and chain which sustains the shank and flukes of an anchor against the ship's side, as the stopper fastens the ring and stock to the cat-head.
49575	shanked	[.] SHANK'ED, a. Having a shank.
49576	shanker	[.] SHANK'ER, n. A malignent ulcer, usually occasioned by some venereal complaint.
49577	shanscrit	[.] SHAN'SCRIT, n. The Sanscrit, or ancient language of Hindoostan. [See Sanscrit.]
49578	shanty	[.] SHANTY, for janty, gay; showy. [Not in use or local.]
49579	shape	[.] SHAPE, v.t. pret. shaped; pp. shaped or shapen. [.] 1. To form or create. [.] I was shapen in iniquity. Ps. 51. [.] 2. To mold or make into a particular form; to give form or figure to; as, to shape ...
49580	shaped	[.] SHA'PED, pp. Formed; molded; cast; conceived.
49581	shapelessness	[.] SHA'PELESSNESS, n. Destitution of regular form.
49582	shapely	[.] SHA'PELY, a. [from shape.] Well formed; having a regular shapr; symmetrical.
49583	shapen	[.] SHA'PEN,
49584	shapesess	[.] SHA'PESESS, a. Destitute of regular form; wanting symmetry of dimensions; as deformed and shapeless. [.] The shapeless rock or hanging precipice. Pope.
49585	shapesmith	[.] SHA'PESMITH, n. [shape and smith.] One that undertakes to improve the form of the body. [In burlesque.]
49586	shaping	[.] SHA'PING, ppr. Forming; molding; casting; conceiving; giving form.
49587	shapliness	[.] SHA'PLINESS, n. [from shapely.] Beauty or proportion of form. [Little used.]
49588	shard	[.] SH'ARD, n. [.] 1. A piece or fragment of an earthen vessel or of any brittle substance. Obs. [.] 2. The shell of an egg or of a snail. [.] 3. A plant. [chard.] [.] 4. A frith or strait; as a perilous shard. [.] ...
49589	shardborn	[.] SH'ARDBORN, a. [shard and born.] Born or produced among among fragments, or in crevices; as the shardborn beetle. [.] Johnson suggests that shard may perhaps signify the sheath of the witgs of insects. In this case, the word should be ...
49590	sharded	[.] SHA'RDED, a. Having wings sheathed with a hard case; as the sharded beetle. Inhabiting shards.
49591	share	[.] SHARE, n. [.] 1. a part; a portion; a quantity; as a small share of prudence or good sense. [.] 2. A part or portion of a thing owned by a number in common; that part of an undivided interest which belongs to each proprietor; as a ship owned ...
49592	share-bone	[.] SHA'RE-BONE, n. The ossa pubis.
49593	shared	[.] SHA'RED, pp. Held or enjoyed with another or others; divided; distributed in shares
49594	shareholder	[.] SHA'REHOLDER, n. [share and holder.] One that holds or owns a share in a joint fund or property. [.] One of the proprietors of the mine, who was a principle shareholder in the company, died. Med. Repos.
49595	sharer	[.] SHA'RER, n. A partaker; one that participates any thing with another; one who enjoys or suffers in common with anotheror others; as a sharer in another's good fortune; a sharer in the toils of war; a sharer in a ladies affections.
49596	sharing	[.] SHA'RING, ppr. Partaking; having a part with another; enjoying or suffering with others. [.] SHA'RING, n. Participation.
49597	shark	[.] SH'ARK, n. [L. carcharius; Gr. from sharp.] [.] 1. A voracious fish of the genus Squalus, of several species. The body is oblong, tapering and rough, and some species have several rows of serrated teeth. The largest grow to the length of thirty feet. [.] ...
49598	sharker	[.] SH'ARKER, n. One that lives by sharking; an artful fellow.
49599	sharking	[.] SH'ARKING, ppr. Picking up in haste; living by petty rapine, or by shifts and devices. [.] SH'ARKING, n. [.] 1. Petty rapine; trick. [.] 2. The seeking of a livelihood by shifts and devices.
49600	sharp	[.] SH'ARP, a. [.] 1. Having a very thin edge or a fine point; keen; acute; not blunt. Thus we may say, a sharp knife, or a sharp needle. A sharp edge easily severs a substance; a sharp point is easily made to penetrate,it. [.] ...
49601	sharp-edged	[.] SH'ARP-EDG'ED, a. Having a fine keen edge.
49602	sharp-set	[.] SH'ARP-SET, a. [sharp and set.] [.] 1. Eager in appetite; affected by keen hunger; ravenous; as an eagle or a lion sharp-set. [.] 2. Eager in the desire for gratification. [.] The town is sharp-set on ...
49603	sharp-shooter	[.] SH'ARP-SHOOTER, n. [Sharp and shoot.] One skilled in shooting at an object with exactness; one skilled with the use of the rifle.
49604	sharp-sighted	...
49605	sharp-visaged	[.] SH'ARP-VISAGED, a. [sharp and visage.] Having a sharp or thin face.
49606	sharp-witted	[.] SH'ARP-WITTED, a. Having an acute or nicely discerning mind.
49607	sharpen	[.] SHARPEN, v.t. [.] 1. To make sharp; to give a keen edge or a fine point to a thing; to edge; to point; as, to sharpen a knife, an ax or the teeth of a saw; to sharpen a sword. [.] All of the Israelites went down to the Philistines ...
49608	sharper	[.] SH'ARPER, n. A shrewd man in making bargains; a tricking fellow; a cheat in bargaining or gaming.
49609	sharply	[.] SH'ARPLY, adv. [.] 1. With a keen edge or a fine point. [.] 2. Severely; rigorously; roughly. [.] They are to be more sharply chastised and reformed than the rude Irish.
49610	sharpness	[.] SH'ARPNESS, n. [.] 1. Keenness of an edge or point; as the sharpness of a razor or a dart. [.] 2. Not obtuseness. [.] 3. Pungency; acidity; as the sharpness of vinegar. [.] 4. Pungency of pain; keenness; severity of ...
49611	shaster	[.] SHAS'TER, n. Among the Hindoos, a sacred book containing the dogmas of the religion of the Bramis and the ceremonies of their worship, and serving as a commentary on the Vedam. It consists of three parts; the first containing the moral law of the Hindoos; the second ...
49612	shatter	[.] SHAT'TER, v.t. [.] 1. To braek at once into many pieces; to dash, burst, rend or part by violence into fragments; as, explosion shatters a rock or bomb; lightning shatters the sturdy oak; steam shatters a boiler; a monarchy is shattered ...
49613	shatter-brained	[.] SHAT'TER-BRAINED, a. [shatter and brain or pated.]
49614	shatter-pated	[.] SHAT'TER-PATED, [.] 1. Disordered or wandering in intellect. [.] 2. Heedless wild; not consistent.
49615	shattered	[.] SHAT'TERED, pp. Broken or dashed to pieces; rent; disordered.
49616	shattering	[.] SHAT'TERING, ppr. Dashing or breaking to pieces; rending; disordering. [.]
49617	shatters	[.] SHAT'TERS, n. [I believe used only in the plural.] The fragments of any thing forcibly rent or broken; used chiefly or solely in the phrases, to break or rend into shatters.
49618	shattery	[.] SHAT'TERY, a. Brittle; easily falling into many pieces; not compact; loose of texture; as shattery spar.
49619	shave	[.] SHAVE, v.t. pret. shaved; pp. shaved or shaven. [.] 1. To cut or pare off something from the surface of the body by a razor or other edged instrument, by rubbing, scraping or drawing the instrument along the surface; as, tto shave ...
49620	shave-grass	[.] SHA'VE-GRASS, n. A plant of the genus Equisetum.
49621	shaved	[.] SHA'VED, pp. Pared; made smooth with a razor or other cutting instrument; fleeced. [.]
49622	shaveling	[.] SHA'VELING, n. A man shaved; a friar or religious; in contempt.
49623	shaver	[.] SHA'VER, n. [.] 1. One that shaves or whose occupation is to shave. [.] 2. One that is close in bargains or a sharp dealer. [.] This Lewis is a cunning shaver. Swift. [.] 3. One that fleeces; a pillager; a ...
49624	shaving	[.] SHA'VING, ppr. Paring the surface with a razor or ather sharp instrument; making smooth by paring; fleecing. [.] SHA'VING, n. [.] 1. The act of paring the surface. [.] 2. A thin slice pared off with a shave, a knife , a plan or other cutting ...
49625	shaw	[.] SHAW, n. A thicket; a small wood. [Local in England. In America not used.]
49626	shawl	[.] SHAWL, n. A cloth of wool, cotton, silk or hair, used by females as a loose covering for the neck and shoulders. Shawls are of various sizes from that of a hankerchief to that of a counterpane. Shawls were originally manufactured in the heart of India from the fine ...
49627	shawm	[.] SHAWM,
49628	she	[.] SHE, pronoun personal of the feminine gender. [She is perhaps the Heb. a woman or wife. L. quoe.] [.] 1. A pronoun which is a substitute for the name of a female, and of the feminine gender; the word which refers to a female mentioned in the ...
49629	sheading	[.] SHE'ADING, n. In the isle of Man, a riding, tithing or division, in which there is a corner or chief constable. The isle is divided into six sheading.
49630	sheaf	[.] SHEAF, n. plu. sheaves. [L. scopa, scopo.] [.] 1. A quantity of the stalks of wheat, rye, oats or barley bound together; a bundle of stalks or straw. [.] -The reaper fills his greedy hands, [.] And binds the ...
49631	sheal	[.] SHEAL, to shell, not used.
49632	shear	[.] SHEAR, v.t. pret. sheared; pp. sheared or shorn. The old pret. shore is entirely obsolete. [.] 1. To cut or clip something from the surface with an instrument of two blades; to separate any thing from the surface by shears, scissors ...
49633	shear-water	[.] SHE'AR-WATER, n. A fowl. [Larus niger.] A species of petrel, (Procellaria puffinus, Linn.) found on the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. The cut-water, (Rhryncops nigra.)
49634	shearbill	[.] SHE'ARBILL, n. [shear and bill.] A fowl, the black skimmer or cut-water.
49635	sheard	[.] SHEARD, n. A shard. [See Shard.]
49636	sheared	[.] SHE'ARED, pp. Clipped; deprived of woll, hair, nap.
49637	shearer	[.] SHE'ARER, n. One that shears; as a shearer of sheep.
49638	shearman	[.] SHEARMAN, n. sher'man. One whose occupation is to shear cloth.
49639	shears	[.] SHEARS, n. plu. [from the verb.] [.] 1. An instrument consisting of two blades with a bevel edge, movable on a pin, used for cutting cloth and other substances by interception between the two blades. Shears differ from scissors chiefly in being larger. [.] ...
49640	sheat	[.] SHEAT. [See Sheet.]
49641	sheath	[.] SHEATH, n. [.] 1. A case for the reception of a sword or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard. A sheath is that which separates, and hence a defense. [.] 2. In botany, a membrane investing a stem or branch, as in grasses. [.] ...
49642	sheath-winged	[.] SHE'ATH-WINGED, a. [sheath and wing.] Having cases for covering the wings; as a sheath-winged insect.
49643	sheathe	[.] SHEATHE, [.] 1. To put in a case or scabbard; as, the sheathe a sword or dagger. [.] 2. To inclose or cover with a sheath or case. [.] The leopard-deeps the claws of his fore feet turned up from the ground, and sheathed ...
49644	sheathed	[.] SHE'ATHED, pp. [.] 1. Put in a sheath; inclosed or covered in a case; covered; lined; invested with a membrane. [.] 2. a. In botany, vaginate; invested by a sheath or cylindrical membranaceous tube, which is the base of the leaf, as the stalk ...
49645	sheathing	[.] SHE'ATHING, ppr. Putting in a sheath; inclosing in a case; covering; liningl investing with a membrane. [.] SHE'ATHING, n, The casing or covering of a ship's bottom and sides; or the materials for such covering.
49646	sheathless	[.] SHE'ATHLESS, a. Without a sheath or case for covering; unsheathed.
49647	sheathy	[.] SHE'ATHY, a. Forming a sheath or a case.
49648	sheave	[.] SHEAVE, n. In seamen's language, a wheel in which the rope works in a block. It is made of hard wood or a metal. When made of wood, it is sometimes bushed, that is, has a piece or perforated brass let into its center, the better to sustain the friction ...
49649	sheave-hole	[.] SHE'AVE-HOLE, n. A channel cut in a mast, yard or other timber, in which to fix a sheave.
49650	sheaved	[.] SHE'AVED, a. Made of straw. [Not in use.]
49651	shecklaton	[.] SHECK'LATON, n. A kind of gilt lether. [Not in use.]
49652	shed	[.] SHED, v.t. pret. and pp. shed. [.] 1. To pour out; to effuse; to spill; to suffer to flow out; as, to shed tears; to shed blood. The sun sheds light on the earth; the stars shed a more feeble light. [.] This ...
49653	shedder	[.] SHED'DER, n. One that sheds or causes to flow out; as a shedder of blood.
49654	shedding	[.] SHED'DING, ppr. Effusing; causing to flow out; letting fall; casting; throwing off; sending out; diffusing; keeping off.
49655	sheen	[.] SHEEN, a. Bright; glittery; showy.
49656	sheeny	[.] SHEE'NY, [.] Up rose each warrior bold and brave, [.] Glist'ring in filed steel and armor sheen. Fairfax. [This word is used only in poetry.]
49657	sheep	[.] SHEEP, n. sing. and plu. [.] 1. An animal of the genus Ovis, which is one of the most useful species that the Creator has bestowed upon man, and its wool constitutes a principal material of warm clothing, and its flesh is a great article of fool. ...
49658	sheep-bite	[.] SHEE'P-BITE, v.t. [sheep and bite.] To practice petty thefts. [Not in use.
49659	sheep-biter	[.] SHEE'P-BITER, n. One who practices petty thefts. [Not in use.]
49660	sheep-market	[.] SHEE'P-M'ARKET, n. n. A place where sheep are sold.
49661	sheep-master	[.] SHEE'P-M'ASTER, n. [sheep and master.] A feeder of sheep; one that has the care of sheep.
49662	sheep-shank	[.] SHEE'P-SHANK, n. [sheep and shank.] Among seamen, a knot in a rope make to shorten it, as on a runner or a tie.
49663	sheep-shearer	[.] SHEE'P-SHEARER, n. [sheep and shear.] One that shears or cuts off the wool from sheep.
49664	sheep-shearing	[.] SHEE'P-SHEARING, n. [.] 1. The act of shearing sheep. [.] 2. The time of shearing sheep; also, a feast make on that occasion.
49665	sheep-stealer	[.] SHEE'P-STEALER, n. [sheep and steal.] One that steals sheep.
49666	sheep-stealing	[.] SHEE'P-STEALING, n. the act of stealing sheep.
49667	sheep-walk	[.] SHEE'P-WALK, n. [sheep and walk.] Pasture for sheep; a place where sheep feed. [.]
49668	sheepcot	[.] SHEE'PCOT, n. [sheep snd cot.] A small inclosure for sheep; a pen.
49669	sheepfold	[.] SHEE'PFOLD, n. [sheep and fold.] A place where sheep are collected or confined.
49670	sheephook	[.] SHEE'PHOOK, n. [sheep and hook.] A hook fastened fastened to a pole, by which shepherds lay hold holsd on hte legs of their sheep.
49671	sheepish	[.] SHEE'PISH, a. [.] 1. Like a sheep; bashfus; timorous to excess; over-modest; meanly diffident. [.] 2. Pertaining to sheep.
49672	sheepishly	[.] SHEE'PISHLY, adv. Bashfully; with mean timidity or diffidence.
49673	sheepishness	[.] SHEE'PISHNESS, n. Bashfulness; excessive modesty or diffidence; mean timorousness.
49674	sheeps-eye	[.] SHEE'P'S-EYE, n. [sheep and eye.] A modest diffident look, such as lovers casst at their mistresses.
49675	sheeps-head	[.] SHEE'P'S-HEAD, n. [sheep and head.] A fish caught on the shores of Connecticut and of Long Island, so called from the resemblance of its head to that of a sheep. It is esteemed delicious food.
49676	sheepskin	[.] SHEE'PSKIN, n. The skin of a sheep; or the lether prepared from it.
49677	sheer	[.] SHEER, a. [.] 1. Pure; clear; separate from anything foreign; unmingled; as sheer ale. But this application is unusual. We saysheer argument, sheer wit, sheer falsehook, &c. [.] 2. Clear; thin; as sheer muslin. [.] SHEER, ...
49678	sheer-hulk	[.] SHEER-HULK, n. An old ship of war, fitted with sheers of apparatus to fix or take out the masts of other ships.
49679	sheerly	[.] SHEE'RLY, adv. At once; quite; absolutely. Obs.
49680	sheers	[.] SHEERS, n. plu. An engine consisting of two or more pieces of timber or poses, fastened together near the top; used for raising heavy weights, particularly for hoisting the lower masts of ships.
49681	sheet	[.] SHEET, n. [L. schenda; Gr. The Greek and Latin words signify a table or plate for writing on; L. scindo, Gr.] [.] 1. A broad piece of cloth used as part of bed-furniture. [.] 2. A broad piece of paper as it comes from the manufacturer. ...
49682	sheet-anchor	[.] SHEET-ANCHOR, n. [.] 1. The largest anchor of a ship, which in stress of wheather is sometimes the seaman's last refuge to prevent the ship from going ashore. Hence, [.] 2. The chief support; the last refuge for safety.
49683	sheet-copper	[.] SHEET-COPPER, n. Copper in broad thin plates.
49684	sheet-iron	[.] SHEET-IRON, n. Iron in sheets or broad thin plates.
49685	sheet-lead	[.] SHEET-LEAD, n. Lead in sheets.
49686	sheeting	[.] SHEE'TING, n. Cloth for sheets.
49687	sheik	[.] SHEIK, n. In Egypt, a person who has the care of a mosk; a kind of priest.
49688	sheild	[.] SHEILD, n. [.] 1. A broad piece of defensive armor; a buckler; used in war for the protection of the body. The shields of the ancients were of different shapes and sizes, triangular, square, oval, &c. made of lether or wood covered with lether, and borne ...
49689	shekel	[.] SHEK'EL, n. [Heb. to way; Low L. siclus.] An ancient weight and coin among the Jews and other nations of the same stock. Dr. Arbuthnot makes the weight to have been equal to 9 pennyweights, 2 4/7 grains, Troy weight, and the value of 2s. 3 3/8d. sterling, ...
49690	sheldafle	[.] SHELD'AFLE, n. A chaffinch. This word is also written shell-apple.
49691	sheldaple	[.] SHELD'APLE,
49692	sheldrake	[.] SHEL'DRAKE, n. An aquatic fowl of the duck kind, the Anas tadorna. It has a greenish black head, and its body is variegated with white.
49693	shelduck	[.] SHEL'DUCK, n. A species of wild duck.
49694	shelf	[.] SHELF, n. plu. shelves. [.] 1. A platform of boards or planks, elevated above the floor, and fixed and set on a frame or contiguous to a wall, for holding vessels, utensils, books and the like. [.] 2. A sand bank in the sea, or a rock or ledge ...
49695	shelfy	[.] SHELF'Y, a. [.] 1. Full if shelves; abounding with with sand bank or rocks lying near the surface of the water and rendering navigation dangerous; as a shelfy coast. [.] 2. Hard; firm. [See Shelf, No. 3.] [Not in use.]
49696	shell	[.] SHELL, n. [.] 1. The hard and stony covering of certain fruits and of certain animals; as the shell of a nut; the shell of an oyster or lobster. the shells of animals are crustaceous or testaceous; crustaceous as that of the lobster, ...
49697	shell-fish	[.] SHELL'-FISH, n. An aquatic animal whose covering consists of a shell, crustaceous or testaceous; as lobsters, crabs, oysters, clams, &c.
49698	shelled	[.] SHELL'ED, pp. Deprived of the shell; also, separated from the ear; as, shelled corn or maiz.
49699	shelling	[.] SHELL'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Taking off the shell; casting the external hard covering; separating from hte husk and falling. [.] 2. Separating from the ear, as maiz.
49700	shelly	[.] SHELL'Y, a. [.] 1. Abounding with shells; as the shelly shore. [.] 2. Consisting of shells. Lobsters disengage themselves from their shelly prisons.
49701	shelter	[.] SHEL'TER, n. [L. celo.] [.] 1. That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance. A house is a shelter from rain and other inclemencies of the weather; the foliage of a tree is a shelter from the rays of the sun. [.] ...
49702	sheltered	[.] SHEL'TERED, pp. Covered from injury or annoyance; defended; protected.
49703	sheltering	[.] SHEL'TERING, ppr. Covering from injury or annoyance; protecting.
49704	shelterless	[.] SHEL'TERLESS, a. Destitute of shelter or protection; without home or refuge. [.] Now sad and shelterless perhaps she lies. Rowe.
49705	sheltery	[.] SHEL'TERY, a. affording shelter. [Little used.]
49706	sheltie	[.] SHEL'TIE, n. A small but strong horse in Scotland; so called from Shetland, where it is produced. [.]
49707	shelve	[.] SHELVE, v.t. shelv. To place on a shelf or on shelves. [Not in use.] [.] SHELVE, v.i. to incline; to be sloping.
49708	shelving	[.] SHELV'ING, ppr. or a. Inclining; sloping; having declivity. [.] With rocks and shelving arches vaulted round. Addison.
49709	shelvy	[.] SHELV'Y, a. Full of rocks or sand banks; shallow; as a shelvy shore. [See Shelfy.]
49710	shemitic	[.] SHEMIT'IC, a. Pertaining to Shem, the son of Noah. The Shemetic languages are Chaldee, Syriac, Arabic, Hebrew, Samaria, Ethiopic and Old Phoenician.
49711	shend	[.] SHEND, v.t. ptet. and pp. shent. [.] 1. To injure, mar or spoil. Obs. [.] That much I fear my body willbe shent. Dryden. [.] 2. To blame, reproach. revile, degrade, disgrace. [.] The famous ...
49712	shent	[.] SHENT, pp. Infured. Obsolete unless in poetry.
49713	shepherd	[.] SHEP'HERD, n. [.] 1. A man employed in tending, feeding and gaurding sheep in the pasture. [.] 2. A swain; a rural lover. [.] 3. The pastor of a parish, church or congregation; a minister of the gospel who superintends a church or parish, ...
49714	shepherdess	[.] SHEP'HERDESS, n. A woman that tends sheep; hence, a rural lass. [.] She put herself into the garb of a sheperdess. Sidney.
49715	shepherdish	[.] SHEP'HERDISH, a. Resembling a shepherd; suiting a shepherd; pastoral; rustic.
49716	shepherdly	[.] SHEP'HERDLY, a. Pastoral; rustic.
49717	sherbet	[.] SHER'BET, n. [L. sorbeo.] A drink composed of water, lemon juice and sugar, sometimes with perfumed cakes dissolved in it, with an infusion of some drops of rose water. Another kind made with violets, honey, juice of rasins, &c.
49718	sherd	[.] SHERD, n. A pragment; usually written shard, which see.
49719	sherif	[.] SHER'IF, n. An officer in each county, to whom is entrusted the execution of the laws. In England, sherifs are appointed by the king. In the United States, sherifs are elected by legislature or by the citizens, or appointed and commissioned by the executive of the ...
49720	sherifalty	[.] SHER'IFALTY, n. The office or jurisdiction of sherif. [I believe none of these are in
49721	sherifdom	[.] SHER'IFDOM, use. See Shrievalty.
49722	sherifship	[.] SHER'IFSHIP,
49723	sherifwick	[.] SHER'IFWICK,
49724	sherriffe	[.] SHER'RIFFE, n. The title of a descendant of Mohammed by Hassan Ibn Ali.
49725	sherry	[.] SHER'RY, n. [sometimes written sherris.] A species of wine; so called from Xeres in Spain, where it is made.
49726	shew-bread	[.] SHEW-BREAD. [See Show-bread.]
49727	shewer	[.] SHEW'ER, n. One that shows. [See Shower.]
49728	shewing	[.] SHEWING. [See Showing.]
49729	shibboleth	[.] SHIB'BOLETH, n. [Heb. an ear of corn, or a stream of water.] [.] 1. A word which was made the criterion by which to distinguish the Ephraimites not being able to pronounce the letter sh, pronounced the word sibboleth. See Judges 12. Hence, [.] ...
49730	shide	[.] SHIDE, n. A piece split off; a cleft; a piece; a billet of wood; a splinter. [.] [Not used in New England, and local in England.]
49731	shield	[.] SHIELD, v.t. [.] 1. To cover, as with a shield; to cover from dasnger; to defend; to protect; to secure form assault or injury. [.] To see the son the vanquish'd father shield. Dryden. [.] Hear one that comes ...
49732	shielded	[.] SHIE'LDED, pp. Covered, as with a shield; defended; protected. [.]
49733	shielding	[.] SHIEL'DING, ppr. Covering, as with a shield; defending from attack or injury; protected.
49734	shift	[.] SHIFT, v.i. [.] 1. To move; to change place or position. Vegetables are not able to shift and seek nutriment. [.] 2. To change its direction; to vary; as, the wind shifted from south to west. [.] 3. To change; to give place ...
49735	shifted	[.] SHIFT'ED, pp. Changed from one place or position to another.
49736	shifter	[.] SHIFT'ER, n. [.] 1. One that shifts; the person that plays tricks or practices artifice. [.] 2. In ships, a person employed to assist the ship's cook in washing, steeping and shifting the salt provisions.
49737	shifting	[.] SHIFT'ING, ppr. Changing place or position; reporting from one expedient to another.
49738	shiftingly	[.] SHIFT'INGLY, adv. By shifts and changes; deceitfully.
49739	shiftless	[.] SHIFT'LESS, a. Destitute of expedients, or not resorting to successful expedients; wanting means to act or live; as a shiftless fellow.
49740	shilf	[.] SHILF, n. Straw.
49741	shill	[.] SHILL, to shell, not in use. [.] SHILL, v.t. To put under cover; to sheal. [Not in use or local.]
49742	shilling	[.] SHIL'LING, n. An English silver coin equal to twelve pence, or the twentieth part of a pound. The English shilling, or shilling sterling, is equivilent to nearly 22 cents, 22 hundredths, money of the United States. Our ancestors introduced the name with the coin into ...
49743	shilly-shally	[.] SHILLY-SHALLY, n. Foolish trifling; irresolution. [Vulgar.] [This word has probably been written shill-I shall-I, from an ignorance of its origin.]
49744	shily	[.] SHI'LY. [See Shyly.]
49745	shimner	[.] SHIM'NER, v.i. To gleam; to glisten. [Not in use.]
49746	shin	...
49747	shine	[.] SHINE, v.i. [If s is a prefix, this word accords with the root of L. canus, caneo. [.] 1. To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit lightness or splendor; as, the sun shines by day; the moon ...
49748	shiness	[.] SHI'NESS. [See Shyness.]
49749	shingle	[.] SHIN'GLE, n. [Gr.; L. scinkula, from scindo.] [.] 1. A thin board sawed or rived for covering buildings. Shingles are of different lengths, with one end much thinner than the other for lapping. They are used for covering roofs and sometimes ...
49750	shingled	[.] SHIN'GLED, pp. Covered with shingles.
49751	shingling	[.] SHIN'GLING, ppr. Covering with shingles.
49752	shining	[.] SHI'NING, ppr. [.] 1. Emitting light; beaming; gleaming. [.] 2. a. Bright; splendid; radiant. [.] 3. Illustrious; distinguished; conspicuous; as a shining example of charity. [.] SHI'NING, n. Effusion or clearness of light; ...
49753	shiny	[.] SHI'NY, a. Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded. [.] Like a distant thunder on a shiny day. Dryden.
49754	ship	[.] SHIP, as a termination, denotes state or office; as in lordship. [.] SHIP. [See Shape.] [.] SHIP, n. [L. scapha; from the root of shape.] In a general sense, a vessel or building of a peculiar structure, adapted to ...
49755	ship-building	[.] SHIP'-BUILDING, n. [ship and build.] Naval architecture; the art of constructing
49756	ship-carpenter	[.] SHIP-C'ARPENTER, n. A shipwright; a carpenter that works at ship-building.
49757	ship-chandler	[.] SHIP-CH'ANDLER, n. [ship and chandler.] One who deals in cordage, canvas and other furniture of ships.
49758	shipboard	[.] SHIP'BOARD, adv. [ship and board.] [.] 1. To go on shipboard or a shipboard is to go aboard; to enter a ship; to embark; literally, to go over the side. It is a peculiar phrase, and not much used. Seamen say, to go ...
49759	shipless	[.] SHIP'LESS, a. Destitute of ships.
49760	shipman	[.] SHIP'MAN, n. [ship and man.] A seaman or sailor. Obs.
49761	shipmaster	[.] SHIP'M'ASTER, n. [ship and master.] The captain, master or commander of a ship.
49762	shipment	[.] SHIP'MENT, n. [.] 1. The act of putting any thing on board of another ship or vessel; embarkation; as, he engaged in the shipment of coal for London. [.] 2. The goods or things shipped, or put on board of another ship or vessel. We say, the ...
49763	shipped	[.] SHIP'PED, pp. Put on board of a ship or vessel; received on board.
49764	shippen	[.] SHIP'PEN, n. A stable; a cow house. [Not in use.]
49765	shipping	[.] SHIP'PING, ppr. [.] 1. Putting on board of a ship or vessel; receiving on board. [.] 2. a. Relating to ships; as shipping concerns. [.] SHIP'PING, n. Ships in general; ships or vessels of any kind for navigation. The shipping ...
49766	shipwreck	[.] SHIP'WRECK, n. [ship and wreck.] [.] 1. The destruction of a ship or vessel by being cast ashore or broken to pieces by beating against rocks and the like. [.] 2. The parts of a shattered ship. [.] 3. Destruction.
49767	shipwrecked	[.] SHIP'WRECKED, pp. Cast ashore; dashed upon the rocks or banks; destroyed. [.]
49768	shipwright	[.] SHIP'WRIGHT, n. [ship and wright. See Work.] One whose occupation is to construct ships; a builder of ships or other vessels.
49769	shire	[.] SHIRE, n. In England, a division of territory, otherwise called a county. The shire was originally a division of the kingdom under the jurisdiction of an earl or count, whose authority was entrusted to the sherif. [shire-reeve.] On this officer the goverment ...
49770	shire-mote	[.] SHI'RE-MOTE, n. Anciently in England, the county court; sherif's turn or court.
49771	shirk	[.] SHIRK, a different spelling of shark, which see.
49772	shirl	[.] SHIRL, a different spelling of shorl. [See Shorl.]
49773	shirley	[.] SHIR'LEY, n. A bird, by some called the greater bullfinch; having the upper part of the body a dark brown, and the throat and breast read.
49774	shirt	[.] SHIRT, n. shurt. [L. curtus.] A loose garment of linen, cotton or other material, worn by men and boys next the body. [.] It is folly for a nation to export beef and linen, while a great part of the peaple are obliged to subsist on ...
49775	shirtless	[.] SHIRTLESS, a. shurt'less. Wanting a shirt.
49776	shist	[.] SHIST, n. A species of argillaceous earth or slate; clay or slate.
49777	shistic	[.] SHIST'IC, a. Pertaining to shist, or partaking of its properties.
49778	shistous	[.] SHIST'OUS,
49779	shistus	[.] SHIST'US,
49780	shittah	[.] SHIT'TAH, n. In Scripture, a sort of precious wood of which the tables, altars and
49781	shittam	[.] SHIT'TAM, boards of the tabernacle were made among the Jews. Teh wood is said to be hard, tough and smooth, and very beautiful.
49782	shittle	[.] SHIT'TLE, a. [See Shoot.] Wavering; unsettled. [Not used or or local.]
49783	shittle-cock	[.] SHITTLE-COCK. [See Shuttle-cock.]
49784	shittleness	[.] SHIT'TLENESS, n. Unsettledness; inconsistancy. [Not used or local.]
49785	shive	...
49786	shiver	[.] SHIV'ER, n. [.] 1. In mineralogy, a species of blue slate; shist; shale. [.] 2. In seamen's language, a little wheel; a sheeve. [.] SHIV'ER, v.t. [supra. Qu. Heb. to break in pieces. Class Br. No.26.] To break into many small ...
49787	shiver-spar	[.] SHIV'ER-SP'AR, n. A corbonate of lime, so called for its slaty structure; called also slate-spar.
49788	shivered	[.] SHIV'ERED, pp. Broken or dashed into small pieces.
49789	shivering	[.] SHIV'ERING, ppr. [.] 1. Breaking or dashing into small pieces. [.] 2. Quaking; trembling; shaking, as with cold or fear. [.] [.] SHIV'ERING, n. [.] 1. The act of breaking or dashing to pieces; division; severance. [.] ...
49790	shivery	[.] SHIV'ERY, a. Easily falling inot many pieces; not firmly cohering; incompact; as shivery stone.
49791	shoad	[.] SHOAD, n. Among miners, a train of metallic stones which serves to direct them in the discovery of mines.
49792	shoad-stone	[.] SHOAD-STONE, n. A small ston, smooth, of a dark liver color with a shade of purple. Shoad-stoners are loose masses found at the entrances of mines, sometimes running in a straight line from the surface to a vein of ore. They appear to be broken from the strata or ...
49793	shoal	[.] SHOAL, n. [.] 1. A great multitude assembled; a crowd; a throng; as shoals of people. Immense shoals of herring appear on the coast in the spring. [.] The vices of a prince draw shoals of followers. Decay of Piety. [.] ...
49794	shoaliness	[.] SHOALINESS, n. [from shoaly.] [.] 1. Shallowness; little depth of water. [.] 2. The state of abounding with shoals.
49795	shoaly	[.] SHOALY, a. Full of shoals or shallow places. [.] The tossing vessel sail'd on shoaly ground. Dryden.
49796	shock	[.] SHOCK, n. [.] 1. A violent collision of bodies, or the concussion which it occasions; a viosent striking or dashing against. [.] The strong unshaken mounds resist the shocks [.] Of tides and seas. Blackmore. [.] ...
49797	shocked	[.] SHOCK'ED, pp. [.] 1. Struck, as with horror; offended; disgusted. [.] 2. Piled, as in sheaves.
49798	shocking	[.] SHOCK'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Shaking with sudden violence. [.] 2. Meeting in onset or violent encounter. [.] And now with shouts the shocking armies clos'd. Pope. [.] 3. a. Striking, as with horror; causing to recoil ...
49799	shockingly	[.] SHOCK'INGLY, adv. In a manner to strike with horror or disgust.
49800	shod	[.] SHOD, for shoed, pret. and pp. of shoe.
49801	shoe	[.] SHOE, n. plu. shoes. [.] 1. A covering for the foot, usually of lether, composed of a thick species for the sole, and a thinner kind for the vamp and quarthers. Shoes for ladies often have some kind of cloth for the vamp and quarters. [.] ...
49802	shoe-leather	[.] SHOE-LEATHER, n. [shoe and lether.] Lether for shoes.
49803	shoe-lether	[.] SHOE-LETHER,
49804	shoeblack	[.] SHOEBLACK, n. [shoe and black.] A person that cleans shoes.
49805	shoeboy	[.] SHOEBOY, n. [shoe and boy.] A boy that cleans shoes.
49806	shoebuckle	[.] SHOEBUCKLE, n. [shoe and buckle.] A buckle for fastening the shoe to the foot.
49807	shoeing	[.] SHOEING, ppr. Putting on shoes.
49808	shoeinghorn	[.] SHOEING'HORN, n. [shoe and horn.] [.] 1. A horn used to facilitate the entrance of the foot onto a narrow shoe. [.] 2. Any thing by which transaction is facilitated; any thing used as a medium; in contempt. [I have never heard this ...
49809	shoeless	[.] SHOELESS, a. Destitute of shoes. [.] Caltrops very much incommoded the shoeless Moors. Dr. Addison.
49810	shoemaker	[.] SHOEMAKER, n. [shoe and maker.] One whose occupation or trade is to make shoes and boots.
49811	shoer	[.] SHOER, n. One that fits shoes to the feet; one that furnishes or futs on shoes; as a farrier.
49812	shoestring	[.] SHOESTRING, n. [shoe and string.] A string used to fasten a shoe to the foot.
49813	shoetye	[.] SHOETYE, n. [shoe and tye.] A ribin used to fasten a shoe to the foot.
49814	shog	[.] SHOG, for shock, a violent concussion. [Not in use.] [.] SHOG, v.t. To shake; to agitate. [Not in use.] [.] SHOG, v.i. To move off; to be gone; to jog. [Not in use. See Jog.]
49815	shogging	[.] SHOG'GING, n. Concussion. [Not in use.]
49816	shoggle	[.] SHOG'GLE, v.t. To shake; to joggle. [Not in use. See Joggle.]
49817	shole	[.] SHOLE, n. A throng; a crowd; a great multitude assembled. [This is the better orthography. See Shoal.]
49818	shone	[.] SHONE, pp. of shine.
49819	shook	[.] SHOOK, pp. of shake.
49820	shoot	[.] SHOOT, v.t. prte. and pp. shot. The old participle shotten, is obsolete. [L. scateo, to shoot out water.] [.] 1. To let fly and drive with force; as, to shoot an arrow. [.] 2. To discharge and cause to be driven with violence; ...
49821	shooter	[.] SHOOT'ER, n. One that shoots; an archer; a gunner.
49822	shooting	[.] SHOOT'ING, ppr. Discharging, as fire-arms; driving or sending with violence; pushing out; protuberating; germinating; branching; glancing, as in pain.
49823	shop	[.] SHOP, n. [.] 1. A builking in which goods, wares, drugs, &c. are sold by retail. [.] 2. a building in which mechanics work, and where they keep their manufactures for sale. [.] Keep your shop, and your shop will keep ...
49824	shopboard	[.] SHOP'BOARD, n. [shop and board.] A bench on which work is performed; as a doctor or divine taken from the shopboard.
49825	shopbook	[.] SHOP'BOOK, n. [shop and book.] A book in which a tradesman keeps his accounts.
49826	shopkeeper	[.] SHOP'KEEPER, n. [shopand keep.] A trader who sells in a shop or by retail; in distinction from a merchant, or one who sells by wholesale.
49827	shoplifter	[.] SHOP'LIFTER, n. [shop and lift. See Lift.] One who steals any thing from a shop, or takes goods privately from a shop; one who under pretense of buying goods, takes occasion the steal.
49828	shoplifting	[.] SHOP'LIFTING, n. Larceny committed in a shop; the stealing of any thing from a shop.
49829	shoplike	[.] SHOP'LIKE, a. Low; vulgar.
49830	shopman	[.] SHOP'MAN, n. [shop and man.] [.] 1. A petty trader. [.] 2. One who serves in a shop.
49831	shopping	[.] SHOP'PING, ppr. Visiting shops for the purchase of goods.
49832	shore	[.] SHORE, the old. pret. of shear. Obs. [.] SHORE, n. The coast or land adjacent to the sea, or to a large lake or river. This word is applied primarily to land contiguous to water; but it extends to the ground near the border of the ...
49833	shored	[.] SHO'RED, pp. Propped; supported by a prop.
49834	shoreless	[.] SHO'RELESS, a. Having no shore or coast; of indefinite or unlimited extent; as a shoreless ocean.
49835	shoreling	[.] SHO'RELING, n.
49836	shorl	[.] SHORL, n. A mineral, usually of a black color, found in masses of an intermediate form, or crystallized in three or nine sided prisms, which when entire are terminated by three sided summits. The surface of the crystals is longitudinally streaked. the amorphous sort ...
49837	shorlaceous	[.] SHORLA'CEOUS, a. Like shorl; partaking of the nature and characters of shorl.
49838	shorling	[.] SHOR'LING, In England, the skin of a living sheep shorn, as distinct from the morling, or skin taken from a dead sheep. Hence in some parts of England, a shorling is a sheep shorn, and a morling is one that dies.
49839	shorlite	...
49840	shorn	[.] SHORN pp. of shear. [.] 1. Cut off; as a lock of wool shorn. [.] 2. Having the hair or wool cut off or sheared; as a shorn lamb. [.] 3. Deprived; as a prince shorn of his honors.
49841	short	[.] SHORT, a. [L. curtus.] [.] 1. Not long; not having great length or extension; as a short distance; a short ferry; a short flight; a short piece of timber. [.] The bed is shorter than a man can stretch ...
49842	short-breathed	[.] SHORT'-BREATHED, a. Having short breath or quick respiration.
49843	short-jointed	[.] SHORT'-JOINTED, a. [short and joint.] A horse is said to be short-jointed when the pastern is to short.
49844	short-lived	[.] SHORT'-LIVED, a. [short and live.] Not living or lasting long; being of short continuance; as a short-lived race of beings; short-lived pleasure; short-lived passion.
49845	short-sight	[.] SHORT-SIGHT, n. Short-sightedness; myopy; vision accurate only when the object is near.
49846	short-sightedness	[.] SHORT-SIGHTEDNESS, n. [.] 1. A defect in vision, consisting in the inability to see things at a distance, or at the distance to which ssight normally extends. Short-sightedness is owing to the too great convexity of the crystaline humor of the eye, ...
49847	short-waisted	[.] SHORT-WAISTED, a. [short and waist.] Having a short waist or body.
49848	short-winded	[.] SHORT-WIND'ED, a. [short and wind.] Affected with shortness of breath; having a quick respiration; as asthmatic persons.
49849	short-winged	[.] SHORT'-WINGED, a. [short and wing.] Having short wings; as a short-winged hawk.
49850	short-witted	[.] SHORT-WIT'TED, a. Having little wit; not wise; of scanty intellect or judgement.
49851	shorten	[.] SHORTEN, v.t. short'n. [.] 1. To make short in measure, extent or time; as, to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of calamity. [.] 2. To abridge; to lessen; as, to shorten labor or work. [.] ...
49852	shortened	[.] SHORT'ENED, pp. Made shorter; abridged; contracted.
49853	shortening	[.] SHORT'ENING, ppr. Making shorter; contracting. [.] SHORT'ENING, n. Something used in cookery to make paste short or friable, as butter or lard.
49854	shortly
49855	shortner	[.] SHORT'NER, n. He or that which shortens.
49856	shortness	[.] SHORT'NESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of being short in space or time; little length or little duration; as the shortness of a journey or of distance; the shortness of the days in winter; the shortness of life. [.] 2. Fewness of ...
49857	shorts	[.] SHORTS, n. plu. The bran and coarse part of a meal. [Local.]
49858	shortsighted	[.] SHORT'SIGHTED, a. [short and sight.] [.] 1. Not able to see far; having limited vision; in a literal sense. [.] 2. Not able to look far into futurity; not able to understand things deep or remite; of limited intellect.
49859	shory	[.] SHO'RY, a. [from shore.] Lying near th eshore or coast. [Little used.]
49860	shot	[.] SHOT, pret. and pp. of shoot. [.] SHOT, n. [.] 1. The act of shooting; discharge of a missile weapon. [.] He caused twenty shot of his greatest cannon to be made at the king's army.
49861	shote	[.] SHOTE, n. [.] 1. A fish resembling the trout. [.] 2. A young hog. [See Shoot.]
49862	shotten	[.] SHOTTEN, a. shot'n. [from shoot.] [.] 1. Having ejected the spawn; as a shotten herring. [.] 2. Shooting into angles. [.] 3. Shot out of its socket; dislocated; as a bone.
49863	shotting	[.] SHOTT'ING, n. [.] 1. The act of discharging fire-arms, or of sending an arrow with force; a firing. [.] 2. Sensation of a wuick glancing pain. [.] 3. In sportsmanship, the act or practice of killing game with guns or fire-arms.
49864	shough	[.] SHOUGH, n. shok. A kind of shaggy dog. [Not in use. See Shock.]
49865	should	[.] SHOULD. shood. The preterit of shall, but now used as an auxiliary verb, either in the past time or conditional present. "He should have paid the debt at the time the note became due." Should here denotes past time. "I should ride ...
49866	shoulder	[.] SHOULDER, n. [.] 1. The joint by which the arm of a human being or the fore leg of a quadruped is connected with the body; or in man, the projection formed by the bones called scapula or shoulder blades, which extend from the basis of the neck in ...
49867	shoulder-belt	[.] SHOULDER-BELT, n. [shoulder and belt.] A belt that passes across the shoulder.
49868	shoulder-blade	[.] SHOULDER-BLADE, n. [shoulder and blade.] The bone of the shoulder, or blade bone, broad and triangular, covering the hind part of the ribs; called by anatomists scapula and omoplata.
49869	shoulder-clapper	[.] SHOULDER-CLAPPER, n. [shoulder and clap.] One that claps another on the shoulder, or that uses great familiarity. [Not in use.]
49870	shoulder-knot	[.] SHOULDER-KNOT, n. [shoulder and knot.] An ornamental knot of ribin or lace worn on the shoulder; an epaulet.
49871	shoulder-shotten	[.] SHOULDER-SHOTTEN, a. [shoulder and shot.] Strained in the shoulder, as a horse.
49872	shoulder-slip	[.] SHOULDER-SLIP, n. [shoulder and slip.] Dislocation of the shoulder or of the humerus.
49873	shout	[.] SHOUT, v.i. To utter a sudden and loud outcry, usually in joy, triumph or exultation, or to animate soldiers in an onset. [.] It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery. Ex. 32. [.] When ye hear th esound of the trumpet, ...
49874	shouter	[.] SHOUT'ER, n. One that shouts.
49875	shouting	[.] SHOUT'ING, ppr. Uttering a sudden and loud outcry in joy or exultation. [.] SHOUT'ING, n. The act of shouting; a loud outcry expressive of joy or animation.
49876	shove	[.] SHOVE, v.t. [.] 1. To push; to propel; to drive along by the direct application of strength without impulse; particularly, to push a body by sliding or causing it to move along the surface of another body, either by the hand or by an instrument; as, the ...
49877	shoved	[.] SHOVED, pp. Pushed; propelled. [.]
49878	shovel	[.] SHOVEL, n. shov'l. An instrument consisting of a broad scoop or hollow blade with a handle; used por throwing earth or other loole substances. [.] SHOVEL, v.t. [.] 1. To take up and throw with a shovel; as, to shovel earth into a heap ...
49879	shovel-board	[.] SHOVEL-BOARD, n. A board on which they play by sliding metal pieces at a mark.
49880	shoveled	[.] SHOVELED, pp. Thrown with a shovel.
49881	shoveler	[.] SHOVELER, n. [from shovel.] A fowl of the genus Anas or duck kind.
49882	shoveling	[.] SHOVELING, ppr. Throwing with a shovel.
49883	show	[.] SHOW, v.t. pret. showed; pp. shown or showed. It is sometimes written shew, shewed, shewn. [If the radical letter lost was a labial, show coincides with the Gr.] [.] 1. To exhibit or present to the view of others. [.] ...
49884	show-bread	[.] SHOW-BREAD, n. [show and bread.] Among the Jews, bread of exhibition; the
49885	shower	[.] SHOWER, n. One who shows or exhibits.
49886	showered	[.] SHOW'ERED, pp. Wet with a shower; watered abundantly; bestowed or distributed liberally.
49887	showerless	[.] SHOW'ERLESS, a. Without showers.
49888	showery	[.] SHOW'ERY, a. Raining in showers; abounding with frequent falls of rain.
49889	showily	[.] SHOWILY, adv. In a showy manner; pompously; with parade.
49890	showiness	[.] SHOWINESS, n. State of being showy; pompousness; great parade.
49891	showish	[.] SHOWISH, a. [.] 1. Splendid; gaudy. [Little used.] [.] 2. Ostentatious.
49892	shown	[.] SHOWN, pp. of show. Exhibited; manifested; proved.
49893	showy	[.] SHOWY, a. [.] 1. Splendid; gay; gaudy; making a great show; fine. [.] 2. Ostentatious.
49894	shrag	[.] SHRAG, v.t. To lop. [Not in use.] [.] SHRAG, n. A twig of a tree cut off. [Not in use.]
49895	shragger	[.] SHRAG'GER, n. One that lops; one that trims trees. [Not in use.] [.]
49896	shrank	[.] SHRANK, pret. or shrink, nearly obsolete.
49897	shrap	[.] SHRAP, n. A place baited with chaff to invite birds. [Not in use.]
49898	shrape	[.] SHRAPE,
49899	shred	[.] SHRED, v.t. pret. and pp. shred. To cut into small pieces, particularly marrow and long pieces, as of cloth or lether. It differs from mince, which signifies to chop into pieces fine and short. [.] SHRED, n. [.] 1. A long narrow piece ...
49900	shredding	[.] SHRED'DING, ppr. Cutting into shreds. [.] [.] SHRED'DING, That which is cut off; a piece.
49901	shrew	[.] SHREW, n. [.] 1. A peevish, brawling, turbulent, vexatious woman. It appears to have originally been applied to males as well as females; but is now restricted to the latter. [.] The man had got a shrew for his wife, and there could ...
49902	shrew-mouse	[.] SHREW'-MOUSE, n. A small animal resembling a mouse, but belong to the genus Sorex; an animal that burrowl i the ground, feeding on corn, insects, &c. It is a harmless animal.
49903	shrewd	[.] SHREWD, a. [.] 1. Having the qualities of a shrew; vexatious; troublesome; mischievous. Obs. [.] 2. Sly; cunning; arch; subtil; artful; astute; as a shrewd man. [.] 3. Sagacious; of nice discernment; as a shrewd observer ...
49904	shrewdly	[.] SHREWD'LY, adv. Mischievously; destructively. [.] This practice hath most shrewdly passed upon thee. Obs. Shak. [.] 2. Vexatiously; used of slight mischief. [.] The obstinate and schismatical are ...
49905	shrewdness	[.] SHREWD'NESS, n. [.] 1. Sly cunning; archness. [.] The neighbors round admire his shrewdness. Swift. [.] 2. Sagaciousness; sagacity; the quality of nice discernment. [.] 3. Mischievousness; vexatiouness. [Not ...
49906	shrewish	[.] SHREW'ISH, a. Having the qualities of a shrew; forward; peevish; petulantly clamorous. [.] My wife is shrewish when I keep not hours. Shak.
49907	shrewishly	[.] SHREW'ISHLY, adv. Peevishly; clamorously; turbulently. [.] He speaks very shrewishly. Shak.
49908	shrewishness	[.] SHREW'ISHNESS, n. The qualities of a shrew; forwardness; petulance; turbulent clamorousness. [.] I have no gift in shrewishness. Shak.
49909	shriek	[.] SHRIEK, v.i. [L. ruga, wrinkled, rugo, to bray.] To utter a sharp shrill cry; to scream; as in sudden fright, in horror or anguish. [.] At this she shriek'd aloud. Dryden. [.] It was the owl that shriek'd. ...
49910	shrieking	[.] SHRIE'KING, ppr. Crying out with a shrill voice.
49911	shrieval	[.] SHRIE'VAL, a. Pertaining to a sherif. [Not in use.]
49912	shrievalty	[.] SHRIE'VALTY, n. [from sherif.] Sherifalty; the office of a sherif. [.] It was ordained by 28 Ed. 1. that the people shall have election of sherif in every shire, where the shrievalty is not of inheritance. Blackstone.
49913	shrieve	[.] SHRIEVE, n. Sherif. [Not in use.]
49914	shrift	[.] SHRIFT, n. Confession made to a priest. Obs.
49915	shright	[.] SHRIGHT, for shrieked. [.] SHRIGHT, n. A shriek. [Not in use.]
49916	shrike	[.] SHRIKE, n. [See Shriek.] The butcher-bird; a genus of birds called Lanius, of several species.
49917	shrill	[.] SHRILL, a. [L. grillus.] [.] 1. Sharp; acute; piercing; as sound; as a shrill voice; shrill echoes. [.] 2. Uttering an acute sound; as the cock's shrill sounding throat; a shrill trumpet. [.] [NOTE. A shrill ...
49918	shrillness	[.] SHRILL'NESS, n. Acuteness of sound; sharpness or fineness of voice.
49919	shrilly	[.] SHRIL'LY, adv. Acutely, as sound; with a sharp sound or voice.
49920	shrimp	[.] SHRIMP, v.t. To contract. [Not in use.] [.] SHRIMP, n. [supra.] [.] 1. A crustaceous animal of the genus Cancer. It has long slender feelers, claws with a single, hooked fang, and three pair of legs. It is esteemed delicious food. [.] ...
49921	shrine	[.] SHRINE, n. [L. scrinium.] A case or box; particularly applied to a case in which sacred things are deposited. Hence we hear much of shrines for relics. [.] Come, offer at my shrine, and I will help thee. Shak.
49922	shrink	[.] SHRINK, v.i. pret. and pp. shrunk. the old pret. shrank and pp. shrunken are nearly obsolete. [.] To contract spontaneously; to draw or be drawn into less length, breadth or compass by an inherent power; as, woolen cloth shrinks ...
49923	shrinkage	[.] SHRINK'AGE, n. A shrinking or contraction into a less compass. Make an allowance for the shrinkage of grain in drying.
49924	shrinker	[.] SHRINK'ER, n. One that shrinks; one that withdraws from danger.
49925	shrinking	[.] SHRINK'ING, ppr. Contracting; drawing together; withdrawing from danger; declining to act from fear; causing to contract.
49926	shrivalty	[.] SHRIV'ALTY. [See Shrievalty.]
49927	shrive	[.] SHRIVE, v.t. To hear or receive the confession of; to administer confession; as a priest. [.] He shrives this woman. Obs. Shak.
49928	shrivel	[.] SHRIVEL, v.i. shriv'l. [from the root of rivel.] To comtract; to draw or be drawn into wrinkles; to shrink and form corrugations; as, a leaf shrivels in the hot sun; the skin shrivels with age.
49929	shriveled	[.] SHRIV'ELED, pp. Contracted into wrinkles.
49930	shriveling	[.] SHRIV'ELING, ppr. Contracting into wrinkles.
49931	shriver	[.] SHRI'VER, n. [from shrive.] A confessor. Obs.
49932	shriving	[.] SHRI'VING, n. Shrift; confession taken. Obs.
49933	shroud	[.] SHROUD, n. [.] 1. A shelter; a cover; that which covers, conceals or protects. [.] Swaddled, as new born, in sable shrouds. Sandys. [.] 2. The dress of the dead; a winding sheet. [.] 3. Shroud or ...
49934	shrouded	[.] SHROUD'ED, pp. Dressed; covered; concealed; sheltered; overwhelmed.
49935	shrouding	[.] SHROUD'ING, ppr. Dressing; covering; cocealing; sheltering; overwhelming.
49936	shroudy	[.] SHROUD'Y, a. Affording shelter.
49937	shrove	[.] SHROVE, v.i. To join in the festivities of Shrove-tide. [Obs.]
49938	shrove-tide	[.] SHRO'VE-TIDE, n. [from shrove, pret. of shrive, to take a confession. See Tide and
49939	shrove-tuesday	[.] SHROVE-TUESDAY, Tuesday.] Confession-time; confession-Teusday; the Tuesday after Quinquagesima Sunday; or the day immediately preceding the first of Lent, or Ash Wednesday; on which day, all the people of England when of the Catholic religion, were ...
49940	shroving	[.] SHRO'VING, n. The festivity of Shrove-tide.
49941	shrub	[.] SHRUB, n. A low dwarf tree; a woody plant of a size less than a tree; or more strictly, a plant with several permanent woody stems, dividing from the bottom, more slender and lower than trees. [.] Gooseberries and currants are shrubs; oaks ...
49942	shrubbery	[.] SHRUB'BERY, n. [.] 1. Shrubs in general. [.] 2. A plantation of shrubs.
49943	shrubby	[.] SHRUB'BY, a. [.] 1. Full of shrubs; as a shrubby plain. [.] 2. Resembling a shrub; as plants shrubby and curled. [.] 3. Consisting of shrubs or brush; as shrubby browze. [.] 4. A shrubby plant is perennial, ...
49944	shruff	[.] SHRUFF, n. Dross; recrement of metals. [Not in use.]
49945	shrug	[.] SHRUG, v.i. To raise or draw up the shoulders, as in expressing horror or dissatisfaction. [.] They grin, they shrug, [.] They bow, they snarl, they scratch, they hug. Swift. [.] SHRUG, n. A drawing up of the ...
49946	shrugging	[.] SHRUG'GING, ppr. Drawing up, as the shoulders.
49947	shrunk	[.] SHRUNK, pret. and pp. of shrink.
49948	shrunken	[.] SHRUNK'EN, pp. of shrink. [Nearly obsolete.]
49949	shudder	[.] SHUD'DER, v.i. [This word contains the same elements as the L. quatio.] To quake; to tremble or shake with fear, horror or aversion; to shiver. [.] I love-alas! I shudder at the name. Smith. [.] SHUD'DER, n. A tremor; ...
49950	shuddering	[.] SHUD'DERING, ppr. Trembling or shaking with fear or horror; quaking.
49951	shuffle	[.] SHUF'FLE, v.t. [.] 1. Properly, to shove one way and the other; to push from one to another; as, to shuffle money from hand to hand. [.] 2. To mix by pushing or shoving; to confuse; to throw into disorder; especially, to change the relatibe ...
49952	shuffle-board	[.] SHUF'FLE-BOARD, the old spelling of shovel-board.
49953	shuffle-cap	[.] SHUF'FLE-CAP, n. a play performed by shaking money in a hat or cap.
49954	shuffled	[.] SHUF'FLED, pp. Moved by little shoves; mixed.
49955	shuffler	[.] SHUF'FLER, n. One that shuffles or prevaricates; one that plays tricks; one that shuffles cards.
49956	shuffling	[.] SHUF'FLING, ppr. [.] 1. Moving by little shoves one way an the other; changing the places of cards; prevaricating; evading; playing tricks. [.] 2. a. Evasive; as a shuffling excuse. [.] SHUF'FLING, n. [.] 1. The act of throwing ...
49957	shufflingly	[.] SHUF'FLINGLY, adv. With shuffling; with an irregular gait or pace.
49958	shun	[.] SHUN, v.t. [.] 1. To avoid; to keep clear of; not to fall on or come in contact with; as, to shun rocks and shoals in navigation. In shunning Scylla, take care to avoid to avoid Charybdis. [.] 2. To avoid; not to mix or associate with; ...
49959	shunless	[.] SHUN'LESS, a. Not to be avoided; inevitable; unavoidable; as shunless destiny. [Little used.]
49960	shunned	[.] SHUN'NED, pp. Avoided.
49961	shunning	[.] SHUN'NING, ppr. Avoiding; keeping clear from; declining.
49962	shurk	[.] SHURK. [See Shark.]
49963	shut	[.] SHUT, v.t. pretand pp. shut. [.] 1. To close so as to hinder ingress or egress; as, to shut a door or gate; to shut the eyes or the mouth. [.] 2. To prohibit; to bar; to forbid entrance into; as, to shut the ports of ...
49964	shutter	[.] SHUT'TER, n. [.] 1. A person that shuts or closes. [.] 2. A door; a cover; something that closes a passage; as the shutters of a window.
49965	shutting	[.] SHUT'TING, ppr. Closing; prohibiting entrance; confining.
49966	shuttle	[.] SHUT'TLE, n. [from the root of shoot; Ice. skutul.] An instrument used by weavers for shooting the thread of the woof in weaving from one side of the cloth to the other, between the threads of the warp.
49967	shuttle-cock	[.] SHUT'TLE-COCK, n. [shuttle and cock or cork.] A cork stuck with fethers, used to be struck by a battledore in play; also, the play.
49968	shy	[.] SHY, a. [.] 1. Fearful of near approach; keeping at a distance through caution or timidity; shunning approach; as a shy bird. [.] She is represented in a shy retiring posture. Addison. [.] 2. Reserved; not familiar; ...
49969	shyly	[.] SHY'LY, adv. In a shy or timid manner; not familiarity; with reserve.
49970	shyness	[.] SHY'NESS, n. Fear of near approach or of familiarity; reserve; coyness.
49971	sialogogue	[.] SIALOGOGUE, n. sial'ogog. [Gr. saliva, and leading.] A medicing that promotes the salivary discharge.
49972	sib	[.] SIB, a relation, in Saxon, but not in use in English.
49973	siberian	[.] SIBE'RIAN, a. Pertaining to Siberia, a name given to a great and indefinite extent of territory in the north of Asia; as a Siberian winter.
49974	siberite	[.] SIB'ERITE, n. Red tourmalin.
49975	sibilant	[.] SIB'ILANT, a. [L. sibilo, to hiss.] Hissing; making a hissing sound. S and z are called sibilant letters. [.] SIB'ILANT, n. A letter that is uttered with a hissing of the voice; as s and z.
49976	sibilation	[.] SIBILA'TION, n. A hissing sound.
49977	sibyl	[.] SIB'YL, n. [from the L.] In pagan antiquity, the Sibyls were certain said to be endowed with a prophetic spirit. Their number is variously stated; but the opinion of Varro, who states them to have been ten, is generally adopted. They resided in various parts ...
49978	sibylline	[.] SIB'YLLINE, a. Pertaining to the Sibyls; uttered, written or composed by the Sibyls.
49979	sicamore	[.] SIC'AMORE, n. More usually written sycamore, which see.
49980	siccate	[.] SIC'CATE, v.t. To dry. [Not in use.]
49981	siccation	[.] SICCA'TION, n. The act or process of drying. [Not in use.]
49982	siccative	[.] SIC'CATIVE, a. [from L. sicco, to dry.] Drying; causing to dry. [.] SIC'CATIVE, n. That which promotes the process of drying.
49983	siccity	[.] SIC'CITY, n. [L. siccitas.] Dryness; aridity; destitution of moisture; as the siccity of flesh or af the air.
49984	sice	[.] SICE, n. size. The number six at dice.
49985	sich	[.] SICH, for such. [See Such.]
49986	sick	[.] SICK, a. [Qu.Gr. squeamish, lothing.] [.] 1. Affected with nausea; inclined to vomit; as, sick at the stomach. [This is probably the primary sense of the word.] Hence, [.] 2. Disgusted; having a strong dislike to; with of; ...
49987	sicken	[.] SICKEN, v.t. sik'n. [.] 1. To make sick; to disease. [.] Raise this to strength, and sicken that to death. Prior. [.] 2. To make squeamish. It sickens the stomach. [.] 3. To disgust. It sickens ...
49988	sicker	[.] SICK'ER, a. [L. securus;] Sure; certain; firm. [.] SICK'ER, adv. Surely; certainly.
49989	sickerly	[.] SICK'ERLY, adv. Surely.
49990	sickerness	[.] SICK'ERNESS, n. Security.
49991	sickish	[.] SICK'ISH, a. [from sick] [.] 1. Somewhat sick or diseased. [.] 2. Exciting disgust; nauseating; as a sickish taste.
49992	sickishness	[.] SICK'ISHNESS, n. The quality of exciting disgust.
49993	sickle	[.] SICKLE, n. [Gr. Vaiclh, Vagclon; L. sicula, from the root of seco, to cut.] A reaping hook; a hooked instrument with teeth; used for cutting grain. Thou shalt not move a sickle to thy neighbor's standing corn. Deut. 23.
49994	sickled	[.] SICK'LED, a. Furnished with a sickle.
49995	sicklewort	[.] SICK'LEWORT, n. A plant of the genus Coronilla.
49996	sickliness	[.] SICK'LINESS, n. [from sickly.] [.] 1. The state of being sickly; the state of being habitually diseased; [.] 2. The state of producing sickness extensively; as the sickliness of a climate.
49997	sickly	[.] SICK'LY, a. [.] 1. Not healthy; somewhat affected with disease; or habitually indisposed; as a sickly person, or a sickly constitution; a sickly plant. [.] 2. Producing disease extensively; marked with sickness; as a sickly time; a sickly autumn. [.] 3. Tending ...
49998	sickness	[.] SICK'NESS, n. [.] 1. Nausea; squeamishness; as sickness of the stomach. [.] 2. State of being diseased. I do lament the sickness of the king. [.] 3. Disease; malady; a morbid state of the body of an animal or plant, in which the organs do not perfectly perform ...
49999	side	[.] SIDE, n. [L. latus.] [.] 1. The broad and long part of surface of a thing, as distinguished from the end, which is of less extent and many be a point; as the side of a plank; the side of a chest; the side of a house or of a ship. One side of a lens may be concave, ...
50000	side-box	[.] SI'DE-BOX, n. A box or inclosed seat on the side of a theater distinct from the seats in the pit.
50001	side-fly	[.] SI'DE-FLY, n. An insect.
50002	side-saddle	[.] SI'DE-SADDLE, n. A saddle for a woman's seat on horseback.
50003	sideboard	[.] SI'DEBOARD, n. A piece of furniture or cabinet work consisting of a table or box with drawers or cells, placed at the side of a room or in a recess, and used to hold dining utensils, & c.
50004	sideling	[.] SI'DELING, adv. [.] 1. Sidewise; with the side foremost; as, to go sideling through a crowd. It may be used as a participle; as, I saw him sideling through the crowd. [.] 2. Sloping.
50005	sidelong	[.] SI'DELONG, a. Lateral; oblique; not directly in front; as a sidelong glance.
50006	sider	[.] SI'DER, n. [.] 1. One that takes a side or joins a party. [.] 2. Cider. [Not in use.]
50007	sideral	[.] SID'ERAL, SIDE'REAL, a. [L. sideralis, from sidus, a star.] [.] 1. Pertaining to a star or stars; astral; as sideral light. [.] 2. Containing stars; starry; as sidereal regions. Sidereal year, in astronomy, the period in which the fixed stars apparently complete ...
50008	siderated	[.] SID'ERATED, a. [L. sideratus.] Blasted; planet-struck.
50009	sideration	[.] SIDERA'TION, n. [L. sideratio; sidero, to blast, from sidus, a star.] [.] 1. A blasting or blast in plants; a sudden deprivation of sense; an apoplexy; a slight erysipelas. [.] 2. A sphacelus, or a species of erysipelas, vulgarly called a blast.
50010	sidereal	[.] SID'ERAL, SIDE'REAL, a. [L. sideralis, from sidus, a star.] [.] 1. Pertaining to a star or stars; astral; as sideral light. [.] 2. Containing stars; starry; as sidereal regions. Sidereal year, in astronomy, the period in which the fixed stars apparently complete ...
50011	siderite	[.] SID'ERITE, n. [L. sideritis; Gr. id. from sidhroV,iron.] [.] 1. The loadstone; also, iron-wort, a genus of plants; also, the common ground pine [.] 2. In mineralogy, a phosphate of iron.
50012	sidero-calcite	[.] SIDERO-CAL'CITE, n. Brown spar.
50013	sidero-clepte	[.] SIDERO-CLEP'TE, n. A mineral of a yellowish green color, soft and translucid, occurring in reniform or botryoidal masses.
50014	siderographch	[.] SIDEROGRAPH'CH, SIDEROGRAPH'OCAL, a. [See Siderography.] Pertaining to siderography, or performed by engraved plates of steel; as siderographic art; siderographic impressions.
50015	siderographist	[.] SIDEROG'RAPHIST, n. One who engraves steel plates, or performs work by means of such plates.
50016	siderographocal	[.] SIDEROGRAPH'CH, SIDEROGRAPH'OCAL, a. [See Siderography.] Pertaining to siderography, or performed by engraved plates of steel; as siderographic art; siderographic impressions.
50017	siderography	[.] SIDEROG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. sidhroV, steel or iron, grajw, to engrave.] and The art or practice of engraving on steel, by means of which, impressions may be transferred from a steel plate to a steel cylinder in a rolling press of a particular construction.
50018	sidesman	[.] SI'DESMAN, n. [.] 1. An assistant to the church warden. [.] 2. A party man.
50019	sidetaking	[.] SI'DETAKING, n. A taking sides, or engaging in a party.
50020	sideways	[.] SI'DEWAYS, SI'DEWISE, adv. [.] 1. Towards one side; inclining; as, to hold the head sidewise [.] 2. Laterally; on one side; as the refraction of light sidewise.
50021	sidewise	[.] SI'DEWAYS, SI'DEWISE, adv. [.] 1. Towards one side; inclining; as, to hold the head sidewise [.] 2. Laterally; on one side; as the refraction of light sidewise.
50022	siding	[.] SI'DING, ppr. Joining one side or party. [.] SI'DING, n. The attaching of one's self to a party.
50023	sidle	[.] SI'DLE, v. i. [.] 1. To go or move side foremost; as, to sidle through a crowd. [.] 2. To lie on the side.
50024	siege	[.] SIEGE, n. [L. sigillum.] [.] 1. The setting of an army around or before a fortified place for the purpose of compelling the garrison to surrender; or the surrounding or investing of a place by an army, and approaching it by passages and advanced works, which cover ...
50025	sienite	[.] SI'ENITE, n. A compound granular rock composed of quartz, hornblend and feldspar, or a grayish color; so called, because there are may ancient monuments consisting of this rock, brought from Syene, in Upper Egypt.
50026	sieur	[.] SIEUR, n. A title of respect used by the French.
50027	sieve	[.] SIEVE, n. siv. An utensil for separating flour from bran, or the fine part of any pulverized or fine substance from the coarse, by the hand; as a fine sieve; a coarse sieve. It consists of a hoop with a hair bottom, and performs in the family the service of a bolter ...
50028	sift	[.] SIFT, v.t. [.] 1. To separate by a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the coarse; as, to sift meal; to sift powder; to sift sand or lime. [.] 2. To separate; to part. [.] 3. To examine minutely or critically; to scrutinize. Let the principles of the ...
50029	sifted	[.] SIFT'ED, pp. Separated by a sieve; purified from the coarser parts; critically examined.
50030	sifter	[.] SIFT'ER, n. One that sifts; that which sifts; a sieve.
50031	sifting	[.] SIFT'ING, ppr. Separating the finer from the coarser parts; critically examining.
50032	sig	[.] SIG, a Saxon word signifying victory. is used in names, as in Sigbert, bright victory. In answers to the Greek vix in Nicander, and the L. vic, in Victorinus.
50033	sigh	[.] SIGH, v.i. To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual and immediately expel it; to suffer a single deep respiration. He sighed deeply in his spirit. Mark 8. [.] SIGH, v.t. [.] 1. To lament; to mourn. Ages to come and men unborn Shall bless her name ...
50034	sigher	[.] SIGHER, n. One that sighs.
50035	sighing	[.] SIGHING, ppr. Suffering a deep respiration; taking a long breath. [.] SIGHING, n. The act of suffering a deep respiration, or taking a long breath.
50036	sight	[.] SIGHT, n. [.] 1. The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view; as, to gain sight of land; to have a sight of a landscape; to lose sight of a ship at sea. A cloud received him out of their sight. Acts 1. [.] 2. The faculty of vision, or of perceiving ...
50037	sighted	[.] SIGHTED, n. In composition only, having sight, or seeing in a particular manner; as long-sighted, seeing at a great distance; short-sighted, able to see only at a small distance; quick-sighted, readily seeing, discerning or understanding; sharp-sighted, having a keen ...
50038	sightfulness	[.] SIGHTFULNESS, n. Clearness of sight. [Not in use.]
50039	sightless	[.] SIGHTLESS, a. [.] 1. Wanting sight; blind. Of all who blindly creep, or sightless soar. [.] 2. Offensive or unpleasing to the eye; as sightless stains. [Not well authorized.]
50040	sightliness	[.] SIGHTLINESS, n. Comely; having an appearance pleasing to the sight.
50041	sightly	[.] SIGHTLY, a. [.] 1. Pleasing to the eye; striking to the view. [.] Many brave sightly horses. We have thirty members, the most sightly of all her majesty's subjects. [.] 2. Open to the view; that may be seen from a distance. We say; a house stands in a sightly ...
50042	sightsman	[.] SIGHTSMAN, n. Among musicians, one who reads music readily at first sight.
50043	sigil	[.] SIG'IL, n. [L. sigillum] A seal; signature.
50044	sigmoidal	[.] SIGMOID'AL, a. [Gr. digma and eidoV.]Curved like the Greek sigma. The sigmoid flexure, in anatomy, is the last curve of the colon, before it terminates in the rectum.
50045	sign	[.] SIGN, n. [L. signum; Gr. deicnumt.] [.] 1. A token; something by which another thing is shown or represented; any visible thing, any motion, appearance or event which indicates the existence or approach of something else. Thus we speak of signs of fair weather ...
50046	sign-post	[.] SIGN-POST, n. A post on which a sign hangs, or on which papers are placed to give public notice of any thing. By the laws of some of the New England states, a sign-post is to be erected near the center of each town.
50047	signal	[.] SIG'NAL, n. [L. signum.] A sign that gives or is intended to give notice; or the notice given. Signals are used to communicate notice, information, orders and the like, to persons at a distance, and by any persons and for the purpose. A signal may be a motion of ...
50048	signality	[.] SIGNAL'ITY, n. Quality of being signal or remarkable. [Not in use.]
50049	signalize	[.] SIG'NALIZE, v. t. To make remarkable or eminent; to render distinguished from what is common. The soldier who signalizes himself in battle, merits his country's gratitude. Men may signalize themselves, their valor or their talents.
50050	signalized	[.] SIG'NALIZED, pp. Made eminent
50051	signalizing	[.] SIG'NALIZING, ppr. Making remarkable.
50052	signally	[.] SIG'NALLY, adv. Eminently; remarkably; memorably; in a distinguished manner.
50053	signation	[.] SIGNA'TION, n. Sign given; act of betokening. [Not in use.]
50054	signatory	[.] SIG'NATORY, a. Relating to a seal; used in sealing.
50055	signature	[.] SIG'NATURE, n. [L. signo, to sign.] [.] 1. A sign, stamp or mark impressed. The brain being well furnished with various traces, signatures and images. The natural and indelible signature of God stamped on the human soul. [.] 2. In old medical writers, and ...
50056	signaturist	[.] SIG'NATURIST, n. One who holds to the doctrine of signatures impressed upon objects, indicative of character or qualities. [Little used.]
50057	signer	[.] SIGNER, n. One that signs or subscribes his name; as a memorial with a hundred signers.
50058	signet	[.] SIG'NET, n. A seal; particularly in Great Britain, the seal used by the king in sealing his private letters, and grants that pass by bill under his majesty's hand.
50059	significance	[.] SIGNIF'ICANCE, SIGNIF'ICANCY, n. [L. significans. See Signify.] [.] 1. Meaning; import; that which is intended to be expressed; as the significance of a nod, or of a motion of the hand, or of a word or expression. [.] 2. Force; energy; power of impressing the ...
50060	significancy	[.] SIGNIF'ICANCE, SIGNIF'ICANCY, n. [L. significans. See Signify.] [.] 1. Meaning; import; that which is intended to be expressed; as the significance of a nod, or of a motion of the hand, or of a word or expression. [.] 2. Force; energy; power of impressing the ...
50061	significant	[.] SIGNIF'ICANT, a. [L. signigicans.] [.] 1. Expressive of something beyond the external mark. [.] 2. Bearing a meaning; expressing or containing signification of sense; as a significant word or sound; a significant look. [.] 3. Betokening something; standing ...
50062	significantly	[.] SIGNIF'ICANTLY, adv. [.] 1. With meaning. [.] 2. With force of expression.
50063	signification	[.] SIGNIFICA'TION, n. [L. significatio. See Signify.] [.] 1. The act of making known, or of communicating ideas to another by signs or by words, by any thing that is understood, particularly by words. All speaking, or signification of one's mind, implies an act ...
50064	significative	[.] SIGNIF'ICATIVE, a. [.] 1. Betokening or representing by an external sign; as the significative symbols of the eucharist. [.] 2. Having signification or meaning; expressive of a certain idea or thing. Neither in the degrees of kindred were they destitute of ...
50065	significatively	[.] SIGNIF'ICATIVELY, adv. So as represent or express by an external sign.
50066	significator	[.] SIGNIFICA'TOR, n. That which signifies.
50067	significatory	[.] SIGNIF'ICATORY, n. That which betokens, signifies or represents.
50068	signify	[.] SIG'NIFY, v. t. [L. significo; signum, a sign, and facio, to make.] [.] 1. To make known something, either by signs or words; to express or communicate to another any idea, thought, wish, a hod, wink, gesture, signal or other sign. A man signifies his mind by ...
50069	signior	[.] SIGNIOR, n. A title of respect among the Italians. [See seignor.]
50070	signorize	[.] SIGNORIZE, v. i. To exercise dominion; or to have dominion. [Little used.]
50071	signory	[.] SIGNORY, n. A different, but less common spelling of seigniory, which see. It signifies lordship, dominion, and in Shakespeare, seniority.
50072	sik	[.] SIK, SIKE, a. Such.
50073	sike	[.] SIK, SIKE, a. Such.
50074	siker	[.] SIK'ER, a. or adv. Sure; surely. [See Sicker.]
50075	sikerness	[.] SIK'ERNESS, n. Sureness safety.
50076	silcia	[.] SI'LEX, SIL'CIA, n. One of the supposed primitive earths m usually found in the state of stone. When pure, it is perfectly white or colorless. The purer sorts are mountain crystal and quartz. Recent experiments prove this to be a compound substance, the base of ...
50077	silence	[.] SI'LENCE, n. [L. silentium, from sileo, to be still.] [.] 1. In a general sense, stillness, or entire absence of sound or noise; as the silence of midnight. [.] 2. In animals, the state of holding the peace; forbearance of speech in man, or of noise in other ...
50078	silent	[.] SI'LENT, a. [.] 1. Not speaking; mute. Ps. 22. [.] 2. Habitually taciturn; speaking little; not inclined to much talking; not loquacious. Ulysses, he adds was the most eloquent and most silent of men. [.] 3. Still; having not noise; as the silent watches ...
50079	silentiary	[.] SILEN'TIARY, n. One appointed to keep silence and order in court; one sworn not to divulge secrets of state.
50080	silently	[.] SI'LENTLY, adv. [.] 1. Without speech or words. Each silently demands thy grace, and seems to watch thy eye. [.] 2. without noise; as, to march silently. [.] 3. Without mention. He mentioned other difficulties, but this he silently passed over.
50081	silentness	[.] SI'LENTNESS, n. State of being silent; stillness; silence.
50082	silesian	[.] SILESIAN, a. sile'zhan Pertaining to Silesia; mad in Silesia; as silesian linen.
50083	silex	[.] SI'LEX, SIL'CIA, n. One of the supposed primitive earths m usually found in the state of stone. When pure, it is perfectly white or colorless. The purer sorts are mountain crystal and quartz. Recent experiments prove this to be a compound substance, the base of ...
50084	silicicalcarious	[.] SILICICALCA'RIOUS, a. Consisting of silex and calcarious matter.
50085	silicicalce	[.] SILICICAL'CE, n. [L. silex or silica and calx.] A mineral of the silicious kind, occurring in amorphous masses; its color is gray or brown.
50086	siliciferous	[.] SILICIF'EROUS, a. [L. silex and fero, to produce.] Producing silex; or united with a portion of silex.
50087	silicify	[.] SIL'ICIFY, v. t. [L. silex, flint, and facio, to make.] To convert into silex. The specimens found near Philadelphia are completely silicified. [.] SIL'ICIFY, v. i. To become silex.
50088	silicimurite	[.] SILICIMU'RITE, n. An earth composed of silex and magnesia.
50089	silicious	[.] SILI'CIOUS, a. Pertaining to silex, or partaking of its nature and qualities.
50090	silicited	[.] SILIC'ITED, a. Impregnated with silex.
50091	silicium	[.] SILICIUM, n. The undecomposed and perhaps undecomposable base of silex or silica.
50092	silicle	[.] SIL'ICE,SIL'ICULE, SIL'ICLE, n. [L. silicula, a little husk.] In botany, a little pod or bivalvular pericarp, with seeds attached to both sutures.
50093	siliculous	[.] SILIC'ULOUS, a. Havin silicles or little pods, or pertaining to them.
50094	siling-dish	[.] SIL'ING-DISH, n. A colander. [Not in use.]
50095	siliqua	[.] SIL'IQUA, n. [L.] With gold finers, a carat, six of which make a scruple.
50096	silique	[.] SIL'IQUA, SILIQUE, n. [L. siliqua.] A pod; an oblong, membranaceous, bivalvular pericarp, having the seeds fixed to both sutures.
50097	siliquose	[.] SIL'IQUOSE, SIL'IQUOUS, n. [L. siliquosus.] Having that species of pericarp called silique; as siliquous plants.
50098	siliquous	[.] SIL'IQUOSE, SIL'IQUOUS, n. [L. siliquosus.] Having that species of pericarp called silique; as siliquous plants.
50099	silisia	[.] SILISIA, n. sile'zha. A duchy or country now chiefly belonging to Prussia; hence, a species of linen cloth so called; thin coarse linen.
50100	silk	[.] SILK, n. [.] 1. The fine soft thread produced by the insect called silk-worm or bombyx. That which we ordinarily call silk, is a thread composed of several finer threads which the worm draws from its bowels, like the web of a spider, and with which the silk-worm ...
50101	silken	[.] SILKEN, a. silk'n. [.] 1. Made of silk; as silken cloth; a silken vail. [.] 2. Like silk; soft to the touch. [.] 3. Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as mild and silken language. [.] 4. Dressed in silk; as a silken wanton. [.] SILKEN, v. t. silk'n. ...
50102	silkiness	[.] SILK'INESS, n. [.] 1. The qualities of silk; softness and smoothness to the feel. [.] 2. Softness; effeminacy; pusillanimity.
50103	silkman	[.] SILK'MAN, n. A dealer in silks.
50104	silkmercer	[.] SILK'MERCER, n. One whose occupation is to weave silk stuffs.
50105	silkworm	[.] SILK'WORM, n. The worm which produces silk, of the genus Phalaena. Silk-worms are said to have been first introduced into the Roman empire from China, in the reign of Justinian.
50106	silky	[.] SILK'Y, a. [.] 1. Made of silk; consisting of silk. [.] 2. Like silk; soft and smooth to the touch. [.] 3. Pliant; yielding;
50107	sill	[.] SILL, n. [L. solum; allied to solid. The primary sense is probably to lay, set or throw down.] [.] 1. Properly, the basis of foundationof a thing; appropriately, a piece of timber on which a building rests; the lowest timber of any stucture; as the sills of a ...
50108	sillabub	[.] SIL'LABUB, n. A liquor made by mixing wine or cider with milk, and thus forming a soft curd.
50109	sillimanite	[.] SIL'LIMANITE, n. A mineral found at Saybrook in Connecticut, so named in honor of Prof, Silliman of Yale College. It occurs in long, slender, rhombic prisms, engaged in gneiss. Its color is dark gray and hair brown; luster shining upon the external planes, but brilliant ...
50110	silliness	[.] SIL'LINESS, n. Weakness of understanding; want of sound sense or judgment ; simplicity; harmless folly.
50111	silly	[.] SIL'LY, a. [Heb. This may be radically the same word, with a prefix. Class Sl. No. 26] [.] 1. Weak in intellect; foolish; witless; destitute of ordinary strength of mind; simple; as a silly man; a silly child. [.] 2. Proceeding from want of understanding ...
50112	sillyhow	[.] SIL'LYHOW, n. The membrane that covers the head of the fetus. [I believe not used.]
50113	silt	[.] SILT, n. Saltness, or salt marsh or mud.
50114	silure	[.] SILU'RE, SILU'RUS, n. The sheat-fish; also a name of the sturgeon.
50115	silurus	[.] SILU'RE, SILU'RUS, n. The sheat-fish; also a name of the sturgeon.
50116	silvan	[.] SIL'VAN, a. [L. silva, a wood or grove, It is also written sylvan] [.] 1. Pertaining to a wood or grove; inhabiting woods. [.] 2. Woody; abounding with woods. Betwixt two rows of rocks, a silvan scene. [.] SIL'VAN, n. Another name of tellurium.
50117	silver	[.] SIL'VER, n. [.] 1. A metal of a white color and lively brilliancy. It has neither taste nor smell; its specific gravity is 10.552, according to Bergman, but according to Kirwan it is less. A cubic foot weighs about 660 lbs. Its ductility is little inferior to ...
50118	silver-beater	[.] SIL'VER-BEATER, n. One that foliates silver, or forms it into a leaf.
50119	silver-bush	[.] SIL'VER-BUSH, n. A plant, a species of Anthyllis.
50120	silver-fir	[.] SIL'VER-FIR, n. A species of fir.
50121	silver-fish	[.] SIL'VER-FISH, n. A fish of the size of a small carp, having a white color, striped with silvery lines.
50122	silver-thistle	[.] SIL'VER-THISTLE, n. A plant.
50123	silver-tree	[.] SIL'VER-TREE, n. A plant of the genus Protea.
50124	silver-weed	[.] SIL'VER-WEED, n. A plant of the genus Potentilla.
50125	silvered	[.] SIL'VERED, pp. Covered with a thin coat of silver; rendered smooth and lustrous; made white or a hoary.
50126	silvering	[.] SIL'VERING, ppr. Covering the surface with a thin coat of silver; foliating; rendering mildly lustrous; rendering white. [.] SIL'VERING, n. The art, operation or practice of covering the surface of any thing with silver; as the silvering of copper or brass.
50127	silverly	[.] SIL'VERLY, adv. With the appearance of silver.
50128	silversmith	[.] SIL'VERSMITH, n. One whose occupation is to work'in silver, or in manufactures of which the precious metals form a part.
50129	silvery	[.] SIL'VERY, a. [.] 1. Like silver; having the appearance of silver; white; of a mild luster. Of all the enameled race whose silvery wing Waves to the tepid zephyrs of the spring. [.] 2. Besprinkled or covered with silver.
50130	simagre	[.] SIM'AGRE, n. Grimace.
50131	simar	[.] SIM'AR, SIMA'RE, n. A woman's robe. [Not in use.]
50132	simare	[.] SIM'AR, SIMA'RE, n. A woman's robe. [Not in use.]
50133	similar	[.] SIM'ILAR, a. [L. similis; Gr. omaloV.] Like; resembling; having a like form or appearance. Similar may signify exactly alike, or having a general likeness, a likeness in the principal points. Things perfectly similar, in their nature, must be of the same essence, ...
50134	similarity	[.] SIMILAR'ITY, n. Likeness; resemblance; as a similarity of features. There is a as a similarity in the features of the Laplanders and Samoiedes, but little similarity between the features of Europeans and the woolly haired Africans.
50135	similarly	[.] SIM'ILARLY, adv. In like manner; with resemblance.
50136	simile	[.] SIMILE, n. sim'ily. [L.] In rhetoric, similitude; a comparison of two thing which, however different in other respects, have some strong point or points of resemblance; by which comparison, the character or qualities of a thing are illustrated or presented in an ...
50137	similitude	[.] SIMIL'ITUDE, n. [L. similitudo.] [.] 1. Likeness; resemblance; likeness in nature, qualities of appearance; as similitude of substance. Let us make man in our image, man in our similitude. Fate some future bard shall join in sad similitude of griefs to mine. [.] 2. ...
50138	similitudinary	[.] SIMILITU'DINARY, a. Denoting resemblance or comparison.
50139	similor	[.] SIM'ILOR, n. A name given to an alloy of red copper and zinc, made in the best proportions to imitate silver and gold.
50140	simitar	[.] SIMITAR. [See Cimeter.]
50141	simmer	[.] SIM'MER, v. i. [ Gr. zumhm, zumow, to ferment.] To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing. Simmering is incipient ebullition, when little bubbles are formed on the edge of the liquor, next to the vessel. These are occasioned by the escape of heat and vapor.
50142	simmering	[.] SIM'MERING ppr. Boiling gently;
50143	simnel	[.] SIM'NEL, n. A kind of sweet cake; a bun.
50144	simoiacally	[.] SIMOI'ACALLY, adv. With the guilt or offense of simony.
50145	simoniac	[.] SIMO'NIAC, n. [See Simony.] One who buys or sells preferment in the church.
50146	simoniacal	[.] SIMONI'ACAL, a. [.] 1. Guilty of simony. [.] 2. Consisting in simony, or the crime of buying or selling ecclesiastical preferment; as a simoniacal presentation.
50147	simonious	[.] SIMO'NIOUS, a. Partaking of simony; given to simony.
50148	simony	[.] SIM'ONY, n. [from Simon Magus, who wished to purchase the power of conferring the Holy Spirit. Act 8.] The crime of buying or selling ecclesiastical preferment; or the corrupt presentation of any one to an ecclesiastical benefice of money or reward. By Stat. 31 ...
50149	simoom	[.] SIMOOM', n. A hot and destructive wind that sometimes blows in Arabia.
50150	simous	[.] SI'MOUS, a. [L. simo, one with a flat nose, Gr. simoV.] [.] 1. Having a very flat or snub nose, with the end turned up. [.] 2. Concave; as the simous part of the liver.
50151	simper	[.] SIM'PER, v. i. To smile in a silly manner.
50152	simpering	[.] SIM'PERING, ppr. Smiling foolishly. [.] SIM'PERING, n. The act of smiling with an air of silliness.
50153	simperingly	[.] SIM'PERINGLY, adv. With a silly smile.
50154	simple	[.] SIM'PLE, a. [L. simplex; sine, without and plex, plica, doubling, fold;] [.] 1. Single; consisting of one thing; uncompounded; unmingled; uncombined with any thing else; as a simple substance; a simple idea; a simple sound. [.] 2. Plain; artless; not given to ...
50155	simple-minded	[.] SIMPLE-MINDED, a. Artless; undesigning; unsuspecting.
50156	simpleness	[.] SIM'PLENESS, n. [.] 1. The state or quality of being simple, single or uncompounded; as the simpleness of the elements. [.] 2. Artlessness; simplicity; [.] 3. Weakness of intellect.
50157	simpler	[.] SIM'PLER, n. One that collects simples; as herbalist; asimplist.
50158	simpless	[.] SIMPLESS, for simplicity or silliness, is not in use.
50159	simpleton	[.] SIM'PLETON, n. A silly person; a person of weak intellect; a trifler; a foolish person.
50160	simplicity	[.] SIMPLIC'ITY, n. [L. simplicitas.] [.] 1. Singleness; the state of being unmixed or uncompounded; as the simplicity of metals or of earths. [.] 2. The state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts; as the simplicity of a machine. [.] 3. Artlessness ...
50161	simplification	[.] SIMPLIFICA'TION, n. [See Simplify.] The act of making simple; the act of reducing to simplicity, or to a state not complex.
50162	simplified	[.] SIM'PLIFIED, pp. Made simple or not complex.
50163	simplify	[.] SIM'PLIFY, v. t. [L. simplex, simple, and facio, to make.] To make simple; to reduce what is complex to greater simplicity; to make plain or easy. The collection of duties is drawn to a point, and so far simplified. It is important in scientific pursuits, to be ...
50164	simplifying	[.] SIM'PLIFYING, ppr. Making simple; rendering less complex.
50165	simplist	[.] SIM'PLIST, n. One skilled in simples or medical plants.
50166	simploce	[.] SIMPLOCE, [See Symploce.]
50167	simply	[.] SIM'PLY, adv. [.] 1. Without art; without subtilty; artlessly; plainly. Subverting worldly strong and worldly wise By simply meek. [.] 2. Of itself; without addition; alone. They make that good or evil, which otherwise of itself were not simply the one nor ...
50168	simulacher	[.] SIM'ULACHER, n. [L. simulacrum.] An image. [Not in use.]
50169	simular	[.] SIM'ULAR, n. [See Simulate.] One who simulates or counterfeits something.
50170	simulate	[.] SIM'ULATE, v. t. [L. simulo, from similis, like.] To feign; to counterfeits; to assume the mere appearance of something, without the reality. The wicked often simulate the virtuous and good.
50171	simulating	[.] SIM'ULATING, ppr. Feigning; pretending; assuming the appearance of what is not real.
50172	simulation	[.] SIMULA'TION, n. [L. simulation.] The act of feigning to be that which is not; the assumption of a deceitful appearance or character. Simulation differs from dissimulation. The former denotes the assuming of a false character; the latter denotes the concealment ...
50173	simultameously	[.] SIMULTA'MEOUSLY, adv. At the same time.
50174	simultaneous	[.] SIMULTA'NEOUS, a. [L. simul, at the same time.] Existing or happening at the same time; as simultaneous events. The exchange of ramifications may be simultaneous.
50175	simultaneousness	[.] SIMULTA'NEOUSNESS, n. The state or quality of being or happening at the same time; as the simultaneousness of transactions in two different places.
50176	simulty	[.] SIMULTY, n. [L. simultas.] Private grudge or quarrel. [Not in use.]
50177	sin	[.] SIN, n. [.] 1. The voluntary departure of a moral agent from a known rule of rectitude or duty, prescribed by God; any voluntary transgression of the divine law, or violation of a divine command; a wicked act; iniquity. Sin is either a positive act in which a known ...
50178	sin-offering	[.] SIN'-OFFERING, n. [sin and offering.] A sacrifice for sin; something offered as an expiation for sin. Ex. 29.
50179	sinapism	[.] SIN'APISM,n.[L. sinapis, sinape, mustard.] In Pharmacy, a cataplasm composed of mustard seed pulverized, with some other ingredients, and used as an external application. It is a powerful stimulant.
50180	since	[.] SINCE,prep or adv. [.] 1. After; from the time that. The proper signification of since is after, and its appropriate sense includes the whole period between an event and the present time. I have not seen my brother since January. The Lord hath blessed thee, since ...
50181	sincere	[.] SINCE'RE, a. [L. sincerus, which is said to be composed of sine, without, and cera, wax; as if applied originally to pure honey.] [.] 1. Pure; unmixed. As new-born babes, desire the sincere milk of the word. 1 Pet. 2. A joy which never was sincere till now. ...
50182	sincerely	[.] SINCE'RELY, adv. Honestly; with real purity of heart; without simulation or disguise; to love virtue sincerely.
50183	sincereness	[.] SINCE'RENESS, n. Sincerity.
50184	sincerity	[.] SINCER'ITY, n. [L. sinceritas.] [.] 1. Honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation or hypocrisy. We may question a man's prudence, when we cannot question his sincerity. [.] 2. Freedom from hypocrisy, disguise or false pretense; as the sincerity of ...
50185	sinciput	[.] SIN'CIPUT, n. [L.] The fore part of the head from the forehead to the coronal suture.
50186	sindon	[.] SIN'DON, n. [L. fine linen.] A wrapper. [Not in use.]
50187	sine	[.] SINE, n. [L. sinus.] In geometry, the right sine of an arch or arc, is a line drawn from one end of that arch perpendicular to the radius drawn through the other end, and is always equal to half the chord of double the arch.
50188	sinecure	[.] SI'NECURE, n. [L. sine, without, and cura, cure, care.] An office which has revenue without employment; in church affairs, a benefice without cure of souls. [This is the original and proper sense of the word.] Sine die, [L. without day.] An adjournment sine die ...
50189	sinepite	[.] SIN'EPITE, n. [L. sinage, mustard.] Something resembling mustard seed.
50190	sinew	[.] SIN'EW, n. [.] 1. In anatomy, a tendon; that which unites a muscle to a bone. [.] 2. In the plural, strength; or rather that which supplies strength. Money is the sinews of war. [.] 3. Muscle; nerve. [.] SIN'EW, v.i. To knit as by sinews.
50191	sinew-shrunk	[.] SIN'EW-SHRUNK, a. Gaunt-bellied; having the sinews under belly shrunk by excess of fatigue, as a horse.
50192	sinewed	[.] SIN'EWED, a. [.] 1. Furnished with sinews; as a strong-sinewed youth. [.] 2. Strong; firm; vigorous. When he sees ourselves well sinewed to our defense.
50193	sinewless	[.] SIN'EWLESS, a. Having no strength or vigor.
50194	sinewy	[.] SIN'EWY, a. [.] 1. Consisting of a sinew or nerve. The sinewy thread my brain lets fall. [.] 2. Nervous; strong well braced with sinews; vigorous; firm; as the sinewy Ajax. The northern people are large, fair complexioned, strong, sinewy and courageous.
50195	sinful	[.] SIN'FUL, a. [from sin.] [.] 1. Tainted with sin; wicked; iniquitous; criminal; unholy; as sinful men. Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity! Isa. 1. [.] 2. Containing sin, or consisting in sin; contrary to the laws of God; as sinful actions; sinful ...
50196	sinfully	[.] SIN'FULLY, adv. In a manner which the laws of God do not permit; wickedly; iniquitously; criminally.
50197	sinfulness	[.] SIN'FULNESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of being sinful or contrary to the divine will; wickedness; iniquity; criminality; as the sinfulness of an action; the sinfulness of thoughts or purposes. [.] 2. Wickedness; corruption; depravity; as the sinfulness of men or ...
50198	sing	[.] SING, v. i. pret. sung, sang; pp. sung. [.] 1. To utter sounds with various inflections of melodious modulations of voice, as fancy may dictate, or according to the notes of a song or tune The noise of them that sing do I hear Ex. 32. [.] 2. To utter sweet ...
50199	singe	[.] SINGE, v.t. sinj. To burn slightly or superficially; to burn the surface of a thing as the nap of cloth, or the hair of the skin; as, to singe off the beard. Thus riding on his curls, he seem'd to pass A rolling fire along, and singe the grass. [.] SINGE, n. ...
50200	singed	[.] SING'ED, pp. Burnt superficially.
50201	singeing	[.] SING'EING, ppr. Burning the surface.
50202	singer	[.] SING'ER, n. [from sing.] [.] 1. One that sings. [.] 2. One versed in music, or one whose occupation is to sing; as a chorus of singers. [.] 3. A bird that sings.
50203	singing	[.] SING'ING, ppr. Uttering melodious or musical notes; making a shrill sound; celebrating in song; reciting in verse. [.] SING'ING, n. The act of uttering sounds with musical inflections; musical articulation; the utterance of melodious notes.
50204	singing-book	[.] SING'ING-BOOK, n. A music book, as it ought to be called; a book containing tunes.
50205	singing-man	[.] SING'ING-MAN, n. A man who sings, or is employed to sing; as in cathedrals.
50206	singing-master	[.] SING'ING-M'ASTER, n. A music master; one that teaches vocal music
50207	singing-woman	[.] SING'ING-WOMAN, n. A woman employed to sing.
50208	singingly	[.] SING'INGLY, adv. With sounds like singing; with a kind of tune.
50209	single	[.] SIN'GLE, a. [.] 1. Separate; one; only; individual; consisting of one only; as a single star; a single city; a single act. [.] 2. Particular; individual. No single man is born with a right of controlling the opinions of all the rest. [.] 3. Uncompounded. ...
50210	singled	[.] SIN'GLED, pp. Selected from among a number.
50211	singleness	...
50212	singly	[.] SIN'GLY, adv. [.] 1. Individually; particularly; as, to make men singly and personally good. [.] 2. Only; by himself. Look thee, 'tis so, thou singly honest man. [.] 3. Without partners, companions or associates; as, to attack another singly. At ombre singly ...
50213	singular	[.] SIN'GULAR, a. [L. singularis,from singulus, single.] [.] 1. Single; not complex or compound. That idea which represents one determinate thing, is called a singular idea, whether simple, complex or compound. [.] 2. In grammar, expressing one person or thing; ...
50214	singularity	[.] SINGULAR'ITY, n. [.] 1. Peculiarity; some character or quality of a thing by which it is distinguished from all, or from most others. Pliny addeth this singularity to that soil, that the second year the very falling of the seeds yieldeth corn. [.] 2. An uncommon ...
50215	singularize	[.] SIN'GULARIZE, v. t. To make single. [Not in use.]
50216	singularly	[.] SIN'GULARLY, adv. [.] 1. Peculiarly; in a manner or degree not common to others. It is no disgrace to be singularly good. [.] 2. Oddly; strangely. [.] 3. So as to express one or the singular number.
50217	singult	[.] SIN'GULT, n. [L. singullus.] A sigh. [Not in use.]
50218	sinical	[.] SIN'ICAL, a. [from sine.] Pertaining to a sine.
50219	sinister	[.] SIN'ISTER, a. [L. Probably the primary sense is weak, defective.] [.] 1. Left; on the left hand, or the side of the left hand; opposed to dexter or right; as the sinister cheek; or the sinister side of an escutcheon. [.] 2. Evil; bad; corrupt; perverse; dishonest; ...
50220	sinister-handed	[.] SIN'ISTER-HANDED, a. Left-handed. [Not in use.]
50221	sinisterly	[.] SIN'ISTERLY, adv. Absurdly; perversely; unfairly.
50222	sinistrorsal	[.] SINISTROR'SAL, a. [sinister.] Rising from left to right, as a spiral line or helix.
50223	sinistrous	[.] SIN'ISTROUS, a. [.] 1. Being on the left side; inclined to the left. [.] 2. Wrong; absurd; perverse. A knave or fool can do no harm, even by the most sinistrous and absurd choice.
50224	sinistrously	[.] SIN'ISTROUSLY, adv. [.] 1. Perversely; wrongly. [.] 2. With a tendency to use the left as the stronger hand.
50225	sink	[.] SINK, v. i. pret. sunk; pp. id. The old pret. sank is nearly obsolete. [.] 1. To fall by the force of greater gravity, in a medium or substance of less specific gravity; to subside; opposed to swim or float. Some species of wood or timber will sink in water. ...
50226	sinking	[.] SINK'ING, ppr. Falling; subsiding; depressing; declining. Sinking fund, in fiance, a fund created for sinking or paying a public debt, or purchasing the stock for the government.
50227	sinless	[.] SIN'LESS, a. [from sin.] [.] 1. Free from sin; pure; perfect. Christ yielded a sinless obedience. [.] 2. Free from sin; innocent; as a sinless soul.
50228	sinlessness	[.] SIN'LESSNESS, n. Freedom from sin and guilt.
50229	sinner	[.] SIN'NER, n. [.] 1. One that has voluntarily violated the divine law; a moral agent who has voluntarily disobeyed any divine precept, or neglected any known duty. [.] 2. It is used in contradistinction to saint, to denote an unregenerate person; one who has not ...
50230	sinoper	[.] SIN'OPER, SIN'OPLE, n. [L. sinopis.] Red ferruginous quartz, of a blood or brownish red color, sometimes with a tinge or yellow. It occurs in small but very perfect crystals, and in masses that resemble some varieties of jasper.
50231	sinople	[.] SIN'OPER, SIN'OPLE, n. [L. sinopis.] Red ferruginous quartz, of a blood or brownish red color, sometimes with a tinge or yellow. It occurs in small but very perfect crystals, and in masses that resemble some varieties of jasper.
50232	sinteenth	[.] SIN'TEENTH, a. The sixth after the tenth; the ordinal of sixteen.
50233	sinter	[.] SIN'TER,n. In mineralogy, calcarious sinter is a variety of carbonate of lime, composed of a series of successive layers, concentric, plane or undulated, and nearly or quite parallel. It appears under various forms. Silicious sinter is white or grayish, light, brittle, ...
50234	sinuate	[.] SIN'UATE, v.t. [L. sinuo.] To wind; to turn; to bend in and out. [.] SIN'UATE, a. In botany, a sinuate leaf is one that has large curved breaks in the margin, resembling bays, as in the oak.
50235	sinuation	[.] SINUA'TION, n. A winding or bending in and out.
50236	sinuosity	[.] SINUOS'ITY, n. [L. sinuosus, sinus.] The quality of bending or curving in and out; or a series of bends and turns in arches or other irregular figures.
50237	sinuous	[.] SIN'UOUS, a. [L. sinus.] Wind; crooked; bending in and out; as a sinuous pipe. Streaking the ground with sinuous trace.
50238	sinus	[.] SI'NUS, n. [L. a bay.] [.] 1. A bay of the sea; a recess in the shore , or an opening in the land. [.] 2. In anatomy, a cavity in a bone or other part, wider at the bottom than at the entrance. [.] 3. In surgery, a little cavity or sack in which pus is collected; ...
50239	sip	[.] SIP, v.t. [.] 1. To take a fluid into the mouth in small quantities by the lips; as, to sip wine; to sip tea or coffee. [.] 2. To drink or imbibe in small quantities. Every herb that sips the dew. [.] 3. To draw into the mouth ; to extract; as, a bee sips ...
50240	sipe	[.] SIPE, v.i. To ooze; to issue slowly; as a fluid.
50241	siphilis	[.] SIPH'ILIS, n. The venereal disease.
50242	siphilitic	[.] SIPHILIT'IC, a. Pertaining to the venereal disease, or partaking of its nature.
50243	siphon	[.] SI'PHON, n. [L. sipho,sipo] [.] 1. A bent pipe or tube whose legs are of unequal length, used for drawing liquor out of a vessel by causing it to rise over the rim or top. For this purpose, the shorter leg is inserted in the liquor, and the air is exhausted by ...
50244	siphunculated	[.] SIPHUN'CULATED, a. [L, siphunculus, a little siphon.] Having a little siphon or spout, as a valve.
50245	sipped	[.] SIP'PED, pp. Drawn in with the lips; imbibed in small quantities.
50246	sipper	[.] SIP'PER, n. One that sips.
50247	sippet	[.] SIP'PET, n. A small sop. [Not in use.]
50248	sir	[.] SIR, n. sur. [.] 1. A word or respect used in addresses to men, as madam is in addresses to women. It signifies properly lord, corresponding to dominus in Latin, in Spanish, and herr in German. It is used in the singular or plural. Speak on, sir. But sirs, be ...
50249	sire	[.] SIRE, n. [supra.] [.] 1. A father; used in poetry. And raise his issue like a loving sire. [.] 2. The male parent of a beast; particularly used of horses; as, the horse had a good sire, but a bad dam. [.] 3. It is used in composition; as in grandsire, for ...
50250	sired	[.] SI'RED, pp. Begotten.
50251	siren	[.] SIR'EN, n. [.] 1. A mermaid. In ancient mythology, a goddess who enticed men into her power by the charms of music, and devoured them. Hence in modern use, an enticing woman; a female rendered dangerous by her enticements. Sing, siren, to thyself, and I will ...
50252	siriasis	[.] SIRI'ASIS, n. An inflammation of the brain, proceeding from the excessive heat of the sun; phrensy almost peculiar to children.
50253	sirius	[.] SIR'IUS, n. [L. the sun.] [.] The large and bright star called the dog star, in the mouth of the constellation Canis major.
50254	sirloin	[.] SIR'LOIN, n. A particular piece of beef so called. [See Sir.]
50255	sirname	[.] SIRNAME, is more correctly written surname.
50256	siro	[.] SIRO, n. A mite.
50257	sirocco	[.] SIROC'CO, n. A pernicious wind that blows from the south east in Italy, called the Syrian wind. It is said to resemble the steam from the mouth of an oven.
50258	sirrah	[.] SIR'RAH, n. A word of reproach and contempt; used in addressing vile characters. Go sirrah, to my call. [I know not whence we have this word. The common derivation of it from sir, ha, is ridiculous.]
50259	sirt	[.] SIRT, n. sert. [L. syrtis.] A quicksand. [Not in use.]
50260	sirup	[.] SIRUP,n. sur'up, [oriental. See Sherbet and Absorb.] The sweet juice of vegetables or fruits, or other juice sweetened; or sugar boiled. with vegetable infusions.
50261	sirupy	[.] SIR'UPY, a. Like sirup, or partaking of its qualities.
50262	sise	[.] SISE, for assize. [Not used.]
50263	siskin	[.] SIS'KIN, n. A bird, the green finch; another name of the aberdavine. The siskin or aberdavine is the Fringilla spinus; the green finch, the Fr. chloris, a different species.
50264	siss	[.] SISS, v.i. To hiss; a legitimate word in universal popular use in New England.
50265	sister	[.] SIS'TER, n. [.] 1. A female born of the same patents; correlative to brother. [.] 2. A woman of the same faith; a female fellow christian. If a brother or sister be naked and destitute of daily food. James 2. [.] 3. A female of the same kind. [.] 4. One ...
50266	sister-in-law	[.] SISTER-IN-LAW, n. A husband's or wife's sister.
50267	sisterhood	[.] SIS'TERHOOD, n. [.] 1. Sisters collectively, or a society of sisters; or a society of females united in one faith or order. [.] 2. The officer of duty of a sister. [Little used.]
50268	sisterly	[.] SIS'TERLY, a. Like a sister; becoming a sister; affectionate; as sisterly kindness.
50269	sit	[.] SIT, v.i. pret. sat; old pp. sitten [L. sedeo.] [.] 1. To rest upon the buttocks, as animals; as, to sit on a sofa or on the ground. [.] 2. To perch; to rest on the feet; as fowls. [.] 3. To occupy a seat or place in an official capacity. The scribes and ...
50270	site	[.] SITE, n. [L. silus.] [.] 1. Situation; local position; as the site of a city or of a house. [.] 2. A seat or ground-plot; as a mill-site. But we usually say, mill-seat, by which we understand the place where a mill stands, or a place convenient for a mill. [.] 3. ...
50271	sited	[.] SI'TED, a. Placed; situated. [Not in use.]
50272	sitfast	[.] SIT'FAST, n. A hard knob growing on a horse's back under the saddle.
50273	sith	[.] SITH, adv. Since; in later times.
50274	sithe	[.] SITHE, n. Time. [.] SITHE, [See Sythe.]
50275	sithence	[.] SITH'ENCE, SITH'ES, adv. Since; in later times.
50276	sithes	[.] SITH'ENCE, SITH'ES, adv. Since; in later times.
50277	sitter	[.] SIT'TER, n. [from sit.] [.] 1. One that sits. The Turks are great sitters. [.] 2. A bird that sits or incubates.
50278	sitting	[.] SIT'TING, ppr. [.] 1. Resting on the buttocks, or on the feet, as fowls; incubating; brooding; being in the actual exercise of authority, or being assembled for that purpose. [.] 2. a. In botany, sessile.
50279	situate	[.] SIT'UATE, a. [L. situs, sedeo.] [.] 1. Placed, with respect to any other object; as a town situate on a hill or on the sea shore. [.] 2. Placed; consisting. Pleasure situate in hill and dale [.] [Note. In the United States, this word is less used than situated, ...
50280	situated	[.] SIT'UATED, a. [See Siluate.] [.] 1. Seated, placed or standing with respect to any other object; as a city situated on a declivity, or in front of a lake; a town well situated for trade or manufactures; an observatory well situated for observation of the stars. ...
50281	situation	[.] SITUA'TION, n. [.] 1. Position; seat; location in respect to something else. The situation of London is more favorable for foreign commerce than that of Paris. The situation of a stranger among people of habits differing from his own, cannot be pleasant. [.] 2. ...
50282	sivan	[.] SIV'AN, n. The third month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to part of our May and part of June.
50283	six	[.] SIX, a. [L. sex;] Twice three; one more than five.
50284	six-penny	[.] SIX'-PENNY, a. Worth sixpence; as a six-penny loaf.
50285	sixfold	[.] SIX'FOLD, a. [six and fold.] Six times repeated; six double; six times as much.
50286	sixpence	[.] SIX'PENCE, n. [six and pence.] [.] 1. An English silver coin of the value of six pennies; half a shilling. [.] 2. The value of six pennies or half a shilling.
50287	sixscore	[.] SIX'SCORE, a. [six and score.] Six times twenty; one hundred and twenty.
50288	sixteen	[.] SIX'TEEN, a. Six and ten; noting the sum of six and ten.
50289	sixth	[.] SIXTH, a. The first after the fifth; the ordinal of six. [.] SIXTH, n. [.] 1. The sixth part. [.] 2. In music, a hexachord, as interval of two kinds; the minor sixth, consisting of three tones and two semitones major, and the major sixth, composed of four ...
50290	sixthly	[.] SIXTH'LY, adv. In the sixth place.
50291	sixtieth	[.] SIXTIETH, a. The ordinal of sixty.
50292	sixty	[.] SIX'TY, a. Ten times six.
50293	sizable	[.] SIZABLE, a. [from size.] [.] 1. Of considerable bulk. [.] 2. Being of reasonable of suitable size; as sizable timber.
50294	size	[.] SIZE, n. [either contracted from assize, or from the L. scissus. I take it to be from the former, and from the sense of setting, as we apply the word to the assize of bread.] [.] 1. Bulk; bigness; magnitude; extent of superficies. Size particularly expresses ...
50295	sized	[.] SI'ZED, pp. [.] 1. Adjusted according to size; prepared with size. [.] 2. a. Having a particular magnitude. And as my love is siz'd my fear is so. [Note. This word is used in compounds; as large-sized, common-sized, middle-sized, & c.]
50296	sizel	[.] SIZ'EL, n. In coining, the residue of bars of silver, after pieces are cut out for coins.
50297	sizier	[.] SI'ZIER, n. In the university of Cambridge, a student of the rank nest below that of a pensioner.
50298	siziness	[.] SI'ZINESS, n. [from sizy.] Glutinousness; viscousness; the quality of size; as the siziness of blood.
50299	sizy	[.] SI'ZY, a. [from size.] Glutinous; thick and viscous; ropy; having the adhesiveness of size; as sizy blood.
50300	skaddle	[.] SKAD'DLE, n. Hurt; damage. [Not in use.] [.] SKAD'DLE, a. Hurtful; mischievous. [Not in use.]
50301	skaddons	[.] SKAD'DONS, n. The embryos of bees. [Not in use.]
50302	skain	[.] SKAIN, n. A knot of thread, yarn or silk, or a number of knots collected.
50303	skainsmate	[.] SKA'INSMATE, n. A messmate; a companion.
50304	skald	[.] SKALD, n. An ancient Scandinavian poet or bard.
50305	skate	[.] SKATE, n. A sort or shoe furnished with a smooth iron for sliding on ice. [.] SKATE, v.i. To slide or move on skates. [.] SKATE, n. [L. squatus, squatina.] A fish of the ray kind, (Raia Batis;) called the variegated ray-fish, It is a flat fish, the largest ...
50306	skater	[.] SKATER, n. One who skates on ice.
50307	skean	[.] SKEAN, n. A short sword, or a knife. [Not in use.]
50308	skeed	[.] SKEED. [See Skid.]
50309	skeel	[.] SKEEL, n. A shallow wooden vessel for holding milk or cream.
50310	skeet	[.] SKEET, n. A long scoop used to wet the sides of ships or the sails.
50311	skeg	[.] SKEG, n. A little salmon.
50312	skeleton	[.] SKEL'ETON, n. [L. calleo, callus.] [.] 1. The bones of an animal body, separated from the flesh and retained in their natural position or connections. When the bones are connected by the natural ligaments, it is called a natural skeleton; when by wires, or any ...
50313	skellum	[.] SKEL'LUM, n. A scoundrel. [Not in use.]
50314	skep	[.] SKEP, n. A sort of basket, narrow at the bottom and wide at the top. [Not used in America.]
50315	skeptic	[.] SKEPTIC. [See Sceptic.]
50316	sketch	[.] SKETCH, n. [L. scateo.] An outline or general delineation of any thing; a first rough or incomplete draught of a plan or any design; as the sketch of a building; the sketch of an essay. [.] SKETCH, v.t. [.] 1. To draw the outline or general figure of a thing; ...
50317	sketched	[.] SKETCH'ED, pp. Having the outline drawn.
50318	sketching	[.] SKETCH'ING, ppr. Drawing the outline.
50319	skew	[.] SKEW, adv. Awry; obliquely. [See Askew.] [.] SKEW, v.t. [.] 1. To look obliquely upon; to notice slightly. [Not in use.] [.] 2. To shape or form in an oblique way. [Not in use.] [.] SKEW, v.i. To walk obliquely.
50320	skewer	[.] SKEW'ER, n. A pin of wood or iron for fastening meat to a spit, or for keeping it in form while roasting.
50321	skid	[.] SKID, n. [.] 1. A curving timber to preserve a ship's side from injury by heavy bodies hoisted or lowered against it; a slider. [.] 2. A chain used for fastening the wheel of a wagon, to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill.
50322	skiff	[.] SKIFF, n. [L. schapha;] A small light boar resembling a yawl. [.] SKIFF, v.t. To pass over in a light boat.
50323	skill	[.] SKILL, n. Calleo, that is to strain, stretch, reach, and with to perfect, that is, to make sound, or to reach the utmost limit. The sense of folly, error, sin, preverseness, is from wandering, deviation. [.] 1. The familiar knowledge of any art or science, united ...
50324	skilled	[.] SKILL'ED, a. Having familiar knowledge united with readiness and dexterity in the application of it; familiarly acquainted with; followed by in; as a professor skilled in logic or geometry; one skilled in the art of engraving.
50325	skilless	[.] SKIL'LESS, a. Wanting skill; artless.
50326	skillful	[.] SKILL'FUL, a. [.] 1. Knowing; well versed in any art; hence, dextrous; able in management; able to perform nicely any manual operation in the arts or professions; as a skillful mechanic; a skillful operator in surgery. [.] 2. Well versed in practice; as a skillful ...
50327	skillfully	[.] SKILL'FULLY, adv. With skill; with nice art; dextrously; as a machine skillfully made; a ship skillfully managed.
50328	skillfulness	[.] SKILL'FULNESS, n. The quality of possessing skill; dextrousness; ability to perform well in any art or business, or to manage affairs with judgement and exactness, or according to good taste or just rules; knowledge and ability derived from experience.
50329	skilling	[.] SKIL'LING, n. An isle or bay of a barn; also, a skight addition to a cottage
50330	skilt	[.] SKILT, n. (See Skill) Difference.
50331	skim	[.] SKIM, n. (a different orthography of scum; [.] Scum; the thich matter that forms on the surface of a liquor.
50332	skim-coulter	[.] SKIM-COULTER, n. A coulter for paring off the surface of land.
50333	skim-milk	[.] SKIM-MILK, n. Milk from which the cream has been taken.
50334	skimble-scamble	[.] SKIMBLE-SCAMBLE, a. (a duplication of scamble). Wandering; disorderly.
50335	skimmer	[.] SKIM'MER, n. [.] 1. An utensil in the form of a scoop; used for skimming liquors. [.] 2. One that skims over a subject. [.] 3. A sea fowl, the cut-water.
50336	skimmings	[.] SKIM'MINGS, n. plu. Matter skimmed from the surface of liquors.
50337	skin	[.] SKIN, n. [.] 1. The natural covering of animal bodies, consisting of the cuticle or scarf-skin, the rete mucosum, and the cutis or hide. The cuticle is very thin and insensible; the cutis is thicker and very sensible. [.] 2. A hide; a pelt; the skin of an animal ...
50338	skindeep	[.] SKIN'DEEP, a. Superficial; not deep; slight.
50339	skinflint	[.] SKIN'FLINT, n. (skin and flint) A very niggardly person.
50340	skink	[.] SKINK, n. [.] 1. Drink; pottage. [.] 2. (L. scincus) A small lizard of Egypt; also, the common name of a genus of lizards, with a long body entirely covered with rounded imbricate scales, all natives of warm climates. [.] SKINK, v.i. To bestow, to make ...
50341	skinker	[.] SKINK'ER, n. One that serves liquors.
50342	skinless	[.] SKIN'LESS, a. (from skin) Having a thin skin; as skinless fruit.
50343	skinned	[.] SKIN'NED, pp. [.] 1. Stripped of the skin; flayed [.] 2. Covered with skin.
50344	skinner	[.] SKIN'NER, n. [.] 1. One that skins. [.] 2. One that deals in skins, plets or hides.
50345	skinniness	[.] SKIN'NINESS, n. The quality of being skinny.
50346	skinny	[.] SKIN'NY, a. Consisting of skin, or of skin only; wanting flesh.
50347	skip	[.] SKIP, v.i. To leap; to bound; to spring; as a goat or lamb. [.] To skip over, to pass without notice; to omit. [.] SKIP, v.t. To pass over or by; to omit; to miss.
50348	skipper	[.] SKIP'PER, n. [.] 1. The master of a small trading vessel. [.] 2. (from skip.) A dancer. [.] 3. A youngling; a young thoughtless person. [.] 4. The hornfish, so called. [.] 5. The cheese maggot.
50349	skippet	[.] SKIP'PET, n. (See Ship and Skiff.) A small boat.
50350	skipping	[.] SKIP'PING, ppr. Leaping; bounding. Skipping notes, in music, are notes that are not in regular course, but separate.
50351	skippingly	[.] SKIP'PINGLY, adv. by leaps.
50352	skirmish	[.] SKIRMISH, n. [.] 1. A slight fight in war; a light combat by armies at a great distance from each other, or between detachments and small parties. [.] 2. A contest; a contention. [.] They never meet but there's a skirmish of wit.
50353	skirmisher	[.] SKIRM'ISHER, n. One that skirmishes.
50354	skirmishing	[.] SKIRM'ISHING, ppr. Fighting slightly or in detached parties. [.] SKIRM'ISHING, n. The act of fighting in a loose or slight encounter.
50355	skirr	[.] SKIRR, v.t. To scour; to ramble over in order to clear. [.] SKIRR, v.i. To scour; to scud; to run hastily.
50356	skirret	[.] SKIR'RET, n. A plant of the genus Sium.
50357	skirrus	[.] SKIR'RUS. (See Scirrhus.)
50358	skirt	[.] SKIRT, n. [.] 1. The lower and loose part of a coat or other garment; the part below the waist; as the skirt of a coat or mantle. 1 Sam.15. [.] 2. The edge of any part of dress. [.] 3. Border; edge; margin; extreme part; as the skirt of a forest; the skirt ...
50359	skirted	[.] SKIRT'ED, pp. Bordered.
50360	skirting	[.] SKIRT'ING, ppr. Bordering; forming a border.
50361	skit	[.] SKIT, n. A wanton girl; a reflection; a jeer or jibe; a whim. [.] SKIT, v.t. To cast reflections.
50362	skittish	[.] SKIT'TISH, a. [.] 1. Shy; easily frightened; shunning familiarity; timorous; as a restif skittish jade. L'Estrange. [.] 2. Wanton; volatile; hasty. [.] 3. Changeable; fickle; as skittish fortune.
50363	skittishly	[.] SKIT'TISHLY, adv. Shyly; wantonly; changeably.
50364	skittishness	[.] SKIT'TISHNESS, n. [.] 1. Shyness; aptness to fear approach; timidity. [.] 2. Fickleness; wantonness.
50365	skittles	[.] SKIT'TLES, n. Nine pins.
50366	skolezite	[.] SKOL'EZITE, n. A mineral allied to Thomsonite, occurring crystallized and massive, colorless and nearly transparent. When a small portion of it is placed in the exterior flame of the blowpipe, it twists like a worm, becomes opake, and is converted into a blebby colorless ...
50367	skonce	[.] SKONCE, [See Sconce.]
50368	skoradite	[.] SKOR'ADITE, n. A mineral of a greenish color of different shades or brown and nearly black, resembling the martial arseniate of copper. It occurs massive, but generally crystallized in rectangular prisms.
50369	skreen	[.] SKREEN. (See Screen).
50370	skringe	[.] SKRINGE, properly scringe; a vulgar corruption of cringe.
50371	skue	[.] SKUE. (See Skew.)
50372	skug	[.] SKUG, v.t. To hide.
50373	skulk	[.] SKULK, v.i. To lurk; to withdraw into a corner or into a close place for concealment (See Sculk).
50374	skull	[.] SKULL, n. [.] 1. The bone that forms the exterior of the head, and incloses the brain; the brain-pan. It is composed of several parts united at the sutures. [.] 2. A person. [.] Skulls that cannot teach and will not learn. [.] 3. Skull, for skeal or school, ...
50375	skull-cap	[.] SKULL'-CAP, n. [.] 1. A head piece. [.] 2. A plant of the genus Scutellaria.
50376	skunk	[.] SKUNK, n. In America, the popular name of a fetid animal of the weasel kind; the Viverra Mephitis of Linne.
50377	skute	[.] SKUTE, n. A boat. [See Scow.]
50378	sky	[.] SKY, n. [.] 1. The aerial region which surrounds the earth; the apparent arch or vault of heaven, which in a clear day is of a blue color. [.] 2. The heavens. [.] 3. The weather; the climate. [.] 4. A cloud; a shadow.
50379	sky-colored	[.] SKY'-COLORED, a. Like the sky in color; blue; azure.
50380	skyey	[.] SKY'EY, a. Like the sky; etherial.
50381	skyish	[.] SKY'ISH, a. Like the sky, or approaching the sky. The skyish head of blue Olympus.
50382	skylark	[.] SKY'LARK, n. A lark that mounts and sings as it flies.
50383	slab	[.] SLAB, a. Thick; viscous. [Not used.] [.] SLAB, n. [.] 1. A plane or table of stone; as a marble slab. [.] 2. An outside piece taken from timber in sawing it into boards, planks, & c. [.] 3. A puddle. [See Slop.]
50384	slabber	[.] SLAB'BER, v.i. To let the saliva or other liquid fall from the mouth carelessly; to drivel. It is also written slaver. [.] SLAB'BER, v.t. [.] 1. To sup up hastily, as liquid food. [.] 2. To wet and foul by liquids suffered to fall carelessly from the ...
50385	slabbererm	[.] SLAB'BERERM n. One that slabbers; an idiot.
50386	slabbering	[.] SLAB'BERING, ppr. Driveling.
50387	slabby	[.] SLAB'BY, a. [.] 1. Thick; viscous. [Not much used.] [.] 2. Wet. [See Sloppy.]
50388	slack	[.] SLACK, a. [.] 1. Not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as a slack rope; slack rigging; slack shrouds. [.] 2. Weak; remiss; not holding fast; as a slack hand. [.] 3. Remiss; backward; not using due diligence; not earnest or eager; as slack in duty ...
50389	slacken	[.] SLACK'EN, n. Among miners, a spungy semi-vitrified substance which they mix with the ores of metals to prevent their fusion.
50390	slackly	[.] SLACK'LY, adv. [.] 1. Not tightly; loosely. [.] 2. Negligently; remissly.
50391	slackness	[.] SLACK'NESS, n. [.] 1. Looseness; the state opposite to tension; not tightness or rigidness; as the slackness of a cord or rope. [.] 2. Remissness; negligence; inattention; as the slackness of men in business or duty; slackness in the performance of engagements. [.] 3. ...
50392	slade	[.] SLADE, n. A little dell or valley; also, a flat piece of low moist ground.
50393	slag	[.] SLAG, n. The dross or recrement of a metal; or vitrified cinders.
50394	slaie	[.] SLAIE, n. A weaver's reed.
50395	slain	[.] SLAIN, pp. of slay; so written for slayen. Killed.
50396	slake	[.] SLAKE, v.t. To quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst. And slake the heav'nly fire. [.] SLAKE, v.i. [.] 1. To go out; to become extinct. [.] 2. To grow less tense. [a mistake for slack.]
50397	slam	[.] SLAM, v.t. [.] 1. To strike with force and noise; to shut against; a violent shutting of a door. [.] 2. To beat; to cuff. [.] 3. To strike down; to slaughter. [.] 4. To win all the tricks in a hand; as we say, to take all at a stroke or dash.
50398	slamkin	[.] SLAM'KIN, SLAM'MERKIN, n. A slut; a slatternly woman. [Not used.]
50399	slammerkin	[.] SLAM'KIN, SLAM'MERKIN, n. A slut; a slatternly woman. [Not used.]
50400	slander	[.] SLA'NDER, n. [.] 1. A false tale or report maliciously uttered. and tending to injure the reputation of another by lessening him in the esteem of his fellow citizens, by exposing min to impeachment and punishment, or by impairing his means of lining; defamation. ...
50401	slandered	[.] SLA'NDERED, pp. Defamed; injured in good name by false and malicious reports.
50402	slanderer	[.] SLA'NDERER, n. A defamer; one who injures another by maliciously reporting something to his prejudice.
50403	slandering	[.] SLA'NDERING, ppr. Defaming.
50404	slanderous	[.] SLA'NDEROUS, a. [.] 1. That utters defamatory words or tales; as a slanderous tongue. [.] 2. Containing slander or defamation; calumnious; as slanderous words, speeches or reports, false and maliciously uttered. [.] 3. Scandalous; reproachful.
50405	slanderously	[.] SL'ANDEROUSLY, adv. With slander; calumniously; with false and malicious reproach.
50406	slanderousness	[.] SL'ANDEROUSNESS, n. The state or quality of being slanderous or defamatory.
50407	slang	[.] SLANG, old pret. of sling. We now use slung. [.] SLANG, n. Low vulgar unmeaning language. [Low.]
50408	slank	[.] SLANK, n. A plant. [alga marina.]
50409	slant	[.] SLANT, STANTING, a. Sloping; oblique; inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; as a slanting ray of light; a slanting floor.
50410	slantingly	[.] SL'ANTINGLY, adv. With a slope or inclination; also, with an oblique hint or remark.
50411	slantly	[.] SL'ANTLY, SL'ANTWISE, adv. Obliquely; in an inclined direction.
50412	slantwise	[.] SL'ANTLY, SL'ANTWISE, adv. Obliquely; in an inclined direction.
50413	slap	[.] SLAP, n. [L. alapa and schloppus.] A blow given with the open hand, or with something broad. [.] SLAP, v.t. To strike with the open hand, or with something broad. [.] SLAP, adv. With a sudden and violent blow.
50414	slapdash	[.] SLAP'DASH, adv. [slap and dash.] All at once.
50415	slape	[.] SLAPE, a. Slippery; smooth.
50416	slapper	[.] SLAP'PER, SLAPPING, a. Very large. [Vulgar.]
50417	slapping	[.] SLAP'PER, SLAPPING, a. Very large. [Vulgar.]
50418	slash	[.] SLASH, v.t. [.] 1. To cut by striking violently and at random; to cut in long cuts. [.] 2. To lash. [.] SLASH, v.i. To strike violently and at random with a sword, hanger or other edger instrument; to lay about one with blows. Hewing and slashing at their ...
50419	slashed	[.] SLASH'ED, pp. Cut at random.
50420	slashing	[.] SLASH'ING, ppr. Striking violently and cutting at random.
50421	slat	[.] SLAT, n. [This is doubtless the sloat of the English dictionaries. See Sloat.] A narrow piece of board or timber used to fasten together larger pieces; as the slats of a cart or a chair.
50422	slatch	[.] SLATCH, n. [.] 1. In seamen's language, the period of a transitory breeze. [.] 2. An interval of fair weather. [.] 3. Slack.
50423	slate	[.] SLATE, n. [.] 1. An argillaceous stone which readily splits into plates; argillite; argillaceous shist. [.] 2. A piece of smooth argillaceous stone, used for covering buildings. [.] 3. A piece of smooth stone of the above species, used for writing on. [.] SLATE, ...
50424	slate-ax	[.] SLA'TE-AX, n. A mattock with an ax-end; used in slating.
50425	slated	[.] SLA'TED, pp. Covered with slates.
50426	slater	[.] SLA'TER, v.i. [.] 1. To be careless of dress and dirty. [.] 2. To be careless, negligent or awkward; to spill carelessly.
50427	slattern	[.] SLAT'TERN, n. A woman who is negligent of her dress, or who suffers her clothes and furniture to be in disorder; one who is not neat and nice.
50428	slatternly	[.] SLAT'TERNLY, adv. Negligently; awkwardly.
50429	slaty	[.] SLA'TY, a. Resembling slate; having the nature or properties of slate; as a slaty color or texture; a slaty feel.
50430	slaughter	[.] SLAUGHTER, n. slaw'ter [See Slay.] [.] 1. In a general sense, a killing. Applied to men, slaughter usually denotes great destruction of life by violent means; as the slaughter of men in battle. [.] 2. Applied to beasts, butchery; a killing of oxen or other beasts ...
50431	slaughter-house	[.] SLAUGHTER-HOUSE, n. slaw'ter-house, A house where beasts are butchered for the market.
50432	slaughter-man	[.] SLAUGHTER-MAN, n. slaw'ter-man. One employed in killing.
50433	slaughtered	[.] SLAUGHTERED, pp. slaw'tered. Slain; butchered.
50434	slaughtering	[.] SLAUGHTERING, ppr. slaw'tering, Killing; destroying human life; butchering,
50435	slaughterous	[.] SLAUGHTEROUS, a. slaw'terous. Destructive; murderous.
50436	slave	[.] SLAVE, n. [.] 1. A person who is wholly subject to the will of another; one who has no will of his own, but whose person and services are wholly under the control of another. In the early state of the world, and to this day among some barbarous nations, prisoners ...
50437	slave-trade	[.] SLA'VE-TRADE, n. [slave and trade.] The barbarous and wicked business of purchasing men and women, transporting them to a distant country and selling them for slaves.
50438	slaveborn	[.] SLA'VEBORN, a. Born in slavery.
50439	slaveish	[.] SLA'VEISH, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to slaves; servile; mean; base; such as becomes a slave; as a slavish dependence on the great. [.] 2. Servile; laborious; consisting in drudgery; as a slavish life.
50440	slavelike	[.] SLA'VELIKE, a. Like or becoming a slave.
50441	slaver	[.] SLAV'ER, n. [the same as slabber.] Saliva driveling from the mouth. [.] SLAV'ER, v.i. [.] 1. To suffer the spittle to issue from the mouth. [.] 2. To be besmeared with saliva. [.] SLAV'ER, v.t. To smear with saliva issuing from the mouth; to defile ...
50442	slavered	[.] SLAV'ERED, pp. Defiled with drivel.
50443	slaverer	[.] SLAV'ERER, n. A driveler; an idiot.
50444	slavering	[.] SLAV'ERING, ppr. Letting fall saliva.
50445	slavery	[.] SLA'VERY, n. [See Slave.] [.] 1. Bondage; the state of entire subjection of one person to the will of another. Slavery is the obligation to labor for the benefit of the master, without the contract of consent of the servant. Slavery may proceed from crimes, from ...
50446	slavishly	[.] SLA'VISHLY, adv. Servilely; meanly; basely.
50447	slavishness	[.] SLA'VISHNESS, n. The state or quality of being slavish; servility; meanness.
50448	slavonic	[.] SLAVON'IC, a. [from Sclavi, a people of the north of Europe.] [.] Pertaining to the Sclavi, a people that inhabited the country between the rivers Save and Drave, or to their language. Hence the word came to denote the language which is now spoken in Poland, Russia, ...
50449	slay	[.] SLAY, v.t. pret. slew; pp. slain. [The proper sense is to strike, and as beating was an early mode of killing, this word, like smite, came to signify to kill. It seems to be formed on the root of lay; as we say to lay on.] [.] 1. To kill; to put to death by ...
50450	slayer	[.] SLA'YER, n. One that slays; a killer; a murderer; an assassin; a destroyer of life.
50451	slaying	[.] SLA'YING, ppr. Killing; destroying life.
50452	sleave	[.] SLEAVE, n. The knotted or entangled part of silk or thread; silk or thread untwisted. [.] SLEAVE, v.t. To separate threads; or to divide a collection of threads; to sley; a word used by weavers.
50453	sleaved	[.] SLE'AVED, a. Raw; not spun or wrought.
50454	sleazy	[.] SLEA'ZY, SLEE'ZY, a. [probably from the root of loose.] Thin; flimsy; wanting firmness of texture or substance; as sleezy silk or muslin.
50455	sled	[.] SLED, n. A carriage or vehicle moved on runners, much used in America for conveying heavy weights in winter, as timber, wood, stone and the like. [.] SLED, v.t. To convey or transport on a sled; as, to sled wood or timber.
50456	sledded	[.] SLED'DED, pp. Conveyed on a sled.
50457	sledding	[.] SLED'DING, ppr. Conveying on a sled. [.] SLED'DING, n. The act of transporting on a sled. [.] 2. The means of conveying on sleds; snow sufficient for the running of sleds. Thus we say in America, when there is snow sufficient to run a sled, it is good sledding ...
50458	sledge	...
50459	sleek	[.] SLEEK, a. [See Like] [.] 1. Smooth; having an even smooth surface; whence, glossy; as sleek hair. So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make. [.] 2. Not rough or harsh, Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek.
50460	sleekly	[.] SLEE'KLY, adv. Smoothly; nicely.
50461	sleekness	[.] SLEE'KNESS, n. Smoothness of surface.
50462	sleekstone	[.] SLEE'KSTONE, n. A smoothing stone.
50463	sleeky	[.] SLEE'KY, a. Of a sleek or smooth appearance. [Not in use.]
50464	sleep	[.] SLEEP, v.i. pret. and pp. slept. [.] 1. To take rest by a suspension of the voluntary exercise of the powers of the body and mind. The proper time to sleep in during the darkness of night. [.] 2. To rest; to be unemployed; to be inactive or motionless; as, ...
50465	sleeper	[.] SLEE'PER, n. [.] 1. A person that sleeps; also, a drone or lazy person. [.] 2. That which lies dormant, as a law not executed. [Not in use.] [.] 3. AN animal that lies dormant in winter, as the bear, the marmot, & c. [.] 4. In building, the oblique rafter ...
50466	sleepful	[.] SLEE'PFUL, a. Strongly inclined to sleep. [Little used.]
50467	sleepfulness	[.] SLEE'PFULNESS, n. Strong inclination to sleep. [Little used.]
50468	sleepily	[.] SLEE'PILY, adv. [.] 1. Drowsily; with desire to sleep. [.] 2. Dully; in a lazy manner; heavily Raleigh [.] 3. Stupidly.
50469	sleepiness	[.] SLEE'PINESS, n. Drowsiness; inclination to sleep.
50470	sleeping	[.] SLEE'PING, ppr. Resting; reposing in sleep. [.] SLEE'PING, n. The state of resting in sleep.
50471	sleepless	[.] SLEE'PLESS, a. [.] 1. Having no sleep; without sleep; wakeful. [.] 2. Having no rest; perpetually agitated; as Biscay's sleepless bay.
50472	sleeplessness	[.] SLEE'PLESSNESS, n. Want or destitution of sleep.
50473	sleepy	[.] SLEE'PY, a. [.] 1. Drowsy; inclined to sleep. [.] 2. Not awake. She wak'd her sleep crew. [.] 3. Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as a sleepy drink or potion.
50474	sleet	...
50475	sleety	[.] SLEE'TY, a. Bringing sleet.
50476	sleeve	[.] SLEEVE, [.] 1. The part of a garment that is fitted to cover the arm; as the sleeve of a coat or gown. [.] 2. The raveled sleeve of car, in Shakespeare. [See Sleave.]
50477	sleezy	[.] SLEA'ZY, SLEE'ZY, a. [probably from the root of loose.] Thin; flimsy; wanting firmness of texture or substance; as sleezy silk or muslin.
50478	sleid	[.] SLEID, v.t. To sley or prepare for use in the weaver's sley or slaie.
50479	sleigh	[.] SLEIGH, n. sla. [probably allied to sleek.] A vehicle moved on runners, and greatly used in America for transporting persons or goods on snow or ice. [This word the English write and pronounce sledge, and apply it to what we calla sled.]
50480	sleight	[.] SLEIGHT, n. slite. [.] 1. An artful trick; sly artifice; a trick or feat so dexterously performed that the manner of performance escapes observation; as sleight of hand. [.] 2. Dexterous practice; dexterity.
50481	sleightful	[.] SLEIGHTFUL, SLEIGHTY, a. Artful; cunningly dexterous.
50482	sleighty	[.] SLEIGHTFUL, SLEIGHTY, a. Artful; cunningly dexterous.
50483	slender	[.] SLEN'DER, a. [.] 1. Thin; small in circumference compared with the length; not thick; as a slender stem or stalk of a plant. [.] 2. Small in the waist; not thick or gross. A slender waist is considered as a beauty. [.] 3. Not strong; small; slight. Mighty ...
50484	slenderly	[.] SLEN'DERLY, adv. [.] 1. Without bulk. [.] 2. Slightly; meanly; as a debt to be slenderly regarded. [.] 3. Insufficiently; as a table slenderly supplied.
50485	slenderness	[.] SLEN'DERNESS, n. Thinness; smallness of diameter in proportion to the length; as the slenderness of a hair. [.] 2. Want of bulk or strength; as the slenderness of a cord or chain. [.] 3. Weakness; slightness; as the slenderness of a reason. [.] 4. Weakness; ...
50486	slent	[.] SLENT, v.i. To make an oblique remark. [Not used. See Slant.]
50487	slept	[.] SLEPT, pret. and pp. of sleep.
50488	slete	[.] SLATE, SLETE, v.t. To set a dog loose at any thing.
50489	slew	[.] SLEW, pret. of slay.
50490	sley	[.] SLEY, n. A weaver's reed. [See Sleave and Sleid.]
50491	slice	[.] SLICE, v.t. [.] 1. To cut into thin pieces, or to cut off a thin broad piece. [.] 2. To cut into parts. [.] 3. To cut; to divide. [.] SLICE, n. A thin broad piece cut off; as a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread. [.] 2. A broad piece' ...
50492	sliced	[.] SLI'CED, pp. Cut into broad thin pieces.
50493	slich	[.] SLICH, n. The ore of a metal when pounded and prepared for working.
50494	slicing	[.] SLI'CING, ppr. Cutting into broad thin pieces.
50495	slick	[.] SLICK , the popular pronunciation of sleek, and so written by some authors.
50496	slickensides	[.] SLICK'ENSIDES, n. A name which workmen give to a variety of galena in Derbyshire.
50497	slid	[.] SLID, pret. of slide.
50498	slidder	[.] SLID'DER, v.i. [See Slide.] To slide with interruption. [Not in use.]
50499	slidderly	[.] SLID'DER, SLID'DERLY, a. [See Slide.] Slippery. [Not in use.]
50500	slide	[.] SLIDE, v.i. pret. slid; pp. slid, slidden. [.] 1. To move along the surface of any body by slipping, or without bounding or rolling; to slip; to glide; as, a sled slides on snow and ice; a snow-slip slides down the mountain's side. [.] 2. To move along the ...
50501	slider	[.] SLIDER, n. [.] 1. One that slides. [.] 2. The part of an instrument or machine that slides.
50502	sliding	[.] SLI'DING, ppr. Moving along the surface by slipping; gliding; passing smoothly, easily or imperceptibly. [.] SLI'DING, n. Lapse; falling; used in backsliding.
50503	sliding-rule	[.] SLIDING-RULE, n. A mathematical instrument used to determine measure or quantity without compasses, by sliding the parts one by another.
50504	slight	[.] SLIGHT, a. [It seems that slight belongs to the family of sleek, smooth.] [.] 1. Weak; inconsiderable; not forcible; as a slight impulse; a slight effort. [.] 2. Not deep; as a slight impression. [.] 3. Not violent; as a slight disease, illness or indisposition. [.] 4. ...
50505	slighted	[.] SLIGHTED, pp. Neglected.
50506	slighten	[.] SLIGHTEN, v.t. To slight or disregard. [Not in use.]
50507	slighter	[.] SLIGHTER, n. One who neglects.
50508	slighting	[.] SLIGHTING, ppr. Neglecting; disregarding.
50509	slightingly	[.] SLIGHTINGLY, adv. With neglect; without respect.
50510	slightly	[.] SLIGHTLY, adv. [.] 1. Weakly; superficially; with inconsiderable force or effect; in a small degree; as a man slightly wounded; an audience slightly affected with preaching. [.] 2. Negligently; without regard; with moderate contempt.
50511	slightness	[.] SLIGHTNESS, n. [.] 1. Weakness; want of force or strength; superficialness; as the slightness of a wound or an impression. [.] 2. Negligence; want of attention; want of vehemence. How does it reproach the slightness of out sleepy heartless addresses!
50512	slighty	[.] SLIGHTY, a. [.] 1. Superficial; slight. [.] 2. Trifling; inconsiderable.
50513	slily	[.] SLILY, adv. [from sly.] With artful or dexterous secrecy. Satan slily robs us of our grand treasure.
50514	slim	[.] SLIM, a. [Ice.] [.] 1. Slender; of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the highth; as a slim person; a slim tree. [.] 2. Weak; slight; unsubstantial. [.] 3. Worthless.
50515	slime	[.] SLIME, n. [L. limus.] Soft moist earth having an adhesive quality; viscous mud. The had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. Gen 11.
50516	slime-pit	[.] SLI'ME-PIT, n. A pit of slime or adhesive mire.
50517	sliminess	[.] SLI'MINESS, n. The quality of slime; consisting of slime.
50518	slimy	[.] SLI'MY, a. [.] 1. Abounding with slime; consisting of slime. [.] 2. Overspread with slime; as a slimy eel. [.] 3. Viscous; glutinous; as a slimy soil.
50519	sliness	[.] SLI'NESS, n. [from sly.] Dexterous artifice to conceal any thing; artful secrecy.
50520	sling	[.] SLING, n. [.] 1. An instrument for throwing stones, consisting of a strap and two strings; the stone being lodged in the strap, is thrown by losing one of the strings With a sling and a stone David killed Goliath. [.] 2. A throw; a stroke. [.] 3. A kind of ...
50521	slinger	[.] SLING'ER, n. One who slings or uses the sling.
50522	slinging	[.] SLING'ING, ppr. Throwing with a sling; hanging so as to swing; moving by a sling.
50523	slink	[.] SLINK, v.i. pret. and pp. slunk. [.] 1. To sneak; to creep away meanly; to steal away. He would pinch the children in the dark, and then slink into a corner. [.] 2. To miscarry, as a beast. [.] SLINK, v.t. To cast prematurely; to miscarry of; as the ...
50524	slip	[.] SLIP, v.i. [L. labor, to slide.] [.] 1. To slide; to glide; to move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling or stepping. [.] 2. To slide; not to tread firmly. Walk carefully, lest your foot should slip. [.] 3. TO move or fly out of place; ...
50525	slipper	[.] SLIP'PER, n. [.] 1. A kind of shoe consisting of a sole and vamp without quarters, which may be slipped on with ease and worn in undress; a slip-shoe. [.] 2. A kind of apron for children, to be slipped over their other clothes to keep them clean. [.] 3. A plant. ...
50526	slippered	[.] SLIP'PERED, a. Wearing slippers.
50527	slipperily	[.] SLIP'PERILY, adv. [from slippery.] In a slippery manner.
50528	slipperiness	[.] SLIP'PERINESS, n. [.] 1. The state or quality of being slippery; lubricity; smoothness; glibness; as the slipperiness of ice or snow; the slipperiness of the tongue. [.] 2. Uncertainty; want of firm footing. [.] 3. Lubricity of character.
50529	slippery	[.] SLIP'PERY, a. [.] 1. Smooth; glib; having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; as, oily substances render things slippery. [.] 2. Not affording firm footing or confidence; as a slippery promise. The slipp'ry tops of human state. [.] 3. Not easily held; liable ...
50530	slippy	[.] SLIP'PY, a. Slippery. [Not in use.]
50531	slipshod	[.] SLIP'SHOD, a. [slip and shod.] Wearing shoes like slippers, without pulling up the quarters.
50532	slipstring	[.] SLIP'STRING, n. [slip and string.] One that has shaken off restraint; a prodigal; called also slopthrift, but I believe seldom or never used.
50533	slit	[.] SLIT, v.t. pret. slit; pp. slot or slitted. [.] 1. To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bard into nail rods. [.] 2. To cut or make a long fissure; as, to slit the ear or tongue, or the nose. [.] 3. To cut in general. [.] 4. ...
50534	slitter	[.] SLIT'TER, n. One that slits.
50535	slitting	[.] SLIT'TING, ppr. Cutting lengthwise.
50536	slitting-mill	[.] SLIT'TING-MILL, n. A mill where iron bars are slit into nail rods & c.
50537	slive	[.] SLIVE, v.i. To sneak.
50538	sliver	[.] SLIV'ER, v.t. To cut or divide into long thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; as, to sliver wood.
50539	sloat	[.] SLOAT, n. [from the root of L. claudo.] A narrow piece of timber which holds together larger pieces; as the sloats of a cart. [In New England, this is called a slat, as the slats of a chair, cart, & c.]
50540	slobber	[.] SLOB'BER, and its derivatives, are a different orthography of slabber, the original pronunciation of which was probably slobber. [See Slabber and Slaver.]
50541	slock	[.] SLOCK, to quench, is a different orthography of slake, but not used.
50542	sloe	[.] SLOE, n. A small wild plum, the fruit of the black thorn. [Prunus spinosa.]
50543	sloe-worm	[.] SLOW-WORM, SLOE-WORM, n. An insect found on the leaves of the sloe-tree, which often changes its skin and assumes different colors. It changes into a four winged fly.
50544	sloom	[.] SLOOM, n. Slumber. [Not used.]
50545	sloomy	[.] SLOOM'Y, a. Sluggish; slow. [Not used.]
50546	sloop	[.] SLOOP, n. A vessel with one mast, the main-sail of which is attached to a gaff above, to a boom below, and to the mast on its foremost edge. It differs from a cutter by having a fixed steeving bowsprit, and a jib-stay. Sloops are of various sizes, from the size of ...
50547	slop	[.] SLOP, v.t. [probably allied to lap.] To drink greedily and grossly. [Little used.] [.] SLOP, n. [probably allied to slabber.] [.] 1. Water carelessly thrown about on a table or floor; a puddle; a soiled spot. [.] 2. Mean liquor; mean liquid food. [.] SLOP, ...
50548	slope	[.] SLOPE, a. [This word contains the elements of L. labor, lapsus, and Eng. slip; also of L. levo. Eng. lift. I know not whether it originally signified ascending or descending, probably the latter.] Inclined or inclining form a horizontal direction; forming an angle ...
50549	slopeness	[.] SLO'PENESS, n. Declivity; obliquity. [Not much used.]
50550	slopewise	[.] SLO'PEWISE, adv. Obliquely.
50551	sloping	[.] SLO'PING, ppr. [.] 1. Taking an inclined direction. [.] 2. a. Oblique; declivous; inclining or inclined from a horizontal of other right line.
50552	slopingly	[.] SLO'PINGLY, adv. Obliquely; with a slope.
50553	sloppiness	[.] SLOP'PINESS, n. [from sloppy.] Wetness of the earth; muddiness.
50554	sloppy	[.] SLOP'PY, a. Wet, as the ground; muddy; plashy.
50555	slopseller	[.] SLOP'SELLER, n. A shop where ready made clothes are sold.
50556	slot	[.] SLOT, v.t. To shut with violence; to slam, that is to drive. [Not in use.]
50557	sloth	[.] SLOTH, n. [.] 1. Slowness; tardiness I abhor this dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. [.] 2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness; idleness. They change their course to pleasure, ease and sloth. Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor ...
50558	slothful	[.] SLOTH'FUL, a. Inactive; sluggish; lazy; indolent; idle. He that is slothful in his work, is brother to him that is a great waster. Prov. 18.
50559	slothfully	[.] SLOTH'FULLY, adv. Lazily; sluggish; idly.
50560	slothfulness	[.] SLOTH'FULNESS, n. The indulgence of sloth; inactivity; the habit of idleness; laziness. Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep. Prov. 19.
50561	slottery	[.] SLOT'TERY, a. [.] 1. Squalid; dirty; sluttish untrimmed. [Not in use.] [.] 2. Foul; wet. [Not in use.]
50562	slouch	[.] SLOUCH, n. [This word probably belongs to the root of lag, slug.] [.] 1. A hanging down; a depression of the head or of some other part of the body, an ungainly clownish gait. [.] 2. An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow. [.] SLOUCH, v.i. To hang down; to ...
50563	slouching	[.] SLOUCH'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Causing to hang down. [.] 2. a. Hanging down; walking heavily and awkwardly.
50564	slough	[.] SLOUGH, n. slou. [.] 1. A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire. [.] 2. [pron. sluff.] The skin or cast skin of a serpent. [Its use for the skin in general, in Shakespeare, is not authorized.] [.] 3. [pron. sluff.] The part that separates from a ...
50565	sloughly	[.] SLOUGHLY, a. slou'y. Full of sloughs; miry.
50566	sloven	[.] SLOVEN, n. A man careless of his dress, or negligent of cleanliness; a man habitually negligent of neatness and order.
50567	slovenliness	[.] SLOVENLINESS, n. [from sloven.] [.] 1. Negligence of dress; habitual want of cleanliness. [.] 2. Neglect of order and neatness.
50568	slovenly	[.] SLOVENLY, a. [.] 1. Negligent of dress or neatness; as a slowenly man. [.] 2. Loose; disorderly; not neat; as a slovenly dress.
50569	slovenry	[.] SLOVENRY, n. Negligence of order or neatness; dirtiness. [Not in use.]
50570	slow	[.] SLOW, a. [.] 1. Moving a small distance in a long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; as a slow stream; a slow motion. [.] 2. Late; not happening in short time. These changes in the heavens though slow, produc'd like change on sea and land, sidereal ...
50571	slow-worm	[.] SLOW-WORM, SLOE-WORM, n. An insect found on the leaves of the sloe-tree, which often changes its skin and assumes different colors. It changes into a four winged fly.
50572	slowback	[.] SLOW'BACK, n. A lubber; an idle fellow; a loiterer.
50573	slowly	[.] SLOWLY, adv. [.] 1. With moderate motion; not rapidly; not with velocity or celerity; as, to walk slowly. [.] 2. Not soon; not early; not in a little time; not with hasty advance; as a country that rises slowly into importance. [.] 3. Not hastily; not rashly; ...
50574	slowness	[.] SLOWNESS, n. [.] 1. Moderate motion; want of speed or velocity. Swifness and slowness are relative ideas. [.] 2. Tardy advance; moderate progression; as the slowness of an operation; slowness of growth or improvement. [.] 3. Dullness to admit conviction or ...
50575	slubber	[.] SLUB'BER, v.t. To do lazily, imperfectly or coarsely; to daub; to stain; to cover carelessly. [Little used and vulgar.]
50576	slubberingly	[.] SLUB'BERINGLY, adv. In a sloenly manner, [Not used and vulgar.]
50577	sludge	[.] SLUDGE, n. Mud; mire; soft mud.
50578	sluds	[.] SLUDS, n. Among miners, half roasted ore.
50579	slue	[.] SLUE, v.t. In seamen's language, to turn any thing conical or cylindrical, & c. about its axis without removing it; to turn.
50580	slug	[.] SLUG, n. [allied to slack, sluggard.] [.] 1. A drone; a slow, heavy, lazy fellow. [.] 2. A hinderance; obstruction. [.] 3. A kind of snail, very destructive to plants, of the genus Limax. It is without a shell. [.] 4. A cylindrical or oval piece of metal, ...
50581	slugabed	[.] SLUG'ABED, n. One who indulges in lying abed. [Not in use.]
50582	sluggard	[.] SLUG'GARD, n. [from slug and ard, slow kind.] A person habitually lazy, idle and inactive; a drone. [.] SLUG'GARD, a. Sluggish; lazy.
50583	sluggardize	[.] SLUG'GARDIZE, v.t. To make lazy. [Little used.]
50584	sluggish	[.] SLUG'GISH, a. [.] 1. Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as a sluggish man. [.] 2.Slow; having little motion; as a sluggish river or stream. [.] 3. Inert; inactive; having no power to move itself. Matter is sluggish and inactive.
50585	sluggishly	[.] SLUG'GISHLY, adv. Lazily; slothfully; drowsily; idly; slowly.
50586	sluggishness	[.] SLUG'GISHNESS, n. [.] 1. Natural or habitual indolence or laziness; sloth; dullness; applied to persons. [.] 2.Inertness; want of power to move; applied to inanimate matter. [.] 3. Slowness; as the sluggishness of a steam.
50587	sluggy	[.] SLUG'GY, a. Sluggish [Not in use.]
50588	sluice	[.] SLUICE, SLUSE, n. [L. claudo, clausi, clausus; Low L. exclusa. The most correct orthography is sluse.] [.] 1. The stream of water issuing through a flood-gate; or the gate itself. If the word had its origin in shutting; it denoted the frame of boards or planks ...
50589	sluicy	[.] SLUICY,SLU'SY, a. Falling in streams as from a sluice. And oft whole sheets descent of sluicy rain.
50590	slumber	[.] SLUM'BER, v.i. [.] 1. To sleep lightly; to doze. He that keepth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. Ps. 121. [.] 2. To sleep. Slumber is used as synonymous with sleep, particularly in the poetic and eloquent style. [.] 3. To be in a state of negligence, ...
50591	slumberer	[.] SLUM'BERER, n. One that slumbers.
50592	slumbering	[.] SLUM'BERING, ppr. Dozing; sleeping.
50593	slumberous	[.] SLUM'BEROUS, SLUM'BERY, a. [.] 1. Inviting or causing sleep; soporiferous. While pensive in the slumberous shade [.] 2. Sleep; not waking.
50594	slumbery	[.] SLUM'BEROUS, SLUM'BERY, a. [.] 1. Inviting or causing sleep; soporiferous. While pensive in the slumberous shade [.] 2. Sleep; not waking.
50595	slump	[.] SLUMP, v.i. To fall or sink suddenly into water or mud, when walking on a hard surface, as on ice or frozed ground, not strong enough to bear the person. [This legitimate word is in common and respectable use in New England, and its signification is so approriate ...
50596	slung	[.] SLUNG, pret. and pp. of sling.
50597	slunk	[.] SLUNK, pret. and pp. of slink.
50598	slur	[.] SLUR, v.t. [.] 1. To soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace. [.] 2. To pass lightly; to conceal. With periods, points and tropes he slurs his crimes. [.] 3. To cheat; to trick. [Unusual.] [.] 4. In music, to sing or perform in a smooth gliding style. [.] SLUR, ...
50599	sluse	[.] SLUSE, a more correct orthography of sluice.
50600	slush	[.] SLUSH, n. Soft mud, or a soft mixture of filthy substances. [This may be the Eng. slutch.]
50601	slusy	[.] SLUICY,SLU'SY, a. Falling in streams as from a sluice. And oft whole sheets descent of sluicy rain.
50602	slut	[.] SLUT, n. [.] 1. A woman who is negligent of cleanliness, and who suffers her person, clothes, funiture, &c., to be dirty or in disorder. [.] 2. A name of slight contempt for a woman.
50603	sluttery	[.] SLUT'TERY, n. The qualities of a slut; more generally, the practice of a slut; neglect of cleanliness and order; dirtiness of clothes, rooms, furniture or provisions.
50604	sluttish	[.] SLUT'TISH, a. [.] 1. Not neat or cleanly; dirty; careless of dress and neatness; disorderly; as a sluttish woman. [.] 2. Disorderly; dirty; as a sluttish dress. [.] 3. Meretricious. [Little used.]
50605	sluttishly	[.] SLUT'TISHLY, adv. In a sluttish manner; negligently; dirtily,
50606	sluttishness	[.] SLUT'TISHNESS, n. The qualities or practice of a slut; negligence of dress; dirtiness of dress, furniture and in domestic affairs generally.
50607	sly	[.] SLY, a. [.] 1. Artfully dextrous in performing things secretly, and escaping observation or detection; usually implying some degree of meanness; artfully cunning; applied to persons; as a sly man or boy. [.] 2. Done with artful and dextrous secrecy; as a sly trick. [.] 3. ...
50608	slyly	[.] SLYLY, SLYNESS. [See Slily, Sliness.]
50609	slyness	[.] SLYLY, SLYNESS. [See Slily, Sliness.]
50610	smack	[.] SMACK, v.i. [The primary sense is to throw, to strike, whence to touch or taste;] [.] 1. To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to make a sound when they separate; to kiss with violence. [.] 2. To make a noise by the separation of the lips after ...
50611	small	[.] SMALL, a. [.] 1. Slender; thin; fine; of little diameter; hence in general, litte in size or quantity; not great; as a small house; a small horse; a small farm; a small body; small particles. [.] 2. Minute; slender; fine; as a small voice. [.] 3. Little in ...
50612	small-beer	[.] SMALL-BEER, n. [small and beer.] A species of weak beer.
50613	small-coal	[.] SMALL-COAL, n. [small and coal.] Little wood coals unsed to light fires.
50614	small-craft	[.] SMALL-CR'AFT, n. [small and craft.] A vessel, or vessels in general, of a small size, or below the size of ships and bigs intended for foreign trade.
50615	small-pox	[.] SMALL-POX', n. [small and pox, pocks.] A very contagious disease, characterized by an eruprion of pustules on the skin; the variolous disease.
50616	smallage	[.] SMALL'AGE, n. A plant of the genus Apium, water parsley.
50617	smallish	[.] SMALL'ISH, a. Somewhat small.
50618	smallness	[.] SMALL'NESS, n. Littleness of size or extent; littleness of quantity; as the smallness of a fly or of a horse; the smallness of a hill. [.] 2. Littleness in degree; as the smallness of trouble or pain. [.] 3. Littleness in force or strength; weakness; as smallness ...
50619	smally	[.] SMALLY, adv. small'-ly. In a little quantity or degree; with minuteness. [Little used.]
50620	smalt	[.] SMALT, n. A beautiful blue glass of cobalt; flint and potash fused together.
50621	smaragd	[.] SMAR'AGD, n. The emerald.
50622	smaragdine	[.] SMARAG'DINE, a. [L. Smaragdinus.] Pertaining to emerald; consisting of emerald, or resembling it; of an emerald green.
50623	smaragdite	[.] SMARAG'DITE, n. A mineral; called also green diallage.
50624	smaris	[.] SMAR'IS, n. A fish of a dark green color.
50625	smart	[.] SM'ART, n. [This word is probably formed on the root of L. amarus, bitter, that is, sharp.] [.] 1. Quick, pungent, lively pain; a pricking local pain, as the pain from puncture by nettles; as the smart of bodily punishment. [.] 2. Severe pungent pain of mind; ...
50626	smart-weed	[.] SM'ART-WEED, n. A name given to the arsmart or persicaria.
50627	smarten	[.] SM'ARTEN, v.t. To make smart. [Not in use.]
50628	smartle	[.] SM'ARTLE, v.i. To waste away. [Not in use.]
50629	smartly	[.] SM'ARTLY, adv. [.] 1. With keen pain; as, to ake smartly. [.] 2. Briskly; sharply; wittily. [.] 3. Vigorously; actively.
50630	smartness	[.] SM'ARTNESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of being smart or pungent; poignancy; as the smartness of pain. [.] 2. Quickness; vigor; as the smartness of a blow. [.] 3. Liveliness; briskness; vivacity; wittiness; as the smartness of a reply or of a phrase.
50631	smash	[.] SMASH, v.t. [probably mash, with a prefix.] To break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to crush. Here every thing is broken and smashed to pieces. [Vulgar.]
50632	smatch	[.] SMATCH, n. [corrupted from smack.] [.] 1. Taste; tincture. [Not in use or vulgar.] [.] 2. A bird.
50633	smatter	[.] SMAT'TER, v.i. [It contains the elements of mutter.] [.] 1. To talk superficially or ignorantly. Of state affairs you cannot smatter. [.] 2. To have a slight taste, or a slight superficial knowledge. [.] SMAT'TER, n. Slight superficial knowledge.
50634	smatterer	[.] SMAT'TERER, n. One who has only a slight superficial knowledge.
50635	smattering	[.] SMAT'TERING, n. A slight superficial knowledge. [This is the word commonly used.]
50636	smear	[.] SMEAR, v.t. [.] 1. To overspread with any thing unctuous, viscous or adhesive; to besmear; to daub; as, to smear any thing with oil, butter, pitch, &c. [.] 2. To soil; to contaminate; to pollute; as smeared with infamy. [.] SMEAR, n. A fat oily substance; ...
50637	smeared	[.] SME'ARED, pp. Overspread with soft or oily matter; soiled.
50638	smearing	[.] SME'ARING, ppr. Overspreading with any thing soft and oleaginous; soiling.
50639	smeary	[.] SME'ARY, a. That smears or soils; adhesive. [Little used.]
50640	smeath	[.] SMEATH, n. A sea fowl.
50641	smectite	[.] SMEC'TITE, n. An argillaceous earth; so called from its property of taking grease out of cloth, &c.
50642	smeeth	[.] SMEETH, v.t. To smole. [Not in use.]
50643	smegmatic	[.] SMEGMAT'IC, a. Being of the nature of soap; soapy; cleansing; detersive.
50644	smell	[.] SMELL, v.t. pret and pp. smelled, smelt. [I have not found this word in any other language.] TO perceive by the nose, or by the olfactory nerves; to have a sensation excited in certain organs of the nose by particular qualities of a body, which are transmitted in fine ...
50645	smelled	[.] SMELL'ED, SMELT, pret. and pp. of smell.
50646	smeller	[.] SMELL'ER, n. One that smells.
50647	smellfeast	[.] SMELL'FEAST, n. [smell and feast.] One that is apt to find and frequent good tables; an epicure; a parasite.
50648	smelt	[.] SMELT. [See Smelled.]
50649	smelted	[.] SMELT'ED, pp. Melted for the extraction of the metal.
50650	smelter	[.] SMELT'ER, n. One the melts ore.
50651	smeltery	[.] SMELT'ERY, n. A house or place for smelting ores.
50652	smelting	[.] SMELT'ING, ppr. Melting, as ore. [.] SMELT'ING, n. The operation of melting ores for the purpose of extracting the metal.
50653	smerk	[.] SMERK, n. An affected smile. [.] SMERK, a. Nice; smart; janty. So smerk, so smooth he prick'd his ears.
50654	smerlin	[.] SMER'LIN, n. A fish.
50655	smew	[.] SMEW, n. An aquatic fowl, the Mergus albellus.
50656	smicker	[.] SMICK'ER, v.i. To smerk; to look amorously or wantonly.
50657	smickering	[.] SMICK'ERING, ppr. Smerking; smiling affectedly. [.] SMICK'ERING, n. An affected smile or amorous look.
50658	smicket	[.] SMICK'ET, n. Dim. of smock. [Not used.]
50659	smiddy	[.] SMID'DY, n. A smithery or smith's workshop. [Not in use.]
50660	smight	[.] SMIGHT, for smile, in Spenser, is a mistake.
50661	smile	[.] SMILE, v.i. [.] 1. To contract the features of the face in such a manner as to express pleasure, moderate joy, or love and kindness; the contrary to frown. The smiling infant in his hand shall take the crested basilisk and speckled snake. She smil'd to see the ...
50662	smiler	[.] SMI'LER, n. One who smiles.
50663	smiling	[.] SMI'LING, ppr. Having a smile on the countenance; looking joyous or gay; looking propitious.
50664	smilingly	[.] SMI'LINGLY, adv. With a look of pleasure.
50665	smilt	[.] SMILT, for smelt. [Not in use.]
50666	smirch	[.] SMIRCH, v.t. smerch. [from murk, murky.] To cloud; to dusk; to soil; as, to smirch the face. [Low.]
50667	smirk	[.] SMIRK, v.i. smerch. To look affectedly soft or kind. [See Smerk.]
50668	smit	[.] SMIT, sometimes used for smitten. [See Smite.]
50669	smite	[.] SMITE, v.t. pret. smote; pp. smitten, smil. [This verb is the L. mitto.] [.] 1. To strike; to throw, drive or force against, as the fist or hand, a stone or a weapon; to reach with a blow or a weapon; as, to smite one with the fist; to smite with a rod or with a ...
50670	smiter	[.] SMI'TER, n. One who smites or strikes. I gave my back to the smiters. Is. 50.
50671	smith	[.] SMITH, n. [.] 1. Literally, the striker, the beater; hence, one who forges with the hammer; one who works in metals; as an iron-smith; gold-smith; silver-smith, &c. Nor yet the smith hath learn'd to form a sword. [.] 2. He that makes or effects any thing. [.] Hence ...
50672	smithcraft	[.] SMITH'CR'AFT, n. [smith and craft.] The art of occupation of a smith. [Little used.]
50673	smithery	[.] SMITH'ERY, n. [.] 1. The worshop of a smith. [.] 2. Work done by a smith.
50674	smithing	[.] SMITH'ING, n. The act or art of working a mass of iron into the intended shape.
50675	smithy	[.] SMITH'Y, n. The shop of a smith. [I believe never used.]
50676	smitt	[.] SMITT, n. The finest of the clayey ore made up into balls, used for marking sheep.
50677	smitten	[.] SMITTEN, pp. of smite, smit'n. [.] 1. Struck; killed. [.] 2. Affected with some passion; excited by beauty or someting impressive.
50678	smittle	[.] SMIT'TLE, v.t. [from smite.] To infect.
50679	smock	[.] SMOCK, n. [.] 1. A shift; a chemise; a woman's under garment. [.] 2. In composition, it is used for female, or what relates to women; as smock-treason.
50680	smockless	[.] SMOCK'LESS, n. Wanting a smock.
50681	smoke	[.] SMOKE, n. [.] 1. The exhalation, visble vapor or substance that escapes or is expelled in combustion from the substance burning. It is paricularly applied to the volatile matter expelled from vegetable matter, or wood coal, peat, &c. The matter expelled from metallic ...
50682	smoke-jack	[.] SMO'KE-JACK, n. An engine for turning a spit by means of a fly or wheel turned by the current of ascending air in a chimney.
50683	smoked	[.] SMO'KED, pp. Cured, cleansed or dried in smoke.
50684	smokedry	[.] SMO'KEDRY, v.t. To dry by smoke.
50685	smokeless	[.] SMO'KELESS, a. Having no smoke; as smokeless towers.
50686	smoker	[.] SMO'KER, a. [.] 1. One that dries by smoke. [.] 2. One that used tobacco by burning it in a pipe or in the form of a cigar.
50687	smoking	[.] SMO'KING, ppr. [.] 1. Emitting smoke, as fuel, &c. [.] 2. Applying smoke for cleansing, drying, &c. [.] 3. Using tobacco in a pipe or cigar.
50688	smoky	[.] SMO'KY, a. [.] 1. Emitting smoke; fumid; as smoky fires. [.] 2. Having the appearance or nature of smoke; as a smoky fog. [.] 3. Filled with smoke, or with a vapor resembling it; thick. New England in autumn frequently has a smoky atmosphere. [.] 4. [.] Subject ...
50689	smoldering	[.] SMOLDERING, the more correct orthography of smouldering, which see.
50690	smoor	[.] SMOOR, SMORE, v.t. TO suffocate or smother. [Not in use.]
50691	smooth	[.] SMOOTH, a. [L. mitis.] [.] 1. Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points are perceptible to the touch; not rough; as smooth glass; smooth porcelain. The out lines must be smooth, imperceptible to the touch. [.] 2. To free from obstruction; ...
50692	smooth-faced	[.] SMOOTH'-FACED, a. Having a mild, soft look; as smooth-faced wooers.
50693	smoothed	[.] SMOOTH'ED, pp. Made smooth.
50694	smoothen	[.] SMOOTHEN, for smooth, is used by mechanics; though not, I believe, in the U. States.
50695	smoothly	[.] SMOOTH'LY, adv, [.] 1. Evenly; not roughly or harshly. [.] 2. With even flow or motion; as, to flow or glide smoothly. [.] 3. Without obstruction or difficulty; readily; easily. [.] 4. With soft, bland, insinuating language.
50696	smoothness	[.] SMOOTH'NESS, n. [.] 1. Evenness of suface; freedom from roughness or asperity; as the smoothness of a floor or wall; smoothness of the skin; smoothness of the water. [.] 2. Softness or mildness to the palate; as the smoothness of wine. [.] 3. Softness and sweetness ...
50697	smore	[.] SMOOR, SMORE, v.t. TO suffocate or smother. [Not in use.]
50698	smote	[.] SMOTE, pret. of smite.
50699	smother	[.] SMOTHER, v.t. [allied perhaps to smoke.] [.] 1. To suffocate of extinguish life by causing smoke or dust to enter the lungs; to stifle. [.] 2. To suffocate or extinguish by closely covering, and be the exclustion of air; as, to smother a child in bed. [.] 3. ...
50700	smouch	[.] SMOUCH, v.t. To salute. [Not in use.]
50701	smouldering	[.] SMOULDERING, SMOULDRY, a. [a word formed from mold, molder. and therefore it ought to be written smoldering.] Burning and smoking without vent.
50702	smouldry	[.] SMOULDERING, SMOULDRY, a. [a word formed from mold, molder. and therefore it ought to be written smoldering.] Burning and smoking without vent.
50703	smug	[.] SMUG, a. Nice; neat; affectedly nice in dress. [Not in use.] [.] SMUG, v.t. To make spruce; to dress with affected neatness. [Not in use.]
50704	smuggle	[.] SMUG'GLE, v.t. [We probably have the root mug, in hugger mugger.] [.] 1. To import or export secretly goods which are forbidden by the goverment to be imported or exported; or secretly to import or export dutiable goods without paying the duties imposed by law; to ...
50705	smuggled	[.] SMUG'GLED, pp. Imported or exported clandestinely and contrary to law.
50706	smuggler	[.] SMUG'GLER, n. [.] 1. One that imports or exports goods privately and contrary to law, either contraband goods or dutiable goods, without paying the customs. [.] 2. A vessel employed in running goods.
50707	smuggling	[.] SMUG'GLING, ppr. Importing or exporting goods contrary to law. [.] SMUG'GLING, n. The offense of importing or exporting prohibited goods. or other goods without paying the customs.
50708	smugly	[.] SMUG'LY, adv. Neatly; sprucely. [Not in use.]
50709	smugness	[.] SMUG'NESS, n. Neatness; spruceness without elegance. [Not in use.]
50710	smut	[.] SMUT, n. [.] 1. A spot made with soot or coal; or the foul matter itself. [.] 2. A foul black substance which forms on corn. Sometimes the whole ear is blasted and converted into smut. This is often the fact with maiz. Smut lessens the value of wheat. [.] 3. ...
50711	smutch	[.] SMUTCH, v.t. [from smoke.] To blacken with smoke, soot or coal. [.] [Note. We have a common word in New England, pronouced smooch, which I take to be smutch. It signifies to foul or blacken with something produced by combustion or other like substance.]
50712	smuttily	[.] SMUT'TILY, adv. [.] 1. Blackly; smokily; foully. [.] 2. With obscene laguage.
50713	smutty	[.] SMUT'TY, a. [.] 1. Soiled from smut, coal, soot or the like. [.] 2. Tainted with mildew; as smutty corn. [.] 3. Obscene; not modest or pure; as smutty language.
50714	snack	[.] SNACK, n. [Qu. from the root of snatch.] [.] 1. A share. It is now chiefly or wholly used in the phrase, to go snacks with one, that is, to have a share. [.] 2. A slight hasty repast.
50715	snacket	[.] SNACK'ET, SNECK'ET, n. The hasp of a casement.
50716	snacot	[.] SNAC'OT, n. A fish. [L. acus.]
50717	snaffle	[.] SNAF'FLE, n. A bridle consisting of a slender bit-mouth, without branches. [.] SNAF'FLE, v.t. To bridle; to hold or manage with a bridle.
50718	snag	[.] SNAG, n. [.] 1. A short branch, or a sharp or rough branch; a shoot; a knot. The coat of arms now on a naked snag in triumph borne. [.] 2. A tooth, in contempt; or a tooth projecting beyond the rest.
50719	snagged	[.] SNAG'GED, SNAG'GY, a. Full of snags; full of short rough branches or sharp points; abounding with knots; as a snaggy tree; a snaggy stick; a snaggy oak.
50720	snaggy	[.] SNAG'GED, SNAG'GY, a. Full of snags; full of short rough branches or sharp points; abounding with knots; as a snaggy tree; a snaggy stick; a snaggy oak.
50721	snail	[.] SNAIL, n. [.] 1. A slimy slow creeping animal, of the genus Helix, and order of Mollusca. The eyes of this insect are in the horns, one at the end of each, which it can retract at pleasure. [.] 2. A drone; a slow moving person.
50722	snail-claver	[.] SNAIL-CLAVER, SNAIL-TREFOIL, n. A plant of the genus Medicago.
50723	snail-flower	[.] SNA'IL-FLOWER, n. A plant of the genus Phaseolus.
50724	snail-like	[.] SNA'IL-LIKE, a. Resembling a snail; moving very slowly. [.] SNA'IL-LIKE, adv. In the manner of a snail; slowly.
50725	snail-trefoil	[.] SNAIL-CLAVER, SNAIL-TREFOIL, n. A plant of the genus Medicago.
50726	snake	[.] SNAKE, n. A serpent of the oviparous kind, distinguished from a viper, says Johnson. But in America, the common and general name of serpents, and so the word is used by the poets. [.] SNAKE, v.t. In seamen's language, to wind a small rope round a large one spirally, ...
50727	snakeroot	[.] SNA'KEROOT, n. [snake and root.] A plant, a species of birth-wort, growing in North Am merica the Aristolochia serpentaria.
50728	snakeweed	[.] SNA'KEWEED, n. [snake and weed.] A plant, bistort, of the genus Polygonum.
50729	snakewood	[.] SNA'KEWOOD, n. [snake and wood.] The smaller branches of a tree, growing in the isle of Timor and other parts of the east, having a bitter taste, and supposed to be a certain remedy for the bite of the hooded serpent. It is the wood of the Slrychnos colubrina.
50730	snaking	[.] SNA'KING, ppr. WInding small ropes spirally round a large one.
50731	snaky	[.] SNA'KY, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to a snake or to snakes; resembling a snake; serpentine; winding. [.] 2. Sly; cunning; insinuating; deceitful. So to the coast of Jordan he directs his easy steps, girded with snaky wiles. [.] 3. Having serpents; as a snaky rod ...
50732	snancel	[.] SNAN'CEL, n. A rope to tie a cow's hind legs.
50733	snap	[.] SNAP, v.t. [.] 1. To break at once; to break short; as substances that are brittle. Breaks the doors open, smaps the locks. [.] 2. To strike with a sharp sound. [.] 3. To bite or seize suddenly with the teeth. [.] 4. To break upon suddenly with sharp angry ...
50734	snap-dragon	...
50735	snapped	[.] SNAP'PED, pp. Broken abruptly; seized or bitten suddenly; cracked, as a whip.
50736	snapper	[.] SNAP'PER, n. One that snaps.
50737	snappish	[.] SNAP'PISH, a. [.] 1. Eager to bite; apt to snap; as a snappish cur. [.] 2. Peevish; sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or tartly.
50738	snappishly	[.] SNAP'PISHLY, adv. Peevishly; angrily; tartly.
50739	snappishness	[.] SNAP'PISHNESS, n. The quality of being snappish; peeevishness; tartness.
50740	snapsack	[.] SNAP'SACK, n. A knapsack. [Vulgar.]
50741	snar	[.] SN'AR, v.i. To snarl. [Not in use.]
50742	snare	[.] SNARE, n. [.] 1. An instrument for catching animals, particularly fowls, by the leg. It consists of a cord or string with slip-knots, in which the leg is entangled. A snare is not a net. [.] 2. Any thing by which one is entangled and brought into troble. I Cor. ...
50743	snared	[.] SNA'RED, pp. Entangled; unexpectedly involved in difficulty.
50744	snarer	[.] SNA'RER, n. One who lays snares or entangles.
50745	snaring	[.] SNA'RING, ppr. Entangling; ensnaring.
50746	snarl	[.] SN'ARL, v.i. [This word seems to be allied to gnarl, and to proceed from some root signifyingto twist, bind, or fasten, or to involve, entangle, and thus to be allied to snare.] [.] 1. To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds; but it ...
50747	snarler	[.] SN'ARLER, n. One who snarls; a surly growling animal; a grumbling quarrelsime fellow.
50748	snarling	[.] SN'ARLING, ppr. [.] 1. Growling; grumblling angrily. [.] 2. Entangling.
50749	snary	[.] SNA'RY, a. [from snare.] Entangling; insidious. Spiders in the vault their snary webs have spread.
50750	snast	[.] SNAST, n. The snuff of a candle. [Not in use.]
50751	snatch	[.] SNATCH, v.t. pret. and pp. snatched or snacht. [.] 1. To seize hastily or abruptly. When half our knowledge we must snatch, not take. [.] 2. To seize without permission or ceremony; as, to snatch a kiss. [.] 3. To seize and transport away; as, snatch me to ...
50752	snatched	[.] SNATCH'ED, pp. Seized suddenly and violently.
50753	snatcher	[.] SNATCH'ER, n. One that snatches or takes abruptly.
50754	snatching	[.] SNATCH'ING, ppr. Seized hastily or abruptly; catching at.
50755	snatchingly	[.] SNATCH'INGLY, adv. By snatching; hastily; abruptly.
50756	snath	[.] SN'ATH, n. The handle of a sythe.
50757	snathe	[.] SNATHE, v.t. To lop; to prune. [Not in use.]
50758	snattock	[.] SNAT'TOCK, n. [supra.] A chip; a slice. [Not in use.]
50759	snead	[.] SNEED, SNEAD, n. A snath. [See Snath.]
50760	sneak	[.] SNEAK, v.i. [See Snake.] [.] 1. To creep or steal away privately; to withdraw meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen; as, to sneak away from company; to sneak into a corner or behind a screen. You skulk'd behind the fence, and sneak'd away. [.] 2. To ...
50761	sneaker	[.] SNE'AKER, n. A small vessel of drink.
50762	sneaking	[.] SNE'AKING, ppr. [.] 1. Creeping away slily; stealing away. [.] 2. a. Mean; servile; crouching. [.] 3. Meanly parsimonious; covetous; niggardly.
50763	sneakingly	[.] SNE'AKINGLY, adv. In a sneaking manner; meanly.
50764	sneakingness	[.] SNE'AKINGNESS, n. Meanness; niggardliness.
50765	sneakup	[.] SNE'AKUP, n. A sneaking, cowardly, insidious fellow. [Not used.]
50766	sneap	[.] SNEAP, v.t. [.] 1. To check; to reprove abruptly; to reprimand. [.] 2. To nip.
50767	sneb	[.] SNEB, v.t. To check; to reprimand. [The same as sneap.]
50768	snecket	[.] SNACK'ET, SNECK'ET, n. The hasp of a casement.
50769	sneed	[.] SNEED, SNEAD, n. A snath. [See Snath.]
50770	sneek	[.] SNEEK, n. The latch of a door. [Not in use.]
50771	sneer	[.] SNEER, v.i. [from the root of L. naris, nose; to turn up the nose.] [.] 1. To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular cast or countenance; "naso suspendere adunco." [.] 2. To insinuate contempt by covert expression. I could be content to be a ...
50772	sneerer	[.] SNEE'RER, n. One that sneers.
50773	sneerful	[.] SNEE'RFUL, a. Given to sneering. [Not in use.]
50774	sneering	[.] SNEE'RING, ppr. Manifesting contempt or scorn by turning up the nose, or by some grimace or significant look.
50775	sneeringly	[.] SNEE'RINGLY, adv. With a look of contempt or scorn.
50776	sneeze	[.] SNEEZE, v.i. [.] To emit air through the nose audibly and violently, by a kind of involuntary convulsive force, occasioned by irriatation of the inner membrance of the nose. Thus snuff or any thing that tickles the nose, makes one sneeze.
50777	sneeze-wort	[.] SNEE'ZE-WORT, n. A plant, a species of Achillea, and another of Xeranthemum.
50778	sneezing	[.] SNEE'ZING, ppr. Emitting air from the nose audibly. [.] SNEE'ZING, n. The act of ejecting air violently and audibly through the nose; sternutation.
50779	snell	[.] SNELL, a. Active; brisk; nimble. [Not in use.]
50780	snet	[.] SNET, n. The fat of a dear. [Local among sportsmen.]
50781	snew	[.] SNEW, old pret. of snow.
50782	snib	[.] SNIB, to nip or reprimand, is only a different spelling of sneb, sneap.
50783	snick	[.] SNICK, n. A small cut or mark; a latch. [Not in use.] Snick and snee, a combat with knives. [Not in use.] [.] [Snee is a Dutch contraction of snyden, to cut.]
50784	snicker	[.] SNICK'ER, SNIG'GER, v.i. [This can have no connection with sneer. the elements and the sense are different.] To laugh slily; or to laugh in one's sleeve. [It is a word in common use in New WNgland, not easily defined. It signifies to laugh with small audible catches ...
50785	sniff	[.] SNIFF, v.i. To draw air audibly up the nose. [See Snuff.] [.] SNIFF, v.t. To draw in with the breath. [Not in use.] [.] SNIFF, n. Perception by the nose. [Not in use.]
50786	snift	[.] SNIFT, v.i. To snort. [Not in use.]
50787	snig	[.] SNIG, n. [See Snake.] A kind of eel.
50788	snigger	[.] SNICK'ER, SNIG'GER, v.i. [This can have no connection with sneer. the elements and the sense are different.] To laugh slily; or to laugh in one's sleeve. [It is a word in common use in New WNgland, not easily defined. It signifies to laugh with small audible catches ...
50789	sniggle	[.] SNIG'GLE, v.i. [supra.] To fish for eels, by thrusting the bait into their holes. [.] SNIG'GLE, v.t. To snare; to catch.
50790	snip	[.] SNIP, v.t. To clip; to cut off the nip or neb, or to cut off at once with shears or scissors. [.] SNIP, n. [.] 1. A clip; a single cut with shears or scissors. [.] 2. A small shred. [.] 3. Share; a snack. [A low word.]
50791	snipe	[.] SNIPE, n. [.] 1. A bird tha frequents the banks of rivers and the borders of fens, distinguished by the length of its bill; the scolopax gallinago. [.] 2. A fool; a blockhead.
50792	snipper	[.] SNIP'PER, n. One that snips or clips.
50793	snippet	[.] SNIP'PET, n. A small part or share. [Not in use.]
50794	snipsnap	[.] SNIPSNAP, a cant word, formed by repeating snap, and signifying a tart dialogue with quick replies.
50795	snite	[.] SNITE, n. A snipe. [Not in use.] [.] SNITE, v.t. To blow the nose. [Not in use.] In Scotland, snite the candle, snuff it.
50796	snivel	[.] SNIVEL, n. sniv'l. Snot; mucus running from the nose.
50797	sniveler	[.] SNIV'ELER, n. [.] 1. One that cries with sniveling. [.] 2. One that weeps for slight causes, or manifests weakness by weeping.
50798	snively	[.] SNIV'ELY, a. Running at the nose; pitiful; whining.
50799	snod	[.] SNOD, n. A fillet. [Not in use.]
50800	snook	[.] SNOOK, v.i. To lurk; to lie in ambush. [Not in use.]
50801	snore	[.] SNORE, v.i. [from the root of L. naris, the nose or nostrils.] To breathe with a rough hoarse noise in sleep. [.] SNORE, n. A breathing with a harse noise in sleep.
50802	snorer	[.] SNO'RER, n. One that snores.
50803	snoring	[.] SNO'RING, ppr. Respiring with a harsh noise.
50804	snort	[.] SNORT, v.i. [.] 1. To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to make a noise, as high spirited horses in prancing and play. [.] 2. To snore. [Not common.] [.] SNORT, v.t. To turn up in anger, scorn or derision, as the nose. [Unusual.]
50805	snorter	[.] SNORT'ER, n. One that snorts; a snorer.
50806	snorting	[.] SNORT'ING, ppr. Forcing the air violently through the nose. [.] SNORT'ING, n. The act of forcing the air through the nose with violence and noise. Jer. 8.
50807	snot	[.] SNOT, n. Mucus discharged from the nose. [.] SNOT, v.t. To blow the nose.
50808	snotter	[.] SNOT'TER, v.i. To snivel; to sob.
50809	snotty	[.] SNOT'TY, a. [.] 1. Foul with snot. [.] 2. Mean; dirty.
50810	snout	[.] SNOUT, n. [.] 1. The long projecting nose of a beast, as that of swine. [.] 2. The nose of a man; in contempt. [.] 3. The nozzle or end of a hollow pipe. [.] SNOUT, v.t. To furnish with a nozzle or point.
50811	snouted	[.] SNOUT'ED, a. Having a snout.
50812	snouty	[.] SNOUT'Y, a. Resembling a beast's snout.
50813	snow	[.] SNOW, n. [L. nix,nivis; The Latin nivis, is contracted from nigis, like Eng. bow.] [.] 1. Frozen vapor; watery particles congealed into white crystals in the air, and falling to the earth. When there is no wind, these crystals fall in flakes or unbroken collections, ...
50814	snow-bird	[.] SNOW-BIRD, n. A small bird whcih appears in the time of snow, of the genus Emberiza; called also snow-bunting. In the U. States, the snow-bird is the Fringilla nivalis.
50815	snow-crowned	[.] SNOW-CROWNED, a. [snow and crown.] Crowned or having the top covered with snow.
50816	snow-drift	[.] SNOW-DRIFT, n. [snow and drift.] A bank of snow driven together by the wind.
50817	snow-drop	[.] SNOW-DROP, n. [snow and drop.] A plant bearing a white flower, cultivated in gardens for its beauty; the Galanthus nivalis.
50818	snow-shoe	[.] SNOW-SHOE, n. [snow and shoe.] A shoe or racket worn by men traveling on snow, to prevent their feet from sinking into the snow.
50819	snow-slip	[.] SNOW-SLIP, n. [snow and slip.] A large mass of snow which slips down the side of a mountain, and sometimes buries houses.
50820	snow-white	[.] SNOW-WHITE, a. [snow and white.] White as snow; very white.
50821	snowball	[.] SNOWBALL, n. [snow and ball.] A round mass of snow, pressed or rolled together.
50822	snowbroth	[.] SNOWBROTH, n. [snow and broth.] Snow and water mixed; very cold liquor.
50823	snowdeep	[.] SNOWDEEP, n. [snow and deep.] A plant.
50824	snowless	[.] SNOWLESS, a. Destitute of snow.
50825	snowlike	[.] SNOWLIKE, a. Resembling snow.
50826	snowy	[.] SNOWY, a. [.] 1. White like snow. [.] 2. Abounding with snow; covered with snow. The snowy top of cold Olympus. [.] 3. White; pure; unblemished.
50827	snub	[.] SNUB, n. A knot or protuberance in wood; a snag. [Not in use.] [.] SNUB, v.t. [supra.] [.] 1. To nip; to clip or break off the end. Hence, [.] 2. To check; to reprimand; to check, stop or rebuke with a tart sarcastic reply or remark. [This is the same ...
50828	snudge	[.] SNUDGE, v.i. [See Snug.] To lie close; to snug. [Not in use.] [.] SNUDGE, n. A miser, or a sneaking fellow. [Not in use.]
50829	snuff	[.] SNUFF, n. [allied to snub, neb, nib.] [.] 1. The burning part of a candle wick, or that which has been charred by the flame, whether burning or not. [.] 2. A candle almost burnt out. [.] 3. Pulverized tobacco, taken or prepared to be taken into the nose. [.] 4. ...
50830	snuffbox	[.] SNUFF'BOX, n. A box for carrying snuff about the person.
50831	snuffer	[.] SNUFF'ER, n. One that snuffs.
50832	snuffers	[.] SNUFFERS, n. plu. An instrument for cropping the snuff of a candle.
50833	snuffle	[.] SNUF'FLE, v.i. To speak through the nose; to breathe hard through the nose, or through the nose when obstructed. Some senseless Phillis, in a broken not, SnuffLing at nose.
50834	snuffler	[.] SNUF'FLER, n. One that snuffles or speaks through the nose when obstructed.
50835	snuffles	[.] SNUF'FLES, n. Obstruction of the nose by mucus.
50836	snuffling	[.] SNUF'FLING, n. A speaking through the nose.
50837	snufftaking	[.] SNUFF'TAKING, n. One that takes snuff, or inhales in into the nose.
50838	snuffy	[.] SNUFF'Y, a. Soiled with snuff.
50839	snug	[.] SNUG, v.i. [See Snake.] To lie close; as, a child snugs to its mother or nurse. [.] SNUG, a. [.] 1. Lying close; closely pressed; as, an infant lies snug. [.] 2. Close; concealed; not exposed to notice. At Will's lie snug and hear what critics say. [.] 3. ...
50840	snuggle	[.] SNUG'GLE, v.i. [from snug.] To move one way and the other to get a close place; to lie close for convenience or warmth.
50841	snugly	[.] SNUG'LY, adv. Closely; safely.
50842	snugness	[.] SNUG'NESS, n. Closeness; the state of being neat or convenient.
50843	so	[.] SO, adv. [L. sic, contracted. It is from some root signifying to set, to still, and this sense is retained in the use of the word by milkmaids, who say to cows, so, so, that is, stand still, remain as you are; and in this use, the word may be the original verb.] [.] 1. ...
50844	soak	[.] SOAK, v.t. [.] 1. To steep; to cause or suffer to lie in a fluid till the substance has imbibed what it can contain; to macerate in water or other fluid; as, to soak cloth; to soak bread. [.] 2. To drench; to wet thoroughly. The earth is soaked with heavy rain. ...
50845	soaked	[.] SOAKED, pp. Steeped or macerated in a fluid; drenched.
50846	soaker	[.] SOAKER, n. [.] 1. One that soaks or macerates in a liquid. [.] 2. A hard drinker. [Low.]
50847	soaking	[.] SOAKING, ppr. [.] 1. Steeping; macerating; drenching; imbibing. [.] 2. a. That wets thoroughly; as a soaking rain.
50848	soal	[.] SOAL, of a show. [See Sole.]
50849	soap	[.] SOAP, n. [L. sapo.] A compound of oil and alkali, or oil and earth, and metallic oxyds; usually, a compound of oil and vegetable alkali or lye; used in washing and cleansing, in medicine, &c.
50850	soap-boiler	[.] SOAP-BOILER, n. [soap and boiler.] One whose occupation is to make soap.
50851	soap-suds	[.] SOAP-SUDS, n. Suds; water well impregnated with soap.
50852	soapstone	[.] SOAPSTONE, n. Steatite; a minera; or species of magnesian earth, usually white or yellow;; the lapis ollaris.
50853	soapwort	[.] SOAPWORT, n. A plant of the genus Saponaria.
50854	soapy	[.] SOAPY, a. [.] 1. Resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soft and smooth. [.] 2. Smeared with soap.
50855	soar	[.] SOAR, v.i. [.] 1. To fly aloft; to mount upon the wing; as an eagle. Hence, [.] 2. To rise high; to mount; to tower in thought or imagination; to be sublime; as the poet or orator. [.] 3. To rise high in ambition or heroism. Valor soars above what the world ...
50856	soaring	[.] SOARING, ppr. Mounting on the wing; rising aloft; towering in thought or mind. [.] SOARING, n. The act of mounting on the wing, or of towering in thought or mind; intellectual flight.
50857	sob	[.] SOB, v.i. To sigh with a sudden heaving of the breast, or a kind of convulsive motion; to sigh with deep sorrow or with tears. She sigh'd, she sobb'd, and furious wtih despair, she rent her garments, and she tore her hair.
50858	sobbing	[.] SOB'BING, ppr. sighing with a heaving of the breast.
50859	sober	[.] SO'BER, a. [L. sobrius.] [.] 1. Temperate in the use of spiritous liquors; habitually temperate; as a sober man. Live a sober, righteous and godly life. [.] 2. Not intoxicated or overpowered by spiritous liquors; not drunken. The sot may at times be sober. [.] 3. ...
50860	sobered	[.] SO'BERED, pp. Make sober.
50861	soberly	[.] SO'BERLY, adv. [.] 1. Without intemperance. [.] 2. Without enthusiasm. [.] 3. Without intemperate passion; coolly; calmly; moderately. [.] 4. Gravely; seriously.
50862	soberminded	[.] SO'BERMINDED, a. Having a disposition or tempter habitually sober, calm and temperate.
50863	soberminedness	[.] SO'BERMINEDNESS, n, Calmness; freedon from inordinate passions; habitual sobriety.
50864	soberness	[.] SO'BERNESS, n. [.] 1. Freedom from intoxication; temperance. [.] 2. Gravity; seriousness. [.] 3. Freedom from heat and passion; calmness; coolness. The soberness of Virgil might have shown him the difference.
50865	sobriety	[.] SOBRI'ETY, n. [L. sobrietas, from sobrius.] [.] 1. Habitual soberness or temperance in the use of spirituous liquors; as when we say. a man of sobriety. [.] 2. Freedom from intoxication. Public sobriety is a relative duty. [.] 3. Habitual freedom from enthusiasm, ...
50866	soc	[.] SOC, n. [L. sequor.] [.] 1. Properly, the sequela, secta or suit, or the body of suitors; hence, the power or privilege of holding a court in a district, as in a manor; jurisdiction of causes, and the limits of that jurisdiction. [.] 2. Liberty or privilege of ...
50867	socage	[.] SOC'AGE, n. [from soc,supra, a privilege.] In English law, a tenure of lands and tenements by a cetain or determinate service; a tenure distinct from chivalry or knight's service, in which the render was uncertain. The service must be certain, in order to be denominated ...
50868	socager	[.] SOC'AGER, n. A tenant by socage; a socman.
50869	sociability	[.] SOCIABIL'ITY, n. Sociableness; disposition to associate and converse with others; or the practive of familiar converse.
50870	sociable	[.] SO'CIABLE, a. [L. sociabilis, from socius, a companion, probably from sequor, to follow. See Seek.] [.] 1. That may be conjoined; fit to be united in one body or company; as sociable parts united in one body. [.] 2. Ready or disposed to unite in a general interest. ...
50871	sociableness	[.] SO'CIABLENESS, n. Disposition to associate; inclination to company and converse; or actual frequent union in society or free converse. This word may signify either the disposition to associate, or the disposition to enter into familiar conversation, or the actual practice ...
50872	sociably	[.] SO'CIABLY, adv. In a sociable manner; with free intercourse; conversibly; familiarly; as a companion.
50873	social	[.] SO'CIAL, a. [L. socialis, from socius, companion.] [.] 1. Pertaining to society; relating to men living in society. or to the publice as an aggregate body; as social interests or concerns; social pleasures; social benefits; social happiness; social duties. True ...
50874	sociality	[.] SOCIAL'ITY, n. Socialness; the quality of being social.
50875	socially	[.] SOCIALLY, adv. In a social manner or way.
50876	socialness	[.] SOCIALNESS, n. The quality of being social.
50877	society	[.] SOCI'ETY, n. [L. societas, from socius, a companion. See Sociable.] [.] 1. The union of a number of rational beings; or a number of persons united, either for a temporary or permanent purpose. Thus the inhabitants of a state or of a city constitute a society, having ...
50878	socinian	[.] SOCIN'IAN, a. [from Socinus, a native of Sienna, in Tuscany, the founder of the sect of Socinians in the 16th century.] Pertaning to Socinus, or his religious creed. [.] SOCIN'IAN, n. One of the followers of Socinian.
50879	socinianism	[.] SOCINIANISM, n. The tenets or doctrines of Socinus, who held Christ to be a mere man inspired, denied his divinity and atonement, and the doctrine of original depravity.
50880	sock	[.] SOCK, n. [L. soccus;] [.] 1. The shoe of the ancient actors of comedy. Hence the word is used for comedy, and opposed to buskin or tragedy. Great Fletcher never teads in buskin here, nor greater Jonson dares in socks appear. [.] 2. A garment for the foot, like ...
50881	socket	[.] SOCK'ET, n. [.] 1. The little hollow tube or place in which a candle is fixed in the candlestick. And in the sockets oily bubbles dance. [.] 2. Any hollow thing or place which receives and holds something else; as the sockets of the teeth or of the eyes. his ...
50882	socket-chisel	[.] SOCK'ET-CHISEL, n. A chisel made with a socket; a stronger sort of chisel.
50883	sockless	[.] SOCK'LESS, a. Destitute of socks or shoes.
50884	socle	[.] SO'CLE, n. [See Sock.] In architecture, a flat squre member under the basis of pedestals of vases and statues, serving as a foot or stand.
50885	socman	[.] SOC'MAN, n. [See Socage.] One who holds lands or tenements by socage.
50886	socmanry	[.] SOC'MANRY, n. Tenure by socage. [Not in use.]
50887	socome	[.] SOC'OME, n. A custom of tenants to grind corn at the lord's mill. [Not used.]
50888	socotorine	[.] SOC'OTORINE, SOC'OTRINE, a. Socotorine or socotrine aloes, a fine kind of aloes from Socotra, an isle in the Indian oceans.
50889	socotrine	[.] SOC'OTORINE, SOC'OTRINE, a. Socotorine or socotrine aloes, a fine kind of aloes from Socotra, an isle in the Indian oceans.
50890	socratic	[.] SOCRAT'IC, SOCRAT'ICAL, a. Pertaining to Socrates, the Grecian sage, or his language or manner of teaching and philosophizing. The Socratic metod of resoning and instruction was by inter rugatories.
50891	socratical	[.] SOCRAT'IC, SOCRAT'ICAL, a. Pertaining to Socrates, the Grecian sage, or his language or manner of teaching and philosophizing. The Socratic metod of resoning and instruction was by inter rugatories.
50892	socratically	[.] SOCRAT'ICALLY, adv. In the Socratic method.
50893	socratism	[.] SOC'RATISM, n. The doctrines of philosophy of Socrates.
50894	socratist	[.] SOC'RATIST, n. A disciple of Socrates.
50895	sod	[.] SOD, [.] n. Turf; sward; that stratum of earth on the surface which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface. It differs from clod, which may be compact mass of earth without roots; but sod is formed by earth held together by roots.
50896	soda	[.] SO'DA, n. Mineral fixed alkali; natron; so called because it forms the basis of marine salt. It is found native in Egypt; but it is generally obtained form the salsola kali. Soda is an oxyd, or the protoxyd of sodiem, a metal.
50897	soda-water	[.] SO'DA-WATER, n. A very weak solution of soda in water supersaturated with carbonic acid, and constituting a favorite beverage.
50898	sodalite	[.] SO'DALITE, n. A mineral; so called from the large portion of mineral alkali which enters into its composition. It is of a bluish green color, and found crystalized or in masses.
50899	sodden	[.] SOD'DEN, pp. of seethe. Boiled; seethed.
50900	soddy	[.] SOD'DY, a. [from sod.] Turfy; consisting of sod; covered with sod.
50901	soder	[.] SOD'ER, v.t. [It has been taken for granted that this is a contracted word, from L. solido, and hence written solder. The fact may be doubted; but if true, the settled pronunciation seems to render it expedient to let the contracted orthography remain undisturbed.] ...
50902	sodium	[.] SO'DIUM, n. The metallic base of soda. It is soft, sectile, white and opake, and very malleable. It is lighter than water.
50903	sodomite	[.] SOD'OMITE, n. [.] 1. An inhabitant of Sodom. [.] 2. One guilty of sodomy.
50904	sodomy	[.] SOD'OMY, n. A crime against nature.
50905	soe	[.] SOE, n. A large wooden vessel for holding water; a cowl.
50906	soever	[.] SOEVER, so and ever, found in compounds, as in whosoever, whatsoever, wheresoever, See these words. It is sometimes used separate from the pronoun; as, in what things soever you undertake, use diligence and fidelity.
50907	sofa	[.] SO'FA, n. [probably an oriental word.] An elegant long seat, usually with a stuffed bottom. Sofas are variously made. In the United States, the frame of stuffed cloth, with a covering of silk, chintz. calico or hair-cloth. The sofa of the orientals is a kind of ...
50908	soffit	[.] SOF'FIT, n. [.] 1. In architecture, any timber ceiling formed of cross beams, the compartments of which are enriched with sculpture, painting or gilding. [.] 2. The under side of face of an architrave, enriched with compartment of roses.
50909	soft	[.] SOFT, a. [.] 1. Easily yielding to pressure ; the contrary of hard; as a soft bed; a soft peach; soft earth. [.] 2. Not hard; easily separated by an edged instrument; as soft wood. The chestnut is a soft wood, but more durable than hickory, with is a very hard ...
50910	soften	[.] SOFTEN, v.t. sof'n. [.] 1. To make soft or more soft; to make less hard. their arrow's point they soften in the flame. [.] 2. To mollify; to make less fierce or intractable; to make more susceptible of humane or fine feelings; as, to soften a hard heart; to soften ...
50911	softened	[.] SOFT'ENED, pp. Made less hard or less harsh; made less obdurate or cruel, or less glaring.
50912	softening	[.] SOFT'ENING, ppr. Making more soft; making less rough or cruel, &c. [.] SOFT'ENING, n. The act of making less hard, less cruel or obdurate, less violent, less glaring. &c.
50913	softhearted	[.] SOFT'HEARTED, a. Having tenderness of heart; susceptible of pity or other kindly affection; gentle; meek.
50914	softling	[.] SOFT'LING, n. An effeminate person; one vitiously nice. [Little used.]
50915	softly	[.] SOFT'LY, adv. [.] 1. Without hardness. [.] 2. Not with force or violence; gently; as, be softly pressed my hand. [.] 3. Not loudly; without noise; as, speak softly; walk softly. In this dark silence softly leave the town. [.] 4. Gently; placidly. She softly ...
50916	softner	[.] SOFT'NER, n. [.] 1. He or that which softens. [.] 2. One that palliates.
50917	softness	[.] SOFT'NESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of bodies which renders them capable of yielding to pressure, or of easily receiving impressions from other bodies; opposed to hardness. [.] 2. Susceptibility of feeling or passion; as the softness of the heart or of our natures. [.] 3. ...
50918	soggy	[.] SOG'GY, a. [allied probably to soak.] [.] 1. Wet; filled with water; soft with moisture; as soggy land. Timber that has imbibed water is said to be soggy. [.] 2. Steaming with damp.
50919	soho	[.] SOHO, exclam. A word used in calling from a distant place; a sportman's halloo.
50920	soil	[.] SOIL, v.t. [.] 1. To make dirty on the surface; to foul; to dirt; to stain; to defile; to tarnish; to sull; as, to soil a garment with dust. Out wonted ornaments now soil'd and stain'd. [.] 2. To cover or tinge with any thing extraneous; as, to soil the earth ...
50921	soiled	[.] SOIL'ED, pp. Fouled; stained; tarnished; manured; fed with grass.
50922	soiliness	[.] SOIL'INESS, n. Stain; foulness. [Little used.]
50923	soiling	[.] SOIL'ING, ppr. Defiling; fouling; tarnishing; feeding with fresh grass; manuring.
50924	soilless	[.] SOIL'LESS, a. Destitute of soil.
50925	soilure	[.] SOIL'URE, n. Stain; pollution [Not in use.]
50926	sojourn	[.] SOJOURN, v.i. so'jurn. To dwell for a time; to dwell or live in a place as a temporary resident, or as a stranger, not considering the place as his permanent habitation. So Abram sojourned in Egypt. Gen. 12.
50927	sojourner	[.] SO'JOURNER, n. A temporary resident; a stranger or traveler who dwells in a place for a time. We are strangers before thee and sojourners, as all out father were. I Chron. 29.
50928	sojourning	[.] SO'JOURNING, ppr. Dwelling for a time. [.] SO'JOURNING, n. The act of dwelling in a place for a time; also, the time of abode. Ex. 12.
50929	sojournment	[.] SO'JOURNMENT, n. Temporary residence, as that of a stanger or traveler.
50930	sol	[.] SOL, n. [from L. solidus.] [.] 1. In France, a small copper coin; a penny; usually sou sor sous. [.] 2. A copper coin and money of acount in Switzerland. [.] SOL, n. The name of a not in music.
50931	sol-fa	[.] SOL-FA, v.i. To pronounce the notes of the gammut, ascending or descending, ut, re ,mi, sol, la, and e converso.
50932	solace	[.] SOL'ACE, v.t. [from L. soatium; solor, to comfort, assuage, relieve. See Console.] [.] 1. To cheer in grief or under calamity; to comfort; to relieve in afflication; to console; applied to persons; as, to solace one's self with the hop of future reward. [.] 2. ...
50933	solaced	[.] SOL'ACED, pp. Comforted; cheered in afflication.
50934	solacing	[.] SOL'ACING, ppr. Relieving grief; cheering in affliction.
50935	solacious	[.] SOLA'CIOUS, a. Affording comfort or amusement. [Not in use.]
50936	solan-goose	[.] SOLAN-GOOSE, n. The gannet, (Pelecanus bassanus,) as aquatic fowl found on the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. It is nearly of the size of the domestic goose.
50937	solander	[.] SOLAND'ER, n. A disease in horses.
50938	solano	[.] SOLA'NO, n. A hot S.E. wind in Spain which produces inflammatory effects on men.
50939	solar	[.] SO'LAR, a. [L. solaris, for sol, the sun.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the sun, as the solar system; [.] 2. Belonging to the sun as solar herbs. [Not used.] [.] 3. In astrology, born under the predominant influence of the sun; as a solar people. [.] 4. Measured ...
50940	sold	[.] SOLD, pret. and pp. of sell.
50941	soldan	[.] SOL'DAN, for sultan, [Not in use.]
50942	soldanel	[.] SOL'DANEL, n. [L, soldanella.] A plant.
50943	solder	[.] SOL'DER, v.t. [from L. solido, solidus.] To unite by a metallic cement. [See Soder.] [.] SOL'DER, n. A metallic cement. [See Soder.]
50944	soldier	[.] SOLDIER, n. soljur. [from L. solidus, a piece of money, the pay of a soldier.] [.] 1. A man engaged in military service; one whose occupation is military; a man enlisted for service in an army; a private, or noe in the ranks. There ought to be some time for sober ...
50945	soldieress	[.] SOLDIERESS, n. A female soldier. [Not in use.]
50946	soldierlike	[.] SOLDIERLIKE, SOLDIERLY, a. Like or becoming a real soldier; brave; martial; heroic; honorable.
50947	soldierly	[.] SOLDIERLIKE, SOLDIERLY, a. Like or becoming a real soldier; brave; martial; heroic; honorable.
50948	soldiership	[.] SOLDIERSHIP, n. Military qulities; military character or state; martial skill; behavior becoming a soldier.
50949	sole	[.] SOLE, n. [L. solea, solum; that which sets or is set or laid. The radical sense coincides with that of sill.] [.] 1. The bottom of the foot; and by a figure, the foot itselft. [.] 2. The bottom of the shoe; or the piece of lether which constitutes the bottom. ...
50950	solecism	[.] SOL'ECISM, n. [.] 1. Impropriety in language, or a gross deviation from the rules of syntax; incongruity of words; want of correspondence or consistency. A barbarism may be in one word; a solecism must be of more. [.] 2. Any unfitness, absurdity or impropriety. ...
50951	solecist	[.] SOL'ECIST, n. One who is guilty of impropriety in language.
50952	solecistic	[.] SOLECIST'IC, SOLECIST'ICAL, a. Incorrect; incongruous.
50953	solecistical	[.] SOLECIST'IC, SOLECIST'ICAL, a. Incorrect; incongruous.
50954	solecistically	[.] SOLECIST'ICALLY, adv. In a solecistic manner.
50955	solecize	[.] SOL'ECIZE, v.i. To commit solecism.
50956	solely	[.] SO'LELY, adv. Singly; alone; only; without another; as, to rest a cause solely on one argument; to rely solely on one's own strength.
50957	solemn	[.] SOLEMN, a. sol'em. [L. solennis, form soleo, to be accustomed, to use, that is, to hold on or continue, as we have wont.] [.] 1. Anniversary; observed once a year with religious ceremonies. The worship of this image was advanced and a solemn supplication observed ...
50958	solemness	[.] SOL'EMNESS, n. [.] 1. The state or quality of being solemn; reverential manner; gravity; as the solemness of public worship. [.] 2. Solemnity; gravity of manner.
50959	solemnity	[.] SOLEM'NITY, n. [.] 1. A rite or ceremony annualy performed with religious reverence. Great was the cause; our old solemnities from no blind zeal or fond tradition rise, but sav'd from death, our Arguves yearly pay these grateful honors to the god of day. [.] [Solemnities ...
50960	solemnization	[.] SOLEMNIZA'TION, n. The act of solemnizing; celebration; as the solemnization of a marriage.
50961	solemnize	[.] SOL'EMNIZE, v.t. [.] 1. To dignify or honor by ceremonies; to celebrate; as, to solemnize the birth of Christ. Their choice nobility and flow'r met from all parts to solemnize this feast. [.] 2. To perform with ritual ceremonies and respect, or according to legal ...
50962	solemnly	[.] SOL'EMNLY, adv. With gravity and religious reverence. Let us solemnly address the throne of grace. [.] 2. With official formalities and be due authority. This question of law has been solemnly decided in the highest court. [.] 3. With formal state. [.] 4. ...
50963	solenite	[.] SO'LENITE, n. Petrified solen, a genus of shells.
50964	solenness	[.] SO'LENNESS, n. [from sole.] Singleness; a state of being unconnected with others.
50965	solicit	[.] SOLIC'IT, v.t. [L. solicito. I know not whether this word is somple or compound; probably the latter.] [.] 1. To ask with some degree of earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something. This word implies earnestness in seeking, but I think ...
50966	solicitation	[.] SOLICITA'TION, n. [.] 1. Earnest request; a seeking to obtain something from another with some degree of zeal and earnestness; sometimes perhaps, importunity. He obtained a grant by repeated solicitations. [.] 2. Excitement; invitation; as the solicitation of ...
50967	solicited	[.] SOLIC'ITED, pp. Earnestly requested.
50968	soliciting	[.] SOLIC'ITING, ppr. Requesting with earnestness; asking for; attempting to obtain.
50969	solicitor	[.] SOLIC'ITOR, n. [.] 1. One who asks with earnestness; one that asks for another. [.] 2. An attorney, advocate or counselor at law who is authorized to practice in the English court or chancery. In America, an advocate or counselor at law, who, like the attorney ...
50970	solicitor-general	[.] SOLIC'ITOR-GENERAL, n. A lawyer in Great Britain, who is employed as counsel for the queen.
50971	solicitous	[.] SOLIC'ITOUS, a. [L. solicitus.] [.] 1. Careful; anxious; ver desirous, as to obtain something. Men are often more solicitous to obtain the favor of their king or of the people, than of their Maker. [.] 2. Careful; anxious concerned; as respecting an unknown but ...
50972	solicitously	[.] SOLIC'ITOUSLY, adv. Anxiously; with car and concern. Errors in religion or in science are to be solicitously avoided. A wise prince solicitously promotes the prosperity of his subjects.
50973	solicitress	[.] SOLIC'ITRESS, n. A female who solicits pr petitions.
50974	solicitude	[.] SOLIC'ITUDE, n. [L. solicitude.] Carefulness; concern; anxiety; uneasiness of mind occasioned by the fear of evil or the desire of good. A man feels soliciude when his friend is sick. We feel solicitude for the success of an enterprise. With what solicitude should ...
50975	solid	[.] SOL'ID, a. [L, solidus; from the sense to setting or pressure, and hence allied to L. solum, Eng. sill.] [.] 1. Hard; firm; compact; having its constituent particles so close or dense as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies. Hence solid bodies ...
50976	solidate	[.] SOL'IDATE, v.t. [L. solido.] To make soild or firm. [Little used.]
50977	solidification	[.] SOLIDIFICA'TION, n. The act of making solid.
50978	solidified	[.] SOLID'IFIED, pp. Made solid.
50979	solidify	[.] SOLID'IFY, v.t. [L. solidus, solid, and facio, to make.] To make solid or compact.
50980	solidifying	[.] SOLID'IFYING, ppr. Making solid.
50981	solidity	[.] SOLID'ITY, n. [L. soliditas.] [.] 1. Firmness; hardness; density; compactness; that quality of bodies whcih resists impression and penetration; opposed to fluidity. That which hinders the apporach of two bodies moving ine towards another, I call solidity. [.] 2. ...
50982	solidly	[.] SOL'IDLY, adv, [.] 1. Firmly; densely; compactly; as the parts of a pier solidly united. [.] 2. Firmly; truly; on firm grounds. A complete brave man ought to know solidly the main end of his being in the world.
50983	solidness	[.] SOL'IDNESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of being firm, dense or compact; firmness; compactness; solidity; as of material bodies. [.] 2. Soundness; strength; truth; validity; as of arguments, reasons, principles, &c.
50984	solidungulous	[.] SOLIDUN'GULOUS, a. [L. solidus, solid, and ungula, hoof.] Having hoofs that are whole or not cloven. A horse is a solidungulous animal.
50985	solifidian	[.] SOLIFID'IAN, n. [L. solus, alone, and fides, faith.] One who maintains that faith alone, without works, is necessary to justification.
50986	solifidianism	[.] SOLIFID'IANISM,n. The tenets of solifidians.
50987	soliloquize	[.] SOLIL'OQUIZE, v.i. To utter a soliloquy.
50988	soliloquy	[.] SOLIL'OQUY, n. [L. solus, alone, and loquor, to speak.] [.] 1. A talking to one's self; a talking or discourse of a person alone, or not addressed to another person, even when others are persent. Lovers are always allowed the comfort of soliloquy. [.] 2. A written ...
50989	soliped	[.] SOL'IPED, n. [L. solus, alone, or solidus, and pes, foot. But the word is ill formed.] AN animal whose foot is not cloven. The solopeds constitute an order of quadrupeds with undivided hoofs, corresponding to the Linnean genus Equus.
50990	solitair	[.] SOLITA'IR, n. [L. solitarius. See Solitary.] [.] 1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit. [.] 2. An ornament for the neck.
50991	solitarian	[.] SOLITA'RIAN, n. A hermit.
50992	solitarily	[.] SOL'ITARILY, adv. [from solitary.] In solitude; alone; without company. Feed they people with thy rod, the flock of thy heritage, that dwell solitarily in the wood. Mic. 17.
50993	solitariness	[.] SOL'ITARINESS, n. The state of being alone; forbearance of company; retirement, or habitual retirement. At home, in wholesome solitariness. [.] 2. Solitude; loneliness; destitution of company or of animated beings; applied to place; as the solitariness of the country ...
50994	solitary	[.] SOL'ITARY, a. [L. solitarius, from solus, alone.] [.] 1. Living alone; not having company. Some of the more ferocious animals are solitary, seldom or never being found in flocks or herds. Thus the lion is called a solitary animal. Those rare and solitary, these ...
50995	solitude	[.] SOL'ITUDE, n. [L. solitudo; from solus, alone.] [.] 1. Loneliness; a state of being alone; a lonely life. Whoever is delighted with solitude, is either a wild beast or a god. [.] 2. Loneliness; remote ness from society; as the solitude of a wood or a valley; the ...
50996	solivagant	[.] SOLIV'AGANT, a. [L. solivagus; solus, alone, and vagor, or wander.] Wandering alone.
50997	sollar	[.] SOL'LAR, n. [Low L. solarium.] A garret or upper room. [Not in use.]
50998	solmization	[.] SOLMIZA'TION, n. [from sol,mi, musical notes.] A solfaing; a repetition or recital of the notes of the gammut.
50999	solo	[.] SO'LO, n. [L. solus, alone.] A tune, air or strain to be played by a single instrument, or sung by a single voice.
51000	solstice	[.] SOL'STICE, n. [L. solstitium; sol, the sun, and sto, to stand.] In astronomy, the point in the ecliptic at which the sun stops or ceases to recede from the equator, eith north in summer, or south in winter; a tropic or tropical point. There are two solstices; the ...
51001	solubility	[.] SOLUBIL'ITY,N. [from soluble.] The quality of a body which renders it susceptible of solution; susceptibility of being dissolved in a fluid. The solubility of resins is chiefly confined to spirits or alcohol.
51002	soluble	[.] SOL'UBLE, a. [L. solubilis, from solvo, to melt.] Susceptible of being dissolved in a fluid; capable of solution. Sugar is solube in water; salt is soluble only to a certain extent, that is, till water is saturated.
51003	solute	[.] SOLU'TE, a. [L. solutus, solvo.] [.] 1. In a general sense, loose; free; as a solute interpretation. [Not in use.] [.] 2. In botany, loose; not adhering; opposed to adnate; as a solute stipule. [.] SOLU'TE, v.t. To dissolve. [Not in use.]
51004	solution	[.] SOLU'TION, n. [L. solutio, from solvo, to loosen, melt, dissolve. See Solve.] [.] 1. The act of separating the parts of any body; disruption; breach. [.] 2. The operation or process of dissolving or melting in a fluid; as the solution of sugar or salt. [Note. ...
51005	solutive	[.] SOL'UTIVE, a. Tenging to dissolve; loosening; laxative.
51006	solvability	[.] SOLVABIL'ITY, n. Ability to pay all just debts.
51007	solvable	[.] SOLV'ABLE, a. [.] 1. That may be solved, resolved or explained. [.] 2. That can be paid.
51008	solve	[.] SOLVE, v.t. solv. [L. solvo.] [.] 1. Properly, to loosen or separate the parts of any thing; hence, to explain; to resolve; to eclaircise; to unfold; to clear up; as what is obscure or difficult to be understood; as, to solve questions; to solve difficulties or a ...
51009	solved	[.] SOLV'ED, pp. Explained; removed.
51010	solvency	[.] SOLV'ENCY, n. [L. solvens.] Ability to pay all debts or just claims; as, the solvency of a merchant is undoubted. The credit of a nation's notes depends on a favorable opinion of its solvency.
51011	solvend	[.] SOLVEND', n. A substance to be dissolved.
51012	solvent	[.] SOLV'ENT, a. [.] 1. Having the power of dissolving; as a solvent body. [.] 2. Able to pay all just debts. The merchant is solvent. [.] 3. Sufficient to pay all just debts. The estate is solvent. [.] SOLV'ENT, n. A fluid that dissolves any substance, ...
51013	solvible	[.] SOLV'IBLE, a. Solvable, which see.
51014	somatic	[.] SOMAT'IC, SOMAT'ICAL, a. Corporeal; pertaining to a body. [Not in use.]
51015	somatical	[.] SOMAT'IC, SOMAT'ICAL, a. Corporeal; pertaining to a body. [Not in use.]
51016	somatist	[.] SO'MATIST, n. [supra.] One who admits the existence or corporeal or material beings only; one who denies the existence of spiritual substances.
51017	somatology	[.] SOMATOL'OGY, n. The doctrine of bodies or material substances.
51018	somber	[.] SOMBER, SOMBRE, a. Dull; dusky; cloudy; gloomy.
51019	sombre	[.] SOMBER, SOMBRE, a. Dull; dusky; cloudy; gloomy.
51020	sombrous	[.] SOMBROUS, a. Gloomy.
51021	some	[.] SOME, a. sum. [.] 1. Noting a certain quantity of a thing, but indeterminate; a portion greater or less. Give me some bread; drink some wine; bring some water. [.] 2. Noting a number of persons or things, greater or less, but indeterminate. Some theoretical writes ...
51022	somebody	[.] SOMEBODY, n. [some and body.] [.] 1. A person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate. Jesus said, somebody hath touched me Luke 8. We must draw in somebody that may stand 'Twixt us and danger. [.] 2. A person of consideration. Before these days rose up ...
51023	somedeal	[.] SOMEDEAL, adv. [some and deal.] In some degree.
51024	somehow	[.] SOMEHOW, adv. [some and how.] One way or other; on some way not yet known. The thing must have happened somehow or other.
51025	somersault	[.] SOM'ERSAULT, SOM'ERSET, n. [L super and salio, to leap.] A leap by which a person jumps from a highth, turns over his head and falls upon his feet.
51026	somerset	[.] SOM'ERSAULT, SOM'ERSET, n. [L super and salio, to leap.] A leap by which a person jumps from a highth, turns over his head and falls upon his feet.
51027	something	[.] SOMETHING, n. [some and thing.] [.] 1. An indeterminate or unknown event. Something must have happened to prevent the arrival of our friends at the time fixed. I shall call at two o'clock, unless something should prevent. [See Thing.] [.] 2. A substance or material ...
51028	sometime	[.] SOMETIME, adv. [some and time.] [.] 1. Once; formerly. That fair and warlike form, in which the majesty of buried Denmark did sometime march. [.] 2. At one time or other hereafter. [Sometime is really a compound noun, and at is understood before it; at some ...
51029	sometimes	[.] SOMETIMES, adv. [some and times.] [.] 1. At times; at intervals; not always; not and then. We are sometimes indisposed, sometimes occupied, sometimes at leisure; that is, at some times. It is good that we be sometimes contradicted. [.] 2. At one time; opposed ...
51030	somewhat	[.] SOMEWHAT, n. [some and what.] [.] 1. Something, though uncertain what. [.] 2. More or less; a certain quantity or degree, indeterminate. These salts have somewhat of a nitrous taste. [.] 3. A part, greater or less. Somewhat of his good sense will suffer in ...
51031	somewhere	[.] SOMEWHERE, adv. [some and where.] In some place, unknown or not specified; in one place or another. He lives somewhere in obscurity. Dryden somewhere says peace to the manes of the dead.
51032	somewhile	[.] SOMEWHILE, adv. [some and while.] Once; for a time.
51033	somewhiter	[.] SOMEWHITER, adv. To some indeterminate place.
51034	sommite	[.] SOM'MITE, n. Nepheline; a mineral which occurs in small crystals and crystaline grains in the lava of mount Somma on Vesuvius.
51035	somnambulation	[.] SOMNAMBULA'TION, n. [L. somnus, sleep, and ambulo, to walk.] The act of walking in sleep.
51036	somnambulist	[.] SOMNAM'BULIST, n. A person who walks in his sleep.
51037	somner	[.] SOMNER, for summoner. [Not in use.]
51038	somniferous	[.] SOMNIF'EROUS, a. [L. somnifer; somnus, sleep, and fero, to bring.] Causing or inducing sleep; soporiferous; narcotic; as a somniferous potion.
51039	somnific	[.] SOMNIF'IC, a. [L. somnus, sleep, and facio, to make.] Causing sleep; tending to induce sleep.
51040	somnolence	[.] SOM'NOLENCE, SOM'NOLENCY, n. [Low L. somnolentia; for somnus, sleep.] Sleepiness; drowsiness; inclination to sleep.
51041	somnolency	[.] SOM'NOLENCE, SOM'NOLENCY, n. [Low L. somnolentia; for somnus, sleep.] Sleepiness; drowsiness; inclination to sleep.
51042	somnolent	[.] SOM'NOLENT, a. Sleepy; drowsy; inclined to sleep.
51043	son	[.] SON, n. [.] 1. A male child; the male issue of a parent, father or mother. Jacob had twelve sons. Ishmael was the son of Hagar by Abraham. [.] 2. A male descendant, however distant; hence in the plural, sons signifies descendants in general, a sense much used ...
51044	son-in-law	[.] SON-IN-LAW, n. A man married to one's daughter.
51045	sonata	[.] SON'ATA, n. A tune intended for an instrument only, as cantata is for the voice.
51046	song	[.] SONG, n. [.] 1. In general, that which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of the human voice or that of a bird. [.] 2. A little poem to be sung, or uttered with musical modulations; a ballad. The songs of a country are characteristic ...
51047	songish	[.] SONG'ISH, a. Consisting of songs. [Low and Not in use.]
51048	songster	[.] SONG'STER, n. [.] 1. One that sings; one skilled in singing; not often applied to human beings, or only in slight contempt. [.] 2. A bird that sings; as the little songster in his cage. [In this use, the word is elegant.]
51049	songstress	[.] SONG'STRESS, n. A female singer.
51050	sonnet	...
51051	sonneteer	[.] SONNETEE'R, n. A composer of sonnets or small poems; a small poet; usually in contempt.
51052	sonometer	[.] SONOM'ETER, n. [L. sonus, sound, and fero, to measure.] An instrument for measuring sounds or the intervals of sounds.
51053	sonoriferous	[.] SONORIF'EROUS, a. [L. sonus, sound and fero, to bring.] That gives sound; sounding; as the sonoriferous particles of bodies.
51054	sonorific	[.] SONORIF'IC, a. [L. sonus, sound and fecio, to make.] Producing sound; as the sonorific quality of a body.
51055	sonorous	[.] SONO'ROUS, a. [L. sonorus, from sonus, sound.] [.] 1. Giving sound when struck. Metals are sonorous bodies. [.] 2. Loud sounding; giving a clear or loud sound; as a sonorous voice. [.] 3. Yielding sound; as, the vowels are sonorous. [.] 4. High sounding; ...
51056	sonorously	[.] SONO'ROUSLY, adv. With sound; with a high sound.
51057	sonorousness	[.] SONO'ROUSNESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of yielding sound when struck or coming in collision with another body; as the sonorousness of metals. [.] 2. Having or giving a loud or clear sound; as the sonorousness of a voice or an instrument. [.] 3. Magnificence ...
51058	sonship	[.] SONSHIP, n. [from son.] [.] 1. The state of being a son, or of having the relation of a son. [.] 2. Filiation; the character of a son.
51059	soon	[.] SOON, adv. [.] 1. In a short time; shortly after any time specified or supposed; as soon after sunrise; soon after dinner; I shall soon return; we shall soon have clear weather. [.] 2. Early; without the usual delay; before any time supposed. How is it that ...
51060	soonly	[.] SOONLY, adv. quickly; speedily. [Not in use.]
51061	sooshong	[.] SOOSHONG', SOUCHONG', n. A kind of black tea.
51062	soosoo	[.] SOO'SOO, n. Among the Bengalese, the mane of a cetaceous fish, the Delphinus Gangeticus.
51063	soot	[.] SOOT, n. A black substance formed by combustion, or disengaged from fuel in the process of combustion, rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke. Soot consists of oil, carbon and other substances. The soot of burnt ...
51064	sooted	[.] SOOT'ED, pp. Covered or soiled with soot.
51065	sooterkin	[.] SOOT'ERKIN, n. A kind of false birth fabled to be produced by the Dutch women from sitting over their stoves.
51066	sooth	[.] SOOTH, n. [.] 1. Truth; reality. [.] 2. Prognostication. [.] 3. Sweetness; kindness. [.] SOOTH, a. [.] 1. Pleasing; delightful. [.] 2. True; faithful.
51067	soothe	[.] SOOTHE, v.t. [The sense of setting, allaying of softening, would give that of truth, and of sweet, that is, smooth.] [.] 1. To flatter; to please with blandishments or soft words. Can I soothe tyranny? I've tried the force of every reason on him. Sooth'd and caress'd, ...
51068	soothed	[.] SOOTH'ED, pp. Flattered; softened; calmed; pleased.
51069	soother	[.] SOOTH'ER, n. A flatterer; he or that which softens or assuages.
51070	soothing	[.] SOOTH'ING, ppr. Flattering; softening; assuaging.
51071	soothingly	[.] SOOTH'INGLY, adv. With flattery or soft words.
51072	soothly	[.] SOOTH'LY, adv. In truth; really.
51073	soothsay	[.] SOOTH'SAY, v.i. [sooth and say.] To foretell; to predict. Acts. 16. [Little used.]
51074	soothsayer	[.] SOOTH'SAYER, n. A foreteller; a prognosticator; one who undertakes to foretell future events without inspiration.
51075	soothsaying	[.] SOOTH'SAYING, n. The foretelling of future events by persons without divine aid or authority, and thus distinguished form prophecy.
51076	sootiness	[.] SOOT'INESS, n. [from sooty.] The quality of being sooty or foul with soot; fuliginousness.
51077	sootish	[.] SOOT'ISH, a. Partaking of soot; like soot.
51078	sooty	...
51079	sop	[.] SOP, n. [.] 1. Anything steeped or dipped and softened in liquor, but chiefly something thus dipped in broth or liquid food, and intended to be eaten. Sops in win, quantity for quantity, inebriate more than win itself. [.] 2. Any thing given to pacify; so called ...
51080	sop-in-wine	[.] SOP-IN-WINE, a kind of pink.
51081	sope	[.] SOPE, [See Soap.]
51082	soph	[.] SOPH, n. [L. sophista.] In colleges and universities, a student in his second year; a sophomore.
51083	sophi	[.] SO'PHI, n. A title of the king of Persia.
51084	sophical	[.] SOPH'ICAL, a. Teaching wisdom. [Not in use.]
51085	sophism	[.] SOPH'ISM, n. [L. sophisma.] A specious but fallacious argument; asubtilty in reasoning; an argument that is not supported by sound reasoning , or in which the inference is not justly deduced from the premises. When a false argument puts on the appearance of a true ...
51086	sophist	[.] SOPH'IST, n. [L. sophista.] [.] 1. A professor of philosophy; as the sophists of Greece. [.] 2. A captious or fallacious reasoner.
51087	sophister	[.] SOPH'ISTER, n. [supra.] [.] 1. A disputant fallaciously subtil; an artful but insidious logician; as an atheistical sophister. Not all the subtil objection of sophisters and rabbies against the gospel, so much prejudiced the reception of it, as the reproach of those ...
51088	sophistic	[.] SOPHIST'IC, SOPHIST'ICAL, a. Fallaciously subtil; not sound; as sophistical reasoning or argument.
51089	sophistical	[.] SOPHIST'IC, SOPHIST'ICAL, a. Fallaciously subtil; not sound; as sophistical reasoning or argument.
51090	sophistically	[.] SOPHIST'ICALLY, adv. With fallacious subtilty.
51091	sophisticate	[.] SOPHIST'ICATE, v.t. [.] 1. To adulterate; to corrupt by something spurious or foreign; to pervert; as, to sophisticate nature, philosophy or the understanding. [.] 2. To adulterate; to render spurious; as merchandise; as, to sophisticate wares or liquors. They ...
51092	sophistication	[.] SOPHISTICA'TION, n. The act of adulterating; a counterfeiting or debasing the purity of some thing be a foreign admixture; adulteration.
51093	sophisticator	[.] SOPHIST'ICATOR, n. One that adulterates; one who injures the purity and genuineness of any thing by foreign admixture.
51094	sophistry	[.] SOPH'ISTRY, n. [.] 1. Fallacious reasoning; reasoning sound in appearance only. These men have obscured and confounded the nature of things by their false principles and wretched sophistry. [.] 2. Exercise in logic.
51095	sophomore	[.] SOPH'OMORE, n. [See Soph.] A student in a college or university, in his second year.
51096	sopite	[.] SO'PITE, v.t. To lay asleep. [Not in use.]
51097	sopition	[.] SOPI'TION, n. [L. sopio, to lay asleep.] Sleep. [Not in use.]
51098	soporate	[.] SOP'ORATE, v.t. [L. soporo.] To lay asleep. [Not in use.]
51099	soporiferous	[.] SOPORIF'EROUS, a. [L. soporifer; sopor, asleep, and fero, to bring; from sopio, to lull to sleep.] Causing sleep, or tending to produce it; narcotic; opiate; anodyne; somniferous. The poppy pssesses soporiferous qualities.
51100	soporiferousness	[.] SOPORIF'EROUSNESS, n. The quality of causing sleep.
51101	soporific	[.] SOPORIF'IC, a. [L. sopor, sleep, and facio, to make.] Causing sleep; tending to cause sleep; narcotic; as the soporific virtues of opium. [.] SOPORIF'IC, n. A medicine, drug, plant or other thing that has the quality of inducing sleep.
51102	soporous	[.] SO'POROUS, a. [L. soporus, from sopor, sleep.] Causing sleep; sleepy.
51103	sopped	[.] SOP'PED, pp. [from sop.] Dipped in liquid food.
51104	sopper	[.] SOP'PER, n. [from sop.] One that sops or dips in liquor some thing to be eaten.
51105	sorably	[.] SOR'ABLY, adv. Suitably; fitly.
51106	sorb	[.] SORB, n. [L. sorbum, sorbus.] The service tree or its fruit .
51107	sorbate	[.] SOR'BATE, n. A compound of sorbic acid with a base.
51108	sorbent	[.] SORB'ENT. [See absorbent.]
51109	sorbic	[.] SORB'IC, a. Pertaining to the sorbus or service tree; as sorbic acid.
51110	sorbile	[.] SORB'ILE, a. [L. sorbeo.] That may be drank or sipped. [Not in use.]
51111	sorbonical	[.] SORBON'ICAL, a. Belonging to a sorbonist.
51112	sorbonist	[.] SOR'BONIST, n. A doctor of the Sorbonne in the university of Paris. Sorbonne is the place of meeting, and hence is used for the whole faculty of theology.
51113	sorcerer	[.] SOR'CERER, [L. sors, lot.] A conjurer; an enchanter; a magician. The Egyptian sorcerers contended with Moses.
51114	sorceress	[.] SOR'CERESS, n. A female magician or enchantress.
51115	sorcerous	[.] SOR'CEROUS, a. Containing enchantments.
51116	sorcery	[.] SOR'CERY, n. Magic; enchantment; witchcraft; divination be the assistance of evil spirits, or the power of commanding evil spirits. Adder's wisdom I have learn'd to fence my ears against the sorceries.
51117	sord	[.] SORD, for sward, is not vulgar. [See Sward.]
51118	sordawalite	[.] SORD'AWALITE, n. A mineral so named from Sordawald, in Wibourg. It is nearly black, rarely gray or green.
51119	sordes	[.] SOR'DES, n. [L.] Foul matter; excretions; dregs; filthy, useless or rejected matter of any kind.
51120	sordet	[.] SOR'DET, SOR'DINE, n. [L. surdus, deaf.] A little pipe in the mouth of a trumpet to make it sound lower or shriller.
51121	sordid	[.] SOR'DID, a. [L. sordidus, form sordes, filth.] [.] 1. Filthy; foul; dirty; gross. There Charon stands a sordid god. [This literal sense is nearly obsolete.] [.] 2. Vile; base; mean; as vulgar, sordid mortals. [.] 3. Meanly avaricious; covetous; niggardly. He ...
51122	sordidly	[.] SOR'DIDLY, adv. Meanly; basely; covetously.
51123	sordidness	[.] SOR'DIDNESS, n. [.] 1. Filthiness; dirtiness. [.] 2. Meanness; baseness; as the execrable sordidness of the delights of Tiberius. [.] 3. Niggardliness.
51124	sordine	[.] SOR'DET, SOR'DINE, n. [L. surdus, deaf.] A little pipe in the mouth of a trumpet to make it sound lower or shriller.
51125	sore	[.] SORE, n. [.] 1. A place in an animal body where the skin and flesh are ruptured or bruised, so as to be pained with the slightest pressure. [.] 2. An ulcer; a boil. [.] 3. In Scriptures, grief; affliction. 2 Chron. 6. [.] SORE, a. [.] 1. Tender and ...
51126	sorehon	...
51127	sorel	[.] SOR'EL, n. [dim. of sore.] A buck of the third year.
51128	sorely	[.] SO'RELY, adv. [from sore.] [.] 1. With violent pain and distress; grievously; greatly; as, to be sorely pained or afflicted. [.] 2. Greatly; violently; severely; as, to be sorely pressed with want; to be sorely wounded.
51129	soreness	...
51130	sorgo	[.] SOR'GO, n. A plant of the genus Holcus.
51131	sorites	[.] SORI'TES, n. In logic, an argument where one proposition is accumulated on another. Thus, all men of revenge have their souls often uneasy. Uneasy souls are a plague to themselves. Now to be one's own plague is folly in the extreme.
51132	sorn	...
51133	sororicide	[.] SOROR'ICIDE, n. [L. soror, sister, and cado, to strike, to kill.] The murder or murderer of a sister. [Little used, and obviously because the crime is very infrequent.
51134	sorrage	[.] SOR'RAGE, n. The blades of green wheat or barley. [Not used.]
51135	sorrance	[.] SOR'RANCE, n. In farriery, any disease or sore in horses.
51136	sorrel	[.] SOR'REL, a. Of a reddish color; as a sorel horse. [.] SOR'REL, n. A reddish color; a faint red.
51137	sorrel-tree	[.] SOR'REL-TREE, n. A species of Andromeda.
51138	sorrily	[.] SOR'RILY, adv. [from sorry.] Meanly; despicably; pitiably; in a wretched manner. Thy pipe, O Pan, shall help though I sing sorrily.
51139	sorriness	[.] SOR'RINESS, n. Meanness; poorness; despicableness.
51140	sorrow	[.] SOR'ROW, n. The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good. or of frustrated hopes of good, or expected loss of happiness; to grieve; to be sad. I rejoice not that ye were made sorry, but the ye sorrowed to repentance. I Cor. 7. Sorrowing most ...
51141	sorrowed	[.] SOR'ROWED, pp. Accompanied with sorrow. [Not in use.]
51142	sorrowful	[.] SOR'ROWFUL, A. [.] 1. Sad; grieving for the loss of some good, or on account of some expected evil. [.] 2. Deeply serious; depressed; dejected. I Sam. 1. [.] 3. Producing sorrow; exciting grief; mournful; as a sorrowful accident. [.] 4. Expressing grief; ...
51143	sorrowfully	[.] SOR'ROWFULLY, adv. In a sorrowful manner; in a manner to produce grief.
51144	sorrowfulness	[.] SOR'ROWFULNESS, n. State of being sorrowful; grief.
51145	sorrowing	[.] SOR'ROWING, ppr. Feeling sorrow, grief or regret. [.] SOR'ROWING, n. Expression of sorrow.
51146	sorrowless	[.] SOR'ROWLESS, a. Free from sorrow.
51147	sorry	[.] SOR'RY, a. [.] 1. Grieved for the loss of some good; pained for some evil that has happened to one's self or friends or country. It does not ordinarily imply severe grief, but rather slight or transient regret. It may be however, and often is used to express deep ...
51148	sort	[.] SORT, n. [L. sors, lot, chance, state, way, sort. This word is form the root of L. sortior; the radical sense of which is to start or shoot, to throw or to fall, to come suddenly. Hence sore is lot, chance, that which comes or falls. This sense of sort is probably ...
51149	sortable	[.] SORT'ABLE, a. [.] 1. That may be sorted. [.] 2. Suitable; befitting.
51150	sortal	[.] SORT'AL, a. Pertaining to or designating a sort. [Not in use.]
51151	sortance	[.] SORT'ANCE, n. Suitableness; agreement. [Not in use.]
51152	sortilege	[.] SORT'ILEGE, n. [L. sortilegium; sors, lot, and lego, to select.] The act or practice of drawing lots. [Sortilegy is not used.]
51153	sortilegious	[.] SORTILEGIOUS, a. Pertaining to sortilege.
51154	sortment	[.] SORT'MENT, n. [.] 1. The act of sorting; distribution into classes of kinds. [.] 2. A parcel sorted. [This word is superseded by assortment, which see.]
51155	sory	[.] SORY, n. A fossil substance, firm, but of a spungy, cavernous structure, rugged on the surface, and containing blue vitriol; a sulphate of iron.
51156	soss	[.] SOSS, v.i. [This word is probably connected with the Armoric souez, surprise, the primary sense of which is to fall. See Souse.] To fall at once into a chair or seat; to sit lazily. [Not in use.]
51157	sot	[.] SOT, n. [.] 1. A stupid person; a blockhead; a dull fellow; a dolt. [.] 2. A person stupefied by excessive drinking; an habitual drunkard. What can ennoble sots? [.] SOT, v.t. To stupefy; to infatuate; to besot. I hat to see a brave bold bellow sotted. ...
51158	sothernwood	[.] SOTHERNWOOD, n. suth'ernwood, A plant agreeing in most parts with the wormwood. The southernwood is the Artemisia abrotanum, a different species form the wormwood.
51159	sottish	[.] SOT'TISH, a. [.] 1. Dull; stupid; senseless; doltish; very foolish. How ignorant are sottish pretenders to astrology! [.] 2. Dull with intemperance.
51160	sottishly	[.] SOT'TISHLY, adv. Stupidly; senselessly; without reason.
51161	sottishness	[.] SOT'TISHNESS, n. [.] 1. Dullness in the exercise reason; stupidity. Few consider into what a degree of sottishness and confirmed ignorance men may sin themselves. [.] 2. Stupidity from intoxication.
51162	sou	[.] SOU, n. plu. sous. A French money of account, and a copper coin, in value the 20th part of a livre or of a franc.
51163	souchong	[.] SOOSHONG', SOUCHONG', n. A kind of black tea.
51164	sough	[.] SOUGH, n. suf. A subterraneous drain; a sewer. [Not in use.]
51165	sought	[.] SOUGHT, pret and pp. of seek, pron, sawt. I am found of them who sought me not. Is. 65.
51166	soul	[.] SOUL, n. [.] 1. The spiritual, rational and immortal substance in man, which distinguishes him from brutes; that part of man which enables him to think and reason, and which renders him a subject of moral government. The immortality of the soul is a fundamental ...
51167	soul-bell	[.] SOUL-BELL, n. The passing bell.
51168	soul-destroying	[.] SOUL-DESTROY'ING, a. Pernicious to the soul. Procrastination of repentance and faith is a soul-destroying evil.
51169	soul-diseased	[.] SOUL-DISE'ASED, a. Diseased in soul or mind. [Not in use.]
51170	soul-scot	[.] SOUL-SCOT, SOUL-SHOT, n. [soul and scot.] A funeral duty, or money paid by the Romanists in former times for a requiem for the soul.
51171	soul-selling	[.] SOUL-SELLING, a. [soul and sell.] Selling persons; dealing in the purchase and sale of human beings.
51172	soul-shot	[.] SOUL-SCOT, SOUL-SHOT, n. [soul and scot.] A funeral duty, or money paid by the Romanists in former times for a requiem for the soul.
51173	soul-sick	[.] SOUL-SICK, a. [soul and sick.] Diseased in mind or soul; morally diseased.
51174	souled	[.] SOULED, a. Furnished with a soul or mind; as Grecian chiefs largely souled. [Little used.]
51175	soulless	[.] SOUL'LESS, a. Without a soul, or without greatness or nobleness of mind; mean; spiritless. Slave, soulless villain.
51176	sound	[.] SOUND, a. [L. sanus.] [.] 1. Entire; unbroken; not shaky, split or defective; as sound timber. [.] 2. Undecayed; whole; perfect, or not defective; as sound fruit; a sound apple or melon. [.] 3. Unbroken; not bruised or defective; not lacerated or decayed; as ...
51177	sound-board	[.] SOUND'-BOARD, SOUNG'ING BOARD, n. A board which propagates the sound in an organ. To many a row of pipes the sound-board breathes.
51178	sounded	[.] SOUND'ED, pp. [.] 1. Caused to make a noise; uttered audibly. [.] 2. Explored; examined.
51179	sounding	[.] SOUND'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Causing to sound; uttering audibly. [.] 2. Trying the depth of water by the plummet; examining the intention or will. [.] 3. a. Sonorous; making a noise. [.] 4. Having a magnificent sound; as words more sounding or significant. [.] SOUND'ING, ...
51180	sounding-board	[.] SOUND'ING-BOARD, n. A board or structure with a flat surface, suspended over a pulpit to prevent the sound of the preacher's voice from ascending, and thus propagating it further in a horizontal direction. [Used in American churches.]
51181	sounding-rod	[.] SOUND'ING-ROD, n. A rod or piece of iron used to ascertain the depth of water in a ship's hold. It is let down in a groove by a pump.
51182	soundings	[.] SOUND'INGS, n. Any place or part of the ocean, where a deep sounding line will reach the bottom; also, the kind of ground or bottom where the lead reaches.
51183	soundless	[.] SOUND'LESS, a. That cannot be fathomed; having no sound.
51184	soundly	[.] SOUND'LY, adv. [from sound, entire.] [.] 1. Healthily; heartily. [.] 2. Severely; lustily; with heavy blows; smartly; as, to beat one soundly. [.] 3. Truly; without fallacy or error; as, to judge or reason soundly. [.] 4. Firmly; as a doctrine soundly settled. [.] 5. ...
51185	soundness	[.] SOUND'NESS, n. [.] 1. Wholeness; entireness; an unbroken, unimpaired or undecayed state; as the soundness of timber, of fruit, of the teeth, of a limb, &c. [.] 2. An unimpaired state of an animal or vegetable body; a state in which the organs are entire and regularly ...
51186	soup	[.] SOUP, n. [See Sup and Sop.] Broth; a decoction of flesh for food. [.] SOUP, v.t. To sup; to breathe out. [Not in use.] [.] SOUP, v.t. To sweep. [Not in use.] [See Sweep and swoop.]
51187	sour	[.] SOUR, a. [.] 1. Acid; having a pungent taste; sharp to the taste; tart; as, vinegar is sour; sour cider; sour beer. [.] 2. Acid and austere or astringent; as, sunripe fruits are often sour. [.] 3. Harsh of temper; crabbed; peevish; austere; morose; as a man ...
51188	source	[.] SOURCE, n. [L. surgo.] [.] 1. Properly, the spring or fountain from which a stream of water proceeds, or any collection of water within the earth or upon its surface, in which a stream originates. This is called also the head of the stream. We call the water of ...
51189	sourdet	[.] SOURDET, n. The little pipe of a trumpet.
51190	soured	[.] SOUR'ED, pp. Made sour; made peevish.
51191	souring	[.] SOUR'ING, ppr. Making acid; becoming sour; making peevish. [.] SOUR'ING, n. That which makes acid.
51192	sourish	[.] SOUR'ISH, a. Somewhat sour; moderately acid; as sourish fruit; a sourish taste.
51193	sourly	[.] SOUR'LY, adv. [.] 1. With acidity. [.] 2. With peevishness; with acrimony. The stern Athenian prince the sourly smil'd. [.] 3. Discontentedly.
51194	sourness	[.] SOUR'NESS, n. [.] 1. Acidity; sharpness to the taste; tartness; as the sourness of vinegar or of fruit. Sourness being one of those simple ideas which one cannot describe. [.] 2. Asperity; harshness of temper. Take care that no sourness and moroseness mingle ...
51195	sous	[.] SOUS, n. plu. of sou or sol. [See Sou.]
51196	souse	[.] SOUSE, n. [.] 1. Pickle made with salt. [.] 2. Something kept or steeped on pickle. [.] 3. The ears, feet, &c. of swine. [America.] [.] SOUSE, v.t. [.] 1. To steep in pickle. But souse the cabbage with a bounteous heart. [.] 2. To plunge into water. ...
51197	souter	[.] SOUTER, n. [L. sutor.] A shoemaker; a cobler. [Not in use.]
51198	souterly	[.] SOUTERLY, adv. Like a cobler. [Not in use.]
51199	souterrain	[.] SOUTERRAIN, n. A grotto or cavern under ground. [Not English.]
51200	south	[.] SOUTH, n. [.] 1. The north and south are opposite points in the horizon; each ninety degrees or the quarter of a great circle distant from the east and west. A man standing with his face towards the east or rising sun, has the south on his right hand. The meridian ...
51201	southeast	[.] SOUTHE'AST, n. The point of the compass equally distant from the south and east. [.] SOUTHE'AST, a. In the direction of southeast, or coming from the southeast; s a southeast wind.
51202	southeastern	[.] SOUTHE'ASTERN, a. Towards the southeast.
51203	southerly	[.] SOUTHERLY, a. suth'erly. [.] 1. Lying at the south, or in a direction nearly south; as a southerly point. [.] 2. Coming from the south or a point nearly south; as a southerly wind.
51204	southern	[.] SOUTHERN, a. suth'ern. [.] 1. Belonging to the south; meridional; as the southern hemisphere. [.] 2. Lying towards the south; as a southern country or climate. [.] 3. Coming form the south; as a southern breeze.
51205	southernly	[.] SOUTHERNLY, a. suth'ernly. Towards the south.
51206	southernmost	[.] SOUTHERNMOST, a. suth'ernmost. Furthest towards the south.
51207	southing	...
51208	southmost	[.] SOUTH'MOST, a. Furthest towards the south.
51209	southsay	[.] SOUTHSAY, SOUTHSAYER. [See Soothsay.]
51210	southsayer	[.] SOUTHSAY, SOUTHSAYER. [See Soothsay.]
51211	southward	[.] SOUTHWARD, adv. suth'ard. Towards the south; as, to go southward. [.] SOUTHWARD, n. suth'ard. The southern regions or countries.
51212	southwest	[.] SOUTHWEST, n. [south and west.] The point of the compass equally distant from the south and west. [.] SOUTHWEST, a. [.] 1. Lying in the direction of the southwest; as a southwest country. [.] 2. Coming from the southwest; as a southwest wind.
51213	southwesterly	[.] SOUTHWEST'ERLY, a. [.] 1. In the direction of southwest, or nearly so. [.] 2. Coming from the southwest, or a point near it; as a southwesterly wind.
51214	southwestern	[.] SOUTHWEST'ERN, In the direction of southwest, or nearly so; as, to sail a southwestern course.
51215	souvenir	[.] SOUVENIR, n. A remembrance.
51216	sovenance	[.] SOVENANCE, n. Remembrance. [Not English, nor it used.]
51217	sovereign	[.] SOVEREIGN, a. suv'eran. [We retain this babarous orthography from the Norman sovereign. The true spelling would be suveran from the L. supernes, superus.] [.] 1. Supreme in power; possessing supreme dominion; as a sovereign ruler of the universe. [.] 2. Supreme; ...
51218	sovereignize	[.] SOVEREIGNIZE, v.i. suv'eranize. To exercise supreme authority. [Not in use.]
51219	sovereignly	[.] SOVEREIGNLY, adv. suv'eranly. Supreme power; supremacy; the possession power. Absolute sovereignty belongs to God only.
51220	sow	[.] SOW, n. [.] 1. The female of the hog kind or of swine. [.] 2. An oblong piece of lead. [.] 3. An insect; a milleped.
51221	sow-thistle	[.] SOW'-THISTLE, n. A plant of the genus Sonchus. The downy sow-thistle is of the genus Andryala.
51222	sowce	[.] SOWCE, for souse. [See Souse.]
51223	sowed	[.] SOWED, pp. Scattered on ground, as seed; sprinkled with seed, as ground. We say, seed is sowed; or land is sowed.
51224	sower	[.] SOWER, n. [.] 1. He that scatters seed for propagation. Behold, a sower went forth to sow. Matt. 13. [.] 2. One who scatters or spreads; as a sower of words. [.] 3. A breeder; a promoter; as a sower of suits.
51225	sowing	[.] SOWING, ppr. Scattering, as seed; sprinkling with seed, as ground; stocking with seed. [.] SOWING, n. The act of scattering seed for propagation.
51226	sowins	[.] SOW'INS, n. Flummery made of oatmeal somewhat soured. [Not used. I believe, in America.]
51227	sowl	[.] SOWL, v.t. To pull by the ears. [Not used in America.]
51228	sown	[.] SOWN, pp. Scattered, as seed; sprinkled with seed, as ground.
51229	soy	[.] SOY, n. A kind of source, used in Japan.
51230	sozzle	[.] SOZ'ZLE, n. [See Soss.] A sluttish woman, or one that spills water and other liquids carelessly. [New England.]
51231	spa	[.] SPAW, SPA, n. [.] 1. A mineral water from a place of this name in Germany. The name may perhaps be applied to other similar waters. [.] 2. A spring of mineral water.
51232	spaad	[.] SPAAD, n. A kind of mineral; spar.
51233	space	[.] SPACE, n. [L. spatium, space; spatior, to wander. This word is probably formed on the root of pateo.] [.] 1. Room; extension. Space in the abstract, is mere extension. Pure space is capable neither of resistance nor motion. [.] 2. Any quantity of extension. ...
51234	spaceful	[.] SPA'CEFUL, a. Wide; extensive. [Not used.]
51235	spacious	[.] SPA'CIOUS, a. [L. spatiosus.] [.] 1. Wide; roomy; having large or ample room; not narrow; as a spacious church; a spacious hall or drawing room. [.] 2. Extensive; vast in extent; as the spacious earth; the spacious ocean.
51236	spaciously	[.] SPA'CIOUSLY, adv. Widely; extensively.
51237	spaciousness	[.] SPA'CIOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. Wideness; largeness of extent; roominess; as the spaciousness of the rooms in a building. [.] 2. Extensiveness; vastness of extent; as the spaciousness of the ocean.
51238	spaddle	[.] SPAD'DLE, n. [dim of spade.] A little spade.
51239	spade	[.] SPADE, n. [L. spatula, from the root of pateo.] [.] 1. An instrument for digging, consisting of a broad palm with a handle. [.] 2. A suit of cards. [.] 3. A deer three years old; written also spaid. [.] 4. A gelded beast. [L. spado.]
51240	spade-bone	[.] SPA'DE-BONE, n. [spade and bone.] The shoulder blade. [I believe little used.]
51241	spadeful	[.] SPA'DEFUL, n. [spade and full.] As much as a spade will hold.
51242	spadille	[.] SPADILLE, n. spadil'. The ace of spades at omber.
51243	spadix	[.] SPA'DIX, n. [L.] In botany, the receptacle in palms and some other plants, proceeding from a spathe.
51244	spado	[.] SPA'DO, n. [L.] A gelding.
51245	spagyric	[.] SPAGYR'IC, a. [L. spagyricus.] Chemical. [Not in use.] [.] SPAGYR'IC, n. A chemist. [Not in use.]
51246	spagyrist	[.] SPAG'YRIST, n. A chemist. [Not in use.]
51247	spahee	[.] SPA'HEE, SPA'HI, n. [See Seapoy.] One of the Turkish cavalry.
51248	spahi	[.] SPA'HEE, SPA'HI, n. [See Seapoy.] One of the Turkish cavalry.
51249	spake	[.] SPAKE, pret. of speak; nearly obsolete. We not use spoke.
51250	spall	[.] SPALL, n. The shoulder. [Not English.]
51251	spalt	[.] SPALT, SPELT, n. A whitish scaly mineral, used to promote the fusion of metals.
51252	span	[.] SPAN, n. [This word is formed on the root of bend, L. pando. The primary sense is to strain, stretch, extend, hence to join a team.] [.] 1. The space from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended; nine inches; the eighth of a fathom. [.] 2. ...
51253	span-new	[.] SPAN'-NEW, a. Quite new; probably bright-new.
51254	spancel	[.] SPAN'CEL, v.t. To tie the legs of a horse or cow with a rope .
51255	spancounter	[.] SPAN'COUNTER, SPAN'F'ARTING, n. A play at which within a span or circuit marked.
51256	spandrel	[.] SPAN'DREL, n. The space between the curve of an arch and the right lines inclosing it.
51257	spane	[.] SPANE, v.t. To wean, [Not in use.]
51258	spanfarting	[.] SPAN'COUNTER, SPAN'F'ARTING, n. A play at which within a span or circuit marked.
51259	spang	[.] SPANG, n. A spangle or shining ornament; a thin piece of shining metal; something brilliant used as an ornament. [.] 2. An y little thing sparkling and brilliant like pieces of metal; as crystals of ice. For the rich spangles that adorn the sky.
51260	spangle	[.] SPAN'GLE, v.t. To set or sprinkle with spangles; to adorn with small distinct brilliant bodies; as a spangled breastplate. What stars do spangle heaven with such beauty-
51261	spangled	[.] SPAN'GLED, pp. Set with spangles.
51262	spangling	[.] SPAN'GLING, ppr. Adorning with spangles.
51263	spaniel	[.] SPAN'IEL, n. [.] 1. A dog used in sports of the field, remarkable for his sagacity and obedience. [.] 2. A mean, cringing, fawning person. [.] SPAN'IEL, a. Like a spaniel; mean; fawning. [.] SPAN'IEL, v.i. TO fawn; to cringe; to be obsequious. [.] SPAN'IEL, ...
51264	spanish	[.] SPAN'ISH, a. Pertaining to Spain. [.] SPAN'ISH, n. The language of Spain.
51265	spanish-broom	[.] SPANISH-BROOM, n. A plant of the genus Spartium.
51266	spanish-brown	[.] SPANISH-BROWN, n. A species of earth used in paints.
51267	spanish-fly	[.] SPANISH-FLY, n. A fly or insect, the cantharis used in vesicatories, or composition for raising blisters.
51268	spanish-nut	[.] SPANISH-NUT, n. A plant.
51269	spanish-white	[.] SPANISH-WHITE, n. A white earth from Spain, used in paints.
51270	spank	[.] SPANK, v.t. To strike with the open hand; to slap [A word common in New England.]
51271	spanker	[.] SPANK'ER, n. [.] 1. A small coin. [.] 2. In seamen's language, a ship driver; a large sail occasionally set upon the mizenyard or gaff, the foot being extended by a boom. [.] 3. One that takes long strides in walking; also a stout person.
51272	spanking	[.] SPANK'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Striking with the open hand [.] 2. a. Large; stout. [Vulgar.]
51273	spanned	[.] SPAN'NED, pp. Measured with the hand.
51274	spanner	[.] SPAN'NER, n. [.] 1. One that spans. [.] 2. The lock of a fusee or carbine; or the fusee itself. [.] 3. A wrench or nut screw-driver.
51275	spanning	[.] SPAN'NING, ppr. Measuring with the hand; encompassing with the fingers.
51276	spar	[.] SP'AR, [If this word is connected with spare, the primary sense is probably thin. The sense of bar and spar, is however more generally derived from thrusting, shooting in length; so spear likewise. See Bar.] [.] 1. A stone that breaks into a regular shape; marcasite. ...
51277	sparable	[.] SP'ARABLE, n. Small nails. [Not in use.]
51278	sparadrap	[.] SP'ARADRAP, n. In pharmacy, a cerecloth.
51279	sparage	[.] SPARAGE, SPARAGUS, [Vulgar.] [See Asparagus.]
51280	sparagus	[.] SPARAGE, SPARAGUS, [Vulgar.] [See Asparagus.]
51281	spare	[.] SPARE, v.t. [It seems to be from the same root as L. parco.] [.] 1. To use frugally; not to be profuse; not to waste. Thou thy Father's thunder did'st not spare/ [.] 2. To save or withhold from any particular use or occupation. He has no bread to spare, that ...
51282	spared	[.] SPA'RED, pp. Dispensed with; saved; forborne.
51283	sparely	[.] SPA'RELY, adv. Sparingly.
51284	spareness	[.] SPA'RENESS, n. State of being lean or thin; leanness.
51285	sparer	[.] SPA'RER, n. One that avoids unnecessary expense.
51286	sparerib	[.] SPA'RERIB, n. [spare and rib.] The piece of a hog taken from the side, consisting of the ribs with little flesh on them.
51287	spargefaction	[.] SPARGEFAC'TION, n. [L. spargo, to sprinkle.] The act of sprinkling. [Not Used.]
51288	sparhawk	[.] SPAR'ROW-HAWK, SPAR'HAWK, n. A small species of short winged hawk.
51289	sparing	[.] SPA'RING, ppr. [.] 1. Using frugally; forbearing; omitting to punish or destroy. [.] 2. a. Scarce; little. [.] 3. Scanty; not plentiful; not abundant; as a sparing diet. [.] 4. Saving; parsimonious. Virgil being so very sparing of his words, and leaving ...
51290	sparingly	[.] SPA'RINGLY, adv. [.] 1. Not abundantly. [.] 2. Frugally; parsimoniously; not lavishly. High titles of honor were in the king's minority sparingly granted, because dignity then waited on desert. Commend but sparingly whom thou dost love. [.] 3. Abstinently; ...
51291	sparingness	[.] SPA'RINGNESS, n. [.] 1. Parsimony; want of liberality. [.] 2. Caution.
51292	spark	[.] SP'ARK, n. [The sense is that which shoots, darts off or scatters; probably allied to B. spargo.] [.] 1. A small particle of fire or ignited substance, which is emitted from bodies in combustion, and which either ascends with the smoke, or is darted in another direction. [.] 2. ...
51293	sparkful	[.] SP'ARKFUL, a. Lively; brisk; gay.
51294	sparkish	[.] SP'ARKISH, a. [.] 1. Airy; gay. [.] 2. Showy; well dressed; fine.
51295	sparkle	[.] SP'ARKLE, n. [.] 1. A spark. [.] 2. A luminous particle. [.] SP'ARKLE, v.i. [.] 1. To emit sparks; to send off small ignited particles; as burning fuel, &c. [.] 2. To glitter; to glisten; as, a brilliant sparkles; sparkling colors. [.] 3. To twinkle; ...
51296	sparkler	[.] SP'ARKLER, n. He or that which sparkles; one whose eyes sparkle.
51297	sparklet	[.] SP'ARKLET, n. A small spark.
51298	sparkliness	[.] SP'ARKLINESS, n. Vivacity. [Not in use.]
51299	sparkling	[.] SP'ARKLING, ppr. or a. Emitting sparks; glittering; lively; as sparkling wine; sparkling eyes.
51300	sparklingly	[.] SP'ARKLINGLY, adv. With twinkling or vivid brilliancy.
51301	sparklingness	[.] SP'ARKLINGNESS, n. Vivid and twinkling luster.
51302	sparling	[.] SP'ARLING, n. A smelt.
51303	sparrow	[.] SPAR'ROW, n. A small bird of the genus Fringilla and order of Passers. These birds are frequently seen about houses.
51304	sparrow-grass	[.] SPAR'ROW-GRASS, a corruption of asparagus.
51305	sparrow-hawk	[.] SPAR'ROW-HAWK, SPAR'HAWK, n. A small species of short winged hawk.
51306	sparry	[.] SP'ARRY, a. [from spar.] Resembling spar, or consisting or spar; having a confused cyrstraline structure; spathose.
51307	sparse	[.] SPARSE, a. spars. [L. sparsus, scattered, from spargo.] [.] 1. Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; as a sparse population. [.] 2. In botany, not opposite, not alternate, nor in any apparent regular order; applied to branches, leaves peduncles, &c. [.] SPARSE, ...
51308	sparsed	[.] SP'ARSED, a. Scattered.
51309	sparsedly	[.] SP'ARSEDLY, adv. In a scattered manner.
51310	spartan	[.] SP'ARTAN, a. Pertaining to ancient Sparta; hence, hardly undaunted; as Spartan souls; Spartan bravery.
51311	spasm	[.] SPASM, n. [L. spasmus.] A n involuntary contraction of muscles or muscular fibers in animal bodies; irregular motion of the muscles or muscular fibers; convulsion; cramp.
51312	spasmodic	[.] SPASMOD'IC, a. Consisting in spasm; as a spasmodic affection. [.] SPASMOD'IC, n. A medicine good for removing spasm; but I believe the word generally employed in anti-spasmodic.
51313	spat	[.] SPAT, pret. of spit, but nearly obsolete.
51314	spathaceous	[.] SPATHA'CEOUS, a. Having a calyx like a sheath.
51315	spathe	[.] SPATHE, n. [L. spatha.] In botany, the calyx of a spadix opening or bursting longitudinally, in form of a sheath. It is also applied to the calyx of some flowers which have no spadix, as of narcissus, crocus, iris, &c.
51316	spathic	[.] SPATH'IC, a. Foliated or lamellar. Spathic iron is a mineral of a foliated structure, and a yellowish or brownish color.
51317	spathiform	[.] SPATH'IFORM, a. [spath and form.] Resembling spar in form. The ocherous, spathiform and mineralized forms of urinate-
51318	spathous	[.] SPATH'OUS, a. Having a calyx like a sheath.
51319	spathulate	[.] SPATH'ULATE, [See Spatulate.]
51320	spatiate	[.] SPA'TIATE, v.t. [L. spatior.] To rove; to ramble. [Not in use.]
51321	spatter	[.] SPAT'TER, v.t. [This root is a derivative of the family of spit, or L. pateo. See Sputter.] [.] 1. To scatter a liquid substance on; to sprinkle with water or any fluid, or with any moist and dirty matter; as, to spatter a coat; to spatter the floor; to spatter ...
51322	spatterdashes	[.] SPAT'TERDASHES, n. plu. [spatter and dash.] Coverings for the legs to keep them clean from water and mud. [Since boots are generally worn, these things and their name are little used.]
51323	spattered	[.] SPAT'TERED, pp. [.] 1. Sprinkling with moist some liquid or dirty substance. [.] 2. Aspersed.
51324	spattering	[.] SPAT'TERING, ppr. [.] 1. Sprinkling with or foul matter. [.] 2. Aspersing.
51325	spattle	[.] SPAT'TLE, n. Spittle. [Not in use.]
51326	spattling-poppy	[.] SPATTLING-POPPY, n. [L. papaver spumeum.] A plant; white behen; a species of Campion.
51327	spatula	[.] SPAT'ULA, SPAT'TLE, n. [L. spathula, spatha, a slice. from the root of L. pateo; so named from its breadth, or from its use in spreading things. A slice; an apothecaries' instrument, for spreading plasters, &c.
51328	spatulate	[.] SPAT'ULATE, a. [from L. spathula.] In botany, a spatulate leaf is one shaped like a spatula or battledore, being roundish with a long, narrow, linear base; as in cistus incanus.
51329	spavin	[.] SPAV'IN, n. A tumor or excrescence that forms on the inside of a horse's hough, not far from the elbow; at first like gristle, but afterwards hard and bony.
51330	spavined	[.] SPAV'INED, a. Affected with spavis.
51331	spaw	[.] SPAW, SPA, n. [.] 1. A mineral water from a place of this name in Germany. The name may perhaps be applied to other similar waters. [.] 2. A spring of mineral water.
51332	spawl	[.] SPAWL, v.i. To throw saliva from the mouth in a scattering form; to disperse spittle in a careless dirty manner. Why must he sputter, spawl and slaver it? [.] SPAWL, n. Saliva or spittle thrown out carelessly.
51333	spawling	[.] SPAWL'ING, ppr. Throwing spittle carelessly from the mouth. [.] SPAWL'ING, n. Saliva thrown out carelessly.
51334	spawn	[.] SPAWN, n. It has no plural. [If this word is not contracted, it belongs to the root of L. pano. If contracted, it probably belongs to the root of spew or spaw. The radical sense is that which is ejected or thrown out.] [.] 1. The eggs of fish or frogs, when ejected. [.] 2. ...
51335	spawned	[.] SPAWN'ED, pp. Produced or deposited, as the eggs of fish or frogs.
51336	spawner	[.] SPAWN'ER, n. the female fish. the spawner and the melter of the barbel cover their spawn with sand.
51337	spay	[.] SPAY, v.t. [L. spado, a gelding.] To castrate the female of a beast by cutting and by taking out the uterus; as, to spay a sow.
51338	spayed	[.] SPA'YED, pp. Castrated, as a female beast.
51339	spaying	[.] SPA'YING, ppr. Castrating, as a female beast.
51340	speak	[.] SPEAK, v.i. pret. spoke, [spake, nearly, obs.] pp. spoke, spoken. It is easy to see that the root of this word is allied to that of beak peak, pick.] [.] 1. To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts bywords. Children learn to speak ...
51341	speakable	[.] SPE'AKABLE, a. [.] 1. That can be spoken. [.] 2. Having the power of speech.
51342	speaker	[.] SPE'AKER, n. [.] 1. One that speaks, in what ever manner. [.] 2. One that proclaims or celebrates. -No other speaker of my living actions. [.] 3. One that utters or pronounces a discourse; usually, one that utters a speech in public. We say, a man is a good ...
51343	speaking	[.] SPE'AKING, ppr. Uttering words; discoursing; talking. [.] SPE'AKING, n. [.] 1. The act of uttering words; discourse. [.] 2. In colleges, public declamation.
51344	speaking-trumpet	[.] SPE'AKING-TRUMPET, n. A trumpet by which the sound of the human voice may be propagated to a great distance.
51345	spear	[.] SPEAR, n. [.] 1. A long pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing; a lance. [.] 2. A sharp pointed instrument with barbs; used for stabbing fish and other animals. [.] 3. A shoot, as of grass; usually spire. [.] SPEAR, v.t. To pierce ...
51346	spear-foot	[.] SPE'AR-FOOT, n. [spear and foot.] The far foot behind; used of a horse.
51347	spear-grass	[.] SPE'AR-GRASS, n. [spear and grass.] [.] 1. A long stiff grass. [.] 2. In New England, this name is given to a species of Poa.
51348	spear-thistle	[.] SPE'AR-THISTLE, n. A plant, a troublesome weed.
51349	spear-wort	[.] SPE'AR-WORT, n. A plant; the popular name of the Ranunculus flammula.
51350	speared	[.] SPE'ARED, pp. Pierced or killed with a spear.
51351	spearing	[.] SPE'ARING, ppr. [.] 1. Piercing or killing with a spear. [.] 2. Shooting into a long stem.
51352	spearman	[.] SPE'ARMAN, n. [spear and man.] One who is armed with a spear. Ps. 68.
51353	spearmint	[.] SPE'ARMINT, n. [spear and mint.] A plant of the genus Mentha; a species of mint.
51354	specht	[.] SPECHT, SPEIGHT, n. A woodpecker. [Not in use.]
51355	special	[.] SPECIAL, n. A particular. [Not Used.]
51356	specialize	[.] SPECIALIZE, v.t. To mention specially. [Not in use.]
51357	specially	[.] SPECIALLY, adv. [.] 1. Particularly; in a manner beyond what is common, or out of the ordinary course. Every signal deliverance form danger ought to be specially noticed as a divine interposition. [.] 2. For a particular purpose. A meeting of the legislature ...
51358	specialty	[.] SPECIALTY, n. [.] 1. Particularity. specialty of rule hat been neglected. [.] 2. A particular or peculiar case. Note. This word is now little used in the senses above. Its common acceptation is, [.] 3. A special contract; an obligation or bond; the evidence ...
51359	specie	[.] SPECIE, n. spe'shy. Coin; copper, silver or gold coined and used as a circulating medium of commerce. [See Special.]
51360	species	[.] SPECIES, n. spe'shiz. [L. from specio, to see. See Special.] [.] 1. In zoology, a collection of organized beings derived from one common parentage by natural generation, characterized by one peculiar from one common parentage by natural generation, characterized ...
51361	specific	[.] SPECIF'IC, SPECIF'ICAL, a. [.] 1. That makes a thing of the species of which it is designating the peculiar property of properties of a thing, which constitute its species, and distinguish it from other things. Thus we say, the specific form of an animal or a plant; ...
51362	specifical	[.] SPECIF'IC, SPECIF'ICAL, a. [.] 1. That makes a thing of the species of which it is designating the peculiar property of properties of a thing, which constitute its species, and distinguish it from other things. Thus we say, the specific form of an animal or a plant; ...
51363	specifically	[.] SPECIF'ICALLY, adv. In such a manner as to constitute a species; according to the nature of the species. A body is specifically lighter than another, when it has less weight in the same bulk than the other. Human reason-differs specifically from the fantastic reason ...
51364	specification	[.] SPECIFICA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of determining by a mark or limit; notation of limits. The specification of limitation of the question hinders the disputers from wandering away from the precise point of inquiry. [.] 2. The act of specifying; designation of ...
51365	specified	[.] SPEC'IFIED, pp. Particularized; specially named.
51366	specify	[.] SPEC'IFY, v.t. To mention or name, as a particular thing; to designate in words so as to distinguish a thing from every other; as, to specify the uses of a plant; to specify the articles one wants to purchase. He has there given us an exact geography of Greece, where ...
51367	specifying	[.] SPEC'IFYING, ppr. Naming of designating particularly.
51368	specimen	[.] SPEC'IMEN, n. [L. from species, with the termination men, which corresponds in sense to the English hood or ness.] A sample; a part or small portion of any thing, intended to exhibit the kind and quality of the whole, or of something not exhibited; as a specimen of ...
51369	specious	[.] SPE'CIOUS, a. [L. speciosus.] [.] 1. Showy; pleasing to the view. The rest, far greater part will deem in outward rites and specious form religion satisfied. [.] 2. Apparently right; superficially fair, just or correct' plausible; appearing well at first view; ...
51370	speciously	[.] SPE'CIOUSLY, adv. With a fair appearance; with show of right; as, to reason speciously.
51371	speck	[.] SPECK, n. [This word may be formed from peck, for peckled has been used for speckled, spotted as though pecked.] [.] 1. A spot; a stain; a small place in any thing that is discolored by foreign matter, or is of a color different from that of the main substance; ...
51372	speckle	[.] SPECK'LE, n. A little spot in any thing, of a different substance or color from that of the thing itself. [.] SPECK'LE, v.t. To mark with small spots of a different color; used chiefly in the participle passive, which see.
51373	speckled	[.] SPECK'LED, pp. or a. Marked with specks; variegated with spots of a different color from the ground or surface of the object; as the speckled breast of a bird; a speckled serpent.
51374	speckledness	[.] SPECK'LEDNESS, n. The state of being speckled.
51375	speckling	[.] SPECK'LING, ppr. Marking with small spots.
51376	specktacle	[.] SPECK'TACLE, n. [L. spectaculum, from specto, to behold; specio, to see.] [.] 1. A show; something exhibited to view; usually, something presented to view as extraordinary, or something that is beheld as unusual and worthy of special notice. Thus we call things ...
51377	spectacled	[.] SPEC'TACLED, a. Furnished with spectacles.
51378	spectacular	[.] SPECTAC'ULAR, a. Pertaining to shows.
51379	spectation	[.] SPECTA'TION, n. [L. spectatio.] Regard; respect. [Little used.]
51380	spectator	[.] SPECTA'TOR, n. [L. whence] [.] 1. One that looks on; one that sees or beholds; a beholder; as the spectators of the show. [.] 2. One personally present. The spectators were numerous.
51381	spectatorial	[.] SPECTATO'RIAL, a. Pertaining to the Spectator.
51382	spectatorship	[.] SPECTA'TORSHIP, n. [.] 1. The act of beholding. [.] 2. The office or quality of a spectator.
51383	spectatress	[.] SPECTA'TRESS, SPECTA'TRIX, n. [L. spectatrix.] A female beholder or looker on.
51384	spectatrix	[.] SPECTA'TRESS, SPECTA'TRIX, n. [L. spectatrix.] A female beholder or looker on.
51385	specter	[.] SPEC'TER, n. [L. spectrum, from specto, to behold.] [.] 1. An apparition; the appearance of a person who is dead; a ghost. The ghosts of traitors from the bridge descend, With bold fanatic specters to rejoice. [.] 2. Something made preternaturally visible. [.] 3. ...
51386	spectrum	[.] SPEC'TRUM, n. [L.] A visible form; an image of something seen, continuing after image of something seen, continuing after the eyes are closed, covered or turned away. This is called an ocular spectrum.
51387	specuation	[.] SPECUA'TION, n. [.] 1. Examination by the eye; view [Little used.] [.] 2. Mental view of any thing in its various aspects and relations; contemplation; intellectual examination. The events of the day afford matter of serious speculation to the friends of christianity. ...
51388	specular	[.] SPEC'ULAR, a. [L. specularis, from speculum, a mirror, from specio, to see.] [.] 1. Having the qualities of a mirror or looking glass; having a smooth reflecting surface; as a specular metal; a specular surface. [.] 2. Assisting sight. [Improper and not used.] [.] 3. ...
51389	speculate	[.] SPEC'ULATE, v.i. [L. speculor, to view, to contemplate, from specio, to see.] [.] 1. To meditate; to contemplate; to consider a subject by turning it in the mind and viewing it in its different aspects and relations; as, to speculate on political events; to speculate ...
51390	speculatist	[.] SPEC'ULATIST, n. One who speculates or forms theories; a speculator.
51391	speculative	[.] SPEC'ULATIVE, a. [.] 1. Given to speculation; contemplative; applied to persons. The min of man being by nature speculative- [.] 2. Formed by speculation; theoretical; ideal; not verified by fact, experiment or practice; as a scheme merely speculative. [.] 3. ...
51392	speculatively	[.] SPEC'ULATIVELY, adv. [.] 1. In contemplation; with meditation. [.] 2. Ideally; theoretically; in theory only, not in practice. Propositions seem often to be speculatively true, which experience does not verify.
51393	speculativeness	[.] SPEC'ULATIVENESS, n. The state of being speculative, or of consisting in speculation only.
51394	speculator	[.] SPEC'ULATOR, n. [.] 1. One who speculates or forms theories. [.] 2. An observer; a contemplator. [.] 3. A spy; a watcher. [.] 4. In commerce, one who buys goods, land or other thing, with the expectation of a rise of price, and of deriving profit from such ...
51395	speculatory	[.] SPEC'ULATORY, a. [.] 1. Exercising speculation. [.] 2. Intended or adapted for viewing or espying.
51396	speculm	...
51397	sped	[.] SPED, pret. and pp. of speed.
51398	speech	[.] SPEECH, n. [.] 1. The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words, as in human beings; the faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate sounds. Speech was given to man by his Creator for the noblest purposes. [.] 2. Language; words as expressing ideas. ...
51399	speech-maker	[.] SPEE'CH-MAKER, n. One who makes speeches; one who speaks much in a public assembly.
51400	speechless	[.] SPEE'CHLESS, a. [.] 1. Destitute or deprived of the faculty of speech. More generally, [.] 2. Mute; silent; not speaking for a time. Speechless with wonder, and half dead with fear.
51401	speechlessness	[.] SPEE'CHLESSNESS, n. The state of being speechless; muteness.
51402	speed	[.] SPEED, v.i. pret. and pp. sped, speeded. [The L. expedio may be from the same root, which signifies to drive, to hurry, of the family of L. peto.] [.] 1. To make haste; to move with celerity. [.] 2. To have success; to prosper; to succeed; that is, to advance ...
51403	speedily	[.] SPEEDILY, adv. Quickly; with haste; in a short time. Send speedily to Bertram.
51404	speediness	[.] SPEE'DINESS, n. The quality of being speedy; quickness; celerity; haste; dispatch.
51405	speedwell	[.] SPEE'DWELL, n. A plant of the genus Veronica.
51406	speedy	[.] SPEE'DY, a. [.] 1. Quick; swift; nimble; hasty; rapid in motion; as a speedy flight; on speedy foot. [.] 2. Quick in performance; not dilatory or slow; as a speedy dispatch of business.
51407	speet	[.] SPEET, v.t. [from the root of spit.] To stab. [Not in use.]
51408	speight	[.] SPEIGHT, n. A wood pecker. [Not in use.]
51409	spelk	[.] SPELK, n. A splinter; a small stick or rod used in thatching.
51410	spell	[.] SPELL, n. [The verb primarily signifies to throw or drive, and is probably formed on the root of L. pello. In some of the application of spell, we observe the sense of turn. We observe the same in throw, warp, cant, &c.] [.] 1. A story; a tale. [.] 2. A charm ...
51411	spelled	[.] SPELL'ED, SPELT, pret. and pp. of spell.
51412	speller	[.] SPELL'ER, n. One that spells; one skilled in spelling.
51413	spelling	[.] SPELL'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Naming the letters of a word, or writing them; forming words with their proper letters. [.] 2. Taking another's turn. [.] SPELL'ING, n. [.] 1. The act of naming the letters of a word, or the act of writing or printing words with ...
51414	spelling-book	[.] SPELL'ING-BOOK, n. A book for teaching children to spell and read.
51415	spelt	[.] SPELT, n. A species of grain of the genus Triticum; called also German wheat. [.] SPELT, v.t. To split. [Not in use.]
51416	spelter	[.] SPEL'TER, n. Common zink, which contains a portion of lead, copper, iron, a little arsenic, manganese and plumbago.
51417	spence	[.] SPENCE, n. spens. A buttery; a larder; a place where provisions are kept.
51418	spencer	[.] SPEN'CER, n. [.] 1. One who has the care of the spence or buttery. [.] 2. A kind of short coat.
51419	spend	[.] SPEND, v.t. pret. and pp. spent. [L. expendo; from the root of L. pando, pendeo, the primary sense of which is to strain, to open or spread; allied to span, pane, &c.] [.] 1. To lay out; to dispose of; to part with; as, to spend money for clothing. Why do ye spend ...
51420	spender	[.] SPEND'ER, n. One that spends; also, a prodigal; a lavisher.
51421	spending	[.] SPEND'ING, ppr. Laying out; consuming; wasting; exhausting.
51422	spendthrift	[.] SPEND'THRIFT, n. [spend and thrift.] One who spends money profusely or improvidently; a prodigal; one who lavishes his estate.
51423	sperable	[.] SPE'RABLE, a. [L. sperabilis, from spero, to hope.] That may be hoped. [Not in use.]
51424	sperically	[.] SPER'ICALLY, adv. In the form of a sphere.
51425	spericalness	[.] SPER'ICALNESS, SPERIC'ITY, n. The state or quality of being orbicular or spherical; roundness; as the sphericity of a drop of water.
51426	spericity	[.] SPER'ICALNESS, SPERIC'ITY, n. The state or quality of being orbicular or spherical; roundness; as the sphericity of a drop of water.
51427	sperm	[.] SPERM, n. [L. sperma.] [.] 1. Animal seed; that by which the species is propagated. [.] 2. The head matter of a certain species of whale, called cachalot. It is called by the French blanc de baleine, the white of whales. It is found also in other parts of the ...
51428	spermatic	[.] SPERMAT'IC, a. [.] 1. Consisting of seed; seminal. [.] 2. Pertaining to the semen, or conveying it; as spermatic vessels.
51429	spermatize	[.] SPERM'ATIZE, v.i. To yield seed. [Not in use.]
51430	spermatocele	[.] SPERMAT'OCELE, n. A swelling of the spermatic vessels, or vessels of the testicles.
51431	sperse	[.] SPERSE, v.t. To disperse. [Not in use.]
51432	spet	[.] SPET, v.t. To spit; to throw out. [Not in use.]
51433	spew	[.] SPEW, v.t. [L. spuo.] [.] 1. To vomit; to puke; to eject from the stomach. [.] 2. To eject; to cast forth. [.] 3. To cast out with abhorrence. Lev. 18. [.] SPEW, v.i. To vomit; to discharge the contents of the stomach.
51434	spewed	[.] SPEW'ED, pp. Vomited; ejected.
51435	spewer	[.] SPEW'ER, n. One who spews.
51436	spewing	[.] SPEW'ING, ppr. Vomiting; ejecting from the stomach.
51437	spewy	[.] SPEW'Y, a. Wet; foggy.
51438	sphacelate	[.] SPHAC'ELATE, v.i. [See Sphacelus.] [.] 1. To mortify; to become gangrenous; as flesh. [.] 2. To decay or become carious, as a bone. [.] SPHAC'ELATE, v.t. To affect with gangrene.
51439	sphacelus	[.] SPHAC'ELUS, n. [.] 1. In medicine and surgery, gangrene; mortification of the flesh of a living animal. [.] 2. Caries or decay of a bone.
51440	sphaclation	[.] SPHACLA'TION, n. The process of becoming or making gangrenous; mortification.
51441	sphagnous	[.] SPHAG'NOUS, a. [shagnum, bog-moss. Linne.] Pertaining to bog-moss; mossy.
51442	sphene	[.] SPHENE, n. A mineral composed of nearly equal parts of oxyd of titanium, silex and lime. Its colors are commonly grayish, yellowish, redish and blackish brown, and various shades of green. It is found amorphous and in crystals.
51443	sphenoid	[.] SPHENOID, SPHENOID'AL, a. Resembling a wedge. The spenoid bone, is the pterygoid bone of the basis of the skull.
51444	sphenoidal	[.] SPHENOID, SPHENOID'AL, a. Resembling a wedge. The spenoid bone, is the pterygoid bone of the basis of the skull.
51445	sphere	[.] SPHERE, n. [L. sphera.] [.] 1. In geometry, a solid body contained under a single surface, which in every part is equally distant from a point called its center. The earth is not an exact sphere. The sun appears to be a sphere. [.] 2. An orb or globe of the ...
51446	spheric	[.] SPHER'IC, SPHER'ICAL, a. [L. sphericus.] [.] 1. Globular; orbicular; having a surface in every part equally distant from the center; as a spherical body. Drops of water take a spherical form. [.] 2. Planetary; relating to the orbs of the planets. We make guilty ...
51447	spherical	[.] SPHER'IC, SPHER'ICAL, a. [L. sphericus.] [.] 1. Globular; orbicular; having a surface in every part equally distant from the center; as a spherical body. Drops of water take a spherical form. [.] 2. Planetary; relating to the orbs of the planets. We make guilty ...
51448	spherics	[.] SPHER'ICS, n. The doctrine of the sphere.
51449	spheroid	[.] SPHEROID, [.] n. [sphere and form.] A body or figure approaching to a sphere, but not perfectly spherical. A spheroid is oblate or prolate. The earth is found to be a oblate spheroid, that is, flatted at the poles, whereas some astronomers formerly supposed it to ...
51450	spheroidal	[.] SPHEROID'AL, SPHEROID'IC, SPHEROID'ICAL, a. [.] 1. Having the form of a sheriod. [.] 2. In crystalography, bounded by several convex faces.
51451	spheroidic	[.] SPHEROID'AL, SPHEROID'IC, SPHEROID'ICAL, a. [.] 1. Having the form of a sheriod. [.] 2. In crystalography, bounded by several convex faces.
51452	spheroidical	[.] SPHEROID'AL, SPHEROID'IC, SPHEROID'ICAL, a. [.] 1. Having the form of a sheriod. [.] 2. In crystalography, bounded by several convex faces.
51453	spheroidity	[.] SPHEROID'ITY, n. The state or quality of being spheroidal.
51454	spherosiderite	[.] SPHEROSID'ERITE, n. A substance found in the basaltic compact lava of Steinheim; called also glass lava or hyatite.
51455	spherule	[.] SPHER'ULE, n. [L. spharula.] A little sphere or spherical body. Mercury or quicksilver when poured upon a plane, divides itself into a great number of minute spherules.
51456	spherulite	[.] SPHER'ULITE, n. A variety of obsidian or pearl-stone, found in rounded grains.
51457	sphery	[.] SPHE'RY, a. [.] 1. Belonging to the sphere. [.] 2. Round; spherical.
51458	sphincter	[.] SPHINC'TER, n. In anatomy, a muscle that contracts or shuts; as the sphincter labiorum; sphincter vesica.
51459	sphinx	[.] SPHINX, n. [L. sphinx.] [.] 1. A famous monster in Egypt, having the body of a lion and the face of a young woman. [.] 2. In entomology, the hawk-moth, a genus of insects.
51460	sphragid	[.] SPHRAG'ID, n. A species of ocherous clay which falls to pieces in water with the emission of many bubbles; called also earth of Lemons.
51461	spial	[.] SPIAL, n. A spy; a scout. [Not in use.]
51462	spicate	[.] SPI'CATE, a. [L. spicatus, from spica, a spike.] Having a spike or ear.
51463	spice	[.] SPICE, n. [.] 1. A vegetable production, fragrant or aromatic to the smell and pungent to the taste; used in sauces and in cookery. [.] 2. A small quantity; something that enriches or alters the quality of a thing in a small degree, as spice alters the taste ...
51464	spiced	[.] SPI'CED, pp. Seasoned with spice.
51465	spicer	[.] SPI'CER, n. [.] 1. One that seasons with spice. [.] 2. One that deals in spice.
51466	spicery	[.] SPI'CERY, n. [.] 1. Spices in general; fragrant and aromatic vegetable substances used in seasoning. [.] 2. A repository of spices.
51467	spick	[.] SPICK AND SPAN, bright; shining; as a garment spick and span new, or span-new. brightness; spiccare, to shine; spiccar le parole, to speak distinctly; spicciare, to rush out, the radical sense of which is to shoot or dart. Span is probably from the root of spangle, ...
51468	spicknel	[.] SPICK'NEL, SPIG'NEL, n. The herb maldmony or bear wort. the Athamanta Meum, Ethusa Meum.
51469	spicosity	[.] SPICOS'ITY, n. [L. spica.] The state of having or being full of ears, like corn. [Not in use.]
51470	spicular	[.] SPIC'ULAR, a. [L. spiculum, a dart.] Resembling a dart; having sharp points.
51471	spiculate	[.] SPIC'ULATE, v.t. [L. spiculo, to sharpen, from spiculum, a dart, from spica, or its root. See Spike.] To sharpen to a point.
51472	spicy	[.] SPI'CY, a. [from spice.] [.] 1. Producing spice; abounding with spices; as the spicy shore of Arabia. [.] 2. Having the qualities of spice; fragrant; aromatic; as spicy plants. Led by new stars and borne by spicy gales.
51473	spider	[.] SPI'DER, n. [I know not from what source this word is derived.] The common name of the insects of the genus Aranea, remarkable for spinning webs for taking their prey and forming a convenient habitation, and for the deposit of their food. The spider's touch, how exquisitely ...
51474	spider-catcher	[.] SPI'DER-CATCHER, n. A bird so called.
51475	spiderlike	[.] SPI'DERLIKE, a. Resembling a spider.
51476	spiderwort	[.] SPI'DERWORT, n. A plant of the genus Anthericum.
51477	spignel	[.] SPIG'NEL. [See Spicknel.]
51478	spigot	[.] SPIG'OT, n. A pin or peg used to stop a faucet, or to stop a small hole in a cask of liquor.
51479	spike	[.] SPIKE, n. [L. L. spica, and ear of corn. It signifies a shoot or point.] [.] [.] 1. A large uail; always in American applied to a nail or pin of metal. A similar thing made of word is called a peg or pin. In England, it is sometimes used for a sharp point of wood. [.] 2. ...
51480	spike-lavender	[.] SPIKE-LAVENDER, n. The Lavandula spica.
51481	spiked	[.] SPI'KED, pp. Furnished with spikes, as corn; fastened with spikes; stopped with spikes.
51482	spikelet	[.] SPI'KELET, n. In botany, a small spike of a large one; or a subdivision of a spike.
51483	spikenard	[.] SPIKENARD, n. spik'nard. [L. spica nardi.] [.] 1. A plant of the genus Nardus. [.] 2. The oil of balsam procured from the spikenard.
51484	spiking	[.] SPI'KING, ppr. Fastening with spikes; stopping with large nails.
51485	spiky	[.] SPI'KY, a. Having a sharp point.
51486	spile	[.] SPILE, n. [L. pilus, pilum, &c.] [.] 1. A small peg or wooden pin, used to stop a hole. [.] 2. A stake driven into the ground to protect a bank, &c.
51487	spill	[.] SPILL, n. [a different orthography of spile, supra.] [.] 1. A small peg or pin for stopping a cask; as a vent hole stopped with a spill. [.] 2. A little bar or pin of iron. [.] 3. A little sum of money. [Not in use.] [.] SPILL, v.t. pret. spilled or spilt; ...
51488	spilled	[.] SPILL'ED, pp. Suffered to fall, as liquids; shed.
51489	spiller	[.] SPILL'ER, n. [.] 1. One that spills or sheds. [.] 2. A kind of fishing line.
51490	spilling	[.] SPILL'ING, ppr. Suffering to fall or run out, as liquids; shedding.
51491	spilling-lines	[.] SPILLING-LINES, in a ship, are ropes for furling more conveniently the square sails.
51492	spilt	[.] SPILT, pret. and pp. of spill.
51493	spilth	[.] SPILTH, n. [from spill.] Any thing spilt. [Not in use.]
51494	spin	[.] SPIN, v.t. pret. and pp. spun. Span is not used. [If the sense is to draw out or extend, this coincides in origin with span.] [.] 1. To draw out and twist into threads, either by the hand or machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton or flax; to spin goats' hair. All ...
51495	spinach	[.] SPIN'ACH, SPIN'AGE, n. [L. spinacia.] A plant of the genus Spinacia.
51496	spinage	[.] SPIN'ACH, SPIN'AGE, n. [L. spinacia.] A plant of the genus Spinacia.
51497	spinal	[.] SPI'NAL, a. [See Spine.] Pertaining to the spine or back bone of an animal; as the spinal marrow; spinal muscles; spinal arteries.
51498	spindle	[.] SPIN'DLE, a. [See Spin.] [.] 1. The pin used in spinning wheels for twisting the thread, and on which the thread when twisted, is wound. [.] 2. A slender pointed rod or pin on which any thing turn; as the spindle of a vane. [.] 3. The fusee of a watch. [.] 4. ...
51499	spindle-legs	[.] SPIN'DLE-LEGS, SPIN'DLE-SHANKS, n. A tall slender person; in contempt.
51500	spindle-shanked	[.] SPIN'DLE-SHANKED, a. Having long slender legs.
51501	spindle-shanks	[.] SPIN'DLE-LEGS, SPIN'DLE-SHANKS, n. A tall slender person; in contempt.
51502	spindle-shaped	[.] SPIN'DLE-SHAPED, a. Having the shape of a spindle; fusiform.
51503	spindle-tree	[.] SPIN'DLE-TREE, n. A plant, prick-wood, of the genus Euonymus.
51504	spine	[.] SPINE, n. [L.] [.] 1. The back bone of an animal. [.] 2. The shin of the leg. [.] 3. A thorn; a sharp process from the woody part of a plant. It differs from a prickle, which proceeds form the bark. A spine which proceeds from the bark. A spine sometimes ...
51505	spinel	[.] SPI'NEL, SPINELLE, n. The spinelle ruby, says Hauy; is the true ruby, a gem of a red color, blended with tints of blue or yellow. It is in grains more or less crystalized. A subspecies of octahedral corundum.
51506	spinellane	[.] SPINELLANE, n. A mineral occurring in small crystaline masses and in minute crystals. It has been found only near the lake of Laach.
51507	spinelle	[.] SPI'NEL, SPINELLE, n. The spinelle ruby, says Hauy; is the true ruby, a gem of a red color, blended with tints of blue or yellow. It is in grains more or less crystalized. A subspecies of octahedral corundum.
51508	spinescent	[.] SPINES'CENT, a. [from spine.] Becoming hard and thorny.
51509	spinet	[.] SPIN'ET, n. An instrument of music resembling a harpsichord, but smaller; a virginal; a clavichord. [.] SPIN'ET, n. [L. spinetum.] A small wood or place where briars and thorns grow. [Not in use.]
51510	spiniferous	[.] SPINIF'EROUS, a. [L. spina, spine, and fero, to bear.] Producing spines; bearing thorns.
51511	spining-wheel	[.] SPIN'ING-WHEEL, n. A wheel for spinning wool, cotton or flax into threads.
51512	spink	[.] SPINK, n. A bird; a finch.
51513	spinner	[.] SPIN'NER, n. [.] 1. One that spins; one skilled in spinning. [.] 2. A spider.
51514	spinning	[.] SPIN'NING, ppr. Drawing out and twisting into threads; drawing out; delaying. [.] SPIN'NING, n. [.] 1. The act, practice or art of drawing out and twisting into threads, as wool, flax and cotton. [.] 2. The act or practice of forming webs, as spiders.
51515	spinning-jenny	[.] SPIN'NING-JENNY, n. An engine or complicated machine for spinning wool or cotton, in the manufacture of cloth.
51516	spinolet	[.] SPIN'OLET, n. A small bird of the lark kind.
51517	spinosity	[.] SPINOS'ITY, n. The state of being spiny or thorny; crabbedness.
51518	spinous	[.] SPI'NOUS, a. [L. spinosus, from spina.] Full of spines; armed with thorns; thorny.
51519	spinozism	[.] SPI'NOZISM, n. The doctrines or principles of Spinoza, a native of Amsterdam, consisting in atheism and pantheism, or naturalism and hulotheism, which allows of no God but nature or the universe.
51520	spinster	[.] SPIN'STER, n. [spin and ster.] [.] 1. A woman who spins, or whose occupation is to spin. Hence, [.] 2. In law, the common title by which a woman without rank or distinction is designated. If a gentlewoman is termed a spinster, she may abate the writ.
51521	spinstry	[.] SPIN'STRY, n. The business of spinning.
51522	spinthere	[.] SPIN'THERE, n. A mineral of a greenish gray color.
51523	spiny	[.] SPI'NY, a. [from spine.] [.] 1. Full of spines; thorny; as a spiny tree. [.] 2. Perplexed; difficult; troublesome.
51524	spiracle	[.] SPIR'ACLE, n. [L. spiraculum, form spiro, to breathe.] [.] 1. A small aperture in animal and vegetable bodies, by which air or other fluid is exhaled or inhaled; a small hole, orifice or vent; a pore; a minute passage; as the spiracles of the human skin. [.] 2. ...
51525	spiral	[.] SPI'RAL, a. [L. spira, a spire.] Winding round a cylinder or other round body, or in a circular form, and at the same time rising or advancing forward; winding like a screw. The magnificent column in the Place Vendeme, at Paris, is divided by a spiral line into compartments. ...
51526	spirally	[.] SPI'RALLY, adv. In a spiral form or direction; in the manner of a screw.
51527	spiration	[.] SPIRA'TION, n. [L. spiratio.] A breathing. [Not used.]
51528	spire	[.] SPIRE, n. [L. spira; from the root of L. spiro, to breathe. The primary sense of the root is to throw, to drive, to send, but it implies a winding motion, like throw, warp, and many others.] [.] 1. A winding line like the threads of a screw; any thing wreathed or ...
51529	spired	[.] SPI'RED, a. Having a spire.
51530	spirit	[.] SPIR'IT, n. [L. spiritus, from spiro, to breathe, to blow. The primary sense is to rush or drive.] [.] 1. Primarily, wind; air in motion; hence, breath. All bodies have spirits and pneumatical parts within them. [This sense is now unusual.] [.] 2. Animal excitement, ...
51531	spiritally	[.] SPIRITALLY, adv. By means of the breath. [Not in use.]
51532	spirited	[.] SPIRITED, pp. [.] 1. Animated; encouraged; incited. [.] 2. a. Animated; full of life; lively; full of spirit or fire; as a spirited address or oration; a spirited answer. It is used in composition, noting the state of the mind; as in high-spirited, low-spirited, ...
51533	spiritedly	[.] SPIRITEDLY, adv. In a lively manner; with spirit; with strength; with animation.
51534	spiritedness	[.] SPIRITEDNESS, n. [.] 1. Life; animation. [.] 2. Disposition or make of mind; used in compounds; as high-spiritedness, low-spiritedness, mean-spiritedness, narrow-spiritedness.
51535	spiritful	[.] SPIRITFUL, a. Lively; full of spirit. [Not used.]
51536	spiritfully	[.] SPIRITFULLY, adv. In a lively manner. [Not used.]
51537	spiritfulness	[.] SPIRITFULNESS, n. Liveliness; sprightliness. [Not used.]
51538	spiritless	[.] SPIRITLESS, a. [.] 1. Destitute of spirits; wanting animation; wanting cheerfulness; dejected; depressed. [.] 2. Destitute of vigor; wanting life, courage or fire; as a spiritless slave. [.] [.] A man so faint, so spiritless, so dull, so dead in look-- [.] 3. ...
51539	spiritlessly	[.] SPIRITLESSLY, adv. Without spirit; without exertion.
51540	spiritlessness	[.] SPIRITLESSNESS, n. Dullness; want of life or vigor.
51541	spiritous	[.] SPIRITOUS, a. [.] 1. Like spirit; refined; defecated; pure. [.] [.] More refind, more spiritous and pure. [.] 2. Fine ardent; active.
51542	spiritousness	[.] SPIRITOUSNESS, n. A refined state; fineness and activity of parts; as the thinness and spiritousness of liquor.
51543	spiritual	[.] SPIRITUAL, a. [.] 1. Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal; as a spiritual substance or being. The soul of man is spiritual. [.] 2. Mental; intellectual; as spiritual armor. [.] 3. Not gross; refined from external things; not sensual; relative to mind ...
51544	spirituality	[.] SPIRITUALITY, n. [.] 1. Essence distinct from matter; immateriality. [.] [.] If this light be not spiritual, it approacheth nearest to spirituality. [.] 2. Intellectual nature; as the spirituality of the soul. [.] 3. Spiritual nature; the quality which respects ...
51545	spiritualization	[.] SPIRITUALIZATION, n. The act of spiritualizing. In chemistry, the operation of extracting spirit from natural bodies.
51546	spiritualize	[.] SPIRITUALIZE, v.i. [.] 1. To refine the intellect; to purify from the feculences of the world; as, to spiritualize the soul. [.] 2. In chemistry, to extract spirit from natural bodies. [.] 3. To convert to a spiritual meaning.
51547	spiritually	[.] SPIRITUALLY, adv. Without corporeal grossness or sensuality; in a manner conformed to the spirit of true religion; with purity of spirit or heart. [.] Spiritually minded, under the influence of the Holy Spirit or of holy principles; having the affections refined and ...
51548	spirituous	[.] SPIRITUOUS, a. [.] 1. Containing spirit; consisting of refined spirit; ardent; as spirituous liquors. [This might well be written spiritous.] [.] 2. Having the quality of spirit; fine; pure; active; as the spirituous part of a plant. [.] 3. Lively; gay; vivid; ...
51549	spirituousness	[.] SPIRITUOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of being spirituous; ardor; heat; stimulating quality; as the spirituousness of liquors. [.] 2. Life; tenuity; activity.
51550	spirt	[.] SPIRT. [See Spurt, the more correct orthography.]
51551	spiry	[.] SPIRY, a. [.] 1. Of a spiral form; wreathed; curled; as the spiry volumes of a serpent. [.] 2. Having the form of a pyramid; pyramidical; as spiry turrets.
51552	spiss	[.] SPISS, a. [L.] Thick; close; dense. [Not in use.]
51553	spissitude	[.] SPISSITUDE, n. [supra.] Thickness of soft substances; the denseness or compactness which belongs to substances not perfectly liquid nor perfectly solid; as the spissitude of coagulated blood or of any coagulum.
51554	spit	[.] SPIT, n. [G.] [.] 1. An iron prong or bar pointed, on which meat is roasted. [.] 2. Such depth of earth as is pierced by the spade at once. [D. spit, a spade.] [.] 3. A small point of land running into the sea, or a long narrow shoal extending from the shore into ...
51555	spital	[.] SPITAL, SPITTEL, n. Corrupted from hospital. Rob not the spital, or charitable foundation. [Vulgar and not in use.]
51556	spitchcock	[.] SPITCHCOCK, v.t. To split an eel lengthwise and broil it. [.] SPITCHCOCK, n. An eel split and broiled.
51557	spite	[.] SPITE, n. [L.] Hatred; rancor; malice; malignity; malevolence. [.] Spite, however, is not always synonymous with these words. It often denotes a less deliberate and fixed hatred than malice and malignity, and is often a sudden fit of ill will excited by temporary ...
51558	spited	[.] SPITED, pp. Hated; vexed.
51559	spiteful	[.] SPITEFUL, a. Filled with spite; having a desire to vex, annoy or injure; malignant; malicious. [.] [.] --A wayward son, spiteful and wrathful.
51560	spitefully	[.] SPITEFULLY, adv. With a desire to vex, annoy or injure; malignantly; maliciously.
51561	spitefulness	[.] SPITEFULNESS, n. The desire to vex, annoy or mischief, proceeding from irritation; malice; malignity. [.] [.] It looks more like spitefulness and ill nature, than a diligent search after truth.
51562	spitted	[.] SPITTED, pp. [from spit.] [.] 1. Put upon a spit. [.] 2. Shot out into length.
51563	spittel	[.] SPITAL, SPITTEL, n. Corrupted from hospital. Rob not the spital, or charitable foundation. [Vulgar and not in use.]
51564	spitter	[.] SPITTER, n. [.] 1. One that puts meat on a spit. [.] 2. One who ejects saliva from his mouth. [.] 3. A young deer whose horns begin to shoot or become sharp; a brocket or pricket.
51565	spitting	[.] SPITTING, ppr. [.] 1. Putting on a spit. [.] 2. Ejecting saliva from the mouth.
51566	spittle	[.] SPITTLE, n. [from spit.] [.] 1. Saliva; the thick moist matter which is secreted by the salivary glands and ejected from the mouth. [.] 2. A small sort of spade. [spaddle.] [.] SPITTLE. [See Spital.] [.] SPITTLE, v.t. To dig or stir with a small spade. ...
51567	spitvenom	[.] SPITVENOM, n. [spit and venom.] Poison ejected from the mouth.
51568	splanchnology	[.] SPLANCHNOLOGY, n. [Gr., bowels, discourse.] [.] 1. The doctrine of the viscera; or a treatise or description of the viscera. [.] 2. The doctrine of diseases of the internal parts of the body.
51569	splash	[.] SPLASH, v.t. [formed on plash.] To spatter with water, or with water and mud. [.] SPLASH, v.i. To strike and dash about water. [.] SPLASH, n. Water or water and dirt thrown upon any thing, or thrown from a puddle and the like.
51570	splashy	[.] SPLASHY, a. Full of dirty water; wet; wet and muddy.
51571	splay	[.] SPLAY, v.t. [See Display.] [.] 1. To dislocate or break a horses shoulder bone. [.] 2. To spread. [Little used.] [.] SPLAY, for display. [Not in use.] [.] SPLAY, a. Displayed; spread; turned outward.
51572	splayfoot	[.] SPLAYFOOT, SPLAYFOOTED, a. Having the foot turned outward; having a wide foot.
51573	splayfooted	[.] SPLAYFOOT, SPLAYFOOTED, a. Having the foot turned outward; having a wide foot.
51574	splaymouth	[.] SPLAYMOUTH, n. A wide mouth; a mouth stretched by design.
51575	spleen	[.] SPLEEN, n. [L., Gr.] [.] 1. The milt; a soft part of the viscera of animals, whose use is not well understood. The ancients supposed this to be the seat of melancholy, anger or vexation. Hence, [.] 2. Anger; latent spite; ill humor. Thus we say, to vent ones spleen. [.] [.] In ...
51576	spleened	[.] SPLEENED, a. Deprived of the spleen.
51577	spleenful	[.] SPLEENFUL, a. [.] 1. Angry; peevish; fretful. [.] [.] Myself have calmd their spleenful mutiny. [.] 2. Melancholy; hypochondriacal.
51578	spleenless	[.] SPLEENLESS, a. Kind; gentle; mild.
51579	spleenwort	[.] SPLEENWORT, n. [L.] A plant of the genus Asplenium; miltwaste.
51580	spleeny	[.] SPLEENY, a. [.] 1. Angry; peevish; fretful. [.] [.] A spleeny Lutheran, and not wholesome to our cause. [.] 2. Melancholy; affected with nervous complaints.
51581	splendent	[.] SPLENDENT, a. [L., to shine.] [.] 1. Shining; glossy; beaming with light; as splendent planets; splendent metals. [.] 2. Very conspicuous; illustrious.
51582	splendid	[.] SPLENDID, a. [L., to shine. See Plain.] [.] 1. Properly, shining; very bright; as a splendid sun. Hence, [.] 2. Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as a splendid palace; a splendid procession; a splendid equipage; a splendid feast or entertainment. [.] 3. ...
51583	splendidly	[.] SPLENDIDLY, adv. [.] 1. With great brightness or brilliant light. [.] 2. Magnificently; sumptuously; richly; as a house splendidly furnished. [.] 3. With great pomp or show. The king was splendidly attended.
51584	splendor	[.] SPLENDOR, n. [L. See Plant and Planet.] [.] 1. Great brightness; brilliant luster; as the splendor of the sun. [.] 2. Great show of richness and elegance; magnificence; as the splendor of equipage or of royal robes. [.] 3. Pomp; parade; as the splendor of a procession ...
51585	splendrous	[.] SPLENDROUS, a. Having splendor. [Not in use.]
51586	splenetic	[.] SPLENETIC, a. [L.] Affected with spleen; peevish; fretful. [.] [.] You humor me when I am sick; Why not when I am splenetic. [.] SPLENETIC, n. A person affected with spleen.
51587	splenic	[.] SPLENIC, a. Belonging to the spleen; as the splenic vein.
51588	splenish	[.] SPLENISH, a. Affected with spleen; peevish; fretful.
51589	splenitive	[.] SPLENITIVE, a. Hot; fiery; passionate; irritable. [Not in use.] [.] [.] I am not splenitive and rash.
51590	splent	[.] SPLENT, n. [.] 1. A callous substance or insensible swelling on the shank-bone of a horse. [.] 2. A splint. [See Splint.]
51591	splice	[.] SPLICE, SPLISE, v.t. [G.] To separate the strands of the two ends of a rope, and unite them by a particular manner of interweaving them; or to unite the end of a rope to any part of another by a like interweaving of the strands. There are different modes of splicing, ...
51592	splint	[.] SPLINT, SPLINTER, n. [G.] [.] 1. A piece of wood split off; a thin piece (in proportion to its thickness,) of wood or other solid substance, rent from the main body; as splinters of a ships side or mast, rent off by a shot. [.] 2. In surgery, a thin piece of wood ...
51593	splinter	[.] SPLINTER, v.i. To be split or rent into long pieces.
51594	splintered	[.] SPLINTERED, pp. Split into splinters; secured by splints.
51595	splintery	[.] SPLINTERY, a. Consisting of splinters, or resembling splinters; as the splintery fracture of a mineral, which discovers scales arising from splits or fissures, parallel to the line of fracture.
51596	splise	[.] SPLICE, SPLISE, v.t. [G.] To separate the strands of the two ends of a rope, and unite them by a particular manner of interweaving them; or to unite the end of a rope to any part of another by a like interweaving of the strands. There are different modes of splicing, ...
51597	split	[.] SPLIT, v.t. pret. and pp. split. [G. See Spalt.] [.] 1. To divide longitudinally or lengthwise; to separate a thing from end to end by force; to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber; to split a board. It differs from crack. To crack is to open or partially ...
51598	splitter	[.] SPLITTER, n. One who splits.
51599	splitting	[.] SPLITTING, ppr. Bursting; riving; rending.
51600	splutter	[.] SPLUTTER, n. A bustle; a stir. [A low word and little used.] [.] SPLUTTER, v.i. To speak hastily and confusedly. [Low.]
51601	spodumene	[.] SPODUMENE, n. [Gr., to reduce to ashes.] A mineral, called by Hauy triphane. It occurs in laminated masses, easily divisible into prisms with rhomboidal bases; the lateral faces smooth, shining and pearly; the cross fracture uneven and splintery. Before the blowpipe ...
51602	spoil	[.] SPOIL, v.t. [L., to pull asunder, to tear, to strip, to peel.] [.] 1. To plunder; to strip by violence; to rob; with of; as, to spoil one of his goods or possessions. [.] [.] My sons their old unhappy sire despise, Spoild of his kingdom, and deprivd of eyes. [.] 2. ...
51603	spoiled	[.] SPOILED, pp. Plundered; pillaged; corrupted; rendered useless.
51604	spoiler	[.] SPOILER, n. [.] 1. A plunderer; a pillager; a robber. [.] 2. One that corrupts, mars or renders useless. [.]
51605	spoilful	[.] SPOILFUL, a. Wasteful; rapacious. [Little used.]
51606	spoiling	[.] SPOILING, ppr. [.] 1. Plundering; pillaging; corrupting; rendering useless. [.] 2. Wasting; decaying. [.] SPOILING, n. Plunder; waste.
51607	spoke	[.] SPOKE, pret. of speak. [.] SPOKE, n. [G., this word, whose radical sense is to shoot or thrust, coincides with spike, spigot, pike, contracted from to spew.] [.] 1. The radius or ray of a wheel; one of the small bars which are inserted in the hub or nave, and ...
51608	spoke-shave	[.] SPOKE-SHAVE, n. A kind of plane to smooth the shells of blocks.
51609	spoken	[.] SPOKEN, pp. of speak. pron. spokn.
51610	spokesman	[.] SPOKESMAN, n. [speak, spoke, and man.[ One who speaks for another. [.] [.] He shall be thy spokesman to the people. Exodus 4.
51611	spoliate	[.] SPOLIATE, v.t. [L.] To plunder; to pillage. [.] SPOLIATE, v.i. To practice plunder; to commit robbery. In time of war, rapacious men are let loose to spoliate on commerce.
51612	spoliation	[.] SPOLIATION, n. [.] 1. The act of plundering, particularly of plundering an enemy in time of war. [.] 2. The act or practice of plundering neutrals at sea under authority. [.] 3. In ecclesiastical affairs, the act of an incumbent in taking the fruits of his benefice ...
51613	spondaic	[.] SPONDAIC, SPONDAICAL, a. [See Spondee.] Pertaining to a spondee; denoting two long feet in poetry.
51614	spondaical	[.] SPONDAIC, SPONDAICAL, a. [See Spondee.] Pertaining to a spondee; denoting two long feet in poetry.
51615	spondee	[.] SPONDEE, n. [L.] A poetic foot of two long syllables.
51616	spondyl	[.] SPONDYL, SPONDYLE, n. [L., Gr.] A joint of the back bone; a verteber or vertebra.
51617	spondyle	[.] SPONDYL, SPONDYLE, n. [L., Gr.] A joint of the back bone; a verteber or vertebra.
51618	sponge	[.] SPONGE. [See Spunge.]
51619	sponk	[.] SPONK, n. [a word probably formed on punk.] Touchwood. In Scotland, a match; something dipped in sulphur for readily taking fire. [See Spunk.]
51620	sponsal	[.] SPONSAL, a. [L., to betroth.] Relating to marriage or to a spouse.
51621	sponsion	[.] SPONSION, n. [L., to engage.] The act of becoming surety for another.
51622	sponsor	[.] SPONSOR, n. [L.] A surety; one who binds himself to answer for another, and is responsible for his default. In the church, the sponsors in baptism are sureties for the education of the child baptized.
51623	spontaneity	[.] SPONTANEITY, n. [L., of free will.] Voluntariness; the quality of being of free will or accord.
51624	spontaneous	[.] SPONTANEOUS, a. [L., of free will.] [.] 1. Voluntary; acting by its own impulse or will without the incitement of any thing external; acting of its own accord; as spontaneous motion. [.] 2. Produced without being planted, or without human labor; as a spontaneous ...
51625	spontaneously	[.] SPONTANEOUSLY, adv. [.] 1. Voluntarily; of his own will or accord; used of animals; as, he acts spontaneously. [.] 2. By its own force or energy; without the impulse of a foreign cause; used of things. [.] [.] Whey turns spontaneously acid.
51626	spontaneousness	[.] SPONTANEOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. Voluntariness; freedom of will; accord unconstrained; applied to animals. [.] 2. Freedom of acting without a foreign cause; applied to things.
51627	spontoon	[.] SPONTOON, n. A kind of half pike; a military weapon borne by officers of infantry.
51628	spool	[.] SPOOL, n. [G.] A piece of cane or reed, or a hollow cylinder of wood with a ridge at each end; used by weavers to wind their yarn upon in order to slaie it and wind in on the beam. The spool is larger than the quill, on which yarn is wound for the shuttle. But in manufactories, ...
51629	spoom	[.] SPOOM, v.i. To be driven swiftly; probably a mistake for spoon. [See Spoon, the verb.]
51630	spoon	[.] SPOON, n. [.] 1. A small domestic utensil, with a bowl or concave part and a handle, for dipping liquids; as a tea spoon; a table spoon. [.] 2. An instrument consisting of a bowl or hollow iron and a long handle, used for taking earth out of holes dug for setting ...
51631	spoon-bill	[.] SPOON-BILL, n. [spoon and bill.] A fowl of the grallic order, and genus Platatea, so named from the shape of its bill, which is somewhat like a spoon or spatula. Its plumage is white beautiful.
51632	spoon-drift	[.] SPOON-DRIFT, n. In seamens language, a showery sprinkling of sea water, swept from the surface in a tempest.
51633	spoon-meat	[.] SPOON-MEAT, n. [spoon and meat.] Food that is or must be taken with a spoon; liquid food. [.] [.] Diet most upon spoon-meats.
51634	spoon-wort	[.] SPOON-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Cochlearia; scurvy grass.
51635	spoonful	[.] SPOONFUL, n. [spoon and full.] [.] 1. As much as a spoon contains or is able to contain; as a tea spoonful; a table spoonful. [.] 2. A small quantity of a liquid.
51636	sporadic	[.] SPORADIC, SPORADICAL, a. [Gr., separate, scattered; whence certain isles of Greece were called Sporades.] Separate; single; scattered; used only in reference to diseases. A sporadic disease, is one which occurs in particular persons and places, in distinction from an ...
51637	sporadical	[.] SPORADIC, SPORADICAL, a. [Gr., separate, scattered; whence certain isles of Greece were called Sporades.] Separate; single; scattered; used only in reference to diseases. A sporadic disease, is one which occurs in particular persons and places, in distinction from an ...
51638	sport	[.] SPORT, n. [.] 1. That which diverts and makes merry; play; game; diversion; also, mirth. The word signifies both the cause and the effect; that which produces mirth, and the mirth or merriment produced. [.] [.] Her sports were such as carried riches of knowledge ...
51639	sporter	[.] SPORTER, n. One who sports.
51640	sportful	[.] SPORTFUL, a. [.] 1. Merry; frolicksome; full of jesting; indulging in mirth or play; as a sportful companion. [.] [.] Down he alights among the sportful herd. [.] 2. Ludicrous; done in jest or for mere play. [.] [.] These are no sportful productions of the ...
51641	sportfully	[.] SPORTFULLY, adv. In mirth; in jest; for the sake of diversion; playfully.
51642	sportfulness	[.] SPORTFULNESS, n. Play; merriment; frolick; a playful disposition; playfulness; as the sportfulness of kids and lambs.
51643	sportive	[.] SPORTIVE, a. [.] 1. Gay; merry; wanton; frolicksome. [.] [.] Is it I that drive thee from the sportive court? [.] 2. Inclined to mirth; playful; as a sportive humor.
51644	sportiveness	[.] SPORTIVENESS, n. [.] 1. Playfulness; mirth; merriment. [.] 2. Disposition to mirth.
51645	sportless	[.] SPORTLESS, a. Without sport or mirth; joyless.
51646	sportsman	[.] SPORTSMAN, n. [sport and man.] [.] 1. One who pursues the sports of the field; one who hunts, fishes and fowls. [.] 2. One skilled in the sports of the field.
51647	sportulary	[.] SPORTULARY, a. [L., a basket, an alms-basket.] Subsisting on alms or charitable contributions. [Little used.]
51648	sportule	[.] SPORTULE, n. [L., a little basket.] An alms; a dole; a charitable gift or contribution. [Not in use.]
51649	spot	[.] SPOT, n. [We see this word is of the family of spatter, and that the radical sense is to throw or thrust. A spot is made by spattering or sprinkling. [.] 1. A mark on a substance made by foreign matter; a speck; a blot; a place discolored. The least spot is visible ...
51650	spotless	[.] SPOTLESS, a. [.] 1. Free from spots, foul matter or discoloration. [.] 2. Free from reproach or impurity; pure; untainted; innocent; as a spotless mind; spotless behavior. [.] [.] A spotless virgin and a faultless wife.
51651	spotlessness	[.] SPOTLESSNESS, n. Freedom from spot or stain; freedom from reproach.
51652	spotted	[.] SPOTTED, pp. Marked with spots or places of a different color from the ground; as a spotted beast or garment.
51653	spottedness	[.] SPOTTEDNESS, n. The state or quality of being spotted.
51654	spotter	[.] SPOTTER, n. One that makes spots.
51655	spottiness	[.] SPOTTINESS, n. The state or quality of being spotty.
51656	spotting	[.] SPOTTING, ppr. Marking with spots; staining.
51657	spotty	[.] SPOTTY, a. Full of spots; marked with discolored places.
51658	spousage	[.] SPOUSAGE, n. [See Spouse.[ The act of espousing. [Not used.]
51659	spousal	...
51660	spouse	...
51661	spoused	[.] SPOUSED, pp. Wedded; joined in marriage; married; but seldom used. The word used in lieu of it is espoused.
51662	spouseless	[.] SPOUSELESS, a. Destitute of a husband or of a wife; as a spouseless king or queen.
51663	spout	[.] SPOUT, n. [G., to spit, and spotten is to mock, banter, sport. These are of one family; spout retaining nearly the primary and literal meaning. See Bud and Pout.] [.] 1. A pipe, or a projecting mouth of a vessel, useful in directing the stream of a liquid poured out; ...
51664	spouted	[.] SPOUTED, pp. Thrown in a stream from a pipe or narrow orifice.
51665	spouting	[.] SPOUTING, ppr. Throwing in a stream from a pipe or narrow opening; pouring out words violently or affectedly. [.] SPOUTING, n. The act of throwing out, as a liquid from a narrow opening; a violent or affected speech; a harangue.
51666	sprag	[.] SPRAG, a. Vigorous; sprightly. [Local.] [Note. In America, this word is, in popular language, pronounced spry, which is a contraction of spright, in sprightly.] [.] SPRAG, n. A young salmon. [Local.]
51667	sprain	[.] SPRAIN, v.t. To overstrain the ligaments of a joint; to stretch the ligaments so as to injure them, but without luxation or dislocation. [.] SPRAIN, n. An excessive strain of the ligaments of a joint without dislocation.
51668	sprained	[.] SPRAINED, pp. Injured by excessive straining.
51669	spraining	[.] SPRAINING, ppr. Injuring by excessive extension.
51670	spraints	[.] SPRAINTS, n. The dung of an otter.
51671	sprang	[.] SPRANG, pret. of spring; but sprung is more generally used.
51672	sprat	[.] SPRAT, n. A small fish of the species Clupea.
51673	sprawl	[.] SPRAWL, v.i. [The origin and affinities of this word are uncertain. It may be a contracted word.] [.] 1. To spread and stretch the body carelessly in a horizontal position; to lie with the limbs stretched out or struggling. We say, a person lies sprawling; or he sprawls ...
51674	sprawling	[.] SPRAWLING, ppr. [.] 1. Lying with the limbs awkwardly stretched; creeping with awkward motions; struggling with contorsion of the limbs. [.] 2. Widening or opening irregularly, as cavalry.
51675	spray	[.] SPRAY, n. [probably allied to sprig. The radical sense is a shoot.] [.] 1. A small shoot or branch; or the extremity of a branch. Hence in England, spray faggots are bundles of small branches, used as fuel. [.] 2. Among seamen, the water that is driven from the ...
51676	spread	[.] SPREAD, SPRED, v.t. pret. and pp. spread or spred. [G., to spread. The more correct orthography is spred. [.] 1. To extend in length and breadth, or in breadth only; to stretch or expand to a broader surface; as, to spread a carpet or a table cloth; to spread a sheet ...
51677	spreader	[.] SPREADER, SPREDDER, n. [.] 1. One that spreads, extends, expands or propagates; as a spreader of disease. [.] 2. One that divulges one that causes to be more generally know; a publisher; as a spreader of news or reports.
51678	spreading	[.] SPREADING, SPREDDING, ppr. [.] 1. Extending; expanding; propagating; divulging; dispersing; diffusing. [.] 2. a. Extending or extended over a large space; wide; as the spreading oak. [.] [.] Gov. Winthrop and his associates at Charleston had for a church a large ...
51679	spred	[.] SPREAD, SPRED, v.t. pret. and pp. spread or spred. [G., to spread. The more correct orthography is spred. [.] 1. To extend in length and breadth, or in breadth only; to stretch or expand to a broader surface; as, to spread a carpet or a table cloth; to spread a sheet ...
51680	spredder	[.] SPREADER, SPREDDER, n. [.] 1. One that spreads, extends, expands or propagates; as a spreader of disease. [.] 2. One that divulges one that causes to be more generally know; a publisher; as a spreader of news or reports.
51681	spredding	[.] SPREADING, SPREDDING, ppr. [.] 1. Extending; expanding; propagating; divulging; dispersing; diffusing. [.] 2. a. Extending or extended over a large space; wide; as the spreading oak. [.] [.] Gov. Winthrop and his associates at Charleston had for a church a large ...
51682	sprent	[.] SPRENT, pp. Sprinkled. [See Sprinkle.]
51683	sprig	[.] SPRIG, n. [.] 1. A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray; as a sprig of laurel or of parsely. [.] 2. A brad, or nail without a head. [Local.] [.] 3. The representation of a small branch in embroidery. [.] 4. A small eye-bolt ragged at the point. [.] SPRIG, ...
51684	sprig-crystal	[.] SPRIG-CRYSTAL, n. Crystal found in the form of a hexangular column, adhering to the stone, and terminating at the other end in a point.
51685	sprigged	[.] SPRIGGED, pp. Wrought with representations of small twigs.
51686	sprigging	[.] SPRIGGING, ppr. Working with sprigs.
51687	spriggy	[.] SPRIGGY, a. Full of sprigs or small branches.
51688	spright	[.] SPRIGHT, SPRITE, n. [G., spirit. It should be written sprite.] [.] 1. A spirit; a shade; a soul; an incorporeal agent. [.] [.] Forth he calld, out of deep darkness dread, legions of sprights. [.] [.] And gaping graves receivd the guilty spright. [.] 2. ...
51689	sprightful	[.] SPRIGHTFUL, a. [This word seems to be formed from the root of sprag, a local word, pronounced in America spry. It belongs to the family of spring and sprig.] Lively; brisk; nimble; vigorous; gay. [.] [.] Spoke like a sprightful noble gentleman. [.] [.] Steeds sprightful ...
51690	sprightfullly	[.] SPRIGHTFULLLY, adv. Briskly; vigorously.
51691	sprightfulness	[.] SPRIGHTFULNESS, n. Briskness; liveliness; vivacity.
51692	sprightless	[.] SPRIGHTLESS, a. Destitute of life; dull; sluggish; as virtues sprightless cold.
51693	sprightliness	[.] SPRIGHTLINESS, n. [from sprightly.] Liveliness; life; briskness; vigor; activity; gayety; vivacity. [.] [.] In dreams, with what sprightliness and alacrity does the soul exert herself.
51694	sprightly	[.] SPRIGHTLY, a. Lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay; as a sprightly youth; a sprightly air; a sprightly dance. [.] [.] The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green. [.] [.] And sprightly wit and love inspires.
51695	spring	[.] SPRING, v.i. pret. sprung, [sprang, not wholly obsolete;] pp. sprung. [.] 1. To vegetate and rise out of the ground; to begin to appear; as vegetables. [.] [.] To satisfy the desolate ground, and cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth. Job 38. [.] 2. ...
51696	spring-bok	[.] SPRING-BOK, n. An African animal of the antelope kind.
51697	spring-halt	[.] SPRING-HALT, n. [spring and halt.] A kind of lameness in which a horse twitches up his legs.
51698	spring-head	[.] SPRING-HEAD, n. A fountain or source. [Useless.]
51699	spring-tide	[.] SPRING-TIDE, n. [spring and tide.] The tide which happens at or soon after the new and full moon, which rises higher than common tides.
51700	spring-wheat	[.] SPRING-WHEAT, n. [spring and wheat.] A species of wheat to be sown in the spring; so called in distinction from winter wheat.
51701	springal	[.] SPRINGAL, n. A youth. [Not in use.]
51702	springe	[.] SPRINGE, n. [from spring.] A gin; a noose; which being fastened to an elastic body, is drawn close with a sudden spring, by which means it catches a bird. [.] SPRINGE, v.t. To catch in a springe; to ensnare.
51703	springer	[.] SPRINGER, n. [.] 1. One who springs; one that rouses game. [.] 2. A name given to the grampus. [.] 3. In architecture, the rib of a groin or concentrated vault.
51704	springiness	[.] SPRINGINESS, n. [from springy.] [.] 1. Elasticity; also, the power of springing. [.] 2. The state of abounding with springs; wetness; spunginess; as of land.
51705	springing	[.] SPRINGING, ppr. Arising; shooting up; leaping; proceeding; rousing. [.] Sprining use, in law, a contingent use; a use which may arise upon a contingency. [.] SPRINGING, n. [.] 1. The act or process of leaping, arising, issuing or proceeding. [.] 2. Growth; ...
51706	springle	[.] SPRINGLE, n. A springe; a noose. [Not in use.]
51707	springy	[.] SPRINGY, a. [from spring.] [.] 1. Elastic; possessing the power of recovering itself when bent or twisted. [.] 2. Having great elastic power. [.] 3. Having the power to leap; able to leap far. [.] 4. Abounding with springs or fountains; wet; spungy; as springy ...
51708	sprinkle	[.] SPRINKLE, v.t. [G., L.] [.] 1. To scatter; to disperse; as a liquid or a dry substance composed of fine separable particles; to besprinkle; as, to sprinkle the earth with water; to sprinkle a floor with sand; to sprinkle paper with iron filings. [.] 2. To scatter ...
51709	sprinkled	[.] SPRINKLED, pp. [.] 1. Dispersed in small particles, as a liquid or as dust. [.] 2. Having a liquid or a fine substance scattered over.
51710	sprinkler	[.] SPRINKLER , n. One that sprinkles.
51711	sprinkling	[.] SPRINKLING, ppr. [.] 1. Dispersing, as a liquid or as dust. [.] 2. Scattering on, in fine drops or particles. [.] SPRINKLING, n. [.] 1. The act of scattering in small drops or parcels. [.] 2. A small quantity falling in distinct drops or parts, or coming ...
51712	sprit	[.] SPRIT, v.t. [G.] To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to spirt. [Not in use. See Spurt.] [.] SPRIT, n. [.] 1. A shoot; a sprout. [.] 2. A small boom, pole or spar which crosses the sail of a boat diagonally from the mast to the upper aftmost ...
51713	sprit-sail	[.] SPRIT-SAIL, n. [sprit and sail.] [.] 1. The sail extended by a sprit. [.] 2. A sail attached to a yard which hangs under the bowsprit.
51714	sprite	[.] SPRITE, n. A spirit.
51715	spriteful	[.] SPRITEFUL. [See Sprightful.]
51716	spritefully	[.] SPRITEFULLY. [See Sprightfully.]
51717	spriteliness	[.] SPRITELINESS. [See Sprightliness.]
51718	spritely	[.] SPRITELY. [See Sprightly.]
51719	sprod	[.] SPROD, n. A salmon in its second year.
51720	sprong	[.] SPRONG, old pret. of spring. [Not in use.]
51721	sprout	[.] SPROUT, v.i. [G.] [.] 1. To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push out new shoots. A grain that sprouts in ordinary temperature in ten days, may by an augmentation of heat be made to sprout in forty eight hours. The stumps of trees often sprout, and ...
51722	sprouts	[.] SPROUTS, n. plu. Young coleworts.
51723	spruce	[.] SPRUCE, a. Nice; trim; neat without elegance or dignity; formerly applied to things with a serious meaning; now applied to persons only. [.] [.] He is so spruce, that he never can be genteel. [.] SPRUCE, v.t. To trim; to dress with great neatness. [.] SPRUCE, ...
51724	spruce-beer	[.] SPRUCE-BEER, n. A kind of beer which is tinctured with spruce, either by means of the essence or by decoction.
51725	sprucely	[.] SPRUCELY, adv. With extreme or affected neatness.
51726	spruceness	[.] SPRUCENESS, n. Neatness without taste or elegance; trimness; fineness; quaintness.
51727	sprue	[.] SPRUE, n. [.] 1. A matter formed in the mouth in certain diseases. [.] 2. In Scotland, that which is thrown off in casting metals; scoria.
51728	sprug	[.] SPRUG, v.t. To make smart. [Not in use.]
51729	sprung	[.] SPRUNG, pret. and pp. of spring. The man sprung over the ditch; the mast is sprung; a hero sprung from a race of kings.
51730	sprunt	[.] SPRUNT, v.i. To spring up; to germinate; to spring forward. [Not in use.]
51731	spruntly	[.] SPRUNTLY, adv. Vigorously; youthfully; like a young man. [Not in use.]
51732	spry	[.] SPRY, a. Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active; vigorous. [This word is in common use in New England, and is doubtless a contraction of sprig. See Sprightly.]
51733	spud	[.] SPUD, n. [.] 1. A short knife. [Little used.] [.] 2. Any short thing; in contempt. [.] 3. A tool of the fork kind, used by farmers. [.] SPUD, v.t. To dig or loosen the earth with a spud. [Local.]
51734	spume	[.] SPUME, n. [L.] Froth; foam; scum; frothy matter raised on liquors or fluid substances by boiling, effervescence or agitation. [.] SPUME, v.i. To froth; to foam.
51735	spumescence	[.] SPUMESCENCE, n. Frothiness; the state of foaming.
51736	spumous	[.] SPUMOUS, SPUMY, a. [L.] Consisting of froth or scum; foamy. [.] [.] The spumy waves proclaim the watry war. [.] [.] The spumous and florid state of the blood.
51737	spumy	[.] SPUMOUS, SPUMY, a. [L.] Consisting of froth or scum; foamy. [.] [.] The spumy waves proclaim the watry war. [.] [.] The spumous and florid state of the blood.
51738	spun	[.] SPUN, pret. and pp. of spin.
51739	spun-hay	[.] SPUN-HAY, n. Hay twisted into ropes for convenient carriage on a military expedition.
51740	spun-yarn	[.] SPUN-YARN, n. Among seamen, a line or cord formed of two or three rope yarns twisted.
51741	spunge	[.] SPUNGE, n. [L., Gr.] [.] 1. A porous marine substance, found adhering to rocks, shells, &c. Under water, and on rocks about the shore at low water. It is generally supposed to be of animal origin, and consists of a fibrous reticulated substance, covered by a soft ...
51742	spunged	[.] SPUNGED, pp. Wiped with a spunge; wiped out; extinguished.
51743	spunger	[.] SPUNGER, n. One who uses a spunge; a hanger on.
51744	spungiform	[.] SPUNGIFORM, a. [spunge and form.] Resembling a spunge; soft and porous; porous.
51745	spunginess	[.] SPUNGINESS, n. The quality or state of being spungy, or porous like spunge.
51746	spunging-house	[.] SPUNGING-HOUSE, n. A bailiffs house to put debtors in.
51747	spungious	[.] SPUNGIOUS, a. Full of small cavities, like a spunge; as spungious bones.
51748	spungy	[.] SPUNGY, a. [.] 1. Soft and full of cavities; of an open, loose, pliable texture; as a spungy excrescence; spungy earth; spungy cake; the spungy substance of the lungs. [.] 2. Full of small cavities; as spungy bones. [.] 3. Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like ...
51749	spunk	[.] SPUNK, n. [probably from punk.] [.] 1. Touchwood; wood that readily takes fire. Hence, [.] 2. Vulgarly, an inflammable temper; spirit; as a man of spunk. Ill natured observations touched his spunk. [Low.]
51750	spur	[.] SPUR, n. [.] 1. An instrument having a rowel or little wheel with sharp points, worn on horsemens heels, to prick the horses for hastening their pace. [.] [.] Girt with rusty sword and spur. [.] Hence, to set spurs to a horse, is to prick him and put him upon ...
51751	spur-royal	[.] SPUR-ROYAL, n. A gold coin, first made in the reign of Edward IV. IN the reign of James I. its value was fifteen shillings. Sometimes written spur-rial or ryal.
51752	spurgall	[.] SPURGALL, v.t. [spur and gall.] To gall or wound with a spur. [.] SPURGALL, n. A place galled or excoriated by much using of the spur.
51753	spurgalled	[.] SPURGALLED, pp. Galled or hurt by a spur; as a spurgalled hackney.
51754	spurge	[.] SPURGE, n. [L.] A plant of the genus Euphorbia.
51755	spurge-flax	[.] SPURGE-FLAX, n. A plant. [L.]
51756	spurge-laurel	[.] SPURGE-LAUREL, n. The Daphne laureola, a shrub, a native of Europe.
51757	spurge-olive	[.] SPURGE-OLIVE, n. Mezereon, a shrub of the genus Daphne.
51758	spurge-wort	[.] SPURGE-WORT, n. A plant. [L.]
51759	spurging	[.] SPURGING, for purging, not in use.
51760	spurious	[.] SPURIOUS, a. [L.] [.] 1. Not genuine; not proceeding from the true source, or from the source pretended; counterfeit; false; adulterate. Spurious writings are such as are not composed by the authors to whom they are ascribed. Spurious drugs are common. The reformed ...
51761	spuriously	[.] SPURIOUSLY, adv. Counterfeitly; falsely.
51762	spuriousness	[.] SPURIOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. The state or quality of being counterfeit, false or not genuine; as the spuriousness of drugs, of coin or of writings. [.] 2. Illegitimacy; the state of being bastard, or not of legitimate birth; as the spuriousness of issue.
51763	spurling	[.] SPURLING, n. A small sea fish.
51764	spurling-line	[.] SPURLING-LINE, n. Among seamen, the line which forms the communication between the wheel and the tell-tale.
51765	spurn	[.] SPURN, v.t. [L., spur, kicking.] [.] 1. To kick; to drive back or away, as with the foot. [.] 2. To reject with disdain; to scorn to receive or accept. What multitudes of rational beings spurn the offers of eternal happiness! [.] 3. To treat with contempt. [.] SPURN, ...
51766	spurn-water	[.] SPURN-WATER, In ships, a channel at the end of a deck to restrain the water.
51767	spurned	[.] SPURNED, pp. Rejected with disdain; treated with contempt.
51768	spurner	[.] SPURNER, n. One who spurns.
51769	spurney	[.] SPURNEY, n. A plant.
51770	spurning	[.] SPURNING, ppr. Rejecting with contempt.
51771	spurre	[.] SPURRE, n. A name of the sea swallow.
51772	spurred	[.] SPURRED, pp. [.] 1. Furnished with spurs. [.] 2. a. Wearing spurs, or having shoots like spurs.
51773	spurrer	[.] SPURRER, n. One who uses spurs.
51774	spurrier	[.] SPURRIER, n. One whose occupation is to make spurs.
51775	spurry	[.] SPURRY, n. A plant of the genus Spergula.
51776	spurt	[.] SPURT, v.t. [The English word has suffered a transposition of letters. It is from the root of sprout, which see.] To throw out, as liquid in a stream; to drive or force out with violence, as a liquid from a pipe or small orifice; as, to spurt water from the mouth, or ...
51777	spurtle	[.] SPURTLE, v.t. [from spurt.] To shoot in a scattering manner. [Little used.]
51778	spurway	[.] SPURWAY, n. [spur and way.] A horse path; a narrow way; a bridle road; a way for a single beast. [Not used in the United States.]
51779	sputation	[.] SPUTATION, n. [L., to spit.] The act of spitting. [Not used.]
51780	sputative	[.] SPUTATIVE, a. [supra.] Spitting much; inclined to spit. [Not used.]
51781	sputter	[.] SPUTTER, v.i. [L., to spit. It belongs to the root of spout and spit; of the latter it seems to be a diminutive.] [.] 1. To spit, or to emit saliva from the mouth in small or scattered portions, as in rapid speaking. [.] 2. To throw out moisture in small detached ...
51782	sputtered	[.] SPUTTERED, pp. Thrown out in small portions, as liquids; uttered with haste and indistinctness, as words.
51783	sputterer	[.] SPUTTERER, n. One that sputters.
51784	sputtering	[.] SPUTTERING, ppr. Emitting in small particles; uttering rapidly and indistinctly; speaking hastily; spouting.
51785	spy	[.] SPY, n. [.] 1. A person sent into an enemys camp to inspect their works, ascertain their works, ascertain their strength and their intentions, to watch their movements, and secretly communicate intelligence to the proper officer. By the laws of war among all civilized ...
51786	spy-boat	[.] SPY-BOAT, n. [spy and boat.] A boat sent to make discoveries and bring intelligence.
51787	spy-glass	[.] SPY-GLASS, n. The popular name of a small telescope, useful in viewing distant objects.
51788	squab	[.] SQUAB, a. [G., plump, sleek; to be plump or sleek, and to vibrate.] [.] 1. Fat; thick; plump; bulky. [.] [.] Nor the squab daughter, nor the wife were nice. [.] 2. Unfledged; unfethered; as a squab pigeon. [.] SQUAB, n. [.] 1. A young pigeon or dove. [This ...
51789	squab-pie	[.] SQUAB-PIE, n. [squab and pie.] A pie made of squabs or young pigeons.
51790	squabbish	[.] SQUABBISH, SQUABBY, a. Thick; fat; heavy.
51791	squabble	[.] SQUABBLE, v.i. [I know not the origin of this word, but it seems to be from the root of wabble; G., to vibrate, to quake, to be sleek. See Squab.] [.] 1. To contend for superiority; to scuffle; to struggle; as, two persons squabble in sport. [.] 2. To contend; to ...
51792	squabbler	[.] SQUABBLER, n. A contentious person; a brawler.
51793	squabbling	[.] SQUABBLING, ppr. Scuffling; contending; wrangling.
51794	squabby	[.] SQUABBISH, SQUABBY, a. Thick; fat; heavy.
51795	squad	[.] SQUAD, n. A company of armed men; a party learning military exercise; any small party.
51796	squadron	[.] SQUADRON, n. [L., to square; four.] [.] 1. In its primary sense, a square or square form; and hence, a square body of troops; a body drawn up in a square. So Milton has used the word. [.] [.] Those half rounding guards just met, and closing stood in squadron joind. [.] [This ...
51797	squadroned	[.] SQUADRONED, a. Formed into squadrons or squares.
51798	squalid	[.] SQUALID, a. [L., to be foul.] Foul; filthy; extremely dirty. [.] [.] Uncombd his locks, and squalid his attire.
51799	squalidness	[.] SQUALIDNESS, n. Foulness; filthiness.
51800	squall	[.] SQUALL, v.i. To cry out; to scream or cry violently; as a woman frightened, or a child in anger or distress; a, the infant squalled. [.] SQUALL, n. [.] 1. A loud scream; a harsh cry. [.] 2. A sudden gust of violent wind.
51801	squaller	[.] SQUALLER, n. A screamer; one that cries loud.
51802	squalling	[.] SQUALLING, ppr. Crying out harshly; screaming.
51803	squally	[.] SQUALLY, a. [.] 1. Abounding with squalls disturbed often with sudden and violent gust of wind; as squally weather. [.] 2. In agriculture, broken into detached pieces; interrupted by unproductive spots. [Local.]
51804	squalor	[.] SQUALOR, n. [L.] Foulness; filthiness; coarseness.
51805	squamiform	[.] SQUAMIFORM, a. [L., a scale, and form.] Having the form or shape of scales.
51806	squamigerous	[.] SQUAMIGEROUS, a. [L., to bear.] Bearing or having scales.
51807	squamous	[.] SQUAMOUS, a. [L.] Scaly; covered with scales; as the squamous cones of the pine.
51808	squander	[.] SQUANDER, v.t. [G., to turn.] [.] 1. To spend lavishly or profusely; to spend prodigally; to dissipate; to waste without economy or judgment; as, to squander an estate. [.] [.] They often squanderd, but they never gave. [.] [.] The crime of squandering health ...
51809	squandered	[.] SQUANDERED, pp. Spent lavishly and without necessity or use; wasted; dissipated, as property.
51810	squanderer	[.] SQUANDERER, n. One who spends his money prodigally, without necessity or use; a spendthrift; a prodigal; a waster; a lavisher.
51811	squandering	[.] SQUANDERING, ppr. Spending lavishly; wasting.
51812	square	[.] SQUARE, a. [Gr.] [.] 1. Having four equal sides and four right angles; as a square room; a square figure. [.] 2. Forming a right angle; as an instrument for striking lines square. [.] 3. Parallel; exactly suitable; true. [.] [.] Shes a most triumphant lady, ...
51813	square-rigged	[.] SQUARE-RIGGED, a. In seamens language, a vessel is square-rigged when her principal sails are extended by yards suspended by the middle, and not by stays, gaffs, booms and lateen yards. Thus a ship and a brig are square-rigged vessels.
51814	square-sail	[.] SQUARE-SAIL, n. In seamens language, a sail extended to a yard suspended by the middle.
51815	squareness	[.] SQUARENESS, n. The state of being square; as an instrument to try the squareness of work.
51816	squarish	[.] SQUARISH, a. Nearly square.
51817	squarrous	[.] SQUARROUS, a. [Gr., scurf.] In botany, scurfy or ragged, or full of scales; rough; jagged. A squarrous calyx consists of scales very sidely divaricating; a squarrous leaf is divided into shreds or jags, raised above the plane of the leaf, and not parallel to it.
51818	squash	[.] SQUASH, v.t. [L.] To crush; to beat or press into pulp or a flat mass. [.] SQUASH, n. [.] 1. Someting soft an deasily crushed. [.] 2. [Gr.] A plant of the genus Cucurbita, and its fruit; a culinary vegetable. [.] 3. Something unripe or soft; in contempt. [.] [.] This ...
51819	squat	[.] SQUAT, v.i. [.] 1. To sit down upon the hams or heels; as a human being. [.] 2. To sit close to the ground; to cower; as an animal. [.] 3. In Massachusetts and some other states of America, to settle on anothers land without pretense of title; a practice very ...
51820	squatt	[.] SQUATT, n. Among miners, a bed of ore extending but a little distance.
51821	squatter	[.] SQUATTER, n. [.] 1. One that squats or sits close. [.] 2. In the United States, one that settles on new land without a title.
51822	squeak	[.] SQUEAK, v.t. [G., to squeak. This word probably belongs to the family of quack.] [.] 1. To utter a sharp shrill cry, usually of short duration; to cry with an acute tone, as an animal; or to make a sharp noise, as a pipe or quill, a wheel, a door and the like. Wheels ...
51823	squeaker	[.] SQUEAKER, n. One that utters a sharp shrill sound.
51824	squeaking	[.] SQUEAKING, ppr. Crying with a sharp voice; making a sharp sound; as a squeaking wheel.
51825	squeal	[.] SQUEAL, v.i. [See Squall.] To cry with a sharp shrill voice. It is used of animals only, and chiefly of swine. It agrees in sense with squeak, except that squeal denotes a more continues cry than squeak, and the latter is not limited to animals. We say, a squealing ...
51826	squealing	[.] SQUEALING, ppr. Uttering a sharp shrill sound or voice; as a squealing pig.
51827	squeamish	[.] SQUEAMISH, a. [probably from the root of wamble.] Literally, having a stomach that is easily turned, or that readily nauseates any thing; hence, nice to excess in taste; fastidious; easily disgusted; apt to be offended at trifling improprieties; scrupulous. [.] [.] Quoth ...
51828	squeamishly	[.] SQUEAMISHLY, adv. IN a fastidious manner; with too much niceness.
51829	squeamishness	[.] SQUEAMISHNESS, n. Excessive niceness; vicious delicacy of taste; fastidiousness; excessive scrupulousness. [.] [.] The thorough-paced politician must presently laugh at the squeamishness of his conscience.
51830	squeasiness	[.] SQUEASINESS, n. Nausea. [Not used.] [See Queasiness.]
51831	squeasy	[.] SQUEASY, a. Queasy; nice; squeamish; scrupulous. [Not used.] [ See Queasy.]
51832	squeeze	[.] SQUEEZE, v.t. [.] 1. To press between two bodies; to press closely; as, to squeeze an orange the fingers or with an instrument; to squeeze the hand in friendship. [.] 2. To oppress with hardships, burdens and taxes; to harass; to crush. [.] [.] In a civil war, ...
51833	squeezed	[.] SQUEEZED, pp. Pressed between bodies; compressed; oppressed.
51834	squeezing	[.] SQUEEZING, ppr. Pressing; compressing; crowding; oppressing. [.] SQUEEZING, n. [.] 1. The act of pressing; compression; oppression. [.] 2. That which is forced out by pressure; dregs. [.] [.] The dregs and squeezings of the brain.
51835	squelch	[.] SQUELCH, SQUELSH, v.t. To crush. [A low word and not used.]
51836	squelsh	[.] SQUELCH, SQUELSH, v.t. To crush. [A low word and not used.]
51837	squib	[.] SQUIB, n. [This word probably belongs to the family of whip; denoting that which is thrown.] [.] 1. A little pipe or hollow cylinder of paper, filled with powder or combustible matter and sent into the air, burning and bursting with a crack; a cracker. [.] [.] Lampoons, ...
51838	squibbing	[.] SQUIBBING, ppr. Throwing squibs or severe reflections.
51839	squill	[.] SQUILL, n. [L., a squill, a lobster or prawn.] [.] 1. A plant of the genus Scilla. It has a large acrid bulbous root like an onion, which is used in medicine. [.] 2. A fish, or rather a crustaceous animal, of the genus Cancer. [.] 3. An insect, called squill insect ...
51840	squinancy	[.] SQUINANCY, n. The quinsy, which see. [Squinancy is not used.]
51841	squint	[.] SQUINT, a. [.] 1. Looking obliquely; having the optic axes directed to different objects. [.] 2. Looking with suspicion. [.] SQUINT, v.i. [.] 1. To see obliquely. [.] [.] Some can squint when they will. [.] 2. To have the axes of the eyes directed to ...
51842	squint-eyed	[.] SQUINT-EYED, a. [.] 1. Having eyes that squint; having oblique vision. [.] 2. Oblique; indirect; malignant; as squint-eyed praise. [.] 3. Looking obliquely or by side glances; as squint-eyed jealousy or envy.
51843	squintifego	[.] SQUINTIFEGO, n. Squinting. [A cant word and not to be used.]
51844	squinting	[.] SQUINTING, ppr. Seeing or looking obliquely; looking by side glances. [.] SQUINTING, n. The act or habit of looking obliquely.
51845	squintingly	[.] SQUINTINGLY, adv. With an oblique look; by side glances.
51846	squiny	[.] SQUINY, v.i. To look squint. [A cant word not to be used.]
51847	squir	[.] SQUIR, v.t. To throw; to thrust; to drive.
51848	squire	[.] SQUIRE, n. [a popular contraction of esquire. See Esquire.] [.] 1. In Great Britain, the title of a gentleman next in rank to a knight. [.] 2. In Great Britain, an attendant on a noble warrior. [.] 3. An attendant at court. [.] 4. In the United States, the title ...
51849	squirehood	[.] SQUIREHOOD, SQUIRESHIP, n. The rank and state of a squire.
51850	squirely	[.] SQUIRELY, a. Becoming a squire.
51851	squireship	[.] SQUIREHOOD, SQUIRESHIP, n. The rank and state of a squire.
51852	squirrel	[.] SQUIRREL, n. [L., Gr., shade, and tail.] A small quadruped of the genus Sciurus, order of Glires, and class Mammalia. The squirrel has two cutting teeth in each jaw, four toes on the fore feet, and five on the hind feet. Several species are enumerated. Among these are ...
51853	squirt	[.] SQUIRT, v.t. To eject or drive out of a narrow pipe or orifice, in a stream; as, to squirt water. [.] SQUIRT, v.i. To throw out words; to let fly. [Not in use.] [.] SQUIRT, n. [.] 1. An instrument with which a liquid is ejected in a stream with force. [.] 2. ...
51854	squirter	[.] SQUIRTER, n. One that squirts. [This word in all its forms, is vulgar.] [.] [.] Squirting cucumber, a sort of wild cucumber, so called from the sudden bursting of its capsules when ripe; the Momordica elaterium.
51855	stab	[.] STAB, v.t. [This word contains the elements, and is probably from the primary sense, of the L., to point or prick, and a multitude of others in many languages. The radical sense is to thrust; but I know not to what oriental roots they are allied.] [.] 1. To pierce ...
51856	stabbed	[.] STABBED, pp. Pierced with a pointed weapon; killed with a spear or other pointed instrument.
51857	stabber	[.] STABBER, n. One that stabs; a privy murderer.
51858	stabbing	[.] STABBING, ppr. Piercing with a pointed weapon; killing with a pointed instrument by piercing the body. [.] STABBING, n. The act of piercing with a pointed weapon; the act of wounding or killing with a pointed instrument. [.] [.] This statute was made on account ...
51859	stabiliment	[.] STABILIMENT, n. [L., to make firm. See Stab.] Act of making firm; firm support. [.] [.] They serve for stabiliment, propagation and shade.
51860	stabilitate	[.] STABILITATE, v.t. To make stable; to establish.
51861	stability	[.] STABILITY, n. [L. See Stab.] [.] 1. Steadiness; stableness; firmness; strength to stand without being moved or overthrown; as the stability of a throne; the stability of a constitution of government. [.] 2. Steadiness or firmness of character; firmness of resolution ...
51862	stable	[.] STABLE, a. [L. The primary sense is set, fixed. See Stab.] [.] 1. Fixed; firmly established; not to be easily moved, shaken or overthrown; as a stable government. [.] 2. Steady in purpose; constant; firm in resolution; not easily diverted from a purpose; not fickle ...
51863	stable-boy	[.] STABLE-BOY, STABLE-MAN, n. A boy or a man who attends at a stable.
51864	stable-man	[.] STABLE-BOY, STABLE-MAN, n. A boy or a man who attends at a stable.
51865	stabled	[.] STABLED, pp. Put or kept in a stable.
51866	stableness	[.] STABLENESS, n. [.] 1. Fixedness; firmness of position or establishment; strength to stand; stability; as the stableness of a throne or of a system of laws. [.] 2. Steadiness; constancy; firmness of purpose; stability; as stableness of character, of mind, of principles ...
51867	stablestand	[.] STABLESTAND, n. [stable and stand.] In law, when man is found at his standing in the forest with a cross bow bent, ready to shoot at a deer, or with a long bow; or standing close by a tree with grayhounds in a leash ready to slip. This is one of the four presumptions ...
51868	stabling	[.] STABLING, ppr. Putting or keeping in a stable. [.] STABLING, n. [.] 1. The act or practice of keeping cattle in a stable. [.] 2. A house, shed or room for keeping horses and cattle.
51869	stablish	[.] STABLISH, v.t. [L. See Stab.] To fix; to settle in a state for permanence; to make firm. [In lieu of this, establish is now always used.]
51870	stably	[.] STABLY, adv. Firmly; fixedly; steadily; as a government stably settled.
51871	stack	[.] STACK, n. [.] 1. A large conical pile of hay, grain or straw, sometimes covered with thatch. In America, the stack differs from the cock only in size, both being conical. A long pile of hay or grain is called a rick. In England, this distinction is not always observed. ...
51872	stack-yard	[.] STACK-YARD, n. A yard or inclosure for stacks of hay or grain.
51873	stacked	[.] STACKED, pp. Piled in a large conical heap.
51874	stacking	[.] STACKING, ppr. Laying in a large conical heap.
51875	stacking-band	[.] STACKING-BAND, STACKING-BELT, n. A band or rope used in binding thatch or straw upon a stack.
51876	stacking-belt	[.] STACKING-BAND, STACKING-BELT, n. A band or rope used in binding thatch or straw upon a stack.
51877	stacking-stage	[.] STACKING-STAGE, n. A stage used in building stacks.
51878	stacte	[.] STACTE, n. [L., Gr.] A fatty resinous liquid matter, of the nature of liquid myrrh, very odoriferous and highly valued. But it is said we have none but what is adulterated, and what is so called is liquid storax.
51879	staddle	[.] STADDLE, n. [G. It belongs to the root of stead, steady.] [.] 1. Any thing which serves for support; a staff; a crutch; the frame or support of a stack of hay or grain. [In this sense not used in New England.] [.] 2. In New England, a small tree of any kind, particularly ...
51880	staddle-roof	[.] STADDLE-ROOF, n. The roof or covering of a stack.
51881	stadium	[.] STADIUM, n. [L., Gr.] [.] 1. A Greek measure of 125 geometrical paces; a furlong. [.] 2. The course or career of a race.
51882	stadtholder	[.] STADTHOLDER, n. Formerly, the chief magistrate of the United Provinces of Holland; or the governor or lieutenant governor of a province.
51883	stadtholderate	[.] STADTHOLDERATE, n. The office of a stadtholder.
51884	staff	[.] STAFF, n. plu. [G., a bar, a rod. The primary sense is to thrust, to shoot. See Stab.] [.] 1. A stick carried in the hand for support or defense by a person walking; hence, a support; that which props or upholds. Bread is the proverbially called the staff of life. [.] [.] The ...
51885	staff-tree	[.] STAFF-TREE, n. A sort of evergreen privet. It is of the genus Celastrus.
51886	staffish	[.] STAFFISH, a. Stiff; harsh. [Not in use.]
51887	stag	[.] STAG, n. [This word belongs to the root of stick, stage, stock. The primary sense is to thrust, hence to fix, to stay, &c.] [.] 1. The male red deer; the male of the hind. [.] 2. A colt or filly; also, a romping girl. [Local.] [.] 3. In New England, the male of ...
51888	stag-beetle	[.] STAG-BEETLE, n. The Lucanus cervus, a species of insect.
51889	stag-evil	[.] STAG-EVIL, n. A disease in horses.
51890	stag-worm	[.] STAG-WORM, n. An insect that is troublesome to deer.
51891	stage	[.] STAGE, n. [G.] Properly, one step or degree of elevation, and what the French call etage, we call a story. Hence, [.] 1. A floor or platform of any kind elevated above the ground or common surface, as for an exhibition of something to pubic view; as a stage for a ...
51892	stage-coach	[.] STAGE-COACH, n. [stage and coach.] A coach that runs by stages; or a coach that runs regularly every day or on stated days, for the conveyance of passengers.
51893	stage-play	[.] STAGE-PLAY, n. [stage and play.] Theatrical entertainment.
51894	stage-player	[.] STAGE-PLAYER, n. An actor on the stage; one whose occupation is to represent characters on the stage. Garrick was a celebrated stage-player.
51895	stagely	[.] STAGELY, a. Pertaining to a stage; becoming the theater. [Little used.]
51896	stager	[.] STAGER, n. [.] 1. A player. [Little used.] [.] 2. One that has long acted on the stage of life; a practitioner; a person of cunning; as an old cunning stager; an experienced stager; a stager of the wiser sort. [.] [.] [I do not recollect to have ever heard this ...
51897	stagery	[.] STAGERY, n. Exhibition on the stage. [Not in use.]
51898	staggard	[.] STAGGARD, n. [from stag.] A stag of four years of age.
51899	stagger	[.] STAGGER, v.t. [.] 1. To reel; to vacillate; to move to one side and the other in standing or walking; not to stand or walk with steadiness. [.] [.] Deep was the wound; he staggerd with the blow. [.] 2. To fail; to cease to stand firm; to begin to give way. [.] [.] The ...
51900	stagger-wort	[.] STAGGER-WORT, n. A plant, ragwort.
51901	staggered	[.] STAGGERED, pp. Made to reel; made to doubt and waver.
51902	staggering	[.] STAGGERING, ppr. Causing to reel, to waver or to doubt. [.] STAGGERING, n. [.] 1. The act of reeling. [.] 2. The cause of staggering.
51903	staggeringly	[.] STAGGERINGLY, adv. [.] 1. In a reeling manner. [.] 2. With hesitation or doubt.
51904	staggers	[.] STAGGERS, n. plu. [.] 1. A disease of horses and cattle, attended with reeling or giddiness; also, a disease of sheep, which inclines them to turn about suddenly. [.] 2. Madness; wild irregular conduct. [Not in use.]
51905	stagnancy	[.] STAGNANCY, n. [See Stagnant.] The state of being without motion, flow or circulation, as in a fluid.
51906	stagnant	[.] STAGNANT, a. [L., to be without, a flowing motion.] [.] 1. Not flowing; not running in a current or stream; as a stagnant lake or pond; stagnant blood in the veins. [.] 2. Motionless; still; not agitated; as water quiet and stagnant. [.] [.] The gloomy slumber ...
51907	stagnate	[.] STAGNATE, v.i. [L.] [.] 1. To cease to flow; to be motionless; as, blood stagnates in the veins of an animal; air stagnates in a close room. [.] 2. To cease to move; not to be agitated. Water that stagnates in a pond or reservoir, soon becomes foul. [.] 3. To ...
51908	stagnation	[.] STAGNATION, n. [.] 1. The cessation of flowing or circulation of a fluid; or the state of being without flow or circulation; the state of being motionless; as the stagnation of the blood; the stagnation of water or air; the stagnation of vapors. [.] 2. The cessation ...
51909	stagyrite	[.] STAGYRITE, n. An appellation given to Aristotle from the place of his birth.
51910	staid	[.] STAID, pret, and pp. of stay; so written for stayed. [.] 1. a. [from stay, to stop.] Sober; grave; steady; composed; regular; not wild, volatile, flighty or fanciful; as staid wisdom. [.] [.] To ride out with staid guides.
51911	staidness	[.] STAIDNESS, n. Sobriety; gravity; steadiness; regularity; the opposite of wildness. [.] [.] If he sometimes appears too gay, yet a secret gracefulness of youth accompanies his writings, though the staidness and sobriety of age be wanting.
51912	stain	[.] STAIN, v.t. [L., a sprinkle, a spread, a layer; to spread, expand, sprinkle, or be scattered. Gr.] [.] 1. To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make foul; to spot; as, to stain the hand with dye; to stain clothes with vegetable juice; to stain paper; ...
51913	stained	[.] STAINED, pp. Discolored; spotted; dyed; blotted; tarnished.
51914	stainer	[.] STAINER, n. [.] 1. One who stains, blots or tarnishes. [.] 2. A dyer.
51915	staining	[.] STAINING, ppr. Discoloring; spotting; tarnishing; dyeing.
51916	stainless	[.] STAINLESS, a. [.] 1. Free from stains or spots. [.] [.] 2. Free from the reproach of guilt; free from sin.
51917	stair	[.] STAIR, n. [.] 1. A step; a stone or a frame of boards or planks by which a person rises one step. A stair, to make the ascent easy, should not exceed six or seven inches in elevation. When the riser is eight, nine or ten inches in breadth, the ascent by stairs is ...
51918	staircase	[.] STAIRCASE, n. [stair and case.] The part of a building which contains the stairs. Staircases are straight or winding. The straight are called fliers, or direct fliers. Winding stairs, called spiral or cockle, are square, circular or elliptical. [.] [.] To make a complete ...
51919	stake	[.] STAKE, n. [The primary sense is to shoot, to thrust, hence to set or fix.] [.] 1. A small piece of wood or timber, sharpened at one end and set in the ground, or prepared for setting, as a support to something. Thus stakes are used to support vines, to support fences, ...
51920	stake-head	[.] STAKE-HEAD, n. In rope-making, a stake with wooden pins in the upper side to keep the strands apart.
51921	staked	[.] STAKED, pp. Fastened or supported by stakes; set or marked with stakes; wagered; put at hazard.
51922	staking	[.] STAKING, ppr. [.] 1. Supporting with stakes; marking with stakes; wagering; putting at hazard. [.] 2. Sharpening; pointing.
51923	stalactic	[.] STALACTIC, STALACTICAL, a. [from stalactite.] Pertaining to stalactite; resembling an icicle.
51924	stalactical	[.] STALACTIC, STALACTICAL, a. [from stalactite.] Pertaining to stalactite; resembling an icicle.
51925	stalactiform	[.] STALACTIFORM, STALACTITIFORM, a. Like stalactite; resembling an icicle.
51926	stalactite	[.] STALACTITE, n. [Gr., to drop. L.] A subvariety of carbonate lime, usually in a conical or cylindrical form, pendent from the roofs and sides of caverns like an icicle; produced by the filtration of water containing calcarious particles, through fissures and pores of ...
51927	stalactitic	[.] STALACTITIC, a. In the form of stalactite, or pendent substances like icicles.
51928	stalactitiform	[.] STALACTIFORM, STALACTITIFORM, a. Like stalactite; resembling an icicle.
51929	stalagmite	[.] STALAGMITE, n. [L., a drop. Gr.] A deposit of earthy or calcarious matter, formed by drops on the floors of caverns.
51930	stalagmitic	[.] STALAGMITIC, a. Having the form of stalagmite.
51931	stalagmitically	[.] STALAGMITICALLY, adv. In the form or manner of stalagmite.
51932	stalder	[.] STALDER, n. A wooden frame to set casks on. [Not used in the United States.]
51933	stale	[.] STALE, a. [I do not find this word in the other Teutonic dialects. It is probably from the root of still, G., to set, and equivalent to stagnant.] [.] 1. Vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit and flavor from being long kept; as stale beer. [.] 2. ...
51934	stalely	[.] STALELY, adv. Of old; of a long time.
51935	staleness	[.] STALENESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being stale; vapidness; the state of having lost the life or flavor; oldness; as the staleness of beer or other liquors; the staleness of provisions. [.] 2. The state of being worn out; triteness; commonness; as the staleness of ...
51936	stalk	[.] STALK, n. [G., a handle, and a stalk or stem. Gr. from the root of stall; to set.] [.] 1. The stem, culm or main body of an herbaceous plant. Thus we speak of a stalk of wheat, rye or oats, the stalks of maiz or hemp. The stalk of herbaceous plants, answers to the ...
51937	stalked	[.] STALKED, a. Having a stalk.
51938	stalker	[.] STALKER, n. One who walks with a proud step; also, a kind of fishing net.
51939	stalking	[.] STALKING, ppr. Walking with proud or lofty steps.
51940	stalking-horse	...
51941	stalky	[.] STALKY, a. Hard as a stalk; resembling a stalk.
51942	stall	[.] STALL, n. [G., to set, that is, to throw down, to thrust down. See Still.] [.] 1. Primarily, a stand; a station; a fixed spot; hence, the stand or place where a horse or an ox is kept and fed; the division of a stable, or the apartment for one horse or ox. The stable ...
51943	stall-fed	[.] STALL-FED, pp. Fed on dry fodder, or fattened in a stall or stable. [See Stallfeed.]
51944	stall-feed	[.] STALL-FEED, v.t. [stall and feed.] To feed and fatten in a stable or on dry fodder; as, to stall-feed an ox. [This word is used in America to distinguish this mode of feeding from grass-feeding.]
51945	stall-feeding	[.] STALL-FEEDING, ppr. Feeding and fattening in the stable.
51946	stall-worn	[.] STALL-WORN, in Shakespeare, Johnson thinks a mistake for stall-worth, stout. [.] [.] His stall-worn steed the champion stout bestrode. [The word is not in use.]
51947	stallage	[.] STALLAGE, n. [.] 1. The right of erecting stalls in fairs; or rent paid for a stall. [.] 2. In old books, laystall; dung; compost.
51948	stallation	[.] STALLATION, n. Installation. [Not used.]
51949	stallion	[.] STALLION, n. [G.] A stone horse; a seed horse; or any male horse not castrated, whether kept for mares or not. According to the Welsh, the word signifies a stock horse, a horse intended for raising stock.
51950	stamen	[.] STAMEN, n. plu. stamens or stamina. [L. This word belong to the root of sto, stabilis, or of stage.] [.] 1. In a general sense, usually in the plural, the fixed, firm part of a body, which supports it or gives it its strength and solidity. Thus we say, the bones are ...
51951	stamened	[.] STAMENED, a. Furnished with stamens.
51952	stamin	[.] STAMIN, n. A slight woolen stuff.
51953	staminal	[.] STAMINAL, a. Pertaining to stamens or stamina; consisting in stamens or stamina.
51954	staminate	[.] STAMINATE, a. Consisting of stamens. [.] STAMINATE, v.t. To endue with stamina.
51955	stamineous	[.] STAMINEOUS, a. [L.] [.] 1. Consisting of stamens or filaments. Stamineous flowers have no corol; they want the colored leaves called petals, and consist only of the style and stamina. Linne calls them apetalous; others imperfect or incomplete. [.] 2. Pertaining ...
51956	staminiferous	[.] STAMINIFEROUS, a. [L., to bear.] A staminiferous flower is one which has stamens without a pistil. A staminiferous nectary is one that has stamens growing on it.
51957	stammel	[.] STAMMEL, n. [.] 1. A species of red color. [.] 2. A kind of woolen cloth. [See Stamin.]
51958	stammer	[.] STAMMER, v.i. Literally, to stop in uttering syllables or words; to stutter; to hesitate or falter in speaking; and hence, to speak with stops and difficulty. Demosthenes is said to have stammered in speaking, and to have overcome the difficulty by persevering efforts. [.] STAMMER, ...
51959	stammerer	[.] STAMMERER, n. One that stutters or hesitates in speaking.
51960	stammering	[.] STAMMERING, ppr. [.] 1. Stopping or hesitating in the uttering of syllables and words; stuttering. [.] 2. a. Apt to stammer. [.] STAMMERING, n. The act of stopping or hesitating in speaking; impediment in speech.
51961	stammeringly	[.] STAMMERINGLY, adv. With stops or hesitation in speaking.
51962	stamp	[.] STAMP, v.t. [G.] In a general sense, to strike; to beat; to press. Hence, [.] 1. To strike or beat forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downwards; as, to stamp the ground. [.] [.] He frets, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground. [In ...
51963	stamp-duty	[.] STAMP-DUTY, n. [stamp and duty.] A duty or tax imposed on paper and parchment, the evidence of the payment of which is a stamp.
51964	stamped	[.] STAMPED, pp. Impressed with a mark or figure; coined; imprinted; deeply fixed.
51965	stamper	[.] STAMPER, n. An instrument for pounding or stamping.
51966	stamping	[.] STAMPING, ppr. Impressing with a mark or figure; coining; imprinting.
51967	stamping-mill	[.] STAMPING-MILL, n. An engine used in tin works for breaking or bruising ore.
51968	stan	[.] STAN, as a termination, is said to have expressed the superlative degree; as in Athelstan, most noble; Dunstan, the highest. But qu. Stan, in Saxon, is stone.
51969	stanch	[.] STANCH, v.t. In a general sense, to stop; to set or fix; but applied only to the blood; to stop the flowing of blood. Cold applications to the neck will often stanch the bleeding of the nose. [.] STANCH, v.i. To stop, as blood; to cease to flow. [.] [.] Immediately ...
51970	stanched	[.] STANCHED, pp. Stopped or restrained from flowing.
51971	stancher	[.] STANCHER, n. He or that which stops the flowing of blood.
51972	stanching	[.] STANCHING, ppr. Stopping the flowing of blood.
51973	stanchion	[.] STANCHION, n. [See Stanch.] A prop or support; a piece of timber int he form of a stake or post, used for a support. In ship-building, stanchions of wood or iron are of different forms, and are used to support the deck, the quarter rails, the nettings, awnings and the ...
51974	stanchless	[.] STANCHLESS, a. That cannot be stanched or stopped.
51975	stanchness	[.] STANCHNESS, n. Soundness; firmness in principle; closeness of adherence.
51976	stand	[.] STAND, v.i. pret. and pp. stood. [This verb, if from the root of G., is a derivative from the noun, which is formed from the participle of the original verb. In this case, the noun should properly precede the verb. It may be here remarked that if stan is the radical ...
51977	stand-crop	[.] STAND-CROP, n. A plant.
51978	standard	[.] STANDARD, n. [G., sort, kind.] [.] 1. An ensign of war; a staff with a flag or colors. The troops repair to their standard. The royal standard of Great Britain is a flag, in which the imperial ensigns of England, Scotland and Ireland are quartered with the armorial ...
51979	standard-bearer	[.] STANDARD-BEARER, n. [standard and bear.] An officer of an army, company or troop, that bears a standard; an ensign of infantry or a cornet of horse.
51980	standel	[.] STANDEL, n. A tree of long standing. [Not used.]
51981	stander	[.] STANDER, n. [.] 1. One who stands. [.] 2. A tree that has stood long. [Not used.]
51982	stander-by	[.] STANDER-BY, n. One that stands near; one that is present; a mere spectator. [We now more generally use by-stander.]
51983	stander-grass	[.] STANDER-GRASS, n. A plant. [L.]
51984	standing	[.] STANDING, ppr. [.] 1. Being on the feet; being erect. [See Stand.] [.] 2. Moving in a certain direction to or from an object. [.] 3. a. Settled; established, either by law or by custom, &c.; continually existing; permanent; not temporary; as a standing army. ...
51985	standish	[.] STANDISH, n. [stand and dish.] A case for pen and ink. [.] [.] I bequeath to Dean Swift my large silver standish.
51986	stane	[.] STANE, n. A stone. [Local.] [See Stone.]
51987	stang	[.] STANG, n. [G.] [.] 1. A pole, rod or perch; a measure of land. [Not in use.] [.] 2. A long bar; a pole; a shaft. [.] [.] To ride the stang, is to be carried on a pole on mens shoulders, in derision. [Local.] [.] STANG, v.i. To shoot with pain. [Local.]
51988	stank	[.] STANK, a. Weak; worn out. [Not in use.] [.] STANK, v.i. To sigh. [Not used.] [.] STANK, old pret. of stink. Stunk is now used. [.] STANK, n. [See Stanch.] A dam or mound to stop water. [Local.]
51989	stannary	[.] STANNARY, a. [L. See Tin.] Relating to the tin works; as stannary courts. [.] STANNARY, n. A tin mine.
51990	stannel	[.] STANNEL, STANYEL, n. The kestrel, a species of hawk; called also stone-gall and wind-hover.
51991	stannic	[.] STANNIC, a. Pertaining to tin; procured from tin; as the stannic acid.
51992	stanting	[.] SLANT, STANTING, a. Sloping; oblique; inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; as a slanting ray of light; a slanting floor.
51993	stanyel	[.] STANNEL, STANYEL, n. The kestrel, a species of hawk; called also stone-gall and wind-hover.
51994	stanza	[.] STANZA, n. In poetry, a number of lines or verses connected with each other, and ending in a full point or pause; a part of a poem containing every variation of measure in that poem. A stanza may contain verses of a different length or number of syllables, and a different ...
51995	stapazin	[.] STAPAZIN, n. A bird, a species of warbler.
51996	staple	[.] STAPLE, n. [G., a stake, a pile or heap, a staple, stocks, a mart. The primary sense of the root is to set, to fix. Staple is that which is fixed, or a fixed place, or it is a pile or store.] [.] 1. A settled mart or market; an emporium. In England, formerly, the ...
51997	stapler	[.] STAPLER, n. A dealer; as a wool stapler.
51998	star	[.] STAR, n. [.] 1. An apparently small luminous body in the heavens, that appears in the night, or when its light is not obscured by clouds or lost in the brighter effulgence of the sun. Stars are fixed or planetary. The fixed stars are known by their perpetual twinkling, ...
51999	star-apple	[.] STAR-APPLE, n. A globular or olive-shaped fleshy fruit, inclosing a stone of the same shape. It grows in the warm climates of America, and is eaten by way of dessert. It is of the genus Chrysophyllum.
52000	star-chamber	[.] STAR-CHAMBER, n. Formerly, a court of criminal jurisdiction in England. This court was abolished by Stat. 16 Charles I. See Blackstone, B. 4 Chapter 19.
52001	star-fish	[.] STAR-FISH, n. [star and fish.] The sea star or asterias, a genus of marine animals or zoophytes, so named because their body is divided into rays, generally five in number, int he center of which and below is the mouth, which is the only orifice of the alimentary canal. ...
52002	star-flower	[.] STAR-FLOWER, n. A plant, a species of Ornithogalum. A plant of the genus Stellaria.
52003	star-grass	[.] STAR-GRASS, n. [star and grass.] Starry duck meat, a plant of the genus Callitriche.
52004	star-hawk	[.] STAR-HAWK, n. A species of hawk so called.
52005	star-hyacinth	[.] STAR-HYACINTH, n. A plant of the genus Scilla.
52006	star-jelly	[.] STAR-JELLY, n. A plant, the Tremella, one of the Fungi; also, star-shoot, a gelatinous substance.
52007	star-paved	[.] STAR-PAVED, a. [star and paved.] Studed with stars. [.] [.] The road of heaven star-paved.
52008	star-proof	[.] STAR-PROOF, a. [star and proof.] Impervious to the light of the stars; as a star-proof elm.
52009	star-read	[.] STAR-READ, n. [star and read.] Doctrine of the stars; astronomy. [Not in use.]
52010	star-shoot	[.] STAR-SHOOT, n. [star and shoot.] That which is emitted from a star. [.] [.] I have seen a good quantity of that jelly, by the vulgar called a star-shoot, as if it remained upon the extinction of a falling star. [.] [The writer once saw the same kind of substance ...
52011	star-stone	[.] STAR-STONE, n. Asteria, a kind of extraneous fossil, consisting of regular joints, each of which is of a radiated figure.
52012	star-thistle	[.] STAR-THISTLE, n. A plant of the genus Centaurea.
52013	star-wort	[.] STAR-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Aster, and another of the genus Iridax. The yellow star-wort is of the genus Inula or elecampane.
52014	starboard	[.] STARBOARD, n. [G., the rudder or helm. I know not from what particular construction of a vessel the helm should give name to the right hand side, unless from the tillers being held by the right hand, or at the right side of the steersman.] The right hand side of a ship ...
52015	starch	[.] STARCH, n. [G., strength, starch; strong. See Stare and Steer.] A substance used to stiffen linen and other cloth. It is the fecula of flour , or a substance that subsides from water mixed with wheat flour. It is sometimes made from potatoes. Starch forms the greatest ...
52016	starched	[.] STARCHED, pp. [.] 1. Stiffened with starch. [.] 2. a. Stiff; precise; formal.
52017	starchedness	[.] STARCHEDNESS, n. Stiffness in manners; formality.
52018	starcher	[.] STARCHER, n. One who starches, or whose occupation is to starch.
52019	starching	[.] STARCHING, ppr. Stiffening with starch.
52020	starchly	[.] STARCHLY, adv. With stiffness of manner; preciseness.
52021	starchness	[.] STARCHNESS, n. Stiffness of manner; preciseness.
52022	starchy	[.] STARCHY, a. Stiff; precise.
52023	stare	[.] STARE, n. A bird, the starling. [.] STARE, v.i. The sense then is to open or extend, and it seems to be closely allied to G., stiff, and to starch, stern, which imply straining, tension.] [.] 1. To gaze; to look with fixed eyes wide open; to fasten an earnest ...
52024	starer	[.] STARER, n. One who stares or gazes.
52025	stargazer	[.] STARGAZER, n. [star and gazer.] One who gazes at the stars; a term of contempt for an astrologer, sometimes used ludicrously for an astronomer.
52026	stargazing	[.] STARGAZING, n. The act or practice of observing the stars with attention; astrology.
52027	staring	[.] STARING, ppr. Gazing; looking with fixed eyes.
52028	stark	[.] STARK, a. [G., stark, stiff, strong; formed on the root of the G., stiff, rigid. See Starch and Steer.] [.] 1. Stiff; strong; rugged. [.] [.] Many a nobleman lies stark and stiff, under the hoofs of vaunting enemies. [.] [.] The north is not so stark and cold. [.] [.] 2. ...
52029	starkly	[.] STARKLY, adv. Stiffly; strongly.
52030	starless	[.] STARLESS, a. Having no stars visible or no starlight; as a starless night.
52031	starlight	[.] STARLIGHT, n. [star and light.] The light proceeding from the stars. [.] [.] Nor walk by moon or glittering starlight, without thee is sweet. [.] STARLIGHT, a. Lighted by the stars, or by the stars only; as a starlight evening.
52032	starlike	[.] STARLIKE, a. [star and like.] [.] 1. Resembling a star; stellated; radiated like a star; as starlike flowers. [.] 2. Bright; illustrious. [.] [.] The having turned many to righteousness shall confer a starlike and immortal brightness.
52033	starling	[.] STARLING, n. [.] 1. A bird, the stare, of the genus Sturnus. [.] 2. A defense to the piers of bridges.
52034	starost	[.] STAROST, n. In Poland, a feudatory; one who holds a fief.
52035	starosty	[.] STAROSTY, n. A fief; an estate held by feudal service.
52036	starred	[.] STARRED, pp. or a. [from star.] [.] 1. Adorned or studded with stars; as the starred queen of Ethiopia. [.] 2. Influenced in fortune by the stars. [.] [.] My third comfort, starrd most unluckily--
52037	starring	[.] STARRING, ppr. or a. [.] 1. Adorning with stars. [.] 2. Shining; bright; sparkling; as starring comets. [Not in use.]
52038	starry	[.] STARRY, a. [from star.] [.] 1. Abounding with stars; adorned with stars. [.] [.] Above the clouds, above the starry sky. [.] 2. Consisting of stars; stellar; stellary; proceeding from the stars; as starry light; starry flame. [.] 3. Shining like stars; resembling ...
52039	start	[.] START, v.t. [.] 1. To move suddenly, as if by a twitch; as, to start in sleep or by a sudden spasm. [.] 2. To move suddenly, as by an involuntary shrinking from sudden fear or alarm. [.] [.] I start as from some dreadful dream. [.] 3. To move with sudden quickness, ...
52040	started	[.] STARTED, pp. Suddenly roused or alarmed; poured out, as a liquid; discovered; proposed; produced to view.
52041	starter	[.] STARTER, n. [.] 1. One that starts; one that shrinks from his purpose. [.] 2. One that suddenly moves or suggests a question or an objection. [.] 3. A dog that rouses game.
52042	startful	[.] STARTFUL, a. Apt to start; skittish.
52043	startfulness	[.] STARTFULNESS, n. Aptness to start.
52044	starting	[.] STARTING, ppr. Moving suddenly; shrinking; rousing; commencing, as a journey, &c. [.] STARTING, n. The act of moving suddenly.
52045	starting-hole	[.] STARTING-HOLE, n. A loophole; evasion.
52046	starting-post	[.] STARTING-POST, n. [start and post.] A post, stake, barrier or place from which competitors in a race start or begin the race.
52047	startingly	[.] STARTINGLY, adv. By sudden fits or starts.
52048	startish	[.] STARTISH, a. Apt to start; skittish; shy.
52049	startle	[.] STARTLE, v.i. [dim. of start.] To shrink; to move suddenly or be excited on feeling a sudden alarm. [.] [.] Why shrinks the soul back on herself, and startles at destruction? [.] STARTLE, v.t. [.] 1. To impress with fear; to excite by sudden alarm, surprise ...
52050	startled	[.] STARTLED, pp. Suddenly moved or shocked by an impression of fear or surprise.
52051	startling	[.] STARTLING, ppr. Suddenly impressing with fear or surprise.
52052	startup	[.] STARTUP, n. [start and up.] [.] 1. One that comes suddenly into notice. [Not used. We use upstart.] [.] 2. A kind of high shoe. [.] STARTUP, a. Suddenly coming into notice. [Not used.]
52053	starve	[.] STARVE, v.i. [G., to die, either by disease or hunger, or by a wound.] [.] 1. To perish; to be destroyed. [In this general sense, obsolete.] [.] 2. To perish or die with cold; as, to starve with cold. [This sense is retained in England, but not in the United States. [.] 3. ...
52054	starved	[.] STARVED, pp. [.] 1. Killed with hunger; subdued by hunger; rendered poor by want. [.] 2. Killed by cold. [Not in use in the United States.]
52055	starveling	[.] STARVELING, a. starvling. Hungry; lean; pining with want. [.] STARVELING, n. starvling. An animal or plant that is made thin, lean and weak through want of nutriment. [.] [.] And thy poor starveling bountifully fed.
52056	starving	[.] STARVING, ppr. [.] 1. Perishing with hunger; killing with hunger; rendering lean and poor by want of nourishment. [.] 2. Perishing with cold; killing with cold. [English.]
52057	statary	[.] STATARY, a. [from state.] Fixed; settled. [Not in use.]
52058	state	[.] STATE, n. [L., to stand, to be fixed.] [.] 1. Condition; the circumstances of a being or thing at any given time. These circumstances may be internal, constitutional or peculiar to the being, or they may have relation to other beings. We say, the body is in a sound ...
52059	state-monger	[.] STATE-MONGER, n. [state and monger.] One versed in politics, or one that dabbles in state affairs.
52060	state-room	[.] STATE-ROOM, n. [state and room.] [.] 1. A magnificent room in a palace or great house. [.] 2. An apartment for lodging in a ships cabin.
52061	stated	[.] STATED, pp. [.] 1. Expressed or represented; told; recited. [.] 2. a. Settled; established; regular; occurring at regular times; not occasional; as stated hours of business. [.] 3. Fixed; established; as a stated salary.
52062	statedly	[.] STATEDLY, adv. Regularly; at certain times; not occasionally. It is one of the distinguishing marks of a good man, that he statedly attends public worship.
52063	stateless	[.] STATELESS, a. Without pomp.
52064	stateliness	[.] STATELINESS, n. [from stately.] [.] 1. Grandeur; loftiness of mien or manner; majestic appearance; dignity. [.] [.] For stateliness and majesty, what is comparable to a horse? [.] 2. Appearance of pride; affected dignity.
52065	stately	[.] STATELY, a. [.] 1. Lofty; dignified; majestic; as stately manners; a stately gait. [.] 2. Magnificent; grand; as a stately edifice; a stately dome; a stately pyramid. [.] 3. Elevated in sentiment. [.] STATELY, adv. Majestically; loftily.
52066	statement	[.] STATEMENT, n. [.] 1. The act of stating, reciting or presenting verbally or on paper. [.] 2. A series of facts or particulars expressed on paper; as a written statement. [.] 3. A series of facts verbally recited; recital of the circumstances of a transaction; ...
52067	stater	[.] STATER, n. Another name of the daric, an ancient silver coin weighing about four Attic drachmas, about three shillings sterling, or 61 cents.
52068	states	[.] STATES, n. plu. Nobility.
52069	statesman	[.] STATESMAN, n. [state and man.] [.] 1. A man versed in the arts of government; usually, one eminent for political abilities; a politician. [.] 2. A small landholder. [.] 3. One employed in public affairs.
52070	statesmanship	[.] STATESMANSHIP, n. The qualifications or employments of a statesman.
52071	stateswoman	[.] STATESWOMAN, n. A woman who meddles in public affairs; in contempt.
52072	static	[.] STATIC, STATICAL, a. [See Statics.] Relating to the science of weighing bodies; as a static balance or engine.
52073	statical	[.] STATIC, STATICAL, a. [See Statics.] Relating to the science of weighing bodies; as a static balance or engine.
52074	statics	[.] STATICS, n. [L., Gr.] [.] 1. That branch of mechanics which treats of bodies at rest. Dynamics treats of bodies in motion. [.] 2. In medicine, a kind of epileptics, or persons seized with epilepsies.
52075	station	[.] STATION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The act of standing. [.] [.] Their manner was to stand at prayer--on which their meetings for that purpose received the name of stations. [.] 2. A state of rest. [.] [.] All progression is preformed by drawing on or impelling forward ...
52076	station-bill	[.] STATION-BILL, n. In seamens language, a list containing the appointed posts of the ships company, when navigating the ship.
52077	stational	[.] STATIONAL, a. Pertaining to a station.
52078	stationary	[.] STATIONARY, a. [.] 1. Fixed; not moving, progressive or regressive; not appearing to move. The sun becomes stationary in Cancer, in its advance into the northern signs. The court in England which was formerly itinerary, is now stationary. [.] 2. Not advancing, ...
52079	stationer	[.] STATIONER, n. [from station, a state.] A bookseller; one who sells books, paper, quills, inkstands, pencils and other furniture for writing. The business of the bookseller and stationer is usually carried on by the same person.
52080	stationery	[.] STATIONERY, n. The articles usually sold by stationers, as paper, ink, quills; &c. [.] STATIONERY, a. Belonging to a stationer.
52081	statist	[.] STATIST, n. [from state.] A statesman; a politician; one skilled in government. [.] [.] Statists indeed, and lovers of their country. [Not now used.]
52082	statistic	[.] STATISTIC, STATISTICAL, a. [from state or statist.] Pertaining to the state of society, the condition of the people, their economy, their property and resources.
52083	statistical	[.] STATISTIC, STATISTICAL, a. [from state or statist.] Pertaining to the state of society, the condition of the people, their economy, their property and resources.
52084	statistics	[.] STATISTICS, n. A collection of facts respecting the state of society, the condition of the people in a nation or country, their health, longevity, domestic economy, arts, property and political strength, the state of the country, &c.
52085	statuary	[.] STATUARY, n. [L., a statue; to set.] [.] 1. The art of carving images as representatives of real persons or things; a branch of sculpture. [.] [.] [In this sense the word has no plural.] [.] 2. One professes or practices the art of carving images or making statues. [.] [.] On ...
52086	statue	[.] STATUE, n. [L., to set; that which is set or fixed.] An image; a solid substance formed by carving into the likeness of a whole living being; as a statue of Hercules or of a lion. [.] STATUE, v.t. To place, as a statue; to form a statue of.
52087	statuminate	[.] STATUMINATE, v.t. [L.] To prop or support. [Not in use.]
52088	stature	[.] STATURE, n. [L., to set.] The natural highth of an animal body. It is more generally used of the human body. [.] [.] Foreign men of mighty stature came.
52089	statured	[.] STATURED, a. Arrived at full stature. [Little used.]
52090	statutable	[.] STATUTABLE, a. [from statute.] [.] 1. Made or introduced by statute; proceeding from an act of the legislature; as a statutable provision or remedy. [.] 2. Made or being in conformity to statute; as statutable measures.
52091	statutably	[.] STATUTABLY, adv. In a manner agreeable to statute.
52092	statute	[.] STATUTE, [L., to set.] [.] 1. An act of the legislature of a state that extends its binding force to all the citizens or subjects of that state, as distinguished from an act which extends only to an individual or company; an act of the legislature commanding or prohibiting ...
52093	statute-merchant	[.] STATUTE-MERCHANT, n. In English law, a bond of record pursuant to the Stat. 13 Edw. 1. acknowledged before one of the clerks of the statutes-merchant and the mayor or chief warden of London, or before certain persons appointed for the purpose; on which, if not paid ...
52094	statute-staple	[.] STATUTE-STAPLE, n. A bond of record acknowledged before the mayor of the staple, by virtue of which the creditor may forthwith have execution against the body, lands and goods of the debtor, on non-payment.
52095	statutory	[.] STATUTORY, a. Enacted by statute; depending on statute for its authority; as a statutory provision or remedy.
52096	staurolite	[.] STAUROLITE, STAUROTIDE, n. [Gr., a cross, a stone.] The granatit of Werner or grenatite of Jameson; a mineral crystalized in prisms, either single or intersecting each other at right angles. Its color is white or gray, reddish or brown. It is often opake, sometimes ...
52097	staurotide	[.] STAUROLITE, STAUROTIDE, n. [Gr., a cross, a stone.] The granatit of Werner or grenatite of Jameson; a mineral crystalized in prisms, either single or intersecting each other at right angles. Its color is white or gray, reddish or brown. It is often opake, sometimes ...
52098	stave	[.] STAVE, n. [from staff. It has the sound of a, as in save.] [.] 1. A thin narrow piece of timber, of which casks are made. Staves make a considerable articles of export from New England to the West Indies. [.] 2. A staff; a metrical portion; a part of a psalm appointed ...
52099	staves	[.] STAVES, plu. of staff, when applied to a stick, is pronounced with a as in ask, the Italian sound.
52100	staw	[.] STAW, v.i. To be fixed or set. [Not in use or local.]
52101	stay	[.] STAY, v.i. pret. staid, for stayed. [L., to stand.] [.] 1. To remain; to continue in a place; to abide for any indefinite time. Do you stay here, while I go to the next house. Stay here a week. We staid at the Hotel Montmorenci. [.] [.] Stay, I command you; stay ...
52102	stay-sail	[.] STAY-SAIL, n. [stay and sail.] Any sail extended on a stay.
52103	stay-tackle	[.] STAY-TACKLE, n. [stay and tackle.] A large tackle attached to the main-stay by means of a pendant, and used to hoist heavy bodies, as boats, butts of water and the like.
52104	stayed	[.] STAYED, pp. Staid; fixed; settle; sober. It is now written staid, which see.
52105	stayedly	[.] STAYEDLY, adv. Composedly; gravely; moderately; prudently; soberly. [Little used.]
52106	stayedness	[.] STAYEDNESS, n. [.] 1. Moderation; gravity; sobriety; prudence. [See Staidness.] [.] 2. Solidity; weight. [Little used.]
52107	stayer	[.] STAYER, n. One that stops or restrains; one who upholds or supports; that which props.
52108	staylace	[.] STAYLACE, n. A lace for fastening the bodice in female dress.
52109	stayless	[.] STAYLESS, a. Without stop or delay. [Little used.]
52110	staymaker	[.] STAYMAKER, n. One whose occupation is to make stays.
52111	stays	[.] STAYS, n. plu. [.] 1. A bodice; a kind of waistcoat stiffened with whalebone or other thing, worn by females. [.] 2. Stays, of a ship. [See Stay.] [.] 3. Station; fixed anchorage. [.] 4. Any support; that which keeps another extended. [.] [.] Weavers, stretch ...
52112	stead	[.] STEAD, STED, n. [G. See Stay.] [.] 1. Place; in general. [.] [.] Fly this fearful stead. [.] [In this sense not used.] [.] 2. Place or room which another had or might have, noting substitution, replacing or filling the place of another, as, David died and Solomon ...
52113	steadfast	[.] STEADFAST, STEDFAST, a. [stead and fast.] [.] 1. Fast fixed; firm; firmly fixed or established; as the stedfast globe of earth. [.] 2. Constant; firm; resolute; not fickle or wavering. [.] [.] Abide stedfast to thy neighbor in the time of his trouble. [.] [.] Him ...
52114	steadfastly	[.] STEADFASTLY, STEDFASTLY, adv. Firmly; with constancy or steadiness of mind. [.] [.] Steadfastly believe that whatever God has revealed is infallibly true.
52115	steadfastness	[.] STEADFASTNESS, STEDFASTNESS, n. [.] 1. Firmness of standing; fixedness in place. [.] 2. Firmness of mind or purpose; fixedness in principle; constancy; resolution; as the stedfastness of faith. He adhered to his opinions with steadfastness.
52116	steadily	...
52117	steadiness	[.] STEADINESS, STEDDINESS, n. [.] 1. Firmness of standing or position; a state of being not tottering or easily moved or shaken. A man stands with steddiness; he walks with steddiness. [.] 2. Firmness of mind or purpose; constancy; resolution. We say, a man has steddiness ...
52118	steady	[.] STEADY, STEDDY, a. [.] 1. Firm in standing or position; fixed; not tottering or shaking; applicable to any object. [.] 2. Constant in mind, purpose or pursuit; not fickle, changeable or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; as a man steddy ...
52119	steak	[.] STEAK, n. [G., a piece.] A slice of beef or pork broiled, or cut for broiling. [As far as my observation extends, this word is never applied to any species of meat, except to beef and pork, nor to these dressed in any way except by broiling. Possible it may be used ...
52120	steal	[.] STEAL, v.t. pret. stole; pp. stolen, stole. [G. L, to take, to lift.] [.] 1. To take and carry away feloniously, as the personal goods of another. To constitute stealing or theft, the taking must be felonious, that is, with an intent to take what belongs to another, ...
52121	stealer	[.] STEALER, n. One that steals; a thief.
52122	stealing	[.] STEALING, ppr. Taking the goods of another feloniously; withdrawing imperceptibly; gaining gradually.
52123	stealingly	[.] STEALINGLY, adv. Slyly; privately, or by an invisible motion. [Little used.]
52124	stealth	[.] STEALTH, n. stelth. [.] 1. The act of stealing; theft. [.] [.] The owner proveth the stealth to have been committed on him by such an outlaw. [.] 2. The thing stolen; as cabins that are dens to cover stealth. [Not in use.] [.] 3. Secret act; clandestine practice; ...
52125	stealthy	[.] STEALTHY, a. Stelthy. Done by stealth; clandestine; unperceived. [.] [.] Now witherd murder with his stealthy pace moves like a ghost.
52126	steam	[.] STEAM, n. [.] 1. The vapor of water; or the elastic, aeriform fluid generated by heating water to the boiling point. When produced under the common atmospheric pressure, its elasticity is equivalent to the pressure, its elasticity is equivalent to the pressure of ...
52127	steam-boat	[.] STEAM-BOAT, STEAM-VESSEL, n. A vessel propelled through the water by steam.
52128	steam-boiler	[.] STEAM-BOILER, n. A boiler for steaming food for cattle.
52129	steam-engine	[.] STEAM-ENGINE, n. An engine worked by steam.
52130	steam-vessel	[.] STEAM-BOAT, STEAM-VESSEL, n. A vessel propelled through the water by steam.
52131	steamed	[.] STEAMED, pp. Exposed to steam; cooked or dressed by steam.
52132	steaming	[.] STEAMING, ppr. Exposing to steam; cooking or dressing by steam; preparing for cattle by steam, as roots.
52133	stean	[.] STEAN, for stone. [Not in use.]
52134	stearin	[.] STEARIN, n. One of the proximate elements of animal fat, as lard, tallow, &c. The various kinds of animal fat consist of two substances, stearin and elain; of which the former is solid, and the latter liquid.
52135	steatite	[.] STEATITE, n. [Gr., fat.] Soapstone; so called from its smooth or unctuous feel; a subspecies of rhomboidal mica. It is of two kings, the common, and the pagodite or lard-stone. It is sometimes confounded with talck, to which its is allied. It is a compact stone, white, ...
52136	steatitic	[.] STEATITIC, a. Pertaining to soapstone; of the nature of steatite, or resembling it.
52137	steatocele	[.] STEATOCELE, n. [Gr., fat, a tumor.] A swelling of the scrotum, containing fat.
52138	steatoma	[.] STEATOMA, n. [Gr.] A species of tumor containing matter like suet.
52139	sted	[.] STED, STEDFAST. [See Stead.]
52140	steddily	...
52141	steddiness	[.] STEADINESS, STEDDINESS, n. [.] 1. Firmness of standing or position; a state of being not tottering or easily moved or shaken. A man stands with steddiness; he walks with steddiness. [.] 2. Firmness of mind or purpose; constancy; resolution. We say, a man has steddiness ...
52142	steddy	[.] STEADY, STEDDY, a. [.] 1. Firm in standing or position; fixed; not tottering or shaking; applicable to any object. [.] 2. Constant in mind, purpose or pursuit; not fickle, changeable or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; as a man steddy ...
52143	stedfast	[.] STEADFAST, STEDFAST, a. [stead and fast.] [.] 1. Fast fixed; firm; firmly fixed or established; as the stedfast globe of earth. [.] 2. Constant; firm; resolute; not fickle or wavering. [.] [.] Abide stedfast to thy neighbor in the time of his trouble. [.] [.] Him ...
52144	stedfastly	[.] STEADFASTLY, STEDFASTLY, adv. Firmly; with constancy or steadiness of mind. [.] [.] Steadfastly believe that whatever God has revealed is infallibly true.
52145	stedfastness	[.] STEADFASTNESS, STEDFASTNESS, n. [.] 1. Firmness of standing; fixedness in place. [.] 2. Firmness of mind or purpose; fixedness in principle; constancy; resolution; as the stedfastness of faith. He adhered to his opinions with steadfastness.
52146	steed	[.] STEED, n. A horse, or a hose for state or war. [This word is not much used in common discourse. It is used in poetry and descriptive prose, and is elegant.] [.] [.] Stout are our men, and warlike are our steeds.
52147	steel	[.] STEEL, n. [G.] [.] 1. Iron combined with a small portion of carbon; iron refined and hardened, used in making instruments, and particularly useful as the material of edged tools. It is called in chemistry, carburet of iron; but this is more usually the denomination ...
52148	steeled	[.] STEELED, pp. Pointed or edged with steel; hardened; made insensible.
52149	steeliness	[.] STEELINESS, n. [from steely. ] Great hardness.
52150	steeling	[.] STEELING, ppr. Pointing or edging with steel; hardening; making insensible or unfeeling.
52151	steely	[.] STEELY, a. [.] 1. Made of steel; consisting of steel. [.] [.] Broachd with the steely point of Cliffords lance. [.] [.] Around his shop the steely sparkles flew. [.] 2. Hard; firm. [.] [.] That she would unarm her noble heart of that steely resistance against ...
52152	steelyard	[.] STEELYARD, n. [steel and yard.] The Roman balance; an instrument for weighing bodies, consisting of a rod or bar marked with notches, designating the number of pounds and ounces, and a weight which is movable along this bar, and which is made to balance the weight of ...
52153	steen	[.] STEEN, STEAN, n. A vessel of clay or stone. [Not in use.]
52154	steenkirk	[.] STEENKIRK, n. A cant term for a neck-cloth. [Not now in use.]
52155	steep	[.] STEEP, a. Making a large angle with the plane of the horizon; ascending or descending with a great inclination; precipitous; as a steep hill or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep declivity. [.] STEEP, n. A precipitous place, hill, mountain, rock or ...
52156	steeped	[.] STEEPED, pp. Soaked; macerated; imbued.
52157	steeper	[.] STEEPER, n. A vessel, vat or cistern in which things are steeped.
52158	steeping	[.] STEEPING, ppr. Soaking; macerating.
52159	steeple	[.] STEEPLE, n. A turret of a church, ending in a point; a spire. It differs from a tower, which usually ends in a square form, thought the name is sometimes given to a tower. The bell of a church is usually hung in the steeple. [.] [.] They, far from steeples and their ...
52160	steeple-house	[.] STEEPLE-HOUSE, n. A church. [Not in use.]
52161	steepled	[.] STEEPLED, a. Furnished with a steeple; adorned with steeples or towers.
52162	steeply	[.] STEEPLY, adv. With steepness; with precipitous declivity.
52163	steepness	[.] STEEPNESS, n. The state of being steep; precipitous declivity; as the steepness of a hill, a bank or a roof.
52164	steepy	[.] STEEPY, a. Having a steep or precipitous declivity; as steepy crags; a poetical word. [.] [.] No more, my goats, shall I behold you climb the steepy cliffs.
52165	steer	[.] STEER, n. A young male of the ox kind or common ox. It is rendered in Dutch, a bull; but in the United States, this name is generally given to a castrated male of the ox kind, from two to four years old. [.] [.] With solemn pomp then sacrificd a steer. [.] STEER, ...
52166	steerage	[.] STEERAGE, n. [.] 1. The act or practice of directing and governing in a course; as the steerage of a ship. [.] [.] [In this sense, I believe the word is now little used.] [.] 2. In seamens language, the effort of a helm, or its effect on the ship. [.] 3. In ...
52167	steerage-way	[.] STEERAGE-WAY, n. In seamens language, that degree of progressive movement of a ship, which renders her governable by the helm.
52168	steered	[.] STEERED, pp. Directed and governed in a course; guided; conducted.
52169	steerer	[.] STEERER, n. One that steers; a pilot. [Little used.]
52170	steering	[.] STEERING, ppr. Directing and governing in a course, as a ship; guiding; conducting. [.] STEERING, n. The act or art of directing and governing a ship or other vessel in her course; the act of guiding or managing.
52171	steering-wheel	[.] STEERING-WHEEL, n. The wheel by which the rudder of a ship is turned and the ship steered.
52172	steerless	[.] STEERLESS, a. Having no steer or rudder. [Not in use.]
52173	steersman	[.] STEERSMAN, n. [steer and man.] One that steers; the helmsman of a ship.
52174	steersmate	[.] STEERSMATE, n. [steer and mate.] One who steers; a pilot. [Not in use.]
52175	steeving	[.] STEEVING, n. In seamens language, the angle of elevation which a ships bowsprit makes with the horizon.
52176	steg	[.] STEG, n. A gander. [Local.]
52177	steganographist	[.] STEGANOGRAPHIST, n. [Gr., secret, and to write.] One who practices the art of writing in cipher.
52178	steganography	[.] STEGANOGRAPHY, n. [supra.] The art of writing in ciphers or characters which are not intelligible, except to the persons who correspond with each other.
52179	stegnotic	[.] STEGNOTIC, a. [Gr.] Tending to bind or render costive. [.] STEGNOTIC, n. A medicine proper to stop the orifices of the vessels or emunctories of the body, when relaxed or lacerated.
52180	steinheilite	[.] STEINHEILITE, n. A mineral, a variety or iolite.
52181	stele	[.] STELE, n. A stale or handle; a stalk.
52182	stelechite	[.] STELECHITE, n. A fine kind of storax, in larger pieces than the calamite.
52183	stellar	[.] STELLAR, STELLARY, a. [L., a star.] [.] 1. Pertaining to stars; astral; as stellar virute; stellar figure. [.] 2. Starry; full of stars; set with stars; as stellary regions.
52184	stellary	[.] STELLAR, STELLARY, a. [L., a star.] [.] 1. Pertaining to stars; astral; as stellar virute; stellar figure. [.] 2. Starry; full of stars; set with stars; as stellary regions.
52185	stellate	[.] STELLATE, STELLATED, a. [L.] [.] 1. Resembling a star; radiated. [.] 2. In botany, stellate or verticillate leaves are when more leaves than two surround the stem in a whorl, or when they radiate like the spokes of a wheel, or like a star. A stellate bristle is ...
52186	stellated	[.] STELLATE, STELLATED, a. [L.] [.] 1. Resembling a star; radiated. [.] 2. In botany, stellate or verticillate leaves are when more leaves than two surround the stem in a whorl, or when they radiate like the spokes of a wheel, or like a star. A stellate bristle is ...
52187	stellation	[.] STELLATION, n. [L., a star.] Radiation of light. [Not in use.]
52188	stelled	[.] STELLED, a. Starry. [Not in use.]
52189	stelliferous	[.] STELLIFEROUS, a. [L., a star; to produce.] Having or abounding with stars.
52190	stelliform	[.] STELLIFORM, a. [L., a star; to produce.] Like a star; radiated.
52191	stellify	[.] STELLIFY, v.t. To turn into a star. [Not in use.]
52192	stellion	[.] STELLION, n. [L.] A newt.
52193	stellionate	[.] STELLIONATE, n. [Low L.] In law, the crime of selling a thing deceitfully for what it is not, as to sell that for ones own which belongs to another. [Not in use.]
52194	stellite	[.] STELLITE, n. [L., a star.] A name given by some writers to a white stone found on Mount Libanus, containing the lineaments of the star-fish.
52195	stelochite	[.] STELOCHITE, n. A name given to the osteocolla.
52196	stelography	[.] STELOGRAPHY, n. [Gr., a pillar; to write.] The art of writing or inscribing characters on pillars.
52197	stem	[.] STEM, n. [G., stock, stem, race. The primary sense is to set, to fix.] [.] 1. The principal body of a tree, shrub or plant of any kind; the main stock; the firm part which supports the branches. [.] [.] After thy are shot up thirty feet in length, they spread a ...
52198	stem-clasping	[.] STEM-CLASPING, a. Embracing the stem with its base; amplexicaul; as a leaf or petiole.
52199	stem-leaf	[.] STEM-LEAF, n. A leaf inserted into the stem.
52200	stemless	[.] STEMLESS, a. Having no stem.
52201	stemmed	[.] STEMMED, pp. Opposed, as a current; stopped.
52202	stemming	[.] STEMMING, ppr. Opposing, as a stream; stopping.
52203	stemple	[.] STEMPLE, n. In mining, a cross bar of wood in a shaft.
52204	stench	[.] STENCH, n. [See Stink.] An ill smell; offensive odor. [.] STENCH, v.t. [.] 1. To cause to emit a hateful smell. [Not in use.] [.] 2. To stanch; to stop. [Not in use.]
52205	stenchy	[.] STENCHY, a. Having an offensive smell. [Not in use.]
52206	stencil	[.] STENCIL, n. A piece of thin lether or oil cloth, used in painting paper hangings. [.] STENCIL, v.t. To paint or color in figures with stencils.
52207	stenographer	[.] STENOGRAPHER, n. [Gr., close, narrow; to write.] One who is skilled in the art of short hand writing.
52208	stenographic	[.] STENOGRAPHIC, STENOGRAPHICAL, a. [supra.] Pertaining to the art of writing in short hand; expressing in characters or short hand.
52209	stenographical	[.] STENOGRAPHIC, STENOGRAPHICAL, a. [supra.] Pertaining to the art of writing in short hand; expressing in characters or short hand.
52210	stenography	[.] STENOGRAPHY, n. [supra.] The art of writing in short hand by using abbreviations or characters for whole words.
52211	stent	[.] STENT, for stint. [See Stint.]
52212	stentorian	[.] STENTORIAN, a. [from Stentor.] [.] 1. Extremely loud; as a stentorian voice. [.] 2. Able to utter a very loud sound; as stentorian lungs.
52213	stentorophonic	[.] STENTOROPHONIC, a. [from Stentor, a herald in Homer, whose voice was as loud as that of fifty other men, and Gr., voice.] Speaking or sounding very loud. [.] [.] Of this stentorophonic horn of Alexander there is a figure preserved in the Vatican.
52214	step	[.] STEP, v.i. [Gr., the foot. The sense is to set, as the foot, or move probably to open or part, to stretch or extend.] [.] 1. To move the foot; to advance or recede by a movement of the foot or feet; as, to step forward, or to step backward. [.] 2. To go; to walk ...
52215	step-brother	[.] STEP-BROTHER, n. A brother-in-law, or by marriage.
52216	step-child	[.] STEP-CHILD, n. [step and child.[ A son-in-law or daughter-in-law, [a child deprived of its parent.]
52217	step-dame	[.] STEP-DAME, n. A mother by marriage, [the mother of an orphan or one deprived.]
52218	step-daughter	[.] STEP-DAUGHTER, n. A daughter by marriage, [an orphan daughter.]
52219	step-father	[.] STEP-FATHER, n. A father-in-law; a father by marriage only; [the father of an orphan.]
52220	step-mother	[.] STEP-MOTHER, n. A mother by marriage only; a mother-in-law; [the mother of an orphan.]
52221	step-sister	[.] STEP-SISTER, n. A sister-in-law, or by marriage, [an orphan sister.]
52222	step-son	[.] STEP-SON, n. A son-in-law, [an orphan son.] [.] [In the foregoing explication of step, I have followed Lye. The D. And G. Write stief, and the Swedes styf, before the name; a word which does not appear to be connected with any verb signifying to bereave, and the word ...
52223	step-stone	[.] STEP-STONE, n. A stone laid before a door as a stair to rise on in entering the house.
52224	stepp	[.] STEP, STEPP, n. In Russ, an uncultivated desert of large extent.
52225	stepped	[.] STEPPED, pp. Set; placed; erected; fixed in the keel, as a mast.
52226	stepping	[.] STEPPING, ppr. Moving, or advancing by a movement of the foot or feet; placing; fixing or erecting, as a mast. [.] STEPPING, n. The act of walking or running by steps.
52227	stepping-stone	[.] STEPPING-STONE, n. A stone to raise the feet above the dirt and mud in walking.
52228	ster	[.] STER, in composition, is from the Sax. Steora, a director. See Steer. It seems primarily to have signified chief, principal or director, as in the L. Minister, chief servant; but in other words, as in spinster, we do not recognize the sense of chief, but merely that ...
52229	stercoraceous	[.] STERCORACEOUS, a. [L., dung.] Pertaining to dung, or partaking of its nature.
52230	stercoranist	[.] STERCORARIAN, STERCORANIST, n. [L., dung.] One in the Romish church who held that the host is liable to digestion.
52231	stercorarian	[.] STERCORARIAN, STERCORANIST, n. [L., dung.] One in the Romish church who held that the host is liable to digestion.
52232	stercorary	[.] STERCORARY, n. A place properly secured from the weather for containing dung.
52233	stercoration	[.] STERCORATION, n. [L.] The act of manuring with dung.
52234	stere	[.] STERE, n. In the new French system of measures, the unit for solid measure, equal to a cubic meter.
52235	stereographic	[.] STEREOGRAPHIC, STEREOGRAPHICAL, a. [from stereography.] Made or done according to the rules of stereography; delineated on a plane; as a stereographic chart of the earth.
52236	stereographical	[.] STEREOGRAPHIC, STEREOGRAPHICAL, a. [from stereography.] Made or done according to the rules of stereography; delineated on a plane; as a stereographic chart of the earth.
52237	stereographically	[.] STEREOGRAPHICALLY, adv. By delineation on plane.
52238	stereography	[.] STEREOGRAPHY, n. [Gr., firm; to write.] The act or art of delineating the forms of solid bodies on a plane; a branch of solid geometry which shows the construction of all solids which are regularly defined.
52239	stereometrical	[.] STEREOMETRICAL, a. [See Stereometry.] Pertaining to or performed by stereometry.
52240	stereometry	[.] STEREOMETRY, n. [Gr., firm, fixed; to measure.] The art of measuring solid bodies, and finding their solid content.
52241	stereotomical	[.] STEREOTOMICAL, a. Pertaining to or performed by stereotomy.
52242	stereotomy	[.] STEREOTOMY, n. [Gr., fixed; to cut.] The science or art of cutting solids into certain figures or sections, as arches, &c.
52243	stereotype	[.] STEREOTYPE, n. [Gr., fixed; type, form.] [.] 1. Literally, a fixed metal type; hence, a plate of fixed or solid metallic types for printing books. Thus we say, a book is printed on stereotype, or in stereotype. In the latter use, the word seems rather to signify the ...
52244	stereotyper	[.] STEREOTYPER, n. One who makes stereotype.
52245	stereotyping	[.] STEREOTYPING, ppr. Making stereotype plates for any work; or impressing copies on stereotype plates.
52246	stereotypographer	[.] STEREOTYPOGRAPHER, n. A stereo-type printer.
52247	stereotypography	[.] STEREOTYPOGRAPHY, n. The art or practice of printing on stereotype.
52248	steril	[.] STERIL, STERILE, a. [L.] [.] 1. Barren; unfruitful; not fertile; producing little or no crop; as sterile land; a sterile desert; a sterile year. [.] 2. Barren; producing no young. [.] 3. Barren of ideas; destitute of sentiment, as a sterile production or author. [.] Sterile ...
52249	sterile	[.] STERIL, STERILE, a. [L.] [.] 1. Barren; unfruitful; not fertile; producing little or no crop; as sterile land; a sterile desert; a sterile year. [.] 2. Barren; producing no young. [.] 3. Barren of ideas; destitute of sentiment, as a sterile production or author. [.] Sterile ...
52250	sterility	[.] STERILITY, n. [L.] [.] 1. Barrenness; unproductiveness; unfruitfulness; the quality or state of producing little or nothing; as the sterility of land or soil. [.] 2. Barrenness; unfruitfulness; the state of not producing young; as of animals. [.] 3. Barrenness ...
52251	sterilize	[.] STERILIZE, v.t. [.] 1. To make barren; to impoverish, as land; to exhaust of fertility; as, to sterilize soil or land. [Little used.] [.] 2. To deprive of fecundity, or the power of producing young. [Little used.]
52252	sterlet	[.] STERLET, n. A fish of the Caspian and of the rivers in Russia, the Acipenser ruthenus of Linne, highly esteemed for its flavor, and from whose roe is made the finest caviare.
52253	sterling	[.] STERLING, a. [probably from Easterling.] [.] 1. An epithet by which English money of account is distinguished; as a pound sterling; a shilling sterling; a penny sterling. It is not now applied to the coins of England; but sterling cost, sterling value are used. [.] 2. ...
52254	stern	[.] STERN, a. [G., staring; stubborn. See Stare, Starck, Stark, with which this word is probably connected.] [.] 1. Severe; austere; fixed with an aspect of severity and authority; as a stern look; a stern countenance; a stern frown. [.] [.] I would outstare the sternest ...
52255	stern-board	[.] STERN-BOARD, n. [stern and board.] In seamens language, a loss of way in making a tack. To make a stern-board, is when by a current or other cause, a vessel has fallen back from the point she had gained in the last tack.
52256	stern-chase	[.] STERN-CHASE, n. [stern and chase.] A cannon placed in a ships stern, pointing backward and intended to annoy a ship that is in pursuit of her.
52257	stern-fast	[.] STERN-FAST, n. [stern and fast.] A rope used to confine the stern of a ship or other vessel.
52258	stern-frame	[.] STERN-FRAME, n. [stern and frame.] The several pieces of timber which form the stern of a ship.
52259	stern-port	[.] STERN-PORT, n. [stern and port.] A port or opening in the stern of a ship.
52260	stern-post	[.] STERN-POST, n. [stern and post.] A straight piece of timber, erected on the extremity of the keel to support the rudder and terminate the ship behind.
52261	stern-sheets	[.] STERN-SHEETS, n. [stern and sheet.] That part of a boat which is between the stern and the aftmost seat of the rowers; usually furnished with seats for passengers.
52262	stern-way	[.] STERN-WAY, n. [stern and way.] The movement of a ship backwards, or with her stern foremost.
52263	sternage	[.] STERNAGE, n. Steerage or stern. [Not in use.]
52264	sterned	[.] STERNED, a. In compounds, having a stern of a particular shape; as square-sterned; pink-sterned, &c.
52265	sterner	[.] STERNER, n. A director. [Not in use.]
52266	sternly	[.] STERNLY, adv. [See Stern.] In a stern manner; with an austere or stern countenance; with an air of authority. [.] [.] Sternly he pronouncd the rigid interdiction.
52267	sternmost	[.] STERNMOST, a. [stern and most.] Farthest in the rear; farthest astern; as the sternmost ship in a convoy.
52268	sternness	[.] STERNNESS, n. [.] 1. Severity of look; a look of austerity, rigor or severe authority; as the sternness of ones presence. [.] 2. Severity or harshness of manner; rigor. [.] [.] I have sternness in my soul enough to hear of soldiers work.
52269	sternon	[.] STERNON, n. [Gr.] The breast bone. But sternum is chiefly or wholly used.
52270	sternum	[.] STERNUM, n. [Gr., from fixing, setting. See Starch, Stark.] The breast bone; the bone which forms the front of the human chest from the neck to the stomach.
52271	sternutation	[.] STERNUTATION, n. [L.] The act of sneezing.
52272	sternutative	[.] STERNUTATIVE, a. [L., to sneeze.] Having the quality of provoking to sneeze.
52273	sternutatory	[.] STERNUTATORY, a. [L., to sneeze.] Having the quality of exciting to sneeze. [.] STERNUTATORY, n. A substance that provokes sneezing.
52274	sterquilinous	[.] STERQUILINOUS, a. [L., a dunghill.] Pertaining to a dunghill; mean; dirty; paltry.
52275	sterven	[.] STERVEN, to starve, not in use.
52276	stethescope	[.] STETHESCOPE, n. [Gr., the breast; to view.] A tubular instrument for distinguishing diseases of the stomach by sounds.
52277	steve	[.] STEVE, v.t. [from the root of stow.] To stow, as cotton or wool in a ships hold. [Local.]
52278	stevedore	[.] STEVEDORE, n. One whose occupation is to stow goods, packages, &c. in a ships hold.
52279	steven	[.] STEVEN, n. An outcry; a loud call; a clamor. [Not in use.]
52280	stew	[.] STEW, v.t. [.] 1. To seethe or gently boil; to boil slowly in a moderate manner, or with a simmering heat; as, to stew meat; to stew applies; to stew prunes. [.] 2. To boil in heat. [.] STEW, v.i. To be seethed in a slow gentle manner, or in heat and moisture. [.] STEW, ...
52281	stew-pan	[.] STEW-PAN, n. A pan in which things are stewed.
52282	steward	[.] STEWARD, n. [G., a room. The steward was then originally a chamberlain or a butler.] [.] 1. A man employed in great families to manage the domestic concerns, superintend the other servants, collect the rents or income, keep the accounts, &c. See Genesis 15:2 and 43:19. [.] 2. ...
52283	stewardly	[.] STEWARDLY, adv. With the care of a steward. [Little used.]
52284	stewardship	[.] STEWARDSHIP, n. The office of a steward.
52285	stewartry	[.] STEWARTRY, n. An overseer or superintendent. [.] [.] The stewartry of provisions.
52286	stewed	[.] STEWED, pp. Gently boiled; boiled in heat.
52287	stewing	[.] STEWING, ppr. Boiling in a moderate heat. [.] STEWING, n. The act of seething slowly.
52288	stewish	[.] STEWISH, a. Suiting a brothel.
52289	stibial	[.] STIBIAL, a. [L., antimony.] Like or having the qualities of antimony; antimonial.
52290	stibiarian	[.] STIBIARIAN, n. [L.] A violent man. [An improper word and not in use.]
52291	stibiated	[.] STIBIATED, a. Impregnated with anitmony.
52292	stibium	[.] STIBIUM, n. [L.] Antimony.
52293	sticados	[.] STICADOS, n. A plant.
52294	stich	[.] STICH, n. [Gr.] [.] 1. In poetry, a verse, of whatever measure or number of feet. [.] [.] Stich is used in numbering the books of Scripture. [.] 2. In rural affairs, an order or rank of trees. [In New England, as much land as lies between double furrows, is called ...
52295	stich-wort	[.] STICH-WORT, STITCH-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Stellaria.
52296	stichometry	[.] STICHOMETRY, n. [Gr., a verse; measure.] A catalogue of the books of Scriptures, with the number of verses which each book contains.
52297	stick	[.] STICK, n. [G. This word is connected with the verb to stick, with stock, stack, and other words having the like elements. The primary sense of the root is to thrust, to shoot, and to set.] [.] 1. The small shoot or branch of a tree or shrub, cut off; a rod; also, ...
52298	stickiness	[.] STICKINESS, n. [from stick.] The quality of a thing which makes it adhere to a plane surface; adhesiveness; viscousness; glutinousness; tenacity; as the tenacity of glue or paste.
52299	stickle	[.] STICKLE, v.i. [from the practice of prize-fighters, who placed seconds with staves or sticks to interpose occasionally.] [.] 1. To take part with one side or other. [.] [.] Fortune, as she wont, turnd fickle, and for the foe began to stickle. [.] 2. To contend; ...
52300	stickle-back	[.] STICKLE-BACK, n. A small fish of the genus Gasterosteus, of several species. The common species seldom grows to the length of two inches.
52301	stickler	[.] STICKLER, n. [.] 1. A sidesman to fencers; a second to a duelist; one who stands to a judge a combat. [.] [.] Basilius the judge, appointed sticklers and trumpets whom the others should obey. [.] 2. An obstinate contender about any thing; as a stickler for the ...
52302	stickling	[.] STICKLING, ppr. Trimming; contending obstinately or eagerly.
52303	sticky	[.] STICKY, a. Having the quality of adhering to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious. Gums and resins are sticky substances.
52304	stiddy	[.] STIDDY, n. An anvil; also, a smiths shop. [Not in use or local.]
52305	stiff	[.] STIFF, a. [Gr.] [.] 1. Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not flaccid; rigid; applicable to any substance; as stiff wood; stiff paper; cloth stiff with starch; a limb stiff with frost. [.] [.] They, rising on stiff pinions, tower the mid aerial sky. [.] 2. ...
52306	stiff-hearted	[.] STIFF-HEARTED, a. [stiff and heart.] Obstinate; stubborn; contumacious. [.] [.] They are impudent children and stiff-hearted. Ezekiel 2.
52307	stiff-necked	[.] STIFF-NECKED, a. [stiff and neck.] Stubborn; inflexibly obstinate; contumacious; as a stiff-necked people; stiff-necked pride.
52308	stiffen	[.] STIFFEN, v.t. [.] 1. To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to stiffen cloth with starch. [.] [.] He stiffened his neck and hardened his heart from turning to the Lord God of Israel. 2 Chronicles 36. [.] [.] Stiffen the sinews; summon up the blood. [.] [.] 2. ...
52309	stiffening	[.] STIFFENING, ppr. Making or becoming less pliable, or more thick, or more obstinate. [.] STIFFENING, n. Something that is used to make a substance more stiff or less soft.
52310	stiffly	[.] STIFFLY, adv. [.] 1. Firmly; strongly; as the boughs of a tree stiffly upheld. [.] 2. Rigidly; obstinately; with stubbornness. The doctrine of the infallibility of the church of Rome is stiffly maintained by its adherents.
52311	stiffness	[.] STIFFNESS, n. [.] 1. Rigidness; want of pliableness or flexibility; the firm texture or state of a substance which renders it difficult to bend it; as the stiffness or iron or wood; the stiffness of a frozen limb. [.] 2. Thickness; spissitude; a state between softness ...
52312	stifle	[.] STIFLE, v.t. [L., stiff and stop. Gr.] [.] 1. To suffocate; to stop the breath or action of the lungs by crowding something into the windpipe, or by infusing a substance into the lungs, or by other means; to choke; as, to stifle one with smoke or dust. [.] 2. To ...
52313	stigma	[.] STIGMA, n. [L., Gr., to prick or stick.] [.] 1. A brand; a mark made with a burning iron. [.] 2. Any mark of infamy; any reproachful conduct which stains the purity or darkens the luster of reputation. [.] 3. In botany, the top of the pistil, which is moist and ...
52314	stigmata	[.] STIGMATA, n. plu. The apertures in the bodies of insects, communicating with the trachea or air-vessels.
52315	stigmatic	[.] STIGMATIC, STIGMATICAL, a. [.] 1. Marked with a stigma, or with something reproachful to character. [.] 2. Impressing with infamy or reproach.
52316	stigmatical	[.] STIGMATIC, STIGMATICAL, a. [.] 1. Marked with a stigma, or with something reproachful to character. [.] 2. Impressing with infamy or reproach.
52317	stigmatically	[.] STIGMATICALLY, adv. With a mark of infamy or deformity.
52318	stigmatize	[.] STIGMATIZE, v.t. [.] 1. To mark with a brand; in a literal sense; as, the ancients stigmatized their slaves and soldiers. [.] 2. To set a mark of disgrace on; to disgrace with some not of reproach or infamy. [.] [.] To find virtue extolled and vice stigmatized-- [.] [.] Sour ...
52319	stigmatized	[.] STIGMATIZED, pp. Marked with disgrace.
52320	stigmatizing	[.] STIGMATIZING, ppr. Branding with infamy.
52321	stilar	[.] STILAR, a. [from stile.] Pertaining to the stile of a dial. [.] [.] Draw a line for the stiler line.
52322	stilbite	[.] STILBITE, n. [Gr., to shine.] A mineral of a shining pearly luster, of a white color, or white shaded with gray, yellow or red. It has been associated with zeolite, and called foliated zeolite, and radiated zeolite. Werner and the French mineralogists divide zeolite ...
52323	stile	[.] STILE, n. [This is another spelling of style. See Style and Still.] A pin set on the face of a dial to form a shadow. [.] [.] Erect the stile perpendicularly over the substilar line, so as to make an angle with the dial-plane equal to the elevation of the pole of ...
52324	stiletto	[.] STILETTO, n. [See Style.] A small dagger with a round pointed blade.
52325	still	[.] STILL, v.t. [G., to put, set, place, Gr., to send, and with style, stool, stall.] [.] 1. To stop, as motion or agitation; to check or restrain; to make quiet; as, to still the raging sea. [.] 2. T stop, as noise; to silence. [.] [.] With his name the mothers still ...
52326	still-born	[.] STILL-BORN, a. [still and born.] [.] 1. Dead at the birth; as a still-born child. [.] 2. Abortive; as a still-born poem.
52327	still-burn	[.] STILL-BURN, v.t. [still and burn.] To burn in the process of distillation; as, to still-burn brandy.
52328	still-life	[.] STILL-LIFE, n. [still and life.] [.] 1. Things that have only vegetable life. [.] 2. Dead animals, or paintings representing the dead.
52329	still-stand	[.] STILL-STAND, n. Absence of motion. [Little used.]
52330	stillatitious	[.] STILLATITIOUS, a. [L.] Falling in drops; drawn by a still.
52331	stillatory	[.] STILLATORY, n. [.] 1. An alembic; a vessel for distillation. [Little used or not at all.] [.] 2. A laboratory; a place or room in which distillation is performed. [Little used.]
52332	stilled	[.] STILLED, pp. [See Still, the verb.] Calmed; appeased; quieted; silenced.
52333	stiller	[.] STILLER, n. One who stills or quiets.
52334	stillicide	[.] STILLICIDE, n. [L., a drop, to fall.] A continual falling or succession of drops. [Not much used.]
52335	stillicidious	[.] STILLICIDIOUS, a. Falling in drops.
52336	stilling	[.] STILLING, ppr. Calming; silencing; quieting. [.] STILLING, n. [.] 1. The act of calming, silencing or quieting. [.] 2. A stand for casks. [Not used in America.]
52337	stillness	[.] STILLNESS, n. [.] 1. Freedom from noise or motion; calmness; quiet; silence; as the stillness of the night, the air or the sea. [.] 2. Freedom from agitation or excitement; as the stillness of the passions. [.] 3. Habitual silence; taciturnity. [.] [.] The ...
52338	stilly	[.] STILLY, adv. [.] 1. Silently; without noise. [.] 2. Calmly; quietly; without tumult.
52339	stilpnosiderite	[.] STILPNOSIDERITE, n. [Gr., shining, and siderite.] A mineral of a brownish black color, massive, in curving concretions, splendent and resinous.
52340	stilt	[.] STILT, n. [G.] A stilt is a piece of wood with a shoulder, to support the foot in walking. Boys sometimes use stilts for raising their feet above the mud in walking, but they are rarely seen. [.] [.] Men must not walk upon stilts. [.] STILT, v.t. [.] 1. To ...
52341	stimulant	[.] STIMULANT, a. [L.] Increasing or exciting action, particularly the action of the organs of an animal body; stimulating. [.] STIMULANT, n. A medicine that excites and increases the action of the moving fibers or organs of an animal body.
52342	stimulate	[.] STIMULATE, v.t. [L., to prick, to goad, to excite; a goad.] Literally, to prick or goad. Hence, [.] 1. To excite, rouse or animate to action or more vigorous exertion by some pungent motive or by persuasion; as, to stimulate one by the hope of reward, or by the prospect ...
52343	stimulated	[.] STIMULATED, pp. Goaded; roused or excited to action or more vigorous exertion.
52344	stimulating	[.] STIMULATING, ppr. Goading; exciting to action or more vigorous exertion.
52345	stimulation	[.] STIMULATION, n. [.] 1. The act of goading or exciting. [.] 2. Excitement; the increased action of the moving fibers or organs in animal bodies.
52346	stimulative	[.] STIMULATIVE, a. Having the quality of exciting action in the animal system. [.] STIMULATIVE, n. That which stimulates; that which rouses into more vigorous action; that which excites.
52347	stimulator	[.] STIMULATOR, n. One that stimulates.
52348	stimulus	[.] STIMULUS, n. [L. This word may be formed on the root of stem, a shoot.] Literally, a goad; hence, something that rouses from languor; that which excites or increases action in the animal system, as a stimulus in medicine; or that which rouses the mind or spirits; as, ...
52349	sting	[.] STING, v.t. pret. and pp. stung. Stang is obsolete. [G., to stick, to sting. We see that sting, is stick altered in orthography and pronunciation.] [.] 1. To pierce with the sharp pointed instrument with which certain animals are furnished, such as bees, wasps, scorpions ...
52350	stinger	[.] STINGER, n. That which stings, vexes or gives acute pain.
52351	stingily	[.] STINGILY, adv. [from stingy.] With mean covetousness; in a niggardly manner.
52352	stinginess	[.] STINGINESS, n. [from stingy.] Extreme avarice; mean covetousness; niggardliness.
52353	stingless	[.] STINGLESS, a. [from sting.] Having no sting.
52354	stingo	[.] STINGO, n. [from the sharpness of the taste.] Old beer. [A cant word.]
52355	stingy	[.] STINGY, a. [from straitness.] [.] 1. Extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly; narrow hearted; as a stingy churl. [A word in popular use, but low and not admissible into elegant writing.]
52356	stink	[.] STINK, v.i. pret. stand or stunk. To emit a strong offensive smell. [.] STINK, n. A strong offensive smell.
52357	stinkard	[.] STINKARD, n. A mean paltry fellow.
52358	stinker	[.] STINKER, n. Something intended to offend by the smell.
52359	stinking	[.] STINKING, ppr. Emitting a strong offensive smell.
52360	stinkingly	[.] STINKINGLY, adv. With an offensive smell.
52361	stinkpot	[.] STINKPOT, n. An artificial composition offensive to the smell.
52362	stinkstone	[.] STINKSTONE, n. Swinestone, a variety of compact lucullite; a subspecies of limestone.
52363	stint	[.] STINT, v.t. [Gr., narrow.] [.] 1. To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to confine; to limit; as, to stint the body in growth; to stint the mind in knowledge; to stint a person in his meals. [.] [.] Nature wisely stints our appetite. [.] 2. To assign a ...
52364	stintance	[.] STINTANCE, n. Restraint; stoppage. [Not used or local.]
52365	stinted	[.] STINTED, pp. Restrained to a certain limit or quantity; limited.
52366	stinter	[.] STINTER, n. He or that which stints.
52367	stinting	[.] STINTING, ppr. Restraining within certain limits; assigning a certain quantity to; limiting.
52368	stipe	[.] STIPE, n. [L.; Gr., a stake.] In botany, the base of a frond; or a species of stem passing into leaves, or not distinct from the leaf. The stem of a fungus is also called stipe. The word is also used for the filament or slender stalk which supports the pappus or down, ...
52369	stipel	[.] STIPEL, n. [See Stipula.] In botany, a little appendix situated at the base of the follicles.
52370	stipend	[.] STIPEND, n. [L., a piece of money; to pay.] Settled pay or compensation for services, whether daily or monthly wages; or an annual salary. [.] STIPEND, v.t. To pay by settled wages.
52371	stipendiary	[.] STIPENDIARY, a. [L.] Receiving wages or salary; performing services for a stated price or compensation. [.] [.] His great stipendiary prelates came with troops of evil appointed horsemen not half full. [.] STIPENDIARY, n. [supra.] One who performs services for ...
52372	stipitate	[.] STIPITATE, a. [See Stipe.] In botany, supported by a stipe; elevated on a stipe; as pappus or down.
52373	stipple	[.] STIPPLE, v.t. To engrave by means of dots, in distinction from engraving in lines.
52374	stippled	[.] STIPPLED, pp. Engraved with dots.
52375	stippling	[.] STIPPLING, ppr. Engraving with dots. [.] STIPPLING, n. A mode of engraving on copper by means of dots.
52376	stiptic	[.] STIPTIC. [See Styptic.]
52377	stipula	[.] STIPULA, STIPULE, n. [L., a straw or stubble.] In botany, a scale at the base of nascent petioles or peduncles. Stipules are in pairs or solitary; they are lateral, extrafoliaceous, intrafoliaceous, &c. A leafy appendage to the proper leaves or to their footstalks; ...
52378	stipulaceous	[.] STIPULACEOUS, STIPULAR, a. [L. See Stipula.] [.] 1. Formed of stipules or scales; as a stipular bud. [.] 2. Growing on stipules, or close to them; as stipular glands.
52379	stipular	[.] STIPULACEOUS, STIPULAR, a. [L. See Stipula.] [.] 1. Formed of stipules or scales; as a stipular bud. [.] 2. Growing on stipules, or close to them; as stipular glands.
52380	stipulate	[.] STIPULATE, v.i. [L., to crowd; whence the sense of agreement, binding, making fast.] [.] 1. To make an agreement or covenant with any person or company to do or forbear any thing; to contract; to settle terms; as, certain princes stipulated to assist each other in ...
52381	stipulated	[.] STIPULATED, pp. Agreed; contracted; covenanted. It was stipulated that Great Britain should retain Gibraltar.
52382	stipulating	[.] STIPULATING, ppr. Agreeing; contracting; bargaining.
52383	stipulation	[.] STIPULATION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The act of agreeing and covenanting; a contracting or bargaining. [.] 2. An agreement or covenant made by one person with another for the performance or forbearance of some act; a contract or bargain; as the stipulations of the allied ...
52384	stipulator	[.] STIPULATOR, n. One who stipulates, contracts or covenants.
52385	stipule	[.] STIPULE. [See Stipula.]
52386	stir	[.] STIR, v.t. stur. [G., to stir, to disturb.] [.] 1. To move; to change place in any manner. [.] [.] My foot I had never yet in five days been able to stir. [.] 2. To agitate; to bring into debate. [.] [.] Stir on the questions of jurisdiction. [.] 3. To incite ...
52387	stiriated	[.] STIRIATED, a. [L., an icicle.] Adorned with pendants like icicles.
52388	stirious	[.] STIRIOUS, a. [supra.] Resembling icicles. [Not much used.]
52389	stirk	[.] STIRK, n. A young ox or heifer. [Local.]
52390	stirp	[.] STIRP, n. sturp. [L.] Stock; race; family. [Not English.]
52391	stirred	[.] STIRRED, pp. Moved; agitated; put in action.
52392	stirrer	[.] STIRRER, n. [.] 1. One who is in motion. [.] 2. One who puts in motion. [.] 3. A riser in the morning. [.] 4. An inciter or exciter; an instigator. [.] 5. A stirrer up, an exciter; an instigator.
52393	stirring	[.] STIRRING, ppr. Moving; agitating; putting in motion. [.] STIRRING, n. [supra.] The act of moving or putting in motion.
52394	stirrup	[.] STIRRUP, n. sturup. [G., step-bow or mounting-bow. The first stirrups appear to have been ropes.] A kind of ring or bending piece of metal, horizontal on one side for receiving the foot of the rider, and attached to a strap which is fastened to the saddle; used to assist ...
52395	stirrup-lether	[.] STIRRUP-LETHER, n. A strap that supports a stirrup.
52396	stitch	[.] STITCH, v.t. [G. This is another form of stick.] [.] 1. To sew in a particular manner; to sew slightly or loosely; as, to stitch a collar or wristband; to stitch the leaves of a book and form a pamphlet. [.] 2. To form land into ridges. [N. England.] [.] To stitch ...
52397	stitch-wort	[.] STITCH-WORT, n. A plant, camomile. [L.] A plant of the genus Stellaria.
52398	stitched	[.] STITCHED, pp. Sewed slightly.
52399	stitchel	[.] STITCHEL, n. A kind of hairy wool. [Local.]
52400	stitcher	[.] STITCHER, n. One that stitches.
52401	stitchery	[.] STITCHERY, n. Needlework; in contempt.
52402	stitchfallen	[.] STITCHFALLEN, a. Fallen, as a stitch in knitting. [Not in use.]
52403	stitching	[.] STITCHING, ppr. Sewing in a particular manner; uniting with a needle and thread. [.] STITCHING, n. [.] 1. The act of stitching. [.] 2. Work done by sewing in a particular manner. [.] 3. The forming of land into ridges or divisions.
52404	stith	[.] STITH, a. Strong; rigid. [Not in use.]
52405	stithy	[.] STITHY, n. [supra.] [.] 1. An anvil. [Local.] [.] [.] 2. A disease in oxen.
52406	stive	[.] STIVE, v.t. [See Stuff and Stew.] [.] 1. To stuff up close. [Not in use.] [.] 2. To make hot, sultry and close. [Not in use.]
52407	stiver	[.] STIVER, n. A Dutch coin of about the value of a half-penny sterling, or the cent of the United States. It is also a money of account in Holland and Flanders.
52408	stoak	[.] STOAK, v.t. To stop; to choke; in seamens language.
52409	stoat	[.] STOAT, n. An animal of the weasel king; the ermine. This animal is called stoat when of a reddish color, and ermine when white, as in winter.
52410	stocah	[.] STOCAH, n. An attendant; a wallet boy. [Not English nor used.]
52411	stoccade	[.] STOCCADE, STOCCADO, n. [.] 1. A stab; a thrust with a rapier. [.] 2. A fence or barrier made with stakes or posts planted in the earth; a slight fortification. [See Stockade.]
52412	stoccado	[.] STOCCADE, STOCCADO, n. [.] 1. A stab; a thrust with a rapier. [.] 2. A fence or barrier made with stakes or posts planted in the earth; a slight fortification. [See Stockade.]
52413	stochastic	[.] STOCHASTIC, a. [Gr.] Conjectural; able to conjecture. [Not in use.]
52414	stock	[.] STOCK, n. [G., a stem, a staff, a stick, a block. This word coincides with stake, stick, stack; that which is set or fixed.] [.] 1. The stem or main body of a tree or other plant; the fixed, strong, firm part; the origin and support of the branches. Job 14. [.] 2. ...
52415	stock-dove	[.] STOCK-DOVE, n. [stock and dove.] The ring-dove. [.] [.] The stock dove is the wild pigeon of Europe, [Columbus oenas,] long considered as the stock of the domestic pigeon, but now regarded as a distinct species. The ring-dove is the Columba palumbus.
52416	stock-fish	[.] STOCK-FISH, n. [stock and fish.] Cod dried hard and without salt.
52417	stock-gillyflower	[.] STOCK-GILLYFLOWER, n. A plant, a species of Cheiranthus; sometimes written stock July flower.
52418	stock-jobber	[.] STOCK-JOBBER, n. [stock and job.] One who speculates in the public funds for gain; one whose occupation is to buy and sell stocks.
52419	stock-jobbing	[.] STOCK-JOBBING, n. The act of art of dealing in the public funds.
52420	stock-lock	[.] STOCK-LOCK, n. [stock and lock.] A lock fixed in wood.
52421	stock-still	[.] STOCK-STILL, a. [stock and still.] Still as a fixed post; perfectly still. [.] [.] Our preachers stand stock-still in the pulpit.
52422	stockade	[.] STOCKADE, n. [See Stoccade.] [.] 1. In fortification, a sharpened post or stake set in the earth. [.] 2. A line of posts or stakes set in the earth as a fence or barrier. [.] STOCKADE, v.t. TO surround or fortify with sharpened posts fixed in the ground.
52423	stockaded	[.] STOCKADED, pp. Fortified with stockades.
52424	stockading	[.] STOCKADING, ppr. Fortifying with sharpened posts or stakes.
52425	stockbroker	[.] STOCKBROKER, n. [stock and broker.] A broker who deals in the purchase and sale of stocks or shares in the public funds.
52426	stocking	[.] STOCKING, n. [from stock.] A garment made to cover the leg. [.] STOCKING, v.t. To dress in stockings.
52427	stockish	[.] STOCKISH, a. Hard; stupid; blockish. [Little used.]
52428	stocks	[.] STOCKS. [See under Stock.]
52429	stocky	[.] STOCKY, a. [from stock.] Thick and firm; stout. A stocky person is one rather thick than tall or corpulent; one whose bones are covered well with flesh, but without a prominent belly.
52430	stoic	[.] STOIC, n. [Gr., a porch in Athens where the philosopher Zeno taught.] A disciple of the philosopher Zeno, who founded a sect. He taught that men should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to the unavoidable necessity by which ...
52431	stoical	[.] STOIC, STOICAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to the Stoics or to their doctrines. [.] 2. Not affected by passion; unfeeling; manifesting indifference to pleasure or pain.
52432	stoically	[.] STOICALLY, adv. In the manner of the Stoics; without apparent feeling or sensibility; with indifference to pleasure or pain.
52433	stoicalness	[.] STOICALNESS, n. The state of being stoical; indifference to pleasure or pain.
52434	stoicism	[.] STOICISM, n. [.] 1. The opinions and maxims of the Stoics. [.] 2. A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain; insensibility.
52435	stoke	[.] STOKE, is the same word as stock, differently applied. It is found in many English names of towns.
52436	stoker	[.] STOKE, STOKER, n. One who looks after the fire in a brew-house. [Local or technical.]
52437	stole	[.] STOLE, pret. of steal. [.] STOLE, n. [.] 1. A long vest or robe; a garment worn by the priests of some denominations when they officiate. It is a broad strip of cloth reaching from the neck to the feet. [.] 2. [L.] A sucker; a shoot from the root of a plant, ...
52438	stolen	[.] STOLEN, pp. Stoln. The passive participle of steal. [.] [.] Stolen waters are sweet. Proverbs 9.
52439	stolid	[.] STOLID, a. [L., from the root of still, stall, to set.] Dull; foolish; stupid. [Not used.]
52440	stolidity	[.] STOLIDITY, n. [supra.] Dullness of intellect; stupidity. [Little used.]
52441	stoloniferous	[.] STOLONIFEROUS, a. [L., a sucker; to produce.] Producing suckers; putting forth suckers; as a stoloniferous stem.
52442	stomach	[.] STOMACH, n. [L.] [.] 1. In animal bodies, a membranous receptacle, the organ of digestion, in which food is prepared for entering into the several parts of the body for its nourishment. [.] 2. Appetite; the desire of food caused by hunger; as a good stomach for ...
52443	stomached	[.] STOMACHED, a. Filled with resentment.
52444	stomacher	[.] STOMACHER, n. An ornament or support to the breast, worn by females. Isaiah 3.
52445	stomachful	[.] STOMACHFUL, a. Willfully obstinate; stubborn; perverse; as a stomachful boy.
52446	stomachfulness	[.] STOMACHFULNESS, n. Stubbornness; sullenness; perverse obstinacy.
52447	stomachic	[.] STOMACHIC, STOMACHICAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to the stomach; as stomachic vessels. [.] 2. Strengthening to the stomach; exciting the action of the stomach.
52448	stomachical	[.] STOMACHIC, STOMACHICAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to the stomach; as stomachic vessels. [.] 2. Strengthening to the stomach; exciting the action of the stomach.
52449	stomaching	[.] STOMACHING, n. Resentment. [Not in use.]
52450	stomachless	[.] STOMACHLESS, a. Being without appetite.
52451	stomachous	[.] STOMACHOUS, a. Stout; sullen; obstinate. [Not in use.]
52452	stomp	[.] STOMP, for stamp, which see.
52453	stond	[.] STOND, n. [for stand.] A stop; a post; a station. [See Stand.]
52454	stone	[.] STONE, n. [Gr.] [.] 1. A concretion of some species of earth, as lime, silex, clay and the like, usually in combination with some species of air or gas, with sulphur or with a metallic substance; a hard compact body, of any form and size. In popular language, very ...
52455	stone-blind	[.] STONE-BLIND, a. [stone and blind.] Blind as a stone; perfectly blind.
52456	stone-bow	[.] STONE-BOW, n. [stone and bow.] A cross bow for shooting stones.
52457	stone-break	[.] STONE-BREAK, n. [stone and break. L.] A plant.
52458	stone-chat	[.] STONE-CHAT, STONE-CHATTER, n. [stone and chatter.] A bird, the Motacilla rubicola.
52459	stone-cray	[.] STONE-CRAY, n. A distemper in hawks.
52460	stone-crop	[.] STONE-CROP, n. A sort of tree. A plant of the genus Sedum; wall-pepper. The stone-crop tree or shrubby glass-wort is of the genus Chenopodium.
52461	stone-dead	[.] STONE-DEAD, a. [stone and dead.] As lifeless as a stone.
52462	stone-fern	[.] STONE-FERN, n. [stone and fern.] A plant.
52463	stone-fly	[.] STONE-FLY, n. [stone and fly.] An insect.
52464	stone-fruit	[.] STONE-FRUIT, n. [stone and fruit.] Fruit whose seeds are covered with a hard shell enveloped in the pulp, as peaches, cherries, plums, &c.; a drupe.
52465	stone-hawk	[.] STONE-HAWK, n. [stone and hawk.] A kind of hawk.
52466	stone-hearted	[.] STONE-HEARTED, STONY-HEARTED, a. [stone and heart.] Hard hearted; cruel; pitiless; unfeeling.
52467	stone-horse	[.] STONE-HORSE, n. [stone and horse.] A house built of stone.
52468	stone-house	[.] STONE-HOUSE, n. [stone and house.] A house built of stone.
52469	stone-parsley	[.] STONE-PARSLEY, n. A plant of the genus Bubon.
52470	stone-pit	[.] STONE-PIT, n. [stone and pit.] A pit or quarry where stones are dug.
52471	stone-pitch	[.] STONE-PITCH, n. [stone and pitch.] Hard inspissated pitch.
52472	stone-plover	[.] STONE-PLOVER, n. [stone and plover.] A bird.
52473	stone-squarer	[.] STONE-SQUARER, n. [stone and square.] One who forms stones into squares. 1 Kings 5.
52474	stone-still	[.] STONE-STILL, a. [stone and still.] Still as a stone; perfectly still or motionless.
52475	stone-wall	[.] STONE-WALL, n. [stone and wall.] A wall built of stones.
52476	stone-ware	[.] STONE-WARE, n. [stone and ware.] A species of potters ware of a coarse kind, glazed and baked.
52477	stone-work	[.] STONE-WORK, n. [stone and work.] Work or wall consisting of stone; masons work of stone.
52478	stonecutter	[.] STONECUTTER, n. [stone and cut.] One whose occupation is to hew stones.
52479	stonecutting	[.] STONECUTTING, n. The business of hewing stones for walls, steps, cornices, monuments, &c.
52480	stoned	[.] STONED, pp. Pelted or killed with stones; freed from stones; walled with stones.
52481	stoner	[.] STONER, n. One who beats or kills with stones; one who walls with stones.
52482	stones-cast	[.] STONES-CAST, STONES-THROW, n. [stone and cast or throw.] The distance which a stone may be thrown by the hand.
52483	stones-mickle	[.] STONES-MICKLE, n. A bird.
52484	stones-throw	[.] STONES-CAST, STONES-THROW, n. [stone and cast or throw.] The distance which a stone may be thrown by the hand.
52485	stoniness	[.] STONINESS, n. [from stony.] [.] 1. The quality of abounding with stones; as, the stoniness of ground renders it difficult to till. [.] 2. Hardness of heart.
52486	stony	[.] STONY, a. [G.] [.] 1. Made of stone; as a stony tower. [.] 2. Consisting of stone; as a stony cave. [.] 3. Full of stones; abounding with stones; as stony ground. [.] 4. Petrifying; as the stony dart of senseless cold. [.] 5. Hard; cruel; unrelenting; pitiless; ...
52487	stony-hearted	[.] STONE-HEARTED, STONY-HEARTED, a. [stone and heart.] Hard hearted; cruel; pitiless; unfeeling.
52488	stood	[.] STOOD, pret. of stand.
52489	stook	[.] STOOK, n. A small collection of sheaves set up in the field. [Local.]
52490	stool	[.] STOOL, n. [G., a stool, a stock, a pew, a chair, the see of a bishop. This coincides with stall and still. A stool is that which is set, or a seat. [.] 1. A seat without a back; a little form consisting of a board with three or four legs, intended as a set for one ...
52491	stool-ball	[.] STOOL-BALL, n. [stool and ball.] A play in which balls are driven from stool to stool.
52492	stoom	[.] STOOM, v.t. To put bags of herbs or other ingredients into wine, to prevent fermentation. [Local.]
52493	stoop	[.] STOOP, v.i. [.] 1. To bend the body downward and forward; as, to stoop to pick up a book. [.] 2. To bend or lean forward; to incline forward in standing or walking. We often see men stoop in standing or walking, either from habit or from age. [.] 3. To yield; ...
52494	stooped	[.] STOOPED, pp. Caused to lean.
52495	stooper	[.] STOOPER, n. One that bends the body forward.
52496	stooping	[.] STOOPING, ppr. Bending the body forward; yielding; submitting; condescending; inclining.
52497	stoopingly	[.] STOOPINGLY, adv. With a bending of the body forward.
52498	stoor	[.] STOOR, v.i. To rise in clouds, as dust or smoke; from the Welsh ystwr, a stir. [Local.]
52499	stooter	[.] STOOTER, n. A small silver coin in Holland, value 2 stivers.
52500	stop	[.] STOP, v.t. [G., to stop, to check, to pose, to fill, to cram, to stuff, to quilt, to darn, to mend. See Stifle. L., tow; to stuff, to crowd; to be stupefied, whence stupid, stupor, [that is, to stop, or a stop.] The primary sense is either to cease to move, or to stuff, ...
52501	stop-cock	[.] STOP-COCK, n. [stop and cock.] A pipe for letting out a fluid, stopped by a turning cock.
52502	stop-gap	[.] STOP-GAP, n. [stop and gap.] A temporary expedient. [Not used.]
52503	stopless	[.] STOPLESS, a. Not to be stopped. [Not in use.]
52504	stoppage	[.] STOPPAGE, n. The act of stopping or arresting progress or motion; or the state of being stopped; as the stoppage of the circulation of the blood; the stoppage of commerce.
52505	stopped	[.] STOPPED, pp. Closed; obstructed; hindered from proceeding; impeded; intercepted.
52506	stopper	[.] STOPPER, n. [.] 1. One who stops, closes, shuts or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel. [.] 2. In seamens language, a short piece of rope used for making something fast, as the anchor or cables. Stoppers ...
52507	stoppered	[.] STOPPERED, pp. Closed with a stopper; as a stoppered retort.
52508	stopping	[.] STOPPING, ppr. Closing; shutting; obstructing; hindering from proceeding; ceasing to go or move; putting an end to; regulating the sounds of.
52509	stopple	[.] STOPPLE, n. That which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel; as a glass stopple; a cork stopple.
52510	storage	[.] STORAGE, n. [from store.] [.] 1. The act of depositing in a store or warehouse for safe keeping; or the safe keeping of goods in a warehouse. [.] 2. The price charge or paid for keeping goods in a store.
52511	storax	[.] STORAX, n. [L.] A plant or tree; also, a resinous and odoriferous drug brought from Turkey, but generally adulterated. It imparts to water a yellow color, and has been deemed a resolvent. [.] Storax is a solid balsam, either in red tears, or in large cakes, brittle, ...
52512	store	[.] STORE, n. [.] 1. A large number; as a store of years. [.] 2. A large quantity; great plenty; abundance; as a store of wheat or provisions. [.] 3. A stock provided; a large quantity for supply; ample abundance. The troops have great stores of provisions and ammunition. ...
52513	store-house	[.] STORE-HOUSE, n. [store and house.] [.] 1. A building for keeping grain or goods of any kind; a magazine; a repository; a warehouse. [.] [.] Joseph opened all the store-houses and sold to the Egyptians. Genesis 41. [.] 2. A repository. [.] [.] The Scripture of ...
52514	store-keeper	[.] STORE-KEEPER, n. [store and keeper.] A man who has the care of a store.
52515	stored	[.] STORED, pp. [.] 1. Furnished; supplied. [.] 2. Laid up in store; warehoused.
52516	storer	[.] STORER, n. One who lays op or forms a store.
52517	storial	[.] STORIAL, a. [from story.] Historical. [Not in use.]
52518	storied	[.] STORIED, a. [from story.] [.] 1. Furnished with stories; adorned with historical paintings. [.] [.] Some greedy minion or imperious wife, the trophied arches, storied halls, invade. [.] [.] 2. Related in story; told or recited in history.
52519	storier	[.] STORIER, n. A relater of stories; a historian. [Not in use.]
52520	storify	[.] STORIFY, v.t. To form or tell stories. [Not in use.]
52521	stork	[.] STORK, n. A large fowl of the genus Ardea or Heron kind.
52522	storks-bill	[.] STORKS-BILL, n. A plant of the genus Geranium.
52523	storm	[.] STORM, n. [G., to disturb. L. The primary sense of storm is a rushing, raging or violent agitation.[ [.] 1. A violent wind; a tempest. Thus a storm of wind, is correct language, as the proper sense of the word is rushing, violence. It has primarily no reference to ...
52524	storm-beat	[.] STORM-BEAT, a. [storm and beat.] Beaten or impaired by storms.
52525	stormed	[.] STORMED, pp. Assaulted by violence.
52526	storminess	[.] STORMINESS, n. Tempestuousness; the state of being agitated by violent winds.
52527	storming	[.] STORMING, ppr. Attacking with violent force; raging.
52528	stormy	[.] STORMY, a. [.] 1. Tempestuous; agitated with furious winds; boisterous; as a stormy season; a stormy day or week. [.] 2. Proceeding from violent agitation or fury; as a stormy sound; stormy shocks. [.] 3. Violent; passionate. [Unusual.]
52529	story	[.] STORY, n. [L., Gr.] [.] 1. A verbal narration or recital of a series of facts or incidents. WE observe in children a strong passion for hearing stories. [.] 2. A written narrative of a series of facts or events. There is probably on record no story more interesting ...
52530	story-teller	[.] STORY-TELLER, n. [story and tell.] [.] 1. One who tells stories; a narrator of a series of incidents; as an amusing story-teller. [.] 2. A historian; in contempt. [.] 3. One who tells fictitious stories.
52531	stot	[.] STOT, n. [.] 1. A horse. [Not in use.] [.] 2. A young bullock or steer. [Not in use or local.]
52532	stote	[.] STOTE. [See Stoat.]
52533	stound	[.] STOUND, n. [.] 1. Sorrow; grief. [Not in use.] [.] [.] 2. A shooting pain. [Not in use.] [.] 3. Noise. [Not in use.] [.] 4. Astonishment; amazement. [Not in use.] [.] 5. Hour; time; season. [Not in use.] [.] 6. A vessel to put small beer in.
52534	stour	[.] STOUR, n. A battle or tumult. Stour, signifies a river, as in Sturbridge.
52535	stout	[.] STOUT, a. [.] 1. Strong; lusty. [.] [.] A stouter champion never handled sword. [.] 2. Bold; intrepid; valiant; brave. [.] [.] He lost the character of a bold, stout, magnanimous man. [.] 3. Large; bulky. [A popular use of the word.] [.] 4. Proud; resolute; ...
52536	stoutly	[.] STOUTLY, adv. Lustily; boldly; obstinately. He stoutly defended himself.
52537	stoutness	[.] STOUTNESS, n. [.] 1. Strength; bulk. [.] 2. Boldness; fortitude. [.] 3. Obstinacy; stubbornness.
52538	stove	[.] STOVE, n. [G., a bagnio or hot house; a room; a stove. This primarily is merely a room, a place. See Stow.] [.] 1. A hot house; a house or room artificially warmed. [.] 2. A small box with an iron pan, used for holding coals to warm the feet. It is a bad practice ...
52539	stover	[.] STOVER, n. [a contraction of estover.] Fodder for cattle; primarily, fodder from threshed grain; but in New England, any kind of fodder from the barn or stack.
52540	stow	[.] STOW, v.t. [G. L., to crowd, to stuff; the handle of a plow. The sense is to set or throw down, from the more general sense of throwing, driving.] [.] 1. To place; to put in a suitable place or position; as, to stow bags, bales or casks in a ships hold; to stow hay ...
52541	stowage	[.] STOWAGE, n. [.] 1. The act or operation of placing in a suitable position; or the suitable disposition of several things together. The stowage of a ships cargo to advantage requires no little skill. It is of great consequence to make good stowage. [This is the principal ...
52542	stowed	[.] STOWED, pp. Placed in due position or order; reposited.
52543	stowing	[.] STOWING, ppr. Placing in due position; disposing in good order.
52544	strabism	[.] STRABISM, n. [L., a squint-eyed person.] A squinting; the act or habit of looking asquint.
52545	straddle	[.] STRADDLE, v.i. To part the legs wide; to stand or walk with the legs far apart. [.] STRADDLE, v.t. To place one leg on one side and the other on the other of any thing; as, to straddle a fence or a horse.
52546	straddling	[.] STRADDLING, ppr. Standing or walking with the legs far apart; placing one leg on one side and the other on the other.
52547	straggle	[.] STRAGGLE, v.i. stragl. [This word seems to be formed on the root of stray. G., to pass, to migrate.] [.] 1. To wander from the direct course or way; to rove. When troops are on the march, let not the men straggle. [.] 2. To wander at large without an certain direction ...
52548	straggler	[.] STRAGGLER, n. [.] 1. A wanderer; a rover; one that departs from the direct or proper course; one that rambles without any settled direction. [.] 2. A vagabond; a wandering shiftless fellow. [.] 3. Something that shoots beyond the rest or too far. [.] 4. Something ...
52549	straggling	[.] STRAGGLING, ppr. Wandering; roving; rambling; being in a separate position.
52550	strahlstein	[.] STRAHLSTEIN, n. [G., a beam or gleam, and stone. Another name of actinolite.
52551	straight	[.] STRAIGHT, a. [L., formed from the root of reach, stretch, right. It is customary to write straight, for direct or right, and strait, for narrow, but this is a practice wholly arbitrary, both being the same word. Strait we use in the sense in which it is used in the ...
52552	straighten	[.] STRAIGHTEN, v.t. [.] 1. To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form. [.] 2. To make narrow, tense or close; to tighten. [.] 3. To reduce to difficulties or distress.
52553	straightened	[.] STRAIGHTENED, pp. Made straight; made narrow.
52554	straightener	[.] STRAIGHTENER, n. He or that which straightens.
52555	straightening	[.] STRAIGHTENING, ppr. Making straight or narrow.
52556	straightly	[.] STRAIGHTLY, adv. [.] 1. In a right line; not crookedly. [.] 2. Tightly; closely.
52557	straightness	[.] STRAIGHTNESS, n. [.] 1. The quality or state of being straight; rectitude. [.] 2. Narrowness; tension; tightness.
52558	straightway	[.] STRAIGHTWAY, adv. [straight and way.] Immediately; without loss of time; without delay. [.] [.] He took the damsel by the hand, and said to her, Talitha cumi--and straightway the damsel arose. Mark 5. [Straightways is obsolete.]
52559	straiks	[.] STRAIKS, n. Strong plates of iron on the circumference of a cannon wheel over the joints of the fellies.
52560	strain	[.] STRAIN, v.t. [L. This word retains its original signification, to stretch.] [.] 1. To stretch; to draw with force; to extend with great effort; as, to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship; to strain the chords of an instrument. [.] 2. To cause to draw ...
52561	strainable	[.] STRAINABLE, a. Capable of being strained [Not in use.]
52562	strained	[.] STRAINED, pp. Stretched; violently exerted; filtered.
52563	strainer	[.] STRAINER, n. That through which any liquid passes for purification; an instrument for filtration. [.] [.] The lacteals of animal bodies are the strainers to separate the pure emulsion from its feces. [This doctrine is now questioned.]
52564	straining	[.] STRAINING, ppr. Stretching; exerting with violence; making great efforts; filtering. [.] STRAINING, n. The act of stretching; the act of filtering; filtration.
52565	straint	[.] STRAINT, n. A violent stretching or tension. [Not in use.]
52566	strait	[.] STRAIT, a. [See Straight.] [.] 1. Narrow; close; not broad. [.] [.] Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way that leadeth to life, and few there be that find it. Matthew 7. [.] 2. Close; intimate; as a strait degree of favor. [.] 3. Strict; rigorous. [.] [.] He ...
52567	strait-handed	[.] STRAIT-HANDED, a. [strait and hand.] Parsimonious; sparing; niggardly. [Not much used.]
52568	strait-handedness	[.] STRAIT-HANDEDNESS, n. Niggardliness; parsimony.
52569	strait-jacket	[.] STRAIT-WAISTCOAT, STRAIT-JACKET, n. An apparatus to confine the limbs of a distracted person.
52570	strait-laced	[.] STRAIT-LACED, a. [strait and lace.] [.] 1. Griped with stays. [.] [.] We have few well-shaped that are strait-laced. [.] 2. Stiff; constrained. Hence, [.] 3. Rigid in opinion; strict.
52571	strait-waistcoat	[.] STRAIT-WAISTCOAT, STRAIT-JACKET, n. An apparatus to confine the limbs of a distracted person.
52572	straiten	[.] STRAITEN, v.t. [.] 1. To make narrow. [.] [.] In narrow circuit, straitend by a foe. [.] 2. To contract; to confine; as, to straiten the British commerce. [.] 3. To make tense or tight; as, to straiten a cord. [.] 4. To distress; to perplex; to press with ...
52573	straitly	[.] STRAITLY, adv. [.] 1. Narrowly; closely. [.] 2. Strictly; rigorously. [For this, strictly is now used.] [.] 3. Closely; intimately.
52574	straitness	[.] STRAITNESS, n. [.] 1. Narrowness; as the straitness of a place; straitness of mind; straitness of circumstances. [.] 2. Strictness; rigor; as the straitness of a mans proceedings. [.] 3. Distress; difficulty; pressure from necessity of any kind, particularly ...
52575	strake	[.] STRAKE, pret. of strike. [See Strike.] [.] STRAKE, n. [.] 1. A streak. [Not used unless in reference to the range of planks in a ships side. See Streak.] [.] 2. A narrow board. [Not used.] [.] 3. The iron band of a wheel. [In the United States, this is called ...
52576	stram	[.] STRAM, v.i. To spread out the limbs; to sprawl. [Local and vulgar.]
52577	stramash	[.] STRAMASH, v.t. To strike, beat or bang; to break; to destroy. [Local and vulgar.]
52578	stramineous	[.] STRAMINEOUS, a. [L., straw.] [.] 1. Strawy; consisting of straw. [.] 2. Chaffy; like straw; light.
52579	strand	[.] STRAND, n. [.] 1. The shore or beach of the sea or ocean, or of a large lake, and perhaps of a navigable river. It is never used of the bank of a small river or pond. The Dutch on the Hudson apply it to a landing place; as the strand at Kingston. [.] 2. One of ...
52580	stranded	[.] STRANDED, pp. [.] [.] 1. Run ashore. [.] 2. Having a strand broken.
52581	stranding	[.] STRANDING, ppr. Running ashore; breaking a strand.
52582	strange	[.] STRANGE, a. [L.] [.] 1. Foreign; belonging to anther country. [.] [.] I do not contemn the knowledge of strange and divers tongues. [This sense is nearly obsolete. [.] 2. Not domestic; belonging to others. [.] [.] So she impatient her own faults to see, turns ...
52583	strangely	...
52584	strangeness	[.] STRANGENESS, n. [.] 1. Foreignness; the state of belonging to another country. [.] [.] If I will obey the gospel, no distance of place, no strangeness of country can make any man a stranger to me. [.] 2. Distance in behavior; reserve; coldness; forbidding manner. [.] [.] Will ...
52585	stranger	[.] STRANGER, n. [.] 1. A foreigner; one who belongs to another country. Paris and London are visited by strangers from all the countries of Europe. [.] 2. One of another town, city, state or province in the same country. The Commencements in American colleges are ...
52586	strangle	[.] STRANGLE, v.t. [L.] [.] 1. To choke; to suffocate; to destroy life by stopping respiration. [.] [.] Our Saxon ancestors compelled the adulteress to strangle herself. [.] 2. To suppress; to hinder from birth or appearance.
52587	strangled	[.] STRANGLED, pp. Choked; suffocated; suppressed.
52588	strangler	[.] STRANGLER, n. One who strangles.
52589	strangles	[.] STRANGLES, n. Swellings in a horses throat.
52590	strangling	[.] STRANGLING, ppr. Choking; suffocating; suppressing. [.] STRANGLING, n. The act of destroying life by stopping respiration.
52591	strangulated	[.] STRANGULATED, a. Compressed. A hernia or rupture is said to be strangulated, when it is so compressed as to cause dangerous symptoms.
52592	strangulation	[.] STRANGULATION, n. [L.] [.] 1. The act of strangling; the act of destroying life by stopping respiration; suffocation. [.] 2. That kind of suffocation which is common to women in hysterics; also, the straitening or compression of the intestines in hernia.
52593	strangury	[.] STRANGURY, n. [L., Gr., a drop, urine.] Literally, a discharge of urine by drops; a difficulty of discharging urine, attended with pain.
52594	strap	[.] STRAP, n. [L. Strap and strop appear to be from stripping, and perhaps stripe also; all having resemblance to a strip of bark peeled from a tree.] [.] 1. A long narrow slip of cloth or lether, of various forms and for various uses; as the strap of a shoe or boot; ...
52595	strap-shaped	[.] STRAP-SHAPED, a. In botany, ligulate.
52596	strappado	[.] STRAPPADO, n. A military punishment formerly practiced. It consisted in drawing an offender to the top of a beam and letting him fall, by which means a limb was sometimes dislocated. [.] STRAPPADO, v.t. To torture.
52597	strapping	[.] STRAPPING, ppr. [.] 1. Drawing on a strap, as a razor. [.] 2. Binding with a strap. [.] 3. a. Tall; lusty; as a strapping fellow.
52598	strata	[.] STRATA, n. plu. [See Stratum.] Beds; layers; as strata of sand, clay or coal.
52599	stratagem	[.] STRATAGEM, n. [L., Gr., to lead an army.] [.] 1. An artifice, particularly in war; a plan or scheme for deceiving an enemy. [.] 2. An artifice; a trick by which some advantage is intended to be obtained. [.] [.] Those oft are stratagems which errors seem.
52600	stratege	[.] STRATEGE, STRATEGUS, n. [Gr.] An Athenian general officer.
52601	strategus	[.] STRATEGE, STRATEGUS, n. [Gr.] An Athenian general officer.
52602	strath	[.] STRATH, n. A vale, bottom or low ground between hills. [Not in use.]
52603	stratification	[.] STRATIFICATION, n. [from stratify.] [.] 1. The process by which substances in the earth have been formed into strata or layers. [.] 2. The state of being formed into layers in the earth. [.] 3. The act of laying in strata.
52604	stratified	[.] STRATIFIED, pp. Formed into a layer, as a terrene substance.
52605	stratify	[.] STRATIFY, v.t. [L.] [.] 1. To form into a layer, as substances in the earth. Thus clay, sand and other species of earth are often found stratified. [.] 2. To lay in strata.
52606	stratifying	[.] STRATIFYING, ppr. Arranging in a layer, as terrene substances.
52607	stratocracy	[.] STRATOCRACY, n. [Gr., an army; to hold.] A military government; government by military chiefs and an army.
52608	stratography	[.] STRATOGRAPHY, n. [Gr., and army; to describe.] Description of armies, or what belongs to an army. [Not in use.]
52609	stratum	[.] STRATUM, n. plu. stratums or strata. The latter is most common. [L., to spread or lay.] [.] 1. In geology and mineralogy, a layer; any species of earth, sand, coal and the like, arranged in a flat form, distinct from the adjacent matter. The thicker strata are called ...
52610	straught	[.] STRAUGHT, pp. for stretched.
52611	straw	[.] STRAW, n. [G., L. See Strew.] [.] 1. The stalk or stem of certain species of grain, pulse, &c. Chiefly of wheat, rye, oats, barley, buckwheat and peas. When used of single stalks, it admits of a plural, straws. Straws may show which way the wind blows. We say of grain ...
52612	straw-built	[.] STRAW-BUILT, a. [straw and built.] Constructed of straw; as the suburbs of a straw-built citadel.
52613	straw-color	[.] STRAW-COLOR, n. The color of dry straw; a beautiful yellowish color.
52614	straw-colored	[.] STRAW-COLORED, a. Of a light yellow, the color of dry straw.
52615	straw-cutter	[.] STRAW-CUTTER, n. An instrument to cut straw for fodder.
52616	straw-drain	[.] STRAW-DRAIN, n. A drain filled with straw.
52617	straw-stuffed	[.] STRAW-STUFFED, a. Stuffed with straw.
52618	straw-worm	[.] STRAW-WORM, n. [straw and worm.] A worm bred in straw.
52619	strawberry	[.] STRAWBERRY, n. [straw and berry.] A plant and its fruit, of the genus Fragaria. Strawberries are of various kinds, all delicious fruit.
52620	strawberry-tree	[.] STRAWBERRY-TREE, n. An evergreen tree of the genus Arbutus; the fruit is of a fleshy substance, like a strawberry.
52621	strawy	[.] STRAWY, a. [.] 1. Made of straw; consisting of straw. [.] 2. Like straw; light.
52622	stray	[.] STRAY, v.i. [The elements of this word are not certainly known. L., G., to wander, to strike; both probably from the root of reach, stretch. See Straggle.] [.] 1. To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate or go out of the way. We say, to stray from the path or ...
52623	strayer	[.] STRAYER, n. A wanderer. [Little used.]
52624	straying	[.] STRAYING, ppr. Wandering; roving; departing from the direct course, from the proper inclosure, or from the path of duty.
52625	streak	[.] STREAK, n. [G., a stroke or stripe. L.] [.] 1. A line or long mark, of a different color from the ground; a stripe. [.] [.] What mean those colord streaks in heaven? [.] 2. In a ship, a uniform range of planks on the side or bottom; sometimes pronounced strake. [.] STREAK, ...
52626	streaked	[.] STREAKED, pp. Marked or variegated with stripes of a different color.
52627	streaking	[.] STREAKING, ppr. Making streaks in.
52628	streaky	[.] STREAKY, a. Having stripes; striped; variegated with lines of a different color.
52629	stream	[.] STREAM, n. [.] 1. A current of water or other fluid; a liquid substance flowing in a line or course, either on the earth, as a river or brook, or from a vessel or other reservoir or fountain. Hence, [.] 2. A river, brook or rivulet. [.] 3. A current of water ...
52630	stream-tin	[.] STREAM-TIN, n. Particles or masses of tin found beneath the surface of alluvial ground.
52631	streamer	[.] STREAMER, n. An ensign or flag; a pennon extended or flowing in the wind; a poetic use of the word. [.] [.] Brave Rupert from afar appears, whose waving streamers the glad general knows.
52632	streaming	[.] STREAMING, ppr. [.] 1. Flowing; running in a current. [.] 2. Emitting; pouring out in abundance; as streaming eyes. [.] 3. Flowing; floating loosely; as a flag.
52633	streamlet	[.] STREAMLET, n. A small stream; a rivulet; a rill.
52634	streamy	[.] STREAMY, a. [.] 1. Abounding with running water. [.] [.] However streamy now, adust and dry, denied the goddess water. [.] 2. Flowing with a current or streak. [.] [.] His nodding helm emits a streamy ray.
52635	streek	[.] STREEK, v.t. To lay out, as a dead body. [Not in use.]
52636	street	[.] STREET, n. [L., strewed or spread. See Strew.] [.] 1. Properly, a paved way or road; but in usage, any way or road in a city, chiefly a main way, in distinction from a lane or alley. [.] 2. Among the people of New England, any public highway. [.] 3. Streets, plural, ...
52637	street-walker	[.] STREET-WALKER, n. [street and walk.] A common prostitute that offers herself to sale in the streets.
52638	street-ward	[.] STREET-WARD, n. [street and ward.] Formerly, an officer who had the care of the streets.
52639	streight	[.] STREIGHT, n. A narrow. [See Strait.] [.] STREIGHT, adv. Strictly. [See Strait.]
52640	strene	[.] STRENE, n. Race; offspring.
52641	strength	[.] STRENGTH, n. [See Strong.] [.] 1. That property or quality of an animal body by which it is enabled to move itself or other bodies. We say, a sick man has not strength to walk, or to raise his head or his arm. We say, a man has strength to lift a weight, or to draw ...
52642	strengthen	[.] STRENGTHEN, v.t. [.] 1. To make strong or stronger; to add strength to, either physical, legal or moral; as, to strengthen a limb; to strengthen an obligation. [.] 2. To confirm; to establish; as, to strengthen authority. [.] 3. To animate; to encourage; to fix ...
52643	strengthened	[.] STRENGTHENED, pp. Made strong or stronger; confirmed.
52644	strengthener	[.] STRENGTHENER, n. [.] 1. That which increases strength, physical or moral. [.] 2. In medicine, something which, taken into the system, increases the action and energy of the vital powers.
52645	strengthening	[.] STRENGTHENING, ppr. Increasing strength, physical or moral; confirming; animating.
52646	strengthless	[.] STRENGTHLESS, a. [.] 1. Wanting strength; destitute of power. [.] 2. Wanting spirit. [Little used.]
52647	strenuous	[.] STRENUOUS, a. [L.] [.] 1. Eagerly pressing or urgent; zealous; ardent; as a strenuous advocate for national rights; a strenuous opposer of African slavery. [.] 2. Bold and active; valiant, intrepid and ardent; as a strenuous defender of his country.
52648	strenuously	[.] STRENUOUSLY, adv. [.] 1. With eager and pressing zeal; ardently. [.] 2. Boldly; vigorously; actively.
52649	strenuousness	[.] STRENUOUSNESS, n. Eagerness; earnestness; active zeal; ardor in pursuit of an object, or in opposition to a measure.
52650	strepent	[.] STREPENT, a. [L.] Noisy; loud. [Little used.]
52651	streperous	[.] STREPEROUS, a. [L.] Loud; boisterous. [Little used.]
52652	stress	[.] STRESS, n. [.] 1. Force; urgency; pressure; importance; that which bears with most weight; as the stress of a legal question. Consider how much stress is laid on the exercise of charity in the New Testament. [.] [.] This, on which the great stress of the business ...
52653	stretch	[.] STRETCH, v.t. [L.] [.] 1. To draw out to greater length; to extend in a line; as, to stretch a cord or a rope. [.] 2. To extend in breadth; as, to stretch cloth. [.] 3. To spread; to expand; as, to stretch the wings. [.] 4. To reach; to extend. [.] [.] Stretch ...
52654	stretched	[.] STRETCHED, pp. Drawn out in length; extended; exerted to the utmost.
52655	stretcher	[.] STRETCHER, n. [.] 1. He or that which stretches. [.] 2. A term in bricklaying. [.] 3. A piece of timber in building. [.] 4. A narrow piece of plank placed across a boat for the rowers to set their feet against.
52656	stretching	[.] STRETCHING, ppr. Drawing out in length; extending; spreading; exerting force.
52657	strew	[.] STREW, v.t. [This verb is written straw, strew, or strow; straw is nearly obsolete, and strow is obsolescent. Strew is generally used.] [.] 1. To scatter; to spread by scattering; always applied to dry substances separable into parts or particles; as, to strew seed ...
52658	strewed	[.] STREWED, pp. [.] 1. Scattered; spread by scattering; as sand strewed on paper. [.] 2. Covered or sprinkled with something scattered; as a floor strewed with sand.
52659	strewing	[.] STREWING, ppr. Scattering; spreading over. [.] STREWING, n. [.] 1. The act of scattering or spreading over. [.] 2. Any thing fit to be strewed.
52660	strewment	[.] STREWMENT, n. Any thing scattered in decoration. [Not used.]
52661	striae	[.] STRIAE, n. plu. [L. See Streak.] In natural history, small channels in the shells of cockles and in other substances.
52662	striate	[.] STRIATE, STRIATED, a. [.] 1. Formed with small channels; channeled. [.] 2. In botany, streaked; marked or scored with superficial or very slender lines; marked with fine parallel lines. [.] Striated fracture, in mineralogy, consists of long narrow separable parts ...
52663	striated	[.] STRIATE, STRIATED, a. [.] 1. Formed with small channels; channeled. [.] 2. In botany, streaked; marked or scored with superficial or very slender lines; marked with fine parallel lines. [.] Striated fracture, in mineralogy, consists of long narrow separable parts ...
52664	striature	[.] STRIATURE, n. Disposition of striae.
52665	strick	[.] STRICK, n. [Gr., L., a screech-owl.] A bird of ill omen. [Not in use.]
52666	stricken	[.] STRICKEN, pp. of strike. [.] 1. Struck; smitten; as the stricken deer. [See Strike.] [.] 2. Advanced; worn; far gone. [.] [.] Abraham was old and well stricken in age. Genesis 24.
52667	strickle	[.] STRICKLE, n. [from strike.] [.] 1. A strike; an instrument to strike grain to a level with the measure. [In the United States the word strike is used.] [.] 2. An instrument for whetting sythes.
52668	strict	[.] STRICT, a. [L. See Strain.] [.] 1. Strained; drawn close; tight; as a strict embrace; a strict ligature. [.] 2. Tense; not relaxed; as a strict or lax fiber. [.] 3. Exact; accurate; rigorously nice; as, to keep strict watch. Observe the strictest rules of virtue ...
52669	strictly	[.] STRICTLY, adv. [.] 1. Closely; tightly. [.] 2. Exactly; with nice accuracy; as, patriotism strictly so called , is a noble virtue. [.] 3. Positively. He commanded his son strictly to proceed no further. [.] 4. Rigorously; severely; without remission or indulgence. [.] [.] Examine ...
52670	strictness	[.] STRICTNESS, n. [.] 1. Closeness; tightness; opposed to laxity. [.] 2. Exactness in the observance of rules, laws, rites and the like; rigorous accuracy; nice regularity or precision. [.] [.] I could not grant too much or distrust too little to men that pretended ...
52671	stricture	[.] STRICTURE, n. [L. See Strike and Stroke.] [.] 1. A stroke; a glance; a touch. [.] 2. A touch of criticism; critical remark; censure. [.] [.] I have given myself the liberty of these strictures by way of reflection, on every passage. [.] 3. A drawing; a spasmodic ...
52672	stride	[.] STRIDE, n. [L.] A long step. [.] [.] Her voice theatrically loud, and masculine her stride. [.] STRIDE, v.i. pret. strid, strode; pp. strid, stridden. [.] 1. To walk with long steps. [.] [.] Mars in the middle of the shining shield is gravd, and strides ...
52673	striding	[.] STRIDING, ppr. Walking with long steps; passing over at a step.
52674	stridor	[.] STRIDOR, n. [L.] A harsh creaking noise, or a crack.
52675	stridulous	[.] STRIDULOUS, a. [L.] Making a small harsh sound or a creaking.
52676	strife	[.] STRIFE, n. [See Strive.] [.] 1. Exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts. Strife may be carried on between students or between mechanics. [.] [.] Thus Gods contended, noble strife, who most should ease ...
52677	strifeful	[.] STRIFEFUL, a. Contentious; discordant. [.] [.] The ape was strifeful and ambitious and the fox guileful and most covetous.
52678	strigment	[.] STRIGMENT, n. [L.] Scraping; that which is scraped off. [Not in use.]
52679	strigous	[.] STRIGOUS, a. [L.] In botany, a strigous leaf is one set with stiff lanceolate bristles.
52680	strike	[.] STRIKE, v.t. pret. struck; pp. struck and stricken; but struck is in the most common use. Strook is wholly obsolete. [G., to pass, move or ramble, to depart, to touch, to stroke, to glide or glance over, to lower or strike, as sails, to curry; L., to sweep together, ...
52681	strike-block	[.] STRIKE-BLOCK, n. [strike and block.] A plane shorter than a jointer, used for shooting a short joint.
52682	striker	[.] STRIKER, n. [.] 1. One that strikes, or that which strikes. [.] 2. In Scripture, a quarrelsome man. Titus 1.
52683	striking	[.] STRIKING, ppr. [.] 1. Hitting with a blow; impressing; imprinting; punishing; lowering, as sails or a mast, &c. [.] 2. a. Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible; impressive; as a striking representation or image. [.] 3. Strong; exact; adapted to ...
52684	strikingly	[.] STRIKINGLY, adv. In such a manner as to affect or surprise; forcibly; strongly; impressively.
52685	strikingness	[.] STRIKINGNESS, n. The quality of affecting or surprising.
52686	string	[.] STRING, n. [G., L., drawing, stretching.] [.] 1. A small rope, line or cord, or a slender strip of lether or other like substance, used for fastening or tying things. [.] 2. A ribin. [.] [.] Round Ormonds knee thou tyst the mystic string. [.] 3. A thread on ...
52687	stringed	[.] STRINGED, a. [.] 1. Having strings; as a stringed instrument. [.] 2. Produced by strings; as stringed noise.
52688	stringent	[.] STRINGENT, for astringent, binding, is not in use.
52689	stringhalt	[.] STRINGHALT, n. [string and halt.] A sudden twitching of the hinder leg of a horse, or an involuntary or convulsive motion of the muscles that extend or bend the hough. [This word in some of the United States, is corrupted into springhalt.]
52690	stringing	[.] STRINGING, ppr. Furnishing with strings; putting in tune; filling; making tense; depriving of strings.
52691	stringless	[.] STRINGLESS, a. Having no strings. [.] [.] His tongue is now a stringless instrument.
52692	stringy	[.] STRINGY, a. [.] 1. Consisting of strings or small threads; fibrous; filamentous; as a stringy root. [.] 2. Ropy; viscid; gluey; that may be drawn into a thread.
52693	strip	[.] STRIP, v.t. [G., to strip, to flay, to stripe or streak, to graze upon, to swerve, ramble or stroll. L.] [.] 1. To pull or tear off, as a covering; as, to strip the skin from a beast; to strip the bark from a tree; to strip the clothes from a mans back. [.] 2. To ...
52694	stripe	[.] STRIPE, n. [See Strip. It is probable that this word is taken from stripping.] [.] 1. A line or long narrow division of any thing, of a different color from the ground as a stripe of red on a green ground; hence, any linear variation of color. [.] 2. A strip or ...
52695	striped	[.] STRIPED, pp. [.] 1. Formed with lines of different colors. [.] 2. a. Having stripes of different colors.
52696	striping	[.] STRIPING, ppr. Forming with stripes.
52697	stripling	[.] STRIPLING, n. [from strip, stripe; primarily a tall slender youth, one that shoots up suddenly.] A youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. [.] [.] And the king said, inquire thou whose son the stripling is. 1 Samuel 18.
52698	stripped	[.] STRIPPED, pp. Pulled or torn off; peeled; skinned; deprived; divested; made naked; impoverished; husked, as maiz.
52699	stripper	[.] STRIPPER, n. One that strips.
52700	stripping	[.] STRIPPING, ppr. Pulling off; peeling; skinning; flaying; depriving; divesting; husking.
52701	strippings	[.] STRIPPINGS, n. The last milk drawn from a cow at a milking.
52702	strive	[.] STRIVE, v.i. pret. strove; pp. striven. [G. This word coincides in elements with drive, and the primary sense is nearly the same. See Rival.] [.] 1. To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with earnestness; to labor hard; applicable to exertions of body or ...
52703	striver	[.] STRIVER, n. One that strives or contends; one who makes efforts of body or mind.
52704	striving	[.] STRIVING, ppr. Making efforts; exerting the power of body or mind with earnestness; contending. [.] STRIVING, n. The act of making efforts; contest; contention.
52705	strivingly	[.] STRIVINGLY, adv. With earnest efforts; with struggles.
52706	strobil	[.] STROBIL, n. [L.] In botany, a pericarp formed from an ament by the hardening of the scales. IT is made up of scales that are imbricate, from an ament contracted or squeezed together in this states of maturity, as the cone of the pine.
52707	strobiliform	[.] STROBILIFORM, a. [L., supra.] Shaped like a strobil, as a spike.
52708	strocal	[.] STROCAL, STROKAL, n. An instrument used by glass-makers to empty the metal from one pot to another.
52709	strode	[.] STRUDE, STRODE, n. A stock of breeding mares.
52710	strokal	[.] STROCAL, STROKAL, n. An instrument used by glass-makers to empty the metal from one pot to another.
52711	stroke	[.] STROKE, STROOK, for struck.
52712	stroked	[.] STROKED, pp. Rubbed gently with the hand.
52713	stroker	[.] STROKER, n. One who strokes; one who pretends to cure by stroking.
52714	strokesman	[.] STROKESMAN, n. In rowing, the man who rows the aftmost oar, and whose stroke is to be followed by the rest.
52715	stroking	[.] STROKING, ppr. Rubbing gently with the hand.
52716	stroll	[.] STROLL, v.i. [formed probably on troll, roll.] To rove; to wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely. [.] [.] These mothers stroll to beg sustenance for their helpless infants. [.] STROLL, n. A wandering on foot; a walking idly and leisurely.
52717	stroller	[.] STROLLER, n. One who strolls; a vagabond; a vagrant.
52718	strolling	[.] STROLLING, ppr. Roving idly; rambling on foot.
52719	strombite	[.] STROMBITE, n. A petrified shell of the genus Strombus.
52720	strond	[.] STROND, n. The beach. [Not much used. See Strand.]
52721	strong	[.] STRONG, a. [G., L. The sense of the radical word is to stretch, strain, draw, and probably from the root of stretch and reach.] [.] 1. Having physical active power, or great physical power; having the power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous. A patient is recovering ...
52722	strong-fisted	[.] STRONG-FISTED, a. [strong and fist.] Having a strong hand; muscular.
52723	strong-hand	[.] STRONG-HAND, n. [strong and hand.] Violence; force; power. [.] [.] It was their meaning to take what they needed by strong-hand. [Not properly a compound word.]
52724	strong-hold	[.] STRONG-HOLD, n. [strong and hold.] A fastness; a fort; a fortified place; a place of security.
52725	strong-set	[.] STRONG-SET, a. [strong and set.] Firmly set or compacted.
52726	strong-water	[.] STRONG-WATER, n. [strong and water.] Distilled or ardent spirit. [Not in use.]
52727	stronger	[.] STRONGER, a. comp. of strong. Having more strength.
52728	strongest	[.] STRONGEST, a. superl. of strong. Having most strength.
52729	strongly	[.] STRONGLY, adv. [.] 1. With strength; with great force or power; forcibly; a word of extensive application. [.] 2. Firmly; in a manner to resist attack; as a town strongly fortified. [.] 3. Vehemently; forcibly; eagerly. The evils of this measure were strongly ...
52730	strontian	[.] STRONTIAN, n. [from Strontian, in Argyleshire, where it was first found.] An earth which, when pure and dry, is perfectly white, and resembles baryte in many of its properties. It is a compound of oxygen and a base to which is given the name strontium, in the proportion ...
52731	strontianite	[.] STRONTIANITE, n. Carbonate of strontian, a mineral that occurs massive, fibrous, stellated, and crystalized in the form of a hexahedral prism, modified on the edges, or terminated by a pyramid. [.] Prismatic baryte, a species of heavy spar.
52732	strontitic	[.] STRONTIAN, STRONTITIC, a. Pertaining to strontian.
52733	strontium	[.] STRONTIUM, n. The base of strontian.
52734	strook	[.] STROOK, for struck. [Not in use.]
52735	strop	[.] STROP, n. [.] 1. A strap. [See Strap.] This orthography is particularly used for a strip of lether used for sharpening razors and giving them a fine smooth edge; a razor-strop. But strap is preferable. [.] 2. A piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and ...
52736	strophe	[.] STROPHE, STROPHY, n. [Gr., a turn; to turn.] In Greek poetry, a stanza; the first member of a poem. This is succeeded by a similar stanza called antistrophy.
52737	strophy	[.] STROPHE, STROPHY, n. [Gr., a turn; to turn.] In Greek poetry, a stanza; the first member of a poem. This is succeeded by a similar stanza called antistrophy.
52738	strout	[.] STROUT, v.i. [for strut.] To swell; to puff out. [Not in use.]
52739	strove	[.] STROVE, pret. of strive.
52740	strow	[.] STROW, is only a different orthography of strew. [Not in use.]
52741	strowl	[.] STROWL, for stroll, is not in use. [See Stroll.]
52742	stroy	[.] STROY, for destroy, is not in use. [See Stroll.]
52743	struck	[.] STRUCK, pret. and pp. of strike. [See Strike.]
52744	strucken	[.] STRUCKEN, the old pp. of strike, is obsolete.
52745	structure	[.] STRUCTURE, n. [L., to set or lay.] [.] 1. Act of building; practice of erecting buildings. [.] [.] His son builds on and never is content, till the last farthing is in structure spent. [.] 2. Manner of building; form; make; construction; as the want of insight ...
52746	strude	[.] STRUDE, STRODE, n. A stock of breeding mares.
52747	struggle	[.] STRUGGLE, v.i. [This word may be formed on the root of stretch, right, &c. which signifies to strain; or more directly on the same elements in L., to wrinkle.] [.] 1. Properly, to strive, or to make efforts with a twisting or with contortions of the body. Hence, [.] 2. ...
52748	struggler	[.] STRUGGLER, n. One who struggles, strives or contends.
52749	struggling	[.] STRUGGLING, ppr. Making great efforts; using violent exertions; affected with contortions. [.] STRUGGLING, n. The act of striving; vehement or earnest effort.
52750	struma	[.] STRUMA, n. [L.] A glandular swelling; scrofula; the kings evil; a wen.
52751	strumous	[.] STRUMOUS, a. Having swelling sin the glands; scrofulous.
52752	strumpet	[.] STRUMPET, n. A prostitute. [.] STRUMPET, a. Like a strumpet; false; inconstant. [.] STRUMPET, v.t. To debauch.
52753	strung	[.] STRUNG, pret. of string.
52754	strut	[.] STRUT, v.i. [.] 1. To walk with a lofty proud gait and erect head; to walk with affected dignity. [.] [.] Does he not hold up his head and strut in his gait? [.] 2. To swell; to protuberate. [.] [.] The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. [Not used.] [.] STRUT, ...
52755	struthious	[.] STRUTHIOUS, a. [L.] Pertaining to or like the ostrich.
52756	strutter	[.] STRUTTER, n. One who struts.
52757	strutting	[.] STRUTTING, ppr. Walking with a lofty gait and erect head. [.] STRUTTING, n. The act of walking with a proud gait.
52758	struttingly	[.] STRUTTINGLY, adv. With a proud lofty step; boastingly.
52759	strychnia	[.] STRYCHNIA, n. An alkaline substance obtained from the fruit of the Strychnos nux vomica, and Strychnos ignatia. It is a white substance, crystalized in very small four sided prisms, and intolerably bitter. It acts upon the stomach with violent energy, inducing locked ...
52760	stub	[.] STUB, n. [L., setting, fixing. See Stop.] [.] 1. The stump of a tree; that part of the stem of a tree which remains fixed int he earth when the tree is cut down. [Stub, in the United States, I believe is never used for the stump of an herbaceous plant.] [.] 2. A ...
52761	stub-nail	[.] STUB-NAIL, n. [stub and nail.] A nail broken off; a short thick nail.
52762	stubbed	[.] STUBBED, a. [.] 1. Short and thick like something truncated; blunt; obtuse. [.] 2. Hardy; not nice or delicate.
52763	stubbedness	[.] STUBBEDNESS, n. Bluntness; obtuseness.
52764	stubble	[.] STUBBLE, n. [L.] The stumps of wheat, rye, barley, oats or buckwheat, left in the ground; the part of the stalk left by the sythe or sickle. [.] After the first crop is off, they plow in the stubble.
52765	stubble-goose	[.] STUBBLE-GOOSE, n. [stubble and goose.] A goose fed among stubble.
52766	stubble-rake	[.] STUBBLE-RAKE, n. A rake with long teeth for raking together stubble.
52767	stubborn	[.] STUBBORN, a. [This word is doubtless formed on the root of stub or stiff, and denotes fixed, firm. But the origin of the latter syllable is not obvious. [.] 1. Unreasonably obstinate; inflexibly fixed in opinion; not to be moved or persuaded by reasons; inflexible; ...
52768	stubbornly	[.] STUBBORNLY, adv. Obstinately; inflexibly; contumaciously.
52769	stubbornness	[.] STUBBORNNESS, n. [.] 1. Perverse and unreasonable obstinacy; inflexibility; contumacy. [.] [.] Stubbornness and obstinate disobedience must be mastered with blows. [.] 2. Stiffness; want of pliancy. [.] 3. Refractoriness, as of ores.
52770	stubby	[.] STUBBY, a. [from stub.] [.] 1. Abounding with stubs. [.] 2. Short and thick; short and strong; as stubby bristles.
52771	stucco	[.] STUCCO, n. [.] 1. A fine plaster composed of lime, sand, whiting and pounded marble; used for covering walls, &c. [.] 2. Work made of stucco. [.] STUCCO, v.t. To plaster; to overlay with fine plaster.
52772	stuccoed	[.] STUCCOED, pp. Overlaid with stucco.
52773	stuccoing	[.] STUCCOING, ppr. Plastering with stucco.
52774	stuck	[.] STUCK, pret. and pp. of stick. [.] [.] Stuck oer with titles, and hung round with strings. [.] STUCK, n. A thrust. [Not in use.]
52775	stuckle	[.] STUCKLE, n. [from stook.] A number of sheaves set together in the field. [Not in use in the United States.]
52776	stud	[.] STUD, n. [G., a stay or prop; to butt at, to gore. The sense of the root is to set, to thrust. G. It coincides with stead, place.] [.] 1. In building, a small piece of timber or joist inserted in the sills and beams, between the posts, to support he beams or other ...
52777	stud-horse	[.] STUD-HORSE, n. [L.] A breeding horse; a horse kept for propagating his kind.
52778	studded	[.] STUDDED, pp. [.] 1. Adorned with studs. [.] 2. Set with detached ornaments. [.] [.] The sloping sides and summits of our hills, and the extensive plains that stretch before our view, are studded with substantial, neat and commodious dwelling of freemen.
52779	studding	[.] STUDDING, ppr. Setting or adorning with studs or shining knobs.
52780	studding-sail	[.] STUDDING-SAIL, n. In navigation, a sail that is set beyond the skirts of the principal sails. The studding-sails are set only when the wind is light. They appear like wings upon the yard-arms.
52781	student	[.] STUDENT, n. [L. See Study.] [.] 1. A person engaged in study; one who is devoted to learning, either in a seminary or in private; a scholar; as the students of an academy, of a college or university; a medical student; a law student. [.] 2. A man devoted to books; ...
52782	studied	[.] STUDIED, pp. [from study.] [.] 1. Read; closely examined; read with diligence and attention; well considered. The book has been studied. The subject has been well studied. [.] 2. a. Learned; well versed in any branch of learning; qualified by study; as a man well ...
52783	studier	[.] STUDIER, n. [from study.] One who studies; a student. [.] [.] Lipsius was a great studier in the stoical philosophy.
52784	studious	[.] STUDIOUS, a. [L.] [.] 1. Given to books or to learning; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books; as a studious scholar. [.] 2. Contemplative; given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation. [.] 3. Diligent; eager to discover something, ...
52785	studiously	[.] STUDIOUSLY, adv. [.] 1. With study; with close attention to books. [.] 2. With diligent contemplation. [.] 3. Diligently; with zeal and earnestness. [.] 4. Carefully; attentively.
52786	studiousness	[.] STUDIOUSNESS, n. The habit or practice of study; addictedness to books. Men of sprightly imagination are not generally the most remarkable for studiousness.
52787	study	[.] STUDY, n. [L., to study, that is, to set the thought or mind. See Assiduous.] [.] 1. Literally, a setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind of books, to arts or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of learning what is not before ...
52788	stuff	[.] STUFF, n. [G., See Stove and Stew.] [.] 1. A mass of matter, indefinitely; or a collection of substances; as a heap of dust, of chips or of dross. [.] 2. The matter of which any thing is formed; materials. The carpenter and joiner speak of the stuff with which they ...
52789	stuffed	[.] STUFFED, pp. Filled; crowded; crammed.
52790	stuffing	[.] STUFFING, ppr. Filling; crowding. [.] STUFFING, n. [.] 1. That which is used for filling any thing; as the stuffing of a saddle or cushion. [.] 2. Seasoning for meat; that which is put into meat to give it a higher relish.
52791	stuke	[.] STUKE, for stucco, not in use.
52792	stulm	[.] STULM, n. A shaft to draw water out of a mine.
52793	stulp	[.] STULP, n. A post. [Local.]
52794	stultify	[.] STULTIFY, v.t. [L., foolish; to make.] [.] 1. To make foolish; to make one a fool. [.] 2. In law, to alledge or prove to be insane, for avoiding some act.
52795	stultiloquence	[.] STULTILOQUENCE, n. [L., foolish; a talking.] Foolish talk; a babbling.
52796	stultiloquy	[.] STULTILOQUY, n. [L., supra.] Foolish talk; silly discourse; babbling.
52797	stum	[.] STUM, n. [G.] [.] 1. Must; wine unfermented. [.] 2. New wine used to raise fermentation in dead or vapid wines. [.] 3. Wine revived by a new fermentation. [.] STUM, v.t. [.] 1. To renew wine by mixing must with it, and raising a new fermentation. [.] [.] We ...
52798	stumble	[.] STUMBLE, v.i. [This word is probably from a root that signifies to stop or to strike, and may be allied to stammer.] [.] 1. To trip in walking or moving in any way upon the legs; to strike the foot so as to fall, or to endanger a fall; applied to any animal. A man ...
52799	stumbled	[.] STUMBLED, pp. Obstructed; puzzled.
52800	stumbler	[.] STUMBLER, n. One that stumbles or makes a blunder.
52801	stumbling	[.] STUMBLING, ppr. Tripping; erring; puzzling.
52802	stumbling-block	[.] STUMBLING-BLOCK, STUMBLING-STONE, n. [stumble and block or stone.] Any cause of stumbling; that which causes to err. [.] [.] We preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling-block, and to the Greeks foolishness. 1 Corinthians 1. [.] [.] This stumbling stone we ...
52803	stumbling-stone	[.] STUMBLING-BLOCK, STUMBLING-STONE, n. [stumble and block or stone.] Any cause of stumbling; that which causes to err. [.] [.] We preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling-block, and to the Greeks foolishness. 1 Corinthians 1. [.] [.] This stumbling stone we ...
52804	stump	[.] STUMP, n. [G.] [.] 1. The stub of a tree; the part of a tree remaining int he earth after the tree is cut down, or the part of any plant left in the earth by the sythe or sickle. [.] 2. The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is amputated or destroyed; ...
52805	stumpy	[.] STUMPY, a. [.] 1. Full of stumps. [.] 2. Hard; strong. [Little used.] [.] 3. Short; stubby. [Little used.]
52806	stun	[.] STUN, v.t. [The primary sense is to strike or to stop, to blunt, to stupefy.] [.] 1. To make senseless or dizzy with a blow on the head; as, to be stunned by a fall, or by a falling timber. [.] [.] One hung a pole-ax at his saddle bow, and one a heavy mace to stun ...
52807	stung	[.] STUNG, pret. and pp. of sting.
52808	stunk	[.] STUNK, pret. of stink.
52809	stunned	[.] STUNNED, pp. Having the sense of hearing overpowered; confounded with noise.
52810	stunning	[.] STUNNING, ppr. Overpowering the organs of hearing; confounding with noise.
52811	stunt	[.] STUNT, v.t. [See Stint.] To hinder from growth; applied to animals and plants; as, to stunt a child; to stunt a plant.
52812	stunted	[.] STUNTED, pp. Hindered from growth or increase.
52813	stuntedness	[.] STUNTEDNESS, n. The state of being stunted.
52814	stunting	[.] STUNTING, ppr. Hindering from growth or increase.
52815	stupe	[.] STUPE, n. [L., tow; probably allied to stuff.] Cloth or flax dipped in warm medicaments and applied to a hurt or sore; fomentation; sweating bath. [.] STUPE, v.t. To foment. [.] STUPE, n. A stupid person. [Not in use.]
52816	stupefaction	[.] STUPEFACTION, n. [L. See Stop.] [.] 1. The act of rendering stupid. [.] 2. A stupid or senseless state; insensibility; dullness; torpor; stupidity. [.] [.] Resistance of the dictates of conscience brings a hardness and stupefaction upon it.
52817	stupefactive	[.] STUPEFACTIVE, a. Causing insensibility; deadening or blunting the sense of felling or understanding; narcotic. [.] [.] Opium hath a stupefactive part.
52818	stupefier	[.] STUPEFIER, n. [from stupefy.] That which causes dullness or stupidity.
52819	stupefy	[.] STUPEFY, v.t. [L.] [.] 1. To make stupid; to make dull; to blunt the faculty of perception or understanding; to deprive of sensibility. It is a great sin to attempt to stupefy the conscience. [.] [.] The fumes of passion intoxicate his discerning faculties, as the ...
52820	stupefying	[.] STUPEFYING, ppr. Rendering extremely dull or insensible; as the stupefying virtues of opium. [It would be convenient to write stupifaction, stupifactive, and place these words after stupidly.]
52821	stupendous	[.] STUPENDOUS, a. [Low L., to astonish.] Literally, striking dumb by its magnitude; hence, astonishing; wonderful; amazing; particularly, of astonishing magnitude or elevation; as a stupendous pile; a stupendous edifice; a stupendous mountain; a stupendous bridge.
52822	stupendously	[.] STUPENDOUSLY, adv. In a manner to excite astonishment.
52823	stupendousness	[.] STUPENDOUSNESS, n. The quality or state of being stupendous or astonishing.
52824	stupid	[.] STUPID, a. [L., to be stupefied, properly to stop. See Stop.] [.] 1. Very dull; insensible; senseless; wanting in understanding; heavy; sluggish. [.] [.] O that men should be so stupid grown, as to forsake the living God. [.] [.] With wild surprise, a moment stupid, ...
52825	stupidity	[.] STUPIDITY, n. [L.] Extreme dullness of perception or understanding; insensibility; sluggishness.
52826	stupidly	[.] STUPIDLY, adv. With extreme dullness; with suspension or inactivity of understanding; sottishly; absurdly; without the exercise of reason or judgment.
52827	stupidness	[.] STUPIDNESS, n. Stupidity.
52828	stupor	[.] STUPOR, n. [L.] [.] 1. Great diminution or suspension of sensibility; suppression of sense; numbness; as the stupor of a limb. [.] 2. Intellectual insensibility; moral stupidity; heedlessness or inattention to ones interests.
52829	stuprate	[.] STUPRATE, v.t. [L.] To ravish; to debauch.
52830	stupration	[.] STUPRATION, n. Rape; violation of chastity by force.
52831	sturdily	[.] STURDILY, adv. [from sturdy.] Hardily; stoutly; lustily.
52832	sturdiness	[.] STURDINESS, n. [from sturdy.] [.] 1. Stoutness; hardiness; as the sturdiness of a school boy. [.] 2. Brutal strength.
52833	sturdy	[.] STURDY, a. [G., connected with; a stub.] [.] 1. Hardy; stout; foolishly obstinate; implying coarseness or rudeness. [.] [.] This must be done, and I would fain see mortal so sturdy as to gainsay. [.] [.] A sturdy hardened sinner advances to the utmost pitch of ...
52834	sturgeon	[.] STURGEON, n. [Low L., G.] A large fish of the genus Acipenser, caught in large rivers. Its flesh is valued for food.
52835	sturk	[.] STURK, n. A young ox or heifer.
52836	stutter	[.] STUTTER, v.i. [G., that is, to stop. Stut is not used.] To stammer; to hesitate in uttering words.
52837	stutterer	[.] STUTTERER, n. A stammerer.
52838	stuttering	[.] STUTTERING, ppr. Stammering; speaking with hesitation.
52839	stutteringly	[.] STUTTERINGLY, adv. With stammering.
52840	sty	[.] STY, n. [.] 1. A pen or inclosure for swine. [.] 2. A place of bestial debauchery. [.] [.] To roll with pleasure in a sensual sty. [.] 3. An inflamed tumor on the edge of the eyelid. [.] STY, v.t. To shut up in a sty. [.] STY, v.i. To soar; to ascend. ...
52841	styca	[.] STYCA, n. A Saxon copper coin of the lowest value.
52842	stygian	[.] STYGIAN, a. [L.] Pertaining to Styx, fabled by the ancients to be a river of hell over which the shades of the dead passed, or the region of the dead; hence, hellish; infernal. [.] [.] At that so sudden blaze, the Stygian throng bent their aspect.
52843	style	[.] STYLE, n. [L., Gr., a column, a pen or bodkin; from the root of the Teutonic stellen, to set or place.] [.] 1. Manner of writing with regard to language, or the choice and arrangement of words; as a harsh style; a dry style; a tumid or bombastic style; a loose style; ...
52844	styled	[.] STYLED, pp. Named; denominated; called.
52845	stylet	[.] STYLET, n. [from style.] A small poniard or dagger.
52846	styliform	[.] STYLIFORM, a. [style and form.] Like a style, pin or pen.
52847	styling	[.] STYLING, ppr. Calling; denominating.
52848	stylite	[.] STYLITE, n. [Gr., a column.] In ecclesiastical history, the Stylites were a sect of solitaries, who stood motionless on columns or pillars for the exercise of their patience.
52849	stylobation	[.] STYLOBATION, n. The pedestal of a column.
52850	styloid	[.] STYLOID, a. [L., Gr.] Having some resemblance to a style or pen; as the styloid process of the temporal bone.
52851	styptic	[.] STYPTIC, STYPTICAL, a. [L., Gr.] That stops bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage.
52852	styptical	[.] STYPTIC, STYPTICAL, a. [L., Gr.] That stops bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage.
52853	stypticity	[.] STYPTICITY, n. The quality of stanching blood, or stopping hemorrhage.
52854	stythy	[.] STYTHY, v.t. To forge on an anvil. [See Stithy.]
52855	suability	[.] SUABILITY, n. Liability to be sued; the state of being subject by law to civil process. [Not much used.]
52856	suable	[.] SUABLE, a. [from sue.] That may be sued; subject by law to be called to answer in court.
52857	suade	[.] SUADE, for persuade, is not in use.
52858	suage	[.] SUAGE, for assuage, is not in use.
52859	suant	[.] SUANT, a. Even; uniform; spread equally over the surface. [New England, but local.]
52860	suasible	[.] SUASIBLE, a. [L.] That may be persuaded or easily persuaded.
52861	suasion	[.] SUASION, n. The act of persuading. [See Persuade.]
52862	suasive	[.] SUASIVE, a. [L.] Having power to persuade.
52863	suasory	[.] SUASORY, a. [L.] Tending to persuade; having the quality of convincing and drawing by argument or reason.
52864	suavity	[.] SUAVITY, n. [L.] [.] 1. Sweetness, in a literal sense. [Not in use.] [.] 2. Sweetness, in a figurative sense; that which is to the mind what sweetness is to the tongue; agreeableness; softness; pleasantness; as suavity of manners; suavity of language, conversation ...
52865	sub	[.] SUB, a Latin preposition, denoting under or below, used in English as a prefix, to express a subordinate degree. Before f and p it is changed into those letters, as in suffer, and suppose; and before m, into that letter, as in summon.
52866	sub-beadle	[.] SUB-BEADLE, n. [sub and beadle.] An inferior or under beadle.
52867	sub-brigadier	[.] SUB-BRIGADIER, n. An officer in the horse guards, who ranks as cornet.
52868	sub-celestial	[.] SUB-CELESTIAL, a. [sub and celestial.] Being beneath the heavens; as sub-celestial glories.
52869	sub-central	[.] SUB-CENTRAL, a. Being under the center.
52870	sub-chanter	[.] SUB-CHANTER, n. [sub and chanter.] An under chanter; a deputy of the precentor of a cathedral.
52871	sub-committee	[.] SUB-COMMITTEE, n. [sub and committee.] An under committee; a part or division of a committee.
52872	sub-constellation	[.] SUB-CONSTELLATION, n. A subordinate constellation.
52873	sub-contracted	[.] SUB-CONTRACTED, a. [sub and contracted.] Contracted after a former contract.
52874	sub-contrary	[.] SUB-CONTRARY, a. [sub and contrary.] Contrary in an inferior degree. In geometry, when two similar triangles are so placed as to have a common angle at their vertex, and yet their bases not parallel.
52875	subacid	[.] SUBACID, a. [sub and acid.] Moderately acid or sour; as a subacid juice. [.] SUBACID, n. A substance moderately acid.
52876	subacrid	[.] SUBACRID, a. [sub and acrid.] Moderately sharp, pungent or acrid.
52877	subact	[.] SUBACT, v.t. [L.] To reduce; to subdue. [Not in use.]
52878	subaction	[.] SUBACTION, n. The act of reducing to any state, as of mixing two bodies completely, or of beating them to a powder.
52879	subagitation	[.] SUBAGITATION, n. [L.] Carnal knowledge.
52880	subah	[.] SUBAH, n. In India, a province or viceroy ship.
52881	subahdar	[.] SUBAHDAR, n. In India, a viceroy, or the governor of a province; also, a native of India, who ranks as captain in the European companies.
52882	subahship	[.] SUBAHSHIP, n. The jurisdiction of a subahdar.
52883	subaltern	[.] SUBALTERN, a. [L.] Inferior; subordinate; that in different respects is both superior and inferior; as a subaltern officer. It is used chiefly of military officers. [.] SUBALTERN, n. A subordinate officer in an army or military body. It is applied to officers below ...
52884	subalternate	[.] SUBALTERNATE, a. [supra.] Successive, succeeding by turns.
52885	subalternation	[.] SUBALTERNATION, n. [.] 1. State of inferiority or subjection. [.] 2. Act of succeeding by course.
52886	subaquatic	[.] SUBAQUATIC, SUBAQUEOUS, a. [L., water.] Being under water, or beneath the surface of water.
52887	subaqueous	[.] SUBAQUATIC, SUBAQUEOUS, a. [L., water.] Being under water, or beneath the surface of water.
52888	subastral	[.] SUBASTRAL, a. [sub and astral.] Beneath the stars or heavens; terrestrial.
52889	subastringent	[.] SUBASTRINGENT, a. Astringent in a small degree.
52890	subaxillary	[.] SUBAXILLARY, a. [L., the arm-pit.] Placed under the axil or angle formed by the branch of a plant with the stem, or by a leaf with the branch.
52891	subcarbureted	[.] SUBCARBURETED, a. Carbureted in an inferior degree; or consisting of one prime of carbon and two of hydrogen.
52892	subclavian	[.] SUBCLAVIAN, a. [L., a key.] Situated under the clavicle or collar bone; as the subclavian arteries.
52893	subcordate	[.] SUBCORDATE, a. [L., the heart.] In shape somewhat like a heart.
52894	subcostal	[.] SUBCOSTAL, a. [L., a rib.] The subcostal muscles are the internal intercostal muscles.
52895	subcutaneous	[.] SUBCUTANEOUS, a. [sub and cutaneous; L., skin.] Situated under the skin.
52896	subcuticular	[.] SUBCUTICULAR, a. [L., cuticle.] Being under the cuticle or scarf-skin.
52897	subdeacon	[.] SUBDEACON, n. [sub and deacon.] An under deacon; a deacons servant, in the Romish church.
52898	subdeaconry	[.] SUBDEACONRY, SUBDEACONSHIP, n. The order and office of subdeacon in the catholic church.
52899	subdeaconship	[.] SUBDEACONRY, SUBDEACONSHIP, n. The order and office of subdeacon in the catholic church.
52900	subdean	[.] SUBDEAN, n. [sub and dean.] An under dean; a deans substitute or vicegerent.
52901	subdeanery	[.] SUBDEANERY, n. The office and rank of subdean.
52902	subdecuple	[.] SUBDECUPLE, a. [L. Sub and decuplus.] Containing one part of ten.
52903	subdented	[.] SUBDENTED, a. [sub and dent.] Indented beneath.
52904	subdeposit	[.] SUBDEPOSIT, n. That which is deposited beneath something else.
52905	subderisorious	[.] SUBDERISORIOUS, a. [L. Sub and derisor.] Ridiculing with moderation or delicacy. [Not in use.]
52906	subdititious	[.] SUBDITITIOUS, a. [L., to substitute.] Put secretly in the place of something else. [Little used.]
52907	subdiversify	[.] SUBDIVERSIFY, v.t. [sub and diversify.] To diversify again what is already diversified. [Little used.]
52908	subdivide	[.] SUBDIVIDE, v.t. [sub and divide.] To divide a part of a thing into more parts; to part into smaller divisions. [.] [.] In the rise of eight in tones, are two half tones; so as if you divide the tones equally, the eight is but seven whole and equal notes; and if you ...
52909	subdivided	[.] SUBDIVIDED, pp. Divided again or into smaller parts.
52910	subdividing	[.] SUBDIVIDING, ppr. Dividing into smaller parts that which is already divided.
52911	subdivision	[.] SUBDIVISION, n. [.] [.] 1. The act of subdividing or separating a part into smaller parts. [.] 2. The part of a thing made by subdividing; the part of a larger part. [.] [.] In the decimal table, the subdivision s of the cubit, as span, palm, and digit, are deduced ...
52912	subdolous	[.] SUBDOLOUS, a. [L. Sub and dolus, deceit.] Sly; crafty; cunning; artful; deceitful. [Little used.]
52913	subdominant	[.] SUBDOMINANT, n. In music, the fourth note above the tonic, being under the dominant.
52914	subduable	[.] SUBDUABLE, a. That may be subdued.
52915	subdual	[.] SUBDUAL, n. [from subdue.] The act of subduing.
52916	subduce	[.] SUBDUCE, SUBDUCT, v.t. [L., sub and duco, to draw.] [.] 1. To withdraw; to take away. [.] [.] Or from my side subducting, took perhaps more than enough. [.] 2. To subtract by arithmetical operation. [.] [.] If out of that infinite multitude of antecedent generations ...
52917	subduct	[.] SUBDUCE, SUBDUCT, v.t. [L., sub and duco, to draw.] [.] 1. To withdraw; to take away. [.] [.] Or from my side subducting, took perhaps more than enough. [.] 2. To subtract by arithmetical operation. [.] [.] If out of that infinite multitude of antecedent generations ...
52918	subduction	[.] SUBDUCTION, n. [.] 1. The act of taking away or withdrawing. [.] 2. Arithmetical subtraction.
52919	subdue	[.] SUBDUE, v.t. [.] 1. To conquer by force or the exertion of superior power, and bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under dominion. Thus Cesar subdued the Gauls; Augustus subdued Egypt; the English subdued Canada. Subduing implies conquest or vanquishing, but ...
52920	subdued	[.] SUBDUED, pp. Conquered and reduced to subjection; oppressed; crushed; tamed; softened.
52921	subduement	[.] SUBDUEMENT, n. Conquest. [Not used.]
52922	subduer	[.] SUBDUER, n. [.] 1. One who conquers and brings into subjection; a tamer. [.] 2. That which subdues or destroys the force of.
52923	subduing	[.] SUBDUING, ppr. Vanquishing and reducing to subjection; crushing; destroying the power of resistance; softening.
52924	subduple	[.] SUBDUPLE, a. [L., double.] Containing one part of two.
52925	subduplicate	[.] SUBDUPLICATE, a. [sub and duplicate.] Having the ratio of the square roots.
52926	subequal	[.] SUBEQUAL, a. [sub and equal.] Nearly equal.
52927	suberate	[.] SUBERATE, n. [L., a cork.] A salt formed by the suberic acid in combination with a base.
52928	suberic	[.] SUBERIC, a. Pertaining to cork, or extracted from it; as suberic acid.
52929	suberose	[.] SUBEROSE, a. [L., gnawed.] In botany, having the appearance of being gnawed; appearing as if a little eaten or gnawed.
52930	suberous	[.] SUBEROUS, a. [L., cork.] Corky; soft and elastic.
52931	subfusc	[.] SUBFUSC, a. [L. Sub and fuscus.] Duskish; moderately dark; brownish; tawny.
52932	subglobular	[.] SUBGLOBULAR, a. Having a form approaching to globular.
52933	subhastation	[.] SUBHASTATION, n. [L., under the spear.] A public sale or auction, so called form the Roman practice.
52934	subhydrosulphuret	[.] SUBHYDROSULPHURET, n. A compound of sulphurated hydrogen with a base, in a less proportion than in hydrosulphuret.
52935	subindication	[.] SUBINDICATION, n. [L. Sub and indico.] The act of indication by signs.
52936	subinfeudation	[.] SUBINFEUDATION, n. [sub and infeudation. See Feud.] [.] 1. In law, the act of enfeoffing by a tenant or feoffee, who holds lands of the crown; the act of a greater baron, who grants land or a smaller manor to an inferior person. By 34 Edward II all subinfeudations ...
52937	subingression	[.] SUBINGRESSION, n. [L. Sub and ingressus.] Secret entrance. [Not in use.]
52938	subitaneous	[.] SUBITANEOUS, a. [L.] Sudden; hasty.
52939	subitany	[.] SUBITANY, a. Sudden. [Not in use.]
52940	subjacent	[.] SUBJACENT, a. [L. Sub and jaceo, to lie.] [.] 1. Lying under or below. [.] 2. Being in a lower situation, though not directly beneath. A man placed on a hill, surveys the subjacent plain.
52941	subject	[.] SUBJECT, a. [.] 1. Placed or situate under. [.] [.] --The eastern tower whose height commands, as subject, all the vale, to see the fight. [.] 2. Being under the power and dominion of another; as, Jamaica is subject to Great Britain. [.] [.] Esau was never ...
52942	subjected	[.] SUBJECTED, pp. Reduced to the dominion of another; enslaved; exposed; submitted; made to undergo.
52943	subjection	[.] SUBJECTION, n. [.] 1. The act of subduing; the act of vanquishing and bringing under the dominion of another. [.] [.] The conquest of the kingdom and the subjection of the rebels-- [.] 2. The state of being under the power, control and government of another. ...
52944	subjective	[.] SUBJECTIVE, a. Relating to the subject, as opposed to the object. [.] [.] Certainty--is distinguished into objective and subjective; objective, is when the proposition is certainly true of itself; and subjective, is when we are certain of the truth of it.
52945	subjectively	[.] SUBJECTIVELY, adv. In relation to the subject.
52946	subjoin	[.] SUBJOIN, v.t. [L.] To add at the end; to add after something else has been said or written; as, to subjoin an argument or reason. [It is never used in a literal physical sense, to express the joining of material things.]
52947	subjoined	[.] SUBJOINED, pp. Added after something else said or written.
52948	subjoining	[.] SUBJOINING, ppr. Adding after something else said or written.
52949	subjugate	[.] SUBJUGATE, v.t. [L. Sub and jugo, to yoke. See Yoke.] To subdue and bring under the yoke of power or dominion; to conquer by force and compel to submit to the government or absolute control of another. [.] [.] He subjugated a king, and called him his vassal. [.] [Subjugate ...
52950	subjugated	[.] SUBJUGATED, pp. Reduced to the absolute control of another.
52951	subjugating	[.] SUBJUGATING, ppr. Conquering and bringing under the absolute power of another.
52952	subjugation	[.] SUBJUGATION, n. The act of subduing and bringing under the power or absolute control of another.
52953	subjunction	[.] SUBJUNCTION, n. The act of subjoining, or state of being subjoined.
52954	subjunctive	[.] SUBJUNCTIVE, a. [L. See Subjoin.] [.] 1. Subjoined or added to something before said or written. [.] 2. In grammar, designating a form of verbs which follow other verbs or words expressing condition, hypothesis or contingency; as, veni ut me videas, I came that ...
52955	sublanate	[.] SUBLANATE, a. [L., wool.] In botany, somewhat woolly.
52956	sublapsarian	[.] SUBLAPSARIAN, SUBLAPSARY, a. [L., fall.] Done after the apostasy of Adam. [See the Noun.]
52957	sublapsary	[.] SUBLAPSARIAN, SUBLAPSARY, a. [L., fall.] Done after the apostasy of Adam. [See the Noun.]
52958	sublation	[.] SUBLATION, n. [L.] The act of taking or carrying away.
52959	sublet	[.] SUBLET, v.t. [sub and let.] To underlet; to lease, as a lessee to another person. [Unusual.]
52960	sublevation	[.] SUBLEVATION, n. [L.] The act of raising on high.
52961	sublieutenant	[.] SUBLIEUTENANT, n. An officer in the royal regiment of artillery and fusileers, in which are no ensigns, and who is the same as second lieutenant.
52962	subligation	[.] SUBLIGATION, n. [L., sub and ligo, to bind.] The act of binding underneath.
52963	sublimable	[.] SUBLIMABLE, a. [from sublime.] That may be sublimated; capable of being raised by heat into vapor, and again condensed by cold.
52964	sublimableness	[.] SUBLIMABLENESS, n. The quality of being sublimable.
52965	sublimate	[.] SUBLIMATE, v.t. [from sublime.] [.] 1. To bring a solid substance, as camphor or sulphur, into the state of vapor by heat, which on cooling, returns again to the solid state. [See Sublimation.] [.] 2. To refine and exalt; to highthen; to elevate. [.] [.] And as ...
52966	sublimated	[.] SUBLIMATED, pp. Brought into a state of vapor by heat, as a solid substance; refined.
52967	sublimating	[.] SUBLIMATING, ppr. Converting into the state of vapor by heat, and condensing; as solid substances.
52968	sublimation	[.] SUBLIMATION, n. [.] 1. The operation of bringing a solid substance into the state of vapor by heat, and condensing it again into a solid by cold. Sublimation bears the same relation to a solid, that distillation does to a liquid. Both processes purify the substances ...
52969	sublime	[.] SUBLI'ME, a. [L. sublimis.] [.] 1. High in place; exalted aloft. [.] [.] Sublime on these a tow'r of steel is rear'd. [.] 2. High in excellence; exalted by nature; elevated. [.] [.] Can it be that souls sublime [.] [.] Return to visit our terrestrial ...
52970	sublimed	[.] SUBLI'MED, pp. Brought into a state of vapor by heat, and when cooled, changed to a solid state.
52971	sublimely	[.] SUBLI'MELY, adv. With elevated conceptions; loftily; as, to express one's self sublimely. [.] [.] In English lays, and all sublimely great, [.] [.] Thy Homer charms with all his ancient heat.
52972	sublimeness	[.] SUBLI'MENESS, n. Loftiness of style or sentiment; sublimity.
52973	subliming	[.] SUBLI'MING, ppr. Sublimating; exalting.
52974	sublimity	[.] SUBLIM'ITY, n. [L. sublimitas.] [.] 1. Elevation of place; lofty highth. [.] 2. Highth in excellence; loftiness of nature or character; [.] moral grandeur; as God's incomprehensible sublimity. [.] [.] The sublimity of the character of Christ owes nothing to his ...
52975	sublingual	[.] SUBLIN'GUAL, a. [L. sub and lingua, the tongue.] [.] Situated under the tongue; as the sublingual glands.
52976	sublunar	[.] SUBLU'NAR
52977	sublunary	[.] SUB'LUNARY, a. [L. sub and luna, the moon.] Literally, beneath the moon, but sublunary, which is the word chiefly used, denotes merely terrestrial, earthly, pertaining to this world. [.] [.] All things sublunary are subject to change.
52978	subluxation	[.] SUBLUXA'TION, n. [sub and luxation.] In surgery, a violent sprain; also, an incomplete dislocation.
52979	submarine	[.] SUBMARINE, a. [L. sub and marinus, from mare, the sea.] [.] Being, acting or growing under water in the sea; as submarine navigators; submarine plants.
52980	submaxillary	[.] SUBMAX'ILLARY, a. [L. sub and maxilla, the jaw-bone.] Situated under the jaw. [.] The submaxillary glands are two salivatory glands, situated one on either side, immediately within the angle of the lower jaw.
52981	submediant	[.] SUBME'DIANT, n. In music, the sixth note, or middle note between the octave and subdominant.
52982	submerge	...
52983	submerged	[.] SUBMERG'ED, pp. Put under water; overflowed.
52984	submerging	[.] SUBMERG'ING, ppr. Putting under water; overflowing.
52985	submerse	[.] SUBMERSE
52986	submersed	[.] SUBMERS'ED, a. submers'. [L. submersus.] Being or growing under water, as the leaves of aquatic plants.
52987	submersion	[.] SUBMER'SION, n. [L. submersus.] [.] 1. The act of putting under water or causing to be overflowed; as the submersion of an isle or tract of land. [.] 2. The act of plunging under water; the act of drowning.
52988	subminister	[.] SUBMIN'ISTER
52989	subministrant	[.] SUBMIN'ISTRANT, a. Subservient; serving in subordination. [Not in use.]
52990	subministrate	[.] SUBMIN'ISTRATE, v.t. [L. subministro; sub and ministro.] [.] To supply; to afford. [Not in use.]
52991	subministration	[.] SUBMINISTRA'TION, n. The act of furnishing or supplying. [Not in use.]
52992	submiss	[.] SUBMISS', a. [L. submissus, submitto.] Submissive; humble; obsequious. [Rarely used, and in poetry only.]
52993	submission	[.] SUBMIS'SION, n. [L. submissio, from submitto.] [.] 1. The act of submitting; the act of yielding to power or authority; surrender of the person and power to the control or government of another. [.] [.] Submission, dauphin! 'tis a mere French word; [.] [.] ...
52994	submissive	[.] SUBMISS'IVE, a. Yielding to the will or power of another; obedient. [.] 1. Humble; acknowledging one's inferiority; testifying one's submission. [.] [.] Her at his feet submissive in distress, [.] [.] He thus with peaceful words uprais'd.
52995	submissively	[.] SUBMISS'IVELY, adv. With submission; with acknowledgment of inferiority; humbly. [.] [.] The goddess, [.] [.] Soft in her tone, submissively replies.
52996	submissiveness	[.] SUBMISS'IVENESS, n. A submissive temper or disposition. [.] 1. Humbleness; acknowledgment of inferiority. [.] 2. Confession of fault. [.] [.] Frailty gets pardon by submissiveness.
52997	submissly	[.] SUBMISS'LY, adv. Humbly; with submission. [Little used.]
52998	submissness	[.] SUBMISS'NESS, n. Humbleness; obedience. [Little used.]
52999	submit	[.] SUBMIT', v.t. [L. submitto; sub, under, and mitto, to send.] [.] 1. To let down; to cause to sink or lower. [.] [.] Sometimes the hill submits itself a while. [.] [This use of the word is nearly or wholly obsolete.] [.] 2. To yield, resign or surrender to ...
53000	submitted	[.] SUBMIT'TED, pp. Surrendered; resigned; yielded; referred.
53001	submitter	[.] SUBMIT'TER, n. One who submits.
53002	submitting	[.] SUBMIT'TING, ppr. Surrendering; resigning; yielding; referring to another for decision.
53003	submultiple	[.] SUBMUL'TIPLE, n. [See Multiply.] A number or quantity which is contained in another a certain number of times, or is an aliquot part of it. Thus 7 is the submultiple of 56, being contained in it eight times. The word is used as an adjective also; as a submultiple number; ...
53004	subnascent	[.] SUBNAS'CENT, a. [L. sub and nascor.] Growing underneath.
53005	subnect	[.] SUBNECT', v.t. [L. subnecto.] To tie, buckle or fasten beneath. [Not in use.]
53006	subnormal	[.] SUBNOR'MAL, n. [L. sub and norma, a rule.] A subperpendicular, or a line under the perpendicular to a curve.
53007	subnude	[.] SUBNU'DE, a. [L.sub and nudus, naked.] In botany, almost naked or bare of leaves.
53008	subobscurely	[.] SUBOBSCU'RELY, adv. Somewhat obscurely or darkly.
53009	suboccipital	[.] SUBOCCIP'ITAL, a. Being under the occiput; as the suboccipital nerves.
53010	suboctave	[.] SUBOC'TAVE
53011	suboctuple	[.] SUBOC'TUPLE, a. [L. sub and octavus or octuple.] Containing one [.] part of eight.
53012	subocular	[.] SUBOC'ULAR, a. [L. sub and oculus.] Being under the eye.
53013	suborbicular	[.] SUBORBIC'ULAR
53014	suborbiculate	[.] SUBORBIC'ULATE, a. [L. sub and orbiculatus.] Almost orbiculate or orbicular; nearly circular.
53015	subordinacy	[.] SUBOR'DINACY, n. [See Subordinate.] [.] 1. The state of being subordinate or subject to control; as, to bring the imagination to act in subordinacy to reason. [.] 2. Series of subordination. [Little used.]
53016	subordinancy	[.] SUBOR'DINANCY, n. [Not in use. See Subordinacy.]
53017	subordinate	[.] SUBOR'DINATE, a. [L. sub and ordinatus, from ordo, order.] [.] 1. Inferior in order,in nature, in dignity, in power, importance, &c.; as subordinate officers. [.] [.] It was subordinate, not enslaved, to the understanding. [.] 2. Descending in a regular series. [.] [.] ...
53018	subordinated	[.] SUBOR'DINATED, pp. Placed in an inferior rank; considered as of inferior importance; subjected.
53019	subordinately	[.] SUBOR'DINATELY, adv. In a lower rank or of inferior importance. [.] 1. In a series regularly descending.
53020	subordination	[.] SUBORDINA'TION, n. [See Subordinate.] [.] 1. The state of being inferior to another; inferiority of rank or dignity. [.] 2. A series regularly descending. [.] [.] Natural creatures having a local subordination-- [.] 3. Place of rank among inferiors. [.] [.] ...
53021	suborn	[.] SUBORN', v.t. [L. suborno; sub and orno. The sense of orno, in this word, and the primary sense, is to put on, to furnish. Hence suborno, to furnish privately, that is, to bribe.] [.] 1. In law, to procure a person to take such a false oath as constitutes perjury. [.] 2. ...
53022	subornation	[.] SUBORNA'TION, n. In law, the crime of procuring a person to take such a false oath as constitutes perjury. [.] 1. The crime of procuring one to do a criminal or bad action.
53023	suborned	[.] SUBORN'ED, pp. Procured to take a false oath, or to do a bad action.
53024	suborner	[.] SUBORN'ER, n. One who procures another to take a false oath, or to do a bad action.
53025	suborning	[.] SUBORN'ING, ppr. Procuring one to take a false oath, or to do a criminal action.
53026	subovate	[.] SUBO'VATE, a. [L. sub and ovatus, from ovum, an egg.] [.] Almost ovate; nearly in the form of an egg.
53027	subpena	[.] SUBPE'NA, n. [L. sub and poena, pain, penalty.] [.] A writ commanding the attendance in court of the person on whom it is served; as witnesses, &c. [.] SUBPE'NA, v.t. To serve with a writ of subpena; to command attendance in court by a legal writ.
53028	subperpendicular	[.] SUBPERPENDIC'ULAR, n. [sub and perpendicular.] [.] A subnormal, which see.
53029	subpetiolate	[.] SUBPET'IOLATE, a. [sub and petiole.] In botany, having a very short petiole.
53030	subprior	[.] SUBPRI'OR, n. [sub and prior.] The vicegerent of a prior; a claustral officer who assists the prior.
53031	subpurchaser	[.] SUBPUR'CHASER, n. A purchaser who buys of a purchaser.
53032	subquadrate	[.] SUBQUAD'RATE, a. Nearly square.
53033	subquadruple	[.] SUBQUAD'RUPLE, a. [sub and quadruple.] Containing one part of four; as subquadruple proportion.
53034	subquinquefid	[.] SUBQUIN'QUEFID, a. [sub and quinquefid.] Almost quinfuefid.
53035	subquintuple	[.] SUBQUIN'TUPLE, a. [sub and quintuple.] Containing one part of five; as subquintuple proportion.
53036	subramous	[.] SUBRA'MOUS, a. [L. sub and ramosus, full of branches.] [.] In botany, having few branches.
53037	subrector	[.] SUBREC'TOR, n. [sub and rector.] A rector's deputy or substitute.
53038	subreption	[.] SUBREP'TION, n. [L. subreptio, from subrepo, to creep under.] [.] The act of obtaining a favor by surprise or unfair representation, that is, by suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts.
53039	subreptitious	[.] SUBREPTI'TIOUS, a. [L. surreptitius, supra.] Falsely crept in; fraudulently obtained. [See Surreptitious.]
53040	subrogate	[.] SUB'ROGATE, v.t. [L. subrogo.] To put in the place of another. [Not in use. See Surrogate.]
53041	subrogation	[.] SUBROGA'TION, n. In the civil law,the substituting of one person in the place of another and giving him his rights.
53042	subrotund	[.] SUBROTUND', a. [L. sub and rotundus, round.] Almost round.
53043	subsaline	[.] SUBSALI'NE, a. Moderately saline or salt.
53044	subsalt	[.] SUB'SALT, n. A salt with less acid than is sufficient to neutralize its radicals; or a salt having an excess of the base.
53045	subscapular	[.] SUBSCAP'ULAR, a. [L. sub and scapula.] The subscapular artery [.] is the large branch of the axillary artery, which rises near the lowest margin of the scapula.
53046	subscribe	[.] SUBSCRI'BE, v.t. [L. subscribo; sub and scribo, to write.] [.] 1. To sign with one's own hand; to give consent to something written, or to bind one's self by writing one's name beneath; as, parties subscribe a covenant or contract; a man subscribes a bond or articles ...
53047	subscribed	[.] SUBSCRI'BED, pp. Having a name or names written underneath. The petition is subscribed by two thousand persons. [.] 1. Promised by writing the name and sum. [.] [.] A large sum is subscribed.
53048	subscriber	[.] SUBSCRI'BER, n. One who subscribes; one who contributes to an undertaking by subscribing. [.] 1. One who enters his name for a paper, book, map and the like.
53049	subscribing	[.] SUBSCRI'BING, ppr. Writing one's name underneath; assenting to or attesting by writing the name beneath; entering one's name as a purchaser.
53050	subscription	[.] SUBSCRIP'TION, n. [L. subscriptio.] Any thing, particularly a paper,with names subscribed. [.] 1. The act of subscribing or writing one's name underneath; name subscribed; signature. [.] 2. Consent or attestation given by underwriting the name. [.] 3. The ...
53051	subsection	[.] SUBSEC'TION, n. [L. sub and sectio.] The part or division of a section; a subdivision; the section of a section.
53052	subsecutive	[.] SUBSEC'UTIVE, a. [L. subsequor, subsecutus.] [.] Following in a train or succession. [Little used.]
53053	subsemitone	[.] SUBSEM'ITONE, n. In music, the sharp seventh or sensible of any key.
53054	subseptuple	[.] SUBSEP'TUPLE, a. [L. sub and septuplus.] Containing one of seven parts.
53055	subsequence	[.] SUB'SEQUENCE, n. [L. subsequor, subsequens; sub and sequor, to follow.] A following; a state of coming after something.
53056	subsequent	[.] SUB'SEQUENT, a. [L. subsequens, supra.] [.] 1. Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely; as subsequent events; subsequent ages or years; a period long subsequent to the foundation of Rome. [.] 2. Following in the order ...
53057	subsequently	[.] SUB'SEQUENTLY, adv. At a later time; in time after something else. Nothing was done at the first meeting; what was subsequently transacted, I do not know. [.] 1. After something else in order. These difficulties will be subsequently explained.
53058	subserve	[.] SUBSERVE, v.t. subserv.' [L. subservio; sub and servio, to serve.] [.] To serve in subordination; to serve instrumentally. In most engines, we make the laws of matter subserve the purposes of art. [.] [.] Not made to rule, [.] [.] But to subserve where wisdom bears ...
53059	subservience	[.] SUBSERV'IENCE
53060	subserviency	[.] SUBSERV'IENCY, n. Instrumental use; use or operation that promotes some purpose. [.] [.] --The body, wherein appears much fitness, use and subserviency to infinite functions. [.] [.] There is a regular subordination and subserviency among all the parts to beneficial ...
53061	subservient	[.] SUBSERV'IENT, a. [L. subserviens.] Useful as an instrument to promote a purpose;serving to promote some end. [.] [.] Hammond had an incredible dexterity, scarcely ever reading any thing which he did not make subservient in one kind or other. [.] 1. Subordinate; ...
53062	subserviently	[.] SUBSERV'IENTLY, adv. In a subservient manner.
53063	subsessile	[.] SUBSES'SILE, a. [L. sub and sessilis.] In botany, almost sessile; having very short footstalks.
53064	subsextuple	[.] SUBSEX'TUPLE, a. [L. sub and sextuplus.] Containing one part in six.
53065	subside	[.] SUBSI'DE, v.i. [L. subsido; sub and sido, to settle. See Set.] [.] 1. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle; as lees. [.] 2. To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be calmed; to become tranquil. Let the passions subside. The tumults of war will ...
53066	subsidence	[.] SUBSI'DENCE
53067	subsidency	[.] SUBSI'DENCY, n. The act or process of sinking or falling, as the lees of liquors. [.] 1. The act of sinking or gradually descending, as ground.
53068	subsidiary	[.] SUBSID'IARY, a. [L. subsidiarius. See Subsidy.] [.] 1. Aiding; assistant; furnishing help. Subsidiary troops are troops of one nation hired by another for military service. [.] 2. Furnishing additional supplies; as a subsidiary stream. [.] SUBSID'IARY, ...
53069	subsidize	[.] SUB'SIDIZE, v.t. [from subsidy.] To furnish with a subsidy; to purchase the assistance of another by the payment of a subsidy to him. Great Britain subsidized some of the German powers in the late war with France.
53070	subsidized	[.] SUB'SIDIZED, pp. Engaged as an auxiliary by means of a subsidy.
53071	subsidizing	[.] SUB'SIDIZING, ppr. Purchasing the assistance of by subsidies.
53072	subsidy	[.] SUB'SIDY, n. [L. subsidium, from subsido, literally to be or sit under or by.] [.] [.] 1. Aid in money; supply given; a tax;something furnished for aid, as by the people to their prince; as the subsidies granted formerly to the kings of England. [.] Subsidies ...
53073	subsign	[.] SUBSIGN, v.t. subsi'ne. [L. subsigno; sub and signo, to sign.] [.] To sign under; to write beneath. [Little used.]
53074	subsignation	[.] SUBSIGNA'TION, n. The act of writing the name under something for attestation. [Little used.]
53075	subsist	[.] SUBSIST', v.i. [L. subsisto; sub and sisto, to stand, to be fixed.] [.] 1. To be; to have existence; applicable to matter or spirit. [.] 2. To continue; to retain the present state. [.] [.] Firm we subsist, but possible to swerve. [.] 3. To live; to be maintained ...
53076	subsistence	[.] SUBSIST'ENCE
53077	subsistency	[.] SUBSIST'ENCY, n. Real being; as a chain of differing subsistencies. [.] [.] Not only the things had subsistence, but the very images were of some creatures existing. [.] 1. Competent provisions; means of supporting life. [.] [.] His viceroy could only propose ...
53078	subsistent	[.] SUBSIST'ENT, a. [L. subsistens.] Having real being; as a subsistent spirit. [.] 1. Inherent; as qualities subsistent in matter.
53079	subsoil	[.] SUB'SOIL, n. [sub and soil.] The bed or stratum of earth which lies between the surface soil and the base on which they rest.
53080	subspecies	[.] SUBSPE'CIES, n. [sub and species.] A subordinate species; a division of a species.
53081	substance	[.] SUB'STANCE, n. [L. substantia, substo; sub and sto, to stand.] [.] 1. In a general sense, being; something existing by itself; that which really is or exists; equally applicable to matter or spirit. Thus the soul of man is called an immaterial substance, a cogitative ...
53082	substantial	[.] SUBSTAN'TIAL, a. Belonging to substance; real; actually existing. [.] [.] If this atheist would have his chance to be a real and substantial agent, he is more stupid than the vulgar. [.] 1. Real; solid; true; not seeming or imaginary. [.] [.] If happiness ...
53083	substantiality	[.] SUBSTANTIAL'ITY, n. The state of real existence. [.] 1. Corporeity; materiality. [.] [.] The soul is a stranger to such gross substantiality.
53084	substantially	[.] SUBSTAN'TIALLY, adv. In the manner of a substance; with reality of existence. [.] [.] In him his Father shone, substantially express'd. [.] 1. Strongly; solidly. [.] 2. Truly; solidly; really. [.] [.] The laws of this religion would make men, if they would ...
53085	substantialness	[.] SUBSTAN'TIALNESS, n. The state of being substantial. [.] 1. Firmness; strength; power of holding or lasting; as the substantialness of a wall or column.
53086	substantials	[.] SUBSTAN'TIALS, n. plu. Essential parts.
53087	substantiate	[.] SUBSTAN'TIATE, v.t. To make to exist. [.] 1. To establish by proof or competent evidence; to verify; to make good, as, to substantiate a charge or allegation; to substantiate a declaration.
53088	substantive	[.] SUB'STANTIVE, a. Betokening existence; as the substantive verb. [.] 1. Solid; depending on itself. [Not in use.] [.] SUB'STANTIVE, n. In grammar, a noun or name; the part of speech which expresses something that exists, either material or immaterial. Thus ...
53089	substantively	[.] SUB'STANTIVELY, adv. In substance; essentially. [.] 1. In grammar, as a name or noun. An adjective or pronoun may be used substantively.
53090	substile	[.] SUB'STILE, n. [sub and stile.] The line of a dial on which the stile is erected.
53091	substitute	[.] SUB'STITUTE, v.t. [L. substituo; sub and statuo, to set.] [.] To put in the place of another. [.] [.] Some few verses are inserted or substituted in the room of others. [.] SUB'STITUTE, n. One person put in the place of another to answer the same purpose. A ...
53092	substitution	[.] SUBSTITU'TION, n. The act of putting one person or thing in the place of another to supply its place; as the substitution of an agent, attorney or representative to act for one in his absence; the substitution of bank notes for gold and silver, as a circulating medium. [.] 1. ...
53093	substract	[.] SUBSTRACT', v.t. [L. subtraho, subractum.] To subtract. [.] Note.--Substract was formerly used in analogy with abstract. But in modern usage, it is written according to the Latin, subtract. See this word and its derivatives.
53094	substraction	[.] SUBSTRAC'TION, n. In law, the withdrawing or withholding of some right. Thus the substraction of conjugal rights, is when either the husband or wife withdraws from the other and lives separate. The substraction of a legacy, is the withholding or detaining of it from ...
53095	substratum	[.] SUBSTRA'TUM, n. [L. substratus, spread under; sub and sterno.] [.] 1. That which is laid or spread under; a layer of earth lying under another. In agriculture, the subsoil. [.] 2. In metaphysics, the matter or substance supposed to furnish the basis in which ...
53096	substruction	[.] SUBSTRUC'TION, n. [L. substructio.] Under building.
53097	substructure	[.] SUBSTRUC'TURE, n. [L. sub and structure.] An under structure; a foundation.
53098	substylar	[.] SUBSTY'LAR, a. In dialing, the substylar line, is a right line on which the gnomon or style is erected at right angles with the plane.
53099	substyle	[.] SUB'STYLE, n. [sub and style.] In dialing, the line on which the gnomon stands.
53100	subsulphate	[.] SUBSULPH'ATE, n. A sulphate with an excess of the base.
53101	subsultive	[.] SUBSULT'IVE
53102	subsultorily	[.] SUBSULT'ORILY, adv. In a bounding manner; by leaps, starts or twitches.
53103	subsultory	[.] SUBSULT'ORY, a. [from L. subsultus, a leap, from subsulto; sub and salio.] Bounding; leaping; moving by sudden leaps or starts, or by twitches.
53104	subsultus	[.] SUBSULT'US, n. [L.] In medicine, a twitching or convulsive motion; as subsultus tendinum.
53105	subsume	[.] SUBSU'ME, v.t. [L. sub and sumo.] To assume as a position by consequence. [Not used.]
53106	subtangent	[.] SUBTAN'GENT, n. In geometry, the part of the axis contained between the ordinate and tangent drawn to the same point in a curve.
53107	subtend	[.] SUBTEND', v.t. [L. sub and tendo, to stretch.] To extend under; as the line of a triangle which subtends the right angle; to subtend the chord of an arch. A line from the eye to a planet, subtends an angle of 40 degrees with the horizon.
53108	subtended	[.] SUBTEND'ED, pp. Extended under.
53109	subtending	[.] SUBTEND'ING, ppr. Extending under.
53110	subtense	[.] SUBTENSE, n. subtens'. [L. sub and tenus.] The chord of an arch or arc.
53111	subtepid	[.] SUBTEP'ID, a. [L. sub and tepidus, warm.] Moderately warm.
53112	subter	[.] SUB'TER, a Latin preposition, signifies under.
53113	subterfluent	[.] SUBTER'FLUENT
53114	subterfluous	[.] SUBTER'FLUOUS, a. [L. subterfluens, subterfluo.] [.] Running under or beneath.
53115	subterfuge	[.] SUB'TERFUGE, n. [L. subter and fugio, to flee.] Literally, that to which a person resorts for escape or concealment; hence, a shift; an evasion; an artifice employed to escape censure or the force of an argument, or to justify opinions or conduct. [.] [.] Affect ...
53116	subterrane	[.] SUBTERRA'NE, n. [infra.] A cave or room under ground.
53117	subterranean	[.] SUBTERRA'NEAN
53118	subterraneous	[.] SUBTERRA'NEOUS, a. [L. subter, under,and terra, earth.] Being or lying under the surface of the earth; situated within the earth or under ground; as subterranean springs; a subterraneous passage. [.] [Subterraneal and Subterrany, are not in use.]
53119	subterranity	[.] SUBTERRA'NITY, n. A place under ground. [Not in use.]
53120	subterrany	[.] SUB'TERRANY, n. What lies under ground. [Not in use.]
53121	subtil	[.] SUB'TIL, a. [L. subtilis. This word is often written subtle, but less properly.] [.] 1. Thin; not dense or gross; as subtil air; subtil vapor; a subtil medium. [.] 2. Nice; fine; delicate. [.] [.] I do distinguish plain [.] [.] Each subtil line of her immortal ...
53122	subtiliate	[.] SUBTIL'IATE, v.t. To make thin. [Not in use.]
53123	subtiliation	[.] SUBTILIA'TION, n. The act of making thin or rare. [Not in use.]
53124	subtility	[.] SUBTIL'ITY, n. Fineness.
53125	subtilization	[.] SUBTILIZA'TION, n. [from subtilize.] [.] 1. The act of making subtil, fine or thin. In the laboratory, the operation of making so volatile as to rise in steam or vapor. [.] 2. Refinement; extreme acuteness.
53126	subtilize	[.] SUB'TILIZE, v.t. [L. subtilis.] [.] 1. To make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse. [.] 2. To refine; to spin into niceties; as, to subtilize arguments. [.] SUB'TILIZE, v.i. To refine in argument; to make very nice distinctions. [.] [.] In whatever ...
53127	subtilly	[.] SUB'TILLY, adv. Thinly; not densely. [.] 1. Finely; not grossly or thickly. [.] [.] The opakest bodies, if subtilly divided--become perfectly transparent. [.] 2. Artfully; cunningly; craftily; as a scheme subtilly contrived.
53128	subtilness	[.] SUB'TILNESS, n. Thinness; rareness; as the subtilness of air. [.] 1. Fineness; acuteness; as the subtilness of an argument. [.] 2. Cunning; artfulness; as the subtilness of a foe.
53129	subtilty	[.] SUB'TILTY, n. [L. subtilitas.] [.] 1. Thinness; fineness; exility; in a physical sense; as the subtilty of air or light; the subtilty of sounds. [.] 2. Refinement; extreme acuteness. [.] [.] Intelligible discourses are spoiled by too much subtilty in nice divisions. [.] 3. ...
53130	subtle	[.] SUB'TLE, a. [See Subtil.] Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; applied to persons; as a subtle foe. [.] 1. Cunningly devised; as a subtle stratagem.
53131	subtly	[.] SUB'TLY, adv. Slyly; artfully; cunningly. [.] [.] Thou seest how subtly to detain thee I devise. [.] 1. Nicely; delicately. [.] [.] In the nice bee, what sense so subtly true.
53132	subtract	[.] SUBTRACT', v.t. [L. subtraho, subtractus; sub and traho, to draw.] [.] To withdraw or take a part from the rest; to deduct. Subtract 5 from 9, and the remainder is 4.
53133	subtracted	[.] SUBTRACT'ED, pp. Withdrawn from the rest; deducted.
53134	subtracter	[.] SUBTRACT'ER, n. He that subtracts. [.] 1. The number to be taken from a larger number. [Not used.]
53135	subtracting	[.] SUBTRACT'ING, ppr. Withdrawing from the rest; deducting.
53136	subtraction	[.] SUBTRAC'TION, n. [L. subtractio.] The act or operation of taking a part from the rest. [.] 1. In arithmetic, the taking of a lesser number from a greater of the same kind or denomination; an operation by which is found the difference between two sums.
53137	subtractive	[.] SUBTRACT'IVE, a. Tending or having power to subtract.
53138	subtrahend	[.] SUBTRAHEND', n. In arithmetic,the sum or number to be subtracted or taken from another.
53139	subtrifid	[.] SUBTRI'FID, a. Slightly trifid.
53140	subtriple	[.] SUBTRIP'LE, a. [sub and triple.] Containing a third or one part of three.
53141	subtriplicate	[.] SUBTRIP'LICATE, a. In the ratio of the cubes.
53142	subtutor	[.] SUBTU'TOR, n. [sub and tutor.] An under tutor.
53143	subulate	[.] SUB'ULATE, a. [L. subula, an awl.] In botany, shaped like an awl; awl-shaped. A subulate leaf, is linear at the bottom, but gradually tapering towards the end.
53144	suburb	[.] SUB'URB
53145	suburban	[.] SUBURB'AN, a. [L. suburbanus. See Suburbs.] Inhabiting or being in the suburbs of a city.
53146	suburbed	[.] SUB'URBED, a. Bordering on a suburb; having a suburb on its out part.
53147	suburbicarian	[.] SUBURBICA'RIAN
53148	suburbicary	[.] SUBURB'ICARY, a. [Low L. suburbicarius.] Being in the suburbs; an epithet applied to the provinces of Italy which composed the ancient diocese of Rome.
53149	suburbs	[.] SUB'URBS, n. [L. suburbium; sub and urbs, a city.] [.] 1. A building without the walls of a city, but near them; or more generally, the parts that lie without the walls, but in the vicinity of a city. The word may signify buildings, streets or territory. We say, ...
53150	subvariety	[.] SUBVARI'ETY, n. [sub and variety.] A subordinate variety, or division of a variety.
53151	subventaneous	[.] SUBVENTA'NEOUS, a. [L. subventaneus; sub and ventus.] [.] Addle; windy. [A bad word and not in use.]
53152	subvention	[.] SUBVEN'TION, n. [L. subvenio.] The act of coming under. [.] 1. The act of coming to relief; support; aid. [Little used.]
53153	subverse	[.] SUBVERSE, v.t. subvers'. To subvert. [Not in use.]
53154	subversion	[.] SUBVER'SION, n. [L. subversio. See Subvert.] Entire overthrow; an overthrow of the foundation; utter ruin; as the subversion of a government or state; the subversion of despotic power; the subversion of the constitution or laws; the subversion of an empire.
53155	subversive	[.] SUBVERS'IVE, a. Tending to subvert; having a tendency to overthrow and ruin. Every immorality is subversive of private happiness. Public corruption of morals is subversive of public happiness.
53156	subvert	[.] SUBVERT', v.t. [L. subverto; sub and verto, to turn.] [.] 1. To overthrow from the foundation; to overturn; to ruin utterly. The northern nations of Europe subverted the Roman empire. He is the worst enemy of man, who endeavors to subvert the christian religion. ...
53157	subverted	[.] SUBVERT'ED, pp. Overthrown; overturned; entirely destroyed.
53158	subverter	[.] SUBVERT'ER, n. One who subverts; an overthrower.
53159	subverting	[.] SUBVERT'ING, ppr. Overthrowing; entirely destroying.
53160	subworker	[.] SUBWORK'ER, n. [sub and worker.] A subordinate worker or helper.
53161	succedaneous	[.] SUCCEDA'NEOUS, a. [L. succedaneus; sub and cedo.] Supplying the place of something else; being or employed as a substitute.
53162	succedaneum	[.] SUCCEDA'NEUM, n. [supra.] That which is used for something else; a substitute.
53163	succede	[.] SUCCE'DE
53164	succeed	[.] SUCCEE'D, v.t. The first is the more analogical spelling, as in concede, recede. [L. succedo; sub and cedo, to give way, to pass.] [.] 1. To follow in order; to take the place which another has left; as, the king's eldest son succeeds his father on the throne. [.] [.] ...
53165	succeeder	[.] SUCCEE'DER, n. One that follows or comes in the place of another; a successor. [But the latter word is generally used.]
53166	succeeding	[.] SUCCEE'DING, ppr. Following in order; subsequent; coming after; as in all succeeding ages. He attended to the business in every succeeding stage of its progress. [.] 1. Taking the place of another who has quitted the place, or is dead; as a son succeeding his father; ...
53167	success	[.] SUCCESS', n. [L. successus, from succedo.] [.] 1. The favorable or prosperous termination of any thing attempted; a termination which answers the purpose intended; properly in a good sense, but often in a bad sense. [.] [.] Or teach with more success her son, [.] [.] ...
53168	successful	[.] SUCCESS'FUL, a. Terminating in accomplishing what is wished or intended; having the desired effect; hence, in a good sense, prosperous; fortunate; happy; as a successful application of medicine; a successful experiment in chimistry or in agriculture; a successful enterprise. [.] 1. ...
53169	successfully	[.] SUCCESS'FULLY, adv. With a favorable termination of what is attempted; prosperously; favorably. [.] [.] A reformation successfully carried on--
53170	successfulness	[.] SUCCESS'FULNESS, n. Prosperous conclusion; favorable event; success.
53171	succession	[.] SUCCES'SION, n. [L. successio.] [.] 1. A following of things in order; consecution; series of things following one another, either in time or place. Thus we speak of a succession of events in chronology, a succession of kings or bishops, and a succession of words ...
53172	successive	[.] SUCCESS'IVE, a. [.] 1. Following in order or uninterrupted course, as a series of persons or things, and either in time or place; as the successive revolutions of years or ages; the successive kings of Egypt. The author holds this strain of declamation through seven ...
53173	successively	[.] SUCCESS'IVELY, adv. In a series or order, one following another. He left three sons, who all reigned successively. [.] [.] The whiteness at length changed successively into blue, indigo and violet.
53174	successiveness	[.] SUCCESS'IVENESS, n. The state of being successive.
53175	successless	[.] SUCCESS'LESS, a. Having no success; unprosperous; unfortunate; failing to accomplish what was intended. [.] [.] Successless all her soft caresses prove. [.] [.] Best temper'd steel successless prov'd in field.
53176	successlessness	[.] SUCCESS'LESSNESS, n. Unprosperous conclusion.
53177	successor	[.] SUCCESS'OR, n. [L.] One that succeeds or follows; one that takes the place which another has left, and sustains the like part or character; correlative to predecessor; as the successor of a deceased king; the successor of a president or governor; a man's son and successor. [.] [.] ...
53178	succiduous	[.] SUCCID'UOUS, a. [L. succiduus; sub and cado.] Ready to fail; falling. [Little used.]
53179	succiferous	[.] SUCCIF'EROUS, a. [L. succus, juice, and fero, to bar.] Producing or conveying sap.
53180	succinate	[.] SUC'CINATE, n. [from L. succinum, amber.] A salt formed by the succinic acid and a base.
53181	succinated	[.] SUC'CINATED, a. Impregnated with the acid of amber.
53182	succinct	[.] SUCCINCT', a. ]L. succinctus; sub and cingo, to surround.] [.] 1. Tucked up; girded up; drawn up to permit the legs to be free. [.] [.] Hib habit fit for speed succinct. [Little used.] [.] 2. Compressed into a narrow compass; short; brief; concise; as a succinct ...
53183	succinctly	[.] SUCCINCT'LY, adv. Briefly; concisely. [.] [.] The facts were succinctly stated.
53184	succinctness	[.] SUCCINCT'NESS, n. Brevity; conciseness; as the succinctness of a narration.
53185	succinic	[.] SUCCIN'IC, a. Pertaining to amber; drawn from amber; as the succinic acid.
53186	succinite	[.] SUC'CINITE, n. [L. succinum, amber.] A mineral of an amber color, considered as a variety of garnet. It frequently occurs in globular or granular masses, about the size of a pea.
53187	succinous	[.] SUC'CINOUS, a. Pertaining to amber.
53188	succor	[.] SUC'COR, v.t. [L. succurro; sub and curro, to run.] [.] Literally, to run to, or run to support; hence, to help or relieve when in difficulty, want or distress; to assist and deliver from suffering; as, to succor a besieged city; to succor prisoners. [.] [.] He is ...
53189	succored	[.] SUC'CORED, pp. Assisted; relieved.
53190	succorer	[.] SUC'CORER, n. He that affords relief; a helper; a deliverer.
53191	succorless	[.] SUC'CORLESS, a. Destitute of help or relief.
53192	succory	[.] SUC'CORY, n. Wild endive, a plant of the genus Cichorium.
53193	succotash	[.] SUC'COTASH, n. In America, a mixture of green maiz and beans boiled. The dish, as well as the name, is borrowed from the native Indians.
53194	succuba	[.] SUC'CUBA
53195	succubus	[.] SUC'CUBUS, n. [L. sub and cubo.] A pretended kind of demon.
53196	succulence	[.] SUC'CULENCE
53197	succulency	[.] SUC'CULENCY, n. [See Succulent.] Juiciness; as the succulence of a peach.
53198	succulent	[.] SUC'CULENT, a. [L. succulentus, from succus, juice.] Full of juice; juicy. Succulent plants are such as have a juicy and soft stem, as distinguished from such as are ligneous,hard and dry. Thus the grasses are succulent herbs, as are peas,beans and the like.
53199	succumb	[.] SUCCUMB', v.i. [L. succumbo; sub and cumbo, cubo, to lie down.] [.] 1. To yield; to submit; as, to succumb to a foreign power. [.] 2. To yield; to sink unresistingly; as, to succumb under calamities.
53200	succumbing	[.] SUCCUMB'ING, ppr. Yielding; submitting; sinking.
53201	succussation	[.] SUCCUSSA'TION, n. [L. succusso, to shake.] A trot or trotting. [.] 1. A shaking; succussion.
53202	succussion	[.] SUCCUS'SION, n. [L. succussio, from succusso, to shake; sub and quasso.] [.] 1. The act of shaking; a shake. [.] 2. In medicine, a shaking of the nervous parts by powerful stimulants.
53203	suceeded	[.] SUCEE'DED, pp. Followed in order; prospered; attended with success.
53204	such	[.] SUCH, a. [.] 1. Of that kind; of the like kind. We never saw such a day; we have never had such a time as the present. [.] [.] It has as before the thing to which it relates. Give your children such precepts as tend to make them wiser and better. [.] [.] It ...
53205	suck	[.] SUCK, v.t. [L. sugo.] [.] 1. To draw with the mouth; to draw out, as a liquid from a cask, or milk from the breast; to draw into the mouth. To suck is to exhaust the air of the mouth or of a tube; the fluid then rushes into the mouth or tube by means of the pressure ...
53206	sucked	[.] SUCK'ED, pp. Drawn with the mouth, or with an instrument that exhausts the air; imbibed; absorbed.
53207	sucker	[.] SUCK'ER, n. He or that which draws with the mouth. [.] 1. The embolus or piston of a pump. [.] 2. A pipe through which any thing is drawn. [.] 3. The shoot of a plant from the roots or lower part of the stem; so called perhaps from its drawing its nourishment ...
53208	sucket	[.] SUCK'ET, n. A sweetmeat for the mouth.
53209	sucking	[.] SUCK'ING, ppr. Drawing with the mouth or with an instrument; imbibing; absorbing.
53210	sucking-bottle	[.] SUCK'ING-BOTTLE, n. A bottle to be filled with milk for infants to suck instead of the pap.
53211	suckle	[.] SUCK'LE, n. A teat. [Not in use.] [.] SUCK'LE, v.t. To give suck to; to nurse at the breast. Romulus and Remus are fabled to have been suckled by a wolf.
53212	suckled	[.] SUCK'LED, pp. Nursed at the breast.
53213	suckling	[.] SUCK'LING, ppr. Nursing at the breast. [.] SUCK'LING, n. A young child or animal nursed at the breast. Ps.8. [.] 1. A sort of white clover.
53214	suction	[.] SUC'TION, n. The act of sucking or drawing into the mouth, as fluids. [.] 1. The act of drawing, as fluids into a pipe or other thing.
53215	sudak	[.] SU'DAK, n. A fish, a species of Perca.
53216	sudary	[.] SU'DARY, n. [L. sudarium, from sudo, to sweat.] A napkin or handkerchief. [Not in use.]
53217	sudation	[.] SUDA'TION, n. [L. sudatio.] A sweating.
53218	sudatory	[.] SU'DATORY, n. [L. sudatorium, from sudo, to sweat.] [.] A hot house; a sweating bath. [.] SU'DATORY, a. Sweating.
53219	sudden	[.] SUD'DEN, a. [L. subitaneus.] [.] 1. Happening without previous notice; coming unexpectedly, or without the common preparatives. [.] [.] And sudden fear troubleth thee. Job.22. [.] [.] For when they shall say, peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh ...
53220	suddenly	[.] SUD'DENLY, adv. In an unexpected manner; unexpectedly; hastily; without preparation. [.] [.] Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly. Prov.6. [.] 1. Without premeditation.
53221	suddenness	[.] SUD'DENNESS, n. State of being sudden; a coming or happening without previous notice. The suddenness of the event precluded preparation.
53222	sudorific	[.] SUDORIF'IC, a. [L. sudor, sweat,and facio, to make.]sweat; exciting perspiration; as sudorific herbs. [.] SUDORIF'IC, n. A medicine that produces sweat or sensible perspiration.
53223	sudorous	[.] SU'DOROUS, a. [L. sudor, sweat.] Consisting of sweat. [.]
53224	suds	[.] SUDS, n. sing. Water impregnated with soap. [.] To be in the suds, to be in turmoil or difficulty; a familiar phrase.
53225	sue	[.] SUE, v.t. su. [L. sequor. See Seek and Essay.] [.] 1. To seek justice or right from one by legal process; to institute process in law against one; to prosecute in a civil action for the recovery of a real or supposed right; as, to sue one for debt; to sue one for ...
53226	sued	[.] SU'ED, pp. Prosecuted; sought in law.
53227	suet	[.] SU'ET, n. The fat of an animal, particularly that about the kidneys; lard.
53228	suety	[.] SU'ETY, a. Consisting of suet, or resembling it; as a suety substance.
53229	suffer	[.] SUF'FER, v.t.[L. suffero; sub, under, and fero, to bear; as we say, to undergo.] [.] 1. To feel or bear what is painful, disagreeable or distressing, either to the body or mind; to undergo. We suffer pain of body; we suffer grief of mind. The criminal suffers punishment; ...
53230	sufferable	[.] SUF'FERABLE, a. That may be tolerated or permitted; allowable. [.] 1. That may be endured or borne.
53231	sufferably	[.] SUF'FERABLY, adv. Tolerably; so as to be endured.
53232	sufferance	[.] SUF'FERANCE, n. The bearing of pain; endurance; pain endured; misery. [.] [.] He must not only die, [.] [.] But thy unkindness shall the death draw out [.] [.] To ling'ring sufferance. [.] 1. Patience; moderation; a bearing with patience. [.] [.] But ...
53233	suffered	[.] SUF'FERED, pp. Borne; undergone; permitted; allowed.
53234	sufferer	[.] SUF'FERER, n. One who endures or undergoes pain, either of body or mind; one who sustains inconvenience or loss; as suffers by poverty or sickness. Men are sufferers by fire or losses at sea; they are sufferers by the ravages of an enemy; still more are they sufferers ...
53235	suffering	[.] SUF'FERING, ppr. Bearing; undergoing pain, inconvenience or damage; permitting; allowing. [.] SUF'FERING, n. The bearing of pain, inconvenience or loss; pain endured; distress, loss or injury incurred; as sufferings by pain or sorrow; sufferings by want or by ...
53236	suffice	[.] SUFFICE, v.i. suffi'ze. [L. sufficio; sub and facio.] [.] To be enough or sufficient; to be equal to the end proposed. [.] [.] To recount Almighty works [.] [.] What words or tongue of seraph can suffice? [.] SUFFICE, v.t. suffi'ze. To satisfy; to content; ...
53237	sufficed	[.] SUFFICED, pp. suffi'zed. Satisfied; adequately supplied.
53238	sufficiency	[.] SUFFI'CIENCY, n. The state of being adequate to the end proposed. [.] [.] His sufficiency is such, that he bestows and possesses, his plenty being unexhausted. [.] 1. Qualification for any purpose. [.] [.] I am not so confident of my own sufficiency as not ...
53239	sufficient	[.] SUFFI'CIENT, a. [L. sufficiens.] Enough; equal to the end proposed; adequate to wants; competent; as provision sufficient for the family; water sufficient for the voyage; an army sufficient to defend the country. [.] [.] My grace is sufficient for thee. 2 Cor.12. [.] 1. ...
53240	sufficiently	[.] SUFFI'CIENTLY, adv. To a sufficient degree; enough; to a degree that answers the purpose, or gives content; as, we are sufficiently supplied with food and clothing; a man sufficiently qualified for the discharge of his official duties.
53241	sufficing	[.] SUFFICING, ppr. suffi'zing. Supplying what is needed; satisfying.
53242	suffisance	[.] SUFFI'SANCE, n. Sufficiency; plenty. [Not in use.]
53243	suffix	[.] SUF'FIX, n. [L. suffixus, suffigo; sub and figo, to fix.] [.] A letter or syllable added or annexed to the end of a word.
53244	suffixed	[.] SUFFIX'ED, pp. Added to the end of a word.
53245	suffixing	[.] SUFFIX'ING, ppr. Adding to the end of a word.
53246	sufflaminate	[.] SUFFLAM'INATE, v.t. [L. sufflamen, a stop.] To stop; to impede. [Not in use.]
53247	sufflate	[.] SUFFLA'TE, v.t. [L. sufflo; sub and flo, to blow.] [.] To blow up; to inflate. [Little used.]
53248	sufflation	[.] SUFFLA'TION, n. [L. sufflatio.] The act of blowing up or inflating.
53249	suffocate	[.] SUF'FOCATE, v.t. [L. suffoco; sub and focus, or its root.] [.] 1. To choke or kill by stopping respiration. Respiration may be stopped by the interception of air, as in hanging and strangling, or by the introduction of smoke, dust or mephitic air into the lungs. ...
53250	suffocated	[.] SUF'FOCATED, pp. Choked; stifled.
53251	suffocating	[.] SUF'FOCATING, ppr. Choking; stifling.
53252	suffocatingly	[.] SUF'FOCATINGLY, adv. So as to suffocate; as suffocatingly hot.
53253	suffocation	[.] SUFFOCA'TION, n. The act of choking or stifling; a stopping of respiration, either by intercepting the passage of air to and from the lungs, or by inhaling smoke, dust or air that is not respirable. [.] 1. The act of stifling, destroying or extinguishing.
53254	suffocative	[.] SUF'FOCATIVE, a. Tending or able to choke or stifle; as suffocative catarrhs.
53255	suffossion	[.] SUFFOS'SION, n. [L. suffossio; sub and fodio, to dig.] [.] A digging under; an undermining.
53256	suffragan	[.] SUF'FRAGAN, a. [L. suffragans, assisting; suffragor,to vote for, to favor.] Assisting; as a suffragan bishop. [.] SUF'FRAGAN, n. A bishop, considered as an assistant to his metropolitan; or rather, an assistant bishop. By 26 Hen.VIII. suffragans are to be denominated ...
53257	suffragant	[.] SUF'FRAGANT, n. An assistant; a favorer; one who concurs with.
53258	suffragate	[.] SUF'FRAGATE, v.t. [L. suffragor.] To vote with. [Not in use.]
53259	suffragator	[.] SUF'FRAGATOR, n. [L.] One who assists or favors by his vote.
53260	suffrage	[.] SUF'FRAGE, n.[L. suffragium.] [.] 1. A vote; a voice given in deciding a controverted question, or in the choice of a man for an office or trust. Nothing can be more grateful to a good man than to be elevated to office by the unbiased suffrages of free enlightened ...
53261	suffraginous	[.] SUFFRAG'INOUS, a. [L. suffrago, the pastern or hough.] [.] Pertaining to the knee joint of a beast.
53262	suffruticous	[.] SUFFRU'TICOUS, a. [L. sub and fruticosus; frutex, a shrub.] [.] In botany, under-shrubby, or part shrubby; permanent or woody at the base, but the yearly branches decaying; as sage, thyme,hyssop, &c.
53263	suffumigate	[.] SUFFU'MIGATE, v.t. [L. suffumigo.] To apply fumes or smoke to the internal parts of the body, as in medicine.
53264	suffumigation	[.] SUFFUMIGA'TION, n. Fumigation; the operation of smoking any thing, or rather of applying fumes to the internal parts of the body. [.] 1. A term applied to all medicines that are received into the body in the form of fumes.
53265	suffumige	[.] SUFFU'MIGE, n. A medical fume.
53266	suffuse	[.] SUFFU'SE, v.t. suffi'ze. [L.suffusus, suffundo; sub and fundo, to pour.] To overspread, as with a fluid or tincture; as eyes suffused with tears; cheeks suffused with blushes. [.] [.] When purple light shall next suffuse the skies.
53267	suffused	[.] SUFFU'SED, pp. Overspread, as with a fluid or with color.
53268	suffusion	[.] SUFFU'SION, n. [L. suffusio.] [.] 1. The act or operation of overspreading, as with a fluid or with a color. [.] 2. The state of being suffused or spread over. [.] [.] To those that have the jaundice or like suffusion of eyes, objects appear of that color. [.] 3. ...
53269	sug	[.] SUG, n. [L. sugo, to suck.] A kind or worm.
53270	sugar	[.] SUGAR, n. SHUG'AR. [L. saccharum.] [.] 1. A well known substance manufactured chiefly from the sugar cane, arundo saccharifera; but in the United States, great quantities of this article are made from the sugar maple; and in France, a few years since, it was ...
53271	sugar-candy	[.] SUGAR-CANDY, n. [sugar and candy.] Sugar clarified and concreted or crystallized, in which state it becomes transparent.
53272	sugar-cane	[.] SUG'AR-CANE, n. [sugar and cane.] The cane or plant from whose juice sugar is obtained.
53273	sugar-house	[.] SUG'AR-HOUSE, n. A building in which sugar is refined.
53274	sugar-loaf	[.] SUG'AR-LOAF, n. A conical mass of refined sugar.
53275	sugar-mill	[.] SUG'AR-MILL, n. A machine for pressing out the juice of the sugar cane.
53276	sugar-mite	[.] SUG'AR-MITE, n. [sugar and mite.] A winged insect; lepisma. [.] [.] The lepisma saccharina, is an apterous or wingless insect, covered with silvery scales.
53277	sugar-plum	[.] SUG'AR-PLUM, n. [sugar and plum.] A species of sweetmeat in small balls.
53278	sugary	[.] SUG'ARY, a. Tinctured or sweetened with sugar; sweet; tasting like sugar. [.] 1. Fond of sugar, or of sweet things. [.] 2. Containing sugar. [.] 3. Like sugar.
53279	sugescent	[.] SUGES'CENT, a. [L. sugens, sucking.] Relating to sucking.
53280	suggest	[.] SUG'GEST, v.t. [L. suggero,suggestus; sub and gero.] [.] 1. To hint; to intimate or mention in the first instance; as, to suggest a new mode of cultivation; to suggest a different scheme or measure; to suggest a new idea. [.] 2. To offer to the mind or thoughts. [.] [.] ...
53281	suggested	[.] SUGGEST'ED, pp. Hinted; intimated.
53282	suggester	[.] SUGGEST'ER, n. One that suggests.
53283	suggestion	[.] SUGGES'TION, n. A hint; a first intimation, proposal or mention. The measure was adopted at the suggestion of an eminent philosopher. [.] 1. Presentation of an idea to the mind; as the suggestions of fancy or imagination; the suggestions of conscience. [.] 2. ...
53284	suggestive	[.] SUGGEST'IVE, a. Containing a hint or intimation.
53285	suggil	[.] SUG'GIL, v.t. [L. suggillo.] To defame. [Not in use.]
53286	suggilate	[.] SUG'GILATE, v.t. [L. suggillo.] To beat black and blue. [Not in use.]
53287	suggilation	[.] SUGGILA'TION, n. A black and blue mark; a blow; a bruise. [Not in use.]
53288	suicidal	[.] SUICI'DAL, a. Partaking of the crime of suicide.
53289	suicide	[.] SU'ICIDE, n. [L. suicidium; se and coedo, to slay.] [.] 1. Self-murder; the act of designedly destroying one's own life. To constitute suicide, the person must be of years of discretion and of sound mind. [.] 2. One guilty of self-murder; a felo de se.
53290	suicism	[.] SUICISM, for suicide, is not in use.
53291	suillage	[.] SUIL'LAGE, n. Drain of filth.
53292	suing	[.] SU'ING, ppr. of sue. Prosecuting. [.] SU'ING, n. [L. sudo.] The process of soaking through any thing. [Not in use.]
53293	suit	[.] SUIT, n. [L. sequor.] See Seek. In Law Latin, secta is from the same source.] Literally, a following; and so used in the old English statutes. [.] 1. Consecution; succession; series; regular order; as the same kind and suit of weather. [Not now so applied.] [.] 2. ...
53294	suitable	[.] SUITABLE, a. Fitting; according with; agreeable to; proper; becoming; as ornaments suitable to one's character and station; language suitable to the subject. [.] 1. Adequate. We cannot make suitable returns for divine mercies.
53295	suitableness	[.] SUITABLENESS, n. Fitness; propriety; agreeableness; a state of being adapted or accommodated. Consider the laws, and their suitableness to our moral state.
53296	suitably	[.] SUITABLY, adv. Fitly; agreeably; with propriety. Let words be suitably applied.
53297	suited	[.] SUITED, pp. Fitted; adapted; pleased.
53298	suiting	[.] SUITING, ppr. Fitting; according with; becoming; pleasing.
53299	suitor	[.] SUITOR, n. One that sues or prosecutes a demand of right in law, as a plaintiff, petitioner or appellant. [.] 1. One who attends a court, whether plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, appellant, witness, juror and the like. These, in legal phraseology, are all included ...
53300	suitress	[.] SUITRESS, n. A female supplicant.
53301	sulcate	[.] SUL'CATE
53302	sulcated	[.] SUL'CATED, a. [L. sulcus, a furrow.] In botany, furrowed; grooved; scored with deep broad channels longitudinally; as a sulcated stem.
53303	sulkiness	[.] SUL'KINESS, n. [from sulky.] Sullenness; sourness; moroseness.
53304	sulky	[.] SUL'KY, a. Sullen; sour; heavy; obstinate; morose. [.] [.] While these animals remain in their inclosures, they are sulky. [.] SUL'KY, n. A carriage for a single person.
53305	sullage	[.] SUL'LAGE, n. [See Sulliage.] A drain of filth, or filth collected from the street or highway.
53306	sullen	[.] SUL'LEN, a. [perhaps set, fixed, and allied to silent, sill, &c.] [.] 1. Gloomily angry and silent; cross; sour; affected with ill humor. [.] [.] And sullen I forsook th' imperfect feast. [.] 2. Mischievous; malignant. [.] [.] Such sullen planets at my birth ...
53307	sullenly	[.] SUL'LENLY, adv. Gloomily; malignantly; intractably; with moroseness.
53308	sullenness	[.] SUL'LENNESS, n. Ill nature with silence; silent moroseness; gloominess; malignity; intractableness.
53309	sullens	[.] SUL'LENS, n. plu. A morose temper; gloominess. [Not in use.]
53310	sulliage	[.] SUL'LIAGE, n. Foulness; filth. [Not in use.]
53311	sullied	[.] SUL'LIED, pp. Soiled; tarnished; stained.
53312	sully	[.] SUL'LY, v.t. [.] 1. To soil; to dirt; to spot; to tarnish. [.] [.] And statues sullied yet with sacrilegious smoke. [.] 2. To tarnish; to darken. [.] [.] Let there be no spots to sully the brightness of this solemnity. [.] 3. To stain; to tarnish; as ...
53313	sullying	[.] SUL'LYING, ppr. Soiling; tarnishing; staining.
53314	sulphate	[.] SUL'PHATE, n. [from sulphur.] A neutral salt formed by sulphuric acid in combination with any base; as sulphate of lime.
53315	sulphatic	[.] SULPHAT'IC, a. Pertaining to sulphate.
53316	sulphite	[.] SUL'PHITE, n. [from sulphur.] A salt or definite compound formed by a combination of sulphurous acid with a base.
53317	sulphore	[.] SUL'PHORE
53318	sulphur	[.] SUL'PHUR, n. [L.] A simple combustible mineral substance, of a yellow color, brittle, insoluble in water, but fusible by heat. It is called also brimstone, that is, burn-stone, from its great combustibility. It burns with a blue flame and a peculiar suffocating odor. ...
53319	sulphur-wort	[.] SUL'PHUR-WORT, n. A plant, hog's fennel, of the genus Peucedanum.
53320	sulphurate	[.] SUL'PHURATE, a. [L. sulphuratus.] Belonging to sulphur; of the color of sulphur. [Little used.] [.] SUL'PHURATE, v.t. To combine with sulphur.
53321	sulphurated	[.] SUL'PHURATED, pp. Combined or impregnated with sulphur; as sulphurated hydrogen gas.
53322	sulphuration	[.] SULPHURA'TION, n. Act of addressing or anointing with sulphur.
53323	sulphureous	[.] SULPHU'REOUS, a. Consisting of sulphur; having the qualities of sulphur or brimstone; impregnated with sulphur. [.] [.] Her snakes untied, sulphureous waters drink.
53324	sulphureously	[.] SULPHU'REOUSLY, adv. In a sulphureous manner.
53325	sulphureousness	[.] SULPHU'REOUSNESS, n. The state of being sulphureous.
53326	sulphuret	[.] SUL'PHURET, n. A combination of sulphur with a metallic, earthy or alkaline base; as a sulphuret of potash.
53327	sulphureted	[.] SUL'PHURETED, a. Applied to gaseous bodies holding sulphur in solution; as sulphureted hydrogen.
53328	sulphuric	[.] SUL'PHURIC, a. Pertaining to sulphur; more strictly, designating an acid formed by sulphur saturated with oxygen; as sulphuric acid, formerly called vitriolic acid, or oil of vitrol.
53329	sulphurous	[.] SUL'PHUROUS, a. Like sulphur; containing sulphur; also, designating an acid formed by sulphur subsaturated with oxygen. This is called sulphurous acid.
53330	sulphury	[.] SUL'PHURY, a. Partaking of sulphur; having the qualities of sulphur.
53331	sultan	[.] SUL'TAN, n. [ Heb. to rule.] An appellation given to the emperor of the Turks, denoting ruler or commander.
53332	sultan-flower	[.] SUL'TAN-FLOWER, n. A plant, a species of Centaurea.
53333	sultana	[.] SULTA'NA
53334	sultaness	[.] SUL'TANESS, n. The queen of a sultan; the empress of the Turks.
53335	sultanry	[.] SUL'TANRY, n. An eastern empire; the dominions of a sultan.
53336	sultriness	[.] SUL'TRINESS, n. [from sultry.] The state of being sultry; heat with a moist or close air.
53337	sultry	[.] SUL'TRY, a. [.] 1. Very hot, burning and oppressive; as Libya's sultry deserts. [.] 2. Very hot and moist, or hot, close, stagnant and unelastic; as air or the atmosphere. A sultry air is usually enfeebling and oppressive to the human body. [.] [.] Such as ...
53338	sum	[.] SUM, n. [L. summa, a sum; L. simul, together; Heb. to set or place.] [.] 1. The aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities or particulars; the amount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added. The sum of 5 and 7 is 12. [.] [.] How ...
53339	sumac	[.] SUMAC
53340	sumach	[.] SUMACH, n. shu'mak. A plant or shrub of the genus Rhus, of many species, some of which are used in tanning and dyeing, and in medicine.
53341	sumless	[.] SUM'LESS, a. Not to be computed; of which the amount cannot be ascertained. [.] [.] The sumless treasure of exhausted mines.
53342	summarily	[.] SUM'MARILY, adv. [from summary.] In a summary manner; briefly; concisely; in a narrow compass or in few words. The Lord's prayer teaches us summarily the things we are to ask for. [.] 1. In a short way or method. [.] [.] When the parties proceed summarily, and ...
53343	summary	[.] SUM'MARY, a. [L. summa.] Reduced into a narrow compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise; compendious; as a summary statement of arguments or objections; a summary proceeding or process. [.] SUM'MARY, n. An abridged account; an abstract, abridgment or ...
53344	summed	[.] SUM'MED, pp. [from sum.] Collected into a total amount; fully grown, as feathers.
53345	summer	[.] SUM'MER, n. One who casts up an account. [.] SUM'MER, n. With us, the season of the year comprehended in the months June, July and August; during which time, the sun being north of the equator, shines more directly upon this part of the earth, which, together ...
53346	summer-colt	[.] SUM'MER-COLT, n. The undulating state of the air near the surface of the ground when heated. [Not used in America.]
53347	summer-cypress	[.] SUMMER-CYPRESS, n. A plant, a species of Chenopodium.
53348	summer-fallow	[.] SUMMER-FAL'LOW, n. [See Fallow.] Naked fallow; land lying bare of crops in summer. [.] SUMMER-FAL'LOW, v.t. To plow and work repeatedly in summer, to prepare for wheat or other crop.
53349	summer-house	[.] SUM'MER-HOUSE, n. A house or apartment in a garden to be used in summer. [.] 1. A house for summer's residence.
53350	summer-wheat	[.] SUM'MER-WHEAT, n. Spring wheat.
53351	summerset	[.] SUMMERSET, n. A high leap in which the heels are thrown over the head.
53352	summing	[.] SUM'MING, ppr. of sum. Adding together.
53353	summist	[.] SUM'MIST, n. One that forms an abridgment. [Little used.]
53354	summit	[.] SUM'MIT, n. [L. summitas, from summus, highest.] [.] 1. The top; the highest point; as the summit of a mountain. [.] 2. The highest point or degree; utmost elevation. The general arrived to the summit of human fame.
53355	summon	[.] SUM'MON, v.t. [L. submoneo; sub and moneo.] [.] 1. To call, cite or notify by authority to appear at a place specified, or to attend in person to some public duty, or both; as, to summon a jury; to summon witnesses. [.] [.] The parliament is summoned by the king's ...
53356	summoned	[.] SUM'MONED, pp. Admonished or warned by authority to appear or attend to something; called or cited by authority.
53357	summoner	[.] SUM'MONER, n. One who summons or cites by authority. In England, the sheriff's messenger, employed to warn persons to appear in court.
53358	summoning	[.] SUM'MONING, ppr. Citing by authority to appear or attend to something.
53359	summons	[.] SUM'MONS, n. with a plural termination, but used in the singular number; as a summons is prepared. [L. submoneas.] [.] A call by authority or the command of a superior to appear at a place named, or to attend to some public duty. [.] [.] This summons he resolved not ...
53360	sumoom	[.] SUMOOM', n. A pestilential wind of Persia. [See Simoom.]
53361	sump	[.] SUMP, n. In metallurgy, a round pit of stone, lined with clay, for receiving the metal on its first fusion. [.] 1. A pond of water reserved for salt-works. [.] 2. In mining, a pit sunk below the bottom of the mine.
53362	sumpter	[.] SUMP'TER, n. A horse that carries clothes or furniture; a baggage-horse; usually called a pack-horse.
53363	sumption	[.] SUMP'TION, n. [L. sumo,, sumptus.] A taking. [Not in use.]
53364	sumptuary	[.] SUMP'TUARY, a. [L. sumptuarius, from sumptus, expense.] [.] Relating to expense. Sumptuary laws or regulations are such as restrain or limit the expenses of citizens in apparel, food, furniture, &c. Sumptuary laws are abridgments of liberty, and of very difficult execution. ...
53365	sumptuosity	[.] SUMPTUOS'ITY, n. [from sumptuous.] Expensiveness; costliness. [Not in use.]
53366	sumptuous	[.] SUMP'TUOUS, a. [L. sumptuosus.] Costly; expensive; hence, splendid; magnificent; as a sumptuous house or table; sumptuous apparel. [.] [.] We are too magnificent and sumptuous in our tables and attendance.
53367	sumptuously	[.] SUMP'TUOUSLY, adv. Expensively; splendidly; with great magnificence.
53368	sumptuousness	[.] SUMP'TUOUSNESS, n. Costliness; expensiveness. [.] [.] I will not fall out with those who can reconcile sumptuousness and charity. [.] 1. Splendor; magnificence.
53369	sun	[.] SUN, n. [.] 1. The splendid orb or luminary which, being in or near the center of our system of worlds, gives light and heat to all the planets. The light of the sun constitutes the day, and the darkness which proceeds form its absence, or the shade of the earth, ...
53370	sun-bright	[.] SUN'-BRIGHT, a. [sun and bright.] Bright as the sun; like the sun in brightness; as a sun-bright shield; a sun-bright chariot. [.] [.] How and which way I may bestow myself [.] [.] To be regarded in her sun-bright eye.
53371	sun-burnt	[.] SUN-BURNT, a. [sun and burnt.] Discolored by the heat or rays of the sun; tanned; darkened in hue; as a sunburnt skin. [.] [.] Sunburnt and swarthy though she be. [.] [.] 1. Scorched by the sun's rays; as a sunburnt soil.
53372	sun-dial	[.] SUN'-DIAL, n. [sun and dial.] An instrument to show the time of day, by means of the shadow of a gnomon or style on a plate.
53373	sunbeam	[.] SUN'BEAM, n. [sun and beam.] A ray of the sun. Truth written with a sunbeam, is truth made obviously plain. [.] [.] Gliding through the even on a sunbeam.
53374	sunclad	[.] SUN'CLAD, a. [sun and clad.] Clad in radiance or brightness.
53375	sunday	[.] SUN'DAY, n. The christian sabbath; the first day of the week, a day consecrated to rest from secular employments, and to religious worship. It is called also the Lord's day. Many pious persons however discard the use of Sunday, and call the day the sabbath.
53376	sunder	[.] SUN'DER, v.t. [.] 1. To part; to separate; to divide; to disunite in almost any manner, either by rending, cutting, or breaking; as, to sunder a rope or cord; to sunder a limb or joint; to sunder friends, or the ties of friendship. The executioner sunders the head ...
53377	sundered	[.] SUN'DERED, pp. Separated; divided; parted.
53378	sundering	[.] SUN'DERING, ppr. Parting; separating.
53379	sundry	[.] SUN'DRY, a. Several; divers; more than one or two. [This word, like several, is indefinite; but it usually signifies a small number, sometimes many.] [.] [.] I have composed sundry collects. [.] [.] Sundry foes the rural realm surround.
53380	sunfish	[.] SUN'FISH, n. [sun and fish.] A name of the diodon, a genus of fishes of a very singular form, appearing like the fore part of the body of a very deep fish amputated in the middle. [.] [.] The sunfish is the Tetraodon mola of Linne. [.] 1. The basking shark.
53381	sunflower	[.] SUN'FLOWER, n. [sun and flower.] A plant of the genus Helianthus; so called from the form and color of its flower, or from its habit of turning to the sun. The bastard sunflower is of the genus Helenium; the dwarf sunflower is of the genus Rudbeckia, and another of ...
53382	sung	[.] SUNG, pret. and pp. of sing. [.] [.] While to his harp divine Amphion sung.
53383	sunk	[.] SUNK, pret. and pp. of sink. [.] [.] Or toss'd by hope, or sunk by care.
53384	sunless	[.] SUN'LESS, a. [sun and less.] Destitute of the sun or its rays; shaded.
53385	sunlike	[.] SUN'LIKE, a. [sun and like.] Resembling the sun.
53386	sunny	[.] SUN'NY, a. [from sun.] Like the sun; bright. [.] 1. Proceeding from the sun; as sunny beams. [.] 2. Exposed to the rays of the sun; warmed by the direct rays of the sun; as the sunny side of a hill or building. [.] [.] Her blooming mountains and her sunny shores. [.] 3. ...
53387	sunproof	[.] SUN'PROOF, a. [sun and proof.] Impervious to the rays of the sun.
53388	sunrise	[.] SUN'RISE
53389	sunrising	[.] SUN'RISING, n. [sun and rise.] The first appearance of the sun above the horizon in the morning; or more generally, the time of such appearance, whether in fair or cloudy weather. [.] 1. The east.
53390	sunset	[.] SUN'SET
53391	sunsetting	[.] SUN'SETTING, n. [sun and set.] The descent of the sun below the horizon; or the time when the sun sets; evening.
53392	sunshine	[.] SUN'SHINE, n. [sun and shine.] The light of the sun, or the place where it shines; the direct rays of the sun, or the place where they fall. [.] [.] But all sunshine, as when his beams at noon [.] [.] Culminate from th' equator. [.] 1. A place warmed and illuminated; ...
53393	sunshiny	[.] SUN'SHINY, a. Bright with the rays of the sun; clear, warm or pleasant; as a sunshiny day; sunshiny weather. [.] 1. Bright like the sun. [.] [.] --Flashing beams of that sunshiny shield.
53394	sup	[.] SUP, v.t. To take into the mouth with the lips, as a liquid; to take or drink by a little at a time; to sip. [.] [.] There I'll sup [.] [.] Balm and nectar in my cup. [.] SUP, v.i. To eat the evening meal. [.] [.] When they had supped,they brought Tobias ...
53395	super	[.] SUPER, a Latin preposition, Gr. signifies above, over, excess. It is much used in composition.
53396	superable	[.] SU'PERABLE, a. [L. superabilis, form supero, to overcome.] [.] That may be overcome or conquered. These are superable difficulties.
53397	superableness	[.] SU'PERABLENESS, n. The quality of being conquerable or surmountable.
53398	superably	[.] SU'PERABLY, adv. So as may be overcome.
53399	superabound	[.] SUPERABOUND', v.i. [super and abound.] To be very abundant or exuberant; to be more than sufficient. The country super-abounds with corn.
53400	superabounding	[.] SUPERABOUND'ING, ppr. A bounding beyond want or necessity; abundant to excess or a great degree.
53401	superabundance	[.] SUPERABUND'ANCE, n. More than enough; excessive abundance; as a superabundance of the productions of the earth.
53402	superabundant	[.] SUPERABUND'ANT, a. Abounding to excess; being more than is sufficient; as superabundant zeal.
53403	superabundantly	[.] SUPERABUND'ANTLY, adv. More than sufficiently.
53404	superacidulated	[.] SUPERACID'ULATED, a. [super and acidulated.] Acidulated to excess.
53405	superadd	...
53406	superadded	[.] SUPERADD'ED, pp. Added over and above.
53407	superadding	[.] SUPERADD'ING, ppr. Adding over and above; adding something extrinsic.
53408	superaddition	[.] SUPERADDI'TION, n. [super and addition.] [.] 1. The act of adding to something, or of adding something extraneous. [.] 2. That which is added. [.] [.] This superaddition is nothing but fat.
53409	superadvenient	[.] SUPERADVE'NIENT, a. [L. superadveniens.] [.] 1. Coming upon; coming to the increase or assistance of something. [.] [.] When a man has done bravely by the superadvenient assistance of his God-- [.] 2. Coming unexpectedly. [This word is little used.]
53410	superangelic	[.] SUPERANGEL'IC, a. [super and angelic.] Superior in nature or rank to the angels. One class of Unitarians believe Christ to be a superangelic being.
53411	superannuate	[.] SUPERAN'NUATE, v.t. [L. super and annus, a year.] To impair or disqualify by old age and infirmity; as a superannuated magistrate. [.] SUPERAN'NUATE, v.i. To last beyond the year. [Not in use.]
53412	superannuated	[.] SUPERAN'NUATED, pp. Impaired or disqualified by old age.
53413	superannuation	[.] SUPERANNUA'TION, n. The state of being too old for office of business, or of being disqualified by old age.
53414	superb	[.] SUPERB', a. [L. superbus, proud, from super.] [.] 1. Grand; magnificent; as a superb edifice; a superb colonnade. [.] 2. Rich; elegant; as superb furniture or decorations. [.] 3. Showy; pompous; as a superb exhibition. [.] 4. Rich; splendid; as a superb ...
53415	superbly	[.] SUPERB'LY, adv. In a magnificent or splendid manner; richly; elegantly.
53416	supercargo	[.] SUPERC`ARGO, n. [super and cargo.] An officer or person in a merchant's ship, whose business is to manage the sales and superintend all the commercial concerns of the voyage.
53417	supercelestial	[.] SUPERCELES'TIAL, a. [super and celestial.] Situated above the firmament or great vault of heaven.
53418	superciliary	[.] SUPERCIL'IARY, a. [L. super and cilium, the eyebrow.] Situated or being above the eyebrow. [.] [.] The superciliary arch, is the bony superior arch of the orbit.
53419	supercilious	[.] SUPERCIL'IOUS, a. [L. superciliosus. See above.] [.] 1. Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing; as a supercilious officer. [.] 2. Manifesting haughtiness, or proceeding from it; overbearing; as a supercilious air; supercilious behavior.
53420	superciliously	[.] SUPERCIL'IOUSLY, adv. Haughtily; dogmatically; with an air of contempt.
53421	superciliousness	[.] SUPERCIL'IOUSNESS, n. Haughtiness; an overbearing temper or manner.
53422	superconception	[.] SUPERCONCEP'TION, n. [super and conception.] A conception after a former conception.
53423	superconsequence	[.] SUPERCON'SEQUENCE, n. [super and consequence.] Remote consequence. [Not used.]
53424	supercrescence	[.] SUPERCRES'CENCE, n. [L. super and crescens.] That which grows upon another growing thing.
53425	supercrescent	[.] SUPERCRES'CENT, a. [supra.] Growing on some other growing thing.
53426	supereminence	[.] SUPEREM'INENCE
53427	supereminency	[.] SUPEREM'INENCY, n. [L. super and emineo.] Eminence superior to what is common; distinguished eminence; as the supereminence of Cicero as an orator; the supereminence of Dr. Johnson as a writer, or of lord Chatham as a statesman.
53428	supereminent	[.] SUPEREM'INENT, a. Eminent in a superior degree; surpassing others in excellence; as a supereminent divine; the supereminent glory of Christ.
53429	supereminently	[.] SUPEREM'INENTLY, adv. In a superior degree of excellence; with unusual distinction.
53430	supererogant	[.] SUPERER'OGANT, a. Supererogatory, which see.
53431	supererogate	[.] SUPERER'OGATE, v.i. [L. super and erogatio, erogo.] To do more than duty requires. Aristotle's followers have supererogated in observance. [Little used.]
53432	supererogation	[.] SUPEREROGA'TION, n. [supra.] Performance of more than duty requires. [.] [.] There is no such thing as works of supererogation.
53433	supererogative	[.] SUPEREROG'ATIVE, a. Supererogatory. [Not much used.]
53434	supererogatory	[.] SUPEREROG'ATORY, a. Performed to an extent not enjoined or not required by duty; as supererogatory services.
53435	superessential	[.] SUPERESSEN'TIAL, a. [super and essential.] Essential above others, or above the constitution of a thing.
53436	superexalt	[.] SUPEREXALT', v.t. [super and exalt.] To exalt to a superior degree.
53437	superexaltation	[.] SUPEREXALTA'TION, n. [super and exaltation.] Elevation above the common degree.
53438	superexcellence	[.] SUPEREX'CELLENCE, n. [super and excellence.] Superior excellence.
53439	superexcellent	[.] SUPEREX'CELLENT, a. Excellent in an uncommon degree; very excellent.
53440	superexcrescence	[.] SUPEREXCRES'CENCE, n. [super and excrescence.] Something superfluously growing.
53441	superfecundity	[.] SUPERFECUND'ITY, n. [super and fecundity.] Superabundant fecundity [.] or multiplication of the species.
53442	superfetate	[.] SUPERFE'TATE, v.i. [L. super and foetus.] To conceive after a prior conception. [.] [.] The female is said to superfetate.
53443	superfetation	[.] SUPERFETA'TION, n. A second conception after a prior one, and before the birth of the first, by which two fetuses are growing at once in the same matrix.
53444	superfete	[.] SU'PERFETE, v.i. To superfetate. [Little used.] [.] SU'PERFETE, v.t. To conceive after a former conception. [Little used.]
53445	superfice	[.] SU'PERFICE, n. Superficies; surface. [Little used.] [See Superficies.]
53446	superficial	[.] SUPERFI'CIAL, a. [.] 1. Being on the surface; not penetrating the substance of a thing; as a superficial color; a superficial covering. [.] 2. Composing the surface or exterior part; as, soil constitutes the superficial part of the earth. [.] 3. Shallow; contrived ...
53447	superficiality	[.] SUPERFICIAL'ITY, n. The quality of being superficial. [Not much used.]
53448	superficially	[.] SUPERFI'CIALLY, adv. On the surface only; as a substance superficially tinged with a color. [.] 1. On the surface or exterior part only; without penetrating the substance or essence; as, to survey things superficially. [.] 2. Without going deep or searching things ...
53449	superficialness	[.] SUPERFI'CIALNESS, n. Shallowness; position on the surface. [.] 1. Slight knowledge; shallowness of observation or learning; show without substance.
53450	superficies	[.] SUPERFI'CIES, n. [L. from super, upon, and facies, face.] The surface; the exterior part of a thing. A superficies consists of length and breadth; as the superficies of a plate or of a sphere. Superficies is rectilinear, curvilinear, plane, convex or concave.
53451	superfine	[.] SU'PERFINE, a. [super and fine.] Very fine or most fine; surpassing others in fineness; as superfine cloth. The word is chiefly used of cloth, but sometimes of liquors; as superfine wine or cider; and of other things, as superfine wire; superfine flour.
53452	superfluence	[.] SUPER'FLUENCE, n. [L. super and fluo, to flow.] Superfluity; more than is necessary. [Little used.]
53453	superfluitance	[.] SUPERFLU'ITANCE, n. [L. super and fluito, to float.] The act of floating above or on the surface. [Little used.]
53454	superfluitant	[.] SUPERFLU'ITANT, a. Floating above or on the surface. [Little used.]
53455	superfluity	[.] SUPERFLU'ITY, n. [L. superfluitas; super and fluo, to flow.] [.] 1. Superabundance; a greater quantity than is wanted; as a superfluity of water or provisions. [.] 2. Something that is beyond what is wanted; something rendered unnecessary by its abundance. Among ...
53456	superfluous	[.] SUPER'FLUOUS, a. [L. superfluus, overflowing; super and fluo, to flow.] [.] 1. More than is wanted; rendered unnecessary by superabundance; as a superfluous supply of corn. [.] 2. More than sufficient; unnecessary; useless; as a composition abounding with superfluous ...
53457	superfluously	[.] SUPER'FLUOUSLY, adv. With excess; in a degree beyond what is necessary.
53458	superfluousness	[.] SUPER'FLUOUSNESS, n. The state of being superfluous or beyond what is wanted.
53459	superflux	[.] SU'PERFLUX, n. [L. super and fluxus.] That which is more than is wanted. [Little used.]
53460	superfoliation	[.] SUPERFOLIA'TION, n. [super and foliation.] Excess of foliation. [Not used.]
53461	superhuman	[.] SUPERHU'MAN, a. [super and human.] Above or beyond what is human; divine.
53462	superimpose	[.] SUPERIMPOSE, v.t. superimpo'ze. [super and impose.] To lay or impose on something else; as a stratum of earth superimposed on a different stratum.
53463	superimposed	[.] SUPERIMPO'SED, pp. Laid or imposed on something.
53464	superimposing	[.] SUPERIMPO'SING, ppr. Laying on something else.
53465	superimposition	[.] SUPERIMPOSI'TION, n. The act of laying or the state of being placed on something else.
53466	superimpregnation	[.] SUPERIMPREGNA'TION, n. [super and impregnation.] The act of impregnating upon a prior impregnation; impregnation when previously impregnated.
53467	superincumbent	[.] SUPERINCUM'BENT, a. [super and incumbent.] Lying or resting on something else.
53468	superinduce	[.] SUPERINDU'CE, v.t. [super and induce.] To bring in or upon as an addition to something; as, to superinduce a virtue or quality upon a person not before possessing it. [.] [.] Long custom of sinning superinduces upon the soul new and absurd desires.
53469	superinduced	[.] SUPERINDU'CED, pp. Induced or brought upon something.
53470	superinducing	[.] SUPERINDU'CING, ppr. Inducing on something else.
53471	superinduction	[.] SUPERINDUC'TION, n. The act of superinducing. [.] [.] The superinduction of ill habits quickly defaces the first rude draught of virtue.
53472	superinjection	[.] SUPERINJEC'TION, n. [super and injection.] An injection succeeding another.
53473	superinspect	[.] SUPERINSPECT', v.t. [super and inspect.] To oversee; to superintend by inspection. [Little used.]
53474	superinstitution	[.] SUPERINSTITU'TION, n. [super and institution.] One institution upon another; as when A is instituted and admitted to a benefice upon a title, and B is instituted and admitted upon the presentation of another.
53475	superintellectual	[.] SUPERINTELLEC'TUAL, a. [super and intellectual.] Being above intellect.
53476	superintend	[.] SUPERINTEND', v.t. [super and intend.] To have or exercise the charge and oversight of; to oversee with the power of direction; to take care of with authority; as, an officer superintends the building of a ship or the construction of a fort. God exercises a superintending ...
53477	superintended	[.] SUPERINTEND'ED, pp. Overseen; taken care of.
53478	superintendence	[.] SUPERINTEND'ENCE
53479	superintendency	[.] SUPERINTEND'ENCY, n. The act of superintending; care and oversight for the purpose of direction and with authority to direct.
53480	superintendent	[.] SUPERINTEND'ENT, n. One who has the oversight and charge of something, with the power of direction; as the superintendent of an alms-house or work-house; the superintendent of public works; the superintendent of customs or finance. [.] 1. An ecclesiastical superior ...
53481	superintending	[.] SUPERINTEND'ING, ppr. Overseeing with the authority to direct what shall be done and how it shall be done.
53482	superior	[.] SUPE'RIOR, a. [Sp.L. from super, above.] [.] 1. Higher; upper; more elevated in place; as the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image. [.] 2. Higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity; as a superior officer; a superior degree of nobility. [.] 3. ...
53483	superiority	[.] SUPERIOR'ITY, n. Pre-eminence; the quality of being more advanced or higher, greater or more excellent than another in any respect; as superiority of age, of rank or dignity, of attainments or excellence. The superiority of others in fortune and rank, is more readily ...
53484	superlation	[.] SUPERLA'TION, n. [L. superlatio.] Exaltation of any thing beyond truth or propriety. [I believe not used.]
53485	superlative	[.] SUPER'LATIVE, a. [L. superlativus; super and latio, latus, fero.] [.] 1. Highest in degree; most eminent; surpassing all other; as a man of superlative wisdom or prudence, of superlative worth; a woman of superlative beauty. [.] 2. Supreme; as the superlative ...
53486	superlatively	[.] SUPER'LATIVELY, adv. In a manner expressing the utmost degree. [.] [.] I shall not speak superlatively of them. [.] 1. In the highest or utmost degree. Tiberius was superlatively wicked; Clodius was superlatively profligate.
53487	superlativeness	[.] SUPER'LATIVENESS, n. The state of being in the highest degree.
53488	superlunar	[.] SUPERLU'NAR
53489	superlunary	[.] SUPERLU'NARY, a. [L. super and luna, the moon.] Being above the moon; not sublunary or of this world. [.] [.] The head that turns at superlunar things.
53490	supermundane	[.] SUPERMUN'DANE, a. [super and mundane.] Being above the world.
53491	supernal	[.] SUPERN'AL, a. [L. supernus,super.] Being in a higher place or region; locally higher; as the supernal orbs; supernal regions. [.] 1. Relating to things above; celestial; heavenly; as supernal grace. [.] [.] Not by the sufferings of supernal pow'r.
53492	supernatant	[.] SUPERNA'TANT, a. [L. supernatans, supernato; super and nato, to swim.] Swimming above; floating on the surface; as oil supernatant on water.
53493	supernatation	[.] SUPERNATA'TION, n. The act of floating on the surface of a fluid.
53494	supernatural	[.] SUPERNAT'URAL, a. [super and natural.] Being beyond or exceeding the powers or laws of nature; miraculous. A supernatural event is one which is not produced according to the ordinary or established laws of natural things. Thus if iron has more specific gravity than ...
53495	supernaturally	[.] SUPERNAT'URALLY, adv. In a manner exceeding the established course or laws of nature. The prophets must have been supernaturally taught or enlightened, for their predictions were beyond human fore-knowledge.
53496	supernaturalness	[.] SUPERNAT'URALNESS, n. The state or quality of being beyond the power or ordinary laws of nature.
53497	supernumerary	[.] SUPERNU'MERARY, a. [L. super and numerus, number.] [.] 1. Exceeding the number stated or prescribed; as a supernumerary officer in a regiment; a supernumerary canon in the church. [.] 2. Exceeding a necessary, a usual or a round number; as supernumerary addresses; ...
53498	superparticular	[.] SUPERPARTIC'ULAR, a. [super and particular.] Noting a ratio when the excess of the greater term is a unit; as the ratio of 1 to 2, or of 3 to 4.
53499	superpartient	[.] SUPERP`ARTIENT, a. [L. super and partio.] Noting a ratio when the excess of the greater term is more than a unit; as that of 3 to 5, or of 7 to 10.
53500	superplant	[.] SU'PERPLANT, n. [super and plant.] A plant growing on another plant; as the mistletoe. [Not used.] [We now use parasite.]
53501	superplusage	[.] SUPERPLUS'AGE, n. [L. super and plus.] That which is more than enough; excess. [We now use surplusage, which see.]
53502	superponderate	[.] SUPERPON'DERATE, v.t. [L. super and pondero.] To weigh over and above. [Not used.]
53503	superpose	[.] SUPERPOSE, v.t. superpo'ze. [super and Fr. poser, to law.] [.] To law upon, as one kind of rock on another.
53504	superposed	[.] SUPERPO'SED, pp. Laid or being upon something.
53505	superposing	[.] SUPERPO'SING, ppr. Placing upon something.
53506	superposition	[.] SUPERPOSI'TION, n. [super and position.] [.] 1. A placing above; a lying or being situated above or upon something; as the superposition of rocks. [.] 2. That which is situated above or upon something else.
53507	superpraise	[.] SU'PERPRAISE, v.t. su'perpraze. To praise to excess.
53508	superproportion	[.] SUPERPROPORTION, n. [super and proportion.] Overplus of proportion.
53509	superpurgation	[.] SUPERPURGA'TION, n. [super and purgation.] More purgation than is sufficient.
53510	superreflection	[.] SUPERREFLEC'TION, n. [super and reflection.] The reflection of an image reflected.
53511	superreward	[.] SUPERREWARD', v.t. To reward to excess.
53512	superroyal	[.] SUPERROY'AL, a. [super and royal.] Larger than royal; denoting the largest species of printing paper.
53513	supersaliency	[.] SUPERSA'LIENCY, n. [L. super and salio, to leap.] [.] The act of leaping on any thing. [Little used.]
53514	supersalient	[.] SUPERSA'LIENT, a. Leaping upon.
53515	supersalt	[.] SU'PERSALT, n. In chimistry, a salt with an excess of acid, as supertartrate of potash.
53516	supersaturate	[.] SUPERSAT'URATE, v.t. [L. super and saturo.] To saturate to excess.
53517	supersaturated	[.] SUPERSAT'URATED, pp. Saturated to excess.
53518	supersaturating	[.] SUPERSAT'URATING, ppr. Saturating or filling to excess.
53519	supersaturation	[.] SUPERSATURA'TION, n. The operation of saturating to excess; or the state of being thus saturated.
53520	superscribe	[.] SUPERSCRI'BE, v.t. [L. super and scribo, to write.] To write or engrave on the top, outside or surface; or to write the name or address of one on the outside or cover; as, to superscribe a letter.
53521	superscribed	[.] SUPERSCRI'BED, pp. Inscribed on the outside.
53522	superscribing	[.] SUPERSCRI'BING, ppr. Inscribing, writing or engraving on the outside, or on the top.
53523	superscription	[.] SUPERSCRIP'TION, n. The act of superscribing. [.] 1. That which is written or engraved on the outside, or above something else. [.] [.] The superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. Mark 15. Luke 23. [.] 2. An impression of ...
53524	supersecular	[.] SUPERSEC'ULAR, a. [super and secular.] Being above the world or secular things.
53525	supersede	[.] SUPERSE'DE, v.t. [L. supersedeo; super and sedeo, to sit.] [.] 1. Literally, to set above; hence, to make void, inefficacious or useless by superior power, or by coming in the place of; to set aside; to render unnecessary; to suspend. The use of artillery in making ...
53526	supersedeas	[.] SUPERSE'DEAS, n. In law, a writ of supersedeas, is a writ or command to suspend the powers of an officer in certain cases, or to stay proceedings. This writ does not destroy the power of an officer, for it may be revived by another writ called a procedendo.
53527	superseded	[.] SUPERSE'DED, pp. Made void; rendered unnecessary or inefficacious; displaced; suspended.
53528	superseding	[.] SUPERSE'DING, ppr. Coming in the place of; setting aside; rendering useless; displacing; suspending.
53529	supersedure	[.] SUPERSE'DURE, n. The act of superseding; as the supersedure of trial by jury. [New.]
53530	superserviceable	[.] SUPERSERV'ICEABLE, a. [super and serviceable.] Over officious; doing more than is required or desired. [Not in use.]
53531	superstition	[.] SUPERSTI'TION, n. [L. superstitio, supersto; super and sto, to stand.] [.] 1. Excessive exactness or rigor in religious opinions or practice; extreme and unnecessary scruples in the observance of religious rites not commanded, or of points of minor importance; excess ...
53532	superstitionist	[.] SUPERSTI'TIONIST, n. One addicted to superstition.
53533	superstitious	[.] SUPERSTI'TIOUS, a. [L. superstitiosus.] [.] 1. Over scrupulous and rigid in religious observances; addicted to superstition; full of idle fancies and scruples in regard to religion; as superstitious people. [.] 2. Proceeding from superstition; manifesting superstition; ...
53534	superstitiously	[.] SUPERSTI'TIOUSLY, adv. In a superstitious manner; with excessive regard to uncommanded rites or unessential opinions and forms in religion. [.] 1. With too much care; with excessive exactness or scruple. [.] 2. With extreme credulity in regard to the agency of ...
53535	superstitiousness	[.] SUPERSTI'TIOUSNESS, n. Superstition.
53536	superstrain	[.] SUPERSTRA'IN, v.t. [super and strain.] To overstrain or stretch. [Little used.]
53537	superstratum	[.] SUPERSTRA'TUM, n. [super and stratum.] A stratum or layer above another, or resting on something else.
53538	superstruct	[.] SUPERSTRUCT', v.t. [L. superstruo; super and struo, to lay.] [.] To build upon; to erect. [.] [.] This is the only proper basis on which to superstruct first innocence and then virtue. [Little used.]
53539	superstruction	[.] SUPERSTRUC'TION, n. An edifice erected on something. [.] [.] My own profession hath taught me not to erect new super structions on an old ruin.
53540	superstructive	[.] SUPERSTRUCT'IVE, a. Built or erected on something else.
53541	superstucture	[.] SUPERSTUCT'URE, n. Any structure or edifice built on something else; particularly, the building raised on a foundation. This word is used to distinguish what is erected on a wall or foundation from the foundation itself. [.] 1. Any thing erected on a foundation ...
53542	supersubstantial	[.] SUPERSUBSTAN'TIAL, a. [super and substantial.] More than substantial; being more than substance.
53543	supersulphate	[.] SUPERSUL'PHATE, n. Sulphate with an excess of acid.
53544	supersulphureted	[.] SUPERSUL'PHURETED, a. Combined with an excess of sulphur.
53545	superterrene	[.] SUPERTERRE'NE, a. [super and terrene.] Being above ground, or above the earth.
53546	superterrestrial	[.] SUPERTERRES'TRIAL, a. Being above the earth, or above what belongs to the earth.
53547	supertonic	[.] SUPERTON'IC, n. In music, the note next above the key-note.
53548	supertragical	[.] SUPERTRAG'ICAL, a. Tragical to excess.
53549	supervacaneous	[.] SUPERVACA'NEOUS, a. [L. supervacaneus; super and vaco, to make void.] Superfluous; unnecessary; needless; serving no purpose.
53550	supervacaneously	[.] SUPERVACA'NEOUSLY, adv. Needlessly.
53551	supervacaneousness	[.] SUPERVACA'NEOUSNESS, n. Needlessness.
53552	supervene	[.] SUPERVE'NE, v.i. [L. supervenio; super and venio.] [.] 1. To come upon as something extraneous. [.] [.] Such a mutual gravitation can never supervene to matter, unless impressed by divine power. [.] 2. To come upon; to happen to.
53553	supervenient	[.] SUPERVE'NIENT, a. Coming upon as something additional or extraneous. [.] [.] That branch of belief was in him supervenient to christian practice. [.] [.] Divorces can be granted, a mensa et toro, only for supervenient causes.
53554	supervention	[.] SUPERVEN'TION, n. The act of supervening.
53555	supervisal	[.] SUPERVI'SAL, supervi'zal
53556	supervise	[.] SUPERVI'SE, n. supervi'ze. Inspection. [Not used.] [.] SUPERVI'SE, v.t. [L. super and visus, video, to see.] To oversee; to superintend; to inspect; as, to supervise the press for correction.
53557	supervised	[.] SUPERVI'SED, pp. Inspected.
53558	supervising	[.] SUPERVISING, ppr. Overseeing; inspecting; superintending.
53559	supervision	[.] SUPERVI'SION, supervizh'on, n. [from supervise.] The act of overseeing; inspection; superintendence.
53560	supervisor	[.] SUPERVI'SOR, n. An overseer; an inspector; a superintendent; as the supervisor of a pamphlet.
53561	supervive	[.] SUPERVI'VE, v.t. [L. super and vivo, to live.] To live beyond; to outlive. The soul will supervive all the revolutions of nature. [Little used.] [See Survive.]
53562	supination	[.] SUPINA'TION, n. [L. supino.] The act of lying or state of being laid with the face upward. [.] 1. The act of turning the palm of the hand upwards.
53563	supinator	[.] SUPINA'TOR, n. In anatomy, a muscle that turns the palm of the hand upward.
53564	supine	[.] SUPI'NE, a. [L. supinus.] Lying on the back, or with the face upward; opposed to prone. [.] 1. Leaning backward; or inclining with exposure to the sun. [.] [.] If the vine [.] [.] On rising ground be plac'd on hills supine-- [.] 2. Negligent; heedless; ...
53565	supinely	[.] SUPI'NELY, adv. With the face upward. [.] 1. Carelessly; indolently; drowsily; in a heedless, thoughtless state. [.] [.] Who on beds of sin supinely lie.
53566	supineness	[.] SUPI'NENESS, n. A lying with the face upward. [.] 1. Indolence; drowsiness; heedlessness. Many of the evils of life are owing to our own supineness.
53567	supinity	[.] SUPINITY, for supineness, is not used.
53568	suppage	[.] SUP'PAGE, n. [from sup.] What may be supped; pottage. [Not in use.]
53569	suppalpation	[.] SUPPALPA'TION, n. [L. suppalpor; sub and palpor, to stroke.] The act of enticing by soft words. [Not used.]
53570	supparasitation	[.] SUPPARASITA'TION, n. [L. supparasitor; sub and parasite.] The act of flattering merely to gain favor. [Not in use.]
53571	suppedaneous	[.] SUPPEDA'NEOUS, a. [L. sub and pes,the foot.] Being under the feet.
53572	suppeditate	[.] SUPPED'ITATE, v.t. [L. suppedito.] To supply. [Not used.]
53573	suppeditation	[.] SUPPEDITA'TION, n. [L. suppeditatio.] Supply; aid afforded. [Little used.]
53574	supper	[.] SUP'PER, n. The evening meal. People who dine late, eat no supper. The dinner of fashionable people would be the supper of rustics.
53575	supperless	[.] SUP'PERLESS, a. Wanting supper; being without supper; as, to go supperless to bed.
53576	supplant	[.] SUPPLANT', v.t. [L. supplanto; sub and planta, the bottom of the foot.] To trip up the heels. [.] [.] Supplanted down he fell. [.] 1. To remove or displace by stratagem; or to displace and take the place of; as, a rival supplants another in the affections of ...
53577	supplantation	[.] SUPPLANTA'TION, n. The act of supplanting.
53578	supplanted	[.] SUPPLANT'ED, pp. Tripped up; displaced.
53579	supplanter	[.] SUPPLANT'ER, n. One that supplants.
53580	supplanting	[.] SUPPLANT'ING, ppr. Tripping up the heels; displacing by artifice.
53581	supple	[.] SUP'PLE, a. [.] 1. Pliant; flexible; easily bent; as supple joints; supple fingers. [.] 2. Yielding; compliant; not obstinate. [.] [.] If punishment--makes not the will supple, it hardens the offender. [.] 3. Bending to the humor of others; flattering; fawning. [.] 4. ...
53582	suppled	[.] SUP'PLED, pp. Made soft and plaint; made compliant.
53583	supplement	[.] SUP'PLEMENT, n. [L. supplementum, suppleo; sub and pleo, to fill.] [.] 1. Literally, a supply; hence, an addition to any thing by which its defects are supplied, and it is made more full and complete. The word is particularly used of an addition to a book or paper. [.] 2. ...
53584	supplemental	[.] SUPPLEMENT'AL
53585	supplementary	[.] SUPPLEMENT'ARY, a. Additional; added to supply what is wanted; as a supplemental law or bill.
53586	suppleness	[.] SUP'PLENESS, n. [from supple.] Pliancy; pliableness; flexibility; the quality of being easily bent; as the suppleness of the joints. [.] 1. Readiness of compliance; the quality of easily yielding; facility; as the suppleness of the will.
53587	suppletory	[.] SUP'PLETORY, a. [from L. suppleo, to supply.] Supplying deficiencies; as a suppletory oath. [.] SUP'PLETORY, n. That which is to supply what is wanted.
53588	supplial	[.] SUPPLI'AL, n. The act of supplying. [Not used.]
53589	suppliance	[.] SUPPLI'ANCE, n. Continuance. [Not in use.]
53590	suppliant	[.] SUP'PLIANT, a. [L. supplico, to supplicate; sub and plico, to fold. See Comply and Apply.] [.] 1. Entreating; beseeching; supplicating; asking earnestly and submissively. [.] [.] The rich grow suppliant, and the poor grow proud. [.] 2. Manifesting entreaty; ...
53591	suppliantly	[.] SUP'PLIANTLY, adv. In a suppliant or submissive manner.
53592	supplicant	[.] SUP'PLICANT, a. [L. supplicans.] Entreating; asking submissively. [.] SUP'PLICANT, n. One that entreats; a petitioner who asks earnestly and submissively. [.] [.] The wise supplicant--left the event to God.
53593	supplicate	[.] SUP'PLICATE, v.t. [L. supplico; sub and plico. See Suppliant.] [.] 1. To entreat for; to seek by earnest prayer; as, to supplicate blessings on christian efforts to spread the gospel. [.] 2. To address in prayer; as, to supplicate the throne of grace. [.] SUP'PLICATE, ...
53594	supplication	[.] SUPPLICA'TION, n. [L. supplicatio.] [.] 1. Entreaty; humble and earnest prayer in worship. In all our supplications to the Father of mercies, let us remember a world lying in ignorance and wickedness. [.] 2. Petition; earnest request. [.] 3. In Roman antiquity, ...
53595	supplicatory	[.] SUP'PLICATORY, a. Containing supplication; humble; submissive.
53596	supplied	[.] SUPPLI'ED, pp. [from supply.] Fully furnished; having a sufficiency.
53597	supplier	[.] SUPPLI'ER, n. He that supplies.
53598	supply	[.] SUPPLY', v.t. [L. suppleo; sub and pleo, disused, to fill.] [.] 1. To fill up, as any deficiency happens; to furnish what is wanted; to afford or furnish a sufficiency; as, to supply the poor with bread and clothing; to supply the daily wants of nature; to supply ...
53599	supplying	[.] SUPPLY'ING, ppr. Yielding or furnishing what is wanted; affording a sufficiency.
53600	supplyment	[.] SUPPLY'MENT, n. A furnishing. [Not in use.]
53601	support	[.] SUPPORT, v.t. [L. supporto; sub and porto, to carry.] [.] 1. To bear; to sustain; to uphold; as, a prop or pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the stem of a tree supports the branches. Every edifice must have a foundation to support it; a ...
53602	supportable	[.] SUPPORTABLE, a. That may be upheld or sustained. [.] 1. That may be borne or endured; as, the pain is supportable, or not supportable. Patience renders evils supportable. [.] 2. Tolerable; that may be borne without resistance or punishment; as, such insults ...
53603	supportableness	[.] SUPPORTABLENESS, n. The state of being tolerable.
53604	supportance	[.] SUPPORTANCE, n. Maintenance; support. [Not in use.]
53605	supportation	[.] SUPPORTA'TION, n. Maintenance; support. [Not in use.]
53606	supported	[.] SUPPORTED, pp. Borne; endured; upheld; maintained; subsisted; sustained; carried on.
53607	supporter	[.] SUPPORTER, n. One that supports or maintains. [.] 1. That which supports or upholds; a prop, a pillar, &c. [.] [.] The sockets and supporters of flowers are figured. [.] 2. A sustainer; a comforter. [.] [.] The saints have a companion and supporter in all ...
53608	supportful	[.] SUPPORTFUL, a. Abounding with support. [Not used.]
53609	supporting	[.] SUPPORTING, ppr. Bearing; enduring; upholding; sustaining; maintaining; subsisting; vindicating.
53610	supportless	[.] SUPPORTLESS, a. Having no support.
53611	supportment	[.] SUPPORTMENT, n. Support. [Not in use.]
53612	supposable	[.] SUPPO'SABLE, a. [from suppose.] That may be supposed; that may be imagined to exist. That is not a supposable case.
53613	supposal	[.] SUPPO'SAL, n. [from suppose.] Position without proof; the imagining of something to exist; supposition. [.] [.] Interest, with Jew, never proceeds but upon supposal at least, of a firm and sufficient bottom.
53614	suppose	[.] SUPPOSE, v.t. suppo'ze. [L. suppositus, suppono.] [.] 1. To lay down or state as a proposition or fact that may exist or be true, though not known or believed to be true or to exist; or to imagine or admit to exist, for the sake of argument or illustration. Let ...
53615	supposed	[.] SUPPO'SED, pp. Laid down or imagined as true; imagined; believed; received as true.
53616	supposer	[.] SUPPO'SER, n. One who supposes.
53617	supposing	[.] SUPPO'SING, ppr. Laying down or imagining to exist or be true; stating as a case that may be; imagining; receiving as true.
53618	supposition	[.] SUPPOSI'TION, n. The act of laying down, imagining or admitting as true or existing, what is known not to be true, or what is not proved. [.] 1. The position of something known not to be true or not proved; hypothesis. [.] [.] This is only an infallibility upon ...
53619	supposititious	[.] SUPPOSITI'TIOUS, a. [L. supposititius, from suppositus, suppono.] [.] Put by trick in the place or character belonging to another; not genuine; as a supposititious child; a supposititious writing.
53620	supposititiousness	[.] SUPPOSITI'TIOUSNESS, n. The state of being supposititious.
53621	suppositive	[.] SUPPOS'ITIVE, a. Supposed; including or implying supposition. [.] SUPPOS'ITIVE, n. [supra.] A word denoting or implying supposition.
53622	suppositively	[.] SUPPOS'ITIVELY, adv. With, by or upon supposition.
53623	suppository	[.] SUPPOS'ITORY, n. In medicine, a long cylindrical body introduced into the rectum to procure stools when clysters cannot be administered.
53624	suppress	[.] SUPPRESS', v.t. [L. suppressus, supprimo; sub and premo, to press.] [.] 1. To overpower and crush; to subdue; to destroy; as, to suppress a rebellion; to suppress a mutiny or riot; to suppress opposition. [.] [.] Every rebellion when it is suppressed, makes the ...
53625	suppressed	[.] SUPPRESS'ED, pp. Crushed; destroyed; retained; concealed; stopped; obstructed.
53626	suppressing	[.] SUPPRESS'ING, ppr. Subduing; destroying; retaining closely; concealing; hindering from disclosure or publication; obstructing.
53627	suppression	[.] SUPPRES'SION, n. [L. suppressio.] [.] 1. The act of suppressing, crushing or destroying; as the suppression of a riot, insurrection or tumult. [.] 2. The act of retaining from utterance, vent or disclosure; concealment; as the suppression of truth, of reports, ...
53628	suppressive	[.] SUPPRESS'IVE, a. Tending to suppress; subduing; concealing.
53629	suppressor	[.] SUPPRESS'OR, n. One that suppresses; one that subdues; one that prevents utterance, disclosure or communication.
53630	suppurate	[.] SUP'PURATE, v.i. [L. suppuro; sub and pus, puris.] To generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates. [.] SUP'PURATE, v.t. To cause to suppurate. [In this sense, unusual.]
53631	suppurating	[.] SUP'PURATING, ppr. Generating pus.
53632	suppuration	[.] SUPPURA'TION, n. [L. suppuratio.] [.] 1. The process of generating purulent matter, or of forming pus, as in a wound or abscess; one of the natural terminations of healthy inflammation. [.] 2. The matter generated by suppuration.
53633	suppurative	[.] SUP'PURATIVE, a. Tending to suppurate; promoting suppuration. [.] SUP'PURATIVE, n. A medicine that promotes suppuration.
53634	supputation	[.] SUPPUTA'TION, n. [L. supputatio, supputo; sub and puto, to think.] [.] Reckoning; account; computation.
53635	suppute	[.] SUPPU'TE, v.t. [L. supputo, supra.] To reckon; to compute. [Not in use.]
53636	supra	[.] SUPRA, a Latin preposition, signifying above, over or beyond.
53637	supra-axillary	[.] SUPRA-AX'ILLARY, a. [supra and axil.] In botany, growing above the axil; inserted above the axil; as a peduncle. [See Suprafoliaceous.]
53638	supra-decompound	[.] SUPRA-DECOM'POUND, a. [supra and decompound.] More than decompound; thrice compound. A supra-decompound leaf, is when a petiole divided several times, connects many leaflets; each part forming a decompound leaf.
53639	supra-orbital	[.] SUPRA-ORB'ITAL, a. [supra and orbit.] Being above the orbit of the eye.
53640	supraciliary	[.] SUPRACIL'IARY, a. [L. supra and cilium, eyebrow.] Situated above the eyebrow.
53641	suprafoliaceous	[.] SUPRAFOLIA'CEOUS, a. [L. supra and folium, a leaf.] In botany, inserted into the stem above the leaf or petiole, or axil, as a peduncle or flower.
53642	supralapsarian	[.] SUPRALAPSA'RIAN
53643	supralapsary	[.] SUPRALAP'SARY, a. [L. supra and lapsus, fall.] [.] Antecedent to the apostasy of Adam.
53644	supramundane	[.] SUPRAMUN'DANE, a. [L. supra and mundus, the world.] [.] Being or situated above the world or above our system.
53645	suprarenal	[.] SUPRARE'NAL, a. [L. supra and ren,renes, the kidneys.] [.] Situated above the kidneys.
53646	suprascapulary	[.] SUPRASCAP'ULARY, a. [L. supra and scapula.] Being above the scapula.
53647	supravulgar	[.] SUPRAVUL'GAR, a. [supra and vulgar.] Being above the vulgar or common people.
53648	supremacy	[.] SUPREM'ACY, n. [See Supreme.] State of being supreme or in the highest station of power; highest authority or power; as the supremacy of the king of Great Britain; or the supremacy of parliament. [.] [.] The usurped power of the pope being destroyed, the crown was ...
53649	supreme	[.] SUPRE'ME, a. [L. supremus, from supra.] [.] 1. Highest in authority; holding the highest place in government or power. In the United States, the congress is supreme in regulating commerce and in making war and peace. The parliament of Great Britain is supreme in ...
53650	supremely	[.] SUPRE'MELY, adv. With the highest authority. He rules supremely. [.] 1. In the highest degree; to the utmost extent; as supremely blest.
53651	sur	[.] SUR, a prefix, from the French, contracted from L. super, supra, signifies over, above, beyond, upon.
53652	suraddition	[.] SURADDI'TION, n. Something added to the name. [Not used.]
53653	sural	[.] SU'RAL, a. [L. sura.] Being in or pertaining to the calf of the leg; as the sural artery.
53654	surance	[.] SU'RANCE, for assurance, not used.
53655	surbase	[.] SUR'BASE, n. [sur and base.] A border or molding above the base.
53656	surbased	[.] SUR'BASED, a. Having a surbase, or molding above the base.
53657	surbate	[.] SURBA'TE, v.t. [either L. sub and battere, or solea, sole, and battere, to beat the sole or hoof.] [.] 1. To bruise or batter the feet by travel. [.] [.] Chalky land surbates and spoils oxen's feet. [.] 2. To harass; to fatigue.
53658	surbated	[.] SURBA'TED, pp. Bruised in the feet; harassed; fatigued.
53659	surbating	[.] SURBA'TING, ppr. Bruising the feet of; fatiguing. [.] Surbeat or surbet, for surbate, not in use.
53660	surbed	[.] SURBED', v.t. [sur and bed.] To set edgewise, as a stone; that is in a position different from that which it had in the quarry.
53661	surcease	[.] SURCE'ASE, v.i. [.] 1. To cease; to stop; to be at an end. [.] 2. To leave off; to practice no longer; to refrain finally. [.] [.] So pray'd he, whilst an angel's voice from high, [.] [.] Bade him surcease to importune the sky. [.] [This word is entirely useless, ...
53662	surcharge	[.] SURCH`ARGE, v.t. [.] 1. To overload; to overburden; as, to surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon. [.] [.] Your head reclin'd,as hiding grief from view, [.] [.] Droops like a rose surcharg'd with morning dew. [.] 2. In law, to overstock; to put ...
53663	surcharged	[.] SURCH`ARGED, pp. Overloaded; overstocked.
53664	surcharger	[.] SURCH`ARGER, n. One that overloads or overstocks.
53665	surcharging	[.] SURCH`ARGING, ppr. Overloading; burdening to excess; overstocking with cattle or beasts.
53666	surcingle	[.] SUR'CINGLE, n. [L. cingulum, a belt.] [.] 1. A belt, band or girth which passes over a saddle, or over any thing laid on a horse's back, to bind it fast. [.] 2. The girdle of a cassoc.
53667	surcingled	[.] SUR'CINGLED, a. Girt; bound with a surcingle.
53668	surcle	[.] SUR'CLE, n. [L. surculus.] A little shoot; a twig; a sucker.
53669	surcoat	[.] SUR'COAT, n. A short coat worn over the other clothes.
53670	surcrew	[.] SUR'CREW, n. [sur and crew.] Additional crew or collection. [Not in use.]
53671	surculate	[.] SUR'CULATE, v.t. [L. surculo.] To prune. [Not in use.]
53672	surculation	[.] SURCULA'TION, n. The act of pruning. [Not in use.]
53673	surd	[.] SURD, a. [L. surdus, deaf.] Deaf; not having the sense of hearing. [Not used.] [.] 1. Upheard. [Not used.] [.] 2. Designating a quantity whose root cannot be exactly expressed in numbers. [.] SURD, n. In algebra, a quantity whose root cannot be exactly ...
53674	surdity	[.] SURD'ITY, n. Deafness. [Not used.]
53675	sure	[.] SURE, a. shure. [L. assevero, and to be connected with swear, and perhaps with L. verus; s being the remains of a prefix.] [.] 1. Certain; unfailing; infallible. [.] [.] The testimony of the Lord is sure. Ps.19. [.] [.] We have also a more sure word of prophecy. ...
53676	surefooted	[.] SUREFOOT'ED, a. [sure and foot.] Not liable to stumble or fall; as a surefooted horse.
53677	surely	[.] SU'RELY, adv. Certainly; infallibly; undoubtedly. [.] [.] In the day thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely die. Gen.2. [.] [.] He that created something out of nothing, surely can raise great things out of small. [.] 1. Firmly; without danger of falling. [.] [.] ...
53678	sureness	[.] SU'RENESS, n. Certainty. [.] [.] For more sureness he repeats it. [Little used.]
53679	suretiship	[.] SU'RETISHIP, n. [from surety.] The state of being surety; the obligation of a person to answer for another, and make good any debt or loss which may occur from another's delinquency. [.] [.] He that hateth suretiship is sure. Prov.11.
53680	surety	[.] SU'RETY, n. Certainty; indubitableness. [.] [.] Know of a surety, that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs-- Gen.15. [.] 1. Security; safety. [.] [.] Yet for the more surety they looked round about. [.] 2. Foundation of stability; ...
53681	surf	[.] SURF, n. The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, or upon sand banks or rocks. [.] 1. In agriculture, the bottom or conduit of a drain. [Local.]
53682	surface	[.] SUR'FACE, n. The exterior part of any thing that has length and breadth; one of the limits that terminates a solid; the superficies; outside; as the surface of the earth; the surface of the sea; the surface of a diamond; the surface of the body; the surface of a cylinder; ...
53683	surfeit	[.] SURFEIT, v.t. sur'fit. [L. facio.] [.] 1. To feed with meat or drink, so as to oppress the stomach and derange the functions of the system; to overfeed and produce sickness or uneasiness. [.] 2. To cloy; to fill to satiety and disgust. He surfeits us with his ...
53684	surfeit-water	[.] SUR'FEIT-WATER, n. [surfeit and water.] Water for the cure of surfeits.
53685	surfeited	[.] SUR'FEITED, pp. Surcharges and oppressed with eating and drinking to excess; cloyed.
53686	surfeiter	[.] SUR'FEITER, n. One who riots; a glutton.
53687	surfeiting	[.] SUR'FEITING, ppr. Oppressing the system by excessive eating and drinking; cloying; loading or filling to disgust. [.] SUR'FEITING, n. The act of feeding to excess; gluttony. Luke 21.
53688	surge	[.] SURGE, n. [L. surgo, to rise.] [.] 1. A large wave or billow; great rolling swell of water. [It is not applied to small waves, and is chiefly used in poetry and eloquence.] [.] [.] He flies aloft, and with impetuous roar, [.] [.] Pursues the foaming surges ...
53689	surgeless	[.] SURGELESS, a. surj'less. Free from surges; smooth; calm.
53690	surgeon	[.] SUR'GEON, n. sur'jen. [contracted from chirurgeon.] One whose profession or occupation is to cure diseases or injuries of the body by manual operation. In a more general sense, one whose occupation is to cure external diseases, whether by manual operation, or by medicines ...
53691	surgery	[.] SUR'GERY, n. Properly, the act of healing by manual operation; or that branch of medical science which treats of manual operations for the healing of diseases or injuries of the body. In a more general sense, the act of healing external diseases by manual operation ...
53692	surgical	[.] SUR'GICAL, a. Pertaining to surgeons or surgery; done by means of surgery.
53693	surging	[.] SUR'GING, ppr. Swelling and rolling, as billows. [.] [.] Surging waves against a solid rock.
53694	surgy	[.] SUR'GY, a. Rising in surges or billows; full of surges; as the surgy main.
53695	suricate	[.] SU'RICATE, n. An animal like the ichneumon; the four toed weasel.
53696	surlily	[.] SUR'LILY, adv. [from surly.] In a surly, morose manner.
53697	surliness	[.] SUR'LINESS, n. Gloomy moroseness; crabbed ill nature; as the surliness of a dog.
53698	surling	[.] SUR'LING, n. A sour morose fellow. [Not in use.]
53699	surly	[.] SUR'LY, a. [.] 1. Gloomily morose; crabbed; snarling; sternly sour; rough; cross and rude; as a surly groom; a surly dog. [.] [.] That surly spirit, melancholy. [.] 2. Rough; dark; tempestuous. [.] [.] Now soften'd into joy the surly storm.
53700	surmisal	[.] SURMI'SAL, n. Surmise. [Not in use.]
53701	surmise	[.] SURMISE, v.t. surmi'ze. To suspect; to imagine without certain knowledge; to entertain thoughts that something does or will exist, but upon slight evidence. [.] [.] It wafted nearer yet, and then she knew [.] [.] That what before she but surmis'd, was true. [.] [.] ...
53702	surmised	[.] SURMI'SED, pp. Suspected; imagined upon slight evidence.
53703	surmiser	[.] SURMI'SER, n. One who surmises.
53704	surmising	[.] SURMI'SING, ppr. Suspecting; imagining upon slight evidence. [.] SURMI'SING, n. The act of suspecting; surmise; as evil surmisings. 1 Tim. 6.
53705	surmount	[.] SURMOUNT', v.t. [.] 1. To rise above. [.] [.] The mountains of Olympus, Atho and Atlas, surmount all winds and clouds. [.] 2. To conquer; to overcome; as, to surmount difficulties or obstacles. [.] 3. To surpass; to exceed. [.] [.] What surmounts the reach [.] [.] ...
53706	surmountable	[.] SURMOUNT'ABLE, a. That may be overcome; superable.
53707	surmounted	[.] SURMOUNT'ED, pp. Overcome; conquered; surpassed.
53708	surmounter	[.] SURMOUNT'ER, n. One that surmounts.
53709	surmounting	[.] SURMOUNT'ING, ppr. Rising above; overcoming; surpassing.
53710	surmullet	[.] SURMUL'LET, n. A fish of the genus Mullus, (M. barbatus,) remarkable for the brilliancy of its colors,and for the changes which they undergo as the fish expires. The name is also applied to other species of the genus.
53711	surmulot	[.] SUR'MULOT, n. A name given by Buffon to the brown or Norway rat.
53712	surname	[.] SUR'NAME, n. [L. super and nomen.] [.] 1. An additional name; a name or appellation added to the baptismal or christian name,and which becomes a family name. Surnames, with us, originally designated occupation, estate, place of residence, or some particular thing ...
53713	surnamed	[.] SURNA'MED, pp. Called by a name added to the christian or original name.
53714	surnaming	[.] SURNA'MING, ppr. Naming by an appellation added to the original name.
53715	suroxyd	[.] SUROX'YD, n. [sur and oxyd.] That which contains an addition of oxyd. [Little used.]
53716	suroxydate	[.] SUROX'YDATE, v.t. To form a suroxyd. [Little used.]
53717	surpass	[.] SURP`ASS, v.t. To exceed; to excel; to go beyond in any thing good or bad. Homer surpasses modern poets in sublimity. Pope surpasses most other poets in smoothness of versification. Achilles surpassed the other Greeks in strength and courage. Clodius surpassed all ...
53718	surpassable	[.] SURP`ASSABLE, a. That may be exceeded.
53719	surpassed	[.] SURP`ASSED, pp. Exceeded; excelled.
53720	surpassing	[.] SURP`ASSING, ppr. Exceeding; going beyond. [.] 1. a. Excellent in an eminent degree; exceeding others. [.] [.] O thou, that with surpassing glory crown'd--
53721	surpassingly	[.] SURP`ASSINGLY, adv. In a very excellent manner; or in a degree surpassing others.
53722	surplice	[.] SURPLICE, n. sur'plis. [L. super pellicium, above the robe of fur.] [.] A white garment worn by clergymen of some denominations over their other dress, in their ministrations. It is particularly the habit of the clergy of the church of England.
53723	surplice-fees	[.] SUR'PLICE-FEES, n. [surplice and fees.] Fees paid to the clergy for occasional duties.
53724	surpliced	[.] SUR'PLICED, a. Wearing a surplice.
53725	surplus	[.] SUR'PLUS, n. [L. id.,more.] [.] 1. Overplus; that which remains when use is satisfied; excess beyond what is prescribed or wanted. In the United States, the surplus of wheat and rye not required for consumption or exportation, is distilled. [.] 2. In law, the ...
53726	surplusage	[.] SURPLUS'AGE, n. Surplus; as surplusage of grain or goods beyond what is wanted. [.] 1. In law, something in the pleadings or proceedings not necessary or relevant to the case, and which may be rejected. [.] 2. In accounts, a greater disbursement than the charge ...
53727	surprisal	[.] SURPRISAL, n. surpri'zal. [See Surprise.] The act of surprising or coming upon suddenly and unexpectedly; or the state of being taken unawares.
53728	surprise	[.] SURPRISE, v.t. surpri'ze. [L. super, supra, and prendo, to take.] [.] 1. To come or fall upon suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares. [.] [.] The castle of Macduff I will surprise. [.] [.] Who can speak [.] [.] The mingled passions that surpris'd his ...
53729	surprised	[.] SURPRI'SED, pp. Come upon or taken unawares; struck with something novel or unexpected.
53730	surprising	[.] SURPRI'SING, ppr. Falling on or taking suddenly or unawares; striking with something novel; taking by a sudden or unexpected attack. [.] 1. a. Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite wonder and astonishment; as surprising bravery; surprising patience; ...
53731	surprisingly	[.] SURPRI'SINGLY, adv. In a manner or degree that excites surprise. He exerted himself surprisingly to save the life of his companion.
53732	surquedry	[.] SUR'QUEDRY, n. [See Heed.] Overweening pride; arrogance. [Not in use.]
53733	surrebut	[.] SURREBUT', v.i. [sur and rebut.] In legal pleadings, to reply, as a plaintif, to a defendant's rebutter.
53734	surrebutter	[.] SURREBUT'TER, n. The plaintif's reply in pleading to a defendant's rebutter.
53735	surrejoin	[.] SURREJOIN', v.i. [sur and rejoin.] In legal pleadings, to reply, as a plaintif to a defendant's rejoinder.
53736	surrejoinder	[.] SURREJOIN'DER, n. The answer of a plaintif to a defendant's rejoinder.
53737	surrender	[.] SURREN'DER, v.t. [L. sursum, and rendre, to render.] [.] 1. To yield to the power of another; to give or deliver up possession upon compulsion or demand; as, to surrender one's person to an enemy, or to commissioners of bankrupt; to surrender a fort or a ship. [To ...
53738	surrendered	[.] SURREN'DERED, pp. Yielded or delivered to the power of another; given up; resigned.
53739	surrenderee	[.] SURRENDEREE', n. In law, a person to whom the lord grants surrendered land; the cestuy que use.
53740	surrendering	[.] SURREN'DERING, ppr. Yielding or giving up to the power of another; resigning.
53741	surrenderor	[.] SURREN'DEROR, n. The tenant who surrenders an estate into the hands of his lord. [.] [.] Till the admittance of cestuy que use, the lord takes notice of the surrenderor as his tenant.
53742	surrendry	[.] SURREN'DRY, n. A surrender. [Surrender is the most elegant and best authorized.]
53743	surreption	[.] SURREP'TION, n. [L. surreptus, surrepo; sub and repo, to creep.] [.] A coming unperceived; a stealing upon insensibly. [Little used.]
53744	surreptitious	[.] SURREPTI'TIOUS, a. [L. surreptitius, supra.] Done by stealth or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently; as a surreptitious passage in a manuscript. [.] [.] A correct copy of the Dunciad, the many surreptitious ones have rendered necessary.
53745	surreptitiously	[.] SURREPTI'TIOUSLY, adv. By stealth; without authority; fraudulently.
53746	surrogate	[.] SUR'ROGATE, n. [L. surrogatus, surrogo, subrogo; sub and rogo, to propose. Rogo, to ask or propose, signifies primarily to reach, put or thrust forward; and subrogo is to put or set in the place of another.] In a general sense, a deputy; a delegate; a substitute; ...
53747	surrogation	[.] SURROGA'TION, n. The act of substituting one person in the place of another. [Little used.]
53748	surround	[.] SURROUND', v.t. [sur and round.] [.] 1. To encompass; to environ; to inclose on all sides; as, to surround a city. They surrounded a body of the enemy. [.] 2. To lie or be on all sides of; as, a wall or ditch surrounds the city.
53749	surrounded	[.] SURROUND'ED, pp. Encompassed; inclosed; beset.
53750	surrounding	[.] SURROUND'ING, ppr. Encompassing; inclosing; lying on all sides of.
53751	sursolid	[.] SURSOL'ID, n. [sur and solid, or surdesolid.] In mathematics, the fifth power of a number; or the product of the fourth multiplication of a number considered as the root. Thus 3x3=9, the square of 3, and 9x3=27, the third power or cube, and 27x3=81, the fourth power, ...
53752	surtout	[.] SURTOUT, n. A man's coat to be worn over his other garments.
53753	surturbrand	[.] SUR'TURBRAND, n. Fibrous brown coal or bituminous wood; so called in Iceland.
53754	survene	[.] SURVE'NE, v.t. To supervene; to come as an addition; as a suppuration that survenes lethargies. [Little used.]
53755	survey	[.] SURVEY, v.t. [L. video, videre.] [.] 1. To inspect or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; as, to stand on a hill, and survey the surrounding country. It denotes more particular and deliberate attention than look or see. [.] 2. To view ...
53756	surveyed	[.] SURVEYED, pp. Viewed with attention; examined; measured.
53757	surveying	[.] SURVEYING, ppr. Viewing with attention; examining particularly; measuring. [.] SURVEYING, n. That branch of mathematics which teaches the art of measuring land.
53758	surveyor	[.] SURVEYOR, n. An overseer; one placed to superintend others. [.] 1. One that views and examines for the purpose of ascertaining the condition, quantity, or quality of any thing; as a surveyor of land; a surveyor of highways; surveyors of ordnance. In the customs, ...
53759	surveyor-general	[.] SURVEYOR-GENERAL, n. A principal surveyor; as the surveyor-general of the king's manors, or of woods and parks in England. In the United Stats, the chief surveyor of lands; as the surveyor-general of the United States, or of a particular state.
53760	surveyorship	[.] SURVEYORSHIP, n. The office of a surveyor.
53761	surview	[.] SURVIEW', v.t. To survey. [Not in use.]
53762	survise	[.] SURVI'SE, v.t. To look over. [Not in use.]
53763	survival	[.] SURVI'VAL, n. [See Survive.] A living beyond the life of another person, thing or event; an outliving.
53764	survivance	[.] SURVI'VANCE, n. Survivorship. [Little used.]
53765	survive	[.] SURVI'VE, v.t. [L. supervivo.] [.] 1. To outlive; to live beyond the life of another; as,the wife survives her husband; or a husband survives his wife. [.] 2. To outlive any thing else; to live beyond any event. Who would wish to survive the ruin of his country? ...
53766	survivency	[.] SURVI'VENCY, n. A surviving; survivorship.
53767	surviver	[.] SURVI'VER, n. One that outlives another. [See Survivor.]
53768	surviving	[.] SURVI'VING, ppr. Outliving;living beyond the life of another, or beyond the time of some event. [.] 1. a. Remaining alive; yet living; as surviving friends or relatives.
53769	survivor	[.] SURVI'VOR, n. One who outlives another. [.] 1. In law, the longer liver of two joint tenants, or of any two persons who have a joint interest in any thing.
53770	survivorship	[.] SURVI'VORSHIP, n. The state of outliving another. [.] 1. In law, the right of a joint tenant or other person who has a joint interest in an estate, to take the whole estate upon the death of the other. When there are more than two joint tenants, the whole estate ...
53771	susceptibiility	[.] SUSCEPTIBIIL'ITY, n. [from susceptible.] The quality of admitting or receiving either something additional, or some change, affection or passion; as the susceptibility of color in a body; susceptibility of culture or refinement; susceptibility of love or desire, or ...
53772	susceptible	[.] SUSCEP'TIBLE, a. [L. suscipio, to take; sub and capio.] [.] 1. Capable of admitting any thing additional, or any change, affection or influence; as a body susceptible of color or of alteration; a body susceptible of pain; a heart susceptible of love or of impression. [.] 2. ...
53773	susceptibleness	[.] SUSCEP'TIBLENESS, n. Susceptibility, which see.
53774	susception	[.] SUSCEP'TION, n. The act of taking. [But little used.]
53775	susceptive	[.] SUSCEP'TIVE, a. Capable of admitting; readily admitting. Our natures are susceptive of errors.
53776	susceptivity	[.] SUSCEPTIV'ITY, n. Capacity of admitting. [Little used.]
53777	susceptor	[.] SUSCEP'TOR, n. [L.] One who undertakes; a godfather.
53778	suscipiency	[.] SUSCIP'IENCY, n. Reception; admission.
53779	suscipient	[.] SUSCIP'IENT, a. Receiving; admitting. [.] SUSCIP'IENT, n. One who takes or admits; one that receives.
53780	suscitate	[.] SUS'CITATE, v.t. [L. suscito; sub and cito.] To rouse; to excite; to call into life and action.
53781	suscitation	[.] SUSCITA'TION, n. The act of raising or exciting.
53782	suslik	[.] SUS'LIK, n. A spotted animal of the rat kind. A quadruped of the genus Arctomys, of a yellowish brown color, with small white spots; the earless marmot.
53783	suspect	[.] SUSPECT', v.t. [L. suspectus, suspicio; sub and specio, to see or view.] [.] 1. To mistrust; to imagine or have a slight opinion that something exists, but without proof and often upon weak evidence or no evidence at all. We suspect not only from fear, jealousy ...
53784	suspectable	[.] SUSPECT'ABLE, a. That may be suspected. [Little used.]
53785	suspected	[.] SUSPECT'ED, pp. Imagined without proof; mistrusted.
53786	suspectedly	[.] SUSPECT'EDLY, adv. So as to excite suspicion; so as to be suspected.
53787	suspectedness	[.] SUSPECT'EDNESS, n. State of being suspected or doubted.
53788	suspecter	[.] SUSPECT'ER, n. One who suspects.
53789	suspectful	[.] SUSPECT'FUL, a. Apt to suspect or mistrust.
53790	suspecting	[.] SUSPECT'ING, ppr. Imagining without evidence; mistrusting upon slight grounds.
53791	suspectless	[.] SUSPECT'LESS, a. Not suspecting; having no suspicion. [.] 1. Not suspected; not mistrusted.
53792	suspend	[.] SUSPEND', v.t. [L. suspendo; sub and pendo, to hang.] [.] 1. To hang; to attach to something above; as, to suspend a ball by a thread; to suspend the body by a cord or by hooks; a needle suspended by a loadstone. [.] 2. To make to depend on. God hath suspended ...
53793	suspended	[.] SUSPEND'ED, pp. Hung up; made to depend on; caused to cease for a time;delayed; held undermined; prevented from executing an office or enjoying a right.
53794	suspender	[.] SUSPEND'ER, n. One that suspends. [.] 1. Suspenders, plu. straps worn for holding up pantaloons, &c.; braces.
53795	suspending	[.] SUSPEND'ING, ppr. Hanging up; making to depend on; intermitting; causing to cease for a time; holding undermined; debarring from action or right.
53796	suspense	[.] SUSPENSE, n. suspens'. [L. suspensus.] A state of uncertainty; indetermination; indecision. A man's mind is in suspense, when it is balancing the weight of different arguments or considerations, or when it is uncertain respecting facts unknown, or events not in his ...
53797	suspensibility	[.] SUSPENSIBIL'ITY, n. The capacity of being suspended or sustained from sinking; as the suspensibility of indurated clay in water.
53798	suspensible	[.] SUSPENS'IBLE, a. Capable of being suspended or held from sinking.
53799	suspension	[.] SUSPEN'SION, n. [L. suspensio. See Suspend.] [.] 1. The act of hanging up, or of causing to hang by being attached to something above. [.] 2. The act of making to depend on any thing for existence or taking place; as the suspension of payment on the performance ...
53800	suspensive	[.] SUSPENS'IVE, a. Doubtful.
53801	suspensor	[.] SUSPENS'OR, n. In anatomy, a bandage to suspend the scrotum.
53802	suspensory	[.] SUSPENS'ORY, a. That suspends; suspending; as a suspensory muscle. [.] SUSPENS'ORY, n. That which suspends or holds up; a truss.
53803	suspicable	[.] SUS'PICABLE, a. [L. suspicor.] That may be suspected; liable to suspicion. [Not in use.]
53804	suspicion	[.] SUSPI'CION, n. [L. suspicio. See Suspect.] The act of suspecting; the imagination of the existence of something without proof, or upon very slight evidence, or upon no evidence at all. Suspicion often proceeds from the apprehension of evil; it is the offspring or ...
53805	suspicious	[.] SUSPI'CIOUS, a. [L. suspiciosus.] Inclined to suspect; apt to imagine without proof. [.] [.] Nature itself, after it has done an injury, will ever be suspicious, and no man can love the person he suspects. [.] 1. Indicating suspicion or fear. [.] [.] We have ...
53806	suspiciously	[.] SUSPI'CIOUSLY, adv. With suspicion. [.] 1. So as to excite suspicion.
53807	suspiciousness	[.] SUSPI'CIOUSNESS, n. The quality of being liable to suspicion, or liable to be suspected; as the suspiciousness of a man's appearance, of his weapons or of his actions. [.] 1. The quality or state of being apt to suspect; as the suspiciousness of a man's temper or ...
53808	suspiral	[.] SUSPI'RAL, n. [L. suspiro, to breathe; sub and spiro.] [.] 1. A breathing hole; a vent or ventiduct. [.] 2. A spring of water passing under ground towards a cistern or conduit. [Local.]
53809	suspiration	[.] SUSPIRA'TION, n. [L. suspiratio, suspiro, to sigh; sub and spiro, to breathe.] The act of sighing or fetching along and deep breath; a sigh.
53810	suspire	[.] SUSPI'RE, v.i. [supra.] To sigh; to fetch along deep breath; to breathe. [Little used.]
53811	suspired	[.] SUSPI'RED, pp. or a. Wished for; desired. [Not in use.]
53812	sustain	[.] SUSTA'IN, v.t. [L. sustineo; sub and teneo, to hold under.] [.] 1. To bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; pillars sustain an edifice; a beast sustains a load. [.] 2. To hold; to keep from falling; as, a rope sustains a weight. [.] 3. ...
53813	sustainable	[.] SUSTA'INABLE, a. That may be sustained or maintained. The action is not sustainable.
53814	sustained	[.] SUSTA'INED, pp. Borne; upheld; maintained; supported; subsisted; suffered.
53815	sustainer	[.] SUSTA'INER, n. He or that which sustains, upholds or suffers.
53816	sustaining	[.] SUSTA'INING, ppr. Bearing; upholding; maintaining; suffering; subsisting.
53817	sustaltic	[.] SUSTAL'TIC, a. [Gr.] Mournful; affecting; an epithet given to a species of music by the Greeks.
53818	sustenance	[.] SUS'TENANCE, n. [.] 1. Support; maintenance; subsistence; as the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life. [.] 2. That which supports life; food; victuals; provisions. This city has ample sustenance.
53819	sustentacle	[.] SUSTEN'TACLE, n. [L. sustentaculum.] Support. [Not in use.]
53820	sustentation	[.] SUSTENTA'TION, n. [L. sustentatio, sustento.] [.] 1. Support; preservation from falling. [.] 2. Use of food. [.] 3. Maintenance; support of life.
53821	susurration	[.] SUSURRA'TION, n. [L. susurratio; susurro, to whisper.] [.] A whispering; a soft murmur.
53822	sutile	[.] SU'TILE, a. [L. sutilis, from suo, to sew.] [.] Done by stitching. [Not in use.]
53823	sutler	[.] SUT'LER, n. A person who follows an army and sells to the troops provisions and liquors.
53824	sutling	[.] SUT'LING, a. Belonging to sutlers; engaged in the occupation of a sutler.
53825	suttee	[.] SUTTEE', n. In the Sanscrit, or sacred language of the Hindoos, a female deity. [.] 1. A widow who immolates herself on the funeral pile of her husband. [.] 2. The sacrifice of burning a widow on the funeral pile of her husband.
53826	suttle	[.] SUT'TLE, a. Suttle weight, in commerce, is when tret is allowed; neat weight.
53827	suture	[.] SU'TURE, n. [L. sutura, from suo, to sew.] [.] 1. Literally, a sewing; hence, the uniting of the parts of a wound by stitching. [.] 2. The seam or joint which unites the bones of the skull; or the peculiar articulation or connection of those bones; as the coronal ...
53828	suveran	[.] SUV'ERAN, a. [L. supernus, superus, super. The barbarous Norman word souvereign, seems to be formed of L. super and regnum; a strange blunder.] [.] 1. Supreme in power; possessing supreme dominion; as a suveran prince. The Creator is the suveran ruler of the universe. [.] 2. ...
53829	suveranly	[.] SUV'ERANLY, adv. Supremely; in the highest degree.
53830	suveranty	[.] SUV'ERANTY, n. Supreme power; supremacy; the possession of uncontrollable power. Absolute suveranty belongs only to God.
53831	swab	[.] SWAB, n. A mop for cleaning floors; on board of ships, a large mop or bunch or old rope yarn, used to clean the deck and cabin. [.] SWAB, v.t. [supra.] To clean with mop; to wipe when wet or after washing; as, to swab the deck of a ship.
53832	swabber	[.] SWAB'BER, n. One that uses a swab to clean a floor or deck; on board of ships of war, an inferior officer, whose business is to see that the ship is kept clean.
53833	swad	[.] SWAD, n. A pod,as of beans or peas. [Local.] [.] 1. A short fat person. [.] 2. In New England, a lump, mass or bunch, also, a crowd. [Vulgar.]
53834	swaddle	[.] SWAD'DLE, v.t. [.] 1. To swathe; to bind, as with a bandage; to bind tight with clothes; used generally of infants; as, to swaddle a child. [.] [.] They swaddled me in my night-gown. [.] 2. To bat; to cudgel. [Low and not in use.] [.] SWAD'DLE, n. Clothes ...
53835	swaddled	[.] SWAD'DLED, pp. Swathed; bound in tight clothes.
53836	swaddling	[.] SWAD'DLING, ppr. Swathing; binding in tight clothes.
53837	swaddling-band	[.] SWAD'DLING-BAND
53838	swaddling-cloth	[.] SWAD'DLING-CLOTH, n. A band or cloth wrapper round an infant. Luke 2.
53839	swag	[.] SWAG, v.i. To sink down by its weight; to lean.
53840	swage	[.] SWAGE, v.t. [probably allied to swag and weak; from falling or throwing down.] To ease; to soften; to mitigate. [.] [.] Apt words have power to swage [.] [.] The tumors of a troubled mind. [.] [See Assuage, which is the word now used.]
53841	swagger	[.] SWAG'GER, v.i. To bluster; to bully; to boast or brag noisily; to be tumultuously proud. [.] [.] What a pleasure it is to swagger at the bar. [.] [.] To be great is not to swagger at our footmen.
53842	swaggerer	[.] SWAG'GERER, n. A blusterer; a bully; a boastful noisy fellow.
53843	swaggering	[.] SWAG'GERING, ppr. Blustering; boasting noisily.
53844	swagging	[.] SWAG'GING, ppr. Sinking or inclining.
53845	swaggy	[.] SWAG'GY, a. [from swag.] Sinking, hanging or leaning by its weight.
53846	swain	[.] SWAIN, n. [.] 1. A young man. [.] 2. A country servant employed in husbandry. [.] 3. A pastoral youth. [It is used chiefly in this sense, and in poetry.] [.] [.] Blest swains! whose nymphs in every grace excel.
53847	swainish	[.] SWA'INISH, a. Rustic.
53848	swainmote	[.] SWA'INMOTE
53849	swairth	[.] SWAIRTH, n. An apparition. [Not used in New England.
53850	swale	[.] SWALE, n. [probably from vale.] A local word in New England, signifying an interval or vale; a tract of low land. [.] 1. In England, a shade. [.] SWALE, v.i. To waste. [See Sweal.] [.] SWALE, v.t. To dress a hog for bacon, by singeing or burning off ...
53851	swallet	[.] SWAL'LET, n. [See Well.] Among the tin miners, water breaking in upon the miners at their work.
53852	swallow	[.] SWAL'LOW, n. A bird of the genus Hirundo, of many species, among which are the chimney swallow and the martin.
53853	swallow-fish	[.] SWAL'LOW-FISH, n. A sea fish of the genus Trigla, called in Cornwall, tub-fish; remarkable for the size of its gill-fins. It is called also the sapphirine gurnard.
53854	swallow-fly	[.] SWAL'LOW-FLY, n. The name of the chelidonius, a fly remarkable for its swift and long flight.
53855	swallow-stone	[.] SWAL'LOW-STONE, n. Chelidonius lapis, a stone which Pliny and other authors affirm to be found in the stomachs of young swallows.
53856	swallow-tail	[.] SWAL'LOW-TAIL, n. A plant, a species of willow.
53857	swallow-wort	[.] SWAL'LOW-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Asclepias; hirundinaria. It grows in the southern part of Europe, and is said to have been successfully used as a medicine, chiefly in dropsical cases. [.] [.] The African swallow-wort is of the genus Stapelia.
53858	swallowed	[.] SWAL'LOWED, pp. Taken into the stomach; absorbed; received without scruple; engrossed; wasted; exhausted.
53859	swallower	[.] SWAL'LOWER, n. One who swallows; also, a glutton.
53860	swallowing	[.] SWAL'LOWING, ppr. Taking into the stomach; absorbing; ingulfing; receiving implicitly; engrossing; wasting; exhausting. [.] SWAL'LOWING, n. The act of taking into the stomach or of absorbing; the act of receiving implicitly; the act of engrossing.
53861	swallows-tail	[.] SWAL'LOW'S-TAIL, n. In joinery and carpentry,the same as dove-tail.
53862	swam	[.] SWAM, pret. of swim.
53863	swamp	[.] SWAMP, n. Spungy land; low ground filled with water; soft wet ground. In New England, I believe this word is never applied to marsh, or the boggy land made by the overflowing of salt water, but always to low soft ground in the interior country; wet and spungy land, ...
53864	swamp-ore	[.] SWAMP-ORE, n. In mineralogy, an ore of iron found in swamps and morasses; called also bog-ore, or indurated bog iron ore. Its color is a dark yellowish brown or gray; its fracture is earthy, and it contains so much phosphoric acid as to injure its tenacity.
53865	swampy	[.] SWAMP'Y, a. Consisting of swamp; like a swamp; low, wet and spungy; as swampy land.
53866	swan	[.] SWAN, n. A large aquatic fowl of the genus Anas, of two varieties, the wild and the tame. The plumage is of a pure white color, and its long arching neck gives it a noble appearance.
53867	swang	[.] SWANG, n. A piece of low land or green sward, liable to be covered with water. [Local in England.]
53868	swanimote	[.] SWAN'IMOTE, n. [swain and mote, meeting.] In England, a court held before the verderors of the forest as judges, by the steward of the court, thrice every year; the swains or freeholders within the forest composing the jury. Its principal jurisdiction is to inquire ...
53869	swansdown	[.] SWANSDOWN, n. A fine soft thick woolen cloth.
53870	swanskin	[.] SWAN'SKIN, n. [swan and skin.] A species of flannel of a soft texture, thick and warm.
53871	swap	[.] SWAP, adv. Hastily; at a snatch. [A low word and local.] [.] SWAP, v.t. To exchange; to barter; to swop. [See Swop.] [This word is not elegant, but common in colloquial language in America.]
53872	swape	[.] SWAPE, n. A pole supported by a fulcrum on which it turns, used for raising water from a well, for churning, &c. [This Bailey spells swipe, and in N. England it is pronounced sweep,as in well-sweep.]
53873	sward	[.] SWARD, n. [.] 1. The skin of bacon. [Local.] [.] 2. The grassy surface of land; turf; that part of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, forming a kind of mat. When covered with green grass, it is called green sward. [.] SWARD, v.t. To produce ...
53874	swardy	[.] SWARD'Y, a. Covered with sward or grass; as swardy land.
53875	sware	[.] SWARE, old pret. of swear. We now use swore. [.] SWARE
53876	swarm	[.] SWARM, n. sworm. [L. ferveo, and boiling is very expressive of the motions of a swarm of bees. See the Verb.] [.] 1. In a general sense, a large number or body of small animals or insects, particularly when in motion; but appropriately, a great number of honey bees ...
53877	swart	[.] SWART, swort
53878	swarth	[.] SWARTH, sworth, a. [.] 1. Being of a dark hue; moderately black; tawny. [.] [.] A nation strange with visage swart. [.] [I believe swart and swarth are never used in the United States, certainly not in New England. Swarthy is a common word.] [.] 2. Gloomy; ...
53879	swarthily	[.] SWARTH'ILY, adv. [from swarthy.] Duskily; with a tawny hue.
53880	swarthiness	[.] SWARTH'INESS, n. Tawniness; a dusky or dark complexion.
53881	swarthy	[.] SWARTH'Y, a. [See Swart.] Being of a dark hue or dusky complexion; tawny. In warm climates, the complexion of men is universally swarthy or black. The Moors, Spaniards and Italians are more swarthy than the French, Germans and English. [.] [.] Their swarthy hosts ...
53882	swartiness	[.] SWART'INESS, n. A tawny color.
53883	swartish	[.] SWART'ISH, a. Somewhat dark or tawny.
53884	swarty	[.] SWART'Y, a. Swarthy; tawny.
53885	swarve	[.] SWARVE, v.i. To swerve. [Not in use.]
53886	swash	[.] SWASH, n. An oval figure, whose moldings are oblique to the axis of the work. [A cant word.] [.] SWASH, n. A blustering noise; a vaporing. [Not in use or vulgar.] [.] 1. Impulse of water flowing with violence. In the southern states of America, swash or swosh ...
53887	swasher	[.] SWASH'ER, n. One who makes a blustering show of valor or force of arms. [Not in use.]
53888	swashy	[.] SWASH'Y, a. Soft, like fruit too ripe. [Local.]
53889	swat	[.] SWAT
53890	swatch	[.] SWATCH, n. A swath. [Not in use.]
53891	swate	[.] SWATE, v.i. To sweat.
53892	swath	[.] SWATH, n. swoth. [.] 1. A line of grass or grain cut and thrown together by the sythe in mowing or cradling. [.] 2. The whole breadth or sweep of a sythe in mowing or cradling; as a wide swath. [.] 3. A band or fillet. They wrapped me in a hundred yards of ...
53893	swathe	[.] SWATHE, v.t. To bind with a band, bandage or rollers; as, to swathe a child. [.] 1. To bind or wrap. [.] [.] Their children are never swathed or bound about with any thing when first born.
53894	sway	[.] SWAY, v.t. [.] 1. To move or wave; to wield with the hand; as, to sway the scepter. [.] 2. To bias; to cause to lean or incline to one side. Let not temporal advantages sway you from the line of duty. The king was swayed by his council from the course he intended ...
53895	swayed	[.] SWA'YED, pp. Wielded; inclined to one side; ruled; governed; influenced; biased.
53896	swaying	[.] SWA'YING, ppr. Wielding; causing to lean; biasing; ruling. [.] SWA'YING, n. Swaying of the back, among beasts, is a kind of lumbago, caused by a fall or by being overloaded.
53897	sweal	[.] SWEAL, v.i. [.] 1. To melt and run down, as the tallow of a candle; to waste away without feeding the flame. [.] 2. To blaze away.
53898	swealing	[.] SWE'ALING, ppr. Melting and wasting away.
53899	swear	[.] SWEAR, v.i. pret. swore. [Eng. veer; L. assevero.] [.] 1. To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed. [.] [.] Ye shall not swear by my name falsely. Lev.19. [.] [.] But I say unto you, swear not at all. ...
53900	swearer	[.] SWEARER, n. One who swears; one who calls God to witness for the truth of his declaration. [.] 1. A profane person. [.] [.] Then the liars and swearers are fools.
53901	swearing	[.] SWEARING, ppr. Affirming upon oath; uttering a declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of it. [.] 1. Putting upon oath; causing to swear. [.] SWEARING, n. The act or practice of affirming on oath. Swearing in court is lawful. [.] 1. Profaneness. ...
53902	sweat	[.] SWEAT, n. swet. [L. sudor.] [.] 1. The fluid or sensible moisture which issues out of the pores of the skin of an animal. [.] [.] In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread. Gen.3. [.] 2. Labor; toil; drudgery. [.] 3. Moisture evacuated from any substance; ...
53903	sweater	[.] SWEAT'ER, n. One that causes to sweat.
53904	sweatiness	[.] SWEAT'INESS, n. The state of being sweaty or moist with sweat.
53905	sweating	[.] SWEAT'ING, ppr. Emitting moisture from the pores of the skin; throwing our moisture; exuding. [.] 1. Causing to emit moisture upon the skin.
53906	sweating-bath	[.] SWEAT'ING-BATH, n. A sudatory; a bath for exciting sensible perspiration or sweat; a hypocaust or stove.
53907	sweating-house	[.] SWEAT'ING-HOUSE, n. A house for sweating persons in sickness.
53908	sweating-iron	[.] SWEAT'ING-IRON, n. A kind of knife or a piece of a sythe, used to scrape off sweat from horses.
53909	sweating-room	[.] SWEAT'ING-ROOM, n. A room for sweating persons. [.] 1. In rural economy, a room for sweating cheese and carrying off the superfluous juices.
53910	sweating-sickness	[.] SWEAT'ING-SICKNESS, n. A febril epidemic disease which prevailed in some countries of Europe, but particularly in England, in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its first appearance was in the army of the earl of Richmond, afterward Henry VII on his landing at Milford haven, ...
53911	sweaty	[.] SWEAT'Y, a. Moist with sweat; as a sweaty skin; a sweaty garment. [.] 1. Consisting of sweat. [.] [.] No noisy whiffs or sweaty streams. [.] 2. Laborious; toilsome; as the sweaty forge.
53912	swede	[.] SWEDE, n. A native of Sweden. [.] 1. A Swedish turnep.
53913	swedish	[.] SWE'DISH, a. Pertaining to Sweden.
53914	swedish-turnep	[.] SWE'DISH-TURNEP, n. The ruta baga, a hard sort of turnep, of two kinds, the white and the yellow. The latter is most valued.
53915	sweep	[.] SWEEP, v.t. pret. and pp. swept. [.] 1. To brush or rub over with a brush, broom or besom, for removing loose dirt; to clean by brushing; as, to sweep a chimney or a floor. When we say, to sweep a room, we mean, to sweep the floor of the room; and to sweep the house, ...
53916	sweep-net	[.] SWEE'P-NET, n. [sweep and net.] A large net for drawing over a large compass.
53917	sweep-sop	[.] SWEEP-SOP, n. A name of the Annona squamosa.
53918	sweeper	[.] SWEE'PER, n. One that sweeps.
53919	sweeping	[.] SWEE'PING, ppr. Brushing over; rubbing with a broom or besom; cleaning with a broom or besom; brushing along; passing over; dragging over.
53920	sweepings	[.] SWEE'PINGS, n. plu. Things collected by sweeping; rubbish. The sweepings of streets are often used as manure.
53921	sweepstake	[.] SWEE'PSTAKE, n. [sweep and stake.] A man that wins all; usually sweepstakes.
53922	sweepy	[.] SWEE'PY, a. Passing with speed and violence over a great compass at once. [.] [.] The branches bend before their sweepy sway. [.] 1. Strutting. [.] 2. Wavy.
53923	sweet	[.] SWEET, a. [L. suavis.] [.] 1. Agreeable or grateful to the taste; as, sugar or honey is sweet. [.] 2. Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; as a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense. Ex.26. [.] 3. Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as the sweet notes ...
53924	sweet-apple	[.] SWEET-APPLE, n. [sweet and apple.] The Annona squamosa.
53925	sweet-bread	[.] SWEET-BREAD, n. [sweet and bread.] The pancreas of a calf.
53926	sweet-briar	[.] SWEET-BRIAR, n. [sweet and briar.] A shrubby plant of the genus Rosa, cultivated for its fragrant smell.
53927	sweet-broom	[.] SWEE'T-BROOM, n. [sweet and broom.] A plant.
53928	sweet-cicely	[.] SWEET-CIC'ELY, n. A plant of the genus Scandix.
53929	sweet-cictus	[.] SWEET-CIC'TUS, n. A shrub, the gumcistus.
53930	sweet-corn	[.] SWEET-CORN, n. A variety of the maiz, of a sweet taste.
53931	sweet-flag	[.] SWEET-FLAG, n. A plant of the genus Acorus.
53932	sweet-gum	[.] SWEET-GUM, n. A tree of the genus Liquidambar.
53933	sweet-heart	[.] SWEET-HE`ART, n. A lover or mistress.
53934	sweet-johns	[.] SWEET-JOHN'S, n. A plant, a species of Dianthus.
53935	sweet-marjoram	[.] SWEET-M`ARJORAM, n. A very fragrant plant, of the genus Origanum.
53936	sweet-maudlin	[.] SWEET-MAUD'LIN, n. A species of Achillea.
53937	sweet-pea	[.] SWEET-PEA, n. A pea cultivated for ornament, of the genus Lathyrus.
53938	sweet-root	[.] SWEET-ROOT, n. The liquorice, or Glycyrrhiza.
53939	sweet-rush	[.] SWEET-RUSH, n. Another name of the sweet-flag, a species of Acorus.
53940	sweet-scented	[.] SWEE'T-SCENTED, a. [sweet and scent.] Having a sweet smell; fragrant.
53941	sweet-smelling	[.] SWEE'T-SMELLING, a. [sweet and smell.] Having a sweet smell; fragrant.
53942	sweet-sultan	[.] SWEET-SUL'TAN, n. A plant, a species of Centaurea.
53943	sweet-weed	[.] SWEET-WEED, n. A plant of the genus Capraria, and another of the genus Scoparia.
53944	sweet-william	[.] SWEET-WIL'LIAM, n. The name of several species of pink, of the genus Dianthus. [.] The Dianthus barbatus, a species of pink of many varieties.
53945	sweet-willow	[.] SWEET-WIL'LOW, n. A plant, the Myrica gale, or Dutch myrtle.
53946	sweet-wood	[.] SWEET-WOOD, n. A plant, a species of Laurus.
53947	sweeten	[.] SWEETEN, v.t. swee'tn. To make sweet; as, to sweeten tea or coffee. [.] 1. To make pleasing or grateful to the mind; as, to sweeten life; to sweeten friendship. [.] 2. To make mild or kind; as, to sweeten the temper. [.] 3. To make less painful; as, to sweeten ...
53948	sweetened	[.] SWEE'TENED, pp. Made sweet,mild or grateful.
53949	sweetener	[.] SWEE'TENER, n. He or that which sweetens; he that palliates; that which moderates acrimony.
53950	sweetening	[.] SWEE'TENING, ppr. Making sweet or grateful.
53951	sweeting	[.] SWEE'TING, n. A sweet apple. [.] 1. A word of endearment.
53952	sweetish	[.] SWEE'TISH, a. Somewhat sweet or grateful to the taste.
53953	sweetishness	[.] SWEE'TISHNESS, n. The quality of being sweetish.
53954	sweetly	[.] SWEE'TLY, adv. In a sweet manner;gratefully; agreeable. [.] [.] He sweetly temper'd awe. [.] [.] No poet ever sweetly sung, [.] [.] Unless he was, like Phoebus, young.
53955	sweetmeat	[.] SWEE'TMEAT, n. [sweet and meat.] Fruit preserved with sugar; as peaches, pears, melons, nuts, orange peel, and the like.
53956	sweetness	[.] SWEE'TNESS, n. The quality of being sweet, in any of its senses; as gratefulness to the taste; or to the smell,fragrance; agreeableness to the ear, melody; as sweetness of the voice; sweetness of elocution. [.] 1. Agreeableness of manners; softness; mildness; obliging ...
53957	sweinmote	[.] SWE'INMOTE
53958	swell	[.] SWELL, v.i. pret. swelled; pp. swelled. Swollen is nearly obsolete.. [.] 1. To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions by matter added to the interior part, or by expansion of the inclosed substance. Thus the legs swell in dropsy; a bruised ...
53959	swelled	[.] SWELL'ED, pp. Enlarged in bulk; inflated; tumefied.
53960	swelling	[.] SWELL'ING, ppr. Growing or enlarging in its dimensions; growing tumid; inflating; growing tumid; inflating; growing or making louder. [.] SWELL'ING, n. A tumor,or any morbid enlargement of the natural size; as a swelling on the hand or leg. [.] 1. Protuberance; ...
53961	swelt	[.] SWELT, for swelled, is not in use. [.] SWELT, v.i. To faint; to swoon. [.] SWELT, v.t. To overpower, as with heat; to cause to faint. [We now use swelter.]
53962	swelter	[.] SWELT'ER, v.i. [from swelt.] To be overcome and faint with heat; to be ready to perish with heat. [.] SWELT'ER, v.t. To oppress with heat.
53963	sweltered	[.] SWELT'ERED, pp. Oppressed with heat.
53964	sweltering	[.] SWELT'ERING, ppr. Fainting or languishing with heat; oppressing with heat.
53965	sweltry	[.] SWELT'RY, a. Suffocating with heat; oppressive with heat; sultry. [See Sultry, which is probably a contraction of sweltry.]
53966	swept	[.] SWEPT, pret. and pp. of sweep.
53967	swerd	[.] SWERD, for sward, is not in use.
53968	swerve	[.] SWERVE, v.i. swerv. [.] 1. To wander; to rove. [.] [.] The swerving vines on the tall elms prevail. [.] 2. To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule of duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty or custom; to deviate. [.] [.] I swerve ...
53969	swerving	[.] SWERV'ING, ppr. Roving; wandering; deviating from any rule or standard; inclining; climbing or moving by winding and turning. [.] SWERV'ING, n. The act of wandering; deviation from any rule, law, duty or standard.
53970	swift	[.] SWIFT, a. [.] 1. Moving a great distance or over a large space in a short time; moving with celerity or velocity; fleet; rapid; quick; speedy. We say, soft winds, a swift stream, swift lightnings, swift motion, swift as thought, a fowl swift of wing, a man swift ...
53971	swifter	[.] SWIFT'ER, n. In a ship, a rope used to confine the bars of the capstan in their sockets, while men are turning it; also, a rope used to encircle a boat longitudinally, to strengthen and defend her sides from the impulse of other boats. Swifters also are two shrouds ...
53972	swiftly	[.] SWIFT'LY, adv. Fleetly; rapidly; with celerity; with quick motion or velocity. [.] [.] Pleas'd with the passage, we slide swiftly on.
53973	swiftness	[.] SWIFT'NESS, n. Speed; rapid motion; quickness; celerity; velocity; rapidity. Swiftness is a word of general import, applicable to every kind of motion, and to every thing that moves; as the swiftness of a bird; the swiftness of a stream; swiftness of descent in a falling ...
53974	swig	[.] SWIG, v.t. or i. To drink by large draughts; to suck greedily. [.] SWIG, n. A large draught. [Vulgar.] [.] 1. In seamen's language, a pulley with ropes which are not parallel. [.] SWIG, v.t. To castrate, as a ram, by binding the testicles tight with ...
53975	swill	[.] SWILL, v.t. [.] 1. To drink grossly or greedily; as, to swill down great quantities of liquors. [.] 2. To wash; to drench. [.] 3. To inebriate; to swell with fullness. [.] [.] I should be loth [.] [.] To meet the rudeness and swill'd insolence [.] [.] ...
53976	swilled	[.] SWILL'ED, pp. Swallowed grossly in large quantities.
53977	swiller	[.] SWILL'ER, n. One who drinks voraciously.
53978	swilling	[.] SWILL'ING, ppr. Swallowing excessive quantities of liquors.
53979	swillings	[.] SWILL'INGS, n. Swill.
53980	swim	[.] SWIM, v.i. [.] 1. To float; to be supported on water or other fluid; not to sink. Most species of wood will swim in water. Any substance will swim, whose specific gravity is less than that of the fluid in which it is immersed. [.] 2. To move progressively in ...
53981	swimm	[.] SWIMM, n. The bladder of fishes, by which they are said to be supported in water.
53982	swimmer	[.] SWIM'MER, n. One that swims. [.] 1. A protuberance on the leg of a horse.
53983	swimming	[.] SWIM'MING, ppr. Floating on a fluid; moving on a fluid; having a waving or reeling motion; overflowing; abounding. [.] SWIM'MING, n. The act or art of moving on the water by means of the limbs; a floating. [.] 1. Dizziness.
53984	swimmingly	[.] SWIM'MINGLY, adv. Smoothly; without obstruction; with great success. [Not elegant.]
53985	swindle	[.] SWIN'DLE, v.t. To cheat and defraud grossly, or with deliberate artifice; as, to swindle a man out of his property.
53986	swindled	[.] SWIN'DLED, pp. Grossly cheated and defrauded.
53987	swindler	[.] SWIN'DLER, n. A cheat; a rogue; one who defrauds grossly, or one who makes a practice of defrauding others by imposition or deliberate artifice.
53988	swine	[.] SWINE, n. sing. and plu. A hog, a quadruped of the genus Sus, which furnishes man with a large portion of his most nourishing food. The fat or lard of this animal enters into various dishes in cookery. The swine is a heavy, stupid animal, and delights to wallow in ...
53989	swine-bread	[.] SWI'NE-BREAD, n. A kind of plant, truffle.
53990	swine-case	[.] SWI'NE-CASE
53991	swine-coat	[.] SWI'NE-COAT
53992	swine-crue	[.] SWI'NE-CRUE, n. A hog sty; a pen for swine. [Local.]
53993	swine-grass	[.] SWI'NE-GRASS, n. [L. centinodia, knot grass.] A plant.
53994	swine-oat	[.] SWI'NE-OAT, n. [swine and oat.] A kind of oats, cultivated for the use of pigs, as in Cornwall; the Avena nuda of botanists.
53995	swine-pipe	[.] SWI'NE-PIPE, n. [swine and pipe.] A bird, the red-wing. [Local.]
53996	swine-pocks	[.] SWI'NE-POCKS
53997	swine-pox	[.] SWI'NE-POX, n. The chicken-pocks. A variety of the chicken-pocks, with acuminated vesicles containing a watery fluid; the water pox.
53998	swine-stone	[.] SWI'NE-STONE, n. [swine and stone.] A name given to those kinds of [.] limestone which, when rubbeD, emit a fetid odor, resembling that of naphtha combined with sulphurated hydrogen.
53999	swine-sty	[.] SWI'NE-STY, n. A sty or pen for swine.
54000	swine-thistle	[.] SWI'NE-THISTLE, n. A plant, the sow thistle.
54001	swineherd	[.] SWI'NEHERD, n. [swine and herd.] A keeper of swing.
54002	swines-cress	[.] SWI'NE'S-CRESS, n. A species of cress, of the genus Cochlearia.
54003	swing	[.] SWING, v.i. pret. and pp. swung. [.] 1. To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to wave; to vibrate. [.] [.] I tried if a pendulum would swing faster, or continue swinging longer in our receiver, if exhausted. [.] 2. To practice swinging; as, a ...
54004	swing-wheel	[.] SWING'-WHEEL, n. [swing and wheel.] In a time piece, the wheel which drives the pendulum. In a watch, or balance clock, it is called the crown-wheel.
54005	swinge	[.] SWINGE, v.t. swinj. [.] 1. To beat soundly; to whip; to bastinade; to chastise; to punish. [.] [.] You swing'd me for my love. [.] [.] --And swings his own vices in his son. [.] 2. To move as a lash. [Not in use.] [.] [This verb is obsolescent and vulgar.] [.] SWINGE, ...
54006	swinge-buckler	[.] SWINGE-BUCKLER, n. swingj-buckler. A bully; one who pretends to feats of arms. [Not in use.]
54007	swinger	[.] SWING'ER, n. One who swings; one who hurls.
54008	swinging	[.] SWING'ING, ppr. of swing. Waving; vibrating; brandishing. [.] SWING'ING, n. The act of swinging; an exercise for health or pleasure.
54009	swingingly	[.] SWING'INGLY, adv. Vastly; hugely. [Vulgar.]
54010	swingle	[.] SWIN'GLE, v.i. [from swing.] To dangle; to wave hanging. [.] 1. To swing for pleasure. [Not in use.] [.] SWIN'GLE, v.t. To beat; to clean flax by beating it with a wooden instrument resembling a large knife, and called in New England a swingling knife. Flax ...
54011	swingle-tree	[.] SWIN'GLE-TREE, n. A whiffle-tree or whipple-tree.
54012	swingled	[.] SWIN'GLED, pp. Beat and cleaned by a swingling knife.
54013	swingling	[.] SWIN'GLING, ppr. Beating and cleaning, as flax.
54014	swingling-knife	[.] SWIN'GLING-KNIFE
54015	swingling-tow	[.] SWIN'GLING-TOW, n. The coarse part of flax, separated from the finer by swingling and hatcheling.
54016	swinish	[.] SWI'NISH, a. [from swine.] Befitting swine; like swine; gross; hoggish; brutal; as a swinish drunkard or sot; swinish gluttony.
54017	swink	[.] SWINK, v.i. To labor; to toil; to drudge. [.] SWINK, v.t. To overlabor. [.] SWINK, n. Labor; toil; drudgery.
54018	swinker	[.] SWINK'ER, n. A laborer; a plowman.
54019	swipe	[.] SWIPE, n. A swape or sweep, which see.
54020	swipper	[.] SWIP'PER, a. Nimble; quick. [Not in use.]
54021	swiss	[.] SWISS, n. A native of Switzerland or Swisserland. [.] 1. The language of Swisserland.
54022	switch	[.] SWITCH, n. A small flexible twig or rod. [.] [.] On the medal, Mauritania leads a horse by a thread with one hand, and in the other holds a switch. [.] SWITCH, v.t. To strike with a small twig or rod; to beat; to lash. [.] SWITCH, v.i. To walk with a ...
54023	swivel	[.] SWIVEL, n. swiv'l. [.] 1. A ring which turns upon a staple; or a strong link of iron used in mooring ships, and which permits the bridles to be turned round; any ring or staple that turns. [.] 2. A small cannon or piece of artillery, carrying a shot of half a ...
54024	swivel-hook	[.] SWIV'EL-HOOK, n. A hook that turns in the end of an iron block strap, for the ready taking the turns out of a tackle.
54025	swob	[.] SWOB, n. A mop. [See Swab.] [.] SWOB, v.t. To clean or wipe with a swob. [See Swab.]
54026	swobber	[.] SWOB'BER, n. One who swabs or cleans with a mop. [See Swabber.] [.] 1. Swobbers, four privileged cards, only used incidentally in betting at the game of whist.
54027	swollen	[.] SWOLLEN
54028	swoln	[.] SWOLN, pp. of swell; irregular and obsolescent. The regular participle, swelled,is to be preferred.
54029	swom	[.] SWOM, old pret. of swim, is obsolete. We now use swum and swam.
54030	swoon	[.] SWOON, v.i. To faint; to sink into a fainting fit, in which there is a suspension of the apparent vital functions and mental powers. [.] [.] The most in years swoon'd first away for pain. [.] [.] He seemed ready to swoon away in the surprise of joy. [.] SWOON, ...
54031	swooning	[.] SWOON'ING, ppr. Fainting away. [.] SWOON'ING, n. The act of fainting; syncope.
54032	swoop	[.] SWOOP, v.t. [This is probably from sweep, or the same root.] [.] 1. To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing; as, a hawk swoops a chicken; a kite swoops up a mouse. [.] 2. To seize; to catchup; to take with a sweep. [.] 3. To pass with violence. [.] SWOOP, ...
54033	swop	[.] SWOP, v.t. To exchange; to barter; to give one commodity for another. [See Swap. This is a common word, but not in elegant use.]
54034	sword	[.] SWORD, n. [.] 1. An offensive weapon worn at the side, and used by hand either for thrusting or cutting. [.] 2. Figuratively, destruction by war. [.] [.] I will bring a sword upon you. Lev.26. Is.51. [.] 3. Vengeance or justice. [.] [.] She quits the ...
54035	sword-bearer	[.] SWORD-BEARER, n. [sword and bear.] An officer in the city of London, who carries a sword as an emblem of justice before the lord mayor when he goes abroad.
54036	sword-belt	[.] SWORD-BELT, n. [sword and belt.] A belt by which a sword is suspended and borne by the side.
54037	sword-blade	[.] SWORD-BLADE, n. [sword and blade.] The blade or cutting part of a sword.
54038	sword-fight	[.] SWORD-FIGHT, n. [sword and fight.] Fencing; a combat or trial of skill with swords.
54039	sword-fish	[.] SWORD-FISH, n. [sword and fish.] A genus of fishes called in ichthyology, xiphias; so named from the nose, snout or upper jaw, which is shaped like a sword.
54040	sword-grass	[.] SWORD-GRASS, n. [sword and grass.] A kind of sedge, glader; the sweet rush, a species of Acorus.
54041	sword-knot	[.] SWORD-KNOT, n. [sword and knot.] A ribin tied to the hilt of a sword.
54042	sword-law	[.] SWORD-LAW, n. [sword and law.] Violence; government by force.
54043	sword-man	[.] SWORD-MAN, n. [sword and man.] A soldier; a fighting man.
54044	sword-player	[.] SWORD-PLAYER, n. [sword and player.] A fencer; a gladiator; one who exhibits his skill in the use of the sword.
54045	sword-shaped	[.] SWORD-SHAPED, a. [sword and shape.] Ensiform; shaped like a sword; as a sword-shaped leaf.
54046	sworded	[.] SWORDED, a. Girded with a sword.
54047	sworder	[.] SWORDER, n. A soldier; a cut-throat. [Not in use.]
54048	swore	[.] SWORE, pret. of swear.
54049	sworn	[.] SWORN, pp. of swear. The officers of government are sworn to a faithful discharge of their duty. [.] Sworn friends, is a phrase equivalent to determined, close or firm friends. [.] [.] I am sworn brother, sweet, [.] [.] To grim necessity. [.] Sworn enemies, are determined ...
54050	swound	[.] SWOUND, v.i. To swoon. [Not in use.]
54051	swum	[.] SWUM, pret. and pp. of swim.
54052	swung	[.] SWUNG, pret. and pp. of swing.
54053	syb	[.] SYB
54054	sybaritic	[.] SYBARIT'IC
54055	sybaritical	[.] SYBARIT'ICAL, a. [from Sybaritoe, inhabitants of Sybaris, in Italy, who were proverbially voluptuous.] Luxurious; wanton.
54056	sycamine	[.] SYCAMINE. [See Sycamore.]
54057	sycamore	[.] SYC'AMORE, n. [Gr. a fig.] A species of fig-tree. The name is also given to the Acer majus, [A.pseudo-platanus,] a species of maple. [.] This name is also given to the plane tree or button-wood, of the genus Platanus.
54058	sycamore-moth	[.] SYC'AMORE-MOTH, n. A large and beautiful moth or night butterfly; so called because its caterpillar feeds on the leaves of the sycamore.
54059	sycite	[.] SYC'ITE, n. [Gr. fig.] Fig-stone; a name which some authors give to nodules of flint or pebbles which resemble a fig.
54060	sycophancy	[.] SYC'OPHANCY, n. [infra.] Originally, information of the clandestine exportation of figs; hence, mean talebearing; obsequious flattery; servility.
54061	sycophant	[.] SYC'OPHANT, n. [Gr. a fig, and to discover.] Originally, an informer against those who stole figs, or exported them contrary to law, &c. Hence in time it came to signify a talebearer or informer, in general; hence, a parasite; a mean flatterer; especially a flatterer ...
54062	sycophantic	[.] SYCOPHANT'IC, a. Talebearing; more generally, obsequiously flattering; parasitic; courting favor by mean adulation. [.] 1. Sycophantic plants, or parasites, are such as adhere to other plants, and depend on them for support.
54063	sycophantize	[.] SYC'OPHANTIZE, v.t. To play the sycophant; to flatter meanly and officiously; to inform or tell tales for gaining favor.
54064	sycophantry	[.] SYC'OPHANTRY, n. Mean and officious talebearing or adulation.
54065	sydnean	[.] SYDNE'AN
54066	sydneian	[.] SYDNE'IAN, a. Denoting a species of white earth brought from Sidney cove in South Wales.
54067	syenite	[.] SYENITE. [See Sienite.]
54068	syke	[.] SYKE, n. A small brook or rill in low ground. [Local.]
54069	syllabic	[.] SYLLAB'IC
54070	syllabical	[.] SYLLAB'ICAL, a. [from syllable.] Pertaining to a syllable or syllables; as syllabic accent. [.] 1. Consisting of a syllable or syllables; as a syllabic augment.
54071	syllabically	[.] SYLLAB'ICALLY, adv. In a syllabic manner.
54072	syllabication	[.] SYLLABICA'TION, n. The act of forming syllables; the act or method of dividing words into syllables.
54073	syllable	[.] SYL'LABLE, n. [L. syllaba; Gr. to comprehend, and to take.] [.] 1. A letter, or a combination of letters, uttered together, or at a single effort or impulse of the voice. A vowel may form a syllable by itself, as a, the definitive, or in amen; e in even; o in over, ...
54074	syllabub	[.] SYL'LABUB, n. A compound drink made of wine and milk; a different orthography of sillabub.
54075	syllabus	[.] SYL'LABUS, n. [L. from the same source as syllable.] An abstract; a compendium containing the heads of a discourse.
54076	syllepsis	[.] SYLLEP'SIS, n. [Gr. See Syllable.] [.] 1. In grammar, a figure by which we conceive the sense of words otherwise than the words import, and construe them according to the intention of the author; otherwise called substitution. [.] 2. The agreement of a verb or ...
54077	syllogism	[.] SYL'LOGISM, n. [L. syllogismus; Gr. with, and to speak; to think.] [.] A form or reasoning or argument, consisting of three propositions, of which the two first are called the premises, and the last the conclusion. In this argument, the conclusion necessarily follows ...
54078	syllogistic	[.] SYLLOGIS'TIC
54079	syllogistical	[.] SYLLOGIS'TICAL, a. Pertaining to a syllogism; consisting of a syllogism, or of the form of reasoning by syllogisms; as syllogistic arguments or reasoning.
54080	syllogistically	[.] SYLLOGIS'TICALLY, adv. In the form of a syllogism; by means of syllogisms; as, to reason or prove syllogistically.
54081	syllogization	[.] SYLLOGIZA'TION, n. A reasoning by syllogisms.
54082	syllogize	[.] SYL'LOGIZE, v.i. To reason by syllogisms. [.] [.] [.] Men have endeavored to teach boys to syllogize, or to frame arguments and refute them, without real knowledge.
54083	syllogizer	[.] SYL'LOGIZER, n. One who reasons by syllogisms.
54084	syllogizing	[.] SYL'LOGIZING, ppr. Reasoning by syllogisms.
54085	sylph	[.] SYLPH, n. [Gr. a moth, a beetle.] An imaginary being inhabiting the air.
54086	sylva	[.] SYL'VA, n. [L. a wood or forest.] In poetry, a poetical piece composed in a start or kind of transport. [.] 1. A collection of poetical pieces of various kinds.
54087	sylvan	[.] SYLVAN. [See Silvan.]
54088	sylvanite	[.] SYL'VANITE, n. Native tellurium, a metallic substance recently discovered.
54089	symbal	[.] SYMBAL. [See Cymbal.]
54090	symbol	[.] SYM'BOL, n. [L. symbolum; Gr. with, and to throw; to compare.] [.] 1. The sign or representation of any moral thing by the images or properties of natural things. Thus the lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience. Symbols are ...
54091	symbolic	[.] SYMBOL'IC
54092	symbolical	[.] SYMBOL'ICAL, a. Representative; exhibiting or expressing by resemblance or signs; as, the figure of an eye is symbolical of sight and knowledge. The ancients had their symbolical mysteries. [.] [.] The sacrament is a representation of Christ's death, by such symbolical ...
54093	symbolically	[.] SYMBOL'ICALLY, adv. By representation or resemblance of properties; by signs; typically. Courage is symbolically represented by a lion.
54094	symbolism	[.] SYM'BOLISM, n. Among chimists, consent of parts.
54095	symbolization	[.] SYMBOLIZA'TION, n. [See Symbolize.] The act of symbolizing; resemblance in properties.
54096	symbolize	[.] SYM'BOLIZE, v.i. To have a resemblance of qualities or properties. [.] [.] The pleasing of color symbolizeth with the pleasing of a single tone to the ear, but the pleasing of order doth symbolize with harmony. [.] [.] They both symbolize in this, that they love ...
54097	symbolizing	[.] SYM'BOLIZING, ppr. Representing by some properties in common; making to agree or resemble in properties.
54098	symmetral	[.] SYM'METRAL, a. [from symmetry.] Commensurable.
54099	symmetrian	[.] SYMME'TRIAN
54100	symmetrical	[.] SYMMET'RICAL, a. [from symmetry.] Proportional in its parts; having its parts in due proportion, as to dimensions; as a symmetrical body or building.
54101	symmetrically	[.] SYMMET'RICALLY, adv. With due proportion of parts.
54102	symmetrist	[.] SYM'METRIST, n. [from symmetry.] One eminently studious of proportion or symmetry of parts.
54103	symmetrize	[.] SYM'METRIZE, v.t. To make proportional in its parts; to reduce to symmetry.
54104	symmetry	[.] SYM'METRY, n. [Gr. with, together, and to measure.] A due proportion of the several parts of a body to each other; adaptation of the dimensions of the several parts of a thing to each other; or the union and conformity of the members of a work to the whole. Symmetry ...
54105	sympathetic	[.] SYMPATHET'IC
54106	sympathetical	[.] SYMPATHET'ICAL, a. See Sympathy.] [.] 1. Pertaining to sympathy. [.] 2. Having common feeling with another; susceptible of being affected by feelings like those of another, or of feelings inconsequence of what another feels; as a sympathetic heart. [.] 3. Among ...
54107	sympathetically	[.] SYMPATHET'ICALLY, adv. With sympathy or common feeling; inconsequence of sympathy; by communication from something else.
54108	sympathize	[.] SYM'PATHIZE, v.i. [.] 1. To have a common feeling, as of bodily pleasure or pain. [.] [.] The mind will sympathize so much with the anguish and debility of the body, that it will be too distracted to fix itself in meditation. [.] 2. To feel in consequence of ...
54109	sympathy	[.] SYM'PATHY, n. [Gr. with, and passion.] [.] 1. Fellow feeling; the quality of being affected by the affection of another, with feelings by the affection of another, with feelings correspondent in kind, if not in degree. We feel sympathy for another when we see him ...
54110	symphonious	[.] SYMPHO'NIOUS, a. [from symphony.] Agreeing in sound; accordant; harmonious. [.] [.] --Sounds [.] [.] Symphonious of ten thousand harps.
54111	symphony	[.] SYM'PHONY, n. [L. symphonia; Gr. with, and voice.] [.] 1. A consonance or harmony of sounds agreeable to the ear, whether the sounds are vocal or instrumental, or both. [.] [.] The trumpets sound, [.] [.] And warlike symphony is heard around. [.] 2. A musical ...
54112	symphysis	[.] SYM'PHYSIS, n. [Gr. together, and to grow.] [.] 1. In anatomy, the union of bones by cartilage; a connection of bones without a movable joint. [.] 2. In surgery, a coalescence of a natural passage; also, the first intention of cure in a wound.
54113	symposiac	[.] SYMPOSIAC, a. sympo'ziac. [Gr. a drinking together; together, and to drink.] Pertaining to compotations and merry-making; happening where company is drinking together; as symposiac meetings. [.] [.] Symposiac disputations. [Not much used.]
54114	symposium	[.] SYMPOSIUM, n. sympo'zium. [supra.] A drinking together; a merry feast.
54115	symptom	[.] SYMP'TOM, n. [Gr. a falling or accident, to fall.] [.] 1. Properly, something that happens in concurrence with another thing, as an attendant. Hence in medicine, any affection which accompanies disease; a perceptible change in the body or its functions, which indicates ...
54116	symptomatic	[.] SYMPTOMAT'IC
54117	symptomatical	[.] SYMPTOMAT'ICAL, a. Pertaining to symptoms; happening in concurrence with something; indicating the existence of something else. [.] 1. In medicine, a symptomatic disease is one which proceeds from some prior disorder in some part of the body. Thus a symptomatic ...
54118	symptomatically	[.] SYMPTOMAT'ICALLY, adv. By means of symptoms; in the nature of symptoms.
54119	symptomatology	[.] SYMPTOMATOL'OGY, n. [Gr. discourse.] The doctrine of symptoms; that part of the science of medicine which treats of the symptoms of diseases.
54120	synagogical	[.] SYNAGOG'ICAL, a. [from synagogue.] Pertaining to a synagogue.
54121	synagogue	[.] SYNAGOGUE, n. syn'agog. [Gr. together, and to drive; properly an assembly.] [.] 1. A congregation or assembly of Jews, met for the purpose of worship or the performance of religious rites. [.] 2. The house appropriated to the religious worship of the Jews. [.] 3. ...
54122	synagris	[.] SYN'AGRIS, n. A fish caught in the Archipelago, resembling the dentex. It has a sharp back, and is reckoned a species of Sparus.
54123	synalepha	[.] SYNALE'PHA, n. [Gr.] In grammar, a contraction of syllables by suppressing some vowel or diphthong at the end of a word, before another vowel or diphthong; as ill' ego for ille ego.
54124	synarchy	[.] SYN'ARCHY, n. [Gr.] Joint rule or sovereignty.
54125	synaresis	[.] SYNAR'ESIS
54126	synaresy	[.] SYNAR'ESY, n. [Gr.] Contraction; the shortening of a word by the omission of a letter, as ne'er for never.
54127	synarthrosis	[.] SYNARTHRO'SIS, n. [Gr. with, and to articulate.] Union of bones without motion; close union; as in sutures, symphysis and the like.
54128	synaxis	[.] SYNAX'IS, n. [Gr. to congregate.] A congregation; also, a term formerly used for the Lord's supper.
54129	synchondrosis	[.] SYNCHONDRO'SIS, n. [Gr. cartilage.] The connection of bones by means of cartilage or gristle.
54130	synchronal	[.] SYN'CHRONAL, a. [Gr. with, and time.] Happening at the same time; simultaneous. [.] SYN'CHRONAL, n. [supra.] That which happens at the same time with something else, or pertains to the same time.
54131	synchronical	[.] SYNCHRON'ICAL, a. [See Synchronism.] Happening at the same time; simultaneous.
54132	synchronism	[.] SYN'CHRONISM, n. [Gr. with, and time.] Concurrence of two or more events in time; simultaneousness.
54133	synchronize	[.] SYN'CHRONIZE, v.i. [supra.] To agree in time; to be simultaneous.
54134	synchronous	[.] SYN'CHRONOUS, a. Happening at the same time; simultaneous.
54135	synchronously	[.] SYN'CHRONOUSLY, adv. [supra.] At the same time.
54136	syncopate	[.] SYN'COPATE, v.t. [See Syncope.] To contract, as a word, by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle. [.] 1. In music, to prolong a note begun on the unaccented part of a bar, to the accented part of the next bar; or to connect the last note of a bar ...
54137	syncopated	[.] SYN'COPATED, pp. Contracted by the loss of a letter from the middle of the word. [.] 1. Inverted, as the measure in music.
54138	syncopation	[.] SYNCOPA'TION, n. The contraction of a word by taking a letter, letters or a syllable from the middle. [.] 1. In music, an interruption of the regular measure; an inversion of the order of notes; a prolonging of a note begun on the unaccented part of a bar, to the ...
54139	syncope	[.] SYN'COPE
54140	syncopist	[.] SYN'COPIST, n. One who contracts words.
54141	syncopize	[.] SYN'COPIZE, v.t. To contract by the omission of a letter or syllable.
54142	syncopy	[.] SYN'COPY, n. [Gr. to cut off.] [.] 1. In music, the same as syncopation; the division of a note introduced when two or more notes of one part answer to a single note of another. [.] 2. In grammar, an elision or retrenchment of one or more letters or a syllable ...
54143	syndic	[.] SYN'DIC, n. [L. syndicus; Gr. with, and justice.] An officer of government, invested with different powers in different countries; a kind of magistrate entrusted with the affairs of a city or community. In Geneva, the syndic is the chief magistrate. Almost all the ...
54144	syndicate	[.] SYN'DICATE, n. In some countries on the European continent, a council; a branch of government. [.] SYN'DICATE, v.t. To judge, or to censure.
54145	syndrome	[.] SYN'DROME
54146	syndromy	[.] SYN'DROMY, n. [Gr. a running together.] [.] 1. Concurrence. [.] 2. In medicine, the concourse or combination of symptoms in a disease.
54147	synecdoche	[.] SYNEC'DOCHE
54148	synecdochical	[.] SYNECDOCH'ICAL, a. Expressed by synecdoche; implying a synecdoche.
54149	synecdochy	[.] SYNEC'DOCHY, n. [Gr. to take.] In rhetoric, a figure or trope by which the whole of a thing is put for a part, or a part for the whole; as the genus for the species, or the species for the genus, &c.
54150	syngenese	[.] SYN'GENESE, n. [Gr. with, and generation, origin.] In botany, a plant whose stamens are united in a cylindrical form by the anthers.
54151	syngenesian	[.] SYNGENE'SIAN, a. Pertaining to the class syngenesia.
54152	synneurosis	[.] SYNNEURO'SIS, n. [Gr. a nerve.] In anatomy, the connection of parts by means of ligaments, as in the movable joints. [.] 1. In church history, a council or meeting of ecclesiastics to consult on matters of religion. Synods are of four kinds, 1. General or ecumenical, ...
54153	synodal	[.] SYN'ODAL, n. Anciently, a pecuniary rent, paid to the bishop or archdeacon at the time of his Easter visitation, by every parish priest; a procuration. [.] [.] Synodals are due of common right to the bishop only. [.] 1. Constitutions made in provincial or diocesan ...
54154	synodic	[.] SYNOD'IC
54155	synodical	[.] SYNOD'ICAL, a. Pertaining to a synod; transacted in a synod; as synodical proceedings or forms; a synodical epistle. [.] Synodical month, in astronomy, is the period from one conjunction of the moon with the sun to another. This is called also a lunation, because in ...
54156	synodically	[.] SYNOD'ICALLY, adv. By the authority of a synod.
54157	synomosy	[.] SYNOM'OSY, n. [Gr. with, and to swear.] Sworn brotherhood; a society in ancient Greece nearly resembling a modern political club.
54158	synonym	[.] SYN'ONYM, n. [Gr. with, and name.] A name, noun or other word having the same signification as another, is its synonym. Two words containing the same idea are synonyms. [.] [.] He has extricated the synonyms of former authors.
54159	synonyma	[.] SYNON'YMA, n. plu. Words having the same signification. But synonyms is a regular English word.
54160	synonymal	[.] SYNON'YMAL, a. Synonymous. [Not in use.]
54161	synonymist	[.] SYNON'YMIST, n. Among botanists, a person who collects the different names or synonyms of plants, and reduces them to one another.
54162	synonymize	[.] SYNON'YMIZE, v.t. To express the same meaning in different words.
54163	synonymous	[.] SYNON'YMOUS, a. Expressing the same thing; conveying the same idea. We rarely find two words precisely synonymous. Wave and billow are sometimes synonymous, but not always. When we speak of the large rolling swell of the sea, we may call it a wave or a billow; but ...
54164	synonymously	[.] SYNON'YMOUSLY, adv. In a synonymous manner; in the same sense; with the same meaning. Two words may be used synonymously in some cases and not in others.
54165	synonymy	[.] SYNON'YMY, n. The quality of expressing the same meaning by different words. [.] 1. In rhetoric, a figure by which synonymous words are used to amplify a discourse.
54166	synopsis	[.] SYNOP'SIS, n. [Gr. with, and view.] A general view, or a collection of things or parts so arranged as to exhibit the whole or the principal parts in a general view.
54167	synoptic	[.] SYNOP'TIC
54168	synoptical	[.] SYNOP'TICAL, a. Affording a general view of the whole, or of the principal parts of a thing; as a synoptic table.
54169	synoptically	[.] SYNOP'TICALLY, adv. In such a manner as to present a general view in a short compass.
54170	synovia	[.] SYNO'VIA
54171	synovial	[.] SYNO'VIAL, a. [supra.] Pertaining to synovia; secreting a lubricating fluid; as the synovial membrane; synovial gland.
54172	synovy	[.] SYN'OVY, n. In anatomy, the fluid secreted into the cavities of joints, for the purpose of lubricating them.
54173	syntactic	[.] SYNTAC'TIC
54174	syntactical	[.] SYNTAC'TICAL, a. [See Syntax.] Pertaining to syntax, or the construction of sentences. [.] 1. According to the rules of syntax or construction.
54175	syntactically	[.] SYNTAC'TICALLY, adv. In conformity to syntax.
54176	syntax	[.] SYN'TAX, n. [L. syntaxis; Gr. together, and to put.] [.] 1. In grammar, the construction of sentences; the due arrangement of words in sentences, according to established usage. Syntax includes concord and regimen, or the agreement and government of words. Words, ...
54177	synthesis	[.] SYN'THESIS, n. [Gr. to put or set.] [.] 1. Composition, or the putting of two or more things together, as in compound medicines. [.] 2. In logic, composition, or that process of reasoning in which we advance by a regular chain from principles before established ...
54178	synthetic	[.] SYNTHET'IC
54179	synthetical	[.] SYNTHET'ICAL, a. Pertaining to synthesis; consisting in synthesis or composition; as the synthetic method of reasoning, as opposed to the analytical.
54180	synthetically	[.] SYNTHET'ICALLY, adv. By synthesis; by composition.
54181	synthetize	[.] SYN'THETIZE, v.t. To unite in regular structure. [Not much used.]
54182	syntonic	[.] SYNTON'IC, a. [Gr. with, and tone.] In music, sharp; intense.
54183	syphilis	[.] SYPH'ILIS. [See Siphilis.]
54184	syphon	[.] SY'PHON, n. [Gr.] A tube or pipe. More correctly siphon, which see.
54185	syriac	[.] SYR'IAC, n. The language of Syria, especially the ancient language of that country. [.] SYR'IAC, a. [from Syria.] Pertaining to Syria, or its language; as the Syriac version of the Pentateuch; Syriac Bible.
54186	syriacism	[.] SYR'IACISM, n. A Syrian idiom.
54187	syrian	[.] SYR'IAN, a. Pertaining to Syria.
54188	syrianism	[.] SYR'IANISM, n. A Syrian idiom, or a peculiarity in the Syrian language.
54189	syriasm	[.] SYR'IASM, n. The same as syrianism.
54190	syringa	[.] SYRIN'GA, n. [Gr. a pipe.] A genus of plants, the lilac.
54191	syringe	[.] SYRINGE, n. syr'inj. [supra.] An instrument for injecting liquids into animal bodies, into wounds, &c.; or an instrument in the form of a pump, serving to imbibe any fluid, and then to expel it with force.
54192	syringotomy	[.] SYRINGOT'OMY, n. [Gr. a pipe, and to cut.] The operation of cutting for the fistula.
54193	syrtis	[.] SYR'TIS, n. [L.] A quicksand. [Not English.]
54194	syrup	[.] SYRUP. [See Sirup.]
54195	systasis	[.] SYS'TASIS, n. [Gr.] The consistence of a thing; constitution. [Little used.]
54196	system	[.] SYS'TEM, n. [L. systema; Gr. to set.] [.] 1. An assemblage of things adjusted into a regular whole; or a whole plan or scheme consisting of many parts connected in such a manner as to create a chain of mutual dependencies; or a regular union of principles or parts ...
54197	system-maker	[.] SYS'TEM-MAKER, n. One who forms a system.
54198	system-monger	[.] SYS'TEM-MONGER, n. One given to the forming of systems.
54199	systematically	[.] SYSTEMAT'ICALLY, adv. In the form of a system; methodically.
54200	systematicical	[.] SYSTEMAT'IC'ICAL, a. Pertaining to system; consisting in system, methodical; formed with regular connection and adaptation or subordination of parts to each other, and to the design of the whole; as a systematic arrangement of plants or animals; a systematic course ...
54201	systematist	[.] SYS'TEMATIST, n. One who forms a system, or reduces to system.
54202	systemization	[.] SYSTEMIZA'TION, n. [from systemize.] The act or operation of systemizing; the reduction of things to system or regular method.
54203	systemize	[.] SYS'TEMIZE, v.t. To reduce to system or regular method; as, to systemize the principles of moral philosophy; to systemize plants or fossils.
54204	systemized	[.] SYS'TEMIZED, pp. Reduced to system or method.
54205	systemizer	[.] SYS'TEMIZER, n. One who reduces things to system.
54206	systemizing	[.] SYS'TEMIZING, ppr. Reducing to system or due method.
54207	systole	[.] SYS'TOLE
54208	systoly	[.] SYS'TOLY, n. [Gr. to contract; to send.] [.] 1. In grammar, the shortening of a long syllable. [.] 2. In anatomy, the contraction of the heart for expelling the blood and carrying on the circulation. [See Diastole.]
54209	systyle	[.] SYS'TYLE, n. [Gr. with or together, and a column.] In architecture, the manner of placing columns, where the place between the two shafts consists of two diameters or four modules.
54210	sythe	[.] SYTHE, n. [Heb. an ax.] [.] 1. An instrument for mowing grass, or cutting other grain or vegetables. It consists of a long curving blade with a sharp edge, made fast to a handle, which in New England is called a snath, and which is bent into a convenient form for ...
54211	sythed	[.] SY'THED, a. Armed with sythes, as a chariot.
54212	sytheman	[.] SY'THEMAN, n. One who uses a sythe; a mower.
54213	syzygy	[.] SYZ'YGY, n. [Gr. to join.] The conjunction or opposition of a planet with the sun, or of any two of the heavenly bodies. On the phenomena and circumstances of the syzygies, depends a great part of the lunar theory.
54214	t	[.] T is the twentieth letter of the English Alphabet, and a close consonant. It represents a close joining of the end of the tongue to the root of the upper teeth, as may be perceived by the syllables at, et, ot, ut, in attempting to pronounce which, the voice is completely ...
54215	ta	[.] AZ'ERIT,'TA,
54216	tabard	[.] TAB'ARD, n. A short gown; a herald's coat. [Not used in the U. States.]
54217	tabarder	[.] TAB'ARDER, n. One who wears a tabard.
54218	tabasheer	[.] TABASHEER, n. A persian word signifying a concretion found in the joints of the bamboo, said by Dr. Russel to be the juice of the plant thickened and hardened; by others, to be pure silex. It is highly valued in the E. Indies as a medicine, for the cure of bilious ...
54219	tabbied	[.] TAB'BIED, pp. Watered; made wavy.
54220	tabby	[.] TAB'BY, a. [See the Noun.] Brinded; brindled; diversified in color; as a tabby cat. [.] TAB'BY, n. [.] 1. A kind of waved silk, usually watered. It is manufactured like taffeta, but is thick and stronger. The watering is given to it by the calendar. [.] 2. ...
54221	tabbying	[.] TAB'BYING, n. The passing of stuffs under a calendar to give them a wavy appearance.
54222	tabefaction	[.] TABEFAC'TION, n. [L. tabeo, to waste, and facio, to make. See Tabefy.] A wasting away; a gradual losing of flesh by disease.
54223	tabefy	[.] TAB'EFY, v.i. [Heb. to pine] To consume; to waste gradually; to lose flesh. [Little used.]
54224	taberd	[.] TABERD. [See Tabard.]
54225	tabernacle	[.] TAB'ERNACLE, n. [L. tabernaculum, a tent, from taberna, a shop or shed, from tabula, a board; or rather from its root. See Table.] [.] 1. A tent. Num.24. Matt.17. [.] 2. A temporary habitation. [.] 3. Among the Jews, a movable building, so contrived as to ...
54226	tabernacular	[.] TABERNAC'ULAR, a. Latticed.
54227	tabid	[.] TAB'ID, a. [L. tabidus, from tabeo, to waste.] Wasted by disease; consumptive. [.] [.] In tabid persons, milk is the best restorative.
54228	tabidness	[.] TAB'IDNESS, n. State of being wasted by disease; consumptiveness.
54229	tablature	[.] TAB'LATURE, n. [from table.] Painting on walls and ceilings; a single piece comprehended in one view, and formed according to one design. [.] 1. In music, the expression of sounds or notes of composition by letters of the alphabet or ciphers, or other characters ...
54230	table	[.] TA'BLE, n. [L. tabula.] [.] 1. A flat surface of some extent, or a thing that has a flat surface; as a table of marble. [.] 2. An article of furniture, consisting usually of a frame with a surface of boards or of marble, supported by legs, and used for a great ...
54231	table-bed	[.] TA'BLE-BED, n. [table and bed.] A bed in the form of a table.
54232	table-beer	[.] TA'BLE-BEER, n. [table and beer.] Beer for the table, or for common use; small beer.
54233	table-book	[.] TA'BLE-BOOK, n. [table and book.] A book on which any thing is engraved or written without ink. [.] [.] Put into your table-book whatever you judge worthy.
54234	table-cloth	[.] TA'BLE-CLOTH, n. [table and cloth.] A cloth for covering a table, particularly for spreading on a table before the dishes are set for meals.
54235	table-land	[.] TA'BLE-LAND, n. [table and land.] Elevated flat land.
54236	table-man	[.] TA'BLE-MAN, n. [table and man.] A man at draughts; a piece of wood.
54237	table-talk	[.] TA'BLE-TALK, n. [table and talk.] Conversation at table or at meals. [.] [.] He improves by the table-talk.
54238	tabled	[.] TA'BLED, pp. Formed into a table.
54239	tabler	[.] TA'BLER, n. One who boards.
54240	tables	[.] TA'BLES, n. plu. A board used for backgammon.
54241	tablet	[.] TAB'LET, n. A small table or flat surface. [.] 1. Something flat on which to write, paint, draw or engrave. [.] [.] Through all Greece the young gentlemen learned to design on tablets of boxen wood. [.] [.] The pillar'd marble, and the tablet brass. [.] 2. ...
54242	tabling	[.] TA'BLING, ppr. Boarding; forming into a table; letting one timber into another by scores. [.] TA'BLING, n. A forming into tables; a setting down in order. [.] 1. The letting of one timber into another by alternate scores or projections, as in ship-building. [.] 2. ...
54243	taboo	[.] TABOO', n. In the isles of the Pacific, a word denoting prohibition or religious interdict, which is of great force among the inhabitants. [.] TABOO', v.t. To forbid, or to forbid the use of; to interdict approach or use; as, to taboo the ground set apart as ...
54244	tabor	[.] TA'BOR, n. [Eng. tap.] A small drum used as an accompaniment to a pipe or fife. [.] TA'BOR, v.i. To strike lightly and frequently. [.] [.] Her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, taboring upon their breasts. Nah.2. [.] 1. To play on a tabor ...
54245	taborer	[.] TA'BORER, n. One who beats the tabor.
54246	taboret	[.] TAB'ORET, n. [from tabor.] A small tabor.
54247	taborin	[.] TAB'ORIN, n. A tabor; a small drum.
54248	tabrere	[.] TAB'RERE, n. A taborer.
54249	tabret	[.] TAB'RET, n. [See Tabor.] A tabor. 1 Sam.18.
54250	tabular	[.] TAB'ULAR, a. [L. tabularis, from tabula, table.] [.] 1. In the form of a table; having a flat or square surface. [.] 2. Having the form of lamina or plates. [.] 3. Set down in tables; as a tabular list of substances. [.] 4. Set in squares. [.] Tabular crystal, ...
54251	tabulate	[.] TAB'ULATE, v.t. To reduce to tables or synopses. [.] 1. To shape with a flat surface.
54252	tabulated	[.] TAB'ULATED, pp. Having a flat or square flat surface; as a tabulated diamond.
54253	tacamahac	[.] TACAMAHAC', n. A tree of a sweet fragrance, planted in gardens as an ornament. It is of the genus Populus, [P.balsamifera.] [.] 1. A resin brought from America in large oblong masses wrapped in flag leaves, of a light brown color,and an aromatic smell between that ...
54254	tacamahaca	[.] TACAMAHAC'A
54255	tace	[.] TA'CE, from L. taceo, a term used in Italian music, directing to be silent.
54256	tacet	[.] TA'CET, in music, is used when a vocal or instrumental part is to be silent during a whole movement.
54257	tach	[.] TACH
54258	tache	[.] TACHE, n. [See Tack.] Something used for taking hold or holding; a catch; a loop; a button. It is found in Scripture, but I believe is not now used in discourse or writing. Ex.26.
54259	tachygraphy	[.] TACHYG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. quick, and to write.] The art or practice of quick writing. [We now use stenography, and shorthand writing.
54260	tacit	[.] TAC'IT, a. [L. tacitus, from taceo, to be silent, that is, to stop, or to close. See Tack.] Silent; implied, but not expressed. tacit consent is consent by silence, or not interposing an objection. So we say, a tacit agreement or covenant of men to live under a ...
54261	tacitly	[.] TAC'ITLY, adv. Silently; by implication; without words; as, he tacitly assented.
54262	taciturn	[.] TAC'ITURN, a. [L. taciturnus.] Habitually silent; not free to converse; not apt to talk or speak.
54263	taciturnity	[.] TACITURN'ITY, n. [L. taciturnitas, from taceo, to be silent.] [.] Habitual silence or reserve in speaking. [.] [.] Too great loquacity, and too great taciturnity by fits.
54264	tack	[.] TACK, v.t. [Gr. to set,place, ordain.] [.] 1. To fasten; to attach. In the solemn or grave style, this word now appears ludicrous; as, to get a commendam tacked to their sees. [.] [.] --And tack the center to the sphere. [.] 2. To unite by stitching together; ...
54265	tacker	[.] TACK'ER, n. One who tacks or makes an addition.
54266	tacket	[.] TACK'ET, n. A small nail.
54267	tacking	[.] TACK'ING, ppr. Changing a ship's course.
54268	tackle	[.] TACK'LE, n. [.] 1. A machine for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and blocks, called a pulley. [.] 2. Instruments of action; weapons. [.] [.] She to her tackle fell. [.] 3. An arrow. [.] 4. The rigging and apparatus of a ship. [.] Tackle-fall, ...
54269	tackled	[.] TACK'LED, pp. Harnessed; seized. [.] 1. Made of ropes tacked together. [.] [.] My man shall [.] [.] Bring thee cords, made like a tackled stair.
54270	tackling	...
54271	tacksman	[.] TACKS'MAN, n. One who holds a tack or lease of land from another; a tenant or lessee. [Local.]
54272	tact	[.] TACT, n. [L. tactus, from tango, [for tago,] to touch.] [.] 1. Touch; feeling; formerly, the stroke in beating time in music. [.] 2. Peculiar skill or faculty; nice perception or discernment.
54273	tactic	[.] TAC'TIC
54274	tactical	[.] TAC'TICAL, a. [See Tactics.] Pertaining to the art of military and naval dispositions for battle, evolutions, &c.
54275	tactician	[.] TACTI'CIAN, n. [See Tactics.] One versed in tactics.
54276	tactics	[.] TAC'TICS, n. [Gr. to set, to appoint.] See Tack.] [.] 1. The science and art of disposing military and naval forces in order for battle and performing military and naval evolutions. In the most extensive sense, tactics, la grande tactique of the French, comprehends ...
54277	tactil	[.] TAC'TIL, a. [L. tactilis, from tango,to touch.] Tangible; susceptible of touch; that may be felt; as tactile sweets; tactile qualities.
54278	tactile	[.] TAC'TILE
54279	tactility	[.] TACTIL'ITY, n. Tangibleness; perceptibility of touch.
54280	taction	[.] TAC'TION, n. [L. tactio, tango, to touch.] The act of touching; touch.
54281	tad-pole	[.] TAD-POLE, n. [L. pullus, young.] A frog in its first state from the spawn; a porwiggle.
54282	tadorna	[.] TADOR'NA, n. A name of the shel-drake, vulpanser, or borough-duck.
54283	tafelspath	[.] TAF'ELSPATH, n. A lamellar mineral of a yellowish grey or rose white, forming masses of prisms interlaced in the gang, chiefly lime and silex.
54284	tafferel	[.] TAF'FEREL, n. The upper part of a ship's stern, which is flat like a table on the top, and sometimes ornamented with carved work.
54285	taffeta	[.] TAF'FETA, n. A fine smooth stuff of silk, having usually a remarkable gloss. Taffetas are of all colors.
54286	tag	[.] TAG, n. [L. digitus.] [.] 1. A metallic point put to the end of a string. [.] 2. Something mean and paltry; as tag-rag people. [Vulgar.] [.] 3. A young sheep. [Local.] [.] TAG, v.t. To fit with a point; as, to tag lace. [.] 1. To fit one thing to another; ...
54287	tag-sore	[.] TAG-SORE, n. A disease in sheep.
54288	tag-tail	[.] TAG-TAIL, n. [tag and tail.] A worm which has its tail of another color.
54289	tail	[.] TAIL, n. [.] 1. The part of an animal which terminates its body behind. In many quadrupeds, the tail is a shoot or projection covered with hair. In fowls, the tail consists of feathers, or is covered with them, which serve to assist in the direction of their flight. ...
54290	tailage	[.] TA'ILAGE
54291	tailed	[.] TA'ILED, a. Having a tail.
54292	tailings	[.] TA'ILINGS, n. plu. [from tail.] The lighter parts of grain blown to one end of the heap in winnowing. [Local.]
54293	tailor	[.] TA'ILOR, n. One whose occupation is to cut out and make men's garments. [.] TA'ILOR, v.i. To practice making men's clothes.
54294	tailoress	[.] TA'ILORESS, n. a female who makes garments for men.
54295	tailoring	[.] TA'ILORING, n. The business of a tailor.
54296	taint	[.] TAINT, v.t. [L. tingo; Gr. to dye, literally to dip, primarily to thrust, the sense of L. tango; and n not being radical, the real word is tego or tago, coinciding with Eng. duck; hence its sense in extinguo. See Dye, Attaint and Tinge.] [.] 1. To imbue or impregnate, ...
54297	tainted	[.] TA'INTED, pp. Impregnated with something noxious, disagreeable to the senses or poisonous; infected;corrupted; stained.
54298	taintfree	[.] TA'INTFREE, a. [taint and free.] Free from taint or guilt.
54299	tainting	[.] TA'INTING, ppr. Impregnating with something foul or poisonous; infecting; corrupting; staining.
54300	taintless	[.] TA'INTLESS, a. Free from taint or infection; pure.
54301	tainture	[.] TA'INTURE, n. [L. tinctura.] Taint; tinge; defilement; stain; spot. [Not much used.]
54302	tajacu	[.] TAJACU
54303	tajassu	[.] TAJASSU, n. The peccary or Mexican hog.
54304	take	[.] TAKE, v.t. pret. took; pp. taken. [L. doceo. This word seems to be allied to think, for we say, I think a thing to be so, or I take [.] it to be so. It seems also to be allied to Sax.teogan, to draw, to tug, L. duco; for we say, to take a likeness, and to draw a likeness. ...
54305	taken	[.] TAKEN, ta'kn. pp. of take. Received; caught; apprehended; captivated, &c.
54306	taker	[.] TA'KER, n. One that takes or receives; one who catches or apprehends. [.] 1. One that subdues and causes to surrender; as the taker of captives or of a city.
54307	taking	[.] TA'KING, ppr. Receiving; catching; getting possession; apprehending. [.] 1. a. Alluring; attracting. [.] TA'KING, n. The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension. [.] 1. Agitation; distress of mind. [.] [.] What a taking was he in, ...
54308	takingness	[.] TA'KINGNESS, n. The quality of pleasing.
54309	talapoin	[.] TALAPOIN', n. In Siam, a priest, or one devoted to religion; also, a species of monkey.
54310	talbot	[.] TAL'BOT, n. A sort of dog, noted for his quick scent and eager pursuit of game. [The figure of a dog is said to be borne in the arms of the Talbot family.]
54311	talc	[.] TALC n. A species of magnesian earth, consisting of broad flat smooth lamins or plates, unctuous to the touch, of a shining luster, translucent, and often transparent. By the action of fire, the lamins open a little, the fragment swells, and the extremities are with ...
54312	talck	[.] TALCK
54313	talckite	[.] TALCK'ITE, n. A species of talck of a loose form.
54314	talckous	[.] TALCK'OUS, a. Talcky. [But talcous or talckous is ill formed.]
54315	talcky	[.] TALCK'Y, a. Like talck; consisting of talck; as a talcky feel; a talcky substance. [.] 1. Containing talck.
54316	tale	[.] TALE, n. [See Tell.] A story; a narrative; the rehearsal of a series of events or adventures, commonly some trifling incidents; or a fictitious narrative; as the tale of a tub. Marmontel's tales; idle tales. Luke 24. [.] [.] We spend our years as a tale that is ...
54317	talebearer	[.] TA'LEBEARER, n. [tale and bear.] A person who officiously tells tales; one who impertinently communicates intelligence or anecdotes, and makes mischief in society by his officiousness. [.] [.] Where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. Prov.26.
54318	talebearing	[.] TA'LEBEARING, a. Officiously communicating information. [.] TA'LEBEARING, n. The act of informing officiously; communication of secrets maliciously.
54319	taleful	[.] TA'LEFUL, a. Abounding with stories.
54320	talent	[.] TAL'ENT, n. [L. talentum; Gr. to bear, allied to L. tollo. The word is said to have originally signified a balance or scales.] [.] 1. Among the ancients, a weight, and a coin. The true value of the talent cannot well be ascertained, but it is known that it was different ...
54321	talented	[.] TAL'ENTED, a. Furnished with talents; possessing skill or talents.
54322	tales	[.] TA'LES, n. [L. talis, plu. tales.] In law, tales de circumstantibus, spectators in court, from whom the sheriff is to select men to supply any defect of jurors who are impaneled, but who may not appear, or may be challenged.
54323	taleteller	[.] TA'LETELLER, n. One who tells tales or stories. [.] Talionis, lex talionis, [L.] in law, the law of retaliation. [See Retaliate.]
54324	talisman	[.] TAL'ISMAN, n. [.] 1. A magical figure cut or engraved under certain superstitious observances of the configuration of the heavens, to which wonderful effects are ascribed; or it is the seal, figure, character or image of a heavenly sign, constellation or planet, ...
54325	talismanic	[.] TALISMAN'IC, a. Magical; having the properties of a talisman or preservative against evils by secret influence.
54326	talk	[.] TALK, v.i. tauk. [.] 1. To converse familiarly; to speak, as in familiar discourse, when two or more persons interchange thoughts. [.] [.] I will buy with you, sell with you, talk with you; but I will not eat with you. [.] [.] In Aesop's time [.] [.] When ...
54327	talkative	[.] TALKATIVE, a. tauk'ativ. Given to much talking; full of prate; loquacious; garrulous. One of the faults of old age is to be talkative.
54328	talkativeness	[.] TALKATIVENESS, n. tauk'ativness. Loquacity; garrulity; the practice or habit of speaking much in conversation.
54329	talker	[.] TALKER, n. tauk'er. One who talks; also, a loquacious person, male or female; a prattler. [.] 1. A boaster.
54330	talking	[.] TALKING, ppr. tauk'ing. Conversing; speaking in familiar conversation. Matt.17. [.] 1. a. Given to talking; loquacious; as talking age. [.] TALKING, n. tauk'ing. The act of conversing familiarly; as foolish talking. Eph.5.
54331	tall	[.] TALL, a. [Eng. dally; L. tollo.] [.] 1. High in stature; long and comparatively slender; applied to a person, or to a standing tree, mast or pole. Tall always refers to something erect, and of which the diameter is small in proportion to the highth. We say, a tall ...
54332	tallage	[.] TAL'LAGE
54333	talliage	[.] TAL'LIAGE, n. Literally, a share; hence, a tax or toll.
54334	tallness	[.] TALL'NESS, n. Highth of stature. [See Tall.]
54335	tallow	[.] TAL'LOW, n. A sort of animal fat, particularly that which is obtained from animals of the sheep and ox kinds. We speak of the tallow of an ox or cow, or of sheep. This substance grows chiefly about the kidneys and on the intestines. The fat of swine we never call ...
54336	tallow-candle	[.] TAL'LOW-CANDLE, n. A candle made of tallow.
54337	tallow-chandler	[.] TAL'LOW-CH`ANDLER, n. One whose occupation is to make, or to make and sell tallow candles.
54338	tallow-faced	[.] TAL'LOW-FACED, a. Having a sickly complexion; pale.
54339	tallowed	[.] TAL'LOWED, pp. Greased or smeared with tallow. [.] 1. Made fat; filled with tallow.
54340	tallower	[.] TAL'LOWER, n. An animal disposed to form tallow internally.
54341	tallowing	[.] TAL'LOWING, ppr. Greasing with tallow. [.] 1. Causing to gather tallow; a term in agriculture. [.] TAL'LOWING, n. The act, practice or art of causing animals to gather tallow; or the property in animals of forming tallow internally; a term in agriculture.
54342	tallowish	[.] TAL'LOWISH, a. Having the properties or nature of tallow.
54343	tallowy	[.] TAL'LOWY, a. Greasy, having the qualities of tallow.
54344	tally	[.] TAL'LY, n. [.] 1. A piece of wood on which notches or scores are cut, as the marks of number. In purchasing and selling, it is customary for traders to have two sticks, or one stick cleft into two parts, and to mark with a score or notch on each, the number or quantity ...
54345	tallying	[.] TAL'LYING, ppr. Fitting to each other; making to correspond. [.] 1. Agreeing; corresponding. [.] 2. Hauling aft the corners of the main and fore-sail.
54346	tallyman	[.] TAL'LYMAN, n. [tally and man.] One who sells for weekly payment. [.] 1. One who keeps the tally, or marks the sticks.
54347	talmud	[.] TAL'MUD, n. The body of the Hebrew laws, traditions and explanations; or the book that contains them. The Talmud contains the laws, and a compilation of expositions of duties imposed on the people, either in Scripture, by tradition, or by authority of their doctors, ...
54348	talmudic	[.] TAL'MUDIC
54349	talmudical	[.] TALMU'DICAL, a. Pertaining to the Talmud; contained in the Talmud; as Talmudic fables.
54350	talmudist	[.] TAL'MUDIST, n. One versed in the Talmud.
54351	talmudistic	[.] TALMUDIST'IC, a. Pertaining to the Talmud; resembling the Talmud.
54352	talon	[.] TAL'ON, n. [.] 1. The claw of a fowl. [.] 2. In architecture, a kind of molding, concave at the bottom, and convex at the top. When the concave part is at the top, it is called an inverted talon. It is usually called by workmen an ogee, or O G, and by authors ...
54353	talus	...
54354	tamable	[.] TA'MABLE, a. [from tame.] That may be tamed; capable of being reclaimed from wildness or savage ferociousness; that may be subdued.
54355	tamableness	[.] TA'MABLENESS, n. The quality of being tamable.
54356	tamarin	[.] TAM'ARIN, n. A small monkey of South America, with large ears; the great eared monkey, (Simia midas.)
54357	tamarind	[.] TAM'ARIND, n. A tree, a native of the East Indies, and of Arabia and Egypt. It is cultivated in both the Indies for the sake of its shade and for its cooling, grateful acid fruit, the pulp of which, mixed with boiled sugar, is imported into northern countries. The ...
54358	tamarinds	[.] TAM'ARINDS, n. plu. The preserved seed-pods of the tamarind, which abound with an acid pulp.
54359	tamarisk	[.] TAM'ARISK, n. A tree or shrub of the genus Tamarix, of several species.
54360	tambac	[.] TAM'BAC, n. A mixture of gold and copper, which the people value more highly than gold itself.
54361	tambor	[.] TAM'BOR, n. [.] 1. A small drum, used by the Biscayans as an accompaniment to the flageolet. [.] 2. In architecture, a term applied to the Corinthian and composite capitals, which bear some resemblance to a drum. It is also called the vase, and campana, or the ...
54362	tamborin	[.] TAM'BORIN, n. [.] 1. A small Drum. [.] 2. A lively French dance, formerly in vogue in operas.
54363	tame	[.] TAME, a. [.] 1. That has lost its native wildness and shyness; mild; accustomed to man; domestic; as a tame deer; a tame bird. [.] 2. Crushed; subdued; depressed; spiritless. [.] [.] And you, tame slaves of the laborious plow. [.] 3. Spiritless; unanimated; ...
54364	tamed	[.] TA'MED, pp. Reclaimed from wildness; domesticated; made gentle; subdued.
54365	tameless	[.] TA'MELESS, a. Wild; untamed; untamable. [Not much used.]
54366	tamely	[.] TA'MELY, adv. With unresisting submission; meanly; servilely; without manifesting spirit; as, to submit tamely to oppression; to bear reproach tamely.
54367	tameness	[.] TA'MENESS, n. The quality of being tame or gentle; a state of domestication. [.] 1. Unresisting submission; meanness in bearing insults or injuries; want of spirit.
54368	tamer	[.] TA'MER,n. One that tames or subdues;one that reclaims from wildness.
54369	taming	[.] TA'MING, ppr. Reclaiming from a wild state; civilizing; subduing.
54370	taminy	[.] TAM'INY
54371	tamkin	[.] TAM'KIN, n. A stopper. [See Tampion.]
54372	tammy	[.] TAM'MY n. A woolen stuff.
54373	tamper	[.] TAM'PER, v.i. To meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments;, as to tamper with a disease. [.] 1. To meddle; to have to do with without fitness or necessity. [.] [.] 'Tis dangerous tamp'ring with a muse. [.] 2. To deal; to practice secretly. [.] [.] Others ...
54374	tampering	[.] TAM'PERING, ppr. Meddling; dealing; practicing secretly. [.] TAM'PERING, n. The act of meddling or practicing secretly.
54375	tamping	[.] TAMP'ING, n. [allied probably to tame, dam, stem, stamp, &c.] [.] The matter that is driven into the hole bored into any thing for blasting. The powder being first put into the hole, and a tube for a conductor of the fire, the hole is rammed to fullness with brick-dust ...
54376	tampion	[.] TAM'PION
54377	tampoe	[.] TAM'POE, n. A fruit of the East Indies, somewhat resembling an apple. It is eaten by the natives, and called sometimes mangoustan, though a different fruit and less agreeable to the taste.
54378	tamtam	[.] TAM'TAM, n. A large flat drum used by the Hindoos.
54379	tan	[.] TAN, v.t. [.] 1. In the arts, to convert animal skins into leather by steeping them in an infusion of oak or some other bark, by which they are impregnated with tannin, an astringent substance which exists in several species of bark, and thus rendered firm, durable, ...
54380	tan-pit	[.] TAN'-PIT, n. [tan and pit.] A bark pit; a vat in which hides are laid in tan.
54381	tan-vat	[.] TAN'-VAT, n. [tan and vat.] A vat in which hides are steeped in liquor with tan.
54382	tang	[.] TANG, n. [Gr. rancor; rancid.] [.] 1. A strong taste; particularly, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself; as, wine or cider has a tang of the cask. [.] 2. Relish; taste. [Not elegant.] [.] 3. Something that leaves a sting or pain behind. [.] [.] ...
54383	tangent	[.] TAN'GENT, n. [L. tangens, touching. See Touch.] [.] In geometry, a right line which touches a curve, but which when produced, does not cut it. In trigonometry, the tangent of an arc, is a right line touching the arc at one extremity, and terminated by a second passing ...
54384	tangibility	[.] TANGIBIL'ITY, n. [from tangible.] The quality of being perceptible to the touch or sense of feeling.
54385	tangible	[.] TAN'GIBLE, a. [from L. tango, to touch.] [.] 1. Perceptible by the touch; tactile. [.] 2. That may be possessed or realized.
54386	tangle	[.] TAN'GLE, v.t. [.] 1. To implicate; to unite or knit together confusedly; to interweave or interlock, as threads, so as to make it difficult to ravel the knot. [.] 2. To ensnare; to entrap; as, to be tangled in the folds of dire necessity. [.] [.] Tangled in ...
54387	tanist	[.] TAN'IST, n. [Gr. a lord, to be powerful or able; L. teneo.] [.] Among the descendants of the Celts in Ireland, a lord, or the proprietor of a tract of land; a governor or captain. This office or rank was elective, and often obtained by purchase or bribery.
54388	tanistry	[.] TAN'ISTRY, n. In Ireland, a tenure of lands by which the proprietor had only a life estate, and to this he was admitted by election. The primitive intention seems to have been that the inheritance should descend to the oldest or most worthy of the blood and name of ...
54389	tank	[.] TANK, n. A large bason or cistern; a reservoir of water.
54390	tankard	[.] TANK'ARD, n. A large vessel for liquors, or a drinking vessel, with a cover. [.] [.] Marius was the first who drank out of a silver tankard, after the manner of Bacchus.
54391	tankard-turnep	[.] TANK'ARD-TURNEP, n. A sort of turnep that stands high above the ground.
54392	tanling	[.] TAN'LING, n. One tanned or scorched by the heat of the sun.
54393	tanned	[.] TAN'NED, pp. [from tan.] converted into leather. [See Tan.] [.] 1. Darkened by the rays of the sun.
54394	tanner	[.] TAN'NER, n. One whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.
54395	tannery	[.] TAN'NERY, n. The house and apparatus for tanning.
54396	tanniers	[.] TAN'NIERS, n. A variety of the arum esculentum, an esculent root.
54397	tannin	[.] TAN'NIN, n. The chimical name of that astringent substance contained in vegetables, particularly in the bark of the oak and chestnut, and in gall-nut; the substance used to change raw hides into leather.
54398	tanning	[.] TAN'NING, ppr. Converting raw hides into leather.
54399	tanrec	[.] TAN'REC, n. A quadruped of the Indies, larger than a rat.
54400	tansy	[.] TAN'SY, n. s as z. [L. tanacetum.] A plant of the genus Tanacetum, of many species. It is extremely bitter to the taste, and used for medicinal and culinary purposes.
54401	tant	[.] TANT, n. A small spider with two eyes and eight long legs, and of an elegant scarlet color.
54402	tantalism	[.] TAN'TALISM, n. [See Tantalize.] The punishment of Tantalus, a teasing or tormenting by the hope or near approach of good which is not attainable. [.] [.] Is not such a provision like tantalism to this people?
54403	tantalite	[.] TAN'TALITE, n. The ore of tantalum or columbium, a newly discovered metal. It is an iron black color, sometimes with a tinge of blue. It is imbedded in angular pieces, from the size of a pea to that of a hazel-nut.
54404	tantalization	[.] TANTALIZA'TION, n. The act of tantalizing.
54405	tantalize	[.] TAN'TALIZE, v.t. [from Tantalus, in fable, who was condemned for his crimes to perpetual hunger and thirst, with food and water near him which he could not reach.] [.] To tease or torment by presenting some good to the view and exciting desire, but continually frustrating ...
54406	tantalized	[.] TAN'TALIZED, pp. Teased or tormented by the disappointment of the hope of good.
54407	tantalizer	[.] TAN'TALIZER, n. One that tantalizes.
54408	tantalizing	[.] TAN'TALIZING, ppr. Teasing or tormenting by presenting to the view some unattainable good.
54409	tantalum	[.] TAN'TALUM, n. Columbium, the metal obtained from tantalite, newly discovered.
54410	tantamount	[.] TANT'AMOUNT, a. [L. tantus, so much, and amount.] Equal; equivalent in value or signification; as a sum tantamount to all our expenses. Silence is sometimes tantamount to consent.
54411	tantivy	[.] TAN'TIVY, adv. [L. tanta vi.] To ride tantivy, is to ride with great speed.
54412	tantling	[.] TANT'LING, n. [See Tantalize.] One seized with the hope of pleasure unattainable.
54413	tap	[.] TAP, v.t. To strike with something small, or to strike a very gentle blow; to touch gently; as, to tap one with the hand; to tap one on the shoulder with a cane. [.] TAP, v.i. To strike a gentle blow. He tapped at the door. [.] TAP, v.t. [.] 1. To pierce ...
54414	tape	[.] TAPE, n. A narrow fillet or band; a narrow piece of woven work, used for strings and the like; as curtains tied with tape.
54415	tape-worm	[.] TA'PE-WORM, n. [tape and worm.] A worm bred in the human intestines or bowels. The body is jointed, and each joint has its mouth.
54416	taper	[.] TA'PER, n. A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle, or a small light. [.] [.] Get me a taper in my study, Lucius. [.] TA'PER, a. [supposed to be from the form of a taper.] [.] Regularly narrowed towards the point; becoming small towards one end; conical; ...
54417	tapering	[.] TA'PERING, ppr. Making gradually smaller. [.] 1. a. Becoming regularly smaller in diameter towards one end; gradually diminishing towards a point.
54418	taperness	[.] TA'PERNESS, n. The state of being taper.
54419	tapestry	[.] TAP'ESTRY, n. [L. tapes, tapestry.] A kind of woven hangings of wool and silk, often enriched with gold and silver, representing figures of men, animals, landscapes, &c.
54420	tapet	[.] TA'PET, n. [supra.] Worked or figured stuff.
54421	tapeti	[.] TAPETI, n. An American animal of the hare kind.
54422	tapir	[.] TA'PIR, n. A quadruped of S. America, about 6 feet long and 3 l/2 high, resembling a hog in shape, with a short movable proboscis. It frequents the water, like the hippopotamus.
54423	tapis	[.] TA'PIS, n. Tapestry. Upon the tapis, under consideration, or on the table.
54424	tapped	[.] TAP'PED, pp. Broached; opened.
54425	tapping	[.] TAP'PING, ppr. Broaching; opening for the discharge of a fluid.
54426	tapster	[.] TAP'STER, n. One whose business is to draw ale or other liquor.
54427	tar	[.] T`AR, n. [Eng. tare, in commerce.] [.] 1. A thick resinous substance of a dark brown or black color, obtained from pine and fir trees, by burning the wood with a close smothering heat. [.] Tar inspissated is called pitch, and is much used in ships and cordage. [.] 2. ...
54428	tar-water	[.] T`AR-WATER, n. [tar and water.] A cold infusion of tar, used as a medicine.
54429	tarabe	[.] TARA'BE, n. A large parrot with a red head.
54430	tarantula	[.] TARAN'TULA, n. A species of spider, the Aranea tarantula, so called, it is said, from Tarentum in Apulia, where this animal is mostly found; a venomous insect, whose bite gives name to a new disease, called tarantismus. This is said to be cured by music.
54431	tarantulate	[.] TARAN'TULATE, v.t. To excite or govern emotions by music.
54432	taraquira	[.] TAR'AQUIRA, n. A species of American lizard.
54433	tararean	[.] TARA'REAN, a. Pertaining to Tartary, in Asia. [.] Tartaric acid, the acid of tartar.
54434	tarareous	[.] TARA'REOUS, a. Hellish; pertaining to Tartarus.
54435	tardation	[.] TARDA'TION, n. [L. tardo. See Tardy.] The act of retarding or delaying. [Not used. We use for this, retardation.]
54436	tardigrade	[.] T`ARDIGRADE
54437	tardigradous	[.] T`ARDIGRADOUS, a. [L. tardigradus; tardus, slow, and gradus, step.] [.] Slow-paced; moving or stepping slowly.
54438	tardily	[.] T`ARDILY, adv. [from tardy.] Slowly; with slow pace or motion.
54439	tardiness	...
54440	tardity	[.] T`ARDITY, n. [L. tarditas.] Slowness; tardiness. [Not used.]
54441	tardy	[.] T`ARDY, a. [L. tardus.] [.] 1. Slow; with a slow pace or motion. [.] [.] And check the tardy flight of time. [.] 2. Late; dilatory; not being in season. [.] [.] The tardy plants in our cold orchards plac'd [.] [.] [.] [.] You may freely censure him ...
54442	tardy-gaited	[.] T`ARDY-GAITED, a. [tardy and gait.] Slow-paced; having a slow step or pace. [.] [.] The mellow horn [.] [.] Chides the tardy-gaited morn.
54443	tare	[.] TARE, n. [I know not the origin of this word. See the next word.] [.] 1. A weed that grows among corn. [.] [.] Declare to us the parable of the tares of the field. Matt.13. [.] 2. In agriculture, a plant of the vetch kind, of which there are two sorts, the ...
54444	tared	[.] TA'RED, pp. Having the tare ascertained and marked.
54445	targe	[.] T`ARGE, for target, is obsolete.
54446	target	[.] T`ARGET, n. [.] 1. A shield or buckler of a small kind, used as a defensive weapon in war. [.] 2. A mark for the artillery to fire at in their practice.
54447	targeted	[.] T`ARGETED, a. Furnished or armed with a target.
54448	targeteer	[.] T`ARGETEE'R, n. One armed with a target.
54449	targum	[.] T`ARGUM, n. A translation or paraphrase of the sacred Scriptures in the Chaldee language or dialect. Of these the Targum of Jonathan, and that of Onkelos, are held in most esteem by the Jews.
54450	targumist	[.] T`ARGUMIST, n. The writer of a Targum.
54451	tarif	[.] TAR'IF, n. [.] 1. Properly, a list or table of goods with the duties or customs to be paid for the same, either on importation or exportation, whether such duties are imposed by the government of a country, or agreed on by the princes or governments of two countries ...
54452	tarin	[.] TAR'IN, n. A bird of the genus Fringilla, kept in cages for its beauty and fine notes; the citrinella.
54453	taring	[.] TA'RING, ppr. Ascertaining or marking the amount of tare.
54454	tarn	[.] T`ARN, n. A bog, a marsh; a fen.
54455	tarnish	[.] T`ARNISH, v.t. [.] 1. To sully; to soil by an alteration induced by the air, or by dust and the like; to diminish or destroy luster; as, to tarnish a metal; to tarnish gilding; to tarnish the brightness or beauty of color. [.] 2. To diminish or destroy the purity ...
54456	tarnished	[.] T`ARNISHED, pp. Sullied; having lost its brightness by oxydation, or by some alteration induced by exposure to air, dust and the like. [.] [.] Gold and silver, when tarnished, resume their brightness by setting them over certain lyes. Copper and pewter, &c. tarnished, ...
54457	tarnishing	[.] T`ARNISHING, pp. Sullying; losing brightness.
54458	tarpaulin	[.] T`ARPAU'LIN, n. [from tar.] A piece of canvas well daubed with tar, and used to cover the hatchways of a ship to prevent rain or water from entering the hold. [.] 1. A sailor; in contempt.
54459	tarrace	[.] TAR'RACE
54460	tarragon	[.] TAR'RAGON, n. A plant of the genus Artemisia, (A. dracunculus,) celebrated for perfuming vinegar in France.
54461	tarrass	[.] TAR'RASS
54462	tarred	[.] T`ARRED, pp. Smeared with tar.
54463	tarriance	[.] TAR'RIANCE, n. [from tarry.] A tarrying; delay; lateness. [Not in use.]
54464	tarrier	[.] TAR'RIER, n. A dog. [See Terrier.] [.] 1. [from tarry.] One who tarries or delays.
54465	tarring	[.] T`ARRING, ppr. Smearing with tar.
54466	tarrock	[.] TAR'ROCK, n. A sea fowl of the genus Larus or gull kind, the L. tridactylus. It is of the size of the common pigeon, and is remarkable for having no hind toe, but in lieu of it a small protuberance.
54467	tarry	[.] TAR'RY, v.i. [L. taurus, a bull.] [.] 1. To stay; to abide; to continue; to lodge. [.] [.] Tarry all night and wash your feet. Gen.19. [.] 2. To stay behind. Ex.12. [.] 3. To stay in expectation; to wait. [.] [.] Tarry ye here for us, till we come again ...
54468	tarrying	[.] TAR'RYING, ppr. Staying; delaying. [.] TAR'RYING, n. Delay. Ps.40. [.] [This word is in respectable use.]
54469	tarsel	[.] T`ARSEL, n. A kind of hawk.
54470	tarsus	[.] T`ARSUS, n. That part of the foot to which the leg is articulated, the front of which is called the instep.
54471	tart	[.] T`ART, a. [.] 1. Acid; sharp to the taste; acidulous; as a tart apple. [.] 2. Sharp; keen; severe; as a tart reply; tart language; a tart rebuke. [.] T`ART, n. [L. tortus, twisted; and this may be the primary sense of tar, acid, sharp, and hence this noun, ...
54472	tartan	[.] T`ARTAN, n. A small coasting vessel with one mast and a bowsprit, and the principal sail, which is very large, extended by a lateen-yard.
54473	tartar	[.] T`ARTAR, n. [.] 1. An acid concrete salt, formed from wines completely fermented, and adhering to the sides of the casks in the form of a hard crust. It is white or red, the white being most esteemed. In its crude state, it is much used as a flux in the assaying ...
54474	tartarean	[.] TARTA'REAN
54475	tartareous	[.] TARTA'REOUS, a. Consisting of tartar; resembling tartar, or partaking of its properties.
54476	tartaric	[.] TARTAR'IC
54477	tartarin	[.] T`ARTARIN, n. [from tartar.] Fixed vegetable alkali or potash.
54478	tartarinated	[.] T`ARTARINATED, a. Combined with tartarin.
54479	tartarize	[.] T`ARTARIZE, v.t. To impregnate with tartar; to refine by means of the salt of tartar.
54480	tartarized	[.] T`ARTARIZED, pp. Impregnated with tartar; refined by tartar.
54481	tartarizing	[.] T`ARTARIZING, ppr. Impregnating with tartar; refining by means of the salt of tartar.
54482	tartarous	[.] T`ARTAROUS, a. Containing tartar; consisting of tartar, or partaking of its qualities.
54483	tartarum	[.] T`ARTARUM, n. A preparation of tartar, called petrified tartar.
54484	tartish	[.] T`ARTISH, a. [from tart.] Somewhat tart.
54485	tartly	[.] T`ARTLY, adv. Sharply; with acidity. [.] 1. Sharply; with poignancy; severely; as, to reply or rebuke tartly. [.] 2. With sourness of aspect.
54486	tartness	[.] T`ARTNESS, n. Acidity; sharpness to the taste; as the tartness of wine or fruit. [.] 1. Sharpness of language or manner; poignancy; keenness; severity; as the tartness of rebuke.
54487	tartrateartrite	[.] T`ARTRATE`ARTRITE, n. [from tartar.] A salt formed by the combination of tartarous or tartaric acid with a base; as tartrite of potash; tartrite of soda.
54488	tartuffish	[.] T`ARTUFFISH, a. Precise; formal. [Not in use.]
54489	task	[.] T`ASK, n. [.] 1. Business imposed by another, often a definite quantity or amount of labor. Each man has his task. When he has performed his task, his time is his own. Ex.5. [.] 2. Business; employment. [.] [.] His mental powers were equal to greater tasks. [.] 3. ...
54490	tasked	[.] T`ASKED, pp. Required to perform something.
54491	tasker	[.] T`ASKER, n. One that imposes a task.
54492	tasking	[.] T`ASKING, ppr. Imposing a task on; requiring to perform.
54493	taskmaster	[.] T`ASKMASTER, n. [task and master.] One who imposes a task, or burdens with labor. Sinful propensities and appetites are men's most unrelenting taskmasters. They condemn us to unceasing drudgery, and reward us with pain, remorse and poverty. Next to our sinful propensities, ...
54494	tassel	[.] TAS'SEL, n. [.] 1. A sort of pendant ornament, attached to the corners of cushions, to curtains and the like, ending in loose threads. [.] 2. A small ribbon of silk sewed to a book, to be put between the leaves. [.] 3. In building, tassels are the pieces of ...
54495	tasseled	[.] TAS'SELED, a. Furnished or adorned with tassels; as the tasseled horn.
54496	tasses	[.] TAS'SES, n. plu. Armor for the thighs; appendages to the ancient corslet, consisting of skirts of iron that covered the thighs. They were fastened to the cuirass with hooks.
54497	tastable	[.] TASTABLE, a. [from taste.] That may be tasted; savory; relishing.
54498	taste	[.] TASTE, v.t. [.] 1. To perceive by means of the tongue; to have a certain sensation in consequence of something applied to the tongue, the organ of taste; as, to taste bread; to taste wine; to taste a sweet or an acid. [.] 2. To try the relish of by the perception ...
54499	tasted	[.] TASTED, pp. Perceived by the organs of taste; experienced.
54500	tasteful	[.] TASTEFUL, a. Having a high relish; savory; as tasteful herbs. [.] 1. Having good taste.
54501	tastefully	[.] TASTEFULLY, adv. With good taste.
54502	tasteless	[.] TASTELESS, a. Having no taste; insipid; as tasteless fruit. [.] 1. Having no power of giving pleasure; as tasteless amusements. [.] 2. Having no power to perceive taste. [Not used.] [.] 3. Having no intellectual gust. [Little used.]
54503	tastelessness	[.] TASTELESSNESS, n. Want of taste or relish; insipidness; as the tastelessness of fruit. [.] 1. Want of perception of taste. [Not in use.] [.] 2. Want of intellectual relish. [Not in use.]
54504	taster	[.] TASTER, n. One who tastes. [.] 1. One who first tastes food or liquor. [.] [.] Thy tutor be thy taster, e'er thou eat. [.] 2. A dram cup.
54505	tastily	[.] TASTILY, adv. With good taste.
54506	tasting	[.] TASTING, ppr. Perceiving by the tongue. [.] 1. Trying; experiencing; enjoying or suffering. [.] TASTING, n. The art of perceiving by the tongue. [.] 1. The sense by which we perceive of distinguish savors; or the perception of external objects through the ...
54507	tasty	[.] TASTY, a. Having a good taste, or nice perception of excellence; applied to persons; as a tasty lady. [.] 1. Being in conformity to the principles of good taste; elegant; as tasty furniture; a tasty dress.
54508	tatter	[.] TAT'TER, v.t. To rend or tear into rags. [Not used except in the participle.] [.] TAT'TER, n. A rag, or a part torn and hanging to the thing; chiefly used in the plural, tatters.
54509	tatterdemalion	[.] TATTERDEMA'LION, n. A ragged fellow.
54510	tattered	[.] TAT'TERED, pp. or a. Rent; torn; hanging in rags; as a tattered garment. [.] [.] Where wav'd the tatter'd ensigns of Rag-fair.
54511	tattle	[.] TAT'TLE, v.i. [.] 1. To prate; to talk idly; to use many words with little meaning. [.] [.] Excuse it by the tattling quality of age, which is always narrative. [.] 2. To tell tales; to communicate secrets; as a tattling girl. [.] TAT'TLE, n. Prate, idle ...
54512	tattler	[.] TAT'TLER, n. One who tattles; an idle talker; one that tells tales.
54513	tattling	[.] TAT'TLING, ppr. Talking idly; telling tales. [.] 1. a. Given to idle talk; apt to tell tales.
54514	tattoo	[.] TATTOO', n. [Eng. tap.] A beat of drum at night, giving notice to soldiers to retreat, or to repair to their quarters in garrison, or to their tents in camp. [.] TATTOO', v.t. [In the South Sea isles.] To prick the skin, and stain the punctured spots with a ...
54515	tattooed	[.] TATTOO'ED, pp. Marked by stained lines and figures on the body.
54516	tattooing	[.] TATTOO'ING, ppr. Marking with various figures by stained lines.
54517	tau	[.] TAU, n. The toad fish of Carolina, a species of Gadus.(G.tau.) [.] 1. A species of beetle; also, a species of moth, (Phalena;) also, a kind of fly, (Musca.)
54518	taught	[.] TAUGHT, a. taut. [from the root of tight.] Stretched; not slack. [.] TAUGHT, pret. and pp. of teach. pron. taut. [L. doctus.] [.] Experience taught him wisdom. He has been taught in the school of experience.
54519	taunt	[.] T`AUNT, v.t. [.] 1. To reproach with severe or insulting words; to revile; to upbraid. [.] [.] When I had at my pleasure taunted her-- [.] 2. To exprobrate; to censure. [.] [.] Rail thou in Fulvia's phrase,and taunt my faults. [.] T`AUNT, n. Upbraiding ...
54520	taunted	[.] T`AUNTED, pp. Upbraided with sarcastic or severe words.
54521	taunter	[.] T`AUNTER, n. One who taunts, reproaches or upbraids with sarcastic or censorious reflections.
54522	taunting	[.] T`AUNTING, ppr. Treating with severe reflections; upbraiding.
54523	tauntingly	[.] T`AUNTINGLY, adv. With bitter and sarcastic words; insultingly; scoffingly.
54524	tauricornous	[.] TAUR'ICORNOUS, a. [L. taurus, a bull, and cornu, horn.] [.] Having horns like a bull.
54525	tauriform	[.] TAUR'IFORM, a. [L. taurus, a bull, and form.] [.] Having the form of a bull.
54526	taurus	[.] TAUR'US, n. [L.] The bull; one of the twelve signs of the zodiac, and the second in order, or that next to Aries. This constellation, according to the British catalogue, contains 141 stars.
54527	tautologic	[.] TAUTOLOG'IC
54528	tautological	[.] TAUTOLOG'ICAL, a. [See Tautology.] Repeating the same thing; having the same signification; as a tautological expression or phrase. [.] Tautological echo, an echo that repeats the same sound or syllable many times.
54529	tautologist	[.] TAUTOL'OGIST, n. One who uses different words or phrases in succession to express the same sense.
54530	tautologize	[.] TAUTOL'OGIZE, v.i. To repeat the same thing in different words.
54531	tautology	[.] TAUTOL'OGY, n. [Gr. the same, and word or expression.] [.] A repetition of the same meaning in different words; needless repetition of a thing in different words or phrases; or a representation of any thing as the cause, condition of consequence of itself, as in the following ...
54532	tavern	[.] TAV'ERN, n. [L. taberna; tab, the root of table, a board.] [.] A house licensed to see liquors in small quantities, to be drank on the spot. In some of the United States, tavern is synonymous with inn or hotel, and denotes a house for the entertainment of travelers, ...
54533	tavern-haunter	[.] TAV'ERN-H`AUNTER, n. [tavern and haunt.] One who frequents taverns; one who spends his time and substance in tippling in taverns.
54534	tavern-keeper	[.] TAV'ERN-KEEPER, n. One who keeps a tavern. In the United States, one who is licensed to sell liquors to be drank in his house, and to entertain travelers and lodgers, together with the horses or oxen composing their teams. Taverners are by law to be provided with ...
54535	tavern-man	[.] TAV'ERN-MAN, n. [tavern and man.] The keeper of a tavern. [Not in use.] [.] 1. A tippler.
54536	taverner	[.] TAV'ERNER
54537	taverning	[.] TAV'ERNING, n. A feasting at taverns.
54538	taw	[.] TAW, v.t. To dress white leather or alum leather; to dress and prepare skins in white, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats and kids, for gloves and the like. [.] TAW, n. A marble to be played with.
54539	tawdrily	[.] TAW'DRILY, adv. In a tawdry manner.
54540	tawdriness	[.] TAW'DRINESS, n. [from tawdry.] Tinsel in dress; excessive finery; ostentatious finery without elegance. [.] [.] A clumsy person makes his ungracefulness more ungraceful by tawdriness of dress.
54541	tawdry	[.] TAW'DRY, a. Very fine and showy in colors without taste or elegance; having an excess of showy ornaments without grace; as a tawdry dress; tawdry feathers; tawdry colors. [.] [.] He rails from morning to night at essenced fops and tawdry courtiers. [.] TAW'DRY, ...
54542	tawed	[.] TAW'ED, pp. Dressed and made white, as leather.
54543	tawer	[.] TAW'ER, n. A dresser of white leather.
54544	tawing	[.] TAW'ING, ppr. Dressing, as white leather. [.] TAW'ING, n. The art and operation of preparing skins and forming them into white leather.
54545	tawny	[.] TAW'NY, a. Of a yellowish dark color, like things tanned, or persons who are sun-burnt; as a tawny Moor or Spaniard; the tawny sons of Numidia; the tawny lion.
54546	tax	[.] TAX, n. [L. taxo, to tax.] [.] 1. A rate or sum of money assessed on the person or property of a citizen by government, for the use of the nation or state. Taxes, in free governments, are usually laid upon the property of citizens according to their income, or the ...
54547	taxable	[.] TAX'ABLE, a. That may be taxed; liable by law to the assessment of taxes; as taxable estate. By the laws of some states, polls are taxable after the age of seventy. [.] 1. That may be legally charged by a court against the plaintiff or defendant in a suit; as taxable ...
54548	taxation	[.] TAXA'TION, n. [L. taxatio.] A taxing; the act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes on the subjects of a state by government, or on the members of a corporation or company by the proper authority. Taxation is probably the most difficult subject of legislation. [.] 1. ...
54549	taxed	[.] TAX'ED, pp. Rated; assessed; accused.
54550	taxer	[.] TAX'ER, n. One who taxes. [.] 1. In Cambridge, two officers chosen yearly to see the true gauge of weights and measures observed.
54551	taxiarch	[.] TAX'IARCH, n. [Gr. order, and chief.] An Athenian military officer commanding a taxis or battalion.
54552	taxidermy	[.] TAX'IDERMY, n. [Gr. order, and skin.] The art of preparing and preserving specimens of animals.
54553	taxing	[.] TAX'ING, ppr. Imposing a tax; assessing, as a bill of cost; accusing. [.] [.] TAX'ING, n. The act of laying a tax; taxation. Luke 2.
54554	taxonomy	[.] TAXON'OMY, n. [Gr. order, and law.] Classification; a term used by a French author to denote the classification of plants.
54555	tea	[.] TEA, n. [.] 1. The leaves of the tea-tree as dried and imported. There are several kinds of tea, as imperial tea, hyson and young hyson, called green teas; souchong and bohea, called black teas, &c. [.] 3. Any infusion or decoction of vegetables; as sage tea; ...
54556	tea-board	[.] TE'A-BOARD, n. [tea and board.] A board to put tea furniture on.
54557	tea-canister	[.] TE'A-CANISTER, n. [tea and canister.] A canister or box in which tea is kept.
54558	tea-cup	[.] TE'A-CUP, n. [tea and cup.] A small cup in which tea is drank.
54559	tea-drinker	[.] TE'A-DRINKER, n. [tea and drinker.] One who drinks much tea.
54560	tea-plant	[.] TE'A-PLANT, n. The tea-tree.
54561	tea-pot	[.] TE'A-POT, n. [tea and pot.] A vessel with a spout, in which tea is made, and from which it is poured into tea-cups.
54562	tea-saucer	[.] TE'A-SAUCER, n. [tea and saucer.] A small saucer in which a tea-cup is set.
54563	tea-spoon	[.] TE'A-SPOON, n. [tea and spoon.] A small spoon used in drinking tea and coffee.
54564	tea-table	[.] TE'A-TABLE, n. [tea and table.] A table on which tea furniture is set, or at which tea is drank.
54565	tea-tree	[.] TE'A-TREE, n. [tea and tree.] The tree or plant that produces the leaves which are imported and called tea. The generic name given to it by Linne, is thea. It is a native of China, Japan and Tonquin, but has recently been introduced into S. America.
54566	teach	[.] TEACH, v.t. pret. and pp. taught. [L. doceo; dico, dicto, and both these and the Gr. to show, may be of one family; all implying sending, passing, communicating, or rather leading, drawing. [.] 1. To instruct; to inform; to communicate to another the knowledge of ...
54567	teachable	[.] TE'ACHABLE, a. That may be taught; apt to learn; also, readily receiving instruction; docile. [.] [.] We ought to bring our minds free, unbiased and teachable, to learn our religion from the word of God.
54568	teachableness	[.] TE'ACHABLENESS, n. The quality of being capable of receiving instruction; more generally, a willingness or readiness to be informed and instructed; docility; aptness to learn.
54569	teacher	[.] TE'ACHER, n. One who teaches or instructs. [.] 1. An instructor; a preceptor; a tutor; one whose business or occupation is to instruct others. [.] 2. One who instructs others in religion; a preacher; a minister of the gospel. [.] [.] The teachers in all the ...
54570	teaching	[.] TE'ACHING, ppr. Instructing; informing. [.] TE'ACHING, n. The act or business of instructing. [.] 1. Instruction.
54571	tead	[.] TEAD
54572	teague	[.] TEAGUE, n. teeg. An Irishman; in contempt.
54573	teak	[.] TEAK
54574	teal	[.] TEAL, n. An aquatic fowl of the genus Anas, the smallest of the duck kind.
54575	team	[.] TEAM, n. [.] 1. Two or more horses, oxen or other beasts harnessed together to the same vehicle for drawing, as to a coach, chariot, wagon, cart, sled, sleigh and the like. It has been a great question whether teams of horses or oxen are most advantageously employed ...
54576	team-work	[.] TE'AM-WORK, n. [team and work.] Work done by a team, as distinguished from personal labor.
54577	teamster	[.] TE'AMSTER, n. [team and ster.] One who drives a team.
54578	tear	[.] TEAR, n. [.] 1. Tears are the limpid fluid secreted by the lacrymal gland, and appearing in the eyes, or flowing from them. A tear, in the singular, is a drop or a small quantity of that fluid. Tears are excited by passions, particularly by grief. This fluid is ...
54579	tear-falling	[.] TE'AR-FALLING, a. [tear and fall.] Shedding tears; tender; as tear-falling pity.
54580	tearer	[.] TEARER, n. One who tears or rends any thing. [.] 1. One that rages or raves with violence.
54581	tearful	[.] TE'ARFUL, a. [tear and full.] Abounding with tears; weeping; shedding tears; as tearful eyes.
54582	tearing	[.] TEARING, ppr. [from tear, to rend.] Rending; pulling apart; lacerating; violent; raging.
54583	tearless	[.] TE'ARLESS, a. Shedding no tears; without tears; unfeeling.
54584	tease	[.] TEASE, v.t. s as z. [.] 1. To comb or card, as wool or flax. [.] 2. To scratch, as cloth in dressing, for the purpose of raising a nap. [.] 3. To vex with importunity or impertinence; to harass, annoy, disturb or irritate by petty requests, or by jests and ...
54585	teased	[.] TE'ASED, pp. Carded. [.] 1. Vexed; irritated or annoyed.
54586	teasel	[.] TE'ASEL, n. tee'zl. A plant of the genus Dipsacus, one kind of which bears a large burr which is used for raising a nap on woolen cloth. Hence, [.] 1. The burr of the plant.
54587	teaseler	[.] TE'ASELER, n. One who uses the teasel for raising a nap on cloth.
54588	teaser	[.] TE'ASER, n. One that teases or vexes.
54589	teasing	[.] TE'ASING, ppr. Combing; carding; scratching for the purpose of raising a nap; vexing with importunity.
54590	teat	[.] TEAT
54591	teathe	[.] TEATHE, n. The soil or fertility left on lands by feeding them. [Local.] [.] TEATHE, v.t. To feed and enrich by live stock. [Local.]
54592	techily	[.] TECH'ILY, adv. [from techy, so written for touchy.] [.] Peevishly; fretfully; forwardly.
54593	techiness	[.] TECH'INESS, n. Peevishness; fretfulness.
54594	technical	[.] TECH'NICAL, a. [L. technicus; Gr. art, artifice; to fabricate, make or prepare.] [.] 1. Pertaining to art or the arts. A technical word is a word that belongs properly or exclusively to an art; as the verb to smelt, belongs to metallurgy. So we say, technical phrases, ...
54595	technicality	[.] TECHNICAL'ITY, n. The quality or state of being technical or peculiar to the arts.
54596	technically	[.] TECH'NICALLY, adv. In a technical manner; according to the signification of terms of art or the professions.
54597	technicalness	[.] TECH'NICALNESS
54598	technics	[.] TECH'NICS, n. The doctrine of arts in general; such branches of learning as respect the arts.
54599	technological	[.] TECHNOLOG'ICAL, a. [See Technology.] [.] 1. Pertaining to technology. [.] 2. Pertaining to the arts; as technological institutes.
54600	technologist	[.] TECHNOL'OGIST, n. One who discourses or treats of arts, or of the terms of art.
54601	technology	[.] TECHNOL'OGY, n. [Gr. art, and word or discourse.] [.] 1. A description of arts; or a treatise on the arts. [.] 2. An explanation of the terms of the arts.
54602	techy	[.] TECH'Y, a. [so written for touchy.] Peevish; fretful; irritable. [More correctly touchy.]
54603	tecnnic	[.] TECN'NIC
54604	tectonic	[.] TECTON'IC, a. [Gr. to fabricate.] Pertaining to building.
54605	ted	[.] TED, v.t. A spread; tedu, to distend. Among farmers, to spread; to turn new mowed grass from the swath, and scatter it for drying. [Local.]
54606	tedded	[.] TED'DED, pp. Spread from the swath; as tedded grass.
54607	tedder	[.] TED'DER, n. [.] 1. A rope or chain by which an animal is tied that he may feed on the ground to the extent of the rope and no further. Hence the popular saying, a person has gone to the length of his tedder. [.] 2. That by which one is restrained. [.] TED'DER, ...
54608	tede	[.] TEDE, n. [L. toeda.] A torch; a flambeau. [Not in use.]
54609	tedious	[.] TE'DIOUS, a. [L. toedium.] [.] 1. Wearisome; tiresome from continuance, prolixity, or slowness which causes prolixity. We say, a man is tedious in relating a story; a minister is tedious in his sermon. We say also, a discourse is tedious, when it wearies by its ...
54610	tediously	[.] TE'DIOUSLY, adv. In such a manner as to weary.
54611	tediousnes	[.] TE'DIOUSNES, n. Wearisomeness by length of continuance or by prolixity; as the tediousness of an oration or argument. [.] 1. Prolixity; length. [.] 2. Tiresomeness; quality of wearying; as the tediousness of delay. [.] 3. Slowness that wearies.
54612	tedium	[.] TE'DIUM, n. [L. toedium.] Irksomeness; wearisomeness.
54613	teek	[.] TEEK, n. A tree of the East Indies, which furnishes an abundance of ship timber. The generic name given to it by Linne, is Tectona.
54614	teem	[.] TEEM, v.i. [.] 1. To bring forth,as young. [.] [.] If she must teem, [.] [.] Create her child of spleen-- [.] 2. To be pregnant; to conceive; to engender young. [.] [.] Teeming buds and cheerful greens appear. [.] 3. To be full; to be charged; as a ...
54615	teemer	[.] TEE'MER, n. One that brings forth young.
54616	teemful	[.] TEE'MFUL, a. Pregnant; prolific. [.] 1. Brimful.
54617	teeming	[.] TEE'MING, ppr. Producing young.
54618	teemless	[.] TEE'MLESS, a. Not fruitful or prolific; barren; as the teemless earth.
54619	teen	[.] TEEN, n. [infra.] Grief; sorrow. [Not in use.] [.] TEEN, v.t. To excite; to provoke., [Not in use.]
54620	teens	[.] TEENS, n. [from teen, ten.] The years of one's age reckoned by the termination teen. These years begin with thirteen, and end with nineteen. Miss is in her teens.
54621	teeth	[.] TEETH, plu. of tooth, which see. [.] In the teeth, directly; in direct opposition; in front. [.] [.] Nor strive with all the tempest in my teeth. [.] TEETH, v.i. [from the noun.] To breed teeth.
54622	teething	[.] TEE'THING, ppr. Breeding teeth; undergoing dentition. [.] TEE'THING, n. The operation or process of the first growth of teeth, or the process by which they make their way through the gums, called dentition.
54623	tegular	[.] TEG'ULAR, a. [L. tegula, a tile, from tego, to cover or make close.] Pertaining to a tile; resembling a tile; consisting of tiles.
54624	tegularly	[.] TEG'ULARLY, adv. In the manner of tiles on a roof.
54625	tegument	[.] TEG'UMENT, n. [L. tegumentum, from tego, to cover.] [.] A cover or covering; seldom used except in reference to the covering of a living body. [See Integument.]
54626	teh-hee	[.] TEH-HEE, v.i. To laugh. [A cant word.]
54627	tehhee	[.] TEH'HEE, a sound made in laughing.
54628	teil	[.] TEIL
54629	teil-tree	[.] TEIL-TREE, n. [L. tilia.] The lime tree, otherwise called the linden.
54630	teint	[.] TEINT, n. [L. tingo, to dye.] Color; tinge. [See Tint.]
54631	telary	[.] TEL'ARY, a. [L. tela, a web.] Pertaining to a web. [.] 1. Spinning webs; as a telary spider. [Little used.]
54632	telegraph	[.] TEL'EGRAPH, n. [Gr. at a distance, and to write.] A machine for communicating intelligence from a distance by various signals or movements previously agreed on; which signals represent letters, words or ideas which can be transmitted form one station to another, as ...
54633	telegraphic	[.] TELEGRAPH'IC, a. Pertaining to the telegraph; made by a telegraph; as telegraphic movements or signals; telegraphic art. [.] 1. Communicated by a telegraph; as telegraphic intelligence.
54634	teleology	[.] TELEOL'OGY, n. [Gr. end, and discourse.] The science of the final causes of things.
54635	telescope	[.] TEL'ESCOPE, n. [Gr. end, or at a distance, probably the latter, and to see.] An optical instrument employed in viewing distant objects, as the heavenly bodies. It assists the eye chiefly in two ways; first, by enlarging the visual angle under which a distant object ...
54636	telescope-shell	[.] TEL'ESCOPE-SHELL, n. In conchology, a species of turbo with place, striated and numerous spires.
54637	telescopic	[.] TELESCOP'IC
54638	telescopical	[.] TELESCOP'ICAL, a. Pertaining to a telescope; performed by a telescope; as a telescopic view. [.] 1. Seen or discoverable only by a telescope; as telescopic stars.
54639	telesia	[.] TELE'SIA, n. Sapphire.
54640	telesm	[.] TEL'ESM, n. A kind of amulet or magical charm.
54641	telesmatic	[.] TELESMAT'IC
54642	telesmatical	[.] TELESMAT'ICAL, a. Pertaining to telesms; magical.
54643	telestic	[.] TELES'TIC, n. [Gr. end, and a verse.] A poem in which the final letters of the lines make a name.
54644	tell	[.] TELL, v.t. pret. and pp. told. [L. telum; L.appello and peal, L. pello.] [.] 1. To utter; to express in words; to communicate to others. [.] [.] I will not eat till I have told my errand. Gen.24. [.] 2. To relate; to narrate; to rehearse particulars; as, to ...
54645	tell-tale	[.] TELL'-TALE, a. Telling tales; babbling. [.] TELL'-TALE, n. [tell and tale.] One who officiously communicates information of the private concerns of individuals; one who tells that which prudence should suppress, and which if told, often does mischief among neighbors. [.] 1. ...
54646	teller	[.] TELL'ER, n. One that tells, relates or communicates the knowledge of something. [.] 1. One who numbers. [.] 2. In the exchequer of England, there are four officers called tellers, whose business is to receive all moneys due to the crown, and throw down a bill ...
54647	tellinite	[.] TEL'LINITE, n. [from tellina, a genus of testaceous animals.] [.] Petrified or fossil shells of the genus Tellina.
54648	tellurate	[.] TEL'LURATE, n. A compound of tellurium and a base.
54649	tellureted	[.] TEL'LURETED, a. Tellureted hydrogen is hydrogen combined with tellurium in a gaseous form.
54650	tellurium	[.] TELLU'RIUM, n. A metal recently discovered by Klaproth, combined with gold and silver in the ores, and received from the bannat of Temeswar. The ores are denominated native, graphic, yellow, and black. The native tellurium is of a color between tin and silver, and ...
54651	temachis	[.] TEM'ACHIS, n. [Gr. a piece.] A genus of fossils of the class of gypsums, softer than others, and of a bright glittering hue.
54652	temerarious	[.] TEMERA'RIOUS, a. [L. temerarius; from the root of time, tempest, which see. The sense is rushing or advancing forward.] [.] 1. Rash; headstrong; unreasonably adventurous; despising danger; as temerarious folly. [.] 2. Careless; heedless; done at random; as the ...
54653	temerariously	[.] TEMERA'RIOUSLY, adv. Rashly; with excess of boldness.
54654	temerity	[.] TEMER'ITY, n. [L. temeritas; properly a rushing forward.] [.] 1. Rashness; unreasonable contempt of danger; as the temerity of a commander in war. [.] 2. Extreme boldness. [.] [.] The figures are bold even to temerity.
54655	temin	[.] TEM'IN, n. A money of account in Algiers, equivalent to 2 carubes, or 29 aspers, about 34 cents, or 17d sterling.
54656	temper	[.] TEM'PER, v.t. [L. tempero, to mix or moderate] [.] 1. To mix so that one part qualifies the other; to bring to a moderate state; as, to temper justice with mercy. [.] 2. To compound; to form by mixture; to qualify, as by an ingredient; or in general, to mix, unite ...
54657	temperament	[.] TEM'PERAMENT, n. [L. temperamentum.] [.] 1. Constitution; state with respect to the predominance of any quality; as the temperament of the body. [.] [.] Bodies are denominated hot and cold, in proportion to the present temperament of that part of our body to which ...
54658	temperamental	[.] TEMPERAMENT'AL, a. Constitutional. [Not much used.]
54659	temperance	[.] TEM'PERANCE, n. [L. temperantia, from tempero.] [.] 1. Moderation; particularly, habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; as temperance in eating and drinking; temperance in the indulgence ...
54660	temperate	[.] TEM'PERATE, a. [L. temperatus.] Moderate; not excessive; as temperate heat; a temperate climate; temperate air. [.] 1. Moderate in the indulgence of the appetites and passions; as temperate in eating and drinking; temperate in pleasures; temperate in speech. [.] [.] ...
54661	temperately	[.] TEM'PERATELY, adv. Moderately; without excess or extravagance. [.] 1. Calmly; without violence of passion; as, to reprove one temperately. [.] 2. With moderate force. [.] [.] Winds that temperately blow.
54662	temperateness	[.] TEM'PERATENESS, n. Moderation; freedom from excess; as the temperateness of the weather or of a climate. [.] 1. Calmness; coolness of mind.
54663	temperative	[.] TEM'PERATIVE, a. Having the power or quality of tempering.
54664	temperature	[.] TEM'PERATURE, n. [L. temperature.] [.] 1. In physics, the state of a body with regard to heat or cold, as indicated by the thermometer; or the degree of free caloric which a body possesses,when compared with other bodies. When a body applied to another, either excites ...
54665	tempered	[.] TEM'PERED, pp. Duly mixed or modified; reduced to a proper state; softened; allayed; hardened. [.] 1. Adjusted by musical temperament. [.] 2. a. Disposed; as a well tempered, good tempered, or bad tempered man.
54666	tempering	[.] TEM'PERING, ppr. Mixing and qualifying; qualifying by mixture; softening; mollifying; reducing to a state of moderation; hardening.
54667	tempest	[.] TEM'PEST, n. [L. tempestas; tempus, time, season. The primary sense of tempus, time, is a falling, or that which falls, comes or happens, from some verb which signifies to fall or come suddenly, or rather to drive, to rush. Time is properly a coming, a season, that ...
54668	tempest-beaten	[.] TEM'PEST-BEATEN, a. [tempest and beat.] [.] Beaten or shattered with storms.
54669	tempest-tost	[.] TEM'PEST-TOST, a. [tempest and tost.] Tossed or driven about by tempests.
54670	tempestivity	[.] TEMPESTIV'ITY, n. [L. tempestivus.] Seasonableness. [Not in use.]
54671	tempestuous	[.] TEMPEST'UOUS, a. [.] 1. Very story; turbulent; rough with wind; as tempestuous weather; a tempestuous night. [.] 2. Blowing with violence; as a tempestuous wind.
54672	tempestuously	[.] TEMPEST'UOUSLY, adv. With great violence of wind or great commotion; turbulently.
54673	tempestuousness	[.] TEMPEST'UOUSNESS, n. Storminess; the state of being tempestuous or disturbed by violent winds; as the tempestuousness of the winter or of weather.
54674	templar	[.] TEM'PLAR, n. [from the Temple, a house near the Thames, which originally belonged to the knights Templars. The latter took their denomination from an apartment of the palace of Baldwin II. in Jerusalem, near the temple.] [.] 1. A student of the law. [.] 2. Templars, ...
54675	temple	[.] TEM'PLE, n. [L. templum.] [.] 1. A public edifice erected in honor of some deity. Among pagans, a building erected to some pretended deity, and in which the people assembled to worship. Originally, temples were open places, as the Stonehenge in England. In Rome, ...
54676	templet	[.] TEM'PLET, n. A piece of timber in a building; as a templet under a girder.
54677	temporal	[.] TEM'PORAL, a. [L. temporalis, from tempus, time.] [.] 1. Pertaining to this life or this world or the body only; secular; as temporal concerns; temporal affairs. In this sense, it is opposed to spiritual. Let not temporal affairs or employments divert the mind ...
54678	temporalities	[.] TEMPORAL'ITIES
54679	temporally	[.] TEM'PORALLY, adv. With respect to time or this life only.
54680	temporalness	[.] TEM'PORALNESS, n. Worldliness. [Not used.]
54681	temporals	[.] TEM'PORALS, n. Secular possessions; revenues of an ecclesiastic proceeding from lands, tenements, or lay-fees, tithes and the like. It is opposed to spiritualities.
54682	temporalty	[.] TEM'PORALTY, n. The laity; secular people. [Little used.] [.] 1. Secular possessions. [See Temporalities.]
54683	temporaneous	[.] TEMPORA'NEOUS, a. Temporary. [Little used.]
54684	temporarily	[.] TEM'PORARILY, adv. For a time only; not perpetually.
54685	temporariness	[.] TEM'PORARINESS, n. [from temporary.] The state of being temporary; opposed to perpetuity.
54686	temporary	[.] TEM'PORARY, a. [L. temporarius.] Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited time; as, the patient has obtained temporary relief. There is a temporary cessation of hostilities. There is a temporary supply of provisions. In times of great danger, ...
54687	temporization	[.] TEMPORIZA'TION, n. The act of temporizing.
54688	temporize	[.] TEM'PORIZE, v.i. [L. tempus, time.] [.] 1. To comply with the time or occasion; to humor or yield to the current of opinion or to circumstances; a conduct that often indicates obsequiousness. [.] [.] They might their grievance inwardly complain, [.] [.] But ...
54689	temporizer	[.] TEM'PORIZER, n. One who yields to the time, or complies with the prevailing opinions, fashions or occasions; a trimmer.
54690	temporizing	[.] TEM'PORIZING, ppr. Complying with the time, or with the prevailing humors and opinions of men; time-serving.
54691	tempt	[.] TEMPT, v.t. [L. tento; teneo; Gr. the primary sense is to strain, urge, press.] [.] 1. To incite or solicit to an evil act; to entice to something wrong by presenting arguments that are plausible or convincing, or by the offer of some pleasure or apparent advantage ...
54692	temptable	[.] TEMPT'ABLE, a. Liable to be tempted.
54693	temptation	[.] TEMPTA'TION, n. The act of tempting; enticement to evil by arguments, by flattery, or by the offer of some real or apparent good. [.] [.] When the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season. Luke 4. [.] 1. Solicitation of the passions; ...
54694	tempted	[.] TEMPT'ED, pp. Enticed to evil; provoked; tried.
54695	tempter	[.] TEMPT'ER, n. One that solicits or entices to evil. [.] [.] Those who are bent to do wickedly, will never want tempters to urge them on. [.] 1. The great adversary of man; the devil. Matt.4.
54696	tempting	[.] TEMPT'ING, ppr. Enticing to evil; trying. [.] 1. a. Adapted to entice or allure; attractive; as tempting pleasures.
54697	temptingly	[.] TEMPT'INGLY, adv. In a manner to entice to evil; so as to allure.
54698	temptress	[.] TEMPT'RESS, n. A female who entices.
54699	temsebread	[.] TEMSEBREAD
54700	temsed-bread	[.] TEM'SED-BREAD, n. Bread made of flour better sifted than common flour. [I know not where this word is used.]
54701	temulence	[.] TEM'ULENCE
54702	temulency	[.] TEM'ULENCY, n. [L. temulentia.] Intoxication; inebriation; drunkenness. [Not used.]
54703	temulent	[.] TEM'ULENT, a. [L. temulentus.] Intoxicated. [Not in use.]
54704	temulentive	[.] TEM'ULENTIVE, a. Drunken; in a state of inebriation. [Not in use.]
54705	ten	[.] TEN, a. [L. decem.] [.] 1. Twice five; nine and one. [.] [.] With twice ten sail I cross'd the Phrygian sea. [.] 2. It is a kind of proverbial number. [.] [.] There's a proud modesty in merit, [.] [.] Averse to begging, and resolv'd to pay [.] [.] ...
54706	tenable	[.] TEN'ABLE, a. [L. teneo, to hold. See Tenant.] [.] That may be held, maintained or defended against an assailant, or against attempts to take it; as a tenable fortress. The works were not deemed tenable. The ground taken in the argument is not tenable.
54707	tenacious	[.] TENA'CIOUS, a. [L. tenax, from teneo, to hold.] [.] 1. Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as men tenacious of their just rights. Men are usually tenacious of their opinions, as well as of their property. [.] 2. Retentive; ...
54708	tenaciously	[.] TENA'CIOUSLY, adv. With a disposition to hold fast what is possessed. [.] 1. Adhesively. [.] 2. Obstinately; with firm adherence.
54709	tenaciousness	...
54710	tenacity	[.] TENAC'ITY, n. [L. tenacitas, from teneo, to hold.] [.] 1. Adhesiveness; that quality of bodies which makes them stick or adhere to others; glutinousness; stickiness; as the tenacity of oils, of glue, of tar, of starch and the like. [.] 2. That quality of bodies ...
54711	tenacy	[.] TEN'ACY, n. Tenaciousness. [Not in use.]
54712	tenail	[.] TENA'IL, n. [L. teneo, to hold.] In fortification, an outwork consisting of two parallel sides with front, in which is a re-entering angle. It is simple or double.
54713	tenaillon	[.] TEN'AILLON, n. In fortification, tenaillons are works constructed on each side of the ravelins, like the lunets, but differing in this, that one of the faces of the tenaillon is in the direction of the ravelin, whereas that of the lunet is perpendicular to it.
54714	tenancy	[.] TEN'ANCY, n. [L. tenens.] In law, a holding or possession of lands or tenements; tenure; as tenancy in fee simple; tenancy in tail; tenancy by the curtesy; tenancy at will. Tenancy in common happens where there is a unity of possession merely.
54715	tenant	[.] TEN'ANT, n. [L. teneo; Gr. to strain, stretch, extend.] [.] 1. A person holding land or other real estate under another, either by grant, lease or at will; one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements whose title is in another; as a tenant ...
54716	tenantable	[.] TEN'ANTABLE, a. Fit to be rented; in a state of repair suitable for a tenant.
54717	tenanted	[.] TEN'ANTED, pp. Held by a tenant.
54718	tenanting	[.] TEN'ANTING, ppr. Holding as a tenant.
54719	tenantless	[.] TEN'ANTLESS, a. Having no tenant; unoccupied; as a tenantless mansion.
54720	tenantry	[.] TEN'ANTRY, n. The body of tenants; as the tenantry of a manor or a kingdom. [.] 1. Tenancy. [Not in use.]
54721	tench	[.] TENCH, n. [L. tinca.] A fish of the genus Cyprinus, found in ponds and rivers.
54722	tend	[.] TEND, v.t. [contracted from attend, L. attendo; ad and tendo, to stretch.] [.] 1. To watch; to guard; to accompany as an assistant or protector. [.] [.] And flaming ministers to watch and tend [.] [.] Their earthly charge-- [.] [.] There is a pleasure in ...
54723	tendance	[.] TEND'ANCE, n. Attendance; state of expectation. [.] 1. Persons attending. [.] 2. Act of waiting; attendance. [.] 3. Care; act of tending. [.] [This word is entirely obsolete in all its senses. We now use attendance.]
54724	tended	[.] TEND'ED, pp. Attended; taken care of; nursed; as an infant, or a sick person.
54725	tendency	[.] TEND'ENCY, n. [from tend; L. tendens, tending.] Drift; direction or course towards any place, object, effect or result. Read such books only as have a good moral tendency. Mild language has a tendency to allay irritation. [.] [.] Writings of this kind, if conducted ...
54726	tender	[.] TEND'ER, n. [from tend.] One that attends or takes care of; a nurse. [.] 1. A small vessel employed to attend a larger one for supplying her with provisions and other stores, or to convey intelligence and the like. [.] 2. In law, an offer, either of money to ...
54727	tender-hearted	[.] TEN'DER-HE`ARTED, a. [tender and heart.] [.] 1. Having great sensibility; susceptible of impressions or influence. [.] [.] --When Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them. 2 Chron. 13. [.] 2. Very susceptible of the softer passions ...
54728	tender-heartedness	[.] TENDER-HE`ARTEDNESS, n. Susceptibility of the softer passions.
54729	tendered	[.] TEND'ERED, pp. Offered for acceptance.
54730	tendering	[.] TEND'ERING, ppr. Offering for acceptance.
54731	tenderling	[.] TEN'DERLING, n. A fondling; one made tender by too much kindness. [.] 1. The first horns of a deer.
54732	tenderloin	[.] TEN'DERLOIN, n. A tender part of flesh in the hind quarter of beef.
54733	tenderly	[.] TEN'DERLY, adv. With tenderness; mildly; gently; softly; in a manner not to injure or give pain. [.] [.] Brutus tenderly reproves. [.] 1. Kindly; with pity or affection.
54734	tenderness	[.] TEN'DERNESS, n. The state of being tender or easily broken, bruised or injured; softness; brittleness; as the tenderness of a thread; the tenderness of flesh. [.] 1. The state of being easily hurt; soreness; as the tenderness of flesh when bruised or inflamed. [.] 2. ...
54735	tending	[.] TEND'ING, ppr. Having a certain direction; taking care of. [.] TEND'ING, n. In seaman's language, a swinging round or movement of a ship upon her anchor.
54736	tendinous	[.] TEN'DINOUS, a. [L. tendines, tendons, from tendo, to stretch.] [.] 1. Pertaining to a tendon; partaking of the nature of tendons. [.] 2. Full of tendons; sinewy; as nervous and tendinous parts.
54737	tendment	[.] TEND'MENT, n. Attendance; care.
54738	tendon	[.] TEN'DON, n. [L. tendo; teneo, tendo.] In anatomy, a hard insensible cord or bundle of fibers, by which a muscle is attached to a bone.
54739	tendrac	[.] TEN'DRAC, n. An animal of the hedgehog kind, found in the E. Indies.
54740	tendril	[.] TEN'DRIL, n. A clasp or clasper of a vine or other climbing or creeping plant; a filiform spiral shoot, that winds round another body. Tendrils or claspers are given to plants that have weak stalks. [.] [.] They are also given to creeping vines, which require support ...
54741	tenebrious	[.] TENE'BRIOUS, a. [L. tenebrosus, from tenebroe, darkness.] [.] Dark; gloomy.
54742	tenebrosity	[.] TENEBROS'ITY, n. Darkness; gloom.
54743	tenebrous	[.] TEN'EBROUS
54744	tenebrousness	[.] TENE'BROUSNESS
54745	tenement	[.] TEN'EMENT, n. [Low L. tenementum, from teneo, to hold.] [.] 1. In common acceptation, a house; a building for a habitation; or an apartment in a building, used by one family. [.] 2. A house or lands depending on a manor; or a fee farm depending on a superior. [.] 3. ...
54746	tenemental	[.] TENEMENT'AL, a. Pertaining to tenanted lands; that is or may be held by tenants. [.] [.] Tenemental lands they distributed among their tenants.
54747	tenementary	[.] TENEMENT'ARY, a. That is or may be leased; held by tenants.
54748	tenerity	[.] TENER'ITY, n. Tenderness. [Not in use.]
54749	tenesmus	[.] TENES'MUS, n. [L. literally a straining or stretching.] [.] A painful, ineffectual and repeated effort, or a continual and urgent desire to go to stool.
54750	tenet	[.] TEN'ET, n. [L. tenet, he holds.] Any opinion, principle, dogma or doctrine which a person believes or maintains as true; as the tenets of Plato or of Cicero. The tenets of christians are adopted from the Scriptures; but different interpretations give rise to a great ...
54751	tenfold	[.] TEN'FOLD, a. [ten and fold.] Ten times more. [.] [.] Fire kindled into tenfold rage.
54752	tennantite	[.] TEN'NANTITE, n. [from Tennant.] A subspecies of gray copper; a mineral of a lead color, or iron black, massive or crystallized, found in Cornwall, England.
54753	tennis	[.] TEN'NIS, n. A play in which a ball is driven continually or kept in motion by rackets. [.] TEN'NIS, v.t. To drive a ball.
54754	tenon	[.] TEN'ON, n. [L. teneo, to hold.] In building and cabinet work, the end of a piece of timber, which is fitted to a mortise for insertion, or inserted, for fastening two pieces of timber together. The form of a tenon is various, as square, dovetailed, &c.
54755	tenor	[.] TEN'OR, n. [L. tenor, from teneo, to hold.] [.] 1. Continued run or currency; whole course or strain. We understand a speaker's intention or views from the tenor of his conversation, that is, from the general course of his ideas, or general purport of his speech. [.] [.] ...
54756	tense	[.] TENSE, a. tens. [L. tensus, from tendo, to stretch.] Stretched; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as a tense fiber. [.] [.] For the free passage of the sound into the ear, it is requisite that the tympanum be tense. [.] TENSE, n. tens. [L. tempus.] In ...
54757	tenseness	[.] TENSENESS, n. tens'ness. The state of being tense or stretched to stiffness; stiffness; opposed to laxness; as the tenseness of a string or fiber; tenseness of the skin.
54758	tensible	[.] TENS'IBLE, a. Capable of being extended.
54759	tensile	[.] TENS'ILE, a. Capable of extension.
54760	tension	[.] TEN'SION, n. [L. tensio, tendo.] [.] 1. The act of stretching or straining; as the tension of the muscles. [.] 2. The state of being stretched or strained to stiffness; or the state of being bent or strained; as, different degrees of tension in chords give different ...
54761	tensive	[.] TENS'IVE, a. Giving the sensation of tension, stiffness or contraction; as a tensive pain.
54762	tensor	[.] TENS'OR, n. In anatomy, a muscle that extends or stretches a part.
54763	tensure	[.] TENSURE, the same as tension, and not used.
54764	tent	[.] TENT, n. [L. tentorium, from tendo, to stretch.] [.] 1. A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of canvas or other coarse cloth, stretched and sustained by poles; used for sheltering persons from the weather, particularly soldiers in camp. The wandering Arabs and ...
54765	tentacle	[.] TEN'TACLE, n. [L. tentacula.] A filiform process or organ, simple or branched, on the bodies of various animals of the Linnean class Vermes, and of Cuvier's Mollusca, Annelides, Echinodermata, Actinia, Medusae, Polypi, &c. either an organ of feeling, prehension or ...
54766	tentage	[.] TENT'AGE, n. An encampment. [Unusual.]
54767	tentation	[.] TENTA'TION, n. [L. tentatio; tento, to try.] [.] Trial; temptation. [Little used.]
54768	tentative	[.] TENT'ATIVE, a. Trying; essaying. [.] TENT'ATIVE, n. An essay; trial.
54769	tented	[.] TENT'ED, a. Covered or furnished with tents; as soldiers. [.] 1. Covered with tents; as a tented field.
54770	tenter	[.] TENT'ER, n. [L. tendo, tentus, to stretch.] [.] A hook for stretching cloth on a frame. [.] To be on the tenters, to be on the stretch; to be in distress, uneasiness or suspense. [.] TENT'ER, v.t. To hang or stretch on tenters. [.] TENT'ER, v.i. To admit extension. [.] [.] ...
54771	tenter-ground	[.] TEN'TER-GROUND, n. Ground on which tenters are erected.
54772	tentered	[.] TENT'ERED, pp. Stretched or hung on tenters.
54773	tentering	[.] TEN'TERING, ppr. Stretching or hanging on tenters.
54774	tenth	[.] TENTH, a. [from ten.] The ordinal of ten; the first after the ninth. [.] TENTH, n. The tenth part. [.] 1. Tithe; the tenth part of annual produce or increase. The tenth of income is payable to the clergy in England, as it was to the priests among the Israelites. [.] 2. ...
54775	tenthly	[.] TENTH'LY, adv. In the tenth place.
54776	tentiginous	[.] TENTIG'INOUS, a. [L. tentigo, a stretching.] [.] Stiff; stretched. [Not in use.]
54777	tentory	[.] TENT'ORY, n. [L. tentorium.] The awning of a tent.
54778	tentwort	[.] TENT'WORT, n. [tent and wort.] A plant of the genus Asplenium.
54779	tenuifolious	[.] TENUIFO'LIOUS, a. [L. tenuis and folium.] [.] Having thin or narrow leaves.
54780	tenuity	[.] TENU'ITY, n. [L. tenuitas, from tenuis, thin. See Thin.] [.] 1. Thinness, smallness in diameter; exility; thinness, applied to a broad substance, and slenderness, applied to one that is long; as the tenuity of paper or of a leaf; the tenuity of a hair or filament. [.] 2. ...
54781	tenuous	[.] TEN'UOUS, a. [L. tenuis.] Thin; small; minute. [.] 1. Rare.
54782	tenure	[.] TEN'URE, n. [L. teneo, to hold.] [.] 1. A holding. In English law, the manner of holding lands and tenements of a superior. All the species of ancient tenures may be reduced to four, three of which subsist to this day. 1. Tenure by knight service, which was the ...
54783	tepefaction	[.] TEPEFAC'TION, n. [L. tepefacio; tepidus, warm, and facio,to make.] [.] The act or operation of warming, making tepid or moderately warm.
54784	tepefy	[.] TEP'EFY, v.t. [L. tepefacio.] To make moderately warm. [.] TEP'EFY, v.i. To become moderately warm.
54785	tepid	[.] TEP'ID, a. [L. tepidus, form tepeo, to be warm.] [.] Moderately warm; lukewarm; as a tepid bath; tepid rays; tepid vapors. [.] Tepid mineral waters, are such as have less sensible cold than common water.
54786	tepidness	[.] TEP'IDNESS, n. Moderate warmth; lukewarmness.
54787	tepor	[.] TE'POR, n. [L.] Gentle heat; moderate warmth.
54788	ter-tenant	[.] TER-TEN'ANT , n. One who has the actual possession of land; the occupant.
54789	tera	[.] COLEOPTER,TERA, n. The coleopters, in Linnes system of entomology, are an order of insects, having crustaceous elytra or shells, which shut and form a longitudinal suture along the back, as the beetle.
54790	teraphim	[.] TER'APHIM, n. [Heb.] Household deities or images.
54791	teratology	[.] TERATOL'OGY, n. [Gr. a prodigy, and discourse.] [.] Bombast in language; affectation of sublimity. [Not used.]
54792	terce	[.] TERCE, n. ters. A cask whose contents are 42 gallons, the third of a pipe or butt.
54793	terce-major	[.] TERCE-MAJOR, n. A sequence of the three best cards.
54794	tercel	[.] TER'CEL, n. The male of the common falcon. [Falco Peregrinus.]
54795	terebinth	[.] TER'EBINTH, n. The turpentine tree.
54796	terebinthinate	[.] TEREBIN'THINATE, a. Terebinthine; impregnated with the qualities of turpentine.
54797	terebinthine	[.] TEREBIN'THINE, a. [L. terebinthinus, from terebinthina, turpentine.] Pertaining to turpentine; consisting of turpentine, or partaking of its qualities.
54798	terebrate	[.] TER'EBRATE, v.t. [L. terebro, tero.] To bore; to perforate with a gimlet. [Little used.]
54799	terebration	[.] TEREBRA'TION, n. The act of boring. [Little used.]
54800	terebratulite	[.] TEREBRAT'ULITE, n. Fossil terebratula, a kind of shell.
54801	teredo	[.] TERE'DO, n. [L. from tero, to wear.] A worm that bores and penetrates the bottom of ships; or rather a genus of worms, so called.
54802	terek	[.] TER'EK, n. A water fowl with long legs.
54803	teret	[.] TER'ET
54804	terete	[.] TERE'TE, a. [L. teres.] Round and tapering; columnar; as the stem of a plant.
54805	tergeminal	[.] TERGEM'INAL
54806	tergeminate	[.] TERGEM'INATE, a. [L. tergeminus.] Thrice double; as a tergeminate leaf.
54807	tergeminous	[.] TERGEM'INOUS, a. [supra.] Threefold.
54808	tergifetous	[.] TERGIF'ETOUS, a. Tergifetous plants, are such as bear their seeds on the back of their leaves, as ferns.
54809	tergiversate	[.] TER'GIVERSATE, v.i. [L. tergum, the back, and verto, to turn.] [.] To shift; to practice evasion. [Little used.]
54810	tergiversation	[.] TERGIVERSA'TION, n. A shifting; shift; subterfuge; evasion. [.] [.] Writing is to be preferred before verbal conferences, as being more free from passion and tergiversation. [.] 1. Change; fickleness of conduct. [.] [.] The colonel, after all his tergiversation, ...
54811	term	[.] TERM, n. [L. terminus, a limit or boundary.] [.] 1. A limit; a bound or boundary; the extremity of any thing; that which limits its extent. [.] [.] Corruption is a reciprocal to generation, and they two are as nature's two terms or boundaries. [.] 2. The time ...
54812	termagancy	[.] TER'MAGANCY, n. [from termagant.] Turbulence; tumultuousness; as a violent termagancy of temper.
54813	termagant	[.] TER'MAGANT, a. Tumultuous; turbulent; boisterous or furious; quarrelsome; scolding. [.] [.] The eldest was a termagant, imperious, prodigal, profligate wench. [.] TER'MAGANT, n. A boisterous, brawling, turbulent woman. It seems in Shakespeare to have been ...
54814	termed	[.] TERM'ED, pp. Called; denominated.
54815	termer	[.] TERM'ER, n. One who travels to attend a court term. [.] TERM'ER
54816	terminable	[.] TERM'INABLE, a. [from term.] That may be bounded; limitable.
54817	terminal	[.] TERM'INAL, a. [from L. terminus.] In botany, growing at the end of a branch or stem; terminating; as a terminal scape, flower or spike. [.] 1. Forming the extremity; as a terminal edge.
54818	terminate	[.] TERM'INATE, v.t. [termino; terminus.] [.] 1. To bound; to limit; to set the extreme point or side of a thing; as, to terminate a surface by a line. [.] 2. To end; to put an end to; as, to terminate a controversy. [.] TERM'INATE, v.i. To be limited; to end; ...
54819	terminated	[.] TERM'INATED, pp. Limited; bounded; ended.
54820	terminating	[.] TERM'INATING, ppr. Limiting; ending; concluding.
54821	termination	[.] TERMINA'TION, n. The act of limiting or setting bounds; the act of ending or concluding. [.] 1. Bound; limit in space or extent; as the termination of a line. [.] 2. End in time or existence; as the termination of the year or of life; the termination of happiness. [.] 3. ...
54822	terminational	[.] TERMINA'TIONAL, a. Forming the end or concluding syllable.
54823	terminative	[.] TERM'INATIVE, a. Directing termination.
54824	terminatively	[.] TERM'INATIVELY, adv. Absolutely; so as not to respect any thing else.
54825	terminator	[.] TERM'INATOR, n. In astronomy, a name sometimes given to the circle of illumination, form its property of terminating the boundaries of light and darkness.
54826	terminer	[.] TERM'INER, n. A determining; as in oyer and terminer.
54827	terming	[.] TERM'ING, ppr. Calling; denominating.
54828	terminist	[.] TERM'INIST, n. In ecclesiastical history, a sect of christians who maintain that God has fixed a certain term for the probation of particular persons, during which time they have the offer of grace, but after which God no longer wills their salvation.
54829	terminology	[.] TERMINOL'OGY, n. [L. terminus.] The doctrine of terms; a treatise on terms. [.] 1. In natural history, that branch of the science which explains all the terms used in the description of natural objects.
54830	terminthus	[.] TERMIN'THUS, n. [Gr. a pine nut.] In surgery, a large painful tumor on the skin, thought to resemble a pine nut.
54831	termless	[.] TERM'LESS, a. Unlimited; boundless; as termless joys.
54832	termly	[.] TERM'LY, a. Occurring every term; as a termly fee. [.] TERM'LY, adv. Term by term; every term; as a fee termly given.
54833	termor	[.] TERM'OR, n. One who has an estate for a term of years of life.
54834	tern	[.] TERN, n. [L. sterna.] A common name of certain aquatic fowls of the genus Sterna; as the great tern or sea swallow, (S. hirundo,) [.] the black tern, the lesser tern, or hooded tern, and the foolish tern, or noddy, (S. stolida.) The brown tern, or brown gull, (S. obscura,) ...
54835	ternary	[.] TERN'ARY, a. [L. ternarius, of three.] Proceeding by threes; consisting of three. [.] The ternary number, in antiquity, was esteemed a symbol of perfection and held in great veneration. [.] TERN'ARY
54836	ternate	[.] TERN'ATE, a. [L. ternus, terni.] In botany, a ternate leaf, is one that has three leaflets on a petiole, as in trefoil, strawberry, bramble, &c. There are leaves also biternate and triternate, having three ternate or three biternate leaflets. [.] These leaves must ...
54837	ternion	[.] TERN'ION, n. [L. ternarius, ternio.] The number three.
54838	terrace	[.] TER'RACE, n. [L. terra, the earth.] [.] 1. In gardening, a raised bank of earth with sloping sides, laid with turf, and graveled on the top for a walk. [.] 2. A balcony or open gallery. [.] 3. The flat roof of a house. All the buildings of the oriental nations ...
54839	terraced	[.] TER'RACED, pp. Formed into a terrace; having a terrace.
54840	terracing	[.] TER'RACING, ppr. Forming into a terrace; opening to the air.
54841	terrapin	[.] TER'RAPIN, n. A name given to a species of tide-water tortoise.
54842	terraqueous
54843	terrar	[.] TER'RAR, n. A register of lands. [Not in use.]
54844	terrass	[.] TER'RASS
54845	terre-blue	[.] TERRE-BLUE, n. A kind of earth.
54846	terre-mote	[.] TERRE-MOTE, n. [L. terra, earth, and motus, motion.] [.] An earthquake. [Not in use.]
54847	terre-plain	[.] TERRE-PLAIN, n. In fortification, the top, platform or horizontal surface of a rampart, on which the cannon are placed.
54848	terre-plein	[.] TERRE-PLEIN
54849	terre-tenant	[.] TERRE-TEN'ANT
54850	terre-verte	[.] TERRE-VERTE, n. A species of green earth, used by painters. It is an indurated clay, found in the earth in large flat masses, imbedded in strata of other species of earth. It is of a fine regular structure, and of a smooth glossy surface. It is found in Cyprus, ...
54851	terrel	[.] TER'REL, n. [from terra.] Little earth, a magnet of a just spherical figure, and so placed that its poles, equator, &c. correspond exactly to those of the world.
54852	terrene	[.] TERRE'NE, a. [L. terrenus, form terra. [.] 1. Pertaining to the earth; earthy; as terrene substance. [.] 2. Earthly; terrestrial. [.] [.] God set before him a mortal and immortal life, a nature celestial and terrene.
54853	terreous	[.] TER'REOUS, a. [L. terreus, from terra, earth.] Earthy; consisting of earth; as terreous substances; terreous particles.
54854	terrestrial	[.] TERRES'TRIAL, a. [L. terrestris, from terra, the earth.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth; as terrestrial animals; bodies terrestrial. 1 Cor.15. [.] 2. Consisting of earth; as the terrestrial globe. [.] 3. Pertaining to the world, or to ...
54855	terrestrially	[.] TERRES'TRIALLY, adv. After an earthly manner.
54856	terrestrious	[.] TERRES'TRIOUS, a. Earthy. [Little used.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the earth; being or living on the earth; terrestrial.
54857	terrible	[.] TER'RIBLE, a. [L. terribilis, from terreo, to frighten.] [.] 1. Frightful; adapted to excite terror; dreadful; formidable. [.] [.] Prudent in peace, and terrible in war. [.] [.] The form of the image was terrible. Dan.2. [.] 2. Adapted to impress dread, ...
54858	terribleness	[.] TER'RIBLENESS, n. Dreadfulness; formidableness; the quality or state of being terrible; as the terribleness of a sight.
54859	terribly	[.] TER'RIBLY, adv. Dreadfully; in a manner to excite terror or fright. [.] [.] When he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. Is.2. [.] 1. Violently; very greatly. [.] [.] The poor man squalled terribly.
54860	terrier	[.] TER'RIER, n. A dog or little hound, that creeps into the ground after animals that burrow. [.] 1. A lodge or hole where certain animals, as foxes, rabbits, badgers and the like, secure themselves. [.] 2. Originally, a collection of acknowledgments of the vassals ...
54861	terrific	[.] TERRIF'IC, a. [L. terrifieus, from terreo, terror, and facio.] [.] Dreadful; causing terror; adapted to excite great fear or dread; as a terrific form; terrific sight.
54862	terrified	[.] TER'RIFIED, pp. Frightened; affrighted.
54863	terrify	[.] TER'RIFY, v.t. [L. terror and facio, to make.] [.] To frighten; to alarm or shock with fear. [.] [.] They were terrified and affrighted. Luke 24. [.] [.] When ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified. Luke 21. Job.7.
54864	terrifying	[.] TER'RIFYING, ppr. Frightening; affrighting.
54865	terrigenous	[.] TERRIG'ENOUS, a. [L. terrigena, one born of the earth; terra and gigno.] Earthborn; produced by the earth.
54866	territorial	[.] TERRITO'RIAL, a. [from territory.] Pertaining to territory or land; as territorial limits; territorial jurisdiction. [.] 1. Limited to a certain district. Rights may be personal or territorial.
54867	territorially	[.] TERRITO'RIALLY, adv. In regard to territory; by means of territory.
54868	territory	[.] TER'RITORY, n. [L. territorium, from terra, earth.] [.] 1. The extent or compass of land within the bounds or belonging to the jurisdiction of any state, city or other body. [.] [.] Linger not in my territories. [.] [.] They erected a house within their own ...
54869	terror	[.] TER'ROR, n. [L. terror, from terreo, to frighten.] [.] 1. Extreme fear; violent dread; fright; fear that agitates the body and mind. [.] [.] The sword without, and terror within. Deut.32. [.] [.] The terrors of God do set themselves in array against me. Job.6. [.] 2. ...
54870	terse	[.] TERSE, a. ters. [L. tersus, from tergo, to wipe.] [.] Cleanly written; neat; elegant without pompousness; as terse language; a terse style. [.] [.] Diffus'd,yet terse, poetical,though plain.
54871	tersely	[.] TERSELY, adv. ters'ly. Neatly.
54872	terseness	[.] TERSENESS, n. ters'ness. Neatness of style; smoothness of language.
54873	tertials	[.] TER'TIALS, n. In ornithology, feathers near the junction of the wing with the body.
54874	tertian	[.] TER'TIAN,a. [L. tertianus, from tertius, third.] [.] Occurring every other day; as a tertian fever. [.] TER'TIAN, n. A disease or fever whose paroxysms return every other day; an intermittent occurring after intervals of about forty eight hours. [.] 1. A measure ...
54875	tertiary	[.] TER'TIARY, a. Third; of the third formation. Tertiary mountains are such as result from the ruins of other mountains promiscuously heaped together. [.] Tertiary formation, in geology, a series of horizontal strata, more recent than chalk beds, consisting chiefly of ...
54876	tertiate	[.] TER'TIATE, v.t. [L. tertius, third; tertio, to do every third day.] [.] 1. To do any thing the third time. [.] 2. To examine the thickness of the metal at the muzzle of a gun; or in general, to examine the thickness to ascertain the strength of ordnance.
54877	tessaraic	[.] TESSARA'IC, a. [L. tessera, a square thing.] [.] Diversified by squares; tesselated.
54878	tesselate	[.] TES'SELATE, v.t. [L. tessela, a little square stone.] [.] To form into squares or checkers; to lay with checkered work.
54879	tesselated	[.] TES'SELATED, pp. Checkered; formed in little squares or mosaic work; as a tesselated pavement. [.] 1. In botany, spotted or checkered like a chess board; as a tesselated leaf.
54880	tesselation	[.] TESSELA'TION, n. Mosaic work, or the operation of making it.
54881	test	[.] TEST, n. [L. testa, an earthen pot.] [.] 1. In metallurgy, a large cupel, or a vessel in the nature of a cupel, formed of wood ashes and finely powdered brick dust, in which metals are melted for trial and refinement. [.] 2. Trial; examination by the cupel; hence, ...
54882	testable	[.] TEST'ABLE, a. [L. testor. See Testament.] [.] That may be devised or given by will.
54883	testaceography	[.] TESTACEOG'RAPHY, n. [See Testaceology.]
54884	testaceology	[.] TESTACEOL'OGY
54885	testaceous	[.] TESTA'CEOUS, a. [L. testaceus, from testa, a shell. The primary sense of testa, testis, testor, &c. is to thrust or drive; hence the sense of hardness, compactness, in testa and testis; and hence the sense of attest, context, detest, testator, testament, all implying ...
54886	testalogy	...
54887	testament	[.] TEST'AMENT, n. [L. testamentum, from testor, to make a will.] [.] 1. A solemn authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will as to the disposal of his estate and effects after his death. This is otherwise called a will. A testament,to be valid, ...
54888	testamentary	[.] TESTAMENT'ARY, a. Pertaining to a will or to wills; as testamentary causes in law. [.] 1. Bequeathed by will; given by testament; as testamentary charities. [.] 2. Done by testament or will. [.] Testamentary guardian of a minor, is one appointed by the deed or ...
54889	testamentation	[.] TESTAMENTA'TION, n. The act or power of giving by will. [Little used.]
54890	testate	[.] TEST'ATE, a. [L. testatus.] Having made and left a will; as, a person is said to die testate.
54891	testation	[.] TESTA'TION, n. [L. testatio.] A witnessing or witness.
54892	testator	[.] TESTA'TOR, n. [L.] A man who makes and leaves a will or testament at death.
54893	testatrix	[.] TESTA'TRIX, n. A woman who makes and leaves a will at death.
54894	tested	[.] TEST'ED, pp. Tried or approved by a test.
54895	tester	[.] TEST'ER, n. The top covering of a bed, consisting of some species of cloth, supported by the bedstead. [.] TEST'ER
54896	testicle	[.] TEST'ICLE, n. [L. testiculus; literally a hard mass, like testa, shell.] The testicles are male organs of generation, consisting of glandular substances, whose office is to secrete the fecundating fluid.
54897	testiculate	[.] TESTIC'ULATE, a. In botany, shaped like a testicle.
54898	testification	[.] TESTIFICA'TION, n. [L. testificatio. See Testify.] [.] The act of testifying or giving testimony or evidence; as a direct testification of our homage to God.
54899	testificator	[.] TESTIFICA'TOR, n. One who gives witness or evidence.
54900	testified	[.] TEST'IFIED, pp. [from testify.] Given in evidence; witnessed; published; made known.
54901	testifier	[.] TEST'IFIER, n. [from testify.] One who testifies; one who gives testimony or bears witness to prove any thing.
54902	testify	[.] TEST'IFY, v.i. [L. testificor; testis and facio.] [.] 1. To make a solemn declaration, verbal or written, to establish some fact; to give testimony for the purpose of communicating to others a knowledge of something not known to them. [.] [.] Jesus needed not ...
54903	testifying	[.] TEST'IFYING, ppr. Affirming solemnly or under oath, for the purpose of establishing a fact; giving testimony; bearing witness; declaring.
54904	testily	[.] TEST'ILY, adv. [from testy.] Fretfully; peevishly; with petulance.
54905	testimonial	[.] TESTIMO'NIAL, n. [L. testimonium.] A writing or certificate in favor of one's character or good conduct. Testimonials are required on many occasions. A person must have testimonials of his learning and good conduct, before he can obtain license to preach. Testimonials ...
54906	testimony	[.] TEST'IMONY, n. [L. testimonium.] A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact. Such affirmation in judicial proceedings,may be verbal or written, but must be under oath. Testimony differs from evidence; testimony is ...
54907	testiness	[.] TEST'INESS, n. [from testy.] Fretfulness; peevishness; petulance. [.] [.] Testiness is a disposition or aptness to be angry.
54908	testing	[.] TEST'ING, ppr. [from test.] Trying for proof; proving by a standard or by experiment. [.] [.] A plan for testing alkalies-- [.] TEST'ING, n. The act of trying for proof. [.] 1. In metallurgy, the operation of refining large quantities of gold or silver ...
54909	teston	[.] TEST'ON, n. A French coin, of the value of about six pence sterling.
54910	testoon	[.] TESTOON', n. A silver coin in Italy and Portugal. In Florence, the testoon is worth two lire or three paoli, about seventeen pence sterling, or thirty two cents. At Lisbon, the testoon, as a money of account, is valued at 100 rees, about seven pence sterling, or ...
54911	testudinal	[.] TESTU'DINAL, a. Pertaining to the tortoise, or resembling it.
54912	testudinated	[.] TESTU'DINATED, a. [L. testudo, a tortoise.] Roofed; arched.
54913	testudineous	[.] TESTUDIN'EOUS, a. Resembling the shell of a tortoise.
54914	testudo	[.] TESTU'DO, n. [L.] A tortoise. Among the Romans, a cover or screen which a body of troops formed with their shields or targets, by holding them over their heads when standing close to each other. This cover resembled the back of a tortoise, and served to shelter the ...
54915	testy	[.] TEST'Y, a. Fretful; peevish; petulant; easily irritated. [.] [.] Pyrrbus cured his testy courtiers with a kick. [.] [.] Must I stand and crouch under your testy humor?
54916	tetanus	[.] TET'ANUS, n. [Gr. stretched.] A spasmodic contraction of the muscles of voluntary motion, particularly of those which shut the lower jaw; the locked jaw.
54917	tetaug	[.] TETAUG', n. The name of a fish on the coast of New England; called also black fish.
54918	tetchiness	[.] TETCH'INESS
54919	tetchy	[.] TETCH'Y See Techiness, Techy. [corrupted from touchy, touchiness.] [Not in use.]
54920	tete	[.] TETE, n. False hair; a kind of wig or cap of false hair. [.] Tete-a-tete, head to head; cheek by jowl; in private.
54921	tether	...
54922	tetrachord	[.] TET'RACHORD, n. [Gr. four, and a chord.] In ancient music, a diatessaron; a series of four sounds, of which the extremes, or first and last, constituted a fourth. These extremes were immutable; the two middle sounds were changeable.
54923	tetrad	[.] TET'RAD, n. [Gr. the number four.] The number four; a collection of four things.
54924	tetradactylous	[.] TETRADAC'TYLOUS, a. [Gr.] Having four toes.
54925	tetradiapason	[.] TETRADIAP'ASON, n. [Gr. four, and diapason.] Quadruple diapason or octave; a musical chord, otherwise called a quadruple eighth or twenty ninth.
54926	tetradrachma	[.] TETRADRACH'MA, n. [Gr.] In ancient coinage, a silver coin worth four drachmas, 3s.sterling, or 66 2/3 cents; the drachma being estimated at 9d. sterling, or 16 2/3 cents.
54927	tetradynamian	[.] TETRADYNAM'IAN, n. [Gr. power, strength.] In botany, a plant having six stamens, four of which are longer than the others. [.] TETRADYNAM'IAN, a. Having six stamens, four or which are uniformly longer than the others.
54928	tetragon	[.] TET'RAGON, n. [Gr. four, and an angle.] [.] 1. In geometry, a figure having four angles; a quadrangle; as a square, a rhombus, &c. [.] 2. In astrology, an aspect of two planets with regard to the earth, when they are distant from each other ninety degrees, or ...
54929	tetragonal	[.] TETRAG'ONAL, a. Pertaining to a tetragon; having four angles or sides. Thus a square, a parallelogram, a rhombus, and a trapezium, are tetragonal figures. [.] 1. In botany, having four prominent longitudinal angles, as a stem.
54930	tetragonism	[.] TET'RAGONISM, n. The quadrature of the circle.
54931	tetragyn	[.] TET'RAGYN, n. [Gr. four, and a female.] In botany, a plant having four pistils.
54932	tetragynian	[.] TETRAGYN'IAN, a. Having four pistils.
54933	tetrahedral	[.] TETRAHE'DRAL, a. [See Tetrahedron.] [.] 1. Having four equal triangles. [.] 2. In botany, having four sides, as a pod or silique.
54934	tetrahedron	[.] TETRAHE'DRON, n. [Gr. four, and side.] In geometry, a figure comprehended under four equilateral and equal triangles; or one of the five regular Platonic bodies of that figure.
54935	tetrahexahedral	[.] TETRAHEXAHE'DRAL, a. [Gr. four, and hexahedral.] In crystallography, exhibiting four ranges of faces, one above another, each range containing six faces.
54936	tetrameter	[.] TETRAM'ETER, n. [Gr. four, and measure.] In ancient poetry, an iambic verse consisting of four feet, found in the comic poets. [.] [.] [.] [.] A verse consisting of four measures or eight feet.
54937	tetrander	[.] TETRAN'DER, n. [Gr. four and a male.] In botany, a plant having four stamens.
54938	tetrandrian	[.] TETRAN'DRIAN, a. Having four stamens.
54939	tetrapetalous	[.] TETRAPET'ALOUS, a. [Gr. four, and leaf.] In botany, containing four distinct petals or flower leaves; as a tetrapetalous corol.
54940	tetraphyllous	[.] TETRAPH'YLLOUS, a. [Gr. four and leaf.] In botany, having four leaves; consisting of four distinct leaves or leaflets; as a tetraphyllous calyx.
54941	tetraptote	[.] TET'RAPTOTE, n. [Gr. four, and case.] In grammar, a noun that has four cases only. As L. astus, &c.
54942	tetrarch	[.] TE'TRARCH, n. [Gr. four, and rule.] A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; a subordinate prince. In time, this word came to denote any petty king or sovereign.
54943	tetrarchate	[.] TETR`ARCHATE, n. The fourth part of a province under a Roman tetrarch; or the office or jurisdiction of a tetrarch.
54944	tetrarchical	[.] TETR`ARCHICAL, a. Pertaining to a tetrarchy.
54945	tetrarchy	[.] TET'RARCHY, n. The same as tetrarchate.
54946	tetraspermous	[.] TETRASPERM'OUS, n. [Gr. four, and seed.] In botany, containing four seeds. [.] [.] A tetraspermous plant, is one which produces four seeds in each flower, as the rough-leaved or verticillate plants.
54947	tetrastich	[.] TETRAS'TICH, n. [Gr. four, and verse.] A stanza, epigram or poem consisting of four verses.
54948	tetrastyle	[.] TET'RASTYLE, n. [Gr. four, and column.] In ancient architecture, a building with four columns in front.
54949	tetrasyllabic	[.] TETRASYLLAB'IC
54950	tetrasyllabical	[.] TETRASYLLAB'ICAL, a. Consisting of four syllables.
54951	tetrasyllable	[.] TETRASYL'LABLE, n. [Gr. four, and syllable.] A word consisting of four syllables.
54952	tetric	[.] TET'RIC
54953	tetrical	[.] TET'RICAL
54954	tetricity	[.] TETRIC'ITY, n. Crabbedness; perverseness. [Not in use.]
54955	tetricous	[.] TET'RICOUS, a. [L. tetricus.] Froward; perverse; harsh, sour; rugged. [Not in use.]
54956	tetter	[.] TET'TER, n. [L. titillo.] [.] 1. In medicine, a common name of several cutaneous diseases, consisting of an eruption of vesicles or pustules, in distinct or confluent clusters, spreading over the body in various directions and hardening into scabs or crusts. It ...
54957	tettish	[.] TET'TISH, a. Captious; testy. [Not in use.]
54958	teutonic	[.] TEUTON'IC, a. Pertaining to the Teutons, a people of Germany, or to their language; as a noun, the language of the Teutons, the parent of the German Dutch, and Anglo Saxon or native English. [.] Teutonic order, a military religious order of knights, established toward ...
54959	tew	[.] TEW, v.t. To work; to soften. [Not in use.] [See Taw.] [.] 1. To work; to pull or tease; among seamen. [.] TEW, n. [probably tow.] Materials for any thing. [Not in use.] [.] 1. An iron chain. [Not in use.]
54960	tewel	[.] TEW'EL, n. An iron pipe in a forge to receive the pipe of a bellows.
54961	tewtaw	[.] TEW'TAW, v.t. To beat; to break. [Not in use.] [See Tew.]
54962	text	[.] TEXT, n. [L. textus, woven. See Texture.] [.] 1. A discourse or composition on which a note or commentary is written. Thus we speak of the text or original of the Scripture, in relation to the comments upon it. Infinite pains have been taken to ascertain and ...
54963	text-hand	[.] TEXT-HAND, n. A large hand in writing; so called because it was the practice to write the text of a book in a large hand, and the notes in a smaller hand.
54964	textile	[.] TEXT'ILE, a. [L. textilis.] Woven, or capable of being woven. [.] TEXT'ILE, n. That which is or may be woven.
54965	textorial	[.] TEXTO'RIAL, a. [L. textor.] Pertaining to weaving.
54966	textrine	[.] TEXT'RINE, a. Pertaining to weaving; as the textrine art.
54967	textual	[.] TEXT'UAL, a. Contained in the text. [.] 1. Serving for texts.
54968	textualist	[.] TEXT'UALIST
54969	textuary	[.] TEXT'UARY , n. One who is well versed in the Scriptures, and can readily quote texts. [.] 1. One who adheres to the text. [.] TEXT'UARY, a. Textual; contained in the text. [.] 1. Serving as a text; authoritative.
54970	textuist	[.] TEXT'UIST, n. One ready in the quotation of texts.
54971	texture	[.] TEX'TURE, n. [L. textura, textus, from texo, to weave.] [.] 1. The act of weaving. [.] 2. A web; that which is woven. [.] [.] Others, far in the grassy dale, [.] [.] Their humble texture weave. [.] 3. The disposition or connection of threads, filaments ...
54972	thack	[.] THACK, for thatch, is local. [See Thatch.]
54973	thallite	[.] THAL'LITE, n. [Gr. a green twig.] In mineralogy, a substance variously denominated by different authors. It is the epidote of Hauy,the delphinite of Saussure,and the pistacite of Werner. It occurs both crystallized and in masses.
54974	thammuz	[.] THAM'MUZ, n. The tenth month of the Jewish civil year, containing 29 days, and answering to a part of June and a part of July. [.] 1. The name of a deity among the Phenicians.
54975	than	[.] THAN, adv. This word is placed after some comparative adjective or adverb, to express comparison between what precedes and what follows. Thus Elijah said, I am not better than my fathers. Wisdom is better than strength. Israel loved Joseph more than all his children. ...
54976	thane	[.] THANE, n. The thanes in England were formerly persons of some dignity; of these there were two orders, the king's thanes, who attended the Saxon and Danish kings in their courts, and held lands immediately of them; and the ordinary thanes, who were lords of manors, ...
54977	thane-lands	[.] THA'NE-LANDS, n. Lands granted to thanes.
54978	thaneship	[.] THA'NESHIP, n. The state or dignity of a thane; or his seignory.
54979	thank	[.] THANK, v.t. [.] 1. To express gratitude for a favor; to make acknowledgments to one for kindness bestowed. [.] [.] We are bound to thank God always for you. 2 Thess 1. [.] [.] Joab bowed himself and thanked the king. 2 Sam.14. [.] 2. It is used ironically. [.] [.] ...
54980	thanked	[.] THANK'ED, pp. Having received expression of gratitude.
54981	thankful	[.] THANK'FUL, a. Grateful; impressed with a sense of kindness received, and ready to acknowledge it. The Lord's supper is to be celebrated with a thankful remembrance of his sufferings and death. [.] [.] Be thankful to him, and bless his name. Ps.100.
54982	thankfully	[.] THANK'FULLY, adv. With a grateful sense of favor or kindness received. [.] [.] If you have liv'd, take thankfully the past'.
54983	thankfulness	[.] THANK'FULNESS,n. Expression of gratitude; acknowledgment of a favor. [.] 1. Gratitude; a lively sense of good received. [.] [.] The celebration of these holy mysteries being ended, retire with all thankfulness of heart for having been admitted to that heavenly ...
54984	thanking	[.] THANK'ING, ppr. Expressing gratitude for good received.
54985	thankless	...
54986	thanklessness	[.] THANK'LESSNESS, n. Ingratitude; failure to acknowledge a kindness.
54987	thanks	[.] THANKS, n. generally in the plural. Expression of gratitude; an acknowledgment made to express a sense of favor or kindness received. Gratitude is the feeling or sentiment excited by kindness; thanks are the expression of that sentiment. Luke 6. [.] [.] Thanks be ...
54988	thanksgive	[.] THANKSGIVE, v.t. thanksgiv.' [thanks and give.] [.] To celebrate or distinguish by solemn rites. [Not in use.]
54989	thanksgiver	[.] THANKSGIV'ER, n. One who gives thanks or acknowledges a kindness.
54990	thanksgiving	[.] THANKSGIV'ING, ppr. Rendering thanks for good received. [.] THANKSGIV'ING, n. The act of rendering thanks or expressing gratitude for favors or mercies. [.] [.] Every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if received with thanksgiving. 1 Tim.4. [.] 1. ...
54991	tharm	[.] TH`ARM, n. Intestines twisted into a cord.
54992	that	[.] THAT, an adjective, pronoun or substitute. [.] 1. That is a word used as a definitive adjective, pointing to a certain person or thing before mentioned, or supposed to be understood. "Here is that book we have been seeking this hour." "Here goes that man we were ...
54993	thatch	[.] THATCH, n. [L. tego; Eng. deck.] Straw or other substance used to cover the roofs of buildings, or stacks of hay or grain, for securing them from rain, &c. [.] THATCH, v.t. To cover with straw, reeds or some similar substance; as, to thatch a house or a stable, ...
54994	thatched	[.] THATCH'ED, pp. Covered with straw or thatch.
54995	thatcher	[.] THATCH'ER, n. One whose occupation is to thatch houses.
54996	thatching	[.] THATCH'ING, ppr. Covering with straw or thatch. [.] THATCH'ING, n. The act or art of covering buildings with thatch, so as to keep out water.
54997	thaumaturgic	[.] THAUMATUR'GIC
54998	thaumaturgy	[.] THAU'MATURGY, n. [Gr. a wonder, and work.] [.] The act of performing something wonderful.
54999	thaumturgical	[.] THAUMTUR'GICAL, a. [See Thaumaturgy.] Exciting wonder.
55000	thave	[.] THAVE, n. An ewe of the first year. [Local.]
55001	thaw	[.] THAW, v.i. [.] 1. To melt, dissolve or become fluid, as ice or snow. [It is remarkable that this word is used only of things that congeal by frost. We never say, to thaw metal of any kind.] [.] 2. To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; used of weather. [.] THAW, ...
55002	thawed	[.] THAW'ED, pp. Melted, as ice or snow.
55003	thawing	[.] THAW'ING, ppr. Dissolving; resolving into a fluid; liquefying; as any thing frozen.
55004	the	[.] THE, an adjective or definitive adjective. [.] 1. This adjective is used as a definitive, that is, before nouns which are specific or understood; or it is used to limit their signification to a specific thing or things, or to describe them; as the laws of the twelve ...
55005	thearchy	[.] THE'ARCHY, n. [Gr. God, and rule.] Government by God; more commonly called theocracy.
55006	theater	[.] THE'ATER
55007	theatins	[.] THE'ATINS, n. An order of regular priests in Naples, who have no property, nor do they beg, but wait for what providence sends them. They have their name from the chief of the order.
55008	theatral	[.] THE'ATRAL, a. Belonging to a theater. [Not in use.]
55009	theatre	[.] THE'ATRE, n. [L. theatrum; Gr. to see.] [.] 1. Among the ancients, an edifice in which spectacles or shows were exhibited for the amusement of spectators. [.] 2. In modern times, a house for the exhibition of dramatic performances, as tragedies, comedies and farces; ...
55010	theatric	[.] THEAT'RIC
55011	theatrical	[.] THEAT'RICAL, a. Pertaining to a theater or to scenic representations; resembling the manner of dramatic performers; as theatrical dress; theatrical performances; theatrical gestures.
55012	theatrically	[.] THEAT'RICALLY, adv. In the manner of actors on the state; in a manner suiting the stage.
55013	theave	[.] THEAVE'
55014	thee	[.] THEE, pron. obj. case of thou. [.] THEE, v.i. To thrive; to prosper.
55015	theft	[.] THEFT, n. The act of stealing. In law, the private, unlawful, felonious taking of another person's goods or movables, with an intent to steal them. To constitute theft, the taking must be in private or without the owner's knowledge, and it must be unlawful or felonious, ...
55016	their	[.] THEIR, a pronom. [.] 1. Their has the sense of a pronominal adjective, denoting of them, or the possession of two or more; as their voices; their garments; their houses; their land; their country. [.] 2. Theirs is used as a substitute for the adjective and the ...
55017	theism	[.] THE'ISM, n. [from Gr. God.] The belief or acknowledgment of the existence of a God, as opposed to atheism. Theism differs from deism, for although deism implies a belief in the existence of a God, yet it signifies in modern usage a denial of revelation, which theism ...
55018	theist	[.] THE'IST, n. One who believes in the existence of a God.
55019	theistic	[.] THEIS'TIC
55020	theistical	[.] THEIS'TICAL, a. Pertaining to theism, or to a theist; according to the doctrine of theists.
55021	them	[.] THEM, pron. the objective case of they, and of both genders. [In our mother tongue, them is an adjective, answering to the, in the dative and ablative cases of both numbers. The common people continue to use it in the plural number as an adjective, for they say, bring ...
55022	theme	[.] THEME, n. [L. thema; Gr. to set or place.] [.] 1. A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks. The preacher takes a text for the theme of his discourse. [.] [.] When a soldier was the theme, my name [.] [.] Was not far off. [.] 2. A short dissertation ...
55023	themselves	[.] THEMSELVES, a compound of them and selves, and added to they by way of emphasis or pointed distinction. Thus we say, they themselves have done the mischief; they cannot blame others. In this case, themselves is in the nominative case, and maybe considered as an emphatical ...
55024	then	[.] THEN, adv. [.] 1. At that time, referring to a time specified, either past or future. [.] [.] And the Canaanite was then in the land. Gen.12. [.] [.] That is, when Abram migrated and came into Canaan. [.] [.] Now I know in part, but then shall I know even ...
55025	thence	[.] THENCE, adv. thens. [.] 1. From that place. [.] [.] When you depart thence,shake off the dust of your feet. Mark 6. [.] It is more usual, though not necessary, to use from before thence. [.] [.] Then will I send and fetch thee from thence. Gen.27. [.] 2. ...
55026	thenceforth	[.] THENCEFORTH, adv. thens'forth. [thence and forth.] From that time. [.] [.] If the salt hath lost its savor, it is thenceforth good for nothing. Matt 5. [.] This is also preceded by from, though not from any necessity. [.] [.] And from thenceforth Pilate sought ...
55027	thenceforward	[.] THENCEFOR'WARD, adv. [thence and forward.] From that time onward.
55028	thencefrom	[.] THENCEFROM', adv. [thence and from.] From that place. [Not in use.]
55029	theocracy	[.] THEOC'RACY, n. [Gr. God, and power; to hold.] Government of a state by the immediate direction of God; or the state thus governed. Of this species the Israelites furnish an illustrious example. The theocracy lasted till the time of Saul.
55030	theocraticical	[.] THEOCRAT'IC'ICAL, a. Pertaining to a theocracy; administered by the immediate direction of God; as the theocratical state of the Israelites. The government of the Israelites was theocratic.
55031	theodicy	[.] THE'ODICY, n. [L. dico, to speak.] [.] The science of God; metaphysical theology.
55032	theodolite	[.] THEOD'OLITE, n. [Gr. to run, and long.] An instrument for taking the heights and distances of objects, or for measuring horizontal and vertical angles in land-surveying.
55033	theogony	[.] THEOG'ONY, n. [Gr. God, and to be born.] In mythology, the generation of the gods; or that branch of heathen theology which taught the genealogy of their deities. Hesiod composed a poem concerning that theogony, or the creation of the world and the descent of the ...
55034	theologaster	[.] THEOL'OGASTER, n. A kind of quack in divinity; as a quack in medicine is called medicaster.
55035	theologian	[.] THEOLO'GIAN, n. [See Theology.] A divine; a person well versed in theology, or a professor of divinity.
55036	theologic	[.] THEOLOG'IC
55037	theological	[.] THEOLOG'ICAL, a. [See Theology.] Pertaining to divinity, or the science of God and of divine things; as a theological treatise; theological criticism.
55038	theologically	[.] THEOLOG'ICALLY, adv. According to the principles of theology.
55039	theologist	[.] THEOL'OGIST, n. A divine; one studious in the science of divinity, or one well versed in that science.
55040	theologize	[.] THEOL'OGIZE, v.t. To render theological. [.] 1. v.i. To frame a system of theology. [Little used.]
55041	theologizer	[.] THEOL'OGIZER, n. A divine, or a professor of theology. [Unusual.]
55042	theologue	[.] THE'OLOGUE, for theologist, is not in use.
55043	theology	[.] THEOL'OGY, n. [Gr. God, and discourse.] Divinity; the science of God and divine things; or the science which teaches the existence, character and attributes of God, his laws and government, the doctrines we are to believe,and the duties we are to practice. Theology ...
55044	theomachist	[.] THEOM'ACHIST, n. [Gr. God, and combat.] [.] One who fights against the gods.
55045	theomachy	[.] THEOM'ACHY, n. [supra.] A fighting against the gods, as the battle of the giants with the gods. [.] 1. Opposition to the divine will.
55046	theopathy	[.] THEOP'ATHY, n. [Gr. God, and passion.] Religious suffering; suffering for the purpose of subduing sinful propensities.
55047	theorbo	[.] THEOR'BO, n. A musical instrument made like a large lute, except that it has two necks or juga, the second and longer of which sustains the four last rows of chords, which are to give the deepest sounds. The theorbo has eight base or thick strings twice as long as ...
55048	theorem	[.] THE'OREM, n. [Gr. to see.] [.] 1. In mathematics, a proposition which terminates in theory,and which considers the properties of things already made or done; or it is a speculative proposition deduced from several definitions compared together. [.] A theorem is ...
55049	theorematic	[.] THEOREMAT'IC
55050	theorematical	[.] THEOREMAT'ICAL
55051	theoremic	[.] THEOREM'IC, a. Pertaining to a theorem; comprised in a theorem; consisting of theorems; as theoremic truth.
55052	theoretic	[.] THEORET'IC
55053	theoretical	[.] THEORET'ICAL, a. [See Theory.] Pertaining to theory; depending on theory or speculation; speculative; terminating in theory or speculation; not practical; as theoretical learning; theoretic sciences. The sciences are divided into theoretical, as theology, philosophy ...
55054	theoretically	[.] THEORET'ICALLY, adv. In or by theory; in speculation; speculatively; not practically. Some things appear to be theoretically true, which are found to be practically false.
55055	theoric	[.] THE'ORIC, n. Speculation.
55056	theorist	[.] THE'ORIST, n. One who forms theories; one given to theory and speculation. [.] [.] The greatest theorists have given the preference to such a government as that of this kingdom.
55057	theorize	[.] THE'ORIZE, v.i. To form a theory or theories; to speculate; as, to theorize on the existence of phlogiston.
55058	theory	[.] THE'ORY, n. [L. theoria; Gr. to see or contemplate.] [.] 1. Speculation; a doctrine or scheme of things, which terminates in speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice. It is here taken in an unfavorable sense, as implying something visionary. [.] 2. ...
55059	theosophic	[.] THEOSOPH'IC
55060	theosophical	[.] THEOSOPH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to theosophism or to theosophists; divinely wise.
55061	theosophism	[.] THEOS'OPHISM, n. [Gr. God, and comment; wise.] [.] Pretension to divine illumination; enthusiasm.
55062	theosophist	[.] THEOS'OPHIST, n. One who pretends to divine illumination; one who pretends to derive his knowledge from divine revelation.
55063	theosophy	[.] THEOS'OPHY, n. Divine wisdom; godliness. [.] 1. Knowledge of God.
55064	therapeutic	[.] THERAPEU'TIC, a. [Gr. to nurse, serve or cure.] Curative; that pertains to the healing art; that is concerned in discovering and applying remedies for diseases. [.] [.] Medicine is justly distributed into prophylactic, or the art of preserving health, and therapeutic, ...
55065	therapeutics	[.] THERAPEU'TICS, n. That part of medicine which respects the discovery and application of remedies for diseases. Therapeutics teaches the use of diet and of medicines. [.] 1. A religious sect described by Philo. They were devotees to religion.
55066	there	[.] THERE, adv. [.] 1. In that place. [.] [.] The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed. Gen.2. [.] 2. It is sometimes opposed to here; there denoting the place most distant. [.] [.] Darkness there might well ...
55067	thereabout	[.] THEREABOUT'
55068	thereabouts	[.] THEREABOUTS', adv. [there and about. The latter is less proper, but most commonly used.] [.] 1. Near that place. [.] 2. Nearly; near that number, degree or quantity; as ten men or thereabouts. [.] 3. Concerning that. [Not much used.] Luke 24.
55069	thereafter	[.] THERE`AFTER, adv. [there and after.] [.] 1. According to that; accordingly. [.] [.] When you can draw the head indifferently well, proportion the body thereafter. [.] 2. After that.
55070	thereat	[.] THEREAT', adv. [there and at.] At that place. [.] [.] Wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there are who go in thereat. Matt 7. [.] 1. At that; at that thing or event; on that account. [.] [.] Every error is a stain ...
55071	thereby	[.] THEREBY', adv. [there and by.] By that; by that means; in consequence of that. [.] [.] Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace; thereby good shall come to thee. Job 22.
55072	therefor	[.] THEREFOR', adv. [there and for.] For that or this, or it.
55073	therefore	[.] THEREFORE, adv. ther'fore. [there and for.] [.] 1. For that; for that or this reason, referring to something previously stated. [.] [.] I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. [.] Luke 14. [.] 2. Consequently. [.] [.] He blushes; therefore he ...
55074	therefrom	[.] THEREFROM', adv. [there and from.] From this or that. [.] [.] --Turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left. Josh. 23.
55075	therein	[.] THEREIN', adv. [there and in.] In that or this place, time or thing. [.] [.] Bring forth abundantly in the earth and multiply therein. Gen.9. [.] [.] Ye shall keep the sabbath--whosoever doeth any work therein--that soul shall be cut off. Ex.31. [.] [.] ...
55076	thereinto	[.] THEREINTO', adv. [there and into.] Into that.
55077	thereof	[.] THEREOF',adv. [there and of.] Of that or this. [.] [.] In the day thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely die. Gen.2.
55078	thereon	[.] THEREON', adv. [there and on.] On that or this. [.] [.] Then the king said, hang him thereon. Esth.7.
55079	thereout	[.] THEREOUT', adv. [there and out.] Out of that or this. Lev.2.
55080	thereto	[.] THERETO'
55081	thereunder	[.] THEREUN'DER, adv. [there and under.] Under that or this.
55082	thereunto	[.] THEREUNTO', adv. [there and to or unto.] To that or this. [.] [.] Add the fifth part thereto. Lev.5.
55083	thereupon	[.] THEREUPON', adv. [there and upon.] Upon that or this. [.] [.] The remnant of the house of Judah, they shall feed thereupon. Zeph.2. [.] 1. In consequence of that. [.] [.] He hopes to find you forward, [.] [.] And thereupon he sends you this good news. [.] 2. ...
55084	therewhile	[.] THEREWHI'LE, adv. [there and while.] At the same time.
55085	therewith	[.] THEREWITH', adv. [there and with.] With that or this. [.] [.] I have learned in whatever state I am, therewith to be content. Phil.4.
55086	therewithal	[.] THEREWITHAL', adv. [there and withal.] [.] 1. Over and above. [.] 2. At the same time. [.] 3. With that. [This word is obsolete.] [.] [The foregoing compounds of there with the prepositions, are for the most part deemed inelegant and obsolete. Some of them ...
55087	therf-bread	[.] THERF-BREAD, a. therf'bred. Unleavened bread. [Not in use.]
55088	theriac	[.] THE'RIAC, n. [L. theriaca; Gr. treacle.] A name given by the ancients to various compositions esteemed efficacious against the effects of poison, but afterwards restrained chiefly to what has been called Theriaca Andromachi, or Venice-treacle,which is a compound of ...
55089	theriacal	[.] THERI'ACAL, a. Pertaining to theriac; medicinal.
55090	thermal	[.] THER'MAL, a. [L. thermoe, warm baths; Gr. to warm.] [.] Pertaining to heat; warm. [.] Thermal waters, are warm or tepid mineral waters, whose heat varies from 92 deg. to 112 deg.
55091	thermolamp	[.] THER'MOLAMP, n. [Gr. warm, from heat, and lamp.] [.] An instrument for furnishing light by means of inflammable gas.
55092	thermometer	[.] THERMOM'ETER, n. [Gr. warm, from heat, and measure.] An instrument for measuring heat; founded on the property which heat possesses of expanding all bodies, the rate or quantity of expansion being supposed proportional to the degree of heat applied, and hence indicating ...
55093	thermometrical	[.] THERMOMET'RICAL, a. Pertaining to a thermometer; as the thermometrical scale or tube. [.] 1. Made by a thermometer; as thermometrical observations.
55094	thermometrically	[.] THERMOMET'RICALLY, adv. By means of a thermometer.
55095	thermoscope	[.] THER'MOSCOPE, n. [Gr. heat, and to see.] An instrument showing the temperature of the air, or the degree of heat and cold.
55096	these	[.] THESE, pron. plu. of this. pronounced theez, and used as an adjective or substitute. These is opposed to those, as this is to that, and when two persons or things or collections of things are named, these refers to the things or persons which are nearest in place or ...
55097	thesis	[.] THE'SIS, n. [L. thesis; Gr. a position, to set.] [.] 1. A position or proposition which a person advances and offers to maintain, or which is actually maintained by argument; a theme; a subject. [.] 2. In logic, every proposition may be divided into thesis and ...
55098	thetical	[.] THET'ICAL, a. [See Thesis.] Laid down.
55099	theurgic	[.] THEUR'GIC
55100	theurgical	[.] THEUR'GICAL, a. [from theurgy.] Pertaining to the power of performing supernatural things. [.] Theugic hymns, songs of incantation.
55101	theurgist	[.] THE'URGIST, n. One who pretends to or is addicted to theurgy.
55102	theurgy	[.] THE'URGY, n. [Gr. God, and work.] The art of doing things which it is the peculiar province of God to do; or the power or act of performing supernatural things by invoking the names of God or of subordinate agents; magic. This has been divided by some writers into ...
55103	thew	[.] THEW, n. Manner; custom; habit; form of behavior. [Not in use.] [.] 1. Brawn. [Not in use.]
55104	thewed	[.] THEW'ED, a. Accustomed; educated. [Not in use.]
55105	they	[.] THEY, pron. plu.; objective case, them.] [.] 1. The men, the women, the animals, the things. It is never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun referring to persons, or as a substitute referring to things. [.] [.] They and their fathers have transgressed against ...
55106	thible	[.] THI'BLE, n. A slice; a skimmer; a spatula. [Not in use or local.]
55107	thick	[.] THICK, a. [.] 1. Dense; not thin; as thick vapors; a thick fog. [.] 2. Inspissated; as, the paint is too thick. [.] 3. Turbid; muddy; feculent; not clear; as, the water of a river is thick after a rain. [.] 4. Noting the diameter of a body; as a piece of ...
55108	thicken	[.] THICKEN, v.t. thik'n. To make thick or dense. [.] 1. To make close; to fill up interstices; as, to thicken cloth. [.] 2. To make concrete; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint, mortar or a liquid. [.] 3. To strengthen; to confirm. [.] [.] And this may help ...
55109	thickened	[.] THICK'ENED, pp. Made dense, or more dense; made more close or compact; made more frequent; inspissated.
55110	thickening	[.] THICK'ENING, ppr. Making dense or more dense, more close, or more frequent; inspissating. [.] THICK'ENING, n. Something put into a liquid or mass to make it more thick.
55111	thicket	[.] THICK'ET, n. A wood or collection of trees or shrubs closely set; as a ram caught in a thicket. Gen.22.
55112	thickheaded	[.] THICK'HEADED, a. Having a thick skull; dull; stupid.
55113	thickish	[.] THICK'ISH, a. Somewhat thick.
55114	thickly	[.] THICK'LY, adv. Deeply; to great depth. [.] 1. Closely; compactly. [.] 2. In quick succession.
55115	thickness	[.] THICK'NESS, n. The state of being thick; denseness; density; as the thickness of fog, vapor or clouds. [.] 1. The state of being concrete or inspissated; consistence; spissitude; as the thickness of paint or mortar; the thickness of honey; the thickness of the blood. [.] 2. ...
55116	thickset	[.] THICK'SET, a. [thick and set.] Close planted; as a thickset wood. [.] 1. Having a short thick body.
55117	thickskin	[.] THICK'SKIN, n. [thick and skin.] A coarse gross person; a blockhead.
55118	thickskull	[.] THICK'SKULL, n. [thick and skull.] Dullness; or a dull person; a blockhead.
55119	thickskulled	[.] THICK'SKULLED, a. Dull; heavy; stupid; slow to learn.
55120	thicksprung	[.] THICK'SPRUNG, a. [thick and sprung.] Sprung up close together.
55121	thief	[.] THIEF, n. plu. thieves. [.] 1. One who secretly, unlawfully and feloniously takes the goods or personal property of another. The thief takes the property of another privately; the robber by open force. [.] 2. One who takes the property of another wrongfully, ...
55122	thief-catcher	[.] THIE'F-CATCHER, n. [thief and catch.] One who catches thieves, or whose business is to detect thieves and bring them to justice.
55123	thief-leader	[.] THIE'F-LEADER, n. [thief and lead.] One who leads or takes a thief. [Not much used.]
55124	thief-taker	[.] THIE'F-TAKER, n. [thief and taker.] One whose business is to find and take thieves and bring them to justice.
55125	thieve	[.] THIEVE, v.i. [from thief.] To steal; to practice theft.
55126	thievery	[.] THIE'VERY, n. The practice of stealing; theft. [See Theft.] [.] [.] Among the Spartans, thievery was a practice morally good and honest. [.] 1. That which is stolen.
55127	thievish	[.] THIE'VISH, a. Given to stealing; addicted to the practice of theft; as a thievish boy. [.] [.] Or with a base and boist'rous sword enforce [.] [.] A thievish living on the common road. [.] 1. Secret; sly; acting by stealth; as thievish minutes. [.] 2. Partaking ...
55128	thievishly	[.] THIE'VISHLY, adv. In a thievish manner; by theft.
55129	thievishness	[.] THIE'VISHNESS, n. The disposition to steal. [.] 1. The practice or habit of stealing.
55130	thigh	[.] THIGH, n. That part of men, quadrupeds and fowls, which is between the leg and the trunk. [.] As the word signifies, it is the thick part of the lower limbs.
55131	thilk	[.] THILK, pron. The same.
55132	thill	[.] THILL, n. The shaft of a cart, gig or other carriage. The thills are the two pieces of timber extending from the body of the carriage on each side of the last horse, by which the carriage is supported in a horizontal position.
55133	thill-horse	[.] THILL'-HORSE, n. The horse which goes between the thills or shafts, and supports them. In a team, the last horse.
55134	thiller	[.] THILL'ER
55135	thimble	[.] THIM'BLE, n. [I know not the origin or primary sense of this word. Possibly it may be from thumb.] [.] 1. A kind of cap or cover for the finger, usually made of metal, used by tailors and seamstresses for driving the needle through cloth. [.] 2. In sea language, ...
55136	thime	[.] THIME. [See Thyme.]
55137	thin	[.] THIN, a. [L. tenuis; Gr. narrow.] [.] 1. Having little thickness or extent from one surface to the opposite; as a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering. [.] 2. Rare; not dense; applied to fluids or to soft mixtures; as thin blood; thin ...
55138	thine	[.] THINE, pronominal adj. Thy; belonging to thee; relating to thee; being the property of thee. It was formerly used for thy, before a vowel. [.] [.] Then thou mightest eat grapes thy fill, at thine own pleasure. Deut.32. [.] But in common usage, thy is now used ...
55139	thing	[.] THING, n. [The primary sense of thing is that which comes, falls or happens, like event, from L. evenio.] [.] 1. An event or action; that which happens or falls out, or that which is done, told or proposed. This is the general signification of the word in the Scriptures; ...
55140	think	[.] THINK, v.i. pret. and pp. thought, pron. thaut. [L. duco.] [.] 1. To have the mind occupied on some subject; to have ideas, or to revolve ideas in the mind. [.] [.] --For that I am [.] [.] I know, because I think. [.] [.] These are not matters to be slightly ...
55141	thinker	[.] THINK'ER, n. One who thinks; but chiefly, one who thinks in a particular manner; as a close thinker; a deep thinker; a coherent thinker.
55142	thinking	[.] THINK'ING, ppr. Having ideas; supposing; judging; imagining; intending; meditating. [.] 1. a. Having the faculty of thought; cogitative; capable of a regular train of ideas. [.] [.] Man is a thinking being. [.] THINK'ING, n. Imagination; cogitation; judgment. [.] [.] ...
55143	thinly	[.] THIN'LY, adv. [from thin.] In a loose scattered manner; not thickly; as ground thinly planted with trees; a country thinly inhabited.
55144	thinness	[.] THIN'NESS, n. The state of being thin; smallness of extent from one side or surface to the opposite; as the thinness of ice; the thinness of a plate; the thinness of the skin. [.] 1. Tenuity; rareness; as the thinness of air or other fluid. [.] 2. A state approaching ...
55145	third	[.] THIRD, a. thurd. [L. tertius.] The first after the second; the ordinal of three. The third hour in the day among the ancients, was nine o'clock in the morning. [.] Third estate, in the British nation, is the commons; or in the legislature, the house of commons. [.] Third ...
55146	thirdborough	[.] THIRDBOROUGH, n. thurd'burro. [third and borough.] [.] An under constable.
55147	thirdings	[.] THIRD'INGS, n. The third year of the corn or grain growing on the ground at the tenant's death, due to the lord for a heriot, within the manor of Turfat in Herefordshire.
55148	thirdly	[.] THIRD'LY, adv. In the third place.
55149	thirds	[.] THIRDS, n. plu. The third part of the estate of a deceased husband, which by law the widow is entitled to enjoy during her life.
55150	thirl	[.] THIRL, v.t. thurl. To bore; to perforate. It is now written drill and thrill. [See these words, and see Nos tril.]
55151	thirlage	[.] THIRLAGE, n. thurl'age. In English customs, the right which the owner of a mill possesses by contract or law, to compel the tenants of a certain district to bring all their grain to his mill for grinding.
55152	thirst	[.] THIRST, n. thurst. [L. torreo.] [.] 1. A painful sensation of the throat or fauces, occasioned by the want of drink. [.] [.] Wherefore is it that thou hast brought us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst? Ex.17. [.] 2. A vehement ...
55153	thirstiness	[.] THIRST'INESS, n. [form thirsty.] [.] The state of being thirsty; thirst.
55154	thirsting	[.] THIRST'ING, ppr. Feeling pain for want of drink; having eager desire.
55155	thirsty	[.] THIRST'Y, a. [from thirst.] Feeling a painful sensation of the throat or fauces for want of drink. [.] [.] Give me a little water, for I am thirsty. Judges 4. [.] [.] I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink. Matt.25. [.] 1. Very dry; having no moisture; parched. [.] [.] ...
55156	thirteen	[.] THIRTEEN, a. thur'teen. Ten and three; as thirteen times.
55157	thirteenth	[.] THIRTEENTH, a. thur'teenth. [supra.] The third after the tenth; the ordinal of thirteen; as the thirteenth day of the month. [.] THIRTEENTH, n. thur'teenth. In music, an interval forming the octave of the sixth, or sixth of the octave.
55158	thirtieth	[.] THIRTIETH, a. thur'tieth. [from thirty.] The tenth threefold; the ordinal of thirty; as the thirtieth day of the month.
55159	thirty	[.] THIRTY, a. thur'ty. Thrice ten; ten three times repeated; or twenty and ten. The month of June consists of thirty days. Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh.
55160	this	[.] THIS, definitive adjective or substitute. plu. these. [.] 1. This is a definitive, or definitive adjective, denoting something that is present or near in place or time, or something just mentioned. Is this your younger brother? What trespass is this which ye have ...
55161	thistle	[.] THISTLE, n. this'l. The common name of numerous prickly plants of the class Syngenesia, and several genera; as the common corn thistle, or Canada thistle, of the genus Serratula or Cnicus; the spear thistle of the genus Cnicus; the milk thistle of the genus Carduus; ...
55162	thistly	[.] THISTLY, a. this'ly. Overgrown with thistles; as thistly ground.
55163	thither	...
55164	thitherward	[.] THITH'ERWARD, adv. [thither and ward.] Toward that place. [.] [.] They shall ask the way to Zion, with their faces thitherward. Jer. 1.
55165	tho	[.] THO, a contraction of though. [See Though.] [.] 1. Tho, for sax. thonne, then. [Not in use.]
55166	thole	[.] THOLE, n. [.] 1. A pin inserted into the gunwale of a boat, to keep the oar in the row-lock,when used in rowing. [.] 2. The pin or handle of a sythe-snath. [.] THOLE, v.t. [L. tollo, tolero.] [.] To bear; to endure; to undergo. [.] THOLE, v.i. [supra.] ...
55167	thomaism	[.] THO'MAISM
55168	thomism	[.] THO'MISM , n. The doctrine of St. Thomas Aquinas with respect to predestination and grace.
55169	thomist	[.] THO'MIST, n. A follower of Thomas Aquinas, in opposition to the Scotists.
55170	thomsonite	[.] THOM'SONITE, n. [from Thomson.] A mineral of the zeolite family, occurring generally in masses of a radiated structure.
55171	thong	[.] THONG, n. A strap of leather, used for fastening any thing. [.] [.] And nails for loosen'd spears, and thongs for shields provide.
55172	thoracic	...
55173	thoracics	[.] THORAC'ICS, n. plu. In ichthyology, an order of bony fishes, respiring by means of gills only, the character of which is that the bronchia are ossiculated, and the ventral fins are placed underneath the thorax, or beneath the pectoral fins.
55174	thoral	[.] THO'RAL, a. [L. thorus, or rather torus.] Pertaining to a bed.
55175	thorax	[.] THO'RAX, n. [L.] In anatomy, that part of the human skeleton which consists of the bones of the chest; also, the cavity of the chest.
55176	thorina	[.] THORI'NA, n. A newly discovered earth, resembling zirconia, found in gadolinite by Berzelius.
55177	thorn	[.] THORN, n. [.] 1. A tree or shrub armed with spines or sharp ligneous shoots; as the black thorn; white thorn, &c. The word is sometimes applied to a bush with prickles; as a rose on a thorn. [.] 2. A sharp ligneous or woody shoot from the stem of a tree or shrub; ...
55178	thornless	[.] THORN'LESS, a. Destitute of thorns; as a thornless shrub or tree.
55179	thorny	...
55180	thorny-trefoil	[.] THORN'Y-TREFOIL, n. A plant of the genus Fagonia.
55181	thorough	[.] THOROUGH, a. thur'ro. [.] 1. Literally, passing through or to the end; hence, complete; perfect; as a thorough reformation; thorough work; a thorough translator; a thorough poet. [.] 2. Passing through; as thorough lights in a house. [.] THOROUGH, prep. ...
55182	thorough-base	[.] THOROUGH-BASE, n. thur'ro-base. [thorough and base.] In music, an accompaniment to a continued base by figures.
55183	thorough-bred	[.] THOROUGH-BRED, a. thur'ro-bred. [thorough and bred.] Completely taught or accomplished.
55184	thorough-fare	[.] THOROUGH-FARE, n. thur'ro-fare. [thorough and fare.] [.] 1. A passage through; a passage from one street or opening to another; an unobstructed way. [.] 2. Power of passing.
55185	thorough-paced	[.] THOROUGH-PACED, a. thur'ro-paced. [thorough and paced.] [.] Perfect in what is undertaken; complete; going all lengths; as a thorough-paced tory or whig.
55186	thorough-sped	[.] THOROUGH-SPED, a. thur'ro-sped. [thorough and sped.] [.] Fully accomplished; thorough-paced.
55187	thorough-stitch	[.] THOROUGH-STITCH, adv. thur'ro-stitch. [thorough and stitch.]completely; going the whole length of any business. [Not elegant.]
55188	thorough-wax	[.] THOROUGH-WAX, n. thur'ro-wax. [thorough and wax.] [.] A plant of the genus Bupleurum.
55189	thorough-wort	[.] THOROUGH-WORT, n. thur'ro-wort. The popular name of a plant, the Eupatorium perfoliatum, a native of N. America. It is valued in medicine.
55190	thoroughly	[.] THOROUGHLY, adv. thur'roly. Fully; entirely; completely; as a room thoroughly swept; a business thoroughly performed. Let the matter be thoroughly sifted. Let every part of the work be thoroughly finished.
55191	thorp	[.] THORP, [L. tribus.] The primary sense is probably a house, a habitation, from fixedness; hence a hamlet, a village, a tribe; as in rude ages the dwelling of the head of a family was soon surrounded by the houses of his children and descendants. In our language, it ...
55192	thos	[.] THOS, n. An animal of the wolf kind, but larger than the common wolf. It is common Surinam. It preys on poultry and water fowls.
55193	those	[.] THOSE, pron. s as z. plu. of that; as those men; those temples. When those and these are used in reference to two things or collections of things, those refers to the first mentioned,as these does to the last mentioned. [See These, and the example there given.]
55194	thou	[.] THOU, pron. in the obj. thee. The second personal pronoun, in the singular number; the pronoun which is used in addressing persons in the solemn style. [.] [.] Art thou he that should come? Matt.11. [.] [.] I will fear no evil, for thou art with me. Ps.23. [.] Thou ...
55195	though	[.] THOUGH, v.i. tho. [.] 1. Grant; admit; allow. "If thy brother be waxen poor--thou shalt relieve him; yea, though he be a stranger." Grant or admit the fact that he is stranger, yet thou shalt relieve him. Lev.25. [.] [.] Though he slay me, yet will I trust in ...
55196	thought	[.] THOUGHT, pret. and pp. of think; pronounced thaut. [.] THOUGHT, a. thaut. [primarily the passive participle of think, supra. [.] 1. Properly, that which the mind thinks. Thought is either the act or operation of the mind, when attending to a particular subject ...
55197	thoughtful	[.] THOUGHT'FUL, a. Full of thought; contemplative; employed in meditation; as a man of thoughtful mind. [.] 1. Attentive; careful; having the mind directed to an object; as thoughtful of gain. [.] 2. Promoting serious thought; favorable to musing or meditation. [.] [.] ...
55198	thoughtfully	[.] THOUGHT'FULLY, adv. With thought or consideration; with solicitude.
55199	thoughtfulness	[.] THOUGHT'FULNESS, n. Deep meditation. [.] 1. Serious attention to spiritual concerns. [.] 2. Anxiety; solicitude.
55200	thoughtless	[.] THOUGHT'LESS, a. Heedless; careless; negligent. [.] [.] Thoughtless of the future. [.] 1. Gay; dissipated. [.] 2. Stupid; dull. [.] [.] Thoughtless as monarch oaks that shade the plain.
55201	thoughtlessly	[.] THOUGHT'LESSLY, adv. Without thought; carelessly; stupidly.
55202	thoughtlessness	[.] THOUGHT'LESSNESS, n. Want of thought; heedlessness; carelessness; inattention.
55203	thoughtsick	[.] THOUGHT'SICK, a. [thought and sick.] Uneasy with reflection.
55204	thousand	[.] THOU'SAND, a. s as z. [.] 1. Denoting the number of ten hundred. [.] 2. Proverbially, denoting a great number indefinitely. It is a thousand chances to one that you succeed. [.] THOU'SAND, n. The number of ten hundred. [.]
55205	thousandth	[.] THOU'SANDTH, a. The ordinal of thousand; as the thousandth part of a thing; also proverbially, very numerous. [.] THOU'SANDTH, n. The thousandth part of any thing; as two thousandths of a tax.
55206	thowl	[.] THOWL. [See Thole.]
55207	thrack	[.] THRACK, v.t. To load or burden. [Not in use.]
55208	thrall	[.] THRALL, n. [.] 1. A slave. [.] 2. Slavery. [.] THRALL, v.t. To enslave. [Enthrall is in use.]
55209	thralldom	[.] THRALL'DOM, n. Slavery; bondage; a state of servitude. The Greeks lived in thralldom under the Turks, nearly four hundred years. [.] [.] He shall rule, and she in thralldom live. [.] [.] [This word is in good use.]
55210	thrapple	[.] THRAP'PLE, n. The windpipe of an animal. [Not an English word.]
55211	thrash	[.] THRASH, v.t. [.] 1. To beat out grain from the husk or pericarp with a flail; as, to thrash wheat, rye or oats. [.] 2. To beat corn off from the cob or spike; as, to thrash maiz. [.] 3. To beat soundly with a stick or whip; to drub. [.] THRASH, v.i. To ...
55212	thrashed	[.] THRASH'ED, pp. Beaten out of the husk or off the ear. [.] 1. Freed from the grain by beating.
55213	thrasher	[.] THRASH'ER, n. One who thrashes grain.
55214	thrashing	[.] THRASH'ING, ppr. Beating out of the husk or off the ear; beating soundly with a stick or whip. [.] THRASH'ING, n. The act of beating out grain with a flail; a sound drubbing.
55215	thrashing-floor	[.] THRASH'ING-FLOOR, n. [thrash and floor.] A floor or area on which grain is beaten out.
55216	thrasonical	[.] THRASON'ICAL, a. [from Thraso, a boaster in old comedy.] [.] 1. Boasting; given to bragging. [.] 2. Boastful; implying ostentatious display.
55217	thrave	[.] THRAVE, n. A drove; a herd. [Not in use.] [.] THRAVE, n. The number of two dozen. [Not in use.]
55218	thread	[.] THREAD
55219	threadbare	[.] THREAD'BARE
55220	threadbareness	[.] THREAD'BARENESS
55221	threaden	[.] THREAD'EN
55222	thready	[.] THREAD'Y
55223	threap	[.] THREAP, v.t. To chide, contend or argue. [Local.]
55224	threat	[.] THREAT, n. thret. A menace; denunciation of ill; declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, loss or pain on another. [.] [.] There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats. [.] THREAT, v.t. thret. To threaten, which see. Threat is used ...
55225	threaten	[.] THREATEN, v.t. thret'n. [.] 1. To declare the purpose of inflicting punishment, pain or other evil on another, for some sin or offense; to menace. God threatens the finally impenitent with everlasting banishment from his presence. [.] 2. To menace; to terrify ...
55226	threatened	[.] THREATENED, pp. thret'nd. Menaced with evil.
55227	threatener	[.] THREATENER, n. thret'ner. One that threatens.
55228	threatening	[.] THREATENING, ppr. thret'ning. Menacing; denouncing evil. [.] 1. a. Indicating a threat or menace; as a threatening look. [.] 2. Indicating something impending; as, the weather is threatening; the clouds have a threatening aspect. [.] THREATENING, n. thret'ning. ...
55229	threateningly	[.] THREATENINGLY, adv. thret'ningly. With a threat or menace; in a threatening manner.
55230	threatful	[.] THREATFUL, a. thret'ful. Full of threats; having a menacing appearance; minacious.
55231	thred	[.] THRED, n. [.] 1. A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk or other fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length. [.] 2. The filament of a flower. [.] 3. The filament of any fibrous substance, as of bark. [.] 4. A fine filament or line of gold ...
55232	thredbare	[.] THRED'BARE, a. [thread and bare.] Worn to the naked thread; having the nap worn off; as a threadbare coat; threadbare clothes. [.] 1. Worn out; trite; hackneyed; used till it has lost its novelty or interest; as a threadbare subject; state topics and threadbare ...
55233	thredbareness	[.] THRED'BARENESS, n. The state of being threadbare or trite.
55234	threden	[.] THRED'EN, a. Made of thread; as threaden sails. [Little used.]
55235	thredy	[.] THRED'Y, a. Like thread or filaments; slender. [.] 1. Containing thread.
55236	three	[.] THREE, a. [L. tres.] [.] 1. Two and one. [.] [.] I offer thee three things. 2 Sam. 24. [.] 2. It is often used like other adjectives, without the noun to which it refers. [.] [.] Abishai--attained not to the first three. 2 Sam.23. [.] 3. Proverbially, ...
55237	three-capsuled	[.] THREE-CAP'SULED, a. Tricapsular.
55238	three-celled	[.] THREE-CEL'LED, a. Trilocular.
55239	three-cleft	[.] THREE-CLEFT', a. Trifid.
55240	three-cornered	[.] THREE'-CORNERED, a. [three and corner.] [.] 1. Having three corners or angles; as a three-cornered hat. [.] 2. In botany, having three sides, or three prominent longitudinal angles, as a stem.
55241	three-flowered	[.] THREE'-FLOWERED, a. [three and flower.] [.] Bearing three flowers together.
55242	three-grained	[.] THREE'-GRAINED, a. Tricoccous.
55243	three-leaved	[.] THREE'-LEAVED, a. [three and leaf.] Consisting of three distinct leaflets; as a three-leaved calyx.
55244	three-lobed	[.] THREE'-LOBED, a. [three and lobe.] A three-lobed leaf, is one that is divided to the middle into three parts, standing wide from each other and having convex margins.
55245	three-nerved	[.] THREE'-NERVED, a. [three and nerve.] A three-nerved leaf, has three distinct vessels or nerves running longitudinally without branching.
55246	three-parted	[.] THREE'-P`ARTED, a. [three and parted.] Tripartite. A three-parted leaf, is divided into three parts down to the base, but not entirely separate.
55247	three-petaled	[.] THREE'-PETALED, a. [three and petal.] Tripetalous; consisting of three distinct petals; as a corol.
55248	three-pointed	[.] THREE'-POINTED, a. Tricuspidate.
55249	three-seeded	[.] THREE'-SEEDED, a. [three and seed.] Containing three seeds; as a three-seeded capsule.
55250	three-sided	[.] THREE'-SIDED, a. [three and side.] Having three plane sides; as a three-sided stem, leaf, petiole, peduncle, scape, or pericarp.
55251	three-valved	[.] THREE'-VALVED, a. [three and valve.] Trivalvular; consisting of three valves; opening with three valves; as a three-valved pericarp.
55252	threefold	[.] THREE'FOLD, a. [three and fold.] Three-double; consisting of three; or thrice repeated, as threefold justice. [.] [.] A threefold cord is not quickly broken. Eccles.4.
55253	threescore	[.] THREE'SCORE, a. [three and score.] Thrice twenty; sixty; as threescore years.
55254	threne	[.] THRENE, n. [Gr.] Lamentation. [Not used.]
55255	threnody	[.] THREN'ODY, n. [Gr. lamentation, and ode.] A song of lamentation.
55256	thresh	[.] THRESH, v.t. To thrash. [See Thrash.] The latter is the popular pronunciation, but the word is written thrash or thresh, indifferently. [See the derivation and definitions under Thrash.]
55257	thresher	[.] THRESH'ER, n. The sea fox.
55258	threshhold	[.] THRESH'HOLD, n. [.] 1. The door-sill; the plank, stone or piece of timber which lies at the bottom or under a door, particularly of a dwelling house, church, temple or the like; hence, entrance; gate; door. [.] 2. Entrance; the place or point of entering or beginning. ...
55259	threw	[.] THREW, pret. of throw.
55260	thrice	[.] THRICE, adv. [from three; perhaps three, and L. vice.] [.] 1. Three times. [.] [.] Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. Matt.26. [.] 2. Sometimes used by way of amplification; very. [.] [.] Thrice noble Lord, let me entreat of you [.] [.] ...
55261	thrid	[.] THRID, v.t. To slide through a narrow passage; to slip, shoot or run through, as a needle, bodkin, or the like. [.] [.] Some thrid the mazy ringlets of her hair.
55262	thridded	[.] THRID'DED, pp. Slid through.
55263	thridding	[.] THRID'DING, ppr. Sliding through; causing to pass through.
55264	thrift	[.] THRIFT, n. [from thrive.] Frugality; good husbandry; economical management in regard to property. [.] [.] The rest--willing to fall to thrift; prove very good husbands. [.] 1. Prosperity; success and advance in the acquisition of property; increase of worldly ...
55265	thriftily	[.] THRIFT'ILY, adv. Frugally; with parsimony. [.] 1. With increase of worldly goods.
55266	thriftiness	[.] THRIFT'INESS, n. Frugality; good husbandry; as thriftiness to save; thriftiness in preserving one's own. [.] 1. Prosperity in business; increase of property.
55267	thriftless	[.] THRIFT'LESS, a. Having no frugality or good management; profuse; extravagant; not thriving.
55268	thrifty	[.] THRIFT'Y, a. Frugal; sparing; using economy and good management of property. [.] [.] I am glad he has so much youth and vigor left, of which he has not been thrifty. [.] 1. More generally, thriving by industry and frugality; prosperous in the acquisition of worldly ...
55269	thrill	[.] THRILL, n. [See the Verb.] A drill. [.] 1. A warbling. [See Trill.] [.] 2. A breathing place or hole. [.] THRILL, v.t. [.] 1. To bore; to drill; to perforate by turning a gimblet or other similar instrument. [But in the literal sense, drill is now chiefly ...
55270	thrilled	[.] THRILL'ED, pp. Penetrated; pierced.
55271	thrilling	[.] THRILL'ING, ppr. Perforating; drilling. [.] 1. Piercing; penetrating; having the quality of penetrating; passing with a tingling, shivering sensation. [.] 2. Feeling a tingling, shivering sensation running through the system.
55272	thring	[.] THRING, v.t. To press, crowd or throng. [Not used.]
55273	thrissa	[.] THRIS'SA, n. A fish of the herring kind.
55274	thrive	[.] THRIVE, v.i. [.] 1. To prosper by industry, economy and good management of property; to increase in goods and estate. A farmer thrives by good husbandry. When the body of laboring men thrive, we pronounce the state prosperous. [.] [.] Diligence and humility is ...
55275	thriver	[.] THRI'VER, n. One that prospers in the acquisition of property.
55276	thriving	[.] THRI'VING, ppr. Prospering in worldly goods. [.] 1. a. Being prosperous or successful; advancing in wealth; increasing; growing; as a thriving mechanic; a thriving trader.
55277	thrivingly	[.] THRI'VINGLY, adv. In a prosperous way.
55278	thrivingness	[.] THRI'VINGNESS
55279	thro	[.] THRO, a contraction of through, not now used.
55280	throat	[.] THROAT, n. [.] 1. The anterior part of the neck of an animal, in which are the gullet and windpipe, or the passages for the food and breath. [.] [.] In medicine, the fauces; all that hollow or cavity which may be seen when the mouth is wide open. [.] 2. In ...
55281	throat-pipe	[.] THROAT-PIPE, n. [throat and pipe.] The windpipe or weasand.
55282	throat-wort	[.] THROAT-WORT, n. [throat and wort.] A plant of the genus Campanula, a perennial weed common in pasture-ground; also, a plant of the genus Trachelium.
55283	throaty	[.] THROATY, a. Guttural.
55284	throb	[.] THROB, v.i. [perhaps allied to drive and to drub; at least its elements and signification coincide.] To beat, as the heart or pulse, with more than usual force or rapidity; to beat in consequence of agitation; to palpitate. The heart throbs with joy, desire of fear; ...
55285	throbbing	[.] THROB'BING, ppr. Beating with unusual force, as the heart and pulse; palpitating. [.] THROB'BING, n. The act of beating with unusual force, as the heart and pulse; palpitation.
55286	throdden	[.] THROD'DEN, v.i. To grow; to thrive. [Not in use or local.]
55287	throe	[.] THROE, n. Extreme pain; violent pang; anguish; agony. It is particularly applied to the anguish of travail in child-birth. [.] [.] My throes came thicker, and my cries increas'd. [.] THROE, v.i. To agonize; to struggle in extreme pain. [.] THROE, v.t. ...
55288	throne	[.] THRONE, n. [L. thronus.] [.] 1. A royal seat; a chair of state. The throne is sometimes an elegant chair richly ornamented with sculpture and gilding, raised a step above the floor, and covered with a canopy. [.] 2. The seat of a bishop. [.] 3. In Scripture, ...
55289	throned	[.] THRO'NED, pp. Placed on a royal seat, or on an elevated seat; exalted.
55290	throng	[.] THRONG, n. [.] 1. A crowd; a multitude of persons or of living beings pressing or pressed into a close body or assemblage; as a throng of people at a play-house. [.] 2. A great multitude; as the heavenly throng. [.] THRONG, v.i. To crowd together; to press ...
55291	thronged	[.] THRONG'ED, pp. Crowded or pressed by a multitude of persons.
55292	thronging	[.] THRONG'ING, ppr. Crowding together; pressing with a multitude of persons. [.] THRONG'ING, n. The act of crowding together.
55293	throngly	[.] THRONG'LY, adv. In crowds. [Not in use.]
55294	thropple	[.] THROP'PLE, n. The windpipe of a horse. [Local.]
55295	throstle	[.] THROSTLE, n. thros'l. A bird of the genus Turdus, the song-thrush.
55296	throstling	[.] THROS'TLING, n. A disease of cattle of the ox kind, occasioned by a swelling under their throats, which unless checked, will choke them.
55297	throttle	[.] THROT'TLE, n. [from throat.] The windpipe or larynx. [.] THROT'TLE, v.i. To choke; to suffocate; or to obstruct so as to endanger suffocation. [.] 1. To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated. [.] THROT'TLE, v.t. To utter with breaks and interruptions, ...
55298	through	[.] THROUGH, prep. thru. [.] 1. From end to end, or from side to side; from one surface or limit to the opposite; as, to bore through a piece of timber, or through a board; a ball passes through the side of a ship. [.] 2. Noting passage; as, to pass through a gate ...
55299	through-bred	[.] THROUGH-BRED, should be thorough-bred.
55300	through-lighted	[.] THROUGH-LIGHTED, should be thorough-lighted. [Not used.]
55301	through-paced	[.] THROUGH-PACED. [Not used.] [See Thorough-paced.]
55302	throughly	[.] THROUGHLY, adv. thru'ly. Completely; fully; wholly. [.] 1. Without reserve; sincerely. [.] [For this, thoroughly is now used.]
55303	throughout	[.] THROUGHOUT, prep. thruout'. [through and out.] Quite through; in every part; from one extremity to the other. This is the practice throughout Ireland. A general opinion prevails throughout England. Throughout the whole course of his life, he avoided every species ...
55304	throve	[.] THROVE, old pret. of thrive.
55305	throw	[.] THROW, v.t. pret. threw; pp. thrown. [Gr. to run; L. trochilus.] [.] 1. Properly, to hurl; to whirl; to fling or cast in a winding direction. [.] 2. To fling or cast in any manner; to propel; to send; to drive to a distance from the hand or from an engine. Thus ...
55306	thrower	[.] THROWER, n. One that throws; one that twists or winds silk; a throwster.
55307	thrown	[.] THROWN, pp. of throw. Cast; hurled; wound or twisted.
55308	throwster	[.] THROWSTER, n. One that twists or winds silk.
55309	thrum	[.] THRUM, n. [Gr. a fragment; to break.] The ends of weaver's threads. [.] 1. Any coarse yarn. [.] 2. Thrums, among gardeners, the thread-like internal bushy parts of flowers; the stamens. [.] THRUM, v.i. To play coarsely on an instrument with the fingers. [.] THRUM, ...
55310	thrush	[.] THRUSH, n. [.] 1. A bird, a species of Turdus, the largest of the genus; the Turdus viscivorus or missel-bird. [.] 2. An affection of the inflammatory and suppurating kind, in the feet of the horse and some other animals. In the horse it is in the frog. [.] 3. ...
55311	thrust	[.] THRUST, v.t. pret. and pp. thrust. [L. trudo, trusum, trusito.] [.] 1. To push or drive with force; as, to thrust any thing with the hand or foot, or with an instrument. [.] [.] Neither shall one thrust another. Joel 2. John 20. [.] 2. To drive; to force; to ...
55312	thruster	[.] THRUST'ER, n. One who thrusts or stabs.
55313	thrusting	[.] THRUST'ING, ppr. Pushing with force; driving; impelling; pressing. [.] THRUST'ING, n. The act of pushing with force. [.] 1. In dairies, the act of squeezing curd with the hand, to expel the whey. [Local.]
55314	thrusting-screw	[.] THRUST'ING-SCREW, n. A screw for pressing curd in cheese-making. [Local.]
55315	thrustings	[.] THRUST'INGS, n. In cheese-making, the white whey, or that which is last pressed out of the curd by the hand, and of which butter is sometimes made. [.] [The application of this word to cheese-making, is, I believe, entirely unknown in New England.]
55316	thrustle	[.] THRUS'TLE, n. The thrust. [See Throstle.]
55317	thry-fallow	[.] THRY-FAL'LOW, v.t. [thrice and fallow.] To give the third plowing in summer.
55318	thulite	[.] THU'LITE, n. A rare mineral of a peach blossom color, found in Norway.
55319	thum	[.] THUM, n. The short thick finger of the human hand, or the corresponding member of other animals. [The common orthography is corrupt. The real word is thum.]
55320	thumb	[.] THUMB
55321	thumbed	[.] THUMB'ED
55322	thumerstone	[.] THUM'ERSTONE, n. A mineral so called from Thus, in Saxony, where it was found. It is called also axinite, from the resemblance of its flat sharp edges to that of an ax. It is either massive or crystallized; its crystals are in the form of a compressed oblique rhomboidal ...
55323	thummed	[.] THUM'MED, a. Having thumbs.
55324	thummim	[.] THUM'MIM, n. plu. A Hebrew word denoting perfections. The Urim and Thummim were worn in the breastplate of the high priest, but what they were, has never been satisfactorily ascertained.
55325	thump	[.] THUMP, n. A heavy blow given with any thing that is thick, as with a club or the fist, or with a heavy hammer, or with the britch of a gun. [.] [.] The watchman gave so great a thump at my door, that I awaked at the knock. [.] THUMP, v.t. To strike or beat ...
55326	thumper	[.] THUMP'ER, n. The person or thing that thumps.
55327	thumping	[.] THUMP'ING, ppr. Striking or beating with something thick or blunt. [.] 1. a. Heavy. [.] 2. Vulgarly, stout; fat; large.
55328	thunder	[.] THUN'DER, n. [L. tonitru, from tono, to sound.] [.] 1. The sound which follows an explosion of electricity or lightning; the report of a discharge of electrical fluid, that is, of its passage from one cloud to another, or from a cloud to the earth, or from the earth ...
55329	thunder-clap	[.] THUN'DER-CLAP, n. [thunder and clap.] A burst of thunder; sudden report of an explosion of electricity. [.] [.] When suddenly the thunder-clap was heard.
55330	thunder-cloud	[.] THUN'DER-CLOUD, n. [thunder and cloud.] A cloud that produces lightning and thunder.
55331	thunder-horse	[.] THUN'DER-HORSE, n. An instrument for illustrating the manner in which buildings receive damage by lightning.
55332	thunder-shower	[.] THUN'DER-SHOWER, n. [thunder and shower.] A shower accompanied with thunder.
55333	thunder-stone	[.] THUN'DER-STONE, n. A stone, otherwise called brontia.
55334	thunder-storm	[.] THUN'DER-STORM, n. [thunder and storm.] A storm accompanied with lightning and thunder. Thunder clouds are often driven by violent winds. In America, the violence of the wind at the commencement, is sometimes equal to that of a hurricane, and at this time the explosions ...
55335	thunder-struck	[.] THUN'DER-STRUCK, pp. or a. Astonished; amazed; struck dumb by something surprising or terrible suddenly presented to the mind or view. [This is a word in common use.]
55336	thunderbolt	[.] THUN'DERBOLT, n. [thunder and bolt.] [.] 1. A shaft of lightning; a brilliant stream of the electrical fluid, passing from one part of the heavens to another, and particularly from the clouds to the earth. Ps.78. [.] 2. Figuratively, a daring or irresistible hero; ...
55337	thunderer	[.] THUN'DERER, n. He that thunders.
55338	thundering	[.] THUN'DERING, ppr. Making the noise of an electrical explosion; uttering a loud sound; fulminating denunciations. [.] THUN'DERING, n. The report of an electrical explosion; thunder. [.] [.] Entreat the Lord that there by no more mighty thunderings and hail. ...
55339	thundrous	[.] THUN'DROUS, a. Producing thunder. [.] [.] How he before the thunderous throne doth lie. [Little used.]
55340	thurible	[.] THU'RIBLE, n. [L. thuribulum, from thus, thuris, frankincense.] [.] A censer; a pan for incense. [Not in use.]
55341	thuriferous	[.] THURIF'EROUS, a. [L. thurifer; thus and fero, to bear.] [.] Producing or bearing frankincense.
55342	thurification	[.] THURIFICA'TION, n. [L. thus, thuris, and facio, to make.] [.] The act of fuming with incense; or the act of burning incense.
55343	thursday	[.] THURSDAY, n. [The god of thunder, answering to the Jove of the Greeks and Romans, L. dies Jovis.] [.] The fifth day of the week.
55344	thus	[.] THUS, adv. In this or that manner; on this wise; as, thus saith the Lord; the Pharisee prayed thus. [.] [.] Thus did Noah, according to all that God commanded him. Gen.6. [.] 1. To this degree or extent; as thus wise; thus peaceable. [.] [.] Thus far extend, ...
55345	thwack	[.] THWACK, v.t. To strike with something flat or heavy; to bang; to beat or thrash. [.] THWACK, n. A heavy blow with something flat or heavy.
55346	thwacking	[.] THWACK'ING, ppr. Striking with a heavy blow.
55347	thwaite	[.] THWAITE, n. A fish, a variety of the shad. [.] 1. A plain parcel of ground, cleared of wood and stumps, inclosed and converted to tillage. [Local.
55348	thwart	[.] THWART, a. thwort. [L. verto, versus.] Transverse; being across something else. [.] [.] Mov'd contrary with thwart obliquities. [.] THWART, v.t. thwort. To cross; to be, lie or come across the direction of something. [.] [.] Swift as a shooting star [.] [.] ...
55349	thwarted	[.] THWART'ED, pp. Crossed; opposed; frustrated.
55350	thwarter	[.] THWART'ER, n. A disease in sheep, indicated by shaking, trembling or convulsive motions.
55351	thwarting	[.] THWART'ING, ppr. Crossing; contravening; defeating. [.] THWART'ING, n. The act of crossing or frustrating.
55352	thwartingly	[.] THWART'INGLY, adv. In a cross direction; in opposition.
55353	thwartness	[.] THWART'NESS, n. Untowardness; perverseness.
55354	thwartships	[.] THWART'SHIPS, adv. Across the ship.
55355	thwite	[.] THWITE, v.t. To cut or clip with a knife. [Local.]
55356	thwittle	[.] THWIT'TLE, v.t. To whittle. [See Whittle.]
55357	thy	[.] THY, a. [contracted from thine, or from some other derivative of thou. It is probable that the pronoun was originally thig, thug or thuk, and the adjective thigen. See Thou.] [.] Thy is the adjective of thou, or a pronominal adjective, signifying of thee, or belonging ...
55358	thyite	[.] THY'ITE, n. The name of a species of indurated clay, of the morochthus kind, of a smooth regular texture, very heavy, of a shining surface, and of a pale green color.
55359	thyme	[.] THYME, n. usually pronounced improperly time. [L. thymus.] [.] A plant of the genus Thymus. The garden thyme is a warm pungent aromatic,much used to give a relish to seasonings and soups. [.] Thymus. [Gr.] In anatomy, a glandular body, divided into lobes, situated behind ...
55360	thymy	[.] THY'MY, a. Abounding with thyme; fragrant.
55361	thyroid	[.] THY'ROID, a. [Gr. a shield,and form.] Resembling a shield; applied to one of the cartilages of the larynx, so called from its figure, to a gland situated near that cartilage, and to the arteries and veins of the gland. [.] The thyroid cartilage constitutes the anterior,superior,and ...
55362	thyrse	[.] THYRSE, n. [L. thyrsus.] In botany, a species of inflorescence; a panicle contracted into an ovate form, or a dense or close panicle, more or less of an ovate figure, as in the lilac.
55363	thyself	[.] THYSELF', pron. [thy and self.] A pronoun used after thou, to express distinction with emphasis. "Thou thyself shalt go;" that is, thou shalt go and no other. It is sometimes used without thou, and in the nominative as well as objective case. [.] [.] These goods ...
55364	tiar	[.] TI'AR
55365	tiara	[.] TIA'RA, n. [L. tiara.] [.] 1. An ornament or article of dress with which the ancient Persians covered their heads; a kind of turban. As different authors describe it, it must have been of different forms. The kings of Persia alone had a right to wear it straight ...
55366	tibial	[.] TIB'IAL, a. [L. tibia, a flute, and the large bone of the leg.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the large bone of the leg; as the tibial artery; tibial nerve. [.] 2. Pertaining to a pipe or flute.
55367	tiburo	[.] TIB'URO, n. A fish of the shark kind.
55368	tical	[.] OP'TIC,'TICAL, a. [Gr. from to see, the eye.] [.] 1. Relating or pertaining to vision or sight. [.] 2. Relating to the science of optics. [.] Optic angle, is that which the optic axes of the eyes make with one another, as they tend to meet at some distance ...
55369	tice	[.] TICE, for entice. [Not in use.]
55370	tick	[.] TICK, n. Credit; trust; as, to buy upon tick. [.] TICK, n. A little animal of a livid color and globose-ovate form, that infests sheep,dogs, goats, cows, &c., a species of Acarus. [.] TICK, n. [L. tego; Eng. to deck.] The cover or case of a bed, which contains ...
55371	tick-seed	[.] TICK-SEED, n. A plant of the genus Coreopsis, and another of the genus Corispernum.
55372	tickbean	[.] TICK'BEAN, n. A small bean employed in feeding horses and other animals.
55373	ticken	[.] TICK'EN, n. Cloth for bed-ticks or cases for beds.
55374	ticket	[.] TICK'ET, n. [.] 1. A piece of paper or a card, which gives the holder a right of admission to some place; as a ticket for the play-house or for other exhibition. [.] 2. A piece of paper or writing, acknowledging some debt, or a certificate that something is due ...
55375	tickle	[.] TICK'LE, v.t. [L. titillo, corrupted.] [.] 1. To touch lightly and cause a peculiar thrilling sensation, which cannot be described. A slight sensation of this kind may give pleasure, but when violent it is insufferable. [.] 2. To please by slight gratification. ...
55376	tickleness	[.] TICK'LENESS, n. Unsteadiness. [Not in use.]
55377	tickler	[.] TICK'LER, n. One that tickles or pleases.
55378	tickling	[.] TICK'LING, ppr. Affecting with titillation. [.] TICK'LING, n. The act of affecting with titillation.
55379	ticklish	[.] TICK'LISH, a. Sensible to slight touches, easily tickled. The bottom of the foot is very ticklish,as are the sides. The palm of the hand, hardened by use, it not ticklish. [.] 1. Tottering; standing so as to be liable to totter and fall at the slightest touch; ...
55380	ticklishness	[.] TICK'LISHNESS, n. The state or quality of being ticklish or very sensible. [.] 1. The state of being tottering or liable to fall. [.] 2. Criticalness of condition or state.
55381	ticktack	[.] TICK'TACK, n. A game at tables.
55382	tid	[.] TID, a. Tender; soft; nice.
55383	tidbit	[.] TID'BIT, n. [tid and bit.] A delicate or tender piece.
55384	tidder	[.] TID'DER, v.t. To use with tenderness; to fondle.
55385	tiddle	[.] TID'DLE
55386	tide	[.] TIDE, n. [.] 1. Time; season. [.] [.] Which, at the appointed tide, [.] [.] Each one did make his bride. [.] [This sense is obsolete.] [.] 2. The flow of the water in the ocean and seas, twice in a little more than twenty four hours; the flux and reflux, ...
55387	tide-gate	[.] TI'DE-GATE, n. A gate through which water passes into a basin when the tide flows, and which is shut to retain the water from flowing back at the ebb. [.] 1. Among seamen, a place where the tide runs with great velocity.
55388	tide-mill	[.] TI'DE-MILL, n. [tide and mill.] A mill that is moved by tide water; also, a mill for clearing lands from tide water.
55389	tide-waiter	[.] TI'DE-WAITER, n. [tide and waiter.] An officer who watches the landing of goods, to secure the payment of duties.
55390	tide-way	[.] TI'DE-WAY, n. [tide and way.] The channel in which the tide sets.
55391	tides-man	[.] TI'DES-MAN, n. An officer who remains on board of a merchant's ship till the goods are landed, to prevent the evasion of the duties.
55392	tidily	[.] TI'DILY, adv. [from tidy.] Neatly; with neat simplicity; as a female tidily dressed.
55393	tidiness	[.] TI'DINESS, n. Neatness without richness or elegance; neat simplicity; as the tidiness of dress. [.] 1. Neatness; as the tidiness of rooms.
55394	tidings	[.] TI'DINGS, n. plu. News; advice; information; intelligence; account of what has taken place, and was not before known. [.] [.] I shall make my master glad with these tidings. [.] [.] Behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. ...
55395	tidy	[.] TI'DY, a. [from tide, time, season.] [.] 1. In its primary sense, seasonable; favorable; being in proper time; as weather fair and tidy. [.] 2. Neat; dressed with neat simplicity; as a tidy lass; the children are tidy; their dress is tidy; that is primarily, proper ...
55396	tie	[.] TIE
55397	tied	[.] TIED
55398	tier	[.] TIER, n. A row; a rank; particularly when two or more rows are placed one above another; as a tier of seats in a church or theater. Thus in ships of war, the range of guns on one deck and one side of a ship, is called a tier. Those on the lower deck are called the ...
55399	tierce	[.] TIERCE, n. ters. A cask whose content is one third of a pipe, that is, forty gallons; or it may be the measure. [.] 1. In Ireland, a weight by which provisions are sold. The tierce of beef for the navy, is 304 lb. and for India, 336 lb. [.] 2. In music, a third. [.] 3. ...
55400	tiercel	[.] TIERCEL
55401	tiercelet	[.] TIERCELET, n. In falconry, a name given to the male hawk, as being a third part less than the female.
55402	tiercet	[.] TIERCET, n. ter'cet. [from tierce.] In poetry, a triplet; three lines, or three lines rhyming.
55403	tiff	[.] TIFF, n. Liquor; or rather a small draught of liquor. [Vulgar.] [.] 1. A pet or fit of peevishness. [.] [I know not where this word is used in the latter sense.] [.] TIFF, v.i. To be in a pet. [Low.] [.] TIFF, v.t. To dress. [Not in use.]
55404	tiffany	[.] TIF'FANY, n. [According to the Italian and Spanish Dictionaries, this word is to be referred to taffeta.] [.] A species of gauze or very thin silk. [.] Tiffe-de-mer, a species of sea plant, so called by Count Marsigli, from its resemblance to the heads of the Typha palustris, ...
55405	tifore	[.] TIFO'RE, prep. or adv. Before; formerly.
55406	tig	[.] TIG, n. A play. [See Tag.]
55407	tige	[.] TIGE, n. The shaft of a column from the astragal to the capital.
55408	tiger	[.] TI'GER, n. [L. tigris.] A fierce and rapacious animal of the genus Felis, one of the largest and most terrible of the genus, inhabiting Africa and Asia. The American tiger is the Felis onca. There is also the tiger cat or Felis capensis.
55409	tiger-footed	[.] TI'GER-FOOTED, a. Hastening to devour; furious.
55410	tiger-shell	[.] TI'GER-SHELL, n. [tiger and shell.] A name given to the red voluta, with large white spots. In the Linnean system, the tiger-shell is a species of Cypraea.
55411	tigerish	[.] TI'GERISH, a. Like a tiger.
55412	tigers-foot	[.] TI'GER'S-FOOT, n. A plant of the genus Ipomoea.
55413	tigh	[.] TIGH, n. In Kent, a close or inclosure.
55414	tight	[.] TIGHT, a. [L. taceo; that is, close, closely compressed.] [.] 1. Close; compact; not loose or open; having the joints so close that no fluid can enter or escape; not leaky; as a tight ship, or a tight cask. [.] 2. Close; not admitting much air; as a tight room. [.] 3. ...
55415	tighten	[.] TIGHTEN, v.t. ti'tn. To draw tighter; to straiten; to make close in any manner.
55416	tighter	[.] TIGHTER, n. A ribin or string used to draw clothes closer. [Not used.] [.] 1. More tight.
55417	tightly	[.] TIGHTLY, adv. Closely; compactly. [.] 1. Neatly; adroitly.
55418	tightness	[.] TIGHTNESS, n. Closeness of joints; compactness; straitness. [.] 1. Neatness, as in dress. [.] 2. Parsimoniousness; closeness in dealing.
55419	tigress	[.] TI'GRESS, n. [from tiger.] The female of the tiger.
55420	tike	[.] TIKE, n. A tick. [See Tick.] [.] TIKE, n. [.] 1. A countryman or clown. [.] 2. A dog.
55421	tile	[.] TILE, n. [L. tegula; tego, to cover; Eng. to deck.] [.] 1. A plate or piece of baked clay, used for covering the roofs of buildings. [.] [.] The pins for fastening tiles are made of oak or fir. [.] 2. In metallurgy, a small flat piece of dried earth, used to ...
55422	tile-earth	[.] TILE-EARTH, n. A species of strong clayey earth; stiff and stubborn land. [Local.]
55423	tile-ore	[.] TILE-ORE, n. A subspecies of octahedral red copper ore.
55424	tiled	[.] TI'LED, pp. Covered with tiles.
55425	tiler	[.] TI'LER, n. A man whose occupation is to cover buildings with tiles.
55426	tiling	[.] TI'LING, ppr. Covering with tiles. [.] TI'LING, n. A roof covered with tiles. Luke 5. [.] 1. Tiles in general.
55427	till	[.] TILL, n. A vetch; a tare. [Local.] [.] TILL
55428	tillable	[.] TILL'ABLE, a. Capable of being tilled; arable; fit for the plow.
55429	tillage	[.] TILL'AGE, n. The operation, practice or art of preparing land for seed, and keeping the ground free from weeds which might impede the growth of crops. Tillage includes manuring, plowing, harrowing and rolling land, or whatever is done to bring it to a proper state ...
55430	tilled	[.] TILL'ED, pp. Cultivated; prepared for seed and kept clean.
55431	tiller	[.] TILL'ER, n. A money box in a shop; a drawer.
55432	tiller-rope	[.] TILL'ER-ROPE, n. The rope which forms a communication between the fore end of the tiller and the wheel.
55433	tillering	[.] TILL'ERING, ppr. Sending out new shoots round the bottom of the original stem.
55434	tilling	[.] TILL'ING, ppr. Cultivating. [.] TILL'ING, n. The operation of cultivating land; culture.
55435	tillman	[.] TILL'MAN, n. A man who tills the earth; a husbandman.
55436	tilly-fally	[.] TILL'Y-FALLY
55437	tilly-vally	[.] TILL'Y-VALLY, adv. or a. A word formerly used when any thing said was rejected as trifling or impertinent.
55438	tilt	[.] TILT, n. [.] 1. A tent; a covering over head. [.] 2. The cloth covering of a cart or wagon. [.] 3. The cover of a boat; a small canopy or awning of canvas or other cloth, extended over the stern sheets of a boat. [.] TILT, v.t. To cover with a cloth or ...
55439	tilt-hammer	[.] TILT'-HAMMER, n. [tilt and hammer.] A heavy hammer used in iron works, which is lifted by a wheel.
55440	tilted	[.] TILT'ED, pp. Inclined; made to stoop; covered with cloth or awning. [.] 1. Hammered; prepared by beating; as steel.
55441	tilter	[.] TILT'ER, n. One who tilts; one who uses the exercise of pushing a lance on horseback; one who fights. [.] [.] Let me alone to match your tilter. [.] 1. One who hammers with a tilt.
55442	tilth	[.] TILTH, n. That which is tilled; tillage ground. [Not in use.] [.] 1. The state of being tilled or prepared for a crop. We say, land is in good tilth,when it is manured, plowed, broken and mellowed for receiving the seed. We say also, ground is in bad tilth. When ...
55443	tilting	[.] TILT'ING, ppr. Inclining; causing to stoop or lean; using the game of thrusting with the lance on horseback; also,hammering with a tilt-hammer.
55444	timbal	[.] TIM'BAL, n. A kettle drum.
55445	timber	[.] TIM'BER, n. [L. domus, a house; Gr. the body.] [.] 1. That sort of wood which is proper for building or for tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships and the like. We apply the word to standing trees which are suitable for the uses above mentioned, as ...
55446	timber-head	[.] TIM'BER-HEAD, n. [timber and head.] In ships, the top end of a timber, rising above the gunwale, and serving for belaying ropes, &c.; otherwise called kevelhead.
55447	timber-sow	[.] TIM'BER-SOW, n. A worm in wood.
55448	timber-tree	[.] TIM'BER-TREE, n. [timber and tree.] A tree suitable for timber.
55449	timber-work	[.] TIM'BER-WORK, n. [timber and work.] Work formed of wood.
55450	timber-yard	[.] TIM'BER-Y`ARD, n. [timber and yard.] A yard or place where timber is deposited.
55451	timbered	[.] TIM'BERED, pp. or a. Furnished with timber; as a well timbered house. In the United States, we say, land is well timbered,when it is covered with good timber trees. [.] 1. Built; formed; contrived. [Little used.]
55452	timbering	[.] TIM'BERING, ppr. Furnishing with timber.
55453	timbre	[.] TIM'BRE,n. A crest on a coat of arms. It ought to be written timber.
55454	timbrel	[.] TIM'BREL, n. [L. tympanum.] An instrument of music; a kind of drum, tabor or tabret,which has been in use from the highest antiquity. [.] [.] And Miriam took a timbrel in her hand--and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. Ex.15.
55455	timbreled	[.] TIM'BRELED, a. Sung to the sound of the timbrel.
55456	time	[.] TIME, n. [L.tempus; tempora, the falls of the head, also tempest, &c. See Tempest. Time is primarily equivalent to season; to the Gr.wpa in its original sense, opportunity, occasion, a fall, an event, that which comes.] [.] 1. A particular portion or part of duration, ...
55457	time-keeper	[.] TI'ME-KEEPER, n. [time and keeper.] A clock, watch or other chronometer.
55458	time-piece	[.] TI'ME-PIECE, n. [time and piece.] A clock, watch or other instrument to measure or show the progress of time; a chronometer.
55459	time-pleaser	[.] TI'ME-PLEASER, n. s as z. [time and please.] One who complies with the prevailing opinions, whatever they may be.
55460	time-server	[.] TI'ME-SERVER, n. [time and serve.] One who adapts his opinions and manners to the times; one who obsequiously complies with the ruling power.
55461	time-serving	[.] TI'ME-SERVING, a. Obsequiously complying with the humors of men in power. [.] TI'ME-SERVING, n. An obsequious compliance with the humors of men in power, which implies a surrender of one's independence, and sometimes of one's integrity.
55462	time-worn	[.] TI'ME-WORN, a. Impaired by time.
55463	timed	[.] TI'MED, pp. Adapted to the season or occasion.
55464	timeful	[.] TI'MEFUL, a. Seasonable; timely; sufficiently early. [Not much used.]
55465	timeist	[.] TI'MEIST, n. In music, a performer who keeps good time.
55466	timeless	[.] TI'MELESS, a. Unseasonable; done at an improper time. [.] [.] Nor fits it to prolong the heav'nly feast [.] [.] Timeless-- [Not used.] [.] 1. Untimely; immature; done or suffered before the proper time; as a timeless grave. [Not used.]
55467	timelessly	[.] TI'MELESSLY, adv. Unseasonably.
55468	timeliness	[.] TI'MELINESS, n. [from timely.] Seasonableness; a being in good time.
55469	timely	[.] TI'MELY, a. Seasonable; being in good time; sufficiently early. The defendant had timely notice of this motion. Timely care will often prevent great evils. [.] 1. Keeping time or measure. [Not used.] [.] TI'MELY, adv. Early; soon; in good season. [.] [.] ...
55470	timid	[.] TIM'ID, a. [L. timidus, from timeo, to fear.] Fearful; wanting courage to meet danger; timorous; not bold. [.] [.] Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare.
55471	timidity	[.] TIMID'ITY, n. [L. timiditas.] Fearfulness; want of courage or boldness to face danger; timorousness; habitual cowardice. Timidity in one person may be a good trait of character, while in another it is a deep reproach.
55472	timidly	[.] TIM'IDLY, adv. In a timid manner; weakly; without courage.
55473	timidness	[.] TIM'IDNESS, n. Timidity.
55474	timocracy	[.] TIMOC'RACY, n. [Gr. honor, worth, and to hold.] Government by men of property, who are possessed of a certain income.
55475	timoneer	[.] TIMONEE'R, n. [L. temo.] A helmsman.
55476	timorous	[.] TIM'OROUS, a. [L. timor. See Timid.] [.] 1. Fearful of danger; timid; destitute of courage; as a timorous doubts; timorous beliefs.
55477	timorously	[.] TIM'OROUSLY, adv. Fearfully; timidly; without boldness; with much fear. [.] [.] Let dastard souls be timorously wise.
55478	timorousness	[.] TIM'OROUSNESS, n. Fearfulness; timidity; want of courage.
55479	timous	[.] TIMOUS, a. [from time.] Early; timely. [Not in use.]
55480	timously	[.] TIMOUSLY, adv. In good season. [Not in use.]
55481	tin	[.] TIN, n. [L. stannum; stagnum.] [.] 1. A white metal, with a slight tinge of yellow. It is soft, non-elastic, very malleable, and when a bar of it is bent near the ear, distinguished by a crackling sound called the cry of tin. It is used for culinary vessels, being ...
55482	tinct	[.] TINCT,v.t. [L. tingo,tinctus.] To stain or color; to imbue. [.] TINCT, n. Stain; color. [Obsolete. We now use tinge and tincture.]
55483	tincture	[.] TINC'TURE, n. [L. tinctura.] [.] 1. The finer and more volatile parts of a substance, separated by a menstruum; or an extract of a part of the substance of a body, communicated to the menstruum. Hence, [.] 2. In medicine, a spiritus solution of such of the proximate ...
55484	tinctured	[.] TINC'TURED, pp. Tinged; slightly impregnated with something foreign.
55485	tincturing	[.] TINC'TURING, ppr. Tinging; imbuing; impregnating with a foreign substance.
55486	tind	[.] TIND, v.t. [Eng. tine; tinder.] To kindle. Obs. But hence,
55487	tinder	[.] TIND'ER, n. Something very inflammable used for kindling fire from a spark; as scorched linen.
55488	tinder-box	[.] TIND'ER-BOX, n. [tinder and box.] A box in which tinder is kept.
55489	tinderlike	[.] TIND'ERLIKE, a. [tinder and like.] Like tinder; very inflammable.
55490	tine	[.] TINE, v.t. To kindle, to set on fire. [See Tind.] [.] TINE, v.t. [L. teneo.] To shut or inclose; to fill. [Not in use or local.] [.] TINE, n. [L. dens.] [.] 1. The tooth or spike of a fork; a prong; also,the tooth of a harrow or drag. [.] 2. Trouble; ...
55491	tineman	[.] TI'NEMAN, n. Anciently an officer of the forest in England, who had the nocturnal care of vert and venison.
55492	tinet	[.] TI'NET, n. [tine, to shut, supra.] In old writers, brushwood and thorns for making and repairing hedges.
55493	tinfoil	[.] TINFOIL, n. [tin and L. folium, a leaf.] Tin reduced to a thin leaf.
55494	ting	[.] TING, n. A sharp sound. [Not in use. Children use ding, dong. See Tingle.] [.] TING, v.i. To sound or ring. [Not in use.]
55495	tinge	[.] TINGE, v.t. [L. tingo; Eng. to dye.] To imbue or impregnate with something foreign; to communicate the qualities of one substance, in some degree, to another, either by mixture, or by adding them to the surface; as, to tinge a blue color with red; an infusion tinged ...
55496	tinged	[.] TING'ED, pp. Imbued or impregnated with a small portion of something foreign.
55497	tingent	[.] TING'ENT, a. Having the power to tinge. [.] [.] As for the white part, it appeared much less enriched with the tingent property. [Little used.]
55498	tinging	[.] TING'ING, ppr. Imbuing or impregnating with something foreign.
55499	tingle	[.] TIN'GLE, v.i. [L. tinnio.] [.] 1. To feel a kind of thrilling sound. [.] [.] At which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. 1 Sam.3. [.] 2. To feel a sharp thrilling pain. [.] [.] The pale boy senator yet tingling stands. [.] 3. To ...
55500	tingling	[.] TING'LING, ppr. Having a thrilling sensation. [.] TING'LING, n. A thrilling sensation.
55501	tink	[.] TINK, v.i. To make a sharp shrill noise; to tinkle. [The latter is generally used.]
55502	tinkal	[.] TINK'AL, n. Borax in its crude state or unrefined. It consists of small crystals of a yellowish color, and is unctuous to the feel.
55503	tinker	[.] TINK'ER, n. A mender of brass kettles,pans and the like.
55504	tinkerly	[.] TINK'ERLY, adv. In the manner of a tinker.
55505	tinkle	[.] TINK'LE, v.i. [.] 1. To make small quick sharp sounds, as by striking on metal; to clink. [.] [.] --And have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 1 Cor.13. Is.3. [.] [.] The sprightly horse [.] [.] Moves to the music of his ...
55506	tinkling	[.] TINK'LING, ppr. Making a small quick sharp noise. [.] TINK'LING, n. A small quick sharp sound. [.] [.] Making a tinkling with their feet. Is.3.
55507	tinman	[.] TIN'MAN, n. [tin and man.] A manufacturer of tin vessels; a dealer in tin ware.
55508	tinned	[.] TIN'NED, pp. Covered with tin.
55509	tinner	[.] TIN'NER, n. [from tin.] One who works in the tin mines.
55510	tinning	[.] TIN'NING, ppr. [from tin.] Covering with tin or tinfoil. [.] TIN'NING, n. The act, art or practice of covering or lining any thing with melted tin or with tinfoil, as kitchen utensils, locks, bits, &c.
55511	tinny	[.] TIN'NY, a. Abounding with tin.
55512	tinpenny	[.] TIN'PENNY, n. [tin and penny.] A customary duty in England, formerly paid to tithingmen.
55513	tinsel	[.] TIN'SEL, n. Something very shining and gaudy; something superficially shining and showy, or having a false luster, and more gay than valuable. [.] [.] Who can discern the tinsel from the gold? [.] [.] If the man will too curiously examine the superficial tinsel ...
55514	tinseled	[.] TIN'SELED, pp. Decorated with gaudy ornaments.
55515	tinseling	[.] TIN'SELING, ppr. Adorning with tinsel or superficial luster.
55516	tint	[.] TINT, n. [L. tinctus, tingo. See Tinge.] A dye; a color, or rather a slight coloring or tincture distinct from the ground or principal color; as red with a blue tint,or tint of blue. In painting, tints are the colors considered as more or less bright, deep or thin, ...
55517	tiny	[.] TIN'Y, a. [from the root of thin, which see.] Very small; little; puny. [A word used by children, and in burlesque.] [.] [.] When that I was a little tiny boy.
55518	tip	[.] TIP, n. [.] 1. The end; the point or extremity of any thing small; as the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear; the tip of the tongue; the tip of the ear. [.] 2. One part of the play at nine-pins. [.] 3. In botany, an anther. [.] TIP, v.t. To form a ...
55519	tipped	[.] TIP'PED
55520	tippet	[.] TIP'PET, n. A narrow garment or covering for the neck, worn by females. It is now made of fur, though formerly of some kind of cloth.
55521	tipping	[.] TIP'PING, ppr. Covering the end or tip.
55522	tipple	[.] TIP'PLE, v.i. To drink spiritus or strong liquors habitually; to indulge in the frequent and improper use of spiritus liquors. When a man begins to tipple, let his creditors secure their debts. [.] TIP'PLE, v.t. To drink, as strong liquors, in luxury or excess. [.] [.] ...
55523	tippled	[.] TIP'PLED, pp. Drank in excess. [.] 1. a. Intoxicated; inebriated.
55524	tippler	[.] TIP'PLER, n. One who habitually indulges in the excessive use of spiritus liquors; a drunkard; a sot. It however signifies often a person who habitually drinks strong liquors, without absolute drunkenness.
55525	tippling	[.] TIP'PLING, ppr. Indulging in the habitual use of strong or spiritus liquors. [.] TIP'PLING, n. The habitual practice of drinking strong or spiritus liquors; a drinking to excess.
55526	tippling-house	[.] TIP'PLING-HOUSE, n. [tipple and house.] A house in which liquors are sold in drams or small quantities, and where men are accustomed to spend their time and money in excessive drinking.
55527	tipsy	[.] TIP'SY, a. [from tipple.] Fuddled; overpowered with strong drink; intoxicated.
55528	tipt	[.] TIPT, pp. Having the end covered.
55529	tiptoe	[.] TIP'TOE, n. [tip and tow.] The end of the toe. [.] [.] Upon his tiptoes stalketh stately by. [.] To be or to stand a tiptoe, to be awake or alive to any thing; to be roused; as, to be a tiptoe with expectation.
55530	tirade	[.] TIRA'DE, n. [.] 1. Formerly in French music, the filling of an interval by the intermediate diatonic notes. [.] 2. In modern usage, a strain or flight; a series of violent declamation. [.] [.] Here he delivers a violent tirade against all persons who profess ...
55531	tire	[.] TIRE, n. [Heb. tur, a row or series.] [.] 1. A tier; a row or rank. This is the same word as tier, differently written. [See Tier and Tour.] [.] 2. A head dress; something that encompasses the head. [See Tiara.] Ezek.24. Is.3. [.] [.] On her head she wore ...
55532	tired	[.] TI'RED, pp. Wearied; fatigued.
55533	tiredness	[.] TI'REDNESS, n. The state of being wearied; weariness.
55534	tiresome	[.] TI'RESOME, a. Wearisome; fatiguing; exhausting the strength; as a tiresome day's work; a tiresome journey. [.] 1. Tedious; exhausting the patience; as a tiresome discourse. The debates in congress are said to be sometimes very tiresome.
55535	tiresomeness	[.] TI'RESOMENESS, n. The act or quality of tiring or exhausting strength or patience; wearisomeness; tediousness; as the tiresomeness of work or of a dull speaker.
55536	tirewoman	[.] TI'REWOMAN, n. [tire and woman.] A woman whose occupation is to make head dresses.
55537	tiring	[.] TI'RING, ppr. Wearying; fatiguing; exhausting strength or patience.
55538	tiring-house	[.] TI'RING-HOUSE
55539	tiring-room	[.] TI'RING-ROOM, n. The room or place where players dress for the stage.
55540	tirwit	[.] TIR'WIT, n. A bird. [L. vanellus.] [.] N.B. The lapwing is called teewit in Scotland, (Ed Encyc.) and the lapwing is the vanellus.
55541	tis	[.] 'TIS, a contraction of it is.
55542	tisic	[.] TIS'IC
55543	tisical	[.] TIS'ICAL, a. s as z. [for phthisic, phthisical.] Consumptive.
55544	tisri	[.] TIS'RI, n. The first Hebrew month of the civil year, and the seventh of the ecclesiastical; answering to a part of our September and a part of October.
55545	tissue	[.] TISSUE, n. tish'u. [.] 1. Cloth interwoven with gold or silver, or with figured colors. [.] [.] A robe of tissue, stiff with golden wire. [.] 2. In anatomy, texture or organization of parts. The peculiar intimate structure of a part is called its tissue. ...
55546	tissued	[.] TIS'SUED, pp. Interwoven; formed with variegated work.
55547	tissuing	[.] TIS'SUING, ppr. Interweaving; forming with variegated work.
55548	tit	...
55549	titan	[.] TI'TAN
55550	titanian	[.] TITA'NIAN
55551	titaniferous	[.] TITANIF'EROUS, a. [titan or titanium, and L. fero.] [.] Producing titanium; as titaniferous pyrites.
55552	titanite	[.] TI'TANITE, n. An ore or oxyd of titanium, commonly of a reddish brown color,when it is opake; it occurs also in prismatic crystals terminated by pyramids of a blood red color, and is then translucent or transparent.
55553	titanitic	[.] TITANIT'IC, a. Pertaining to titanium.
55554	titanium	[.] TITA'NIUM, n. In mineralogy, a metal of modern discovery, and of a dark copper color, first found in Cornwall in England. It occurs in different states of oxydation or intermixture, in various parts of the world. It exists in three different states of oxydation; ...
55555	titbit	[.] TIT'BIT, n. A tender piece. [See Tidbit.]
55556	tithable	[.] TI'THABLE, a. Subject to the payment of tithes.
55557	tithe	[.] TITHE, n. The tenth part of any thing; but appropriately, the tenth part of the increase annually arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support. Tithes are personal, predial, or mixed; personal, when accruing from labor, art, ...
55558	tithe-free	[.] TI'THE-FREE, a. Exempt from the payment of tithes.
55559	tithe-paying	[.] TI'THE-PAYING, a. Paying tithes; subjected to pay tithes.
55560	tithed	[.] TI'THED, pp. Taxed a tenth.
55561	tither	[.] TI'THER, n. One who collects tithes.
55562	tithing	[.] TI'THING, ppr. Levying a tax on, to the amount of a tenth. [.] TI'THING, n. A decennary; a number or company of ten householders, who dwelling near each other, were sureties or free- pledges to the king for the good behavior of each other. The institution of ...
55563	tithingman	[.] TI'THINGMAN, n. [tithing and man.] [.] 1. The chief man of a tithing; a headborrough; one elected to preside over the tithing. [.] 2. A peace officer; an under constable. [.] 3. In New England, a parish officer annually elected to preserve good order in the ...
55564	tithymal	[.] TITH'YMAL, n. [Gr. the breast.] A plant, milk thistle, of the genus Euphorbia.
55565	titillate	[.] TIT'ILLATE, v.i. [L. titillo.] To tickle. [.] [.] The pungent grains of titillating dust.
55566	titillating	[.] TIT'ILLATING, ppr. Tickling.
55567	titillation	[.] TITILLA'TION, n. [L. titillatio.] [.] 1. The act of tickling; or the state of being tickled. [.] 2. Any slight pleasure. [.] [.] The products of those titillations that reach no higher than the senses.
55568	titlark	[.] TIT'L`ARK, n. [tit and lark.] A small bird, a species of Alauda or lark.
55569	title	[.] TI'TLE, n. [L. titulus. This may belong to the family of Gr. to set or put.] [.] 1. An inscription put over any thing as a name by which it is known. [.] 2. The inscription in the beginning of a book, containing the subject of the work, and sometimes the author's ...
55570	title-page	[.] TI'TLE-PAGE, n. [title and page.] The page of a book which contains its title.
55571	titled	[.] TI'TLED, pp. Called; named. [.] 1. a. Having a title.
55572	titleless	[.] TI'TLELESS, a. Not having a title or name. [Not in use.]
55573	titling	[.] TI'TLING, ppr. Calling; denominating; entitling.
55574	titmouse	[.] TIT'MOUSE, n. [tit, small, and mouse.] A small bird of the genus Parus.
55575	titter	[.] TIT'TER, v.i. To laugh with the tongue striking against the root of the upper teeth; to laugh with restraint. [.] TIT'TER, n. A restrained laugh. [.] 1. A weed.
55576	tittle	[.] TIT'TLE, n. [from tit, small.] A small particle; a minute part; a jot; an iota.
55577	tittle-tattle	[.] TIT'TLE-TATTLE, n. [tattle, doubled.] [.] 1. Idle trifling talk; empty prattle. [.] 2. An idle trifling talker. [Less proper.] [.] TIT'TLE-TATTLE, v.i. To talk idly; to prate.
55578	titubation	[.] TITUBA'TION, n. [L. titubo, to stumble.] The act of stumbling.
55579	titular	[.] TIT'ULAR, a. [L. titulus.] [.] 1. Existing in title or name only; nominal; having or conferring the title only; as a titular king or prince. [.] 2. Having the title to an office or dignity without discharging the duties of it. [.] [.] Both Valerius and Austin ...
55580	titularity	[.] TITULAR'ITY, n. The state of being titular.
55581	titularly	[.] TIT'ULARLY, adv. Nominally; by title only.
55582	titulary	[.] TIT'ULARY, n. A person invested with a title, in virtue of which he holds an office or benefice, whether he performs the duties of it or not.
55583	tiver	[.] TIV'ER, n. A kind of ocher which is used in marking sheep in some parts of England. [Local.] [.] TIV'ER, v.t. To mark sheep with tiver, in different ways and for different purposes. [Local.]
55584	tivering	[.] TIV'ERING, ppr. Marking with tiver. [Local.] [.] TIV'ERING, n. The act or practice of marking with tiver. [Local.]
55585	tivy	[.] TIV'Y, adv. [See Tantivy.] With great speed; a huntsman's word or sound.
55586	to	[.] TO, prep. [.] 1. Noting motion towards a place; opposed to from, or placed after another word expressing motion towards. He is going to church. [.] 2. Noting motion towards a state or condition. He is going to a trade; he is rising to wealth and honor. [.] 3. ...
55587	to-morrow	[.] TO-MOR'ROW, n. [to and morrow.] The day after the present. [.] [.] One to-day is worth two to-morrows.
55588	to-night	[.] TO-NIGHT, n. [to and night.] The present night, or the night after the present day.
55589	toad	[.] TOAD, n. A paddoc, an animal of the genus Rana, the Rana Bufo of Linne; a small clumsy animal, the body warty, thick and disgusting to the sight, but perfectly harmless, and indeed it is said to be useful in gardens by feeding on noxious worms.
55590	toad-flax	[.] TOAD-FLAX, n. [toad and flax.] A plant of the genus Antirrhinum; snap-dragon; calves'snout.
55591	toad-stone	...
55592	toad-stool	[.] TOAD-STOOL, n. [toad and stoll.] A sort of fungous plant that grows in moist and rich grounds like a mushroom.
55593	toadeater	[.] TOAD'EATER, n. A vulgar name given to a fawning, obsequious parasite; a mean sycophant.
55594	toadfish	[.] TOAD'FISH, n. [toad and fish.] A fish of the genus Lophius, the fishing frog.
55595	toadish	[.] TOADISH, a. Like a toad. [Not used.]
55596	toast	[.] TOAST, v.t. [L. tostus.] [.] 1. To dry and scorch by the heat of a fire; as, to toast bread or cheese. [It is chiefly limited in its application to these two articles.] [.] 2. To warm thoroughly; as, to toast the feet. [Not much used.] [.] 3. To name when ...
55597	toasted	[.] TOASTED, pp. Scorched by heat; named in drinking the health.
55598	toaster	[.] TOASTER, n. One who toasts. [.] 1. An instrument for toasting bread or cheese.
55599	toasting	[.] TO'ASTING, ppr. Scorching by fire; drinking to the honor of.
55600	tobacco	[.] TOBAC'CO, n. [so named from Tabaco, a province of Yucatan, in Spanish America, where it was first found by the Spaniards.] [.] A plant, a native of America, of the genus Nicotiana, much used for smoking and chewing and in snuff. As a medicine, it is narcotic. Tobacco ...
55601	tobacco-pipe	[.] TOBAC'CO-PIPE, n. [tobacco and pipe.] A pipe used for smoking tobacco, often made of clay and baked, sometimes of other material.
55602	tobacconist	[.] TOBAC'CONIST, n. A dealer in tobacco; also, a manufacturer of tobacco.
55603	tockay	[.] TOCK'AY, n. A species of spotted lizard in India.
55604	tocsin	[.] TOC'SIN, n. An alarm bell, or the ringing of a bell for the purpose of alarm.
55605	tod	[.] TOD, n. [.] 1. A bush; a thick shrub. [.] 2. A quantity of wool of twenty eight pounds, or two stone. [.] 3. A fox. [.] TOD, v.t. To weigh; to produce a tod. [Not in use.]
55606	today	[.] TO'DAY, n. [to and day.] The present day.
55607	toddy	[.] TOD'DY, n. A juice drawn from various kinds of the palm in the E. Indies; or a liquor prepared from it. [.] 1. A mixture of spirit and water sweetened. Toddy differs from grog in having a greater proportion of spirit, and in being sweetened.
55608	tody	[.] TO'DY, n. A genus of insectivorous birds, of the order of Picae; natives of warm climates.
55609	toe	[.] TOE, n. [L. digitus . Toe is contracted from tog, the primary word on which L. digitus is formed, coinciding with dug, and signifying a shoot.] [.] 1. One of the small members which form the extremity of the foot, corresponding to a finger on the hand. The toes ...
55610	toft	[.] TOFT, n. [probably from the root of tuft.] [.] 1. A grove of trees. [.] 2. In law books, a place where a messuage has stood, but is decayed.
55611	togated	[.] TO'GATED
55612	toged	[.] TO'GED, a. [L. toga, a gown; togatus, gowned.] Gowned; dressed in a gown; wearing a gown; as toged consuls.
55613	together	[.] TOGETH'ER, adv. [.] 1. In company. We walked together to the wood. [.] 2. In or into union. [.] [.] The king joined humanity and policy together. [.] 3. In the same place; as, to live together in one house. [.] 4. In the same time; as, to live together ...
55614	toggel	[.] TOG'GEL, n. A small wooden pin tapering towards both ends.
55615	toil	[.] TOIL, v.i. To labor; to work; to exert strength with pain and fatigue of body or mind, particularly of the body, with efforts of some continuance or duration. [.] [.] Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing. Luke 5. [.] TOIL, v.t. To toil out, ...
55616	toiler	[.] TOIL'ER, n. One who toils, or labors with pain.
55617	toilet	[.] TOIL'ET, n. [.] 1. A covering or cloth of linen, silk or tapestry, spread over a table in a chamber or dressing room. Hence, [.] 2. A dressing table.
55618	toiling	[.] TOIL'ING, ppr. Laboring with pain.
55619	toilsome	[.] TOIL'SOME, a. Laborious; wearisome; attended with fatigue and pain; as toilsome work; a toilsome task. [.] [.] What can be toilsome in these pleasant walks? [.] 1. Producing toil; as a toilsome day or journey.
55620	toilsomeness	[.] TOIL'SOMENESS, n. Laboriousness; wearisomeness.
55621	toise	[.] TOISE, n. tois. A fathom or long measure in France, containing six feet; but the French foot is longer than the English, 76 being equal to 81 English feet.
55622	tokay	[.] TOKA'Y, n. A kind of wine produced at Tokay in Hungary, made of white grapes. It is distinguished from other wines by its aromatic taste. It is not good till it is about three years old, and it continues to improve as long as it is kept.
55623	token	[.] TOKEN, n. to'kn. [L. signum, dialetically varied, or from the same radix.] [.] 1. A sign; something intended to represent or indicate another thing or an event. Thus the rainbow is a token of God's covenant established with Noah. The blood of the paschal lamb, ...
55624	tokened	[.] TO'KENED, a. Being marked with spots.
55625	tol	[.] TOL, v.t. [L. tollo.] To take away; a law term.
55626	tol-booth	[.] TOL-BOOTH. [See Toll-booth.]
55627	tola	[.] TO'LA, n. In India, a weight for gold and silver, but different in different places.
55628	told	[.] TOLD, pret. and pp. of tell. [.] [.] Who told thee that thou wast naked? Gen.3. [.] [.] Thou hast mocked me, and told me lies. Judges 16. [.] [.] --Sheep and oxen that could not be told. 1 Kings 8.
55629	tole	[.] TOLE, v.t. To draw or cause to follow by presenting something pleasing or desirable to view; to allure by some bait. Thus our farmers tole sheep and make them follow, by holding to them a measure of corn or some portion of fodder. In New England, it is applied only ...
55630	toled	[.] TO'LED, pp. Drawn; allured; induced to follow.
55631	tolerable	[.] TOL'ERABLE, a. [L. tolerabilis. See Tolerate.] [.] 1. That may be borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally. The cold in Canada is severe, but tolerable. The insults and indignities of our enemies are not tolerable. [.] [.] It shall be more ...
55632	tolerableness	[.] TOL'ERABLENESS, n. The state of being tolerable.
55633	tolerably	[.] TOL'ERABLY, adv. Supportably; in a manner to be endured. [.] 1. Moderately well; passably; not perfectly; as a constitution tolerably firm. The advocate speaks tolerably well.
55634	tolerance
55635	tolerant	[.] TOL'ERANT, a. Enduring; indulgent; favoring toleration.
55636	tolerate	[.] TOL'ERATE, v.t. [L. tolero, from tollo, to lift.] To suffer to be or to be done without prohibition or hinderance; to allow or permit negatively, by not preventing; not to restrain; as, to tolerate opinions or practices. The protestant religion is tolerated in France, ...
55637	tolerated	[.] TOL'ERATED, pp. Suffered; allowed; not prohibited or restrained.
55638	tolerating	[.] TOL'ERATING, ppr. Enduring; suffering to be or to be done; allowing; not restraining.
55639	toleration	[.] TOLERA'TION, n. [L. toleratio.] The act of tolerating; the allowance of that which is not wholly approved; appropriately, the allowance of religious opinions and modes of worship in a state, when contrary to or different from those of the established church or belief. ...
55640	toll	[.] TOLL, n. [Gr. toll, custom, and end, exit, from cutting off; Eng. dole; diolam, to sell, to exchange, to pay toll. This is from the root of deal. See Deal.] [.] 1. A tax paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge ...
55641	toll-bar	[.] TOLL-B`AR, n. [toll and bar.] A bar or beam used for stopping boats on a canal at the toll-house.
55642	toll-booth	[.] TOLL-BOOTH, n. [toll and booth.] A place where goods are weighed to ascertain the duties or toll. [.] 1. A prison. [.] TOLL-BOOTH, v.t. To imprison in a toll-booth.
55643	toll-bridge	[.] TOLL-BRIDGE, n. A bridge where toll is paid for passing it.
55644	toll-gate	[.] TOLL-GATE, n. A gate where toll is taken.
55645	toll-gatherer	[.] TOLL-GATHERER, n. The man who takes toll.
55646	toll-house	[.] TOLL-HOUSE, n. A house or shed placed by a road near a toll-gate, or at the end of a toll-bridge, or by a canal, where the man who takes the toll remains.
55647	tolling	[.] TOLLING, ppr. Causing to sound in a slow grave manner. [.] 1. Taking away; removing. [.] 2. Sounding, as a bell.
55648	tolutation	[.] TOLUTA'TION, n. [L. toluto.] A pacing or ambling. [Not used.]
55649	tomahawk	[.] TOM'AHAWK, n. An Indian hatchet. [.] TOM'AHAWK, v.t. To cut or kill with a hatchet called a tomahawk.
55650	tomato	[.] TOMA'TO, n. A plant, and its fruit, a species of Solanum. It is called sometimes the love-apple.
55651	tomb	[.] TOMB, n. toom. [L. tumulus, a heap or hillock; tumeo, to swell.] [.] 1. A grave; a pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited. [.] [.] As one dead in the bottom of a tomb. [.] 2. A house or vault formed wholly or partly in the earth, with walls ...
55652	tombac	[.] TOM'BAC, n. A white allow of copper; a metallic composition made by mixing and fusing together a large quantity of zink with a smaller quantity of copper,with arsenic.
55653	tombless	[.] TOMBLESS, a. Destitute of a tomb or sepulchral monument.
55654	tomboy	[.] TOM'BOY, n. [Tom, Thomas, and boy.] A rude boisterous boy; also in sarcasm, a romping girl. [Vulgar.]
55655	tombstone	[.] TOMBSTONE, n. [tomb and stone.] A stone erected over a grave, to preserve the memory of the deceased; a monument.
55656	tome	[.] TOME, n. [Gr. a piece or section, to cut off.] A book; as many writings as are bound in a volume, forming the part of a larger work. It may be applied to a single volume.
55657	tomentous	[.] TOMENT'OUS, a. [L. tomentum, down.] In botany, downy; nappy; cottony; or flocky; covered with hairs so close as scarcely to be discernible, or with a whitish down, like wool; as a tomentous stem or leaf.
55658	tompion	[.] TOM'PION, n. The stopper of a cannon or other piece of ordnance, consisting of a cylinder of wood.
55659	tomtit	[.] TOM'TIT, n. A little bird, the titmouse.
55660	ton	[.] TON, the termination of names of places,is town. [.] TON, n. The prevailing fashion. [.] TON, n. The weight of twenty hundred gross. [See Tun.] This is false orthography. The word is from the Saxon tunna, a cask, and the sense of weight is taken from ...
55661	tone	[.] TONE, n. [L. tonus; Gr. sound; L. tono; Gr. to sound, to strain or stretch. The L. sonus is probably the same word in a different dialect.] [.] 1. Sound, or modification of sound; any impulse or vibration of the air which is perceptible by the ear; as a low tone, ...
55662	tone-syllable	[.] TO'NE-SYLLABLE, a. An accented syllable.
55663	toned	[.] TO'NED, a. Having a tone; used in composition; as high-toned; sweet-toned.
55664	toneless	[.] TO'NELESS, a. Having no tone; unmusical.
55665	tong	[.] TONG, n. [See Tongs.] The catch of a buckle. [Not used.] [See Tongue.]
55666	tongs	[.] TONGS, n. plu. An instrument of metal, consisting of two parts or long shafts joined at one end; used for handling things, particularly fire or heated metals. We say, a pair of tongs, a smith's tongs.
55667	tongue	[.] TONGUE
55668	tongue-grafting	[.] TONGUE-GR`AFTING
55669	tongue-pad	[.] TONGUE-PAD
55670	tongue-shaped	[.] TONGUE-SHAPED
55671	tongue-tied	[.] TONGUE-TIED
55672	tongued	[.] TONGUED
55673	tongueless	[.] TONGUELESS
55674	tonic	[.] TON'IC, a. [L. tonus. See Tone.] [.] 1. Literally, increasing tension; hence, increasing strength, as tonic power. [.] 2. In medicine, increasing strength, or the tone of the animal system; obviating the effects of debility, and restoring healthy functions. [.] 3. ...
55675	tonnage	[.] TON'NAGE, n. [from ton, a corrupt orthography. See Tun.] [.] 1. The weight of goods carried in a boat or ship. [.] 2. The cubical content or burthen of a ship in tuns; or the amount of weight which she may carry. [.] 3. A duty or impost on ships, estimated ...
55676	tonsil	[.] TON'SIL, n. [L. tonsilloe. This word seems to be formed from tonsus, tondeo,to clip.] In anatomy, a glandular body at the passage from the mouth to the pharynx. The tonsils are called also from their shape, amygdaloe, and in popular language, almonds. The tonsils ...
55677	tonsure	[.] TON'SURE, n. [L. tonsura, from tonsus, shaved; tondeo, to clip or shave.] [.] 1. The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the head; or the state of being shorn. [.] 2. In the Romish church, tonsure is the first ceremony used for devoting a person to the service ...
55678	tontine	[.] TONTINE, n. An annuity on survivorship; or a loan raised on life-annuities, with the benefit of survivorship. Thus an annuity is shared among a number, on the principle that the share of each, at his death, is enjoyed by the survivors, until at last the whole goes ...
55679	tony	[.] TO'NY, n. A simpleton. [Ludicrous.]
55680	too	[.] TOO, adv. [.] 1. Over; more than enough; noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short,or too wide; too high; too many; too much. [.] [.] His will too strong to bend, too proud to learn. [.] 2. Likewise; also; in addition. [.] [.] A courtier and a patriot ...
55681	took	[.] TOOK, pret. of take. [.] [.] Enoch was not, for God took him. Gen.5.
55682	tookpick	[.] TOOK'PICK
55683	tool	[.] TOOL, n. [In old Law Latin, we find attile, attilia, stores, tools, implements.] [.] 1. An instrument of manual operation, particularly such as are used by farmers and mechanics; as the tools of a joiner, cabinet maker, smith or shoemaker. [.] 2. A person used ...
55684	toom	[.] TOOM, a. Empty. [Not in use.]
55685	toot	[.] TOOT, v.i. [L. do, dedi.] [.] 1. To stand out or be prominent. [Not in use.] [.] 2. To make a particular noise with the tongue articulating with the root of the upper teeth, at the beginning and end of the sound; also, to sound a horn in a particular manner. [.] [.] ...
55686	tooter	[.] TOOT'ER, n. One who plays upon a pipe or horn.
55687	tooth	[.] TOOTH, n. plu. teeth. [L. dens.] [.] 1. A bony substance growing out of the jaws of animals, and serving as the instrument of mastication. The teeth are also very useful in assisting persons in the utterance of words, and when well formed and sound, they are ornamental. ...
55688	toothache	[.] TOOTH'ACHE, n. [tooth and ache.] Pain in the teeth.
55689	toothache-tree	[.] TOOTHACHE-TREE, n. A shrub of the genus Zanthoxylum.
55690	toothed	[.] TOOTH'ED, pp. or a. Having teeth or jags. In botany, dentate; having projecting points, remote from each other, about the edge.
55691	toothful	[.] TOOTH'FUL, a. Palatable. [Not in use.]
55692	toothless	[.] TOOTH'LESS, a. Having no teeth.
55693	toothletted	[.] TOOTH'LETTED, a. In botany, denticulate; having very small teeth or notches; as a leaf.
55694	toothpicker	[.] TOOTH'PICKER, n. [tooth and pick.] An instrument for cleaning the teeth of substances lodged between them.
55695	toothsome	[.] TOOTH'SOME, a. Palatable; grateful to the taste.
55696	toothsomeness	[.] TOOTH'SOMENESS, n. Pleasantness to the taste.
55697	toothwort	[.] TOOTH'WORT, n. A plant whose roots resemble human teeth,such as the Lathroea squamaria, various species of Dentaria, the Ophrys corallorrhiza, &c. This name is also given to the lead-wort, of the genus Plumbago, form its toothed corol.
55698	toothy	[.] TOOTH'Y, a. Toothed; having teeth.
55699	tooting	[.] TOOT'ING, ppr. Sounding in a particular manner.
55700	top	[.] TOP, n. [.] 1. The highest part of any thing; the upper end, edge or extremity; as the top of a tree; the top of a spire; the top of a house; the top of a mountain. [.] 2. Surface; upper side; as the top of the ground. [.] 3. The highest place; as the top of ...
55701	top-chain	[.] TOP'-CHAIN, n. In ships, a chain to sling the lower yards in time of action, to prevent their falling when the ropes by which they are hung, are shot away.
55702	top-dressing	[.] TOP'-DRESSING, n. A dressing of manure laid on the surface of land.
55703	top-gallant	[.] TOP-GAL'LANT, a. [See Top-sail.] [.] 1. Highest; elevated; splendid; as a top-gallant spark.
55704	top-heavy	[.] TOP-HEAVY, a. top'-hevy. [top and heavy.] Having the top or upper part too heavy for the lower.
55705	top-mast	[.] TOP'-MAST, n. In ships, the second mast, or that which is next above the lower mast. Above that is the top-gallant-mast.
55706	top-most	[.] TOP'-MOST, a. [top and most.] Highest; uppermost; as the topmost cliff; the top-most branch of a tree.
55707	top-rope	[.] TOP'-ROPE, n. A rope to sway up a top-mast, &c.
55708	top-sail	[.] TOP'-SAIL, n. A sail extended across the top-mast, above which is the top-gallant-sail.
55709	topan	[.] TO'PAN, n. A name of the horned Indian raven, or rhinoceros bird.
55710	toparch	[.] TO'PARCH, n. [Gr.place, and a chief.] The principal man in a place or country.
55711	toparchy	[.] TO'PARCHY, n. A little state, consisting of a few cities or towns; a petty country governed by a toparch. Judea was formerly divided into ten toparchies.
55712	topaz	[.] TO'PAZ, n. [Gr.] A mineral, said to be so called from Topazos, a small isle in the Arabic gulf, where the Romans obtained a stone which they called by this name, but which is the chrysolite of the moderns. The topaz is of a yellowish color. It sometimes occurs in ...
55713	topazolite	[.] TOPAZ'OLITE, n. A variety of precious garnet, of a topaz yellow color, or an olive green.
55714	tope	[.] TOPE, n. A fish of the shark kind, the squalus galeus of Linne. [.] TOPE, v.i. To drink hard; to drink strong or spiritus liquors to excess. [.] [.] If you tope in form, and treat--
55715	toper	[.] TO'PER, n. One who drinks to excess; a drunkard; a sot.
55716	topet	[.] TOP'ET, n. A small bird, the crested titmouse. [.] N.B. The crested titmouse of Latham, Parus bicolor, is the toupet titmouse of Pennant.
55717	topfull	[.] TOP'FULL, a. [top and full.] Full to the brim.
55718	toph	[.] TOPH
55719	tophaceous	[.] TOPHA'CEOUS, a. Gritty; sandy; rough; stony.
55720	tophet	[.] TO'PHET, n. [Heb. tophet, a drum.] Hell; so called from a place east of Jerusalem where children were burnt to Moloch, and where drums were used to drown their cries.
55721	tophi	[.] TO'PHI, n. Ducksten; a stone formed by earthy depositions; called also tufa or trass.
55722	tophin	[.] TOPH'IN, n. [from the Latin.] A kind of sandstone.
55723	topiary	[.] TOP'IARY, a. [L. topiarius, ornamented.] Shaped by clipping or cutting.
55724	topic	[.] TOP'IC, n. [Gr. place; L. topicus, topica.] [.] 1. Any subject of discourse or argument. The Scriptures furnish an unlimited number of topics for the preacher,and topics infinitely interesting. [.] 2. In rhetoric, a probable argument drawn from the several circumstances ...
55725	topical	[.] TOP'ICAL, a. [supra.] Pertaining to a place, limited; local; as a topical remedy. [.] 1. Pertaining to a topic or subject of discourse, or to a general head.
55726	topically	[.] TOP'ICALLY, adv. Locally; with limitation to a part. [.] 1. With application to a particular part; as a remedy topically applied.
55727	topless	[.] TOP'LESS, a. Having no top; as a topless highth.
55728	topman	[.] TOP'MAN, n. [top and man.] The man who stands above in sawing. [.] 1. In ships, a man standing in the top.
55729	topographer	[.] TOPOG'RAPHER, n. [See Topography.] One who describes a particular place,town, city or tract of land.
55730	topographic	[.] TOPOGRAPH'IC
55731	topographical	[.] TOPOGRAPH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to topography; descriptive of a place.
55732	topographically	[.] TOPOGRAPH'ICALLY, adv. In the manner of topography.
55733	topography	[.] TOPOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr.place, and description.] The description of a particular place,city, town, manor, parish or tract of land. It is of more limited application than choreography.
55734	topped	[.] TOP'PED
55735	topping	[.] TOP'PING, ppr. Covering the top; capping; surpassing; cropping; lopping. [.] 1. a. Fine; gallant. [.] [But Johnson's definition is probably incorrect.] [.] 2. Proud; assuming superiority. [This is the sense in which the common people of N. England use the word, ...
55736	topping-lift	[.] TOP'PING-LIFT, n. A large strong tackle employed to suspend or top the outer end of a gaff, or of the boom of a main-sail, in a brig or schooner.
55737	toppingly	[.] TOP'PINGLY, adv. Proudly; with airs of disdain. [Not an elegant word, nor much used.]
55738	topple	[.] TOP'PLE, v.i. [from top.] To fall forward; to pitch or tumble down. [.] [.] Though castles topple on their warders' heads. [.] [This word is used chiefly of children when beginning to walk.]
55739	toppling	[.] TOP'PLING, ppr. Falling forward.
55740	topsy-turvy	[.] TOPSY-TUR'VY, adv. In an inverted posture; with the top or head downwards; as, to turn a carriage topsy-turvy.
55741	topt	[.] TOPT, pp. or a. Covered on the top; capped; surpassed; cropped; having the top cut off.
55742	toptop	[.] TOP'TOP, n. The highest or utmost degree.
55743	toquet	[.] TOQUET, n. toka'. A kind of bonnet or head dress for women.
55744	tor	[.] TOR, n. [L. turris.] A tower; a turret; also, a high pointed hill; used in names.
55745	torch	[.] TORCH, n. [L. torqueo, tortus.] A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as of resinous wood or of candles. [.] [.] They light the nuptial torch.
55746	torch-bearer	[.] TORCH'-BEARER, n. [torch and bear.] [.] One whose office is to carry a torch.
55747	torch-thistle	[.] TORCH'-THISTLE, n. A plant of the genus Cactus.common name of a subdivision of the genus Cactus, called also cereus, from cera, wax, from the resemblance of the stems to a wax candle. Torch-thistle is from the prickly stems, used by the Indians for torches.
55748	torcher	[.] TORCH'ER, n. One that gives light. [Not used.]
55749	tore	[.] TORE, pret. of tear. He tore his robe. [.] TORE, n. The dead grass that remains on mowing land in winter and spring. [Used in New England.] [.] TORE, n. [L.torus.] In architecture, a large round molding on the base of a column. It is distinguished from ...
55750	toreumatography	[.] TOREUMATOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. sculpture, and description.] A description of ancient sculptures and basso-relievos.
55751	torment	[.] TOR'MENT, n. [L. tormentum.; torqueo, torno; Eng. tour; that is, from twisting, straining.] [.] 1. Extreme pain; anguish; the utmost degree of misery, either of body or mind. [.] [.] The more I see [.] [.] Pleasure about me, so much I feel [.] [.] Torment ...
55752	tormented	[.] TORMENT'ED, pp. Painted to extremity; teased; harassed.
55753	tormentil	[.] TORMENT'IL, n. A genus of plants,the septfoil. The root is used in medicines as a powerful astringent, and for alleviating gripes or tormina, whence its name.
55754	tormenting	[.] TORMENT'ING, ppr. Paining to an extreme degree; inflicting severe distress and anguish; teasing; vexing. [.] TORMENT'ING, n. In agriculture, an imperfect sort of horse-hoeing.
55755	tormentor	[.] TORMENT'OR, n. He or that which torments; one who inflicts penal anguish or tortures. [.] 1. In agriculture, an instrument for reducing a stiff soil.
55756	torn	[.] TORN, pp. of tear. [.] [.] Neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn by the beasts in the field. Ex.22.
55757	tornado	[.] TORNA'DO, n. [from the root of turn; that is, a whirling wind.] [.] A violent gust of wind, or a tempest, distinguished by a whirling motion. tornadoes of this kind happen after extreme heat, and sometimes in the United States, rend up fences and trees, and in a few instances ...
55758	torous	[.] TO'ROUS, a. [L. torosus.] In botany, protuberant; swelling in knobs, like the veins and muscles; as a torous pericarp.
55759	torpedo	[.] TORPE'DO, n. [L. from torpeo, to be numb.] The cramp fish or electric ray, Raia torpedo. This fish is usually taken in forty fathoms water, on the coast of France and England, and in the Mediterranean. A touch of this fish occasions a numbness in the limb, accompanied ...
55760	torpent	[.] TOR'PENT, a. [L. torpens, torpeo.] Benumbed; torpid; having no motion or activity; incapable of motion. [.] [.] A frail and torpent memory. [.] TOR'PENT, n. In medicine, that which diminishes the exertion of the irritative motions.
55761	torpescence	[.] TORPES'CENCE, n. A state of insensibility; torpidness; numbness; stupidity.
55762	torpescent	[.] TORPES'CENT, a. [L. torpescens.] Becoming torpid or numb.
55763	torpid	[.] TOR'PID, a. [L. torpidus, torpeo.] [.] 1. Having lost motion or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; as a torpid limb. [.] [.] Without heat all things would be torpid. [.] 2. Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive. The mind as well as the body becomes torpid ...
55764	torpidity	[.] TORPID'ITY, n. Torpidness.
55765	torpidnesspitude	[.] TOR'PIDNESS'PITUDE, n. The state of being torpid; numbness. Torpidness may amount to total insensibility or loss of sensation. [.] 1. Dullness; inactivity; sluggishness; stupidity.
55766	torpor	[.] TOR'POR, n. [L.] Numbness; inactivity; loss of motion, or of the power of motion. Torpor may amount to a total loss of sensation, or complete insensibility. It may however be applied to the state of a living body which has not lost all power of feeling and motion. [.] 1. ...
55767	torporific	[.] TORPORIF'IC, a. [L. torpor and facio.] Tending to produce torpor.
55768	torrefaction	[.] TORREFAC'TION, n. [L.torrefacio; torridus and facio.] [.] 1. The operation of drying by a fire. [.] 2. In metallurgy, the operation of roasting ores. [.] 3. In pharmacy, the drying or roasting of drugs on a metalline plate, placed over or before coals of fire, ...
55769	torrefied	[.] TOR'REFIED,. pp. Dried; roasted; scorched. Torrefied earth, in agriculture, is that which has undergone the action of fire.
55770	torrefy	[.] TOR'REFY, v.t. [L. torrefacio; L. torridus, torreo,and facio.] [.] 1. To dry by a fire. [.] 2. In metallurgy, to roast or scorch, as metallic ores. [.] 3. In pharmacy, to dry or parch, as drugs, on a metalline plate till they are friable, or are reduced to ...
55771	torrefying	[.] TOR'REFYING, ppr. Drying by a fire; roasting; parching.
55772	torrent	[.] TOR'RENT, n. [L. torrens. This is the participle of torreo, to parch; Eng. tear.] [.] 1. A violent rushing stream of water or other fluid; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice; as a torrent of lava. [.] 2. A violent or rapid stream; ...
55773	torricellian	[.] TORRICEL'LIAN, a. Pertaining to Torricelli, an Italian philosopher and mathematician, who discovered the true principle on which the barometer is constructed. [.] Torricellian tube, is a glass tube thirty or more inches in length, open at one end, and hermetically sealed ...
55774	torrid	[.] TOR'RID, a. [L. torridus, from torreo, to roast.] [.] 1. Parched; dried with heat; as a torrid plain or desert. [.] 2. Violently hot; burning or parching; as a torrid heat. [.] Torrid zone, in geography, that space or broad belt of the earth included between the ...
55775	torridness	[.] TOR'RIDNESS, n. The state of being very hot or parched.
55776	torse	[.] TORSE, n. [L. tortus.] In heraldry, a wreath.
55777	torsel	[.] TOR'SEL, n. [supra.] Any thing in a twisted form; as torsels for mantle-trees.
55778	torsion	[.] TOR'SION, n. [L. torsio, from torqueo, to twist.] The act of turning or twisting. [.] Torsion balance, an instrument for estimating very minute forces by the motion of an index attached to the ends of two fine wires,which twist around each other.
55779	torso	[.] TOR'SO, n. The trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and limbs; as the torso of Hercules.
55780	torsten	[.] TOR'STEN, n. An iron ore of a bright bluish black, &c.
55781	tort	[.] TORT, n. [L. tortus, twisted, from torqueo. The primary sense is to turn or strain, hence to twist.] [.] 1. In law, any wrong or injury. Torts are injuries done to the person or property of another, as trespass, assault and battery, defamation and the like. [.] 2. ...
55782	tortil	[.] TORT'IL, a. [L. tortilis.] Twisted; wreathed; coiled. In botany, coiled like a rope; as a tortile awn.
55783	tortile	[.] TORT'ILE
55784	tortion	[.] TOR'TION, n. [L. tortus.] Torment; pain. [Not in use.]
55785	tortious	[.] TOR'TIOUS, a. [from tort.] Injurious; done by wrong. [.] 1. In law, implying tort, or injury for which the law gives damages.
55786	tortive	[.] TORT'IVE, a. [L. tortus.] Twisted; wreathed.
55787	tortoise	[.] TORTOISE, n. tor'tis.] from L. tortus, twisted.] [.] 1. An animal of the genus Testudo, covered with a shell or crust. [.] 2. In the military art, a defense used by the ancients, formed by the troops arranging themselves in close order and placing their bucklers ...
55788	tortoise-shell	[.] TOR'TOISE-SHELL, n. [tortoise and shell.] The shell or rather scales of the tortoise, used in inlaying and in various manufactures.
55789	tortuosity	[.] TORTUOS'ITY, n. [from tortuous.] The state of being twisted or wreathed; wreath; flexure.
55790	tortuous	[.] TORT'UOUS, a. [L. tortuosus.] [.] 1. Twisted; wreathed; winding; as a tortuous train; a tortuous leaf or corol, in botany. [.] 2. Tortious. [Not used.] [See Tortious.]
55791	tortuousness	[.] TORT'UOUSNESS, n. The state of being twisted.
55792	torture	[.] TORT'URE, n. [L. tortus, torqueo, to twist.] [.] 1. Extreme pain; anguish of body or mind; pang; agony; torment. [.] [.] Ghastly spasm or racking torture. [.] 2. Severe pain inflicted judicially, either as a punishment for a crime, or for the purpose of extorting ...
55793	tortured	[.] TORT'URED, pp. Tormented; stretched on the wheel; harassed.
55794	torturer	[.] TORT'URER, n. One who tortures; a tormenter.
55795	torturing	[.] TORT'URING, ppr. Tormenting; stretching on the rack; vexing.
55796	torturingly	[.] TORT'URINGLY, adv. So as to torture or torment.
55797	torturous	[.] TORT'UROUS, a. Tormenting. [Not in use.]
55798	torulose	[.] TOR'ULOSE, a. In botany, swelling a little.
55799	torus	[.] TO'RUS, n. A molding. [See Tore.]
55800	torvity	[.] TORV'ITY, n. [L. torvitas; from twisting, supra.] Sourness or severity of countenance.
55801	torvous	[.] TORV'OUS, a. [L. torvus, from the root of torqueo, to twist.] [.] Sour of aspect; stern; of a severe countenance.
55802	tory	[.] TO'RY, n. [said to be an Irish word, denoting a robber;perhaps from tor, a bush, as the Irish banditti lived in the mountains or among trees.] The name given to an adherent to the ancient constitution of England and to the apostolical hierarchy. The tories form a ...
55803	toryism	[.] TO'RYISM, n. The principles of the tories.
55804	tose	[.] TOSE, v.t. s as z. To tease wool. [Not in use or local.]
55805	toss	[.] TOSS, v.t. pret. and pp. tossed or tost. [.] 1. To throw with the hand; particularly, to throw with the palm of the hand upward, or to throw upward; as, to toss a ball. [.] 2. To throw with violence. [.] 3. To lift or throw up with a sudden or violent motion; ...
55806	tossed	[.] TOSS'ED, pp. Thrown upward suddenly or with a jerk; made to rise and fall suddenly.
55807	tossel	[.] TOSS'EL. [See Tassel.]
55808	tosser	[.] TOSS'ER, n. One who tosses.
55809	tossing	[.] TOSS'ING, ppr. Throwing upward with a jerk; raising suddenly; as the head. [.] TOSS'ING, n. The act of throwing upward; a rising and falling suddenly; a rolling and tumbling. [.] [.] Dire was the tossing, deep the groans.
55810	tost	[.] TOST, pret. and pp. of toss. [.] [.] In a troubled sea of passion tost.
55811	total	[.] TO'TAL, a. [L. totalis, totus.] [.] 1. Whole; full; complete; as total darkness; a total departure from the evidence; a total loss; the total sum or amount. [.] 2. Whole; not divided. [.] [.] --Myself the total crime. [.] TO'TAL, n. The whole; the whole ...
55812	totality	[.] TOTAL'ITY, n. The whole sum; whole quantity or amount.
55813	totally	[.] TO'TALLY, adv. Wholly; entirely; fully; completely; as, to be totally exhausted; all hope totally failed; he was totally absorbed in thought.
55814	totalness	[.] TO'TALNESS, n. Entireness.
55815	tote	[.] TOTE, v.t. To carry or convey. [A word used in slaveholding countries; said to have been introduced by the blacks.]
55816	totter	[.] TOT'TER, v.i. [This may be allied to titter.] [.] 1. To shake so as to threaten a fall; to vacillate; as, an old man totters with age; a child totters when he beings to walk. [.] 2. To shake; to reel; to lean. [.] [.] As a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a ...
55817	tottering	[.] TOT'TERING, ppr. Shaking, as threatening a fall; vacillating; reeling; inclining.
55818	tottery	[.] TOT'TERY, a. Shaking; trembling or vacillating as if about to fall; unsteady. [Not in use.] [Spenser wrote tottle, as the common people of New England still pronounce it.]
55819	toucan	[.] TOU'CAN, n. A fowl of the genus Ramphastos; also, a constellation of nine small stars.
55820	touch	[.] TOUCH, v.t. tuch. [L. tango, originally tago, [our vulgar tag.] pret. tetigi, pp. tactus.] [.] 1. To come in contact with; to hit or strike against. [.] [.] He touched the hollow of his thigh. Gen. 32. Matt.9. [.] [.] Esther drew near, and touched the top ...
55821	touch-hole	[.] TOUCH-HOLE, n. tuch'-hole. [touch and hole.] The vent of a cannon or other species of fire-arms, by which fire is communicated to the powder of the charge. It is now called the vent.
55822	touch-me-not	[.] TOUCH-ME-NOT, n. A plant of the genus Impatiens, and another of the genus Momordica.
55823	touch-needle	[.] TOUCH-NEEDLE, n. tuch'-needle. [touch and needle.] Touch-needles are small bars of gold, silver and copper, each pure and in all proportions, prepared for trying gold and silver by the touchstone, by comparison with the mark they leave upon it.
55824	touch-wood	[.] TOUCH-WOOD, n. tuch'-wood. [touch and wood.] Decayed wood, used like a match for taking fire from a spark.
55825	touchable	[.] TOUCHABLE, a. tuch'able. That may be touched; tangible.
55826	touchiness	[.] TOUCHINESS, n. tuch'iness. [from touchy.] [.] Peevishness; irritability; irascibility.
55827	touching	[.] TOUCHING, ppr. tuch'ing. Coming on contact with; hitting; striking; affecting. [.] 1. Concerning; relating to; with respect to. [.] [.] Now as touching things offered to idols-- 1 Cor.8. [.] 2. a. Affecting; moving; pathetic. [.] TOUCHING, n. tuch'ing. ...
55828	touchingly	[.] TOUCHINGLY, adv. tuch'ingly. In a manner to move the passions; feelingly.
55829	touchstone	[.] TOUCHSTONE, n. tuch'stone. [touch and stone.] [.] 1. A stone by which metals are examined; a black, smooth, glossy stone. The touchstone of the ancients was called lapis Lydius, from Lydia in Asia Minor, where it was found. [.] 2. Any test or criterion by which ...
55830	touchy	[.] TOUCHY, a. tuch'y. [vulgarly techy.] Peevish; irritable; irascible; apt to take fire. [Not elegant.]
55831	tough	[.] TOUGH, a. tuf. [.] 1. Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking. The ligaments of animals and of India rubber are remarkably tough. Tough timber, like young ash, is the most proper for the shafts and springs of a ...
55832	toughen	[.] TOUGHEN, v.i. tuf'n. To grow tough. [.] TOUGHEN, v.t. tuf'n. To make tough.
55833	toughly	[.] TOUGHLY, adv. tuf'ly. In a tough manner.
55834	toughness	[.] TOUGHNESS, n. tuf'ness. The quality of a substance which renders it in some degree flexible, without brittleness or liability to fracture; flexibility with a firm adhesion of parts; as the toughness of steel. [.] 1. Viscosity; tenacity; clamminess; glutinousness; ...
55835	toupee	[.] TOUPE'E
55836	toupet	[.] TOUPET, n. A little tuft; a curl or artificial lock of hair.
55837	tour	[.] TOUR, n. [.] 1. Literally, a going round; hence, a journey in a circuit; as the tour of Europe; the tour of France or England. [.] 2. A turn; a revolution; as the tours of the heavenly bodies. [Not now in use.] [.] 3. A turn; as a tour of duty; a military ...
55838	tourist	[.] TOURIST, n. One who makes a tour, or performs a journey in a circuit.
55839	tourmalin	[.] TOURMALIN
55840	tourn	[.] TOURN, n. The sheriff's turn or court; also, a spinning wheel. [Not American.]
55841	tournament	[.] TOURNAMENT, n. turn'ament. A martial sport or exercise formerly performed by cavaliers to show their address and bravery. These exercises were performed on horseback, and were accompanied with tilting, or attacks with blunted lances and swords.
55842	tournequet	[.] TOURNEQUET, n. turn'eket. A surgical instrument or bandage which is straitened or relaxed with a screw, and used to check hemorrhages.
55843	tourney	[.] TOURNEY, n. turn'ey. A tournament, supra. [.] TOURNEY, v.i. turn'ey. To tilt; to perform tournaments.
55844	touse	[.] TOUSE, v.t. touz. To pull; to haul; to tear. [Hence Towser.] [.] [.] As a bear whom angry curs have tous'd.
55845	tousel	[.] TOUS'EL, v.t. s as z. The same as touse; to put into disorder; to tumble; to tangle. [Used by the common people of New England.]
55846	tow	[.] TOW, v.t. [L. duco.] To drag, as a boat or ship, through the water by means of a rope. Towing is performed by another boat or ship, or by men on shore, or by horses. Boats on canals are usually towed by horses. [.] TOW, n. [L. stupa.] The coarse and broken ...
55847	tow-line	[.] TOW-LINE, n. [tow and line.] A small hawser, used to tow a ship, &c.
55848	tow-rope	[.] TOW-ROPE, n. [tow and rope.] Any rope used in towing ships or boats.
55849	towage	[.] TOWAGE, n. [from tow, the verb.] The act of towing. [.] 1. The price paid for towing.
55850	toward	[.] TO'WARD
55851	towardliness	[.] TO'WARDLINESS, n. [from towardly.] Readiness to do or learn; aptness; docility. [.] [.] The beauty and towardliness of these children moved her brethren to envy.
55852	towardly	[.] TO'WARDLY, a. Ready to do or learn; apt; docile; tractable; compliant with duty.
55853	towardness	[.] TO'WARDNESS, n. Docility; towardliness.
55854	towards	[.] TO'WARDS, prep. [L. versus, verto.] [.] 1. In the direction to. [.] [.] He set his face toward the wilderness. Num. 24. [.] 2. With direction to, in a moral sense; with respect to; regarding. [.] [.] His eye shall be evil toward his brother. Deut.28. [.] [.] ...
55855	towel	[.] TOW'EL, n. A cloth used for wiping the hands and for other things.
55856	tower	[.] TOW'ER, n. [L. turris.] [.] 1. A building, either round or square, raised to a considerable elevation and consisting of several stories. When towers are erected with other buildings, as they usually are, they rise above the main edifice. They are generally flat ...
55857	tower-mustard	[.] TOW'ER-MUSTARD, n. [tower and mustard.] A plant of the genus Turritis.
55858	towered	[.] TOW'ERED, a. Adorned or defended by towers.
55859	towering	[.] TOW'ERING, ppr. Rising aloft; mounting high; soaring. [.] 1. a. Very high; elevated; as a towering highth.
55860	towery	[.] TOW'ERY, a. Having towers; adorned or defended by towers; as towery cities.
55861	towing	[.] TOWING, ppr. Drawing on water, as a boat.
55862	towing-path	[.] TOWING-PATH, n. A path used by men or horses that tow boats. [.] To wit, to know; namely.
55863	town	[.] TOWN, n. [.] 1. Originally, a walled or fortified place; a collection of houses inclosed with walls, hedges or pickets for safety. Rahab's house was on the town wall. Josh. 2. [.] [.] A town that hath gates and bars. 1 Sam. 23. [.] 2. Any collection of houses, ...
55864	town-crier	[.] TOWN-CRI'ER, n. [town and cry.] A public crier; one who makes proclamation.
55865	town-house	[.] TOWN'-HOUSE, n. [town and house.] The house where the public business of the town is transacted by the inhabitants in legal meeting. [.] 1. A house in town; in opposition to a house in the country.
55866	townish	[.] TOWN'ISH, a. Pertaining to the inhabitants of a town; like the town.
55867	townless	[.] TOWN'LESS, a. Having no town.
55868	township	[.] TOWN'SHIP, n. The district or territory of a town. In New England, the states are divided into townships of five, six, seven, or perhaps ten miles square, and the inhabitants of such townships are invested with certain powers for regulating their own affairs, such ...
55869	townsman	[.] TOWNS'MAN, n. [town and man.] An inhabitant of a place; or one of the same town with another. [.] 1. A selectman; an officer of the town in New England, who assists in managing the affairs of the town. [See Selectmen.]
55870	towser	[.] TOWS'ER, n. [from touse.] The name of a dog.
55871	toxical	[.] TOX'ICAL, a. [L. toxicum.] Poisonous. [Little used.]
55872	toxicology	[.] TOXICOL'OGY, n. [Gr. poison, and discourse.] A discourse on poisons; or the doctrine of poisons.
55873	toy	[.] TOY, n. [.] 1. A plaything for children; a bauble. [.] 2. A trifle; a thing for amusement, but of no real value. [.] 3. An article of trade of little value. [.] [.] They exchange gold and pearl for toys. [.] 4. Matter of no importance. [.] [.] Nor ...
55874	toyer	[.] TOY'ER, n. One who toys; one who is full of trifling tricks.
55875	toyful	[.] TOY'FUL, a. Full of trifling play.
55876	toying	[.] TOY'ING, ppr. Dallying; trifling.
55877	toyish	[.] TOY'ISH, a. Trifling; wanton.
55878	toyishness	[.] TOY'ISHNESS, n. Disposition to dalliance or trifling.
55879	toyman	[.] TOY'MAN, n. [toy and man.] One that deals in toys.
55880	toyshop	[.] TOY'SHOP, n. [toy and shop.] A shop where toys are sold.
55881	toze	[.] TOZE, v.t. To pull by violence. [See Touse.]
55882	trace	[.] TRACE, n. [L. tractus, tracto. See Track, and the verb Trace.] [.] 1. A mark left by any thing passing; a footstep; a track; a vestige; as the trace of a carriage or sled; the trade of a man or of a deer. [.] 2. Remains; a mark, impression or visible appearance ...
55883	traceable	[.] TRA'CEABLE, a. That may be traced.
55884	traced	[.] TRA'CED, pp. Marked out; delineated; followed.
55885	tracer	[.] TRA'CER, n. One that traces or follows by marks.
55886	tracery	[.] TRA'CERY, n. Ornamental stone work.
55887	trachea	[.] TRA'CHEA, n. [Low L. from Gr. rough.] In anatomy, the windpipe.
55888	tracheal	[.] TRA'CHEAL, a. Pertaining to the trachea or windpipe; as the tracheal artery.
55889	tracheocele	[.] TRA'CHEOCELE, n. [trachea and a tumor.] An enlargement of the thyroid gland; bronchocele or goiter.
55890	tracheotomy	[.] TRACHEOT'OMY, n. [trachea and to cut.] In surgery, the operation of making an opening into the windpipe.
55891	trachyte	[.] TRA'CHYTE, n. [Gr.rough.] A species of volcanic rock, composed of crystals of glassy feldspar, sometimes with crystals of hornblend, mica, iron pyrite, &c.
55892	trachytic	[.] TRACHYT'IC, a. Pertaining to trachyte, or consisting of it.
55893	tracing	[.] TRA'CING, ppr. [from trace.] Marking out; drawing in lines; following by marks or footsteps. [.] Tracing lines, in a ship, are lines passing through a block or thimble, and used to hoist a thing higher. [.] TRA'CING, n. Course; regular track or path.
55894	track	[.] TRACK, n. [.] 1. A mark left by something that has passed along; as the track of a ship, a wake; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or sleigh. [.] 2. A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or beast. Savages are said to be wonderfully sagacious ...
55895	tracked	[.] TRACK'ED, pp. Followed by the footsteps.
55896	tracking	[.] TRACK'ING, ppr. Following by the impression of the feet; drawing a boat; towing.
55897	trackless	[.] TRACK'LESS, a. Having no track; marked by no footsteps; untrodden; as a trackless desert.
55898	tract	[.] TRACT, n. [L. tractus; traho.] [.] 1. Something drawn out or extended. [.] 2. A region, or quantity of land or water, of indefinite extent. We may apply tract to the sandy and barren desert of Syria and Arabia, or to the narrow vales of Italy and Sardinia. We ...
55899	tractability	[.] TRACTABIL'ITY, n. [from tractable.] The quality or state of being tractable or docile; docility; tractableness.
55900	tractable	[.] TRACT'ABLE, a. [L. tractabilis, from tracto, to handle or lead.] [.] 1. That may be easily led, taught or managed; docile; manageable; governable; as tractable children; a tractable learner. [.] 2. Palpable; such as may be handled; as tractable measures.
55901	tractableness	[.] TRACT'ABLENESS, n. The state or quality of being tractable or manageable; docility; as the tractableness of children.
55902	tractably	[.] TRACT'ABLY, adv. In a tractable manner; with ready compliance.
55903	tractate	[.] TRACT'ATE, n. [L. tractatus.] A treatise; a tract. [Not now in use.]
55904	tractation	[.] TRACTA'TION, n. [L. tractatio.] Treatment or handling of a subject; discussion.
55905	tractatrix	[.] TRACTA'TRIX, n. In geometry, a curve line.
55906	tractile	[.] TRACT'ILE, a. [L. tractus.] Capable of being drawn out in length; ductile. [.] [.] Bodies are tractile or intractile.
55907	tractility	[.] TRACTIL'ITY, n. The quality of being tractile; ductility.
55908	traction	[.] TRAC'TION, n. [L. tractus, traho.] The act of drawing, or state of being drawn; as the traction of a muscle. [.] 1. Attraction; a drawing towards.
55909	tractor	[.] TRACT'OR, n. That which draws, or is used for drawing.
55910	trade	[.] TRADE, n. [L. tracto, to handle, use, treat.] [.] 1. The act or business of exchanging commodities by barter; or the business of buying and selling for money; commerce; traffic; barter. Trade comprehends every species of exchange or dealing, either in the produce ...
55911	trade-wind	[.] TRA'DE-WIND, n. [trade and wind. A wind that favors trade. A trade wind is a wind that blows constantly in the same direction, or a wind that blows for a number of months in one direction, and then changing, blows as long in the opposite direction. These winds in ...
55912	traded	[.] TRA'DED, a. Versed; practiced. [Not in use.]
55913	tradeful	[.] TRA'DEFUL, a. Commercial; busy in traffic.
55914	trader	[.] TRA'DER, n. One engaged in trade or commerce; a dealer in buying and selling or barter; as a trader to the East Indies; a trader to Canada; a country trader.
55915	tradesfolk	[.] TRA'DESFOLK, n. People employed in trade. [Not in use.]
55916	tradesman	[.] TRA'DESMAN, n. [trade and man.] A shopkeeper. A merchant is called a trader, but not a tradesman. [.] [In America, a shopkeeper is usually called a retailer.]
55917	trading	[.] TRA'DING, ppr. Trafficking; exchanging commodities by barter,or buying and selling them. [.] 1. a. Carrying on commerce; as a trading company. [.] TRA'DING, n. The act or business of carrying on commerce.
55918	tradition	[.] TRADI'TION, n. [L. traditio, from trado, to deliver.] [.] 1. Delivery; the act of delivering into the hands of another. [.] [.] A deed takes effect only from the tradition or delivery. [.] [.] The sale of a movable is completed by simple tradition. [.] 2. ...
55919	traditional	[.] TRADI'TIONAL
55920	traditionally	[.] TRADI'TIONALLY, adv. By transmission from father to son, or from age to age; as an opinion or doctrine traditionally derived from the apostles, is of no authority.
55921	traditionary	[.] TRADI'TIONARY, a. Delivered orally from father to son; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without writing; as traditional opinions; traditional evidence; the traditional expositions of the Scriptures. [.] [.] The ...
55922	traditioner	[.] TRADI'TIONER
55923	traditionist	[.] TRADI'TIONIST, n. One who adheres to tradition.
55924	traditive	[.] TRAD'ITIVE, a. [L. trado.] Transmitted or transmissible from father to son, or from age to age, by oral communication. [.] [.] Suppose we on things traditive divide.
55925	traditor	[.] TRAD'ITOR, n. [L.] A deliverer; a name of infamy given to christians who delivered the Scriptures or the goods of the church to their persecutors,to save their lives.
55926	traduce	[.] TRADU'CE, v.t. [L. traduco; trans, over,and duco, to lead.] [.] 1. To represent as blamable; to condemn. [.] [.] The best stratagem that Satan hath, is by traducing the form and manner of the devout prayers of God's church. [.] 2. To calumniate; to vilify; ...
55927	traduced	[.] TRADU'CED, pp. Misrepresented; calumniated.
55928	traducement	[.] TRADU'CEMENT, n. Misrepresentation; ill founded censure; defamation; calumny. [Little used.]
55929	traducent	[.] TRADU'CENT, a. Slandering; slanderous.
55930	traducer	[.] TRADU'CER, n. One that traduces; a slanderer; a calumniator.
55931	traducible	[.] TRADU'CIBLE, a. That may be orally derived or propagated. [Little used.]
55932	traducing	[.] TRADU'CING, ppr. Slandering; defaming; calumniating.
55933	traducingly	[.] TRADU'CINGLY, adv. Slanderously; by way of defamation.
55934	traduction	[.] TRADUC'TION, n. [L. traductio.] Derivation from one of the same kind; propagation. [.] [.] If by traduction came thy mind, [.] [.] Our wonder is the less to find [.] [.] A soul so charming from a stock so good. [.] 1. Tradition; transmission from one to ...
55935	traductive	[.] TRADUC'TIVE, a. Derivable; that may be deduced.
55936	traffick	[.] TRAF'FICK, n. [L. trans.] [.] 1. Trade; commerce,either by barter or by buying and selling. This word, like trade, comprehends every species of dealing in the exchange or passing of goods or merchandise from hand to hand for an equivalent,unless the business of ...
55937	traffickable	[.] TRAF'FICKABLE, a. Marketable. [Not in use.]
55938	trafficker	[.] TRAF'FICKER, n. One who caries on commerce; a trader; a merchant. Is.8.
55939	trafficking	[.] TRAF'FICKING, ppr. Trading; bartering; buying and selling goods, wares and commodities.
55940	tragacanth	[.] TRAG'ACANTH, n. [L. tragacanthum; Gr. a goat, and thorn.] [.] 1. Goat's thorn; a plant of the genus Astragalus, of several species, growing in Syria, Candia, &c. almost all of which were included by Linne in the tragacanthas, and all of which produce the gum tragacanth. [.] 2. ...
55941	tragedian	[.] TRAGE'DIAN, n.[L. tragoedus. See Tragedy.] A writer of tragedy. [.] 1. More generally, an actor of tragedy.
55942	tragedy	[.] TRAG'EDY, n. [Gr. said to be composed of a goat, and a song, because originally it consisted in a hymn sung in honor of Bacchus by a chorus of music, with dances and the sacrifice of a goat.] [.] 1. A dramatic poem representing some signal action performed by illustrious ...
55943	tragi-comedy	[.] TRAGI-COM'EDY, n. A kind of dramatic piece representing some action passed among eminent persons, the event of which is not unhappy, in which serious and comic scenes are blended; a species of composition not now used, or held in little estimation.
55944	tragi-comic	[.] TRAGI-COM'IC
55945	tragi-comical	[.] TRAGI-COM'ICAL, a. Pertaining to tragi-comedy; partaking of a mixture of grave and comic scenes.
55946	tragi-comically	[.] TRAGI-COM'ICALLY, adv. In a tragicomical manner.
55947	tragic	[.] TRAGIC
55948	tragical	[.] TRAG'ICAL, a. [L. tragicus.] [.] 1. Pertaining to tragedy; of the nature or character of tragedy; as a tragic poem; tragic play or representation. [.] 2. Fatal to life; mournful; sorrowful; calamitous; as the tragic scenes of Hayti the tragic horrors of Scio ...
55949	tragically	[.] TRAG'ICALLY, adv. In a tragical manner; with fatal issue; mournfully; sorrowfully. The play ends tragically.
55950	tragicalness	[.] TRAG'ICALNESS, n. Fatality; mournfulness; sadness. [.] [.] We moralize the fable in the tragicalness of the event.
55951	trail	[.] TRAIL, v.t. [L. traho.] [.] 1. To hunt by the track. [See the Norman, supra.] [.] 2. To draw along the ground. Trail your pikes. [.] [.] And hung his head, and trail'd his legs along. [.] [.] They shall not trail me through the streets [.] [.] Like ...
55952	trailed	[.] TRAILED, pp. Hunted by the tracks; laid flat; drawn along on the ground; brought to a lower position; as trailed arms.
55953	trailing	[.] TRA'ILING, ppr. Hunting by the track; drawing on the ground; trading down; laying flat; bringing to a lower position; drawing out in length. [.] [.] Since men of foot whose broad-set backs their trailing
55954	train	[.] TRAIN, v.t. [L. traho, to draw?] [.] 1. To draw along. [.] [.] In hollow cube he train'd [.] [.] His devilish enginery. [.] 2. Top draw; to entice; to allure. [.] [.] If but twelve French [.] [.] Were there in arms, they would be as a call [.] [.] ...
55955	train-band	[.] TRA'IN-BAND, n. [train and band.] A band or company of militia. Train-bands, in the plural,militia; so called because trained to military exercises.
55956	train-bearer	[.] TRA'IN-BEARER, n. [train and bearer.] One who holds up a train.
55957	train-oil	[.] TRA'IN-OIL, n. [train and oil.] The oil procured from the blubber or fat of whales by boiling.
55958	train-road	[.] TRA'IN-ROAD, n. [train and road.] In mines, a slight rail-way for small wagons.
55959	trainable	[.] TRA'INABLE, a. That may be trained. [Little used.]
55960	trained	[.] TRA'INED, pp. Drawn; allured; educated; formed by instruction.
55961	training	[.] TRA'INING, ppr. Drawing; alluring; educating; teaching and forming by practice. [.] TRA'INING, n. The act or process of drawing or educating; education. In gardening, the operation or art of forming young trees to a wall or espalier, or of causing them to grow ...
55962	trainy	[.] TRA'INY, a. Belonging to train-oil. [Not in use.]
55963	traipse	[.] TRAIPSE, v.i. To walk sluttishly or carelessly. [A low word.]
55964	trait	[.] TRAIT, n. [L. tractus. See Tract and Treat.] [.] 1. A stroke; a touch. [.] [.] By this single trait, Homer makes an essential
55965	traitor	[.] TRA'ITOR, n. [L. traditor; trado, to deliver.] [.] 1. One who violates his allegiance and betrays his country; one guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers his country to its enemy, or any fort or place entrusted to his defense, or who surrenders ...
55966	traitorly	[.] TRA'ITORLY, a. Treacherous. [Not in use.]
55967	traitorous	[.] TRA'ITOROUS, a. Guilty of treason; treacherous; perfidious; faithless; as a traitorous officer or subject. [.] 1. Consisting in treason; partaking of treason; implying breach of allegiance; as a traitorous scheme or conspiracy.
55968	traitorously	[.] TRA'ITOROUSLY, adv. In violation of allegiance and trust; treacherously; perfidiously. [.] [.] They had traitorously endeavored to subvert the fundamental laws.
55969	traitorousness	[.] TRA'ITOROUSNESS, n. Treachery; the quality of being treasonable.
55970	traitress	[.] TRA'ITRESS, n. A female who betrays her country or her trust.
55971	traject	[.] TRAJECT', v.t. [L. trajectus,trajicio; trans and jacio, to throw.] [.] To throw or cast through; as, to traject the sun's light through three or more cross prisms.
55972	trajecting	[.] TRAJECT'ING, ppr. Casting through.
55973	trajection	[.] TRAJEC'TION, n. The act of casting or darting through. [.] 1. Transportation. [.] 2. Emission.
55974	trajectory	[.] TRAJECT'ORY, n. The orbit of a comet; the path described by a comet in its motion, which Dr. Halley supposes to be elliptical.
55975	tralation	[.] TRALA'TION, n. [from L. translatio.] A change in the use of a word, or the use of a word in a less proper, but more significant sense.
55976	tralatitious	[.] TRALATI'TIOUS, a. [L. translatus, transfero.] [.] Metaphorical; not literal.
55977	tralatitiously	[.] TRALATI'TIOUSLY, adv. Metaphorically; not in a literal sense.
55978	tralineate	[.] TRALIN'EATE, v.t. [L. trans and linea, line.] To deviate from any direction. [Not in use.]
55979	tralucent	[.] TRALU'CENT, a. [L. tralucens; trans and luceo.] Transparent; clear.
55980	trammel	[.] TRAM'MEL, n. [.] 1. A kind of long net for catching birds or fishes. [.] [.] The trammel differs not much from the shape of the bunt. [.] 2. A kind of shackles used for regulating the motions of a horse, and making him amble. [.] 3. An iron hook, of various ...
55981	trammeled	[.] TRAM'MELED, pp. Caught; confined; shackled. [.] 1. In the manege, a horse is said to be trammeled, when he has blazes or white marks on the fore and hind foot of one side.
55982	trammeling	[.] TRAM'MELING, ppr. Catching; confining; shackling.
55983	tramontane	[.] TRAMON'TANE, n. One living beyond the mountain; a stranger. [.] TRAMON'TANE, a. [L. trans, beyond, and mons, mountain.] Lying or being beyond the mountain; foreign; barbarous. The Italian painters apply this epithet to all such as live north of the Alps, as ...
55984	tramp	[.] TRAMP, v.t. To tread. [.] TRAMP, v.i. To travel; to wander or stroll.
55985	tramper	[.] TRAMP'ER, n. A stroller; a vagrant or vagabond.
55986	trample	[.] TRAM'PLE, v.t. [.] 1. To tread under foot; especially, to tread upon with pride, contempt, triumph or scorn. [.] [.] Neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet. Matt. 7. [.] 2. To tread down; to prostrate by treading; ...
55987	trampled	[.] TRAM'PLED, pp. Trod on; trodden under foot.
55988	trampler	[.] TRAM'PLER, n. One that tramples; one that treads down.
55989	trampling	[.] TRAM'PLING, ppr. Treading under foot; prostrating by treading; treading with contempt and insult.
55990	tranation	[.] TRANA'TION, n. [L. trano.] The act of passing over by swimming. [Not in use.]
55991	trance	[.] TR`ANCE, n. tr`ans. [L. transitus, a passing over; transeo, to pass over; trans and eo.] An ecstasy; a state in which the soul seems to have passed out of the body into celestial regions, or to be rapt into visions. [.] [.] My soul was ravish'd quite as in a trance. [.] [.] ...
55992	tranced	[.] TR`ANCED, a. Lying in a trance or ecstasy. [.] [.] And there I left him tranc'd.
55993	trangram	[.] TRAN'GRAM, n. An odd thing intricately contrived. [It is said to be a cant word, and is not used.] [.] Trannel, used by Moxon, is a mistake for tree-nail, pronounced by ship-builders trunnel.
55994	tranquil	[.] TRAN'QUIL, a. [L. tranquillus.] Quiet; calm; undisturbed; peaceful; not agitated. The atmosphere is tranquil. The state is tranquil. A tranquil retirement is desirable; but a tranquil mind is essential to happiness.
55995	tranquilize	[.] TRAN'QUILIZE, v.t. To quiet; to allay when agitated; to compose; to make calm and peaceful; as, to tranquilize a state disturbed by factions or civil commotions; to tranquilize the mind. [.] [.] Religion haunts the imagination of the sinner, instead of tranquilizing ...
55996	tranquilized	[.] TRAN'QUILIZED, pp. Quieted; calmed; composed.
55997	tranquilizing	[.] TRAN'QUILIZING, ppr. Quieting; composing.
55998	tranquillity	[.] TRANQUIL'LITY, n. [L. tranquillitas.] Quietness; a calm state; freedom from disturbance or agitation. We speak of the tranquillity of public affairs, of the state, of the world, the tranquillity of a retired life, the tranquillity of mind proceeding from conscious ...
55999	tranquilly	[.] TRAN'QUILLY, adv. Quietly; peacefully.
56000	tranquilness	[.] TRAN'QUILNESS, n. Quietness; peacefulness.
56001	transact	[.] TRANSACT', v.t. [L. transactus, transigo; trans and ago; to act or drive through.] To do; to perform; to manage; as, to transact commercial business. We transact business in person or by an agent.
56002	transacted	[.] TRANSACT'ED, pp. Done; performed; managed.
56003	transacting	[.] TRANSACT'ING, ppr. Managing; performing.
56004	transaction	[.] TRANSAC'TION, n. The doing or performing of any business; management of any affair. [.] 1. That which is done; an affair. We are not to expect in history a minute detail of every transaction. [.] 2. In the civil law, an adjustment of a dispute between parties ...
56005	transactor	[.] TRANSACT'OR, n. One who performs or conducts any business.
56006	transalpine	[.] TRANSAL'PINE, a. [L. trans, beyond, and Alpine, of the Alps.] [.] Lying or being beyond the Alps in regard to Rome, that is, on the north or west of the Alps; as Transalpine Gaul; opposed to Cisalpine.
56007	transanimate	[.] TRANSAN'IMATE, v.t. [trans and animate.] To animate by the conveyance of a soul to another body.
56008	transanimation	[.] TRANSANIMA'TION, n. [L. trans and anima.] Conveyance of the soul from one body to another; transmigration. [The latter is the word generally used.]
56009	transatlantic	[.] TRANSATLAN'TIC, a. [L. trans, beyond, and Atlantic.] Lying or being beyond the Atlantic. When used by a person in Europe or Africa, transatlantic signifies being in America; when by a person in America, it denotes being or lying in Europe or Africa. We apply it chiefly ...
56010	transcend	[.] TRANSCEND', v.t. [L. transcendo; trans and scando, to climb.] [.] 1. To rise above; to surmount; as lights in the heavens transcending the region of the clouds. [.] 2. To pass over; to go beyond. [.] [.] It is dangerous opinion to such hopes as shall transcend ...
56011	transcended	[.] TRANSCEND'ED, pp. Overpassed; surpassed; exceeded.
56012	transcendence	[.] TRANSCEND'ENCE
56013	transcendency	[.] TRANSCEND'ENCY, n. Superior excellence; supereminence. [.] 1. Elevation above truth; exaggeration.
56014	transcendent	[.] TRANSCEND'ENT, a. [L. transcendens.] Very excellent; superior or supreme in excellence; surpassing others; as transcendent worth; transcendent valor. [.] [.] Cloth'd with transcendent brightness.
56015	transcendental	[.] TRANSCENDENT'AL, a. Supereminent; surpassing others; as transcendental being or qualities. [.] Transcendental quantities, among geometricians, are indeterminate ones, or such as cannot be expressed or fixed to any constant equation. [.] Transcendental curve, is such as ...
56016	transcendently	[.] TRANSCEND'ENTLY, adv. Very excellently; supereminently; by way of eminence. [.] [.] The law of christianity is eminently and transcendently called the word of truth.
56017	transcolate	[.] TRANS'COLATE, v.t. [L. trans and colo, to strain.] [.] To strain; to cause to pass through a sieve or colander.
56018	transcribe	[.] TRANSCRI'BE, v.t. [L. transcribo; trans, over, and scribo, to write.] To copy; to write over again or in the same words; to write a copy of any thing; as, to transcribe Livy or Tacitus; to transcribe a letter.
56019	transcribed	[.] TRANSCRI'BED, pp. Copied.
56020	transcriber	[.] TRANSCRI'BER, n. A copier; one who writes from a copy.
56021	transcribing	[.] TRANSCRI'BING, ppr. Writing from a copy; writing copy.
56022	transcript	[.] TRAN'SCRIPT, n. [L. transcriptum.] A copy; a writing made from and according to an original; a writing or composition consisting of the same words with the original. [.] [.] The decalogue of Moses was but a transcript, not an original. [.] 1. A copy of any kind. [.] [.] ...
56023	transcription	[.] TRANSCRIP'TION, n. The act of copying. Corruptions creep into books by repeated transcriptions.
56024	transcriptively	[.] TRANSCRIPT'IVELY, adv. In manner of a copy.
56025	transcur	[.] TRANSCUR', v.i. [L. transcurro; trans and curro, to run.]run or rove to and fro. [Little used.]
56026	transcursion	[.] TRANSCUR'SION, n. [supra.] A rambling or ramble; a passage beyond certain limits; extraordinary deviation; as the transcursion of a comet. [.] [.] I am to make often transcursions into the neighboring
56027	transduction	[.] TRANSDUC'TION, n. [L. trans and duco.] The act of conveying over.
56028	transe	[.] TRANSE, n. Ecstasy. [See Trance.]
56029	transelementation	[.] TRANSELEMENTA'TION, n. [trans and element.] The change of the elements of one body into those of another, as of the bread and wine into the actual body and blood of Christ; transubstantiation.
56030	transept	[.] TRAN'SEPT, n. [L. trans and septum.] In ancient churches, the aisle extending across the nave and main aisles.
56031	transfer	[.] TRANSFER', v.t. [L. transfero; trans and fero, to carry.] [.] 1. To convey from one place or person to another; to transport or remove to another place or person; as, to transfer the laws of one country to another. The seat of government was transferred from New ...
56032	transferable	[.] TRANSFER'ABLE, a. That may be transferred or conveyed from one place or person to another. [.] 1. Negotiable, as a note, bill of exchange or other evidence of property, that may be conveyed from one person to another by indorsement or other writing. The stocks of ...
56033	transferred	[.] TRANSFER'RED, pp. Conveyed from one to another.
56034	transferree	[.] TRANSFERREE', n. The person to whom a transfer is made.
56035	transferrer	[.] TRANSFER'RER, n. One who makes a transfer or conveyance.
56036	transferring	[.] TRANSFER'RING, ppr. Removing from one place or person to another; conveying to another, as a right.
56037	transfiguration	[.] TRANSFIGURA'TION, n. [.] 1. A change of form; particularly, the supernatural change in the personal appearance of our Savior on the mount. [.] See Matt. 17. [.] 2. A feast held by the Romish church on the 6th of August, in commemoration of the miraculous change ...
56038	transfigure	[.] TRANSFIG'URE, v.t. [L. trans and figura.] To transform; to change the outward form or appearance. [.] [.] --And was transfigured before them. Matt. 17.
56039	transfigured	[.] TRANSFIG'URED, pp. Changed in form.
56040	transfiguring	[.] TRANSFIG'URING, ppr. Transforming; changing the external form.
56041	transfix	[.] TRANSFIX', v.t. [L. transfixus, transfigo; trans and figo.] [.] To pierce through, as with a pointed weapon; as, to transfix one with a dart or spear.
56042	transfixed	[.] TRANSFIX'ED, pp. Pierced through.
56043	transfixing	[.] TRANSFIX'ING, ppr. Piercing through with a pointed weapon.
56044	transform	[.] TRANSFORM', v.t. [L. trans and forma.] [.] 1. To change the form of; to change the shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as a caterpillar transformed into a butterfly. [.] 2. To change one substance into another; to transmute. The alchimists sought to transform ...
56045	transformation	[.] TRANSFORMA'TION, n. The act or operation of changing the form or external appearance. [.] 1. Metamorphosis; change of form in insects; as from a caterpillar to a butterfly. [.] 2. Transmutation; the change of one metal into another, as of copper or tin into gold. [.] 3. ...
56046	transformed	[.] TRANSFORM'ED, pp. Changed in form or external appearance; metamorphosed; transmuted; renewed.
56047	transforming	[.] TRANSFORM'ING, ppr. Changing the form or external appearance; metamorphosing; transmuting; renewing. [.] 1. a. Effecting or able to effect a change of form or state; as the transforming power of true religion.
56048	transfreight	[.] TRANSFREIGHT, v.i. transfra'te. To pass over the sea. [Not in use.]
56049	transfretation	[.] TRANSFRETA'TION, n. [L. trans and fretum, a strait.] [.] The passing over a strait or narrow sea. [Little used.]
56050	transfuse	[.] TRANSFUSE, v.t. transfu'ze. [L. transfusus, transfundo; trans and fundo.] [.] 1. To pour, as liquor, out of one vessel into another. [.] 2. To transfer, as blood, from one animal to another. [.] 3. To cause to pass from one to another; to cause to be instilled ...
56051	transfused	[.] TRANSFU'SED, pp. Poured form one vessel into another.
56052	transfusible	[.] TRANSFU'SIBLE, a. That may be transfused, &c.
56053	transfusing	[.] TRANSFU'SING, ppr. Pouring out of one vessel into another; transferring.
56054	transfusion	[.] TRANSFUSION, n. transfu'zhon. The act of pouring, as liquor, out of one vessel into another. In chimistry and pharmacy, transfusions of liquors are frequent. [.] 1. The act or operation of transferring the blood of one animal into the vascular system of another ...
56055	transgress	[.] TRANSGRESS', v.t. [L. transgressus, transgredior; trans and gradior, to pass.] [.] 1. To pass over or beyond any limit; to surpass. [.] 2. In a moral sense, to overpass any rule prescribed as the limit of duty; to break or violate a law, civil or moral. To transgress ...
56056	transgressed	[.] TRANSGRESS'ED, pp. Overpassed; violated.
56057	transgressing	[.] TRANSGRESS'ING, ppr. Passing beyond; surpassing; violating; sinning.
56058	transgression	[.] TRANSGRES'SION, n. The act of passing over or beyond any law or rule of moral duty; the violation of a law or known principle of rectitude; breach of command. [.] [.] He mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away. Ezra 10. [.] [.] ...
56059	transgressional	[.] TRANSGRES'SIONAL, a. That violates a law or rule of duty.
56060	transgressive	[.] TRANSGRESS'IVE, a. Faulty; culpable; apt to transgress.
56061	transgressor	[.] TRANSGRESS'OR, n. One who breaks a law or violates a command; one who violates any known rule or principle of rectitude; a sinner. [.] [.] The way of transgressors is hard. Prov. 13.
56062	transhape	[.] TRANSHA'PE, v.t. [trans and shape.] To transform. [Not in use.]
56063	tranship	[.] TRANSHIP', v.t. [trans and ship.] To convey from one ship to another; a commercial word.
56064	transhipment	[.] TRANSHIP'MENT, n. The act of transferring, as goods, from one ship to another.
56065	transhipped	[.] TRANSHIP'PED, pp. Carried from one ship to another.
56066	transhipping	[.] TRANSHIP'PING, ppr. Carrying from one ship to another.
56067	transient	[.] TRANSIENT, a. tran'shent. [L. transiens, transeo; trans and eo.] [.] 1. Passing; not stationary; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable. How transient are the pleasures of this life! [.] [.] --Measur'd this transient world. [.] 2. ...
56068	transiently	[.] TRAN'SIENTLY, adv. [supra.] In passage; for a short time; not with continuance. [.] [.] I touch here but transiently--on some few of those many rules of imitating nature, which Aristotle drew from Homer.
56069	transientness	[.] TRAN'SIENTNESS, n. [supra.] Shortness of continuance; speedy passage.
56070	transilience	[.] TRANSIL'IENCE
56071	transiliency	[.] TRANSIL'IENCY, n. [L. transiliens, transilio; trans and salio.] [.] A leap from thing to thing. [Not much used.]
56072	transit	[.] TRANS'IT, n. [L. transitus, from transeo.] [.] 1. A passing; a passing over or through; conveyance; as the transit of goods through a country. [.] 2. In astronomy, the passing of one heavenly body over the disk of another and larger. I witnessed the transit of ...
56073	transit-duty	[.] TRANS'IT-DUTY, n. A duty paid on goods that pass through a country.
56074	transition	[.] TRANSI'TION, n. transizh'on. [L. transitio.] Passage from one place or state to another; change; as the transition of the weather form hot to cold. Sudden transitions are sometimes attended with evil effects. [.] [.] The spots are of the same color throughout, ...
56075	transitive	[.] TRANS'ITIVE, a. Having the power of passing. [.] 1. In grammar, a transitive verb is one which is or may be followed by an object; a verb expressing an action which passes from the agent to an object, from the subject which does, to the object on which it is done. ...
56076	transitorily	[.] TRANS'ITORILY, adv. [See Transitory.] With short continuance.
56077	transitoriness	[.] TRANS'ITORINESS, n. A passing with short continuance; speedy departure or evanescence. Who is not convinced of the transitoriness of all sublunary happiness?
56078	transitory	[.] TRANS'ITORY, a. [L. transitorius.] Passing without continuance; continuing a short time; fleeting; speedily vanishing. [.] [.] O Lord, comfort and succor all them who, in this
56079	translatable	[.] TRANSLA'TABLE, a. [from translate.] Capable of being translated or rendered into another language.
56080	translate	[.] TRANSLA'TE, v.t. [L. translatus, from transfero; trans, over, and fero, to bear.] [.] 1. To bear, carry or remove from one place to another. It is applied to the removal of a bishop from one see to another. [.] [.] The bishop of Rochester, when the king would ...
56081	translated	[.] TRANSLA'TED, pp. Conveyed from one place to another; removed to heaven without dying; rendered into another language.
56082	translating	[.] TRANSLA'TING, ppr. Conveying or removing from one place to another; conveying to heaven without dying; interpreting in another language.
56083	translation	[.] TRANSLA'TION, n. [L. translatio.] [.] 1. The act of removing or conveying from one place to another; removal; as the translation of a disease from the foot to the breast. [.] 2. The removal of a bishop from one see to another. [.] 3. The removal of a person ...
56084	translative	[.] TRANSLA'TIVE, a. Taken from others.
56085	translator	[.] TRANSLA'TOR, n. One who renders into another language; one who expresses the sense of words in one language by equivalent words in another.
56086	translatory	[.] TRANS'LATORY, a. Transferring; serving to translate.
56087	translatress	[.] TRANSLA'TRESS, n. A female translator.
56088	translocation	[.] TRANSLOCA'TION, n. [L. trans and locatio, loco.] Removal of things reciprocally to each others' places; or rather substitution of one thing for another. [.] [.] There happened certain translocations of animal and vegetable substances at the deluge.
56089	translucency	[.] TRANSLU'CENCY, n. [L. translucens; trans, through, and luceo, to shine.] [.] 1. The property of admitting rays of light to pass through, but not so as to render objects distinguishable. [.] 2. Transparency.
56090	translucent	[.] TRANSLU'CENT, a. In mineralogy, transmitting rays of light, but not so as to render objects distinctly visible. [.] 1. Transparent; clear. [.] [.] Replenish'd from the cool translucent springs.
56091	translucid	[.] TRANSLU'CID, a. [L. translucidus, supra.] [.] Transparent; clear. [See Translucent.]
56092	transmarine	[.] TRANSMARINE, a. [L. transmarinus; trans and marinus; mare, sea.] [.] Lying or being beyond the sea.
56093	transmew	[.] TRANSMEW', v.t. [L. transmuto.] To transmute; to transform; to metamorphose. [Not in use.]
56094	transmigrant	[.] TRANS'MIGRANT, a. [See Transmigrate.] Migrating; passing into another country or state for residence, or into another form or body. [.] TRANS'MIGRANT, n. One who migrates or leaves his own country and passes into another for settlement. [.] 1. One who passes ...
56095	transmigrate	[.] TRANS'MIGRATE, v.i. [L. transmigro; trans and migro, to migrate.] [.] 1. To migrate; to pass from one country or jurisdiction to another for the purpose of residing in it; as men or families. [.] 2. To pass from one body into another. [.] [.] Their souls may ...
56096	transmigrating	[.] TRANS'MIGRATING, ppr. Passing from one country, state or body into another.
56097	transmigration	[.] TRANSMIGRA'TION, n. The passing of men from one country to another for the purpose of residence, particularly of a whole people. [.] 1. The passing of a thing into another state, as of one substance into another. [.] 2. The passing of the soul into another body, ...
56098	transmigrator	[.] TRANS'MIGRATOR, n. One who transmigrates.
56099	transmigratory	[.] TRANSMI'GRATORY, a. Passing from one place, body or state to another.
56100	transmissibility	[.] TRANSMISSIBIL'ITY, n. [from transmissible.] The quality of being transmissible.
56101	transmissible	[.] TRANSMIS'SIBLE, a. [See Transmit.] [.] 1. That may be transmitted or passed from one to another. [.] 2. That may be transmitted through a transparent body.
56102	transmission	[.] TRANSMIS'SION, n. [L. transmissio.] [.] 1. The act of sending from one place or person to another; as the transmission of letters, writings, papers, news and the like, from one country to another; or the transmission of rights,titles or privileges from father to son, ...
56103	transmissive	[.] TRANSMIS'SIVE, a. Transmitted; derived from one to another. [.] [.] Itself a sun, it with transmissive light [.] [.] Enlivens worlds denied to human sight.
56104	transmit	[.] TRANSMIT', v.t. [L. transmitto; trans and mitto, to send.] [.] 1. To send from one person or place to another; as, to transmit a letter or a memorial; to transmit dispatches; to transmit money or bills of exchange from one city or country to another. Light is transmitted ...
56105	transmittal	[.] TRANSMIT'TAL, n. Transmission.
56106	transmitted	[.] TRANSMIT'TED, pp. Sent from one person or place to another; caused or suffered to pass through.
56107	transmitter	[.] TRANSMIT'TER, n. One who transmits.
56108	transmittible	[.] TRANSMIT'TIBLE, a. That may be transmitted.
56109	transmitting	[.] TRANSMIT'TING, ppr. Sending from one person or place to another; suffering to pass through.
56110	transmutability	[.] TRANSMUTABIL'ITY, n. [See Transmute.] Susceptibility of change into another nature or substance.
56111	transmutable	[.] TRANSMU'TABLE, a. [from transmute.] Capable of being changed into a different substance, or into something of a different form or nature. [.] [.] The fluids and solids of an animal body are transmutable into one another.
56112	transmutably	[.] TRANSMU'TABLY, adv. With capacity of being changed into another substance or nature.
56113	transmutation	[.] TRANSMUTA'TION, n. [L. transmutatio.] [.] 1. The change of any thing into another substance, or into something of a different nature. For a long time, the transmutation of base metals into gold was deemed practicable, but nature proved refractory, and the alchimists ...
56114	transmute	[.] TRANSMU'TE, v.t. [L. transmuto; trans and muto, to change.] [.] To change from one nature or substance into another. Water may be transmuted into ice, and ice into water; the juices of plants are transmuted into solid substances; but human skill has not been able to ...
56115	transmuted	[.] TRANSMU'TED, pp. Changed into another substance or nature.
56116	transmuter	[.] TRANSMU'TER, n. One that transmutes.
56117	transmuting	[.] TRANSMU'TING, ppr. Changing or transforming into another nature or substance.
56118	transom	[.] TRAN'SOM, n. [L. transenna, from trans, over, across.] [.] 1. A beam or timber extended across the stern-post of a ship, to strengthen the aft-part and give it due form. [.] 2. In architecture, the piece that is framed across a double light window; or a lintel ...
56119	transpadane	[.] TRANS'PADANE, a. [L. trans and Padus, the river Po.] [.] Being beyond the river Po.
56120	transparency	[.] TRANSPA'RENCY, n. [See Transparent.] That state or property of a body by which it suffers rays of light to pass through it, so that objects can be distinctly seen through it; diaphaneity. This is a property of glass, water and air, which when clear, admit the free ...
56121	transparent	[.] TRANSPA'RENT, a. [L. trans and pareo, to appear.] [.] 1. Having the property of transmitting rays of light so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as transparent glass; a transparent diamond; opposed to opake. [.] 2. ...
56122	transparently	[.] TRANSPA'RENTLY, adv. Clearly; so as to be seen through.
56123	transparentness	[.] TRANSPA'RENTNESS, n. The quality of being transparent; transparency.
56124	transpass	[.] TRANSP`ASS, v.t. [trans and pass.] To pass over. [Not in use.] [.] TRANSP`ASS, v.i. To pass by or away. [Not in use.]
56125	transpicuous	[.] TRANSPIC'UOUS, a. [L. trans and specio, to see.] Transparent; pervious to the sight. [.] [.] The wide transpicuous air.
56126	transpierce	[.] TRANSPIERCE, v.t. transpers'. To pierce through; to penetrate; to permeate; to pass through. [.] [.] His forceful spear the sides transpierc'd.
56127	transpierced	[.] TRANSPIERCED, pp. transpers'ed. Pierced through; penetrated.
56128	transpiercing	[.] TRANSPIERCING, ppr. transpers'ing. Penetrating; passing through.
56129	transpirable	[.] TRANSPI'RABLE, a. Capable of being emitted through pores.
56130	transpiration	[.] TRANSPIRA'TION, n. The act or process of passing off through the pores of the skin; cutaneous exhalation; as the transpiration of obstructed fluids.
56131	transpire	[.] TRANSPI'RE, v.t. [L. transpiro; trans and spiro.] To emit through the pores of the skin; to send off in vapor. [.] TRANSPI'RE, v.i. To be emitted through the pores of the skin; to exhale; to pass off in insensible perspiration; as, fluids transpire from the human ...
56132	transpiring	[.] TRANSPI'RING, ppr. Exhaling; passing off in insensible perspiration; becoming public.
56133	transplace	[.] TRANSPLA'CE, v.t. [trans and place.] To remove; to put in a new place. [.] [.] It was transplaced from the left side of the Vatican to a more eminent place. [Little used.]
56134	transplant	[.] TRANSPLANT', v.t. [L. planto.] [.] 1. To remove and plant in another place; as, to transplant trees. [.] 2. To remove and settle or establish for residence in another place; as, to transplant inhabitants. Salmaneser transplanted the Cuthites to Samaria. [.] 3. ...
56135	transplantation	[.] TRANSPLANTA'TION, n. The act of transplanting; the removal of a plant or of a settled inhabitant to a different place for growth or residence. [.] 1. Removal; conveyance form one to another. Formerly men believed in the transplantation of diseases.
56136	transplanted	[.] TRANSPLANT'ED, pp. Removed and planted or settled in another place.
56137	transplanter	[.] TRANSPLANT'ER, n. One who transplants. [.] 1. A machine for transplanting trees.
56138	transplanting	[.] TRANSPLANT'ING, ppr. Removing and planting or settling in another place.
56139	transplendency	[.] TRANSPLEND'ENCY, n. [L. trans and splendens. See Splendor.] [.] Supereminent splendor.
56140	transplendent	[.] TRANSPLEND'ENT, a. Resplendent in the highest degree.
56141	transplendently	[.] TRANSPLEND'ENTLY, adv. With eminent splendor.
56142	transport	[.] TRANSPORT, v.t. [L. transporto; trans and porto, to carry.] [.] 1. To carry or convey from one place to another, either by means of beasts or vehicles on land, or by ships in water, or by balloons in air; as, to transport the baggage of an army; to transport goods ...
56143	transportable	[.] TRANSPORTABLE, a. That may be transported.
56144	transportance	[.] TRANSPORTANCE, n. Conveyance. [Not in use.]
56145	transportation	[.] TRANSPORTA'TION, n. The act of carrying or conveying from one place to another, either on beasts or in vehicles, by land or water, or in air. Goods in Asia are transported on camels; in Europe and America, either on beasts or on carriages or sleds. But transportation ...
56146	transported	[.] TRANSPORTED, pp. Carried; conveyed; removed; ravished with delight.
56147	transportedly	[.] TRANSPORTEDLY, adv. In a state of rapture.
56148	transportedness	[.] TRANSPORTEDNESS, n. A state of rapture.
56149	transporter	[.] TRANSPORTER, n. One who transports or removes.
56150	transporting	[.] TRANSPORTING, ppr. Conveying or carrying from one place to another; removing; banishing for a crime. [.] 1. a. Ravishing with delight; bearing away the soul in pleasure; extatic; as transporting joy.
56151	transportment	[.] TRANSPORTMENT, n. Transportation. [Little used.]
56152	transposal	[.] TRANSPOSAL, n. transpo'zal. [from transpose.] The act of changing the places of things, and putting each in the place which was before occupied by the other.
56153	transpose	[.] TRANSPOSE, v.t. transpo'ze. [.] 1. To change the place or order of things by putting each in the place of the other; as, to transpose letters, words or propositions. [.] 2. To put out of place. [.] 3. In algebra, to bring any term of an equation over to the ...
56154	transposed	[.] TRANSPO'SED, pp. Being changed in place and one put in the place of the other.
56155	transposing	[.] TRANSPO'SING, ppr. Changing the place of things and putting each in the place of the other. [.] 1. Bringing any term of an equation over to the other side. [.] 2. Changing the natural order of words.
56156	transposition	[.] TRANSPOSI'TION, n. [L. transpositio.] [.] 1. A changing of the places of things and putting each in the place before occupied by the other; as the transposition of words in a sentence. [.] 2. The state of being reciprocally changed in place. [.] 3. In algebra, ...
56157	transpositional	[.] TRANSPOSI'TIONAL, a. Pertaining to transposition.
56158	transpositive	[.] TRANSPOS'ITIVE, a. Made by transposing; consisting in transposition.
56159	transubstantiate	[.] TRANSUBSTAN'TIATE, v.t. To change to another substance; as, to transubstantiate the sacramental elements, bread and wine, into the flesh and blood of Christ, according to the popish doctrine.
56160	transubstantiation	[.] TRANSUBSTANTIA'TION, n. Change of substance. In the Romish theology, the supposed conversion of the bread and wine in the eucharist, into the body and blood of Christ.
56161	transubstantiator	[.] TRANSUBSTAN'TIATOR, n. One who maintains the popish doctrine of transubstantiation.
56162	transudation	[.] TRANSUDA'TION, n. [from transude.] The act or process of passing off through the pores of a substance; as sweat or other fluid.
56163	transudatory	[.] TRANSU'DATORY, a. Passing by transudation.
56164	transude	[.] TRANSU'DE, v.i. [L. trans and sudo, to sweat.] To pass through the pores or interstices of texture, as perspirable matter or other fluid; as, liquor may transude through leather,or through wood.
56165	transuding	[.] TRANSU'DING, ppr. Passing through the pores of a substance, as sweat or other fluid.
56166	transume	[.] TRANSU'ME, v.t. [L. transumo; trans and sumo, to take.] [.] To take from one to another. [Little used.]
56167	transumpt	[.] TRANSUMPT', n. A copy or exemplification of a record. [Not in use.]
56168	transumption	[.] TRANSUMP'TION, n. The act of taking from one place to another. [Little used.]
56169	transvection	[.] TRANSVEC'TION, n. [L. transvectio.] The act of conveying or carrying over.
56170	transversal	[.] TRANSVERS'AL, a. [L. trans and versus.] Running or lying across; as a transversal line.
56171	transversally	[.] TRANSVERS'ALLY, adv. In a direction crosswise.
56172	transverse	[.] TRANSVERSE, a. transvers'. [L. transversus; trans and versus, verto.] [.] 1. Lying or being across or in a cross direction; as a transverse diameter of axis. Transverse lines are the diagonals of a square or parallelogram. Lines which intersect perpendiculars, ...
56173	transversely	[.] TRANSVERSELY, adv. transvers'ly. In a cross direction; as, to cut a thing transversely. [.] [.] At Stonehenge, the stones lie transversely upon each other.
56174	tranters	[.] TRAN'TERS, n. plu. Men who carry fish from the sea coast to sell in the inland countries. [Not American.]
56175	trap	[.] TRAP, n. [.] 1. An engine that shuts suddenly or with a spring, used for taking game; as a trap for foxes. A trap is a very different thing from a snare; though the latter word may be used in a figurative sense for a trap. [.] 2. An engine for catching men. [Not ...
56176	trap-tuff	[.] TRAP'-TUFF, n. Masses of basalt, amygdaloid, hornblend, sandstones, &c., cemented.
56177	trapan	[.] TRAPAN', v.t. To ensnare; to catch by stratagem. [.] TRAPAN', n. A snare; a stratagem.
56178	trapanner	[.] TRAPAN'NER, n. One who ensnares.
56179	trapanning	[.] TRAPAN'NING, ppr. Ensnaring.
56180	trape	[.] TRAPE, v.i. To traipse; to walk carelessly and sluttishly. [Not much used.]
56181	trapes	[.] TRAPES, n. A slattern; an idle sluttish woman.
56182	trapezian	[.] TRAPE'ZIAN, a. [See Trapezium.] In crystallography, having the lateral planes composed of trapeziums situated in two ranges, between two bases.
56183	trapeziform	[.] TRAPE'ZIFORM, a. Having the form of a trapezium.
56184	trapezihedron	[.] TRAPEZIHE'DRON, n. [L. trapezium and Gr. side.] [.] A solid bounded by twenty four equal and similar trapeziums.
56185	trapezium	[.] TRAPE'ZIUM, n. plu. trapezia or trapeziums. [L. from Gr. a little table.] [.] 1. In geometry, a plane figure contained under four unequal right lines, none of them parallel. [.] 2. In anatomy, a bone of the carpus.
56186	trapezoid	[.] TRAPEZOID', n. [L. trapezium.] An irregular solid figure having four sides, no two of which are parallel to each other; also, a plane four sided figure having two of the opposite sides parallel to each other.
56187	trapezoidal	[.] TRAPEZOID'AL, a. Having the form of a trapezoid. [.] 1. Having the surface composed of twenty four trapeziums, all equal and similar.
56188	trappings	[.] TRAP'PINGS, n. plu. [from trap. The primary sense is that which is set, spread or put on.] [.] 1. Ornaments of horse furniture. [.] [.] Caparisons and steeds, [.] [.] Bases and tinsel trappings-- [.] 2. Ornaments; dress; external and superficial decorations. [.] [.] ...
56189	trappous	[.] TRAP'POUS, a. [from trap,in geology. It ought to be trappy.] [.] Pertaining to trap; resembling trap, or partaking of its form or qualities.
56190	trash	[.] TRASH, n. [.] 1. Any waste or worthless matter. [.] [.] Who steals my money, steals trash. [.] 2. Loppings of trees; bruised canes, &c. In the West Indies,the decayed leaves and stems of canes are called field-trash; the bruised or macerated rind of canes ...
56191	trashy	[.] TRASH'Y, a. Waste; rejected; worthless; useless.
56192	trass	[.] TRASS n. A volcanic earth, resembling puzzolana, used as a cement; or a coarse sort of plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line cisterns and other reservoirs of water. The Dutch tarrass is made of a soft rock stone found near Collen, on the lower part of ...
56193	traulism	[.] TRAU'LISM, n. A stammering. [Not in use.]
56194	traumatic	[.] TRAUMAT'IC, a. [Gr. a wound.] [.] 1. Pertaining to or applied to wounds. [.] 2. Vulnerary; adapted to the cure of wounds. [.] TRAUMAT'IC, n. A medicine useful in the cure of wounds.
56195	travail	[.] TRAV'AIL, v.i. [L. trans, over, beyond, and mael, work; Eng. moil.] [.] 1. To labor with pain; to toil. [.] 2. To suffer the pangs of childbirth; to be in labor. Gen.35. [.] TRAV'AIL, v.t. To harass; to tire; as troubles sufficient to travail the realm. ...
56196	travailing	[.] TRAV'AILING, ppr. Laboring with toil; laboring in childbirth. Is.42.
56197	trave	[.] TRAVE
56198	travel	[.] TRAV'EL, v.i. [a different orthography and application of travail.] [.] 1. To walk; to go or march on foot; as, to travel from London to Dover, or from New York to Philadelphia. So we say, a man ordinarily travels three miles an hour. [This is the proper sense ...
56199	travel-tainted	[.] TRAV'EL-TAINTED, a. [travel and tainted.] Harassed; fatigued with travel. [Not in use.]
56200	traveled	[.] TRAV'ELED, pp. Gained or made by travel; as traveled observations. [.] 1. a. Having made journeys.
56201	traveler	[.] TRAV'ELER, n. [.] 1. One who travels in any way. Job:31. [.] 2. One who visits foreign countries. [.] 3. In ships, an iron thimble or thimbles with a rope spliced round them, forming a kind of tail or a species of grommet.
56202	traveling	[.] TRAV'ELING, ppr. [.] 1. Walking; going; making a journey. Matt.25. [.] 2. a. Incurred by travel; as traveling expenses. [.] 3. Paid for travel; as traveling fees.
56203	travers	[.] TRAV'ERS, adv. Across; athwart. [Not used.]
56204	traversable	[.] TRAV'ERSABLE, a. [See Traverse, in law.] That may be traversed or denied; as a traversable allegation.
56205	traverse	[.] TRAV'ERSE, adv. Athwart; crosswise. [.] [.] The ridges of the field lay traverse. [.] TRAV'ERSE, prep. [supra.] Through crosswise. [.] [.] He traverse [.] [.] The whole battalion views their order due. [Little used.] [.] TRAV'ERSE, a. [L. versus; ...
56206	traverse-board	[.] TRAV'ERSE-BOARD, n. [traverse and board.] In a ship, a small board to be hung in the steerage, and bored full of holes upon lines, showing the points of compass upon it. By moving a peg on this, the steersman keeps an account of the number of glasses a ship is steered ...
56207	traverse-table	[.] TRAV'ERSE-TABLE, n. [traverse and table.] In navigation, a table of difference of latitude and departure.
56208	traversing	[.] TRAV'ERSING, ppr. Crossing; passing over; thwarting; turning; denying.
56209	travestied	[.] TRAV'ESTIED, pp. Disguised by dress; turned into ridicule.
56210	travestin	[.] TRAV'ESTIN, n. A kind of white spongy stone found in Italy.
56211	travesty	[.] TRAV'ESTY, a. [infra.] Having an unusual dress; disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous. It is applied to a book or composition translated in a manner to make it burlesque. [.] TRAV'ESTY, n. A parody; a burlesque translation of a work. Travesty may be intended ...
56212	travis	[.] TRAV'IS, n. [.] 1. A wooden frame to confine a horse while the smith is setting his shoes. This is not used for horses in America, but a similar frame is used for confining oxen for shoeing. [.] 2. Beam; a lay of joints; a traverse.
56213	tray	[.] TRAY, n. [L. trua.] A small trough or wooden vessel, sometimes scooped out of a piece of timber and made hollow, used for making bread in, chopping meat and other domestic purposes.
56214	tray-trip	[.] TRA'Y-TRIP, n. A kind of play.
56215	tre	[.] SALTPE'TER,'TRE, n. [salt and Gr. stone.] A neutral salt formed by the nitric acid in combination with potash, and hence denominated nitrate of potash. It is found native in the East Indies, in Spain, in Naples and other places. It is also found on walls sheltered ...
56216	treacher	[.] TRE'ACHER
56217	treacherous	[.] TREACHEROUS, a. trech'erous. [See Treachery.] Violating allegiance of faith pledged; faithless; traitorous to the state or sovereign; perfidious in private life; betraying a trust. A man may be treacherous to his country, or treacherous to his friend, by violating ...
56218	treacherously
56219	treacherousness	[.] TREACHEROUSNESS, n. trech'erousness. Breach of allegiance or of faith; faithlessness; perfidiousness.
56220	treachery	[.] TREACHERY, n. trech'ery. Violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence. The man who betrays his country in any manner, violates his allegiance, and is guilty of treachery. This is treason. The man who violates his faith pledged to his friend, or betrays a trust ...
56221	treachetour	[.] TRE'ACHETOUR
56222	treachour	[.] TRE'ACHOUR , n. A traitor.
56223	treacle	[.] TRE'ACLE, n. [L. theriaca; Gr. a wild beast.] [.] 1. The spume of sugar in sugar refineries. Treacle is obtained in refining sugar; molasses is the drainings of crude sugar. Treacle however is often used for molasses. [.] 2. A saccharine fluid, consisting of ...
56224	treacle-mustard	[.] TRE'ACLE-MUSTARD, n. A plant of the genus Thlaspi, whose seeds are used in the theriaca; Mithridate mustard.
56225	treacle-water	[.] TRE'ACLE-WATER, n. A compound cordial, distilled with a spiritous menstruum from any cordial and sudorific drugs and herbs, with a mixture of Venice treacle.
56226	tread	[.] TREAD, v.i. tred. pret. trod; pp. trod, troden. [L. trudo.] [.] 1. To set the foot. [.] [.] Where'er you tread, the blushing flow'rs shall rise. [.] [.] Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. [.] 2. To walk or go. [.] [.] Every place whereon the soles ...
56227	treader	[.] TREADER, n. tred'er. One who treads. Is. 16.
56228	treading	[.] TREADING, ppr. tred'ing. Stepping; pressing with the foot; walking on.
56229	treadle	[.] TREADLE
56230	treague	[.] TREAGUE, n. treeg. A truce.
56231	treason	[.] TREASON, n. tree'zn. [L. traho. See Draw and Drag.] [.] Treason is the highest crime of a civil nature of which a man can be guilty. Its signification is different in different countries. In general, it is the offense of attempting to overthrow the government of the ...
56232	treasonable	[.] TREASONABLE, a. tree'znable. Pertaining to treason; consisting of treason; involving the crime of treason, or partaking of its guilt. [.] [.] Most men's heads had been intoxicated with imaginations of plots and treasonable practices.
56233	treasonous	[.] TREASONOUS, for treasonable, is not in use.
56234	treasure	[.] TREASURE, n. trezh'ur. [L. thesaurus.] [.] 1. Wealth accumulated; particularly, a stock or store of money in reserve. Henry VII. was frugal and penurious, and collected a great treasure of gold and silver. [.] 2. A great quantity of any thing collected for future ...
56235	treasure-city	[.] TREASURE-CITY, n. trezh'ur-city. A city for stores and magazines. Ex.1.
56236	treasure-house	[.] TREASURE-HOUSE, n. trezh'ur-house. A house or building where treasures and stores are kept.
56237	treasure-trove	[.] TREASURE-TROVE, n. trezh'ur-trove. Any money, bullion and the like, found in the earth, the owner of which is not known.
56238	treasured	[.] TREASURED, pp. trezh'ured. Hoarded; laid up for future use.
56239	treasurer	[.] TREASURER, n. trezh'urer. One who has the care of a treasure or treasury; an officer who receives the public money arising from taxes and duties or other sources of revenue, takes charge of the same, and disburses it upon orders drawn by the proper authority. Incorporated ...
56240	treasurership	[.] TREASURERSHIP, n. trezh'ureship. The office of treasurer.
56241	treasuress	[.] TREASURESS, n. trezh'uress. A female who has charge of a treasure.
56242	treasury	[.] TREASURY, n. trezh'ury. A place or building in which stores of wealth are reposited; particularly, a place where the public revenues are deposited and kept, and where money is disbursed to defray the expenses of government. [.] 1. A building appropriated for keeping ...
56243	treat	[.] TREAT, v.t. [L. tracto.] [.] 1. To handle; to manage; to use. Subjects are usually faithful or treacherous, according as they are well or ill treated. To treat prisoners ill, is the characteristic of barbarians. Let the wife of your bosom be kindly treated. [.] 2. ...
56244	treatable	[.] TRE'ATABLE, a. Moderate; not violent. [.] [.] The heats or the colds of seasons are less treatable than with us. [Not in use.]
56245	treatably	[.] TRE'ATABLY, adv. Moderately. [Not in use.]
56246	treated	[.] TRE'ATED, pp. Handled; managed; used; discoursed on; entertained.
56247	treater	[.] TRE'ATER, n. One that treats; one that handles or discourses on; one that entertains.
56248	treating	[.] TRE'ATING, ppr. Handling; managing; using; discoursing on; entertaining.
56249	treatise	[.] TRE'ATISE, n. [L. tractatus.] A tract; a written composition on a particular subject, in which the principles of it are discussed or explained. A treatise is of an indefinite length; but it implies more form and method than an essay, and less fullness or copiousness ...
56250	treatiser	[.] TRE'ATISER, n. One who writes a treatise. [Not used.]
56251	treatment	[.] TRE'ATMENT, n. Management; manipulation; manner of mixing or combining, of decomposing and the like; as the treatment of substances in chimical experiments. [.] 1. Usage; manner of using; good of bad behavior towards. [.] [.] Accept such treatment as a swain ...
56252	treaty	[.] TRE'ATY, n. Negotiation; act of treating for the adjustment of differences, or for forming an agreement; as, a treaty is on the carpet. [.] [.] He cast by treaty and by trains [.] [.] Her to persuade. [.] 1. An agreement, league or contract between two or ...
56253	treaty-making	[.] TRE'ATY-MAKING, a. The treaty-making power is lodged in the executive government. In monarchies, it is vested in the king or emperor; in the United States of America, it is vested in the president, by and with the consent of the senate.
56254	treble	[.] TREBLE, a. trib'l. [L. triplex, triplus; tres, three, and plexus, fold. This should be written trible.] [.] 1. Threefold; triple; as a lofty tower with treble walls. [.] 2. In music, acute; sharp; as a treble sound. [.] 3. That plays the highest part or most ...
56255	trebleness	[.] TREBLENESS, n. trib'lness. The state of being treble; as the trebleness of tones.
56256	trebly	[.] TREBLY, adv. trib'ly. In a threefold number or quantity; as a good deed trebly recompensed.
56257	treddle	[.] TRED'DLE, n. The part of a loom or other machine which is moved by the tread or foot. [.] 1. The albuminous cords which unite the yolk of the egg to the white.
56258	tree	[.] TREE, n. [.] 1. The general name of the largest of the vegetable kind, consisting of a firm woody stem springing from woody roots, and spreading above into branches which terminate in leaves. A tree differs from a shrub principally in size, many species of trees ...
56259	tree-germander	[.] TREE-GERMANDER, n. A plant of the genus Teucrium.
56260	tree-moss	[.] TREE'-MOSS, n. A species of lichen.
56261	tree-nail	[.] TREE'-NAIL, n. [tree and nail; commonly pronounced trunnel.] [.] A long wooden pin, used in fastening the planks of a ship to the timbers.
56262	tree-of-life	[.] TREE-OF-LIFE, n. An evergreen tree of the genus Thuja.
56263	treen	[.] TREEN, a. Wooden; made of wood. [.] TREEN, n. The old plural of tree.
56264	trefoil	[.] TRE'FOIL, n. [L. trifolium; tres, three, and folium, leaf.] [.] The common name for many plants of the genus Trifolium; also, in agriculture, a name of the medicago tupulina, a plant resembling clover, with yellow flowers, much cultivated for hay and fodder.
56265	treillage	[.] TREILLAGE, n. trel'lage. In gardening, a sort of rail-work, consisting of light posts and rails for supporting espaliers, and sometimes for wall trees.
56266	trellis	[.] TREL'LIS, n. In gardening, a structure or frame of cross-barred work, or lattice work, used like the treillage for supporting plants.
56267	trellised	[.] TREL'LISED, a. Having a trellis or trellises.
56268	tremble	[.] TREM'BLE, v.i. [L. tremo.] [.] 1. To shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold or weakness; to quake; to quiver; to shiver; to shudder. [.] [.] Frighted Turnus trembled as he spoke. [.] 2. To shake; to quiver; to totter. [.] [.] Sinai's gray top shall tremble. [.] 3. ...
56269	tremblement	[.] TREM'BLEMENT, n. In French music, a trill or shake.
56270	trembler	[.] TREM'BLER, n One that trembles.
56271	trembling	[.] TREM'BLING, ppr. Shaking, as with fear, cold or weakness; quaking; shivering.
56272	trembling-poplar	[.] TREM'BLING-POPLAR, n. The aspen tree, so called.
56273	tremblingly	[.] TREM'BLINGLY, adv. So as to shake; with shivering or quaking. [.] [.] Tremblingly she stood.
56274	tremendous	[.] TREMEN'DOUS, a. [L. tremendus, from tremo, to tremble.] [.] 1. Such as may excite fear or terror; terrible; dreadful. Hence, [.] 2. Violent; such as may astonish by its force and violence; as a tremendous wind; a tremendous shower; a tremendous shock or fall; ...
56275	tremendously	[.] TREMEN'DOUSLY, adv. In a manner to terrify or astonish; with great violence.
56276	tremendousness	[.] TREMEN'DOUSNESS, n. The state or quality of being tremendous, terrible or violent.
56277	tremolite	[.] TREM'OLITE, n. A mineral, so called from Tremola, a valley in the Alps, where it was discovered. It is classed by Hauy with hornblend or amphibole, and called amphibole grammatite. It is of three kinds, asbestos, common, and glassy tremolite; all of a fibrous or ...
56278	tremor	[.] TRE'MOR, n. [L. from tremo.] An involuntary trembling; a shivering or shaking; a quivering or vibratory motion; as the tremor of a person who is weak, infirm or old. [.] [.] He fell into a universal tremor.
56279	tremulous	...
56280	tremulously	[.] TREM'ULOUSLY, adv. With quivering or trepidation.
56281	tremulousness	[.] TREM'ULOUSNESS, n. The state of trembling or quivering; as the tremulousness of an aspen leaf.
56282	tren	[.] TREN, n. A fish spear.
56283	trench	[.] TRENCH, v.t. [.] 1. To cut or dig, as a ditch, a channel for water, or a long hollow in the earth. We trench land for draining. [This is the appropriate sense of the word.] [.] 2. To fortify by cutting a ditch and raising a rampart or breast-work of earth thrown ...
56284	trenchant	[.] TRENCH'ANT, a. Cutting; sharp. [Little used.]
56285	trenched	[.] TRENCH'ED, pp. Cut into long hollows or ditches; furrowed deep.
56286	trencher	[.] TRENCH'ER, n. A wooden plate. Trenchers were in use among the common people of New England till the revolution. [.] 1. The table. [.] 2. Food; pleasures of the table. [.] [.] It would be no ordinary declension that would bring some men to place their summum ...
56287	trencher-fly	[.] TRENCH'ER-FLY, n. [trencher and fly.] One that haunts the tables of others; a parasite.
56288	trencher-friend	[.] TRENCH'ER-FRIEND, n. [trencher and friend.] One who frequents the tables of others; a spunger.
56289	trencher-man	[.] TRENCH'ER-MAN, n. [trencher and man.] [.] 1. A feeder; a great eater. [.] 2. A cook.
56290	trencher-mate	[.] TRENCH'ER-MATE, n. [trencher and mate.] A table companion; a parasite.
56291	trenching	[.] TRENCH'ING, ppr. Cutting into trenches; digging; ditching.
56292	trend	[.] TREND, v.i. [This word seems to be allied to trundle, or to run.] [.] To run; to stretch; to tend; to have a particular direction; as, the shore of the sea trends to the southwest. [.] TREND, n. That part of the stock of an anchor from which the size is taken. [.] TREND, ...
56293	trender	[.] TREND'ER, n. One whose business is to free wool from its filth. [Local.]
56294	trending	[.] TREND'ING, ppr. Running; tending. [.] 1. Cleaning wool. [Local.] [.] TREND'ING, n. The operation of freeing wool from filth of various kinds.
56295	trendle	[.] TREN'DLE, n. Any thing round used in turning or rolling; a little wheel.
56296	trental	[.] TREN'TAL
56297	trentals	[.] TREN'TALS, n. [L. triginta.] An office for the dead in the Romish service, consisting of thirty masses rehearsed for thirty days successively after the party's death.
56298	trepan	[.] TREPAN', n. [L. tero, terebra, on the root Rp.] In surgery, a circular saw for perforating the skull. It resembles a wimble. [.] TREPAN', v.t. To perforate the skull and take out a piece; a surgical operation for relieving the brain from pressure or irritation. [.] Trepan, ...
56299	trepanned	[.] TREPAN'NED, pp. Having the skull perforated.
56300	trepanner	[.] TREPAN'NER, n. One who trepans.
56301	trepanning	[.] TREPAN'NING, ppr. Perforating the skull with a trepan. [.] TREPAN'NING, n. The operation of making an opening in the skull, for relieving the brain from compression or irritation.
56302	trephine	[.] TREPH'INE, n. [See Trepan.] An instrument for trepanning, more modern than the trepan. It is a circular or cylindrical saw, with a handle like that of a gimblet, and a little sharp perforator, called the center-pin. [.] TREPH'INE, v.t. To perforate with a trephine; ...
56303	trepid	[.] TREP'ID, a. [L. trepidus.] Trembling; quaking. [Not used.]
56304	trepidation	[.] TREPIDA'TION, n. [L. trepidatio, form trepido, to tremble.] [.] 1. An involuntary trembling; a quaking or quivering, particularly from fear or terror; hence, a state of terror. The men were in great trepidation. [.] 2. A trembling of the limbs, as in paralytic ...
56305	trespass	[.] TRES'PASS, v.i. [L. trans, beyond, and passer, to pass.] [.] 1. Literally, to pass beyond; hence primarily, to pass over the boundary line of another's land; to enter unlawfully upon the land of another. A man may trespass by walking over the ground of another, ...
56306	trespasser	[.] TRES'PASSER, n. One who commits a trespass; one who enters upon another's land or violates his rights. [.] 1. A transgressor of the moral law; an offender; a sinner.
56307	trespassing	[.] TRES'PASSING, ppr. Entering another man's inclosure; injuring or annoying another; violating the divine law or moral duty.
56308	tress	[.] TRESS, n. A knot or curl of hair; a ringlet. [.] [.] Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare.
56309	tressed	[.] TRESS'ED, a. Having tresses. [.] 1. Curled; formed into ringlets.
56310	tressure	[.] TRESS'URE, n. In heraldry, a kind of border.
56311	trestle	[.] TRES'TLE, n. tres'l. [.] 1. The frame of a table. [.] 2. A movable form for supporting any thing. [.] 3. In bridges, a frame consisting of two posts with a head or cross beam and braces, on which rest the string-pieces. [This is the use of the word in New ...
56312	tret	[.] TRET, n. [probably from L. tritus, tero, to wear.] [.] In commerce, an allowance to purchasers, for waste or refuse matter, of four per cent on the weight of commodities. It is said this allowance is nearly discontinued.
56313	trethings	[.] TRETH'INGS, n. Taxes; imposts. [I know not where used. It is unknown, I believe, in the United States.]
56314	trevet	[.] TREV'ET, n. [three-feet, tripod.] A stool or other thing that is supported by three legs.
56315	trey	[.] TREY, n. [L. tres; Eng. three.] A three at cards; a card of three spots.
56316	tri	[.] TRI, a prefix in words of Greek and Latin origin, signifies three.
56317	triable	[.] TRI'ABLE, a. [from try.] That may be tried; that may be subjected to trial or test. [.] 1. That may undergo a judicial examination; that may properly come under the cognizance of a court. A cause may be triable before one court, which is not triable in another. ...
56318	triacontahedral	[.] TRIACONTAHE'DRAL, a. [Gr. thirty, and side.] Having thirty sides. In mineralogy, bounded by thirty rhombs.
56319	triaconter	[.] TRI'ACONTER, n. [Gr.] In ancient Greece, a vessel of thirty oars.
56320	triad	[.] TRI'AD, n. [L. trias, from tres, three.] The union of three; three united. In music, the common chord or harmony, consisting of the third, fifth and eighth.
56321	trial	[.] TRI'AL, n. [from try.] Any effort or exertion of strength for the purpose of ascertaining its effect, or what can be done. A man tries to lift a stone, and on trial finds he is not able. A team attempts to draw a load, and after unsuccessful trial, the attempt is ...
56322	triality	[.] TRIAL'ITY, n. [form three.] Three united; state of being three. [Little used.]
56323	triander	[.] TRIAN'DER, n. [Gr. three, and a male.] A plant having three stamens.
56324	triandrian	[.] TRIAN'DRIAN, a. Having three stamens.
56325	triangle	[.] TRI'ANGLE, n. [L. triangulum; tres, tria, three, and angulus, a corner.] In geometry, a figure bounded by three lines, and containing three angles. The three angles of a triangle are equal to two right angles, or the number of degrees in a semicircle. [.] If the ...
56326	triangled	[.] TRIAN'GLED, a. Having three angles.
56327	triangular	[.] TRIAN'GULAR, a. Having three angles. [.] In botany, a triangular stem has three prominent longitudinal angles; a triangular leaf has three prominent angles, without any reference to their measurement or direction.
56328	triangularly	[.] TRIAN'GULARLY, adv. After the form of a triangle.
56329	triarian	[.] TRIA'RIAN, a. [L. triarii.] Occupying the third post or place.
56330	tribe	[.] TRIBE, n. [L. tribus.] [.] 1. A family, race or series of generations, descending from the same progenitor and kept distinct, as in the case of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve sons of Jacob. [.] 2. A division, class or distinct portion of ...
56331	triblet	[.] TRIB'LET
56332	tribometer	[.] TRIBOM'ETER, n. [Gr. to rub or wear, and measure.] An instrument to ascertain the degree of friction.
56333	triboulet	[.] TRIB'OULET, n. A goldsmith's tool for making rings.
56334	tribrach	[.] TRI'BRACH, n. [Gr. three, and short.] In ancient prosody, a poetic foot of three short syllables, as melius.
56335	tribracteate	[.] TRIBRAC'TEATE, a. Having three bracts about the flower.
56336	tribulation	[.] TRIBULA'TION, n. [L. tribulo, to thrash, to beat.] Severe affliction; distresses of life; vexations. In Scripture, it often denotes the troubles and distresses which proceed from persecution. [.] [.] When tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, ...
56337	tribunal	[.] TRIBU'NAL, n. [L. tribunal, from tribunus, a tribune, who administered justice.] [.] 1. Properly, the seat of a judge; the bench on which a judge and his associates sit for administering justice. [.] 2. More generally, a court of justice; as, the house of lords ...
56338	tribunary	[.] TRIB'UNARY, a. [from tribune.] Pertaining to tribunes.
56339	tribune	[.] TRIB'UNE, n. [L. tribunus, from tribus, tribe.] [.] 1. In ancient Rome, an officer or magistrate chosen by the people to protect them from the oppression of the patricians or nobles, and to defend their liberties against any attempts that might be made upon them ...
56340	tribuneship	[.] TRIB'UNESHIP, n. The office of a tribune.
56341	tribunician	[.] TRIBUNI'CIAN
56342	tribunitial	[.] TRIBUNI'TIAL, a. Pertaining to tribunes; as tribunician power or authority. [.] 1. Suiting a tribune.
56343	tributary	[.] TRIB'UTARY, a. [from tribute.] Paying tribute to another, either from compulsion, as an acknowledgment of submission, or to secure protection, or for the purpose of purchasing peace. The republic of Ragusa is tributary to the grand seignor. Many of the powers of Europe ...
56344	tribute	[.] TRIB'UTE, n. [L. tributum, from tribuo, to give, bestow or divide.] [.] 1. An annual or stated sum of money or other valuable thing, paid by one prince or nation to another, either as an acknowledgment of submission, or as the price of peace and protection, or by ...
56345	trical	[.] CATADIOPTRIC,TRICAL, a. Reflecting light.
56346	tricapsular	[.] TRICAP'SULAR, a. [L. tres, three, and capsula, a little chest.] [.] In botany, three-capsuled; having three capsules to each flower.
56347	trice	[.] TRICE, v.t. In seamen's language, to haul and tie up by means of a small rope or line. [.] TRICE, n. A very short time; an instant; a moment. [.] [.] If they get never so great spoil at any time, they waste the same in a trice. [.] [.] A man shall make ...
56348	trichotomous	[.] TRICHOT'OMOUS, a. [See Trichotomy.] Divided into three parts, or divided by threes; as a trichotomous stem.
56349	trichotomy	[.] TRICHOT'OMY, n. [Gr. three, and to cut or divide.] Division into three parts.
56350	trick	[.] TRICK, n. [L. tricor, to play tricks, to trifle, to baffle. We see the same root in the Low L. intrico, to fold, and in intrigue. Trick is from drawing, that is, a drawing aside, or a folding, interweaving, implication.] [.] 1. An artifice or stratagem for the ...
56351	tricked	[.] TRICK'ED, pp. Cheated; deceived; dressed.
56352	tricker	[.] TRICK'ER
56353	trickery	[.] TRICK'ERY, n. The art of dressing up; artifice; stratagem.
56354	tricking	[.] TRICK'ING, ppr. Deceiving; cheating; defrauding. [.] 1. Dressing; decorating. [.] TRICK'ING, n. Dress; ornament.
56355	trickish	[.] TRICK'ISH, a. Artful in making bargains; given to deception and cheating; knavish.
56356	trickle	[.] TRICK'LE, v.i. [allied perhaps to Gr. to run, and a diminutive.] [.] To flow in a small gentle stream; to run down; as, tears trickle down the cheek; water trickles from the eaves. [.] [.] Fast beside there trickled softly down [.] [.] A gentle stream.
56357	trickling	[.] TRICK'LING, ppr. Flowing down in a small gentle stream. [.] TRICK'LING, n. The act of flowing in a small gentle stream. [.] [.] He wakened by the trickling of his blood.
56358	trickment	[.] TRICK'MENT, n. Decoration. [Not used.]
56359	trickster	[.] TRICK'STER, n. One who tricks; a deceiver; a cheat.
56360	tricksy	[.] TRICK'SY, a. [from trick.] Pretty; brisk. [Not much used.]
56361	tricliniary	[.] TRICLIN'IARY, a. [L. tricliniaris, from triclinium, a couch to recline on at dinner.] Pertaining to a couch for dining, or to the ancient mode of reclining at table.
56362	tricoccous	[.] TRICOC'COUS, a. [L. tres, three, and coccus, a berry.] A tricoccous or three-grained capsule is one which is swelling out in three protuberances, internally divided into three cells, with one seed in each; as in Euphorbia.
56363	tricorporal	[.] TRICOR'PORAL, a. [L.tricorpor; tres and corpus.] Having three bodies.
56364	tricuspidate	[.] TRICUS'PIDATE, a. [L. tres, three, and cuspis, a point.] [.] In botany, three-pointed; ending in three points; as a tricuspidate stamen.
56365	tridactylous	[.] TRIDAC'TYLOUS, a. [Gr. three, and a toe.] Having three toes.
56366	tride	[.] TRIDE, a. Among hunters, short and ready; fleet; as a tride pace.
56367	trident	[.] TRI'DENT, n. [L. tridens; tres, three, and dens, tooth.] [.] In mythology, a kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, which the fables of antiquity put into the hands of Neptune, the deity of the ocean. [.] TRI'DENT
56368	tridentate	[.] TRIDENT'ATE, a. [L. tres and dens, tooth.] Having three teeth.
56369	tridented	[.] TRI'DENTED, a. Having three teeth or prongs.
56370	tridiapason	[.] TRIDIAPA'SON, n. [tri and diapason.] In music, a triple octave or twenty second.
56371	triding	[.] TRI'DING. [See Trithing.]
56372	tridodecahedral	[.] TRIDODECAHE'DRAL, a. [Gr. three, and dodecahedral.] [.] In crystallography, presenting three ranges of faces, one above another, each containing twelve faces.
56373	triduan	[.] TRID'UAN, a. [L. triduum; tres and dies, day.] Lasting three days, or happening every third day. [Little used.]
56374	triennial	[.] TRIEN'NIAL, a. [L. triennis, triennium; tres, three, and annus, year.] [.] 1. Continuing three years; as triennial parliaments. [.] 2. Happening every three years; as triennial elections. Triennial elections and parliaments were established in England in 1695; ...
56375	triennially	[.] TRIEN'NIALLY, adv. Once in three years.
56376	trier	[.] TRI'ER, n. [from try.] One who tries; one who makes experiments; one who examines any thing by a test or standard. [.] 1. One who tries judicially; a judge who tries a person or cause; a juryman. [See Trior.] [.] 2. A test; that which tries or approves.
56377	trierarch	[.] TRI'ERARCH, n. [Gr. a trireme, and a chief.] In ancient Greece, the commander of a trireme; also, a commissioner who was obliged to build ships and furnish them at his own expense.
56378	triet	[.] TRIET, a. [L. tritus, from tero, to wear.] Worn out; common; used till so common as to have lost its novelty and interest; as a trite remark; a trite subject.
56379	trieterical	[.] TRIETER'ICAL, a. [L. trietericus; tres, three, and Gr. year.] [.] Triennial; kept or occurring once in three years. [Little used.]
56380	trifallow	[.] TRI'FALLOW, v.t. [L. tres, three, and fallow.] To plow land the third time before sowing.
56381	trifid	[.] TRIF'ID, a. [L. trifidus; tres, three, and findo, to divide.] [.] In botany, divided into three parts by linear sinuses with strait margins; three-cleft.
56382	trifistulary	[.] TRIFIS'TULARY, a. [L. tres and fistula, a pipe.] Having three pipes.
56383	trifle	[.] TRI'FLE, n. A thing of very little value or importance; a word applicable to any thing and every thing of this character. [.] [.] With such poor trifles playing. [.] [.] Moments make the year, and trifles, life. [.] [.] Trifles [.] [.] Are to the jealous ...
56384	trifler	[.] TRI'FLER, n. One who trifles or acts with levity.
56385	trifling	[.] TRI'FLING, ppr. Acting or talking with levity, or without seriousness or being in earnest. [.] 1. a. Being of small value or importance; trivial; as a trifling debt; a trifling affair. [.] TRI'FLING, n. Employment about things of no importance.
56386	triflingly	[.] TRI'FLINGLY, adv. In a trifling manner; with levity; without seriousness or dignity.
56387	triflingness	[.] TRI'FLINGNESS, n. Levity of manners; lightness. [.] 1. Smallness of value; emptiness; vanity.
56388	triflorous	[.] TRIF'LOROUS, a. [L. tres, three, and flos, floris, flower.] Three-flowered; bearing three flowers; as a triflorous peduncle.
56389	trifoliate	[.] TRIFO'LIATE, a. [L. tres, three, and folium, leaf.] Having three leaves.
56390	trifoliolate	[.] TRIFO'LIOLATE, a. Having three folioles.
56391	trifoly	[.] TRI'FOLY, n. Sweet trefoil. [See Trefoil.]
56392	triform	[.] TRI'FORM, a. [L. triformis; tres and forma.] Having a triple form or shape; as the triform countenance of the moon.
56393	trig	[.] TRIG, v.t. To fill; to stuff. [Not in use.] [.] 1. To stop; as a wheel. [.] TRIG, a. Full; trim; neat. [Not in use.]
56394	trigamy	[.] TRIG'AMY, n. [Gr. three, and marriage.] State of being married tree times; or the state of having three husbands or three wives at the same time.
56395	trigger	[.] TRIG'GER, n. [.] 1. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity. [.] 2. The catch of a musket or pistol; the part which being pulled, looses the lock for striking fire.
56396	trigintals	[.] TRIGIN'TALS, n. [L. triginta.] Trentals; the number of thirty masses to be said for the dead.
56397	triglyph
56398	trigon	[.] TRIG'ON, n. [Gr. three, and angle.] [.] 1. A triangle; a term used in astrology; also, trine, an aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees from each other. [.] 2. A kind of triangular lyre or harp.
56399	trigonal	[.] TRIG'ONAL
56400	trigonometrical	[.] TRIGONOMET'RICAL, a. Pertaining to trigonometry; performed by or according to the rules of trigonometry.
56401	trigonometrically	[.] TRIGONOMET'RICALLY, adv. According to the rules or principles of trigonometry.
56402	trigonometry	[.] TRIGONOM'ETRY, n. [Gr. a triangle, and to measure.] The measuring of triangles; the science of determining the sides and angles of triangles, by means of certain parts which are given. When this science is applied to the solution of plane triangles, it is called plane ...
56403	trigonous	[.] TRIG'ONOUS, a. Triangular; having three angles or corners. [.] 1. In botany, having three prominent longitudinal angles.
56404	trigyn	[.] TRI'GYN, n. [Gr. three, and a female.] In botany, a plant having three pistils.
56405	trigynian	[.] TRIGYN'IAN, a. Having three pistils.
56406	trihedral	[.] TRIHE'DRAL, a. [See Trihedron.] Having three equal sides.
56407	trihedron	[.] TRIHE'DRON, n. [Gr. three, and side.] A figure having three equal sides.
56408	trijugous	[.] TRIJU'GOUS, a. [L. tres, three, and jugum, yoke.] In botany, having three pairs. A trijugous leaf is a pinnate leaf with three pairs of leaflets.
56409	trilateral	[.] TRILAT'ERAL, a. [L. tres, three, and latus, side.] Having three sides.
56410	triliteral	[.] TRILIT'ERAL, a. [L. tres, three, and litera, letter.] Consisting of three letters; as a triliteral root or word. [.] TRILIT'ERAL, n. A word consisting of three letters.
56411	trill	[.] TRILL, n. A quaver; a shake of the voice in singing, or of the sound of an instrument. [See Shake.] [.] TRILL, v.t. To utter with a quavering or tremulousness of voice; to shake. [.] [.] The sober-suited songstress trills her lay. [.] TRILL, v.i. To ...
56412	trilled	[.] TRILL'ED, pp. Shaken; uttered with rapid vibrations.
56413	trilling	[.] TRILL'ING, ppr. Uttering with a quavering or shake.
56414	trillion	[.] TRILLION, n. tril'yun. [a word formed arbitrarily of three, or Gr. million.] The product of a million multiplied by a million, and that product multiplied by a million; or the product of the square of a million multiplied by a million. Thus 1,000,000 x 1,000,000=1,000,000,000,000, ...
56415	trilobate	[.] TRILO'BATE, a. [L. tres and locus.] Having three lobes.
56416	trilocular	[.] TRILOC'ULAR, a. [L. tres and locus, a cell.] In botany, three-celled; having three cells for seeds; as a trilocular capsule.
56417	triluminar	[.] TRILU'MINAR
56418	triluminous	[.] TRILU'MINOUS, a. [L. tres and lumen, light.] Having three lights.
56419	trim	[.] TRIM, a. Firm; compact; tight; snug; being in good order. We say of a ship, she is trim, or trim-built; every thing about the man is trim. We say of a person, he is trim, when his body is well shaped and firm; and we say, his dress is trim, when it sits closely to ...
56420	trimeter	[.] TRIM'ETER, n. A poetical division of verse, consisting of three measures. [.] TRIM'ETER
56421	trimetrical	[.] TRIMET'RICAL, a. [Gr. three measures.] Consisting of three poetical measures, forming an iambic of six feet.
56422	trimly	[.] TRIM'LY, adv. Nicely; neatly; in good order.
56423	trimmed	[.] TRIM'MED, pp. Put in good order; dressed; ornamented; clipped; shaved; balanced; rebuked.
56424	trimmer	[.] TRIM'MER, n. One that trims; a timeserver. [.] 1. A piece of timber fitted in. [.] [.] All the joists and the trimmers for the staircase--
56425	trimming	[.] TRIM'MING, ppr. Putting in due order; dressing; decorating; pruning; balancing; fluctuating between parties. [.] TRIM'MING, n. Ornamental appendages to a garment, as lace, ribbons and the like.
56426	trimness	[.] TRIM'NESS, n. Neatness; snugness; the state of being close and in good order.
56427	trinal	[.] TRI'NAL, a. [L. trinus, three.] Threefold.
56428	trine	[.] TRINE, a. Threefold; as trine dimension, that is, length, breadth and thickness. [.] TRINE, n. [supra.] In astrology, the aspect of planets distant from each other 120 degrees, forming the figure of a trigon or triangle. [.] TRINE, v.t. To put in the aspect ...
56429	trinervate	[.] TRINERV'ATE, a. [L. tres and nervus.] In botany, having three nerves or unbranched vessels meeting behind or beyond the base.
56430	trinerve	[.] TRI'NERVE
56431	trinerved	[.] TRI'NERVED, a. In botany, a trinerved or three-nerved leaf, has three nerves or unbranched vessels meeting in the base of the leaf.
56432	tringle	[.] TRIN'GLE, n. In architecture, a little square member or ornament, as a listel, reglet, platband and the like, but particularly a little member fixed exactly over every triglyph.
56433	trinitarian	[.] TRINITA'RIAN, a. Pertaining to the Trinity, or to the doctrine of the Trinity. [.] TRINITA'RIAN, n. One who believes the doctrine of the Trinity. [.] 1. One of an order of religious, who made it their business to redeem christians from infidels.
56434	trinity	[.] TRIN'ITY, n. [L. trinitas; tres and unus, unitas, one, unity.] [.] In theology, the union of three persons in one Godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. [.] [.] In my whole essay, there is not any thing like an objection against the Trinity.
56435	trinket	[.] TRINK'ET, n. [.] 1. A small ornament, as a jewel, a ring and the like. [.] 2. A thing of little value; tackle; tools.
56436	trinomial	[.] TRINO'MIAL, a. [L. tres and nomen.] In mathematics, a trinomial root, is a root consisting of three parts, connected by the signs + or -. Thus x+y+z, or a+b-c. [.] TRINO'MIAL, n. A root of three terms or parts.
56437	trio	[.] TRI'O, n. A concert of three parts; three united.
56438	triobolar	[.] TRIOB'OLAR, a. [L. triobolaris; tres and obolus.] Of the value of three oboli; mean; worthless. [Not used.]
56439	trioctahedral	[.] TRIOCTAHE'DRAL, a. [tri and octahedral.] In crystallography, presenting three ranges of faces, one above another, each range containing eight faces.
56440	trioctile	[.] TRIOC'TILE, n. [L. tres, three, and octo, eight.] In astrology, an aspect of two planets with regard to the earth, when they are three octants or eight parts of a circle, that is, 135 degrees, distant from each other.
56441	trior	[.] TRI'OR
56442	trip	[.] TRIP, v.t. [.] 1. To supplant; to cause to fall by striking the feet suddenly from under the person; usually followed by up; as, to trip up a man in wrestling; to trip up the heels. [.] 2. To supplant; to overthrow by depriving of support. [.] 3. To catch; ...
56443	tripartite	[.] TRIP'ARTITE, a. [L. tripartitus; tres, three, and partitus, divided; partior.] [.] 1. Divided into three parts. In botany, a tripartite leaf is one which is divided into three parts down to the base, but not wholly separate. [.] 2. Having three corresponding ...
56444	tripartition	[.] TRIPARTI'TION, n. A division by three, or the taking of a third part of any number or quantity.
56445	tripe	[.] TRIPE, n. [.] 1. Properly, the entrails; but in common usage, the large stomach of ruminating animals, prepared for food. [.] 2. In ludicrous language, the belly.
56446	tripe-man	[.] TRI'PE-MAN, n. A man who sells tripe.
56447	tripedal	[.] TRIP'EDAL, a. [L. tres and pes.] Having three feet.
56448	tripennate	[.] TRIPEN'NATE
56449	tripersonal	[.] TRIPER'SONAL, a. [L. tres and persona.] Consisting of three persons.
56450	tripersonality	[.] TRIPERSONAL'ITY, n. The state of existing in three persons in one Godhead.
56451	tripetalous	[.] TRIPET'ALOUS, a. [Gr. three, and leaf.] In botany, three-petaled; having three petals or flower leaves.
56452	triphane	[.] TRI'PHANE, n. A mineral, spodumene.
56453	triphthong	[.] TRIPH'THONG, n. [Gr. three, and sound.] A coalition of three vowels in one compound sound, or in one syllable, as in adieu, eye.
56454	triphthongal	[.] TRIPHTHON'GAL, a. Pertaining to a triphthong; consisting of a triphthong.
56455	triphyllous	[.] TRIPH'YLLOUS, a. [Gr. three, and leaf.] In botany, three-leaved; having three leaves.
56456	tripinnate	[.] TRIPIN'NATE, a. [L. tres and penna or pinna.] In botany, a tripinnate leaf is a species of superdecompound leaf, when a petiole has bipinnate leaves ranged on each side of it, as in common fern.
56457	triple	[.] TRIP'LE, a.[L. triplex, triplus; tres and plico, to fold.] [.] 1. Threefold; consisting of three united; as a triple knot; a triple tie. [.] [.] By thy triple shape as thou are seen-- [.] 2. Treble; three times repeated. [See Treble.] [.] Triple time, in music, ...
56458	triplet	[.] TRIP'LET, n. [from triple.] Three of a kind, or three united. [.] 1. In poetry, three verses rhyming together. [.] 2. In music, three notes sung or played in the time of two.
56459	triplicate	[.] TRIP'LICATE, a. [L. triplicatus, triplico; tres and plico, to fold.] Made thrice as much; threefold. [.] Triplicate ratio, is the ratio which cubes bear to each other.
56460	triplication	[.] TRIPLICA'TION, n. The act of trebling or making threefold, or adding three together. [.] 1. In the civil law, the same as sur-rejoinder in common law.
56461	triplicity	[.] TRIPLIC'ITY, n. [L. triplex.] Trebleness; the state of being threefold.
56462	triply-ribbed	[.] TRIP'LY-RIBBED, a. [triple and rib.] In botany, having a pair of large ribs branching off from the main one above the base, as in the leaves of many species of sunflower.
56463	tripod	[.] TRI'POD, n. [L. tripus, tripodis; Gr. three, and foot.] [.] A bench, stool or seat supported by three legs, on which the priest and sibyls in ancient times were placed to render oracles.
56464	tripoli	[.] TRIP'OLI, n. In mineralogy, a mineral originally brought from Tripoli, used in polishing stones and metals. It has a dull argillaceous appearance, but is not compact. It has a fine hard grain, but does not soften by water, or mix with it. It is principally composed ...
56465	tripoline	[.] TRIP'OLINE, a. Pertaining to tripoli.
56466	tripos	[.] TRI'POS, n. A tripod, which see.
56467	tripped	[.] TRIP'PED, pp. [from trip.] Supplanted.
56468	tripper	[.] TRIP'PER, n. One who trips or supplants; one that walks nimbly.
56469	tripping	[.] TRIP'PING, ppr. Supplanting; stumbling; falling; stepping nimbly. [.] 1. a. Quick; nimble. [.] TRIP'PING, n. The act of tripping. [.] 1. A light dance. [.] 2. The loosing of an anchor from the ground by its cable or buoy-rope.
56470	trippingly	[.] TRIP'PINGLY, adv. Nimbly; with a light nimble quick step; with agility. [.] [.] Sing and dance it trippingly. [.] [.] Speak the speech trippingly on the tongue.
56471	triptote	[.] TRIP'TOTE, n. [Gr. three, and case.] In grammar, a name having three cases only.
56472	tripudiary	[.] TRIPU'DIARY, a. [L. tripudium.] Pertaining to dancing; performed by dancing.
56473	tripudiation	[.] TRIPUDIA'TION, n. [L. tripudio, to dance.] Act of dancing.
56474	tripyramid	[.] TRIPYR'AMID, n. [L. tres and pyramis.] In mineralogy, a genus of spars, the body of which is composed of single pyramids, each of three sides, affixed by their base to some solid body.
56475	triquetrous	[.] TRIQUE'TROUS, a. [L. triquetrus, from triquetra, a triangle.] [.] Three-sided; having three plane sides.
56476	triradiated	[.] TRIRA'DIATED, a. [L. tres and radius.] Having three rays.
56477	trireme	[.] TRI'REME, n. [L. triremis; tres and remus.] A galley or vessel with three benches or ranks of oars on a side.
56478	trirhomboidal	[.] TRIRHOMBOID'AL, a. [tri and rhomboidal.] Having the form of three rhombs.
56479	trisacramentarian	[.] TRISACRAMENTA'RIAN, n. [L. tres, three, and sacrament.] [.] One of a religious sect who admit of three sacraments and no more.
56480	trisagion	[.] TRISAG'ION, n. [Gr. three, and holy.] A hymn in which the word holy is repeated three times.
56481	trisect	[.] TRISECT', v.t. [L. tres, three, and seco, to cut.] To cut or divide into three equal parts.
56482	trisected	[.] TRISECT'ED, pp. Divided into three equal parts.
56483	trisecting	[.] TRISECT'ING, ppr. Dividing into three equal parts.
56484	trisection	[.] TRISEC'TION, n. [L. tres and sectio, a cutting.] The division of a thing into three parts; particularly in geometry, the division of an angle into three equal parts.
56485	trisepalous	[.] TRISEP'ALOUS, a. In botany, having three sepals to a calyx.
56486	trispast	[.] TRIS'PAST
56487	trispaston	[.] TRISPAS'TON, n. [Gr. to draw.] In mechanics, a machine with three pulleys for raising great weights.
56488	trispermous	[.] TRISPERM'OUS, a. [Gr. three, and seed.] Three-seeded; containing three seeds; as a trispermous capsule.
56489	trist	[.] TRIST
56490	tristful	[.] TRIST'FUL, a. [L. tristis, sad.] Sad; sorrowful; gloomy. [Not used.]
56491	trisulc	[.] TRISULC', n. [L. trisulcus.] Something having three points. [Not in use.]
56492	trisyllabic	[.] TRISYLLAB'IC
56493	trisyllabical	[.] TRISYLLAB'ICAL, a. [from trisyllable.] Pertaining to a trisyllable; consisting of three syllables; as a trisyllabic word or root.
56494	trisyllable	[.] TRISYL'LABLE, n. [L. tres, three, and syllaba, syllable.] A word consisting of three syllables.
56495	tritely	[.] TRI'TELY, adv. In a common manner.
56496	triteness	[.] TRI'TENESS, n. Commonness; staleness; a state of being worn out; as the triteness of an observation or a subject.
56497	triternate	[.] TRITERN'ATE, a. [L. tres, three, and ternate.] Having three biternate leaves, or the divisions of a triple petiole subdivided into threes; a species of superdecompound leaf.
56498	tritheism	[.] TRITHE'ISM, n. The opinion or doctrine that there are three Gods in the Godhead.
56499	tritheist	[.] TRITHE'IST, n. One who believes that there are three distinct Gods in the Godhead, that is, three distinct substances, essences of hypostases.
56500	tritheistic	[.] TRITHEIS'TIC, a. Pertaining to tritheism.
56501	tritheite	[.] TRITHE'ITE, n. A tritheist.
56502	trithing	[.] TRI'THING, n. [from three.] One of the divisions of the county of York in England, which is divided into three parts. It is now called Riding.
56503	tritical	[.] TRIT'ICAL, a. [from trite.] Trite; common. [Not in use.]
56504	triticalness	[.] TRIT'ICALNESS, n. Triteness. [Not used.]
56505	triton	...
56506	tritone	[.] TRI'TONE, n. [L. tres and tonus.] In music, a false concord, consisting of three tones,two major and one minor tone, or of two tones and two semitones; a dissonant interval.
56507	tritoxyd	[.] TRITOX'YD, n. [Gr. third, and oxyd.] In chimistry, a substance oxydized in the third degree.
56508	triturable	[.] TRIT'URABLE, a. [See Triturate.] Capable of being reduced to a fine powder by pounding, rubbing or grinding.
56509	triturate	[.] TRIT'URATE, v.t. [L. trituro, from tritus, tero, to wear.] To rub or grind to a very fine powder, and properly to a finer powder than that made by pulverization.
56510	triturated	[.] TRIT'URATED, pp. Reduced to a very fine powder.
56511	triturating	[.] TRIT'URATING, ppr. Grinding or reducing to a very fine powder.
56512	trituration	[.] TRITURA'TION, n. The act of reducing to a fine powder by grinding.
56513	triture	[.] TRI'TURE, n. A rubbing or grinding. [Not used.]
56514	triturium	[.] TRITU'RIUM, n. A vessel for separating liquors of different densities.
56515	triumph	[.] TRI'UMPH, n. [L. triumphus.] [.] 1. Among the ancient Romans, a pompous ceremony performed in honor of a victorious general, who was allowed to enter the city crowned, originally with laurel, but in later times with gold, bearing a truncheon in one hand and a branch ...
56516	triumphal	[.] TRIUMPH'AL, a. [L. triumphalis.] Pertaining to triumph; used in a triumph; as a triumphal crown or car; a triumphal arch. [.] TRIUMPH'AL, n. A token of victory.
56517	triumphant	[.] TRIUMPH'ANT, a. [L. triumphans.] Celebrating victory; as a triumphant chariot. [.] 1. Rejoicing as for victory. [.] [.] Successful beyond hope to lead you forth [.] [.] Triumphant out of this infernal pit. [.] 2. Victorious; graced with conquest. [.] [.] ...
56518	triumphantly	[.] TRIUMPH'ANTLY, adv. In a triumphant manner; with the joy and exultation that proceeds from victory or success. [.] [.] Through armed ranks triumphantly she drives. [.] 1. Victoriously; with success. [.] [.] Triumphantly tread on thy country's ruin. [.] 2. ...
56519	triumpher	[.] TRI'UMPHER, n. One who triumphs or rejoices for victory; one who vanquishes. [.] 1. One who was honored with a triumph in Rome.
56520	triumphing	[.] TRI'UMPHING, ppr. Celebrating victory with pomp; vanquishing; rejoicing for victory; insulting on an advantage.
56521	triumvir	[.] TRI'UMVIR, n. [L. tres, three, and vir, man.] One of three men united in office. The triumvirs, L. triumviri, of Rome, were three men who jointly obtained the sovereign power in Rome. The first of these were Caesar, Crassus and Pompey.
56522	triumvirate	[.] TRIUM'VIRATE, a. A coalition of three men; particularly, the union of three men who obtained the government of the Roman empire. [.] 1. Government by three men in coalition.
56523	triune	[.] TRI'UNE, a. [L. tres and unus.] Three in one; an epithet applied to God, to express the unity of the Godhead in a trinity of persons.
56524	triunity	[.] TRIU'NITY, n. Trinity. [Not used.]
56525	trivalvular	[.] TRIVALV'ULAR, a. Three-valved; having three valves.
56526	trivant	[.] TRIV'ANT, n. A truant.
56527	triverbial	[.] TRIVERB'IAL, a. [L. triverbium.] Triverbial days, in the Roman calendar, were juridical or court days, days allowed to the pretor for hearing causes; called also dies fasti. There were only twenty eight in the year.
56528	trivet	[.] TRIV'ET, n. A three legged stool. [See Trevet.]
56529	trivial	[.] TRIV'IAL, a. [L. trivialis; probably from Gr.; L. tero, trivi, to wear, or from trivium, a highway.] [.] 1. Trifling; of little worth or importance; inconsiderable; as a trivial subject; a trivial affair. [.] 2. Worthless; vulgar. [.] Trivial name, in natural history, ...
56530	triviality	[.] TRIVIAL'ITY, n. Trivialness. [Not much used.]
56531	trivially	[.] TRIV'IALLY, adv. Commonly; vulgarly. [.] 1. Lightly; inconsiderably; in a trifling degree.
56532	trivialness	[.] TRIV'IALNESS, n. Commonness. [.] 1. Lightness; unimportance.
56533	troat	[.] TROAT, v.i. To cry, as a buck in rutting time. [.] TROAT, n. The cry of a buck in rutting time.
56534	trocar	[.] TRO'CAR, n. A surgical instrument for tapping dropsical persons and the like.
56535	trochaic	[.] TROCHA'IC
56536	trochaical	[.] TROCHA'ICAL, a. [See Trochee.] In poetry, consisting of trochees; as trochaic measure or verse.
56537	trochanter	[.] TROCHAN'TER, n. [Gr.] In anatomy, the trochanters are two processes of the thigh bone, called major and minor, the major on the outside, and the minor on the inside.
56538	troche	[.] TRO'CHE, n. [Gr. a wheel.] A form of medicine in a cake or tablet, or a stiff paste cut into proper portions and dried. It is made by mixing the medicine with sugar and the mucilage of gum tragacanth, intended to be gradually dissolved in the mouth and slowly swallowed, ...
56539	trochee	[.] TRO'CHEE, n. [L. trochoeus.] In verse, a foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short.
56540	trochil	[.] TRO'CHIL, n. [L. trochilus; Gr. to run.] [.] 1. An aquatic bird, a swift runner, with long legs, which is said to get its meat out of the crocodile's mouth. [.] 2. A name given to the golden crowned wren. [.] 3. In zoology, the humming bird or honeysucker, ...
56541	trochilic	[.] TROCHIL'IC, a. Having power to draw out or turn round.
56542	trochilics	[.] TROCHIL'ICS, n. [L. trochilus.] The science of rotary motion.
56543	trochilus	[.] TRO'CHILUS
56544	trochings	[.] TRO'CHINGS, n. The small branches on the top of a deer's head.
56545	trochisch	[.] TRO'CHISCH, n. [Gr.] A kind of tablet or lozenge.
56546	trochite	[.] TRO'CHITE, n. [L. trochus; Gr. to run.] [.] 1. In natural history, a kind of figured fossil stone, resembling parts of plants, called St. Cuthbert's beads. These stones are usually of a brownish color; they break like spar, and are easily dissolved in vinegar. ...
56547	trochlea	[.] TROCH'LEA, n. [L. a pulley, from Gr. to run.] A pulley-like cartilage, through which the tendon of the trochleary muscle passes.
56548	trochleary	[.] TROCH'LEARY, a. [from L. trochlea.] Pertaining to the trochlea; as the trochleary muscle, the superior oblique muscle of the eye; the trochleary nerve, the pathetic nerve, which goes to that muscle.
56549	trochoid	[.] TRO'CHOID, n. [L. trochus, to run.] In geometry, a curve generated by the motion of a wheel; the cycloid.
56550	trod	[.] TROD, pret. of tread. [.] TROD
56551	trodden	[.] TRODDEN, pp. of tread. [.] [.] Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gentiles. Luke 21.
56552	trode	[.] TRODE, old pret. of tread. [.] TRODE, n. Tread; footing.
56553	troglodyte	[.] TROG'LODYTE, n. [Gr. a cavern, and to enter.] The Troglodytes were a people of Ethiopia, represented by the ancients as living in caves, about whom we have many fables.
56554	troll	[.] TROLL, v.t. To move in a circular direction; to roll; to move volubly; to turn; to drive about. [.] [.] They learn to roll the eye, and troll the tongue. [.] [.] Troll about the bridal bow. [.] TROLL, v.i. To roll; to run about; as, to troll in a coach and ...
56555	trolled	[.] TROLLED, pp. Rolled; turned about.
56556	trolling	[.] TROLLING, ppr. Rolling; turning; driving about; fishing with a rod and reel.
56557	trollop	[.] TROL'LOP, n. A stroller; a loiterer; a woman loosely dressed; a slattern.
56558	trollopee	[.] TROLLOPEE', n. Formerly, a loose dress for females.
56559	trolmydames	[.] TROL'MYDAMES, n. The game of nine-holes.
56560	tromp	[.] TROMP, n. [See Trumpet.] A blowing machine formed of a hollow tree, used in furnaces.
56561	trompil	[.] TROMP'IL, n. An aperture in a tromp.
56562	tronage	[.] TRON'AGE, n. Formerly, a toll or duty paid for weighing wool.
56563	tronator	[.] TRONA'TOR, n. An officer in London, whose business was to weigh wool.
56564	tronco	[.] TRON'CO, n. [L. truncus.] A term in Italian music, directing a note or sound to be cut short, or just uttered and then discontinued.
56565	trone	[.] TRONE, n. A provincial word in some parts of England for a small drain.
56566	troop	[.] TROOP, n. [.] 1. A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude. Gen.49. 2 Sam.23. Hos.7. [.] [.] That which should accompany old age, [.] [.] As honor, love, obedience, troops of friends, [.] [.] I must not look to have. [.] 2. A body of soldiers. ...
56567	trooper	[.] TROOP'ER, n. A private or soldier in a body of cavalry; a horse soldier.
56568	trooping	[.] TROOP'ING, ppr. Moving together in a crowd; marching in a body.
56569	trope	[.] TROPE, n. [L. tropus; Gr. to turn.] In rhetoric, a word or expression used in a different sense from that which it properly signifies; or a word changed from its original signification to another, for the sake of giving life or emphasis to an idea, as when we call ...
56570	trophied	[.] TRO'PHIED, a. [from trophy.] Adorned with trophies. [.] [.] --The trophied arches, storied halls invade.
56571	trophy	[.] TRO'PHY, n. [L. tropoeum.] [.] 1. Among the ancients, a pile of arms taken from a vanquished enemy, raised on the field of battle by the conquerors; also, the representation of such a pile in marble, on medals and the like; or according to others, trophies were trees ...
56572	trophy-money	[.] TRO'PHY-MONEY, n. A duty paid in England annually by house-keepers, towards providing harness, drums, colors, &c. for the militia.
56573	tropic	[.] TROP'IC, n. [L. tropicus; from Gr. a turning; to turn.] [.] 1. In astronomy, a circle of the sphere drawn through a solstitial point, parallel to the equator; or the line which bounds the sun's declination from the equator, north or south. This declination is twenty-three ...
56574	tropic-bird	[.] TROP'IC-BIRD, n. An aquatic fowl of the genus Phaeton, with a long slender tail and remarkable powers of flight.
56575	tropical	[.] TROP'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the tropics; being within the tropics; as tropical climates; tropical latitudes; tropical heat; tropical winds. [.] 1. Incident to the tropics; as tropical diseases. [.] 2. [from trope.] Figurative; rhetorically changed from its proper ...
56576	tropically	[.] TROP'ICALLY, adv. In a tropical or figurative manner.
56577	tropist	[.] TRO'PIST, n. [from trope.] One who explains the Scriptures by tropes and figures of speech; one who deals in tropes.
56578	tropological	[.] TROPOLOG'ICAL, a. [See Tropology.] Varied by tropes; changed from the original import of the words.
56579	tropology	[.] TROPOL'OGY, n. [Gr. trope, and discourse.] A rhetorical mode of speech, including tropes, or change from the original import of the word.
56580	trossers	[.] TROSS'ERS, n. Trowsers. [Not used.] [See Trowsers.]
56581	trot	[.] TROT, v.i. [.] 1. To move faster than in walking, as a horse or other quadruped, by lifting one fore foot and the hind foot of the opposite side at the same time. [.] 2. To walk or move fast; or to run. [.] [.] He that rises late must trot all day, and will ...
56582	troth	[.] TROTH, n. [.] 1. Belief; faith; fidelity; as,to plight one's troth. [.] 2. Truth; verity; veracity; as in troth; by my troth.
56583	trothless	[.] TROTH'LESS, a. Faithless; treacherous.
56584	trotter	[.] TROT'TER, n. A beast that trots, or that usually trots. [.] 1. A sheep's foot.
56585	trotting	[.] TROT'TING, ppr. Moving with a trot; walking fast, or running.
56586	trouble	[.] TROUBLE, v.t. trub'l. [L. turbo; turba, a crowd, and perhaps trova, a turn. The primary sense is to turn or to stir, to whirl about, as in L. turbo, turbinis, a whirlwind. Hence the sense of agitation, disturbance. [.] 1. To agitate; to disturb; to put into confused ...
56587	trouble-state	[.] TROUBLE-STATE, n. A disturber of the community. [Not used.]
56588	troubled	[.] TROUBLED, pp. trub'ld. Disturbed; agitated; afflicted; annoyed; molested.
56589	troubler	[.] TROUBLER, n. trub'ler. One who disturbs; one who afflicts or molests; a disturber; as a troubler of the peace. [.] [.] The rich troublers of the world's repose.
56590	troublesome	[.] TROUBLESOME, a. trub'lsome. Giving trouble or disturbance; molesting; annoying; vexatious. In warm climates, insects are very troublesome. [.] 1. Burdensome; tiresome; wearisome. [.] [.] My mother will never be troublesome to me. [.] 2. Giving inconvenience ...
56591	troublesomely	[.] TROUBLESOMELY, adv. trub'lsomely. In a manner or degree to give trouble; vexatiously.
56592	troublesomeness	[.] TROUBLESOMENESS, n. trub'lsomeness. [.] 1. Vexatiousness; the quality of giving trouble or of molesting. [.] 2. Unseasonable intrusion; importunity.
56593	troubling	[.] TROUBLING, ppr. trub'ling. Disturbing; agitating; molesting; annoying; afflicting. [.] TROUBLING, n. trub'ling. The act of disturbing or putting in commotion. John 5. [.] 1. The act of afflicting.
56594	troublous	[.] TROUBLOUS, a. trub'lus. Agitated; tumultuous; full of commotion. [.] [.] A tall ship toss'd in troublous seas. [.] 1. Full of trouble or disorder; tumultuous; full of affliction. [.] [.] The street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. ...
56595	trough	[.] TROUGH, n. trauf. [.] 1. A vessel hollow longitudinally, or a large log or piece of timber excavated longitudinally on the upper side; used for various purposes. [.] 2. A tray. [This is the same word dialectically altered.] [.] 3. A canoe; the rude boat of ...
56596	troul	[.] TROUL, for troll. [See Troll.]
56597	trounce	[.] TROUNCE, v.t. trouns. To punish, or to beat severely. [A low word.]
56598	trouse	[.] TROUSE, n. trooz. [See Trowsers.] A kind of trowsers worn by children.
56599	trout	[.] TROUT, n. [L. trutta.] A river fish of the genus Salmo, variegated with spots, and esteemed as most delicate food.
56600	trout-colored	[.] TROUT'-COLORED, a. White with spots of black, bay or sorrel; as a trout-colored horse.
56601	trover	[.] TRO'VER, n. Trover is properly the finding of any thing. Hence, [.] 1. In law, the gaining possession of any goods, whether by finding or by other means. [.] 2. An action which a man has against another who has found or obtained possession of any of his goods, ...
56602	trow	[.] TROW, v.i. To believe; to trust; to think or suppose. [.] TROW, is used in the imperative, as a word of inquiry. What means the fool, trow?
56603	trowel	[.] TROW'EL, n. [L. trulla.] [.] 1. A mason's tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them. [.] 2. A gardener's tool, somewhat like a trowel, made of iron and scooped; used in taking up plants and for other purposes.
56604	trowsers	[.] TROWS'ERS, n. plu. s as z. A loose garment worn by males, extending from the waist to the knee or to the ankle, and covering the lower limbs.
56605	troy	[.] TROY
56606	troy-weight	[.] TROY-WEIGHT, n. The weight by which gold and silver, jewels, &c. are weighed. In this weight, 20 grains = a scruple, 3 scruples = a dram, 8 drams = an ounce, and 12 ounces = one pound.
56607	truant	[.] TRU'ANT, a. Idle; wandering from business; loitering; as a truant boy. [.] [.] While truant Jove, in infant price, [.] [.] Play'd barefoot on Olympus'side. [.] TRU'ANT, n. An idler; an idle boy. [.] TRU'ANT. v.i. To idle away time; to loiter or be ...
56608	truantly	[.] TRU'ANTLY, adv. Like a truant; an idleness.
56609	truantship	[.] TRU'ANTSHIP, n. Idleness; neglect of employment.
56610	trubs	[.] TRUBS, n. An herb.
56611	trubtail	[.] TRUB'TAIL, n. A short squat woman.
56612	truce	[.] TRUCE, n. [.] 1. In war, a suspension of arms by agreement of the commanders; a temporary cessation of hostilities, either for negotiation or other purpose. [.] 2. Intermission of action, pain or contest; temporary cessation; short quiet. [.] [.] There he may ...
56613	truce-breaker	[.] TRU'CE-BREAKER, n. [truce and breaker.] One who violates a truce, covenant or engagement. 2 Tim.3.
56614	truchman	[.] TRUCH'MAN, n. An interpreter. [See Dragoman.]
56615	trucidation	[.] TRUCIDA'TION, n. [L. trucido, to kill.] The act of killing.
56616	truck	[.] TRUCK, v.i. [L. trochus, a round thing; Eng. truck.] To exchange commodities; to barter. Our traders truck with the Indians, giving them whiskey and trinkets for skins. [Truck is now vulgar.] [.] TRUCK, v.t. To exchange; to give in exchange; to barter; as, ...
56617	truckage	[.] TRUCK'AGE, n. The practice of bartering goods.
56618	trucker	[.] TRUCK'ER, n. One who traffics by exchange of goods.
56619	trucking	[.] TRUCK'ING, ppr. Exchanging goods; bartering.
56620	truckle	...
56621	truckle-bed	[.] TRUCK'LE-BED, n. [truckle and bed.] A bed that runs on wheels and may be pushed under another; a trundle-bed.
56622	truckling	[.] TRUCK'LING, ppr. Yielding obsequiously to the will of another.
56623	truculence	[.] TRU'CULENCE, n. [L. truculentia, from trux, fierce, savage.] [.] 1. Savageness of manners; ferociousness. [.] 2. Terribleness of countenance.
56624	truculent	[.] TRU'CULENT, a. Fierce; savage; barbarous; as the truculent inhabitants of Scythia. [.] 1. Of a ferocious aspect. [.] 2. Cruel; destructive; as a truculent plague.
56625	trudge	[.] TRUDGE, v.i. To travel on foot. The father rode; the son trudged on behind. [.] 1. To travel or march with labor. [.] [.] --And trudg'd to Rome upon my naked feet.
56626	true	[.] TRUE, a. [.] 1. Conformable to fact; being in accordance with the actual state of things; as a true relation or narration; a true history. A declaration is true, when it states the facts. In this sense, true is opposed to false. [.] 2. Genuine; pure; real; not ...
56627	trueborn	[.] TRUEBORN, a. [true and born.] Of genuine birth; having a right by birth to any title; as a true born Englishman.
56628	truebred	[.] TRUEBRED, a. [true and bred.] Of a genuine or right breed; as a truebred beast. [.] 1. Being of genuine breeding or education; as a truebred gentleman.
56629	truehearted	[.] TRUEHE`ARTED, a. [true and heart.] Being of a faithful heart; honest; sincere; not faithless or deceitful; as a truehearted friend.
56630	trueheartedness	[.] TRUEHE`ARTEDNESS, n. Fidelity; loyalty; sincerity.
56631	truelove	[.] TRUELOVE, n. [true and love.] One really beloved. [.] 1. A plant, the herb Paris.
56632	truelove-knot	[.] TRUELOVE-KNOT, n. A knot composed of lines united with many involutions; the emblem of interwoven affection or engagements.
56633	trueness	[.] TRUENESS, n. Faithfulness; sincerity. [.] 1. Reality; genuineness. [.] 2. Exactness; as the trueness of a line.
56634	truepenny	[.] TRUEPENNY, n. [true and penny.] A familiar phrase for an honest fellow.
56635	truffle	[.] TRUF'FLE, n. A subterraneous vegetable production, or a kind of mushroom, of a fleshy fungous structure and roundish figure; an esculent substance, much esteemed. It is of the genus Tuber.
56636	truffle-worm	[.] TRUF'FLE-WORM, n. A worm found in truffles, the larva of a fly.
56637	trug	[.] TRUG, n. A hod. This is our trough and tray; the original pronunciation being retained in some parts of England. The word was also used formerly for a measure of wheat, as much, I suppose as was carried in a trough; three trugs making two bushels.
56638	truism	[.] TRU'ISM, n. [from true.] An undoubted or self-evident truth. [.] [.] Trifling truisms clothed in great swelling words of vanity--
56639	trull	[.] TRULL, n. A low vagrant strumpet.
56640	trullization	[.] TRULLIZA'TION, n. [L. trullisso.] The laying of strata of plaster with a trowel.
56641	truly	[.] TRU'LY, adv. [from true.] In fact; in deed; in reality. [.] 1. According to truth; in agreement with fact; as, to see things truly; the facts are truly represented. [.] 2. Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; as, to be truly attached to a lover. The citizens ...
56642	trump	[.] TRUMP, n. [.] 1. A trumpet; a wind instrument of music; a poetical word used for trumpet. It is seldom used in prose, in common discourse; but is used in Scripture, where it seems peculiarly appropriate to the grandeur of the subject. [.] [.] At the last trump; ...
56643	trumpery	[.] TRUMP'ERY, n. Falsehood; empty talk. [.] 1. Useless matter; things worn out and cast side. [.] [This is the sense of the word in New England.]
56644	trumpet	[.] TRUMP'ET, n. [.] 1. A wind instrument of music, used chiefly in war and military exercises. It is very useful also at sea, in speaking with ships. There is a speaking trumpet, and a hearing trumpet. They both consist of long tubular bodies, nearly in the form ...
56645	trumpet-fish	[.] TRUMP'ET-FISH, n. A fish of the genus Centriscus, (C. scolopax;) called also the bellows fish.
56646	trumpet-flower	[.] TRUMP'ET-FLOWER, n. A flower of the genus Bignonia, and another of the genus Lonicera.
56647	trumpet-shell	[.] TRUMP'ET-SHELL, n. The name of a genus of univalvular shells, of the form of a trumpet,(Buccinum, Linne.)
56648	trumpet-tongued	[.] TRUMP'ET-TONGUED, a. Having a tongue vociferous as a trumpet.
56649	trumpeted	[.] TRUMP'ETED, pp. Sounded abroad; proclaimed.
56650	trumpeter	[.] TRUMP'ETER, n. One who sounds a trumpet. [.] 1. One who proclaims, publishes or denounces. [.] [.] These men are good trumpeters. [.] 2. A bird, a variety of the domestic pigeon. Also, a bird of South America, the agami, of the genus Psophia, about the size ...
56651	trumpeting	[.] TRUMP'ETING, ppr. Blowing the trumpet; proclaiming.
56652	trumplike	[.] TRUMP'LIKE, a. Resembling a trumpet.
56653	truncate	[.] TRUNC'ATE, v.t. [L. trunco, to cut off.] To cut off; to lop; to maim. [.] TRUNC'ATE, a. In botany, appearing as if cut off at the tip; ending in a transverse line; as a truncate leaf.
56654	truncated	[.] TRUNC'ATED, pp. Cut off; cut short; maimed. A truncated cone is one whose vertex is cut off by a plane parallel to its base. [.] 1. Appearing as if cut off; plane; having no edge; as a mineral substance.
56655	truncating	[.] TRUNC'ATING, ppr. Cutting off.
56656	truncation	[.] TRUNCA'TION, n. The act of lopping or cutting off. [.]
56657	truncheon	[.] TRUN'CHEON, n. [L. truncus.] A short staff; a club; a cudgel; a battoon; used by kings and great officers as a mark of command. [.] [.] The marshal's truncheon nor the judge's robe. [.] TRUN'CHEON, v.t. To beat with a truncheon; to cudgel.
56658	truncheoneer	[.] TRUNCHEONEE'R, n. A person armed with a truncheon.
56659	trundle	[.] TRUN'DLE, v.i. [.] 1. To roll, as on little wheels; as, a bed trundles under another. [.] 2. To roll; as a bowl. [.] TRUN'DLE, v.t. To roll, as a thing on little wheels; as,to trundle a bed or a gun-carriage. [.] TRUN'DLE, n. A round body; a little ...
56660	trundle-bed	[.] TRUN'DLE-BED, n. A bed that is moved on trundles or little wheels; called also truckle-bed.
56661	trundle-tail	[.] TRUN'DLE-TAIL, n. A round tail; a dog so called from his tail.
56662	trunk	[.] TRUNK, n. [L. truncus, from trunco, to cut off. [.] 1. The stem or body of a tree, severed form its roots. This is the proper sense of the word. But surprising as it may seem, it is used most improperly to signify the stem of a standing tree or vegetable, in general. [.] 2. ...
56663	trunked	[.] TRUNK'ED, pp. Cut off; curtailed. [.] 1. Having a trunk.
56664	trunnion	[.] TRUN'NION, n. The trunnions of a piece of ordnance, are two knobs which project from the opposite sides of a piece,whether gun, mortar or howitzer, and serve to support it on the cheeks of the carriage.
56665	trunnion-plate	[.] TRUN'NION-PLATE, n. The trunnion plates are two plates in traveling carriages, mortars and howitzers, which cover the upper parts of the side-pieces, and go under the trunnions.
56666	trunnion-ring	[.] TRUN'NION-RING, n. A ring on a cannon next before the trunnions.
56667	trusion	[.] TRU'SION, n. tru'zhon. [L. trudo.] The act of pushing or thrusting.
56668	truss	[.] TRUSS, n. [.] 1. In a general sense, a bundle; as a truss of hay or straw. A truss of hay in England is half a hundred. A truss of straw is of different weights in different places. [.] 2. In surgery, a bandage or apparatus used in cases of ruptures, to keep ...
56669	trussed	[.] TRUSS'ED, pp. Packed or bound closely.
56670	trussing	[.] TRUSS'ING, ppr. Packing or binding closely.
56671	trust	[.] TRUST, n. [.] 1. Confidence; a reliance or resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship or other sound principle of another person. [.] [.] He that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe. Prov.29. [.] 2. He or that which is the ground ...
56672	trusted	[.] TRUST'ED, pp. Confided in; relied on; depended on; applied to persons. [.] 1. Sold on credit; as goods or property. [.] 2. Delivered in confidence to the care of another; as letters or goods trusted to a carrier or bailee.
56673	trustee	[.] TRUSTEE', a. A person to whom any thing or business is committed, in confidence that he will discharge his duty. The trustee of an estate is one to whom it is devised or granted in trust, or for the use of another. [.] 1. A person to whom is confided the management ...
56674	truster	[.] TRUST'ER, n. One who trusts or gives credit.
56675	trustily	[.] TRUST'ILY, adv. [from trusty.] Faithfully; honestly; with fidelity.
56676	trustiness	[.] TRUST'INESS, n. [from trusty.] That quality of a person by which he deserves the confidence of others; fidelity; faithfulness; honesty; as the trustiness of a servant.
56677	trusting	[.] TRUST'ING, ppr. Confiding in; giving credit; relying on.
56678	trustingly	[.] TRUST'INGLY, adv. With trust or implicit confidence.
56679	trustless	[.] TRUST'LESS, a. Not worthy of trust; unfaithful.
56680	trusty	[.] TRUST'Y, a. That may be safely trusted; that justly deserves confidence; fit to be confided in; as a trusty servant. [.] 1. That will not fail; strong; firm; as a trusty sword.
56681	truth	[.] TRUTH, n. [.] 1. Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that which is, or has been, or shall be. The truth of history constitutes its whole value. We rely on the truth of the scriptural prophecies. [.] [.] My mouth shall speak truth. Prov.8. [.] [.] ...
56682	truthful	[.] TRUTHFUL, a. Full of truth.
56683	truthless	[.] TRUTHLESS, a. Wanting truth; wanting reality. [.] 1. Faithless.
56684	trutination	[.] TRUTINA'TION, n. [L. trutina, a balance; trutinor, to weigh.] [.] The act of weighing. [Not used.]
56685	truttaceous	[.] TRUTTA'CEOUS, a. [from L. trutta, trout.] Pertaining to the trout; as fish of the truttaceous genus.
56686	try	[.] TRY, v.i. To exert strength; to endeavor; to make an effort; to attempt. Try to learn; try to lift a weight. The horses tried to draw the load. [These phrases give the true sense.] [.] TRY, v.t. To examine; to make experiment on; to prove by experiment. [.] [.] ...
56687	try-sail	[.] TRY'-SAIL, n. A sail used by a ship in a storm; literally the strain-sail.
56688	trying	[.] TRY'ING, ppr. Exerting strength; attempting. [.] 1. Examining by searching or comparison with a test; proving; using; straining, &c. [.] 2. a. Adapted to try, or put to severe trial.
56689	tub	[.] TUB, n. [.] 1. An open wooden vessel formed with staves, heading and hoops; used for various domestic purposes, as for washing, for making cheese, &c. [.] 2. A state of salivation; so called because the patient was formerly sweated in a tub. [Not in use.] [.] 3. ...
56690	tub-fish	[.] TUB'-FISH, n. [tub and fish.] A species of Trigla, sometimes called the flying-fish.
56691	tubber	[.] TUB'BER, n. In Cornwall, a mining instrument, called in other places a beele. The man who uses this tool is called tubber-man or beel-man.
56692	tubbing	[.] TUB'BING, ppr. Setting in a tub.
56693	tube	[.] TUBE, n. [L. tubus.] A pipe; a siphon; a canal or conduit; a hollow cylinder, either of wood, metal or glass, used for the conveyance of fluids, and for various other purposes. [.] 1. A vessel of animal bodies or plants, which conveys a fluid or other substance. [.] 2. ...
56694	tuber	[.] TU'BER, n. In botany, a knob in roots, solid,with the component particles all similar.
56695	tubercle	...
56696	tubercular	[.] TUBER'CULAR
56697	tuberculate	[.] TUBER'CULATE, a. Having small knobs or pimples, as a plant.
56698	tuberculous	[.] TUBER'CULOUS, a. Full of knobs or pimples. [.] 1. Affected with tubercles.
56699	tuberose	[.] TU'BEROSE, n. [L. tuberosa.] A plant with a tuberous root and a liliaceous flower, the Polianthus tuberosa; formerly called the tuberous hyacinth.
56700	tuberous	[.] TU'BEROUS, a. [from L. tuber, a bunch.] Knobbed. In botany, consisting of roundish fleshy bodies, or tubers, connected into a bunch by intervening threads; as the roots of artichokes and potatoes.
56701	tubipore	[.] TU'BIPORE, n. [tube and pore.] A genus of zoophytes or corals.
56702	tubiporite	[.] TU'BIPORITE, n. Fossil tubipores.
56703	tubular	[.] TU'BULAR, a. [from L. tubus.] Having the form of a tube or pipe; consisting of a pipe; fistular; as a tubular snout; a tubular calyx.
56704	tubule	[.] TU'BULE, n. [L. tubulus.] A small pipe or fistular body.
56705	tubuliform	[.] TU'BULIFORM, a. Having the form of a tube.
56706	tubulous	[.] TU'BULOUS, a. Longitudinally hollow. [.] 1. Containing tubes; composed wholly of tubulous florets; as a tubulous compound flower. [.] 2. In botany, having a bell-shaped border, with five reflex segments, rising from a tube; as a tubulous floret.
56707	tuch	[.] TUCH, n. A kind of marble.
56708	tuck	[.] TUCK, n. [.] 1. A long narrow sword. [.] 2. A kind of net. [.] 3. [from the verb following.] In a ship, the part where the ends of the bottom planks are collected under the stern. [.] 4. A fold; a pull; a lugging. [See Tug.] [.] TUCK, v.t. [In some ...
56709	tucker	[.] TUCK'ER, n. A small piece of linen for shading the breast of women. [.] 1. A fuller, whence the name. [Local.]
56710	tucket	[.] TUCK'ET, n. A flourish in music; a voluntary; a prelude. [.] 1. A steak; a collop.
56711	tucketsonance	[.] TUCK'ETSONANCE, n. The sound of the tucket, an ancient instrument of music.
56712	tucking	[.] TUCK'ING, ppr. Pressing under or together; folding.
56713	tuesday	[.] TUESDAY, n. s as z. The third day of the week.
56714	tuf	[.] TUF, n. A stone or porous substance formed by depositions from springs or rivulets, containing much earthy matter in solution. Tufa is also formed by the concretion of loose volcanic dust or cinders, cemented by water, or by the consolidation of mud thrown out of volcanoes. ...
56715	tuf-taffeta	[.] TUF-TAF'FETA, n. A villous kind of silk. [Not in use.]
56716	tufa	[.] TU'FA
56717	tufaceous	[.] TUFA'CEOUS, a. Pertaining to tufa; consisting of tufa, or resembling it.
56718	tuffoon	[.] TUFFOON', n. [a corruption of typhon.] A violent tempest or tornado with thunder and lightning, frequent in the Chinese sea and the gulf of Tonquin.
56719	tuft	[.] TUFT, n. [.] 1. A collection of small things in a knot or bunch; as a tuft of flowers; a tuft of feathers; a tuft of grass or hair. A tuft of feathers forms the crest of a bird.. [.] 2. A cluster, a clump; as a tuft of trees; a tuft of olives. [.] 3. In botany, ...
56720	tufted	[.] TUFT'ED, pp. or a. Adorned with a tuft, as the tufted duck; growing in a tuft or clusters, as a tufted grove.
56721	tufty	[.] TUFT'Y, a. Abounding with tufts; growing in clusters; bushy.
56722	tug	[.] TUG, v.t. [L. duco. See Tow, to draw.] [.] 1. To pull or draw with great effort; to drag along with continued exertion; to haul along. [.] [.] There sweat, there strain, tug the laborious oar. [.] 2. To pull; to pluck. [.] [.] --To ease the pain [.] [.] ...
56723	tugger	[.] TUG'GER, n. One who tugs, or pulls with great effort.
56724	tugging	[.] TUG'GING, ppr. Pulling or dragging with great exertion; hauling.
56725	tuggingly	[.] TUG'GINGLY, adv. With laborious pulling.
56726	tuition	[.] TUI'TION, n. [L. tuitio, from tueor, to see, behold, protect, &c; L. duco, to lead.] [.] 1. Guardianship; superintending care over a young person; the particular watch and care of a tutor or guardian over his pupil or ward. [.] 2. More especially, instruction; ...
56727	tulip	[.] TULIP, n. [L. tulipa.] A plant and a flower of the genus Tulipa, of a great variety of colors, and much cultivated for its beauty.
56728	tulip-tree	[.] TU'LIP-TREE, n. An American tree bearing flowers resembling the tulip, of the genus Liriodendron. Also, a tree of the genus Magnolia.
56729	tumble	[.] TUM'BLE, v.i. [L. tumulus, tumultus, tumeo.] [.] 1. To roll; to roll about by turning one way and the other; as, a person in pain tumbles and tosses. [.] 2. To fall; to come down suddenly and violently; as, to tumble from a scaffold. [.] 3. To roll down. The ...
56730	tumbled	[.] TUM'BLED, pp. Rolled; disturbed; rumpled; thrown down.
56731	tumbler	[.] TUM'BLER, n. One who tumbles; one who plays the tricks of a mountebank. [.] 1. A large drinking glass. [.] 2. A variety of the domestic pigeon, so called from his practice of tumbling or turning over in flight. It is a short-bodied pigeon, of a plain color, ...
56732	tumbling	[.] TUM'BLING, ppr. Rolling about; falling; disturbing; rumpling. [.] Tumbling-home, in a ship, is the inclination of the top-sides from a perpendicular, towards the center of the ship; or the part of a ship which falls inward above the extreme breadth.
56733	tumbling-bay	[.] TUM'BLING-BAY, n. In a canal, an overfall or weir.
56734	tumbrel	[.] TUM'BREL, n. [.] 1. A ducking stool for the punishment of scolds. [.] 2. A dung-cart. [.] 3. A cart or carriage with two wheels, which accompanies troops or artillery, for conveying the tools of pioneers, cartridges and the like.
56735	tumbril	[.] TUM'BRIL, n. A contrivance of the basket kind, or a kind of cage of osiers, willows, &c. for keeping hay and other food for sheep.
56736	tumefaction	[.] TUMEFAC'TION, n. [L. tumefacio, to make tumid. See Tumid.] The act or process of swelling or rising into a tumor; a tumor; a swelling.
56737	tumefied	[.] TU'MEFIED, pp. [from tumefy.] Swelled; enlarged; as a tumefied joint.
56738	tumefy	[.] TU'MEFY, v.t. [L. tumefacio; tumidus, tumeo, and facio.] [.] To swell, or cause to swell. [.] TU'MEFY, v.i. To swell; to rise in a tumor.
56739	tumefying	[.] TU'MEFYING, ppr. Swelling; rising in a tumor.
56740	tumid	[.] TU'MID, a. [L. tumidus, from tumeo, to swell.] [.] 1. Being swelled, enlarged or distended; as a tumid leg; tumid flesh. [.] 2. Protuberant; rising above the level. [.] [.] So high as heav'd the tumid hills. [.] 3. Swelling in sound or sense; pompous; puffy; ...
56741	tumidly	[.] TU'MIDLY, adv. In a swelling form.
56742	tumidness	[.] TU'MIDNESS, n. A swelling or swelled state.
56743	tumite	[.] TU'MITE, n. A mineral. [See Thummerstone.]
56744	tumor	[.] TU'MOR, n. [L. from tumeo, to swell.] In surgery, a swelling; a morbid enlargement of any part of the body; a word of very comprehensive signification. [.] The morbid enlargement of a particular part, without being caused by inflammation. [.] Any swelling which ...
56745	tumored	[.] TU'MORED, n. Distended; swelled.
56746	tumorous	[.] TU'MOROUS, a. Swelling; protuberant. [.] 1. Vainly pompous; bombastic; as language or style. [Little used.]
56747	tump
56748	tumped	[.] TUMP'ED, pp. Surrounded with a hillock of earth.
56749	tumping	[.] TUMP'ING, ppr. Raising a mass of earth round a plant.
56750	tumular	[.] TU'MULAR, a. [L. tumulus, a heap.] Consisting in a heap; formed or being in a heap or hillock.
56751	tumulate	[.] TU'MULATE, v.i. To swell. [Not in use.]
56752	tumulosity	[.] TUMULOS'ITY, n. [infra.] Hilliness.
56753	tumulous	[.] TU'MULOUS, a. [L. tumulosus.] Full of hills.
56754	tumult	[.] TU'MULT, n. [L. tumultus, a derivative from tumeo, to swell.] [.] 1. The commotion, disturbance or agitation of a multitude, usually accompanied with great noise, uproar and confusion of voices. [.] [.] What meaneth the noise of this tumult? 1 Sam 4. [.] [.] ...
56755	tumultuarily	[.] TUMULT'UARILY, adv. [from tumultuary.] In a tumultuary or disorderly manner.
56756	tumultuariness	[.] TUMULT'UARINESS, n. Disorderly or tumultuous conduct; turbulence; disposition to tumult.
56757	tumultuary	[.] TUMULT'UARY, a. [L. tumultus.] [.] 1. Disorderly; promiscuous; confused; as a tumultuary conflict. [.] 2. Restless; agitated; unquiet. [.] [.] Men who live without religion, live always in a tumultuary and restless state.
56758	tumultuate	[.] TUMULT'UATE, v.i. [L. tumultuo.] To make a tumult. [Not used.]
56759	tumultuation	[.] TUMULTUA'TION, n. Commotion; irregular or disorderly movement; as the tumultuation of the parts of a fluid.
56760	tumultuous	[.] TUMULT'UOUS, a. Conducted with tumult; disorderly; as a tumultuous conflict; a tumultuous retreat. [.] 1. Greatly agitated; irregular; noisy; confused; as a tumultuous assembly or meeting. [.] 2. Agitated; disturbed; as a tumultuous breast. [.] 3. Turbulent; ...
56761	tumultuously	[.] TUMULT'UOUSLY, adv. In a disorderly manner; by a disorderly multitude.
56762	tumultuousness	[.] TUMULT'UOUSNESS, n. The state of being tumultuous; disorder; commotion.
56763	tun	[.] TUN, n. [L. teneo, to hold; Gr. to stretch.] [.] 1. In a general sense, a large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops. [.] 2. A certain measure for liquids,as for wine, oil, &c. [.] 3. A quantity of wine, ...
56764	tun-bellied	[.] TUN'-BELLIED, a. [tun and belly.] Having a large protuberant belly.
56765	tunable	[.] TU'NABLE, a. [from tune.] Harmonious; musical. [.] [.] And tunable as sylvan pipe or song. [.] 1. That may be put in tune.
56766	tunableness	[.] TU'NABLENESS, n. Harmony; melodiousness.
56767	tunably	[.] TU'NABLY, adv. Harmoniously; musically.
56768	tune	[.] TUNE, n. [L. tonus.] [.] 1. A series of musical notes in some particular measure, and consisting of a single series, for one voice or instrument, the effect of which is melody; or a union of two or more series or parts to be sung or played in concert, the effect ...
56769	tuned	[.] TU'NED, pp. Uttered melodiously or harmoniously; put in order to produce the proper sounds.
56770	tuneful	[.] TU'NEFUL, a. Harmonious; melodious; musical; as tuneful notes; tuneful birds.
56771	tuneless	[.] TU'NELESS, a. Unmusical; unharmonious. [.] 1. Not employed in making music; as a tuneless harp.
56772	tuner	[.] TU'NER, n. One who tunes. [.] 1. One whose occupation is to tune musical instruments.
56773	tung	[.] TUNG, n. [Ant.L. tingua; digitus and dug. Our common orthography is incorrect; the true spelling is tung.] [.] 1. In man, the instrument of taste, and the chief instrument of speech; and in other animals,the instrument of taste. It is also an instrument of deglutition. ...
56774	tunged	[.] TUNG'ED, a. Having a tongue. [.] [.] Tongued like the night-crow.
56775	tungless	[.] TUNG'LESS, a. Having no tongue. [.] 1. Speechless; as a tongueless block. [.] 2. Unnamed; not spoken of. [.] [.] One good deed dying tongueless. [Not used.]
56776	tungstate	[.] TUNG'STATE, n. A salt formed of tungstenic acid and a base.
56777	tungsten	[.] TUNG'STEN, n. In mineralogy, a mineral of a yellowish or grayish white color, of a lamellar structure, and infusible by the blowpipe. It occurs massive or crystallized, usually in octahedral crystals. This is an ore. The same name is given to the metal obtained ...
56778	tungstenic	[.] TUNGSTEN'IC, a. Pertaining to or procured from tungsten.
56779	tunic	[.] TU'NIC, n. [L. tunica. See Town and Tun.] [.] 1. A kind of waistcoat or under garment worn by men in ancient Rome and the east. In the later ages of the republic, the tunic was a long garment with sleeves. [.] 2. Among the religious, a woolen shirt or under ...
56780	tunicated	[.] TU'NICATED, a. In botany, covered with a tunic or membranes; coated; as a stem. [.] A tunicated bulb, is one composed of numerous concentric coats, as an onion.
56781	tunicle	[.] TU'NICLE, n. [from tunic.] A natural covering; an integument.
56782	tuning	[.] TU'NING, ppr. Uttering harmoniously or melodiously; putting in due order for making the proper sounds.
56783	tuning-fork	[.] TU'NING-FORK, n. A steel instrument consisting of two prongs and a handle; used for tuning instruments.
56784	tuning-hammer	[.] TU'NING-HAMMER, n. An instrument for tuning instruments of music.
56785	tunker	[.] TUNK'ER, n. The tunkers are a religious sect in Pennsylvania, of German origin, resembling English baptists.
56786	tunnage	[.] TUN'NAGE, a. [from tun.] The amount of tuns that a ship will carry; the content or burthen of a ship. A ship pays duty according to her tunnage. [.] 1. The duty charged on ships according to their burthen, or the number of tuns at which they are rated. [.] 2. ...
56787	tunnel	[.] TUN'NEL, n. A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, and a pipe or tube at the other, for conveying liquor into casks. [.] 1. The opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; called generally a funnel. [.] 2. A large subterraneous arch through a hill for a canal ...
56788	tunnel-kiln	[.] TUN'NEL-KILN, n. A lime-kiln in which coal is burnt, as distinguished from a flame kiln, in which wood or peat is used.
56789	tunnel-net	[.] TUN'NEL-NET, n. A net with a wide mouth at one end and narrow at the other.
56790	tunnel-pit	[.] TUN'NEL-PIT, n. A shaft sunk from the top of the ground to the level of an intended tunnel, for drawing up the earth and stones.
56791	tunning	[.] TUN'NING, ppr. Putting into casks.
56792	tunny	[.] TUN'NY, n. [L. thynnus.] A fish of the genus Scomber, the Spanish mackerel. The largest weigh upwards of four hundred pounds.
56793	tup	[.] TUP, n. A ram. [Local.] [.] TUP, v.t. To butt, as a ram. [Local.] [.] 1. To cover, as a ram. [Local.]
56794	tupelo	[.] TU'PELO, n. A tree of the genus Nyssa.
56795	turban	[.] TUR'BAN, n. A head dress worn by the orientals, consisting of a cap, and a sash of fine linen or taffeta artfully wound round it in plaits. The cap is red or green, roundish on the top, and quilted with cotton. The sash of the Turks is white linen; that of the Persians ...
56796	turban-shell	[.] TUR'BAN-SHELL, n. In natural history, a genus of shells, or rather of sea urchins, (echinodermata,) of a hemispheric or spheroidal shape, the Cidaris of Klein.
56797	turban-top	[.] TUR'BAN-TOP, n. A plant of the genus Helvella; a kind of fungus or mushroom.
56798	turbaned	[.] TUR'BANED, a. Wearing a turban; as a turbaned Turk.
56799	turbary	[.] TUR'BARY, n. [from turf; Latinized, turbaria.] [.] 1. In law, a right of digging turf on another man's land. Common of turbary, is the liberty which a tenant enjoys of digging turf on the lord's waste. [.] 2. The place where turf is dug.
56800	turbid	[.] TUR'BID, a. [L. turbidus, from turbo, to disturb,that is, to stir, to turn.] Properly, having the lees disturbed; but in a more general sense, muddy; foul with extraneous matter; thick; not clear; used of liquids of any kind; as turbid water; turbid wine. Streams ...
56801	turbidly	[.] TUR'BIDLY, adv. Proudly; haughtily; a Latinism. [Not in use.]
56802	turbidness	[.] TUR'BIDNESS, n. Muddiness; foulness.
56803	turbillion	[.] TURBIL'LION, n. A whirl; a vortex.
56804	turbinate	[.] TUR'BINATE
56805	turbinated	[.] TUR'BINATED, a. [L. turbinatus, formed like atop, form turbo, turben, atop.] [.] 1. In conchology, spiral, or wreathed conically from a larger base to a kind of apex; as turbinated shells. [.] 2. In botany, shaped like a top or cone inverted; narrow at the base, ...
56806	turbination	[.] TURBINA'TION, n. The act of spinning or whirling, as a top.
56807	turbinite	[.] TUR'BINITE
56808	turbit	[.] TUR'BIT, n. A variety of the domestic pigeon, remarkable for its short beak; called by the Dutch kort-bek, short beak. [.] 1. The turbot.
56809	turbite	[.] TUR'BITE, n. A petrified shell of the turbo kind.
56810	turbith	[.] TUR'BITH
56811	turbot	[.] TUR'BOT, n. A fish of the genus Pleuronectes, [fishes which swim on the side.] It grows to the weight of twenty or thirty pounds, and is much esteemed by epicures.
56812	turbulence	[.] TUR'BULENCE
56813	turbulency	[.] TUR'BULENCY, n. [See Turbulent.] A disturbed state; tumult; confusion; as the turbulence of the times; turbulence in political affairs. [.] 1. Disorder or tumult of the passions; as turbulence of mind. [.] 2. Agitation; tumultuousness; as turbulence of blood. [.] 3. ...
56814	turbulent	[.] TUR'BULENT, a. [L. turbulentus, from turbo, to disturb.] [.] 1. Disturbed; agitated; tumultuous; being in violent commotion; as the turbulent ocean. [.] [.] Calm region once, [.] [.] And full of peace, now tost and turbulent. [.] [.] The turbulent mirth ...
56815	turbulently	[.] TUR'BULENTLY, adv. Tumultuously; with violent agitation; with refractoriness.
56816	turcism	[.] TUR'CISM, n. The religion of the Turks.
56817	turf	[.] TURF, n. [.] 1. That upper stratum of earth and vegetable mold, which is filled with the roots of grass and other small plants, so as to adhere and form a kind of mat. This is otherwise called sward and sod. [.] 2. Peat; a peculiar kind of blackish, fibrous, ...
56818	turfed	[.] TURF'ED, pp. Covered with turf or green sod.
56819	turfiness	[.] TURF'INESS, n. [from turfy.] The state of abounding with turf, or of having the consistence or qualities of turf.
56820	turfing	[.] TURF'ING, ppr. Covering with turf. [.] TURF'ING, n. The operation of laying down turf, or covering with turf.
56821	turfing-iron	[.] TURF'ING-IRON, n. An implement for paring off turf.
56822	turfing-spade	[.] TURF'ING-SPADE, n. An instrument for under-cutting turf, when marked out by the plow.
56823	turfy	[.] TURF'Y, a. Abounding with turf. [.] 1. Having the qualities of turf.
56824	turgent	[.] TUR'GENT, a. [L. turgens, form turgeo, to swell.] Swelling; tumid; rising into a tumor or puffy state; as when the humors are turgent.
56825	turgescence	[.] TURGES'CENCE
56826	turgescency	[.] TURGES'CENCY, n. [L. turgescens.] The act of swelling. [.] 1. The state of being swelled. [.] 2. Empty pompousness; inflation; bombast.
56827	turgid	[.] TUR'GID, a. [L. turgidus, from turgeo, to swell.] [.] 1. Swelled; bloated; distended beyond its natural state by some internal agent or expansive force. [.] [.] A bladder held by the fire grew turgid. [.] More generally, the word is applied to an enlarged part of ...
56828	turgidity	[.] TURGID'ITY, n. State of being swelled; tumidness.
56829	turgidly	[.] TUR'GIDLY, adv. With swelling or empty pomp.
56830	turgidness	[.] TUR'GIDNESS, n. A swelling or swelled state of a thing; distention beyond its natural state by some internal force or agent, as in a limb. [.] 1. Pompousness; inflated manner of writing or speaking; bombast; as the turgidness of language or style.
56831	turioniferous	[.] TURIONIF'EROUS, a. [L. turio, a shoot, and fero,to bear.] [.] Producing shoots.
56832	turkey	[.] TUR'KEY
56833	turkey-stone	[.] TUR'KEY-STONE, n. Another name of the oil-stone, from Turkey.
56834	turkois	[.] TURK'OIS, n. A mineral, called also calaite, brought from the east; of a beautiful light green color, occurring in thin layers, or in rounded masses, or in reniform masses, with a botryoidal surface. It is susceptible of a high polish,and is used in jewelry. It is ...
56835	turks-cap	[.] TURK'S-CAP, n. A plant of the genus Lilium.
56836	turks-head	[.] TURK'S-HEAD, n. A plant of the genus Cactus.
56837	turks-turban	[.] TURK'S-TURBAN, n. A plant of the genus Ranunculus.
56838	turky	[.] TUR'KY, n. [As this fowl was not brought from Turkey, it would be more correct to write the name turky.] A large fowl, the Meleagris gallopavo, a distinct genus. It is a native of America, and its flesh furnishes most delicious food. Wild turkies abound in the forests ...
56839	turm	[.] TURM, n. [L. turma.] A troop. [Not English.]
56840	turmalin	[.] TUR'MALIN, n. [probably a corruption of tournamal, a name given to this stone in Ceylon.] In mineralogy, a silicious stone, sometimes used as a gem by jewelers, remarkable for exhibiting electricity by heat or friction. It occurs in long prisms deeply striated. ...
56841	turmeric	[.] TUR'MERIC, n. Indian saffron; a medicinal root brought from the East Indies, the root of the Curcuma longa. It is externally grayish, but internally of a deep lively yellow or saffron color. It has a slight aromatic smell, and a bitterish, slightly acrid taste. ...
56842	turmoil	[.] TURMOIL', n. [I know not the origin of this word; but it is probably from the root of the L. turba,turbo, turma, or of turn.] [.] Disturbance, tumult; harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult. [.] [.] There I'll rest, as after much turmoil [.] [.] A blessed ...
56843	turn	[.] TURN, v.t. [L. turnus; torniare, to turn; tornare, to return; torneare, tornire, to turn, to fence round, to tilt; torniamento, tournament.] [.] 1. To cause to move in a circular course; as, to turn a wheel; to turn a spindle; to turn the body. [.] 2. To change ...
56844	turncoat	[.] TURN'COAT, n. [turn and coat.] One who forsakes his party or principles.
56845	turned	[.] TURN'ED, pp. Moved in a circle; changed.
56846	turnep	[.] TUR'NEP, n. [L. napus, a turnep.] A bulbous root or plant of the genus Brassica, of great value for food; an esculent root of several varieties.
56847	turner	[.] TURN'ER, n. One whose occupation is to form things with a lathe; one who turns.
56848	turnerite	[.] TURN'ERITE, n. A rare mineral occurring in small crystals of a yellowish brown color, externally brilliant and translucent.
56849	turnery	[.] TURN'ERY, n. The art of forming into a cylindrical shape by the lathe. [.] 1. Things made by a turner or in the lathe.
56850	turning	[.] TURN'ING, ppr. Moving in a circle; changing; winding. [.] TURN'ING, n. A winding; a bending course; flexure; meander. [.] 1. Deviation from the way or proper course.
56851	turningness	[.] TURN'INGNESS, n. Quality of turning; tergivesation. [Not in use.]
56852	turnpike	[.] TURN'PIKE, n. [turn and pike.] Strictly, a frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles, and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the passage of breasts, but admitting a person to pass between the arms. [.] 1. A gate set across a road to stop ...
56853	turnpike-road	[.] TURN'PIKE-ROAD, n. A road on which turnpikes or toll-gates are established by law, and which are made and kept in repair by the toll collected from travelers or passengers who use the road.
56854	turnserving	[.] TURN'SERVING, n. [turn and serve.] The act or practice of serving one's turn or promoting private interest.
56855	turnsole	[.] TURN'SOLE, n. [turn and L. sol, the sun.] A plant of the genus Heliotropium, so named because its flower is supposed to turn towards the sun.
56856	turnspit	[.] TURN'SPIT, n. [turn and spit.] A person who turns a spit. [.] [.] His lordship is his majesty's turnspit. [.] 1. A variety of the dog, so called from turning the spit.
56857	turnstile	[.] TURN'STILE, n. [turn and stile.] A turnpike in a foot-path.
56858	turnstone	[.] TURN'STONE, n. [turn and stone.] A bird, called the sea-dotterel, the Tringa morinella, a little larger than an English blackbird. This bird takes its name from its practice of turning up small stones in search of insects.
56859	turpentine	[.] TUR'PENTINE, a. [L. terebinthina.] A transparent resinous substance, flowing naturally or by incision from several species of trees, as from the pine, larch, fir, &c. Common turpentine is of about the consistence of honey; but there are several varieties.
56860	turpentine-tree	[.] TUR'PENTINE-TREE, n. A tree of the genus Pistacia, which produces not only its proper fruit, but a kind of horn which grows on the surface of its leaves. This is found to be an excrescence, the effect of the puncture of an insect, and is produced in the same manner ...
56861	turpeth	[.] TUR'PETH, n. A root brought from the East Indies, particularly from Cambaya, Surat and Goa, or from Ceylon. It is the cortical part of the root of a species of Convolvulus. That sold in the shops is a longish root, of the thickness of the finger, resinous, heavy, ...
56862	turpitude	[.] TURP'ITUDE, n. [L. turpitudo, from turpis, foul, base.] [.] 1. Inherent baseness or vileness of principle in the human heart; extreme depravity. [.] 2. Baseness or vileness of words or actions; shameful wickedness.
56863	turrel	[.] TUR'REL, n. A tool used by coopers.
56864	turret	[.] TUR'RET, n. [l. turris.] A little tower; a small eminence or spire attached to a building and rising above it. [.] [.] And lift her turrets nearer to the sky. [.] 1. In the art of war, movable turrets, used formerly by the Romans, were buildings of a square form, ...
56865	turreted	[.] TUR'RETED, a. Formed like a tower; as a turreted lamp. [.] 1. Furnished with turrets.
56866	turrilite	[.] TUR'RILITE, n. The fossil remains of a spiral multilocular shell.
56867	turtle	[.] TUR'TLE, n. [L. turtur.] [.] 1. A fowl of the genus Columba; called also the turtle dove, and turtle pigeon. It is a wild species, frequenting the thickest parts of the woods, and its note is plaintive and tender. [.] 2. The name sometimes given to the common ...
56868	turtle-dove	[.] TUR'TLE-DOVE, n. A species of the genus Columba. [See Turtle.]
56869	turtle-shell	[.] TUR'TLE-SHELL, n. [turtle and shell.] A shell, a beautiful species of Murex; also, tortoise-shell.
56870	tuscan	[.] TUS'CAN, a. Pertaining to Tuscany in Italy; an epithet given to one of the orders of columns, the most ancient and simple. [.] TUS'CAN, n. An order of columns.
56871	tush	[.] TUSH, an exclamation, indicating check, rebuke or contempt. Tush, tush, never tell me such a story as that. [.] TUSH, n. A tooth.
56872	tusk	[.] TUSK, n. The long pointed tooth of certain rapacious, carnivorous or fighting animals; as the tusks of the boar. [.] TUSK, v.i. To gnash the teeth, as a boar.
56873	tusked	[.] TUSK'ED
56874	tusky	[.] TUSK'Y, a. Furnished with tusks; as the tusky boar.
56875	tussle	[.] TUS'SLE, n. A struggle; a conflict. [Vulgar.] [See Touse.]
56876	tussoc	[.] TUS'SOC, n. A tuft of grass or twigs.
56877	tussuc	[.] TUS'SUC
56878	tut	[.] TUT, an exclamation, used for checking or rebuking. [.] TUT, n. An imperial ensign of a golden globe with a cross on it. [.] Tut bargain, among miners, a bargain by the lump. [Qu.L. totus.]
56879	tutelage	[.] TU'TELAGE, n. [from L. tutela, protection, from tueor,to defend.] [.] 1. Guardianship; protection; applied to the person protecting; as, the king's right of seignory and tutelage. [.] 2. State of being under a guardian.
56880	tutelar	[.] TU'TELAR
56881	tutelary	[.] TU'TELARY, a. [L. tutelaris, supra.] Having the guardianship or charge of protecting a person or a thing; guardian; protecting; as tutelary genii; tutelary goddesses.
56882	tutenag	[.] TU'TENAG, n. The Chinese name of zink. Sometimes the word is used to denote a metallic compound brought from China, called Chinese copper or white copper, consisting of copper, zink and iron.
56883	tutor	[.] TU'TOR, n. [L. from tuero, to defend.] [.] 1. In the civil law, a guardian; one who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate. [.] 2. One who has the care of instructing another in various branches or in any branch of human learning. Some gentlemen employ ...
56884	tutorage	[.] TU'TORAGE, n. In the civil law, guardianship; the charge of a pupil and his estate. In France, tutorage does not expire till the pupil is twenty five years of age. [.] 1. The authority or solemnity of a tutor. [Little used.]
56885	tutored	[.] TU'TORED, pp. Instructed; corrected; disciplined.
56886	tutoress	[.] TU'TORESS, n. A female tutor; an instructress; a governess.
56887	tutoring	[.] TU'TORING, ppr. Teaching; directing; correcting. [.] TU'TORING, n. The act of instructing; education.
56888	tutrix	[.] TU'TRIX, n. A female guardian.
56889	tutsan	[.] TUT'SAN, n. A plant, park-leaves, of the genus Hypericum.
56890	tutti	[.] TUT'TI, n. [L. toti.] In Italian music, a direction for all to play in full concert.
56891	tutty	[.] TUT'TY, n. [Low L. tutia.] An argillaceous ore of zink, found in Persia, formed on cylindric molds into tubular pieces, like the bark of a tree. It is said to be made of a glutinous, argillaceous earth, like clay, which is put into pots, moistened and baked.
56892	tuz	[.] TUZ, n. A lock or tuft of hair. [Not in use.]
56893	twain	[.] TWAIN, a. or n. Two. [.] [.] When old winter splits the rocks in twain. [.] [Nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in poetry and burlesque.]
56894	twait	[.] TWAIT, n. A fish. [.] 1. In old writers, wood grubbed up and converted into arable land. [Local.]
56895	twang	[.] TWANG, v.i. To sound with a quick sharp noise; to make the sound of a string which is stretched and suddenly pulled; as the twanging bows. [.] TWANG, v.t. To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly. [.] [.] Sound the tough horn, ...
56896	twanging	[.] TWANG'ING, ppr. Making a sharp sound. [.] 1. a. Contemptibly noisy.
56897	twangle	[.] TWAN'GLE, v.i. To twang.
56898	twank	[.] TWANK, a corruption of twang.
56899	twas	[.] 'TWAS, a contraction of it was.
56900	twattle	[.] TWAT'TLE, v.i. To prate; to talk much and idly; to gabble; to chatter; as a twattling gossip. [.] TWAT'TLE, v.t. To pet; to make much of. [Local.]
56901	twattling	[.] TWAT'TLING, ppr. or a. Prating; gabbling; chattering. [.] TWAT'TLING, n. The act of prating; idle talk.
56902	tway	[.] TWAY, for twain, two. [Not in use.]
56903	tway-blade	[.] TWA'Y-BLADE
56904	tweag	[.] TWEAG
56905	tweak	[.] TWEAK, v.t. It is radically the same word as twitch, and of the same signification.] To twitch; to pinch and pull with a sudden jerk; as, to tweag or tweak the nose.
56906	tweedle	[.] TWEE'DLE, v.t. To handle lightly; used of awkward fiddling.
56907	tweel	[.] TWEEL, v.t. To weave with multiplied leases in the harness, by increasing the number of threads in each split of the reed, and the number of treddles, &c.
56908	tweezer-case	[.] TWEE'ZER-CASE, n. A case for carrying tweezers.
56909	tweezers	[.] TWEE'ZERS, n. [This seems to be formed on the root of vise, an instrument for pinching.] Nippers; small pinchers used to pluck out hairs.
56910	twelfth	[.] TWELFTH, a. The second after the tenth; the ordinal of twelve.
56911	twelfth-tide	[.] TWELFTH-TIDE, n. [twelfth and tide.] The twelfth day after christmas.
56912	twelve	[.] TWELVE, a. twelv. The sum of two and ten; twice six; a dozen. Twelve men compose a petty jury.
56913	twelvemonth	[.] TWELVEMONTH, n. twelv'month. [twelve and month.] A year, which consists of twelve calendar months. [.] [.] I shall laugh at this a twelvemonth hence.
56914	twelvepence	[.] TWELVEPENCE, n. twelv'pence. [twelve and pence.] A shilling.
56915	twelvepenny	[.] TWELVEPENNY, a. twelv'penny. Sold for a shilling; worth a shilling; as a twelve-penny gallery.
56916	twelvescore	[.] TWELVESCORE, a. twelv'score. [twelve and score.] Twelve times twenty; two hundred and forty.
56917	twentieth	[.] TWEN'TIETH, a. The ordinal of twenty; as the twentieth year.
56918	twenty	[.] TWEN'TY, a. [L. decem.] [.] 1. Twice ten; as twenty men; twenty years. [.] 2. Proverbially, an indefinite number. [.] [.] Maximilian, upon twenty respects, could not have been the man.
56919	twibil	[.] TWI'BIL, n. [two and bil.] A kind of mattock, and a halbert.
56920	twice	...
56921	twidle	[.] TWIDLE, for tweedle. [See Tweedle.]
56922	twifallow	[.] TWI'FALLOW, v.t.[twi,two, and fallow.] To plow a second time land that is fallowed.
56923	twifallowed	[.] TWI'FALLOWED, pp. Plowed twice, as summer fallow.
56924	twifallowing	[.] TWI'FALLOWING, ppr. Plowing a second time. [.] TWI'FALLOWING, n. The operation of plowing a second time, as fallow land, in preparing it for seed.
56925	twifold	[.] TWI'FOLD, a. Twofold.
56926	twig	[.] TWIG, n. [L. vigeo, with a prefix.] A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no definite length or size. [.] [.] The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on the outside with hides.
56927	twiggen	[.] TWIG'GEN, a. Made of twigs; wicker.
56928	twiggy	[.] TWIG'GY, a. Full of twigs; abounding with shoots.
56929	twilight	[.] TWI'LIGHT, n. [.] 1. The faint light which is reflected upon the earth after sunset and before sunrise; crepuscular light. In latitudes remote from the equator, the twilight is of much longer duration than at and near the equator. [.] 2. Dubious or uncertain ...
56930	twill	[.] TWILL, v.t. To weave in ribs or ridges; to quill. [See Quill.]
56931	twilt	[.] TWILT, n. A quilt. [Local.]
56932	twin	[.] TWIN, n. [.] 1. One of two young produced at a birth by an animal that ordinarily brings but one; used mostly in the plural, twins; applied to the young of beasts, as well as to human beings. [.] 2. A sign of the zodiac; Gemini. [.] 3. One very much resembling ...
56933	twine	[.] TWINE, v.t. [.] 1. To twist; to wind, as one thread or cord around another, or as any flexible substance around another, or as any flexible substance around another body; as fine twined linen. Ex.39. [.] 2. To unite closely; to cling to; to embrace. [.] 3. ...
56934	twined	[.] TWI'NED, pp. Twisted; wound round.
56935	twinge	[.] TWINGE, v.t. twinj. [.] 1. To affect with a sharp sudden pain; to torment with pinching or sharp pains. [.] [.] The gnat twinged the lion till he made him tear himself, and so he mastered him. [.] 2. To pinch; to tweak; to pull with a jerk; as, to twinge one ...
56936	twinging	[.] TWING'ING, ppr. Suffering a sharp local pain of short continuance; pinching with a sudden pull. [.] TWING'ING, n. The act of pinching with a sudden twitch; a sudden, sharp, local pain.
56937	twining	[.] TWI'NING, ppr. Twisting; winding round; uniting closely to; embracing. [.] 1. In botany, ascending spirally around a branch, stem or prop.
56938	twink	[.] TWINK. [See Twinkle.]
56939	twinkle	[.] TWIN'KLE, v.i. [.] 1. To sparkle; to flash at intervals; to shine with a tremulous intermitted light, or with a broken quivering light. The fixed stars twinkle; the planets do not. [.] [.] These stars do not twinkle, when viewed through telescopes that have large ...
56940	twinkling	[.] TWIN'KLING, n. A sparkling; a shining with intermitted light; as the twinkling of the stars. [.] 1. A motion of the eye. [.] 2. A moment; an instant; the time of a wink. [.] [.] In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump--the dead shall be ...
56941	twinling	[.] TWIN'LING, n. [from twin.] A twin lamb.
56942	twinned	[.] TWIN'NED, a. [from twin.] Produced at one birth, like twins; united.
56943	twinner	[.] TWIN'NER, n. [from twin.] A breeder of twins.
56944	twinter	[.] TWIN'TER, n. [two and winter.] A beast two winters old. [Local.]
56945	twire	[.] TWIRE, v.i. To take short flights; to flutter; to quiver; to twitter. [Not in use.]
56946	twirl	[.] TWIRL, v.t. twurl. To move or turn round with rapidity; to whirl round. [.] [.] See ruddy maids, [.] [.] Some taught with dextrous hand to twirl the wheel-- [.] TWIRL, v.i. To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round. [.] TWIRL, n. A rapid circular ...
56947	twirled	[.] TWIRL'ED, pp. Whirled round.
56948	twirling	[.] TWIRL'ING, ppr. Turning with velocity; whirling.
56949	twist	[.] TWIST, v.t. [.] 1. To unite by winding one thread, strand or other flexible substance round another; to form by convolution, or winding separate things round each other; as to twist yarn or thread. So we say, to double and twist. [.] 2. To form into a thread ...
56950	twisted	[.] TWIST'ED, pp. Formed by winding threads or strands round each other.
56951	twister	[.] TWIST'ER, n. One that twists. [.] 1. The instrument of twisting.
56952	twisting	[.] TWIST'ING, ppr. Winding different strands or threads round each other; forming into a thread by twisting.
56953	twit	[.] TWIT, v.t. [L. ad, to.] To reproach; to upbraid; as for some previous act. He twitted his friend of falsehood. [.] [.] With this these scoffers twitted the christians. [.] [.] Aesop minds men of their errors, without twitting them for what is amiss.
56954	twitch	[.] TWITCH, v.t. To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick motion; to snatch; as, to twitch one by the sleeve; to twitch a thing out of another's hand; to twitch off clusters of grapes. [.] TWITCH, n. A pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; ...
56955	twitched	[.] TWITCH'ED, pp. Pulled with a jerk.
56956	twitcher	[.] TWITCH'ER, n. One that twitches.
56957	twitching	[.] TWITCH'ING, ppr. Pulling with a jerk; suffering short spasmodic contractions.
56958	twitted	[.] TWIT'TED, pp. Upbraided.
56959	twitter	[.] TWIT'TER, v.t. [.] 1. To make a succession of small, tremulous, intermitted noises; as, the swallow twitters. [.] 2. To make the sound of a half suppressed laugh. [.] TWIT'TER, n. [from twit.] One who twits or reproaches. [.] TWIT'TER, n. A small ...
56960	twittering	[.] TWIT'TERING, ppr. Uttering a succession of small interrupted sounds, as in a half suppressed laugh, or as a swallow.
56961	twitting	[.] TWIT'TING, ppr. Upbraiding; reproaching.
56962	twittingly	[.] TWIT'TINGLY, adv. With upbraiding.
56963	twittle-twattle	[.] TWIT'TLE-TWATTLE, n. Tattle; gabble. [Vulgar.]
56964	twixt	[.] 'TWIXT, a contraction of betwixt, used in poetry.
56965	two	[.] TWO, a. [L. duo.] [.] 1. One and one. Two similar horses used together, are called a span, or a pair. [.] 2. Two is used in composition; as in two-legged. Man is a two-legged animal.
56966	two-capsuled	[.] TWO-CAP'SULED, a. Bicapsular.
56967	two-celled	[.] TWO-CEL'LED, a. Bilocular.
56968	two-cleft	[.] TWO-CLEFT, a. Bifid.
56969	two-flowered	[.] TWO-FLOWERED, a. Bearing two flowers at the end, as a peduncle.
56970	two-forked	[.] TWO-FORKED, a. Dichotomous.
56971	two-handed	[.] TWO-HANDED, a. Having two hands; an epithet used as equivalent to large, stout and strong.
56972	two-leaved	[.] TWO-LEAVED, a. Diphyllous.
56973	two-lobed	[.] TWO-LOBED, a. Bilobate.
56974	two-parted	[.] TWO-P`ARTED, a. Bipartite.
56975	two-pence	[.] TWO-PENCE, n. A small coin.
56976	two-petaled	[.] TWO-PETALED, a. Dipetalous.
56977	two-seeded	[.] TWO-SEEDED, a. In botany, dispermous; containing two seeds, as a fruit; having two seeds to a flower, as a plant.
56978	two-tipped	[.] TWO-TIPPED, a. Bilabiate.
56979	two-tongued	[.] TWO-TONGUED, a. Double-tongued; deceitful.
56980	two-valved	[.] TWO-VALVED, a. Bivalvular, as a shell, pod, or glume.
56981	twoedged	[.] TWOEDGED, a. Having two edges, or edges on both sides; as a two-edged sword.
56982	twofold	[.] TWOFOLD, a. [two and fold.] Two of the same kind, or two different things existing together; as twofold nature; a twofold sense; a twofold argument. [.] 1. Double; as twofold strength or desire. [.] 2. In botany, two and two together, growing form the same place; ...
56983	twy-blade	[.] TWY-BLADE, n. [tway and blade.] A plant of the genus Ophris; a polypetalous flower, consisting of six dissimilar leaves, of which the five upper ones are so disposed as to represent, in some measure, a helmet, the under one being headed and shaped like a man.
56984	tye	[.] TYE, v.t. [L. taceo, to be silent.] [.] 1. To bind; to fasten with a band or cord and knot. [.] [.] My son, keep thy father's commandments-- bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. Prov.6. [.] 2. To fold and make fast; as, to tie ...
56985	tyed	[.] TYED, pp. Bound; fastened with a knot; confined; restrained; united, as notes.
56986	tyer	[.] TY'ER, n. One who ties or unites.
56987	tyger	[.] TYGER. [See Tiger.]
56988	tying	[.] TY'ING, ppr. [See Tie and Tye.] Binding; fastening. [As this participle must be written with y, it might be well to write the verb tye.]
56989	tyke	[.] TYKE, n. A dog; or one as contemptible as a dog.
56990	tymbal	[.] TYM'BAL, n. A kind of kettle drum. [.] [.] A tymbal's sound were better than my voice.
56991	tympan	[.] TYM'PAN, n. [L. tympanum. See Tymbal.] [.] 1. A drum; hence, the barrel or hollow part of the ear behind the membrane of the tympanum. [.] 2. The area of a pediment; also, the part of a pedestal called the trunk or dye. [.] 3. The pannel of a door. [.] 4. ...
56992	tympanites	[.] TYM'PANITES, n. In medicine, a flatulent distention of the belly; wind dropsy; tympany.
56993	tympanize	[.] TYM'PANIZE, v.i. To act the part of a drummer. [.] TYM'PANIZE, v.t. To stretch, as a skin over the head of a drum.
56994	tympanum	[.] TYM'PANUM, n. The drum of the ear. [See Tympan.] [.] [.] 1. In mechanics, a wheel placed round an axis.
56995	tympany	[.] TYM'PANY, n. A flatulent distention of the belly. [See Tympanites.]
56996	tyny	[.] TYN'Y, a. Small. [See Tiny.]
56997	type	[.] TYPE, n. [L. typus; Gr. from the root of tap; to beat, strike, impress.] [.] 1. The mark of something; an emblem; that which represents something else. [.] [.] Thy emblem, gracious queen, the British rose, [.] [.] Type of sweet rule and gentle majesty. [.] 2. ...
56998	type-metal	[.] TY'PE-METAL, n. A compound of lead and antimony, with a small quantity of copper or brass.
56999	typhoid	[.] TY'PHOID, a. [typhus and Gr. form.] Resembling typhus; weak; low.
57000	typhus	[.] TY'PHUS, a. [from Gr. to inflame or heat. Hippocrates gave this name to a fever which produced great heat in the eyes.] A typhus disease or fever is accompanied with great debility. The word is sometimes used as a noun.
57001	typic	[.] TYP'IC
57002	typical	[.] TYP'ICAL, a. Emblematic; figurative; representing something future by a form,model or resemblance. Abraham's offering of his only son Isaac, was typical of the sacrifice of Christ. The brazen serpent was typical of the cross. [.] Typic fever,is one that is regular ...
57003	typically	[.] TYP'ICALLY, adv. In a typical manner; by way of image, symbol or resemblance.
57004	typicalness	[.] TYP'ICALNESS, n. The state of being typical.
57005	typified	[.] TYP'IFIED, pp. Represented by symbol or emblem.
57006	typify	[.] TYP'IFY, v.t. To represent by an image, form, model or resemblance. The washing of baptism typifies the cleansing of the soul from sin by the blood of Christ. Our Savior was typified by the goat that was slain.
57007	typifying	[.] TYP'IFYING, ppr. Representing by model or emblem.
57008	typocosmy	[.] TYP'OCOSMY, n. A representation of the world. [Not much used.]
57009	typographer	[.] TYPOG'RAPHER, n. [See Typography.] A printer.
57010	typographic	[.] TYPOGRAPH'IC
57011	typographical	[.] TYPOGRAPH'ICAL, a. Pertaining to printing; as the typographic art. [.] 1. Emblematic.
57012	typographically	[.] TYPOGRAPH'ICALLY, adv. By means of types; after the manner of printers. [.] 1. Emblematically; figuratively.
57013	typography	[.] TYPOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. type, and to write.] [.] 1. The art of printing, or the operation of impressing letters and words on forms of types. [.] 2. Emblematical or hieroglyphic representation.
57014	typolite	[.] TYP'OLITE, n.[Gr. form, and stone.] In natural history, a stone or fossil which has on it impressions or figures of plants and animals.
57015	tyran	[.] TY'RAN, n. A tyrant. [Not in use.]
57016	tyranness	[.] TYR'ANNESS, n. [from tyrant.] A female tyrant.
57017	tyrannic	[.] TYRAN'NIC
57018	tyrannical	[.] TYRAN'NICAL, a. Pertaining to a tyrant; suiting a tyrant; arbitrary; unjustly severe in government; imperious; despotic; cruel; as a tyrannical prince; a tyrannical master; tyrannical government or power. [.] [.] Our sects a more tyrannic power assume. [.] [.] ...
57019	tyrannically	[.] TYRAN'NICALLY, adv. With unjust exercise of power; arbitrarily; oppressively.
57020	tyrannicalness	[.] TYRAN'NICALNESS, n. Tyrannical disposition or practice.
57021	tyrannicide	[.] TYRAN'NICIDE, n. [L. tyrannus, tyrant, and coedo, to fill.] [.] 1. The act of killing a tyrant. [.] 2. One who kills a tyrant.
57022	tyranning	[.] TYR'ANNING, ppr. or a. Acting as a tyrant. [Not used.]
57023	tyrannize	[.] TYR'ANNIZE, v.i. To act the tyrant; to exercise arbitrary power; to rule with unjust and oppressive severity; to exercise power over others not permitted by law or required by justice, or with a severity not necessary to the ends of justice and government. A prince ...
57024	tyrannous	[.] TYR'ANNOUS, a. Tyrannical; arbitrary; unjustly severe; despotic.
57025	tyranny	[.] TYR'ANNY, n. [.] 1. Arbitrary or despotic exercise of power; the exercise of power over subjects and others with a rigor not authorized by law or justice, or not requisite for the purposes of government. Hence tyranny is often synonymous with cruelty and oppression. [.] 2. ...
57026	tyrant	[.] TY'RANT, n. [L. tyrannus.]
57027	u	[.] U is the twenty first letter and the fifth vowel in the English Alphabet. The sound seems to be nearly that of eu, shortened and blended. This sound however is not precisely that of eu or yu, except in a few words, as in unite, union, uniform; the sound does not begin ...
57028	uberous	[.] U'BEROUS, a. [L. uber.] Fruitful; copious. [Little used.]
57029	uberty	[.] U'BERTY, n. [L. ubertas, from uber, fruitful or copious.] Abundance; fruitfulness. [Little used.]
57030	ubication	[.] UBICA'TION,
57031	ubiety	[.] UBI'ETY, n. [L. ubi, where.] The state of being in a place; local relation. [Not much used.]
57032	ubiquitariness	[.] UBIQ'UITARINESS, n. Existence every where. [Little used.]
57033	ubiquitary	[.] UBIQ'UITARY, a. [L. ubique, from ubi. where.] [.] Existing every where, or in all places. [.] UBIQ'UITARY, n. [supra.] One that exists every where.
57034	ubiquity	[.] UBIQ'UITY, n. [L. ubique, every where.] Existence in all places or every where at the same time; omnipresence. The ubiquity of God is not disputed by those who admit his existence.
57035	udder
57036	uddered	[.] UD'DERED, a. Furnished with udders.
57037	uglily	[.] UG'LILY, adv. In an ugly manner; with deformity.
57038	ugliness	[.] UG'LINESS, n. [from ugly.] [.] 1. Total want of beauty; deformity of person; as old age and ugliness. [.] 2. Turpitude of mind; moral depravity; lothesomeness. [.] Their dull ribaldry must be offensive to any one who does not, for the sake of the sin, pardon ...
57039	ugly	[.] UG'LY, a. [See Hack.[ [.] Deformed; offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; hateful; as an ugly person; an ugly face. [.] O I have pass'd a miserable night, so full of ugly sights, of ghastly dreams. [.] Fellow, begone; I cannot bear thy sight; this news ...
57040	ukase	[.] UKA'SE, n. In Russia, a proclamation or imperial order published.
57041	ulcer	[.] UL'CER, n. [L. ulcus; Gr.] [.] A sore; a solution of continuity in any of the soft parts of the body, attend with a secretion of pus or some kind of discharge. Ulcers on the lungs are seldom healed.
57042	ulcerate	[.] UL'CERATE, v.i. To be formed into an ulcer; to become ulcerous. [.] UL'CERATE, v.t. [L. ulcero.] To affect with an ulcer or with ulcers.
57043	ulcerated	[.] UL'CERATED, pp. Affected with ulcers.
57044	ulcerating	[.] UL'CERATING, ppr. Turning to an ulcer; generating ulcers.
57045	ulceration	[.] ULCERA'TION, n. [L. ulceratio.] [.] 1. The process of forming into an ulcer, or the process of becoming ulcerous. [.] 2. An ulcer; a morbid sore that discharges pus or other fluid.
57046	ulcered	[.] UL'CERED, a. Having become an ulcer.
57047	ulcerous	[.] UL'CEROUS, a. [.] 1. Having the nature or character of an ulcer; discharging purulent or other matter. [.] 2. Affected with an ulcer or with ulcers.
57048	ulcerousness	[.] UL'CEROUSNESS, n. The state of being ulcerous.
57049	ulcusle	[.] UL'CUSLE, n. [L. ulcusculum, from ulcus.] A little ulcer.
57050	ule	[.] FORM'ULA,'ULE, n. [L.] [.] 1. A prescribed form; a rule or model. [.] 2. In medicine, a prescription. [.] 3. In church affairs, a confession of faith. [.] 4. In mathematics, a general expression for resolving certain cases or problems.
57051	ule-tree	[.] U'LE-TREE, n. In botany the Castilla, a genus of trees, whose milky juice yields that king of elastic gum, called by the Mexicans ule.
57052	ulency	[.] VIR'ULENCE,'ULENCY, n. [from virulent.] [.] 1. That renders it extremely active in doing injury; acrimony; malignancy; as the virulence of poison. [.] 2. Acrimony of temper; extreme bitterness or malignity; as the virulence of enmity or malice; the virulence ...
57053	uliginous	[.] ULIG'INOUS, a. [L. uliginosus, from uligo, ooziness.] [.] Muddy; oozy; slimy.
57054	ullage	[.] UL'LAGE, n. In commerce, the wantage of casks of liquor, or what a cask wants of being full.
57055	ulmin	[.] UL'MIN, n. [L. ulmus, elm.] A substance obtained from the elm tree, of very singular properties. It resembles gum, but is hard of a black color, and considerably bitter. In its original state it is soluble in water, and insoluble in alcohol or ether; but when nitric ...
57056	ulnage	[.] ULNAGE. [See Alnage, Aunage.]
57057	ulnar	[.] UL'NAR, a. [L. ulna.] Pertaining to the ulna or cubit; as the ulnar nerve.
57058	ulterior	[.] ULTE'RIOR, a. [L. comparative.] [.] 1. Further; as ulterior demands; ulterior propositions. What ulterior measures will be adopted is uncertain. [.] 2. In geography, being or situated beyond or on the further side of any line or boundary; opposed to citerior, ...
57059	ultimate	[.] UL'TIMATE, a. [L. ultimus, furthest.] [.] 1. Furthest; most remote; extreme. We have not yet arrived at the ultimate point of progression. [.] 2. Final; being that to which all the rest is directed, as to the main object. The ultimate end of our actions should ...
57060	ultimately	[.] UL'TIMATELY, adv. Finally; at last; in the end of last consequence. Afflictions often tend to correct immoral habits, and ultimately prove blessings.
57061	ultimatum	[.] ULTIMA'TUM, n. [L.] [.] 1..In diplomacy, the final propositions, conditions or terms offered as the basis of a treaty; the most favorable terms that a negotiator can offer, and the rejection of which usually puts an end to negotiation. It is sometimes used in ...
57062	ultimity	[.] ULTIM'ITY, n. the last stage or consequence. [Little used.]
57063	ultramarine	[.] ULTRAMARINE, a. [L. ultra, beyond, and marinus, marine.] [.] Situated or being beyond the sea. [.] ULTRAMARINE, n. [supra.] [.] 1. a beautiful and durable sky-blue; a color formed of the mineral called lapis lazuli, and consisting of little else than oxyd ...
57064	ultramontane	[.] ULTRAMON'TANE, a. [L. ultra and montanus, from mons, mountain.] [.] Being beyond the mountain. Thus France, with regard to Italy, is an ultramontane country. [.] Bouffin is the only ultramontane painter whom the Italians seem to envy.
57065	ultramundane	[.] ULTRAMUN'DANE, a. [L. ultra and mundus, world.] [.] Being beyond the world, or beyond the limits of our system.
57066	ultroneous	[.] ULTRO'NEOUS, a. [L. ultro, of one's own accord.] Spontaneous; voluntary. [Not used.]
57067	ululate	[.] U'LULATE, v.i. [L. ululo, to howl.] to how, as a dog or wolf.
57068	ululation	[.] ULULA'TION, n. a howling, as of the wolf or dog.
57069	umbel	[.] UM'BEL, n. [L. umbella, a screen or fan.] [.] In botany, a particular mode of inflorescence or flowering, which consists of a number of flower-stalks or rays, nearly equal in length, spreading from a common center, their summits forming a level, convex, or even globose ...
57070	umbellar	[.] UM'BELLAR, a. Pertaining to an umbel; having the form of an umbel.
57071	umbellate	[.] UM'BELLATE,
57072	umbellated	[.] UM'BELLATED, a. Bearing umbels; consisting of an umbel; growing on an umbel; as umbellate plants or flowers.
57073	umbellet	[.] UM'BELLET,
57074	umbellicle	[.] UMBEL'LICLE, n. A little or partial umbel.
57075	umbelliferous	[.] UMBELLIF'EROUS, a. [L. umbella and fero, to bear.] [.] Producing the inflorescence called an umbel; bearing umbels; as umbelliferous plants.
57076	umber	[.] UM'BER, n. In natural history, an ore of iron, a fossil of a brown, yellowish, or blackish brown color, so called from Ombria in Italy, where it was first obtained. It is used in painting. A specimen from Cyprus afforded, of a hundred parts, 48 parts of oxyd of iron, ...
57077	umbered	[.] UM'BERED, a. [L. umbra, a shade.] [.] 1. Shaded; clouded. [.] 2. [from umber.] Painted with umber.
57078	umbilic	[.] UMBIL'IC, n. [infra.] The navel; the center. [.] UMBIL'IC,
57079	umbilical	[.] UMBIL'ICAL, a. [L. umbilicus, the navel.] Pertaining to the navel; as umbilical vessels; umbilical region. [.] Umbilical points, in mathematics, the same as foci. [.] Umbilical vessels, in vegetables, are the small vessels which pass from the heart of the seed ...
57080	umbilicate	[.] UMBIL'ICATE,
57081	umbilicated	[.] UMBIL'ICATED, a. Navel-shaped; formed in the middle like a navel; as a flower, fruit, or leaf.
57082	umbles	[.] UM'BLES, n. The entrails of a deer.
57083	umbo	[.] UM'BO, n. [L.] The boss or protuberant part of a shield.
57084	umboldilite	[.] UMBOLDILITE, n. [from Humboldt.] A newly discovered Vesuvian mineral, whose primitive form is a right rectangular prism, with a square base, its color brown, inclining to yellowish or greenish yellow.
57085	umbra	[.] UM'BRA, n. A fish caught in the Mediterranean, generally about 12 or 14 inches long, but sometimes growing to the weight of 60 pounds. It is called also thromis and corvo.
57086	umbrage	[.] UM'BRAGE, n. [L. umbra, a shade.] [.] 1. A shade; a screen of trees; as the umbrage of woods. [.] 2. Shadow; shade; slight appearance. [.] The opinion carries no show of truth nor umbrage of reason on its side. [See Shadow.] [.] 3. Suspicion of injury; ...
57087	umbrageous	[.] UMBRA'GEOUS, a. [.] 1. Shading; forming a shade; as umbrageous trees or foliage. [.] 2. Shady; shaded; as an umbrageous grotto or garden. [.] Umbrageous grots, and caves of cool recess. [.] 3. Obscure.
57088	umbrageousness	[.] UMBRA'GEOUSNESS, n. Shadiness; as the umbrageousness of a tree.
57089	umbrate	[.] UM'BRATE, v.t. [L. umbro, to shade.] To shade; to shadow. [Little used.]
57090	umbrated	[.] UM'BRATED, pp. Shaded; shadowed.
57091	umbratic	[.] UMBRAT'IC,
57092	umbratical	[.] UMBRAT'ICAL, a. [L. umbraticus.] [.] 1. Shadowy; typical. [.] 2. Keeping in the shade or at home.
57093	umbratile	[.] UM'BRATILE, a. [L. umbratilis.] [.] 1. Being in the shade. [.] 2. Unreal; unsubstantial. [.] 3. Being in retirement; secluded; as an umbratile life. [Little used.]
57094	umbratious	[.] UMBRA'TIOUS, a. [See Umbrage.] Suspicious; apt to distrust; captious; disposed to take umbrage. [Little used.]
57095	umbrel	[.] UM'BREL,
57096	umbrella	[.] UMBREL'LA, n. [from L. umbra, shade.] A shade, screen or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton or other cloth extended on strips of elastic whalebone, inserted in or fastened ...
57097	umbriere	[.] UMBRIE'RE, n. The visor of a helmet.
57098	umbrosity	[.] UMBROS'ITY, n. [L. umbrosus.] Shadiness. [Little used.]
57099	uminpaired	[.] UMINPA'IRED, a. Not impaired; not diminished; not enfeebled by time or injury; as an unimpaired constitution.
57100	umpirage	[.] UM'PIRAGE, n. [from umpire.] [.] 1. The power, right or authority of an umpire to decide. [.] 2. The decision of an umpire.
57101	umpire	[.] UM'PIRE, n. [L. imperium, contracted, as in empire.] [.] 1. A third person called in to decide a controversy or question submitted to arbitrators, when the arbitrators do not agree in opinion. [.] 2. A person to whose sole decision a controversy or question between ...
57102	un	[.] UN, a prefix or inseparable preposition, un or on, usually un, an, is the same word as the L. in. It is a particle of negation, giving to words to which it is prefixed, a negative signification. We use un or in indifferently for this purpose; and the tendency of ...
57103	unabased	[.] UNABA'SED, a. Not abased; not humbled.
57104	unabashed	[.] UNABASH'ED, a. Not abashed; not confused with shame, or by modesty.
57105	unabated	[.] UNABA'TED, a. Not abated; not diminished in strength or violence. The fever remains unabated.
57106	unabbreviated	[.] UNABBRE'VIATED, a. Not abbreviated; not shortened.
57107	unabetted	[.] UNABET'TED, a. Not abetted; not aided.
57108	unability	[.] UNABIL'ITY,
57109	unabjured	[.] UNABJU'RED, a. Not abjured; not renounced on oath.
57110	unable	[.] UNA'BLE, a. [.] 1. Not able; not having sufficient strength or means; impotent; weak in power, or poor in substance. A man is unable to rise when sick; he is unable to labor; he is unable to support his family or to purchase a farm; he is unable for a particular ...
57111	unableness	[.] UNA'BLENESS, n. Want of ability. [Not used. We use inability.]
57112	unabolishable	[.] UNABOL'ISHABLE, a. Not abolishable; that may not be abolished, annulled or destroyed.
57113	unabolished	[.] UNABOL'ISHED, a. Not abolished; not repealed or annulled; remaining in force.
57114	unabridged	[.] UNABRIDG'ED, a. Not abridged; not shortened.
57115	unabrogated	[.] UNAB'ROGATED, a. Not abrogated; not annulled.
57116	unabsolved	[.] UNABSOLV'ED, a. s as z. Not absolved; not acquitted or forgiven.
57117	unabsorbable	[.] UNABSORB'ABLE, a. Not absorbable; not capable of being absorbed.
57118	unabsorbed	[.] UNABSORB'ED, a. Not absorbed; not imbibed.
57119	unaccelerated	[.] UNACCEL'ERATED, a. Not accelerated; not hastened.
57120	unaccented	[.] UNACCENT'ED, a. Not accented; having no accent; as an unaccented syllable.
57121	unacceptable	[.] UNACCEPT'ABLE, a. Not acceptable; not pleasing; not welcome; not such as will be received with pleasure.
57122	unacceptableness	[.] UNACCEPT'ABLENESS, n. The state of not pleasing.
57123	unacceptably	[.] UNACCEPT'ABLY, adv. In an unwelcome or unpleasing manner.
57124	unaccepted	[.] UNACCEPT'ED, a. Not accepted or received; rejected.
57125	unaccessible	[.] UNACCESS'IBLE, a. Inaccessible. [This latter word is now used.]
57126	unaccessibleness	[.] UNACCESS'IBLENESS, n. State of not being approachable; inaccessibleness. [.] [The latter is word now used.]
57127	unaccommodated	[.] UNACCOM'MODATED, a. [.] 1. Not accommodated; not furnished with external conveniences. [.] 2. Not fitted or adapted.
57128	unaccommodating	[.] UNACCOM'MODATING, a. Not accommodating; not ready to oblige; uncompliant.
57129	unaccompanied	[.] UNACCOMPANIED, a. [.] 1. Not attended; having no attendants, companions or followers. [.] 2. Having no appendages.
57130	unaccomplished	[.] UNACCOM'PLISHED, a. [.] 1. Not accomplished; not finished; incomplete. [.] 2. Not refined in manners; not furnished with elegant literature or with polish of manners.
57131	unaccomplishment	[.] UNACCOM'PLISHMENT, n. Want of accomplishment or execution.
57132	unaccording	[.] UNACCORD'ING, a. Not according; not agreeing.
57133	unaccountability	[.] UNACCOUNTABIL'ITY, n. The state or quality of not being accountable; or the state of being unaccountable for.
57134	unaccountable	[.] UNACCOUNT'ABLE, a. [.] 1. Not to be accounted for. Such folly is unaccountable. [.] 2. Not explicable; not to be solved by reason or the light possessed; not reducible to rule. The union of soul and body is to us unaccountable. [.] 3. Not subject to account ...
57135	unaccountableness	[.] UNACCOUNT'ABLENESS, n. [.] 1. Strangeness. [.] 2. Irresponsibility.
57136	unaccountably	[.] UNACCOUNT'ABLY, adv. In a manner not to be explained; strangely.
57137	unaccredited	[.] UNACCRED'ITED, a. Not accredited; not received; not authorized. The minister or the consul remained unaccredited.
57138	unaccurate	[.] UNAC'CURATE, a. Inaccurate; not correct or exact. [But inaccurate is now used.]
57139	unaccurateness	[.] UNAC'CURATENESS, n. Want of correctness. [But we now use inaccurateness, or inaccuracy.]
57140	unaccused	[.] UNACCU'SED, a. s as z. Not accused; not charged with a crime or fault.
57141	unaccustomed	[.] UNACCUS'TOMED, a. [.] 1. Not accustomed; not used; not made familiar; not habituated; as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke. Jer. 31. [.] 2. New; not usual; not made familiar; as unaccustomed air; unaccustomed ideas.
57142	unachievable	[.] UNACHIE'VABLE, a. That cannot be done or accomplished.
57143	unachieved	[.] UNACHIE'VED, a. Not achieved; not accomplished or performed.
57144	unacknowledged	[.] UNACKNOWL'EDGED, a. [.] 1. Not acknowledged; not recognized; as an unacknowledged agent or consul. [.] 2. Not owned; not confessed; not avowed; as an unacknowledged crime or fault.
57145	unacquaintance	[.] UNACQUA'INTANCE, n. Want of acquaintance or familiarity; want of knowledge; followed by with; as an utter unacquaintance with his design.
57146	unacquainted	[.] UNACQUA'INTED, a. [.] 1. Not well known; unusual. [.] And th' unacquainted light began to fear. [Not in use.] [.] 2. Not having familiar knowledge; followed by with. [.] My ears are unacquainted with such bold truths.
57147	unacquaintedness	[.] UNACQUA'INTEDNESS, n. Want of acquaintance.
57148	unacquired	[.] UNACQUI'RED, a. Not acquired; not gained.
57149	unacquitted	[.] UNACQUIT'TED, a. Not acquitted, not declared innocent.
57150	unacted	[.] UNACT'ED, a. Not acted; not performed; not executed.
57151	unactive	[.] UNACT'IVE, a. [.] 1. Not active; not brisk. [We now use inactive.] [.] 2. Having no employment. [.] 3. Not busy; not diligent; idle. [.] 4. Having no action or efficacy. [See Inactive.]
57152	unactuated	[.] UNACT'UATED, a. Not actuated; not moved.
57153	unadapted	[.] UNADAPT'ED, a. Not adapted; not suited.
57154	unaddicted	[.] UNADDICT'ED, a. Not addicted; not given or devoted.
57155	unadjudged	[.] UNADJUDG'ED, a. Not adjudged; not judicially decided.
57156	unadjusted	[.] UNADJUST'ED, a. [.] 1. Not adjusted; not settled; not regulated; as differences unadjusted. [.] 2. Not settled; not liquidated; as unadjusted accounts.
57157	unadministered	[.] UNADMIN'ISTERED, a. Not administered.
57158	unadmired	[.] UNADMI'RED, a. Not admired; not regarded with great affection or respect.
57159	unadmiring	[.] UNADMI'RING, a. Not admiring.
57160	unadmonished	[.] UNADMON'ISHED, a. Not admonished; not cautioned, warned or advised.
57161	unadopted	[.] UNADOPT'ED, a. Not adopted; not received as one's own.
57162	unadored	[.] UNADO'RED, a. Not adored; not worshiped.
57163	unadorned	[.] UNADORN'ED, a. Not adorned; not decorated; not embellished.
57164	unadulterated	[.] UNADUL'TERATED, a. Not adulterated; genuine; pure.
57165	unadulterous	[.] UNADUL'TEROUS, a. Not guilty of adultery.
57166	unadulterously	[.] UNADUL'TEROUSLY, adv. Without being guilty of adultery.
57167	unadventurous	[.] UNADVENT'UROUS, a. Not adventurous; not bold or resolute.
57168	unadvisable	[.] UNADVI'SABLE, a. s as z. Not advisable; not to be recommended; not expedient; not prudent.
57169	unadvised	[.] UNADVI'SED, a. s as z. [.] 1. Not prudent; not discrete. [.] 2. Done without due consideration; rash; as an unadvised measure or proceeding.
57170	unadvisedly	[.] UNADVI'SEDLY, adv. s as z. Imprudently; indiscreetly; rashly; without due consideration.
57171	unadvisedness	[.] UNADVI'SEDNESS, n. s as z. Imprudence; rashness.
57172	unaerated	[.] UNA'ERATED, a. Not combined with carbonic acid.
57173	unaffable	[.] UNAF'FABLE, a. Not affable; not free to converse; reserved.
57174	unaffected	[.] UNAFFECT'ED, a. [.] 1. Not affected; plain; natural; not labored or artificial; simple; as unaffected ease and grace. [.] 2. Real; not hypocritical; sincere; as unaffected sorrow. [.] 3. Not moved; not having the heart or passions touched. Men often remain ...
57175	unaffectedly	[.] UNAFFECT'EDLY, adv. Really; in sincerity; without disguise; without attempting to produce false appearances. He was unaffectedly cheerful.
57176	unaffecting	[.] UNAFFECT'ING, a. Not pathetic; not adapted to move the passions.
57177	unaffectionate	[.] UNAFFEC'TIONATE, a. Not affectionate; wanting affection.
57178	unaffirmed	[.] UNAFFIRM'ED, a. Not affirmed; not confirmed.
57179	unafflicted	[.] UNAFFLICT'ED, a. Not afflicted; free from trouble.
57180	unaffrighted	[.] UNAFFRIGHTED, a. Not frightened.
57181	unaggravated	[.] UNAG'GRAVATED, a. Not aggravated.
57182	unagitated	[.] UNAG'ITATED, a. Not agitated; calm.
57183	unagreeable	[.] UNAGREE'ABLE, a. Not consistent; unsuitable.
57184	unagreeableness	[.] UNAGREE'ABLENESS, n. Unsuitableness; inconsistency with.
57185	unaidable	[.] UNA'IDABLE, a. Not to be aided or assisted. [Not used.]
57186	unaided	[.] UNA'IDED, a. Not aided; not assisted.
57187	unaiming	[.] UNA'IMING, a. Having no particular aim or direction.
57188	unaking	[.] UNA'KING, a. Not aking; not giving or feeling pain.
57189	unalarmed	[.] UNAL'ARMED, a. Not alarmed; not disturbed with fear.
57190	unalienable	[.] UNA'LIENABLE, a. Not alienable; that cannot be alienated; that may not be transferred; as unalienable rights.
57191	unalienably	[.] UNA'LIENABLY, adv. In a manner that admits of no alienation; as property unalienable vested.
57192	unalienated	[.] UNA'LIENATED, a. Not alienated; not transferred; not estranged.
57193	unallayed	[.] UNALLA'YED, a. [.] 1. Not allayed; not appeased or quieted. [.] 2. For unalloyed.
57194	unalleviated	[.] UNALLE'VIATED, a. Not alleviated; not mitigated.
57195	unalliable	[.] UNALLI'ABLE, a. That cannot be allied or connected in amity.
57196	unallied	[.] UNALLI'ED, a. [.] 1. Having no alliance or connection, either by nature, marriage or treaty; as unallied families or nations, or substances. [.] 2. Having no powerful relation.
57197	unallowed	[.] UNALLOW'ED, a. Not allowed; not permitted.
57198	unalloyed	[.] UNALLOY'ED, a. Not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; as metals unalloyed. [.] I enjoyed unalloyed satisfaction in his company.
57199	unallured	[.] UNALLU'RED, a. Not allured; not enticed.
57200	unalluring	[.] UNALLU'RING, a. Not alluring; not tempting.
57201	unalmsed	[.] UN'ALMSED, a. unamzed. Not having received alms.
57202	unalterable	[.] UNAL'TERABLE, a. Not alterable; unchangeable; immutable.
57203	unalterableness	[.] UNAL'TERABLENESS, n. Unchangeableness; immutability.
57204	unalterably	[.] UNAL'TERABLY, adv. Unchangeably; immutably.
57205	unaltered	[.] UNAL'TERED, a. Not altered or changed.
57206	unamazed	[.] UNAMA'ZED, a. Not amazed; free from astonishment.
57207	unambiguous	[.] UNAMBIG'UOUS, a. Not ambiguous; not of doubtful meaning; plain; clear; certain.
57208	unambiguously	[.] UNAMBIG'UOUSLY, adv. In a clear, explicit manner.
57209	unambiguousness	[.] UNAMBIG'UOUSNESS, n. Clearness; explicitness.
57210	unambitious	[.] UNAMBI'TIOUS, a. [.] 1. Not ambitious; free from ambition. [.] 2. Not affecting show; not showy or prominent; as unambitious ornaments.
57211	unambitiousness	[.] UNAMBI'TIOUSNESS, n. Freedom from ambition.
57212	unamendable	[.] UNAMEND'ABLE, a. Not capable of emendation.
57213	unamended	[.] UNAMEND'ED, a. Not capable of emendation.
57214	unamiable	[.] UNA'MIABLE, a. Not amiable; not conciliating love; not adapted to gain affection.
57215	unamiableness	[.] UNA'MIABLENESS, n. Want of amiableness.
57216	unamused	[.] UNAMU'SED, a. s as z. Not amused; not entertained.
57217	unamusing	[.] UNAMU'SING, a. s as z. Not amusing; not affording entertainment.
57218	unamusive	[.] UNAMU'SIVE, a. Not affording amusement.
57219	unanalogical	[.] UNANALOG'ICAL, a. Not analogical.
57220	unanalogous	[.] UNANAL'OGOUS, a. Not analogous; not agreeable to.
57221	unanalysed	[.] UNAN'ALYSED, a. s as z. Not analysed; not resolved into simple parts.
57222	unanchored	[.] UNAN'CHORED, a. Not anchored; not moored.
57223	unaneled	[.] UNANE'LED, a. Not having received extreme unction. [See Anneal.]
57224	unangular	[.] UNAN'GULAR, a. Having no angles.
57225	unanimalized	[.] UNAN'IMALIZED, a. Not formed into animal matter.
57226	unanimated	[.] UNAN'IMATED, a. [.] 1. Not animated; not possessed of life. [.] 2. Not enlivened; not having spirit; dull.
57227	unanimating	[.] UNAN'IMATING, a. Not animating; dull.
57228	unanimity	[.] UNANIM'ITY, n. [L. unus, one, and animus, mind.] [.] Agreement of a number of persons in opinion or determination; as, there was perfect unanimity among the members of the council.
57229	unanimous	[.] UNAN'IMOUS, a. [.] 1. Being of one mind; agreeing in opinion or determination; as, the house of assembly was unanimous; the members of the council were unanimous. [.] 2. Formed by unanimity; as a unanimous vote.
57230	unanimously	[.] UNAN'IMOUSLY, adv. With entire agreement of minds.
57231	unanimousness	[.] UNAN'IMOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being of one mind. [.] 2. Proceeding from unanimity; as the unanimousness of a vote.
57232	unannealed	[.] UNANNE'ALED, a. Not annealed; not tempered by heat; suddenly cooled.
57233	unannexed	[.] UNANNEX'ED, a. Not annexed; not joined.
57234	unannoyed	[.] UNANNOY'ED, a. Not annoyed or incommoded.
57235	unanointed	[.] UNANOINT'ED, a. [.] 1. Not anointed. [.] 2. Not having received extreme unction.
57236	unanswerable	[.] UN'ANSWERABLE, a. Not to be satisfactorily answered; not capable of refutation; as an unanswerable argument.
57237	unanswerableness	[.] UN'ANSWERABLENESS, n. The state of being unanswerable.
57238	unanswerably	[.] UN'ANSWERABLY, adv. In a manner not to be answered; beyond refutation.
57239	unanswered	[.] UN'ANSWERED, a. [.] 1. Not answered; not opposed by a reply. [.] 2. Not refuted. [.] 3. Not suitably returned.
57240	unapocryphal	[.] UNAPOC'RYPHAL, a. Not apocryphal; not of doubtful authority.
57241	unappalled	[.] UNAPPALL'ED, a. Not appalled; not daunted; not impressed with fear. [.] With eyes erect and visage unappall'd.
57242	unappareled	[.] UNAPPAR'ELED, a. Not appareled; not clothed.
57243	unapparent	[.] UNAPPA'RENT, a. Not apparent; obscure; not visible.
57244	unappealable	[.] UNAPPE'ALABLE, a. Not appealable; admitting no appeal; that cannot be carried to a high court by appeal; as an appealable cause.
57245	unappeasable	[.] UNAPPE'ASABLE, a. s as z. [.] 1. Not to be appeased or pacified; as an unappeasable clamor. [.] 2. Not placable; as unappeasable wrath.
57246	unappeased	[.] UNAPPE'ASED, a. s as z. Not appeased; not pacified.
57247	unappliable	[.] UNAPPLI'ABLE, a. Inapplicable. [Little used.]
57248	unapplicable	[.] UNAP'PLICABLE, a. Inapplicable; that cannot be applied. [We now use inapplicable.]
57249	unapplied	[.] UNAPPLI'ED, a. Not applied; not used according to the destination; as unapplied funds.
57250	unapposite	[.] UNAP'POSITE, a. s as z. Not apposite; not suitable.
57251	unappreciated	[.] UNAPPRE'CIATED, a. Not duly estimated or valued.
57252	unapprehended	[.] UNAPPREHEND'ED, a. [.] 1. Not apprehended; not taken. [.] 2. Not understood.
57253	unapprehensible	[.] UNAPPREHENS'IBLE, a. Not capable of being understood.
57254	unapprehensive	[.] UNAPPREHENS'IVE, a. [.] 1. Not apprehensive; not fearful or suspecting. [.] 2. Not intelligent; not ready of conception.
57255	unapprised	[.] UNAPPRI'SED, a. s as z. Not apprised; not previously informed.
57256	unapproachable	[.] UNAPPROACHABLE, a. That cannot be approached; inaccessible.
57257	unapproachableness	[.] UNAPPROACHABLENESS, n. Inaccessibleness.
57258	unapproached	[.] UNAPPROACHED, a. Not approached; not to be approached.
57259	unappropriated	[.] UNAPPRO'PRIATED, a. [.] 1. Not appropriated; not applied or directed to be applied to any specific object; as money or funds. [.] 2. Not granted or given to any person, company or corporation; as unappropriated lands.
57260	unapproved	[.] UNAPPROVED, a. Not approved; not having received approbation.
57261	unapt	[.] UNAPT', a. [.] 1. Not apt; not ready or propense. [.] A soldier, unapt to weep. [.] 2. Dull; not ready to learn. [.] 3. Unfit; not qualified; not disposed; with to, before a verb, and for, before a noun; as unapt to admit a conference with reason. [.] Unapt ...
57262	unaptly	[.] UNAPT'LY, adv. Unfitly; improperly.
57263	unaptness	[.] UNAPT'NESS, n. [.] 1. Unfitness; unsuitableness. [.] 2. Dullness; want of quick apprehension. [.] 3. Unreadiness; disqualification; want of propension. The mind, by excess of exertion, gets an unaptness to vigorous attempts.
57264	unargued	[.] UN'ARGUED, a. [.] 1. Not argued; not debated. [.] 2. Not disputed; not opposed by argument. [.] 3. Not censured; a Latinism. [Not used.]
57265	unarm	[.] UN'ARM v.t. To disarm; to strip of armor or arms. [Not used. See Disarm.]
57266	unarmed	[.] UN'ARMED, a. [.] 1. Not having an arms or armor; not equipped. Man is born unarmed. It is mean to attack even an enemy unarmed. [.] 2. Not furnished with scales, prickles or other defense; as animals and plants.
57267	unarraigned	[.] UNARRA'IGNED, a. Not arraigned; not brought to trial.
57268	unarranged	[.] UNARRANGED, a. Not arranged; not disposed in order.
57269	unarrayed	[.] UNARRA'YED, a. [.] 1. Not arrayed; not dressed. [.] 2. Not disposed in order.
57270	unarrived	[.] UNARRI'VED, a. Not arrived. [Ill formed.]
57271	unarted	[.] UN'ARTED, a. Ignorant of the arts. [Not in use.]
57272	unartful	[.] UN'ARTFUL, a. [.] 1. Not artful; artless; not having cunning. [.] 2. Wanting skill. [Little used.]
57273	unartfully	[.] UN'ARTFULLY, adv. Without art; in an unartful manner. [.] [In lieu of these words, artless and artlessly are generally used.]
57274	unarticulated	[.] UNARTIC'ULATED, a. Not articulated or distinctly pronounced.
57275	unartificial	[.] UNARTIFI'CIAL, a. Not artificial; not formed by art.
57276	unartificially	[.] UNARTIFI'CIALLY, adv. Not with art; in a manner contrary to art.
57277	unascendible	[.] UNASCEND'IBLE, a. That cannot be ascended.
57278	unascertainable	[.] UNASCERTA'INABLE, a. That cannot be ascertained, or reduced to a certainty; that cannot be certainly known. [.] The trustees are unascertainable.
57279	unascertained	[.] UNASCERTA'INED, a. Not reduced to a certainty; not certainly known.
57280	unasked	[.] UN'ASKED, a. [.] 1. Not asked; unsolicited; as, to bestow favors unasked; that was an unasked favor. [.] 2. Not sought by entreaty or care. [.] The bearded corn ensu'd from earth unask'd.
57281	unaspective	[.] UNASPECT'IVE, a. Not having a view to.
57282	unaspirated	[.] UNAS'PIRATED, a. Having no aspirate.
57283	unaspiring	[.] UNASPI'RING, a. Not aspiring; not ambitious.
57284	unassailable	[.] UNASSA'ILABLE, a. Not assailable; that cannot be assaulted.
57285	unassailed	[.] UNASSA'ILED, a. Not assailed; not attacked by violence. [.] To keep my life and honor unassail'd.
57286	unassaulted	[.] UNASSAULT'ED, a. Not assault'ed not attacked.
57287	unassayed	[.] UNASSA'YED, a. [.] 1. Not essayed; not attempted. [We now use unessayed.] [.] 2. Not subjected to assay or trial. [.]
57288	unassembled	[.] UNASSEM'BLED, a. Not assembled or congregated.
57289	unasserted	[.] UNASSERT'ED, a. not asserted; not affirmed; not vindicated.
57290	unassessed	[.] UNASSESS'ED, a. Not assessed; not rated.
57291	unassignable	[.] UNASSIGNABLE, a. Not assignable; that cannot be transferred by assignment or indorsement.
57292	unassigned	[.] UNASSIGNED, a. Not assigned; not declared; not transferred.
57293	unassimilated	[.] UNASSIM'ILATED, a. [.] 1. Not assimilated; not made to resemble. [.] 2. In physiology, not formed or converted into a like substance; not animalized, as food.
57294	unassisted	[.] UNASSIST'ED, a. Not assisted; not aided or helped; as unassisted reason.
57295	unassisting	[.] UNASSIST'ING, a. Giving no help.
57296	unassociated	[.] UNASSO'CIATED, a. [.] 1. Not associated; not united with a society. [.] 2. In Connecticut, not united with an association; as an unassociated church.
57297	unassorted	[.] UNASSORT'ED, a. Not assorted; not distributed into sorts.
57298	unassuming	[.] UNASSU'MING, a. Not assuming; not bold or forward; not making lofty pretensions; not arrogant; modest; as an unassuming youth; unassuming manners.
57299	unassured	[.] UNASSU'RED, a. [See Sure.] [.] 1. Not assured; not confident; as an unassured countenance. [.] 2. Not to be trusted; as an unassured foe. [.] 3. Not insured against loss; as goods unassured.
57300	unatonable	[.] UNATO'NABLE, a. Not to be appeased; not to be reconciled.
57301	unatoned	[.] UNATO'NED, a. Not expiated. [.] A brother's blood yet unaton'd.
57302	unattached	[.] UNATTACH'ED, a. [.] 1. Not attached; not arrested. [.] 2. Not closely adhering; having no fixed interest; as unattached to any party. [.] 3. Not united by affection.
57303	unattacked	[.] UNATTACK'ED, a. Not attacked; not assaulted.
57304	unattainable	[.] UNATTA'INABLE, a. Not to be gained or obtained; as unattainable good.
57305	unattainableness	[.] UNATTA'INABLENESS, n. The state of being beyond the reach or power.
57306	unattainted	[.] UNATTA'INTED, a. Not attainted; not corrupted.
57307	unattempered	[.] UNATTEM'PERED, a. Not tempered by mixture.
57308	unattempted	[.] UNATTEMPT'ED, a. Not attempted; not tried; not essayed. [.] Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme.
57309	unattended	[.] UNATTEND'ED, a. [.] 1. Not attended; not accompanied; having no retinue or attendance. [.] 2. Forsaken. [.] 3. Not medically attended; not dressed; as unattended wounds.
57310	unattending	[.] UNATTEND'ING, a. Not attending or listening; not being attentive. [.] Ill is lost that praise that is address'd to unattending ears.
57311	unattentive	[.] UNATTEN'TIVE, a. Not regarding; inattentive. [The latter word is now used.]
57312	unattested	[.] UNATTEST'ED, a. Not attested; having no attestation.
57313	unattired	[.] UNATTI'RED, a. Not attired; not adorned.
57314	unattracted	[.] UNATTRACT'ED, a. Not attracted; not affected by attraction.
57315	unaugmented	[.] UNAUGMENT'ED, a. Not augmented or increased; in grammar, having no augment, or additional syllable.
57316	unauthentic	[.] UNAUTHEN'TIC, a. Not authentic; not genuine or true.
57317	unauthenticated	[.] UNAUTHEN'TICATED, a. Not authenticated; not made certain by authority.
57318	unauthorized	[.] UNAU'THORIZED, a. Not authorized; not warranted by proper authority; not duly commissioned.
57319	unavailable	[.] UNAVA'ILABLE, a. Not available; not having sufficient power to produce the intended effect; not effectual; vain; useless.
57320	unavailableness	[.] UNAVA'ILABLENESS, n. Inefficacy; uselessness.
57321	unavailing	[.] UNAVA'ILING, a. Not having the effect desired; ineffectual; useless; vain; as unavailing efforts; unavailing prayers.
57322	unavenged	[.] UNAVENG'ED, a. [.] 1. Not avenged; not having obtained satisfaction; as, a person is unavenged. [.] 2. Not punished; as, a crime is unavenged.
57323	unaverted	[.] UNAVERT'ED, a. Not averted; not turned away.
57324	unavoidable	[.] UNAVOID'ABLE, a. [.] 1. That cannot be made null or void. [.] 2. Not avoidable; not to be shunned; inevitable; as unavoidable evils. [.] 3. Not to be missed in ratiocination.
57325	unavoidableness	[.] UNAVOID'ABLENESS, n. That state of being unavoidable; inevitableness.
57326	unavoidably	[.] UNAVOID'ABLY, adv. Inevitably; in a manner that prevents failure or escape.
57327	unavoided	[.] UNAVOID'ED, a. [.] 1. Not avoided or shunned. [.] 2. Inevitable. [Not legitimate.]
57328	unavowed	[.] UNAVOW'ED, a. Not avowed; not acknowledged; not owned; not confessed.
57329	unawaked	[.] UNAWA'KED,
57330	unawakened	[.] UNAWA'KENED, a. [.] 1. Not awakened; not roused from sleep. [.] 2. Not roused from spiritual slumber or stupidity.
57331	unaware	[.] UNAWA'RE, a. Without thought, inattentive. [.] UNAWA'RE,
57332	unawares	[.] UNAWA'RES, adv. [.] 1. Suddenly; unexpectedly; without previous preparation. The evil came upon us unawares. [.] 2. Without premeditated design. He killed the man unawares. [.] At unawares, unexpectedly. [.] He breaks at unawares upon our walks.
57333	unawed	[.] UNAW'ED, a. Not awed; not restrained by fear; undaunted.
57334	unbacked	[.] UNBACK'ED, a. [.] 1. Not having been backed; as an unbacked colt. [.] 2. Not tamed; not taught to bear a rider [.] 3. Unsupported; left without aid.
57335	unbaked	[.] UNBA'KED, a. Not baked.
57336	unbalanced	[.] UNBAL'ANCED, a. [.] 1. Not balanced; not poised; not in equipoise. [.] Let earth unbalanc'd from her orbit fly. [.] 2. Not adjusted; not settled; not brought to an equality of debt and credit; as an unbalanced account. [.] 3. Not restrained by equal power; ...
57337	unballast	[.] UNBAL'LAST, v.i. To free from ballast; to discharge the ballast from.
57338	unballasted	[.] UNBAL'LASTED, a. [.] 1. Freed from ballast. [.] 2. a. Not furnished with ballast; not kept steady by ballast or by weight; unsteady; as unballasted wits. [.] "Unballast vessel," for unballasted, in Addison, is an unauthorized phrase.
57339	unbanded	[.] UNBAND'ED, a. Stripped of a band; having no band.
57340	unbannered	[.] UNBAN'NERED, a. Having no banner.
57341	unbaptized	[.] UNBAPTI'ZED, a. Not baptized.
57342	unbar	[.] UNB'AR, v.t. To remove a bar or bars from; to unfasten; to open; as, to unbar a gate.
57343	unbarbed	[.] UNB'ARBED, a. Not shaven. [Not in use.]
57344	unbarked	[.] UNB'ARKED, a. Stripped of its bark. [.] [We now use barked in the same sense.]
57345	unbarred	[.] UNB'ARRED, pp. Having its bars removed; unfastened.
57346	unbarring	[.] UNB'ARRING, ppr. Removing the bars from; unfastening.
57347	unbashful	[.] UNBASH'FUL, a. Not bashful; bold; impudent.
57348	unbated	[.] UNBA'TED, a. Not repressed; not blunted. [Not in use.]
57349	unbathed	[.] UNBA'THED, a. Not bathed; not wet.
57350	unbattered	[.] UNBAT'TERED, a. Not battered; not bruised or injured by blows.
57351	unbay	[.] UNBA'Y, v.t. To open; to free from the restraint of mounds. [.] I ought to unbay the current of my passions. [Not in use.]
57352	unbearded	[.] UNBEARDED, a. unberd'ed. Having no beard; beardless.
57353	unbearing	[.] UNBEARING, a. Bearing or producing no fruit.
57354	unbeaten	[.] UNBE'ATEN, a. [.] 1. Not beaten; not treated with blows. [.] 2. Untrod; not beaten by the feet; as unbeaten paths.
57355	unbeauteous	[.] UNBEAU'TEOUS,
57356	unbeautiful	[.] UNBEAU'TIFUL, a. [See Beauty.] Not beautiful; having no beauty.
57357	unbecome	[.] UNBECOME, v.t. Not to become; not to be suitable to; to misbecome. [Not used.]
57358	unbecoming	[.] UNBECOMING, a. Unsuitable; improper for the person or character; indecent; indecorous. [.] My grief lets unbecoming speeches fall.
57359	unbecomingly	[.] UNBECOMINGLY, adv. In an unsuitable manner; indecorously.
57360	unbecomingness	[.] UNBECOMINGNESS, n. Unsuitableness to the person, character or circumstances; impropriety; indecorousness.
57361	unbed	[.] UNBED', v.t. To raise or rouse from bed. [.] Eels unbed themselves and stir at the noise of thunder.
57362	unbedded	[.] UNBED'DED, pp. Raised from bed; disturbed.
57363	unbedding	[.] UNBED'DING, ppr. Raising from bed.
57364	unbefitting	[.] UNBEFIT'TING, a. Not befitting; unsuitable; unbecoming.
57365	unbefriended	[.] UNBEFRIENDED, a. unbefrend'ed. Not befriended; not supported by friends; having no friendly aid.
57366	unbeget	[.] UNBEGET', v.t. To deprive of existence.
57367	unbegot	[.] UNBEGOT'
57368	unbegotten	[.] UNBEGOT'TEN, a. [.] 1. Not generated; eternal. [.] 2. Not yet generated. [.] 3. Not begotten; not generated.
57369	unbeguile	[.] UNBEGUI'LE, v.t. To undeceive; to free from the influence of deceit. [.] Then unbeguile thyself.
57370	unbeguiled	[.] UNBEGUI'LED, pp. Undeceived.
57371	unbegun	[.] UNBEGUN', a. Not begun.
57372	unbeheld	[.] UNBEHELD', a. Not beheld; not seen; not visible.
57373	unbeing	[.] UNBE'ING, a. Not existing. [Not in use.]
57374	unbelief	[.] UNBELIE'F, n. [.] 1. Incredulity; the withholding of belief; as, unbelief is blind. [.] 2. Infidelity; disbelief of divine revelation. [.] 3. In the New Testament, disbelief of the truth of the gospel, rejection of Christ as the Savior of men, and of the ...
57375	unbelieve	[.] UNBELIE'VE, v.t. [.] 1. To discredit; not to believe or trust. [.] 2. Not to think real or true.
57376	unbelieved	[.] UNBELIE'VED, pp. Not believed; discredited.
57377	unbeliever	[.] UNBELIE'VER, n. [.] 1. An incredulous person; one who does not believe. [.] 2. An infidel; one who discredits revelation, or the mission, character and doctrines of Christ. 2Cor. 6.
57378	unbelieving	[.] UNBELIE'VING, a. [.] 1. Not believing; incredulous. [.] 2. Infidel; discrediting divine revelation, or the mission, character and doctrines of Christ; as the unbelieving Jews. Acts 14. Rev. 21.
57379	unbeloved	[.] UNBELOVED, a. Not loved.
57380	unbemoaned	[.] UNBEMOANED, a. Not lamented.
57381	unbend	[.] UNBEND', v.t. [.] 1. To free from flexure; to make straight; as, to unbend a bow. [.] 2. To relax; to remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; as, to unbend the mind from study or care. [.] 3. To relax effeminately. [.] You unbend ...
57382	unbending	[.] UNBEND'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Relaxing from any strain; remitting; taking from their yards, &c., as sails. [.] 2. a. Not suffering flexure. [.] 3. Unyielding; resolute; inflexible; applied to persons. [.] 4. Unyielding; inflexible; firm; applied to things; as ...
57383	unbeneficed	[.] UNBEN'EFICED, a. Not enjoying or having a benefice.
57384	unbenevolent	[.] UNBENEV'OLENT, a. Not benevolent; not kind.
57385	unbenighted	[.] UNBENIGHTED, a. Never visited by darkness.
57386	unbenign	[.] UNBENIGN, a. Not benign; not favorable or propitious; malignant.
57387	unbent	[.] UNBENT', pp. of unbend. [.] 1. Relaxed; remitted; relieved from strain or exertion. [.] 2. In seamen's language, taken from the yards; loosed; as, the sails are unbent; the cable is unbent. [.] 3. Not strained; unstrung; as a bow unbent. [.] 4. Not crushed; ...
57388	unbequeathed	[.] UNBEQUE'ATHED, a. Not bequeathed; not given by legacy.
57389	unbeseeming	[.] UNBESEE'MING, a. Unbecoming; not befitting unsuitable.
57390	unbesought	[.] UNBESOUGHT, a. unbesaut'. Not besought; not sought by petition or entreaty.
57391	unbespoken	[.] UNBESPO'KEN, a. Not bespoken, or ordered beforehand.
57392	unbestarred	[.] UNBEST'ARRED, a. Not adorned or distinguished by stars.
57393	unbestowed	[.] UNBESTOWED, a. Not bestowed; not given; not disposed of.
57394	unbetrayed	[.] UNBETRA'YED, a. Not betrayed.
57395	unbewailed	[.] UNBEWA'ILED, a. Not bewailed; not lamented.
57396	unbewitch	[.] UNBEWITCH', v.t. To free from fascination.
57397	unbias	[.] UNBI'AS, v.t. To free from bias or prejudice. [.] The truest service a private man can do his country, is to unbias his mind, as much as possible, between the rival powers.
57398	unbiased	[.] UNBI'ASED, pp. [.] 1. Freed from prejudice or bias. [.] 2. a. Free from any undue partiality or prejudice; impartial; as an unbiased mind; unbiased opinion or decision.
57399	unbiasedly	[.] UNBI'ASEDLY, adv. Without prejudice; impartially.
57400	unbiasedness	[.] UNBI'ASEDNESS, n. Freedom from bias or prejudice.
57401	unbid	[.] UNBID',
57402	unbidden	[.] UNBID'DEN, a. [.] 1. Not bid; not commanded. [.] 2. Spontaneous; as, thorns shall be earth produce unbid. [.] 3. Uninvited; not requested to attend; as unbidden guests.
57403	unbigoted	[.] UNBIG'OTED, a. Free from bigotry.
57404	unbild	[.] UNBILD, v.t. To demolish what is built; to raze; to destroy.
57405	unbilt	[.] UNBILT, a. Not yet built; not erected.
57406	unbind	[.] UNBIND, v.t. To untie; to remove a band from; to unfasten; to loose; to set free from shackles. Unbind your fillets; unbind the prisoner's arms; unbind the load.
57407	unbishop	[.] UNBISH'OP, v.t. To deprive of episcopal orders.
57408	unbit	[.] UNBIT', a. Not bitten.
57409	unbitted	[.] UNBIT'TED, pp. Removed from the bits; unbridled.
57410	unbitting	[.] UNBIT'TING, ppr. Unbridling; removing from the bits.
57411	unblamable	[.] UNBLA'MABLE, a. Not blamable; not culpable; innocent.
57412	unblamableness	[.] UNBLA'MABLENESS, n. State of being chargeable with no blame or fault.
57413	unblamably	[.] UNBLA'MABLY, adv. In such a manner as to incur no blame. 1Thess. 2.
57414	unblamed	[.] UNBLA'MED, a. Not blamed; free from censure.
57415	unblasted	[.] UNBL'ASTED, a. Not blasted; not made to wither.
57416	unbleeding	[.] UNBLEE'DING, a. Not bleeding; not suffering loss of blood.
57417	unblemishable	[.] UNBLEM'ISHABLE, a. Not capable of being blemished.
57418	unblemished	[.] UNBLEM'ISHED, a. [.] 1. Not blemished; not stained; free from turpitude or reproach; in a moral sense; as an unblemished reputation or life. [.] 2. Free from deformity.
57419	unblenched	[.] UNBLENCH'ED, a. Not disgraced; not injured by any stain or soil; as unblenched majesty.
57420	unblenching	[.] UNBLENCH'ING, a. Not shrinking or flinching; firm.
57421	unblended	[.] UNBLEND'ED, a. Not blended; not mingled.
57422	unblest	[.] UNBLEST', a. [.] 1. Not blest; excluded from benediction. [.] 2. Wretched; unhappy.
57423	unblighted	[.] UNBLIGHTED, a. Not blighted; not blasted.
57424	unblinded	[.] UNBLINDED, a. Not blinded.
57425	unblooded	[.] UNBLOODED, a. Not stained with blood.
57426	unbloody	[.] UNBLOODY, a. [.] 1. Not stained with blood. [.] 2. Not shedding blood; not cruel.
57427	unblossoming	[.] UNBLOS'SOMING, a. Not producing blossoms.
57428	unblown	[.] UNBLOWN, a. [.] 1. Not blown; not having the bud expanded. [.] 2. Not extinguished. [.] 3. Not inflated with wind.
57429	unblunted	[.] UNBLUNT'ED, a. Not made obtuse or dull; not blunted.
57430	unblushing	[.] UNBLUSH'ING, a. Not blushing; destitute of shame; impudent.
57431	unblushingly	[.] UNBLUSH'INGLY, adv. In an impudent manner.
57432	unboastful	[.] UNBOASTFUL, a. Not boasting; unassuming; modest.
57433	unbodied	[.] UNBOD'IED, a. [.] 1. Having no material body; incorporeal; as unbodied spirits. [.] 2. Freed from the body.
57434	unboiled	[.] UNBOIL'ED, a. Not boiled; as unboiled rice.
57435	unbolt	[.] UNBOLT, v.t. To remove a bolt from; to unfasten; to open; as, to unbolt a gate.
57436	unbolted	[.] UNBOLTED, a. [.] 1. Freed from fastening by bolts. [.] 2. Unsifted; not bolted; not having the bran or coarse part separated by a bolter; as unbolted meal.
57437	unbonneted	[.] UNBONNETED, a. Having no bonnet on.
57438	unbookish	[.] UNBOOK'ISH, a. [.] 1. Not addicted to books or reading. [.] 2. Not cultivated by erudition.
57439	unborn	[.] UNBORN',
57440	unborrowed	[.] UNBOR'ROWED, a. Not borrowed; genuine; original; native; one's own; as unborrowed beauties; unborrowed gold; unborrowed excellence.
57441	unbosom	[.] UNBOSOM, v.t. s as z. [.] 1. To disclose freely one's secret opinions or feelings. [.] 2. To reveal in confidence.
57442	unbosomed	[.] UNBOSOMED, pp. Disclosed, as secrets; revealed in confidence.
57443	unbosoming	[.] UNBOSOMING, ppr. Disclosing, as secrets; revealing in confidence.
57444	unbottomed	[.] UNBOT'TOMED, a. [.] 1. Having no bottom; bottomless. [.] The dark, unbottom'd, infinite abyss. [.] 2. Having no solid foundation.
57445	unbought	[.] UNBOUGHT, a. unbaut'. [.] 1. Not bought; obtained without money or purchase. [.] The unbought dainties of the poor. [.] 2. Not having a purchaser.
57446	unbound	[.] UNBOUND', a. [.] 1. Not bound; loose; wanting a cover; as unbound books. [.] 2. Not bound by obligation or covenant. [.] 3. pret. of unbind.
57447	unbounded	[.] UNBOUND'ED, a. [.] 1. Having no bound or limit; unlimited in extent; infinite; interminable; as unbounded space; unbounded power. [.] 2. Having no check or control; unrestrained. The young man has unbounded license. His extravagance is unbounded.
57448	unboundedly	[.] UNBOUND'EDLY, adv. Without bounds or limits.
57449	unboundedness	[.] UNBOUND'EDNESS, n. Freedom from bounds or limits.
57450	unbounteous	[.] UNBOUN'TEOUS, a. Not bounteous; not liberal.
57451	unbow	[.] UNBOW', v.t. To unbend.
57452	unbowed	[.] UNBOW'ED, a. Not bent; not arched.
57453	unbowel	[.] UNBOW'EL, v.t. To deprive of the entrails; to exenterate; to eviscerate.
57454	unboweled	[.] UNBOW'ELED, pp. Eviscerated.
57455	unboweling	[.] UNBOW'ELING, ppr. Taking out the bowels.
57456	unbrace	[.] UNBRA'CE, v.t. To loose; to relax; as, to unbrace a drum; to unbrace the arms; to unbrace the nerves.
57457	unbraid	[.] UNBRA'ID, v.t. To separate the strands of a braid; to disentangle.
57458	unbraided	[.] UNBRA'IDED, pp. Disentangled, as the strands of a braid.
57459	unbraiding	[.] UNBRA'IDING, ppr. Separating the strands of a braid.
57460	unbranched	[.] UNBR'ANCHED, a. Not ramified; not shooting into branches.
57461	unbranching	[.] UNBR'ANCHING, a. Not dividing into branches.
57462	unbreast	[.] UNBREAST, v.t. unbrest'. To disclose or lay open.
57463	unbreathed	[.] UNBRE'ATHED, a. Not exercised. [.] Our unbreath'd memories.
57464	unbreathing	[.] UNBRE'ATHING, a. Unanimated; as unbreathing stones.
57465	unbred	[.] UNBRED', [.] 1. Not well bred; not polished in manners; ill educated; rude; as unbred minds; unbred servants. [.] 2. Not taught; as unbred to spinning.
57466	unbreeched	[.] UNBREE'CHED, a. Having no breeches.
57467	unbrewed	[.] UNBREW'ED, a. Not mixed; pure; genuine.
57468	unbribable	[.] UNBRI'BABLE, a. That cannot be bribed. [Not used.]
57469	unbribed	[.] UNBRI'BED, a. Not bribed; not corrupted by money; not unduly influenced by money or gifts.
57470	unbridle	[.] UNBRI'DLE, v.t. To free from the bridle.
57471	unbridled	[.] UNBRI'DLED, pp. [.] 1. Loosed from the bridle. [.] 2. a. Unrestrained; licentious; as unbridled lust; unbridled boldness; unbridled passions.
57472	unbroke	[.] UNBRO'KE,'KEN, a. [.] 1. Not broken; not violated. Preserve your vows unbroken. [.] 2. Not weakened; not crushed; not subdued. [.] How broad his shoulders spread, by age unbroke. [.] 3. Not tamed; not taught; not accustomed to the saddle, harness or yoke; ...
57473	unbrotherly	[.] UNBROTHERLY, a. Not becoming a brother; not suitable to the character and relation of a brother; unkind. [Unbrotherlike is not used.]
57474	unbruised	[.] UNBRUISED, a. s as z. Not bruised; not crushed or hurt.
57475	unbuckle	[.] UNBUCK'LE, v.t. To loose from buckles; to unfasten; as, to unbuckle a shoe; to unbuckle a girdle; to unbuckle a helm.
57476	unbuckled	[.] UNBUCK'LED, pp. Loosed from buckles; unfastened.
57477	unbuckling	[.] UNBUCK'LING, ppr. Loosing from buckles; unfastening.
57478	unbuild	[.] UNBUILD,
57479	unbuilt	[.] UNBUILT,
57480	unburden	[.] UNBUR'DEN, v.t. [.] 1. To rid of a load; to free from a burden; to ease. [.] 2. To throw off. [.] 3. To relieve the mind or heart by disclosing what lies heavy on it.
57481	unburdened	[.] UNBUR'DENED, pp. Freed from a load; thrown off; eased; relieved.
57482	unburdening	[.] UNBUR'DENING, ppr. Freeing from a load or burden; relieving from what is a burden.
57483	unburied	[.] UNBURIED, a. unber'ried. Not buried; not interred.
57484	unburned	[.] UNBURN'ED,
57485	unburning	[.] UNBURN'ING, a. Not consuming away by fire.
57486	unburnt	[.] UNBURNT', [.] a. [.] 1. Not burnt; not consumed by fire. [.] 2. Not injured by fire; not scorched. [.] 3. Not baked, as brick.
57487	unburthen	[.] UNBUR'THEN,
57488	unburthened	[.] UNBUR'THENED,
57489	unburthening	[.] UNBUR'THENING,
57490	unbusied	[.] UNBUSIED, a. unbiz'zied. Not busied; not employed idle.
57491	unbutton	[.] UNBUT'TON, v.t. To loose from being fastened by buttons; to loose buttons.
57492	unbuttoned	[.] UNBUT'TONED, pp. Loosed from buttons.
57493	uncage	[.] UNCA'GE, v.t. To loose from a cage.
57494	uncaged	[.] UNCA'GED, pp. Released from a cage or from confinement.
57495	uncalcined	[.] UNCAL'CINED, a. Not calcined.
57496	uncalculated	[.] UNCAL'CULATED, a. Not subjected to calculation.
57497	uncalculating	[.] UNCAL'CULATING, a. Not making calculations.
57498	uncalled	[.] UNCALL'ED, a. Not called; not summoned; not invited. [.] Uncalled for, not required; not needed or demanded.
57499	uncalm	[.] UNC'ALM, v.t. To disturb. [Not in use, and an ill word.]
57500	uncanceled	[.] UNCAN'CELED, a. Not canceled; not erased; not abrogated or annulled.
57501	uncandid	[.] UNCAN'DID, a. Not candid; not frank or sincere; not fair or impartial.
57502	uncanonical	[.] UNCANON'ICAL, a. Not agreeable to the canons; not acknowledged as authentic.
57503	uncanonicalness	[.] UNCANON'ICALNESS, n. The state of being uncanonical.
57504	uncanopied	[.] UNCAN'OPIED, a. Not covered by a canopy.
57505	uncap	[.] UNCAP', v.t. To remove a cap or cover; to open; as, to uncap a vein.
57506	uncapable	[.] UNCA'PABLE, a. Incapable. [The latter word has superseded uncapable.]
57507	uncapped	[.] UNCAP'PED, pp. Opened.
57508	uncaptivated	[.] UNCAP'TIVATED, a. Not captivated. [.]
57509	uncarnate	[.] UNC'ARNATE, a. Not fleshly.
57510	uncarpeted	[.] UNC'ARPETED, a. Not covered with a carpet.
57511	uncase	[.] UNCA'SE, v.t. [.] 1. To disengage from a covering; to take off or out. [.] 2. To flay; to strip.
57512	uncased	[.] UNCA'SED, pp. Stripped of a covering or case.
57513	uncasing	[.] UNCA'SING, ppr. Disengaging from a cover.
57514	uncastrated	[.] UNCAS'TRATED, a. Not castrated.
57515	uncatechised	[.] UNCAT'ECHISED, a. s as z. Not catechis untaught.
57516	uncaught	[.] UNCAUGHT, a. uncaut'. Not yet caught or taken.
57517	uncaused	[.] UNCAUS'ED, a. s as z. Having no precedent cause; existing without an author.
57518	uncautious	[.] UNCAU'TIOUS, a. Not cautious; not wary; heedless. [Incautious is now generally used.]
57519	unceasing	[.] UNCE'ASING, a. Not ceasing; not intermitting; continual.
57520	unceasingly	[.] UNCE'ASINGLY, adv. Without intermission or cessation; continually.
57521	uncelebrated	[.] UNCEL'EBRATED, a. Not celebrated; not solemnized.
57522	uncelestial	[.] UNCELES'TIAL, a. Not heavenly.
57523	uncensurable	[.] UNCEN'SURABLE, a. Not worthy of censure.
57524	uncensured	[.] UNCEN'SURED, a. Not censured; exempt from blame or reproach. [.] Whose right it is uncensur'd to be dull.
57525	uncentrical	[.] UNCEN'TRICAL, a. not central; distant from the center.
57526	unceremonial	[.] UNCEREMO'NIAL, a. Not ceremonial.
57527	unceremonious	[.] UNCEREMO'NIOUS, a. not ceremonious; not formal.
57528	uncertain	[.] UNCER'TAIN, a. [.] 1. Not certain; doubtful; not certainly known. it is uncertain who will be the next president. [.] 2. Doubtful; not having certain knowledge. [.] man without the protection of a superior Being - is uncertain of every thing that he hopes for. [.] 3. ...
57529	uncertainly	[.] UNCER'TAINLY, adv. [.] 1. Not surely; not certainly. [.] 2. Not confidently. [.] - Standards that cannot be known at all, or but imperfectly and uncertainly.
57530	uncertainty	[.] UNCER'TAINTY, n. [.] 1. doubtfulness; dubiousness. The truth is not ascertained; the latest accounts have not removed the uncertainty. [.] 2. Want of certainty; want of precision; as the uncertainty of the signification of words. [.] 3. Contingency. [.] Steadfastly ...
57531	uncessant	[.] UNCES'SANT, a. Continual; incessant. [The latter is the word now used.]
57532	uncessantly	[.] UNCES'SANTLY, adv. Incessantly. Obs.
57533	unchain	[.] UNCHA'IN, v.t. To free from chains or slavery.
57534	unchained	[.] UNCHA'INED, pp. Disengaged from chains, shackles or slavery.
57535	unchaining	[.] UNCHA'INING, ppr. Freeing from chains, bonds or restraint.
57536	unchangeable	[.] UNCHANGEABLE, a. Not capable of change; immutable; not subject to variation. god is an unchangeable being.
57537	unchangeableness	[.] UNCHANGEABLENESS, n. The state or quality of being subject to no change; immutability.
57538	unchangeably	[.] UNCHANGEABLY, adv. Without change; immutably.
57539	unchanged	[.] UNCHANGED, a. [.] 1. Not changed or altered. [.] 2. Not alterable.
57540	unchanging	[.] UNCHANGING, a. Not changing; suffering no alteration.
57541	uncharacteristic	[.] UNCHARACTERIS'TIC, a. Not characteristic; not exhibiting a character.
57542	uncharge	[.] UNCH'ARGE, v.t. To retract an accusation. [Not used.]
57543	uncharged	[.] UNCH'ARGED, a. Not charged; not loaded.
57544	uncharitable	[.] UNCHAR'ITABLE, a. Not charitable; contrary to charity, or the universal love prescribed by christianity; as uncharitable opinions or zeal.
57545	uncharitableness	[.] UNCHAR'ITABLENESS, n. Want of charity. If we hate our enemies we sin; we are guilty of uncharitableness.
57546	uncharitably	[.] UNCHAR'ITABLY, adv. In a manner contrary to charity.
57547	uncharm	[.] UNCH'ARM v.t. To release from some charm, fascination, or secret power.
57548	uncharmed	[.] UNCH'ARMED, a. Not charmed; not fascinated.
57549	uncharming	[.] UNCH'ARMING, a. Not charming; not longer able to charm.
57550	unchary	[.] UNCHA'RY, a. Not wary; not frugal. [Not used.]
57551	unchaste	[.] UNCHASTE, a. Not chaste; not continent; not pure; libidinous; lewd.
57552	unchastely	[.] UNCHASTELY, adv. Incontinently; lewdly.
57553	unchastisable	[.] UNCHASTI'SABLE, a. [See Chastise.] That cannot be chastised.
57554	unchastised	[.] UNCHASTI'SED, a. [.] 1. Not chastised; not punished. [.] 2. Not corrected; not restrained.
57555	unchastity	[.] UNCHAS'TITY, n. Incontinence; lewdness; unlawful indulgence of the sexual appetite.
57556	unchecked	[.] UNCHECK'ED, a. [.] 1. Not checked; not restrained; not hindered. [.] 2. Not contradicted.
57557	uncheerful	[.] UNCHEE'RFUL, a. Not cheerful; sad.
57558	uncheerfulness	[.] UNCHEE'RFULNESS, n. Want of cheerfulness; sadness.
57559	uncheery	[.] UNCHEE'RY, a. Dull; not enlivening.
57560	unchewed	[.] UNCHEW'ED, a. Not chewed or masticated.
57561	unchild	[.] UNCHILD, v.t. To bereave of children. [Not in use.]
57562	unchristian	[.] UNCHRIS'TIAN, a. [.] 1. Contrary to the laws of christianity; as an unchristian reflection; unchristian temper or conduct. [.] 2. Not evangelized; not converted to the christian faith; infidel. [.] UNCHRIS'TIAN, v.t. To deprive of the constituent qualities ...
57563	unchristianize	[.] UNCHRIS'TIANIZE, v.t. to turn from the christian faith; to cause to degenerate from the belief and profession of christianity.
57564	unchristianly	[.] UNCHRIS'TIANLY, a. Contrary to the laws of christianity; unbecoming christians. [.] UNCHRIS'TIANLY, adv. In a manner contrary to christian principles.
57565	unchristianness	[.] UNCHRIS'TIANNESS, n. Contrariety to christianity.
57566	unchurch	[.] UNCHURCH', v.t. To expel from a church; to deprive of the character and rights of a church.
57567	unchurched	[.] UNCHURCH'ED, pp. Expelled from a church.
57568	unchurching	[.] UNCHURCH'ING, ppr. Expelling from a church.
57569	uncial	[.] UN'CIAL, a. [L. uncialis.] Pertaining to letters of a large size, used in ancient manuscripts. [.] UN'CIAL, n. An uncial letter.
57570	uncinate	[.] UN'CINATE, a. [L. uncinatus, from uncus, a hook.] In botany, hooked at the end.
57571	uncircumcised	[.] UNCIR'CUMCISED, a. s as z. Not circumcised.
57572	uncircumcision	[.] UNCIRCUMCI'SION, n. Absence or want of circumcision.
57573	uncircumscribed	[.] UNCIRCUMSCRI'BED, a. Not circumscribed; not bounded; not limited. [.] Where the prince is uncircumscribed, obedience ought to be unlimited.
57574	uncircumspect	[.] UNCIR'CUMSPECT, a. Not circumspect; not cautious.
57575	uncircumstantial	[.] UNCIRCUMSTAN'TIAL, a. Not important. [Not in use.]
57576	uncivil	[.] UNCIV'IL, a. [.] 1. Not civil; not complaisant; not courteous in manners; applied to persons. [.] 2. Not polite; rude; applied to manners; as uncivil behavior.
57577	uncivilization	[.] UNCIVILIZA'TION, n. A state of savageness; rude state.
57578	uncivilized	[.] UNCIV'ILIZED, a. [.] 1. Not reclaimed from savage life; as the uncivilized inhabitants of Canada or New Zealand. [.] 2. Coarse; indecent; as he most uncivilized words in our language. [Not in use.]
57579	uncivilly	[.] UNCIV'ILLY, adv. Not complaisantly; not courteously; rudely.
57580	unclad	[.] UNCLAD', a. Not clad; not clothed.
57581	unclaimed	[.] UNCLA'IMED, a. Not claimed; not demanded; not called for; as unclaimed dividends of a bank.
57582	unclarified	[.] UNCLAR'IFIED, a. Not purified; not fined; not departed by a separation of feculent or foreign matter.
57583	unclasp	[.] UNCL'ASP, v.t. To loose a clasp; to open what is fastened with a clasp; as, to unclasp a book.
57584	unclasping	[.] UNCL'ASPING, ppr. Loosing a clasp.
57585	unclassic	[.] UNCLASS'IC,
57586	unclassical	[.] UNCLASS'ICAL, a. [.] 1. Not classic; not according to the best models of writing. [.] 2. Not pertaining to the classic writers; as unclassic ground.
57587	uncle	[.] UN'CLE, n. [L. avunculus.] The brother of one's father or mother.
57588	unclean	[.] UNCLE'AN, a. [.] 1. Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy. [.] 2. In the Jewish law, ceremonially impure; not cleansed by ritual practices. Num. 19. Lev. 11. Rom. 14. [.] 3. Foul with sin. Matt. 10. [.] That holy place where no unclean thing shall enter. [.] 4. ...
57589	uncleanable	[.] UNCLE'ANABLE, a. That cannot be cleansed.
57590	uncleanliness	[.] UNCLEANLINESS, n. unclen'liness. Want of cleanliness; filthiness.
57591	uncleanly	[.] UNCLEANLY, a. unclen'ly. [.] 1. Foul; filthy; dirty. [.] 2. Indecent; unchaste; obscene. [.] It is a pity that these harmonious writers have indulged any thing uncleanly or impure to defile their paper.
57592	uncleanness	[.] UNCLE'ANNESS, n. [.] 1. Foulness; dirtiness; filthiness. [.] Be not troublesome to thyself or to others by uncleanness. [.] 2. Want of ritual or ceremonial purity. Lev. 15. [.] 3. Moral impurity; defilement by sin; sinfulness. [.] I will save you from ...
57593	uncleansed	[.] UNCLEANSED, a. unclenz'ed. Not cleansed; not purified.
57594	unclench	[.] UNCLENCH', v.t. To open the closed hand; as, to unclench the fist.
57595	unclenched	[.] UNCLENCH'ED, pp. Opened; unclosed.
57596	unclew	[.] UNCLEW', v.t. To undo; to unwind, unfold or untie.
57597	unclipped	[.] UNCLIP'PED, a. Not clipped; not out; not diminished or shortened by clipping; as unclipped money; unclipped hair.
57598	unclog	[.] UNCLOG', v.t. To disencumber of difficulties and obstructions; to free from incumbrances, or any thing that retards motion.
57599	unclogged	[.] UNCLOG'GED, pp. or a. Disencumbered; set free from obstructions.
57600	unclogging	[.] UNCLOG'GING, ppr. Disencumbering.
57601	uncloister	[.] UNCLOIS'TER, v.t. To release from a cloister or from confinement; to set at liberty.
57602	uncloistered	[.] UNCLOIS'TERED, pp. Released from a cloister or from confinement.
57603	uncloistering	[.] UNCLOIS'TERING, ppr. Releasing from confinement.
57604	unclose	[.] UNCLO'SE, v.t. s as z. [.] 1. To open; to break the seal of; as, to unclose a letter. [.] 2. To disclose; to lay open.
57605	unclosed	[.] UNCLO'SED, pp. [.] 1. Opened. [.] 2. a. Not separated by inclosures; open. [.] 3. Not finished; not concluded. [.] 4. Not closed; not sealed. [.]
57606	unclosing	[.] UNCLO'SING, ppr. Opening; breaking the seal of.
57607	unclothe	[.] UNCLO'THE, v.t. To strip of clothes; to make naked; to divest. [.] To have a distinct knowledge of things, we must unclothe them.
57608	unclothed	[.] UNCLO'THED, pp. Stripped of clothing or covering. [.] Nor for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon. [.] 2Cor. 5.
57609	unclothedly	[.] UNCLO'THEDLY, adv. Without clothing
57610	unclothing	[.] UNCLO'THING, ppr. Stripping of clothing.
57611	uncloud	[.] UNCLOUD', v.t. To unvail; to clear from obscurity or clouds.
57612	unclouded	[.] UNCLOUD'ED, a. [.] 1. Not cloudy; free from clouds; clear; as an unclouded sky. [.] 2. Not darkened; not obscured.
57613	uncloudedness	[.] UNCLOUD'EDNESS, n. [.] 1. Freedom from clouds; clearness. [.] 2. Freedom from obscurity or gloom.
57614	unclouding	[.] UNCLOUD'ING, ppr. Clearing from clouds or obscurity.
57615	uncloudy	[.] UNCLOUD'Y, a. Not cloudy; clear; free from clouds, obscurity or gloom.
57616	unclutch	[.] UNCLUTCH', v.t. To open something closely shut. [.] Unclutch his griping hand.
57617	uncoagulable	[.] UNCOAG'ULABLE, a. That cannot be coagulated.
57618	uncoagulated	[.] UNCOAG'ULATED, a. Not coagulated or concreted.
57619	uncoated	[.] UNCOATED,a. Not coated; not covered with a coat.
57620	uncocked	[.] UNCOCK'ED, a. [.] 1. Not cocked, as a gun. [.] 2. Not made into cocks, as hay. [.] 3. Not set up, as the brim of a hat.
57621	uncoif	[.] UNCOIF', v.t. To pull the cap off.
57622	uncoifed	[.] UNCOIF'ED, a. Not wearing a coif.
57623	uncoil	[.] UNCOIL', v.t. To unwind or open, as the turns of a rope or other line.
57624	uncoiled	[.] UNCOIL'ED, pp. Opened; unwound.
57625	uncoined	[.] UNCOIN'ED, a. Not coined; as uncoined silver.
57626	uncollected	[.] UNCOLLECT'ED, a. [.] 1. Not collected; not received; as uncollected taxes; debts uncollected. [.] 2. Not collected; not recovered from confusion, distraction or wandering; as the mind yet uncollected.
57627	uncollectible	[.] UNCOLLECT'IBLE, a. Not collectible; that cannot be collected or levied, or paid by the debtor; as uncollectible taxes; uncollectible debts.
57628	uncolored	[.] UNCOLORED, a. [.] 1. Not colored; not stained or dyed. [.] 2. Not heightened in description.
57629	uncombed	[.] UNCOMBED, a. Not combed; not dressed with a comb.
57630	uncombinable	[.] UNCOMBI'NABLE, a. Not capable of being combined.
57631	uncombined	[.] UNCOMBI'NED, a. Not combined; separate; simple.
57632	uncomeliness	[.] UNCOMELINESS, n. Want of comeliness; want of beauty or grace; as uncomeliness of person, of dress or behavior.
57633	uncomely	[.] UNCOMELY, a. [.] 1. Not comely; wanting grace; as an uncomely person; uncomely dress; uncomely manners. [.] 2. Unseemly; unbecoming; unsuitable.
57634	uncomfortable	[.] UNCOMFORTABLE, a. [.] 1. Affording no comfort; gloomy. [.] Christmas - the most uncomfortable time of the year. [.] 2. Giving uneasiness; as an uncomfortable seat or condition.
57635	uncomfortableness	[.] UNCOMFORTABLENESS, n. [.] 1. Want of comfort or cheerfulness. [.] 2. Uneasiness.
57636	uncomfortably	[.] UNCOMFORTABLY, adv. In an uncomfortable manner; without comfort or cheerfulness; in an uneasy state.
57637	uncommanded	[.] UNCOMM'ANDED, a. Not commanded; not required by precept, order or law; as uncommanded austerities.
57638	uncommendable	[.] UNCOMMEND'ABLE, a. Not commendable; not worthy of commendation; laudable.
57639	uncommended	[.] UNCOMMEND'ED, a. Not praised; not commended.
57640	uncommercial	[.] UNCOMMER'CIAL, a. Not commercial; not carrying on commerce.
57641	uncommiserated	[.] UNCOMMIS'ERATED, a. Not commiserated; not pitied.
57642	uncommissioned	[.] UNCOMMIS'SIONED, a. Not commissioned; not having a commission.
57643	uncommitted	[.] UNCOMMIT'TED, a. Not committed.
57644	uncommon	[.] UNCOM'MON, a. [.] 1. Not common; not usual; rare; as an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage. [.] 2. Not frequent; not often seen or known; as an uncommon production.
57645	uncommonly	[.] UNCOM'MONLY, adv. [.] 1. Rarely; not usually. [.] 2. To an uncommon degree.
57646	uncommonness	[.] UNCOM'MONNESS, n. Rareness of occurrence; infrequency. the uncommonness of a thing often renders it valuable.
57647	uncommunicated	[.] UNCOMMU'NICATED, a. [.] 1. Not communicated; not disclosed or delivered to others. [.] 2. Not imparted to or from another; as the uncommunicated perfections of God.
57648	uncommunicative	[.] UNCOMMU'NICATIVE, a. Not communicative; not free to communicate to others; reserved.
57649	uncompact	[.] UNCOMPACT', a. Not compact; not firm; not of close texture; loose.
57650	uncompacted	[.] UNCOMPACT'ED, a. Not compact; not firm.
57651	uncompanied	[.] UNCOMPANIED, a. Having no companion. [Unaccompanied is mostly used.]
57652	uncompassionate	[.] UNCOMPAS'SIONATE, a. Not compassionate; having no pity.
57653	uncompassioned	[.] UNCOMPAS'SIONED, a. Not pitied.
57654	uncompellable	[.] UNCOMPEL'LABLE, a. Not compellable; that cannot be forced or compelled.
57655	uncompelled	[.] UNCOMPEL'LED, a. Not forced; free from compulsion.
57656	uncompensated	[.] UNCOM'PENSATED, a. Not compensated; unrewarded.
57657	uncomplaining	[.] UNCOMPLA'INING, a. Not complaining; not murmuring; not disposed to murmur.
57658	uncomplaisant	[.] UNCOM'PLAISANT, a. s as z. Not complaisant; not civil; not courteous.
57659	uncomplaisantly	[.] UNCOM'PLAISANTLY, adv. Uncivilly; discourteously.
57660	uncomplete	[.] UNCOMPLE'TE, a. Not complete; not finished; not perfect. [But incomplete is chiefly used.]
57661	uncompleted	[.] UNCOMPLE'TED, a. Not finished; not completed.
57662	uncomplying	[.] UNCOMPLY'ING, a. Not complying; not yielding to request or command; unbending.
57663	uncompounded	[.] UNCOMPOUND'ED, a. [.] 1. Not compounded; not mixed. [.] Harness may be reckoned the property of all uncompounded matter. [.] 2. Simple; not intricate.
57664	uncompoundedness	[.] UNCOMPOUND'EDNESS, n. Freedom from mixture; simplicity of substance.
57665	uncomprehensive	[.] UNCOMPREHENS'IVE, a. [.] 1. Not comprehensive. [.] 2. Unable to comprehend.
57666	uncompressed	[.] UNCOMPRESS'ED, a. Not compressed; free from compression.
57667	uncompromising	[.] UNCOM'PROMISING, a. s as z. Not compromising; not agreeing to terms; not complying.
57668	unconceivable	[.] UNCONCE'IVABLE, a. Not to be conceived or understood; that cannot be comprehended. [.] [But inconceivable is chiefly used.]
57669	unconceivableness	[.] UNCONCE'IVABLENESS, n. The state or quality of being inconceivable. [Little used.]
57670	unconceived	[.] UNCONCE'IVED, a. Not thought; not imagined.
57671	unconcern	[.] UNCONCERN', n. Want of concern; absence of anxiety; freedom from solicitude.
57672	unconcerned	[.] UNCONCERN'ED, a. [.] 1. Not concerned; not anxious; feeling no solicitude. He is unconcerned at what has happened. He is unconcerned about or for the future. [.] Happy mortals, unconcerned for more. [.] [It has at sometimes before a past event, but about ...
57673	unconcernedly	[.] UNCONCERN'EDLY, adv. Without interest or affection; without anxiety. [.] And unconcern'dly cast his eyes around.
57674	unconcernedness	[.] UNCONCERN'EDNESS, n. Freedom from concern or anxiety.
57675	unconcerning	[.] UNCONCERN'ING, a. Not interesting; not affecting; not belonging to one. [Not used.]
57676	unconcernment	[.] UNCONCERN'MENT, n. The state of having no share. [Not used.]
57677	unconciliated	[.] UNCONCIL'IATED, a. Not reconciled.
57678	unconciliating	[.] UNCONCIL'IATING, a. Not conciliating; not adapted or disposed to gain favor, or to reconciliation.
57679	unconcludent	[.] UNCONCLU'DENT, a. Not decisive; not inferring a plain or certain conclusion or consequence. [Little used.] [.] [In the place of these, inconclusive is generally used.
57680	unconcludible	[.] UNCONCLU'DIBLE, a. Not determinable. [Not used.]
57681	unconcluding	[.] UNCONCLU'DING,
57682	unconcludingness	[.] UNCONCLU'DINGNESS, n. Quality of being inconclusive. [Not used.]
57683	unconclusive	[.] UNCONCLU'SIVE, a. Not decisive. [But inconclusive is now used.]
57684	unconcocted	[.] UNCONCOCT'ED, a. Not concocted; not digested.
57685	uncondemned	[.] UNCONDEM'NED, a. [.] 1. Not condemned; not judged guilty. [.] - A man that is a Roman, and uncondemned. Act. 22. [.] 2. Not disapproved; not pronounced criminal; as a practice yet uncondemned.
57686	uncondensable	[.] UNCONDENS'ABLE, a. That cannot be condensed.
57687	uncondensed	[.] UNCONDENS'ED, a. Not condensed.
57688	unconditional	...
57689	unconditionally	[.] UNCONDI'TIONALLY, adv. Without conditions; without terms of limitation; without reservation. The troops did not surrender unconditionally, but by capitulation.
57690	unconfessed	[.] UNCONFESS'ED, a. Not confessed; not acknowledged.
57691	unconfinable	[.] UNCONFI'NABLE, a. [.] 1. Unbounded. [Not used.] [.] 2. That cannot be confined or restrained.
57692	unconfined	[.] UNCONFI'NED, a. [.] 1. Not confined; free from restraint; free from control. [.] 2. Having no limits; illimitable; unbounded.
57693	unconfinedly	[.] UNCONFI'NEDLY, adv. Without confinement or limitation.
57694	unconfirmed	[.] UNCONFIRM'ED, a. [.] 1. Not fortified by resolution; weak; raw; as troops unconfirmed by experience. [.] 2. Not confirmed; not strengthened by additional testimony. [.] His witness unconfirm'd. [.] 3. Not confirmed according to the church ritual.
57695	unconform	[.] UNCONFORM', a. Unlike; dissimilar; not analogous. [Not in use.]
57696	unconformable	[.] UNCONFORM'ABLE, a. Not consistent; not agreeable; not conforming. [.] Moral evil is an action unconformable to the rule of our duty.
57697	unconformity	[.] UNCONFORM'ITY, n. Incongruity; inconsistency; want of conformity.
57698	unconfused	[.] UNCONFU'SED, a. s as z. [.] 1. Free from confusion or disorder. [.] 2. Not embarrassed.
57699	unconfusedly	[.] UNCONFU'SEDLY, adv. s as z. Without confusion or disorder.
57700	unconfutable	[.] UNCONFU'TABLE, a. Not confutable; not to be refuted or overthrown; that cannot be disproved or convicted of error; as an unconfutable argument.
57701	uncongealable	[.] UNCONGE'ALABLE, a. Not capable of being congealed.
57702	uncongealed	[.] UNCONGE'ALED, a. Not frozen; not congealed; not concreted.
57703	uncongenial	[.] UNCONGE'NIAL, a. Not congenial
57704	unconjugal	[.] UNCON'JUGAL, a. Not suitable to matrimonial faith; not befitting a wife or husband.
57705	unconjunctive	[.] UNCONJUNC'TIVE, a. That cannot be joined. [Little used.]
57706	unconnected	[.] UNCONNECT'ED, a. [.] 1. Not connected; not united; separate. [.] 2. Not coherent; not joined by proper transitions or dependence of parts; loose; vague; desultory; as an unconnected discourse.
57707	unconniving	[.] UNCONNI'VING, a. Not conniving; not overlooking or winking at.
57708	unconquerable	[.] UNCON'QUERABLE, a. [.] 1. Not conquerable; invincible; that cannot be vanquished or defeated; that cannot be overcome in contest; as an unconquerable for. [.] 2. That cannot be subdued and brought under control; as unconquerable passions or temper.
57709	unconquerably	[.] UNCON'QUERABLY, adv. Invincibly; insuperably; as foes unconquerably strong.
57710	unconquered	[.] UNCON'QUERED, a. [.] 1. Not vanquished or defeated. [.] 2. Unsubdued; not brought under control. [.] 3. Invincible; insuperable.
57711	unconsciencious	[.] UNCONSCIEN'CIOUS, a. Not consciencious; not regulated or limited by conscience.
57712	unconscionable	[.] UNCON'SCIONABLE, a. [.] 1. Unreasonable; exceeding the limits of any reasonable claim or expectation; as an unconscionable request or demand. [.] 2. Forming unreasonable expectations. You cannot be so unconscionable as to expect this sacrifice on my part. [.] 3. ...
57713	unconscionableness	[.] UNCON'SCIONABLENESS, n. Unreasonableness of hope or claim.
57714	unconscionably	[.] UNCON'SCIONABLY, adv. Unreasonably; in a manner or degree that conscience and reason do not justify.
57715	unconscious	[.] UNCON'SCIOUS, a. [.] 1. Not conscious; having no mental perception; as unconscious causes. [.] 2. Not conscious; not knowing; not perceiving; as unconscious of guilt or error.
57716	unconsciously	[.] UNCON'SCIOUSLY, adv. Without perception; without knowledge.
57717	unconsciousness	[.] UNCON'SCIOUSNESS, n. Want of perception; want of knowledge.
57718	unconsecrate	[.] UNCON'SECRATE, v.t. To render sacred; to desecrate. [Not used.]
57719	unconsecrated	[.] UNCON'SECRATED, a. Not consecrated; not set apart for a sacred use by religious ceremonies; not dedicated or devoted; as a temple unconsecrated; unconsecrated bread. [.]
57720	unconsenting	[.] UNCONSENT'ING, a. Not consenting; not yielding consent.
57721	unconsidered	[.] UNCONSID'ERED, a. Not considered; not attended to.
57722	unconsoled	[.] UNCONSO'LED, a. Not consoled; not comforted.
57723	unconsolidated	[.] UNCONSOL'IDATED, a. Not consolidated or made solid.
57724	unconsoling	[.] UNCONSO'LING, a. Not consoling; affording no comfort.
57725	unconsonant	[.] UNCON'SONANT, a. Not consonant; not consistent; incongruous; unfit. [Little used.
57726	unconspiringness	[.] UNCONSPI'RINGNESS, n. Absence of plot or conspiracy. [An ill formed word and not used.]
57727	unconstant	[.] UNCON'STANT, a. Not constant; not steady or faithful; fickle; changeable. [Inconstant is now used.]
57728	unconstitutional	[.] UNCONSTITU'TIONAL, a. Not agreeable to the constitution; not authorized by the constitution; contrary to the principles of the constitution. It is not unconstitutional for the king of Great Britain to declare war without the consent of parliament; but for the president ...
57729	unconstitutionalit	[.] UNCONSTITUTIONAL'ITY, n. The quality of being unauthorized by the constitution, or contrary to its provisions or principles. The supreme court has power to decide upon the unconstitutionality of a law.
57730	unconstitutionally	[.] UNCONSTITU'TIONALLY, adv. In a manner not warranted by or contrary to the constitution.
57731	unconstrained	[.] UNCONSTRA'INED, a. [.] 1. Free from constraint; acting voluntarily; voluntary. [.] 2. Not proceeding from constraint; as actions.
57732	unconstrainedly	[.] UNCONSTRA'INEDLY, adv. Without force or constraint; freely; spontaneously; voluntarily.
57733	unconstraint	[.] UNCONSTRA'INT, n. Freedom from constraint; ease.
57734	unconsulting	[.] UNCONSULT'ING, a. Not consumed; not wasted, expended or dissipated; not destroyed.
57735	unconsumed	[.] UNCONSU'MED, a. Not consumed; not wasted, expended or dissipated; not destroyed.
57736	unconsummate	[.] UNCONSUM'MATE, a. Not consummated.
57737	uncontemned	[.] UNCONTEM'NED, a. Not despised; not contemned.
57738	uncontending	[.] UNCONTEND'ING, a. Not contending; not contesting; not disputing.
57739	uncontented	[.] UNCONTENT'ED, a. Not contented; not satisfied.
57740	uncontentingness	[.] UNCONTENT'INGNESS, n. Want of power to satisfy. [Not in use.]
57741	uncontestable	[.] UNCONTEST'ABLE, a. Indisputable; not to be controverted. [Incontestible is the word now used.]
57742	uncontested	[.] UNCONTEST'ED, a. [.] 1. Not contested; not disputed. [.] 2. Evident; plain.
57743	uncontradicted	[.] UNCONTRADICT'ED, a. Not contradicted; not denied.
57744	uncontrite	[.] UNCON'TRITE, a. Not contrite; not penitent.
57745	uncontrived	[.] UNCONTRI'VED, a. Not contrived; not formed by design.
57746	uncontriving	[.] UNCONTRI'VING, a. Not contriving; improvident.
57747	uncontrollable	[.] UNCONTROLLABLE, a. [.] 1. That cannot be controlled; ungovernable; that cannot be restrained; as an uncontrollable temper; uncontrollable subjects. [.] 2. That cannot be resisted or diverted; as uncontrollable events. [.] 3. Indisputable; irrefragable; as an ...
57748	uncontrollably	[.] UNCONTROLLABLY, adv. [.] 1. Without power of opposition. [.] 2. In a manner or degree that admits of no restraint or resistance; as a stream uncontrollably violent.
57749	uncontrolled	[.] UNCONTROLLED, a. [.] 1. Not governed; not subjected to a superior power or authority; not restrained. [.] 2. Not resisted; unopposed. [.] 3. Not convinced; not refuted. [Unusual.]
57750	uncontrolledly	[.] UNCONTROLLEDLY, adv. Without control or restraint; without effectual opposition.
57751	uncontroverted	[.] UNCON'TROVERTED, a. Not disputed; not contested; not liable to be called in question.
57752	unconversable	[.] UNCONVERS'ABLE, a. [.] 1. Not free in conversation; not social; reserved. [.] 2. Not suited to conversation.
57753	unconversant	[.] UNCON'VERSANT, a. Not conversant; not familiarly acquainted with.
57754	unconverted	[.] UNCONVERT'ED, a. [.] 1. Not converted; not changed in opinion; not turned from one faith to another. [.] 2. Not persuaded of the truth of the christian religion; as unconverted pagans. [.] 3. Not renewed; not regenerated; not having the natural enmity of ...
57755	unconvertible	[.] UNCONVERT'IBLE, a. That cannot be converted or changed in form. Lead is unconvertible into silver.
57756	unconvinced	[.] UNCONVIN'CED, a. Not convinced; not persuaded.
57757	uncord	[.] UNCORD', v.t. To loose from cords; to unfasten or unbind; as, to uncord a bed; to uncord a package.
57758	uncork	[.] UNCORK', v.t. To draw the cork from; as, to uncork a bottle.
57759	uncorked	[.] UNCORK'ED, pp. Not having the cork drawn.
57760	uncorking	[.] UNCORK'ING, ppr. Drawing the cork from.
57761	uncoroneted	[.] UNCOR'ONETED, a. Not honored with a coronet or title.
57762	uncorpulent	[.] UNCORP'ULENT, a. Not corpulent; not fleshy.
57763	uncorrected	[.] UNCORRECT'ED, a. [.] 1. Not corrected; not revised; not rendered exact; as an uncorrected copy of a writing. [.] 2. Not reformed; not amended; as life or manners uncorrected.
57764	uncorrigible	[.] UNCOR'RIGIBLE, a. That cannot be corrected; depraved beyond correction. [For this, incorrigible is now used.]
57765	uncorrupt	[.] UNCORRUPT', a. Not corrupt; not depraved; not perverted; not tainted with wickedness; not influenced by iniquitous interest; as an uncorrupt judgment; uncorrupt manners.
57766	uncorrupted	[.] UNCORRUPT'ED, a. Not corrupted; not vitiated; not depraved; as the dictates of uncorrupted reason; uncorrupted records.
57767	uncorruptedness	[.] UNCORRUPT'EDNESS, n. State of being uncorrupted.
57768	uncorruptible	[.] UNCORRUPT'IBLE, a. That cannot be corrupted. [But incorruptible is the word now used.]
57769	uncorruptly	[.] UNCORRUPT'LY, adv. With integrity; honestly.
57770	uncorruptness	[.] UNCORRUPT'NESS, n. Integrity; uprightness. Titus 2.
57771	uncounselable	[.] UNCOUN'SELABLE, a. Not to be advised; not consistent with good advice or prudence.
57772	uncountable	[.] UNCOUNT'ABLE, a. That cannot be counted; innumerable.
57773	uncounted	[.] UNCOUNT'ED, a. Not counted; not numbered.
57774	uncounterfeit	[.] UNCOUN'TERFEIT, a. Not counterfeit; not spurious; genuine; as uncounterfeit zeal.
57775	uncountermanded	[.] UNCOUNTERM'ANDED, a. Not countermanded.
57776	uncouple	[.] UNCOUPLE, v.t. uncup'pl. To loose dogs from their couples; to set loose; to disjoin.
57777	uncoupled	[.] UNCOUPLED, pp. uncup'pled. Disjoined; set free.
57778	uncoupling	[.] UNCOUPLING, ppr. uncup'pling. Disuniting; setting free.
57779	uncourteous	[.] UNCOURTEOUS, a. uncurt'eous. Uncivil; unpolite; not kind and complaisant.
57780	uncourteously	[.] UNCOURT'EOUSLY, adv. Uncivilly; unpolitely.
57781	uncourteousness	[.] UNCOURT'EOUSNESS, n. Incivility; disobliging treatment.
57782	uncourtliness	[.] UNCOURTLINESS, n. Unsuitableness of manners to a court; inelegance; as uncourtliness of manners or phrases.
57783	uncourtly	[.] UNCOURTLY, a. [.] 1. Inelegant of manners; not becoming a court; not refined; unpolite; as uncourtly behavior or language. [.] 2. Not courteous or civil; as an uncourtly speech. [.] 3. Not versed in the manners of a court.
57784	uncouth	[.] UNCOUTH, a. [.] Odd; strange; unusual; not rendered pleasing by familiarity; as an uncouth phrase or expression; uncouth manners; uncouth dress.
57785	uncouthly	[.] UNCOUTHLY, adv. Oddly; strangely.
57786	uncouthness	[.] UNCOUTHNESS, n. Oddness; strangeness; want of agreeableness derived from familiarity; as the uncouthness of a word or of dress.
57787	uncovenanted	[.] UNCOVENANTED, a. Not promised by covenant; not resting on a covenant or promise.
57788	uncover	[.] UNCOVER, v.t. [.] 1. To divest of a cover; to remove any covering from; a word of general use. [.] 2. To deprive of clothes; to strip; to make naked. [.] 3. To unroof; as a building. [.] 4. To take off the hat or cap; to bare the head. [.] 5. To strip ...
57789	uncovered	[.] UNCOVERED, pp. Divested of a covering or clothing; laid open to view; made bare.
57790	uncovering	[.] UNCOVERING, ppr. Divesting of a cover or of clothes; stripping of a vail; laying open to view.
57791	uncreate	[.] UNCREA'TE, v.t. To annihilate; to deprive of existence. [.] Who can uncreate thee, thou shalt know.
57792	uncreated	[.] UNCREA'TED, pp. [.] 1. Reduced to nothing; deprived of existence. [.] 2. a. Not yet created; as misery uncreated. [.] 3. Not produced by creation. God is an uncreated being.
57793	uncredible	[.] UNCRED'IBLE, a. Not to be believed; not entitled to credit. [For this, incredible is used.]
57794	uncreditable	[.] UNCRED'ITABLE, a. [.] 1. Not in good credit or reputation; not reputable. [.] 2. Not for the credit or reputation.
57795	uncreditableness	[.] UNCRED'ITABLENESS, n. [.] 1. Want of reputation. [.] 2. The quality of being disreputable.
57796	uncredited	[.] UNCRED'ITED, a. Not believed.
57797	uncritical	[.] UNCRIT'ICAL, a. [.] 1. Not critical. [.] 2. Not according to the just rules of criticism.
57798	uncropped	[.] UNCROP'PED, a. Not cropped; not gathered.
57799	uncrossed	[.] UNCROSS'ED, a. [.] 1. Not crossed; not canceled. [.] 2. Not thwarted; not opposed.
57800	uncrowded	[.] UNCROWD'ED, a. Not crowded; not compressed; not straitened for want of room.
57801	uncrown	[.] UNCROWN', v.t. [.] 1. To deprive of a crown; to dethrone. [.] 2. To pull off the crown.
57802	uncrowned	[.] UNCROWN'ED, pp. [.] 1. Deprived of a crown. [.] 2. a. Not crowned; having no crown.
57803	uncrowning	[.] UNCROWN'ING, ppr. Depriving of a crown.
57804	uncrystalizable	[.] UNCRYSTALIZABLE, a. Not susceptible of crystallization.
57805	uncrystalized	[.] UNCRYS'TALIZED, a. Not crystallized.
57806	unction	[.] UNC'TION, n. [L. unctio, from ungo, to anoint.] [.] 1. The act of anointing. [.] 2. Unguent; ointment. [Unusual.] [.] 3. The act of anointing medically; as mercurial unction. [.] 4. Any thing softening or lenitive. [.] 5. That which excites piety and ...
57807	unctuosity	[.] UNCTUOS'ITY, n. Oiliness; fatness; the quality of being greasy.
57808	unctuous	[.] UNC'TUOUS, a. [.] 1. Fat; oily; greasy. [.] 2. Having a resemblance to oil; as the unctuous feel of a stone.
57809	unctuousness	[.] UNC'TUOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. Fatness; oiliness. [.] 2. The quality of resembling oil
57810	unculled	[.] UNCULL'ED, a. [.] 1. Not gathered. [.] 2. Not separated; not selected.
57811	unculpable	[.] UNCUL'PABLE, a. Not blamable; not faulty.
57812	uncult	[.] UNCULT', a. [un and L. cultus.] Uncultivated; rude; illiterate. [Not in use.]
57813	uncultivable	[.] UNCUL'TIVABLE, a. Not capable of being tilled or cultivated.
57814	uncultivated	[.] UNCUL'TIVATED, a. [.] 1. Not cultivated; not tilled; not used in tillage; as an uncultivated tract of land. [.] 2. Not instructed; not civilized; rude; rough in manners; as an uncultivated nation or age.
57815	uncumbered	[.] UNCUM'BERED, a. Not burdened; not embarrassed.
57816	uncurable	[.] UNCU'RABLE, a. Incurable. [The latter is mostly used.]
57817	uncurably	[.] UNCU'RABLY, adv. Incurably.
57818	uncurbable	[.] UNCURB'ABLE, a. That cannot be curbed or checked. [Not in use.]
57819	uncurbed	[.] UNCURB'ED, a. Not curbed; not restrained; licentious.
57820	uncurl	[.] UNCURL', v.t. To loose from ringlets. [.] The lion uncurls his angry mane. [.] UNCURL', v.i. To fall from a curled state, as ringlets; to become straight.
57821	uncurled	[.] UNCURL'ED, pp. [.] 1. Loosed from ringlets. [.] 2. a. Not curled; not formed into ringlets.
57822	uncurling	[.] UNCURL'ING, ppr. Loosing from ringlets.
57823	uncurrent	[.] UNCUR'RENT, a. Not current; not passing in common payment; as uncurrent coin or notes.
57824	uncurse	[.] UNCURSE, v.t uncurs'. To free from any execration. [Not used.]
57825	uncursed	[.] UNCURS'ED,
57826	uncurst	[.] UNCURST', a. Not cursed; not execrated.
57827	uncurtailed	[.] UNCURTA'ILED, a. Not curtailed; not shortened.
57828	uncustomary	[.] UNCUS'TOMARY, a. Not customary; not usual.
57829	uncustomed	[.] UNCUS'TOMED, a. [.] 1. Not subjected to customs or duty. [.] 2. That has not paid duty, or been charged with customs.
57830	uncut	[.] UNCUT', a. Not cut; as trees uncut.
57831	undam	[.] UNDAM', v.t. To free from a dam, mound or obstruction.
57832	undamaged	[.] UNDAM'AGED, a. Not damaged; not made worse; as undamaged goods.
57833	undamped	[.] UNDAMP'ED, a. Not damped; not depressed.
57834	undangerous	[.] UNDANGEROUS, a. Not dangerous.
57835	undarkened	[.] UND'ARKENED, a. Not darkened or obscured.
57836	undated	[.] UN'DATED, a. [L. undatus; unda, a wave.] Waved; rising and falling in waves towards the margin, as a leaf.
57837	undaunted	[.] UND'AUNTED, a. Not daunted; not subdued or depressed by fear; intrepid.
57838	undauntedly	[.] UND'AUNTEDLY, adv. Boldly; intrepidly.
57839	undauntedness	[.] UND'AUNTEDNESS, n. Boldness; fearless bravery; intrepidity.
57840	undawning	[.] UNDAWN'ING, a. Not yet dawning; not growing light; not opening with brightness.
57841	undazzled	[.] UNDAZ'ZLED, a. Not dazzled; not confused by splendor.
57842	undeaf	[.] UNDE'AF, v.t. To free from deafness. [Not in use.]
57843	undebased	[.] UNDEBA'SED, a. Not debased; not adulterated.
57844	undebauched	[.] UNDEBAUCH'ED, a. Not debauched; not corrupted; pure.
57845	undecagon	[.] UNDEC'AGON, n. [L. undecim, eleven, and Gr. angle.] A figure of eleven angles or sides.
57846	undecayed	[.] UNDECA'YED, a. Not decayed; not impaired by age or accident; being in full strength.
57847	undecaying	[.] UNDECA'YING, a. [.] 1. Not decaying; not suffering diminution or decline. [.] 2. Immortal; as the undecaying joys of heaven.
57848	undeceivable	[.] UNDECE'IVABLE, a. That cannot be deceived; not subject to deception.
57849	undeceive	[.] UNDECE'IVE, v.t. To free from deception, cheat, fallacy or mistake, whether caused by others or by ourselves. If we rely on our own works for salvation, the Scriptures may undeceive us.
57850	undeceived	[.] UNDECE'IVED, pp. [.] 1. Disabused of cheat, deception or fallacy. [.] 2. Not deceived; not misled or imposed on.
57851	undeceiving	[.] UNDECE'IVING, ppr. Freeing from deception or fallacy.
57852	undecency	[.] UNDE'CENCY, n. Unbecomingness; indecency. [The latter word is now used.]
57853	undecent	[.] UNDE'CENT, a. Not decent; indecent. [The latter is the word used.]
57854	undecently	[.] UNDE'CENTLY, adv. Indecently. [The latter is the word used.]
57855	undecidable	[.] UNDECI'DABLE, a. That cannot be decided.
57856	undecided	[.] UNDECI'DED, a. Not decided; not determined; not settled.
57857	undecipherable	[.] UNDECI'PHERABLE, a. That cannot be deciphered.
57858	undeciphered	[.] UNDECI'PHERED, a. Not deciphered or explained.
57859	undecisive	[.] UNDECI'SIVE, a. Not decisive; not conclusive; not determining the controversy or contest.
57860	undeck	[.] UNDECK', v.t. To divest of ornaments.
57861	undecked	[.] UNDECK'ED, pp. [.] 1. Deprived of ornaments. [.] 2. a. Not decked; not adorned.
57862	undeclared	[.] UNDECLA'RED, a. Not declared; not avowed.
57863	undeclinable	[.] UNDECLI'NABLE, a. [.] 1. That cannot be declined. [.] 2. Not to be avoided.
57864	undeclined	[.] UNDECLI'NED, a. [.] 1. Not deviating; not turned from the right way. [.] 2. Not varied in termination; as a noun undeclined.
57865	undecomposable	[.] UNDECOMPO'SABLE, a. s as z. Not admitting decomposition; that cannot be decomposed.
57866	undecomposed	[.] UNDECOMPO'SED, a. s as z. Not decomposed; not separated; as constituent particles.
57867	undecompounded	[.] UNDECOMPOUND'ED, a. Not decompounded.
57868	undecorated	[.] UNDEC'ORATED, a. Not adorned; not embellished; plain. [.] To leave the character of Christ undecorated, to make its own impression.
57869	undedicated	[.] UNDED'ICATED, a. [.] 1. Not dedicated; not consecrated. [.] 2. Not inscribed to a patron.
57870	undeeded	[.] UNDEE'DED, a. [.] 1. Not signalized by any great action. [.] 2. Not transferred by deed; as undeeded land. [Local.]
57871	undefaceable	[.] UNDEFA'CEABLE, a. That cannot be defaced.
57872	undefaced	[.] UNDEFA'CED, a. Not deprived of its form; not disfigured; as an undefaced statue.
57873	undefeasible	[.] UNDEFE'ASIBLE, a. s as z. Not defeasible. [But indefeasible is chiefly used.]
57874	undefended	[.] UNDEFEND'ED, a. [.] 1. Not defended; not protected. [.] 2. Not vindicated. [.] 3. Open to assault; being without works of defense.
57875	undefied	[.] UNDEFI'ED, a. Not set at defiance; not challenged.
57876	undefiled	[.] UNDEFI'LED, a. Not defiled; not polluted; not vitiated.
57877	undefinable	[.] UNDEFI'NABLE, a. [.] 1. Not definable; not capable of being described or limited; as the undefinable bounds of space. [.] 2. That cannot be described by interpretation or definition. [.] Simple ideas are undefinable.
57878	undefinableness	[.] UNDEFI'NABLENESS, n. The quality or state of being undefinable.
57879	undefined	[.] UNDEFI'NED, a. [.] 1. Not defined; not described by definition or explanation. [.] 2. Not having its limits described.
57880	undefloured	[.] UNDEFLOUR'ED, a. Not debauched; not vitiated.
57881	undeformed	[.] UNDEFORM'ED, a. Not deformed; not disfigured.
57882	undefrauded	[.] UNDEFRAUD'ED, a. Not defrauded.
57883	undefrayed	[.] UNDEFRA'YED, a. Not defrayed; not paid.
57884	undegraded	[.] UNDEGRA'DED, a. Not degraded.
57885	undeify	[.] UNDE'IFY, v.t. To reduce from the state of Deity.
57886	undelegated	[.] UNDEL'EGATED, a. Not delegated; not deputed; not granted; as undelegated authority; undelegated powers.
57887	undeliberated	[.] UNDELIB'ERATED, a. Not carefully considered; as an undeliberated measure. [Not correct.]
57888	undeliberating	[.] UNDELIB'ERATING, a. Not deliberating; not hesitating; hasty; prompt.
57889	undelighted	[.] UNDELIGHTED, a. Not delighted; not well pleased.
57890	undelightful	[.] UNDELIGHTFUL, a. Not giving delight or great pleasure.
57891	undelivered	[.] UNDELIV'ERED, a. Not delivered; not communicated.
57892	undemanded	[.] UNDEM'ANDED, a. Not demanded; not required.
57893	undemolished	[.] UNDEMOL'ISHED, a. [.] 1. Not demolished; not pulled down. [.] 2. Not destroyed.
57894	undemonstrable	[.] UNDEMON'STRABLE, a. [.] 1. Not capable of fuller evidence. [.] 2. Not capable of demonstration.
57895	undeniable	[.] UNDENI'ABLE, a. That cannot be denied; as undeniable evidence.
57896	undeniably	[.] UNDENI'ABLY, adv. So plainly as to admit no contradiction or denial.
57897	undepending	[.] UNDEPEND'ING, a. Not dependent.
57898	undeplored	[.] UNDEPLO'RED, a. Not lamented.
57899	undeposable	[.] UNDEPO'SABLE, a. s as z. That cannot be deposed from office.
57900	undepraved	[.] UNDEPRA'VED, a. Not corrupted; not vitiated.
57901	undeprecated	[.] UNDEP'RECATED, a. Not deprecated.
57902	undepreciated	[.] UNDEPRE'CIATED, a. Not depreciated; not lowered in value.
57903	undeprived	[.] UNDEPRI'VED, a. Not deprived; not divested of by authority; not stripped of any possession.
57904	under	[.] UNDER, prep. [.] 1. Beneath; below; so as to have something over or above. He stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover. We may see things under water; we have a cellar under the whole house. [.] 2. In a state of pupilage or subjection; as a youth under ...
57905	under-sheriff	[.] UNDER-SHER'IFF, n. A sheriff's deputy.
57906	underaction	[.] UNDERAC'TION, n. Subordinate action; action not essential to the main story. [.] The least episodes or underactions - are parts necessary to the main design.
57907	underagent	[.] UNDERA'GENT, n. A subordinate agent.
57908	underbear	[.] UNDERBEAR, v.t. [.] 1. To support; to endure. [.] 2. To line; to guard; as cloth of gold underborne with blue tinsel. Obs.
57909	underbearer	[.] UNDERBEARER, n. In funerals, one who sustains the corpse.
57910	underbid	[.] UNDERBID', v.t. To bid or offer less than another; as in auctions, when a contract or service is set up to the lowest bidder.
57911	underbred	[.] UN'DERBRED, a. Of inferior breeding or manners.
57912	underbrush	[.] UN'DERBRUSH, n. Shrubs and small trees in a wood or forest, growing under large trees.
57913	underbuy	[.] UNDERBUY, v.t. To buy at less than a thing is worth. [Not used.]
57914	underchamberlain	[.] UNDERCHAMBERLAIN, n. A deputy chamberlain of the exchequer.
57915	underclerk	[.] UN'DERCLERK, n. A clerk subordinate to the principal clerk.
57916	undercroft	[.] UN'DERCROFT, n. A vault under the choir or chancel of a church; also, a vault or secret walk under ground.
57917	undercurrent	[.] UNDERCUR'RENT, n. A current below the surface of the water.
57918	underditch	[.] UNDERDITCH', v.t. To form a deep ditch or trench to drain the surface of land.
57919	underdo	[.] UNDERDO, v.i. [.] [.] 1. To act below one's abilities. [.] 2. To do less than is requisite.
57920	underdose	[.] UN'DERDOSE, n. A quantity less than a dose.
57921	underdrain	[.] UN'DERDRAIN, n. A drain or trench below the surface of the ground.
57922	underfaction	[.] UNDERFAC'TION, n. A subordinate faction.
57923	underfarmer	[.] UNDERF'ARMER, n. A subordinate farmer.
57924	underfellow	[.] UNDERFEL'LOW, n. A mean sorry wretch.
57925	underfilling	[.] UNDERFIL'LING, n. The lower part of a building.
57926	underfong	[.] UNDERFONG', v.t To take in hand. Obs.
57927	underfoot	[.] UN'DERFOOT, adv. Beneath. [.] UN'DERFOOT, a. Low; base; abject; trodden down.
57928	underfurnish	[.] UNDERFUR'NISH, v.t. To supply with less than enough.
57929	underfurnished	[.] UNDERFUR'NISHED, pp. Supplied with less than enough.
57930	underfurnishing	[.] UNDERFUR'NISHING, ppr. Furnishing with less than enough.
57931	underfurrow	[.] UNDERFUR'ROW, adv. In agriculture, to sow underforrow, is to plow in seed. This phrase is applied to other operations, in which something is covered by the furrow-slice.
57932	undergird	[.] UNDERGIRD', v.t. [See Gird.] To bind below; to gird round the bottom. Acts 27.
57933	undergo	[.] UNDERGO', v.t. [.] 1. To suffer; to endure something burdensome or painful to the body or the mind; as, to undergo toil and fatigue; to undergo pain; to undergo grief or anxiety; to undergo the operation of amputation. [.] 2.To pass through. Bread in the stomach ...
57934	undergoing	[.] UNDERGO'ING, ppr. Suffering; enduring.
57935	undergone	[.] UNDERGONE, pp. undergawn'. Borne; suffered; sustained; endured. Who can tell how many evils and pains he has undergone?
57936	undergraduate	[.] UNDERGRAD'UATE, n. A student or member of a university or college, who has not taken his first degree.
57937	underground	[.] UNDERGROUND', n. A place or space beneath the surface of the ground.
57938	undergrowth	[.] UN'DERGROWTH, n. That which grows under trees; shrubs or small trees growing among large ones.
57939	underhand	[.] UN'DERHAND, adv. [.] 1. By secret means; in a clandestine manner. [.] 2. By fraud; by fraudulent means. [.] UN'DERHAND, a. Secret; clandestine; usually implying meanness or fraud, or both. He obtained the place by underhand practices.
57940	underhanded	[.] UNDERHAND'ED, a. Underhand; clandestine. [This is the word in more general use in the United States.
57941	underived	[.] UNDERI'VED, a. Not derived; not borrowed; not received from a foreign source.
57942	underkeeper	[.] UNDERKEE'PER, n. A subordinate keeper.
57943	underlaborer	[.] UNDERLA'BORER, n. A subordinate workman
57944	underlaid	[.] UNDERLA'ID, pp. or a. [from underlay.] Having something lying or laid beneath; as sand underlaid with clay.
57945	underlay	[.] UNDERLA'Y, v.t. To lay beneath; to support by something laid under.
57946	underleaf	[.] UNDERLE'AF, n. A sort of apple good for cider.
57947	underlet	[.] UNDERLET', v.t. [.] 1. To let below the value. [.] 2. To let or lease, as a lessee or tenant; to let under a lease. [.] It is a matter of much importance - that the tenant should have power to underlet his farms.
57948	underletter	[.] UNDERLET'TER, n. A tenant who leases.
57949	underletting	[.] UNDERLET'TING, ppr. Letting or leasing under a lease or by a lessee. [.] UNDERLET'TING, n. The act or practice of letting lands by lessees or tenants. [This is called also subletting.]
57950	underline	[.] UNDERLI'NE, v.t. [.] 1. To mark with a line below the words; sometimes called scoring. [.] 2. To influence secretly. [Not used.]
57951	underlined	[.] UNDERLI'NED, pp. Marked with a line underneath.
57952	underling	[.] UN'DERLING, n. An inferior person or agent; a mean sorry fellow.
57953	underlining	[.] UNDERLI'NING, ppr. Marking with a line below.
57954	underlock	[.] UN'DERLOCK, n. A lock of wool hanging under the belly of a sheep.
57955	undermaster	[.] UN'DERM'ASTER, n. A master subordinate to the principal master.
57956	undermeal	[.] UN'DERMEAL, n. A repast before dinner.
57957	undermine	[.] UNDERMI'NE, v.t. [.] 1. To sap; to excavate the earth beneath, for the purpose of suffering to fall, or of blowing up; as, to undermine a wall. [.] 2. To excavate the earth beneath. Rapid streams often undermine their banks and the trees growing upon them. [.] 3. ...
57958	undermined	[.] UNDERMI'NED, pp. Sapped; having the foundation removed.
57959	underminer	[.] UNDERMI'NER, n. [.] 1. One that saps, or excavates the earth beneath any thing. [.] 2. One that clandestinely removes the foundation or support; one that secretly overthrows; as an underminer of the church.
57960	undermining	[.] UNDERMI'NING, ppr. Sapping; digging away the earth beneath; clandestinely removing the supports of.
57961	undermost	[.] UN'DERMOST, a. [.] 1. Lowest in place beneath others. [.] 2. Lowest in state or condition. [.] The party that is undermost.
57962	undern	[.] UN'DERN, n. The third hour of the day, or nine o'clock. [Not in use.]
57963	underneath	[.] UNDERNE'ATH, adv. [under and neath. See Nether.] [.] Beneath; below; in a lower place. [.] Or sullen Mole that runneth underneath. [.] The slate did not lie flat upon it, but left a free passage underneath. [.] UNDERNE'ATH, prep. Under; beneath. [.] Underneath ...
57964	underofficer	[.] UNDEROF'FICER, n. A subordinate officer.
57965	underogatory	[.] UNDEROG'ATORY, a. Not derogatory.
57966	underpart	[.] UN'DERP'ART, n. A subordinate part.
57967	underpetticoat	[.] UNDERPET'TICOAT, n. A petticoat worn under a skirt or another petticoat.
57968	underpin	[.] UNDERPIN', v.t. [.] 1. To lay stones under the sills of a building, on which it is to rest. [.] 2. To support by some solid foundation; or to place something underneath for support.
57969	underpinned	[.] UNDERPIN'NED, pp. Supported by stones or a foundation.
57970	underpinning	[.] UNDERPIN'NING, ppr. Placing stones under the sills for support. [.] UNDERPIN'NING, n. [.] 1. The act of laying stones under sills. [.] 2. The stones on which a building immediately rests.
57971	underplot	[.] UN'DERPLOT, n. [.] 1. A series of events in a play, proceeding collaterally with the main story, and subservient to it. [.] 2. A clandestine scheme.
57972	underpraise	[.] UNDERPRA'ISE, v.t. s as z. To praise below desert.
57973	underprize	[.] UNDERPRI'ZE, v.t. To value at less than the worth; to undervalue.
57974	underprized	[.] UNDERPRI'ZED, pp. Undervalued.
57975	underprizing	[.] UNDERPRI'ZING, ppr. Undervaluing.
57976	underprop	[.] UNDERPROP' v.t. To support; to uphold. [.] And underprop the head that bears the crown.
57977	underproportioned	[.] UNDERPROPORTIONED, a. Having too little proportion. [.] Scanty and underproportioned returns of civility.
57978	underpuller	[.] UNDERPULL'ER, n. An inferior puller. [Not in use.]
57979	underrate	[.] UNDERRA'TE, v.t. To rate too low; to rate below the value; to undervalue.
57980	underrun	[.] UNDERRUN', v.t. To pass under in a boat. [.] To underrun a tackle, to separate its parts and put them in order.
57981	undersaturated	[.] UNDERSAT'URATED, a. Not fully saturated; a chimical term.
57982	undersay	[.] UNDERSA'Y, v.t. To say by way of derogation or contradiction. [Not in use.]
57983	undersecretary	[.] UNDERSEC'RETARY, n. A secretary subordinate to the principal secretary.
57984	undersell	[.] UNDERSELL', v.t. To sell the same articles at a lower price than another.
57985	underselling	[.] UNDERSELL'ING, ppr. Selling at a lower price.
57986	underservant	[.] UNDERSERV'ANT, n. An inferior servant.
57987	underset	[.] UNDERSET', v.t. To prop; to support.
57988	undersetter	[.] UNDERSET'TER, n. A prop; a pedestal; a support. 1Kings 7.
57989	undersetting	[.] UNDERSET'TING, ppr. Propping; supporting. [.] UNDERSET'TING, n. The lower part; the pedestal.
57990	undersherifry	[.] UNDERSHER'IFRY, n. The office of an under-sheriff. [Not in use.]
57991	undershot	[.] UN'DERSHOT, a. Moved by water passing under the wheel; opposed to overshot; as an undershot mill or mill-wheel.
57992	undershrub	[.] UN'DERSHRUB, n. A low shrub, permanent and woody at the base, but the yearly branches decaying.
57993	undersoil	[.] UN'DERSOIL, n. Soil beneath the surface; subsoil.
57994	undersong	[.] UN'DERSONG, n. Chorus; burden of a song. [.] Menalcas shall sustain his undersong.
57995	understand	[.] UNDERSTAND', v.t. pret. and pp. understood. [under and stand. The sense is to support or hold in the mind.] [.] 1. To have just and adequate ideas of; to comprehend; to know; as, to understand a problem in Euclid; to understand a proposition or a declaration. [.] 2. ...
57996	understandable	[.] UNDERSTAND'ABLE, a. That can be understood. [Not much used.]
57997	understander	[.] UNDERSTAND'ER, n. One who understands or knows by experience. [Little used.]
57998	understanding	[.] UNDERSTAND'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Comprehending; apprehending the ideas or sense of another, or of a writing; learning or being informed. [.] 2. a. Knowing; skillful. He is an understanding man. [.] UNDERSTAND'ING, n. [.] 1. The faculty of the human mind ...
57999	understandingly	[.] UNDERSTAND'INGLY, adv. Intelligibly; with full knowledge or comprehension of a question or subject; as, to vote upon a question understandingly; to act or judge understandingly. [.] The gospel may be neglected, but it cannot be understandingly disbelieved.
58000	understood	[.] UNDERSTOOD', pret. and pp. of understand.
58001	understrapper	[.] UN'DERSTRAPPER, n. A petty fellow; an inferior agent.
58002	understratum	[.] UNDERSTRA'TUM, n. Subsoil; the bed or layer of earth on which the old or soil rests.
58003	understroke	[.] UNDERSTRO'KE, v.t. To underline.
58004	undertakable	[.] UNDERTA'KABLE, a. That may be undertaken. [Not in use.]
58005	undertake	[.] UNDERTA'KE, v.t. pret. undertook; pp. undertaken. [under and take.] [.] 1. To engage in; to enter upon; to take in hand; to begin to perform. When I undertook this work, I had a very inadequate knowledge of the extent of my labors. [.] 2. To covenant or contract ...
58006	undertaken	[.] UNDERTA'KEN, pp. of undertake. The work was undertaken at his own expense.
58007	undertaker	[.] UNDERTA'KER, n. [.] 1. One who undertakes; one who engages in any project or business. [.] 2. One who stipulates or covenants to perform any work for another. [.] 3. One who manages funerals.
58008	undertaking	[.] UNDERTA'KING, ppr. Engaging in; taking in hand; beginning to perform; stipulating to execute. [.] UNDERTA'KING, n. Any business, work or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise. The canal, or the making of the canal, from the ...
58009	undertenant	[.] UNDERTEN'ANT, n. The tenant of a tenant; one who holds lands or tenements of a tenant.
58010	undertime	[.] UN'DERTIME, n. Undern-tide; the time after dinner, or in the evening. [Not in use.]
58011	undertook	[.] UNDERTOOK', pret of undertake.
58012	undertreasurer	[.] UNDERTREASURER, n. undertrezh'urer. A subordinate treasurer.
58013	undervaluation	[.] UNDERVALUA'TION, n. The act of valuing below the real worth; rate not equal to the worth.
58014	undervalue	[.] UNDERVAL'UE, v.t. [.] 1. To value, rate or estimate below the real worth. [.] 2. To esteem lightly; to treat as of little worth. [.] In comparison of the discharge of my duties, I undervalued all designs of authority. [.] 3. To despise; to hold in mean estimation. [.] I ...
58015	undervalued	[.] UNDERVAL'UED, pp. Estimated at less than the real worth; slighted; despised.
58016	undervaluer	[.] UNDERVAL'UER, n. One who esteems lightly.
58017	undervaluing	[.] UNDERVAL'UING, ppr. Estimating at less than the real worth; slighting; despising.
58018	underwent	[.] UNDERWENT', pret. of undergo. He underwent severe trials.
58019	underwood	[.] UN'DERWOOD, n. Small trees that grow among large trees.
58020	underwork	[.] UN'DERWORK, n. Subordinate work; petty affairs.
58021	underworker	[.] UN'DERWORKER, n. One who underworks; or a subordinate workman.
58022	underworking	[.] UNDERWORK'ING, ppr. Destroying clandestinely; working at a less price than others in the like employment.
58023	underworkman	[.] UNDERWORKMAN, n. A subordinate workman.
58024	underwrite	[.] UNDERWRI'TE, v.t. [See Write.] [.] 1. To write under something else. [.] The change I have made, I have here underwritten. [.] [.] 2. To subscribe. We whose names are underwritten, agree to pay the sums expressed against your respective names. [.] 3. To ...
58025	underwriter	[.] UN'DERWRITER, n. One who insures; an insurer; so called because he underwrites his name to the conditions of the policy.
58026	underwriting	[.] UNDERWRI'TING, ppr. [.] 1. Writing under something. [.] 2. Subscribing a policy; insuring. [.] UNDERWRI'TING, n. The act or practice of insuring ships, goods, houses, &c.
58027	underwritten	[.] UNDERWRIT'TEN, pp. Written under; subscribed.
58028	undescendible	[.] UNDESCEND'IBLE, a. Not descendible; not capable of descending to heirs. [.]
58029	undescribed	[.] UNDESCRI'BED, a. Not described.
58030	undescried	[.] UNDESCRI'ED, a. Not descried; not discovered; not seen.
58031	undeserved	[.] UNDESERV'ED, a. s as z. Not deserved; not merited.
58032	undeservedly	[.] UNDESERV'EDLY, adv. Without desert, either good or evil.
58033	undeservedness	[.] UNDESERV'EDNESS, n. Want of being worthy.
58034	undeserver	[.] UNDESERV'ER, n. One of no merit.
58035	undeserving	[.] UNDESERV'ING, a. [.] 1. Not deserving; not having merit. God continually supplies the wants of his undeserving creatures. [.] 2. Not meriting; with of; as a man undeserving of happiness, or of punishment. [This is rather harsh and unusual.]
58036	undeservingly	[.] UNDESERV'INGLY, adv. Without meriting any particular advantage or harm.
58037	undesigned	[.] UNDESIGNED, a. Not designed; not intended; not proceeding from purpose; as, to do an undesigned injury.
58038	undesignedly	[.] UNDESIGNEDLY, adv. Without design or intention.
58039	undesignedness	[.] UNDESIGNEDNESS, n. Freedom from design or set purpose.
58040	undesigning	[.] UNDESIGNING, a. [.] 1. Not acting with set purpose. [.] 2. Sincere; upright; artless; having no artful or fraudulent purpose. It is base to practice on undesigning minds.
58041	undesirable	[.] UNDESI'RABLE, a. s as z. Not to be desired; not to be wished; not pleasing.
58042	undesired	[.] UNDESI'RED, a. s as z. Not desired, or not solicited.
58043	undesiring	[.] UNDESI'RING, a. Not desiring; not wishing.
58044	undespairing	[.] UNDESPA'IRING, a. Not yielding to despair.
58045	undestroyable	[.] UNDESTROY'ABLE, a. Indestructible. [Not in use.]
58046	undestroyed	[.] UNDESTROY'ED, a. Not destroyed; not wasted; not ruined.
58047	undetected	[.] UNDETECT'ED, a. Not detected; not discovered; not laid open.
58048	undeterminable	[.] UNDETERM'INABLE, a. That cannot be determined or decided.
58049	undeterminate	[.] UNDETERM'INATE, a. Not determinate; not settled or certain. [But indeterminate is now generally used.
58050	undeterminateness	[.] UNDETERM'INATENESS, n. Uncertainty; unsettled state.
58051	undetermination	[.] UNDETERMINA'TION, n. Indecision; uncertainty of mind. [See indetermination, which is chiefly used.]
58052	undetermined	[.] UNDETERM'INED, a. [.] 1. Not determined; not settled; not decided. [.] 2. Not limited; not defined; indeterminate.
58053	undeterred	[.] UNDETER'RED, a. Not deterred; not restrained by fear or obstacles.
58054	undetesting	[.] UNDETEST'ING, a. Not detesting; not abhorring.
58055	undeveloped	[.] UNDEVEL'OPED, a. Not opened or unfolded.
58056	undeviating	[.] UNDE'VIATING, a. [.] 1. Not deviating; not departing from the way, or from a rule, principle or purpose; steady; regular; as an undeviating course of virtue. [.] 2. Not erring; not wandering; not crooked.
58057	undeviatingly	[.] UNDE'VIATINGLY, adv. Without wandering; steadily; regularly.
58058	undevoted	[.] UNDEVO'TED, a. Not devoted.
58059	undevout	[.] UNDEVOUT', Not devout; having no devotion.
58060	undextrous	[.] UNDEX'TROUS, a. Not dextrous; clumsy.
58061	undiaphanous	[.] UNDIAPH'ANOUS, a. Not transparent; not pellucid.
58062	undid	[.] UNDID', pret of undo.
58063	undigenous	[.] UNDIG'ENOUS, a. [L. unda, wave and Gr. kind.] Generated by water.
58064	undigested	[.] UNDIGEST'ED, a. Not digested; not subdued by the stomach; crude.
58065	undight	[.] UNDIGHT, v.t. To put off. Obs.
58066	undignified	[.] UNDIG'NIFIED, a. Not dignified; common; mean.
58067	undiminishable	[.] UNDIMIN'ISHABLE, a. Not capable of diminution.
58068	undiminished	[.] UNDIMIN'ISHED, a. Not diminished; not lessened; unimpaired.
58069	undiminishing	[.] UNDIMIN'ISHING, a. Not diminishing; not becoming less.
58070	undinted	[.] UNDINT'ED, a. Not impressed by a blow.
58071	undiplomatic	[.] UNDIPLOMAT'IC, a. Not according to the rules of diplomatic bodies.
58072	undipped	[.] UNDIP'PED, a. Not dipped; not plunged.
58073	undirected	[.] UNDIRECT'ED, a. [.] 1. Not directed; not guided; left without direction. [.] 2. Not addressed; not superscribed; as a letter.
58074	undisappointed	[.] UNDISAPPOINT'ED, a. Not disappointed.
58075	undiscerned	[.] UNDISCERN'ED, a. Not discerned; not seen; not observed; not descried; not discovered; as truths undiscerned.
58076	undiscernedly	[.] UNDISCERN'EDLY, adv. In such a manner as not to be discovered or seen.
58077	undiscernible	[.] UNDISCERN'IBLE, a. That cannot be discerned, seen or discovered; invisible; as undiscernible objects or distinctions.
58078	undiscernibleness	[.] UNDISCERN'IBLENESS, n. The state or quality of being undiscernible.
58079	undiscernibly	[.] UNDISCERN'IBLY, adv. In a way not to be discovered or seen; invisibly; imperceptibly.
58080	undiscerning	[.] UNDISCERN'ING, a. Not discerning; not making just distinctions; wanting judgment or the power of discrimination. [.] UNDISCERN'ING, n. Want of discernment.
58081	undisciplined	[.] UNDIS'CIPLINED, a. [.] 1. Not disciplined; not duly exercised and taught; not subdued to regularity and order; raw; as undisciplined troops; undisciplined valor. [.] 2. Not instructed; untaught; as undisciplined minds.
58082	undisclose	[.] UNDISCLOSE, v.t. undisclo'ze. Not to discover. [A bad word.]
58083	undisclosed	[.] UNDISCLO'SED, a. Not disclosed; not revealed.
58084	undiscolored	[.] UNDISCOLORED, a. Not discolored; not stained.
58085	undiscording	[.] UNDISCORD'ING, a. Not disagreeing; not jarring in music; harmonious; as undiscording voices.
58086	undiscoverable	[.] UNDISCOVERABLE, a. That cannot be discovered or found out; as a undiscoverable principles.
58087	undiscoverably	[.] UNDISCOVERABLY, adv. In a manner not to be discovered.
58088	undiscovered	[.] UNDISCOVERED, a. Not discovered; not seen; not descried.
58089	undiscrete	[.] UNDISCRE'TE, a. Not discrete; not prudent or wise. [Instead of this, indiscrete is used.]
58090	undiscretely	[.] UNDISCRE'TELY, adv. Indiscretely. [See Indiscretely.]
58091	undiscussed	[.] UNDISCUSS'ED, a. Not discussed; not argued or debated.
58092	undisgraced	[.] UNDISGRA'CED, a. Not disgraced or dishonored.
58093	undisguised	[.] UNDISGUISED, a. [See Guise.] [.] 1. Not disguised; not covered with a mask, or with a false appearance. [.] 2. Open; frank; candid; plain; artless.
58094	undishonored	[.] UNDISHON'ORED, n. [See Honor.] Not dishonored; not disgraced.
58095	undismayed	[.] UNDISMA'YED, a. Not dismayed; not disheartened by fear; not discouraged; as troops undismayed.
58096	undisobliging	[.] UNDISOBLI'GING, a. Inoffensive. [Little used.]
58097	undisordered	[.] UNDISOR'DERED, a. s as z. Not disordered; not disturbed.
58098	undispensed	[.] UNDISPENS'ED, a. [.] 1. Not dispensed. [.] 2. Not freed from obligation.
58099	undispensing	[.] UNDISPENS'ING, a. Not allowing to be dispensed with.
58100	undispersed	[.] UNDISPERS'ED, a. Not dispersed; not scattered.
58101	undisplayed	[.] UNDISPLA'YED, a. Not displayed; not unfolded. [.]
58102	undisputable	[.] UNDIS'PUTABLE, a. Not disputable. [But the word now used is indisputable.]
58103	undisputed	[.] UNDISPU'TED, a. Not disputed; not contested; not called in question; as an undisputed title; undisputed truth.
58104	undisquieted	[.] UNDISQUI'ETED, a. Not disquieted; not disturbed.
58105	undissembled	[.] UNDISSEM'BLED, a. Not dissembled; open; undisguised; unfeigned; as undissembled friendship or piety.
58106	undissembling	[.] UNDISSEM'BLING, a. Not dissembling; not exhibiting a false appearance; not false.
58107	undissipated	[.] UNDIS'SIPATED, a. Not dissipated; not scattered.
58108	undissolvable	[.] UNDISSOLV'ABLE, a. [See dissolve.] [.] 1. That cannot be dissolved or melted. [.] 2. That may not be loosened or broken; as the undissolvable ties of friendship.
58109	undissolved	[.] UNDISSOLV'ED, a. Not dissolved; not melted.
58110	undissolving	[.] UNDISSOLV'ING, a. Not dissolving; not melting; as the undissolving ice of the Alps.
58111	undistempered	[.] UNDISTEM'PERED, a. [.] 1. Not diseased; free from malady. [.] 2. Free from perturbation.
58112	undistended	[.] UNDISTEND'ED, a. Not distended; not enlarged.
58113	undistilled	[.] UNDISTILL'ED, a. Not distilled.
58114	undistinguishable	[.] UNDISTIN'GUISHABLE, a. [.] 1. That cannot be distinguished by the eye; not to be distinctly seen. [.] 2. Not to be known or distinguished by the intellect, by any peculiar property.
58115	undistinguishably	[.] UNDISTIN'GUISHABLY, adv. Without distinction; so as not to be known from each other, or to be separately seen.
58116	undistinguished	[.] UNDISTIN'GUISHED, a. [.] 1. Not distinguished; not so marked as to be distinctly known from each other. [.] Undistinguish'd seeds of good and ill. [.] 2. Not separately seen or descried. [.] 3. Not plainly discerned. [.] 4. Having no intervenient space. [.] 5. ...
58117	undistinguishing	[.] UNDISTIN'GUISHING, a. Making no difference; not discriminating; as undistinguishing favor. [.] Undistinguishing distribution of good and evil.
58118	undistorted	[.] UNDISTORT'ED, a. Not distorted; not perverted.
58119	undistracted	[.] UNDISTRACT'ED, a. Not perplexed by contrariety or confusion of thought, desires or concerns.
58120	undistractedly	[.] UNDISTRACT'EDLY, adv. Without disturbance from contrariety of thoughts or multiplicity of concerns.
58121	undistractedness	[.] UNDISTRACT'EDNESS, n. Freedom from disturbance or interruption from contrariety or multiplicity of thoughts and concerns.
58122	undistributed	[.] UNDISTRIB'UTED, a. Not distributed or allotted.
58123	undisturbed	[.] UNDISTURB'ED, a. [.] 1. Free from interruption; not molested or hindered; as undisturbed with company or noise. [.] 2. Free from perturbation of mind; calm; tranquil; placid; serene; not agitated. To be undisturbed by danger, by perplexities, by injuries received, ...
58124	undisturbedly	[.] UNDISTURB'EDLY, adv. Calmly; peacefully.
58125	undisturbedness	[.] UNDISTURB'EDNESS, n. Calmness; tranquillity; freedom from molestation or agitation.
58126	undiversified	[.] UNDIVERS'IFIED, a. Not diversified; not varied; uniform.
58127	undiverted	[.] UNDIVERT'ED, a. [.] 1. Not diverted; not turned aside. [.] 2. Not amused; not entertained or pleased.
58128	undividable	[.] UNDIVI'DABLE, a. That cannot be divided; not separable; as an undividable scene.
58129	undivided	[.] UNDIVI'DED, a. [.] 1. Not divided; not separated or disunited; unbroken; whole; as undivided attention or affections. [.] 2. In botany, not lobed, cleft or branched.
58130	undividedly	[.] UNDIVI'DEDLY, adv. So as not to be parted.
58131	undivorced	[.] UNDIVORCED, a. Not divorced; not separated.
58132	undivulged	[.] UNDIVULG'ED, a. Not divulged; not revealed or disclosed; secret.
58133	undo	[.] UNDO, v.t. pret. undid; pp. undone. [.] 1. To reverse what has been done; to annul; to bring to naught any transaction. We can undo many kinds of work; but we cannot undo crimes, errors or faults. [.] Tomorrow ere the setting sun, she'd all undo what she had done. [.] 2. ...
58134	undock	[.] UNDOCK', v.t. To take out of dock; as, to undock a ship.
58135	undoer	[.] UNDOER, n. One who undoes or brings destruction; one who reverses what has been done; one who ruins the reputation of another.
58136	undoing	[.] UNDOING, ppr. Reversing what has been done; ruining. [.] UNDOING, n. [.] 1. The reversal of what has been done. [.] 2. Ruin; destruction.
58137	undone	[.] UNDONE, pp. [.] 1. Reversed; annulled. [.] 2. Ruined; destroyed. [.] When the legislature is corrupted, the people are undone. [.] 3. a. Not done; not performed; not executed. We are apt to leave undone what we ought to do.
58138	undoubted	[.] UNDOUBTED, a. undout'ed. Not doubted; not called in question; indubitable; indisputable; as undoubted proof; undoubted truth.
58139	undoubtedly	[.] UNDOUBTEDLY, adv. undout'edly. Without doubt; without question; indubitably.
58140	undoubtful	[.] UNDOUBTFUL, a. undout'ful. Not doubtful; not ambiguous; plain; evident.
58141	undoubting	[.] UNDOUBTING, a. undout'ing. Not doubting; not hesitating respecting facts; not fluctuating in uncertainty; as an undoubting believer; an undoubting faith.
58142	undrained	[.] UNDRA'INED, a. Not drained; not freed from water.
58143	undramatic	[.] UNDRAMAT'IC,
58144	undramatical	[.] UNDRAMAT'ICAL, a. Not dramatic; not according to the rules of the drama, or not suited to the drama.
58145	undrawn	[.] UNDRAWN', a. [.] 1. Not drawn; not pulled by an external force. [.] 2. Not allured by motives or persuasion. [.] 3. Not taken from the box; as an undrawn ticket.
58146	undreaded	[.] UNDREADED, a. undred'ed. Not dreaded; not feared.
58147	undreamed	[.] UNDRE'AMED, a. Not dreamed; not thought of.
58148	undress	[.] UNDRESS', v.t [.] 1. To divest of clothes; to strip. [.] 2. To divest of ornaments, or the attire of ostentation; to disrobe.
58149	undressed	[.] UNDRESS'ED, pp. [.] 1. Divested of dress; disrobed. [.] 2. a. Not dressed; not attired. [.] 3. Not prepared; as meat undressed. [.] 4. Not pruned; not trimmed; not put in order; as an undressed vineyard.
58150	undried	[.] UNDRI'ED, a. [.] 1. Not dried; wet; moist; as undried cloth. [.] 2. Not dried; green; as undried hay; undried hops.
58151	undriven	[.] UNDRIV'EN, a. Not driven; not impelled.
58152	undrooping	[.] UNDROOP'ING, a. Not drooping; not sinking; not despairing.
58153	undrossy	[.] UNDROSS'Y, a. Free from dross or recrement.
58154	undrowned	[.] UNDROWN'ED, a. Not drowned.
58155	undubitable	[.] UNDU'BITABLE, a. Not to be doubted; unquestionable. [But the word now used is indubitable.]
58156	undue	[.] UNDUE, a. [.] 1. Not due; not yet demandable of right; as a debt, note or bond undue. [.] 2. Not right; not legal; improper; as an undue proceeding. [.] 3. Not agreeable to a rule or standard, or to duty; not proportioned; excessive; as an undue regard to the ...
58157	unduke	[.] UNDU'KE, v.t. To deprive of dukedom.
58158	undulary	[.] UN'DULARY, a. [L. undula, a little wave.] Playing like waves; waving.
58159	undulate	[.] UN'DULATE,
58160	undulated	[.] UN'DULATED, a. Wavy; waved obtusely up and down, near the margin, as a leaf or corol.
58161	undulating	[.] UN'DULATING, ppr. [.] 1. Waving; vibrating. [.] 2. a. Wary; rising and falling.
58162	undulatingly	[.] UN'DULATINGLY, adv. In the form of waves.
58163	undulation	[.] UNDULA'TION, n. [from undulate.] [.] 1. A waving motion or vibration; as the undulations of a fluid, of water or air; the undulations of sound. The undulations of a fluid are propagated in concentric circles. [.] 2. In medicine, a particular uneasy sensation ...
58164	undulatory	[.] UN'DULATORY, a. [from undulate. Moving in the manner of waves; or resembling the motion of waves, which successively rise or swell and fall. We speak of the undulatory motion of water, of air or other fluid, and this undulatory motion of air is supposed to be the ...
58165	undull	[.] UNDULL', v.t. To remove dullness or obscurity; to clear; to purify. [Not used.]
58166	unduly	[.] UNDU'LY, adv. [.] 1. Not according to duty or propriety. [.] 2. Not in proper proportion; excessively. His strength was unduly exerted.
58167	undurable	[.] UNDU'RABLE, a. Not durable; not lasting. [Not in use.]
58168	undust	[.] UNDUST', v.t. To free from dust. [Not in use.]
58169	unduteous	[.] UNDU'TEOUS, a. Not performing duty to parents and superiors; not obedient; as an unduteous child, apprentice or servant.
58170	undutiful	[.] UNDU'TIFUL, a. Not obedient; not performing duty; as an undutiful son or subject.
58171	undutifully	[.] UNDU'TIFULLY, adv. Not according to duty; in a disobedient manner.
58172	undutifulness	[.] UNDU'TIFULNESS, n. Want of respect; violation of duty; disobedience; as the undutifulness of children or subjects.
58173	undying	[.] UNDY'ING, a. [.] 1. Not dying; not perishing. [.] 2. Not subject to death; immortal; as the undying souls of men.
58174	unearned	[.] UNEARNED, a. unern'ed. Not merited by labor or services. [.] Hoping heaven will bless thy slighted fruits, and give thee bread unearn'd.
58175	unearthed	[.] UNEARTHED, a. unerth'ed. Driven from a den, cavern or burrow.
58176	unearthly	[.] UNEARTHLY, a. unerth'ly. Not terrestrial.
58177	uneasily	[.] UNE'ASILY, adv. s as z. [.] 1. With uneasiness or pain. [.] He lives uneasily under the burden. [.] 2. With difficulty; not readily.
58178	uneasiness	...
58179	uneasy	[.] UNE'ASY, a. s as z. [.] 1. Feeling some degree of pain; restless; disturbed; unquiet. The patient is uneasy. [.] 2. Giving some pain; as an uneasy garment. [.] 3. Disturbed in mind; somewhat anxious; unquiet. He is uneasy respecting the success of his project. [.] The ...
58180	uneatable	[.] UNE'ATABLE, a. Not eatable; not fit to be eaten.
58181	uneaten	[.] UNE'ATEN, a. Not eaten; not devoured.
58182	uneath	[.] UNE'ATH, adv. [.] 1. Not easily. [Not in use.] [.] 2. Beneath; below. [Not in use. See Neither and Beneath.]
58183	uneclipsed	[.] UNECLIPS'ED, a. Not eclipsed; not obscured.
58184	unedifying	[.] UNED'IFYING, a. Not edifying; not improving to the mind.
58185	uneducated	[.] UNED'UCATED, a. Not educated; illiterate.
58186	uneffaced	[.] UNEFFA'CED, a. Not effaced; not obliterated.
58187	uneffectual	[.] UNEFFECT'UAL, a. Ineffectual. [The latter is the word now used.]
58188	unelastic	[.] UNELAS'TIC, a. Not elastic; not having the property of recovering its original state, when bent or forced out of its form.
58189	unelated	[.] UNELA'TED, a. Not elated; not puffed up.
58190	unelbowed	[.] UNEL'BOWED, a. Not attended by any at the elbow.
58191	unelected	[.] UNELECT'ED, a. Not elected; not chosen; not preferred.
58192	unelegant	[.] UNEL'EGANT, a. Not elegant. [Not used. See Inelegant.]
58193	uneligible	[.] UNEL'IGIBLE, a. Not proper to be chosen; ineligible. [The latter is the word now used.
58194	unemancipated	[.] UNEMAN'CIPATED, n. Not emancipated or liberated from slavery.
58195	unembalmed	[.] UNEMB'ALMED, a. Not embalmed.
58196	unembarrassed	[.] UNEMBAR'RASSED, a. [.] 1. Not embarrassed; not perplexed in mind; not confused. The speaker appeared unembarrassed. [.] 2. Free from pecuniary difficulties or incumbrances. He or his property is unembarrassed. [.] 3. Free from perplexing connection; as, the ...
58197	unembittered	[.] UNEMBIT'TERED, a. Not embittered; not aggravated.
58198	unembodied	[.] UNEMBOD'IED, a. [.] 1. Free from a corporeal body; as unembodied spirits. [.] 2. Not embodied; not collected into a body; as embodied militia.
58199	unemphatic	[.] UNEMPHAT'IC, a. Having no emphasis.
58200	unemployed	[.] UNEMPLOY'ED, a. [.] 1. Not employed; not occupied; not busy; at leisure; not engaged. [.] 2. Not being in use; as unemployed capital or money.
58201	unempowered	[.] UNEMPOW'ERED, a. Not empowered or authorized.
58202	unemptiable	[.] UNEMP'TIABLE, a. Not to be emptied; inexhaustible. [Not in use.]
58203	unemulating	[.] UNEM'ULATING, a. Not emulating; not striving to excel.
58204	unenchanted	[.] UNENCH'ANTED, a. Not enchanted; that cannot be enchanted.
58205	unencumber	[.] UNENCUM'BER, v.t. To free from incumbrance.
58206	unencumbered	[.] UNENCUM'BERED, pp. [.] 1. Disengaged from incumbrance. [.] 2. a. Not encumbered; not burdened.
58207	unendowed	[.] UNENDOW'ED, a. [.] 1. Not endowed; not furnished; not invested; as a man unendowed with virtues. [.] 2. Not furnished with funds; as an unendowed college or hospital.
58208	unenduring	[.] UNENDU'RING, a. Not lasting; of temporary duration.
58209	unenervated	[.] UNEN'ERVATED, a. Not enervated or weakened.
58210	unengaged	[.] UNENGA'GED, a. [.] 1. Not engaged; not bound by covenant or promise; free from obligation to a particular person; as, a lady is unengaged. [.] 2. Free from attachment that binds; as, her affections are unengaged. [.] 3. Unemployed; unoccupied; not busy. [.] 4. ...
58211	unengaging	[.] UNENGA'GING, a. Not adapted to engage or win the attention or affections; not inviting.
58212	unenjoyed	[.] UNENJOY'ED, a. Not enjoyed; not obtained; not possessed.
58213	unenjoying	[.] UNENJOY'ING, a. Not using; having no fruition.
58214	unenlarged	[.] UNENL'ARGED, a. Not enlarged; narrow.
58215	unenlightened	[.] UNENLIGHTENED, a. Not enlightened; not illuminated.
58216	unenslaved	[.] UNENSLA'VED, a. Not enslaved; free.
58217	unentangle	[.] UNENTAN'GLE, v.t. To free from complication or perplexity; to disentangle.
58218	unentangled	[.] UNENTAN'GLED, pp. [.] 1. Disentangled; [.] 2. a. Not entangled; not complicated; not perplexed.
58219	unenterprising	[.] UNEN'TERPRISING, a. Not enterprising; not adventurous.
58220	unentertaining	[.] UNENTERTA'INING, a. Not entertaining or amusing; giving no delight.
58221	unentertainingness	[.] UNENTERTA'ININGNESS, n. The quality of being unentertaining or dull.
58222	unenthralled	[.] UNENTHRALL'ED, a. Not enslaved; not reduced to thralldom.
58223	unentombed	[.] UNENTOMBED, a. Not buried; not interred.
58224	unenvied	[.] UNEN'VIED, a. Not envied; exempt from the envy of others.
58225	unenvious	[.] UNEN'VIOUS, a. Not envious; free from envy.
58226	unepitaphed	[.] UNEP'ITAPHED, a. Having no epitaph.
58227	unequable	[.] UNE'QUABLE, a. Different from itself; different at different times; not uniform; diverse; as unequable motions; unequable months or seasons.
58228	unequal	[.] UNE'QUAL, a. [L. inaequalis.] [.] 1. Not equal; not even; not of the same size, length, breadth, quantity, &c.; as men of unequal stature; houses of unequal dimensions. [.] 2. Not equal in strength, talents, acquirements, &c.; inferior. [.] 3. Not equal ...
58229	unequalable	[.] UNE'QUALABLE, a. Not to be equaled.
58230	unequaled	[.] UNE'QUALED, a. Not to be equaled; unparalleled; unrivaled; in a good or bad sense; as unequaled excellence; unequaled ingratitude or baseness.
58231	unequally	[.] UNE'QUALLY, adv. [.] 1. Not equally; in different degrees; in disproportion to each other. [.] 2. Not with like sentiments, temper or religious opinions or habits. 2Cor. 6.
58232	unequalness	[.] UNE'QUALNESS, n. State of being unequal; inequality.
58233	unequitable	[.] UNEQ'UITABLE, a. [.] 1. Not equitable; not just. [.] 2. Not impartial. [Inequitable is generally used.]
58234	unequivocal	[.] UNEQUIV'OCAL, a. [.] 1. Not equivocal; not doubtful; clear; evident; as unequivocal evidence. [.] 2. Not ambiguous; not of doubtful signification; not admitting different interpretations; as unequivocal words or expressions.
58235	unequivocally	[.] UNEQUIV'OCALLY, adv. Without doubt; without room to doubt; plainly; with full evidence.
58236	unerrable	[.] UNER'RABLE, a. Incapable of erring; infallible.
58237	unerrableness	[.] UNER'RABLENESS, n. Incapacity of error.
58238	unerring	[.] UNER'RING, a. [.] 1. Committing no mistake; incapable of error; as, the unerring wisdom of God. [.] 2. Incapable of failure; certain. He takes unerring aim.
58239	unerringly	[.] UNER'RINGLY, adv. Without mistake.
58240	uneschewable	[.] UNESCHEW'ABLE, a. Unavoidable. [Not in use.]
58241	unespied	[.] UNESPI'ED, a. Not espied; not discovered; not seen.
58242	unessayed	[.] UNESSA'YED, a. Not essayed; unattempted.
58243	unessential	[.] UNESSEN'TIAL, a. [.] 1. Not essential; not absolutely necessary; not of prime importance. [.] 2. Not constituting the essence. [.] 3. Void of real being; as unessential night. [.] UNESSEN'TIAL, n. Something not constituting essence, or not of absolute ...
58244	unestablish	[.] UNESTAB'LISH, v.t. To unfix; to deprive of establishment. [Little used.]
58245	unestablished	[.] UNESTAB'LISHED, a. Not established; not permanently fixed.
58246	unevangelical	[.] UNEVANGEL'ICAL, a. Not orthodox; not according to the gospel.
58247	uneven	[.] UNEVEN, a. une'vn. [.] 1. Not even; not level; as an uneven road or way; uneven ground. [.] 2. Not equal; not of equal length. [.] Hebrew verse consists of uneven feet. [.] 3. Not uniform; as an uneven temper.
58248	unevenly	[.] UNE'VENLY, adv. In an uneven manner.
58249	unevenness	[.] UNE'VENNESS, n. [.] 1. Surface not level; inequality of surface; as the unevenness of ground or of roads. [.] 2. Turbulence; change; want of uniformity; as the unevenness of king Edward's reign. [Unusual.] [.] 3. Want of uniformity; as unevenness of temper. [.] 4. ...
58250	unevitable	[.] UNEV'ITABLE, a. Not to be escaped; unavoidable. [The word now used is inevitable.]
58251	unexact	[.] UNEXACT', a. Not exact. [See Inexact, which is generally used.]
58252	unexacted	[.] UNEXACT'ED, a. Not exacted; not taken by force.
58253	unexaggerated	[.] UNEXAG'GERATED, a. Not exaggerated.
58254	unexaggerating	[.] UNEXAG'GERATING, a. Not enlarging in description.
58255	unexaminable	[.] UNEXAM'INABLE, a. Not to be examined or inquired into.
58256	unexamined	[.] UNEXAM'INED, a. [.] 1. Not examined; not interrogated strictly; as a witness. [.] 2. Not inquired into; not investigated; as a question. [.] 3. Not discussed; not debated.
58257	unexampled	[.] UNEXAM'PLED, a. Having no example or similar case; having no precedent; unprecedented; unparalleled; as the unexampled love and sufferings of our Savior.
58258	unexceptionable	[.] UNEXCEP'TIONABLE, a. Not liable to any exception or objection; unobjectionable; as unexceptionable conduct; unexceptionable testimony.
58259	unexceptionablenes	[.] UNEXCEP'TIONABLENESS, n. State or quality of being unexceptionable.
58260	unexceptionably	[.] UNEXCEP'TIONABLY, adv. In a manner liable to no objection; as a point unexceptionably proved.
58261	unexcised	[.] UNEXCI'SED, a. s as z. Not charged with the duty of excise.
58262	unexcited	[.] UNEXCI'TED, a. Not excited; not roused.
58263	unexcogitable	[.] UNEXCOG'ITABLE, a. Not to be found out. [Not in use.]
58264	unexcommunicated	[.] UNEXCOMMU'NICATED, a. Not excommunicated.
58265	unexcusable	[.] UNEXCU'SABLE, a. s as z. Not excusable. [We now use inexcusable.]
58266	unexcusableness	[.] UNEXCU'SABLENESS, n. Inexcusableness, which see.
58267	unexecuted	[.] UNEX'ECUTED, a. [.] 1. Not performed; not done; as a task, business or project unexecuted. [.] 2. Not signed or sealed; not having the proper attestations or forms that give validity; as a contract or deed unexecuted.
58268	unexemplary	[.] UNEX'EMPLARY, a. Not exemplary; not according to example.
58269	unexemplified	[.] UNEXEM'PLIFIED, a. Not exemplified; not illustrated by example.
58270	unexempt	[.] UNEXEMPT', a. Not exempt; not free by privilege.
58271	unexercised	[.] UNEX'ERCISED, a. s as z. Not exercised; not practiced; not disciplined; not experienced.
58272	unexerted	[.] UNEXERT'ED, a. Not called into action; not exerted.
58273	unexhausted	[.] UNEXHAUST'ED, a. [.] 1. Not exhausted; not drained to the bottom, or to the last article. [.] 2. Not spent; as unexhausted patience or strength.
58274	unexistent	[.] UNEXIST'ENT, a. Not existing.
58275	unexorcised	[.] UNEX'ORCISED, a. s as z. Not exorcised; not cast out by exorcism.
58276	unexpanded	[.] UNEXPAND'ED, a. Not expanded not spread out.
58277	unexpectation	[.] UNEXPECTA'TION, n. Want of foresight. [Not in use.]
58278	unexpected	[.] UNEXPECT'ED, a. Not expected; not looked for; sudden; not provided against.
58279	unexpectedly	[.] UNEXPECT'EDLY, adv. At a time or in a manner not expected or looked for; suddenly.
58280	unexpectedness	[.] UNEXPECT'EDNESS, n. The quality of being unexpected, or of coming suddenly and by surprise.
58281	unexpectorating	[.] UNEXPEC'TORATING, a. Not expectorating; not discharging from the throat or lungs.
58282	unexpedient	[.] UNEXPE'DIENT, a. Not expedient. [But inexpedient is the word now used.]
58283	unexpended	[.] UNEXPEND'ED, a. Not expended; not laid out. There is an unexpended balance of the appropriation.
58284	unexpensive	[.] UNEXPENS'IVE, a. Not expensive; not costly.
58285	unexperienced	[.] UNEXPE'RIENCED, a. [.] 1. Not experienced; not versed; not acquainted by trial or practice. [.] 2. Untried; applied to things. [Unusual.]
58286	unexpert	[.] UNEXPERT', a. Wanting skill; not ready or dextrous in performance.
58287	unexpired	[.] UNEXPI'RED, a. Not expired; not ended.
58288	unexplainable	[.] UNEXPLA'INABLE, a. That cannot be explained.
58289	unexplored	[.] UNEXPLO'RED, a. [.] 1. Not explored; not searched or examined by the eye; unknown. [.] 2. Not examined intellectually.
58290	unexposed	[.] UNEXPO'SED, a. s as z. [.] 1. Not laid open to view; concealed. [.] 2. Not laid open to censure.
58291	unexpounded	[.] UNEXPOUND'ED, a. Not expounded; not explained.
58292	unexpressed	[.] UNEXPRESS'ED, a. Not expressed; not mentioned or named; not exhibited.
58293	unexpressible	[.] UNEXPRESS'IBLE, a. That cannot be expressed. [But inexpressible is the word now used.]
58294	unexpressive	[.] UNEXPRESS'IVE, a. [.] 1. Not having the power of expressing. [.] 2. Inexpressible; unutterable.
58295	unextended	[.] UNEXTEND'ED, a. Occupying no assignable space; having no dimensions; as a spiritual, an unextended substance.
58296	unextinct	[.] UNEXTINCT', a. Not extinct; not being destroyed; not having perished.
58297	unextinguishable	[.] UNEXTIN'GUISHABLE, a. [.] 1. That cannot be extinguished; unquenchable; as unextinguishable fire. [.] 2. That cannot be annihilated or repressed; as an unextinguishable thirst for knowledge. [But inextinguishable is more generally used.]
58298	unextinguishably	[.] UNEXTIN'GUISHABLY, adv. In a manner or degree that precludes extinction.
58299	unextinguished	[.] UNEXTIN'GUISHED, a. Not extinguished; not quenched; not entirely repressed.
58300	unextirpated	[.] UNEX'TIRPATED, a. Not extirpated; not rooted out.
58301	unextorted	[.] UNEXTORT'ED, a. Not extorted; not wrested.
58302	unextracted	[.] UNEXTRACT'ED, a. Not extracted or drawn out.
58303	unfaded	[.] UNFA'DED, a. [.] 1. Not faded; not having lost its strength of color. [.] 2. Unwithered; as a plant.
58304	unfading	[.] UNFA'DING, a. [.] 1. Not liable to lose strength or freshness of coloring. [.] 2. Not liable to wither; as unfading laurels.
58305	unfadingness	[.] UNFA'DINGNESS, n. The state or quality of being unfading.
58306	unfailable	[.] UNFA'ILABLE, a. That cannot fail. [Not in use.]
58307	unfailableness	[.] UNFA'ILABLENESS, n. The quality of being unfailable. [Not in use.]
58308	unfailing	[.] UNFA'ILING, a. [.] 1. Not liable to fail; not capable of being exhausted; as an unfailing spring; unfailing sources of supply. [.] 2. That does not fail; certain; as an unfailing promise.
58309	unfailingness	[.] UNFA'ILINGNESS, n. The state of being unfailing.
58310	unfainting	[.] UNFA'INTING, a. Not fainting; not sinking; not failing under toil.
58311	unfair	[.] UNFA'IR, a. [.] 1. Not honest; not impartial; disingenuous; using trick or artifice; as an unfair dealer. [.] 2. Not honest; not just; not equal; as unfair practices. [.] 3. Proceeding from trick or dishonesty; as unfair advantages.
58312	unfairly	[.] UNFA'IRLY, adv. Not in a just or equitable manner.
58313	unfairness	[.] UNFA'IRNESS, n. [.] 1. Dishonest or disingenuous conduct or practice; use of trick or artifice; applied to persons. He is noted for his unfairness in dealing. [.] 2. Injustice; want of equitableness; as the unfairness of a proceeding.
58314	unfaithful	[.] UNFA'ITHFUL, a. [.] 1. Not observant of promises, vows, allegiance or duty; violating trust or confidence; treacherous; perfidious; as an unfaithful subject; an unfaithful husband or wife; an unfaithful servant; an unfaithful bailee or agent. [.] 2. Not performing ...
58315	unfaithfully	[.] UNFA'ITHFULLY, adv. [.] 1. In violation of promises, vows or duty; treacherously; perfidiously. [.] 2. Negligently; imperfectly; as work unfaithfully done.
58316	unfaithfulness	[.] UNFA'ITHFULNESS, n. Neglect or violation of vows, promises, allegiance or other duty; breach of confidence or trust reposed; perfidiousness; treachery; as the unfaithfulness of a subject to his prince or the state; the unfaithfulness of a husband to his wife, or of ...
58317	unfalcated	[.] UNFAL'CATED, a. Not curtailed; having no deductions.
58318	unfallen	[.] UNFALL'EN, a. Not fallen.
58319	unfallowed	[.] UNFAL'LOWED, a. Not fallowed.
58320	unfamiliar	[.] UNFAMIL'IAR, a. Not accustomed; not common; not rendered agreeable by frequent use.
58321	unfamiliarity	[.] UNFAMILIAR'ITY, n. Want of familiarity.
58322	unfashionable	[.] UNFASH'IONABLE, a. [.] 1. Not fashionable; not according to the prevailing mode; as unfashionable dress or language. [.] 2. Not regulating dress or manners according to the reigning custom; as an unfashionable man.
58323	unfashionableness	[.] UNFASH'IONABLENESS, n. Neglect of the prevailing mode; deviation from reigning custom.
58324	unfashionably	[.] UNFASH'IONABLY, adv. Not according to the fashion; as, to be unfashionably dressed.
58325	unfashioned	[.] UNFASH'IONED, a. Not modified by art; amorphous; shapeless; not having a regular form; as a lifeless lump unfashioned.
58326	unfast	[.] UNF'AST, a. Not safe; not secure.
58327	unfasten	[.] UNF'ASTEN, v.t. To loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie.
58328	unfastened	[.] UNF'ASTENED, pp. Loosed; untied; unfixed.
58329	unfathered	[.] UNF'ATHERED, a. Fatherless.
58330	unfatherly	[.] UNF'ATHERLY, a. Not becoming a father; unkind.
58331	unfathomable	[.] UNFATH'OMABLE, a. [.] 1. That cannot be sounded by a line; as an unfathomable lake. [.] 2. So deep or remote that the limit or extent cannot be found. The designs of Providence are often unfathomable.
58332	unfathomableness	[.] UNFATH'OMABLENESS, n. The state of being unfathomable.
58333	unfathomably	[.] UNFATH'OMABLY, adv. So as not to be capable of being sounded.
58334	unfathomed	[.] UNFATH'OMED, a. Not sounded; not to be sounded.
58335	unfatigued	[.] UNFATIGUED, a. unfatee'ged. Not wearied; not tired.
58336	unfaulty	[.] UNFAULT'Y, a. Free from fault; innocent.
58337	unfavorable	[.] UNFA'VORABLE, a. [.] 1. Not favorable; not propitious; not disposed or adapted to countenance or support. We found the minister's opinion unfavorable to our project. The committee made a report unfavorable to the petitioner. [.] 2. Not propitious; not adapted ...
58338	unfavorableness	[.] UNFA'VORABLENESS, n. Unpropitiousness; unkindness; want of disposition to countenance or promote.
58339	unfavorably	[.] UNFA'VORABLY, adv. Unpropitiously; unkindly; so as not to countenance, support or promote; in a manner to discourage.
58340	unfavored	[.] UNFA'VORED, a. Not favored; not assisted.
58341	unfeared	[.] UNFE'ARED, a. [.] 1. Not affrighted; not daunted. [Not in use.] [.] 2. Not feared; not dreaded.
58342	unfeasible	[.] UNFE'ASIBLE, a. s as z. That cannot be done; impracticable.
58343	unfeathered	[.] UNFEATH'ERED,
58344	unfeatured	[.] UNFE'ATURED, a. Wanting regular features; deformed. [.] Visage rough, deform'd, unfeatur'd.
58345	unfed	[.] UNFED', a. Not fed; not supplied with food.
58346	unfeed	[.] UNFEE'D, a. [.] 1. Not feed; not retained by a fee. [.] 2. Unpaid; as an unfeed lawyer.
58347	unfeeling	[.] UNFEE'LING, a. [.] 1. Insensible; void of sensibility. [.] 2. Cruel; hard.
58348	unfeelingly	[.] UNFEE'LINGLY, adv. In an unfeeling or cruel manner.
58349	unfeelingness	[.] UNFEE'LINGNESS, n. Insensibility; harness of heart; cruelty.
58350	unfeigned	[.] UNFEIGNED, a. Not feigned; not counterfeit; not hypocritical; real; sincere; as unfeigned piety to God; unfeigned love to man.
58351	unfeignedly	[.] UNFEIGNEDLY, adv. Without hypocrisy; really; sincerely. [.] He pardoneth all them that truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy gospel.
58352	unfelicitating	[.] UNFELIC'ITATING, a. Not producing felicity. [Unusual.]
58353	unfellowed	[.] UNFEL'LOWED, a. Not matched.
58354	unfelt	[.] UNFELT', a. Not felt; not perceived.
58355	unfence	[.] UNFENCE, v.t. unfens'. To strip of fence; to remove a fence from.
58356	unfenced	[.] UNFEN'CED, pp. [.] 1. Deprived of a fence. [.] 2. a. Not fenced; not inclosed; defenseless; as a tract of land unfenced.
58357	unfermented	[.] UNFERMENT'ED, a. [.] 1. Not fermented; not having undergone the process of fermentation; as liquor. [.] 2. Not leavened; as bread.
58358	unfertile	[.] UNFER'TILE, a. [.] 1. Not fertile; not rich; not having the qualities necessary to the production of good crops. [.] 2. Barren; unfruitful; bare; waste. [.] 3. Not prolific. [.] [This word is not obsolete, but infertile is much used instead of it.]
58359	unfethered	[.] UNFETH'ERED, a. Having no feathers; unfledged; implumous; naked of feathers.
58360	unfetter	[.] UNFET'TER, v.t. [.] 1. To loose from fetters; to unchain; to unshackle. [.] 2. To free from restraint; to set at liberty; as, to unfetter the mind.
58361	unfettered	[.] UNFET'TERED, pp. [.] 1. Unchained; unshackled; freed from restraint. [.] 2. a. Not restrained.
58362	unfettering	[.] UNFET'TERING, ppr. Unchaining; setting free from restraint.
58363	unfigured	[.] UNFIG'URED, a. Representing no animal form.
58364	unfilial	[.] UNFIL'IAL, a. Unsuitable to a son or child; undutiful; not becoming a child.
58365	unfilled	[.] UNFILL'ED, a. Not filled; not fully supplied.
58366	unfinished	[.] UNFIN'ISHED, a. Not finished; not complete; not brought to an end; imperfect; wanting the last hand or touch; as an unfinished house; an unfinished painting.
58367	unfired	[.] UNFI'RED, a. Not fired; not inflamed.
58368	unfirm	[.] UNFIRM', a. [See Firm.] [.] 1. Not firm; weak; feeble; infirm. [.] [Note. When we speak of the weakness of the human frame, we use infirm. When we speak of the weakness of other things, as a bridge, wall and the like, we say, it is unfirm.] [.] 2. Not stable; ...
58369	unfirmness	[.] UNFIRM'NESS, n. A weak state; instability.
58370	unfit	[.] UNFIT', a. [.] 1. Not fit; improper; unsuitable. [.] 2. Unqualified; as a man unfit for an office. [.] UNFIT', v.t. [.] 1. To disable; to make unsuitable; to deprive of the strength, skill or proper qualities for any thing. Sickness unfits a man for ...
58371	unfitly	[.] UNFIT'LY, adv. Not properly; unsuitably.
58372	unfitness	[.] UNFIT'NESS, n. [.] 1. Want of suitable powers or qualifications, physical or moral; as the unfitness of a sick man for labor, or of an ignorant man for office; the unfitness of sinners for the enjoyments of heaven. [.] 2. Want of propriety or adaptation to character ...
58373	unfitted	[.] UNFIT'TED, pp. Rendered unsuitable; disqualified.
58374	unfitting	[.] UNFIT'TING, ppr. [.] 1. Rendering unsuitable; disqualifying. [.] 2. a. Improper; becoming.
58375	unfix	[.] UNFIX', v.t. [.] 1. To loosen from any fastening; to detach from any thing that holds; to unsettle; to unhinge; as, to unfix the mind or affections. [.] 2. To make fluid; to dissolve. [.] Nor can the rising sun unfix their frosts.
58376	unfixed	[.] UNFIX'ED, pp. [.] 1. Unsettled; loosened. [.] 2. a. Wandering; erratic; inconstant; having no settled habitation. [.] 3. Having no settled view or object of pursuit.
58377	unfixing	[.] UNFIX'ING, ppr. Unsettling; loosening.
58378	unflagging	[.] UNFLAG'GING, a. Not flagging; not drooping; maintaining strength or spirit.
58379	unflattered	[.] UNFLAT'TERED, a. Not flattered.
58380	unflattering	[.] UNFLAT'TERING, a. [.] 1. Not flattering; not gratifying with obsequious behavior; not coloring the truth to please. [.] 2. Not affording a favorable prospect; as, the weather is unflattering.
58381	unfledged	[.] UNFLEDG'ED, a. [.] 1. Not yet furnished with feathers; implumous; as an unfledged bird. [.] 2. Young; not having attained to full growth.
58382	unfleshed	[.] UNFLESH'ED, a. Not fleshed; not seasoned to blood; raw; as an unfleshed hound; unfleshed valor.
58383	unfoiled	[.] UNFOIL'ED, a. Not vanquished; not defeated.
58384	unfold	[.] UNFOLD, v.t [.] 1. To open folds; to expand; to spread out. [.] 2. To open any thing covered or close; to lay open to view or contemplation; to disclose; to reveal; as, to unfold one's designs; to unfold the principles of a science. [.] 3. To declare; to tell; ...
58385	unfolded	[.] UNFOLDED, pp. Opened; expanded; revealed; displayed; released from a fold.
58386	unfolding	[.] UNFOLDING, ppr. Opening; expanding; disclosing; displaying; releasing from a fold. [.] UNFOLDING, n. The act of expanding, displaying or disclosing; disclosure.
58387	unfool	[.] UNFOOL', v.t. To restore from folly. [Not in use.]
58388	unforbearing	[.] UNFORBEARING, a. Not forbearing.
58389	unforbid	[.] UNFORBID',
58390	unforbidden	[.] UNFORBID'DEN, a. [.] 1. Not forbid; not prohibited; applied to persons. [.] 2. Allowed; permitted; legal; applied to things.
58391	unforbiddenness	[.] UNFORBID'DENNESS, n. The state of being unforbidden. [Not in use.]
58392	unforced	[.] UNFORCED, a. [.] 1. Not forced; not compelled; not constrained. [.] 2. Not urged or impelled. [.] 3. Not feigned; not heightened; natural as unforced passions; unforced expressions of joy. [.] [.] 4. Not violent; easy; gradual; as an easy and unforced ascent. [.] 5. ...
58393	unforcible	[.] UNFORCIBLE, a. Wanting force or strength; as an unforcible expression.
58394	unfordable	[.] UNFORDABLE, a. Not fordable; that cannot be forded, or passed by wading; as an unfordable river.
58395	unforeboding	[.] UNFOREBO'DING, a. Giving no omens.
58396	unforeknown	[.] UNFOREKNOWN, a. Not previously known or foreseen.
58397	unforeseeable	[.] UNFORESEE'ABLE, a. That cannot be foreseen. [A bad word and not in use.]
58398	unforeseen	[.] UNFORESEE'N, a. Not foreseen; not foreknown.
58399	unforeskinned	[.] UNFO'RESKINNED, a. Circumcised. [Bad.]
58400	unforetold	[.] UNFORETOLD, a. Not predicted.
58401	unforewarned	[.] UNFOREWARN'ED, a. a. [See Warn.] Not previously warned or admonished.
58402	unforfeited	[.] UNFOR'FEITED, a. Not forfeited.
58403	unforgiven	[.] UNFORGIV'EN, a. Not forgiven; not pardoned.
58404	unforgiving	[.] UNFORGIV'ING, a. Not forgiving; not disposed to overlook or pardon offenses; implacable.
58405	unforgot	[.] UNFORGOT'
58406	unforgotten	[.] UNFORGOT'TEN, a. [.] 1. Not forgot; not lost to memory. [.] 2. Not overlooked; not neglected.
58407	unform	[.] UNFORM', v.t. To destroy; to unmake; to decompose or resolve into parts.
58408	unformed	[.] UNFORM'ED, a. Not molded into regular shape; as unformed matter.
58409	unforsaken	[.] UNFORSA'KEN, a. Not forsaken; not deserted; not entirely neglected.
58410	unfortified	[.] UNFOR'TIFIED, a. [.] 1. Not fortified; not secured from attack by walls or mounds. [.] 2. Not guarded; not strengthened against temptations or trials; weak; exposed; defenseless; as an unfortified mind. [.] 3. Wanting securities or means of defense.
58411	unfortunate	[.] UNFOR'TUNATE, a. Not successful; not prosperous; as an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate voyage; unfortunate attempts; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander; unfortunate business.
58412	unfortunately	[.] UNFOR'TUNATELY, adv. Without success; unsuccessfully; unhappily. the scheme unfortunately miscarried.
58413	unfortunateness	[.] UNFOR'TUNATENESS, n. Ill luck; ill fortune; fortune; failure of success.
58414	unfostered	[.] UNFOS'TERED, a. [.] 1. Not fostered; not nourished. [.] 2. Not countenanced by favor; not patronized.
58415	unfought	[.] UNFOUGHT, a. unfaut'. Not fought.
58416	unfouled	[.] UNFOUL'ED, a. Not fouled; not polluted; not soiled; not corrupted; pure.
58417	unfound	[.] UNFOUND', a. Not found; not met with.
58418	unfounded	[.] UNFOUND'ED, a. [.] 1. Not founded; not built or established. [.] 2. Having no foundation; vain; idle; as unfounded expectations.
58419	unframable	[.] UNFRA'MABLE, a. Not to be framed or molded. [Not in use.]
58420	unframableness	[.] UNFRA'MABLENESS, n. The quality of not being framable. [Not in use.]
58421	unframed	[.] UNFRA'MED, a. [.] 1. Not framed; not fitted for erection; as unframed timber. [.] 2. Not formed; not constructed; not fashioned.
58422	unfraternal	[.] UNFRATERN'AL, a. Not brotherly.
58423	unfree	[.] UNFREE', a. Not free; as unfree peasants.
58424	unfrequency	[.] UNFRE'QUENCY, n. The state of being unfrequent.
58425	unfrequent	[.] UNFRE'QUENT, a. Not frequent; not common; not happening often; infrequent. [.] UNFRE'QUENT, v.t. To cease to frequent. [Not in use.]
58426	unfrequented	[.] UNFRE'QUENTED, a. Rarely visited; seldom resorted to by human beings; as an unfrequented place or forest.
58427	unfrequently	[.] UNFRE'QUENTLY, adv. Not often; seldom.
58428	unfriable	[.] UNFRI'ABLE, a. Not easily crumbled.
58429	unfriended	[.] UNFRIENDED, a. unfrend'ed. Wanting friends; not countenanced or supported.
58430	unfriendliness	[.] UNFRIEND'LINESS, n. Want of kindness; disfavor.
58431	unfriendly	[.] UNFRIEND'LY, a. [.] 1. Not friendly; not kind or benevolent; as an unfriendly neighbor. [.] 2. Not favorable; not adapted to promote or support any object; as weather unfriendly to health.
58432	unfrock	[.] UNFROCK', v.t. To divest.
58433	unfrozen	[.] UNFRO'ZEN, a. Not frozen; not congealed.
58434	unfrugal	[.] UNFRU'GAL, a. Not frugal; not saving or economical.
58435	unfruitful	[.] UNFRUITFUL, a. [.] 1. Not producing fruit; barren; as an unfruitful tree. [.] 2. Not producing off-spring; not prolific; barren; as an unfruitful female. [.] 3. Not producing good effects or works; as an unfruitful life. [.] 4. Unproductive; not fertile; ...
58436	unfruitfulness	[.] UNFRUITFULNESS, n. Barrenness; infecundity; unproductiveness; applied to persons or things.
58437	unfrustrable	[.] UNFRUS'TRABLE, a. That cannot be frustrated. [.]
58438	unfulfilled	[.] UNFULFILL'ED, a. Not fulfilled; not accomplished; as a prophecy or prediction unfulfilled.
58439	unfumed	[.] UNFU'MED, a. [.] 1. Not fumigated. [.] 2. Not exhaling smoke; not burnt.
58440	unfunded	[.] UNFUND'ED, a. Not funded; having no permanent funds for the payment of its interest; as an unfunded debt.
58441	unfurl	[.] UNFURL', v.t. To loose and unfold; to expand; to open or spread; as, to unfurl sails.
58442	unfurled	[.] UNFURL'ED, pp. Unfolded; expanded.
58443	unfurling	[.] UNFURL'ING, ppr. Unfolding; spreading.
58444	unfurnish	[.] UNFUR'NISH, v.t. [.] 1. To strip of furniture; to divest; to strip. [.] 2. To leave naked.
58445	unfurnished	[.] UNFUR'NISHED, a. [.] 1. Not furnished; not supplied with furniture; as an unfurnished room or house. [.] 2. Unsupplied with necessaries or ornaments. [.] 3. Empty; not supplied.
58446	unfused	[.] UNFU'SED, a. s as z. Not fused; not melted.
58447	unfusible	[.] UNFU'SIBLE, a. s as z. Infusible. [The latter word is generally used.]
58448	ungainable	[.] UNGA'INABLE, a. That cannot be gained. [Little used.]
58449	ungainful	[.] UNGA'INFUL, a. Unprofitable; not producing gain.
58450	ungainly	[.] UNGA'INLY, a. Not expert or dextrous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as an ungainly strut in walking. [.] [I believe ungain is not used.]
58451	ungalled	[.] UNGALL'ED, a. Unhurt; not galled.
58452	ungarnished	[.] UNG'ARNISHED, a. Not garnished or furnished; unadorned.
58453	ungarrisoned	[.] UNGAR'RISONED, a. Not garrisoned; not furnished with troops for defense.
58454	ungartered	[.] UNG'ARTERED, a. Being without garters.
58455	ungathered	[.] UNGATH'ERED, a. Not gathered; not cropped; not picked.
58456	ungear	[.] UNGE'AR, v.t. To unharness; to strip of gear.
58457	ungeared	[.] UNGE'ARED, pp. Unharnessed.
58458	ungearing	[.] UNGE'ARING, ppr. Stripping of harness or gear.
58459	ungenerated	[.] UNGEN'ERATED, a. Having no beginning; unbegotten.
58460	ungenerative	[.] UNGEN'ERATIVE, a. Begetting nothing.
58461	ungenerous	[.] UNGEN'EROUS, a. [.] 1. Not of a noble mind; not liberal; applied to persons; as an ungenerous man or prince. [.] 2. Not noble; not liberal; applied to things; as an ungenerous act. [.] 3. Dishonorable; ignominious. [.] The victor never will impose on Cato ...
58462	ungenerously	[.] UNGEN'EROUSLY, adv. Unkindly; dishonorably.
58463	ungenial	[.] UNGE'NIAL, a. Not favorable to nature or to natural growth; as ungenial air; ungenial soils. [.] Sullen seas that was th' ungenial pole.
58464	ungenteel	[.] UNGENTEE'L, a. Not genteel; used of persons; not consistent with polite manners or good breeding; used of manners.
58465	ungenteelly	[.] UNGENTEE'LLY, adv. Uncivilly; not with good manners.
58466	ungentle	[.] UNGEN'TLE, a. Not gentle; harsh; rude.
58467	ungentlemanlike	[.] UNGEN'TLEMANLIKE, a. Not like a gentleman.
58468	ungentlemanly	[.] UNGEN'TLEMANLY, a. Not becoming a gentleman.
58469	ungentleness	[.] UNGEN'TLENESS, n. [.] 1. Want of gentleness; harshness; severity; rudeness. [.] 2. Unkindness; incivility.
58470	ungently	[.] UNGEN'TLY, adv. Harshly; with severity; rudely.
58471	ungeometrical	[.] UNGEOMET'RICAL, a. Not agreeable to the rules of geometry.
58472	ungifted	[.] UNGIFT'ED, a. Not gifted; not endowed with peculiar faculties.
58473	ungilded	[.] UNGILD'ED,
58474	ungilt	[.] UNGILT', a. Not gilt; not overlaid with gold.
58475	ungird	[.] UNGIRD', v.t. [See Gird.] To loose from a girdle or band; to unbind. Gen. 24.
58476	ungirded	[.] UNGIRD'ED, pp. Loosed from a girth or band.
58477	ungirding	[.] UNGIRD'ING, ppr. Loosing from a girdle or band.
58478	ungirt	[.] UNGIRT', pp. [.] 1. Unbound. [.] 2. a. Loosely dressed.
58479	ungiving	[.] UNGIV'ING, a. Not bringing gifts.
58480	unglazed	[.] UNGLA'ZED, a. [.] 1. Not furnished with glass; as, the windows are unglazed; the house is yet unglazed. [.] 2. Wanting glass windows. [.] 3. Not covered with vitreous matter; as unglazed potters' ware.
58481	unglorified	[.] UNGLO'RIFIED, a. Not glorified; not honored with praise or adoration.
58482	unglorious	[.] UNGLO'RIOUS, a. Not glorious; bringing no glory or honor.
58483	unglove	[.] UNGLOVE, v.t. To take off the gloves. [Not in use.]
58484	ungloved	[.] UNGLOVED, a. Having the hand naked. [Little used.]
58485	unglue	[.] UNGLUE, v.t. to separate any thing that is glued or cemented.
58486	unglued	[.] UNGLU'ED, pp. Loosed from glue or cement.
58487	ungluing	[.] UNGLU'ING, ppr. Separating what is cemented.
58488	ungod	[.] UNGOD', v.t. to divest of divinity.
58489	ungodlily	[.] UNGOD'LILY adv. Impiously; wickedly.
58490	ungodliness	[.] UNGOD'LINESS, n. Impiety; wickedness; disregard of God and his commands and neglect of his worship; or any positive act of disobedience or irreverence. [.] The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness. Rom. 1.
58491	ungodly	[.] UNGOD'LY, a. [.] 1. Wicked; impious; neglecting the fear and worship of God, or violating his commands. 1Peter 4. [.] 2. Sinful; contrary to the divine commands; as ungodly deeds. Jude 4. [.] 3. Polluted by wickedness; as an ungodly day.
58492	ungored	[.] UNGO'RED, a. [.] 1. Not gored; not wounded with a horn. [.] 2. Not wounded.
58493	ungorged	[.] UNGORG'ED, a. Not gorged; not filled; not sated.
58494	ungot	[.] UNGOT',
58495	ungotten	[.] UNGOT'TEN, a. [.] 1. Not gained. [.] 2. Not begotten.
58496	ungovernable	[.] UNGOVERNABLE, a. [.] 1. That cannot be governed; that cannot be ruled or restrained. [.] 2. Licentious; wild; unbridled; as ungovernable passions.
58497	ungovernably	[.] UNGOVERNABLY, adv. So as not to be governed or restrained.
58498	ungoverned	[.] UNGOVERNED, a. [.] 1. Not being governed. [.] 2. Not subjected to laws or principles; not restrained or regulated; unbridled; licentious; as ungoverned appetite; ungoverned passions.
58499	ungowned	[.] UNGOWN'ED, a. Not having or not wearing a gown.
58500	ungraceful	[.] UNGRA'CEFUL, a. Not graceful; not marked with ease and dignity; wanting beauty and elegance; as ungraceful manners. Without politeness, learning is ungraceful.
58501	ungracefully	[.] UNGRA'CEFULLY, adv. Awkwardly; inelegantly.
58502	ungracefulness	[.] UNGRA'CEFULNESS, n. Want of gracefulness; want of ease and dignity; want of elegance; awkwardness; as ungracefulness of manners.
58503	ungracious	[.] UNGRA'CIOUS, a. [.] 1. Wicked; odious; hateful. [.] 2. Offensive; unpleasing; as ungracious manners. [.] 3. Unacceptable; not well received; not favored. [.] Any thing of grace towards the Irish rebels was as ungracious at Oxford as at London.
58504	ungraciously	[.] UNGRA'CIOUSLY, adv. [.] 1. With disfavor. The proposal was received ungraciously. [.] 2. Not in a pleasing manner.
58505	ungrammatical	[.] UNGRAMMAT'ICAL, a. Not according to the established and correct rules of grammar.
58506	ungrammatically	[.] UNGRAMMAT'ICALLY, adv. In a manner contrary to the rules of grammar.
58507	ungranted	[.] UNGR'ANTED, a. [.] 1. Not granted; not bestowed; not transferred by deed or gift; as ungranted lands. [.] 2. Not granted; not yielded; not conceded in argument.
58508	ungrate	[.] UNGRA'TE, a. Not agreeable; ungrateful. [Not in use.]
58509	ungrateful	[.] UNGRA'TEFUL, a. [.] 1. Not grateful; not feeling thankful for favors. [.] 2. Not making returns, or making ill returns for kindness. [.] 3. Making no returns for culture; as an ungrateful soil [.] 4. Unpleasing; unacceptable. Harsh sounds are ungrateful ...
58510	ungratefully	[.] UNGRA'TEFULLY, adv. [.] 1. With ingratitude. [.] 2. Unpleasingly; unacceptably.
58511	ungratefulness	[.] UNGRA'TEFULNESS, n. [.] 1. Ingratitude; want of due feelings of kindness for favors received; ill return for good. [.] 2. Disagreeableness; unpleasing quality.
58512	ungratified	[.] UNGRAT'IFIED, a. [.] 1. Not gratified; not compensated. [.] 2. Not pleased. [.] 3. Not indulged; as ungratified appetite.
58513	ungravely	[.] UNGRA'VELY, adv. Without gravity or seriousness.
58514	ungrounded	[.] UNGROUND'ED, a. Having no foundation or support; as ungrounded hopes or confidence.
58515	ungroundedly	[.] UNGROUND'EDLY, adv. Without ground or support; without reason.
58516	ungroundedness	[.] UNGROUND'EDNESS, n. Want of foundation or support.
58517	ungrudging	[.] UNGRUDG'ING, a. Not grudging; freely giving.
58518	ungrudgingly	[.] UNGRUDG'INGLY, adv. Without ill will; heartily; cheerfully; as, to bestow charity ungrudgingly.
58519	unguarded	[.] UNGU'ARDED, a. [.] 1. Not guarded; not watched. [.] 2. Not defended; having no guard. [.] 3. Careless; negligent; not attentive to danger; not cautious; as, to be unguarded in conversation. [.] 4. Negligently said or done; not done or spoken with caution; ...
58520	unguardedly	[.] UNGU'ARDEDLY, adv. Without watchful attention to danger; without caution; carelessly; as, to speak or promise unguardedly.
58521	unguent	[.] UN'GUENT, n. [L. unguentum, from ungo, to anoint.] [.] Ointment; a soft composition used as a topical remedy, as for sores, burns and the like. An unguent is stiffer than a liniment, but softer than a cerate.
58522	unguentous	[.] UNGUENT'OUS, a. Like unguent, or partaking of its qualities.
58523	unguessed	[.] UNGUESS'ED, a. [See Guess.] Not obtained by guess or conjecture.
58524	unguestlike	[.] UNGUEST'LIKE, a. [See Guest.] Not becoming a guest.
58525	unguicular	[.] UNGUIC'ULAR, a. [L. unguis, the nail.] In botany, of the length of the human nails, or half an inch.
58526	unguiculate	[.] UNGUIC'ULATE,
58527	unguiculated	[.] UNGUIC'ULATED, a. [L. unguis, a claw.] [.] 1. Clawed; having claws. [.] 2. In botany, clawed; having a narrow base; as the petal in a polypetalous corol.
58528	unguided	[.] UNGUI'DED, a. [.] 1. Not guided; not led or conducted. [.] 2. Not regulated.
58529	unguilty	[.] UNGUILTY, a. ungilt'y. Not guilty; not stained with crime; innocent.
58530	unguinous	[.] UN'GUINOUS, a. [L. unguinosus.] Oily; unctuous; consisting of fat or oil, or resembling it.
58531	ungula	[.] UN'GULA, n. [L. a hoof.] In geometry, a section or part of a cylinder, cut off by a plane oblique to the base.
58532	ungulate	[.] UN'GULATE, a. Shaped like a hoof.
58533	unhabitable	[.] UNHABITABLE, a. [L. inhabitabilis, inhabito.] [.] That cannot be inhabited by human beings; uninhabitable. [The latter word is generally used.]
58534	unhabituated	[.] UNHABIT'UATED, a. Not habituated; not accustomed.
58535	unhacked	[.] UNHACK'ED, a. Not hacked; not cut, notched or mangled.
58536	unhackneyed	[.] UNHACK'NEYED, a. Not hackneyed; not much used or practiced.
58537	unhale	[.] UNHA'LE, a. Unsound; not entire; not healthy.
58538	unhallow	[.] UNHAL'LOW, v.t. To profane; to desecrate. [.] The vanity unhallows the virtue.
58539	unhallowed	[.] UNHAL'LOWED, pp. [.] 1. Profaned; deprived of its sacred character. [.] 2. a. Profane; unholy; impure; wicked. [.] In the cause of truth, no unhallowed violence - is either necessary or admissible.
58540	unhand	[.] UNHAND', v.t. To loose from the hand; to let go.
58541	unhandily	[.] UNHAND'ILY, adv. Awkwardly; clumsily.
58542	unhandiness	[.] UNHAND'INESS, n. Want of dexterity; clumsiness.
58543	unhandled	[.] UNHAND'LED, a. Not handled; not treated; not touched.
58544	unhandsome	[.] UNHAND'SOME, a. [.] 1. Ungraceful; not beautiful. [.] I cannot admit that there is anything unhandsome or irregular in the globe. [.] 2. Unfair; illiberal; disingenuous. [.] 3. Uncivil; unpolite.
58545	unhandsomely	[.] UNHAND'SOMELY, adv. [.] 1. Inelegantly; ungracefully. [.] 2. Illiberally; unfairly. [.] 3. Uncivilly; unpolitely.
58546	unhandsomeness	[.] UNHAND'SOMENESS, n. [.] 1. Want of beauty and elegance. [.] 2. Unfairness; disingenuousness. [.] 3. Incivility.
58547	unhandy	[.] UNHAND'Y, a. [.] 1. Not dextrous; not skillful; not ready in the use of the hands; awkward; as a person unhandy at his work. [.] 2. Not convenient; as an unhandy posture for writing.
58548	unhang	[.] UNHANG', v.t. [.] 1. To divest or strip of hangings, as a room. [.] 2. To take from the hinges; as, to unhang a gate.
58549	unhanged	[.] UNHANG'ED,
58550	unhap	[.] UNHAP', n. Ill luck; misfortune. [Not in use.]
58551	unhappied	[.] UNHAP'PIED, a. Made unhappy. [Not in use.]
58552	unhappily	[.] UNHAP'PILY, adv. Unfortunately; miserably; calamitously.
58553	unhappiness	[.] UNHAP'PINESS, n. [.] 1. Misfortune; ill luck. [.] 2. Infelicity; misery. [.] It is our great unhappiness, when any calamities fall upon us, that we are uneasy and dissatisfied. [.] [But it usually expresses less than misery or wretchedness.] [.] 3. Mischievous ...
58554	unhappy	[.] UNHAP'PY, a. [.] 1. Unfortunate; unlucky. He has been unhappy in his choice of a partner. Affairs have taken an unhappy turn. [.] 2. Not happy; in a degree miserable or wretched. She is unhappy in her marriage. Children sometimes render their parents unhappy. [.] 3. ...
58555	unharassed	[.] UNHAR'ASSED, a. Not harassed; not vexed or troubled.
58556	unharbor	[.] UNH'ARBOR, v.t. To drive from harbor or shelter.
58557	unharbored	[.] UNH'ARBORED, a. Not sheltered, or affording no shelter.
58558	unhardened	[.] UNH'ARDENED, a. [.] 1. Not hardened; not indurated; as metal. [.] 2. Not hardened; not made obdurate; as the heart.
58559	unhardy	[.] UNH'ARDY, a. [.] 1. Not hardy; feeble; not able to endure fatigue. [.] 2. Not having fortitude; not bold; timorous.
58560	unharmed	[.] UNH'ARMED, a. Unhurt; uninjured; unimpaired.
58561	unharmful	[.] UNH'ARMFUL, a. Not doing harm; harmless; innoxious. [.] Themselves unharmful, let them live unharm'd.
58562	unharmonious	[.] UNHARMO'NIOUS, a. [.] 1. Not having symmetry or congruity; disproportionate. [.] 2. Discordant; unmusical; jarring; as sounds.
58563	unharmoniously	[.] UNHARMO'NIOUSLY, adv. With jarring; discordantly.
58564	unharness	[.] UNH'ARNESS, v.t. [.] 1. To strip of harness; to loose from harness or gear. [.] 2. To disarm; to divest of armor.
58565	unhatched	[.] UNHATCH'ED, a. [.] 1. Not hatched; not having left the egg. [.] 2. Not matured and brought to light; not disclosed.
58566	unhazarded	[.] UNHAZ'ARDED, a. Not hazarded; not put in danger; not exposed to loss; not adventured.
58567	unhead	[.] UNHEAD, v.t. unhed'. To take out the head of; as, to unhead a cask.
58568	unheaded	[.] UNHEADED, pp. unhed'ed. Having the head taken out.
58569	unheading	[.] UNHEADING, ppr. unhed'ing. Taking out the head of.
58570	unhealthful	[.] UNHEALTHFUL, a. unhelth'ful. [.] 1. Not healthful; injurious to health; insalubrious; unwholesome; noxious; as an unhealthful climate or air. [.] 2. Abounding with sickness or disease; sickly; as an unhealthful season.
58571	unhealthfulness	[.] UNHEALTHFULNESS, n. unhelth'fulness. [.] 1. Unwholesomeness; insalubriousness; noxiousness to health. [.] 2. The state of being sickly; as the unhealthfulness of the autumn.
58572	unhealthily	[.] UNHEALTHILY, adv. unhelth'ily. In an unwholesome or unsound manner.
58573	unhealthiness	...
58574	unhealthy	[.] UNHEALTHY, a. unhelth'y. [.] 1. Wanting health; wanting a sound and vigorous state of body; habitually weak or indisposed; as an unhealthy person. [.] 2. Unsound; wanting vigor of growth; as an unhealthy plant. [.] 3. Sickly; abounding with disease; as an unhealthy ...
58575	unheard	[.] UNHE'ARD, a. [.] 1. Not heard; not perceived by the ear. [.] 2. Not admitted to audience. [.] What pangs I feel, unpitied and unheard! [.] 3. Not known in fame; not celebrated. [.] Nor was his name unheard. [.] 4. Unheard of; obscure; not known by fame. [.] Unheard ...
58576	unheart	[.] UNHE'ART, v.t. To discourage; to depress; to dishearten. [Not in use.]
58577	unheated	[.] UNHE'ATED, a. Not heated; not made hot.
58578	unhedged	[.] UNHEDG'ED, a. Not hedged; not surrounded by a hedge.
58579	unheeded	[.] UNHEE'DED, a. Not heeded; disregarded; neglected. [.] The world's great victor passed unheeded by.
58580	unheedful	[.] UNHEE'DFUL, a. Not cautious; inattentive; careless.
58581	unheeding	[.] UNHEE'DING, a. Not heeding; careless; negligent.
58582	unheedy	[.] UNHEE'DY, a. Precipitate; sudden.
58583	unhele	[.] UNHE'LE, v.t. To uncover. [Not in use.]
58584	unhelmed	[.] UNHELM'ED, a. Having no helm.
58585	unhelped	[.] UNHELP'ED, a. Unassisted; having no aid or auxiliary; unsupported.
58586	unhelpful	[.] UNHELP'FUL, a. Affording no aid.
58587	unhesitating	[.] UNHES'ITATING, a. Not hesitating; not remaining in doubt; prompt; ready.
58588	unhesitatingly	[.] UNHES'ITATINGLY, adv. Without hesitation or doubt.
58589	unhewn	[.] UNHEWN', a. Not hewn; rough.
58590	unhidebound	[.] UNHI'DEBOUND, a. Lax of maw; capacious. [Not in use.]
58591	unhindered	[.] UNHIN'DERED, a. Not hindered; not opposed; exerting itself freely.
58592	unhinge	[.] UNHINGE, v.t. unhinj'. [.] 1. To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door. [.] 2. To displace; to unfix by violence. [.] 3. To unfix; to loosen; to render unstable or wavering; as, to unhinge the mind; to unhinge opinions.
58593	unhoard	[.] UNHOARD, v.t. To steal from a hoard; to scatter.
58594	unholiness	[.] UNHO'LINESS, n. [.] 1. Want of holiness; an unsanctified state of the heart. [.] 2. Impiety; wickedness; profaneness.
58595	unholy	[.] UNHO'LY, a. [.] 1. Not holy; not renewed and sanctified. 2Timothy 3. [.] 2. Profane; not hallowed; not consecrated; common. Heb. 10. [.] 3. Impious; wicked. [.] 4. Not ceremonially purified. Lev. 10.
58596	unhonest	[.] UNHON'EST, a. [See Honest.] Dishonest; dishonorable. Obs.
58597	unhonored	[.] UNHON'ORED, a. [See Honor.] Not honored; not regarded with veneration; not celebrated.
58598	unhook	[.] UNHOOK', v.t. To loose from a hook.
58599	unhoop	[.] UNHOOP', v.t. To strip of hoops.
58600	unhoped	[.] UNHO'PED, a. Not hoped for; not so probable as to excite hope. [.] With unhop'd success. [.] Unhoped for, unhoped, as above.
58601	unhopeful	[.] UNHO'PEFUL, a. Such as leaves no room to hope.
58602	unhorned	[.] UNHORN'ED, a. Having no horns.
58603	unhorse	[.] UNHORSE, v.t. unhors'. To throw from a horse; to cause to dismount.
58604	unhorsed	[.] UNHORS'ED, pp. Throwing from a horse; to cause to dismount.
58605	unhorsing	[.] UNHORS'ING, ppr. Throwing from a horse; dismounting.
58606	unhositable	[.] UNHOS'ITABLE, a. Not kind to strangers. [But inhospitable is the word now used.]
58607	unhostile	[.] UNHOS'TILE, a. Not belonging to a public enemy.
58608	unhouse	[.] UNHOUSE, v.t. unhouz'. [.] 1. To drive from the house or habitation; to dislodge. [.] 2. To deprive of shelter.
58609	unhoused	[.] UNHOUS'ED, pp. [.] 1. Driven from a house or habitation. [.] 2. a. Wanting a house; homeless. [.] 3. Having no settled habitation. [.] 4. Destitute of shelter or cover. Cattle in severe weather should not be left unhoused.
58610	unhouseled	[.] UNHOUS'ELED, a. s as z. Not having received the sacrament.
58611	unhuman	[.] UNHU'MAN, a. Inhuman. [But inhuman is the word used.]
58612	unhumanize	[.] UNHU'MANIZE, v.t. To render inhuman or barbarous.
58613	unhumbled	[.] UNHUM'BLED, a. [.] 1. Not humbled; not affected with shame or confusion; not contrite in spirit. [.] 2. In theology, not having the will and the natural enmity of the heart to God and his law, subdued.
58614	unhung	[.] UNHUNG', a. Not hung upon a gallows; not punished by hanging.
58615	unhurt	[.] UNHURT', a. Not hurt; not harmed; free from wound or injury.
58616	unhurtful	[.] UNHURT'FUL, a. Not hurtful; harmless; innoxious.
58617	unhurtfully	[.] UNHURT'FULLY, adv. Without harm; harmlessly.
58618	unhusbanded	[.] UNHUS'BANDED, a. s as z. [.] 1. Deprived of support; neglected. [.] 2. Not managed with frugality.
58619	unhusked	[.] UNHUSK'ED, a. Not being stripped of husks.
58620	unicapsular	[.] UNICAP'SULAR, a. [L. unus, one, and capsula, chest.] [.] Having one capsule to each flower, as a pericarp.
58621	unicorn	[.] U'NICORN, n. [L. unicornis; unus, one, and cornu, horn.] [.] 1. an animal with one horn; the monoceros. this name is often applied to the rhinoceros. [.] 2. The sea unicorn is a fish of the whale kind, called narwal, remarkable for a horn growing out at his ...
58622	unicornous	[.] UNICORN'OUS, a. Having only one horn.
58623	unideal	[.] UNIDE'AL, a. Not ideal; real.
58624	uniflorous	[.] UNIF'LOROUS, a. [L. unus, one, and flos, flower.] [.] Bearing one flower only; as a uniflorous peduncle.
58625	uniform	[.] U'NIFORM a. [L. uniformis; unus, one, and forma, form.] [.] 1. Having always the same form or manner; not variable. Thus we say, the dress of the Asiatics is uniform, or has been uniform from early ages. so we say, it is the uty of a christian to observe a uniform ...
58626	uniformity	[.] UNIFORM'ITY, n. [.] 1. resemblance to itself at all times; even tenor; as the uniformity of design in a poem. [.] 2. consistency; sameness; as the uniformity of a man's opinions. [.] 3. Conformity to a pattern or rule; resemblance, consonance or agreement; ...
58627	uniformly	[.] U'NIFORMLY, adv. [.] 1. With even tenor; without variation; as a temper uniformly mild. [.] 2. Without diversity of one from another.
58628	unigeniture	[.] UNIGEN'ITURE, n. [L. unigenitus; unus and genitus.] [.] The state of being the only begotten.
58629	unigenous	[.] UNIG'ENOUS, a. [L. unigena.] Of one kind; of the same genus.
58630	unilabiate	[.] UNILA'BIATE, a. In botany, having one lip only, as a corol.
58631	unilateral	[.] UNILAT'ERAL, a. [L. unus, one, and latus, side.] [.] 1. Being on one side or party only. [Unusual.] [.] 2. Having one side. [.] A unilateral raceme, is when the flowers grow only on one side of the common peduncle.
58632	uniliteral	[.] UNILIT'ERAL, a. [L. unus, one, and litera, letter.] Consisting of one letter only.
58633	unilluminated	[.] UNILLU'MINATED, a. [.] 1. Not illuminated; not enlightened; dark. [.] 2. Ignorant.
58634	unillustrated	[.] UNILLUS'TRATED, a. Not illustrated; not made plain.
58635	unilocular	[.] UNILOC'ULAR, a. [L. unus, one, and loculus, cell.] [.] Having one cell only; as a unilocular pericarp.
58636	unimaginable	[.] UNIMAG'INABLE, a. Not to be imagined; not to be conceived.
58637	unimaginably	[.] UNIMAG'INABLY, adv. To a degree not to be imagined.
58638	unimagined	[.] UNIMAG'INED, a. Not imagined; not conceived.
58639	unimbued	[.] UNIMBU'ED, a. Not imbued; not tinctured.
58640	unimitable	[.] UNIM'ITABLE, a. That cannot be imitated. [But the word now used is inimitable.]
58641	unimitated	[.] UNIM'ITATED, a. Not imitated.
58642	unimmortal	[.] UNIMMOR'TAL, a. Not immortal; perishable.
58643	unimpairable	[.] UNIMPA'IRABLE, a. Not liable to waste or diminution.
58644	unimpassioned	[.] UNIMPAS'SIONED, a. [.] 1. Not endowed with passion. [.] 2. Free from passion; calm; not violent; as an unimpassioned address.
58645	unimpeachable	[.] UNIMPE'ACHABLE, a. [.] 1. That cannot be impeached; that cannot be accused; free from stain, guilt or fault; as an unimpeachable reputation. [.] 2. That cannot be called in question; as an unimpeachable claim or testimony.
58646	unimpeached	[.] UNIMPE'ACHED, a. [.] 1. Not impeached not charged or accused; fair; as an unimpeached character. [.] 2. Not called in question; as testimony unimpeached.
58647	unimpeded	[.] UNIMPE'DED, a. Not impeded; not hindered.
58648	unimplicated	[.] UNIM'PLICATED, a. Not implicated; not involved.
58649	unimplied	[.] UNIMPLI'ED, a. Not implied; not included by fair inference.
58650	unimplored	[.] UNIMPLO'RED, a. Not implored; not solicited.
58651	unimportant	[.] UNIMPORT'ANT, a. [.] 1. Not important; not of great moment. [.] 2. Not assuming airs of dignity.
58652	unimportuned	[.] UNIMPORTU'NED, a. Not importuned; not solicited.
58653	unimposing	[.] UNIMPO'SING, a. s as z. [.] 1. Not imposing; not commanding respect. [.] 2. Not enjoining as obligatory; voluntary.
58654	unimpregnated	[.] UNIMPREG'NATED, a. Not impregnated.
58655	unimpressive	[.] UNIMPRESS'IVE, a. Not impressive; not forcible; not adapted to affect or awaken the passions.
58656	unimprovable	[.] UNIMPROVABLE, a. [.] 1. Not capable of improvement, melioration or advancement to a better condition. [.] 2. Incapable of being cultivated or tiled.
58657	unimprovableness	[.] UNIMPROVABLENESS, n. The quality of being not improvable.
58658	unimproved	[.] UNIMPROVED, a. [.] 1. Not improved; not made better or wiser; not advanced in knowledge, manners or excellence. [.] 2. Not used for a valuable purpose. How many advantages unimproved have we to regret! [.] 3. Not used; not employed. [.] 4. Not tilled; not ...
58659	unimproving	[.] UNIMPROVING, a. Not improving; not tending to advance or instruct.
58660	unimputable	[.] UNIMPU'TABLE, a. Not imputable or chargeable to.
58661	uninchanted	[.] UNINCH'ANTED, a. Not enchanted; not affected by magic or enchantment; not haunted. [Usually unenchanted.]
58662	unincreasable	[.] UNINCRE'ASABLE, a. Admitting no increase. [Not in use.]
58663	unincumbered	[.] UNINCUM'BERED, a. [.] 1. Not incumbered; not burdened. [.] 2. Free from any temporary estate or interest, or from mortgage, or other charge or debt; as an estate unincumbered with dower.
58664	unindebted	[.] UNINDEBT'ED, a. [.] 1. Not indebted. [.] 2. Not borrowed. [Unusual.]
58665	unindifferent	[.] UNINDIF'FERENT, a. Not indifferent; not unbiased; partial; leaning to one party.
58666	unindorsed	[.] UNINDORS'ED, a. Not indorsed; not assigned; as an unindorsed note or bill.
58667	unindustrious	[.] UNINDUS'TRIOUS, a. Not industrious; not diligent in labor, study or other pursuit.
58668	uninfected	[.] UNINFECT'ED, a. [.] 1. Not infected; not contaminated or affected by foul infectious air. [.] 2. Not corrupted.
58669	uninfectious	[.] UNINFEC'TIOUS, a. Not infectious; not foul; not capable of communicating disease.
58670	uninflamed	[.] UNINFLA'MED, a. [.] 1. Not inflamed; not set on fire. [.] 2. Not highly provoked.
58671	uninflammable	[.] UNINFLAM'MABLE, a. Not inflammable; not capable of being set on fire.
58672	uninfluenced	[.] UNIN'FLUENCED, a. [.] 1. Not influenced; not persuaded or moved by others, or by foreign considerations; not biased; acting freely. [.] 2. Not proceeding from influence, bias or prejudice; as uninfluenced conduct or actions.
58673	uninformed	[.] UNINFORM'ED, a. [.] 1. Not informed; not instructed; untaught. [.] 2. unanimated; not enlivened.
58674	uninforming	[.] UNINFORM'ING, a. Not furnishing information; uninstructive.
58675	uningenious	[.] UNINGE'NIOUS, a. Not ingenious; dull.
58676	uningenuous	[.] UNINGEN'UOUS, a. Not ingenuous; not frank or candid; disingenuous.
58677	uninhabitable	[.] UNINHAB'ITABLE, a. a. Not inhabitable; that in which men cannot live; unfit to be the residence of men.
58678	uninhabitableness	[.] UNINHABITABLENESS, n. The state of being uninhabitable.
58679	uninhabited	[.] UNINHAB'ITED, a. Not inhabited by men; having no inhabitants.
58680	uninitiated	[.] UNINI'TIATED, a. Not initiated.
58681	uninjured	[.] UNIN'JURED, a. Not injured; not hurt; suffering no harm.
58682	uninquisitive	[.] UNINQUIS'ITIVE, a. s as z. Not inquisitive; not curious to search and inquire.
58683	uninscribed	[.] UNINSCRI'BED, a. Not inscribed; having no inscription.
58684	uninspired	[.] UNINSPI'RED, a. Not having received any supernatural instruction or illumination.
58685	uninstructed	[.] UNINSTRUCT'ED, a. [.] 1. Not instructed or taught; not educated. [.] 2. Not directed by superior authority; not furnished with instructions.
58686	uninstructive	[.] UNINSTRUCT'IVE, a. Not instructive; not conferring improvement.
58687	uninsulated	[.] UNIN'SULATED, a. Not insulated; not being separated or detached from every thing else.
58688	uninsured	[.] UNINSU'RED, a. [See Sure.] Not insured; not assured against loss.
58689	unintelligent	[.] UNINTEL'LIGENT, a. [.] 1. Not having reason or consciousness; not possessing understanding. [.] 2. Not knowing; not skillful; dull.
58690	unintelligibility	[.] UNINTELLIGIBIL'ITY, n. The quality of being not intelligible.
58691	unintelligible	[.] UNINTEL'LIGIBLE, a. Not intelligible; that cannot be understood.
58692	unintelligibly	[.] UNINTEL'LIGIBLY, adv. In a manner not to be understood.
58693	unintended	[.] UNINTEND'ED, a. Not intended; not designed.
58694	unintentional	[.] UNINTEN'TIONAL, a. Not intentional; not designed; done or happening without design.
58695	unintentionally	[.] UNINTEN'TIONALLY, adv. Without design or purpose.
58696	uninterested	...
58697	uninteresting	[.] UNIN'TERESTING, a. Not capable of exiting an interest, or of engaging the mind or passions; as an uninteresting story or poem.
58698	unintermission	[.] UNINTERMIS'SION, n. Defect or failure of intermission.
58699	unintermitted	[.] UNINTERMIT'TED, a. Not intermitted; not interrupted; not suspended for a time; continued.
58700	unintermitting	[.] UNINTERMIT'TING, a. Not intermitting; not ceasing for a time; continuing.
58701	unintermittingly	[.] UNINTERMIT'TINGLY, adv. Without cessation; continually.
58702	unintermixed	[.] UNINTERMIX'ED, a. Not intermixed; not mingled.
58703	uninterpolated	[.] UNIN'TERPOLATED, a. Not interpolated; not inserted at a time subsequent to the original writing.
58704	uninterrupted	[.] UNINTERRUPT'ED, a. [.] 1. Not interrupted; not broken. [.] 2. Not disturbed by intrusion or avocation.
58705	uninterruptedly	[.] UNINTERRUPT'EDLY, adv. Without interruption; without disturbance.
58706	unintrenched	[.] UNINTRENCH'ED, a. Not intrenched; not defended by intrenchments.
58707	unintricated	[.] UNIN'TRICATED, a. Not perplexed; not obscure or intricate. [Not in use.]
58708	unintroduced	[.] UNINTRODU'CED, a. Not introduced; not properly conducted; obtrusive.
58709	uninured	[.] UNINU'RED, a. Not inured; not hardened by use or practice.
58710	uninvented	[.] UNINVENT'ED, a. Not invented; not found out.
58711	uninvested	[.] UNINVEST'ED, a. [.] 1. Not invested; not clothed. [.] 2. Not converted into some species of property less fleeting than money; as money uninvested.
58712	uninvestigable	[.] UNINVES'TIGABLE, a. That cannot be investigated or searched out.
58713	uninvidious	[.] UNINVID'IOUS, a. Not invidious.
58714	uninvited	[.] UNINVI'TED, a. Not invited; not requested; not solicited.
58715	union	[.] U'NION, n. [L. unio, to unite, from unus, one.] [.] 1. The act of joining two or more things into one, and thus forming a compound body or a mixture; or the junction or coalition of things thus united. Union differs from connection, as it implies the bodies to ...
58716	uniparous	[.] UNIP'AROUS, a. [L. unus, one, and pario, to bear.] Producing one at a birth.
58717	uniradiated	[.] UNIRA'DIATED, a. Having one ray.
58718	unirritated	[.] UNIR'RITATED, a. [.] 1. Not irritated; not fretted. [.] 2. Not provoked or angered.
58719	unirritating	[.] UNIR'RITATING, a. [.] 1. Not irritating or fretting. [.] 2. Not provoking. [.] 3. Not exciting.
58720	unison	[.] U'NISON, n. [L. unus, one, and sonur, sound.] [.] 1. In music, an accordance or coincidence of sounds, proceeding from an equality in the number of vibrations made in a given time by a sonorous body. If two chords of the same matter have equal length, thickness ...
58721	unisonance	[.] UNIS'ONANCE, n. Accordance of sounds. [.] What constitutes unisonance is the equality of the number of vibrations of two sonorous bodies, in equal times.
58722	unisonant	[.] UNIS'ONANT, a. Being in unison; having the same degree of gravity or acuteness.
58723	unisonous	[.] UNIS'ONOUS, a. Being in unison.
58724	unit	[.] U'NIT, n. [L. unus, one; unitas, unity.] [.] 1. One; a word which denotes a single thing or person; the least whole number. [.] Units are the integral parts of any large number. [.] 2. In mathematics, any known determinate quantity, by the constant repetition ...
58725	unitarian	[.] UNITA'RIAN, n. [L. unitus, unus.] One who denies the doctrine of the trinity, and ascribes divinity to God the Father only. The Arian and Socinian are both comprehended in the term Unitarian. [.] UNITA'RIAN, a. Pertaining to Unitarians, or to the doctrine of ...
58726	unitarianism	[.] UNITA'RIANISM, n. The doctrines of Unitarians, who contend for the unity of the Godhead, in opposition to the Trinitarians, and who of course deny the divinity of Christ.
58727	unite	[.] UNI'TE, v.t. [L. unio, unitus.] [.] 1. To put together or join two or more things, which make one compound or mixture. Thus we unite the parts of a building to make one structure. The kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland united, form one empire. So we unite ...
58728	united	[.] UNI'TED, pp. Joined; made to agree; cemented; mixed; attached by growth. [.] United flowers, are such as have the stamens and pistils in the same flower.
58729	uniter	[.] UNI'TER, n. The person or thing that unites.
58730	uniting	[.] UNI'TING, ppr. Joining; causing to agree; consolidating; coalescing; growing together.
58731	unition	[.] UNI'TION, n. Junction; act of uniting. [Not in use.]
58732	unitive	[.] U'NITIVE, a. Having the power of uniting. [Not used.]
58733	unity	[.] U'NITY, n. [L. unitas.] [.] 1. The state of being one; oneness. Unity may consist of a simple substance or existing being, as the soul; but usually it consists in a close junction of particles or parts, constituting a body detached from other bodies. Unity is ...
58734	univalve	[.] U'NIVALVE, a. [L. unus, one, and valve.] Having one valve only, as a shell or pericarp. [.] U'NIVALVE, n. A shell having one valve only. The univalves form one of the three divisions into which shells are usually divided.
58735	univalvular	[.] UNIVALV'ULAR, a. Having one valve only; as a univalvular pericap or shell.
58736	universal	[.] UNIVERS'AL, a. [L. universalis;unus and versor.] [.] 1. All; extending to or comprehending the whole number, quantity or space; as universal ruin; universal good; universal benevolence. [.] The universal cause acts not by partial, but by general laws. [.] 2. ...
58737	universalism	[.] UNIVERS'ALISM, n. In theology, the doctrine or belief that all men will be saved or made happy in a future life.
58738	universalist	[.] UNIVERS'ALIST, n. One who holds the doctrine that all men will be saved.
58739	universality	[.] UNIVERSAL'ITY, n. The state of extending to the whole; as the universality of a proposition; the universality of sin; the universality of the deluge.
58740	universally	[.] UNIVERS'ALLY, adv. With extension to the whole; in a manner to comprehend all; without exception. Air is a fluid universally diffused. God's laws are universally binding on his creatures. [.] [Note - Universal and its derivatives are used in common discourse for general. ...
58741	universalness	[.] UNIVERS'ALNESS, n. Universality.
58742	universe	[.] U'NIVERSE, n. [L. universitas.] [.] The collective name of heaven and earth, and all that belongs to them; the whole system of created things.
58743	university	[.] UNIVERS'ITY, n. An assemblage of colleges established in any place, with professors for instructing students in the sciences and other branches of learning, and where degrees are conferred. A university is properly a universal school, in which are taught all branches ...
58744	univocal	[.] UNIV'OCAL, a. [L. unus, one, and vox, word.] [.] 1. Having one meaning only. A univocal word is opposed to an equivocal, which has two or more significations. [.] 2. Having unison of sounds; as the octave in music and its replicates. [.] 3. Certain; regular; ...
58745	univocally	[.] UNIV'OCALLY, adv. [.] 1. In one term; in one sense. [.] How is sin univocally distinguished into venial and mortal, if the venial be not sin? [.] 2. In one tenor. [Little used.]
58746	univocation	[.] UNIVOCA'TION, n. Agreement of name and meaning.
58747	univoke	[.] U'NIVOKE, a. In music, univocal concords are the octave and its recurrences, above or below.
58748	univoque	[.] U'NIVOQUE,
58749	unjoint	[.] UNJOINT', v.t. To disjoint.
58750	unjointed	[.] UNJOINT'ED, a. [.] 1. Disjointed; separated. [.] 2. Having no joint or articulation; as an unjointed stem.
58751	unjoyous	[.] UNJOY'OUS, a. Not joyous; not gay or cheerful.
58752	unjudged	[.] UNJUDG'ED, a. Not judged; not judicially determined.
58753	unjust	[.] UNJUST', a. [.] 1. Not just; acting contrary to the standard of right established by the divine law; not equitable; as an unjust man. [.] 2. Contrary to justice and right; wrongful; as an unjust sentence; an unjust demand; an unjust accusation.
58754	unjustifiable	[.] UNJUST'IFIABLE, a. Not justifiable; that cannot be proved to be right; not to be vindicated or defended; as an unjustifiable motive or action.
58755	unjustifiableness	[.] UNJUST'IFIABLENESS, n. The quality of not being justifiable.
58756	unjustifiably	[.] UNJUST'IFIABLY, adv. In a manner that cannot be justified or vindicated.
58757	unjustified	[.] UNJUST'IFIED, a. [.] 1. Not justified or vindicated. [.] 2. Not pardoned.
58758	unjustly	[.] UNJUST'LY, adv. In an unjust manner; wrongfully.
58759	unked	[.] UNKED,
58760	unkemmed	[.] UNKEM'MED,
58761	unkempt	[.] UNKEMPT', a. Uncombed; unpolished. [Obsolete, except in poetry.]
58762	unkennel	[.] UNKEN'NEL, v.t. [.] 1. To drive from his hole; as, to unkennel a fox. [.] 2. To rouse from secrecy or retreat. [.] 3. To release from a kennel.
58763	unkenneled	[.] UNKEN'NELED, pp. Driven or let loose from confinement, as a fox or dog.
58764	unkent	[.] UNKENT', a. [un and ken, to know.] Unknown. Obs.
58765	unkept	[.] UNKEPT', a. [.] 1. Not kept; not retained; not preserved. [.] 2. Not observed; not obeyed; as a command.
58766	unkerneled	[.] UNKERN'ELED, a. Destitute of a kernel.
58767	unkid	[.] UNKID, for uncouth, odd; strange. [Not in use.]
58768	unkind	[.] UNKIND, a. [.] 1. Not kind; not benevolent; not favorable; not obliging. [.] 2. Unnatural.
58769	unkindly	[.] UNKINDLY, a. [.] 1. Unnatural; contrary to nature; as an unkindly crime. [.] 2. Unfavorably; malignant; as an unkindly fog. [.] UNKINDLY, adv. [.] 1. Without kindness; without affection; as, to treat one unkindly. [.] 2. In a manner contrary to nature; ...
58770	unkindness	[.] UNKINDNESS, n. [.] 1. Want of kindness; want of natural affection; want of good will. [.] 2. Disobliging treatment; disfavor.
58771	unking	[.] UNKING', v.t To deprive of royalty.
58772	unkinglike	[.] UNKING'LIKE,
58773	unkingly	[.] UNKING'LY, a. Unbecoming a king; not noble.
58774	unkissed	[.] UNKISS'ED, a. Not kissed.
58775	unkle	[.] UNKLE. [See Uncle.]
58776	unknightly	[.] UNKNIGHTLY, a. Unbecoming a knight.
58777	unknit	[.] UNKNIT', v.t. [.] 1. To separate threads that are knit; to open; to loose work that is knit or knotted. [.] 2. To open.
58778	unknot	[.] UNKNOT', v.t. To free from knots; to untie.
58779	unknow	[.] UNKNOW, v.t. To cease to know. [Not in use.]
58780	unknowable	[.] UNKNOWABLE, a. That cannot be known.
58781	unknowing	[.] UNKNOWING, a. Not knowing; ignorant; with of. [.] Unknowing of deceit.
58782	unknowingly	[.] UNKNOWINGLY, adv. Ignorantly; without knowledge or design.
58783	unknown	[.] UNKNOWN, a. [.] 1. Not known. The author of the invention is unknown. [.] 2. Greater than is imagined. [.] 3. Not having had cohabitation. [.] 4. Not having communication.
58784	unlabored	[.] UNLA'BORED, a. [.] 1. Not produced by labor; as unlabored harvests. [.] 2. Not cultivated by labor; not tilled. [.] 3. Spontaneous; voluntary; that offers without effort; natural. [.] And from the theme unlabor'd beauties rise. [.] 4. Easy; natural; not ...
58785	unlaborious	[.] UNLABO'RIOUS, a. Not laborious; not difficult to be done.
58786	unlace	[.] UNLA'CE, v.t [.] 1. To loose from lacing or fastening by a cord or strings passed through loops and holes; as, to unlace a helmet or a garment. [.] 2. To loose a woman's dress. [.] 3. To divest of ornaments. [.] 4. In sea language, to loose and take off ...
58787	unlaced	[.] UNLA'CED, pp. Loosed from lacing; unfastened.
58788	unlacing	[.] UNLA'CING, ppr. Loosing from lacing or fastening.
58789	unlackeyed	[.] UNLACK'EYED, a. Unattended with a lackey.
58790	unlade	[.] UNLA'DE, v.t. [.] 1. To unload; to take out the cargo of; as, to unlade a ship. [.] 2. To unload; to remove, as a load or burden. Acts. 21.
58791	unladen	[.] UNLA'DEN, pp. of lade. Unloaded.
58792	unlaid	[.] UNLA'ID, a. [.] 1. Not placed; not fixed. [.] 2. Not allayed; not pacified; not suppressed. [.] 3. Not laid out, as a corpse.
58793	unlamented	[.] UNLAMENT'ED, a. Not lamented; whose loss is not deplored. [.] Thus unlamented pass the proud away.
58794	unlarded	[.] UNL'ARDED, a. Not intermixed or inserted for improvement.
58795	unlatch	[.] UNLATCH', v.i. To open or loose by lifting the latch.
58796	unlaureled	[.] UNLAU'RELED, a. Not crowned with laurel; not honored.
58797	unlavish	[.] UNLAV'ISH, a. Not lavish; not profuse; not wasteful.
58798	unlavished	[.] UNLAV'ISHED, a. Not lavished; not spent wastefully.
58799	unlaw	[.] UNLAW', v.t. To deprive of the authority of law.
58800	unlawful	[.] UNLAW'FUL, a. Not lawful; contrary to law; illegal; not permitted by law. [.] Unlawful assembly, in law, the meeting of three or more persons to commit an unlawful act.
58801	unlawfully	[.] UNLAW'FULLY, adv. [.] 1. In violation of law or right; illegally. [.] 2. Illegitimately; not in wedlock; as a child unlawfully born.
58802	unlawfulness	[.] UNLAW'FULNESS, n. [.] 1. Illegality; contrariety to law. [.] 2. Illegitimacy.
58803	unlearn	[.] UNLEARN', v.t. unlern'. To forget or lose what has been learned. It is most important to us all to unlearn the errors of our early education. [.] I had learned nothing right; I had to unlearn everything.
58804	unlearned	[.] UNLEARN'ED, pp. [.] 1. Forgotten. [.] 2. a. Not learned; ignorant; illiterate; not instructed. [.] 3. Not gained by study; not known. [.] 4. Not suitable to a learned man; as unlearned verses.
58805	unlearnedly	[.] UNLEARN'EDLY, adv. Ignorantly.
58806	unlearnedness	[.] UNLEARN'EDNESS, n. want of learning; illiterateness.
58807	unleavened	[.] UNLEAVENED, a. unlev'ened. Not leavened; not raised by leaven, barm or yeast. Ex. 12.
58808	unlectured	[.] UNLEC'TURED, a. Not taught by lecture.
58809	unleisured	[.] UNLEISURED, a. unlezh'ured. Not having leisure. [Not in use.]
58810	unlent	[.] UNLENT', a. Not lent.
58811	unless	[.] UNLESS', conj. [.] Except; that is, remove or dismiss the fact or thing stated in the sentence or clause which follows. "We cannot thrive unless we are industrious and frugal." the sense will be more obvious with the clauses of the sentence inverted. Unless, [remove ...
58812	unlessoned	[.] UNLES'SONED, a. Not taught; not instructed.
58813	unlettered	[.] UNLET'TERED, a. Unlearned; untaught; ignorant.
58814	unletteredness	[.] UNLET'TEREDNESS, n. Want of learning.
58815	unleveled	[.] UNLEV'ELED, a. Not leveled; not laid even.
58816	unlibidinous	[.] UNLIBID'INOUS, a. Not libidinous; not lustful.
58817	unlicensed	[.] UNLI'CENSED, a. Not licensed; not having permission by authority; as an unlicensed innkeeper. [.] The vending of ardent spirits, in places licensed or unlicensed, is a tremendous evil.
58818	unlicked	[.] UNLICK'ED, a. shapeless; not formed to smoothness; as an unlicked bear whelp.
58819	unlighted	[.] UNLIGHTED, a. [.] 1. Not lighted; not illuminated. [.] 2. Not kindled or set on fire.
58820	unlightsome	[.] UNLIGHTSOME, a. Dark; gloomy; wanting light.
58821	unlike	[.] UNLI'KE, a. [.] 1. Dissimilar; having no resemblance. Never were two men more unlike. The cases are entirely unlike. [.] 2. Improbably; unlikely.
58822	unlikelihood	[.] UNLI'KELIHOOD,
58823	unlikeliness	[.] UNLI'KELINESS, n. Improbability.
58824	unlikely	[.] UNLI'KELY, a. [.] 1. Improbably; such as cannot be reasonably expected; as an unlikely event. The thing you mention is very unlikely. [.] 2. Not promising success. He employs very unlikely means to effect his object. [.] UNLI'KELY, adv. Improbably.
58825	unlikeness	[.] UNLI'KENESS n. Want of resemblance; dissimilitude.
58826	unlimber	[.] UNLIM'BER, a. Not limber; not flexible; not yielding.
58827	unlimitable	[.] UNLIM'ITABLE, a. Admitting no limits; boundless. [We now us illimitable.]
58828	unlimited	[.] UNLIM'ITED, a. [.] 1. Not limited; having no bounds; boundless. [.] 2. Undefined; indefinite; not bounded by proper exceptions; as unlimited terms. [.] 3. Unconfined; not restrained. [.] Ascribe not to God such as unlimited exercise of mercy as may destroy ...
58829	unlimitedly	[.] UNLIM'ITEDLY, adv. Without bounds.
58830	unlimitedness	[.] UNLIM'ITEDNESS, n. The state of being boundless, or of being undefined.
58831	unlineal	[.] UNLIN'EAL, a. Not in a line; not coming in the order of succession.
58832	unlink	[.] UNLINK', v.t. To separate links; to loose; to unfasten: to untwist.
58833	unliquidated	[.] UNLIQ'UIDATED, a. [.] 1. Not liquidated; not settled; not having the exact amount ascertained; as an unliquidated debt; unliquidated accounts. [.] 2. Unpaid; unadjusted.
58834	unliquified	[.] UNLIQ'UIFIED, a. Unmelted; not dissolved.
58835	unliquored	[.] UNLIQ'UORED, a. Not moistened; not smeared with liquor; not filled with liquor.
58836	unlistening	[.] UNLIS'TENING, a. Not listening; not hearing; not regarding.
58837	unliveliness	[.] UNLI'VELINESS, n. Want of life; dullness.
58838	unlively	[.] UNLI'VELY, a. Not lively; dull.
58839	unload	[.] UNLOAD, v.t. [.] 1. To take the load from; to discharge of a load or cargo; as, to unload a ship; to unload a cart. [.] 2. To disburden; as, to unload a beast. [.] 3. To disburden; to relieve from any thing onerous or troublesome.
58840	unloaded	[.] UNLOADED, pp. Freed from a load or cargo; disburdened.
58841	unloading	[.] UNLOADING, ppr. Freeing from a load or cargo; disburdening; relieving of a burden.
58842	unlocated	[.] UNLO'CATED, a. [.] 1. Not place; not fixed in a place. [.] 2. In America, unlocated lands are such new or wild lands as have not been surveyed, appropriated or designated by marks, limits or boundaries, to some individual, company or corporation.
58843	unlock	[.] UNLOCK', [.] 1. To unfasten what is locked; as, to unlock a door or a chest. [.] 2. To open, in general; to lay open. [.] Unlock your springs, and open all your shades.
58844	unlocked	[.] UNLOCK'ED, pp. [.] 1. Opened. [.] 2. a. Not locked; not made fast. [.] Unlocked for, not expected; not foreseen.
58845	unloose	[.] UNLOOSE, v.t. unloos'. To loose. [An ill formed word, as it expresses the same idea as loose.] [.] UNLOOSE, v.i. unloos'. To fall in pieces; to lose all connection or union.
58846	unlosable	[.] UNLOSABLE, a. s as z. That cannot be lost. [Not in use.]
58847	unloved	[.] UNLOVED, a. Not loved.
58848	unloveliness	[.] UNLOVELINESS, n. Want of loveliness; unamiableness; want of the qualities which attract love.
58849	unlovely	[.] UNLOVELY, a. Not lovely; not amiable; destitute of the qualities which attract love, or possessing qualities that excite dislike.
58850	unloving	[.] UNLOVING, a. Not loving; not fond.
58851	unluckily	[.] UNLUCK'ILY, adv. Unfortunately; by ill fortune.
58852	unluckiness	[.] UNLUCK'INESS, n. [.] 1. Unfortunateness; ill fortune. [.] 2. Mischievousness.
58853	unlucky	[.] UNLUCK'Y, a. [.] 1. Unfortunate; not successful; as an unlucky man. [.] 2. Unfortunate; not resulting in success; as an unlucky adventure; an unlucky throw of dice; an unlucky game. [.] [This word is usually applied to incidents in which success depends on single ...
58854	unlustrous	[.] UNLUS'TROUS, a. Wanting luster; not shining.
58855	unlusty	[.] UNLUST'Y, a. Not lusty; not stout; weak.
58856	unlute	[.] UNLU'TE, v.t. To separate things cemented or luted; to take the lute or clay from.
58857	unluted	[.] UNLU'TED, pp. Separated, as luted vessels.
58858	unluting	[.] UNLU'TING, ppr. Separating, as luted vessels.
58859	unmade	[.] UNMA'DE, pp. [.] 1. Deprived of its form or qualities. [.] 2. a. Not made; not yet formed. [.] 3. Omitted to be made.
58860	unmagnetic	[.] UNMAGNET'IC, a. Not having magnetic properties.
58861	unmaidenly	[.] UNMA'IDENLY, a. Not becoming a maiden.
58862	unmaimed	[.] UNMA'IMED, a. Not maimed; not disabled in any limb; sound; entire.
58863	unmakable	[.] UNMA'KABLE, a. Not possible to be made. [Little used.]
58864	unmake	[.] UNMA'KE, v.t. [.] 1. To destroy the form and qualities which constitute a thing what it is. [.] God does not make or unmake things to try experiments. [.] 2. To deprive of qualities before possessed.
58865	unmaking	[.] UNMA'KING, ppr. Destroying the peculiar properties of a thing.
58866	unmalleability	[.] UNMALLEABIL'ITY, n. The quality or state of being unmalleable.
58867	unmalleable	[.] UNMAL'LEABLE, a. Not malleable; not capable of being hammered into a plate, or of being extended by beating.
58868	unman	[.] UNMAN', v.t. [.] 1. To deprive of the constitutional qualities of a human being, as reason, &c. [.] 2. To deprive of men; as, to unman a ship. [.] 3. To emasculate; to deprive of virility. [.] 4. To deprive of the courage and fortitude of a man; to break ...
58869	unmanageable	[.] UNMAN'AGEABLE, a. [.] 1. Not manageable; not easily restrained, governed or directed; not controllable. [.] 2. Not easily wielded.
58870	unmanaged	[.] UNMAN'AGED, a. [.] 1. Not broken by horsemanship. [.] 2. Not tutored; not educated.
58871	unmanlike	[.] UNMAN'LIKE,
58872	unmanly	[.] UNMAN'LY, a. [.] 1. Not becoming a human being [.] 2. Unsuitable to a man; effeminate. [.] Unmanly warmth and tenderness of love. [.] 3. Not worthy of a noble mind; ignoble; base; ungenerous; cowardly.
58873	unmanned	[.] UNMAN'NED, pp. Deprived of the qualities of a man.
58874	unmannered	[.] UNMAN'NERED, a. Uncivil; rude.
58875	unmannerliness	[.] UNMAN'NERLINESS, n. Want of good manners; breach of civility; rudeness of behavior.
58876	unmannerly	[.] UNMAN'NERLY, a. [.] 1. Ill bred; not having good manners; rude in behavior; as an unmannerly youth. [.] 2. Not according to good manners; as an unmannerly jest. [.] UNMAN'NERLY, adv. Uncivilly.
58877	unmanufactured	[.] UNMANUFAC'TURED, a. Not manufactured; not wrought into the proper form for use.
58878	unmanured	[.] UNMANU'RED, a. [.] 1. Not manured; not enriched by manure. [.] 2. Uncultivated.
58879	unmarked	[.] UNM'ARKED, a. [.] 1. Not marked; having no mark. [.] 2. Unobserved; not regarded; undistinguished.
58880	unmarred	[.] UNM'ARRED, a. Not marred; not injured; not spoiled; not obstructed.
58881	unmarriable	[.] UNMAR'RIABLE, a. Not marriageable. [Little used.]
58882	unmarried	[.] UNMAR'RIED, a. Not married; having no husband or no wife.
58883	unmarry	[.] UNMAR'RY, v.t. To divorce.
58884	unmarshaled	[.] UNM'ARSHALED, a. Not disposed or arranged in due order.
58885	unmasculate	[.] UNM'ASCULATE, v.t. To emasculate.
58886	unmasculine	[.] UNM'ASCULINE, a. Not masculine or manly; feeble; effeminate.
58887	unmask	[.] UNM'ASK, v.t. To strip of a mask or of any disguise; to lay open what is concealed. [.] UNM'ASK, v.i. To put off a mask.
58888	unmasked	[.] UNM'ASKED, pp. [.] 1. Stripped of a mask or disguise. [.] 2. a. Open; exposed to view.
58889	unmasterable	[.] UNM'ASTERABLE, a. That cannot be mastered or subdued. [Not in use.]
58890	unmastered	[.] UNM'ASTERED, a. [.] 1. Not subdued; not conquered. [.] 2. Not conquerable. [.] He cannot his unmaster'd grief sustain.
58891	unmatchable	[.] UNMATCH'ABLE, a. That cannot be matched; that cannot be equaled; unparalleled.
58892	unmatched	[.] UNMATCH'ED, a. Matchless; having no match or equal.
58893	unmeaning	[.] UNME'ANING, a. [.] 1. Having no meaning or signification; as unmeaning words. [.] 2. Not expressive; not indicating intelligence; as an unmeaning face. [.] There pride sits blazon'd on the' unmeaning brow.
58894	unmeant	[.] UNMEANT, a. unment'. Not meant; not intended.
58895	unmeasurable	[.] UNMEASURABLE, a. unmezh'urable. That cannot be measured; unbounded; boundless. [.] [For this, immeasurable is generally used.]
58896	unmeasurably	[.] UNMEAS'URABLY, adv. Beyond all measure.
58897	unmeasured	[.] UNMEAS'URED, a. [.] 1. Not measured; plentiful beyond measure. [.] 2. Immense; infinite; as unmeasured space.
58898	unmechanical	[.] UNMECHAN'ICAL, a. Not mechanical; not according to the laws or principles of mechanics. [.] Unmeddled with, not meddled with; not touched; not altered.
58899	unmeddling	[.] UNMED'DLING, a. Not meddling; not interfering with the concerns of others; not officious.
58900	unmeddlingness	[.] UNMED'DLINGNESS, n. Forbearance of interposition. [Not in use.]
58901	unmeditated	[.] UNMED'ITATED, a. Not meditated; not prepared by previous thought.
58902	unmeet	[.] UNMEE'T, a. Not fit; not proper; not worthy or suitable.
58903	unmeetly	[.] UNMEE'TLY, adv. Not fitly; not properly; not suitably.
58904	unmeetness	[.] UNMEE'TNESS, n. Unfitness; unsuitableness.
58905	unmellowed	[.] UNMEL'LOWED, a. Not mellowed; not fully matured.
58906	unmelodious	[.] UNMELO'DIOUS, a. Not melodious; wanting melody; harsh.
58907	unmelted	[.] UNMELTED, a. [.] [.] 1. Undissolved; not melted. [.] 2. Not softened.
58908	unmentioned	[.] UNMEN'TIONED, a. Not mentioned; not named.
58909	unmercantile	[.] UNMER'CANTILE, a. Not according to the customs and rules of commerce.
58910	unmerchantable	[.] UNMER'CHANTABLE, a. Not merchantable; not of a quality fit for the market.
58911	unmerciful	[.] UNMER'CIFUL, a. [.] 1. Not merciful; cruel; inhuman to such beings as are in one's power; not disposed to spare or forgive. [.] 2. Unconscionable; exorbitant; as unmerciful demands.
58912	unmercifully	[.] UNMER'CIFULLY, adv. Without mercy or tenderness; cruelly.
58913	unmercifulness	[.] UNMER'CIFULNESS, n. Want of mercy; want of tenderness and compassion towards those who are in one's power; cruelty in the exercise of power or punishment.
58914	unmeritable	[.] UNMER'ITABLE, a. Having no merit or desert. [Not in use.]
58915	unmerited	[.] UNMER'ITED, a. [.] 1. Not merited; not deserved; obtained without service or equivalent; as unmerited promotion. [.] 2. Not deserved; cruel; unjust; as unmerited sufferings or injuries.
58916	unmeritedness	[.] UNMER'ITEDNESS, n. State of being unmerited.
58917	unmet	[.] UNMET', a. Not met.
58918	unmetallic	[.] UNMETAL'LIC, a. Not metallic; not having the properties of metal; not belonging to metals.
58919	unmighty	[.] UNMIGHTY, a. Not mighty; not powerful.
58920	unmild	[.] UNMILD, a. Not mild; harsh; severe; fierce.
58921	unmilded	[.] UNMILD'ED, a. Not milked.
58922	unmildness	[.] UNMILDNESS, n. Want of mildness; harshness.
58923	unmilitary	[.] UNMIL'ITARY, a. Not according to military rules or customs.
58924	unmilled	[.] UNMILL'ED, a. Not milled; not indented or grained; as unmilled coin.
58925	unminded	[.] UNMINDED, a. Not minded; not heeded.
58926	unmindful	[.] UNMINDFUL, a. Not mindful; not heedful; not attentive; regardless; as unmindful of laws; unmindful of health or of duty.
58927	unmindfully	[.] UNMINDFULLY, adv. Carelessly; heedlessly.
58928	unmindfulness	[.] UNMINDFULNESS, n. Heedlessness; inattention; carelessness.
58929	unmingle	[.] UNMIN'GLE, v.t. To separate things mixed.
58930	unmingleable	[.] UNMIN'GLEABLE, a. That cannot be mixed. [Not in use.]
58931	unmingled	[.] UNMIN'GLED, a. [.] 1. Not mingled; not mixed; pure. [.] 2. Pure; not vitiated or alloyed by foreign admixture; as unmingled joy.
58932	unministerial	[.] UNMINISTE'RIAL, a. Not ministerial
58933	unmiry	[.] UNMI'RY, a. Not miry; not muddy; not foul with dirt.
58934	unmissed	[.] UNMISS'ED, a. Not missed; not perceived to be gone or lost.
58935	unmistakeable	[.] UNMISTA'KEABLE, a. That cannot be mistaken. [Little used.]
58936	unmistaken	[.] UNMISTA'KEN, a. Not mistaken; sure.
58937	unmistrusting	[.] UNMISTRUST'ING, a. Not mistrusting; not suspecting; unsuspicious.
58938	unmitigated	[.] UNMIT'IGATED, a. Not mitigated; not lessened; not softened in severity or harshness. [.] UNMIT'IGATED, a. Not mitigated; not lessened; not softened in severity or harshness.
58939	unmixed	[.] UNMIX'ED,
58940	unmixt	[.] UNMIXT;, a. [.] 1. Not mixed; not mingled; pure; unadulterated; unvitiated by foreign admixture. [.] 2. Pure; unalloyed; as unmixed pleasure.
58941	unmoaned	[.] UNMOANED, a. Not lamented.
58942	unmodifiable	[.] UNMOD'IFIABLE, a. That cannot be modified or altered in form; that cannot be reduced to a more acceptable or desired form.
58943	unmodified	[.] UNMOD'IFIED, a. Not modified; not altered in form; not qualified in meaning.
58944	unmodish	[.] UNMO'DISH, a. Not modish; not according to custom.
58945	unmoist	[.] UNMOIST', a. Not moist; not humid; dry.
58946	unmoistened	[.] UNMOIST'ENED, a. Not made moist or humid.
58947	unmold	[.] UNMOLD, v.t. To change the form; to reduce from any form.
58948	unmolded	[.] UNMOLDED, pp. [.] 1. Not changed in form. [.] 2. a. Not molded; not shaped or formed.
58949	unmolested	[.] UNMOLEST'ED, a. Not molested; not disturbed; free from disturbance.
58950	unmoneyed	[.] UNMONEYED, a. Not having money.
58951	unmonoplized	[.] UNMONOP'LIZED, a. Not monopolized.
58952	unmonopolize	[.] UNMONOP'OLIZE, v.t. To recover from being monopolized. [Not in use.]
58953	unmoor	[.] UNMOOR', v.t. [.] 1. In sea language, to bring to the state of riding with a single anchor, after having been moored by two or more cables. [.] 2. To loose from anchorage.
58954	unmoored	[.] UNMOOR'ED, pp. Loosed from anchorage, or brought to ride with a single anchor.
58955	unmooring	[.] UNMOOR'ING, ppr. Loosing from anchorage, or bringing to ride with a single anchor.
58956	unmoralized	[.] UNMOR'ALIZED, a. Untutored by morality; not conformed to good morals.
58957	unmortgaged	[.] UNMORT'GAGED, a. [See Mortgage.] Not mortgaged; not pledged.
58958	unmortified	[.] UNMOR'TIFIED, [.] 1. Not mortified; not shamed. [.] 2. Not subdued by sorrow; as unmortified sin.
58959	unmounted	[.] UNMOUNT'ED, a. Not mounted. Unmounted dragoons are such as have not horses.
58960	unmourned	[.] UNMOURNED, a. Not lamented.
58961	unmovable	[.] UNMOVABLE, a. That cannot be moved or shaken; firm; fixed. [.] [Immovable is more generally used.
58962	unmoved	[.] UNMOVED, a. [.] 1. Not moved; not transferred from one place to another. [.] 2. Not changed in purpose; unshaken; firm. [.] 3. Not affected; not having the passions excited; not touched or impressed. [.] 4. Not altered by passion or emotion.
58963	unmoving	[.] UNMOVING, a. [.] 1. Having no motion. [.] 2. Not exciting emotion; having no power to affect the passions.
58964	unmuffle	[.] UNMUF'FLE, v.t. [.] 1. To take a covering from the face. [.] 2. To remove the muffling of a drum.
58965	unmurmured	[.] UNMUR'MURED, a. Not murmured at.
58966	unmurmuring	[.] UNMUR'MURING, a. Not murmuring; not complaining; as unmurmuring patience.
58967	unmusical	[.] UNMU'SICAL, a. s as z. [.] 1. Not musical; not harmonious or melodious. [.] 2. Harsh; not pleasing to the ear.
58968	unmutilated	[.] UNMU'TILATED, a. Not mutilated; not deprived of a member or part; entire.
58969	unmuzzle	[.] UNMUZ'ZLE, v.t. To loose from a muzzle.
58970	unnamed	[.] UNNA'MED, a. Not named; not mentioned.
58971	unnative	[.] UNNA'TIVE, a. Not native; not natural; forced.
58972	unnatural	[.] UNNAT'URAL, a. [.] 1. Contrary to the laws of nature; contrary to the natural feelings. [.] 2. Acting without the affections of our common nature; as an unnatural father or son. [.] 3. Not in conformity to nature; not agreeable to the real state of persons ...
58973	unnaturalize	[.] UNNAT'URALIZE, v.t. To divest of natural feelings.
58974	unnaturalized	[.] UNNAT'URALIZED, pp. [.] 1. Divested of natural feelings. [.] 2. a. Not naturalized; not made a citizen by authority.
58975	unnaturally	[.] UNNAT'URALLY, adv. In opposition to natural feelings and sentiments.
58976	unnaturalness	[.] UNNAT'URALNESS, n. Contrariety to nature.
58977	unnavigable	[.] UNNAV'IGABLE, a. Not navigable. [But innavigable is more generally used.]
58978	unnavigated	[.] UNNAV'IGATED, a. Not navigated; not passed over in ships or other vessels.
58979	unnecessarily	[.] UNNEC'ESSARILY, adv. Without necessity; needlessly.
58980	unnecessariness	[.] UNNEC'ESSARINESS, n. The state of being unnecessary; needlessness.
58981	unnecessary	[.] UNNEC'ESSARY, a. Not necessary; needless; not required by the circumstances of the case; useless; as unnecessary labor or care; unnecessary rigor.
58982	unnecessitated	[.] UNNECES'SITATED, a. Not required by necessity.
58983	unneedful	[.] UNNEE'DFUL, a. Not needful; not wanted; needless.
58984	unneighborly	[.] UNNEIGHBORLY, a. Not suitable to the duties of a neighbor; not becoming persons living near each other; not kind and friendly. [.] UNNEIGHBORLY, adv. In a manner not suitable to a neighbor; in a manner contrary to the kindness and friendship which should subsist ...
58985	unnervate	[.] UNNERV'ATE, a. Not strong; feeble. [Not in use.]
58986	unnerve	[.] UNNERVE, v.t. unnerv'. To deprive of nerve, force or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble; as, to unnerve the arm.
58987	unnerved	[.] UNNERV'ED, pp. [.] 1. Deprived of strength. [.] 2. a. Weak; feeble.
58988	unneth	[.] UNNETH,
58989	unnethes	[.] UNNETHES, adv. Scarcely; hardly. Obs. [See Uneath.]
58990	unneutral	[.] UNNEU'TRAL, a. Not neutral; not uninterested.
58991	unnoble	[.] UNNO'BLE, a. Not noble; ignoble; mean.
58992	unnoted	[.] UNNOTED, a. [.] 1. Not noted; not observed; not heeded; not regarded. [.] 2. Not honored.
58993	unnoticed	[.] UNNO'TICED, a. [.] 1. Not observed; not regarded. [.] 2. Not treated with the usual marks of respect; not kindly and hospitably entertained.
58994	unnumbered	[.] UNNUM'BERED, a. Not numbered; innumerable; indefinitely numerous.
58995	unnurtured	[.] UNNUR'TURED, a. Not nurtured; not educated.
58996	unobeyed	[.] UNOBEYED, a. Not obeyed.
58997	unobjectionable	[.] UNOBJEC'TIONABLE, a. Not liable to objection; that need not be condemned as faulty, false or improper.
58998	unobjectionably	[.] UNOBJEC'TIONABLY, adv. In a manner not liable to objection.
58999	unobjeected	[.] UNOBJEECT'ED, a. Not objected; not charged as a fault or error.
59000	unobnoxious	[.] UNOBNOX'IOUS, a. Not liable; not exposed to harm.
59001	unobscured	[.] UNOBSCU'RED, a. Not obscured; not darkened.
59002	unobsequious	[.] UNOBSE'QUIOUS, a. Not obsequious; not servilely submissive.
59003	unobsequiously	[.] UNOBSE'QUIOUSLY, adv. Not with servile submissiveness.
59004	unobsequiousness	[.] UNOBSE'QUIOUSNESS, n. Want of servile submissiveness or compliance; incompliance.
59005	unobservable	[.] UNOBSERV'ABLE, a. s as z. That is not observable; not discoverable.
59006	unobservance	[.] UNOBSERV'ANCE, n. Want of observation; inattention; regardlessness.
59007	unobservant	[.] UNOBSERV'ANT, a. [.] 1. Not observant; not attentive; heedless. [.] 2. Not obsequious.
59008	unobserved	[.] UNOBSERV'ED, a. Not observed; not noticed; not seen; not regarded; not heeded.
59009	unobserving	[.] UNOBSERV'ING, a. Not observing; inattentive; heedless.
59010	unobstructed	[.] UNOBSTRUCT'ED, a. [.] 1. Not obstructed; not filled with impediments; as an unobstructed stream or channel.
59011	unobstructive	[.] UNOBSTRUCT'IVE, a. Not presenting any obstacle.
59012	unobtainable	[.] UNOBTA'INABLE, a. That cannot be obtained; not within reach or power.
59013	unobtained	[.] UNOBTA'INED, a. Not obtained; not gained; not acquired.
59014	unobtrusive	[.] UNOBTRU'SIVE, a. Not obtrusive; not forward; modest.
59015	unobvious	[.] UNOB'VIOUS, a. Not obvious; not readily occurring to the view or the understanding.
59016	unoccupied	[.] UNOC'CUPIED, a. [.] 1. Not occupied; not possessed; as unoccupied land. [.] 2. Not engaged in business; being at leisure. The man is unoccupied. [.] 3. Not employed or taken up; as time unoccupied.
59017	unoffended	[.] UNOFFEND'ED, a. Not offended; not having taken offense.
59018	unoffending	[.] UNOFFEND'ING, a. [.] 1. Not offending; not giving offense. [.] 2. Not sinning; free from sin or fault. [.] 3. Harmless; innocent.
59019	unoffensive	[.] UNOFFENS'IVE, a. Not offensive; giving no offense; harmless. [For this, inoffensive is more generally used.
59020	unoffered	[.] UNOF'FERED, a. Not offered; not proposed to acceptance.
59021	unofficial	[.] UNOFFI'CIAL, a. [.] 1. Not official; not pertaining to office. [.] 2. Not proceeding from the proper officer or from due authority; as unofficial news or notice.
59022	unofficially	[.] UNOFFI'CIALLY, adv. Not officially; not in the course of official duty. The man was unofficially informed by the sheriff or commander.
59023	unoften	[.] UNOF'TEN, adv. Rarely. [Not used.]
59024	unoil	[.] UNOIL' v.t. To free from oil.
59025	unoiled	[.] UNOIL'ED, pp. [.] 1. Freed from oil. [.] 2. a. Not oiled; free from oil.
59026	unopened	[.] UNO'PENED, a. Not opened; remaining fast, close, shut or sealed.
59027	unopening	[.] UNO'PENING, a. Not opening.
59028	unoperative	[.] UNOP'ERATIVE, a. Not operative; producing no effect. [But inoperative is generally used.]
59029	unopposed	[.] UNOPPO'SED, a. s as z. Not opposed; not resisted; not meeting with any obstruction; as an army or stream unopposed.
59030	unoppressed	[.] UNOPPRESS'ED, a. Not oppressed; not unduly burdened.
59031	unorderly	[.] UNOR'DERLY, a. Not orderly; disordered; irregular. [Disorderly is more generally used.]
59032	unordinary	[.] UNOR'DINARY, a. Not ordinary; not common. [Not in use.]
59033	unorganized	[.] UNOR'GANIZED, a. Not organized; not having organic structure or vessels for the preparation, secretion and distribution of nourishment, &c. Metals are unorganized bodies. [This word is in use, but inorganized is also used.]
59034	unoriginal	[.] UNORIG'INAL, a. [.] 1. Not original; derived. [.] 2. Having no birth; ungenerated.
59035	unoriginated	[.] UNORIG'INATED, a. Not originated; having no birth or creation. [.] God is underived, unoriginated and self-existent.
59036	unornamental	[.] UNORNAMENT'AL, a. Not ornamental.
59037	unornamented	[.] UNOR'NAMENTED, a. Not ornamented; not adorned; plain.
59038	unorthodox	[.] UNOR'THODOX, a. Not orthodox; not holding the genuine doctrines of the Scriptures.
59039	unostentatious	[.] UNOSTENTA'TIOUS, a. [.] 1. Not ostentatious; not boastful; not making show and parade; modest. [.] 2. Not glaring; not showy; as unostentatious coloring.
59040	unowed	[.] UNOWED, a. Not owed; not due.
59041	unowned	[.] UNOWNED, a. [.] 1. Not owned; having no known owner; not claimed. [.] 2. Not avowed; not acknowledged as one's own; not admitted as done by one's self.
59042	unoxygenated	[.] UNOX'YGENATED,
59043	unoxygenized	[.] UNOX'YGENIZED, a. Not having oxygen in combination.
59044	unpacific	[.] UNPACIF'IC, a. Not pacific; not disposed to peace; not of a peaceable disposition.
59045	unpacified	[.] UNPAC'IFIED, a. Not pacified; not appeased; not calmed.
59046	unpack	[.] UNPACK', v.t. [.] 1. To open, as things packed; as, to unpack goods. [.] 2. To disburden. [Little used.]
59047	unpacked	[.] UNPACK'ED, pp. [.] 1. Opened, as goods. [.] 2. a. Not packed; not collected by unlawful artifices; as an unpacked jury.
59048	unpacking	[.] UNPACK'ING, ppr. Opening, as a package.
59049	unpaid	[.] UNPA'ID, a. [.] 1. Not paid; not discharged; as a debt. [.] 2. Not having received his due; as unpaid workmen. [.] Unpaid for, not paid for; taken on credit.
59050	unpained	[.] UNPA'INED, a. Not pained; suffering no pain.
59051	unpainful	[.] UNPA'INFUL, a. Not painful; giving no pain.
59052	unpalatable	[.] UNPAL'ATABLE, a. [.] 1. Not palatable; disgusting to the taste. [.] 2. Not such as to be relished; disagreeable; as an unpalatable law.
59053	unpalled	[.] UNPALL'ED, a. Not deadened.
59054	unpanoplied	[.] UNPAN'OPLIED, a. Destitute of panoply or complete armor.
59055	unparadise	[.] UNPAR'ADISE, v.t. To deprive of happiness like that of paradise; to render unhappy.
59056	unparagoned	[.] UNPAR'AGONED, a. Unequaled; unmatched.
59057	unparalleled	[.] UNPAR'ALLELED, a. Having no parallel or equal; unequaled; unmatched. [.] The unparalleled perseverance of the armies of the United States, under every suffering and discouragement, was little short of a miracle.
59058	unpardonable	[.] UNP'ARDONABLE, a. Not to be forgiven; that cannot be pardoned or remitted; as an unpardonable sin.
59059	unpardonably	[.] UNP'ARDONABLY, adv. Beyond forgiveness.
59060	unpardoned	[.] UNP'ARDONED, a. [.] 1. Not pardoned; not forgiven; as unpardoned offenses. [.] 2. Not having received a legal pardon. The convict returned unpardoned.
59061	unpardoning	[.] UNP'ARDONING, a. Not forgiving; not disposed to pardon.
59062	unparliamentarines	[.] UNP'ARLIAMENT'ARINESS, n. Contrariety to the rules, usages or constitution of parliament.
59063	unparliamentary	[.] UNP'ARLIAMENT'ARY, a. [.] 1. Contrary to the usages or rules of proceeding in parliament. [.] 2. Contrary to the rules or usages of legislative bodies.
59064	unparted	[.] UNP'ARTED, a. Not parted; not divided; not separated.
59065	unpartial	[.] UNP'ARTIAL, a. Not partial. [Not in use.] See Impartial.]
59066	unpartially	[.] UNP'ARTIALLY, adv. Fairly; impartially. [Not used.
59067	unpassable	[.] UNP'ASSABLE, a. [.] 1. Not admitting persons to pass; impassable; as unpassable roads, rivers or mountains. [Impassable is more generally used.] [.] 2. Not current; not received in common payments; as unpassable notes or coins. [Instead of this, uncurrent ...
59068	unpassionate	[.] UNPAS'SIONATE,
59069	unpassionated	[.] UNPAS'SIONATED, a. Calm; free from passion; impartial. [Instead of these words, dispassionate is now used.]
59070	unpassionately	[.] UNPAS'SIONATELY, adv. Without passion; calmly. [From this, dispassionately is now used.]
59071	unpastoral	[.] UNP'ASTORAL, a. Not pastoral; not suitable to pastoral manners.
59072	unpatented	[.] UNPAT'ENTED, a. Not granted by patent.
59073	unpathed	[.] UNP'ATHED, a. [.] 1. Unmarked by passage; not trodden. [.] 2. Not being beaten into a path; as unpathed snow.
59074	unpathetic	[.] UNPATHET'IC, a. Not pathetic; not adapted to move the passions or excite emotion.
59075	unpatronized	[.] UNPAT'RONIZED, a. Not having a patron; not supported by friends.
59076	unpatterned	[.] UNPAT'TERNED, a. Having no equal.
59077	unpaved	[.] UNPA'VED, a. Not paved; not covered with stone.
59078	unpawned	[.] UNPAWN'ED, a. Not pawned; not pledged.
59079	unpay	[.] UNPA'Y, v.t. [.] 1. To undo. [Not in use.] [.] 2. Not to pay or compensate. [Not used.]
59080	unpeaceable	[.] UNPE'ACEABLE, a. Not peaceable; quarrelsome.
59081	unpeaceableness	[.] UNPE'ACEABLENESS, n. Unquietness; quarrelsomeness.
59082	unpeaceful	[.] UNPE'ACEFUL, a. Not pacific or peaceful; unquiet.
59083	unpedigreed	[.] UNPED'IGREED, a. Not distinguished by a pedigree.
59084	unpeg	[.] UNPEG', v.t. [.] 1. To loose from pegs; to open. [.] 2. To pull out the peg from.
59085	unpelted	[.] UNPELT'ED, a. Not pelted; not assailed with stones.
59086	unpen	[.] UNPEN', v.t. To let out or suffer to escape by breaking a dam or opening a pen. [.] If a man unpens another's water -
59087	unpenal	[.] UNPE'NAL, a. Not penal; not subject to a penalty.
59088	unpenetrable	[.] UNPEN'ETRABLE, a. Not to be penetrated. [But impenetrable is chiefly used.]
59089	unpenitent	[.] UNPEN'ITENT, a. Not penitent. [But impenitent is the word now used.]
59090	unpenned	[.] UNPEN'NED, pp. Unfastened; let out.
59091	unpenning	[.] UNPEN'NING, ppr. Suffering to escape; unlocking.
59092	unpensioned	[.] UNPEN'SIONED, a. [.] 1. Not pensioned; not rewarded by a pension; as an unpensioned soldier. [.] 2. Not kept in pay; not held in dependence by a pension.
59093	unpeople	[.] UNPEOPLE, v.t. To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate; to dispeople.
59094	unpeopled	[.] UNPEOPLED, pp. Depopulated; dispeopled.
59095	unpeopling	[.] UNPEOPLING, ppr. Depopulating.
59096	unperceived	[.] UNPERCE'IVED, a. Not perceived; not heeded; not observed; not noticed.
59097	unperceivedly	[.] UNPERCE'IVEDLY, adv. So as not to be perceived.
59098	unperfect	[.] UNPER'FECT, a. Not perfect; not complete. [But the word now used is imperfect.]
59099	unperfected	[.] UNPER'FECTED, a. Not perfected; not completed.
59100	unperfectness	[.] UNPER'FECTNESS, n. Want of perfectness; incompleteness. [Imperfectness and imperfection are now used.]
59101	unperforated	[.] UNPER'FORATED, a. Not perforated; not penetrated by openings.
59102	unperformed	[.] UNPERFORM'ED, a. [.] 1. Not performed; not done; not executed; as, the business remains unperformed. [.] 2. Not fulfilled; as an unperformed promise.
59103	unperforming	[.] UNPERFORM'ING, a. Not performing; not discharging its office.
59104	unperishable	[.] UNPER'ISHABLE, a. Not perishable; not subject to decay. [The word now used is imperishable.]
59105	unperishing	[.] UNPER'ISHING, a. Not perishing; durable.
59106	unperjured	[.] UNPER'JURED, a. Free from the crime of perjury.
59107	unpermanent	[.] UNPER'MANENT, a. Not permanent; not durable.
59108	unperplex	[.] UNPERPLEX', v.t. To free from perplexity.
59109	unperplexed	[.] UNPERPLEX'ED, a. [.] 1. Not perplexed; not harassed; not embarrassed. [.] 2. Free from perplexity or complication; simple.
59110	unperspirable	[.] UNPER'SPIRABLE, a. That cannot be perspired, or emitted through the pores of the skin.
59111	unpersuadable	[.] UNPERSUA'DABLE, a. That cannot be persuaded, or influenced by motives urged.
59112	unperverted	[.] UNPERVERT'ED, a. Not perverted; not wrested or turned to a wrong sense or use.
59113	unpetrified	[.] UNPET'RIFIED, a. Not petrified; not converted into stone.
59114	unphilosophic	[.] UNPHILOSOPH'IC,
59115	unphilosophical	[.] UNPHILOSOPH'ICAL, a. Not according to the rules or principles of sound philosophy; contrary to philosophy or right reason.
59116	unphilosophically	[.] UNPHILOSOPH'ICALLY, adv. In a manner contrary to the principles of sound philosophy or right reason.
59117	unphilosophicalnes	[.] UNPHILOSOPH'ICALNESS, n. Incongruity with philosophy.
59118	unphilosophize	[.] UNPHILOS'OPHIZE, v.t. To degrade from the character of a philosopher.
59119	unphilosophized	[.] UNPHILOS'OPHIZED, ppr. or a. [.] 1. Degraded from the rank of a philosopher. [.] 2. Not sophisticated or perverted by philosophy; as unphilosophized revelation.
59120	unphysicked	[.] UNPHYS'ICKED, a. s as z. Not influenced by medicine; not physicked. [Not used.]
59121	unpierced	[.] UNPIERCED, a. unpers'ed. Not pierced; not penetrated.
59122	unpillared	[.] UNPIL'LARED, a. Deprived of pillars; as an unpillared temple.
59123	unpillowed	[.] UNPIL'LOWED, a. Having no pillow; having the head not supported.
59124	unpin	[.] UNPIN', v.t. To loose from pins; to unfasten what is held together by pins; as, to unpin a frock; to unpin the frame of a building.
59125	unpinked	[.] UNPINK'ED, a. Not pinked; not marked or set with eyelet holes.
59126	unpitied	[.] UNPIT'IED, a. Not pitied; not compassionated; not regarded with sympathetic sorrow.
59127	unpitiful	[.] UNPIT'IFUL, [.] 1. Having no pity; not merciful. [.] 2. Not exciting pity.
59128	unpitifully	[.] UNPIT'IFULLY, adv. Unmercifully; without mercy.
59129	unpitying	[.] UNPIT'YING, a. Having no pity; showing no compassion.
59130	unplacable	[.] UNPLA'CABLE, a. Not to be appeased. [Implacable is the word now used.]
59131	unplaced	[.] UNPLA'CED, a. Having no office or employment under the government.
59132	unplagued	[.] UNPLAGUED, a. Not plagued; not harassed; not tormented.
59133	unplanted	[.] UNPLANT'ED, a. Not planted; of spontaneous growth.
59134	unplastered	[.] UNPL'ASTERED, a. Not plastered.
59135	unplausible	[.] UNPLAUS'IBLE, a. s as z. Not plausible; not having a fair appearance; as arguments not unplausible.
59136	unplausibly	[.] UNPLAUS'IBLY, adv. s as z. Not with a fair appearance.
59137	unplausive	[.] UNPLAUS'IVE, a. Not approving; not applauding.
59138	unpleadable	[.] UNPLE'ADABLE, a. That cannot be pleaded.
59139	unpleasant	[.] UNPLEASANT, a. unplez'ant. Not pleasant; not affording pleasure; disagreeable.
59140	unpleasantly	[.] UNPLEASANTLY, adv. unplez'antly. In a manner not pleasing; uneasily.
59141	unpleasantness	[.] UNPLEASANTNESS, n. unplez'antness. Disagreeableness; the state or quality of not giving pleasure.
59142	unpleased	[.] UNPLE'ASED, a. s as z. Not pleased; displeased.
59143	unpleasing	[.] UNPLE'ASING, a. Offensive; disgusting.
59144	unpleasingly	[.] UNPLE'ASINGLY, adv. In a manner to displease.
59145	unpleasingness	[.] UNPLE'ASINGNESS, n. Want of qualities to please.
59146	unpledged	[.] UNPLEDG'ED, a. Not pledged; not mortgaged.
59147	unpliable	[.] UNPLI'ABLE, a. Not pliable; not easily bent.
59148	unpliant	[.] UNPLI'ANT, a. [.] 1. Not pliant; not easily bent; stiff. [.] 2. Not readily yielding the will; not compliant.
59149	unplowed	[.] UNPLOW'ED, a. Not plowed.
59150	unplume	[.] UNPLU'ME, v.t. To strip of plumes or feathers; to degrade.
59151	unplumed	[.] UNPLU'MED, pp. or a. Deprived of plumes; destitute of plumes.
59152	unplundered	[.] UNPLUN'DERED, a. Not plundered or stripped.
59153	unpoetic	[.] UNPOET'IC,
59154	unpoetical	[.] UNPOET'ICAL, a. [.] 1. Not poetical; not having the beauties of verse. [.] 2. Not becoming a poet.
59155	unpoetically	[.] UNPOET'ICALLY, adv. [.] 1. In a manner not comporting with the nature of poetry. [.] 2. In a manner unbecoming a poet.
59156	unpointed	[.] UNPOINT'ED, a. [.] 1. Having no point or string. [.] 2. Not having marks by which to distinguish sentences, members and clauses in writing. [.] 3. Not having the vowel points or marks; as an unpointed manuscript in Hebrew or Arabic.
59157	unpoison	[.] UNPOIS'ON, v.t. s as z. To remove or expel poison.
59158	unpoized	[.] UNPOIZ'ED, a. Not poized; not balanced.
59159	unpolarized	[.] UNPO'LARIZED, a. Not polarized; not having polarity.
59160	unpolicied	[.] UNPOL'ICIED, a. Not having civil polity, or a regular form of government.
59161	unpolished	[.] UNPOL'ISHED, a. [.] 1. Not polished; not made smooth or bright by attrition. [.] 2. Not refined in manners; uncivilized; rude; plain.
59162	unpolite	[.] UNPOLI'TE, a. [.] 1. Not refined in manners; not elegant. [.] 2. Not civil; not courteous; rude. [See Impolite.]
59163	unpolitely	[.] UNPOLI'TELY, adv. In an uncivil or rude manner.
59164	unpoliteness	[.] UNPOLI'TENESS, n. [.] 1. Want of refinement in manners; rudeness. [.] 2. Incivility; want of courtesy.
59165	unpolled	[.] UNPOLLED, a. [.] 1. Not registered as a voter. [.] 2. Unplundered; not stripped.
59166	unpolluted	[.] UNPOLLU'TED, a. Not polluted; not defiled; not corrupted.
59167	unpopular	[.] UNPOP'ULAR, a. [.] 1. Not popular; not having the public favor; as an unpopular magistrate. [.] 2. Not pleasing the people; as an unpopular law.
59168	unpopularity	[.] UNPOPULAR'ITY, n. The state of not enjoying the public favor, or of not pleasing the people.
59169	unportable	[.] UNPORTABLE, a. Not to be carried.
59170	unportioned	[.] UNPORTIONED, a. Not endowed or furnished with a portion or fortune; as an unportioned daughter.
59171	unportuous	[.] UNPORTUOUS, a. Having no ports.
59172	unpossessed	[.] UNPOSSESS'ED, a. Not possessed; not held; not occupied.
59173	unpossessing	[.] UNPOSSESS'ING, a. Having no possessions.
59174	unpossible	[.] UNPOS'SIBLE, a. Not possible. obs. [The word now used is impossible.]
59175	unpowdered	[.] UNPOW'DERED, a. Not sprinkled with powder.
59176	unpracticable	[.] UNPRAC'TICABLE, a. Not feasible; that cannot be performed. [The word now used is impracticable.]
59177	unpracticed	[.] UNPRAC'TICED, a. [.] 1. Not having been taught by practice; not skilled; not having experience; raw; unskillful. [.] 2. Not known; not familiar by use. [Not used.]
59178	unpraised	[.] UNPRA'ISED, a. s as z. Not praised; not celebrated.
59179	unprecarious	[.] UNPRECA'RIOUS, a. Not dependent on another; not uncertain.
59180	unprecedented	[.] UNPREC'EDENTED, a. Having no precedent or example; not preceded by a like case; not having the authority of prior example.
59181	unpreceivable	[.] UNPRECE'IVABLE, a. Not to be perceived; not perceptible.
59182	unprecise	[.] UNPRECI'SE, a. Not precise; not exact.
59183	unpredestined	[.] UNPREDES'TINED, a. Not previously determined or destined.
59184	unpredict	[.] UNPREDICT', v.t. To retract prediction.
59185	unpreferred	[.] UNPREFER'RED, a. Not preferred; not advanced.
59186	unpregnant	[.] UNPREG'NANT, a. [.] 1. Not pregnant. [.] 2. Not prolific; not quick of wit.
59187	unprejudicate	[.] UNPREJU'DICATE, a. Not prepossessed by settled opinions. [Little used.]
59188	unprejudiced	[.] UNPREJ'UDICED, a. [.] 1. Not prejudiced; free from undue bias or prepossession; not preoccupied by opinion; impartial; as an unprejudiced mind. [.] 2. Not warped by prejudice; as an unprejudiced judgment.
59189	unprelatical	[.] UNPRELAT'ICAL, a. Unsuitable to a prelate.
59190	unpremeditated	[.] UNPREMED'ITATED, a. [.] 1. Not previously meditated or prepared in the mind. [.] 2. Not previously purposed or intended; not done by design.
59191	unprepared	[.] UNPREPA'RED, a. [.] 1. Not prepared; not ready; not fitted or furnished by previous measures. [.] 2. Not prepared by holiness of life for the event of death and a happy immortality.
59192	unpreparedness	[.] UNPREPA'REDNESS, n. State of being unprepared.
59193	unprepossessed	[.] UNPREPOSSESS'ED, a. Not prepossessed; not biased by previous opinions; not partial.
59194	unprepossessing	[.] UNPREPOSSESS'ING, a. Not having a winning appearance.
59195	unpressed	[.] UNPRESS'ED, a. [.] 1. Not pressed. [.] 2. Not enforced.
59196	unpresumptuous	[.] UNPRESUMP'TUOUS, a. [See Presume.] Not presumptuous; not rash; modest; submissive.
59197	unpretending	[.] UNPRETEND'ING, a. Not claiming distinction; modest.
59198	unprevailing	[.] UNPREVA'ILING, a. Being of no force; vain.
59199	unprevented	[.] UNPREVENT'ED, a. [.] 1. Not prevented; not hindered. [.] 2. Not preceded by any thing. Obs.
59200	unpriest	[.] UNPRIEST, v.t. To deprive of the orders of a priest.
59201	unpriestly	[.] UNPRIESTLY, a. Unsuitable to a priest.
59202	unprince	[.] UNPRINCE, v.t. unprins'. To deprive of principality or sovereignty.
59203	unprincely	[.] UNPRINCELY, a. unprins'ly. Unbecoming a prince; not resembling a prince.
59204	unprincipled	[.] UNPRIN'CIPLED, a. [.] 1. Not having settled principles; as souls unprincipled in virtue. [.] 2. Having no good moral principles; destitute of virtue; not restrained by conscience; profligate.
59205	unprinted	[.] UNPRINT'ED, a. [.] 1. Not printed; as a literary work. [.] 2. Not stamped with figures; white; as unprinted cotton.
59206	unprisoned	[.] UNPRIS'ONED, a. s as z. Set free from confinement.
59207	unprizable	[.] UNPRI'ZABLE, a. Not valued; not of estimation.
59208	unprized	[.] UNPRI'ZED, a. Not valued.
59209	unproclaimed	[.] UNPROCLA'IMED, a. Not proclaimed; not notified by public declaration.
59210	unproductive	[.] UNPRODUC'TIVE, a. [.] 1. Not productive; barren. [.] 2. More generally, not producing large crops; not making profitable returns for labor; as unproductive land. [.] 3. Not profitable; not producing profit or interest; as capital; as unproductive funds or stock. [.] 4. ...
59211	unproductiveness	[.] UNPRODUC'TIVENESS, n. The state of being unproductive; as land, stock, capital labor, &c.
59212	unprofaned	[.] UNPROFA'NED, a. Not profaned; not violated.
59213	unprofessional	[.] UNPROFES'SIONAL, a. [.] 1. Not pertaining to one's profession. [.] 2. Not belonging to a profession.
59214	unproficiency	[.] UNPROFI'CIENCY, n. Want of proficiency or improvement.
59215	unprofitable	[.] UNPROF'ITABLE, a. [.] 1. Bringing no profit; producing no gain beyond the labor, expenses and interest of capital; as unprofitable land; unprofitable stock; unprofitable employment. [.] 2. Producing no improvement or advantage; useless; serving no purpose; as ...
59216	unprofitableness	[.] UNPROF'ITABLENESS, n. The state of producing no profit or good; uselessness; inutility.
59217	unprofitably	[.] UNPROF'ITABLY, adv. [.] 1. Without profit; without clear gain; as capital unprofitably employed. [.] 2. Without any good effect or advantage; to no good purpose.
59218	unprofited	[.] UNPROF'ITED, a. Not having profit or gain.
59219	unprohibited	[.] UNPROHIB'ITED, a. Not prohibited; not forbid; lawful.
59220	unprojected	[.] UNPROJECT'ED, a. Not planned; not projected.
59221	unprolific	[.] UNPROLIF'IC, a. [.] 1. Not prolific; barren; not producing young or fruit. [.] 2. Not producing in abundance.
59222	unpromising	[.] UNPROM'ISING, a. Not promising; not affording a favorable prospect of success, of excellence, of profit, &c.; as an unpromising youth; an unpromising season.
59223	unprompted	[.] UNPROMPT'ED, a. [.] 1. Not prompted; not dictated. [.] 2. Not excited or instigated.
59224	unpronounceable	[.] UNPRONOUNCEABLE, a. unpronouns'able. That cannot be pronounced. [Unusual.]
59225	unpronounced	[.] UNPRONOUNC'ED, a. Not pronounced; not uttered.
59226	unprop	[.] UNPROP', v.t. To remove a prop from; to deprive of support.
59227	unproper	[.] UNPROP'ER, a. Not fit or proper. Obs. [Improper is the word now used.]
59228	unproperly	[.] UNPROP'ERLY, adv. Unfitly. Obs. [See Improperly.]
59229	unprophetic	[.] UNPROPHET'IC,
59230	unprophetical	[.] UNPROPHET'ICAL, a. Not foreseeing n=or not predicting future events.
59231	unpropitious	[.] UNPROPI'TIOUS, a. Not propitious; not favorable; not disposed to promote; inauspicious.
59232	unpropitiously	[.] UNPROPI'TIOUSLY, adv. Unfavorably; unkindly.
59233	unproportionable	[.] UNPROPORTIONABLE, a. Wanting due proportion.
59234	unproportionate	[.] UNPROPORTIONATE, a. Wanting proportion; disproportionate; unfit.
59235	unproportioned	[.] UNPROPORTIONED, a. not proportioned; not suitable.
59236	unproposed	[.] UNPROPO'SED, a. s as z. Not proposed; not offered.
59237	unpropped	[.] UNPROP'PED, a. Not propped; not supported or upheld.
59238	unprosperous	[.] UNPROS'PEROUS, a. Not prosperous; not attended with success; unfortunate.
59239	unprosperously	[.] UNPROS'PEROUSLY, adv. Unsuccessfully; unfortunately.
59240	unprosperousness	[.] UNPROS'PEROUSNESS, n. Want of success; failure of the desired result.
59241	unprostituted	[.] UNPROS'TITUTED, a. Not prostituted; not debased.
59242	unprotected	[.] UNPROTECT'ED, a. [.] 1. Not protected; not defended. [.] 2. Not countenanced; not supported.
59243	unprotracted	[.] UNPROTRACT'ED, a. Not protracted; not drawn out in length.
59244	unproved	[.] UNPROVED, a. [.] 1. Not proved; not known by trial. [.] 2. Not established as true by argument, demonstration or evidence.
59245	unprovide	[.] UNPROVI'DE, v.t. To unfurnish; to divest or strip of qualifications.
59246	unprovided	[.] UNPROVI'DED, pp. [.] 1. Divested of qualifications. [.] 2. a. Not provided; unfurnished; unsupplied.
59247	unprovident	[.] UNPROV'IDENT, a. Improvident. Obs.
59248	unprovisioned	[.] UNPROVI'SIONED, a. s as z. Not furnished with provisions.
59249	unprovoked	[.] UNPROVO'KED, a. [.] 1. Not provoked; not incited; applied to persons. [.] 2. Not proceeding from provocation or just cause; as an unprovoked attack.
59250	unprovoking	[.] UNPROVO'KING, a. Giving no provocation or offense.
59251	unprudential	[.] UNPRUDEN'TIAL, a. Imprudent. [Not used.]
59252	unpruned	[.] UNPRU'NED, a. Not pruned; not lopped.
59253	unpublic	[.] UNPUB'LIC, a. Not public; private; not generally seen or known.
59254	unpublished	[.] UNPUB'LISHED, a. [.] 1. Not made public; secret; private. [.] 2. Not published; as a manuscript or book.
59255	unpunctual	[.] UNPUNC'TUAL, a. Not punctual; not exact in time.
59256	unpunctuality	[.] UNPUNCTUAL'ITY, n. Want of punctuality.
59257	unpunctuated	[.] UNPUNC'TUATED, a. Not punctuated; not pointed.
59258	unpunished	[.] UNPUN'ISHED, a. Not punished; suffered to pass without punishment or with impunity; as a thief unpunished; an unpunished crime.
59259	unpunishing	[.] UNPUN'ISHING, a. Not punishing.
59260	unpurchased	[.] UNPUR'CHASED, a. Not purchased; not bought.
59261	unpure	[.] UNPU'RE, a. Not pure; impure. Obs. [See Impure.]
59262	unpurged	[.] UNPURG'ED, a. Not purged; unpurified.
59263	unpurified	[.] UNPU'RIFIED, a. [.] 1. Not purified; not freed from recrement or foul matter. [.] 2. Not cleansed from sin; unsanctified.
59264	unpurposed	[.] UNPUR'POSED, a. Not intended; not designed.
59265	unpursed	[.] UNPURS'ED, a. Robbed of a purse.
59266	unpursued	[.] UNPURSU'ED, a. Not pursued; not followed; not prosecuted.
59267	unputrefied	[.] UNPU'TREFIED, a. Not putrefied; not corrupted.
59268	unquaffed	[.] UNQU'AFFED, a. Not quaffed; not drank.
59269	unqualified	[.] UNQUAL'IFIED, a. [.] 1. Not qualified; not fit; not having the requisite talents, abilities or accomplishments. [.] 2. Not having taken the requisite oath or oaths. [.] 3. Not modified or restricted by conditions or exceptions; as unqualified praise.
59270	unqualify	[.] UNQUAL'IFY, v.t. To divest of qualifications. [But instead of this, disqualify is now used.]
59271	unqualitied	[.] UNQUAL'ITIED, a. Deprived of the usual faculties. [Not in use.]
59272	unquarrelable	[.] UNQUAR'RELABLE, a. That cannot be impugned. [Not in use.]
59273	unqueen	[.] UNQUEE'N, v.t. To divest of the dignity of queen.
59274	unquelled	[.] UNQUELL'ED, a. Not quelled; not subdued.
59275	unquenchable	[.] UNQUENCH'ABLE, a. That cannot be quenched; that will never be extinguished; inextinguishable. Matt. 3. Luke 3.
59276	unquenchableness	[.] UNQUENCH'ABLENESS, n. The state or quality of being inextinguishable.
59277	unquenchably	[.] UNQUENCH'ABLY, adv. In a manner or degree so as not to be quenched.
59278	unquenched	[.] UNQUENCH'ED, a. Not extinguished.
59279	unquestionable	[.] UNQUES'TIONABLE, a. Not to be questioned; not to be doubted; indubitable; certain; as unquestionable evidence or truth; unquestionable courage.
59280	unquestionably	[.] UNQUES'TIONABLY, adv. Without doubt; indubitably.
59281	unquestioned	[.] UNQUES'TIONED, a. [.] 1. Not called in question; not doubted. [.] 2. Not interrogated; having no questions asked; not examined. [.] 3. Indisputable; not to be opposed.
59282	unquestioning	[.] UNQUES'TIONING, a. Not calling in question; not doubting; unhesitating.
59283	unquick	[.] UNQUICK', a. [.] [.] 1. Not quick; slow. [.] 2. Not alive; motionless. [Not in use.]
59284	unquickened	[.] UNQUICK'ENED, a. Not animated; not matured to vitality; as unquickened progeny.
59285	unquiet	[.] UNQUIET, a. [.] 1. Not quiet; not calm or tranquil; restless; uneasy; as an unquiet person; an unquiet mind. [.] 2. Agitated; disturbed by continual motion; as the unquiet ocean. [.] 3. Unsatisfied; restless.
59286	unquietly	[.] UNQUI'ETLY, adv. In an unquiet state; without rest; in an agitated state.
59287	unquietness	[.] UNQUI'ETNESS, n. [.] 1. Want of quiet; want of tranquility; restlessness; uneasiness. [.] 2. Want of peace; as of a nation. [.] 3. Turbulence; disposition to make trouble or excite disturbance.
59288	unquietude	[.] UNQUI'ETUDE, n. Uneasiness; restlessness. obs. [For this, disquietude and inquietude are used.]
59289	unracked	[.] UNRACK'ED, a. Not racked; not poured from the lees.
59290	unraked	[.] UNRA'KED, a. [.] 1. Not raked; as land unraked. [.] 2. Not raked together; not raked up; as fire.
59291	unransacked	[.] UNRAN'SACKED, a. [.] 1. Not ransacked; not searched. [.] 2. Not pillaged.
59292	unransomed	[.] UNRAN'SOMED, a. Not ransomed; not liberated from captivity or bondage by payment for liberty.
59293	unrash	[.] UNRASH', a. Not rash; not presumptuous.
59294	unravel	[.] UNRAV'EL, v.t. [.] 1. To disentangle; to disengage or separate threads that are knit. [.] 2. To free; to clear from complication or difficulty. [.] 3. To separate connected or united parts; to throw into disorder. [.] Nature all unravel'd. [.] 4. To unfold, ...
59295	unravelment	[.] UNRAV'ELMENT, n. the development of the plot in a play.
59296	unrazored	[.] UNRA'ZORED, a. Unshaven.
59297	unreached	[.] UNRE'ACHED, a. Not reached; not attained to.
59298	unread	[.] UNREAD, a. unred'. [.] 1. Not read; not recited; not perused. [.] 2. Untaught; not learned in books.
59299	unreadiness	[.] UNREADINESS, n. unred'iness. [.] 1. Want of readiness, want of promptness or dexterity. [.] 2. Want of preparation.
59300	unready	[.] UNREADY, a. unred'y. [.] 1. Not ready; not prepared; not fit. [.] 2. Not prompt; not quick. [.] 3. Awkward; ungainly.
59301	unreal	[.] UNRE'AL, a. not real; not substantial; having appearance only.
59302	unreality	[.] UNREAL'ITY, n. want of reality or real existence.
59303	unreaped	[.] UNRE'APED, a. Not reaped; as unreaped wheat; an unreaped field.
59304	unreasonable	[.] UNRE'ASONABLE, a. s as z. [.] 1. Not agreeable to reason. [.] 2. Exceeding the bounds of reason; claiming or insisting on more than is fit; as an unreasonable demand. [.] 3. Immoderate; exorbitant; as an unreasonable love of life or of money. [.] 4. Irrational. ...
59305	unreasonableness	[.] UNRE'ASONABLENESS, n. [.] 1. Inconsistency with reason; as the unreasonableness of sinners. [.] 2. Exorbitance; excess of demand, claim, passion and the like; as the unreasonableness of a proposal.
59306	unreasonably	[.] UNRE'ASONABLY, adv. [.] 1. In a manner contrary to reason. [.] 2. Excessively; immoderately; more than enough.
59307	unreasoned	[.] UNRE'ASONED, a. Not reasoned.
59308	unreave	[.] UNRE'AVE, v.t. [See Reave, Unreeve and Ravel.] [.] 1. To unwind; to disentangle; to loose. [.] 2. Not to rive; not to tear asunder; not to unroof. [Not in use.]
59309	unrebated	[.] UNREBA'TED, a. Not blunted.
59310	unrebukable	[.] UNREBUKABLE, a. Not deserving rebuke; not obnoxious to censure. 1Tim. 6.
59311	unreceived	[.] UNRECE'IVED, a. [.] 1. Not received; not taken; as sacraments unreceived. [.] 2. Not come into possession; as a letter unreceived. [.] 3. Not adopted; not embraced; as opinions unreceived.
59312	unreckoned	[.] UNRECK'ONED, a. Not reckoned or enumerated.
59313	unreclaimable	[.] UNRECLA'IMABLE, a. That cannot be reclaimed, reformed or domesticated.
59314	unreclaimed	[.] UNRECLA'IMED. a. [.] 1. Not reclaimed; not brought to a domestic state; not tamed; as a wild beast unreclaimed. [.] 2. Not reformed; not called back from vice to virtue.
59315	unrecompensed	[.] UNREC'OMPENSED, a. Not recompensaed; not rewarded.
59316	unreconcilable	[.] UNRECONCI'LABLE, [.] 1. That cannot be reconciled; that cannot be made consistent with; as two unreconcilable propositions. [In this sense, irreconcilable is generally used.] [.] 2. Not reconcilable; not capable of being appeased; implacable. [.] 3. That ...
59317	unreconciled	[.] UNRECONCI'LED, a. [.] 1. Not reconciled; not made consistent. [.] 2. Not appeased; not having become favorable. [.] 3. In a theological sense, not having laid aside opposition and enmity to God; not having made peace with God through faith in Christ.
59318	unrecorded	[.] UNRECORD'ED, a. [.] 1. Not recorded; not registered; as an unrecorded deed or lease. [.] 2. Not kept in remembrance by public monuments. [.] Not unrecorded in the rolls of fame.
59319	unrecounted	[.] UNRECOUNT'ED, a. Not recounted; not told; not related or recited.
59320	unrecoverable	[.] UNRECOVERABLE, a. [.] 1. That cannot be recovered; past recovery. [.] 2. That cannot be regained.
59321	unrecovered	[.] UNRECOVERED, a. [.] 1. Not recovered; not recalled into possession; not regained. [.] 2. Not restored to health.
59322	unrecruitable	[.] UNRECRUITABLE, a. [.] 1. That cannot be recruited. [.] 2. Incapable of recruiting. [Bad and not used.]
59323	unrectified	[.] UNREC'TIFIED, a. Not rectified; not corrected or set right.
59324	unrecuring	[.] UNRECU'RING, a. That cannot be cured. [Not in use.]
59325	unredeemable	[.] UNREDEE'MABLE, a. That cannot be redeemed.
59326	unredeemed	[.] UNREDEE'MED, a. [.] 1. Not redeemed; not ransomed. [.] 2. Not paid; not recalled into the treasury or bank by payment of the value in money; as unredeemed bills, notes or stock.
59327	unredressed	[.] UNREDRESS'ED, a. [.] 1. Not redressed; not relieved from injustice; applied to persons. [.] 2. Not removed; not reformed as unredressed evils.
59328	unreduced	[.] UNREDU'CED, a. Not reduced; not lessened in size, quantity or amount.
59329	unreducible	[.] UNREDU'CIBLE, a. Not capable or reduction.
59330	unreducibleness	[.] UNREDU'CIBLENESS, n. The quality of not being capable of reduction.
59331	unreeve	[.] UNREEVE, v.t. unree'v. To withdraw or take out a rope from a block, thimble, &c. [See unreave.]
59332	unrefined	[.] UNREFI'NED, a. [.] 1. Not refined; not purified; as unrefined sugar. [.] 2. Not refined or polished in manners.
59333	unreformable	[.] UNREFORM'ABLE, a. [.] 1. Not capable of being put into a new form. [.] 2. That cannot be reformed or amended.
59334	unreformed	[.] UNREFORM'ED, a. [.] 1. Not reformed; not reclaimed from vice; as an unreformed youth. [.] 2. Not amended; not corrected; as unreformed manners; unreformed vices. [.] 3. Not reduced to truth and regularity; not freed from error; as an unreformed calendar.
59335	unrefracted	[.] UNREFRACT'ED, a. Not refracted, as rays of light.
59336	unrefreshed	[.] UNREFRESH'ED, a. Not refreshed; not relieved from fatigue; not cheered.
59337	unrefreshing	[.] UNREFRESH'ING, a. Not refreshing; not invigorating; not cooling; not relieving from depression or toil.
59338	unregarded	[.] UNREG'ARDED, a. Not regarded; not heeded; not noticed; neglected; slighted.
59339	unregardful	[.] UNREG'ARDFUL, a. Not giving attention; heedless; negligent.
59340	unregeneracy	[.] UNREGEN'ERACY, n. State of being unregenerate or unrenewed in heart.
59341	unregenerate	[.] UNREGEN'ERATE, a. Not regenerated; not renewed in heart; remaining at enmity with God.
59342	unregistered	[.] UNREG'ISTERED, a. Not registered; not recorded.
59343	unregulated	[.] UNREG'ULATED, a. Not regulated; not reduced to order.
59344	unreined	[.] UNREINED, a. Not restrained by the bridle.
59345	unrejoicing	[.] UNREJOIC'ING, a. Unjoyous; gloomy; sad.
59346	unrelated	[.] UNRELA'TED, a. [.] 1. Not related by blood or affinity. [.] 2. Having no connection with.
59347	unrelative	[.] UNREL'ATIVE, a. Not relative; not relating; having no relation to. [.] [Irrelative is more generally used.]
59348	unrelatively	[.] UNREL'ATIVELY, adv. Without relation to. [Little used.]
59349	unrelenting	[.] UNRELENT'ING, a. [.] 1. Not relenting; having no pity; hard; cruel; as an unrelenting heart. [.] 2. Not yielding to pity; as unrelenting cruelty. [.] 3. Not yielding to circumstances; inflexibly rigid; as an unrelenting rule.
59350	unrelievable	[.] UNRELIE'VABLE, a. Admitting no relief or succor.
59351	unrelieved	[.] UNRELIE'VED, a. [.] 1. Not relieved; not eased or delivered from pain. [.] 2. Not succored; not delivered from confinement or distress; as a garrison unrelieved. [.] 3. Not released from duty; as an unrelieved sentinel.
59352	unremarkable	[.] UNREM'ARKABLE, a. [.] 1. Not remarkable; not worthy of particular notice. [.] 2. Not capable of being observed.
59353	unremarked	[.] UNREM'ARKED, a. Not remarked; unobserved.
59354	unremediable	[.] UNREME'DIABLE, a. That cannot be cured; admitting no remedy.
59355	unremedied	[.] UNREM'EDIED, a. Not cured; not remedied.
59356	unremembered	[.] UNREMEM'BERED, a. Not remembered; not retained in the mind; not recollected.
59357	unremembering	[.] UNREMEM'BERING, a. Having no memory or recollection.
59358	unremembrance	[.] UNREMEM'BRANCE, n. Forgetfulness; want of remembrance. [Not in use.]
59359	unremitted	[.] UNREMIT'TED, a. [.] 1. Not remitted; not forgiven; as punishment unremitted. [.] 2. Not having a temporary relaxation, as pain unremitted. [.] 3. Not relaxed; not abated.
59360	unremitting	[.] UNREMIT'TING, a. Not abating; not relaxing for a time; incessant; continued; as unremitting exertions.
59361	unremittingly	[.] UNREMIT'TINGLY, adv. Without abatement or cessation.
59362	unremovable	[.] UNREMOVABLE, a. That cannot be removed; fixed.
59363	unremovableness	[.] UNREMOVABLENESS, n. The state or quality of being fixed and not capable of being removed.
59364	unremovably	[.] UNREMOVABLY, adv. In a manner that admits of no removal.
59365	unremoved	[.] UNREMOVED, a. [.] 1. Not removed; not taken away. [.] 2. Not capable of being removed. [.] Like Atlas unremov'd.
59366	unrenewed	[.] UNRENEW'ED, a. [.] 1. Not made anew; as, the lease is unrenewed. [.] 2. Not regenerated; not born of the Spirit; as a heart unrenewed.
59367	unrepaid	[.] UNREPA'ID, a. Not repaid; not compensated; not recompensed; as a kindness unrepaid.
59368	unrepealed	[.] UNREPE'ALED, a. Not repealed; not revoked or abrogated; remaining in force.
59369	unrepentance	[.] UNREPENT'ANCE, n. State of being impenitent. [little used.]
59370	unrepentant	[.] UNREPENT'ANT,
59371	unrepented	[.] UNREPENT'ED, a. Not repented of.
59372	unrepenting	[.] UNREPENT'ING, a. Not repenting; not penitent; not contrite for sin.
59373	unrepining	[.] UNREPI'NING, a. Not repining; not peevishly murmuring or complaining.
59374	unrepiningly	[.] UNREPI'NINGLY, adv. Without peevish complaints.
59375	unreplenished	[.] UNREPLEN'ISHED, a. Not replenished; not filled; not adequately supplied.
59376	unreposed	[.] UNREPO'SED, a s as z. Not reposed.
59377	unrepresented	[.] UNREPRESENT'ED, a s as z. Not represented; having no one to act in one's stead.
59378	unreprievable	[.] UNREPRIE'VABLE, a. That cannot be reprieved or respited from death.
59379	unreprieved	[.] UNREPRIE'VED, a. Not reprieved; not respited.
59380	unreproached	[.] UNREPROACHED, a. Not upbraided; not reproached.
59381	unreprovable	[.] UNREPROVABLE, a. Not deserving reproof; that cannot be justly censured. Col. 1.
59382	unreproved	[.] UNREPROVED, a. [.] 1. Not reproved; not censured. [.] 2. Not liable to reproof or blame.
59383	unrepugnant	[.] UNREPUG'NANT, a. Not repugnant; not opposite.
59384	unreputable	[.] UNREP'UTABLE, a. Not reputable. [For this, disreputable is generally used.]
59385	unrequested	[.] UNREQUEST'ED, a. Not requested; not asked.
59386	unrequitable	[.] UNREQUI'TABLE, a. Not to be retaliated.
59387	unrequited	[.] UNREQUI'TED, a. Not requited; not recompensed.
59388	unrescued	[.] UNRES'CUED, a. Not rescued; not delivered.
59389	unresented	[.] UNRESENT'ED, a. s as z. Not resented; not regarded with anger.
59390	unreserve	[.] UNRESERVE, n. unrezerv'. Absence of reserve; frankness; freedom of communication.
59391	unreserved	[.] UNRESERV'ED, a. [.] 1. Not reserved; not retained when a part is granted. [.] 2. Not limited; not withheld in part; full; entire; as unreserved obedience to God's commands. [.] 3. Open; frank; concealing or withholding nothing; free; as an unreserved disclosure ...
59392	unreservedly	[.] UNRESERV'EDLY, adv. [.] 1. Without limitation or reservation. [.] 2. With open disclosure; frankly; without concealment.
59393	unreservedness	[.] UNRESERV'EDNESS, n. Frankness; openness; freedom of communication; unlimitedness.
59394	unresisted	[.] UNRESIST'ED, a. [See Resist.] [.] 1. Not resisted; not opposed. [.] 2. Resistless; such as cannot be successfully opposed.
59395	unresistible	[.] UNRESIST'IBLE, a. Irresistible.
59396	unresisting	[.] UNRESIST'ING, a. [.] 1. Not making resistance; yielding to physical force or to persuasion. [.] 2. Submissive; humble.
59397	unresistingly	[.] UNRESIST'INGLY, adv. Without resistance.
59398	unresolvable	[.] UNRESOLV'ABLE, a. s as z. That cannot be solved or resolved.
59399	unresolved	[.] UNRESOLV'ED, a. s as z. [.] 1. Not resolved; not determined. [.] 2. Not solved; not cleared.
59400	unresolving	[.] UNRESOLV'ING, a. s as z. Not resolving; undetermined.
59401	unrespectable	[.] UNRESPECT'ABLE, a. Not respectable. [Not used.]
59402	unrespected	[.] UNRESPECT'ED, a. Not respected; not regarded with respect.
59403	unrespective	[.] UNRESPECT'IVE, a. Inattentive; taking little notice. [Not in use.]
59404	unrespited	[.] UNRES'PITED, a. [.] 1. Not respited. [.] 2. Admitting no pause or intermission.
59405	unresponsible	[.] UNRESPONS'IBLE, a. [.] 1. Not answerable; not liable. [.] 2. Not able to answer; not having the property to respond. [Irresponsible is also used in the like sense.]
59406	unrest	[.] UNREST', n. Unquietness; uneasiness. [Not in use.]
59407	unresting	[.] UNREST'ING, a. Not resting; continually in motion.
59408	unrestored	[.] UNRESTO'RED, a. [.] 1. Not restored; not having recovered health. [.] 2. Not restored to a former place, to favor, or to a former condition.
59409	unrestrainable	[.] UNRESTRA'INABLE, a. That cannot be restrained.
59410	unrestrained	[.] UNRESTRA'INED, a. [.] 1. Not restrained; not controlled; not confined; not hindered. [.] 2. Licentious; loose. [.] 3. Not limited; as an unrestrained power; unrestrained truth.
59411	unrestraint	[.] UNRESTRA'INT, n. Freedom from restraint.
59412	unrestricted	[.] UNRESTRICT'ED, a. Not restricted; not limited or confined.
59413	unretracted	[.] UNRETRACT'ED, a. Not retracted; not recalled.
59414	unrevealed	[.] UNREVE'ALED, a. Not revealed; not discovered; not disclosed.
59415	unrevenged	[.] UNREVENG'ED, a. [.] 1. Not revenged; as an injury unrevenged. [.] 2. Not vindicated by just punishment. [.] Scipio's ghost walks unreveng'd.
59416	unrevengeful	[.] UNREVENGEFUL, a. unrevenj'ful. Not disposed to revenge.
59417	unrevenued	[.] UNREV'ENUED, a. Not furnished with a revenue.
59418	unreverend	[.] UNREV'EREND, a. [.] 1. Not reverend. [.] 2. Disrespectful; irreverent; as an unreverend tongue.
59419	unreverent	[.] UNREV'ERENT, a. Irreverent. [The latter is chiefly used.]
59420	unreverently	[.] UNREV'ERENTLY, adv. Irreverently, which see.
59421	unreversed	[.] UNREVERS'ED, a. Not reversed; not annulled by a counter decision; as a judgment or decree unreversed.
59422	unrevised	[.] UNREVI'SED, a. s as z. Not revised; not reviewed; not corrected.
59423	unrevived	[.] UNREVI'VED, a. Not revived; not recalled into life or force.
59424	unrevoked	[.] UNREVO'KED, a. Not revoked; not recalled; not annulled.
59425	unrewarded	[.] UNREWARD'ED, Not rewarded; not compensated.
59426	unriddle	[.] UNRID'DLE, v.t. [.] 1. To solve or explain; as, to unriddle an enigma or mystery. [.] 2. To explain. [.] And where you can't unriddle, learn to trust.
59427	unriddled	[.] UNRID'DLED, pp. Explained; interpreted.
59428	unriddler	[.] UNRID'DLER, n. One who explains an enigma.
59429	unriddling	[.] UNRID'DLING, ppr. Solving; explaining.
59430	unridiculous	[.] UNRIDIC'ULOUS, a. Not ridiculous.
59431	unrifled	[.] UNRI'FLED, a. Not rifled; not robbed; not stripped.
59432	unrig	[.] UNRIG', v.t. To strip of both standing and running rigging.
59433	unrigged	[.] UNRIG'GED, pp. Stripped of rigging.
59434	unrigging	[.] UNRIG'GING, ppr. Stripping of rigging.
59435	unright	[.] UNRIGHT, a. Not right; wrong. Obs.
59436	unrighteous	[.] UNRIGHTEOUS, a. unri'chus. [.] 1. Not righteous; not just; not conformed in heart and life to the divine law; evil; wicked; used of persons. [.] 2. Unjust; contrary to law and equity; as an unrighteous decree or sentence.
59437	unrighteously	[.] UNRIGHTEOUSLY, adv. unri'chusly. Unjustly; wickedly; sinfully.
59438	unrighteousness	[.] UNRIGHTEOUSNESS, n. unri'chusness. Injustice; a violation of the divine law, or of the plain principles of justice and equity; wickedness. Unrighteousness may consist of a single unjust act, but more generally, when applied to persons, it denotes an habitual course ...
59439	unrightful	[.] UNRIGHTFUL, a. Not rightful; not just.
59440	unring	[.] UNRING', v.t. To deprive of a ring or of rings.
59441	unrioted	[.] UNRI'OTED, a. Free from rioting. [Not used.]
59442	unrip	[.] UNRIP', v.t. To rip. [This word is not merely unless, but improper.]
59443	unripe	[.] UNRI'PE, a. [.] 1. Not ripe; not mature; not brought to a state of perfection; as unripe fruit. [.] 2. Not seasonable; not yet proper. [.] He fix'd his unripe vengeance to defer. [.] 3. Not prepared; not completed; as an unripe scheme. [.] 4. Too early; ...
59444	unripened	[.] UNRI'PENED, a. Not ripened; not matured.
59445	unripeness	[.] UNRI'PENESS, n. Want of ripeness; immaturity; as the unripeness of fruit or of a project.
59446	unrivaled	[.] UNRI'VALED, a. [.] 1. Having no rival; having no competitor. [.] 2. Having no equal; peerless.
59447	unrivet	[.] UNRIV'ET, v.t. To loose from rivets; to unfasten.
59448	unriveted	[.] UNRIV'ETED, pp. Loosed from rivets; unfastened.
59449	unriveting	[.] UNRIV'ETING, ppr. Unfastening; loosing from rivets.
59450	unrobe	[.] UNRO'BE, v.t. To strip of a robe; to undress; to disrobe.
59451	unroll	[.] UNROLL, v.t. [.] 1. To open what is rolled or convolved; as, to unroll cloth. [.] 2. To display.
59452	unrolled	[.] UNROLLED, pp. Opened, as a roll; displayed.
59453	unrolling	[.] UNROLLING, ppr. Opening, as a roll; displaying.
59454	unromanized	[.] UNRO'MANIZED, a. Not subjected to Roman arms or customs.
59455	unromantic	[.] UNROMAN'TIC, a. Not romantic; not fanciful.
59456	unroof	[.] UNROOF', v.t. To strip off the roof or covering of a house.
59457	unroofed	[.] UNROOF'ED, pp. Stripped of the roof.
59458	unroofing	[.] UNROOF'ING, ppr. Stripping of the roof.
59459	unroosted	[.] UNROOST'ED, a. Driven from the roost.
59460	unroot	[.] UNROOT', v.t. To tear up by the roots; to extirpate; to eradicate; as, to unroot an oak. [.] UNROOT', v.i. To be torn up by the roots.
59461	unrough	[.] UNROUGH, a. unruff'. Not rough; unbearded; smooth.
59462	unrounded	[.] UNROUND'ED, a. Not made round.
59463	unrouted	[.] UNROUT'ED, a. Not routed; not thrown into disorder.
59464	unroyal	[.] UNROY'AL, a. Not royal; unprincely.
59465	unruffle	[.] UNRUF'FLE, v.i. To cease from being ruffled or agitated; to subside to smoothness.
59466	unruffled	[.] UNRUF'FLED, a. [.] 1. Calm; tranquil; not agitated. [.] Calm and unruffled as a summer's sea. [.] 2. Not disturbed; not agitated; as an unruffled temper.
59467	unruled	[.] UNRU'LED, a. Not ruled; not governed; not directed by superior power or authority.
59468	unruliness	[.] UNRU'LINESS, n. [from unruly.] [.] 1. Disregard of restraint; licentiousness; turbulence; as the unruliness of men, or of their passions. [.] 2. The disposition of a beast to break over fences and wander from an inclosure; the practice of breaking or leaping ...
59469	unruly	[.] UNRU'LY, a. [.] 1. Disregarding restraint; licentious; disposed to violate laws; turbulent; ungovernable; as an unruly youth. [.] The tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil. James. 4. [.] 2. Accustomed to break over fences and escape from inclosures; ...
59470	unruminated	[.] UNRU'MINATED, a. Not well chewed; not well digested.
59471	unrumple	[.] UNRUM'PLE, v.t. To free from rumples; to spread or lay even.
59472	unsadden	[.] UNSADDEN, v.t. unsad'n. To relieve from sadness.
59473	unsaddle	[.] UNSAD'DLE, v.t. To strip of a saddle; to take the saddle from; as, to unsaddle a horse.
59474	unsaddled	[.] UNSAD'DLED, pp. [.] 1. Divested of the saddle. [.] 2. a. Not saddled; not having a saddle on.
59475	unsafe	[.] UNSA'FE, a. [.] 1. Not safe; not free from danger; exposed to harm or destruction. [.] 2. Hazardous; as an unsafe adventure.
59476	unsafely	[.] UNSA'FELY, adv. Not safely; not without danger; in a state exposed to loss, harm or destruction.
59477	unsafety	[.] UNSA'FETY, n. State of being unsafe; exposure to danger.
59478	unsaid	[.] UNSAID, a. unsed'. Not said; not spoken; not uttered.
59479	unsaint	[.] UNSA'INT, v.t. To deprive of saintship.
59480	unsainted	[.] UNSA'INTED, pp. Not sainted.
59481	unsalable	[.] UNSA'LABLE, a. Not salable; not in demand; not meeting a ready sale; as unsalable goods.
59482	unsalted	[.] UNSALT'ED, a. Not salted; not pickled; fresh; as unsalted meat.
59483	unsaluted	[.] UNSALU'TED, a. Not saluted; not greeted.
59484	unsanctified	[.] UNSANC'TIFIED, a. [.] 1. Not sanctified; unholy. [.] 2. Not consecrated.
59485	unsanctioned	[.] UNSANC'TIONED, a. Not sanctioned; not ratified; not approved; not authorized.
59486	unsandaled	[.] UNSAN'DALED, a. Not wearing sandals.
59487	unsated	[.] UNSA'TED, a. Not sated; not satisfied or satiated.
59488	unsatiable	[.] UNSA'TIABLE, a. That cannot be satisfied. [But insatiable is generally used.]
59489	unsatiate	[.] UNSA'TIATE, a. Not satisfied. Obs. [.] [Insatiate is the word now used.]
59490	unsatisfaction	[.] UNSATISFAC'TION, n. Dissatisfaction.
59491	unsatisfactorily	[.] UNSATISFAC'TORILY, adv. So as not to give satisfaction.
59492	unsatisfactoriness	[.] UNSATISFAC'TORINESS, n. The quality or state of not being satisfactory; failure to give satisfaction.
59493	unsatisfactory	[.] UNSATISFAC'TORY, a. [.] 1. Not giving satisfaction; not convincing the mind. [.] 2. Not giving content; as an unsatisfactory compensation.
59494	unsatisfiable	[.] UNSAT'ISFIABLE, a. That cannot be satisfied.
59495	unsatisfied	[.] UNSAT'ISFIED, a. [.] 1. Not satisfied; not having enough; not filled; not gratified to the full; as unsatisfied appetites or desires. [.] 2. Not content; not pleased; as, to be unsatisfied with the choice of an officer; to be unsatisfied with the wages or compensation ...
59496	unsatisfiedness	[.] UNSAT'ISFIEDNESS, n. The state of being not satisfied or content.
59497	unsatisfying	[.] UNSAT'ISFYING, a. Not affording full gratification of appetite or desire; not giving content; not convincing the mind.
59498	unsaturated	[.] UNSAT'URATED, a. Not saturated; not supplied to the full.
59499	unsaved	[.] UNSA'VED, a. Not saved; not having eternal life.
59500	unsavorily	[.] UNSA'VORILY, adv. So as to displease or disgust.
59501	unsavoriness	[.] UNSA'VORINESS, n. A bad taste or smell.
59502	unsavory	[.] UNSA'VORY, a. [.] 1. Tasteless; having no taste. Job. 6. [.] 2. Having a bad taste or smell. [.] 3. Unpleasing; disgusting;
59503	unsay	[.] UNSA'Y, v.t. pret. and pp. unsaid. To recant or recall what has been said; to retract; to deny something declared. [.] Say and unsay, feign, flatter or abjure.
59504	unscaly	[.] UNSCA'LY, a. Not scaly; having no scales.
59505	unscanned	[.] UNSCAN'NED, a. Not measured; not computed.
59506	unscared	[.] UNSCA'RED, a. Not scared; not frightened away.
59507	unscarred	[.] UNSC'ARRED, a. Not marked with scars or wounds.
59508	unscattered	[.] UNSCAT'TERED, a. Not scattered; not dispersed; not thrown into confusion.
59509	unscholarly	[.] UNSCHOL'ARLY, a. Not suitable to a scholar. [A bad word.]
59510	unscholastic	[.] UNSCHOLAS'TIC, a. [.] 1. Not bred to literature; as unscholastic statesmen. [.] 2. Not scholastic.
59511	unschooled	[.] UNSCHOOL'ED, a. Not taught; not educated; illiterate.
59512	unscientific	[.] UNSCIENTIF'IC, a. Not scientific; not according to the rules or principles of science.
59513	unscientifically	[.] UNSCIENTIF'ICALLY, adv. In a manner contrary to the rules or principles of science.
59514	unscintillating	[.] UNSCIN'TILLATING, a. Not sparkling; not emitting sparks.
59515	unscorched	[.] UNSCORCH'ED, a. Not scorched; not affected by fire.
59516	unscorified	[.] UNSCO'RIFIED, a. Not scorified; not converted into dross.
59517	unscoured	[.] UNSCOUR'ED, a. Not scoured; not cleaned by rubbing; as unscoured armor.
59518	unscratched	[.] UNSCRATCH'ED, a. Not scratched; not torn.
59519	unscreened	[.] UNSCREE'NED, a. Not screened; not covered; not sheltered; not protected.
59520	unscrew	[.] UNSCREW', v.t. To draw the screws from; to loose from screws; to unfasten.
59521	unscrewed	[.] UNSCREW'ED, pp. Loosed from screws.
59522	unscrewing	[.] UNSCREW'ING, ppr. Drawing the screws from.
59523	unscriptural	[.] UNSCRIP'TURAL, a. Not agreeable to the Scriptures; not warranted by the authority of the word of God; as an unscriptural doctrine.
59524	unscripturally	[.] UNSCRIP'TURALLY, adv. In a manner not according with the Scriptures.
59525	unscrupulous	[.] UNSCRU'PULOUS, a. Not scrupulous; having no scruples.
59526	unscrupulousness	[.] UNSCRU'PULOUSNESS, n. Want of scrupulousness.
59527	unscrutable	[.] UNSCRU'TABLE. [See Inscrutable.]
59528	unscutcheoned	[.] UNSCUTCH'EONED, a. Not honored with a coat of arms.
59529	unseal	[.] UNSE'AL, v.t. To break or remove the seal of; to open what is sealed; as, to unseal a letter.
59530	unsealed	[.] UNSE'ALED, pp. [.] 1. Opened, as something sealed. [.] 2. a. Not sealed; having no seal, or the seal broken.
59531	unsealing	[.] UNSE'ALING, ppr. Breaking the seal of; opening.
59532	unseam	[.] UNSE'AM, v.t. To rip; to cut open.
59533	unsearchable	[.] UNSEARCHABLE, a. unserch'able. That cannot be searched or explored; inscrutable; hidden; mysterious. [.] The counsels of God are to us unsearchable.
59534	unsearchableness	[.] UNSEARCHABLENESS, n. unserch'ableness. The quality or state of being unsearchable, or beyond the power of man to explore.
59535	unsearchably	[.] UNSEARCHABLY, adv. unserch'ably. In a manner so as not to be explored.
59536	unsearched	[.] UNSEARCHED, a. unserch'ed. Not searched; not explored; not critically examined.
59537	unseasonable	[.] UNSEASON'ABLE, a. unsee'znable. [.] 1. Not seasonable; not being in the proper season or time. he called at an unseasonable hour. [.] 2. Not suited to the time or occasion; unfit; untimely; ill timed; as unseasonable advice; an unseasonable digression. [.] 3. ...
59538	unseasonableness	[.] UNSE'ASONABLENESS, n. [supra.] The quality or state of being unseasonable, ill timed, or out of the usual time.
59539	unseasonably	[.] UNSE'ASONABLY, adv. Not seasonably; not in due time, or not in the usual time; not in the time best adapted to success.
59540	unseasoned	[.] UNSEASONED, a. unsee'znd. [.] 1. Not seasoned; not exhausted of the natural juices and hardened for use; as unseasoned wood, boards, timber, &c. [.] 2. Not inured; not accustomed; not fitted to endure any thing by use or habit; as, men unseasoned to tropical climates ...
59541	unseat	[.] UNSE'AT, v.t. To throw from the seat.
59542	unseated	[.] UNSE'ATED, pp. [.] 1. Thrown from the seat. [.] 2. a. Not seated; having no seat or bottom. [.] 3. Not settled with inhabitants; as unseated lands. [We usually say, unsettled.]
59543	unseaworthy	[.] UNSE'AWORTHY, a. Not fit for a voyage; not able to sustain the violence of the sea; as, the ship is unseaworthy.
59544	unseconded	[.] UNSEC'ONDED, a. [.] 1. Not seconded; not supported. The motion was unseconded; the attempt was unseconded. [.] 2. Not exemplified a second time. [Not in use.]
59545	unsecret	[.] UNSE'CRET, a. Not secret; not close; not trusty. [.] UNSE'CRET, v.t. To disclose; to divulge. [Not used.]
59546	unsecularize	[.] UNSEC'ULARIZE, v.t. To detach from secular things; to alienate from the world.
59547	unsecure	[.] UNSECU'RE, a. Not secure; not safe. [But insecure is generally used.]
59548	unseduced	[.] UNSEDU'CED, a. Not seduced; not drawn or persuaded to deviate from the path of duty.
59549	unseeded	[.] UNSEE'DED, a. Not seeded; not sown. [Local.]
59550	unseeing	[.] UNSEE'ING, a. Wanting the power of vision; not seeing.
59551	unseem	[.] UNSEE'M v.i. Not to seem. [Not in use.]
59552	unseemliness	[.] UNSEE'MLINESS, n. Uncomeliness; indecency; indecorum; impropriety.
59553	unseemly	[.] UNSEE'MLY, a. Not fit or becoming; uncomely; unbecoming; indecent. [.] My sons, let your unseemly discord cease. [.] UNSEE'MLY, adv. Indecently; unbecomingly.
59554	unseen	[.] UNSEE'N, a. [.] 1. Not seen; not discovered. [.] 2. Invisible; not discoverable; as the unseen God. [.] 3. Unskilled; inexperienced. [Not in use.]
59555	unseized	[.] UNSE'IZED, a. [.] 1. Not seized; not apprehended. [.] 2. Not possessed; not taken into possession.
59556	unseldom	[.] UNSEL'DOM, adv. Not seldom.
59557	unselected	[.] UNSELECT'ED, a. Not selected; not separated by choice.
59558	unselecting	[.] UNSELECT'ING, a. Not selecting.
59559	unselfish	[.] UNSELF'ISH, a. Not selfish; not unduly attached to one's own interest.
59560	unsensible	[.] UNSENS'IBLE, a. Not sensible. [But insensible is now used.]
59561	unsent	[.] UNSENT', a. Not sent; not dispatched; not transmitted. [.] Unsent for, not called or invited to attend.
59562	unseparable	[.] UNSEP'ARABLE, a. That cannot be parted. [But inseparable is now used.]
59563	unseparated	[.] UNSEP'ARATED, a. Not separated or parted.
59564	unsepulchered	[.] UNSEP'ULCHERED, a. Having no grave; unburied.
59565	unserved	[.] UNSERV'ED, a. Not served.
59566	unserviceable	[.] UNSERV'ICEABLE, a. Not serviceable; not bringing advantage, use, profit or convenience; useless; as an unserviceable utensil or garment; an unserviceable tract of land; unserviceable muskets.
59567	unserviceableness	[.] UNSERV'ICEABLENESS, n. The quality or state of being useless; unfitness for use.
59568	unserviceably	[.] UNSERV'ICEABLY, adv. Without use; without advantage.
59569	unset	[.] UNSET', a. [.] 1. Not set; not placed. [.] 2. Not sunk below the horizon.
59570	unsettle	[.] UNSET'TLE, v.t. [.] 1. To unfix; to move or loosen from a fixed state; to unhinge; to make uncertain or fluctuating; as, to unsettle doctrines and opinions. [.] 2. To move from a place. [.] 3. To overthrow. [.] UNSET'TLE, v.t. To become unfixed.
59571	unsettled	[.] UNSET'TLED, pp. [.] 1. Unfixed; unhinged; rendered fluctuating. [.] 2. a. Not settled; not fixed; not determined; as doctrines, questions, opinions and the like. [.] 3. Not established. [.] 4. Not regular; unequal; changeable; as an unsettled season; unsettled ...
59572	unsettledness	[.] UNSET'TLEDNESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being unfixed, unsettled or undetermined. [.] 2. Irresolution; fluctuation of mind or opinions. [.] 3. Uncertainty. [.] 4. Want of fixedness; fluctuation.
59573	unsettlement	[.] UNSET'TLEMENT, n. Unsettled state; irresolution.
59574	unsettling	[.] UNSET'TLING, ppr. Unfixing; removing from a settled state.
59575	unsevered	[.] UNSEV'ERED, a. Not severed; not parted; not divided.
59576	unsex	[.] UNSEX', v.t. To deprive of the sex, or to make otherwise than the sex commonly is.
59577	unshackle	[.] UNSHACK'LE, v.t. To unfetter; to loose from bonds; to set free from restraint; as, to unshackle the hands; to unshackle the mind.
59578	unshackled	[.] UNSHACK'LED, pp. Loosed from shackles or restraint.
59579	unshackling	[.] UNSHACK'LING, ppr. Liberating from bonds or restraint.
59580	unshaded	[.] UNSHA'DED, a. [.] 1. Not shaded; not overspread with shade or darkness. [.] 2. Not clouded; not having shades in coloring.
59581	unshadowed	[.] UNSHAD'OWED, a. Not clouded; not darkened.
59582	unshakable	[.] UNSHA'KABLE, a. That cannot be shaken. [Not in use.]
59583	unshaked	[.] UNSHA'KED, for unshaken, not in use.
59584	unshaken	[.] UNSHA'KEN, a. [.] 1. Not shaken; not agitated; not moved; firm; fixed. [.] 2. Not moved in resolution; firm; steady. [.] 3. Not subject to concussion.
59585	unshamed	[.] UNSHA'MED, a. Not shamed; not ashamed; not abashed.
59586	unshamefaced	[.] UNSHA'MEFACED, a. Wanting modesty; impudent.
59587	unshamefacedness	[.] UNSHA'MEFACEDNESS, n. Want of modesty; impudence.
59588	unshape	[.] UNSHA'PE, v.t To throw out of form or into disorder; to confound; to derange. [Little used.]
59589	unshapen	[.] UNSHA'PEN, a Misshapen; deformed; ugly.
59590	unshared	[.] UNSHA'RED, a. Not shared; not partaken or enjoyed in common; as unshared bliss.
59591	unsheath	[.] UNSHE'ATH,
59592	unsheathe	[.] UNSHE'ATHE, v.t. To draw from the sheath or scabbard. [.] Unsheath thy sword. [.] To unsheath the sword, to make war.
59593	unsheathed	[.] UNSHE'ATHED, pp. Drawn from the sheath.
59594	unsheathing	[.] UNSHE'ATHING, ppr. Drawing from the scabbard.
59595	unshed	[.] UNSHED', a. Not shed; not split; as blood unshed.
59596	unsheltered	[.] UNSHEL'TERED, a. Not sheltered; not screened; not defended from danger or annoyance.
59597	unshielded	[.] UNSHIE'LDED, a. Not defended by a shield; not protected; exposed.
59598	unship	[.] UNSHIP', v.t [.] 1. To take out of a ship or other water craft; as, to unship goods. [.] 2. To remove from the place where it is fixed or fitted; as, to unship an oar; to unship capstan bars.
59599	unshipped	[.] UNSHIP'PED, pp. [.] 1. Removed from a ship or from its place. [.] 2. Destitute of a ship.
59600	unshocked	[.] UNSHOCK'ED, a. Not shocked; not disgusted; not astonished.
59601	unshod	[.] UNSHOD', a. Not shod; having no shoes.
59602	unshook	[.] UNSHOOK', a. Not shakes; not agitated.
59603	unshorn	[.] UNSHORN, a. Not shorn; not sheared; not clipped; as unshorn locks.
59604	unshot	[.] UNSHOT', a. [.] 1. Not hit by shot. [.] 2. Not shot; not discharged.
59605	unshout	[.] UNSHOUT', v.t. To retract a shout. [Not in use.]
59606	unshowered	[.] UNSHOW'ERED, a. Not watered or sprinkled by showers; as unshowered grass.
59607	unshrinking	[.] UNSHRINK'ING, a. Not shrinking; not withdrawing from danger or toil; not recoiling; as unshrinking firmness.
59608	unshrunk	[.] UNSHRUNK', a. Not shrunk; not contracted.
59609	unshunnable	[.] UNSHUN'NABLE, a. That cannot be shunned; inevitable. [Not in use.]
59610	unshunned	[.] UNSHUN'NED, a. Not shunned; not avoided.
59611	unshut	[.] UNSHUT', a. Not shut; open; unclosed.
59612	unsifted	[.] UNSIFT'ED, a. [.] 1. Not sifted; not separated by a sieve. [.] 2. Not critically examined; untried. [.] Unsight unseen, a vulgar phrase, denoting unseeing unseen, or unseen repeated; as, to buy a thing unsight unseen, that is, without seeing it.
59613	unsighted	[.] UNSIGHTED, a. Not seen; invisible. Obs.
59614	unsightliness	[.] UNSIGHTLINESS, n. Disagreeableness to the sight; deformity; ugliness.
59615	unsightly	[.] UNSIGHTLY, a. Disagreeable to the eye; ugly; deformed.
59616	unsignalized	[.] UNSIG'NALIZED, a. Not signalized or distinguished.
59617	unsignificant	[.] UNSIGNIF'ICANT, a. Having no meaning. Obs. [See Insignificant.]
59618	unsilvered	[.] UNSIL'VERED, a. Not covered with quicksilver; as an unsilvered mirror.
59619	unsincere	[.] UNSINCE'RE, a. [.] 1. Not sincere; hypocritical. [See Insincere.] [.] 2. Not genuine; adulterated. [.] 3. Not sound; not solid. [.] [Obsolete in the two last significations, and for the first, insincere is generally used.]
59620	unsinew	[.] UNSIN'EW, v.t. To deprive of strength.
59621	unsinewed	[.] UNSIN'EWED, pp. or a. Deprived of strength or force; weak; nerveless.
59622	unsinewing	[.] UNSIN'EWING, ppr. Depriving of strength; enfeebling.
59623	unsinged	[.] UNSING'ED, a. Not singed; not scorched.
59624	unsingled	[.] UNSIN'GLED, a. Not singled; not separated.
59625	unsinking	[.] UNSINK'ING, a. Not sinking; not failing.
59626	unsinning	[.] UNSIN'NING, a. Committing no sin; impeccable; untainted with sin; as unsinning obedience.
59627	unsizable	[.] UNSI'ZABLE, a. Not being of the proper size, magnitude or bulk.
59628	unsized	[.] UNSI'ZED, a. Not sized; as unsized paper.
59629	unskilled	[.] UNSKILL'ED, a. [.] 1. Wanting skill; destitute of readiness or dexterity in performance. [.] 2. Destitute of practical knowledge.
59630	unskillful	[.] UNSKILL'FUL, a. Not skillful; wanting the knowledge and dexterity which are acquired by observation, use and experience; as an unskillful surgeon; an unskillful mechanic; an unskillful logician.
59631	unskillfully	[.] UNSKILL'FULLY, adv. Without skill, knowledge or dexterity; clumsily.
59632	unskillfulness	[.] UNSKILL'FULNESS, n. Want of art or knowledge; want of that readiness in action or execution, which is acquired by use, experience and observation.
59633	unslain	[.] UNSLA'IN, a. Not slain; not killed.
59634	unslaked	[.] UNSLA'KED, a. Not slaked; unquenched; as unslaked thirst. [.] UNSLA'KED, a. Not saturated with water; as unslaked lime.
59635	unsleeping	[.] UNSLEE'PING, a. Not sleeping; ever wakeful.
59636	unsling	[.] UNSLING', v.t. In seamen's language, to take off the slings of a yard, a cask, &c.
59637	unslipping	[.] UNSLIP'PING, a. Not slipping; not liable to slip.
59638	unslow	[.] UNSLOW, a. Not slow. [Not in use.]
59639	unslumbering	[.] UNSLUM'BERING, a. Never sleeping or slumbering; always watching or vigilant.
59640	unsmirched	[.] UNSMIRCH'ED, a. Not stained; not soiled or blacked.
59641	unsmoked	[.] UNSMO'KED, a. [.] 1. Not smoked; not dried in smoke. [.] 2. Not used in smoking, as a pipe.
59642	unsmooth	[.] UNSMOOTH', Not smooth; not even; rough.
59643	unsober	[.] UNSO'BER, a. Not sober. [Not used.]
59644	unsociable	[.] UNSO'CIABLE, a. [.] 1. Not suitable to society; not having the qualities which are proper for society, and which render it agreeable; as an unsociable temper. [.] 2. Not apt to converse; not free in conversation; reserved.
59645	unsociably	[.] UNSO'CIABLY, adv. [.] 1. Not kindly. [.] 2. With reserve.
59646	unsocial	[.] UNSO'CIAL, a. Not adapted to society; not beneficial to society.
59647	unsocket	[.] UNSOCK'ET, v.t. To loose or take from a socket.
59648	unsoft	[.] UNSOFT', a. Not soft; hard. [Not used.] [.] UNSOFT', adv. Not with softness. obs.
59649	unsoiled	[.] UNSOIL'ED, a. [.] 1. Not soiled; not stained; unpolluted. [.] 2. Not disgraced; not tainted; as character.
59650	unsold	[.] UNSOLD, a. Not sold; not transferred for a consideration.
59651	unsoldiered	[.] UNSOLDIERED, a. Not having the qualities of a soldier. [Not in use.]
59652	unsoldierlike	[.] UNSOLDIERLIKE,
59653	unsoldierly	[.] UNSOLDIERLY, a. [See Soldier.] Unbecoming a soldier.
59654	unsolicited	[.] UNSOLIC'ITED, a. [.] 1. Not solicited; not requested; unmasked. [.] 2. Not asked for; as an unsolicited favor.
59655	unsolicitous	[.] UNSOLIC'ITOUS, a. Not solicitous; not anxious; not very desirous.
59656	unsolid	[.] UNSOL'ID, a. [.] 1. Not solid; not firm; not substantial; as unsolid arguments or reasoning; an unsolid foundation. [.] 2. Fluid.
59657	unsolvable	[.] UNSOLV'ABLE, a. That cannot be solved; inexplicable.
59658	unsolved	[.] UNSOLV'ED, a. Not solved; not explained.
59659	unsonable	[.] UNSO'NABLE, a. That cannot be sounded. Obs.
59660	unsoot	[.] UNSOOT, for unsweet. Obs.
59661	unsophisticated	[.] UNSOPHIS'TICATED, a. Not adulterated by mixture; not counterfeit; pure; as unsophisticated drugs; unsophisticated arguments.
59662	unsorrowed	[.] UNSOR'ROWED, a. Not lamented; not bewailed.
59663	unsorted	[.] UNSORT'ED, a. Not separated into sorts; not distributed according to kinds or classes; as unsorted types; unsorted ideas.
59664	unsought	[.] UNSOUGHT, a unsaut'. [.] 1. Not sought; not searched for. [.] 2. Had without searching; as unsought honor; unsought ideas.
59665	unsoul	[.] UNSOUL, v.t. To deprive of mind or understanding.
59666	unsound	[.] UNSOUND', a. [.] 1. Not sound; defective; as unsound timber. [.] 2. Infirm; sickly; as unsound in health; an unsound constitution. [.] 3. Not orthodox; defective; as unsound in faith; unsound doctrine. [.] 4. Not sound in character; not honest; not faithful; ...
59667	unsounded	[.] UNSOUND'ED, a. Not sounded; not tried with the lead.
59668	unsoundly	[.] UNSOUND'LY, adv. Not with soundness; as, he reasons unsoundly; he sleeps unsoundly.
59669	unsoundness	[.] UNSOUND'NESS, n. [.] 1. Defectiveness; as the unsoundness of timber. [.] 2. Defectiveness of faith; want of orthodoxy. [.] 3. Corruptness; want of solidity; as the unsoundness of principles. [.] 4. Defectiveness; as the unsoundness of fruit. [.] 5. Infirmity; ...
59670	unsoured	[.] UNSOUR'ED, a. [.] 1. Not made sour. [.] 2. Not made morose or crabbed.
59671	unsowed	[.] UNSOWED,
59672	unsown	[.] UNSOWN, a. [.] 1. Not sown; not sowed; as unsown or unsowed ground. [.] 2. Not scattered on land for seed; as seed unsown. [.] 3. Not propagated by seed scattered; as unsown flowers.
59673	unspared	[.] UNSPA'RED, a. Not spared.
59674	unsparing	[.] UNSPA'RING, a. [.] 1. Not parsimonious; liberal; profuse. [.] 2. Not merciful or forgiving.
59675	unsparingness	[.] UNSPA'RINGNESS, n. The quality of being liberal or profuse.
59676	unspeak	[.] UNSPE'AK, v.t. To recant; to retract what has been spoken.
59677	unspeakable	[.] UNSPE'AKABLE, a. That cannot be uttered; that cannot be expressed; unuterable; as unspeakable grief or rage. 2Cor. 12. [.] Joy unspeakable and full of glory. 1Peter 1.
59678	unspeakably	[.] UNSPE'AKABLY, adv. In a manner or degree that cannot be expressed; inexpressibly; unutterably.
59679	unspecified	[.] UNSPEC'IFIED, a. Not specified; not particularly mentioned.
59680	unspecious	[.] UNSPE'CIOUS, a. Not specious; not plausible.
59681	unspeculative	[.] UNSPEC'ULATIVE, a. Not speculative or theoretical.
59682	unsped	[.] UNSPED', a. Not performed; not dispatched. Obs.
59683	unspent	[.] UNSPENT', a. [.] 1. Not spent; not used or wasted; as water in a cistern unspent. [.] 2. Not exhausted; as strength or force unspent. [.] 3. Not having lost its force or impulse; as an unspent ball.
59684	unsphere	[.] UNSPHE'RE, v.t. To remove from its orb.
59685	unspied	[.] UNSPI'ED, a. [.] 1. Not searched; not explored. [.] 2. Not seen; not discovered.
59686	unspilt	[.] UNSPILT', a. [.] 1. Not spilt; not shed. [.] 2. Not spoiled. [Not in use.]
59687	unspirit	[.] UNSPIR'IT, v.t. To depress in spirits; to dispirit; to dishearten. [Little used. The word used is dispirit.]
59688	unspirited	[.] UNSPIR'ITED, pp. Dispirited.
59689	unspiritual	[.] UNSPIR'ITUAL, a. Not spiritual; carnal; worldly.
59690	unspiritualize	[.] UNSPIR'ITUALIZE, v.t. To deprive of spirituality.
59691	unsplit	[.] UNSPLIT', a. Not split; as, unsplit wood will not season.
59692	unspoiled	[.] UNSPOIL'ED, a. [.] 1. Not spoiled; not corrupted; not ruined; not rendered useless. [.] 2. Not plundered; not pillaged.
59693	unspotted	[.] UNSPOT'TED, a. [.] 1. Not stained; free from spot. [.] 2. Free from moral stain; untainted with guilt; unblemished; immaculate; as unspotted reputation.
59694	unspottedness	[.] UNSPOT'TEDNESS, n. State of being free from stain or guilt.
59695	unsquared	[.] UNSQUA'RED, a. [.] 1. Not made square; as unsquared timber. [.] 2. Not regular' not formed.
59696	unsquire	[.] UNSQUI'RE, v.t. To divest of the title or privilege of an esquire.
59697	unstable	[.] UNSTA'BLE, a. [l. instabilis.] [.] 1. Not stable; not fixed. [.] 2. Not steady; inconstant; irresolute; wavering. James 1.
59698	unstableness	[.] UNSTA'BLENESS, n. Instability.
59699	unstaid	[.] UNSTA'ID, a. not steady; mutable; not settled in judgment; volatile; fickle; as unstaid youth.
59700	unstaidness	[.] UNSTA'IDNESS, n. [.] 1. Unfixed or volatile state or disposition; mutability; fickleness; indiscretion. [.] 2. Uncertain motion; unsteadiness.
59701	unstained	[.] UNSTA'INED, a. [.] 1. Not stained; not dyed. [.] 2. Not polluted; not tarnished; not dishonored; as an unstained character.
59702	unstanched	[.] UNST'ANCHED, a. Not stanched; not stopped; as blood.
59703	unstate	[.] UNSTA'TE, v.t. To deprive of dignity.
59704	unstatutable	[.] UNSTAT'UTABLE, a. Contrary to statute; not warranted by statute.
59705	unsteadfast	[.] UNSTEADFAST, a. unsted'fast. [.] 1. Not fixed; not standing or being firm. [.] 2. Not firmly adhering to a purpose.
59706	unsteadfastness	[.] UNSTEADFASTNESS, n. unsted'fastness. Want of steadfastness; instability; inconstancy.
59707	unsteadily	[.] UNSTEADILY, adv. unsted'ily. [.] 1. Without steadiness; in a wavering, vacillating manner. [.] 2. Inconstantly; in a fickle manner. [.] 3. Not in the same manner at different times; variously.
59708	unsteadiness	[.] UNSTEADINESS, n. unsted'iness. [.] 1. Unstableness; inconstancy; want of firmness; irresolution; mutableness of opinion or purpose. [.] 2. Frequent change of place; vacillation.
59709	unsteady	[.] UNSTEADY, a. unsted'y. [.] 1. Not steady; not constant; irresolute. [.] 2. Mutable; variable; changeable; as unsteady winds. [.] 3. Not adhering constantly to any fixed plan or business.
59710	unsteeped	[.] UNSTEE'PED, a. Not steeped; not soaked.
59711	unstimulated	[.] UNSTIM'ULATED, a. Not stimulated; not excited; as unstimulated nature.
59712	unstimulating	[.] UNSTIM'ULATING, a. Not exciting motion or action.
59713	unsting	[.] UNSTING', v.t. To disarm of a sting. [.] Elegant dissertations on virtue and vice - will not unsting calamity.
59714	unstinged	[.] UNSTING'ED, pp. Deprived of its sting.
59715	unstinted	[.] UNSTINT'ED, a. Not stinted; not limited.
59716	unstirred	[.] UNSTIRRED, a. unstur'red. Not stirred; not agitated.
59717	unstitch	[.] UNSTITCH', v.t. To open by picking out stitches.
59718	unstitched	[.] UNSTITCH'ED, a. Not stitched.
59719	unstooping	[.] UNSTOOP'ING, a. Not stooping; not bending; not yielding; as unstooping firmness.
59720	unstop	[.] UNSTOP', v.t. [.] 1. To free from a stopple, as a bottle or cask. [.] 2. To free from any obstruction; to open.
59721	unstopped	[.] UNSTOP'PED, pp. [.] 1. Opened. [.] 2. a. Not meeting any resistance.
59722	unstopping	[.] UNSTOP'PING, ppr. Taking out a stopper; opening; freeing from obstruction.
59723	unstored	[.] UNSTO'RED, a. [.] 1. Not stored; not laid up in store; not warehoused. [.] 2. Not supplied with stores; as a fort unstored with provisions.
59724	unstormed	[.] UNSTORM'ED, a. Not assaulted; not taken by assault.
59725	unstrained	[.] UNSTRA'INED, a. [.] 1. Not strained; as unstrained oil. [.] 2. Easy; not forced; natural; as an unstrained derivation.
59726	unstraitened	[.] UNSTRA'ITENED, a. Not straitened; not contracted.
59727	unstratified	[.] UNSTRA'TIFIED, a. Not stratified; not formed or being in strata or layers.
59728	unstrengthened	[.] UNSTRENGTH'ENED, a. Not strengthened; not supported; not assisted.
59729	unstring	[.] UNSTRING', v.t. [.] 1. To relax tension; to loosen; as, to unstring the nerves. [.] 2. To deprive of strings; as, to unstring a harp. [.] 3. To loose; to untie. [.] 4. To take from a string; as, to unstring beads.
59730	unstruck	[.] UNSTRUCK', a. Not struck; not impressed; not affected; as unstruck with horror.
59731	unstudied	[.] UNSTUD'IED, a. [.] 1. Not studied; not premeditated. [.] 2. Not labored; easy; natural; as an unstudied style.
59732	unstudious	[.] UNSTU'DIOUS, a. Not studious; not diligent in study.
59733	unstuffed	[.] UNSTUFF'ED, a. Not stuffed; not filled; not crowded.
59734	unsubdued	[.] UNSUBDU'ED, a. Not subdued; not brought into subjection; not conquered; as nations or passions unsubdued.
59735	unsubject	[.] UNSUB'JECT, a. Not subject; not liable; not obnoxious.
59736	unsubjected	[.] UNSUBJECT'ED, a. Not subjected; not subdued.
59737	unsubmissive	[.] UNSUBMIS'SIVE, a. Not submissive; disobedient.
59738	unsubmitting	[.] UNSUBMIT'TING, a. Not submitting; not obsequious; not readily yielding.
59739	unsubordinated	[.] UNSUBOR'DINATED, a. Not subordinated or reduced to subjection.
59740	unsuborned	[.] UNSUBORN'ED, a. Not suborned; not procured by secret collusion.
59741	unsubsidized	[.] UNSUB'SIDIZED, a. Not engaged in another's service by receiving subsidies.
59742	unsubstantial	[.] UNSUBSTAN'TIAL, a. [.] 1. Not substantial; not solid. [.] 2. Not real; not having substance.
59743	unsucceeded	[.] UNSUCCEE'DED, a. Not succeeded; not followed.
59744	unsuccessful	[.] UNSUCCESS'FUL, a. Not successful; not producing the desired event; not fortunate.
59745	unsuccessfully	[.] UNSUCCESS'FULLY, adv. Without success; without a favorable issue; unfortunately.
59746	unsuccessfulness	[.] UNSUCCESS'FULNESS, n. Want of success or favorable issue.
59747	unsuccessive	[.] UNSUCCESS'IVE, a. Not proceeding by a flux of parts or by regular succession.
59748	unsucked	[.] UNSUCK'ED, a. Not having the breasts drawn.
59749	unsufferable	[.] UNSUF'FERABLE, a. Not sufferable; not to be endured; intolerable. [But the word now used is insufferable.]
59750	unsufferably	[.] UNSUF'FERABLY, adv. So as not to be endured. [For this, insufferably is chiefly used.]
59751	unsuffering	[.] UNSUF'FERING, a. Not suffering; not tolerating.
59752	unsufficience	[.] UNSUFFI'CIENCE, n. Inability to answer the end proposed. [For this, insufficiency is used.]
59753	unsufficient	[.] UNSUFFI'CIENT, a. Not sufficient; inadequate. [For this, insufficient is now used.]
59754	unsugared	[.] UNSUGARED, a. UNSHOOG'ARED. Not sweetened with sugar.
59755	unsuitable	[.] UNSUITABLE, a. [.] 1. Not suitable; unfit; not adapted; as timber unsuitable for a bridge. [.] 2. Unbecoming; improper; as a dress unsuitable for a clergyman; unsuitable returns for favors.
59756	unsuitableness	[.] UNSUITABLENESS, n. Unfitness; incongruity; impropriety.
59757	unsuitably	[.] UNSUITABLY, adv. [.] 1. In a manner unbecoming or improper. [.] 2. Incongruously; as a man and wife unsuitably matched.
59758	unsuited	[.] UNSUITED, a. Not suited; not fitted; not adapted; not accommodated.
59759	unsuiting	[.] UNSUITING, a. Not fitting; not becoming.
59760	unsullied	[.] UNSUL'LIED, a. [.] 1. Not sullied; not stained; not tarnished. [.] 2. Not disgraced; free from imputation of evil.
59761	unsung	[.] UNSUNG', a. Not sung; not celebrated in verse; not recited in verse.
59762	unsunned	[.] UNSUN'NED, a. Not having been exposed to the sun.
59763	unsuperfluous	[.] UNSUPER'FLUOUS, a. Not more than enough.
59764	unsupplanted	[.] UNSUPPLANT'ED, a. Not supplanted; not overthrown by secret means or stratagem.
59765	unsupplied	[.] UNSUPPLI'ED, a. Not supplied; not furnished with things necessary.
59766	unsupportable	[.] UNSUPPORTABLE, a. That cannot be supported; intolerable. [But insupportable is generally used.]
59767	unsupportableness	[.] UNSUPPORTABLENESS, n. Insupportableness. [The latter is chiefly used.]
59768	unsupportably	[.] UNSUPPORTABLY, adv. Insupportably. [The latter is generally used.]
59769	unsupported	[.] UNSUPPORTED, a. [.] 1. Not supported; not upheld; not sustained. [.] 2. Not countenanced; not assisted. [.]
59770	unsuppressed	[.] UNSUPPRESS'ED, a. Not suppressed; not subdued; not extinguished.
59771	unsure	[.] UNSU'RE, a. [See Sure.] Not fixed; not certain.
59772	unsurmountable	[.] UNSURMOUNT'ABLE, a. That cannot be surmounted or overcome; insuperable.
59773	unsurpassed	[.] UNSURP'ASSED, a. Not surpassed; not exceeded.
59774	unsusceptible	[.] UNSUSCEP'TIBLE, a. Not susceptible; not capable of admitting or receiving; as a heart unsusceptible of impressions a substance unsusceptible of change or of permanent colors.
59775	unsuspect	[.] UNSUSPECT', for unsuspected, is not in use.
59776	unsuspected	[.] UNSUSPECT'ED, a. Not suspected; not considered as likely to have done an evil act, or to have a disposition to evil.
59777	unsuspectedly	[.] UNSUSPECT'EDLY, adv. In a manner to avoid suspicion.
59778	unsuspecting	[.] UNSUSPECT'ING, a. Not imagining that any ill is designed; free from suspicion.
59779	unsuspicious	[.] UNSUSPI'CIOUS, a. [.] 1. Having no suspicion; not indulging the imagination of evil in others; as an unsuspicious youth. [.] 2. Not to be suspected; as unsuspicious testimony.
59780	unsuspiciously	[.] UNSUSPI'CIOUSLY, adv. Without suspicion.
59781	unsustainable	[.] UNSUSTA'INABLE, a. Not sustainable; that cannot be maintained or supported; as unsustainable pain; a suit in law unsustainable.
59782	unsustained	[.] UNSUSTA'INED, a. Not sustained; not supported; not seconded.
59783	unswathe	[.] UNSWA'THE, v.t. To take a swathe from; to relieve from a bandage.
59784	unswayable	[.] UNSWA'YABLE, That cannot be swayed, governed or influenced by another. [Little used.
59785	unswayed	[.] UNSWA'YED, a. [.] 1. Not swayed; not wielded; as a scepter. [.] 2. Not biased; not controlled or influenced.
59786	unswear	[.] UNSWEAR, v.t. To recant or recall an oath.
59787	unsweat	[.] UNSWEAT, v.t. unswet'. To ease or cool after exercise or toil. [A bad word and not used.]
59788	unsweating	[.] UNSWEATING, a. unswet'ing. Not sweating.
59789	unsweet	[.] UNSWEET, a. Not sweet. [Little used.]
59790	unswept	[.] UNSWEPT', a. Not cleaned with a broom; not swept; not brushed.
59791	unsworn	[.] UNSWORN, a. Not sworn; not bound by an oath; not having taken an oath; as, the witness is unsworn.
59792	unsymmetrical	[.] UNSYMMET'RICAL, a. Wanting symmetry or due proportion of parts.
59793	unsystematic	[.] UNSYSTEMAT'IC,
59794	unsystematical	[.] UNSYSTEMAT'ICAL, a. Not systematic; not having regular order, distribution or arrangement of parts.
59795	unsystemized	[.] UNSYS'TEMIZED, a. Not systemized; not arranged in due order; not formed into system.
59796	untack	[.] UNTACK', v.t. To separate what is tacked; to disjoin; to loosen what is fast.
59797	untainted	[.] UNTA'INTED, a. [.] 1. Not rendered impure by admixture; not impregnated with foul matter; as untainted air. [.] 2. Not sullied; not stained; unblemished; as untainted virtue or reputation. [.] 3. Not rendered unsavory by putrescence; as untainted meat. [.] 4. ...
59798	untaintedly	[.] UNTA'INTEDLY, adv. Without spot; without blemish; without imputation of crime.
59799	untaintedness	[.] UNTA'INTEDNESS, n. State or quality of being untainted; purity.
59800	untaken	[.] UNTAKEN, a. unta'kn. [.] 1. Not taken; not seized; not apprehended; as a thief untaken. [.] 2. Not reduced; not subdued; as untaken Troy. [.] 3. Not swallowed. [.] Untaken away, not removed. 2Cor. 3. [.] Untaken up, not occupied; not filled. [.] Untalked ...
59801	untamable	[.] UNTA'MABLE, a. [.] 1. That cannot be tamed or domesticated; that cannot be reclaimed from a wild state. [.] 2. Not to be subdued or reduced to control.
59802	untamed	...
59803	untangle	[.] UNTAN'GLE, v.t. To disentangle; to loose from tangles or intricacy; as, to untangle thread. [.] Untangle this cruel chain.
59804	untangled	[.] UNTAN'GLED, pp. Disentangled.
59805	untangling	[.] UNTAN'GLING, ppr. Disentangling.
59806	untarnished	[.] UNT'ARNISHED, a. Not soiled; not tarnished; not stained; unblemished; as untarnished silk; untarnished reputation.
59807	untasted	[.] UNTASTED, a. [.] 1. Not tasted; not tried by the taste or tongue. [.] 2. Not enjoyed; as untasted pleasures.
59808	untasteful	[.] UNTASTEFUL, a. Having no taste; being without taste.
59809	untastefully	[.] UNTASTEFULLY, adv. Without taste or gracefulness; in bad taste.
59810	untasting	[.] UNTASTING, a. Not tasting; not perceiving by the taste.
59811	untaught	[.] UNTAUGHT, a. untaut' [.] 1. Not taught; not instructed; not educated; unlettered; illiterate. [.] 2. Unskilled; new; not having use or practice. [.] A tongue untaught to plead for favor.
59812	untaxed	[.] UNTAX'ED, a. [.] 1. Not taxed; not charged with taxes. [.] 2. Not accused.
59813	unteach	[.] UNTE'ACH, v.t. pret. and pp. untaught. To cause to forget or lose what has been taught. [.] Experience will unteach us.
59814	unteachable	[.] UNTE'ACHABLE, a. That cannot be taught or instructed; indocile.
59815	unteachableness	[.] UNTE'ACHABLENESS, n. The quality of not readily receiving instruction; indocility.
59816	unteeming	[.] UNTEE'MING, a. Not producing young; barren.
59817	untemperate	[.] UNTEM'PERATE, a. Intemperate. [The latter is now used.]
59818	untempered	[.] UNTEM'PERED, a. Not tempered; not duly mixed for use; not durable or strong.
59819	untempted	[.] UNTEMPT'ED, a. Not tempted; not tried by enticements or persuasions; not invited by any thing alluring.
59820	untenable	[.] UNTEN'ABLE, a. [.] 1. Not tenable; that cannot be held in possession; as an untenable post or fort. [.] 2. That cannot be maintained or supported; not defensible; as an untenable doctrine; untenable ground in argument.
59821	untenantable	[.] UNTEN'ANTABLE, a. Not fit for an occupant; not in suitable repair or condition for a tenant.
59822	untenanted	[.] UNTEN'ANTED, a. Not occupied by a tenant; not inhabited.
59823	untended	[.] UNTEND'ED, a. Not tended; not having any attendant.
59824	untender	[.] UNTEN'DER, a. [.] 1. Not tender; not soft. [.] 2. Wanting sensibility or affection.
59825	untendered	[.] UNTEND'ERED, a. Not tendered; not offered; as untendered money or tribute.
59826	untent	[.] UNTENT', v.t. To bring out of a tent. [Little used.]
59827	untented	[.] UNTENT'ED, a. Not having a medical tent applied.
59828	unterrified	[.] UNTER'RIFIED, a. Not terrified; not affrighted; not daunted.
59829	untested	[.] UNTEST'ED, a. Not tested; not tried by a standard.
59830	unthanked	[.] UNTHANK'ED, a. [.] 1. Not thanked; not repaid with acknowledgments. [.] 2. Not received with thankfulness; as an unthanked reprieve. [Unusual.]
59831	unthankful	[.] UNTHANK'FUL, a. Not thankful; ungrateful; not making acknowledgments for good received. [.] For he is kind to the unthankful and to the evil. Luke 6.
59832	unthankfully	[.] UNTHANK'FULLY, adv. Without thanks; without a grateful acknowledgment of favors.
59833	unthankfulness	[.] UNTHANK'FULNESS, n. Neglect or omission of acknowledgment for good received; want of a sense of kindness or benefits; ingratitude. [.] Immoderate favors breed first unthankfulness, and afterwards hate.
59834	unthawed	[.] UNTHAW'ED, a. Not thawed; not melted or dissolved; as ice or snow.
59835	unthink	[.] UNTHINK', v.t. To dismiss a thought.
59836	unthinking	[.] UNTHINK'ING, a. [.] 1. Not thinking; not heedful; thoughtless; inconsiderate; as unthinking youth. [.] 2. Not indicating thought or reflection; as a round unthinking face.
59837	unthinkingness	[.] UNTHINK'INGNESS, n. Want of thought or reflection; habitual thoughtlessness.
59838	unthorny	[.] UNTHORN'Y, a. Not thorny; free from thorns.
59839	unthoughtful	[.] UNTHOUGHTFUL, a. unthaut'ful. Thoughtless; heedless. [.] Unthought of, not thought of; not regarded not heeded.
59840	unthread	[.] UNTHREAD, v.t. unthred'. [.] 1. To draw or take out a thread from; as, to unthread a needle. [.] 2. To loose.
59841	unthreaded	[.] UNTHREAD'ED, pp. Deprived of a thread.
59842	unthreading	[.] UNTHREAD'ING, ppr. Depriving of a thread.
59843	unthreatened	[.] UNTHREATENED, a. unthret'ened. Not threatened; not menaced.
59844	unthrift	[.] UN'THRIFT, n. A prodigal; one who wastes his estate by extravagance.
59845	unthriftily	[.] UNTHRIFT'ILY, adv. Without frugality.
59846	unthriftiness	[.] UNTHRIFT'INESS, n. Waste of property without necessity or use; prodigality; profusion.
59847	unthrifty	[.] UNTHRIFT'Y, a. [.] 1. Prodigal; lavish; profuse; spending property without necessity or use. [.] 2. Not thriving; not gaining property; as un unthrifty farmer. [.] 3. Not gaining flesh; as an unthrifty ox. [.] 4. Not vigorous in growth, as a plant.
59848	unthriving	[.] UNTHRI'VING, a. Not thriving; not prospering in temporal affairs; not gaining property.
59849	unthrone	[.] UNTHRO'NE, v.t. To remove from a throne, or from supreme authority; to dethrone.
59850	untidy	[.] UNTI'DY, a. [.] 1. Not tidy; not seasonable; not ready. [.] 2. Not neatly dressed; not in good order.
59851	untie	[.] UNTI'E, v.t. [.] 1. To loosen, as a knot; to disengage the parts that form a knot. Untie the knot. [.] 2. To unbind; to free from any fastening; as, to untie an iron chain. [.] 3. To loosen from coils or convolution; as snakes untied. [.] 4. To loose; to ...
59852	untied	[.] UNTI'ED, pp. [.] 1. Loosed; as a knot; unbound; separated; resolved. [.] 2. a. Not tied; not bound or gathered in a knot; loose. [.] 3. Not fastened with a knot. [.] 4. Not held by any tie or band.
59853	until	[.] UNTIL', prep. [un and till. See Till.] [.] 1. To; used of time. [.] He and his sons were priests of the tribe of Dan, until the day of the captivity. Judges 18. [.] 2. To; used of objects. Obs. [.] 3. Preceding a sentence or clause, to; that is, to the ...
59854	untile	[.] UNTI'LE, v.t To take the tiles from; to uncover by removing tiles.
59855	untilled	[.] UNTILL'ED, a. Not tilled; not cultivated.
59856	untimbered	[.] UNTIM'BERED, a. [.] 1. Not furnished with timber. [.] 2. Not covered with timber trees; as untimbered land.
59857	untimely	[.] UNTI'MELY, a. [.] 1. Happening before the usual time; as untimely frost. [.] 2. Happening before the natural time; premature; as untimely death; untimely fate. [.] UNTI'MELY, adv. Before the natural time. [.] What is untimely done.
59858	untinctured	[.] UNTINC'TURED, a. Not tinctured; not tinged.
59859	untinged	[.] UNTING'ED, a. [.] 1. Not tinged; not stained; not discolored; as water untinged; untinged beams of light. [.] 2. Not infected.
59860	untirable	[.] UNTI'RABLE, a. That cannot be wearied; indefatigable; unwearied.
59861	untired	[.] UNTI'RED, a. Not tired; not exhausted by labor.
59862	untiring	[.] UNTI'RING, a. Not becoming tired or exhausted; as untiring patience.
59863	untitled	[.] UNTI'TLED, a. Having no title; as an untitled tyrant.
59864	unto	[.] UN'TO, prep. a compound of un, [on,] and to; of no use in the language, as it expresses no more than to. I do not find it in our mother tongue, nor is it ever used in popular discourse. It is found in writers of former times, but is entirely obsolete.
59865	untold	[.] UNTOLD, a. [.] 1. Not told; not related; not revealed. [.] 2. Not numbered; as money untold.
59866	untomb	[.] UNTOMB, v.t. untoom'. To disinter.
59867	untoothsome	[.] UNTOOTH'SOME, a. Not pleasant to the taste.
59868	untouched	[.] UNTOUCHED, a. untuch'ed. [.] 1. Not touched; not reached; not hit. [.] 2. Not moved; not affected; as the heart untouched. [.] 3. Not meddled with; as books untouched for years.
59869	untoward	[.] UNTO'WARD, a. [.] 1. Froward; perverse; refractory; not easily guided or taught. Acts 2. [.] 2. Awkward; ungraceful; as untoward words. [.] 3. Inconvenient; troublesome; unmanageable; as an untoward vow.
59870	untowardly	[.] UNTO'WARDLY, adv. In a froward or perverse manner; perversely; ungainly. [.] UNTO'WARDLY, a. Awkward; perverse; froward.
59871	untowardness	[.] UNTO'WARDNESS, n. Awkwardness; frowardness; perverseness.
59872	untraceable	[.] UNTRA'CEABLE, a. That cannot be traced or followed.
59873	untraced	[.] UNTRA'CED, a. [.] 1. Not traced; not followed. [.] 2. Not marked by footsteps. [.] 3. Not marked out.
59874	untracked	[.] UNTRACK'ED, a. [.] 1. Not tracked; not marked by footsteps. [.] 2. Not followed by the tracks.
59875	untractable	[.] UNTRACT'ABLE, a. [L. intractabilis.] [.] 1. Not tractable; not yielding to discipline; stubborn; indocile; ungovernable; as an untractable son. [.] 2. Rough; difficult. [.] 3. Not yielding to the heat or to the hammer; as an ore. [.] [Intractable is more ...
59876	untractableness	[.] UNTRACT'ABLENESS, n. Refractoriness; stubbornness; unwillingness to be governed; controlled or managed.
59877	untrading	[.] UNTRA'DING, a. Not engaged in commerce; as an untrading country or city.
59878	untrained	[.] UNTRA'INED, a. [.] 1. Not trained; not disciplined; not skillful. [.] 2. Not educated; not instructed. [.] My wit untrained. [.] 3. Irregular; ungovernable; as untrained hope.
59879	untrammeled	[.] UNTRAM'MELED, a. Not trammeled; not shackled.
59880	untransferable	[.] UNTRANSFER'ABLE, a. That cannot be transferred or passed from one to another; as power or right untransferable.
59881	untransferred	[.] UNTRANSFER'RED, a. Not transferred; not conveyed or assigned to another; as titles or rights untransferred.
59882	untranslatable	[.] UNTRANSLA'TABLE, a. Not capable of being translated.
59883	untranslated	[.] UNTRANSLA'TED, a. Not translated or rendered into another language.
59884	untransparent	[.] UNTRANSPA'RENT, a. Not transparent; not disphanous; opake; not permeable by light.
59885	untransposed	[.] UNTRANSPOSED, a. untranspo'zed. Not transposed; having the natural order.
59886	untraveled	[.] UNTRAV'ELED, a. [.] 1. Not traveled; not troden by passengers; as an untraveled forest. [.] 2. Having never seen foreign countries; as un untraveled Englishman.
59887	untraversed	[.] UNTRAV'ERSED, a. Not traversed; not passed over.
59888	untread	[.] UNTREAD, v.t. untred'. To tread back; to go back in the same steps.
59889	untreasured	[.] UNTREASURED, a. untresh'ured. Not treasured; not laid up; not reposited.
59890	untreatable	[.] UNTRE'ATABLE, a. Not treatable; not practicable. [Not used.]
59891	untrembling	[.] UNTREM'BLING, a. Not trembling or shaking; firm; steady.
59892	untried	[.] UNTRI'ED, a. [.] 1. Not tried; not attempted. [.] 2. Not yet experienced; as untried sufferings. [.] 3. Not having passed trial; not heard and determined in law. The cause remains untried.
59893	untrimmed	[.] UNTRIM'MED, a. Not trimmed; not pruned; not dressed; not put in order.
59894	untriumphable	[.] UNTRI'UMPHABLE, a. That admits no triumph. [Barbarous and not used.]
59895	untriumphed	[.] UNTRI'UMPHED, a. Not triumphed over.
59896	untrod	[.] UNTROD'
59897	untrodden	[.] UNTROD'DEN, a. Not having been trod; not passed over; not marked by the feet.
59898	untrolled	[.] UNTROLLED, a. Not boiled; not rolled along.
59899	untroubled	[.] UNTROUBLED, a. untrub'led. [.] 1. Not troubled; not disturbed by care, sorrow or business; free from trouble. [.] 2. Not agitated; not ruffled; not confused; free from passion; as an untroubled mind. [.] 3. Not agitated; not moved; as an untroubled lake. [.] 4. ...
59900	untroubledness	[.] UNTROUB'LEDNESS, n. State of being free from trouble; unconcern. [Not used.]
59901	untrue	[.] UNTRUE, a. [.] 1. Not true; false; contrary to the fact. The story is untrue. [.] 2. Not faithful to another; not fulfilling the duties of a husband, wife, vassal, &c.; false; disloyal. [.] 3. Inconstant; as a lover.
59902	untruly	[.] UNTRU'LY, adv. Not truly; falsely; not according to reality.
59903	untruss	[.] UNTRUSS', v.t. To untie or unfasten; to loose from a truss; to let out.
59904	untrussed	[.] UNTRUSS'ED, a. Not trussed; not tied up.
59905	untrustiness	[.] UNTRUST'INESS, n. Unfaithfulness in the discharge of a trust.
59906	untrusty	[.] UNTRUST'Y, a. Not trusty; not worthy of confidence; unfaithful.
59907	untruth	[.] UNTRUTH, n. [.] 1. Contrariety to truth; falsehood. [.] 2. Want of veracity. [.] 3. Treachery; want of fidelity. Obs. [.] 4. False assertion. [.] No untruth can possibly avail the patron and defender long.
59908	untuckered	[.] UNTUCK'ERED, a. Having no tucker; as an untuckered neck.
59909	untunable	[.] UNTU'NABLE, a. [.] 1. Not harmonious; not musical. [.] 2. Not capable of making music. [.] 3. Not capable of being tuned or brought to the proper pitch.
59910	untune	[.] UNTU'NE, v.t. [.] 1. To make incapable of harmony. [.] Untune that string. [.] 2. To disorder. [.] Untun'd and jarring senses.
59911	unturned	[.] UNTURN'ED, a. Not turned. He left no stone unturned.
59912	untutored	[.] UNTU'TORED, a. Uninstructed; untaught; as untutored infancy.
59913	untwine	[.] UNTWI'NE, v.t. [.] 1. To untwist. [.] 2. To open; to disentangle. [.] 3. To separate, as that which winds or clasps.
59914	untwist	[.] UNTWIST', v.t. [.] 1. To separate and open, as threads twisted; or to turn back that which is twisted. [.] 2. To open; to disentangle; as intricacy.
59915	unty	[.] UNTY. [See Untie.]
59916	ununiform	[.] UNU'NIFORM, a. Not uniform; wanting uniformity. [Little used.]
59917	unupheld	[.] UNUPHELD', a. Not upheld; not sustained.
59918	unurged	[.] UNURG'ED, a. Not urged; not pressed with solicitation.
59919	unused	[.] UNU'SED, a. s as z. [.] 1. Not put to use; not employed. [.] 2. That has never been used. [.] 3. Not accustomed; as hands unused to labor; hearts unused to deceit.
59920	unuseful	[.] UNU'SEFUL, a. Useless; serving no good purpose.
59921	unusual	[.] UNU'SUAL, a. s as z. Not usual; not common; rare; as an unusual season; a person of unusual graces or erudition.
59922	unusually	[.] UNU'SUALLY, adv. s as z. Not commonly; not frequently; rarely. This summer, 1828 has been unusually rainy.
59923	unusualness	[.] UNU'SUALNESS, n. s as z. Uncommonness; infrequency; rareness of occurrence.
59924	unutterable	[.] UNUT'TERABLE, a. That cannot be uttered or expressed; ineffable; inexpressible; as unutterable anguish; unutterable joy.
59925	unvail	[.] UNVA'IL, v.t. To remove a vail from; to uncover; to disclose to view. She unvailed her face.
59926	unvaluable	[.] UNVAL'UABLE, a. Being above price; invaluable. [But invaluable is the word now used.
59927	unvalued	[.] UNVAL'UED, a. [.] 1. Not valued; not prized; neglected. [.] 2. Inestimable; not to be valued. [.] 3. Not estimated; not having the value set.
59928	unvanquishable	[.] UNVAN'QUISHABLE, a. That cannot be conquered.
59929	unvanquished	[.] UNVAN'QUISHED, a. Not conquered; not overcome.
59930	unvariable	[.] UNVA'RIABLE, a. Not variable; not changeable or alterable. [But invariable is the word now used.]
59931	unvaried	[.] UNVA'RIED, a. Not varied; not altered; not diversified.
59932	unvariegated	[.] UNVA'RIEGATED, a. Not variegated; not diversified.
59933	unvarnished	[.] UNV'ARNISHED, a. [.] 1. Not overlaid with varnish. [.] 2. Not artificially colored or adorned; not artfully embellished; plain. [.] I will a round unvarnish'd tale deliver.
59934	unvarying	[.] UNVA'RYING, a. Not altering; not liable to change; uniform.
59935	unveil	[.] UNVEIL. [See Unvail.]
59936	unveiledly	[.] UNVEILEDLY, adv. Plainly; without disguise. [Little used.]
59937	unvenerable	[.] UNVEN'ERABLE, a. Not venerable; not worthy of veneration.
59938	unventilated	[.] UNVEN'TILATED, a. Not fanned by the wind; not purified by a free current of air.
59939	unverdant	[.] UNVERD'ANT, a. Not verdant; not green; having no verdure.
59940	unveritable	[.] UNVER'ITABLE, a. Not true. [Not in use.]
59941	unversed	[.] UNVERS'ED, a. Not skilled; not versed; unacquainted; as unversed in spinning.
59942	unvexed	[.] UNVEX'ED, a. Not vexed; not troubled; not disturbed or irritated.
59943	unviciated	[.] UNVI'CIATED, a. Not vitiated; not corrupted.
59944	unviolated	[.] UNVI'OLATED, a. [.] 1. Not violated; not injured; as unviolated honor. [.] 2. Not broken; not transgressed; as laws unviolated.
59945	unvirtuous	[.] UNVIR'TUOUS, a. Not virtuous; destitute of virtue.
59946	unvisard	[.] UNVIS'ARD, v.t. s as z. To unmask.
59947	unvisited	[.] UNVIS'ITED, a. s as z. Not visited; not resorted to; not frequented.
59948	unvital	[.] UNVI'TAL, a. Not vital; not affecting life.
59949	unvitiated	[.] UNVI'TIATED,
59950	unvitrified	[.] UNVIT'RIFIED, a. Not vitrified; not converted into glass.
59951	unvolatilized	[.] UNVOL'ATILIZED, a. Not volatilized.
59952	unvote	[.] UNVO'TE, v.t. To contravene by vote a former vote; to annul a former vote.
59953	unvoweled	[.] UNVOW'ELED, a. Having no vowels.
59954	unvoyageable	[.] UNVOY'AGEABLE, a. Not to be navigated or passed over on a fluid. [Not used.]
59955	unvulgar	[.] UNVUL'GAR, a. Not common.
59956	unvulnerable	[.] UNVUL'NERABLE, a. Not vulnerable; that cannot be wounded. [Invulnerable is mostly used.]
59957	unwakened	[.] UNWA'KENED, a. Not awakened; not roused from sleep or stupidity.
59958	unwalled	[.] UNWALL'ED, a. Not surrounded, fortified or supported by a wall.
59959	unwares	[.] UNWA'RES, adv. Unexpectedly. [For this, unawares is used.]
59960	unwarily	[.] UNWA'RILY, adv. Without vigilance and caution; heedlessly.
59961	unwariness	[.] UNWA'RINESS, n. Want of vigilance; want of caution; carelessness; heedlessness.
59962	unwarlike	[.] UNWAR'LIKE, a. [See War.] Not fit for war; not used to war; not military.
59963	unwarmed	[.] UNWARM'ED, a. [See Warm.] [.] 1. Not warmed. [.] 2. Not excited; not animated.
59964	unwarned	[.] UNWARN'ED, a. [See Warn.] Not cautioned; not previously admonished of danger.
59965	unwarp	[.] UNWARP', v.t. [See Warp.] To reduce back what is warped.
59966	unwarped	[.] UNWARP'ED, a. Not warped; not biased; not turned from the true direction; impartial.
59967	unwarping	[.] UNWARP'ING, a. Not bending; unyielding; not deviating.
59968	unwarrantable	[.] UNWAR'RANTABLE, a. Not defensible; not vindicable; not justifiable; illegal; unjust; improper.
59969	unwarrantably	[.] UNWAR'RANTABLY, adv. In a manner that cannot be justified.
59970	unwarranted	[.] UNWAR'RANTED, a. [.] 1. Not warranted; not authorized. [.] 2. Not ascertained; not assured or certain. [.] 3. Not covenanted to be good, sound, or of a certain quality; as an unwarranted horse.
59971	unwary	[.] UNWA'RY, a. [.] 1. Not vigilant against danger; not cautious; unguarded; precipitate. [.] 2. Unexpected. Obs.
59972	unwashed	[.] UNWASH'ED,
59973	unwashen	[.] UNWASH'EN, a. Not washed; not cleansed by water. Matt. 15.
59974	unwasted	[.] UNWASTED, a. [.] 1. Not lost by extravagance or negligence; not lavished away; not dissipated. [.] 2. Not consumed by time or violence. [.] 3. Not lost by exhaustion, evaporation or other means.
59975	unwasting	[.] UNWASTING, a. Not growing less; not decaying.
59976	unwatered	[.] UNWATERED, a. [See Water.] Not watered; dry.
59977	unwayed	[.] UNWA'YED, a. not used to travel. [Bad and not used.]
59978	unweakened	[.] UNWE'AKENED, a. Not weakened; not enfeebled.
59979	unwealthy	[.] UNWEALTHY, a. unwelth'y. Not wealthy.
59980	unweaponed	[.] UNWEAPONED, a. unwep'nd. Not furnished with weapons or offensive arms.
59981	unweariable	[.] UNWE'ARIABLE, a. That cannot be wearied; indefatigable. [Little used.]
59982	unwearied	[.] UNWE'ARIED, a. [.] 1. Not tired; not fatigued. [.] 2. indefatigable; continual; that does not tire or sink under fatigue; as unwearied perseverance.
59983	unweariedly	[.] UNWE'ARIEDLY, adv. Without tiring or sinking under fatigue.
59984	unweariedness	[.] UNWE'ARIEDNESS, n. State of being unwearied.
59985	unweary	[.] UNWE'ARY, a. Not weary; not tired. [.] UNWE'ARY, v.t. To refresh after fatigue.
59986	unwed	[.] UNWED', a. Unmarried.
59987	unwedded	[.] UNWED'DED, a. unmarried; remaining single.
59988	unwedgeable	[.] UNWEDGEABLE, a. unwedj'able. Not to be split with wednes. [Barbarous and not used.]
59989	unweeded	[.] UNWEE'DED, a. Not weeded; not cleared of weeds.
59990	unweeped	[.] UNWEE'PED. [See Unwept.
59991	unweeting	[.] UNWEE'TING, a. [See weet and Wit.] Ignorant; unknowing. Obs.
59992	unweetingly	[.] UNWEETINGLY, adv. Ignorantly. Obs.
59993	unweighed	[.] UNWEIGHED, a. [.] 1. Not weighed; not having the weight ascertained. [.] Solomon left all the vessels unweighed. 1Kings 7. [.] 2. Not deliberately considered and examined; as, to leave arguments or testimony unweighed. [.] 3. Not considerate; negligent; ...
59994	unweighing	[.] UNWEIGHING, a. Inconsiderate; thoughtless.
59995	unwelcome	[.] UNWEL'COME, a. Not welcome; not grateful; not pleasing; not well received; as unwelcome news; an unwelcome guest.
59996	unwell	[.] UNWELL', a. Not well; indisposed; not in good health. [It expresses less than sick.]
59997	unwellness	[.] UNWELL'NESS, n. State of being indisposed. [Not in use.]
59998	unwept	[.] UNWEPT', a. Not lamented; not mourned. The profligate lives despised, and dies unwept.
59999	unwet	[.] UNWET', a. Not wet or moist.
60000	unwhipped	[.] UNWHIP'PED,
60001	unwhipt	[.] UNWHIPT', a. Not whipped; not corrected with the rod.
60002	unwhole	[.] UNWHO'LE, a. [See Whole.] Not sound; infirm. [Not in use.]
60003	unwholesome	[.] UNWHO'LESOME, a. [.] 1. Not wholesome; unfavorable to health; insalubrious; as unwholesome air or food. [.] 2. Pernicious; as unwholesome advice.
60004	unwholesomeness	[.] UNWHO'LESOMENESS, n. Insalubrity; state or quality of being injurious or noxious to health; as the unwholesomeness of a climate.
60005	unwieldily	[.] UNWIE'LDILY, adv. Heavily; with difficulty.
60006	unwieldiness	[.] UNWIE'LDINESS, n. Heaviness; difficulty of being moved; as the unwholesomeness of a climate.
60007	unwieldy	[.] UNWIE'LDY, a. That is moved with difficulty; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous; as an unwieldy bulk; an unwieldy rock.
60008	unwilled	[.] UNWILL'ED, a. Not willed; not produced by the will.
60009	unwilling	[.] UNWILL'ING, a. Not willing; loth; disinclined; reluctant; as an unwilling servant.
60010	unwillingly	[.] UNWILL'INGLY, adv. Not with good will; not cheerfully; reluctantly.
60011	unwillingness	[.] UNWILL'INGNESS, n. Loathness; disinclination; reluctance.
60012	unwind	[.] UNWIND, v.t. pret. and pp. unwound. [.] 1. To wind off; to loose or separate what is wound or convolved; as, to unwind thread or a ball. [.] 2. To disentangle. [.] UNWIND, v.i. To admit evolution.
60013	unwiped	[.] UNWI'PED, a. Not cleaned by rubbing.
60014	unwise	[.] UNWI'SE, a. s as z. [.] 1. Not wise; not choosing the best means for the end; defective in wisdom; as an unwise man; unwise kings. [.] 2. Not dictated by wisdom; not adapted to the end; as unwise measures.
60015	unwisely	[.] UNWI'SELY, adv. Not wisely; not prudently; as unwisely rigid; unwisely studious.
60016	unwish	[.] UNWISH', v.t. To wish that which is, not to be. [Not in use.]
60017	unwished	[.] UNWISH'ED, a. Not wished; not sought; not desired.
60018	unwist	[.] UNWIST', a. Not known. Obs.
60019	unwit	[.] UNWIT', v.t. To deprive of understanding. [Not in use.]
60020	unwithdrawing	[.] UNWITHDRAW'ING, a. Not withdrawing; continually liberal.
60021	unwithered	[.] UNWITH'ERED, a. Not withered or faded.
60022	unwithering	[.] UNWITH'ERING, a. Not liable to wither or fade.
60023	unwithstood	[.] UNWITHSTOOD', a. Not opposed.
60024	unwitnessed	[.] UNWIT'NESSED, a. Not witnessed; not attested by witnesses; wanting testimony.
60025	unwittily	[.] UNWIT'TILY, adv. Without wit.
60026	unwittingly	[.] UNWIT'TINGLY, adv. Without knowledge or consciousness; ignorantly; as, he has unwittingly injured himself, or his neighbor.
60027	unwitty	[.] UNWIT'TY, a. Not witty; destitute of wit.
60028	unwived	[.] UNWI'VED, a. Having no wife. [Not used.]
60029	unwoman	[.] UNWOMAN, v.t. To deprive of the qualities of a woman.
60030	unwomanly	[.] UNWOMANLY, a. Unbecoming a woman.
60031	unwonted	[.] UNWONTED, a. [.] 1. Unaccustomed; unused; not made familiar by practice; as a child unwonted to strangers; sea calves unwonted to fresh water. [.] 2. Uncommon; unusual; infrequent; rare; as an unwonted meteor; unwonted changes.
60032	unwontedness	[.] UNWONTEDNESS, n. Uncommonness; rareness.
60033	unwooed	[.] UNWOO'ED, a. Not wooed; not courted.
60034	unworking	[.] UNWORKING, a. Living without labor.
60035	unwormed	[.] UNWORMED, a. Not wormed. [Not used.]
60036	unworn	[.] UNWORN, a. Not worn; not impaired.
60037	unworshiped	[.] UNWORSHIPED, a. Not worshiped; not adored.
60038	unworshiping	[.] UNWORSHIPING, a. Not worshiping; habitually neglecting the worship of God.
60039	unworthily	[.] UNWORTHILY, adv. [See Worthy and Worth.] [.] Not according to desert; without due regard to merit; as, to treat a man unworthily.
60040	unworthiness	[.] UNWORTHINESS, n. Want of worth or merit.
60041	unworthy	[.] UNWORTHY, a. [.] 1. Not deserving; followed by of. As sinners, were are utterly unworthy of the divine favor. [.] 2. Not deserving; wanting merit. Receive your unworthy son into favor. One great evil of government is that unworthy men are elected or appointed ...
60042	unwound	[.] UNWOUND', pp. of wind. Wound off; untwisted.
60043	unwounded	[.] UNWOUND'ED, a. [.] 1. Not wounded; not hurt; not injured in body; as unwounded enemies. [.] 2. Not hurt; not offended; as unwounded ears.
60044	unwrap	[.] UNWRAP', v.t. To open what is wrapped or folded.
60045	unwreath	[.] UNWRE'ATH, v.t. To untwist or untwine.
60046	unwrinkle	[.] UNWRIN'KLE, v.t. To reduce wrinkles; to smooth.
60047	unwriting	[.] UNWRI'TING, a. Not writing; not assuming the character of an author; as an unwriting citizen.
60048	unwritten	[.] UNWRITTEN, a. unrit'n. [.] 1. Not written; not reduced to writing; verbal. [.] 2. Blank; containing no writing. [.] Unwritten doctrines, in religion, are such as have been handed down by word of mouth; oral or traditional doctrines. [.] Unwritten laws, are ...
60049	unwrought	[.] UNWROUGHT, a. unraut'. Not labored; not manufactured; not reduced to due form.
60050	unwrung	[.] UNWRUNG, a. unrung'. Not pinched.
60051	unyielded	[.] UNYIE'LDED, a. Not yielded; not conceded; not given up.
60052	unyielding	[.] UNYIE'LDING, a. [.] 1. Not yielding to force or persuasion; unbending; unpliant; stiff; firm; obstinate. [.] 2. Not giving place.
60053	unyoke	[.] UNYO'KE, v.t [.] 1. To loose from a yoke; to free from a yoke. [.] Unyoke the steers. [.] 2. To part; to disjoin.
60054	unyoked	[.] UNYO'KED, pp. [.] 1. Freed from the yoke. [.] 2. a. Not having worn the yoke. [.] 3. Licentious; unrestrained.
60055	unyoking	[.] UNYO'KING, ppr. Freeing from the yoke. [.]
60056	unzoned	[.] UNZO'NED, a. Not bound with a girdle; as an unzoned bosom.
60057	up	[.] UP, adv. [.] 1. Aloft; on high [.] But up or down - [.] 2. Out of bed. He is not up. [.] 3. Having risen from a seat. [.] Sir Roger was up. [.] 4. From a state of concealment or discumbiture. [.] 5. In a state of being built. [.] Up with my tent. [.] 6. ...
60058	upbear	[.] UPBEAR, v.t. pret. upbore; pp. upborne. [up and bear. See Bear.] [.] 1. To raise aloft; to life; to elevate. [.] 2. To sustain aloft; to support in an elevated situation. [.] Upborne they fly. [.] 3. To support; to sustain.
60059	upbind	[.] UPBIND, v.t. To bind up.
60060	upblow	[.] UPBLOW, v.t. To blow up. [Not used.]
60061	upbraid	[.] UPBRA'ID, v.t. [.] 1. To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast in the teeth; followed by with or for, before the thing imputed; as, to upbraid a man for his folly or his intemperance. [.] Yet do not upbraid us with our distress. [.] He ...
60062	upbraided	[.] UPBRA'IDED, pp. Charged with something wrong or disgraceful; reproached; reproved.
60063	upbraider	[.] UPBRA'IDER, n. One who upbraids or reproves.
60064	upbraiding	[.] UPBRA'IDING, ppr. Accusing; casting in the teeth; reproaching; reproving. [.] UPBRA'IDING, n. [.] 1. A charging with something wrong or disgraceful; the act of reproaching or reproving. [.] I have too long borne your blunt upbraidings. [.] 2. The reproaches ...
60065	upbray	[.] UPBRAY, for upbraid, to shame, is not in use.
60066	upbrought	[.] UPBROUGHT, a. upbraut'. Brought up; educated. [Not in use.]
60067	upcast	[.] UP'CAST, a. [.] 1. Cast up; a term in bowling. [.] 2. Thrown upwards; as with upcast eyes. [.] UP'CAST, n. In bowling, a cast; a throw.
60068	updraw	[.] UPDRAW', v.t To draw up. [Not in use.]
60069	uped	[.] 'UPED, a. Moistened or tinged with sirup or sweet juice.
60070	upgather	[.] UPGATH'ER, v.t. To contract. [Not in use.]
60071	upgrow	[.] UPGROW, v.i. To grow up. [Not in use.]
60072	uphand	[.] UP'HAND, a. Lifted by the hand.
60073	upheave	[.] UPHE'AVE, v.t. To heave or lift up.
60074	upheld	[.] UPHELD', pret. and pp. of uphold. Sustained; supported.
60075	uphill	[.] UP'HILL, a. Difficult, like the act of ascending a hill; as uphill labor.
60076	uphoard	[.] UPHOARD, v.t. To hoard up. [Not used.]
60077	uphold	[.] UPHOLD, v.t. pret. and pp. upheld. [Upholden is obsolete.] [.] 1. To lift on high; to elevate. [.] 2. To support; to sustain; to keep from falling or slipping. [.] Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit. Prov. 29. [.] 3. To keep from declension. [.] 4. ...
60078	upholder	[.] UPHOLDER, n. [.] 1. One that upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer. [.] 2. An undertaker; one who provides for funerals.
60079	upholsterer	[.] UPHOLSTERER, n. [from up and hold.] One who furnishes houses with beds, curtains and the like.
60080	upholstery	[.] UPHOLSTERY, n. Furniture supplied by upholsterers.
60081	upland	[.] UP'LAND, n. [up and land.] High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between hills; land which is generally dry. It is opposed to meadow, march, swamp, interval, &c. Uplands are particularly valuable ...
60082	uplandish	[.] UPLAND'ISH, a. Pertaining to uplands; dwelling on high lands or mountains.
60083	uplay	[.] UPLA'Y, v.t. To lay up; to hoard. [Not in use.]
60084	uplead	[.] UPLE'AD, v.t. To lead upwards.
60085	upled	[.] UPLED', pp. Led upwards.
60086	uplift	[.] UPLIFT', v.t. To raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm. It is chiefly used in the participle; as uplifted eyes; uplifted arms.
60087	uplifted	[.] UPLIFT'ED, pp. Raised high; lifted; elevated.
60088	uplook	[.] UPLOOK', v.t. To look up. [Not in use.]
60089	upmost	[.] UP'MOST, a. [up and most.] Highest; topmost. [Little used. We generally use uppermost.]
60090	upon	[.] UPON', prep. [.] 1. Resting or being on the top or surface; as being upon a hill, or upon a rock; upon a field; upon a table; upon a river; upon the altar; upon the roof. He has his coat upon his back; his hat is upon his head. [.] 2. In a state of resting or ...
60091	upper	[.] UP'PER, a. [comp. from up.] [.] 1. Higher in place; as the upper lip; the upper side of a thing. An upper story is a higher one; the upper story is the highest. So the upper deck of a ship. [.] 2. Superior in rank or dignity; as the upper house of a legislature. [.] Upper ...
60092	uppermost	[.] UP'PERMOST, a. [superl.; upper and most.] [.] 1. Highest in place; as the uppermost seats. [.] 2. Highest in power or authority. [.] Whatever faction happens to be uppermost - [.] 3. Predominant; most powerful.
60093	upraise	[.] UPRA'ISE, v.t. s as z. [up and raise.] To raise; to lift up.
60094	uprear	[.] UPRE'AR, v.t. [up and rear.] To rear up; to raise.
60095	upright	[.] UPRIGHT, a. upri'te or up'rite. [up and right. This word is marked in books with the accent on the first syllable. But it is frequently pronounced with the accent on the second, and the accent on the first syllable of its derivatives is inadmissible.] [.] 1. Erect; ...
60096	uprightly	[.] UPRIGHTLY, adv. [.] 1. In a direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; in an erect position. [.] 2. Honestly; with strict observance of rectitude; as, to live uprightly. [.] He that walketh uprightly, walketh surely. Prov. 10.
60097	uprightness	[.] UPRIGHTNESS, n. [.] 1. Perpendicular erection. [.] 2. Honesty; integrity in principle or practice; conformity to rectitude and justice in social dealings. [.] The truly upright man is inflexible in his uprightness.
60098	uprise	[.] UPRI'SE, v.i. s as z. pret uprose; pp. uprisen. [.] 1. To rise from bed or from a seat. [.] Uprose the virgin with the morning light. [.] 2. To ascend above the horizon. [.] Uprose the sun. [.] 3. To ascend, as a hill. Obs. [.] UPRI'SE, n. A rising; ...
60099	uprising	[.] UPRI'SING, ppr. Rising; ascending. [.] UPRI'SING, n. The act of rising. [.] Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine uprising. Ps. 139.
60100	uproar	[.] UP'ROAR, n. [.] Great tumult; violent disturbance and noise; bustle and clamor. [.] The Jews who believed not - set all the city in an uproar. Act. 17. [.] Horror thus prevail'd, and wild uproar.
60101	uproll	[.] UPROLL, v.t. [up and roll.] To roll up.
60102	uproot	[.] UPROOT', v.t. [up and root.] To root up; to tear up by the roots; as, to uproot the hills or trees.
60103	uprouse	[.] UPROUSE, v.t. uprouz. [up and rouse.] To rouse from sleep; to awake.
60104	upset	[.] UPSET', v.t. [up and set.] To overturn; to overthrow; to overset; as a carriage.
60105	upshot	[.] UP'SHOT, n. [up and shot.] Final issue; conclusion; end; as the upshot of the matter. [.] Here is the upshot and result of all. [.] Upside down, the upper part undermost. As a phrase, this denotes in confusion; in complete disorder.
60106	upspring	[.] UP'SPRING, n. [up and spring.] An upstart. [Not in use.]
60107	upstand	[.] UPSTAND', v.i. To be erected. [Not used.]
60108	upstart	[.] UPST'ART, v.i. [up and start.] To start or spring up suddenly.
60109	upstay	[.] UPSTA'Y, v.t. [up and stay.] To sustain; to support.
60110	upswarm	[.] UPSWARM', v.t. [See Swarm.] To raise in a swarm. [Not in use.]
60111	uptake	[.] UPTA'KE, v.t. [up and take.] To take into the hand. [Not in use.]
60112	uptear	[.] UPTEAR, v.t. [up and tear.] To tear up.
60113	uptrain	[.] UPTRA'IN, v.t. [up and train.] To train up; to educate. [Not in use.]
60114	upturn	[.] UPTURN', v.t. [up and turn.] To turn up; to throw up; as, to upturn the ground in plowing.
60115	upward	[.] UP'WARD, a. [up and ward, L. versus.] [.] Directed to a higher place; as with upward eye; with upward speed. [.] UP'WARD, n. The top. [Not in use.] [.] UP'WARD,
60116	upwards	[.] UP'WARDS, adv. [.] 1. Toward a higher place; opposed to downward. [.] Upward I lift my eye. [.] 2. Toward heaven and God. [.] Looking inward, we are struck dumb; looking upward, we speak and prevail. [.] 3. With respect to the higher part. [.] Upward ...
60117	upwhirl	[.] UPWHIRL, v.i. upwhurl'. [up and whirl.] To rise upwards in a whirl; to whirl upwards.
60118	upwind	[.] UPWIND, v.t. [up and wind.] To wind up.
60119	uran-glimmer	[.] URAN-GLIM'MER, n. An ore of uranium; uran-mica; chalcolite.
60120	uran-ocher	[.] URAN-O'CHER, n. Pechblend, an ore of uranium, containing the metal in an oxydized state. It is brown, grayish, black, and brownish black; occurring massive globular, reniform, disseminated, and pulverulent.
60121	uranite	[.] U'RANITE, n. An ore or phosphate of uranium, called also uran-glimmer, and uran-mica. It is of a lemon yellow gold color, or yellowish brown, sometimes of an apple green or emerald color. It occurs crystallized in rectangular prisms, in imperfect octahedrons, &c. ...
60122	uranitic	[.] URANIT'IC, a. Pertaining to uranite, or resembling it.
60123	uranium	[.] URA'NIUM, n. [Gr. heaven, or a planet so called.] [.] A metal discovered in 1789 by Klaproth, in the mineral called pechblend. It is occasionally found native in uran-ocher and uran-mica; but more generally it is obtained from pechblend, in which it exists with ...
60124	uranology	[.] URANOL'OGY, n. [Gr. heaven and discourse.] [.] A discourse or treatise on the heavens.
60125	urbane	[.] UR'BANE, a. [L. urbanus, from urbs, a city.] Civil; courteous in manners; polite.
60126	urbanity	[.] URBAN'ITY, n. [L. urbanitas, from urbs, a city.] [.] 1. That civility or courtesy of manners which is acquired by associating with well bred people; politeness; polished manners. [.] 2. Facetiousness.
60127	urbanize	[.] UR'BANIZE, v.t. To render civil and courteous; to polish.
60128	urceolate	[.] UR'CEOLATE, a. [L. urceolus, urceus, a pitcher. [.] In botany, shaped like a pitcher; swelling out like a pitcher; as a calyx or corol.
60129	urchin	[.] UR'CHIN, n. [.] 1. A name given to the hedgehog. [.] 2. A name of slight anger given to a child; as, the little urchin cried.
60130	ure	[.] URE, n. Use; practice. [Obsolete, but retained in inure.]
60131	urea	[.] U'REA, n. A substance obtained from urine.
60132	ureter	[.] U'RETER, n. [Gr. See Urine.] [.] A tube conveying the urine from the kidney to the bladder. There are two ureters, one on each side.
60133	urethra	[.] URE'THRA, n. [Gr. See Urine.] [.] The canal by which the urine is conducted from the bladder and discharged.
60134	urge	[.] URGE, v.t [L. urgeo. This belongs probably to the family of Gr. and L. arceo.] [.] 1. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to apply force to, in almost any manner. [.] And great Achilles urge the Trojan fate. [.] 2. To press the mind or will; to press by ...
60135	urge-wonder	[.] URGE-WONDER, n. A sort of grain.
60136	urged	[.] URG'ED, pp. Pressed; impelled; importuned.
60137	urgency	[.] URG'ENCY, n. [.] 1. Pressure; importunity; earnest solicitation; as the urgency of a request. [.] 2. Pressure of necessity; as the urgency of want or distress; the urgency of the occasion.
60138	urgent	[.] URG'ENT, a. [.] 1. Pressing with importunity. Ex. 12. [.] 2. Pressing with necessity; violent; vehement; as an urgent case or occasion.
60139	urgently	[.] URG'ENTLY, adv. With pressing importunity; violently; vehemently; forcibly.
60140	urger	[.] URG'ER, n. One who urges; one who importunes.
60141	urging	[.] URG'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Pressing; driving; impelling. [.] 2. a. Pressing with solicitations; importunate.
60142	uric	[.] U'RIC, a. In chimistry, the uric acid, called also lithic acid, is obtained from urinary calculi.
60143	urim	[.] U'RIM, n. [Heb.] The Urim and Thummim, among the Israelites, signify lights and perfections. These were a kind of ornament belonging to the habit of the high priest, in virtue of which he gave oracular answers to the people; but what they were has not been satisfactorily ...
60144	urinal	[.] U'RINAL, n. [L. urinalis, from urina, urine.] [.] 1. A bottle in which urine is kept for inspection. [.] 2. A vessel for containing urine. [.] 3. In chimistry, an oblong glass vessel, used in making solutions.
60145	urinarium	[.] URINA'RIUM, n. In agriculture, a reservoir or place for the reception of urine, &c. for manure.
60146	urinary	[.] U'RINARY, a. [from urine.] Pertaining to urine; as the urinary bladder; urinary calculi; urinary abscesses. [.] U'RINARY,
60147	urinative	[.] U'RINATIVE, a. Provoking urine.
60148	urinator	[.] URINA'TOR, n. [L. from urino, to dive.] A diver; one who plunges and sinks in water in search of something, as for pearls.
60149	urine	[.] U'RINE, n. [L. urina; Gr.] [.] An animal fluid or liquor secreted by the kidneys, whence it is conveyed into the bladder by the ureters, and through the urethra discharged. The urine of beasts is sometimes called stale. [.] U'RINE, v.i. [supra.] To discharge ...
60150	urinous	[.] U'RINOUS, a. Pertaining to urine, or partaking of its qualities.
60151	urn	[.] URN, n. [L. urna.] [.] 1. A kind of vase of a roundish form, largest in the middle; used as an ornament. [.] 2. A vessel for water. [.] 3. A vessel in which the ashes of the dead were formerly kept. [.] 4. A Roman measure for liquids, containing about three ...
60152	uroscopy	[.] UROS'COPY, n. [Gr.] Inspection of urine.
60153	urry	[.] UR'RY, n. A sort of blue or black clay, lying near a vein of coal.
60154	ursa	[.] UR'SA, n. [L.] The bear, a constellation, the greater and lesser bear, near the north pole.
60155	ursiform	[.] UR'SIFORM a. [L. ursa, bear, and form.] In the shape of a bear.
60156	ursine	[.] UR'SINE, a. [L. ursinus.] Pertaining to or resembling a bear.
60157	ursuline	[.] UR'SULINE, a. Denoting an order of nuns who observe the rule of St. Austin; so called from their institutress, St. Ursula.
60158	uru	[.] 'URU, n. The name in India of a fragrant aloe-wood.
60159	urus	[.] U'RUS,
60160	us	[.] US, pron. objective case of we. [.] Give us this day our daily bread.
60161	usage	[.] U'SAGE, n s as z. [See Use.] [.] 1. Treatment; an action or series of actions performed by one person towards another, or which directly affect him; as good usage; ill usage; hard usage. Gentle usage will often effect what harsh usage will not. The elephant may ...
60162	usager	[.] U'SAGER, n. s as z. One who has the use of any thing in trust for another. [Not in use.]
60163	usance	[.] U'SANCE, n. s as z. [.] 1. Use; proper employment. [.] 2. Usury; interest paid for money. [.] 3. In commerce, a determinate time fixed for the payment of bills of exchange, reckoned either from the day of their date, or the day of their acceptance. It is ...
60164	use	[.] USE, n. [L. urus.] [.] 1. The act of handling or employing in any manner, and for any purpose, but especially for a profitable purpose; as the use of a pen in writing; the use of books in study; the use of a spade in digging. Use is of two kinds; that which employs ...
60165	used	[.] U'SED, pp. s as z. Employed; occupied; treated.
60166	useful	[.] U'SEFUL, a. Producing or having power to produce good; beneficial; profitable; helpful towards advancing any purpose; as vessels and instruments useful in a family; books useful for improvement; useful knowledge; useful arts.
60167	usefully	[.] U'SEFULLY, adv. In such a manner as to produce or advance some end; as instruments or time usefully employed.
60168	usefulness	[.] U'SEFULNESS, n. Conduciveness to some end, properly to some valuable end; as the usefulness of canal navigation; the usefulness of machinery in manufactures.
60169	useless	[.] U'SELESS, a. Having no use; unserviceable; producing no good end; answering no valuable purpose; not advancing the end proposed; as a useless garment; useless pity.
60170	uselessly	[.] U'SELESSLY, adv. In a useless manner; without profit or advantage.
60171	uselessness	[.] U'SELESSNESS, n. Unserviceableness; unfitness for any valuable purpose, or for the purpose intended; as the uselessness of pleasure.
60172	user	[.] U'SER, n. s as z. One who uses, treats or occupies.
60173	usher	[.] USH'ER, n. [.] 1. Properly, an officer or servant who has the care of the door of a court, hall, chamber or the like; hence, an officer whose business is to introduce strangers, or to walk before a person of rank. In the king's household there are four gentlemen-ushers ...
60174	ushered	[.] USH'ERED, pp. Introduced.
60175	ushering	[.] USH'ERING, ppr. Introducing, as a forerunner.
60176	usquebaugh	[.] USQUEBAUGH, n. [.] A compound distilled spirit. From this word, by corruption, we have whiskey.
60177	ustion	[.] US'TION, n. [L. ustio, from uro, ustus, to burn.] [.] The act of burning; the state of being burnt.
60178	ustorious	[.] USTO'RIOUS, a. [supra.] Having the quality of burning.
60179	ustulation	[.] USTULA'TION, n. [L. ustulatus.] [.] 1. The act of burning or searing. [.] 2. In metallurgy, ustulation is the operation of expelling one substance from another by heat, as sulphur and arsenic from ores, in a muffle. [.] 3. In pharmacy, the roasting or drying ...
60180	usual	[.] U'SUAL, a. s as z. Customary; common; frequent; such as occurs in ordinary practice, or in the ordinary course of events. Rainy weather is not usual in this climate. [.] Consultation with oracles was formerly a thing very usual.
60181	usually	[.] U'SUALLY, adv. s as z. Commonly; customarily; ordinarily. Men usually find some excuse for their vices. It is usually as cold in North America in the fortieth degree of latitude, as it is in the west of Europe in the fiftieth.
60182	usualness	[.] U'SUALNESS, n. s as z. Commonness; frequency.
60183	usucaption	[.] USUCAP'TION, n. [L. usus, use, and capio, to take.] [.] In the civil law, the same as prescription in the common law; the acquisition of the title or right to property by the uninterrupted and undisputed possession of it for a certain term prescribed by law.
60184	usufruct	[.] U'SUFRUCT, n. [L. usus, use, and fructus, fruit.] [.] The temporary use and enjoyment of lands or tenements; or the right of receiving the fruits and profits of lands or other thing, without having the right to alienate or change the property.
60185	usufructuary	[.] USUFRUCT'UARY, n. A person who has the use and enjoyment of property for a time, without having the title or property.
60186	usure	[.] U'SURE, v.i. s as z. To practice usury. [Not in use.]
60187	usurer	[.] U'SURER, n. s as z. [See Usury.] [.] 1. Formerly, a person who lent money and took interest for it. [.] 2. In present usage, one who lends money at a rate of interest beyond the rate established by law.
60188	usurious	[.] USU'RIOUS, a. s as z. [.] 1. Practicing usury; taking exorbitant interest for the use of money; as a usurious person. [.] 2. Partaking of usury; containing usury; as a usurious contract, which by statute is void.
60189	usuriously	[.] USU'RIOUSLY, adv. In a usurious manner.
60190	usuriousness	[.] USU'RIOUSNESS, n. The state or quality of being usurious.
60191	usurp	[.] USURP', v.t. s as z. [L. usurpo.] [.] To seize and hold in possession by force or without right; as, to usurp a throne; to usurp the prerogatives of the crown; to usurp power. To usurp the right of a patron, is to oust or dispossess him. [.] Vice sometimes usurps ...
60192	usurpation	[.] USURPA'TION, n. [supra.] The act of seizing or occupying and enjoying the property of another, without right; as the usurpation of a throne; the usurpation of the supreme power. Usurpation, in a peculiar sense, denotes the absolute ouster and dispossession of the ...
60193	usurped	[.] USURP'ED, pp. Seized or occupied and enjoyed by violence, or without right.
60194	usurper	[.] USURP'ER, n. One who seizes or occupies the property of another without right; as the usurper of a throne, of power, or of the rights of a patron.
60195	usurping	[.] USURP'ING, ppr. Seizing or occupying the power or property of another without right. [.] The worst of tyrants, an usurping crowd.
60196	usurpingly	[.] USURP'INGLY, adv. By usurpation; without just right or claim.
60197	usury	[.] U'SURY, n. s as z. [L. usura, from utor, to use.] [.] 1. Formerly, interest; or a premium paid or stipulated to be paid for the use of money. [.] [Usury formerly denoted any legal interest, but in this sense, the word is no longer in use.] [.] 2. In present ...
60198	utensil	[.] UTEN'SIL, n. [This seems to be formed on the participle of the L. utor.] [.] An instrument; that which is used; particularly, an instrument or vessel used in a kitchen, or in domestic and farming business.
60199	uterine	[.] U'TERINE, a. [L. uterinus, from uterus.] [.] Pertaining to the womb. Uterine brother or sister, is one born of the same mother, but by a different father.
60200	utero-gestation	[.] UTERO-GESTA'TION, n. Gestation in the womb from conception to birth.
60201	uterus	[.] U'TERUS, n. [L.] The womb.
60202	utility	[.] UTIL'ITY, n. [L. utilas, from utor, to use.] [.] Usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as the utility of manures upon land; the utility of the sciences; the utility of medicines.
60203	utilize	[.] U'TILIZE, v.t. To gain; to acquire. [Rare.]
60204	utis	[.] U'TIS, n. Bustle; stir. [Not in use.]
60205	utmost	[.] UT'MOST, a. [.] 1. Extreme; being at the furthest point or extremity; as the utmost limit of North America; the utmost limits of the land; the utmost extent of human knowledge. [.] 2. Being in the greatest or highest degree; as the utmost assiduity; the utmost ...
60206	utopian	[.] UTO'PIAN, a. [from More's Utopia.] Ideal; chimerical; fanciful; not well founded.
60207	utricle	[.] U'TRICLE, a. [L. utriculus, a little bag or bottle.] [.] 1. A little bag or bladder; a little cell; a reservoir in plants to receive the sap. [.] 2. A capsule of one cell, and containing a solitary seed, often very thin and semitransparent, constantly destitute ...
60208	utricular	[.] UTRIC'ULAR, a. Containing utricles; furnished with glandular vessels like small bags; as plants.
60209	utter	[.] UT'TER, a. [.] 1. Situated on the outside or remote from the center. [.] 2. Placed or being beyond any compass; out of any place; as the utter deep. [.] 3. Extreme; excessive; utmost; as utter darkness. [.] 4. Complete; total; final; as utter ruin. [.] 5. ...
60210	utterable	[.] UT'TERABLE, a. That may be uttered, pronounced or expressed.
60211	utterance	[.] UT'TERANCE, n. [.] 1. The act of uttering words; pronunciation; manner of speaking; as a good or bad utterance. [.] They began to speak with other tongues, as the spirit gave them utterance. Acts 2. [.] 2. Emission from the mouth; vocal expression; as the ...
60212	uttered	[.] UT'TERED, pp. Spoken; pronounced; disclosed; published; put into circulation.
60213	utterer	[.] UT'TERER, n. [.] 1. One who utters; one who pronounces. [.] 2. One who divulges or discloses. [.] 3. One who puts into circulation. [.] 4. A seller; a vender.
60214	uttering	[.] UT'TERING, ppr. Pronouncing; disclosing; putting into circulation; selling.
60215	utterly	[.] UT'TERLY, adv. To the full extent; fully; perfectly; totally; as utterly tired; utterly debased; utterly lost to all sense of shame; It is utterly vain; utterly out of my power.
60216	uttermost	[.] UT'TERMOST, a. [utter and most.] Extreme; being in the furthest, greatest or highest degree; as the uttermost extent or end; the uttermost distress. [.] UT'TERMOST, n. The greatest. the uttermost we can do is to be patient. [.] To the uttermost, in the most ...
60217	uveous	[.] U'VEOUS, a. [L. uva, a grape. Resembling a grape. The uveous coat of the eye, or uvea, is the posterior lamin of the iris; so called by the ancients, because in the animals which they dissected, it resembles an unripe grape.
60218	uvula	[.] U'VULA, n. [L.] A soft round spungy body, suspended from the palate near the foramina of the nostrils, over the glottis. [.] The small conical body projecting from the middle of the soft palate.
60219	uxorious	[.] UXO'RIOUS, a. [L. uxorius, from uxor, wife.] Submissively fond of a wife.
60220	uxoriously	[.] UXO'RIOUSLY, adv. With fond or servile submission to a wife.
60221	uxoriousness	[.] UXO'RIOUSNESS, n. Connubial dotage; foolish fondness for a wife.
60222	v	[.] V is the twenty second letter of the English Alphabet, and a labial articulation, formed by the junction of the upper teeth with the lower lip, as in pronouncing av, ev, ov, vain. It is not a close articulation, but one that admits of some sound. It is nearly allied ...
60223	vacancy	[.] VA'CANCY, n. [L. vacans, from vaco, to be empty; Heb. to empty.] [.] 1. Empty space; vacuity. [In this sense, vacuity is now generally used.] [.] 2. Chasm; void space between bodies or objects; as a vacancy between two beams or boards in a building; a vacancy ...
60224	vacant	[.] VA'CANT, a. [L. vacans.] [.] 1. Empty; not filled; void of every substance except air; as a vacant space between houses; vacant room. [.] 2. Empty; exhausted of air; as a vacant receiver. [.] 3. Free; unincumbered; unengaged with business or care. [.] Philosophy ...
60225	vacate	[.] VA'CATE, v.t. [.] 1. To annul; to made void; to make of no authority or validity; as, to vacate a charter. [.] The necessity of observing the Jewish sabbath was vacated by the apostolical institution of the Lord's day. [.] 2. To make vacant; to quit possession ...
60226	vacated	[.] VA'CATED, pp. Annulled; made void; made vacant.
60227	vacating	[.] VA'CATING, ppr. Making void; making vacant.
60228	vacation	[.] VACA'TION, n. [L. vacatio.] [.] 1. The act of making void, vacant, or of no validity; as the vacation of a charter. [.] 2. Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; non-term. [.] 3. The ...
60229	vaccary	[.] VAC'CARY, n. [L. vacca, a cow.] An old word signifying a cow house, dairy house, or a cow pasture.
60230	vaccinate	[.] VAC'CINATE, v.t. [L. vacca, a cow.] To inoculate with the cow-pox, or a virus originally taken from cows, called vaccine matter.
60231	vaccinated	[.] VAC'CINATED, pp. Inoculated with the cow-pox.
60232	vaccinating	[.] VAC'CINATING, ppr. Inoculating with the cow-pox.
60233	vaccination	[.] VACCINA'TION, n. The act, art or practice of inoculating persons with the cow-pox.
60234	vaccine	[.] VAC'CINE, a. [L. vaccinus, from vacca, a cow.] [.] Pertaining to cows; originating with or derived from cows; as the vaccine disease or cow-pox.
60235	vacillancy	[.] VAC'ILLANCY, n. [L. vacillans, from vacillo, to waver, Eng. to waggle, from the root of wag, which see.] [.] A state of wavering; fluctuation; inconstancy.
60236	vacillant	[.] VAC'ILLANT, a. [supra.] Wavering; fluctuating; unsteady.
60237	vacillate	[.] VAC'ILLATE, v.i. [L. vacillo; Eng. to waggle, a diminutive of wag. See Wag.] [.] 1. To waver; to move one way and the other; to reel or stagger. [.] 2. To fluctuate in mind or opinion; to waver; to be unsteady or inconstant.
60238	vacillating	[.] VAC'ILLATING, ppr. [.] 1. Wavering; reeling; fluctuating. [.] 2. a. Unsteady; inclined to fluctuate.
60239	vacillation	[.] VACILLA'TION, n. [L. vacillatio.] [.] 1. A wavering; a moving one way and the other; a reeling or staggering. [.] 2. Fluctuation of mind; unsteadiness; change from one object to another.
60240	vacuation	[.] VACUA'TION, n. [L. vacuo.] The act of emptying. [Little used.] [See Evacuation.]
60241	vacuist	[.] VAC'UIST, n. [from vacuum.] One who holds to the doctrine of a vacuum in nature; opposed to a plenist.
60242	vacuity	[.] VACU'ITY, n. [L. vacuitas, from vacuus.] [.] 1. Emptiness; a state of being unfilled. [.] Hunger is such a state of vacuity as to require a fresh supply. [.] 2. Space unfilled or unoccupied, or occupied with an invisible fluid only. [.] 3. Emptiness; void. [.] God ...
60243	vacuous	[.] VAC'UOUS, a. Empty; unfilled; void.
60244	vacuousness	[.] VAC'UOUSNESS, n. The state of being empty.
60245	vacuum	[.] VAC'UUM, n. [L.] Space empty or devoid of all matter or body. Whether there is such a thing as an absolute vacuum in nature, is a question which has been much controverted. The Peripatetics assert that nature abhors a vacuum. [.] Torricellian vacuum, the vacuum ...
60246	vade	[.] VADE, v.i. [L. vado.] To vanish; to pass away. [Not in use.]
60247	vade-mecum	[.] VADE-ME'CUM, n. [L. go with me.] A book or other thing that a person carries with him as a constant companion; a manual.
60248	vagabond	[.] VAG'ABOND, a. [L. vagabundus, from vagor, to wander; from the root of wag.] [.] 1. Wandering; moving from place to place without any settled habitation; as a vagabond exile. [.] 2. Wandering; floating about without any certain direction; driven to and fro. [.] Like ...
60249	vagabondry	[.] VAG'ABONDRY, n. A state of wandering in idleness.
60250	vagary	[.] VAGA'RY, n. [L. vagus, wandering.] A wandering of the thoughts; a wild freak; a whim; a whimsical purpose. [.] They chang'd their minds, flew off, and into strange vagaries fell.
60251	vagient	[.] VA'GIENT, a. [L. vagiens.] Crying like a child. [Not in use.]
60252	vaginal	[.] VAG'INAL, a. [L. vagina, a sheath. See Wain.] [.] Pertaining to a sheath, or resembling a sheath; as a vaginal membrane.
60253	vaginant	[.] VAG'INANT, a. [L. vagina.] In botany, sheathing; as a vaginant leaf, one investing the stem or branch by its base, which has the form of a tube.
60254	vaginated	[.] VAG'INATED, a. In botany, sheathed; invested by the tubular base of the leaf; as a stem.
60255	vaginopennous	[.] VAGINOPEN'NOUS, a. [L. vagina and penna.] [.] Having the wings covered with a hard case or sheath, as insects.
60256	vagous	[.] VA'GOUS, a. [L. vagus.] Wandering; unsettled. [Little used.]
60257	vagrancy	[.] VA'GRANCY, n. [from vagrant.] A state of wandering without a settled home. Vagrancy in idle strollers or vagabonds, is punishable by law.
60258	vagrant	[.] VA'GRANT, a. [L. vagor.] [.] 1. Wandering from place to place without any settled habitation; as a vagrant beggar. [.] 2. Wandering; unsettled; moving without any certain direction. [.] That beauteous Emma vagrant courses took. [.] VA'GRANT, n. An idle ...
60259	vague	[.] VAGUE, a. vag. [L. vagus, wandering.] [.] 1. Wandering; vagrant; vagabond; as vague villains. [In this literal sense, not used.] [.] 2. Unsettled; unfixed; undetermined; indefinite. He appears to have very vague ideas of this subject. [.] 3. Proceeding from ...
60260	vail	[.] VAIL, n. [L. velum, from velo, to cover, to spread over. It is correctly written vail for e, in Latin, is our a.] [.] 1. Any kind of cloth which is used for intercepting the view and hiding something; as the vail of the temple among the Israelites. [.] 2. A ...
60261	vailed	[.] VA'ILED, pp. Covered; concealed.
60262	vailer	[.] VA'ILER, n. One who yields from respect. Obs.
60263	vailing	[.] VA'ILING, ppr. Covering; hiding from the sight.
60264	vain	[.] VAIN, a. [L. vanus; Eng. wan, wane, want.] [.] 1. Empty; worthless; having no substance, value or importance. 1Peter 1. [.] To your vain answer will you have recourse. [.] Every man walketh in a vain show. Ps. 39. [.] Why do the people imagine a vain thing? ...
60265	vainglorious	[.] VAINGLO'RIOUS, a. [vain and glorious.] [.] 1. Vain to excess of one's own achievements; elated beyond due measure; boastful. [.] Vainglorious man. [.] 2. Boastful; proceeding from vanity. [.] Arrogant and vainglorious expression.
60266	vaingloriously	[.] VAINGLO'RIOUSLY, adv. With empty pride.
60267	vainglory	[.] VAINGLO'RY, n. [vain and glory.] Exclusive vanity excited by one's own performances; empty pride; undue elation of mind. [.] He hath nothing of vainglory. [.] Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory. Phil. 2.
60268	vainly	[.] VA'INLY, adv. [.] 1. Without effect; to no purpose; ineffectually; in vain. [.] In weak complaints you vainly waste your breath. [.] 2. Boastingly; with vaunting; proudly; arrogantly. [.] Humility teaches us not to think vainly nor vauntingly of ourselves. [.] 3. ...
60269	vainness	[.] VA'INNESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being vain; inefficacy; ineffectualness; as the vainness of efforts. [.] 2. Empty pride; vanity. [.]
60270	vair	[.] VAIR, n. In heraldry, a kind of fur or doubling, consisting of divers little picees, argent and azure, resembling a bell-glass. [.] VAIR,
60271	vairy	[.] VA'IRY, a. In heraldry, charged with vair; variegated with argent and azure colors, when the term is vairy proper; and with other colors, when it is vair or vairy composed.
60272	vaivode	[.] VA'IVODE, n. A prince of the Dacian provinces; sometimes written waiwode, for this is the pronunciation.
60273	valance	[.] VAL'ANCE, n. [.] The fringes of drapery hanging round the tester and head of a bed. [.] VAL'ANCE, v.t. To decorate with hanging fringes.
60274	vale	[.] VALE, n. [L. vallis; Eng. to fall.] [.] 1. A tract of low ground or of land between hills; a valley. [Vale is used in poetry, and valley in prose and common discourse.] [.] In those fair vales, by nature form'd to please. [.] 2. A little trough or canal; as ...
60275	valediction	[.] VALEDIC'TION, n. [L. valedico; vale, farewell, and dico, to say.] A farewell; a bidding farewell.
60276	valedictory	[.] VALEDIC'TORY, a. Bidding farewell; as a valedictory oration. [.] VALEDIC'TORY, n. An oration or address spoken at commencement, in American colleges, by a member of the class which receive the degree of bachelor of arts, and take their leave of college and of ...
60277	valentine	[.] VAL'ENTINE, n. [.] 1. A sweetheart or choice made on Valentine's day. [.] 2. A letter sent by one young person to another on Valentine's day.
60278	valerian	[.] VALE'RIAN, n. A plant of the genus Valleriana, of many species.
60279	valet	[.] VAL'ET, n. [.] 1. A waiting servant; a servant who attends on a gentleman's person. [.] 2. In the manege, a kind of goad or stick armed with a point of iron.
60280	valetudinarian	[.] VALETUDINA'RIAN,
60281	valetudinary	[.] VALETU'DINARY, a. [L. valetudinarius, from valetudo, from valeo, to be well.] [.] Sickly; weak; infirm; seeking to recover health.
60282	valiance	[.] VAL'IANCE, n. val'yance. Bravery; valor. [Not in use.]
60283	valiant	[.] VALIANT, a. val'yant. [L. valeo, to be strong.] [.] 1. Primarily, strong; vigorous in body; as a valiant fencer. [.] 2. Brave; courageous; intrepid in danger; heroic; as a valiant soldier. [.] Be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles. [.] 1Sam. ...
60284	valiantly	[.] VAL'IANTLY, adv. [.] 1. Stoutly; vigorously; with personal strength. [.] 2. Courageously; bravely; heroically.
60285	valiantness	[.] VAL'IANTNESS, n. [.] 1. Stoutness; strength. [.] 2. Most generally, valor; bravery; intrepidity in danger. [.] Achimetes, having won the top of the walls, by the valiantness of the defendants was forced to retire.
60286	valid	[.] VAL'ID, a. [L. validus, from valeo, to be strong. The primary sense of the root is to strain or stretch.] [.] 1. Having sufficient strength or force; founded in truth; sound; just; good; that can be supported; not weak or defective; as a valid reason; a valid argument; ...
60287	validity	[.] VALID'ITY, n. [.] 1. Strength or force to convince; justness; soundness; as the validity of an argument or proof; the validity of an objection. [.] 2. Legal strength or force; that quality of a thing which renders it supportable in law or equity; as the validity ...
60288	validly	[.] VAL'IDLY, adv. In a valid manner; in such a manner or degree as to make firm or to convince.
60289	validness	[.] VAL'IDNESS, n. Validity, which see.
60290	valise	[.] VALISE, n. A horseman's case or portmanteau.
60291	vallancy	[.] VALLAN'CY, n. [from valance.] A large wig that shades the face.
60292	vallation	[.] VALLA'TION, n. [L. vallatus, from vallum, a wall.] A rampart or entrenchment.
60293	valley	[.] VAL'LEY, n. plu. valleys. [L. vallis. See Vale.] [.] 1. A hollow or low tract of land between hills or mountains. [.] 2. A low extended plain, usually alluvial, penetrated or washed by a river. The valley of the Connecticut is remarkable for its fertility and ...
60294	vallum	[.] VAL'LUM, n. [L.] A trench or wall.
60295	valor	[.] VAL'OR, n. [L. valor, valeo, to be strong, to be worth.] [.] Strength of mind in regard to danger; that quality which enables a man to encounter danger with firmness; personal bravery; courage; intrepidity; prowess. [.] When valor preys on reason, it eats the sword ...
60296	valorous	[.] VAL'OROUS, a. Brave; courageous; stout; intrepid; as a valorous knight.
60297	valorously	[.] VAL'OROUSLY, adv. In a brave manner; heroically.
60298	valuable	[.] VAL'UABLE, a. [.] 1. Having value or worth; having some good qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; as a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable house. [.] 2. Worthy estimable; deserving esteem; as a valuable friend; a valuable companion.
60299	valuation	[.] VALUA'TION, n. [from value.] [.] 1. The act of estimating the value or worth; the act of setting a price; as the just valuation of civil and religious privileges. [.] 2. Apprizement; as a valuation of lands for the purpose of taxation. [.] 3. Value set upon ...
60300	valuator	[.] VALUA'TOR, n. One who sets a value; an apprizer.
60301	value	[.] VALUE, n. val'u. [L. valor, from valeo, to be worth.] [.] 1. Worth; that property or those properties of a thing which render it useful or estimable; or the degree of that property or of such properties. The real value of a thing is its utility, its power or capacity ...
60302	valued	[.] VAL'UED, pp. Estimated at a certain rate; apprized; esteemed.
60303	valueless	[.] VAL'UELESS, a. Being of no value; having no worth.
60304	valuer	[.] VAL'UER, n. One who values; an apprizer; one who holds in esteem.
60305	valuing	[.] VAL'UING, ppr. Setting a price on; estimating the worth of; esteeming.
60306	valvate	[.] VALV'ATE, a. [See Valve.] Having or resembling a valve.
60307	valve	[.] VALVE, n. valv. [L. valvae, folding doors; coinciding with valvo.] [.] 1. A folding door. [.] Swift through the valves the visionary fair repass'd. [.] 2. A lid or cover so formed as to open a communication in one direction, and close it in the other. Thus ...
60308	valved	[.] VALV'ED, a. Having valves; composed of valves.
60309	valvlet	[.] VALV'LET,
60310	valvular	[.] VALV'ULAR, a. Containing valves.
60311	valvule	[.] VALV'ULE, n. A little valve; one of the pieces which compose the outer covering of a pericarp.
60312	vamp	[.] VAMP, n. The upper leather of a shoe. [.] VAMP, v.t. To piece an old thing with a new part; to repair. [.] I had never much hopes of your vamped play.
60313	vamped	[.] VAMP'ED, pp. Pieced; repaired.
60314	vamper	[.] VAMP'ER, n. One who pieces an old thing with something new.
60315	vamping	[.] VAMP'ING, ppr. Piecing with something new.
60316	vampire	[.] VAMP'IRE, n. [.] 1. In mythology, an imaginary demon, which was fabled to suck the blood of persons during the night. [.] 2. In zoology, a species of large bat, the Vespertilio vampyrus of Linne, called also the ternate bat. It inhabits Guinea, Madagascar, the ...
60317	van	[.] VAN, n. [Eng. advance, advantage. It is from the root of L. venio, the primary sense of which is to pass.] [.] 1. The front of an army; or the front line or foremost division of a fleet, either in sailing or in battle. [.] 2. Among farmers, a fan for winnowing ...
60318	van-couriers	[.] VAN-COURIERS, n. In armies, light armed soldiers sent before armies to beat the road upon the approach of an enemy; precursors.
60319	van-foss	[.] VAN-FOSS, n. A ditch on the outside of the counterscarp.
60320	vandal	[.] VAN'DAL, n. A ferocious, cruel person.
60321	vandalic	[.] VANDAL'IC, a. Pertaining to the Vandals; designating the south shore of the Baltic where once lived the Vandals, a nation of ferocious barbarians; hence, ferocious; rude; barbarous.
60322	vandalism	[.] VAN'DALISM, n. Ferocious cruelty; indiscriminate destruction of lives and property.
60323	vandyke	[.] VANDY'KE, n. A small round handkerchief with a collar for the neck, worn by females.
60324	vane	[.] VANE, n. [.] A plate placed on a spindle, at the top of a spire, for the purpose of showing by its turning and direction, which way the wind blows. In ships, a piece of bunting is used for the same purpose.
60325	vang	[.] VANG, n. [.] 1. The vangs of a ship are a sort of braces to steady the mizen-gaff. [.] 2. The thin membranous part or web of a feather.
60326	vanilla	[.] VANIL'LA, n. A genus of plants which have an unctuous aromatic taste, and a fragrant smell; natives of South America and the West Indies.
60327	vanish	[.] VAN'ISH, v.i. [L. vanesco, vanus, vain, or its root; Eng. to wane. The primary sense is to withdraw or depart. [.] 1. To disappear; to pass from a visible to an invisible state; as, vapor vanishes from the sight by being dissipated. Light vanishes, when the rays ...
60328	vanished	[.] VAN'ISHED, a. Having no perceptible existence.
60329	vanishing	[.] VAN'ISHING, ppr. Disappearing; passing from the sight or possession; departing forever.
60330	vanity	[.] VAN'ITY, n. [L. vanitas, from vanus, vain.] [.] 1. Emptiness; want of substance to satisfy desire; uncertainty; inanity. [.] Vanity of vanities, said the preacher; all is vanity. Eccles. 1. [.] 2. Fruitless desire or endeavor. [.] Vanity possesseth many ...
60331	vanquish	[.] VAN'QUISH, v.t. [L. vinco, vincio, to bind.] [.] 1. To conquer; to overcome; to subdue in battle; as an enemy. [.] They vanquished the rebels in all encounters. [.] 2. To defeat in any contest; to refute in argument. [.] VAN'QUISH, n. A disease in sheep, ...
60332	vanquishable	[.] VAN'QUISHABLE, a. That may be conquered.
60333	vanquished	[.] VAN'QUISHED, pp. Overcome in battle; subdued; defeated.
60334	vanquisher	[.] VAN'QUISHER, n. A conqueror; a victor.
60335	vanquishing	[.] VAN'QUISHING, ppr. Conquering; subduing; defeating; refuting.
60336	vansire	[.] VAN'SIRE, n. In zoology, a species of weasel with short ears, found in Madagascar.
60337	vant	[.] V'ANT, v.i. To boast. [This is the more correct orthography. See Vaunt.]
60338	vantage	[.] V'ANTAGE, n. [L. venio. See Advantage and Van.] [.]
60339	vantage-ground	[.] V'ANTAGE-GROUND, n. Superiority of state or place; the place or condition which gives one an advantage over another.
60340	vantbrass	[.] VANT'BRASS, n. Armor for the arm. Obs.
60341	vaorate	[.] VA'ORATE, v.i. To emit vapor. [See Evaporate.]
60342	vapid	[.] VAP'ID, a. [L. vapidus. The radical verb is not in the Latin, but the sense must be to pass or fly off, to escape; or to strike down. L. vapulo. It is probably allied to vapor.] [.] 1. Having lost its life and spirit; dead; spiritless; flat; as vapid beer; a ...
60343	vapidness	[.] VAP'IDNESS, n. [.] 1. The state of having lost its life or spirit; deadness; flatness; as the vapidness of ale or cider. [.] 2. Dullness; want of life or spirit.
60344	vapor	[.] VA'POR, n. [L. vapor.] [.] 1. In a general sense, an invisible elastic fluid, rendered aeriform by heat, and capable of being condensed, or brought back to the liquid or solid state, by cold. The vapor of water is distinguished by the name of steam, which see. [.] 2. ...
60345	vapor-bath	[.] VA'POR-BATH, n. [vapor and bath.] [.] 1. The application of vapor to the body in a close place. [.] 2. In chimistry, an apparatus for heating bodies by the fumes of hot water.
60346	vaporability	[.] VAPORABIL'ITY, n. The quality of being capable of vaporization.
60347	vaporable	[.] VAP'ORABLE, a. Capable of being converted into vapor by the agency of caloric.
60348	vaporation	[.] VAPORA'TION, n. [L. vaporatio.] The act or process of converting into vapor, or of passing off in vapor.
60349	vapored	[.] VA'PORED, a. [.] 1. Moist; wet with vapors. [.] 2. Splenetic; peevish.
60350	vaporer	[.] VA'PORER, n. A boaster; one who makes a vaunting display of his prowess or worth; a braggart.
60351	vaporific	[.] VAPORIF'IC, a. [L. vapor and facio, to make.] [.] Forming into vapor; converting into steam, or expelling in a volatile form, as fluids.
60352	vaporing	[.] VA'PORING, ppr. Boasting; vaunting ostentatiously and vainly.
60353	vaporingly	[.] VA'PORINGLY, adv. In a boasting manner.
60354	vaporish	[.] VA'PORISH, a. [.] 1. Full of vapors. [.] 2. Hypochondriac; splenetic; affected by hysterics.
60355	vaporization	[.] VAPORIZA'TION, n. The artificial formation of vapor.
60356	vaporize	[.] VAP'ORIZE, v.t. To convert into vapor by the application of heat or artificial means. [.] VAP'ORIZE, v.i. To pass off in vapor.
60357	vaporized	[.] VAP'ORIZED, pp. Expelled in vapor.
60358	vaporizing	[.] VAP'ORIZING, ppr. Converting into vapor.
60359	vaporous	[.] VA'POROUS, a. [.] 1. Full of vapors or exhalations; as the vaporous air of valleys. [.] 2. Vain; unreal; proceeding from the vapors. [.] 3. Windy; flatulent; as, vaporous food is the most easily digested.
60360	vaporousness	[.] VA'POROUSNESS, n. State of being full of vapors.
60361	vapory	[.] VA'PORY, a. [.] 1. Vaporous; full of vapors. [.] 2. Hypochondriac; splenetic; peevish.
60362	vapulation	[.] VAPULA'TION, n. [L. vapulo.] The act of beating or shipping. [Not in use.]
60363	vare	[.] VARE, n. A wand or staff of justice. [Not in use.]
60364	varec	[.] VAR'EC, n. The French name for kelp or incinerated sea weed; wrack.
60365	vari	[.] VA'RI, n. In zoology, a species of quadruped, the maucauco or Lemur catta of Linne, having its tail marked with rings of black and white; a native of Madagascar. The vari of Buffon is the black maucauco, L. macaco of Linne, with the neck bearded, like a ruff.
60366	variable	[.] VA'RIABLE, a. [.] 1. That may vary or alter; capable of alteration in any manner; changeable; as variable winds or seasons; variable colors. [.] 2. Susceptible of change; liable to change; mutable; fickle; unsteady; inconstant; as, the affections of men are ...
60367	variableness	[.] VA'RIABLENESS, n. [.] 1. Susceptibility of change; liableness or aptness to alter; changeableness; as the variableness of the weather. [.] 2. Inconstancy; fickleness; unsteadiness; levity; as the variableness of human passions.
60368	variably	[.] VA'RIABLY, adv. Changeably; with alteration; in an inconstant or fickle manner.
60369	variance	[.] VA'RIANCE, n. [See Vary.] [.] 1. In law, an alteration of something formerly laid in a writ; or a difference between a declaration and a writ, or the deed on which it is grounded. [.] 2. Any alteration or change of condition. [.] 3. Difference that produces ...
60370	variate	[.] VA'RIATE, v.t. [.] 1. To alter; to make different. [.] 2. To vary. [A bad word.]
60371	variation	[.] VARIA'TION, n. [L. variatio. See Vary.] [.] 1. Alteration; a partial change in the form, position, state or qualities of the same thing; as a variation of color in different lights; a variation in the size of a plant from day to day; the unceasing, though slow ...
60372	varicocele	[.] VAR'ICOCELE, n. [L. varix, a dilated vein, and Gr. a tumor.] [.] In surgery, a varicous enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord; or more generally, a like enlargement of the veins of the scrotum.
60373	varicose	[.] VAR'ICOSE,
60374	varicous	[.] VAR'ICOUS, a. [L. varicosus, having enlarged veins.] [.] 1. Preternaturally enlarged, or permanently dilated, as a vein. [.] 2. Swelled; puffy; as an ulcer on the legs of beasts.
60375	varied	[.] VA'RIED, pp. of vary. Altered; partially changed; changed.
60376	variegate	[.] VA'RIEGATE, v.t. [L. vario, varius. See Vary.] [.] [.] To diversify in external appearance; to mark with different colors; as, to variegate a floor with marble of different colors. [.] The shells are filled with a white spar, which variegates and adds to the beauty ...
60377	variegated	[.] VA'RIEGATED, pp. Diversified in colors or external appearance. Variegated leaves, in botany, are such as are irregularly marked with white or yellow spots.
60378	variegating	[.] VA'RIEGATING, ppr. Diversifying with colors.
60379	variegation	[.] VARIEGA'TION, n. The act of diversifying, or state of being diversified by different colors; diversity of colors.
60380	variety	[.] VARI'ETY, n. [L. varietas, from vario, to vary.] [.] 1. Intermixture of different things, or of things different in form; or a succession of different things. [.] Variety is nothing else but a continued novelty. [.] The variety of colors depends on the composition ...
60381	variolite	...
60382	varioloid	[.] VA'RIOLOID, n. [L. variolae and Gr. form. [.] The name recently given to a disease resembling the small pox.
60383	variolous	[.] VA'RIOLOUS, a. [L. variolae, from vario, to diversify.] Pertaining to or designating the small pox.
60384	various	[.] VA'RIOUS, a. [L. varius, See Vary.] [.] 1. different; several; manifold; as men of various names and various occupations. [.] 2. Changeable; uncertain; unfixed. [.] The names of mixed modes - are very various and doubtful. [.] 3. Unlike each other; diverse. [.] So ...
60385	variously	[.] VA'RIOUSLY, adv. In different ways; with change; with diversity; as objects variously represented; flowers variously colored. The human system is variously affected by different medicines.
60386	varix	[.] VA'RIX, n. [L.] [.] 1. An uneven swelling of a dilated vein. [.] 2. In beasts, a sort of puffy dilatation or enlargement in some part of a vein, forming a kind of knot.
60387	varlet	[.] V'ARLET, n. [See Valet.] [.] 1. Anciently, a servant or footman. [.] 2. A scoundrel; a rascal; as an impudent varlet.
60388	varletry	[.] V'ARLETRY, n. The rabble; the crowd. [Not in use.]
60389	varnish	[.] V'ARNISH, n. [Low L. vernix.] [.] 1. A thick, viscid, glossy liquid, laid on work by painters and others, to give it a smooth hard surface and a beautiful gloss. Varnishes are made of different materials and for different purposes. amber varnish is made of amber, ...
60390	varnish-tree	[.] V'ARNISH-TREE, n. The Rhus vernix, poison ash, or poison oak.
60391	varnished	[.] V'ARNISHED, pp. [.] 1. Covered with varnish; made glossy. [.] 2. Rendered fair in external appearance.
60392	varnisher	[.] V'ARNISHER, n. [.] 1. One who varnishes, or whose occupation is to varnish. [.] 2. One who disguises or palliates; one who gives a fair external appearance.
60393	varnishing	[.] V'ARNISHING, ppr. Laying on varnish; giving a fair external appearance.
60394	varvels	[.] V'ARVELS,
60395	vary	[.] VA'RY, v.t. [L. vario, verto.] [.] 1. To alter in form, appearance, substance or position; to make different by a partial change; as, to vary a thing in dimensions; to vary its properties, proportions or nature; to vary the posture or attitude of a thing; to vary ...
60396	varying	[.] VA'RYING, ppr. Altering; changing; deviating.
60397	vascular	[.] VAS'CULAR, a. [L. vasculum, a vessel, from vas, id.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the vessels of animal or vegetable bodies; as the vascular functions. [.] 2. Full of vessels; consisting of animal or vegetable vessels, as arteries, veins, lacteals and the like; as the ...
60398	vascularity	[.] VASCULAR'ITY, n. The state of being vascular.
60399	vasculiferous	[.] VASCULIF'EROUS, a. [L. vasculum and fero, to bear.] [.] Vasculiferous plants are such as have seed vessels divided into cells. [.]
60400	vase	[.] VASE, n. [L. vas, vasa, a vessel.] [.] 1. A vessel for domestic use, or for use in temples; as a vase for sacrifice, an urn, &c. [.] 2. An ancient vessel dug out of the ground or from rubbish, and kept as a curiosity. [.] 3. In architecture, an ornament of ...
60401	vassal	[.] VAS'SAL, n. [.] 1. A feudatory; a tenant; one who holds land of a superior, and who vows fidelity and homage to him. A rear vassal is one who holds of a lord who is himself a vassal. [.] 2. A subject; a dependant. [.] 3. A servant. [.] 4. In common language, ...
60402	vassalage	[.] VAS'SALAGE, [.] 1. The state of being a vassal or feudatory. [.] 2. Political servitude; dependence; subjection; slavery. The Greeks were long held in vassalage by the Turks.
60403	vassaled	[.] VAS'SALED, pp. or a. Enslaved; subjected to absolute power; as a vassaled land.
60404	vast	[.] V'AST, a. [L. vastus. The primary sense of the root must be a part or spread, as this is connected with the verb to waste.] [.] 1. Being of great extent; very spacious or large; as the vast ocean; a vast abyss; the vast empire of Russia; the vast plains of Syria; ...
60405	vastation	[.] VASTA'TION, n. [L. vastatio, from vasto, to waste.] [.] A laying waste; waste; depopulation. [Devastation is generally used.]
60406	vastidity	[.] VASTID'ITY, n. Vastness; immensity. [Not English.]
60407	vastly	[.] V'ASTLY, adv. Very greatly; to a great extent or degree; as a space vastly extended. Men differ vastly in their opinions and manners.
60408	vastness	[.] V'ASTNESS, n. [.] 1. Great extent; immensity; as the vastness of the ocean or of space. [.] 2. Immense bulk and extent; as the vastness of a mountain. [.] 3. Immense magnitude or amount; as the vastness of an army, or of the sums of money necessary to support ...
60409	vasty	[.] V'ASTY, a. Being of great extent; very spacious. [.] I can call spirits from the vasty deep. [Little used.]
60410	vat	[.] VAT, n. [.] 1. A large vessel or cistern for holding liquors in an immature state; as vats for wine. [.] Let him produce his vats and tubs, in opposition to heaps of arms and standards. [.] 2. A square box or cistern in which hides are laid for steeping in ...
60411	vatican	[.] VAT'ICAN, n. In Rome, the celebrated church of St. Peter; and also, a magnificent palace of the pope; situated at the foot of one of the seven hills on which Rome was built. Hence the phrase, the thunders of the Vatican, meaning the anathemas or denunciations of the ...
60412	vaticide	[.] VAT'ICIDE, n. [L. vates, a prophet, and caedo, to kill.] [.] The murderer of a prophet.
60413	vaticinal	[.] VATIC'INAL, a. [L. vaticinor, to prophesy.] Containing prophecy.
60414	vaticinate	[.] VATIC'INATE, v.i. [L. vaticinor, from vates, a prophet.] [.] To prophesy; to foretell; to practice prediction. [Little used.]
60415	vaticination	[.] VATICINA'TION, n. Prediction; prophecy.
60416	vault	[.] VAULT, n. [L. vultus; a derivative of L. volvo, volutus.] [.] 1. A continued arch, or an arched roof. Vaults are of various kinds, circular, elliptical, single, double, cross, diagonal, Gothic, &c. [.] 2. A cellar. [.] To banish rats that haunt our vault. [.] 3. ...
60417	vaultage	[.] VAULT'AGE, n. Vaulted work; an arched cellar. [Not in use.]
60418	vaulted	[.] VAULT'ED, pp. [.] 1. Arched; concave; as a vaulted roof. [.] 2. Covered with an arch or vault. [.] 3. a. In botany, arched like the roof of the mouth, as the upper lip of many ringent flowers.
60419	vaulter	[.] VAULT'ER, n. One that vaults; a leaper; a tumbler.
60420	vaulting	[.] VAULT'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Arching; covering with an arch. [.] 2. Leaping; tumbling; exhibiting feats of leaping.
60421	vaulty	[.] VAULT'Y, a. Arched; concave. [Not in use.]
60422	vaunt	[.] V'AUNT, v.i. [L. vanus. This ought to be written vant.] [.] To boast; to make a vain display of one's own worth, attainments or decorations; to talk with vain ostentation; to brag. [.] Pride - prompts a man to vaunt and overvalue what he is. [.] V'AUNT, v.t. ...
60423	vaunt-courier	[.] VAUNT-COURIER, n. A precursor.
60424	vaunt-mure	[.] V'AUNT-MURE, n. A false wall; a work raised in front of the main wall.
60425	vaunted	[.] V'AUNTED, pp. Vainly boasted of or displayed.
60426	vaunter	[.] V'AUNTER, n. A vain conceited boaster; a braggart; a man given to vain ostentation.
60427	vauntful	[.] V'AUNTFUL, a. Boastful; vainly ostentatious.
60428	vaunting	[.] V'AUNTING, ppr. Vainly boasting; ostentatiously setting forth what one is or has.
60429	vauntingly	[.] V'AUNTINGLY, adv. Boastfully; with vain ostentation.
60430	vavasor	[.] VAV'ASOR, n. [This word in old books is variously written, valvasor, vavasour, valvasour. It is said to be from vassal. But qu.] [.] Camden holds that the vavasor was next below a baron. Du Cange maintains that there were two sorts of vavasors; the greater, who ...
60431	vavasory	[.] VAV'ASORY, n. The quality or tenure of the fee held by a vavasor.
60432	vaward	[.] VA'WARD, n. [van and ward.] The fore part. Obs.
60433	veal	[.] VEAL, n. [L. vitellus.] [.] The flesh of a calf killed for the table.
60434	vection	[.] VEC'TION, n. [L. vectio, from veho, to carry.] [.] The act of carrying, or state of being carried. [Not in use.]
60435	vectitation	[.] VECTITA'TION, n. [L. vectito.] A carrying. [Not in use.]
60436	vector	[.] VEC'TOR, n. [L. from veho, to carry.] In astronomy, a line supposed to be drawn from any planet moving round a center or the focus of an ellipsis, to that center or focus.
60437	vecture	[.] VEC'TURE, n. [L. vectura, from veho, supra.] [.] A carrying; carriage; conveyance by carrying. [Little used.]
60438	veda	[.] VEDA, n. vedaw'. The name of the collective body of the Hindoo sacred writings. These are divided into four parts or vedas. the word is sometimes written vedam.
60439	vedet	[.] VEDET',
60440	vedette	[.] VEDETTE, n. [L. video, to see.] a sentinel on horseback.
60441	veer	[.] VEER, v.i. [L. vario and verto. See Ware.] [.] To turn; to change direction; as, the wind veers to the west or north. [.] And as he leads, the following navy veers. [.] And turn your veering heart with ev'ry gale. [.] To veer and haul, as wind, to alter its ...
60442	veerable	[.] VEE'RABLE, a. Changeable; shifting. [Not in use.]
60443	veered	[.] VEE'RED, pp. turned; changed in direction; let out.
60444	veering	[.] VEE'RING, ppr. turning; letting out to a greater length.
60445	vegetability	[.] VEGETABIL'ITY, n. [from vegetable.] Vegetable nature; the quality of growth without sensation.
60446	vegetable	[.] VEG'ETABLE, n. [L. vigeo, to grow.] [.] 1. A plant; an organized body destitute of sense and voluntary motion, deriving its nourishment through pores or vessels on its outer surface, in most instances adhering to some other body, as the earth, and in general, propagating ...
60447	vegetate	[.] VEG'ETATE, v.i. [L. vegeto, vigeo, to flourish.] [.] To sprout; to germinate; to grow; as plants; to grow and be enlarged by nutriment imbibed from the earth, air or water, by means of roots and leaves. Plants will not vegetate without a certain degree of heat; ...
60448	vegetating	[.] VEG'ETATING, ppr. germinating; sprouting; growing; as plants.
60449	vegetation	[.] VEGETA'TION, n. [.] 1. The process of growing; as plants, by means of nourishment derived from the earth, or from water and air, and received through roots and leaves. We observe that vegetation depends on heat as the moving principle, and on certain substances ...
60450	vegetative	[.] VEG'ETATIVE, a. [.] 1. Growing, or having the power of growing, as plants. [.] 2. Having the power to produce growth in plants; as the vegetative properties of soil.
60451	vegetativeness	[.] VEG'ETATIVENESS, n. the quality of producing growth.
60452	vegete	[.] VEGE'TE, a. [L. vegetus.] Vigorous; active. [Little used.]
60453	vegetive	[.] VEG'ETIVE, a. [L. vegeto, vigeo.] Vegetable; having the nature of plants; as vegetive life. [Little used.] [.] VEG'ETIVE, n. a vegetable. [Not in use.]
60454	vegeto-animal	[.] VEG'ETO-ANIMAL, a. Vegeto-animal matter, is a term formerly applied to vegetable gluten, which is found in the seeds of certain plants, in a state of union with farina or starch. It is remarkably elastic, and when dry, semi-transparent. By distillation it affords, ...
60455	vegetous	[.] VEGE'TOUS, a. Vigorous; lively; vegete. [Not in use.]
60456	vehemence	[.] VE'HEMENCE,
60457	vehemency	[.] VE'HEMENCY, n. [L. vehemens, from veho, to carry, that is, to rush or drive.] [.] 1. Violence; great force; properly, force derived from velocity; as the vehemence of wind. But it is applied to any kind of forcible action; as, to speak with vehemence. [.] 2. ...
60458	vehement	[.] VE'HEMENT, a. [L. vehemens.] [.] 1. Violent; acting with great force; furious; very forcible; as a vehement wind; a vehement torrent; a vehement fire or heat. [.] 2. Very ardent; very eager or urgent; very fervent; as a vehement affection or passion; vehement ...
60459	vehemently	[.] VE'HEMENTLY, adv. [.] 1. With great force and violence. [.] 2. Urgently; forcibly; with great zeal or pathos.
60460	vehicle	[.] VE'HICLE, n. [L. vehiculum, from veho, to carry.] [.] 1. That in which any thing is or may be carried; any kind of carriage moving on land, either on wheels or runners. This word comprehends coaches, chariots, gigs, sullies, wagons, carts of every kind, sleighs ...
60461	vehicled	[.] VE'HICLED, a. Conveyed in a vehicle.
60462	veil	[.] VEIL, n. [L. velum. [.] 1. A cover; a curtain; something to intercept the view and lude an object. [.] 2. A cover; a disguise. [See Vail. The latter orthography gives the Latin pronunciation as well as the English, and is to be preferred. [.] VEIL, v.t. [.] 1. ...
60463	vein	[.] VEIN, n. [L. vena, from the root of venio, to come, to pass. The sense is a passage, a conduit.] [.] 1. A vessel in animal bodies, which receives the blood from the extreme arteries, and returns it to the heart. The veins may be arranged in three divisions. 1. ...
60464	veined	[.] VEINED, a. [from vein.] [.] 1. Full of veins; streaked; variegated; as veined marble. [.] 2. In botany, having vessels branching over the surface, as a leaf.
60465	veinless	[.] VEINLESS, a. In botany, having no veins; as a veinless leaf.
60466	veiny	[.] VEINY, a. Full of veins; as veiny marble.
60467	veliferous	[.] VELIF'EROUS, a. [L. velum, a sail, and fero, to bear.] Bearing or carrying sails.
60468	velitation	[.] VELITA'TION, n. [L. velitatio.] A dispute or contest; a slight skirmish. [Not in use.]
60469	vell	[.] VELL, n. A rennet bag. [Local.] [.] VELL, v.t. To cut off the turf or sward of land. [Local.]
60470	velleity	[.] VELLE'ITY, n. [L. velle, to will.] [.] A term by which the schools express the lowest degree of desire.
60471	vellicate	[.] VEL'LICATE, v.t. [L. vellico, from vello, to pull. It may be from the root of pull.] [.] To twitch; to stimulate; applied to the muscles and fibers of animals; to cause to twitch convulsively.
60472	vellicated	[.] VEL'LICATED, pp. Twitched or caused to twitch.
60473	vellicating	[.] VEL'LICATING, ppr. Twitching; convulsing.
60474	vellication	[.] VELLICATION, n. [.] 1. The act of twitching, or of causing to twitch. [.] 2. A twitching or convulsive motion of a muscular fiber.
60475	vellum	[.] VEL'LUM, n. [L. vello.] [.] A finer kind of parchment or skin, rendered clear and white for writing.
60476	velocity	[.] VELOC'ITY, n. [L. velositas, from velox, swift, allied to volo, to fly.] [.] 1. Swiftness; celerity; rapidity; as the velocity of wind; the velocity of a planet or comet in its orbit or course; the velocity of a cannon ball; the velocity of light. In these phrases, ...
60477	velure	[.] VEL'URE, n. Velvet. Obs.
60478	velvet	[.] VEL'VET, n. [L. vellus, hair, nap.] [.] A rich silk stuff, covered on the outside with a close, short, fine, soft shag or nap. The name is given also to cotton stuffs. [.] VEL'VET, v.t. To paint velvet. [.] VEL'VET,
60479	velveted	[.] VEL'VETED, a. Made of velvet; or soft and delicate, like velvet.
60480	velveteen	[.] VELVETEE'N, n. A kind of cloth made in imitation of velvet.
60481	velveting	[.] VEL'VETING, n. The fine shag of velvet.
60482	velvety	[.] VEL'VETY, a. Made of velvet, or like velvet; soft; smooth; delicate.
60483	venal	[.] VE'NAL, a. [L. vena, a vein.] Pertaining to a vein or to veins; contained in the veins; as venal blood. [See Venous, which is generally used.] [.] VE'NAL, a. [L. venalis, from venco, to be sold.] [.] 1. Mercenary; prostitute; that may be bought or obtained ...
60484	venality	[.] VENAL'ITY, n. Mercenariness; the state of being influenced by money; prostitution of talents, offices or services for money or reward; as the venality of a corrupt court.
60485	venary	[.] VEN'ARY, a. [L. venor, to hunt.] Relating to hunting.
60486	venatic	[.] VENAT'IC,
60487	venatical	[.] VENAT'ICAL, a. [L. venaticus, from venor, to hunt.] Used in hunting.
60488	venation	[.] VENA'TION, n. [L. venatio, from venor, to hunt.] [.] 1. The act or practice of hunting. [.] 2. The state of being hunted.
60489	vend	[.] VEND, v.t. [L. vendo.] [.] To sell; to transfer a thing and the exclusive right of possessing it, to another person for a pecuniary equivalent; as, to vend goods; to vend meat and vegetables in market. Vending differs from barter. We vend for money; we barter for ...
60490	vended	[.] VEND'ED, pp. Sold; transferred for money; as goods.
60491	vendee	[.] VENDEE', n. The person to whom a thing is sold.
60492	vender	[.] VEND'ER, n. A seller; one who transfers the exclusive right of possessing a thing, either his own, or that of another as his agent. Auctioneers are the venders of goods for other men.
60493	vendibility	[.] VENDIBIL'ITY,
60494	vendible	[.] VEND'IBLE, a. [L. vendibilis.] Salable; that may be sold; that can be sold; as vendible goods. Vendible differs from marketable; the latter signifies proper or fit for market, according to the laws or customs of a place. Vendible has no reference to such legal fitness. [.] VEND'IBLE, ...
60495	vendibleness	[.] VEND'IBLENESS, n. The state of being vendible or salable.
60496	vendibly	[.] VEND'IBLY, adv. In a salable manner.
60497	venditation	[.] VENDITA'TION, n. [L. venditatio.] A boastful display. [Not in use.]
60498	vendition	[.] VENDI'TION, n. [L. venditio.] The act of selling; sale.
60499	vendor	[.] VEND'OR, n. A vender; a seller.
60500	vendue	[.] VENDUE, n. Auction; a public sale of any thing by outcry, to the highest bidder.
60501	vendue-master	[.] VENDUE-M'ASTER, n. One who is authorized to make sale of any property to the highest bidder, by notification and public outcry; an auctioneer.
60502	veneer	[.] VENEE'R, v.t. [.] To inlay; to lay thin slices or leaves of fine wood of different kinds on a ground of common wood. [.] VENEE'R, n. Thin slices of wood for inlaying.
60503	veneered	[.] VENEE'RED, pp. Inlaid; ornamented with marquetry.
60504	veneering	[.] VENEE'RING, ppr. Inlaying; adorning with inlaid work. [.] VENEE'RING, n. The act or art of inlaying, of which there are two kinds; one, which is the most common, consists in making compartments of different woods; the other consists in making representations ...
60505	venefice	[.] VEN'EFICE, n. [L. veneficium.] The practice of poisoning. [Not in use.]
60506	veneficial	[.] VENEFI'CIAL,'CIOUS, a. [L. veneficium.] Acting by poison; bewitching. [Little used.]
60507	veneficiously	[.] VENEFI'CIOUSLY, adv. By poison or witchcraft. [Little used.]
60508	venemous	[.] VEN'EMOUS, [See Venomous.]
60509	venenate	[.] VEN'ENATE, v.t. [L. veneno; venenum, poison.] [.] To poison; to infect with poison. [Not used.]
60510	venenation	[.] VENENA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of poisoning. [.] 2. Poison; venom. [Not used.]
60511	venene	[.] VENE'NE,
60512	venenose	[.] VENE'NOSE, a. Poisonous; venomous. [Not used.]
60513	venerability	[.] VENERABIL'ITY, n. State or quality of being venerable. [Not used.]
60514	venerable	[.] VEN'ERABLE, a. [L. venerabilis, from veneror, to honor, to worship.] [.] 1. Worthy of veneration or reverence; deserving of honor and respect; as a venerable magistrate; a venerable parent. [.] 2. Rendered sacred by religious associations, or being consecrated ...
60515	venerableness	[.] VEN'ERABLENESS, n. The state or quality of being venerable.
60516	venerably	[.] VEN'ERABLY, adv. In a manner to excite reverence. [.] - An awful pile! stands venerably great.
60517	venerate	[.] VEN'ERATE, v.t. [L. veneror.] [.] To regard with respect and reverence; to reverence; to revere. We venerate parents and elders; we venerate men consecrated to sacred offices. We venerate old age or gray hairs. We venerate, or ought to venerate, the gospel and ...
60518	venerated	[.] VEN'ERATED, pp. Reverenced; treated with honor and respect.
60519	venerating	[.] VEN'ERATING, ppr. Regarding with reverence.
60520	veneration	[.] VENERA'TION, n. [L. veneratio.] [.] The highest degree of respect and reverence; respect mingled with some degree of awe; a feeling or sentiment excited by the dignity and superiority of a person, or by the sacredness of his character, and with regard to place, by ...
60521	venerator	[.] VEN'ERATOR, n. One who venerates and reverences.
60522	venereal	[.] VENE'REAL, a. [L. venereus, from Venus. See Venus.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the pleasures of sexual commerce. A venereal person is one addicted to sexual pleasures or venery. [.] 2. Proceeding from sexual intercourse; as the venereal disease; venereal virus or ...
60523	venerean	[.] VENE'REAN, a. Venereal. [Not used.]
60524	venereous	[.] VENE'REOUS, a. [L. venereus.] Lustful; libidinous.
60525	venerous	[.] VEN'EROUS, for venereous. [Not used.]
60526	venery	[.] VEN'ERY, n. [from Venus.] The pleasures of the bed. [.] Contentment, without the pleasure of lawful venery, is continence; of unlawful, chastity. [.] VEN'ERY, n. [L. venor, to hunt, that is, to drive or rush.] [.] The act or exercise of hunting; the sports ...
60527	venesection	[.] VENESEC'TION, n. [L. vena, vein, and sectio, a cutting.] [.] The act or operation of opening a vein for letting blood; blood-letting; phlebotomy.
60528	veney	[.] VEN'EY, n. A bout; a thrust; a hit; a turn at fencing. [.] Three veneys for a dish of stewed prunes. Obs.
60529	venge	[.] VENGE, v.t. venj. To avenge; to punish. [Not in use.] [See Avenge and Revenge.]
60530	vengeable	[.] VENGEABLE, a. venj'able. [from venge.] Revengeful; as vengeable despite. [Not in use.]
60531	vengeance	[.] VENGEANCE, n. venj'ance. [L. vindico.] [.] The infliction of pain on another, in return for an injury or offense. Such infliction, when it proceeds from malice or more resentment, and is not necessary for the purposes of justice, is revenge, and a most heinous ...
60532	vengeful	[.] VENGEFUL, a. venj'ful. [.] 1. Vindictive; retributive; as God's vengeful ire. [.] 2. Revengeful.
60533	vengement	[.] VENGEMENT, n. venj'ment. Avengement; penal retribution. [Avengement is generally used.]
60534	venger	[.] VENG'ER, n. An avenger. [Not in use.]
60535	veniable	[.] VE'NIABLE, a. [See Venial.] Venial; pardonable. [Not in use.]
60536	veniably	[.] VE'NIABLY, adv. Pardonably; excusably. [Not in use.]
60537	venial	[.] VE'NIAL, a. [L. venia, pardon, leave to depart, from the root of venio, and signifying literally a going or passing.] [.] 1. That may be forgiven; pardonable; as a venial fault or transgression. The reformed churches hold all sins to be venial, through the merits ...
60538	venialness	[.] VE'NIALNESS, n. State of being excusable or pardonable. [.] Venire facias, or venire, in law, a writ or precept directed to the sheriff, requiring him to summon twelve men, to try an issue between parties. It is also a writ in the nature of a summons to cause the ...
60539	venison	[.] VENISON, n. ven'izn, or ven'zn. [L. venactio, a hunting, from venor, to hunt.] [.] The flesh of beasts of game, or of such wild animals as are taken in the chase. It is however, in the United States, applied exclusively to the flesh of the deer or cervine genus ...
60540	venom	[.] VEN'OM, n. [L. venenum, venor, to hunt, to drive or chase; venio, to come. See Venus, &c.] [.] 1. Poison; matter fatal or injurious to life. Venom is generally used to express noxious matter that is applied externally, or that is discharged from animals, as that ...
60541	venomous	[.] VEN'OMOUS, a. [.] 1. Poisonous; noxious to animal life; as, the bite of a serpent may be venomous. The sack at the base of the rattlesnake's teeth, contains venomous matter. [.] 2. Noxious; mischievous; malignant; as a venomous progeny. [.] 3. Spiteful; as ...
60542	venomously	[.] VEN'OMOUSLY, adv. Poisonously; malignantly; spitefully.
60543	venomousness	[.] VEN'OMOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. Poisonousness; noxiousness to animal life. [.] 2. Malignity; spitefulness.
60544	venous	[.] VE'NOUS, a. [L. venosus, from vena, a vein.] [.] 1. Pertaining to a vein or to veins; contained in veins; as venous blood, which is distinguishable from arterial blood by its darker color. [.] 2. In botany, veined. A venous leaf, has vessels branching, or variously ...
60545	vent	[.] VENT, n. [L. venio, Eng. wind, &c.; properly a passage.] [.] 1. A small aperture; a hole or passage for air or other fluid to escape; as the vent of a cask. [.] 2. The opening in a cannon or other piece of artillery, by which fire is communicated to the charge. [.] 3. ...
60546	ventage	[.] VENT'AGE, n. A small hole. [Not in use.]
60547	ventail	[.] VENT'AIL, n. That part of a helmet made to be lifted up; the part intended for the admission of air, or for breathing.
60548	ventana	[.] VENTAN'A, n. A window. [Not English.]
60549	ventanna	[.] VENTAN'NA,
60550	venter	[.] VENT'ER, n. One who utters, reports or publishes.
60551	ventiduct	[.] VEN'TIDUCT, n. [L. ventus, wind, and ductus, a canal.] [.] In building, a passage for wind or air; a subterraneous passage or spiracle for ventilating apartments.
60552	ventilate	[.] VEN'TILATE, v.t. [L. ventilo, from ventus, wind.] [.] 1. To fan with wind; to open and expose to the free passage of air or wind; as, to ventilate a room; to ventilate a cellar. [.] 2. To cause the air to pass through; as, to ventilate a mine. [.] 3. To winnow; ...
60553	ventilated	[.] VEN'TILATED, pp. Exposed to the action of the air; fanned; winnowed; discussed.
60554	ventilating	[.] VEN'TILATING, ppr. Exposing to the action of wind; fanning; discussing.
60555	ventilation	[.] VENTILA'TION, n. [L. ventilatio.] [.] 1. The act of ventilating; the act or operation of exposing to the free passage of air, or of causing the air to pass through any place, for the purpose of expelling impure air and dissipating any thing noxious. [.] 2. The ...
60556	ventilator	[.] VEN'TILATOR, n. An instrument or machine for expelling foul or stagnant air from any close place or apartment, and introducing that which is fresh and pure. Ventilators are of very different constructions and sizes.
60557	ventiloquous	[.] VENTIL'OQUOUS, a. Speaking in such a manner as to make the sound appear to come from a place remote from the speaker.
60558	ventosity	[.] VENTOS'ITY, n. [L. ventosus.] Windiness; flatulence.
60559	ventral	[.] VEN'TRAL, a. [from L. venter, belly.] Belonging to the belly. [.] The ventral fins, in fishes, are placed between the anus and the throat.
60560	ventricle	[.] VEN'TRICLE, n. [L. ventriculus, from venter, belly.] [.] In a general sense, a small cavity in an animal body. It is applied to the stomach. It is also applied to two cavities of the heart, which propel the blood into the arteries. The word is also applied to ...
60561	ventricous	[.] VEN'TRICOUS, a. [L. ventricosus, from venter, belly.] [.] In botany, bellied; distended; swelling out in the middle; as a ventricous perianth.
60562	ventriculous	[.] VENTRIC'ULOUS, a. [supra.] Somewhat distended in the middle.
60563	ventriloquism	[.] VENTRIL'OQUISM,
60564	ventriloquist	[.] VENTRIL'OQUIST, n. One who speaks in such a manner that his voice appears to come from some distant place. [.] The ancient ventriloquists seems to speak from their bellies.
60565	ventriloquy	[.] VENTRIL'OQUY, n. [L. venter, belly, and loquor, to speak.] [.] The act, art or practice of speaking in such a manner that the voice appears to come not from the person, but from some distant place, as from the opposite side of the room, from the cellar, &c.
60566	venture	[.] VEN'TURE, n. [L. venio, ventus, venturus, to come.] [.] 1. A hazard; an undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of something upon an event which cannot be foreseen with tolerable certainty. [.] I, in this venture, double gains pursue. [.] 2. Chance; hap; ...
60567	ventured	[.] VEN'TURED, pp. Put to the hazard; risked.
60568	venturer	[.] VEN'TURER, n. One who ventures or puts to hazards.
60569	venturesome	[.] VEN'TURESOME, a. Bold; daring; intrepid; as a venturesome boy.
60570	venturesomely	[.] VEN'TURESOMELY, adv. In a bold, daring manner.
60571	venturing	[.] VEN'TURING, ppr. Putting to hazard; daring. [.] VEN'TURING, n. The act of putting to risk; a hazarding.
60572	venturous	[.] VEN'TUROUS, a. Daring; bold; hardy; fearless; intrepid; adventurous; as a venturous soldier. [.] With vent'rous arm he pluck'd, he tasted.
60573	venturously	[.] VEN'TUROUSLY, adv. Daringly; fearlessly; boldly.
60574	venturousness	[.] VEN'TUROUSNESS, n. Boldness; hardiness; fearlessness; intrepidity. The event made then repent of their venturousness.
60575	venue	[.] VEN'UE,
60576	venulite	[.] VEN'ULITE, n. A petrified shell of the genus Venus.
60577	venus	[.] VE'NUS, n. [L. ventus, venenum; Eng. venom to poison, to fret or irritate. These affinities lead to the true origin of these words. The primary sense of the root is to shoot or rush, as light or wind. From light is derived the sense of white, fair, Venus, or it is ...
60578	venust	[.] VENUST', a. [L. venustus.] Beautiful. [Not used.]
60579	veracious	[.] VERA'CIOUS, a. [L. verax, from verus, true.] [.] 1. Observant of truth; habitually disposed to speak truth. [.] 2. True. [Little used.]
60580	veracity	[.] VERAC'ITY, n. [L. verax, from verus, true.] [.] 1. Habitual observance of truth, or habitual truth; as a man of veracity. His veracity is not called in question. The question of the court is, whether you know the witness to be a man of veracity. We rely on history, ...
60581	veranda	[.] VERAN'DA, n. An oriental word denoting a kind of open portico, formed by extending a sloping roof beyond the main building.
60582	veratria	[.] VERA'TRIA, n. [L. veratrum, hellebore.] A newly discovered vegetable alkali, extracted from the white hellebore.
60583	verb	[.] VERB, n. [L. verbum, fero.] [.] 1. In grammar, a part of speech that expresses action, motion, being, suffering, or a request or command to do or forbear any thing. The verb affirms, declares, asks or commands; as, I write; he runs; the river flows; they sleep; ...
60584	verbal	[.] VERB'AL, a. [L. verbalis.] [.] 1. Spoken; expressed to the ear in words; not written; as a verbal message; a verbal contract; verbal testimony. [.] 2. Oral; uttered by the mouth. [.] 3. Consisting in mere words; as a verbal reward. [.] 4. Respecting words ...
60585	verbality	[.] VERBAL'ITY, n. Mere words; bare literal expressions.
60586	verbalize	[.] VERB'ALIZE, v.t. To convert into a verb.
60587	verbally	[.] VER'BALLY, adv. [.] 1. In words spoken; by words uttered; orally. [.] 2. Word for word; as, to translate verbally.
60588	verbatim	[.] VERBA'TIM adv. [L.] Word for word; in the same words; as, to tell a story verbatim as another has related it.
60589	verberate	[.] VERB'ERATE, v.t. [L. verbero.] To beat; to strike. [Not in use.]
60590	verberation	[.] VERBERA'TION, n [.] 1. A beating or striking; blows. [.] 2. The impulse of a body, which causes sound.
60591	verbiage	[.] VERB'IAGE, n. Verbosity; use of many words without necessity; superabundance of words.
60592	verbose	[.] VERBO'SE, a. [L. verbosus.] Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are necessary; prolix; tedious by a multiplicity of words; as a verbose speaker; a verbose argument.
60593	verboseness	[.] VERBO'SENESS, n. [.] 1. Employment of a superabundance of words; the use of more words than are necessary; as the verbosity of a speaker. [.] 2. Superabundance of words; prolixity; as the verbosity of a discourse or argument.
60594	verbosity	[.] VERBOS'ITY,
60595	verdancy	[.] VER'DANCY, n. [See Verdant.] Greenness.
60596	verdant	[.] VER'DANT, a. [L. vividans, from viridis, from vireo, to be green.] The radical sense of the verb is to grow or advance with strength.] [.] 1. Green; fresh; covered with growing plants or grass; as verdant fields; a verdant lawn. [.] 2. Flourishing.
60597	verderer	[.] VER'DERER,
60598	verderor	[.] VER'DEROR, n. [Low L. viridarius.] [.] An officer in England, who has the charge of the king's forest, to preserve the vert and venison, keep the assizes, view, receive and enroll attachments and presentments of all manner of trespasses.
60599	verdict	[.] VER'DICT, n. [L. verum dictum, true declaration.] [.] 1. The answer of a jury given to the court concerning any matter of face in any cause, civil or criminal, committed to their trial and examination. In criminal causes, the jury decide the law as well as the ...
60600	verdigris	[.] VER'DIGRIS, n. [.] Rust of copper, or an acetate of copper, formed by the combination of an acid with copper.
60601	verditer	[.] VER'DITER, n. [verde-terre, green earth; terre-verde.] [.] A preparation of copper sometimes used by painters, &c. for a blue, but more generally mixed with a yellow for a green color. It is a factitious substance of blue pigment, obtained by adding chalk or whiting ...
60602	verdure	[.] VER'DURE, n. [L. vireo.] Green; greenness; freshness of vegetation; as the verdure of the meadows in June; the verdure of spring.
60603	verdurous	[.] VER'DUROUS, a. Covered with green; clothed with the fresh color of vegetables; as verdurous pastures.
60604	verecund	[.] VER'ECUND, a. [L. vrcundus.] Bashful; modest. [Not much used.]
60605	verecundity	[.] VERECUND'ITY, n. Bashfulness; modesty; blushing. [Not in much use.]
60606	verge	[.] VERGE, n. verj. [L. virga, a rod, that is, a shoot.] [.] 1. A rod, or something in the form of a rod or staff, carried as an emblem of authority; the mace of a dean. [.] 2. The stick or wand with which persons are admitted tenants, by holding it in the hand, ...
60607	verger	[.] VERG'ER, n. [.] 1. He that carries the mace before the bishop, dean, &c. [.] 2. An officer who carries a white wand before the justices of either bend in England.
60608	verging	[.] VERG'ING, ppr. Bending or inclining; tending.
60609	vergouleuse	[.] VER'GOULEUSE, n. A species of pear; contracted to vergaloo.
60610	veridical	[.] VERID'ICAL, a. [L. veridicus; verus and dico.] Telling truth. [Not used.]
60611	verifiable	[.] VER'IFIABLE, a. [from verify.] That may be verified; that may be proved or confirmed by incontestable evidence.
60612	verification	[.] VERIFICA'TION, n. [See Verify.] The act of verifying or proving to be true; the act of confirming or establishing the authenticity of any powers granted, or of any transaction, by legal or competent evidence.
60613	verified	[.] VER'IFIED, pp. Proved; confirmed by competent evidence.
60614	verifier	[.] VER'IFIER, n. One that proves or makes appear to be true.
60615	verify	[.] VER'IFY, v.t. [L. verus, true, and facio, to make.] [.] 1. To prove to be true; to confirm. [.] This is verified by a number of examples. [.] 2. To fulfill, as a promise; to confirm the truth of a prediction; to show to be true. The predictions of this venerable ...
60616	verifying	[.] VER'IFYING, ppr. Proving to be true; confirming; establishing as authentic.
60617	verily	[.] VER'ILY, adv. [from very.] [.] 1. In truth; in fact; certainly. [.] 2. Really; truly; with great confidence. It was verily thought the enterprise would succeed.
60618	vering	[.] 'VERING, n. A silver coin. Isa. 7.
60619	verisimilar	[.] VERISIM'ILAR, a. [L. verisimilis; verus, true, and similis, like.] having the appearance of truth; probable; likely.
60620	verisimilitude	[.] VERISIMIL'ITUDE, n. [L. verisimilitudo.] the appearance of truth; probability; likelihood. [.] Verisimilitude and opinion are an easy purchase; but true knowledge is dear and difficult.
60621	verisimility	[.] VERISIMIL'ITY, for verisimilitude, is not in use.
60622	veritable	[.] VER'ITABLE, a. True; agreeable to fact. [Little used.]
60623	veritably	[.] VER'ITABLY, adv. In a true manner. [Not in use.]
60624	verity	[.] VER'ITY, n. [L. veritas, from verus, true.] [.] 1. Truth; consonance of a statement, proposition or other thing to fact. 1Tim. 2. [.] It is a proposition of eternal verity, that none can govern while he is despised. [.] 2. A true assertion or tenet. [.] By ...
60625	verjuice	[.] VER'JUICE, n. [.] A liquor expressed from wild apples, sour grapes, &c. used in sauces, ragouts and the like. it is used also in the purification of wax for candles, in poultices, &c.
60626	vermeil	[.] VERMEIL. [See Vermilion.]
60627	vermeologist	[.] VERMEOL'OGIST, n. [infra.] One who treats of vermes.
60628	vermeology	[.] VERMEOL'OGY, n. [L. vermes, worms, and Gr. discourse.] [.] A discourse or treatise on vermes, or that part of natural history which treats of vermes. [Little used.]
60629	vermicelli	[.] VERMICEL'LI, n. [L. vermiculus, from vermis, a worm.] [.] A cookery, little rolls or threads of paste, or a composition of flour, eggs, sugar and saffron, used in soups and pottages.
60630	vermicular	[.] VERMIC'ULAR, a. [L. vermiculus, a little worm, from vermis, a worm.] [.] Pertaining to a worm; resembling a worm; particularly, resembling the motion of a worm; as the vermicular motion of the intestines, called also peristaltic. [.] Vermicular or vermiculated ...
60631	vermiculate	[.] VERMIC'ULATE, v.t. [L. vermiculatus.] To inlay; to form work by inlaying, resembling the motion or the tracks of worms.
60632	vermiculated	[.] VERMIC'ULATED, pp. Formed in the likeness of the motion of a worm.
60633	vermiculating	[.] VERMIC'ULATING, ppr. Forming so as to resemble the motion of a worm.
60634	vermiculation	[.] VERMICULA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act or operation of moving in the form of a worm; continuation of motion from one part to another, as in the peristaltic motion of the intestines. [.] 2. The act of forming so as to resemble the motion of a worm.
60635	vermicule	[.] VERM'ICULE, n. [L. vermiculus.] A little worm or grub.
60636	vermiculous	[.] VERMIC'ULOUS, a. [L. vermiculosus.] [.] 1. Full of worms or grubs. [.] 2. Resembling worms.
60637	vermiform	[.] VERM'IFORM, a. [L. vermis, a worm, and forma, form.] [.] Having the form or shape of a worm; as the vermiform process of the cerebellum.
60638	vermifuge	[.] VERM'IFUGE, n. [L. vermis, a worm, and fugo, to expel.] [.] A medicine or substance that destroys or expels worms from animal bodies; an anthelmintic.
60639	vermil	[.] VER'MIL,'
60640	vermilion	[.] VERMILION, a. vermil'yon. [L. vermiculus, vermes; a name sometimes improperly given to the kermes. See Crimson.] [.] 1. The cochineal, a small insect found on a particular plant. [Improper or obsolete.] [.] 2. Red sulphuret of mercury; a bright, beautiful ...
60641	vermilioned	[.] VERMIL'IONED, pp. or a. Dyed or tinged with a bright red.
60642	vermin	[.] VERM'IN, n. sing, and plu; used chiefly in the plural. [L. vermes, worms.] [.] 1. All sorts of small animals which are destructive to grain or other produce; all noxious little animals or insects, as squirrels, rats, mice, worms, grubs, flies, &c. [.] These vermin ...
60643	verminate	[.] VERM'INATE, v.i. [L. vermino.] To breed vermin.
60644	vermination	[.] VERMINA'TION, n. [.] 1. The breeding of vermin. [.] 2. A griping of the bowels.
60645	verminous	[.] VERM'INOUS, a. Tending to breed vermin. [.] The verminous disposition of the body.
60646	vermiparous	[.] VERMIP'AROUS, a. [L. vermes, worms, and pario, to bear.] [.] Producing worms.
60647	vermivorous	[.] VERMIV'OROUS, a. [L. vermes, worms, and voro, to devour.] [.] Devouring worms; feeding on worms. Vermivorous birds are very useful to the farmer.
60648	vernacular	[.] VERNAC'ULAR, a. [L. vernaculus, born in one's house, from verns, a servant.] [.] 1. Native; belonging to the country of one's birth. English is our vernacular language. The vernacular idiom is seldom perfectly acquired by foreigners. [.] 2. Native; belonging ...
60649	vernaculous	[.] VERNAC'ULOUS, a. [supra.] Vernacular; also, scoffing. Obs.
60650	vernal	[.] VER'NAL, a. [L. vernalis, from ver, spring.] [.] 1. Belonging to the spring; appearing in spring; as vernal bloom. [.] Vernal flowers are preparatives to autumnal fruits. [.] 2. Belonging to youth, the spring of life. [.] Vernal signs, the signs in which ...
60651	vernant	[.] VER'NANT, a. [L. vernans; verno, to flourish.] Flourishing, as in spring; as vernant flowers.
60652	vernate	[.] VER'NATE, v.i. to become young again. [Not in use.]
60653	vernation	[.] VERNA'TION, n. [L. verno.] In botany, the disposition of the nascent leaves within the bud. it is called also foliation or leafing.
60654	vernier	[.] VER'NIER, n. [from the inventor.] A graduated index which subdivides the smallest divisions on a straight or circular scale.
60655	vernility	[.] VERNIL'ITY, n. [L. vernilis, from verna, a slave.] Servility; fawning behavior, like that of a slave. [Not in use.]
60656	veronica	[.] VERON'ICA, n. [vera-icon, true image.] [.] 1. A portrait or representation of the face of our Savior on handkerchiefs. [.] 2. In botany, a genus of plants, Speedwell.
60657	verrucous	[.] VER'RUCOUS, a. [L. verruca, a wart; verrucosus, full of warts.] [.] Warty; having little knobs or warts on the surface; as a verrucous capsule.
60658	versability	[.] VERSABIL'ITY,
60659	versable	[.] VERS'ABLE, a. [supra.] That may be turned. [Not used.]
60660	versableness	[.] VERS'ABLENESS, n. [L. versabilis, from versor, to turn.] [.] Aptness to be turned round. [Not used.]
60661	versal	[.] VERSAL, for universal. [Not used or very vulgar.]
60662	versatile	[.] VERS'ATILE, a. [L. versatilis, from versor, to turn.] [.] 1. That may be turned round; as a versatile boat or spindle. [.] 2. Liable to be turned in opinion; changeable; variable; unsteady; as a man of versatile disposition. [.] 3. Turning with ease from one ...
60663	versatility	[.] VERSATIL'ITY, n. [.] 1. The quality of being versatile; aptness to change; readiness to be turned; variableness. [.] 2. The faculty of easily turning one's mind to new tasks or subjects; as the versatility of genus.
60664	verse	[.] VERSE, n. vers. [L. versus; verto, to turn.] [.] 1. In poetry, a line, consisting of a certain number of long and short syllables, disposed according to the rules of the species of poetry which the author intends to compose. Verses are of various kinds, as hexameter, ...
60665	verse-man	[.] VERSE-MAN, n. [verse and man.] A writer of verses; in ludicrous language.
60666	verser	[.] VERS'ER, n. A maker of verses; a versifier.
60667	versicle	[.] VERS'ICLE, n. [L. versiculus.] A little verse. [Not used.]
60668	versicolor	[.] VERS'ICOLOR,
60669	versicolored	[.] VERS'ICOLORED, a. [L. versicolor.] Having various colors; changeable in color.
60670	versicular	[.] VERSIC'ULAR, a. Pertaining to verses; designating distinct divisions of a writing.
60671	versification	...
60672	versificator	[.] VERS'IFICATOR, n. A versifier. [Little used. See Versifier.]
60673	versified	[.] VERS'IFIED, pp. [from versify.] Formed into verse.
60674	versifier	[.] VERS'IFIER, n. [.] 1. One who makes verses. Not every versifier is a poet. [.] 2. One who converts into verse; or one who expresses the ideas of another, written in prose; as, Dr. Watts was a versifier of the Psalms.
60675	versify	[.] VERS'IFY, v.i. To make verses. [.] I'll versify in spite, and do my best. [.] VERS'IFY, v.t. [.] 1. To relate or describe in verse. [.] I'll versify the truth. [.] 2. To turn into verse; as, to versify the Psalms.
60676	version	[.] VER'SION, n. [L. versio.] [.] 1. A turning; a change or transformation; as the version of air into water. [Unusual.] [.] 2. Change of direction; as the version of the beams of light. [Unusual.] [.] 3. The act of translating; the rendering of thoughts or ...
60677	verst	[.] VERST, n. A Russian measure of length, containing 1166 2/3 yards, or 3500 feet; about three quarters of an English mile.
60678	vert	[.] VERT, n. [L. viridis.] [.] 1. In the forest laws, every thing that grows and bears a green leaf within the forest. To preserve vert and venison, is the duty of the verderer. [.] 2. In heraldry, a green color.
60679	verteber	[.] VERT'EBER,
60680	vertebra	[.] VERT'EBRA, n. [L. vertebra, from verto, to turn.] A joint of the spine or backbone of an animal.
60681	vertebral	[.] VERT'EBRAL, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to the joints of the spine or backbone. [.] 2. Having a backbone or spinal joints; as vertebral animals. [.] VERT'EBRAL, n. An animal of the class which have a backbone.
60682	vertebrated	[.] VERT'EBRATED, a. [L. vertebratus.] Having a backbone, or vertebral column, containing the spinal marrow, as an animal; as man, quadrupeds, fowls, amphibia, and fishes.
60683	vertex	[.] VERT'EX, n. [L. from veto, to turn; primarily a round point.] [.] 1. The crown or top of the head. [.] 2. The top of a hill or other thing; the point of a cone, pyramid, angle or figure; the pole of a glass, in optics. The vertex of a curve, is the point from ...
60684	vertical	[.] VERT'ICAL, a. [L. vertex.] [.] 1. Placed or being in the zenith, or perpendicularly over the head. The sun is vertical to the inhabitants within the tropics at certain times every year. [.] 2. Being in a position perpendicular to the plane of the horizon. [.] Vertical ...
60685	vertically	[.] VERT'ICALLY, adv. In the zenith.
60686	verticalness	[.] VERT'ICALNESS, n. The state of being in the zenith or perpendicularly over the head. [Verticality is not used.]
60687	verticil	[.] VERT'ICIL, n. [L. verticillus, from vertex, supra.] [.] In botany, a little whirl; a mode of inflorescence, in which the flowers surround the stem in a kind of ring.
60688	verticillate	...
60689	verticity	[.] VERTIC'ITY, n. [from vertex, supra.] [.] 1. The power of turning; revolution; rotation. [.] 2. That property of the lodestone by which it turns to some particular point. [.] The attraction of the magnet was known long before its verticity.
60690	vertiginous	[.] VERTIG'INOUS, a. [L. vertiginousus.] [.] 1. Turning round; whirling; rotary; as a vertiginous motion. [.] 2. Giddy; affected with vertigo.
60691	vertiginousness	[.] VERTIG'INOUSNESS, n. Giddiness; a whirling, or sense of whirling; unsteadiness.
60692	vertigo	[.] VERT'IGO, n. [L. from verto, to turn.] Giddiness; dizziness or swimming of the head; an affection of the head, in which objects appear to move in various directions, though stationary, and the person affected finds it difficult to maintain an erect posture.
60693	vervain	[.] VER'VAIN, n. A plant of the genus Verbena, or rather the genus so called.
60694	vervain-mallow	[.] VERVAIN-MALLOW, n. A species of mallow, the Malva alcea.
60695	vervels	[.] VER'VELS, n. Silver rings about the legs of a hawk, on which the owner's name is engraved.
60696	very	[.] VER'Y, a. [L. verus.] True; real. [.] Whether thou be my very son Esau or not. Gen. 27. [.] He that repeateth a matter, separateth very friends. [.] Prov. 17. [.] VER'Y, adv. As an adverb, or modifier of adjectives and adverbs, very denotes in a great degree, ...
60697	vesation	[.] VESA'TION, n. [L. vesatio.] [.] 1. The act of irritating, or of troubling, disquieting and harassing. [.] 2. State of being irritated or disturbed in mind. [.] 3. Disquiet; agitation; great uneasiness. [.] Passions too violent - afford us vexation and ...
60698	vesicant	[.] VES'ICANT, n. [infra.] A blistering application; an epispastic.
60699	vesicate	[.] VES'ICATE, v.t. [L. vesica, a little bladder. Gr. from to inflate.] [.] To blister; to raise little bladders, or separate the cuticle by inflaming the skin. Celsus recommends to vesicate the external parts of wounds.
60700	vesicated	[.] VES'ICATED, pp. Blistered.
60701	vesicating	[.] VES'ICATING, ppr. Blistering.
60702	vesication	[.] VESICA'TION, n. The process of raising blisters or little cuticular bladders on the skin.
60703	vesicatory	[.] VES'ICATORY, n. A blistering application or plaster; an epispastic. Vesicatories made of cantharides, are more powerful than sinapisms, or preparations of mustard.
60704	vesicle	[.] VES'ICLE, n. [. vesicula. See Vesicate.] [.] 1. A little bladder, or a portion of the cuticle separated from the skin and filled with some humor. [.] 2. Any small membranous cavity in animals or vegetables. The lungs consist of vesicles admitting air.
60705	vesicular	[.] VESIC'ULAR,
60706	vesiculate	[.] VESIC'ULATE, a. Bladdery; full of bladders.
60707	vesiculous	[.] VESIC'ULOUS, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to vesicles; consisting of vesicles. [.] 2. Hollow; full of interstices. [.] 3. Having little bladders or glands on the surface, as the leaf of a plant.
60708	vesper	[.] VES'PER, n. [L. This word and Hesperus are probably of one origin, and both from the root of west.] [.] 1. The evening star; Venus; also, the evening. [.] 2. Vespers, in the plural, the evening song or evening service in the Romish church. [.] Sicilian vespers, ...
60709	vespertine	[.] VES'PERTINE, a. [L. vespertinus. See Vesper.] [.] Pertaining to the evening; happening or being in the evening.
60710	vessel	[.] VES'SEL, n. [L. vas, vasis. This word is probably the English vat.] [.] 1. A cask or utensil proper for holding liquors and other things, as a tun, a pipe, a puncheon, a hogshead, a barrel, a firkin, a bottle, a kettle, a cup, a dish, &c. [.] 2. In anatomy, ...
60711	vessets	[.] VES'SETS, n. A kind of cloth.
60712	vessicon	[.] VES'SICON,
60713	vessigon	[.] VES'SIGON, n. [L. vesica.] A soft swelling on a horse's leg, called a windgall.
60714	vest	[.] VEST, n. [L. vestis, a coat or garment; vestio, to cover or clothe.] [.] 1. An outer garment. [.] Over his lucid arms a military vest of purple flow'd. [.] 2. In common speech, a man's under garment; a short garment covering the body, but without sleeves, worn ...
60715	vestal	[.] VEST'AL, a. [L. vestalis, from Vesta, the goddess of fire, Gr.] [.] 1. Pertaining to Vesta, the goddess of fire among the Romans, and a virgin. [.] 2. Pure; chaste. [.] VEST'AL, n. A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred ...
60716	vested	[.] VEST'ED, pp. [.] 1. Clothed; covered; closely encompassed. [.] 2. a. Fixed; not in a state of contingency or suspension; as vested rights. [.] Vested legacy, in law, a legacy the right to which commences in presenti, and does not depend on a contingency, as ...
60717	vestibule	[.] VES'TIBULE, n. [L. vestibulum.] [.] 1. The porch or entrance into a house, or a large open space before the door, but covered. Vestibules for magnificence are usually between the court and garden. [.] 2. A little antechamber before the entrance of an ordinary ...
60718	vestige	[.] VES'TIGE, n. [L. vestigium. This word and vestibule, show that some verb signifying to tread, from which they are derived, is lost.] [.] A track or footstep; the mark of the foot left on the earth; but mostly used for the mark or remains of something else; as the ...
60719	vesting	[.] VEST'ING, ppr. [from vest.] Clothing; covering; closely encompassing; descending to and becoming permanent, as a right or title; converting into other species of property, as money. [.] VEST'ING, n. Cloth for vests; vest patterns.
60720	vestment	[.] VEST'MENT, n. [L. vestimentum, from vestio, to clothe.] [.] A garment; some part of clothing or dress; especially some part of outer clothing; but it is not restricted to any particular garment. [.] The sculptor could not give vestments suitable to the quality ...
60721	vestry	[.] VEST'RY, n. [L. vestiarium.] [.] 1. A room appendant to a church, in which the sacerdotal vestments, in which the sacerdotal vestments and sacred utensils are kept, and where parochial meetings are held. [.] 2. A parochial assembly, so called because held in ...
60722	vestry-clerk	[.] VEST'RY-CLERK, n. [vestry and clerk.] An officer chosen by the vestry, who keeps the parish accounts and books.
60723	vestry-man	[.] VEST'RY-MAN, n. [vestry and man.] In London, vestry-men are a select number of principal persons of every parish, who choose parish officers and take care of its concerns.
60724	vesture	[.] VEST'URE, n. [See Vest.] [.] 1. A garment; a robe. [.] There polish'd chests embroider'd vesture grac'd. [.] 2. Dress; garments in general; habit; clothing; vestment; as the vesture of priests. [.] 3. Clothing; covering. [.] Rocks, precipices and gulfs ...
60725	vesuvian	[.] VESU'VIAN, a. Pertaining to Vesuvius, a volcano near Naples. [.] VESU'VIAN, n. In mineralogy, a subspecies of pyramidical garnet, a mineral found in the vicinity of Vesuvius, classed with the family of garnets; called by Hauy idocrase. It is generally crystallized ...
60726	vetch	[.] VETCH, n. [L. vicia. We see vetch if from the root of weigh, wag, wiggle, and signifies a little roller.] [.] A plant of the leguminous kind, with papilionaceous flowers, of the genus Vicia. It is a common name of most species of the genus. The name is also applied, ...
60727	vetchling	[.] VETCH'LING, n. [from vetch.] In botany, a name of the Lathyrus aphaca, expressive of its diminutive size. The meadow vetchling is a wild plant common in meadows, which makes good hay.
60728	vetchy	[.] VETCH'Y, a. [.] 1. Consisting of vetches or of pea straw; as a vetchy bed. [.] 2. Abounding with vetches.
60729	veteran	[.] VET'ERAN, a. [L. veteranus, from vetero, to grow old, from vetus, old.] [.] Having been long exercised in any thing; long practiced or experienced; as a veteran officer or soldier; veteran skill. [.] VET'ERAN, n. One who has been long exercised in any service ...
60730	veterinarian	[.] VETERINA'RIAN, n. [L. veterinarius.] One skilled in the diseases of cattle or domestic animals.
60731	veterinary	[.] VET'ERINARY, a. [supra.] Pertaining to the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals, as oxen, horses, sheep, &c. A veterinary college was established in England in 1792, at St. Pancras, in the vicinity of London. The improvement of the vetrinary ...
60732	veto	[.] VE'TO, n. [L. veto, I forbid.] A forbidding; prohibition; or the right of forbidding; applied to the right of a king or other magistrate or officer to withhold his assent to the enactment of a law, or the passing of a decree. Thus the king of Great Britain has a ...
60733	vex	[.] VEX, v.t. [L. vexo.] [.] 1. To irritate; to make angry by little provocations; a popular use of the word. [.] 2. To plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict. [.] Ten thousand torments vex my heart. [.] 3. To disturb; to disquiet; to agitate. [.] White ...
60734	vexatious	[.] VEXA'TIOUS, a. [.] 1. Irritating; disturbing or agitating to the mind; causing disquiet; afflictive; as a vexatious controversy; a vexatious neighbor. [.] 2. Distressing; harassing; as vexatious wars. [.] 3. Full of trouble and disquiet. [.] He leads a vexatious ...
60735	vexatiously	[.] VEXA'TIOUSLY, adv. In a manner to give great trouble or disquiet.
60736	vexatiousness	[.] VEXA'TIOUSNESS, n. The quality of giving great trouble and disquiet, or of teasing and provoking.
60737	vexed	[.] VEX'ED, pp. Teased; provoked; irritated; troubled; agitated; disquieted; afflicted.
60738	vexer	[.] VEX'ER, n. One who vexes, irritates or troubles.
60739	vexil	[.] VEX'IL, n. [L. vexillum, a standard.] A flag or standard. In botany, the upper petal of a papilionaceous flower.
60740	vexillary	[.] VEX'ILLARY, n. A standard bearer. [.] VEX'ILLARY, a. Pertaining to an ensign or standard.
60741	vexillation	[.] VEXILLA'TION, n. [L. vexillatio.] A company of troops under one ensign.
60742	vexing	[.] VEX'ING, ppr. Provoking; irritating; afflicting.
60743	vexingly	[.] VEX'INGLY, adv. So as to vex, tease or irritate.
60744	vial	[.] VI'AL, n. [L. phiala.] A phial; a small bottle of thin glass, used particularly by apothecaries and druggists. [.] Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it on his head. [.] 1Sam. 10. [.] Vials of God's wrath, in Scripture, are the execution of his wrath upon the ...
60745	viand	[.] VI'AND, n. [L. vivendus, vivo, to live.] Meat dressed; food. [.] Viands of various kinds allure the taste. [.] [It is used chiefly in the plural.]
60746	viatic	[.] VIAT'IC, a. [L. viaticum, from via, way.] [.] Pertaining to a journey or to traveling.
60747	viaticum	[.] VIAT'ICUM, n. [L. supra.] [.] 1. Provisions for a journey. [.] 2. Among the ancient Romans, an allowance to officers who were sent into the provinces to exercise any office or perform any service, also to the officers and soldiers of the army. [.] 3. In the ...
60748	vibrant	[.] VI'BRANT,
60749	vibrate	[.] VI'BRATE, v.i. [L. vibro; Eng. wabble.] [.] 1. To swing; to oscillate; to move one way and the other; to play to and fro; as, the pendulum of a clock vibrates more or less rapidly, as it is shorter or longer. The chords of an instrument vibrate when touched. [.] 2. ...
60750	vibrated	[.] VI'BRATED, pp. Brandished; moved one way and the other.
60751	vibratility	[.] VIBRATIL'ITY, n. Disposition to preternatural vibration or motion. [Not much used.]
60752	vibrating	[.] VI'BRATING, ppr. Brandishing; moving to and fro, as a pendulum or musical chord.
60753	vibration	[.] VIBRA'TION, n. [L. vibro.] [.] 1. The act of brandishing; the act of moving or state of being moved one way and the other in quick succession. [.] 2. In mechanics, a regular reciprocal motion of a body suspended; a motion consisting of continual reciprocations ...
60754	vibratiuncle	[.] VIBRAT'IUNCLE, n. A small vibration.
60755	vibrative	[.] VI'BRATIVE, a. That vibrates.
60756	vibratory	[.] VI'BRATORY, a. [.] 1. Vibrating; consisting in vibration or oscillation; as a vibratory motion. [.] 2. Causing to vibrate.
60757	vibrion	[.] VIB'RION, n. [L. vibrans.] A name given to the ichneumon fly, from the continual vibration of its antennae.
60758	vicar	[.] VIC'AR, n. [L. vicarius, from vicis, a turn, or its root.] [.] 1. In a general sense, a person deputed or authorized to perform the functions of another; a substitute in office. The pope pretends to be vicar of Jesus Christ on earth. He has under him a grand vicar, ...
60759	vicar-general	[.] VICAR-GEN'ERAL, n. A title given by Henry VIII to the earl of Essex, with power to oversee all the clergy, and regulate all church affairs. It is now the title of an office, which, as well as that of official principal, is united in the chancellor of the diocese. ...
60760	vicarage	[.] VIC'ARAGE, n. The benefice of a vicar. A vicarage by endowment, becomes a benefice distinct from the parsonage.
60761	vicarial	[.] VICA'RIAL, a. [from vicar.] Pertaining to a vicar; small; as vicarial tithes.
60762	vicariate	[.] VICA'RIATE, a. Having delegated power, as vicar. [.] VICA'RIATE, n. A delegated office or power.
60763	vicarious	[.] VICA'RIOUS, a. [L. vicarius.] [.] 1. Deputed; delegated; as vicarious power or authority. [.] 2. Acting for another; filling the place of another; as a vicarious agent or officer. [.] 3. Substituted in the place of another; as a vicarious sacrifice. The doctrine ...
60764	vicariously	[.] VICA'RIOUSLY, adv. In the place of another; by substitution.
60765	vicarship	[.] VIC'ARSHIP, n. The office of a vicar; the ministry of a vicar.
60766	vice	[.] VICE, n. [L. vitium.] [.] 1. Properly, a spot or defect; a fault; a blemish; as the vices of a political constitution. [.] 2. In ethics, any voluntary action or course of conduct which deviates from the rules of moral rectitude, or from the plain rules of propriety; ...
60767	vice-admiral	[.] VICE-AD'MIRAL, n. [.] 1. In the navy, the second officer in command. His flag is displayed at the fore top-gallant-mast head. [.] 2. A civil officer in Great Britain, appointed by the lords commissioners of the admiralty, for exercising admiralty jurisdiction ...
60768	vice-admiralty	[.] VICE-AD'MIRALTY, n. The office of a vice-admiralty; a vice-admiralty court.
60769	vice-agent	[.] VICE-A'GENT, n. [vice and agent.] One who acts in the place of another.
60770	vice-chamberlain	[.] VICE-CH'AMBERLAIN,CHAMBERLAIN, n. An officer in court, next in command to the lord chamberlain.
60771	vice-chancellor	[.] VICE-CH'ANCELLOR, n. An officer in a university in England, a distinguished member, who is annually elected to manage the affairs in the absence of the chancellor.
60772	vice-consul	[.] VICE-CONSUL, n. One who acts in the place of a consul.
60773	vice-doge	[.] VICE-DO'GE, n. A counsellor at Venice, who represents the doge when sick or absent.
60774	vice-legate	[.] VICE-LEG'ATE, n. An officer employed by the pope to perform the office of spiritual and temporal governor in certain cities, when there is no legate or cardinal to command there.
60775	vice-president	[.] VICE-PRES'IDENT, n. s as z. An officer next in rank below a president.
60776	viced	[.] VI'CED, a. Vitious; corrupt. [Not in use.]
60777	vicegerency	[.] VICEGE'RENCY, n. [See Vicegerent.] The office of a vicegerent; agency under another; deputed power; lieutenancy.
60778	vicegerent	[.] VICEGE'RENT, n. [L. vicem gereus, acting in the place of another.] [.] A lieutenant; a vicar; an officer who is deputed by a superior or by proper authority to exercise the powers of another. Kings are sometimes called God's vicegerents. It is to be wished they ...
60779	vicenary	[.] VIC'ENARY, a. [L. vicenarius.] Belonging to twenty.
60780	viceroy	[.] VI'CEROY, n. The governor of a kingdom or country, who rules in the name of the king with regal authority, as the king's substitute.
60781	viceroyalty	[.] VICEROY'ALTY, n. the dignity, office or jurisdiction of a viceroy.
60782	viceroyship	[.] VI'CEROYSHIP, n. the dignity, office or jurisdiction of a viceroy.
60783	vicety	[.] VI'CETY, n. Nicety; exactness. [Not in use; probably a mistake.]
60784	viciate	[.] VI'CIATE, v.t. [L. vitio. This veb is usually written vitiate; but as vice, from L. vitius, is established, it would be well to write the verb viciate, as we write appreciate and depreciate, from L. pretium.] [.] 1. to injure the substance or properties of a thing ...
60785	viciated	[.] VI'CIATED, pp. Depraved; impaired in substance or quality; rendered defective and void.
60786	viciating	[.] VI'CIATING, ppr. Injuring in subtance or properties; rendering defective; making void.
60787	viciation	[.] VICIA'TION, n. Depravation; corruption.
60788	vicinage	[.] VIC'INAGE, n. [from L. vicinia, neighborhood; vicinus, near.] [.] Neighborhood; the place or places adjoining or near. A jury must be of the vicinage, or body of the country. [.] In law, common because of vicinage, is where the inhabitants of two townships contiguous ...
60789	vicinal	[.] VIC'INAL,
60790	vicine	[.] VIC'INE, a. Near; neighboring. [Little used.]
60791	vicinity	[.] VICIN'ITY, n. [L. vicinitas.] [.] 1. Nearness in place; as the vicinity of two country seats. [.] 2. Neighborhood; as a seat in the vicinity of the metropolis. [.] 3. Neighboring country. Vegetables produced in the vicinity of the city, are daily brought ...
60792	viciosity	[.] VICIOS'ITY, n. Depravity; corruption of manners. [But viciousness is generally used.]
60793	vicious	[.] VI'CIOUS, a. [L. vitiosus.] [.] 1. Defective; imperfect; as a system of government vicious and unsound. [.] 2. Addicted to vice; corrupt in principles or conduct; depraved; wicked; habitually transgressing the moral law; as a vicious race of men; vicious parents; ...
60794	viciously	[.] VI'CIOUSLY, adv. [.] 1. Corruptly; in a manner contrary to rectitude, moral principles, propriety or purity. [.] 2. Faultily; not correctly.
60795	viciousness	[.] VI'CIOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. Addictedness to vice; corruptness of moral principles or practice; habitual violation of the moral law, or of moral duties; depravity in principles or in manners. [.] What makes a governor justly despised, is viciousness and ill morals. [.] 2. ...
60796	vicissitude	[.] VICIS'SITUDE, n. [L. vicissitudo; from vicis, a turn.] [.] 1. Regular change or succession of one thing to another; as the vicissitudes of day and night, and of winter and summer; the vicissitudes of the seasons. [.] 2. Change; revolution; as in human affairs. ...
60797	vicissitudinary	[.] VICISSITU'DINARY, a. Changing in succession.
60798	vicontiel	...
60799	vicontiels	[.] VICON'TIELS, n. Things belonging to the sheriff; particularly, farms for which the sheriff pays rent to the king.
60800	vicount	[.] VI'COUNT, n. [vice-comes.] [.] 1. In law books, the sheriff. [.] 2. A degree of nobility next below a count or earl. [See Viscount.]
60801	victim	[.] VIC'TIM n. [L. victima.] [.] 1. A living being sacrificed to some deity, or in the performance of a religious rite; usually, some beast slain in sacrifice; but human beings have been slain by some nations, for the purpose of appeasing the wrath or conciliating the ...
60802	victimate	[.] VIC'TIMATE, v.t. To sacrifice. [Not in use.]
60803	victor	[.] VIC'TOR, n. [L. from vinco, victus, to conquer, or the same root.] [.] 1. One who conquers in war; a vanquisher; one who defeats an enemy in battle. Victor differs from conqueror. We apply conqueror to one who subdues countries, kingdoms or nations; as, Alexander ...
60804	victoress	[.] VIC'TORESS, n. A female who vanquishes.
60805	victorious	[.] VICTO'RIOUS, a. [.] 1. Having conquered in battle or contest; having overcome an enemy or antagonist; conquering; vanquishing; as a victorious general; victorious troops; a victorious admiral or navy. [.] 2. That produces conquest; as a victorious day. [.] 3. ...
60806	victoriously	[.] VICTO'RIOUSLY, adv. With conquest; with defeat of an enemy or antagonist; triumphantly; as, grace will carry us victoriously through all difficulties.
60807	victoriousness	[.] VICTO'RIOUSNESS, n. The state of being victorious.
60808	victory	[.] VIC'TORY, n. [L. victoria, from vinco, victus, to conquer.] [.] 1. Conquest; the defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in contest; a gaining of the superiority in war or combat. Victory supposes the power of an enemy or an antagonist to prove inferior ...
60809	victress	[.] VIC'TRESS, n. A female that conquers.
60810	victual	[.] VICTUAL. [See Victuals.]
60811	victualed	[.] VICTUALED, pp. vit'ld. Supplied with provisions.
60812	victualer	[.] VICTUALER, n. vit'ler. [.] 1. One who furnishes provisions. [.] 2. One who keeps a house of entertainment. [.] 3. A provision-ship; a ship employed to carry provisions for other ships, or for supplying troops at a distance.
60813	victualing	[.] VICTUALING, ppr. vit'ling. Supplying with provisions.
60814	victualing-house	[.] VICTUALING-HOUSE, n. A house where provision is made for strangers to eat.
60815	victuals	[.] VICTUALS, n. vit'lz. [L. victus, food, from the root of vivo, which was vigo or vico, coinciding with vigeo. Basque, vicia life. This word is now never used in the singular.] [.] Food for human beings, prepared for eating; that which supports human life; provisions; ...
60816	videlicet	[.] VIDEL'ICET, adv. [L. for videre licet.] To wit; namely. An abbreviation for this word is viz.
60817	vidual	[.] VID'UAL, a. [L. viduus, deprived. Belonging to the state of a widow. [Not used.]
60818	viduity	[.] VIDU'ITY, n. [L. viduitas.] Widowhood. [Not used.]
60819	vie	[.] VIE, v.i. [See Victor.] [.] To strive for superiority; to contend; to use effort in a race, contest, competition, rivalship or strife. How delightful it is to see children vie with each other in diligence and in duties of obedience. [.] In a trading nation, the ...
60820	vielleur	[.] VIELLEUR, n. A species of fly in Surinam, less than the lantern fly.
60821	view	[.] VIEW, v.t. vu. [L. videre. The primary sense is to reach or extend to.] [.] 1. To survey; to examine with the eye; to look on with attention, or for the purpose of examining; to inspect; to explore. View differs from look, see, and behold, in expressing more particular ...
60822	viewed	[.] VIEWED, pp. vu'ed. Surveyed; examined by the eye; inspected; considered.
60823	viewer	[.] VIEWER, n. vu'er. [.] 1. One who views, surveys or examines. [.] 2. In New England, a town officer whose duty is to inspect something; as a viewer of fences, who inspects them to determine whether they are sufficient in law.
60824	viewing	[.] VIEWING, ppr. vu'ing. Surveying; examining by the eye or by the mind; inspecting; exploring. [.] VIEWING, n. vu'ing. The act of beholding or surveying.
60825	viewless	[.] VIEWLESS, a. vu'less. That cannot be seen; not being perceivable by the eye; invisible; as viewless winds. [.] Swift through the valves the visionary fair repass'd and viewless mix'd with common air.
60826	vigesimation	[.] VIGESIMA'TION, n. [L. vigesimus, twentieth.] [.] The act of putting to death every twentieth man.
60827	vigil	[.] VIG'IL, n. [L. vigilia, vigil, walking, watchful; vigilo, to watch. This is formed on the root of Eng. wake. The primary sense is to stir or excite, to rouse, to agitate.] [.] 1. Watch; devotion performed in the customary hours of rest or sleep. [.] So they ...
60828	vigilance	[.] VIG'ILANCE, n. [L. vigilans. See Vigil.] [.] 1. Forbearance of sleep; a state of being awake. [.] 2. Watchfulness; circumspection; attention of the mind in discovering and guarding against danger, or providing for safety. Vigilance is a virtue of prime importance ...
60829	vigilancy	[.] VIG'ILANCY, for vigilance, is not used.
60830	vigilant	[.] VIG'ILANT, a. [L. vigilans.] Watchful; circumspect; attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety. [.] Take your places and be vigilant. Be sober, be vigilant. [.] 1Peter 5.
60831	vigilantly	[.] VIG'ILANTLY, adv. [supra.] Watchfully; with attention to danger and the means of safety; circumspectly.
60832	vignet	[.] VIGNET', n. An ornament placed at the beginning of a book, preface or dedication; a head piece. Those vignets are of various forms; often they are wreaths of flowers or sprigs.
60833	vignette	[.] VIGNETTE,
60834	vigor	[.] VIG'OR, n. [L. from vigeo, to be brisk, to grow, to be strong; allied to vivo, vixi, to live.] [.] 1. Active strength or force of body in animals; physical force. [.] The vigor of this arm was never vain. [.] 2. Strength of mind; intellectual force; energy. ...
60835	vigorous	[.] VIG'OROUS, a. [.] 1. Full of physical strength or active force; strong; lusty; as a vigorous youth; a vigorous body. [.] 2. Powerful; strong; made by strength, either of body or mind; as a vigorous attack; vigorous exertions. The enemy expects a vigorous campaign. [.] The ...
60836	vigorously	[.] VIG'OROUSLY, adv. With great physical force or strength; forcibly; with active exertions; as, to prosecute an enterprise vigorously.
60837	vigorousness	[.] VIG'OROUSNESS, n. The quality of being vigorous or possessed of active strength. [.] [Vigor and all its derivatives imply active strength, or the power of action and exertion, in distinction from passive strength, or strength to endure.]
60838	vild	[.] VILD,
60839	vile	[.] VILE, a. [L. vilis. Gr.] [.] 1. Base; mean; worthless; despicable. [.] The inhabitants account gold a vile thing. [.] A man in vile raiment. James 2. [.] Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed as vile in your sight? Job. 18. [.] 2. Morally base ...
60840	viled	[.] VI'LED, a. Vile. [Not in use.]
60841	vilely	[.] VI'LELY, adv. [.] 1. Basely; meanly; shamefully; as Hector vilely dragged about the walls of Troy. [.] 2. In a cowardly manner. 2Sam. 1. [.] The Volscians vilely yielded the town.
60842	vileness	[.] VI'LENESS, n. [.] 1. Baseness; meanness; despicableness. [.] His vileness us shall never awe. [.] 2. Moral baseness or depravity; degradation by sin; extreme wickedness; as the vileness of mankind.
60843	vilified	[.] VIL'IFIED, pp. [from vilify.] Defamed; traduced; debased.
60844	vilifier	[.] VIL'IFIER, n. One who defames or traduces.
60845	vilify	[.] VIL'IFY, v.t. [from vile.] [.] 1. To make vile; to debase; to degrade. [.] Their Maker's image forsook them, when themselves they vilified to serve ungovern'd appetite. [.] 2. To defame; to traduce; to attempt to degrade by slander. [.] Many passions dispose ...
60846	vilifying	[.] VIL'IFYING, ppr. Debasing; defaming.
60847	vilipend	[.] VIL'IPEND, v.t. [L. vilipendo.] To despise. [Not in use.]
60848	vilipendency	[.] VILIPEND'ENCY, n. Disesteem; alight. [Not in use.]
60849	vility	[.] VIL'ITY, n. Vileness; baseness. [Not in use.]
60850	vill	[.] VILL, n. [L. villa.] A village; a small collection of houses. [.] The statute of Exeter, 14 Edward I mentions entire-vills, demi-vills, and hamlets.
60851	villa	[.] VIL'LA, n. [L. villa.] [.] A country seat or a farm, furnished with a mansion and convenient out-houses.
60852	village	[.] VIL'LAGE, n. A small assemblage of houses, less than a town or city, and inhabited chiefly by farmers and other laboring people. In England, it is said that a village is distinguished from a town by the want of a market. [.] In the United States, no such distinction ...
60853	villager	[.] VIL'LAGER, n. An inhabitant of a village.
60854	villagery	[.] VIL'LAGERY, n. a district of villages.
60855	villain	[.] VIL'LAIN,
60856	villainous	[.] VIL'LAINOUS, a. [from villain.] [.] 1. Base; very vile. [.] 2. Wicked; extremely depraved; as a villanous person or wretch. [.] 3. Proceeding from extreme depravity; as a villanous action. [.] 4. Sorry; vile; mischievous; in a familiar sense; as a villanous ...
60857	villainy	[.] VIL'LAINY, n. [.] 1. Extreme depravity; atrocious wickedness; as the villany of the thief or the robber; the villany of the seducer. [.] The commendation is not in his wit, but in his villany. [.] 2. A crime; an action of deep depravity. In this sense, the ...
60858	villakin	[.] VIL'LAKIN, n. A little village; a word used by Gay.
60859	villan	[.] VIL'LAN, n. [.] 1. In feudal law, a villain or villein is one who holds lands by a base or servile tenure, or in villenage. Villains were of two sorts; villains regardant, that is, annexed to the manor, adscriptitii glebae; or villains in gross, that is, annexed ...
60860	villanage	[.] VIL'LANAGE, n. [.] 1. The state of a villain; base servitude. [.] 2. A base tenure of lands; tenure on condition of doing the meanest services for the lord; usually written villenage. [.] 3. Baseness; infamy. [See Villany.]
60861	villanize	[.] VIL'LANIZE, v.t. to debase; to degrade; to defame; to revile. [.] Were virtue by descent, a noble name could never villanize his father's fame.
60862	villanized	[.] VIL'LANIZED, pp. Defamed; debased. [Little used.
60863	villanizing	[.] VIL'LANIZING, ppr. Defaming; debasing. [Little used.]
60864	villanous	[.] VIL'LANOUS,
60865	villanously	[.] VIL'LANOUSLY, adv. Basely; with extreme wickedness or depravity.
60866	villanousness	[.] VIL'LANOUSNESS, n. Baseness; extreme depravity.
60867	villany	[.] VIL'LANY,
60868	villatic	[.] VILLAT'IC, a. [L. villaticus.] Pertaining to a village. [.] Tame villatic fowl.
60869	villenage	[.] VIL'LENAGE, n. [from villain.] a tenure of lands and tenements by base services.
60870	villous	[.] VIL'LOUS, a. [l. villosus, from villus, hair, Eng. wool.] [.] 1. Abounding with fine hairs or wooly substance; nappy shaggy; rough; as a villous coat. [.] The villous coat of the stomach and intentines is the inner mucous membrane, so called from the innumerable ...
60871	viminal	[.] VIM'INAL,a. [L. viminalis.] Pertaining to twigs; consisting of twigs; producing twigs.
60872	vimineous	[.] VIMIN'EOUS, a. [L. vimineus, from vimen, a twig. Made of twigs or shoots. [.] In the hive's vimineous dome.
60873	vinaceous	[.] VINA'CEOUS, a. [from L. vinacceus.] Belonging to wine or grapes.
60874	vincible	[.] VIN'CIBLE, a. [from L. vinco, to conquer. See Victor. [.] Conquerable; that may be overcome or subdued. [.] He not vincible in spirit -
60875	vincibleness	[.] VIN'CIBLENESS, n. the capacity of being conquered; conquerableness.
60876	vincture	[.] VINC'TURE, n. [L. vinctura.] a binding. [Not in use.]
60877	vindemial	[.] VINDE'MIAL, a. [L. vindemialis, from vindemia, vintage; vinea and demo.] Belonging to a vintage or grape harvest.
60878	vindemiate	[.] VINDE'MIATE, v.i. [supra.] to gather the vintage.
60879	vindemiation	[.] VINDEMIA'TION, n. The operation of gathering grapes.
60880	vindicability	[.] VINDICABIL'ITY, n. The quality of being vindicable, or capable of support or justification.
60881	vindicable	[.] VIN'DICABLE, a. [infra.] That may be vindicated, justified or supported.
60882	vindicate	[.] VIN'DICATE, v.t. [L. vindico.] [.] 1. To defend; to justify; to support or maintain as true or correct, against denial, censure or objections. [.] When the respondent denies any proposition, the opponent must vindicate it. [.] Laugh where we must, be candid ...
60883	vindicated	[.] VIN'DICATED, pp. Defended; supported; maintained; proved to be just or true.
60884	vindicating	[.] VIN'DICATING, ppr. Defending; supporting against denial, censure, charge or impeachment; proving to be true or just; defending by force.
60885	vindication	[.] VINDICA'TION, n. [L. vindico.] [.] 1. The defense of any thing, or a justification against denial or censure, or against objections or accusations; as the vindication of opinions or of a creed; the vindication of the Scriptures against the objections and cavils ...
60886	vindicative	[.] VIN'DICATIVE, a. [.] 1. Tending to vindicate. [.] 2. Revengeful. [This is now generally vindictive.]
60887	vindicator	[.] VIN'DICATOR, n. One who vindicates; one who justifies or maintains; one who defends.
60888	vindicatory	[.] VIN'DICATORY, a. [.] 1. Punitory; inflicting punishment; avenging. [.] The afflictions of Job were not vindicatory punishments. [.] 2. Tending to vindicate; justificatory.
60889	vindictive	[.] VINDIC'TIVE, a. Revengeful; given to revenge. [.] I am vindictive enough to repel force by force.
60890	vindictively	[.] VINDIC'TIVELY, adv. By way of revenge; revengefully.
60891	vindictiveness	[.] VINDIC'TIVENESS, n. [.] 1. A revengeful temper. [.] 2. Revengefulness.
60892	vine	[.] VINE, n. [L. vinca. See Wine.] [.] 1. A plant that produces grapes, of the genus Vitis, and of a great number of varieties. [.] 2. The long slender stem of any plant, that trails on the ground, or climbs and supports itself by winding round a fixed object, or ...
60893	vine-dresser	[.] VI'NE-DRESSER, n. [vine and dresser.] One who dresses, trims, prunes and cultivates vines.
60894	vine-fretter	[.] VI'NE-FRETTER, n. [vine and fret.] A small insect that injures vines, the aphis or puceron.
60895	vine-grub	[.] VI'NE-GRUB, n. [vine and grub.] A little insect that infests vines; the vine-fretter or puceron.
60896	vined	[.] VI'NED, a. Having leaves like those of the vine.
60897	vinegar	[.] VIN'EGAR, n. [.] 1. Vegetable acid; an acid liquor obtained from wine, cider, beer or other liquors, by the second or acetous fermentation. Vinegar may differ indefinitely in the degree of its acidity. When highly concentrated, it is called radical vinegar. [.] 2. ...
60898	vinery	[.] VI'NERY, n. In gardening, an erection for supporting vines and exposing them to artificial heat, consisting of a wall with stoves and flues.
60899	vineyard	[.] VINEYARD,
60900	vinnewed	[.] VIN'NEWED, a. Moldy; musty. [Not in use.]
60901	vinnewedness	[.] VIN'NEWEDNESS, n. Mustiness; moldiness. [Not in use.]
60902	vinny	[.] VIN'NY, a. [supra.] Moldy; musty. [Not in use.]
60903	vinolency	[.] VIN'OLENCY, n. [L. vinolentia, from vinum, wine.] Drunkenness. [Not used.]
60904	vinolent	[.] VIN'OLENT, a. Given to wine. [Not used.]
60905	vinosity	[.] VINOS'ITY, n. State or quality of being vinous.
60906	vinous	[.] VI'NOUS, a. [L. vinum, wine.] [.] Having the qualities of wine; pertaining to wine; as a vinous taste; a vinous flavor; vinous fermentation.
60907	vintage	[.] VINT'AGE, n. [L. vindemia.] [.] 1. The produce of the vine for the season. The vintage is abundant. [.] 2. The time of gathering the crop of grapes. [.] 3. The wine produced by the crop of grapes in one season.
60908	vintager	[.] VINT'AGER, n. One that gathers the vintage.
60909	vintner	[.] VINT'NER, n. One who deals in wine; a wine-seller.
60910	vintry	[.] VINT'RY, n. A place where wine is sold.
60911	viny	[.] VI'NY, a. [.] 1. Belonging to vines; producing grapes. [.] 2. Abounding in vines.
60912	vinyard	[.] VIN'YARD, n. [.] A plantation of vines producing grapes; properly, an inclosure or yard for grape-vines.
60913	viol	[.] VI'OL, n. A stringed musical instrument, of the same form as the violin, but larger, and having formerly six strings, to be struck with a bow. Viols are of different kinds. The largest of all is the base viol, whose tones are deep, soft and agreeable. The violin ...
60914	violable	[.] VI'OLABLE, a. [L. violabilis. See Violate.] [.] That may be violated, broken or injured.
60915	violaceous	[.] VIOLA'CEOUS, a. [L. viola, a violet.] Resembling violets.
60916	violate	[.] VI'OLATE, v.t. [L. violo.] [.] 1. To injure; to hurt; to interrupt; to disturb; as, to violate sleep. [.] Kindness for man, and pity for his fate, may mix with bliss and yet not violate. [.] 2. To break; to infringe; to transgress; as, to violate the laws of ...
60917	violated	[.] VI'OLATED, pp. Injured; broken; transgressed; ravished.
60918	violating	[.] VI'OLATING, ppr. Injuring; infringing; ravishing.
60919	violation	[.] VIOLA'TION, n. [.] [.] 1. The act of violating or injuring; interruption, as of sleep or peace. [.] 2. Infringement; transgression; non-observance; as the violation of law or positive command; a violation of covenants, engagements and promises; a violation of ...
60920	violator	[.] VI'OLATOR, n. [.] 1. One who violates, injures, interrupts or disturbs; as a violator of repose. [.] 2. One who infringes or transgresses; as a violator of law. [.] 3. One who profanes or treats with irreverence; as a violator of sacred things. [.] 4. A ...
60921	violence	[.] VI'OLENCE, n. [L. violentia.] [.] 1. Physical force; strength of action or motion; as the violence of a storm; the violence of a blow or of a conflict. [.] 2. Moral force; vehemence. The critic attacked the work with violence. [.] 3. Outrage; unjust force; ...
60922	violent	[.] VI'OLENT, a. [L. violentus. [.] 1. Forcible; moving or acting with physical strength; urged or driven with force; as a violent wind; a violent stream; a violent assault or blow; a violent conflict. [.] 2. Vehement; outrageous; as a violent attack on the minister. [.] 3. ...
60923	violently	[.] VI'OLENTLY, adv. With force; forcibly; vehemently; as, the wind blows violently. [.] Forfeitures must not be exacted violently. [.]
60924	violet	[.] VI'OLET, n. [L. viola.] [.] A plant and flower of the genus Viola, of many species.
60925	violin	[.] VI'OLIN, n. [.] A musical instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle; one of the most perfect and most powerful instruments that has been invented.
60926	violinist	[.] VI'OLINIST, n. A person skilled in playing on a violin.
60927	violist	[.] VI'OLIST, n. A player on the viol.
60928	violoncello	[.] VIOLONCEL'LO, n. A stringed instrument of music; a base viol of four strings, or a little base violin with long large strings, giving sounds an octave lower than the base violin.
60929	violono	[.] VIOLO'NO, n. A double base, a deep toned instrument.
60930	viper	[.] VI'PER, n. [L. vipera.] [.] 1. A serpent, a species of coluber, whose bite is remarkably venomous. [.] A viper came out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. Acts 29. [.] 2. A person or thing mischievous or malignant.
60931	viperine	[.] VI'PERINE, a. [L. viperinus.] Pertaining to a viper or to vipers.
60932	viperous	[.] VI'PEROUS, a. [L. viperus.] Having the qualities of a viper; malignant; venomous; as a viperous tongue.
60933	virago	[.] VIRA'GO, n. [L. from vir, a man.] [.] 1. A woman of the extraordinary stature, strength and courage; a female who has the robust body and masculine mind of a man; a female warrior. [.] To arms! to arms! the fierce virago cries. [.] 2. In common language, ...
60934	vire	[.] VIRE, n. An arrow. Obs.
60935	virelay	[.] VI'RELAY n. [.] A song or little poem among the Provencal poets in France; a roundelay. It sometimes consisted of two rhymes only, and short verses, with stops. [.] To which a lady sung a virelay.
60936	virent	[.] VI'RENT, a. [L. virens, from vireo, to flourish or be green.] [.] Green; verdant; fresh.
60937	virgate	[.] VIR'GATE, a. nearly vurgate. [L. virga, a rod.] [.] In botany, having the shape of a rod or wand; as a virgate stem. [.] VIR'GATE, n. A yardland.
60938	virge	[.] VIRGE, [See Verge.]
60939	virgilian	[.] VIRGIL'IAN, a. [.] 1. Pertaining to Virgil, the Roman poet. [.] 2. Resembling the style of Virgil.
60940	virgin	[.] VIR'GIN, n. nearly vur'gin. [L. virgo.] [.] 1. A woman who has had no carnal knowledge of man. [.] 2. A woman not a mother. [Unusual.] [.] 3. The sign Virgo. [See Virgo.] [.] VIR'GIN, a. [.] 1. Pure; untouched; as virgin gold. [.] 2. Fresh; ...
60941	virginal	[.] VIR'GINAL, a. Pertaining to a virgin; maidenly; as virginal chastity. [.] VIR'GINAL, n. A keyed instrument of one string, jack and quill to each note, like a spinet, but in shape resembling the forte piano; out of use. [.] VIR'GINAL, v.i. To pat; to strike ...
60942	virginity	[.] VIRGIN'ITY, n. [L. virginitas.] Maidenhood; the state of having had no carnal knowledge of man.
60943	virgo	[.] VIR'GO, n. [L.] A sign of the zodiac which the sun enters in August; a constellation, containing according to the British catalogue, one hundred and ten stars.
60944	viridity	[.] VIRID'ITY, n. [L. virditas, from vireo, to be green.] [.] Greenness; verdure; the color of fresh vegetables.
60945	virile	[.] VI'RILE, a. [L. virilis, from vir, a man, vireo.] [.] 1. Pertaining to a man, in the eminent sense of the word, [not to man, in the sense of the human race;] belonging to the male sex; as virile age. [.] 2. Masculine; not puerile or feminine; as virile strength ...
60946	virility	[.] VIRIL'ITY, n. [L. virilitas.] [.] 1. Manhood; the state of the male sex, which has arrived to the maturity and strength of a man, and to the power of procreation. [.] 2. The power of procreation. [.] 3. Character of man. [Unusual.]
60947	virtu	[.] VIR'TU, n. A love of the fine arts; a taste for curiosities.
60948	virtual	[.] VIR'TUAL, a. [See Virtue.] [.] 1. Potential; having the power of acting or of invisible efficacy without the material or sensible part. [.] Every kind that lives, fomented by his virtual power, and warm'd. [.] Neither an actual nor virtual intention of the mind, ...
60949	virtuality	[.] VIRTUAL'ITY, n. Efficacy.
60950	virtually	[.] VIR'TUALLY, adv. In efficacy or effect only; by means of some virtue or influence, or the instrumentality of something else. Thus the sun is virtually on earth by its light and heat. The citizens of an elective government are virtually present in the legislature ...
60951	virtuate	[.] VIR'TUATE, v.t. To make efficacious. [Not in use.]
60952	virtue	[.] VIRTUE, n. vur'tu. [L. virtus, from vireo, or its root. See Worth.] The radical sense is strength, from straining, stretching, extending. This is the primary sense of L. vir, a man.] [.] 1. Strength; that substance or quality of physical bodies, by which they ...
60953	virtueless	[.] VIR'TUELESS, a. [.] 1. Destitute of virtue. [.] 2. Destitute of efficacy or operating qualities. [.] Virtueless she wish'd all herbs and charms.
60954	virtuoso	[.] VIRTUO'SO, n. A man skilled in the fine arts, particularly in music; or a man skilled in antiquities, curiosities and the like. [.] Virtuoso the Italians call a man who loves the nobel arts, and is a critic in them.
60955	virtuosoship	[.] VIRTUO'SOSHIP, n. The pursuits of a virtuoso.
60956	virtuous	[.] VIR'TUOUS, a. [.] 1. Morally good; acting in conformity to the moral law; practicing the moral duties, and abstaining from vice; as a virtuous man. [.] 2. Being in conformity to the moral or divine law; as a virtuous action; a virtuous life. [.] The mere performance ...
60957	virtuously	[.] VIR'TUOUSLY, adv. In a virtuous manner; in conformity with the moral law or with duty; as a life virtuously spent. [.] A child virtuously educated.
60958	virtuousness	[.] VIR'TUOUSNESS, n. The state or character of being virtuous.
60959	virulence	[.] VIR'ULENCE,'ULENCY, n. [from virulent.] [.] 1. That renders it extremely active in doing injury; acrimony; malignancy; as the virulence of poison. [.] 2. Acrimony of temper; extreme bitterness or malignity; as the virulence of enmity or malice; the virulence ...
60960	virulent	[.] VIR'ULENT, a. [L. virulentus, from virus, poison, that is, strength, from the same root as vir, vireo. See Venom.] [.] 1. Extremely active in doing injury; very poisonous or venomous. No poison is more virulent than that of some species of serpents. [.] 2. ...
60961	virulently	[.] VIR'ULENTLY, adv. With malignant activity; with bitter spite or severity.
60962	virus	[.] VI'RUS, n. [L. See Virulent.] Foul or contagious matter of an ulcer, postule, &c.; poison.
60963	vis-a-vis	[.] VIS-A-VIS, n. A carriage in which two persons sit face to face.
60964	visage	[.] VIS'AGE, n. s as z. [L. visus, video.] [.] The face; the countenance or look of a person, or of other animal; chiefly applied to human beings; as a wolfish visage. [.] Love and beauty still that visage grace. [.] His visage was so marred, more than any man. ...
60965	visaged	[.] VIS'AGED, a. Having a visage or countenance.
60966	viscera	[.] VIS'CERA, n. [L.] The bowels or intestines; the contents of the abdomen and thorax. [.] In its most general sense, the organs contained in any cavity of the body, particularly in the three venters, the head, thorax and abdomen.
60967	visceral	[.] VIS'CERAL, a. [L. viscera.] [.] 1. Pertaining to the viscera or intestines. [.] 2. Feeling; having sensibility. [Unusual.]
60968	viscerate	[.] VIS'CERATE, v.t. [supra.] To exenterate; to embowel; to deprive of the entrails or viscera. [Eviscerate is generally used.]
60969	viscid	[.] VIS'CID, a. [L. viscidus; viscus, birdlime.] Glutinous; sticky; tenacious; not readily separating; as, turpentine, tar, gums, &c. are more or less viscid.
60970	viscidity	[.] VISCID'ITY, n. [.] 1. Glutinousness; tenacity; stickiness. [.] 2. Glutinous concretion.
60971	viscosity	[.] VISCOS'ITY,
60972	viscount	[.] VISCOUNT, n. vi'count. [L. vice-comes.] [.] 1. An officer who formerly supplied the place of the count or earl; the sheriff of the country. [.] 2. A degree or title of nobility next in rank to an earl.
60973	viscountess	[.] VISCOUNTESS, n. vi'countess. The lady of a viscount; a peeress of the fourth order.
60974	viscountship	[.] VISCOUNTSHIP, n. vi'countship.
60975	viscounty	[.] VISCOUNTY, n. vi'county. The quality and office of a viscount.
60976	viscous	[.] VIS'COUS, a. [L. viscus, birdlime.] [.] Glutinous; clammy; sticky; adhesive; tenacious; as a viscous juice.
60977	viscousness	[.] VIS'COUSNESS, n. Glutinousness; tenacity; viscidity; that quality of soft substances which makes them adhere so as not to be easily parted.
60978	vise	[.] VISE, n. An engine or instrument for griping and holding things, closed by a screw; used by artificers.
60979	vishnu	[.] VISH'NU, n. In the Hindoo mythology, the name of one of the chief deities of the trimurti or triad. He is the second person of this unity, and a personification of the preserving powers.
60980	visibility	...
60981	visible	[.] VIS'IBLE, a. s as z. [L. visibilis.] [.] 1. Perceivable by the eye; that can be seen; as a visible star; the least spot is visible on white paper; air agitated by heat becomes visible; as the air near a heated stove, or over a dry sandy plain, appears like pellucid ...
60982	visibleness	[.] VIS'IBLENESS, n. State or quality of being visible; visibility.
60983	visibly	[.] VIS'IBLY, adv. In a manner perceptible to the eye. The day is visibly governed by the sun; the tides are visibly governed by the moon.
60984	vision	[.] VI'SION, n. s as z. [L. visio, from video, visus.] [.] 1. The act of seeing external objects; actual sight. [.] Faith here is turned into vision there. [.] 2. The faculty of seeing; sight. Vision is far more perfect and acute in some animals than in man. [.] 3. ...
60985	visional	[.] VI'SIONAL, a. Pertaining to a vision.
60986	visionary	[.] VI'SIONARY, a. [.] 1. Affected by phantoms; disposed to receive impressions on the imagination. [.] Or lull to rest the visionary maid. [.] 2. Imaginary; existing in imagination only; not real; having no solid foundation; as a visionary prospect; a visionary ...
60987	visit	[.] VIS'IT, v.t. [L. visito, viso, to go to see. We see the sense is to go, to move to.] [.] 1. To go or come to see; to attend. The physician visits his patient and prescribes. One friend visits another from respect or affection. Paul and Barnabas visited the churches ...
60988	visitable	[.] VIS'ITABLE, a. Liable or subject to be visited. all hospitals built since the reformation are visitable by the king or lord chancellor.
60989	visitant	[.] VIS'ITANT, n. One that goes or comes to see another; one who is a guest in the house of a friend. [.] When the visitant comes again he is no more a stranger.
60990	visitation	[.] VISITA'TION, n. [L. visito.] [.] 1. The act of visiting. [.] Nothing but peace and gentle visitation. [.] 2. Object of visit. [.] My early visitation and my last. [Unusual.] [.] 3. In law, the act of a superior or superintending officer, who visits ...
60991	visited	[.] VIS'ITED, pp. Waited on; attended; inspected; subjected to sufferings; favored with relief or mercy.
60992	visiting	[.] VIS'ITING, ppr. [.] 1. Going or coming to see; attending on, as a physician; inspecting officially; afflicting; showing mercy to. [.] 2. a. Authorized to visit and inspect; as a visiting committee. [.] VIS'ITING, n. The act of going to see or of attending; ...
60993	visitor	[.] VIS'ITOR, n. [.] 1. One who comes or goes to see another, as in civility or friendship. [.] 2. A superior or person authorized to visit a corporation or any institution, for the purpose of seeing that the laws and regulations are observed, or that the duties and ...
60994	visitorial	[.] VISITO'RIAL, a. [from visitor; written improperly visitatorial.] [.] Belonging to a judicial visitor or superintendent. [.] An archdeacon has visitorial power in parishes.
60995	visive	[.] VI'SIVE, a. [from L. visus.] Pertaining to the power of seeing; formed in the act of seeing. [Not in use.]
60996	visne	[.] VISNE, n. [L. vicinia.] In law, a neighborhood or near place; the place where an action is laid. In certain cases, the court has power to change the venue. [.] The twelve men who are to try the cause, must be of the same venue where the demand is made.
60997	visnomy	[.] VIS'NOMY, n. [a barbarous contraction of physiognomy.] Face; countenance. [Not in use.]
60998	visor	[.] VI'SOR, n. s as z. [L. visus, video; written also visard, visar, vizard.] [.] 1. A head piece or mask used to disfigure and disguise. [.] My weaker government since, makes you pull off the visor. [.] Swarms of knaves the visor quite disgrace. [.] 2. A perforated ...
60999	visored	[.] VI'SORED, a. Wearing a visor; masked; disguised.
61000	vista	[.] VIS'TA, n. [L. visus, video.] A view or prospect through an avenue, as between rows of trees; hence, the trees or other things that form the avenue. [.] The finish'd garden to the view its vistas opens and its alleys green.
61001	visual	[.] VIS'UAL, a. s as z. [L. visus.] [.] Pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the instrument of seeing; as the visual nerve. [.] The air, no where so clear, sharpen'd his visual ray. [.] Visual point, in perspective, a point in the horizontal line, in which ...
61002	vital	[.] VI'TAL, a. [L. vitalis, from vita, life. This must be a contraction of victa, for vivo forms vixi, victus; Gr. contracted.] [.] 1. Pertaining to life, either animal or vegetable; as vital energies; vital powers. [.] 2. Contributing to life; necessary to life; ...
61003	vitality	[.] VITAL'ITY, n. [from vital.] [.] 1. Power of subsisting in life; the principle of animation, or of life; as the vitality of vegetable seeds or of eggs. [.] 2. The act of living; animation.
61004	vitalize	[.] VI'TALIZE, v.t. To give life.
61005	vitally	[.] VI'TALLY, adv. [.] 1. In such a manner as to give life. [.] The organic structure of human bodies, by which they are fitted to live and move, and to be vitally informed by the soul, is the workmanship of a most wise and beneficent maker. [.] 2. Essentially; ...
61006	vitals	[.] VI'TALS, n. plu. [.] 1. Parts of animal bodies essential to life, such as the viscera. [.] 2. The part essential to life, or to a sound state. Corruption of manners preys upon the vitals of a state.
61007	vitellary	[.] VIT'ELLARY, n. [L. vitellus, the yolk of an egg.] [.] The place where the yolk of an egg swims in the white. [Little used.]
61008	vitiate	[.] VI'TIATE, v.t. [L. vitio. See vice and Viciate.] [.] 1. To injure the substance or qualities of a thing, so as to impair or spoil its use and value. Thus we say, luxury vitiates the humors of the body; evil examples vitiate the morals of youth; language is vitiated ...
61009	vitiated	[.] VI'TIATED, pp. Depraved; rendered impure; rendered defective and void.
61010	vitiating	[.] VI'TIATING, ppr. Depraving; rendering of no validity.
61011	vitiation	[.] VITIA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of vitiating; depravation; corruption; as the vitiation of the blood. [.] 2. A rendering invalid; as the vitiation of a contract.
61012	vitilitigate	[.] VITILIT'IGATE, v.i. [L. vitiosus and litigo.] To contend in law litigiously or cavilously. [Not in use.]
61013	vitilitigation	[.] VITILITIGA'TION, n. Cavilous litigation. [Not in use.] [.] Vitious, vitiously, vitiousness. [See vicious and its derivatives.]
61014	vitreo-electric	[.] VITREO-ELEC'TRIC, a. Containing or exhibiting positive electricity, or that which is excited by rubbing glass.
61015	vitreous	[.] VIT'REOUS, a. [L. vitreus, from vitrum, glass or woad.] [.] 1. Pertaining to glass. [.] 2. Consisting of glass; as a vitreous substance. [.] 3. Resembling glass; as the vitreous humor of the eye, so called from its resembling melted glass. [See Humor.]
61016	vitreousness	[.] VIT'REOUSNESS, n. The quality or state of being vitreous; resemblance of glass.
61017	vitrescence	[.] VITRES'CENCE, n. [from L. vitrum, glass.] Glassiness; or the quality of being capable of conversion into glass; susceptibility of being formed into glass.
61018	vitrescent	[.] VITRES'CENT, a. Capable of being formed into glass; tending to become glass.
61019	vitrescible	[.] VITRES'CIBLE, a. That can be vitrified.
61020	vitrifaction	[.] VITRIFAC'TION, n. [See vitrify.] The act, process or operation of converting into glass by heat; as the vitrifaction of sand, flint and pebbles with alkaline salts.
61021	vitrifiable	[.] VIT'RIFIABLE, a. [from vitrify.] Capable of being converted into glass by heat and fusion. Flint and alkaline salts are vitrifiable.
61022	vitrificable	[.] VIT'RIFICABLE, for vitrifiable. [Not used.]
61023	vitrificate	[.] VIT'RIFICATE, for vitrify. [Not used.]
61024	vitrification	[.] VITRIFICA'TION, for vitrifaction. [See Vitrifaction, which is generally used.]
61025	vitrified	[.] VIT'RIFIED, pp. Converted into glass.
61026	vitriform	[.] VIT'RIFORM, a. [L. vitrum, glass, and form.] [.] Having the form or resemblance of glass.
61027	vitrify	[.] VIT'RIFY, v.t. [L. vitrum, glass, and facio, to make.] [.] To convert into glass by fusion or the action of heat; as, to vitrify sand and alkaline salts. [.] VIT'RIFY, v.i. To become glass; to be converted into glass. [.] Chimists make vessels of animal substances ...
61028	vitriol	[.] VIT'RIOL, n. [L. vitrum, glass; perhaps from its color.] [.] 1. In mineralogy, native vitriol is a substance of a grayish or yellowish white color, apple green, or sky blue, and when decomposed, covered with an ochery crust. It occurs in masses, disseminated, ...
61029	vitriolate	[.] VIT'RIOLATE, v.t. To convert, as sulphur in any compound, into sulphuric acid, formerly called vitriolic acid. Thus the sulphuret of iron vitriolated, becomes sulphate of iron, or green vitriol.
61030	vitriolated	[.] VIT'RIOLATED, pp. Converted into sulphuric acid or vitriol.
61031	vitriolating	[.] VIT'RIOLATING, ppr. Turning into sulphuric acid or vitrol.
61032	vitriolation	[.] VITRIOLA'TION, n. The act or process of converting into sulphuric acid or vitriol.
61033	vitriolic	[.] VITRIOL'IC, a. Pertaining to vitriol; having the qualities of vitriol, or obtained from vitriol. [.] Vitriolic acid, in modern chimistry is denominated sulphuric acid, the base of it being sulphur; sulphur completely saturated with oxygen.
61034	vitriolizable	[.] VIT'RIOLIZABLE, a. Capable of being converted into sulphuric acid.
61035	vitriolization	[.] VITRIOLIZA'TION. [See Vitriolation.]
61036	vitriolize	[.] VIT'RIOLIZE. [See Vitriolate.]
61037	vitriolized	[.] VIT'RIOLIZED. [See Vitriolated.]
61038	vitriolizing	[.] VIT'RIOLIZING, [See Vitriolating.]
61039	vituline	[.] VIT'ULINE, a. [L. vitulinus.] Belonging to a calf, or to veal.
61040	vituperable	[.] VITU'PERABLE, a. [See Vituperate.] [.] Blameworthy; censurable. [Not used.]
61041	vituperate	[.] VITU'PERATE, v.t. [L. vitupero.] To blame; to censure. [Little used.]
61042	vituperation	[.] VITUPERA'TION, n. [L. vituperatio.] Blame; censure. [Little used.]
61043	vituperative	[.] VITU'PERATIVE, a. Uttering or writing censure; containing censure.
61044	vivacious	[.] VIVA'CIOUS, a. [L. vivax, from vivo, to live.] [.] 1. Lively; active; sprightly in temper or conduct. [.] 2. Long lived. [Not in use.] [.] 3. Having vigorous powers of life; as vivacious plants.
61045	vivaciousness	[.] VIVA'CIOUSNESS, n. [.] 1. Activity; liveliness; sprightliness of temper or behavior; vivacity. [.] 2. Power of living; also, long life. [Not in use.]
61046	vivacity	[.] VIVAC'ITY, n. [L. vivacitas.] [.] 1. Liveliness; sprightliness of temper or behavior; as a lady of great vivacity. [.] 2. Air of life and activity; as vivacity of countenance. [.] 3. Life; animation; spirits; as the vivacity of a discourse. [.] 4. Power ...
61047	vivary	[.] VI'VARY, n. [L. vivarium, from vivo, to live.] [.] A warren; a place for keeping living animals, as a pond, a park, &c. [.] Viva voce, [L.] by word of mouth; as, to vote viva voce.
61048	vive	[.] VIVE, a. [L. vivus.] Lively; forcible. [Not in use.]
61049	vively	[.] VI'VELY, adv. In a lively manner. [Not used.]
61050	vivency	[.] VI'VENCY, n. [L. vivens, from vivo.] Manner of supporting life or vegetation. [Not in use.]
61051	vives	[.] VIVES, n. A disease of animals, particularly of horses, seated in the glads under the ear, where a tumor is formed which sometimes ends in suppuration.
61052	vivianite	[.] VIV'IANITE, n. A phosphate of iron, of various shades of blue and green.
61053	vivid	[.] VIV'ID, a. [L. vividus, from vivo, to live.] [.] 1. Lively; sprightly; active. [.] Body is a fit workhouse for sprightly vivid faculties to exert themselves in. [.] 2. Lively; sprightly; forming brilliant images, or painting in lively colors; as a vivid imagination. [.] 3. ...
61054	vividly	[.] VIV'IDLY, adv. [.] 1. With life; with strength. [.] Sensitive objects affect a man much more vividly than those which affect only his mind. [.] 2. With brightness; in bright colors. [.] 3. In glowing colors; with animated exhibition to the mind. The orator ...
61055	vividness	[.] VIV'IDNESS, n. [.] 1. Life; strength; sprightliness. [.] 2. Strength of coloring; brightness.
61056	vivific	[.] VIVIF'IC,
61057	vivifical	[.] VIVIF'ICAL, a. [L. vivificus. See Vivify.] Giving life; reviving; enlivening.
61058	vivificate	[.] VIV'IFICATE, v.t. [L. vivifico, vivus, alive, and facio, to make.] [.] 1. to give life to; to animate. [See Vivify.] [.] 2. In chimistry, to recover from such a change of form as seems to destroy the essential qualities; or to give to natural bodies new luster, ...
61059	vivification	[.] VIVIFICA'TION, n. [.] 1. The act of giving life; revival. [.] 2. Among chimists, the act of giving new luster, force and vigor; as the vivification of mercury.
61060	vivificative	[.] VIV'IFICATIVE, a. Able to animate or give life.
61061	vivified	[.] VIV'IFIED, pp. revived; endued with life.
61062	vivify	[.] VIV'IFY, v.t. [L. vivfico; vivus, alive, and facio, to make.] [.] To endue with life; to animate; to make to be living. [.] Sitting on eggs doth vivify, not nourish.
61063	vivifying	[.] VIV'IFYING, ppr. enduing with life; communicating life to.
61064	viviparous	[.] VIVIP'AROUS, a. [L. vivus, alive, and pario, to bear.] [.] 1. Producing young in a living state, as all mammifers; as distinguished from oviparous, producing eggs, as fowls. If fowls were viviparous, it is difficult to how the female would fly during preganancy. [.] 2. ...
61065	vixen	[.] VIX'EN, n. [vixen is a she fox, or a fox's cub. [.] A froward, turbulent, quarrelsome woman.
61066	vixenly	[.] VIX'ENLY, a. having the qualities of a vixen.
61067	viz	[.] VIZ. a contraction of videlicet; to wit, that is, namely.
61068	vizard	[.] VIZ'ARD, n. a mask. [See Visor.] [.] VIZ'ARD, v.t. To mask.
61069	vizer	[.] VI'ZER, n. The chief minister of the Turkish empire.
61070	vizier	[.] VIZ'IER,
61071	vocable	[.] VO'CABLE, n. [L. vocabulum. See Voice.] [.] A word; a term; a name.
61072	vocabulary	[.] VOCAB'ULARY, n. [L. vocabulum, a word.] [.] A list or collection of the words of a language, arranged in alphabetical order and explained; a dictionary_webster1828 or lexicon. We often use vocabulary in a sense somewhat different from that of dictionary_webster1828, ...
61073	vocal	[.] VO'CAL, a. [L. vocalis. See Voice.] [.] 1. Having a voice. [.] To hill or valley, fountain or fresh shade, made vocal by my song. [.] 2. Uttered or modulated by the voice; as vocal melody; vocal prayer; vocal praise. [.] Vocal music, music made by the voice, ...
61074	vocality	[.] VOCAL'ITY, n. [L. vocalitas.] Quality of being utterable by the voice; as the vocality of the letters.
61075	vocalize	[.] VO'CALIZE, v.t. to form into voice; to make vocal. [.] It is one thing to give impulse to breath alone, and another to vocalize that breath.
61076	vocalized	[.] VO'CALIZED, pp. Made vocal; formed into voice.
61077	vocalizing	[.] VO'CALIZING, ppr. Forming into voice or sound.
61078	vocally	[.] VO'CALLY, adv. [.] 1. With voice; with an audible sound. [.] 2. In words; as, to express desires vocally.
61079	vocation	[.] VOCA'TION, n. [L. vocatio, from voco, to call. See Voice.] [.] 1. Among divines, a calling by the will of God; or the bestowment of God's distinguishing grace upon a person or nation, by which that person or nation is put in the way of salvation; as the vocation ...
61080	vocative	[.] VOC'ATIVE, a. [L. vocativus.] Relating to calling; as the vocative case in grammar. [.] VOC'ATIVE, n. In grammar, the fifth case or state of nouns in the Latin language; or the case in any language, in which a word is placed when the person is addressed: as ...
61081	vociferate	[.] VOCIF'ERATE, v.i. [L. vocifero, vex and fero.] To cry out with vehemence; to exclaim. [.] VOCIF'ERATE, v.t. To utter with a loud voice.
61082	vociferating	[.] VOCIF'ERATING, ppr. Crying out with vehemence; uttering with a loud voice.
61083	vociferation	[.] VOCIFERA'TION, n. A violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice.
61084	vociferous	[.] VOCIF'EROUS, a. Making a loud outcry; clamorous; noisy; as vociferous heralds.
61085	vogue	[.] VOGUE, n. vig. [The sense of vogue is way, or the going of the world.] [.] The way or fashion of people at any particular time; temporary mode, custom or practice; popular reception for the time. We say, a particular form of dress is now in vogue; an amusing writer ...
61086	voice	[.] VOICE, n. [L. vox; voco. The sense of the verb is to throw, to drive out sound; and voice is that which is driven out.] [.] 1. Sound or audible noise uttered by the mouth, either of human beings or of other animals. We say, the voice of a man is loud or clear; ...
61087	voiced	[.] VOIC'ED, pp. [.] 1. Fitted to produce the proper tones. [.] 2. a. Furnished with a voice.
61088	voiceless	[.] VOICELESS, a vois'less. Having no voice or vote.
61089	void	[.] VOID, a. [L. viduus, divido. Gr.] [.] 1. Empty; vacant; not occupied with any visible matter; as a void space or place. 1Kings 22. [.] 2. Empty; without inhabitants or furniture. Gen. 1. [.] 3. Having no legal or binding force; null; not effectual to bind ...
61090	voidable	[.] VOID'ABLE, a. That may be annulled or made void, or that may be adjudged void, invalid or of no force. [.] - Such administration is not void, but voidable by sentence.
61091	voidance	[.] VOID'ANCE, n. [.] 1. The act of emptying. [.] 2. The act of ejecting from a benefice; ejection. [.] 3. Vacancy; want of an incumbent. [.] 4. Evasion; subterfuge.
61092	voided	[.] VOID'ED, pp. [.] 1. Thrust out; evacuated. [.] 2. a. In heraldry, having the inner or middle part cut out, as an ordinary.
61093	voider	[.] VOID'ER, n. [.] 1. A basket in which broken meat is carried from the table. [.] 2. One who evacuates. [.] 3. One who nullifies. [.] 4. In heraldry, one of the ordinaries, whose figure is much like that of the flanch or flasque. [.] 5. In agriculture, ...
61094	voiding	[.] VOID'ING, ppr. [.] 1. Ejecting; evacuating. [.] 2. Making or declaring void, or of no force. [.] 3. Quitting; leaving. [.] 4. a. Receiving what is ejected; as a voiding lobby.
61095	voidness	[.] VOID'NESS, n. [.] 1. Emptiness; vacuity; destitution. [.] 2. Nullify; inefficacy; want of binding force. [.] 3. Want of substantiality.
61096	voiture	[.] VOI'TURE, n. [L. vectus, veho.] Carriage. [Not English.]
61097	volalkali	[.] VOLAL'KALI, n. Volatile alkali; by contraction.
61098	volant	[.] VO'LANT, a. [L. volo, to fly.] [.] 1. Flying; passing through the air; as volant automata. [.] 2. Nimble; active; as volant touch. [.] 3. In heraldry, represented as flying or having the wings spread.
61099	volatile	[.] VOL'ATILE, a. [L. volatilis, from volo, to fly.] [.] 1. Flying; passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere. [.] 2. Having the power to fly; as birds are volatile animals. [.] 3. Capable of wasting away, or of easily passing ...
61100	volatileness	[.] VOL'ATILENESS,
61101	volatility	[.] VOLATIL'ITY, n. [.] 1. Disposition to exhale or evaporate; the quality of being capable of evaporation; that property of a substance which disposes it to rise and float in the air, and thus to be dissipated; as the volatility of fluids. Ether is remarkable for ...
61102	volatilization	[.] VOLATILIZA'TION, n. [from volatilize.] The act or process of rendering volatile, or rather of causing to rise and float in the air.
61103	volatilize	[.] VOL'ATILIZE, v.t. To render volatile; to cause to exhale or evaporate; to cause to pass off in vapor or invisible effluvia, and to rise and float in the air. [.] The water - dissolving the oil, and volatilizing it by the action.
61104	volatilized	[.] VOL'ATILIZED, pp. Rendered volatile; caused to rise and float in air.
61105	volatilizing	[.] VOL'ATILIZING, ppr. Rendering volatile; causing to rise and float in air.
61106	volcanic	[.] VOLCAN'IC, a. [from volcano.] [.] 1. Pertaining to volcanoes; as volcanic heat. [.] 2. Produced by a volcano; as volcanic tufa. [.] 3. Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.
61107	volcanist	[.] VOL'CANIST, n. [from volcano.] [.] 1. One versed in the history and phenomena of volcanoes. [.] 2. One who believes in the effects of eruptions of fire in the formation of mountains.
61108	volcanite	[.] VOL'CANITE, n. A mineral, otherwise called augite.
61109	volcanity	[.] VOLCAN'ITY, n. The state of being volcanic or of volcanic origin.
61110	volcanization	[.] VOLCANIZA'TION, n. [from volcanize.] The process of undergoing volcanic heat and being affected by it.
61111	volcanize	[.] VOL'CANIZE, v.t. To subject to or cause to undergo volcanic heat and to be affected by its action.
61112	volcanized	[.] VOL'CANIZED, pp. Affected by volcanic heat.
61113	volcano	[.] VOLCA'NO, n. [.] 1. In geology, an opening in the surface of the earth or in a mountain, from which smoke, flames, stones, lava or other substances are ejected. Such are seen in Etna and Vesuvius in Sicily and Italy, and Hecla in Iceland. It is vulgarly called ...
61114	vole	[.] VOLE, n. A deal at cards that draws all the tricks.
61115	volery	[.] VO'LERY, n. [.] 1. A flight of birds. [.] 2. A large bird-cage, in which the birds have room to fly.
61116	volitation	[.] VOLITA'TION, n. [L. volito, dim. of volo, to fly.] The act of flying; flight.
61117	volition	[.] VOLI'TION, n. [L. volitio, from volo, to will. See Will.] [.] 1. The act of willing the act of determining choice, or forming a purpose. There is a great difference between actual volition, and approbation of judgment. [.] Volition is the actual exercise of ...
61118	volitive	[.] VOL'ITIVE, a. Having the power to will. [.] They not only perfect the intellectual faculty, but the volitive.
61119	volley	[.] VOL'LEY, n. plu. volleys. [L. volo.] [.] 1. A flight of shot; the discharge of many small arms at once. [.] 2. A burst or emission of many things at once; as a volley of words. [.] But rattling nonsense to full volleys breaks. [.] VOL'LEY, v.t. to discharge ...
61120	volleyed	[.] VOL'LEYED, a. [from volley.] disploded; discharged with a sudden burst; as volleyed thunder.
61121	volt	[.] VOLT, n. [L. volutus, volvo.] [.] 1. a round or circular tread; a gait of two treads, made by a horse going sideways round a center. [.] 2. In fencing, a sudden movement or leap to avoid a thrust. [.] Volta, in Italian music, signifies that the part is to be ...
61122	voltaic	[.] VOLTA'IC, a. Pertaining to Volta, the discoverer of voltaism; as the voltaic pile. [.] Volatic apparatus, the apparatus used for accumulating galvanic electricity. the agent itself is denominated galvanism, after its discoverer Galvani, while the instruments used ...
61123	voltaism	[.] VOL'TAISM, n. That branch of electrical science which has its source in the chimical action between metals and different liquids. it is more properly called galvanism, from Galvani, who first proved or brought into notice its remarkable influence on animals.
61124	volubilate	[.] VOLU'BILATE,
61125	volubile	[.] VOL'UBILE, a. In gardening, a volubilate stem is one that climbs by winding or twining round another body.
61126	volubility	[.] VOLUBIL'ITY, n. [L. volubilitas, from volvo, to roll.] [.] 1. The capacity of being rolled; aptness to roll; as the volubility of a bowl. [.] 2. The act of rolling. [.] By irregular volutibility. [.] 3. Ready motion of the tongue in speaking; fluency of ...
61127	voluble	[.] VOL'UBLE, a. [L. volubilis.] [.] 1. Formed so as to roll with ease, or to be easily set in motion; apt to roll; as voluble particles of matter. [.] 2. Rolling; having quick motion. [.] This less voluble earth. [.] 3. Nimble; active; moving with ease and ...
61128	volubly	[.] VOL'UBLY, adv. In a rolling or fluent manner.
61129	volume	[.] VOL'UME, n. [L. volumen, a roll; volvo, to roll. to make u long, in this word, is palpably wrong.] [.] 1. Primarily a roll, as the ancients wrote on long strips of bark, parchment or other material, which they formed into rolls or folds. Of such volumes, Ptolemy's ...
61130	volumed	[.] VOL'UMED, a. Having the form of a volume or roll; as volumed mist.
61131	voluminous	[.] VOLU'MINOUS, a. [.] 1. Consisting of many coils or complications. [.] The serpent roll'd voluminous and vast. [.] 2. Consisting of many volumes or books. [.] The collections of Muratori and of the Byzantine history, are very voluminous. [.] 3. Having written ...
61132	voluminously	[.] VOLU'MINOUSLY, adv. In many volumes; very copiously.
61133	voluminousness	[.] VOLU'MINOUSNESS, n. State of being bulky or in many volumes.
61134	volumist	[.] VOL'UMIST, n. One who writes a volume; an author. [Not in use.]
61135	voluntarily	[.] VOL'UNTARILY, adv. [from voluntary.] Spontaneously; of one's own will; without being moved, influenced or impelled by others. [.] To be agents voluntarily in our own destruction, is against God and nature.
61136	voluntariness	[.] VOL'UNTARINESS, n. The state of being voluntary or optional.
61137	voluntary	[.] VOL'UNTARY, a. [L. voluntarius, from voluntas, will, from volo.] [.] 1. Acting by choice or spontaneously; acting without being influenced or impelled by another. [.] 2. Free, or having power to act by choice; not being under restraint; as, man is a voluntary ...
61138	volunteer	[.] VOLUNTEE'R, n. A person who enters into military or other service of his own free will. In military affairs, volunteers enter into service voluntarily, but when in service they are subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers. They sometimes serve gratuitously, ...
61139	voluptuary	[.] VOLUP'TUARY, n. [L. volupturius, from voluptas, pleasure.] [.] A man addicted to luxury or the gratification of the appetite, and to other sensual pleasures.
61140	voluptuous	[.] VOLUP'TUOUS, a. [L. voluptuoosus.] [.] Given to the enjoyments of luxury and pleasure; indulging to excess in sensual gratifications. [.] Soften'd with pleasure and voluptuous life.
61141	voluptuously	[.] VOLUP'TUOUSLY, adv. Luxuriously; with free indulgence of sensual pleasures; as, to live voluptuously.
61142	voluptuousness	[.] VOLUP'TUOUSNESS, n. Luxuriousness; addictedness to pleasure or sensual gratification. [.] Where no voluptuousness, yet all delight.
61143	volutation	[.] VOLUTA'TION, n. [L. volutatio, from voluto, from volvo, Eng. to wallow.] [.] A wallowing; a rolling of the body on the earth. [See Wallow.]
61144	volute	[.] VOLU'TE, n. [L. volutus, volvo.] [.] 1. In architecture, a kind of spiral scroll, used in the Ionic and composite capitals, of which it is a principal ornament. The number of volutes in the Ionic order, is four; in the Composite, eight. There are also eight angular ...
61145	volution	[.] VOLU'TION, n. A spiral turn.
61146	volutite	[.] VOL'UTITE, n. A petrified shell of the genus Voluta.
61147	volvic	[.] VOL'VIC, a. Denoting a species of stone or lava.
61148	vomic	[.] VOM'IC, a. The vomic nut, nux vomica, is the seed of the Strychnos nux vomica, a native of the East Indies. It is a very active poison.
61149	vomica	[.] VOM'ICA, n. [L.] An encysted tumor on the lungs.
61150	vomit	[.] VOM'IT, v.i. [L. vomo. probably the Gr. is the same word, with the loss of its first letter.] [.] To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth. Some persons vomit with ease, as do cats and dogs. But horses do not vomit. [.] VOM'IT, v.t. [.] 1. To ...
61151	vomited	[.] VOM'ITED, pp. Ejected from the stomach through the mouth, or from any deep place through an opening.
61152	vomiting	[.] VOM'ITING, ppr. Discharging from the stomach through the mouth, or ejecting from any deep place. [.] VOM'ITING, n. [.] 1. The act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth. Vomiting is an inverted action of the stomach. [.] 2. The act of ...
61153	vomition	[.] VOMI'TION, n. The act or power of vomiting.
61154	vomitive	[.] VOM'ITIVE, a. Causing the ejection of matter from the stomach; emetic.
61155	vomitory	[.] VOM'ITORY, a. [L. vomitorius.] Procuring vomits; causing to eject from the stomach; emetic. [.] VOM'ITORY, n. [.] 1. An emetic. [.] 2. A door.
61156	voracious	[.] VORA'CIOUS, a. [L. vorax, from voro, to devour; Heb. to clear away, to consume; Gr. food.] [.] 1. Greedy for eating; ravenous; very hungry; as a voracious man or appetite. [.] 2. Rapacious; eager to devour; as voracious animals. [.] 3. Ready to swallow up; ...
61157	voraciously	[.] VORA'CIOUSLY, adv. With greedy appetite; ravenously.
61158	voraciousness	[.] VORA'CIOUSNESS, n. Greediness of appetite; ravenousness; eagerness to devour; rapaciousness.
61159	voracity	[.] VORAC'ITY, n. Greediness of appetite; voraciousness. [.] Creatures by their voracity pernicious, have commonly fewer young.
61160	voraginous	[.] VORAG'INOUS, a. [L. voraginosus, vorago.] Full of gulfs.
61161	vortex	[.] VOR'TEX, n. plu. vortices or vortexes. [L. from verto.] [.] 1. A whirlpool; a whirling or circular motion of water, forming a kind of cavity in the center of the circle, and in some instances, drawing in water or absorbing other things. [.] 2. A whirling of the ...
61162	vortical	[.] VOR'TICAL, a. Whirling; turning; as a vortical motion.
61163	votaress	[.] VO'TARESS, n. A female devoted to any service, worship or state of life. [.] No rosary this votaress needs.
61164	votarist	[.] VO'TARIST, n. [See votary.] One devoted or given up to any person or thing, to any service, worship or pursuit. [.] I am no idle votarist. [.] [Votary is now used.]
61165	votary	[.] VO'TARY, a. [from L. votus, from voveo. See Vow.] [.] Devoted; promised; consecrated by a vow or promise; consequent on a vow. [.] Votary resolution is made equipollent to custom. [.] VO'TARY, n. One devoted, consecrated or engaged by a vow or promise; hence ...
61166	vote	[.] VOTE, n. [L. votum, from voveo, to vow. Votum is properly wish or will.] [.] 1. Suffrage; the expression of a wish, desire, will, preference or choice, in regard to any measure proposed, in which the person voting has an interest in common with others, either in ...
61167	voted	[.] VOTED, pp. Expressed by vote or suffrage; determined.
61168	voter	[.] VOTER, n. One who has a legal right to vote or give his suffrage.
61169	voting	[.] VOTING, ppr. Expressing the mind, will or preference in election, or in determining questions proposed; giving a vote or suffrage; electing, deciding, giving or enacting by vote.
61170	votive	[.] VOTIVE, a. Given by vow; devoted; as votive offereings. [.] [.] Votive medals, are those on which vows of the peoplefor emperors or empresses [.] [.] are expressed. [.]
61171	vouch	[.] VOUCH, v.i. To bear witness; to give testimony or full attestation. I canot vouch for the truth of [.] the report. [.] [.] He declares he will not believe her, till the elector of Hanover shall vouch for the [.] [.] truth of what she so solemnly ...
61172	vouched	[.] VOUCHED, pp. Called to witness; affirmed or fully attested; called into court to make good a warranty.
61173	vouchee	[.] VOUCHEE, n. In law, the person who is vouched or called into court to support or make good his warranty of title in the process of common recovery.
61174	voucher	[.] VOUCHER, n. [.] 1. One who gives witness or full attestation to any thing. [.] [.] The great writers of that age stand up together as vouchers for each others reputation. [.] 2. In law, the act of calling in a person to make god his warranty of title. [.] 3. ...
61175	vouching	[.] VOUCHING, ppr. Calling to witness; attesting by affirmation; calling in to maintain warranty of title.
61176	vouchor	[.] VOUCHOR, n. In law, the tenant in a writ of right; one who calls in another to establish his warranty of title . In common recoveries, there may be a single voucher, or double vouchers.
61177	vouchsafe	[.] VOUCHSAFE, v.t [vouch and safe; to vouch or answer for safety.] [.] 1. To permit to be done without danger. [.] 2. To condescend to grant. [.] [.] Shall I vouchsafe your worship a word or two? [.] [.] It is not said by the apostle that God vouchsafed to the ...
61178	vouchsafed	[.] VOUCHSAFED, pp. Granted in condescension.
61179	vouchsafement	[.] VOUCHSAFEMENT, n. Grant in condescension; as, Gods greatest communicated vouchsafements.
61180	vouchsafing	[.] VOUCHSAFING, ppr. Condescending to grant; deigning.
61181	vow	[.] VOW, n. [.] 1. A solemn promisemade to God, or by a pagan to his deity. The Roman generals when they went to war, sometimes made a vow that they would build a temple to some favorite deity, if he would give them victory. A vow is a promise of something to be given ...
61182	vowed	[.] VOWED, pp. Solemnly promised to God; given or consecrated by solemn promise.
61183	vowel	[.] VOWEL, n. [.] 1. In grammer, a simple sound; a sound utterd by simply opening the mouth or organs; as the sound of a, e, o. [.] 2. The letter or character which represents a simple sound. [.] VOWEL, a. Pertaining to a vowel; vocal.
61184	voweled	[.] VOWELED, a. Furnished with vowels.
61185	vower	[.] VOWER, n. One who makes a vow.
61186	vowing	[.] VOWING, ppr. Making a vow.
61187	voyage	[.] VOYAGE, n. [.] 1. A passing by sea or water from one place, port or country to another, especially a passing or journey by water to a distant place or country. Captain L. made more than a hundred voyages to the West Indies. A voyage over lake Superior is like a voyage ...
61188	voyager	[.] VOYAGER, n. One who sails or passes by sea or water. [.]
61189	vulcanist	[.] VULCANIST. [See Volcanist.]
61190	vulcano	[.] VULCANO. [See Volcano.]
61191	vulgar	[.] VULGAR , a. [.] 1. Pertaining to the common unlettered people; as vulgar life. [.] 2. Used or practiced by common people; as vulgar sports. [.] 3. Vernacular; national. [.] [.] It might be more useful to the English reader, to write in our vulgar language. [.] 4. ...
61192	vulgarism	[.] VULGARISM, n. [.] 1. Grossness of manners; vulgarity. [Little used.] [.] 2. A vulgar phrase or expression. [This is the usual sense of the word.]
61193	vulgarity	[.] VULGARITY, n. [.] 1. Mean condition in life; the state of the lower classes of society. [.] 2. Grossness or clownishness of manners or language; as vulgarity of behavior; vulgarity of expression or language.
61194	vulgarize	[.] VULGARIZE, v.t. To make vulgar.
61195	vulgarly	[.] VULGARLY, adv. [.] 1. Commonly; in the ordinary manner among the common people. [.] [.] Such an one we vulgarly call call a desperate person. [.] 2. Meanly; rudely; clownishly.
61196	vulgate	[.] VULGATE, n. A very ancient Latin version of the scriptures, one the only one which the Romish church admits to be authentic. It is so called from its common use in the Latin church. [.] VULGATE, a. Pertaining to the old Latin version of the scriptures.
61197	vulnerable	[.] VULNERABLE, a. [.] 1. That may be wounded; susceptible of wounds or external injuries; as a vulnerable body. [.] [.] Achilles was vulnerable in his heel; and there will never be wanting a Paris to infix
61198	vulnerary	[.] VULNERARY, a. Useful in healing wounds; adapted to the cure of external injuries; as vulnerary plants or potions. [.] VULNERARY, a. Any plant, drug or composition, useful in the cure of wounds. Certain unguents, balsams and the like, are used as vulneraries.
61199	vulnerate	[.] VULNERATE, v.t. To wound; to hurt. [Not in use.]
61200	vulneration	[.] VULNERATION, n. The act of wounding. [not in use.]
61201	vulpine	[.] VULPINE, a. Pertaining to the fox; cunning; crafty; artful.
61202	vulpinite	[.] VULPINITE, n. A mineral of a grayish white color, splendent and massive; its fracture foliated. It consists of the sulphate of lime and silica.
61203	vultur	[.] VULTUR,
61204	vulture	[.] VULTURE, n. A genus of fowls, belonging to the order of Accipiters. The bill is straight, but hooked at the end, and covered at the base by a cere of skin. The head is naked. There are thirteen species, all carnivorous and rapacious. The vultur is one of the largest ...
61205	vulturine	[.] VULTURINE, a. Belonging to the Vultur; having the qualities of the Vultur; resembling the Vultur; rapacious.
61206	w	[.] W is the twenty third letter of the English Alphabet. It takes its written form and its name from the union of two Vs, this being the form of the Roman capital letter which we call U. The name, double u, being given to it from its form or composition, and not from its ...
61207	wabble	[.] WABBLE, v.i. To move from one side to the other; to vacillate; as a turning or whirling body. So it is said a top wabbles, when it is in motion, and deviates from a perpendicular direction; a spindle wabbles, when it moves one way and the other. [This word is applied ...
61208	wacke	[.] WACKE,
61209	wacky	[.] WACKY,n. A rock nearly allied to basalt, of which it may be regarded as a more soft and earthy variety. Its color is a greenish gray, brown or black. It is opake, yields easily to the knife, and has a greasy feel. Its principal ingredient is silex. Gray wacky is a different ...
61210	wad	[.] WAD, n. [.] 1. A little mass of some soft or flexible material, such as hay, straw, tow, paper, or old ropeyarn, used for stopping the charge of powder in a gun and pressing it close to the shot, or for keeping the powder and shot close. [.] 2. A little mass, tuft ...
61211	wadd	[.] WADD, n. In mineralogy, a black wadd is a species of ore of manganese, of which there are four kinds; fibrous, ochery, pulverulent ochery, and dendritic. In some places, plumbago or black lead is called wad or wadd.
61212	wadded	[.] WADDED, a. Formed into a wad or mass.
61213	wadding	[.] WADDING, n. [.] 1. A wad, or the materials for wads; any pliable substance of which wads may be made. [.] 2. A kind of soft stuff of loose texture, used for stuffing garments.
61214	waddle	[.] WADDLE, v.i. [.] 1. To move one way and the other in walking; to deviate to one side and the other; to vacillate; as, a child waddles when he begins to walk; very fat peole walk with a kind of waddling pace. So we say, a duck or a goose waddles. [.] 2. To walk with ...
61215	waddling	[.] WADDLING, ppr. Moving from side to side in walking.
61216	waddlingly	[.] WADDLINGLY, adv. With a vacillating gait.
61217	wade	[.] WADE, v.i. [.] 1. To walk through any substance that yields to the feet; as, to wade through water; to wade through sand or snow;. To wade over a river, is to walk through on the bottom. Fowls that wade have long legs. [.] 2. To move or pass with difficulty or labor; ...
61218	wading	[.] WADING, ppr. Walking through a substance that yields to the feet, as through water or sand.
61219	wadsett	[.] WADSETT, n. An ancient tenure or lease of land in the highlands of Scotland, which seems to have been a kind of mortgage.
61220	wadsetter	[.] WADSETTER, n. One who holds by wadsett.
61221	wafer	[.] WAFER, n. [.] 1. A thin cake or leaf; as a wafer of bread given by the Romanists in the Eucharist. [.] 2. A thin leaf of paste, or a composition of flour, the white of eggs, isinglass and yeast, spread over with gumwater and dried; used in sealing letters. [.] WAFER, ...
61222	waft	[.] WAFT, v.t. [.] 1. To bear through a fluid or bouyant medium; to convey through water or air; as, a balloon was wafted over the channel. [.] [.] Speed the soft intercourse from soul to soul, and waft a sigh from Indus to the pole. [.] 2. To convey; as ships. [.] 3. ...
61223	waftage	[.] WAFTAGE, n. Conveyance or transportation through a bouyant medium, as air or water. [Not in use.]
61224	wafted	[.] WAFTED, pp. Borne or conveyed through air or water.
61225	wafter	[.] WAFTER, n. [.] 1. He or that which wafts; a passage boat. [.] 2. The conductor of vessels at sea; an old word.
61226	wafting	[.] WAFTING, ppr. Carrying through a bouyant medium.
61227	wafture	[.] WAFTURE, n. The act of waving. [Not in use.]
61228	wag	[.] WAG, v.t. To move one way and the other with quick turns; to move a little way, and then turn the other way; as, to wag the head. [.] Every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head. Jer. 18. Matt 27. [Wag expresses particulary the motion of the ...
61229	wage	[.] WAGE, v.t. [.] 1. To lay; to bet; to throw down as a pledge; to stake; to put at hazard on the event of a contest. Thisis the common popular sense of the word in New England; as, to wage a dollar; to wage a horse. [.] 2. To venture; to hazard. [.] [.] To wake ...
61230	waged	[.] WAGED, pp. laid; deposited; as a pledge; made or gegun, as war.
61231	wagel	[.] WAGEL, n. [.] 1. A name given in Cornwall to the martinazzo, dunghunter, or dungbird, a species of Larus or seagull.
61232	wager	[.] WAGER, n. [.] 1. Something deposited, laid or hazarded on the event of a contest or some unsettled question; a bet. [.] [.] Besides these plates for horseraces, the wagers may be as the persons please. [.] [.] If any atheist can stake his soul for a wager against ...
61233	wagered	[.] WAGERED, pp. Laid; pledged; as a bet.
61234	wagerer	[.] WAGERER, n. One who wagers or lays a bet.
61235	wagering	[.] WAGERING, ppr. Laying; betting. [.] Wagering policy, in commerce, a policy of insurance, insuring a sum of money when no property is at hazard; as a policy to insure money on a ship when no property is on board; that is, insurance, interest or no interest; or a wagering ...
61236	wages	[.] WAGES, n. plural in termination, but singular in signification. [.] 1. Hire; reward; that which is paid or stipulated for services; but chiefly for services by manual labor, or for military and naval services. We speak of servants wages, a laborers wages, or soldiers ...
61237	waggel	[.] WAGGEL,
61238	waggishly	[.] WAGGISHLY, adv. In a waggish manner; in sport.
61239	waggishness	[.] WAGGISHNESS, n. Mischievous sport; wanton merriment.
61240	waggle	[.] WAGGLE, v.i. To waddle; to reel or move from side to side. [.] Why do you go nodding and waggling so? [.] WAGGLE, v.t. To move one way and the other; as, a bird waggles its tail.
61241	wagon	[.] WAGON, n. [.] 1. A vehicle moved on four wheels, and usually drawn by horses; used for the transportation of heavy commodities. In America, light wagons are used for the conveyance of families, and for carrying light commodities to market, particulary a very light ...
61242	wagonage	[.] WAGONAGE, n. Money paid for carriage in a wagon.
61243	wagoner	[.] WAGONER, n. [.] 1. One who conducts a wagon. [.] 2. A constellation, Charles wain.
61244	wagoning	[.] WAGONING, ppr. Transporting in a wagon. [.] WAGONING, n. The business of transporting in a wagon.
61245	wagtail	[.] WAGTAIL, n. [wag and tail.] A small bird, a species of Motacilla.
61246	waid	[.] WAID, a. Crushed. [Not in use.]
61247	waif	[.] WAIF, n. Goods found, of which the owner is not known. These were originally such goods as a thief, when pursued, threw away to prevent being apprehended. They belong to the king, unless the owner makes fresh suit of the felon, takes him and brings him to justice.
61248	wail	[.] WAIL, v.t. To lament; to moan; to bewail. [.] [.] Or if no more her absent lord she wails-- [.] WAIL, v.i. To weep; to express sorrow audibly. [.] [.] Therefore I will wail and howl. Micah 1. [.] WAIL, n. Loud weeping; violent lamentation.
61249	wailful	[.] WAILFUL, a. Sorrowful; mournful.
61250	wailing	[.] WAILING, ppr. Lamenting with audible cries. [.] WAILING, n. Loud cries of sorrow; deep lamentation. [.] [.] There shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Matthew 13.
61251	wailment	[.] WAILMENT, n. Lamentation.
61252	wain	[.] WAIN, n. [See Wagon.] [.] 1. A wagon; a carriage for the transportation of goods on wheels. [.] 2. A constellation, Charles wain.
61253	wain-bote	[.] WAIN-BOTE, n. Timber for wagons for carts.
61254	wain-house	[.] WAIN-HOUSE, n. A house or shed for wagons and carts. [Local.]
61255	wain-rope	[.] WAIN-ROPE, n. A rope for binding a load on a wagon; a cart-rope.
61256	wainage	[.] WAINAGE, n. A finding of carriages.
61257	wainscot	[.] WAINSCOT, n. In building, timber-work serving to line the walls of a room, being made in panels. [.] WAINSCOT, v.t. [.] 1. To line with boards; as, to wainscot a hall. [.] [.] Music sounds better in chambers wainscoted than hanged. [.] 2. To line with different ...
61258	wainscoted	[.] WAINSCOTED, pp. Lined with boards or panels.
61259	wainscoting	[.] WAINSCOTING, ppr. Lining with boards.
61260	wair	[.] WAIR, n. A piece of timber two yards long, and a foot broad. [I know not where used.]
61261	waist	[.] WAIST, n. [.] 1. That part of the human body which is immediately below the ribs or thorax; or the small part of the body between the thorax and hips. [.] 2. That part of a ship which is between the quarter deck and forecastle. But in many ships now built, there ...
61262	waistband	[.] WAISTBAND, n. The band or upper pat of breeches, trousers or pantaloons, which encompasses the waist.
61263	waistcloths	[.] WAISTCLOTHS, n. Coverings of canvas or tarpauling for the hammocks, stowed on the gangways, between the quarter deck and forecastle.
61264	waistcoat	[.] WAISTCOAT, n. [waist and coat.] A short coat or garment for men, extending no lower than the hips, and covering the waist; a vest. This under garment is now generally called in America a vest.
61265	waister	[.] WAISTER, n. In ships, waisters are men who are stationed in the waist in working the ship.
61266	wait	[.] WAIT, v.i. [The sense is to stop, or to continue.] [.] 1. To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain stationary, till the arrival of some person or event. Thus we say, I went to the place of meeting, and there waited an hour for the moderator or chairman. I ...
61267	waiter	[.] WAITER, n. [.] 1. One who waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance. [.] [.] The waiters stand in ranks; the yeoman cry, make room, as if a duke were passing by. [.] 2. A server; a vessel on which tea furniture, &c. is carried.
61268	waiting	[.] WAITING, ppr. Staying in expectation. [.] Waiting on, attending; accompanying; serving. [.] Waiting for, staying for the arrival of. [.] Waiting at, staying or attending at in expectation or in service. [.] In waiting, in attendance.
61269	waiting-maid	[.] WAITING-MAID, WAITING-WOMAN, n. An upper servant who attends a lady. Waiting-gentlewoman is sometimes, though less commonly used.
61270	waiting-woman	[.] WAITING-MAID, WAITING-WOMAN, n. An upper servant who attends a lady. Waiting-gentlewoman is sometimes, though less commonly used.
61271	waits	[.] WAITS, n. [.] 1. Itinerant nocturnal musicians. [Not in use.] [.] [.] 2. Nocturnal musicians who attended great men.
61272	waive	[.] WAIVE, n. A woman put out of the protection of the law.
61273	waiwode	[.] WAIWODE, n. In the Turkish empire, the governor of a small province or town; a general.
61274	wake	[.] WAKE, v.i. [G. The primary sense is to stir, to rouse, to excite.] [.] 1. To be awake; to continue awake; to watch; not to sleep. Psalm 127. [.] [.] The father waketh for the daughter. [.] [.] Though wisdom wakes, suspicion sleeps. [.] [.] I cannot think any ...
61275	wake-robin	[.] WAKE-ROBIN, n. A plant of the genus Arum.
61276	wakeful	[.] WAKEFUL, a. [.] 1. Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep. [.] [.] Dissembling sleep, but wakeful with the fright-- [.] 2. Watchful; vigilant.
61277	wakefully	[.] WAKEFULLY, adv. With watching or sleeplessness.
61278	wakefulness	[.] WAKEFULNESS, n. [.] 1. Indisposition to sleep. [.] 2. Forbearance of sleep; want of sleep.
61279	waken	[.] WAKEN, v.i. wakn. To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened. [.] [.] Early Turnus wakning with the light. [.] WAKEN, v.t. wakn. [.] 1. To excite or rouse from sleep. [.] [.] Go, waken Eve. [.] 2. To excite to action or motion. [.] [.] Then Homers and ...
61280	wakened	[.] WAKENED, pp. Roused from sleep; excited into action.
61281	wakener	[.] WAKENER, n. One who rouses from sleep.
61282	wakening	[.] WAKENING, ppr. Rousing form sleep or stupidity; calling into action.
61283	waker	[.] WAKER, n. One who watches; one who rouses from sleep.
61284	waking	[.] WAKING, ppr. [.] 1. Being awake; not sleeping. [.] 2. Rousing from sleep; exciting into motion or action. [.] WAKING, n. [.] 1. The period of being awake. [.] 2. Watch.
61285	wale	[.] WALE, n. [.] 1. In cloth, a ridge or streak rising above the rest. We say, cloth is wove with a wale. [.] 2. A streak or stripe; the mark of a rod or whip on animal flesh. [.] Wales of a ship, an assemblage of strong planks, extending along a ships sides throughout ...
61286	wale-knot	[.] WALE-KNOT, WALL-KNOT, n. A single wale-knot is made by untwisting the ends of a rope, and making a bight with the first strand; then passing the second over the end of the first, and the third over the end of the second, and through the bight of the first. The double ...
61287	walk	[.] WALK, v.i. [G., to full, to felt hats; a fuller; to stir, to be agitated, to rove, to travel, to wander, to roll. Our ancestors appropriated the verb to moving on the feet, and the word is peculiarly expressive of that rolling or wagging motion which marks the walk ...
61288	walk-mill	[.] WALK-MILL, n. Wauk-mill. A fulling mill. [Local.]
61289	walkable	[.] WALKABLE, a. Waukable. Fit to be walked on. [Not much used.]
61290	walker	[.] WALKER, n. Wauker. [.] 1. One who walks. [.] 2. In our mother tongue, a fuller. [.] 3. In law, a forest officer appointed to walk over a certain space for inspection; a forester. [.] 4. One who deports himself in a particular manner. [.] 5. A fulling-mill. ...
61291	walking	[.] WALKING, ppr. Wauking. Moving on the legs with a slow pace; moving; conducting ones self. [.] WALKING, n. Wauking. The act of moving on the feet with a slow pace.
61292	walking-staff	[.] WALKING-STAFF, WALKING-STICK, n. A staff or stick carried in the hand for support or amusement in walking.
61293	walking-stick	[.] WALKING-STAFF, WALKING-STICK, n. A staff or stick carried in the hand for support or amusement in walking.
61294	wall	[.] WALL, n. [L., stake, post, probably originally a fence of stakes, a palisade or stockade; the first rude fortification of uncivilized men.] [.] 1. A work or structure of stone, brick or other materials, raised to some highth, and intended for a defense or security. ...
61295	wall-creeper	[.] WALL-CREEPER, n. A small bird of the genus Certhia; the spider-catcher.
61296	wall-cress	[.] WALL-CRESS, n. [wall and cress.] [.] 1. A plant of the genus Arabis. [.] 2. A plant of the genus Turritis.
61297	wall-eye	[.] WALL-EYE, n. [wall and eye.] [.] 1. A disease in the crystaline humor of the eye; the glaucoma. [.] 2. In horses, an eye in which the iris is of a very light gray color.
61298	wall-eyed	[.] WALL-EYED, a. Having white eyes.
61299	wall-flower	[.] WALL-FLOWER, n. [wall and flower.] A plant of the genus Cheiranthus; a species of stock gillyflower.
61300	wall-fruit	[.] WALL-FRUIT, n. [wall and fruit.] Fruit which, to be ripened, must be planted against a wall.
61301	wall-knot	[.] WALE-KNOT, WALL-KNOT, n. A single wale-knot is made by untwisting the ends of a rope, and making a bight with the first strand; then passing the second over the end of the first, and the third over the end of the second, and through the bight of the first. The double ...
61302	wall-louse	[.] WALL-LOUSE, n. [wall and louse.] An insect or small bug. [L.]
61303	wall-moss	[.] WALL-MOSS, n. A species of moss growing on walls.
61304	wall-pennywort	[.] WALL-PENNYWORT, n. A plant of the genus Cotyledon.
61305	wall-pepper	[.] WALL-PEPPER, n. A plant of the genus Sedum.
61306	wall-pie	[.] WALL-PIE, n. A plant, a species of Asplenium.
61307	wall-sided	[.] WALL-SIDED, a. Having sides nearly perpendicular, as a ship.
61308	wall-spring	[.] WALL-SPRING, n. A spring of water issuing from stratified rocks.
61309	wall-wort	[.] WALL-WORT, n. A plant, the dwarf elder or danewort; a species of Sambucus.
61310	walled	[.] WALLED, pp. Inclosed or fortified with a wall.
61311	waller	[.] WALLER, n. One who builds walls in the country.
61312	wallerite	[.] WALLERITE, n. A mineral, or variety of clay, found in small compact masses of the size of a nut, white and opake, or yellowish and translucent.
61313	wallet	[.] WALLET, n. [.] 1. A bag for carrying the necessaries for a journey or march; a knapsack. [.] 2. Any thing protuberant and swagging; as wallets of flesh.
61314	walling	[.] WALLING, ppr. Inclosing or fortifying with a wall. [.] WALLING, n. Walls in general; materials for walls.
61315	wallop	[.] WALLOP, v.i. [See Well.] To boil with a continued bubbling or heaving and rolling of the liquor, with noise.
61316	walloping	[.] WALLOPING, ppr. Boiling with a heaving and noise.
61317	wallow	[.] WALLOW, v.i. [L., G. This verb seems to be connected with well, walk, &c.] [.] 1. To roll ones body on the earth, in mire, or on other substance; to tumble and roll in water. Swine wallow in the mire. [.] 2. To move heavily and clumsily. [.] [.] Part huge of bulk, ...
61318	wallower	[.] WALLOWER, n. One that rolls in mire.
61319	wallowing	[.] WALLOWING, ppr. Rolling the body on any thing.
61320	walnut	[.] WALNUT, n. A tree and its fruit, of the genus Juglans. The black walnut, so called, grows in America, and is indigenous in the southern and middle states, as far north as the Hudson. That is said to be the limit of tis indigenous growth, gut when transplanted, it grows ...
61321	walrus	[.] WALRUS, n. [G., a whale, a horse.] The morse or sea horse, an animal of the northern seas, of the genus Trichechus.
61322	waltron	[.] WALTRON, n. Another name of the walrus.
61323	waltz	[.] WALTZ, n. [G., to roll.] A modern dance and tune, the measure of whose music is triple; three quavers in a bar.
61324	wamble	[.] WAMBLE, v.i. To be disturbed with nausea; as a wambling stomach. [Vulgar.]
61325	wamble-cropped	[.] WAMBLE-CROPPED, a. Sick at the stomach. [Vulgar.]
61326	wampee	[.] WAMPEE, n. A plant, a species of Arum.
61327	wampum	[.] WAMPUM, n. Shells or strings of shells, used by the American Indians as money or a medium of commerce. These strings of shells when united, form a broad belt, which is worn as an ornament or girdle. It is sometimes called wampumpeague, and wompeague, or wampampeague, ...
61328	wan	[.] WAN, a. Pale; having a sickly hue; languid of look. [.] [.] Sad to view, his visage pale and wan. [.] [.] Why so pale and wan, fond lover? [.] WAN, for won; pret. of win.
61329	wand	[.] WAND, n. [.] 1. A small stick; a rod. If a child runs away, a few strokes of a wand will bring him back. [.] 2. A staff of authority; as a silver wand. [.] 3. A rod used by conjurers or diviners. [.] [.] Picus bore a buckler in his hand, his other wavd a long ...
61330	wander	[.] WANDER, v.i. [G., to wander, to walk, to change, exchange or transform.] [.] 1. To rove; to ramble here and there without any certain course or object in view; as, to wander over the fields; to wander about the town, or about the country. Men may sometimes wander ...
61331	wanderer	[.] WANDERER, n. A rambler; one that roves; one that deviates from duty.
61332	wandering	[.] WANDERING, ppr. Roving; rambling; deviating from duty. [.] WANDERING, n. [.] 1. Peregrination; a traveling without a settled course. [.] 2. Aberration; mistaken way; deviation from rectitude; as a wandering from duty. [.] 3. A roving of the mind or thoughts ...
61333	wanderingly	[.] WANDERINGLY, adv. In a wandering or unsteady manner.
61334	wanderoo	[.] WANDEROO, n. A baboon of Ceylon and Malabar.
61335	wane	[.] WANE, v.i. [.] 1. To be diminished; to decrease; particularly applied to the illuminated part of the moon. WE say, the moon wanes, that is, the visible or illuminated part decreases. [.] [.] Waning moons their settled periods keep. [.] 2. To decline; to fail; ...
61336	wang	[.] WANG, n. [.] 1. The jaw, jaw-bone or cheek bone. [Little used or vulgar.] [.] 2. The latchet of a shoe. [Not in use.]
61337	wang-tooth	[.] WANG-TOOTH, n. A jaw-tooth.
61338	wanhope	[.] WANHOPE, n. Want of hope. [Not used.]
61339	wanhorn	[.] WANHORN, n. A plant of the genus Kaempferia.
61340	waning	[.] WANING, ppr. Decreasing; failing; declining.
61341	wanly	[.] WANLY, adv. In a pale manner; palely.
61342	wanned	[.] WANNED, a. Made wan or pale.
61343	wanness	[.] WANNESS, n. Paleness; a sallow, dead, pale color; as the wanness of the cheeks after a fever.
61344	wannish	[.] WANNISH, a. Somewhat wan; of a pale hue.
61345	want	[.] WANT, n. [.] 1. Deficiency; defect; the absence of that which is necessary or useful; as a want of power or knowledge fro any purpose; want of food and clothing. The want of money is a common want. 2 Corinthians 8, 9. [.] [.] From having wishes in consequence of ...
61346	want-wit	[.] WANT-WIT, n. [want and wit.] One destitute of wit or sense; a fool. [Not in much use.]
61347	wantage	[.] WANTAGE, n. Deficiency; that which is wanting.
61348	wanted	[.] WANTED, pp. Needed; desired.
61349	wanting	[.] WANTING, ppr. [.] 1. Needing; lacking; desiring. [.] 2. a. Absent; deficient. One of the twelve is wanting. We have the means, but the application is wanting. [.] 3. Slack; deficient. I shall not be wanting in exertion.
61350	wantless	[.] WANTLESS, a. Having no want; abundant; fruitful.
61351	wanton	[.] WANTON, a. [.] 1. Wandering or roving in gaiety or sport; sportive; frolicsome; darting aside, or one way and the other. Wanton boys kill flies for sport. [.] [.] Not a wild and wanton herd. [.] 2. Moving or flying loosely; playing in the wind. [.] [.] She ...
61352	wantoning	[.] WANTONING, ppr. Roving; flying loosely; playing without restraint; indulging in licentiousness.
61353	wantonize	[.] WANTONIZE, v.i. To behave wantonly. [Not in use.]
61354	wantonly	[.] WANTONLY, adv. Loosely; without regularity or restraint; sportively; gayly; playfully; lasciviously.
61355	wantonness	[.] WANTONNESS, n. [.] 1. Sportiveness; gaiety; frolicsomeness; waggery. [.] [.] --As sad as night, only for wantonness. [.] 2. Licentiousness; negligence of restraint. [.] [.] The tumults threatened to abuse all acts of grace, and turn them into wantonness. [.] 3. ...
61356	wanty	[.] WANTY, n. A broad strap of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of a beast. [Local.]
61357	wapacut	[.] WAPACUT, n. The spotted owl of Hudsons bay.
61358	waped	[.] WAPED, a. [L., to strike, and awhap, whap, which the common people in New England use, and pronounce whop.] Dejected; cast down; crushed by misery. [Not in use.]
61359	wapentac	[.] WAPENTAKE, WAPENTAC, n. [See Touch. This name had its origin in a custom of touching lances or spears when the hundreder or chief entered on his office.] In some northern counties of England, a division or district, answering to the hundred or cantred in other counties. ...
61360	wapentake	[.] WAPENTAKE, WAPENTAC, n. [See Touch. This name had its origin in a custom of touching lances or spears when the hundreder or chief entered on his office.] In some northern counties of England, a division or district, answering to the hundred or cantred in other counties. ...
61361	wapp	[.] WAPP, n. In a ship, the rope with which the shrouds are set taught in wale-knots.
61362	wappe	[.] WAPPE, n. A species of cur, said to be so called from his voice. His only use is to alarm the family by barking when any person approaches the house.
61363	wapper	[.] WAPPER, n. A fish; a name given to the smaller species of the river gudgeon.
61364	war	[.] WAR, n. [G., to perplex, embroil, disturb. The primary sense of the root is to strive, struggle, urge, drive, or to turn, to twist.] [.] 1. A contest between nations or states, carried on by force, either for defense, or for revenging insults and redressing wrongs, ...
61365	war-beat	[.] WAR-BEAT, WAR-BEATEN, a. [war and beat.] Worn down in war.
61366	war-beaten	[.] WAR-BEAT, WAR-BEATEN, a. [war and beat.] Worn down in war.
61367	war-office	[.] WAR-OFFICE, n. An office in which the military affairs of a country are superintended and managed.
61368	war-worn	[.] WAR-WORN, a. [war and worn.] Worn with military service; as a war-worn coat; a war-worn soldier.
61369	warble	[.] WARBLE, v.t. [G., to turn, whirl, warble; a whirl, a vortex; a turning bone or joint, L.] [.] 1. To quaver a sound or the voice; to modulate with turns or variations. Certain birds are remarkable for warbling their songs. [.] 2. To cause to quaver. [.] [.] And ...
61370	warbled	[.] WARBLED, pp. Quavered; modulated; uttered musically.
61371	warbler	[.] WARBLER, n. [.] 1 . A singer; a songster; used of birds. [.] [.] In lulling strains the fetherd warblers woo. [.] 2. The common name of a genus of small birds (Sylvia,) comprising most of the small woodland songsters of Europe and North America. They feed on ...
61372	warbles	[.] WARBLES, n. In farriery, small hard tumors on the backs of horses, occasioned by the heat of the saddle in traveling, or by the uneasiness of its situation; also, small tumors produced by the larvas of the gad fly, in the backs of horses, cattle, &c.
61373	warbling	[.] WARBLING, ppr. [.] 1. Quavering the voice; modulating notes; singing. [.] 2. a. Filled with musical notes; as the warbling glade. [.] WARBLING, n. The act of shaking or modulating notes; singing.
61374	ward	[.] WARD, in composition, as in toward, homeward, is the Saxon weard, from the root of L. [.] WARD, v.t. [.] 1. To guard; to deep in safety; to watch. [.] [.] Whose gates he found fast shut, he living wight to ward the same-- [.] [In this sense, ward is obsolete, ...
61375	ward-room	[.] WARD-ROOM, n. [ward and room.] In a ship, a room over the gun-room, where the lieutenants and other principal officers sleep and mess.
61376	ward-staff	[.] WARD-STAFF, n. A constables or watchmans staff.
61377	warded	[.] WARDED, pp. Guarded. [.] Warded off, prevented from attacking or injuring.
61378	warden	[.] WARDEN, n. [.] 1. A keeper; a guardian. [.] 2. An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as the warden of the fleet or fleet prison. [.] 3. A large pear. [.] Warden of the cinque ports, in England, an officer or magistrate who has the jurisdiction of a port ...
61379	warder	[.] WARDER, n. [.] 1. A keeper; a guard. [.] [.] The warders of the gate. [.] 2. A trunchion by which an officer of arms forbad fight. [.] Warders of the tower, officers who attend state prisoners.
61380	wardmote	[.] WARDMOTE, n. In law, a court held in each ward in London.
61381	wardrobe	[.] WARDROBE, n. [.] 1. A room or apartment where clothes or wearing apparel is kept. [.] 2. Wearing apparel in general.
61382	wardship	[.] WARDSHIP, n. [.] 1. Guardianship; care and protection of a ward. [.] 2. Right of guardianship. [.] [.] Wardship is incident to tenure in socage. [.] 3. Pupilage; state of being under a guardian.
61383	ware	[.] WARE, pret. of wear, obs. It is now written wore.
61384	wareful	[.] WAREFUL, a. [from ware, wary.] Wary; watchful; cautious. [Not used.]
61385	warefulness	[.] WAREFULNESS, n. Wariness; cautiousness.
61386	warehouse	[.] WAREHOUSE, n. [ware and house.] A storehouse for goods. [.] WAREHOUSE, v.t. s as z. To deposit or secure in a warehouse.
61387	warehoused	[.] WAREHOUSED, pp. Placed in a store for safe keeping.
61388	warehousing	[.] WAREHOUSING, ppr. Repositing in a store for safe keeping.
61389	wareless	[.] WARELESS, a. Unwary; incautious. [.] 2. Suffered unawares.
61390	warely	[.] WARELY, adv. Cautiously. [See Warily.]
61391	warfare	[.] WARFARE, n. [war and fare.] [.] 1. Military service; military life; war. [.] [.] The Philistines gathered their armies for warfare. 1 Samuel 28. [.] 2. Contest; struggle with spiritual enemies. [.] [.] The weapons of our warfare are not carnal. 2 Corinthians ...
61392	warhable	[.] WARHABLE, a. [war and L. habilis.] Fit for war. [Not in use.]
61393	warhoop	[.] WARHOOP, n. [war and hoop.] The savage yell of war; a yell uttered on entering into battle.
61394	warily	[.] WARILY, adv. [from wary.] Cautiously; with timorous prudence or wise foresight. Great enterprises are to be conducted warily. Change of laws should be warily proceeded in.
61395	warine	[.] WARINE, n. A species of monkey of South America.
61396	wariness	[.] WARINESS, n. Caution; prudent care to foresee and guard against evil. The road was so slippery, and the danger so great, that we were obliged to proceed with wariness. [.] [.] To determine what are little things in religion, great wariness is to be used.
61397	wark	[.] WARK, n. Work; a building. [It is obsolete, except in bulwark.]
61398	warlike	[.] WARLIKE, a. [war and like.] [.] 1. Fit for war; disposed for war; as a warlike state. [.] [.] Old Siward with ten thousand warlike men. [.] 2. Military; pertaining to war; as warlike toil. [.] 3. Having a martial appearance. [.] 4. Having the appearance of ...
61399	warlikeness	[.] WARLIKENESS, n. A warlike disposition or character. [Little used.]
61400	warling	[.] WARLING, n. One often quarreled with; a word coined perhaps to rhyme with darling. [Not in use.]
61401	warlock	[.] WARLOCK, WARLUCK, n. A male witch; a wizard. [This word is not in use.]
61402	warluck	[.] WARLOCK, WARLUCK, n. A male witch; a wizard. [This word is not in use.]
61403	warm	[.] WARM, a. Waurm. [G. See Swarm.] [.] 1. Having heat in a moderate degree; not cold; as warm blood; warm milk. The flesh of living animals is warm, if their blood is warm. But some animals have not warm blood. [.] 2. Subject o heat; having prevalence of heat, or little ...
61404	warmed	[.] WARMED, pp. Moderately heated; made ardent; excited.
61405	warming	[.] WARMING, ppr. Making moderately hot; making ardent or zealous.
61406	warming-pan	[.] WARMING-PAN, n. [warm and pan.] A covered pan with a long handle, for warming a bed with ignited coals.
61407	warming-stone	[.] WARMING-STONE, n. [warm and stone.] A stone dug in cornwall, which retains heat a great while, and has been found to give ease in internal hemorrhoids.
61408	warmly	[.] WARMLY, adv. [.] 1. With gentle heat. [.] 2. Eagerly; earnestly; ardently; as, to espouse warmly the cause of Bible societies.
61409	warmness	[.] WARMNESS, WARMTH, n. [.] 1. Gentle heat; as the warmth of the blood. [.] 2. Zeal; ardor; fervor; as the warmth of love or of piety. [.] 3. Earnestness; eagerness. The cause of the Greeks has been espoused with warmth by all parties in free countries. [.] 4. ...
61410	warmth	[.] WARMNESS, WARMTH, n. [.] 1. Gentle heat; as the warmth of the blood. [.] 2. Zeal; ardor; fervor; as the warmth of love or of piety. [.] 3. Earnestness; eagerness. The cause of the Greeks has been espoused with warmth by all parties in free countries. [.] 4. ...
61411	warn	[.] WARN, v.t. [G.] [.] 1. To give notice of approaching or probable danger or evil, that it may be avoided; to caution against any thing that may prove injurious. [.] [.] Juturna warns the Daunian chief of Lausus danger-- being warned of God in a dream, that they should ...
61412	warned	[.] WARNED, pp. Cautioned against danger; admonished of approaching evil; notified.
61413	warner	[.] WARNER, n. An admonisher.
61414	warning	[.] WARNING, ppr. Cautioning against danger; admonishing; giving notice to; summoning to meet or appear. [.] WARNING, n. [.] 1. Caution against danger, or against faults or evil practices which incur danger. [.] [.] Could warning make the world more just or wise. ...
61415	warp	[.] WARP, n. Waurp. [See the Verb.] [.] 1. In manufactures, the threads, which are extended lengthwise in the loom, and crossed by the woof. [.] 2. In a ship, a rope employed in drawing, towing or removing a ship or boat; a towing line. [.] 3. In agriculture, a slimy ...
61416	warped	[.] WARPED, pp. Twisted by shrinking or seasoning; turned out of the true direction; perverted; moved with a warp; overflowed.
61417	warping	[.] WARPING, ppr. Turning or twisting; causing to incline; perverting; moving with a warp; enriching by overflowing with tide water.
61418	warping-bank	[.] WARPING-BANK, n. A bank or mound of earth raised round a field for retaining the water let in from the sea. [Local.]
61419	warping-clough	[.] WARPING-CLOUGH, WARPING-HATCH, WARPING-SLUICE, n. A flood gate to let in tide water upon land. [Local.]
61420	warping-cut	[.] WARPING-CUT, WARPING-DRAIN, WARPING-GUTTER, n. An open passage or channel for discharging the water from lands inundated. [Local.]
61421	warping-drain	[.] WARPING-CUT, WARPING-DRAIN, WARPING-GUTTER, n. An open passage or channel for discharging the water from lands inundated. [Local.]
61422	warping-gutter	[.] WARPING-CUT, WARPING-DRAIN, WARPING-GUTTER, n. An open passage or channel for discharging the water from lands inundated. [Local.]
61423	warping-hatch	[.] WARPING-CLOUGH, WARPING-HATCH, WARPING-SLUICE, n. A flood gate to let in tide water upon land. [Local.]
61424	warping-hook	[.] WARPING-HOOK, n. A hook used by rope-makers for hanging the yarn on, when warping into hauls for tarring.
61425	warping-post	[.] WARPING-POST, n. A strong post used in warping rope yarn.
61426	warping-sluice	[.] WARPING-CLOUGH, WARPING-HATCH, WARPING-SLUICE, n. A flood gate to let in tide water upon land. [Local.]
61427	warproof	[.] WARPROOF, n. [war and proof.] Valor tried by war.
61428	warrant	[.] WARRANT, v.t. [The primary sense of the root is to stop or hold, or to repel, and thus guard by resisting danger; as we say, to keep off. Hence the sense of security. See Guard and Garrison.] [.] 1. To authorize; to give authority or power to do or forbear any thing, ...
61429	warrantable	[.] WARRANTABLE, a. Authorized by commission, precept or right; justifiable; defensible. The seizure of a thief is always warrantable by law and justice. Falsehood is never warrantable. [.] [.] His meals are coarse and short, his employment warrantable.
61430	warrantableness	[.] WARRANTABLENESS, n. The quality of being justifiable.
61431	warrantably	[.] WARRANTABLY, adv. In a manner that may be justified; justifiably.
61432	warranted	[.] WARRANTED, pp. Authorized; justified; secured; assured by covenant or by implied obligation.
61433	warrantee	[.] WARRANTEE, n. The person to whom land or other thing is warranted.
61434	warranter	[.] WARRANTER, n. [.] 1. One who gives authority or legally empowers. [.] 2. One who assures, or covenants to assure; one who contracts to secure another in a right, or to make good any defect of title or quality; as the warranter of a horse.
61435	warranting	[.] WARRANTING, ppr. [.] 1. Authorizing; empowering. [.] 2. Assuring; securing to another a right, or covenanting to make good a defect of title in lands, or of quality in goods.
61436	warrantise	[.] WARRANTISE, n. Authority; security. [Not in use.]
61437	warrantor	[.] WARRANTOR, n. One who warrants.
61438	warranty	[.] WARRANTY, n. [.] 1. In law, a promise or covenant by deed, made by the bargainer for himself and his heirs, to warrant or secure the bargainee and his heirs against all men in the enjoyment of an estate or other thing granted. Such warranty passes from the seller ...
61439	warray	[.] WARRAY, v.t. To make war upon.
61440	warre	[.] WARRE, a. Worse.
61441	warren	[.] WARREN, n. [See Guard, Warrant and Wary.] [.] 1. A piece of ground appropriated to the breeding and preservation of rabbits. [.] 2. In law, a franchise or place privileged by prescription or grant from the king, for keeping beasts and fowls. The warren is the next ...
61442	warrener	[.] WARRENER, n. The keeper of a warren.
61443	warriangle	[.] WARRIANGLE, n. A hawk.
61444	warrior	[.] WARRIOR, n. [.] 1. In a general sense, a soldier; a man engaged in military life. [.] 2. Emphatically, a brave man; a good soldier.
61445	warrioress	[.] WARRIORESS, n. A female warrior.
61446	wart	[.] WART, n. Waurt. [G.] [.] 1. A hard excrescence on the skin of animals, which is covered with the production of the cuticle. In horses, warts are spungy excrescences on the hinder pasterns, which suppurate. [.] 2. A protuberance on trees.
61447	warted	[.] WARTED, a. In botany, having little knobs on the surface; verrucose; as a warted capsule.
61448	wartwort	[.] WARTWORT, n. A plant of the genus Euphorbia or spurge, which is studded with hard warty knobs; also, a plant of the genus Heliotropium, and another of the genus Lapsana.
61449	warty	[.] WARTY, a. [.] 1. Having warts; full of warts; overgrown with warts; as a warty leaf. [.] 2. Of the nature of warts.
61450	wary	[.] WARY, a. [See Ware and Warn.] Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices and dangers; scrupulous; timorously prudent. Old men are usually more wary than the young. It is incumbent on a general in war to be always wary.
61451	was	[.] WAS, s. as z.; the past tense of the substantive verb; L., to be, to exist, whence English is, in the present tense, and was in the past; as, I was; he was.
61452	wash	[.] WASH, v.t. [G.] [.] 1. To cleanse by ablution, or by rubbing in water; as, to wash the hands or the body; to wash garments. [.] 2. To wet; to fall on and moisten; as, the rain washes the flowers or plants. [.] 3. To overflow. The tides wash the meadows. [.] 4. ...
61453	wash-ball	[.] WASH-BALL, n. [wash and ball.] A ball of soap, to be used in washing the hands or face.
61454	wash-board	[.] WASH-BOARD, n. [wash and board.] [.] 1. A broad thin plank, fixed occasionally on the top of a boat or other small vessels side, to prevent the sea from breaking over; also, a piece of plank on the sill of a lower deck port for the same purpose. [.] 2. A board ...
61455	wash-pot	[.] WASH-POT, n. A vessel in which any thing is washed.
61456	wash-tub	[.] WASH-TUB, n. A tub in which clothes are washed.
61457	washed	[.] WASHED, pp. [.] 1. Cleansed in water; purified. [.] 2. Overflowed; dashed against with water. [.] 3. Covered over with a thin coat, as of metal. [.]
61458	washer	[.] WASHER, n. [.] 1. One who washes. [.] 2. An iron ring between the nave of a wheel and the linch-pin.
61459	washer-woman	[.] WASHER-WOMAN, n. A woman that washes clothes for others or for hire.
61460	washing	[.] WASHING, ppr. Cleansing with water; purifying; overflowing; overspreading. [.] WASHING, n. [.] 1. The act of cleansing with water; ablution. Hebrews 9. [.] 2. A wash; or the clothes washed.
61461	washy	[.] WASHY, a. [from wash.] [.] 1. Watery; damp; soft; as the washy ooze. [.] 2. Weak; not solid. [.] 3. Weak; not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labor; as a washy horse. [New England.]
61462	wasp	[.] WASP, n. [G., L.] In entomology, a genus of insects, Vespa, of the order of Hymenopters. The mouth is horny, the jaw compressed, without a proboscis; the feelers four, unequal and filiform; the eyes lunated; the body smooth; the sting concealed, and the upper wings ...
61463	wasp-fly	[.] WASP-FLY, n. A species of fly resembling a wasp, but having no sting, and but two wings.
61464	waspish	[.] WASPISH, a. Snappish; petulant; irritable; irascible; quick to resent any trifling affront. [.] [.] Much do I suffer, much, to keep in peace This jealous, waspish, wrong-head, rhyming race.
61465	waspishly	[.] WASPISHLY, adv. Petulantly; in a snappish manner.
61466	waspishness	[.] WASPISHNESS, n. Petulance; irascibility; snappishness.
61467	wassail	[.] WASSAIL, n. [.] 1. A liquor made of apples, sugar and ale, formerly much used by English good fellows. [.] 2. A drunken bout. [.] 3. A merry song. [This word in unknown in America.] [.] WASSAIL, v.i. To hold a merry drinking meeting.
61468	wassail-bowl	[.] WASSAIL-BOWL, n. A bowl for holding wassail.
61469	wassail-cup	[.] WASSAIL-CUP, n. A cup in which wassail was carried to the company.
61470	wassailer	[.] WASSAILER, n. A toper; a drunkard.
61471	wast	[.] WAST, past tense of the substantive verb, in the second person; as, thou wast.
61472	waste	[.] WASTE, v.t. [G., L.] [.] 1. To diminish by gradual dissipation or loss. Thus disease wastes the patient; sorrows waste the strength and spirits. [.] 2. To cause to be lost; to destroy by scattering or by injury. Thus cattle waste their fodder when fed in the open ...
61473	waste-gate	[.] WASTE-GATE, n. A gate to let the water of a pond pass off when it is not wanted.
61474	waste-wier	[.] WASTE-WIER, n. An overfall or wier for the superfluous water of a canal.
61475	wasted	[.] WASTED, pp. [.] 1. Expended without necessity or use; lost through negligence; squandered. [.] 2. Diminished; dissipated; evaporated; exhausted. [.] 3. Desolated; ruined; destroyed.
61476	wasteful	[.] WASTEFUL, a. [.] 1. Lavish; prodigal; expending property, or that which is valuable, without necessity or use; applied to persons. [.] 2. Destructive to property; ruinous; as wasteful practices or negligence; wasteful expenses. [.] 3. Desolate; unoccupied; untilled; ...
61477	wastefully	[.] WASTEFULLY, adv. In a lavish manner; with prodigality; in useless expenses or consumption. [.] [.] Her lavish hand is wastefully profuse.
61478	wastefulness	[.] WASTEFULNESS, n. Lavishness; prodigality; the act or practice of expending what is valuable without necessity or use.
61479	wastel	[.] WASTEL, n. A particular sort of bread; fine bread or cake.
61480	wasteness	[.] WASTENESS, n. A desolate state; solitude. [.] [.] That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness. Zephaniah 1.
61481	waster	[.] WASTER, n. [.] 1. One who is prodigal; one who squanders property; one who consumes extravagantly or without use. [.] [.] He also that is slothful in his work, is brother to him who is a great waster. Proverbs 18. [.] [.] Sconces are great wasters of candles. [.] 2. ...
61482	wastethrift	[.] WASTETHRIFT, n. [waste and thrift.] A spendthrift.
61483	wasting	[.] WASTING, ppr. [.] 1. Lavishing prodigally; expending or consuming without use; diminishing by slow dissipation; desolating; laying waste. [.] [.] Wasting and relentless war has made ravages, with but few and short intermissions, from the days of the tyrant Nimrod ...
61484	wastorel	[.] WASTREL, WASTOREL, n. Waste substances; any thing cast away as bad. [Local.]
61485	wastrel	[.] WASTREL, n. A state of waste or common. [Local.]
61486	watch	[.] WATCH, n. [It is from the same root as wake, which see.] [.] 1. Forbearance of sleep. [.] 2. Attendance without sleep. [.] [.] All the long night their mournful watch they keep. [.] 3. Attention; close observation. Keep watch of the suspicious man. [.] 4. ...
61487	watch-glass	[.] WATCH-GLASS, n. [watch and glass.] [.] 1. In ships, a half hour glass, used to measure the time of a watch on deck. [.] 2. A concavo-convex glass for covering the face or dial of a watch.
61488	watch-house	[.] WATCH-HOUSE, n. [watch and house.] A house in which a watch or guard is placed.
61489	watch-light	[.] WATCH-LIGHT, n. [watch and light.] A candle with a rush wick.
61490	watched	[.] WATCHED, pp. Guarded; observed with steady vigilance.
61491	watcher	[.] WATCHER, n. [.] 1. One who sits up or continues awake; particularly, one who attends upon the sick during the night. [.] 2. A diligent observer; as an attentive watcher of the works of nature. [Not in use.]
61492	watchet	[.] WATCHET, a. Pale or light blue. [.] [.] Who stares in Germany at watchet eyes? [Not in use.]
61493	watchful	[.] WATCHFUL, a. Vigilant; attentive; careful to observe; observant; cautious. It has of before the thing to be regulated, as to be watchful of ones behavior; and against, before the thing to be avoided, as to be watchful against the growth of vicious habits.
61494	watchfully	[.] WATCHFULLY, adv. Vigilantly; heedfully; with careful observation of the approach of evil, or attention to duty.
61495	watchfulness	[.] WATCHFULNESS, n. [.] 1. Vigilance; heedfulness; heed; suspicious attention; careful and diligent observation for the purpose of preventing or escaping danger, or of avoiding mistakes and misconduct. [.] 2. Wakefulness; indisposition or inability to sleep. [.] [.] Watchfulness-often ...
61496	watching	[.] WATCHING, ppr. Being awake; guarding; attending the sick; carefully observing. [.] WATCHING, n. Wakefulness; inability to sleep.
61497	watchmaker	[.] WATCHMAKER, n. [watch and maker.] One whose occupation is to make and repair watches.
61498	watchman	[.] WATCHMAN, n. [watch and man.] A sentinel; a guard.
61499	watchtower	[.] WATCHTOWER, n. [watch and tower.] A tower on which a sentinel is placed to watch for enemies or the approach of danger.
61500	watchword	[.] WATCHWORD, n. [watch and word.] The word given to sentinels, and to such as have occasion to visit the guards, used as a signal by which a friend is known from an enemy, or a person who has a right to pass the watch, from one who has not.
61501	water	[.] WATER, n. Wauter. [G., Gr.] [.] 1. A fluid, the most abundant and most necessary for living beings of any in nature, except air. Water when pure, is colorless, destitute of taste and smell, ponderous, transparent, and in a very small degree compressible. It is reposited ...
61502	water-bearer	[.] WATER-BEARER, n. [water and bearer.] In astronomy, a sign of the zodiac, called also Aquarius, from L. Aqua, water.
61503	water-bellows	[.] WATER-BELLOWS, n. [water and bellows.] A machine for blowing air into a furnace, by means of a column of water falling through a vertical tube.
61504	water-borne	[.] WATER-BORNE, n. Borne by the water; floated; having water sufficient to float; as ships water-borne by the flowing tide.
61505	water-calamint	[.] WATER-CALAMINT, n. [water and calamint.] A species of mint or Mentha.
61506	water-carriage	[.] WATER-CARRIAGE, n. [water and carriage.] [.] 1. Transportation or conveyance by water; or the means of transporting by water. [.] 2. A vessel or boat. [Not in use.]
61507	water-cart	[.] WATER-CART, n. [water and cart.] A cart earing a large cask of water which is conveyed into a cylinder full of holes, by means of which the water is sprinkled upon the ground.
61508	water-clock	[.] WATER-CLOCK, n. [water and clock.] The clepsydra; an instrument or machine serving to measure time by the fall of a certain quantity of water.
61509	water-color	[.] WATER-COLOR, n. [water and color.] Water-colors, in painting or limning, are colors diluted and mixed with gum-water. Water-colors are so called in distinction from oil-colors.
61510	water-course	[.] WATER-COURSE, n. [water and course.] [.] 1. A stream of water; a river or brook. Isaiah 44. [.] 2. A channel or canal for the conveyance of water, particularly in draining lands.
61511	water-cress	[.] WATER-CRESS, n. [water and cress.] A small creeping plant or weed growing in watery places. [.] A plant, a species of Sisymbrium.
61512	water-crowfoot	[.] WATER-CROWFOOT, n. [water and crowfoot.] A plant on which cows are said to be fond of feeding.
61513	water-drop	[.] WATER-DROP, n. [water and drop.[ A drop of water.
61514	water-dropwort	[.] WATER-DROPWORT, n. A plant of the genus Oenanthe.
61515	water-elephant	[.] WATER-ELEPHANT, n. A name given to the hippopotamus.
61516	water-engine	[.] WATER-ENGINE, n. [water and engine.] An engine to raise water; or an engine moved by water.
61517	water-flag	[.] WATER-FLAG, n. [water and flag.] Water and flower de luce, a species of Tris.
61518	water-flood	[.] WATER-FLOOD, n. [water and flood.] A flood of water; an inundation.
61519	water-fly	[.] WATER-FLY, n. [water and fly.] An insect that is seen on the water.
61520	water-fowl	[.] WATER-FOWL, n. [water and fowl.] A fowl that frequents the water, or lives about rivers, lakes, or on or near the sea; an aquatic fowl. Of aquatic fowls, some are waders, or furnished with long legs; others are swimmers, and are furnished with webbed feet.
61521	water-fox	[.] WATER-FOX, n. [water and fox.] A name given to the carp, on account of its cunning.
61522	water-furrow	[.] WATER-FURROW, n. [water and furrow.] In agriculture, a deep furrow made for conducting water fro the ground and keeping it dry. [.] WATER-FURROW, v.t. To plow or open water furrows.
61523	water-gage	[.] WATER-GAGE, WATER-GUAGE, n. [water and gage.] An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the depth or quantity of water.
61524	water-gall	[.] WATER-GALL, n. [.] 1. A cavity made in the earth by a torrent of water. [.] 2. An appearance in the rainbow.
61525	water-germander	[.] WATER-GERMANDER, n. A plant of the genus Teucrium.
61526	water-god	[.] WATER-GOD, n. [water and god.] A deity that presides over the water.
61527	water-gruel	[.] WATER-GRUEL, n. [water and gruel.] A liquid food, composed of water and a small portion of meal or other farinaceous substance boiled.
61528	water-guage	[.] WATER-GAGE, WATER-GUAGE, n. [water and gage.] An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the depth or quantity of water.
61529	water-hair-grass	[.] WATER-HAIR-GRASS, n. A species of grass, the Aira aquatica.
61530	water-hammer	...
61531	water-hemp-agrimon	[.] WATER-HEMP-AGRIMONY, n. A plant of the genus Bidens.
61532	water-hen	[.] WATER-HEN, n. [water and hen.] A water fowl of the genus Fulica, the gallinula or moorhen; also, a species of Rallus, the soree, inhabiting Virginia and Carolina.
61533	water-hog	[.] WATER-HOG, n. [water and hog.] A quadruped of South America, the Cavia capybara.
61534	water-laurel	[.] WATER-LAUREL, n. [water and laurel.] A plant.
61535	water-leaf	[.] WATER-LEAF, n. [water and leaf.] A plant of the genus Hydrophyllum.
61536	water-level	[.] WATER-LEVEL, n. [water and level.] The level formed by the surface of still water.
61537	water-lily	[.] WATER-LILY, n. [water and lily.] A plant of the genus Nymphaea.
61538	water-line	[.] WATER-LINE, n. [water and line.] A horizontal line supposed to be drawn about a ships bottom at the surface of the water. This is higher or lower, according to the depth of water necessary to float her.
61539	water-logged	...
61540	water-mark	[.] WATER-MARK, n. [water and mark.] The mark or limit of the rise of a flood.
61541	water-melon	[.] WATER-MELON, n. [water and melon.] A plant and its fruit, of the genus Cucurbita. This plant requires a warm climate to bring it to perfection. It also requires a dry, sandy, warm soil, and will not grow well in any other. The fruit abounds with a sweetish liquor resembling ...
61542	water-mill	[.] WATER-MILL, n. [water and mill.] A mill whose machinery is moved by water, and thus distinguished from a wind-mill.
61543	water-mint	[.] WATER-MINT. [See Water-calamint.]
61544	water-newt	[.] WATER-NEWT, n. [water and newt.] An animal of the lizared tribe, [Lacerta aquatica.]
61545	water-ordeal	[.] WATER-ORDEAL, n. [water and ordeal.] A judicial trial of persons accused of crimes, by means of water; formerly in use among illiterate and superstitious nations.
61546	water-ouzel	[.] WATER-OUZEL, n. [water and ouzel.] A fowl of the genus Sturnus. [.] [.] The water ouzel is the Turdus cinctus of Latham.
61547	water-parsnep	[.] WATER-PARSNEP, n. [water and parsnep.[ A plant of the genus Sium.
61548	water-poa	[.] WATER-POA, n. A species of grass, the Poa aquatica.
61549	water-poise	[.] WATER-POISE, n. s as z. [water and poise.] An instrument for examining the purity of water.
61550	water-pot	[.] WATER-POT, n. [water and pot.] A vessel for holding or conveying water, or for sprinkling water on cloth in beaching, or on plants, &c.
61551	water-proof	[.] WATER-PROOF, a. [water and proof.] Impervious to water; so firm and compact as not to admit water; as water-proof cloth, lether or felt.
61552	water-radish	[.] WATER-RADISH, n. [water and radish.] A species of water-cresses. Water-cress, a species of Sisymbrium.
61553	water-rail	[.] WATER-RAIL, n. [water and rail.] A fowl of the genus Rallus.
61554	water-rat	[.] WATER-RAT, n. [water and rat.] An animal of the genus Mus, which lives in the banks of streams or lakes.
61555	water-rocket	[.] WATER-ROCKET, n. [water and rocket.] [.] 1. A species of water-cresses. [.] 2. A kind of fire-work to be discharged in the water.
61556	water-rot	[.] WATER-ROT, v.t. [water and rot.] To rot by steeping in water; as, to water-rot hemp or flax.
61557	water-rotted	[.] WATER-ROTTED, pp. Rotted by being steeped in water.
61558	water-rotting	[.] WATER-ROTTING, ppr. Rotting in water.
61559	water-sail	[.] WATER-SAIL, n. [water and sail.] A small sail used under a studding sail or driver boom.
61560	water-sapphire	[.] WATER-SAPPHIRE, n. [water and sapphire.] A kind of blue precious stone.
61561	water-shoot	[.] WATER-SHOOT, n. [water and shoot.[ A sprig or shoot from the root or stock of a tree. [Local.]
61562	water-snake	[.] WATER-SNAKE, n. [water and snake.] A snake that frequents the water.
61563	water-soak	[.] WATER-SOAK, v.t. [water and soak.] To soak or fill the interstices with water.
61564	water-soaked	[.] WATER-SOAKED, pp. Soaked or having its interstices filled with water; as water-soaked wood; a water soaked hat.
61565	water-soldier	[.] WATER-SOLDIER, n. A plant of the genus Stratiotes.
61566	water-spaniel	[.] WATER-SPANIEL, n. [water and spaniel.] A dog so called.
61567	water-spout	[.] WATER-SPOUT, n. [water and spout.] At sea, a vertical column of water, raised from the surface of the sea and driven furiously by the wind.
61568	water-table	[.] WATER-TABLE, n. [water and table.] In architecture, a ledge in the wall of a building, about eighteen or twenty inches from the ground.
61569	water-tath	[.] WATER-TATH, n. In England, a species of coarse grass growing in wet grounds, and supposed to be injurious to sheep.
61570	water-thermometer	[.] WATER-THERMOMETER, n. An instrument for ascertaining the precise degree of cold at which water ceases to be condensed.
61571	water-tight	[.] WATER-TIGHT, a. [water and tight.] So tight as not to admit water.
61572	water-trefoil	[.] WATER-TREFOIL, n. A plant.
61573	water-violet	[.] WATER-VIOLET, n. [water and violet.] A plant of the genus Hottonia.
61574	water-way	[.] WATER-WAY, n. [water and way.] In a ships deck, a piece of timber, forming a channel for conducting water to the scuppers.
61575	water-wheel	[.] WATER-WHEEL, n. [water and wheel.] [.] [.] 1. A wheel moved by water. [.] 2. An engine for raising water from a deep well.
61576	water-willow	[.] WATER-WILLOW, n. [water and willow.] A plant. [L.]
61577	water-with	[.] WATER-WITH, n. [water and with.] A plant.
61578	water-work	[.] WATER-WORK, n. [water and work.] Water-works are hydraulic machines or engines, particularly such as form artificial fountains, spouts and the like.
61579	water-wort	[.] WATER-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Elatine.
61580	waterage	[.] WATERAGE, n. Money paid for transportation by water.
61581	watered	[.] WATERED, pp. Overspread or sprinkled with water; made wet; supplied with water; made lustrous by being wet and calendered.
61582	waterer	[.] WATERER, n. One who waters.
61583	waterfall	[.] WATERFALL, n. [water and fall.] A fall or perpendicular descent of the water of a river or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a cataract. But the word is generally used of the fall of a small river or rivulet. It is particularly used to express a ...
61584	wateriness	[.] WATERINESS, n. [from watery.] Moisture; humidity; a state of abounding with water.
61585	watering	[.] WATERING, ppr. Overflowing; sprinkling or wetting with water; supplying with water; giving water for drink; giving a way appearance to. [.] WATERING, n. [.] 1. The act of overflowing or sprinkling with water; the act of supplying with water for drink or other ...
61586	watering-place	[.] WATERING-PLACE, n. A place to which people resort for mineral water, or for the use of water in some way or other.
61587	watering-trough	[.] WATERING-TROUGH, n. A trough in which cattle and horses drink.
61588	waterish	[.] WATERISH, a. [.] 1. Resembling water; thin, as a liquor. [.] 2. Moist; somewhat watery; as waterish land.
61589	waterishness	[.] WATERISHNESS, n. Thinness, as of a liquor; resemblance to water. [.] [.] Waterishness, which is like the serosity of our blood.
61590	waterless	[.] WATERLESS, a. Destitute of water.
61591	waterman	[.] WATERMAN, n. [water and man.] A boatman; a ferryman; a man who manages water-craft.
61592	watery	[.] WATERY, a. [.] 1. Resembling water; thin or transparent, as a liquid; as watery humors. [.] [.] The oily and watery parts of the aliment. [.] 2. Tasteless; insipid; vapid; spiritless; as watery turneps. [.] 3. Wet; abounding with water; as watery land; watery ...
61593	wattle	[.] WATTLE, n. [L., a shoot.] [.] 1. Properly, a twig or flexible rod; and hence, a hurdle. [.] 2. The fleshy excrescence that grows under the throat of a cock or turkey, or a like substance on a fish. [.] 3. A rod laid on a roof to support the thatch. [.] WATTLE, ...
61594	wattled	[.] WATTLED, pp. Bound or interwoven with twigs.
61595	wattling	[.] WATTLING, ppr. Interweaving with twigs.
61596	waul	[.] WAUL, v.i. To cry, as a cat.
61597	wauling	[.] WAULING, ppr. Crying, as a cat.
61598	wave	[.] WAVE, n. [G.] [.] 1. A moving swell or volume of water; usually, a swell raised and driven by wind. A pebble thrown into still water produces waves, which form concentric circles, receding from the point where the pebble fell. But waves are generally raised and driven ...
61599	wave-loaf	[.] WAVE-LOAF, n. [wave and loaf.] A loaf for a wave-offering.
61600	wave-offering	[.] WAVE-OFFERING, n. An offering made with waving towards the four cardinal points. Numbers 18.
61601	wave-subjected	[.] WAVE-SUBJECTED, a. Subject to be overflowed.
61602	wave-worn	[.] WAVE-WORN, a. [wave and worn.] Worn by the waves. [.] [.] The shore that oer his wave-worn basis bowd.
61603	waved	[.] WAVED, pp. [.] 1. Moved one way and the other; brandished. [.] 2. Put off; omitted. [.] 3. a. In heraldry, indented. [.] 4. Variegated in luster; as waved silk. [.] 5. In botany, undate; rising and falling in waves on the margin, as a leaf.
61604	waveless	[.] WAVELESS, a. Free from waves; undisturbed; unagitated; as the waveless sea.
61605	wavellite	[.] WAVELLITE, n. A mineral, a phosphate or sub-phosphate of alumin; commonly found in crystals, which usually adhere and radiate, forming hemispherical or globular concretions, from a very small size to an inch in diameter. The form of the crystal is usually that of a ...
61606	waver	[.] WAVER, v.i. [.] 1. To play or move to and fro; to move one way and the other. [.] 2. To fluctuate; to be unsettled in opinion; to vacillate; to be undetermined; as, to waver in opinion; to waver in faith. [.] [.] Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without ...
61607	waverer	[.] WAVERER, n. One who wavers; one who is unsettled in doctrine, faith or opinion.
61608	wavering	[.] WAVERING, ppr. or a. Fluctuating; being in doubt; undetermined.
61609	waveringness	[.] WAVERINGNESS, n. State or quality of being wavering.
61610	waving	[.] WAVING, ppr. Moving as a wave; playing to and fro; brandishing.
61611	wavy	[.] WAVY, a. [from wave.[ [.] 1. Rising or swelling in waves; full of waves; as the wavy sea. [.] 2. Playing to and fro; undulating. [.] [.] Let her glad valleys smile with wavy corn. [.] 3. Undulating on the border or on the surface; a botanical use. [.] Wawes ...
61612	wax	[.] WAX, n. [G., L.] [.] 1. A thick, viscid, tenacious substance, collected by bees, or excreted from their bodies, and employed in the construction of their cells; usually called bees wax. Its native color is yellow, but it is bleached for candles, &c. [.] 2. A thick ...
61613	wax-bill	[.] WAX-BILL, n. A bird, a species of Loxia.
61614	wax-candle	[.] WAX-CANDLE, n. [wax and candle.] A candle made of wax.
61615	wax-chandler	[.] WAX-CHANDLER, n. [wax and chandler.] A maker of wax candles.
61616	wax-myrtle	[.] WAX-MYRTLE, n. The bayberry, or Myrica cerifera, a shrub of North America, the berries of which are covered with a greenish wax, called myrtle wax, or bayberry tallow.
61617	wax-palm	[.] WAX-PALM, n. A species of palm, the Ceroxylon andicola, a native of the Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion, consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax.
61618	wax-work	[.] WAX-WORK, n. Figures formed of wax, in imitation of real beings.
61619	waxed	[.] WAXED, pp. Smeared or rubbed with wax.
61620	waxen	[.] WAXEN, a. Made of wax; as waxen cells.
61621	waxing	[.] WAXING, ppr. Growing; increasing; becoming; smearing with wax. [.] WAXING, n. In chemistry, the preparation of any matter to render it fit for melting; also, the process of stopping out colors in calico-printing.
61622	waxy	[.] WAXY, a. Soft like wax; resembling wax; viscid; adhesive.
61623	way	[.] WAY, n. [G., L.] [.] 1. Literally, a passing; hence, a passage; the place of passing; hence, a road of any kind; a highway; a private road; a lane; a street; any place for the passing of men; cattle or other animals; a word of very comprehensive signification. [.] 2. ...
61624	way-bread	[.] WAY-BREAD, n. A name given to the herb plantain(plantago.) [Local.]
61625	way-leave	[.] WAY-LEAVE, n. A provincial term for the ground purchased for a wagon-way between coal-pits and a river. [Local.]
61626	way-maker	[.] WAY-MAKER, n. One who makes a way; a precursor.
61627	way-mark	[.] WAY-MARK, n. [way and mark.] A mark to guide in traveling. Jeremiah 31.
61628	way-pane	[.] WAY-PANE, n. A slip left for cartage in watered land. [Local.]
61629	way-thistle	[.] WAY-THISTLE, n. A troublesome plant or perennial weed.
61630	way-warden	[.] WAY-WARDEN, n. In local usage, the surveyor of a road.
61631	way-wiser	[.] WAY-WISER, n. An instrument for measuring the distance which one has traveled on the road; called also perambulator, and podometer, or pedometer.
61632	wayfarer	[.] WAYFARER, n. A traveler; a passenger.
61633	wayfaring	[.] WAYFARING, a. [supra.] Traveling; passing; being on a journey. Judges 19.
61634	wayfaring-tree	[.] WAYFARING-TREE, n. A shrub, a species of Viburnum.
61635	waylaid	[.] WAYLAID, pp. Watched int he way. [See Waylay.]
61636	waylay	[.] WAYLAY, v.t. [way and lay.] To watch insidiously in the way, with a view to seize, rob or slay; to beset in ambush; as, to waylay a traveler. [In this word there is little difference of accent.]
61637	waylayer	[.] WAYLAYER, n. One who waits for another in ambush, with a view to seize, rob or slay him.
61638	wayless	[.] WAYLESS, a. Having no road or path; pathless; trackless.
61639	wayment	[.] WAYMENT, v.i. To lament. [Not in use.]
61640	wayward	[.] WAYWARD, a. [way and ward.] Froward; peevish; perverse; liking his own way. [.] [.] Wayward beauty doth not fancy move.
61641	waywardly	[.] WAYWARDLY, adv. Frowardly; perversely.
61642	waywardness	[.] WAYWARDNESS, n. Forwardness; perverseness.
61643	waywode	[.] WAYWODE, WAIWODE, n. [.] 1. In the Ottoman empire, the governor of a small town or province, which not forming a pashawlic, is the appendage of some great officer; also, a mussulman charged with the collection of taxes, or with the police of a place. [.] 2. In ...
61644	waywodeship	[.] WAYWODESHIP, n. The province or jurisdiction of a waywode.
61645	we	[.] WE, pron. plu. of I; or rather a different word, denoting the person speaking and another or others with him. I and John, the speaker calls we, or I and John and Thomas; or I and many others. In the objective case, us. We is used to express men in general, including ...
61646	weak	[.] WEAK, a. [G. The primary sense of the root is to yield, fail, give way, recede, or to be soft.] [.] 1. Having little physical strength; feeble. Children are born weak; men are rendered weak by disease. [.] 2. Infirm; not healthy; as a weak constitution. [.] 3. ...
61647	weak-hearted	[.] WEAK-HEARTED, a. Having little courage; dispirited.
61648	weaken	[.] WEAKEN, v.t. [.] 1. To lessen the strength of, or to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; as, to weaken the body; to weaken the mind; to weaken the hands of the magistrate; to weaken the force of an objection or an argument. [.] 2. To reduce in strength ...
61649	weakened	[.] WEAKENED, pp. Debilitated; enfeebled; reduced in strength.
61650	weakener	[.] WEAKENER, n. He or that which weakens.
61651	weakening	[.] WEAKENING, ppr. Debilitating; enfeebling; reducing the strength or vigor of any thing.
61652	weakling	[.] WEAKLING, n. A feeble creature.
61653	weakly	[.] WEAKLY, adv. [.] 1. Feebly; with little physical strength; faintly; not forcible; as a fortress weakly defended. [.] 2. With want of efficacy. [.] [.] Was plighted faith so weakly seald above? [.] 3. With feebleness of mind or intellect; indiscretely; injuriously. [.] [.] Beneath ...
61654	weakness	[.] WEAKNESS, n. [.] 1. Want of physical strength; want of force or vigor; feebleness; as the weakness of a child; the weakness of an invalid; the weakness of a wall or bridge, or of thread or cordage. [.] 2. Want of sprightliness. [.] [.] Soft, without weakness; ...
61655	weakside	[.] WEAKSIDE, n. [weak and side.] Foible; deficience; failing; infirmity.
61656	weal	[.] WEAL, n. [G., L., to be strong, to avail, to prevail. The primary sense of weal is strength, soundness, from the sense of straining, stretching or advancing.] [.] 1. A sound state of a person or thing; a state which is prosperous, or at least not unfortunate, not ...
61657	wealsman	[.] WEALSMAN, n. [weal and man.] A name given sneeringly to a politician.
61658	wealth	[.] WEALTH, n. [.] 1. Prosperity; external happiness. [.] 2. Riches; large possessions of money, goods or land; that abundance of worldly estate which exceeds the estate of the greater part of the community; affluence; opulence. [.] [.] Each day new wealth without ...
61659	wealthily	[.] WEALTHILY, adv. Richly.
61660	wealthiness	[.] WEALTHINESS, n. State of being wealthy; richness.
61661	wealthy	[.] WEALTHY, a. Rich; having large possessions in lands, goods, money or securities, or larger than the generality of men; opulent; affluent. As wealth is a comparative thing, a man may be wealthy in one place, and not so in another. A man may be deemed wealthy in a village, ...
61662	wean	[.] WEAN, v.t. [G. See Wont.] [.] 1. To accustom and reconcile, as a child or other young animal, to a want or deprivation of the breast. [.] [.] And the child grew, and was weaned. Genesis 21. [.] 2. To detach or alienate, as the affections, from any object of desire; ...
61663	weaned	[.] WEANED, pp. Accustomed or reconciled to the want of the breast or other object of desire.
61664	weanel	[.] WEANEL, WEANLING, n. A child or other animal newly weaned.
61665	weaning	[.] WEANING, ppr. Accustoming or reconciling, as a young child or other animal, to a want of the breast; reconciling to the want of any object of desire.
61666	weanling	[.] WEANEL, WEANLING, n. A child or other animal newly weaned.
61667	weapon	[.] WEAPON, n. [G., L.] [.] 1. Any instrument of offense; any thing used or designed to be used in destroying or annoying an enemy. The weapons of rude nations are clubs, stones and bows and arrows. Modern weapons of war are swords, muskets, pistols, cannon and the like. [.] 2. ...
61668	weapon-salve	[.] WEAPON-SALVE, n. [weapon and salve.] A salve which was supposed to cure the wound, by being applied to the weapon that made it.
61669	weaponed	[.] WEAPONED, a. Wepnd. Armed; furnished with weapons or arms; equipped.
61670	weaponless	[.] WEAPONLESS, a. Unarmed; having no weapon.
61671	wear	[.] WEAR, v.t. pret. wore; pp. worn. [.] 1. To waste or impair by rubbing or attrition; to lessen or diminish by time, use or instruments. A current of water often wears a channel in limestone. [.] 2. To carry appendant to the body, as clothes or weapons; as, to wear ...
61672	wearable	[.] WEARABLE, a. That can be worn.
61673	weard	[.] WEARD, Sax. A warden, in names, denotes watchfulness or care, but it must not be confounded with ward, in toward.
61674	wearer	[.] WEARER, n. [from wear.] [.] 1. One who wears or carries as appendant to the body; as the wearer of a cloke, a sword or a crown. [.] 2. That which wastes or diminishes.
61675	weariness	[.] WEARINESS, n. [from weary.] [.] 1. The state of being weary or tired; that lassitude or exhaustion of strength which is induced by labor; fatigue. [.] [.] With weariness and wine oppresd. [.] 2. Lassitude; uneasiness proceeding from continued waiting, disappointed ...
61676	wearing	[.] WEARING, ppr. [.] 1. Bearing on or appendant to the person; diminishing by friction; consuming. [.] 2. a. Denoting what is worn; as wearing apparel. [.] WEARING, n. Clothes; garments.
61677	wearish	[.] WEARISH, a. [.] 1. Boggy; watery. [Not in use.] [.] 2. Weak; washy. [Not in use.]
61678	wearisome	[.] WEARISOME, a. [from weary.] Causing weariness; tiresome; tedious; fatiguing; as a wearisome march; a wearisome days work. [.] [.] Wearisome nights are appointed unto me. Job 7.
61679	wearisomely	[.] WEARISOMELY, adv. Tediously; so as to cause weariness.
61680	wearisomeness	[.] WEARISOMENESS, n. The quality of exhausting strength or patience; tiresomeness; tediousness; as the wearisomeness of toil, or of waiting long in anxious expectation.
61681	weary	[.] WEARY, a. [.] 1. Having the strength much exhausted by toil or violent exertion; tired; fatigued. [It should be observed however that this word expresses less than tired, particularly when applied to a beast; as a tired horse. It is followed by of, before the cause ...
61682	weasand	[.] WEASAND, WESAND, n. s as z. The windpipe or trachea; the canal through which air passes to and from the lungs.
61683	weasel	[.] WEASEL, WEESEL, n. s as z. A small animal of the genus Mustela, which lives under the roots of trees, or in other holes, and feeds on small birds, but particularly on mice. A weasel that frequents barns and corn-houses, frees them from rats and mice, and is sometimes ...
61684	weasel-coot	[.] WEASEL-COOT, n. The red headed smew or Mergus minutus.
61685	weather	[.] WEATHER, n. Wether. [G., The primary sense of this word is air, wind or atmosphere; probably the Gr., whence ether.] Properly, the air; hence, [.] 1. The state of the air or atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or ...
61686	weather-beaten	[.] WEATHER-BEATEN, a. [weather and beaten.] Beaten or harassed by the weather.
61687	weather-bit	[.] WEATHER-BIT, n. A turn of the cable about the end of the windlass, without the knight-heads.
61688	weather-board	[.] WEATHER-BOARD, n. That side of a ship which is towards the wind; the windward side. So in other words, weather signifies towards the wind or windward; as, in weather-bow, weather-braces, weather-gage, weather-lifts, weather-quarter, weather-shrouds, weather-side, weather-shore, ...
61689	weather-boarding	[.] WEATHER-BOARDING, n. The act of nailing up boards against a wall; or the boards themselves.
61690	weather-boards	[.] WEATHER-BOARDS, n. Pieces of plank placed in the ports of a ship, when laid up in ordinary.
61691	weather-cloths	[.] WEATHER-CLOTHS, n. Long pieces of canvas or tarpaulin used to preserve the hammocks from injury by the weather when stowed, or to defend persons from the wind and spray.
61692	weather-cock	[.] WEATHER-COCK, n. [weather and cock.] [.] 1. Something in the shape of a cock placed on the stop of a spire, which by turning, shows the direction of the wind; a vane, or weather-vane. [.] 2. Any thing or person that turns easily and frequently; a fickle, inconstant ...
61693	weather-driven	[.] WEATHER-DRIVEN, a. [weather and driven.] Driven by winds or storms; forced by stress of weather.
61694	weather-fend	[.] WEATHER-FEND, v.t. [weather and fend.] To shelter.
61695	weather-gage	[.] WEATHER-GAGE, n. [weather and gage.] Something that shows the weather. A ship is said to have the weather-gage of another, when she is at the windward of her.
61696	weather-glass	[.] WEATHER-GLASS, n. [weather and glass.] An instrument to indicate the state of the atmosphere. This word includes the barometer, thermometer, hygrometer, manometer, and anemometer.
61697	weather-helm	[.] WEATHER-HELM, n. [weather and helm.] A ship is said to carry a weather-helm, when she is inclined to come too near the wind.
61698	weather-proof	[.] WEATHER-PROOF, a. [weather and proof.] Proof against rough weather.
61699	weather-roll	[.] WEATHER-ROLL, n. [weather and roll.] The roll of a ship to the windward; opposed to lee-lurch.
61700	weather-spy	[.] WEATHER-SPY, n. [weather and spy.] A star-gazer; one that foretells the weather. [Little used.]
61701	weather-tide	[.] WEATHER-TIDE, n. [weather and tide.] The tide which sets against the lee side of a ship, impelling her to the windward.
61702	weather-wise	[.] WEATHER-WISE, a. [weather and wise.] Skillful in foreseeing the changes or state of the weather.
61703	weather-wiser	[.] WEATHER-WISER, n. Something that foreshows the weather. [Not used.]
61704	weathered	[.] WEATHERED, pp. Passed to the windward; passed with difficulty.
61705	weathering	[.] WEATHERING, ppr. Passing or sailing to the windward; passing with difficulty.
61706	weathermost	[.] WEATHERMOST, a. [weather and most.] Being farthest to the windward.
61707	weave	[.] WEAVE, v.t. pret. wove; pp. woven, wove. The regular form, weaved, is rarely or never used. [G., Gr.] [.] 1. To unite threads of any kind in such a manner as to form cloth. This is done by crossing the threads by means of a shuttle. The modes of weaving, and the kinds ...
61708	weaver	[.] WEAVER, n. [.] 1. One who weaves; one whose occupation is to weave. [.] 2. The common name of the genus Ploceus, of several species, natives of Africa and the East Indies; so called because they construct curious and often pensile nests, by interweaving twigs and ...
61709	weaver-fish	[.] WEAVER-FISH, n. A kind of fish, [L.] [See Weever.]
61710	weaving	[.] WEAVING, ppr. Forming cloth by intertexture of threads. [.] WEAVING, n. [.] 1. The act or art of forming cloth in a loom, by the union or intertexture of threads. [.] 2. The task or work to be done in making cloth.
61711	web	[.] WEB, n. [See Weave.] [.] 1. Texture of threads; plexus; any thing woven. Penelope devised a web to deceive her wooers. [.] 2. Locally, a piece of linen cloth. [.] 3. A dusky film that forms over the eye and hinders the sight; suffusion. [.] 4. Some part of a ...
61712	web-footed	[.] WEB-FOOTED, a. [web and foot.] Having webbed feet; palmiped. A goose, or duck, is a web-footed fowl.
61713	webbed	[.] WEBBED, a. [from web.] Having the toes united by a membrane, or web; as the webbed feet of aquatic fowls.
61714	wed	[.] WED, v.t. [L., to give bail; a league; probably both are of one family.] [.] 1. To marry; to take for a husband or for wife. [.] [.] --Since the day I saw thee first, and wedded thee. [.] 2. To join in marriage. [.] [.] And Adam, wedded to another Eve, shall ...
61715	wedded	[.] WEDDED, pp. Married; closely attached.
61716	wedding	[.] WEDDING, ppr. Marrying; uniting with in matrimony. [.] WEDDING, n. Marriage; nuptials; nuptial ceremony; nuptial festivities. [.] [.] Let her beauty be her wedding dower.
61717	wedding-clothes	[.] WEDDING-CLOTHES, n. [wedding and clothes.] Garments for a bride or a bridegroom, to be worn at marriage.
61718	wedding-day	[.] WEDDING-DAY, n. [wedding and day.] The day of marriage.
61719	wedding-feast	[.] WEDDING-FEAST, n. [wedding and feast.] A feast or entertainment prepared for the guests at a wedding.
61720	wedge	[.] WEDGE, n. [This word signifies a mass, a lump.] [.] 1. A mass of metal; as a wedge of gold or silver. Joshua 7. [.] 2. A piece of metal, particularly iron, thick at one end and sloping to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks, &c. This is one of ...
61721	wedge-shaped	[.] WEDGE-SHAPED, a. [wedge and shape.] Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform. A wedge-shaped leaf is broad and abrupt at the summit, and tapering down to the base.
61722	wedged	[.] WEDGED, pp. Split with a wedge; fastened with a wedge; closely compressed.
61723	wedging	[.] WEDGING, ppr. Cleaving with a wedge; fastening with wedges; compressing closely.
61724	wedlock	[.] WEDLOCK, n. Marriage; matrimony. [.] WEDLOCK, v.t. To marry. [Little used.]
61725	wedlocked	[.] WEDLOCKED, pp. United in marriage. [Little used.]
61726	wednesday	[.] WEDNESDAY, n. Wenzday. The fourth day of the week; the next day after Tuesday.
61727	wee	[.] WEE, a. [G.] Small; little. [Not in use.]
61728	weechelm	[.] WEECHELM, WITCH-ELM, n. A species of elm.
61729	weed	[.] WEED, n. [.] 1. The general name of any plant that is useless or noxious. The word therefore has no definite application to any particular plant or species of plants; but whatever plants grow among corn, grass, or in hedges, and which are either of no use to man ...
61730	weed-hook	[.] WEED-HOOK, WEEDING-HOOK, n. [weed and hook.] A hook used for cutting away or extirpating weeds.
61731	weeded	[.] WEEDED, pp. Freed from weeds or whatever is noxious.
61732	weeder	[.] WEEDER, n. One that weeds or frees from any thing noxious.
61733	weeding	[.] WEEDING, ppr. Freeing from weeds or whatever is noxious to growth. [.] WEEDING, n. The operation of freeing from noxious weeds, as a crop.
61734	weeding-chisel	[.] WEEDING-CHISEL, n. S as z. A tool with a divided chisel point, for cutting the roots of large weeds within the ground.
61735	weeding-forceps	[.] WEEDING-FORCEPS, WEEDING-TONGS, n. An instrument for taking up some sorts of plants in weeding.
61736	weeding-fork	[.] WEEDING-FORK, n. A strong three-pronged fork, used in cleaning ground of weeds.
61737	weeding-hook	[.] WEED-HOOK, WEEDING-HOOK, n. [weed and hook.] A hook used for cutting away or extirpating weeds.
61738	weeding-rhim	[.] WEEDING-RHIM, n. An implement somewhat like the frame of a wheel-barrow, used for tearing up weeds on summer fallows, &c.; used in Kent, England.
61739	weeding-tongs	[.] WEEDING-FORCEPS, WEEDING-TONGS, n. An instrument for taking up some sorts of plants in weeding.
61740	weedless	[.] WEEDLESS, a. Free from weeds or noxious matter.
61741	weedy	[.] WEEDY, a. [.] 1. Consisting of weeds; as weedy trophies. [.] 2. Abounding with weeds; as weedy grounds; a weedy garden; weedy corn.
61742	week	[.] WEEK, n. [G.] [.] 1. The space of seven days. [.] [.] I fast twice in the week. Luke 18. [.] 2. In Scripture, a prophetic week, is a week of years, or seven years. Daniel 9.
61743	week-day	[.] WEEK-DAY, n. [weed and day.] Any day of the week except the Sabbath.
61744	weekly	[.] WEEKLY, a. Coming, happening or done once a week; hebdomadary; as a weekly payment of bills; a weekly gazette; a weekly allowance. [.] WEEKLY, adv. Once a week; by hebdomadal periods; as, each performs service weekly.
61745	weel	[.] WEEL, n. [See Well.] A whirlpool. [Not in use.]
61746	weely	[.] WEEL, WEELY, n. A kind of twiggin trap or snare for fish.
61747	ween	[.] WEEN, v.i. [G., to imagine. The sense is to set, fix or hold in the mind.] To think; to imagine; to fancy. [Obsolete, except in burlesque.]
61748	weening	[.] WEENING, ppr. Thinking; imagining.
61749	weep	[.] WEEP, v.i. pret. and pp. wept. Weeped, I believe is never used. [See Whoop. The primary sense is to cry out.] [.] 1. To express sorrow, grief or anguish by outcry. This is the original sense. But in present usage, to manifest and express grief by outcry or by shedding ...
61750	weeper	[.] WEEPER, n. [.] 1. One who weeps; one who sheds tears. [.] 2. A white border on the sleeve of a mourning coat. [.] 3. A species of monkey, the Simia Capucina.
61751	weeping	[.] WEEPING, ppr. Lamenting; shedding tears. [.] WEEPING, n. Lamentation.
61752	weeping-rock	[.] WEEPING-ROCK, n. [weep and rock.] A porous rock from which water gradually issues.
61753	weeping-spring	[.] WEEPING-SPRING, n. A spring that slowly discharges water.
61754	weeping-willow	[.] WEEPING-WILLOW, n. A species of willow, whose branches grow very long and slender, and hang down nearly in a perpendicular direction.
61755	weerish	[.] WEERISH, a. Insipid; weak; washy; surly. [Not in use.]
61756	weesel	[.] WEESEL, the more proper spelling of weasel.
61757	weet	[.] WEET, v.t. pret. wot. [L., Gr.] To know.
61758	weetless	[.] WEETLESS, a. Unknowing.
61759	weever	[.] WEEVER, n. A fish, called also sea-dragon. [L.] A fish of the genus Trachinus, the spines of whose dorsal fins are supposed to be poisonous.
61760	weevil	[.] WEEVIL, n. [G.] A small insect that does great damage to wheat or other corn, by eating into the grains and devouring the farinaceous part. This insect is of the beetle kind, somewhat large than a louse.
61761	weft	[.] WEFT, old pret. of wave. [.] WEFT, n. [from weave.] [.] 1. To woof of cloth; the threads that cross the warp. [.] 2. A web; a thing woven. [.] WEFT, n. A thing waved, waived, or cast away. [Not used.] [See Waif.]
61762	weftage	[.] WEFTAGE, n. Texture. [Not used.]
61763	weigh	[.] WEIGH, v.t. wa. [L., G. See Wag.] [.] 1. To examine by the balance; to ascertain the weight, that is, the force with which a thing tends to the center of gravity; as, to weigh sugar; to weigh gold. [.] 2. To be equivalent to in weight; that is, according to the ...
61764	weighable	[.] WEIGHABLE, a. That may be weighed.
61765	weighed	[.] WEIGHED, pp. [.] 1. Examined by the scales; having the weight ascertained. [.] 2. Considered. [.] 3. a. Experienced; as a young man not weighed in state affair. [Not in use.]
61766	weigher	[.] WEIGHER, n. [.] 1. One who weighs. [.] 2. An officer whose duty is to weigh commodities.
61767	weighing	[.] WEIGHING, ppr. Examining by scales; considering. [.] WEIGHING, n. [.] 1. The act of ascertaining weight. [.] 2. As much as is weighed at once; as a weighing of beef.
61768	weighing-cage	[.] WEIGHING-CAGE, n. A cage in which small living animals may be conveniently weighed.
61769	weighing-house	[.] WEIGHING-HOUSE, n. A building furnished with a dock and other conveniences fro weighing commodities and ascertaining the tunnage of boats to be used on a canal.
61770	weighing-machine	[.] WEIGHING-MACHINE, n. [.] 1. A machine for weighing heavy bodies, and particularly wheel carriages, at turnpike gates. [.] 2. A machine for weighing cattle.
61771	weight	[.] WEIGHT, n. Wate. [See Weigh.] [.] 1. The quantity of a body, ascertained by the balance; in a philosophical sense, that quality of bodies by which they tend towards the center of the earth in a line perpendicular to its surface. In short, weight is gravity, and the ...
61772	weightily	[.] WEIGHTILY, adv. [.] 1. Heavily; ponderously. [.] 2. With force or impressiveness; with moral power.
61773	weightiness	[.] WEIGHTINESS, n. [.] 1. Ponderousness; gravity; heaviness. [.] [.] 2. Solidity; force; impressiveness; power of convincing; as the weightiness of an argument. [.] 3. Importance.
61774	weightless	[.] WEIGHTLESS, a. Having no weight; light.
61775	weighty	[.] WEIGHTY, a. [.] 1. Having great weight; heavy; ponderous; as a weighty body. [.] 2. Important; forcible; momentous; adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; as weighty reasons; weighty matters; weighty considerations or arguments. [.] 3. Rigorous; ...
61776	weird	[.] WEIRD, a. Skilled in witchcraft. [Not in use.]
61777	weive	[.] WEIVE, for waive. [Not in use.]
61778	welaway	[.] WELAWAY, an exclamation expressive of grief or sorrow, equivalent to alas. It is a compound of Sax. Wa, wo and la, oh. The original is wa-la, which is doubtless the origin of our common exclamation, O la, and to this, wa, wo, is added. The true orthography would be ...
61779	welcome	[.] WELCOME, a. [.] 1. Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment and company; as a welcome guest. [.] 2. Grateful; pleasing; as a welcome present; welcome news. [.] 3. Free to have or enjoy gratuitously. You are welcome to the use of ...
61780	welcomed	[.] WELCOMED, pp. Received with gladness and kindness.
61781	welcomely	[.] WELCOMELY, adv. In a welcome manner.
61782	welcomeness	[.] WELCOMENESS, n. Gratefulness; agreeableness; kind reception.
61783	welcomer	[.] WELCOMER, n. One who salutes or receives kindly a new comer.
61784	welcoming	[.] WELCOMING, ppr. Saluting or receiving with kindness a new comer or guest.
61785	weld	[.] WELD, WOLD, n. A plant of the genus Reseda, used by dyers to give a yellow color, and sometimes called dyers weed. It is much cultivated in Kent for the London dyers.
61786	welded	[.] WELDED, pp. Forged or beat into union in an intense heat.
61787	welder	[.] WELDER, n. [.] 1. One who welds iron. [.] 2. A manager; an actual occupant. [Not in use.]
61788	welding	[.] WELDING, ppr. Uniting in an intense heat.
61789	welding-heat	[.] WELDING-HEAT, n. The heat necessary for welding iron bars, which is said to be 60 degrees by Wedgwoods pyrometer, and 8877 degrees by Fahrenheit.
61790	welfare	[.] WELFARE, n. [well and fare, a good faring; G.] [.] 1. Exemption from misfortune, sickness, calamity or evil; the enjoyment of health and the common blessings of life; prosperity; happiness; applied to persons. [.] 2. Exemption from any unusual evil or calamity; ...
61791	welk	[.] WELK, v.i. [G., to wither, to fade, to decay; primarily to shrink or contract, as things in drying, whence the Saxon weole, a whilk or whelk, a shell; from its wrinkles.] To decline; to fade; to decay; to fall. [.] [.] When ruddy Phoebus gins to welk in west. [.] WELK, ...
61792	welked	[.] WELKED, pp. or a. Contracted into wrinkles or ridges. [.] [.] --Horns welkd and wavd like the enridged sea.
61793	welkin	[.] WELKIN, n. [G., a cloud.] The visible regions of the air; the vault of heaven. [This is obsolete, unless in poetry.] [.] Welkin eye, in Shakespeare, is interpreted by Johnson, a blue eye, from welkin, the sky; by Todd, a rolling eye, from Sax. Wealcan, to roll; and ...
61794	welking	[.] WELKING, ppr. Fading; declining; contracting.
61795	well	[.] WELL, n. [G., a spring; to spring, to issue forth, to gush, to well, to swell. G., a wave. On this word I suppose swell to be formed.] [.] 1. A spring; a fountain; the issuing of water from the earth. [.] [.] Begin then, sisters of the sacred well. [In this sense ...
61796	well-beloved	[.] WELL-BELOVED, a. Greatly beloved. Mark 12.
61797	well-born	[.] WELL-BORN, a. [well and born.] Born of a noble or respectable family; not of mean birth.
61798	well-bred	[.] WELL-BRED, a. [well and bred.] Educated to polished manners; polite.
61799	well-done	[.] WELL-DONE, exclam. [well and done.] A word of praise; bravely; nobly; in a right manner.
61800	well-drain	...
61801	well-favored	[.] WELL-FAVORED, a. Handsome; well formed; beautiful; pleasing to the eye. Genesis 29.
61802	well-grounded	[.] WELL-GROUNDED, a. [well and ground.] Well founded; having a solid foundation.
61803	well-head	[.] WELL-HEAD, n. [well and head.] A source, spring or fountain.
61804	well-hole	[.] WELL-HOLE, WELL, n. In architecture, the hole or space left in a floor for the stairs.
61805	well-intentioned	[.] WELL-INTENTIONED, a. Having upright intentions or purpose.
61806	well-mannered	[.] WELL-MANNERED, a. [well and manner.] Polite; well-bred; complaisant.
61807	well-meaner	[.] WELL-MEANER, n. [well and mean.] One whose intention is good.
61808	well-meaning	[.] WELL-MEANING, a. Having a good intention.
61809	well-met	[.] WELL-MET, exclam. A term of salutation denoting joy at meeting.
61810	well-minded	[.] WELL-MINDED, a. [well and mind.] Well disposed; having a good mind.
61811	well-moralized	[.] WELL-MORALIZED, a. Regulated by good morals.
61812	well-natured	[.] WELL-NATURED, a. [well and natured.] Good natured; kind.
61813	well-nigh	[.] WELL-NIGH, adv. [well and nigh.] Almost; nearly.
61814	well-room	[.] WELL-ROOM, n. [well and room.] In a boat, a place in the bottom where the water is collected, and whence it is thrown out with a scoop.
61815	well-spent	[.] WELL-SPENT, a. [well and spent.] Spent or passed in virtue; as a well-spent life; well-spent days.
61816	well-spoken	[.] WELL-SPOKEN, a. [well and speak.] [.] 1. Speaking well; speaking with fitness or grace; or speaking kindly. [.] 2. Spoken with propriety; as well-spoken words.
61817	well-spring	[.] WELL-SPRING, n. [well and spring.] A source of continual supply. Proverbs 16.
61818	well-water	[.] WELL-WATER, n. [well and water.] The water that flows into a well from subterraneous springs; water drawn from a well.
61819	well-willer	[.] WELL-WILLER, n. [well and will.] One who means kindly.
61820	well-wish	[.] WELL-WISH, n. [well and wish.] A wish of happiness.
61821	well-wisher	[.] WELL-WISHER, n. [supra.] One who wishes the good of another.
61822	welladay	[.] WELLADAY, alas, Johnson supposes to be a corruption of welaway, which see.
61823	wellbeing	[.] WELLBEING, n. [well and being.] Welfare; happiness; prosperity; as, virtue is essential to the well being of men or of society.
61824	wellfare	[.] WELLFARE, is now written welfare.
61825	welsh	[.] WELSH, a. [G., foreign, strange, Celtic.] Pertaining to the Welsh nation. [.] WELSH, n. [.] 1. The language of Wales or of the Welsh. [.] 2. The general name of the inhabitants of Wales. The word signifies foreigners or wanderers, and was given to this people ...
61826	welt	[.] WELT, n. [See Wall.] A border; a kind of hem or edging, as on a garment or piece of cloth, or on a shoe. [.] WELT, v.t. To furnish with a welt; to sew on a border.
61827	welter	[.] WELTER, v.t. [G., L.] To roll, as the body of an animal; but usually, to roll or wallow in some foul matter; as, to welter in blood or in filth.
61828	weltering	[.] WELTERING, ppr. Rolling; wallowing; as in mire, blood, or other filthy matter.
61829	wem	[.] WEM, n. A spot; a scar. [.] WEM, v.t To corrupt.
61830	wen	[.] WEN, n. An encysted swelling or tumor; also, a fleshy excrescence growing on animals, sometimes to a large size.
61831	wench	[.] WENCH, n. [.] 1. A young woman. [Little used.] [.] 2. A young woman of ill fame. [.] 3. In America, a black or colored female servant; a negress. [.] WENCH, v.i. To frequent the company of women of ill fame.
61832	wencher	[.] WENCHER, n. A lewd man.
61833	wenching	[.] WENCHING, ppr. Frequenting women of ill fame.
61834	wend	[.] WEND, v.i. [.] 1. To go; to pass to or from. [Obsolete, except in poetry; but its preterit, went, is in common use.] [.] 2. To turn round. [Wend and wind are from the same root.]
61835	wennel	[.] WENNEL, n. A weanel. [See Weanel.]
61836	wennish	[.] WENNISH, WENNY, a. [from wen.] Having the nature of a wen.
61837	wenny	[.] WENNISH, WENNY, a. [from wen.] Having the nature of a wen.
61838	went	[.] WENT, pret. of the obsolete verb wend. We now arrange went in grammar as the preterit of go, but in origin it has no connection with it.
61839	wept	[.] WEPT, pret. and pp. of weep. [.] [.] When he had come near, he beheld the city and wept over it. Luke 19.
61840	were	[.] WERE, pron. er, which when prolonged, becomes ware. This is used as the imperfect tense plural of be; we were, you were, they were; and in some other tenses. It is the Danish verb vaerer, to be, to exist, and in origin has no connection with be, nor with was. It is ...
61841	weregild	[.] WEREGILD, n. Formerly, the price of a mans head; a compensation paid for a man killed, partly to the king for the loss of a subject, and partly tot he lord of the vassal, and partly to the next of kin. It was paid by the murderer.
61842	wernerian	[.] WERNERIAN, a. Pertaining to Werner, the German mineralogist, who arranged minerals in classes, &c. according to their external characters.
61843	wernerite	[.] WERNERITE, n. A mineral, regarded by Werener as a subspecies of scapolite; called foliated scapolite. It is named from that distinguished mineralogist, Werner. It is found massive, and crystalized in octahedral prisms with four sided pyramidical terminations, disseminated ...
61844	wert	[.] WERT, the second person singular of the subjunctive imperfect tense of be. [See Were.] [.] Werth, worth, in names, signifies a farm, court or village.
61845	wesand	[.] WEASAND, WESAND, n. s as z. The windpipe or trachea; the canal through which air passes to and from the lungs.
61846	wesil	[.] WESIL, for weasand. [Not in use.]
61847	west	[.] WEST, n. [L., a decline or fall, departure. In elements, it coincides with waste.] [.] 1. In strictness, that point of the horizon where the sun sets at the equinox, or any point in a direct line between the spectator or other object, and that point of the horizon; ...
61848	westering	[.] WESTERING, a. Passing to the west. [I believe not now used.]
61849	westerly	[.] WESTERLY, a. [.] 1. Being towards the west; situated in the western region; as the westerly parts of England. [.] 2. Moving from the westward; as a westerly wind. [.] WESTERLY, adv. Tending, going or moving towards the west; as a man traveling westerly.
61850	western	[.] WESTERN, a. [.] 1. Being in the west, or int he region nearly in the direction of west; being in that quarter where the sun sets; as the western shore of France; the western ocean. [.] 2. Moving in a line to the part where the sun sets; as, the ship makes a western ...
61851	westing	[.] WESTING, n. Space or distance westward; or departure; as the westing and southing of a ship.
61852	westward	[.] WESTWARD, adv. [L.] Towards the west; as, to ride or sail westward.
61853	westwardly	[.] WESTWARDLY, adv. In a direction towards the west; as, to pass westwardly.
61854	wet	[.] WET, a. [Gr., L.] [.] 1. Containing water, as wet land, or a wet cloth; or having water or other liquid upon the surface, as a wet table. Wet implies more water or liquid than moist or humid. [.] 2. Rainy; as wet weather; a wet season. [.] WET, n. [.] 1. ...
61855	wether	[.] WETHER, n. A ram castrated.
61856	wetness	[.] WETNESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being wet, either by being soaked or filled with liquor, or by having a liquid adherent to the surface; as the wetness of land; the wetness of a cloth. It implies more water or liquid than humidness or moisture. [.] 2. A watery or ...
61857	wettish	[.] WETTISH, a. Somewhat wet; moist; humid.
61858	wex	[.] WEX, v.t. or I. To grow; to wax. [Not to be used.] [See Wax.]
61859	wezand	[.] WEZAND, for weasand. [See the latter.] [Note--In words beginning with wh, the letter h, or aspirate, when both letters are pronounced, precedes the sound of w. Thus what, when, are pronounced hwat, hwen. So they were written by our ancestors, and so they ought to be ...
61860	whack	[.] WHACK, v.t. To strike. This is probably the primary word on which is formed thwack. [See Twit.] Whack is a vulgar word.
61861	whale	[.] WHALE, n. [G., to stir, agitate or rove.] The general name of an order of animals inhabiting the ocean, arranged in zoology under the name of Cete or Cetacea, and belonging to the class Mammalia in the Linnean system. The common whale is of the genus Balaena. It is ...
61862	whale-fishery	[.] WHALE-FISHERY, n. The fishery or occupation of taking whales.
61863	whalebone	[.] WHALEBONE, n. [whale and bone.] A firm elastic substance taken from the upper jaw of the whale, used as a stiffening in stays, fans, screens, &c.
61864	whaly	[.] WHALY, a. Marked with streaks; properly wealy.
61865	whame	[.] WHAME, n. A species of fly, tabanus, the burrel fly, that annoys horses.
61866	whang	[.] WHANG, n. A lether thong. [Not in use.] [.] WHANG, v.t. To beat. [Not in use or local.]
61867	whap	[.] WHAP, n. A blow. [Vulgar.] [See Awhap.]
61868	whapper	[.] WHAPPER, n. Something uncommonly large of the kind. So thumper is connected with thump, to strike with a heavy blow. [Vulgar.]
61869	wharf	[.] WHARF, n. A perpendicular bank or mound or timber or stone and earth, raised on the shore of a harbor, or extending some distance into the water, for the convenience of lading and unlading ships and other vessels. This name is also given to the wider part of a canal, ...
61870	wharfage	[.] WHARFAGE, n. The fee or duty paid for the privilege of using a wharf for loading or unloading goods, timber, wood, &c.
61871	wharfing	[.] WHARFING, n. Wharfs in general.
61872	wharfinger	[.] WHARFINGER, n. A man who has the care of a wharf, or the proprietor of a wharf.
61873	what	[.] WHAT, pronoun relative or substitute. [G., L. See Wight.] [.] 1. That which. Say what you will, is the same as say that which you will. [.] 2. Which part. Consider what is due to nature, and what to art or labor. [.] 3. What is the substitute for a sentence or ...
61874	whatever	[.] WHATEVER, pron. [what and ever.] [.] 1. Being this or that; being of one nature or another; being one thing or another; any thing that may be. Whatever is read, let it be read with attention. Whatever measure may be adopted, let it be with due caution. Whatever you ...
61875	whatsoever	[.] WHATSOEVER, a compound of what, so, and ever, has the sense of whatever, and is less used than the latter. Indeed it is nearly obsolete. Whatso, in a like sense, is entirely obsolete.
61876	wheal	[.] WHEAL, n. A pustule. [See Weal.]
61877	wheat	[.] WHEAT, n. [G.] A plant of the genus Triticum, and the seed of the plant, which furnishes a white flour for bread, and next to rice, is the grain most generally used by the human race. Of this grain the varieties are numerous, as red wheat, white wheat, bald wheat, bearded ...
61878	wheat-bird	[.] WHEAT-BIRD, n. A bird that feeds on wheat.
61879	wheat-ear	[.] WHEAT-EAR, n. The English name of the Motacilla aenanthe; called also white-tail and fallow-finch.
61880	wheat-plum	[.] WHEAT-PLUM, n. A sort of plum.
61881	wheaten	[.] WHEATEN, a. Hweetn. Made of wheat; as wheaten bread.
61882	wheedle	[.] WHEEDLE, v.t. [Gr.] To flatter; to entice by soft words. [.] [.] To learn th unlucky art of wheeling fools. [.] WHEEDLE, v.i. To flatter; to coax.
61883	wheedled	[.] WHEEDLED, pp. Flattered; enticed; coaxed.
61884	wheedling	[.] WHEEDLING, ppr. Flattering; enticing by soft words. [.] WHEEDLING, n. The act of flattering or enticing.
61885	wheel	[.] WHEEL, n. [.] 1. A circular frame of wood, iron or other metal, consisting of a nave or hub, into which are inserted spokes which sustain a rim or felly; the whole turning on an axis. The name is also given to a solid circular or round piece of wood or metal, which ...
61886	wheel-animal	[.] WHEEL-ANIMAL, n. A genus of animalcules, with arms for taking their prey, resembling wheels.
61887	wheel-barrow	[.] WHEEL-BARROW, n. [wheel and barrow.] A barrow moved on a single wheel.
61888	wheel-boat	[.] WHEEL-BOAT, n. [wheel and boat.] A boat with wheels, to be used either on water or upon inclined planes or rail-ways.
61889	wheel-carriage	[.] WHEEL-CARRIAGE, n. [wheel and carriage.] A carriage moved on wheels.
61890	wheel-fire	[.] WHEEL-FIRE, n. [wheel and fire.] In chemistry, a fire which encompasses the crucible without touching it.
61891	wheel-shaped	[.] WHEEL-SHAPED, a. [wheel and shape.] In botany, rotate; monopetalous, expanding into a flat border at top, with scarcely any tube; as a wheel-shaped corol.
61892	wheel-wright	[.] WHEEL-WRIGHT, n. [wheel and wright.] A man whose occupation is to make wheels and wheel-carriages, as carts and wagons.
61893	wheeled	[.] WHEELED, pp. Conveyed on wheels; turned; rolled round.
61894	wheeler	[.] WHEELER, n. A maker of wheels.
61895	wheeling	[.] WHEELING, ppr. Conveying on wheels or in a wheel-carriage; turning. [.] WHEELING, n. [.] 1. The act of conveying on wheels. [.] 2. The act of passing on wheels, or convenience for passing on wheels. We say, it is good wheeling, or bad wheeling, according to ...
61896	wheely	[.] WHEELY, a. Circular; suitable to rotation.
61897	wheeze	[.] WHEEZE, v.i. [L.] To breathe hard and with an audible sound, as persons affected with asthma.
61898	wheezing	[.] WHEEZING, ppr. Breathing with difficulty and noise.
61899	whelk	[.] WHELK, n. [.] 1. A wrinkle; inequality on the surface; protuberance; a pustule. [See Welk and Weal.] [.] 2. A shell of the genus Bussinum, or trumpetshell, univalvular, spiral and gibbous, with an oval aperture ending in a short canal or gutter.
61900	whelky	[.] WHELKY, a. Protuberant; embossed; rounded.
61901	whelm	[.] WHELM, v.t. [.] 1. To cover with water or other fluid; to cover by immersion in something that envelops on all sides; as, to whelm a person or a company in the seas; to whelm a caravan in sand or dust. [.] 2. To cover completely; to immerse deeply; to overburden; ...
61902	whelmed	[.] WHELMED, pp. Covered, as by being plunged or immersed.
61903	whelming	[.] WHELMING, ppr. Covering, as by immersion.
61904	whelp	[.] WHELP, n. [L.] [.] 1. The young of the canine species, and of several other beasts of prey; a puppy; a cub; as a bear robbed of her whelps; lions whelps. [.] 2. A son; in contempt. [.] 3. A young man; in contempt. [.] WHELP, v.i. To bring forth young, as ...
61905	when	[.] WHEN, adv. [G., L.] [.] 1. At the time. We were present when General LaFayette embarked at Havre for New York. [.] 2. At what time, interrogatively. [.] [.] When shall these things be? Matthew 24. [.] 3. Which time. [.] [.] I was adopted heir by his consent; ...
61906	whence	[.] WHENCE, adv. [.] 1. From what place. [.] [.] Whence and what art thou? [.] 2. From what source. Whence shall we derive hope? Whence comes this honor? [.] [.] Whence hath this man this wisdom? Matthew 13. [.] 3. From which premises, principles or facts. These ...
61907	whencesoever	[.] WHENCESOEVER, adv. [whence, so, and ever.] From what place soever; from what cause or source soever. [.] [.] Any idea, whencesoever we have it--
61908	whencever	[.] WHENCEVER. [See Whensoever.]
61909	whenever	[.] WHENEVER, adv. [when and ever.] At whatever time. Whenever you come, you will be kindly received.
61910	whensoever	[.] WHENSOEVER, adv. [when, so, and ever.] At what time soever; at whatever time.
61911	where	[.] WHERE, adv. [.] 1. At which place or places. [.] [.] She visited the place where first she was so happy-- [.] [.] In all places where I record my name, I will come to thee and I will bless thee. Exodus 20. [.] 2. At or in what place. [.] [.] Adam, where art ...
61912	whereabout	[.] WHEREABOUT, adv. [where and about.] [.] 1. Near what place. Whereabout did you meet your friend? [.] 2. Near which place. [.] 3. Concerning which. [.] [.] The object whereabout they are conversant.
61913	whereas	[.] WHEREAS, adv. s as z. [where and as.] [.] 1. When in fact or truth, implying opposition to something that precedes. [.] [.] Are not those found to be the greatest zealots, who are most notoriously ignorant? Whereas true zeal should always begin with true knowledge. [.] 2. ...
61914	whereat	[.] WHEREAT, adv. [where and at.] [.] 1. At which. [.] [.] Whereat he was no less angry and ashamed, than desirous to obey Zelmane. [.] 2. At what, interrogatively. Whereat are you offended?
61915	whereby	[.] WHEREBY, adv. [where and by.] [.] 1. By which. [.] [.] You take my life, when you do take the means whereby I live. [.] 2. By what, interrogatively. [.] [.] Whereby shall I know this? Luke 1.
61916	whereever	[.] WHEREEVER, adv. [where and ever.] At whatever place. [.] [.] He cannot but love virtue, wherever it is.
61917	wherefore	[.] WHEREFORE, adv. [where and for.] [.] 1. For which reason. [.] [.] Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Matthew 7. [.] 2. Why; for what reason. [.] [.] Wherefore didst thou doubt? Matthew 14.
61918	wherein	[.] WHEREIN, adv. [where and in.] [.] 1. In which; in which thing, time, respect, book, &c. This is the thing wherein you have erred. [.] 2. In what. [.] [.] Yet ye say, wherein have we wearied him? Malachi 2.
61919	whereinto	[.] WHEREINTO, adv. [where and into.] Into which.
61920	whereness	[.] WHERENESS, n. Ubiety; imperfect locality. [.] [.] A point hath no dimensions, but only a whereness, and is next to nothing. [.] [This word is not used, nor has it any intelligible signification.]
61921	whereof	[.] WHEREOF, adv. [where and of.] [.] 1. Of which. We are not guilty of the crime whereof we are accused. [.] 2. Of what. Whereof was this house built? [.] [.] How this world, when and whereof created--
61922	whereon	[.] WHEREON, adv. [where and on.] [.] 1. On which; as the ground whereon we tread. [.] 2. On what. Whereon do we stand?
61923	whereso	[.] WHERESO, adv. [See Wheresoever.]
61924	wheresoever	[.] WHERESOEVER, adv. [where, so, and ever.] In what place soever; in whatever place, or in any place indefinitely. Seize the thief, wheresoever he may be found. [Wherever is the preferable word.]
61925	wherethrough	[.] WHERETHROUGH, through which, is not in use.
61926	whereto	[.] WHERETO, adv. [where and to.] [.] 1. To which. [.] [.] Whereto we have already attained-- Philippians 3. [.] 2. To what; to what end. [Little used.]
61927	whereunto	[.] WHEREUNTO, adv. [where and unto.] The same as whereto. [Little used.]
61928	whereupon	[.] WHEREUPON, adv. Upon which. [.] [.] The townsmen mutinied and sent to Essex, whereupon he came thither.
61929	wherewith	[.] WHEREWITH, adv. [where an with.] [.] 1. With which. [.] [.] The love wherewith thou hast loved me. John 17. [.] 2. With what, interrogatively. [.] [.] Wherewith shall I save Israel? Judges 6.
61930	wherewithal	[.] WHEREWITHAL, adv. [See Withal.] [where, with, and all.] The same as wherewith.
61931	wherret	[.] WHERRET, v.t. [G.] To hurry; to trouble; to tease; to give a box on the ear. [Low and not used in America.] [.] WHERRET, n. A box on the ear. [Not in use.]
61932	wherry	[.] WHERRY, n. [a different orthography of ferry, formed with a strong breathing; like whistle, from L.] [.] 1. A boat used on rivers. The name is given to several kinds of light boats. It is also applied to some decked vessels used in fishing, in different parts of Great ...
61933	whet	[.] WHET, v.t. pret. and pp. whetted or whet. [G.] [.] 1. To rub for the purpose of sharpening, as an edge tool; to sharpen by attrition; as, to whet a sythe or an ax. [.] 2. To provoke; to excite; to stimulate; as, to whet the appetite. [.] 3. To provoke; to make ...
61934	whet-slate	...
61935	whether	[.] WHETHER, pronoun or substitute. [L. The sense seems to be what, or which of two, referring either to persons or to sentences.] [.] [.] 1. Which of two. [.] [.] Whether of them twain did the will of his father? Matthew 21/ [.] Here whether is a substitute for one ...
61936	whetstone	[.] WHETSTONE, n. [whet and stone.] A stone used for sharpening edged instruments by friction.
61937	whetstone-slate	...
61938	whetted	[.] WHETTED, pp. Rubbed for sharpening; sharpened; provoked; stimulated.
61939	whetter	[.] WHETTER, n. He or that which whets or sharpens.
61940	whetting	[.] WHETTING, ppr. Rubbing for the purpose of making sharp; sharpening; provoking; inciting; stimulating.
61941	whewer	[.] WHEWER, n. Another name of the widgeon. [Local.] [.]
61942	whey	[.] WHEY, n. The serum or watery part of milk, separated from the more thick or coagulable part, particularly in the process of making cheese. In this process, the thick part is called curd, and the thin part whey.
61943	whey-tub	[.] WHEY-TUB, n. A tub in which whey stands for yielding cream, &c.
61944	wheyey	[.] WHEYEY, a. Partaking of whey; resembling whey.
61945	wheyish	[.] WHEYISH, a. Having the qualities of whey.
61946	which	[.] WHICH, pron. relative or substitute. [I have not found this word in any other language. I think it may be from the root of quick. See What and Wight.] [.] 1. A word called a relative or pronoun relative, because it relates to another word or thing, usually to some ...
61947	whichever	[.] WHICHEVER, WHICHSOEVER, pron. Whether one or the other. Whichever road you take, it will conduct you to town.
61948	whichsoever	[.] WHICHEVER, WHICHSOEVER, pron. Whether one or the other. Whichever road you take, it will conduct you to town.
61949	whiff	[.] WHIFF, n. [.] 1. A sudden expulsion of air from the mouth; a puff; as the whiff of a smoker. [.] [.] And seasons his whiffs with impertinent jokes. [.] 2. In ichthyology, a species of Pleuronectes or flounder. [.] WHIFF, v.t. TO puff; to throw out in whiffs; ...
61950	whiffle	[.] WHIFFLE, v.i. [G., to doubt, to rove or wander, which seems to be allied to sweep.] To start, shift and turn; to change from one opinion or course to another; to use evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle and unsteady. [.] [.] A person of a whiffing and unsteady turn ...
61951	whiffler	[.] WHIFFLER, n. [.] 1. One who whiffles or frequently changes his opinion or course; one who uses sifts and evasions in argument. [.] 2. A harbinger; perhaps one who blows the horn or trumpet. [.] 3. A young man who goes before a company in London on occasions of ...
61952	whiffling	[.] WHIFFLING, ppr. Shifting and turning; prevaricating; shuffling. [.] WHIFFLING, n. Prevarication.
61953	whig	[.] WHIG, n. [See Whey.] Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with butter milk and sweet herbs; used as a cooling beverage. [Local.] [.] WHIG, n. [origin uncertain.] One of a political party which had its origin in England in the seventeenth century, in the reign of Charles ...
61954	whiggarchy	[.] WHIGGARCHY, n. Government by whigs. [Cant.]
61955	whiggish	[.] WHIGGISH, a. Pertaining to whigs; partaking of the principles of whigs.
61956	whiggism	[.] WHIGGISM, n. The principles of a whig.
61957	while	[.] WHILE, n. [G. See the Verb.] Time; space of time, or continued duration. He was some while in this country. One while we thought him innocent. [.] [.] Pausing a while, thus to herself she musd. [.] Worth while, worth the time which it requires; worth the time and ...
61958	whilere	[.] WHILERE, adv. [while and ere.] A little while ago.
61959	whiling	[.] WHILING, ppr. Loitering; passing time agreeably, without impatience or tediousness.
61960	whilk	[.] WHILK, n. A shell. [See Whelk.]
61961	whilom	[.] WHILOM, adv. Formerly; once; of old.
61962	whilst	[.] WHILST, adv. The same as while, which see. Whiles is not used.
61963	whim	[.] WHIM, n. [.] 1. Properly, a sudden turn or start of the mind; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion. We say, every man has his whims. [See Freak and Caprice.] [.] [.] All the superfluous whims relate. [.] 2. A low wit; a cant word.
61964	whimbrel	[.] WHINBREL, WHIMBREL, n. A bird resembling the curlew.
61965	whimper	[.] WHIMPER, v.i. [G.] To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; as, a child whimpers.
61966	whimpering	[.] WHIMPERING, ppr. Crying with a low broken voice. [.] WHIMPERING, n. [supra.] A low muttering cry.
61967	whimpled	[.] WHIMPLED, a word used by Shakespeare, is perhaps a mistake for whimpered. There is no such word in the English.
61968	whimsey	[.] WHIMSEY, n. s as z. [from whim.] A whim; a freak; a capricious notion; as the whimseys of poets. [.] [.] Mens follies, whimsies, and inconstancy.
61969	whimsical	[.] WHIMSICAL, a. Full of whims; freakish; having odd fancies; capricious. [.] [.] My neighbors call me whimsical.
61970	whimsically	[.] WHIMSICALLY, adv. [supra.] In a whimsical manner; freakishly.
61971	whimsicalness	[.] WHIMSICALNESS, n. [supra.] Freakishness; whimsical disposition; odd temper.
61972	whin	[.] WHIN, n. [L.] Gorse; furze; a plant of the genus Ulex.
61973	whin-ax	[.] WHIN-AX, n. [whin and ax.] An instrument used for extirpating whin from land.
61974	whin-chat	[.] WHIN-CHAT, n. A bird, a species of warbler, the Motacilla rubetra, Linn.
61975	whin-stone	[.] WHIN-STONE, n. [whin and stone.] Whin-stone or whin is a provincial name given to basaltic rocks, and applied by miners to any kind of dark colored and hard unstratified rock which resists the point of the pick. Veins of dark basalt or green-stone, are frequently called ...
61976	whin-yard	[.] WHIN-YARD, n. A sword; in contempt.
61977	whinbrel	[.] WHINBREL, WHIMBREL, n. A bird resembling the curlew.
61978	whine	[.] WHINE, v.t. [L.] TO express murmurs by a plaintive cry; to moan with a puerile noise; to murmur meanly. [.] [.] They came--with a whining accent craving liberty. [.] [.] Then, if we whine, look pale-- [.] WHINE, n. A plaintive tone; the nasal puerile tone of ...
61979	whiner	[.] WHINER, n. One who whines.
61980	whining	[.] WHINING, ppr. Expressing murmurs by a mean plaintive tone or cant.
61981	whinny	[.] WHINNY, v.i. [L.; from the root of whine.] To utter the sound of a horse; to neigh.
61982	whinoc	[.] WHINOC, n. [G., small.] The small pig of a litter.
61983	whip	[.] WHIP, v.t. [L., a sweeping throw or thrust.] [.] 1. To strike with a lash or sweeping cord; as, to whip a horse. [.] 2. To sew slightly. [.] 3. To drive with lashes; as, to whip a top. [.] 4. To punish with the whip; as, to whip a vagrant; to whip one thirty ...
61984	whip-cord	[.] WHIP-CORD, n. [whip and cord.] Cord of which lashes are made.
61985	whip-graft	[.] WHIP-GRAFT, v.t. [whip and graft.] To graft by cutting the cion and stock in a sloping direction, so as to fit each other, and by inserting a tongue on the cion into a slit in the stock.
61986	whip-grafting	[.] WHIP-GRAFTING, n. The at or practice of grafting by cutting the cion and stock with a slope, to fit each other, &c.
61987	whip-hand	[.] WHIP-HAND, n. [whip and hand.] Advantage over; as, he has the whip-hand of her.
61988	whip-lash	[.] WHIP-LASH, n. [whip and lash.] The lash of a whip.
61989	whip-saw	[.] WHIP-SAW, n. [whip and saw.] A saw to be used by two persons.
61990	whip-staff	[.] WHIP-STAFF, n. [whip and staff.] In ships, a bar by which the rudder is turned. In small vessels this is called the tiller.
61991	whip-stitch	[.] WHIP-STITCH, v.t. [whip and stitch.] In agriculture, to half-plow or to rafter land. This word, I believe, is not used in America. The practice of whip-stitching resembles what is called in America ridging.
61992	whip-stock	[.] WHIP-STOCK, n. [whip and stock.] The rod or staff to which the lash of a whip is fastened.
61993	whipped	[.] WHIPPED, pp. Struck with a whip; punished; enwrapped; sewed slightly.
61994	whipper	[.] WHIPPER, n. One who whips; particularly, an officer who inflicts the penalty of legal whipping.
61995	whipping	[.] WHIPPING, ppr. Striking with a whip; punishing with a whip; enwrapping. [.] WHIPPING, n. The act of striking with a whip, or of punishing; the state of being whipped.
61996	whipping-post	[.] WHIPPING-POST, n. [whipping and post.] A post to which offenders are tied when whipped.
61997	whipple-tree	[.] WHIPPLE-TREE, n. [whip and tree; but qu. Is it no whiffle-tree?] The bar to which the traces or tugs of a harness are fastened, and by which a carriage, a plow, a harrow or other implement is drawn.
61998	whippowil	[.] WHIPPOWIL, n. The popular name of an American bird, so called from its note, or the sounds of its voice. [Not whip-poor-will.]
61999	whipster	[.] WHIPSTER, n. A nimble fellow.
62000	whipt	[.] WHIPT, pp. of whip; sometimes used for whipped. [.]
62001	whir	[.] WHIR, v.i. hwur. To whirl round with noise; to fly with noise. [.] WHIR, v.t. To hurry.
62002	whirl	[.] WHIRL, v.t. hwurl. [G., to whirl, to warble. L.] TO turn round rapidly; to turn with velocity. [.] [.] He whirls his sword around without delay. [.] WHIRL, v.i. [.] 1. To be turned round rapidly; to move round with velocity; as the whirling spindles of a ...
62003	whirl-bat	[.] WHIRL-BAT, n. [whirl and bat.] Any thing moved with a whirl as preparatory for a blow, or to augment the force of it. Poets use it for the ancient cestus. [.] [.] The whirl-bat and the rapid race shall be reservd for Cesar.
62004	whirl-blast	[.] WHIRL-BLAST, n. [whirl and blast.] A whirling blast of wind.
62005	whirl-bone	[.] WHIRL-BONE, n. [whirl and bone.] The patella; the cap of the knee; the knee-pan.
62006	whirl-pit	[.] WHIRL-PIT, n. A whirlpool. [Not used.]
62007	whirled	[.] WHIRLED, pp. [.] 1. Turned round with velocity. [.] 2. In botany, growing in whirls; bearing whirls; verticillate.
62008	whirligig	[.] WHIRLIGIG, n. [whirl and gig.] [.] 1. A toy which children spin or whirl round. [.] 2. In military antiquities, an instrument for punishing petty offenders, as sutlers, brawling women, &c.; a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which the offender was whirled ...
62009	whirling	[.] WHIRLING, ppr. Turning or moving round with velocity.
62010	whirling-table	[.] WHIRLING-TABLE, n. A machine contrived to exhibit and demonstrate the principal laws of gravitation , and of the planetary motion in curvilinear orbits.
62011	whirlpool	[.] WHIRLPOOL, n. [whirl and pool.] An eddy of water; a vortex or gulf where the water moves round in a circle. In some cases, a whirlpool draws things to its center and absorbs them, as is the case with the Maelstrom off the coast of Norway.
62012	whirlwind	[.] WHIRLWIND, n. [whirl and wind.] A violent wind moving in a circle, or rather in a spiral form, as if moving round an axis; this axis or the perpendicular column moving horizontally, raising and whirling dust, leaves and the like.
62013	whirraw	[.] WHIRRAW. [See Horra.]
62014	whirring	[.] WHIRRING, n. The sound of a partridges or pheasants wings. [Note.--Whir is used by the common people in New England in an adverbial manner, to express the rapid flight or the sound of any thing thrown. See Whir.]
62015	whisk	[.] WHISK, n. [.] 1. A small bunch of grass, straw, hair or the like, used for a brush; hence, a brush or small besom. [.] 2. Part of a womans dress; a kind of tippet. [.] WHISK, v.t. [.] 1. To sweep, brush or wipe with a whisk. [.] 2. To sweep along; to ...
62016	whisker	[.] WHISKER, n. [from whisk.[ Long hair growing on the human cheek.
62017	whiskered	[.] WHISKERED, a. Formed into whiskers; furnished with whiskers.
62018	whisket	[.] WHISKET, n. A basket. [Local.]
62019	whisking	[.] WHISKING, ppr. Brushing; sweeping along; moving with velocity along the surface.
62020	whisky	[.] WHISKY, n. A spirit distilled from grain. In the north of England, the name is given to the spirit drawn from barley. In the United States, whisky is generally distilled from wheat, rye or maiz.
62021	whisper	[.] WHISPER, v.i. [L. The word seems by its sound to be an onomatopy, as it expresses a sibilant sound or breathing.] [.] 1. To speak with a low hissing or sibilant voice. It is ill manners to whisper in company. [.] [.] The hollow whispring breeze-- [.] 2. To speak ...
62022	whispered	[.] WHISPERED, pp. Uttered in a low voice; uttered with suspicion or caution.
62023	whisperer	[.] WHISPERER, n. [.] 1. One who whispers. [.] 2. A tattler; one who tells secrets; a conveyer of intelligence secretly. [.] 3. A backbiter; one who slanders secretly. Proverbs 16.
62024	whispering	[.] WHISPERING, ppr. Speaking in a low voice; telling secretly; backbiting.
62025	whisperingly	[.] WHISPERINGLY, adv. In a low voice.
62026	whist	[.] WHIST, a. Silent; mute; still; not speaking; not making a noise. [.] [.] The winds with wonder whist, smoothly the waters kissd. [.] [This adjective, like some others, always follows its noun. We never say, whist wind; but the wind is whist.] [.] Whist is used ...
62027	whistle	[.] WHISTLE, v.i. hwisl. [L., a whistle; allied to whisper.] [.] 1. To utter a kind of musical sound, by pressing the breath through a small orifice formed by contracting the lips. [.] [.] While the plowman near at hand, whistles oer the furrowd land. [.] 2. To make ...
62028	whistle-fish	[.] WHISTLE-FISH, n. A local name of a species of Gadus, with only tow fins on the back; the Mustela fluviatilis.
62029	whistled	[.] WHISTLED, pp. Sounded with a pipe; uttered in a whistle.
62030	whistler	[.] WHISTLER, n. One who whistles.
62031	whistling	[.] WHISTLING, ppr. Uttering a musical sound through a small orifice of the lips; sounding with a pipe; making a shrill sound, as wind.
62032	whistly	[.] WHISTLY, adv. Silently.
62033	whit	[.] WHIT, n. [L.] A point; a jot; the smallest part or particle imaginable. It is used without a preposition. He is not a whit the wiser for experience. [.] [.] It does not me a whit displease. [.] The regular construction would be by a whit, or in a whit. In these ...
62034	white	[.] WHITE, a. [G.] [.] 1. Being in the color of pure snow; snowy; not dark; as white paper; a white skin. [.] 2. Pale; destitute of color in the cheeks, or of the tinge of blood color; as white with fear. [.] 3. Having the color of purity; pure; clean; free from spot; ...
62035	white-bait	[.] WHITE-BAIT, n. [white and bait.] A very small delicate fish, of the genus Clupea.
62036	white-beam	[.] WHITE-BEAM, n. The white-leaf tree, a species of Crataegus.
62037	white-bear	[.] WHITE-BEAR, n. [white and bear.] The bear that inhabits the polar regions.
62038	white-blaze	[.] WHITE-FACE, WHITE-BLAZE, n. A white mark in the forehead of a horse, descending almost to the nose.
62039	white-brant	[.] WHITE-BRANT, n. [white and brant.] A species of the duck kind, the Anas hyperborea.
62040	white-bug	[.] WHITE-BUG , n. [white and bug.] An insect of the bug kind, which injures vines and some other species of fruit.
62041	white-campion	[.] WHITE-CAMPION, n. [white and campion.] A pernicious perennial weed, growing in corn land, pastures and hedges.
62042	white-caterpillar	[.] WHITE-CATERPILLAR, n. An insect of a small size, called sometimes the borer, that injures the gooseberry bush.
62043	white-centaury	[.] WHITE-CENTAURY, n. AN annual weed in woods and other places. It is said to form the basis of the famous Portland powder for the gout.
62044	white-clover	[.] WHITE-CLOVER, n. A small species of perennial clover, bearing white flowers. It furnishes excellent food for cattle and horses, as well as for the honey bee.
62045	white-crop	[.] WHITE-CROP, n. White crops, in agriculture, are such as lose their green color or become white in ripening, as wheat, rye, barley and oats.
62046	white-darnel	[.] WHITE-DARNEL, n. A prolific and troublesome weed, growing among corm.
62047	white-ear	[.] WHITE-EAR, WHITE-TAIL, n. A bird, the fallow finch.
62048	white-face	[.] WHITE-FACE, WHITE-BLAZE, n. A white mark in the forehead of a horse, descending almost to the nose.
62049	white-film	[.] WHITE-FILM, n. A white film growing over the eyes of sheep and causing blindness.
62050	white-foot	[.] WHITE-FOOT, n. A white mark on the foot of a horse, between the fetlock and the coffin.
62051	white-honeysuckle	[.] WHITE-HONEYSUCKLE, n. A name sometimes given to the white clover.
62052	white-horse-fish	[.] WHITE-HORSE-FISH, n. In ichthyology, the Raia aspera nostras of Willoughby, and the Raia fullonica of Linne. It has a rough spiny back, and on the tail are three rows of strong spines. It grows to the size of the skate.
62053	white-land	[.] WHITE-LAND, n. A name which the English give to a tough clayey soil, of a whitish hue when dry, but blackish after rain.
62054	white-lead	[.] WHITE-LEAD, n. A carbonate of lead, much used in painting. It is prepared by exposing sheets of lead to the fumes of an acid, usually vinegar, and suspending them in the air until the surface becomes incrusted with a white coat, which is the substance in question.
62055	white-limed	[.] WHITE-LIMED, a. Whitewashed, or plastered with lime.
62056	white-line	[.] WHITE-LINE, n. Among printers, a void space, broader than usual, left between lines.
62057	white-livered	[.] WHITE-LIVERED, a. [white and liver.] [.] 1. Having a pale look; feeble; cowardly. [.] 2. Envious; malicious.
62058	white-manganese	[.] WHITE-MANGANESE, n. An ore of manganese; carbonated oxydized manganese.
62059	white-meat	[.] WHITE-MEAT, n. [white and meat.] Meats made of milk, butter, cheese, eggs and the like.
62060	white-poplar	[.] WHITE-POPLAR, n. A tree of the poplar kind, sometimes called the abele tree.
62061	white-poppy	[.] WHITE-POPPY, n. A species of poppy, sometimes cultivated fro the opium which is obtained from its juice by evaporation.
62062	white-pot	[.] WHITE-POT, n. [white and pot.] A kind of food made of milk, cream, eggs, sugar, &c. baked in a pot.
62063	white-precipitate	[.] WHITE-PRECIPITATE, n. Carbonate of mercury.
62064	white-pyrite	[.] WHITE-PYRITE, WHITE-PYRITES, n. [white and pyrite.] An ore of a tin-white color, passing into a brass-yellow and steel-gray, occurring in octahedral crystals, sometimes stalactitical and botryoidal. It contains 46 parts of iron, and 54 of sulphur.
62065	white-pyrites	[.] WHITE-PYRITE, WHITE-PYRITES, n. [white and pyrite.] An ore of a tin-white color, passing into a brass-yellow and steel-gray, occurring in octahedral crystals, sometimes stalactitical and botryoidal. It contains 46 parts of iron, and 54 of sulphur.
62066	white-rent	[.] WHITE-RENT, n. [white and rent.] In Devon and Cornwall, a rent or duty of eight pence, payable yearly by every tinner to the duke of Cornwall, as lord of the soil.
62067	white-salt	[.] WHITE-SALT, n. Salt dried and calcined; decrepitated salt.
62068	white-swelling	[.] WHITE-SWELLING, n. [white and swelling.] A swelling or chronic enlargement of the joints, circumscribed, without any alteration in the color of the skin, sometimes hard, sometimes yielding to pressure, sometimes indolent, but usually painful.
62069	white-tail	[.] WHITE-TAIL, n. A bird, the wheat-ear, a species of Motacilla.
62070	white-thorn	[.] WHITE-THORN, n. A species of thorn, called also haw-thorn, of the genus Crataegus.
62071	white-throat	[.] WHITE-THROAT, n. A small bird that frequents gardens and hedges, the Motacila sylvia.
62072	white-vitriol	[.] WHITE-VITRIOL, n. In mineralogy, sulphate of zink, a natural salt.
62073	white-washer	[.] WHITE-WASHER, n. One who whitewashes the walls or plastering of apartments.
62074	white-water	[.] WHITE-WATER, n. A disease of sheep, of the dangerous stomachic kind.
62075	white-wax	[.] WHITE-WAX, n. Bleached wax.
62076	white-wine	[.] WHITE-WINE, n. Any wine of a clear transparent color, bordering on white, as Madeira, Sherry, Lisbon, &c.; opposed to wine of a deep red color, as Port and Burgundy.
62077	whited	[.] WHITED, pp. Made white; whitened.
62078	whitely	[.] WHITELY, adv. Coming near to white. [Not used.]
62079	whiten	[.] WHITEN, v.t. hwitn. To make white; to bleach; to blanch; as, to whiten cloth. [.] WHITEN, v.i. To grow white; to turn or become white. The hair whitens with age; the sea whitens with foam; the trees in spring whiten with blossoms.
62080	whitened	[.] WHITENED, pp. Made white; bleached.
62081	whitener	[.] WHITENER, n. One who bleaches or makes white.
62082	whiteness	[.] WHITENESS, n. [.] 1. The state of being white; white color, or freedom from any darkness or obscurity on the surface. [.] 2. Paleness; want of a sanguineous tinge in the face. [.] 3. Purity; cleanness; freedom from stain or blemish.
62083	whites	[.] WHITES, n. The fluor albus, a disease of females.
62084	whitester	[.] WHITESTER, n. A bleacher. [Local.]
62085	whitestone	[.] WHITESTONE, n. IN geology, the weiss stein of Werner, and the eurite of some geologists; a species of rocks, composed essentially of feldspar, but containing mica and other minerals.
62086	whitewash	[.] WHITEWASH, n. [white and wash.] [.] 1. A wash or liquid composition for whitening something; a wash for making the skin fair. [.] 2. A composition of lime and water, used for whitening the plaster of walls, &c. [.] WHITEWASH, v.t. [.] 1. To cover with a ...
62087	whitewashed	[.] WHITEWASHED, pp. Covered or overspread with a white liquid composition.
62088	whitewashing	[.] WHITEWASHING, ppr. Overspreading or washing with a white liquid composition.
62089	whitewood	[.] WHITEWOOD, n. A species of timber tree growing in North America, the Liriodendron, or tulip tree. The name of certain species of Bignonia.
62090	whither	[.] WHITHER, adv. [.] 1. To what place, interrogatively. Whither goest thou? [.] [.] Whither away so fast? [.] 2. To what place, absolutely. [.] [.] I strayd, I knew not whither. [.] 3. To which place, relatively. [.] [.] Whither when as they came, they fell ...
62091	whithersoever	[.] WHITHERSOEVER, adv. [whither and soever.] To whatever place. I will go whithersoever you lead.
62092	whiting	[.] WHITING, n. [from white.] [.] 1. A small sea fish, the Asellus mollis or albus, a species of Gadus. [.] 2. The same as Spanish white, which see.
62093	whitish	[.] WHITISH, a. [from white.] Somewhat white; white in a moderate degree.
62094	whitishness	[.] WHITISHNESS, n. [supra.] The quality of being somewhat white.
62095	whitleather	[.] WHITLEATHER, WHITLETHER, n. [white and leather.] Lether dressed with alum, remarkable for its toughness. [.] In common use, the ligaments of animals, when in food.
62096	whitlether	[.] WHITLEATHER, WHITLETHER, n. [white and leather.] Lether dressed with alum, remarkable for its toughness. [.] In common use, the ligaments of animals, when in food.
62097	whitlow	[.] WHITLOW, n. [.] 1. In surgery, paronychia, a swelling or inflammation about the nails or ends of the fingers, or affecting one or more of the phalanges of the fingers, generally terminating in an abscess. There are four or five varieties of this swelling. 1. The ...
62098	whitlow-grass	[.] WHITLOW-GRASS, n. [.] 1. Mountain knotgrass, a species of Illecebrium.
62099	whitsour	[.] WHITSOUR, n. A sort of apple.
62100	whitster	[.] WHITSTER, n. A whitener; a bleacher.
62101	whitsul	[.] WHITSUL, n. A provincial name of milk, sour milk, cheese curds and butter.
62102	whitsuntide	[.] WHITSUNTIDE, n. [white, Sunday, and tide.] The feast or season of Pentecost; so called it is said, because, in the primitive church, those who had been newly baptized appeared at church between Easter and Pentecost in white garments.
62103	whitten-tree	[.] WHITTEN-TREE, n. A sort of tree.
62104	whittle	[.] WHITTLE, n. [.] 1. A small pocket knife. [In this sense, I believe the word is not used in America.] [.] 2. A white dress for a woman; a double blanket worn by west countrywomen in England, over the shoulders, like a cloke. [Not used in the United States.] [.] WHITTLE, ...
62105	whity-brown	[.] WHITY-BROWN, a. Of a color between white and brown. [Local in England.]
62106	whiz	[.] WHIZ, v.t. [It seems to be allied to hiss.] To make a humming or hissing sound, like an arrow or ball flying through the air. [.] [.] It flew, and whizzing cut the liquid way. [.] WHIZ, n. A hissing sound.
62107	whizzing	[.] WHIZZING, ppr. Making a humming or hissing sound.
62108	who	[.] WHO, pron. relative. pron. hoo. [L. Who is undoubtedly a contracted word in English as in Latin. See What and Wight.] [.] 1. Who is a pronoun relative, always referring to persons. It forms whose in the genitive or possessive case, answering to the L. Cujus, ...
62109	whoever	[.] WHOEVER, pron. [who and ever.] Any on without exception; any person whatever. The person who trespasses shall be punished, whoever he may be.
62110	whole	[.] WHOLE, a. Hole. [G., Gr. This seems to be connected with heal, hale. Of this the derivative wholesome, is evidence.] [.] 1. All; total; containing the total amount or number, or the entire thing; as the whole earth; the whole world; the whole solar system; the whole ...
62111	wholesale	[.] WHOLESALE, n. [whole and sale.] [.] 1. Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity; as distinguished from retail. Some traders sell either by wholesale or retail. [.] 2. The whole mass. [.] [.] Some from vanity or envy, despise a valuable book, and throw contempt ...
62112	wholesome	[.] WHOLESOME, a. [G.] [.] 1. Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubrious; as wholesome air or diet; a wholesome climate. [.] 2. Sound; contributing to the health of the mind; favorable to morals, religion or prosperity; as wholesome advice; wholesome doctrines; ...
62113	wholesomely	[.] WHOLESOMELY, adv. In a wholesome or salutary manner; salubriously.
62114	wholesomeness	[.] WHOLESOMENESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of contributing to health; salubrith; as the wholesomeness of air or diet.
62115	wholly	[.] WHOLLY, adv. [.] 1. Entirely; completely; perfectly. [.] [.] Nor wholly overcome, nor wholly yield. [.] 2. Totally; in all the parts or kinds. [.] [.] They employed themselves wholly in domestic life.
62116	whom	[.] WHOM, pron. hoom. The objective of who, coinciding with the L. quem and quam.
62117	whomsoever	[.] WHOMSOEVER, pron. [whom and soever.] Any person without exception. [.] [.] With whomsoever thou findest thy goods, let him not live. Genesis 31.
62118	whoobub	[.] WHOOBUB, for hubbub. [Not in use.]
62119	whoop	[.] WHOOP, n. Hoop. [ This is the same as hoop, but aspirated. The sense is to drive out the voice.] [.] 1. A shout of pursuit. [.] 2. A shout of war; a particular cry of troops when they rush to the attack. The Indians of America are remarkable for their war whoop. [.] 3. ...
62120	whoot	[.] WHOOT, v.i. hoot. [See Hoot.]
62121	whop	[.] WHOP, n. [the vulgar pronunciation of whap, or awhap.] A sudden fall, or the suddenness of striking in a fall.
62122	whore	[.] WHORE, n. Hore. [G. The correct orthography is hore.] A harlot; a courtesan; a concubine; a prostitute. [.] WHORE, v.i. [supra.] To have unlawful sexual commerce; to practice lewdness. [.] WHORE, v.t. To corrupt by lewd intercourse. [Little used.]
62123	whoredom	[.] WHOREDOM, n. Horedom. [.] 1. Lewdness; fornication; practice of unlawful commerce with the other sex. It is applied to either sex, and to any kind of illicit commerce. [.] 2. In Scripture, idolatry; the desertion of the worship of the true God, for the worship of ...
62124	whoremaster	[.] WHOREMASTER, n. [supra.] One who practices lewdness.
62125	whoremonger	[.] WHOREMONGER, n. The same as whoremaster.
62126	whoreson	[.] WHORESON, n. A bastard; a word used generally in contempt.
62127	whorish	[.] WHORISH, a. Lewd; unchaste; addicted to unlawful sexual pleasures; incontinent.
62128	whorishly	[.] WHORISHLY, adv. In a lewd manner.
62129	whorishness	[.] WHORISHNESS, n. The practice of lewdness; the character of a lewd woman.
62130	whorl	[.] WHORL, WHORLE. [See Whirl.]
62131	whorle	[.] WHORL, WHORLE. [See Whirl.]
62132	whort	[.] WHORT, n. The fruit of the whortleberry; or the shrub.
62133	whortleberry	[.] WHORTLEBERRY, n. A plant or shrub and its fruit, of the genus Vaccinium.
62134	whose	[.] WHOSE, hooz. The possessive or genitive case of who or which; applied to persons or things. We say, the person whose merits are known; the garment whose color is admired.
62135	whosesoever	[.] WHOSESOEVER, pron. [whose and soever.] Of any person whatever. John 20.
62136	whoso	[.] WHOSO, pron. Hooso. Any person whatever.
62137	whosoever	[.] WHOSOEVER, pron. [who, so, and ever.] Any one; any person whatever. [.] [.] Whosoever will, let him take of the water of life freely. Revelations 22.
62138	whur	[.] WHUR, v.i. To pronounce the letter r with too much force. [.] WHUR, n. The sound of a body moving through the air with velocity. [See Whir.]
62139	whurt	[.] WHURT, n. A whortleberry or bilberry. [See Whort.]
62140	why	[.] WHY, adv. [L., for what. The original phrase is for what, for why.] [.] 1. For what cause or reason, interrogatively. [.] [.] Turn ye, turn ye, for why will ye die? Jeremiah 27. [.] 2. For which reason or cause, relatively. [.] [.] No ground of enmity, why he ...
62141	wi	[.] WI, from the Gothic weiha, signifies holy. It is found in some names, as in Wibert, holy-bright, or bright-holy, eminent for sanctity.
62142	wic	[.] WIC, WICK, a termination, denotes jurisdiction, as in bailiwick. Its primary sense is a village or mansion, L.; hence it occurs in Berwick, Harwich, Norwich, &c. It signifies also a bay or a castle.
62143	wick	[.] WICK, n. A number of threads of cotton or some similar substance, loosely twisted into a string, round which wax or tallow is applied by means of melting and running in a mold, and thus forming a candle or torch.
62144	wicked	[.] WICKED, a. [The primary sense is to wind and turn, or to depart, to fall away.] [.] 1. Evil in principle or practice; deviating from the divine law; addicted to vice; sinful; immoral. This is a word of comprehensive signification, extending to every thing that is ...
62145	wickedly	[.] WICKEDLY, adv. IN a manner or with motives and designs contrary to the divine law; viciously; corruptly; immorally. [.] [.] All that do wickedly shall be stubble. Malachi 4. [.] [.] I have sinned, and I have done wickedly. 2 Samuel 24.
62146	wickedness	[.] WICKEDNESS, n. Departure from the rules of the divine law; evil disposition or practices; immorality; crime; sin; sinfulness; corrupt manners Wickedness generally signifies evil practices. [.] [.] What wickedness is this that is done among you? Judges 20. [.] But ...
62147	wicken	[.] WICKEN, WICKEN-TREE, n. The Sorbus aucuparia, mountain ash, or roan-tree.
62148	wicken-tree	[.] WICKEN, WICKEN-TREE, n. The Sorbus aucuparia, mountain ash, or roan-tree.
62149	wicker	[.] WICKER, a. [L., to grow. The word signifies a shoot.] Made of twigs or oziers; as a wicker basket; a wicker chair.
62150	wicket	[.] WICKET, n. A small gate. [.] [.] The wicket, often opend, knew the key.
62151	wickliffite	[.] WICKLIFFITE, n. A follower of Wickliffe, the English reformer.
62152	wide	[.] WIDE, a. [.] 1. Broad; having a great or considerable distance or extent between the sides; opposed to narrow; as wide cloth; a wide table; a wide highway; a wide bed; a wide hall or entry. In this use, wide is distinguished from long, which refers to the extent ...
62153	widely	[.] WIDELY, adv. [.] 1. With great extent each way. The gospel was widely disseminated by the apostles. [.] 2. Very much; to a great distance; far. We differ widely in opinion.
62154	widen	[.] WIDEN, v.t. To make wide or wider; to extend in breadth; as, to widen a field; to widen a breach. [Note.--In America, females say, to widen a stocking.] [.] WIDEN, v.i. To grow wide or wider; to enlarge; to extend itself. [.] [.] And arches widen, and long aisles ...
62155	widened	[.] WIDENED, pp. Made wide or wider; extended in breadth.
62156	wideness	[.] WIDENESS, n. [.] 1. Breadth; width; great extent between the sides; as the wideness of a room. [.] 2. Large extent in all directions; as the wideness of the sea or ocean.
62157	widening	[.] WIDENING, ppr. Extending the distance between the sides; enlarging in all directions.
62158	widgeon	[.] WIDGEON, n. A fowl of the duck kind, or genus Anas, having a black bill, the head and upper part of the neck of a bright bay, the back and sides waved with black and white, and the belly white.
62159	widow	[.] WIDOW, n. [L. See Wide.] A woman who has lost her husband by death. Luke 2. [.] Widows chamber, in London, the apparel and furniture of the bed-chamber of the widow of a freeman, to which she is entitled. [.] WIDOW, v.t. [.] 1. To bereave of a husband; but ...
62160	widow-bench	[.] WIDOW-BENCH, n. [widow and bench.] In Sussex, that share which a widow is allowed of her husbands estate, besides her jointure.
62161	widow-hunter	[.] WIDOW-HUNTER, n. [widow and hunter.] One who seeks or courts widows for a jointure or fortune.
62162	widow-maker	[.] WIDOW-MAKER, n. [widow and maker.] One who make widows by destroying lives.
62163	widow-wail	[.] WIDOW-WAIL, n. In botany, a plant of the genus Cneorum.
62164	widowed	[.] WIDOWED, pp. [.] 1. Bereaved of a husband by death. [.] 2. Deprived of some good; stripped. [.] [.] Trees of their shriveld fruits are widowd.
62165	widower	[.] WIDOWER, n. A man who has lost his wife by death.
62166	widowhood	[.] WIDOWHOOD, n. [.] 1. The state of being a widow. [.] 2. Estate settled on a widow. [Not in use.]
62167	widowing	[.] WIDOWING, ppr. Bereaving of a husband; depriving; stripping.
62168	width	[.] WIDTH, n. [from wide.] Breadth; wideness; the extent of a thing from side to side; as the width of cloth; the width of a door.
62169	wield	[.] WIELD, v.t. [L. The primary sense of power and strength is to stretch or strain.] [.] 1. To use with full command or power, as a thing not too heavy for the holder; to manage; as, to wield a sword; to wield the scepter. [.] [.] Part wield their arms, part curb the ...
62170	wielded	[.] WIELDED, pp. Used with command; managed.
62171	wielding	[.] WIELDING, ppr. Using with power; managing.
62172	wieldless	[.] WIELDLESS, a. Unmanageable.
62173	wieldy	[.] WIELDY, a. That may be wielded; manageable.
62174	wiery	[.] WIERY, a. [from wire.] [.] 1. Made of wire; having the properties of wire. It would be better written wiry. [.] 2. Wet; marshy. [Not in use.]
62175	wife	[.] WIFE, n. plu. Wives. [G., a woman.] [.] 1. The lawful consort of man; a woman who is united to man in the lawful bonds of wedlock; the correlative of husband. [.] [.] The husband of one wife. 1 Timothy 3. [.] [.] Let every one of you in particular, so love his ...
62176	wig	[.] WIG, in Saxon, signifies war. It is found in some names. [.] WIG, n. [G., roll butter. It would seem that the sense is a roll or twist interwoven.] [.] 1. A covering for the head, consisting of hair interwoven or united by a kind of network; formerly much worn ...
62177	wigeon	[.] WIGEON. [See Widgeon.]
62178	wight	[.] WIGHT, n. [g., a living being. L., to live.] A being; a person. It is obsolete, except in irony or burlesque. [See Aught.] [.] [.] The wight of all the world who lovd thee best. [.] WIGHT, a. Swift; nimble. [This seems to be a dialectical form of quick.]
62179	wightly	[.] WIGHTLY, adv. Swiftly; nimbly.
62180	wigwam	[.] WIGWAM, n. An Indian cabin or hut, so called in America. It is sometimes written weekwam.
62181	wild	[.] WILD, a. [G.] [.] 1. Roving; wandering; inhabiting the forest or open field; hence, not tamed or domesticated; as a wild boar; a wild ox; a wild cat; a wild bee. [.] 2. Growing without culture; as wild parsnep; wild cherry; wild tansy. Wild rice, a palatable and ...
62182	wild-fowl	[.] WILD-FOWL, n. [wild and fowl.] Fowls of the forest, or untamed.
62183	wild-goose	[.] WILD-GOOSE, n. [wild and goose.] An aquatic fowl of the genus Anas, the Anas anser, a fowl of passage. These geese fly to the south in autumn, and return to the north in the spring. This species is the stock of the common domestic goose. The wild goose of North America, ...
62184	wild-honey	[.] WILD-HONEY, n. [wild and honey.] Honey that is found int he forest, in hollow trees or among rocks.
62185	wild-land	[.] WILD-LAND, n. [wild and land.] [.] [.] 1. Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it unfit for cultivation. [.] 2. In America, forest; land not settled and cultivated.
62186	wild-service	[.] WILD-SERVICE, n. A plant. The wilder myrtle-leaved service is a tree of the genus Crataegus, [C. Torminalis.)
62187	wilder	[.] WILDER, v.t. To lose or cause to lose the way or track; to puzzle with mazes or difficulties; to bewilder. [.] [.] Long lost and wilderd in the maze of fate.
62188	wildered	[.] WILDERED, pp. Lost in a pathless tract; puzzled.
62189	wildering	[.] WILDERING, ppr. Puzzling.
62190	wilderness	[.] WILDERNESS, n. [from wild.] [.] 1. A desert; a tract of land or region uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings, whether a forest or a wide barren plain. In the United States, it is applied only to a forest. In Scripture, it is applied frequently to the deserts ...
62191	wildfire	[.] WILDFIRE, n. [wild and fire.] [.] 1. A composition of inflammable materials. [.] [.] Brimstone, pitch, wildfire, burn easily, and are hard to quench. [.] 2. A disease of sheep, attended with inflammation of the skin; a kind of erysipelas.
62192	wilding	[.] WILDING, n. A wild sour apple.
62193	wildly	[.] WILDLY, adv. [.] 1. Without cultivation. [.] 2. Without tameness. [.] 3. With disorder; with perturbation or distraction; with a fierce or roving look; as, to start wildly from ones seat; to stare wildly. [.] 4. Without attention; heedlessly. [.] 5. Capriciously; ...
62194	wildness	[.] WILDNESS, n. [.] 1. Rudeness; rough uncultivated state; as the wildness of a forest or heath. [.] 2. Inordinate disposition to rove; irregularity of manners; as the wildness of youth. [.] 3. Savageness; brutality. [.] 4. Savage state; rudeness. [.] 5. Uncultivated ...
62195	wilds	[.] WILDS, n. Among farmers, the part of a plow by which it is drawn.
62196	wile	[.] WILE, n. A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice. [.] [.] That ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Ephesians 6. [.] WILE, v.t. To deceive; to beguile. [Little used.]
62197	wilily	[.] WILILY, adv. [from wily.] By stratagem; with insidious art. Joshua 9.
62198	wiliness	[.] WILINESS, n. [from wily.] Cunning; guile.
62199	wilk	[.] WILK, WHILK, n. [G., to wither, or cause to wither.] A species of shell. [See Welk.]
62200	will	[.] WILL, n. [See the Verb.] [.] 1. That faculty of the mind by which we determine either to do or forbear an action; the faculty which is exercised in deciding, among two or more objects, which we shall embrace or pursue. The will is directed or influenced by the judgment. ...
62201	willed	[.] WILLED, pp. [.] 1. Determined; resolved; desired. [.] 2. Disposed of by will or testament.
62202	willer	[.] WILLER, n. One who wills.
62203	willful	[.] WILLFUL, a. [will and full.] [.] 1. Governed by the will without yielding to reason; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; inflexible; as a willful man. [.] 2. Stubborn; refractory; as a willful horse.
62204	willfully	[.] WILLFULLY, adv. [.] 1. Obstinately; stubbornly. [.] 2. By design; with set purpose. [.] [.] If we sin willfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins. Hebrews 10. [.]
62205	willfulness	[.] WILLFULNESS, n. Obstinacy; stubbornness; perverseness. [.] [.] Sins of presumption are such as proceed from pride, arrogance, willfulness, and haughtiness of mens heart.
62206	willing	[.] WILLING, ppr. [.] 1. Determining; resolving; desiring. [.] 2. Disposing of by will. [.] WILLING, a. [.] 1. Free to do or grant; having the mind inclined; disposed; not averse. Let every man give, who is able and willing. [.] 2. Pleased; desirous. [.] [.] Felix, ...
62207	willing-hearted	[.] WILLING-HEARTED, a. Well disposed; having a free heart. Exodus 35.
62208	willingly	[.] WILLINGLY, adv. [.] 1. With free will; without reluctance; cheerfully. [.] 2. By ones own choice. [.] [.] The condition of that people is not so much to be envied as some would willingly represent it.
62209	willingness	[.] WILLINGNESS, n. Free choice or consent of the will; freedom from reluctance; readiness of the mind to do or forbear. [.] [.] Sweet is the love that comes with willingness.
62210	willow	[.] WILLOW, n. [L.] A tree of the genus Salix. There are several species of willow, the white, the black, the purple or red, the sallow, and the broad leaved willow, &c. A species called the weeping willow, has long and slender branches which droop and hang downward, the ...
62211	willow-gall	[.] WILLOW-GALL, n. A protuberance on the leaves of willows.
62212	willow-herb	[.] WILLOW-HERB, n. The purple loose strife, a plant of the genus Lythrum; also, the yellow loose strife, of the genus Lysimachia; also, the French willow, of the genus Epilobium.
62213	willow-tufted	[.] WILLOW-TUFTED, a. Tufted with willows.
62214	willow-weed	[.] WILLOW-WEED, n. A name sometimes given to the smartweed or persicaria.
62215	willow-wort	[.] WILLOW-WORT, n. A plant.
62216	willowed	[.] WILLOWED, a. Abounding with willows.
62217	willowish	[.] WILLOWISH, a. Like the color of the willow.
62218	willowy	[.] WILLOWY, a. Abounding with willows.
62219	wilt	[.] WILT, v.i. [G., to fade; that is, to shrink or withdraw.] To begin to wither; to lose freshness and become flaccid, as a plant when exposed to great heat in a dry day, or when first separated from its root. This is a legitimate word, for which there is no substitute ...
62220	wilted	[.] WILTED, pp. Having become flaccid and lost its freshness, as a plant.
62221	wilting	[.] WILTING, ppr. Beginning to fade or wither.
62222	wily	[.] WILY, a. [from wile.] Cunning; sly; using craft or stratagem to accomplish a purpose; subtle; as a wily adversary.
62223	wimble	[.] WIMBLE, n. [See Whim.] An instrument for boring holes, turned by a handle. [.] WIMBLE, a. Active; nimble.
62224	wimbrel	[.] WIMBREL, n. A bird of the curlew kind, a species of Soclopax.
62225	wimple	[.] WIMPLE, n. [G., a pendant.] A hood or vail. Isaiah 3. [.] WIMPLE, v.t. To draw down, as a vail.
62226	win	[.] WIN, v.t. pret. and pp. won. [G.] [.] 1. To gain by success in competition or contest; as, to win the prize in a game; to win money; to win a battle, or to win a country. Battles are won by superior strength or skill. [.] [.] --Who thus shall Canaan win. [.] 2. ...
62227	wince	[.] WINCE, v.i. [.] 1. To shrink, as from a blow or from pain; to start back. [.] [.] I will not stir nor wince. [.] 2. To kick or flounce when uneasy, or impatient of a rider; as, a horse winces.
62228	wincer	[.] WINCER, n. One that winces, shrinks or kicks.
62229	winch	[.] WINCH, n. A windlass; or an instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly; as a winch to strain the cord of a bedstead, or to turn a wheel. [.] WINCH, v.i. To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness. [This is a more correct orthography ...
62230	winching	[.] WINCHING, WINCING, ppr. Flinching; shrinking; kicking.
62231	wincing	[.] WINCHING, WINCING, ppr. Flinching; shrinking; kicking.
62232	wincopipe	[.] WINCOPIPE, n. The vulgar name of a little flower, that, when it opens in the morning, bodes a fair day.
62233	wind	[.] WIND, n. [L., G. The primary sense is to move, flow, rush or drive along.] [.] 1. Air in motion with any degree of velocity, indefinitely; a current of air. When the air moves moderately, we call it a light wind, or a breeze; when with more velocity, we call it a ...
62234	wind-dropsy	[.] WIND-DROPSY, n. [wind and dropsy.] A swelling of the belly from wind in the intestines; tympauites.
62235	wind-egg	[.] WIND-EGG, n. [wind and egg.] An addle egg.
62236	wind-fallen	[.] WIND-FALLEN, a. Blown down by the wind.
62237	wind-flower	[.] WIND-FLOWER, n. [wind and flower.] A plant, the anemone.
62238	wind-furnace	[.] WIND-FURNACE, n. [wind and furnace.] A furnace in which the air is supplied by an artificial current, as from a bellows.
62239	wind-gage	[.] WIND-GAGE, n. [wind and gage.] A soft tumor on the fetlock joints of a horse.
62240	wind-gun	[.] WIND-GUN, n. An air gun; a gun discharged by the force of compressed air.
62241	wind-hatch	[.] WIND-HATCH, n. [wind and hatch.] In mining, the opening or place where the ore is taken out of the earth.
62242	wind-hover	[.] WIND-HOVER, n. [wind and hover.] A species of hawk; called also the stannel, but more usually the kestrel.
62243	wind-instrument	[.] WIND-INSTRUMENT, n. An instrument of music, played by wind, chiefly by the breath; as a flute, a clarinet, &c.
62244	wind-mill	[.] WIND-MILL, n. [wind and mill.] A mill turned by the wind.
62245	wind-pump	[.] WIND-PUMP, n. [wind and pump.] A pump moved by wind, useful in draining lands.
62246	wind-rode	[.] WIND-RODE, n. A term used by seamen to signify a ship when riding with wind and tide opposed to each other, driven to the leeward of her anchor.
62247	wind-sail	[.] WIND-SAIL, n. [wind and sail.] A wide tube or funnel of canvas, used to convey a stream of air into the lower apartments of a ship.
62248	wind-shock	[.] WIND-SHOCK, n. [wind and shock.] A sort of bruise or shiver in a tree.
62249	wind-tight	[.] WIND-TIGHT, a. [wind and tight.] So tight as to prevent the passing of wind.
62250	windage	[.] WINDAGE, n. The difference between the diameter of a piece and that of a ball or shell.
62251	windbound	[.] WINDBOUND, a. [wind and bound.] Prevented from sailing by a contrary wind.]
62252	winder	[.] WINDER, v.t. To fan; to clean grain with a fan. [Local.]
62253	winder-meb	[.] WINDER-MEB, n. A bird of the genus Larus, or gull-kind.
62254	windfall	[.] WINDFALL, n. [wind and fall.] [.] 1. Fruit blown off the tree by wind. [.] 2. An unexpected legacy.
62255	windged-pea	[.] WINDGED-PEA, n. A plant.
62256	windiness	[.] WINDINESS, n. [from windey.] [.] 1. The state of being windy or tempestuous; as the windiness of the weather or season. [.] 2. Fullness of wind; flatulence. [.] 3. Tendency to generate wind; as the windiness of vegetables. [.] 4. Tumor; puffiness. [.] [.] The ...
62257	winding	[.] WINDING, ppr. [.] 1. Turning; binding about; bending. [.] 2. a. Bending; twisting from a direct line or an even surface. [.] WINDING, n. [.] 1. A turn or turning; a bend; flexure; meander; as the windings of a road or stream. [.] 2. A call by the boastswains ...
62258	winding-engine	[.] WINDING-ENGINE, n. An engine employed in mining, to draw up buckets from a deep pit.
62259	winding-sheet	[.] WINDING-SHEET, n. [winding and sheet.] A sheet in which a corpse is wrapped.
62260	winding-tackle	[.] WINDING-TACKLE, n. [winding and tackle.] A tackle consisting of one fixed triple block, and one double or triple movable block.
62261	windlas	[.] WINDLAS, WINDLASS, n. [wind and lace.] [.] 1. A machine for raising great weights, consisting of a cylinder or roller of timber, moving on its axis and turned by levers, with a rope or chain attached to the weight. [.] 2. A handle by which any thing is turned. ...
62262	windlass	[.] WINDLAS, WINDLASS, n. [wind and lace.] [.] 1. A machine for raising great weights, consisting of a cylinder or roller of timber, moving on its axis and turned by levers, with a rope or chain attached to the weight. [.] 2. A handle by which any thing is turned. ...
62263	windle	[.] WINDLE, n. A spindle; a kind of reel.
62264	window	[.] WINDOW, n. [ G. The vulgar pronunciation is windor, as if from the Welsh gwyntdor, wind-door.] [.] 1. An opening in the wall of a building for the admission of light, and of air when necessary. This opening has a frame on the sides, in which are set movable sashes, ...
62265	window-blind	[.] WINDOW-BLIND, n. [window and blind.] A blind to intercept the light of a window. Venetian window-blinds are now much used in the United States.
62266	window-frame	[.] WINDOW-FRAME, n. [window and frame.] The frame of a window which receives and holds the sashes.
62267	window-glass	[.] WINDOW-GLASS, n. [window and glass.] Panes of glass for windows.
62268	window-sash	[.] WINDOW-SASH, n. [window and sash.] The sash or light frame in which panes of glass are set for windows.
62269	windowy	[.] WINDOWY, a. Having little crossings like the sashes of a window.
62270	windpipe	[.] WINDPIPE, n. [wind and pipe.] The passage for the breath to and from the lungs; the trachea.
62271	windrow	[.] WINDROW, n. [wind and row.] [.] 1. A row or line of hay, raked together for the purpose of being rolled into cocks or heaps. [This is the only use of the word in New England.] [.] 2. The green border of a field, dug up in order to carry the earth on other land ...
62272	windseed	[.] WINDSEED, n. A plant of the genus Arctolis.
62273	windward	...
62274	windy	[.] WINDY, a. [.] 1. Consisting of wind; as a windy tempest. [.] 2. Next the wind; as the windy side. [.] 3. Tempestuous; boisterous; as windy weather. [.] 4. Puffy; flatulent; abounding with wind. [.] 5. Empty; airy; as windy joy.
62275	wine	[.] WINE, n. [Gr.] [.] 1. The fermented juice of grapes; as the wine of the Madeira grape; the wine of Burgundy or Oporto. [.] 2. The juice of certain fruits, prepared with sugar, spirits, &c.; as currant wine; gooseberry wine. [.] 3. Intoxication. [.] [.] Noah ...
62276	wine-bibber	[.] WINE-BIBBER, n. One who drinks much wine; a great drinker. Proverbs 23.
62277	wine-cask	[.] WINE-CASK, n. [wine and cask.] A cask in which wine is or has been kept.
62278	wine-fly	[.] WINE-FLY, n. A small fly found in empty wine casks.
62279	wine-glass	[.] WINE-GLASS, n. [wine and glass.] A small glass in which wine is drank.
62280	wine-measure	[.] WINE-MEASURE, n. [See Measure.] The measure by which wines and other spirits are sold, smaller than beer measure.
62281	wine-merchant	[.] WINE-MERCHANT, n. A merchant who deals in wines.
62282	wine-press	[.] WINE-PRESS, n. [wine and press.] A place where grapes are pressed.
62283	wineless	[.] WINELESS, a. Destitute of wine; as wineless life.
62284	wing	[.] WING, n. [.] 1. The limb of a fowl by which it flies. In a few species of fowls, the wings do not enable them to fly; as is the case with the dodo, ostrich, great auk, and penguin; but in the two former, the wings assist the fowls in running. [.] 2. The limb of ...
62285	wing-footed	[.] WING-FOOTED, a. [wing and foot.] Swift; moving with rapidity; fleet.
62286	wing-shell	[.] WING-SHELL, n. [wing and shell.] The shell that covers the wing of insects.
62287	winged	[.] WINGED, pp. [.] 1. Furnished with wings; transported by flying. [.] 2. a. Having wings; as a winged fowl. Genesis 1. [.] 3. Swift; rapid; as with winged haste. [.] 4. Wounded; hurt. [.] 5. In botany, furnished with longitudinal membranous appendages, as a ...
62288	wingless	[.] WINGLESS, a. Having no wings; not able to ascend or fly.
62289	wingy	[.] WINGY, a. Having wings; rapid; as wingy speed.
62290	wink	[.] WINK, v.i. [G. Wink and wince are radically one word.] [.] 1. To shut the eyes; to close the eyelids. [.] [.] They are not blind, but they wink. [.] 2. To close and open the eyelids. [.] 3. To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids. [.] [.] Wink at the footman ...
62291	winker	[.] WINKER, n. One who winks.
62292	winking	[.] WINKING, ppr. Shutting the eyes; shutting and opening the eyelids; hinting by closing the eye; conniving at; overlooking.
62293	winkingly	[.] WINKINGLY, adv. With the eye almost closed.
62294	winner	[.] WINNER, n. [from win.] One who gains by success in competition or contest.
62295	winning	[.] WINNING, ppr. [from win.] [.] 1. Gaining success in competition or contest. [.] 2. a. Attracting; adapted to gain favor; charming; as a winning address. [.] WINNING, n. The sum won or gained by success in competition or contest.
62296	winnow	[.] WINNOW, v.t. [L., a fan.] [.] 1. To separate and drive off the chaff from grain by means of wind. Grain is winnowed by a fan, or by a machine, or by pouring it out of a vessel in a current of air. [.] 2. To fan; to beat as with wings. [.] 3. To examine; to sift ...
62297	winnowed	[.] WINNOWED, pp. Separated from the chaff by wind; sifted; examined.
62298	winnower	[.] WINNOWER, n. One who winnows.
62299	winnowing	[.] WINNOWING, ppr. Separating from the chaff by wind; examining.
62300	winter	[.] WINTER, n. [.] 1. The cold season of the year. Astronomically considered, winter commences in northern latitudes when the sun enters Capricorn, or at the solstice about the 21st of December, and ends at the equinox in March; but in ordinary discourse, the three winter ...
62301	winter-apple	[.] WINTER-APPLE, n. [winter and apple.] An apple that keeps well in winter.
62302	winter-barley	[.] WINTER-BARLEY, n. [winter and barley.] A kind of barley which is sowed in autumn.
62303	winter-beaten	[.] WINTER-BEATEN, a. [winter and beat.] Harassed by the severe weather of winter.
62304	winter-berry	[.] WINTER-BERRY, n. [winter and berry.] A plant of the genus Prinos.
62305	winter-bloom	[.] WINTER-BLOOM, n. [winter and bloom.] A plant of the genus Azalea.
62306	winter-cherry	[.] WINTER-CHERRY, n. [winter and cherry.] A plant of the genus Physalis, and its fruit, which is of the size of a cherry.
62307	winter-citron	[.] WINTER-CITRON, n. [winter and citron.] A sort of pear.
62308	winter-cress	[.] WINTER-CRESS, n. [winter and cress.] A plant of the genus Erysimum.
62309	winter-crop	[.] WINTER-CROP, n. [winter and crop.] A crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter.
62310	winter-fallow	[.] WINTER-FALLOW, n. [winter and fallow.] Ground that is fallowed in winter.
62311	winter-garden	[.] WINTER-GARDEN, n. [winter and garden.] An ornamental garden for winter.
62312	winter-green	[.] WINTER-GREEN, n. [winter and green.] A plant of the genus Pyrola, useful as a vulnerary.
62313	winter-kill	[.] WINTER-KILL, v.t. [winter and kill.] To kill by means of the weather in winter; as, to winter-kill wheat or clover. [.] WINTER-KILL, v.i. To be killed by the winter. Wheat is liable to winter-kill in moist land.
62314	winter-killed	[.] WINTER-KILLED, pp. Killed by the winter, as grain.
62315	winter-killing	[.] WINTER-KILLING, ppr. Killing by the weather in winter.
62316	winter-lodge	[.] WINTER-LODGE, WINTER-LODGMENT, n. [winter and lodge.] In botany, the hybernacle of a plant, which protects the embryo or future shoot from injuries during the winter. It is either a bud or a bulb.
62317	winter-lodgment	[.] WINTER-LODGE, WINTER-LODGMENT, n. [winter and lodge.] In botany, the hybernacle of a plant, which protects the embryo or future shoot from injuries during the winter. It is either a bud or a bulb.
62318	winter-pear	[.] WINTER-PEAR, n. [winter and pear.] Any pear that keeps well in winter.
62319	winter-quarters	[.] WINTER-QUARTERS, n. [winter and quarters.] The quarters of an army during the winter; a winter residence or station.
62320	winter-rig	[.] WINTER-RIG, v.t. [winter and rig.] To fallow or till in winter. [Local.]
62321	winter-solstice	[.] WINTER-SOLSTICE, n. [winter and solstice.] The solstice of the winter, which takes place when the sun enters Capricorn, December 21st.
62322	wintered	[.] WINTERED, pp. Kept through the winter.
62323	wintering	[.] WINTERING, ppr. Passing the winter; keeping in winter.
62324	winterly	[.] WINTERLY, a. Such as is suitable to winter. [Little used.]
62325	wintery	[.] WINTERY, a. Suitable to winter; brumal; hyemal; cold; stormy.
62326	winy	[.] WINY, a. [from wine.] Having the taste or qualities of wine.
62327	wipe	[.] WIPE, v.t. [.] 1. To rub something soft for cleaning; to clean by rubbing; as, to wipe the hands or face with a towel. Luke 7. [.] 2. To strike off gently. [.] [.] Some natral tears they droppd, but wipd them soon. [.] 3. To cleanse from evil practices or abuses; ...
62328	wiped	[.] WIPED, pp. Rubbed for cleaning; cleaned by rubbing; cleared away; effaced.
62329	wiper	[.] WIPER, n. [.] 1. One who wipes. [.] 2. The instrument used for wiping.
62330	wiping	[.] WIPING, ppr. Rubbing with a cloth or other soft thing for cleaning; clearing away; effacing.
62331	wire	[.] WIRE, n. A thread of metal; any metallic substance drawn to an even thread. [.] WIRE, v.t. To bind with wire; to apply wire to, as in bottling liquors.
62332	wire-grate	[.] WIRE-GRATE, n. [wire and grate.] A grate or contrivance of fine wire work to keep insects out of vineries, hot houses, &c.
62333	wire-heel	[.] WIRE-HEEL, n. [wire and heel.] A defect and disease in the feet of a horse or other beast.
62334	wire-worm	[.] WIRE-WORM, n. [wire and worm.] A mischievous worm that sometimes injures grain.
62335	wiredraw	[.] WIREDRAW, v.t. [wire and draw.] [.] 1. To draw a metal into wire, which is done by drawing it through a hole in a plate of steel. [.] 2. To draw into length. [.] 3. To draw by art or violence. [.] [.] My sense has been wiredrawn into blasphemy. [.] 4. To draw ...
62336	wiredrawer	[.] WIREDRAWER, n. One who draw metal into wire.
62337	wiredrawing	[.] WIREDRAWING, ppr. [.] 1. Drawing a metal into wire. [.] 2. Drawing to a great length or fineness.
62338	wiredrawn	[.] WIREDRAWN, pp. Drawn into wire; drawn out to great length or fineness.
62339	wiry	[.] WIRY, a. Made of wire; like wire.
62340	wis	[.] WIS, v.t. pret. wist. To think; to suppose; to imagine.
62341	wisdom	[.] WISDOM, n. s as z. [G. See Wise.] [.] 1. The right use or exercise of knowledge; the choice of laudable ends, and of the best means to accomplish them. This is wisdom in act, effect, or practice. If wisdom is to be considered as a faculty of the mind, it is the faculty ...
62342	wise	[.] WISE, a. s as z. [G., to know., L.] [.] 1. Properly, having knowledge; hence, having the power of discerning and judging correctly, or of discriminating between what is true and what is false; between what is fit and proper, and what is improper; as a wise prince; ...
62343	wise-hearted	[.] WISE-HEARTED, a. [wise and heart.] Wise; knowing; skillful. Exodus 28.
62344	wiseacre	[.] WISEACRE, n. More correctly wisesager. [G., a sayer, a predictor or foreteller.] One who makes pretensions to great wisdom; hence in contempt, a simpleton; a dunce.
62345	wiseling	[.] WISELING, n. One who pretends to be wise.
62346	wisely	[.] WISELY, adv. [.] 1. Prudently; judiciously; discretely; with wisdom. Proverbs 16. 21. [.] 2. Craftily; with art or stratagem. [.] [.] Let us deal wisely with them. Exodus 1.
62347	wiseness	[.] WISENESS, n. Wisdom.
62348	wish	[.] WISH, v.i. [G.] [.] 1. To have a desire, or strong desire, either for what is or is not supposed to be obtainable. It usually expresses less than long; but sometimes it denotes to long or wise earnestly. We often wise for what is not obtainable. [.] [.] This is ...
62349	wished	[.] WISHED, pp. Desired; or ardently desired.
62350	wisher	[.] WISHER, n. One who desires; one who expresses a wish.
62351	wishful	[.] WISHFUL, a. [.] 1. Having desire, or ardent desire. [.] 2. Showing desire; as wishful eyes. [.] 3. Desirable; exciting wishes. [Bad.]
62352	wishfully	[.] WISHFULLY, adv. [.] 1. With desire or ardent desire. [.] 2. With the show of desiring.
62353	wishing	[.] WISHING, ppr. Desiring.
62354	wisket	[.] WISKET, n. A basket.
62355	wisp	[.] WISP, n. [G.] A small bundle of straw or other like substance; as a wisp of straw; a wisp of hay; a wisp of herbs.
62356	wist	[.] WIST, pret. of wis.
62357	wistful	[.] WISTFUL, a. [from wist. The sense is stretching or reaching towards.] Full of thoughts; earnest; attentive. [.] [.] Why--dost thou so wistful seem?
62358	wistfully	[.] WISTFULLY, adv. Attentively; earnestly.
62359	wistit	[.] WISTIT, n. The striated monkey; a small species of monkey from South America, with an annulated tail, the ouistiti of Buffon.
62360	wistly	[.] WISTLY, adv. Earnestly.
62361	wit	[.] WIT, v.i. [G., to know. See Wise.] To know. This verb is used only in the infinitive, to wit, namely, that is to say. [L.] [.] WIT, n. [See the verb and Wise.] [.] 1. Primarily, the intellect; the understanding or mental powers. [.] [.] Will puts in practice ...
62362	wit-cracker	[.] WIT-CRACKER, n. [wit and cracker.] One who breaks jests; a joker. [Not in use.]
62363	wit-craft	[.] WIT-CRAFT, n. [wit and craft.] Contrivance; invention.
62364	wit-fish	[.] WIT-FISH, n. [white fish.] An East Indian fish of the size of a whiting; also, another East Indian fish, the Albula Indica of Ray.
62365	wit-snapper	[.] WIT-SNAPPER, n. [wit and snap.] One who affects repartee. [Not in use.]
62366	wit-starved	[.] WIT-STARVED, a. Barren of wit; destitute of genius.
62367	wit-worm	[.] WIT-WORM, n. [wit and worm.] One that feeds on wit. [Not in use.]
62368	witch	[.] WITCH, n. [.] 1. A woman who by compact with the devil, practices sorcery or enchantment. [.] 2. A woman who is given to unlawful arts. [.] 3. A winding sinuous bank. [.] WITCH, v.t. To bewitch; to fascinate; to enchant. [.] [.] Ill witch sweet ladies ...
62369	witch-elm	[.] WITCH-ELM, n. A kind of elm.
62370	witch-hazel	[.] WITCH-HAZEL, n. [.] 1. A species of elm, (Ulmus montana.) [.] 2. The hop-hornbeam, (carpinus ostrya.) [.] The Virginian witch-hazel is the Hamemelis virginica, a shrub which flowers in autumn when its leaves are falling.
62371	witchcraft	[.] WITCHCRAFT, [witch and craft.] [.] 1. The practices of witches; sorcery; enchantments; intercourse with the devil. [.] 2. Power more than natural. [.] [.] He hath a witchcraft over the king ins tongue.
62372	witchery	[.] WITCHERY, n. [.] 1. Sorcery; enchantment. [.] 2. Fascination.
62373	wite	[.] WITE, v.t. To reproach; to blame. [.] WITE, n. Blame; reproach.
62374	witeless	[.] WITELESS, a. Blameless.
62375	with	[.] WITH, prep. [G.] [.] 1. By, noting cause, instrument or means. We are distressed with pain; we are elevated with joy. With study men become learned and respectable. Fire is extinguished with water. [.] 2. On the side of, noting friendship or favor. [.] [.] Fear ...
62376	with-vine	[.] WITH-VINE, WITH-WINE, n. A local name for the couch-grass.
62377	with-wine	[.] WITH-VINE, WITH-WINE, n. A local name for the couch-grass.
62378	withal	[.] WITHAL, adv. Withaul. [with and all.] [.] 1. With the rest; together with; likewise; at the same time. [.] [.] If you choose that, then I am yours withal. [.] [.] How modest in exception, and withal how terrible in constant resolution! [.] 2. It is sometimes ...
62379	withdraw	[.] WITHDRAW, v.t. [with and draw.] [.] 1. To take back; to take from. [.] [.] It is impossible that God should withdraw his presence from any thing. [.] We say, to withdraw capital from a bank or stock in trade, to withdraw aid or assistance. [.] 2. To recall; ...
62380	withdrawing	[.] WITHDRAWING, ppr. Taking back; recalling; retiring.
62381	withdrawing-room	[.] WITHDRAWING-ROOM, n. A room behind another room for retirement; a drawing room.
62382	withdrawment	[.] WITHDRAWMENT, n. The act of withdrawing or taking back; a recalling. [.] [.] Their withdrawment from the British and Foreign Bible Society, would tend to paralyze their exertions.
62383	withdrawn	[.] WITHDRAWN, pp. of withdraw. Recalled; taken back.
62384	withe	[.] WITH, WITHE, n. [L., probably a shoot.] [.] 1. A willow twig. [.] 2. A band consisting of a twig, or twigs twisted.
62385	wither	[.] WITHER, v.i. [.] 1. To fade; to lose its native freshness; to become sapless; to dry. [.] [.] It shall wither in all the leaves of her spring. Ezekiel 17. [.] 2. To waste; to pine away; as animal bodies; as a withered hand. Matthew 12. [.] 3. To lose or want ...
62386	wither-band	[.] WITHER-BAND, n. [withers and band.] A piece of iron laid under a saddle near a horses withers, to strengthen the bow.
62387	wither-wrung	[.] WITHER-WRUNG, a. Injured or hurt in the withers, as a horse.
62388	withered	[.] WITHERED, pp. Faded; dried; shrunk.
62389	witheredness	[.] WITHEREDNESS, n. The state of being withered.
62390	withering	[.] WITHERING, ppr. Fading; becoming dry.
62391	witherite	[.] WITHERITE, n. In mineralogy, a carbonate of baryte, first discovered by Dr. Withering; rhomboidal baryte. It is white, gray, or yellow.
62392	withernam	[.] WITHERNAM, n. In withernam, in law, a second or reciprocal distress, in lieu of a first distress which has been eloigned; reprisal.
62393	withers	[.] WITHERS, n. [This seems to signify a joining, from the root of with.] The juncture of the shoulder bones of a horse, at the bottom of the neck.
62394	withheld	[.] WITHHELD, pret. and pp. of withhold.
62395	withhold	[.] WITHHOLD, v.t. pret. and pp. withheld. [with and hold.] [.] 1. TO hold back; to restrain; to keep from action. [.] [.] Withhold--your hasty hand. [.] [.] If our passions may be withheld. [.] 2. To retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to withhold assent to ...
62396	withholden	[.] WITHHOLDEN, pp. The old participle of withhold; now obsolete. We use withheld.
62397	withholder	[.] WITHHOLDER, n. One that withholds.
62398	withholding	[.] WITHHOLDING, ppr. Holding back; restraining; retaining; not granting.
62399	within	[.] WITHIN, prep. [.] 1. In the inner part; as the space within the walls of a house; a man contented and happy within himself. [.] 2. In the limits or compass of; not beyond; used of place and time. The object is within my sight; within the knowledge of the present ...
62400	withinside	[.] WITHINSIDE, adv. [within and side.] In the inner parts. [Bad.]
62401	without	[.] WITHOUT, prep. [.] 1. Not with; as without success. [.] 2. In a state of destitution or absence from. [.] [.] There is no living with thee nor without thee. [.] 3. In a state of destitution or absence from. [.] [.] There is no living with thee nor without ...
62402	withouten	[.] WITHOUTEN, for withoutan, the Saxon word, is obsolete.
62403	withstand	[.] WITHSTAND, v.t. [with and stand. See Stand.] To oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand the attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or arguments. [.] [.] When Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face. Galatians 2.
62404	withstander	[.] WITHSTANDER, n. One that opposes; an opponent; a resisting power.
62405	withstanding	[.] WITHSTANDING, ppr. Opposing; making resistance.
62406	withwind	[.] WITHWIND, n. A plant. [L.]
62407	withy	[.] WITHY, n. A large species of willow.
62408	witless	[.] WITLESS, a. [wit and less.] [.] 1. Destitute of wit or understanding; inconsiderate; wanting thought; as a witless swain; witless youth. [.] 2. Indiscrete; not under the guidance of judgment; as witless bravery.
62409	witlessly	[.] WITLESSLY, adv. Without the exercise of judgment.
62410	witling	[.] WITLING, n. [dim. From with.] A person who has little wit or understanding; a pretender to wit or smartness. [.] [.] A beau and witling perishd in the throng.
62411	witness	[.] WITNESS, n. [.] 1. Testimony; attestation of a fact or event. [.] [.] If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. John 5. [.] 2. That which furnishes evidence or proof. [.] [.] Laban said, this heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Genesis ...
62412	witnessed	[.] WITNESSED, pp. Seen in person; testified; subscribed by persons present; as a deed witnessed by two persons.
62413	witnessing	[.] WITNESSING, ppr. Seeing in persons; bearing testimony; giving evidence.
62414	witted	[.] WITTED, a. Having wit or understanding; as a quick witted boy.
62415	witticism	[.] WITTICISM, n. [from wit.] A sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; a low kind of wit. [.] [.] --He is full of conceptions, points of epigram, and witticisms; all which are below the dignity of heroic verse.
62416	wittily	[.] WITTILY, adv. [from wit.] [.] 1. With wit; with a delicate turn or phrase, or with an ingenious association of ideas. [.] 2. Ingeniously; cunningly; artfully. [.] [.] Who his own harm so wittily contrives.
62417	wittiness	[.] WITTINESS, n. [from witty.] The quality of being witty.
62418	wittingly	[.] WITTINGLY, adv. [See Wit.] Knowingly; with knowledge; by design. [.] [.] He knowingly and wittingly brought evil into the world.
62419	wittol	[.] WITTOL, n. A man who knows his wifes infidelity and submits to it; a tame cuckold.
62420	wittolly	[.] WITTOLLY, adv. Like a tame cuckold.
62421	witty	[.] WITTY, a. [from wit.] [.] 1. Possessed of wit; full of wit; as a witty poet. [.] 2. Judicious; ingenious; inventive. [.] 3. Sarcastic; full of taunts. [.] [.] Honeycomb was unmercifully witty upon the women.
62422	witwall	[.] WITWALL, n. A bird, the great spotted woodpecker.
62423	wive	[.] WIVE, v.i. [from wife.] to marry. [Not in use.] [.] WIVE, v.t. [.] 1. To match to a wife. [.] 2. To take for a wife. [Not in use.]
62424	wivehood	[.] WIVEHOOD, n. Behavior becoming a wife. [It should be wifehood.]
62425	wiveless	[.] WIVELESS, a. Not having a wife. [It should be wifeless.]
62426	wively	[.] WIVELY, a. Pertaining to a wife. [It should be wifely.]
62427	wiver	[.] WIVER, WIVERIN, n. A kind of heraldric dragon.
62428	wiverin	[.] WIVER, WIVERIN, n. A kind of heraldric dragon.
62429	wives	[.] WIVES, plu. of wife.
62430	wizard	[.] WIZARD, n. [from wise.] A conjurer; an enchanter; a sorcerer. Leviticus 20. [.] [.] The wily wizard must be caught. [.] WIZARD, a. [.] 1. Enchanting; charming. [.] 2. Haunted by wizards.
62431	wizen	[.] WIZEN, v.i. To wither; to dry. [Local.]
62432	wo	[.] WO, n. [G.] [.] 1. Grief; sorrow; misery; a heavy calamity. [.] [.] One who is past; and behold, there come two woes more hereafter. Revelations 9. [.] [.] They weep each others wo. [.] 2. A curse. [.] [.] Can there be a wo or curse in all the stores of vengeance, ...
62433	woad	[.] WOAD, n. [G.] A plant of the genus Isatis, cultivated for the use of dyers. The woad blue is a very deep blue, and is the base of many other colors or shades of color. Woad is first bruised in a mill, and then made into balls. It grows wild in France and along the coasts ...
62434	woad-mill	[.] WOAD-MILL, n. A mill for bruising and preparing woad.
62435	wobegone	[.] WOBEGONE, a. [wo, be, and gone.] Overwhelmed with wo; immersed in grief and sorrow. [.] [.] So wobegone was he with pains of love.
62436	wodanium	[.] WODANIUM, n. A metal recently discovered in a species of pyrite, found in Hungary, which had been supposed to be an ore of cobalt. It has a bronze yellow color.
62437	woesome	[.] WOESOME, a. Wosum. Woful. [Not in use.]
62438	woft	[.] WOFT, for waft. [Not in use.]
62439	woful	[.] WOFUL, a. [.] 1. Sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity; afflicted. [.] [.] How many woful widows left to bow to sad disgrace! [.] 2. Sorrowful; mournful; full of distress; as woful day. Jeremiah 17. [.] 3. Bringing calamity, distress or affliction; as ...
62440	wofully	[.] WOFULLY, adv. [.] 1. Sorrowfully; mournfully; in a distressing manner. [.] 2. Wretchedly; extremely; as, he will be wofully deceived.
62441	wofulness	[.] WOFULNESS, n. Misery; calamity.
62442	wold	[.] WOLD, in Saxon, is the same as wald and weald, a wood, sometimes perhaps a lawn or plain. Wald signifies also power, dominion, from waldan, to rule. These words occur in names.
62443	wolf	[.] WOLF, n. WULF. [G., Gr.] [.] 1. An animal of the genus Canis, a beast of prey that kills sheep and other small domestic animals; called sometimes the wild dog. The wolf is crafty, greedy and ravenous. [.] 2. A small white worm or maggot, which infests granaries. [.] 3. ...
62444	wolf-dog	[.] WOLF-DOG, n. [.] 1. A dog of a large breed, kept to guard sheep. [.] 2. A dog supposed to be bred between a dog and a wolf.
62445	wolf-fish	[.] WOLF-FISH, n. A fish, the lupus marinus, (the Anarrhichas lupus of Linne;) a fierce voracious fish of the northern seas.
62446	wolf-net	[.] WOLF-NET, n. A kind of net used in fishing, which takes great numbers.
62447	wolfish	[.] WOLFISH, a. Like a wolf; having the qualities or form of a wolf; as a wolfish visage; wolfish designs.
62448	wolfram	[.] WOLFRAM, n. In mineralogy, an ore of tungsten. Its color is generally a brownish of grayish black; when cut with a knife, it gives a reddish brown streak. It occurs massive and crystalized, and in concentric lamellar concretions.
62449	wolfs-bane	[.] WOLFS-BANE, n. [.] 1. A poisonous plant of the genus Aconitum; aconite. [.] 2. The winter aconite, or Helleborus hyemalis.
62450	wolfs-claw	[.] WOLFS-CLAW, n. A plant of the genus Lycopodium.
62451	wolfs-milk	[.] WOLFS-MILK, n. An herb.
62452	wolfs-peach	[.] WOLFS-PEACH, n. A plant of the genus Solanum, (S. Lycopersicum)
62453	wolverene	[.] WOLVERIN, WOLVERENE, n. The glutton, a carnivorous animal of voracious appetite. The name wolverene is applied to an animal of North America, considered by Linne as a peculiar species, (Ursus luscus, ) cut which has been since regarded as a variety of the glutton, (U. ...
62454	wolverin	[.] WOLVERIN, WOLVERENE, n. The glutton, a carnivorous animal of voracious appetite. The name wolverene is applied to an animal of North America, considered by Linne as a peculiar species, (Ursus luscus, ) cut which has been since regarded as a variety of the glutton, (U. ...
62455	wolvish	[.] WOLVISH, a. More properly wolfish, which see.
62456	woman	[.] WOMAN, n. plu. women. [a compound of womb and man.] [.] 1. The female of the human race, grown to adult years. [.] [.] And the rib, which the Lord god had taken from the man, made he a woman. Genesis 2. [.] [.] Women are soft, mild, pitiful, and flexible. [.] [.] We ...
62457	woman-hater	[.] WOMAN-HATER, n. [woman and hater.] One who has an aversion to the female sex.
62458	womaned	[.] WOMANED, a. Accompanied or united with a woman. [Not used.]
62459	womanhood	[.] WOMANHOOD, n. [woman and hood.] the state, character or collective qualities of a woman.
62460	womanise	[.] WOMANISE, v.t. To make effeminate. [Not used.]
62461	womanish	[.] WOMANISH, a. Suitable to a woman; having the qualities of a woman; feminine; as womanish habits; womanish tears; a womanish voice.
62462	womankind	[.] WOMANKIND, n. [woman and kind.] The female sex; the race of females of the human kind.
62463	womanly	[.] WOMANLY, a. Becoming a woman; feminine; as womanly behavior. [.] [.] A blushing womanly discovering grace. [.] WOMANLY, adv. In the manner of a woman.
62464	womb	[.] WOMB, n. Woom. [G.] [.] 1. The uterus or matrix of a female; that part where the young of an animal is conceived and nourished till its birth. [.] 2. The place where any thing is produced. [.] [.] The womb of earth the genial seed receives. [.] 3. Any large ...
62465	wombat	[.] WOMBAT, n. An animal of New Holland, of the opossum family.
62466	womby	[.] WOMBY, a. Wommy. Capacious. [Not in use.]
62467	women	[.] WOMEN, n. plu. of woman. pron. wimen. But it is supposed the word we pronounce is from Sax. wifman, and therefore should be written wimen.
62468	won	[.] WON, pret. and pp. of win; as victories won.
62469	wonder	[.] WONDER, n. [G., Gr., to show; and hence a sight; a panic.] [.] 1. That emotion which is excited by novelty, or the presentation to the sight or mind, of something new, unusual, strange, great, extraordinary, or not well understood; something that arrests the attention ...
62470	wonder-working	[.] WONDER-WORKING, a. Doing wonders or surprising things.
62471	wonderer	[.] WONDERER, n. One who wonders.
62472	wonderful	[.] WONDERFUL, a. Adapted to excite wonder or admiration; exciting surprise; strange; astonishing. Job 42.
62473	wonderfully	[.] WONDERFULLY, adv. In a manner to excite wonder or surprise. [.] [.] I will praise thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139.
62474	wonderfulness	[.] WONDERFULNESS, n. The state or quality of being wonderful.
62475	wondering	[.] WONDERING, ppr. Indulging or feeling wonder. Genesis 24. Luke 24.
62476	wonderment	[.] WONDERMENT, n. Surprise; astonishment; a wonderful appearance. [Vulgar.]
62477	wonderstruck	[.] WONDERSTRUCK, a. [wonder and struck.] Struck with wonder, admiration and surprise.
62478	wondrous	[.] WONDROUS, a. Admirable; marvelous; such as may excite surprise and astonishment; strange. [.] [.] That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. Psalm 26. [.] WONDROUS, adv. In a wonderful or surprising degree; as a place ...
62479	wondrously	[.] WONDROUSLY, adv. In a strange or wonderful manner or degree. [.] [.] Chloe complains, and wondrouslys aggrievd.
62480	wone	[.] WON, WONE, v.i. [G.] To dwell; to abide. Obsolete. Its participle is retained in wont, that is, woned.
62481	wont	[.] WONT, a contraction of woll not, that is, will not. [.] WONT, a. [wont is strictly the participle passive of won, wone. G. See the Verb.] Accustomed; habituated; using or doing customarily. [.] [.] If the ox were wont to push with his horn-- Exodus 21. [.] [.] They ...
62482	wonted	[.] WONTED, pp. [.] 1. Accustomed; used. [.] [.] Again his wonted weapon provd. [.] 2. Accustomed; made familiar by use. [.] [.] She was wonted to the place, and would not remove.
62483	wontedness	[.] WONTEDNESS, n. The state of being accustomed.
62484	wontless	[.] WONTLESS, a. Unaccustomed; unused.
62485	woo	[.] WOO, v.t. [.] 1. To court; to solicit in love. [.] [.] My proud rival wooes another partner to his throne and bed-- [.] [.] Each, like the Grecian artist, wooes the image he himself has wrought. [.] 2. To court solicitously; to invite with importunity. [.] [.] Thee, ...
62486	woo-house	[.] WOO-HOUSE, n. [wood and house.] A house or shed in which wood is deposited and sheltered from the weather.
62487	wood	[.] WOOD, a. Mad; furious. [.] WOOD, n. [.] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest. [.] [.] Light thickens, and the crow makes wing to the rooky wood. [.] 2. The substance of trees; the hard substance which composes the body of a tree and its branches, ...
62488	wood-anemone	[.] WOOD-ANEMONE, n. A plant. [See Anemone.]
62489	wood-ashes	[.] WOOD-ASHES, n. [wood and ashes.] The remains of burnt wood or plants. [This word is used in England to distinguish these ashes from the remains of coal. In the United States, where wood chiefly is burnt, the people usually say simply ashes. But as coal becomes more ...
62490	wood-bind	[.] WOOD-BIND, WOOD-BINE, n. A name given to the honeysuckle, a species of Lonicera.
62491	wood-bine	[.] WOOD-BIND, WOOD-BINE, n. A name given to the honeysuckle, a species of Lonicera.
62492	wood-bound	[.] WOOD-BOUND, a. [wood and bound.] Encumbered with tall woody hedgerows.
62493	wood-chat	[.] WOOD-CHAT, n. A species of butcher bird.
62494	wood-coal	[.] WOOD-COAL, n. [wood and coal.] Charcoal.
62495	wood-cock	[.] WOOD-COCK, n. [wood and cock.] A fowl of the genus Scolopax, inhabiting the northern parts of the European continent in summer, but frequenting England in winter. The wood cock of the United States is a smaller species.
62496	wood-cockshell	[.] WOOD-COCKSHELL, n. A name given by English naturalists to a peculiar kind of the purpura, called by the French becasse; of two species, the prickly and the smooth.
62497	wood-drink	[.] WOOD-DRINK, n. [wood and drink.] A decoction or infusion of medicinal woods.
62498	wood-engraving	[.] WOOD-ENGRAVING, n. Xylography; the art of engraving on wood, or of cutting figures of natural objects on wood.
62499	wood-fretter	[.] WOOD-FRETTER, n. [wood and fret.] An insect or worm that eats wood.
62500	wood-hole	[.] WOOD-HOLE, n. [wood and hole.] A place where wood is laid up.
62501	wood-land	[.] WOOD-LAND, n. [wood and land.] [.] 1. Land covered with wood, or land on which trees are suffered to grow, either for fuel or timber. [.] 2. In England, a soil which, from its humidity and color, resembles the soil in woods.
62502	wood-lark	[.] WOOD-LARK, n. [wood and lark.] A bird, a species of lark.
62503	wood-layer	[.] WOOD-LAYER, n. [wood and layer.] A young oak or other timber plant, laid down in a hedge among the white thorn or other plants used in hedges.
62504	wood-lock	[.] WOOD-LOCK, n. [wood and lock.] In shipbuilding, a piece of elm, close fitted and sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the pintle, to keep the rudder from rising.
62505	wood-louse	[.] WOOD-LOUSE, n. [wood and louse.] An insect, the millepede.
62506	wood-meil	[.] WOOD-MEIL, n. A coarse hairy stuff made of Iceland wool, used to line the ports of ships of war.
62507	wood-mite	[.] WOOD-MITE, [wood and mite.] A small insect found in old wood.
62508	wood-monger	[.] WOOD-MONGER, n. [wood and monger.] A wood seller.
62509	wood-mote	[.] WOOD-MOTE, n. [wood and mote.] In England, the ancient name of the forest court; now the court of attachment.
62510	wood-nightshade	[.] WOOD-NIGHTSHADE, n. A plant.
62511	wood-note	[.] WOOD-NOTE, n. [wood and note.] Wild music. [.] [.] --Or sweetest Shakespeare, fancys child, warble his native wood-notes wild.
62512	wood-nymph	[.] WOOD-NYMPH, n. [wood and nymph.] A fabled goddess of the woods; a dryad. [.] [.] The wood-nymphs deckd with daisies trim.
62513	wood-offering	[.] WOOD-OFFERING, n. Wood burnt on the altar. Nehemiah 10.
62514	wood-pigeon	[.] WOOD-PIGEON, n. [wood and pigeon.] The ring-dove, (Columba palumbus.)
62515	wood-puceron	[.] WOOD-PUCERON, n. [wood and puceron.] A small insect of the puceron kind, of a grayish color, having two hollow horns on the hinder part of its body. It resembles the puceron of the alder, but it penetrates into the wood.
62516	wood-roof	[.] WOOD-ROOF, WOOD-RUFF, n. [wood and roof or ruff.] A plant of the genus Asperula.
62517	wood-sage	[.] WOOD-SAGE, n. [wood and sage.] A plant of the genus Teucrium.
62518	wood-sare	[.] WOOD-SARE, n. A kind of froth seen on herbs.
62519	wood-seere	[.] WOOD-SEERE, n. The time when there is no sap in a tree.
62520	wood-shock	[.] WOOD-SHOCK, n. The fisher or wejack, a quadruped of the weasel kind in North America.
62521	wood-soot	[.] WOOD-SOOT, n. [wood and soot.] Soot from burnt wood, which has been found useful as a manure.
62522	wood-sorrel	[.] WOOD-SORREL, n. [wood and sorrel.] A plant of the genus Oxalis.
62523	wood-spite	[.] WOOD-SPITE, n. [wood and spite.] A name given in some parts of England to the green woodpecker.
62524	wood-stone	[.] WOOD-STONE, n. [wood and stone.] A blackish gray silicious stone, a subspecies of horn-stone.
62525	wood-ward	[.] WOOD-WARD, n. [wood and ward.] An officer of the forest, whose duty is to guard the woods.
62526	wood-wash	[.] WOOD-WASH, n. A name sometimes applied to dyers broom.
62527	wood-worm	[.] WOOD-WORM, n. [wood and worm.] A worm that is bread in wood.
62528	woodchuk	[.] WOODCHUK, n. [wood and chuk, a hog.] [See Chuk.] The popular name in New England of a species of the Marmot tribe of animals, the Arctomys monax. It burrows and is dormant in winter.
62529	wooded	[.] WOODED, a. Supplied or covered with wood; as land wooded and watered.
62530	wooden	[.] WOODEN, a. [from wood.] [.] 1. Made of wood; consisting of wood; as a wooden box; a wooden leg; a wooden horse. [.] 2. Clumsy; awkward. [.] [.] When a bold man is put out of countenance, he makes a very wooden figure on it.
62531	wooding	[.] WOODING, ppr. Getting or supplying with wood.
62532	woodless	[.] WOODLESS, a. Destitute of wood.
62533	woodman	[.] WOODMAN, n. [wood and man.] [.] 1. A forest officer, appointed to take care of the kings wood. [.] 2. A sportsman; a hunter.
62534	woodness	[.] WOODNESS, n. Anger; madness; rage.
62535	woodpecker	[.] WOODPECKER, n. [wood and peck.] A bird of the genus Picus, that pecks holes in trees, or that picks insects form the bark.
62536	woodreve	[.] WOODREVE, n. [wood and reve.] In England, the steward or overseer of a wood.
62537	woodwaxen	[.] WOODWAXEN, n. A plant of the genus Genista; dyers broom.
62538	woody	[.] WOODY, a. [from wood.] [.] 1. Abounding with wood; as woody land; a woody region. [.] [.] --Secret shades of woody Idas inmost grove. [.] 2. Consisting of wood; ligneous; as the woody parts of plants. [.] 3. Pertaining to woods; sylvan; as woody nymphs.
62539	wooer	[.] WOOER, n. [from woo.] One who courts, or solicits in love.
62540	woof	[.] WOOF, n. [Gr.] [.] 1. The threads that cross the warp in weaving; the weft. [.] 2. Texture; cloth; as a pall of softest woof.
62541	wooing	[.] WOOING, ppr. [from woo.] Courting; soliciting in love.
62542	wooingly	[.] WOOINGLY, adv. Enticingly; with persuasiveness; so as to invite to stay.
62543	wool	[.] WOOL, n. [G., Gr., soft; down; L., to pull off.] [.] 1. That species of hair which grows on sheep and some other animals, which in fineness sometimes approaches to fur. The word generally signifies the fleecy coat of the sheep, which constitutes a most essential material ...
62544	wool-ball	[.] WOOL-BALL, n. A ball or mass of wool found in the stomach of sheep.
62545	wool-comber	[.] WOOL-COMBER, n. One whose occupation is to comb wool.
62546	wool-driver	[.] WOOL-DRIVER, n. [wool and driver.] One who buys wool and carries it to market.
62547	wool-staple	[.] WOOL-STAPLE, n. [wool and staple.] A city or town where wool used to be brought to the kings staple for sale.
62548	wool-stapler	[.] WOOL-STAPLER, n. One who deals in wool.
62549	wool-trade	[.] WOOL-TRADE, n. [wool and trade.] The trade in wool.
62550	wool-winder	[.] WOOL-WINDER, n. [wool and wind.] A person employed to wind or make up wool into bundles to be packed for sale.
62551	woold	[.] WOOLD, v.t. [G.] To wind, particularly to wind a rope round a mast or yard, when made of two or more pieces, at the place where they are fished, for confining and supporting them.
62552	woolded	[.] WOOLDED, pp. Bound fast with ropes; wound round.
62553	woolder	[.] WOOLDER, n. A stick used in woolding.
62554	woolding	[.] WOOLDING, ppr. Binding fast with ropes; winding round. [.] WOOLDING, n. [.] 1. The act of winding, as a rope round a mast. [.] 2. The rope used for binding masts and spars.
62555	woolen	[.] WOOLEN, a. [.] 1. Made of wool; consisting of wool; as woolen cloth. [.] 2. Pertaining to wool; as woolen manufactures. [.] WOOLEN, n. Cloth made of wool.
62556	woolen-draper	[.] WOOLEN-DRAPER, n. One who deals in woolen goods.
62557	woolfel	[.] WOOLFEL, n. [wool and fel., L.] A skin with the wool; a skin from which the wool has not been sheared or pulled.
62558	wooliness	[.] WOOLINESS, n. [from woolly.] The state of being woolly.
62559	woolly	[.] WOOLLY, a. [.] 1. Consisting of wool; as a woolly covering; a woolly fleece. [.] 2. Resembling wool; as woolly hair. [.] 3. Clothed with wool; as woolly breeders. [.] 4. In botany, clothed with a pubescence resembling wool.
62560	woolly-pastinum	[.] WOOLLY-PASTINUM, n. A name given in the East Indies to a species of red orpiment or arsenic.
62561	woolpack	[.] WOOLPACK, n. [wool and pack.] [.] 1. A pack or bag of wool. [.] 2. Any thing bulky without weight.
62562	woolsack	[.] WOOLSACK, n. [wool and sack.] [.] 1. A sack or bag of wool. [.] 2. The seat of the lord chancellor and of the judges in the house of lords.
62563	woolward	[.] WOOLWARD, adv. In wool. [Not in use.]
62564	woop	[.] WOOP, n. A bird. [L.]
62565	woos	[.] WOOS, n. A plant; sea weed.
62566	woots	[.] WOOTS, n. Indian steel, a metallic substance imported form the East Indies; valued as the material of edge-tools. It has in combination a minute portion of alumin and silica.
62567	word	[.] WORD, n. [G., L., to speak. A word is that which is uttered or thrown out.] [.] 1. An articulate or vocal sound, or a combination of articulate and vocal sounds, uttered by the human voice, and by custom expressing an idea or ideas; a single component part of human ...
62568	word-catcher	[.] WORD-CATCHER, n. One who cavils at words.
62569	worded	[.] WORDED, pp. Expressed in words.
62570	worder	[.] WORDER, n. A speaker. [Not in use.]
62571	wordiness	[.] WORDINESS, n. [from wordy.] The state or quality of abounding with words.
62572	wording	[.] WORDING, n. [.] 1. The act of expressing in words. [.] 2. The manner of expressing in words. The wording of the ideas is very judicious.
62573	wordish	[.] WORDISH, a. Respecting words. [Not used.]
62574	wordishness	[.] WORDISHNESS, n. Manner of wording. [Not used.]
62575	wordless	[.] WORDLESS, a. Not using words; not speaking; silent.
62576	wordy	[.] WORDY, a. [.] 1. Using many words; verbose; as a wordy speaker; a wordy orator. [.] 2. Containing many words; full of words. [.] [.] We need not lavish hours in wordy periods.
62577	wore	[.] WORE, pret. of wear. He wore gloves. [.] WORE, pret. of ware. They wore ship.
62578	work	[.] WORK, v.i. [G., Gr.] [.] 1. In a general sense, to move, or to move one way and the other; to perform; as in popular language it is said, a mill or machine works well. [.] 2. To labor; to be occupied in performing manual labor, whether severe or moderate. One man ...
62579	work-fellow	[.] WORK-FELLOW, n. One engaged in the same work with another. Romans 16.
62580	work-folk	[.] WORK-FOLK, n. Persons that labor.
62581	worked	[.] WORKED, pp. Moved; labored; performed; managed; fermented.
62582	worker	[.] WORKER, n. One that works; one that performs.
62583	workhouse	[.] WORKHOUSE, WORKING-HOUSE, n. [.] 1. A house where any manufacture is carried on. [.] 2. Generally, a house in which idle and vicious persons are confined to labor.
62584	working	[.] WORKING, ppr. Moving; operating; laboring; fermenting. [.] WORKING, n. [.] 1. Motion; the act of laboring. [.] 2. Fermentation. [.] 3. Movement; operation; as the workings of fancy.
62585	working-house	[.] WORKHOUSE, WORKING-HOUSE, n. [.] 1. A house where any manufacture is carried on. [.] 2. Generally, a house in which idle and vicious persons are confined to labor.
62586	workman	[.] WORKMAN n. [work and man.] [.] 1. Any man employed in labor, whether in tillage or manufactures. [.] 2. By way of eminence, a skillful artificer or laborer.
62587	workmanlike	[.] WORKMANLIKE, a. Skillful; well performed.
62588	workmanly	[.] WORKMANLY, a. Skillful; well performed. [.] WORKMANLY, adv. In a skillful manner; in a manner becoming a workman.
62589	workmanship	[.] WORKMANSHIP, n. [.] 1. Manufacture; something made, particularly by manual labor. Exodus 31. [.] 2. That which is effected, made or produced. Ephesians 2. [.] 3. The skill of a workman; or the execution or manner of making any thing. The workmanship of this cloth ...
62590	workmaster	[.] WORKMASTER, n. [work and master.] The performer of any work.
62591	workshop	[.] WORKSHOP, n. [work and shop.] A shop where any manufacture is carried on.
62592	workwoman	[.] WORKWOMAN, n. A woman who performs any work; or one skilled in needle work.
62593	world	[.] WORLD, n. [This seems to be a compound word, and probably is named from roundness, the vault; but this is not certain.] [.] 1. The universe; the whole system of created globes or vast bodies of matter. [.] 2. The earth; the terraqueous globe; sometimes called the ...
62594	worldliness	[.] WORLDLINESS, n. [from world.] A predominant passion for obtaining the good things of this life; covetousness; addictedness to gain and temporal enjoyments.
62595	worldling	[.] WORLDLING, n. A person whose soul is set upon gaining temporal possessions; one devoted to this world and its enjoyments. [.] [.] If we consider the expectations of futurity, the worldling gives up the argument.
62596	worldly	[.] WORLDLY, a. [.] 1. Secular; temporal; pertaining to this world or life, in contradistinction to the life to come; as worldly pleasures; worldly affairs; worldly estate; worldly honor; worldly lusts. Titus 2. [.] 2. Devoted to this life and its enjoyments; bent ...
62597	worldly-minded	[.] WORLDLY-MINDED, a. Devoted to the acquisition of property and to temporal enjoyments.
62598	worldly-mindedness	[.] WORLDLY-MINDEDNESS, n. A predominating love and pursuit of this worlds goods, to the exclusion of piety and attention to spiritual concerns.
62599	worm	[.] WORM, n. [G. This word is probably named form a winding motion, and the root of swarm.] [.] 1. In common usage, any small creeping animal, or reptile, either entirely without feet, or with very short ones, including a great variety of animals of different classes ...
62600	worm-eaten	[.] WORM-EATEN, a. [worm and eat.] [.] 1. Gnawed by worms; as worm-eaten boards, planks or timber. [.] 2. Old; worthless.
62601	worm-grass	[.] WORM-GRASS, n. A plant of the genus Spigalia.
62602	worm-powder	[.] WORM-POWDER, n. A powder used for expelling worms from the stomach and intestines.
62603	worm-seed	[.] WORM-SEED, n. [.] 1. A seed which has the property of expelling worms from the stomach, bowels, and intestines. It is said to be brought from Persia, and to be the produce of a species of Artemisia. [.] 2. A plant of the genus Chenopodium.
62604	worm-tincture	[.] WORM-TINCTURE, n. A tincture prepared from earth-worms dried, pulverized and mixed with oil of tartar, spirit of wine, saffron and castor.
62605	wormed	[.] WORMED, pp. Cleared by a worm or screw.
62606	worming	[.] WORMING, ppr. Entering by insinuation; drawing, as a cartridge; clearing, as a gun.
62607	wormlike	[.] WORMLIKE, a. Resembling a worm; spiral; vermicular.
62608	wormwood	[.] WORMWOOD, n. [G.] A plant, the artemisia. It has a bitter nauseous taste; but it is stomachic and corroborant. [.] Tree-wormwood, a species of Artemisia, with woody stalks.
62609	wormwood-fly	[.] WORMWOOD-FLY, n. A small black fly, found on the stalks of wormwood.
62610	wormy	[.] WORMY, a. [.] 1. Containing a worm; abounding with worms. [.] 2. Earthy; groveling.
62611	worn	[.] WORN, pp. of wear; as a garment long worn. [.] Worn out, consumed or rendered useless by wearing.
62612	wornil	[.] WORNIL, n. A maggot that infests the backs of cows.
62613	worral	[.] WORRAL, n. An animal of the lizard kind, about four feet long and eight inches broad, with a forked tongue. It feeds on flies, and is harmless. It is found in Egypt.
62614	worried	[.] WORRIED, pp. [from worry.] Harassed; fatigued.
62615	worrier	[.] WORRIER, n. [from worry.] One that worries or harasses.
62616	worry	[.] WORRY, v.t. [.] 1. To tease; to trouble; to harass with importunity, or with care and anxiety. Persons are often worried with care and solicitude. [.] [.] Let them rail and then worry one another at their pleasure. [.] [.] Worry him out till he gives his consent. [.] [.] A ...
62617	worrying	[.] WORRYING, ppr. Teasing; troubling; harassing; fatiguing; tearing.
62618	worse	[.] WORSE, a. [This adjective has the signification of the comparative degree, and as bad has no comparative and superlative, worse and worst are used in lieu of them, although radically they have no relation to bad.] [.] 1. More evil; more bad or ill; more depraved and ...
62619	worsen	[.] WORSEN, v.t. To worse. [Not in use.]
62620	worser	[.] WORSER, is a vulgar word, and not used in good writing or speaking.
62621	worship	[.] WORSHIP, n. [See Worth.] [.] 1. Excellence of character; dignity; worth; worthiness. [.] [.] --Elfin born of noble state, and muckle worship in his native land. [.] In this sense, the word is nearly or quite obsolete; but hence, [.] 2. A title of honor, used ...
62622	worshiped	[.] WORSHIPED, pp. Adored; treated with divine honors; treated with civil respect.
62623	worshiper	[.] WORSHIPER, n. One who worships; one who pays divine honors to any being; one who adores.
62624	worshipful	[.] WORSHIPFUL, a. [.] 1. Claiming respect; worthy of honor from its character or dignity. [.] [.] This is worshipful society. [.] 2. A term of respect, sometimes ironically.
62625	worshipfully	[.] WORSHIPFULLY, adv. Respectfully.
62626	worshiping	[.] WORSHIPING, ppr. Adoring; paying divine honors to; treating with supreme reverence; treating with extreme submission.
62627	worst	[.] WORST, a. [superl. of worse, which see.] [.] 1. Most bad; most evil; in a moral sense; as the worst man; the worst sinner. [.] 2. Most severe or dangerous; most difficult to heal; as the worst disease. [.] 3. Most afflictive, pernicious or calamitous; as the worst ...
62628	worsted	[.] WORSTED, pp. Defeated; overthrown. [.] WORSTED, n. WUSTED. [The origin of this word is uncertain. It is usually supposed to take its name from a town in England or in Flanders; but in Norman, worstetz is mentioned; as lit de morstetz, a bed of worsted.] ...
62629	wort	...
62630	worth	[.] WORTH, a. Termination, signifies a farm or court; as in Wordsworth. [.] WORTH, v.i. This verb is now used only in the phrases, wo worth the day, wo worth the man, &c., in which the verb is in the imperative mode, and the noun in the dative; wo be to the day. [.] WORTH, ...
62631	worthily	[.] WORTHILY, adv. [.] 1. In a manner suited to; as, to walk worthily of our extraction. [Bad.] [.] 2. Deservedly; according to merit. [.] [.] You worthily succeed not only to the honors of your ancestors, but also to their virtues. [.] 3. Justly; not without cause. [.] [.] I ...
62632	worthiness	[.] WORTHINESS, n. [.] 1. Desert; merit. [.] [.] The prayers which our Savior made, were for his own worthiness accepted. [.] 2. Excellence; dignity; virtue. [.] [.] Who is sure he hath a soul, unless it see and judge and follow worthiness? [.] 3. Worth; quality ...
62633	worthless	[.] WORTHLESS, a. [.] 1. Having no value; as a worthless garment; a worthless ship. [.] 2. Having no value of character or no virtue; as a worthless man or woman. [.] 3. Having no dignity or excellence; as a worthless magistrate.
62634	worthlessness	[.] WORTHLESSNESS, n. [.] 1. Want of value; want of useful qualities; as the worthlessness of an old garment or of barren land. [.] 2. Want of excellence or dignity; as the worthlessness of a person.
62635	worthy	[.] WORTHY, a. [G.] [.] 1. Deserving; such as merits; having worth or excellence; equivalent; with of, before the thing deserved. She has married a man worthy of her. [.] [.] Thou art worthy of the sway. [.] [.] I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies--Genesis ...
62636	wot	[.] WOT, v.i. To know; to be aware.
62637	would	[.] WOULD, WUD, pret. of will, G., L. [.] Would is used as an auxiliary verb in conditional forms of speech. I would go, if I could. This form of expression denotes will or resolution, under a condition or supposition. You would go, He would go, denote simply ...
62638	woulding	[.] WOULDING, n. Motion of desire. [Not in use.]
62639	wound	[.] WOUND, n. [G.] [.] 1. A breach of the skin and flesh of an animal, or of the bark and wood of a tree, or of the bark and substance of other plants, caused by violence or external force. The self-healing power of living beings, animal or vegetable, by which the parts ...
62640	wounded	[.] WOUNDED, pp. Hurt; injured.
62641	wounder	[.] WOUNDER, n. One that wounds.
62642	wounding	[.] WOUNDING, ppr. Hurting; injuring.
62643	woundless	[.] WOUNDLESS, a. Free from hurt or injury.
62644	woundwort	[.] WOUNDWORT, n. The name of several plants; one, a species of Achillea; another, a species of Stachys; another, a species of Laserpitium; another, a species of Solidago; and another a species of Senecio.
62645	woundy	[.] WOUNDY, a. Excessive. [Not English.]
62646	woungster	[.] WOUNGSTER, n. Yungster. A young person; a lad; a colloquial word.
62647	wove	[.] WOVE, pret. of weave, sometimes the participle.
62648	wox	[.] WOX, WOXEN, for waxed. [Not in use.] [.] Note. W before r is always silent.
62649	woxen	[.] WOX, WOXEN, for waxed. [Not in use.] [.] Note. W before r is always silent.
62650	wrack	[.] WRACK, WRECK, n. [See Wreck.] A name given to a marine plant which is of great utility as a manure. It is called sometimes sea-wrack or sea-wreck, and sea-oak and sea-tangle. It is the Fucus vesiculosus of Linne, a plant found on rocks left dry at low water. The stalk ...
62651	wrain-bolt	[.] WRAIN-BOLT. [See Wring-bolt.]
62652	wrangle	[.] WRANGLE, v.i. [from the root of wring.] To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to brawl; to altercate. [.] [.] For a score of kingdoms you should wrangle. [.] [.] He did not know what it was to wrangle on indifferent points. [.] WRANGLE, v.t. ...
62653	wrangler	...
62654	wranglesome	[.] WRANGLESOME, a. Contentious; quarrelsome.
62655	wrangling	[.] WRANGLING, ppr. Disputing or contending angrily. [.] WRANGLING, n. The act of disputing angrily.
62656	wrap	[.] WRAP, v.t. pret. and pp. wrapped or wrapt. [.] 1. To wind or fold together. John 20. [.] 2. To involve; to cover by winding something round; often with up; as, to wrap up a child in its blanket; wrap the body well with flannel in winter. [.] [.] I, wrapt in mist ...
62657	wrap-rascal	[.] WRAP-RASCAL, n. An upper coat.
62658	wrapped	[.] WRAPPED, WRAPT, pp. Wound; folded; inclosed.
62659	wrapper	[.] WRAPPER, n. [.] 1. One that wraps. [.] 2. That in which any thing is wrapped or inclosed.
62660	wrapping	[.] WRAPPING, ppr. [.] [.] 1. Winding; folding; involving; inclosing. [.] 2. a. Used or designed for wrapping or covering; as wrapping paper.
62661	wrapt	[.] WRAPPED, WRAPT, pp. Wound; folded; inclosed.
62662	wrass	[.] WRASS, WRASSE, n. A fish, the Labrus tinca of Linne, called by authors, turdus vulgaris, or tinca marina, the sea-tench, and sometimes old-wife. It resembles the carp in figure, and is covered with large scales. The name is also applied to other species of the genus ...
62663	wrasse	[.] WRASS, WRASSE, n. A fish, the Labrus tinca of Linne, called by authors, turdus vulgaris, or tinca marina, the sea-tench, and sometimes old-wife. It resembles the carp in figure, and is covered with large scales. The name is also applied to other species of the genus ...
62664	wrath	[.] WRATH, n. [L.] [.] 1. Violent anger; vehement exasperation; indignation; as the wrath of Achilles. [.] [.] When the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased--Esther 2. [.] [.] O Lord--in wrath remember mercy. Habakkuk 3. [.] 2. The effects of anger. Proverbs 27. [.] 3. ...
62665	wrathful	[.] WRATHFUL, a. [.] 1. Very angry; greatly incensed. The king was very wrathful. [.] 2. Springing from wrath, or expressing it; as wrathful passions; a wrathful countenance.
62666	wrathfully	[.] WRATHFULLY, adv. With violent anger.
62667	wrathfulness	[.] WRATHFULNESS, n. Vehement anger.
62668	wrathless	[.] WRATHLESS, a. Free from anger.
62669	wrathy	[.] WRATHY, a. Very angry; a colloquial word.
62670	wrawl	[.] WRAWL, v.i. To cry, as a cat. [Not in use.]
62671	wreak	[.] WREAK, v.t. [G. The sense is to drive or throw, to dash with violence.] [.] 1. To execute; to inflict; to hurl or drive; as, to wreak vengeance on an enemy. [.] [.] On me let death wreak all his rage. [.] 2. To revenge. [.] [.] Come wreak his loss, whom bootless ...
62672	wreakful	[.] WREAKFUL, a. Revengeful; angry.
62673	wreakless	[.] WREAKLESS, a. Unrevengeful; weak.
62674	wreath	[.] WREATH, n. [See Writhe.] [.] 1. To twist; to convolve; to wind one about another; as, to wreath a garland of flowers. [.] 2. To interweave; to entwine; as chains of wreathed work. [.] 3. To encircle, as a garland. [.] [.] The flowrs that wreath the sparkling ...
62675	wreathed	[.] WREATHED, pp. Twisted; entwined; interwoven.
62676	wreathing	[.] WREATHING, ppr. Twisting; entwining; encircling.
62677	wreathy	[.] WREATHY, a. Twisted; curled; spiral; as a wreathy spire.
62678	wreck	[.] WRECK, n. [.] 1. Destruction; properly, the destruction of a ship or vessel on the shore. Hence, [.] 2. The ruins of a ship stranded; a ship dashed against rocks or land and broken, or otherwise rendered useless by violence and fracture. [.] 3. Dissolution by ...
62679	wrecked	[.] WRECKED, pp. Dashed against the shore or on rocks; stranded and ruined.
62680	wreckful	[.] WRECKFUL, a. Causing wreck.
62681	wrecking	[.] WRECKING, ppr. Stranding; running on rocks or on shore; ruining.
62682	wren	[.] WREN, n. A small bird of the genus Motacilla.
62683	wrench	[.] WRENCH, v.t. [See Wring.] [.] 1. To pull with a twist; to wrest, twist or force by violence; as, to wrench a sword from anothers hand. [.] 2. To strain; to sprain; to distort. [.] [.] You wrenched your foot against a stone. [.] WRENCH, n. [.] 1. A violent ...
62684	wrest	[.] WREST, v.t. [G., to wrest, to snatch or pull, to burst, to tear.] [.] 1. To twist or extort by violence; to pull or force from by violent wringing or twisting; as, to wrest an instrument from anothers hands. [.] 2. To take or force from by violence. The enemy made ...
62685	wrested	[.] WRESTED, pp. Pulled with twisting; distorted; perverted.
62686	wrester	[.] WRESTER, n. One who wrests or perverts.
62687	wresting	[.] WRESTING, ppr. Pulling with a twist; distorting; perverting.
62688	wrestle	[.] WRESTLE, v.i. resl. [.] 1. To strive with arms extended, as two men, who seize each other by the collar and arms, each endeavoring to throw the other by tripping up his heels and twitching him off his center. [.] [.] Another, by a fall in wrestling, started the ...
62689	wrestler	[.] WRESTLER, n. One who wrestles; or one who is skillful in wrestling.
62690	wrestling	[.] WRESTLING, pp. Striving to throw; contending. [.] WRESTLING, n. Strife; struggle; contention.
62691	wretch	[.] WRETCH, n. [.] 1. A miserable person; one sunk in the deepest distress; as a forlorn wretch. [.] 2. A worthless mortal; as a contemptible wretch. [.] 3. A person sunk in vice; as a profligate wretch. [.] 4. It is sometimes used by way of slight or ironical ...
62692	wretched	[.] WRETCHED, a. [.] 1. Very miserable; sunk into deep affliction or distress, either from want, anxiety or grief. [.] [.] The wretched find no friends. [.] 2. Calamitous; very afflicting; as the wretched condition of slaves in Algiers. [.] 3. Worthless; paltry; ...
62693	wretchedly	[.] WRETCHEDLY, adv. [.] 1. Most miserably; very poorly. The prisoners were wretchedly lodged. [.] 2. Unhappily; as two wars wretchedly entered upon. [.] 3. Meanly; despicable; as a discourse wretchedly delivered.
62694	wretchedness	[.] WRETCHEDNESS, n. [.] 1. Extreme misery or unhappiness, either from want or sorrow; as the wretchedness of poor mendicants. [.] [.] We have, with the feeling, most the very memory of such wretchedness as our forefathers endured-- [.] [.] The prodigal brought nothing ...
62695	wretchless	[.] WRETCHLESS, for reckless, is improper.
62696	wretchlessness	[.] WRETCHLESSNESS, for recklessness, is improper.
62697	wrig	[.] WRIG, for wriggle. [Not in use.]
62698	wriggle	[.] WRIGGLE, v.i. To move the body to and fro with short motions. [.] [.] Both he and his successors would often wriggle in their seats, as long as the cushion lasted. [.] WRIGGLE, v.t. To put into a quick reciprocating motion; to introduce by a shifting motion. [.] [.] Wriggling ...
62699	wriggler	[.] WRIGGLER, n. One who wriggles.
62700	wriggling	[.] WRIGGLING, ppr. Moving the body one way and the other with quick turns.
62701	wright	[.] WRIGHT, n. An artificer; one whose occupation is some kind of mechanical business; a workman; a manufacturer. This word is now chiefly used in compounds, as in shipwright, wheelwright.
62702	wring	[.] WRING, v.t. pret. and pp. wringed and wrung. The latter is chiefly used. [.] 1. To twist; to turn and strain with violence; as, to wring clothes in washing. [.] 2. To squeeze; to press; to force by twisting; as, to wring water out of a wet garment. [.] 3. To writhe; ...
62703	wring-bolt	[.] WRING-BOLT, n. [wring and bolt.] A bolt used by shipwrights, to bend and secure the planks against the timbers till they are fastened by bolts, spikes and tree-nails.
62704	wring-staves	[.] WRING-STAVES, n. Strong bars of wood used in applying wring-bolts.
62705	wringed	[.] WRINGED, pp. Twisted; pressed; distressed; extorted.
62706	wringer	[.] WRINGER, n. One who wrings; one that forces water out of any thing by wringing.
62707	wringing	[.] WRINGING, ppr. Twisting; writhing; extorting.
62708	wrinkle	[.] WRINKLE, n. [G.] [.] 1. A small ridge or prominence, or a furrow, formed by the shrinking or contraction of any smooth substance; corrugation; a crease; as wrinkles in the face or skin. [.] 2. A fold or rumple in cloth. [.] 3. Roughness; unevenness. [.] [.] Not ...
62709	wrinkled	[.] WRINKLED, pp. Contracted into ridges and furrows.
62710	wrinkling	[.] WRINKLING, ppr. Shrinking; contracting into furrows and ridges.
62711	wrist	[.] WRIST, n. [.] 1. The joint by which the hand is united to the arm. [.] 2. In the manege, the bridle wrist is that of the cavaliers left hand.
62712	wristband	[.] WRISTBAND, n. [wrist and band.] That band or part of a shirt sleeve which covers the wrist.
62713	writ	[.] WRIT, n. [from write.] [.] 1. That which is written. In this sense, writ is particularly applied to the Scriptures, or books of the Old Testament and New Testament; as holy writ; sacred writ. [.] 2. In law, precept issued from the proper authority to the sheriff, ...
62714	write	[.] WRITE, v.t. pret. wrote.; pp. writ, written. [L.] [.] 1. To form by a pen on paper or other material, or by a graver on wood or stone; as, to write the characters called letters; to write figures. We write characters on paper with pen and ink; we write them on stone ...
62715	writer	...
62716	writhe	[.] WRITHE, v.t. [.] 1. To twist; to distort. [.] [.] Her mouth she writhd. [.] 2. To twist with violence; as, to writhe the body. [.] 3. To wrest; to distort; to torture; as, to writhe words. [.] WRITHE, v.i. To twist; to be distorted; as, to writhe with ...
62717	writhed	[.] WRITHED, pp. Twisted; distorted.
62718	writhing	[.] WRITHING, ppr. Twisting; distorting.
62719	writhle	[.] WRITHLE, v.t. [from writhe.] To wrinkle. [Not in use.]
62720	writing	[.] WRITING, ppr. [.] 1. Forming, as characters, with a pen, style or graver. [.] 2. a. Used or intended for writing; as writing paper. [.] WRITING, n. [.] 1. The act or art of forming letters and characters, on paper, wood, stone or other material, for the ...
62721	writing-master	[.] WRITING-MASTER, n. One who teaches the art of penmanship.
62722	written	[.] WRITTEN, pp. Expressed in letters. [.] Written laws, statutes; laws enacted by the supreme power and recorded; as contradistinguished from unwritten or common law.
62723	wrizzled	[.] WRIZZLED, for writhled. [Not in use.]
62724	wroken	[.] WROKEN, for wreaked. [Not in use.]
62725	wrong	[.] WRONG, a. Literally wrung, twisted or turned from a straight line or even surface. Hence, [.] 1. Not physically right; not fit or suitable; as the wrong side of a garment. You hold the book the wrong end uppermost. There may be something wrong in the construction ...
62726	wrong-doer	[.] WRONG-DOER, n. One who injures another, or does wrong.
62727	wrong-doing	[.] WRONG-DOING, n. Evil or wicked act or action.
62728	wronged	[.] WRONGED, pp. Treated unjustly; injured.
62729	wronger	[.] WRONGER, n. One who injures another.
62730	wrongful	[.] WRONGFUL, a. Injurious unjust; as a wrongful taking of property; wrongful dealing.
62731	wrongfully	[.] WRONGFULLY, adv. Unjustly; in a manner contrary to the moral law or to justice; as, to accuse one wrongfully; to suffer wrongfully.
62732	wronghead	[.] WRONGHEAD, WRONGHEADED, a. [wrong and head.] Wrong in opinion or principle; having a perverse understanding; perverse.
62733	wrongheaded	[.] WRONGHEAD, WRONGHEADED, a. [wrong and head.] Wrong in opinion or principle; having a perverse understanding; perverse.
62734	wrongheadedness	[.] WRONGHEADEDNESS, n. Perverseness; erroneousness.
62735	wronglessly	[.] WRONGLESSLY, adv. Without injury to any one. [Not used.]
62736	wrongly	[.] WRONGLY, adv. In a wrong manner; unjustly; amiss. He judges wrongly of my motives.
62737	wrongness	[.] WRONGNESS, n. Wrong disposition; error.
62738	wrote	[.] WROTE, pret. of write. He wrote a letter yesterday. Herodotus wrote his history more than two thousand years ago. [Note. Wrote is now used as the participle.]
62739	wroth	[.] WROTH, a. Rauth. [See Wrath.] Very angry; much exasperated. [.] [.] Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. Genesis 4. [.] [.] I was wroth with my people. Isaiah 47. [.] [An excellent word and not obsolete.]
62740	wrought	[.] WROUGHT, pret. and pp. of work. raut. [.] 1. Worked; formed by work or labor; as wrought iron. [.] 2. Effected; performed. [.] [.] She hath wrought a good work upon me. Matthew 26. [.] 3. Effected; produced. He wrought the public safety. A great change was wrought ...
62741	wrung	[.] WRUNG, pre. and pp. of wring.
62742	wry	[.] WRY, a. [.] 1. Twisted; turned to one side; distorted; as a wry neck; a wry mouth. [.] 2. Deviating from the right direction; as wry words. [.] 3. Wrested; perverted; as, to put a wry sense on an authors words. [.] WRY, v.i. To be writhed or distorted. [Not ...
62743	wryneck	[.] WRYNECK, n. [wry and neck.] [.] 1. A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck is drawn to one side, and at the same time somewhat forwards. [.] 2. A disease of the spasmodic kind in sheep, in which the head is drawn to one side. [.] 3. In ornithology, ...
62744	wrynecked	[.] WRYNECKED, a. Having a distorted neck.
62745	wryness	[.] WRYNESS, a. The state of being wry or distorted.
62746	wych-elm	[.] WYCH-ELM, n. A variety of the elm, or a peculiar species, (Ulmus glabra.)
62747	x	[.] X, the twenty fourth letter of the English Alphabet, is borrowed from the Greek. In the middle and at the end of words, it has the sound of ks, as in wax, lax, luxury. At the beginning of a word, it has precisely the sound of z. It is used as an initial, in a few words ...
62748	xanthid	[.] XANTHID, XANTHIDE, n. A compound of xanthogene and a metal.
62749	xanthide	[.] XANTHID, XANTHIDE, n. A compound of xanthogene and a metal.
62750	xanthogene	[.] XANTHOGENE, n. [Gr., yellow, to generate.] The base of a new acid, produced by the mixture of a solution of pure potassa with bisulphuret of carbon. This acid contains sulphur, carbon, and hydrogen. It is named from the yellow color of its compounds.
62751	xebec	[.] XEBEC, n. A small three masted vessel, used in the Mediterranean sea. With a fair wind, in good weather, it carries two large square sails; when close hauled, it carried large lateen sails.
62752	xerocollyrium	[.] XEROCOLLYRIUM, n. [Gr., dry.] A dry collyrium or eye-salve.
62753	xeromyrum	[.] XEROMYRUM, n. [Gr., dry; ointment.] A dry ointment.
62754	xerophagy	[.] XEROPHAGY, n. [Gr., dry; to eat.] The eating of dry meats, a sort of fast among the primitive Christians.
62755	xerophthalmy	[.] XEROPHTHALMY, n. [Gr., dry.] A dry red soreness or itching of the eyes, without swelling or a discharge of humors.
62756	xiphias	[.] XIPHIAS, n. [Gr., a sword.] [.] 1. The sword-fish. [.] 2. A comet shaped like a sword.
62757	xiphoid	[.] XIPHOID, a. [supra.] The xiphoid or ensiform cartilage, is a small cartilage placed at the bottom of the breast bone.
62758	xylography	[.] XYLOGRAPHY, n. [Gr., wood; to engrave.] Wood-engraving; the act or art of cutting figures in wood, in representation of natural objects.
62759	xyster	[.] XYSTER, n. [Gr., to scrape.] A surgeons instrument for scraping bones.
62760	y	[.] Y, the twenty fifth letter of the English Alphabet, is taken from the Greed. At the beginning of words, it is called an articulation or consonant, and with some propriety perhaps, as it brings the root of the tongue in close contact with the lower part of the palate, ...
62761	yacht	[.] YACHT, n. yot. [G., It is properly a boat drawn by horses.] A vessel of state used to convey princes, embassadors and other great personages from one place to another. The royal yachts are rigged as ketches, except the principal one, which is equipped as a ship. The ...
62762	yager	[.] YAGER, n. Yawger. [G., to chase.] A horseman.
62763	yahoo	[.] YAHOO, n. A word used by Chesterfield, I suppose for a savage, or a person resembling a savage.
62764	yak	[.] YAK, n. A species of ox, with cylindric horns curving outwards, long pendent hair, and villous horselike tail; the grunting ox of Pennant. This ox is found in Thibet.
62765	yam	[.] YAM, n. A large esculent root growing in tropical climates.
62766	yamboo	[.] YAMBOO, n. A kind of plant producing fruit like a plum.
62767	yankee	[.] YANKEE, n. A corrupt pronunciation of the word English by the native Indians of America.
62768	yanolite	[.] YANOLITE, n. A mineral, called also axinite or thumerstone, whose crystals resemble an ax.
62769	yap	[.] YAP, to bark, is not a legitimate word.
62770	yapon	[.] YAPON, n. The cassine or South Sea tea. The Ileex cassine or youpon, is a shrub growing in the S. States, used as a tea and a medicine.
62771	yard	[.] YARD, n. [.] 1. A measure of three feet or thirty six inches. It is just seven niths of the Paris ell. [.] 2. An inclosure; usually, a small inclosed place in front of or around a house or barn. The yard in front of a house is called a court, and sometimes a court-yard. ...
62772	yard-arm	[.] YARD-ARM, n. [yard and arm.] Either half of a ships yard, from the center or mast to the end.
62773	yard-stick	[.] YARD-STICK, n. [yard and stick.] A stick three feet in length, used as a measure of cloth, &c.
62774	yard-wand	[.] YARD-WAND, n. [yard and wand.] A measure of a yard; now yard-stick.
62775	yare	[.] YARE, a. [See Eager.] Ready; dextrous; eager.
62776	yarely	[.] YARELY, adv. Readily; dextrously; skillfully.
62777	yarn	[.] YARN, n. [.] 1. Spun wool; woolen thread; but it is applied also to other species of thread, as to cotton and linen. [.] 2. In rope-making, one of the threads of which a rope is composed. It is spun from hemp.
62778	yarr	[.] YARR, v.i. To growl or snarl, as a dog. [Not in use.]
62779	yarrish	[.] YARRISH, a. Having a rough dry taste. [Local.]
62780	yarrow	[.] YARROW, n. A plant of the genus Achillea; the milfoil, or plant of a thousand leaves.
62781	yate	[.] YATE, in the north of England, is used for gate.
62782	yaw	[.] YAW, n. The African name of a raspberry. [.] YAW, v.i. [.] 1. To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the sugar works. [See Yew.] [.] 2. In navigation, to deviate from the line of her course, as a ship.
62783	yawl	[.] YAWL, n. A small ships boat, usually rowed by four or six oars. [.] YAWL, v.i. To cry out. [See Yell.]
62784	yawn	[.] YAWN, v.i. [G., Gr.] [.] 1. To gape; to oscitate; to have the mouth open involuntarily through drowsiness or dullness. [.] [.] The lazy, yawning drone. [.] [.] And while above he spends his breath, the yawning audience nod beneath. [.] 2. To open wide; as, ...
62785	yawning	[.] YAWNING, ppr. [.] 1. Gaping; opening wide. [.] 2. a. Sleepy; drowsy; dull. [.] YAWNING, n. The act of gaping or opening wide.
62786	yaws	[.] YAWS, n. A severe cutaneous disease, which is indigenous in Africa, and from Africa it has been introduced into the West Indies. It is said to be so named form yaw, a raspberry. It is propagated solely by the infection of the matter of the pustules, applied to a part ...
62787	yclad	[.] YCLAD, pp. Clad. [This word and the following retain the y, which is the remains of the Saxon ge, prefixed to verbs. But it is obsolete, except in poetry, and perhaps in burlesque only.]
62788	ycleped	[.] YCLEPED, pp. [See Yclad.] Called; named; it is obsolete, except in burlesque.
62789	ydrad	[.] YDRAD, pp. Dreaded.
62790	ye	[.] YE, pron. The nominative plural of the second person, of which thou is the singular. But the two words have no radical connection. Ye is now used only in the sacred and solemn style. In common discourse and writing, you is exclusively used. [.] [.] But ye are washed, ...
62791	yea	[.] YEA, adv. Ya. [.] 1. Yes; a word that expresses affirmation or assent. Will you go? Yea. It sometimes introduces a subject, with the sense of indeed, verily, truly, it is so. [.] [.] Yea, hath God said, ye shall not eat of every tree in the garden? Genesis 3. [.] [.] Let ...
62792	yead	[.] YEAD, GEAD, v.i. To go.
62793	yean	[.] YEAN, v.i. To bring forth young, as a goat or sheep; to lamb. [Obsolete or local.]
62794	yeaned	[.] YEANED, pp. Brought forth.
62795	yeanling	[.] YEANLING, n. The young of sheep; a lamb. [Obsolete or local.]
62796	year	[.] YEAR, n. [G.] [.] 1. The space or period of time in which the sun moves through the twelve signs of the ecliptic, or whole circle, and returns to the same point. This is the solar year, and the year, in the strict and proper sense of the word. It is called also the ...
62797	year-book	[.] YEAR-BOOK, n. [year and book.] A book containing annual reports of cases adjudged in the courts of England.
62798	yeared	[.] YEARED, a. Containing years. [Not in use.]
62799	yearling	[.] YEARLING, n. A young beast one year old, or in the second year of his age. [.] YEARLING, a. Being a year old; as a yearling heifer.
62800	yearly	[.] YEARLY, a. [.] 1. Annual; happening; accruing or coming every year; as a yearly rent or income. [.] 2. Lasting a year; as a yearly plant. [.] 3. Comprehending a year; as the yearly circuit or revolution of the earth. [.] YEARLY, adv. Annually; once a year; ...
62801	yearn	[.] YEARN, YERN, v.i. [G. The sense is to strain, or stretch forward. We have earnest from the same root.] [.] 1. To be strained; to be pained or distressed; to suffer. [.] [.] Falstaff, he is dead, and we must yearn therefore. [.] 2. Usually, to long; to feel an ...
62802	yearnful	[.] YEARNFUL, YERNFUL, a. Mournful; distressing.
62803	yearning	[.] YEARNING, YERNING, pp. Longing; having longing desire. [.] YEARNING, YERNING, n. Strong emotions of desire, tenderness or pity.
62804	yeast	[.] YEAST, n. [.] 1. Barm; the foam, froth or flower of beer or other liquor in fermentation; used for raising dough for bread or cakes, and making it light and puffy. [.] 2. Spume or foam of water. [Not in use.]
62805	yeasty	[.] YEASTY, a. Frothy; foamy; spumy; like yeast.
62806	yelk	[.] YELK, n. [See Gold and Yellow.] The yellow part of an egg; the vitellus. It is sometimes written and pronounced yolk, but yelk is the proper word. Yolk is a corruption.
62807	yell	[.] YELL, v.i. [It agrees in elements with call.] To cry out with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror. Savages yell most frightfully when they are rushing to the first onset of battle. [.] [.] Nor the night raven, that still deadly yells. [.] YELL, ...
62808	yelling	[.] YELLING, pp. Uttering hideous outcries; shrieking; as yelling monsters. [.] YELLING, n. The act of screaming hideously.
62809	yellow	[.] YELLOW, a. [G. See Gold.] Being of a bright color; the color of gold. [.] YELLOW, n. A bright color, reflecting the most light of any, after white. It is one of the simple or primitive colors.
62810	yellow-blossomed	[.] YELLOW-BLOSSOMED, a. Furnished or adorned with yellow flowers.
62811	yellow-boy	[.] YELLOW-BOY, n. A gold coin. [Vulgar.]
62812	yellow-earth	[.] YELLOW-EARTH, n. A soft yellow mineral found at Webraw, in Upper Lusatia. United with clay and argillaceous ironstone.
62813	yellow-fever	[.] YELLOW-FEVER, n. A malignant disease of warm climates, which often suffuses the skin with a yellowish color.
62814	yellow-golds	[.] YELLOW-GOLDS, n. A flower.
62815	yellow-hammer	[.] YELLOW-HAMMER, n. A bird of the genus Emberiza. Its throat and the crown of the head, are yellow.
62816	yellowish	[.] YELLOWISH, a. Somewhat yellow; as, amber is of a yellowish color.
62817	yellowishness	[.] YELLOWISHNESS, n. The quality of being somewhat yellow.
62818	yellowness	[.] YELLOWNESS, n. [.] 1. The quality of being yellow; as the yellowness of an orange. [.] 2. Jealousy. [Not in use.]
62819	yellows	[.] YELLOWS, n. A disease of horses, cattle and sheep, in which the eyes are tinged with a yellow color, proceeding often from obstructions in the gall-ducts. It is relieved by purges.
62820	yelp	[.] YELP, v.i. To bark, as a beagle-hound after his prey, or as other dog.
62821	yelping	[.] YELPING, ppr. Barking in a particular manner.
62822	yenite	[.] YENITE, n. A mineral found in the isle of Elba, and in other places, of a brown or brownish black color. It is arranged with the chrysolite family, but differs much from other species of it. It resembles hornblend, or rather black epidote. It occurs both crystalized ...
62823	yeoman	[.] YEOMAN, n. [See Common.] [.] 1. A common man, or one of the plebeians, of the first or most respectable class; a freeholder; a man free born. A yeoman in England is considered as next in order to the gentry. The word is little used in the United States, unless as ...
62824	yeomanly	[.] YEOMANLY, a. Pertaining to a yeoman.
62825	yeomanry	[.] YEOMANRY, n. The collective body of yeomen or freeholders. Thus the common people in America, are called yeomanry.
62826	yerk	[.] YERK, v.t. To throw or thrust with a sudden smart spring; as, horses yerk their heels. [.] YERK, n. A sudden or quick thrust or motion.
62827	yerking	[.] YERKING, ppr. Thrusting with a quick spring.
62828	yern	[.] YERN. [See Yearn.]
62829	yernful	[.] YEARNFUL, YERNFUL, a. Mournful; distressing.
62830	yerning	[.] YEARNING, YERNING, pp. Longing; having longing desire. [.] YEARNING, YERNING, n. Strong emotions of desire, tenderness or pity.
62831	yes	[.] YES, adv. A word which expresses affirmation or consent; opposed to no; as, are you married, madam? Yes. It is used like yea, to enforce by repetition or addition, something which precedes. You have done all this; yes, you have done more. [.] [.] Yes, you despise ...
62832	yest	[.] YEST, [See Yeast.]
62833	yester	[.] YESTER, a. [G., L.] Last; last past; next before the present; as yester sun. [.] [Note. This is seldom used except in the compounds which follow.]
62834	yesterday	[.] YESTERDAY, n. [See Yester.] [.] 1. The day last past; the day next before the present. [.] [.] All our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death. [.] [.] We are but of yesterday, and know nothing. Job 8. [.] 2. Yesterday is used generally without ...
62835	yesternight	[.] YESTERNIGHT, n. [yester and night.] [.] 1. The last night. [.] 2. It is used without preposition. My brother arrived yesternight; where on or during is understood, but it may be considered as adverbially used.
62836	yesty	[.] YESTY. [See Yeasty.]
62837	yet	[.] YET, conj. [Gr.] Nevertheless; notwithstanding; however. I come to you in the spirit of peace; yet you will not receive me. [.] [.] Yet I say unto you, the Solomon in all his glory, was not arrayed like one of these. Matthew 6. [.] YET, adv. [.] 1. Beside; ...
62838	yew	[.] YEW, n. An evergreen tree of the genus Taxus, valued for its wood or timber. [.] YEW, v.i. To rise, as scum on the brine in boiling at the salt works. [See Yaw.]
62839	yewen	[.] YEWEN, a. Made of yew.
62840	yex	[.] YEX, n. A hiccough. [Little used.] [.] YEX, v.i. To hiccough.
62841	yfere	[.] YFERE, adv. Together. [Not in use.]
62842	yield	[.] YIELD, v.t. [.] 1. To produce, as land, stock or funds; to give in return for labor, or as profit. Lands yield not more than three per cent annually; houses yield four or five percent. Maiz on good land, yields two or three hundred fold. [.] 2. To produce, in general. ...
62843	yieldableness	[.] YIELDABLENESS, n. Disposition to comply. [A bad word and not used.]
62844	yieldance	[.] YIELDANCE, n. Act of producing; concession. [Not used.]
62845	yielded	[.] YIELDED, pp. Produced; afforded; conceded; allowed; resigned; surrendered.
62846	yielder	[.] YIELDER, n. One who yields.
62847	yielding	[.] YIELDING, ppr. [.] 1. Producing; affording; conceding; resigning; surrendering; allowing. [.] 2. a. Inclined to give way or comply; flexible; accommodating; as a yielding temper. [.] YIELDING, n. Act of producing; act of surrendering; submission.
62848	yieldingly	[.] YIELDINGLY, adv. With compliance.
62849	yieldingness	[.] YIELDINGNESS, n. Disposition to comply; quality of yielding.
62850	yog	[.] YUG, YOG, n. In the mythology of India, an age; one of the ages into which the Hindoos divide the duration or existence of the world.
62851	yojan	[.] YOJAN, n. In the East Indies, a measure or distance of five miles.
62852	yoke	[.] YOKE, n. [G., L., Gr.] [.] 1. A piece of timber, hollowed or made curving near each end, and fitted with bows for receiving the necks of oxen; by which means two are connected for drawing. From a ring or hook in the bow, a chain extends to the thing to be drawn, or ...
62853	yoke-elm	[.] YOKE-ELM, n. A tree.
62854	yoke-fellow	[.] YOKE-FELLOW, YOKE-MATE, n. [yoke and fellow or mate.] [.] 1. An associate or companion. [.] 2. A mate; a fellow.
62855	yoke-mate	[.] YOKE-FELLOW, YOKE-MATE, n. [yoke and fellow or mate.] [.] 1. An associate or companion. [.] 2. A mate; a fellow.
62856	yoked	[.] YOKED, pp. Confined in a yoke; joined; coupled.
62857	yoking	[.] YOKING, ppr. Putting a yoke on; joining; coupling.
62858	yold	[.] YOLD, for yielded. [Not in use.]
62859	yolk	[.] YOLK, n. [.] 1. The yelk of an egg. [See Yelk.] [.] 2. The unctuous secretion from the skin of sheep, which renders the pile soft and pliable. [.] 3. The vitellus, a part of the seed of plants, so named by Gaertner, from its supposed analogy with the yelk of ...
62860	yon	[.] YON, YOND, YONDER, a. [G.] Being at a distance within view. [.] [.] Yonder men are too many for an embassy. [.] [.] Read thy lot in yon celestial sign. [.] [.] Yon flowery arbors, yonder alleys green. [.] YON, YOND, YONDER, adv. At a distance within view. ...
62861	yond	[.] YOND, a. Mad; furious, or alienated in mind; that is, gone, wandering, and allied to the preceding.
62862	yonder	[.] YON, YOND, YONDER, a. [G.] Being at a distance within view. [.] [.] Yonder men are too many for an embassy. [.] [.] Read thy lot in yon celestial sign. [.] [.] Yon flowery arbors, yonder alleys green. [.] YON, YOND, YONDER, adv. At a distance within view. ...
62863	yore	[.] YORE, adv. [It probably signifies past, gone, from the root of year.] Long. [.] [.] Of yore, of old time; long ago; as in times or days of yore. [.]
62864	you	[.] YOU, pron. Yu. [You has been considered as in the plural only, and is so treated in the Saxon grammar. But from the Belgic dialect, it appears to be in the singular as well as the plural, and our universal popular usage, in applying it to a single person with a verb ...
62865	young	[.] YOUNG, a. Yung. [G., L.] [.] 1. Not having been long born; being in the first part of life; not old; used of animals; as a young child; a young man; a young fawn. [.] 2. Being in the first part of growth; as a young plant; a young tree. [.] 3. Ignorant; weak; ...
62866	younger	[.] YOUNGER, a. Comp. Yunger. Not so old as another. A person of ninety years old is younger than one of a hundred, though certainly not a young man, nor in the first part of life.
62867	youngest	[.] YOUNGEST, a. Superl. Yungest. Having the least age. There are three persons living, the youngest of whom is ninety years old.
62868	youngish	[.] YOUNGISH, a. Yungish. Somewhat young.
62869	youngling	[.] YOUNGLING, n. Yungling. Any animal in the first part of life.
62870	youngly	[.] YOUNGLY, adv. Yungly. [.] 1. Early in life. [.] 2. Ignorantly; weakly. [Little used.]
62871	youngth	[.] YOUNGTH, for youth, is not in use.
62872	younker	[.] YOUNKER, n. Among seamen, a stripling in the service.
62873	your	[.] YOUR, a. Pronom. pron. yure. [G.] [.] 1. Belonging to you; equally applicable to both numbers; as your father; your heart; your prince; your subjects. [.] 2. It is used indefinitely. [.] [.] Your medalist and your critic are much nearer related than the world ...
62874	yourself	[.] YOURSELF, pron. Plu. Yourselves. [your and self.] [.] 1. A word added to you, to express distinction emphatically between you and other persons. This work you must do yourself; or you yourself must do it; that is, you and no other person. Sometimes it is used without ...
62875	youth	[.] YOUTH, n. Yuth. [G.] [.] 1. The part of life that succeeds to childhood. In a general sense, youth denotes the whole early part of life, from infancy to manhood; but it is not unusual to divide the stages of life into infancy, childhood, youth, and manhood. In this ...
62876	youthful	[.] YOUTHFUL, a. Young; as tow youthful knights. [.] 2. Pertaining to the early parts of life; as youthful thoughts; youthful sports. [.] 3. Fresh vigorous; as in youth.
62877	youthfully	[.] YOUTHFULLY, adv. In a youthful manner.
62878	youthly	[.] YOUTHLY, a. Young; early in life..
62879	youthy	[.] YOUTHY, a. Young. [Bad and not used.]
62880	ypight	[.] YPIGHT, a. Fixed, that is, pitched.
62881	yttria	...
62882	yttrious	[.] YTTRIOUS, a. Pertaining to yttria; containing yttria; as the yttrious oxyd of columbium.
62883	yttrium	[.] YTTRIUM, n. The base of yttria.
62884	yttro-cerite	[.] YTTRO-CERITE, n. A mineral consisting of the oxyd of cerium, yttria, lime and fluoric acid.
62885	yttro-columbite	[.] YTTRO-COLUMBITE, n. A mineral containing yttria.
62886	yttro-tantalite	[.] YTTRO-TANTALITE, n. A mineral found in kidney-form masses; an ore of tantalum.
62887	yuck	[.] YUCK, v.i To itch. [Local.]
62888	yufts	[.] YUFTS, n. Russia lether, prepared from ox hides in a peculiar manner.
62889	yug	[.] YUG, YOG, n. In the mythology of India, an age; one of the ages into which the Hindoos divide the duration or existence of the world.
62890	yulan	[.] YULAN, n. A beautiful flowering tree of China.
62891	yule	[.] YULE, n. The name anciently given to Christmas, or the feast of the nativity of our Savior.
62892	yux	[.] YUX, n. A hiccough. [Not used.] [.] YUX, v.i. To hiccough.
62893	z	[.] Z, the last letter of the English Alphabet, is a sibilant articulation, and is merely a vocal S. It bears the same relation to s, as v does to f. With us it has not a compound sound, nor is it a double consonant, as in the Italian and German. It is as simple in its ...
62894	zabaism	[.] ZABAISM. [See Sabianism.]
62895	zaccho	[.] ZACCHO, n. The lowest part of the pedestal of a column.
62896	zaffer	[.] ZAFFER, n. The residuum of cobalt, after the sulphur, arsenic and other volatile matters have been expelled by calcination; so that it is a gray or dark gray oxyd of cobalt, mixed with a portion of silex.
62897	zany	[.] ZANY, n. A merry andrew; a buffoon.
62898	zapote	[.] ZAPOTE, n. In Mexico, the generic name of fruits which are roundish and contain a hard stone; the species are various.
62899	zarnich	[.] ZARNICH, n. [See Arsenic.] The name of a genus of fossils, which are inflammable, of a plain uniform structure, not flexible or elastic, soluble in oil, and burning with a whitish flame and noxious smell like garlic. This substance is supposed to be sulphureted aresenic. ...
62900	zea	[.] ZEA, n. The generic name of maiz.
62901	zeal	[.] ZEAL, n. [Gr., L.] Passionate ardor in the pursuit of any thing. In general, zeal is an eagerness of desire to accomplish or obtain some object, and it may be manifested either in favor of any person or thing, or in opposition to it, and in a good or bad cause. [.] [.] Zeal, ...
62902	zealot	[.] ZEALOT, n. Zelot. One who engages warmly in any cause, and pursues his object with earnestness and ardor. It is generally used in dispraise, or applied to one whose ardor in intemperate and censurable. The fury of zealots was one cause of the destruction of Jerusalem. ...
62903	zealotical	[.] ZEALOTICAL, a. Ardently zealous. [Little used.]
62904	zealous	[.] ZEALOUS, a. Zelus. Warmly engaged or ardent in the pursuit of an object. [.] [.] Being thus saved himself, he may be zealous in the salvation of souls.
62905	zealously	[.] ZEALOUSLY, adv. Zelusly. With passionate ardor; with eagerness. [.] [.] It is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing. Galatians 4.
62906	zealousness	[.] ZEALOUSNESS, n. Zelusness. The quality of being zealous; zeal.
62907	zebra	[.] ZEBRA, n. An animal of the genus Equus, beautifully marked with stripes; a native of Africa.
62908	zebu	[.] ZEBU, n. A variety of the common ox, with a hump on the shoulders. It is found in the East Indies and resembles the bos Indicus, or Indian ox, but is very small, being sometimes little larger than a dog.
62909	zechin	[.] ZECHIN, n. A Venetian gold coin; usually written sequin, which see. If named from Zecha, the place where minted, this is the correct orthography.
62910	zedoary	[.] ZEDOARY, n. A medicinal root, belonging to a plant growing in the East Indies, whose leaves resemble those of ginger, only they are longer and broader. It comes in oblong pieces, about the thickness of the little finger, and two or three inches in length. It is a warm ...
62911	zeine	[.] ZEINE, n. A substance of a yellowish color, soft, insipid, and elastic, procured from the seeds of the Zea Mays or Indian corn.
62912	zemindar	[.] ZEMINDAR, n. [from zem, zemin, land.] In India, a feudatory or landholder who governs a district of country and collects taxes.
62913	zemindary	[.] ZEMINDARY, n. The jurisdiction of a zemindar.
62914	zend	[.] ZEND, n. A language that formerly prevailed in Persia.
62915	zendavesta	[.] ZENDAVESTA, n. Among the Persees, a sacred book ascribed to Zoroaster, and reverenced as a bible, or sole rule of faith and practice. It is often called Zend, by contraction.
62916	zenith	[.] ZENITH, n. That point in the visible celestial hemisphere, which is vertical to the spectator, and from a which a direct perpendicular line passing through the spectator, and extended, would proceed to the center of the earth. It is opposed to nadir.
62917	zeolite	[.] ZEOLITE, n. [Gr., to boil, to foam; stone.] A mineral, so named by Cronstedt from its intumescence before the blowpipe. Many substances have been confounded under this name, particularly such as are fusible by the blowpipe without addition, and exhibit a phosphoric ...
62918	zeolitic	[.] ZEOLITIC, a. Pertaining to zeolite; consisting of zeolite, or resembling it.
62919	zeolitiform	[.] ZEOLITIFORM, a. Having the form of zeolite.
62920	zephyr	[.] ZEPHYR, n. [L., Gr.] The west wind; and peotically, any soft, mild, gentle breeze. The poets personify Zephyrus, and make him the most mild and gentle of all the sylvan deities. [.] [.] Mild as when Zephyrus on Flora breathes.
62921	zerda	[.] ZERDA, n. An animal of the canine genus, found in the desert of Zaara, beyond mount Atlas. It is about ten inches in length, with a pointed nose, long whiskers, large black vivid eyes, and remarkably swift of foot. Its color is a yellowish pale brown.
62922	zero	[.] ZERO, n. Cipher; nothing. The point of a thermometer from which it is graduated. Zero, in the thermometers of Celsius and Reaumur, is at the point at which water congeals. The zero of Fahrenheits thermometer is fixed at the point at which the mercury stands when immersed ...
62923	zest	[.] ZEST, n. [.] 1. A piece of orange or lemon peel, used to give flavor to liquor; or the fine thin oil that spurts out of it when squeezed; also, the woody thick skin quartering the kernel of a walnut. [.] 2. Relish; something that gives a pleasant taste; or the ...
62924	zeta	[.] ZETA, n. [.] 1. A Greek letter. [.] 2. A little closet or chamber, with pipes running along the walls, to convey into it fresh air, or warm vapor from below.
62925	zetetic	[.] ZETETIC, a. [Gr., to seek.] That seeks; that proceeds by inquiry. The zetetic method in mathematics, is that used in investigation, or the solution of problems.
62926	zeugma	[.] ZEUGMA, n. [Gr., to join. See Yoke.] A figure in grammar by which an adjective or verb which agrees with a nearer word, is by way of supplement, referred to another more remote. Thus in Virgil, Hicillius arma, hic currus fuit; where fuit, which agrees directly with ...
62927	zibet	[.] ZIBET, n. [See Civet.] AN animal of the genus Viverra; the ash-gray weasel, striated with black undulations, and an annulated tail. It may be called the Indian civet, as it resembles the African civet.
62928	zigzag	[.] ZIGZAG, a. Having short turns. [.] ZIGZAG, n. Something that has short turns or angles. [.] ZIGZAG, v.t. To form with short turns. [.] Ziment water, or copper water, is a name given to water found in copper mines; water impregnated with copper.
62929	zimome	[.] ZIMOME, ZYMOME, n. [Gr.] One of the constituents of gluten.
62930	zink	[.] ZINK, n. [G. The common orthography, zine, is erroneous.] A metal of a brilliant white color, with a shade of blue, and appearing as if composed of plates adhering together. It is not brittle, but less malleable than copper, lead or tin. When heated however, it is malleable, ...
62931	zinkiferous	[.] ZINKIFEROUS, a. [zink and L. Fero.] Producing zink; as zinkiferous ore.
62932	zinky	[.] ZINKY, a. Pertaining to zink, or having its appearance. [.] [.] Some effervesce with acids, some not, though soluble therein, as to the zinky part. [.] [.] The zinky ores are said to be grayer than other ores.
62933	zircon	[.] ZIRCON, n. Called also jargon of Ceylon, a mineral originally found in Ceylon, in the sands of rivers, along with spinel, sapphire, tourmalin, and iron sand. Zircon, hyacinth, and zirconite, are regarded as varieties of the same species. They are essentially composed ...
62934	zirconia	[.] ZIRCONIA, n. A peculiar earth obtained from the gem zircon; a fine white powder.
62935	zirconite	[.] ZIRCONITE, n. A variety of the zircon.
62936	zirconium	[.] ZIRCONIUM, n. The metallic basis of zirconia.
62937	zivolo	[.] ZIVOLO, n. A bird resembling the yellow hammer, and by some considered as the same species.
62938	zizel	[.] ZIZEL, n. The suslik or earless marmot, a small quadruped found in Poland and the south of Russia.
62939	zocco	[.] ZOCCO, ZOCLE, ZOCCOLO, n. [L., a sock.] A square body under the base of a pedestal, &c. Serving for the support of a bust, statue or column.
62940	zoccolo	[.] ZOCCO, ZOCLE, ZOCCOLO, n. [L., a sock.] A square body under the base of a pedestal, &c. Serving for the support of a bust, statue or column.
62941	zocle	[.] ZOCCO, ZOCLE, ZOCCOLO, n. [L., a sock.] A square body under the base of a pedestal, &c. Serving for the support of a bust, statue or column.
62942	zodiac	[.] ZODIAC, n. [L, Gr., an animal.] A broad circle in the heavens, containing the twelve signs through which the sun passes in its annual course. The center of this belt is the ecliptic, which is the path of the sun. It intersects the equator at an angle or 23 degrees and ...
62943	zodiacal	[.] ZODIACAL, a. Pertaining to the zodiac. [.] Zodiacal light, a luminous track or space in the heavens, resembling that of the milky way, sometimes appearing after sunset and before sunrising.
62944	zoisite	[.] ZOISITE, n. [from Van Zois, its discoverer.] A mineral regarded as a variety of epidote. It occurs in deeply striated rhomboidal prisms, much compressed and rounded; its colors gray, yellowish or bluish gray, brown, grayish yellow, or reddish white. This is called also ...
62945	zone	[.] ZONE, n. [L., Gr.] [.] 1. A girdle. [.] [.] An embroiderd zone surrounds her waist. [.] 2. In geography, a division of the earth, with respect to the temperature of different latitudes. The zones are five; the torrid zone, extending from tropic to tropic 46 degrees, ...
62946	zoned	[.] ZONED, a. Wearing a zone.
62947	zonnar	[.] ZONNAR, n. A belt or girdle, which the Christians and Jews in the Levat are obliged to wear, to distinguish them from the Mohammedans.
62948	zoographer	[.] ZOOGRAPHER, n. [See Zoography.] One who describes animals, their forms and habits.
62949	zoographical	[.] ZOOGRAPHICAL, a. Pertaining to the description of animals.
62950	zoography	[.] ZOOGRAPHY, n. [Gr., an animal; to describe.] A description of animals, their forms and habits. [But zoology is generally used.]
62951	zoolite	[.] ZOOLITE, n. [Gr., an animal; stone.] An animal substance petrified or fossil.
62952	zoological	[.] ZOOLOGICAL, a. [from zoology.] Pertaining to zoology, or the science of animals.
62953	zoologically	[.] ZOOLOGICALLY, adv. According to the principles of zoology.
62954	zoologist	[.] ZOOLOGIST, n. [from zoology.] One who is well versed in the natural history of animals, or who describes animals.
62955	zoology	[.] ZOOLOGY, n. [Gr., an animal; discourse.] A treatise on animals, or the science of animals; that branch of natural history which respects the forms, classification, history and habits of animals, particularly of brutes or irrational animals.
62956	zoonic	[.] ZOONIC, a. [Gr., an animal.] Pertaining to animals; as the zoonic acid, obtained from animal substances.
62957	zoonomy	[.] ZOONOMY, n. [Gr., an animal; law.] The laws of animal life, or the science which treats of the phenomena of animal life, their causes and relations.
62958	zoophite	[.] ZOOPHITE. [See Zoophyte.]
62959	zoophoric	[.] ZOOPHORIC, a. [Gr., an animal; to bear.] The zoophoric column is one which supports the figure of an animal.
62960	zoophorus	[.] ZOOPHORUS, n. [supra.] In ancient architecture, the same with the frieze in modern architecture; a part between the architrave and cornice; so called from the figures of animals carved upon it.
62961	zoophyte	[.] ZOOPHYTE, n. [Gr., an animal; a plant.] In natural history, a body supposed to partake of the nature both of an animal and a vegetable, such as madrepores, millepores, corallines, &c.
62962	zoophytological	[.] ZOOPHYTOLOGICAL, a. Pertaining to zoophytology.
62963	zoophytology	[.] ZOOPHYTOLOGY, n. [zoophyte, Gr., discourse.] The natural history of zoophytes.
62964	zootomist	[.] ZOOTOMIST, n. [See Zootomy.] One who dissects the bodies of brute animals; a comparative anatomist.
62965	zootomy	[.] ZOOTOMY, n. [Gr., an animal; to cut.] Anatomy; particularly, the dissecting of bodies of beasts or brute animals; comparative anatomy, or the anatomy of brute animals.
62966	zoril	[.] ZORIL, n. A fetid animal of the weasel kind, found in South America.
62967	zuffolo	[.] ZUFFOLO, n. [L.] A little flute or flageolet, especially that which is used to teach birds.
62968	zumate	[.] ZUMATE, n. [See Zumic.] A combination of the zumic acid and a salifiable base.
62969	zumic	[.] ZUMIC, a. [Gr., ferment.] The zumic acid is procured from many accescent vegetable substances.
62970	zumological	[.] ZUMOLOGICAL, a. [See Zumology.] Pertaining to zumology.
62971	zumologist	[.] ZUMOLOGIST, n. One who is skilled in the fermentation of liquors.
62972	zumology	[.] ZUMOLOGY, n. [Gr., ferment; to ferment; discourse.] A treatise on the fermentation of liquors, or the doctrine of fermentation.
62973	zumosimeter	[.] ZUMOSIMETER, n. [Gr., fermentation; to measure.] An instrument proposed by Swammerdam for ascertaining the degree of fermentation occasioned by the mixture of different liquids, and the degree of heat which they acquire in fermentation.
62974	zurlite	[.] ZURLITE, n. A newly discovered Vesuvian mineral, whose primitive form is a cube, or according to some authors, a rectangular prism.
62975	zygodactylous	[.] ZYGODACTYLOUS, a. [Gr., to join; a finger.] Having the toes disposed in pairs; distinguishing an order of fowls which have the feet furnished with two toes before and two behind, as the parrot, woodpecker, &c.
62976	zygomatic
62977	zymome	[.] ZIMOME, ZYMOME, n. [Gr.] One of the constituents of gluten.

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